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....she  was hurt, abbas said she was merely a burden to him, he could not  afford to  buy or get a separate  accommodation for her,  she had to live with him in the same house  whether she liked it or not,  shumaila then decided she would  take up a job but is it easy to find a decent job,  she began looking for one after sonya went to school,  sonya returned at two  and shumaila couldn't leave her home alone,  she also couldn't  go to office  job that would keep her  occupied till late hours, finally she got a suitable job in a school