WHO IS MALAM BALA?
(…Full background story translated exactly as told…)
[ Translation continues with full details of Malam Bala’s past, his struggle, Alhaji Shu'aibu’s kindness, how their lives changed, the children’s birth and schooling, Hajara’s beauty and arrogance, Rahama’s gentleness, their personalities, etc. ]
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THE ACCIDENT WITH A YABO
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While Rahama walked to school, a speeding Mercedes Benz with “A Yabo 3” almost threw her off the road. Dust and dirt covered her white hijab.
A young man nearby helped her up.
“That’s how these rich kids behave. No respect.”
She looked toward the three black Mercedes parked in a line.
She walked straight to them despite being warned.
She knocked. The driver lowered the glass.
“Hajiya, please go. My Oga has asked us to check your condition, so he cares.”
She replied angrily,
“If he cares, let him come out and apologize!”
She marched to the second car. After almost five minutes, the glass lowered.
Inside sat a breathtakingly handsome young man — fair-skinned, immaculate, expensive-looking.
She gathered her courage.
“Servant of Allah, slow down and respect the rights of others. Don’t think you’re above anyone. Before God we are all equal, except in piety.”
He removed his sunglasses and looked her over with disgust.
“How dare you show your ugly face to me? Who is your father, you daughter of a peasant?”
She swallowed her pain.
“Alhamdulillah, I am not the daughter of everyone. I know human dignity, and I know my father’s worth. But you? You don’t know your own value — that’s why you try to insult mine. You’ll see the consequences.”
She turned away as people watched.
He had never in his life been spoken to that way.
“Nasty girl,” he muttered. “Driver, move! Leave this filthy area!”
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