Author : BATUL MAMMAN Category : African Stories & Novels
Yassar ya riko hannunta da sauri "don Allah kada ma ki fara. Bari su tafi wallahi zan fada miki duk abinda kike son ji.
Suna kallo motocin su Ismail da Dahiru suka fita daga asibitin. Bilkisu tace "bari naje, Anti Asmau sai da safe."
Asmau ta dan bata rai cikin wasa "bazan amsa ba sai naji bayani."
Murmushi kawai Bilkisu tayi ta kama hanyar motar Col. Ishaq.
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Tana karasawa taji Anti Bintu cikin tashin hankali tana cewa "wace irin magana ce wannan Ishaq? Haihuwa ta Allah ce. Yanzu saboda wannan zaka ce ka fasa. Wallahi baka ga yadda na shiga damuwa ba da naji zancen Qasim"
Rabin hankalinsa yana kan Asmau da yake hangowa suna magana da Yassar. Ba a nan inda 'yarta ke kwance tana jinya yake so taji zancen ba. Bilkisu ya kalla babu fara'a a fuskarsa.
"Kin gama kai gulmar? To kije ki fada masa nace kada ya kuskura ya fada mata komai yanzu"
Hanjin cikinta har wani kullewa yayi don tsoro ta koma wurinsu da sauri sosai. Ya mayar da hankalinsa ga Anti Bintu.
"Rashin haihuwa ba karamar matsala bace. Ke shaida ce ina sonta amma yaushe zan tauye mata hakkinta ta zauna dani babu haihuwa"
"Innalillahi wa inna ilaihi rajiun, Asmau tana ganin jarabawa kala kala a rayuwarta. Tunda ta dawo gida ban taba ganin farincikinta ba kamar idan tana tare da kai. Ishaq wallahi tana sonka. Kada kayi mata haka. Yarinyar nan taga taskun rayuwa. Yanzu kuma zata rasa masoyi" Anti Bintu tana magana ita kanta kamar zata yi kuka.
Ji yayi zuciyarsa har wani zafi take masa. A jiya ya yanke shawarar ko me zai faru bazai rabu da ita ba. Amma magana daya tasa ya tuno da rashin dacewarsa da ita.
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Kafin Bilkisu ta isa wurinsu Asmau tayo gaba. Yassar yayi mata alkawarin sai sun koma gida zai fada mata komai, ita duk tunaninta ma ko soyayya sukeyi a boye. Bata matsa masa ba tace shikenan. Cikin nutsuwa ta taho wurin da Jikamshi yake tsaye da Anti Bintu. Ita dai Anti Bintun tana ganinta ta bar wurin zuciyarta tana kara karaya. Bata san halin da Asmau zata shiga ba idan taji abinda Ishaq yake tafe dashi. Gashi lamari na haihuwa ba'a daukarsa da wasa. Ita bata isa tace dole ayi auren ba tunda da kansa ya fada mata aurensa na fari shekarunsu goma shadaya da matar. Gashi suna rabuwa ta haihu.
Da zata bar wurin suka hada ido da Asmau tayi saurin sunkuyar da kai a kunyace. Shima ba dadewa zatayi a wurinsa ba saboda kada Hajiya ta fito.
Yaji dadin ganinta amma yanayin da zuciyarsa take ciki ya hana ya bayyana mata duk kokarinsa na boyewa. Da murmushi a saman fuskarta ta gaishe shi.
"Matar Jikamshi"
"Uhmm"
"Yau nafi sonki akan kullum, ji nake kamar yau na fara sonki ma" yadda yake furta kalamansa a hankali yasa taji wani dadi a ranta.
Mukullin motar yake dan kadawa yace "baki amsa min ba."
A zuciyarta tace zai fara sakata jin kunyar da ya saba. Kasa take kallo tace "to me zan ce?"
"Au baki ma sani ba, to bari na fada miki tunda ni nake son jin amsar. Ina ji idan baki fadi abinda nake so ba bazan iya kaimu gida ba." jikinsa duk a sanyaye yake. Daga yau baya jin zai kara furta mata kalmar so. Kallo kuwa tamkar ya cinyeta da idonsa. Jin soyayyarta yake sabuwa a zuciyarsa.
Dago kai tayi "don Allah ka dena fadin haka bana so"
"Nine bakya so ko maganar da nayi"
Kwabe masa fuska tayi tana shirin kuka yaji ta kara shiga ransa"kasan me nake nufi. Ka dena cewa bazaka iya zuwa gida ba"
Yayi dariyar karfin hali "to bani amsar da ta dace"
Rufe fuskarta tayi da mayafi sannan tace "I love you Jikamshina" da sauri ta juya zata gudu ya dakatar da ita ta tsaya amma bata juyo ba.
"Matar Jikamshi ki rike mijinki da gaskiya kinji ko. Allah Ya albarkaci rayuwarki"
Duk ya kashe mata jiki da kalamansa amma ko kadan bata kawo komai a ranta ba. Ita a zatonta shi yake nufi a matsayin mijin nata shiyasa tace
"Amin" sannan ta shige cikin asibitin.
Allah Ya taimaketa domin kuwa a hanya ta hadu da Umma da Mama sun rako Haj Lubabatu. Gashi babu damar canja hanya haka tayi mata sallama ta wuce su kuma suka rakata har mota.
Har su Umma suka zo tafiya Anti Bintu bata ga wani sauyi a tare da Asmau ba. Wannan ya sa tayi tunanin Ishaq bai riga ya fada mata ba. Duk su biyun tausayi suke bata, zata saka su a addua don ita bata san wace shawara zata basu ba.
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Bayan kwana biyu aka sallami Amatullah. Duk kwanakin da Mami tayi a Kano a gidan Col. Ishaq tayi su don kuwa da gaske Haj Lubabatu ta hanata kwana a gidanta. Ranar da zata tafi suka taru ita da kanneta suka sake bawa Hajiyan hakuri. Shi Col. Ishaq tuni ya ware dasu. Fushin bazai kaishi ko'ina ba yanzu tunda akwai gaskiya a maganarsu. Mami ta tafi akan duk shawarar da ya yanke su duka zasu bashi goyon baya.
A wannan lokacin ya rage kiran Asmau. Idan ta kira sai taji wayar a kashe. Nambobinsa biyu gareta duk bata samunsa sosai sai idan shi ya kirata. Shima din hirarsa tafi yawa da Amatullah. Idan ta karbi wayar daga gaisuwa sai yace mata zaiyi aiki ko zai kwanta. Tun bata dauki abin komai ba har dai ta fara tunanin akwai wata a kasa.
A bangaren Qasim ya matsa mata sosai da waya yanzu. Yazo sau daya ya koma bakin aikinsa. Nunawa yayi bai san da maganar Col. Ishaq ba. Ita kuma taki sakar masa jiki tana jira taji daga bakin Jikamshi tukunna.
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Haka tayi sati daya duk abubuwa sun cakude mata. Jafar ya karbi takardunta na SSCE zai sake nema mata admission. Amatullah tunda taji sauki Abdulhalim ya zo wata litinin da safe ya tafi da ita makarantar da yaransa suke yi. Makaranta ce mai tsada sosai domin kuwa ana arabiya da boko tun bakwai da rabi sai hudu da rabi ake tashin yara.
Ga karatun Qur'ani ba kama hannun yaro. Ita dai Asmau sai son barka. Kowa na kokarin kyautata musu. Shemau taso ace a makarantar da nata yaran suke zuwa aka saka Amatullah. Da yake saura sati daya hutun makaranta gwaji kawai aka yi mata suka bata aji, kayan makaranta da litattafai. Karatu sai an dawo zata fara sosai. Abdulhalim ya biya kudin komai. Alh Adamu ya kara masa kudi don kada ya shiga matsi tunda yana da nasa yaran. Amma yaki karba Amatullah 'yarsa ce baya bukatar taimakon kowa.
Da ya dawo da ita gida kuwa an sha labarin sabuwar makaranta. Tana ta zuba zance akwai lilo da wurin computer irinta Uncle Yassar. Hajjo da Umma kadai ke amsa mata. Asmau na rike da waya a hannu tana ta kiran Jikamshi ta kasa samu. Bata jima da ajiye wayar Qasim ba yace mata iyayensa suna so a sake basu ranar da zasu dawo.
Umma ce ta lura da yadda take ta tsaki ga waya a hannu tana ta dannawa.
"Asmau wa kike nema ne haka? Kinsan dai wani lokacin network sai yaki dadi amma duk kinsa abin a ranki sai tsaki kike faman yi."
Amatullah tayi caraf tace "kuma ni ta hana ni yi, wai tsaka ce yake yi"
Ran Asmau yayi mugun baci ta kai mata duka ta sameta a gefen fuska "ban hanaki idan manya na magana ki saka baki ba. Tashi ki bar wurin nan kafin na kara miki"
Kuka sosai Amatullah take yi don har dankunnenta sai da yayi tsalle. Umma da Hajjo har suna rige rigen janyota jikinsu. Umma itama ta harzuka tace "wane irin rashin hankali ne wannan Asmau. Daga tayi magana sai duka."
Hajjo tace "kuma dukan ma a fuska, tayi kuskure don ba'a so a koyawa yara saka baki a zancen manya. Amma ya zaki mata hukunci irin wannan. Ji yadda dankunne ya karce ta"
Suna kokarin jan Amatullah amma taki tsayawa. Da Hajjo ta saketa jikin Asmaun ta koma tana kuka "Ummi kiyi hakuyi na dena"
Kuka Asmau ta saka, tasan bata kyauta ba don fushinta ta saukewa Amatullah. Ga zuciyarta dama ta gama rauni. Bata samun Jikamshi shima baya kira sosai sannan Qasim yana jiran amsarta na ranar da zasu dawo. Amatullah ta sake cewa "Ummina kin hakuya?"
Cikin kuka ta rungumeta sosai a jikinta "na hakura Ama"
"To ki dena kuka nima na dena"Amatullah ta fada tana share hawayenta.
Wannan ya kara karyarwa Asmau zuciya ta cigaba da kukanta bilhaqqi. Umma da Hajjo suka tsaya kallon ikon Allah. Sai da tayi mai isarta ta dauki Amatullah suka shiga ciki.
Suna tafiya Hajjo ta rike baki "Bara'atu anya yarinyar nan bata da mutanen boye? 'yan kwanakin nan na lura tana cikin damuwa. Wannan kukan ma da biyu ko uku ma zance take yinsa."
"Nima haka nagani, bari naje naji ko menene"
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Dariyarsu Umma ta fara ji Asmau tana bin Amatullah tana cewa zata shafa mata dettol a wurin da dankunne ya karceta ita kuma tana zagaye gado da gudu. Umma ta rike baki kawai. Asmau da Safinanta sai Allah. Tare suka ga wahalar rayuwa shiyasa shakuwarsu take bawa mutane sha'awa.
Sakin fuska tayi ta shiga ta daga Amatullah.
"Gudu wurin Hajjo kinji yarinyar kirki."
Ta fice kuwa a guje tana dariya. Asmau kunya ta kamata ta ce "Umma kiyi hakuri don Allah".
"Bakiyi min komai ba Asmau. So nake ki fada min abinda yake damunki. Ba'a so damuwa tasa iyaye su rinka hucewa akan 'ya'yansu. Amatullah bata kyauta ba da tayi magana amma ba da haka zaki tsawatar mata ba. Ko don gaba ki kiyaye"
"In sha Allah Umma. Nagode"
Wuri Umma ta samu ta zauna tace "zauna Asmau, magana zamuyi"
Murmushi ta kirkiro "babu komai fa Umma, haushi ta bani ne"
"To na tashi kenan tunda kina da wanda zaki fadawa matsalarki bayan ni"
Daga magana kamar ance fara kuka kawai ta kwantar da kanta a cinyar Umma ta soma kuka. Tausayi ta bawa Umman ta fara rarrashinta "komai yayi tsanani maganinsa Allah. Yakamata ace kece mai fadawa wani hakan. Wa kike nema a waya har abin ya bata miki rai haka"
Muryarta har ta dan shake tace " idan mutum ya dena nemanka a waya sosai alama ce ta ya hakura da kai ko, ko kayi masa laifi"
Duk da Umma tasan wa Asmau ke so sai tace "waye baya kiranki a waya"
Rufe bakinta tayi da sauri. Maganar ce take cinta amma bata yi niyar fada ba.
Dan murmushi Umma tayi. Tun ranar da suka hadu da su Hajiya a asibiti kafin Anti Bintu ta koma Zariya ta fada mata yadda suka yi da Col. Ishaq. Ta sauke ajiyar zuciya
"Ishaq ne baya kiranki?"
Sake sunkuyar da kai tayi ta kasa amsawa. Umma tace "ki yawaita addua da neman zabin Allah nima zan tayaki."
Abinda yake ta cin ranta ta kasa boyewa "cewa yayi zaiyi magana da Hajiya, ina jin saboda Amatullah bata amince ba. *Umma nayi kuskure ne da ban zubar da cikin ba na haifeta*?
Wannan karon Umma ma sai hawaye "ko kadan Asmau. Haihuwarta shine maslaha gareki damu baki daya. Mun so bin son zuciya da muka dage sai kin zubar da cikinta. Ki duba ki gani yadda Allah Yayita mai kokari da ladabi. Kema kinsan ba iyawarki bace kawai tasa kike da yarinya mai tarbiya kamarta. Mata da yawa da iyayensu sukan gujewa kunyar duniya su zubar da ciki ko a yar da jariri. Sai anje lahira kuma ido ya raina fata. Ga laifin zina ga na zubar da ciki ko kashe jinjiri. Ko ki sami miji ko kada ki samu ki sani cewa rayuwarki ibada ce. Hakuri da tawakkali shine ginshikin farincikin dan adam. Batun Ishaq kuma kada ki damu zai nemeki da kansa ku kare magana. Da shi da Qasim wanda duk Allah Ya zaba miki ko waninsu sai mu ce Alhamdulillah.
ABINDA AKE GUDU🙆🏽47
Batul Mamman💖
*Maman Farida mai Hanyar Ruwa. Ina gaisuwa da fatan alkhairi. Ga naki shafin yar uwa*
*Amina Yau, Jikamshi yana gaisheki da kyau.*
*Shafaatu mai masaukin baki a gidan Batul ina godiya*
*Masu sakonnin gaisuwa bazan taba mantawa daku ba. Allah Yayi mana jagora*
Sai yanzu Asmau ta dan sami nutsuwa a ranta. Tun da Jikamshi ya dena kiranta sosai ta fara tunanin ko Hajiyarsa ce bata amince ba. Amma yanzu Umma ta kwantar mata da hankali. Zata sake nemansa daga yau zuwa gobe. Idan taji shiru to zata bar komai ga iyayenta. A yanzu dai Umma da Mama Yalwa sun riga sun san da maganar Col. Ishaq. Mama har fada tayi da basu fada da wuri ba sai a asibiti ta ganewa idonta. Asmau ta san bazata bar maganar ba dole ta fadawa Baba.
Bayan fitar Umma tashi tayi ta dauko Al-Qur'ani tana karantawa. Neman sauki kawai take a zuciyarta da ke kitsa mata abubuwa da yawa. Adduarta bata wuce idan Jikamshi bazai aureta ba zata mayar da hankali ga karatu, idan kuma iyayenta sun zaba mata Qasim duk da a yanzu sun san bata son shi to bazata yi musu ba. Fatanta bai wuce ta sami juriya wurin karbar duk wata jarabawa da tazo mata ba.
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Washegari Umma ta gama shirin zuwa gidan Mama suyi magana ta karshe da Alh Adamu sai ga Garzali ya shigo yana ta fara'a suka hadu a bakin kofa. Umma tace "kanina mijin 'yata irin wannan fara'a haka. Ko dai Zubaida ta haihu"
Yana murmushi yace "yanzu daga asibitin nake. Ko awa daya bata yi ba. An sami namiji."
Umma sai murna ta koma ciki tana mita akan me bai fada musu ba tun lokacin da suka tafi asibitin. Sai da suka je dakin Hajjo bayan ta fada mata kyakkyawan labari tace "ina kuka kai su Walid?"
"Kai Yaya Bara'atu sai faman fada kike yi. Tsakar dare fa ta fara nakudar. A makota na ajiyesu muka tafi."
Asmau ce ta shigo dakin daga kitchen bayan taji muryar Kawu Garzali. Tayi murna sosai tace bari ta dora ruwan zafi sannan ta hada abinci. Kawu Garzali yace ta barshi makociyarsu duk tayi wannan. Yana jin bazata dade ba za'ayi sallama. Tace to bari tayi wanka sai su tafi. Tana tafiya Umma ta soma fada masa halin da suke ciki ga Qasim kuma da yake jira a sake basu lokaci. Hajjo tace
"Allah mai iko, wallahi idan aka ce min yarinyar nan zata sami manemin aure sai in karyata. Gashi yanzu an samu har an rasa na zabe. Ni dai shawarata kada ayi mata dole. Yaron nan Qasim dan mutumci ne gaba da baya amma bana son ayi auren dana sani. Asmau ba kankanuwar yarinya bace da zaa ce bata san me take yi ba. Kai Garzali mu zamu je asibitin. Kaje ka sami Alhaji kuyi magana. Idan za'aji ta bakin Ishaq din ne ya kamata a hanzarta. Idan kuma da Qasim din ne ma duk yadda akayi babu matsala."
Umma ta dan sassauta murya tace "Bintu fa ta fada min shi Ishaq din yace ya janye saboda baya haihuwa."
"Baya haihuwa?" Hajjo ta fada tana daga murya.
Umma tace "Asmau bata sani ba. Yace zai fada mata da kansa. Nima ban nuna mata na san wani abu ba"
Kawu Garzali ya shiga jimami. Zubaida ta fada masa irin yadda ta ga Col. Ishaq da Asmau suna son juna ranar da taje yini a gidan. Anya akwai ranar da Asmau zata ga haske a rayuwarta kuwa. Daga wannan matsalar sai wannan.
"Wai ya taba aure ne ko tuzuru ne shi Ishaq din"
"Kaima dai Garzali in bai taba aure ba yaushe zai san da matsalar rashin haihuwar. Shekararsa shadaya da matarsa ta farko"
Gefen gado Hajjo ta samu ta zauna "ni dai kaina duk ya kulle. Haihuwa ba abin wasa bace duk da mutum baya bawa kansa amma kowa yana so. Muje dai wurin maijegon, kai kuma duk yadda kuka yi da Alhajin ka fada mana. Ai ita shawara tana da dadi. Bana son azo ana cizon yatsa nan gaba shiyasa cikinsu babu wanda zan ce lallai sai ta zabe shi."
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A nan suka bar zancen su Umma suka wuce asibiti daukar Zubaida. Kawu Garzali ya tafi gidan Alh Adamu.
Bayan sun gaisa ne Alhajin yace "ina Hajiya Bara'atun? Tace zata zo. Ashe tare ma kuke"
"Ni kadai ne Alhaji. Sun tafi asibiti mai dakina ta sauka dazu bayan asuba"
Barka Alh Adamu yayi masa sannan suka fara tattauna abinda yake gabansu. Zancen Col. Ishaq ma sai da Alh Adamu yayi ya ce Mama ce ta fada masa. Ashe shiyasa yaga shi da mahaifiyarsa da 'yan uwansa sun zo duba Amatullah. Daga Shanono kuma jiya ya sami waya suna bukatar a sake basu lokaci.
"Alhaji wannan abu duk mai sauki ne. Yanzu nake ji cewa shi Ishaq din yace zai janye saboda yana da lalura ta rashin haihuwa. Idan haka ne kaga Qasim ya kamata ta aura"
"Banki taka ba Garzali. Duk abinda aka riga aka sani yafi sauki idan za'a tunkare shi. Amma menene tabbacinmu na cewa shi Qasim yana haihuwa ko ita Asmau zata sake haihuwa? A zahiri nafi sonta da Qasim saboda kusancinsa da Abubakar. Gani zanyi kamar dana ne ya aureta. Sai dai kuma bana son mu saka son zuciya a cikin al'amarin nan. Tana gida ne yanzu?"
"A'a tare suka fita dasu Hajjo" Garzali ya bashi amsa.
"Idan ta dawo kace ina nemanta jibi bayan azahar in sha Allah. Zan je daurin aure ne gobe Gashua. Tambayarta zanyi don kada abin yazo da daukar alhaki. Wanda ta zaba sai mu duba mu kuma muga dacewar hakan. Aure ai ba'a yi masa garaje. Rashin karasa karbar kudin wancan karon ma daga Allah ne."
"Shikenan Alhaji, Allah Ya zaba mata mafi alkhairi." Daga nan suka yi sallama Kawu Garzali ya tashi ya tafi.
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Inna mahaifiyar Qasim ce ta saka shi a gaba suna magana akan aurensa.
"Baffanka yace sunyi magana da Alhaji Adamu yace a dan kara musu lokaci zasu sanar da ranar da za'aje kai kudi"
"Eh munyi maganar. Dama Asmau nace ta fada musu da farko to ashe ma Baffa ya kira shi"
Rai a bace Inna tace "yanzu ita Asmaun har sai an bukaci lokaci kafin ace an yarda a kai kudin? Naga dai ita ce ma me abin bincike a kanta. Yarinyar da ta bar gidansu tsahon shekara biyar."
Murmushi kawai yayi. Inna bata son auren nan nasa duk irin yadda zaiyi mata bayani tace su rayuwarsu ba irin ta birni bace. A nan duk wanda yaji Asmau tana da 'ya sai ya tambaya mijinta
