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Harijin TSOHO Complete Hausa Novel by ZAHRA M Surbajo

Author :  ZAHRA M SURBAJO Category :  Drama

Chapter   14 / 18

39K to 42K   out of 52.5K words

daddy yaje yazauna ysnajiran farkawar zahran.

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sai dare aka,sallami zahra inda daddy ya riƙe mata hannu tana takawa a hankali dan har yanzu da sauran zafin sede ba kamar daba.
direct ɗakinta ya kaita ta kwanta sannan ya wuce kitchen dan yasama mata ko indomiene,be jimaba ya,dawo da ita a plate.
kan table ya ajiye sannan ya matsa kusa da ita ya miƙa hannu ze kamota wata uwar harara ta watsamishi ace"karka taɓani wlh tunda baka tausayina"cewar zahra tana turo baki gaba.
Murmushi daddy yayi yace''nifakin sani se haƙuri nake tabaki kan laifin da ban aykataba"
"To in kai bakada laifi laifin waye to?"ta faɗi a uzurce.
"laifinki mana,zahra ay ba wani melaifisamacdake dan haka ni kidena ɗoramin laifi gaskiyaa"cewar daddy yana dariya.
Baki buɗezahra ke kallonshi tace cike damamaki"da nayi me fa?"
"da kikayi daɗi da yawa mana zahra,honestly speaking zahra you're too sweet,nakasa ci kaɗan inbari daɗinki babatun kusabane zahra kinshayar dani zumar da na jima ina roƙon Allah ya bani kuma alhmdllh ya bani banidaabun cewa se godiya,inacsonki zahra ke rahamace agareni"cewardaddy a tausashe yanakamo hannunta.
Sosai kalamansa sukai tasiri azuciyarta, ta kamo hannunsa itama tace asanyaye nima ina sonka daddy amma kadena yimin cin ƙwan makauniyar nan kaji kaga nasha wahala"ta faɗi amarairaice.
rungumeta yayi yana dariya ya sumbaci goshinta yana faɗin"Allah de yabani lafiyar cin naki yadda nakeso ke kuma,Allah baki lafiyar bani gindin banda rowa,zahra banason mace me rowa kokaɗan pls"
"daddy to in kuma kafi ƙarfina,fa?"ta faɗi tana kallon idanunsa.
"a hankali zan gogar dake kema kizama dede dani ɗin babyta,barema nasanragwantace kawai irin taki zahra burata fa tsab kika ɗauketa"cewar daddy yanamurmushi.
"amma sakamakon meye ya biyo bayan ɗauketa da nayin?"
"Ah ke ki mance wannan ay ya farune for starter,nan gaba ko zaki sumai promised nadaɗine zakiyi"ya faɗi yana kashemata ido.
sinne kai tayi tana,dariyaacshige jikinshi.
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sati guda daddy yayi yana jinyar zahra be sake kwanciya da itaba dan yasan zuwan farkonnan yajeshi da kyau shiyasa abarta tawarke da kau,duk dajinyar ma ta haɗu da ma iya kullum akwai abinda zatace yana ciwo shi kuma yayta riritata.
Yau tun daga dawowarshi zahra ta fahimci ba sauran zaman lafiya agidan dan a idanunshi ta hango jarabar daya dawo da ita gidan.
dan haka a tsorace ta tarbeshi ta kai masa jaka ɗaki,batasan ya bita,abaya ba seda taajiye zata fito ta ganshi atsaye a bakin ƙofar yayi tik abunsa
sosai zahra ta tsorata ganin yadda burar tashi ke harbawa tamiƙe tsaye sejijiyoyi da sukai mata ƙawanya.
baya da baya ta fara yi yana binta har sedasukakai bangoya cimmata,tun kan ya kamata tasa masa kuka da magiya"don Allah daddy ka ƙyaleni wallahi gurin be warkeba karka fama min,wayyo Allah na"ta faɗi hawaye na biyo idanunta tana yarfe hannu.
hannu yasa ya kamota ya haɗeta da jikinshi yana shinshina wiyanta yana goga mata burar tashi a setin haq ɗinta,tanajin daɗin amma tsoron da takeji ya rinjayi daɗin.
"na miki alƙawari bazan ci da yawaba,kuma ahankali zan miki pls bazaki ji zafi kamar na farkoba,trust me"cewar daddy cikin sassanyar murya.
"Daddy wallahi mutuwa zanyi in ka kuma ka ƙyaleni danAllah"cewar zahra hawaye na biyo idanunta.
"Bazan miki doleba amma inaso kisani a kame nake kamun da zan iya yin komai dan ganin na fidda abinda ke damuna,ke kaɗaice halalina amma a yau har wacceba halak ɗin tawabazan iya kwanciya da ita,dan haka mu kwana lfy"yana faɗin haka ya saketa ya juya ze fice a ɗakin.
da sauri zahra tasha gabanshi tana kuka taruƙoshi tace"to daddy ina zakaje yanzu a halin da kake ciki?"
"zanje in biya abani in kauda damuwata mana"ya faɗi yana ƙoƙain raɓata ya wuce.
ayko ɗafeshi tayi tana faɗin "ko zan mutu bazan bari mijina yaje yayi zinaba dadd muje in biya ma buƙatar amma danAllah kar ka kuma yin irin wannan tunanin."cewar zahra tana ƙarashiga jikishi.
murmushi yayi ganin tarkon daya ɗanamata yakmata ɗaukarta ysyi cak zuwa gado,inda be kusancetaba seda ya kawar da duk wani tsoro dake zuciyarta da wasanni masu rikitarwa,inda ƙarshe har sda ta fara ƙoƙarin cinshi da kanta,sanan ya zira mata burar a hankali.
taji zafi sosai amma ba kamar na farkoba tunda daddyn a hankali yake cinnata ba kamar na farkoba.
kuka cizo yakushi ba wanda daddybe samuba yau amma be ƙyaletaba seda yay ruwa uku shima dan kawai yaji tausayin ita farin shigane a hanyar amma dase yamata ruwa 12.kan gari ya waye.



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"marwa na faɗamiki saƙon mijinki tun kwanaki ammanagacshuru bakidaniyyar zuwaki sanarda iyayenki,cewabacaure tsakaninki dasammani"cewarhajiya.
"Hajiya dama so nake inyi iddataagidan mijinane yasaban tafinba"cewar marwa araunane
"ji sakarci waye yace miki ana zaman idda asaki uku ay aure ya ƙare har abada dama ana zaman idar ne inda damar kome ko Allah zesa mijin ya huce yace ya maida auran,dan haka ki shirya komai naki nasa driver ya kaiki gida shine mutuncinki"cewar hajiya,dan batason zaman marwa da khadeeja guri guda.gudun karta ƙara sata aykata wani mummunan abun.
badan marwa taso ba haka tanaji tana gani ta baro gidan hajiya zuwa garinsu.
bayan tafiyar marwa ne hajiya ta dubi khadeeja tace"anya sammani lafiya sike kuwa,yaufa kwanansa biyar be zo gidannanba gashi wayoyinsa duka akashe ko zaki ƙara gwada kiraminshi "cewar hajiya cikin damuwa.
"Kema de hajiya wallahi daddyn ƙaramin yarone da zaki damu kanki akan rashin zuwansa ay lafiyace ke ɓuya da ba lafiya k kwana bazaayba zaki sani"ewar khadeeja dan batason kiran wayar daddyn.
"Kinci gidanku duk girman ɗa cemiki akayi yana firmewa idon mahaifiyarsane,toni yaro ƙarami nake kallonshi maza ki nemominshi kinji de na faɗa miki"cewar hajiya.
Ba dan ranta yasoba ta kira number daddynkamar wasa seko ta shiga.
Yana ɗagawa sannan ta gaisheshi,bayan sun gaisa ba yabo ba fallasa ta ba hajiya wayar.
cike da girmamawa suka gaisa,da hajiya sannan tace"kai ko ina ka shige kwana biyu baka zoba sammani?"cewar hajiya.
"Wallahi hajiya ina jinyar zahra agidane batajin daɗi to batason ina fita inaarinta ita kaɗaine yasa bansamun fita hajiya,"cewar daddy cikin kulawa.
"Zahra wai jikin har yanzude ya ƙi daɗine?"cewar hajiya.
"Taji sauƙin wancan wannan wani sabone "cewar daddy
"To kuma sammani ba cikibane kaan tsurfarshi tana,da yawa"cewar hajiya wacce faɗin hakan yasa khadeeja zaburowa agigice tana kallonta.
"kai banajin cikine gaskiya amma de yanzu dasauƙi ay sosai"cewar daddy yana wasa da gashin zahra dake kwance ajikinshi tana sauraron wayar da yake.
"To Allah yabata lafiya, kai mata sannu kaji ko"cewar hajiya,daga haka sukai sallama ta kashe wayar.
"Da gaske zahran cikinne haiya?"cewar khadeeja a zabure.
"Aa ba shi bane yace bade tajin daɗine kawai"
shuru khadeeja tayi tana maimaita maganar aranta.
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Daddyfa yasako tsuliyar zahra agaba kullum cinta kawai yake ba sassautawa,tun zahra na daurewa har ta fara gazawa dan cin yayi yawa, kullum inze soka mata burar se tayi magiya da kuka duka dan yaƙyaleta amma azuciyar daddy ba,fashi.seya cita so 12 arana.
yanzuma office ze fita amma ganin tafitowank ɗaure da tawul fararen cinyoyintacawaje shi ya tada masa da shaawa
gaban mudubi taje ta sauke tawulɗin tafara shafamai a ƙirjinta,jin hannayensatayi duka biyu akan nonuwanta anamata raɗa a kunne"kawo in shafawa nonuwan naki man"yafaɗi yana ƙoƙarin kwance mata tawul ɗin.
"daddy kofa awa guda bakayi da sauka akainaba wannan wacce irin jarabace gareka dady?"cewar zahra rana ƙoƙarin cire maa hannu akan nonon nata.
"HARIJIN TSOHO ne ni zahra inason cin gindinki ko gajiya banayi pls zahra ki ɗaure kisake buɗemin in ɗan ciki ruwaɗaya kawai zanyi"ya daɗi yanaczame kayansa yana mulmula burar.
"daddy burarka tafi ƙarfin tsuliyata pls"tafaɗi ahankali sakamakon saukar hannunsicikin haq ɗinta,yana mata wani irn waiwayi
burarshi ya kama ya seta haq ɗinta atsayenda take ya fara gogamata gurin na santsi ta rasa dalili nacin ci mata tsuliyana daddy ya isheta amma kuma duk sanda zemata wasa setajiƙe.
"ahhhh daddy kadena ahhh"cewar zahra lokacin da taji yana zira mata yatsacikin haq ɗinyana zarowa.
ɗaukarta yayi cak yaje yaɗorata kan table ɗindaya salaptop ɗinsa yazaunar da ita,shi kuma yana tsaye,ɗan gantsarewa tyi yasa baki ya cafko nononta yafarasha yana goga mata bura abakin haq.
a hankali yayi ƙasa yaɗanware mata ƙafa yasa bakinshi akan haq ɗin yafara shanta yana ɗan karkaɗa mata harshe akan belinta yana ɗan cafkoshi da laɓɓansa,jikin zahra se rawayake, dn takosa ya zira mataburar.
"daddy kacini haka pls ahhhhh ka samin"cewar zahra akunnuwan daddyn.
Miƙewa yayi yana mulmula burar ahannunshi ya na mulmula mata kan nononta dahannu ɗaya, ɗan zira mataburar yake sama samacseya zaro ya ƙara sawa,zahra na kamoshi dan batason wannan jan ran dayake mata, tura mata ita yayi tana zaunen shi yana tsaye ya faracin nata tana masawa ni kua shima yana tyata,se wani gumi suke.
ya jima yanamata cin zaunensannan yasata ti masa goho nan ma yacigabada caccakarta,shi kuka itakuka,sun jima a hakakan yasamu yakwo.akoma gefe se maida numfashi yake yi.

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yajima kwance kamiin ya miƙe yashige toilet yayi wanka yazo yakimtsa agurguje yafice office ya barta kwance tana baccin gajiya.
bata tashiba seda azahar jikinta kamar anmata duka da icce.dacƙyar ta ita yin wanka,dan sanyi takeji ga bakinta ba daɗi,
wannan cin da daddy ke mata harga Allah yaishta haka kar seya gama sukurkua matatsuliya daga baya ya gujeta gaskiya ita bazata iyaba.
tana nan a haka halima ta isogidannata wanda sosai taji daɗin ganin haliman,bayan sun natsane,halima tace"ƙawata naga kin rame min meke damunki ?"tafaɗi cikin kulawa.
langaɓe kaigefetayi tace asanyaye"halima Tunda na,auri harjin tsohon nan meye ma bazaki gani atare daniba,wallahi halima daddy yafi ƙarfina bazan iyaba ki fahimceni"cewar zahra kamar zatayi kuka.
"Zahra wai yaushe akai ɗaran ɗin bare ayi kwanɗin don girman Allah kisa salama azuciarki ki bari nanda watanni uku kigani inhar ba,sauyi seki nemi rabuwar"cewar halima tana shafa gadon bayanta.
"Halima mutum kamar doki besan ya gajiba jinshi yake iwa katafila shine zanba dama har nanda watanni uku hmmm dan ba jikinkibane kuma bakisan ya nike jin bane shiyasa kikace haka"cewar zahra.
"To ki faɗawa anty maryam nasan bazata rasa abin bakiba ko zaa dace kema ki koma harijar mu huta da complain"cewar halima tana dariya.
Murmushi zahra tayi takai mata duka.
"Ke nifa zuwa nayiin faɗamiki jiya mr right ya kawo kuɗin aurenmu ansa rana nanda wata biyu Yace beson ajima"
cike da farinciki zahra ta rungume halima tana tayata murna sun jima suna mgn kan bikin inda tuni zahra harta fara tsara yadda bikin ze kasance halima na dariya.
nande suka yini tare sannan halima ta tafi bayan ta ɗan taya zahra aykinta.
daddy be dawo gida da wuriba dan gidan hajiya ya biya su gaisa bayan tasowarshi daga office.
"wai sammani khadeeja zamanta kenan bazaka takurata ta fito damijiba,koko so kake sebayan na mutu zaka aurar da ita?"cewar hajiya bayan sun gama gaiawa.
"Hajiya ay ba kurma bace tun lokaci dana bata umarnin awo mijin ay taji dan aka baan tamaimaitawa ba,na,zare hannuna a batun ta tayi duk abinda tagadama "cewar daddy ransa a ɓace.
"haƙuri zakayi nasan tayi ba,daidaiba amma kayi haƙuri karkace haka"cewar hajiya.
"Ba fushi nayiba hajiya amma lamarintane adenasakoni aciki dan yusuf ma munyi waya dashi yake shaidamin ko acan har club take zuwa to hajiya mace irin haka kai uba me zaka mata"ya faɗi ransa a ɓace.
khaddeja ƙara shigewa hajiya tayi dan kar daddyn yakai mataduka.
ganin yadda ransacke ɓace ne yasahajiya tace ya tafi gida zasuyi mgnr inya huce.
sallama yamata yawuce gidansa zuciyarsa ike da kewar matarsa,gefe ɗaya kuma yanatunanin a yaransa wanda zeba,auran khadeeja ya huta.
babu wani kuzari ajikinta ta tarbeshi ko adaren seda daddy ya kwanta da zahra wacce inbanda kuka ba abida take masa.shide rarrashinta kawai yakeyi dan yasan tana ƙoƙari shikuma,so yake ya gogar da ita akan hakan dan inya mata laku laku ta sangarce shi ze cutu agaba.
koda gari ya waye zahra da zazzaɓi ta tashi,ko idanunta batason buɗewa,abinda yay matuƙar ɗagawa daddy hankali,ya kira likitansa gida yazo ya dubamasa ita dan beson damuwar zahran tashi.


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koda likitan yazo gwadata da ƙyar ta yarda ta sakko falon tana ta yiwa daddy shagwaɓa.
duk gwajin daya dace likitan ya mata inda ya gano ciki ɗansati huɗu a maƙale a mararta, inda ya ɗago yayiwa daddy bayanin abinda ke faruwa.
tsabar farinciki daddy rasa inda zesakansa yayi,se godiya yakewa likitan itao zahra wata kunyace ta kamata ta rufe idanunta.
"Amma alhaji se anbata hutu dan in aka takura cikin ze iya fita tunda beyi ƙwariba"cewar likitan.
"To doctor hutu kamaryafa?"cewar daddy.
"Maana no sex na tsawon wata guda sannan ita ma ta dena kowanne ayki dan asamu ya zauna da kyau."cewar likitan.
Godiya daddy yay masa sosai ya kawo kuɗaɗe masu yawa ya bashi ya ba zahra magungunan da zasu taimakamata tasamu ƙarfi ajikinta.
har mota daddy ya takawa likitan sannan yacdawo gurin mama zahra wacce takejin abun kamar almara wai tana,da ciki kuma na,daddy.
Daddy na shigowa ta yunƙura zata gudu,da sauri yakamota ayko ta cusa kanta a ƙirjinsa tana murmushi.
Rungumeta yayi tsam ajikinshi yanacsauke ajiyar zuciya,shi kaɗai yasan farincikin dayake ciki na,samun cikin zahran.
sun jimaca haka kamin yaɗauketa cak zuwa ɗaki ya kwantar daita akan gado shima yakwanta agefenta ya rungumota yana murmushi yace"maman biyu nagodewa Allah daya bani wannan damar ta ganin wai yau zahra edauke da cikina,in banda Allah waye zemin hakan"ya aɗi yana ɗora hannunshi a mararta
"daddy nide banason kana mgnr cikin don Allah kunya nikeji"cewar zahra.
"indena maganar gudan jinin nawa dana samu ta halattacciyar hanya,?haba zahra kinmin adalci kuwa?"cewar daddy.
"Nito kunya nakeji"ta faɗi tana runtse ido.
"to bari in miƙe inƙara wa cikin ƙwari ko yasa kidenajin kunyar "ya faɗi yana lalubo pant ɗinta.
da sauri ta riƙemasa hannu tana,faɗin"no sex for 1month inji likta "
"ay nifa shikenan na shiga uku kuma da batun no sex for 1 month ɗinnan"cewar daddy yana dariya yaciire hannun nasa.
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bayan kwana uku da sanin akwai cikin daddy tuni ya cika gida da maaikata dama kocan baya ita taƙi yarda aɗaukar mata shiyasa be ɗaukaba amma yanxu yasaka sabida jin nata.
dan jikin ba,wani sauƙi se abinda yayi gaba tanacshan wahala,har abba da mamynta seda sukazo gaisheta,dan cikin me azababben laulayine.
shi kanshi daddy duk ya rame sabida ciwon zahran tausayi takebashi.har yanajin dama acire cikin kawai tahuta.
halima itama baa barta abayaba wajan bazahra kulawa dan kullumtana gidan itada ƴan uwan zahran.
ganin jikin yaƙi daɗine hajiyar daddy tabashi shawarar yakai zahra gidansu tunda asibiti har angaji da zuwa wani cikin na hakain akajegidase asamu sauƙin laulayin
Ayko daddyn hakan yayi yamaida zahran gidansu wanda hakan yamata daɗi ita da iyayen nata dan zasu samu damar kulawada ita saɓanin tana gidan mijinta.
daddy yanaji yana gani ya barota agidansu dan bda,sauran optionne.
itako khadeeja ba irin mgun fatan da batawa zahran da cikin jikinnata,idanda tanajin wai wai abakin zahra daddynta na cinta to cikin da zahranta samu ya tabbatar mata,wata tsanar zahrance me girma keƙaruwa aranta inda tasha alwashin se tayiwa zahran illah.


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Allah sarki zahra kowa se zuwa dubata akeyi sabida taji jiki sosai har anty maryam ma,razo daga,sokoto,zahra taji daɗin zuwanta dan sun jima basu haɗuba.
shiko daddy kawaicine yasa be wuni agidan su zahran amma kullum so biyuyake zuwa arana,
yau hajiya tasa khadeejacagaba tasa daddy yazo suka tafi duba zahra gidansu wanda khadeejan ranta besoba haka tabisu dan ba yadda zatayine.
sun isa gidan su zahra inda suka samu mammy taje barka batanan daga zahra se masu ayki se abban zahra wanda ya dawo gidan dan daddy yace masa zezo da hajiyarsa dan su gaisa.
nan akai musu masauki afalon da zahra ke zaune,ba yabo ba fallasa suka gaisa,zahra da khadeeja.
nan aka shiga gaishe gaishe tsakanin abba,da hajiya dan sun kwanabiyu basu haɗuba.
daddy gefen zahra yaje ya zauna ta tasa ayaba agaba seci takeyi dan tana jin daɗinta.
cike da nuna kulawa da tausayawa daddy ya amshi ayabar yana bata abaki cikin tattausar muryar dabame jin abinda yake cewa yace mata "ya babyna yake?"
murmushi tayi tace "lafiyanshi lau daddy"ta faɗi ashagwaɓe.
"amma yake wahalarmin da princess dita"ya faɗi yana murmushi
"to ya zaayi kowa ay ance da yadda yake masa"
hirarsu suke su biyu amma hankalin khadeeja nakansu yadda zahra ke zubawa daddy shagwaɓa shi yafi komai tsayawa khadeeja arai takeji kamar ta watsa mata wuta takonata.
Hirar da hajiya ta ɗaukoce tsakaninta da abban zahra yasa duka suka maida hankali akanta.
"Alhaji tunda yau Allah yasa mun haɗu to gasunan abokin naka da ƴarka khadeeja seka shiga cikin maganarsu danni abun yafara fin ƙarfina,"cewar hajiya tana nunasu.
Murmushi abba yayi yace"a haba hajiya taya zaace yafi ƙarfinki ay bama kuba komu insha,Allahu Bazamu haifi ƴaƴan da zamuce sunfi ƙarfinmuba ayi de haƙuri"cewarabba cikin girmamawa.
"To alhaji inba fin ƙarfiba taya hakan zata faru,shi sammani yaba khadeeja umarnin ta fito da miji yay mata aure,taƙi fito dashi,yafusata yace ya zare hannunsa akan ta tayi duk abinda take ganin shine daiaida ita,to fisabilillahi taya rayuwa zata yiiwu a haka.nalallaɓata inji in akwai wanda take so ta fito dashi aymusu aure kaganra ƙemadagas tayimin bata ban amsaba"cewar hajiya.
Murmushi abba yayi yagyara zamansa yace "hajiyaay duk wannan ba abun ɗaga hankalibane abune da zaayishi cikin natsuwa dan hakakiyi haƙuri ke khadeeja matsonan inyi magana,dake"cewar abba yana kallin khadeejan.
Miƙewa tayi jiki asanyaye ta isa gabanshi ta zauna ta duƙar da kanta tace "gani abba"
"khadeeja inba na mance lissafiba yanzu shekarunki 24 a duniya kinga dede gwargwado ke ba zaa kiraki yarinyaba dan haka ki faɗamin inda wanda kikeso ki faɗamin zamu nemeshi ko be shiryaba mu zamuyi masakomai yazo kuyi aurenku kema kije gidanki kiyi zamanki lafiya kidena barikuna samun saɓani da mahaifinki,kinjiko,?"ya faɗi yana kallnta.
gyaɗa masa kai tayi alamun tanacfahimtar abinda yake faɗin
"to faɗamin cikin manema auranki wakikeso kike kuma ganin in kin aureshi zaku zauna lafiya?"cewar abba cikin tausasawa
Ɗago kanta tayi ta dubeshi ido cikin ido tace"Abba kai nakeso,kaine kawai zaka aureni mu zauna lafiya"ta faɗi gamida fashewa da kuka.
ayabar da zahra ke taunawace ta fito ta hancinta tsabar kaɗuwa da abinda khadeeja tace shine ta ƙware.
daddy a fusace yayi kan khadeejar ze rufeta da duka ay da gudu tayi bayan abba ta rungumeshi tana ihu.
"sabida baki da kunya shine kika dubi idnshi kikace shikikeso waye abokin wasanki anan wallahi sena karyaki"cewar daddy cikun fushi.
Abba dakatar da daddy yayi da cewa "sabida ta zaɓawa kanta mutumin banzane yasa kake yunƙurin dukanta?ya faɗi fuskarsa ba walwala.
"Wannan rashin kunyane alhaji ba zaɓebane kabarni inyi maganinta "cewar daddy.
Abba hannu yasa yajanyo khadeeja dake ɓoye abayansa ya dawo da ita gabanshi ya dubeta fuska ba wasa yace"kin tabbata ni kikeso khadeeja?"
"eh abba wallahi najima da hakan araina kawai tsoron faɗa nake yine"cewar khadeeja hawaye na biyo idanunta.
"To share hawayenki,ki kwantar a

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