ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

The narrative begins with a heartbreaking scene: Hadiza (also called Khadija), a young pregnant woman, returns from the hospital where she was nursing her husband, Salisu, following a tragic accident. Upon her arrival, she is met with the devastating news of his death. The shock is so profound that Hadiza suffers a miscarriage almost immediately after Salisu’s burial, losing both her husband and their unborn child on the same day.

The story then transitions into a grim exploration of the "aftermath." As a widow with a young son, Abdul, Hadiza finds herself trapped in a cycle of poverty. Her husband was the sole provider not only for her but also for her mother and her stepmother (Inna). With him gone, her own brothers, Umar and Kabiru, show little interest in supporting her, being consumed by their own families and political ambitions.

Faced with starvation and the responsibility of providing for her elderly parents and her son, Hadiza exhibits immense strength. She sells her meager possessions her mattress and kitchen utensils to raise seed capital. She starts a small business selling kosai (bean cakes), awara (soya curds), and fried potatoes. Despite the physical toll and the scars from constant oil burns, she manages to stabilize her household, transforming from a grieving widow into a hardworking entrepreneur.

HAUSA DESCRIPTION

Labarin ya fara ne da wani yanayi mai ratsa zuciya: Hadiza (wadda kuma ake kira Khadija), wata matashiya mai juna biyu, ta dawo gida daga asibiti inda take jinyar mijinta, Salisu, sakamakon wani mummunan hatsari da ya samu. Bayan isowarta, ta tarar da labarin mutuwarsa wanda ya girgiza ta kwarai. Wannan tashin hankali ya yi tsanani har ya kai ga Hadiza ta yi barin cikinta jim kadan bayan binne Salisu; ta rasa mijinta da kuma abin da ke cikinta a rana guda.

Daga nan, labarin ya koma kan binciko mawuyacin halin da aka shiga bayan wannan rashi. A matsayinta na mace mai takaba kuma take da d’a guda, Abdul, Hadiza ta tsinci kanta a cikin kangin talauci. Mijinta ne kadai mai daukar nauyinta, uwa uba kuma har da mahaifiyarta da kishiyar mahaifiyarta (Inna). Bayan tafiyarsa, yayyunta na kanta, Umar da Kabiru, ba su nuna sha'awar taimaka mata ba, domin kowannensu ya shagala da kula da iyalinsa da kuma burinsa na siyasa.

Ganin tana fuskantar barazanar yunwa ga ita kanta da kuma tsofaffin iyayenta da d’anta, Hadiza ta nuna jarumta mai girma. Ta sayar da yan tsofaffin kadarorinta kamar katifa da kayan kicin domin ta sami jarin kasuwanci. Ta fara kananan sana’o’i kamar sayar da kosai, awara, da soyayyen dankali. Duk da wahalar aiki da kuma tabon kunar mai da take samu a hannunta, ta yi nasarar daidaita rayuwar gidansu, inda ta canja daga mace mai kuka da makoki zuwa mace mai neman na kanta da kazar-kazar.