Kano State, Nigeria.
2013.

Ramadhan is already rolling down the hill and everyone is scattered to get his or her eid outfits. It's the last ten days of Ramadhan and they are all missing it already. It was just sometime ago when she came back and fasting started but it is already waving at them. Falak loved every single bit of the time spent with her family during that time.

Her mother promised to take her to the village after eid and they will go there all together. She can't wait to go there, she's missed Marawiyyah a lot and so she kept a lot of things that she wanted to give her. She also missed the boy that saved her, well, that added more money to her when she ran away. She can't remember his name again but can remember his face so she has something for him too.

Her plan to save Huzaif and Jaiyana is kind of working. As she has planned and asked Google, she did just what was written. She is so happy with the outcome of it all. She never thought it would work but she is trying her best to make sure he doesn't move from their grip. He is still distancing himself from Jaiyana but not like before, he is not rude anymore, it happened the next day after she came back...

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Falak had started her cooking class with Jaiyana as planned the very next day. She got dressed in a shayla that looks like a dress then took her phone and left. She forgot that Jaiyana asked her to bring a book and a pen till after seeing Shaddad with his own papers and briefcase. He looks handsome as always and for the first time, he looked at her in another light. She doesn't know what it is in his eyes but there was something new there.

She shrugged and continue her journey to Huzaif's Chamber. Huzaif wasn't there when she entered so they had cooked lasagna and bolognese. It was kind of hard if Falak could say so herself so she had borrowed Jaiyana's book and wrote everything inside.

Once they were done, she had asked Jaiyana to go and have a bath and shave which she did without questions. It has been long since she last spent a lot of time in the bathroom. She always takes her bath in the morning and it was always quick because she wants to cook for him. Now that she is using a lot of things like before she got married, she had felt pampered and beautiful with her own skin.

"Do you notice Huzaif's favorite colour? Like any colour he loves so much?" She asked, trying to act like she doesn't know when she already know that it's mint green because Asad said each and everyone of them made sure that their favorite colour is the one used in their Chambers.

"Mint green." Jaiyana answered, slightly having clue of where everything is going and what is going on in Falak's head.

"Perfect! Now let's search for any mint green ankara that you may have." And they started searching around the whole closet coming out empty but that was before Falak pushed her head into the closet.

She squealed when she saw a mint green ankara that has silver embellished around but the mint green stood out too. She grinned, this is just perfect for them and to think the seamstress knows what she is doing because it's fitted gown. Falak threw the clothes at her and asked her to change into it immediately and she is waiting for her in the room while she use the bathroom.

Falak gave her a once over before pushing her to sit on the stool facing the vanity table. A quick phone call and a knock came from the door which Falak ran to open. A maid came in with a purple box in hand and Falak ushered her into Jaiyana's room who is confusingly staring at Falak like she has lost some nuts here and there. She knew Falak can be very stupid but she trust her with everything.

The gown fitted her in all the right places and she had closed the little cleavage that wanted to come out. She is going to tease him now so no skin is going to be opened. Her skin is lighter than Jabrayah's and it also suits her just like it suits Jabrayah.

"Jaiyana, this is a makeup artist and I want her to be doing your makeup straight till Ramadhan." She had stated and asked the maid to start making Jaiyana's face which she did subtly.

Twenty minutes later, Jaiyana was looking just like the day she stepped into the palace except for her weight that still didn't get back to normal. Falak asked the maid to leave after they both thank her and said they are looking forward to seeing her the next day at the same time. Her head was tied with the head tie and her makeup done with glistening jewelries.

"What are we doing?" Jaiyana asked, her voice sounding breathy because Huzaif is back in the Chamber and she could hear him in his room.

"It should be, what are you doing? Well, you are going to spray that perfume that I wanted to steal and those oud you have then go out there and serve your husband some food. Make sure he is looking at you and your perfuming is luring him in." Falak showed her her phone where she browsed how to lure my husband in an Islamic manner.

"Falak, what is wrong with you? Must you search that?" Jaiyana laughed, looking extremely amused with Falak childish beaming face.

"I don't know what to do and I've searched for this thing since I was in India. Now go and get your man, I'm leaving and don't tell him I was here." Falak whispered before tiptoeing through the backdoor where it will lead her to the palace garden.

Jaiyana sighed and started checking for the perfumes Falak had described before leaving. There is Bakhoor Al Khanger, Oud Muattar Ghaliya and Al Khanjar with the black perfume Falak had brought with her that very evening. She was reinvented, she felt new.

She got a call from Jaiyana as she squealed and said he was looking at her all through till she finished serving his food and he wasn't rude to her at all. Falak patted herself on the back before going for the next plan the next day.

The makeup was done and Falak had asked her to dress in a beautifully sewn ankara that is in fitted skirt and blouse that has little to no cleavage out in the open. She looks beautiful yet again and the same thing happened, he couldn't take his eyes off her. That is how they continue to lure him in till Ramadhan where he is already praying together with her during Zuhr because he always miss it due to sleeping in.

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Now Falak is trying the ankara that was brought to her, sewn into a beautiful fitted gown. The seamstress used another lace from behind her waist so it would look like a cape. She loves it then tried the other four two skirts and two flay gown. She is already in love with each piece before checking the ones she picked for Marawiyyah and Fikriyyah. She just wished Fikriyyah is back from wherever it is that she went in the city so she could see her after such a long time.

Two of the ankaras, she matched them with Jabrayah and Jaiyana because they said they have something planned for them this Eid. They never enjoyed their Eids because they are usually alone and their father won't let them out of his sight at that time of the year because he thinks every woman is bad.

Today, they are all going to eat at the garden and enjoy the night then pray Tarawih (a prayer done after ishā, usually during Ramadhan). She is looking forward to the end of the day and the reason is because she is going to see Shaddad. He left the second day of Ramadhan, he was needed in one of the hospitals that is in Sudan and he is coming back today so she is looking forward to dressing up. His friend owned the hospital and he asked help from Shaddad to which he agreed to help.

No, she hasn't given up but she doesn't talk to him now. She dress to impress and he will look before looking away which didn't bother her since he actually looks at her. She will sit right in front of him today and see whether he will be able to avoid her gaze or not. There is no need to act oblivious when she is still in love with him.

Later in the evening, everybody sat down on the huge mat that was spread in the garden to have Iftaar (breaking fast). She sat down right in front of him with only trays of fruits separating them. He almost smirked because she made it obvious that she wanted his attention so he gave her that. Not that he will be able to keep himself from not looking at her with the lights directly hitting her porcelain face.

Falak kept smiling whenever she'd feel his eyes on her and manage to cool it down with the help of Jaiyana. That is one step of her mission and she will move to ignoring him again till next time she comes back.

She didn't forget the quote Nevedita told her after hearing her one sided love. 'True love doesn't happen right away; it's an ever-growing process. It develops after you've gone through many ups and downs. When you've suffered together, cried together and laughed together.'

Though she still feels like she was the only one suffering, crying and laughing at her own self for being pathetic!

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Yoyoyoyo!
How are you all? I hope you all are enjoying the day and it's that beautiful day, Friday and what? The first day of Ramadhan! Can you believe how we are moving with Falak and the Royal family?😂 Anyways, updates will be very slow because I have a lot to tell Allah but I won't forget about you guys, don't forget me too🌚 I'll need all the prayers I'll get o! Thank you in advance as you pray for me❤
RQ; Would you rather be able to control animal with your mind or control electronics with your mind? Darn, I'll like all but I am picturing myself manipulating a Lion! Ah, who wouldn't want that? You?😂

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