Episode Seventy Nine : The Lightening and The Thunder

Ibrahim ya juya shima da sauri yana kallon inda nake kalla, yace "ya salam" yayi two steps gefe, Sultan ya fara takowa a hankali yana tahowa inda muke, idanuwansa a kaina har ya karaso gabana ya tsaya, ko kallon inda Ibrahim yake tsaye bai yi ba, ga mamaki na sai naga yayi murmushi, amma murmushinsa bai rage min ko kadan daga cikin faduwar da gabana yake yi ba sai ma karuwa da yayi, I know that smile very well. Ya miko min turaren hannunsa yace "see, I got it" ban karba ba kuma bance masa komai ba, kawai kallonsa nake yi ina jiran bomb din ya tashi. Ya sali kwalbar turaren ta fadi kasa ta fashe, har yanzu murmushin yakeyi, jajayen idanunwansa har kwalli suke yi, yace "kin gama sayen chocolate din? Naga kamar basket din bai cika ba. Let me help you fill it up, in ma gaba daya sweets din gurin kike so sai in saya miki" a hankali nace "sultan not here, let's go home" yace "oh let's go home? Kin gama kenan ashe, oh na tuna fa ashe dama ba sayen sweets kika zo yi ba kin zo ne ki ganshi, kuma kin riga kin ganshi, mission accomplished, so let's go home" jin maganganunsa nake tamkar wuta a kirjina, na juya na kalli inda Ibrahim yake tsaye naga bayanan, na dawo da ido na kan sultan, yana kallona yace "baya nan ai, ya gudu, ko baki gaji da ganin sa bane inje in kira wo miki shi? Am sure bai bar building din nan ba by now" mutane sun fara tsayawa suna kallon mu, na ajiye basket din hannuna na juya nayi hanyar fita daga gurin, tafiya kawai nake amma bana ganin gaba na sosai, how can Sultan even think that? Babu komai a hannuna dan ko waya ta ban dauko ba ballan tana in hau taxi. Na tsaya a packing space din na rufe fuskata da hannayena ina kokarin dai dai ta numfashi na, kaina ya chunkushe bana iya tunanin komai. Tsayuwar mota naji a gaba na, na bude ido na naga Sultan ya fito daga seat din driver ya zagayo ya bude seat din gaba, ba tare da yace min komai ba ya chusa ni a ciki ya mayar da kofar ya rufe, ya zagaya seat dinsa ya shiga ya ja motar a guje muka bar gurin. Na hadiye dacin da nake yi a bakina nace "how can you even think that Sultan? How can you hurt me like this?" Ba tare da ya kalle ni ba yace "what do you want me to think ehh? Ke kika matsa lallai sai mun fito yanzu and you also insisted sai munzo sahad, wai zaki sayi chocolate, since when did you start eating chocolate? You also kept delaying us unnecessarily. And I also saw you holding hands and whispering to each other. Tell me what do you want me to think?" Da hannu daya yake driving din kuma a guje yake tafiya yana ta overtaking motoci. Na lumshe idona saboda kaina da naji yana bala'in sara wa nace "ya kamata a ce kasan ni by now, Sultan ya kamata a ce by now kasan me zan aikata da kuma menene bazan aikata ba" yace "I tot I know you, but when it comes to him am not sure where I stand. He is your first love, har hawan jini kika samu sanda ya gudu ya barki saboda irin son da kike masa, you waited for him years after years, sanda ya dawo it is already days to our wedding, ko kince kin fasa aure na ma kinsan it is impossible Daddy ya fasa....." Na katse shi nima cikin daga murya nace "duk wannan tsahon lokacin dama abinda kake tunani kenan?" Shima ya daga tasa muryar "what do you want me to think? Kullum mutane suna gaya min you are too good for me, and I also know you are too good for me, you always kept secrets from me..." Na juyo ina facing dinsa sosai nace "kasan dalilin da yasa nake keeping maka secrets? Kasan babban dalilin da yasa tun farko ban baka labarin Ibrahim ba? Because I know you will act exactly the way you are acting now. You always let your temper get in your head and stop you from thinking clearly. Kawai ganina kayi tare dashi, baka tambayeni nayi maka bayani ba, you just conclude and start making accusations, a cikin mutane a cikin kasuwa Sultan, I don't think koma menene nayi I deserve something like that from you, you make a fool of me and you make a fool of yourself" ban taba jin raina ya baci irin na yau ba, sam na manta da mijina nake magana, na koma na kwanta akan kujerar na dafe kaina da nake ji kamar zai tsage gida biyu, I can feel my blood pressure rising. Can kasan muryarsa naji yace "she now calls me a fool" a hankali nace "am sorry. Ban taba jin raina ya baci irin na yau ba, ban taba zaton a ranka za kayi tunanin ina son wani bayan kai ba. Yazo gurina ya rike hannuna ne saboda ya dauka Amina ce, tare suka zo gurin da ita, ba wai da gan gan yayi haka ba, bayan ya gane ni ce ya bani hakuri, he saw that I got scared and was wondering me yasa zan ji tsoron ka" da sauri ya kalle ni yace "are you afraid of me?" Nace "No sultan am not afraid of you, am afraid of your anger. In ranka ya baci you are not yourself, nasan gani na tare dashi zai sa ranka ya baci, I was afraid of what you will do" na dora hannuna akan mara ta nace "Sultan so kake ka zama mijin da matarsa take jin tsoron sa? So kake ka zama uban da 'ya'yansa suke guduwa idan sunji muryarsa?" Na juya na kalleshi amma sai naga hankalinsa baya kaina, he is busy looking at the central mirror, yace "can you now tell me why he is following us? Idan a store yayi miki magana saboda ya dauka Amina ce yanzu kuma ya biyo mu ne saboda ya dauka Amina na dauko a mota ta?" Na juya da sauri na kalli bayan mu, a las, motar Ibrahim ce a bayan tamu, na dawo da hankali na kan Sultan naga his rage is coming back, jan idon daya fara raguwa ya dawo yanzu, ya kara gudun motar, nace "Sultan please stop the car" ko kallo na baiyi ba, na koma na kwanta a kan kujerar na saka hannu daya na dafe kaina dayan kuma na dafe marata da nake jin kamar zata tsage gida biyu, a cikin zuciyata nace "hang in there baby, everything is going to be alright" na fara jero sunanyen Allah a hankali ina neman ya kawo min agaji, na jima a haka sannan na bude idona na kalli inda muke, mun dau hanyar barin gari, har yanzu gudu sultan yake yi a motar, duhu yayi sosai dan haka few motoci ne akan hanyar na juya na sake kallon bayan mu, motar Ibrahim tana bayan mu still, oh dear God, what is Ibrahim thinking, na kalli Sultan nace cikin dasashshiyar murya, "Sultan ko ma menene kake tunanin yi please don't, annabi ya hane mu da yanke hukunci idan muna cikin fushi, Sultan please don't do something da zakayi regretting for the rest of your life" bai kalle ni ba ya miko hannunsa ya saka min seat belt sannan shima ya saka nasa, danshi na fara ji a kasa na na rintse idona hawaye suna bin kuncina, yanzu titin ya zama babu kowa sai motocin mu guda biyu, suddenly Sultan ya daga handbrake din motar, a take ta fara katantanwa a tsakiyar titin, da karfi ta daki motar Ibrahim da take dab damu, motar tasa tayi adungure sau biyu akan titi sannan ta gangara gefen titin, sultan ya taka burki motar mu ta tsaya chak a tsakiyar titin, na juya ina kallon motar Ibrahim da har yanzu take ta adungure, a karshe ta fada cikin wani katon rami dake gefen titin, na juyo na kalli sultan wanda shima motar yake kallo, fuskarsa babu dariya ko kadan, a hankali yace "die, you bastard". Kara na fara ji kamar daga nesa da murya kamar tawa, amma kuma kamar bani nake karar ba, can nesa naji kamar muryar sultan yana kwalla min kira, a hankali na fara ganin duhu a idona, daga baya na daina ganin komai.
A hankali na fara dawowa haiyacina, sanyin AC naji yana ratsani. Nayi kokarin bude idona naji yayi min nauyi sosai, na motsa hannayena kadan ina son in dawo da karfin jikina, muryar Mommy naji tace " Maimoon? Maimunatu kina ji na?" Na dan bude ido na kadan na kalleta, da sauri ta taho ta rike hannuna fuskarta tayi ja alamar tayi kuka, na danyi kokarin yi mata murmushi amma ciwon da kai na yake min yasa murmushin ya zama kamar gyatsine. Na fara duba dakin da nake, asibiti ne, ga drip a hannuna, Mommy tana zaune gefena, Daddy yana tsaye a gefenta, Sultan yana daga can baya ya jingina da jikin bango, tsantsar tashin hankali ne a rubuce a fuskarsa. Motar Ibrahim na tuno yadda tayi ta adungure kafin ta fada cikin ramin. A take hawaye ya fara kwaranyowa daga idona, innalillahi wa inna ilaihirrajiun, Allah kasa mafarki nake yi yanzu za'a ce min ba gaske bane ba, amma yanayin fuskar sultan ka dai ya tabbatar min da cewa ba mafarki nake yi ba, Sultan yayi kisan kai a gaba na, Sultan ya kashe Ibrahim. Allah sarki Ibrahim why? Menene kake tunani me yasa ka biyo mu? Nasan bacin ran daya gani a fuskar sultan da yadda sultan ya fara acting a cikin store din shi ya saka ya biyo mu, he was looking out for me, amma banda abin Ibrahim koma me Sultan zaiyi min ai munfi kusa ni da shi, ballantana ma Sultan babu abinda zai iya yi min. Yanzu shikenan Ibrahim ya bar duniya, because of me, Sultan yayi kisan kai, because of me, na tuna da little Moon, na tuno fuskarta a hotonta dana gani a office din Ibrahim, she looks so happy, yanzu ta zama marainiya babu uwa babu uba because of me, sultan da yake ta faman kula da marayu kullum maganar shi bata wuce ta marayu yau muguwar zuciyarsa da bakin kishinsa ya nawo yayi making marainiya da kansa. Kuka nake yi sosai inajin ciwon kaina yana karuwa. Muryar Mommy naji tana cewa "Haba Moon, kukan menene kuma wannan? Daga rashin lafiya sai kuka? BP dinki ne fa ya hau idan baki daina kuka ba kuma tayaya zai sauka?" Daddy ya kalli sultan yace "kace a kitchen ta fadi ko?" Sultan ya dan kalleni kadan sannan ya gyada kansa ba tare da yayi magana ba, Daddy yace"amma menene zai sa BP dinta yayi wannan hawan haka? Bai taba hawa kamar haka ba" Sultan ya sunkuyar da kansa fuskarsa kamar zai yi kuka amma sultan never cries, Mommy tace "may be zafin kitchen ne dear, dama masu hawan jini ba'a so su ringa kusa da wuta sosai" Daddy ya karaso ya rike hannuna yace "maimunatu kukan me kike yi?" Kafin inyi magana sai ga doctor ya shigo, yana murmushi yace "finally ta farka ashe, ya jikin?" A hankali nace "da sauki" yace "menene kuma na kuka? The pregnancy is intact ai, munyi nasarar tsayar dashi bai fita ba" a tare Mommy da Daddy suka ce "pregnancy?" Na juyo na kalli sultan naga gaba daya fuskarsa tayi fari tas kamar babu jini, ya juyo da sauri ya kalle ni, na kalli su mommy naga gaba daya hankalinsu yana kan doctor yana musu bayani, na gyada masa kai nace "shi yasa nace ina son chocolate din" hannu biyu ya saka ya rike kansa, Mommy naji tana magana cike da fara'a tace "I suspected as much, bana son in saka rai ne ko ba haka bane inzo inji babu dadi shi yasa na dora wa zafin kitchen" doctor din ya gama yi musu congratulations ya fita, Sultan har yanzu kallona kawai yake yi sannan da sauri kamar wanda aka jawo ya taho gurina, kara na saka da duk dan karfin da ya rage min, wannan ya jawo hankalin Mommy da Daddy kaina, Mommy ta taho da sauri kusa dani tace "lafiyar ki kuwa? Ciwon kan ne?" Na nuna Sultan nace "kar ka karaso inda nake, it is over between us" cikin muryar abin tausayi yace "Moon dan Allah kar kice haka, bazan iya rayuwa in babu ke ba mutuwa zanyi please" nace "then so be it" bai hakura ba ya sake taku daya, na dunkule hannuna na daga dai dai kan mara ta nace "kana kara wani takun zan fitar da abinda yake cikina in baka kayanka" a tsorace ya tsaya, he looks scared, I have never see Sultan scared tunda na san shi. Mommy ta rike hannuna da sauri tace "baki da hankali maimunatu? Me ya hada ku haka?" Fuska ta babu alamar wasa kwata kwata, na kwace hannuna daga hannun Mommy na kuma dagawa a saman mara ta, da sauri sultan ya ja baya, yanayin fuskarsa kadai ya isa ya saka mai karamar zuciya ya fashe da kuka. Daddy ya tafi kusa dashi yana cewa "Sultan me ya faru?" Bai amsa ba ya juya da sauri ya fice daga dakin.
Yana fita na kifa kaina akan pillow na fara rera kuka, Allah kai kasan me kake nufi damu, Allah ka shiga lamarin mu. Ko kadan abinda Sultan ya aikata bai chire min ko digo na soyayyarsa daga raina ba. Amma abinda na fahimta shine; Sultan is too hard for me to break, diamond ne shi kafin a narka shi sai anyi amfani da ice da fire, I have used the ice bai yi min amfani ba, now I have to use the fire. Daddy ne yazo ya zauna kusa dani yana shafa kaina yace "Maimunatu talk to me" na dago kaina naga Mommy tana ta sharar kwalla, na runtse idona ina tuna duk abubuwan da suka faru a ranar, na kwalli agogon bangon dakin naga 3:30 na dare, hakan yana nufin an dauki hours da yin abin, hakan yana nufin Ibrahim yayi spending hours a cikin ramin day fada, wani kukan ne ya taso min, na dora kaina a kafadar Daddy nayi mai isa ta sannan na share hawaye na, tiryan tiryan na basu labarin duk abinda ya faru, na karasheda wani kukan "yanzu Daddy sultan ya kashe Ibrahim, ya zanyi? Shima hukuncin kisa ne akansa in aka san maganar nan, idan kuma nayi shiru ban fada ba kuma kamar na daure wa cin zali gindi kenan, ya zanyi Daddy? Mommy ki taimaka min" Mommy ta jawo ni ta rungume ni tana kuka tana salati "mun shiga uku mun lalace ni Fatima" Daddy kuma cike da mamaki yace "waye shi Ibrahim din ne?" Mommy tace "wannan copper din da yake sonta da a makaranta" Daddy yace "That yaroba guy?" Kai kawai na gyada masa, yace "a dai dai ina abin ya faru? Kamata yayi muje first mu dauko shi, maybe yana da rai yana bukatar taimako, in ma bashi da ran kamata yayi ai muje mu dauko shi" nayi musa kwatance ya mike yace "bara in nemi sultan shima inji me yake ciki, I don't want him hurting himself kuma" na girgiza kaina nace "he won't. He would want to see his child".
Tunda Daddy ya fita babu wanda yayi magana ni da Mommy, kowa da abinda yake zuciyarsa. Mun jima sannan naji Mommy ta fara yi min magana, ga mamaki na maimakon inji tana fadan abinda Sultan yayi sai naji tana addi'ar Allah yasa babu abinda ya sami Ibrahim. Muna cikin haka wayar ta tayi kara, ta dauka tace " wannan number ce ma babu suna, waye zai kira ni cikin daren nan kuma" ta daga tare da sallama, take naga yanayin fuskarta ya chanza, tace "Amina slow down kiyi min bayani yadda zan gane. Kina ina?" Ta jima tana sauraron Amina tana kuma kallona, na mike zaune ina jiran inji abinda ake gaya mata, tace "OK, kinyi kokari sosai Amina, ki zauna anan inda kike bara in kira daddyn ku in gaya masa" ta kashe wayar, bata yi min magana ba sai tayi dialing number din Daddy tace "ba sai kunje gurin ba dear, su Amina sun dauko shi sun tafi dashi general hospital. Yes, he is alive, zan yi maka bayani later" ta kashe tana kallona, wata ajjiyar zuciya na saki na koma na kwanta, duk da bansan details din me ya faru ba amma na fahimci cewa Ibrahim is alive, wannan information din kadai ya isa ya kwantar min da hankali. At least Sultan is safe now, amma kuma dole zai fuskanci hukunci daga gurina, sam ba zan yi masa da wasa ba, he must learn to control his temper especially yanzu da zamu fara ajjiye zuri'a. Daga baya Mommy tayi min bayanin cewa ashe duk abinda ya faru a store Amina ta gani, taga fitowa ta da kuma fitowar Sultan, bayan ta fito itama waje sai taga tafiyar mu a guje, sai kuma taga Ibrahim ya biyo bayan mu shima a guje, shine taji tsoron kar wani abin ya faru ta hau taxi tace yabi yaban mu, munyi musu nisa dan haka basu ga sanda abin ya faru ba amma sunga motar mu tana juyowa amma bata ga ta Ibrahim ba, suna zuwa gurin suka ga alamar anyi accident, ita da mai taxi suka fito sannan suka ga inda motar Ibrahim ta fada, mutane masu wucewa ne suka taimaka masu aka fito da Ibrahim, lucky for him shima ya saka seatbelt kuma motar sa akwai airbag dan haka bai wani ji mugun ciwo ba amma still he is unconscious, sun kai shi asibiti an kaishi emergency.
Gari yana wayewa Daddy ya shigo, ya gaya mana cewa har lokacin Ibrahim bai farfado ba amma doctors din sunce he is stable. Sultan daga bakin kofa ya tsaya yana kallona, kallo daya nayi masa na dauke kaina gefe, ya gaji da tsayiwa ya juya ya fita. Da la'asar aka sallame ni, direct gida aka nufa dani, naji dadin haka dan dama ina ta addu'ar Allah yasa kar Daddy yace a mayar dani gidan Sultan. Shima kansa Daddyn naga ya hade wa Sultan rai sosai. Muna zuwa gida Daddy ya saka ni a gaba yace "zaki dan zauna a gida Moon, hakan ba yana nufin zan raba ki da mijinki ba, a'a, so nake mijinki ya gane cewa abinda yayi ba dai dai bane, for him to think cewa zai iya daukan ran mutum koma me mutumin yayi masa is very bad. Zaki koma amma sai na tabbatar da cewa something like this will not happen again" na share hawayen ido na nace "na gode Daddy" yace "yanzu so nake dake ki nuna masa kuskurensa sosai, kar ki raga masa ko kadan. Ke ce abinda yake so fiye da komai a duniya, kuma yana takama ne cewa kina sonsa, show him you can leave him in dai har ba zai iya controlling kansa ba" na gyada kai na sake cewa "na gode Daddy".
Dakina aka gyara min, na shiga ina karewa dakin kallon, I never thought zan kuma dawowa dakin in kwana a ciki. Dare yana yi nayo alwala nazo na fara jero salloli ina godewa Allah daya ta kaita abin, sannan kuma ina sake neman guidance dinsa akan abin da na saka a gaba na. Na duba agogo naga karfe daya da rabi na dare, na kashe fitila na zauna akan gado ina kallon kofar balcony, I know he is coming, and I pray for God to give me the strength to do what I plan to do. Ban jima a zaune ba naji ana taba kofar, sannan aka bude ta, duk da cewa dakin da duhu bai hana ni gane shi ba, ya jima a tsaye yana kallona amma ya kasa cewa komai, nace "me kazo yi nan?" A hankali ya karasa shigowa dakin yace "Maimunatu dan Allah ki tsaya kiji abinda zan gaya miki" nace "me zaka gaya min, a gaba na kayi kokarin kashe mutum, you almost make me miscarry our child" da sauri yace "how can you say that, ke ma kinsan bansan dashi ba" nace "how can you say naje store ne dan in hadu da Ibrahim bayan bansan yana gurin ba" yace "am so sorry" nace "don't be. Rayuwa ta da taka ba iri daya bace ba. Ka tafi, ni bazan iya zama da mutumin da yake ganin cewa it is OK yayi kisan kai ba, bazan iya haifar 'ya'ya da kai ba, wannan ma da yake cikina in naga baka chanza ba I will make sure cewa bai san kaine babansa ba" da gaske magana ta ta shige shi dan fuskarsa koma wa tayi kamar an chire masa spirit din jikinsa, na mike tsaye nace "now get out of my room" ko motsi bai yi ba, na kunna fitilar dakin, yanayin da naga fuskarsa yasa nayi saurin dauke idona daga kansa tun kafin zuciyata ta karaya, na sake cewa "ka fita ko in kira security su fitar min da kai" a hankali yace "you won't" ban kuma ce masa komai ba naje na danna security button, ba'a jima ba sai ga David da wasu guda biyu sun shigo dakin, David da bindiga a hannunsa. Na nuna Sultan nace "ku fitar mun dashi daga nan" David yace "with pleasure ma'am" dama har yanzu David yana da grudges for sultan saboda dukan daya yi masa rannan ya kunyata shi a gaban yaransa. Ga mamakina ko motsi sultan baiyi ba ballantana yace zai yi fada dasu, suka kama shi suka fita dashi ta gabana, na dauke kaina ban kalle suba, amma suna fita na bi bayansu na tsaya a kofar dakina ina kallon yadda suke jansa akan stairs, ji nake tamkar zuciyata suka fito da ita waje suke ja a kasa, ina kallon su har suka bude kofar palo suka fita dashi waje. Na hango Daddy a kofar dakinsa shima yana kallon su. Na koma dakina da sauri na bude kofar balcony na shiga na cigaba da kallonsu suna jansa a kasa kamar babu rai a jikinsa, har suka bude gate suka fita dashi waje, a gaban gida na biyu bayan namu na hango motar sa, nan suka nufa dashi suka jefar dashi a gaban motar suka juyo, na tsaya ina kallon duhun inda yake a kwance a kasa, a raina ina cewa 'get up sultan' amma shiru bai tashi ba, bayan kamar 20 minutes na koma dakina na dauko waya na dawo balcony din, na kira wayar Amir, yana dauka nace "Kazo gidan mu yanzu, your friend needs you" na kashe wayar, ban bar gurin ba har sai da naga shigowar Amir unguwar mu, har ya wuce inda Sultan yake sai kuma yayi reverse, ya fita da sauri yana taba sultan, sannan ya daga shi, naji wani dadi a rauna ganin sultan din yana kokarin tafiya da kansa, a bayan mota Amir ya saka shi sannan ya koma ya rurrufe motar sultan din sannan suka tafi. Na rufe fuskata da hannayena ina kuka, I really hope cewa abinda nayi is the right thing to do. Waya tace ta fara kara, duk a tunani na Amir ne amma sai naga sunan Hafsat. Nace a raina 'har ta samu labari kenan' na dauka nayi mata sallama cikin sarkakkiyar murya, excitedly ta fara magana "Moon am sorry na kira ki yanzu nasan dare yayi sosai a Nigeria, what ever you are doing ki ajiye ki hau WhatsApp na turo miki hoton wata auntyn zayed, she looks exactly like Sultan, her name is Khairat, Moon I think she is his mother".
*when everything seems lost, have hope and trust in Allah, He will always find a way out for you. Remember, there is always darkness before dawn.*