Marriages were different. Every marriage out there has its own obstacles and challenges, here shouldn't be any different, should it?
They were already in their sixth month of marriage, and Zeenah quickly found out that the number of times she made Abubakar angry, according to him, outnumbered the good days. She knew other people's marriages were different, that they didn't constantly worry about how to anticipate their husbands' needs, they weren't always walking on eggshells. Certainly, her own parent's marriage hadn't been like this.
She seems to subscribe to nightmares, leaving her exhausted the next day. She dreamt of losing a tooth or falling from tall buildings, a skyscraper perhaps. Or being chased by things she couldn't put her fingers on.
"Do you think I should go see one of t
