family is like a precious jewel- rare and hard to find!

~anon 

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Iqraam 

okay so i admit that i was a little insecure to let her go all alone to a place that once hurt her so i came here as well- 

now i had to face a fuming Ruqayyah and all i was doing was praying to Allah that she would not be angry at me 

and i managed to handle her 

as we walked downstairs, we came to a halt at the base of the stairs 

what. the. heck?

Shumayll was seated beside Iqra, and they were not fighting, but that did not shock us- 

what shocked us was the fact that Ruqayyah's mother was feeding them snacks, her father was chatting animately with Shumayll who looked like he was trapped and her sister was smiling down at Iqra and eyeing Shumayll 

in short- her family were being hospitable towards them and this freaked my best friend and sister out- 

Ruqayyah looked up to me and i shrugged 

how was i suppose to know what was happening?

"Whats going on?" asked Ruqayyah as she walked into the living room 

her mother looked up and smiled at Ruqayyah 

"Oh- they are our guests, Ruqayyah! We must treat them nicely- now dear Iqraam, would you like some breakfast?" she asked me and my gaze shifted to Ruqayyah and she sighed 

"Fine i will make him something" she said and her mother nodded

"Uzma, help your sister!" she said and then ushered me to the living room 

Iqra grinned at me and Shumayll coughed 

"So Iqraam, what do you do?" asked her father eyeing me 

"Umm...... i make and modify cars" i said taking a piece of samosa that Iqra was offering me 

"Ohh- so i heard you race too?" he asked me and i silently nodded my head 

"We deal mainly in race cars" i said after i finished eating my samosa 

food first!

"Ohh- and what do you do, young man?" he asked Shumayll and Shumayll grinned at him 

"I work....... at a tech company" he replied smirking at me 

liar! 

god this guy!

well he was right in a way- he did work for the Edris Tech company except he was the CEO 

"Oh.. and you, dear?" he asked Iqra and she smiled politely 

"I am a designer- college student" she replied and he nodded

"Oh come on- eat more dears!!" he said pushing plates towards us 

"Get up, people- breakfast is ready" called out Ruqayyah and we looked up 

Shumayll lit up with the thought of food, Iqra slapped his head and he whined but did not fight- wow they were being civilized!

never thought i would see this day 

her father guided us to the dining hall and i took my seat beside Zahi, Iqra set beside her and Shumayll set beside Zaik who was in between Shumayll and I 

Ruqayyah served us food along with Uzma and her mother 

Breakfast was not the usual indian ones 

they had managed to make pancakes and syrup with a glass of juice for all 5 of us 

Shumayll and Iqra were happy because they found their favorite foods while Zahi and I were mentally whining because pancakes never quenched hunger until lunch and Zaik...... was being a good boy and eating his food 

"Don't worry- we will catch Mc. Donalds sometime today" i whispered to Zahi and she grinned

"No need!" replied Ruqayyah eyeing me sternly and i sighed 

oh come on!

"Eat up!" she told Zahi and I and we did what she said 

no less then half an hour later, breakfast was done and we were in the living room when her mother broke the ice 

"So why are you 3 here?" she asked us and we set straight 

Ruqayyah tried to speak but her mother will not let her 

"Umm- look, ma'am- sorry we really did not mean to intrude the family reunion but I did not want Ruqayyah or my kids to be in any danger" i explained and she scoffed

"Your kids? they belong to Musa and Ruqayyah and as for their safety, i know very well how to look after them!" she snapped at me 

whats with the moods?

"Mama- let me explain!" said Ruqayyah but her mother stopped her again 

"No- i will not have anything about the disruption of my reputation- when you left their house- we were disrespected- when you remarried- we were disrespected and now- he has the audacity to come here to talk? meet and greet? you really think we would allow this?" she asked Ruqayyah and my mouth hung open 

okkay that went too far

"M'am- i don't think any dis-" i say but her father stops me 

"Its best you keep out of this- she was always against Ruqayyah for some reason" he said and i sighed

just because she is against my wife doesn't mean i don't stop this!

"SILENCE PLEASE!!" I yelled and everyone turned to  me with wide eyes 

Zahi and Zaik had entered the living room with wide eyes too 

"Iqra, Shumayll, please talk Zahi and Zaik out for ice cream-" i said and immediately they nodded 

"come on" said Shumayll picking up Zahi and Iqra took Zaik's hand

they walked outside and closed the door causing me to turn to Ruqayyah's family 

"Okayy- i am sorry that we got married without your knowledge-" i said and her mother scoffed

i swear if it were any other situation, i would have yelled and snapped at them and by now they would be facing my warth but i guess Ruqayyah is part of this 

"But after i found the bitter truth about her previous marriage- i don't think i can trust any of you people here- i am sorry this may offend you all but thats the truth- i love her too much as well as the kids to let anything happen to them- i could have sent guards to protect them but i guess i was too selfish to let anyone else protect whats MINE" I made the mine part very clear 

her mothers eyes widened and she turned to Ruqayyah 

"You married him because of money!" she snapped and held her hand up to slap her but i grabbed her hand before it made contact with her delicate cheeks

her head tugged towards me and i strode to stand beside Ruqayyah 

"If i am not allowed to slap my wife- i don't expect anyone else to do so- no one- and I REPEAT NO ONE is allowed to slap her or even hit her-" i snapped 

she has been abused too many times and all this will trigger the hurtful memories

"Fine then- take her- take her away from us- she was decent and always obeyed us- but since she left Musa- she seems to have forgotten her manners!" she said and i sighed

Musa.. MUsa MUSa MUSA!!!!!!!! 

"Okay heres the deal- i am taking them home NOW and you can stay with Musa all you want?" i said trying to calm my nerves 

I felt Ruqayyah's fingers brushing my hand as she entwined them 

I turned to her and she smiled sadly and nodded

"mama, abba- the reason why i married him was because he loved me- he had proposed many times before and when i did not ive an answer, he backed off- he proposed to me at the Air port when i was returning here- he had accepted me and my kids- with my past and my scars- and the stories that you both don't know about- mama please- its not his fault any of this happened- maybe it was bound to happen!" Ruqayyah almost begged her mother to drop the topic 

her mother sighed

"Fine- just because all these happened, does not mean i will let him or the other guy stay in the house- if they want- they can leave!" she said crossing her arms over her chest

"How about we leave now?" asked Ruqayyah and i turned to her 

was she really doing this for me?

Wait a minute- 

"Why exactly did you call her here? it was not because of the family reunion, is it?" i asked her and her face went red 

i turned to her father and he looked away and so did Uzma 

finally i turned to her brother and he sighed

"Mama- come clean now" he said and his mother growled

"No- well in a way yes- i love her and i wanted what was best for her-i wanted her to meet me, and go.. go back.. to.." she stammered at the end and Ruqayyah sighed 

'To?" she questioned 

"Musa... he loves you Ruqayyah, he truely does!" she said and Ruqayyah sighed and i growled

"No.He.Doesn't!" i snapped and everyone turned to me

"I am sorry but she is not going back to that creature- no way- no freaking way to the universe am i letting her go!" i said as calmly as i could but my voice was edgy 

enough to make them shiver 

"Iqraam... nothing of that sort will happen, you and i both know this" said Ruqayyah and i shrugged

"Mama- please be happy with what i have- they had abused me for years- now that i am happy and loved- i deserve to be at peace- please mama!" said Ruqayyah calmly as tears flowed out of her eyes

"Fine- i know- i know what they did to you and they are sorry-" said her mother and i put my arms around Ruqayyah 

"She is not going there- i am her lawful husband, according to the state law- and according to Islamic law- oh and i will definitely call to let you all know about the walimah" i said and her father chuckled caushing everyone to turn to him 

"I am just so glad she is out of that house- Ruqayyah- dear- where ever you be- just be happy-" said her father and she smiled 

"Yes abba-" she said and her mother sighed deeply 

"Fine........... you go with him- at least we got to see you- and don't even bother to call me mother!" she said the last line to me and i cracked a smile 

"Of course, i have no intention- wait- so does that mean that... i am accepted?" i asked her mother in the hopes of getting a yes 

but........... she kept glaring at me and i shook my head

what was i thinking!?!

"Welcome to the family, Iqraam!" she said and my head snapped to her 

she was smiling and i shot one back at her 

"Look- i am really sorry for any inconvenience that we caused- we will be leaving soon" I said and her father smiled 

"No- its no big deal- its our pleasure now- stay for lunch- look around the town for a bit- visit the city-" said her father and i turned to Ruqayyah 

her tear stained face was red and she looked puffed up 

"Uhh- i think we would leave- sure we will look around but i need to be back home by tomorrow morning" i said and Ruqayyah nodded

"Mama, we will come some other time..." she said and her mother nodded silently 

Ruqayyah turned to me and looked up and i smirked

"Mama- we will pack up- " said Ruqayyah and turned to leave the room when her mother called her back

"When is your flight?" she asked her and Ruqayyah bit her tongue as she turned to me 

i rubbed my neck and chuckled nervously 

"I will call Alex and check" i muttered and they nodded

dialing the number of my private jet pilot, Alex, i walked upstairs with Ruqayyah 

"Hey man!" he said as he answered the call 

"Hey dude- where are you now?" i asked him and he laughed

"Home-" he replied

"Can you manage to come to Bloemfontein by today afternoon?" i asked him and he went silent 

"Yeah cool- i will be there by 4-" he said and i grinned

"No probz-" i said and hung up 

looking around, i smirked at my beloved wifey

"that smirk scares me" she muttered putting her clothes in the bag and i laughed

I snaked my arms around her waist and hugged her from the back, placing my chin on her right shoulder 

"I love you" i whispered in her ears placing a kiss on it and she shivered

"I love you too!" she replied back 

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Hy salam people 

i am sorry this chap was sorta short and not so good 

thats because i have a damned headache that does not seem to go away 

i am on tech probation, i am not allowed to use tech without my specs n i kinda damaged mine 

so yah 

sorrryy 

next chap idk when it will be up 

please bare with me 

(The desi parents can be veryyyyy demanding and strict) 

Love u all

muuahh

~Queen