I walked into the boutique and smiled at Tia

"Heyy" she said as she gave me a hug

"hey, hows you?" i asked her as i signed into the slip

Madam Aleha knew why i was late

"Madam will be going out today, she said that you will be alone here, today" she said and i nodded

"Cool with me" i replied and then walked towards my desk

i set my bag and phone down and looked about

Ma'am Aleha was no where in sight

"Tia, where is Madam Aleha?" i asked her and she pointed the main office door

"Go in" she said and i nodded

I walked to the door and knocked three times

a policy, if the knock is not answered by 3 times, enter, something might have happened

"Ma'am?" i called out but no one answered

I opened the door and entered her office

it...... smelt weird

the blinds were drawn so i pulled them up to let sunlight in

I walked towards the bathroom and that instant, turned around and walked away

that was disgusting

lets just say they were doing inappropriate things in the bathroom

I walked out of the office, to my desk

Taking a pencil and rubber, I began my sketch.

I was designing a knee high dress

It was all fairy from the waist

I was drawing and shading when I heard a tap on my desk

I looked up and saw Alex, all dressed up

"Hellooo darling!" He smirked and I sighed

"Hello, Mr. Alex, how can I help you?" I asked him

"You can help me by giving me your number!" He smiled and I rolled my eyes

"I am sorry, that's not allowed" I replied and went back to work

"Oh Come on, honey you know I can get it from anywhere!" He winked and I stared at him in disbelief

Yeah and it won't take much longer for my brothers to kill you

Anyways

"Right" i said sarcastically and went back to work

his hands made contact with mine and i pulled my hands away in disgust

"What. The. Hell. Mr. Alex!" I growled and he smirked

oh so he thought i was the damsel kinda girl?

well, shocker for you honey!

I am not!

"Oh come on, Iqraar, you know you like me!" he winked and i scrunched my nose up in disgust

really?

"Really? Sir, I would like to remind you of what family and religion I belong to- My religion has taught me to be modest and my family has taught me to protect my modesty" i said calmly and he laughed slightly

"Oh so now you will lecture me about things?" he asked, laughing away

Where were people when they were most needed?

I would like to get rid of this rodent ASAP!

"No and I would like to get back to work, now if you will excuse me.." i said and then started drawing again

this time, he took my damned hand in his

wrong move pal

within a second of disgust and flames, My reflexes kicked in and i punched his face, square on the jaw

like a boss!

Don't mess with a girl who has people like Iqraam and Shumayll in her life!

He held his jaw and cursed

"Oh no no, Mr. Alex, if Mrs. Aleha found out what you were doing, do you think you will remain here?" i asked him very sweetly and he growled at me

"You will pay, Iqraar, You sure will!" he snapped before walking away

well that was a day

I chuckled and set back down to work

By the time i was done with the dresses, It was past 4pm- no one had come in, only a few customers that i had to attend to

My phone rang, indicating a message

I opened it and saw it was from bhabhi

she asked if i was coming home by myself or i needed her to pick me up

I replied with a 'naah its cool, Shumayll is picking me up"

an instant reply came with heart emoji's and then another which said 'Det's tonight!!!'

she was more hyper than a kid with too much sugar!

I chuckled but did not reply

I packed up my things in my bag and then stood up, stretching

once i was done with locking up the offices, i locked up the boutique and stood infront at the bus stop

"Where the hell is he!?" i muttered as i set on the metallic benches

A black Porsche, parked infront of me and i sighed

He let the windows down and grinned at me

"I will kill you!" I muttered before getting in

people stared but what can i do?

his fault!

"As salaam" he said and i replied before hitting on his AC

"Its freaking hot!" i muttered and lay back on the seat

"tired?" he asked and i nodded shakily

"yeah me too" he muttered, rubbing his eyes

"Hmmm" I muttered and he spoke after that but i was tuning him out

the soft music was enough for me to drift to sleep

"Yo Fluffy, wakkkeee uppp!!" someone's voice drawled and i groaned

Really?

"Wake up or you are getting soaked in cold water!" he warned and i jilted up

"i am up!" i muttered to Shumayll and he smirked

I set straight and realized we were home

oh great

I opened the door and got off

"Thanks" i muttered and walked up the steps into the house

i took off my shoes and placed them on the rack, before entering the house

i wore my flipflops and walked into the kitchen

taking a bottle of water, i walked towards the living room where i guess everyone was, because there was too much noise

"As salaam!" i said smiling at them and they replied grinning up at me

"How was work?" asked mom and i grinned at her

"Too good!" i said, not telling anyone the part where i gave Alex a punch

go lady defense fighter skills!

I set In between bhabhi and Huma didi

"Whats the story with Shumayll?" whispered bhabhi so that no one except us heard her

I chuckled

"Nothing" i replied drinking the water

"Uh huh" she replied and i sighed

"As salaamu alaikum" said Shumayll as he entered the living room

everyone muttered their reply and i stood up

'Where you going?" asked bhabhi and i chuckled

'Shower and change- i will be back" i said and she grinned

'May i come with you?" she said with puppy dog eyes and i sighed

"Come on" i muttered and Huma didi, Bhabhi and I walked upstairs to my room, on Shumayll's den floor

I opened the door and walked inside

the two followed me in

"Have fun while i shower and change" i said and they grinned

"After that you tell us about you and my deewar!" said Huma didi and i felt my body heat up

gosh i had forgotten about that

i shook my head playfully and walked into the walk in closet

Taking a loose dress, i walked into the attached bathroom

after shower, i got dressed in some leggings and loose dress that reached my knees

i wore black hijab and grinned at my reflection in the wall mirror

good enough

I took my book, "Mafia's girl" and walked out into the room

bhabhi and didi were chilling on the bed, talking about something

"Sup ladies?" i asked as i took a seat

"Nothing, so spill the beans" said Bhabhi, sitting up straight

she was alot more chubby now

she cheeks were full and she looked adorable

I pinched her cheeks and she groaned in pain

"Oowwwww!" she whined and i sheepishly grinned at her

"Sorry, just wanted to do so!" i replied and she laughed

"Anyways....... spill" said Huma didi grinning at me

"Spill what? I got nothing!" i replied, almost as if it were true

but we all know it wasn't true

"Right, why are you two so damned friendly? never happened before!" said huma didi and i laughed

"It has, it has but you guys never noticed!" i protested and bhabhi faked coughed

"Protestinngg" she sang and i sighed

"We don't like each other" i lied

alright, lying is bad but this time i had to, Allah knows where this liking of each other will end!

"Can we go downstairs, I am hungry" i muttered and they nodded

We walked downstairs in perfect silence

i felt bad for not telling them, they were literally my best friends- in the form of my Bhabhi's but still

they walked into the living room and i went to the kitchen to find food

this felt like home now so no problem

i have a say in their shopping list so yes, this is home!

"looking for food?" that was Shumayll

"Yeah, hungry" i muttered as i took out some ice cubes and a glass of fruit punch, placing the ice into it

"Pancakes in the freezer-" he said as he took my fruit punch and sipped from it

"This is nice" he muttered as i took out the pancakes

i microwaved them and then placed them on a plate

Buttered it, soaked it in syrup and grinned

He took a bite and i took one, we finished it form one plate and began fighting over it when Riza aunt and ammi entered the kitchen

"I knew i heard some bickering! whats wrong?" asked Riza aunt and i smirked

"He won't give me my pancakes!" i whined and he looked at me, mouth ajar

"What? No, I did not- i wanted that last one- she took so many!!" whined Shumayll and ammi laughed

"How did you handle this two for a month!?!" asked ammi and Riza aunt laughed, with a glint in her eyes

"Oh they were always behaved" she said smiling at us as Shumayll and I threw furious glares at each other

if anyone thought we liked each other, and then saw us like this, they would rethink their decision

I pushed the plate to him and winked before anyone saw me

He was startled but did not speak

He halved the pancake and gave half to me and ate half

awwwwwwwww

thanks!

But i am still hungry!

"You all are staying for dinner and the night, your house needs cleaning up, honey, chill, we will crash the living room or den or something like always!" said Riza aunt and ammi grinned

"Of course!" she laughed

I walked outside to the living room and set on the couch with my book

Soon it was time for Magrib

I went to my room with bhabhi as she couldn't pray as well

"Iqra, can we go get juice or water please?" She asked me and I nodded

We walked downstairs and she went into the kitchen while I entered the Salaat room

The ladies was saperated from men

There was a passage that led to males and females respectively and a board with designs separating the passage from the rooms

I heard Allahu Akbar (Allah is the greatest) by a familiar voice

My head turned and I saw Shumayll leading the prayer

Masha Allah

it made me all warm and giddy because the person who likes me was not only a very good human but also very religious

Alhamdulillah

Which reminded me that I needed to pray Istikhara namaaz,

It is said that if a Muslim needs guidence or answers to anything, this prayer makes it possible

Alhamdulillah again for Islam!

I smiled to myself before quietly leaving the room towards the kitchen

"You alright?" Asked bhabhi and I nodded

Of course

"Yeah!" I muttered and she smirked

"Suurreee!" She said and then we headed to the living room

After magrib prayers was a small Taalim, meaning we set down at one place and spoke about Islam

Today was all hadith and its explanations

It was quite good to hear the prophetic stories all over again

I can never get enough of those books

Then we had dinner and then Isha prayers

After Isha, we set in the living room, just talking

"So let's play truth and dare?" Asked bhabhi and everyone nodded

"Spin that bottle!!!!!!" Yelled Edris uncle and everyone nodded

An empty bottle was spun and I set at the back, no one will even notice me gone

I set on the couch and opened my book

The lights were dimmed but I read away anyway

The bottle spun and it landed pointing on Iqraam

He had to 're- propose Ruqayyah bhabhi

It was good

He was adorable

I went back to reading my book

Some yells and cheers were heard when it landed on someone

The everything suddenly went calm and silent

I looked up to see Shumayll groaning

"Dare" he muttered looking away

"Alright, heres the deal, Sing a song, something that describes your feelings for the one you love, or will love in the future" said Huma bubu and I looked up to see him

His eyes met mine and I looked away

"Alright" he muttered and stood up

He got a guiter from somewhere, don't know where, and set straight

He strummed the guiter and began

Dayyummm he had a voice to kill for

" Main toh tere dhang mein

Dhal chuka hoon

Bas teri bann chuka hoon

Mera mujhme kuch nahi

Sab tera, Sab tera..

Sab tera, Sab tera..

Phir dil ke raasto pe

Teri aahat jo hui

Har dhadkan jashn mein hai

Yeh inayat jo hui

Main toh tujhe mil ke jee uttha hoon

Teri dhadkan mein chupa hun

Mera mujh mein kuch nahin

Sab tera, Sab tera..

Sab tera, Sab tera." He ended and I stared at him

Okkayyyy

Everyone stared at him

He placed the guiter down and smiled at them

"Who is she?" Asked Iqraam Bhai and my heart rate accelerated

Please no

He smiled at me and held his head low as if saying sorry

Oh no

"Shumaylll....." Warned Edris uncle and Shumayll sighed

He gave me an apologetic smile and turned to speak

Ya Allah, help us all