She sneaked quietly into the entrance of their house, playing hide and seek with her friends.

She hid herself, holding her breath as if she were playing a prank, walking so quietly that you couldn't hear the sound of her footsteps.

Just before she entered the house, she felt something in front of her. She stopped abruptly, moved to the side, and pouted because the entrance was dark.

She assumed it was *Kaka*, the old man with an annoying stubbornness. She started mumbling quietly, "You old man, you're so troublesome. How could you step on my foot? And when they say you're close to dying, you put your hand on your head and say you won't die yet."

She got no response.

She made a long hissing sound, pursed her lips, and continued walking. As she was about to enter the house, she stepped on someone's foot again.

Her body started to shake, and she began to wet her pants because of the slap she received on her face.

She screamed and fell to the ground, rolling, "Oh my eye, help me, grandma!"

Mahmud, standing there in frustration, said, "What kind of girl are you that doesn't look where she's going? Since you entered this compound, I've been trying to avoid you, but you still stepped on my foot. Oh, you thought it was *Kaka* that you were talking to as you please? No, it was me you stepped on, you disrespectful and thoughtless girl. I'll teach you a lesson before I leave this house."

The old woman, who was praying, had just finished when she heard Dije's crying in the entrance.

She quickly stood up and came out of her room, saying, "Deeja, who hit you?"

Upon hearing the old woman's voice, Dije cried louder, clutching her eye, "Oh, my eye, grandma, my eye is gone."

Mahmud stood there watching her in disbelief, realizing she was trying to frame him.

She got up, holding her eye, jumping and falling as she approached him, then she stepped on his foot hard again before running to the old woman, who was standing at the door of her room, scolding.

She ran to the old woman, saying, "Oh, my eye, grandma, help me, brother Mahmud has made me blind in one eye."

The old woman said, "You got your wish, Mahmud. You've blinded her in one eye. Now you can pour water on the ground and drink. I don't know what kind of hatred you have for Deeja. You never like to see her happy at home or outside. Since you've achieved your goal and made her blind, you can pack your things and go back to your house. Thank you for your visit, may God benefit us."

Mahmud, who was about to leave, decided to stay because of the false accusation Deeja made against him.

He said, "Grandma, please stop taking this girl's side. She never listens and has no manners. Since I came to this town, people have been complaining about Deeja to you, but you always defend her, saying she's not at fault."

"Because you hate her, that's why you blinded her in one eye?" She said, pulling Deeja closer to her, who stood there like she wanted to hide inside her, clutching her eye.

She removed Deeja's hand from her eye, saying, "Let me see your eye, Deeja. If necessary, we will go to the hospital, and I'll call her father wherever he is to come and take us to the hospital."

Seeing that her eye was fine, the old woman looked at Mahmud, who was standing on the side, watching in disbelief.

"So, you didn't achieve your goal, you didn't blind her."

She held her hand, "Let's go, Deeja. Drink some water and find a place to lie down, forget about that oppressor."

Deeja looked at Mahmud and, taking advantage of the old woman's distraction, stuck her tongue out and made a face at him.

He gestured with his hand as if to say, "I'll deal with you."

He didn't move from where he stood. Then he heard someone greeting from outside. 

A woman entered, pulling her child, who couldn't be more than ten years old, holding a dirty bucket, indicating it had fallen.

She said, "Where's the old woman? I've sworn today I won't let this go. Every time I send my child to the mill, Deeja intercepts him, beats him up, and spills my millet. Today my patience has run out; I won't let this go until I'm compensated."

Mahmud looked at the woman and said, "Raise your voice so they can hear you inside. They just went in."

The old woman came out, followed by Deeja.

The old woman said, "Abu Mai Waina, what are you saying? What has Deeja done now?"

Abu Mai Waina put her hands on her hips and repeated Deeja's misdeed.

The o

ld woman also started scolding, saying, "Deeja did not do that."