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 MAIMOON

By

Maman Maama

Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim

Episode One : The Beginning of the Beginning

Shin ta ina zan fara ne, in fara ta haduwa ta da Ibrahim ne ko kuma ta haduwa ta da Sultan? Ko kuma in fara da baku tarihi na ni kaina?

Sunana Maimuna Muhammad Dikko. An haifeni kuma na tashi garin Abuja, Nigeria. Mahaifina Alhaji Muhammad Dikko bafulatanin garin 'yalleman ne dake jahar Jigawa. Garin 'yalleman garin Fulani ne kyawawan gaske wadanda kuma Allah yayi musu arziki sosai har suka watsu a duk fadin Nigeria, musamman garin Lagos da port hercourt tunda yawancin arzikin su na chanjin kudi ne. Mahaifina bai bi family tradition ba saboda shi ya kasance dan boko ne. Yayi primary school dinsa a nan garin 'yalleman tamkar sauran 'yan uwansa amma saboda hazakarsa sai head master dinsu ya bawa mahaifinsa Alh Lawan Dikko shawarar in dai da hali gwara a tura shi kasar waje Dan ya fi samun karatu mai kyau.

Da yake kakan mu mai hali ne tun a wancan lokacin, sai ya tattara makuden kudade ya dauko yaro ya tafi dashi Lagos, da taimakon 'yan uwansu da suke can aka samar wa Muhammad biza zuwa England inda a can ne aka samar masa admission a makarantar Gifted International College inda ya fara karatunsa na secondary school.Duk bayan shekara ake basu hutun session, Muhammad yakan zo Nigeria ya ga iyayensa da 'yanuwansa ya koma, shi kuma Alh Lawan duk sanda Muhammad zai koma sai ya hada kudade masu yawa ya bashi saboda harkar registration da kuma bukatunsa na yau da kullum. Mahaifiyar Muhammad ma Hajiya Adama ba'a barta a baya ba domin tana iya kacin kokarinta dan har shanun ta na gado take sawa a sayar mata a boye bada sanin mai gidanta ba ta tattara kudi ta bawa Muhammad.

Kwanci tashi har Allah yasa ya gama sec sch dinsa kuma a take ya samu scholarship na karatu a Oxford University inda ya karanci business administration saboda burinsa na ganin ya gama karatu ya dawo gida yana taimakawa mahaifinsa a harkar kasuwancinsa. Daga lokacin ne ya gayawa mahaifansa cewa babu zancen biyan kudin makaranta kuma tunda yanzu he is on scholarship, amma duk da haka Alh Lawan yakan aika masa da kudade dan ya biya bukatunsa. A lokacin da ya gama first degree dinsa ne ya dawo gida da niyyar cika burinsa na karbar garkar business din mahaifinsa amma hakan bai samu ba saboda rigimar data barke a familyn su inda kishiyar mamansa wacce ake kira da Hajja tayi tsalle ta dire tace sam ba zata sabu ba bindiga a ruwa. A cewar ta duk wahalar da aka sha da makudan kudaden da aka kashe akan karatunsa sannan ya dawo kuma yace zai karbi dukiyar gida? Ta kara da cewa" inace cewa a kayi shi mai kwakwalwa ne ba zai yi kasuwanci ba karatu zai yi, sai da aka gama kashe kudi a karatun nasa sannan kuma zai zo yace zai yi kasuwancin to ba'a isa ba wallahi, suma sauran yaran gidan ai 'ya'yane".

Da wannan Muhammad ya tattara ya koma England ya dora karatun masters dinsa, yana gamawa ya wuce pH D. Bayan ya gama ne kuma ya karbi aikin lecturing a makarantar. Shekarunsa biyar yana lecturing a Oxford aka bashi award na professorship. A shekarar ne kuma mahaifansa suka dage akan lallai ya dawo Nigeria yayi settling down kaman sauran 'yan uwansa. Saboda gogewarsa a harkar ilimin kasuwanci da mu'amala da kasashen waje yasa yana dawowa Nigeria government din wancan lokacin ta bashi mukamin ambassador. Kasar da aka fara turashi itace makociyar mu, Niger.

Wannan kenan;

Mahaifiyata Hajiya Fatima wadda ake kira da Bintou, buzuwa ce ta asali, mutuniyar kasar Niger ce. Mahaifinta ya rasu run tana yarinya kuma dama it's kadai Allah ya bawa mahaifanta. Mahaifiyarta wacce sunanta aka saka min (Maimoon) ita ce ke kula da ita da karatunta har ta kammala sec sch dinta. Anan suka fara chuku chukun turo ta Nigeria dan tayi jamia anan amma saboda rashin hanya da rashin abun hannu sai abun ya gagara. A nan ne Allah ya hada su da mahaifina lokacin yana matsayin ambassador na Nigeria a Niger. Farko tausayinta ya fara ji da sha'awar yadda take da son karatu, daga baya kuma sai soyayya ta fara shiga tsakanin su duk ya cewa ya girme mata sosai. Dama kuma a lokacin Inna (haj. Adama) ta takura masa akan maganar aure dan haka bai samu matsala ba akayi aure ya taho da ita Nigeria ya ajiye ta a gidanmu dake Abuja unguwar Aso drive inda har yau anan muke da zama.

Episode Two: Meet my Family

Gidan mu katon gida ne saboda sanda daddy ya gina shi yayi niyyar dauko iyayensa ya dawo dasu Abuja amma Baffa (Alh Lawan) yace sam shi bazai bar 'yalleman ba, wannan ya saka daddy ya tsantsara musu gida a can wanda duk da kudin da 'yan garin suke ji dashi sai da gidan ya zama abin kallo. Sannan ya kawo ma'aikata ya zuba musu tundaga kan masu shara har zuwa kuku. Saboda yace lokaci yayi suma da zasu huta, kuma duk abinda yayi inna sai yayi wa Hajja. Ai kuwa suna hutawar dan babu abinda suke yi illa su ci su koshi su kwanta, kuma duk shekara sai sunje aikin hajji, sannan al'adar daddy ce duk sanda aka turashi wata kasa a matsayin ambassador sai ya debe mu munje munyi wata daya har su Baffa da Inna saboda yana so mu samu wayewa irin ta zamani amma yace ba zamu rayu a can ba saboda tarbiyya.

Mu biyar Allah ya bawa mahaifanmu, uku maza; ya Lawan, ya Habeeb sai Faruk, biyu mata; Hafsat da Ni. Ya Lawan ne babba sai ya Habeeb, sai Hafsat sannan Ni sai dan autan mu Faruk. Da yake mommy kwanika tayi sai ya zama babu tazara sosai a tsakanin mu, dukkan mu a shekaru bakwai ta haifemu sai kuma haihuwar ta tsaya mata, daddy kuma yace mun ishe shi fatan shi Allah yayi mana albarka. Zo gidan mu kaga kyau, saboda mix ne aka samu na Fulani da Buzaye, dan haka in ka ganmu sai ka kasa tantance wanne kabila ne mu, tundaga ma zan mu har matan mu haka muke dan sauda yawa inna takan aiko mana da rubutu tace maganin baki.

Ni maimunatu wadda ake kira da maimoon kamar yadda ake kiran wacce aka saka min sunanta wato maternal grandmother dina, nice ta hudu a gidan mu, nice kuma auta a mata. Fara ce ni tas, fatata mai sheki silkin Fulani da Buzaye, ina da tsaho amma ba sosai ba, fuskata oval shape ce mai dauke da dara-daran idanu kwantattu masu yalwataccen eye lashes, girata kamar an zana ki min ita. Hancina dai-dai misali, lips dina sirara masu kalar pink mai haske, gashin kaina mai cikane kuma mai tsaho, Wanda yazo har kan kafadu na. Ina da dimples a both chicks dina masu lotsawa koda magana nakeyi ballantana kuma ace nayi murmushi.

A gidan mu muna magana da daddy n mu da fulfulde, mommy da buzanci, sannan a tsakanin mu muna magana da English, a school ma English dinne dan haka sai kuma tashi babu Hausa sosai sai dai muji a gurin neighbours ko kuma in munyi 'yan aiki hausawa.

Duk a cikin 'yan'uwana na fisu surutu dan ya Walid parrot yake ce min tun ina yarinya, da yake shi ba mai son magana bane, kullum sai yayi ta korata yana cemin parrot, ni kuwa duk abinda na gani sai na tambaya, in ba'a bani amsa bama in yi ta tambayar har sai an bani amsa sai in sake tambayar wani abun daban. Tun sanda na shiga kindergarten daddy ya fahimci duk cikin 'ya'yansa nafi daukan kwakwalwarsa duk da suma sauran ba baya bane wajen karatu. Tun daga lokacin sai yake biyemin inyi tayi tambayoyi yana amsamin har ya zamanto mun shaku sosai fiye da yadda muka shaku da mommy. Mommy n mu wacce a yanzu lawyer ce takance ko ita zan gada ne in zama lawyer saboda yawan tambayoyi na.

Ina shiga basic school na zama tauraruwa, ga kyau, ga kokari, ga surutu mai shiga rai. Sai ya zama kowa yana ji dani a school din. Bani da fada sam- sam, kuma ina da tsoro, ko juniors dina nayi wa wani abu by mistake sai in basu hakuri saboda ina bala'in lallaba jikina. A basic school na samu nickname din MOON saboda shape din fuskata da bright dimpled smile dina, ga kuma yanayin sunana MAIMOON. Wasa wasa sunana har ya fara bata in ba'a register din makaranta ba. Moon kowa yake kira na dashi.

Kasancewar mommy n mu ita kadai ce a gurin mahaifiyarta (daada) yasa ta dauko ta ta dawo da ita Nigeria cikin gidan mu, akayi mata part dinta a kusa da part din su inna, mu kuma sai ya zamanto bamu da gurin hira sai gurinta tunda Allah bai bata haihuwa da yawa ba sai kuma ya dora mata son mu. Kullum tana cikin kula damu, kunshi da kitso a kan mu ni da Hafsat baya tsufa sai an sake wani, duk da muna da gashi amma kullum kanmu a kitse yake ganin sha'awa.

Episode Three: Loved by All

Shekara daya Hafsat ta bani don haka aji daya ta fini da shi amma ka ganmu sa ka dauka ta bani shekaru da masu yawa saboda ni Allah yayi min karamin jiki, babu tsaho babu kiba sai dan karan surutu, ita kuma Hafsat bata da magana sosai amma akwai sa ido da bin kwakwkwafi, don haka duk abinda nayi tana gani na kuma muna zuwa gida zata gayawa mommy ko daada, inda ita kuma mommy zata hauni da fada, da yake mommy n mu tana da zafi, wannan shi yake kawo yawan sabani a tsakani na da Hafsat. Babban aboki na shine ya Habeeb wanda surutun mu da son karatun mu yazo daya dashi, kullum in mun dawo daga school ina dakinsa, idan an bamu homework shi yake koyamin, shi yake kawomin novels wani lokacin ma in kwanta a cinyarsa yana karanta min. Faruk kuwa dan auta kullum yana gurin daada dan a can ma dakinsa yake in ka ganshi a part din mu to daddy ne yazo gari.

Ina basic 4 Hafsat ta na 5 muka zana common entrance a tare kuma duk mukaci. Babu yadda mommy ba tayi ba akan daddy ya fita damu waje muyi karatu yaki, yace tarbiya tana da wahala a kasashen waje ko da kuwa kasashen larabawa ne, musamman tarbiyyar 'ya'ya mata. Yayi believing cewa makarantun kasarmu a good enough. 

Ba tare da bata lokaci ba aka sakamu a secondary school tare da Hafsat, wannan ba karamin bata ma Hafsat rai yayi ba dan ranar har kuka tayi su daddy na yi mata dariya wai zatayi set daya da kanwarta. Ni kuwa sai na bata hakuri na yi mata alkhawarin idan anzo promotional exam zan ki yin kokari yadda za'ayi mini repeating ita kuma ta wuce. Mommy ba karamin takaicin tafiyar mu tayi ba musamman ma da yake boarding school ce, ana gone zamu tafi na ganta a kitchen tana kuka tana soya mana miyar tankwa, anan na tsareta da tambayoyi taki kulani balle ta bani amsa sai daga bata ta jawoni ta rungume tana ci gaba da kukan ta.

Ranar tafiyar mu kuwa mommy cewa tayi ba zata rakamu ba amma da muna zo tafiya da kyar daddy da daada suka banbare mu daga jikinta dan cewa tayi mun fasa karatun, Daddy kuwa sai dariya yake yi mata, ni kuwa zuciya ta fes ina ta murna abinda. A lokacin shekarata goma amma in ka ganni zakayi tunanin banfi shekara bakwai ba.

Ana kaimu makaranta akayi admitting din mu, Daddy ya roki principal din mu cewa ta bamu daki daya ni da Hafsat saboda yana son Hafsat ta rinka kula dani. Haka kuwa akayi, aka bamu daki daya, gado daya, ni ina sama ita tana kasa, class din mu ma daya, seat dina yana gaban nata. Amma muna zuwa class Hafsat ta chanja seat ta koma can baya wai dan kada a ganmu a tare a gane ni kanwar tace.Amman duk da haka duk teacher din da ya shigo in ya ganni a gaba in yaje bays kuma yaga Hafsat sai ya tambaye ta "is she your sister" ya nuno ni, ita kuwa Hafsat sai bakin ciki ya kamata. Daga baya wai ta tsiri saka nikab tana rufe fuskarta dan kar aga kamannin mu.

A makarantar mu muna da masu yi mana komai tun daga kan shara, wanki, guga, wankin toilet da sauran su. Mu dai bamu kawai shine muyi karatu. Ai kuwa Moon an samu abinyi, nan na zage na kama karatu baji ba gani, kullum ina library sai dai in fito inyi sallah in ci abinci in koma. Da daddare kuma bana karatu sai bacci, saboda ni din gwanar bacci ce, tun inayin sallahr isha'i zan kwanta har sai assuba zan tashi inyi sallah. Daga nan sai mu tafi islamiyya wacce mukeyi daga assuba zuwa 7. Sannan muzo muyi wanka muyi breakfast a dinning hall sai mu wuce class sai 10:30 mu fito break a kawo mana snacks da drinks, wani lokacin kuma farfesu ba kifi ko naman rago da bread mu ci mu koma class. Sai 1:30 muke tashi daga class mu je mosque muyi sallah sai mu shuga dinning hall muyi lunch sannan mu wuce hostel. Daga nan sai inyi wanna in saka evening wears dina in koma class area in shiga library bana fitowa sai 6:00 sannan zan koma hostel in yi magrib, daga nan zan saka Hafsat a gaba da surutu tare da sauran 'yan dakinmu. Sau da yawa inna dameta sai ta saka ear piece a kunnen ta ta rabu dani, amma haka bazai hana ni yin magana taba. Ban damu ko tana jina ko bata jina ba.

Hafsat duk ta rame saboda ita 'Yar hutu ce gaskiya. Kuma da gaske tana missing gida, kullum bata con abinci sai race babu dadi, ni kuwa sai in hada da nata da nawa in cinye babu abinda ya dame ni, as long as akwai books a library to bani da matsala.

Duk karshen wata mommy da daddy sai sunzo mana, in ya na gari, ranar visiting day su kawo mana kayan sosai drinks, chocolates, biscuits amma banda kayan abinci kuma banda kudi, haka rule din makarantar yake. Mommy tana damuwa idan taga yadda Hafsat ta rame, in ta tambayeta dalili sai ta saka mata kuka tace ita gida zata tafi, ni kuwa sai inyi ta kallon ta ina mamakin wai ita menene matsalar ta, saboda ni dadi make ji tamkar an saka ni a aljanna. Daddy ya lura da yadda nake jin dadin school kuma ya bani kwarin gwuiwa tare da bani study tips yadda zan fi gane karatu sosai. Sai ya zama na da teacher ya fara mana topic inna shiga library sai na san almost everything da topic din ya kunsa, in na shiga aji kuwa na fara zabgawa teacher tambayoyi har sai yace min ya isa haka. Teachers din mu are very qualified dan haka bana samun matsala dasu, suna encouraging dina most of the times kuma suna jin dadin koyar dani. 

Ban dade a school din ba na yi suna, kowa ya san Moon, daga staff har students kuma da yawan su suna sona saboda duk wanda na gani sai na yi masa magana kuma duk 'yan class din mu kawayena ne banda Hafsat. A class din mu wadda bata iya wani homework ba guri na suke zuwa in koya musu, sam bani da kyashi kuma bani da rowa, wannan shi ya karomin farin jini.

Sai da mukayi hutun first term sannan nasan cewa na yi missing gida, ina shiga gidan da gudu naje na rungume mommy ina hawaye, ina ganin yaya Habeeb na saki mommy na tafi gurinsa da gudu, shima da saurinsa ya tare ni tare da rungume ni a jikinsa kamar zayyi kukan shima. Dama ya Walid shine ya dauko mu. A cikin satin da muka zo gida mommy ta shirya mana tafiya Russia gurin daddy, lokacin yana can, daada kadai muka bari a gidan da masu aiki. Munji dadin holiday n sosai, duk da sanyin kasar amma munyi enjoying kanmu tare da family n mu. Hafsat ta ware dan har 'Yar kiba tayi abinta.

Bayan hutun mu ya kare ne akasha drama, dan ba Hafsat kadai ba ni kaina cewa na yi bazan koma ba sai dai a mayar damu day school. Mommy kuwa ta goya mana baya. A dole Daddy ya dauko hutu ya taho Nigeria tare damu, sai da ya kai mu har school. Kamar yadda kowa yayi tsammani ni ce na dauki first position, Hafsat kuma second. Daddy yayi murna sosai ya saka mana albarka sannan ya kara karfafa mana guiwa akan karatun mu. A haka muna rabu dashi yana muna hawaye shi kuma yana mana blowing kisses.

Episode Four: Moon's Sister

Kwanci tashi har muka gama J.S 1. Sanda za muyi sessional examination ban manta da alkawarin da nayiwa Hafsat ba, dan haka da akazo exams sai inta amsa questions wrongly, wata kuma sai inyi jagwalgwalo yadda ba zai karantu ba, wata question din ma sai in barta blank inyi submitting. Na daina zuwa library sam -sam sai dai in kwanta inyi ta baccina. Rannan ina bacci da yamma Hafsat ta dawo daga karatu, ta daka min duka a cinya na tashi a zumbur a tsorace, ta hade rai sosai ta kalleni tace " what is wrong with u?" Na tsura mata ina mamakin nuna caring dinta. Ta taba jikina kamar mai testing temperature dina race "are u sick?" Na girgiza mata kai. "U are behaving strangely this past few days, what is wrong with u? Ta sake tambaya ta tana me tsareni da manyan idanunta, na hadiye yawun tsoro nace mata " am OK, am just too sleepy these days" race "but u know we have exams tomorrow morning right?" Nave mata "I have already read enough before the exams sister, don't worry, I will be OK" na yi murmushin tsokana na kuma ce mata " when did u start caring? This is so unlike u? Tayi murmushi itama tare da bude dan karamin bed side fridge dinmu, ta dauko lemo ta zauna a gefen gadon ta sannan ta kalleni tana yamutsa fuska tace " gobe ma rana ce and besides, I just asked to know what to tell dad in case something happened. U can do as u wish for all I care" Daga haka ta bude drink dinta ta fara sha.

Babu wanda yasan me make aikatawa a exams hall ba, har sai da mukayi hutu, muna 'yalleman principal dinmu ta kira dad a waya ta gaya masa cewa something is wrong, malamai sun kawo mata complaint a kaina cewa duk na fadi papers dina kuma daga gani ansan intentionally nayi. Muna zaune a dakin inna, ina kwance a cinyar inna ina zuba mata shagaba ita kuma Hafsat tana kan kujera tana karatun wani novel, sai ga daddy ya shigo. Daga ganinsa nasan cewa something is wrong, nan take cikina ya bada kululu saboda nasan abinda na aikata aschool. Ya zauna a nutse ya gaida inna sannan mu kuma muka gaishe shi duka. Direct ya juyo yana kallona da serious voice yace min" Maimoon mai yasa kika kayar da kanki a exams? " nan na fara inda inda, nace "am..I ..am sorry daddy, dan Allah kar ka dakeni wallahi bazan karaba?" Hafsat ta ajiye littafin hannunta tana kallon daddy cike da mamaki. Inna ta jawoni jikin ta tana bubbuga bayana a hankali tana tambayar daddy me ya faru cikin harshen fulatanci. Inda shi kuma ya kwashe duk yadda sukayi da principal din mu ya gaya mata, ya kara da cewa " ni ba dukanta zanyi ba. I just want to know why tayi hakan cos principal dinsu tana suggesting a mayar da ita school ta sake re-writing duk papers dinta. Cikin muryar lallami inna ta kalleni tace" memu? Me yasa kika aikata hakan? Ke meson karatu kuma kikayi haka?" Na juya na kalli Hafsat ina hawaye, ita kuma ta harare ni tare da cewa " karki kalleni, I did my best inga kinyi karatu kika cemin u have read enough before exams" ta kalli daddy tace masa " dad kullum bacci take yi bata karatu, innayi mata magana tayi min rashin kunya, God is my witness, I tried my best" tana gama fadin haka ta koma tayi kwanciyar ta. Nan na lura kowa ni take kallo ana jiran amsata. Ni abinda ya bani mamaki shine yadda suka manta da alkawarin da nayiwa Hafsat farkon sakamu a makaranta. Daddy yaga bani da niyyar magana sai ya fara lalllabani da cewa "

I know u Moon, nasan koda baki yi karatu ba zaki iya cin exams dinki, and your principal said what u did looks intentional. I just want to know why "

"I did it for Hafsat" nace a hankali, " I want her to get ahead of me, I promised her zanyi repeating js1, I was just keeping my promise " shiru dakin yayi kowa yana saurarena, cikin kuka naci gaba da cewa" Hafsat ba ta sona, bata son kasancewarmu a aji daya, she is always sad and lonely saboda duk ajinmu kawayena ne ita kuma bata son ta zama friend dina, I just want her to be happy ".

A lokacin su mommy suka shigo falon ita da yaya Walid da Faruk, kallo ta bimu dashi daya bayan daya sannan ta zauna tana tambayar daddy menene yake faruwa, shiru yayi bai amsa mata ba sai inna ce ta fada mata brief abinda ya faru. A take mommy ta day zafi, daga ni har Hafsat din ta hada ta wanke mu tas. Dama tasan halin Hafsat amma bata dauka har a school bata kulani ba. "She is your only sister, me yasa ba zaki so ta ba? Me yayi miki a rayuwa?" Ta juyo kaina " and you little mouse, ta yaya zakiyi ki yi asarar shekara guda ta rayuwar ki just saboda kina so ki raba class da 'Yar uwarki, why didn't you tell me or your father about what is happening so that we can do something about it, we can put u in separate schools or something. Mommy fada take yi kamar zata ari baki har sai da daddy ya koma shine mai bata hakuri, ita mommy takaicinta shine wai ace "ya'yanta mata su biyu kadai da Allah ya bata kuma ace wai basa jituwa. If we didn't look after each other, who will look after us?

Sai da kowa yayi shiru sannan daddy ya fara magana:

"tun farko dama nasan basa shiri? Kuma me Hafsat kece fitinanniya. Wannan shine dalilin da yasa na kaiku boarding kuma bace a sakaku a class daya daki daya. Nayi tunanin in sun zauna tare a inda basu da kowa zasu hada kansu, banyi tunanin hakan da nayi zai kara wa Hafsat jin zafin Moon ba. Kuma Ku sani wannan ba zai saka in raba muku school ba. Yanzu abinda za'ayi shine, me Hafsat Ina so ki fada min menene matsalarki da moon?"

Da kamar ba zata yi magana ba sai kuma ta dago kanta ta share hawayenta fara magana a hankali " daddy ni bansan me nayi wa mutane ba, kowa yafi son moon, hatta Ku kai da mommy, daada, inna, baffa, yaya habeeb har faruk kowa moon yake so, komai aka tashi yi moon za'ace kuma bayan nice babba. Daddy ko waya kayo sai kace a baka moon kafin kace a baka ni even though I am the eldest" hawaye ne yake zuba a fuskar ta sosai " a school, teachers dinmu kowa itace tashi haka friends, at school fa ana referring to me as Moon's Sister as if am her shadow or some supporting actress. I am tired of all this dad, I want to get away from her, i want to start shining on my own, not shining in her light. I never know what she plan, I didn't even think she can do something like this for me. I didn't asked her to do it and now u are already blaming me for it. Kuka take yi sodai yanzu, ni kuwa sai na tashi naje na rungume ta muna kukan tare ina kuma rarrashinta. Saboda ni bana so inga mutum tana kuma ballanta ne Hafsat.

Murmushi Daddy yayi yace" duk naji complaints dinki Hafsat, kuma inaso ki sani, daga ni har mom dinku baku da banbanci ke da moon a gurinmu. Abinda baki fahimta ba shine halinku ba daya bane ke da moon, moon ta Fiji son mutane, ke kina da saurin fishi, kullum kina daki to waye zai biki daki ya kulaki. For example, yanzu tunda muka zo garin nan baki fita ba, inajin mom dinku tana yi miki fada dazu, duk kawunnanki da gwaggwanninki babu wanda kika je kika gaisar. Amma moon duk taje, wasu ma twice taje musu. So tell me, why won't they ask of moon first than u? Duk sanda bans kasar nan Moon kullum sai ta kirani a phone din mom dinku amma ke sai in na nemeki. In kina so mutane su so ki to kema dole ne ki so mutane" nan dai daddy ya yi mana fada sosai. Ni kuma daddy yace min as punishment for what I did, bazan sake exams dina ba, tunda yasan in aka hada first, second and third term scores dina aka day average to bazan yi repeating ba. Inna ma yayi mana fada sosai akan zumunci da kaunar juna kuma da alama fadan ya shige mu Dan tun kafin muyi resuming school na fara ganin chanji daga Hafsat.

Episode five: The Strangers

Bayan shekara uku

Haka rayuwa ta cigaba da kasance mana cikin jindadi da gata. Daddy yana ta samun ci gaba, yana ci gaba da harkar ambassadorship dinsa kuma yana visiting lecturer a Oxford. Ya Walid ya kammala sec sch dinsa inda Daddy ya tura shi Oxford yake karatun degree dinsa a fannin engineering. Ya Habeeb yana ss3, Hafsat dani kuma muna ss2.

Yaune second day of resumption kuma kamar yadda al'adar school din take, yaune ake gabatar da speech and prize giving. Mommy, ya Habeeb, daada da Faruk duk sunzo mana, suna zaune a gurinsu na musamman a side din parents. Ni da Hafsat da babbar kawata Amira munyi kwalliyar mu dai dai misali, muka fito gurin taron. Abinda ya bamu mamaki shine ganin wadansu mutane su biyar da kayan NYSC a jikinsu a zaune a bakin hall din taron. Tsayawa nayi ina kallonsu da mamaki saboda tunda muke a school din ba'a taba daukan coppers sunyi service anan ba, ko teachers din ma ba kowa ake turowa ba, sai very qualified teachers wadanda suka san me sukeyi. A hankali na furta " this doesn't look good " amma ga mamaki na sai naga duk sun juyo suna kallon mu alamar sunji abinda na fada. Kunya ce ta kamani, yayinda Hafsat ta tabe baki tace" I guess there is a first time for everything " tana fadin haka tayi gaba tare da fizgar hannuna, babu shiri ni da Amira muka bita a baya.

A yanzu kam Hafsat zan iya cewa ta zama budurwa, dan inka ganta ba zaka ce she is just fifteen years ba, ni kuma lokacin ina fourteen amma still bani da girman jiki sai tsaho shima ba sosai ba. Hafsat kuwa masha Allah, dan koni da nake mace wani lokacin tsayawa nakeyi inyi ta kallonta. Fatarta bata kai tawa haske ba amma fa a murje take tana daukan ido, ga laushi. Hancinta yafi nawa tsaho kamar yadda fuskarta ma tafi tawa tsawo. Idanuwanta dara dara farare tas, bakinta mai dan fadi wanda yake dauke da full lips shi kansa abin kallo ne. Kirjinta a chike yake taf haka hips dinta wanda yasa dole mommy ta dinka mata dogayen hijabs saboda in tana tafiya gaba daya jikin ta rawa yake yi. Hafsat mai class ce sosai, ba kowa take yiwa magana ba ballantana kaga dariyarta, amma in tayi dariya wani one sided dimple ne da ita ga kuma jerarrun hakora farare tas abin sha'awa. Ni kuwa mostly English wears nake Takawa saboda nafi feeling comfortable a cikin su. Kuma babu mai yi min magana saboda bani da komai a jiki na sai kyan fuska, wannan kuwa mutane da yawa sukance nafi Hafsat amma ni kam ban yarda ba, a ganina yawan murmushi na ne yasa ake ganin kyau na. Saboda shi murmushi ado ne musamman a gurin mace. 

 Muna shiga hall din gurin su mommy muka je muka gaishesu sannan muka je muka gaida Maman Amira muka tafi seats dinmu muka zazzauna, saboda an kusa fara taron. Kamar yadda aka saba, bayan bude taro da addu'ah sai aka fara gabatar da jawabai. Hafsat ta dauko novel dinta ta dora akan chinyarta ta fara karantawa ni kuma nayi tagumi da hannu bibbiyu ina sauraren speeches din daki daki. Sai da aka gama sannan aka kirawo passing head girl ta gabatar da farewell speech on behalf of the graduands. Lokacin har kuka nayi saboda tunanin shi kenan bazan sake ganin suba. Hafsat kuwa bama tasan me akeyi ba, sai da taji ina sheshahekar kuka sannan ta dago kanta ta kalleni ta kalli stage sai kuma tayi tsaki ta cigaba da karatun ta. Sai da aka fara rabon gifts sannan ta dago kanta ta rufe littafin da take karantawa ta mayar da hankalinta kan stage. A kayi ta kiran mutane ana basu gifts sannan aka zo kan set din mu. Kamar duk shekara, ni aka bawa overall san nan Hafsat second. Sai da aka gama rabon gifts sannan senior master ya hau kan stage ya fara announcement " I know all of u notice some strangers wearing strange clothes here" akayi dariya gaba daya, yaci gaba da cewa" they are NYSC members, they are sent here because the are the best in their various fields. The NYSC board wants this school to start participating in the scheme, that is why they sent this coppers to work with us. I hope you students will give them your maximum cooperation " daga nan sai ya fara kiran su daya bayan daya suna gabatar da kansu tare da fadin subjects din da zasu ke dauka da kuma classes din da zasu dauka. Tunda suka fara naji gabana yana faduwa, haka kawai naji jikina yana bani cewa something not so good is going to happen. Ina cikin haka naji wani daga cikinsu yace" my name is Ibrahim Adeniran Oluwaseun, from Ibadan. I will be taking SS2 mathematics and geography.

Innalillahi wa inna ilaihir rajiun shine abinda nayi ta maimaitawa a zuciyata. Ji nayi tamkar an juya min dukkan plans dina na rayuwa ta. Mathematics is my best subject, maths teacher din mu is my best teacher, yaya za'ayi a chanja min teacher a hada ni da inexperienced copper? Ji nayi tamkar inbi su mommy mu koma gida saboda ji nayi gaba daya makarantar ta fita daga kaina. Ban kuma fahimtar me ake ciki ba saiji nayi ana hayaniya alamar an tashi daga taron. Cikin sanyin jiki na dauki gifts dina na tafi gurin mommy na kai mata, haka ma Hafsat. Mommy tana gani na tasan something is wrong, tana tambaya ta kuwa na fara yi mata bayani. Mommy akwai daukan zafi dan haka nan da nan ta jamu sai office din senior master ta fara yi masa bayani akan cewa tun da muna senior class bai kamata a dauki subject as important as mathematics a bawa copper ba, kamata yayi ace an bar coppers a junior classes. Murmushi yayi tare da cewa " na fahimci complaints dinki Ma, kuma insha Allah in ya fara daukan su in har sunga akwai problem, ina encouraging dinsu su zo su yi complaining. But first they need to give him a chance. We will all need a chance one day in our lives, one way or another". Da haka muka fito daga office din, mommy tana encouraging din mu akan as soon as muka ga bama gane teaching dinsa mu zo muyi complain. In ba'a dau mataki ba in tazo mana visiting mu gaya mata, in yaso sai tayi wa daddy magana yazo da kansa yayi solving issue din.

Episode six: The Challenge

Nidai har ga Allah wannan hukuncin baiyi min dadi ba, saboda haka kawai naji raina baya son copper dinnan, he is too young to teach us a ganina. Hafsat kuwa sai na lura babu abinda ya dame ta. Da nayi mata magana sai cewa tayi "laa ni ban wani damu bafa, musamman akan geography, wancan teacher din ya fiya bayar da note, kin san ni kuma bana son note" (Yar Hutu). Unlucky for me, washe gari muna da geography. Tun safe naji raina ya baci dan ma bashine first period ba,sai munyi biology sannan zamuyi shi. Tom teacher din biology yana gama yi mana sai ya bamu assignment, yana fita sai na dauko assignment dina na fara sai naji hayaniya a class anata leka window. Na tambayi Amira nace "menene wai ake wannan leken" sai tayi dariya tace " wannan yaron ne ya taho zai koya mana geography" nayi tsaki nace "zai koya musu dai" na ci gaba da zanen da nakeyi na digestive system dan shine assignment din da biology teacher ya bayar. Hafsat naji tace "sabon shiga, ko dan late coming dinnan ma abar mutane su huta baza'ayi ba". Tana gama fada yana shigowa kuma na tabbatar cewa yaji abinda tace, dariya ce ta kubce min ganin yadda Hafsat ta wani maze kamar ba ita ce tayi maganar ba. Ina kallonsa ta gefen ido na. Ya cire uniform din NYSC ya saka personal shirt da wando amma ya dora p-cap din NYSC din a kansa. Ban wani kalleshi sosai ba na maida hankali na akan zanen da nake yi. Ya jima a tsaye yana kallon mu daya bayan daya sannan a hankali yace "don't u guys know how to greet? Duk class din muka mike a tare, tare da cewa " good morning sir" ya jima yana binmu da kallo sannan yace "sit down" inajin Hafsat a hankali tace "finally" Nayi murmushi na zauna tare da ci gaba da zane na. Takowa yayi a hankali yazo gabana ya tsaya yace "why are u laughing?" Na dago kaina na kalle shi ido cikin ido nace " I am not laughing sir, I was smiling". "Hmm" shine abinda yace sannan ya kunna board, da yake smart board muke amfani dashi. Ya saka flash drive dinsa na nemo slides din da zai yi mana ranar ya kunna. Ni kuma ina ganin haka na cigaba da zane na. Inajinsa yace "our topic for today is rocks and their origin". Sannan yayi tambaya "who knows what this is?" Ban dago kaina ba ballantana inga abinda yake tambaya akai saboda ina expecting wani a ajin ya bada amsa, amma ga mamaki na sai naji shiru babu wanda yayi magana. Jikina ne ya bani ana kallona, na daga kai sai na ganshi a tsaye a kaina "miss smiler, we are trying to have a class here" yace min " can you please, out of the goodness of your heart, tell me what this is?". Ya fada yana nuna board, araina nace lallai wannan mutumin ya raina min hankali. Ya dan bude ido yace "the picture is displayed on the board, miss smiler, not here" ya sake fada yana nuna kansa. Dariya najiyo kasa-kasa daga bayana sannan na fahinci cewa kallonsa nake tayi. A hankali na janye idona daga kansa. Kallo daya nayi wa hoton black shiny stone din da yayi displaying a board, na dauke kaina. Na mai da dubana kan assignment dina tare da daukan pencil dina na cigaba da zanen da nake yi. A hankali nayi magana nace " that's obsidian sir". Shi kansa da yake kusa dani baiji abinda nace ba, dan haka ya sunkuyo da kansa yace "can you PLEASE, raise your voice a little bit?" Take naji raina na sake baci. "PLEASE" Ya sake cewa da muryar challenge. Dariya na sake ji saga baya na. Ni kuma har lokacin zane na nakeyi. Har ya juya zai koma gurin board sai na daga murya ta nace " That is Obsidian " Chak naga ya tsaya sannan a hankali ya dawo inda nake zaune ina zane na yace. "Tell me more" murmushi nayi sannnan na fara kwararo masa bayani tun daga kan yadda earth core take da yadda rocks suke melting su zama lava, yadda mantle da crust suke budewa har lava din ta fito earth surface. Daga nan na koma kan bayanin different types of cooling and solidification na lava din yadda yake producing different kinds of rocks. Sannan na dawo kan shi obsidian din, cooling process din da yake forming dinshi, dalilin da yasa yake black and shiny, composition dinsa, life span dinsa da amfanin sa a gurin mutane. Nafi 30minutes ina magana kuma at the same time ina cigaba da drawing dina. Tunda na fara magana ajin yayi tsit babu wanda yayi magana har na gama. Gamawa ta yayi dai dai da gama drawing dina. Sai da na karewa drawing dina kallo na tabbatar na gama sannan na dago kaina na kalle shi ido cikin ido tare da cewa " Is there anything more you want to know, SIR?" Na fadi kalmar sir din nima cikin challenge. Sai da wajen 30sec ta wuce sannan ya iya magana yace "wow, that is very correct. No, there is nothing more. U have said it all". 

Kamar hadin baki, yana gama fadin haka aka buga bell din break. Books din mu duk muka rufe muka fice daga class din. Sai da mukayi nisa sannan na juyo na kallo class din mu naga yana nan a tsaye a inda muka barshi ya saka hannayensa cikin aljihun wandon sa yana kallon kasa. "He must be feeling like an idiot" na fada ina murmushi. Amira tace " Ai kin wanke mana shi tas, I wonder ta yaya zai yi facing din mu tomorrow morning for maths" Hafsat tace "and they said I am the cruel one". Dariya muka yi muka tafa ni da ita, nace "ai ba cruelty bane, he asked me a question and I answered him. He then asked me to tell him more, so I told him more" wata kawarmu Hasiya tayi joining din mu tace "baki da kirki Moon. You told him more and more. By the way, how do u know so much? Ni dai nasan ba'ayi mana duk wannan a aji ba" Nayi murmushi nace mata a cikin holiday na karanta, nasan za muyi shi a wannan term din. Nayi forming note a kan shi, in kina so kizo ki karba ki copying " tayi min godiya ta wuce. Amira tace "Tabdi ai ni babu abinda zai saka inyi karatu a cikin hutu, hutu fa akace, we are suppose to huta a cikin hutu"

Episode Seven: The Thin Tall Man

Washe gari first period muke da mathematics. Dan haka tunda na shirya nayi breakfast sai na dauki jotterta, calculator, sannan na duba syllabus naga abinda ya kamata muyi yau sannan na fice sai library. Ina zuwa na tarar librarian din ma zuwanta kenan. Ko gama cleaning library din ba'ayi ba. Na samu guri na jira har suka gama sannan na shiga. Miss Martha, librarian din mu ta tambayeni ya akayi banje class ba, na amsa mata da cewa teacher din mu bayanan kuma inada assignment da nake so in karasa. Ina shiga mathematics section na wuce, na debo textbooks din calculus har uku sannan na samu secluded guri na zauna na fara calculations dina hankalina a kwance. Saboda ina ganin a haka sai nafi ganewa akan ace wannan yaron ne zai koya min. Double period ce damu dan haka a lissafina zaiyi one hour 20min. Ina yi ina duba agogon hannuna har naga one hour ta wuce saura 20mins kenan. Hankali na gaba daya yana kan calculations dina saboda sosai nake jin dadin product rule din da nake yi a lokacin. Ji nayi tamkar ana kallona, da sauri na dago kaina tare da cire earpiece din kunnena. Ido muka hada dashi ga mamaki na sai naga ya sakar min murmushi. Daga dukkan alama ya jima yana kallona. Nayi saurin dauke kaina tare da sunkuyar da ido na kasa ina mamakin ganin shi a nan bayan nasan ya kamata ace yana class dinmu yana koya musu maths. "Mind if I join" ya fada cikin muryarsa mai sanyi. Ba tare da na sake kallonsa ba na ce "no". Kujerar kusa dani ya ja ya zauna. Ta ke naji na shaki kamshin sa. Na dan matsar da kujera ta kadan saboda kafadan shi da naji yana taba tawa. A hankali ya fara yi min magana wanda na tabbatar da ace da akwai mutun a kusa dani bazai ji me yake cewa ba. " Why aren't you in class" "am sorry" na fada a takaice. "Sorry for what" ya fada tare da adjusting kujerar sa yadda zai fuskance ni sosai, na kara jan kujerata baya sannan nace "for not attending your class". Murmushi mai sauti yayi sannan yace" it is not my class, it is OUR class, we are all suppose to be participating in it". Yayi shiru sannan ya kara da cewa " by the way, we miss u in class today. The class was exciting though, but I thought it would have been more exciting if u were there. So I asked of u and was told to check the library. And here u are. So, why are u here?" Ya tambaya yana kallon cikin idona. Na dauke kaina ina inda inda cike da jin kunyar abinda nayi. Ya saka hannunsa ya juyo da fuskata gare shi muke kallon juna, cikin muryar rada ya ce min "you think I am not good enough to teach you, right?" Kunya ce ta kamani, nayi sauri na kwace fuska ta daga hannunsa, nasa hannaye na na rufe idona cikin kunya nace masa "no" da dan karfi. Ga mamakina sai kawai naji ya kama dariya nima bansan sanda na fara dariyar ba. Sai da muka dena dariyar sannan ya dauki jotter din da take gabana tare da cewa " let's see what you have been doing for the past one hour" ban ce masa komai ba. Sai da ya gama studying abubuwan da nayi sannan yace " wow, we were in class tying to solve some few problems while you are here already done with the term. Na zaro ido nace "am not done with the term sir, am not even close" ya rungume hannayensa a kirjinsa, abinda na lura cewa dabi'ar sa ce. Yace " you are special, do you know that? Nayi sauri nace " no sir, am not. Kawai dai ina da son karatu ne" na fada ina kokarin kare kaina. Kallona kawai ya tsaya yana yi chike da rashin fahimta. Sai a lokacin na kalleshi sosai. Ba bahaushe bane. Na sunkuyar da kaina. "What tribe are you?" Ya tambaye ni cikin sanyin murya wadda itama by now na fahimci hakan yanayinsa ne. "Fulani" nace ina wasa da 'yan yatsuna. Yace " but what you just spoke is Hausa, right?". Nace "yes" yace " so u are Hausa Fulani " na girgiza kaina alamar a'a. Bai sake min wata tambayar ba. Can ya ce " I am yaroba. I am from Ibadan, Oyo state. My name is Ibrahim Adeniran Oluwaseun. Will you do me the honor of been my friend? " ya miko min hannunsa alamar shaking. Na gado kaina na sake kallonsa. Fatarsa ba mai haske nace kamar tawa ba kuma baka bace ( wankan tarwada). Dogo ne sosai sannan siriri ne dan bashi da kiba sam amma kuma straight bayansa yake tsahonsa bai sa ya rankwafa ba. Yana da doguwar fuska da dogon hanci da yalwataccen gashin gira. Bakinsa mai dan fadi ne mai dauke da siraren lips wadanda a yanzu suke dauke da murmushi. Fuskarsa tana zagaye da siririn saje da dan karamin gemu a habarsa. Fararen glasses be sanye a idonsa wadanda suke lumsassu kamar na maijin bacci. A hankali na sauke ajiyar zuciya tare da cewa " I am Fulani from Jigawa State. My name is Maimoon Muhammad Dikko. Yes, I will like to be your friend and I am sorry for missing OUR class today" " it is OK friend" ya fada yana sauke hannunsa ganin bani da niyyar shaking dinsa. Agogo hannuna na kalla, ga mamakina sai naga next period har tayi nisa. Da sauri na mike ina harhada takarduna hankalina duk ya tashi. Shima ya mike tare da daukan jotter da nayi calculations yace 'I will look this calculations over if you don't mind" "no problem" nace ina sauri duk hankalina yayi class. A bakin kofa ya sameni ina signing out. Ina fita ya biyo baya na, sai a lokacin na sake lura da tsahonsa, dan gabaki daya na a kirjinsa na tsaya. "See u tomorrow" na fada bayan mun fita daga libraryn. "See u in CLASS tomorrow" yace yana jaddada Kalmar class din. Da sauri nayi gaba dan bana so ya cigaba da bata min lokaci tunda already nayi latti a class din English. Ina shiga Aunty grace ta fara tuhumata akan daga ina nake, inda ni kuma na bata amsa da cewa ina library ina assignment ban san cewa har lokaci ya wuce da yawa ba.

Saida aka fita break sannan na tambayi Hafsat ya akayi a lokacin maths. Ta be baki tayi tace "ina ruwanki, ke da kikayi tafiyarki kika barmu da wannan dogon mutumin" nace "sorry tare da langwabar dakai, ta harare ni ta dauke kai alamar har yanzu fushi takeyi. " is he good? " na tambayeta. Kamar ba zatayi magana ba sai kuma tace "you will find out tomorrow, we have him double period da safe" " oh my God Moon, he is so good, ban taba enjoying mathematics irin na yau ba, I really did enjoy it. Wato dalla-dalla yake bin komai kuma sai ya tabbatar kowa ya gane sannan zai yi gaba. Gaskiya Moon kinyi missing " inji Hasiya wacce ta dawo kusa da desk dina fuskar ta kamar gonar auduga. Na mike tsaye na dubi sauran 'yan class nace "OK people, tomorrow, I will give the Thin Tall Man a chance" "Thin Tall Man?" suka kusan hada baki. Nace "yes" matter of factly, "baku ga yadda yake bane? I think the name fits him perfectly". Dariya ajin ya dauka gaba daya, inda ni kuma na bawa Hafsat hannu muka kashe muna kyalkyala dariya. Amira na hango ta gefen idona fuskarta dauke da bacin rai.

Episode Eight: The New Imam

Muna hostel da daddare Amira tazo dakin mu ta sameni nayi wanka ina shirin yin bacci, ta zauna a bakin gadona. Da yake yanzu mun zama seniors ba bunks ne damu ba. Still dakin mu daya da Hafsat da wadansu Christians su biyu Naomi da Abigail. Mu hudu ne a dakin mai dauke da gado hudu, lockers hudu da kujerun karatu kowacce da table dinta guda hudu, sai fridge guda biyu. Dakin babu tarkace da yawa da yake Hafsat akwai tsafta kuma duk ta fimu girman jiki hakan yasa ta zama kamar Senior din mu. Babu wanda ya isa yayi kazanta. In kaga Hafsat tana bamu order sai ka dauka ba class din mu daya ba. Muna da toilet din mu guda daya a dakin wanda muke sharing mu hudun, kuma kullum twice cleaners suke zuwa su wanke mana shi duk da ba wani datti yake yi ba. Masifar Hafsat ma ba zata barmu muyi kazantar ba. 

Ina tsaye ina kallon fuskata a mudubin jikin locker din Abigail Amira ta shigo dakin sanye da dogon hijab har kasa tare da sallama. Ina ganinta nasan har ta kwanta ta taso. Ta cikin mudubin nake kallonta har ta zauna a kan gadona tace "kai Moon wannan bargon naki da laushi yake, wannan inna kwanta a kansa ai ba zan iya tashi daga bacci ba" na juyo ina fuskantar ta nace ' ko kina so in bar miki ne, u can take it if you want. Ina da wani" da sauri tace " a'a wannan ai sai in kasa tashi sallah asuba" muka yi dariya baki daya. Hafsat dake kwance kan gadonta tana karanta novel tace "Amira wai da gaske yasaiyadin mu ya tafi umrah?" Amira tace "eh wallahi Hafsat, shine ma maganar da nazo muyi. Ya tafi umrah, sai nan da at least a month zai dawo. Na taho na zauna kusa da Amira nace " to fa, yanzu me ake ciki kenan Amira? Waye zai ke janmu sallah kuma wa zai ke yi mana dori? Amira a lokacin itace mosque prefect dan haka duk wasu bayanai akan harkar addini a gurinta a ke samu. Tace "senior master dai yace they will find a solution. Maybe da assuba in muka je sallah zamu ga new face" na dafe kai nace "oh God, I don't like these changes da muke samu wallahi" Amira ta gyara zama tace "change is sometimes good Moon. Dama maganar da nazo muyi kenan, karki damu kanki da wadanna changes din har su zo suyi affecting dinki negatively, please Moon, give the change a chance, ki daure, you might even like it. Bana so gobe idan munje masjid kinga new imam ki yi loosing interest akan karatun ki. Kinga kun kusa sauka ke da Hafsat. Kada kizo karatun ki ya koma baya kuma. Muka kalli juna nida Hafsa wacce yayi her usual side looped smile tare da whispering "she likes you" na tashi daga dan kashingidar da nayi nace "I like you too Amira. Kuma insha Allah babu abinda zai samu karatu na, besides, I have u". Amira tayi sauka tun kafin tazo school din. Shi yasa run muna jss ni da Hafsat muke daukan karatu a gurinta. Tana dariya ta mike tana cewa "ni din bayan in muna karatun wasa kike yi. Da haka ta mike tare da wishing din mu good night, tayi sallama dasu Abigail sannan ta tafi dakinsu 

Ajiyar zuciya nayi nayi rigingine ina tunano abubuwan da suka faru a ranar. Na fahimci cewa abinda nayi ban kyauta ba. Ya kamata in bawa Thin Tall Man chance kamar yadda Amira ta fada kafin in ce bana son teaching dinsa. Abinda nayi na kin shiga class dinsa is very wrong, za'a iya furnishing dina akan hakan. Amma duk da haka bai nuna min bacin ransa ba sai ma neman sulhu da yayi dani. Kafin inyi bacci ranar sai da nayi alkawarin insha Allahu gobe zanyi making up for my mistakes.

Washegari kuwa kamar yadda muka yi tsammani hakane ya faru. Mukaji muryar diff liman yana jan sallah. Muka yi joining har aka idar sannan muka tafi class din da ake mana islamiyya. Muna zazzaune muna bitar karatun mu na baya sai gashi ya shigo ajin. Duk da cewa akwai duhun assuba amma class din tar yake da fluorescent light wacce take a kunne. Kallonsa na tsaya yi cikin mamaki. It is the thin tall man. Jallabiya ce a jikin sa ash color sai bakin dogon wando da bakar hula a kansa. Idonsa babu glasses. Ya shigo ya rufe kofar tare da jingina a jikinta, ya ringume hannayensa a kirjisa tamkar mai jin sanyi. Daya bayan daya ya ringa binmu da kallo har idonsa ya kawo kaina, muna hada ido nayi saurin sunkuyar da ido na kasa. Gyaran murya yayi na dago kaina kawai sai naga ya yi min murmushi nima kuma sai na samu kaina da yi masa murmushi. Na sake sunkuyar da kaina kasa a karo na biyu. Ya sake yin gyaran murya tare da cewa "I was asked by the senior master to guide you through your Islamic studies before your mu'allim returns from his pilgrimage" ya tako a hankali ya jingina da jikin board yana facing din mu sannan ya cigaba da cewa "I don't know how you guys do it, do u have a class monitor or something?" Duk muka amsa masa da "yes" sannan ya bukaci da ta tashi tayi masa bayanin yadda tsarin karatun mu yake. Nan Amira ta tashi cikin nutsuwa ta fara yi masa bayani dalla dalla tare da nuna masa time table din mu. Yana sauraronta attentively yana gyada kai alamar fahimta. Sai da ta gama sannan yace " with your permission, I will like to make some changes. Instead of group progression I will like it to be individual so that we will carry everyone along. Because of the time factor, we will add night classes to the early morning ones so that we will have enough time. I will discuss this with your Senior master to see if its OK to have the night classes". Ya zagayo gabana ya dauki alqur'anin da yake bude a gaba na ya duba inda muka tsaya sannan ya mayar ya ajiye yace " I don't think we can start today, the time has already run out, we will insha Allah start tomorrow. Maassalam to u all" duk ajin suka amsa masa da "bissalam" banda ni wacce haka kawai naji na zama uncomportable saboda tsayawar da yayi a kusa da seat dina. Duk iskar da zan shaka sai na shaki kamshin jikinsa da scent din after shave dinsa.

Episode Nine: Give Me a Chance

Geography lecture din da muka yi was very interesting. Sai yanzu na fahimci abinda Hasiya take nufi lokacin da tace yana bin komai dalla-dalla. He makes sure He carries everybody along. Yana making references da abubuwan da na fada rannan yana kara buda su dayi mana bayani using simple terms wanda ko the most stupidest person zai gane. Anan na kara fahimtar cewa shi mutum ne mai tsantsar nutsuwa, komai nasa a hankali yake yinsa. He is very gentle, bashi da hayaniya sam.

Toward the end of the class sai ya bamu classwork, kowa ya rubuta abinda ya fahimta a game da topic din yau for 10mins. Kowa ya dauko takarda ya fara rubutu, ni kuma na duba takarduna na rasa fullscap sheet, sai na juyo gurin Hafsat nayi mata alama da hannu akan ta bani paper, take mutuniyar tawa sai ta makale kafada tare da murguda baki. Takaici ya ishe ni gashi time yana tafiya. Sai na juya gurin Amira. Kafin Amira ta fallo min sai naga an ajiye min paper a gaba na, na daga kai na kalleshi na ce "thank you sir" ya amsa da "don't mention, what are friends for" tare da yi min irin kallon nan na 'kin tuna'. Nayi murmushi nima na fara rubutu. Ga mamaki na sai na ganshi ya zauna akan desk dina kusa da takardar da nake rubutu a ciki. Lokaci daya wannan special kamshin nasa ya ziyarci hancina, naji wani iri a jiki na tun daga kaina har zuwa yatsun kafata, nan tubutun ya gagareni dan duk ideas dina guduwa sukayi suka barni na kasa hada koda cikakken sentence ne. Na saba jin masculine scent a wajan su ya Walid but it never have this effect on me, nashi is like special, it tells me that he is very much male. Na zama very uncomportable har absentmindedly na fara fidgeting da kasan hijab dina. 

A hankali ya sunkuyo da kansa sai tin kunnena, unexpectedly naji yayi min magana a kunne yace "am I making you uncomportable?" Ya fada in a very low whisper. A firgice na dago kaina sai ga idona tsaf cikin nasa with his face few inches from mine. In that instance da muka hada ido dashi, everything froze, me, him, time, the class and even my heartbeat. Ido na ya rufe bana ganin komai, kunne na ya toshe bana jin komai. A cikin wadannan seconds din (or maybe minutes, I don't know), babu abinda yayi existing a duniya ta sai shi, only him. Fuskarsa kadai nake gani, kamshinsa kadai nake shaka. Apart from him komai ya zama blank. A hankali na fara jin muryar Hafsat tana cewa " sir, sir, sir" sai muryar kuma ta fara karfi sannan ta zama tamkar kara a kunnena. Nayi blinking once, twice sai a sannan common sense dina ya fara dawo wa, sai a sannan na fahimci abinda ya faru. We have been staring at each other for a while (I don't know for how long). Take naji tamkar kasa ta tsage in shige ciki, na dauke fuskata da sauri zuwa daya side din. Sannan na lura cewa kusan duk 'yan class din mu suke kallo. Hafsat naji ta sake cewa "sir" da karfi, daga jin muryar ta nasan cewa she is really angry. Yau na san na shiga uku. What is happening to me? What just happened? Murya can kasa naji yace " yes, what is it?" "I am through sir" " through with what?" Ya tambaya har yanzu muryarsa bata dawo dai dai ba kuma clearly kansa ma bai dawo dai dai ba. "Through with the class work sir, you gave us classwork, remember?" Ta fada tamkar mai shirin tashi zama, "ohhh" shine abinda kawai yace yana shafa kansa. Sai kuma ya mike ya kama hanyar fita yana cewa "keep it with u. I will collect it tomorrow" daga haka ya fice ba tare da ya juyo ba, ba kuma tare da ya dauki glasses din sa, handset da papers dinsa da ya ajiye akan podium ba. 

Yana fita Hafsat ta zagayo gaba na tare da saka duk hannayenta biyu ta rike kugunta ta na kallona fuskarnan filled with fury ta fara yi min masifa " were u flirting with the thin tall man ko idona ne yake min karya" na bita da kallo ina mamakin mai take nufi, I still don't fully understand what happened, ni ina ganin kamar stroke na samu, for all I know I could be sick or something " answer me" ta sake doka min tsawa. Kafin in bata amsa teacher din mu na physics ya shigo, a dole Hafsat ta zauna tare da zagaya hannun ta a wuyanta alamar I will kill you. 

Muka gaishe shi, ya amsa da fara'arsa, ni dai duk jikina a sanyaye. Bayan mun zauna ne ya kalleni yace "Moon, what is wrong with u?" Hafsat nayi sauri tace " help me ask her oo". Da yake teacher din mai barkwanci ne Sai yayi dariya yace " maybe the geography was so boring, worry not my dear, I will cheer you up with physics " akayi dariya gaba daya. Sai a lokacin ya lura da kayan kan podium, yace " clearly, the geography was boring to the teacher also, he forget his his things. Do u guys chase him out? " aka sake dariya gaba daya tare da cewa "no, sir" yace " OK, to brighten up our Moon, let's send her on an errand to return this to the runaway teacher " na sauri nace "I rather not" ina jin Hafsat a bayana tana cewa "good for you" Yace " why not?" Sai kuma na kasa bashi amsa. Amira ta yi sauri tace "let me take it to him, sir" amma sai ya dage akan lallai ni zanje, a cewar sa it will help clear my head. 

Ba yadda zanyi dole na karba na fita, ni yanzu bansan ma inda zan same shiba. Na dau hanyar staffroom. Na shiga naga bayanan, sai naga another copper a zaune yana marking some papers, na gaishe shi tare da tambayar whereabout of Mr Ibrahim, ya dago kansa ya kalleni tun daga kasa har sama with devilish smile on his face tare da cewa " hello beauty, why are u looking for him? Na hade raina nace "is he around?" Ganin na bata rai sai ya zama serious yace "he is not around, but I can take message for him. My name is victor, Ibrahim and I share the same room" " OK " nace " please give this to him, he left them in our class "Nace tare da ajiye kayan a gabansa.

Na juya na fita, in my mind ina godiya ga Allah da bayanan. Kaina a kasa ina tafiya naji nayi karo da mutum. Nayi sauri na matsa. Bana bukatar in kalli fuskarsa, kamshin da naji ya gamsr dani cewa shine. Cikin in ina nace "I brought your things" " OK , thanks "ya bani amsa a takaice. Nayi sauri nace" I was asked to do so by our physics teacher " OK ya sake cewa. Nayi gaba inajin haushin kaina, mai yasa nayi masa magana. Sai kuma naji ya kira sunana" Maimunatu" ban amsa ba kuma ban tsaya ba. Ya biyo ni da sauri yasha gaba na. Ga mamakina sai naga ya kama hannuna, nayi sauri nayi dago kaina na kalleshi, fuskarsa babu murmushin da na saba gani a ciki. Na bude baki na zance ya cika ni sai naji ya saka min wani abu a hannuna yace "this is for u" daga haka ya saki hannuna ya juya ya tafi. Na sauke idona a kan abinda yake hannuna sai naga ashe jotter tace da ya karba a library, a front page kusa da inda na rubuta sunana naga ya rubuta PLEASE, GIVE ME A CHANCE

Episode Ten: I Don't Know

Har na karasa class ina tunanin mai wadannan kalaman suke nufi. Give me a chance: a chance to do what? A chance to prove what? A take naji kaina ya fara ciwo. Ina shiga class din mu naga teacher din mu zaune akan teacher's chair ya zabga uban tagumi da hannu bibbiyu sarcastically, na kalli 'yan ajin naga suma duk sunyi mimicking abinda yayi, bansan lokacin da dariya ta kubce min ba. Yana ganina ya mike taye tare da cewa "ahh she is finally back" nan na fahimci tagumin duk na jira na ne. Ya tambayeni ko na same shi? Sai na samu kaina dayi masa karya cewa ban ganshi ba amma na bawa a mr Victor to give to him, which is partly true. Ina zama ya sake tambayata "are u really Ok? You look pale and not as bright as the moon you are. Make sure you go to the clinic during your break " na amsa da yes sir. Da yake shi mutum ne mai barkwanci sai ya zamana kafin a fita break har na manta da duk wani abu da ya faru tsakanina da Ibrahim. 

Har muka tashi ban kuma tunawa da maganar ba, sai da nazo ina hada books dina zamu tafi hostel sannan naga jotter dina da rubutun sa a front page, nayi saurin sakata a locker dina na rufe na jefa keys din a bag dina. Su Hafsat already dama suna jirana mu tafi. Tunda muka bar class Hafsat take min balbalin fada wai saina gaya mata me ya faru a class, nace mata i don't know amma taki rabuwa dani. Har muka chi abinci, mukayi sallah, nayi wanka na shirya zan fita library ta sha gabana tace babu inda zanje sai na tsaya nayi mata bayani. Ita Hafsat bata san cewa nafi ta son sanin mai ya faru din ba. Kuma duk tambayoyin ta bani da amsa din su sam sam. Nan dai na koma na zauna nayi folding hannaye na a cinyata nace mata " what do you want to know ?" Tace "menene tsakaninki da thin tall man?" nace "nothing more than what is between you and him" " amma menene yasa dazu yake kallonki har ina tayi masa magana bai ji ba? Kuma ya akayi yasan sunan ki bayan bai tambayemu sunayen mu ba? "OK nace mata ina daga mata hannu alamar ya isa haka, sannan na bata labarin encounter din mu a library, na kara da cewa "ina tunanin anan yasan sunana, apart from that, babu wani abu a tsakanin mu." Tayi frowning face dinta alamar tunani sannan ta girgiza kanta tace " OK na yarda dake, for now, i just don't want him looking at you like that" nayi murmushi na ce "my dear sister, ke fa kika taba cemin i can do what ever i want, babu uwanki" ta mike tsaye tana kallona tace " i am your sister, and i don't want any relationship between you and him" ta fada with finality.  

A ranar da magrib muna zaune a daki na saka Hafsat a gaba da tsokana akan wani neighbor din yazo takanas saboda ya ga Hafsat amma tace ace masa ba zata zo ba. Ina ta tsokanarta tayi min banza sai ga Amira tazo, anan take sanar damu cewa senior master yayi approving night islamic class din mu, zamu fara yau da daddare dan haka mu shirya. Za'a keyi bayan sallar isha'i zuwa 9pm. Sannan ta kalleni da tsokana tace "saura ki sake tsuye mana malami" nayi dariya nace "not a chance, we have made our peace, yanzu ma a matsayin friends muke" Amira tace "so i noticed, friendship dinne ya kawo kallon dazu ko?" Na bata raina nace "don't start there, kema kinsan in da akwai wani abu you will be the first to know " tace "to Allah yasa, Just be careful my dear friend"

Amira ta bawa Hafsat shekara daya, ni kuma ta bani biyu. Kuma duk ta fimu hankali da nutsuwa. Tun ganin ta na farko da mommy tayi, tayi approving friendship din mu har ya zamanto ita da maman Amira sun fara kawance. Amira black beauty ce, bahaushiya ce usul, gentle ce kuma komai nata tanayinsa a tsare. 

Alokacin da mukaje islamiyya ne nasha mamakin jin irin karatun Ibrahim. Ban taba jin kira'ar da ta yimin dadi irin tasa ba. Cikin sassanyar muryarsa yake kwararo mana karatu wanda nake jin shigarsa tun daga kunnuwana har 'yan yatsun kafata, naso ace ya cigaba da karatun forever. Yana zuwa inda yake son tsayawa sai ya tsaya. Inajin wata a class din tana furta "masha Allah". Nima masha Allah din na furta amma a zuciya ta, saboda wannan ba karamar baiwa bace ba daga Allah. Muka biya tare dashi sannan muka fara biya wa kow individually. Ga mamakina da akazo kaina bai nuna wani cewa ya sanni ba koya kira sunana ba. Da aka tashi shi ya fara fita sannan muka hada littattafan mu muka fito. Ni na fara fita a students saboda baccin da nake ji, na saba da baccin wuri. Ina tsaye a bakin kofa ina jiran su Hafsat ina ta faman zabga hamma naji scent din sa a gurin, na juyo amma banga kowa ba duk da jikina ya bani ana kallona. Gyaran murya naji yayi, nayi sauri na kalli side din da sound din ya fito anan naga silhouette n sa a jikin katanga. Gurin da duhu bana ganin fuskarsa amma na gane shine, ya rungume hannayensa a kirjinsa. Na juya kamar zan koma ajin sai yace "are you afraid of me? Do u think i might steal you? " Na juyo ina kallon gurin da yake amma ban ce komai ba har ya sake cewa " i just want to say good night to you. I will see you tomorrow morning " ya juya da niyyar tafiya, nayi sauri nace "Why? " ya dakata da tafiyar da yake yi ya juyo yana kallona, har yanzu amma yana cikin duhun bai fito cikin haske ba. Yace "why what? " "why do u feel the need to stay in the shadows, get me alone and say goodnight to me?" Nayi maganar da dan karfi fiye da yadda nayi niyya. A hankali yace min "your friend is here " nayi sauri na juya sai naga Amira a tsaye a verandah class din mu tana kallona da mamaki a fuskarta tace "moon ke da wa kike fada cikin daren nan" na juya na kalli inda yake, babu shi babu alamar sa, ya gudu. Idan har da gaske friendship yake nema mai yasa zai tsaya a cikin duhu yayi min magana, ya fito cikin haske mana kowa ya ganshi or better still yayi min magana mana a class a gaban kowa. 

Muka kama hanyar hostel raina a bace. This guy is trying to play a game with me and i will teach him a lesson. To add peppe to my wound, muna cikin tafiya mukaji wadansu 'yan ss3 suna hira a gaban mu. Hafsat da son gulma ta rike hannayen mu muke binsu a baya muna jin hirar su. "Gaskiya gayen nan ya hadu" "kema kin gani ashe? Ga kyau ga nutsuwa ga kamala, ga kuma ilmin addini dana boko" "ni muryarsa tafi komai burgeni, kuma daga ganinsa gentleman ne, komai nasa a nutse yake yi" "ke kinga idanunsa kuwa? Wayyo raina. Ai da naje biya karatu wani kallo da yayi min sai naji na manta a wacce surar muke gaba daya" suka kwashe da dariya suka tafa. "To ko dai ya yaba ne? In kuwa hakane mukam sai dai muce sambarka" 

I heard enough, na cire hannuna a cikin na Hafsat nakara sauri na wuce su. Ina zuwa daki na cire kayana na shiga wanka. Sai da na fito naga Hafsat ta zage tana bawa su Abigail labarin abinda ya faru suna ta dariya. Wai ashe har plan suka shirya na yadda zasuyi masa magana akan yake yi musu extra lessons ta yadda zasu ja hankalin sa. Ina fitowa Hafsat ta nemi tayi involving dina a conversation din amma naki magana. Nayi adduoi na na kwanta. Bazan iya fasalta me nakeji a raina ba danni kaina bansan menene ba. 

Washegari Thursday sam bamu hadu da Ibrahim ba tunda bamu da class dashi kuma ranar babu islamiyya. Ranar Friday na ganshi a assembly hall amma ban yarda mun hada ido ba. Ya saka complete NYSC kakin sa, ina kallonsa naji gabana ya fadi nayi saurin dauke kaina. Ranar ma bamu da class dinsa kuma still babu islamiyya. Muna cikin class da teacher din mu na chemistry sai kawai ga Ibrahim nan ya shigo kamar an jeho shi. Suka gaisa da malamin sannan yace "i want to see one of your students please" teacher din yace masa ba damuwa, but make it quick. Tunda naji yace yana son ganin wata nasan nice, ai kuwa ina dago kaina ya kalleni tare da nodding, ya fita. Bani da option dole na bi bayansa. A kasan wata bishiya ya tsaya nima na karasa kusa dashi na tsaya. Ban gaishe shi ba. Ya jima baiyi magana ba. He seems uncomfortable and out of words. Adam's apple dinsa ya motsa amma still ya kasa magana. "Why am i here? " na tambayeshi tare da katse shirun. "I don't know " yace yana shafa gashin kansa "OK, look, you asked why I stayed to say goodnight to you that day, and today you asked why I wanted to see you, the answer to both questions is I don't know. I don't seem to know anything anymore" na saki baki kawai ina kallonsa. Ya lura da irin kallon da nake masa sai ya hadiye wani mugun yawu yace "I am sorry, I must have sound like an idiot" "nayi sauri nace masa "no, you didn't sound like an idiot but rather compused" " yes i am compused, i have never been this compused in my entire life. Please tell me" ya sunkuyo da kansa dai dai fuskata yana kallon kwayar idona "what should I do? "Na kalli cikin idonsa nima, abinda na gani ne yasaka nayi saurin dauke kaina tare da cewa "i don't know "

Episode Eleven : The Protector

"You are a smart one, you must know something" kafin in bashi amsa naji Hafsat tama kwalla min kira daga class. Na juya na juya na ganta a kofar ajin ita da teacher din mu. "Good lord" Ibrahim ya fada tare da matsawa daga kusa dani sannan yace "please meet me in the library after school, please come" da haka ya juya ya fara tafiya, sai da yayi nisa sannan ya fahimci hanyar hostel yake tafiya, sannan ya juya kuma ya dau hanyar staff room. Ni kuma na koma class. Ina zuwa kofar class teacher fin mu ya fara tambayata me nayi wa copper din can. Nace masa babu komai. "But he seems agitated, are you sure you are not in trouble with him?" " i am not sure sir, i have no idea what he was talking about" na amsa masa frankly. Ya jima yana kallona kuma ya fahimci iyakacin gaskiya ta nake fada masa, ya girgiza kanshi a hankali yace "just be careful Moon, if u ever feel like he is crossing the line with you, just report to me or any other senior staff" nace masa tom. 

Har aka tashi daga school ban yanke shawarar ko zanje library gurin Ibrahim ba. Saida akayi ringing bell sannan na tuna cewa ban yanke shawara ba. Kamar Hafsat tasan tunanin da nakeyi sai naga ta zauna a kusa dani, na juyo na kalli fuskarta naga babu wasa a cikin ta. In a serious tone tace min "me yace miki dazu? " na gane maganar da take yi kuma ga mamaki na sai na samu kaina da fada mata gaskiyar yadda mukayi da Ibrahim. Ta girgiza kanta alamar gamsuwa tace "i expect as much. Babu inda zakije, yau a hostel zakiyi karatun ma ko class ba, zaki zo ba ballantana library. Green snake under green grass kawai. Sumi sumi dashi kamar wani na Allah. Ni dama duk ustazan nan bana yadda dasu..... ". Duk da nasan Hafsat tana kokarin protecting dina ne amma sai na samu kaina da jin haushin maganganun da take fada akan Ibrahim. Na dakatar da ita nace "bafa wani abun ba yace min ba Hafsat, he just asked me to meet him in the library. It might be totally different from what you are thinking. Please Hafsat ki bar ni inje inji abinda zai ce" nayi ta lallaba Hafsat amma taki bari na inje. Haka ta tusa keyata har hostel. Ranar haka na wuni jikina da zuciya ta babu dadi. Ina tunanin ban kyauta ba dana barshi yana jira na, kuma deep inside me ina son inje din saboda insan me yake so dani, nima kuma in wanke duk wani kokwanto dake zuciya ta a game dashi. Amma Hafsat ta kasa ta tsare ta hanani sakat. 

Washegari da assuba ina tashi gaba na yake ta faduwa saboda nasan yau dai dole zamu hadu da Ibrahim a islamiyya. Hafsat ta hade ranta sosai ta kora min warning akan koya yimin magana kar in kulashi. A haka muka je masallaci mukayi sallah sannnan muka tafi islamiyya. Muna zama sai gashi ya shigo. Na kasa daga kaina in kalleshi har muka gaishe shi duk ya ajin. Kawai sai ganin sa nayi ya zo ya tsaya a gaban seat dina yace "maimunatu" na daga kaina a hankali na kalleshi, bacin ran da na gani a idonsa shi yasa nayi saurin saukar da idona kasa ba tare da na amsa kiran da yayi min ba. "Maimunatu am talking to you " ya sake cewa cikin tsawa-tsawa. Jikina ya fara karkarwa saboda tsoro, nace "am sorry sir " "sorry for what? I clearly asked you to meet me after school yesterday but you didn't. Why? " kawai sai naji hawaye yana zubo min, sai na fara sheshshekar kuka, ni dama akwai saurin kuka. Tsayawa kawai yayi yana kallona da mamaki sannan yace "why are you crying? For God's sake I only asked you a question" cikin fada yake min magana. Wani kukan na sake rushewa dashi, ni babu abinda bana so a rayuwata irin a yimin tsawa ko fada. Shi bai san cewa fadan da yake yi min shi ne ya ke sakani kuka ba. Hafsat ce tace masa "she was sick sir, that's why she didn't meet you in the library " duk da kukan da nake yi sai da nayi mamakin yadda Hafsat ta shirga masa karya. Kuma na gane motive din ta, so take yace min in tafi hostel tun da bani da lafiya. Ya sunkuyo dai dai fuskar ta sannan cikin sanyin murya yace min "are u sick? Na girgiza kaina. "Do u want to go back to hostel? " na sake girgiza kaina alamar a'a. "OK stop crying for God's sake, or else I will have to send you back to hostel" ya fada da dan karfi wanda hakan yasaka na sake rushewa da wani kukan. Tsaki yayi sannan yace "OK, that's it, u are going back to hostel" yana fadin haka Hafsat ta mike tare da kamoni kamar wata marar lafiya. Ya dakatar da ita tare da cewa "where are you going to? " nan ta kama inda inda tana kokarin yi masa bayanin cewa rakani hostel zatayi. Shi kuma ya ce mata tunda nace lfy ta kalau ta barni inyi tafiya ta ni kadai ita kuma tayi karatun ta. Ta koma ta zauna tana zumburar baki, ni kuma na kama hanyar fita. Ina tajin surutan mutane a ajin nidai nayi tafiya ta. Na dan yi nisa da class din kenan naji takun mutun yana bina, ina juyawa na ganshi a kusa dani ya kamo hannuna ya jani da sauri zuwa wani class da babu kowa ya rufe ajin tare da tare bakin kofar. Duk wannan ya faru ne cikin seconds. Wani kukan na sake saka masa ina rokon sa "please let me go, i will never disobey you again, please let me go" kallona kawai yake cikin mamakin yadda nake ta rusa kuka. Ya rungume hannayensa a kirjinsa sannan yace " do you want me to let you go? " na gyada masa kai "then stop crying like a baby, for God's sake I just walk out of my class just to talk to u. Why are you crying? What have I done to u? " nayi shiru ina sheshshekar kuka, ya sake maimaita tambayarsa " did i do u anything wrong ". "You are shouting at me" na amsa ina kara sautin kuka na. Dariya ya fara yi kasa kasa yana girgiza kansa ni kuma dariyar ta kara bani haushi, yaya bayan yayi min tsawa ina kuka kuma zai saka ni a gaba yana min dariya? Dan haka sai na rufe fuskata da hannayena biyu na kara rushewa da kuka. Ya tako a hankali ya tsaya agaba na sannan ya sunkuyo kansa dai dai kunne na yadda har inajin saukar munfashinsa a wuya na yace "I am sorry for shouting at you. I promise to never do it again " na bude fuskata na turo baki ina goge hawayena da bayan hannuna. Ya chiro handkerchief a miko min, nasa hannu na karba na karasa goge fuskata dashi, sannan na daga kaina na kalleshi naga yana kallona yana murmushi. "OK cry cry baby, tell me why didn't you come to the library yesterday? " na kalli windon class din naga gari ya fara haske sannan na tuna cewa ya baro students suna jiran sa zai yi musu dori. Na kalle shi naga ni kawai yake kallo yana murmushi daga dukkan alama ya manta da 'yan class din da suke jiransa. Nace masa "we, will talk about that later, now your students are waiting for u, time is running out " ya danyi frowning face dinshi alamar tunani sannan yace "good lord! I totally forgot about them." Ya shafa gashin kanshi sannan yace "just PROMISE that we will talk tomorrow " na ce "not tomorrow sir, we will talk on Monday " yace "why not tomorrow? " Nace "I don't want to be taking time from our Islamic class time. I will talk to u on Monday if u promise that you will not talk to me during our Islamic class " yayi shiru yana kallona sannan yace "OK I promise "nayi murmushi nace masa OK. Daganan na bude kofar class din na fita na koma hostel. 

Yayi keeping promise dinsa kuwa dan bai kuma yi min magana a islamiyya ba, karatu kawai mukeyi dashi mu tashi. Ranar monday muna da class dinsa kuma nasan dole zai ce min mu hadu a library after school. Yana shigowa bayan mun gaishe shi sai ya dauko wata 'yar jotter ya rike yace yau discussion za'ayi, zaike mana tambayoyi muna amsawa. Kawai sai ya taho kan desk dina ya zauna kuma ya juyo yana facing dina kuma yana facing sauran 'yan class din, tunda a front row nake. Nayi sauri na kalleshi sai ya sakar min murmushi, na sunkuyar da kaina kasa duk naji na takura. Yana ta questions dinsa sauran 'yan class suna amsawa amma ni ban san ma me suke yi ba, saboda yadda yake zaune gab dani kuma duk numfashin dana shaka saina ji kamshinsa. Na rasa inda zan sa kaina. Chan ya ce min "Maimunatu are u OK " sai da na dan firgita kadan saboda nayi nisa a cikin tunani, na manta ma a ina nake. Nace"yes sir, i am alright " "are u sure" Hafsat ce tace " I am sorry sir, but dont you think you are making her uncomfortable? " gaba daya ajin akayi shiru yace mata "what makes you think I am making her uncomfortable? She is not complaining, is she? " ta kalle shi ido cikin ido tace "i know she is uncomfortable because she is my little sister " "ohhh" shine abinda Ibrahim yace sannan ya juyo ya kalleni ya sake komawa ya kalleta kamar mai comparing din mu, yayin da ita kuma ta tsare shi da ido. 

 

Episode Twelve : This is Me

Note: duk maganar da akeyi da Ibrahim da turanci akeyi, amma zamu keyi da hausa saboda a samu sauki fahimta. Ayi karatu lfy

"Da gaske sisters ne su? " ya fada yana kallon sauran 'yan ajin. Duk ajin ya dauka "eh sir sisters ne, baka ga suna kama ba? " ya sake kallon mu yana girgiza kai, "ni ban ga kama ba" Hafsat ta kara kulewa ta hade rai sosai, shi kuma sai ya kalleta yayi dariya yace " ok Big Sister, kiyi hakuri na takura ma kanwarki. In babu damuwa to in dawo desk dinki mana maimakon nata? " Hafsat ta bude baki tana kallonsa da mamaki, sannan tayi sauri tace "a'a yi zamanka anan" yayi dariya sosai har habarsa ta lotsa sannan yace "dama nasan zaki ce haka, nima kuma nafi son zama anan" nidai duk ina jinsu bance komai ba. Sai da period dinsa ta fita sannan yace min "kar ki manta alkawarin mu, ni kadai nasan abinda zanyi miki in kika yi min irin ta rannan" da haka ya fita daga ajin. Yana fita Hafsat ta jawo kujerar ta kusa da tawa tace " alkawarin me mutumin nan yake magana akai? Yaushe kuka hadu har kika yi masa alkawari ba tare da nasa ni ba? " na kalleta nace " wani lokacin Hafsat ina mamakin mutane in suka ce na fiki surutu, sa idonki yayi yawa Hafsat " nan Hafsat ta kuma kuluwa tace " au haka ma zaki ce ko? Duk abinda nakeyi fa dan ke nakeyi. Mutumin nan daga ganin sa ba mutumin kirki bane, bana son kowacce irin alaka a tsakanin ku. I am trying to protect you" nace " ni kuwa Hafsat kina bani mamaki duk sanda kika ce Ibrahim ba mutumin kirki bane ba, how do you know? Kin san kullum daddy yana ce mana never judge a book by it's cover, ba dai dai bane ba kawai ki yanke hukunci akan mutum ba tare da kin fahimce shi ba" tace "OK kina so ki gayamin cewa ke kina so ki fahimce shi kenan ko? " nace mata "exactly " Amira ta taso tazo gurin mu tace "pls guys not here, zamuyi maganar in munje hostel" Hafsat ta cigaba da balbalin fada ni kuma na tashi kawai na fita daga class din. Kan veranda na zauna ina tunanin yadda zan bullowa wannan lamarin, nasan Hafsat akan gaskiyarta take fada, duk da ina da karancin shekaru amma na gane duk abubuwan da Ibrahim yake min da duk kwana kwanar sa nasan inda ya dosa. Kuma ni kaina basai wani yayi min fada ba nasan nayi kankanta da zuwa inda ya dosa. Abu na biyu kuma Ibrahim bayarabe ne, ni kuma bafulatana bana jin tarayyar mu dashi zatayi kyau. Murmushi nayi sanda na lissafo fuskar mommy inta samu labarin ina dating yaroba guy. Amma koma menene zai kasance yau zamu zauna muyi magana da Ibrahim, zan bukaci ya fada min duk abinda yake zuciyar sa ni kuma zanyi masa bayanin cewa abin ba me yiyuwa bane. Ina so mu samu maslaha a tsakanin mu. 

Da aka tashi bayan munyi sallah munci abinci Amira ta jamu dakin su tana so ta daidaita tsakanin mu da Hafsat. Na zauna a nutse na yiwa Amira bayanin abinda yasa nake son muyi magana da Ibrahim. Muna ta maganar mu Hafsat tayi banza ta rabu damu, saida Amira tace mata "baki ce komai ba Big Sister" ta fadi big sister din da tsokana, irin yadda Ibrahim ya ce mata dazu a class. Ta juyo ta kallemu tana yamutsa fuska tace "She can do as she wants, ni dai tasan cewa komai tayi kamar tayi a gaban mommy ne dan wallahi sai na gaya mata" Amira tace "Haba Hafsat pls let her go, inta dawo zata gaya mana duk abinda sukayi dashi daga nan za muyi shawarar me zatayi next" Dakyar Amira ta lallaba Hafsat ta barni na tafi da sharadin cewa duk abinda yace min zanzo in gaya mata. 

Naje nayi wanka na shirya a tsanake, dama ni ko a gida ba kwalliya nake ba ballantana a school na saka hostel wears dina, har na nada vail dina sai kuma na chire na dauko dogon hijab din Hafsat na saka. Ina fita na nufi library, tun daga nesa na hangoshi a zaune a side din library din da table a gabansa dauke da littattafai, amma kuma ba karatun yakeyi ba waya yake dannawa. Na karasa da sallama, ya dago kai ya kalleni da murmushi a fuskarsa, daga gani ya dade a zaune a gurin. Ya nuna min kujerara kusa dashi yayi min nuni da in zauna. Maimakon in zauna a kusa dashi din kamar yadda ya bukata saina dauki kujerar na zagaya daya side din na zauna ina fuskantarsa. Ban gaishe shiba nace masa "am here, what do you want ?" Ya sake yin murmushi yace min good evening ma'am" sai kuma naji kunya ban gaishe shiba nace "good evening sir" ya cire glasses din idonsa yana murza idon yace "har na fara tunanin bazaki zo ba, na dauka yau ma Hafsat ta hana ki zuwa" na kalleshi da mamaki nace "ya akayi kasan ita ta hanani zuwa rannan? " yace "da ban sani ba, sai dazu data cemin ita sister dinki ce sannan na fahimci ita ta hana ki zuwa" muka yi shiru baki daya na wani lokaci sannan ya cigaba da magana a hankali " am sorry for shiga rayuwarki da nayi kwana biyu. Nima bansan mai yake hawa kaina ba tun zuwa na makarantar nan, ina so ki fahimci cewa bani da wani mugun nufi a kanki sai alkhairi insha Allah. Tun ranar da kika amsa question dina a class naji kin burgeni, bayan na fita daga ajin ku na je staff room nayi tambaya akan ki anan na fahimci cewa you are a genius " nayi saurin katse shi nace "am not a genius " yayi dariya yace "research ya nuna cewa babu genius din da ya taba yarda cewa shi genius ne" ban bashi amsaba na sunkuyar da kaina kasa. Ya cigaba da cewa "tun daga nan na zama interested akan ki, lokacin ne nayi miki offering friendship. Kuma ina saka ran babu wani abu da zai rusha friendship din mu" ya sake yin shiru kamar ya gama magana sai kuma yace "ita zuciya tana da wahalar fassarawa, na kasa fahimtar me zuciya ta take nufi dake. Kullum sai inji ina so in ganki, inna ganki kuma sai inji bana so mu rabu, in ban ganki ba kuma sai inji na rasa farin ciki na" ya sake yin shiru yana shafa gashin kansa. "What do you want from me? " na sake tambayar sa a karo na biyu. Ya yi tagumi da hannayensa duk biyun ya sauke lumsassun idanuwansa a kaina sannan cikin muryar rada yace " ina so ki kara kahuri dani mu cigaba da friendship din mu, nasan wannan feeling din da nake ji akanki zai wuce wata rana. Ina so please kiyi tolerating dina for the time being. In kina ignoring dina zan iya aikata wani abun da ba dai dai ba". Duk bayanin da yake yi ina jinsa kuma ina analyzing duk maganganun sa. Na bude baki zanyi magana kenan sai ya daga min hannu ya dakatar dani yace "kar kice komai yanzu, ki bari sai kinje hostel kinyi tunani akai tukunna. Ina so mu cigaba da zama a friends but i have feelings for you. Nace masa to zanje inyi tunanin kamar yadda yace. 

Muka danyi shiru na wani lokaci sannan ya ce " kafin kiyi tunanin amma ina so in dan baki brief labari na saboda ki fahimceni sosai. Kamar yadda na sanar dake ni bayarabe ne full blood. A yanzu shekaruna ashirin da biyar da haihuwa. Mahaifina ya rasu tun ina five years old. Nine babbar a gurin parents dina, sai kanne na mata su biyu. Bayan rasuwar mahaifina mamana ta sake aure ta haifi maza su biyu. Step father dina babban malamine a garin Ibadan, a gurinsa na koyi karatu sosai. Ya rike mu ni da sisters dina tamkar shi ya haifemu dan idan ba gaya maka akayi ba ba zaka san ba shine baban mu ba. Daga mamana har step father dina basu yi wani karatun boko sosai ba, baban mu dai yana dan taba kasuwanci kadan sai kuma islamiyya da yake koyarwa a unguwar mu, dan haka mu ba masu arziki bane sosai sai rufin asiri dai dai gwargwado. Allah ya bani kwakwalwar karatu na arabi da boko, wannan yasa baban mu ya sakani a makarantar kudi dan insamu ilimi mai kyau kuma Alhamdulillah na samu. Duk kudin babanmu akan karatuna yake karewa, sauran siblings dina duk a makarantun government suke, a cewar baba ni zan kula dasu inna samu aiki. Bayan na gama secondary school ne na samu na fara aikin teaching a wata primary school dake unguwar mu. Shekara ta uku ina teaching ina samun salary na baba yace lallai saina koma makaranta nayi degree, Allah ya taimakeni na samu admission a university of Ibadan nayi degree na a fannin mathematics. Na samu kyakykyawan sakamako na fita da first class shine NYSC suka zabe ni aka turo ni nan".

Episode Thirteen : This is Me 2

Ya dakata yana kallona da murmushi a fuskarsa yace "now, tell me about yourself" nayi shiru ina tunanin mai zance mishi, sai na tuno da maganar daddy da yake ce mana (if someone tells you about their misfortunes, don't tell them about your blessings, it will makes them feel worse)

Dan haka sai na samu kaina da gaya masa cewa mu fulani ne daga 'yalleman jigawa state. Muna zaune a abuja, babana yana aiki da gwamnati, mu biyar ne a gidan mu etc. Ban gaya masa wanne aikin daddy yake ba ballantana ya fahimci cewa mu masu arziki ne. Wannan shine babban kuskurena na farko. Sai da nayi shiru sannan na dago kaina muka hada ido sai naga yayi dariya a hankali yace "is that all? " nace masa "yes, that's all" yayi shiru sannan yace "OK, koma dai menene baki gaya min ba zan sani ne a nan gaba, kinsan a hankali kake sanin mutum, halayensa, likes and dislikes etc. Yanzu dai tell me, from what we discussed, what do you understand about me? " nayi shiru ina kallonsa for sometime, sai kuma wani tunani ya fado min a raina kawai sai na kana dariya, yana kallona shima da dariya a fuskarsa yace "what? Menene ya baki dariya?" nace "it's nothing really, a funny though just crossed my mind" yace "OK, share with me, let's laugh together" na nutsu a hankali nace "this is going to hurt a little, duk sanda naji an ambaci sunan yaroba, the first thing that came to my mind is fat, short, people masu katon ciki, kuma masifaffu, most of them Christians. So when u asked me what i learnt about u i realised that what i learnt is not about only u, it is about people in general. Mutane da yawa yanda ake kallon su ba haka suke ba. You for example, are neither fat not short, bansani ba dai ko kana da masifa, and u definitely are not a Christian. Ban taba sanin cewa akwai handsome yarobas ba" murmushi naji yana yi mai sauti, na dago kai muka hada ido sannan na fahimci abinda na fada, indirectly na gaya masa yana da kyau, kunya naji ta rufeni kamar inyi tsuntsuwa in tashi daga gurin. Nayi sauri nace cikin in ina "i did not meant to say you are handsome, i mean you are amm..you are.. I mean" ya katse ni da cewa "i understand, and thank you so much, i really appreciate it" dariya yake yi sosai, yayinda ni kuma na rufe fuska ta da hannayena biyu, sai da ya gama dariyarsa sannan yace "and you my dear are very, very beautiful. You are the most beautiful intelligent girl I have ever seen in my life. Akan maganar yaroba kuma ina tabbatar miki cewa ba gaskiya bace, we have fat, thin, short and tall people among us kamar kowanne tribe, akan maganar addini kuma, more than 60% na yaroba are muslims kuma we are very religious. Kin ga kamar ni for example, both bangaren uwa da uba na bamu da Christian ko daya. Kuma let me tell you something, ni tunda nake ban taba shiga north ba, dan haka duk sanda aka ce fulani abinda yake zuwa mind dina shine illiterate mutanen daji masu kiwon shanu" dariya mukayi gaba ki dayan mu sannan nace masa "duk family na babu masu kiwon shanu" muka sake yin dariya sannan yace "now we all know better "

Muna haka alarm yayi beefing a wayarsa, ya duba yace "time for asr prayer" Muka mike a tare muka yi shirin alwala. Bayan munyi sallah a masallaci na riga shi dawowa inda muke zaune, na bude textbook din maths a cikin littattafan da ya dora akan table din na fara karantawa, sai gashi yazo sai ya dauko notebook dinsa ya nuna min note din da yayi forming na abinda zamuyi this week a maths. Nan muka zauna yana ta koya min har magrib sannan mukayi sallah na tafi hostel shi kuma ya tafi staff quaters. Ina shiga hostel dakin su amira na tafi muka zauna tare har lokacin islamiyya yayi, muna ta hira da ita amma ga mamaki na bata tambayeni game da Ibrahim ba, har sai da muka zo tafiya islamiyya sannan nace mata "Amira baki tambayeni yadda muka yi da Thin Tall Man ba? " sai ta ce "nasan ai zaki bani labari ne when you are good and rready" naji dadi har cikin raina. Amira is such a good friend to me, bata damu da sai na gaya mata komai ba, kuma duk sanda nake bukatar shawara she ia there for me. A islamiyya muka hadu da Hafsat amma ko kallo na bata yi ba. Ibrahim ma bai yi min magana ba sai dai duk sanda muka hada ido sai yayi min murmushi kuma nima haka kawai sai na sami kaina da mayar masa. 

Da muka tashi nima banbi takan Hafsat ba nayi tafiyata daki nayi wanka na kwanta. Ina jinta ta shigo tana shirin kwanciya su naomi suna yi mata magana tayi banza ta rabu dasu. Ni dai ina kwance amma na kasa bacci ina ta lissafin abubuwan da suka faru a ranar. Alaka ta da Ibrahim tana neman kawo matsala tsakani na da Hafsa kuma bana jin dadin hakan saboda no matter what, blood is thicker than water. Duk duniya bayan iyayena bani da sama da Hafsat. Amma Hafsat tana da matsala, idan na bata dama zata ce zata ke controlling dina ne akan komai, bawai akan Ibrahim kadai ba. Dan haka na yanke shawarar ko menene zai faru bazan bata damar controlling dina ba. A bangaren Ibrahim kuma though yayi admitting cewa he has feelings for me, amma baiyi magana akan soyayyaba dan haka na yanke shawarar zan ci gaba da kulashi kamar yadda ya bukata amma da zarar naga yana kokarin wuce gona da iri zan taka masa burki, and so help me God. A dan fahimtar da nayi masa na fahimci cewa shi mutun ne mai ilimi, dan haka nayi alkawarin zan mori ilmin sa, zan ke koyan karatu a gurin sa, in that way duk kanin mu zamu ke gaining kuma relationship din mu ba zai zama suspicious a makarantar ba. Da wadannan shawarwarin bacci ya dauke ni. 

Episode Fourteen : The Limit

Washegari tun kafin assuba na tashi nayi wanka na saka uniform dina, assuba tana yi na tafi masallachi nayi sallah daga nan na wuce islamiyya. Nayi haka ne saboda bana son muyi rigima da Hafsat. Har muka fara karatu Hafsat bata zo ba. Amira ta tambayeni ina Hafsat na daga mata kafada alamar I don't know, har aka tashi daga islamiyya babu Hafsat babu labarinta, sai na ringa jin babu dadi a raina, what if she is sick? Na taho na barta. Ana tashi na kira Amira nace mata please tayi checking on Hafsat, ni class zan wuce bana son komawa hostel, tace min ba problem. Ina yin breakfast na wuce class na zauna ina karatu na har aka fara zuwa class. Karatu nake amma duk hankali na yana kan masu shigowa ina jiran inga shigowarta. Can sai gata ta shigo fuskarnan babu alamar fara'a, tana zama na mike na tafi wajenta nace "Hafsat lafiyar ki kuwa yau ban ganki a islamiyya ba?" Tayi min kallon sama da kasa tace "what is it with you idan banje islamiyya ba? Ko zaki saka shi yayi min bulalar fashi ne?" Nayi murmushi nace "that settled it, dama ina ao insan lafiyar ki, na fahimci kuma lafiyar ki kalau" na koma nayi zama na. Ina zama sai ta mike ta kama jan seat dinta sai da ta kai shi can row din baya sannan tayi zamanta. 

Sam bana jin dadin abubuwan da Hafsat take yi amma kuma bana son in bata chance din da zata ke controlling rayuwata. Farko Ibrahim ya fara kulata yana tsokanar ta da big sister amma sai ya lura cewa bata so dan haka ya rabu da ita. Rannan muna karatu ya tambayeni "how is your sister" nayi mamakin tambayar amma na maze nace "she is fine" he snickered kafin yace "she hates me" na ajiye rubutun da nake yi nace "no, she does not hate you, she has always been like that dama, believe me, sometimes I feel like she hates me too" daga nan bai sake yi min maganar Hafsat ba. 

Bayan munyi wata daya da fara term din su mommy suka zo mana visiting. Tun da aka kira mu gaba na yake faduwa dan bansan me Hafsat zata kulla min a gurin mommy ba. Muna tafiya zamu je gurinsu na matsa kusa da Hafsat nace mata "what are you planning to tell mommy? " ta kalleni da murmushin mugunta tace " that's my business, me kike ci na baka na zuba? " na hadiye yawun tsoro cikina ya kulle kamar zanyi zawo a wando amma na daure na cigaba da binta a baya kamar munafuka. Muna zuwa visitors room sai muka tarar da daada da faruk, nan da nan na manta da damuwar da nake ciki na fada kan cinyar daada ina murnar ganinta, Hafsat ma tazo ta rungume ta muna ta dariya daada tace da yaren buzanci "kai ni karku ji min ciwo, ku baku san kun zama 'yan mata bane" nace mata "haba daada, ina abin yake? Sai dai ki gaya wa Hafsat bani ba" Hafsat kuma tace "ai komai girman da zanyi bazan daina hawa cinyar kiba daada" muka sake yin dariya. Faruk yana zaune yana kallon mu nace "autan mommy ko magana babu?" Yace "au kuna gani na? Na dauka ai ni invisible ne tunda babu wacce ta kula ni a cikin ku" nan kuma muka tafi da gudu a tare muka rungume shi yana turemu wai yayi fushi. Hafsat ce tace daada wai ina mommy n ne? Daada tace "muna zuwa principal dinku ta kira ta" nan take wani gumi ya karyo min, tunda muka shigo ban ga mommy ba na dauka bata samu damar zuwa ba har hamkali na ya kwanta. Nayi saroro har wani daci nake ji a baki na. Hafsat ta dafa ni tace "yayane moon? Ko bakya murnar ganin mommy ne? " na ture hannunta na koma kusa da daada ina tambayar ta su ya Habeeb. Muna cikin haka sai ga messenger daga principal's office wai ana kiran mu nida Hafsat. Muka tashi muka tafi, nice a gaba Hafsat tana bina. Ina tura kofar office din naga mommy a zaune a kujerar gaban table din pc daga can gefe kuma Ibrahim ne a zaune yayi folding arms dinsa yana kallon mommy. Sandarewa nayi a gurin na kasa motsi, komai nawa ya tsaya hatta bugun zuciya ta. Hafsat naji tana fadin in matsa in bata guri ta shigo tunda ni bazan shiga ba. Sai a sannan lumfashi na ya dawo si kuma zuciyata ta fara bugawa da karfi, dacin da nake ji a baki na ya karu, Hafsat ta karewa office din kallo sannan tazo dai dai kunnena tace min "whatever goes up must come down" tana yi min murmushin mugunta ta shige ciki da sallam. Ba yadda zanyi dole na bita a baya. Ga mamaki na sai naga mommy ta juyo da fara'a sosai a fuskar ta ta mike tsaye ta buda hannayenta tare da cewa "come here my darlings" ban san sanda na manta da komai ba na fada jikin mommy ina murna. Ta rungume mu sosai a jikinta na wani lokaci sannan ta sake mu, muka gaisheta, muka gaida pc sannan na juya na gaida Ibrahim. Hafsat ko kallon inda yake bata yi ba mommy kuma bata lura ba dan suna magana da pc a lokacin. Sun jima suna magana amma ni hankali na ya tafi akan tunanin dalilin wannan kiran da akayi mana kuma gashi an kira Ibrahim shima, lokaci lokaci inna daga ido na sai mu hada ido da Ibrahim sai ya sakar min murmushi amma ni kam ranar bani da damar mayar masa dan gaba daya hankali na a tashe yake. 

Sai da suka gama hirar su sannan mommy tace " I am very proud of you Moon. Tun ina gida aka aika min da report na yadda karatunki yake progressing, naji dadi sosai. PC ta gaya min cewa ashe kun dai daita da sabon copper din da da kike complaining akansa, tace yanzu har extra lessons yake yi miki kuma kina samun cigaba sosai" bani ba hatta Hafsat sakin baki mukayi muna kallon mommy na juya na kalli Ibrahim shima sai naga bakin ya saki yana kallon ta" principal ce tayi dariya tace "au mamaki kukeyi yadda nasan kuna yin extra lessons? This is my school, I know everything going on in it. Ina da security da suke zagayawa koda yaushe, kuma kullum sai sun kawo min report cewa sun ganku kuna karatu a gaban library, sai na fara tambayar teachers din ku akan performance din moon kuma suka tabbatarmin da cewa she is doing much better than before. Dan haka na rubuta report na aika gidan ku" Mommy ta juya tana kallon Ibrahim tace masa " bawan Allah, thank you so much. I really appreciate what you are doing. Kuma ina so in nemi favor a gurin ka akan ka hada da Hafsat please. I know she can be annoying sometimes but please bear with her. Zanyi making arrangements zamuke baka allowance duk wata" Ibrahim ya kalleni, he looks compused. Ya chire glasses dinsa sannan yace "Thank you so much maam for the offer but it is not what you are thinking. Actually I am not giving maimunatu any extra lessons. In fact she teaches me sometimes, kawai muna karatu ne tare. She is very intelligent and always ahead of her class so we are both benefitting. There is no need for any allowance Maam because I am gaining as well. As for Hafsat, it will be my pleasure " ya karasa yana kallon Hafsat da murmushi ita kuma da dauke kanta sai da mommy ta harare ta sannan tace masa " thank you sir". Ya amsa da you are welcome. Mommy ma tayi masa godiya sosai sannan ya fita. Daga nan muma mukayi sallama da pc muka koma gurin su daada Hafsat tana ta zumburar baki reshe ya juye da mujiya. Ita dai bata da wani evidence da zata nuna wa mommy cewa soyayya muke da Ibrahim tunda report ya nuna cewa karatu muke yi. Nan mommy ta saka Hafsat a gaba da fada cewa lallai itama ta ringa fita muna karatun tare da ita, tace min duk sanda bata fita ba in gayawa principal nace mata to, nace mata to sannan na faki idon Hafsat nayi mata gwalo. Bayan su mommy sun tafi muka aika da kayan da suka kawo mana muka koma class. 

Luckly muna da period din Ibrahim. Ya shigo muka fara maths to question din da muke yi jiya munyi ta da daddare ni da shi. Muna cikin yi sai muka kakare sai yace min " maimunatu check your jotter and see how we got the answer yesterday " yana fadan haka Hafsat tana daga baya sai ji muka yi taja wani dogon tsaki. Tsit ajin yayi. Ibrahim yayi folding hannunsa a kirjinsa yace " who did that?" Kowa yayi shiru, ni nasan Hafsat ce amma nayi shiru nima. Ya sake cewa "who did that?" Fuskarsa ta nuna tsananin bacin rai wanda ban taba gani a tare da shi ba. Ga mamaki na sai kawai naji Hafsat tace masa"I am" duk ajin aka juya ana kallonta, fuskarta babu alamar tsoro ko fargaba. Kallonsa kawai takeyi ido cikin ido. Yace mata "walk out of my class and never come in in my period " bata ce komai ba babu sorry sir babu komai ta fice" ni kaina abin ya daure min kai, wai Hafsat wacce irin mutum ce ita? Da kansa yazo ya karbi jotter din hannuna muka cigaba da calculation din mu amma ni duk hankali na yana kan Hafsat. Muna nan kawai sai ga senior master nan sun taho tare da Hafsat, ya shigo ya kira Ibrahim suka fita waje. Ni dai gaba na sai faduwa yake yi kamar in bisu inji me suke cewa. Can sai ga su sun shigo har da Hafsat. Ga mamakina sai naji senior master yace mata tayi kneel down a gaban class. Hafsat tayi nan ya fara yi mata fada ta inda yake shiga ba tanan yake fita ba, wai dama staff da yawa suna kawo masa complain akan rashin kunyar Hafsat yana basu hakuri amma yau da kanta taje tayi reporting an kore ta a aji bayan ita tayi masa rashin kunya. Nan yace lallai sai ta bawa Ibrahim hakuri. A ciki ciki ta bashi hakurin yace ta dada da karfi taki. Ya dauko yawarsa ya kira discipline master. Ina jin haka na fara kuka amma Hafsat ko a jikinta. Ibrahim yace its OK shi ba sai ta bashi hakuri ba, amma senior master yace ai badan shiba ne, hakkin makaranta ne ta koya mata tarbiyya. Ni dai na kifa kaina a kan seat dina ina ta kuka na. Ina jinsu suka fara dukanta. Tun tana daurewa har saida ta fara kuka, na manta rabon da inga Hafsat tayi kuka, sannan suka kyaleta, kuma suka cewa da Ibrahim inyaga dama ya barta ta zauna in baiga dama ba kuma ya koreta. Ina jinsa ya tsaya a gabana yana kiran sunana nayi banza na rabu dashi sai ya ajiye min jotter ta ya juya ya fita daga class din, na tashi na tafi gurin Hafsat ina taba ta ta ture ni, nan naga hannunta duk ya farfashe yana jini

Episode fifteen: blood is Thicker than Water.

Da kyar na samu na lallaba hafsat ta koma seat dinta ta zauna. Har aka tashi muka koma Hostel bata yiwa kowa magana ba. Tunda taje hostel ta kwanta take kuka har lokacin islamiyya bata fito daga daki ba, ni kuma ban zauna bata hakuri ba amma sam ranar ban fita gurin Ibrahim ba. Da dare yayi saina samu kaina da kin zuwa islamiyya. Nasan ba Ibrahim ne ya daki Hafsat ba amma still ina ganin duk a sanadin alakata da shi ne komai ya faru. 

Sai da na gama shiri zan kwanta sannan nazo kan gadon Hafsat na zauna na fara yi mata magana da harshen fulatanci. "Hafsat nasan yadda kike ji a ranki yanzu, kina jin tamkar duniya duka ta juya miki baya amma ina so ki sani ba haka bane. Ita duniya tana zuwa maka ne a yanda ka dauke ta, inka dauke ta da zafi to babu shakka zata zo maka da zafi. Ina so ki san cewa ni bani da komai a raina a game dake sai alkhairi, bana miki fatan komai sai na alkhairi, ban taba rukon ki a raina ba kuma kema ina rokon yafiyar ki idan na taba yi miki wani abu. Please Hafsat tunda muke ban taba neman alfarma a gurinki ba, dan Allah wata alfarma nake nema as a sister, idan kika yi min wannan nayi alkawarin bazan sake rokon wani abu a gurinki ba, please ina so komai ya wuce dan Allah kiyi abinda mommy tace, kizo muke yin karatu tare da Ibrahim, I assure you you will like him. Please sister just give us a chance" duk maganganun da nake bata cemin komai ba amma ni na tabbatar tana jina. Na tashi naje na kwanta nayi adduoi nayi bacci. Washegari ma duk mu biyun bamu je islamiyya ba, nayi wanka ina saka uniform sai ga Hafsat ta fito daga wanka ta bude fridge ta dauko fresh milk tana sha sai ta miko min tace "do you want some?" Nayi murmushi na karba nace mata "thank you" daga nan muka shirya muka fita class tare. Tun daga lokacin muka daidaita da Hafsat, muka koma yin alamuran mu kamar da. Hafsat ta fara zuwa gurin karatun mu da Ibrahim sai dai ba kullum ba, in taje su kan danyi magana kadan ba sosai ba. 

Shakuwa ce sosai take shiga tsakanina da Ibrahim. Kullum muna tare tun daga 3pm har magrib. Kofar library ya zama permanent gurin zaman mu. Abin mamaki shine, kusan duk interest din mu daya; a duk subject nafi son maths shima haka, sport din da nake yi shi ne basketball kawai ranar sport shima sai na ganshi a gurin basketball, duk kanin mu muna da fara'a da surutu kuma bamu da fada. Kullum in aka tashi daga class Ibrahim sai ya rakani har bakin hostel, haka zalika in aka tashi daga islamiyya ta dare ko ta assuba sai ya rakoni har sai na shiga hostel sannan zai koma. Tun ana min surutu ina damuwa har na saba. Zan iya cewa kusan komai na Ibrahim na sani, duk wani abu da yayi idan bama tare in muka hadu sai ya bani labari. Rannan muna zaune a gurin zaman mu sai sister dinsa ta kira shi a waya, ya dauka suka fara hira da yarabanci, ni sai abin ya bani dariya saboda ban taba jin yana yarabanci ba dan har manta wa nake yi shi yaroba ne, daga dukkan alama fada yake mata. Sai da suka gama sannan ya miko min yace mu gaisa, na karba tare da yi mata sallama ta amsa min da accent din yaroba. Muka gaisa babu yabo babu fallasa na mika masa wayar sukayi sallama ya kashe. Nace masa "what is her name?" Yace "Maryam" na sake tambaya "how old is she?" Yace "23" sai a lokacin na sake realising age gap din da yake tsakanina da Ibrahim. Nan yake bani labarin cewa maganar auren ta ne ya taso, ta kawo miji step father dinsu baiyi approving ba shine take so shi Ibrahim din ya shiga cikin maganar shi kuma yaki. Anan na fahimci cewa Ibrahim yana mugun yiwa step father dinsa biyayya like shi yake da final say a duk abinda ya shafesu. 

Ibrahim sam ba mai yawan abokai bane dan ban taba ganinsa ko jin sa yana waya da wani aboki ba. Rannan mun tashi daga islamiyya. Nace " why aren't you going into town? Yace "I have nothing to do in town, ni ban san kowa a garin nan ba, school din nan ta bani gurin zama a cikin quarters, tana bani abinci kullum" ya tsaya da tafiya ya juyo yana kallona "and you are here also, so mai zai kaini cikin gari?" Nayi murmushi naji dadi har cikin raina nace "amma tunda har kazo Abuja, why not baza kayi using this chance ba ka ga gari, it is a very nice town, besides, u never know wa zaka hadu dashi a cikin garin. Ka sani ko kayi budurwa. Dariya yayi sosai yana kallona da lumsassun idanuwansa, ya langwabe kai gefe kamar mai shirin yin shagwaba yace "ni nayi kankanta da yin budurwa. Baki ganin ni yaro ne" yadda yayi maganar ne ya bani dariya nima nace "yaro a ina? I thought 25years kake? To in bakayi budurwa ba sai ka fara furfura tukunna? Ya kalleni da serious look yace "Allah da gaske nake bani da budurwa, sai later, da nace sai na gama service amma yanzu ina tunanin anya zan iya jira kuwa? In na tsaya wasa zuciya ta zata iya fitowa daga kirjina" yadda yake maganar a hankali da yanayin da yake kallona yasa naji tsigar jikina tana tashi. Banyi aune ba sai ji nayi Amira ta kama hannuna tana jana gefe tare da cewa "to love birds, times up, goodnight sir, sleep tight " da sauri da sauri take jana muna tafiya hostel ni kuwa har yanzu ido na a kansa suke shima kuma ni yake kallo, sai da muka je bakin gate din hostel sannan naga yayi min alamun 😘 nayi sauri na dauke kaina ban kuma kallon inda yake ba. Muna shiga hostel Amira ta jani gefe "what are you doing Moon? Kinga kallon da yake miki kuwa? Shaidan fa is real komai iliminsa kema kuma komai kame kanki da saka hijabin ki ba guarantee bane na cewa shaidan ba zai yi nasara akan ku ba" raina ya baci da accusation din Amira nace mata "Amira mutumin nan fa ba saurayina bane, we are just friends, sannan kuma bama kebewa mu kadai ni dashi, kullum a waje muke inda kowa zai gan mu" tace "ni ban taba ganin inda saurayi da budurwa za'a keyin friendship ba, you are deceiving yourselves, ko makaho ya shafa fuskokin ku yasan cewa something is there" nace "saurayi da budurwa kika ce. He maybe saurayi amma ni ba budurwa bace" tayi min kallon sama da kasa tace "oh ke 'yar jaririyace kenan ko? Ji nake yanzu haka ma period kike yi? Wanne girma kuma zakiyi nan gaba bayan already hormones din adolescent sun fara aiki a jikin ki. You are a woman now whether you are full breasted or not, dole akwai attraction tsakanin ki da shi" nayi sauri nace mata "am not attracted to him" tace "really? " tayi tafiyarta ta barni.

Episode Sixteen : The Letter

Har na karasa dakin mu ina tunanin maganganun Amira. Tabbas duk abinda ta fada gaskiyane. I know my biology and I know I am in adolescent stage. But am I really attracted to Ibrahim? It is not as if we are in love or anything amma kuma do i even know what love is? Am I ready for this? Har na kwanta ina ta lissafi a raina. Soyayya da Ibrahim ba abu ne me yiwuwa ba. Wata tafiya ce mai tsaho. Family na, family n shi, everyone will be against us. Hatta Hafsat ta saurara masa ne yanzu saboda nace mata ba soyayya tsakani na dashi. But i know what I am feeling. Ba zance ina son shi ba saboda ban san menene son ba. Amma nasan ina son kasancewa tare dashi, yana sani dariya, kuma duk sanda bana tare dashi inajin kamar ina missing wani abu. Is this love 💟? Ni na san ba zan iya yiwa Hafsat wannan tambayar ba in ba so nake in tsokano tsuliyar dodo ba. Tambayar da nake yiwa kaina itace: if abinda nake ji shine love din, am I willing to take the chance for him? And more important, is he willing to take the chance for me? 

Tun daga lokacin sai na samu kaina da yin baya baya da Ibrahim. Bana barin mu hada ido dashi sam, in ya taho zai rako ni kuma nakan jawo Amira mu tafi tare, ita ma kuma Amiran ba ta ki saboda ta fahimci maganar da tayi min rannan ne ta saka nake gyarawa. Kullum in muna tafiya kuma maganar mu bata wuce ta karatu ko labari gida. 

Muna haka har muka fara exams komai ya koma serious, Amira ma tayi joining karatun mu, kullum tare muke karatu mu uku shi kuma Ibrahim in mun gama sai ya dunga yi mana questions muna amsawa. Ana gobe zamu yi hutu mun fito daga Exam sai Ibrahim yayi kirana, muka tafi ni da Amira. Muna zuwa muka tarar dashi yana waya gida da yarabanci. Amira da sunkuyo dai dai kunnena tana dariya, kawai sai na samu kaina da jin haushin ta. Sai da ya gama wayar sannan ya kallemu yace "so u guys are going home tomorrow, right?" Amira tace "yessir" yayi dariya yace "oh su Amira harda saurin amsawa ko? Wato kin gaji da ganin mu ko? Dadinta dai muma gidan zamu tafi muma mu huta" sai a sannan nayi magana nace "are u going home also" ya kalleni da seriousness yace "yes, i am going tomorrow, there is nothing for me to do here in kun tafi" na hadiye wani kululu da ya tsaya min a wuya na nace a hankali "ok". Mukayi shiru for sometimes sannan yace "i will see you guys tomorrow before you go" Amira ce kawai ta bashi amsa da ok

sir. Daganan muka tafi hostel. Duk jikina a sanyaye nake shirin tafiya, tamkar wacce ta tashi daga jinya haka nake ji na. Washegari tun a assembly ground nake ware ido ko zan ganshi amma babu shi babu alamarsa. Gashi wannan abun da ya tsaya min a makogwaro na har yanzu yaki wucewa. Wajen karfe goma aka bude get motoci suka fara shigowa. Hafsat sai ware ido take tana neman motar gidan mu ni kuwa adduah nake yi a raina kar suzo yanzu sai na ganshi. Muna cikin haka na hango motar mu tana shigowa, na lura Hafsat bata ganta ba sai nayi sauri nace mata "Hafsat zan danje toilet kafin azo daukan mu" batare data kalli inda nake ba tace "ok" na juya da sauri nayi hanyar classes ina ta waige waigen ko zan ganshi, har naje get din hostel ban banshi ba, kuma na tarar har an rufe get din dan haka na juyo, hawaye naji mai zafi yana tahowa daga kirjina amma naki na barshi ya karaso idona saboda kar a gani a tambayeni dalilinsa. Ina tafiya kaina a kasa naji an kama hannuna an jani da sauri cikin wani class, da sauri na kwace hannuna ina neman hanyar gudu sannan naji wannan mayataccen kamshin nasa ya ziyarci hancina, na juyo da sauri muka hada ido. Ya saka complete kaki na NYSC a jikin sa, p-cap din ya juya ta tana kallon bayansa, da wata katuwar school bag a goye a bayansa. Fuskarsa babu murmushi. Mun jima muna kallon juna sannan nace"i thought ka tafi" ya hadiye yawu adams apple dinsa ya motsa sannan yace "I am sorry, an kira mu meeting ne tun safe, i was really pissed na dauka bazan same ki ba" naji dadin maganarsa har cikin raina, take naji wannan kululun da ya tsaya min a wuya ya narke yana tafiya. Nayi murmushi nima nace "I was afraid ka tafi without saying goodbye" ya matso gaf dani yanda har muna iya jin lumfashin juna, sa saka hannayensa biyu ya ruko fuskata idonsa cikin nawa yace "I will never" a can kasan zuciya ta nake jin tana min warning cewa in kwace fuskata daga hannunsa in matsa daga kusa dashi amma jikina yaki yayi responding, na kasa koda dauke ido daga cikin nasa ballantana in matsa. A hankali ya sauke idonsa daga ido na zuwa kan lips dina sannan ya fara sauko da fuskarsa zuwa ta wa. I was screaming at myself from the inside, nasan what he was about to do, nasan kuma it is wrong but I failed to stop him. Kamar wanda akayi wa shocking sai kuma yayi baya da sauri sannan ya juwa min baya yana furta "A'uzubillahi minash shaidanir rajim" sannan ba tare da ya kalleni ba yace "go maimunatu, just go" sai a sannan naji jikina da dawo dai dai, da sauri na bude kofar class din na futa jikina yana ta rawa. Ina fita na hango Hafsat tana tahowa daga hanyar hostel, daga dukkan alama ni take nema, gurinta na tafi da sauri ina kiran ta. A tare muka karasa gurin motar mu Ya Walid yana ta fada wai na bata masa lokaci, ni kuwa hankali na har lokacin bai gama dawowa jikina ba. Muna shiga mota sai ga Amira da sauri tana tsayar damu. Muna tsayawa ta bani wani littafi wai inji Ibrahim. Wani novel dinsa ne Sands of time. Abin mamakin shine ni ban ce masa ina so ba, asali ma ni ba ma'abociyar karatun novel bace. Na karba na saka a hand bag dina muka yi sallama da amira muka tafi. 

Kafin muje gida har na ware, Ya Walid yana gaya mana su Inna sun zo tare da Amina (wata cousin din mu sa'a ta a 'yalleman) dan haka muna zuwa gida da murnar mu muka tafi gurin mommy, daddy baya kasar a lokacin, muka tarar an shirya mana abinciccika iri iri, nan muka hadu gaba daya a falon su inna har daada muna cin abinci muna hirar yaushe gamo, Ya Walid yayi tayi mana hotuna saboda washegari zai tafi England hutun sa ya kare. Gaskiya ba abinda yafi Family dadi. Kowa yabar gida gida ya barshi. Har dare muna tare ana ta hira, ga mamakina Hafsat bata yi zancen Ibrahim ba. Sai mommy ce ma tace " Hafsat kina zuwa extra lessons din kuwa?" Hafsat tace "Eh, mommy ina zuwa" mommy tace "good, saboda bana son Moon take zama ita kadai tare da wannan malamin naku, kuma bana son in hana ta saboda naga tana benefitting" sai a sannan na gane manufar mommy ta hada mu da Hafsat, lallai ance abinda babba ya hango yaro ko ya hau dutsen dala ba zai hango ba. 

Sai da dare yayi sannan muka koma part din mu. Na hada ruwan wanka na shiga tub sannan na fara lissafa abubuwan da suka faru. Tabbas maganar da Amira ta gayamin gaskiya ce. Shaidan yana iya shiga tsakanin 'yan uwa ciki daya ma ballan tana mu. Kuma tabbas I am attracted to Ibrahim kamar yadda ta fada, tunda gashi dazu ya kusa kissing dina kuma ban hana shi ba. I am weak. Zuciya ta is too soft. Ko zan cigaba da alaka da Ibrahim sai na dage sosai. Daganan na tuna da littafinsa a cikin hand bag dina. Bayan na fito daga wanka da shirya cikin riga da wando na bacci sai na dauko littafin na kwanta ina dubawa kawai sai naga takarda ta fado. Ina dauka naji kanshin turarensa a jiki, na bude naga rubutun sa kamar haka. 

MAIMUNATU

I CAN NO LONGER STOP MYSELF FROM SAYING THIS, BELIEVE ME I TRIED. MAIMUNATU I LOVE YOU. I NEVER KNOW WHAT LOVE FEELS LIKE BUT I AM 100% SURE THAT THIS IS IT. 

I AM NOT SURE IF YOU FEEL ABOUT ME AS I FEEL ABOUT YOU. PLEASE MAIMUNATU, IF MY ANSWER IS NO, CALL THE NUMBER AT THE END OF THIS LETTER JUST SAY NO, THEN I WILL ASK FOR TRANSFER BEFORE YOU RESUME. I CAN'T KEEP SEEING YOU KNOWING YOU WON'T BE MINE. 

YOURS IN LOVE 

IBRAHIM 

An zo gurin, will Moon say yes knowing the consequences or will she say no knowing she will never see him again?

Episode seventeen: Reply

Na jima ina karanta takardar hannuna ina maimaitawa. Amma Ibrahim baka yi min adalci ba, yanzu me kake so ince maka? Yes or No? Ni dai nasan koda wasa bazan tunkari Hafsat da sunan neman shawara ba. Na saka karanta takardar kamar me saka ran ganin ganin chanji a rubutun. Tabbas handwriting dinsa ne, kuma kamshin turarensa ne. Na kai ido na kan number daya rubuta a kasan takardar lokaci daya na haddace ta. Na ninke takardar na mayar cikin littafin, a lokacin Hafsat ta shigo tana hamma, ta kalleni tace " kasa, a gidan ma sai kinyi baccin wuri" nayi dariya ban bata amsa ba saboda I am not in the mood. Ina kallonta tana shirin wanka na dauko littafin Ibrahim na fara karantawa saboda nasan sa idon Hafsa, tana shiga wanka na rufe littafin na saka a kasan filona na kwanta akai. Har ta fito ta shirya ta kwanta banyi bacci ba ina ta sakawa da warwarewa. What should I do? Ni nasan ina son Ibrahim har cikin rai na, wannan bani da tantama akai, amma nasan abu ne mai wahala kasancewar mu tare. Bani da problem da daddy sai mommy nake ji, kallo daya idan tayi min sai na gwammace ban taba ganin Ibrahim ba, Inna da baffa da kawunnai na na 'yalleman zasu iya haka rami su binne ni akan su barni in auri Ibrahim. Ina son family na fiye da komai dan haka maganar inbijire musu ma bata taso ba. A daya side din kuma inna cewa Ibrahim no nasan ba wasa yake yi ba akan maganar barin school din mu, kuma bazan sake ganin saba har abada sai dai wani ikon Allah. Anya zuciya ta zata iya daukan haka kuwa? Anya zan iya ci gaba da rayuwa ba tare da shi ba kuwa? What should I do? A haka bacci barawo ya dauke ni. Cikin bacci nayi mafarki wai gashi muna tafiya da family na a mota a nata hira ana dariya sai naga Ibrahim yana tafiya a kasa shi kadai, sai yayi mun murmushi nima nayi masa, mun wuce shi kenan sai ya fara bin mu da gudu yana kirana a haka har muka yi nisa na daina ganinsa. Na farka a firgice ina addu'ah. Na jima a zaune ina ta maimaitawa a raina cewa 'it is only a dream, you will see him again". Ina tashi na daga pillow na na dauko letter dinsa na je na bude locker din textbooks din mu na saka ta acikin wani biology textbook na mayar na rufe. 

Hutun sam banji dadinsa ba, kona saki raina da na tuno da takardar da take cikin locker dina sai inji gaba na ya fadi. Rannan na fito daga wanka ina shirya wa kawai na kalli mudubi sai na fara wondering what happenned to me? Yaushe har nayi girman da zan fara tunanin soyayya? Yaushe daada ta daina goyani? Ni ba shekaru ba ni ba girman jiki ba amma na dora wa kaina wahala? Na tuno daddy da yadda zai zama disappointed in yaji labarin abinda yake faruwa. Da wannan tunanin na saka kayana direct na tafi part din daada, luckily na tarar tana bacci, banyi wata wata ba na dau wayarta na saka number din Ibrahim. Sai da ta kusa katsewa sannan ya dauka yace "hello" da muryar bacci. Dif duka nepar jikina ta dauke na tsaya sororo da waya a kunnena na kasa magana. Ya sake cewa "hello, who is there?" Still na kasa magana kuma na kasa kashe wayar. Ina jinsa yayi tsaki yana kunkuni kasa kasa ya kashe wayar. Na durkushe a kasa ina jin haushin kaina. What has Ibrahim done to me? I can't even say no to him. 

Tun daga ranar ban sake gwada kiransaba kuma har hutun mu ya kare banyi making decision ba. Ranar da zamu koma haka kawai naji ni kamar marar lafiya, mommy duk ta dauka bana son komawa ne har tana yi min fada. Kamar tasan abinda yake raina tace "Moon zaku cigaba da lessons din da wannan copper din?" Na kalleta truthfully nace "I don't know mommy" tace "ok in zaku cigaba ki tabbatar kuna zuwa tare da Hafsat, I don't want you staying alone with him" na sunkuyar da kaina kasa nace "ok mommy". Da haka mukayi sallama muka tafi. 

Motar mu tana packing na hangoshi a jikin staff room, ya jingina da jikin katanga ya rungume hannayensa a kirjinsa, idonsa akan inda motoci suke ajiye students. Muna fitowa Hafsat ta matso kusa dani tace "wow, he can't wait to see you Moon, can he?" Nayi banza na rabu da ita ina fito da bags din mu, na sake matsowa tace "au ba zaki bani answer ba? Ko saina fada da karfi ya Habeeb yaji? Maybe they can even be friends" na ajiye jakar hannuna nace mata "what exactly do you want to know?" Ta tsare ni da ido tace "is it going to be a Yes or a No?" Nan take naji daci a bakina, so Hafsat ta karanta letter din Ibrahim kenan, amma ban taba ganin mutum mai sa ido a rayuwata irin Hafsat ba. Na tsaya kawai ina kallonta ita kuma tana yi min murmushin mugunta. Ya Habeeb ya zagayo yace "Hey, zaku fara fadan tun kafin in tafi ko?" Hafsat tace "No, yaya Habeeb ba fada muke ba, we are just catching up akan harkar makaranta" Ya Habeeb ya kalleni yace "is she maltreating you, I know Hafsat can be bossy at times" na kalle shi kawai sai naji kwalla tazo min, na rungume shi sai kuka, nayi kuka na mai isata sannan na sake shi, sai a lokacin na lura ashe fada ya ke yiwa Hafsat ita kuma sai rantse rantse take yi cewa sharri nake yi mata babu abinda tayi min. Su duk basu san me yake damuna ba. Ina gama share hawayena na dauki handbag dina na wuce hostel. Ina zuwa hostel ko gado na ban gyara ba na dauko wani pink handkerchief dina mai ratsin purple, na duba locker dina da dauko permanent marker na zauna nayi rubutu a jikin handkerchief din na barshi ya bushe sannan na ninke na fita daga hostel din da sauri. Hanyar staff room na nufa ina tafiya ina share kwalla a ido na, a hanya muka hadu da Hafsat ta fara yi min bala'in na taho na barta da daukan kaya, ban kula ta ba na wuce na bini da kallo. Ina shiga staff room na ganshi yana arranging desk dinsa ya dago da sauri yana kallona, ya taho kamar zaiyi min magana na wuce shi na ajiye handkerchief din hannuna a kan desk dinsa na juya na fita. Ina kallonsa yayi sauri ya dauki handkerchief din sai naga murmushi ya baiyana a fuskarsa. Abinda na rubuta masa shine "I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS, BUT I WANT TO FIND OUT WITH YOU" na juya na koma hostel. 

Washe gari muna shiga class naga students a tsaye a gaban board suna karanta wani abu, na buda su na shiga, rubutun Ibrahim ne akan board "THEN I WILL BE THE HAPPIEST MAN ON EARTH" na juya naje nayi zamana a seat dina. Ina zama sai ga Hafsat ta zo ta tsaya a gaba na tace "then it is a yes" na kalleta cikin ido nace "yes, it is"

Wow, then the battle has begun.

Episode eighteen: what's Next?

Hafsat ta tsaya saroro tana kallona. Sannan ta sunkuyo saitin fuskata tace "yanzu ke Moon kina ganin har kinyi girman da zaki fara soyayya? Har kina ganin kin isa ki yanke wa kanki hukunci? Har kina ganin kin san menene dai dai menene ba dai dai ba?" I was ready for her dan haka ko gezau banyi ba nace "7 years ago, sanda nace inna girma ina so in zama neorosurgeon murna kuka yi ta tayani kuna cewa nayi making right decision, ta yaya kuma yanzu zaki ce min ban isa in making decisions ba? I know what I am doing I just need u to support me please" Tayi min wani kallon wulakanci tace "lallai yau na tabbatar baki da hankali Moon" tayi tafiyar ta ta zauna. Nayi shiru ina tunani, lallai Hafsat bata gama sanina ba har yau. 

Mutane da yawa suna cewa I am a genius, amma ni ban yarda ba, na san dai ina da brains kuma I am going to use it here. Tabbas nasan ina son Ibrahim amma hakan bazai sa in barshi yayi meddling with my life ba. Dole zanyi mana katanga tsakani na dashi. I said yes to him saboda bana son ya bar makarantar kamar yadda yayi threatening amma hakan ba yana nufin I will let him romance me ba. In dai har yana sona zai jira ni har in gama sec sch sannan we will see what will happen. 

Na gama tsara komai yadda nake so ya kasance. Abu na farko shine; ba zan ke bari muna kebewa ni da shi ba alone. Dan haka ana yin break na tashi a class nayi announcing cewa ina gayyatar duk wanda yake da ra'ayi zamu ke karatu tare. Kusan rabin class din suka ce suna so, nan muka zauna muka tsara timetable ta karatu, kullum da akwai subject din da zamukeyi, za muke fara wa 3pm mu gama 6pm. Nayi inviting duk class din ne saboda nasan kullum dole wani zai zo, baza mu kasance daga ni sai Ibrahim ba. 

Abu na biyu da nayi shine na fito da duk textbooks dina na jefa akan desk dina yadda babu yadda za'ayi mutun ya zauna akai, no more sitting on the desk tactic. Iyakacin sa sai dai ya tsaya a gaban board ya gama abinsa ya fita. The next thing da nayi shine ana tashi a school na tafi gurin HOD na Islamic studies na kai masa complain cewa ina so a raba mana class din islamiyya ni da Hafsat, ina so a mayar dani B class. Da kyar na samu ya amince shima saboda muna mutunci dashi sosai tun jss1. Nasan in Ibrahim ya fahimci abinda nayi he will be mad but I am ready for him. 

Ai kuwa sanda ya fahinci na chanja class a islamiyya he was furious. Muna zaune muna karatu a new class dina sai gashi ya shigo ya bawa yasaiyadin mu hannu suka gaisa sannan yace "I will like to see one of your students please" nasan ni yake nema amma sai naki dago kaina na dukufa ina karatu, ya sayyadin yace masa "kadan yi hakuri in ba emmergency bane yanzu muna karatu in mungama sai tazo" Ibrahim yayi masa godiya ya fita. Sai da naga saura less than ten minutes mu tashi kuma na riga na biya karatu na sai na tambayi yasayyadi nace zan je toilet, yace min ai it is almost time inna tafi inyi zamana kawai, dama haka nake so dan haka na dauki books dina sai hostel. Hafsat tana zuwa ta fara tuhumata akan menene yasa na chanja class nace mata its none of her business. 

Ranar da Ibrahim yazo mana maths yaga na cika gaba na da texbooks, kawai ya tsaya yana kallona ni kuwa na dauke kaina kamar ban san yana yi ba. Duk yadda yaso in kula shi naki yarda har period dinsa ta fita, yazo ya tsaya a gabana yace "see me immediately after school" nace "yes sir" amma ko kadan banyi niyyar zuwa ba. Da yamma muka shirya wajan mu biyar muka fita karatu. Muna zuwa muka yi arranging chairs muka samo wani babban table muka saka, mun fara karatu kenan sai ga wasu ma sunzo, haka muka hadu wajan mu goma, muka shiga library muka karbo aron books da syllabus din term din muna tsara yadda zamu fara karatun sai ga Ibrahim. Tsayawa yayi yana kallon mu fuskarsa cike da mamaki. Yayi kwalliyarsa da sabuwar shadda sai, kamshi yake yi. Ya jingina da jikin library ya rungume hannayensa a kirjinsa ya zubo min ido, kallo daya nayi masa na dauke kai naci gaba da abinda nake yi. Amira ta taba ni tace "mutumin ki fa ke yake nema" nace mata "I know" na cigaba da karatu na, can ta sake cewa "duk wannan kwalliyar fa ke akayi wa" na sake ce wa "I know" taga dai bani da niyyar kulata ta rabu dani, ita Amira bata san zafin da nakeji a raina ba, I missed him alot amma still I want to be strong, na leka ta saman littafina ina kallon shi naga ya dauko wayar sa yana dannawa, nan na samu damar kare masa kallo. Sabuwar shaddar sa kalar ash mai haske ta sha dinkin tazarce da aiki kalar ash mai duhu, hular sa da takalmin sa duk ash mai duhu ne, fatar sa tayi tas. Ina kallonsa kawai sai tsintar ido na nayi acikin nasa, nayi sauri na dauke kaina. Sai kuma ya taso ya karaso inda muke, ina jinsa yana tsokanar Hafsat wai taje gida ta kara kiba, ga mamaki na sai naji ta kulashi tace shima yaje gida ya kara fari, ya dawo kusa da Amira yace mai ta kawo masa daga gida. Kusan saida yayi wa kowa magana a gurin amma banda ni, nima kuma bance masa komai ba. 

Washegari muna cikin class sai gashi yazo yace da teacher din mu zai karbi sako a guri na. Ina jin haka nayi sauri nace "I gave Mr Victor to give to you" ya tsaya yana kallona, ni dashi duk munsan babu wani sako da zai karba a gurina, can yace "OK thanks" ya fita fuskarsa babu alamar annashuwa. Ranar da daddare muna zuwa islamiyya naga 'yan A class suna komawa hostel, na tambayi dalili sai suka ce yasayyadinsu yace baya jin dadi bazai samu damar zuwa ba. 

Kusan 3 weeks muna haka da Ibrahim, he was so frustrated nima haka, har na fara tunanin anya zan iya kuwa? I am not as strong as I thought I was. San da mukayi wata daya daddy yazo mana visiting tare da yaya Walid, naji dadin visit dinsu saboda I was in need of little love, kuma na samu sosai a gurin daddy, mun dade muna hira kafin su tafi. A ranar da daddare bayan mun tashi daga islamiyya sai yasaiyadin mu tsayar dani akan maganar saukar mu, by the time da muka gama magana dashi almost kowa ya tafi, shima yana fitowa yayi tafiyarsa, nan naji tsoro ya kama ni, ina tafiya ina waige waige. Kamar daga sama naji an fincikeni an hada da jikin katanga, na takarkare iyakacin karfi na zan yi ihu aka toshe bakina da hannu. Duhu ne gurin dan haka na kasa ganin fuskar wanda ya rike ni, jikina sai karkarwa yake yi kamar mazari. A hankali na fara nutsuwa sai a lokacin naji kamshin sa. A bangare daya na zuciya ta naji dadi cewa ba barayon mutane bane ko dan yankan kai, a daya bangaren kuma wani tsoron ne ya shige ni, what is he going to do to me? Nan na fara kokarin kwace kaina daga hannunsa amma maimakon ya sake ni sai ya saka duk kannin jiki sa ya matse ni a jikin bango, na saka hannayena duka biyun na tattara karfina ina tura kirjinsa amma ko motsi baiyi ba, kawai sai na saka kuka, na kifa fuskata akan kirjinsa ina ta kuka na, a hankali a sunkuyo fuskarsa dai dai kunnena yace min "why do you say yes?, tunda kinsan ba kya sona mai yasa kika ce min you want to walk the path to the future with me? Why are you playing with me? Do you have any idea what you are doing to me?" Ya jera min tambayoyin da nasan ba zan iya amsa masa su ba, yasa hannu yana kokarin dago fuskata amma fir naki yarda, ya hakura ya rabu dani, ya sake cewa "ni kawai so nake in san me yasa kika amsa min bayan kinsan bakya sona, kina gaya min zan barki kiyi tafiyarki. You don't love me, right?" A hankali na girgiza kaina, ya saka hannayensa biyu ya dago kaina yana kallon cikin ido na yace "look into my eyes and tell me you love me" wasa ma kenan, na dauke ido na daga cikin nasa nace "I can't" "you can't what" "say it" "say what" "the L word" daga kirjinsa naji sound din dariya amma bata fito bakinsa ba. "Then why are you avoiding me" nan ma shiru babu amsa "are you ashamed to be seen with me?" Nayi sauri nace "No" "please just tell me why" sai da na dauki some seconds sannan na fara magana "I am just not ready for this, bana so in bata rayuwa ta, ina so in kara girma, at least in gama sec sch, am sorry ban gaya maka haka ba, i just don't want you to go" ya sake dago fuskata yace "look at me, I will never mess up your life, never. I love you and I will wait for you to be ready, no matter how long, kawai ina so in tabbatar cewa kina sona kema" sai kuma ya danyi dariya kadan "but tunda kin kasa fadar L word a gaba na dole in hakura da gyada kan" kunya ce ta kara kamani na cigaba da kokarin ture shi yana dariya, na hakura na barshi, sai da ya gama dariyarsa sannan ya sake rage murya yace "I missed you, please ki daina min abinda kike min, please ko yaya ne kike bani lokacin ki, I promise I will behave, bazan kuma yi miki maganar L ba, please ki daina share ni, I will loose my mind, ki gaya min duk abinda ba kya so zan daina, I promise" ina jinsa kuma inajin maganar sa har cikin raina, a hankali nace "ka daina tabani, babu kyau" ina rufe bakina ya shika ni yace "done, I will never touch you again" muka yi shiru for sometimes, nace "zan tafi, dare yayi" yace "ok, I will see you tomorrow in class"

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