BORNO EMIRATE COUNCIL.

"Oh Allah! I hope for Your mercy, do not leave me even for the duration of an eye blink and correct my total conditions. Besides You, there is nothing worth of worship. Oh Allah, you have made me beautiful, make my soul beautiful too. Allahumma anta hassanta khalki fa hassin khuluki." Suhayr prayed with her hands raised in the popular praying gesture right after she finished praying Fajr feeling sated and extremely elated for some odd reasons.

Maybe because she got the sleep she's been yearning for since she arrived at the unknown country. She awoke earlier with no trace of the tartar she thought she would see and give an earful, that is really good of him to escape. She wanted to wake up early to pray, she really do so when the alarm woke her up, she switched it off and instead continue to sleep off, blame it all on the exhaustion that won't leave her system. And now it is nine in the morning, Oh Allah, please forgive me for praying so late, she thought.

Standing up and folding the praying mat, placing it back where it is supposed to be in the bedside drawer, she made her way to the bathroom. She willed her mind not to describe it till after she prays which is the reason why she only eased herself and performed ablution quickly to avoid saying those before she prays. The place is really heaven on earth so she won't want anyone to miss her description and now is the time.

She would love to explore the place but she is extremely hungry and hope for the love of God that there are maids out there waiting to serve her food or she'd go crazy. She darn hopes there is no tradition of theirs that says she needs to cook what she wants to eat 'cause that will be her last straw. She will definitely match up to the Queen's Chambers which she doesn't know where it is resided and demand that they should take that tradition off of her. They should be lucky she went through those useless ones, that is the limit of her patience.

The bathroom is themed latte and snow white, a weird but beautiful combination in the eyes. Her eyes first caught the sight of the vast flora acrylic bathtub that sat by the left side of the wall in a corner, she can't wait to have it filled with crystal water and relax her suddenly sour muscles. Just beside it is a snow white trough basin and close to it there is a fully concealed trapway toilet you would think is something else if not for her curious self opening it.

The other end of the wall just opposition the bathtub is a jaquar fusion L-shaped framed shower enclosure where she could see the water saving mist shower spray from the glass door. She's always loved those types of shower spray because it has the best way of massaging your muscles without the use of your hand, she saw it on Pinterest. Now she can't wait to use it, she feels all giddy to take a shower again. She can't decide whether to take bath or shower, they are all looking so inviting.

On the floor, there is a latte rug that has fur sticking all over it touching the wooden floor. The lights in the bathroom are fixed on the walls and ceiling, it gave it such unique glow not to forget the half wall length window that overlook the backyard or is it painted there? She can't say, it is just so gorgeous and she bet she won't leave the bathroom as soon as she starts bathing. Who would? It feels like she is already tasting her own heaven on earth.

Reluctantly, she left the bathroom to check out her husband's and her room. She also didn't want to stare at it but she had to when looking for a praying mat and who wouldn't when the vast wall length window is shining the sun rays through it?

The room has a frost white circular king sized Royal wingback bed, the linens are shadow latte in colour. There is this built in wardrobe that has six doors right by the far end of it to the right while to the left stands the vast window. In front of the bed is a chaise that matches the bed, a huge rug is spread in front of it then by the both sides of the bed. A set of sofas are right close to the built in wardrobe, two doors are beside it amongst the one she just came out from. The other leads to the closet where her clothes are currently arranged.

Slowly, she left the room still wearing those hideous clothes she wore the day before, she needs to explore this heaven before she thinks about changing and going to eat. Since she's already started, why not finish it whole at the same time and then do the better ones later? She has already awakened her hunger, she needs to quench it as soon as possible.

As soon as she walked out, she moved to her right knowing her left will definitely lead her to the stairs she vaguely remember climbing on. A latte coloured carpet is spread closing every inch of the wooden floor so she let the light footsteps lead her to the far doors she could see. There are four more brunette doors down the corridor, she ignored the eye bleeding paintings on the wall yet again and the expensive ancient flower vases she is tried of seeing or rather, not interested in.

Opening the first door silently, she peeped inside only to be greeted with fawn coloured room with queen sized panel bed, exact everything they have in their room except that this is smaller and doesn't have fairly enough amount of drawers and sofas their room have. She closed the door and move to the next one where sepia one grace her eyes, same thing as the other but has storage included bed, hmm.

The other one room is almost the same making her wonder what he is doing with so many rooms in his chamber or should she say, personal castle? The other room is laundry room so she didn't bother stepping inside and decided to move down the stairs only to be stopped by a white door. This room is not like others, it is a living room that looks to be hidden from everyone so she stepped inside slowly to feed her eyes.

Anchor, cotton and soot are the colours whirling around the room each angle. The living room isn't large but it took a whole set of anchor couches draped with furry side hand rest carpet then a white rug taking up almost all the floor. Soot and cotton pillows are thrown all around it, a wardrobe like something is behind the couch. There are few more decorations, mirrors and cotton orb like chandelier.

Amazing.

Right in front of the room is glass doors that leads to a terrace and that place is going to be her safe haven, no doubt.

Who wouldn't want the pitch coloured set of sofas arranged into an L, soft looking pillows all around it and down on the pebble coloured carpet that closed the wooden floor, a square shaped center table sat in the middle with pretty candelabras atop of it only waiting to be lit in the dark night, it smells fresh flowers and she could see the flower pots by both endings. The view is breathtaking looking down below the railing is real backyard, almost like the one in their bathroom.

Checked, this is where she gets to spend her whole days.

She closed the door gently and made her way to where she can remember seeing the stairs the night before. Before she arrived at the staircase, their is a lobby like looking place that is opened widely, there are two colossal chairs and a coffee table beside the railing. Just where she needs to sit and view drama from above, it will be phenomenal. Wow, this man surely has a taste of house, what does she expect from a well renowned architect?

"Wow!" She gasped upon setting her foot on the first single spine straight stair, glass as the handrail.

The stairs is snow white, completely white that would've made your eyeballs bleed if not for it's beauty. She's never loved white like she does this man's Chamber. It is a curved staircase and in between it, you could see the ground to ceiling, that almost reached the floor industrial chandelier with longer chains lightened up even with the sunlight beaming through the windows. It really is a sight for sour eyes, she can't take her eyes off of it.

She stopped there to take a look at the whole house right from above the stairs, it is breathtaking. Everywhere is white, the white tuxedo L-shaped sofa, decoration, curtains, television stand and every other thing. The up and down looks entirely different since the second storey has more colours while the first one is completely bare of any colour except white. Hmm, maybe because he has maids lurking around to clean any particle of dirt. She wouldn't buy herself white stuff, it looks plain and not her type.

Though this is entirely something different.

"Can you believe the beauty of this place? I can't even walk around thinking I could dirty it." Suhayr jumped in fright hearing Tasneem's voice from underneath the stairs where she is standing in awe.

"What are you doing here? You gave me a fucking fright." She scolded then continue to trudge down the stairs slowly while searching behind if there is any trail of dirt from her barefooted feet.

"Duh, I will stay here with you for a week as per their tradition. You are not allowed to stay alone, I will be your cook for the time I stay here." Tasneem explained waiting for her at the last step on a rug.

"I don't understand this their traditional shit! What if you need privacy with your husband?" She made a face at the thought, not really meaning what came out from her mouth the negative way.

"Erhm, do you need privacy? I can leave for the day and come back tonight, I don't mind." Tasneem teased earning her a smack on the shoulder from Suhayr.

"I don't mean it like that but assuming you are in love with your husband and want to spend the first night, they are going to listen to you make love?" Her brows raise in distaste, she don't understand them at all.

"Who knows, they might just leave for the first night, I just came too. And Sus, you have another tradition for today again." Tasneem gave a mocking sympathetic smile to Suhayr managing to get her more pissed than she is at her douche of a husband.

"What is it all about because trust me, if my body or hair is going to be touched, then there is no way that will happen!" She exclaimed with hand gestures while looking around the home again in better view.

There is a credence table uniquely made and placed just underneath the staircase, adorned with some sort of plant. It makes the place look less grievous and more lively, a little though. The house needs makeover!

"No, you get more gifts and be introduced to the family or something like that. And you know what? They have so many relatives living in this palace, buckle up." Tasneem manage to pluck her away from staring at the colonial center table with mirror covering in the middle of the living room.

"What, I don't need to remember them all." She shrugged letting Tasneem guide her through her own home to a dining table.

Cattelan Italia skorpio keramik dining table sat calmly in front of her, beside it is a wall length glass window where that same backyard is staring back at her. She immediately sat down and stared at the place as plants get trimmed, grasses cut down while other guards water the flowers. For such cold hearted person, he's got such soft place in his home. He manage to get them to make his garden look appealing though he does not!

"Here, eat up and let's get you dressed. We don't want no one looking down at the future Queen." Tasneem exaggerated, placing a plate filled to the brim with sweet potato topped with almond butter, banana, chia seeds and hemp seeds, her mouth watered.

"I only love you because you know what to cook all the time." Suhayr said with a mouthful of food only to get scolded by the tartar she thought left the house.

Instantly ruining the connection she felt with the food in front of her.

"You are in my household so I expect you to eat with table manners." She gritted her teeth listening to him jeer her contemptuously at her early in the morning.

"Fuck your household! I eat the way I want and I dare you to stop me." Her words are envenomed with wrath, so much of it that Tasneem feared they will fight there.

Her friend switches mood more than a pregnant woman going into labour. She's never heard so much venom in her words but more of fire so hearing the spiteful malice filled in her words and the fact that she is sending them to a person she will live with doesn't sound any good. Suhayr is hot tempered, it takes great effort to calm her down after she reaches the furuncle point. Tasneem don't know which lane to take at the moment, she is quite stuck in between the married couple.

She needs to take the safe side.

"Hey, good morning. Should I serve the food to you too?" She send the question to Sa'eed who nodded hauntingly and sat down far away from Suhayr who is still boiling.

"I expect good manners from you or I send you to etiquette lesson classes. You know what you were getting yourself in when you married me!" He still didn't give up and continued talking after Tasneem disappeared.

"I dare you to take me there and see how much I impoverish you off your high horse." She intentionally filled her mouth with food to annoy him.

Sa'eed pinched the bridge of his nose already reddening the fair spot, he can't deal with this woman. If he thought she was crazy before, he will change that to public nuisance.

"You will and you shall do nothing to ruin my reputation. I can always wipe you from the face of earth, don't cross me." He shouldn't really use those threats on her but he can't help it, he is not as soft as he looks with words.

"Are you threatening me?" She is done ravishing the food now and placed her palms firmly beside the empty plate. It's a wonder she could eat with his annoying presence in front of her.

"What can you do?" He raised a mocking brow and a smirk that defines taunt.

"You don't want to know." She smirked back, hers filled with challenge, instigation and most of all daring. She even added the Arabian accent to mock him, hmm.

"And don't forget, I have it in my hands to trap you in webs of trouble, I don't make empty threats too." He called out when he saw her standing up.

"And don't forget too, I have it in me to ruin your business. Don't get too carried away, I haven't signed the papers yet!" With that, she took the last words and left the dining room just as Tasneem walked in.

Things aren't going good, she needs to do something!