21 Falling in love

HADIZAT My head was on fire; the pain felt like I was being hit on the head over and over again with a hammer. My eyes were heavy, I struggled to open it, and then I tried to move any part of my body but all to no avail. Slowly, I fell into another slumber after several attempts to get up. A few minutes later, I was awoken by the buzz of my alarm clock, I was still in pains and my nose was stuffed. I had the flu and that meant a day or two off for me. I wanted to call Salim immediately to inform him, by inform I mean plead with him to give me a day off but I couldn’t call him, he’d curse me for waking him up so early in the morning. I got off bed and barely performed ablution and Salat. After Salat I lay on the praying mat and few minutes later, I felt myself slipping into another sleep. Hours later, I was woken up by a knock on the door; I groggily walked to the door and unlocked it. “Hey sleeping beauty, no work today?” she asked, letting herself in. “are you feeli