Morning Moon

The dawn call to prayer sounds, waking our heroine from her sleep. She gets up, performs her ablutions, and prays her obligatory prayers. Then she sits on her prayer mat to call upon her Lord, reciting her prayers and praising Him for a while. She then goes about her household chores in the house where she lives with her grandmother. At eight o'clock, she goes to her grandmother to give her her medicine.

Zina knocks on her grandmother's door and immediately receives a response.

Zina: Good morning, Grandma, you are the most beautiful person on the entire planet.

Grandmother: Good morning, my dear.

Zina: Come on, Grandma, it's time to eat and take your medicine.

Grandmother: Every day you tire yourself out like this, my dear. You clean the house and cook for me. It's not enough for you to have your own work and college, my dear.

Zina: Grandma, I swear to God, I'm upset with you. There's nothing you've done or are doing for me that's enough. You raised me after my mom and dad died in an accident and left me when I was just a little girl. You worked so hard to take care of me. Now I'm grown up. Now you can relax, and I'll do everything you want. You don't have to tire yourself out anymore. Please don't say that again because it really upsets me.

Grandmother: Okay, my dear, I won't say it again. We only have each other, my daughter.

Zina: May God preserve you for me, Grandma. Come on, eat and take your medicine.

Grandmother: Yes, ma'am, whatever you say, Ms. Zina.

Zina: No, Grandma, thank you. I'll get dressed now so I can go to college, and then I'll go to work.

Grandmother: Okay, my dear. May God help you.

Zina: Amen, God willing.

Zina went to her room and put on her clothes, consisting of a dress and a headscarf.

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On the other hand, in a huge villa resembling a palace, a young man in his thirties wakes up from his sleep to the sound of his phone ringing.

Hamza: Hello, Ziad. Why are you calling me so early in the morning?

Ziad: What's up, man? Are you awake or what?

Hamza: Get to the point, Ziad. What do you want?

Ziad: It's about work.

Hamza: What are you saying, son?

Let's leave Ziad and Hamza for now and go to Zeina.

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Zeina: I'm leaving. I don't want anything from you.

Grandmother: No, my dear, stay.

Zina: Take care of yourself and don't let anyone ring the doorbell. It's better to ignore them. You're beautiful just the way you are.

Grandmother laughs: But be careful and take care of yourself.

Zina: Yes, ma'am.

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As Zina was leaving the house, she ran into her neighbor Sarah.

Sarah: Good morning, Zeina.

Zeina: Good morning, Sarah.

Sarah: Zeina, where are you going?

Zeina: I'm going to college. Is there something wrong?

Sarah: To be honest, Zeina, I'm in trouble right now.

Zeina: What's wrong, my dear?

To be continued...