But deep down inside me, I was still carrying this burden.  

And that’s why I was saying that since I got married to Sardauna,  

since that time I haven’t called Sardauna by his name again.  

For me, Bilkisu is not a child anymore, she’s a woman now.  

She’s 30 years old, and Sardauna was the same age as me.  

He was saying that I was his wife, and now he has gotten a wife who is exactly his age.

*Two Weeks Later.*

Since we got married, I started feeling relieved.  

Rajiya and I no longer showed any sign of trouble between us.  

When we met we would greet each other happily,  

and everyone in the house had become normal. No one was fighting or gossiping anymore.  

Maman Sardauna would come and go without any problems.  

From what the child said, it seems Auntie has returned with her son.  

And the neighbors were saying Auntie was pregnant.  

Daughter of Daughter! My Sister Seemah is now a mother too.  

When I see Big Daddy, he happily greets me at the hospital.  

Bilkisu also doesn’t see anything wrong with breastfeeding in front of people anymore.  

No one is jealous. He is now a husband who loves his wife.  

And now he has taken her to the family, he even went to the office.  

No one at the hospital, no one at home.  

Hajiya was at her third place, and Yaya Ridwan was with her.  

He’s now her driver.  

Yaya Rumaisa and Yaya Radia also got married. On the day they were decorating a bride for Yara’s wedding in Kano.  

At the same time, I was in labor but it didn’t work out.  

The doctors said Sardauna and I should go to the elders for advice.

One month later, Hajiya Maimuna also gave birth at the hospital and then returned to Abuja.  

Sardauna was the one who took her.  

Two days after giving birth, I was sitting at the hospital around 4pm when Lamrah called me on the phone.  

I picked up and spoke to her.

"Lamrah, good afternoon."

"Good afternoon Aunty Nana. The family group has just announced that Aunty Islaha has given birth, she had a baby girl."

Deep in my heart I felt happy, especially because she delivered safely.  

I said to her,

"Wait for me, I’ll come from here, are you still there?"

"No, we’re about to leave now."

"Okay then Lamrah, we’ll meet later."

I dropped the phone and called Turaki.  

He picked up and said:

"Islaha has given birth."

I sighed and then said:

"So Lamrah told you, are you going?"

“No Habiby, you’re not going.”