WEDDING FUNCTION PART I

Minutes passed by, so did hours and so did days

soon it was the henna night of Iqraar Edris and as per tradition, the boys were to be kept away from the function and that meant Shumayll was banned from meeting Iqra until their baraat (Wedding Procession) was at the doorstep of the Ibrahim mansion

Iqra was a nervous freak. The one month flew by so easily and she was seated infront of the huge dresser, staring at her reflection when instead she was supposed to be getting ready for her henna function downstairs

Both the Edris and Ibrahim family had decided that the henna function will proceed at the Ibrahim mansion because 'Iqra is the first Ibrahim girl to get married' and thus the function was set up in the Ibrahim mansion

"Can i come in?" yelled Ruqayyah from the door and Iqra was snapped out of her trance

"Yeah" she replied, standing up

she was still in one of Shumayll's oversized tees and her leggings

"Hellooo- what are you wearing?!" shrieked Ruqayyah, rushing to her best friend and sis-in-law

Iqra chuckled

"I was about to get ready" she muttered, looking at her bhabhi who shook her head

"Alright, Alright- i know you are nervous and going on about your insecurities, but let me tell you one thing-" said Ruqayyah, pulling Iqra to her

"There are people around you who love you alot! Shumayll is crazily in love with you no doubt and i know no matter what happens between you two, you both will be together forever! That's how strong you both are" she said with sincerity

Iqra smiled at her

It was true. Shumayll has always loved her. Even when he saw her in her most messed up moment when she refused to get up from bed or when he cleaned up after her mess during her 'time of the month mood swings' or the time when he would cuddle her only for her satisfaction

it was all there

always

Iqra smiled brightly

"Thank you! Now i am going to get ready!" she said and Ruqayyah nodded

Iqra walked into the adjacent bathroom and showered quickly before walking into the walk-in closet to get ready

Ruqayyah, being a sensible 'bhabhi' waited for her in the living room

Back downstairs, the girls were getting ready to give Iqra the best performance of her life! Like they did for Ruqayyah.

Since it was a all women function, it was deemed alright for the performance to occur

"OOO look who is so stunning!" winked Loriza, hugging her best friend Fatima

Ruhana and Elisha smile at them

"Thank you! Brides mother, hello!" she grinned and everyone laughed

soon they were walking around, greeting the ladies and offering them refreshments from the tables

The henna ceremony was initially to be held at the Edris mansion but due to heavy requests from Fatima, they had it shifted. It made the wedding a little bit more interesting as they put a ban to Shumayll, meeting Iqra

Meaning our hero had to spin plans to meet his queen

Iqra walked out of the closet in her gown that was floor length. The gown hugged her waist and then flowed perfectly down. It was floral inside with a heart shaped neckline and was covered with plain netting white cloth from the top. In all she looked amazing in that dress

even though she felt a little insecure because the colors were nothing in the lines of black, she was determined to look good

for Shumayll at least

which made her wonder, if he would come see her or no

"You look pretty!" chuckled Ruqayyah and Iqra shot her a small smile

"Hijab?" Ruqayyah asked her and she nodded

Ruqayyah made her sit on the chair infront of the large mirror and smiled

"No make up, i know! But at least a splash of lipstick? Come on!" whined Ruqayyah but Iqra shook her head

"No thank you! Perhaps tomorrow, not today" she muttered and Ruqayyah nodded

There was a knock on the door and Ruqayyah went to tend to it

Iqra picked up the necklace Shumayll gave her and smiled

Standing up, she walked to the door to see who it was

much to her surprise, Shumayll stood there smiling

"As salaam!!!" grinned Iqra, tackling him in a huge hug

He laughed and hugged her back, pushing her into the room and closing the door with his feet

multitasker much?

"Hows my girl?" he asked her, smiling at her

"Alright" she muttered

it had been almost a day since they were last together, talking in person

"Missed me?" he winked at her and she nodded blushing slightly

He placed a kiss on her forehead and smiled

"You are not supposed to be here. How did you get here then?" questioned Iqra, with raised eyebrows and Shumayll grinned at her

Placing a kiss on her soft cheeks, he stared at his beauty

"Your brother, my bestfriend and Ruqayyah bhabhi's husband, helped me" he winked and Iqra laughed

"So thats how you did it- what did bhai say?" asked Iqra and Shumayll groaned

"this-" with that he softly took her lips in between his

"what you looking for?" asked Ruqayyah, pulling her long dress up so she could keep up with her husband

Iqraam led her to their room and shut the door, locking it in process

"Iqraam! I have work!!" she whined as he took her in his arms before untying her niqab

"Uhuh" he muttered placing a kiss on her cheeks

"Iqraam! Why are you here?" she asked me, struggling to get out but each time shuts up due to his fiery kisses on her face

"you" he whispered, kissing her cheeks

Ruqayyah knew something was wrong

Her hubby would not just get all romantic all of a sudden like that

that too in the middle of his sisters henna ceremony!

"Whats wrong?" she asked her, cradling his face

"Nothing" he muttered, kissing her nose

"Really Iqraam? I need to be with Iqra! She cannot be left alone!" said Ruqayyah and Iqraam chuckled

He knew he had to keep her busy in order for his best-stupid-friend to meet his sister

"Hmm" he muttered before kissing her forehead

Ruqayyah sighed and placed her hands on his chest

Their love was still going strong

stronger than ever

"I love you" whispered Iqraam and Ruqayyah felt her heart race

"I love you too- so tell me why you are here" she whispered, kissing his nose in the process

Iqraam tensed and sighed deeply

he could not give away his best friends secret!

"To see you" he muttered, closing his eyes and hugging her tighter

"Uhuh" she whispered, placing a small kiss on his collar bone

Iqraam's senses gave away and he groaned

"Shumayll" he whispered and Ruqayyah began laughing hysterically

Iqraam snapped his eyes open and glared at his wife

she had done all that to get information out of him

He swore his wife was a cunning woman!

"You- You- I- I feel used!" whined Iqraam causing Ruqayyah to laugh even harder

"Stop sounding like a girl! Thank you!" she said, briefly kissing his lips

"No- You will not disturb them! They made sure we met on your henna night!" said Iqraam, breaking the kiss

"I won't" replied Ruqayyah pulling him back to her again and kissing him

"Hello darling, i see you are ready" winked Ruqayyah when she entered Iqra's room

Iqra blushed

"Almost" she said, putting on Shumayll's cologne

Iqra wore a red and faded red dual colored hijab done beautifully with Shumayll walking around her, telling her how beautiful she looked

He even helped her wear her sneakers, yes sneakers

"So shall we?" asked Ruqayyah and she nodded

"Bhabhi?" called out Iqra and Ruqayyah turned to her

"Thank you" she said, hugging Ruqayyah who smiled at her affections

"Welcome! Now lets go" she pulled Iqra out of her room and the two made their way downstairs

the henna night began full swing when the bride entered the hall

every eye was on the beautiful bride

Iqra took a seat in the middle of the hall on the lush spread out white couch

"Ladies, Ladies! The bride, Iqraar Ibrahim, now Iqraar Edris is here! A round of applause for her please!" said Lizzy the MC/ DJ

The whole hall burst in claps and cheers

Iqra smiled and tried to keep up with the compliments Ruqayyah set on one side while Humair set on the other followed by the other two sisters, Nabaahat and Nafaasat on either sides

Loriza smiled at Iqra before kissing her forehead and giving her the henna gift, as the Edris long prestigious tradition

Fatima wiped away a single tear that escaped her eyes at the sight infront of her

the once little daughter who had two pigtails and ran around the house wearing her brothers clothes was now getting married and leaving home

Indeed a daughter is a precious jewel any parents and family can ever have

"Its okay! Shes leaving one home to be in another! You know i treat her like my own daughter!" said Loriza smiling at Fatima and Fatima nodded, wiping away another tear

"I can't believe my baby is so grown up!" she whispered and then smiled

No more crying! Lets have fun!" said Loriza, calling the waiter for more cold drinks

The henna artist did a simple, most simple henna design for Iqra and when she asked for the husbands' name, her mind instantly flashed to the night of Ruqayyah's henna when she 'accidently' told the henna woman Shumayll's name when she was asked whose name to write on the hand

"Shumayll Edris!" teased Humaira and everyone chuckled around them

Aarib messaged Nafaasat who in returned ignored his messages because she realized she was getting a little too close to him for her or anyones liking

"Why are you ignoring him?" questioned Ruqayyah who was sitting beside her

"Who?" replied Nabaahat, acting oblivious of it when she really well knew who Ruqayyah was talking about

"Alright, i won't ask but be careful with your decisions, honey" she whispered before turning her attention to Iqra's conversation with the girls leaving Nabaahat all confused

Several minutes or an hour perhaps, later, the DJ announced that the brides side were performing

on the que, Nabaahat stood up and grinned

turning to her rehearsal cousins, she nodded

they took the dance floor

the song 'baby ko Bass Pasand hai' began

the girls danced out their life on the song without missing a beat

that was the ice breaker for the most amazing performances of any wedding

"I wish we could see Dhoombros!" muttered Iqra and Ruqayyah chuckled inwardly

if only Iqra knew

Fatima, Loriza, Ruhana, Elisha, Nabaahat and even Nafaasat danced on random songs

it was an unforgetable night

Ruqayyah and Iqra did not dance and even though Iqra insisted Ruqayyah upon getting the henna done, she refused

soon it came to an end and everyone had dinner by 11pm

"Let me feed you" said Ruqayyah and Iqra gratefully smiled

Zahi set beside her, smiling at her

Zahi adored Iqra like an idol. She always wanted to be like her

Ruqayyah fed biryani to her daughter and then to her sister/ best friend

The sight of food made her want to throw up but she kept that fact to herself

"You alright?" asked Iqra who finally took notice of her

"Y-Yeah" she muttered in reply and fed the two

once they were done, Iqra asked Ruqayyah to have dinner but she refused

she was in no mood of eating yet

the ceremonies finished and Iqra had washed off the henna with the help of Huma

"You know they say that the darker your henna, the more your husband loves you, right" teased Huma and Iqra laughed

"Yes so Shumayll better love her and treat her right!" said Ruqayyah entering the room

the girls chatted aimlessly before retiring to their rooms and in Huma's case, house

Iqra set on her bed smiling to herself when a knock on the window startled her

what if its a burgler? or a killer?

yes Iqra, as if a burglar or killer will come to you and be like 'hey i am a killer/ burglar and i want to rob your house, may i!? Try making sense here girl!

her conscious was very smart though

she walked to the large window and opened it

Shumayll grinned at her

"What the- what are you doing here?!" she whispered, pulling him inside the room causing him to crush to her

he held her waist and smiled down at her face

their eyes met, like every romantic movie shows, and emotions flowed out of it

A few seconds later when the wind rushed in causing Iqra to shiver, she snapped out of her trance and smiled widely at her hubby

"Hey" she pecked him on his lips and he smiled back

"hey"

Shumayll closed the windows and locked the door while Iqra changed into comfortable clothes

she slipped onto her bed and instantly she was reminded she was not in Shumayll's bedroom

Weird how we become accustomed to something very easily

"Sleepy?" asked Shumayll lying beside her and she nodded, yawning but immediately covered her mouth causing Shumayll to laugh and flick her nose

"Perfect" he murmered, kissing it

"Allah hafiz" she muttered, her eyes closing off

Shumayll recited all the dua's and then pulled her to him

cuddling her, he went off in a dreamless sleep