When she and Hibbah left the class, she didn’t look for Hafsat.
She wanted to get the confidence she lost yesterday. She went straight to the room
where they kept the department’s generator. She was one of the
students who was ahead of the other girls in that room in terms of the talent and intelligence that ALLAH
gave them in Chemistry and Physics.
She met a group of boys and girls just sitting in the room.
All of them were talking and laughing at one table.
From the corner she was carrying the weight in her heart, the way she was feeling.
The computer over there, because that day the woman security guard at Kirkirar gate
stopped her and checked her bags as she was entering. There was a boy she had
a fight with, he also had a certificate in that field, he tampered with
the girl security’s laptop in the data room because he was looking for something to
use on the computer. That day she was the only one there. Her work
started, a virus that wasn’t working for her, and the head of her department
in the computer room saw her sitting there, got angry and called the police to come to the house immediately.
Then because she knew Yah Abubakar there was no problem, they tried to
see if they could close the case.
In a flash she took out the connector from her bag and
connected to the computer and saw what had caused her to lose hope.
For about ten minutes she was there, then she finally felt the weight in her heart lift a little.
But she was still not happy, the victory was because by the will of ALLAH she managed.
She murmured softly and then said quietly "Alhamdulillah" while
hugging the computer and smiling. Then she remembered that Yah Abubakar
hadn’t picked up her call quickly. She thought of everything but didn’t dial
his number. Then she saw a text that had come in. She sent back a sign
that she was busy. She tried calling again. She was alone and no one answered.
In her loneliness she kept trying to call three more times until he finally picked up.
She hurried and said hello in a voice full of panic and fear.
From there Yaya Abubakar answered saying, "Ummi's daughter, are you okay
right? I’m in a meeting now".
"Lafiya lau Yaya, I just have something to tell you. Yesterday you didn’t
come to the place and I didn’t sleep, today too I forgot because of Abba".
"Okay I’m listening".
"Uhm Yaya. Do you know what? Yesterday as we were leaving school some people on
power bikes almost hit us, because of that even Hafsat from Aunty
Kulu’s house got injured and was taken to the hospital for treatment. I also
was the one who gave them the time yesterday, and now I just found out where
they..."
Before she could finish her talk, Yaya Abubakar was startled and from there said,
"People on power bikes?!".
"Yes! Yaya. Do you know them?".
"I have an idea where. This talk can’t be on the phone, I’m coming now to
meet you, get ready I’m telling everyone after me".
Before she could get a chance to say anything else he hung up the phone.
"Oh Yaya, I’m standing here talking and you’re already hanging up. But okay
I’ll explain to you when it’s 3 o’clock". She was talking while packing her
things and bag and she had to lower her voice. She was trying to put her bag on her back when a call
came in. Seeing it was Zahidah, she hurriedly put the phone to her ear with the intention
of leaving the place.
She was in the middle of listening to Zahidah telling her where she was going when she
saw someone standing in front of her. She hurriedly pulled the phone from her ear to
look to see who was blocking her way.