Rafeeah's P.O.V

Its been two weeks since after s turaki and his wife Aleeyah visited.Life here in America has started to be boring like yell cause it's like am living all alone.Yarima has been really busy this days cause he is working really had to setup his business.I just have to thank God that there are lots of maids here and very friendly too so I get along with them pretty well especially Laura,she takes care of me and respects me.

Last two weeks after mama spoke to me about her friens daughter that was also married and based here,I called up Aunty Rakiya-moms friend and she sent me her daughter's phone number.She told me that she has already given safeenah-her daughter my phone number.After some hours safeenah called me and we exchanged each other's address.After that she has come to my house thrice without me going not even once,that got her furiousband she said she would never come to my house again unless I went to hers.I,apologized to her and seek permission from yarima to go to her house and he granted me the permission.

So here I am getting ready to go her house.Safeenah is a very nice and friendly girl and on top of that she was kind just like her mother.She has lived in America for almost three years now and she has now gotten used to the environment cause her accent has now slightly changes to America's accent.She's got a three years old child named Areef.

After I finished dressing up in my black and golden Abayah,I put on my veil with some light makeup before I left my room making sure to grab my clutch and my phone.

"Hey Laura am going to safeenah's house you remember her."I said to Laura when I met her downstairs.

"Ofcourse ma'am,she's the only friend u've got."Laura said jokingly.

"Am off,bye Laura."I said smiling and walking towards the door.

"Bye ma'am."she replied.

"Chicago southside."I said to the driver.

"Yes ma'am."he said and we took off.

After fifteen minutes of driving we arrived at safeenah's house cause it wasn't difficult to locate.

The house was pretty good Masha Allah,it isn't too big but it is beautiful.
It has ornamental plants and roses all over the house which enhances the beauty of the house.I picked my phone from my clutch and called her and told her that I've arrived and she came running out.

She lead me inside before we exchanged greetings.

"Finally!you came."she exclaimed and I laughed.

"ello Aunt Rafeeah."her three years old son areef greeted me in his childish language.

"Ello Areef,look what aunty bought for you."I said mimicking how he's talking and handed him bunch of chocolates.

"Ank you aunty."he thanked me.

"Okay areef go play with nanny."aleeyah said.

The innocent boy left giggling.

"So how is your married life now."aleeyah asked focusing on me.

Maybe I forgot to mention but Aleeyah knows how am living with my husband.Don't misunderstand me,I know that marriage is a secret between a husband and his wife but believe me somethings aren't made to be kept secret.Sometimes you have to let go and let feelings and emotions flow.

"It's okay."I gasped.

"What do you mean okay,there isn't any kind of improvement or something."she asked again but this time around disappointed and slowly the excitement was gradually fading away.

"Th,he has been busy lately that's why I guessed."I said knowing perfectly well what would happen next.

As I thought Spartan quickly grappled her iPad and speed dial fateemah to video chat with her.Yes fateemah my bestfriend.When I first meet aleeyah,I called up fateemah and gisted her about our first encounter and she immediately said she wants aleeyah's number and I gladly gave her.Since that day we've become three best friends.

"Hello ladies."fateemah greeted.She was sitting on her bed drinking her favorite ice cream-chocolate flavour.

"Babe I want that ice cream."I said just like a child.

"Hey you suddenly want ice cream wait what does that mean...are you having nausea...do you crave for things like this more often.OMG don't tell me you are already pregnant."fateemah said panicking.

Both I and aleeyah couldn't help it but laugh.

"You are insane sometimes Wlhy..how can I get pregnant when we didn't even...."I shut up immediately because of how fateemah and aleeyah were given a surprised yet shocked look and that's when I realized what I had just confessed.

When I said some secrets are meant to be kept between husband and wife,I meant it cause I've never told anyone not even fateemah that I and yarima haven't consummated our marriage yet.God!

"No way."aleeyah finally spoke and droven me back to the reality.

"Well what I meant by that is..."I couldnt complete cause aleeyah interrupted me again.

"No don't say a word,thank God tour tongue slipped and we found out about this important issue."aleeyah said.

"Am married and I know that there are secrets like this in marriage so I won't blame you but sometimes rafeeah you have to open up your heart to someone in other to find solutions to other problems right?"she explained in a loving and understanding matter.

"It's hurt a lot,its not that am desperate to be in his bed but he doesn't even looks at me as if am sort of a small child or something...fees days back when we became friends things were getting better but then one day he bought me a cake with friends zone on it."I said and suddenly tears starts to flow his running tap.Aleeyah embraced me on her arms trying to make me to calm down.

That day when he brought me the friends zone cake,I was shattered all over again just when I thought things were getting better he shattered all of my dreams of me and him becoming loving and happy couple like all,normal girl would wish in her married life.That cake meant that we will ONLY be FRIENDS for the rest of our lives nothing like love to explain things better.

"Hey I think I've got a great idea."aleeyah suddenly popped out.

"What."both me and fateemah asked but the only difference is that I asked dryly while fateemah asked already excited.

"What do you think that whores do out there to draw the attention of innocent married men."aleeyah said with a smirk.

Both I and fateemah kept quiet for a while but then suddenly fateemah's eyes lit up and said

"Don't tell me you are suggesting what am thinking of."she said excitedly.

"Of course my dear."they both started grinding looking at me.

"It's gonna be so much fun."aleeyah said giggling like a small child who has seen tons of chocolates.

"Hey what are you two talking about."I asked innocently.

"Oh you are so naive Wlhy."fateemah complained.

"Well what I mean is that why don't you try few things in other to attract you husband's attention towards you...emotionally and also physically you know."aleeyah Saïd trying to explain herself but to be honest I understood absolutely nothing.

"No am never going to do something like this,you both are practically asking me to seduce him."I said sincerely.

"Oh come on you are no fun at all...please mana my dear bestie pleaseeeeeee."fateemah begged like a small child.

No.way.I can.do.this.

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I sighed looking at myself one more time in the mirror,I was wearing a black strapless silky night gown that stopped just below my knees.I hissed.remembering how I got myself into this.

After the silly idea that aleeyah came up with and my 'fake' bestie supported her,as if that wasn't worse enough,they made it worst by forcing me and emotionally blackmailing me into accepting also.After I've accepted both I and aleeyah left the apartment to go shopping.

We went to zara boutique and I was suprise when aleeyah dragged me to lingerie department were she kept carrying different types of lingeries with shorts and exposed tops.As if the shock wasn't enough,aleeyah started making me to try on the clothes.We debated for a while and as usual she won and I had no other choice than to try them on.

After we were done shopping we went straight to spa and beauty salon.We were given nice hot massage,pedicure and manicure before we head to hair salon.After all the washing,curling,drying,streching,
Steaming etc we finally left the hair salon and both of us headed to our various homes but aleeyah made me promise her to go to yarima before she let me off the hook.

So here I am contemplating on weither or not to go to yarima,this dress am wearing is the only covered dress among thé clothes that aleeyah choosed for me.I checked myself out again and my shoulders were showing pretty much so I decided to let my hair flow,I removed the hair ribbon and my hair flew all the way down to my back,atleast something good happened tonight.I put on some perfumes that aleeyah gave me before I took yarima's coffee and went straight to his room.

I stood in front of his door for about five minutes before I mastered the courage to get in,I took one last breath before I knocked the door and entered.

"As salama Alaykum."I greeted yarima who was sitting on one his set of royal chairs,he was busy working on his laptop.

"Wa alaykummusa salam."he answered with his attention still focused on his work and his eyes glued to his laptop screen.

It kind of hurt to see that he wasn't giving any attention to me he didn't even look up to look at me,I thought I shouldn't giveup so I continued.

"I thought I should bring your coffee since Laura is off work today."I said.

"Oh come drop it on this table."he said still not looking at me.I went towards the table hoping that he will notice but he didn't.Instead he kept mute and ignored me as if I didn't even exist.I kept standing there for a good thirty minutes before I wasn't able to bear it anymore.

He has indeed hurt my feelings today,as a woman I let go of my pride,ego and everything and came to him but this is how he had decided to treat me.I cleaned the small tears that were threatening to stream down from my eyes down to my face.I looked back once at him but he was still busy,I removed my faces from his face cause I felt like my heart was going to explode because of how it's aching.

I decided to leave his room and never come back again until he begs me to.Just when I was about to open the door to leave his room,yarima started talking.

"Hey you leaving so soon."he said.

He didn't realised yarima was so close until I turned around and we were now facing each other,two steps and I will be in yarima arms.

"Huh?"I asked confused on his actions.

"Well I thought I should hand you this before you leave."he said before bringing out a black box that look like a jewelry box,pandora was written on the box.He opened the box and brought out a diamond necklace that had a pretty design of moon and a star.

"May I."he said before turning me around and moved my hair to the other side of my neck exposing my neck down to my shoulder.I could feel his hot breathing and intense gaze at my back which made me shivered.He put on the necklace in few minutes which felt like hours.

He took my hand and led me to his full length sized mirrow and showed me the necklace.

"You like it."he said still clinged to me.

"I don't like it but I absolutely love it."I said tears of joy streaming down my eyes.We stood there for a while before he cleared his throat and lead us to his bed and sat me down near him.

"Did I told you that that dress looks absolutely gorgeous on you."he said with a smirk and I couldn't help but blush.

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I would like to offer tons of apologies for not updating for so long but it wasn't my fault cause I've typed over 1400 words but for some reason they weren't saved for some reason but to apologize I typed the longest chapter ever.

Lastly,
RAMADAN KAREEM IN ARREARS.