Letters To The Ones We Love The Most

The Village Champion Part 1

Munira POV:

I was at the river bank fetching water in a clay pot for Grandma with a friend of mine I recently made at my 3 month stay in Gwalada  when we heard loud voices of praises from the young and old chanting "Ga Baki ,Ga Baki : Here comes guests,here comes guests).Kareema was the opposite of the girls in Gwalada, she wasn't the type to put herself into what wasn't her business. That was how we got along although I wasn't like Kareema infact things never sat down well with me if I don't look for trouble

Mtsswww aikin banza ,yara su je su Jim ma Kansu karshen ta bak'in Su zo Su wuchi da nan garin nan da kwana biyu Sabida ba as son rayuwar kawye(mttssw useless job,children will run about and injure themselves in the end the guests will only spend 2 days and leave the village becausw they don't fancy this village lifestyle) She said shaking her head as she  filled in her clay pot to the top.

I was at the not too far other side of the bank from her so I couldn't really hear what she said .I stood up approaching towards her to quickly help her place the pot on her head

Toh saura nawa, ki kama min (It's your turn to help me with mine on my head )

Uhmmm....Bishmillah ( uhmmm..In the name of Allah) she said placing if carefully on my head

muje(let's go)......

We were walking towards our way back home when i sensed trouble as I sighted a group of Girls i know coming towards our side.I began panicking i only did what i know how to do best at the moment. Pretence!

aaahh....i let out a loud scream ,terrifying Kareem as she quickly drops her claypot  on the ground .Thank Goodness there were some old men sitting under a tree shade whom rushed towards my side

Lafiya...Lafiya.....(Is everything okay, Is everything okay....) They asked gently carrying the clay pot from my head and keeping it on the ground.

Meyasame ta(what happened to her?) One of the older men asked worriedly)

I slowly looked up at the girls to find them turning their backs against us ,encircling themselves as they discuss something shaking their head every now and then .

wallahi baba ni ma ban sani ba (Kareema answered with tears in her eyes).

*sigh emotional being*

I saw them slowly walking up to me when i quickly let out a loud scream

Wayoo ...Cikina ..Kareema cikina( Oh my God....my stomach....Kareema my stomach)

sannu...sannu kinji (sorry..sorry you hear)The other man said squatting down helping me get on my toes

The girls sighed dissapointedly as they walked past us to their destination

Ahh....I called out ,closing my eyes acting very hurt in pain as Kareema helps walk me home.The older men helped us get two healthy almajiri(beggars) and gave them money and our clay pots to take home

We walked quite a distance past them when suddenly i felt my butt on the ground.

Ouch i seriously winced in pain this time

Me haka kuma Kareema? (What's the meaning of this Kareema)

Kai nan yayi ku tafi abinku mungode (Hey it's okay,you guys can go .Thank you)she said to the almajiris

Toh....(Okay)They said dropping the claypot carefully before walking awau

me kika aikata wannan karon? (what trouble did you go looking for this time around?) She asks hand akimbo tapping her feet repeatedly on the ground.

Mtttssww i hissed walking last her

Magana nakeyi da ke (I'm talking to you)she said dragging me back

oohhhh...DanAllah muje maraice zai yi fa(oohhh...For God's sake let's go it's getting past Evening already) I begged

wawuya kawai dai na taimaka maki ne sabida ke kawata ce amma nasan duk karya ce ba wani ciwon ciki da kike fama da shi( fool ,i helped you cos you're my friend but deep down i know just you're lying, you have no stomach ache)

I continued walking totally ignoring her

Awww... Toh fah....hmmmm...randar taki fa ,wa kika barma shi ( Awww...okay ooo ....hmmmm....what of your clay pot who did you leave it for? )she said placing her hands on her waist daringly. I know Kareema she doesn't back down on her word she takes it seriously.

I made a mental note not to speak to her for the rest of the day

Mtttsss gimme jor...

ohooo ke dai kika sani(oh that's your business)
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