Jamila, commonly called "Aunty" by the children in the house, sat on a plastic chair in the courtyard with her legs crossed, giving orders to Fati, who was busy washing dishes. The girl was shivering with cold and terrified of Aunty. To make matters worse, the pile of dishes was overwhelming. Any mistake or action that did not satisfy Aunty would result in her being scolded harshly, even cursing Fati's deceased father. In the midst of this, Baffa entered the house. It was Friday, and he did not leave early, waiting until after the mosque prayers. He looked at Fati and then towards the section where Jamila was and asked, "What's going on? Where are the other children? Is she doing all this work alone?" Jamila replied with arrogance, "Yes, she's the one to do it. Or do you mean to say I don't have the authority to assign her work?" Before Baffa could respond, Umma emerged from her room, as if summoned, and stood glaring at her husband with disdain. She then said, "Jamila, it's because of that wretched mother of hers who agreed to his marriage proposal that he's behaving like this. Shame on you for marrying your brother's wife out of betrayal! And that little wretch of a girl slept with her brother-in-law and now aims to sleep with his elder brother." Jamila quickly interrupted, "Stop it, Hajara. It's not her fault. She agreed to marry her brother-in-law because he prevented her from taking her late husband's children. If he hadn't, would she have agreed? He pretends to care for his brother's children, so they won't end up in someone else's house. If she wants to stay with her children, she should come as a wife and live with them." Baffa's mouth fell open, hearing the accusation that he coveted Al-Amin's wife while he was alive. This made him extremely angry, prompting him to say, "If I hear any more words about this marriage from any woman, I swear I'll divorce her." He then turned and left without entering the room he intended to. They remained silent until they were sure he had left, then Jamila said, "He was deeply shamed." Hajara added, "And you, too, are a brave woman, which is why he keeps ranting. (You shameless liars should say it in front of him