Khayrat

Chapter one

Scene 1
18th December kano

"It was a season of heavy dry winds and intense cold.. Daiyabu age twenty-nine(29) and extremely handsome has just finished performing his ablution. The time was 1:30pm Friday afternoon and he could hear the voice of the great imam Khalid preaching the hudubah, he raised his index finger to the sky and recited the kalimatul shahadah.....

He stepped out of the lavatory and went to his room and slide into his long white robe, he smeared a perfume, removed his chaplet from the wall and gently, he folded his praying mat that was lying on the floor.....

He turned around when he heard the voice of his wife "Assalamu Alaikun" came her tiny voice, "Wallaikum salam", please come in he answered, the curtain was raise and khayrat the love of his life walked in, khayrat was a beautiful and sensual woman by any standard..... Slim, tall, Light-skinned with slender legs., she was regarded as the Queen of beauty in Layin Zanna..... She has this kind of sensual and an extraordinary pretty eyes that will set most men heart on fire..., but since she's always in her niqab, most people tend not to stare at her for a long time, but the few that know her talked about her rare beauty.....

Daiyabu considers himself lucky to be loved by a beauty like her.., and khayrat considers herself fortunate to be loved by a responsible and gently mannered husband.... Both Daiyabu and Khayrat were devoted Muslim's and the layin zanna community where the lived called them the perfect love birds....

Khayrat was wearing a short dress, that revealed most of her curves when she came in, but there was a look of worry on her face, Daiyabu stop short when he noticed tiny tears flowing down his wife's cheek, his heart melted completely.....

What troubles your heart my love? He asked placing his hands on her shoulder.....

"Please don't go to they Jumma'at prayer today" she broke down and sobbed.....

Bewildered! Daiyabu looked at her, but why? He asked...

I have been wanting to tell you this since morning, my hearts bleeds and I have this feeling that something bad is going to happen today..... Please my husband don't go to the mosque today...

Daiyabu made a sigh of relief.... Because you believe something evil is going to happen that doesn't mean I shouldn't go for the jumma'at prayer does it?

" I had a dream last night my husband she said hysterically, and it has been tormenting my heart since morning.... Please stay here with me, she pleaded, I dreamt you when to the mosque and never come back.... "

Daiyabu stared at her for a very long time, you know can't do that my love, I have already made niyyah to go to the mosque today, besides is just a nightmare nothing is going to happen to me in sha-Allah....

They voice of the mu'azzin was heard at this time calling for the prayer, please my love let me go or else I shall be late, we will talk about this when I come back he looked at her imploringly.....

Khayrat hold him close and sobbed on his shoulder he held her close for some minutes then gently pushed her away.....

I shall be back my love and when I come back, and when I come back we will talk about this, we can even go to malam Usman for the interpretation of your dream....

He gently kissed her forehead and stepped out....

Khayrat watched his back as he went out and instinctively, she knew he will never come back.....

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They journey to the jumma'at mosque took only five minutes, whites robes and turbans where flying carelessly as the wind mourns like a lost soul, and people trooped into the mosque in thousands.....

Daiyabu found a place under a big dorowa tree, and spread his mat.... A tiny looking man also come to his side, spreading his mat... They exchange salam, but Daiyabu noticed something sarcastic about the man, he shrugged his shoulders nonchalantly.....

He deeps his hands in his pockets and brought out his chaplet and fingered it for a while, then the imam called the congregation to stand up for salah....

They tiny man besides him coughed out loudly, and some how, Daiyabu felt a chill run through him.... He thought of his wife's words.... " I dreamt you went the mosque and never return..."

By the time the imam was on the fifth verse of the suratul fatiha, THE BOMB EXPLODED.....

They heavy sound of the blast came as a shock to khayrat and she unconsciously dropped the plate in her hands, she sobbed quietly for a while with her head in her hands, minutes pass by, before she quickly got engaged in her hijab and stepped out.....

Outside the noise and sound of sirens blast the air, she mingled through the crowd, she was looking for a miracle, hoping to find Daiyabu and on one or two occasions she thought she saw someone like him... Tears filled her eyes as she saw dead bodies littered everywhere, some where burnt completely and some had lose their limbs....

She tried to control the bile that overtook her but she couldn't and vomited..... A very strong hands held her close as she was about collapsing.....

Please Hajiya come with me.... It was a police officer, she collapsed on his shoulder and cried aloud....

Daiyabu please come back to me, the police officer felt pity for her and tried to drag her away from, but she surprisingly and suddenly broke out of his arms and ran toward the heap of dead people gathered by the J. T. F officials....

The police officer ran after her and finally grabbed her, as she sprawled down on the ground crying......

Hey readers

Zee in collaboration with Ayuba are here with an interesting story about Daiyabu and khayrat..... I know am not yet through with my other two novels, unfortunately his and our journey from engagement to marriage..... I will keep updating them all from time to time as long as am not busy.....

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