 Emmaline made John take the last coach, because she felt he was flirting with Effie, a lighter-skinned black woman.The play's title focuses on colorism, the idea that people in the black community were judged based on the hue of their skin.Emma is terrified that John will leave her for a lighter-skinned woman, and is very jealous; Emma says, "I loves you so hard, John, and jealous love is the only kind I got."