Author : BATUL MAMMAN Category : African Stories & Novels
s a u r i n r u f e i d o .
" " " H a m d i d a z u c i y a Wa y a k i k a d a f a m i n d a i k o ? " " "
" " " M e k a g a n i ? " " "
" " " W u t a a k a Wa u k e . K i n s a n m u a I n d i a y a n z u n n a n s a i m u f a s s a r a a b u . " " "
M u r m u s h i t a y i d o n t a f a r a g a n o t s o k a n a r t a y a k e d a z a n c e n I n d i y a n n a n .
" " " T o S h a h R u k h K h a n . D a m e k a f a s s a r a Wa u k e w u t a r ? " " "
" T a j y a h a Wi y e a b i n c i n d a y a k a i b a k i n s a y a c e " " D a l o k a c i n w a ™a c i k i n d u h u n d a r e m a n a . M u n a b i n b a n g o "
" m u n a r a w a . " " "
T o s h e b a k i n t a t a y i t a k a m a d a r i y a . A b i n n a s a a z i m u n . W a i b i n b a n g o . G a n i n y a t s u r a m a t a i d a n u a m m a
b a i f a s a c i n a b i n c i n b a s h i n e t a c e .
" " " B i n b a n g o k a m a r w a s u ™a d a n g a r u . " " "
" " " K i n c i s a ' a y u n w a n a k e j i d a n a t a s h i n a g w a d a m i k i y a d d a a k e y i . " " "
" " " B a n a m a s o n s a n i " " t a z a r e w a y a r f i t i l a d a g a i n d a a k a j o n a c h a j i t a k u n n a . A t a k e h a s k e y a w a d a t a a f a l o n . "
T a b u We f r i d g e t a Wa u k o r u w a n s a n y i t a Wa u k o d a k u n u n a y a n d a Y a y a t a h a Wa d a r a n a .
T a k a w o g a b a n s a t a a j i y e a g e f e n t r a y Wi n s a n n a n t a j e t a k a w o k o f u n a g u d a b i y u t a d i r e m a s a . K u j e r a r
n e s a d a s h i t a j e t a z a u n a
" " " N a g o d e " " y a c e b a y a n y a g a m a . A b i n c i n k a Wa n y a r a g e . "
" H a m d i t a k a l l e s h i d a w u t s i y a r i d o " " b a n l b u d a Wi k o ? B a i r i n h a k a k a s a b a d a f a w a b a ? " " "
" " " K e d a i k i c e k i n a s o n i n y a b a m i k i . T o n a y i . Y a y i m i n d a Wi s o s a i . " " "
" B a t a y a r d a d a s h i b a " " d u k i y a g i r k i n k a ? " " "
" " " G i r k i n a d a b a n , n a m a t a t a H a m d i y y a m a d a b a n . Z a n d i n g a t a i m a k a m i k i a k i t c h e n a m m a b a k u l l u m b a . "
" I n a s o n i n d a w o g i d a k a m a r k o w a n e n a m i j i i n c i a b i n c i n d a m a t a r g i d a n t a d a f a . " " "
Y a n a l u r a d a y a d d a m a g a n a r s a t a y i m a t a d a Wi . B a d a i t a s o n n u n a w a n e . S h i k u w a i n d a i t a n a d a k u n n u w a
t o b a z a i f a s a f a Wi n m a g a n g a n u n d a z a s u y i t a s i r i a z u c i y a r t a b a . T a s h i y a y i i t a m a t a m i ™e .
" " " B a r i n a ™a r a s a g i d a n a h u t a k u m a . " " "
" T r a y Wi n t a d u ™a t a Wa u k a y a c e " " n a f a Wa w a Y a y a r a n a r a s a b a r z a n z o m u j e g i d a n m u . " " "
" " " G i d a n m u k o g i d a n k u ? " " T a c e a t s o r a c e . "
" " " S a u r i n m e k i k e y i ? G i d a n i y a y e n a b a g i d a n a n i d a k e d a ´a ´a n m u b a " " "
Y a ™a r e m a g a n a r y a n a k a s h e m a t a i d o .
" " " S a i d a s a f e " " t a y i m a s a f u s k a r s h a n u . H i r a d a s h i t a n a y i m a t a d a Wi a m m a b i y e w a z u c i y a g a n g a n c i n e . "
" " " O h , d o n A l l a h Wa u k o m i n u n d e r w e a r Wi n k i n a s a m a d a n a ™a s a a n a s o n g a n i n s i z e . " " "
T r a y Wi n h a n n u n t a t a k u s a s a k i d a t a j i m e y a c e . B a t a a n k a r a b a t a j i h a n n u w a n s a s u n d a m ™i n a t a . A k a r o
n a b i y u s u k a j i w a n n a n y a n a y i n d a y a b a m b a n t a d a i n s u n t a Sa k o w a . Z a m e n a t a h a n n u n t a y i t a b a r m a s a t r a y Wi n .
" T a j y a c e " " y a u w a y i s a u r i . K u m a d o n A l l a h w a n k a k k u . " " "
W a t a u w a r h a r a r a d a t a b a n k a m a s a b a s h i r i y a a j i y e t r a y Wi n a i n d a t a Wa u k a .
" " " A i g a s k i y a c e . N a j i a n c e ´a n m a t a m a i m a i c i s u k e n a s a t i b i y u k o m a f i k a f i n s u w a n k e . " " "
" K a m a r z a t a y i k u k a t a c e " " D o n s h a r r i ? T o b a z a n b a y a r b a . I d a n m a b o k a n k a n e y a k e s o k a c e m a s a n a "
" h a n a . Y a t u r o a l j a n u s u s a t a r m a s a . " " "
" " " D a r e n e d a i k u m a b a b u w u t a . K i c i g a b a d a k i r a y e k i r a y e n a b u b u w a . I n s u k a z o . . . " " y a f a Wi a h a n k a l i "
y a d d a z a n c e n z a i s h i g e t a .
A i k u w a b a y a n t a t a k a l l a d a s a u r i t a Wa n m a t s o k u s a d a s h i . T a u s a y i t a b a s h i . D u k t a y i w i ™i w i ™i d a i d a n u .
" " " Y a y a t a c e t a c e n a t a m b a y e k i f a . " " "
" " " S i z e a k e t a m b a y a a i . Y a z a k a c e i n b a k a ? " " H a m d i t a c e d a m a m a k i n i r i n n a s a t u n a n i n . "
" " " D o n k a d a k i f a Wa m i n b a d a i d a i b a . N a f i s o n k o m a i a c c u r a t e . " " "
" " " T o b a z a n b a y a r b a . K a k a m a n t a y a d d a y a d a c e . " " T a Wo r a h a n n u w a a ™u g u . "
T a j y a s a n b a t a d a m a s a n i y a r s h i g a r d a t a y i . D a b a t a y i w a n n a n t s a y u w a r a g a b a n s a b a .
" " " D o n ' t d a r e m e H a m d i . I n k i k a y i w a s a d a h a n n u n a z a n k a m a n t a . " " "
D a s a u r i t a k o m a b a k i n ™o f a r f a l o n h a r t a n a t u n t u Se s a b o d a g i g i t a r k a l a m a n s a .
" " " M a t s o r a c i y a . " " "
" " " N a j i . " " "
" " " Z a k i t u r o s i z e Wi n k o i n s a Z e e t a Wa u k o m i n n a t a f i d a s u ? " " "
Z a i a i k a t a s a n i y a n z u . T u n d a y a i y a f a Wa m a t a z a s u r i g a h a i h u w a a i k o m a i m a i s p o s s i b l e y a n z u .
" " " Z a n t u r o . " " T a c e a h a n k a l i . "
" " " G o o d g i r l . S a i j i b i n k o ? " " "
K a d a a z o t a f i y a y a c e s u b i y u k a Wa i s h i y a s a t a c e m a s a d a Z e e z a s u j e . S h i k u m a y a c e a ' a d o n y a n z u
m a t a r a u r e c e . S a i t a c e t o d a H a l i f a .
" " " H a k a k a w a i s a i i n Wa u k e k i d a ™a t o a m o t a ? " " "
" H a m d i t a Sa t a r a i " " H a l i f a n n e ™a t o ? " " "
" " " Y a n z u d u k d u n i y a d a g a A b b a s a i n i s a i A l h a j i n a n e k a Wa i n o r m a l m a z a a w a j e n k i . S a u r a n k o w a ™a t o n e . " " "
" " " K a i m a ™a t o n n e k u w a . " " "
" " " M i j i n ™a t u w a b a . " " "
D a r i y a y a k e y i d a y a y i m a g a n a r . S a i g a t a t a n a m u r m u s h i . F u s h i d a s h i m a d a a l a m a Sa c i n l o k a c i n e . S a i d a
s a f e y a y i m a t a y a t a f i . T a t a t t a r e k w a n u k a n t a t a f i k i t c h e n t a n a w a n k e w a h i r a r s u n a d a w o m a t a . D a t a g a m a g i d a n t s i t y a y i m a t a . Y a u k o i n j i H a l i f a b a i f i t o y a k u n n a b a d a a k a Wa u k e w u t a . B a t a s a n Y a y a c e t a
h a n a b a . W a i ™a r a r z a t a d a m i T a j .
˜a r a m i n t a b l e Wi n d a t a Wo r a m a s a t r a y t a j e Wa u k e w a s a i t a g a w a y a r s a . T a Wa g a t a j u y a t a a h a n n u n t a .
D o l e m a s u i p h o n e s u k e j i n k a n s u . W a y a r a h a n n u m a d a b a n t a k e . A b b a t a y a n k e s h a w a r a r b a w a d a s a f e d o n d a a l a m a y a u s u n y i b a c c i n w u r i .
K i m a n i n r a b i n a w a d a t a f i y a r s a t a g a k i r a d a g a w a n i s u n a a n s a A n t i Z a h r a . S a i d a a k a k i r a n a b i y u s a n n a n
t a Wa u k a . M u r y a r s a t a j i t a s a k i r a n t a . Y a c e t a a j i y e w a y a r z a i z o y a k a r Sa w a s h e g a r i .
" " " Z a n b a w a A b b a y a t a h o m a k a d a i t a . " " "
" " " T o n a g o d e . G o o d n i g h t . " " "
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F a m f o i y a f a m f o M a m i t a y i w a S a l w a . T u n d a t a k o m a g i d a d a r a m a r k w a n a b i y u a m m a k a m a r t a y i j i n y a
h a n k a l i n M a m i n y a t a s h i . T a k i r a A h m a d t a ™a r e m a s a t a n a d i . H a r d a k i r a n s a w a n d a b a y a k i s h i n t a .
" " " A u r e k u m a t u n d a t a n a s o k o u b a n n a k u b a i i s a y a h a n a b a . " " "
" " " M a m i k i n f i s o t a k a i k a n t a i n d a b a a s o n t a ? A ™a r s h e t a d i n g a f u s k a n t a r w u l a ™a n c i . " " "
" " " R u f e m i n b a k i . M a t a n g i d a n k u s u n g a m a c i n y e m a k a z u c i y a b a k a i y a t a Su k a k o m a i . A r z i ™i n T a j k a i k a n a "
" d a r a b i n s a n e ? " " "
" " " K o w a r a b o n s a y a k e c i M a m i . D o n A l l a h k i d a i n a b i y e w a S a l w a . " " "
" C i k i n f a Wa t a y i m a s a t s a w a " " S a l w a z a t a d a w o . I n a s o k a y i w a A l h a j i n n a k u m a g a n a r t a d o n n a s a n y a n a "
" ™a u n a r t a . I t a w a d d a T a j Wi n y a a u r a n a r i g a n a s a m u b a y a n i a k a n t a . B a t a d a w a n i a b i n n u n a w a b a l l e t a k a r a d a j i n i n a . " " "
T a i n d a t a k e s h i g a d a b a n d a i n d a t a k e f i t a . R a n A h m a d y a g a m a Sa c i d a s u k a g a m a w a y a r . Y a n a j i r a n
d a w o w a r t a y a n u n a m a t a k u s k u r e n s a n y a M a m i t a y i m a s a i r i n w a n n a n f a Wa n .
B a y a n M a m i t a g a m a d a s h i k a n S a l w a n t a k o m a t a n a y i m a t a n a t a f a Wa n n a r a s h i n Wa u k a r s h a w a r a r t a .
K i s s a b a ™a r a m a r m a k a m i b a c e a w a j e n m a t a .
" " " K i b a r i s a i k a m a r s h a Wa y a n d a r e k i k i r a s h i k i g i g i t a s h i d a k a l a m a i m a s u d a Wi . " " "
S u n k u y a r d a k a i t a y i t a n a m u r m u s h i .
" " " K i n u n a m a s a y a f i k o w a n n e n a m i j i b a t a r e d a k i n z u b a r d a a j i n k i b a . " " "
S a i d a t a g a m a k w a s a r h u Wu b a s a n n a n t a s h i g e Wa k i . T a g a m a k o m a i d a w u r i t a z a u n a j i r a . S h a Wa y a d a
k w a t a n a d a r e k u w a t a d o k a k i r a w a y a r T a j .
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" T h i s p a g e i s s p o n s o r e d b y _ S c e n t m a n i a _ b y S a n a . A K a n o t a k e , a m m a ™a m s h i b a b u r u w a n s a d a g a r i k o "
" ™a s a . W u y a r t a c i n i k i y a f a Wa . Z a k u s a m i u n d i l u t e d o i l p e r f u m e s Wi n k u a d u k i n d a k u k e . B a y i n A l l a h b a b u c i k a b a k i . T a l l a n e d a g a a b i n d a n a g a n i , n a g w a d a k u m a n a a m i n c e d a s h i . G a s h i b a b u r u w a n k i d a j i r a n s a i a s u s u n k i y a c i k a y a t u m b a t s a k a f i n k i s h i g a j e r i n m a t a m a s u a j i . D a d u b u b i y a r m a z a k i h a Wa k w a l a b e "
d a b a n d a b a n k i g i g i t a w a Wa n d a y a h a l a t t a s u j i ™a m s h i n j i k i n k i d a y a w a n t a m b a y a r w a n e i r i n t u r a r e n e
" w a n n a n . S c e n t m a n i a b y S a n a , n a N a a n a H a u w a ' u q u e e n o f o i l p e r f u m e s . D o m i n n e m a n ™a r i n b a y a n i a "
t u n t u Se t a a w a n n a n l a y i n 0 7 0 6 5 5 2 5 4 0 9 .
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D a f a r k o d a t a j i ™a r a r w a y a r c i k i n b a c c i n d a y a f a r a Wa u k a r t a t s o r a t a t a y i d o n t a m a n t a d a i t a . N i y y a r t a t a
" b a r t a t a g a m a s a i t a k a s h e , k o w a y e y a k i r a d a k a n s a . I t a b a m a i s o n a m s a w a y a r m u t a n e b a c e . W a n i k i r a n n e y a s a k e s h i g o w a i m m e d i a t e l y b a y a n n a f a r k o n y a k a t s e . T a d a u r e t a w a r t s a k e i d a n u t a k a l l i s u n a n m a i k i r a n S A L W A B . W a n i i r i n t u n a n i n e y a s h i g a k a r a k a i n a a ™o ™o n r a n t a . M e y e m a ' a n a r B Wi n ? B i c h i , B u n k u r e ? B a d a i b r o t h e r b a n e t u n d a s u n a n m a t a n e . T o k o d a i b a b y y a k e n u f i ? K o b e s t i e ? H a b a ! Z u c i y a r t a t a y i w a n i i r i n k u m b u r i t a t a s o m a t a h a r w u y a . H a r d a w a n i Wa c i - Wa c i k a m a r t a t s o t s i f l a g y l . "
M a n t a w a t a y i d a m a g a n a r s u d a A b b a a k a r o n a b i y u y a u t a a m s a k i r a n i d o r u f e . G a r i n s a u r i h a r d a
_ r e c o r d _ t a d a n n a a r a s h i n s a n i d a t a m a n n a t a a k u n n e n t a .
" " " Y a T a j n a t a s h e k a k o ? " " "
S a l w a t a y i m a g a n a d a s a s s a n y a r m u r y a d a t a s h a k w a s k w a r i m a d o m i n y i n t a s i r i a z u c i y a r w a n d a a k e y i w a .
" " " A y y a b a s h i b a n e . Y a m a n t a w a y a r n e . " " H a m d i m a t a m a y a r d a z u ™a ™™i y a r m u r y a . "
B a s h i r i S a l w a t a z a b u r a t a t a s h i z a u n e d a g a k w a n c i y a r d a t a y i . D a t a g a m a s h i r i n y a d d a z a t a d i n g a
m i r g i n a w a h a g u d a d a m a s a b o d a d a Wi n m u r y a d a h i r a r d a z a s u y i d a T a j .
" G a b a n t a n a f a Wu w a t a c e " " W a c e c e k e ? " " "
" T a n a b u We m u r y a n o r m a l , H a m d i t a g a n e w a n n a n w a y a r b a t a ´a r u w a b a c e . I n m a ´a r u w a r c e t o t a b b a s "
c o u s i n c e .
" " " S u n a n a H a m d i y y a . " " T a c e a k u n y a c e " " m a n t a w a y a r y a y i a w a j e n a Wa z u . " " "
" T s a k i n S a l w a t a j i w a n d a y a y i m a t a c i w o m a t u ™a k a f i n t a j i t a c e , "
" " " W a i ´a r g i d a n Wa n d a u d u n d a y a a u r a l a s t w e e k c e ? " " "
" " " L a a h h h , a s h e k i n s a n n i . " " "
H a m d i t a a m s a d a s a u r a n f a r a ' a a m u r y a r t a k a m a r g a s k e . B a t a s o t a y i s a u r i n k w a f s a w a k u m a y a k a s a n c e
S a l w a n ´a r g i d a n s u c e .
C i k i n h u Wu b a r M a m i h a r d a k a d a t a r a g a w a y a r i n y a r d a y a a u r a . T u n d a a n c e m u s u s a k a n d i r e t a g a m a s u n
t a b b a t a r b a b u w a y o d a w a y e w a a t a r e d a i t a . T s o r a t a t a d a n u n a m a t a i t a Wi n b a k o m a i b a c e z a i t a i m a k a
s o s a i w a j e n s a m a w a S a l w a ´a n c i i d a n t a s h i g a g i d a n T a j .
" " " D a a l a m a k i n a d a r a w a r k a i . T o a m m a b a z a n h a n a k i b a . L o k a c i n k i n e . K i d a i s a n y a a z u c i y a r k i c e w a n a n "
" b a d a j i m a w a b a w a d d a t a f i k i s o n T a j z a t a s h i g o r a y u w a r s a . " " "
" H a n c i H a m d i t a j a k a m a r m a i s h i r i n k u k a " " A n t i S a l w a n a y i m u k u l a i f i n e h a r k u k e s o n b a s h i w a t a d a g a "
" a u r e n m u ? I t a w a d d a z a k u b a s h i Wi n b a n a j i n t a k a i n i s o n s h i . D o n d a i b a m u h a Wu b a n e d a k e m a s a i k i n y a b a m i n . T a r b i y y a d a i y a k u l a d a m i j i d u k a Wa n d a u d u d a m i s k i n i y a r d a s u k a h a i f e n i s u n k o y a m i n . " " "
A m s a r H a m d i b a ™a r a m i n t a y a r m a t a d a h a n k a l i t a y i b a . K a i t s a y e t a f a Wa m a t a m a g a n a t a r a m a w a d d a
t a y i m a t a . T a n a s o t a c e m a t a i t a d a k a n t a z a t a a u r i T a j a m m a g a n i t a k e f a Wi n h a k a n z u b a r d a a j i n e s a i t a g i m t s e f u s k a c i k e d a t a k a i c i .
" " " N i b a ´a r g i d a n s u b a c e . " " "
" " " I k o n A l l a h . K u m a n a g a y a y i s a v i n g s u n a n k i d a S i s t e r S a l w a ? C o u s i n Wi n s a c e k e k e n a n ? " " "
" " " S i s t e r S a l w a ? ? ? " " B a ™i n c i k i y a m a m a y e z u c i y a r S a l w a a l o k a c i n d a t a k e n a n a t a k a l m a r " " h a k a y a r u b u t a ? " " "
" " " U h m , d a c a p i t a l l e t t e r s . " " "
T s a n a r H a m d i t a s a k e r u r u w a a z u c i y a r t a y a y i n d a t a b a t a a m s a .
" " " T o k o m a d a i m e n e n e k a d a k i s a k i j i k i d o n b a z a n z a u n a d a k i s h i y a b a . " " "
" " " L a h h h h h h h , k o k e c e w a d d a t a s u m a r a n a r a u r e n m u ? " " "
" S a l w a t a h a Wi y i y a w u d a ™y a r s a b o d a j i n d a a l a m a s u n a d a y a w a m a s o y a n n a s a " " s u m a k u m a ? S h i y a c e "
" m i k i a k w a i w a d d a t a s u m a a k a n s a ? " " "
" " " B a k e b a c e k e n a n . " " H a m d i t a f a Wi d a r a s h i n d a m u w a " " A l l a h S a r k i . K a d a k i d a m u f a . N i b a n i d a m a t s a l a k o "
y a c e z a i ™a r a a u r e d o n n a s a n a d a n g i n k u d o l e a b a s h i w a t a . T u n d a n a s a m u n a s h i g a s a i d a i i n c e A l l a h
" Y a b a w a m a i r a b o s a ' a . M u k w a n a l a f i y a . " " "
K a t s e k i r a n t a y i t a a j i y e w a y a r a k u s a d a t a t a t a n a m u r m u s h i . Z a t a s o g a n i n i d a n u n S a l w a n n a n . I r i n
y a d d a t a j i t a n a s a u k e n u m f a s h i d a t a n a b a t a a m s a y a k u s a s a n y a t a d a r i y a . T a r i g a t a s a n m a h a i f i n s a b a y a s o n t a . A b b a k u m a y a f a Wa m a t a m a h a i f i y a r s a t a n a m a r a b a s h i y a s a m a t a n e m i g a n i n t a . D u k d a h a k a b a s a k i n j i k i z a t a y i b a . D o l e d a m a t a s a r a i d a g a n i n w u l a ™a n c i k a l a k a l a k a f i n t a b a r m u s u d a n g i n s u . K o b a n z a d a i b a t a b a r i a n ™u n t a t a m a t a b a t a c e a r a n t a t a n a f a Wa Wa m u r m u s h i n t a . Z e e t a k a l l a t a n a t a s h a r a r b a c c i . I n a m a i d o n t a b i y u . Y a u d a s u n m a n n a w a w a n n a n c o u s i n Wi n h a u k a . D o n Z e e d a k e
" s a k a n d i r e m a t a f i t a s a n i n i r i n w a Wa n n a n a b u b u w a n . Z a m a n i n a t u r a w a , n a b a y a s u n a z u w a d a w a y o d a "
d a b a r u n d a w a Wa n d a s u k a g a b a c e s u b a s u t a Sa s a n i b a . B a t a s a n l o k a c i n d a t a y i b a c c i b a s a b o d a y a d d a
a b i n d u n i y a y a d a m e t a d a g a b a y a . S h i n ´a n m a t a g a r e s h i k o k u w a a d a n g i a k e s o n a u r a m a s a d a i d a i d a
s h i ? Z u w a g i d a n s u j i b i n n a n k u w a s h a w a r a m e k y a u c e ?
D a k u k a S a l w a t a k w a n a . B a k u m a n a a u r e n T a j b a w a n n a n k a r o n . Y a d d a y a r i n y a r d a t a r a i n a t a Sa t a
m a t a r a i b a t a r e d a t a r a m a b a n e y a k e d a m u n t a . W a i b a t a d a m a t s a l a k o z a i s a k e a u r e . K e n a n m a a l f a r m a z a t a y i m a t a t a b a r i a a u r o t a .
" ˜w a f a t a y i " " s a i z a m a n g i d a n T a j y a g a g a r e k i i n d a i n i c e . " " "
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D a A b b a z a i f i t a k a m a r y a d d a t a f a Wa w a T a j t a b a s h i w a y a r . Y a d u b e t a d a k y a u g a n i n f u s k a r t a s h a r b a b u
d a m u w a a t a r e d s i t a .
" " " H a m d i k a d a k i m a n t a d a m a g a n a r m u . B a n a s o n a b u y a y i n i s a A l h a j i y a s a a Wo r a m i k i z a w a r c i m a i c i w o . "
" G a r a m a a c e b a k y a s o n s h i z a i f i m i k i s a u ™i . " " "
" " " I n s h a A l l a h u A b b a " " t a f a Wi t a n a m a i s u n k u y a r d a k a i d o n t a s a n j i y a d a i b a t a w a n i t a Su k a a b i n k i r k i b a . "
" " " G a r i n y a y a y a m a n t a w a y a r ? " " "
" " " I n a j i n d a g a a l j i h u n s a t a f i t o . S a i b a y a n t a f i y a r s a n a g a n i . " " "
" " " T o s h i k e n a n . K i k u l a d a i . S a i n a d a w o . " " T s a y a r d a i t a y a y i k a f i n t a k o m a c i k i " " w a n n a n h i j a b i n H a m d i "
" g a s k i y a k o d a i k i h a ™u r a d a s h i k o k u m a k a d a k i y a r d a w a n i b a ™o y a g a n k i d a s h i . " " "
" D a s a u r i t a k a l l i j i k i n t a " " A b b a w a n i a b i n y a y i ? " " "
" " " K i d u b a m a d u b i . " " "
A d a w o l a f i y a t a y i m a s a a s o r o n d a s u k e t s a y e s u b i y u s a n n a n t a k o m a c i k i . H a n n u t a Wo r a a k a d a t a
™a r e w a k a n t a k a l l o . A h a k a f a t a f i t a w u r i n T a j j i y a . D a t a t u n a a n Wa u k e w u t a n e m a t a s a m i n u t s u w a r k a m a a i k i n t a n a y a u . Z e e c e d a g i r k i i d a n t a d a w o d a g a m a k a r a n t a . I t a k u m a w a n k e w a n k e d a s h a r a . H a l i f a k u m a k u l l u m s h i n e d a w a n k i n b a n Wa k u n a d a s h a r a r t s a k a r g i d a z u w a s o r o d a h a r a b a r g i d a n . D u k w a n d a y a s a n g i d a n A b b a y a s h a i d e s u d a t s a f t a . A k a n s u A n t i L a b i b a t a ™a r a g a n e c e w a b a b u w a t a
™w a ™™w a r a r a l a ™a t s a k a n i n t a l a u c i d a ™a z a n t a . K o w a n n e z a m a n k a n s a y a k e y i .
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Y a n a c i r e l o c k Wi n w a y a r a b i n d a y s f a r a g a n i s h i n e ( s a v e - d i s c a r d ) n a r e c o r d i n g c a l l . Y a s a n d a w u y a
H a m d i t a i y a y i n k i r a d a w a y a r s a t u n d a y a t s a n s a n e m a b u Wi n w a y a r . A m m a w a y a k i r a s h i t a Wa u k a h a r s u k a k w a s h i w a Wa n n a n m i n t u n a s u n a m a g a n a ? S a v i n g y a y i s a n n a n y a s h i g a c a l l l o g . N a n y a t a r a r d a m i s s e d c a l l s Wi n S a l w a k a f i n w a n d a a k a Wa u k a .
D a s a u r i n s a y a n e m o r e c o r d i n g Wi n y a s h i g e o f f i c e Wi n s a y a k u n n a . S h i k a Wa i y a d i n g a d a r i y a . H a m d i b a t a
d a d a m a . T a k u m a b u r g e s h i . B a t a c i k i n i r i n ´a n m a t a n n a n d a s u k e z a m a a t a k a s u s o n r a i s u s h i g a Wa k i s u y i k u k a . N i s h a Wi f a l z u c i y a r s a . S a l w a c e m a y a g a d a c e w a r y a t a k a m a t a b u r k i k a f i n t a k a i s u g a Sa c i n r a n d a w a n i z a i j i s u . K i r a n t a y a y i k a m a r t a n a j i r a t a Wa u k a . ˜i n m a g a n a t a y i g u d u n m a i m a i c i n a b i n d a y a
f a r u j i y a . S a i d a y a y i s a l l a m a t a s a k i r a i t a a m s a t a g a i s h e s h i .
" " " K i n k i r a n i j i y a a s h e . H o p e b a m a t s a l a b a c e ? " " "
" " " E h w a l l a h i . " " T a g y a r a z a m a t a n a m u r m u s h i " " b a b u w a t a m a t s a l a . K i r a n a y i k a w a i m u g a i s a . F a Wa m a k a "
" t a y i n a k i r a ? " " T a ™a r a s h e m a g a n a r a h a n k a l i . "
" " " N o , m i s s e d c a l l s Wi n k i n a g a n i . S a i k u m a n a g a a l a m u n k u n y i m a g a n a d a B a b e Wi n a h a r n a k u s a n f i v e "
" m i n u t e s . L a f i y a d a i k o ? " " "
W a i B a b e ? S i r i r i n t s a k i t a y i k u m a y a j i . B a d o n y a n a s o n a y a u y a d a ™i l e k o m a i n a t a b a d a y a a j i y e w a y a r .
" " " N a c e l a f i y a k o ? " " "
" " " N a g a k w a n a b i y u b a k a n e m a n a n e . " " "
" " " I n c e m i k i m e S a l w a ? M u n a g i d a Wa y a n a y i a u r e k i k a s a y i m i n f a t a n a l k h a i r i . " " "
T s a y a r d a z u c i y a r t a t a y i w u r i n d a i n a k w a n a - k w a n a a k a n s a .
" " " O h h h , w a i h a r k a n a s a k a w a n n a n a j e r i n a u r e Y a T a j ? B a a n c e b a b a n t a Wa n . . . " " "
" " " Y e s , Wa n d a u d u n e a d a . A n d o n e o f t h e m o s t w o n d e r f u l p e o p l e a l i v e t o d a y . M a m a n t a k u m a i s "
" p h y s i c a l l y c h a l l e g e d . P o l i o y a y i a f f e c t i n g p o s t u r e Wi n t a s o s a i . " " "
" " " T a f a Wa m i n j i y a " " t a c e d o n b a t a g a a m f a n i n m a i m a i t a w a r b a . M u t a n e i r i n w a Wa n n a n m e n e n e a b i n "
t i n ™a h o d a s u ? I d a n i y a y e n t a n e z a t a y i b a k i n ™o ™a r i n t a w u r i n g u j e m u s u d o n m a k a d a a c e t a s a n s u .
" " " I n a s a k e f a Wa m i k i d u k d a n a f a h i m c i k i n s a n i n e d o n k i g a n e c e w a d u k a w a Wa n n a n a b u b u w a n d a w a s u "
" k e g u d u n i s u n e s u k a s a H a m d i t a z a m a t h e m o s t s p e c i a l g i r l a l i v e . I l o v e h e r S a l w a . B a n a k u m a s o n d u k w a n i m a k u s a n c i n a y a d i n g a g a n i n k a m a r w a n n a n a b u y a i s a d a l i l i n d a z a i r a g e t a a m a t s a y i n m a c e . S h e i s e v e r y t h i n g I w a n t . " " "
" " " K i r a n a k a y i k a c i m i n m u t u m c i s a b o d a i n a s o n k a ? T o m y f a c e k a k e f a Wa m i n k a n a s o n w a t a ? " " S a l w a t a y i "
m a g a n a d a r a w a r m u r y a .
" " " T o y o u r e a r s d a i . A m m a i n k i n a s o z a n m a i m a i t a m i k i i n m u n h a Wu . B a k e k a Wa i b a k u m a , d u k f a m i l y Wi n "
" M a i t a k a l m i , b a b u w a n d a z a n r a g a w a a k a n m u t u m c i n m a t a t a . " " "
I y a w u y a r a n S a l w a y a g a m a Sa c i . Z a t a i y a r a n t s u w a b a s u t a Sa w a t a d o g u w a r h i r a d a T a j a w a y a b a i d a n
t a k i r a s h i k a m a r w a n n a n . S a b o d a ´a r g w a l t a k a i m a s a g u l m a r w a y a r s u t a j i y a .
" " " A b i n d a Y a y a A h m a d y a c e A l h a j i d a b a k i n s a y a g a y a m a s a w a t a u k u y a b a w a b a b a n t a y a k a s h e a u r e n "
" d o n k a k o m a g i d a . N a s a n a k a n m a c e b a z a k a z a Si d a w w a m a a h a k a b a " " T a f a Wi k a i t s a y e d o n d a a l a m a "
" k u k a n b a z a i k a i t a k o i n a b a " " Y a T a j z a m u y i a u r e k u m a z a k a b a n i h a ™u r i a k a n w u l a ™a n t a s o y a y y a t a . " " "
I t a t a f a r a k a s h e w a y a r t a b a r s h i d a w a n i i r i n s a n y i n j i k i . B a i t a Sa z a t o n y a y a n n a s u z a i Wa u k i s i r r i n s a y a
f a Wa w a ™a n w a r s a b a . K o w a m a t s a y i n s a d a b a n . M a g a n a r d a k o K a m a l b a i s a m u y a f a Wa w a b a s a b o d a r a s h i n l a f i y a r s a . S u I n n a r s a d a A m m a d a s i s t e r s Wi n s a d u k b a s u s a n i b a . S h i n e z a i s a n a r d a S a l w a ? H e f e l t d i s a p p o i n t e d a n d b e t r a y e d . T u n f a r k o a b i n d a y a y i t a g u d u g a m e d a i t a k e n a n . T u n d a b a y a s o d o l e y a y a n n a s u y a s a m i Sa n g a r e g u d a d a z a i