Jamal shouted at the men replacing the furniture to hurry up. He was angry and their sluggishness wasn't making him better. Sodeeq had had some of the men replace the damaged floorboards already and the maids had cleaned up the room.

Sodeeq had asked him severally what had happened to him, but Jamal had refused to tell the man that a woman had damaged his home to such an extent. He knew his friend would laugh at him and his predicament. When Sodeeq wouldn't let go of the matter, he had told the man to go and that he would take over the furniture changing.

Jamal had also warned all...