suka iso anguwan, Aunty Halima tace "Ikon Allah, n

an ne fa anguwan Murja, cabb ko a mafarki ban ta

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a tunanin da abinda zai kawo ni area din nan ba" Duk suka yi shiru ana bin ko ina da kallo cike da takaici, har dai suka ga motarsu ta tsaya kamar yanda sauran motocin ma suka tsaya, Hajiya Halima na kallon

wani lafiyayyen gidan dake gefensu tace "Wannan kuma wani hau ya fada masa duk girman kano ya rasa inda zai gina tanfatsetsen gidan nan sai a nan.... Ikon Allah" Murja dake kallon gidan ita ma tace "Nima shi na saki baki nake kallo, wannan ai bai yi dubara

ba dubi almajirai sun masa cirko cirko a kofar gidan, to yanzu dai ina gidan da za a kai lefen?" Sauka duk suka yi daga motar ganin sauran ma duk sun sauko, Mama Harira dake toshe hanci tace "Wai ina dreban da aka ce yasan gidan ne an

bar mu tsaye a walak

ance duk sai doyi ya bade mu cikinmu ya kumbura daga kawo kayan aure" Dreban ya taho da sauri yana nuna gidan da su Hajiya Halima suka gama magana a kai yace "Nan ne gidan ai Hajiya" Bai rufe baki ba aka bude gate din gidan sai ga wakeken compound gari gud

a na kallonsu, Hajiya Halima ta kalli Murja sannan ta kalli Rumaisa, ko wannensu na zare ido, Mai gadin gidan yace "Motocin duk za su shigo, bismillahn ku sannunku da zuwa" Duka drivers din suka koma cikin motocin da nufin shiga compound din gidan, Hajiya

Halima dai ta koma gefe ta tsaya, sai kuma ta kyabe baki tana gyara yafin gyalenta dake wuya, Aunty Fatima da kawayen Mami sai satan kallon reaction din dangin mahaifin Musharraf suke, bayan motocin sun shiga da kafarsu suka karasa cikin gidan, sister din

Ammi da yan uwanta na kusa da nesa da kawayenta sannan ga neighbors ne cike gidan suna jiran isowar family din Musharraf, yanda gidan yake a cike kai kace taron biki aka yi, Tarba irinta girma da karamci aka ma dangin Musharraf a gidansu Mayraah, Hajiya Ha

lima dai na zaune babu yabo babu fallasa tana taunar cingam ga akwatuna an zubesu a tsakiyar parlon, sai bin ko ina take da kallo don kam kana gani kasan Naira ta zauna daram, familyn Mayraah sai duba kayan suke sama sama ana yabawa, Hajiya Hafsah frnd din

Mami ta bude jakarta ta ciro set din sarka da dankunne na gold har da zobensa, Aunty Halima da mukarrabanta suka saki baki suna kallon ikon Allah don basu san da shi ba, kuma ba a nuna masu ba, they were shock, Hajiya Hafsah ta ajiye set din gold din sama

n akwatin jewelries, makotan Ammi suka dinga maa sha Allah ana guda cike da farin ciki, sai cewa suke yarinya tayi goshi, Alhamdulillah, Aunty Fatima ta fiddo 300k a cikin jakarta ta daura kan akwatin zannuwa tace "Wannan kudin dinki ne, duk da an dinka ma

ta duk kayan fitan biki suna cikin akwatin, sannan a duba abinda babu a wannan kayan a sanar mana" Hajiya Halima ta wani maka mata kallo, Mama Harira tayi caraf tace "Ai mu babu abinda bamu zuba a kayan nan ba, sai dai son rai...." Aunty Rumaisa tace "Lall

ai kam son rai, ina ganin in dai babu wani abu to mu za mu koma don daga GRA muke gaskiya" Aunty Halima ta mike tace "Shine kam, kar dare yayi mana a hanya cikin tsukakken lokon nan, ni sai naji kamar barin kanon ma muka yi gaba daya wannan uban tafiya hak

a" Babu dai wanda yace masu komai a parlon sai Maman Shafa makociyar Ammi da tace "Ai ko dai, dama idan mutum bai saba fita ba sai yaga nisar zuwa nan din, amma a jirgi ma ai ana tafiyar awa da awanni, loko kuma a haka muke zaune cikin kwanciyar hankali ba

bu karya ba komai" Hajiya Halima ta jefa mata wani kallo ita kuwa bata ma san tana yi ba don yaba kyan wani tsadadden lace dake cikin akwati ta hau yi, Small Chop da snacks iri iri da pepper chicken da aka ajiye ma yan kawo kayan nan wani sai yace na gidan

biki ne, ga manyan coolers din abinci iri iri da yaji naman rago, ruwa da lemo kuwa yayi park 150 da aka jera masu waje daya abu dai irin na girma, aka kuma dau 300k aka basu tukuicin kayan da suka kawo, Su Aunty Halima basu ta

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a zaton haka ba, kuma kana

ganin reaction dinsu kasan hakan bai masu dadi ba ko kadan, kamar ana cunkulinsu suka fita daga parlon drebobin da suka zo tare suka dinga fitar da kayan abincin ana sakawa a motoci, aka rakosu har bakin gate cike da mutuntawa har suka shiga mota suka bar

anguwan.... Ruma'isa na kallon Aunty Halima dake gefenta tace "Ikon Allah, ashe dai ba er matsiyata bace" Ko kulata Aunty Halima bata yi ba, Mama Harira tace "Amma duk yanda aka yi ubanta kasungumin

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an kauye ne wanda yayi aziki sama ta ka, banda haka baza

i shigo wannan anguwa haka ya kera gidan nan ba kamar ance masa jeka ka gani" Rumaisa tace "Dama mana, irin yan kauyen nan ne fa da suka fito birni suka yi kudi babu zato babu tsammani, to ko wacece uwarta a cikin matan parlon oho...."

Mami da sisters

dinta suka bi Musharraf da kallo ganin yayi hanyar stairs without even noticing them a parlon, Mami tace "Musharraf" tsayawa yayi sai kuma ya juyo yana kallonsu kafin ya dawo cikin parlon ya gaishesu, duk tunanin Mami ya gano kayan lefen da aka rage ne gan

in mood dinsa, har ce ma sisters dinta tayi kada wanda yayi masa maganar duk don a zauna lafiya, Mami tace "Ina ka shiga tun dazu?" Ya shafa kansa a hankali yace "Ina tare da frnds dina" Mami tace "Are you okay?" Ya daga kafada yace "Sure" Tace "Ban ga ka

ci abinci ba?" Yace "Na ci" yana fadin haka ya juya ya wuce sama duk suka bi sa da kallo, definitely tasan akwai wani abu gaya mata ne bazai yi ba, Aunty Baby tace "To ko amaryar ta sanar masa babu wasu abubuwa a kayan ne tunda kince a gidansu aka hada kay

an?" Aunty Fatima tace "By all odds ta gaya masa" Mami dai bata ce komai ba, don ma in da gaske yarinyar ta gaya masa ae abinda ta gani ta gaya masa. Musharraf na shiga dakinsa ya zauna gefen gado ya rike kansa da yayi masa nauyi, ya dade bai shiga irin wa

nnan damuwar da ya shiga yau ba, he can't even think straight, duk yanda ya so saita tunaninsa hakan yaki yiwuwa, abubuwa iri iri ne ke masa yawo a kai, he is super confuse at this moment, me ke shirin faruwa haka, inda wani abu daban ne ya damesa haka da

yayi sharing dinsa da Mami but not this, to me ma zai ce mata, how will she even react to this, tashi yayi ya nufi window ya tsaya staring into space babu ko kiftawa, yafi minti goma tsaye a haka kamar wanda ya tuna abu sai kuma ya juya ya nufi kofa da sau

ri ya fita daga dakin ya sauka downstairs, har sannan su Mami na parlon, bai kalli inda suke ba ya fita compound, gun security man din gidan ya nufa, Mutumin ya taso da sauri ganinsa, Musharraf yace "Ko da za a sake baka wani sako ka ba Mami or anybody in

this house, ka amsa kawai ka ajiye ni ka bani, kaji me nace maka?" Security man din yace "An gama ranka shi dade" Juyawa Musharraf yayi walking slowly ya koma ciki, yana shiga Bedroom dinsa wayarsa na katsewa, ya karasa ya dauka yana duba me kiransa, miss

call din Mayraah ya gani, ya dinga kallon screen din sai kuma ya zauna gefen gado yayi dialing numberta, yana fara ring ta daga, tayi masa sallama, ya amsa yace "How are you" Tace "Alhmdlh... yau ma kayi tafiya ne?" Gently yace "No" Shiru tayi na few secon

ds kafin tace "Are you okay?" Ya lumshe idonsa ya bude yace "Not really" Da damuwa tace "What's wrong?" Yace "I was so stressed today, i don't feel okay, i think i am getting sick" Tace "Kuma baka sha magani ba" Yayi kasa da murya yace "Give me prescriptio

n...." Tace "Ohk, i will send u via text message right away" Yace "Thank you" katse wayar tayi cikin few minutes sai ga text ya shigo wayarsa, ya shiga message din da ya ga ta rubuta kamar haka "No Drugs... Just stay relaxed, get enough rest.... I mean, sl

eep like a baby, and dream of me" Ya maimaita message din yayi sau uku, thinking if it's really coming from her or wani ne ya rubuta mata, ya dai yi murmushi, yayi mata reply kamar haka "Not when u are not by my side" Yana tura mata text din ya ajiye waya

ya shiga bandaki feeling a bit relieved.... Ko da ya fito bandaki goge jikinsa yayi da towel ya shirya cikin pajamas dinsa, sannan ya kwanta saman gado ya dau wayarsa, ya ga tayi masa reply kamar haka "Let the count down begin from today...." Dialing numbe

rta yayi har ya gama ringing bata daga ba, ya kuma kiranta still no response, and yasan she will neva respond.

Ranan asabar, Ammi na dakin da ke cikin parlor tare da sister dinta Aunty Mariya, makota ne yan shigowa ganin lefe cike a parlorn babu masaka ts

inke, yan uwan Ammi na nesa da na kusa da matan Brothers din Abba sai aminiyar Ammi Hajiya Safiyya su ma duk suna parlon zaune suna monitoring

kayan tunda duniya ta dawo babu gaskiya, tun jiya Ammi bata samu sun yi wata maganar kirki da er uwarta ba warce

take aure a garin kaduna, sai dai ita Allah bai ta

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a bata haihuwa ba, ita ma jiya wajen karfe sha biyu ta iso gidan, kuma bazata koma ba sai bayan biki, dama su hudu Hajja ta haifa, Ammi, sai marigayiya Rukayya warce ta haifi Badiyya, sai kaninsu namiji da

Allah yayi ma rasuwa kusan 8 years back ko aure bai yi ba, sannan Aunty Mariya warce ita ce autarsu, Aunty Mariya dake kallon Ammi ta sauke ajiyar zuciya tace "Allah dai ya fishsheta don kam gaskiya ban ga mutunci tattare da dangin mijin nan da zata aura

ba, abu babu arziki??" Ammi tace "Shi yasa abun ya dameni.... Ga Mayraah kin ga ba magana take ba, baza ta iya kwatan kanta ba, kar su je suyi ta cutar min da ita" Aunty Mariya tace "In sha Allah hakan ma bazai faru ba Ammi, komai zai zo da sauki, za mu yi

ta taya ta da addu'a" Ammi tace "Hatta kayan fa ba iya su kenan ba, Ita Hajiya Safiyya ai ta sani don su suka hada kayan, sun cire abubuwa sosai daga cikin lefen nan" Aunty Mariya ta bude baki tace "Haba dai?" Ammi tace "Akwatunan ma da ta nuna min ya tur

a mata ta WhatsApp ai ba iyakarsa kenan ba, ke dai Allah ya rufa asiri ya sa gidan zamanta ne" Aunty Mariya tace "Ikon Allah, amma kamar babu dangin Mamarsa gun yan kawo kayan ko?" Ammi tace "To ban sani ba dai" Aunty Mariya tace "Ki kwantar da hankalinki

Ammi, in sha Allahu gidan zaman Mayraah ne, babu me cutarta da izinin Allah tunda mijinta na sonta kuma yana da ilimi bazai bari a taka masa mata yana gani ba" Ammi tace "Allah ya sa hakan" Aunty Mariya tace "Kin sanar ma Mama Ladi bikin nan kuwa?" Ammi ta

ce "Na gaya mata tun sanda aka sa rana, da har tace bazata iya zuwa ba kuma daga baya ta kirani wai ai bata san har da na Mahir ba tana nan zuwa" Aunty Mariya tace "Allah dai ya rufa mana asiri kar ta zo ta addabi jama'a ta wargaza mana taro" Ammi tace "Wa

llahi nima fargaban da nake kenan, da tace bazata zo da farko ba baki ga farin cikin da nayi ba wllh, ban son komai ya hadani da baiwar Allahn nan gaskiya, ni wllh da ta hakura mun yafe zuwanta" Aunty Mariya tace "Hajja za mu yi ma magana kawai su yi taron

su a gidanta don gaskiya abun bazai yi kyau ba idan baiwar Allahn nan ta sauka gidan nan" Ammi tace "To ki gaya ma Hajjan haka" Aunty Mariya tace "In sha Allahu, ai anjima Maheer zai je ya kawota ganin kaya zan mata magana idan ta zo, wai Badiyya fa? ba na

ji some weeks ago kince ta dawo gidan nan ba" Ammi tace "Uhm Badiyya taki zama wllh Mariya"

Har kusan karfe sha daya na safe Mayraah dake dakinta taki fita ko nan da corridor saboda mutane taga Musharraf bai kirata ba, ta saba during weekend yawanci befor

e 9 yake kiranta, sai da ta ga karfe sha daya har da minti goma sannan tayi deciding ta kirasa, ta dau wayarta dake Caji tayi dialing numbersa, har ya katse bai daga ba, ta dai ci gaba da karatun da take don on Monday suna da test har biyu, tana zaune kan

darduma bayan ta idar da sallan azahar Aunty Mariya ta shigo dakin da sallama, Mayraah ta mike ta linke darduman da tayi sallah tana amsa sallaman Aunty Mariya, Aunty Mariya tace "Ki sakko ki debi abinci Hajiyata" Mayraah ta marairaice tace "Aunty mutane s

un yi yawa a gidan" Aunty Mariya tace "Babu wasu mutane duk sun tafi sai imu imu, ki fito ki zuba abinci" a hankali Mayraah tace "Toh" Aunty Mariya tace "Ko kuma bari in sa Sabira ta kawo maki kawai" Mayraah ta

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an yi murmushi tace "Yauwa Aunty Nagode" Juy

awa Aunty Mariya tayi ta fita daga dakin Mayraah ta xauna kasan carpet din dakin tana duban agogo dake nuna karfe daya da yan mintuna, har sannan kuma Dr Musharraf bai yi returning call dinta ba, or did he travel today? Ta kasa hakuri ta kara dauka wayar t

a sake kiransa nan ma no response, or is he still sick, ajiye wayar tayi nan da nan taji she is

disturbed da ta tuna yace mata baya jin dadi jiya, tana ta zaune har Sabira ta shigo mata da abincin ta ajiye mata ta fita, kasa cin abincin tayi, ta ci cokali

biyu kawai ta rufe ta mayar gefe, ta mike ta kwanta kan gado, tana ta kwance bayan kusan minti talatin wayarta yayi vibrate ta dau wayar duk tunaninta shi ne sai ta ga Hamida ce, Ta daga bayan sun gaisa Hamida tace "Amarcy za mu zo ganin lefe da su Amina y

anzu" a hankali Mayraah tace "Hamida baza ku bari gobe ba?" Hamida tace "Zaki fita ne?" Mayraah tace "Akwai mutane da yawa gidan ne, i won't be comfortable ko kun zo, ku bari idan an rugu zuwa gobe pls" Hamida tace "To Allah Ubangiji ya kai mu, ke har fa n

a amso anko na wajen tela, sai kin ga dinkin yayi kyau wllh in gaya maki, Amina ma sun amso nasu, saura lace din ne ba a karasa ba" Mayraah tace "Ohk shikenan" Hamida tace "In ji dai sun saka maki kayan fitar biki a akwati ko sai next week zai kawo maki?"

Mayraah tace "Yace min an sa, ni kinsan ban ga kayan ba ma har yanzu" Hamida tayi dariya tace "Idan muka zo duk za mu gani tare" Mayraah tace "Allah ya sauwake, ni ce zan ga lefe da ku, ba wani lefen da zan gani" Hamida tayi dariya tace "Ke dai sai mun zo"

Daga haka suka yi sallama, Mayraah ta ajiye wayar ta koma ta kwanta. Har tayi bacci ta tashi wajejen karfe uku da rabi Musharraf bai kirata ba, nan taji ta shiga damuwa sosai, bandaki ta shiga tayi wanka tayi alwala sannan ta fito, sai da tayi la'asar bay

an lokaci yayi sannan ta sake kiransa, sai da ya kusa katsewa ya daga, Nan da nan ta hade rai kamar yana ganinta tace "Why are u not picking my calls since morning?" Yace "Ba na ce maki bana jin dadi jiya ba" cike da damuwa tace "Har yanzu? Did you go to t

he hospital?" Yace "Ban je ba" Tace "Toh wani magani ka sha?" Yace "Ban sha ba" Shiru tayi sai kuma tace "Baka da lafiya kuma baza ka sha magani ba?" A hankali yace "Babu maganin" Tace "Mami fa?" Yace "Tana gida" Da mamaki Mayraah tace "Kai kana ina?" Yace

"Bana gidan" Ta

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an yi shiru, sai kuma tace "Why are you answering that way?" Yace "How am i answering Mayraah?" Ta dan buda ido tace "Kana ina yanzu?" Yace "I need rest so i am not at home..." Tace "Nasani, cewa nayi kana ina?" Yace "Nan din da nake ma g

ida ne...." Tace "Ohk, now tell me how you are feeling" Yayi shiru, hakan yasa tace "Hello" Yace "Ina jin ki" Tace "Kayi shiru" Yace "I should tell u how i am feeling?" Tace "Eh" Yace "Ohk i am not feeling fine Mayraah" Da damuwa sosai tace "Don Allah ka g

aya min how you are feeling, idan bazaka gaya min ba kuma ka aika wani da prescription ya siya maka magani ka sha" Yace "Wa zan aika?" Tace "Kai kadai ne a gidan wai?" Yace "Yeah" Tace "Amma me yasa zaka zauna gida ba kowa bayan baka da lafiya?" A hankali

yace "U said i should get enough rest Dear, shi yasa na zo nan" Mayraah tace "Ni bance kaje inda babu kowa ba" Yace "Ohk ai ban sani ba" Tace "To yanxu ka ci abinci?" Yace "Wa zai bani?" Ta zaro ido tace