Episode Thirty Eight : The Shadow

Gaba nane ya fadi da muka hada ido da munnir wanda ya kasa ya tsare yana kallon duk wanda zai yi min magana. Na tabbatar sultan yana shigowa zai hangoni tunda ina kan high table, yana gani na kuwa zai taho, Allah ne kuma kadai yasan abinda zai faru tsakanin sa da Munnir. Na rada wa Hafsat "two minutes, ina zuwa" ta yi sauri ta rike hannuna alamar bata so in tafi in barta, nayi mata alamar yanzu zan dawo. Cikin friends din mu na dan shiga, ina kallon munnir ta gefen idona yana bina da kallo, sai da na tabbatar baya gani na sannan nayi hanyar gate da sauri. Ina zuwa kuwa na ga Sultan ya dunkule hannunsa ya naushi wani mai gadi, nan na nan jini ya fara fita ta hanci ta baki, maybe ma hakori ya fita, wanwar gayen ya fadi a kasa yana gunjin azaba, sultan ya durkusa kusa dashi, na dauka ma hakuri zai bashi, sai naga ya goge jinin daya bata masa hannu a jikin rigar gayen, ya mike tsaye yace "who is next?, dan rainin hankali har ni zanzo ince zan shiga guri ku ce min card admit ne, da card din da admit din duk naci uwarsu gaba daya" da sauri na karaso gurin cikin fada nace "what the hell are you doing" sai a lokacin ya ganni, hannu duk biyun ya saka a cikin gashinsa tare da cewa "shit" na durkusa gurin mai gadin da aka daka wanda har yanzu ya kasa tashi, da sauri sauran guards din suka karaso suka kamashi suka tafi, na mike ina kallon sultan daya kasa hada ido dani nace "what are you doing here?" Ya karaso kusa dani yace "am sorry" sai a lokacin na lura da wanda suke tare, zasuyi kusan tsaho daya da sultan amma bazan tantance kibar saba saboda uban kayan daya loda a jikinsa duk kuwa da yanayin zafin da ake ciki, kansa yasha kwal kwal amma kuma ya bar saje a fuskarsa. Kallo daya nayi masa na maida kallona kan sultan wanda yasha kwalliya dan daga gani wannan shigar ta musammance. Har yanzu ya kasa magana ni kuma na bata rai na tsare shi da ido. Abokinsa ne ce "so, kece Hafsat kenan, kwana biyu wannan sunan har acikin bacci kiransa yake" sai a lokacin na tuno cewa ashe fa ce masa nayi sunana Hafsat. Na sake cewa "uhum, ina jinka, me ya kawoka nan?" Ya sake hargitsa gashin kansa sannan yace "I just wanted to see you ne, please, number da kika bani bata shiga, shine naje address din shima na tarar wrong ne da kyar yarinyar gidan ta kawo munan" nace "OK, ka ganni zaka iya tafiya yanzu" ina fadin haka na juya zan koma ciki, da sauri yasha gaba na, fuskarsa kamar wani abin tausayi "please kar ki koma" nace "serious, bani da lokaci, biki muke yi, na tabbatar yanzu ma nema na akeyi a ciki" da sauri yace "OK, at least ki gaya min sunanki na gaskiya, ki bani number dinki ta gaskiya" ya saka idonsa cikin nawa pleadingly, kawai sai naji na daina jin haushinsa, ya danyi murmushi tare da cewa "pretty please" na danyi murmushi nima kadan. Abokinsa ne yace "OK, lokacin introducing dina yayi" daga ni har sultan babu wanda ya kalleshi, sam ya kasa dauke idonsa daga cikin nawa, ni na fara dauke kaina nace "i really must go inside" yace " OK, sunanki na gaskiya" nace "Maimunatu" ya dauko wayarsa yace " phone number?" Har na fara fada masa sai ya dakatar dani yana karkada hannunsa "not again, an sha ni na warke" ya miko min hannunsa "bani wayarki" na gane me yake nufi dan haka nima nayi dariya tare da mika masa wayar, ya karba ya saka number dinsa yayi dialing, da kiran ya shiga wayarsa sai da ya dauka ya tabbatar shine sannan ya kashe ya miko min waya ta. Ina karba naga an bude kofar hall din an fito, a tsorace na waiga, yaya Habeeb na gani a tsaye yana kallon mu ni da Sultan, sai kuma ya koma ya maida kofar ya rufe. A sauke ajiyar zuciya nace "zan koma kaga already ana nemana" ya gyada kai yace "it is OK, nagode sosai, and please don't block my number" nayi murmushi nace "I won't" na juya na kama hanyar komawa ciki, naji abokin sultan yana cewa "hey, bakayi introducing din mu ba fa" sultan yace "shut up Amir".

Tunda na koma na cigaba da activities dina har aka tashi ban kuma tunawa da wani sultan ba ballantana his troubles, bayan an tashi munje gida duk mun sallami friends din mu, zamu hau samanmu kenan sai yaya Habeeb ya kira ni, na juya na koma duk jikina a gajiye, so nake kawai in ganni a kwance. Ina zuwa naga ya bata fuska yace "dazu dawa na ganki a gurin dinner" sai a lokacin na tuno da wani sultan. Nayi ajjiyar zuciya nace "Sultan ne, dan sarkin Abuja" yace "nasan ko shi waye, kece baki san sultan ba shi yasa har kika tsaya dashi. Duk inda kike tunanin sa ya wuce nan. In ana zancen top criminals a Abuja sunan sultan yana daga layin farko" nace "ya Habibi babu komai fa a tsakanin mu, naga cewa idan ban kula shi ba zai iya tayar da rigima a gurin shi yasa na kulashi, but I know he is a trouble maker and all.. " ya Habeeb ya katseni "trouble maker? He is not just a trouble maker Moon, he is a drunk" ji nayi tamkar ya Habeeb ya watsamin ruwan zafi a fuska, a drunk? Har naje dakin mu jikina a sanyaye yake, can kuma nace a raina, me yasa na damu, it is not as if na damu dashi. Direct toilet na shiga na yi wanka nayi shirin bacci, ina fitowa na ga Hafsat har tayi bacci, nima na kwanta nayi addu'ah. A drunk, but how, me yasa ya zabi wannan rayuwar? Me yasa ya zabi abokai irin su Amir? Dan manyan mutane kamarsa, dan Sarki, sarkin ma na federal capital, how can he be what he is? Me yasa iyayensa ba zasu dau mataki a kansa ba? Waya ta naju tayi kara, na dauka na duba screen "my Sultan" naga an rubuta, nayi murmushi, wato haka yayi saving number dinsa a waya ta kenan. Na ajiye ta na barta tayi ta ringing dinta har ta katse, wani kiran ya shigo sannan wani. A drunk, na maimaita a raina. Take na yanke shawarar in dauki wayar in gaya masa cewa bani da interest a kansa yayi hakuri. Tana fara wani ringing din na dauka "Assalamu Alaikum" naji yace. Assalamu Alaikum, peace be unto you. Wannan itace kalmar daya fara fada min ranar da muka hadu a Hilton. Mutane nawa ne a cikin mutanen kirki suke sallama idan sun kira ko an kira su a waya. Mostly hello ko hi ake cewa wanda ba dai dai bane, amma shi a matsayinsa na known criminal me yasa yake yi min sallama. Ko hakan yana nufin some part of him is good?. Wannan kalmomi na Assalamu Alaikum da Sultan yace min sune suka sa na fasa yanke alakar ta dashi. I feel like I want to know him better.

"Assalamu Alaikum" ya sake maimaitawa, sai a lokacin na samu damar amsa masa "ameen, wa alaika assalam" ya sauke ajiyar zuciyar da sai da naji daga cikin wayar, "sorry I kept calling, ina so ne ko yaya in danji muryarki kafin nayi bacci" nayi shiru babu amsa, yace "ya taron? Da fatan baki gaji da yawa ba" nace "gajiya kam akwaita, sai godiyar Allah" "sorry" na danyi murmushi saboda yadda ya furta kalmar sorry din, ya sake cewa "am really sorry akan abinda ya faru dazu, I came to your party uninvited kuma na yi creating commotion, I just can't hold my temper ne most of the times" nace "it is OK, ya wuce, Allah ya kiyaye gaba" "Ameen, thank you for understanding" kasa2 naji suna magana da wani, nace "kai da waye ne?" Da muryar dariya yace "Amir ne, wai koya min zance zaiyi, wai ni ban iya ba" nace " He is funny" yace "yes he is, bari in barki ki huta kin gaji ko? Na gode da daukan waya ta da kika yi, you have no idea how much it means to me" na runtse ido na inajin kalamansa har cikin raina. Nace "good night" yace "fi amanillah" daga nan ya kashe wayar. Na kara runtse idanuna ina jin wani abu yana min yawo a jikina. Na jima banji irin wannan feeling din ba, tun rabo na da Ibrahim. Nayi tsaki na gyara kwanciya ta, ya kamata in nutsu in san me nake yi especially after warning din da yaya Habeeb yayi min cewa sultan is a drunk, but he didn't look or sound drunk to me. Oh dear God, don't let me fall in love with a wrong guy again. Not again. Da kyar na samu bacci ya dauke ni.

Washegari tun safe aka tafi "yalleman daurin aure, mu dai muna abuja muna ta shirye shiryen kai amarya, Zayed ya dage shi lallai babu zancen wani kafi ko gara, su a al'adarsu in kayi aure mata kawai za'a kai maka, shi wai a gurinsa abin kunya ne aga ana shigar da kaya gidansa wai daga gidan surukansa, dan haka daddy ya hada kudin duk da yayi niyyar yiwa Hafsat kayan daki ya saka mata a account dinta yace inta ga dama tayi jari dasu, in bata ga dama ba kuma ta kashe kayanta, kudin kayan gara kuma ya saya wa Zayed dalleliyar mota ya bashi a matsayin wedding gift. Tunda akayo mana waya an daura aure Hafsat take kuka tamkar wacce aka yiwa auren dole, sanda muka zo tafiya airport kuwa cewa tayi ta fasa auren ta shige daki ta rufe kanta, sai da daddy yazo da kansa sannan ta bude kofar. A hanyar zuwa airport na duba waya ta naga 5 missed calls daga sultan da message guda daya "please in kin samu chance call me" sai na samu kaina dayi masa reply cewa yanzu zamu tafi England, in naje zan kira shi da number ta ta can.

Masha Allah, gidan Hafsat ya tsaru iya tsaruwa, tsayawa bayanin gidan bata lokaci ne, likita matar likita, ina kallon gidan ina tunanin cewa some people are so lucky in life, komai yana zuwa musu da sauki. Embassy muka sauka, anan zamu yi kwana biyu sannan mu dawo Nigeria. Ranar da muka baro Hafsat a gidan miji kwana nayi ina juyi, Allah sarki 'yaruwata shi kenan an shiga layin manya. Sai kawai na samu kaina da imagining what will it feel like, ga mamakina kuma a imagination din nawa sai naga Sultan with his muscular body, red lips and shiny brown eyes maimakon Ibrahim da nake gani duk sanda nayi irin wannan tunanin. Nayi sauri na kawar da tunanin daga raina tare da sake sabuwar addu'a amma still babu bacci. Nayi tsaki na jawo wayata na duba time, 12:30am, a Nigeria zai zama around 8:30am kenan. Nayi dialing number dinsa, bugu daya ya dauka kamar mai jira. "Assalamu Alaikum" na amsa masa, sannan yace "God, saura kadan in running mad, ban taba jin haka a rayuwa ta ba, what have you done to me woman?" A raina nace kai zanyi wa wannan tambayar ai, a fili kuma cewa nayi "haba dai, da girman ka?" Yayi dariya yace "nima na dauka am strong, sai yanzu nake ganewa ashe shayi ma ruwa ne" hmm kawai nace, yace "to ya hanya? Ya kuma amarya" nace "lafiya lau, mun kaita mun baro ta, gobe zamu huta jibi mu dawo insha Allah" yace "so, tell me about yourself" nan na bashi labari na in brief, abinda ya shafi family na da karatu na, ko kadan banyi mishi zancen Ibrahim ba, shima ya fara bani labari da cewa "well, as unbelievable as it may sound, babana shine sarkin Abuja, ni ne first born sai Abbas, Saratu sannan fa'iza, nayi primary a Abuja, sec da university duk nayi su a USA. Na karanci architecture first and second degree. I have many friends but Amir shine babban abokina, he is like a brother to me" daga nan yayi shiru, a hankali nace "what about your mother?" Yayi shiru kamar ba zai magana ba, can yace "I don't know who my mother is" duk da ta cikin waya ne sai da na fahimci irin zafin da maganar da ya fada tayi masa a ransa. Ba wai besan babarsa ba, a'a bai ma san wacece babarsa ba.