Tambura:A Royal Saga.

28.Damsel in distress

The hazy weather of late October covered the sun and reduced its heat. Time passes real quick these days that a day seem like a minute and a week like a day.

Nadeeya rolled on Dada's bed,stretching uncomfortably as She groaned annoyingly because of the barrier the baby bump is creating between her and the bed and sad story she can't sleep flat on her tummy again.

It's already seven days since Baba Ajiya left and the cries have died down but the amount of visitors that keep walking in and out of the house is just unspeakable.
She adjusted her khimar and stepped down, it's already 2:00pm and she needs to get her clothes ready because Abdoul is coming to pick her up today.
She packed her clothes and went to the parlor to say bye to Dada and the rest.

Abdoul came in almost immediately after her settling beside Ikko and Woah! She couldn't just help but stare.
One can tell this person have been having sleepless nights because of the dark circles under his eyes,and his natural sleepy eyes blinking oftenly.

The nature of the man she is staring at right now is something she always admires and that's the solid foundation of her accepting his proposal. He taught her how to love herself more, how to admire every single breath she inhales down to the tip of her toes. Yea he is broken too but he is handling it in a much matured way, growth has taught him alot too. Even though he always says he is fine but she can see right into his reflection, his eyes says a different thing. It's alright actually, he is in denial and low-key she is waiting for the day he will breakdown completely then maybe he might feel better.

"Toh Dada,zamu kama hanya. Munbarku lafiya." Abdoul stretched his hands and placed a bundle of clean one thousandth naira notes besides each of the three wives.

They bid them farewell and Baba Rasheed took them to the airport in Gombe. They arrived in Malumfashi around 9pm exhausted but couldn't help but join the family members.

The atmosphere there wasn't exactly conducive because all of them were in Maama's Chamber talking about Yusrah's and Abdoul's divorce.

"Ke Yusrah abun da kikeso kenan,kizama bazarawa?" Baba enquired. The circumstances in which the marriage took place was wrong,very wrong in-fact but looking at how Yusrah is he couldn't help but admire the girl. He knows right how she was treated and how she is being treated in this place.

She looked up unsure of what to say.
Nadeeya who is sitting by her side squeezed her hands and whispered.
"I swear I won't mind you being my co-wife."
She shook her head side ways.
"Eh Baba."

"Toh shikenan tunda kinyi magana. Abdul na umarce ka sake ta."

Hesitant at first,Abdoul excused himself and requested Yusrah to follow him and she did.

Being an adult isn't Abdoul's hobby but it's like a responsibility he needs to fulfill and now he feels indebted to Yusrah, even though she wants it too but the Yusrah he knows will sacrifice what she loves the most to not loose to people and here she is willingly waiting for him to divorce her.

"Thank you Yusrah and I really hope you find someone better, Munir is a good person Yusrah, but don't let him get you easily. If he proposes,give him a hard time kaman yadda yanmata sukeyi kinji?" They both let out a chuckle.
"You can call me big bro you know?"
She looked up surprised at his words. She has always admired having one and now the person standing here is giving her that chance. If a random person will meet them months back, one will think they will use whatever power it is to destroy each other.
"Thank you big bro."

They stayed in silence for a minute or so before he opened his mouth to speak.

"Ni Abdoul-jabbar Taufeeq Shehu Malumfashi na sake ki Yusrah Badaru saki uku."