Jamila, known as "Aunty" by the children in the house, was sitting 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. The pile of dishes was overwhelming, and any mistake or unsatisfactory performance would result in Aunty scolding her harshly, even cursing her deceased father. In the midst of this, Baffa entered the house. Since it was Friday, he had not left early, waiting until after the mosque prayers. He looked at Fati and then towards 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 will 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