Episode 1: Unspoken possessiveness

*BEYOND THE VEIL*

       (A tale of unspoken feelings)

Hauwa Jibrin Sulaiman

(Jiddatul-khayr)

Young talented writers association (YOTA)

All praise is due to Almighty Allah who has granted me the strength, time, nd inspiration to write again. It's by His mercy that I return to u my beloved readers with another story frm the depths of my heart.

To everyone who supported my previous works, thnkyou for walking this journey with me. Your love, your feedback, and your encouragement continue to fuel my passion.

Now, I come back with something new a different style, a fresh voice, and a story I hope will touch your soul in ways words alone cannot explain.

I pray you receive it with open hearts, just as you’ve welcomed me before.

Before diving into the story, I want to express my deepest appreciation to *Na'ima Sulaiman Sarauta (Nimcyluv)*. 

Her thoughtful suggestions and careful edits have greatly improved this work. 

I am truly grateful for her time, encouragement, and belief in my vision. 

Thank you Shugaba Nimcyluv, and I Love you so much.

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Episode 1: Unspoken possessiveness

Tana dukunkune cikin duvet ɗin ta, saboda ruwan da akayi jiya da daddare wanda yasa garin ya ɗauki sanyi, buɗe idanun ta me cike da bacci tayi, ta ɗan yaye duvet ɗin da ya rufe mata har kan ta, agogon ɗakin ta kalla, da sauri ta miƙe zaune cikin muryan ta mai daɗi tace "SubhanAllah, it's already 6:30am? Oops.., I woke up late today" sai kuma ta fara karanta addu'an tashi daga bacci, sauke kafafun ta masu laushi da haske tayi ta saka Indoor slippers daga haka ta mike tsaye, ta yaye Night cap ɗin kanta saboda takurawa gashin ta da yayi tana yamutsa fuska, hakan ya ba ma gashin na ta damar sauka har gadon bayan ta, gƴara tsadaddan gadon ɗakin nata ta shiga yi, bata ɗau lokaci ba kuma ta gama, wardrobe ta wuce ta buɗe wani kimono ta ɗauka ta sa akan sleepwear ɗin jikin ta ta sauka kasa da sauri, kitchen ta shiga don haɗa breakfast, cikin sauri take haɗa Sandwich ɗin wanda bai ɗauke ta wasu lokuta ba ta gama, ta tafasa tea ta juye a tea flask, daga haka ta kai su kan dining, ta haura sama da sauri dan yin wanka.

Bata tsaya shafa mai ba, kawai ta wuce ta ɗauki simple Abayan ta ta sanya, ta ɗauki Office bag ɗin ta ta rata ya, ta juya tana kallon fuskar ta a madubi, ganin pink lips ɗinta sun fara bushewa yasa ta shafa lips balm

Cikin sauri yake shiri, mamakin kansa yake yi dan is hardly ya makkara, bayan ya fito parlorn yana gyaran neck tie ɗinsa daga haka ya wuce kitchen yana bin gurin da kallo ko zai samu abin sawa a cikin sa ganin kitchen ɗin alamar anyi girki yasa ya wuce dinning Luckily ya ga Sandwich dake cikin plate rufe da mesh food cover, ya ja ɗaya daga kujerun dining ɗin ya zauna ya yaye laidar ya taɓa flask jin akwai tea ya juye a cup sannan ya fara breakfast hankalin sa kwance yet in a hurry way, bayan ya gama ya koma parlorn dan haɗa kayan da zai tafi da shi office

Tun daga sakkowan ta daga stairs take kallon sa sai kuma ta ɗauke kai, ya ɗan kalle ta shima sannan ya ɗauke kai, dinning ta wuce, da sauri ta kalle sa ganin ya gama breakfast da kayan da ta gama making ta sake kallon waste plate ɗin, ta ɗaga kai ta kalle sa sai kuma ta ce

"Wait, is it the breakfast I just prepared that you ate?" Ba tare da ya Kalle ta ba ya ce

"What are your eyes telling you? I ate it because I saw it was already prepared."

Ɗan tsaki ta ja, saboda ran ta yayi mugun ɓaci ta ɗan saci kallon sa ganin zai fita ta ce

"Amma ai wannan bai dace ba, dama kana cin abincin gidan ne ko kuma neman magana ne?"

Ba tare da ya Kalle ta ba ya ce "This is my house, and I will do as I please, so stop asking me whether I ate or not, I will do whatever I see fit."

Ta ɓata fuska tana kallon sa har ya fita sannan ta bi sa da harara, ta ɗauki Officebag dinta ta bi bayan sa ta samu already har ya shiga Mota itama wajan nata motar tayi kawai ta tsinci muryar sa

"Kar ki kuskura ki fita da wannan kayan jikin naki, you're behaving like someone who isn't married."

Ta ɓata fuska ta kalli agogon hannun ta, sai kuma ta Kalle sa taga mugun kallon da yake mata, kawai ta samu kanta da juyawa ta wuce cikin gidan, ba'a ɗau lokaci ba sai gata ta sake fitowa da Hijab a jikin ta, ganin shigar ta yasa ya fara tada motar sa, ita kuma ta wuce wajan motar ta, ganin tayan a sace yasa tayi wajan sa da sauri dan har ya fara reverse

Ta ce "Wait.. mota na da matsala barin bika kawai"

Wani kallo ya mata sannan ya wuce ta ya fita, ta tsaya baki a bude, kawai tayi ordern bold

Tana zaune a office ɗinta tana aiki a system ɗin gaban ta wani ogan ta ne ya shigo da sallama a bakin sa, ta ɗaga kai tana kallon sa sai kuma tayi murmushi ta ce

"Good morning, sir."

ya ce "Morning, hope kin gama da aikin jiya?."

Ta ɗan buɗe baki tana kallon sa sai kuma ta miƙe ta ce

"I'm so sorry, wallahi Jiya saboda hadari na manta but I’m going to do the work now."

Ya juya ba tare da ya ce mata komai ba ya fita daga office ɗin nata, ta bisa da kallo sai kuma ta miƙe ta buɗe wani File cabinet  ta Ciro wani paper tana duba wa sannan ta ɗauki wayanta ta shiga e-mail tana kallon ko yayi daidai daga haka ta miƙe zuwa wani Office ɗin.

Ba tare da tayi knocking ba ta buɗe kanta tsaye ta shiga, Ajiye cup ɗin hannun sa da yake sipping yayi yana kallon ta da mugun mamaki, ta taɓe baki kamar ba shine ya gama cinye mata breakfast a gida ba amma gashi yana sake wani breakfast ɗin a Office

Ya ce "Don't you know how to knock or say hello before coming in?"

Dama da haushin yaki mata left take, ta Kalle sa kamar ba zata ce komai ba sai kuma ta ce

"Aikin da Jiya kaki ka min ne yanzu Oga Mahmud yace nayi na kai masa"

Wani kallo ya mata sai kuma ya cigaba da aikin gabansa ba tare da ya sake bin ta kan ta ba

Ta tsaya for almost 5 min ba tare da ya sake ko kallon ta ba hakan yasa ta jawo system ɗin gaban sa ta gyara zamar ta ta soma aikin operating system ɗin nasa

With lots of shock yake kallonta ta ya buɗe baki zai yi magana a fusace aka buɗe kofar office ɗin, duk suka juya lokaci guda ta miƙe tana washe baki ta ce

"Baba!, Welcome"

Ta kasan ido ya Kalle ta sai kuma ya maida kansa kan mutumin da ya shigo ya ce

"Good morning, sir."

Mutumin ya karasa har cikin office ɗin ya zauna har sannan da murmushi shinfiɗe a fuskar sa cike da dattako ya ce

"Daughter, I hope you’re doing well"

Ta ce "Alhamdulillah Baba"

kallo ɗaya ya masa ya ce "Baka ga message ɗina bane? Ko kuma kiran nawa ne zaka ce baka gani ba?"

Ɗan sotsa kansa yayi ya saci kallon inda take sai kuma ya maida kallon sa ga dattijon ya ce

"I'm very sorry, Sir. Actually, I had some work I needed to finish first, then I planned to come over har gida na same ka, shiyasa sir"

Ya miƙe ba tare da ya ce masa komai ba yana kallon ta ya ce

"Daughter idan aiki ba zai miki yawa ba akwai special assignment da zan baki tunda mijin naki baya maida hankali ga aikin sa"

Da murmushi a fuskarta ta ce

"Alright Baba, nayi alkawarin maida hankalina na gama cikin kankanin lokaci"

Murmushi ya mata daga haka ya fita, dama supervising company ya zo yi, duk inda ya shiga gaishe sa ake cike da girmamawa

Sauke ajiyan zuciya yayi ba tare da ya ce komai ba, idon sa na kanta har ta kammala aikin da zata yi ta miƙe

Ya ce "Bana bukatar sake ganin ki anan please"

Ta juya tana masa wani kallo ta ce  "Haba? Toh ka rantse naji?"

Wani kallo ya mata, ta taɓe baki ba tare da ta sake kula sa ba ta fita, first floor ta wuce rike da papern da ta gama printing ɗin su out, a bakin Office ɗin Oga Mahmud ta danna door bell, bayan an bata izini yasa ta shiga ta same sa ga kuma Baba dake gefen sa yana duba wani files ta ce

"Here's it sir, Na gama"

Karɓa yayi yana dubawa ya ce

"Well, thank you"

Daga haka ta fita daga office ɗin zuwa nata office ɗin.

Da Yamma bayan karfe 4pm duk yawanci ma'aikatan duk sun fito da niyyar tafiya gida

Hango sa da tayi yasa ta fara tafiya da sauri dan ta rantse a motar sa zata koma gida

Ta tsaya tana magana da wata ma'aikaciya ganin ya nufa motar sa yasa tayi wani murmushi dan ta kasan ido take kallon sa ganin ya shiga yasa tayi wajan da sauri ta buɗe kofar gaban motar

Shi da yake shirin tada motar ya ɗaga kai yana kallon ta da mamaki ya ce

"Are you out of your mind opening my car without permission?"

Ta ce "Why would I need permission when it’s my husband’s car?"

He gave her a sharp look ya ce "Alright then, get in let's see."

Ta ce "Yanzu ma kuwa" ta zauna har da gyara zamanta ta saci kallon sa taga wani irin kallon da yake mata ta ɗaga kafaɗa ta ce

"Baba ne ya ce kar na hau bold tunda ga ka, siyasa ban masa kardama ba, amma ka ce na sauka wallahi sai na je na faɗa masa"

Hango Baba da yake saukowa tare da guards ɗin sa hakan yasa ya tada motar ba tare da ya sake kallon ta ba, ta taɓe baki ta toshe kunne ta da Bluetooth dan bata bukatar jarabar sa

A hanya taga ya parka dai dai wani babban eatry ya sauka ya shiga ciki, bai wani dade sosai ba sai gashi ya fito rike da laidar takeaway ta dinga kallon sa har ya karaso motar tana mamakin takeaway ɗaya da ta gani, tayi kwafa har sai daya ɗan Kalle ta.

Bayan sun shiga cikin parlorn na su, yana gaba tana baya, ya wuce dining ita kuma ta wuce sama, yana ajiye takeaway ya wuce dakin sa dan canza kaya, tana laɓe a stair wall ganin har ya rufe dakinsa ta fito da sauri tayi dining ta ɗauke takeaway ta haura sama da gudu tana dariya, tana shiga dakin ta ta danna masa key, kan tsadaddan bedside dinta ta ajiye sannan ta cire kayan ta ta wuce toilet dan yin wanka.

Bayan ya sanya jallabiyar sa ya fito, bai lura da babu komai a dining ba sai daya karasa, sake baki yayi yana kallon kan table din sai kuma ya shafa kansa bai san sanda murmushi yayi escape a fuskar sa ba ya shafa fuskarsa ya wuce kitchen dan duba wani Alternative ɗin.

Yau tun da ta tashi haka kawai take jin bata son wannan family meeting ɗin nasu, haka kawai take jin fargaban haɗuwa da sauran family member ɗin sa.

Kamar kullum ta ɗaura 'yar karamar kimono akan sleepwear ɗin jikinta ta sauka ta girka breakfast har da shi bayan ta gama ta jera su a dining sannan ta wuce sama dan wanka.

Bayan ta fito a wanka ta shafa tsadaddun lotion ta feshe jikin ta da expensive Perfumes sannan ta saka tsaddadan lace tayi daurin daya amshe ta ta daura laffaya ta dauki flat shoe da wani dan karamin hand bag, ta saka Black space sannan ta sauka.

Tun daga stairs yake kallon ta, He couldn't take his eyes off her har ta karasa dining ɗin, sannan ya sauke ajiyar zuciya

Ba tare da ta Kalle sa ba ta jawo flask din tea ta zuba, ɗan daga idon ta tayi suka haɗa ido yayi gyaran murya ya ce

"Baki iya gaisuwa ba ne?"

Ta Kalle sa ta ce

"Idan na gaishe ka ɗin amsa wa zaka yi?"

Yayi kasa da murya yace "Don't please" ta Kalle sa sai kuma taji ba daɗi

Har suka gama breakfast ba wanda ya ce da ɗan-uwansa kala, bayan sun fita ta ɗauka a motar sa zata bi sa, sai kuma taga ya nuna mata nata motar, ta ɗan kalli wajan sai kuma taga har an gyara mata hakan yasa ta koma cikin gidan dan dauko nata keyn.

A Babban compound ɗin da ya gaji da kyau aka yi decorating, a tsare wajan zaman suke, ga su VIP chairs ga kuma reserved seats, wanda wannan taron once in a while ake yin shi sbd Extended family gare su, wanda already mutane sun fara taruwa kowa yana zama a spot din sa

Amira ta kalli Zainab ta ce "Kin san wa nake son kallo?"

Zainab ta ce "Nope, sai kin faɗa"

Amira ta ce "Matar Crush ɗina mana, ina so naga da me ta fini, naji ance ƴar ghetto area ce kuma She came from a poor background"

Zainab ta yamutsa fuska ta ce "ƙaryan tsiya anan ya kare ai, I doubt she can speaks or understanding English, yanzu idan ya tashi tafiya business trip ɗin sa sai muga yadda zai yi da mata 'yar ghetto"

Duk kwashewa suka yi da dariya

Wata cousin ɗin su ce tazo wucewa tana cewa "Yanzu Yaya zai shigo da matar sa"

Juyawa suka yi suka Kalle ta, Amira tayi saurin cewa

"Hajara wait.. wai Yaya ne zai shigo yanzu?"

Kai ta gyaɗa mata ta ce "Sure! Harda Matar sa, kinsan ba'a san ta ba"

Tana kai wa nan tayi gaba ta bar su, Amira ta miƙe ta ce "Zee, ta shi mu je can gate na ganta da kyau kar sai ta zo nan mutane su hanani kare mata kallo"

Zainab ta miƙe tana cewa "haka ne fah"

Hajara dake waya da Yayan ta ta ce "Okay Yaya, yanzu haka ina car park Ina jiran shigowar ku"

Bayan sun isa can farkon compound ɗin suka tsaya, basu wani daɗe ba sai ga motar sa ya kuso kai Zainab ta kalli Amira ta ce

"Wallahi dama a cikin mu ya ɗauka, gamu duk final year student a uni, bari dai yau mu kare ma matar nasa kallo tass" Amira ta mata wani kallo ta ce

"Dama Ni ya ɗauka ko mu?" Ta karasa maganar da harara

Yana gama parking Hajara ta karasa tana masa Sannu da zuwa, hakan yasa su Zainab karasa wajan suma Amira ta kashe murya ta fara magana cike da shagwaɓa, Hajara ta ce

"Yaya Anty Azrah fah?"

Bata kai ga rufe baki ba sai ka motar ta ta shigo compound ɗin, Amira duk suka mayar da hankali su kanta dan ganin ta wato har mota ta iya yanzu

Bayan tayi parking ta buɗe motar wanda tuni Hajara ta karasa wajan dama kiran da ya mata kenan akan ta shiga da ita saboda rashin sanin ta da aka yi, sauke kafafun ta tayi kasa wanda take sanye da flat shoe red henna kafarta ya karama kafar nata kyau da haske, Amira suka kalli juna da Zainab

Ta karasa fita a motar wanda fuskar ta yana ɗauke da murmushi ganin Hajara, sai da numfashin Amira ya kusa ɗauke wa sanda idon ta ya faɗa kanta, Zainab kam tuni ta manta wani class ta sake baki tana kallon ta

Zainab ta juya tana kallon Yayan su da ya fara gaba ta ce

"Yaya ina Matar ka? Ko ba zata zo bane"?"

Pointing mata inda Hajara ke rufe mata motar yayi, da sauri ta juya tana kallon Amira data gama mutuwar tsaye

Hajara na rike da ita suka karasa har in da suke ta ce "Hey Cousins, ga Matar Yaya"

Duk sun kasa cewa komai hakan yasa Hajara taji wani iri daga haka suka wuce wajan taron

Amira ta kalli Zainab wanda har sannan idon ta ya gama cika da hawaye ta ce

"I doubt ba ita bace" Zainab tayi dariya dan ta fahimci kishi ne ta ce

"Sai kuma ya manta matar ta sa? Ita ɗin ce sai dai ba yadda muke expecting bane kila karya Anty ta mana"

Amira ta bar wajan dan bata jin zata iya sake tsayuwa a gidan nan.

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