"The most perfect believe in faith is the one whose character is the finest and one who is kindest to his wife" 

~Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W)  in Hadith of Tirmidhi

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Iqraam 

Today was the walkathon and it was heavily raining outside 

we stood in the corridors of the public school and stared at the pouring rain 

"We are sorry to announce that the rain has no chance of stopping anytime soon, so to those of my fellow members not wanting to walk in the pouring rain, it is fine with us if you wish to leave, and to those who wish to continue with the walkathon, please proceed to the main entrance, as we start the walkathon" said the principal in the speakers and i turned to ammi 

"You will not be walking, ammi" i told her firmly and she laughed

'Of course i am! without me, this walkathon is incomplete!" she retorted and i sighed

"Ammi, you will catch a cold and get sick!" i tried to explain her but she shook her head 

"Its for a good cause, raising money for the kids...its amazing to be part of such an event" she said and Loriza aunt agreed 

apparently the whole Ibrahim and Edris family was here for this event

"Okay....but with umbrella's" i said and ammi gladly agreed 

soon everyone walked out in the rain and Shumayll grinned at me

"'ts 'ikin 'old" he managed as he stood out in the rain and i laughed at his attempt to say 'Its freaking cold' 

i stepped out under the open skies, the rain drops began hailing on me and sending shivers down my spine

i turned to Ruqayyah who stood there with Huma bhabhi and Iqra 

Nafaasat and Nabaahat were with some of their college friends 

made me wander why Iqra doesn't have any- i mean she must have turned a little social lately?

i sighed and smiled at them 

"Its a walkathon, Iqra, you have to walk!" remarked Shumayll and Iqra growled

"I understand, i don't need a tutor to tell me what it is!" she retorted and i chuckled

"Come on, the rain is slightly pouring, walk under the umbrella's" i said and she nodded

the three girls opened their umbrella's and walked into the pouring rain 

we walked to the gates and i was glad that the kids were home 

since it was raining, ammi asked Namaan (Who did not want to get wet in the rain) to look after the three kids, Sohayll, Zaik and Zahi 

we stood infront of the huge school gates and when it opened, we began walking 

there was a band infront of us and then the students and then us 

Iqra, being iqra, decided it would be fun to throw water in Shumayll's eyes and soon the duo were fighting over water splashes 

Iqra whined when water entered her brand new all star sneakers and Shumayll grinned in victory 

"I will get you back!!!" she yelled as she kicked water towards him 

the streets had water over them but it was clean rain water, not the dirty waters 

"Haha- i am wearing flip flops!!!" Shumayll showed Iqra his tongue and Iqra growled 

she sprinted in a blink of an eye and stepped on Shumayll's flip flops 

he toppled and fell to the watery street

Iqra burst out laughing and i helped the poor red faced guy up 

"You alright?" i asked him and he growled

"Don't kill me when i kill your sister- no i will torture her to DEATH!" he growled and stared at his broken flip flops and growled in anger again 

i chuckled and nodded

"I will not let you kill her- i love her too much you know" i grinned at him and Iqra hugged me and left me making a weird face coz she got moist from my wet clothes

"Right- I can't believe my flip flops, my 200 rand flip flops just broke coz of her!" he whined and i laughed

"If it helps you feel better, we both will walk barefoot" i said and he looked up to me shocked and i nodded

he smiled and bro hugged me 

"Shall we?" he grinned and i laughed 

taking off my flipflops, i walked barefoot in the rain on the streets of Durban!

the coldness had made my feet numb and i started to feel sorta cold too 

"We are almost near" said Ruqayyah walking beside me with her umbrella and i sent a grin her way 

"Yeah i know-" i replied as i continued to walk 

"Are you okay? You are walking without shoes" she said taking the flip flops from my hand 

"Nahh its cool-" i said trying to take it back but she refused 

"Look-" she pointed to Iqra and i gave her a confused look 

"her legs, idiot!" she said and i growled 

"Sorry" she squeaked and i laughed

"What about it?" i asked looking back to Iqra 

"Shes without shoes- her sneakers is in her hands over her shoulder" replied Ruqayyah and thats when i saw the picture 

"Iqra!!" i called out and we sped walked to her 

'Yes bhai?" she asked turning to me 

we were walking and i was afraid if she would catch a cold

"Wear your shoes now" i demanded and she shook her head

"Sorry bhai but its wet and i feel cold" she replied giving me a sad face and i sighed

"Fine then i will just have to pick you up!" i grinned and she began laughing

"I am too heavy for you to pick me, bhai!" she replied and i chuckled

"Nope-" with that i picked my little sister up 

she was heavy but i could do so 

"Want a piggy back ride?" i asked her and she laughed 

'No, i want to walk, so let me down!" she said and i shook my head and continued to walk 

"I will tell bhabhi..." she said and i shook my head

"You have nothing to tell her" i replied and she grinned deviously 

"Let me down or i will tell her about the girl who showed up home 3 years ago thinking-" she siad and i set her to the ground 

"Okay you win- just don't play around with water too much" i said and she grinned

"See dear brother, i have known you all my life- i hide all your secrets and lies- not that you lied anytime but i was there even in the tiniest happiness or sadness in your life!" she grinned and i nodded

i kissed her forehead and she smiled

"And i love you for that- i am hoping someone good would take you away" i said and she groaned

"An unfortunate someone good" retorted Shumayll from beside me and Iqra growled

"Not like i want to get married!" she said and Shumayll made faces at her 

sometimes i forget they are in their twenties- esp Shumayll 

Ruqayyah walked beside me as Iqra and Shumayll walked ahead of us, bickering again 

"I swear they will marry one day" muttered Ruqayyah and i laughed

"That day, will be the last of one of them- they can't go a day without verbally abusing each other- i am surprised they agreed to be under the same roof for years!" i said and Ruqayyah laughed

"Maybe.... they will realize?" said Ruqayyah and i chuckled

"Nabaahat might have an interest in him and i can't risk two sisters to the same guy" i replied 

i was serious about it 

i did not want to be the guy who has to chose between sisters 

i know i would end up being unfair to one of them and that would probably be Iqra and that girl is such an idiot, she would not speak about it nor go against my rules 

i did not want to oppress or compel her to do something she doesn't want 

"Oh yeah- i forgot about that.... " she muttered and i nodded

"But Iqra did say something... about.... a guy... then she stopped coz she said she was not ready" she added 

i halted in my tracks 

"Iqra what?" i whispered to her careful not to let Iqra hear it 

"Oh that...umm......... i will tell you at home- look we already here!!" she fake squealed and i sighed

the end was at the Durban Civic Center- all school functions were held here and Ibrahim empire was one of its major investors

"Welcome to the Civic Center!!! Thank you to our investors and our members, for gathering here today to witness the walkathon collection for the Durban Public School-" said the host and i smiled

better them not knowing i am here 

Shumayll stood by my side and i bet in between this hundred or so people, we will not get noticed

"Better not get noticed..." he whispered and i nodded 

the umbrella's did a great job at hiding us 

the function finished, a US dollar was donated per person for the walkathon and i was glad we could help 

slowly we walked out of the center and since we were all wet from the still pouring rain, we decided to walk home 

it was not far, just a 15 minute walk 

Shumayll tagged along though 

i stepped into the warmth of the house and immediately felt sticky 

"I am hitting the shower first!" i said to Ruqayyah as i ran up to the room 

yanking a towel off the rack, i stepped into the hot shower 

i felt the muscles in my body relax 

i was cold like... frozen! from the cold waters 

i walked out with the towel around my waist when i saw Ruqayyah sitting on the couch, braiding her hair 

i walked to her and stood infront of her 

'The water from your body is dripping on the floor" she said without looking up from her braid

I chuckled and shook my head

i strode into the closet and changed into shorts and vest 

the room was heated luckily and i could wear comfortable clothing

"We have an interview in two hours" said Ruqayyah taking a seat beside me 

she wore a 'loony tune' tees that reached her waist and leggings underneath 

her hair was in a long braid 

"Wow you look pretty" i winked and she blushed 

she set crossed legged indian style on the bed and faced me 

"So what was about Iqra you were saying..?" i asked her and she sighed

"I think she likes someone..... but something made her think otherwise and i don't know" she said and i chuckled

my sister likes a guy?

wait- 

'WHO.IS.HE?" i growled and Ruqayyah sighed deeply 

"See, this is why she never tells you these things!" retorted Ruqayyah and i thought for a while

"Oh yeah...." i said and she nodded playing with the ends of her hair 

"Oh and another thing-" she said looking up to me and i urged her to continue 

"You need to stop taking so many showers!" she said and my mouth hung open 

"What? I hardly take showers!" i replied back crossing my arms over my chest and she laughed

'Right- before Fajr, you shower, after that, when you hit the gym, you shower, when you reach home anytime, you shower, you go back to work and return home, shower and before you sleep, you shower- dude do you not know anything about conservation of water!?!" she asked me and i stared at her 

wow, she did her research 

"okkayy........ so...... i can't just remain sweaty and go out without a shower!" i replied and she laughed

"You minimize them! you don't need to shower every time you enter the house from outside! and in this season, i doubt there will be any need for 10 showers a day!" she exaggerated 

i sighed and ran my hand through my hair 

"Alright.............. since when did my wife become so clever?" i winked at her and i leapt up slowly from my place on the couch 

she chuckled and shifted back 

"Oh i am very smart! smarter than you know me to be" she retorted and continued to shift back 

i caught her by the waist and she gasped 

smirking i leaned into her and placed a kiss on her forehead

pushing her shoulders down slowly, i places kisses on her eyes that had fluttered close. and her pink cheeks 

by now i was hovering over her and she was crimson, her hands making contact with my chest 

"You were saying......." I whispered, my voice slow and steady 

her eyes flickered open and went wide 

"N-no-nothing" she stuttered as i placed small kisses on her jaw and she fisted on my vest 

her let out a heavy breath and all too soon my lips hovered over her 

passionately and romantically- 

i kissed her 

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ahem- salaam- 

so hows u all? 

I added Iqra and Iqraam moment- sorta- 

Interviews will be after 2 or 3 chapters- 

since i don't have questions yet- 

hihihii

i love u all!! 

last chapter had comments (alot) about his shower habit- hahaa- i laughed at it- i love my readers, you all are hilarious (the good way) n never fail to make me laugh!- so i added the shower thing too- 

so yah 

you know you are an author when you are typing the chapter update and then it gets cold and you wrap blankets around you yet u write- hahah- me now 

anyways.........

RCV 

i love u all!!

muahhh

~Queen