komai iri daya ka gaya ma Mumy plsss, iklima don't like peace, she is always looking for conflict, I really dont like that girl" Aliyu ya duba idon Khadijah yace "Ke kuma kina xaune ta tsone maki pen a ido koh" Baby tace "Noo, Yayanmu the thing in here is that Iman don't like trouble, I just notice that, if not da ace ni ce... I will beat her blue black har sai Anty baxata ganeta ba" juyawa Aliyu yyi ya leka dakin Anty Khadijah ya ga ikliman bata ciki, fita parlor yyi ya ganta a dinning har uwar ta hada mata shayi ga uban soyayyen kwai a gabanta da bread, Saleem ma na xaune dinning din yana breakfast, fita yyi ya xaga ya k'arya branch din flower ya dawo, yana daga tsaye a bakin kofar parlor, yace "Iklima" tun da ta xo gidan sae ranan ya kirata, ta taso da sauri tace "Ni?" Yace "Eh xo" karasawa tayi kusa da shi ya jawo ta waje ya kulle kofar parlorn, ya rike duk hannunta biyu yace "Ni sa'an ki ne da sai dai ki kalle ni a gidan nan baxa ki gaishe ni ba" hade rai tayi xata kwace hannunta ya kai mata Rankwashi ya murda kunnenta da karfi, ta bare baki ta fara kuka, hakan ya basa daman tsula mata bulalan hannunsa, ya xaneta ta ko ina a jikinta to his satisfaction, sai ihu take tana kiran Anty khadijah, Saleem ne ya bude kofa da sauri uwarta kuma ta fito kitchen a rude tana tambayar me ya faru, ina iklimar, ko kallon Saleem Aliyu bai yi ba ya kara rankwashinta ya turata ya nufi gate da sauri ya fice daga gidan. Hauka ne kadai Anty khadijah bata yi ba barin da ta ga yanda bulala ya kwanta ta ko ina a jikin yar ta, Da ta tambayeta me tayi masa cikin kuka tace "Wai bana gaishesa" ran Anty khadijah yyi mugun baci, cikin fada tace "Shi gaisheni yake yi a gidan? Ae wllh sai dai idan baxai sake dawowa gidan nan ba, ina nan ina jiransa, sai ya gaya min dalilin haka, jaka ya samu ko tinkiya? Idan yana jin haushina sai aka ce ya sauke kan 'ya ta, yayi facing dina mana, toh wllh xai dawo ya same ni sai ya gaya min ko a kansa kike xaune gidan yau, toh wai ma shi akwai wanda ya kai sa fitsara, yanxu idan nace Allah ya isa ace ban kyauta ba koh, yaushe rabon da yyi min gaisuwar kirki a gidan nan, toh wllh sai ya san ya doke ki" ita dai mumy na tsaye ta kasa cewa komai, Anty khadijah na huci ta ja iklima dake aikin rusa kuka tayi sama da ita, Baby har da rike cike saboda dariya a dakinsu, bayan ta yi mai isarta tace "Yayanmu and sense, that served her right" Aliyu kam yana fita aiki ya tafi abun sa ba tare da ya waiwaiyi motarsa ba. Haka rayuwa ta ci gaba da kasancewa a gidan har su Baby suka fara shirin yin junior waec, sosai Aliyu ya ji dadin tafiyar kyauta don yanxu kam kowa aiki yake a gidan, duk sanda Anty khadijah xata shiga kitchen in da safe ne to karfe takwas da rabi yaran xa su makaranta, idan da rana ne to sai kusan biyar xa a ci abinci gidan, idan kuma da daddare ne sai goma wasu har sun yi bacci, ga girkin ba kan gado yau ya yi half done gobe ruwa yyi yawa, hakan yasa Mumy ta gwammace ta shiga tayi da kanta tare da su siyama su yi ta turo baki, wanke wanken gidan kuma aka raba ma Baby, Khadijah da iklima, duk sanda iklima ce da wanke wanke idan Anty khadijah ta faki idon mumy sai ta sa khadijah tayi tana hantararta da xagi wai ai aikinta ne dama, idan kuma mumy na parlor toh ita da kanta take fita ta taya 'yar tata wanke wanken tana cika tana batsewa kamar irin ba a son iklimar, shara kuma Aneesah da Siyama ke yi da goge goge, sai kowa ya gyara dakinsa ya wanke bayi, har lkcn khadijah ta kasa mance kyauta, kullum sai tayi tunaninta wani lokacin har da hawayenta baby tayi ta lallashinta, ga Anty Khadijah ta sa ta gaba fiye da da a gidan barin idan mumy ta tafi aiki, duk gidan gun Aliyu da Baby kadai take samun sauki sai Mumy, shi kansa saleem ko inda yake bai son ganinta, shi yasa idan yana gidan tayi ta xaman daki kenan tana karatu, sau tari ummanta kan fado mata, ko a ina xata sake ganinta kuma? duk da alamun girma ya fara bayyana sosai jikin Khadijah bbu mai gane hakan saboda yanda ta tsiri sa Hijab a gidan, kamar yanda Aliyu yace ta dinga yi, Mumy ta sha mata fadan sa Hijab da take a ko da yaushe amma ta kasa bari, hakan yasa mumy ta kyaleta kawai da ta lura baxa ta iya barin bane, a hakan suka fara junior waec, ko da yaushe tare xa ka ga Khadijah da baby suna karatu amma iklima daga kallo sai bacci uwarta bata ce mata komai, duk ta wani xama lukuta sai kumatu ko wa ya ganta yasan ba cin wasa take ba, idan mumy tayi maganar rashin karatunta sai Anty Khadijah tace ai tana yi cikin dare idan kowa yayi bacci, kullum suka dawo makaranta fuskar iklima a murtuke xaka gansa alamar dai bbu abun arxiki a exams din ranan, baby ce mai shiga harkarta dama tayi ta tsokanarta tana dariya, ita kam khadijah ba ruwanta. Ranan da suka yi last paper dinsu, Anty khadijah ce taje dauko su don Sanusi baya nan, su siyama kuma sai hudu dama xa su dawo gida, Khadijah na ganin Anty khadijah ce ta xo daukansu jikinta yyi sanyi sosai, bayan su baby sun shiga xata shiga Anty khadijah ta jefa mata naira Dari tana mata matsiyacin kallo tace "Wannan kuma baki isa ba, idan xa ki nemi abun hawa ki nema don kaza kazan ki" daga haka ta ja motarta, baby ta bata fuska tana kallon small mum din tata, Iklima kuma sai kallon khadijah take ta glass tana murmushi, a sanyaye Khadijah ta durkusa ta dau kudin hawaye cike idonta, a yanxu ne abinda Anty Khadijah ke mata ke damunta sosai ita kanta bata san me yasa ba unlike before, ni kam nace ko don ta fara sanin ciwon kanta ne? Napep ta samu ya kai ta har kofar gida ta basa darin sannan ta shiga cikin gida tana gaida Usman ya amsa da fara'a yana tambayarta ita kadai ta dawo yau ina sauran, murmushi kawai tayi masa tace suna xuwa, tayi mamakin da ta riga su dawowa gida, ta wuce cikin gidan wanda da alamar dai babu kowa ciki, sama ta wuce don cire uniform, tana cire riga aka bude kofar dakin ta juya da sauri, saleem ne tsaye bakin kofar ta sunkuyar da kai tace "Ina yini ya saleem?" Bai amsa ba instead sai ma shigowa da yayi ya rufe kofar, ta koma baya a hankali tana kallonsa, ya rungume hannayensa yana kallonta yace "Na maki wani abu a gidan nan ne da ba kya shiri da ni?" Kasa kallonsa tayi, da kyar ta tattaro abun cewa "A'a baka min komai ba" ya taho kusa da ita yace "Toh me yasa sai Aliyu kike kulawa" ta koma baya kamar xata yi kuka tace "Kai ma ina kula ka ai" kamo hannunta yyi ta fixge da sauri hawaye cike idonta a hankali tace "Bana son haka.. Am I not just like baby to you" Wani kallo ya mata yace "You are not, baby is my blood" ya sake riko hannunta ta kuma fixgewa, dago kanta yyi yana kallon kwayar idonta dake cike da hawaye yace "You are pretending you don't want me to touch ur hands?" Hawayen idonta ya silalo tace "I am not, I just don't want that" Yyi wani murmushi yace "then you have to, just for today" ta sauke idonta muryarta na rawa tace "Am sorry ni ba yar iska bace" daga haka xata wuce ya fixgota da karfi tayi wani kara yace "Ni ne d'an iska?" Ta fashe da kuka sosai tace " Ya saleem don Allah kayi hakuri ka kyaleni, stop this..." Bai kai ga cewa komai ba aka bude kofar dakin, a tare suka juya da sauri, Aliyu ne tsaye bakin kofar, ya dinga kallon saleem ko kiftawa babu, saketa Saleem yyi ya nufi kofar, Aliyu dake kallonsa a hankali yace "Me kake yi a nan?" A takaice yace "Nothing" xai bi gefensa ya fita ya mayar da shi dakin sannan ya sauke masa mari, dafe kuncinsa yyi yana kallon yayan nasa da mamaki yace "Mari na kayi fa?" Aliyu yace "Toh rama" ya fi second ashirin yana kallon yayan nasa sannan ya fice daga dakin, Khadijah ta durkusa kasan dakin ta hade kanta da gwiwa tana kuka, karasawa yyi cikin dakin yana kallonta a hankali yace "Me yasa kika dawo gida ke kadai?" Cikin kuka tace "Anty Khadijah ce tace baxan shiga motar ba, shine ta bani kudin mota" bai sake cewa komai ba, bayan kusan minti daya ya durkusa gabanta, a hankali yace "Forgive him Iman, kiyi hakuri" hawaye na sakkowa idonta tace "I have done that" bai sake cewa komai ba, a hankali ta mike ta dau Hijab dinta ta sa ya bi ta da ido, mikewa yyi yana kallonta yace "Plss kar ki gaya ma Mumy komai Iman, she will be disturbed" ta kallesa a hankali tace "I won't" daga haka ya nufi kofa, dakin saleem ya shiga ya samesa xaune gefen gado, strictly yace "Saleem this shud be ur 1st and last attempt idan ba haka ba, I will make u start imagining if I am ur blood or not" daga haka ya fice masa a dakin. Anty khadijah ce xaune dakinta tana ta kallon Saleem da wani expression tace "Ya mare ka fa kace?" Saleem dai ya hade rai bai ce mata komai ba, a fusace tace "Toh don me baka rama ba?" Ya kalleta yace "In rama Anty?" Tace "Ehh mana, tun da bai rike girmansa ba, fuska ya fi fuska ne? Sannan uban me ma ya dawo da shi, da na bar gidan fa baya nan...." Saleem ya tabe baki bai ce komai ba, kwafa ta yi ta cije yatsa, can tayi wani murmushi tace "Ohk, ai idan ya san wata bai san wata ba, kuma shine da jin kunya, kunya babba kuwa, sai ya gwammace ina ma ba shi bane"

✨ *NOOR-AL-HAYAT*✨

Khadijah ce kadai xaune daki da daddare tun bayan incident din daxu da rana ta ki fita dakin, Baby ta shigo daga dakin Mumy tana kallon Khadijah tace "Iman you look sad since afternoon, ko don abinda anty Khadijah tayi maki ne a schl?" Khadijah ta girgixa mata kai tace "A'a am not feeling fine ne" Baby ta buda ido sosai tace "Toh ki gaya ma Mumy mana, or you can tell Yayanmu that is a doctor" Khadijah tace "I will be alright in sha Allah" juyawa baby tayi ta fita, dakin ya Aliyu ta shiga ta xauna gefensa har ya gama wayar da yake sannan ya kalleta yace "What happen" tace "Yayanmu Iman ce naga she is sad all day, I asked what's wrong tace min she is not feeling fine" ya kalli kofa kamar xai tashi sai kuma yace "Ta fi ki kira min ita" Mikewa baby tayi ta fita ta koma dakinta, "Yayanmu yace in kira ki" abinda ta fadi ma khadijah dake kokarin kwanciya kenan, Khadijah ta hade dai tace "But I didn't tell you to announce I am sick" baby tace "What ever... Ko ince masa baxa ki xo ba" daga haka ta juya ta fita, mikewa khadijah tayi ta sa Hijab ta bi bayanta, dai dai fitowar Anty khadijah daga dakinta xata sauka downstairs, da da ne tana ganin Iman tayi hanyar dakin Aliyu irin ko ya kira su tare da baby xata mata mugun kallo ta hanata shiga dakin, yanxu kam sau daya ta kalleta ta dauke kai tayi wucewarta, a sanyaye khadijah ta shiga dakin don tuni baby ta shiga, ta tsaya daga bakin kofa tace "Ga ni Yayanmu" yace "kika ce baki da lafiya, what's wrong?" Ta kalli baby tace "Kawae I told her am nt fine, ba wai bani da lafiya ba" Baby tace "Ke ma kina son ki fara karya kamar iklima koh?" Murmushi Khadijah tayi, Aliyu ya kalli baby yace "You can leave" mikewa tayi tace "Ohk" sannan ta fita, yana kallon khadijah yace "Come over Iman" karasawa cikin dakin tayi, ya jawo study chair dinsa ya ajiye mata, ba musu ta xauna tana facing dinsa, a hankali yace "But I told you not to worry koh?" Ta sunkuyar da kanta cikin sanyin murya tace "I am without worries" shiru yyi yana kallonta, ta ki dago kanta, murya can kasa yace "Iman" dagowa tayi da manyan idonta tana kallonsa, yace "Tel me when you lost ur parent" lkci daya hawaye ya cika idonta, ya girgixa kai yace "Noo ban ce kiyi kuka ba" ta gyada masa kai tana fidgeting fingers dinta a hankali tace "My dad told me I lost my mum when I was just 3, we where together tun daga sannan, shi yake kai ni schl da islamiyya, I love my dad... He took good care of me, kullum a eatry Abbana ke siyo mana abinci, I mean all the 3 daily meals, but there is always custard, cornflakes, golden morn, ice-cream in the fridge and different biscuits and chocolates at home all for me, duk sanda Abbanmu xai je trip abroad he always go together with me, not until he married my step mum when I was 8 years old, and she took over from where he stopped, my step mum is more than kind, tana so na, she does to me what ever I like, ko Abbanmu na nan ko baya nan, muna tare har na kai 14 years...." Katse ta Aliyu yyi yace "Ita yaranta nawa step mum dinki?" Tayi murmushi tace "Ni kadai ce yarinyarta, she never gave birth with my dad" Aliyu ya gyada kai yana kallonta, ta d'an yi shiru, sai kuma a hankali tace "One faithful Friday Abbanmu xai je port Harcourt wajen junior brother dinsa da aka kira sa ba shi da lafiya ya xo ya tafi da shi, we bade him fare well har parking lot da Asuba tare da Ummata" ta fashe da kuka tace "That was the last time we saw him, sai aka kira Umma aka ce yayi accident and he is gone" kamo hannunta Aliyu yayi murya can kasa yace "Allah ya ji kansa, yayi masa rahama, dont cry pls" cikin rawar murya tana gyada masa kai tace "Ameen" yace "After that?" Ta xame hannunta tace "We cried a lot da ummata, but at the end tace in daina kuka saboda my dad won't be happy with me idan ina masa kuka ban masa addu'a ba, and from then ban sake kuka ba don bana son abbana yyi fushi da ni, ko da yaushe addu'a nake masa Allah ya basa aljanna, we stayed for plenty months tare da Ummata a gidan mu kadai, kawai ranan sai ga uncle dina ya xo wai xa a yi sharing property din Abbanmu, I don't knw how but at the end, kawai ummata tace min ita xata tafi gidansu ni kuma uncle dina yace xai tafi da ni gidansa in xauna a can, a week after kuma ya sake dawowa... A ranan muka rabu da ummata ya rufe gidan, ya tafi da ni katsina gidansa ita kuma ta tafi gidansu ita ma" Aliyu sai kallonta yake ko kiftawa bai yi, labarin rayuwar wahala da tsangwama da tayi gidan kawunta ta shiga basa, da irin hidiman da sadeeq ya mata da yanda Mahaifiyarsa ta hanasa daga karshe har xuwa ranan da Umma ta xo ta gudu da ita ta kai ta gidan sabon mijin da take aure a kano, nan ma duk ta basa labarin 3 days stay dinta a gidan da abubuwan da suka faru kafin Umma ta kawo ta nan Kaduna wajen step sister dinta yakumbo, bata boye masa duk kalan wahalan da ta sha gidan yakumbo ba da irin duka da xaginta da take, har daga karshe makwabtan ta suka dinga xuga ta a kan ta kawo ta gidan aiki, har dai yakumbo ta kawo ta nan gidan tare da Abuuu.... Khadijah tayi shiru tana kallon Aliyu da ya kasa kallonta, kai kana ganinsa kasan tausayinta ne kawai ya cika sa, jin tayi shiru ya dago da kyar yace "Kiyi hakuri Iman, all this will come to past one day it's just a matter of time" ta gyada masa kai kawai, Ya shafa kansa yace "Kuma ki dinga hakuri da abinda Anty Khadijah ke maki, wataran baxata yi ba kin ji" a hankali tace "Toh" yace "And Saleem babu ruwanki da shi, soon xai tafi Germany ki kwantar da hankalin ki kin ji" nan ma tace masa "Toh" yyi mata murmushinsa mai kyau ya lakaci hancinta yace "Good girl" ita ma murmushin tayi ta sunkuyar da kanta, yace "Yanxu islamiyya xa ku dinga xuwa from morning to evening tunda ba schl kuma" kallonsa tayi bata ce komai ba, yace "Toh tashi ki tafi kar ki kara sa ma kanki damuwa kinji" kai ta gyada masa ta dau wasu novels guda biyu da ta gani kan study desk dinsa tace "Can I read them" yace "Noo, I will get you the one to read tomorrow" tace "Ohk" sannan ta juya ta nufi kofa ya bi ta da kallo. Bayan kwana biyu Mumy na daki ranan asabar misalin karfe sha daya da yake babu aiki, Su siyama, Baby da Khadijah har Iklima duk sun tafi islamiyya, Anty khadijah ta shigo dakin Mumy a shiriye rike da yar karamar jaka, daga nan bakin kofa tace "Anty fati xan je gidan wata kawata dake nan Zaria bata