The well sculptured monument entrance door, the waft of hot air, the smell of nono, the scorching sun gleaming through the window, the hawkers yelling; advertising their things, different girls selling fura beside the road, almajirai running from one end to another, flashy cars passing in a blur____and lots more; were what welcomed Ummi to the city of Katsina state. Her grin grew wider when Malam Ummaru drove into Meeno's compound, which was filled to the brim. She thanked him and told him to wait for food and water before taking a cab to the park-he was to go back to Kaduna today. She entered the obstreperous house with a salam, naturally expecting no one to answer her back; but to her relief she spotted Meeno's only younger sibling admist her friends. She walked over to them, that's wh

