A girl aged 16-17 years walks slowly, holding a food flask, dressed in a blue 'novou' attire with yellow touches and a yellow hijab. She heads towards a tailoring shop named 'Me and Brother Habeeb Tailorings Center'. Upon entering the shop, her face is bright, as if it had just rained, and she stands still, staring at four young men inside the shop, her eyes filled with tears. In a fit of anger, she approaches her boyfriend, who is facing the entrance, and hands him the food flask, saying, 'Brother Salman, here is the food I brought for you.' At that moment, he looks up sharply, and they both reveal their expressions. His face is stern, indicating he is not joking, and he says, 'You have gotten used to bringing me food from your house, haven't you?'
One of the young men sitting close to a beautiful girl, who is showing him dress styles on her phone, quickly looks down, indicating disbelief, and breathes heavily, saying, 'Come on, Salman, what is this?'
Salman, filled with irritation, responds, 'I swear, Habeeb, I pity you. This little girl is turning you around like a pancake in a pan. By the time morning comes, she will chase away all your customers, and then you will be careful if you marry her. And what are you waiting for?'
'Go home, and on any day I see your foot in this shop again, I will slap you. What kind of trouble is this? It's as if you have started a love affair. I am counting this week; it seems Haleesa has chased away more than 10 customers. You will go out, or I will get up and slap you.'
She quickly runs out of the shop, crying as she heads home.
Angrily, Habeeb says, 'I don't like what you are doing to me, Salman. You know better than anyone that there is nothing I hate more than being upset, baby love, but it is because of sheer humiliation and the oppression you have caused my heart.'
Salman glares at him, filled with anger, and says, 'I swear, you are lucky I haven't beaten her up. If I wanted to, your heart would be shattered. How can you, Habeeb, throw me such a wicked look filled with anger?' Then he lets out a long sigh and heads for the exit of the shop quickly. The beautiful girl says, 'Habeeb, how can you leave without us finishing our conversation?'
He glares at her and says, 'You are still angry with me, and I have the peace of mind to talk to you?'
'Here is Salman; explain everything to him. When I return, he will inform me.' As he finishes speaking, he leaves. Salman lets out a sigh, saying, 'You are a bastard,' while the other young men in the shop burst into laughter.
She runs, crying, and people passing by stare at her. Those who know her ask, 'Haleesa, are you okay? Why are you crying?'
But she doesn't even look at them; her only desire is to reach home. Upon entering her house, she collides with a large goat. Her mother scolds her, almost knocking her over as she jumps aside. The goat tries to leave, and she pushes it away. Her mother stands with a stick in her hand, indicating she used it to chase the goat away.
As she enters the house, she removes her shoes, puts on her hijab, and throws it aside, but it falls into a pot of water. The hijab gets soaked, and she lets out a loud cry as she enters her mother's room, falling onto her silver bed, sobbing heavily as if she is about to faint.
Frightened, her mother enters the room and shouts at her, saying, 'Are you okay? You came into my house making this noise?'
Without turning to look at her mother, she speaks in a shaky voice, 'Mother, I saw Brother Habeeb with another girl in the shop, and they were talking. Mother, you don't know the pain I feel in my heart every time I see Brother Habeeb with another girl. It feels like I am going crazy!'
Her mother shouts back, 'You crazy girl! What kind of madness is this? What kind of foolishness is this? This is not jealousy; it is just sheer nonsense. Open your ears and listen well; I am tired of your foolishness. Your mother gave birth to you, and you say he won't pay attention to any girl except you? Or is it because you are trying to impress Habeeb, your cousin, that is why you are doing what you want? He is just a fool following you, so hurry up and close your mouth before I lose my temper and give you a good beating.'
Immediately, she swallows her tears because she knows her mother's temperament. Now she will have to deal with her mother, so she hides her tears and swallows them. Her mother lets out a sigh and leaves the room, saying, 'Come out and do the dishes; they are waiting for you.'
With no choice, she gets up, still sobbing, and her tears flow down her face. She heads straight to the sink where the dirty dishes are waiting for her. She picks up a small stool, sits down, and starts washing the dishes while occasionally wiping her tears with her hands, her heart filled with the pain of Brother Habeeb. Why can't Mother and Brother Salman understand that the love I have for Brother Habeeb is what causes me this intense jealousy?