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Be consistent in your acts of worship. Small, daily doses are better than one huge chunk and then nothing at all. The Almighty loves those deeds that are done consistently. Remember, baby steps and build it up progressively. That way, you’re more likely to have staying power.

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"They were just hating" she laughed and after that we left and decided not to go for dinner since we had a meal at Salma's room.

The coach called me and warned that I don't involve myself in any kinda fight or exchange of words, he said I was lucky this time but he doesn't think nature will work in my favor again, I chuckled when he used the word "nature" because it was way off but I agree with what he said.

CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR
Nasir's POV
"I really enjoyed the meal we had" Hammad opened the door to our room

"To be honest, I actually enjoyed your Ifuteeer" Jackson smiled widely.

"What!!, What did you say?" I started laughing uncontrollably

"It's okay dude" Hammad flatly said but I couldn't keep shut and in no time, the two of them joined me.

"It's Iftaar Mr Smith" I tapped his back like a dad will do to his 14 year old kid

"Don't touch me dude, I've taken your correction, if...ifu.., dang it" he hit a chair with his leg in frustration

"How's it with your roommate?" Hammad removed his shirt and sat down

"Hmm, nothing out of place, he's a cool guy" Jackson replied

"Well, any plans for tomorrow?" I chipped in

"What are we supposed to do about the waiter that you guys caught and didn't do anything about" Hammad rolled his eyes

"It wasn't as if we didn't want to, I actually had an idea of exactly what we..." My phone interrupted and I quickly answered

"Hello, Uncle Jalal, As-salamu alaikum" I stood up quietly and walked to the window, wow, this window is large. A person can actually go out through this, well, it isn't a nice idea because it's at the backyard and there's little space there, unless the person wants to pay a visit to his grave. The view is marvellous.

"Nasir, u said the boy's name is Saleh Suleiman?" Uncle Jalal asked me, his voice had an unusual tone, I hope all is well

"Yes sir, His surname is Saleh" I replied

"Damn it!!" he shouted and I heard a very hard bang on the table

"Is everything okay?"

"Nothing is okay, that boy is Mr Saleh's son, a business tycoon and politician. That man is a terrible dealer in..." He kept quiet for a second, it was as if someone was talking to him.

"Listen, just...don't...try as much as possible to stay away from him, we are handling lots of matters here and if anything gets wrong over there, it'll be a problem for us all" Immediately he said that, he just ended the call and left me with a bunch of questions.

I narrated what conspired during the call, Hammad didn't say anything but Jackson was a bit uncomfortable.

"I know Mr Abram and Mr Saleh, sources have it that my dad left us because of them" Jackson looked down

"I still don't understand, you guys should open up and tell me everything, my dad and his friend are concealing everything and then, you guys that I call my friends are doing worse. Well, it's understandable, I just met you..." It became so annoying so I just had to spill, with my voice getting louder on each word

"It's okay, breathe in and breathe out" Hammad smiled a one sided smile

"Jax is the son of Mr and Mrs Abram, the duo are very good working together, any where you see one, you must find the other. Jax's parents business is clearly an illegal one but there's nothing against the, for now though. He has being arrested multiple times but always finds a way out, either by his lawyer or no witness and other things though, he's a lucky man. The witnesses always end up being killed. So far, no one has had the guts to stand up against him, my father once wanted to do it, he was a lawyer then. Family relatives objected because it was very dangerous to dig into his case..." I just looked at Hammad who was explaining, I was astonished.

"...hmm, his wife goes around carrying out his bad deeds, at a time. They planned acting divorced, I mean it was so shocking because even the media was involved in their divorce shit. Mrs Abram made a lotta friends with hee husband's opponents, she succeeded in having business deals with them which resulted in a great loss for them"

"How did that happen?" I asked him

"Well, after having information about their plans and projects, she went back to her husband and that's how it was used against them" Jackson answered me

"One of your dad's branches went down during that time because it had a corrupted manager" Hammad said

"How do you guys know all of this?..." I asked them, then for a second

"...ehh, your dad is a judge while your brother is..." I said

"Well, the information is much, to be honest. Suleiman's dad is a politician, before he went into politics, he was into business with Mr Abram and the bond didn't break after he went into politics" Jackson continued

"It became stronger" I guessed and the two of them nodded their heads

"Brenda's parents are a bit on the low, his mum is a very successful model. She has some good looks" Jackson added

"Looks way younger than her age and his father is also a business man" Hammad completed the puzzle

"The three of them are all related" I quietly said

"My dad was very friendly with Mrs Abram that day..."

"Hmm, it's just a camouflage" Jackson laughed

"I've once heard my dad say that he thinks the trio are a Mafia, however nothing legally against them still" Hammad said

"I don't even know anything about my dad's business and all"I felt so bad

"I don't know exactly what to say but you need to patch things up with your parents, sit them down and talk to them, ask for answers. Communication is key" Hammad looked at me, I was surprised, how did he know I wasn't in good terms with my parents. I looked at him questioningly and he just smiled

"My dad knows your dad, they know each other, infact on that day we visited your house. I was surprised your dad pretended he didn't know me. Later on, I realized he didn't want you to break our friendship because to be frank, I knew you were on fiyaaaahhh at that time" Hammad laughed

"Yeahh, same here" Jackson said

Now, I understand everything.

"The teachers in school always stay away from Jax and his problem, one mistake and the teacher will be fired" our conversation went on, I got to know a lot about our school.

Jackson couldn't even list the number of teachers that have being fired because of Jax and Saleh.

"Brenda is just an idol, I sometimes pity him to be honest, he was never like this in junior high" Hammad filled a glass with water and sat down on the chair

"He's like a toy to Jax" Jackson added

"It's late, goodnight dudes" Jackson walked out of our room.

"Fuck!!" I heard him curse, I was about to stand up but Hammad told me to let him be

"He probably just hit his leg somewhere, he's clumsy" He chuckled

"I have a question Hammad"

"Hmm" he nodded his head, a go ahead sign

"Do you know anything about my mum?" he raised his head  Immediately the words left my mouth

"What do you mean?" He asked me

"You know what I mean" I flatly answered him

"I know nothing, I don't even understand your question" he quickly climbed the bed and covered his entire body.

I didn't say anything because it was clear he didn't want to answer my question.

Earlier on, we planned to visit a good number of places. The coach told us we could spend the day out since there was nothing special to do. Salma agreed to tag along.

Salma's POV
I had a great time in the evening though the day wasn't so much of a bed of roses for either of the four of us.

As per our plans to spend the day out of the hotel, I got some casuals ready for the next day. A black tight jean, black long sleeve body hug shirt with a long grey off sleeve kimono, grey crinkled scarf, a pair of black sandals and a black purse.

After I got my clothes for the next day, I called my dad, we had a very brief and interesting discussion. I didn't call my mum because she didn't call me either and I'm still alive without her so....

Maryam managed to video call me on WhatsApp, it was just for a few minutes and I'm really happy she did that.

"Yeahh, is it okay?" I shoved a cookie into my mouth and Aunt Zee just laughed at my action

"It's okay, infact it's an epic match, nice job" she approved of everything I decided to wear.

"How's uncle?" I picked another cookie

"Your uncle is right here" She smiled widely

"I couldn't stay away from my life saver" He grinned

"Uncle Zayn, Uncle Zayn" I called out his name and laughed

After a few minutes, we ended the call and I slept. In the morning, my alarm woke me up, prayed Fajr and quickly dressed up.

I got ready early because I know if they come and meet me not ready, they'd drag me out of my room in my PJs.

My exams will be two weeks after we leave this country, I pray the boys are successful because this is their last game as the school's players.

I'm really hungry but I decided not to go downstairs for anything because I had this kinda negative feeling, maybe something bad will happen or...I don't just understand.

Someone knocked on the door, I wanted to open it but I remembered what Hammad said so I decided to call him to ask if they were the ones.

"Hey Salma, are you okay?" His voice came through

"Hmm, yeahh, I'm okay" I decided not to tell him anything again, used to go on trips like this and nothing happened to me so I guess nothing will happen now either.

I went ahead and opened the door, it was a waiter.

"Good morning, this breakfast package was sent for you" he stretched out his hands which were holding a wrapped tray.

"No, it's the wrong room number" I was about to close the door but he stopped me and said he was sure it's my room.

"Hmm, it's not my room, okay? Get the fudge outta here" I jammed the door

I'm so surprised at how I've being acting these past few days, how could I talk to him in that manner.

I walked back to the door and opened it

"Heyy, come" I called him and apologised for my behavior.

"I think the sender made a mistake, just go back and make things clear, ok? I'm not expecting anything from anyone" I explained

He nodded his head and walked away silently.

"Good morning" we greeted each other when Hammad and the boys came, without wasting any time we took the elevator downstairs.

"You guys should walk like humans please, I'm about to die from hunger right now". Jackson complained

"You are always hungry" Nasir laughed

"To be honest, we are very late, it's past 11am now, we are supposed to be getting ready for lunch" Hammad supported Jackson

"You are right" I joined them too

"You too Salma?" Nasir chuckled and I raised my hands

A driver was assigned to take us to wherever we want, on our arrival at a cafe not far from the hotel, Jackson didn't even say anything to us. He just went ahead to the counter and ordered breakfast for us all.

No one objected to what he did, we just munched in silence.

After the breakfast, we visited a whole bunch of places, I really enjoyed this outing.

"It has been ages I had fun like today"

"This is just the beginning" Jackson opened the car door and jumped in

The three of them were at the back while I was in the front seat.

"Don't forget our exams are by the corner"

"Oh come on"

"Really?"

Immediately I said that Nasir and Hammad just started whining and saying I'm a bad pill for relaxation while Hammad said it's a good thing I reminded them.

"Tomorrow is the beginning of your games, right?" They nodded their heads.

Goodluck" I smiled

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