Halysaah Page 167 By Khaleesat Haydar

HALYSAAH PAGE 167…Khaleesat ta fito daga bandaki tana dafe bango bayan taje ta wanke bakinta da fuska, yana zauna gefen gado yanda ta bar sa hannunsa rike da rigarsa da ya cire ya bi ta da kallo babu ko kiftawa, deep down yana shakkar mata magana don bai gama recovering daga tsawan da tayi masa ba daga zai taimaka ya kai ta bandaki, ko kallonsa bata yi ba har ta karasa kan gadon tana yi tana dafe bango sannan ta kwanta ta juya masa baya tana sauke numfashi, ya kalli singlet din jikinsa, dakewa yayi cike da karfin hali ya koma kusa da ita yayi kasa da murya yace “Ya zan yi Jeeddah?” shiru tayi taki ce masa komai, cikin sanyin murya yace “Jeeddah” A takaice tace “Oho ni nasani, kuma ni dai ka matsa kusa da ni bana son turarenka” Tana fadin haka ya matsa daga kusa da ița a hankali yana kallonta, after some minutes ya ciro wayarsa a aljihu yayi dialing number Safiyyah, yana fara ringing Safiyyah ta daga, ya rasa abinda zai ce mata at first, sai kuma yayi karfın halin cewa “Can you hear me Safiyyah?” Safiyyah tace “Eh ina jin ka” Sai da ya fara kame kame sannan yace “She threw up on my shirt, and….” Safiyyah quickly saved him the stress of looking for what to say, tace “To yanxu ya za ayi? Kamar boxes din ku suna mota ko?” Yace “Sure Safiyyah” Tace “Ohk, let me meet Ya Jawwad” Daga haka ta katse wayar, Nenne na kallon Safiyyah tayi kasa da murya tace “Yace ki shigo da akwatin nata ne?” Safiyyah tayi murmushi tace “A’a wai amai tayi, shi ne ta bata masa riga….” Nenne tace “Innalillahi wa Inna ilaihi raji’una, shi yasa nace a bar ta a nan ni da uwarta mu yi ta fama da aman, ba ko wani namiji bane ke iyawa da kazantar me sabon ciki, ita ma dai son jikinta yayi yawa wallahi, wa yace mata ana yayin kwarara amai a duk inda ka samu saboda kana da juna biyu, to ko dai a basa mayafına sai ayi maza a wanke rigar tasa, nan da nan zai bushe tunda ga rana” Safiyyah tayi dariya tace “A’a Nenne ai kayansu na cikin mota, zan je in samu Yaya Jawwad sai ya duba masa riga a akwatinsa” Nenne tace “To yi maza, Alhamdulillah tunda da kayansa a mota” Mikewa Safiyyah tayi ta fita zuwa kofar gida, Jay na zaune gaban mota yana danna wayarsa ta samesa, gaishesa tayi yace “Dama kina ciki” Tace “Eh wallahi nima ban dade da zuwa ba” Ya maida dubansa kan wayarsa yace “Ohk, how are you?” Tace “Alhamdulillah, brothern ka ne ya aiko ni wajen ka” Ya kalleta yace “Waye brother na?” Er dariya tayi tace “Ya Ajay mana, wai shirt dinsa zaka dubo a akwatinsa…” Jay yace “I don’t understand” Tana murmushi tace “Khaleesat ce bata jin dadi, shi ne tayi masa amai a riga daga ya shiga daki dubata Jay ya gyara zama kamar bazai ce komai ba, sai kuma yace “I think boxes din suna cikin booth ai….. Ta dan bude ido tace “Ta yaya zan san nasa Ya Jawwad? Ai kai zaka duba” Jay yace “Nima ta yaya zan sani? Kawai dubawa zaki je kiyi” Safiyyah tace “A’a gaskiya kai ya kamata ka duba” Kyaleta Jay yayi yana ci gaba da danna wayarsa, can ya juya ya kalli bayan motarsa ya dauko Carrier bag da ke back seat ya bude, designers shirt ne uku da yayi ordering aka kawo masa package din kayan daxu daxu, ya cire biyun ya ajiye back seat sannan ya bude motar ya mika mata Carrier bag din dake dauke da shirt daya, ita dai kallonsa kawai take wato akwatin ne bazai bude ba, ta amsa tace “Ohk” Daga haka ta juya ta koma cikin gidan, dakin Nenne ta nufa ta tsaya tayi knocking a bakin kofar, Ajay ya daga kai ya kalli kofar, juyawa Khaleesat tayi ta kalli kofar ita ma, sai kuma ta kallesa don iya singlet ne jikinsa da dogon wando, sai ga kiran Safiyyah ya shigo wayarsa ya daga, tace “Am at the door…” Yace “Ohk Safiyyah” Da kyar Khaleesat ta daure ta sauka daga kan gadon ta nufi kofar dakin ta bude slightly tana kallon Safiyyah, Safiyyah tayi murmushi tayi kasa da murya tace “Sannu da aiki, Allah ya sa ba da gangan kika kwarara masa amai ba” Khaleesat ta wani daure fuska, sai kuma ta amshi bag din hannunta, Safiyyah dai ta juya tana murmushi ta bar bakin kofar, kulle kofar Khaleesat tayi ta koma dakin shi dai Ajay bin ta da ido kawai yake, taki ko kallon inda yake ta tafi nesa da shi ta ajiye jakan ta koma ta kwanta ta juya baya, ya sauke ajiyar zuciya ya mike ya dau jakan ya ciro rigar ciki yana kallo, after some seconds ya cire label din jikin rigar ya saka, ya maida tasa cikin jakan, karasawa yayi kusa da ita ya zauna yana kallonta yayi kasa da murya yace “I know you are angry Jeeddah, nasan kuma baki son ganina kusa da ke which I clearly understand, But i will still say i am truly sorry for hurting you wife, idan ma baza ki hakura yanxu ba take ur time i will be patient, Amma plss do take care of what u are carrying for Allah’s sake, tunda baki son komawa Bauchi zan bar ki a nan ki zauna for the meantime, i will be coming every week ends to check on your health in sha Allah” Khaleesat dai bata ce komai ba duk da tana jin duk abinda yake fadi, kuma bata juyo ba, after a while ya lumshe ido yayi kissing gashinta murya can kasa yace “I love you so much wife” Daga haka ya mike ya fita daga dakin, sai da taji fitar sa sannan ta juya tana kallon kofar dakin, sai kuma ta mike zaune ta jingina da gado, hawaye ta ji ya kawo idonta ta fara gogewa a hankali da hannunta tana kallon kofar dakin. Tunda suka baro Kano Ajay ke zaune cikin mota idonsa a lumshe kamar me bacci amma ba bacci yake ba, he just can’t get enough of his own happiness, he now feels that he belongs, ya dade bai ji sa cikin wannan yanayi na farin cikin da ya mamaye zuciyarsa ba, Khaleesat is just the best thing that have happened to him, he can’t believe she is carrying his child, he can’t believe he is going to be a father one day, on the other hand kuma idan ya tuna fushin da take yi da shi sai jikinsa yayi sanyi sosai, bai san ta yanda zai fara shawo kanta ba, daga shi har Jay that was driving babu wanda yace ma wani komai a motar all through the journey to Bauchi, kusan karfe uku suka isa masarauta, bayan Jay yayi parking without looking at Ajay yace “220$ is the price, convert and send me my money” Ajay ya juya ya kallesa, sai kuma ya bude motar kamar bazai ce komai ba can dai yace “I never said I need a new shirt, I have many of them in my box me yasa baka bude akwatin ka bada nawa ba, idan na shiga ciki zan cire maka in ba Dry Cleaner rigar…. Daga haka ya sauka daga motar sannan ya juya yana kallon Jay yaga shi ma ya sauka daga cikin motar looking at a different direction. A main parlor Ajay ya zauna ya jingina da kujera ya lumshe ido, the house feel so empty without his wife, ji yake kamar sun yi shekara da shekaru tare da ita, just jiya da ya kwana shi kadai babu ita by his side the night became so long and restless for him, don ko baccin kirki bai yi ba daren jiya. Da yarmma sosai Ajay ya fito daga bangarensa ya tafi part din Jay, a bakin kofa suka hadu Jay din zai fita, Ajay na kallonsa yace “Zaka je gidan Hajja ne?” Jay yace “A’a” Ajay bai sake cewa komai ba ya nufi parlon sarki don tunda suka dawo bai je ya gaishesa ba cause yana da baki a lokacin, Mai martaba na zaune parlornsa da Aunty sai Walid, Aunty tayi kasa da murya tace “Allah ya taimake ka, tunda har yayi deciding zai yi karatun yanxu kayi hakuri ka basa last chance, lokaci bai kure masa ba….” Dakatar da ita Mai martaba yayi yace “There is no last chance for Walid Fulani, asaran karshe da yasa nayi shi ne na biya masa kudin makaranta a Oxford, bayan wannan asaran bazan kara wani ba, kasashe nawa na biya masa karatu da ya fara sai ya gudo ya dawo Nigeria? So babu zancen biya masa kudin karatu a wata kasar, ga Universities iri iri a Nigeria idan har da gaske karatun zai yi ya zabi wanda yake so a ciki amma ba dai kasar waje ba” Aunty tayi shiru tana kallon Mai martaba tana jin zuciyarta na tafarfasa, Walid ya gyara zama yana kumbure kumbure yace “To ni kawai ranka shi dade a bani kudi inyi setting din business of my own, ko da miliyan dari ne a bani kawai in ja jari inyi establishing business me kyau, in sha Allahu kuma sai kayi alfahari da business din” Mai martaba yace “Akwai sabon kamfanin da na bude a kasar Nijar, i am placing Jawwad and Junaid in charge of it, so idan kamfanin ya fara aiki zaka dinga bin su zuwa kasar Nijar kana saka ido kana ganin yanda al’amuran kamfanin suke tafiya, idan naga you are serious and dedicated zan sa su sakar maka ragamar kamfanin, since they are already managing the one in Lagos, Jawwad is also managing the one in Port Harcourt, so next week zan sa su je Nijar su duba ma’aikatan da aka dauka a kamfanin, all due process steps have being followed… aiki kawai za a fara, sai ka shirya ku tafi gaba daya da su Aunty sai kallon Mai martaba take ranta na kuna, kawai ya maida mata yaro mara gata mara galihu a gidan nan komai sai dai ya sa Jawwad, sanda ya ga dama kuma ya saka Junaid, amma Walid ko oho an maida mata shi dan iska mara future, Walid na sosa kansa yace “To Nijar a wani gari kamfanin yake ur highness?” Mai martaba yace “Idan ku ka je zaka gani Dai dai nan Ajay ya shigo parlon da sallama, sauke kansa yayi ganin wa enda ke zaune parlon Mai martaba, da yasan suna ciki ma bazai shigo ba kawai tafiyarsa zai yi gidan Hajja, haka nan ya karasa cikin parlon ya zauna ya gaida Mai martaba da ladabi kansa a kasa, Sarki ya amsa, Ya daga kai ya gaida Aunty ta amsa tana kare masa kallo daga sama har kasa, Walid tuni ya hade rai ya kauda kai yana kallon wani direction daban a parlon, Aunty tace “Ina Halysaar? Ashe kun dawo…” Kamar Ajay bazai yi magana ba, can yace “Mun dawo” Mai martaba yace “Ya baka taho da ita ba” Ajay yayi kasa da murya yace “Bata da lafiya ne ranka shi dade, shi ne na barta can gidansu a Kano” Da mamaki Aunty tace “Subhanallahi, bata da lafiya tun yaushe?” Ajay yaki ce mata komai, Mai martaba yace “Me yasa zaka bar ta gidansu bata da lafiya baka dawo da ita gidan nan ba, baza a iya kula da ita a nan gidan bane sai can Kano? Ko ka mance she is our full responsibility now not her parents?” Ajay ya girgiza kai a hankali yace “A gafarce ni ranka shi dade, it is not something serious shi yasa ma har na bar ta a can, stress din tafiya ne, kuma kwana biyu kawai zata yi in je in daukota in sha Allah” Aunty tace “Ya dai fi, kaje ka daukota don bamu gaza ba, ai abun kunya ne ma wannan ga masarautar nan, matarka bata da lafıya ka maidata gidansu, menene amfanin mu?” Mai martaba dai bai sake cewa komai ba a parlon, Walid yace “I want to excuse my self ur highness” Mai martaba ya kallesa yace “Ba dan uwanka bane ya shigo parlon nan ka dauke kai Walid?” Walid ya sosa kai yace “To ai gani nayi kuna magana ne ranka shi dade” Sai kuma ya kalli Ajay yace “Barka da dawowa Yaya, fatan kun dawo lafiya” Ajay ya daga kai ya kallesa yace “Alhamdulillah, how are you?” Walid yace “Alhamdulillah” After some minutes Ajay yayi excusing kansa ya fita daga parlon. Gidan Hajja Ajay ya tafi, ko da ya isa gidan har an idar da sallahn Magrib, ya tsaya kofar gida yayi sallah a masallaci sannan ya shiga cikin gidan, zaune ya sameta a parlonta ita da Jay, kallonsa kawai Ajay yake yi har ya karasa cikin parlon ya zauna Hajja na yi masa sannu da zuwa da fara’a, gaisheta yayi ta amsa tace “Ina matar taka?” Ya sauke idonsa yace “Tana gidansu” Hajja tace “Gidansu kuma?” Saboda me ka bar ta a gidansu?” Mai aikin Hajja ce tayi sallama bakin kofa Hajja ta amsa, bata shigo parlon ba da ladabi tace “Hajiya an gama shirya abincin a dinning table” Hajja ta kalli Jay tace “To an shirya maka abincin Jawwad…. Mikewa Jay yayi, Hajja na kallon Ajay tace “Ka je ku ci abincin sai ka dawo Ajay yace “A’a… am okay” Shi dai Jay ya fita daga parlon, Hajja tace “Yanxu Jawwad ke ce min tare ku ka dawo daga Kano daxu” Ajay yace “Eh” Hajja tace “To Alhamdulillah, ai haka ake so, Allah Ubangiji ya kara hada min kanku, nayi farin cikin jin hakan sosai” Shi dai Junaid bai ce komai ba, Hajja tace “Ita kuma Jeeddahn me yasa ka bar ta a gidansu?” Ajay yace “Bata da lafiya ne” Da mamaki Hajja tace “Bata da lafiya? Kuma shi ne ka bar ta a gida kamar mun gaza? Me ya sameta?” Ajay yayi shiru, Hajja tayi kasa da murya tace “Ko juna biyu gareta Ahmad?” Ajay ya daga kai ya kalleta still bai ce komai ba, wani murmushi Hajja tayi ta daga hannu biyu sama tace “Alhamdulillah, Allah nagode maka, nayi farin ciki da wannan labarin me dadi, Alhamdulillah ya Allah, tun yaushe Ahmad?” Ajay ya sauke idonsa yace “Da muka dawo ne ta fara rashin lafıya” Hajja tace “Ikon Allah, to gobe gobe in sha Allahu zan aika aje a taho min da ita, mu bama haka a gidan sarauta, a dawo da ita kawai a masarauta zata zauna tayi laulayinta.