Vagabond Multilingual Journal Spring 2014 | Page 11

INAPPROPRIATE SPOUSE
(A television host is interviewing a man and a woman who are deeply in love.)
Neema:
How are you guys?
Abdul:
Great Thanks. How are you?
Neema:
Great. So how did you guys meet?
Abdul:
At the market
Rukia:
We were both there to buy oranges. We reached for the same orange,

our hands touched, and we knew it was love.
Neema:
Wow. Ok. So how is the wedding planning going?
Abdul:
Well, we can’t move forward without our parents’ blessing and

they won’t accept our relationship because we’re from two different
tribes.
Neema:
That sounds like a problem. Let’s bring them out here and see what they

have to say (Parents come out arguing)
Rukia’s Dad:
Abdul! Hey how’s it going?
Rukia’s Mum:
Shut up! Don’t speak to him
Rukia: Mom!
Neema:
So I understand Mr. and Mrs. Eshe you are from the Bukusu tribe and

Mr. and Mrs. Abdul, you are from the Taita tribe. Why can’t this work?
Abdul’s dad:
Our daughter is supposed to marry someone from our tribe. It’s
tradition
Abdul’s Mum:
There are many beautiful girls who are Taita.
Rukia’s Mum:
My daughter is very beautiful. What are you trying to say?
Rukia’s dad:
Honey, she didn’t mean……
Rukia’s Mum:
Shut up! I’ll handle this. You are not marrying my daughter.
Rukia:
But mom we are in love.
Abdul:
I will take good care of your daughter.
Abdul’s mum:
No, she doesn’t deserve you Abdul.
Abdul’s dad:
(asks Neema) What tribe are you from? Aren’t you Bukusu?
Neema:
Um yes.
Abdul’s Mum:
Great you can marry my son!
Rukia: Daddy!
Rukia’s dad:
Now now, these two love each other.
Rukia’s Mum:
NO! Why do you talk? You are not wise.
Abdul’s dad:
Neema what’s your phone number?
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