Angel SELUBA

part 1

(c)
Sir_nafseen

ANGEL SELUBA
It's story about love..

CHAPTER ONE

Two adolescents a boy and a girl are frolicking in the hospital vicinity. They are obviously children of patient in the hospital. The girl takes the ball while the boy runs after her calling her name loudly.
"seluba...! Seluba..!! Seluba..!!."
The name wedged the attention of Nura (65) an old tall lanky man. He is sitting in the doctor's office, he hurriedly stands up and moves toward the window looks through to see the boy and the girl playing, he is lost in thought as the name run through his mind reminding him of the past.
Nura was still lost in thought looking at the children when the doctor returned from the ward where he went to check other patient. The doctor was looking at him and then picks up Nura's card and read through.
"When last did you take your drugs?"
Nura sigh and turn his attention towards the doctor, he tries to remember then he looks at him
"I only missed one day."
"The reason you fainted was because you didn't take your drug as at when due."
Nura gazed at him.
"I forgot to take it just once. It was at night i slept off."
Doctor looks at him shakes his head slowly in a sign of disbelieve waiting for him to remember more
"Since you have been told that this drug should be taken both in the morning and night, this implies that you cannot and should not miss it for a single day."
Nura sighs "Thank you doctor, I will comply to your instructions by God's grace."
"You have to ensure you don't repeat this mistake. Missing your drugs is very detrimental to health and can lead to a bigger issue."
"I will be careful and i will not miss a day without taking the drugs."
"Good then. Please be careful"
"Thank you doctor for all your effort in taking care of me."
Nura stands up slowly, shake hands with the doctor.
"You are welcome. May God perfect your health."
"Ameen"
They bided each other fare well, Nura walks out of the office, the doctor returned to his seat, picks up some file and started going through.
***
A Peugeot 504 is parked in the hospital parking space. Nura slowly approaches the car, he opens the bonnets and fixes something, he closes the bonnet and walks towards the door opens it and sit without closing the door, he raises up his head and looks at the mirror then his two hand, he slowly wipes them on his face. The thought of his youthful age runs through his mind.
***
Years ago

(1976)
Young Nura in his youthful age, he is about (22) years, he stands close to a Peugeot car (504) he looks at himself on the side mirror. It looks like he is expecting a guest, he raises up his head only to make eye contact with Alhaji Sule Karaye who is standing looking at him, his countenance is disturbing, Nura greets him with reverence. alhaji sule karaye look at nura and said
"Who told you i need your salutations? I only want to know why you are standing in front of my house?"
Nura is caught unaware; he tries to get an answer
"I...... i came to see Seluba"
He forces a smile
"Seluba? Do you know what you are saying? Was she the one who gave you permission to me?"
"We agreed that I will come and I will see you too"
"tukunna ma dai... i mean what brought you here?"
Nura eyes track to a Vespa motor cycle and then pans back to Alhaji face.
"I came on motor cycle"
"You came with machine to grace the door post of Alhaji Sule? It is like you don't know I am? If you had know who I am and what I am worth you wouldn't dare come to my door post let alone coming to see my daughter."
Nura is nervous and speechless
"I am sorry. I never knew this will be an offence."
"It is an offence, you are supposed to know that there is no offence that is bigger than a poor man like you to stand right in front of my door post with this kind of intention. You had better get out of my sight."
Nura lift up his head, tries to look at Alhaji's face
"I am sorry if i have offended you, but..."
Alhaji Karaye shouted even more at him insulting him.
"Don't allow me loose my temper on you because i can tear you into pieces right here at my door step. If you really want to have this dialogue with me here at my door step then you don't need to come here with a motor cycle."
He shows him the Peugeot where Nura was looking at himself from the rare mirror initially
"Did you see that car? Any day you are able to afford a 504, and then from that day you have gotten a ticket to stand at my door post. Not just standing here only, but also be able to have seluba"
Nura slowly scan through the car he is perplexed and confuse, he turns to see his motor cycle parked at a corner, he sigh. Alhaji karaye fold his hand behind him.
"If you dare come here without a 504, then be ready to take responsibility of whatsoever happens to you."
Alhaji Sule walks into the house and leaves him there in a confuse state. Nura walks back to his Vespa motor cycle having his eyes fixed to the 504 even while he starts it; rev's the engine and drives out.

It's just the begining... Gashi dai lokacin jahiliyya ne, but nura felt da yawa a tarkon son SELUBA... Baban seluba baya bukatar talaka...ga nura talaka bashi da kudin siyan 504..
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