Matar Hariji Part 1 Complete Hausa Novel

A Dangerous Encounter in the Bush
 
He adjusted his cap properly and fixed his magnetic eyes on her, staring up and down before saying, “Your milk hasn’t turned sour yet, has it?”
 
She pouted her lips, pushed her scarf forward and replied, “Cow’s milk only turns sour when it’s churned into yogurt.”
 
He laughed, realizing she didn’t understand his hidden meaning, and said, “But one day, your own milk will turn sour.”
 
She jumped in shock, shouting, “Aríyy! You evil KaÉ—o, with your wicked curse! If my milk ever turns sour, Goggo would kill me! Don’t you remember the day at the village square during the wedding dance? Everyone gave me money when I danced!”
 
Her small lips drew his attention. The beautiful girl’s only problem was her silly talk. He stretched his hand and said, “Get me a bag and I’ll pay you three and a half.”
 
When she got up to take her calabash, he quickly grabbed her hand: “Wait, Hauwa.” She trembled, dropped the calabash, and screamed so loudly he dropped his bottle in panic, rushed to her, and covered her mouth.
 
“Do you have any sense, Jiddah? What wrong have I done to you that you must scream so your people can come and beat me?”
 
She squeezed her eyes shut and wailed, “That’s it, I’m dead! Goggo already warned me that if KaÉ—o touches me, I’ll die. Now it’s my death. Oh Goggo! Oh Baffa! Oh Madi Dan Burni! KaÉ—o has destroyed me—death has surely come!”
 
Scandal in the Village
 
He was furious, frustrated, and humiliated. Without realizing, he pulled her close, hugging her tightly. “I didn’t harm you, I only hugged you and kissed your lips. Wait for your death anytime now, girl.”
 
He pressed her against his car, kissed her forehead and lips, then breathed heavily before letting go. He dropped ₦2,000 on her lap, entered his car, and drove away.
 
Jiddah fell to the ground, clutching the money, convinced she was doomed. She lay there waiting for death, believing KaÉ—o had truly cursed her.
 
Whenever she inhaled, she imagined his scent on her clothes and fainted again. Whenever footsteps passed, she pretended to be dead, whispering, “Hege Walakiri passed without seeing me.”
 
By evening, her uncle (Baffa) found her trembling under a tree. When she confessed in tears, “He touched my hand, hugged me, kissed me! I will die three times today. KaÉ—o has ruined me!” he slapped her.
 
Dragging her home, he shouted to the entire compound about her shame. Her grandmother (Goggo) beat her, saying, “So KaÉ—o is giving you money and fondling you? Woe to you!”
 
They resolved to marry her off quickly to Madi Dan Burni, since she had become “spoiled.” Her Goggo even tortured her with raw pepper to “cleanse” her body, while Jiddah cried in pain, helpless.
 
Lameer’s Hidden Struggles
 
Meanwhile, KaÉ—o (real name Lameer) returned to Kano, carrying gifts home. At his mother’s house, she scolded him bitterly: “Yesterday we reconciled you with Mubaraka, yet today you’re still misbehaving. What is your problem? You behave like a child.”
 
Humiliated, Lameer explained, “Even my wife doesn’t understand me. I have my weaknesses, but I try to please her. Why won’t anyone accept me as I am?”
 
But his mother only mocked him further, leaving him hurt.
 
Later at home, his wife Mubaraka exposed his private struggles, ridiculing him for not satisfying her. He begged her to keep their secret, insisting, “Many women want what you have. Why can’t you accept me? If you don’t cover my shame, who will?”
 
That night, as he lay restless, thoughts of Hauwa/Jiddah plagued his mind. Even in sleep, he imagined her trembling against him when he kissed her.
 
Back in the village, poor Jiddah remained under punishment from Goggo, who believed KaÉ—o had corrupted her. Madi Dan Burni taunted her, threatening to expose her further unless she gave in to him. But she resisted, cursing him instead, and fled into the darkness.
 
Her body burned from the torment of pepper and bruises, yet her heart still whispered KaÉ—o’s name—half with hate, half with confused longing.