Mallam Garba's House

4-What next?

Hello readers of MGH, okay let's just skip the apologies😂😂I have never been unserious with something I'm writing like this, sometimes I see notifications for votes on the book before I even remember I'm writing it. Like now I had to read the last chapter to remember what's up sef. I know you all will understand like you always do with me 😄😊just manage the chapter like that nnugo?

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"Sala I have something important to tell you"

"I'm listening" she replied as she suckled Idris while standing, Garba looked at her with displeasure "I have told you times without number to stop sucking a child while standing. It's Haram"

"I have things to do Mallam, I will sit down next time" she twisted her mouth, knowing she won't even remember sitting the next time. The baby Idris broke into a cry and she spanked him to keep quiet which made him cry even more, Garba collected the boy from her and rocked him. "Your Mallam complained to me that you stopped coming out to recite whenever he comes to the house to teach you, a long time ago" Sala shrugged "I'm always busy with the children, I honestly can't combine giving birth and recitations"

"You have not gone far Sala"

"Who told you? I stopped at Tabaraka o. Do you know where Indo stopped? Amma. Kande stopped at Laa'uqsimu, let me just tell you. You should be happy I have read alot, I have enough Surahs to pray with. How can a king's wife be going to karatu now" Garba signed. He didn't know what was wrong with his wife these days, what have come over her and where his sweet, shy, loving and caring wife went to. He lost her since when he became Sarkin Noma after his father's demise not up to a year ago. Garba was married too,his wife was heavily pregnant.

Their mothers decided to move out of the main house and leave it for the sons to get married and stay with their families there. They went back to Garba's side of the house. Gambo and his wife occupied the other part of the quite big house.

"I said sit down let's talk"

"I insist I can hear you from here" he shook his head "I was thinking, I want to take another wife" Sala didn't know when she let go of the baby towel she was holding, she nearly fell from the impact of the shock Garba just gave her now "Mallam!" she hit her chest with both hands, tears brimming in her eyes "You want to what? Why? How? What have I done wrong?" she least expected Garba dumping any news on her like this, this soon. "You didn't do anything wrong Salamatu, I'm not getting married as a means of mating out punishment to you, no. Inna just advice me on the need to do so you know, to grow the family"

Sala felt instant hate towards his stepmother, what was the witch thinking by advising him to take a second wife. Old witch! She charged at him in a swift motion, attacking him with her finger then grabbing him by the collar "Subhanallah! What's the meaning of this, what's wrong with you?" he asked alarmed "You must kill me today, Garba kill me before you marry all the women in this community because over my dead body will you get married" she screamed on top of her voice, startling a sleeping Idris

"Are you out of your mind, do you know the impact of what you're saying? And oh we're now on first name basis right?"

"I know what I'm saying, and yes I will call you by your name, what else does a man who can't take control of his own house except what he's told to do expect from his wife. I will call you whatever I like"

"Salamatu! Be watchful of your tongue and what you say to me. I will beat you black and blue"

"Kill me Garba, it's either you kill me or divorce me because I won't share you with any other woman I swear" she now stood with arms akimbo, vigorously shaking her body "I won't kill you, neither will I divorce you. Now sit down let's talk like adults please my dear wife" he held her hand to make her sit but she yanked it away from his fold. She picked up her son and tied him to her back then picked her veil and shoes. "Where are you going to?"