31 The collision

SALIM I woke up around eight am. I had over slept; I didn’t even wake up for subh prayers. I stretched my arms and stood up and a blanket fell off me, and then I looked to the right and saw Hadizat sleeping on the couch. I had fallen asleep watching her, and I was watching her again, I couldn’t help it. There was a sudden knock on the door which woke Hadizat up. She opened an eye and then another one. She looked at me, then smiled, I smiled back at her, suddenly the smile on her face disappeared as the knock on the door continued. She jerked and sat bolt upright. ‘This is not a dream,” she said shocked. ‘Good morning boss,” she greeted and awkwardly showed a little teeth. She covered her face with her veil and started walking towards the door to open it. “good morning sir,” she greeted my father. “Morning Hadizat,” he answered awkwardly, turning to give me a questioning look. Hadizat quickly left the room and shut the door. “What was that?” my father asked as he sat on the b