Dedicated to *KHALEESAT HAYDAR*
D'ago kai tayi ta kalleshi bayan Farida ta fita, suna had'a ido tayi maza ta dauke nata tace " kagani ko, ni dai ka tafi daga d'akina", hannu yasa ya d'ago hab'arta yace "ita tace gidanta (Ajiddeh) keh kice d'akinki, kamar kun ma san sanda aka yishi", yana murmushi ya kare maganar, janye hannunshi tayi tace "toh ba d'akina ba, d'akinka, ka tashi ka tafi ni dai" ta k'arashe maganan tana zumb'uro mishi baki, ya buda ido yace "You are totally changing from what you were, kin koyi fad'a da rashin kunya, korata fa kikeyi, I can decide to stay with you for a whole year if you didn't change, beside I lyk being with you all d time, I can't get enough of you, your warmth, body texture, scent everything, next time bakin ki ya sake ce min in tafi sai na dawo d'akinki gaba d'aya da xama, ko kuma keh in maidaki nawa d'akin da zama", zumb'uro mishi k'aramin bakinta tayi tace "toh ba turarenka bane kullum sai ya rik'a min yawo akai, ni bana sonsu yanxu", ta fadi tana kauda kanta, kalllonta yakeyi har ta gama maganan snn yace "baki sonsu?", kai ta gyad'a mishi da sauri, yace "toh wanne kikeso in na amfani da? nuni tayi mishi da kan vanity table d'inta tace "ba ga nawa ba, kaita using ni bazan hana ka ba ai", dariya ta bashi yace "yanzu keh sai ki yadda in shafa turarenki, toh su meye ma naki turaren in banda humra, ni kuma mey ya had'ani da shafa humra", had'e rai tayi tace "ai akwai wasu ba Humra bane kawai", yace "naji toh, yanzu zaki rakani in sai wasu sabbin turaren wanda basa damunki", da sauri ta kad'a mishi kai tace "Ni babu inda zani", girarshi ya d'age mata yace "woooh , fine I will go by myself, but in na kawo wani karki ce min shima na
damunki tunda kece kika qi zuwa kiyi selecting", murgud'a Mishi bakinta tayi tace "Na yadda", mamakin kanshi yake gaba d'aya, shi kanshi baisan mey ke damunshi ba, wai shine yayi stooping to Batuul's level har yake biyewa shirmenta, har wani murgud'a mishi baki takeyi amma he couldn't do a thing sai ma burgeshi da take, kallonta yayi yace "Okay, now tell me mey zakici, I will get it right away", ya had'e rai yace "don't tell me bakijin yunwa ko kuma ice cream zakisha, solid abinci nakeson kici", kallonshi tayi tace "Toh sai ka had'o min ice cream d'in da Burger na burger kings, kada a samin cheese, sai pizza shima na pizza hut amma fa beef, da chips d'in KFC sai kace su baka spice d'in da yawa, sai daga gefen school d'inmu akwai wani road side food vendor, shi kuma sai ka siyamin Tacos da chicken rolls a wajenshi, shima ya samin spice da cream dayawa", shikam kallonta ya tsaya yi tana magana tana lumshe ido, har wani tsayawa tunanin abinda zatacin takeyi , tace "Yawwa sai kuma Raffaello, a pack of twix and what keeps me moving Nutella", ta k'arashe maganan da dariya abinta tana wara ido, shi kam kasa cewa komai yayi sai kallonta yake ko kiftawa bai yi, ganin irin kallon ta had'e rai tace "Kaji?", d'an tab'e baki yayi ya kalleta yace "Naji, amma wai ke zakici duka wannan abinda kika lissafo?", kai ta gyad'a mishi tareda d'age girarta tace "toh zance ka siyo ne in baxan ci ba?, duka nikeson ci", yace "Fine", tareda da d'age mata hannayenshi, yace "wannan lissafin naki its better we order it, kowanne fa venue d'inshi daban", da sauri tace "Ah ah, nikam its better you go by yourself, kar suje sumin mistake", mik'ewa kawai yayi dan yasan rigima take jin yi, ta kalleshi tace "sai ka tambayi Farida ma abinda zataci", har ya kai bakin k'ofa tace mishi "kaga ko, baka maidamin hulata ba", sai ta fashe mishi da kuka, da har bazai juyo ba jin ta fashe da kuka yasashi dawowa da sauri ya wara ido ya sa mata hularta ya gyara mata kwanciya murmushi dauke fuskarsa yace "I've done that" mikewa yayi yana kallonta yace "I will send in Farida", da haka ya juya ya fita, a corridor ya tadda Farida na waya, harara ya bita dashi ya sauk'a batareda ce mata komai ba, dariya tayi ta juya ta shige d'akin, da sauri Batuul dake kwance ta juya mata baya, zuwa tayi ta fad'a kan gadon ta yaye bargon da Batuul d'in ke rufa da tace "Hey c'mon get up, ya tafi shine zaki wani kwanta, toh ga Affan nan, he is on the line", d'an tsaki taja tace "Riri you will never change wlhy", lumshe Ido tayi ta fad'a da baya snn ta d'ago tace "Ohhh how I missed this name, babe I missed you sooo much baza ki ganeba", dariya ta bawa Batuul, jin muryar Affan cikin wayan tayi maza ta mik'a mata tace "he is on the line", ture wayan tayi tace "ba ruwana dashi ai ni, ba ya manta dani ba, I don't want to talk to him nima, he promised to call me back rannan but he never did", ta k'arashe maganan tareda lank'washe hannayenta a k'irjinta, Farida ce ta maida wayan kunnenta tace "Mine", da sauri Batuul ta d'ago ta kalleta jin sunan da ta k'ira Affan dashi, a ranta tace "Sabon salo", "Mine kaji ko, kayi mata lefi, ita fushi take dakai", tace "Baby mine ina jinta, samin wayar speaker muyi maganan da ita", speaker ta danna snn ta ajiye wayan, yace "Hey sweetheart best friend, am so sorry for not calling back, these days kullum busy nake sabida shirin exams dake gabanmu, nayi miki alk'awari I will come immediately after my exams, not even before going home", da sauri ta d'auki wayan jin yace zaizo tace "Yaay that's my best friend", haka dai sukaci gaba da hirarrakinsu har ta gama ta mik'awa Farida wayar sukaci gaba da hirarsu ta soyayya, saida suka gama sannan Batuul tace "wai ke yanzu Farida dagaske kike son Affan dinnan?, he just 3yrs older than us fa", Farida tace "of course I do know, shiyasa ma nake son nashi, ni wlhy na tsani saurayina ya fini koda five yrs bazan iya auren babba ba, ni kunyanshi ma zan rik'aji, Affan is d perfect guy for me, I soooo much love him to d extent da in akace za a rabani dashi I can jump through d window", dariya sukasa dukkansu biyun, Batuul tace "kin manta from d terrace dai", suka sake sa dariyan, Farida tace "Kinsan I had a crush on Affan tun farkon ganina dashi, I always get jealous yadda kuke, I tot ma soyayya kukeyi yadda naga you guys are so close, saida kikace min wai he wants to ask me out, wai inja mishi aji, ai ba Iya zan ba, wlhy ranan I couldn't sleep, Allah na rik'a yiwa godiya, dan dama kullum sai na rokeshi, I was just happy", dariya Batuul tasa tace "We have been best friends tun childhood d'inmu, His Mom and Aunty were cousins, kuma best friends, Aunty tana fad'a min lokacin suna Uk tareda su Ammah, she have been married for nine years amma bata samu haihuwa ba, Shekaran da akayi aurenta shekaran aka haifi Yaa Abu da Massa, kuma lokacin Ammah da Yaa Mera suna aiki, gidansu a Jere yake su ukun, dama mazajensu abokai ne sosai tun yarinta, Baba, Abui sai shehu, toh Aunty ce kad'ai bata aiki, kinsan Fulani tana gama secondary school akayi mata aure, Baba kuma yace yafi son saita haihu taci gaba da zuwa makaranta, toh a lokacin nefa sai su Ammah su rik'a kawo mata su Yaa Abu gunta in zasu aiki, ita tayi rainonsu, daga baya ma sai komai nasu ya dawo wajen Aunty, har lokacin da suka shiga school, lokacin da suka cika Nine years, lokacin
Aunty ta samu cikina, kowa yayi murna sosai, cikin Aunty nada wata shida aka yiwa Baba transfer ya koma Nigeria, lokacin yace zai tafi da Aunty, su Abui sukayita insisting ya bar Aunty dan its risky tana yawo at this stage of pregnancy, gara ya riqa zuwa yana dawowa, yace hankalinshi bazai tab'a kwanciya ba, gara ya tafi da matarshi, lokacin su Yaa Abu sun gama year 6 dinsu na makaranta shida Massa, sunsha kuka da Aunty zata tafi, especially Yaa Abu, dan komai da Uwa zatayiwa d'anta tayi musu, tacema su suka sa mata sunan Aunty har yabita muma muke k'iranta dashi,dan shi Yaa Abu cewa ma yayi zai bita, da k'yar aka samu Baba ya rarrasheshi yace anytime sukayi hutu zai turo a d'aukesu, Da haka ya tattara suka koma Nigeria, dama lokacin Maman Affan(Sakina) ta haifeshi shekaranshi biyu da wata goma, da zai cika shekara uku Aunty ta had'a mishi birthday party a gidanmu, wai zatayi compensating rashin zuwa sunanshi da batayi ba, ana cikin shagalin party Aunty ta fara labour, nan akayi rushing d'inta asibiti, bata sha wani wahala ba ta haifeni, toh kinji wannan shine yasa I became close with Affan, mun shak'u sosai, he became d elder brother I never had, He is my birthday mate, kullum tare ake mana celebrating, kuma shi gidansu Affan sai sun sauk'e Qur'an suke shiga school, su Yaa Abbass duk saida sukayi sauk'a kamin suyi joining school, Affan ne kad'ai ya shiga school lokacin yanada haddar izu sittin, kinsan yadda kan mutumin naki yake, yanaja sosai, shiyasa aka turashi makaranta akace zai iya hada duka biyun, lokacin da nake shekara biyu, lokacin Kakan Massa ya rasu aka nad'a Baban Massa sabon sarki, Amma ma tacewa Abui itama baza ta zauna ba tunda duk y'an uwan nata basa nan, shima haka suka tattaro suka dawo, su Yaa abu kuma nan aka barsu sabida school, kin dai ji how I became close with Affan", Farida tace "Wow, so you know this much shine baki tab'a fad'amin ba", dariya Batuul tayi tace "komai da lokacinshi, gashi nan yanzu da lokaci yayi kin sani", Farida tace "Tell me, how does it feel to b married, like how do you feel, ya kikeji duk lokacin da kika tuna kinyi aure?", bata amsa ba sai ma tambayar da ta jefa mata itama tace "How does it feel to b in love, ya kikeji?, wara ido Farida tayi tace "Lallai ma, keh zan tambaya wannan ma ai, ko zakice min you are not in love ne har yanzu, I just saw it da idanuwa kina nunawa Yayana soyayya", ta k'arashe maganan tareda kashe mata ido d'aya, dariya Batuul tayi ta mik'e tace "You are not serious", daidai lokacin Yaa Abu ya shigo d'akin, Farida ya kalla yace "abincin suna k'asa go and arrange them", simi simi kamar munafuka ta mik'e ta fita, Batuul ya kalla yace "nan zakici abinci ko k'asa?", cewa tayi "Ni na tab'a cin abinci a k'asa ne, a d'akina zanci, ko dan kaga Farida?", kai ya kad'a, baya ji da rigimarta yace "sai ki sauk'a ki kwashi abubuwan naki" da haka ya fita
