A Taxi Driver

Cast
張雅琇 Erin Chang:    Robber
蔡英敏 Debby Tsai:   Police officer
李芷茵 Serrin Lee:     Betel nut girl
趙育文 Alec Zhao:     Ghost student
李彥寧 Leo Lee:        Taxi driver
陳怡伶 Yi-ling Chen:  Pregnant woman

Summary

This story talks about a poor taxi driver, Tommy, who meets many strange things in one day. First, he carries a Betel Nut Girl who wants to harass him. Second, a pregnant woman makes him feel nervous. Third, he carries a robber and meets a police officer who only manages traffic. At last, he carries a ghost student.

Tommy:              Hello, my name is Tommy. Serving you is my honor. Where would you like to go?

Betel nut girl:    Hi! Tommy. I’m going to Chong-Shan North Road, please.

Tommy:             Ok, Chong-Shan North Road, no problem. Um? I remember there’s only a Chong-Shan East Road. Miss, are you sure you’re going to Chong-Shan North Road?

Betel nut girl:    Um, I’m not sure. You just drive. Maybe I will remember where it is later.

Betel nut girl:    How old are you? Are you married? You’re probably not married since you’re so young. Do you have a girlfriend?

Tommy:              Um…miss, we are almost at Chong-Shan East Road. Do you want to have a look?

Betel nut girl:    Oh! Not here. By the way, don’t you feel tired after driving all day long? Maybe I can help you relax.

Tommy:              What…what do you want to do? Take your hands off me or I’ll scream!

Betel nut girl:    I did nothing! You just missed a nice chance. Stop the car, I want to get off.

Tommy:              (Relived) Great! The total is 155 dollars, Thank you.

Betel nut girl:    Um! Take it!

Pregnant woman:    Hey! Taxi!

Pregnant woman:    Thanks. You are real a very kind man.

Tommy:                    Where are you going?

Pregnant woman:    Hospital, please.

Tommy:                    You’re going to the prenatal checkup, right? It must be very tiring carrying a baby.

Pregnant woman:    Yeah. It’s almost nine months.

Tommy:                    Woo. Congratulations.

Pregnant woman:    Thank you.

Pregnant woman:    (screaming)

Tommy:                    Are you ok?

Pregnant woman:    (screaming)

Tommy:                    Is it time now? Are you going to deliver your baby now? I will drive as fast as I can. Stay down.

Pregnant woman:    (screaming)

Tommy:                    We’re almost there.

Pregnant woman:    (screaming)

Tommy:                    Here we are.

Pregnant woman:    Are we at the hospital? Well, how much is it?

Tommy:                    Aren’t you going into labor?

Pregnant woman:    Me? Are you kidding? It’s still a long time before the expected date of childbirth.

Tommy:                    What? Well, what were you just doing?

Pregnant woman:    Oh, I was just practicing! This is my first time to have a baby, you know. Practice makes perfect! I need to be ready so it will go smoothly.

Tommy:     Practice! All right… well, the total is one hundred twenty dollars.

Tommy:     This woman was so strange! I thought she was going to deliver the baby in my car!

Robber:    Get out of here, quickly!

Tommy:     A strange pregnant woman just got off my car and now here comes a robber.

Tommy:     Where do you want to go?

Robber:    Shut up! Just drive!

Tommy:     Hey…Hey. Be careful, there’s no eye in bullets.

Robber:    Shut up! Just drive your car.

Tommy:     Ok! Ok! You are the boss.

Robber:    Hum…your gold necklace is very good looking. If it were on my neck, that would be nice.

Tommy:     Oh…com…come on, don’t do this to me. This is a fake one. I just try to look tough by wearing it.

Robber:    STOP nonsense!! Don’t treat me like a fool, I warn you! I will shoot you!

Tommy:     OK! OK! Take it easy. My mouth is sealed.

Robber:    .... I don’t want to do this …really… but I have 6 brothers, 7 sisters and 8 kids to feed. I even have to sell chewing gums, raise pigs. The worse of all, my husband just got out of the jail…I really have no choice.

Tommy:     Don’t be so sad…. Here is tissue.

Robber:    Thank you. Now give me your gold necklace! Hurry up! Do you want to eat bullets!!

Tommy:     But…but…but….

Robber:    Just hand it to me or I’ll become a really bad guy!!

Tommy:     I don’t want to die yet.

The police:         Beep~Beep~ stop the car.

Tommy:              OH! Thank God! I am safe now! Hey, cop, a robber wants to rob me and….

Police officer:    Show me your license and registration.

Tommy:              But…sir.…I got a robber in my back….

Police officer:    I only watch out for traffic! The public security is not my business.

Tommy:              Not your business? But…

Police officer:    Here’s your ticket. You were speeding.

Tommy:              But I got a robber in my car! She told me if I couldn’t drive fast enough, she’d shoot me.

Police officer:    And where is the robber?

Tommy:              Just right over….what!! She’s gone; she was here just now….

Police officer:    See….your lie is stupid… Remember to take the ticket.

Tommy:              Sir! Sir!

Tommy:              I’m so unlucky. Today is not my day! Oh, no! How did I come to this middle-of-nowhere? Someone’s waving at me. Who would take a taxi in this strange place?

Tommy:              Hello! Serving you is my honor. Where do you want to go? Ghost student: To my home, please.

Tommy:              Um…can you say it more clearly? I don’t know where your home is.

Ghost student:   Oh, my home is located on Ta-Du Mountain.

Tommy:              No problem. Um… it’s an unusual place to live.

Ghost student:   Yes. It’s very special. My ancestors all lived here.

Tommy:              Oh! You’ve lived here for a long time, right?

Ghost student:   That’s right.

Tommy:              Here we are, but I don’t see any houses around. By the way, it’s so dark here.

Ghost student:   Don’t be so surprised. We’re in the mountain.

Tommy:              Are you sure your home is here?

Ghost student:   Yes. How much is it?

Tommy:              Um…The total is 100 dollars.

Ghost student:   I only have a 500 dollars bill.

Tommy:              That’s OK, I can give you change.

Ghost student:   There you go.

Tommy:              Um... What’s this?

Ghost student:   Money.

Tommy:   But...where did he go? Oh, no!…This is…ghost money…(screaming)