'Indeed,those who have said''our lord is Allah"and then remained on a right cause- the angels will descend upon them,(saying),"do not fear and do not grieve but receive good tidings of Paradise, which you were promised.We (angels) were your allies in worldly life and(are so) in the hereafter.And you will have therein whatever your souls desire,and you will have therein whatever you request (or wish)
(Quran 41:30-31)
Mhmm,I mumbled faintly and stirred in my sleep,feeling as if I was being pricked but I ignored it and snuggled more in my pillow.
"Oooouch" I shrieked,but a hand on my mouth muffled my cry.
"Shhhh you will wake up mum" said my awesome sister who can be annoying as hell sometimes-astagfirullah removing her hands from my mouth and now is one of the moments.
"What were you doing to me" I barked in anger furious that my sleep had just being interrupted.
"Nothing bad" she shrugged,I was just keeping you entertained,your face gesture showed you were bored with the sleep.
"What! I said glaring at her my voice laced with anger.
"How very sweet" I said sarcastically "so you think the best way to solve your kid sister boredom was to prickle me with a matchstick in my ear! pointing to the object in her hand.
"No offense" sis,she retorted raising up her both hands at shoulder level in defence,"I was only trying to help" she said grinning evily.
"You're so going to get it from me today" I said angrily as I launched on her with my pillow followed up by our quest of tom and jerry-ing in my once neatly arranged room.
"Come and get meeee" she said in a singing way jumping on my bed with my other pillow in her hands.
"You didn't just do that,get off my bed" I began hitting her with my pillow,'get off!
And that's how we begin pillow fighting on my precious bed which I so hate people on it.
"I am so going to.
"Girls" said our mother coming inside my room,'what is this! she said disapprovingly pointing at the mess we just created of the room.
"Zara,"Zaitun"
"What were you girls thinking playing rough by this time,don't you know its now 10:00pm".'What am I to do to make you girls realize that you are both matured enough to know what's right and not'
"I need explanations on what is happening here",said mum.
I begin narrating everything that happened and of course ya Zara also giving silly excuses to defend herself.Mom calm me back to bed not before cautioning Zara to never try such an act again.
"Never repeat this, and out of here to your room, now "mom ordered her.
"But mom"!
"No but's out"!
She stomp angrily out of the room,but turn to view at my reaction because she knows I will definitely be happy about it.
I pull out my tongue at her feeling triumphant that I had being sided with.
"Mum see what she's doing".
"Zaitun stop that queried mom turning towards me.
"Goodnight love" she said closing my door "and don't forget your adhkar(prayer).
"I won't goodnight mom".
I turned continuously on my bed unable to return back to sleep which was cut-short by annoying Zara_astagfirullah.
Though I know I'm cheerful,bubbly,outspoken and friendly but I could not be compared to half the personality of Ya Zara,she is just the type you have to like at first,annoying yet sweet,troublesome yet gentle,tough yet soft and if you want to see her not so good side then mess with me,which is why people say we are the total opposite of our elder brother- Ya saif.He is reserved,calm and bottle up his emotions.
My lovely family consist of 5 of us,my dad Alhaji Umar Sabo-deputy comptroller-general of custom,my mum Hajiya Zainab Sabo a nurse,Ya saif 22 studying engineering abroad and in his final year,Ya Zara 20 in her 4th year of studying medicine and then me Zaituni but called Zaitun by my family members 18 and in my 3rd year of studying microbiology at the university.
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Beep!beep!beep! Sounded my alarm and I snoozed it off for like the umpteenth time.
Bang!bang!bang! came a knock on my door,mhmm I mumbled incoherently."Zaitun wake up will you it's almost time for your exam" came my mum voice.
"Oh shoot" I hurriedly got off the bed and viewed the time on my phone,ya Allah am almost late.
"Zaitun ! said mum insistently, "am up mom" I said unlocking the door.
"What were you thinking still sleeping or have you forgotten you have an exam in 2 hours and you haven't even bath yet and not to forget your friends will be here any minute" mum queried
"I hope you've prayed fajr sallah"(sunrise prayer) mum said as I walk hurriedly to the bathroom.
" Yes mum I did"
Ahh! Ahh! Ahh!!
I scriemed non stop with panicked voice as I took in the sight of the form before me outside the bathroom .
Zaitun! Zaitun!
I could hear my name being called from voices coming upstairs,but I was too shaken and in daze to respond.
Ya- Elder sister
Adhkar- prayers
Yours lovely-Nafeesa Gayya.
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