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Scene 11 - Portia's house

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 May 2019

Empatheatre
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The Big Brotherhood
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Summary

PORTIA enters and confronts SIPHO.

PORTIA: Sipho … Sipho!!!

SIPHO: What's wrong?

PORTIA: These thieves have ransacked the house again.

SIPHO: What happened?

PORTIA: They must have broken in last night.

SIPHO: What makes you think that?

PORTIA: The toaster and kettle are gone and that envelope of money I am supposed to be sending home for

Emmanuel has gone missing.

SIPHO: Serious, Ma?

PORTIA: What I can't understand is that there's no sign of breaking in and entering.

SIPHO: Someone must have left the door unlocked.

PORTIA: You were the last one home last night. Did you forget to lock when you came in?

SIPHO: I … I might have. I had soccer practice … went out with friends afterwards.

PORTIA: I tried to call. [Pause.] Why haven't you been answering my calls or SMSs?

SIPHO: My phone was stolen.

PORTIA: When?

SIPHO: About a week ago … at school.

PORTIA [concerned]: And you only tell me now.

SIPHO: I thought I'd told you already.

PORTIA [looking at her son suspiciously]: Sipho …

SIPHO turns away to avoid further scrutiny. PORTIA takes his face in her hands and turns him towards her again.

PORTIA: Are you okay, my boy?

SIPHO: I'm fine, Ma.

PORTIA: You look …

SIPHO: Tired, I'm just tired.

PORTIA: Is that all?

SIPHO nods.

PORTIA: This neighbourhood is under attack. We have to keep things locked at all times. These skoteni will steal the sheets off us while we sleeping if we not careful. Ai! I'm fed up with this now … fed up.

They both exit.

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Ulwembu
Empatheatre and the Big Brotherhood
 , pp. 31 - 32
Publisher: Wits University Press
Print publication year: 2018

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