Rasheed treats Laila the same as Mariam when she had her first pregnancy but when they came home with a baby girl Mariam says Laila did worse by giving birth to a girl then having a miscarriage. "Laila passed that winter of 1992 sweepign the house, scrubbign the pumpkin-colored walls of the bedroom she shared with Rasheed..." Why would Rasheed straight out tell Mariam that he's customed to having his own room and give her her own room, yet not even mention that statement to Laila when she moves in?
is it ironic that Aziza (a herami herself) is the one who brought Mariam and Laila together? Ofcourse Laila rescued Mariam from Rasheed when he tried to beat her, but the connection between Mariam and Aziza warms both of their hearts. The night when the two first connect Laila convinces Mariam to have a cup of tea with her. "One cup. They sat on folding chairs outside and ate halwa with their fingers from a common bowl. They had a second cup, and when Laila asked her if she wanted a third Mariam said she did." This shows a well built friendship is in the making. Laila was the main contributer in trying to work things out betweent he two of them, but now Mariam is wanting a friend just as much as Laila.
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