A Gidanta Na Girma Book One Complete Hausa Novel
A Gidanta Na Girma Book One Complete Hausa Novel continues the emotional story of Husnah, a young orphaned girl whose life changes after she is taken away from her sister. This part reveals deception, fear, loneliness, hidden danger, and the beginning of a new chapter in Husnah’s painful journey.
A Gidanta Na Girma Book One Complete Hausa Novel English Translation
She laughed and said, “If you want to relax, little girl, then relax. In this whole world, no one knows who I really am or where I come from except Allah. Even that woman I met has not known me for up to one week. She does not even know my real name, let alone your Aunty Amina. So, little girl, you must obey me just as your old man said. If not, hmm!”
Husnah only kept staring at her. She did not understand everything the woman was saying because she was still young. She was also very sleepy. But the statement that frightened her most was when the woman said Aunty Amina did not know her.
That filled Husnah with great fear. She began thinking that maybe she had been kidnapped. She started crying and calling Aunty Zarah’s name.
The woman shouted at her harshly. Immediately, Husnah’s crying stopped, and she became more frightened. She looked around helplessly as if she had been told to run.
Because she was still a child, after staying quiet in one place for some time, sleep overtook her. But it was a sleep filled with fear, and she kept shaking in her sleep.
The woman saw everything Husnah was doing, but she acted as if she did not care. Her attention remained on the road.
Husnah Arrives at a Strange House
It was close to dawn when they finally reached the city. The woman drove for a long time within the town before stopping in a certain area.
She drove toward a large house and honked. The gate was opened, and she drove the car inside.
Even in the darkness of early morning, the beauty of the house was clear.
The woman opened the car, carried Husnah, and took her into the house. She laid Husnah on a three-seater sofa in the sitting room, then went upstairs.
Husnah woke up slowly around six o’clock. She began looking around the sitting room in fear. As soon as her eyes landed on the large plasma television, she screamed loudly.
Her scream frightened everyone in the house, and they all rushed into the sitting room, including the woman who had brought her.
When they saw how terrified Husnah was, and since she was only screaming without saying what she had seen, the woman quickly moved closer, held her, and shook her.
She said angrily, “Husnah, are you alright? What did you see that frightened you so much and made you scream like this?”
The woman’s harsh voice frightened Husnah even more. Suddenly, she fainted.
Everyone in the room became more frightened when they saw the little girl collapse. Two men dressed in matching uniforms quickly came forward with a bottle of water and sprinkled some on her face and body.
Immediately, Husnah released a deep breath and regained consciousness.
Slowly, she opened her eyes and looked at everyone. When her eyes reached the woman who had brought her, she saw that the woman was glaring at her, so she lowered her gaze.
The Woman Warns Husnah
The woman said to the others, “You can leave.”
She pointed toward the door, and without argument, they all left.
Then she looked at Husnah and said, “I cannot tolerate your village behavior. From today, never again should I see you gather people in my sitting room like this. All your village habits must end today. Now stand up. Your things are there. Carry them and follow me inside. Let me show you where you will stay.”
Weakly, Husnah stood up. They entered one of the rooms inside the sitting room area.
The woman took her to a room with a medium-sized bed and a wardrobe. The room was painted purple and green. There was a row of ash-colored curtains, and the room furniture was also ash in color.
The woman showed her everything and explained the purpose of each item. Then she opened the toilet door and showed her how to use everything because she did not want Husnah asking too many questions.
After teaching Husnah what she needed to know, the woman left her there.
Husnah bathed and performed ablution with difficulty because she was not used to most of the things in the room, but she tried her best.
She changed her clothes, prayed, and then sat down with her hand on her cheek like a grown woman lost in deep thought.
Food and Confusion
After some time, the woman came in with food and placed it in front of Husnah.
She said, “Here is food. Eat. When you finish, come and meet me in the sitting room.”
She did not wait for Husnah’s reply before leaving.
Quickly, Husnah began drinking the thick tea. It smelled strongly of spices and even burned her mouth, but she refused to put it down until she finished the whole cup.
Then she noticed the egg dish and began eating it quickly as if someone would take it from her. When she got to the rice, however, she could not eat it. She took only one bite and put it aside.
She said to herself, “This thing is not sweet at all. I knew I should not have eaten it. It has spoiled my mouth. But I am already very full, almost as if I will vomit. If only Aunty Zarah or our mother were here, they would have eaten this good food too. But now I have had enough. Let me take the rest to her. Maybe she is waiting for me to bring it so she can eat too.”
She continued talking to herself in childish confusion.
After waiting for a long time, the woman became tired and came to get her. She also carried the plates and took Husnah to the kitchen to drop them. Then they returned to the sitting room.
The woman made Husnah sit on the floor while she sat on a chair, crossing one leg over the other.
Zubaidah Reveals Herself
The woman said, “Husnah, open your ears and listen carefully to what I am about to tell you.”
She continued, “Husnah, I did not bring you here because I lack a housemaid. I did not bring you because I do not have a younger sister or relatives. I also did not bring you because I cannot give birth. I brought you here for a reason, a reason I cannot tell you yet.”
She said, “But I can tell you my name and some things no human being knows about me since I changed my life.”
She continued, “My name is Zubaidah Ashir. We are four children from our parents, all girls. I am the third. Asma’u is the eldest, then Ruma, then me, and then my younger sister Zulai. All my sisters were disciplined, but I was different.”
Zubaidah explained that when she was young, she lost her way and lived a reckless life. Her parents cried, advised her, and warned her about the danger of such a path, but she refused to listen.
They began watching her closely and stopped her from going out, even near the entrance of the house. In short, they locked her in. But at night, she would escape. At first, they did not know, but later they found out. They tried everything, but she continued until they could only keep watching her and praying for her to change.
Zubaidah said that because she had grown physically beyond her age, people could hardly believe Asma’u was older than her. Everyone thought Zubaidah was the eldest.
She said her parents eventually wanted to marry her off in order to save her from the path she had chosen, but she deceived them and ran away.
She continued, “By the time I was seventeen, I had fully entered a dangerous lifestyle. No one stopped me, and no one controlled me. That life accepted me, and through it, I gathered money, houses, cars, and properties.”
Then she looked at Husnah and said, “So I will train you in the same world if you want money and if you want to repay what your stepmother and father did to you, your mother, and your sister. I will open your eyes more than you can imagine.”
She added, “I am telling you this because I know you are too young and too innocent to understand or keep the secret properly. I do not want you to ask me such questions in the future.”
Husnah’s Innocent Dream
Husnah only kept looking at Zubaidah. She did not truly understand the meaning of the story. The only things that caught her attention were the money and cars.
With childish excitement, Husnah said, “Please, I also want to have plenty of money and give it only to Aunty Zarah, not anyone else.”
Husnah spoke with the innocence of a child, but Zubaidah believed her deeply.
Zubaidah said, “Good, Husnah. That is what I wanted to hear. I want you to accept this path because it can become like a mother to those who have no one. That is why I chose you. You are a little girl, an orphan without a mother, and I know I will not struggle too much with you. Also, you are not clever yet, so as you grow, I will make you like my own daughter.”
Husnah simply laughed and jumped happily because she thought she was going to become rich.
Throughout that day, Zubaidah cared for Husnah in different ways, except bathing her. She only told Husnah to go and bathe by herself.
Three Years Later
Within two months, Husnah became very close to Zubaidah. Zubaidah placed all her ambitions on Husnah and constantly moved around with her.
Time passed by Allah’s will, and Husnah spent three years in Zubaidah’s house. She was now thirteen years old.
If you saw Husnah, you would not recognize her. She had changed completely. Her skin had become fairer, and she had gained weight. She looked well cared for and beautiful.
She also attended a very expensive school. Husnah did not joke with her studies. English flowed smoothly from her tongue like that of someone who had grown up abroad.
However, her prayer life had weakened. She prayed only when her heart pushed her to do so. Whenever she prayed, Zubaidah would scold her. But Husnah could not completely stop because she always looked at the picture of herself and Aunty Zarah. She also kept dreaming of their mother, yet she could not tell Zubaidah.
A New Trouble Begins
One day, Husnah was lying down and doing her assignment when Zubaidah entered with a young man.
Husnah did not see anything special about him, but he kept staring at her in a disturbing way.
Husnah became annoyed. She hissed, stood up, and gathered her school materials.
As she was about to leave, someone shouted at her so loudly that she froze in fear. Quickly, she dropped the things in her hand and widened her eyes in shock.
What would happen to Husnah?
Who shouted at her: Zubaidah or the man?
Will Husnah follow the dangerous path Zubaidah wants for her, or will destiny protect her?
Where is Aunty Zarah? And what happened to Husnah’s father and the rest of the family?
All these answers will unfold as the story continues.
About A Gidanta Na Girma Book One Complete Hausa Novel
A Gidanta Na Girma Book One Complete Hausa Novel continues with Husnah being taken away by a strange woman who hides her true identity. At first, Husnah is confused and afraid, but soon she begins living in comfort without understanding the danger around her.
This part of A Gidanta Na Girma Book One Complete Hausa Novel reveals Zubaidah’s hidden past, her dangerous plan for Husnah, and the innocence of a young girl who only dreams of becoming rich enough to help her sister, Zarah.