CHAPTER 5
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I woke up to pray but the house is too quiet and there is no light. Like he didn't take them?
I then wake them up, it's my favorite activity.
I was walking slowly since the lights were off until I bumped into someone.
The lights come on and I hear Tonton papa, my face closed. In fact it's always closed, so I don't mind.
Him: what are you doing here at this hour?
Me: aleykum salam.
Him: you......
Me: I mean uh at this time we took uncle dad. I say with my best smile.
Him: Ah, that's good. In this house me, Nina and Khady alone pray at this hour. The others they pray when they wake up.
Me: oh okay? I can wake them up every morning if you want.
Him: would you do that?
Me: if you give me permission I go there without hesitation.
Him: yes, good luck.
Me: I don't need luck in my life. I say turning on my heels.
I didn't even know the rooms in this one or this one. All I know is Nina, Khady and Uncle Dad's rooms are downstairs. So I knocked on all the doors of our apartment.
Me: IT'S TIME TO PRAY. I say while singing.
??: No but what is this racket?
I turn around and see Jamil then the others coming out of their room. Gender, Fatima, Kadia and Diarra.
Me: it's time to pray I said.
Jamil: no, but you're kidding us.
Me no
Diarra:tss, I'm going to go to sleep.Me: I said, it's time to pray Diarra. And if you're not down in 5 minutes, you'll see what I'm talking about. In deupsi there, it is your father who directs.
They were all looking at me like what the f**k. Yes I know, I'm a mess.
Me: come pray it's better than looking at me. Masha Allah I am beautiful I know but Allah sees you eh.
After that, I go to my room and wear a jilbeb. I come out but I don't see them. Maybe they won't pray.
I go downstairs and find Uncle Papa, Nina and Khady.
I place myself near Aunt Nina and Uncle Dad begins the prayer.
..........
We finish and uncle dad turns to us.
Him: You failed.
Me no.
Him: I knew it. To convince them, it will take luck.
Me: uncle dad, it's luck that's not looking for me.
Khady: this selfishness.
Me: May Allah the Majestic accept your prayer. I say against Tata Khady.
After doing my tasbih, I get up and go to my room to change. I wear jogging plus a tank top. Tata Nina told me there was a gym upstairs, so I'm going. Ohh too bad there won't be Alya with me.
I do my sport in deupsi and go down. I find Tata Nina and Tata Khady in the living room.
Me: hello
Them: Salam.
Me: Aunt Nina, you didn't tell me where to clean.
Nina: but you don't have to, Kadia is here. You only have to prepare lunch and take care of Fatima.Me: but this house is so big, Kadia will be tired from doing everything.
Khady: give her a job if that's what she wants ish.
Nina: ok, call Kadia.
??: I'm here Tata.
That's Kadia.
Nina: Jamila wants to help you with the housework. Now she will clean our apartment and you will clean yours.
Kadia: ah but you would do that. Oh thank you.
Me: it's nothing, don't worry.
Khady: um, watch out if my lunch isn't ready on time.
Me: don't worry about that.
They all leave and I start my cleaning.
I finish around 6h 15mn. I have to hurry, everyone leaves here at 7 o'clock rather.
I'm going to take my shower in deupsi because there, I don't smell the rose, huh.
I go to join Kadia in the kitchen.
Me: what's on the menu today.
Her: spaghetti with omlets.
Me: Cheeeeh.
Her: what is it? She said laughing.
Me: Bah, it's too fat. Ok but no big deal if it's once a week.
Me: not once a week. Look this is the menu for this week. She said, pointing to the small painting.
Mdrrr, it looks like a restaurant.
I read and see that it's nonsense, only fat.
Me: you're going to get fat from eating this.
She laughs.
Me: ok I'll be back
I go out and knock on Tata Nina's room.
She tells me to come in and I go in. Logic.
She was in front of her mirror trying to make her sail.
Me: Can I help you?
Her: I would be delighted.
Me: each time, I do it for my mother.I stand in front of her and begin my work ?
Me: my aunt, in the menu there is only fat, it's not good for your health you know.
Her: um, if you say so. You are the nutritionist.
Me: Can I change it?
She: Will the others agree?
Me: don't worry about the others, the only case here is uncle dad and I can manage it alone.
Her: lol, that's impossible. Moustapha, is too how to say .... the whole neighborhood is afraid of him so let's not talk about his family. I was shocked yesterday when you talked to him like that. Wallah my heart was racing too much, I was too scared to
you.
Me: I didn't know he was like that. In any case, I talk too much, I don't try to find out if he's angry or whatever.
Her: one day, he made us fast for two days. We only drank water, two days we did not eat.
Me: what, he did that but why?
Her: in fact, we had lost our iron and Khady went to the neighbor's to ask her to lend him the time to buy more but when he found out, he made us fast by saying it's a disgrace to the family and everything.
Me: but if I understand correctly it's the fault of Tata Khady.
Her: if someone does something stupid, he punishes everyone. He was at the military camp.
Me: Subkhanallah. Lahilaha illallah. I say putting my hand over my mouth.
She laughs.
Me: it's over.
Her: oh it's so beautiful. Thanks.
Me: so for the menu?Her: if it's good for your health, cv. But Mustapha.....
Me: don't worry about him. I will manage. I say opening the door.
I go out and head to the kitchen.
I open the fridge and take out avocado, banana, orange, melon, papaya, kiwi. I also get out of the salad and come back.
Kadia: what do you do with all that fruit.
Me: look rk.
Me: eggs?
She gives me the tablet and I start cooking.
I make Zehma on the dish with salad, and a little raw vegetables. Then I mix the fruits and that's it.
Her: don't tell me you're going to change the menu.
Me: exactly.
Her: but why did you wake us up for prayer. Here we sleep until we wake up and eat.
Me: Subkhanallah. You realize what you are saying. Besides, you say it without embarrassment. Did you know that Allah loves Al Fajr prayer too much. The Prophet SWS said: Whoever prays Al fajr is under the protection of Allah. Whoever gets up early, and takes two ra'akas before Al Fajr prayer, whatever he asks Allah, He will give it to him. It is true that it is not easy to get up early to pray, but sacrifice your desires for Allah and on the day of resurrection, Allah will reward you. I don't even tell you the fact of missing the prayer but that you hear the call of the prayer and you say to yourself "I will do it afterwards", that is one of the worst sins, so what about not praying.
Her: But Jamila, I took all 5...
Me: yes but, did you take on time?
She doesn't answer but lowers her head.
Me: no isn't it? Sacrifice your sleep I don't even know what it's called but Sacrifice it to pray on time especially the Fajr prayer. Otherwise Cheytan will be happy and right. Don't be the devil's friend.
Her: Subkhanallah never.
Me: if you don't take it on time it's as if you were. Taken on time Kadia, don't neglect what I just told you.
She: um! In fact, I...More
Me: Soubkhannallah, Kadia, you realize what you are saying. Do not neglect prayer my sister. It's already good for your health.
She: health?Me: Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar Kabiran. Everything Allah recommends us to do is for our own good. There's a hospital in Germany, I believe, if I'm not mistaken, they are the best. You know what they do every morning, at Al Fajr prayer time, they wake up the patients to do exercises. They are neither Muslims nor Christians, so they do not know the benefits of Al Fajr prayer. They said it's good for blood circulation to get up early in the morning. It's no coincidence, it's Allah who wants us to wake up, taken and for our blood circulation to be I don't know what. Yes, it's hard to pray Al Fajr, because what could be better than sleeping in without waking up, but every Muslim must get up and do it, it's the hardest part, but Allah loves him. I haven't even finished with the Al Fajr prayer and you tell me that you rarely take it. Prayer is the first thing we will be judged of on the day of judgment. Why didn't you take? Because sometimes you don't have time. Let me laugh, if you don't have time, do everything to pray before the time passes. The feeling you feel doing the Sujuud my sister, only Allah SWT and you know this happiness. The day you see that handicapped, blind, old people, many of this kind do everything to pray and follow Allah SWT to the right path, the day you see these people make efforts to pray, the day where you will see them doing absolutely everything possible to pray, this day you will regret and you will say to yourself "what a hypocrite I am, Allah gave me all the limbs, gave me a brain so that I follow him towards the right path but I neglect it, truly, I am a hypocrite towards Allah". Allah is good, Allah is merciful. Let's follow him, pray, put our foreheads on the ground 5 times a day, and we will certainly have a reward. Allah is good, masha allah. What puts people in, they say they love Allah but what's the point of loving Allah if you don't do what he says, nor pray. That is loving Allah. I would even say The SWS Prophet, whenever we say Seydina Muhammad, people say SWS. They say they love him but nothing, they do what they want but not what Allah asks. But if you love someone do what they say and respect them. Took my sister, it's important, taken, above all taken. I finished by putting the final touch on the lunch.
Her: ok, thank you Jamila.
Me: on the dish plus fruit juice. It is not good under health. I say smiling.
Her: Jamila, Tonton Moustapha and Tata Khady, they are too complicated dh.
Me: wallah I assume everything. Come help me set the table.
She helps me set the table and I head to Fatima's room.
I knock and she tells me to come in.
I walk in and find her on her phone.
Me: that's what makes your head hurt.
Her: it's not up to you to tell me. She said without looking at me.
Me: Salam aleykum. Hurry down, breakfast is ready.
She doesn't answer so I leave.
I go down and the whole family was already reunited except Fatima of course.
I greeted them by genuflecting. They return my greetings and I serve them.
It was at the same time that Fatima and Kadia arrived and they settled down.
Khady: why is that at lunch?
Me: I changed the menu.
Khady: but how dare you, you're only a maid here and you want to lay down the law and manage our menus.
Diarra: really.
Uncle Papa: Who gave you permission to do this?
I am....
Nina: actually it's me Habib, she said it's too greasy and she's right, it's not at all good for your health.
Khady: she only came here yesterday and wants to change our menu. It's just a good one. And Nina you should have consulted us.
Uncle dad: she's right Nina,
Me: eat rk, it's too good. And it's not because of a simple menu that you...
I stop talking because all eyes are on me.
I sit down and serve myself under their gaze. Khouli dh.
Me: would you like some uncle daddy bread? I say handing it to him.
End of chap.
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