Things got worse for Simbegwire. If she didn't finish her chores, or she complained, Anita hit her. And at dinner, the woman ate most of the food, leaving Simbegwire with only a few scraps. Each night Simbegwire cried herself to sleep, hugging her mother's blanket.
Lumala ang kalagayan ni Simbegwire. Kapag hindi niya natapos ang kanyang gawaing-bahay, o kapag nagreklamo siya, sinaktan siya ni Anita. Halos ubusin ng babae ang hapunan, at kapiranggot na tira lang ang iniwan para kay Simbegwire. Umiyak si Simbegwire gabi-gabi, yakap-yakap ang kumot ng Nanay niya.