Episode Eleven : The Protector

"You are a smart one, you must know something" kafin in bashi amsa naji Hafsat tama kwalla min kira daga class. Na juya na juya na ganta a kofar ajin ita da teacher din mu. "Good lord" Ibrahim ya fada tare da matsawa daga kusa dani sannan yace "please meet me in the library after school, please come" da haka ya juya ya fara tafiya, sai da yayi nisa sannan ya fahimci hanyar hostel yake tafiya, sannan ya juya kuma ya dau hanyar staff room. Ni kuma na koma class. Ina zuwa kofar class teacher fin mu ya fara tambayata me nayi wa copper din can. Nace masa babu komai. "But he seems agitated, are you sure you are not in trouble with him?" " i am not sure sir, i have no idea what he was talking about" na amsa masa frankly. Ya jima yana kallona kuma ya fahimci iyakacin gaskiya ta nake fada masa, ya girgiza kanshi a hankali yace "just be careful Moon, if u ever feel like he is crossing the line with you, just report to me or any other senior staff" nace masa tom.

Har aka tashi daga school ban yanke shawarar ko zanje library gurin Ibrahim ba. Saida akayi ringing bell sannan na tuna cewa ban yanke shawara ba. Kamar Hafsat tasan tunanin da nakeyi sai naga ta zauna a kusa dani, na juyo na kalli fuskarta naga babu wasa a cikin ta. In a serious tone tace min "me yace miki dazu? " na gane maganar da take yi kuma ga mamaki na sai na samu kaina da fada mata gaskiyar yadda mukayi da Ibrahim. Ta girgiza kanta alamar gamsuwa tace "i expect as much. Babu inda zakije, yau a hostel zakiyi karatun ma ko class ba, zaki zo ba ballantana library. Green snake under green grass kawai. Sumi sumi dashi kamar wani na Allah. Ni dama duk ustazan nan bana yadda dasu..... ". Duk da nasan Hafsat tana kokarin protecting dina ne amma sai na samu kaina da jin haushin maganganun da take fada akan Ibrahim. Na dakatar da ita nace "bafa wani abun ba yace min ba Hafsat, he just asked me to meet him in the library. It might be totally different from what you are thinking. Please Hafsat ki bar ni inje inji abinda zai ce" nayi ta lallaba Hafsat amma taki bari na inje. Haka ta tusa keyata har hostel. Ranar haka na wuni jikina da zuciya ta babu dadi. Ina tunanin ban kyauta ba dana barshi yana jira na, kuma deep inside me ina son inje din saboda insan me yake so dani, nima kuma in wanke duk wani kokwanto dake zuciya ta a game dashi. Amma Hafsat ta kasa ta tsare ta hanani sakat.
Washegari da assuba ina tashi gaba na yake ta faduwa saboda nasan yau dai dole zamu hadu da Ibrahim a islamiyya. Hafsat ta hade ranta sosai ta kora min warning akan koya yimin magana kar in kulashi. A haka muka je masallaci mukayi sallah sannnan muka tafi islamiyya. Muna zama sai gashi ya shigo. Na kasa daga kaina in kalleshi har muka gaishe shi duk ya ajin. Kawai sai ganin sa nayi ya zo ya tsaya a gaban seat dina yace "maimunatu" na daga kaina a hankali na kalleshi, bacin ran da na gani a idonsa shi yasa nayi saurin saukar da idona kasa ba tare da na amsa kiran da yayi min ba. "Maimunatu am talking to you " ya sake cewa cikin tsawa-tsawa. Jikina ya fara karkarwa saboda tsoro, nace "am sorry sir " "sorry for what? I clearly asked you to meet me after school yesterday but you didn't. Why? " kawai sai naji hawaye yana zubo min, sai na fara sheshshekar kuka, ni dama akwai saurin kuka. Tsayawa kawai yayi yana kallona da mamaki sannan yace "why are you crying? For God's sake I only asked you a question" cikin fada yake min magana. Wani kukan na sake rushewa dashi, ni babu abinda bana so a rayuwata irin a yimin tsawa ko fada. Shi bai san cewa fadan da yake yi min shi ne ya ke sakani kuka ba. Hafsat ce tace masa "she was sick sir, that's why she didn't meet you in the library " duk da kukan da nake yi sai da nayi mamakin yadda Hafsat ta shirga masa karya. Kuma na gane motive din ta, so take yace min in tafi hostel tun da bani da lafiya. Ya sunkuyo dai dai fuskar ta sannan cikin sanyin murya yace min "are u sick? Na girgiza kaina. "Do u want to go back to hostel? " na sake girgiza kaina alamar a'a. "OK stop crying for God's sake, or else I will have to send you back to hostel" ya fada da dan karfi wanda hakan yasaka na sake rushewa da wani kukan. Tsaki yayi sannan yace "OK, that's it, u are going back to hostel" yana fadin haka Hafsat ta mike tare da kamoni kamar wata marar lafiya. Ya dakatar da ita tare da cewa "where are you going to? " nan ta kama inda inda tana kokarin yi masa bayanin cewa rakani hostel zatayi. Shi kuma ya ce mata tunda nace lfy ta kalau ta barni inyi tafiya ta ni kadai ita kuma tayi karatun ta. Ta koma ta zauna tana zumburar baki, ni kuma na kama hanyar fita. Ina tajin surutan mutane a ajin nidai nayi tafiya ta. Na dan yi nisa da class din kenan naji takun mutun yana bina, ina juyawa na ganshi a kusa dani ya kamo hannuna ya jani da sauri zuwa wani class da babu kowa ya rufe ajin tare da tare bakin kofar. Duk wannan ya faru ne cikin seconds. Wani kukan na sake saka masa ina rokon sa "please let me go, i will never disobey you again, please let me go" kallona kawai yake cikin mamakin yadda nake ta rusa kuka. Ya rungume hannayensa a kirjinsa sannan yace " do you want me to let you go? " na gyada masa kai "then stop crying like a baby, for God's sake I just walk out of my class just to talk to u. Why are you crying? What have I done to u? " nayi shiru ina sheshshekar kuka, ya sake maimaita tambayarsa " did i do u anything wrong ". "You are shouting at me" na amsa ina kara sautin kuka na. Dariya ya fara yi kasa kasa yana girgiza kansa ni kuma dariyar ta kara bani haushi, yaya bayan yayi min tsawa ina kuka kuma zai saka ni a gaba yana min dariya? Dan haka sai na rufe fuskata da hannayena biyu na kara rushewa da kuka. Ya tako a hankali ya tsaya agaba na sannan ya sunkuyo kansa dai dai kunne na yadda har inajin saukar munfashinsa a wuya na yace "I am sorry for shouting at you. I promise to never do it again " na bude fuskata na turo baki ina goge hawayena da bayan hannuna. Ya chiro handkerchief a miko min, nasa hannu na karba na karasa goge fuskata dashi, sannan na daga kaina na kalleshi naga yana kallona yana murmushi. "OK cry cry baby, tell me why didn't you come to the library yesterday? " na kalli windon class din naga gari ya fara haske sannan na tuna cewa ya baro students suna jiran sa zai yi musu dori. Na kalle shi naga ni kawai yake kallo yana murmushi daga dukkan alama ya manta da 'yan class din da suke jiransa. Nace masa "we, will talk about that later, now your students are waiting for u, time is running out " ya danyi frowning face dinshi alamar tunani sannan yace "good lord! I totally forgot about them." Ya shafa gashin kanshi sannan yace "just PROMISE that we will talk tomorrow " na ce "not tomorrow sir, we will talk on Monday " yace "why not tomorrow? " Nace "I don't want to be taking time from our Islamic class time. I will talk to u on Monday if u promise that you will not talk to me during our Islamic class " yayi shiru yana kallona sannan yace "OK I promise "nayi murmushi nace masa OK. Daganan na bude kofar class din na fita na koma hostel.
Yayi keeping promise dinsa kuwa dan bai kuma yi min magana a islamiyya ba, karatu kawai mukeyi dashi mu tashi. Ranar monday muna da class dinsa kuma nasan dole zai ce min mu hadu a library after school. Yana shigowa bayan mun gaishe shi sai ya dauko wata 'yar jotter ya rike yace yau discussion za'ayi, zaike mana tambayoyi muna amsawa. Kawai sai ya taho kan desk dina ya zauna kuma ya juyo yana facing dina kuma yana facing sauran 'yan class din, tunda a front row nake. Nayi sauri na kalleshi sai ya sakar min murmushi, na sunkuyar da kaina kasa duk naji na takura. Yana ta questions dinsa sauran 'yan class suna amsawa amma ni ban san ma me suke yi ba, saboda yadda yake zaune gab dani kuma duk numfashin dana shaka saina ji kamshinsa. Na rasa inda zan sa kaina. Chan ya ce min "Maimunatu are u OK " sai da na dan firgita kadan saboda nayi nisa a cikin tunani, na manta ma a ina nake. Nace"yes sir, i am alright " "are u sure" Hafsat ce tace " I am sorry sir, but dont you think you are making her uncomfortable? " gaba daya ajin akayi shiru yace mata "what makes you think I am making her uncomfortable? She is not complaining, is she? " ta kalle shi ido cikin ido tace "i know she is uncomfortable because she is my little sister " "ohhh" shine abinda Ibrahim yace sannan ya juyo ya kalleni ya sake komawa ya kalleta kamar mai comparing din mu, yayin da ita kuma ta tsare shi da ido.