In small villages, news travels quickly.
Soon the neighboring women began noticing the tension in the Sikalima homestead.
At the well one morning, two women whispered quietly.
"That woman staying with Nalubamba…"
"Yes?"
"I recognize her."
"From where?"
"She lived in another village years ago."
The second woman leaned closer.
"What happened?"
The first woman sighed.
"She destroyed two marriages before leaving."
The news spread quietly through the village like wind through dry grass.
But no one dared tell Nalubamba directly.
Because in Tonga culture, interfering in another household's matters could cause conflict.
Still, the whispers continued.