IQRA

I had designed the dress of the beautiful bride, but as usual the credit went to Mrs. Aleha, but meh, who cares- the bride, Eloise, was very happy with it and it made me happy too

she was nice, was originally a Maori but she grew up here, while i was setting up her dress, she told me her love story- it was so cute that he proposed after winnng the game against something- not sure what-

"Iqra, please stick to Mrs. Eloise, in case her dress gets tumbled" said Mrs. Aleha and i nodded as i slowly walked towards the main stage after her, in between a sea of people

I stood beside her and she smiled at me

"Thank you!" she whispered and i grinned in return before stepping back

The music slowed down, all i could see were men, dressed in suit and tie, were assembling infront of the stage

all were wearing black suit, blue tie and black pants

okay....

i looked around and saw more coming in, wearing the same thing-

they assembled in rows, making a short triangle-

the first row had all wearing white shirt, tie and pants, no coat- i scanned them and my eyes met a familiar one

what?

I looked back and did a double take on him

what was Shumayll doing here?

I raised my eyebrows and he grinned sheepishly

"Waarith" he mouthed and i looked behind him to see Waarith

I shook my head and stood watching them

they stood there, huffing in air, then a man from the back screamed some words in another language and these people in rows yelled and did something that looked very intimidating

the man yelled something again, the men stomped their feet and hit their left hand as they went down on the ground.

the man yelled something again, and the ones on the ground straightened their back, yelled something and hit their right hand, whats weird is that whatever they are doing, its scaring me

very very scary

when the man was yelling the words, they hit the gound with their hands and then yell something as well when hitting their right hands

its like they are scaring us or telling us you will die or something

the rest was same, except more scary

even Shumayll's expression's said 'I-Will-Kill-You-" and it scared the hell out of me

Even some women were doing it and i stared at them

it was very nice to see them but it was also very......... intimidating

once it was over, everyone touched their nose to the other and then dispersed after a loud round of applause

"Thank you, The All Blacks family for such an amazing Haka!" said the DJ before continuing his program

Shumayll was red and puffed out

he smiled at me as he wore his suit coat

his body muscles were visible from his white shirt though

"As salaam" i said smiling at him as he walked towards me

"Was salaam, how come you are here?" he asked me, taking deep breaths

"I came with Mrs. Regent, she um....... designed the dress" i said and Shumayll nodded while wiping his face

"What was that you did?" i asked him curiously and he gave me a 32 teeth smile

"Thats Haka, Ancient Maori war dance, which is now commonly done- All Blacks do it to show appreciation and say that its their moment to shine and no one can stop them" he replied taking a sip of water

my glass of water

"Oh and when did you learn?" I asked him and he laughed

"When i was 16, I went to NZ to stay over with Waarith and them, we went to Waarith's school and they had Haka lessons, so i joined for a week- i learnt- it came in handy when i met The All Blacks back in those days" he replied grinning at me

he met who?

"Who are they?" i asked him and he laughed

"Honey, they are the NZ rugby players" he replied and i nodded

no wander they were as huge as Shumayll

"You look pretty Masha Allah" he blurted out and then bit his tongue closing his eyes

i wanted to laugh at hi adorable face but i didn't

"Thank you!" i said and then Waarith cut into the moment

"Little Chashmish!" he said to me and i stared at him

Chashmish?

Did he just call me 'One who wears specs?'

"When did you see me wearing specs?" I asked him and he grinned

"That day when i entered the house, you were at the living room, reading a book with specs" he replied as if he clearly remembered the details and i laughed

"Stalker" I muttered and he grinned

Shumayll coughed and i turned to him

"Why so red, Mayll?" asked Waarith and i wanted to laugh again but i but my tongue

i would rather have him talking to me than Waarith laughing with me

Shumayll smiled at us and then Eloise called me

"I have to leave, later' i said and walked away, pulling my dress slightly up so that i don't trip and fall

"Iqra, i want a selfie with you!" said Eloise and i chuckled

"Really honey? wedding day yet Selfies?" i asked her and she grinned sheepishly

"sure" i replied and she called her little brother, Iwan, to give her the selfie stick

she plugged in her phone and we took loads of selfies, me and her, all her bridesmaids and me, all her family with me, basically everything included me

it was nice

"Alright, now for the flower crowns- requesting all males to come up to the main stage please-" said the host and every male moved to the main stage, infront of us

"What are they doing?" i asked Emily, one of the bridesmaids

she grinned at me

"The males will have to present the flower crown to whoever the bride and groom pick- in a very romantic way-" she explained and i nodded

this should be interesting

From boys of ages 8 till men of ages above 50, all lines up and each got a flower crown, so many of them!!

and so pretty!!

"First is, Iwan!" said the host, giving Iwan the flower crown

Eloise pointed to a small girl, with cuteness overloaded standing at the other side of the stage with her family

Iwan blushed and walked to her

He went down on his knees, and held out the flower crown

the host held the mike to him and he asked the girl permission to wear the crown on her head

the girl nodded smiling

he put the crown on her head and bowed agian before moving away

"Its a tradition to do so, all the All Blacks members are a must" said Emily and i nodded

Slowly people made way and gave the crowns as Eloise pointed

Shumayll was next in line

He got one which had blue and white flowers, with leaves and neatly beaded on a string type thingi

Nathan pointed to Emily and she smiled

Shumayll walked to her but before he could do anything, Nathan stopped him

"I pointed to Miss. Iqraar" he said smiling at me and my eyes went wide

oh no

Shumayll looked up to me and grinned

i shook my head and smiled at him

i could feel everyone's eyes on me

"May I?" he asked and i nodded

he stepped up on the stage, his body almost towering over me, keeping distance, he placed the crown on my head, securing it

Rounds of applause began and i laughed

"Thank you!" i said and he laughed in reply

This will be news!

He walked away with his friends and i stood with Eloise

Finally the evening was over and we walked out of the hall, Shumayll trailing behind

"How will you go home?" asked Waarith and i smiled at him

so caring

"Cab" i replied and he sighed

"If only we knew you were coming, we would have gotten another car!" he said and i shook my head smiling

"Its cool, i will just get a cab" i said and Shumayll interrupted

"No, I have called Kailash kaka (the driver) and he will drop us home" said Shumayll and i turned to him

"Your car?" i asked him and he smirked

"Worried about Lambo?" he asked me and i scoffed

"Please, I have better" i retorted and he growled

"Alright, yes" i said in defeat

angry Shumayll is not a good sight

"Good girl, it will be brought home by tomorrow" he replied and i nodded

we stood outside the hotel in the gardens waiting for the car

my feet hurt form the heels so i took a seat at the benches

the cool air seemed to calm the atmosphere of heat

I took out my phone and played with it until it hit me

"Shumayll can i have your phone?" I asked him, cranning my neck to look at a 6'4 tall Shumayll

"Why?" he asked me and i grinned

"Its Samsung S7 dude, I want to use it!" i replied and he sighed, before shuffling his pocket for his phone

he unlocked it and handed it to me

i oped gallery, it had codes, i open Instagram, it has passcode, I open Twitter, code required

I scoffed

"What the hell am i suppose to do with this if everything i do, requires a pass code?!" I asked him and he shrugged

I can't use camera coz its locked and i can't play games coz he doesn't have any!

I hit play store and searched for B612 selfie camera

i downloaded it, hit open and took way too many selfies while being bored

i looked good!

I then turned to Shumayll

"Tap in your code and open gallery" i said, giving him a puppy dog face and he sighed

He took it and tapped in soooo many things before handing it back to me

I bluetooth all the photos to my phone and then deleted all of it from his

what?

i can't let him keep my photos!

after several minutes of boredom, the car came and we got in

Waarith took the back seat with me while Shumayll (after growling) took the front

Waarith talks too much, that i can say

I plugged in my headphones and played random songs as i stared out the window

Hotel Novotel was about an hour drive from home, i mean Shumayll's home

I looked up the rear view mirror and he caught my eyes

i raised my eyebrows and he looked away, smiling slightly

I shook my head and began browsing through my photos that i took with Shumayll's phone

there was something in common in all of them

not me-

Shumayll

he was there, but he was not making faces or photobombing my photos, instead he was looking at me with love and adoration, with something that made my insides melt, a feelings that erupted causing me heat up-

this was not what i was expecting.........

I stared at it and went through all the rest, carefully examining them

they were good

adorable even, by the way he smiled down at me

"Why are you smiling to yourself?" questioned Waarith and i turned to him

"Uhh........" i looked up to Shumayll in the rear view mirror for help as i tried to think of something

"I was thinking of some moments with......... people" i said smiled at Waarith and he eyed me suspiciously

"anyways- i will be gone tomorrow, so smile!!" said Waarith taking out his phone and pulling it up

We took loads of weird and happy selfies, none of it included physical contact

Finally we were home and i took off to sleep

to hell with work

i wore leggings and tees before hitting the bed

I did not get satisfactory sleep in this room though, i guess i was used to his room

"Arrggh" i whined as i tried to sleep

no, his thoughts were blocking my sleep

i stood up and walked outside in the balcony

I set there for a few moments, before i started feeling sleepy

I lay back on my bed

slowly i drifted off to sleep

the next morning, i woke up early and showered before heading downstairs to the kitchen

okay when i said early, i might have meant about 5am.... yeah

I walked towards the pantry and took out ingredients to make breakfast

Today was Friday, Jumah and my family were landing from Fiji at 7am, sharp

I was making cheese sandwich with baked beans

easy

"What are you doing up so early?"

I looked up to see a half naked Shumayll standing on the doorway of the kitchen

I quickly averted my gaze and went back to work, my face heating up

"Well?" he asked me and i stopped working

I turned to the other side, away from him, and spoke

"Because i felt hungry! I am making breakfast for myself" i replied

"Great then, make some for me, i will shower, pray and come downstairs!" he said and I merely nodded

I really did not want to die of embarrassment so please leave Shumayll

He walked away and i sighed in relief

"Iqra?" i jumped when my name was called

I sighed in relief again when i saw it was just Huma bhabhi

"Why are you so jumpy?" she asked me, walking into the kitchen

she wore a loose dress and hijab with leggings

def my sister!

"I thought you were Shumayll" i replied and began cracking the eggs

"Shumayll?" she questioned and i nodded

"yeah, he just came in now" I replied as i threw the egg shells in the bin

"Want me to make you some too?" i asked her and she shook her head

"After you make that, lets hit breakfast?" she asked me and i nodded

"No probs! I had the best chefs training me lately, i can handle breakfast" I said grinning

she chuckled and i began buttering the bread

once the butter was done, i grated cheese and fried the baked beans with ginger, garlic, onions and chillies along with bits of salt

finally it was done, i placed the buttered bread on a plate, then remembered Shumayll also wanted some, so i buttered another 4 sets, incase anyone else wants it

Placing the bread on the tray, i layered cheese, then the baked beans and then cheese then another bread

i did it for all the sets and finally placed them in the sandwich maker

then i helped Huma didi make breakfast

"Didi, tea, coffee or juice?" i asked her as i stood by the fridge

"All-" was all she replied before going back to work

"K" i replied before taking out the fruit juice mixture from the pantry and water from the fridge, and mixing it, and that is how an instant juice is made!

Then i made coffee, pretty much easy since there was a coffee machine

then i made tea and thats it

"I am hungrrryyy" whined Shumar as he entered the kitchen

"Dining hall, we are getting it there" replied Riza aunt as she entered the kitchen

"K!" he said excitedly

we set everything on the table and then slowly everyone entered

Waarith's flight is in the afternoon, he has to leave coz Fua (Father's sister) and Fufa (Husband of Fua) needed him there for some business purposes

Shumayll was the last one, he looked sleepless though

"Shumayll, did you get sleep last night?" asked Riza aunt and Shumayll shrugged

"Meeting preparations" he replied and aunt nodded

"At least take care of your health!" said Uncle and Shumayll chuckled

"Exactly, whenever we ask him anything, all we hear is, mom i am working, i have work and work only! take some time ou-" Riza aunt was saying when Daadi cut her off

"Can we have breakfast in peace, Loriza?" she asked aunt and i turned to her

what happened?

Riza aunt nodded and I looked up to Shumayll

he took one bit off my sandwich and left it

was it not nice?

He looked up and smiled at me, before standing up

"Allah Hafiz, I will be leaving for work!" he said and then without comments, without even listening to aunt, he walked away to his room

what is up with that attitude?

I set down with a glass of juice and sandwich

"These are nice, Iqra!" said uncle as he ate the sandwich and i smiled at him

"Thank you! learnt from the best!" i winked at Aunt and she laughed

back to normal!

after breakfast, i helped in cleaning up, it was still 7am, and then headed upstairs to get ready for work and airport

Bhai and bhabhi and the rest of my family were landing at sharp 8:30 so we leave home at 8, it takes 30 minutes to reach the airport due to traffic, and then after that i will head to work

I showered and then got dressed for work

I took out my signature colored high waisted skirt, black is my signature color, why? because once i read somewhere that black is a very dull color, and that must be confusing, so let me explain, I like black since my first teen years, because i was a very insecure girl, I was insecure about everything, from my body to weight to height to talents, so when i read that black was a dull color, i changed my entire closet to black because it is not a bright color, so it won't attract attention. people will mind their own business and won't look at me coz black is dull

yeahh

long explanation?

well thats what i think.....

anyways-

I took a white top, leggings, black and white hijab, and took Shumayll's converse

I got dressed and stood infront of the mirror

something missing?

I put on cologne and some lip stick- sorta nude so yeah

at times i feel really girlish and try things too eh! ;)

I took my phone and side bag, along with my wallet and converse, and walked out of the room, downstairs

none of my things were packed-

half of it was in Shumayll's room

the other half in this room

i had to gather and pack coz i will be leaving today but meh

later

"Oooo look who's excited!" coed Huma didi and i chuckled

"My kids are coming back, duh!" i replied and Sohayll growled

"Alright, my other two kids are coming, you are forever my one and only!" i said as i picked him up

he grinned at me

He kissed my cheeks and i laughed

"Iqra, check where mom and abba are-" said Huma didi and i nodded

I put Sohayll on the couch and walked to the second floor, to Riza Aunt's room

I knocked on their door and Aunt yelled a come in

I opened the door and she looked up from the bed

"You alright, Aunt?" i asked her as she smiled sadly at me

something was wrong

"Yeah, what happened?" she asked me and i grinned

"Bhab- I mean Huma didi wanted to know if you were ready or.. not" I said, quickly covering up the slip up

she smiled at me and winked

"A queen needs time, time Iqraar dearest!" she said in fake british accent and i laughed

"Alright, but hurry up!" i said and she walked away into her closet

I walk to the other side of her bed, and sit down

"Just lay down abit while i get ready" said aunt and I nodded

I lay down and played with my phone when i heard the door open and close

must be bhabhi

Coz i think uncle went to work

I felt the bed dip and looked up

no one?

"Sup Fluffy?"