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Ni ce Marubuciyar
Beyond the veil
Agola (Behind the palace walls)
Price of pride (Farashin izzah)
AMRAH (force Marriage)
Meeratous journey
"AMEERAH (where our worlds collide), e.t.c"
DU'A (THE UNWANTED DAUGHTER)
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*DU’A (The Unwanted Daughter)*
#Reposting 2021
Chapter 1:         The girl no one wanted
مِ يحِ رَّ لا ن
 َٰ م  حْ رَّ لا للِّ
ا مِ سب
Around 4:30 a.m…
"Cikin tsananin shiru da ya mamaye gidan,  ƙofar  ɗakin Du’"
"a ta buɗe da  ƙarfi, without a second thought, Mummy ta  ƙ"
"arasa  bakin  gadon  da  Du’a  ke  kwance  cikin  nannauyan bacci. Ta buɗe butar ruwan sanyi da ke hannunta, ta watsa"
mata gaba  ɗaya
"“Ahhh!” Du’a  ta  miƙe  zaune  in  panic,  zuciyarta  na"
bugawa  da  sauri  yayin  da  jikinta  ke  rawa  saboda  sanyin ruwan
"Kafin   ma   ta   samu   damar   fahimtar   abin   da   ke   faruwa,"
Mummy ta fara zazzaga mata masifa
“Kin san  ƙarfe nawa ne? Is this the time you’re supposed
to wake up? Kin san irin tarin aikin da ke jiranki kuwa?”
"Da sauri Du’a ta sauko daga kan gadon, ta haɗa hannayenta"
cikin roƙo
"“Mummy, I’m so sorry… Please pardon me. Wallahi ba"
da gangan na yi bacci ba har warhaka ba”
Sai  dai  roƙonta  bai  rage  ko  da  kaɗan  daga  cikin  fushin
"Mummy ba, Mummy ta nuna mata  ƙofar fita da yatsa"
"“I  don’t  want  excuses,  you  have  to  finish  all  the  house"
chores  before  6:00  a.m.  If  I  come  downstairs  and  find anything undone…”
"Ba ta  ƙarasa maganar ba, amma yadda ta kalli Du’a ya isa"
ya bayyana abin da take nufi
"Da rawar murya Du’a ta sunkuyar da kanta “In shaa Allah,"
Mummy”
"A  ɗayan side din  ɗakin kuwa, Amrah tana ji komai, sai dai"
"ko  motsi  ba  ta  yi  ba,  ta  ƙara  jan  duvet  ɗinta  har  ya  rufe mata  fuska,  sannan  ta  ci  gaba  da  bacci  cikin  kwanciyar"
"hankali, tamkar babu abin da ke faruwa"
"Da  Mummy  ta  fita,  Du’a  ta  sauke  wani  ajiyar  zuciya  mai"
"nauyi, ta share hawayen da suka cika mata ido kafin ta nufi"
toilet domin yin alwala
"Bayan  ta  idar  da  nafila  da  Sallar  Asubah,  ta  zauna  kan"
"sallayarta  na  wasu  mintuna.  Hannayenta  ta  ɗaga  sama, idanuwanta cike da hawaye"
“Ya Allah…” ta furta cikin muryar da ke rawa
"“Please help me out, I’m clueless Ya Allah, ban san me na"
"yi  wa  iyayena  ba  har  suke  ƙina  haka,  ka  sauƙaƙa  min rayuwa, Ka sa wata rana su daina ganina a matsayin abin  ƙ"
yama…”
"Hawayenta suka zubo ba tare da ta iya tsaida su ba, bayan"
"ta  shafe  fuskarta,  ta  miƙe  tsaye  ta  sauko  ƙasa  without waking Amrah up"
"Ko da yake suna da housemaid mai suna Fatima, hakan bai"
"taɓa sa Mummy ta rage wa Du’a aikin gida ba. A ganinta,"
aikin gidan tamkar nauyin Du’a ne ita kaɗai
"Da  ta  isa  downstairs,  ta  tarar  Fatima  ta  riga  ta  fara  share"
falo.
"Da murmushi mai sanyi Du’a ta gaishe ta “Good morning,"
Sister Fatima”
Fatima ta juyo tana murmushi
"“Morning Du’a, How have you been?”"
"“I’m fine, Alhamdulillah”"
“Masha Allah” Ba tare da  ɓata lokaci ba suka fara aikin
tare
"Du’a  na  sharewa,  Fatima  na  gyara  kayan  falo.  Bayan  sun"
"gama nan, suka nufi kitchen, suka wanke kayan amfani, suka gyara  dining  area,  sannan  suka  tabbatar  komai  ya  koma"
cikin tsari
Sai wajen 6:30 a.m. suka gama komai
"Du’a ta shirya breakfast a kan dining table cikin nutsuwa, ta"
"tabbatar  an  jera  plates,  cutlery  da  drinks  yadda  ya  dace. Bayan  ta  kalli  komai  ta  tabbatar  babu  abin  da  ya  rage,  ta haura sama domin sanar da Mummy cewa sun gama"
"Da  ta  shiga  ɗakinsu  ɗin,  ta  hangi  Amrah  ta  riga  ta  shiga"
"toilet, ta tsaya tana jiran fitowarta"
"Bayan  wasu  mintuna  kaɗan,  Amrah  ta  fito  cikin  wani  pink"
"silk robe, tana goge fuskarta da towel"
"Ta kalli Du’a daga sama har  ƙasa, sannan ta saki wani  ɗan"
murmushin raini
"“Villager” Kalmar ta fito daga bakinta a hankali, amma ta"
isa kunnen Du’a sarai
"Na  ɗan lokaci zuciyarta ta cika da zafi, sai dai kamar yadda"
"ta  saba,  ta  yi  kamar  ba  ta  ji  komai  ba,  ta  ɗauki  kayan wankanta ta wuce toilet cikin nutsuwa.. silence had become"
her greatest defense
"Bayan  Du’a  ta  gama  wanka,  ta  shirya  cikin  neatly  ironed"
"school uniform  ɗinta. Ta tsaya a gaban mirror na  ɗan lokaci tana gyara hijab  ɗinta, sannan ta  ɗauki school bag  ɗinta ta sauko downstairs"
"Lokacin  da  ta  isa  dining  room,  Daddy  ma  ya  fito  daga"
"bedroom  ɗinsa, sanye cikin wani dark blue suit mai matuƙ ar  ƙayatarwa,  kamshinsa  ya  cika  wajen  yayin  da  yake  ƙ arasa zama kan kujerarsa"
"Da sauri  Du’a ta  ƙarasa gabansa, ta durƙusa cikin  ladabi"
"“Good morning, Daddy”"
"Daddy  ya  ɗaga  idanunsa  ya  kalle  ta  from  head  to  toe,"
"kamar  mai  tantance  wani  abu.  Bayan  wasu  secs  kaɗan,  ya yamutsa fuska"
"“Morning” Kalma  ɗaya ce kawai ta fito daga bakinsa, ba"
"murmushi, ba kulawa, ba tambayar ya ta kwana"
"Du’a ta saba da hakan, amma duk da haka zuciyarta tana"
ciwo a duk lokacin da hakan ya faru
"Deep  down,  she  wished  she  could  experience  what  it  felt"
like  to  be  loved  by  her  own  parents… even  if  it  was  just once
"Mummy ma ta fito, kallonta kawai ta yi, sannan ta zauna ba"
tare da ta ce mata komai ba
"Du’a ta ja kujera ta zauna cikin nutsuwa, ta fara breakfast"
ba tare da ta  ɗaga kai ba
"A   daidai   lokacin   ne   Amrah   ta   fito,   sanye   take   cikin"
"tsadadden school uniform  ɗinta da matching bag, bayan ta iso dining room  ɗin, fuskar Daddy da Mummy ta sauya gaba ɗaya"
Murmushi ya bayyana a fuskokinsu nan take
"“Good morning Daddy, Good morning Mummy”"
“Morning princess” Daddy ya amsa yana murmushi
Mummy ma ta shafa kanta cikin kulawa
"“How did you sleep, sweetheart?”"
"“Very well, Mummy”"
Du’a ta kalli yadda suke mu’amala da Amrah na  ɗan lokaci
"kafin ta mayar da kanta  ƙasa, She couldn’t remember the"
last time they smiled at her that way
Shiru ya  ɗan mamaye dining room  ɗin kafin Daddy ya katse
shirun
"“You two have exactly ten minutes. Finish your breakfast, I"
don’t want to be late”
"“Yes, Daddy” Amrah ta amsa da fara’a."
"Du’a ma ta amsa a hankali  “Yes, Daddy”"
"Cikin gaggawa suka gama breakfast  ɗinsu, bayan sun yi wa"
"Mummy sallama, suka nufi parking space"
"Kamar yadda ta saba, Du’a ba ta yi yunƙurin buɗe  ƙofar"
"gaban motar ba, she knew that seat wasn’t meant for her"
"Amrah  ce  ta  buɗe  front  seat  ta  shiga  cikin  isa,  Daddy  ya"
kunna motar ba tare da ya kalli Du’a ba
"Ita  kuwa  ta  shiga  back  seat  ta  zauna  kusa  da  window,  ta"
jingina  kanta  a  jikin  glass  tana  kallon  yadda  gari  yake  tayi
"nisa cikin tunaninta, sometimes, she wondered if she truly belonged to the family she lived with"
"Bayan kusan mintuna talatin, suka isa makaranta. Daddy ya"
tsaya a school gate  “Have a nice day” Ya faɗa yana kallon Amrah
"“Thank you, Daddy” Ta amsa da murmushi kafin ta sauka"
Du’a ma ta ce
"“Bye, Daddy”"
Amma bai ko waiwayo ya kalle ta ba
"Ta sauka cikin nutsuwa, ta rufe  ƙofar motar sannan ta kalli"
motar har sai da ta  ɓace daga ganinta
"Da Amrah ta shiga school compound, kai tsaye ta nufi wajen"
"ƙ awayenta,   Firdausi   da   Rumaisa.   Su   ukun   suna   cikin fitattun  ’yan  matan  makarantar,  ba  wai  don  sun  fi  kowa hankali  ba  ko  ilimi  ba,  sai  dai  saboda  dukiyar  iyayensu  da"
kuma yadda suke rayuwa cikin nuna isa
"Expensive   phones,   designer   bags,   branded   shoes …  A"
"ganinsu, kuɗi ne ma’aunin darajar mutum"
"Duk wanda bai kai matsayinsu ba, ba ya cikin lissafinsu"
"Du’a  kuwa  ba  ta  bi  ta  kansu  ba,  kai  tsaye  ta  nufi  ajinsu,"
"kafin ta shiga, sai ta ji wata murya da ta saba ji"
"“Hey, friend!”"
"Ba tare da ta waiwayo ba, murmushi ya bayyana a fuskarta"
"“Ayesha…” Ta juya da sauri, suka rungumi juna cikin farin"
ciki
"Ayesha ta  ɗan ja baya tana kallon fuskarta, Murmushin da"
take yi ya  ɓace “Du’a… what’s wrong? You don’t look okay”
Du’a ta yi  ƙoƙarin murmushi
“I’m fine”
Ayesha ta girgiza kai
"“No… you’re lying, I know you too well”"
"Da  jin  hakan,  idanun  Du’a  suka  cika  da  ƙwalla,  ta  sauke"
ajiyar zuciya
“Ayesha…” Muryarta ta fara rawa.
“When  will  my  family  ever  love  me?  What  did  I  do  to
deserve this? Why do they hate me this much?”
Hawayenta suka zubo
"“Every single day… they make me feel like I don’t belong,"
sometimes… I even wonder if I’m truly their daughter”
Ta  kasa  ƙarasa  maganar  saboda  tsananin  kukan  da  ya  ƙ
wace mata
Ayesha ta rungume ta cikin tausayi
“Shhh… it’s okay Allah yana tare da ke…
shin mummy da daddy sune parents din Dua?
Meyasa suka tsane Dua?
Dan   samun   amsoshin   tambayoyinku   ku   biyoni   a   next
"chapter, Wanda ba zai iya jira ba ya garzaya zuwa arewapen dan cigaba da karatun"
JazakAllah khair for reading this book
Keep reading .
Remember me in your prayer  
Hauwajay writes 08110615256
*DU’A (The Unwanted Daughter)*
CHAPTER 2: Where It All Began
FLASHBACK
This is where it all began.
Alhaji Muhammad Usman shi ne mahaifin Du’a.
"Bafulatani ne  ɗan asalin Tafawa Balewa Local Government,"
Bauchi  State.  Su  biyu  ne  kawai  a  wajen  iyayensu  shi  da  ƙ
"anwarsa,   Hibbah,   wadda   take   zaune   tare   da   mijinta   a London"
"Tun  yana  ƙarami,  Muhammad  Usman  ya  kasance  mutum mai  son  ilimi.  Bayan  ya  kammala  karatunsa  na  farko  a Najeriya, ya wuce  ƙasar Australia, inda ya yi karatu a TAFEs"
"University, specializing in Marketing"
A  lokacin  graduation  ceremony  ɗinsa  ne  ƙaddara  ta  haɗa
shi  da  budurwar  da  daga  baya  ta  zama  matar  aurensa… wato Zahra..
Zahra   ta   je   bikin   ne   domin   taya   uncle   ɗ inta   murnar
"kammala Master’s Degree. A farkon haɗuwarsu, kallon juna kawai  suka  yi  ba  tare  da  sun  san  juna  ba,  sai  dai  daga"
wannan kallon ne soyayya ta fara shiga tsakaninsu
What  started  as  a  simple  conversation  soon  turned  into
something beautiful
"Within  a  short  period  of  time,  their  friendship  blossomed"
into love
Hajiya Zahra ita kaɗai ce  ’ya ga iyayenta
"’Yar asalin Rimi, Kaduna State ce, kuma ta taso cikin gata,"
"kulawa  da  tarbiyyar  masu  kuɗi,  Iyayenta  na  daga  cikin fitattun attajiran jihar Kaduna"
"Ta  yi  karatunta  a  Stanford  University,  USA,  inda  ta  karanci"
English Literature
Kasancewar ta daɗe a  ƙasashen waje ya sa wasu daga cikin
halayenta suka sha bamban da na yawancin  ’yan matan da suka taso a Najeriya
Ba  ta  cikin  matan  da  za’a  kira  da  masu  matsananciyar
"kyakkyawa ba, amma tana da wani irin kyau da nutsuwa da kima da ke sa duk wanda ya gan ta ya sake kallonta"
"Bayan aurensu, Alhaji Muhammad Usman ya tattara iyalinsa"
"suka koma Abuja, inda kasuwancinsa yake"
Allah Ya sanya albarka a sana’arsa.
Business  ɗinsa ya fara bunƙasa fiye da yadda yake zato
"Bayan shekara biyu da aurensu, Allah Ya azurta su da  ɗansu"
"na fari, suka raɗa masa suna… Aryan"
Shigowar  Aryan  cikin  rayuwarsu  ya  kawo  farin  ciki  mara
misaltuwa
"Ba  iyayensa  kaɗai  ba,  har  ma da Anti  Hibbah  ta taho daga"
London domin halartar suna
"Aryan ya taso cikin tsananin so, kulawa da gata. Lokacin da"
"Aryan  ya  cika  shekara  biyu,  kasuwancin  Alhaji  Muhammad Usman da babban abokinsa, Alhaji Abubakar Tukur, ya samu gagarumar nasara"
"Su na gudanar da international trade, kuma cikin  ƙanƙanin lokaci suka zama daga cikin manyan  ’yan kasuwa masu ku"
ɗi
"Wata   rana,   Alhaji   Abubakar   ya   ba   abokinsa   shawara"
"“Muhammad, me zai hana mu riƙa ziyartar gidan marayu lokaci zuwa lokaci? Mu taimaka musu saboda Allah ya sanya"
mana albarka cikin dukiyarmu”
"Shawarar  ta  yi  wa  Alhaji  Muhammad  Usman  daɗi,  ba  tare"
"da  ɓata lokaci ba suka fara zuwa, sai dai…"
"A  ranar  da  suka  fara  zuwa  gidan  marayun,  idanun  Alhaji"
Muhammad  Usman  suka  sauka  kan  wata  yarinya  me  suna Aneesa.
"Ba za ta wuce shekara goma sha takwas ba, ba kyawunta ne"
kawai ya ja hankalinsa ba… A’a.
"Abin   da   ya   fi   ɗ aukar   hankalinsa   shi   ne   nutsuwarta,"
ladabinta da kuma yadda kowa a gidan marayun ke yabonta
"“She’s intelligent, respectful and very responsible” Haka"
ne caregivers  ɗin gidan suke faɗa a kanta
"Tun daga wannan ranar… Zuciyarsa ta kasa mantawa da ita,"
"da ya koma gida, ya tabbatar da abu  ɗaya ma zuciyarsa"
"If  he  wasn’t  going  to  marry  Aneesa,  then  he  wouldn’t"
marry anyone else
"Ba tare da  ɓata lokaci ba, ya je  ya nemi aurenta. Da farko"
"Aneesa ta  ƙi amincewa a ganinta, ba ta shirya aure ba"
"Sai dai caregivers  ɗin gidan suka ci gaba da ba ta shawara,"
suna nuna mata cewa wannan wata babbar dama ce da za ta ba ta sabuwar rayuwa da  ’yanci
"Bayan dogon tunani… a  ƙarshe, Aneesa ta amince."
To be continued…
Idan ba zaku iya jira ba ku nufi arewapen
Questions for my lovely readers…
Ya Zahra za ta ji idan ta san mijinta yana son  ƙara aure?
Shin Du’a da Amrah mahaifiyarsu  ɗaya suke da Aryan?
Kuma… waye ainihin mahaifiyar Du’a?
Drop your predictions in the comments
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*DU’A (The Unwanted Daughter)*
CHAPTER 3: The Seeds of Hatred
FLASHBACK
The  news  of  her  husband’s  second  marriage  hit  Zahra
harder than she had expected.
Tun daga ranar da Alhaji Muhammad Usman ya sanar da ita
"cewa yana son  ƙara aure, gidan aka rasa natsuwa"
"Kullum cikin rashin fahimta suke. Duk da  ƙoƙarin da Alhaji Muhammad yake yi wajen kwantar mata da hankali, Zahra"
ta  ƙi yarda da lamarin sam
Sai dai… da ta ji cewa yarinyar da zai aura daga orphanage
"ta fito, hankalinta ta  ɗan kwanta"
A tunaninta… “Me yarinyar gidan marayu za ta iya?”
"Education?  Zero,  Beauty?  Zero,  Class?  Zero  and  Cooking"
skills? Definitely zero
A ganinta Aneesa ba za ta taɓa zama barazana gare ta ba
"Har ma ta fara tunanin cewa, tunda Alhaji ya nace sai ya  ƙ"
"ara  aure,  gara  ma  Aneesa  fiye  da  wata  mace  mai  ilimi  da asali"
At  least… hakan  zai  ba  ta  damar  cutar  da  ita  cikin  ruwan
sanyi ba tare da kowa ya zarge ta ba
"Bayan bikin Alhaji Muhammad da Aneesa, rayuwarta ta fara"
"canzawa,  Alhaji  Muhammad  ya  nuna  mata  kulawa  da  ƙ"
auna fiye da yadda ta taɓa zato
"Ba  wannan  kaɗai  ba,  ya  mayar  da  ita  makaranta  domin  ta"
"cika  burinta  na  karatu,  ya  shigar  da  ita  School  of  Nursing, inda ta fara karatunta cikin  ƙwazo"
Wannan  kulawar  da  take  samu  daga  mijinta  ce  ta  ƙara
"dagula zuciyar Zahra, jealousy slowly began to consume her"
"Bayan shekaru biyu, Allah Ya azurta Zahra da diya mace suka"
raɗa mata suna Amrah
"Watanni  huɗu  kacal  bayan  haka,  Aneesa  ma  ta  haifi  diya"
mace wato Du’a
"Tun tana jaririya, Du’a ta kasance abin so ga kowa wani irin"
farin jini ne da ita
"Duk  wanda  ya  ganta  sai  ya  nuna  mata  ƙauna,  har  Anti Hibbah ta sake zuwa daga London domin halartar suna, tare"
"da diyarta, Patrisha"
Hakan ya  ƙara tabbatar wa Zahra cewa Aneesa da  ’yarta
suna samun farin jini fiye da ita da Amrah
Abin da ya  ƙara rura wutar kishinta kenan
A nasa  ɓangaren… Alhaji Muhammad ya kasance yana  ƙo
ƙarin yin adalci tsakanin matansa
"Sai dai… Deep down, zuciyarsa ta fi karkata ga Aneesa, ba"
"don  ta  fi  Zahra  kyau  ba,  sai  don  ladabinta,  haƙurinta  da kuma yadda take mutunta mijinta"
"Ta san lokacin magana, ta san lokacin yin shiru, kuma ta san"
yadda ake gina zaman lafiya a gifs
"Lokacin  da  Du’a  ta  cika  shekara  ɗaya,  kasuwancin  Alhaji"
Muhammad ya fara fuskantar matsaloli
"Profit  ɗin  da  yake  samu  ya  ragu  sosai,  da  farko  bai  ɗauki"
abin da muhimmanci ba
"Amma da Du’a ta kai shekara biyar, komai ya sauya masa"
"gaba daya, Business  ɗinsa ya sake durƙushewa"
"A  nan  ne  Zahra  ta  fara  cusa  masa  wani  tunani,  Kullum"
maganarta  ɗaya ce  “Ai tun ranar da ka auri Aneesa na san tana  da  farar  ƙafa.  Ban  so  na  faɗa  ba  saboda  kada  ka  ce
kishin mata ne”
"Da   farko   Alhaji   Muhammad   bai   yarda   ba,   amma   da"
matsalolin suka ci gaba da  ƙaruwa…
"Sai  ya  fara  tunanin  ko  da  gaske  Zahra  tana  faɗin  gaskiya,"
Abin da ya fi tabbatar masa da hakan a zuciyarsa shi ne…
"A duk ranar da ya kwana a  ɗakin Aneesa, washegari sai ya"
yi wata babbar asara a business
"Coincidence ne, amma a wajensa, ya fara ganin kamar hujja"
ce
"Canjin da ta samu daga wajen mijinta ya fara damun Aneesa,"
ta lura cewa yana guje mata
"Yana  mata  magana  cikin  tsawa,  wani  lokacin  ma  ba  ya"
sauraronta
"Sai dai duk da haka, ba ta taɓa daina haƙuri ba, ta ci gaba da"
ibadarta ta ci gaba da addu’a
Kuma burinta guda  ɗaya shi ne ta ba wa Du’a tarbiyya ta
gari da ilimi mai amfani
"Bayan  ta  kammala  karatunta,  ta  samu  aiki  a  wani  private"
"healthcare  facility,  inda  take  aiki  domin  kula  da  kanta  da kuma  ’yarta"
A gefe guda kuma…
"Humairah, babbar  ƙawar Zahra, ita ce ke ci gaba da zuga ta,"
Wanda kullum sai ta  ƙara hura mata wutar  ƙiyayya
A hankali… shirin da suke yi wa Aneesa ya fara  ƙara muni
"Bayan  wasu  shekaru,  an  gano  cewa  Aneesa  na  fama  da"
breast cancer
Maimakon   Alhaji   Muhammad   ya  tausaya   mata… sai   ƙ
"iyayyarsa ta  ƙara tsananta, a ganinsa…"
"Tun  bayan  shigowarta  ne  arzikinsa  ya  fara  raguwa,  yanzu"
kuma  ga  rashin  lafiyarta  da  ke  sa  yana  kashe  kuɗi  wajen
jinyarta
"A  zuciyarsa  Aneesa  ta  zama  nauyi,  wata  rana,  ciwon  ya"
tsananta sosai
Fatima ce ta garzaya da ita asibiti
Nan take aka admitting  ɗinta
Abin   da   ya   fi   karya   zuciyar   Aneesa   shi   ne … Tsawon
"kwanakin da ta yi a asibiti Alhaji Muhammad bai taɓa zuwa ya dubata ba, ko sau  ɗaya"
"A gida kuwa, Du’a kullum cikin kuka take, ba wai saboda"
rashin lafiyar mahaifiyarta kaɗai ba…
Har da irin azaba da cin zarafin da take ci a hannun Zahra da
Amrah
"Bayan wasu kwanaki da jinya, Allah Ya ba Aneesa sauƙi, aka"
sallame ta daga asibiti
To be continued…
   Author’s Note
Na  ga  korafinku  game  da  tsawon  chapters.  Thank  you  so
much for your feedback. ฀
"In shaa Allah, chapter na gaba zai fi wannan tsawo."
And yes…
"We’re still in the flashback, but we’re almost done"
"Just one more chapter, then we’ll return to the present.   "
Hauwajay writes 08110615256
*DU’A (The Unwanted Daughter)*
CHAPTER 4&5: The Last Goodbye
"“Sometimes, the people who love us the most are the"
"ones we lose too soon. Yet, their love stays with us forever”"
Five years later…
"Du’a and Amrah were ten years old, while Aryan had just"
"turned   fifteen.   Da   yammacin   wata   ranar   Litinin,   family driver ne ya dawo da su daga makaranta."
"Da motar ta tsaya a driveway, Du’a ta fito da gudu, school"
"bag  ɗinta  na  rawa  a  bayanta,  ba  ta  tsaya  ko’ina  ba,  Kai"
tsaye ta nufi  ɗakin Mommy  ɗinta
"A lokacin, Aneesa na mopping  ɗakinta cikin nutsuwa"
“Mommy!” Du’a ta kira da muryar da ta cika da farin ciki
"kafin ta rungume ta da  ƙarfi, Aneesa ta  ɗan yi dariya  “My princess…”"
Da sauri ta  ɗaga Du’a sama tana juyawa a hankali
“I have a beautiful daughter…” Ta sumbaci goshinta “I
have the most talented baby…”
Du’a ta fashe da dariya  “Mommy… stop!” ta faɗa tana
dariyar da ta cika  ɗakin
Sai  Aneesa  ta  ƙara  juyawa  da  ita  “I  have  a  brainy  little
princess…” Ta taɓa hancinta cikin wasa “You’re one in a
million…”
Daga  ƙarshe  ta  rungume  ta  sosai  “And  I’d  choose  you
over everything…”
Ta  ɗora goshinta a kan na Du’a  ”…because you’re my
greatest blessing”
Du’a ta lumshe idanunta tana jin daɗin rungumar  “This is
the best day ever!” ta faɗa cikin farin ciki
"Aneesa ta murmusa  “So… tell me, what happened?”"
Da  sauri  Du’a  ta  ciro  result  slip  daga  school  bag  ɗinta
“Mommy… I came first again!”
"Aneesa   ta   karɓa   tana   dubawa,   da   ta   ga   1st   Position,"
"murmushinta  ya  ƙara  faɗaɗa  “I’m  so  proud  of  you sweetheart, you’ve made me proud once again”"
"Du’a  ta  yi  murmushi,  amma  bayan  wasu  secs  sai  ya  fara"
dusashewa
"Aneesa ta lura, ta  ɗaga haɓarta a hankali"
"“What’s wrong, darling?”, Du’a ta sunkuyar da kai  “I"
"know Daddy doesn’t like me…” Ta yi shiru na  ɗan lokaci kafin ta ci gaba  “He probably won’t even care about my result” Kalaman suka fito a hankali, amma sun bugi zuciyar"
Aneesa kamar kibiyar da ba a gani
"Ta  zauna  a  gefen  gadon,  sannan  ta  zaunar  da  Du’a  a"
cinyarta  “Look at me sweetheart”
"Du’a ta  ɗaga idanunta, Aneesa ta share mata wata  ƙwalla"
da ta fara taruwa
"“Never say that again, okay?”"
"Du’a  ta  yi  shiru,  Aneesa  ta  ci  gaba  cikin  murmushi  “I"
"believe… one day, your father will love you the way you’ve"
always wished”
“And  when  that  day  comes… He’ll  realize  what  an
amazing daughter he has”
"Du’a ta  ɗan murmusa “I pray for that every day, Mommy”"
Aneesa  ta  sumbaci  goshinta  “And  Allah  never  ignores
sincere prayer”……
"Aryan na fitowa daga  ɗakinsa domin ya  ɗauko ruwa, sai ya"
"hango Du’a tana fitowa daga  ɗakin Aneesa, result  slip  ɗ"
"inta na hannunta, fuskarta cike da farin ciki"
"Da ta gan shi, ta yi saurin  ƙarasa wajensa“Yaya Aryan!”, Ya"
tsaya yana kallonta
“Guess what?”
“What?” Ya tambaya yana murmushi
Ta miƙa masa result slip  ɗin
“I came first… again!”
"Aryan ya karɓa ya duba, da ya ga First Position, fuskarsa ta"
cika da farin ciki
“Wow … our   princess ” Ya   ɗan   tsugunna   har   daidai
"tsayinta  “I’m proud of you, baby”"
"Ya miƙa mata hannu “Congratulations”, Du’a ta yi dariya"
"tana shaking hand  ɗinsa  “Thank you, Yaya”"
Aryan  ya  ɗaga  hannu  zai  shafa  kanta… Sai  idanunsa  suka
sauka kan Zahra da ke tsaye a bakin parlour
"Ba ta ce komai ba, amma kallon da ta yi masa ya isa ya sa"
murmushinsa ya  ɓace
"A hankali ta  ɗaga gira, Aryan ya haɗiye yawu ya san wannan"
kallon sosai bcos kallon gargadi ne like…“Don’t you dare”
Da sauri ya janye hannunsa
“I’m… happy for you” Ya faɗa cikin sanyin murya kafin
ya juya ya haura sama
"Du’a  ta  tsaya  tana  kallonsa  har  ya  ɓace,  ba  ta  fahimci"
dalilin da ya sa ya canja ba
"Da Aryan ya tafi, Zahra ta  ƙaraso inda Du’a take tsaye, ta  ƙ"
"wace  result  slip  ɗin  daga  hannunta,  ta  duba  taga  First Position"
"Fuskarta  ta  canja  nan  take,  “Again?” Ta  yi  magana  a"
hankali  “Every single time…”
Ta  kalli  Du’a  “Why  do  all  your  teachers  like  you  this
"much?”, Du’a ta girgiza kai  “I don’t know, Mummy”"
"Slap! Mari kawai ta kai mata, Du’a ta dafe kumatunta"
"“If you think you’ll keep embarrassing Amrah in this house,"
then you’re mistaken!”
"Hawaye suka cika idanun Du’a  “Mummy, wallahi ban…”"
Zahra ta katse ta  “Keep quiet!”
"A tsorace Du’a ta juya da gudu, abu  ɗaya kawai take tunani"
Mammy…
"Ta san idan ta je wajen Aneesa, za ta samu nutsuwa amma"
kafin ta isa corridor… Amrah ta fito daga parlour
Da  ta  ga  Du’a  na  gudu… sai  murmushi  ya  bayyana  a
fuskarta a hankali ta miƙa  ƙafarta
Du’a ba ta lura ba sai kawai ta yi tuntube ta faɗi “Ahhhh!”
Ta faɗi da  ƙarfi
Bakinta ya bugi tiles nan take jini ya fara fita “Mammyyyyy!”
Ihun da ta yi ya cika gidan gaba  ɗaya
Fatima ce ta fara fitowa daga kitchen  “Ya Salam!”
Ta yi saurin  ƙarasa wajen Du’a. A lokaci guda… Aneesa ta
fito daga  ɗakinta cikin firgici  “Du’a!”
"Aryan ma ya fito daga sama da gudu, da ya ga jinin bakin Du’"
a… Zuciyarsa ta tsinke
Ya fara daga saukowa stairs
Sai Zahra ta yi magana cikin tsawa  “Aryan!”
Ya tsaya cak
“If you take one more step…” Ta nuna Du’a “…I swear
you’ll regret it”
"Shiru ya mamaye wajen, Aryan ya kalli mahaifiyarsa sannan"
ya kalli Du’a
Ganin Idanunta suna neman taimako ga jini dake zuba daga
"bakinta, zuciyarsa ta  ƙi barinsa ya juya"
Amma… ya san Mummy ba ta yin barazana a banza
A hankali idanunsa suka cika da  ƙwalla
“I’m sorry…” Ya furta cikin murya mai rauni  “In shaa
Allah zai warke da wuri”
"Ya  juya  ya  koma  ɗakinsa,  yana  shiga… Ya  jingina  bayansa"
"da  ƙofar, hawayensa suka zubo"
For the first time… He hated himself for being too weak to
protect his little sister
Aneesa ta isa wajen Du’a da gudu
“Oh my baby…” Ta rungume ta cikin firgici  “Where are
you hurting?”
"Du’a ba ta iya magana ba, sai kuka take yi, Fatima ta kawo"
first aid box da sauri
"Su  biyun  suka  taimaka  suka  tsaftace  jinin,  suka  yi  mata"
dressing
Aneesa na shafa kanta a hankali
“It’s okay… I’m here”
"Da kalmar nan kaɗai, kukan Du’a ya  ɗan lafa"
"Fatima  ta  fito  daga  ɗakin  bayan  sun  gama,  da  ta  wuce"
parlour… sai ta haɗa ido da Zahra
"Zahra ta watsa mata wani kallon gargaɗi, Fatima ta sunkuyar"
da kanta
"Ba  ta  ce  komai  ba,  ta  san  iyakar  aikinta  kuma,  a  cikin"
zuciyarta…ta  yi  wa  Du’a  da  mahaifiyarta  addu’a  “Ya Allah… Ka zama Garkuwarsu”
"Bayan  wannan ranar… rayuwa ta ci  gaba da tafiya, amma"
"ba cikin sauƙi ba, bcos kowace rana, Du’a da Aneesa suna fuskantar wani sabon  ƙalubale"
"Zahra  ba  ta  daina  ƙoƙarin  wulaƙanta  su  ba,  Amrah  kuwa tana girma ne tana kwaikwayon duk abin da mahaifiyarta ke"
yi
"A duk lokacin da Aryan yake gida, Du’a kan  ɗan samu sauƙ"
"i, yana  ƙoƙarin kare ta gwargwadon ikonsa"
Sai dai da zarar ya fita makaranta ko wani wuri… Du’a ta
sake komawa ita kaɗai cikin gidan da babu wanda ke kare ta sai mahaifiyarta
Life wasn’t fair… But Aneesa never stopped reminding her
daughter of one thing
"“No  matter  how  people  treat  you,  never  let  them"
change your good heart”
"Du’a kan gyada kai ko da yaushe  “I promise, Mommy”"
Bayan   wasu   watanni …  Rashin   lafiyar   Aneesa   ta   sake
"tsananta, abin da likitoci suka yi fatan zai lafa…"
"Sai  ya  ƙara  muni,  the  cancer  had  become  aggressive,  ta"
"gama ramewa kamar mai ciwon aids, karfinta ya ragu sosai, har yakai da tafiya ta fara mata wahala"
Duk lokacin da Du’a ta gan ta tana jin ji… Sai zuciyarta ta
"tsinke, tayi rauni fiye da yadda zaka zata"
“Mammy…” Ta kan kira cikin kuka  “Does it hurt?”
Aneesa ta kan yi murmushi duk da azabar da take ciki  “A
little”
Ta shafa kan Du’a
“But Allah is with me”
Saboda   Alhaji   Muhammad   ya   ƙ ara   nesanta   kansa   da
Aneesa…Fatima ce ta zama tamkar  ‘yar uwanta
Colleagues  ɗinta  daga  private  healthcare  facility  ma  ba  su
"taɓa mantawa da ita ba, kusan kullum sai  ɗaya ko biyu daga cikinsu sun zo duba lafiyarta"
"Especially Maria and Farida, sai sauran ma’aikatan da suke"
ƙaunarta su  ne  suka  zama familynta  a  lokacin  da ta  fi  buƙ atar kulawa
Wata  ranar  Juma’a..  da  misalin  ƙarfe  goma  na  safe..
Aneesa ta tashi cikin matsanancin ciwo
“Ahh…”Ta dafe  ƙirjinta tana numfashi da wahala
Fatima ta yi saurin riƙe ta
“Ma Aneesa!”
"Maria da Farida ma suna wajen, nan take suka fahimci ba  ƙ"
aramin ciwo ba ne
"Maria ta miƙe tsaye“I’ll call Alhaji, gaskiya ya zo asan abun"
yi Tana ji da jiki fah”
"Ta fito da sauri zuwa parlour, sai dai bata haɗuwa da shi ba"
Alhaji Muhammad sai Zahra
Ta zauna cikin nutsuwa tana shan tea
"“Good morning, Hajiya” Maria ta gaishe ta cikin gaggawa"
"“Please… Aneesa is in serious pain, weneed Alhaji to take"
her to the hospital immediately”
"Zahra ta  ɗaga kai ta kalle ta, ba alamun damuwa ko kaɗan a"
fuskarta ta ce
“So?”
Maria ta  ɗan yi mamaki “Hajiya… her condition is getting
worse fah kuma ki ce So?”
Zahra ta  ɗora cup  ɗinta a hankali kan table na gabanta
“And what exactly do you want me to do?”
Maria ta yi shiru na  ɗan lokaci
"“Please… just  call  her  husband  ki  taimaka  mana,  or  ki"
bani na Kira sa”
Zahra ta yi murmushin rainin hankali
“If she wants him…” ta dakata
“She  can  call  him  herself” Ta  miƙe  tsaye  ta  nufi  ɗakin
Aneesa
"Da   ta   shiga,   ta   tarar   Aneesa   na   kwance   tana   wahalar"
"numfashi, ta tsaya tana kallonta na wasu mintuna"
Sannan  ta  ce  cikin  wata murya mai  sanyi… amma cike  da
kaifi  a  kalaman  nata  “Hope  your  good  luck  can  save  you now”
"Ba tare da ta jira amsa ba, ta juya ta fita, Maria ta tsaya cak,"
ta kasa yarda da abin da kunnuwanta suka ji
A cikin  ɗakin Du’a ta rungume Mammy  ɗinta tana kuka
“Mammy… Please don’t leave me”
Aneesa ta yi  ƙoƙarin murmushi
“I’m not going anywhere…”
Amma ko ita kanta… ta fara jin cewa jikinta na bata wani sa
ƙo
"Du’a ta rungume Mammy  ɗinta da  ƙarfi, hawaye na zuba"
ba  ƙaƙƙautawa
“Mammy… please don’t leave me”
"Aneesa ta  ɗora hannunta a kan Du’a cikin rauni, ta yi  ƙoƙ"
arin murmushi
"“I’m not leaving you now, sweetheart…”"
Haka nan ta fara jin cewa lokaci nata na  ƙara kusantowa
Maria ta dawo  ɗakin da sauri
“We can’t wait any longer”
Ta kalli Farida  “Let’s take her to the hospital plsss”
"Fatima da Farida suka taimaka wajen  ɗaga Aneesa, Du’a ta"
tsaya tana kuka
"Ta ga yadda Mammy  ɗinta ke wahala wajen numfashi, nan"
"take ta ji tsoro fiye da kowane lokaci, kawai ta hango wayar Aneesa a gefen gado"
Ta  ɗauka da sauri
“Mammy… Can I call Daddy?”
"Aneesa  ta  gyada  kai  a  hankali,  da  hannayenta  masu  rawa,"
Du’a ta nemo number  ɗin Daddy ta kira
Bayan ringing na  ɗan lokaci ya  ɗaga
“Hello?”
“ Da …  Daddy … ”  Muryarta   ta   katse   saboda   kuka
"“Mommy  is  very  sick,  Dan  Allah  ba  mu  ba  Daddy  please come wallahi we need you”"
"Daga  ɗaya  ɓangaren  wayar,  Alhaji  Muhammad  ya  sauke"
ajiyar zuciya
"“I’m in a meeting, I can’t leave now”"
“Daddy please… She’s in pain ka taimaka mana”
Sai ya katse ta“Du’a stop disturbing me while I’m working”
“I’ll come when I’m free” Click ya kashe wayan
"Du’a ta tsaya cak, ta sauke wayar a hankali, wannan karon"
not like before ba kuka ta fara ba kawai shiru
Shirun da ya fi kuka ciwo shi tayi
"Maria ta karɓi wayar daga hannunta, ta rungume ta  “It’s"
okay… We’ll take care of your mom”
"Ba  tare  da  ɓata  lokaci  ba,  suka  garzaya  da  Aneesa  zuwa"
asibiti
"Throughout the journey Aneesa ba ta daina kallon Du’a ba,"
"kamar dai tana  ƙoƙarin haddace fuskarta ne, kamar tana jin cewa, wannan ne karo na  ƙarshe"
Da suka isa emergency unit…
Likitoci suka yi saurin karɓar Aneesa
“Please wait outside” Ƙofar emergency room suka rufe
Du’a ta tsaya tana kallon  ƙofar  “Mammy…” Ta furta a
hankali
"Fatima ta rungume ta, Maria kuwa ta fara karanta addu’a a"
hankali  Farida  kuma  na  ta  kai  da  komowa  cikin  tashin hankali
Mintuna suka zama kamar awanni kowa ya rasa abin yi sai
addu’a
"Bayan  kusan  awa  guda  Doctor  ya  fito,  fuskarsa  cike  da"
damuwa
“She’s asking for her daughter.”
"Da gudu Du’a ta bi shi, ta shiga  ɗakin"
"Mammy  ɗinta na kwance, jikinta ya yi rauni sosai amma da"
"ta ga Du’a, sai ta yi murmushi  “My brave girl…”"
Du’a ta  ƙarasa gefenta ta riƙe hannunta
“Mammy… You’re going to be fine In shaa Allah”
Aneesa ta girgiza kai a hankali
“No sweetheart.. Listen to me”
Du’a ta fara girgiza kai tana kuka  “No…Please don’t say
that”
Aneesa ta share mata hawaye da yatsunta masu sanyi
"“You’re stronger than you think, promise me… you’ll"
never stop praying
Du’a ta girgiza kai
“I promise”
“You’ll continue your education ba zaki yi wasa da shi ba”
“I promise” Du’a ta amsa
"“You’ll respect everyone, even those who hurt you”"
"Du’a  ta  kasa  amsawa  ta  fashe  da  kuka,  Aneesa  ta  matsa"
hannunta
"“Don’t let hatred change your beautiful heart, bcos Allah"
sees everything and one day…
“He will reward your patience”
Ta juya ta kalli Maria da Farida da shigowarsu kenan
“Ina roƙonku please… kada ku manta da Du’a”
"Maria ta fashe da kuka  “We won’t, I promise”"
Farida ma ta share hawayenta
"“Za  ta  kasance  tamkar  ’yarmu,  balle  ma  zaki  warke  da"
yardan Allah”
Aneesa ta lumshe idanunta na wasu mintuna sai ta sake buɗ
e su ta kalli Du’a
“I love you… My precious daughter and I’ll always love
you”
Du’a ta  ɗaura kanta kan  ƙirjinta
"“I love you too, Mammy but Please don’t go”"
Aneesa ta  ɗan motsa laɓɓanta
“La ilaha…”
"“…illallah…” Kalmar ta tsaya, monitor  ɗin da ke gefenta"
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Chapter 6: The last Goodbye 2
"Doctor ya yi saurin matsowa, Nurses suka fara  ƙoƙarin ceto ta ""Charge!"""
"""Again!"""
"""Clear!"""
"Du'a ta tsaya a kusurwa tana kuka ""Mammy!! Wake up, please wake up"""
"Bayan wasu mintuna... Doctor ya cire safarsa a hankali, ya kalli Maria, sannan ya girgiza kai ""I'm"
"sorry... we lost her"""
Lokacin da kalmomin suka shiga kunnen Du'a... sai ta yi kamar ba ta fahimta ba
"Ta  kalli  Mammy  ɗinta,  ta  jira  ta  buɗe  idanu,  ta  jira  ta  yi  murmushi..  ta  jira  ta  ce...  ""My  brave girl..."" Amma... ba ta  motsa  ba Duk  da tab'a  ta  da take yi,  ba ta  yi  magana ba,  and  ba ta  sake"
numfashi ba
"Du'a  ta  ƙarasa  gadon  a  hankali,  ta  riƙe  hannun  Mammy  ɗinta,  ya  yi  sanyi  sosai  ga  zuba  a"
goshinta
"""Mammy..."" Ta kira cikin murya mai rauni, taji shiru wanda ko bacci take idan ta kirata zata amsa,"
"ta sake girgiza hannunta ""Mammy..."" har sannan shiru"
"Nan take ta rungume gawar Mammy  ɗinta tana ihu ""Mammyyyyyyy!! Please don't leave me! I'll"
"be a good girl!"""
"""I  promise  Mammy...  I  still  need  you...""  Kukan  da  take  yi  ya  cika  dukan  emergency  ward,  duk"
wanda ya ji tabbas sai zuciyarsa ta yi nauyi
"Wasu nurses suka share hawaye, Maria ta juya ta fashe da kuka, Fatima ta durƙusa tana nanata"
"""Inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi raji'un"""
"A gefen corridor wajen, wani matashi mai kusan shekara goma sha tara ya tsaya cak, mai sunansa"
"Ayman, ya zo asibitin tare da iyayensa domin duba lafiyar kakarsa"
"Amma ihun wannan  ƙaramar yarinya ya sa ya kasa ci gaba da tafiya, ya waiwayo, sai ya ga Du'a"
tana rungume da gawar mahaifiyarta
"Ƙaramar  yarinya  ce  dai,  amma  tana  kuka  kamar  rainta  zai  fito,  Ayman  ya  ji  wani  abu  ya  tsaya"
masa zuciyarsa
"Ba tare da ya sani ba, ya taka zuwa gabanta ya durƙusa ""Hey..."" Ya faɗa cikin sanyin murya ""It's"
"okay..."""
"Amma Du'a ba ta ji shi ba, ita dai duk abin da take gani... Mammy  ɗinta ce"
"Ayman ya kalli mahaifinsa cikin rashin fahimta ""Dad... Why is she crying like that?"""
Mahaifinsa ya sauke numfashi
"""Because... She just lost the most important person in her life"""
"Ayman  ya  sake  kallon  Du'a,  a  zuciyarsa  ya  yi  mata  addu'a  kawai  ""Ya  Allah...  Ka  ba  ta  ƙarfin"
"jurewa"""
"Bai san sunanta ba, bai san ko daga ina take ba, amma ta mugun basa tausayi"
"Kafin a kai gawar Aneesa gida, labarin rasuwarta ya riga ya isa kunnuwan Alhaji Muhammad"
"Ya iso asibitin cikin gaggawa, da ya shiga emergency ward, idanunsa suka sauka kan gawar Aneesa"
da aka rufe da farin zanen asibiti
Na  ɗan lokaci ya tsaya yana kallonta ba tare da ya ce komai ba Mutanen da ke wajen suka fara yi
masa ta'aziyya
"""Innalillahi wa inna ilaihi raji'un"""
"""Allah  Ya  jikanta""  A  hankali  ya  sunkuyar  da  kansa,  ya  dafe  goshinsa  kamar  wanda  mutuwar  ta"
girgiza shi  ƙwarai
"Though Maria, Fatima da Farida ne kaɗai suka san gaskiya, sun san cewa a lokacin da Aneesa ta fi"
buƙatar mijinta...
"Bai  zo  ba  sai  yanzu  ne  yake  da  bakin  pretending,  saboda  haka  ba  wanda  ya  ce  masa  komai  a"
"cikinsu, suka bar hukunci ga Allah"
"Du'a baiwar Allah, har sannan tana manne da gawar Mammy  ɗinta, Ko da nurses suka yi  ƙoƙarin"
"rabata da ita... Ta  ƙi ""No!"" Ta fashe da kuka"
"""Please, don't take my Mammy away bcos I still need her"""
Maria ta durƙusa a gabanta
"""Sweetheart... Mammy is with Allah now"""
"Da sauri Du'a ta girgiza kai ""No! She promised she wouldn't leave me, she promised..."" Kalmar ta"
tsaya a maƙoshinta ta kalli fuskar Mammy  ɗinta karo na  ƙarshe
"Ta  tuna  waƙar  da  take  yawan  yi  mata  ""I  have  a  beautiful  daughter...""  Hawayenta  suka  sake"
"zubowa ""...I'd choose you over everything..."""
"Da  ƙyar ta furta cikin kuka ""...because you're my greatest blessing"""
"Nan take ta lumshe Idanunta, jikinta ya yi sanyi ta faɗi  ƙasa"
"""Du'a!"" Fatima ta yi ihu"
Likitoci suka yi saurin taruwa a kanta
"""She's unconscious"""
"Bayan wasu mintuna, ta fara motsa yatsunta, ta buɗe idanunta. Abu na farko da ta tambaya shi"
"ne. ""Where's Mammy?"""
"Duk shiru suka yi, ba wanda ya iya amsa mata"" ta sake tambaya ""Can I see her?"""
"Maria ta rungume ta, ta kasa cewa komai, a wannan lokacin ne..."
"Du'a ta fahimci cewa Mammy  ɗinta, ba za ta sake dawowa ba, ta sake fashewa da kuka.."
"Bayan an kammala jana'izar Aneesa, gida ya cika da masu ta'aziyya, kowa na magana ne game da"
"kyawawan halayenta ""Allah Ya jiƙanta"""
"""Wallahi mace ce mai haƙuri"""
"""Ba ta taɓa cutar da kowa ba"""
"Duk waɗannan kalamai suna  ƙara cika zuciyar Du'a da kewar Mammy  ɗinta, bcos bin kowa take"
da kallo idan suna magana
"A  gefe  guda kuma, Zahra ta  riƙa karɓar gaisuwar  mutane  da fuskar jimami, duk wanda bai  san"
abin da ke faruwa a gidan ba
"Zai  rantse  cewa  tana  matuƙar  baƙin cikin  rasuwar  Aneesa,  sai dai.. waɗanda suka san gaskiyar"
sun san cewa zuciyarta ba ta cike da abin da fuskarta ke nunawa ba
"Da  mutane  suka  fara  watsewa  bayan  wasu  kwana  ki,  Anti  Hibbah  ta  zauna  kusa  da  Alhaji"
Muhammad
"""Muhammad..."" Ta kira cikin nutsuwa ""Ka ba ni Du'a Ina son zan tafi da ita London, zan kula da ita"
"kamar yadda zan kula da Patrisha"""
Kafin Alhaji Muhammad ya yi magana.. Zahra ta katse su
"""A'a"" Ta yi murmushin da ba wanda ya gane ma'anarsa ""Du'a ai 'yarmu ce, yanzu da Aneesa ba ta"
"nan sai ta bar gidan mahaifinta? Ai Nima mahaifiyarta ce"""
"Maria ma ta saka baki Duk da bai shafe fa ba ""Please, Hajiya... Du'a tana buƙatar mutane da za su"
"ba ta kulawa a wannan lokacin ne"""
"Zahra ta girgiza kai ""Ba za ta je ko'ina ba Nace!!!"" Ta kama hannun Du'a ""Za ta zauna a gidan nan"
"saboda nan ne ainihinta"""
"Du'a ta kalli Anti Hibbah, ta kalli Maria, ta kalli Fatima dake aikin goge dining, ta sauke idonta, a"
"karo na farko, ta ji tsoro"
"Tsoron  komawa  gidan  da  yanzu  babu  Mammy,  Wanda ko  Tana  nan  din  ma  ba  lallai  take  fita  a"
"track na Mummy ba, gidan da ba wanda zai rungume ta?Babu wanda zai kare ta? Babu wanda zai ce mata ""You're my greatest blessing"""
"Anti Hibbah ta share hawaye, ta rungume Du'a ""Be strong, sweetheart"""
Maria ma ta sumbaci goshinta
"""We'll always be here for you"""
"Du'a ba ta iya cewa komai ba, sai ta gyada kai cikin hawaye, tana son tayi magana amma tana"
tsoron Mummy
"Daga wannan ranar... Rayuwar Du'a ta canza gaba  ɗaya, gidan da tun farko ba ya nuna mata  ƙ"
"auna, yanzu ya zama tamkar kurkuku,"
"Babu gata balle wani kulawa, babu wanda yake tambayar lafiyarta balle asan halin da take ciki"
"Sai  dai...  a  duk  lokacin  da Aryan yake  gida,  yakan yi  iya  ƙoƙarinsa  ya  sa  ta  yi  murmushi  ko  da"
kuwa na  ɗan lokaci ne
Amma da zarar ya tafi Du'a ta sake komawa ita kaɗai
A little girl... Trying to survive in a house that never truly wanted her
End of Flashback
Masu Neman cigaban yana arewapen
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CHAPTER 7: Back to Reality
“Healing doesn’t mean the pain disappears. It simply means you learn to live with it”
"Du’a ta turo  ƙofar  ɗakinsu a hankali, tana shiga, ta tsaya cak, the room was a complete mess, books a warwatse, uniforms na watse a kan gado, takalma a tsakiyar  ɗaki, sweet wrappers kuma"
ba adadi a  ƙasa
"Amrah na zaune a bakin gado tana shan sweets, tana jefar da wrappers  ɗin ba tare da damuwa"
ba
Du’a ta sauke ajiyar zuciya
“Amrah…” Ta kira cikin nutsuwa  “Why are you scattering the room like this?”
"Amrah ta  ɗaga kai a hankali, ta kalleta da wani kallon raini"
"“And so?” Ta faɗa tana yamutsa fuska  “Let me make one thing clear, Du’a…”"
“I’ll do whatever I want” Ta miƙe tsaye  “If the room annoys you…” Ta nuna  ƙasan  ɗakin
“You can clean it”
"Ta nufi  ƙofa, sai kuma ta tsaya ta waiwayo“Oh… I’m warning you, don’t ever try talking to me"
again”
“Stay away from me Or…” Ta yi murmushin raini  “You know exactly what will happen”
"Ta  buɗe  ƙofar,  a  dai-dai  lokacin  Fatima  ke  shirin  shiga,  Amrah  ta  buga  mata  kafaɗa  da  gangan"
kafin ta wuce ba tare da ta ce komai ba
Fatima ta bita da kallo ta girgiza kai cikin takaici
"Du’a ba ta ce uffan ba ta durƙusa, ta fara tattara books  ɗin, ta  ɗauki wrappers  ɗin sweets, ta"
"gyara bedsheets, a hankali ta maida  ɗakin kamar yadda yake"
Fatima ta  ƙarasa kusa da ita  “Dua…” Ta kira cikin sanyin murya  “I heard everything”
"Du’a  ta  ɗaga kai  ta  yi  mata  murmushi,  duk  da cewa murmushin  ba ya kai  zuci  ba,  Fatima  ta"
zauna kusa da ita  “Always remember this…”
“Whoever remains patient in difficult times will never lose their reward”
"Du’a ta gyada kai  “In shaa Allah thank you, Sister Fatima”"
Fatima ta shafa kanta  “You’re a strong girl Never forget that”
Ta miƙe tsaye  “I only came to check on you” Du’a ta yi murmushi“Thank you for caring”
"Fatima ta fita, Du’a ta tsaya ita kaɗai a  ɗakin, ta  ɗaga kai ta kalli hoton Mammy  ɗinta da ke"
gefen gadonta
A hankali ta yi murmushi  “I miss you…” Ta furta cikin  ƙasa-ƙasa da murya
"A parlour Amrah ta fito tana taɓe baki, Zahra ta  ɗago kai daga wayarta"
"“What’s wrong, sweetheart?”"
Amrah ta zauna kusa da ita  “Mom you still haven’t bought my phone”
Zahra ta  ɗan yi dariya  “Oh.. so that’s why you’re upset?”
"Amrah  ta  gyada  kai  “I’m  the  only  one  among  my  friends  without  the  latest  iPhone,  I  feel"
embarrassed yadda kika san bani da gata”
"Zahra ta kama hannunta  “Relax, to me na damun kanki Akan waya? You’ll get yours tonight”"
"Da jin haka, fuskar Amrah ta sake nan take  “Dagaske Mom?”"
“Of course za’a saya miki Yau din nan”
"Amrah ta yi tsalle cikin farin ciki  “I love you, Mom!” Ta juya da gudu zuwa  ɗakinta tana waƙa,"
Zahra ta bita da murmushi
Da misalin  ƙarfe 3:30 na yamma Du’a ta idar da Sallar La’asar ta shiga toilet ta yi wanka cikin
sauri
"A yau dai ba ta son sake yin latti bcos Mu’alliminsu ya riga ya gargaɗe su jiya, a gurguje take shiri,"
"da ta fito tana saukowa stairs, sai ta ji sallama"
“Assalamu Alaikum”
Fuskar Du’a nan take ta sake shi  “Ayesha!” Ta  ƙaraso da sauri ta rungume  ƙawarta
"Amrah ta  ɗan  ɗaga kai daga game  ɗin da take yi ta harare Ayesha, sai ta ci gaba da game  ɗinta"
"Zahra kuma ta yi wani  ƙaramin murmushi “Munafukai kawai, duk wai saboda addini toh idan na"
hanata tafi sai muga ta tsiya”
Ayesha ta ji maganar amma kamar kullum basu da ta cewa kawai ta  ƙarasa kusa da Zahra “Good
"afternoon, Ma”"
"Zahra ba ta amsa ba ta ci gaba da kallon TV, Ayesha ta saba saboda haka ba ta damu ba, ta juya ta"
kalli Du’a tana murmushi  “Ready?”
Du’a ta gyada kai
“Let’s go”
Suna daf da fita sai muryar Zahra ta dakatar da su  “Du’a”
"Ta tsaya  “Yes, Mummy?”"
“Make me a cup of tea”
"Du’a ta kalli Ayesha, Ayesha ta yi mata murmushin  ƙarfafawa irin  “It’s okay, I’ll wait”"
"Du’a ta nufi kitchen, ta haɗa tea  ɗin da kanta nan take, da ta kawo…"
Zahra ta  ɗan  ɗanɗana
“Hmm…” Ta ajiye cup  ɗin  “I need some snacks too”
"Du’a ta  ɗan kalli Fatima dake can tana sharan yamma, ta sauke idanunta Mummy ta san Fatima"
"na nan, ta san Amrah ma na nan amma duk da haka…"
"Ita aka aika sbd zata Madarasa, ba tare da ta yi gardama ba ta koma kitchen"
"A tare da Fatima da Ayesha suka taimaka mata suka shirya cookies nan take, within minutes har"
ta gama
"Da ta kai wa Zahra, Agogo ya nuna 4:30 p.m already, ta kalli Ayesha cikin damuwa  “I’m sorry”"
"Ayesha ta kama hannunta “Come on, we’re already late mu tafi” Suka fita tare ba  ɓata lokaci"
Bayan sun bar gidan… Du’a da Ayesha suka dinga sauri wajen tafiya Islamiyyah
"Ko da suka isa already darasi ya riga ya fara, Mu’allim ya  ɗago ya kalle su “Again?” Ya tambaya"
cikin sanyin murya
Du’a ta sunkuyar da kanta
“Kayi hakuri Mu’allim”
"Ayesha ma ta ce  “Hakan ba zai sake faruwa ba, In shaa Allah”"
"Mu’allim ya yi shiru na  ɗan lokaci, ya tuna cewa jiya ma sun yi latti"
A  ƙarshe ya nuna musu kujerunsu
“Zaku iya zuwa ku zauna”
"“Thank you, Mu’allim”"
"Suka samu waje suka zauna cikin nutsuwa, a duk lokacin darasin, tunani  ɗaya ne kawai ke yawo a"
zuciyar Du’a
"“Da Mammy tana nan, da ba zan taɓa yin latti ba” Ta lumshe idanunta na  ɗan lokaci"
Sai ta ji muryar Mu’allim  “Du’a”
Ta miƙe tsaye
"“Yes, Mu’allim”"
“Complete the verse” Cikin nutsuwa ta karanta ayar ba tare da kuskure ba
Mu’allim ya yi murmushi
"“Masha Allah, Allah Kara ilimi mai Albarka”"
"“Ameen” Dalibai da dama suka amsa, Ayesha ta yi mata murmushi cikin alfahari"
Washegari da safe… Maria da Farida suka zo gidan domin duba Du’a kamar yadda suka Saba
"time to time, yanzu kuma sun yi kwanaki biyu ba su samu damar zuwa ba saboda aiki"
Tun kafin su iso  ƙofar parlour Maria ta ce  “I’ve been thinking about her”
"Farida ta gyada kai  “Me too, tun ba yau ba abun ke rai na amma komai sai Allah ya kaddara, sai"
"dai hankali na baya kwanciya bcos we promised Aneesa, nd we must keep that promise”"
"Da suka shiga parlour, ba kowa sai    Fatima ce, ta tarbe su"
Bayan sun gama gaisawa ta ce
“Tana  ɗaki” Fatima ta faɗa tana nuna musu hanyar  ɗakin Du’a
"Daga haka suka nufi sama,suka yi knocking a hankali"
"“Come  in” Da  suka  shiga,  Du’a  na  zaune  a  kan  carpet  Books  ne  a  gabanta,  tana  solving"
Mathematics
"Da ta gan su, fuskarta ta cika da farin ciki“Anti Maria! Anti Farida!”Ta miƙe da sauri ta rungume"
su
Maria ta sumbaci goshinta
"“How are you, sweetheart?”"
"“I’m fine, Alhamdulillah”"
Farida ta shafa kanta  “Are they treating you well yanzu?”
"Du’a ta yi shiru, ta tuna abubuwa da yawa, sai dai ba ta son kowa ya shiga matsala saboda ita, ta"
yi murmushi
“Alhamdulillah”
"Maria da Farida suka kalli juna sun san akwai abin da take  ɓoyewa, amma ba su matsa mata ba"
Maria ta kama hannunta
"“We know things may not be easy for you, saboda dole zaki ga banbance shiyasa hausawa kan"
"ce uwa bangoje, amma don’t ever lose hope”"
Farida ta ci gaba
"“Allah never abandons those who trust Him, kiyi ta addua kamar yadda muma muke miki”"
Du’a ta gyada kai
“In shaa Allah”
Maria ta miƙa mata wata  ƙaramar pack na chocolate  “For my brilliant girl”
Du’a ta yi dariya
“Thank you sooo much”
"Sun  ɗan zauna suna hira suna ba ta shawarwari, suna  ƙarfafa mata guiwa, lokacin da suka tashi"
zasu ya fi
Du’a  ta  ji  kamar  an  sauke  wani  nauyi  daga  zuciyarta  “At  least… someone  still  remembers
Mammy”
"Suna shirin fita sai suka haɗu da Zahra a corridor, ta tsaya ta kalle su daga sama har  ƙasa ta ce"
“Oh… So you people are here again?”
Maria ta yi murmushi cikin ladabi
“We only came to check on Du’a ne kin san yana da kyau hakan”
Zahra ta yamutsa fuska
"“I think it’s time you stopped coming kun ji? Saboda she’s living with her family, we can take"
care of her”
Farida ta yi magana cikin ladabi
"“Hajiya… we  only  came  because  we  made  a  promise,  amma  bada  wata  manufa  bace  ki"
fahimce mu”
Zahra ta katse ta
"“I don’t care about your promise, wannan gidan nawa ne nd I don’t want unnecessary visitors”"
"Shiru ya biyo baya, Maria ta sauke ajiyar zuciya  “Alright Mun fahimta”"
"Suka juya suka fita, amma kafin su shiga mota, Maria ta kalli window  ɗin  ɗakin Du’a, ta ga tana"
"tsaye tana kallonsu, ta  ɗaga mata hannu tana murmushi"
"Du’a ta mayar da murmushin, duk da cewa idanunta cike suke da hawaye…."
"Yau  a  makaranta  kafin  break,  Principal  ya  sanar  da  ɗalibai  cewa  za  a  manna  Examination"
Timetable
"Can kuwa sai gashi an manna timetable  ɗin, Makarantar gaba  ɗaya ta cika da hayaniya"
"Kowa na ta preparation na exams, amma ba wannan kaɗai ba, akwai wata sanarwa da ta fi jan"
hankali
"Principal ya sake cewa,"
“This year’s overall best graduating student…”
“…will receive a fully funded scholarship”
"Hayaniya ta  ƙaru, kowa ya fara kallon wanda yake ganin zai ci."
"Malamai da yawa kuwa, sun san sunayen da ake sa ran za su fafata sai dau sanarwan zai sa wasu"
ma suyi karatu ko dan scholarship
"Though wannan 3 musketeers wato Du’a, Ayesha and Haidar su ne manyan contenders"
"Da  ala  fita  break,  su  ukun  suka  haɗu  a  ƙarƙashin  wani  babban  mango  tree  Wanda  akwai"
cooldown a wajen kuma ya zama kamar permanent spot nasu ne
Haidar ya buɗe notebook
"“We have less than month, we need a serious reading timetable”"
Ayesha ta gyada kai
"“I agree, saboda yanzu na fara sanyi”"
Du’a ta yi murmushi  “I’m in”
Haidar ya fara rubutawa
"“Morning revision, afternoon practice”"
Sai ya  ɗago ya kalle su
"“And… I think we should also wake up in the middle of the night to study kamar ya fi shiga fah,"
ko ya kuka ce?”
Ayesha ta yi murmushi
“That’s actually a good idea na yarda!”
Du’a ta gyada kai
“In shaa Allah”
"Suka tsara komai cikin nutsuwa, kafin break ya  ƙare… sun riga sun fara revising Biology tare"
"Ba wanda ya lura da Amrah na tsaye daga nesa, tana kallonsu fuskarta babu annuri"
"Bayan sun koma gida, Amrah tsaye ta nufi Mommy  ɗinta  “Mom!”"
Zahra ta  ɗago kai
“What happened?”
Amrah ta zauna kusa da ita
“Our exam timetable is out sannan akwai scholarship for the best student”
"Ta taɓe baki  “Dua is taking it too seriously, kuma gaskiya bana son tayi kokari wannan karan ma,"
saboda zai iya zama mata greatest achievement”
"Zahra ta yi murmushin da ya sa Amrah ta nutsu, ta kamo hannunta"
“Calm down I have a plan” Ta  ɗan matsa kusa da ita “I’ll make sure she doesn’t get enough
time to study ko kadan ba zan barta ba”
Amrah ta yi dariya
"“I knew I could count on you, Mom”"
"Zahra ta jingina da kujera, ta yi murmushin nasara  “Let’s see, zata sha mamaki”"
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CHAPTER 8: A Promise Time Couldn’t Erase
"""Some memories refuse to fade, no matter how many years pass"""
Knock...  Knock...  Knock...  Sautin  bugun  ƙofa  ne  ya  katse  dogon  tunanin  da  Ayman  ya  nutse  a
cikinsa
"Ya  ɗaga kai a hankali  daga inda yake tsaye kusa  da window  ɗin  ɗakinsa,  Idanunsa  suna kallon"
sararin garin Abuja
"A hankali ya sauke ajiyar zuciya ""Seven years... It's been almost seven years"""
"Ya lumshe idanunsa ""Where are you now?"""
"""Are you still in Abuja... or has life taken you somewhere else?"""
"Hoton  ƙaramar yarinyar da ya gani a asibiti bai taɓa barin zuciyarsa ba ko da da rana daya ne,"
yarinyar da ke rungume da gawar mahaifiyarta... tana kuka kamar duniya ta tsaya mata
Har sannan ba zai iya mantawa da idanunta ba
Knock... Knock...
"""Come  in""  Ɗaya  daga  cikin  ma'aikatan  gidan  ce  ta  buɗe  ƙofar  ""Sir,  your  dad  is  asking  of  you"
"downstairs"""
"""I'll be there in a couple of minute"""
Da ta fita...
"Ayman ya sake kallon sararin sama ""Ya Allah... Please let her be okay"""
"Daga haka ya sauka zuwa parlour yana shiga ya samu Abbah, ya ce ""Abba, you called me?"""
"""Yes, I did"" Alhaji Baba Ahmad ya ajiye newspaper  ɗinsa ""I have something important to discuss"
"with you Ayman"""
"Ayman ya zauna, haka nan yaji zuciyarsa ta tsinke ""I'm listening, Allah sa Lafiya ne"""
"""I want you to travel to Germany"""
"Ayman yayi shiru sannan ya ce""For what Abbah?"""
"""To supervise one of my companies, Na shekara  ɗaya kawai"""
"Ayman ya yi shiru, kalaman suka bugi zuciyarsa, shekara guda? A dai-dai lokacin da ya shirya fara"
neman yarinyar da ya kasa mantawa? Ya yi shekaru yana fatan wata rana zai sake haɗuwa da ita
"Ba don soyayya ba.. A'a, sai don zuciyarsa ta kasa mantawa da irin azabar da ya gani a idanunta"
"""The innocent girl..."""
"""The little girl with a broken heart..."" Ya yi imani, tana buƙatar taimako"
"Amma yanzu kuma sai ya tafi Germany? Ya san ba zai iya  ƙin abin da mahaifinsa ya nema ba, a  ƙ"
arshe ya  ɗan yi murmushi
"""Alright Abba, zan tafi  ɗin, duk yadda kace hakan za'a yi"""
"Alhaji Baba Ahmad ya yi murmushi cikin gamsuwa ""I knew I could count on you"""
"Kai tsaye Ayman ya nufi  ɗakin mahaifiyarsa, da ya shiga..."
"Ta kalli fuskarsa ta fahimci akwai abin da ke damunsa ""What happened?"""
"Ya zauna kusa da ita ""Ammi... I dreamt about her again"""
"Hajiya Aisha ta yi murmushi a hankali ""The little girl?"""
"Ayman ya gyada kai""I wanted to start searching for her after my second degree"""
"""But Abba wants me in Germany kuma fah for a whole year"""
Hajiya Aisha ta kama hannunsa
"""My son... If Allah has written that you'll meet her again..."""
"""No distance can stop it kaji ko? Everything happens at the right time"""
Ayman ya sauke numfashi
"""In shaa Allah"""
"Ayman was the only child of Alhaji Baba Ahmad and Hajiya Aisha, tun yana  ƙarami ya taso cikin"
"ƙauna, tarbiyya da kulawa"
His parents never allowed wealth to spoil his character
"Despite  coming  from  one  of  the  wealthiest  families  in  Kaduna,  Ayman  remained  humble  and"
respectful
"Ya kammala karatun Medicine an Oxford University, sannan ya ci gaba da second degree  ɗinsa a"
"Delhi, India"
"He wasn't the kind of man who spoke too much, but whenever he cared about someone... He"
cared with all his heart
Meanwhile... Back in Abuja
"Weekend ne, Kamar yadda ta saba, Du'a ta tafi Islamiyyah tun da safe nd Yau kuwa hankalinta"
gaba  ɗaya yana kan exams
"Da aka fita first break... ba ita kaɗai ba, Ayesha da Haidar ma suka zauna  ƙarƙashin bishiyar da"
suka saba zama komai ne yazo musu cikin sauki
"Books suka buɗe ""Let's revise Biology first,"" Haidar ya ba da shawara, ""I agree,"" Ayesha ta amsa"
tana buɗe notebook  ɗinta
"Du'a ta yi murmushi ""I'm ready"""
"Dama abota ya kanyi lasting ne idan har Hali yazo  ɗaya, wani ikon Allah gashi duk islamiyyarsu  ɗ"
"aya, haka dai suka sha karatu har aka koma class"
"Da aka sake fita second break, haka suka koma, suna yi wa juna tambayoyi"
"""What is the function of the pancreas?"""
"""What are the products of photosynthesis?"""
"""Differentiate between mitosis and meiosis"""
"Kowa  na  ƙoƙarin  gyara  inda  ɗayan  ya  yi  kuskure,  q  ƙarshe  Haidar  ya  rufe  littafinsa  yana"
"murmushi ""I think we're making progress"""
"Ayesha  ta  yi  dariya  ""Alhamdulillah""  Du'a  ma  ta  yi  murmushi  ""At  least,  almost  everything  is"
"becoming easier"""
"Da aka tashi daga Islamiyyah... har kan hanyarsu ta dawowa gida, tambayoyi suke yi wa juna, duk"
lokacin da  ɗaya ya ba da amsa daidai...
"Sauran biyun sukan taya shi murna, ba su ma lura da tsawon tafiyar ba, karatu ya zama abin da ke"
haɗa su.
"Da Du'a ta shiga gida, sai ta tarar da Zahra zaune a parlour, Zahra na ta hango ta, ta ce ""Je ki canza"
"kaya"""
"Du'a ta  ɗan yi mamaki ""Why, Mummy?"", Zahra ta ce""Because you're coming with me"""
"Du'a  ta  tsaya  cak  ""Me?  Are...  are  you  talking  to  me  Mummy?""  Bcos  abun  sosai  yama  Dua"
somehow basu Saba haka da ita ba
"Zahra ta  ɗaga gira ""Of course I'm talking to you Malama, Hurry up"""
"Du'a ta nufi  ɗakinta, amma zuciyarta ta kasa nutsuwa ""Why me? Bamu taɓa fita tare ba, what"
"does she want?"" Tambayoyi ne kawai ke yawo a zuciyarta"
"Har ta canja kaya, ta  ɗauki hijabinta, sai kuma ta sake cire shi, ta sake kallon kanta a mirror, wani"
irin abu take ji a zuciyarta...
"Kamar akwai abin da ba ta gane ba, da  ƙyar ta kammala shirinta."
"Bayan sun fita, sai Du'a ta gane cewa ba yawon shaƙatawa suka zo ba daba batayi expecting ba,"
suka fara zuwa gidan wata  ƙawarta ta kusa
"Da shiga, Zahra ta kalli Du'a ""The store is very dusty kije kiyi clearing dinsa"""
"Ba tare da ta yi gardama ba, Du'a ta cire hijabinta ta fara gyara store, kura ta cika jikinta"
"Ta share, ta goge ta jera cartons, sai da ta gama komai ""Good"" Zahra ta faɗa ba tare da ta ko ce"
mata thank you ba
"Daga nan suka wuce supermarket, Du'a ta yi tunanin yanzu za su koma gida"
"Amma ba haka ba ne ""Carry this@"
Ta  ɗauki basket
"""Put those drinks inside"""
"""Take the chicken"",    ""No, not that one"""
"""Return it"",    ""Bring the bigger one"""
"""Go back and get another pack."""
"Du'a ta yi ta kai-komo tsakanin shelves,  Ƙafafunta har suka fara ciwo"
Amma duk lokacin da ta yi tunanin za su gama... Sai Zahra ta sake turo ta wani sashe
"Da suka fito daga supermarket Agogo ya kusa  ƙarfe tara na dare, da suka isa gida Du'a ba ta tsaya"
ko'ina ba
"Kai tsaye ta shiga  ɗakinta, ko dinner ba ta ci ba ta kwanta"
"Cikin  ƴan mintuna kaɗan, barci ya  ɗauke ta saboda gajiya"
"Amrah ta nufi zuwa parlo, ganin Mommy yasa ta yi gudu ta rungumeta"
"""So?"" Ta tambaya cikin farin ciki"
"Zahra ta yi murmushin da ya cika da maƙirci ""She's fast asleep"""
"Amrah ta yi dariya ""I knew she'd be exhausted dama ai"""
Zahra ta  ɗan jingina da kujera
"""That was just the beginning"""
"""Gobe ma... I'll make sure she doesn't have time to study"""
Su biyun suka yi murmushin da ke nuna sun gamsu da shirinsu
Ba tare da sun tuna rabonka baya wuce ka ba and Allah ne Mafi Kyawun Mai Tsarawa ba
Washegari... da misalin  ƙarfe huɗu na asuba Du'a ta buɗe idanunta
"Ta kai hannu ta  ɗauki agogo, 4:00 a.m. Ta zauna a kan gado, ta tuna exams,     scholarship ya fado"
mata rai
"Ta tuna kalaman Mammy  ɗinta ""Never stop praying"" Nan take ta miƙe ta yi alwala, tana fitowa ta"
"shimfiɗa sallaya ta fara nafila, bayan ta idar"
"Ta  ɗaga hannayenta cikin  ƙanƙan da kai ""Ya Allah... Ka ba ni nasara a jarabawata, Ka buɗe mini"
"ƙofofin alheri"" Ta  ɗan yi shiru, sai hawaye suka cika idanunta ""Ya Allah..."""
"""Ka  gafarta  wa  Mammy  Ka  yalwata  mata  kabari,  Ka  sa  mu  sake  haɗuwa  a  Aljannah""  Ta  share"
"hawayenta, ta ci gaba da addu'a cikin nutsuwa"
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"""Sometimes, one person is enough to remind you that you're still worthy of love"""
"Da  gari  ya  waye...  Du'a  ta  riga  ta  gama  duk  ayyukan  gidan  da  ta  san  za  a  ɗora  mata,  tare  da"
"Fatima suka share compound, suka gyara parlour, sannan suka shirya breakfast"
"Da suka gama kowa ya hallara a dining table, Alhaji Muhammad ya kalli agogon hannunsa kafin ya"
"ce ""I have an important meeting this morning, so I won't be able to take you girls to school"""
"Ya  ɗan juya ya kalli driver daya shigo yanzu ta dalilin kiran daya masa, ya ce"
"""Yau kai zaka kai su """
"Driver ya gyada kai ""No problem, Sir"""
"""Finish  your  breakfast  quickly,""  Alhaji Muhammad ya  ƙara  faɗa  ""You  don't  want  to be  late  for"
"your exams"""
"Du'a ta gyada kai cikin ladabi ""Yes, Daddy"""
"Bayan  sun fito,  su  biyun  suka  shiga  motar,  Du'a  na  zaune  a  baya  tana  karanta  morning  adhkar"
cikin  ƙasa-ƙasa da murya
"Amrah kuwa tana scrolling a wayarta, bayan mintuna kaɗan.. sai ta  ɗago kai"
"""Driver"""
"""Na'am Young Madam?"" Ya amsa, ba tare data kallesa ba ta ce ""Take us to the supermarket first"""
"Driver ya kalli mirror yaga Du'a dake bayan ""As you wish"""
"Du'a  ta  ɗago  kai  da  sauri  cike  da  mamaki  ta  ce  ""Amrah...""  ""We're  having  exams  this  morning,"
"kuma ki ce mu tafi supermarket yanzu fisabilillah?"""
"Amrah  ta  juya  ta  kalle  ta,  fuskarta  babu  annuri  ko kaɗan  ""Didn't  I  warn  you  to  stay  out  of  my"
"business?"""
"Da a da ne Du'a za ta yi shiru, amma ba yau ba da take da exams, ta sauke littafin adhkar  ɗinta a"
"hankali, ta kalli Amrah cikin nutsuwa"
"""Eh Amrah, you warned me but that doesn't mean I'll keep quiet when something is wrong"""
"""Kinsan muna da exams, and I'm not going to miss them"""
"Na  ɗan lokaci Amrah ta kasa magana ta zuba mata ido ""So... she can actually speak for herself?"""
"Driver ma kansa ya yi mamaki, bai taɓa ganin Du'a ta yi magana da irin wannan  ƙarfin gwiwar ba"
"Ya gyara murya ""So... where exactly should I go?"""
"Kafin Amrah ta yi magana, Du'a ta ce cikin nutsuwa ""If you won't take us to school, please drop"
"me here"""
"Motar ta yi shiru na lokaci, Driver ya haɗiye yawu, ya san Du'a ce ke da gaskiya amma kuma ya"
"san idan ya saɓawa Amrah, kamar ya rasa aikinsa ne"
"Amrah ta yi murmushin mai wuyar Fassara ta ce ""Fine drop her"""
"Da  ƙyar Driver ya tsaya bakin hanya, Du'a ta sauko ta gyara hijabinta ""Thank you"" Ta rufe  ƙofar"
motar
"Motar ya ja suka cigaba da tafiya, Du'a ta fara tafiya da  ƙafa ba ta da ko sisi a aljihu, transport"
fare ma ba ta da shi
Sai dai no matter how ba zata bari komai ya hana ta rubuta exams ba
"Tana cikin tafiya sai ta ji horn daga bayanta, ta yi kamar ba ta ji ba, Horn  ɗin aka sake dannawa,"
har motar ta tsaya daf da ita bata juya ba
"Glass  ɗin aka sauke kasa aka ce ""Dua!"""
Cak ta tsaya sai ta juya nan ta ga Haidar yana daga mata hannu
Alhamdulillah... Ta furta a zuciyarta
"""Come in"" Ya faɗa yana murmushi"
"Da sauri ta gaishe da driver sannan ta shiga motar, Ayesha ma tana ciki"
"""We were just talking about you"" Ayesha ta faɗa tana dariya"
"""Really?"" Du'a ta yi murmushi"
"Ba  da jimawa  ba Hira ta  koma  karatu,  Haidar ya  fara  tambayoyi  Ayesha ta  amsa, Du'a  ta  gyara"
"inda suka yi kuskure, har suka isa makaranta ba su yi wata hira ba sai ta karatu"
"A gida... Alhaji Muhammad na zaune a resting chair yana duba messages daga babban abokinsa,"
Alhaji Abubakar Tukur
"Suna tsara wani muhimmin meeting game da international trade, Zahra ta shigo da cup na coffee,"
"ya karɓa yana murmushi ""Thank you"""
"Ta zauna kusa da shi tana kallonsa, Ya ce, ""Abubakar and his family will be coming to Abuja, we"
"have a business meeting"""
"Zahra  ta  yi  murmushi  ""That's  good  news""  Sai  ta  ɗan  yi  shiru,  Alhaji  Muhammad  ya  lura  ""Is"
"something bothering you?"""
"Ta  ɗan gyara zamanta ""I think..."""
"""This might be the perfect time to discuss Sultan and Amrah"""
"Alhaji Muhammad ya  ɗaga gira ""You mean marriage?"""
"Ta gyada kai ""Not now, of course, Maybe after she starts university sai ayi auren amma kar dai ka"
"bar wannan damar ya wuce ba tare da anyi maganar auren ba"""
"Ya yi shiru na  ɗan lokaci sannan ya gyada kai. ""We'll think about it gaskiya"""
Alhaji Abubakar Tukur  shi ne  babban abokin Alhaji Muhammad tun shekaru  masu yawa  Shi da
"matarsa, Hajiya Abidah, suna da  ɗa guda  ɗaya wato Sultan"
Duk da cewa asalinsu 'yan Yola ne amma sun fi zama a London saboda harkokin kasuwanci
"Abin mamaki kuwa, tun farko Hajiya Abidah ba ta taɓa jin daɗin Zahra ba"
"Ba don ta san wani dalili ba, sai dai zuciyarta ba ta taɓa karɓarta ba, wannan kenan"
"A Yau kuma, an yi wani shiri na musamman a gida ne, Aryan zai dawo daga school"
"Kitchen ya cika da  ƙamshin abinci    kala-kala, aka shirya snacks iri daban-daban."
"Driver ya tafi airport domin  ɗauko shi, can bayan anyi parking motar da wasu mintuna aka bude"
"kofar parlon, Aryan ya shiga da murmushi a fuskansa"
"""Assalamu Alaikum!"""
Daddy ya miƙe ya rungume shi
"""Welcome home, son"""
"""Thank you, Dad"""
"Zahra ma ta rungume shi cikin farin ciki, Alhaji Muhammad ya  ɗan matsa baya yana kallonsa"
"""Masha Allah, you've grown into a fine young man"""
Sai ya yi dariya
"""Next thing now is marriage ko?"""
"Dariya suka yi gaba  ɗaya, Aryan ya zauna Sai ya yi tambayar da ta fara zuwa zuciyarsa ""Where are"
"Du'a and Amrah? I've missed them"""
Alhaji Muhammad ya amsa
"""They're writing their third-term exams"""
Aryan ya yi murmushi
"""I can't wait to see them wallahi"""
"Zahra ta yi shiru, Amma zuciyarta ta  ƙara nauyi"
"""Ya tambaya dukkansu, yet the first name that came out of his mouth was Du'a"" Wannan kaɗai ya"
ishe ta ta ji haushi...
"Da aka tashi daga exams Driver ya  ɗauko su, tun suna cikin mota ya ce ""Young Master Aryan is"
"back"""
"Idanun Du'a suka cika da farin ciki ""Really?"""
Har Amrah ma sai data yi murmushi
"Da suka isa gida Du'a ta shiga parlour da sauri, Da idanunta suka sauka kan Aryan ta manta da"
"komai ""Yaya!"" Ta yi gudu ta rungume shi"
Aryan ya yi dariya
"""Easy... I missed you too"""
"Bayan secs kaɗan, Amrah ma ta iso, amma kafin ta  ƙarasa"
"Aryan har yanzu yana rungume da Du'a, Zahra ta kalli wannan scene fuskarta ta  ɗan canja,"
"Amrah kuma... sai ta taɓe baki ""See? You love Du'a more than me"""
"Aryan ya saki Du'a da sauri, ya jawo Amrah ma ya rungume ta"
"""I love both of you equally"""
"Amma kalaman ba su sa zuciyar Zahra ba tayi sanyi ba, equally ma?"
"Du'a ta lura da yanayin, ba tare da ta ce komai ba ta juya ta nufi  ɗakinta, a zuciyarta kuwa ta yi"
"murmushi ""At least... Yaya is home for a while I won't be alone"""
"Bayan ya yi wanka, Aryan ya tsaya gaban mirror yana goge gashinsa da towel, ya kalli reflection  ɗ"
insa
Sai ya furta cikin  ƙasa-ƙasa
"""Why are they treating her like this?"""
Bai san cewa Zahra ta shigo  ɗakin ba
"""What did you say, Aryan?"""
"Ya firgita, ya juya da sauri ""Mom..."""
"Zahra ta zuba masa ido, zuciyarta ta fara bugawa da  ƙarfi."
Shin... Me Aryan ya fara ganewa? Me yake shirin tambayarta?
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"“The truth has a way of revealing itself, no matter how deeply it’s buried”"
"Daren ranar Zahra ta kwanta akan king-size bed  ɗinta, amma bacci ya  ƙi zuwa"
Tun  daga  lokacin  da  Aryan  ya  furta  kalaman  nan  “Why  are  they  treating  her  like  this?” …
zuciyarta ta kasa samun nutsuwa
"Ta juya hagu, ta juya dama amma abin ya ci gaba da yawo a zuciyarta “Shin na ji daidai kuwa? Ko"
kuwa saboda yaron ya daɗe baya gida ne?”
"Ta sauke numfashi a hankali, a  ƙarshe ta miƙa hannu ta  ɗauki wayarta"
Number  ɗaya kawai ta kira Wanda zata comforting nata wato Nuwairah  Ƙawar da ta fi yarda da
ita
Wadda ta kasance tare da ita tun lokacin da Aneesa take raye
Bayan sun gaisa Zahra ta ba ta labarin duk abin da ya faru tun zuwan Aryan
Nuwairah ta yi shiru na  ɗan lokaci kafin ta ce  “Wallahi… I’m speechless”
“Ban taɓa tunanin Aryan zai fara irin wannan magana ba
Zahra ta dafe goshinta
"“Ni ma abin yana damuna, ko Dama da gayya yake kin  ‘yar uwansa sai shegiyar nan?”"
"Nuwairah ta yi ajiyar zuciya“Ki kwantar da hankalinki Maybe ya daɗe baya gida ne, shi ya sa yake"
"ganin abubuwa differently, sai dai… ina ganin ya kamata ya koma school da wuri”"
"“Mu bar maganar zuwa gobe. Za mu yi magana sosai, kin ji?”"
"“Alright” Zahra ta kashe wayar, amma har lokacin, zuciyarta ba ta huce ba"
"A  ɗaya  ɓangaren… Amrah na kwance a kan gadonta tana dariya, ita da sabon boyfriend  ɗinta"
"ne suke waya,    lokaci zuwa lokaci sai ta rufe baki tana murmushi"
"Du’a kuwa tun da ta gama dinner, ta zauna kan study table  ɗinta, Littattafai ne a gabanta, gobe"
ne second to d last paper  ɗinsu don haka ba ta da lokacin  ɓatawa sam
"Can… Sai ga ji footsteps a corridor, kafin su ankara… Click!  ƙofar  ɗakin aka buɗe"
"Amrah ta firgita, da sauri ta zare wayar daga kunnenta ta  ɓoye  ƙarƙashin pillow"
"Daddy ne ya shigo, Idanunsa suka fara sauka kan Du’a, ya ga tana karatu hankali kwance"
"Sannan  ya  maida  kallonsa  kan  Amrah,  ta  yi  saurin  gyara  zamanta  tana  faking  smiling  ,  bai  ce"
komai ba amma zuciyarsa ta kasa yarda  “There’s something she’s hiding…”
"Ya  sake  kallon  su  duka  biyun,  ba  tare  da  ya  ce  uffan  ba..  ya  juya  ya  fita  yana  tafiya  zuwa  ɗ"
akinsa… Wani irin nauyi yake ji a zuciyarsa a kwanakin nan…
"Ya  rasa  dalilin  da  ya  sa  yake  yawan  jin  kamar  akwai  wani  abu  da  ya  ɓace  a  rayuwarsa,  kamar"
akwai wani abu da bai fahimta ba
Amma duk lokacin da zai yi  ƙoƙarin tuna… sai kansa ya fara ciwo
"Da ya shiga  ɗaki sai ya tarar da Zahra ma ta yi shiru tana tunani, bai tambaye ta komai ba kawai"
ya kwanta kawai
Amma shi ma haka nan baccin ya  ƙi zuwa masa
"Washegari… Da aka gama exams na ranar, Driver ya dawo da Du’a da Amrah gida."
"Suna shiga parlour suka tarar da Aryan zaune yana duba laptop  ɗinsa, da ganin su ya  ɗago yana"
"murmushi  “Welcome back, How was today’s paper?”"
"Amrah ce ta fara ba shi labari cikin farin ciki  “It was very easy Yaya, I’ll definitely pass”"
"Aryan ya yi dariya  “That’s good”, Ya juya wajen Du’a  “And you?”"
Du’a ta yi murmushi kaɗan
“Alhamdulillah… it went well”
"“Good keep it up, Allah bada sa’a”"
Du’a ta gyada kai cikin ladabi kafin ta nufi  ɗakinsu
"Bayan ta yi lunch… ta canja kaya, sai ta zauna kan study table"
Littafin Further Mathematics ta buɗe.
"Yayin da take karatu, lokaci zuwa lokaci sai ta duba agogo kar lokacin Islamiyyah ya yi"
"Can… Amrah ta shigo  ɗakin, ta cire uniform  ɗinta ba tare da wata damuwa ba"
"Wayarta ta  ɗauka, nan take ta fara cikin chatting, dariya take yi ita kaɗai Du’a ta  ɗaga kai ta kalle"
"ta na  ɗan lokaci sai ta sake maida hankalinta kan littafinta, ba ta son shiga harkarta"
"A dai lokacin Aryan ya nufi  ɗakin su, yana son ya duba yadda suke shirin exams"
Da ya  buɗe  ƙofar  babu  wacce  ta  lura  da  shigowarsa  bcos  sunyi  nisa  cikin  abun  da  ke  gabansu
baba daya hankalinsu yana kan abin da suke yi
"Ya fara kallon Du’a, ta sunkuyar da kai tana solving equations ne da alama, lokaci zuwa lokaci sai"
ta rubuta sai ta sake gogewa
Ya yi murmushi a ransa  “She’s really hardworking… a born genius”
"Daga nan ya juya wajen Amrah, kallon farko da ya yi ya sa fuskarsa sauyawa, Amrah na video call"
"Half vest ne kawai a jikinta, tana ta dariya cikin sakewa very comfortable kuma"
Mutumin da suke making call da shi ko riga babu a jikinsa sai gajeren wando bcos a zaune yake
shiyasa zaka ga hakan
Na  ɗan lokaci Aryan ya kasa yarda da abin da idanunsa suke gani
“Amrah!” Muryarsa ta cika  ɗakin
"Amrah ta firgita, wayar ta kusan faɗuwa daga hannunta  “Kai…”"
Kafin ta gama magana…
Paf! Mari  ɗaya ya sauka a kumatunta.
"Wayar  ya  ƙwace  wayar  daga  hannunta,  ya  katse  video  call  ɗin  sannan  ya  ajiye  wayar  a  kan"
dressing table  “Have you lost your senses? Kin san shekarunki kuwa?”
"“Instead of preparing for your exams, this is what you’re doing?”"
Amrah ta dafe kumatunta hawaye suka cika idanunta  “You slapped me? Sai na faɗawa Mom!”
"Ta yi yunƙurin karɓar wayarta, Aryan ya hana ta “No! You’ll get this phone back when you learn"
how to use it responsibly”
Amrah ta fashe da kuka  “Mummy!! Mummyyyy!!”
Du’a ta miƙe daga kan kujerarta  “Ya Aryan please… ka yi haƙuri ka bar ta”
"Aryan ya sauke numfashi yana huci , ya ja baya yana mata wani kallo"
Meanwhile Zahra da Alhaji Muhammad suna bakin  ƙofa
Daddy zai fita meeting sai suka ji ihun Amrah  “Mummyyyy!!”
"Da gudu suka haura sama direct to her room, suna Isa Zahra ta tarar da Amrah na kuka"
Aryan kuma tsaye da wayarta a hannu ta tsaya cak  “Wai me ke faruwa ne?”
Amrah ta yi saurin rungume mahaifiyarta  “Mummy Ya Aryan ya mare Ni!”
Ba ta bari Aryan ya yi magana ba ta  ɗaga hannu Paf! Mari ta sauke masa lafiyayyu    “How dare
you! Ta yaya za ka daki  ƙanwarka?”
"Aryan ya riƙe kumatunsa  “Mummy  please  listen to me,  I  can explain If  you  give  me just two"
minutes… kuma zaki fahimci meyasa nayi hakan
Zahra ta katse shi  “I don’t want to hear anything!”
Daddy ya  ɗaga hannu cikin sanyin murya “Enough” Ya kalli Aryan “Come with me” Suka fita
suka bar su uku a  ɗakin
Da Du’a ta ga sun fita ta san abin da zai biyo baya a hankali ta ja baya ta nufi toilet amma kafin ta
kai…
Zahra ta hango ta  “Ke!” Ta  ɗauki mock  ɗin da ke kan table ta wurga mata
"Du’a ta kauce sai dai ta yi tuntuɓe, ta a faɗi akan tiles, kafin ta tashi…"
Zahra ta  ƙarasa kanta  “Everything is because of you! Ke ce masifar gidan nan!”
"Ta  ɗaga hannu  ta  dinga  dukanta,  ita  kuma  ba ta kare kanta  ba sai hawaye kawai ke  zuba  daga"
idanunta
A zuciyarta tana maimaita kalma  ɗaya
“Ya Allah ka ba ni haƙuri da juriya” because shine Wanda yasan irin zafin da take ji Inside
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Chapter 11: A Victory Without Celebration
"“Sometimes,  the  loudest  applause  comes  from  strangers… while  the  people  you  long  to"
impress remain silent”
"Daddy ya kira Aryan domin ya ba da cikakken bayani, Aryan kuwa ya faɗi komai, shiru ya mamaye"
wajen.
Daddy ya ja dogon numfashi.
“Na fahimta”
Amma Zahra ta miƙe cikin fushi
"“Wannan  ba abin da za a amince  da shi ba ne, daga yau kar ka sake  shiga  ɗakinsu  ba,  dama"
kana namiji me zai mai ka?”
Aryan ya sunkuyar da kansa  “Na yarda ba zan sake ba… amma dole ne a dakatar da ita”
Ganin ran Mummy ya baci Sosai hakan yasa Aryan ya kirasu both Amrah da Dua ya musu lesson
na gobe
"A  wannan daren  Aryan ya  kasa  barci,  tunani  ɗaya  kawai  ya  ci gaba  da dawowa  cikin  zuciyarsa"
‘Yaushe Amrah ta zama haka?’
Washegari da safe.. ya kasance last paper ce
"Tun kafin kiran sallar Asuba, Du’a ta riga ta farka. Bayan ta idar da sallarta, ta zauna tana karanta"
Qur’ani sannan ta  ɗaga hannayenta sama
"“Ya Allah… Ka ba ni sauƙin wannan jarabawar. Ka sa na zama abin alfahari ga mahaifiyata, ko"
da kuwa ba ta nan tare da ni”
"Ta share hawayen da suka zubo, sannan ta  ɗauki littafinta na Further Mathematics ta sake duba"
wasu formulas
"A other side na  ɗakin kuma, Amrah na shan bacci cikin kwanciyar hankali"
"Sai da Fatima ta shigo ta tashinsu kafin ta farka, as usual suka sauka suka gama everything within"
short period of time
"A dining area… Kowa ya hallara domin breakfast, Daddy ya duba agogonsa sannan ya ce “Driver"
"ne zai kai ku school today ma, Ina da meeting da wuri”"
"“Okay Daddy” Amrah ta amsa da fara’a, Du’a ma ta gyada kai cikin ladabi"
Aryan ya kalli Du’a  “Relax! You’ve prepared enough just do your best”
Ɗan murmushi ta yi  “In shaa Allah”
"Tun jiya bai sake yi mata coaching ba, amma kalamansa sun  ƙara mata  ƙarfin gwiwa"
"Zahra kuwa… Tun lokacin da ta zauna a dining table ba ta ko kalli Du’a ba, kamar ba ta ma cikin"
gidan
"A school kuma, da aka fara distributing question papers, Du’a ta karɓa da addu’a a zuciyarta, da"
ta duba tambayoyin… Sai murmushi ya bayyana a fuskarta  “Alhamdulillah…”
Yawancinsu  sun  fito  daga  abubuwan  da  Aryan  ya  koya  musu  jiya  da  kuma  waɗanda  ta  yi  ta
maimaitawa cikin dare
"A hankali ta fara solving babu tashin hankali, babu rudani sai confidence kawai, bayan kusan awa"
biyu..  “Pens down!” Teacher ya faɗa
"Dalibai suka fara miƙa answer sheets  ɗinsu, da suka fito daga exam hall…"
"Kusan kowa cikin farin ciki yake, Ayesha ta yi saurin rungume Du’a  “We’re finally done!”"
Alhamdulillah!” Du’a ta faɗa tana dariya
Haidar ma ya  ƙaraso “So… who thinks she’s taking first position again?” ya faɗa yana dariya
"Ayesha ta nuna Du’a  “Ask our genius”, Du’a ta girgiza kai“Please…”"
Haidar ya buɗe question paper  ɗinsa
“Question number five… what did you get?”
Suka fara comparing answers.
Bayan mintuna kaɗan… Haidar ya dafe kai “Subhanallah! It seems Du’a ta fi mu score this time
too”
"Ayesha ta kalli answer sheet  ɗinta sannan ta yi dariya “Wallahi gaskiya ne”, Du’a ta girgiza kai"
kawai  “No one knows please”
"Suna cikin hirarsu wata baƙar mota ta tsaya a gabansu, wani saurayi ya fito daga driver’s seat"
"Dogo ne, fari ne, cikin shigar smart casual, da murmushi ya  ƙarasa wajensu    “Haidar, you’re"
done?”
"Kai Haidar ya gyad’a masa ya ce“Ya Ahmad!”, Ya Ahmad kallonsu Dua yake"
"Haidar ya yi murmushi juya ya ce,  “These are my classmates. Yaya, this is Ayesha and this is Du’"
a”
"Ahmad ya yi murmushi  “Nice meeting you” Duk gaishe sa suka yi, ya amsa da fara’a , sai"
"kallonsa ya koma kan Du’a na  ɗan lokaci ba don komai ba, sai don yadda nutsuwa da kunya suka bayyana a tare a fuskarta, ya  ɗan yi murmushi"
“Du’a… are you Shuwa Arab?”
"Ta girgiza kai ta ce “No”, Ya ce   “Then… which tribe are you?”, Du’a ta yi shiru na  ɗan lokaci,"
"sannan ta ce a hankali,  “I… I don’t know”"
Ahmad  ya  ɗan  yi  mamaki  ya  ce  “You  don’t  know  your  tribe?” Ya  tambaya  da  mamaki  a
"muryansa, ta sake girgiza kai ta ce  “No”"
"Ya yi murmushi“It’s okay, when you get home ask your mum, Next time we meet, you’ll tell me”"
"Yana gama faɗin hakan murmushin da ke fuskar Du’a ya  ɓace, Idanunta suka cika da  ƙwalla"
Haidar ya yi saurin cewa  “Ya Ahmad she lost her mum when she was ten”
"Nan take fuskar Ahmad ta sauya“Oh…I’m so sorry”, Du’a ta yi murmushin dole“Thank you”"
"“See you next time,” Ahmad ya faɗa cikin tausayawa, Haidar ya ce  “Bye” Suka shiga mota"
suka tafi
"Ahmad dai… Har motar ta bar school premises, hankalinsa yana kan yarinyar nan  “There’s"
something unusual about her… And I intend to find out”
"Bayan motarsu Ahmad ya tafi… Du’a da Ayesha suka koma wani side, a hanya, Ayesha ta lura Du’"
"a ta yi shiru fiye da yadda ta saba, ta taɓa hannunta a hankali  “Dua…”"
"Ta  ɗago ta kalle ta, Ayesha ta ce  “Are you okay?” Da  ƙyar ta yi murmushi  “I’m fine”"
Ayesha ta girgiza kai  “No… I know you wani abu yana damunki”
Du’a ta sauke ajiyar zuciya “Lokacin da Ya Ahmad ya ce na tambayi mummy tribe  ɗina…” Sai
"muryarta ta dusashe.  “…na tuna da mummy na ne kawai, bcos I just need her”"
"Ayesha ta riƙe hannunta “Allah Ya jiƙanta”, Ta amsa da Ameen, Ayesha ta rike hannunta “Kuma"
"ki daina damuwa. In shaa Allah, one day komai zai yi kyau”"
Du’a ta yi murmushi kaɗan  “In shaa Allah”
"Two Week Later… Yau ce ranar Speech and Prize Giving Day, tun da safe makarantar ta cika da"
"iyaye da baƙi, An yi ado a school hall cikin tsari mai kayatarwa"
"Students kuma kowa cikin uniform  ɗinsa mai kyau, Du’a da Ayesha suna zaune tare suna kallon"
yadda iyaye ke shigowa  ɗaya bayan  ɗaya
"A hankali Ayesha ta ce,  “Duba…” Ta nuna wani yaro da mahaifiyarsa ke gyara masa tie"
"Can kuma wani mahaifi yana  ɗaukar hotuna da  ’yarsa, Du’a ta yi murmushin dole ba ta ce"
komai ba sai dai zuciyarta ta yi nauyi
"Bayan  an  fara  taro,  principal  ta  hau  stage,  ta  yi  jawabi  mai  kayatarwa  kan  ƙoƙarin  ɗaliban"
makarantar sannan aka fara kiran waɗanda suka yi fice a wannan term
"An  fara  da Best  House,  sai Best  Discipline,  sai Best  in Debate  Hall  ɗin ya  cika  da tafi  mutane.."
Daga bisani Principal ta buɗe wani envelope ta ce
"“Now… we’re moving to the overall academic awards”, Nan take hall  ɗin ya yi shiru “SSS2…”"
"“Third Position…” Aliyu Haidar Suleiman! Tafi ya cika hall, Haidar ya miƙa ya karɓi kyautarsa"
cikin farin ciki tare da familynsa
"“Second Position… Ayesha Muhammad Inuwa!, Ayesha ta miƙe cikin murna ta karɓi certificate"
da medal  ɗinta
"Da ta dawo ta zauna, ta riƙe hannun Du’a “Your turn”, Du’a ta yi murmushi kawai, sai Principal"
ta sake cewa  “And finally…”
“Our Overall Best Student… As usual…”
“DU’A MUHAMMAD USMAN!”
"Hall  ɗin ya kaure da tafi, wasu malamai suka fara murmushi, a hankali Du’a ta miƙe, tana tafiya"
"zuwa stage absentminded , sai ta hango yadda iyaye da dama suke  ɗaukar hotunan  ‘ya’yansu,"
wasu suna tsaye suna musu tafi
"Da ta karɓi certificate da medal  ɗinta… Principal ta yi murmushi  “Congratulations sweetheart,"
we’re proud of you”
"“Thank  you,  Ma” Daga  haka  ta  juya,  Idanunta  suka  fara  neman  Daddy  ko  Mummy  ko  da"
murmushi  ɗaya ne ta gani Yau a fuskansu
"Sai dai,  fuskokinsu  babu wani canji  although  Daddy  na zaune  cikin  nutsuwa  Zahra kuwa kamar"
wanda aka Mata mutuwa
"Du’a ta haɗiye  ƙwallar da ta cika idanunta, a hankali ta sauko daga stage, ta rasa wa za ta kai"
certificate  ɗinta
Sai Aryan ya miƙe tsaye yana murmushi  “Bring it here”
"Nan take ta  ƙarasa gare shi, ya karɓi certificate  ɗin ya kalle ta cikin alfahari"
"“I’m proud of you, little sis”"
"Da  ƙyar ta yi murmushi  “Thank you, Ya Aryan”"
"Ahmad,  wanda ya  zo domin bro dinsa  Haidar ya  tsaya yana kallonta,  sosai ta tsaya masa  a  rai,"
lokaci  guda  ya  fahimci Daddy  de  Mahaifinta  ne  though  bai  san Zahra  ba amma ya  gane kamar itace Wanda ke rike da ita. Ya ga yadda sauran iyaye suke rungumar  ‘ya’yansu
"Ya kuma ga yadda Du’a ta sauko daga stage ba tare da iyayenta sun taya ta murna ba, ya  ɗan"
"yamutsa fuska  “Something isn’t right… Why would parents treat such a brilliant daughter this way?” Ya ci gaba da kallonta, karo na farko ya fara jin cewa akwai wani Abu"
"Bayan  an  kammala  rabon  kyaututtuka,  Principal  ta  sake  komawa  kan  podium,  ta  yi  murmushi"
"tana  kallon  iyaye  da  ɗalibai  “Alhamdulillah,  wannan  shekarar  ta  kasance  mai  albarka  ga makarantar mu”"
"Ta  ɗan dakata kafin ta ci gaba  “Kamar yadda muka saba a kowace shekara, akwai wasu  ɗalibai"
da aka zaɓa domin wani special academic training a  ƙasar Germany”
"Hall  ɗin ya kaure da tafi, wasu  ɗalibai ma suka kasa  ɓoye murnar da suke ji"
Principal ta ci gaba  “Training  ɗin zai  ɗauki two weeks ne kawai”
"“Kuma idan  ɗalibi ya yi outstanding performance, akwai yiwuwar samun full scholarship zuwa"
Oxford University a London domin karatun gaba”
Da jin haka… Muryoyin masu farin ciki suka  ƙara cika hall  ɗin
Principal  ta  fara  kiran  sunayen  waɗanda  aka  zaɓa  “Aliyu  Haidar  Suleiman!Congratulations”
Haidar ya miƙe cikin farin ciki
"“Ayesha Muhammad Inuwa” Ita ma ta miƙe tana murmushi, Sannan Principal ta sake kallon"
takardarta  “Our overall best student…”
“Du’a Muhammad Usman”
"Tafi ya sake tashi cikin wall din, Du’a ta ji zuciyarta ta buga ba don komai ba…"
"Sai don  wannan  ne karo na farko da ta  ji  kamar wata  babbar  dama  ta  zo Mata  a rayuwarta, A"
hankali ta juya ta kalli Daddy sai kuma ta mayar da kallonta ga Mummy
A zuciyarta tana addu’a  “Please… ku yarda kar ku ce No”
Principal ta ci gaba da bayani
“Ba za a tafi da kowane  ɗalibi ba sai da cikakken yardar iyayensa”
"“Saboda haka, za a ba kowanne parent consent form domin ya sanya hannu”"
"Teachers suka fara rabawa iyaye forms  ɗin, da aka kawo wajen Daddy ya karɓa ya fara dubawa,"
Zahra ma ta matsa kusa da shi ta karanta bayanan cikin nutsuwa
Aryan ya yi  murmushi wanda zuwansa  wajensu  kenan ya  ce  “This is a  great opportunity  Dua
deserves it”
Daddy bai ce komai ba.
"Principal ta  ƙaraso kusa da su  “Sir, your daughter is one of our brightest students”"
“We believe she’ll make the school proud”
Daddy ya  ɗaga kai ya kalli Principal  “Thank you” Sai ya sauke numfashi  “Amma… Ina ganin
har yanzu tana da  ƙaramar shekaru”
"Principal ta yi murmushi cikin ladabi  “Sir, ba ita kaɗai ba ce, za su tafi tare da teachers da sauran"
"students, they’ll be well taken care of”"
Daddy ya yi shiru kafin ya yi magana… Zahra ta katse shi  “No
"Principal ta  ɗan yi mamaki  “I’m sorry, Ma?”"
Zahra ta gyara zamanta“My daughter is not going anywhere. Ba zan iya bari ta yi tafiya zuwa wata
ƙasa ba”
Principal ta yi  ƙoƙarin lallashinta
"“Ma, this is a very good opportunity."
Amma Zahra ta girgiza kai  “I said no”
"Aryan ya kasa haƙuri  “Mummy… but why? Ba ita kaɗai ba ce fa, kuma wannan opportunity ce"
da ba kowa yake samu ba
Wani kallo Zahra ta watsa masa Kallon da ya sa ya yi shiru nan take
Daddy ya miƙa form  ɗin ya mayar wa Principal  “We’re sorry but we can’t sign it”
"Hall  ɗin ya yi shiru na  ɗan lokaci, Principal ta kalli Du’a sai ta kalli iyayenta"
Daga  ƙarshe ta karɓi takardar cikin murmushin dole  “I understand”
“Thank you”Ta juya ta tafi
Du’a kuma tun lokacin da Daddy ya mayar da form  ɗin.. kamar an cire mata wani  ɓangare na
"zuciyarta, ta yi iya  ƙoƙarinta kada ta yi kuka"
"Amma idanunta sun riga sun cika da  ƙwalla, a hankali ta sunkuyar da kanta  “Maybe… this is"
not meant for me”
"Ahmad  daya    ga  komai,  ya  ga  yadda Principal  ta  zo  da farin  ciki  ya  kuma  ga  yadda  aka  mayar"
mata da takardar ba tare da an sa hannu ba
Ya juya ya kalli Haidar  “Haidar wai me ya sa iyayen Du’a suka  ƙi?”
Haidar ya girgiza kai  “Wallahi ban sani ba Yaya”
"“Tun zuwan mu na daɗe ina lura, there’s something strange about that family” Ahmad ya sake"
kallon Du’a
Ta na tsaye ita kaɗai riƙe da certificate  ɗinta babu wata murmushi balle farin ciki
Ba kuma wanda ya zo ya rungume ta kamar yadda sauran iyaye suke yi wa  ‘ya’yansu
A  zuciyarsa  ya  furta  a  hankali  “One  day… Zan  gano  dalilin  da  yasa  idanunta  suke  ɗauke  da
wannan baƙin cikin
"Please ayi following Dina a arewapen, wattpad, TikTok, instagram, facebook, telegram, duk akan"
using name @Hauwajay writes
CHAPTER 12: Dreams Beyond Reach
"“Sometimes, the hardest battles are fought silently behind the strongest smiles”"
"Daren  ranar… Bacci  ya  ƙaurace  wa  Du’a,  ta  kwanta  tana  kallon  ceiling  ɗin  ɗakinsu,  tunani"
kala-kala  ne  suka  cika  zuciyarta  “When  will  I  be  happy  like  every  other  child?  When  will  my
family love me? If Mom were still alive…” Da sauri  ƙwalla ta zubo daga idanunta
"Ta rufe fuskarta da tafin hannunta “If Mom was here… she would have fought for my happiness,"
"she would have allowed me to travel, She would have celebrated my success…”"
"Ta kasa ci gaba da tunanin hawayenta suka  ƙara zuba, da  ƙyar ta miƙe daga kan gadonta ta shiga"
toilet ta yi alwala
"Bayan ta fito, ta shimfiɗa prayer mat, ta fara nafila bayan ta idar… ta  ɗaga hannayenta sama as"
usual
"“Ya  Allah… ka  gafarta  wa  Mammy,  ka  haskaka  mata  kabarinta  ka  sanya  Aljannah  ta  zama"
makomarta” Ta share hawaye
Sannan ta sake  ɗaga hannunta  “Ya Allah… Idan akwai wani da zai so ni saboda Kai… ka haɗa
"ni da shi, ka ba ni family da za su karɓe ni da zuciya  ɗaya”"
"Da ta gama addu’ar sai ta dafe  ƙirjinta, wani irin natsuwa ta sauko mata, ta ji kamar Allah Ya ji"
kukanta
Germany
Ayman ya cigaba da supervising companyn Babansa but his mind was never fully present
"Kawai sai ga wayansa ya fara ringing yana duba wa yaga Ahmad, nan take yayi receiving"
“How far man? Har kazo Nigeria ka koma sai dai kawai naji labari? Ko haduwa a gaisa babu?”
"Ayman yayi dariya “I’m sorry bro, I had to leave quickly for work” They talked a bit sai Ahmad"
ya tambaya  “So… any progress?” Ayman yayi shiru a hankali ya ce  “Not yet”
"“I haven’t started properly, amma alkawari ne wannan sai na Nemo ta”"
Har sannan a ransa he had never forgotten the image of the crying girl in the hospital
"Washe gari da safe… kowa ya hallara a dining table domin breakfast, Daddy ya  ɗan  ɗaga kai"
yana duban kujerar Du’a da take babu kowa a kanta Where is Du’a?” ya tambaya
"Shiru ya biyo baya ba wanda ya ba shi amsa, Mummy ta ci gaba da shan tea  ɗinta kamar ba ita"
aka yi wa tambayar ba
"Aryan ya  ɗan waigo ya kalli Fatima dake aikin goge glass cups, ba tare da ya ce komai ba, ya yi"
mata alama da ido
"Fatima ta fahimta nan take, da sauri ta nufi upstairs ta tura  ƙofar  ɗakin a hankali, ta tarar da Du’"
"a zaune bakin gado, kanta a sunkuye"
"Ko  daga  kallonta  kaɗai,  za  ka  gane  ba  ta  yi  isasshen  bacci  ba,  Idanunta  sun  kumburaFatima  ta"
matso kusa da ita  “Du’a…”
"A hankali Du’a ta  ɗago kai, da idanunsu suka haɗu, sai ta miƙe da sauri ta rungume Fatima, nan"
take ta fashe da wani irin kuka
Ba irin kukan da ake yi saboda ciwo ba wannan kukan zuciya ne
"Fatima ta rungume ta tana shafa bayanta “Shhh… it’s okay, ki yi haƙuri, Du’a Allah baya manta"
da bayinsa”
"Sai  bayan  data  yi  kuka  mai  isarta  sannan  ta  ɗan  lafa,  Fatima  ta  share  mata  hawaye  ta  yi"
murmushi  “Come on… everybody is waiting for breakfast”
Du’a ta gyada kai a hankali  “Okay…”
Bayan sun gama breakfast Daddy ya  ɗora cup  ɗinsa a hankali ya dubi kowa
"“Tomorrow Alhaji Tukur  and his family  will  be  arriving Abuja,  I  want everything to be  perfect"
before they arrive”
"Kowa ya gyada kai, Aryan kuma yana cin abinci cikin nutsuwa"
"Mummy ta miƙe tsaye  “Amrah, come with me”"
"Ba tare da tambaya ba, Amrah ta bi bayanta, da sun shiga  ɗaki…"
"Zahra ta zauna kan sofa, ta yi wa Amrah alamar ta zauna kusa da ita"
“There’s something important I want to tell you”
"Amrah ta kalle ta cikin mamaki “What is it, Mom?”, Zahra ta yi murmushi “Your dad and Alhaji"
Tukur have been discussing something for a while now”
“They want Sultan to marry you”
Amrah ta buɗe idanu sosai tana kallon mahaifiyarta  “What?! Marriage?”
"“Mom, I’m just seventeen!”"
"Zahra  ta  yi  dariya  “Calm down  ba  yanzu  za  a  yi  auren  ba,  after  your  WAEC… idan  kin  shiga"
university ne” Ta  ɗan dakata kafin ta  ƙara da murmushi
“Besides… You’ll finally study at Oxford University like you’ve always wanted”
Nan take fuskar Amrah ta  ɗan canja sai dai har yanzu tana tunani ne
Zahra ta lura ta  ɗan jingina da kujera sannan ta ce cikin sigar wasa  ”…Unless you don’t want
him” Ta  ɗan yi shiru  “If that’s the case… I’ll simply give Sultan to Du’a”
Kafin  ta  ƙarasa  magana  Amrah  ta  miƙe  tsaye  “Mom!  No!  Please  don’t  ever  say  that  again
"Sultan nawa ne, that village girl doesn’t deserve someone like him, taya ma zata samu irinsa?”"
"Zahra ta yi murmushi cikin gamsuwa, a ranta ta ce  “Good… Exactly what I wanted to hear”"
"A dining table, Du’a ta miƙe zata wuce, sai Aryan ya kira sunanta  “Du’a” Ta tsaya"
"“Come back, let’s talk”, Ta dawo a hankali ta zauna amma har yanzu kanta a  ƙasa yake"
"Aryan ya kalle ta  “You didn’t sleep well… did you?”, Ta girgiza kai  “No.”"
"Ya sake tambaya “You cried again?” Sai ta yi shiru, shirun nata ya ba shi amsar da yake nema, ya"
"sauke numfashi “Du’a I know you’re thinking ‘If Mom were alive, she would have allowed me to travel’ ko?”"
"Du’a ta  ɗago kai cikin mamaki ta kasa magana, Aryan ya yi murmushi mai cike da tausayi  “Ki"
"saurare ni da kyau, If Allah has destined that journey for you…nobody can stop it kisan da hakan, not Daddy, not Mummy not anyone”Ya  ɗan dakata"
"“Amma kuma idan Allah bai rubuta zaki tafi ba,  …even if your mom was alive, it still wouldn’t"
happen”
"Du’a ta cije leɓenta, ta yi  ƙoƙarin hana hawayenta fitowa, amma ta kasa, cikin rawar murya ta ce"
"“It’s not even about Germany…” Shi kaɗai ta iya faɗa sai ta fashe da kuka, ta juya da gudu ta nufi upstairs"
"Aryan ya bita da kallo ya dafe goshinsa, a hankali ya furta  “Ya Allah…How do I help her?”"
A wani  ɓangaren garin Abuja kuwa…Su Amrah sun kusa gama shirye-shiryen birthday party na
Rumaisa
"Video call  ɗinsu ya kusa awa guda, Rumaisa ce ta ce cikin farin ciki“Girls! This birthday has to be"
unforgettable”
Firdausi ta yi dariya“Forget it! I’ve already invited Senator Ibrahim’s son. Wait until you see him”
"Duk suka kwashe da dariya, Amrah ma ta yi murmushi  “I’ve invited my boyfriend too”"
"Nan suka ci gaba da tsara komai, decoration, music, dress code, Photo session"
"Har ma da yadda za su shiga venue  ɗin domin mutane zasu zuba musu ido, a wajensu wannan"
birthday party  ɗin dole ne ya zama the talk of the week a duk faɗin Abuja
"Meanwhile.. A gidan Alhaji Muhammad, Shirye-shirye suke yi na musamman domin tarbar Alhaji"
"Abubakar Tukur da iyalansa, Ma’aikata sai kai komo suke yi, an gyara guest section gaba  ɗaya, an sauya curtains, an yi sabon arrangement na furniture"
"Zahra kuwa tana bedroom  ɗinta, ta  ɗauki waya ta kira  ƙawarta, Nuwairah"
"Data  ɗaga wayar, ta fara ba ta labarin zuwan Alhaji Tukur, sai kuma batun Sultan"
Nuwairah ta yi dariya  “So finally… your dream is coming true”
"Zahra ta yi murmushi  “Exactly ke de ki Bari, My daughter deserves the best”"
"“Sultan is handsome, educated, wealthy… everything I want for Amrah”"
"Nuwairah ta yi shiru na  ɗan lokaci, sannan ta ce  “Calm down first, ket them arrive safely, We’ll"
discuss every other thing later”
“Alright” Zahra ta kashe wayar tana murmushi
A ranta har ta riga ta fara ganin Amrah a matsayin matar Sultan
Da yamma… Mummy ta kalli Daddy
“Since you’re going to receive them tomorrow… Why don’t you ask Aryan to pick them up
from the airport?”
"Daddy ya girgiza kai  “No, zan tafi da kaina na  ɗauko su, Tukur is more than a friend to me, yayi"
deserving a proper welcome”
"Ya miƙa hannu  “Please pass me my phone” Zahra ta ba shi, nan take ya kira Aryan"
"Yayi ringing but no response, ya sake kira har sau shida but shiru"
Daddy ya  ɗan yamutsa fuska
“Where did this boy leave his phone?”
Ya miƙe tsaye
“Let me check his room”
"A lokacin Aryan yana zaune shi kaɗai a  ɗakinsa, wayarsa tana gefe…"
"Amma  hankalinsa  yana  wani  wuri,  tun  bayan  kukan  da  Du’a  ta  yi  Wanda  karara  yana  ganin"
"damuwa  a  cikinta,  ya  kasa  cire  ta  daga  zuciyarsa,  ya  jingina  da  kujera  ya  lumshe  ido  “What exactly did Du’a do to deserve all these? Is it because she lost her mother?”"
"“Amma idan har dan haka ne suke mata haka gaskiya, then my parents are being unfair” Ya"
sauke numfashi
"“One day… they’ll stand before Allah too, toh me zasu ce masa game da amanar daya masu?”"
Yana cikin tunanin.. sai ya ji an taɓa kafaɗarsa
"Da sauri ya buɗe ido, Daddy ne tsaye a gabansa  “Aryan I’ve been calling you”"
"Aryan ya  ɗauki wayarsa, ya duba Missed calls shida  “I’m sorry, Dad”"
Daddy ya  ɗan kalle shi  “Are you okay? Ya yi murmushin dole  “Lafiya Daddy” Daddy bai  ƙara
"tambaya ba, sai kawai ya sanar da shi shirin zuwa airport gobe."
"Aryan ya gyada kai  “Alright, Dad”"
"Da yamma, lokacin tafiya Islamiyya ya yi, Ayesha ta zo kamar yadda ta saba ta tarar da Du’a a"
zaune bakin window sanye da uniform
"Tun daga nesa ta fahimci ba ta cikin yanayinta, ta yi murmushi  “Come on, sleepyhead, mu tafi"
kar mu makara”
Du’a ta yi murmushin  ƙarfin hali ta  ɗauki hijab  ɗinta tana sakawa daga haka suka suka kama
hanya
"A hanya… Ayesha ta riƙa ba ta labarai iri-iri, wani lokaci ma sai ta yi abun da zai sa tayi dariya,"
kawai don ta ga ta yi dariya
"Sai dai murmushin Du’a bai kai zuciyarta ba, har yanzu zuciyarta tana cike da nauyi ne"
Ayesha kuwa ba ta daina hira ba
"“Wallahi, idan kin ci gaba da wannan face  ɗin, mutane za su yi tunanin ni ce na  ɓata miki rai”"
"Du’a ta  ɗan yi murmushi  “I’m okay”, Ayesha ta  ɗan turo baki  “You’re lying”"
Kafin Du’a ta ba ta amsa… sai wata baƙar mota  ƙirar Lexus ta wuce su basu kula ba amma sai
"ta fara reverse har ta zo daf da su, su biyun suka matsa gefen hanya"
Glass  ɗin driver’s seat ya sauke a hankali  “Hey!”
Da suka waiga fuskar Ahmad ce ta bayyana
"Nan take Ayesha ta yi murmushi  “Ya Ahmad”,  ”Na’am” Ya amsa cikin fara’a"
"Ya juya ya kalli Du’a  “Congratulations, genius”, Du’a ta  ɗan yi murmushi  “Thank you”"
Ya  ɗan  ɗaga  gira  “So… Have  your  parents  changed  their  minds?” Ya  na  gama  tambayar
"murmushin da ke fuskar Du’a ya  ɓace, ta girgiza kai a hankali  “No”"
"Ahmad ya yi shiru, ya lura da yadda idanunta suka sauya, bai son canza mata mood ba"
"Sai ya yi murmushi  “It’s okay, everything happens for a reason”"
"Ya  ɗan yi shiru kafin ya sake cewa  “Zan iya samun phone number?”, Du’a ta  ɗan sunkuyar da"
kai  “Ai bani da waya”
"Ahmad ya  ɗan yi mamaki “You don’t?” Ta girgiza kai “Banda shi”, Na  ɗan lokaci, ya rasa abin"
cewa
Ayesha ce ta katse shirun  “You can give Sister Fatima’s number if you want”
Du’a ta juya da sauri  “But.. ai bani da numbernta a Kai na”
"Ahmad ya yi dariya kaɗan  “Seriously?”, Ta  ɗan yi murmushi cikin kunya  “Yes”"
Ya jingina da sitiyarin motarsa  “Alright then… toh sai na zo gidan ku maybe cikin satin nan”
"Da jin wannan maganar Du’a ta zaro ido, gabanta ya faɗi  “Our house?” Ta girgiza kai da sauri"
“Please kar ka zo”
"Ahmad ya yamutsa fuska“Why?”, Du’a ta buɗe baki zata yi magana, ta tuna da Mummy ta tuna"
"da irin masifar da za ta iya, sai ta haɗiye maganar"
Cikin  ƙaramar murya ta ce
"“Please… just don’t come”, Ta kama hannun Ayesha  “Mu tafi”"
"Ba ta jira amsarsa ba suka ci gaba da tafiya, Ahmad ya bita da kallo har sai da suka  ɓace daga"
"ganinsa, ya jingina kansa da seat  ɗin motarsa wani irin tausayinta ya sake kama zuciyarsa"
Tun ranar da ya haɗu da ita a makaranta yana lura da abu  ɗaya Du’a ba ta taɓa yin murmushi na
"gaske ba, kullum murmushinta yana  ɓoye wani ciwo ne"
"Ya sauke numfashi  “I’m coming pretty, dole na cire ki daga wannan kangin”"
"Ya kunna motarsa, a hankali ya fice daga unguwar"
"Amma zuciyarsa ta riga ta yanke hukunci, ba zai huta ba… sai ya gano dalilin da yasa Du’a take"
rayuwa cikin irin wannan tsoron
Meanwhile a gidan Alhaji Muhammad
"Kitchen  din  kamshin  girki  ya  mamaye  ko’ina.  Frozen  chickens  kusan  talatin  aka  kawo,  Chefs"
"daban-daban na ta aiki, duk wanda ya shiga gidan… Zai yi zaton ana shirin tarbar shugaban  ƙasa ne"
Da Du’a ta dawo daga Islamiyyah ta tarar da gidan cike da hayaniya
"Fatima ta zo kusa da ita, ta yi murmushi  “Tomorrow is going to be a very busy day”"
Du’a ta gyada kai  “Guests?” Fatima ta amsa  “Very important guests”
“Alhaji Tukur and his family are coming from London”
"Du’a ta ce  “Oh…” Ba ta  ƙara cewa komai ba, ta juya ta nufi  ɗakinsu"
*DUA (The Unwanted Daughter)*
By Hauwajay writes
Page 13: The arrival
The Arrival
Safiyar ranar… Daddy da Aryan suna kan hanyarsu ta zuwa Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport
domin tarbar Alhaji Abubakar Tukur da iyalansa
Cikin motar shiru ne ya mamaye shi
"Aryan yana tuƙi, Daddy kuma yana kallon titi ta window."
"Bayan wasu mintuna Aryan ya yi gyaran murya  “Daddy…”, Daddy ya  ɗan waigo  “Yes, son?”"
Aryan ya yi shiru na  ɗan lokaci kafin ya ce
"“There’s something I’ve been wanting to ask you for a long time”, Daddy ya yi murmushi “Go"
"ahead, yuh know you can ask me anything”"
Aryan ya sauke numfashi  “But kayi alkawarin ranka ba zai baci ba?”
"Daddy ya  ɗan yi dariya  “Never, you’re my only son ka faɗi abin dake ranka”"
"Aryan ya matse steering wheel  ɗin da hannunsa, da  ƙyar ya sami  ƙarfin gwiwar cewa  ”…Is Du’"
a really our biological sister?”
"Daddy bai ce komai ba, hakan yasa Aryan ya ci gaba  “I mean… Is she truly your daughter? Kai"
ne mahaifinta?”
"Kalaman  haka  suka  sauka  kamar  wani  mashi  a  zuciyarsa,  hakan  yasa  Daddy  ya  yi  shiru,  amma"
"fuskarsa  ta  sauya  gaba  ɗaya,  kamar  an  tuna  masa  da  wani  abu  da  ya  daɗe  yana  ƙoƙarin mantawa"
"Aryan ya kalle shi da gefen ido, gabansa ya faɗi  “Maybe I shouldn’t have asked…” Ya maida"
hankalinsa kan tuƙi
"Motar ta ci gaba da tafiya cikin nutsuwa, sai bayan wasu daƙiƙu…, Daddy ya yi magana cikin  ƙ"
aramar murya  “Aryan…”
"“Yes, Daddy?”, Daddy ya lumshe ido na  ɗan lokaci  “I honestly don’t know why…”"
”…but sometimes… I feel like there’s something missing” Ya dafe  ƙirjinsa a hankali  “Duk
"lokacin dana kalli Du’a… my heart feels strange, I can’t explain it”"
"Ya girgiza kai  “Kamar dai na manta da wani bangare daya shafe ni a rayuwa, kuma something"
very important”
"Aryan yana  sauraren  shi cikin  mamaki, Daddy ya  ci gaba  “But dalilin daya sa  nake  Jin haka  ɗ"
"in,  …I honestly don’t know”"
Aryan ya sauke numfashi a hankali ya ce  “Amma Daddy whatever the case may be Du’a har
"yanzu  ‘yarka ce, hakan ba zai taɓa goguwa ba, she’s still the youngest in this family kuma abun tausayi ce ita  ɗin duba da cewa ta rasa mahaifiyarta tun Dana da kananun shekaru”"
“All she needs now… is love and care”
"Daddy bai amsa ba, ba don bai ji abin da Aryan ya faɗa ba sai don zuciyarsa ta sake nutsewa cikin"
wani irin tunani
"Har suka isa airport, ba wanda ya sake cewa komai, a gida kuma Amrah tana tsaye gaban mirror"
"ta a kunna music a wayarta, tana gwada rawar da za ta yi a birthday party na Rumaisa, ta yi juyi ta sake gwadawa, sai dariya take yi"
“Perfect!” ta faɗa tana tafa hannu
"A downstairs… Zahra ta kira sunanta sau biyu amma shiru bata amsa ba, still ta sake Kira, har"
yanzu babu amsa
"Ta  ɗauki wayarta ta kira Amrahn, but no response, ta ja dogon tsaki  “Kar dai yarinyar nan ta"
fita…” Ba tare da  ɓata lokaci ba ta haura upstairs
"Ta tura  ƙofar  ɗakin sai ta tarar da Amrah tana rawa gaban mirror, Zahra ta tsaya tana kallonta"
Amrah ta hango ta ta mirror da sauri ta juya  “Mom! Yaushe kika shigo?”
Zahra ta haɗe fuska“From the look of things… gaba  ɗaya kinma mance cewa Yau muna da very
important baki da zasu zo ko? Kuma in other hand surakananki ne fah?”
"Amrah ta turo baki  “Mom… bafa maganar auren za’a yi Yau ba fah, and daga zuwansu Yau ba"
"cewa za’a yi za’a  ɗaura auren ba, kuma ni ba zuwa wajensu zanyi ba, can’t all that wait till tomorrow?”"
Zahra ta  ɗan  ɗaga gira  “Haka kika ce Shikenan let’s forget the whole thing then”
"Ta juya zata fita, da sauri Amrah ta riƙe hannunta “No, no, no… I’m sorry Bari na shirya yanzu”"
Sai lokacin Zahra ta yi murmushi a ranta ta ce  “That’s better”
"Bayan  ƴan mintuna Motar Daddy ta tsaya a harabar gidan, Gatekeeper ya yi saurin buɗe gate da"
suka shiga…
Ma’aikata suka fito domin karɓar luggage
Alhaji Abubakar Tukur ya sauko daga motar yana murmushi
Daddy ya rungume shi da sauri
"“Welcome to Abuja, my friend!”"
Alhaji Tukur ya yi dariya
"“It’s been a long time, Muhammad”"
“Indeed…” Daddy ya amsa  “Too long”
Aryan kuwa ya  ƙarasa wajen Sultan suka yi musabaha sannan suka rungumi juna.
"“Welcome home, bro” Sultan ya yi murmushi “Thank you, ka ganka kuwa? Ka canza Sosai fah”"
Aryan ya yi dariya
“Same goes for you”
"Abidah ma ta fito daga motar cikin nutsuwa, Fatima da sauran ma’aikata suka karɓi kayanta"
"Bayan sun gaisa, kowa ya nufi babban parlour, bayan da suka zauna…"
"Hira ta kaure tsakanin Daddy da Alhaji Tukur Business ne, Old memories… University days…"
Dariya ce kawai ke tashi lokaci zuwa lokaci
Aryan da Sultan ma suna tattaunawa a gefe
"Hajiya Abidah kuma shiru tayi tana kallon wayarta, bayan wasu mintuna sai aka ji sallama"
"Zahra ce ta shigo, fuskarta cike da fara’a ta  ƙarasa ta gaisa da su  ɗaya bayan  ɗaya"
Abidah ta amsa cikin mutunci ko da yake har yanzu ba ta saba da Zahra ba
Zahra ta yi murmushi
"“Kun yi tafiya mai nisa, Ina ganin ku fara yin sallah, sannan ku ci abinci after that, you can rest”"
Alhaji Tukur ya gyada kai
“That’s a good idea”
"Suna shirun su miƙe ne, sai ga takun Amrah, ta shigo cikin wata doguwar riga mai kyau"
"Ta yi light makeup, ta  ƙarasa cikin ladabi ta  ɗan rusuna  “Assalamu alaikum”"
"Kowa ya  amsa,  Zahra  sai murmushi take  yi,  ta  fara  gaishe  da Alhaji Tukur,  Sannan ta  gaishe  da"
"Abidah, daga  ƙarshe ta juya wajen Sultan  “Good afternoon”"
Sultan ya yi murmushi  “Good afternoon” shi ke nan babu wata hira mai tsawo
Sai Alhaji Tukur ya yi dariya ya kalli Daddy
“Muhammad… Is this your little princess?”
Daddy ya yi murmushi  “Yes ita cr Amrah”
Alhaji Tukur ya girgiza kai  “Masha Allah ta girma kam”
"Daddy ya yi dariya  “Time flies”, Amrah ta yi murmushi cikin kunya, ta nufi upstairs"
Abidah ta bita da kallo ba ta ce komai ba sai dai a ranta ta lura da abu guda  “She’s beautiful…
but beauty alone isn’t enough”
"A  wannan  lokacin  kuma… Du’a  da  Ayesha  suna  kan  hanyarsu  ta  dawowa  daga  Islamiyyah,"
"littattafansu na hannu, suna ta bitar darasin da malaminsu ya koya musu"
Ayesha ta kalli Du’a
“You’ve been unusually quiet today”
Du’a ta yi murmushi kaɗan  “I’m listeningl
Ayesha ta girgiza kai  “No… tunani fah kike yi” Du’a ta yi dariya  “Maybe”
Sai Ayesha ta ce cikin zolaya  “By the way… kin Lura da wani abu kuwa?”
"Du’a ta  ɗago gira  “Like what?”, Ayesha ta yi murmushi  “Ya Ahmad”"
"Du’a ta yamutsa fuska “Who?”, Ayesha ta buɗe baki “Bani son iskanci kar ki ce har kin manta"
da sunan Haidar’s elder brother ba?”
"Du’a ta yi dariya  “Wallahi, I barely know him, kin San bamu taɓa magana na 10 mins ba, that’"
s all kuma kike expecting na rike sunansa”
Ayesha ta matso kusa da ita ta rage murya.  “Duk ba wannan ba but the way he looks at you is
different”
Du’a ta tsaya cak “Different?” Ayesha ta gyada kai tana dariya “Yes wlh Ina ma tunanin Yana
Sonki ne fah”
Da sauri Du’a ta  ɗan bugi kafaɗarta  “Stop it! Kawai sai kiyi ta imagining abubuwa?”
Ayesha ta  ƙyalƙyale da dariya
“We’ll ask Haidar when school resumes”
"Du’a ta bi bayanta tana  ƙoƙarin dukan ta, su biyun suka ci gaba da gudu suna dariya"
Duk cikinsu basu ma Lura ba daga  ɗayan gefen hanya Ahmad yana kallonsu cikin motarsa
"Murmushi ya yi  a hankali  a karon  farko cikin kwanaki, ya  ga Du’a tana  dariya  daga  zuciya, ya"
sauke numfashi  “At least… She’s smiling” Ya kunna motarsa ya ci gaba da tafiya
"Amma  har  sannan  zuciyarsa  ta  ƙara  tabbatar  masa  da  abu  guda,  lallai  akwai  wani  ɓoyayyen"
labari a rayuwar Du’
"Da daddare.. Dua ta daɗe zaune a bakin gadonta bayan Amrah ta fita. Idonta na kan  ƙofar  ɗakin,"
zuciyarta cike da tunani
"“Ya Allah… Amrah ta fita da dare haka, If mummy finds out…” Ta girgiza kanta“No… it’s"
none of my business”
"Ta  ɗauki Qur’aninta ta fara karantawa a hankali, duk lokacin da zuciyarta ta cika da damuwa,"
abin da ke kwantar mata da hankali shi ne karatun Al-Qur’ani
A  gefe  guda  kuma… Jackson  ya  tsaya  da motarsa  a  gaban  wani  luxurious event centre  da aka
kawata da golden lights
“Happy birthday to Rumaisa!” mutane suka riƙa ihu yayin da ake shiga cikin wajen
"Amrah  ta  sauko  daga  motar  cikin  confidence.  Black  designer  gown  ce  a  jikinta,  light  makeup,"
sannan ta saki dogon gashinta
Jackson ya miƙa mata hannu
“Beautiful as always”
Amrah ta yi murmushi  “Thank you” sannan ta Mika masa hannunta
"Suka shiga tare, Rumaisa da Firdausi suka yi tsalle suka rungume ta “Finally! Kinga yadda muke fa"
jiran ki?”
"DJ na kunna waƙa, matasa na rawa, ana  ɗaukar hotuna, Party  ɗin ya cika da  ‘ya’yan masu ku"
ɗi ne kawai
Amrah tana jin kamar ita ce star of the night.
Meanwhile    Aryan yana fitowa kitchen ya hangi Dua tana  ɗauke da tray na cups  “Dua”
"Ta tsaya  “Yes, Ya Aryan?”"
"“Ki bari, Bari na taimaka miki”"
Da sauri ta girgiza kai
"“No… if mummy sees you helping me, she’ll be angry”"
Aryan ya yi murmushi mai ciwo
“So you already know”
Ta sunkuyar da kanta
“I don’t want another misunderstanding.”
"Aryan ya karɓi tray  ɗin duk da haka“I don’t care”Bai gama kaiwa parlour ba sai Zahra ta fito, ta"
"tsaya cak  “Aryan!” Ya juya  “Yes, mummy?”"
"“Me kake yi haka ban gane ba?”,"
"“Helping Dua” Ya amsa mata,  “Me na fada maka jiya?”"
Aryan ya sauke numfashi
“Mummy… helping someone isn’t a crime”
Zahra ta matso kusa da shi
“I warned you to stay away from that girl Aryan”
Aryan ya  ɗan yi murmushi
“And I warned myself not to stop being human”
Kalaman nasa suka  ƙara  ɓata wa Zahra rai hakan yasa tayi magana cikin very strictly tone  “Take
that tray back to her”
Ya tsaya yana kallonta ta ce  “I said take it back!”
"“No, mummy”"
Parlour  ɗin ya yi shiru
"Dua kuwa jikinta har rawa yake, ta san duk abin da zai biyo baya… a kanta zai  ƙare."
A daidai lokacin… Abidah tana tsaye daga saman balcony tana kallon komai
Ta ga yadda Zahra take magana da Aryan ta kuma ga yadda Dua ta tsaya a gefe cikin tsoro
Ta  ɗan haɗe gira
"“Something isn’t right in this house…”Tun da suka iso ta Lura , Duk lokacin da Dua ta shiga"
"cikinsu everyone changes, especially Zahra"
Abidah ba ta ce komai ba sai dai ta fara analyzing wasu abubuwa a zuciyarta….
"Bayan dinner na wannan ranan, Sultan ya fito garden domin ya  ɗan sha iska dan bai Saba da zafi"
ba
Yana duba flowers  ɗin gidan ne ya ji footsteps a bayansa ya juya Ashe Dua ce
Ta tsaya da sauri
"“Oh… I’m sorry, I didn’t know someone was here”"
Sultan ya yi murmushi  “It’s okay”
Shiru ya biyo baya sai Sultan ya ce
“You love reading?”
"Ta  ɗaga ido  “Yes”, Ya ce  “I noticed”Ta yi murmushi kaɗan  “It’s my safe place”"
Kalmar ta tsaya masa a rai  “My safe place…” Yana son ya  ƙara tambayarta…
Sai wata murya ta katse su  “DUA!!” Zahra ta kwala kira cikin ihu
Dua ta firgita
“Coming mummy!” Ta juya da gudu
Sultan ya bita da kallo
“Why is she always scared?”
"A can wajen birthday party… Jackson ya miƙa wa Amrah cup  “Just take a sip, Amrah ta karɓa"
“Me a cikin cup din?”
"Ya ce  “Just fruit punch”, Firdausi ta yi dariya  “Come on… stop acting like a baby”"
"Amrah ta  ɗan yi shakkar sha, daga  ƙarshe saboda maganganunsu ta kai cup  ɗin bakinta…"
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*DUA (The Unwanted Daughter)*
By Hauwajay writes
CHAPTER 14: A Night Full of Secrets
"Club  ɗin ya cika da loud music, colorful lights, da hayaniyar matasa, kowa na cikin nishaɗi, ana rawa, ana dariya, ana  ɗaukar pictures Rumaisa’s birthday party ta zama tamkar taron manyan"
‘ya’yan masu kuɗi a Abuja
MC ya hau stage yana murmushi
"“Ladies and gentlemen, let’s make tonight unforgettable!” Tafi da shewa suka cika hall  ɗin"
Jin hakan ne yasa Amrah sauke cup din daga bakinta ita da su suka karasa cikin taron
"Aka  fara  da  Dance  Competition,  inda  Amrah  da  Firdausi  suka  shiga  tare  da  Jackson  da  wani"
"saurayi, kowa na  ƙoƙarin nuna iya rawarsa"
Bayan mintuna kaɗan  “And the losers are Amrah and Jackson!”
"Dariya da tafi suka cika wajen, Jackson ya yi dariya  “Looks like we’re paying the price”"
"MC ya yi murmushi  “Exactly!”, Sai aka fara wasan Pick and Obey, Firdausi ta fara  ɗauka  “Kiss"
and Hug”
"Ba tare da wani kunya ba, ta rungumi wata  ƙawarta tare da sumbatar kumatunta, Kowa ya yi tafi"
Lokaci ya yi da Amrah za ta  ɗauka hannunta na rawa yayin da ta buɗe takardar  “Kiss… and…
Sip.”
"Zuciyarta ta fara bugawa da  ƙarfi, dazu tana murnan tayi escaping bata sha ba sai gashi yanzu ta"
dauka kuma in public for that matter?!
"“Ya Allah…” Ta  ɗaga kai ta kalli Jackson, shi kuma ya yi mata encouraging smile “You can do it”"
"Duk idanu suna kanta, ba ta son a ce ita ce kawai “village girl” a cikinsu, Da  ƙyar ta matso kusa"
da Jackson ta yi masa light kiss
"Nan take hall  ɗin ya kaure da shewa da tafi, sai aka miƙo mata glass  ɗin alcohol, ta tsaya cak,"
wannan shi ne karon farko a rayuwarta da za ta sha irin wannan
Amma saboda pressure na friends da kuma kallon da ake mata… ta lumshe idanu ta  ɗan kurɓa
kaɗan
"Bayan wasu mintuna Amrah ta fara jin kanta yana juyawa, everything around her suddenly felt"
strange
"Music  ɗin kamar yana  ƙara  ƙarfi, mutane kuma kamar suna zagaye da ita, ta miƙe ta nufi wani"
quiet corner ta zauna
"A lokacin ne wani saurayi ya  ƙaraso  “Hey, beauty…”, Ta  ɗaga ido a hankali, ya lura ba ta cikin"
normal state  “Come… let me show you something”
"Kafin ta fahimta, ya kama hannunta yana  ƙoƙarin fita da ita, Jackson yana neman Amrah a cikin"
"crowd, da ya hangi saurayin yana jan ta zuwa waje…"
Nan take ya ruga zuwa wajen ba shiri ya ce  “Excuse me!” Ya tsaya a gabansu
“Where are you taking her?”
"Saurayin  ya  saki  hannunta  ba  tare  da  gardama  ba,  Amrah  kuwa  ta  miƙa  hannunta  ga  Jackson"
"“Please…”, Jackson ya kama hannunta  “Let’s get you home”"
"Fita suka yi zuwa inda yayi parking motar, ya buɗe mata motar ya saka ta, a hanya ne ya tambaye"
"ta,  “How are you feeling now?”, Ta dafe kanta  “I’m not okay…”"
Jackson ya yi dariya “Don’t tell me it’s because of that little sip” Ta girgiza kai “Please… take
"me home”,    “Your wish is my command darling”"
Bayan sun  ɗan yi tafiya Amrah ta duba agogo 10:45 PM Fuskarta ta sauya nan take     “Oh my
God…” Ta haɗe hannuwanta
“This  is  my  first  time  staying  out  this  late… What  will  mummy  say?” Hawaye  suka  cika
"idanunta, Jackson ya yi saurin  ƙara gudun mota"
"A  ɗaya  ɓangaren gidan… Sultan yana cikin bacci, wayarsa ta fara ringing ya buɗe ido da  ƙyar"
yayi recieving call din
Girlfriend  ɗinsa ce daga India  “Hey… don’t tell me you’ve landed already?”
Ta yi dariya  “Just a few minutes ago” Suka  ɗan yi hira amma bacci ya fara rinjayar sa
"Don ya kore shi, ya fita garden yana ci gaba da wayar, a lokacin ne ya ji gate ya buɗe"
Bai kula ba sai da ya ji a sake rufe gate. Ya  ɗaga kai… sai ya ga Amrah tana shiga gidan
Tana tafiya kamar wadda ba ta cikin hayyacinta  “Amrah?”
"Ta tsaya cak da ta gane Sultan ne, Zuciyarta ta tsinke"
"Ba tare da ta ce komai ba, ta wuce da sauri zuwa ciki, Sultan ya bita da kallo"
“Where is she coming from at this hour?”
"A can cikin gida kuma, Abidah ta saba shan coffee kafin kwanciya"
"Da kanta ta sauko kitchen ta haɗa, tana zaune a parlour tana sipping coffee  ɗinta…"
"Sai ta ji an buɗe  ƙofa ta juya da sauri sai taga Ashe Amrah ce, dukkansu suka yi ido huɗu, Amrah"
ta yi saurin haura sama.
Abidah ta bi ta da kallo ta  ɗan haɗe gira
“Something is definitely wrong…”
"Da  Amrah  ta  shiga  ɗaki  Dua  ta  ɗago  daga  littafinta,  ta  lura  da  yadda Amrah  take  tafiya,  toilet"
direct ta shige ta yi wanka ta fito…
Sai Dua ta ce cikin sanyin murya
“Amrah… where did you go? Mummy came looking for you”
Amrah ta kalle ta ce  “None of your business”
Dua ta yi shiru ta karanta addu’ar bacci ta kwanta abunta
"Washegari… Tun kafin asuba, Dua da Fatima sun fara aikin gida kamar yadda suka saba"
Sultan da Aryan suka fito domin zuwa jogging
Dua ta yi musu murmushi
"“Good morning, Ya Aryan… Good morning, Ya Sultan”"
"“Morning, Dua” suka amsa cikin fara’a."
"Da suka fice… Sultan ya ce a hankali,“Why is she the only one working? Kuma naga kamar kuna"
da mai aiki?”
"Aryan ya yi shiru sai dai tambayar ta tsaya masa a rai, a haka suka fita ba Wanda ya Kara cewa"
uffan
"Abidah ma data fito daga  ɗakinta, ta hangi Dua da Fatima suna aikin gidan"
Ta tambaya cikin mamaki  “Where is Amrah?”
"Dua ta amsa cikin ladabi  “She has gone upstairs Ummi, can take gyarawa  “"
"Fatima ta kasa yin shiru ta ce,"
“Ummi… Dua ba ta faɗi gaskiya ba”
"Abidah ta juyo  “What do you mean?”, Fatima ta sauke numfashi"
"“Amrah hardly  does  any  house  chores.  Dua  ce  ma  take  gyaran dakinsu  da  wanke  toilet,  then"
comes downstairs to help me with the rest”
Abidah ta yi shiru sai ta girgiza kai  “Thank you for telling me.”
"Fatima ta firgita tana kallon sama sai ta ce  “Please Ummi… don’t tell anyone, idan ba haka ba"
zasu kore ni”
"Abidah ta yi murmushi  “You have nothing to worry about”, Ta ci gaba da tafiya amma zuciyarta"
ta fara haɗa wasu abubuwa wanda already tayi noticing  “This family is hiding something…”
"Before 10:00 a.m., Daddy, Alhaji Tukur da sauran mutanen meeting suka bar gidan. Bayan fitarsu"
ne sauran  ’yan gidan suka fara fitowa domin breakfast
Zahra ta  ɗaga kai tana kallon upstairs
“Amrah ba ta sauko ba har yanzu?” Ta  ɗan haɗe gira sannan ta nufi  ɗakin  ’yarta
"A hankali ta tura  ƙofar, ta tarar da Amrah kwance a kan gado, idanunta na kallon ceiling kamar"
tana cikin wani dogon tunani
"Ko sallamar mummy ba ta ji ba sai da Zahra ta taɓa kafaɗarta, Amrah ta firgita"
“Oh… Mummy” Ta tashi zaune tare da  ƙoƙarin murmushi  “Good morning”
"“Morning,  darling” Zahra  ta  zauna  kusa  da  ita  “What’s  wrong?  Tun  jiya  kina  behaving"
"strangely. Ba ki yi breakfast ba, ba ki fito ba… Is everything okay?”"
"Amrah ta yi shiru na wasu daƙiƙu, daga  ƙarshe ta sauke numfashi ta ba mummy labarin komai, yadda ta sha alcohol a party, yadda ta fara jin jikinta ba daidai ba, yadda Jackson ya mayar da ita"
gida
"Zahra ta saurare ta ba tare da ta katse ta ba, da ta gama sai ta yi murmushi  “Is that all?”"
"Amrah ta  ɗaga kai  “Yes…”, Zahra ta dafa hannunta  “Relax, It’s just a little mistake”"
"“Har yanzu ke yarinya ce, dama irin wannan abubuwan zai iya faruwa”"
Amrah ta sauke ajiyar zuciya  “I thought you’d be angry”
“I’m not” Sai dai murmushin Zahra ya sauya zuwa wani irin na dabara  “In fact… I think it’
s time ku tafi hutu Kaduna”
Amrah ta lumshe ido  “Kaduna kuma?”
"“Yes”, Sai kuma ta tambaya da sauri  “Wait… harda Dua?”"
Zahra ta  ɗan yi shiru kafin ta amsa  “Of course” Amrah ta haɗe gira  “Why?”
Zahra ta kalli  ƙofar  ɗakin ta tabbatar babu mai jin su ta rage murya  “Ban ji daɗin yadda Sultan
"da mahaifiyarsa suke yawan kallon Dua ba, They seem… interested in her”"
"“Before anything develops, zan tura ku duka Kaduna. Daga can sai ku karasa hutunku”"
"Nan take fuskar Amrah ta washe“Mummy… sai da ke, Kai kina da hangen nesa”Ta rungume ta"
da  ƙarfi
A zuciyarta tana tunanin… “At least Sultan will never notice that village girl”
A  downstairs… Abidah tana  zaune  tare  da  Sultan  suna  shan  tea  sai ta  ɗaga  ido ta  kalli  ɗanta
“Sultan”
"“Yes, Ummi?”, Ta ce    “Me ka fahimta da wannan familyn?”, Ya  ɗan yi murmushi  “They’"
re nice”
"Abidah ta  ɗan  ɗaga gira “Everyone?” Sultan ya fahimci abin da take nufi, ya  ɗan yi shiru “Not"
everyone.”
Abidah ta aje cup  ɗinta “I’ve been observing something since yesterday Dua isn’t treated like
the others”
Sultan ya gyara zamansa
"“I noticed that too kuma gaskiya she barely talks, kuma duk lokacin da Hajiya Zahra take nan sai"
ki ga tana mata wani kallo  …it’s like she’s looking at someone she doesn’t want around”
"Abidah ta girgiza kai a hankali  “wannan ai sai su sa mata hawan jinin, I don’t know the full"
story… but that girl is carrying a pain bigger than her age”
"Sultan bai ce komai ba, sai dai maganganun Umminsa sun zauna masa a zuciya"
"A kitchen.. Fatima da Dua suna wanke kayan breakfast, Fatima ta kalli Dua  “Dua”"
“Naam?”
"“Kin gaji ko?”, Dua ta yi murmushi  “I’m okay”"
Fatima ta girgiza kai  “No… you’re not”
Ta  ɗan matso kusa da ita
"“At least kina murmushi kina cheering kanki, bcos tun da Mammy tarasu, although kina dariya"
"but your eyes never do, kar wani ciwo ya Kama ki”"
Dua ta tsaya cak Hannunta ya tsaya kan plate  ɗin da take wankewa
Sai ta yi murmushi mai ciwo
“Maybe… one day everything will be fine”
Fatima ta  ɗaga ido sama
“In shaa Allah”
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CHAPTER 15: A Cry No One Heard
Zahra ce ke waya da iyayenta a Kaduna. Hira suke yi cikin annashuwa har babanta ya ce zai shiga
"ciki ya  ɗan huta, ya bar su ita da mahaifiyarta suna ci gaba da tattaunawa."
"Can Zahra ta ce “Yauwa dear mother, ina son na turo muku yaran nan su yi holiday a can Kaduna,"
su  ƙarasa hutunsu tare da ku”
Mahaifiyarta ta  ɗan yi shiru kafin ta ce  “Da Dua ma kike nufi?”
"Zahra ta amsa  “Yeah Mama, it’s a plan kin san Dua ta fi Amrah kyau Sultan kuma a made for"
"Amrah, amma kullum ina ganin idanunsa na kan Dua, kamar yana nuna interest a kanta, jiya haka na Kama su a garden”"
"Mahaifiyarta ta yi  ɗan dariya mai cike da mugunta  “Ke dai ki kwantar da hankalinki, mun gama"
"da ubanta balle ita, yaushe za su zo?”"
"“Next week, In shaa Allah”, Mama ta ce  “Alright then, sai sun zo” suka yi sallama daga haka"
"Tun daga lokacin Zahra take cikin farin ciki, tana ganin komai zai tafi yadda take so"
A gefe guda kuma…
Daddy da Alhaji Tukur sun samu gagarumar nasara a meeting  ɗinsu ta international trade. Sun
"kulla yarjejeniya mai amfani, wacce ta kawo musu riba mai yawa Murna sosai suke yi"
Daddy ya ce  “Alhamdulillah! Wannan abin farin ciki ne”
"Alhaji Tukur ya amsa  “Hakane, ya kamata mu yi celebration yadda familyn zasu ji dadi”"
"Da  suka  dawo  gida  suka  sanar  da  iyalansu  labarin,  nan  take  aka  yanke  shawarar  shirya  dinner"
party domin godiya ga Allah da kuma murnar nasarar
Aka fara gayyatar  ’yan uwa da abokan arziki domin liyafar da za a yi washegari da daddare
Lokacin lunch… kowa yana dining room yana cin abinci sai dai ba a ga Dua ba
Abidah ta lura da hakan. Wannan ba shi ne karo na farko ba da ta lura yarinyar tana yawan rasa
zama tare da iyalanta lokacin cin abinci
Ta  ɗaga kai ta tambaya
“Where is Dua? Ban ga tana nan ba”
"Zahra ta amsa cikin rashin damuwa  “She’s full, ta riga ta ci ai”"
"Abidah ba ta ce komai ba, ta ja kujera ta miƙe a hankali ta nufi sama, kai tsaye  ɗakin Dua ta shiga"
"Tun daga bakin  ƙofa ta ji sautin shessheƙar kuka, ta tura  ƙofar a hankali"
"Dua na jin an buɗe  ƙofar ta yi saurin goge hawayenta ta juya baya, Abidah ta  ƙarasa kusa da ita,"
"ta riƙo hannunta cikin tausayawa  “What is it, Dua?”"
Ta  ɗan shafa kanta  “Tell me… I’m your mother too”
"Dua ta girgiza kai  “Nothing, Ummi”"
Abidah ta ce cikin sanyin murya
"“Why are you hiding it from me? Open up. Don’t be scared, I promise, duk abin da za ki faɗa zai"
tsaya tsakanina da ke”
"Da jin waɗannan kalamai, Dua ta tuna da marigayiya mahaifiyarta, Ita ma haka take rungumarta"
idan tana kuka
"Nan take ta fashe da kuka mai tsuma zuciya, Abidah ta rungume ta tana lallashinta har ta  ɗan"
natsu.
"Daga bisani ta ce,m  “If you’re not happy here… sai na tafi da ke tunda ni Ina son ki”"
"Dua ta girgiza kai cikin sauri “No, Ummi…” Ta haɗiye kukan da ke maƙalewa a maƙoshi “I just"
miss my mummy… Ina da abubuwa da yawa da nake son na gaya mata… but she’s no more”
Zuciyar Abidah ta cika da tausayin yarinyar a ranta tana ayyana
“Ya Allah… wane irin rayuwa ce wannan yarinyar take ciki?”
A  ɗaya  ɓangaren kuma
"Amrah  na  fitowa  daga  wanka  kenan  sai  wayarta  ta  fara  ringing.  Da  ta  duba,  sai  ta  ga  sunan"
"Jackson, ta  ɗaga cikin murmushi  “Hello, Jackson”"
Ya sauke ajiyar zuciya kafin ya ce
"“I’ve been trying your number, but it wasn’t reachable, Hope everything is okay?”"
Amrah ta yi dariya  “I’m perfectly fine. Kada ka  ɗauka wai na bugu ne. No… it’s just my first
"time sipping alcohol, shi ya sa na  ɗan ji wani iri but I’m okay now”"
Jackson ya sake sauke numfashi
“Thank God. I was really worried”
"Suka  ɗan yi hira na wasu mintuna, kafin Amrah ta gayyace shi zuwa dinner party da Daddy zai"
shirya washegari
"Daga nan ta haɗa su a conference call ita, Firdausi da Rumaisa, ta ba su labarin abin da ya sa ta"
"bar birthday party da wuri,m"
Su ma suka yi mata alkawarin za su halarci dinner party  ɗin
Da yammacin wannan ranan    Daddy ya kira Dua da Amrah zuwa parlour.
"Da suka zauna, ya ce"
"“After this dinner party, zaku tafi Kaduna domin holiday”"
"Da jin haka, zuciyar Dua ta tsinke, nan take ta tuna da dangin Zahra…"
"Ta   tuna   yadda   suke   nuna   mata   ƙyama,   da   yadda   suka   saba   zaginta   tare   da   marigayiya"
mahaifiyarta
Ta  ɗan  ɗaga kanta cikin ladabi
“Daddy… I don’t want to go”
Daddy ya  ɗago ya kalle ta  “Why?”
Ta haɗiye yawu kafin ta ce
“Besides… ba ma mu fara holiday a Islamiyyah ba”
Fuskar Daddy ta sauya
“Are you arguing with me?”
"“No, Daddy” Ta girgiza kai da sauri  “I’m not arguing… I just…”"
Kafin ta  ƙarasa maganar… Paa! Mari ya sauka a kumatunta
Ta dafe wajen cikin firgici Daddy ya nuna mata  ƙofa  “Get out of my sight shegiya!”
"Hawaye suka cika idanunta, ba tare da ta sake cewa komai ba, ta juya ta fita da gudu"
"Abidah tana zaune a parlour tana kallon televisio, Jin  ƙarar marin ya sa ta  ɗago kai"
"Sai ta ga Dua ta fito a dakin ta ruga sama tana kuka, ta bi ta da kallo har ta  ɓace."
"Tun  daga  wannan  lokacin  hankalinta  ya  kasa  kwanciya,  fiye  da  mintuna  goma  sha  biyar  tana"
"zaune, amma zuciyarta na ci gaba da gaya mata cewa akwai wani abu da ba daidai ba"
A  ƙarshe ta miƙe  “I need to check on her”
A  ɗayan  ɓangaren kuma… Dua ta faɗa kan gadonta tana kuka kamar zuciyarta za ta fito
"Ta rasa me ya sa duk lokacin da ta yi  ƙoƙarin faɗar abin da ke zuciyarta, sai ta  ƙare da hukunci"
can kuma ta tuna da wani movie da ta taɓa kallo
"A  cikin  movie  ɗin,  wata  yarinya  da  ta  gaji  da  wahala  ta  kashe  kanta  ta  hanyar  rataya  ta  share"
hawayenta
A hankali ta furta  “Maybe… this is the only way”
"Ta fita zuwa store ta  ɗauko wata doguwar igiya, da ta dawo  ɗakin, ta haɗa stool biyu, ta jawo su"
ƙarƙashin ceiling fan
"A hankali ta  ɗaure igiyar, hawaye na ci gaba da zuba a idanunta “If I die…” Ta yi murmushi mai"
cike da ciwo  “…I’ll see my mummy again”
"Ta saka igiyar a wuyanta, wanda ta daure da fan din, lokacin da take shirin ture stool  ɗin…"
"Sai  ƙofar  ɗakin aka buɗe, Amrah ce, ta tsaya tana kallonta na wasu mins sai ta ce cikin raini,"
“Finally… I’ll be the only daughter” Ta juya ta fita kamar ba ta ga wani abu mai hatsari ba
Dua ta rufe idanuwanta ta  ƙara riƙe igiyar…
A daidai lokacin… Abidah tana hawa stairs ne sai ta yi karo da Amrah tana saukowa
Amrah ta yi murmushi ta ce
"“Ummi, sannu”"
Sai  dai  Abidah  ko  kallonta  sosai  ba  ta  yi  ba.  Wani  irin  rashin  kwanciyar  hankali  ne  ya  mamaye
zuciyarta kai tsaye ta nufi  ɗakin.
Da ta tura  ƙofar… abin da idanunta suka gani ya sa numfashinta kusan  ɗaukewa “Dua!!” Ta yi
wani irin  ƙara mai firgitarwa
"A lokacin ne Dua ta ture stool  ɗin da  ƙafarta, nan take igiyar ta matse mata wuya"
"Da gudu Abidah ta  ƙarasa, ta rungume  ƙafafunta domin rage nauyin da igiyar ke yi a wuyanta"
“Ya Allah! Dua! No… no!”
"Ta yi ta  ƙoƙarin  ɗagata sama, tana kuka tana neman taimako, Ihun Abidah ya cika gidan"
"Kusan duk mutanen gidan suka ruga zuwa sama, Aryan ne ya fara isa"
"Da ya ga Dua rataye, jinin jikinsa ya daskare nan take  “DUA!”"
"Ya yi saurin hawa kan stool  ɗin, ya  ɗago ta sama yayin da Sultan ya shiga da sauri ya riƙe jikinta"
Abbah ya  ɗauko wuƙa ya yanke igiyar nan take suka kwantar da ita a  ƙasa.
"Dua ba ta motsi, Idanunta a lumshe"
Numfashinta yana fita da  ƙyar
Aryan ya durƙusa yana jijjigata
“Dua! Open your eyes… please!” Shiru    ko motsi ba ta yi ba.
Abidah kuwa ta rungume ta tana kuka
“My daughter… please don’t do this”
"Sultan ya tsaya cak yana kallon abin da ke faruwa, ko a mafarkinsa bai taɓa tunanin wata yarinya"
za ta kai ga yunƙurin kashe kanta ba.
Abbah ya  ɗaga murya  “Me ake jira? Mu kai ta asibiti yanzu!” Aryan ya  ɗauke ta cak kamar  ƙ
"aramar yarinya, da gudu suka fita zuwa mota"
Bayan kusan mintuna arba’in…
"Kowa yana zaune a reception na asibitin cikin tashin hankali, Abbah na ta kai da kawo, Sultan ya"
kasa zama wuri  ɗaya
"Aryan kuwa idanunsa sun yi ja Duk da ba kuka yake ba, Abidah na zaune tana jan tasbihi tare da yi"
wa Dua addu’a
Sai Zahra… tana zaune gefe  ɗaya ba tare da wani atom na damuwa a fuskarta ba
Doctor ya fito daga Emergency Room
Ya kalli waɗanda suke wajen kafin ya ce
“I need to speak with the girl’s parents”
"Sultan ya yi saurin cewa “Bari na kira Mahaifinta”, Sai dai Abidah ta dakatar da shi “A’a” Ta"
kalli Aryan  “Zo mu je”
"Su  biyun  suka  bi  bayan  doctor  zuwa  office  ɗinsa,  da  sun  shiga,  doctor  ya  zauna  sannan  ya  ce"
“The good news is… we’ve stabilized her”
Abidah ta sauke numfashi  “Alhamdulillah…”
Doctor ya ci gaba da magana.“But…” Kalmar ta sa zuciyoyinsu sake bugawa
“She didn’t just try to end her life because of today” Ya haɗa hannayensa a kan tebur  “This
is a child who has been carrying emotional pain for a very long time”
"Aryan  ya  runtse  idanunsa,  Doctor  ya  ci  gaba  “Please… protect  her,  she  doesn’t  just  need"
medication”
"Ya  kalli  Abidah  “She  needs  love”,  Ƙwallar  hawaye  ta  zubo  daga  idon  Abidah,  ta  yi  ƙasa  da"
murya ta ce  “In Shaa Allah…”
"A zuciyarta kuwa ta yi alƙawari guda, ba za ta  ƙara barin Dua ta yi rayuwa cikin wannan azabar"
ba
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CHAPTER 16: Hidden wounds
"After some hours, Dua ta  ɗan samu sauƙi, Ummi ce ta haɗa mata tea tana sha a hankali, bayan ta"
"tabbatar da ta  ɗan dawo hayyacinta, ta zauna kusa da ita tana shafa kanta  “Dua…” Ummi ta kira cikin sanyin murya"
Dua ta  ɗago idanunta da suka kumbura saboda yawan kuka.
“Me yasa kika yi irin wannan abin?” Ummi ta tambaya cikin tausayi  “Kin san da ace na yi latti
kaɗan fa?”
Hawaye suka sake cika idanun Dua  “Ummi… I just want to follow my mammy”
"Kalaman nata suka soki zuciyar Ummi, ta ja Dua jikinta ta rungume ta  “No my dear… kada ki"
"sake faɗar haka, mutuwa ba mafita ba ce. Mammynki ba za ta taɓa so ki kawo  ƙarshen rayuwarki haka ba, ki yi haƙuri, Allah yana tare da masu haƙuri”"
Dua tana kuka tace  “In shaa Allah Ummi… I will never try this again”
Ummi ta murmusa tare da share mata hawayen fuskarta  “Yauwa… that’s my good girl”
A dai-dai lokacin ne Aryan da Sultan suka shigo  ɗakin  “How are you feeling now?” Aryan ya
tambaya
Da  ƙyar ta yi murmushi  “I’m feeling better”
"Sultan ma ya yi mata fatan samun lafiya, sannan suka sanar wa Ummi cewa an sallame su daga"
asibitin
"Da suka isa gida… abu na farko da ya tarbe su shi ne shirye-shiryen dinner party, ma’aikata na"
"kai-komo, ana kawata falon baki, ana shirya abinci"
"Aryan ya tsaya yana kallon iyayensa, sannan ya girgiza kai cikin takaici kafin ya nufi sama ba tare"
da ya ce komai ba
"Ummi kuwa kusan mutuwar tsaye ta yi, Yarinyar da ta yi yunƙurin kashe kanta awannin kaɗan da"
"suka wuce ce ake cewa ta dawo gida, amma maimakon a soke liyafar, sai aka  ƙara himma wajen shirinta"
"Ta kasa yin shiru, sai kuma ta kasa hakuri ta ce    “Thought this dinner party would be cancelled”"
Zahra ta juyo tana kallonta  “Saboda me? Bayan an kashe kuɗi masu yawa?”
Ummi  ta  ɗan  matso  gabanta  “Dua  bata  da  Lafiya… and  you  people  still  have  the  guts  of
celebrating?”
"Abbah ya gyara zamansa  “I think it’s better we postpone it, a sadakar da abincin idan yaso sai"
wani lokacin ayi”
"Zahra  ta  yi  shiru,  amma  ranta  bai  so  ba.  Ba  ta  son  ta  sake  magana  saboda  tana  tsoron  kada"
maganar ta shafi batun haɗa Amrah da Sultan
"Sai kawai ta kalli Daddy, Daddy ya gyara murya  “She’s much better by mere looking, besides"
"mun gayyaci manyan baƙi, there’s no need to postpone it”"
"Ummi ta kalli kowa  ɗaya bayan  ɗaya, bata sake cewa komai ba, ta kama hannun Dua suka haura"
sama
A  ɗaya  ɓangaren… Amrah ta gama inviting friends dinta. Kowa na ta shirye-shiryen irin outfit  ɗ
in da zai sa
"Mummy ma kusan ta gama shiri, Nuwairah ma tana hanya"
"A lokacin ne Ayesha ta iso gidan, da ba ta ga kowa a parlour ba, sai ta haura sama kai tsaye zuwa"
ɗakin Dua
"Ta tura  ƙofar ta shiga, ta tarar da Dua kwance  “Friend… how are you now?”"
Dua ta yi murmushi kaɗan
"“I’m fine now, wa ya gaya miki ban da lafiya?”"
Ayesha ta harare ta  “Ai na damu da ke mai aikinku Fatima ce ta gaya min”
“Ayyah dear”
"Sai  Ayesha  ta  cigaba  da  ba  ta  labarin  cewa  mamarta  ta  yi  tafiya  Umrah,  shi  ya  sa  ba  ta  samu"
damar zuwa da asibitin ba…
Around 7:30pm… kowa ya gama shiryawa
Motoci suka fara fita zuwa event centre
Dua kuwa har yanzu tana kwance. Bata da ko kaɗan sha’awar zuwa balle ma ga condition da take
ciki
"Aryan ya shigo  ɗakin  “Assalamu Alaikum”, Ta amsa sannan ta zauna"
"“Hope ba jikin ba ne?”, Ta yi murmushi  “Not at all”"
“So… ba za ki je ba?” Ta yi shiru  “Yanzu Yaya sai ka ce na ce?”
"Aryan ya girgiza kai, shi yanzu tsoron barinta ita kadai yake karta karasa aikin data fara ne  “No,"
"you have to come ga gown a cikin ledar nan ki shirya, okay?”"
"“Thank you” Kawai ta ce, daga haka ya fita"
"Amma har yanzu a ranta tana jin ba za ta iya zuwa ba, sai Fatima ta shigo itama hakan ne, ta yi ta"
lallashinta  “Ki zo mana. Maybe it’ll cheer you up”
"Da  ƙyar Dua ta amince, Event Centre…Motar Mummy ita ce ta fara isa, sai ta Aryan, Sultan da"
Dua
"Daga baya kuma Amrah tare da friends dinta, aka fara gudanar da dinner party cikin walwala"
"Dua ita kaɗai ce zaune a wani gefen hall, tayi isolating kanta kawai"
"Can ta yanke shawarar fita waje, ta sami wani lungu ta zauna ita kaɗai"
"A lokaci guda… Irfan yana cikin hall tare da parents dinsa, wayarsa ta yi ringing"
"Ayman ne ke Kira, hakan yasa ya ba iyayensa uzuri sannan ya fita backyard yana amsa wayar"
"Yana cikin magana ne idonsa ya sauka kan Amrah da friends dinta, sun yi dressing irin wanda kallo"
ɗaya ba za ka gane addininsu ba
"Yana kallonsu sai kuma idanunsa suka sauka kan wata yarinya da suke yi wa dariya, Ita kaɗai ce"
"zaune fuskanta ya nuna damuwa sosai, doguwar gown mai matuƙar kyau ce a jikinta, daga gani ba  ƙaramin tsada yake da shi ba"
"Amma duk da haka, kanta a sunkuye yake, ga shi sai wani kallo suke mata, bai san me dayar tace"
ba suka fashe da dariya sannan suka shige ciki
"Dua kuwa ko kallonsu ba ta yi ba, Irfan ya bi su da ido sannan ya sake kallon Dua"
A zuciyarsa ya furta
"“Among  all  of  them… she’s  the  most  beautiful” Ba  wai  kyawunta  kaɗai  ba,  nutsuwarta,"
kunyarta da kuma yadda take  ƙoƙarin  ɓoye kanta daga mutane
"Ya manta ma cewa yana waya da Ayman, sai da ya yi gyaran murya Dua ta  ɗago kai, Idanunsu"
suka haɗu na  ɗan lokaci kowannensu na kallon  ɗayan
"Dua ce ta fara kau da kanta Irfan ya yi murmushi ba tare da ta sani ba, ya  ɗauki short video  ɗinta"
"Sannan ya  ƙarasa kusa da ita ya zauna, da sauri ta matsa gefe  “What are you doing here?” Ta"
tambaya cikin sanyin murya
"Ya sake matsowa kusa, ta sake matsawa, shi ma ya sake matsowa da sauri ta miƙe zata gudu, ya"
tare gabanta  “Excuse me…”
"Ta tsaya amma taki kallonsa,  “What’s your name?”"
Ta  ɗan yi shiru sannan ta ce “Khadija amma Dua nake using” Daga nan ta juya da gudu ta koma
cikin hall din
"Irfan ya tsaya yana kallonta har ta  ɓace daga ganinsa, a karo na farko cikin rayuwarsa…"
Ya ji zuciyarsa ta kamu da son sake ganin fuskar yarinyar da bai san komai game da ita ba
A gefe guda… Sultan da Amrah suna tsaye suna hira
"Tun bayan da aka fara maganar haɗa aurensu, wannan shi ne karon farko da suka samu damar yin"
doguwar magana
Amrah ta gabatar masa da friends dinta
"Amma  abu  ɗaya  da Sultan ya  lura  da shi,  duk  lokacin da  aka  ambaci Dua,  fuskar Amrah  sai ta"
sauya
A zuciyarsa ya furta“Why does she hate her this much? Halan dukka gidan ne basu sonta kenan”
"Bayan an gama dinner party, kowa ya kama hanyar gida bayan sun isa, kowa ya zauna a parlour"
yana huta gajiyar ranar.
Can Daddy ya kalli Amrah da Dua
"“You two… I hope kun gama shirya kayanku, saboda jibi zaku tafi Kaduna”"
Kafin ya  ƙarasa maganar Dua ta ji zuciyarta ta cika da baƙin ciki
"Hawaye suka cika idanunta, ba tare da ta ce komai ba, ta miƙe da gudu ta nufi  ɗakinsu"
"Ummi ta bi ta da kallo a ranta ta ce  “No… I can’t keep quiet anymore, duk yadda za ayi, sai na"
"kira Hibbah, dole ta san halin da Dua take ciki”"
Da wannan tunanin ta miƙe ta nufi  ɗakin da aka sauke ta.
"Da Ummi ta shiga  ɗakin da aka sauke su, ta rufe  ƙofar a hankali sannan ta  ɗauko wayarta. Ba"
tare da  ɓata lokaci ba ta nemo lambar Hibbah
"Bayan ringing biyu aka  ɗaga, bayan sallama, Anty Hibban ta ce “Ummi! Yaushe kuka isa Nigeria?"
Ya kuke?”
"“Lafiya kalau… amma ba lafiya ba”, Hibbah ta  ɗan yi shiru  “Me ya faru?”"
Ummi ta sauke ajiyar zuciya
"“Wallahi yarinyar nan… Dua… tana cikin wani irin hali, da  ƙyar muka ceto ta yau”"
“What? Me kike nufi?”
Ta  fara  ba  ta  labarin  komai  tun  daga  yadda  ta  samu  Dua  tana  ƙoƙarin  rataye  kanta  har  zuwa
yadda aka garzaya da ita asibiti
Hibbah ta dafe kirjinta  “La ilaha illallah…”
"Ummi ta ci gaba.  “Wallahi Hibbah, ban taɓa ganin yaro mai irin wannan  ƙunci ba. Duk inda ta"
"juya tsoro ne, kuka ne, da rashin farin ciki, ko murmushinta ma na dole ne”"
"Hibbah ta yi shiru na wasu secs sai ta ce,"
“Ummi… wannan ba  ƙaramin abu bane”
"“Na sani” Ummi ta amsa,  “Ya kamata a nemo mafita tun kafin lokaci ya kure”"
Ummi ta jinjina kai duk da ba ta ganinta
"“Shi yasa na kira ki, Ina son ki zo Kaduna kafin yaran su iso idan da hali, Ina son ki ga yarinyar da"
idanunki”
"“In sha Allah zan zo kuwa, Dama I’m planing na zuwa” daga gaka suka yi sallama"
"A can kuwa suka sake hallara a parlon… Zahra da Nuwairah ne suke ta hira cikin walwala, suna"
tattauna yadda dinner  ɗin ya kayatar
"Amrah kuwa tana zaune kusa da Sultan tana dariya, Aryan ne kawai yake kallon Dua ta gefen ido"
"Tun bayan kiranta da aka yi ta dawo kasa sau  ɗaya ta yi magana ba, kawai sai ya miƙe dan shi bai"
ma san meya faru ba  “Dua”
Ta  ɗago kanta  “Yes ya Aryan”
"“Can I talk to you?” Ta  ɗan kalli Mummy, sannan ta bi bayansa zuwa balcony"
"Iskar dare ce ke kaɗawa, Aryan ya jingina da railing  “Dua…”"
Ta amsa da  “Yes”
“Promise me one thing
Ta  ɗaga ido tana kallonsa
“Never think of hurting yourself again”
Idanunta suka cika da hawaye  “I promise”
“Not because of me…” Sai ya  ɗora hannunsa a kafaɗarta “…but because Allah gave you that
life”
Ta gyada kai “In sha Allah” Sai ya yi murmushi “Good” Ya juya zai shiga ciki sai kuma ya tsaya
“Dua”
“Yes?”
“One day… everything will be okay kinji ko?”
"Ba  ta  ce  komai  ba,  sai  dai  a  karon  farko  tun  bayan  incident  din  nan  ta  ji  wani  abu  a  zuciyarta"
kamar ana  ƙoƙarin  ɗora mata hope
A wani  ɓangaren gidan Sultan ya fito neman ruwa
"Yana wucewa corridor sai ya hangi Aryan da Dua suna magana, ya tsaya na  ɗan lokaci"
"A ransa ya ce“,   The more I observe her, the more I realize there’s something everyone is hiding”"
Sai ya ci gaba da tafiyarsa
CHAPTER 17: The Unexpected Chance
"Da sassafe Dua  ta  tashi kamar yadda ta  saba, ta  fara aikinta  ba tare da bata  lokaci ba. Ta  yi ta"
"kai-komo cikin gidan, tana gyara komai cikin nutsuwa har ta gama dukkan ayyukanta kafin  ƙarfe"
"bakwai na safe. Bayan ta gama, ta zauna ta yi breakfast, sannan ta haura sama, ta shiga bathroom ta yi wanka. Bayan ta shirya, ta fito cikin jilbab, ta  ɗauki kayanta ta nufi  ƙasa domin tafiya"
"A lokacin babu kowa da ya sauko  ƙasa, domin ba kasafai suke fita da sassafe ba a weekend, Dua"
"kuwa ba ta  ɓata lokaci ba, kai tsaye gidan Ayesha ta wuce"
"Da ta isa, sai ta tarar Ayesha ma yanzu-yanzu take, tashinta daga barci knn, Da ta ga Dua tsaye a"
"gabanta da sassafe, Ayesha ta kama baki tana kallonta da mamaki, sannan ta  ƙarasa da zolaya tana dariya  “Who am I seeing?”"
Dua ta yi murmushi ta girgiza kai
"“Get up jhoor, common I want some advice”"
"Ayesha ta gyara zamanta Akan king size bed nata, sannan ta kalle ta da  ɗan damuwa “Hope all is"
well?”
“Not at all”
"Nan take Ayesha ta zauna sosai, ta mayar da hankalinta gare ta “What’s up BFF? I’m all ears”"
Dua ta sauke ajiyar zuciya kafin ta furta
“I’m going to Kaduna to spend my holiday there”
Ayesha ta zaro ido  “Don’t tell me you’re going to Amrah’s grandmother’s house?”
"“Sure”, Ayesha ta zaro ido  “Then ya za ki yi?”, Dua ta ce  “I don’t know too”"
"Ayesha ta kalle ta da mamaki, kamar ba ta yarda da amsar da ta samu ba"
"“You’re mad Dua, Don’t tell me you don’t know what to do, kawai za ki yarda ki bi su bini-bini,"
"ga ki me biyayya. Ke da dangin Mummy ba sa sonki, kowa kyama yake nuna miki”"
"Dua ta sunkuyar da kai, muryarta ta yi sanyi  “I’m out of words. Ban san ya zan yi ba”"
"Ayesha ta yi shiru na  ɗan lokaci, kamar tana tunanin mafita, sai kuma ta  ɗago yatsarta da saur“i   I"
find one way. I think it would help”
"Dua ta  ɗago kai  “Say it please, in shaa Allah it would help”"
“The only solution kawai mu je wajen Mu’allim mu gaya masa duk abin da ke faruwa. Abin da
"muke so ya mana shi ne kawai ya zo ya samu Daddy, ya ce an saka ki cikin musabaqa, kuma ke za ki represent school  ɗinmu. Shi kenan, ba sai kin tafi ba”"
Farin ciki ya bayyana a fuskar Dua. Nan take ta tashi ta rungume Ayesha“You’re such a darling”
Dukansu suka haɗa baki  “What are friends for?” Suka sake fashewa da dariya
"Daga nan Dua da Ayesha suka tafi Islamiyya, suka samu Mu’allim suka gaya masa duk abin da"
"suke son ya taimaka musu da shi. Da ya ji labarin, musamman yadda lamarin yake damun Dua, tausayi ya kama shi. Ya yi mata alƙawarin cewa zai je ya samu Daddy ya yi masa magana"
"A gidan kuwa, Ummi ta lura cewa lokacin breakfast Dua ba ta nan. Bayan ta gama breakfast, sai ta"
"nufi  ɗakin su Dua domin ta duba ta. Amma da ta shiga, ba ta same ta ba."
Hankalinta ya fara tashi.
Kwanaki  biyu  kenan  tana  lura  da  yadda  Dua  take  cikin  wani  irin  yanayi  na  damuwa.  Wani
mummunan tunani ya fado mata rai
"Allah Allah, kar ace Dua ta gudu"
"Da sauri ta girgiza kai, tana kawar da tunanin"
"A’a, wannan ba zai faru ba. Dua ba irin wadda za ta aikata hakan ba ce"
"Ta fita daga  ɗakin ta nufi kitchen, inda ta tarar da Fatima tana aiki"
"“Fatima, Dua tana ina ?”"
Fatima ta  ɗago kai  “Ta tafi Islamiyya ne. Ai kullum tana zuwa idan ba hutu suke ba”
"Ummi ta sauke ajiyar zuciya, sannan ta koma cikin parlour"
"A wannan lokacin Amrah ta fito domin yin lunch. Da ta fito sai ta hango Sultan a zaune, wayarsa a"
"hannunsa yana ta latsawa. Da ya  ɗago ya gan ta, sai ya yi mata murmushi  “Hey you”"
“Hey Yaya”
"Nan suka fara hira, cikin  ɗan lokaci suka shiga dining area suka yi lunch tare. Bayan sun gama,"
"Amrah ta roƙi Sultan ya kai ta unguwa, shi kuma bai  ƙi ba"
"Da yammancin ranar, Daddy da Mummy suna zaune suna  ɗan hira, sai wani maid ya shigo  “Ana"
sallama da Daddy a waje”
Mummy ta kalli Daddy  “Je ka ce baya nan”
Amma Daddy ya yi saurin cewa
"“Noo, ce masa ina zuwa”"
Mummy ta  ɗaga gira
“Yanzu sai ka samu  ’yan maula ne?”
Daddy ya yi mata kallon gefe
"“Whatever dai, bari in fita in gan shi. Ko speculation  ɗin da kika saba yi ne”"
"“Toh, a dawo lafiya”"
"Daddy ya fita. Da ya isa wajen, sai ya ga sabon fuska, in fact, bai taɓa ganin mutumin ba a baya"
"Ya yi masa maraba zuwa guest room, suka gaisa, sannan Daddy ya kalle shi  “Amma ban gane kai"
ba”
Bakon ya yi murmushi
"“Eh ba ka san ni ba, Ni ne Mu’allim  ɗin genius daughter  ɗinka”"
"“Oh, okay”"
Mu’allim ya gyara zamansa sannan ya fara bayani
"“Daman akwai wani musabaqa da za a yi na inter-school, so your daughter is among them. Mun"
"zaɓe ta ne akan za ta represent school  ɗinmu. An kira parents  ɗin yaran da za su yi musabaqar meeting, amma mun san yadda commitment  ɗinka ya yi yawa, shi ya sa ba mu yi inviting  ɗinka zuwa school ba. Shine a  ƙarshe muka yanke shawarar in zo in same ka da kaina. Ana son yarinyar ta samu more time na tilawa a gida, sannan ana son su riƙa zuwa school da wuri dan rehearsal"
kafin lokacin”
"Daddy ya gyada kai “Okay bakomai daman za su yi tafiya ne, amma yanzu it will be cancelled. Na"
gode”
"Mu’allim ya yi murmushi  “Thank you, sir”, Bayan sun yi sallama, Mu’allim ya tafi"
"Ba  daɗewa  ba,  Abba  da  Ummi  suka  shigo  gidan  cike  da  gajiyar  ziyarar  da  suka  yi.  Parlour  ɗin babu kowa sosai sai Mummy, yayin da Sultan da Aryan suke dining area, kowa yana kan abin da yake yi. Mummy ta gaishe da Abba, ya amsa mata, sannan suka gaisa da Ummi. Suka zauna kenan"
sai ga Daddy ya shigo.
"Bayan sun gaisa, Abba ya kalle shi"
“Yau tun safe muka rabu sai yanzu”
Daddy ya yi murmushi
"“Wallahi, yau kam ma ko gate da niyyar fita wani waje ban yi ba, in ba zuwa masallaci ba. Yanzu"
ma daga guest room nake”
Nan ya ba su labarin zuwan Mu’allim da abin da ya kawo shi
"Mummy  kuwa  tana  kallonsa  da  wani  irin  kallo,  amma  Daddy  bai  fahimci  abin  da take  nufi  ba."
"Abba  da  Ummi  suka  sa  albarka,  har  cikin  ransu  suka  ji  daɗin  labarin.  Aryan  da  Sultan  da  suke dining area suma suka zo parlour, suka nuna farin cikinsu, musamman Aryan"
"Fatima ma, wadda take ta aikin yamma, da ta ji labarin ta yi murna wa Dua har cikin ranta ita ma"
"Mummy kuwa kamar za ta fashe, ta miƙe ta haura sama abinta"
"Daddy ya lura da yadda ta bar wajen, sai kawai ya bita"
"Ummi ta kalle su suna haura sama, ta yi murmushi a ranta. Ta san yau za su haura sama, kuma da"
ƙyar za su sauko
"Aryan kuwa ya nufi  ɗakin su Dua, da ya shiga, ya tarar da ita ita kaɗai, tana karatu, ko dagowa ba"
"ta yi ba. A ranta ma tana tunanin Amrah ce, har sai da ta ji an gyara murya"
"Da sauri ta juyo, Aryan ya yi mata murmushi"
"“Congratulations our little baby, the talented girl”"
Dua ta kalle shi cikin mamaki
"“Ya Aryan, for what?”"
Nan ya gaya mata abin da ya faru
"Dua ta yi shiru na  ɗan lokaci. Ba ta taɓa tsammanin Mu’allim zai zo ba, balle har ya samu Daddy."
"Wani irin farin ciki ya cika zuciyarta, farin cikin da ta daɗe ba ta ji irinsa ba"
Kenan Daddy ya yarda ba za ta Kaduna ba
"Kuma har Daddy ya gaya wa mutanen gidan, ta kalli Aryan da murmushi  “Thank you, Ya Aryan”"
"“Shiiits mention not, little”"
“Toh”
"“Bye, kar na dameki” Aryan ya fita, ya bar Dua cikin farin ciki"
"A  ɗakin Daddy kuwa, Mummy ta fara masifa. Magana take ta inda ta shiga ba nan take fita ba"
"“Kaban  mamaki!  Imagine  har  ka  amince  masa  without  my  consent?  Bama  wannan  ba,  ka  je"
"kana  wani  fada  a  parlour,  kowa  da  kowa  yana  nan,  har  wasu  munafukai  suna  murna.  Toh  ina ruwana? Dan wulakanci, ina ta magana da ido amma kai ko a jikinka sai zuba kake kamar wani"
sabon taɓaɓɓe”
"Daddy ya daka mata tsawa, muryarsa cike da fushi  “Dua is my daughter. Remember this always."
"So duk yadda take so, hakan zan mata, kamar yadda zan yi wa Aryan and Amrah. So don’t push me. Dan wallahi ranki sai ya baci. Ji yadda kike min kamar wani  ɗanki. Do you really think zan"
"zuba miki ido kina min magana yadda kika ga dama ne? So mind your own tone, okay?”"
"Ya juya ya fita, ya bugo mata  ƙofar dakin"
"Zahra ta tsaya cak, ta  ɗaga hannu ta mare fuskarta sau uku, kamar tana son tabbatar wa kanta"
"cewa ba mafarki take ba, Is this really so?"
Wannan shi ne karo na farko a rayuwarta da ta ga Daddy cikin irin wannan fushi. Ba wai kawai ya
"fusata ba, har ya mata tsawa da magana cikin irin wannan yanayi."
"Ta  daura  hannu  a  kai,  ta  sa  ihu  kamar  wadda  aka  sikara.  Daga  nan  ta  ɗauki  wayarta  ta  kira"
Nuwairah
"Bayan sun gama magana, ta kashe wayar ta kwanta, amma zuciyarta cike take da fushi da tunani"
"Da daddare, bayan kowa ya tafi ya kwanta. Nuwairah ce ta kira Mummy a waya  “Kin iso?”"
“Gani fitowa”
"Daddy, saboda fadan da suka yi,  bai shiga  ɗakin Mummy ba. Hakan ya ba Mummy  damar  cika"
kudirinta
"Ta leƙa parlour ta tabbatar babu kowa. Sai ta fito tana tafiya a hankali, sannu a hankali har ta isa"
bakin gate
"Gate man ya buɗe mata  ƙofa, ta fita ta nufi motar Nuwairah. Ta shiga, sannan suka bar unguwar"
"Duk  abin  da  ke  faruwa,  Aryan  yana  kallonta  daga  nesa.  Mamakin  mahaifiyarsa  kawai  yake  yi  a"
ransa
Toh ina za ta cikin dare?
"Bayan kwana biyu, Daddy ya shigo ya kalli Mummy  “Gobe ne tafiyarsu Amrah?”"
“Eh”
Dama Mummy ta  ɗaga tafiyar su Amrah saboda abin da ke ranta. A ranar ta je ta gaya wa Amrah
"da Dua su gama haɗa kayansu, domin gobe za su tafi Kaduna"
"Dua kuwa banda kuka babu abin da take yi, ta nufi wajen Aryan tana kuka  “Ya Aryan, bana son"
zuwa. Ka ba Mummy haƙuri”
"Aryan ma ya tausaya mata sosai. Ya kasa jure ganin yadda take kuka, sai ya nufi wajen Ummi ya"
gaya mata abin da ke faruwa
Ummi ta yi mamaki
"“Je ka, zan yi wani abu a kai”"
"Nan take Ummi ta nufi  ɗakin su Dua. Da ta shiga, ta tarar da idonta ya yi ja saboda kuka"
"“Dua, Aryan ya ce min wai za ki Kaduna, ba za ki yi musabaqa ba, hakane?”"
"“Eh, Ummi”"
“Kin son zuwa?”
"“Noo Ummi, Please do something”"
"Ummi ta zauna kusa da ita, tana patting dinta sai kuma ta tuna da Hibbah, ta mike"
"“Alright, Kar ki sa damuwa a ranki”"
"Ummi  na shiga  dakinta,  ta zauna tana  lissafin lokacin London  da Nigeria a ranta. Lokacin bai yi"
daidai da kiran Hibbah ba tukuna
Amma daga baya za ta kira ta
"Kuma wannan karon, Ummi ta kuduri aniyar yin wani abu domin Dua."
"Have this, sorry for waiting    In shaa Allah gobe ma za ku ji ni. Good night, my loves   "
Chapter 18: THE CALL THAT CHANGED THE PLAN”}
Wayar ta yi ringing na kusan seconds talatin da  ɗaya kafin ta yanke. Yarinyar ta  ɗago kai ta kalli
"Dada, sannan ta ce"
"“Dada, yanzu ma wayan har ya yanke bai  ɗauka ba”"
"Dada ta yi murmushi, ta  ɗan gyara zamanta “Ki  ƙyale shi, ai ya san ya yi min laifi ne, ba zai iya  ɗ"
auka ba ai”
"Ba su gama maganar ba sai ga wayar ta fara ringing, Dada ta kalli wayar, sannan ta kalli yarinyar"
"“Duba, ko dai shi ne?”"
"“Eh, shine Dada”"
"“Allah sarki  Ɗan albarka, nasan baya kusa ne shi ya sa bai  ɗauka ba”"
"Ta karɓi wayar, sannan ta sa a hands-free ta miƙa wa Dada, daga  ɗayan  ɓangaren aka ji muryarsa"
"cike take da fara’a  “Assalamu Alaikum, Dada na”"
"Dada ta  ɗan harari wayar, kamar wanda ya samu damar faɗa masa duk abin da ke ranta  “Sai da"
"na kira sannan za ka san da ni? In ce ka manta da kakarka ko Ayman? Yanzu har za ka zo kasan nan amma ka gagara zuwa ganina, sai dai in ji labarin komawarka ko? Halan ma shekarun da ka saba yi a can ma za ka yi. Toh ai yayi muku kyau, kai da iyayen naka”"
Muryarsa ta fito da dariya a hankali
"“Calm down Dada na, Kin san ba za ki ce ban kira ki ba, kuma kin san ban da kamarki. Toh Hajiya,"
"ko hutawa ban yi ba, Abba ya tura ni in duba wani abu a  ƙasar waje, amma har na sa ranar da zan zo Kaduna gurinki fa. Na kusa zuwa  ƙasar, ina zuwa Kaduna zan zo na  ɗan huta a gurinki”"
"Dada ta yi dariya  “Ayyo, toh ai na  ɗauka mantani ka yi ai”"
"“Na’isa ni Aymanu” Dukansu suka yi dariya, sannan suka ci gaba da hirarsu ta kaka da jika"
"A wani bangaren, wata mata na kwance a kan Italian bed  ɗinta, idonta ya tsaya kan ceiling yayin"
da tunani iri-iri ke ta yawo a zuciyarta
Anya ba zan  ɗauki hutu daga aiki ba kuwa?
"Tana missing home sosai. Ba wai akwai mutane da yawa da take kewarsu ba, amma aƙalla tana da"
"only brother  ɗinta, her only biological blood, da kuma iyalinsa. Jininsu kwata-kwata bai hadu da na waccan muguwar Zahra ba"
Amma yarinyar nan fa? Wataƙila she’s trying to hurt herself again
"Tunani ne ya yi ta zagaye kanta har sai da wayarta ta fara ringing. Ta miƙa hannu ta  ɗauka, amma"
"da ta ga unknown caller da country code  ɗin +234, ta  ɗan tsaya"
"Definitely  family,  kenan  suna  missing  ɗinta  ma  Murmushi  ya  bayyana  a  fuskarta  kafin  ta  ɗaga"
wayar  “Hello?”
"A gefe guda, Ummi na zaune ita kaɗai, zuciyarta cike da tunani iri-iri. Tun da ta yanke shawarar"
"kiran Hibbah, take ta  ƙoƙarin samun  ƙarfin guiwar yin hakan"
"Hibbah  mace  ce  mai  kirki,  Mai  mutunci,  Mai  ladabi.  Mai  sauƙin  kai.  Tun  tana  raye,  Aneesa  ta"
kasance mai kirki a gare ta. Yanzu kuma lokaci ya yi da za ta biya wannan alherin
"Lokaci ya yi da ita ma za ta taimaki Dua ko me zai faru, ko da menene ta riga ta yanke shawara,"
kuma babu ja da baya
"Da ma  Allah ya  sa  an  ɗaga tafiyar  daga yau zuwa  gobe. Da yanzu  ta  makara,  amma  har  yanzu"
akwai lokacin da za ta yi wani abu
"Ta danna number Hibbah, zuciyarta na bugawa. Tana Allah-Allah ta  ɗaga, saboda ba ta san ko za"
"ta  ɗauki unknown caller ba, dan bata santa da wannan layin ba"
Sai ga shi an  ɗaga  “Assalamu Alaikum” Wata irin nutsuwa ta sauka a zuciyar Ummi
"“Waalaikumus Salam Hibbah, nasan baki gane mai magana ba ko? To, it’s Hajiya Abidah, matar"
"abokin yayanki, Alhaji Tukur, baki da wannan layin nawa ne”"
"“Ahhh, ohh yeah! Allah sarki, ya everyone?”"
"“Well, fine Alhamdulillah”"
Suka  ɗan yi hira na  ɗan lokaci kafin Ummi ta shiga kan abin da ya kawo ta
"“Hibbah, I have some observation akan gidan yayanki, Banda korafin baya yanzu ma gani”"
Hibbah ta  ɗan yi shiru
"“Okay, I’m all ears. What happened? What that devil did again?”"
"Ummi ta sauke ajiyar zuciya, sannan ta fara ba ta labarin duk abin da ta lura da shi tun lokacin da"
ta fara ganin yadda ake mu’amala da Dua Duk dai wata Abu daya boye mata a baya yau dai ta mata filla filla
"Ta gaya mata yadda yarinyar take rayuwa cikin tsoro, yadda take yin kusan dukkan ayyukan gidan,"
yadda ake nuna mata bambanci
Hibbah ta saurare ta ba tare da ta katse ta ba
"A wannan lokacin Ayesha ta shigo gidan kai tsaye. Ba tare da ta  ɓata lokaci ba, ta nufi  ɗakin su"
Dua
"Da ta shiga, sai suka yi four eyes da Amrah, Amrah ta harare ta"
Ayesha ma ta mayar mata da kallon kafin ta nufi gefen gadon Dua ta zauna
"Ba  da daɗewa  ba Dua  ta  fito  daga  bathroom,  jikinta  har  yanzu  da  ɗan ruwa,  da ta  ga  Ayesha,"
"fuskarta ta haska da murmushi, ta nufi wajenta suka rungume juna"
"“Welcome friend, I thought ba zan ganki ba sai bayan mun dawo Kaduna. Ashe za ki zo?”"
"Ayesha ta  ɗan daure fuska“Wani Kaduna kuma?”, Dua ta kalle ta  “Wacce dai kika sani”"
"Ayesha ta  ɗan juya ta kalli  ɓangaren da Amrah take, sannan ta mayar da kallonta kan Dua"
"“Dua, don’t tell me kin zaɓi tafiya yawo akan musabaqar ki. Don’t tell me baki gaya wa iyayen"
"ki kina da musabaqa ba, because I guess ba wanda zai zaɓawa  ’ya’yansa zuwa yawo akan karatu”"
"Dua ta yi saurin  ɗaukar wayar Ayesha. Ta shiga notes ta rubuta mata abin da take son faɗa mata,"
sannan ta miƙa mata wayar
"Ayesha ta karanta ‘sun  ƙi barina sun ce I must go to Kaduna, which I can’t say no. Kuma tafiyar"
"gobe ne. And please stop that habaici habaici, cos at the end ni za ki sa a ciki’"
"Ayesha ta tabe baki  “Mtsww, heartless people”"
Dua ta juya ta kalle ta  “And so?”
"Amrah kuwa tana can tana ta yin habaici, amma babu wanda ya kula ta"
Ayesha ta sake kallon Dua
"“Yauwa Dua, dama I’m here to ask you akan wancan maganar scholarship  ɗin nan. An bar ki ne"
za ki je?”
Dua ta yi mata kallon da ta saba yi mata
"“You always know the answer, which is always NO”"
"Sai suka ji Amrah ta fashe da dariya daga can, amma babu wanda ya kula ta"
Ayesha ta ci gaba
"“So, sun ce we’re going maybe next week. I wish harda ke ma”"
Suka  ɗan yi hira kafin Ayesha ta miƙe  “Tashi ki rakani”
"Suka fita daga  ɗakin tare, da suka fita wajen gate, Ayesha ta hango wata mota"
"“Ga motar fa, za ki rakani ne, ba wai kin tsaya anan ba”"
"Dua ta yi tsaki  “Mtsww, always problem”"
"Ayesha ta yi dariya  “Oho dai, indai za ki rakani”"
"Suna isa wajen motar, sai aka buɗe  ƙofar gaba, da Dua ta ga wanda ke zaune a ciki, sai ta sake"
baki
"Ahmad ne, sai Haidar ma ya buɗe  ɗayan  ƙofar, ya zagayo ya nufe su"
Dua ta kalle shi da mamaki
"“Haidar, is that you? Allah sarki, I so much miss you dude, musamman in muna musu”"
"Haidar ya fashe da dariya, Ahmad ma ya yi murmushi. Nan dukansu suka yi dariya tare"
"Dua ta gaishe da Ya Ahmad, shi kuma ya amsa mata“Mun zo miki sallama ne, tunda za ki Kaduna”"
Dua ta juya ta kalli Ayesha. Ita kuma ta  ɗaga mata kafaɗa kamar wadda ba ta san komai ba
Suka  ɗan yi hira kafin Dua ta ce za ta koma gida saboda tana jin ta not comfortable sosai saboda
"Ya Ahmad yana wajen. Duk da haka, a ranta tana jin daɗin kasancewarsu"
"Ahmad ya kalle ta “Okay, but before then, ban number  ɗin da zan same ki, just to check on you”"
"Dua ta girgiza kai  “Like I said before, banda waya, kuma ban san nawa zan baka ba”"
“Your sister fa”
"“Never! Ko na bayar, zai zama laifi”"
Ahmad ya yi shiru na  ɗan lokaci
“Toh yanzu haka za ki Kaduna babu yadda za a san kina Lafiya or not?”
Dua ta yi murmushi kaɗan
"“At least you care, and care matters, Thank you for that”"
"Ta juya za ta koma, amma kafin ta tafi ta kalli Haidar  “Safe flight when the day comes”"
"Suka yi  sallama, sannan  Dua  ta  koma gida,  har  ta kai bakin  gate  ɗinsu,  sai ta ji  muryar Ayesha"
"daga bayanta  “Dua, can’t you wait for me?”"
"Ayesha  ta  juya  tana  ƙoƙarin  ɓoye  dariyar  da  ta  fara  ji.  Da  suka  haɗa  ido,  Ayesha  ta  kasa"
"controlling kanta, sai dariya ta  ɓarke daga bakinta"
Dua kuwa haushi ya fara kamata. Ta kalli Ayesha har sai da dariyar ta lafa
“Finally”
"Dua ta  ɗaga gira  “Finally what? Wait, ya aka yi kika san su ne a motar? And how did he know I’"
m travelling to Kaduna?”
Ayesha ta gyara tsayuwarta tana dariya
"“Dua,  your  first  question,  ya  aka  yi  nasan  su  ne  a  wajen?  Tare  muka  zo.  Haidar  ya  kawo  shi"
"gidanmu, sai ya tambaya ko za ki Germany ne ko a’a, tunda an yi fixing date. I replied him for now dai no, kuma na ba shi labarin komai. Sai ya ce bari mu zo mu gan ki. Bayan mun zo kofar gidanku ne ya ba ni number  ɗinsa, ya ce if yes I should text him. Ni kuma na text him no, kuma"
Kaduna za ki. That’s all. Shi ya sa yasan da wannan”
"Ta  ɗan yi shiru, sannan ta  ƙara da murmushi  “Dua, like I said before, wallahi Ya Ahmad yana"
sonki. Just believe me”
"Dua ta yi tsaki “Ni kam ban son wannan shirmen naki. You always know one thing, and that thing"
"for sure is love. Shi kenan, ba ki da aiki”"
Ayesha ta yi dariya
"“Joke apart, kin san da ya zo gidanmu ina kan gaya masa halin da kike ciki. And I saw his white"
"eyes turn red. I believe yaji zafin abin da ake miki ne. Kuma kinga ai he’s handsome enough, young  rich  guy.  Ohh  Dua,  can’t  wait  for  this  match.  Kinga  za  ki  huta  da  wannan  muguwar so-called Mummy, mtsww”"
Dua ta kalle ta da haushi
"“Please it’s okay, Good bye then”"
"Ta juya ta wuce, tana jin Ayesha na ci gaba da magana a bayanta, amma ta share ta"
"A ranta, abin da ya fi bata mata rai shi ne yadda Ayesha ta gaya wa wani halin da take ciki, Me ya"
sa Ayesha za ta faɗa wa wani irin wannan abu?
"A  ɗayan  ɓangaren, Mummy tana karɓar kuɗin da za ta yi wa cousins  ɗinta tsaraba daga wajen"
"Daddy, sai wayarsa ta fara ringing."
"Daddy ya kalli wayar  “Dear, mikomin wayar, Who is that calling?”"
"Mummy ta  ɗauki wayar, amma da ta kalli screen  ɗin sai ta ga sunan  ‘My Only Blood’"
"Ta yi tsaki wannan yar’uwar taka, so-called Hibbah ko mene oho"
A ranta ta fara tunani  ‘Me ta zo da shi yau? Hope ba za ta san maganar tafiyarsu Dua Kaduna ba
"Daddy ya karɓi wayar, kuma da zarar ya ji muryar Hibbah, wani irin farin ciki ya bayyana a fuskarsa"
"Suka gaisa, ya tambayi lafiyar family  ɗinta, suka  ɗan yi hira kafin Hibbah ta tambaye shi"
"“Yaya, ina yaran nawa suke ne?”"
"“Aryan ya raka Sultan unguwa. Duk da ba a san ko sultan  ɗin ke ja shi yawo ba, amma ai suna"
tare. Amrah kuma tana  ɗakinsu. Gobe ma za su tafi Kaduna hutu”
Hibbah ta yi shiru na  ɗan lokaci  “What?”
Daddy ya  ɗan yi dariya
"“Ai gidansu Zahra za su je. Kinga bakomai, ai tinda wajen kakansu za su je”"
“Amrah alone or and Dua?”
"“Two, both”"
Hibbah ta sauya murya
"“Yaya, just send Amrah alone, ka bar Dua, ko kuma duk su biyun su fasa zuwa”"
Daddy ya daure fuska  “Why?”
"“That’s what I want. In har dai ni kanwarka ce, kuma ka yarda  ’ya’yanka nawa ne”"
Daddy ya sauke ajiyar zuciya
“And Zahra wouldn’t be happy”
Hibbah ta amsa nan take
"“And so? Kai ka san ba su son Dua. In har ranta zai baci saboda hakan, then send Amrah alone”"
"“Hibbah, stop that”"
"“Sure. Na faɗa maka view dina, and I’m coming back home soon. Make sure zan samu Dua a"
gida”
Daddy ya  ɗan yi shiru kafin ya ce
"“Hibbah, don’t try me what’s your problem with that teenager?”"
"Hibbah ta cije leɓenta, sannan ta amsa cikin fushi"
“Because of your selfishness…”
"Sai ta yi shiru na  ɗan lokaci, saboda ranta ya fara baci  “Bye Yaya, See you soon”"
Ta kashe wayar.
"Finally, Alhamdulillah, I’m back.    Thank you all for keeping you waiting for my ink for almost a"
"semester. What I appreciate the most is the way some of you kept calling, texting me and wishing"
me the best in life. Gaskiya na gode muku sosai. Love y’all   
CHAPTER 19: WHEN PLANS BEGIN TO CHANGE
"Irfan na driving a hankali, yana tabbatar da cewa location  ɗin da aka tura masa yana bin daidai."
Bai so wani abu ya distracting  ɗinsa har ya wuce hanyar da zai bi ba
"Da ya isa  ƙofar gidan, ya sauka daga motarsa ya nufi wajen gateman"
"“Baba, don Allah nan ne gidan Alhaji Muhammad?”"
"“Eh, nan ne” gateman  ɗin ya amsa"
"Irfan ya ciro wayarsa ya nuna masa wani short video  “Toh, don Allah Baba, ko wannan yarinyar"
tana ciki? Kuma ya sunanta?”
"Gateman  ɗin ya kalli video  ɗin, sannan ya  ɗan murmusa  “Ohh, wannan  ’yar Albarkan ce, Eh"
"tana ciki, kuma sunanta Dua”"
"“Ko zan samu ganinta?”, Gateman yayi shiru sai ya ce“Bar in je in yi wa mai aikin gidan magana,"
sai ta kira maka ita”
“Toh Baba nagode. Ga wannan ka sha ruwa da shi”
"Gateman  ɗin ya karɓi kuɗin, ya danna a aljihunsa yana godiya kafin ya shiga cikin gidan"
"Allah ya taimake shi kuwa, Fatima ta fito daga parlour tana nufar cikin gidan. Da ya gan ta sai ya"
"kira  ta  a  hankali  “Yauwa  Fatima,  don  Allah  ki  shiga  ciki  ki  gaya  wa  Dua  wani  mai mota  ya  zo nemanta”"
"Fatima ta  ɗaga kai“Ba matsala” Amma a ranta tana mamakin, Waye kuma wannan?"
"Kai tsaye ta nufi  ɗakin Dua. Ta  ɗan kwankwasa  ƙofar “Yes, you can come in” Fatima ta buɗe  ƙ"
"ofar, suka gaisa sannan ta ce  “Yauwa Dua, someone is looking for you outside”"
Zuciyar Dua ta  ɗan sinke  “Ni kuma? Anya ba Amrah yake nema ba?”
"“Nope, ke yace”, Ya mutsa fuska Dua tayi kamar me tunani sai ta ce  “Then who is that?”"
"“I don’t know too kawai kije, dama akwai wanda kika sani da zai iya zuwa nemanki ne?”"
"Dua ta  ɗan yi tunani“In ma za a zo, saidai Haidar’s brother, that’s Ahmad. Kuma dazu fa ko"
"thirty minutes bai yi ba da tafiyarsu, tare da Ayesha suka zo”"
“Just go It’s possible su ne suka kuma zuwa”
"“Noo ba zan ba, In su Daddy suka kama ni fa? Kuma gaskiya I’m scared”"
"“Daddy ai tun dazu yake gida, and I guess ba wanda zai fita yanzu”"
Sai da Fatima ta yi mata magana sosai kafin ta iya convincing  ɗin Dua ta fita
"Bayan Daddy ya gama wayar da Hibbah, Mummy ta dube shi  “Why the sudden change?”"
Daddy ya sauke ajiyar zuciya
"“Hibbah ta yi requesting akan kada yaran nan su tafi Kaduna. In ma mun ce lalle za su je, toh"
"banda Dua. I was so confused, ga kuma tafiyar gobe ne”"
Mummy ta  ɗan daure fuska  “What’s your view then?”
"“I have no say about it. She’s coming soon, so I want to do her this favor kawai, su fasa tafiyar"
ko?”
"Mummy ta yi wani  ɗan murmushi raini  “Tabdijam. Lalle ma ka gwada min banda muhimmanc,"
"dama Hibbah ba kaunata take yi ba, na sani kawai dai ina yin shiru ne” Fada take, tace wannan, tace wancan"
"Daddy bai ce komai ba, Mummy ta gyara dankwalinta    ta juya ta wuce  ɗakinta"
"Tunda Fatima ta buɗe gate  ɗin, Dua ta fara fitowa a hankali, ta fara saka right leg  ɗinta a waje,"
sannan ta fito da left  ɗin
Irfan kuwa yana tsaye yana kallonta He had been looking at her
"Dua ta fara takowa a hankali, kamar wadda take tsoron taka  ƙasa. Sai ta  ɗaga kanta sama tana"
"neman Ahmad, domin a tunaninta shi ne ya sake dawowa"
Amma ba ta ga kowa ba sai wata mota ta kalli motar sosai kuma ba irin motar Ahmad ba ce
"Sai ta yanke shawarar komawa gida, Da Irfan ya ga haka, sai ya fito daga motarsa  “Hey, Dua”"
"Dua ta yi saurin juyowa tana kare masa kallo, a hankali ta furta,  “Ba shi bane… and the face is"
so familiar to me”
Irfan ya bar motar a buɗe ya  ƙarasa inda take yana kallonta ya ce  “Mukarasa gun motan mana”
“Noo”
“Why?”
“Just no”
“Okay”
Dua ta  ɗan sunkuyar da kai
"“Barka, ina wuni”"
"“Lafiya, beautiful”"
"“Please,  I’m  in  a  hurry.  Just  say  what  you  are  here  for” Yadda  ta  yi  maganar  ya  ƙara  jan"
hankalinsa. Sai ya gyara tsayuwarsa
"“Okay Please, I’m here just for one or two things ne. And those two things will take us long, and"
"it’s like you’re not uncomfortable, right?”"
“Very sure”
"Irfan ya yi murmushi kaɗan  “Firstly, in brief Dua ina sonki, I’m serious karki  ɗauka I’m here to"
"come between you and anyone, tunda I guess you’re young, kuma nasan baki gama secondary"
"school ba. So, I just want to build a place in your heart, tunda ni  ɗan Kaduna ne kuma ban fiye zama a Abuja ba”"
"Tun  da ya  fara  magana,  Dua  take  girgiza  kai  a  hankali. Har  ya  kai  ƙarshen maganarsa,  ta  ɗaga"
hannunta kaɗan
"“I’m sorry, Ni ba na soyayya, not now”"
"“Okay, ban number  ɗinki. Inyaso sai muna gaisawa, tunda gobe ne zan koma Kaduna, At least I’"
d have some relief
Dua ta sauke idanunta.
"“Banda waya, and I’m not ready for your request sorry, and I wish you Safest trip”"
"Ta juya ta koma gida da sauri, ta bar shi a wurin, Irfan ya tsaya yana kallonta har sai da ta  ɓace"
daga ganinsa
Sai bayan  ɗan lokaci ya koma motarsa ya bar wajen
"Da  Dua  ta  koma  cikin  gidan,  ta  wuce  kai  tsaye  zuwa  ɗakinsu,  Bayan  ɗan  lokaci,  Amrah  ta  fito"
"daga toilet, ta kalli Dua da wani irin harara sannan ta wuce zuwa gadonta"
"Dua kuwa tana kallonta a ranta, yaushe Amrah za ta fara sona?"
"Bayan seconds kaɗan, wayar Amrah ta fara ringing ta  ɗauka"
"“I have told you gobe ne tafiyar dafa yau ne aka  ɗaga. So, are you coming tonight or not? Kasan"
Rumaisa ma za ta je”
"Ta  ɗan yi shiru tana sauraro kafin ta ce,"
"“Okay, can’t wait to see you. You know I damn missed you ko?” Ta kashe wayar ta ajiye ta kan"
mirror
"Dua ta kalle ta cike da mamaki, wannan irin halin Amrah daga ina yake?"
"Ummi ce ta nufi  ɗakin da Sultan ya sauka.m  “Sultan, I’m here just to warn you ne”"
"Sultan yana kwance yana danna wayarsa. Jin muryar Ummi sai ya tashi ya zauna  “Ummi, about"
what? Meya faru kuma?”
"“Amrah mana, na ga these past two days you guys have been having a good time. So, I just want"
"you to know one thing, you’re not going to marry her over my dead body! Ban yarda ka aure ta ba!!”"
Sultan ya yi saurin kallonta
"“Ummi, me ya yi zafi? Ni fa, I’m only trying to please her parents ne”"
“What?” Ummi ta  ɗaga murya.
“Ahh lalle Sultan! You’re trying to please her parents and destroying yourself and your family?
To hell with you!”
"Sultan ya tashi ya nufi wajen Ummi ya rungume ta  “Ummi, don’t be angry with me, just say"
"what you want, and consider it done”"
Ummi ta ture shi a hankali
"“We’re going the day after tomorrow, So duk wanda ya maka magana akan maganar baiko, ka"
"ce,  ‘Not now, I’m not ready for that’ Am I clear?”"
"“Done, Ummi”"
Ummi ta girgiza kai cikin takaici.
"“Yarinyar nan ba ta da kunya ko kaɗan, ga uwarta ma, munafuka a wajen kana ganinta, ta hana"
Dua zuwa musabaqa saboda tana son kai ta cikin  ’yan uwanta su halaka ta”
"“Mtsww!” Ta juya ta fice daga  ɗakin, ta bar Sultan yana kallonta"
"A cikin zuciyarsa kuwa, kalaman Ummi suka ci gaba da maimaituwa."
Dua…
CHAPTER 20: THE JOURNEY TO KADUNA
"7:00pm, sai ga kira ya shigo wayar Amrah. A lokacin tana gaban closet tana duba kayan da za ta"
"saka. Ta ciro riga da wando ta ajiye a kan gadonta, sannan ta je ta  ɗauki wayar"
"“Hello, just additional two minutes please” Ta aje wayar ta fara saka kayanta, bayan ta gama, ta"
"gyara  kanta,  ta  ɗaure  gashinta  da  ribbon,  ta  ɗauki  ɗan  kwali  ta  ɗan  rufe  kanta,  ta  saka  high heels, ta feshe jikinta da turare sannan ta  ɗauki jaka"
A  ɗayan hannunta kuma wayarta take rike da shi
"Dua duk tana kallonta, tana son yi mata magana, amma tana tsoron abin da zai biyo baya gashi"
"gobe tare za su yi tafiya, ta rasa abin da za ta ce mata, sai dai tana mamakin sabon halin Amrah"
"Da Amrah ta zo fita, ta ce mata"
"“Make sure ba wanda zai san na fita, okay?”"
"Dua ko kallonta ba ta yi ba, balle ta bata amsa, Amrah ta buɗe  ƙofar  ɗakin ta  ɗan leka parlour,"
"Da ta ga babu kowa, ta sauko a hankali, tana  ƙoƙarin fita daga parlour sai ga Fatima ta fito daga kitchen,    Amrah ta daka mata harara, sannan ta fice"
"Hibbah ta kira Ummi, da Ummi ta  ɗauka sai ta ce“Hope muna da nasara?”"
"Hibbah ta  ɗan yi shiru kafin ta ce,"
"“A  maganar  sa,  nothing  seems  like  zai  ce  Dua  ba  za  ta  je  ba.  But  yadda  muka  rabu,  idan  ba"
"matarsa ta canza masa ra’ayi ba, toh tabbas ba za ta je  ɗin ba, I know him”"
"Ummi ta sauke ajiyar zuciya  “Do well please, tausayin yarinyar nake yi”"
“Shi yasa bayan rasuwar Aneesa na so in  ɗauke ta. Saboda nasan Aneesa ba shiri suke da Zahra
"ba, kuma nasan ba za ta iya riƙe mata  ’ya ba idan ba makirci bane” Suka  ɗan yi hira na wasu mintuna kafin suka yi sallama"
"Amrah na fita, kai tsaye ta nufi motar da ke jiranta. Da ya gan ta, ya yi saurin fitowa ya zagaya ya"
buɗe mata  ƙofar gaba
"“Princess, irin wannan kyau haka?”"
"Amrah ta yi murmushi ta shiga, Shi ma ya zagaya  ɗayan gefen ya shiga, ya tada motar suka bar"
anguwan.
"Kai tsaye club suka wuce, da suka shiga, ta hango Rumaisa, nan take ta tafi suka rungume juna"
"“Let’s get in” ya ce , suka shiga ciki"
"Jack ya jawo Amrah jikinsa suna hira, sannan ya fara zukan shisha"
Rumaisa ma ta  ɗauka tana zuka sai Jack ya miƙawa Amrah  “try it”
“No”
"“It’s nothing, just a flavor” Bayan sun samu sunyi convincing  ɗinta, daga  ƙarshe ta yarda ta fara zuka ita ma, bayan wani lokaci suka yi sallama da Rumaisa, suka kama hanya, kai tsaye mall"
"suka wuce, ya yi wa Amrah siyayya sannan ya kai ta gida ya sauke ta"
"Da ta shiga gidan, kai tsaye  ɗakinsu ta wuce, ta ajiye kayan da aka siyo mata a mall, sannan ta"
"nufi  ɗakin da Sultan yake ta yi knocking, amma shiru, ba a amsa ba, kuma ba a tambayi waye ba sai ta murɗa handle  ɗin ta shiga"
"Da ta shiga, sai ta ga babu Sultan a  ɗakin, ta kusa fita kenan sai ta ji motsin mutum daga toilet,"
sai ta dawo ta zauna a kan gadonsa tana jiransa.
"Bayan wasu mintuna sai ya fito, da ya gan ta, ya tsaya cike da mamaki"
"“Hey, lafiya?”"
"“Sure! Kawai am here to say goodbye, kasan gobe ne tafiyar namu, and I’m not pretty sure"
zamu haɗu gobe”
"“Ai toh da kin tsaya a parlour then call me, ai zan zo”"
"“Bayan ka canza min, you have totally changed towards me yanzu. Ko gaishe ka nayi, amsawar"
ka za ta sound somehow”
"“I’m just moody that’s why, but now, I’m sorry”"
"“Ya wuce, what’s new?”, Sultan ya kalle ta  “Where is Dua?"
"Amrah ta harare shi, ta  ɗan murɗe baki  “Oho”"
"Sultan ya girgiza kai, yana mamakin rashin kunyarta  “Safe trip, Goodnight”"
"“That’s all?” Ta tambaya tana tsare sa da kallo,"
Sultan ya fusata kamar mai aljanu ya ce  “Out!”
"Idonta ya kawo hawaye, ba ta  ƙara magana ba, ta yi saurin fita daga  ɗakin"
"A ransa ya ce,"
"Yanzu idan Ummi ta gan ta a  ɗakina, yaushe zan fara mata bayani? Bayan dazu ma ta gama yi min"
warning and worst part of it babu Kaya a jikinsa amma ita bata san kunya ba
"Dua yau ta tashi da matsanancin baƙin ciki, ganin komai yana faruwa saboda rashin mahaifiyarta"
"ne ya sa za a tura ta inda take ganin za a halaka ta, ta yi ta tunanin tafiyar har ta kasa riƙe kanta, sai ta fashe da kuka"
"A cikin gidan kuma shirye-shirye ake yi, Mummy ta sa a sauko da kayan da za su tafi, duk da ana"
"hutu, yau da wuri aka gama breakfast saboda tafiyar Amrah da Dua"
"Daddy ya ce kowa ya fito ayi breakfast. Kowa ya hallara a dining room, amma Dua ba ta cikin su."
"Ummi ta lura da hakan, amma babu wanda ya damu da rashin zuwanta  “Wai ni kam ina Dua ne?”"
"Mummy ta  ɗaga kai  “Bakin hali take da shi, shi ya hana ta fitowa”"
Ummi ta juya zuwa wajen Fatima  “Fatima!”
“Na’am Ma”
“Ki kira min Dua”
“Toh”
"Fatima ta wuce  ɗakin, ta samu Dua a dunkule a gefen gadonta  “Dua, kizo ku yi breakfast”"
Sai ta lura da yadda take kuka
"“Subhanallah! What’s wrong with you, Dua?”"
"Kamar an buɗe mata  ƙofar kuka ne, Dua ta  ƙara fashewa da kuka"
"“Fatima ban son zuwa Kaduna, Ni nasan irin wahalar da zan sha, they all hate me extreme, ban"
san me nayi musu ba”
Da  ƙyar Fatima ta shawo kanta
“Ummi na kiranki a dining”
"Dua ta shiga toilet ta wanke fuskarta sannan ta sauko, tun daga kan stairs Ummi ta kura mata ido,"
"Idonta sun yi ja, kuma sun kumbura  “Subhanallah! What’s wrong with you, Dua?”"
"Duk suka juya suna kallonta, Ummi, Aryan, Sultan da Abbah, vabu wanda ya ji tausayinta kamar"
"Ummi, Mummy kuwa ta tabe baki"
"Dua ta  ƙaraso ta zauna kusa da Ummi sannan ta gaishe da kowa, Ummi ta fara magana"
"“Yau  ɗin su waye ne za su yi tafiyar?”, Aryan ya amsa  “Dua da Amrah”"
Ummi ta kalli Alhaji Muhammad
"“Dua tana da musabaqa ne, kuma kun yi accepting za ta attend, toh me yasa kuka chanza ra’ayi"
yanzu?”
"Mummy ta amsa  “Saboda mun ga ya dace mu canza, naga Kaduna za su tafi ne, ba wata duniyar"
"ba, I don’t see why zan tura Amrah alone, da sai ku ce bana adalci a tsakaninsu”"
"Aryan ya shiga maganar, duk da ya san da  ƙyar zai wanye lafiya da Mummy"
"“Then why not Dua ta zauna, Mummy? Tunda kinga ita ma ba son tafiyar take yi ba”"
"Mummy ta fusata “Dan ubanka! Manya na magana kana sa baki, Ita Dua ce tace ba ta son zuwa?”"
"Dua ta sunkuyar da kanta  ƙasa tana girgiza kai, Ummi ta ce"
"“I mean, Amrah ba Islamiyya take zuwa ba, ita mai  ƙoƙarin karatu, kuma sai a hana ta? This is"
"not fair at all, mtsww”"
"Abbah ya yi mata alamar ta yi shiru, Aryan ya sake cewa"
"“Dua, ba kina cikin masu zuwa Germany ba? Wanda aka ba scholarship? Toh ai next week ne za"
"su tafi, and you know ba ki nan”"
"Ummi ta kalli Mummy  “Daman banda Islamiyya, school ma sun bata scholarship ne?”"
Mummy ta  ɗauki mock  ɗin da ke gefenta ta wurgawa Aryan
"“Ka wuce  ɗakinku! Duk nan kaji me sa baki a maganar ne sai kai, mara kunya”"
Ummi ta kalle ta  “Then why?”
"“Saboda tarbiyya muke bata, haka kurum za mu tura ta wata  ƙasa without knowing how things"
"will be there? Balle abu ya same ta, a zo ana ganin laifinmu”"
Ummi ta girgiza kai  “Naga ke kaɗai aka tura uwa duniya da sunan karatu? Ita kuma yarinyar da
"kowa ya san tana da addini, ba wani abu za ta yi na rashin tarbiyya ba, and at least she’s not alone, akwai masu kula da su a can, amma har za ku yi complain? Kuringa wa kanku faɗa mana”"
"Dua da ta ga duk saboda ita ake ta wannan maganar, sai kawai ta koma  ɗakinta"
"Amrah kuwa ta bita da kallo, Ummi ta kalleta “Mark my word, shi da na kowa ne, ba ku san what"
tomorrow holds ba”
"Around 9:00am, driver ya karaso ya shigo har parlour, ya kwashi kayan da za su tafi da su ya saka"
a mota. Sai ga Mummy ta fito tare da Amrah
"Dua kuma ta sauko daga sama ta wuce  ɗakin Fatima, bayan sun yi sallama, tana fitowa sai ta haɗ"
"u da Aryan, ya bata hakuri sannan suka yi sallama"
"Ta wuce wajen Ummi, nan ma suka yi sallama, Abbah ya yi mata nasiha, ta ce  “Na gode”"
"Ta tashi za ta tafi, sai Sultan ya ce"
“Ni ba za a yi min sallama ba?”
Gaskiya Dua ba ta lura yana wajen ba
"“Am sorry, ban kula kana nan ba ne” Suka yi sallama"
Sai a lokacin Ummi ta ce
"“Kafin ku dawo, mu ma in shaa Allah za mu tafi”"
"Dua ta riƙe ta“No Ummi, please karku tafi”"
Da  ƙyar Ummi ta lallabata sannan ta kama hannunta suka fita
"A nan Dua ta ce  “Mummy, mun tafi”"
"Saboda suna gaban Ummi, Mummy ta amsa"
"“Yauwa  ’yar Albarka, Allah kiyaye hanya, Idan akwai wani abu, kira ni, ku sanar da ni”"
"Suka shiga mota Daddy ma ya fito suka yi musu bye-bye, su ma suka musu fatan sauka lafiya"
"Aka buɗe gate  ɗin, suka fita, suka kama hanyar Kaduna"
CHAPTER 21: A HOUSE OF OLD WOUNDS
"Saboda kukan da Dua ta kwana tana yi, sai zazzabi ya kama ta, har suka isa Kaduna, zazzabin bai"
sake ta ba
"Da suka iso wani babban gida a unguwar Kinkinau, suka yi horn, aka zo aka buɗe gate  ɗin sannan"
"suka shiga cikin gidan da motar,    Nan Amrah ta buɗe  ƙofar motar ta fito da gudu, cike da murna ta nufi cikin gidan"
"Ƙarar  shigowar  motar  ce  ta  sa  Granny  ta  fito  domin  tarɓar  jikarta  mace  tilo,  aikuwa  suka  yi"
"clashing a hanya, kowa cike da farin cikin ganin  ɗayan"
"Dua kuwa tana cikin motar, tana jin matsanancin ciwon kai. Idonta a rufe yake, har bata san sun"
"iso ba sai da ta ji  ƙarar fitan Amrah, sai ta realize cewa sun iso kenan, ta buɗe  ƙofar motar, ta ga"
"hanyar da Amrah ta bi, ita ma ta fara bi step by step, tana tracing har ta isa  ƙofar parlour, ta yi sallama da calm voice sannan ta shiga, ta durƙusa har  ƙasa"
“Granny ina wuni? Mun sameku lafiya?”
Ta  ɗan kalle ta  “Lafiya”
"Sannan suka ci gaba da hirar da suke yi ita da Amrah, Dua kuma ta rakube a edge  ɗin parlour"
"Driver  ɗin  da  ya  kawo  su  yana  jira,  amma  da  ya  dade  ya  ji  shiru  har  ya  gaji,  sai  kawai  ya  yi deciding  ya  kwashe  kayansu  daga  boot  ya  kai  musu  ciki,  sannan  ya  yi  musu  sallama  ya  kama"
hanya. Da ya isa  ƙofar parlour ya yi sallama  “Wanene?” Granny ta tambaya
“Driver  ɗin Daddy ne fah” Amrah ta amsa
"“Hajiya driver ne. Na kawo musu kayan su, kuma na zo mu gaisa sannan mu yi sallama”"
"“Toh… toh… toh, karaso mana”"
"Ya shiga, sannan suka gaisa ya yi musu sallama ya kama hanya"
Granny ta dakawa Dua tsawa
"“Ke, wata irin mara tarbiyya ce? Ya shigo muku da kayan ma, ya yi miki kokari, amma kin barsu a"
"nan dan mutane su shigo su gani, ko ke baki iya  ɗaukar abu ki kai ciki ba? Toh lalle Zahra ta yi kokari da wannan mugun halin naki”"
"Ta tashi, duk jikinta ba  ƙwari  “Ina zan kai su Granny?”"
“Dan uwarki  ɗakin zaki kai”
"Haka ta kwashe kayan ta kai  ɗakin da aka nuna mata, duk daga  ƙafar da ta  ɗaga sai ta ji kamar"
kanta zai sage gida biyu
"Duk  sun  hallara  a  dining  area  domin  su  ci  lunch,  Ummi  tun  tafiyar  Dua  take  jin  hankalinta  bai"
"kwanta  ba,  shi  ne  ma  ya  sa  take  ta  share  Mummy,  Aryan  ma  kusan  tunani  ɗaya  suke  yi,  Duk tunaninsa yana kan yadda zaman Dua zai kasance a wannan gidan, yasan Granny ba ta kaunar ta, sai dai gwamma kakansu na miji baya hantaranta"
"Duk  suna  yi  lunch  ɗin,  amma  kowa  da  abin  da  yake  sake-sake  a  ransa  Mummy  kuwa  tana  jin"
"cewa wannan shi ne daidai. At least Dua ta yi missing wishes  ɗinta, balle tafi Amrah"
Housemaid  ɗin Granny ta gama shirya abinci ta ajiye a dining sannan ta wuce domin ta alerting
"ɗinsu, Granny ta shiga ciki ta sanar da Alhaji cewa food is ready suka fito tare, sannan ta kwalawa Amrah kira"
"“Idan kin gama wanka ki fito mu ci abinci, ga Alhaji ma har ya fito”"
"“Toh gani nan, daman I’m almost done” Amrah ta amsa"
"Ta fito ta zauna kusa da Alhaji tana ba shi labari. Lantana housemaid  ɗin Granny, ita ta yi serving"
"ɗinsu sannan suka fara cin abinci Alhaji ne ya fara magana  “Hajiya, ina ita  ɗayar yarinyar?”"
"“Oho, mata da bakin hali, halama ta koshi”"
"“Ai baku kirata ba, toh taya zata san zamu fara? Naga sai da kika bimu kika kiramu”"
"Sai ya kalli Amrah  “Ke, tashi ki je ki kirawota”, Amrah ta amsa da  “Toh”"
"Ta tafi  ɗakin da Dua take, dan nan suka sauka ciki, ta ce “Hypocrite, Alhaji is calling you” Sai ta"
juya ta fita
"Dua kuwa da  ƙyar ta iya tashi. Ta fito zuwa parlour hannunta riƙe da kanta, ta durƙusa sannan ta"
gaishe su Alhaji ya kalle ta  “Lafiya kuwa? Ko wani abu ne yake damunki?”
“Zazzabi ne da ciwon kai yake damuna”
"“Oya zo ki zauna ki ci abinci sai ki sha magani ki kwanta ki huta, ki yi bacci zaki ji kin warsake,"
stress ne na tafiya”
"“Toh, nagode”, Granny ta harare ta, suna cikin cin abincin ne Alhaji ya tashi  “Ni dai na koshi,"
bari na  ɗan amsa waya”Sai ya bar wajen
"Hajiya ta kwalawa Lantana kira, bayan ta zo, sai ta kalli Dua  “Ke, dago ki ji ni da kyau”"
"Ta kalli Lantana  “Ke kuma Lantana, kin san jiki da jini, dole watarana kana bukatar hutu, toh ke"
"Dua, daga yau har ku koma gida, ke zaki na komai na cikin gidan nan, Lantana sai kina nuna mata wasu abubuwan da ba ta sani ba”"
“Toh in shaa Allah” Dua ta amsa a hankali
"Lantana ta kalli Hajiya  “Amma Hajiya, baki ganin aikin nan zai mata yawa? Kuma kamar yarinya"
ce… Ni ma kuma kin ga aikin nan nawa ne”
"“Toh, zauna sai ki ci gaba da gaya min abin da ya dace da wanda bai dace ba, shashasha bar nan"
gun”
"Suna gama cin abinci, Granny ta kalli Dua“Ke ai sai ki tashi ki fara aikin ko? daga yanzu ne zai fara”"
"Dua kamar zatayi kuka  “Granny, please and please ki barni, wallahi anjima zanyi, yanzu kuma jiri"
nake ji”
"Kawai Granny ta sa sallati, har da guntun hawaye “Yanzu yarinyar nan, ban isa in sa ki abu ki yi ba"
sai ki ce ba zaki yi ba? Tunda ke ba yar aiki na bace?”
"Dua ta sake buɗe baki tana kallon ikon Allah, ashe ganin Alhaji ne ya sa Hajiya take yin wannan"
sharri
"Alhaji ya kalli Dua  “Ke, tashi ki shiga ciki ki sha magani, In kin sha sai ki kwanta”"
"“Toh nagode, Allah ya amfana” Ta tashi ta shiga ciki"
"Hajiya kuwa ta fara faɗa, tana shiga nan, ta fita can"
“Ai duk abin da yake yi dama so yake  ’yar  ƙaramar yarinya ta raina ni”
"Da ya gaji da jin masifarta, sai ya kalle ta “Hajiya, kin san me? Nasan kalar son zuciyarki, wanda a"
"baya  kika  kusa  sani  na  shiga  halaka,  Nasan  idan  kin  yi  maganar  gaskiya  da  na  ƙarya,  kuma maganar da kika ce ta faɗa miki, kar ki manta hali zanen dutse ne fa, yarinyar nan ba zata taɓa faɗ"
a ba”
Tun  da  ya  fara  magana  ta  sake  baki  tana  kallansa  “Wato  saboda  ita  yau  zaka  fara  kirana  da
makaryaciya ko? Saboda ita ko?”
"“Tsaya na gaya miki abin da nake son faɗa miki, kar ki manta, Irfan zai zo gidan nan ya yi one"
"week, so kar ki ce ban faɗa miki ba” Ya juya ya wuce"
"Ta  fara  faɗa  “Toh  wallahi  bazai  yiwu  ba.  Gwara  ka  faɗa  masa  ba  mu  da  kayan  abinci,  ya  yi"
"zamansa gidan uwarsa ko kuma kakarsa, to dan kawai yana jikan yayarka ne kawai sai yana wani zuwa mana? Idan jikan ne, gashinan an kawo maka Amrah, Yayarka fa da ko son nawa bata taɓa yi ba, yar tata da ta yi aure ta aura mai kuɗi sosai, ba ta taɓa kawo mana ziyara ba, Sai kawai a kawo"
"mana  ɗanta? Inaa, bazai yiwu ba”"
CHAPTER 22: THE WEIGHT OF HOME
Hibbah ce take waya da Ummi
"“Yanzu saboda selfishness irin nasu ne suka tura ta, saboda  ’yar tasu bata kai Dua ba”"
"Ummi ta numfasa  “Hmm, ke dai bari kawai I tried my possible best, naga an fasa, amma yadda"
suke nuna min ai  ’yar su ce”
Hibbah tace  “Suna shiga hakkinta wallahi”
"Ummi ta ce“Gashi ni duk damuwata kar ta miss zuwa musabaqa dinta, ga kuma scholarship  ɗin"
da take da shi”
"“Zasu sa ta fara ganin kamar karatunta ba shi da amfani, tunda bata da anyone to support her"
"“I’m telling you” Hibbah ta  ɗan yi shiru kafin ta tambaya “Yanzu Hajiya Abidah, ba za ki iya ha"
ƙura ba idan na iso sai ku tafi tare?”
"Ta amsa  “Hibbah ba haka bane, but anyway, I will wait”"
"“Toh, sai mun zo  ɗin?”, Ta ce  “Safe flight” Sannan suka yi sallama"
"Dua na shiga  ɗaki, bacci mai nauyi ya  ɗauke ta, ga stress, ga rashin baccin da bata yi ba, ga kuma uwa uba kukan da ta ringa yi, duk suka haɗu suka sa mata zazzabi. A kan dadduman da ta shimfiɗ"
"a bayan Sallar La’asar, bacci ya  ɗauke ta"
"Hajiya kuwa hira suke yi da Amrah har Magariba ta yi, suka tashi suka yi Sallah tar sannan suka"
"wuce dining domin yin dinner. Alhaji ma ya zo ya same su, suka fara cin abinci tare. Jim kaɗan sai"
ya gyara murya  “Ina yarinyar nan take? Ita ba za ta ci abinci ba?”
"Hajiya ta amsa  “Ka san kanta na ciwo, so Amrah ta kai mata abinci tun dazu”"
"“Yauwa, ko ku fah?”"
"Suka gama cin abincin, Alhaji ya tafi part  ɗinsa. Har lokacin Dua tana cikin baccin zazzabi. Hajiya"
ta kalli Amrah
"“Amrah, ni kam ina yarinyar take?”"
"“Granny, har yanzu ma bacci take yi, bata tashi ba”"
"“Lallai ma, ai ba hutu aka turo ta yi ba, mikomin wannan kofin ruwan ki gani”"
"Amrah ta mika mata, sannan suka wuce  ɗakin da Dua take"
"Suna  zuwa,  ta  banka  ƙofar  da  ƙarfi  sannan  ta  shiga  without  any  second  thought,  ta  kwarawa"
"Dua ruwan Dua ta farka a firgice sannan ta zauna, saboda ruwan da ya shiga har hancinta ya sa tari ya sarƙe ta kamar zata fito da kayan cikinta"
"Granny ta kalleta “You’re not here for a break da za ki samu time kina kwanciya kina bacci, maza"
"tashi ki wuce waje, go and do the dishes, sannan ki shiga ki gyara kitchen. Kin san uwarki ma a  ƙ"
"asƙance aka  ɗauko ta daga gidan marayu, kuma dole ta yi biyayya balle ke, za ki wuce ne ko sai na  ƙara miki?”"
"Da  ƙyar  tari  Dua  ya  tsaya.  Ciwon  kanta  ma,  maimakon  ya  ragu  sai  abin  da  ya  ƙaru,  Ita  har"
"mamakin kanta take yi da ta yi bacci mai nauyi haka bata tashi ta yi Sallah ba, domin ita, ko baccin da take yi ya yi nauyi sosai, lokacin Sallah ya yi jikinta zai gaya mata sannan ta farka"
"Ta  dafe  kanta  da  ta  ji  yana  neman  tsagewa,  ta  kama  hanyar  backyard  ta  fita,  hawaye  na  bin"
"kuncinta,  ta  rasa  abin  da  ta  yi  wa  mutanen  nan  da  suka  extreme  hate  her.  Lantana  da  take  ta observing  ɗinsu amma bata da  ƙarfin cewa komai, sai ta  ƙaraso wajenta ta riƙe ta ta zaunar da ita, ta fara bata haƙuri a hankali. Ta  ƙasa-ƙasa take mata magana, tana nuna mata cewa ita ma"
"bata kaunar Hajiya, amma ba zata iya faɗa ba, a bakin aikinta ba"
“Amma kin yi Sallah?” Lantana ta tambaya
"“No, I just woke up” Dua ta amsa."
"Suna  jin  muryar  Hajiya  na doso  su,  da  sauri  Dua  ta  mike  ta  nufi  wajen  wanke-wanke,  Lantana"
kuma ta gudu ta buya
Hajiya ta buɗe  ƙofar  “Ke!”
Ta wurga mata goran Morning Fresh
"“In kin so ki yi da sauri ki gama, in kin so kuma ki yi ta yi da sannu da sannu har asuba ki kasance"
"a wajen, dan wannan ke ya shafa”"
Sai ta juya ta wuce.
Lantana ta fito ta zo wajen Dua
"“Bari in je in yi mata sallama, sai mu ga ko yanzu zata shiga  ɗakinta”"
Lantana ta je ta haɗa mata tea  ɗinta na dare sannan ta shiga parlour
"“Barka da warhaka, Hajiya”"
“Yauwa”
"“Naga kamar yanzu da wuri kike shiga ciki, shi yasa nace bari in haɗo miki tea  ɗin, tunda yanzu"
"sanyin ya sauko, ni ma ina son komawa  ɗaki”"
"“Kamar kin san abin da nake so, to ajiye min shi akan mirror, yanzu zan shigo”"
"Lantana ta shiga ta ajiye mata tea  ɗin sannan ta fito  “Ko dai na kawo miki ne, kar ya yi sanyi?”"
"“A’a leave it, ganinan zuwa ma”"
"Suka yi sallama sannan Lantana ta fita, direct taje ta samu Dua"
"“Yanzu ta shiga ciki, so tashi ki yi alwala, ga  ɗakina, sai ki shiga ki yi Sallah”"
“Toh nagode Anty”
"Dua ta shiga ta haɗa har da Isha’i, tunda already lokacin ya wuce, kafin ta fito, Lantana ta gama"
aikinta
"“Thank you, Anty”"
"“Ba komai, je ki yi arranging  ɗinsu a kitchen, kar in shiga Hajiya ta kama ni”"
“Hakan ma ai na gode”
Lantana ta ce  “Allah sauwake”
Ta kwashe kayan ta bi ta cikin gidan…
"Sai dare Irfan ya iso gidan, lokacin har Hajiya ta shiga ta kwanta, Alhaji ya kira ta, sai kukuni take yi"
"da masifa  ƙasa-ƙasa, ta fito parlour ta haɗe rai ta zauna akan kujera,  ƙafa  ɗaya akan  ɗaya tana"
girgiza su
"Alhaji ya kalli Irfan “Toh Irfan, ni zan shiga ciki, Idan ka ci abinci sai ka wuce  ɗakin da kake sauka”"
"“Toh Alhaji, nagode  ”Sannan ya juya ya gaishe da Hajiya, amma ko amsa masa bata yi ba"
"“Hajiya, dama wannan tsaraban naki ne” ya fadi yana mika mata kayan."
"Ta juya ta kalli kayan da ya ce nata ne sannan ta amsa tana mai godiya, shi kuma yana mamakin"
son abin duniya irin na Hajiya. Yanzu-yanzu har ta canza masa fuska
"“Ba komai Hajiya, sai da safe” Daga haka ya mike, Ta ce  “Tsaya mana”"
"Ta kwalawa Amrah kira  “Amrah! Zo ki  ɗauko wa yayanki lemu da snacks, ki haɗa da abinci ki aje"
masa a dining”
"“Toh” Tunda  ta  fito  yake  kallonta,  yasan  fuskar  nan,  but  where?  Ya  kasa  tuna  inda  ya  taɓa"
"ganinta, har ta zo gabansa ta tsaya"
"“Everything is ready there” ta faɗa, sannan ta yi wucewarta"
"Ya tashi ya wuce dining, yana mamakin rashin kunyar yarinyar. Ko gaisuwa bata iya ba ne? Yana"
"cikin  tunani  sai  ya  ji  ƙarar  an  buɗe  ƙofar  backyard  an  shigo,  sannan  ya  ji  footsteps  a  corridor suna doso dining  ɗin"
"Kawai ya fara jin bugun zuciyarsa yana  ƙaruwa. He tried so hard to control himself, but he couldn’"
t
"Ya tashi zai bar wajen, kawai sai ta shigo, har za ta wuce, sai ta ga alamar mutum, amma bata"
tsaya ta kalli fuskar wanda yake wajen ba. Sai ta  ɗan rusuna da kayan hannunta  “Ina wuni”
"Ya  kasa  cewa  komai,  sai kallonta  kawai yake  yi,  Ita  kuma  ta  wuce  kitchen  ta  fara arranging the"
plates
"After a few seconds, kamar wanda aka jawo shi, ya shiga kitchen  ɗin"
Ji kawai ta yi ya ce  “Who washed all those plates?”
Ta  ɗan juya ta kalle shi sannan ta  ɗauke kanta  “Ni ce”
"“Ba ga sink ba a cikin kitchen  ɗin? So why are you stressing yourself by doing it outside? Plus,"
kina son zazzabi ya kama ki?”
“Anan Hajiya ta ce ayi”….
"Har ya koma  ɗaki, tunani kawai yake yi  “Wai kawai su Kaduna, dama sun san Baba Alhaji ne ko"
"kuma side  ɗin Hajiya ne? Me yasa aka tara mata wannan tulin wanke-wanken ita kaɗai, while ga mai  aiki  in  the  house,  plus  her  own  sister?  Why  can’t  they  do  it  together?  But  if  he  could remember that day, Amrah ba sonta take yi ba. Are they not sisters?”"
Ya kwanta da niyyar samun amsoshin tambayoyinsa gobe da safe
"Dua na shiga  ɗaki a lokacin da Amrah ke waya, ta ce da wadda take waya"
“Excuse me”
"Ta kashe kiran sannan ta fashe da dariya “Kin yi tunanin kin zo hutu ne? Well, you’re wrong, sai"
"ki yi maza ki kwanta a kan tiles, saboda yau ba gado”"
"Ta ci gaba da dariyar mugunta. Har ta gama, Dua bata ce mata uffan ba. Ta  ɗauki wani zani da"
"towel  ɗin wankanta, ta shimfiɗa su, ta kwanta sannan ta rufe jikinta da hijab  ɗinta kawai"
Nan take maganar Ammi ta shekaru takwas da suka wuce ta dawo mata a kunne
"“Ohh,  my  darling,  bana hana ki  kwanciya  a  tiles  ba,  amma  ba kya  jin  sanyi  zai kama ki?  Oya,"
tashi”
"“O’o, so nake ki  ɗaga ni, sai in ga  ƙarfin ki”"
"“Funny baby, as usual. Bari in goya ki toh”"
"Ta share hawayen idonta  “Ammi, I missed you. Allah ya jikanki”"
"Kuka take yi tana bitar rayuwarta, ga kuma wahalhalun da take sha, ga waɗanda nan gaba bata"
san wanne za ta haɗu da su ba
"Su  Ayesha  kuwa,  yau  ne  za  su  tafi  Germany.  Dukkansu  sun  hallara  a  school  tare  da  iyayensu."
Ayesha ta kalli Haidar
"“Allah sarki, da yau har da Dua. Ko yanzu wane hali take ciki, Allah ne ya sani”"
Haidar ya amsa
"“I always think about her, shi yasa nake  ƙara tsanar that doll girl, Amrah”"
"Suna cikin magana ne aka sanar musu su shiga mota, za a wuce da su airport. Daga nan kuma duk"
"suka shiga jirgi. Aka sanar da kowa ya saka seatbelt, sannan jirgin ya tashi"
"Ayesha ta kalli kujerar da take kusa da ita, zuciyarta cike da kewar  ƙawarta"
"“I’ll miss you, Dua”"
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CHAPTER 23: THE TRUTH SHE NEEDED
"Irfan  was  constantly  showering  Hajiya  with  a  lot  of  money,  shi yasa  yanzu  ta  sauko  masa  tana"
"sake masa fuska After all, har hira suke zama su yi tare"
"“Hajiya, those two girls, are they your granddaughters?”"
"Hajiya ta ce  “Not those two, Babban dai ita ce jikata”, Ya  ɗan daure fuska  “Ban gane ba”"
"Hajiya ta masa bayanin komai, har da labarin inda aka  ɗauko Aneesa da kuma rasuwarta, ta  ƙ"
arasa da cewa
"“Banda rashin godiya irin na Usman, me kuma zai yi da wata matar bayan ga Zahra? Ya  ɗauka"
"mu  ana  mana  kishiya  ne?  Duk  danginmu,  idan  mun  shiga  gidan  aure,  toh  ba  batun  kishiya  sai bayan ranmu”"
Irfan was speechless
"Shi yasa ya fara fahimtar dalilin da ya sa yarinyar take zama always uncomfortable, ya tuna ranar"
"da  ya  je  event  center,  maganganun  da  Amrah  take  faɗa  mata  ita  da  friends  ɗinta.  Secondly,  a gidan Hajiya, as early as possible, za ka ganta tana wanke-wanke cikin sanyi da sassafe ko kuma tana yin wasu ayyuka, despite the fact that there are housemaids in the house"
"Irfan  never  met  Mr  Muhammad  Usman  personally.  He  had  only  seen  him  once  at  a  function,"
"amma  bai  taɓa  ɗauka  cewa  shi  ne  mijin  Zahra  ba.  Zahra  ma  rabonshi  da  ita  tun  kafin  ta  haifi Amrah, so there was no way he could have known them properly"
"Not to blame Irfan, after high school, he was sent abroad for further studies…"
"Irfan  yana  tsaye,  hannayensa  a  cikin  aljihun  wandonsa,  ya  kurawa  Dua  ido  da  take  ta  faman"
mopping  ɗin gidan da  ƙyar take yi saboda matsanancin zazzabin da yake addabanta kwana biyu da suka wuce
"Bayan ta gama, ta zo za ta  ɗauki bucket  ɗin mopping  ɗin da niyyar fitar da shi, sai ta ji muryarsa"
a bayanta
“Let me help you”
"Bai jira amsarta ba, ya  ɗauka ya fitar mata da shi. Ita kuma ta yi hanyar  ɗakinsu, sai ta sake jin"
muryarsa
"“What’s wrong with you, Dua?”"
"Ta tsaya ta kalle shi  “Ya Irfan zazzabi ne, Can you help me with some paracetamol?”"
"Ta  ƙarasa maganar, hawaye na bin kuncinta"
Dummm!
"When her voice fell on Irfan’s ears, he felt something weird. His adrenaline rushed through his"
"whole body, and he could feel his heartbeat getting faster"
Bayan wani lokaci sai ya realize inda yake yayi saurin cewa  “You said what?”
Ta maimaita
"“Okay” Kawai abin da ya iya cewa kenan, sannan ya bar wajen"
"Yau ne za su tafi, Hibbah za ta zo ita da autarta Ayrah su ka gama shirinsu da wuri saboda morning"
flight  ɗin da za su bi
Ta ce da  ɗanta Sadeeq  “Kiramin wannan number” Ta faɗa tana miƙa masa wayarta
"“Da layi na kenan?”, Ta ce  “Eh”"
"Ya kira, ya miƙa mata wayar"
"“Hibbah ce Hajiya Abidah, So yanzu za mu airport, please kada ki sanar musu”"
"Ummi ta ce  “Haba ke kuwa! Ni ko waya ban son su san muna yi, balle su ce nine informer  ɗin"
gidansu”
"Suka yi sallama, sannan Ummi ta yi kissing forehead  ɗin Sadeeq  “Ka kula da kanka”"
"“Safe flight Mummy. I wish ban da test  ɗin dana raka ki, da na raka ku har airport”"
Daddy ya ce  “Ka na son ka maida kanka jariri ko? Bayan aure zamu maka soon”
"Dukkansu suka yi dariya, Ayrah ta fake idon iyayenta ta ce  “Akhie!” Da ya juyo, sai ta masa"
gwalo
“Zan kama ki ai”
"Suka yi sallama, ya wuce school, Daddy kuma ya kaisu airport.."
"Ayman was almost done with everything, ya kira Ammi, suna video call"
"“Yanzu  kam  ai  zaku  ƙyaleni  in  dawo  Nigeria,  you  know  I  damn  missed  you” Ya  faɗa  yana"
langwabar da kansa gefe
Ammi ta ce  “Zama ka faɗa gaskiya ai”
"Ya yi wata dariya  “My one and only Ammi, ke kam kullum baki rabuwa da zolaya”"
Ta ce  “Toh canza min magana”
"Ya kuma yin dariya“Ammi, kin san Dada tana faɗin wai nazo Nigeria amma ko leƙata ban yi ba, I guess this time around, in na dawo, zan je in yi mata some days saboda ta huce haushin da take ji"
na”
Ta ce  “Da ka kyauta kam. Lalle yaro ya girma tunda ya fara irin wannan tunanin”
"Ya yi dariya  “Ammi kenan, yanzu fa I’m 29, Please ki daina”"
"Ta ce  “Ni kam kar ka isheni, ga Abban ka ma ya dawo, sai anjima”"
"Ba ta jira cewarsa ba, ta kashe kiran"
"Ya yi dariya  “Indai Abbah na nan, toh Ammi bata da attention  ɗinsa” Ya yi murmushi shi kaɗai"
"Yau da dare, Dua ita kaɗai ce a bayan gidan tana fitar da kayan wanke-wanke. Gashi ko’ina shiru,"
ba ka jin  ƙarar komai sai motocin da suke wucewa a kan titin unguwar
"Gashi ita tana da muguwar tsoro, kuma ba Lantana balle ta taimaka mata as usual, tana tunanin"
"in dai kafin ta  ƙarasa, wani abu mai ban tsoro zai bayyana, sai an  ɗau gawarta"
"Tana fitar da kayan wanke-wanken tana tafiya a hankali, sanda-sanda, tana zama    kenan, sai ga"
"Irfan ya zo wajen, har ta tsorata za ta gudu, ya ce"
"“Calm down, it’s me”"
"Sai ta dawo ta zauna tana riƙe da kirjinta  “Don Allah, za ka jirani?” Ta tambaya"
"“Sure, amma dafatan ba za ki yi min  ƙarya ba”"
"Ta ce  “Daman Ammi na, sanda take raye, ta hana ni”"
"“Ayyah sorry, Amma what’s wrong with you? Kullum kina  ƙara ramewa Banda tunanin da kike"
yi kuma?”
“Ba ni da lafiya ne”
“Since when?”
“Tun ranar da muka dawo gidan nan”
"Ya yi shiru yana nazarin maganarta. Sai can ya ce“Miko min ruwan Omo, mu fara kafin dare sosai"
ya yi mana anan”
"A karo na farko a rayuwarsa da ya ga tana dariya, yana kallon ta without blinking"
"Sai da ta tsaya tana kallonsa, sannan ya ce  “What’s so funny?”"
Ta ce  “Daman maza suna yin wanke-wanke ne?”
“Ni ai tayaki zan yi”
Ya fara taimaka mata  “Say it out. Let me be your therapist”
Ta yi shiru kamar ba ta ji shi ba
"“Uhum, I’m all ears” Ya maimaita"
Ta kalle shi“On what?”
"“On your life, I know everything about you, kawai dai baki sanni bane”"
"“Yauwa,  I  wanna  ask  you  this.  Tun  ranar  da ka  zo  gidanmu  waje  na,  kai  ne  a  wajen  event ka"
biyoni?”
"“Sure nine, yanzu zaki yarda da maganata?”"
"“Yeah I do, but how?”"
"“Let me inform you in brief, duk wani abu da na sani, sai da ya faɗa mata”"
She was so shocked da ta ji ya sani
"Sai ya ce da ita  “Then now, let me be your therapist. Say it out plsss dear”"
"Ta yi shiru na  ɗan lokaci, sannan ta ce"
“Is it Hajiya or Mummy that sent you?”
"Ya yi dariya“Never, In fact, I don’t have any case with them. Alhaji Baba nayi min mazaunin Kaka"
"ne, kuma I knew your mummy once, ta ce please I should make you happy when she’s no more”"
Hawaye ne suka fara zuba a idonta. Zazzabin da ta fara jin ya sauka yanzu sai ta ji ya dawo mata
fresh. Kanta da ya daina ciwo yanzu ta sake jin shi yana mata ciwo
"“Ya Irfan, please take me to any orphanage that you know. I don’t want to stay here, nor do I"
"want  to  stay  at  Daddy’s  house,  Please  ka  taimaka  ka  kaini  na  gwammaci  wulakancin  gidan Marayu da zama cikin family na at least gadon Mahaifiyata”"
"Ya girgiza kansa  “No I can’t do this, ki yi haƙuri”"
"Ta  fashe  da  kuka,  ta  fara  ba  shi  labarin  rayuwarta,  wanda  shi  ma  sai  da  ya  ji  hawaye  na  bin"
kuncinsa
"Sure, ya tausaya wa rayuwarta, Allah sarki, he couldn’t imagine a young, beautiful girl like her"
going through such a life
"Sai ya ce “Dua there’s only one way that I can help you, amma ba zan iya kai ki gidan Marayu ba”"
Ta share hawayenta  “What’s that? I’m ready to do it”
Ya  ɗan yi shiru kafin ya ce  “Zaki yarda ki aure Ni?”
Ta girgiza kanta  “No”
"Ya ce“Please don’t be so quick to say no, I just want to help you out Dua, Hakan ya isa, you can’"
t take this anymore kin yi karama ma wannan wahalan”
"Ta sunkuyar da kanta  “I’m scared, please, bana son nayi aure Yarinya ta ma ta shiga halin Dana"
shiga”
"Ya duba time a wayarsa, lokacin har  ƙarfe goma sha biyu ta wuce. Ya nuna mata lokacin"
"Ta kama baki  “Ohhh, Ya Salaam! Na shiga uku, za ta kashe ni”"
"Ya ce  “Just go in, da safe sai ki je ki yi arranging  ɗinsu, tunda yanzu dare ya yi”"
"Ta ce  “No it’s better in je in aje su a kitchen, inyaso sai in yi da safe”"
"Ya rakata kitchen, sannan ya rakata zuwa  ɗakinsu, a ransa yana ayyana no matter what gwara ya"
aureta Duk da yasan ba karamin daro za’a yi da Hajiya ba
CHAPTER 24: WHEN HELP FINALLY CAME
"Dua ta shiga  ɗaki, ta ga ashe Amrah ba ta yi bacci ba, tana chatting  ɗinta. Ta wuce inda ta saba kwana, ta yi addu’o’in bacci, ta shafe jikinta sannan ta kwanta. Maimakon bacci ya  ɗauke ta, sai ta  fara  tunani-tunanin hirar da ta yi  da Irfan. And she did  enjoy  their  conversation. At least,  ta samu some relief. Ba ta taɓa zama da wani ta faɗa masa damuwarta ba, kuma babu wanda ya taɓ a tambayarta game da abin da ke damunta, except Irfan. But what was this feeling? Ta ji akwai wani irin change a ranta, kuma ta yi addu’ar Allah ya sa haka zata ci gaba da samun improvement"
a rayuwarta. Sai kusan  ƙarfe  ɗaya bacci ya  ɗauke ta.
"Cikin dare ta farka tana shivering. Zazzabin da ta fara jin kamar ya tafi, sai ya sake dawowa sabo."
Ba ta sake samun damar yin bacci ba sai kusan  ƙarfe huɗu.
"Meanwhile bayan Irfan ya raka Dua, ya wuce  ɗakin da ya sauka ya kwanta. Like Dua, shi ma bacci"
"ya  gagare  shi.  He  was  speechless,  ya  rasa  wane  tunani  zai  fara  yi.  Zuciyarsa  kuwa  cike  take  da tausayin Dua. Haka yake kwance yana tunaninta har bacci ya  ɗauke shi"
"Bayan Hibbah da  ’yarta Ayrah sun iso, suka sauka gidan childhood friend  ɗinta. A nan suka huta"
"har yamma. Sai Hibbah ta ce mata zasu tafi, amma friend  ɗinta ta girgiza kai"
"“No, haba! Sai kace wacce muke korarki. Ki bari ki huta, sai ki kwana idan yaso gobe ki tafi”"
"Wannan ya sa Hibbah ta haƙura, ta yanke shawarar kwana, sannan the following day su tafi as early as possible. A nan gidan suka kwana. Hibbah ta kira Ummi ta sanar da ita cewa sai gobe zasu"
ƙaraso
"Da asussuba Hajiya ta je ta tashe Dua, domin yanzu komai na gidan ya koma kanta. Dua ta tashi"
"da matsanancin zazzabi, ga shi bacci bai isheta ba. Ga kuma sanyin da ake yi. Haka ta daure, da  ƙ"
"yar ta yi alwala ta zo ta yi Sallah a zaune ita kaɗai, tana ta shivering. Bayan ta gama, ta je kitchen"
ta  ɗan yi aikin gida sannan ta koma ta kwanta.
"Da safe, duk suka fito dining suna breakfast, sai suka ji  ƙarar an buɗe gate  ɗin gidan, Daddy ya"
kalli Aryan
"“Aryan, je ka duba waye yake shigowa da mota da sassafen nan”"
"Aryan ya fito, yana son ganin waye, kawai sai ya yi four eyes da Anty Hibbah, da surprise ya  ƙ"
arasa wajensu
"“Welcome  back,  Anty Hibbah!  Saukan yaushe  kenan? Da kin  faɗa  min,  da  na zo na  ɗauko ku"
airport”
"Ta yi dariya  “Ohh, lalle Aryan ya girma”, Ya yi dariya  “Lil sis, welcome back home”"
“Thank you” Ayrah ta amsa
"Ya karɓi kayansu ya wuce da su, su kuma suna biye da shi a bay’s"
"Suna  isa  parlour,  ta  yi  sallama,  wanda  hakan  ya  ja  hankalinsu  Daddy  ya  kalleta  “who  is  it?"
Hibbah?”
Ta yi dariya ta je ta yi hugging  ɗinsa
"“Sure, nine”"
Mummy tana ganinta ta bata rai ta bar wajen
"Ayrah  ta  je  wajen  Daddy  suka  gaisa,  nan  Hibbah  ta  gaisa  da  kowa,  sannan  Daddy  ya  kalleta"
"“Hibbah, kin gane waɗannan kuwa?”"
"“Eh, Alhaji Tukur ba?”"
Aka yi dariya.
"Aryan ya tambaya “Anty, ina Sadeeq?” Ta ce “Yana school”, Sai ya kalli Ayrah “Ayrah, ba zaki"
gaisheni ba ko?” Ta harare shi ta gudu ta fake bayan Ummi
"Ammi ta yi gyaran murya  “Yaya, ina  ’yan matan gidan suke ne?”"
"Carab Aryan ya ce  “Suna Kaduna”, Ta kalli Daddy  “Yaya, haka ne?”"
"Daddy ya amsa  “Hibbah, you know hutu fa suka tafi”"
Ta  ɗan yi shiru sannan ta ce
"“I asked you to let them stay because I was coming, so I’m not that important to you shiyasa ka"
tura yaranka Kaduna”
"“Karki yi misunderstanding dina, please, amma gobe ma za a iya  ɗauko su”"
Sai ga Mummy ta fito  “Toh ai lalle! Kin faɗo gidan nan daga zuwa zaki fara bada command ko?
"Toh ki sani, that would never be possible again”"
"Hibbah ta yi  ɗakinta, inda idan tana gari nan take zama. Aryan ya bita a baya  “Please Anty, don’"
t be upset”
"“It’s okay, and I’m not angry ai”"
"“Please  do  something,    I’m  pretty  sure  Dua  needs  your  help  Wallahi,  Granny  bata  sonta,  I"
know she’ll suffer a lot a wajen Granny”
"Ta ce,  “Sure, very sure. Jiya around 12 na dare muna waya da Amrah. I even asked her where"
"Dua  was,  sai ta  ce  min tana  wanke-wanke.  Imagine,  at that hour!  Ina  tsoron  kar  su  ci gaba  da"
"shiga hakkinta, marainiyar Allah. One day, they will have to answer for everything they’re doing to her. Ban san wane irin hakki Allah zai bi mata a kansu ba"
"Hibbah ta yi shiru na  ɗan lokaci, sannan ta ce"
"“Jeka yi min booking flight to Kaduna, ko tonight ne zan tafi”"
"“Done, but Anty please, is Dua our biological sister?”"
"“Eh, she is”"
"“Na taɓa tambayar Daddy, amma ya  ƙi bani amsa, Mummy ma haka”"
“They can’t say no ai”
"Aryan  ya  ɗauki  wayarsa  ya  fara  neman  jirgin  Kaduna  online.  Luckily,  ya  samu  flight  ɗin  da  zai"
"tashi da yamma. Ya yi wa Hibbah booking  ɗin ticket  ɗin, sannan ya koma parlour ya sanar da ita. Ita ma ta yi farin ciki sosai"
"Yau Mummy, tun da ta ga Hibbah, shikenan sai masifa take yi. Babu wanda ya kula ta a cikinsu,"
kowa harkar gabansa yake yi
Some hours later
"Yau Dua  tana  ɗaki,  haka  ta  wuni  ko abincin  rana  ba ta  ci ba,  tana  gama  girki  ne  kawai ta  juye abincin a kula ta aje a dining sannan ta koma  ɗaki ta kwanta. Ji take kamar ba jikinta bane. Ita ka"
"ɗai ta san abun dake damunta, sai shivering take yi"
"Da  ƙyar ta  ɗaga kanta ta ce “Amrah please help me tell Hajiya I’m not feeling well, a taimaka a"
kai ni asibiti”
"Amrah ta kalleta  “That’s your own cup of tea, kar ki dame ni Malama” Sai ta juya ta fita"
"Can Hajiya ta fito, ta ga yau Dua ba ta yi aikin yamma ba, balle ta yi musu dinner, ta wuce ta fara"
"masifa, ba irin zagin da ba ta mata ba Dua ta yi  ƙoƙarin magana da kyar"
"“I’m sorry Granny, ba ni da lafiya ne, kuma idan na tashi jiri nake ji”"
“Dalla  zaki tashi ne ko sai na miki abin da sai kin yi  nadamar zuwanki duniya? Ina  ruwana da
jinyarki? Allah ya sa asibiti ne akan ki ba rashin Lafiya ba!”
"Irfan kuwa  yau tun safe  bai ga  Dua  ba. Ya yi  ƙoƙarin ganin bai  tambayi Hajiya  ba, amma  daga"
"baya ya shigo da niyyar ya duba ko jikinta ne, tunda jiya ta ce masa ba ta da lafiya"
Sai me ya gani?
Hajiya tana masifa wa Dua ya ja gefe ya tsaya yana kallon ikon Allah. Haka Dua ta fito da  ƙyar
"take tafiya, ta wuce shi tana hanyar kitchen, hawaye na bin kuncinta"
Har kitchen  ɗin ya bita  “Dua jikinki ne har yanzu?”
"Da muryarta Wanda dakyar take fitowa ta amsa  “Eh, dan Allah ka taimaka min”"
"“Toh, me yasa baki nemeni kin faɗa min ba?”"
"Kai kawai ta girgiza masa, hawaye na bin kuncinta"
“Zaki iya tafiya?” Ta ce  “A’a”
"“Dalla, bar aikin waɗannan mugayen, sai ki kashe kanki kuma ba gani zasu yi ba”"
"Ya wuce wajenta, ya kama hannunta ya riƙe ta, suka fito daga kitchen  ɗin suka nufi parking space,"
still yana riƙe da ita
"Amrah da ta ga haka, da gudu ta je ta faɗawa Granny, sai ga su sun fito tare"
"Da tsawa ta ce  “Hey! Irfan, ina zakaje da ita?”"
"“Hajiya, asibiti zan kaita”, Ta ce  “Okay, ni ban san abin da nake yi ba ko? Toh, ce maka ta yi ba"
mu ba ta magani ba?”
"“Hajiya, duk wanda ya ga Dua ya san rashin lafiyarta ba ta magani bane, ta rame, tayi baki, tana"
"karkarwar sanyi fah, Kuma ace a bar ta a gida?”"
Ta harare shi  “Lalle! Bakin halin uwarka da na kakarka za ka zo kana gwadamin? Toh maza ka
"dawo min da ita, ka wuce gidan ubanka”"
"“Gaskiya Hajiya, ba zan iya barinta ba”"
"Aka  buɗe  gate  ɗin  gidan aka  shigo,  Irfan ya  dai  yaga  wata  mata,  amma  bai  san ko wacece  ba,"
"Hajiya kuma masifa kawai take yi, don haka bata ma dan an shigo ba"
"Ta nufi Irfan da tsaurinta, ta fizge hannun Dua da yake riƙe da shi, Saboda rashin  ƙarfin jikinta,"
Dua ta yi baya luu zata faɗi  ƙasa
"Irfan da Hibbah, wacce ta shigo yanzu, suka nufi wajen Dua, Irfan ya yi nasarar riketa, amma a"
lokacin har Dua ta tsuma
Hibbah ta kalleta cikin firgici
"“Zata mutu, bawan Allah! Ka zo mu kai ta asibiti”"
A nan ne Hajiya ta lura da Hibbah…
"Hibbah ce take riƙe da Dua a jikinta, Irfan kuma yana driving, ta kalleshi"
"“Dan Allah ka  ƙara sauri, bata numfashi fa”"
"Irfan ya gyada kansa kawai cikin girgici a haka suka isa    asibiti, aka wuce da Dua emergency"
Hibbah ta kalli Irfan  “Nagode fa”
Ya  ɗago kai ya kalleta kawai
Chapter 25: THE TRUTH SHE CARRIED
"Sun jima suna jiran fitowar doctor, har daga baya ya kira su. Hibbah ta shiga da sauri, muryarta"
"tana rawa tace,  “Dr, how is she now? I hope it’s nothing serious?"
"The  doctor  nodded  and  said,  “Mun  yi  test  ɗin,  and  the  result  shows  malaria  and  severe"
"overthinking.  Zazzabin  ya  kwana  biyu  a  jikinta  without  proper  treatment,  shiyasa  ya  yi  mata attacking sosai, secondly she’s been overthinking a lot, and that almost affected her heart, Just imagine yarinya karama kamarta ace Akwai something da ke damunta, so you her parents, need to try your best to help her get away from whatever is bothering her, sannan ku bi ta a hankali"
wajen gano damuwarta”
"Hibbah ta sauke ajiyar zuciya tace,  “Bamu san har haka ba, but In Sha Allah, we’re going to try"
our best Mungode”
"Irfan yace,  “But please, ta farka yanzu? Can we see her?”"
"Dr. yace,  “For now, no because tana bacci, and we don’t want anything to disturb her, she just"
needs to have a full rest”
"Irfan yace,  “It’s okay, Thank you”"
Sannan suka fita daga office  ɗin doctor  ɗin
"Sun yi  ɗan shiru kafin Hibbah tace,  “Kaima a gidan kake, kuma what made you help her?”"
"Ya  ɗan gyara murya sannan yace, “Ba a nan nake ba. I just go there for some reason, Alhaji Baba"
"is my maternal grandfather Mamana kamar’ya take sa, so I’ve known him as my grandfather since  I  was  a  child,  tunda  nake  yaro  har  zuwa  yanzu,  Hajiya  bata  kaunar  kakata  Wanda  take kanwar Alhajin, balle mahaifiyata. Kamar zaman gaba ake yi tsakaninsu. And at last, kakata tace bata  son  wannan  halin  saboda  one  day,  they  could  lose  their  lives  without  ever  settling  their differences.  So,  saboda  in  rage  musu  rashin  jituwa,  nake  yawan  zuwa  gidan.  Wanda  wannan"
"karon ne ta karɓe ni, sai dai Alhaji Baba ne kawai yake karɓana”"
"Ya  ɗan  yi  shiru  sannan  ya  ci  gaba,  “Secondly,  Dua  was  too  innocent  and  she  needed  help,"
"shiyasa  na  taimaka  mata.  Kamar  yadda  Dr.  yace,  tun  zuwana  gidan  ta  gaya  min  cewa  ta  ba  ta paracetamol amma har yanzu bata jin daɗi,    I thought she was getting better, but as it turned out, she wasn’t. After I realized that, sai na zo da niyyar kai ta asibiti, and that was when I met"
you”
"Hibbah  tayi  shiru  tana  mamakin  irin  wahalar  da  yarinyar  ta  sha,  daga  nan  tace,  “Then  what"
happened?”
"Irfan ya kalleta yace,  “Nima ina da tawa tambayar, do you know her before?”"
"Tace,  “Yes, she’s my daughter”"
"Irfan ya  ɗan kalleta cike da mamaki yace,  “But she told me she lost her mother at an early age”"
"Tace,  “Yes, ni kanwar babanta ce”"
"Ya zaro ido yana kallonta,  “And you all know about her situation?”"
"Tace,  “Na sani, tabbas nasan halin da take ciki wanda shi ne ma ya kawo ni kasar nan, bcos I live"
in London”
"Irfan yace,  “Please do help her, sannan duk labarin da Dua ta ba ni, zan gaya miki, amma please,"
"kar ki gaya mata komai, she just opened up to me to ease her heart, ba wai don in je in yaɗa mata labarinta ba”"
"Hibbah ta jima tana tunani, especially abin da ya sa ta damu a zuciyarta shi ne lokacin da Dua ta"
roƙe shi ya kai ta orphanage….
"Hajiya kuwa masifa kawai take surfawa har ta bar wajen Tana mamakin Irfan, azuciyarta, saboda"
"yana ganin ya girma kenan, toh yau zata nuna masa cewa ko uwar sa ce zata bata kai ba"
"Ta wuce  ɗakin Alhaji tace, “Yanzu har ni Irfan zai yi wa rashin kunya a bainan nasi? Na sa shi abu"
"yace bazai yi ba. Toh wallahi, dama kai ne mai kawo shi gidan nan ba? To, karya kuskura ya sake sako ko  ƙofarsa ne a gidan nan, Ka ji na gaya maka!”"
"Ta  wuce  fuu  ta  fita,  Alhaji  yana  kallonta  cikin  mamaki.  Tun  lokacin  da  arzikinsa  ya  fara  tafiya"
"baya-baya, ta fara gaya masa magana irin Wanda ta ga dama, ba kamar da ba da take binsa cikin"
lumana
"Ta kira mai gadi tace masa ya fito da kayan Irfan, ya fito da kayan kuwa daga d’akin daya sauka,"
sannan ta ce ya jefar da su a  ƙofar gidan tana tsaye a kansa har ya watsar da su
"Ta koma cikin gidan tace,  “Amrah,  ɗauko min waya na”"
"Amrah ta  ɗauko mata, tayi dialing number  ɗin Zahra har ya katse ba tare da ta  ɗauka ba, ta sake"
"kira, still no response, ta ajiye wayar tana jan tsaki"
GERMANY
"Baccinsa yake cikin kwanciyar hankali, har ya manta when last da ya samu isasshen bacci, sai ya ji"
"reflection  ɗin haske a fuskarsa, wanda hakan ya sa ya farka. Ya kare fuskarsa da hannunsa yana kallon direction  ɗin window  ɗin, sannan ya tashi da sauri"
"Ashe  gari  ya  riga  ya  waye,  bai  sani  ba.  Ya  wuce  toilet,  yayi  alwala  sannan  yayi  sallah.  Yana"
"murmushi shi kaɗai saboda Dream Queen  ɗin da ta sa ya makara sallah, bai ma lura da lokaci ba. Sai kawai ya tuna cewa flight  ɗinsu zai tashi nan da  ɗan lokaci"
"Ya tashi ya fara  ƙarasa sauran shirin da bai samu ya yi jiya ba, yana cikin shiri sai Ammi ta kira shi,"
"ya  ɗaga wayar with a frowning face yace,  “Hello Ammi, Me zaki dafa min?”"
"Tace,  “Oh, Ayman, wai yaushe zaka san ka girma?”"
"Yace,  “I’m still young a wajenki”"
"Ta ce  “Zuwanka yau ne ko?”, Ya ce,  “Sosai ma. Kinga yadda na yi missing  ɗinki?”"
"Tace,  “Safe flight Bye” Ta kashe wayar, yayi dariya saboda ya san halin Ammi"
NIGERIA
"Irfan yace,  “Anty, kin ga dare ya yi, bari in je in nemo dinner, ko zata farka ta nemi abinci”"
Ta ce  “Toh”
"Yana fita, ya wuce wani joint ya sayi fried rice. Ya yi tunanin abin da Dua za ta iya ci, sannan ya"
"saya mata fruit salad, Shaka da alale. Sai ya kama hanyar gidan Alhaji Baba"
"Yana zuwa sai ya ga kayan nasa a watse. Yayi murmushi, saboda ya san za’a rina. Ya yi parking ya"
"sauka, ya kwashe kayan ya sa su a back seat, sannan ya shiga motarsa, bai ma leka cikin gidan ba, ya wuce asibiti"
"Ummi (Abidah) suna zaune a  ɗaki ita da Ayrah suna hira. Can Ummi tace, “Yanzu kam ya kamata"
in kira Mamarki na ji ko ta sauka lafiya”
"Ayrah tace,  “Yes Ummi, Wallahi har na yi missing  ɗinta”"
"Ummi  ta  kira  Hibbah,  ta  ɗaga  suka  gaisa,  sannan  Hibbah  ta  bata  labarin  duk  abin  da  ya  faru"
"Ummi ta ji tausayin Dua sosai sannan tace,  “Amma zaki zo tare da ita ko?”"
"Ta. ce, “Yanzu ma dan dare ya yi ne, kuma yanzu haka yarinyar bata farka ba. Drip ne a jikinta, da"
"zaki ganmu kuwa, amma ina tunanin gobe zan taho, ko gidan ma bazan leka ba, balle na kwaso mata kaya”"
"Ummi tace, “No Hajiya Hibbah, at least go, ko da hakan zai zama laifi, kin fita daga cikin hakkinki."
"Just go, ni a tunanina”"
"Hibbah ta ce  “Na ji, zan yi tunani”, Sannan suka gaisa da Ayrah suka yi sallama"
"Mummy na ganin missed call  ɗin Mama, ta kira ta back, Hajiya kuwa tana  ɗagawa ta fara bata"
bayanin abin da ya faru
"Mummy tace,  “Yanzu wane mataki kika  ɗauka?”"
"Ta ce  “Ai na kori Irfan. Sannan ita kanwar mijinki zata zo ta same ni kuwa, zan mata Tass! Ko da"
yake duk wannan dan iskan yaron nan ne ya jawo”
"Mummy ta ce,  “Nasan me zan gaya wa ubanta, sai tayi nadamar zuwa kaduna da tayi” Anan"
suka yi sallama
"Irfan yana isa asibiti ya samu Anty Hibbah tana sallah, har lokacin Dua na bacci, ya ajiye abincin a"
"gabanta, da ta idar tace masa,  “Sannu da  ƙoƙari”"
Ya ce  “Ba komai”
Sai ya kalli gadon Dua yace  “Har yanzu bata farka ba?”
"Kamar dai ta ji abin da suke cewa, a lokacin ne ta farka tana riƙe da kanta, suka nufi wajen gadon,"
"Hibbah ta  ɗan dagata ta jingina da gadon tace  “Sannu, Dua”"
Ta ce  “Thank you”
"Irfan ya ce  “Sannu, meke miki ciwo yanzu?”, Ta ce  “Yanzu da  ɗan sauƙi Ammi, ina jin jiri”"
"Irfan ya je ya kira doctor, suka shigo tare, Doctor  ɗin ya duba Dua sannan ya tambaye ta ko akwai"
wani abu da ke damunta ta ce  “Aa”
Sannan ya fita
"Irfan ya  ɗauko ledar ya buɗe mata ya miƙa mata, tayi masa murmushi ta ce  “Thank you”"
"Hibbah tace,  “Ki karɓa mana”, Ta ce  “I can’t eat”"
"Irfan yace  “It’s fruit salad, zaki iya sha ko kuma ga Shaka, in shi zaki fara sha”"
Ta ce  “Let me have d Shaka”
"Ya miƙa mata ta amsa ta sha sosai sannan a hankali ta ce, yadda Hibbah ba za ta iya ji ba, ta ce"
“Thank you so much for saving my life”
"Ya ce  “Mention not, dear”"
"Hibbah ta tsaya tana kallonsu kawai, sannan a ranta ta ce"
“Karda tunanina ya zama gaskiya”
"Dua ta juya ta kalli Hibbah ta ce “Anty”, Ta ce “Na’am?” Ta ce “Nagode muku” Anty Hibbah"
"Ta ce    “Banason wannan abin, okay?”"
Ta ce  “Yeah”
Chapter 26: A GIFT BEFORE GOODBYE
"Irfan yace “Anty, why not na kaiki gidanmu? Tunda yau kika zo kuma nasan akwai gajiya a jikinki”"
"Ta ce  “Aa, barni a nan kawai, Inma na tafi, wa zai zauna da Dua? Na barku kuma bai dace ba”"
"Ya ce    “Toh, akwai wani abu da kuke bukata?”"
"Ta ce,“Aa, hakan ma mungode”"
"Ya juya yana kallon Dua ya ce,  “Akwai abinda kikeso?”"
"Ta ce,  “Don Allah, Shaka kawai nakeso gobe ka sayo min” Ya ce,  “Done”"
"Sannan ya juya gun Hibbah yace,  “Anty, sai da safe” Ta ce,  “Ka huta gajiya Mungode”"
"Babu inda Irfan ya wuce sai gidan su. Yayi horn, gateman ya bude masa ya shiga. Yayi parking a"
"car  park  sannan ya  shiga  main  parlour,  babu  kowa  sai sister  ɗinsa  Zainab,  da ta  gan  shi  ta  ce,"
"“Laa Yaya, welcome back”"
"Ya ce,  “Thank you, Ina Mama?”"
"“Tana  ɗakinta Yaya, kasan me? Hajiya ta kira ta, sai masifa take yi, Mama kuma sai haƙuri take bata, kuma duk akan ka take yi. Kaima Yaya, me yasa kake zuwa gidan Alhaji Baba tunda Hajiya"
bata sonmu?”
"Ya ja tsaki ya ce,  “Maybe something beautiful is coming, okay?”"
"Ya wuce  ɗakin Mama direct, ya  ɗan kwankwasa sannan yayi sallama"
"Mama tace,  “Shigo”"
Daga yadda ta amsa masa sai ya ji zuciyarsa ta tsinke saboda muryarta ta yi somehow. Ya bude  ƙ
"ofar ya shiga yana karasawa kusa da ita, sai ya ga hawaye a fuskarta, kafin ya gama recovering daga mamakin, sai ya sake jin muryarta wani iri"
"“Mama please, I can explain”"
"Ta ce, “Ohh, ya tabbata ko? Wato ma kasan abinda kayi, I’m very disappointed in you. Yaushe ka"
girma da har zaka iya  ɗaukar mace ka gudu da ita hotel?”
"Ya ce,  “What? Hotel kuma, Mama?”"
"Yadda  yayi  maganar  yasa  Mama  ta  fara  doubting,  ta  san  ɗanta  sosai,  in  and  out,  kuma  ta  san yadda yake pretending, amma a wannan karon ko kaɗan bai yi kamar yana pretending ba. Ta dake"
"tace,  “Ai ka ji ni da kyau, Ina yarinyar yanzu?”"
"Ya ce,  “Hajiya ba daidai ta gaya miki ba, ga yadda abin ya faru”"
"Daga nan ya gaya mata duk abin da ya faru, tun daga zuwansa gidan Alhaji Baba, har da labarin da"
"Dua ta bashi, yadda ya  ɗauke ta zuwa asibiti, zuwan Anty Hibbah da kuma maganar da suka yi"
"Mama was speechless, amma sai ta gwada masa kamar bata yarda ba"
"Ya  ce,  “Mama,  zan  ɗauke  ki  da  safe  mu  je  asibitin  don  tabbatarwa,  and  Anty  Hibbah  would"
appreciate it too”
"Ta ce, “Toh tashi ka bani wuri, Allah ya kaimu goben” Ya ce, “Amin Mama, thank you for giving"
me the listening ear”
Ya mata sallama ya fita
"Hibbah tasa  Dua  tayi  sallolin  da bata  yi  ba. Da ta  idar, ta  taimaka  mata  ta  kwanta,  ita  kuma  ta"
"koma kan kujerarta ta gyara ta kwanta itama. Bayan wasu seconds tace,  “Dua”"
"Tace,  “Uhum, Anty?” Ta ce  “Tell me everything about your life in that house”"
"Ta ce,  “It’s boring to me, I’m just missing my mother”, Hibbah tace,  “Zaki yarda ki bini?”"
"Ta ce  “Sure Anty, Please ki tafi da ni”"
"Ta ce,  “Tare zamu tafi, worry not”"
Tun a hanya Abbah yake ma Sultan bayanin business tips. Duk da bayi da wani interest sosai akan
"business,  he  still  enjoyed  both  the  trip  and  the  tips.  Suka  karaso,  amma  wannan  karon  ko entertainment basu samu ba, Ummi ce da kanta tace wa Fatima ta shirya dinner, saboda Sultan da Abbah zasu zo"
Duk tare sukayi dinner. Daddy sai tsokanan Sultan yake yi akan yanzu shima ya fara son business
"kenan. Mummy kam ba yabo ba fallasa, ita dai saboda hadin da za’ayi tsakanin Sultan da Amrah yasa take  ɗan sake fuska sometimes, amma haushin Abidah take ji"
"Suna komawa  ɗaki, Abbah yace,  “Abidah, baki ganin kamar zamu takura su, duk da tare muke"
komai?”
"Ta ce ,  “Ai dama jiran ku nake yi, sannan Hibbah da tace na jira ta”, Ya ce  “Ina tunanin next"
"tomorrow zamu tafi Kaduna, Idan muka  ɗan yi ziyara sai mu wuce Paris  ɗin kawai”"
"Ta ce,  “Toh Allah ya kaimu”, Ya ce  “Amin. Hibbah har ta zo ne?” Ta amsa  “Eh, amma tana"
"Kaduna, Gobe zata karaso”"
"Irfan tun bayan yayi sallar Asuba yake tunanin Dua, ga shi bashi da number Anty Hibbah, Ya tafi  ɗ"
"akin Mama, ya shiga da sallama a bakinsa, ya gaisheta as usual, ita ma ta amsa masa as usual. Sai yayi shiru, Mama ta ce  “Yaya ne?”"
"Ya ce,“Mama, da wai naga tunda zamu je asibiti, kinga kuma basu san kowa ba a nan, shine nace"
"why not mu Kai musu breakfast anan sannan mu tafi dubasu da safen nan, ko ya kika ce?”"
"Ta ce,  “Toh, ai ni zuwa kawai zanyi in tabbatar da abinda ka fada, bawai duba mara lafiya ba”"
"Ya marairaice fuska yace,  “Haba Mama, kiyi haƙuri please. Wallahi lada zaki samu. In kuma kika"
"find out cewa karya nake yi, kimin duk hukuncin da kika ga ya dace da ni”"
"Ta ce, “Toh na ji, Jeka gaya wa Zainab abinda za’a musu” Ya ce, “That’s my mother” Sannan"
ya nufi kitchen
"Yau Dua ta tashi jikinta Alhamdulillah, hakan yasa Hibbah jin daɗi. Doctor ya zo ya sake dubata, ya"
mata wasu allurai waɗanda suka sa tayi saurin recovery
"Tana  zaune,  bakinta  duk  ya bushe,  yunwa  take  ji  amma  ta  kasa  gaya  wa  Hibbah. Hibbah kuma"
"tunaninta  kawai shine  a ina zata  samu  Shaka  ta tsaya mata,  ga shi bata karɓi  number Irfan ba, kuma ita ba wani sanin gari tayi sosai ba"
"An  gama komai da wuri. Suka yi  arranging warmers, plates  da cups a cikin  basket sannan  suka"
"kama hanyar asibiti. Dukkansu sun yi shiru, babu mai magana, sai can Zainab tace,  “Yaya, wai ni kam wace ce bata da lafiya?” Ya ce  “Wata ce”"
"Ta ce“A ina take?”Ya ce“Tana asibiti, a wajen zamu”Ta ce,“Toh, ai nasan asibiti zamu, What"
"I mean is, an ina take da zama? Dama mun san ta ne? Yar uwar mu ce?”"
"Ya ce,  “Shutup jhoor, bana son wannan surutun naki, sai mun je ki cika su da surutu”, Ta ce,"
“Zama zanyi inyi shiru like a poster?”
"Ya  ce,  “Ni  kike  tambaya?”,  Ta  ga  hankalinsa  yana  kan  driving,  ta  murguda  masa  baki  ta  ce,"
"“Mama, ince mutum yana zama shiru, dull yake zama ko?”"
"Mama ta ce,  “Zainab, please ki rage surutu, hakan ne kike son yi idan kin tafi karatu abroad?”"
"Ta ce,  “Ohh, ni toh me nayi kuma? It’s just a question fa! Toh ai kuwa na daina ma”"
Aikuwa har suka isa asibiti bata ce  ƙala ba
Hibbah taga babu wani solution sai ta fita da kanta ta je ta samo musu abun breakfast
"Ta ce,  “Dua, zan barki ke kaɗai, zan je samo mana abun breakfast, okay? Take care of yourself”"
"Bata karasa maganar ba aka bude  ƙofar room  ɗin, ta juya tana kallon waye, sai taga wata babbar"
"mace da wata yarinya. Daga ganin yarinyar da kuma Irfan, ko ba’a fada mata su waye ba, tasan maman sa ce"
"Ta karɓe su da hannu biyu suka gaisa, Mama tace,  “Ya mai jiki?”"
"Hibbah tace,  “Da sauƙi”"
"Sannan Dua ta gaishe su, Irfan ya gabatar da su, sannan Hibbah tace,  “Ai kuwa naga kamanni”"
Akayi dariya
"Irfan yace,  “Sorry Dua,Shaka sai anjima za’a samu, ynx yayi safe baza’a samu ba”"
"Ta ce,  “Ba komai”, Hibbah ta saka mata breakfast  ɗin, kuma taci ba laifi"
"Zainab ta ce,  “Ni kam zaki zama friend dina?”"
"Dua tayi murmushi tace,  “We already are”,    ta ce  “Thank you, you’re so beautiful”"
"Dua tace,  “Thank you, kema haka ne”"
"Zainab ta ce,  “Then we have to know each other, ko?”"
"Irfan yace,  “Not now, baki ganin bata da lafiya ne? Ko kuma surutun naki ne zaki fara?”"
"Dua tace,  “Ai na ji sauƙi”"
"Mama tayi musu sallama zasu wuce. Anty Hibbah tayi ta musu godiya. Har sun kusa fita, Hibbah"
"tace,  “Please, Irfan, wani aiki zakamin if possible”"
"Ya ce,  “Menene? Ina ji”"
"Tace,  “Booking flight zaka mana, indai yau ne ko wani time zamu tafi”"
"Ya ce,  “Why not tomorrow, Anty?”"
"Ta ce,  “No, yau  ɗin kawai zamu tafi. Ina son komawa can London da Dua, ga shi an kusa buɗe"
"makarantar su Ayrah, Ina son tafiya da wuri dan nayi settling”"
"Ya ce,  “Haka ne”"
"Kafin 10:00 a.m., Irfan ya gama musu komai. Flight  ɗinsu sai 5:00 p.m. zai tashi. Duk wani iri yake"
"ji, ga shi har yanzu basu samu time  ɗin magana da Dua ba, kuma ya ji yanzu zata koma London"
Kawai ya wuce ya je ya saya mata gift  ɗin da zai bata sannan ya wuce asibitin. Ya ba Anty Hibbah
"tickets  ɗinsu, ta karɓa ta masa godiya sannan ta fita daga  ɗakin, dan tasan maybe zasu yi sallama"
"Da Hibbah ta fita, Irfan ya matsa kusa da ita yace,  “Dua, bamu karasa maganar mu na ranar ba,"
ga shi zaku tafi”
"Ta ce,  “Wanne kenan?”, Yace,  “Shikenan kawai, Amma please, kar ki mantani inkin tafi fa”"
"Ta ce,  “Ai bazan mantaka ba, you really helped me”"
"Ya ce,  “Thank you”"
"Ya miƙa mata ledar da ke hannunsa ya ce  “Please, take this” Ta ce,  “Aa, no, thank you”"
"Yace,  “Haka zakimin, Dua?”"
"Sai taji ba dadi. At least, tana ganin yana sonta ne, ta girgiza masa kai ta karɓa tace,  “Thank you"
so much”
"Yace,  “Zan karɓi number Anty, in zamu zo na kai ku airport, In Sha Allah” Ta ce,  “Toh”"
"Ya fita, sai after some seconds ga Anty Hibbah ta shigo"
"Dua tace, “Ya tafi, amma ya bani wannan” Ta faɗa tana miƙawa Anty Hibbah ledar , Ta ce “Me"
aciki?”
"Ta ce,  “Nima bansani ba”"
"“Toh, ki duba mana”"
"Ta buɗe, sai taga sabuwar waya ce da SIM pack, sannan akwai letter a ciki"
"Complete  document?  Pay  500  to  Hauwa  Jibrin,  8110615256,  OPay.  Shaidar  biya  ta  Hauwajay"
writes 08110615256
27: BACK WHERE SHE BELONGED
"Ta ce, “Anty, waya ce toh ni kuma me zanyi da ita?” Anty Hibbah ta ce, “Tambaya ta kike yi? Ai"
"riƙewa zakiyi, zai miki amfani”, Ta sauke kanta kasa ta ce  “Toh”"
"Ta buɗe kwalin ta ciro wayar, ta kunna ta, tana kallon screen  ɗin kawai sai taga picture  ɗinta ne a"
"wallpaper  ɗin, ta ce,  “Laaa Anty, kalli! Hotona ne fa a wallpaper”, Anty tace,  “Mu gani?”"
"Ta miƙa mata, ta kalla kawai tayi murmushi tace  “Gashi kinyi kyau sosai a hoton”"
"Dua ta fara tunanin yaushe tayi wannan hoton, dama yana da hotonta? Ta tuna background  ɗin"
"hoton, ranar da suka tafi dinner party  ɗin Daddy a wani event center, amma bata san yaushe ya"
"ɗauki hoton ba, kawai sai ta tsinci kanta da jin daɗin hakan"
"Anty Hibbah ta nema a bata sallamar Dua, kuma ba musu aka bata sauran alluran da za’a mata,"
"ta karɓa ta koma  ɗakinta ta tattare kayanta, sannan tace wa Dua,  “Zaki iya tafiya kuwa ko har yanzu kina jin jiri?”"
"Ta ce,  “Zan iya, na  ɗan samu sauƙi ai, kawai ina jin jikina so weak ne”"
"Ta ce,  “Zaki daina jin haka ma soon”"
"Ta kamata suka fita, ta tare musu taxi suka shiga, suka wuce gidan Hajiya daga asibitin"
"Mai taxi yayi dropping  ɗinsu a  ƙofar gidan, Anty Hibbah har tayi gate taga Dua still na tsaye a"
"wajen da motar ya sauke su, Ta ce  “Ki  ƙaraso mana”"
"Ta je ta riƙe hannunta tace,  “Please Anty, mu tafi kar ki maida ni gun Granny”"
"Anty Hibbah taji tausayinta har ranta ta ce,  “Dua, ba maida ke zanyi ba,kafarki kafata, don kar ya"
zama mun tafi ba tare da munyi sallama ba ya zama matsala”
"Ta gyada mata kai suka shiga cikin gidan da sallama, amma suka ji shiru Dua tace,  “Mostly ta"
baya ake zuwa”
Sannan suka zagaya ta backyard  ɗin gidan suka sake yin sallama
"Amrah ta fito da gudu tace,  “Laaa, Anty, ki shigo mana”"
"Suka shiga har parlour Amrah ta shiga ta kira Hajiya musu, Hajiya ta fito tana shan kamshi, Anty"
"tace,  “Sannu Hajiya, mun same ku lafiya?”"
"Ta ce,  “Lafiya”"
"Anty tace,  “Ai jikin yarinyar ne ya  ɗan yi tsanani, shiyasa baki ganni ba, yanzu ma ba sallamarta"
"akayi ba, na ma  ɗauka jiya zaku leko mu ai sai naji shiru”"
"Hajiya ta ce,  “Ban son yawan surutu please, yanzu sai ki sa hawan jinina ya tashi”"
"Anty tace,“Allah baki lafiya”, Ta ce,“Amin, akwai tsauraran magana ne ko babu?”Anty Hibbah"
"ta ce  “Aa, babu”"
"Ta  mike  ta  shiga  ɗaki  ta  barsu  a  wajen,  ko  kallon  inda  Dua  take  bata  kalla  ba,  balle  su  yi"
tsammanin zata ce mata ya jiki
"Amrah ta ce  “Anty, yaushe kika zo ne wai?” Anty Hibbah ta amsa“Just four days ago”"
"Ta ce,  “Allah sarki, Ina Ya Sadeeq da Ayrah?”"
“Ayrah na gidan ku a Abuja ai”
"Amrah ta ce,  “Allah sarki, naso muna Abuja kuka zo”"
"Hibbah tace,  “Amrah” Ta amsa  “Na’am, Anty?”"
"Ta ce  “Ban ji kin ma  ‘yar uwarki ya jiki ba, In fact ma, ko kallo bata isheki ba”, Amrah ta  ɓata"
"fuska ta ce  “Toh, ni kam bansan bata da lafiya ba”"
"Ta ce, “Karya zakimin? Ban son wannan dabi’un naki, Ita kaɗai kike da ita a matsayin ‘yar uwa"
fah”
"Ta saci kallon Dua sannan ta  ɗauke Kai ta ce  “Nifa Anty, I’m just saying the truth”"
"Ta ce,  “Na ji, amma ai yanzu kin san bata da lafiya ko?” Ta  ɗan juya ta galla wa Dua harara"
"sannan tace,  “Ya jikin?”"
"Dua tace,  “Da sauƙi, thank you”"
"Anty tace, “Amrah, a riga an cusa miki kiyayyar ‘yar uwarki a zuciyarki, while baku san me gobe"
"zai haifar ba, wadda ka raina, Allah shi zai  ɗaga”"
"Ta ce,  “Anty, I did nothing fa”,"
"“Na ji, Allah ya kyauta, mu kam zamu tafi”"
Suka tashi Amrah ma ta tashi ta rakasu har gate sannan ta juyo ta koma cikin gidan
"Anty tace wa Dua “Kinga, ba lafiya gareki ba, zauna a kan kujerar gateman  ɗinnan kafin taxi ya  ƙ"
"araso, tunda kakarku ta mana kora da hali”"
"Tana gama magana sai suka ga mota tayi parking, Irfan ne ya fito ya  ƙaraso yace,  “Anty, ai daga asibitin nake, na je naga ba  ƙwanan, nasan kuma flight  ɗinku da yamma zai tashi, nace maybe"
kunanan”
"Ta ce,  “Allah Sarki, Eh wallahi muna nan”"
"Yana kallon Dua ya ce,  “Anty, baku shiga ba ne?”"
"Ta ce,  “Ka ganmu anan yanzu, taxi muke nema mu je airport mu jira har lokacin tafiyarmu yayi,"
tunda nan dai sun mana kora da hali”
"Murmushi yayi ya ce  “I know, za’a rina”"
"Sannan ya ce “Kushigo, nakaiku gidanmu kafin la’asar yayi”, Anty tana kallonta tace, “Zaki iya"
"tashi?”, Dua ta ce,  “Eh”"
"Ya  ɗauke su ya biya ta joint  ɗin da ranar da ya saya wa Dua Shaka, ya sake yi mata order na wasu,"
"sannan ya saya wa Anty maganin da ta buƙata, ita dai Anty Hibbah murmushi kawai take yi"
"Ya fito ya ce,  “Anty, I’m sorry for keeping you waiting”"
"“Haba mana, ba komai ba duk hidimar mu bace”"
"Ya miƙawa Dua yace,  “Alkawarina!”, Ta karɓa  “Thank you”.."
"Bayan sun  isa… Mama  ta  karɓe  su  with  open arms,  Zainab  kuma  tana  ta  murna da  aka  kawo"
"mata kawarta. Zainab ta yi ta yin yadda Dua ta sake, har tana jin cewa at least akwai masu sonta, Dua har ta sake suna ta hira, har suka shiga hirar school da ita"
"Anty Hibbah tace,  “Ikon Allah! Dama Dua na magana haka?” Irfan yace,  “I wonder too”"
"Duk maganar da ake yi, su kam hankalinsu baya kansu. Tare duk gidan suka yi lunch"
"Anty ta ce,  “Yanzu zamu tafi idan muka yi sallah”"
"Irfan ya fita waje ya kira Zainab a waya yace,  “Ki zo garden ke da Ita”,    Tace  “Alright”"
"Suka je suka same shi,  “How far? Dua, ba zamuyi hoto bane?”"
"Ta yi shiru, Zainab tace  “Yeah, just a memory picture”…"
"Tun a hanyarsu na zuwa airport, Anty ta kira Aryan tace,  “cewa anjima zasu tashi. Tana son ya zo"
ya  ɗauke su idan mun isa”
"Irfan bai barsu ba har sai da ya ga sun shiga, sannan ya koma gida"
"Anty suna isa tace,  “Allah sa yaron nan yana hanya, bana son zaman nan wallahi”"
"Dua tace,  “Ai kuwa gashi can yana tahowa”"
"Yana  ƙaraso  ya  tsaya  cak  yana  kallon  Dua  yace,  “Subhanallah!  Anty,  kin  ga  abinda  nake  gani"
kuwa?”
"Dua  kawai  ta  tsaya  tana  kallonsa,  sai  wani  mamaki ya  bayyana  a  fuskarta  da har  yake  wannan"
maganar
"Anty tace,  “Rashin lafiya tayi, shiyasa bamu zo on time ba, In fact ma na je na same ta a tsume”"
"Yace,  “Ya Ilahi! Sorry Dua, wallahi ban sani ba, ai da na zo”"
"Ta ce,  “Worry not”"
"Suka shiga mota suka kama hanyar gida. Babu wanda yake magana, sai can Aryan yace,  “Wallahi"
"Dua ta canza da yawa Anty, ta yi baki, ta rame, kuma kana ganinta ka san she’s not on her normal"
self”
"Anty ta ce,  “Toh ya zamuyi? Aryan, ka san halin Granny  ɗinka ai”"
"Ya ce, “I’m so sorry Dua, Duk laifina ne, but I couldn’t stop Mummy. Na yi duk iyawata ganin ba"
"zaki je Kaduna ba, but now Alhamdulillah, tunda Anty ta taho dake”"
"Ta ce,  “Ba laifinka bane”…."
"Ayman ya fito daga  ɗakinsa ya ce,  “Kai Ammi, maimakon ki barni nasha bacci na wallahi, akwai"
stress sosai a jikina”
"Ta ce, “Toh ai sai kayi, kana namiji sai son jiki” Ya ce, “Toh yanzu har can gidan Anty Rakiya zani?"
Dama driver kika aika”
"Ta ce,  “Kace dai bakason haɗuwa da su, Jidda ko kuma Rakiya ba, tunda ka  ƙi  ‘yarta”"
"Ya ce,  “Kai Ammi, ba  ƙin ta nayi ba. She’s still my lil sister kuma ina sonta, but Ammi, kin san"
ban yi settling na aure yanzu ba”
"Ta ce, “Wannan kuma kai kasani” Ya ce, “Toh Ammi, ki aika driver mana, wallahi kunyarta nake"
ji”
"Ta ce,  “Bazan aika  ɗin ba. Kasan ba masala take da shi ba, and she’s supporting you, bata bi"
"bayan auren hadi ba,    In ba zaka je ba, just telling me  ”"
"“Na isa Ammi? Never and ever, zan je gidan Anty Rakiya, kuma it’s done”Yayi mata peck ya fita"
"Ya je gidan Anty Rakiya suka  ɗan yi hira, yayi abun daya Kai sa, sannan can ya ce,  “Anty I’m"
sorry fa akan maganar”
"Tsaki tayi  “Mtsww, ka daina damun kanka kaji? We all Understand, so please worry not”"
"Ya ce,  “Thank you, Anty”"
"Ta ce,  “Ranar nan na fito anguwa naga abokinka Irfan, shi ya kawo ni gida, wallahi yaron yana da"
hankali”
"Ya ce,  “Haka yake ai” Suka yi sallama ya wuce…"
"Sun hallara a dining, as usual suna dinner  ɗinsu, sai sallamar Hibbah suka ji, duk suka juyo. Ayrah da gudu ta zo ta rungume Dua, a jikinta suka  ƙarasa shiga parlour, Anty Hibbah na cewa,  “Ke"
"Ayrah sake ta bata da  ƙarfi, karta faɗi”"
"Kowa ya tsaya yana kallon yadda Dua ta change just in few days, Fatima, housemaid  ɗinsu, har"
"hawaye ta ji ya zubo saboda tausayin Dua, tayi saurin barin wajen kafin Mummy ta gani ta hukun ta ta"
"Suka samu guri suka zauna, Abbah ya ce  “Hibbah yana ga ta rame har haka, bata da lafiya ne?”"
Hibbah ta ce  “Eh wallahi”
"Sultan yace,  “Dua, sai kace wadda aka kai prison, Irin wannan ramewar da baki”"
Mummy ta harare shi
"Daddy ya ce, “Hibbah, da izinin wa kika  ɗauko ta?” Ta ce, “Kai baka gani yadda ta koma ne? Ko"
so kake su  ƙarasa kashe ta tunda ba sonta kake ba?”
"Ummi tace,  “Sannu Dua, Ayrah ku wuce sama ko?”"
"Mummy, saboda idon mutane ta ce  “Ai Alhaji, baka ga bata da lafiya ba?”"
Yayi shiru kawai
"Kowa yayi shiru, Hibbah ta wuce  ɗakinta, Ummi ma ta bita, Mummy bata taɓa tsanar Hibbah irin"
"na yau ba, kuma ta  ɗau alwashin ba za ta barta haka ba"
"Bayan  Ayrah  da  Ummi  sun  koma  ɗaki  for  like  some  minutes,  sai  aka  buɗe  ƙofar,  Fatima  ce  ta"
"shigo, hannunta riƙe da plate, ta  ƙaraso gun Dua tayi hugging  ɗinta"
"Dua tace,  “I really missed you”"
"Tace,  “Me too amma kin zama wani iri, not like the Dua I knew before”"
Tayi dariya kawai
"Fatima tace,  “Surprise! I just made this purposely for you, It’s your favorite”"
Ta faɗa tana miƙa mata plate  ɗin
"Ta karɓa ta buɗe, taga pancake ne. Ta ajiye shi a gefe tayi hugging Fatima tace,  “Awwn, thank"
you so much“
"Ta ce,  “Allah  ƙara sauƙi, Good night”"
"Tana fita, Ayrah ta matso tace,  “Wallahi tare zamuci, whether you like it or not”"
Ta ce  “Balle ma I like it  ɗin ba” suka yi dariya suka fara ci tare
"Dua duk sanda take tare da wani sai taji, inama Amrah haka suke rayuwa. Har ranta taji tana son"
"Zainab, and now her cousin, wadda da ba wani sanin juna suka yi ba, amma sun kasance kamar sun taso a gida  ɗaya"
"After sun gama cin abincin, Ayrah tace sai Dua ta bata labari"
"Dua tace,  “Ayrah please ki barni gobe , Allah bacci nake ji”"
"Ta ce,  “Noo, I just want it now”"
"Suna  cikin  magana  sai  suka  ji  waya  na  ringing,  to  be  sincere,  Dua  ta  manta  da  wayar,  ta  buɗe"
"kayanta ta fito da wayar, taga number  ɗin da ake kira, an yi saving da  “Jaan”"
"Ayrah ta ce,  “Pick”"
"Ta  ɗaga ta sa  a kunnenta  tana  jiran ayi magana,  Duk  su  biyun sun yi  shiru,  suna jin  numfashin"
"junansu Dua har tayi tunanin ko ba ita ake nema ba, tayi niyyar kashewa sai taji muryar Irfan"
"“How was your body?” Ta ce, “Ya Irfan, ina wuni?” Ya ce, “I said, how was your body?” Ta"
turo baki  “I’m okay now”
"Ya ce  “How was the trip?”, Ta ce  “Alhamdulillah”"
"Yace,  “Okay. Take your medicine pls, ki kwanta ki huta Bye” Sai ya kashe wayar"
"Dua kuwa tunda ta  ɗaga wayar, kirjinta ke bugawa uku-uku, bata saba da irin wannan feeling ba,"
secondly tana tsoron Mummy ta shigo ta kama ta.
"Ayrah ta fara dariya, wai ashe Dua tana da saurayi. Dua was trying to explain herself, amma Ayrah"
"sam taki saurare ta, sai dariya take yi"
Dua har ta fara  ɓata rai. Kawai ta kwanta ta  ƙyale ta
28: THE FACE SHE COULDN’T FORGE
"The following day, ya kama ranar da su Ummi za su tafi, sun gama shirinsu, time  ɗin breakfast yayi, duk suka fito suka yi breakfast, suna cikin cin abincin ne Daddy yace, “Alhaji, gashi zaku tafi,"
maganar yaran nan ba a tsayar ba”
"Ya ce “Haba, sai ka ce we’re not still together. There’s still enough time ai, kuma ai soon za mu"
"sake haɗuwa” Mummy tace,  “Sure, but still, a tsaida maganar kamar zai fi I guess”"
"Abbah ya ce,  “You don’t have to worry, Hajiya” Ummi hakan ba  ƙaramin daɗi ya mata ba, Sultan ya sunkuyar da kansa, don ba ya son a tambayi view  ɗinsa, because he has no interest in it anymore, Daddy ya ce,  “It’s okay, but in shaa Allah, next time sai mu yi magana” duk suka ce,"
“Allah ya kaimu”
"Ummi  sun  gama  shiri,  Hibbah  tace,  “Gashi  ba  mu  samu  time  mun  yi  hira  ba” Ummi  tace,"
"“Wallahi fa, amma tunda ga waya ai shikenan” tace, “Hakane” Ummi tace, “I’m coming” kai tsaye ta nufi  ɗakin Dua, ta murɗa handle  ɗin ta shiga, Dua na kwance, da ta gan ta, ta tashi ta zauna"
"Ummi tace,  “Baby girl, how is your body?” Yadda tayi maganar yasa Dua ta kalleta da sauri,"
"exactly yadda Mammynta ke tambayarta, ta sauke idonta ta ce   “Ummi, I’m feeling better now” ta ce  “Masha Allah shine ba za ki fito mu yi sallama ba?”"
"Ta kalleta da sauri ta ce “Ummi, I wasn’t aware” Sai ga Ayrah ta fito daga toilet tace, “Ummi,"
"I’m going to miss you a lot” ta ce  “Me too, daughter”"
"Ummi ta ce  “Dua, listen to me carefully” Zuciyar Dua ne ya tsinke, ta ce  “Okay” Ummi tace,"
"“Dua, you lost your mother at an early age, right?” tace, “Yes, Ummi” Ummi tace, “I guess you were ten years old at that time?” tace,  “Sure” tace,  “Good. Tun kina da shekaru goma, ke kike kula da kanki, duk wani abu da age mates  ɗinki a lokacin ake musu, ke kika yi wa kanki. You lost happiness, you lost care, amma hakan bai sa kin zama wani iri ba saboda abu  ɗaya, Allah is with you, So trust Allah One day, one time, Dua, you will be happy as if nothing happened in your past life, Please Dua, ki kula da kanki da addininki, Yanzu ne za ki fara samun challenges na rayuwa,  banda  rashin  kunya,  obey  your  parents,  respect  your  elders,  pray  always  pray.  Allah"
"wouldn’t let you down, in shaa Allah”"
"Ta ce “In shaa Allah Ummi Thank you very much” ta ce, “Mention not, Allah ya miki albarka”"
"Ta amsa da, “Amin” Ummi ta ce “Ga paper nan na rubuta miki number, sai ki aje a wajenki, in"
"case you need something, then call me, ko da wayar mai aikinku ne, naga kuna shiri ai”"
"Ta ce,  “Ai Ummi, da muka je Kaduna, Irfan ya ba ni waya Anty Hibbah tace na karɓa”"
"Murmushi tayi  “It’s okay, sai ki kira ni yanzu, na yi saving ko?” Nodding Kai tayi,  “Toh” Ta"
"ɗauki wayarta ta Mika mata Anty Abida tayi saving da Ummi, sannan tayi kissing forehead  ɗinta, Suka sauka  ƙasa tare"
"Dukkan su suka raka su har compound  ɗin gidan Abbah da Aryan ne za su kai su airport, Mummy"
"suka yi sallama da Ummi, ta ce za ta kira idan sun isa"
"Abbah  na  tsokanar  Dua  wai ta  ci  abinci  ta  maido  jikinta  kamar  acen  bata  cin  abinci  sai  Anan  ,"
"Ayrah tayi hugging Ummi har da hawaye, wai za ta yi missing  ɗinta, a haka har Daddy ya ce,“Toh,"
"ai it’s okay now, kun san fa flight baya jira” sannan suka shiga mota, suna waving each other har"
suka fita
"Bayan  sun  koma  ciki,  Ayrah  sai  bata  labarin  Ummi  take  yi  wa  Mamanta,  Mummy  ta  zauna  a"
resting chair tana facing door
"Dua  ce  ta  shigo  tana  tafiya  a  hankali,  tana  kallonta  har  ta  haura  sama,  duk  suna  parlour,  Anty"
"Hibbah ta ce,  “Ayrah, je ki kira Dua ta zo mu je a  ƙarasa mata alluran da ya rage, saurewa kawai take yi”"
"Ayrah tayi sama ta kira Dua, sai ga su sun dawo tare Ummi tace,  “Alluran za mu je a  ƙarasa miki”"
"tace, “Toh” sannan ta  ɗan rakube a jikin cushion, Anty Hibbah kuma tana gyara vintage nata…"
"Can  wajajen  2,  Nuwairah  ta  shigo  har  cikin  parlour  tana  sallama,  ba  wanda  ya  amsa  mata  sai"
"Fatima dake kitchen. Da ta ji kamar sallama, hakan yasa ta fito tace, “Sannu da zuwa” Ta yasina fuska tace,  “Zahra ba ta nan ne?” ta ce,  “Tana ciki, bari na mata magana”"
"Fatima ta wuce ta kira Mummy, sai ga shi sun fito tare, Mummy tace,  “Yau kuma baƙuwa kika zama?” Ta ce  “Aa, sauri nake yi, nasan muddin na shiga, fitana ba yanzu ba, wai yau nake jin gidan shiru ba kowa ne?” Ta ce,  “Su Abidah sun tafi dazu Daddy  ɗin su ne ma suka raka su. Ita"
"kuma Hibbah, na ji suna magana kamar za su  ƙarasa alluran Dua ne ko me, ban sani ba”"
"Nuwairah tace,  “Yanzu shikenan haka za ki zuba ido, ba za ki sa ya mayar da ita Kaduna ba?”"
"Mummy ta ce,  “Uhm, toh naga hutun ma ya  ƙare Ita Amrah ma zan sa driver ya  ɗauko ta”"
"Nuwairah ta ce “Yanzu shikenan Dua ta sha ruwa kenan?” Mummy tace, “Allah, ban taɓa jin"
"tausayin yarinyar nan ko sau  ɗaya ba, kamar yadda naga aka kawo ta daga Kaduna, tayi baki ta rame. In fact ma, wallahi ta lalace to the extent ban yi tsammanin wannan sudden change  ɗin ba”"
"Nuwairah tace,  “And so?”"
"Tace,  “You have no idea about how I planned the kind of wahalar da zan ba ta, sannan da irin"
"maganganun da zan faɗawa Daddy  ɗinsu. But what? Ina ganin ta Allah ta karya min zuciya, I even heard Hibbah tana cewa abin da zuwanta ma a tsumae ta, ganta”"
"Nuwairah ta ce,  “Hmm, lalle kam, yanzu har tausaya mata kika fara? Shikenan. But you know"
"what? I know that yarinyar is talented, beautiful, and a genius, far away from Amrah. Toh ki bari har ta yi nasara a kan  ’yarki, kamar yadda uwarta tun farko ta yi nasarar kwace miki miji”"
"Zahra ta yi shiru at first, speechless, amma da ta ji wannan sai ta ce,  “Amma yanzu kam, no way"
za ta koma. Sai dai I would never let her get to the point where she’ll be better than Amrah. Never”
"Nuwairah ta yi murmushi, “Na barki lafiya,” sannan ta nufi hanyar fita. Zahra ta ce, “Shikenan,"
"ko gaisawa babu? Ko dai abin da ya kawo ki ne kawai?” Ta juyo tana murmushi, “Gashi kuma na gama, zan tafi. I’m just doing this for Amrah ne”…"
"Suna  wajen  da za  a  yi  wa  Dua  allura.  Wata  ce  a  ciki,  bayan  ita  sai  Dua  sannan  wata  budurwa."
"Yarinyar tace wa Anty Hibbah,  “Yar ki ce?” Ta ce,  “Eh, kinga ta fi uwarta kyau ko?”"
"Yarinyar tayi dariya tace, “A’a” Dua na jin su, bata ce komai ba, Aka ce, “Next” Anty Hibbah"
"tace,  “Mu je ko?”"
"Dua ta marerece fuska tace,  “Nifa na samu sauƙi” Anty Hibbah tace,  “I know” dakyar suka shiga, ai kuwa Ana mata  ɗaya, sai tayi ihu, ta tsaya  ƙarasa mata dayan, amma taki tsayawa wuri ɗaya. Anty Hibbah ce  ta  ce,  “Wai idan ba ki  tsaya  ba, ta  ina  za  ki  samu  sauƙi  ne?  Sorry  dear"
"yaune fa last one, okay?”"
"Dua tace “Wallahi Anty, na samu sauƙi, kuma alluran fa da zafi”Sai ga shi ta fara kuka” Anty ta"
"ce  “Yanzu Dua, akan alluran?” Ta turo baki ta sake fashewa da kuka.."
Yana shigowa yace mata “Wai har yanzu?” Ta ce “Nice zan shiga next” Ya  ɗaga kansa ya kalli
"inda ake shiga a yi allura Jin kukan wata, yayi murmushi yace,  “Mata da tsoron allura, ni ban ga"
abin tsoro a jikinsa ba”
"Ta ce  “Yaya, waccan da ake wa alluran ba, Ina ganin za ta yi twenty, amma tun dazu ake drama"
"da ita” Ya ce,  “Kema haka kike da ai” Tayi dariya  “Amma tun kafin na kai wannan, na daina"
"kukan allura ko? So na fita kenan?” Suka yi dariya, shi dai voice  ɗin waccan da ake wa alluran ne ya yi masa daɗi"
"Anty ta fito tace “Ai sai ki fito tunda yarinya kika zama, kowa ya taru ke suke jira, su ga waye yake"
kukan allura”
"Yarinyar ta ce,  “Ina jin drama  ɗinku ai” Tayi dariya ta ce  “Inaga sai na shiga kafin ta fito” sai"
"kuma ta kalli Yayanta “Yaya bari na shiga” Yace, “Okay” Ya ciro wayansa ya fara daddannawa"
"Dua ta fito tana tafiya a hankali, tana  ɗaga kanta ta leƙi reception  ɗin, taga ba kowa sai wani da"
"yake daddanna wayarsa, ta kare masa kallon from head to toe, shi kuma satan kallon wajen yayi Duk da bai ga fuskanta ba amma yasan tana rakube"
"Muryar Anty ta ji tana cewa, “Can I go, Dua?” Wanda yake jiran sister  ɗinsa yace “Me kukan"
"alluran ta fito, nima na ganta”"
"Anty ta yi dariya. Dua ta yi saurin fitowa tana tafiya, har ta zo daf da shi, shi kuma ya  ɗago kansa da niyyar tsokanarta kawai, amma kalaman da yake shirin furtawa suka tsaya a bakinsa, His eyes locked with hers, and for a moment, everything around him seemed to fade, Her eyes were like a magnet, pulling his gaze and refusing to let it go, Ita ma kallonsa kawai take yi, kamar ta manta da inda take, har ta wuce. Anty ta kalle shi sannan ta ce,  “Yau dai Dua ta ba ni kunya” daga haka"
suka ta fi
"Sister  ɗinsa ta fito “Yaya, lets go” Ta maimaita sau uku, amma kamar ba ya jinta, sai ta zo daf da"
"shi ta yi masa tafi a fuskansa,  “Yaya Ayman, are you okay?” Kamar wanda aka tsikara, ya firgita ya tashi, ya nufi waje da  ɗan gudu, zuciyarsa tana bugawa da  ƙarfi, It was her wlh, Yes, it was"
"definitely her, amma ta yaya? Yana fita, ya duba ko’ina, amma babu su, balle me kama da su, ya"
"nufi  gateman  da  sauri,  “Please,  ta  ina  suka  tafi?  Wata  Anty  da  Yarinya  yanzu  suka  fito  fah”"
"Gateman  ɗin ya nuna masa hanya, “Ai kuwa yanzu nan suka tafi”“Wace hanya?”“Nan layin nan na ga suka bi” Ya juya da sauri ya koma inda ya yi parking"
"Jidda ta kalle shi cike da mamaki,  “Yaya, wai what is going on? You really look so disturbed” Ya"
"buɗe motar,  “Shigo mu tafi, abu nake nema” Ya bi hanyar da gateman  ɗin ya nuna, idanunsa suna yawo ko’ina Akan titin, Duk wata mota ko napep da ya gani sai ya rage gudu, ya leƙa ciki, yana  neman  fuskar  da  ta  tsaya  masa  a  zuciya  while  driving,  Jidda  ta  riƙe  seat  ɗinta  sosai,"
"“Gaskiya ban shirya mutuwa ba Yaya, Kai yi parking, sai na karɓi driving  ɗin”"
"Ayman ya buga steering  ɗin da hannunsa, ya yi wani irin ihu, “Shut up!” Jidda ta yi tsit nan take,"
"jikinta  ya  yi  sanyi,  ta  kalle  shi  a  hankali,  amma  bai  ma  lura  da  ita  ba,  idanunsa  a  kan  hanya, numfashinsa yana fita da  ƙarfi. A haka ya kai ta gida ya yi dropping dinta, sannan ya koma gida shi kaɗai, amma har yanzu fuskar Dua ce yake gani…"
"Su Dua na isowa gida,  ɗakinsu ta wuce direct ta shiga, ta kalli Ayrah na kwalliya, ta  ɗauke kanta ta kwanta a gadonta ta rufe ido da niyyar bacci, amma tana rufewa, taga hotonsa ya mata flashing"
"a idonta, da sauri ta buɗe idanunta, Ayrah tace,  “Welcome back kinsan ni ban iya shiru ba”"
"Ta ce  “Sorry, you know I’m not well, so bana son magana yana sa ni ciwon kai” Ayrah tace,"
"“Ohhh, wai ni za ki nunawa miskilanci? To can ya matse miki saurayinki ma ya kira. I even picked the call, yana da kirki, and he even proved me cewa shi saurayin ki ne” Dua tace,  “Toh, na ji” Ayrah tace,  “Yace fa ki kira shi in kin dawo. Nace kun je karɓan allura ne” Dua ta share ta, ta"
"gyara kwanciyar ta, amma tana rufe ido, shi take gani, a hankali tace,  “Na shiga uku na”"
29: A MEMORY THAT RETURNED
"Yana komawa gida direct  ɗakinsa ya shiga, ya kulle  ƙofar ya faɗa kan gado, yana rufe idanunsa sai ita ya gani, da sauri ya buɗe su, wani abu a  ƙasan zuciyarsa yana  ƙara tabbatar masa da ita ce. Ya  ɗauko wayarsa ya fara dialing number  ɗin Jidda, amma kawai ya yi tsaki ya jefar da wayar gefe, ya kifa kansa a pillow, yana  ƙoƙarin fitar da hotonta daga tunaninsa, amma kafin ya ankara bacci"
ya  ɗauke shi a wajen
"Dua tana farkawa a barci, ta buɗe ido ta kalli agogo,  ƙarfe uku saura. Nan take ta tuna yau akwai Islamiyya, kuma tun tafiyarta Kaduna bata sake bitar karatunta ba. Ta kalli Ayrah, sai ga yarinyar tana  game  kamar  babu  abinda  ya  dame  ta.  Dua  ta  sauka  daga  gado  ta  nufi  toilet,  ta  wanke"
"fuskarta sannan ta wuce  ɗakin Anty Hibbah, ta kwankwasa ta yi sallama"
"“Yes, come in,” Anty Hibbah ta amsa"
"Ta buɗe  ƙofar ta shiga, ta zauna kusa da  ƙafafunta,  “Anty, dama nace tun tafiya ta Kaduna na daina zuwa Islamiyya, kuma kince zan biki, so ina son kafin mu tafi in ci gaba da zuwa makarantar,"
in je?”
"“Dua, ai ba zan hana ki ba, but kinsan ba ki da lafiya, kuma komai sai da lafiya ake yi, tafiyar"
"namu kuma next tomorrow ne, kafin nan kin gama warwarewa ko?”"
"Ta gyada mata kai, Anty Hibbah ta ci gaba,“A can ma akwai mai koyar da Ayrah karatu, kinga tare"
"zai na muku, duk littattafan da kike so zai miki, just relax and recover, okay?”"
"“Toh, nagode,” ta amsa a hankali, amma murmushin da ya bayyana a fuskarta ya  ɓace da ta"
"juya, bcos a ranta tana son zuwa sosai, amma yanzu dole ta haƙura"
"Tana shiga  ɗaki ta ga Fatima ta ajiye mata abinci,  “Dua, have your favorite”"
"Murmushi ya subuce mata, ta  ƙarasa gare ta ta rungume ta,  “You’re the best dear”"
“I just want you to recover ki koma Dua  ɗin da na sani”
"Ta yi murmushi kawai ta zauna kan gado, ta ja plate  ɗin ta  ɗora a kan cinyarta, Ayrah ta ce,  “Ba"
za ki kirani ba? toh sai na ci”
"Murmushi kawai Dua  ta  mata. Ayrah ta  ƙaraso,  suka  ci tare.  Bayan  ɗan lokaci  Dua ta  kalle  ta,"
"“You  know,  sometimes  yadda  kike  magana  da  best  friend  ɗina  nake  tunawa,  the  way  you people always act”"
"“Yenyen you and your friend,” Ayrah ta faɗa tana kwaikwayonta"
"Dua  ta  harare  ta,  Ayrah ta koma  kan gadon  Amrah ta kwanta,  can ta  ce,  “I  must change  you"
"wallahi, kullum ina cewa ke ce best friend  ɗina, ashe ke kina da naki”"
"Dua ta fashe da dariya,  “Ashe haushi kika ji? Toh dalla, ai ke favorite ce”"
“Ohon ki kuma yanzu”
"Dua ta sake dariya sannan ta tashi ta nufi kayanta, tana buɗe wardrobe  ɗin tana duba wacce riga"
ma za ta zaɓa ta saka…
"Ya dawo daga sallar La’asar, direct parlour ya nufa. Yana shiga ya ga Ammi a zaune, ya  ƙarasa ya"
"zauna kusa da ita, ya  ɗora kansa a kafadarta, muryarsa a hankali,  “Ammi, barka da warhaka”"
“Amma yau lafiyar ka?”
"“Lafiya ta kalau fa, me kika gani?”"
"“Toh, ba ga shi nan duk ka zama wani iri ba, kamar ba ka da lafiya”"
"“Ammi, I’m fine”"
“Ya jikin Jidda?”
“Da sauƙi”
“Yaushe ne zuwan ka Kaduna?”
"“Ammi please, not now, let me recover, amma I promise you, zan je din soon”"
"Ta  ɗan yi shiru tana kallonsa,  “Why the sudden change? Duk  ɗaukin ka na zuwa ganin Dada ya"
"ruguje, is there anything I have to know?”"
"No, Ammi, I haven’t changed my mind about going. I just need a little break ne”"
"Yana gama faɗin haka ya tashi ya nufi  ɗakinsa. Ammi ta bishi da kallo, idonta cike da tambayoyi"
da bai ba ta amsarsu ba
"Yana shiga  ɗaki ya samu wayarsa na ringing. Ya duba screen, Ahmad ne. Ya  ɗaga kiran,  “Hello,"
dude”
"“Ka kyauta ai,  ɗan rainin wayo”"
"“Dude, ba za ka gane ba, joke apart, wallahi na manta ne totally. Ko ranar da zan bar Germany, a"
"jikina nake  jin kamar akwai abinda na manta,  amma  ban  tuna  ba,  sai bayan flight  ɗinmu  ya yi landing sannan na tuna, but I’m sorry”"
“Apology accepted”
Ya yi dariya  “Son girmanka is getting over”
“That’s how a strong man is”
“Ko ba strong man ba”
"Suka yi dariya dukansu. Bayan sun gama wayar, ya kwanta, yana  ƙoƙarin kada ya yi tunani, amma"
fuskar yarinyar ta sake bayyana a zuciyarsa…
"“Is it like Yaya is still upset with me? But what I did was the right thing, I guess”"
"Ayrah da gudunta ta shigo ta faɗa jikin Anty Hibbah, hakan ya katse tunanin da take yi. Ta kalleta"
"da  ɗan murmushi,  “Why do you sometimes behave like a teenager?”"
"Ayrah ta  ɗago kai,  “Ummi, I just wanna ask you, is it true that we’re going with Dua?”"
“No doubt”
"Ta rungume ta, “I love that, Ummi! Zan daina boredom, na samu sister, ohh, what a happy day!”"
"Anty Hibbah ta girgiza kai,  “Ayrah, go”"
"“Yanzu korata kike yi? Toh shikenan, na tafi”"
"Ta fice tana  ɓata fuska. Da ta fita, ta  ƙara tabbatarwa a ranta, Tonight, I’m going to meet him…"
Tun daga fitowarsu daga flight zaka gane Ayesha was so excited. Ta fara dube-dube tana neman
"mutanen gidansu, luckily sai ta hango Mami da Abie, da gudu ta je ta rungume Mami, sannan ta saketa ta rungume Abie. Duk wanda ya kallesu zai ga irin farin cikin da ya cika fuskokinsu. Suka"
"shiga mota, Ayesha ta fara ba su labari ba tare da tsayawa ba"
"Mami ta ce,  “Ohh, waye ga mutanen Germany yau? Mun shiga uku kuma”"
"Abie ya yi dariya,  “Tun da ma ya ?balle yanzu, talkative ta samu topic of discussion”"
"Dukkansu suka yi dariya. Sai Abie ya ce,  “Laaa, kinga mun biye ta yarinya, mun yi abin kunya, ko"
tsayawa mu gaisa da teachers  ɗinta ba mu yi ba”
"Mami ta ce,  “Wallahi fa, gashi mun yi nisa, gobe kawai sai ka je school  ɗinsu, shikenan”"
"Ayesha ta ce,  “Mami, wallahi sun iya teaching, kinga yadda muke pronouncing wasu abubuwan"
ko? Wallahi ba daidai muke yi ba”
"Abie ya ce,  “Allah ya sa duk an  ɗauka sannan a yi amfani da su”"
"“Ai Abie, daga yadda nake magana ma yanzu, ai na canza”"
"Dukkansu suka yi dariya, sai can Ayesha ta yi shiru, murmushin da ke fuskarta ya ragu a hankali."
“Allah sarki”
"Mami da Abie suka haɗa baki,  “Me ya faru?”"
"“Kullum sai na tuna da Dua, wallahi Family  ɗin Mummy ba sa sonta, kuma an kai ta can hutun"
"nan, sun hana ta zuwa Germany”"
"Abie ya  ɗan daure fuska,  “Wacece ita?”"
"Mami ta ce,  “Wannan friend  ɗinta gifted  ɗin nan. Ai ka san yarinyar, ta rasa mahaifiyarta, tana"
"tare da stepmother  ɗinta, sai da ta sa kowa ya daina  ƙaunar yarinyar”"
"Hawaye  suka  cika  idon  Ayesha.  Ta  juya  ta  kalli  window,  zuciyarta  cike  da  kewar  ƙawarta.  She"
"already missed Dua so much, and all she wanted was to see her again…."
"Da yamma, Dua tana  ɗakinsu ta ciro duk littattafan da suke karantawa, tana dubawa  ɗaya bayan ɗaya, tunda ta yi kwana biyu ba tare da ta karanta su ba. Tana zaune kenan sai ta ga an buɗe  ƙ ofar  ɗakinsu. At first, all her thoughts went to Ayrah, amma sai ta ji muryoyin da ta sani sosai. Da"
sauri ta  ɗago kanta
Mariya da Farida ne
"Da gudu ta sauka ta rungume su, nan take hawaye suka fara zubo mata “You’re welcome Mums."
I’m so happy to see you”
"Suka  ƙarasa suka zauna a kan bed  ɗinta, Mariya ta kalleta daga sama har  ƙasa, idanunta cike da"
"tausayi,  “Subhanallah, Dua, yaushe kika zama haka? Ko dai ido na ne, Farida?”"
"Hawaye suka cika idon Farida,  “Mariya, ji yadda Dua ta koma, ta lalace kamar ba ita ba”"
"“Sorry Mums, na yi rashin lafiya ne shiyasa”"
"Farida ta girgiza kai,  “Dua, don’t pretend, knsan mun san everything, so don’t lie to us. You’"
re not enjoying it here”
"Da sauri ta ce,  “I’m enjoying it fa”"
"Su biyun suka kalleta kawai, kallon da ya nuna a fili cewa sun san tana pretending Mariya ta sauke"
"numfashi,  “Sorry ba mu zo mun duba ki ba for so long”"
"“Gashi yanzu kun zo, I didn’t even expect it, saboda Mummy ta ce kada ku  ƙara zuwa”"
"Sai ta miƙe,  “I’m coming”"
"Ta sauka ta sanar da Fatima, wadda ta taimaka mata ta haɗa musu ruwa. Ta koma sama ta ajiye"
"ruwan a gabansu,  “Ku sha ruwa, please”"
"“Bari in kira sister  ɗin Daddy,” Farida ta ce"
“Hibbah?”
Ta gyada mata kai sannan ta sake sauka da sauri
"Ta yi knocking a  ƙofar, sannan ta yi sallama. Anty Hibbah ta so taki amsa wa mai knocking  ɗin,"
"amma da ta ji muryar Dua sai ta ce,  “Yes, daughter, come in”"
"Ta shiga ta zauna,  “Anty, ina wannan friends  ɗin Mammy na toh? Su ne suka zo. Dama time to"
"time suna zuwa, sai da suka yi faɗa da Mummy ne shi yasa suka daina zuwa, nace ko za ki zo ku gaisa, suna  ɗakinmu”"
"“Ayyah, na tuna su mutanen arziki, kai, suna da amana wallahi, Let’s go, dear”"
"Tare suka shiga  ɗakin. Suka gaisa, sannan Anty Hibbah ta ce,  “Gaskiya kun riƙe amana, Allah ya"
saka muku da alkhairinsa”
"“Amin,” suka amsa gaba  ɗaya"
"Farida ta ce,  “Ai Dua yar mu ce ma”"
"Can Mariya ta ce, “Yanzu don Allah kalli yadda yarinyar nan ta koma, ba za ki  ɗauke ta ba? Kinga"
ba mu da right mu a kanta”
"“Wancan lokacin rasuwar nan, kun san a gabanku aka hana ni ita, but this time around, da ita"
zan koma London”
"Dukkansu suka yi farin ciki da jin hakan, suka yi exchanging contacts da Hibbah. Sai Hibbah ta ce,"
"“Yar takuma yanzu tana da waya” Sai ta juya Tana kallon Dua ta ce  “Wai Dua, ina wayar naki ne?”"
“Yana wajen Ayrah” Ta amsa mata
“Ikon Allah”
"Dua ta  ɗauki littafin da ke gabanta ta rubuta musu number  ɗinta a ciki. Bayan sun ce za su tafi,"
"Mariya ta ce,  “Yaushe ne tafiyar naku? Inyaso sai mu zo mu yi sallama ko?”"
"Hibbah ta yi dariya,  “Ai tafiyar ta zo jibi ne fa”"
"Farida ta ce,  “Ashe mun yi sa’ar samun Dua kenan, toh Allah ya kai mu lafiya”"
"Ta raka su har gate, sannan ta dawo sama"
"Tana komawa  ɗaki, ana kiran Magariba, hakan yasa ta wuce toilet ta yi alwala ta fara sallah. Da ta"
"zo last sujud  ɗinta, sai ta daɗe a ciki fiye da yadda ta saba. Zuwan Mariya da Farida ya dawo mata da memories  ɗin lokacin da suka zo suka raka Mammynta asibiti, lokacin da ba ta da wanda zai"
"taimaka mata ta yi wa Mammy addu’a. Hawaye suka jika kumatunta, tana yi wa Mammy addu’"
"a, sannan ta yi wa Muslim Ummah addu’a kafin ta idar da sallarta"
Chapter 30 A FRIEND WHO CAME BACK
"Ta nade sallayar sannan ta zauna a kan gadonta, tana lissafin rayuwarta, tun daga lokacin da ta"
"fara wayo har zuwa wannan lokacin da take ciki, tana tambayar kanta, What next? Me kuma zai faru a rayuwata? Ta yi dogon numfashi, ta jingina da bango tana kallon ceiling  ɗin, sai Ayrah ta shigo da sauri ta same ta a haka,“Why do you always want to be alone?”Dua ta  ɗaga mata gira, “As how?”Ayrah ta yi dariya,“You’re answering a question with a question, yanzu ban labarin"
"boyfriend  ɗinki, nima na ba ki labarin nawa”"
"Dua ta girgiza kai, “I’m not after all this” Ayrah ta sake baki tana kallonta, “Munafuka” Dua"
"ta yi murmushi,  “Na ji, thank you” Ayrah ta juya kamar za ta fita,  “Wait, it seems you’re not"
"in the mood, right? I’ll chat with you later, bye” Ta sunkuya ta yi mata peck sannan ta fita  ƙasa, Dua ta bita da kallo tana murmushi, kafin ta sake komawa cikin tunaninta"
"Ayesha was calculating, maybe by this time Dua was already back, tunda saura few days su koma"
"school,  sai  yau ta  ji  haushin kanta  da  ba  ta  taɓa  karɓar  number  ɗin Fatima  ba,  da yanzu za  ta kirata ta tambaye ta, tana cikin wannan tunanin ne wayarta ta fara ringing, ta duba screen  ɗin, Ahmad ne, elder brother  ɗin Haidar, ta  ɗaga, suka gaisa as usual, “How far?” ya tambaya, “Bff ɗinki ta dawo?”Ayesha ta sauke numfashi,“I don’t know too, that’s what I’m even calculating now,  but  tomorrow,  In  shaa  Allah,  zan  je  gidansu  in  duba  ko  ta  dawo  or  not” Ahmad  ya  yi murmushi, “That’s great, dear, thank you” “You’re welcome” “But first please, idan kuna tare, give me a call”“Done”“Good night”“Ka gaidamin da friend, ka ce ya huta gajiyawa” “It’s okay, sis” suka yi sallama, ta ajiye wayar, a ranta tana fatan Dua ta amince da Ahmad, at least  maybe  hakan  zai  taimaka  mata  ta  samu  sauƙi  daga  wahalar  da  take  sha  da  wicked"
stepmother  ɗinta…
"Haka kawai ta ji yau tana da sha’awar yin hira da wani, sai ta sauka  ƙasa, amma tana zuwa ta yi"
"clashing da Mummy, ta  ɗan sunkuya,  “Mummy, ina wuni?” Mummy ta kalleta once,  “Fine”"
"A gaskiya Dua ba ta ma yi expecting amsar ba, amma ta lura cewa kwana biyun nan Mummy ba ta"
"zo sama ta zageta ba, kuma ba ta sake mata magana kan ta fito ta yi aiki ba, abin ya fara ba ta mamaki, ta wuce parlour  ɗin amma ba ta ga kowa ba, sai ta nufi  ɗakin Hibbah ta tambayi Ayrah, “Ai tun dazu na korata, bata sake shigowa ba” Daga nan ta wuce  ɗakin Fatima, “Is she outside with Aryan?” Fatima ta ce,  “I think so” “Thank you” Ta fita tana kiran,  “Ayrah!” Sai ta ji Aryan ya amsa daga restroom, “Gamu nan a restroom” Ta  ƙarasa wurinsu, “Ya Aryan, sannu da hutawa” Aryan ya kalleta da murmushi,  “Yauwa yar  ƙanwata, ya jikin?” “Da sauƙi” Ta kalli Ayrah,  “Dalla, malama, sai neman ki nake yi” Ayrah ta yi dariya,  “Ashe za ki yi missing  ɗ"
"ina? Toh welcome, zauna” Ta faɗa tana matsawa gefe"
"Dua ta dalla mata harara,  “Nayi missing  ɗinki akan me kuma?”"
"Ayrah ta  ɗaga gira,  “See? Gashi kin yi proving  ɗin yanzu” Dua ta  ɗauke kanta daga gare ta,"
"“Yauwa, Ya Aryan, har yanzu kana gida ne? You haven’t gone back to school?”"
"“I’m on my SIWES, shi yasa”"
"Dua tace “Ayyah, okay, wish you all the best with your SIWES”“Thank you” Aryan ya kalli Dua"
"sannan ya ce,  “Please, dauke ta ku tafi, daman ta dame ni wallahi” Dua ta kalle ta tana dariya,"
"“Ke, everyone is tired of you, dazu ma Ammi koranki ta yi” Ta  ƙarasa maganar tana dariya, Ayrah ta daka mata duka a baya, Dua ta riƙe bayanta,  “Ash, that hurts fa” Aryan ya yi dariya,"
"“Wallahi Ayrah, kika karyawa kanwata baya, nima haka zan karya naki” Dua ta fashe da dariya"
"Ayrah ta tabe baki    “Thank God, ni ma I have an elder brother, balle ka yi min gori” Dua ta yi"
"mata whisper a kunne, Ayrah ta ce  “For real?” Dua ta gyada kai,  “Sure” Ta tashi tana gyara hijab  ɗinta,  “Ya Aryan, see you later” “Bye” suka yi masa sallama sannan suka nufi sama"
"Ayrah ta bi ta da sauri“Tell me, I’m all ears”Dua ta yi tsaki“Dalla, ke dadin na dake son gulma,"
"I was just teasing you ne, nothing serious”"
"Ayrah  ta  yi  dogon tsaki  tana  dungurar  kan Dua,  “No,  you  can’t  do  that  and  just  leave  me"
"hanging” Sai ga wayar Dua ta yi ringing, saƙo ne ya shigo, Ayrah ta miƙa mata  “Open it, I guess"
"it’s him” Dua ta karɓi wayar tana kallonta,  “Ayrah, kina da matsala fa, you’re too nosy” Ta"
"buɗe message  ɗin, ta ga Irfan, sai ta yi murmushi ba tare da ta shirya ba"
"Ayrah ta matso kusa  “Tell me, how is he?” Dua ta kalleta  “Ya zan sani?” Ayrah ta yi dariya,"
"“Dalla, you’re always acting like a villager, bari in ba ki labari, I have two boyfriends, Ammi ta san  ɗaya daga cikinsu, and I have one crush, do you know who he is?” Dua ta girgiza kai, “How would I know?”Ayrah ta kama kunnenta tana dariya,“Sultan  ɗin Ummi” Dua ta sake baki tana"
"kallonta,  “Ayrah, are you okay? Like, seriously?”"
"Ayrah ta  ɗaga kai proudly,  “Na ma fi ki, at least I know what I want” Dua ta fashe da dariya,"
"“Kai, Allah ya shirya ki, wallahi you’re something else……"
"Washegari suna yin breakfast kamar yadda suka saba a dining area, Anty Hibbah ta kalli Daddy,"
"“Yaya, wai har yanzu kana riƙe da ni?” Ya kalleta da murmushi, “How can I Hibbah?” Ta  ɗan harare shi,  “Ban ga alama ba” Ya yi dariya,  “Just two days, I’ve been a little busy ne, that’"
s why”
"“Alright as you say so, dama I just want a favor from you” Ya ce “Me?” Ta ce “Sure” Ya  ɗ"
"aga gira  “Okay, Hibbah, say whatever you want, zan yi miki if I can”"
"Ta  ɗan yi shiru kafin ta ce, “I just want to go with Dua, can I?” Mummy ta  ɗago kai da sauri, ta"
"kalli Hibbah, sannan ta kalli Daddy, yayin da Dua ta sunkuyar da kanta, Aryan ma ya yi shiru, bai yi expecting jin hakan ba, amma a ransa yana fatan Daddy ya yarda, Fatima dake kitchen kuwa tana"
addu’ar Allah ya sa  ƙarshen wahalar Dua ya zo
"Daddy ya yi shiru na wasu seconds kafin ya ce, “Zan yi tunani” Hibbah ta kalleshi, “Ina fatan za"
"ka yi min wannan favor  ɗin, a matsayina na only blood naka”"
"“Yaushe ne tafiyar?” Ya tambaya, Ta ce “Tomorrow” Ya  ɗago kai da sauri, “What? Tomorrow"
"fa?” Ta ce  “Eh, In shaa Allah”"
"Kallonta yake kafin ya ce“But baki sanar da ni ba, kuma ko time ba mu samu mun yi hira ba”"
"Hibbah ta yi murmushi mai  ɗaci,  “Ka taɓa tsayawa for one good minute ka yi min magana ne? Balle ka san yadda nake ko kuma ka san ranar tafiya ta?”"
"Daddy ya sauke numfashi,“I’m just busy ne Hibbah, you have to understand this”Ta girgiza kai,"
"“Yanzu kam it’s okay, ni yanzu dai kar ka shiga ciki ka canza mind, ka  ƙi request  ɗina” Ta tura kujerarta  baya,  ta  miƙe  ta  bar  gun,  Daddy  ya  bita  da  kallo  na  ɗan  lokaci,  amma  bai  ce  komai"
ba….
"Ayesha ta gama breakfast, amma hankalinta yana kan Dua kawai, ta je ta sami Mami “Mami, don"
"Allah, in je gidan su Dua?” Mami ta kalleta,  “Ayesha, yaushe kika zo har kika samu kika huta?” “Mami, please” Mami ta yi murmushi  “Don’t stay long, okay?” Ayesha ta rungume ta,  “I love you, Mami” Sannan ta fita tana addu’a a ranta, Ya Allah yasa ta same"
"Luckily, tana tambayar gateman sai ya ce,  “Eh, ta zo” Fuskar Ayesha ta sauya, ta shiga ciki with"
"so much excitement, ta shiga parlour as usual amma ba kowa, sai ta nufi  ɗakin Dua, ta buɗe  ƙ ofar ta shiga, ta ga Dua da Ayrah suna ta magana kan waya, ba su ma san ta shigo ba, ta yi saurin matsawa kusa da Dua ta daka mata Mari a baya, Dua ta  ɗauka Mummy ce, amma da ta juya sai ta ga Ayesha, nan take ta sake wayar zuwa hannun Ayrah ta rungume Ayesha sosai, suka yi kusan"
mintuna biyu a haka kafin su sake juna
"Dua ta shafa fuskarta,  “Wallahi, I missed you so much” Ayesha ta rungume    “Always missing"
"you, bff” Ayrah ta matso ta miƙa mata hannu,  “Welcome Ayesha, the girl I’ve always heard stories about from her bff” Suka yi shaking hands,  “Thank you”"
"Ayesha  ta  juya  wajen  Dua,  tana  kallonta  na  wasu  seconds,  murmushin  da  ke  fuskarta  ya  fara"
"dusashewa,  “Dua, is this you?” Ta faɗa tana nuna ta,  Dua ta  gyada kai a hankali,  Ayesha  ta rungume  ta,  muryarta  ta  yi  rauni,  “Dua,  me  suka  yi  miki?” Dua  ta  ji  hawayenta  sun  taru  a idanunta, ta girgiza kai,  “I can’t” Kawai ta fashe da kuka, Ayesha ma ta fara kuka, Ayrah ta matso da sauri ta rungume su duka, ita ma hawayen suka zubo mata, cikin seconds  ɗin nan, su"
ukun suke kuka suna rungume da juna
"Fatima ta buɗe  ƙofar ta shiga, ta same su a haka, amma da ta yi magana babu wanda ya kula ta,"
"saboda shesshekan kuka ya rufe musu kunnuwansu. Ta tsaya na  ɗan lokaci tana kallonsu, kafin ta sauka da sauri ta kira Anty Hibbah. Bayan  ƴan mintuna, Anty Hibbah ta shigo, ta tsaya cak tana kallonsu, mamaki ya bayyana a fuskarta, “Hey girls, why are you crying?” Babu wanda ya amsa. Sai ta  ƙarasa wurinsu ta rabasu a hankali, tana kallon kowacce  ɗaya bayan  ɗaya,  “Me ya same"
"ku? Someone needs to explain what happened, ku daina wannan kukan, na ce ku daina”"
"Dua  ta  share  hawayen  fuskarta  da  bayan  hannunta,  tana  ƙoƙarin  haɗiye  kukan  da  ya  makale mata a maƙogwaro, “Anty, it’s nothing fa” Anty Hibbah ta kalli Ayrah, “Ayrah, me ya faru?” Ayrah ta share hawayenta, ta  ɗaga kafaɗunta,  “Ammi, I don’t know, I just saw them crying, shi yasa i joined them” Hibbah ta yi tsaki a hankali, sannan ta juya wajen Ayesha wadda har yanzu hawaye  suke  gangarowa  daga  idanunta.  Ta  zauna  kusa  da  ita,  ta  ɗora  hannu  a  bayanta  tana"
"lallashinta,  “It’s okay girl, tell me what happened, ki yi magana”"
"Ayesha ta  ɗago idonta cike da hawaye, ta kalli Dua na  ƴan seconds, kamar tana  ƙoƙarin nemo kalmomin da za ta iya bayyana abin da ya dame ta. Muryarta ta fara rawa,  “Anty, see the way Dua has changed, kamar ba ita ba” Da ta faɗi hakan, muryarta ta tayi rauni, ta sake rushewa da"
kuka
"Anty Hibbah ta ja ta jikinta, tana shafa bayanta a hankali,  “Shhh, it’s okay, dear, ki yi haƙuri, everything  will  be  fine” Ta  kalli  Dua  wadda  ta  sunkuyar  da  kanta,  idanunta  cike  da  hawaye, sannan ta kalli Ayrah da Ayesha. Bayan ta tabbatar sun  ɗan lafa, ta yi murmushi mai sanyi, “I like"
"your friendship, and I’m happy Dua has people who genuinely care about her”"
31: THE FACE IN THE CROWD
"Bayan  fitan  Anty  Hibbah,  Ayesha  ta  kalli  Dua,  “Tell  me  everything  about  zuwan  ki  Kaduna”"
"Yadda Dua ta ga tausayi a cikin idanun Ayesha ya sa ta sauke numfashi, “Please friend, don’t get"
"the wrong idea about them, they’ll treat me well. I know you’re worried amma babu abun daya faru” Ayesha ta  ɗan karkatar da kanta"
"“You  see?  Abin  da  nake  tambayar  ki  daban  ne,  what  you’re  telling  me  kuma  completely"
"different ne, so then why the change?” Dua ta yi murmushi kaɗan,  “I was sick ne, am even still"
"on medication, that’s all” “Well, I wish you a speedy recovery, but please, stop hiding things from me, okay?” Ayesha ta faɗa tana kallonta sosai, kamar tana  ƙoƙarin gano abin da Dua ke  ɓ"
oyewa
"Ganin yadda hirar ta fara mata nauyi ya sa Dua ta yi saurin sauya topic,  “Tell me, how was the"
"trip? Just by looking at you, I can tell you enjoyed the trip, and honestly, that’s what I wanna hear about”"
"Ayesha ta yi murmushi,“I’ll tell you later, promise”Ta faɗa, amma hankalinta yana kan wayarta."
"Dua ta tsaya tana kallonta, tana lura da yadda ta nutsu cikin abin da take yi a wayar. Bayan  ƴan mintuna, sai ga wayar Ayesha ta fara ringing, ba tare da ta  ɗago kai ta kalli Dua ba, ta miƙa mata"
"wayar,  “Please, answer the call”"
"Dua ta karɓi wayar, “Assalamu alaikum” Shiru aka yi na  ɗan lokaci kafin muryar ta amsa, “Wa"
"alaikumus salam” Nan take ta gane muryar Ahmad, ta ce,  “Ina wuni?”"
"“Lafiya, how are you feeling now?”“I’m fine now”“Toh, Alhamdulillah, that’s good to hear,"
"please get some rest, okay?”"
"“I  will” Ya  ɗan yi  shiru  kafin ya  ce,  “I’m a  little busy  today,  but I  really  want  to  see  you"
"tomorrow, if possible”Dua ta  ɗan yi shiru,“I’m sorry, ba na nan, I’ll be going with Anty Hibbah tomorrow” A gefe guda, Ahmad da yake aiki a office ya ture system  ɗin da ke gabansa, ya miƙe"
"tsaye,  “You’re leaving tomorrow?”"
"“Eh, we’re leaving tomorrow” Ya tuna da abin da Ayesha ta taɓa faɗa masa game da sister  ɗin"
"Daddy  ɗinta da ke London, sai ya tambaya,  “The one in London?”"
"Ta ce  “Yes” Ya ce  “What? London?” “Yes, London” “So, where exactly are you going?”"
"“We’re going to London” Ya yi shiru for a good forty seconds, kamar yana  ƙoƙarin sarrafa"
"tunaninsa, kafin ya ce, “I’ll squeeze out some time and come, please don’t say no” Kafin Dua ta samu damar amsawa, ya kashe call  ɗin, ta kalli wayar na  ɗan lokaci, sannan ta juya ta miƙa wa"
Ayesh
"Ayesha ta tsare ta da ido. Dua ta harareta,  “Why are you looking at me like that?” Ayesha ta"
"girgiza kai,  “Saboda kar ya zo, shi yasa za ki yi masa  ƙarya? Just tell him the truth, saying you won’t be around is perfectly okay”"
"Dua ta yi dariya, ta matsa kusa da ita, “Wallahi, don’t think I’m joking or teasing you okay? Ask"
"Ayrah when she comes back, I’m sorry I didn’t even tell you about it” Ayesha ta yi shiru tana kallonta, sannan ta ce,“I’ll be glad if you leave, but honestly, I won’t be happy because I’ll miss you. Sannan ban san yaushe za ki dawo ba, and that’s what scares me” Kalmomin suka yi wa"
"Dua nauyi, ta ji kirjinta ya mata nauyi,"
"“Finally, yanzu ina da waya, so I know we’ll be talking every day. You won’t have to miss me"
"that much, okay?” Ayesha ta  ɗago kai,  “Dan Allah, when? When did you get the phone? And where is it?” Dua ta ba ta labarin taimakon da Irfan ya yi mata da kuma yadda ya tsaya mata har ya  saya  mata  wayar,  Ayesha  ta  yi  murmushi,  “Allah sarki  Irfan. Thank  you  for  saving  my  best"
friend’s life”
"Dua ta yi murmushi kawai, tana  ƙoƙarin danne hawayen da suka fara cika mata ido. Ayesha ta  ƙ"
"ara cewa,  “Amma even if we talk on the phone, it won’t be the same as being together. Maybe our friendship won’t last, and I don’t want that”"
"Dua ta kalleta da sauri, “Shikenan, then I won’t go with them” Ayesha ta buɗe baki, “What?"
"Are you okay? Lalle ma so kike ki mutu da baƙin ciki? I guess dole ki je, but I just didn’t know it"
"was going to be this soon. Gobe goben nan? Honestly, da na san haka ne…” A lokacin Ayrah ce ta shigo"
"Dua ta miƙa hannu, “Ayrah, please, let me have the phone” Ayrah ta yi murmushi, “Ina ciki ina"
"game, sai ga message daga gun saurayinki. I guess someone is missing you already” Dua ta yi tsaki, yayin da Ayrah da Ayesha suka fashe da dariya"
"Dua ta karɓi wayar daga hannun Ayrah, sannan ta zauna tana nuna mata , Ayeesha kuma ta ci"
"gaba da yabon kyan wayar,  “Wow, this phone is actually cute, I really like it”"
"Ayesha na komawa gida, ta sami Mami a kitchen,  “Mami, your girl is back” Mami ta juyo tana"
"murmushi,  “Welcome back,  dearie. Daga ganin wannan jimawar,  na san kin  sami Dua  a  gida. How is she?” Ayesha ta sauke numfashi, “Hmm, Mami, Dua fa za ta bar  ƙasar nan, za ta bi Anty ɗinta. And now I don’t even know when we’ll see each other again, maybe ma friendship  ɗinmu"
ya  ƙare”
"Mami ta ji tausayin  ƴarta, domin ta san yadda Ayesha take son Dua. Ta matso kusa da ita,  “No, you’re  still  together.  Sai  ki  karɓi  number  ɗin  Anty  ɗinta  before  they  leave,  kinga  za  ki  riƙa communicating with her through her until ta samu waya” Ayesha ta yi murmushi mai  ɗan  ɗaci, “Already  ma  an  saya  mata  waya,  Mami.  Tafiyar  gobe  ne  fa” Mami  ta  kalleta  na  ɗan  lokaci, sannan ta ce,  “Remember this, the heart that cares always remembers” Maganar ta sa Ayesha"
"yin murmushi,  “Sure Mami , I’ll remember that”"
"Haka kawai Dua ta ji kamar ba ta kyauta ba idan har ba ta faɗa wa Irfan ba. At least ya cancanci ya sani, tunda ya nuna mata so da kulawa. Ta ga text daya da ya taɓa tura mata, amma duk lokacin da ya kira ta, tana  ƙin picking up. Sai ya tura mata message ya ce Zainab ce, yana son su gaisa, hakan ya sa ta  ɗauki wayar. Amma da zarar sun gama magana da Zainab, Irfan zai karɓi wayar, ita kuma kunyarsa take ji. Ta zauna tana kallon number  ɗinsa na  ƴan seconds, zuciyarta tana gaya"
"mata ta kira shi, and before she could change her mind, sai kawai ta danna call"
"Irfan  yana  office  lokacin  da  ya  ga  kiran  Dua  ya  shigo.  Da  sauri  ya  ɗauki  wayar,  amma  kafin ya amsa, sai ya yi rejecting call  ɗin, sannan ya kira ta back. Dua ta  ɗaga a hankali, “Hello, ina wuni?” Ya kwaikwayi muryarta da wasa, “Lafiya kalau” Sai ya yi murmushi, “Dua, is that really you? Ke"
kika kira ni? I was so surprised”
"“Eh, I just wanted to tell you that zan bi Anty Hibbah tomorrow”"
"Irfan dake zaune, da jin maganar sai ya miƙe tsaye ba tare da ya sani ba. Kalmar da za ta fito daga bakinsa ta gagare shi. Ya tsaya yana kallon gabansa, kamar hankalinsa ya  ƙi haɗuwa da maganar da ke son fitowa daga bakinsa. Finally, ya ce,“Dua, idan kina tare da Anty Hibbah, I’ll be grateful,"
"because I know you’ll be happier with her, but yaya zan yi da ke? Why don’t you accept me, mu"
"yi aure please, Dua?”"
"Dua  ta  yi  shiru,  zuciyarta  tana  bugawa  da  ƙarfi,  ta  rasa  abin  da  za  ta  ce  masa.  Ya  ci  gaba  da magana, muryarsa tana rawa kaɗan,  “I know your answer would probably be no, but I’ll always be hoping for a yes. Gashi kullum kina ignoring  ɗina, idan na kira ba kya son  ɗauka, and you don’"
t even reply to my messages”
"A  yadda  yake  magana,  za  ka  gane  cewa  courage  ɗinsa  ya  kusa  ƙarewa,  har  muryarsa  tana shaking. Maganar ta taɓa zuciyar Dua, ta ji tausayinsa. Ta yi shiru na  ɗan lokaci kafin ta ce,  “I promise  you,  ba  zan  ƙara  ignoring  ɗinka  ba.  I’ll  try  to  answer  your  calls  and  reply  to  your"
messages”
"Irfan  ya  sauke  ajiyar  zuciya,  har  numfashinsa  ya  fito  da  ƙarfi,  kamar  wanda ya  ji  an  cire  masa"
"wani nauyi daga  ƙirji,  “Thank you”"
Suka  ɗan yi magana kafin suka kashe wayar
"Anty  Hibbah  ta  kira  ta,  sai  Dua  ta  sauka  ƙasa  tare  da  Ayrah.  A  parlour  suka  same  ta.  Dua  ta sunkuya,  “Anty, gani” Hibbah ta kalle su,  “I just wanna say, idan akwai abin da kike so, like Islamic books, key points, ko wasu materials  ɗinki, ki tattara su ki shirya. But please, ba wai ki  ɗ auki kaya da yawa ba. Idan akwai waɗanda kike so sosai, just take two or three with you, okay?” Dua ta gyada kai,  “Toh, thank you, Anty. I’ll make sure I pack them” Suna cikin magana ne Aryan ya shigo, ya gaisa da Anty Hibbah, sannan ya ce, “You two, ku shirya, zan fita da ku. So that idan kun tafi London, you’ll miss me” Yadda ya faɗi hakan ya sa su duka suka yi dariya, har da Anty Hibbah,  “Lalle Aryan ya yi kuɗi kenan, toh kar ku manta da ni idan kun fita” Suka yi sama"
da gudu suka fara shiri cikin sauri
"Duk abaya suka saka, Ayrah ta kalli Dua daga sama har  ƙasa,  “Wow Dua, kinga yadda kika yi"
"kyau, you look like a whole takeaway!”"
"Dua ta yi dariya, “You too, you look like a takeaway” Ayrah ta yi dariya, “See you!” Suka sauko"
"ƙasa, suna bakin staircase kenan suka ji Mummy ta shigo. Ayrah ta fara,  “Mummy, ina wuni?”"
"Mummy ta kalle su kawai na  ɗan lokaci, sannan ta  ɗauke kanta,“Lafiya”Dua ma ta ce,“Sannu,"
"Mummy, ina wuni?” Ba ta yi expecting amsa ba, domin ta saba da ignoring  ɗinta, amma sai ta ji Mummy ta ce,  “Lafiya” kafin ta wuce  ɗakinta"
"Dua ta tsaya na  ɗan lokaci, mamaki ya bayyana a fuskarta,  “She actually answered me” ta yi"
"tunani a zuciyarta, why the sudden change two days? amma kafin ta samu damar tunani sosai, sai ta ji muryar Aryan daga parlour,  “Idan kun gama shiri, let’s go”"
"Da Mummy ta ji za su fita da Aryan, da wani irin sauri ta fito daga sama, Aryan ya kalleta, “Sannu"
"Mummy” Mummy ta jefa masa wani irin kallo mai nauyi, wanda ya sa Dua ta ji gabanta ya faɗi. Aryan ya sunkuyar da kansa, yayin da Ayrah ta yi waje, domin ba ta son Mummy ta yi musu cikas"
"Anty Hibbah ta kalli Mummy, ta lura da yadda kallon ya yi yawa, sai ta ce,  “Aryan, you can go,"
"kaga yamma ta yi, kar ku dawo da dare”“Okay, Anty” Aryan ya amsa sannan ya fita. Da ya fita, sai ya ji kamar duk  ƙarfinsa ya bar jikinsa. Bai san abin da zai ce wa Dua ba, amma abin da ya fi tsaya  masa  a  rai  shi  ne  yadda  Mummy  ta  kare  masa  kallo,  Ya  tuna  da  maman  Dua,  yadda  ta kasance mai kirki da kulawa da shi. A zuciyarsa ya yi tunani, If she were still alive, she would never"
treat Dua or us this way
"A  parking  space  ya  same  su  suna  jiransa.  Ya  ciro  wayarsa  ya  saka  ta  airplane  mode,  don  kada"
Mummy ta kira shi yayin da suka fita
"Dua ta tuna yadda aka yi treating  ɗinta a baya, hakan ya sa ta wuce ta shiga back seat. Ayrah ma ta shiga back. Aryan ya zo ya shiga, ya tada motar, aka buɗe musu gate. Da suka fita, ya  ɗan yi tafiya kafin ya yi parking ya kalle su, “I’m not your driver, you know, so why are you both sitting at the back? Dua, come sit in the front” Dua ta sauka ta koma front seat. Duk da cewa Aryan"
"yayanta ne, ba ta ji daɗin zama kusa da shi sosai ba, ta  ɗan matse jikinta a seat  ɗin"
"Ayrah kuwa dariya kawai take yi a hankali,“Ji baƙauyiya, you’re acting like he’s a stranger”Dua"
"ta harareta,  “Shut up” Haka suka ci gaba da tafiya har suka isa wani babban shopping mall"
"Suka  sauka,  Aryan ya  gyara murya,  hakan ya  sa  su  biyun  suka  juyo suna  kallonsa,  “Mu shiga,"
"kowa ya  ɗauki abin da yake so, but please, don’t spend too much, kar ku kashe ni da yawa” Duk"
"suka  yi  dariya  suka  shiga  cikin  mall  ɗin. Suka  fara  ɗaukar  abubuwan da suke  so,  suna  ta  yawo daga wani section zuwa wani. Bayan  ɗan lokaci Aryan ya kalle su,  “Wai ba ku gama ba? How many sections do you girls still have left?” Ayrah ta juyo tana dariya,  “Ya Aryan, sai mun gama, sannan kuma idan muka ga wani abu mai kyau, we have to check it out. You know how shopping"
"works” Ya girgiza kai yana murmushi,  “Allah ya kwace ni Yau a hannunku dai”"
"Daga  nan  suka  wuce  wajen  cashier  Aryan  ya  miƙa  ATM  card  ɗinsa,  yayin  da  yake  jiran  su  su kammala, Dua ta hango favorite chocolate  ɗinta a cikin basket  ɗin Ayrah, ta kalli Ayrah,  “Ayrah, za ki samo min wannan? Please, just that one” Ayrah ta  ɗaga gira, “Chab, never! Gwara ki je ki ɗauka da kanki, I’m too tired to go back” Dua ta juyo wajen Aryan, “Ya Aryan, sorry, na manta ban  ɗauki  chocolates  ba” Da  yake  tun  tana  ƙarama  ya  san  yadda  take  son  chocolate,  ya  yi murmushi,  “Okay, the ATM is with them. Idan kin  ɗauko, come with my ATM. Sannan na gaji, ku"
"same ni a mota, your birth year is the PIN”"
"Fuskar Dua ta washe, “Yes! Thank you, my one and only brother. You’re the best!” Aryan ya yi"
"dariya,  “Ayrah, mu je ko?” Ayrah ta  ɗaga hannu,  “Chab, nima na gaji. Kije mana idan har da gaske kike so” Ta  ɗauki kayan da suka saya, ta yi ta tafiya da su da  ƙyar"
"Dua ta juya ta koma cikin mall  ɗin, ta nufi layin chocolates, tana  ɗaukar wanda take so, har ma da wasu da ba ta taɓa gani ba. Murmushi ya kasa barin fuskarta, tana jin wani irin farin ciki kamar ƙaramin yaro da aka ba shi abin da yake so. Ta  ɗauki wani chocolate, sai ta tsaya tana kallonsa, kafin ta ji bugun zuciyarta ya canza, thump, thump, thump Da sauri ta  ɗago kanta, idanunta suka"
faɗa kan wani mutum da ke tsaye can gaba
And there he was
She saw him
32 WHEN THEIR EYES MET
And she saw him
"Yana tsaye ya  ɗauki wani turare yana kallonsa, sanye da black suit wanda ya yi masa kyau sosai. Black glasses ne a fuskarsa, Rolex yana hannunsa, yayin da  ƙafafunsa suke sanye da cover shoes."
"Kallon da ka yi masa kawai za ka gane cewa he was a young, rich and incredibly handsome guy"
"Dua  ta  kasa  cire  idanunta  daga  gare  shi.  Tun  ranar  da  ta  fara  ganinsa,  somehow  tunaninsa  ya"
"shiga kanta. Sometimes har mafarkinsa take yi, without even realizing it a hankali ta furta  “He’"
s so handsome”
"Ta ci gaba da kallonsa kawai, completely lost in the moment, kamar wadda aka dasa a wurin…"
"Ayman ya fito daga  ɗakinsa, sai ya ga Abbah da Ammi suna zaune a parlour. Ya gaishe su, sannan"
"Ammi ta ce,  “Ina zuwa da yammannan ko dai hira za ka?”"
"Ta faɗi hakan cikin wasa, sai duk suka yi dariya"
"“No Ammi, shopping mall zan je Turare na ne suka kusa  ƙarewa, kuma kin san ba zan iya tafiya"
ba tare da turare na ba”
"Abbah ya gyara zamansa,  “Yauwa, nima ina son Royal, amma please, Kakula Oud nake so, na"
London nake amfani da shi”
"“Okay, Abbah na”, Ayman ya juya zai tafi, sai ya sake kallon Ammi  “what about you?”"
“Nikam ba yanzu ba”
"“Okay, bari na tafi kar Magrib ya same ni a hanya”"
"“Okay, a dawo lafiya” Ammi ta amsa"
"Abbah ya  ɗaga murya,  “In ka dawo, ko ba ka same ni ba, just give it to your Ammi, ta adana min"
shi idan na dawo zan karɓa”
"“Done, Abbah” Ya yi murmushi, sannan ya karasa ya fita"
"Haka kawai ya samu kansa cikin wani cold mood da shi kansa bai fahimci dalilinsa ba. Yet, akwai"
wani irin farin ciki da yake ji a zuciyarsa
"Yana tuki yana bin waƙar da ke tashi a motarsa, har sai da wayarsa ta yi ringing, da ya duba, sai ya"
"ga Ahmad ne, ya  ɗaga wayar  “Hello, Dude”"
Ahmad ya yi dariyar raini  “I guess it’s high time kowa ya kama gabansa”
"Ayman ya yi dariya sosai,  “Me kuma na sake yi?”"
“Yanzu ka ji na ce ka yi wani abu?”
"“Toh, what are you just saying?”"
"“You  have proven yourself, ba ka da mutunci. In ba mun kira ka  ba, you will  never  call  us, ko"
"nemana ba ka yi, and you’re currently in Abuja”"
"Ayman ya sake yin dariya,  “Kaina bisa gwiwata, ina bada haƙuri. Just tonight za ka gan ni before"
na tafi Kaduna. Kar ka ci gaba da riƙe ni a rai”
"“No, bana buƙatar zuwanka”"
“Are you serious?”
“Very serious”
"“Okay then, Zan zo ne kawai saboda ka yi missing  ɗina”"
“Who told you I missed you?”
“Your voice”
"Ahmad ya fashe da dariya,  “Kai, Ayman!”"
"Haka suka ci gaba da hira suna tsokanawa juna har Ayman ya isa mall  ɗin  “Sorry,dude, mall zan"
shiga I’ll call you back”
"“Okay, Mr Busy Man”"
"Ayman ya yi dariya, sannan ya kashe wayar ya shiga cikin mall  ɗin"
"Da ya taka  ƙafarsa cikin mall  ɗin, sai ya ji yanayin zuciyarsa ya fara canzawa, His heart started"
beating faster and faster for no apparent reason
"Ya girgiza kansa kaɗan, yana  ƙoƙarin kawar da wannan feeling  ɗin"
"Ya shiga ya zaɓi turaren da yake so. Bayan ya gama, sai ya tsaya yana duba wani perfume da yake"
tunanin zai dace da Abbah
"A lokacin ne jikinsa ya ba shi wani irin feeling, kamar akwai wanda yake kallonsa, ya  ɗaga kansa."
Their eyes met
Nan take ya tsaya cak… “It’s her”
"Ya gane ta, Ita ce wadda ya taɓa gani a baya ita ce take zuwa masa a mafarki, ita ya gani ranan a"
asibiti..
"Dua  kuwa,  yadda  take  kallonsa  haka  shi  ma  yake  kallonta,  for  a  few  seconds,  babu  wanda  ya"
motsa
Turaren  da  ke  hannunsa  ya  fara  shaking  saboda  yadda  zuciyarsa  yadda  take  buga.  Da  sauri  ya
"mayar da hankalinsa, ya aje turaren a wurin"
"A gefe guda kuma, Aryan da ya gaji da jiran Dua ya ce,  “Ke, jeki ce mata idan ba za ta fito ba, ta"
same mu a gida”
"Ayrah ta sauko, ta  shiga  cikin  mall  ɗin tana kalle-kalle da ta  isa wajen chocolates, sai ta  hango"
Dua.
"Ta tsaya cak  “Oh, there you are”"
"Ta nufi Dua, sannan ba tare da wani warning ba, sai ta daka mata mari"
"Dua ta ji mari a kumatunta, ta juyo da sauri"
"Da  ta  ga  Ayrah,  sai  ta  fara  pretending  kamar  ba  ta  san  abin  da  ke  faruwa  ba.  Ayrah  ta  kama"
"hannunta ta ja ta  “Come on, we’re leaving”"
"Dua ta kasa cewa komai. Kawai ta bi ta, suka biya kayan, suka karɓi ATM  ɗin Aryan, sannan suka"
nufi waje
"Ayman kuwa, idanunsa suna bin Dua kamar magnet, yana kallonta har lokacin da ya ga a mare ta,"
sannan Ayrah ta kama ta suka nufi wajen cashier
"He froze, ya kasa fahimtar abin da ya gani"
"Kamar wanda aka tsare da idanunsa, ya bi bayansu da  ɗan gudu, amma kafin ya isa wajen cashier,"
ba su nan
"Ya  fita  waje  da  sauri,  Motoci  biyu  ya  gani  suna  fita  daga  parking  area  ɗin,  and  both  cars  had"
tinted windows
"Ya yi  ƙoƙarin gane wacce suke ciki, amma kafin ya isa motarsa, sun riga sun yi nisa"
Ya bugi steering wheel da hannunsa  “Fuck it” Sai ya juya ya shiga motarsa
"Meanwhile  Dua  kuwa  ta  gagara  yin komai. Har yanzu  tana  jin  zafin marin da Ayrah ta  yi  mata,"
amma abin da ya fi  ɗaukar hankalinta shi ne yadda zuciyarta take
"Ta ji Ayrah ta fito da ita zuwa waje, ta buɗe  ƙofar gaban motar  “Enter” Haka suka shiga"
"Dua ta zauna shiru, Ayrah da Aryan suna ta hira, amma ita ta kasa fahimtar me ke faruwa a cikinta."
Her mind was somewhere else entirely
"Haka  suka  isa  gida,  da  suka  tsaya,  Dua  ta  kalli  Aryan,  “Ya  Aryan,  thank  you  so  much.  May"
"Almighty reward you”,  “Don’t mention it”"
"Ta yi murmushi kaɗan, sannan ta juya da gudu ta shiga cikin gidan, kai tsaye zuwa  ɗakinsu"
"Ayrah kuwa, da kyar take iya tafiya da kayan da ke hannunta. Da ta shiga parlour, sai ta ga Fatima,"
"“Please, can you help me?”"
"Fatima ta yi murmushi,  “Why not?”"
"Tana  ƙoƙarin karɓar kayan ne Anty Hibbah ta fito, Ayrah ta kalli Ammi,  “Ammi, kinga kayan da"
Ya Aryan ya siyo mana”
"Ammi ta kalli kayan, “Masha Allah. Amma kun yashe yayanku fa. Jeki ki ajiye su, anjima zan shigo"
in gani”
“Okay” Fatima tuni ta fara hawa stairs. Ayrah ma ta bi bayanta har suka shiga  ɗakin Dua
"Dua ta juya, suka gaisa, sannan Fatima ta fita"
"Ayrah ta tashi ta rufe  ƙofar  ɗakin  “Now, let’s talk” Dua ta harare ta,  “Sallar fa?”"
"Ta tashi ta shiga toilet ta yi alwala. Da ta fito, sai ta shimfiɗa prayer mat ta yi sallah"
"Da ta idar, ta nufi gadonta ta zauna"
"Ayrah ma ta fito daga toilet bayan ta yi alwala, ta yi sallah, amma da ta idar, ba ta yi dogon zikiri"
ba. Gulma ta fi komai  ɗaukar hankalinta a lokacin.
Ta nufi gadon Dua ta zauna
"“Yes, I’m all ears Fada min, shine Ya Irfan  ɗinki?”"
"Dua ta kalle ta da mamaki,  “No, nifa ban san me kike faɗa ba” ta haɗa rai"
"Ayrah ta fashe da dariya, “Wallahi, ba wannan haɗa ran da za ki yi zai taimake ki ba, I don’t care."
Just answer me”
"Dua ta kasa hana murmushi,  “Ba shi bane” “Toh, who is he? Wallahi, you two would make a"
"perfect match , Beauty on beauty”"
“I don’t know him either”
Ayrah ta yi mata wani kallo da ya sa Dua ta sake yin dariya.
"“Bayan naga sonshi a idonki, kuma naga something in his eyes too. Za ki yi pretending kamar kin"
"manta? Don’t worry, I’m here to remind you. I can read people’s minds, I’m a psychologist, uwata!”"
"Dua ta yi dariya,  “That’s the fact, Ayrah”"
"Sai  ta  fara  ba  ta  labarin  farkon  haɗuwarsu,  yadda  tunaninsa  yake  yawan  faɗo  mata,  and"
"sometimes har mafarkinsa take yi, ko da kuwa da rana ne"
Ayrah ta yi dariya sosai.
"“Dua, wallahi, wannan is a sign that you’re starting to like him. That’s the fact. Maybe kallon da"
"kike masa ne ya sa ya tsaya yana kallonki, ko kuma shima yana feeling the same thing”"
Ta  ɗan matsa kusa da ita
"“Yadda kike da kyau, maybe he has already fallen for you. Sau biyu kuka haɗu kawai, and look at"
the way you’re already thinking about him. Maybe something beautiful is coming”
Dua ta yi shiru ta kasa cewa komai.
Idan har abin da Ayrah take faɗa gaskiya ne fa? Ta ji wani irin tausayin kanta ya lullube ta
"Tana nan zaune cikin tunani, sai Ayrah ta fita, ba da daɗewa ba, wayarta ta fara ringing."
"Dua ta juya ta kalli screen  ɗin, Unknown caller"
"Ta  ɗan tsaya tana kallon wayar, ba tare da niyyar  ɗauka ba. Amma sai wani thought ya zo mata"
What if it’s him?
"Da sauri ta miƙa hannu ta  ɗauki wayar, sannan ta kai ta kunnenta, tana hoping za ta ji muryarsa."
"Sai aka yi sallama, amma ba muryar da take tsammani ba ce"
Muryar Ahmad ce ta doki kunnenta  “Assalamu alaikum”
“Wa alaikumussalam”
"Sai ya ce,  “Sorry for calling you without your consent”"
"Dua ta  ɗan yi murmushi,  “Ba komai, Ya Ahmad”"
"“Na  karɓi  number  ɗinki  a  wajen  Ayesha  ne.  Ina  so  idan  kin  samu  nutsuwa,  we  can  talk"
sometimes”
"“Toh, shikenan”"
“How are you feeling?”
"“Nifa na warke, I’m feeling much better now”"
"Ahmad ya yi dariya kaɗan, yana mamakin yadda ita kullum idan za ta yi magana sai ta haɗa da"
wani irin shagwaɓa
"“Okay, that’s good to hear”"
"“Thank you” Suka yi sallama, sannan Dua ta ajiye wayar a gefenta"
"Tana zaune a kan gadonta ne Ayrah ta shigo  “Uwar soyayya, ki fito mu yi dinner”"
"Dua ta balla mata harara  “Please, don’t start”"
"Ayrah ta yi dariya,  “Come on, let’s go”"
"Dua ta tashi, suka fita zuwa dining area"
"Kowa yana wajen, amma shiru ya mamaye wurin. Abin da kawai ake ji shi ne  ƙararrar spoons da"
plates.
Daddy ya yi gyaran murya
“Hibbah!”
Yadda ya kira sunan ta ya sa Anty Hibbah ta  ɗago kai da sauri. Ta kalle shi ba tare da ta amsa ba
“Hibbah!”
"“Naam, yaya?”"
“Yaushe ne tafiyar naku?”
“Gobe”
"Daddy ya  ɗan yi shiru kafin ya ce,  “Tafiya da Dua, I’m cancelling it”"
Kusan kowa a wajen ya  ɗago kai ya kalle shi
Anty Hibbah ta kalle shi da mamaki
“Ka ce you’re cancelling it? Bayan har mun gama shiri?”
“Yes”
"“Why? Next week za su koma school, ko ba ki sani ba?”"
“School? School fa? Kace wani school ne a duk faɗin Nigeria da ya fi na London? Ko ka ce ba za
mu saka ta school ba a can?”
Daddy ya kalle ta da tsauri
"“Are you arguing with me, Hibbah?”"
"“Eh,  akan me?  Ka  riga  ka  yarda  da wannan  tafiyar. Mun  gama  komai.  Now  you’re  suddenly"
changing your mind?”
Yaran suka kalli juna.
"Sun ga yanayin iyayensu ya canza, sai suka fara tashi a hankali suna son barin wurin."
Daddy ya dakatar da su
"“Everyone, sit down”"
Duk suka dawo suka zauna.
Ya kalli Anty Hibbah
“Na riga na faɗa. Ba inda za ki da Dua”
Ya  ɗaga murya  “Ke!”
"Dua ta rufe bakinta da hannunta, tana  ƙoƙarin hana kanta fashewa da kuka"
Daddy ya kalle ta
“Who’s your father?”
Hawayen sun cika idanunta  “You”
"“Toh ki kuskura ki bi ta ki gani. I’ve already made my decision, and nobody is going to change it”"
Anty Hibbah ta goge hawayen da suka zubo mata.
“Are you really that serious about Dua being your daughter?”
Ta yi dariya mai cike da ciwo.
"“Shine kai da matarka kuka mayar da ita abun  ƙyama, and you’re not even ashamed to say she’"
s your daughter? God forbid!”
“Hibbah!”
"Ta  ɗan ja numfashi, tana  ƙoƙarin maida hawayen da suke taruwa a idonta"
“It’s all because of this your wicked wife that kake mistreating us”
Mommy ta daka mata tsawa.
"“Look! Don’t you dare mention my name again, if not…”"
"Ta yi shiru, tana kallon Mommy da  ƙiyayya da ba ta  ɓoye ba"
Anty Hibbah ta juya zuwa ga Daddy
“Just say it. Say whatever you want to say. Kana son yarinyar ne?”
Ta  yi  masa  magana  cikin  rawar  murya  “Ka  duba  yadda  kake  treating  ɗin  ta.  Instead  of  ka  ja
"yarinyar ajiki, kana nuna mata soyayya da kulawa, ko don kawai ba ta da uwa? Kana nuna wariya"
"tsakaninsu. God forbid ace yar cikinka za ta zaɓi rayuwar orphanage over her own home, without even thinking twice”"
Daddy ya mike da fusata.
"Kafin kowa ya fahimci abin da zai yi, sai ya  ɗaga hannunsa ya wanke Anty Hibbah mari"
chapter 33: THE NIGHT EVERYTHING CHANGED
"She  was  just  frozen  for  almost  a  minute,  hannunta  ya  tafi  a  hankali  zuwa  inda  ya  mare  ta,"
idanunta suka zaro  “Is that real?” Kamar ba ta yarda da abin da ya faru ba
"Amma zafin marin da take ji a kumatunta ya tabbatar mata cewa, yes, it was real"
"Ba tare da ta ce komai ba, Dua ta juya ta haura sama da gudu, hawaye na zubo mata. Aryan ma ya"
"tashi ya fita waje, yayin da Ayrah ta fashe da kuka ta kama  ƙafafun Daddy."
"“Please Daddy, I’m sorry Dan Allah ka yi haƙuri”"
"Anty Hibbah ta kalli Ayrah,  “Ayrah, tashi ki wuce sama”"
"Da  Ayrah  ta  tashi  ta  wuce,  Anty  Hibbah  ta  tabbatar  da  cewa  ta  shiga  ciki  kafin  ta  juya  ta  kalli"
Daddy
“You just slapped me because of your wife?” Muryarta tana rawa saboda fushi da ciwo
"“Bamu  taɓa  samun  even  a  single  misunderstanding  between  us  ba,  but  now…” Ta  share"
hawayen da suka taru a idonta
"“Wallahi, I must take my revenge. Mark my words. And as for Dua, sai dai ka kashe ni kafin na"
bar ta a nan. I won’t let you hurt her anymore”
“Hibbah!” Daddy ya daka mata tsawa
"Dua tana shiga  ɗaki, sai ta faɗi a kan gadonta Kuka ta fashe da shi sosai"
She had been happy.
"Ta yi tunanin finally za ta bar gidan nan. Ta yi tunanin za ta tafi ta fara sabuwar rayuwa, away from"
all the pain she had grown up with
Amma yanzu… Daddy ya fasa komai
"And this time, it hurt even more"
"Ta kasa daina tunanin yadda ya mari Ammi a gabansu, a gaban  ’yarta, kuma duk abin ya faru"
because of her.
"Ta kankame pillow  ɗinta da  ƙarfi, ta binne fuskarta a ciki, sannan sabon kuka ya sake kubce mata"
“Why me?”
Muryarta ta fito cikin kuka
“Why does everything have to be because of me?”
"Ba ta daina kuka ba har sai da  ƙofar  ɗakin aka buɗe, Ayrah ta shigo, itama tana kuka"
"Ta tsaya na  ɗan lokaci tana kallon Dua, sannan ta nufi gadon"
Ta san Dua needed comfort more than anything at that moment
"Ta hau gadon, ta  ɗago Dua zuwa jikinta, sannan ta fara bubbuga mata baya a hankali"
Dua ta riƙe ta sosai
"A wannan karon, kukan nata ya  ƙara  ƙarfi“Shit… it’s okay, Dua. You don’t have to cry like this”"
"Dua ta girgiza kanta, hawaye suna gangarowa a kumatunta"
"“Da ace Ammi na nan, duk rashin son da Daddy yake yi min, I wouldn’t feel this lonely. At least,"
"I’d still have someone who would love me. Tunda nasan kaina a duniya, ban taɓa ganin ya yi min murmushi ba, balle na  ɗauka shi ne ubana”"
Ayrah ta  ƙara rungume ta
"“Dua, you have to stop saying that. Please, kada ki saba da wannan tunanin. Your future can be"
"completely different from your past. You still have a life ahead of you, and I believe better things are waiting for you”"
Tsawan  da  Daddy  ya  daka wa  Hibbah ya  sa  ta  ɗaga  kanta  tana  shirin komawa  ɗakinta  “Stop
right there”
"Ta tsaya, ta juya ta kalle shi"
“So you have the guts to shout at me now?”
Kallonsa kawai ta yi
"Ya ci gaba,  “So you and your daughter can pack your stuff and leave my house. Now!”"
Ta zuba masa ido
“Are you serious? You want me to leave your house?”
Bai amsa ba.
Sai ya kira Aryan da  ƙarfi  “Aryan!”
Aryan ya zo
"Daddy ya kalle shi,  “Je  ɗakinta. Duk abin da ka san na su ne, ku fitar da komai daga gidan nan."
They’re leaving now”
Aryan ya buɗe baki cikin mamaki
"“Dad, you’re throwing them out? Ba su da inda ya fi nan fa”"
Daddy ya mare shi
“Stupid boy! Ina magana kana magana? I said go!”
"Mummy da take zaune a dining area tun farko ta ce,  “That’s good, Aryan Yana son nuna mana"
cewa wasu sun fi mu muhimmanci”
"Anty  Hibbah ta  yi  wani  ɗan murmushi mai ciwo  “Aryan,  just obey  your  daddy’s command,"
okay?”
"Aryan ya juya ya tafi, jikinsa ya yi sanyi."
Anty Hibbah ta kalli Daddy
"“Yau ko za ka kashe ni a nan gidan zan kwana here whether you like it or not. Amma ina mace,"
"ga kuma  ’yata mace, sannan ka kore mu daga gidanka da daddare? That’s impossible wallahi, ba inda zan je”"
Ta  ɗan matso kusa da shi
"“So you don’t even care about what we’re going to go through, do you?”"
"“I’ll give you two minutes”Ya faɗi hakan cikin sanyi mai ban tsoro, sannan ya juya ya fita"
Mummy  ta  tashi  tana  ɗan  waƙa  a  hankali  kamar  babu  abin  da  ya  faru.  Ta  zo  ta  wuce  gaban
Hibbah.
"Anty Hibbah ta yi saurin cewa,  “You’ve won the first round. One-zero. Ki jira nawa turn  ɗin. It"
will be worse than you can imagine”
"Mummy ta tsaya cak, ta juyo a hankali"
"“You  just  said  something?  I  have  won,  right?  So  remember  this  I  will  never  be  the  loser.  You"
need to understand that”
Anty Hibbah ta yi murmushi
“Are you sure? Mu zuba mu gani”
Mummy ta yi tsaki
"“You’re just wasting your time. Two minutes aka ba ki, kamar mayya an kore ki amma kin  ƙi"
tafiya. Mtsww”
"Hibbah ta  ɗan yi shiru kafin ta ce,  “One more thing I want you to know.  ’Yar da kika raina kika"
"tsana, one day she may become greater than the children you gave birth to. Just wait and see how this game ends”"
Zuciyar Mummy ta buga da  ƙarfi
"Kwanaki biyu kacal da ta fara sassauta wa yarinyar, yanzu ana jefa mata irin waɗannan kalaman?"
Fushi ya mamaye ta ta yi niyyar wanke Hibbah mari
"Amma Hibbah ta yi saurin riƙe hannunta  “Idan shi ya mare ni, I let it go. Amma ke, you don’t"
dare try such a thing”
Ta saki hannunta a fusace
“Kar ki taɓa kusantar ki  ɗaga hannu a kaina”
"Ta juya, zuciyarta cike da haushi"
"Aryan ya sauko da kayan da ke hannunsa, sai ya ga Mummy da Hibbah suna exchanging words"
"Ya runtse idanunsa na  ɗan lokaci, yana jan numfashi"
"Da ya buɗe su, sai ya nufi Mummy ya riƙe hannunta  “Please Mummy, Let’s go inside”"
Zafin da ke cikin muryarsa ya sa ba ta yi masa gardama ba
"Ya raka ta zuwa  ɗaki, ya zaunar da ita a gefen gado"
"“Mummy listen to me, please. It’s high time ki daina exchanging words with people. You’re"
much more mature than this. Please Mummy kada ki riƙa  ɗaukar waɗannan abubuwan a zuciya”
Ta kalle shi  “Na ji. Amma dazu ina kuka je kai da su Dua?”
Aryan ya ji gabansa ya faɗi.
"Ya  ɗan yi shiru kafin ya ce,  “Anty ce ta ce in raka su mall”"
Mummy ta kalle shi da tsauri
“This should be the last time I see you with her”
“Done” Ya mike ya fita
Kai tsaye ya nufi wajen Anty Hibbah
Ya sunkuya a gabanta
"“Anty, I’m sorry on their behalf. It’s just a misunderstanding, kuma Daddy yana da high temper."
"Amma zai sauka. Everything will be alright. Dan Allah ki yi haƙuri, kar ki yi fushi”"
Hibbah ta kalle shi
"“Na fika sanin waye shi tun kafin a haife ka. This time around, he’s serious”"
“Bar ni in je in roƙe shi”
"“Ka manta da shi. Ya riga ya mare ka saboda ka tsaya mana. Karka sake zuwa wurinsa, balle ya  ƙ"
ara hukunta ka. Hotel za mu je mu kwana kawai”
Aryan ya gyada kai
"“I think that’s the best option. Gobe In shaa Allah, zan zo in kai ku airport da kaina”"
“Allah ya saka maka da alheri. Bar ni in kira yaran su sauko. Mu tafi tun kafin su ga mun fita”
“Okay. Zan jira ku outside”
Ya fita.
Hibbah kuma ta nufi  ɗakin Dua.
"Da ta shiga, sai ta ji zuciyarta ta cika da tausayi"
"Dua tana ta kuka, Ayrah na  ƙoƙarin lallashinta. Da suka  ɗago suka gan ta, sai suka yi shiru"
Kowa yana jiran jin abin da Daddy ya  ƙara yanke shawara
"Anty Hibbah ta ce,  “Girls, Daddy  ɗinku ya ba ni two minutes mu bar masa gidan nan. Tashi ku  ɗ"
"auko kayanku, mu tafi”"
Dua ta  ɗago kai
"“Ammi, harda ni? Dan Allah ki ce yes”"
"“Sure! Ai dama bazan barki ba. Tashi ku yi sauri kafin ya dawo. Bana son ya ga mun fita, because"
I’m sure zai ce kada in tafi da Dua”
"Da ta ji haka, Dua ta tashi da sauri."
"Wayarta kawai ta  ɗauka ta saka a handbag. Sai ta ga wani sarka na Ammi, ta  ɗauke shi ta saka a"
cikin jakar
"“Ammi I’m done, Mu tafi kawai kafin ya dawo”"
Yadda ta faɗi hakan ya taɓa zuciyar Hibbah
"Dua ba ta damu da kayan da suka bari a mall ba, ba ta damu da komai ba.. She just wanted to"
leave
Anty Hibbah ta kalli Ayrah.l
"“Dan ubanki Ayrah, me kike yi?”"
"“Ammi, kayan shopping  ɗinmu fa nake tattarawa”"
"“Ki  ɗauki waɗanda suka samu, mu tafi”"
“Na gama”
"“Girls, work slowly but quickly, Just don’t make any noise”"
"Ta kama hannun Dua, Ayrah na binsu a baya"
A hankali suka sauko daga stairs  ɗin suka fita zuwa compound
A daidai lokacin ne Daddy yake shigowa
"Da ya hango su, sai ya daka wa Dua tsawa  “Ke! With whose permission?”"
Dua ta razana
"Da sauri ta kwace hannunta daga cikin na Anty Hibbah, ta ruga da gudu zuwa cikin gidan"
"A wajen stairs ta kusa missing a step, amma ta daure ta ci gaba har ta isa  ɗakinsu"
"Ta shiga ta rufe  ƙofar da key, sannan ta sulale a  ƙasa, kuka ya sake kubce mata."
"Anty Hibbah kuwa kawai ta tsaya tana kallon ikon Allah, ta kasa cewa komai"
"Daddy ya  ƙaraso gabanta, ya nuna ta da yatsa"
“This should be the last time you bring yourself into my house” Bai jira amsarta ba ya juya ya
shiga ciki
"Da ya shiga, Mummy na fitowa saboda ta ji tsawansa, amma Daddy bai tsaya ba"
"Kai tsaye ya haura sama, zuwa  ɗakin Dua, ya murɗa handle  ɗin  ƙofar"
Locked
Ya buga  ƙofar da  ƙafarsa
"“Ki buɗe  ƙofar, or I’ll open it myself, and you’ll see what I’ll do to you”"
Dua ta fashe da kuka
“Zan buɗe” Ta miƙe jikinta yana rawa
"Ta je ta buɗe  ƙofar, amma kafin ta gama komawa gefe, Daddy ya buge  ƙofar da kafa"
Dua ta faɗi kanta ya bugu da  ƙasa
"Daddy ya sunkuya ya wanke ta mari a gefe  ɗaya, sannan a  ɗayan"
"“Next time, kar ki sake  ƙin jin magana ta”"
"Ya juya ya fita, yana sauka  ƙasa, Dua ta sake rushewa da sabon kuka a wajen"
"Anty Hibbah suna fita ne Aryan ya sauko da mota, ya buɗe musu  ƙofa, ya saka kayansu a ciki"
Sai ya kalli Anty Hibbah
“Ina Dua? Daddy ya mayar da ita?”
"“Wallahi, ya shiga ciki, nasan yarinyar nan yau uku za ta shiga a hannunsu”"
Aryan ya dafe kansa
"“Wallahi ban ma lura da shi ba, sai da Daddy ya zo gate sannan na gan shi”"
Anty Hibbah ta sauke numfashi
"“Yanzu kam, addu’a kawai za mu yi mata. Allah Ya bata miji na gari kawai ta yi aure ta huta”"
Ta kalli Aryan da idanu masu cike da damuwa.
"“Aryan, kai kaɗai ne yanzu wanda zan iya barin ta a hannunsa. Please, don’t ever leave her"
alone. Make her happy. Jawo ta jikinka sosai. She needs someone she can trust”
Aryan ya gyada kai
"“I will. Har sau biyu nake tambayar Daddy ko Dua ba  ’yarsa ba ce, but he never gives me an"
"answer. The last time, ma cewa ya yi kar in sake tambayarsa wannan question  ɗin”"
Ya yi shiru na  ɗan lokaci
"“Mummy ma na taɓa pretending ban ganta ba a bayana, nake tambayar Kai na, just to find out"
the  truth. Amma  tsantsan  tashin  hankali  na gani  a  idonta.  I  honestly  don’t  know  what  to do anymore”
Anty Hibbah ta sauke numfashi.
"“Nifa ina jin kamar ya rasa hayyacinsa wallahi, da human rights zan sa a maganar nan, because"
"she’s eighteen now, tana da right  ɗin ta zaɓi inda take son zama”"
Aryan ya yi shiru na  ɗan lokaci
"“Honestly, you’re right”"
“Hmmm. Allah Ya kyauta kawai”
Haka suka ci gaba da tafiya har suka isa wani hotel
"Aryan ne ya biya komai, sannan ya yi musu alƙawarin cewa gobe zai dawo ya kai su airport da"
kansa
34 THE MEMORY OF HER MOTHER
"Dua  kuka  take yi,  duk  memories  ɗinta  na baya suna  ta flashing a  cikin  kwakwalwarta,  she was"
"damn missing her mother , Her whole world"
Ta tuna duk lokacin da Ammi take sacrificing her own happiness just to see her smile. Ita kaɗai ce
"take tsayawa a gefenta, tana tabbatar da cewa ba ta rasa komai a lokacin break a school"
"Drinks, chocolates, biscuits and snacks duk Ammi ce take tanadar mata, saboda ba ta son lokacin"
"da  sauran  ɗalibai  za  su  fita  break,  Dua  ta  zauna  ita  kaɗai  ko  ta  ji  kamar  ta  bambanta  da classmates  ɗinta"
"Hawayen da ke kan kumatunta ta share, ta tashi daga inda take zaune, zuciyarta cike da kewar"
Ammi
"Ta buɗe closet  ɗinta, ta fara laluben cikin kayanta"
"Can cikin  wani  wuri  da ta  daɗe  tana  ɓoye  abubuwa,  sai  ta  ciro key  ɗin  ɗakin  Ammi  wanda ta"
adana shekaru da dama
"Ta riƙe key  ɗin na  ɗan lokaci, tana kallonsa kamar yana  ɗauke da wani  ɓangare na rayuwarta"
Sai ta nufi  ƙofar  ɗakin
"A daidai lokacin da ta kama handle  ɗin  ƙofar, wayarta ta fara ringing, sai ta tsaya"
"Ta  ɗaga kai ta kalli wayar, amma ta  ɗauke kanta, she wasn’t in the mood to answer anyone"
Ta sake kama handle  ɗin sai wayar ta sake ringing
"Ta yi shirin barin ta ta yi ringing har ta yanke, amma wani abu a zuciyarta ya ce mata What if it’s"
Anty Hibbah?
"Ta sake juyawa zuwa wayar, ai kuwa Anty Hibbah ce"
"Ta yi saurin  ɗauka, amma kafin ta kai ga answering call  ɗin, sai ya yanke"
"Meanwhile, Anty Hibbah ta kalli Ayrah  “God, bata  ɗauka fa!”"
Ayrah ta kalle ta cikin tsoro
"“Ammi call her again please, I’m scared wallahi”"
Anty Hibbah ta sake dialing
"A daidai lokacin, Dua na  ƙoƙarin buɗe  ƙofar  ɗakin Ammi, sai wayar ta sake ringing"
"Ta  ɗauka  “Hello, Anty”"
Anty Hibbah ta sauke ajiyar zuciya da ta ji muryarta
"Ta yi tsammanin za ta ji kuka, amma muryar Dua ta canza kawai"
"“Dua, are you okay?”"
"“Yes, Ammi”"
“Daddy or Zahra sun yi miki wani abu?”
"“Aa, ba su yi min komai ba”"
Anty Hibbah ta yi shiru na  ɗan lokaci
"“Sorry    Dua, You know I don’t have much power over you. Daddy  ɗinki ya fi ni power, shi ya sa"
"ban iya yin wani abu ba, I’m sorry for disappointing you”"
"“Haba Ammi, you have done everything for me please, don’t ever say that” Muryar Dua ta yi"
sanyi
Anty Hibbah ta sauke numfashi
"“Please Dua, ki yi ta haƙuri, soon everything will be clear out, I promise you, kuma ki yi ta addu’"
a. Muma muna yi miki. Addu’ar Mammy ki ba za ta faɗi  ƙasa banza ba”
"Haka ta ci gaba da yi mata nasiha mai ratsa zuciya, duk jikin Dua ya yi sanyi"
"Ta riƙe wayar da  ƙarfi a kunnenta, tana  ƙoƙarin hana sabbin hawaye sake zubo mata  “Okay,"
Ammi”
“Be strong my daughter. Allah yana tare da ke”
“Amin” Suka yi sallama
"Dua ta sauke wayar daga kunnenta, ta tsaya a bakin  ƙofar  ɗakin Ammi, ta kasa shiga"
"Duhun  ɗakin ya sa ta ji wani irin tsoro, amma abin da ya fi tsoratar da ita shi ne memories  ɗin da"
ta san za su taso mata once ta shiga
"Ta gama wayar ne za ta kunna flashlight, sai ta ji Fatima tana magana da ita a hankali  “Dua?”"
"Ba ta ji abin da ta faɗa ba, Fatima ta  ƙaraso"
"Da idanunta suka haɗu da na Dua, nan take ta gane cewa ta yi kuka, bs ta tambaye ta komai ba Kawai ta rungume ta  “ Hakuri zaki yi ta yi, Nima yanxu haka hakuri nake dan tayi min barazanar"
barin mata gida”
Dua ta girgiza mata kai
"“I know, I have to be strong”"
"Ta janye daga jikinta, sannan ta shiga  ɗakin ta kunna light"
"Da ta shiga, wani sabon kukan ya taso mata"
Fatima ta tsaya bakin  ƙofa  “Ba ki yi dinner ba. Me zan kawo miki?”
“Nothing”
"“Toh please Dua, kar ki ce za ki kwana a cikin wannan  ɗakin. Kin ga duk ya yi  ƙura, Ki bar shi,"
"gobe zan share komai, kin ji?”"
"Dua ta juyo, hawayen sun sake cika idanunta “Don’t worry yourself, Just go. Thanks for caring”"
"Fatima ta fahimci cewa Dua tana son kasancewa ita kaɗai  “Okay, bye”"
"Ta fita, sannan ta rufe  ƙofar, Dua ta tsaya ita kaɗai shiru ya mamaye  ɗakin."
"Amma a cikin wannan shirun, memories  ɗin suka fara dawowa  ɗaya bayan  ɗaya"
"Muryar Mammy, murmushinta, sanyin hannunta, kalaman da take faɗa mata"
"Dua ta zauna a gefen gadon, ta kankame pillow  ɗin Mammy"
"Kukanta ya sake dawo sabo fil, ta ji jikinta ya fara yin zafi kamar sabon zazzabi yana zuwa mata"
“Ya Allah…” Ta furta sunan Allah a hankali
"Ba ta damu da  ƙurar  ɗakin ba, ba ta damu da komai ba ta kwanta a gadon Mammy, tana riƙe da"
"pillow  ɗin, har bacci ya  ɗauke ta"
"Ayesha kuwa, duk ta shiga damuwa, she just wanted to check on Dua"
"Tun da yamma take jin kanta cikin boredom duk da Mami tana gida, ta duba lokaci"
"Idan ba da safe za su tafi ba, then it was necessary for her to see Dua and say goodbye properly"
"Ta riga ta fara missing  ɗinta, ta  ɗauki wayarta ta dialing number  ɗin Dua"
"Har ya yanke ba ta  ɗauka ba, ta sake dialin, still no answer"
"Ta sake yin na uku “If she doesn’t pick this one, I’ll leave her. Maybe she’s not with her phone”"
Ta ajiye wayar
"Dua tana cikin bacci ne ta ji ringing, saboda baccin da ya fara yi mata nauyi, ta share kiran"
"Sai aka sake ringing, ta buɗe idanunta kaɗan"
"Wayar ta yanke, ta yi niyyar sake kwanciya, amma sai aka sake ringing"
Ta tsare wayar da kallo kamar tana son gane wanda ke kiranta
"Unknown caller. Ta  ɗaga wayar, ta kai kunnenta tayi shiru"
"Ayesha, wadda har ta fidda rai cewa Dua za ta  ɗauka, sai ta ji an  ɗaga"
"“Alhamdulillah! Dua! Sai Allah-Allah nake ki  ɗauka, me ya sa baki zama kusa da wayar ki ba?”"
Dua ta amsa cikin sleepy voice
"“Ohh Ayesha, barci na fara yi ne, zazzabi nake ji”"
“Kash! Sorry for waking you up”
“Don’t worry”
"“Nafara missing  ɗinki tun yanzu,I just wanted to know what time za ku tafi, Idan ba da safe ba"
"ne, zan zo mu sake yin sallama”"
"Dua ta yi shiru, ta ji hawayen sun fara taruwa a idanunta"
"“Ayesha  don’t worry,  everything has changed  now, sai wata  rana  idan ina  da rabon  binta”"
Muryarta ta fara rawa
"Ayesha  ta  ɗan tsaya  “Please  Dua,  can you  explain what you  mean? Ban fahimci abin da kike"
cewa ba”
“Daddy yace ba zan je ba”
Dumm! Kirjin Ayesha ya buga
“What Dua?! Are you serious?”
"“Yes Ayesha, I mean it”"
"“Allah sarki Dua, I’m sorry amma I have to say this wannan duk tactics  ɗin Mummy ne, Please,"
"don’t cry don’t be upset please, Allah sa hakan shi ya fi alkhairi Dua”"
Dua ta yi murmushi kaɗan saboda yadda Ayesha take  ƙoƙarin kwantar mata da hankali
"“Amin, In shaa Allah friend, I wouldn’t be”"
"“Okay bye,Rest in peace”"
"Dua ta yi  ɗan dariya “Same wishes, Bye” ta kashe wayar ta ajiye a gefenta, bacci ya sake  ɗauke"
ta…
Dua na saukowa daga stairs da gudu Mammy na binta a baya
"“Wait, love! Don’t hurt yourself, I wouldn’t catch you I promise!”"
"Dua ta juyo tana dariya  “Ohh really, Mother? Then stop there!”"
"Mammy ta tsaya  “Done, love”"
Dua ta ce  “Now close your eyes”
"“Done”Ammi ta rufe idanunta, amma ta bar wani  ɗan sarari da za ta iya kallon Dua"
Dua ta fara tafiya a hankali ta  ɓuya a bayan kujera
“Ammi! You can now open your eyes”
"Ammi ta buɗe idanunta tana murmushi, fara tafiya a hankali, yadda ba za ta ja footstep da za a ji"
ba
Ta isa bayan kujerar  “Wana kama!”
Dua ta kyalkyale da dariya
"“Ammi, fada min yadda kika gano ina nan”"
"Ta faɗi hakan cikin shagwaɓa, Ammi ta yi dariya  “I just traced you with my heart”"
Dua ta faɗa jikinta ta rungume ta
"“I love you, my world! Always have, always will!”"
Ammi ta rungume ta sosai
"“Mu je, zan ba ki reward saboda wahalar gudun da kika sha”"
Dua ta  ƙara kankame ta  “Then carry me”
"Ammi ta  ɗauke ta zuwa wani katon room, ta buɗe  ƙofar, babu komai a ciki sai chocolate"
Chocolate daga ceiling har zuwa floor
Duka favorite chocolates  ɗin Dua ne.
"Dua ta zaro ido  “Ammi, don’t tell me all these are mine?”"
"Ammi ta yi dariya  “Sure, darling. Wannan ne reward  ɗinki. Kin sha wahala, yanzu kuma sai daɗi."
"I’m sure ko har ki mutu, idan kullum za ki ci guda  ɗaya, ba za su  ƙare ba”"
Dua ta yi dariya
"“Amma ba yanzu za ki fara ci ba. With time. Lokacin da kin zama strong baby, kin daina kuka"
"akan tiny things” Ta  ɗan yi shiru  “But by then, I won’t be here”"
Dua ta kalle ta  “Mammy…”
Ammi ta yi murmushi  “But it’s coming soon”
"“Ammi, you know I’m a baby. Ban fahimci all these things ba”"
"“Sure, but with time, you will”"
"Sai Mammy ta juya  “Dua, rayuwa sai da haƙuri. Always remember that”"
"“Mammy, wait for me! Ina za ki, ki bar ni?”"
"Mammy ba ta juyo ba  “Go back Dua, Ba yanzu za ki biyo ni ba. Sai kin gama cin chocolates  ɗinki”"
“Mammyy !”
“MAMMYY!”
"Dua ta farka daga bacci, jkinta ya jiƙe da zufa"
"Ta sa hannu  ƙarƙashin pillow  ɗin, ta ciro wayarta, sannan ta kunna flashlight, ta kalli time"
"4:30 a.m, ta zauna shiru, ta sake tuna mafarkin"
Kalaman Ammi suna ta dawowa a kanta  ‘Rayuwa sai da haƙuri’
"Dua ta yi murmushi cikin hawaye  “I saw you, darling” Hawayen suka sake zubo mata"
"Duk lokacin da ta ga wani abu da ya shafi Mammy, or even just remembered her, everything felt"
fresh again
"Ta tuna yadda Mummy da Daddy suka kalli gawar Mammy a lokacin mutuwarta, ba tare da sun"
nuna irin damuwar da ita take ji ba
Wani  ɓangare na zuciyarta yana  ƙin su saboda hakan
"Amma duk lokacin da wannan feeling  ɗin ya taso, sai ta tuna wasiyyar Mammy  ‘Don’t hate"
them’
"Sai ta tilasta kanta ta kawar da wannan tunanin, ta goge hawayenta"
"Ta san babu abin da wannan tunanin zai canza, ta sauka daga gadon ta nufi toilet"
"Da kyar ta buɗe  ƙofar ta shiga ta yi alwala, sannan ta fito"
Ta shimfiɗa sallayar da Mammy take amfani da ita lokacin tana raye
"Ta tsaya, ta kalli sallayar na  ɗan lokaci, sai ta fara nafila, bayan ta idar, ta  ɗaga hannuwanta, ta yi"
wa Ammi addu’a sosai
"Sannan ta yi wa kanta, ta yi wa duk mutanen da suke cikin irin halin da take ciki addu’a, ta kuma"
yi wa marasa lafiya
Ba ta daina ba har sai da aka fara kiran sallar Asuba
Sai ta yi sallar Asuba
"Bayan ta idar, ta yi azkar  ɗinta, sannan ta karanta Qur’an kamar yadda ta saba, bayan haka ta"
sauka  ƙasa
"Ta tarar Fatima ta riga ta fito, ba su yi magana mai yawa ba kamar kullum, suka fara aikin safe"
Rayuwa ta ci gaba
Ko da zuciyar Dua tana jin kamar ta tsaya a daren jiya.
35 A PROMISE TO PROTECT HER
"Lokacin breakfast  ɗinsu  ya  yi,  kowa ya  fito kamar  yadda  suka  saba,  sai Dua  ta  tsaya  a  kitchen,"
tana kallon dining area daga nesa
"Babu Ummi, Anty Hibbah ma babu ta tuna abin da ya faru jiya, ta tuna marin, duk wani scene"
haka ya dawo mata
"Zuciyarta ta sake nauyi, she didn’t have the courage to sit there with them"
"Fatima ta kalle ta  “Dua, duk suna dining fa, and you’re still here”"
"Dua ta yi murmushi kaɗan  “Anan yau zan yi breakfast,Is there any problem?”"
Fatima ta yi murmushi
"“Aa, that’s not a problem, but Dua, you have to forget the past and face the future”"
"Dua ta kalle ta  “Hmm, Is it really that easy?”"
"“Come on dear, why aren’t you that strong?” Kalmar strong  ɗin ta tsaya mata a zuciya"
"Domin ita kaɗai ta san irin yadda zuciyarta take, nan take ta tuna mafarkin Ammi, ta tuna yadda"
ta ji muryarta
"Sai ta juyo  “Am I not strong enough, please?”"
Fatima ta  ɗan yi shiru
"“Ba haka nake nufi ba, but Dua, especially when it comes to you and Amrah, kina nuna mata"
kina tsoronta. That’s why she does whatever she wants to you”
"Dua ta yi shiru, maganar ta shiga cikin zuciyarta"
"Fatima ta ce,  “Just go, go and face your future”"
"Dua ta tashi, duk jikinta ya yi sanyi, cikinta har yana  ƙara saboda tsoro."
"Tun  da  ta  fito,  Aryan  ya  kafeta  da  ido,  ya  ga  yadda  take  tafiya  a  hankali  sannan  ga  tsoro  dake"
fuskarta
"Da  ta  isa  bakin  steps  ɗin  dining  area,  sai  ta  ɗan risina  “Daddy  good morning,  Mummy  good"
morning”
"Babu wanda ya amsa, ta kalli Aryan"
"“Ya Aryan, good morning”"
“Morning dear. Hope you’re fine?”
Ba ta iya ba shi amsa ba sai kawai ta kalli Daddy
"“Daddy I’m sorry, Mummy I’m sorry”"
Daddy ya sauke numfashi  “It’s okay. Just go”
"Dua ta ji wani  ɗa relief, ta juya za ta tafi sai Mummy ta ce,  “Ba ka tambaye ta ba?”"
Dua ta tsaya.
"Mummy ta ci gaba “Ba ka tambaye ta game da zaben orphanage da ta yi ba? Tunda can take so, I"
"think it’s high time mu kai ta, Naga uwarta ma can take”"
"Kirjin Dua ya buga, once, twice then faster, ba ta taɓa jin zuciyarta tana bugawa haka ba"
Jiri ya fara  ɗaukar ta ta kama wall  ɗin da ke kusa da ita  “Ya Allah…” Ta furta a zuciyarta
Aryan ma ya ji wani irin shock
Gumi ya fara bayyana a goshinsa duk da AC na parlour
Daddy ya ce  “I’m in a hurry. Za mu yi magana later”
"Mummy ta kalle shi“Kana son prolonging issues, wallahi”"
"“I said later, I have a meeting” Daddy ya dakatar da ita"
Ta yi tsaki
"Daddy ya tashi ya fita, Aryan ya tsaya na  ɗan lokaci, sai Mummy ta kalle shi"
“Kai kuma? Ya kake zaune kamar wanda aka yi wa duka? Ina za ka je? Naga ba ka da wani abu
yau”
"“Mummy, there’s an important issue da ya taso”"
Ya juya ya fita
"Yana  tafiya yana  tunanin yadda  zai iya  fahimtar  da Mummy,  bcos her attitude  toward  Dua was"
"always negative, kullum yana roƙon Allah wata rana ta fahimci gaskiyar abin da ke faruwa"
"Kai tsaye ya nufi hotel  ɗin da ya kai Anty Hibbah jiya, da ya isa, ya tarar da su suna shirin tafiya"
Anty Hibbah ta kalle shi“Ya Dua  ɗin?”
"“She’s fine, Anty ta ce na gaishe ku”"
"“Allah sarki, daughter  ɗina”"
"Aryan ya yi shiru, He didn’t know how to tell her what Mummy had just said ya san idan ya faɗa"
"mata, hankalinta zai tashi"
Amma me zai yi idan Daddy ya amince?
Anty Hibbah ta taɓa kafadarsa
"“Tunanin me kake yi haka? Ina magana da kai, ka yi shiru”"
"“Sorry Anty, Nothing fa, ban ji bane”"
"Ta kalle shi, amma ba ta sake tambaya ba"
"Haka suka isa airport, kafin su shiga, Anty Hibbah ta riƙe hannunsa"
"“Aryan, I’m trusting you with Dua, Ka kula da ita. Ka riƙe amanar nan, Allah zai baka lada”"
"“I promise, Anty”"
"Ta sake kallonsa  “Please Aryan, duk inda take, don’t let her feel alone”"
“In shaa Allah”
"Anty Hibbah ta yi murmushi, sannan suka yi sallama, daga nan suka tashi"
"Aryan ya tsaya yana kallon jirgin har ya  ɓace daga ganinsa, ya dawo gida    duk jikinsa ya yi sanyi"
"Ayman kuwa, yau duk ya tashi jikinsa ya yi nauyi, He felt unusually weak"
Ammi ta kalle shi
“Wai tun jiya da dare ka zama so weak kamar wanda ba shi da lafiya. Kuma ka  ƙi kula da kowa.
"Ban son wannan halin naka, Ayman”"
"“Sorry Mother, Tafiya Kaduna ne nake shirin yi, Ina son na wanke kai na ne”"
"Ammi ta  ƙara kallonsa  “There must be something, What’s wrong?”"
"“Nothing, Ammi”"
“Okay Abu kuma zaka fara  ɓoye min?”
"“No, Ammi” Ya yi shiru na  ɗan lokaci sai ya ce,  “I just saw her yesterday at a shopping mall”"
Ammi ta  ɗan kalle shi da mamaki ta ce  “Who?”
"“Itama kallona take yi, sai ta juya ta tafi na bi bayanta, but ban sake ganinta ba, shi ya sa nake"
"thinking maybe zan iya finding her within this week, ko zan yi dace”"
Ammi ta yi shiru ta kalle shi kamar tana  ƙoƙarin fahimtar abin da ke faruwa da  ɗanta
"“Ayman, nikam anya ba gamo ka yi ba? Wannan lamarin naka ya fara bani tsoro”"
"“Ammi, gamo kuma? Wallahi it’s her”"
“Ayman!”
"“Naam, Ammi?”"
"“Ayman, ka dage da addu’a, gaskiya wannan abin ya fara bani tsoro”"
"“Please, don’t be scared”"
"“Shikenan In alheri ne, Allah Ya bayyana maka ita, ko kuma I pray He reveals the truth to all of us”"
Ayman ya yi murmushi
"“That’s my mother, Amin amin Ammi na”"
"Ya sunkuya ya yi mata peck, kamar an zuba masa sabon kuzari, sai ya miƙe"
“I’m going upstairs. I need to take a shower” Ya nufi  ɗakinsa
"A zuciyarsa, kalma  ɗaya ce take ta maimaituwa bcos yana da tabbacin ita ce It’s her"
"Kuma wannan karon, he was determined to find her"
"Dua ta wuce zuwa  ɗakin Ammi. Da ta shiga, sai ta buɗe dukkan windows  ɗin  ɗakin, ta bar iska"
"tana shigowa a hankali. Ta zauna a gefen gado, ta  ɗora hannunta  ƙarƙashin haɓarta, sannan ta zuba ido waje daya tana tunani."
"Da a da ne aka tambaye ta ko tana son zuwa orphanage, da babu shakka za ta ce ‘Eh’ But now,"
everything felt different
Sai kawai ta fahimci cewa ba ta son zuwa can. Abin da take so shi ne ta cika burin mahaifiyarta
"Tana son ta yi karatu mai zurfi, kamar yadda Mammy take yawan gaya mata. A orphanage, bayan"
"secondary school, karatunta zai tsaya nan. Ba za ta samu damar ci gaba da karatu ba"
"But here, no matter what happened, Daddy would pay for her education"
"Ta lumshe idanuwanta, sannan hawaye suka fara gangarowa a kumatunta"
She just wanted to become something she could proudly be
"Ta  tuna  shawarwarin  da  Irfan  ya  ba  ta,  sannan  ta  kasa  taimaka  wa  kanta  sai  ta  yi  tunanin  ko"
watakila gaskiya ne. Maybe accepting Irfan’s proposal was actually the easier path
"Amma yanzu Mummy tana son a tura ta orphanage, kuma idan aka kai ta can, ba za ta iya ci gaba"
da karatunta yadda take so ba
Maybe she should accept Irfan
"Ya ce zai aure ta. Ta san yana sonta, kuma ta yarda cewa idan ta aure shi, ba zai hana ta karatu ba,"
mma har yanzu akwai wani abu a zuciyarta da take so ta cimma
She wanted to become someone she could be proud of. Someone her mother would be proud of
"Tana  son  ta  taimaki  marayu,  kamar  yadda  ta  taɓa  yi  wa  kanta  alkawari.  Kuma  don  ta  cimma"
"wannan burin, dole ne ta yi karatu mai zurfi, ta samu aiki, sannan ta gina gidan marayu da take mafarkin yi"
"Ta share hawayenta da bayan hannunta “Mammy…” Ta furta a hankali, muryarta tana rawa “I"
just want to make you proud”
"Wayarta ta  ɗauko daga kan gado ta kunna, ga messages ga missed calls daga Irfan, Ahmad ma ya"
kira
"Ta  ɗan tsaya tana kallon sunan Irfan a screen  ɗin wayarta, ba tare da wani second thought ba,"
sai ta danna number  ɗinsa
"Kafin kiran ya fara ringing sosai, ta firgita da tunaninta."
"“Nashiga uku, what am I going to tell him? Irfan, ka zo ka aure ni, yanzu I accept you?”"
"Ta girgiza kanta da sauri  “No Dua, This is not going to happen. Never”"
"Kiran  ya  ci  gaba  da  ringing  har  ya  katse  ba  tare  da  ya  ɗauka  ba,  Dua  ta  sauke  wani  dogon"
"numfashi, sannan ta dafe kirjinta  “Please stop overthinking. Ciwon kanki zai  ƙaru”"
"Ta ajiye wayar a gefenta, amma tunaninta ya  ƙi karewa"
"Irfan  lokacin  break  an  office.  Ya  shiga  wani  coffee  bar  domin  ya  yi  breakfast,  tun  da  bai  samu"
damar yin komai a gida ba
"Yana zaune yana duba wayarsa ne sai ya ga kiran Dua, nan take ya tsaya kiran ya katse kafin ya iya"
ɗauka
“Dua?” Ya sake kiran ta back
"Dua tana kallon wayar, amma ta rasa abin da za ta ce da shi a hankali ta ce"
“Assalamu Alaikum”
"“Dua, are you okay?”"
“Eh… Ina kwana”
"“You promised me you’d always pick up my calls, but you didn’t keep your promise. Why?”"
"A hankali ta ce  “Sorry, ban gani bane”"
“Do you know how worried I was? I just wanted to hear from you before you left”
"Dua ta yi shiru na  ɗan lokaci , Sai ta ce,  “Ai su Anty sun tafi already. Daddy yace ba zan tafi ba”"
"Da ta faɗi haka, muryarta ta fara rauni, hawayen da ta yi ta riƙewa suka kubuce mata"
Irfan ya mike daga inda yake zaune
"“Subhanallah! Sorry dear, Listen to me”"
Amma kuka kawai take yi
36 A CHOICE SHE NEVER WANTED
Irfan ya  yi  shiru ya  bar  ta  ta  yi  kukan. Bai  sake  magana  ba har  sai da ya  ji numfashinta  ya  fara
dawowa daidai  “Dua…”
Ta share fuskarta  “Hmm?”
"“Sorry I know this is hard for you, but maybe this is what’s best for now. In shaa Allah, I promise"
to be your therapist and keep all your secrets safe okay?”
Dua ta yi  ɗan murmushi duk da hawaye da ke kan fuskarta  “Hmm”
"“Okay Now, tell me everything. Say it out. Sometimes, talking about what you’re carrying can"
"give you some relief, And I promise I’ll give you the best advice I can”"
"Dua ta fara ba shi labarin duk abin da ya faru ta gaya masa komai, har da maganar orphanage"
Irfan ya yi shiru na  ɗan lokaci
He couldn’t believe the level of wickedness he was hearing about
"Musamman  yadda  Zahra  take  mu’amala  da  Dua,  considering  that  she  was  her  mother’s"
daughter somehow
Ya sauke numfashi
"“Dua whatever happens, don’t let them break you. You have to stay strong and keep your focus”"
Ta yi shiru tana sauraron sa
"“Duk yadda ake ciki, ki kira ni ki sanar da ni, I want to know what happens”"
"“Toh, nagode”"
“Sunsan kina da waya?”
"Ta girgiza kanta  “Aa no, ba su sani ba”"
“Good. Don’t let them know about it”
“Okay”
"Haka suka yi sallama, Dua ta ajiye wayar a hankali"
"Ta kasa fahimtar dalilin da ya sa duk lokacin da ta gaya wa Irfan damuwarta, sai ta ji kamar wani"
ya cire mata wani babban nauyi daga zuciyarta
"For a few minutes, everything just felt lighter"
Ayesha ce ta zo gidan Dua
"Da ta shiga, sai ta fara neman ta Amma abin mamaki, ba ta same ta ba, ta sauka  ƙasa ta nufi  ɗ"
akin Fatima
"Ta shiga da sallama suka gaisa, Fatima ta amsa"
"“Ina take, I mean Dua” Muryarta ta nuna damuwa"
Fatima ta yi murmushi
"“Sure, she just needs a little break. Tana  ɗakin opposite  ɗin nasu”"
"“Ohh,  ɗakin Mammy? What is she doing there?”"
"Ta  ɗan tsaya  “Anyway, thank you”"
Sai ta juya ta nufi  ɗakin da sauri
"Da ta buɗe  ƙofar, sai ta ga Dua a tsaye kusa da window tana kallon waje, tana magana ita kaɗai"
cikin  ƙaramin murya
“Dua!”Dua ta juyo da sauri
"Dan ta gane muryar Ayesha ce, ta  ɗan yi murmushi"
"Ayesha ta matso  “Dua, you’re scaring me now, Don’t go crazy on me fah”"
"Dua ta yi dariya kaɗan, ta zo ta rungume ta  “Welcome soul friend, I will never go crazy”"
Ta ja hannunta suka zauna a kan sofa
"“Why are you bothering yourself? I’m fine, fah”"
Ayesha ta harare ta  “Tabbas you’re fine. Tunda na shigo na same ki kina magana ke kaɗai”
Dua ta yi dariya.  “Why are you here?”
Ayesha ta  ɗan kalleta  “Why are you here?”
Dua ta kalli  ɗakin  “It makes me miss my mom a little less”
Ayesha ta sauke numfashi “I really know you Dua. Amma ban son ki riƙa tuna memories da yawa
a nan. It might hurt you even more”
"Dua ta  ɗan yi murmushi  “I know, But I don’t have a problem with it”"
"Ta yi shiru na  ɗan lokaci tana kallon Dua, kullum tana jin tausayinta"
Sai Dua ta ce “I dreamed about my Mammy today” Ta faɗi hakan kamar yanzu ta tuna mafarkin
"Ayesha ta yi murmushi  “Khairan, in shaa Allah”"
"Ta riƙe hannun Dua  “Please Dua, I just want you to move on, kar rashin bin Anty Hibbah ya sa ki shiga cikin wannan yanayin sosai. Like now, ke kaɗai nake gani kina magana. Kuma kin san idan"
"kika fara baya, wasu za su ji daɗi”"
Dua ta sauke numfashi  “Thank you In shaa Allah”
Ayesha ta  ɗan yi murmushi  “Hope za mu fara zuwa hadda?”
"“Sure, I want that too”"
“When?”
"“Ko yau wallahi I’m so lonely, I need some company”"
"“Okay, bari in koma gida”"
"Tare suka sauka daga stairs, da suka isa parlour, sai suka ga Mummy zaune tana waya"
"“Good afternoon, Mummy”"
"“Barka da warhaka, Mummy”"
"Mummy ta juyo ta kalle su, Dua ba ta jira komai ba, sai ta wuce"
"Da ta kusa fita, sai ta yi karo da Aryan Ya ce,  “Are you okay, dear?”"
"“Sure, Ya Aryan”"
Ta yi murmushi sannan ta fita zuwa compound
"Ayesha ta biyo ta  “Ke dai, sai ki ce kamar wadda ta ga mala’ika, kin wani rude”"
"Dua ta yi murmushi “Chap, ba ki ga yadda take kallona ba? Ranta a bace yake sosai. I feel like she’"
ll take out all her anger on me”
"Suna magana har suka isa gate, Ayesha ta tsaya, ta yi mata sallama sannan ta juya"
"Da Dua ta shiga parlour, sai ta ga Aryan zaune a resting chair  “Hey, zo”"
Dua ta juyo tana murmushi
"“Gani, Ya Aryan”"
“Toh zauna mana” Ya yi mata alama da hannu
Ta zauna  “Na zauna toh”
"Aryan ya yi murmushi  “So, what’s your next plan? Za ki ci gaba da zuwa Islamiyya ne?”"
“That’s what Ayesha and I talked about”
"“That’s so good, good girl”"
"Dua ta yi murmushi, Aryan ya  ɗan yi shiru"
"“Uhm… tell me, ya chocolate  ɗinki ya  ƙare?”"
"A gaskiya Dua ta manta da chocolate  ɗin gaba  ɗaya, tun bayan abin da ya faru, hankalinta bai"
"kasance kan komai ba. Ba ma ta kwana a  ɗakinta ba, balle ta tuna da chocolate"
"“Yes, it’s sweet as usual”"
"Sai ta  ɗan tsaya  “Aww, no bai  ƙare ba. Ban ma sha ba saboda ban jin daɗi ne”"
"“It’s okay, for now.. me ke damunki?”"
Kafin ta iya amsawa.. Nuwairah ce ta shigo gidan
"Da ta shiga parlour, sai ta ga Aryan da Dua suna zaune tare, a take, fuskar Aryan ta canza"
Kamar ba shi ne mutumin da yake murmushi da Dua  ɗin nan secs kaɗan da suka wuce ba
"Dua kuwa da ta ga Nuwairah, sai ta  ɗan zabura"
"Ta sunkuyar da kanta  “Mummy, ina wuni”"
"Ba ta jira amsarta ba. Sai ta kama hanyar sama, gashi tafiya take yi da sauri, ba tare da ta waiga ba"
Nuwairah ta kalli Aryan
“Who are you not to greet me?”
"Cikin  ƙasa-ƙasa ya ce,  “Welcome, ma’am”"
Ya tashi yana saka AirPods  ɗinsa a kunnensa.
"“Aryan, ni zaka yi wa rashin kunya?”"
Bai ko kalleta ba sai kawai ya wuce ya fita
Nuwairah ta bishi da kallo
"“Don’t worry. I’m coming for you, You’re the next batch”"
Sai ta haura sama.
"Aryan kuwa, ya shiga motarsa da fuskar da ta nuna yadda ya tsani duk abin da ya shafi wannan"
matar
"Babu yadda zai yi, amma a zuciyarsa, ya san abu  ɗaya he absolutely hated her"
Musamman yadda take mu’amala da mahaifiyarsa
Ya yi imani cewa Nuwairah tana da wani abu da take  ɓoyewa. And he hated how hypocritical she
could be
"He had no other choice but to keep watching, Ya ja tsaki, ya kunna motarsa sannan ya bar gidan"
gaba  ɗaya
"Nuwairah tana shiga  ɗakin Zahra, sai ta ga babu kowa  “Heyyy” Babu amsa"
"Ta sake cewa,  “Assalamu Alaikum”Har yanzu shiru"
"Ta  ɗan  tsaya  tana  sauraro,  ko  za  ta  ji  wani  sauti  daga  toilet  da  zai  nuna  cewa  Zahra  tana  ciki,"
amma shiru
"Ta nufi wardrobe  ɗin Zahra ta buɗe shi, jafin ta saka hannunta ciki, sai ta ji footsteps"
"Nan  take  ta  saki  handle  ɗin,  ta  dawo  tsakiyar  ɗakin  ta  zauna  a  sofa,  ta  ɗauki  wayarta  tana"
daddannawa kamar babu abin da ya faru
Ƙofar aka buɗe Zahra ce ta shigo
"Ta  ɗaga kanta “Wai ke, ai ta yawan zuwa gidan nan, amma kafin a ganki sai ran mutum ya  ɓaci”"
"Zahra ta yi murmushi  “Oops! Wai dama kina nan? Ban sani ba ba Wanda ya fada min, Sorry”"
"Ta karasa maganar tana shigowa cikin  ɗakin, sannan ta zauna a bakin gado"
Nuwairah ma ta matsa kusa da ita
"“How far? Naga yarinyar cikin gidan nan, How comes?”"
Zahra ta ja tsaki  “Ke wallahi sometimes gulmanki ne yake haɗa ni da ke. Na lura yanzu idan ba
"maganar Dua ba, ba kya zuwa gidan nan. Da zarar kin zo, ko gaisawa ba mu yi ba, sai ‘How far?’” Ta ja dogon numfashi"
Nuwairah ta yi murmushi
"“Dalla, saboda ana damuwa da ke ne kike min haka. Ai kullum muna waya. Yanzu dai, sorry”"
“Na ji” Zahra ta  ɗan yi shiru
Nuwairah ta tashi kamar za ta fita
"Zahra ta ce  “You have said nothing, kuma fita za ki yi?”"
“Just to entertain you” Nuwairah ta amsa
"Sai ta dawo da tray  ɗin da ta  ɗauko ta ajiye a gabanta, ganin haka yasa    Nuwairah ta zauna"
"“Yes, I’m all ears”"
"“As I said, meeting yake da shi in two days. Sai a hankali saboda akwai wani trade da za su yi, so"
"he doesn’t have enough time, That’s why”"
Nuwairah ta ce  “I didn’t ask you all those blablabla”
Zahra ta yi dariya  “Kin barni na  ƙarasa ne jhoor”
"Nuwairah ta ce  “Naga ba shi da amfani, so no need”"
"“Yanzu dai ya ce sai ya dawo za mu  ƙarasa maganar, amma ya yi accepting fah”"
"“Dan ubansa, ai dole ne ya yi”"
"Zahra ta yi dariya  “Toh ya Isa, tunda kullum Sai shegen zakin mijina, Allah zaki daina zuwa masa"
gida” Ta faɗi hakan jokingly
Duk suka fashe da dariya.
"Sai Nuwairah ta canza yanayin fuskarta  “Zahra, let me have your listening ear”"
“Na baki”
“The game has changed. So dole yanzu ki bar maganar kai yarinyar nan zuwa orphanage”
Zahra ta kalle ta  “Bayan mun yi magana da shi?”
"“Ke dai ki san yadda za ki hana hakan, kar kuma a samu matsala” Nuwairah"
"Zahra ta ce  “Toh, me yasa kika ce haka?”"
"Nuwairah  “Za ki sani nan gaba, amma hakan ne zai fi ba ki damar  ɗaukar revenge a kanta”"
Zahra ta yi dariya  “It’s okay”
"Nuwairah ta tashi, Zahra ta rakata har compound, sannan ta sa driver ya kaita gida"
Dua tana shigowa parlour bayan ta shirya zata tafi Islamiyya
"Da ta ga Mummy, sai ta yi saurin cewa"
"“Mummy, barka da warhaka” Kirjinta ya fara bugawa da sauri"
"Mummy ta kalle ta  “Hey, you hypocrite, wato ke ce informer  ɗin gidan nan, ko?”"
Dua ta girgiza kanta da sauri
"“Wallahi no Mummy, I’m not an informer”"
“Zo nan”
"Mummy ta zauna a kan three-seater, Dua ta matso gabanta ta durƙusa  “Mummy, gani”"
“Faɗa min duk abin da kika gaya wa kanwar ubanku”
Dua ta haɗiye yawu
"“Nothing Mummy, Ban taɓa zama mun yi hira da ita ba”"
“Karya za ki yi min?” Ta  ɗan matsa kusa da ita  “Toh lalle ya tabbata kina son ki koma gidan
marayu”
"Dua ta  ɗaga kai da sauri  “Mummy believe me, please” Muryarta ta fara rauni,"
Nan take Mummy ta tashi ta mare ta
Slap!
"Fuskar Dua ta juya gefe, Mummy ta ture ta ta wuce"
"Dua ta tsaya cak, hawaye suka cika idanuwanta, amma ta  ƙi bari su zubo"
Ta tuna kalaman Ammi  ‘You have to be strong’
"Ta lumshe idanuwanta, ta ja numfashi mai nauyi, sannan ta danne kukan da ke son fashewa daga"
kirjinta
A hankali ta gyara hijab  ɗinta ta wuce  ɗaki
"Ta shiga bathroom ta wanke fuskarta a sink, ta  ɗaga kanta ta kalli kanta a mirror “Be strong, Dua”"
Ta furta a hankali
Sai ta fita
"Da ta buɗe gate, sai ta ga Ayesha ma ta iso  “Dua!”"
"Suka haɗa hanya, sannan suka tafi tare, suka isa makaranta"
"Saboda rashin zuwansu, sai suka fara wucewa office domin su yi report."
Mu’allim ya riga ya san case  ɗin kowacce. Ayesha ta tafi Germany ne domin wani extra lesson na
"genius, yayin da Dua kuma shi ne ya zo har gida ya yi wa mahaifinta  ƙarya cewa akwai wata gasa da za ta halarta"
"Da ya ga sun dawo, sai ya ce su wuce class  ɗinsu, shi zai handle everything, amma ransa, ya kasa"
daina mamakin yadda Dua ta rame
"Fuskarta ta yi siririya, she looked thinner than before"
"Bayan  sun  tashi,  suna  hanyar  komawa  gida  ne  Ayesha  take  ba  Dua  labarin  yadda Ahmad  yake"
sonta
"“Wallahi, Dua, idan yana faɗa min irin yadda yake son ki, sai ka ce babu wanda ya taba bawa"
attention”
Dua ta yi murmushi  “In kin gama sai ki faɗa min”
Ayesha ta yi shiru na secs kaɗan
“Aww! Wato ba ma jina kike yi ba? Thank you”
"Dua ta yi dariya “Nikam Ayesha, akan soyayya tsoron ki nake ji, Ki daina, kin ji? We’re still young"
fa”
Ayesha ta fashe da dariya
"Duk yadda Dua ta faɗi maganar ya bata dariya  “In ba ki sani ba, ki sani yanzu, da zarar na gama"
"paper, aure zan yi da Jaan”"
Dua ta tabe baki ba ta ce komai ba
"Ta san Ayesha ta yi nisa da wannan maganar, kuma ko me za ta ce, ba za ta iya fahimtar abin da"
"take  ƙoƙarin gaya mata ba, da Dua ta isa gida, sai ta ga missed calls da yawa na Irfan da Ahmad"
"Sai  kuma  wani  number  da  daga  gani  za  ka  gane  number  ne  na  ƙasar  waje,  a  ranta,  sai  ta  yi"
tunanin ko Anty Hibbah ce
"Ta ajiye wayar a kan gado, ta shiga cire kayan jikinta, sannan ta wuce bathroom ta yi freshen up"
"Ta yi alwala, da ta fito, ana kiran sallar Magrib"
"Ta idar da sallar, ta yi addu’a, sannan ta karanta Qur’an kamar yadda ta saba"
"Bayan ta gama, sai ta koma kan gado"
"Ta  ɗauki wayarta ta yi wa Irfan flashing, sannan ta jira ya kira"
"Da Irfan ya ga flashing  ɗin Dua, Nan take ya kira ta back"
"Dua tana kallon hoton Irfan da ya bayyana a screen  ɗin wayarta kafin ta  ɗaga  “Hello, Ya Irfan”"
"“Dua, ba za ki taɓa canzawa ba? Kina son ki sa min ciwon zuciya ne ko?”"
"Dua ta yi dariya kaɗan  “Aa, toh me na yi?”"
“You refused to pick up my call”
“Na tafi Islamiyya ne”
"“Ohh, that’s very nice, yanzu how far? An sake miki magana?”"
"“Mostly,  a gidanmu  idan za  a yi  important issues,  sai ana  dinner. Yanzu sai anjima  zan san ko"
Mummy ta canza ra’ayinta”
"“Okay duk yadda ake ciki, just flash me”"
“Toh”
"“Gaskiya, the day after tomorrow, ina ganin zan zo, ba zan bar anything ya tsame ki ba”"
Dua ta  ɗan yi shiru  “Kana da yan uwa ne an Abuja?”
"“Family ma, sannan ina da two tight friends ma”"
“Hmm”
"Haka suka ci gaba da hira na  ɗan lokaci, sannan suka yi sallama, bisa alkawarin cewa Dua za ta"
sake kiransa daga baya
"Time  ɗin dinner ya yi, Dua ta kasa saukowa, ta zauna a gefen gado tana kallon  ƙofar"
What if they told her something her heart couldn’t take? Ta rufe idanunta
A hankali ta tashi  “Ya Allah…” Sai ta sauko  ƙasa
"Da ta isa dining area, ta  ɗan tsugunna  “Welcome back Daddy, Mummy barka da warhaka”"
“Thank you” Daddy ya amsa.
"Mummy ta kalle ta, Dua ta ji kirjinta yana bugawa, Aryan ya kalleta  “Have a seat, sis”"
Ta  ƙarasa ta zauna duk jikinta ba  ƙwari suka fara cin abinci
"Sai Mummy ta ce“Aryan, gobe sister  ɗinka za ta zo. So I want you to get her some hot pizza. You"
know it’s her favourite”
Aryan ya  ɗan yi murmushi  “I wish her a safe trip”
"“Ameen, I’ve missed my happiness, wallahi”"
"Daddy ya yi murmushi  “Finally, gobe ne za mu huta kuwa?”"
"Duk suka yi dariya, banda Dua da kanta yana  ƙasa"
"Cokalin  da  ke  hannunta  yana  motsi  a  hankali  a  cikin  plate,  amma  appetite  ɗinta  ya  ɓace  tun"
kafin ta zauna
Tana cin abincin ne kawai saboda dole ba don tana jin yunwa ba
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