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Body Episode 3

TOPIC: MY BODY

SCENE – SUBURB CENTRE – EVENING AT 16:30 

Cynthia tells GANZA about his role in preventing unplanned pregnancy. 

PEOPLE WALKING BY AND BICYCLES 

 

1. CYNTHIA: Ganza, why are you here? You didn’t have classes today? 

2. GANZA: Cynthia, there is no day that we don’t have classes, that’s how TVET is. It’s just that we ended classes early today. 

3. CYNTHIA: Eeh, so how have you been?

4. GANZA:(UTTERS A SOUND OF SADNESS) Well, not good, Cynthia. There's this girl who’s just acting up on me these days.  

5. CYNTHIA:(CONFUSED) Oh? How?

6. GANZA: You remember my ex, Bijoux? 

7. CYNTHIA: Wait, she’s your ex? I thought you guys were together. 

8. GANZA: Hell no! I broke up with her when she came to me sobbing that she is pregnant, saying I am the father... bla bla bla…

9. CYNTHIA: Oh! But why are you shrugging it off as if it’s not your responsibility?  

10. GANZA: It’s none of my business! I’m not the one that’s pregnant here. 

11. CYNTHIA: Oh yeah? So, did she get herself pregnant? That takes two!

12. GANZA: No, but getting pregnant was not part of the plan.  

13. CYNTHIA: Oooh? So, you had a plan?

14. GANZA: Yes...I mean, no, it was just for fun!

15. CYNTHIA: That doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t have protected yourselves! If you had used a condom or she was on the pill, she wouldn’t be pregnant now.

GANZA KEEPS QUIET FOR A MOMENT

16. CYNTHIA: It’s not just about that. Did you know that you can get some STIs from unprotected sex? 

17. GANZA: I got myself checked later. I don’t have any infections. The rest is her business. 

18. CYNTHIA: No Ganza, don’t say that. It’s your responsibility as well; the baby she is bearing is yours, too. 

19. GANZA: Cynthia, as I told you, it wasn’t my intention to get her pregnant. 

20. CYNTHIA: Yes, but you did, and the solution is not to throw her under the bus, okay?

21. GANZA: But Cynthia, I’ve got to finish TVET, and this baby would just distract me.

22. CYNTHIA: Don’t be selfish! Doesn’t Bijoux want to stay in school as well? Didn’t you tell me she wants to become a doctor?

23. GANZA:(TUTS) So what do I do? You know me, I don’t have any money, I'm broke!

24. CYNTHIA: But she also needs you to be there for her, to support her as much as you can so she doesn’t feel alone!

25. GANZA:(SIGHS) I guess I’ll talk to her.

26. CYNTHIA: Yes, please. Also, Ganza, next time, get to know ways you can prevent unwanted pregnancy! It’s not just about condoms.  

27. GANZA: Oh really?

28. CYNTHIA: Yep. You and Bijoux can get more info from the youth or health centre.

29. GANZA:(LAUGHS) You sure do know a lot of stuff.

30. CYNTHIA:(LAUGHS) I guess, but seriously, make informed decisions to protect yourself!

Special thanks to Hannah Huber, Lotte Kallio and Sara Argyriadis with the Living Labs programme at the University of Groningen for their efforts to develop this website. 

The themes reported here are based upon preliminary analysis and should not be quoted or cited. For more information about this project, please contact:

 C19school.research@proteknon.net

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