In the town of Kura, from the dark alley, he was watching the group of politicians as it was election time. He adjusted his worn-out red shadda robe, which had turned milky due to sun exposure. He wasn't employed; he was a beggar. His feet were wrapped in plastic bags, and his heart raced as he saw the politicians starting to leave, indicating their meeting was over. He removed his makeshift shoes, believing they slowed him down, and tucked them under his arm, running towards the politicians, saying, "I better run because I can't afford to lose twice. That rascal boy with many eyes is why I support Alhaji Datti's politics." Before he could reach them, they had already gotten into their cars, and the other thugs were also dispersing. He wiped his sweat and headed to his dilapidated house, which had no proper walls, just makeshift barriers. From the entrance, he saw the line of people buying bean cakes, but upon closer inspection, he realized the bean cakes were finished, and the people were just chatting. His face fell as he said, "Oh, Labahani, since that wretched girl left her child at my place, I've had nothing but losses. That girl ruined me by giving birth to a bastard and dying, leaving me with eye and heart problems. Seeing Binta, the troublemaker, gives me eye pain that turns into a headache. People call her Binta the thug because of her strength; she's like a boy, not a girl, a true troublemaker." He felt a tug on his robe and angrily turned to see Lawandi, the leper, and said, "Lawandi, I told you not to touch me. I don't want to catch your disease." Lawandi, raising his hand close to Labahani's nose, said, "I swear, I'll start touching you since I see you're running away." Realizing Lawandi was serious, he ran into his house, knocking over everything in his path. Uwani came out, tying her wrapper tightly, and said, "Hey, why are you so reckless? Look at the mess you've made, throwing things everywhere." His eyes landed on Binta's combo in the corner of their house, which looked like a dump. Sweat poured down his face as he thought.
