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MISHAL

By AYSHA GALADIMA🤏🏿

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BOOK 1 

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Sai da ta d’auki tsawan mintuna uku tana kukanta , da kanta ta soma ajiyar zuciya, tana sauke numfashi , a hankali nutsuwarta ya soma dawo jikinta

Ta d’aga hannuwanta ta goge hawayen da suke sauka ta gefen idanuwanta, sannan ta d’anyi shiru na wasu seconds d’in, a hankali ta soma ‘ko’karin zame jikinta, kuma shima bai da katar da ita ba , ya saketan kamar yadda take bu’kata.

‘Dan d’aga kanta tayi kad’an ta kallesa, kafin daga bisani ta fad’i abunda take san fad’a d’in “ Uncle Moh…”

“ Uhm …” Kawai yace mata .

“ Meyasa meka? Wane ne yaji maka ciwo?”.

Bai bata amsa ba , sai first aid box d’in da ya sake mi’ko mata, a hankali kamar me rad’a ya furta “ Dress my wound first …”

Kamar za tayi kuka ta furta “ Bazan iya ba …”

“ Zaki iya …” ya kuma fad’a cikin ‘kasan ma’koshi..

Yanzu kam muryanta har rawa yake ta kuma cewa “ Uncle Moh , bazan iya ba wallahi…”

Bai ce mata komai ba , ya soma warware bandage d’in, Mimi sai da taji tsikar jikinta ya tashi sosai, sabida dogon yangan data gani a gefen jikinsa, even though anyi d’inki a wayan, akwai jini da yake fitowa kad’an kad’an.

Mimi kamar wacce aka kafe idanuwanta, sabida yadda ta tsare ciwan da idanu, ga kuma wani irin yarrr da take ji sabida kallan ciwan sosai ya haifar mata da tsikar jiki.

Shine yake dressing , da saka magani, amma itace take ‘bata fuska kamar irin ciwan yana jikinta, har sai da ya d’anyi murmushin gefen baki kad’an, ba tare da ya bari na gani ba , har ya kammala dressing d’in. 

Sai da ya gama komai tukunna ya d’an kalleta “ What are you doing here….”

Sakin baki Mimi tayi, tana kallansa , fuskarta cike da mamaki ta furta “ Uncle Moh kai ne fa kace nazo, inji Uncle Abba ….”

“ Oh Abba ne yace kizo kenan?.”

“Kai ne kace fa nazo…”

“ Answer me” yayi mata maganar ciki ciki kamar wanda baya san yin magana .

Ji tayi yawun bakinta ya bushe ga baki d’aya sabida lokaci d’aya da taga ya rikid’e ya koma asalin no nonsense man d’insa.

Da ‘kar ta iya had’a kalaman da zata fad’a masa , gudun kar tayi lefi yanzu nan da babu wanda zai cece ta tunda tana part d’insa.

“ Uncle Moh daman zanzo na gaishe sa sai Uncle Abba yace kana kira na ..”

Kallanta yayi , ita kuma tayi saurin d’auke kanta tana ‘bata fuska sabida kar ya gano ‘karyar da tayi, which already ya gani a idonta amma bai ce mata komai akan haka ba . 

Mi’kewa yayi tsaye , yana gyara rigar jikinsa sosai, kamar ba shine yake da ciwo ya jikinsa ba ya nufi d’an table da yake nesa kad’an dashi ya d’auki one of the bottle da yake wajan , haka ya bud’e ya soma sha ba tare da ya zuba a cikin cup ba . 

Sai da yasha kusan rabun bottle d’in tukunna ya mayar ya ajje , yana waigowa inda Mimi take , har lokacin kuma bata d’auke kallanta daga kansa ba . 

“ Go and change your cloth , in nayi sallah zamu fita , karki ‘bata mun lokaci… and wannan abun..” ya nuna nose ring d’inta “ Kar na ganki dashi a hancin ki…”

She can’t say no to him , hakan yasa ta furta “ Toh Uncle …” ta mi’ke tsaye, sabida kada ma yace zai ‘kara tsayar ta ita ya fece a guje, fit kuwa ta fice daga d’akin tana rufo ‘kofa , bata tsaya da gudun da take ba , sai da ta tabbata ta sakko  ‘kasa , shima tana taf da fita , ta dawo tafiyarta normal , kar a ganta a kuje ayi tunanin ko wani abun ne ya same ta . 

Tana shiga part d’in su , d’akin Mamy ta nufa , sai dai Mamy bata cikin d’akin , kuma bata falon ta sai tayi tunanin  ko tana d’akin Baffa shiyasa bata sake nemanta ba ta wuce bedroom d’inta .

Tana shiga ta tarar da Ameerah da Zarah a d’akin. 

Ameerah tana zaune kan kujera Zarah kuma tana zaune kan stool. 

Da mamaki ta kalle su duka , ganin su a d’akinta lokaci d’aya , har sai da ta kasa ‘boye mamakin nata ta tanbaye su .. “ You guys? Dukan ku at the same time a d’aki na ? Ko wani abu ya faru me dad’i ? Any good news ?”.

“ Not really! Coincidence ne ma sabida nazo zanzo wajan ki, itama kuma Zarah zata zo, then ba kowa a falo , we thought kina d’akin ki shiyasa muka zo , but you’re not around , ina kika je?”.  Cewar Ameerah .

“ Oh naje part d’in Uncle Moh ne yana kira na and you guys sai dai kuyi hakuri idan na dawo mayi ma ko wace magana ce , cause yace mun zamu fita and i don’t even know ina zamuje and I don’t dare asked him.”

“ Who ? Uncle Moh d’in?” Zarah tayi mata tanbayar with full mamaki da yake kan fuskarta , itama Ameerah akwai mamaki akan face d’inta sai dai bata ce komai ba ganin Zarah ta rigata magana…

“ You guys kunsan dai halin Uncle Moh ko? Wallahi ba zaku jaja mun ba , haka kawai ya balbale ni da fad’a , I told bari na dawo , koma mene ne we will talk later ..” da haka ta wuce toilet dan tayi wanka sabida tasan a kowa irin time yanzu Moh zai iya fitowa .

Ta jiya sosai a time tana wankanta, all her daily routine na toilet kuma sai da tayi . 

Tana fitowa daga time taga duk basanan kuma , but Zarah da Ameerah . 

Mimi har ta d’auko waya zata kıra su , sai kawai ta fasa , ta soma shiryawa . 

Black Abaya ta saka , hannun abayar akwai flower masu kyau purples colour , sai gefen mayafin abayar shima akwai irin adon rigar a jikinsa . 

Ba tayi wani kwalliya ko make up ba bayan lip balm amma kuma tayi kyau sosai, nose ring d’in ta kuwa already ta ciresa… sai turarukan da ta feffesa a jikinta masu dad’i, ita kad’ai sai faman tashin ‘kamshi take . 

Takalmin ‘kafarta ba hill bane sannan ba flat bane , yana da d’an ijiya kad’an a jikinsa , sai wayarta da ta d’auka kawai ta sauka zuwa d’akin Mamy again , amma still Mamy bata nan . 

Da ta duba falo taga batanan sai ta wuce shashin Baffa nan d’in ma bata nan , wayarta ta d’auka ta tura mata text, sannan ta fito daga part d’in su. 

Daga inda take tana hango Cadillac Escalade- V baka da take d’an nesa da sashen nasu , ba’ka ce wuluk har tinted d’inta , haka kawai jikinta ya bata shine a cikin motar , ba tare da wani second thought ba ta nufi motar daga d’ayan side d’in sai ta d’anyi knocking sau d’aya , kafin ta bud’e…

Yana zaune a driver seat gashin kansa ya d’an tufke su ta bayansa kad’an , kayan jikinsa kuma ba’ki ne both shirt da wandon, da kuma agogon hannunsa , yayi kyau amma bata isa ta d’aga idanuwanta ba , sallama kawai tayi sai ta zauna sosai a motan tana saka belt . 

Bai ce da ita komai ba ya tayar da motar suka hau titi. 

Tafiyan is a silent one , babu wanda yake magana a cikin su, shi yana driving ita kuma tana kallan hanya , har sukai tafiyar 40 minutes, a nanne sukazo ‘katan gidan Alameen, already securities sun bud’e masa ‘kofa tun daga nesa da suka hango motarsa.

Mimi kam sai bin gidan take da kallo , yes it’s a big mansion but bai kai nasu ba sabida su akwai part part a gidan su sai dai wannan d’in ya had’u over over .

Yana parking ya fito daga mota , ita ma kuma ta fito tunda baice mata komai ba , yana gaba tana bayansa har zuwa ‘kofar da zata sadasu da babban falon gidan. 

Sai a time d’in ya d’an tsaya, itama kuma sai ta tsaya tana kallansa cikin rashin fahimta . 

Sai kawai ya juya ya bud’e ’kofar suka suka shiga ciki . 

Aya tana zaune akan carfet , ta mi’ke ’kafafuwanta jikinta sanye da baggy cloth sai p- cap , akwai ‘karamun plate na grapes a gabanta, sai system guda biyu da waya biyu da suke gabanta . 

Alameen kuma yana zaune akan kujera , shima system d’in tana gefensa amma kuma waya yake dannawa. 

Aya tana ‘ko’karin saka grapes a bakinta taji bud’ewar ’kofa . 

‘Dago idan da zatayi kawai ya sauka akan Moh , dan bata kula da Mimi da take bayansa ba sabida jikinsa ya kareta ga baki d’aya .

“ Oh My God Moh Moh…” shine abunda Aya ta furta tana mi’kewa tsaye , shima Alameen mi’kewa yayi ganin Moh, sai dai shi already yaga Mimi da take bayansa . 

“ Finally dai kazo , da Alameen yace mun zakazo na d’auka wasa yake , like am so happy Moh Moh… me kake so!”. 

Bai amsa mata ba hakan yasa Alameen ya d’anyi murmushi yana kallan Mimi da tai sake tana kallansu . “ Kin fiya surutu Aya , baki ga ba’kuwa mukai ba , atleast ki bari su zauna mana , kinfiya sauri….”  Kallan Alameen tayi cikin rashin fahimta , sai ya nuna mata Mimi da take bayan Moh… 

Babu ‘bata lokaci ta nufeta shi kuma Moh ya shigo falon sukai usual handshake d’in su shida Alameen . 

Aya kuma tana ganin Mimi jikinta yayi sanyi sosai, dan kwata kwata kasa motsi tayi a wajan, bayan idanuwanta da ta zubawa Mimi , sai kayi tunanin babu wani abu da yake anfani a jikinta , especially idanuwan Mimi da take ta kalla. 

Itama Mimi kallanta tayi sai kuma taji wani irin shiyasa ta d’auke kallanta zuwa kan Moh da yake zaune .

“Mimi shigo mana ya kika tsaya …” cewar Alameen da yayi maganar yana murmushi. 

Sai a time d’in ta d’an sauke ajiyar zuciya , tana d’anyi masa murmushi kad’an itama , sannan ta ‘karaso ta zauna tana gaishe da shi “ Yaya Alameen ina wuni…”

“ Lafiya ‘Kalau Mimi , it’s been so long da na ganki, all years back fa, how are you ? And ya su Mamy?”.

“ Duk sunanan lafiya …” ta bashi amsa tana yin shiru sabida batasan me zata ce next ba . 

Aya da take sandare kamar status Alameen ya kalla . “ Aya baki gaji da tsayuwa bane ? Come and have a seat mana”sai a lokacin ta shiga cikin hankalinta tana kallan inda Mimi take a tsaye d’azu, ganin batanan sai tayi saurin juyowa cikin falon , ganinta a zaune ya haifar mata da little peace of mind dan sai da ta sauke gaggarumin nunfashi. 

A kusa da Mimi ta zauna, sai dai bata ce mata komai ba kallanta kawai take kamar ta samu status

Ko tv , sai da itama Mimi ta tsargu, shiyasa ta d’an mata ya’ke , kafin daga bisani ta furta “ Sannu….”

Hannu kawai Aya ta d’aga mata itama, sai kuma tayi saurin mi’kewa ta koma side d’in Moh ta zauna , tana juyowa kamar wacce zata ri’ke masa , hannu amma batai wannan gigin ba , sannan ta d’an bada gap a tsakanin su bawai daf suke ba “MOH MOH….”

‘Dan sakin baki Mimi tayi tana kallansu dan bata ta’ba ganin wata ta zauna kusa da shi haka ba ga wani suna da ta kirasa which ga baki d’aya rayuwarta bata ta’ba jin wani ya kirasa da irin wannan sunan ba . 

Amma ganin babu wani reaction a tattare dashi, yasa ta d’an ta’be bakinta kad’an a zuciyar ta kuwa fad’i take “ Daman kasan kana da budurwa kake ‘boyewa sai wani shawa mutane ‘kamshi kake a gida, amma nan wata ‘karatuwa na kiranka da Moh Moh , aa kun manta Bobo….” Tana zuwa ‘karshen nan sai kawai taja tsaki, aushe tsakin da tayi ba a zuciyarta tayi ba a fili tayi. Daga Moh har Alameen da Aya duka d’agowa sukai suka kalleta……

Ganin kallanta da sukai lokaci d’aya , yasa ta tsargu, nan da nan ta gane aushe a fili tayi tsakin, sai tayi saurin yin ya’ke kad’an sabida wani irin kallo da Moh yayi mata .

Cikin sauri ta furta “ Sorry…” 

Hakan yasa Moh ya d’auke idanuwansa daga kanta zuwa kan Aya da itama ta kallesa sai kuma ta  sake kallan Mimin kafin ta kalli Moh d’in again…

“ Moh Moh please zamu iyayin magana mu biyu? It’s seems like she’s not comfortable here ! Please…” Tayi maganar lokaci d’aya tana had’e both hannuwanta alamar ro’ko, kafin yayi magana tayi saurin ‘kara cewa “ I promise! Cikin 1 of the 3 promises da kayi mun please….” Ta ‘karasa cikin pleading sosai.

Kallan Alameen yayi , da ido yayi masa magana, sai Alameen d’in ya jinjina masa kai , sai ya kalli Mimi da itama da ta d’auke fuskarta .

“ Sorry Mimi kinzo ban kawo miki ko ruwa ba , please come on , shiga kitchen ki duba mana drinks mana kinji? Ga kitchen d’in can…”

Mi’kewa tsaye Mimi tayi ba tare da tace komai ba dan ta gane , suna so suyi magana babu ita a wajan ne , tana shiga kitchen ta rufo ‘kofa tana jan d’an ‘karamun siririn tsaki .

“ Idan maganar ku kuke so kuyi tun farko me yasa zaka wani d’auko ki ka kawo ni nan , ba sai kuje can kuyi soyayyar ku ba ni ina ruwana , sai kace wata ‘yar aiki, wai na d’ebo drinks ….” Duka a fili tayi maganar , kuma kana jin turn d’in maganarta zaka gane , ta ‘kulu sosai , haka ta d’ebo drinks da ruwa , ta saka a tray , amma kuma bata d’auka ba tayi zamanta akan stool , tana ‘kullawa da warwarewa a cikin zuciyarta .

Sai da tayi 40 minutes a kitchen d’in nan, har ta gaji da zama , amma kuma ta’ki fitowa , ‘Kwan’kwasa mata ‘kofa Alameen yayi , sannan ya bud’e kitchen d’in, ganin yadda ta ‘bata fuska yasa ya d’anyi murmushi kad’an yana had’a hannayensa biyu “ We’re sorry please…” ya fad’a. 

Bai bari tace komai ba kuma ya d’auki tray d’in , ita kuma ta bishi a baya, lokacin da ta fito falon Aya bata ciki, ko kallan inda Moh yake a zaune ba tayi ba , ta koma zata zauna, sai kawai taji hanyi hugging d’inta ta baya , muryar Aya ne ya sauka akan kunnenta cikin sanyin murya ta furta “ My Baby….”

Ita kuma Mimi rasa wana irin reaction da zatayi kawai ta saka duka ‘karfinta ta hankad’a Aya baya da ‘karfin gaske .

Ayan kuma bata ri’ke balance d’inta ba , gashi glass table ne a bayanta , kawai ta fad’a kansa, even though Moh da Alameen sun so ri’keta , amma babu damar haka sabida gap d’in da yake tsakanin su. 

Wani irin  yanka Aya ta samu a hannunta, hannu kawai ta saka ta tare ciwan, both duka hankalinta yana kan Mimi, gashi fuskarta tayi wani cool kamar ba Aya ba , murmushin fuskarta kuma har lokacin bai d’auke ba .

Mimi kuwa jikinta rawa ya soma yi , da sauri sauri , sabida ita batasan hakan zai faru ba , kawai tana so ta raba , jikinta da na Ayan ne , babu kuma tunanin da yazo mata sai wannan shiyasa ba tayi second thought ba ta hankad’ata..

Kallanta Moh yayi , hakan yasa ta soma girgiza masa kai da sauri sauri, idanuwanta har sun soma tara ‘kwalla..

“ Uncle Moh wallahi bansan zata ji ciwo ba …”

Ganin baice komai ba ta kuma fad’in “ Uncle Moh dan Allah kayi ha’kuri….” Nan d’in ma baice mata komai ba amma kallan da yake mata ya riga ya gama d’aga mata ga baki d’aya hankalinta.

Alameen kuwa cikin sauri ya samu ya d’aga Aya , ya zaunar da ita , ya shiga one of the room da suke ‘kasan ya d’auko first aid box , ya soma mata dressing ciwan  sabida ya ga yankan bai shiga sosai ba . 

Yana gamawa ya bata wasu pills tasha , har lokacin kuma Moh da Mimi suna tsaye …. 

Mi’kewa tsaye Aya ta somayi, ta soma takowa , Moh itama ya bata nata kasan kallan hakan yasa babu shiri ta tsaya a inda take , shi kuma ya sake kallan Mimi da ta soma sharar hawaye . 

Batayi zatan jin muryansa ba , hakan yasa da yayi maganar , maganar tashi ta doketa sosai . “ KNEEL AND APOLOGIZED TO HER ….” Shine kalmar da ya fad’a mata, da Mimi sai da taji wani irin suka a ‘kirjinta da bata ta’ba ji ba …. Bata ma gama processing maganarsa a cikin brain d’inta ba taji ya dake daka mata tsawa “ I SAID KNEEL….”

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To be continued… 🔥

Aysha Galadima 🤏🏿

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