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tsoron Allah. Banbancin da kuke gani a tsakanin mu banbancin kabila ne. Ni a ganina kabilar mutum ba komai bace illar yarensa da al'adunsa. Yanzu misali ke wacce yare ce?" Ta kalleni da mamaki tace "fulani mana" nace "eh, babanki fulani ne amma mamanki buzuwa ce, meaning you are not full blood fulani. Yare yana nufin language, yanzu misali ni, ina jin fulatanci, buzanci, turanci, larabci da hausa. To wanne yare ce ni kenan? Yanzu fulani nawa kika sani wadanda suke full blood fulani amma basu iya fulatancin ba? Wani ko zo bai sani da fulatanci ba amma yana ikirarin shi bafulatani ne. It doesn't make sense to me. In nayi maganar al'ada kuma is much worse than yare, dukkan kabilun Nigeria mun aje al'adun mu a gefe mun dauko na wadansu daban munayi. Then how are we different from each other? Yanzu ke da kika ce ke bafulatana ce duk cikin suturar ki babu ta fulani, babu abinda kika sani na daga al'adar fulani, we are even lucky mun iya yaren ma. This all doesn't make sense to me. Yanzu na tabbata idan aka kawo miki wani bafulatanin wanda bai iya fulatanci ba, aka kawo miki igbo ko yaroba wanda ya iya turanci sai ki fi communicating da igbon ko yaroban akan fulanin" duk maganar da nake Hafsat tayi shiru tana kallona da alamar tana fahimta ta. Can ta nisa tace "Ok, yanzu what will you do?" Na kalleta for some seconds nace "That, my dear sister is what I don't know"

Sati guda kenan chif da zuwan Ibrahim amma har yanzu ban ji sassauci a zafin da zuciya ta keyi min ba, kuma har yanzu ban yanke shawarar menene abinyi next ba. Ina kwance main palo akan kujera, Hafsat tana zaune a gaba na, mommy tana can gefe tana operating system din ta. Waya ta nayi dialing na saka a kunne na "the number you are trying to call is currently switched off, please try again later, thank you" naji wadannan kalmomin ya kai sau dari a cikin satin nan, amma na kasa hakura in daina trying. Na ajiye yawar na lumshe ido na. Muryar Ya Habeeb naji ya shigo da sallama, ya gaida mommy ya zauna kujerar kusa dani. Na dan kalle shi, yayi min murmushi, ban mayar masa ba, na sake mayar da idona na rufe. Wajan five minutes muna zaune a haka babu wanda yayi magana. Can Ya Habeeb yayi tsaki yace "wai menene yake faruwa a gidan nan ne? Duk komai ya zama so dull kwana biyun nan, ni na gaji gaskiya" mommy tayi ajiyar zuciya tace "I don't know Habibi, ni kaina abin ya ishe ni wallahi, dazu nake cewa ko da yamma fita zamuyi ne mu dan zaga gari? Duk gidan babu dadi" Hafsat tace "au wai ku baku san me yake faruwa ba?" Ya Habeeb yace "menene yake faruwa" tace "we are having a lunar eclipse" mommy tace "what? Me kike nufi?" Hafsat tace "our Moob is no longer bright" duk suka juyo suka kalleni. Ya Habeeb yace "tabbas, duk ta zama wata iri kwana biyun nan" mommy tace "ko abincin kirki bata ci fa, kullum na tambayeta ko bata da lafiya sai tace min ita lafiyar ta kalau" duk ina jin abinda suke cewa amma na kasa tanka musu.

Daddy ne ya shigo ya Walid yana binsa a baya. Muka tashi gaba daya muka gaishe shi. Ya amsa mana da fara'arsa kamar yadda ya saba. Ya zauna sannan yace "dama ina son ganin ku gaba dayan ku, to tunda gaku kun hadu shikenan sai muyi maganar" mommy ta rufe system dinta ta dawo kusa da daddy ta zauna, mu kuma duk muka sauka kasa muka zauna a gabansu.

Daddy ya fara magana da cewa "maganar da nake son inyi muku akan Hafsatu ne da Maimunatu. Tunda Allah yasa kun gama secondary school, ina son in san plan din ku for the future. Aure kuke so kuyi ko kuma karatu kuke son yi?" Muka juya muka kalli juna ni da Hafsat, saboda bamu taba tsammanin wannan tambayar daga gare shi ba, mun riga mun yi zeroing mind din mu cewa karatu zaice muyi, la'akari da irin zurfin ilminsa sannan yayun mu suna gama sec sch suke wucewa university. Mommy ma ta saki baki tana kallonsa tace "aure? Aure fa kace Dear?" Ya kalleta da murmushi yace "yes, aure" ta nuna mu da hannu tace yanzu wadannan 'yan babies din za'ayiwa aure?" Dariya sosai daddy yayi yace "kwarai da gaske. Babu wacce zan matsawa a cikin su ince tayi aure, amma duk wacce tace min aure ta ke so to babu shakka auren zanyi mata. It's very wrong abinda mutanen mu suke yi yanzu na cewa ba zasuyi wa 'ya'yansu aure ta sai sunyi karatu mai zurfi. Hakan bashi da ma'ana. Indai har yarinya ta isa aure, ta samu miji, kuma tace tana son auren to abu mafi a'ala shine ayi mata auren. In ba haka ba ka shiga hakkin 'yarka kuma in Allah bai kare taba to zaka jefa ta a halaka" mommy ta tabe baki tace "ni dai 'ya'yana basu isa aure ba" daddy yace "cikin su wacece bata period" duk palon kowa yayi shiru, ya cigaba da cewa "shekara nawa nana Aisha ta tare a gidan annabi SAW? Duk abinda annabi yayi a rayuwarsa yayi ne saboda yana so mu kwaikwayeshi, su Westerners din da muke kwaikwayo basa yiwa 'ya'yansu aure da wuri amma ai basa hana 'ya'yansu tare wa a gidan samari ko? Mu tunda addinin mu ya hana hakan mai yasa ba za muyiwa yaranmu aure in sun isa ba?" Mommy ta sauke ajiyar zuciya ta karya murya tace "amma dear karatun fa?" Daddy yace "aure ai baya hana karatu, su kansu mazan yanzu ai sun waye basa hana matan su karatu. Yanzu misali, Prof Rukayyatu Ahmad Rufa'i tana sec sch akayi mata aure amma sai da takai har matsayin professor. Dan haka indai har mazajen su sun amince to za suyi karatu har sai inda suka gaji" yayi shiru for some time. Kamar daga sama yace "Moon ina saurayin nan naki yaroba?" Da sauri na dago kai na na kalle shi sannan na kalli mommy wacce itama shi take kallo da sakakken baki. Ya cigaba da cewa "yes, I know. Tun sanda kika sa na nemar masa aiki nasan there is something between you two. Na yi miki gargadi akansa ne saboda malamin ki ne a boarding school, babu idon mu a kanku, amma nasan in har da gaske yake son ki zai biyo ki gida, kuma naga ya biyo ki din. I thought zai zo ya ganni ranar sai kuma naga bai zo ba, sai na saka a raina cewar he is not ready" mommy ta fara girgiza kanta tana maimaita "no, no, no, not my daughter, not Moon" daddy ya cigaba da cewa "I know your mother will throw her tantrum, but I can handle her" mommy tayi sauri tace "inna da baffa ma ba za su yarda ba, Moon din za'a aura wa bayarabe? Dama munafikin copper dinnan ashe bana Allah bane?" Daddy ya kalleta with serious face yace "menene matsalarki da shi" tayi sauri tace "bayarabe fa kace? Wannan kadai bai isa matsala ba?" Daddy yace "indai har yana sallah, yana da asali, mutumin kirki ne, kuma yana da halin rike mata shikenan. Wannan shine abinda addini ya gindaya mana akan in zamu zaba wa yayan mu mazaje, addini baice mana mu duba kabila ko yare ba" mommy wacce by now ranta ya gama baci tace "I am not looking forward to having yaroba grandchildren, can u even imagine that?" Daddy ya kashingida akan kujerar da yake kwance yace "kinga shikenan sun huta idan ana tribal crisis" Ya Habeeb yayi dariya mommy ta harare shi. Daddy ya kalleni yace seriously"tell him in da gaske yake yazo ya same ni muyi magana dashi, in kuma bada gaske yake ba kar ya sake zuwa gidan nan" ni dai bance komai ba. Ya juya kan Hafsat yace "Hafsat ke kuma fa? Karatu ko aure?" Hafsat ta gyara zama tace "daddy ni dai nafi son karatu" yace "shikenan, Alhamdulillah. Along the line in kina karatun in kinji kina son auren kuma Allah ya kawo mijin shikenan sai kiyi kayanki" Ya Habeeb ya zunguri Hafsat "to dama ba dole kiyi karatu ba, tunda babu mashinshini?" Ta juya ta murguda masa baki, yace "kinga tsiyar ai, rashin kunyar kima ai bazata bar samarin su zo ba" duk akayi dariya banda mommy. Daddy yace "shikenan, kowa ya tafi harkokinsa, next week zamu sake yin magana" da sauri na mike, dama kaman akan kaya nake zaune. Na hau saman mu, ina shiga daki naji tafiyar Hafsat a baya na. Ta shigo ta rufe kofa. Lokacin ina cire kaya na tace "now what?" Nace "now, my dear sister, I am going to look for him" da haka na shiga wanka. Ina wanka ina tunanin abubuwan da suka faru. Look what Ibrahim almost cost us. The Idiot. Na fada a fili. He don't know daddy amma after one look at him yayi deciding ba zai saurare shi ba. The Fool. Har da wani tafiya wai sai yayi kudi zai dawo, ko ina ruwan daddy da kudinsa? The Idiot. Na fito daga wanka na zura doguwar riga nayi rolling vail. Hafsat naga ta yafa mayafi. Nan muka fita tare. A falon mommy muka same ta a zaune ita kadai har yanzu ranta a bace yake. Ta bimu da kallo. Hafsat tace "mommy zamu danje unguwa mu dawo" wani mugun kallo mommy tayi mata tace "wato dan ance za'ayi muku aure shine zaku fara yawo kuma? Ko neman mazajen zakuje yi?" Hafsat tace "mommy gidan su Amira fa zamu je" "oh zakuje ku bata labarin za'ayi muku aure ko?" Mu kayi shiru bamu ce komai ba. Ta kalle ni tace "Maimuna ki kiyaye ni wallahi, ki fita daga ido na in rufe, ko da wasa na sake jin maganar wannan bayaraben wallahi sai kin san bani da dadi" na makale daga bayan Hafsat. A raina nace "oh mommy, da kinsan yadda nake jin bayaraben nan a raina da baki ce haka ba" mun jima a tsaye sannan tace "kar ku kai magrib" daga nan ta tashi ta shige bedroom dinta.

Muna fita driver ya dauko motar da ake kaimu unguwa. Wani security ya zo ya shiga seat din gaba, take nace masa ya fita. After what happend ba zanje gurin Ibrahim da security ba. Mu ka shiga baya Hafsat tace da driver ya kaimu former school din mu.

Muna zuwa staff room muka wuce. Muna shiga seat dinsa na kalla. Lokaci daya na sandare a inda nake tsaye. Babu shi babu alamar sa. Babu komai akan desk dinsa. Not even a single paper. Babu kowa a staff room din sai wani malami guda daya. Hafsat ta karasa gurinsa ta gaishe shi, yace "well3, didn't expect to see you soon" Hafsat tace "sir, malam Ibrahim fa?" Ya maida kallonsa kaina yace "you didn't know? He is gone. He quite his job five days ago, babu wanda yasan mai ya faru, yayi rashin lafiya for two days aka kwantar dashi a clinic, yana fitowa ya rubuta resignation, a day after that ya kwashe kayansa kaf ya koma ibadan"

sama sama naji Hafsat tana masa godiya, naji ta zo ta kama hannuna tana ja na, naji ta sakani a mota ta rufe kofar ta zagaya ta shiga daya side din. Driver ya ja muka tafi. He is gone, He is really gone. Ban taba tambayarsa address dinsa ba. Ban taba tambayarsa phone number din wani nasa ba. Abinda na sani kawai shine a ibadan yake, where in ibadan I don't know. Hanyar da Ibadan take ma bansani ba.

Ina jin driver din mu yayi horn mai gadi ya bude masa get muka shiga gida. Muna fitowa sai ga mai gadi nan ya taho da saurin sa yana yi min magana. "Mai sunan Daada" duk muka tsaya. Ya zo gurina yace "mai sunan daada kinga na manta wallahi sai yanzu dana ganki. Kwanaku hudu da suka wuce wani yazo ya bani sako yace in baki, yana ta jaddada min kar in manta kinga kuwa sai da na manta din, kinsan tsufa sai a hankali" a nutse nace masa "ina sakon yake?" Da gudu ya sake komawa dakinsa sai gashi da wata brown envelope a hannunsa. Hafsat ce ta karba ta gode masa. Ta bare seal din ta saka hannu a ciki sai gashi ta fito da CD a hannunt. A jikin CD din an rubuta da marker I LOVE YOU. Tsaf na gane rubutun sa.

Hafsat ta shiga gida ni kuma na koma motar da muka fito, na zauna a seat din gaba na kunna radio na zura CD din hannuna sannan na danna play. A hankali wakar ta fara tashi.. ......

I don't know when am coming back. I will be gone for a little while, but I will keep myself for me and you, I will be back for you.
I don't know what the future will brings, but I will want you to be with me. I will hope and pray make you wait for me, cos I will come back for you, darling
You are my life, you are my prize, and I went to the finish line. You will be always on my mind.
I will be so far away, promise you will wait for me, I will think of you everyday, my love.
I may not come today, but I will be with you again. I will pray for you everyday, My Love..........
I will think of you tonight, cos I no dey by your side, just for a little while, but know that am alright, and I will see you soon, make you wait for me my dear

Na runtse idona, sannan for the first time tun tafiyarsa, hawaye suka gangaro kan kuncina


Episode Twenty five: The Eclipse

Kuka nayi sosai ni kadai babu mai rarrashina. Saida nayi na gaji dan kaina nayi shiru. Na kashe radion na chire CD din na fito daga motar. Ta kofar baya na shiga gidan saboda bana son ganin kowa. Direct saman mu na hau na shiga daki na turo kofa. Na zauna a kan gado ina kallon rubutun jikin CD din. I LOVE YOU. Nasan Ibrahim yana sona but how much? Ni a tunani na in kana son mutum zaka so ka kasance tare dashi, ya kamata ace komai runtsi komai tsanani ace muna tare, we can face anything together. Amma yanzu ya tafi, ya kuma kashe wayarsa ma'ana baya son magana da ni, sannan kuma yace min I love you?. What kind of love is this?. Na jawo kafafuwa na na dora akan gadon da dunkule a guri daya. I wish sanda ya fara cewa yana sona nace masa no, da ban saba dashi ba ballantana har inyi kewarsa. Da yanzu bana jin radadin da nake ji a zuciya ta. Na saka hannuna na jawo bargo na kudunduna. Wa yace da Ibrahim na damu da kudinsa ko rashin kudinsa? As long as we are together, that's the only thing I want. A hankali na mayar da idanuna na rufe.

Kaina ne yake bala'in sara min, idanuwa na sunyi min nauyi. Da kyar na motsa ido na ina son in bude su amma na kasa. Muryar mommy naji can nesa tana cewa "Moon3" na motsa bakina amma na kasa magana. Can nesa naji daada tana to fa min adduoi sai kuma naji kukan mommy kasa-kasa. To ita mommy mai ya sakata kuka? Ko har yanzu zancen da daddy yayi mana ne a ranta? Ita kuma daada me ya kawo ta dakin mu? Ita da bata shigowa part din mu in har daddy yana nan. Na tattaro dukkan karfina na bude ido na dan in tabbatar me yake faruwa. Ga mamakina sai naga dakin ya chanza min, ya koma kamar dakin asibiti, ga ledar ruwa nan a sakale a kusa da gadon da nake kuma daga dukkan alama ni ake karawa ruwan saboda igiyar hannuna ta shiga. Mommy tana zaune akan kujera a kusa dani ta jingina kanta a jikin daada wacce take tsaye a kusa da ita tana lallashinta. Dama mommy ta saba, in dai wani a cikin mu bashi da lafiya to ta ringa kuka kenan har sai ya warke. Na kalli daya side din gadon. Hafsat ce a zaune a zabga tagumi fuskar ta da alamar damuwa. To da gaske ni ce bani da lafiyar kenan tunda nice a kwance. A hankali na furta "mommy" ta dago jajayen idanuwanta ta kalleni sannan ta kalli daada wacce itama ni take kallo. Gaba daya suka karaso kusa dani mommy ta rike hannuna mai dauke da drip. Nace "mommy wai bani da lafiya ne?"da sauri mommy tace "lafiyar ki kalau my daughter, kawai zazzabi ne kike yi, maybe ma malaria ce" mommy bata iya karya ba dan haka tana fada na gane ba haka bane. Hafsat ta fita sai gasu sun dawo tare da likita. Dan matashin saurayi ne haka dogo marar kiba. Ina ganin sa gaba na ya fadi. Ibrahim. This is not Ibrahim. Ibrahim is gone. Na rintse idona kaina yana cigaba da sara wa. Doctor din ya auna ni yace "zan sake yi mata allurar bacci saboda ciwon kan, kar a tasheta sai ta tashi da kanta, in ta tashi sai mu sake gwada jinin nata mu gani in ya sauka" what? Me likitan nan yake nufi in jini na ya sauka? Yaushe ya hau ballantana ya sauka? Shigar allura naji a cinyar hannuna daga nan kuma shikenan.

Sanda na sake bude ido na mommy na sake gani a zaune a inda take, amma ta chanza kaya, fuskarta harda kwalliya. Da sauri tazo kusa dani ta zauna tana murmushi. "Sannu Moon, ya jikin naki?" Nima nayi mata murmushi nace "da sauki mommy" ta dauki wayarta tana waya, daga alama Ya Walid ta kira, naji tana ce masa na farka su shigo. Ba'a jima ba sai gasu complete har daddy. Duk sunyi kwalliya kuma kowa da murmushi a fuskarsa. Nan da nan dakin ya hargitse da hayaniya kowa a cikin su na kokarin jawo attention dina zuwa wajensa. Daddy ne ya, dauko wata sabuwar system kirar apple, red colour, yace "surprise!!" Ya miko min, na tashi zaune da sauri, ciwon kan ya ragu sosai, na karba ina godiya, yace "get well soon sunshine" sannan yayi min kiss a goshina, the same spot da Ibrahim yayi min ranar da zamu rabu. Ya Habeeb ya tabe fuska kamar mai shagwaba yace "gaskiya nima bara in zo in fara rashin lafiya tunda har gift ake bawa mutun in bashi da lafiya" gaba daya suka yi dariya, nima nayi murmushi. Mommy ta dauko wayarta ta zagayo ta bayana tace "selfie" nan da nan duk suka taho kowa yana zuro guskarsa, faruk har da hawowa kan gadon da nake ya kwanta a jikina. Mommy ta nuna min hoton tace "look moon, duk ke kika chinye hoton" na karbi wayar na duba, sam banyi kyau ba, bakina duk a bushe, fuskata tayi fari tas kamar babu jini, gashina duk a tarwatse ga idona ya fada ciki kamar nayi sati a kwance. Na kalle su daya bayan daya duk suna min murmushi, na gane me sukeyi, they are trying to cheer me up saboda jini na daya hau ya sauka. They love me so much and I love them too. They mean more to me than Ibrahim ever will.

Har dare suna nan. Anan duk suka ci abincin dare. Sai lokacin na fahimci kwana na biyu a asibitin. Mommy da kanta tayi min wanka da ruwa mai zafi dan inji karfin jikina, ta shafa min mai ta chanza min kaya, ta bani kunun gyada mai zafi ta saka dole sai da na shanye cup daya. Sosai naji dadin jikina. Mommy ce ta kwana a gurina. Da daddare ta saka ni duk saida na rama sallolin da ake bina sanda nake bacci. Washegari da safe doctor yazo ya auna ni yace jinin ya sauka sosai, zasu rikeni zuwa yamma su gani, in bai kuma hawa ba sai su sallameni.

Bayan an sallame ni mun koma gida ma haka ce ta kasance, dan mommy dawowa tayi dakin mu muke kwana tare. Tace barin mu da take yi mu kadai ne ya saka nake tunani har jini na ya hau. Daddy kuma kullum sai ya shigo kafin ya fita, in ya dawo ma sai ya shigo. Kwana na biyu a gida na warke sosai, babu ciwon kan sam kuma tunanin ma ya ragu, dan sam ba'a barina ni kadai. A week after that daddy ya sake kiran mu palonsa. Muna zuwa muka tarar dashi da mommy a zaune, ya Walid da Ya Habeeb ma duk suna zaune a kasa. Muna zama sai ga Faruk shima ya shigo. Ya Walid yayi mana addu'a muka shafa. Daddy yayi gyaran murya yace "kamar yadda na gaya muku wancan zaman cewa zan neme ku bayan sati daya, rashin lafiyar moon ce ta saka har muka yi delaying zaman. Yanzu ina son in gaya miki wani abu moon, ba fa matsa miki nayi nace sai kinyi aure ba, ra'ayinki nake so inji. Kuma gashi naga har yau shi wanda nayi miki magana akansa bai zo ba, kuma ko a asibiti ban ganshi ba. Ina so inji kunyi magana dashi ne? Nayi shiru can na dago kaina nace a nutse "daddy munyi magana dashi amma na fahinci cewa he is not serious akan maganar, dan haka nima na yanke shawarar zan fara karatu na first kafin inyi aure" murmushi ne ya bayyana a fuskar mommy tace "Alhamdulillah, kafin ki gama karatu kuma insha Allah kin samu wani" ni dai na sauke kaina kasa bance komai ba. Daddy yace "to Alhamdulillah, hakan ma yayi, Allah yasa haka shi yafi alkhairi. That been said, ni da mommyn ku mun yanke shawara, tunda Walid da Habibi suna karatu a England, ga Hafsat da Moon suma sunce karatu zasuyi, to zamu tattara gabaki daya zamu koma England da zama. Dama tunda nazo nake ta chuku2n yadda za'ayi min transfer daga kasar da nake yanzu zuwa England kuma Alhamdulillah jiya aka tabbatar min da samuwar transfer di ta, mommyn ku kuwa ta rubuta leave of absence a office dinta har sai ranar da Allah ya sa muka dawo Nigeria. Faruk shi kuma tunda saura shekara daya ya kammala sec school zamu barshi anan shi da daada har sai ya kammala tukun sai ya bi mu can" tunda ya fara maganar komawa England gaba daya palon ya hargitse, kowa murna. Ni ina zaune kawai ina kallonsu suna ta tsalle suna rungume juna, at the same time ina assessing maganar daddy. Tsam na zame jikina na bar palon na hau saman mu, kofar balcony na bude na fita waje na kama railers ina kallon exact gurin da naga Ibrahim last. Dear Ibrahim, when are you coming back? Dole na san sai na bar Nigeria. Tunani na anan shine, what if Ibrahim ya dawo ya tarar bana kasar? Ta yaya zaiyi contacting dina? Na zauna na danyi tunani kadan sai na dauko takarda da biro na fara rubutu kamar haka:

Dearest Ibrahim
I may not be around when you come back. Please give the man who gave you this letter your new phone number and I will call you.
I miss you
Maimunatu.

Na ninke takardar na saka a envelope nayi sealing. Sai da naga babu mutane a compound din gidan sannan na fita na tafi gurin baba Habu mai gadi. Tun da daddy ya gina gidannan ya saka baba Habu gadi kuma har yau shine yake bude gate da rufewa. Ina zuwa na ganshi a zaune a kan benci shi kadai. Na zauna a gefensa na gaishe shi, ya amsa min da fara'arsa. Nace "baba yanzu kuwa zaka iya gane wanda ya kawo maka sako rannan yace ka bani?" Da saurinsa yace "sosai ma kuwa. Ai ina da mantuwa amma kuma ina da gane mutane" na dauko takardar hannuna na mika masa nace "baba dan Allah gashi, duk sanda yazo in bana nan