get myself involved cikin nema ma d’anki aure.” Sai ya d’auki wayarsa ya shiga dialing layin Haidar. Haidar yana d’agawa Daddy ya sanar dashi yazo gida ya samesa yana jiransa.

Koda Haidar Ya k’

araso zaune ya taddasu a parlon. Iyayensa guda biyu. Yayi zaton magana zasuyi da Ya shafi Kasuwanci shida mahaifinsa tinda har wann ranar baice komai ba gameda proposal da Haidar ya kawo masa the other day. Har k’uri’a akai a company kan waye ya kamata ya

jagoranci aikin wanda yake har kawo wann lokacin pending matter sabida shugaban kampani baiyi nasa zab’en ba. Idan Har mahaifinsa a matsayin shugaba a Kampanin Ya zab’esa ko shakka babu ya lashe k’uri’u mafi rinjaye. Idan har mahaifin nasa ya hau kujerar

nak’i dole haka yana Ji yana gani aikin ya tafi k’ark’ashin kulawar waninsa. Duk shirinsa na son ganin bayan mahaifinsa da Kampanin zai tashi a banza.

Like always he’s not welcome. Ya bud’e murya Ya gaishe su cikin rashin tabbacin za’a amsa masa ko baza’

a amsa ba.

Daddy ya jinjina masa kai had’ida nuna masa kujerar gefensa “Have a seat.”

Ba musu ya k’rasa ya zauna yana satan duban b’angaren mahaifiyarsa dan a yanda Ya gansu jikinsa ya basa wani abun ake shiryawa akanshi. Ya jima da sanin su biyun tarayy

a suke wajen k’untata ma rayuwarsa.

Daddy ya dubesa “Are you sure you can handle the project.?”

Haidar yaji tambayar a bazata. Ya d’ago yana duban mahaifin nasa. Maimakon ya basa amsa kai tsaye sai ya girgiza kai yace “Do you still have your doubts.?”

Mommy ta tsaresu da idanu jin Daddy ya tambayi Haidar amma sai Haidar d’in Ya amsa masa da tambaya. A cikin zuciyarta tace like father like son.

Daddy ya jinjina kai “The project is to be commenced in three months time. Idan har ka shirya kuma kana so ka

yi da gaske zan sauk’a daga kujeran veto and give you and your team the green light… But on one condition.”

Haidar ya dubesa da mamaki sai kuma ya dube mahaifiyarsa wacce tin shigowarsa ta kafesa da idanu. Ya maidoda dubansa ga mahaifinsa “What’s your con

dition.?”

Daddy ya dubi Mommy “Go ahead Kwaise. Tell your son the condition.”

Mommy da idanunta Ke a k’ek’ashe kaman ba ita ce taci kuka a while ago ba tace “Sharad’in shine Aure.. Zaka auri matar da muka zab’a maka kuma ka zauna da ita matsayin matarka.

!”

Tamkar sauk’an aradu haka Haidar yaji batun. Ya dubi mahaifiyarsa da tsananin mamaki Ya kuma dubi mahaifinsa. Lokaci guda yake girgiza kai alamun maganan tana kuma ringing cikin kwak’walwarsa “Unbelievable.! This is unbelievable.. What is this.. Aure.

. Sharad’in Aure..? Mommy seriously..?!” Ya k’arashe yana duban mahaifiyarsa. Har lokacin ya kasa yarda.

Mommy ta jinina kai “Eh Haidar.. Aure shine sharad’in idan har da gaske kana so ka jagoranci aikin..”

Ya kuma juyowa yana duban mahaifinsa yana jiran

ya k’aryata amma sai yaji Shiru bai ce komai ba.

“Wann shine kiran.?” Ya tambaya yana duban mahaifinsa.

“Abinda mahaifiyarka take so kenan. If it was to me kaima ka sani da yin aurenka da rashin yin Aurenka duk ba matsala ta bane. Talkless of wacece zak

a aura. ‘Yar waye.? Daga ina take.? Duk wann ba matsala ta bane.”

Meye yake ji kaman hawaye na neman cika idon shi.. Anya wad’ann mutanen sune suka haifesa? Anya akwai iyayen da zasuyi ma d’ansu mugun k’iyayya irin wann.? Abinda yakeda mahimmanci a cikin

ahalin kasuwancin ahalin ne kawai Wanda za’a yi komai domin bunk’asarta. Amma duk wani abinda ya shafi ahalin baida mahimmanci musamman ma shi in particular.

Muryar Mommy ya kuma katsesa “Idan an maka aure a yanda ka d’auke mu nasan zaka iya cewa an d’au

ra ma wofi ba lallai ka zauna da matar ba tinda yanzu ma ba ganinka muke ba. Wann dalili yasa muka zab’i gindaya maka sharud’a.

“Ki gyara zancenki Kwaise kika zab’ar masa dai. Amma bani Aliyu Maitama ba. And one more thing.. I can’t gamble my company away

. Idan kuma har company na zai shiga ki sani naki AUREN ma zai shiga.”

Mommy ta dubesa da tsananin mamaki “Aurena kuma Engr.. Mai hakan yake nufi..?”

“Hakan yana nufin it will be the end of our marriage if things go wrong with my company.. Kuma wann fake

family d’in zai watse… Ina nufin babu sauran ahali.. So think carefully for the repercussions of what you are about to decide.!”

Zuciyar Mommy yai wani irin bugawa kaman an sauk’e mata guduma jin irin hukuncin da mijinta Ya yanke. Yayinda Haidar ke ci g

aba da dubansu cikin tsananin mamaki.

Mommy ta nuna kanta tana duban Daddy “Kana so kace my marriage and the family that I spent years Ina iyaka k’ok’arin naga bai ruguje ba zai lalace..?”

“Of course yes.!” Mijinta ya bata amsa. Yaci gaba “So before you

make your final decision sai ki tantance wanne ne yafi mahimmanci wajenki.. Auren D’ank’i ko naki Auren.!”

Haidar yaci gaba da girgiza kai yana dubansu. This is unbelievable! Ya kasa aminta wad’ann mutanen sune wai iyayensa. Ya tsaida idanunsa wanda suk

a rine zuwa ja kan Daddy “Really Daddy.. Is this what’s like to be born into wealthy and influential family..? Everything is about business and making money..? Da gaske Daddy..? Shin ba wani

abinda yakeda mahimmanci ne cikin ahalin..?” Ya d’an d’aga murya

wann karon “What are we to you..? Is that what you think of your family..? Like we are some sort of business ventures..?”

Ya mik’e tsaye jijiyoyinsa na kuma tashi yana duban duka iyayen nasa “Are we supposed to..”

“Shut up!” Mahaifinsa Ya katsesa kafin

yaci gaba “Don’t you dare raise your voice at me.. Da kai da rayuwarka babu guda da yakeda mahimmanci wajena. If I take your proposal into consideration, it’s because your Mom insisted.. Now get out..! Get out of my sight.!”

Haidar yaci gaba da girgiza ka

i yana duban mahaifin nasa disbelievingly. A haka ya juya ya nufi k’ofa a fusace zuciyarsa na masa mugun d’aci.

Mommy ganin damarta na k’arshe zai kufce mata Ya sanyata bin bayan Haidar a d’ari tana k’ok’arin dakatar dashi.

Anisa ta mik’e tana lek’en wi

ndow jin irin kiran da Mommy ke ma Haidar. Nan ta hangesu sun fito daga side d’in Daddy. Haidar na tafe kaman zai kifa yayinda Mommy ke take masa baya.

Mommy ta rik’esa sosai “Haidar don’t do this.. Just listen to me.. Bazai yuwu ka rasa project d’in na

n ba..”

Yai murmushi mai ciwo “Oh Shiyasa kika tareni ranan a nan.. Kike cewa ni da Ke zamu had’a kai.. Wann shine had’in kan naki da d’anki.. C’mon Mommy.. I always knew baki tab’a yin abinda bazakiyi benefiting a ciki ba.. What I don’t understand here

shine Auren kike so nayi ko kuma dai wann project d’in ne a ranki..?”

Mommy ta jinjina kai “Both Haidar.. But my top priority is the project.. Idan har baka amince da auren ba bazai tab’a baka project d’in ba. Think about it Haidar you are his only son. T

ilon magajin shi. bazan tab’a bari wani Ya d’auki place d’inka a wann Kampanin ba.”

Ya murmusa yana dubanta “Na sani to him I’m his failed investment. And to you… Your weapon.. Rayuwana baida wani amfani a wajenku..”

Zai shige Mommy ta dakatar dashi da f

ad’in “Three month marriage.. AUREN WATA UKU Haidar.. Project d’in zai fara nan da watanni uku. Idan ya riga Ya d’auraka akai ka riga ka fara aikin he can’t cancel the agreement. Zaka iya rabuwa da yarinyar.. Ni dai kawai damuwata shine ya baka wann projec

t d’in..!”

Yai Shiru yana duban Mommy. Watau akan abinda take so zata iya zuwa ko wani mataki. Ya matso sosai yana dubanta “Har haka kike son project d’in Mommy..? Shin yakai ki saka naki Auren cikin had’ari ma AUREN WATA UKU. Kawai dan ya bani wann proje

ct d’in.?”

Ya kuma girgiza kai “But Mommy this doesn’t make any sense. Ke kikayi kid’anki kikayi rawarki. Da kunnuwanki Kinji ya fad’a. Idan a nasa ra’ayin ne bai damu nayi Aure ba ko kar nayi. Duk ba matsalarsa bace. Kece kike son Auren kaman yanda yace

.. Toh meyasa Auren Ya zama hujja.?”

Mommy ta jinjina masa kai “I couldn’t just sit back and watch you lose your chance. Na kula abinda yake so kenan. Koda bai fad’a ba deep inside yana so kayi auren ne.. Kaima kasan ba don yana so kayi Auren ba bazai tab

’a saka Kampaninsa on the line ba. Kayi tunani Haidar we are talking about your Dad here.. Mutumin da zai iya bada rayuwarsa ma wann Kampanin. Rana tsaka dan ina so kayi Aure sai ya amince cewa ka jagoranci aikin.. Aikin da future na Kampanin Ya ta’allak’a

akansa. Think Haidar. Wllhi da ace mahaifinka baison kayi wann aure bazai tab’a yarda da sharad’in ba. Mahaifinka yana sonka Haidar kawai bazai iya nuna maka bane ko kuma lokacin nuna maka d’in ne bai ba..”

“Well I don’t give a damn..!Ya soni ko kar Ya s

oni.. Ban damu ba kuma bana ma so naga ranar da zai so ni..”

“In that case ka yarda ka amince kai AUREN WATA UKU. A lokacin da zaka fara project d’in sai ka rabu da matar ba tareda mahaifinka ya fahimci komai ba. Tinda dama Auren yake so kayi d’in. Toh ka

yi a wuce wajen. Dan ka rabu da matarka bazai ce meyasa ka saketa ba. Since we all believe ana aure ana rabuwa. Sann bazai tab’a yuwa A

amshe aikin daga hannunka ba tinda abu ne base on agreement Wanda Ya k’unshi saka hannu daga duka b’angarorin.”

Shiru H

aidar yai yana dubanta. Yasan mahaifiyarsa akan abinda take so. Sann shid’in tamkar makaminta ne da take amfani dashi wajen kare kanta. Idan Har ya amince da wann Auren za’a basa project d’in and everything he’s long been planning for zai samu damar aiwata

r dasu. He can finally have the chance to ruin his Dad and his so called company. After all, the marriage is just for three months. Sann idan komai Ya wargaje auren iyayensa ma zai wargaje kowa zai kama gabansa a wann ahali da babu komai cikinsa face k’unc

i da k’arya. Zai d’auki matarsa Dareen suyi nesa da wann ahalin Wanda basuda hurumin saninta ko rashin saninta because bai d’auki ahalin matsayin ahali ba. Kaman yanda suma baida mahimanci a wajensu. Haka zalika bai damu yaji waye zasu aura masa ba. Dan y

ayi imani da zaran an basa jagorancin wann project d’in sun aura ma banza ne da wofi dan ko kamanninsa bazai tab’a bari matar ta sani ba.

“Fine Mommy.. Na amince,na amince da AUREN WATA UKU kaman yanda kikace.!”

Mommy jin abun tai a bazata. Wai Ya ami

nce zaiyi wann Auren Wanda bata sanar dashi k’udirinta da mak’asudin Auren ba. Ta tabbata a nasa tunanin ta zab’i yayi wann Auren ne sabida project d’in da yake matuk’ar so ya jagoranta. Ta tabbata kafin ya saki Matar tama riga ta jima da rabuwa dashi idan

har aikin Malaminta ya cika. Zuwa wann lokacin kuma asirin ya karye hankulan ahalinta zai dawo jikkunansu. Daga nan sai su bud’e sabon babin rayuwa mai dad’i ita da ahalinta.

Ta k’araso ta rungume Haidar tana hawaye tsananin farin ciki da Ya lullub’eta.



Anisa dai sai lek’ensu take, tana mamakin yau Mommy ce harda rungumar Haidar haka. Lallai something’s going on.. She needs to find out. Saurin sauk’owa tai sanda Mommy da Haidar suka kuma shigewa sashen Daddy.

Mommy bakinta har kunne take duban mijinta

“Engr, Haidar Ya amince.. Ya amince da sharad’inmu. Ya amince da batun Auren.”

Zuciyar Anisa dake daf k’ofan katafaren parlorn yai wani irin tsinkewa. A fili ta furta “Aure.? Aure kuma..?”

Daddy ya d’ago yana duban Haidar Wanda ke tsaye gaba gareshi cik

in parlorn Ya nad’e hannayensa kansa a karkace. Shid’in ma mahaifinsa yake duba. Irin duban nan na your days are numbered.

Cikin zuciyarsa yake furta ‘ This is the beginning of an end for you Daddy.. K’arshenka and your so called company.. Komai zaizo k’

arshe a tsakanin wata uku. This project will turn out to be a great disaster for you and your company. On the day of launching the project, a wann ranan zan gayyato maka manyan bak’i Daddy.. I’ll make sure to invite EFCC for you.. All your assets will be

seized. Ba a nan zai tsaya ba. You will fall in front of everyone.. I’ll make sure they sue you and your company for poor Workmanship.. Zan tabbata they impose sanctions for your company ta yanda zai zama ba kai ba shigo da wasu manyan kayan gine gine na z

amani cikin k’asar nan. After all this Daddy. Ni, Aliyu Aliyu Maitama, your never wanted son will personally charge you for a series of discriminations while working under your company. Duk wasu cin mutuncin da ka mun a wann Kampanin naka sai nasa ka cinye

su gaba d’aya. I’ll make you lose everything. Alk’awari ne.!’

Muryar mahaifiyarsa Ya sinkayo tana fad’in irin farin cikin da take ciki burinta yana gab da cika. Sai kuma ya hango Daddy wanda tuni ya nufi study d’insa. Cikin sauri yabi bayan mahaifin nasa

.

Daddy ya d’ago yana dubansa. Haidar ya shigo cikin study d’in sosai. Su duka biyun suna duban juna. Daddy yace “What now.? Mai kuma kake nema.?”

Zama Haidar yai saman kujeran dake gaban table d’in Daddy. Ya d’auki pen ya zara plane sheet mai d’aukeda

alama, adireshi had’ida sunan company dake bisa table d’in. Ya mik’a ma Daddy. Lokaci guda yake furta “You and I are both businessmen Daddy. And we know how things work a duniyar kasuwanci. Since everything here is about business Daddy. Zamuyi shi a rubuc

e, sann mu saka hannu to avoid business pitfalls..”

Daddy ya tsaresa da idanu yayinda Haidar yaci gaba “We will both sign this agreement tabbacin babu janye yarjejeniya daga baya.”

Daddy ya amsa takardan kafin ya ketata gida biyu “Na riga na gama yarjej

eniya da mahaifiyarka. Bana magana biyu. If things go wrong, believe me your Mom will face the consequences.” Yana ida fad’in haka Ya nuna masa k’ofa.

Haidar yai Shiru yana mai jinjina kansa. Har cikin ransa yake jin babu abinda zaisa Ya janye duk wasu k’

udirinsa gameda wann wofin ahalin.

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A b’angaren Mommy kuwa ta kira Asshe ta sanar da ita yanda sukai da Daddy harma da Haidar.

Asshe tai Shiru kaman mai nazari “Amma Aunty Kwaise na fara tsoro da lamarin nan. Ta ya zaki saka aurenki on the line..?”

“Ta ya bazan saka nawa auren at risk ba Asshe.? Har yaushe zan jira na gyara ahalin bayan ga dama ya sameni. Asshe na shirya sadaukar da komai domin ceto ahalina.”

Asshe ta furzar da huci “Aunty Kwaise I find it strange wai Haidar Ya amince tashi guda. Sh

in har haka yake son wann project d’in.. Anya son da yake ma aikin yakai yai making huge decision irin wann..? Kuma shi Engr yasan Auren wata kika shirya yi ma d’ansa.?”

Ta girgiza kai kaman Asshe tana dubanta “Ta Ya zai sani Asshe..? Haidar ma na fad’a m

asa zai iya rabuwa da matar a wata uku ne dan na samu amincewarsa a sauk’ak’e. Amma kinsan su duka biyun Babu Wanda yasan mak’asudin auren. Dukkansu kafin su ankare aikin gama ya gama.”

Asshe ta kuma jinjina kai “Ciniki ta fad’a kenan. Yanzu zamu iya zuwa

asibiti mu biya kud’in jinyar mahaifinta..”

Mommy ta kuma jinjina kai “K’warai.. Bana so a d’auki lokaci Asshe. Kawu Bana da mutanensa zasu zo su sameki ku tsara komai. Su karb’i auren a nad’o makarin asirin a kawota. Kud’i ba matsala bane Asshe. Zan kas

he ko nawa ne domin wann buri nawa Ya cika.”

Asshe ta kuma jinjina kai “Shikenan Aunty Kwaise. Bakida matsala, zan tsaya ra’ayin daka Har Allah ya shige mana gaba.”

Mommy suna ida wayan ta fito parlor yanda ta tadda Anisa ta kifa kanta sai kuka take.

M

ommy ta k’araso a birkice tana tambayarta meke faruwa.

Anisa ta d’ago tana dubanta dan tinda taga Haidar yazo gidan gashi taji ana batun Aure. Bugu da k’ari akan idonta Mommy ta shige d’aki tana magana da Amminta a waya Wanda ta tabbata bazai shige zancen

auren suke ba. Shin iyayenta basu fahimci irin son da take ma Haidar bane. Idan har ba auren Haidar zatayi ba toh ma zaman me take a gidan. Take ta mik’e tana kuma fashewa da kuka ba tareda tace da Mommy komai ba.

Mommy tabi bayanta da kallo kafin ta ta

b’e baki tace “Sangarcin sun motsa kenan.” Bata kuma bi takan Anisa ba taci gaba da sabgoginta dan yau Ji take tamkar kaf damuwarta na gidan duniya Ya yaye.

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Asshe ta dubi Umma wacce ta cakare cikin tsadaddan leshi d’anubansu, Tai far da idanu “Wow U

mman Ummul kinga kuwa yanda kika fito kikai kyau.. Kyaunki na asalin k’abilar Fulbe Ya kuma bayyana.. Gaskiya kud’i zasu amshe ki.. Kin ganki kuwa wa zaice kin haifi Ummul..”

Umma ta ci gaba da wahse baki tana juyi gaban madubi tana duban kanta “Allah ko

Hajja Asshe.. Toh ai gwara kar na Saba tinda ba samun irin wann tufafi zanyi kullum ba.”

Asshe ta kuma murmusawa “Inji waye.. Ai saidai ki dinga kyautan su ma. Ke ai yanzu kin girmi irin wad’nn ma saidai na order daga k’asar waje.. Kekam fah yanzu kin zar

ce sa’anninki ‘Yarki taci sunanta Uwar alkhairi ta bud’e Miki k’ofofin alkhairi.. Ke fa yanzu da matan gwamnoni zaki dinga jerawa..”

“Na shige tsaran Yaya..” Umma tace tana kuma washe baki.

Asshe tace “Waye kuma Yaya..?”

“Tani kishiyata..” Umma ta bata

amsa.

Gajeren tsaki Asshe tai tace “Saidai ta soma kiranki