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IQRA

I sniffled and groaned

I turned on my bed and closed my eyes again

too early to wake up

my phone vibrated and i groaned again

it began ringing

oh great

I pulled the phone from underneath my pillow and answered it

"Hello?"

"As salaam and good morning Fluffy!" said Shumayll and i groaned

"Was salaam, I am sleeping- hang up already!" i muttered and closed my eyes

"Now my little baby, stop sleeping and wake up, its almost 11!" he said and my eyes went wide open

11?

as in 11am?

"Oh Allah......" I muttered and set up on my bed

"Oh Allah! My Fluffy is finally up- alright- i am off to a meeting, Allah Hafiz" he said and hung up

I got out of bed and made my way to the bathroom

I changed and brushed my teeth and hair and then decided to hit breakfast

After talking to him, i had prayed Fajr and then slept

"Good morning" i said brightly to my family

"Morning? You overslept!" said ammi and i gave her a sheepish grin

"Maybbe?" i said and set down on the couch, eating an apple

"Go have a decent breakfast! Ruqayyah, please help her" said ammi and i nodded

bhabhi was ecstatic to be with me apparently

"Why did you sleep late yesterday night?" she asked me as soon as we were out of hearing from the rest

Nabz and Nafz went to college and bhai and abba to work

Ammi was watching drama and the kids were at school

"Because............." i trailed as i took out pancakes

placing them in the oven, i waited

"Spill- you were talking to him weren't you?" she asked, winking

i chuckled

"Maybbbeee?" i said and she laughed

"I am so happy for the two of you-"

"Me too" i muttered

my pancakes were done, i placed syrup on them and decided to eat it

once breakfast was done, we set there watching drama with ammi

i wanted to go work or something

"Oh girls, we are heading to the Edris house after Zuhr, be ready" said ammi and bhabhi nudged me

oh great

Bhabhi and I decided to hit the movies the whole day, until Zuhr

we watched ISHQBAAZ, and No Ordinary Family and a bunch of other movies until it was Zuhr

we prayed Zuhr and then drove to the Edris mansion

i was too lazy to drive and so was bhabhi so ammi drove

I got off at the mansion doorway and entered without knocking

my house duhh

"As salaam!!" i called out and Huma didi walked out with a wailing Sohayll in her arms

"was salaam!" she said as she tried to get him to stop whining

"Awwhh whats wrong with my baby?" i asked him as i took him from didi

I walked him out of the house, into the gardens hoping Rambo was in his house

We played at his playhouse for a bit before Sohayll and i headed inside

"Oh my Allah, I am so tired!" said daadi mah as we set in the gardens in front of the house

"Daadi, tea?" asked didi and Daadi smiled

"Yes! I need tea" she said

i was sitting on the swing set, swinging absentmindedly

"Iqra, can you help me with the work in the kitchen?" asked Bhabhi and i nodded

Huma didi, bhabhi and I headed inside

"I heard someone was up all night chatting?" said Huma didi and i groaned

"wallahi Huma, you are making the girl blush!" retorted Ruqayyah bhabhi and i whined

"This is not fair!!!! Why me!?!"

Their teasing continued as we cooked in the kitchen

soon it was Asr and after Asr, the males began coming home

Shumayll apparently was the last

as expected

"As salaam!" he said as he took a glass of water

his mom kissed his forehead and he grinned

"How was work?" she asked him

"Alhamdulillah" he said and then began animatedly talking to his mother

sometimes i wander how come he is so attached to his mother-

but then i remember bhai and then i know maybe he also has a reason

he was talking to aunt when Daadi mah called aunt

"Riza! RIZAA!!" she yelled and Riza aunt gave Shumayll an apologetic look and walked away

I swear i saw tears brim his eyes

I walked towards him and stood infront of him

'Tears don't look in your eyes' i whispered and walked away

Everyone had dinner after Magrib and we set down and chatted

I felt thirsty and need of food so i stood up and walked to the kitchen

I took out a glass of water and set on the counter drinking it

suddenly grey eyes stared at me and i jumped off the counter, being trapped in between his huge hands

i am still wandering how he manages to do that without touching me?

"Hi" he smirked and i smiled back

"hey, now let me go" i said and he winked

"no" he said and i sighed

"What do you want?" i asked him

"tell you love me heaps and i will let you go" he said and i groaned

"no" i muttered

"yes" he replied

Why was he so adamant!?!

"Nooooo" i said, chuckling when he gave me a puppy dog face

"No" i repeated

"Oh Allah, Iqra say it and lets get this over with!" he said and i sighed

"Fine, I love you heaps, Shumayll!" I said hastily, looking everywhere but his eyes

He chuckled

"I love you- Mom!" he said and jumped two meters away from me

oh hell

Mom?

"I uh Love you mom" he said and I turned to Riza aunt

oh shit

shit

shit

shiiiiiizzzzz!!

"Uh........ water?" i questioned and she stared at me

her eyes wandered from me to Shumayll to me

she cleared her throat and walked out of the kitchen

I glared at Shumayll and he gave me an apologetic look before running after his mother

i walked silently behind him

"Mom, I swear, there is nothing!!" he said and aunt turned to him

I flinched at the look on her face

"Did I ask you questions?" She asked him firmly and Shumayll shook his head

"Why are you explaining?" She questioned and that was when I left

I walked out to the gardens and set on the swings, staring at the night sky

It was softly breezy and it was a good sign to be outside

After several moments, minutes or hours, who knows, Shumayll set beside me

"I told you to let me go..." I merely whispered and he chuckled

"Mom caught us, fine, she questioned me though" he said and I sighed

"About what?" I asked him

"She said that she loves you too much and if I was just playing around with her, I should back out now or I will face severe consequences" he said

"Well, are you?" I asked him, crossing my fingers and hoping he would say no

"About that......" He said, running his hand through his hair

Oh hell

"What is it?" I asked him and he stared at me before chuckling

"She also questioned me about my intentions with you" he said

"Whats your answer?" I asked him

He smirked at me

"You will find out soon....." He winked at me

"Shumayll I swear if this is another of your jokes, I will kill you!" I told him and he chuckled

"I promise you this is a good one" he said and I nodded

"Iqra, you need to trust me!" He said out of the blue and I sighed

"Perhaps if you knew how much I blindly trust you, you will not be saying this" I remarked and he turned to me

"Just trust me on this one?" He asked

"Yes"