"Salamat was a victim of circumstance and was traumatized as a result of her past. She was willing to give life a chance but something seems to be missing.

The past came tumbling before her when she was already healing and could barely remember the pain. She became stigmatized and couldn't help but give in to despair.

Will she be able to overcome these troubles someday? Or will it affect her mental state and disrupt her matrimonial prospect? Will Habib's betrayal break her or make her stronger?"

THE STIGMA

　　"Today ought to be the happiest day of my life", Raliat said to her sister with a sad smile.


　　Safiya, her cousin's sister , looked up at her sharply. "Happiest you say? Haven't you been happy?"


　　"Sis, can I ask you a question, dan Allah (For God's sake)?"


　　"Go ahead", Safiya answered, looking at Raliat strangely.


　　"Do you believe in love?", she questioned innocently.


　　Safiya was baffled. "Of course I do."


　　"Have you ever been in love?" Raliat asked again.


　　"I love someone", Raliat blurted out.


　　"Really? Who is the person?" Safiya demanded out of curiosity.


　　"But I don't know if he loves me in return. He has never given me his attention, not until today."


　　"Oh My God! My little sis is in love. Tell me who he is, dan bahaushe ne (Is he a Hausa guy)?" Safiya requested.


　　Raliat looked at her sister and shook her head sadly. "He is not hausa."


Chapter 32