Young People's Corner
The RESULT OF IMPROPER UPBRINGING
by
Covenant Mercy Akinrodoye
In our young people's corner, we featured a playlet written by Mercy.
Mercy Akinrodoye is a motherless child and her father is blind and very poor. He go about begging on the Street with her leading the way for the father. She was withdrawn from the street and was taken to Christ Orphange Home Ondo on February, 2018. She is Twelve (12) years old.
ACT 1 SCENE 1
(In a lavishly furnished sitting room, Mr. and Mrs. Ayodeji are discussing about their daughter’s forth coming birthday party)
Mr. Ayodeji: Darling, how are we going to put things in place on Beauty’s birthday, I’m going to make my only Beauty happy that day or
what do you think?
Mrs. Ayodeji: I think that is a very good idea, we’re going to take her for shopping to choose the dress she’s going to put on that day.
Mr. Ayodeji: I’m going to give her a surprise, guess what?
Mrs. Ayodeji: You know I’m not good at guessing, just go straight to the point
Mr. Ayodeji:
Mrs. Ayodeji: Wow!!! If she hears this, she will be extremely happy, she will be driving it in the campus, and her friends will be jealous of her.
Mr. Ayodeji:
Beauty: Daddy and Mummy I’m back from school (Hands a letter to him)
Mr. Ayodeji: