Over in Mai ?an Wake's area, in Umaima's neighborhood, ever since Umaima went missing, she hadn't even offered her condolences. In her view, God had saved her by making the girl disappear. If Umaima were around, her secrets would have been exposed. So, Umaima's disappearance allowed her to continue her dual profession of selling food and being a prostitute. It was late afternoon when Umaima and her group arrived in the neighborhood. The men, as usual, were lounging around, doing nothing. Nothing seemed to have changed. When Fatima, nicknamed "Haggo," appeared, Umaima quickly peeked out of the back window, waving and calling Fatima's name. Fatima dropped the soup she had been carrying, the bag bursting open on the ground. "Umaima...!" she shouted, running toward the car, and the men and boys in the area jumped up, following the vehicle. Umaima quickly said, "Stop here, I'll get out," and the car pulled over at the edge of the narrow street. Before anyone could say a word, Umaima flung the door open and jumped out, just as Fatima reached her. They hugged tightly, Fatima crying and saying, "Umaima, so you didn't die after all." Fatima then looked at the car Umaima had come in, saying, "Alhamdulillah, our prayers have been answered in just two days." She whispered into Umaima's ear, "Did you get the money? You must be lucky, Umaima." However, Umaima was silent, thinking, "What luck? I've only brought trouble." She had no answer for Fatima, as they were surrounded by people. Umaima felt someone grab her hand, and she looked up to see who it was. It was Magajiya, along with Uwale and other married women from the neighborhood, who had come out veiled after hearing that Umaima had returned. "Let's go inside," Magajiya said, glancing at the crowd around Umaima, as children and others called out her name. Baba Uwale suggested, "Ammie Hajiya, let's go inside." Ammie smiled and agreed, "No problem." Baba's voice interrupted them as Baba Sule rushed over, saying, "Alhamdulillah, Umaima, God has brought you back to us. Here are the people who brought her." Baba quickly said, "Alhamdulillah, Hajiya, thank you. May God reward you for saving this girl's life." Ammie smiled and replied, "It's nothing, Malam. We did it for your sake. Umaima is like a daughter to me." Baba then looked over at Umair, who was still by the car and hadn't come closer. He had never been in such a rough neighborhood before, and the noise made him feel like his head was splitting in two.