Author : BATUL MAMMAN Category : African Stories & Novels
y i . " " "
" K a s a h a ™u r i y a y i y a t a m b a y e s h i " " B a b u m a t s a l a k o A b b a ? M e y a c e m a k a ? " " "
" " " B a n s a n k a d a h a k a b a T a j . T a t t a u n a w a c e d a i t a y a u s h e g a m o d a k u m a r a s h i n j i n d a Wi n s a d a b a m u "
" t u n t u Se s h i d a m a g a n a r a u r e n b a s a i a m a k a r e . " " "
K a l l o n r a s h i n y a r d a T a j y a y i m a s a . S a i d a i A b b a n y a t o s h e d u k w a t a ™o f a r d a z a i f a h i m c i m a t s a l a r . S u n
k a m a h a n y a z a s u k o m a m o t a r T a j y a j i K a m a l n a k i r a n s a . D a y a j u y a s a i y a g a I n n a t a r e d a K a m a l Wi n .
" F u s k a r s a t a h a s k a k a d a w a n i i r i n a n n u r i . Y a c e d a A b b a " " I n n a t a c e . " " "
K a m a l j u y a w a y a y i b a i b i y o t a b a . T a ™a r a s a k u s a d a g a t e Wi n . I d a n u n t a c i k e d a ™w a l l a . T a j k u w a t u n i y a y i
l a u s h i d o n y a k w a n a b i y u s a i d a i s u g a i s a a w a y a .
" " " B a k i k w a n t a b a ? " " "
" " " I n a f a . I n a t a f a k o n s h i g o w a r A l h a j i n e i d a n k u n g a m a . " " S a i k u m a t a y i m u r m u s h i " " a n g o k a s h a ™a m s h i . " " "
D a r i y a y a y i y a r u n g u m o k a f a Wa r t a . B a s h i r i t a r u We t a n a f a m a t u r e s h i g a m i d a w a i g a w a d o n k a d a a
g a n s u .
" " " G a A b b a . . . s u r u k i n k i . " " "
A b i n k a d a s a b o . ˜a s a y a y i z a i g a i s h e t a .
" " " S u b h a n a l l a h i . H a b a d o n A l l a h . T a s h i m u g a i s a . A i m u n z a m a a y a k u m a . " " "
D u k d a b a t a s o a m m a a m u t u m c e s u k a g a i s h e d a j u n a . Y a n a t a b a t a g i r m a .
" " " D a f a r k o z a n f a r a d a b a k a h a ™u r i d o n n a y i i m a n i n k o m e A l h a j i y a f a Wa m a k a b a m a i d a Wi b a n e . S a n n a n "
d o n A l l a h k a d a k a w a h a l a r d a k a n k a w a j e n y i w a ´a t a k o m a i . T u n d a k a i y a b a w a y a r o n n a n ´a r k a i n s h a
" A l l a h u b a z a n b a r i t a k u k a d a k o m a i b a . N a g o d e d a k a r a m c i n k a a g a r e m u . " " "
" " " I k o n A l l a h . H a j i y a a i n i n e d a g o d i y a d a T a j b a i ™y a m a c i z u r i ' a t a b a . " " "
" " " W a n d a y a b a k a ´a a i y a g a m a m a k a k o m a i . " " T a f a Wi t a n a m u r m u s h i " " i d a n b a b u d a m u w a i n a s o n y a "
" k a w o m a n a i t a c i k i n s a t i m a i z u w a . Z a n k a r Si n u m b a r m a m a n t a m u y i m a g a n a k a f i n n a z o . K a s a n A l h a j i n n a k u s a i d a l a l l a Sa w a . " " "
" M u r m u s h i y a y i s h i m a " " k a d a k i d a m u . H a m d i ´a r k i c e k u m a i k o n k i . I n a ™a r a g o d i y a . " " "
T a j m a g o d i y a r y a y i m a t a . A b b a y a d u b i u w a d a Wa n s u k a b a s h i t a u s a y i . M e y a f i w a n n a n c i w o a c e u w a
t a n a s o n g a n i n Wa n t a a m m a s a i d a i t a s a c i h a n y a t a f i t o k a m a r m a i l a i f i ? D o l e z a i s a n y a d d a y a y i d a Y a y a d a H a m d i a r a b a a u r e n c i k i n l u m a n a .
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H a r ™o f a r g i d a T a j y a k a i A b b a . S u k a y i s a l l a m a t a g i r m a m a w a . T a j y a n a t a s a k e t a m b a y a r s a k o b a b u
m a t s a l a g a m e d a z i y a r a r d a s u k a k a i w a A l h a j i . S h i k u m a y a t a b b a t a r m a s a b a b u k o m a i .
" " " G o b e i n s h a A l l a h u z a n t a f i A b u j a . I d a n k o m a i y a t a f i y a d d a n a k e s o b a z a n w u c e k w a n a b i y u b a i n s h a "
" A l l a h u . " " "
" " " K a d a k a d a m u . H a p p y T a j z a i t a f i k a m a r k a n a n a n d a y a r d a r A l l a h . " " "
" " " B a m a n u f a t a b a k e n a n " " T a j y a f a Wi y a n a s o s a ™e y a " " d a m a a k a n . . . " " "
" G i r a A b b a y a Wa g e g i r a " " m a t a r k a k o ? I n t u r o t a k u y i s a l l a m a n e ? " " "
D a s a u r i T a j y a k o m a m o t a y a n a t a d a r i y a s h i m a A b b a n i t a y a k e y i . D a g a n g a n d a m a y a y i t s o k a n a r d o n
k a w a i y a k a w a r d a d a m u w a r d a y a k e g a n i a t a t t a r e d a s h i t u n a g i d a n s u .
H a m d i n a j i n s h i g o w a r A b b a t a l e ™o y i m a s a s a n n u d a z u w a . Y a k a l l e t a y a k a l l i Y a y a d a i t a m a f i t o w a r t a y i
d a s a u r i .
" " " S u r u k a d a m a t a r T a j j i r a n m e k u k e y i m i n n e ? " " "
" " " J i n i n d a m a g a n a t a k w a n a m a n a . " " C e w a r Y a y a . "
I t a k u w a H a m d i w a y a n c e w a t a y i t a g u d u . Ša k i n s u t a k o m a a m m a a k w a i m u t a n e . S a i t a z a g a b a y a n g i d a n
a m m a b a t a y i n i s a b a . T a z a u n a a k a n w a n i b u l o k o t s o r o b a t a j i t a k i r a T a j .
M u r m u s h i y a y i d a c a l l Wi n n a t a y a s h i g o . K o t a d a m o t a r b a i y i b a d o n y a t s a y a d u b a w a n i s a ™o a w a y a . Y a
b a r i s a i d a t a g a m a r i n g i n g s a n n a n y a k i r a t a .
" " " Z a m u i y a m a g a n a y a n z u ? " " T a f u r t a a h a n k a l i b a y a n t a k u m a g a i s h e s h i . "
" " " Y e s . " " "
R a b a k a n t a t a y i d a d o g o n t u n a n i t a f a Wi a b i n d a y a k a m a t a d u k d a b a s h i b a n e r a n t a y a k e s o .
" " " D a m a c e w a n a y i t u n d a Y a S a j i d a t a y i a u r e n a m u b a d o l e b a n e k o ? K a d a k a t a k u r a k a n k a s a b o d a "
" g i d a n m u . " " "
" K a m a r b a i f a h i m c e t a b a y a c e " " B a n g a n e b a . W a n i a b i n n e y a f a r u ? " " "
" " " U h m m m m . D a m a w a i k o z a k a s a k e n i " " t a y i s a u r i n ™a r a w a d a " " t u n d a b a s o n a k a k e b a . I n a k a c e d o l e k a "
z a u n a d a n i z a a s h i g a h a ™™i n k a . K a g a k u m a h a k a n b a i d a c e b a . A c e m u n t a k u r a m a k a t a w a n n a n h a n y a r
" b a y a n d u k i r i n t a i m a k o n d a k a k e y i m a n a . " " "
W a n n a n y a r i n y a d a a b i n d a r i y a t a k e y a a y y a n a a z u c i . J i y a d d a t a k e z u b a z a n c e k a m a r w a d d a a k e
k a r a n t o w a .
" I t a k u m a k a s a j u r e w a s h i r u n n a s a t a y i t a c e " " B a k a c e k o m a i b a . " " "
" " " T o m e z a n c e ? N a g a k i n g a m a y a n k e h u k u n c i k e k a Wa i . " " "
H a ™u r i t a y i s a u r i n b a s h i . S a m b a t a s o t a Sa t a m a s a r a i k a d a y a y i a m f a n i d a h a k a n a k a n t a .
" " " W a i d a m a t u n d a b a s o k a k e b a . . . " " "
" " " N i y a u s h e m u k a y i m a g a n a r n a n d a k e h a r n a c e b a n a s o ? " " "
G a b a n t a n e y a f a Wi . K a d a f a y a ™i a m i n c e w a .
" " " R a n n a n Wi n n a n n n n . K a t u n a ? D a n a y i m a k a r a s h i n k u n y a k a c e a i b a s o n a k a k e b a a a . " " T a m a r a i r a i c e "
m a s a .
" " " A n y a k u w a n i n e ? B a n t u n a b a H a m d i . " " Y a d a n n e d a r i y a r d a y a k e s o n y i . "
" " " A l l a h k u w a b a ™a r y a n a k e b a . " " "
M u r y a r t a y a j i t a f a r a r a w a .
" " " Y a n z u d a i s o k i k e a r a b a a u r e n ? " " "
" " " E h . " " "
" " " A m m a b a i y i w u r i b a ? K a d a s u n a n k i y a Sa c i a g a r i . " " "
" " " K a g a b a m u z a u n a t a r e b a . K o m u n r a b u b a b u m a i c e w a d o n n a y i w a n i a b u n e . Z a m a a f a h i m t a s o s a i . " " "
" " " T u n y a u s h e k i k a f a r a w a n n a n t u n a n i n ? " " "
H a m d i t a f a r a m u r n a r j i n m u r y a r s a a s a k e .
" " " T u n y a m m a . W a l l a h i h a r c i w o n k a i d a z a z z a Si s a i d a s u k a k a m a n i s a b o d a n e m a n m a f i t a . . . a u . . . s a b o d a "
" n e m a m a k a m a f i t a . B a n a s o n m u t u m y a t a k u r a s a b o d a n i . " " "
' Z a n y i m a g a n i n k i '
L o k a c i y a d u b a a w a y a r s a . T a r a d a a r b a ' i n d a b i y u .
" " " Y a y a j i k i n n a k i ? I n b a a r u f e m u k u g i d a b a k i Wa n f i t o m a n a . " " "
" S a i k u m a t a j i f a Wu w a r g a b a " " t a k a r d a r z a k a b a n i ? " " "
" " " I n a j i r a n k i " " k a w a i y a c e . "
D a s a n Wa t a f i t o t a y i s a ' a ™o f a r s o r o n s u m a i ™a r a i d a n a n t u r a t a a b u We t a k e h a r y a n z u . ˜o f a r g i d a n t a
b u We t a n a s a k o ™a f a s u k a k u s a k a r o d a T a j . B a y a t a y i z a t a f a Wi y a y i s a u r i n r i ™o k a f a Wu n t a . I t a d a s h i d u k a
" w a n i s a b o n a l ' a m a r i y a b a ™u n c e s u l o k a c i g u d a . S a i d a t a d a i d a i t a t s a y u w a r t a y a c e , "
" " " S a n n u . " " "
T a a m s a d a k a . Y a w u n b a k i n t a n e a b u s h e . T a n a t a r e d a f a r g a b a r k o h a r t a s a k u . B a t a y i a u n e b a t a j i
h a n n u n T a j a g o s h i n t a .
" " " M e n e n e ? " " "
" " " Z a z z a Si n n a k e s o n j i . D a a l a m a a k w a i s a u r a . Z o m u j e a s i b i t i . " " "
" " " N a ' a m ? " " T a w a r o m a s a i d a n u n t a . "
" W a y a r s a y a Wa g o " " b a r i n a k i r a A b b a n a f a Wa m a s a z a m u f i t a . " " "
" " " D a n i Wi n ? " " T a c e a g i g i c e . I d a n u n t a s u n s o m a r a i n a f a t a . "
" " " I d a n d a r e y a ™a r a y i k a f i n m u d a w o s a i s u r u f e g i d a n k a w a i . S a i m u w u c e g i d a m u k w a n a . " " "
" H a n j i n c i k i n t a y a w a n i c u r e w a j e g u d a d o n t s o r o " " W a i d a n i ? " " "
" " " K a d a k i d a m u . Z a i f a h i m t a . M a t a t a c e s o b a b u w a n i a b u " " y a b a t a a m s a k a i t s a y e . "
" " " D o n A l l a h k a y i h a ™u r i . " " "
" " " B a n y i w a s a d a c i w o n w a n d a b a s h i d a k u s a n c i d a n i b a b a l l a n t a n a k u m a n a k i . " " "
" " " N a w a r k e t u n d a r a n a . " " "
" T a j y a ™a n ™a n c e i d o " " k i k a c e k u m a d a y a m m a . " " "
" D a s a u r i t a c e " " E h , d a y a m m a n n a k e n u f i . K a f i n r a n a t a y i s a n y i . " " "
" " " H a m d i y y a k e n a n . I n t a m b a y e k i m a n a . " " "
" " " I n a j i . " " "
" " " K i n a s o n a ? " " "
T s a r e t a y a y i d a k a l l o . T a s u n k u y a r d a k a i .
" " " K a d a k i c u c i k a n k i . D a a m s a r k i z a n y i a m f a n i . " " "
" " " B a z a k a j i h a u s h i b a ? " " "
" T a j y a y i m u r m u s h i " " k o k u s a . " " "
" " " Z a n f i s o m u r a b u . " " "
" " " B a n y i m i k i b a k e n a n ? " " "
" Y a u a c t i n g k a m a r d a r a k t a n k a n n y w o o d y a b a t a t r a i n i n g , t a m a r a i r a i c e m a s a . "
" " " A ' a , b a h a k a n a k e n u f i b a . N a g a k a m a r b a m u d a c e b a . K a f i ™a r f i n ´a r t a l a k a w a i r i n a . " " "
" " " Z a n s a n a r d a A b b a d u k y a d d a m u k a y i " " "
" " " W a n e A b b a n ? N a w a ? " " T a Wa g a m u r y a f i y e d a y a d d a t a s o m a m a g a n a s a b o d a t s o r o . "
" " " K i n s a n i n a g i r m a m a s h i s o s a i . B a z a n y i k o m a i b a t a r e d a s h a w a r t a r s a b a . " " "
" G a n i n z a i Sa l l o m a t a r u w a b a s h i r i t a c e " " t o a b a r z a n c e n n a n d o n A l l a h . " " "
" " " K i n f a s a k a r Sa r t a k a r d a r ? " " "
" T a s h a k u n u " " n a f a s a . " " "
" " " Z a m u j e a s i b i t i n ? " " Y a k a n n e m a t a i d o . "
" M u r g u Wa m a s a b a k i t a y i " " n a m a z a m a a b a r t s o k a n a k o ? " " "
Y a r a s a m e y a s a k o m a i t a y i y a k e b u r g e s h i . W a n n a n t s i w a r m a d a b a d o n d a r e b a d a z a i y i t a z u r m a t a n e
t a n a y i m a s a .
" " " G o b e z a n y i t a f i y a . K i m i n a d d u ' a d o n A l l a h . " " "
" " " A l l a h Y a t s a r e h a n y a " " t a f u r t a k a m a r a n m a t s e b a k i n . "
" " " B a k i r o ™a m i n s a m u n n a s a r a r a b i n d a z a i k a i n i b a . " " "
" " " M e z a i k a i k a ? " " "
" " " M a g a n a r a u r e n a d a w a t a ™a n w a t a . T u n d a k e b a s o n a k i k e b a g a r a n a k a w o w a d d a z a t a s o n i , n i m a n a "
" s o t a . " " "
Y a n a k a l l o n y a d d a f u s k a r t a t a h a We k a m a r h a d a r i . Y a g i m t s e h a r d a y i m a t a s a i d a s a f e y a w u c e . A m o t a t a
s a m i d a m a r y i n m u r m u s h i m a i h a We d a d a r i y a . Y a g a m a g a n o t a . T a n a s o t a n a k a i w a k a s u w a . B i r k i t a m a t a
l i s s a f i k a w a i z a i y i t a h a ™u r a d o n k a n t a t a k a r Si z u c i y a r d a y a j i m a d a m i ™a m a t a .
A n a t a Sa n g a r e n t a n a s h i g a g i d a t a s a u k e a j i y a r z u c i y a . W a t o d a y a m i ™o t a k a r d a r d a t a k e b a r a z a n a r
n e m a a n y a z a t a i y a k a r Sa k u w a ? I t a k a Wa i t a d i n g a s a ™e s a ™e . S a i k u m a t a k a m a m u r m u s h i d a t a t u n a
m a g a n g a n u n s u . K o b a a f a Wa b a t a s a n t s o k a n a c e d a s h i . A ™a r s h e d a i t a g a j i d a k o k a w a d a z u c i y a r t a t a
a m i n c e z a t a b a s h i d a m a . S h e w i l l g i v e t h i s p u r e f e e l i n g s h e h a s f o r h i m a c h a n c e .
˜o f a r Wa k i n s u t a k a m a z a t a b u We t a j i k i r a d a g a A b b a . S o r o y a j a h a n n u n t a s u k a k o m a d o n a n a n n e
k a w a i y a s a n b a b u k u n n e n d a z a i j i s u . Y a g a m a n i n k e Y a y a y a n u n a m a t a b a b u m a t s a l a d o n t a k w a n t a r d a h a n k a l i n t a . T s o r o n d a y a j i y a n z u s h i n e n a g a n i n d a w o w a r H a m d i d a g a w a j e n T a j . I d a n y a b a r i a l a ™a r s u t a y i n i s a ´a r s a z a i b a r i d a j i d a l i . Y a r a s a a b i n y i s a m a d a f a Wa m a t a h a l i n d a a k e c i k i . C i k i n h i k i m a y a b a t a l a b a r i n T a j t u n d a g a f a r k o h a r z u w a a u r e n s u . T a j i w a n i i r i n t a u s a y i n s a d a k w a Wa y i n y a d a i d a i t a d a b a b a n s a . H a n k a l i n t a b a i ™a r a s a t a s h i b a s a i d a A b b a y a f a Wa m a t a t s a k a n i n s a d a A l h . H a y a t u d a y a d d a
a k a y i a u r e n s u . D a k u m a s h a r a Wi n d a y a g i n d a y a m a s a .
" " " K o m a h a i f i y a r k u b a n s a n a r w a g a s k i y a b a . S h i k u m a T a j n a y i i m a n i n b a z a i t a Sa s a k i n k i b a i d a n y a j i d a g a "
" i n a u m a r n i n y a f i t o . Z a Si Wa y a y a r a g e m i n . . . " " "
" K u k a t a k e a l o k a c i n t a c e " " m e n e n e A b b a ? M e z a m u y i ? " " "
" " " K i n u n a m a s a n a k y a s o n s a . N a t a b b a t a r i d a n y a y i t u n a n i n d a g a s k e k i k e z a i s a u w a ™e m i k i . N i k u m a z a n "
" b a k i g o y o n b a y a . I n t a k a m a s a i y a f i t a d a g a r a y u w a r m u b a k i Wa y a y a s a m i s a l a m a . " " "
" " " A b b a k a d a k a s a k a k a n k a a c i k i . Y a n z u b a n d a ´a n u w a n s a k a n a c i k i n w a Wa n d a y a k e y i w a k a l l o n u b a . Y a "
" m a f a Wa m i n . I d a n k a j u y a m a s a b a y a i t w i l l b r e a k h i s h e a r t . " " "
" " " K i y a f e m i n H a m d i y y a . K o m a m e n e n e n i n a c u c e k u . R a y u w a t a n a g a b a a m m a k u l l u m a n a y a n k e m u k u "
" h u k u n c i d a a b i n d a n a s h u k a a b a y a . " " "
Z u c i y a r t a r a u n i t a y i m a r a m i s a l t u w a . B a y a n s h u We w a r l o k a c i t a n a g u d u n m a h a i f i n t a y a u d a k a n t a t a
r u n g u m e s h i t a n a k u k a . S h i k a Wa i y a k e t a h a Wi y a r a b u b u w a d o m i n f a r i n c i k i n s u a m m a k u l l u m ™o r a f i t a k e
y i .
" " " A b b a k a y a f e m i n n i m a . B a z a n ™a r a f a Wi n a i b u n s a n a ' a r k a b a . K u m a i n s h a A l l a h u b a b u m a i j i n z a n c e n "
" n a n . Z a n y i ™o ™a r i i n g a y a h a ™u r a d a a u r e n d a k a n s a . " " "
" " " A l l a h Y a y i m i k i a l b a r k a . A l l a h Y a b a m u i k o n s a k a w a T a j d a a b i n d a y a f i b u ™a t a a r a y u w a r s a w a t o "
" a l b a r k a r d u k a i y a y e n s a . " " "
A m i n Wi n a z u c i t a i y a f a Wi n t a . T a s h i g e Wa k i t a k w a n t a t a n a z u b a r d a h a w a y e n d a m u w a r d a t a f i ™a r f i n
s h e k a r u n t a .
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B a y a n s a l l a r a s u b a T a j y a k i r a K a m a l d o m i n s u y i s a l l a m a . J i y a b a s u s a m i h a Wu w a a g i d a b a . Y a y i t a w a y a
s h i r u K a m a l Wi n b a i Wa u k a b a . W a n k a y a y i y a g a m a s h i r i d a s a u r i y a s a k e d u b a w a y a r . A b i n m a m a k i
K a m a l b a i b i k i r a n n a s a b a . D a w a h a l a h a k a n k e f a r u w a . J i k i n s a s a i y a b a s h i k o b a ™a l a u b a . A b b a ™a n i n s a
y a k i r a k o t u n a w a d a l o k a c i b a i y i b a .
" " " H a p p i n e s s y a f i t o s a l l a r a s u b a k u w a ? " " "
" A b b a y a Wa n w a r t s a k e i d a n u " " y a f i t o a m m a y a u y a r i g a k o w a b a r o m a s a l l a c i n . S a ™o n e ? " " "
" " " Ša n l e ™a m i n s h i p l e a s e . " " "
" A b b a b a y a s o n f i t a d o n b a c c i n e s o s a i a i d o n s a y a c e " " Y a T a j y a d a i k a m a t a k u r a g e w a y a r a s u b a r n a n . K a i "
" k a y i a u r e , i d a n s h i m a y a y i w a l l a h i z a k u d i n g a s a m u n m a t s a l a d a m a t a n k u . " " "
" " " Z a k a t a s h i k o k u w a ? " " T a j y a Wa n Wa g a m u r y a d a ™o ™a r i n s a n a So y e y a d d a y a d a m u . "
Y a n a j i n ™u n ™u n i n A b b a h a r y a i s a ™o f a r Wa k i n K a m a l . S a l l a m a y a h a Wa d a ™w a n ™w a s a w a .
D a ™y a r K a m a l y a i y a b u We j a j a y e n i d a n u n s a d a s u k a k u m b u r a k a m a r w a n d a y a k w a n a y a n a k u k a . J i k i n s a
g a b a Wa y a c i w o y a k e y i . K a n s a k a m a r a n a s a r a g u d u m a s a b o d a a z a b a r c i w o .
" " " W a y e ? " " M u r y a r s a t a f i t o a d u s a s h e . "
" " " Y a T a j k e n e m a n k a . " " A b b a y a f a Wa y a n a s a i t a b a k i n s a d a ™o f a r y a d d a z a a j i d a k y a u " " n a s a n a r d a s h i . C a n "
" I g o b a c k t o b e d n o w ? " " "
" " " T h a n k s " " T a j y a c e d a k u l a w a . "
W a y a r K a m a l y a s a k e n e m a . Y a d d a y a j i m u r y a r s a y a t a y a r m a s a d a h a n k a l i . A m m a K a m a l Wi n y a t a b b a t a r
m a s a d a m u r a c e t a k a m a s h i d a z a z z a Si .
" " " A l l a h Y a ™a r a s a u ™i . K o n a b a r t a f i y a r y a u m u j e a s i b i t i ? " " H a m d i c e t a f a Wo m a s a y a y i m u r m u s h i . "
" " " K a t a f i k a f i n A m m a t a s a u k a a g a r i n n a n d u k m u s h i g a t a r a . " " "
" " " D o n A l l a h k a j e a s i b i t i d a i . B a n a s o a n a r a i n a m u r a d a z a z z a Si . C i w u k a n g a s k e n e . " " "
" " " T o d o c t o r . " " K a m a l y a z o l a y e s h i . "
S u n a g a m a w a y a r y a Wa u k i ´a r j a k a r s a t a g o y o ( b a c k p a c k ) w a d d a y a s a n y a d u k a a b u b u w a n b u ™a t a r s a a
c i k i . ˜a n a n a n k a y a y a s a k a y a k o m a m a t a s h i s o s a i . H a r a m a r t a f i y a y a y i s a i y a t u n a y a d d a K a m a l y a d a m u
k a d a A h m a d y a j i b a b u d a Wi a k a n h a l i n d a S a l w a k e c i k i . L o k a c i y a d u b a a k w a i a n s a u r a . Y a f i t o f a l o y a
k i r a w a y a r A h m a d Wi n .
" " " Y a y a n a s h i r y a z a n t a f i . " " "
A h m a d y a m i ™e d a s a u r i . D a m a b a i k o m a b a c c i b a t u n s a l l a r a s u b a .
" " " B a r i n a z o n a k a i k a a i r p o r t . " " "
" " " K a b a r s h i . Z a n s a m i a d a i d a i t a s a h u . " " "
F i t o w a A h m a d Wi n y a y i . S u k a g a i s a s a n n a n y a m i ™a m a s a k e y Wi n m o t a r K a m a l .
" " " I n c a s e b a n s a m i d a w o w a a k a n l o k a c i b a , i n a s a r a i j i b i m o t a t a z a t a i s o . I n b a w a m u t u m i n n u m b a r k a s a i "
" y a k a w o t a n a n y a a j i y e ? " " "
" " " D a i n a z a i k a i ? " " C e w a r A h m a d y a n a z u r a m u ™u l l i n a a l j i h u n w a n d o . "
Z a m a T a j y a y i y a b u ™a c i y i n m a g a n a d a s h i n a m i n t u n a k a Wa n .
" " " Y a y a a k a n S a l w a n e . " " "
" A h m a d y a Wa n Sa t a r a i " " k a c i r e l a m a r i n y a r i n y a r n a n d a g a g a b a n k a k a f u s k a n c i m a t s a l o l i n k a . " " "
" " " A ' a Y a y a . I d a n d a k a r a n i m a ™a n w a t a c e . B a k u m a z a n s o t a s h i g a i r i n w a n n a n y a n a y i n a k a n w a n i b a . " " "
" " " S h i n k a t a Sa y i m a t a m a g a n a k o n u n a m a t a a l a m u n s o y a y y a n e ? " " "
" Y a k a Wa k a i d a s a u r i " " a ' a . " " "
" " " T o k a g a n i . R i g i m a c e k a w a i i r i n t a t a . T u n a b i n n a t a b a i y i n i s a b a n a b a t a s h a w a r a t a ™i j i . Y a t a k e s o a y i "
" m a t a ? A n a f o r c i n g s o y a y y a n e ? " " "
T a j d a i d u k n a u y i n y a y a n n a s a y a k e j i . S a i y a n z u y a g a n e m a n u f a r K a m a l .
" " " D u k d a h a k a n i d a i k a r a r r a s h e t a . A l l a h Y a b a t a w a n d a y a f i n i . M a f i a l k h a i r i . " " "
" " " K a d a k a d a m u . D a m a a g i d a n s u b a b a n t a y a y i m a t a m i j i . A m m a k a g a d o n f i t i n a t a ™i k o m a w a g i d a . W a i "
" t a n a j i r a n s e r v i c e k u m a . " " "
D a r i y a s u k a y i s u b i y u n . A h m a d y a k w a n t a r m a s a d a h a n k a l i . D a a c e s o y a y y a s u k e y i y a n z u y a g u j e t a s h i
n e z a i z a m a r a s h i n k y a u t a w a . A m m a t u n d a h a k a n b a t a t a Sa f a r u w a b a b a b u m a i Wo r a m a s a l a i f i . A h m a d y a s a k o j a l l a b i y a y a k a i s h i a i r p o r t t u n d a j i r g i n s a s s a f e z a i b i .
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Y a d d a A m m a t a g a r a n a j i y a h a k a t a g a d a r e . W a j a j e n ™a r f e b i y a r t a s a m i l a b a r i n a u r e n T a j d a g a w a j e n
m a t a r Wa y a d a g a c i k i n ´a n u w a n t a . B a d o n s h e k a r u b a d a t a b b a s ™a r y a t a t a z a t a y i . T a d a i d a u r e s u k a g a m a w a y a r . Y a y a B a b b a t a f a r a k i r a y a c e m a t a h a k a n e . J i t a y i t a m k a r a n k w a Wa m a t a g u d u m a . T a j y a y i a u r e b a t a s a n i b a . K u m a h a r d a r e b a i k i r a b a . H a k a t a ™a r a s a w u n i n r a n a r c i k e d a f a r g a b a r k a d a m u t a n
g i d a n s u j i .
D a t a g a A l l a h Y a t a i m a k e t a h a r b a y a n I s h a b a b u w a n d a y a c e k o m a i s h i n e D a d d y n a g a m a c i n a b i n c i t a
c e m a s a t a n a s o n z u w a K a n o g o b e .
" K a m a r A n t i j i r a t a k e t a s h i g o f a l o n a l o k a c i n " " H u m m m , M a m a n I h s a n k e n a n . K i n g a j i d a So y e So y e n ? " " "
G a b a n t a f a Wu w a y a y i a m m a t a d a k e .
" " " o y o k u m a ? W a n i a b i n n e y a f a r u ? " " "
" " " K a d a k i r a i n a m i n h a n k a l i m a n a . Z a k i c e b a d a s a n i n k i T a j y a y i a u r e b a n e ? K o k i n z a t a b a m u s a n i b a ? " " "
" A n t i t a f a Wi d a m a t u ™a r Sa c i n r a i . T a c i b u r i n s u r u k a d a s h i s a b o d a y a h a Wa d u k k a n a b i n s o . K y a u , k u Wi , "
s u n a d a k u m a k y a w a w a n Wa b i ' u . I d a n A n i s a t a s a m i m i j i i r i n s a t a w u c e r a i n i a w u r i n k o w a . A d a n g i m a s a i a n d i n g a b a t a g i r m a n a m u s a m m a n .
" " " Y a d d a k i k a j i m a g a n a r n a n n i m a h a k a n a j i t a . K u m a d a l i l i n t a n a k e s o n z u w a K a n o n m a k e n a n . B a b u "
" w a n d a y a n e m e n i . S a i a u r e k a w a i n a j i . " " "
" " " A i i n d u k j i k i n a k u n n e n e n i b a z a n y a r d a b a . Y a u d a r a c e d a i a n y i w a ´a t a . " " "
" R a n A m m a y a s o m a Sa c i t a c e " " I t a A n i s a n c e t a c e y a y a u d a r e t a ? " " "
H a n k a l i k w a n c e D a d d y y a g a m a c i n a b i n c i n s a s a n n a n y a t s a w a t a r m u s u .
" " " I d a n k u m a b a n i s a d a k u b a s a i k u f i t a k u ™a r a s a . " " "
A m m a k w a n t a r d a m u r y a t a y i t a b a s h i h a ™u r i s a n n a n t a y i m a s a b a y a n i n r a s h i n s a n i n a u r e n .
" " " I d a n h a k a n e k u w a k e m a b a i m u t u n t a k i b a . K u m a y a n u n a b a i s a n a l k h a i r i b a . " " "
W a n i i r i n k a l l o A m m a t a y i w a A n t i . B a t a s o n c i g a b a d a r i g i m a a d a r e n n a n a m m a t a k e t a k e n A n t i n s o t a a
c i g a b a d a m a g a n a r h a r H a j j a t a j i .
D a d d y s a l l a m a r s u y a y i a k a n s u b a r z a n c e n z u w a w a s h e g a r i . A n t i n a f i t a t a k o m a Wa k i n t a i n d a t a s a m i
A n i s a a z a u n e d a w a y a a h a n n u . Z u c i y a t a r a y a m a t a T a j t a k e k i r a ™i l a y a ™i Wa u k a . A i k u w a t a t a s h i t a n u f i
Wa k i n H a j j a t a n a k u k a t a k a r a n t a m a t a ™a r y a d a g a s k i y a . W a n i a b i n i d a n t a f a Wa s a i A n i s a t a r i ™e b a k i d o n m a m a k i n y a d d a u w a t a k e y a n k o ™a r y a b i s a s o n z u c i y a .
" " " D a m u w a t a y a n z u y a d d a t a s a k a s h i a r a n t a . " " "
" " " A n t i d o n A l l a h k i d a i n a k u k a . N i w a l l a h i n a h a ™u r a . " " "
" " " A i b a k e k i k a c e k i n a s o n s a b a t u n f a r k o b a l l e h a ™u r i k o r a s h i n s a y a z a m a a h a n n u n k i . " " H a j j a t a f a Wi "
" c i k i n f u s h i t a n a d u b a n A n i s a " " h a r n i J a m i l a z a t a y i w a h a k a ? M a z a k i r a w o m i n i t a . " " "
C i n m u t u m c i b a b u i r i n w a n d a H a j j a b a t a y i w a A m m a b a . D a D a d d y y a s h i g a r m a t a s h i m a t a h a Wa d a s h i
t a ™a r e m u s u t a s . Y a u h a r g o r i n h a i h u w a b i y u k a c a l s a i d a a k a y i m a t a .
" " " S a b o d a s h e g e n s o n k u Wi d a k o y i d a r a y u w a r n a s a r a k i k a t s a y a r d a ™w a y a y e n h a i h u w a r k i . G a s h i n a n "
" w a n d a k i k a Wa u k o a d a n g i n y a n u n a m i k i s h i b a Wa n g o y o b a n e . D o n n a t a b b a t a d a s a h a l e w a r u b a n s a y a y i a u r e n . " " "
A l l a h Y a s a i t a Wi n m a b a ™y a l l e b a c e . D a m a g a n g a n u n s u k a