ABOUT THIS BOOK
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"Wait, I am asking you all—is everything alright? Why are you all staring at me like that? You, Seemah, brought a girl over from her husband's house; you too, Turaki, came with Nana; and you're all just sitting there so solemn and quiet. And you, Islaha, when did you get pregnant without making an announcement?"
Mama Amina said this upon seeing that all of us had arrived and fallen silent. Sister Seemah said:
"Mama, please wait a moment, for God's sake. They will be here shortly, and you will hear everything."
"You're not trying to stir up trouble, are you? You can see the situation we're in, taking care of Hajiya."
"It's nothing like that, Mama."
I stood up and said to Turaki:
"Habiby, I really want to leave, please."
"You are going nowhere, I told you."
He answered me. Sister Seemah said:
"Why are you leaving?"
"I just don't want them to come and find me here."
"What bad thing did you do that would make you afraid of meeting them?"
I shook my head, and she said:
"Then go back and sit down."
Without arguing, I sat back down. Mama Amina said again:
"Please, children, don't stir up anything we can't handle. You can see we already have a sick person to care for."
Just then, Hajiya Falmata walked in, saying:
"What kind of nonsense is this? I want to see my daughter and I'm being told to go here and there!"
At that moment, Islaha stood up, ran to Hajiya Falmata, and burst into tears. Hajiya Falmata held her, saying:
"What happened? What's wrong with you? Why are you crying?"
She shook her head and then said:
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