THE TALE OF SARAH

Chapter Four

"Yusra!, Yusra!." Madam Munirah called Yusra from the kitchen where she was assisting in preparing dinner. The dinner today was a long process one, to add with that, it was being prepared for everyone in the compound including the workers and gatemen, so they started the preparation early around 4:30pm. It was almost five 'o' clock when Sarah and Munirah came back from shopping.

"Assalamu alaykum." Yusra said as she reached were Munirah and Sarah were standing.

"Wa'alaykumus salam." They replied in unison. Munirah stuffed the bags she was holding in Yusra's hands. "Take 10 off and show Sarah to the room you'll be sharing, and explain to her the necessary things."

"Okay, Sarah come."

They walked out of the main building and entered the workers quarters. Yusra then lead the way to their room. "Come in." She said as she opened the door.

The room was a medium sized room. It had two medium sized beds on opposite sides of the room. The wardrobes and drawers were on the opposite side to the beds. Beside it was a standing mirror. It had an en-suite bathroom as all the rooms in the compound did. The room had a ceiling fan hanging from the ceiling and it was of the color lemon green and pink. It was beautiful as everywhere else was.

"That is your bed. Do you like the position?" It was the bed beside the window.

"Yeah, actually I do."

"Great! I've fixed it so let me just..." She was trying to keep the bags in her hand on the bed. "Done! Why don't you keep the ones in your hand on the bed? Come on." She urged Sarah to keep the bags on her bed.

After that, she showed her her side of the wardrobe and drawers, after which she brought a towel for her to use.

"I'll advise you to settle in and relax a little if you can, before I come pick you for a quick tour around the quarters." Yusra said with a fond smile.

"Thank you so much."

"You're welcome. It was my pleasure. I must get going now before I exhaust my time off." With that, she scurried out of the room.

Sighing, Sarah said bismillah and began her business. She brushed her teeth, took a bath, then prayed her Asr salah. Then she arranged her wardrobe. By the time she was done, it was time for Maghrib salah. Just as she was about to enter the bathroom to perform ablution, Yusra stepped in.

"Hey." She greeted looking tired.

"Um hi." Replied Sarah.

"Have you prayed Maghrib?"

"No, actually I was just about ablution."

"Okay, when you are done lemme know."

"Okay." Sarah said and stepped into the bathroom.

When they were done praying Maghrib salah, Yusra excitedly tugged Sarah out of the room. They went out of the workers quarters and stood on the threshold.

"Bismillah?" Asked Yusra.

"Bismillah."

The first room on entrance was the common room, walking down the hallway after it led to the dining room, which led to a small kitchen through a door to the right. The hallway after the common room had two doors on opposite sides, the one on the left leading to the females rooms, and the on the right leading to the males rooms. She then helped Sarah to easily locate their room.

"Dinner at the main building is usually served by 7:30pm and normally, the person who is serving it should be at the main kitchen thirty minutes prior to prepare." Yusra said after their tour.