How can i forget someone who gave me so much to remember!

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Iqraam

the first thing i noticed about Ruqayyah when i met her outside her apartment was that my scent was still with her

i could smell my perfume from here

Did i mention it was a strong perfume that usually came into effect after shower? and sorta stays for days?

yeah.... its really strong- Oham Colognes are very strong scented

"Wait a minute-" said Iqra stranding up straight and sniffing the air

"What?" asked Ruqayyah adjusting the half asleep Zahi in her arms

she was wearing a long dress with hijab and niqab- it was the first time i saw her wearing something other than abhaya

"What happened?" i asked Iqra and she smirked

"Why do i smell you here?" she asked me and i face palmed myself

"Because i am here!" i replied and she shook her head

"Your scent is too strong-" she muttered and shook her head

I looked at Ruqayyah and her eyes were wide

i smirked and winked at her before opening the locks for them to enter

I watched as Ruqayyah secured Zahi on her child seat before getting inside herself

"Did you pour your whole bottle of perfume on you?" asked Iqra and i sighed

"Salaam to you too!" i said and she replied before firing the question

"I broke it, alright-" i said and she shut up

i drove to the main hall, Shumayll agreed to pick up all the deserts from the shop for me

"You people move inside, i will get Zahi" i said and Ruqayyah shook her head

Iqra was already half way and it was dark outside

i had left home after magrib

"Your relatives are here- they will want to know about Zahi so leave it" she explained and i sighed

"go inside Ruqayyah, i will get Zahi!" i said and she shook her head as she unbuckled Zahi who was still asleep

She tried waking her up but i stopped her

"leave her- let her sleep- i will take her up to the room and let her sleep it off- don't worry- someone will be there to take care of her" i said and after much hesitation Ruqayyah nodded

placing a kiss on her cheeks, Ruqayyah walked inside the hall

I turned to the asleep Zahi

Taking her in my arms, i shut the door and locked my SUV

i walked inside the halls and hardly people were here, those who were greeted me on the way as i walked to the adjoined room in the hall

I opened the door and a wiff of dust entered my nose

Zahi shifted my arms but i kept steady as i walked inside

the people who own this hall said it was already clean so the dust?

the room was cozy and small and really neat

i lay Zahi on the bed in the middle and she shifts until she feels comfortable

she was wearing a cute blue dress and black leggings

guess she was not much of a kameez girl

i smiled at her sleeping figure

wander how much of her features come from Ruqayyah?

again, i was filled with an known emotion... the emotion of loving her, the emotion of knowing just maybe... she loves me too?

i walked outside the room and gently shut the door, leaving the lights open

i walked to Nafz and grinned

"I need a favor from you-" i said and she nodded

i noticed her dress was same as Iqra's except it was of a different color

"Can you look out for Zahi- she is in that room sleeping-" i said pointing to the room and she nodded

"Sure-" she said and i hugged her

"You are a life saver!" i said and she laughed

i walked out to meet my relatives

only about guests were here

this is coz ammi said she wanted the ones who mattered to us, to both abba and her, most of them were abba and her friends as abba's family don't like ammi's and nor does ammi's like abba's

i greeted them and then the program started

the imaam gave a brief speech on the importance of family and how they matter to everyone

after that was the dua and then the fruits and 'Halwa' (sweet dish), fried peas, brownies and what not were given out as people mingled

the food was a buffet so no problem there

finally after i had given out the fruits and sweets with everyone, i walked into the hall kitchen and searched about for Halwa

"What are you looking for?" asked Ruqayyah as she set the things on the table

"Halwa" i said honestly

She held the bowl up and i held my plate out

Namaan, abba, Shumar, Shumayll, Shaheer bhai, Umaiz uncle (Shumayll's father) and daadi mah entered the kitchen with dishes

They placed everything on the table and began taking out their food

i stood there enjoying the halwa and grinning at their foolishness

Shumayll took out his food, Iqra took it from him, forcefully and stood beside me grinning

"I got food!" she said and i chuckled

"You took it from him!" i said nodding to Shumayll

"Same thing" she muttered as she ate her fried peas

"Halwa?" asked ammi and i nodded

it was my favorite dish

no matter how much oil or 'ghee' was used in it

She gave me another scoop before walking away to the rest

the kitchen started emptying and the girls were left with Ruqayyah

I stood at my place, still eating my loved Halwa and Shumayll stood beside me with the same dish

"When are you proposing her?" he asked me and i turned to him

"Who?" i asked him

"Ruqayyah bhabhi!" he grinned and i chuckled

"I asked her to marry me alot of times and she always said no" i reminded him and he smirked

"I think this time the answer may be different-" he said and my head snapped right to him

"How do you know?" i asked him

he shrugged

"I don't know... she seems more open with you now... plus she would not answer and look away when i tease her-" he said and i chuckled eating my halwa

How can something taste so good?

'hey ammi- who made the halwa?" i asked ammi

"Oh it was Loriza!" she replied and i grinned at Loriza aunty

"Oh please! I made it coz i knew my son likes it!" she said smiling at me

"Mah- you have another son here who also loved halwa to the moon and back" said Shumayll pouting

"Yeah except even moon guards are smart enough not to let you on the moon!" retorted Iqra

"Funny Iqra, no wander animal channel, wild and endangered species, rejected you for their documentary!" Shumayll replied back putting a spoon of Halwa in his mouth

Iqra laughed

"Wow how many times will you use that line on me? I bet its tired of you!" she smirked while taking a piece of watermelon

"Well you are a baboon and baboons don't belong here!" he replied smirking

Iqra laughed away but did not reply

Shumayll smirked in victory as he ate more of Halwa

I saw Ruqayyah walk out of the room and i guess she went to Zahi

i looked about and Iqra was gone too

i smiled

at least my sister and Ruqayyah are able to connect...

"Bro- chill out!" said Shumayll and i laughed

Soon it was Isha and we stood for our prayers

after Isha, dinner was served

everyone had an amazing dinner, they said so, and then we gave out desserts

it was chocolate cake with whipped cream and cherries on top

i, on the other hand, was eating cheese cake with ice cream and fruit mix, all in one

"Hwelloh" said Zahi as she stood infront of me in the males side

i was near the door to the passage that led to the kitchen

"hey spidey!!" i said as i picked her up and set her on my lap

"Want some cake and ice cream?" i asked her and she nodded

Shumayll was beside me feeding Sohayll who would grab some bites from me too

I fed her the desert and remembered she did not eat dinner

"Did you eat your dinner?" i asked her and she shook her head

"Come on, lets get you dinner-" i said and she nodded

we walked into the kitchen and i bent down to her level

"What do you want to eat?" i asked her

"Birwayanwi" she muttered playing with the bow of her dress

I took out biryani in one plate and Ruqayyah walked inside

"Oh there you are- Iqraam, let me feed her-" said Ruqayyah and i nodded giving her the plate of Biryani

"thank you for looking out for her" she said and i shook my head

"No probz- thank you for looking out for my sister" i said and her posture tensed

"About that- can we umm.. talk... after i feed her- that is" she said and i nodded

"I am outside with Shumayll and the rest for now-" i said and she nodded

i walked outside and Sohayl leapt into my arms

"heya little mahn- what happened?" I asked him and he grinned

he was 2 years old and very smart i would say

i played around with him when everyone started leaving

bidding off everyone goodbye and goodnight, i walked back into the kitchen to see it clean

wow my family does do fast kinda job

"Iqraam, people have left.... we should leave too" said ammi and i searched for Zaik

i have not seen that falla the whole afternoon

"Ammi have you seen Zaik?" i asked her and she nodded

"He was with Shumar the whole afternoon, they seem to get along just fine!" she said and i nodded

Everyone cleared out the kitchen, loading anything of home into the SUV's that came and setting up the place

i stood infront of the hall, waiting for Ruqayyah to come outside

there was something she wanted to tell me

Iqra stood beside me and i put my arm over her shoulder

she leaned onto my shoulder and sighed deeply

"Is something wrong, kitkat?" i asked her and she shook her head

"No, nothings wrong" she replied but i could sense it was a lie

"What happened?" i asked her and she shook her head

"nothing" she replied

"You can tell Ruqayyah but not me? i am hurt dear sister" i said and she laughed slightly

Shumayll approached us and grinned

"Sett bro, night- Allah Hafiz" he said giving me a manly bro hug and flicking Iqra's head

"Night Fluffy" he said smiling before he walked away

i turned to Iqra to ask her about this fluffy thingi but she was staring at Shumayll's retreating back

what just happened?

I shook my head and decided to make them both answer later

Ruqayyah came and Zaik was with her while Zahi was already running to me

"Iqqrraa maasiii!!" she squealed as she ran into Iqra's arms

or not- she was running to Iqra

I chuckled

Iqra walked with Zaik and Zahi with her to the SUV and Ruqayyah walked beside me

i left a LOT of distance between us as we walked

"So what was it about Iqra you wanted to talk about?" i asked her and she shook her head

"leave it- oh yes- i will not be at work tomorrow-" she said and turned to me

"Why?" i asked her

i was planning on working from home coz i was tired today

"I am going to Cape town-" she said and i gave her a puzzled look

"Yeah... cape town- with the kids... their grandparents are here... they want to meet them-" she said and i shook my head

"Which grandparents, your parents or Musawwir's?" I asked her

she looked down at the ground

"Musawwir's- because they want their custody- i can't lose my kids when i got them back 3 years ago!" she said

"3 years ago? But Zaik is 5" i said and she sighed

"And this is why i did not want you involved in my life-" she said and i growled

"What had happened during that time, Ruqayyah?" I asked her halting on my tracks

"N-Nothing- leave it-" she said walking away

"For now- but please please know that no matter what..." i said and she turned to me

my eyes met hers and i smiled genuinely

"I will always love you-" i ended and her eyes turned glassy

Before i could speak, she sped walked and set in the car

I got in and started the ignition

home it is!

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the next morning was not so good

my mind kept replaying her words

she was paying a visit to his family?

they wanted the kids custody?

but she does not want to lose them after having them for 3 years?

that last on did not make sense to me

I opened my phone and dialed her number

"How are you going to cape town?" i asked her as soon as she answered

"jeez... As salaam" she said and a smile formed on my face

it was 9 in the morning and i knew i had not woken her up so yah

"was salaam, when and how are you going to cape town?" i asked her

"We are going by the flight- at 12pm-" she said calmly and i sighed

i did not want her to go to them

"Can't you not go?" i asked her and she chuckled at the other line

"No.... plus maybe this is the last time the kids will be seeing their father and grandparents, i have full custody and i don't want them to meet again" she explained and i sighed

"okay...." i said in defeat when an idea hit me and i grinned

"Allah hafiz" she said and i did the same

hanging up, i checked the time, almost 10am

how am i suppose to get a ring in like 2 hours?

i sprinted downstairs to ammi

I set infront of her and inhaled a deep breath

"What will you do if i tell you that i wanted to propose Ruqayyah?" i asked her and she stared at me

all too soon, she hugged me tight

"I will say, go for it- wait where is the ring?" she asked letting me go

I screwed my eyes shut

"thats the problem..... i have 2 hours- well 1 and a half- to find one and get to the airport before she leaves for Cape town" i said and ammi face palmed herself

"you and your father are the same" she muttered as she stood up

she stood infront of her closet, walked inside, shuffled around and walked outside smiling

she handed me a black box and grinned

"Open it-" she said and i did so

it was a ring- silver with the infinity sign, that was embedded with black gems. it seemed rare and very precious

"Whos is this?" i asked her

"It was what your father gave me when he proposed- of course the wedding ring will be different but for now this should do-" she said and i nodded

I put the ring back into its box and stood up

"Where are you going?" she called out

"Propose her?" i said in a duh tone and she shook her head

"Na'ah- you need to shower, change into good clothes and then go" she said and i looked down at my clothes

they were good

it was an Armani suit okay!

"You look like a businessman- look like a boy for once!" said ammi and i sighed

once my siblings heard the news, they got excited and squealed and what not

soon i was in shower as ammi picked out a good outfit for me

i hardly let her do it

i usually wear suit that is all black so yah

"Iqraam, hurry up!!!!!" yelled ammi and i walked out of the shower, my towel wrapped around my waist

"Wear this and put on deodorant!" she said and i laughed

"Ammi my perfume is on each of my clothes, so a deodorant will not work over it" i said and she grinned

kissing my forehead she walked outside muttering 'My baby is so grown up'

i got ready in the black jeans and blue tees that had the logo of 'Adidas'

my sweater was out as it was getting cold every hour

effects of Christmas

finally i got dressed and took my black nikes downstairs

putting my 'Samsung S6 edge' into my pocket with my wallet and the ring, i hugged ammi and abba as they gave me best wishes

"If she says no- get down on your knees and stay like that until she says yes! she will though" said abba and ammi hit his arm

"Go Iqraam, Allah Hafiz" she said and i nodded

getting into my SUV, i drove to the airport

the clock read 11:50

another 10 minutes?

Wallahi how did i get so late?

I drove on high speed and came to a stop at the air port entrance

i swiped my card and i was let into private parking

i parked the SUV and stepped out, locking it after making sure i had the ring with me

let alone anything else

I sprinted into the air port and looked for the Cape Town flight gate

it read gate 7

i ran towards Gate 7, and guess what?

it had at the least of 8 or 9 niqabi's!

i closed my eyes praying to Allah to find her for me

i opened my eyes and searched the place for a familiar figure

my gaze halted when i felt my heart skip a beat

she stood in the line as the attendant took the visa's

I sprinted to her and she turned to me

i stood a meter away from her and gazed into her beautiful eyes

the guards pushed me and the ring fell to the floor

her eyes went wide and she stood still, her eyes still locked to mine

i went down on my knees and picked it up

she stood there frozen

i walked to her and knelt down on my knees

looking down i said my prayers and began

"I never knew someone could mean so much to me until i found you- i never knew what love was until i saw you.... i want you to complete half my deen- not just be my queen" i asked looking up to her

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there you have it ladies and gentlemen, the proposal!

the answer?

i don't know! :p

Anyways...

i love u all

heaps

if i dont reply to comments please know my phone app is not allowing me to do so- something is wrong-

happy Sunday people!

muahh

love u all

~aaliyah