"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

　　"Young man, what is your name?", the serious-looking Mr. Usman asked the calm-looking Ayoade.


　　Seated beside him was Salamat dressed in atampa and a white flowery veil. They had exchanged pleasantries immediately they entered the sitting room and also went round to greet the family members one after the other.


　　"Typical Yorubas!", Mrs. Usman mused. "They can kill with greeting and pleasantries."


　　She didn't want to admit to herself that Ayoade was good-looking, neat, and calm just like her daughter had claimed. He reminded her of her youthful age when the young handsome Usman came to ask for her hand in marriage at the age of 20 when she could barely understand sex and what it meant.


　　"Gone are those days", she said to herself again. "The children of nowadays know more than we do."


Chapter 38