19th October 2019.
M A R Y A M

"Ya Allah!!" She exclaimed as soon as she woke up and looked at the time. It was an hour pass fajr prayer. She recited the waking up supplication stretching.

She briskly got out of bed and dashed into the bathroom performed her ablution and prayed.

After praying, she said her azkar and left for mama's room to greet her.

This is what they do every day, they pray and greet Mama before going back to sleep then later on in the morning they do their daily chores.

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"Ya Maryam!! Ya Maryam, wake up. Ya Maryam." Adnan shouted pushing her blanket from her body.

She pulled the blanket back and snuggled more into it pushing him away. "Go away." She said in a sleepy voice. "Adnan just leave her alone." She heard Adda Amma's voice say. She smirked as she heard Adnan groan and walk out the door.

Now I can get a good sleep before these people come again

"That way we can go without her." And that made Maryam sit up straight. "Go where?" She asked looking at the time, it was past 11.

"Where were we supposed to go today?" She stood arms akimbo frowning at Maryam. "I don't know, where were we supposed to.." She stopped in her mid-sentence. "Oh ya Rabb. I am too forgetful these days."

She jumped from the bed and made her way to the bathroom. "You better be fast because mama said she wouldn't wait for anyone when she is ready to leave."

Then she walked out.

Mama would do that

She grabbed her towel from the bathroom, undressed, and got in the shower.

She showered as fast as she could and got dressed in a maroon Ankara gown. "Maryam we are leaving," Mama shouted from the hallway. "Mama please wait for me, I'm coming." She shouted grabbing her black veil and handbag.

She slipped into her black flats then walked out. She came across Fatima in the hallway. "Adda, Mama said you should lock the front door and meet her in the car."

"Okay."

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Mahmoud took a sip from the coffee mug in his hand. "He is always working. Does he ever rest?" He asked looking back at Muhammad who was seated on the dining table talking.

"Nidai I am hungry. I asked mama to send someone with our food about an hour ago but the person is still not here." Abdallah rolled his eyes as he made his way to the fridge and opened it.

"If you are so hungry, why don't you go and get the food yourself," Mahmoud asked placing the coffee mug in the sink.

"Because there are a lot of women in there and I don't..."

"Hey, do you mind? I'm on a call here." Muhammad interrupted looking at them with a stern look. Mahmoud raised both his hands, looked at Abdallah, and walked out.

Abdallah groaned and walked back to his room.

"Oh I'm so sorry, what were you saying?" He said politely looking back at the screen. He was on a video call with doctor Asad; who is a resident at the hospital he works at.

"I said she has been taking some herbal supplements." Doctor Asad said scrutinizing a file.

"She needs to stop taking those because it's not a good idea to take both the herbal and modern medicine at the same time. Did you review her medical history?."

"Oh yes, we also carried out the physical examination. We checked her weight, blood pressure, and blood vessels."

"And the ECG and stress test?"He asked.

"Yes we carried out the ECG but not the stress test," He said. "How did the ECG turn out?" He asked looking through a document in his hand.

Doctor Asad checked the file again. "She has a heart rhythm irregularity so it could not be captured. She said she has been having problems for a long time so she started taking the herbal supplements."

"Okay..now I suggest a pacemaker to help steady her heart rate but for that, she would need to undergo minor surgery, so get her consent on that. Also, do order her cardiac catheterization be done. May Allah her quick shifa.

"Ameen, Thank you, doctor."
"Always." He smiled and disconnected the call.

He closed his laptop, got up, and was about to enter his room when a knock sounded.

"Who is it?" He asked walking to the front door. "It's Zubaida." He heard their housemaid say. He opened the door to find her standing on the porch holding a tray of food. "Good morning. I brought your breakfast." She smiled.

"Morning." He said taking the tray from her. "Thank you."

He closed the door and kept the tray on the dining table. "Abdallah. Mahmoud breakfast's here."

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Maryam, Yasmin, and Aisha were holed up in a guest room downstairs at Aisha's house to avoid working.

"I am so hungry Aisha," Maryam said clutching her stomach which was making weird sounds. "Then go get some food. You know the moment I step out of this room everyone would start sending me on errands as if I was some maid," Aisha said making a face.

Maryam groaned and got up. "Yasmin zo ki raka ni dan Allah" (Yasmin come and escort me)

"Dan Allah adda Kije I'm waiting for you," Yasmin said looking up from her phone.

How I wish I can just throw that phone away

Maryam rolled her eyes which made them all apologize to her. She stepped out of the room and sneaked her way into the kitchen. When she got there, she found mama talatu(Mummy's housemaid) tidying up the place.

"Mama talatu Ina wuni." She greeted looking around the kitchen. Mama talatu looked up and her face lit up immediately after she saw Maryam.  "Maryam Ina gajiya, how are you?" She asks setting the mopper in her hand down.

"I'm good Alhamdulillah. Just hungry," she said making a face. "Gaskiya you look like you could use some food right now. Just sit there and I would be right back." She smiled and pointed at one of the stools in the kitchen.

Maryam nodded smiling. She walked to the fridge and opened it looking for water when something caught her eye.

It was a bottle filled with hibiscus juice(Zobo). She opened the bottle and tasted it. "Ya Allah!! Aunt sadiya's zobo." She cradled the bottle in her arms as she closed the door of the fridge with her hip.

She turned only to find Muhammad standing by the chest of drawers, arms crossed watching her. "You scared me!!" She exclaimed. "How long have you been standing there?"

"Long enough to see you cradle a bottle." He chuckled making her groan and made his way to the fridge.

Maryam shifted a bit for him to open the fridge. He brought out a bottle of water. "Good afternoon." She greeted sitting on the stool. "Afternoon, How are you?" He asked drinking the water from the bottle.

Maryam dropped the bottle on the island. "I am fine Alhamdulillah."

He nods his head "Ya gajiyan biki" he inquired looking at her. "Alhamdulillah," she answered taking a sip of the drink.

He opened his mouth to talk but stopped when Mama talatu walked in with a plate containing fried rice, salad, and chicken thigh. She placed the plate on the island in front of Maryam.

"Thank you so much mama talatu you are such a darling wallahi" she beamed while mama talatu just smiled and looked at Muhammad.

"Kana nan Ashe Muhammadu." She teased.

"Mama talatu neman magana kawai," he said smiling. "Do you also want some food? We cooked your favorite." She asked.

"No mama tala, thank you." He replied and was about to exit the kitchen when he stopped. "Maryam do you know where Aunty Aisha is? I haven't seen her in a while and she is not mummy's room." He asked looking back at Maryam who also stood up holding her plate of food in one hand and the bottle in another.

"I think she is with hajiya Mama(Their grandmother) at Aunty Nafisa's chamber." She said walking behind him. "Allah sarki hajiya mama. I haven't seen that old woman in a while." He smiled and looked back at Maryam who also said "Wallahi nima that is why I want to spend half my holiday at her house." She paused. "I forgot I promised aunty to spend some days here."

Muhammad smiled and made his way to the stairs. "Trust me, you don't want to enter Aunty sadiya's room," Maryam said and walked away.

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