Zimmedariya

Chapter 2

Standing on the balcony at midnight, around 3 am gazing at the sky Zoha talks to Allah, remembering her father. She feels a deep sense of remorse and asks for his forgiveness, tears streaming down her face.

Then she performs Tajuddin Salah. Her balcony was neat,clean and beautifully organized with a sliding glass door.

Feeling exhausted from crying, she takes a short nap. As she was about to sleep she talks to herself saying " Oh! Aj to school ka pehla din hoga summer holidays key baad . Pata nahi new class teacher koun hoga ? I just hope everything goes well " she made a small player in her heart and drifted to sleep

Then at 5:30 am, she heard the Azan and woke up then she answered the Azan . Then she quickly got up rushed to the bathroom and did obligation took her scarf wrapped it around her head and before praying she went to her mother, sister and brother's room to wake them up

"Jaldi uthjao namaz ka waqt ho raha hai aur nend sey behtar namaz hai jaldi uthoo mai to namaz padney ja rahe hoon" Zoha said and rushed towards her room

As she entered her room she took the prayer mat and put it on the ground facing towards the qibla and started praying after completing her Salah she took Qur'an ( holy book ) and started reading it as it was her habit to recite Quran after every Fajar Salah.

Then she comes down to her mother who was in the hall

"Aj khaney may kya banoge Ammi ?", Asked Zoha

"Jo tum bolo meri jaan", reaplied her mother loveingly

"Hmm ? Roti sabji banado Ammi" , said Zoha after thinking for a second

"Thik hai", her mother said smiling

"Aur Ammi Bhaiya ko kehdo wo mujhe school drop kardey", Zoha said

Her elder brother Musa who was liestining to this mother daughter conversation said " Achha ji ! Bas Ammi kahey gi to hi may tumhe drop karta na ? Agar tum kud sey khete to bhi drop kardeyta may tumhe" Musa said offended

"Oofo ! Bhaiya ap idhar hi ho ? Mayne ap ko dekha hi nahi tha isliye Ammi ko kaha warna apko hi kheti", Zoha said explaining

"Achha thik hai, no problem", said her brother casually

"Achha ab jao aur ready hojao phir hum sab saat may breakfast karenge", said her mother

"Thik hai Ammi. Ek min Sara Baji kaha hai ?", Asked Zoha

"Wo kitchen may hai bhendi kaat Rahi hai" , said her mother

"Ohhh ! Achha Achha", Zoha said nodding cutely and went to kitchen and her brother laughed at her antics

"Assalamualaikum Baji", Zoha greeted entering the kitchen

Walaikumassalam gudiya", Sara greeted back

"Aj ap bhi college ja rehi ho na ?" Asked Zoha

"Nahi meri classes next week sey hai , chalo jao ready hojao warna late hojao gi" , said Sara

"Okey Baji breakfast par miltey hai" , Zoha said and left for her room to get ready

After some time Zoha came down wearing a neatly pressed sky blue kurta with navy blue bottoms and a navy blue dupatta. She would carefully pleat her dupatta and tug it into her school dress waist belt and put her school batch on the right side of her chest. Ready for school, she came downstairs, holding her bag on her arm.

"Bhaiya ap ready hogeye ?" Asked Zoha shouting

"Haan hogaya hu, just give me 2min I am coming" , shouted Musa from his room where he was completely one of his school work