*
Morning came much too quickly for Noor’s liking. It seemed like barely a minute after she had placed her head on the prayer mat on which she had prayed Subhi than the sun was already so high up in the sky. Barely three minutes after that, Fareed marched into the living room to wake her up, fully dressed and ready to head out.
"Tardiness is a trait I do not appreciate, Noor," he said. "We are already two minutes and twenty seven seconds behind schedule, which puts us at risk of being three seconds late."
"Nrgh! Oomph!"
"I'm afraid those aren't words I am capable of understanding, as I am not certain which language it is," he said. "Would you be so kind as to elaborate?"
"Oomph!"
"Would you perhaps require the presence of Lukman to motivate you to get out of bed?" he c****d his he
