Ajiya A Duhu Book 2 Complete Hausa Novel
Sosai was sick when Maanal was admitted to that AA ward that day when they arrived in Abuja. Even AA himself, who was admitted in the evening, had to be put on a drip because he felt very weak. By night, they hadn’t finished administering the fluids because it was nearly three bags. Fawzan had to spend the night with him by Abah’s orders. Oum wanted to speak up but stayed silent because she wanted to bring Maanal to the AA ward at night, but she understood Abah’s intentions; he wanted to impose some strict conditions on AA’s care, since he was the one who gave her permission to move Maanal to her ward when they arrived.
After they left the AA ward, following Abah, Oum went to her own ward to talk to him, but he just indicated he wanted to sleep and asked her to leave, pleading “for God’s sake.” She was very upset about this and left the ward with a heavy heart. Watching her leave, he shook his head quietly and said aloud, “Fateema, your love for your child has gotten the better of you. If it’s anger you want, then fine, I will train Ajwaad in this house.” Then he went into the toilet, smiling…
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Big Brother’s heart was full of worry as he headed to Oum’s ward. It was almost ten at night, and Maanal still hadn’t returned to her ward. The AA patient’s condition had improved as some fluids had just been removed from his drip. Seeing Oum wasn’t in the living room, he went to her bedroom. When he greeted her, she responded and allowed him in. The way she sat with her face full of worry made him feel weak, even though he knew her anxiety was because of Auta’s condition.
“Oum, are you not feeling well?”
He asked, deeply concerned as he sat close to her. She just looked at him, unable to smile or ease her worries. A few tears gathered in her eyes. Big Brother became more distressed.
She held his hand and shook her head. “You see, calm down, it’s nothing serious.”
“Come on, Oum, don’t deceive yourself. Look how much worry shows on your face. Please, even if it’s because of Auta’s illness, stop worrying. Everything will pass as if nothing happened, God willing. He’s asleep now; I just removed his drip because the fluids were done. He’s not in pain, and seeing him sleep, you can tell Alhamdulillah there’s no problem like yesterday and today. I came here about Maanal. I thought she would stay there tonight since she’s feeling better?”
Oum’s frustration became very clear on her face. She said, “Because of that, your father upset me, Fadeel. He said she wouldn’t return now until after prayers when he will teach Ajwaad a lesson. What lesson? The one who already taught him? Forget the past pains and sicknesses he endured, lately, just look at the difference between the old and new lessons. Everyone in life has their nature and fate, but your father can’t understand that. He can’t understand how deep Ajwaad is. The importance of Maanal to him, I don’t think he must speak before something is accepted. Does he want me to lose my son because of his stubbornness?” She finished, her voice trembling as if about to cry.
Big Brother, even more confused, shook his head and blinked repeatedly. “Please, Oum, calm down. Let me go find him now. Or call Baba or Abba to join you...”
“Because I am not worthy in my own home? Or who else?” At that moment, Big Brother and Oum quickly turned to look at him as Abah entered the room, showing great anger. He continued, “Because you wanted your mother’s needs met, you called my parents to join them. Fadeel, calm down, I told you to calm down, didn’t you hear?”
“Sorry, Abah, that’s not what I meant, but Oum...”
“Sir, leave, come back in the morning.”
Abah interrupted, showing even more anger. Big Brother looked at Oum, his eyes closing again, and she nodded to show she understood. So, he just got up and headed for the door. Abah looked after him, then shook his head inside, thinking (they only care about their own mother, even if the imam dies). Then he turned his gaze back to Oum, who had turned her face away as if she didn’t even see him in the room. She tried to stand up, but knowing what she would do, he firmly ordered, “Sit back down.”
She sat down again, then lifted her eyes that blinked for the first time to look at him. He sighed deeply and gave her a slightly mocking look that made her lower her eyes before he said, “Oh, now because I made the right decision about your daughter, you are angry with me? You called your eldest son and informed him to hold a family meeting because I’m not fit to say how it will be done?”
Oum’s eyes narrowed a little, then opened wide again. She opened her mouth to speak but stopped because of the tears filling her eyes. Big Brother withdrew, knowing now she was about to break his heart. This time, he thought she was trying to provoke him out of fear, so he must punish Ajwaad or make him realize Maanal’s importance again. He couldn’t allow him to marry her secretly, nor give her away without his consent. He tried to leave the room, but Oum, finally releasing the tears she had been holding back, said in a crying voice, “You want to kill him to calm your mind, Gadanga? Now the training your little brother gave him is not enough to forgive him?”
Abah smiled slightly, stopping in his tracks at the start of her speech, then turned away, folding his face before looking at her from where he stood. “Rafeeq didn’t train your daughter, they competed for justice, he sacrificed for his noble heart, and knowing he would do that is why I stopped him.” He finished and left. Something heavy weighed on Oum’s neck and heart, making her heart tremble thinking about taking Maanal to Ajwaad’s ward or back to hers…
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The signs of his arrival made her stop pacing. She sat down quietly by his bedside and took out the prayer book from the bedside drawer to start reading. At first, when Abah entered, he didn’t notice her. Then she looked up and gently said, “Welcome.” He looked at her. She softly responded, “Are you well? You seem distracted.” He sighed heavily, then threw his phone on his bed and sat with his hand on his head, rubbing it. “It’s Fateema who’s troubling me, Kamila.”
Mamy smiled secretly but said seriously, “Come on, don’t you understand? I know she wouldn’t trouble you out of selfishness, my dear.”
“Mtsoww! You won’t understand, Kamila. She never tires of fighting over her children. The rule I set yesterday about Maanal’s return to Ajwaad’s ward is what she’s upset about. Now I went to her until morning before I got her to put her eldest son against me, telling him to call my parents to join him.”
Mamy now sat down, holding his hand gently. “Be patient; I’ll find her, and we will talk so she understands. Ajwaad deserves to be disciplined before giving him that girl, even if her real parents, who didn’t care about what happened before, gave her to him without raising a fuss. The boy is stubborn, and he should understand that stubbornness alone doesn’t help in life...”
“That’s exactly what I want her to understand too, Kamila. But she’s quiet and listening to me, and I want to separate him from this state or even the difference between yesterday and today.”
“Don’t worry, she will understand, God willing. Give her time to calm down, then we will meet and talk. If she takes Maanal back to her ward to stay, well, if not, it won’t matter.”
After a while, Abah nodded in satisfaction and said, “You really brought advice, Kamila, because if Maanal is in Fateema’s ward, there’s no getting rid of her. The baby was born for trouble. Her son will go there and stop him. You see, he won’t care.”
“That’s certainly how it will be,” Mamy said happily, feeling victorious. Abah, unaware of the wisdom in her words, said again, “Okay, I will handle this matter once he recovers.”
“May God give you strength. I support you a hundred percent in this matter. Because if we follow their mother like that, she will hand him over to do whatever he wants since she has spoiled him away from her and his siblings. They have shown him he can have anything he wants because of his arrogance.”
Mamy’s words deeply affected Abah, and he felt a strong sense of satisfaction and influence in his heart more than he hoped she understood... ??
