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So Much for Love 10
By Maryam Altine Baba Chapter Ten She wasn’t turning her back at her sister, Asma’u consoled herself for the umpteenth time. She had sensed trouble and had left before it spiraled out of control. Ever since the start of the fiasco, Zainab had been stubborn and disrespectful. She hadn’t minded that, and thought […]
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So Much for Love 9
By Maryam Altine Baba Chapter nine Aliyu Hamza was the second son of a very strict father. The location and economy of Gaji village was a boom for farming business, including dry season farming. Malam Hamza was a seasoned farmer just like his brothers and their children. The produce was kept after being harvested […]
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So Much for Love 8
By Maryam Altine Baba Chapter eight The news of the marriage spread like wild fire throughout Gaji and even its neighbouring villages. By mid-morning, it made headlines and it became official, that Zainab and Ali became the couple of the moment, celebrity style. The bold ones went to see for themselves. They went to […]
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So Much for Love 7
By Maryam Altine Baba Chapter seven “What are you saying? What do you mean you got her married? Does anyone ever get married at that odd hour of the night?” A flabbergasted Khadija threw at Malam Tijjani. It was the first time she had voiced out a protest against him since their marriage. […]
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So Much for Love 6
By Maryam Altine Baba Chapter six No one ever thought that history would repeat itself. Certainly, Malam Tijjani hadn’t. So, it has been told that karma always got around. He did not think that things would come aroundg too soon to stare him right in the face. His wife Khadija entered the room after […]
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So Much for Love 5
By Maryam Altine Baba Chapter five That Tuesday morning, their families were summoned at the village palace. Hopefully a solution would be reached. Zainab walked past the market square alone. She ignored all the questioning glares thrown her way and gave a hoot about those who made them. She made for the house of […]
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So Much for Love 4
By Maryam Altine Baba Chapter four The girls had settled down after the storm had died down. They were silent for some time when Asma’u busted out in to laughter. “You should have seen the look on Aunt’s face. It was hilarious.” All of them laughed with her. That eased off the tension that […]
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So Much for Love 3
By Maryam Altine Baba Chapter three The three sisters sat in the old room that was scarcely furnished but was enough to serve as their room, with a space for any female guest that visited them. Given Malam’s nature of generosity, they had a lot of them. Even as guests were honoured in the house, […]
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So Much for Love 2
By Maryam Altine Baba Chapter two “I have always known that Zainab was a good for nothing. She and her sisters will not see my brother to the grave. They shall die before him, In shaa Allah.” Aunty Maijiddah, Malam Tijjani’s younger sister had declared. She was a stout lady physically and had a […]
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So Much for Love 1
By Maryam Altine Baba Chapter one The sun was up high in the blue sky and its scorching heat burned the earth. It was a very hot Monday afternoon, which may boil water outside, but the people of Gaji village hustled and bustled away in the market square. The village of Gaji had a […]
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