[7/19, 15:25] teets🙋: TEARS OF BETRAYAL Episode one
I walked into the sitting room and met two of my cousins Meenal and Khairat having a conversation.I entered with my eyes looked to the ground trying to hide my red eyes.My heart was in turmoil as I try had not to remember the pain I have been subjected to today.As I went over and over what had happened to me today,my cousin Meenal cut me off NY thoughts."Afnan what are you thinking of?you went out hopeful an happy and now you back looking so sad and depressed ",I had no idea when hot tears began rolling down my hot cheeks."I received the world's most embarrassing moment of my life today" I said."Tunda nake ba'a taba mun abunda Yusrah tayi mun bah",I added."which Yusrah?same Yusrah your best friend",Meenal asked. "Which Yusra do you know apart from Yusrah Ibrahim?", I asked irritated by the question.
Khairat had no idea who we were talking about because she just visited.Meenal knows all my friends because she lives with us and knows almost everyone my family members knew.
"Tohm naji,Yusrah hurt you Amma what did she do"?
"She said things I never expected her to say to me,she behaved like a total stranger to me just because she's married and I'm not,sai kace ni na hana kaina"
"Just tell us what she did to you and stop beating about the Bush",khairat said now being pissed.
I kept mute and walked to my room to ponder about my past,what happened to me today and what might happen tomorrow.
"Friends are not to be trusted,friends are only friends when they need you to be there for them,but when you need them to be those sane friends for whom you were there for,they turn on you and that hurts alot"...I thought to myself.
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[7/19, 15:56] teets🙋: TEARS OF BETRAYAL Episode 2
Being a new student I had no idea where all the buildings were located except for the female hostel "Nana hall".I sat on one of those SUG seats near what appears to be a lecture theatre and played games on my phone.I knew no one and no one knew me.I watched as the returning walked with so much confidence while we the JJc's walked with confusion."Assallamualaikum"..a voice said to me and I rose up my head to look up at who it was,I was shocked because I doubt if I knew the face and I was praying silently in my heart for the stranger not to ask me for directions because I myself was completely lost.
"waalaiki salam"....I managed to say.
"Dan Allah tambaya nake",she asked smiling slightly. My heart missed a step because I didn't want to embarrass myself by saying I'm a JJC and I don't know anywhere here..."Allah ya sa na sani"..I managed to say with a fake smile on my face.
"Do you know Nana hostel,I managed to get a room there through someone and I have no idea where it is.I'm new here"....I felt relieved because atleast someone is in my shoes..."That makes the two of us I'm also new here,but I know the hostel,muje in raka ki"..I said with a sincere smile.
As we walked towards the hostel I couldn't stop wondering what each of the beautiful buildings were for..
"Kema a hostel kike?"...she asked cutting me off my thoughts."Yes amma ni I came back yesterday,I'm Afnan Yaseer by the way"..I said with a smile.."oh sorry ban ma fada miki suna nah bah,I'm Yusra Ibrahim,Law student".
"Really???Law???What a coincidence nima I'm also a law student...I said excited and we both smiled.
we got to the front of the hostel and I paused for a while.
"Here we are".. I said to her..."Ba lefi it's kinda far",she said breathless with a fake smile..."wallahi kuwa,wani room aka baki",I asked sounding tired already...."Lemme check"..she said reading a text message on her phone.
"ummmm room C5"...she said...."C5?That's also my room",I said sounding super excited and we talked into the room.
Yusra left after she observed the room and made a list of the things she needed with the intention of resuming the next day.Lucky for us,we were only two in the room as her sister was smart enough to get two off-campus students to collect the room and then paid them for their spaces,which made the two of us the only inhabitants of the room.
I remember how super excited I was to know that we won't be having other room mates because I honestly hate crowd.
And that was the beginning of our friendship With Yusrah.....
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[7/19, 23:29] teets🙋: TEARS OF BETRAYAL Episode 3
Usually I'm not the kind of student who hates school,I love school and every bit of it.I cherish good memories and hold loosely to bad ones.I entered the Institution filled with hope.I naturally am an ambitious person and I never let anything or anyone change my focus.I became more and more grateful to God for giving me a friend and a roommate who had the same goals as me and so it was easy for us to blend and get along.
Yusra and I were very well known as best pf friends both in class and In our hall of resident.
I particularly cannot forget how much we help each other when it comes to food and other necessities....
"ke tunanin me kike?".....Saudat,our course mate,friend and neighbor in the hostel asked sweeping me off my thoughts..."nothing really,kawae I'm thinking of how fast days roll by.I can't believe har mun fara exam din second semester,level two loading"....I said sounding genuinely surprised and excited.. "dama kam ae this life is fast coming and going kedae Allah yasa mu cika da imani"......"Ameen dai kawata "...I said.
"Gobe dai last paper by God's grace"...Saudat said as we walked towards the hostel..
We got to hostel and headed towards our rooms with mine and Yusrah's being C5 and saudat's C4.
"Lemme check up with Yusrah,I have wani Series that I want to trade with one of her's"....Saudat said following me into my room.
We met Yusrah lying on the bed and earpiece probably listening to music as usual..."kun dawo,she managed to say"..."wallahi kuwa,is there food"...I asked searching through the room with my hungry looking eyes..."Eh I cooked Jollof,na aje miki a flask"....Yusra said smiling..."Alhamdulillah dama I'm hungry"...Saudat said..."Tab wallahi no,nawa ne nikadae,go make your roommates cook for you"....I said teasingly as I handed her a spoon so we could eat together...."kunji Halima aure zatayi koh?"...Yusra said with a low tone."Which Halima,I asked with a mouth full".."Halima in our class mana,Halima Musa"...."Allah ya sanya Alheri"...Saudat said.
I looked at Yusra and I could see sadness in her eyes,Yusra is cheerful and forever in a happy mood,but one thing that changes her mood is when she hears someone is getting married.And I have always wondered why.
"Why are you looking disturbed?"...I finally asked to flame down my curiosity..."bakomai,kawai I usually wonder when it will be my turn and how happy I ll be and who it ll be I ll be getting married to"...she concluded stil with sadness in her eyes and her tone...
"Mene abun damuwa,we are just in level one,we are stil young and we have our futures ahead of us,why worry yourself about this marriage issue,kinsan hausawa sunce shi aure kamar layin markade ne in dae kana raye tamkar ka kai markade kan layi ne,ko kana wurin koh Bakanan,indai layi Yazo kanka sai an Maka"...Saudat said...."ke leave this one,santi kawai take"....I said and we all laughed jokingly...
"Yusrah everything in this world is time,we are almost done with level one,we have fours to go,we should be looking forward to those year"....I said with a serious face while licking my spoon...."You are right my friend Afnan and my santi Friend Saudat,Allah ya bamu nagari ya barmu tare"....Yusra said with a huge smile and we said "Ameen thumma ameen" in unison.
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[7/20, 10:37] teets🙋: TEARS OF BETRAYAL Episode 4
In life the ups and the downs are what make life worthwhile....I had so much joy being a Law student but nevertheless I always become super excited each time the semester comes to an end because I know I ll. Out of school and at home with my family till the holiday ends.
Yusra is usually the happiest during the holidays because she gets to go to Kaduna where her family is.It was easier for me being from Kano and schooling there too.
Yusra was like a second sister to me and each time we get fed up with school we go to my parent's house for the weekend.She was welcomed anytime at our house by my family especially My mum who treats her like her own very daughter.
Thinking about how much time has passed made me forget about the difficult level three courses that were driving me crazy.
I felt like I was lagging behind and I took out my frustrations on food,I slice potatoes and vegetables with so much anger kamar su sukai mun lefi.
School got more and more stressful.The sound of the door opening and closing was what drifted me off my thoughts.Yusra rushed in crying and I stood up immediately from my 4 by 6 hostel size bed.
"subhanallah,lafiya kike kuka"...I said looking at Yusra as her eyes got more and more filled with so much tears...
Yusra didn't say a word to me but kept on crying and crying.
"Yusrah magana nake miki,meya faru?who died? "
....She still didn't even bother to look up at me.I kept quiet and kept wondering and thinking what could possibly be making her cry so much.We have had ups and downs but never have I ever seen her shed this much tears.
"Afnan Allah ya tsine wah maza"...she said taking me unawares."subhanallah what happened"....I asked sounding so surprised.
"Do you know Auwal is engaged"....Yusra said amidst so much tears.
"Engaged kuma?who told you that?"...."Kinsan Aysha roommate din Saudat?".....she asked with much tears in her eyes and cattarh dripping down her nostrils ".."I know Aysha mana,ita gaya miki?Ita zai aura?"...I asked her sounding so concerned.."No ba ita zai aura bah,I was scrolling through her pictures on her phone and I saw the pre wedding pictures,at first I thought maybe kawai kama ne bashi bane,then I asked her suwaye wannan and she said cousin dinta ce Amira and Auwal her soon to be husband,next week biki fah".. Yusrah said breaking down in tears.
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[7/20, 14:25] teets🙋: TEARS OF BETRAYAL Episode 5
It's been weeks and I'm happy Yusrah is moving pass what had happened to her.She's a strong lady indeed and I admired her courage.
What annoyed me the most is that the idiot called Auwal couldn't even come up with a better lie for an excuse.His lame excuse was "Wallahi Daddy ne yace daughter din bestfrnd dinshi ce and bani da zabi"....that sounded as one of the dumbest excuses I have ever heard,when the munafiki was looking super duper happy a pre-wedding pictures.
Yusra and I let by gone be by gone,but we never allowed any guy that seem any less than serious approach us.
We concentrated on our studies and gave little importance to abunda bashi da mahimmanci like mayaudaran samari.
Yusra knew about my boyfriend Aslam,but after what happened to her I never talk about him to her to prevent adding insult to injury since she's single.
"Assallamualaikum"....Yusra said entering our hostel room and landing on her bed.
"waalaiki salam, kin dawo?"...I answered..."Eh wallahi,I'm super tired today.Kai dama na bi ta taqi ban dau course din nan bah,lecturer din isn't an easy man to understand,he talks to himself"....Yusra said sounding both tired and annoyed..."Toh ya zaayi,you just have to deal with".....I said...."dama mutun yayi aure ne in aka bata Maka rai a gida,miji ya kwantar Maka da Hankali".....Yusra said teasingly..."You and marriage,I can't wait for your wedding dai"...."heheheh,Allah ya nuna mana".....I said.
"Yan mata"....Saudat said entering our room...
We both replied and chatted for hours.
We talked about alot of things and chatted for hours.
We mostly talked about guys,the different boyfriends we have had over the years and what we imagined our husbands will look like,how we ll design our homes and the colors of furnitures.
Just when the hira was getting interesting Saudat's phone rang,it was Sameer wani saurayinta.."Hello,Sameer ya kake?....Yaushe?".. She asked with her face brimming with smiles "Dan Allah?.....nifa bana son was............,alright tohm,Allah ya kaemu.I will call you later in na koma daki na.".....she said filled with smiles and dropped the phone...."I'm going,something urgent came up I have to go,see you girls tomorrow".....she said and left without even waiting for us to reply.
Yusra and I looked at eachother filled with surprise... "Allah ya kyauta ya sa lafiya"...I said.
"I wonder why she is so excited"....Yusra said wondering...."Don't ask her she won't tell you,kinsan Saudat,she prefers to keep things to her self"....I said.
I went to bed thinking of all the things we talked about, deciding about our futures which I'm looking forward to.
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[7/21, 15:17] teets🙋: TEARS OF BETRAYAL Episode 6
So much time has passed by.I feel like it's a dream,like my whole life has been a dream.
It's been five years and it seemed just like yesterday when we called the JJc's of the school.The feeling of being the graduating students was just too much wonderful for us to bear.
Our final exams are around the corner.I am particularly glad that atleast we will be going for mid semester break in two weeks,after which our hell,as we call Exam will begin.
My phone ringtone was what took me off my praying mat to the bed where my phone has been laying untouched since I zoned off with my thoughts.
"Hello Yusrah ya akai? "...I said answering the phone..."No I didn't I'm too tired,I just came back,but I ll come and meet you at the cafeteria?".....I said and dropped the phone as I hoped out of the room to the cafeteria.
I entered the cafeteria and noticed Yusrah searching through the menu with her wide eyes.
"You look like someone that has not eaten in weeks"....I said settling into a chair..."I am so hungry tun safe fah"....Yusra said eating quickly..."Me too and when I got back from class I was too tired to cook.....Thank God you ordered Masa,na gaji da shinkafa".....I said eating too.
"My Kawaye"....Saudat said approaching us..
"Yar uwa,ya kike?"....I asked.
"Lafiya I have a good news for you both"...Saudat said.
"Let's hear it".....Yusrah said eagerly"......"I'm getting married next month.Next week zaa kawo lefe a saka rana"....Saudat said excited...."And you are just telling us,we are you bestfriends fah"....I said expression less...."I know,I should have told you earlier, Amma kun San Annabi yace ba'a fadan Alkhairi sai ya tabbata and Sameer's parent's were proving difficult, da kyar suka amince"....Saudat said..."Allah ya sanya alkhairi,gaskiya nayi miki murna."...I said over excited.
Saudat left after breaking the beautiful news to us.Yusra was dumb folded and could hardly utter a word.She congratulated Saudat,but I know her well enough to know that she wasn't happy.
I have always wished Yusra will become like me and take things as they come,at some point I know I have to settle down and be married, but I'm not eager,I'm waiting for God's time.Aslam hasn't been talking about marriage and I love him enough to wait,when the time comes it will definitely happen,so I believe.
Yusra is so eager to get married and the reason for her eagerness is something I don't understand and probably will never understand.
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[7/22, 09:36] teets🙋: TEARS OF BETRAYAL Episode 7
Saudat's wedding was a bomb.We had so much fun.We were too engulfed in having fun that we totally forgot our final Exam was coming up the following week.
Saudat looked so happy on her big day.After alot of roughs,ups and downs,she and Sameer were finally together as husband and wife and forever I pray.
Their matrimony gave me so much Hope with Aslam.There were times when I seriously felt like giving up on us because of his parents' refusal to let us settle.It was always one excuse or the other.
There were times when I felt the fault was his and not his parents', but with time I got to realize it's actually no one's.Not his and not his parents'.All parents want their children to excel in their chosen careers,and his parents wanting him to complete his masters isn't such a bad idea.Why the hurry I always wonder.
With Saudat being married,it has given me so much hope,she went through the same with Sameer and his parents Amma yanzu abun ya zama labari.Yusra is the weirdest of us three,we sometimes tease her and call her the sharp sharp babe,she doesn't have the patience and tolerance to wait for what she deserves, she just wants to be married and that was what mattered to her.
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AFTER EXAMINATION.
"Alhamdulillah we are graduates today".....Saudat said super excited.
"Biko stop jumping,have you forgotten you are 3weeks pregnant,kar ki zubar mana da baby"....I said jokingly.
Yusra didn't utter a word.She was packing and wasn't even minding or interested in what we were doing.
"What's wrong".. I asked Yusra."Bakomai,nothing really "...she replied not caring enough to even look up at me.."Nothing really?That means akwae wani Abu kenan"....Saudat said..."I have no reason to celebrate being a graduate,Allah yaga zuciya ta,naso ace nayi aure kafin in zama graduate, kinsan society dinmu,yan Arewa in Mace ta Gama school batayi aure bah sae ta zama abun kwatance.".. Yusra said almost at the point of tears...."Yusra kefa You are Muslim,baki yadda da kaddara bah?.Allah yayi you ll graduate unmarried and you can't change that.I'm also unmarried,do I look bothered,nasan komae lokaci ne,in lokacin Yazo zamuyi In sha Allah,plus ina ruwanki da mutane and what they say?"...I said to her..."Yusra when the right time comes it will happen"....Saudat said looking concerned..."Hakane Allah ya kaemu,saura kiyi changing,because all this married people will be forming attitude up and down for mutane"..Yusra said with a serious face..."Haba change for what now,kinsan I'm not like that,why would I change?"...Saudat said sincerely. "Toh Allah ya bar mu tare,gobe sai gida"....I said and we all laughed.
We talked for hours,about our futures and alot more.Saudat's Husband came to pick her at 6pm.And we all said our goodbye.Saudat lives in kano so we ll close after all,Yusra is moving back to her home town Kaduna.I just pray the distance won't affect our friendship.
I slept that day with a smile on my face.Finally a Lawyer.I raised my hands and thanked my lord.I slept saying to myself, dear future I'm ready.
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[7/23, 21:00] teets🙋: TEARS OF BETRAYAL Episode 8
SIX MONTHS AFTER GRADUATION.
I have been in a happier mood since our graduation.I love the joy of being a graduate and most importantly a Lawyer.I can't wait to finish my Youth service and proceed to Law school.
I started my Youth service three weeks ago and luckily I worked my way through an uncle and got posted to Kano.Camp experience is the most strenuous moment of my life. I'm glad I'm back home and will be resuming my place of primary assignment in a month.Camp experience is something I will definitely not miss.
" Afnan your phone is ringing".....Meenal my cousin called out to me from the parlor...."Oh Yusra ce"...I said excited...."Mutan Kd"...I said while answering the phone..."kin manta dani koh nema na bakiyi"....Yusra teased...."Haba dae how can I forget my bestie".....I said laughing.."What's up yasu mama,I know they are fine I'm too excited I can't wait for you to reply before saying what I called to say"....Yusra said over excited.."Kujerar makkah kika samu?"...I asked eagerly...."Nope,koh daya.Gobe zaa kawo lefe nah"....Yusra said,super excitedly.."ke kin fiya wasa ,are you serious koh you are just joking ne wai"...I asked being serious.."Wallahi I'm serious"...Yusra said being so serious..."but how,it's been only six months since we graduated and har Kin fara boye mun such a big secret you are telling me,just a few weeks or atmost months to your wedding"....I said feeling annoyed..."Afnan it happened so fast,even I can't believe it's happening.I met Ahmad just two months back when I went to the cafe for my mobilization and NYSC registration and that was how we met,he's 30 years old, that's 7 years older than me,a graduate of Banking and finance and we instantly clicked.We have been dating for two months and he wants to get married right away and it's what I have always wanted"....Yusra said with a cheerful conclusion..."Yea but still you should have told me earlier,I thought I'm your bestfriend,your sister.You never hide anything from me,but I think you are beginning to"....I said with a sad angry tone..."I know I should have told you,Afnan you have been there for me through every break up,I have had three boyfriends while we were in school and it worked out with none of them,I was scared Ahmad would be another disappointment but I was wrong,I'm sorry.".....Yusra said genuinely."it's alright bestie nah I understand,Allah ya sanya alkhairi, finally dream coming true"....I said laughing.
Yusra and I gisted for what seemed like 45mins or more on the phone.She asked me about Aslam and I told her he will be finishing his Masters' in 7months and hopefully after that his parents wouldn't have any reason to prevent us from going ahead and getting married.
Yusrah's wedding is in three weeks and I promised her I ll be in Kaduna a week to the wedding to help her with the preparations and all.
I was however a little disturbed because Saudat is married and my bestfriend will be married in a few weeks and I have no idea when mine will be.
I couldn't help but wonder if I was doing the right thing by being with only one person.Maza fah basu da tabbas. What if after his masters',Aslam comes up with something else,what if he betrays me,what if I'm being deceived?.I asked myself all these and I decided prayer is the best solution. If Aslam is not destined to be my husband God will bring someone who is destined to be my husband my way.
So what if my bestfriends are married and I am not.We are different people,different beings and we have different destinies and different trials of life,I just pray I'm able to pass the test God has set for me.
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[7/24, 21:15] teets🙋: TEARS OF BETRAYAL Episode 9
I started packing my things and getting ready to go to Kaduna for Yusra's wedding
I was lucky my mum allowed me to stay for a week.If my mum hadn't know Yusra I doubt if she would even let me go at all.My mum wondered why I have to go three days to the wedding and stay through and after the wedding,but it's Yusra's wedding.it's my bestfriend's wedding I just have to be there for her now of all times.
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I arrived Kd at exactly 1pm.I had to leave home early to the airport to catch my 35 minutes flight to Kaduna.If I had missed my flight,only God knows how frustrated I would have been.
Yusra was super excited to see.She came to the airport with her little brother to pick me up.
"Na dauka ae you ll come up with an excuse kice sae gobe"...Yusra said jokingly."Haba dae,it's your wedding and we have a lot to do,no time to waste"....I said laughing..."Let's get home first,when you rest sae mu fita mu fara preparations of the things untouched"....Yusra said with a grim..
"No let's go straight from here,it's was a 35 minutes flight,I'm not so tired.let's just start getting things done"...I said with a sincere smile..."Shiyasa nake mugun son ki wallah"....Yusra said over excited.
We had a very busy day that day.We spent more than two hours with the caterers, an hour briefing the photographer, training the little brides and teaching yan gada steps din rawar Salo.
I was over exhausted by the time we covered all the things for the day.Tomorrow will be another hectic day because we have to go the make up artist's studio for payment,and to the bridal tailor for final fitting of our dresses and on Wednesday we will be going to the saloon for hair do and lalle.A really hectic week I was say.
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AFTER THE WEDDING
Its been a stressful week I must say.Yusrah's wedding went smoothly and all events unfolded as planned.On Wednesday we had the bon-fire and barbecue night,on Thursday we had the bridal shower ,on Friday was dinner and Saturday was the wedding fatiha and conveyance of bride.Yusra has never looked more beautiful, she looked so happy standing next to her groom.
I was honoured to be the maid of honor and I really had fun through it all.Who would have tot that Yusra of all people will cry when leaving home,well she did.Allah ya Baku zaman lafiya I said as I left her behind in her marital home with her beloved groom.
I went back to Yusrah's parents house and packed my things with the intention of following the early morning Azman flight back to kano.
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THREE WEEKS AFTER THE WEDDING.
It's been three weeks since Yusrah's wedding and I have not heard from her since I left Kaduna.I was wondering and hoping koh lafiya."She didn't even call me tayi mun ban gajiyar biki and ask in naje gida lafiya"..I said to my self hoping nothing has gone wrong.My mind wasn't at peace and so I decided to call her inji koh lafiya.
The phone kept ringing and no one picked until about the third time...."Hello,Amarya ya kike?"....I said..."Lafiya wallahi,ya kike?"....she asked back...."kwana biyu najiki shiru,ba waya ba komae,har na fara tunanin koh ba lafiya bah"....I said with a final tone of concern...."Lafiya wallahi I was going to call you and I got distracted"...Yusra said...."Oh ya ango,ya amarci?"...."lafiya wallahi ga amarci nan muna taci"...she replied...."Tohm shikenan a gaida ango,saura ki kuma Mantawa dani.atleast we should try to say hi once in a while"....I said teasingly..."gaskiya I ll try,kinsan abun is not easy,ga gida,ga miji da sauran su.Baza ki gane bah Tunda baki da aure.abun sai a hankali."...Yusra said.
I have no idea what i said to finish the conversation.Yusra is my bestfriend,we talk about everything and just three weeks dah yin aure har an fara ce mun bazan gane bah because I'm unmarried, eh lalle....
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[7/25, 12:16] teets🙋: TEARS OF BETRAYAL Episode 10
Life changes,people change,relationships get broken.All these don't and won't change an individual's existence.You just have to adapt to both the favorable and unfavorable changes of life.
The person I consider my bestie, my sister, my person,Is changing so fast I don't even recognize her anymore.
I can't believe what she said the first time she actually said it.After my first phone call to Yusra after her wedding,I thought It was the stress and may be she didn't mean what I thought she meant.
A week after our last conversation I called her again and she sounded kamar mah damunta nake,telling me she has to go and cook."Kinsan yanzu I have responsibilities ba kamar ku ba yan mata da Baku da nauyin kowa Akan ku,shiyasa kika ga bana kiraki"....those were her exact words.I couldn't believe my ears.Rayuwa kenan I just have to adapt to it.
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It's been four months now and I have not spoken to her again,I promised myself I won't call her again and she didn't call either,not that I care.
It's been five months since I was posted to Federal high court,court road for my Youth service.It isn't as boring as I first thought it will be.I go to work everyday at 8am and close at 2pm,atleast that's fair enough.Aslam will be starting his final exam the following week and I just couldn't wait for him to be done,finally.I tried to restrain myself from devilish thoughts like,what if en ya Gama Yazo mun da wani story din daban?.God knows after this,I'm done waiting.I have waited enough.
As a girl,my cousins try to talk me into dating other guys,and I must admit the thought has crossed my mind not once and not twice.I meet nice guys all the time,even though I restrict them to the friends zone until I met this guy who really took a bit of my attention.I was already considering dating him,it won't hurt to have a backup incase Aslam and I don't work out.The guy Umar was super nice,we get along alot.We became really good friends until I noticed he's not the kind of person I should be friends with.
Tunda muke da Aslam,he has never ever said anything he isn't suppose to say to me.I love him and he loves and we know dole tsakanin masoya dole at one point or the other shedan yayi rawa a zukatanmu,but we know who we are and we know the kind of upbringing we had,so don't talk about things that aren't proper and we never go out together,we have dates at home,watch movies,eat dinner or lunch at my parents' house and that was it,and I'm very contented with what we have.I must admit,it's one of the things I love most about him,his chastity,purity and sincerity.
umar is so the opposite of Aslam,I was happy I friends zoned him.Infact,mutunci kawai.No more, no more no less.After Umar came another guy Jabir who is worse than Umar mah.Jabir believes his girl has no reason not to go out with him to the movies,to restaurants,not that I'm against any of that,but the fact that he lives alone and thinks it's ok for his girl to visit him at his house was just off.Thank God I get to know people before I even consider dating them.with Aslam I'm sticking,I told my cousins and anyone who cared to know.
After work one sunny afternoon, I decided to go to the bank because I wasn't able to withdraw money,BVN trouble.
After finishing with the back,I was about to leave when Saudat came in.We hugged each other and I was angry she didn't call me to tell me ta haehu...."Wallahi I'm sorry,Sameer was on a business trip in London and luckily I went with him,I gave birth before my due date and I lost my phone at Yusrah's wedding kin manta,bani da number din kowa."...she said...."Toh ya baby,me muka samu?"....I asked happily..."Namiji ne wallahi,Nidal."....Saudat said with a laugh..."Allah ya yara baby Nidal"...I said joyously...."Kinje gidan Yusra kuwa"....She asked with an inquisitive expression on her face..."Wallahi banje bah,it's not easy traveling, and you know I hate flying,ga aiki"....I said hiding what happened between Yusra and i from her...."Fly to where kuma?Yusra and her husband sun dawo kano ai.They moved back here almost three months ago, she called me and told me two weeks after she moved back here.ban samu lokaci bah,but I'm going to unguwar su Next week Saturday,I ll pick you up sai muje"....She said in a hurry..."Toh Allah ya kaemu,sai kizo"....I said and we exchanged goodbyes because she was in a hurry kar a rufe bank because it was almost 4pm..
I couldn't wrap my head around what Saudat just told me.Yusra moved back to kano months ago and koh ta kira ta fada mun?What could be going wrong? Me nayi mah Yusra,meke faruwa?
For a while I thought maybe it was a bad idea for me to go to her house Tunda bata gaya mun she's back in kano bah,but I need answers to why she's acting weird.So I ll go, and find out what exactly is going on.I have to find out.
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[7/27, 05:20] teets🙋: TEARS OF BETRAYAL Episode 11
I got dressed and waited eagerly for Saudat's arrival.I was having mixed feelings about our trip to Yusrah's house.
Saudat arrived suka gaisa da umma and we got on our way to Lamido Crescent where Yusrah's house is located.
We arrived Yusrah's house about 30 minutes later,thank God yau bah hold up,the trip would have been longer.
Maybe Yusrah is still the same,may be she was too busy to call, may be I misjudged her,Maybe I said to myself.
We entered Yusra's house and the gate was opened for us.Yusrah's house is convenient atleast for an amarya.Most of the houses and residents of that part of the unguwa amare ne.
We knocked on the inner door and Yusra opened the door happily and hugged Saudat,she was too busy hugging Saudat that she didn't notice me at first.I could tell her facial expression change the instance da ta gan ni.
"Afnan,ashe tare kuka zo"....she said with the expression of someone who wasn't really happy to see me..."ku shigo"...she said.
We entered the sitting and she asked about Saudat's son Nidal and how Sameer was doing.
We started chatting about our old University days and our places of Youth service and our plans for the future,Law school,work and so on.For a while I forgot about the ups and downs between Yusra and I.
We were served drinks and kept gisting.Before we knew it,it was already an hour since we got there,it was 2pm and time to pray...."Muje muyi sallah koh"....Saudat said..."Eh gaskiya it's time for prayer kam"....I said with a little smile..."Afnan ga toilet nan ki shiga kiyi alwala"Yusra said and got up ta dauko mun praying mat dah Hijab ta shinfida mun a parlor... I was happy ta dauko praying mat and Hijab and showed me toilet inyi Alwala while Saudat was sitting down,and for a while I said to myself,"that's the Yusra I know,the Yusra that cares. Just when I was about to enter the toilet, I heard her saying to Saudat "Muje ciki kiyi Alwala kiyi sallah"....I was drawn aback,I could not get my mind to focus on where I was heading,why will Yusra treat Saudat and I differently,aren't we all friends? Why will she take Saudat to her personal toilet and room to pray,while ni ta nuna mun guest toilet and ta shinfida min praying mat to pray in the parlor, why the special treatment for Saudat and not both of us.
I shoved the thought off my mind,and proceeded into the toilet for Alwala and na koma parlor nayi sallah.
I sat down after praying for over 10 minutes and they were still not back,so I decided to go and check up on them.
Just I approached the corridor I heard them talking a hankali,I'm not the type that eavesdrop or do lape and gulma,but I just had to.
"Amma nayi mamaki why you didn't tell Afnan you were back in kano,I could tell she was shocked when I told her you have moved back to kano, even though bata fada mun"....Saudat said...."ina sane naqi fada mata,you know yan matan yanzu sai a slow,kana zaune da mijin ka azo ayi Maka snatching har gida,shiyasa.I'm trying to protect mijina daga sharrin yan mata".....Yusra said with an affirmative note...."but you know Afnan is not like that,you know bazata taba cin amanar ki bah,haba,kin fini sanin halin ta,you should have known better".....Saudat said with concern..."ke bari,you know friends of these days,you can never trust anyone.Haka kawai ina zaman lafiya da mijina a zo a kwace mun shi,I value my marriage more than any friendship,yanxu mah I wasn't happy da naga kin zo da ita,I didn't even want her to know I moved back here,not to talk of mah knowing my house"....Yusra concluded...
My ears could no longer take more,so I went back to the parlor and fought back my tears.It took them another 10 minutes before they came back to the parlor.
"sorry mun Dade".....Yusra said...."bakomai"..i said pretending not to have not heard anything....
We talked for a while more but I kept quiet most of the time na zuba musu ido...
They started talking about marriage stuff and each time na saka baki Yusra says "you won't understand, it's married people stuff.
She did that three or four different times,telling me bazan gane bah,my patience was drying up and I kept quiet completely ban kara saka musu baki bah.
Out of no where I heard Yusra calling me.."Afnan"....tunanin me kikeyi ne Haka"....she asked...."Bakomai"....I replied. "Su Afnan an qi ayi aure,kin zauna jiran Aslam,guys can't be trusted fah,gara ki nemi miji kiyi aure.You are 24 and har yanzu ba amo ba labari, wannan yawon zuwa gidan married friends fah is not advisable"....Yusra concluded...
I could not utter a word, my mouth felted dried up.All I saw were clouds of tears forming in my eyes..."Kai Yusra,that's very harsh,you can't just say what ever pops up a zuciyar ki"....Saudat said shouting at Yusra..."Bakomai, rayuwa ce.It's life, people change.ki kyale ta Saudat, dole ta fada mun haka because she's married and I'm not.I thought ke kawata ce,but I guess aure yayi changing dinki, Allah da ya nuna miki bikin ki,zai nuna mun nawa.And as for waiting for Aslam I ll wait for as long as I have to and ba ruwanki da ko ya yaudare ni koh baiyi bah.I was there for you through out school, through every break up,Amma ni dana ke da bukatar ki kwantar mun da hankalin,kece me cewa naqi nayi aure,nagode.".....I said with tears in my eyes and left the house.
Saudat came running after me,and Yusrah kuma koh ajinkinta, tayi hakan ne dan ta yanke friendship dinmu Dan kar in kara zuwa gidan ta because tana tunanin zan iya kwace mata miji.
Saudat comforted me and tayi mun Nasiha kan cewa,dole In lokacina na aure Yazo inyi.And 24 ae is stil ok,ki kyale Yusra Only God knows meke damunta."....Saudat said.
Saudat dropped me home and I went inside the house with red eyes.
I met my cousin's Meenal and Khairat sitting in the sitting room and I couldn't tell them what exactly happened. Life is indeed full of lessons and surprises,all along I thought Yusra was my true friend, I guess Saudat is the true friend after all.
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[7/27, 05:54] teets🙋: TEARS OF BETRAYAL Episode 12
I tried not to think of the event that had happened three weeks ago.I'm a lot of things but I'm not week.Inada saurin kuka Amma kuma Inada dauria.
I tried not to think so much about the event that happened at Yusrah's house,it thought me a lesson or two,however that is the least of my concerns now.
Aslam has not called me in two weeks and I have been trying to reach through to him,but na kasa.Each time I call him phone, it goes into voice or unreachable, what could be wrong?.
"Afnan kizo Abba na kiranki"...Meenal said to me opening and closing the door of my room almost immediately without even waiting for me to answer.
I went to the parlor and I saw Abba and umma sitting down and I felt terrified, what could be wrong.I was too overwhelmed with fear and I started walking like I had seen a ghost.
"sit down mana,you look scared,tsoron me kike ji".....Abba asked with a little smile on his face.
I saw down and was waiting for the unforeseen bomb to drop.
"Afnan wata magana mukai da Umman ki and we want to talk to you about it,Afnan wato ita Rayuwa it doesn't usually come yadda muke so,sometimes God chooses for us while at other times he gives us the choice in our hands,koh ba haka bah"....Abba said...."Hakane Abba"....I said still waiting to hear the rest...."Yauwa,kinga we are your parents, kin Gama school over a year ago,kin fara service and now you're almost done mah,bazae yuyu mu zuba miki ido bah,ya batun aure?"...he asked.
For that moment I wished the ground would open up and swallow me,my mouth went dry,and I felt like I had the urgent need to use the toilet, because I felt like my intestine was melting...
"Abba kasan shi komae lokacine,and kasan da maganar Aslam and.....
"...he cut me just at that point "maganar Aslam is between ke da shi,ba wani formal magana tsakani na da iyayenshi".....Abba said now being fatherly and tough..."Eh Abba I know, kasan yana Malaysia yana Master's Amma he's almost done,In sha Allah I ll tell him to tell his parents azo a yi magana"....I said unsure if I had said the right thing...."ato ya dai kamata, kince he's almost done, na baki one week,ki gaya Masa ya turo manyan shi,in baiyi hakan ba zan dau mataki,because ni akwae wanda sukai mun magana,kuma duk mutanan arziki ne,In wanda kike so is not ready,sai ki kaddara haka Allah yaso ki rabu dashi ki bi Zabin mu"....he finally said.
Without a word na tashi na tafi daki.I called Aslam yet again and not reachable, I check Whatsapp and I was shocked to see he was last seen online just 25mins ago.I thought about talking to him,but I just couldn't.Why isn't he calling me,why is he not replying my messages,why????
In a week from now if nothing happens na shiga uku.All my life I have always wanted to marry someone I can love and respect as a Husband and Aslam has always been that person to me.Have I lost him to someone else? Ya yaudare ni kenan? Is All that waiting invain???
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[7/29, 10:30] teets🙋: TEARS OF BETRAYAL Episode 13
Yadda naga dare haka na ga rana for the past seven days.
I can't keep my eyes dry.I have still not heard any word from Aslam and his thoughts have been driving me crazy.I can't call him anymore, I have called more than a hundred times and still not reachable,sent dozens of messages and none of them was replied.I have no choice but to let go because I have ran out of time already.
Bayan sallah Magrib, I didn't even wait for Abba to call him,I headed towards his room to tell him I'm willing to accept his decision.Aslam ya yaudare ni and there's nothing I can do about it.He's had better not call me after today,because it will be too late.No matter what happens, my parents' choice of a Husband for me can never be wrong or go wrong.
"Yes,shigo"....I heard Abba saying after I knocked on the door of his parlor..."Abba dama I came to tell you na amince da kowane hukunci ka yanke Akan Aslam and na amince da who ever you choose for me as a Husband "....I concluded honestly.I felt relieved after saying all those words because of the so much hatred I was feeling in my heart for Aslam...."Toh shikenan Afnan,Allah yayi miki albarka"....Abba said and without uttering a word I stood up and left.
I went back to my bedroom and buried my face in my pillow and cried my eyes out.I could literally hear my chest pounding hard in my chest.Amidst all the hatred I felt for Aslam and Yusrah,I couldn't blame Yusra anymore.
She was right,namiji ba dan goyo bane,after 7 years of a relationship, who would have thought Aslam would do this to me.
I stood up,performed Ablution and I laid my sallaya to pray.This is my destiny I have to embrace it I said to myself.I have no choice but to live by my parents decision.Maybe Aslam isn't meant to be my husband.Maybe God has chosen someone better for me.Just may be.
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THREE DAYS LATER.
"Afnan"....umma called me out of no where while approaching me...."Naam umma"....I said watching her sit near me...."Abban ku Gama da magana da Alhaji Mustapha,ya yanke shawara zai hada ki da babban Dan Alh Mustapha.His son is intelligent, ambitious, decent and will make a very fine husband.Abban ki yace in sanar dake, they will be coming gobe da shi da Dan nasa, ku gana,get to know eachother and then sai a tsayar da magana.".....umma said a little bit excited..."Toh Umma, Allah ya kaimu goben"....I said and stood up na tafi dakina.
I wanted so badly to cry but I just couldn't.I decided inyi Alwala inyi Sallah it's a better way for me to grief than to cry.
All night I watched my phone,hoping it will ring,hoping I will get a call from Aslam,but it didn't ring and there was no message either.I turned off my phone and went to bed,even if he called,it'd be too late.It's too late,Way too late.
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