*Fita* quickly grabbed a bowl and rushed to the bathroom, took off her clothes and started washing. But she didn’t realize her period had started. She wiped her eyes and remembered the promise she was trying to keep. But because of the pain from her small breasts and the promise she made, she was in so much discomfort. And with that pain at the start, she couldn’t tell her mom. Out of shame she couldn’t tell her about the promise either. She was trying to wash herself when, out of the pain and shame, she fainted and fell.

"Allah, please help me," she managed to grab herself, wrapped a towel around her and started washing properly.  

Both of them ran. *Durkusawa* was crying, tears running down her face. She didn’t know this kind of life would be like this. She got up and went to open the door to the place where her mom worked. That’s where she now lived a clean life for a month. She was still young and was now working at a restaurant. They were just managing and barely making ends meet.

When *Fita* finished crying, she continued washing. After she finished, she got dressed and came out. At that time, the other tenants in the house had gone out to do business. Only the kids were in the house playing, some playing marbles, some playing with dolls, some playing hide and seek.  

*Fita* went in and said, "Haleematou... why are you chasing me out? Do you know how I got this job...?"

Her sister’s heart sank and she said, "Umma, I swear I didn’t know it had come to this ba..."

"Then hurry and get ready. If you’re going out, don’t forget to pray. Umma! Umma, by Allah, give us our mother back... who...?"  

Her sister looked at her with pity and her heart broke. She went out and said, "To answer your question I don’t know, we just fell from the sky..."

*Shiru* was done getting ready in her work clothes — a skirt that started at her waist and reached her ankles, and then she put on a baby hijab and said, "Umma, I’m leaving..."

*HALIMATU YAR LAGOS*  

*OUM YASMEEN*  

*EPISODE 8-9*

"May Allah make it easy for me," she said "Amin" happily. Her lips were wearing black lipstick. She came out and went back and said, "Umma, by Allah bring me my phone from the bed, I forgot it..."

Her mom said, "Get up, you lazy girl. I swear, Haleematou, you’re better behaved..."

She replied with a small smile, "Umma, I swear I’m seeing the day I’ll be patient or I’ll marry you off..."

She got shy and went and said, "Kai umma... please stop saying that."

"Haleematou, modesty is a woman’s dignity."

*Fita* came out without saying anything to anyone. When she came out into the middle of the house, *Zulfau* was sitting playing cards. She looked at her and said, "Ah sister, you’re going out...? Those useless girls said, 'We’ll wait for you...'"

"Ah, I’ll just come back."

"May Allah be with you."

"Amin," she said. With the patience she had, she left and didn’t stop anywhere except their house. *Promise* went into their room and banged the door and said, "To hell with you, I’m coming to beat you up..."

*Promise* stood there, trembling and said, "Please have patience, Haleemo..."

She pulled her hand away and said, "I swear I have no patience for you. From today, don’t even try to come to where I am. Useless wanderer…