Maheer, here, keep this in your account...." said Alhaji Mahmud as he handed a bundle of money to the young man sitting in the living room. Maheer stood up, walked over, and took the money from his father's hand, turning it over as he returned to sit down. He then shifted a bit, smiling, and said, "May Allah not let me mix it up with my service." Hajiya Hajarah shook her head, smiling softly, and said, "Well, you are closer to her...." Alhaji Mahmud looked at the girl sitting on the carpet, who was not more than twenty-two years old, and said, "May Allah, the Lord, bless you, My Daughter." She herself was looking down, playing with the edge of her small scarf, not saying anything. Hajiya Hajarah said, "Well, get up and go to bed...." Then she raised her big eyes, looking at her parents, and said, "See you in the morning." Alhaji Mahmud and Hajiya Hajarah responded together, saying, "May Allah wake us up in good health." She looked at her other brothers sitting in the big living room and also told them to see them in the morning, then she stood up and headed for the door to leave the living room. Hajiya Hajarah sighed with relief, slowly saying, "Alhamdulillah, Allah, the Lord, has shown us this time in good health, may Allah cover our secrets, and grant us in ways we do not think..." Filled with amazement, Maheer looked at her but did not say anything. She smiled at him, understanding his intention, and said, "So who are you going to marry, my only daughter?" Alhaji Mahmud said, "It is the same day that was set for yours, indeed, servant of Allah." Maheer, a bit surprised, said, "Oh, I didn't know, may Allah take us safely and healthily." Usman and Umar, who were sitting in the living room, responded with "Ameen, O Allah." Maheer stood up, said goodbye to his parents, and went upstairs. All his siblings followed him. Umar entered his bedroom downstairs... She was standing on the walkway leading to the bedroom, leaning against the wall. Maheer approached her, seeing tears in her eyes, and in amazement said, "What happened?" As if waiting, she burst into tears and collapsed to the ground. Usman rushed over, looking at her, and said, "What happened?" With a trembling voice, she looked at him and said, "So now they are going to marry me off to a girl, and I am the elder?" Usman walked past Maheer into his room. Maheer knelt down, facing her, and said, "Who told you they are going to marry you off? You will just go for a short break and come back; we can't do without your food in this house." She began to wipe her tears slowly.