ENGAGEMENT DAY- 2 MONTHS TILL WEDDING

The Edris household was chaotic as usual

except this was a more chaotic situation than ever

Allah knows what would happen on the wedding day

"Nabaahat, pass me that"

"Waarith, stop annoying her"

"People get the flowers!"

"Who is at the hall??"

"Where is my checklist?"

"Where is Saleha?"

"Why are you all in such hurry?"

"Oh shut up! I have work"

they could be heard in the mumbling voices of all the people around

some "Go away" and "Do this" and "Do that" were also there

Finally the preparations were done and dusted and the engagement hall in the Edris mansion was all set

since it was only the immediate families that would attend, the space was enough for a couple of families

Iqra was a nervous wreck, partially because she was going to be the center of attention today and mostly because she had to talk to people

Shumayll on the other hand was not at all dazed by this because he was used to it

what he was dazed with was the fact that he was going to announce to his other immediate families that Iqra was his wife before announcing to the world that she was his and his only

"Why you freaking out?" asked Shumayll, sitting beside her

"I am not" muttered Iqra, rubbing her sweaty palms together

"Uhuh" remarked Shumayll and smiled a little

holding her hand, he turned to her

"its okay, you know" he said and Iqra knew he understood her unspoken words

"I know, its just that i am not ready to meet all of them yet" muttered Iqra and Shumayll chuckled

"They will love you! I know you are scared of the fact that they would not like you- but lets face it, its not like if one person says they don't want you in the family, i will change me decision! Well except it mama said but i know she won't so yeah, you will be with me, till the end" said Shumayll, with passion and sparkles in his eyes that said it were all true

Iqra smiled at him

she knew he always had her back

no matter what

all these years, he had and In Sha Allah he always will

Shumayll grinned mischievously and leaned in to Iqra

"What say, Mrs. Shumayll Edris, a bundle of kisses before getting ready?" he winked and before Iqra could reply, he crashed his lips to hers

The evening came all too quickly, Waarith, Aarib and Aariz were excited but all for different reasons

"Waarith are you even ready yet!?!" yelled Iqraam as he walked over to the dresser

he was dressed and already in the Edris house as Shumayll wanted him there

and since Iqra wanted Ruqayyah with her, the couple had hurried off to the Edris mansion. Of course the kids were with the grandparents, refusing to come with them

"yes i am! Just my hair" he replied from the closet and Iqraam sighed, checking his phone for mails

the boys were getting ready in one room

Finally after a few minutes, the boys emerged one by one

Their dress code was a black suit, white shirt and black waist coat with no tie and slacks with dressing shoes

they did look elegant as ever

"Finally!" muttered Iqraam before standing up and setting up his suit jacket and hair

"Lets go!" said Aarib but Waarith stopped them

"Dudes, its Shumayll's engagement! Selfie toh banti hai boss!" said Waarith and everyone cheered

after loads of selfies in Iphone 7 and 6, the boys were ready to go

The girls grinned at one another, they knew they looked good

their dress code was a long dress that was sorta like the gown, it was floor length, floral and flare from the hip. The upper bodice was embroidered with different colors on the white material and the lower flares were screened with floral patterns of the same color

the colors of their designs were different but their designs were all too same

Nabaahat's dress had pink designs so she paired it up with high heels and pink and white hanging earrings and her hair in a side updo

she did look stunning!

Nafaasat on the other hand, had blue so she wore blue vans underneath with studs and her hair in a messy bun. An average person would think she is crazy but if someone looked closely, she was very pretty, in her way. That too without make up- Ruqayyah might have pushed her into it but she clearly refused

Humaira twirled in her beautiful dress made of green and red flowers, with red hijab and heels, she did have a grand impact on her hubby

Last was Ruqayyah, the simple queen herself wore the dress in purple and black, her black niqab over her hijab and simple heels, Iqraam was proud to call this simplest girl of all, his wife

They walked, one after the other, into the hall where everyone was situated

the engaging couple were not there yet though everyone else was

the boys stood in one corner of the hall, from where the main door could be seen

Waarith stood leaning on the wall, Iqraam on his right and Aarib on his left. Aariz and Shaheer stood facing the boys as they chatted on about the trending topics of business, iPhone 7 and the latest tragedy of Samsung note 7's blasting

Waarith's eyes travelled to the door for the uptenth time only to see no one there

Sighing, the poor boy went back to his conversation

Suddenly the whole hall seemed to quieten down, the boys turned to see what had caused such a moment

Nabaahat walked into the hall, followed by Nafaasat and then Humaira and finally Ruqayyah

What the girls did not realize was that they had made the boys swoon at their sight

Iqraam felt his face break into a huge grin when he saw his beauty, Shaheer felt like he was the luckiest man in the world, Waarith was still contemplating as to why he was feeling what he was feeling at the moment upon seeing Nafaasat and Aarib could not take his eyes off Nabaahat

all this was happening without the knowledge of the girls

Loriza smiled and complimented them and so did Fatima

The couple to be engaged then walked down the stairs into the hall, smiling at everyone in the process

Shumayll held Iqra's waist tightly in an assuring manner and that gave Iqra comfort

They took their seats at the utmost front and smiled adoringly at each other

"Ladies and gentlemen, today we are lucky to be here with Shumayll and Iqra Edris, on their engagement day where they would exchange rings and shower gifts as in the Edris tradition for years. SO LET US PUT UP A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR THEM!!" said the MC and everyone did just that

Shumayll rubbed his neck, almost shyly and Iqra chuckled at him

the two were made for each other, even a stranger can say that!

The night went on, until the main time had come, to exchange the rings and gifts

"Rise up!!" squealed Loriza and everyone laughed at her excitement

The couple stood beside each other, their parents beside them and everyone else down the stage, grinning at them

Shumayll pushed the ring into Iqra's wedding finger and she grinned at him before returning the same gesture

The night was going smoothly, dinner was served and soon people were leaving after giving gifts and congratulations and blessings

The hall was almost empty when the two people entered

Wearing a long white dress, her hair in curls and black liner making her look evil, Edreena smiled at her to be family and then turned to the man standing beside her

the man wore a black suit, much like an armani with his phone in one hand and his shades in another. He had brown eyes that sparked with devilishness paired with black hair and substle giving him a rough look

The two shared a known smirk before walking towards the couple of the night

Shumayll was busy talking to Iqraam and the boys that he did not notice Edreena in the hall

Loriza, however, did so

she walked towards Edreena and made her stop in her tracks

"What are you doing here?' she questioned in a venomous voice

"Me? Oh i just came to see my son getting engaged" replied Edreena

at that, Shumayll's attention turned to his mother

He growled when he saw Edreena

Iqraam followed his gaze and growled in protest

Turning to the boys, he told them to take everyone upstairs to the living room, there were matters that needed to be discussed here

Once the hall was almost cleared except the Edris and Ibrahim family, Shumayll turned to Edreena

"What are you doing here?" he growled out, clenching his fist

"Oh hello to you too, dearest! where is my daughter-in-law?" she asked, looking about

Iqra walked ahead and stood beside Shumayll

"What is it that you want?" she asked her and Edreena smiled

"Ah, i see she hates me as much as you do" she told Shumayll who ran his hand through his hair

"Well, i came here with a reason, meet my new friend-" said Edreena, turning to the man

the man smiled at them and Fatima, Ibrahim and Nabaahat stood in shock

"Waazir" Ibrahim muttered and Waazir grinned at him

"Hello bro-in-law" said Waazir and turned to the two girls

Nabaahat smiled slightly at him and Nafaasat had no idea who he was

that was because he did not make an effort to know the little girl since birth!

"Oh hello Nabaahat!!" he said, hugging his niece and she struggled

Aarib, who was standing at the railings upstairs with Waarith wanted to slap his guys face for doing that to her

"Oh and Nafaasat!!" he said, grinning at her with arms wide open

"Don't bother hugging me, you will get hurt" warned Nafaasat with a firm voice and Waarith smirked

thats my girl whispered a small voice in his head and he slapped his head in confusion

Waazir shook his head and held his hands up at Nafaasat

"Its cool-" he said and walked to Edreena

"I see your family introduction is done" said Edreena smiling at him

"Not really" he replied, turning to Iqraam

"Who are you?" questioned Iqraam and Waazir smiled

"Now, don't you wanna know why your father left you?" he questioned and Iqraam clenched his fist

Ruqayyah was beside him in a second, her hands on his biceps, holding him back

"Relax, he is just trying to anger you" she whispered to him and he growled

"I. DON'T.CARE" stated Iqraam in a venomous voice but Waazir was not at all affected by this

"Oh but you do- now hear me out- i doubt after this the marriage of her-" he spat out 'her' looking at Iqra in a disgusted way "- to him will be proceeded"

Shumayll growled out at him but he ignored it

Taking a seat at one of the tables, he smiled brightly at Ibrahim

"Now bro-in-law, don't kill me after this but its all the truth and you can't hide the truth" he said with a known smirk

"Now, sit back and listen to this tragic tale" he said and Iqraam growled out

"Get to the fricking story!"

"Alright alright! You see, I am Waazir- owner of the Al Jahan airlines, only one of the largest air line companies of the world- My father made that empire and i carried it ahead. I have or rather had only one sister, Aiiza. Like you Iqraam, I would do anything for her happiness- to see her smile. Since my mother was dead due to unknown reasons, my sister's world was always around me. To my misfortune, one day she comes to me and tells me that 'Bhaiya, i want to get married'- i was devastated- i mean i did not want her to leave me and go so i made the decision that whoever she marries with live with us-and she fell in love with Ibrahim- who also happened to love her but he was also in an illegal affair with her" he said tilting his head to Fatima

Iqraam lost his and this time, Wazir was hit square on the jaw

He was pulled off Waazir by Shumayll and Shaheer or else Waazir would have been good as dead

Shumayll held his shoulder and pulled him to his side

the two were close like twins so they knew what was going on within them

"Alright- so- where was i?" said Waazir, putting his handkerchief on the newly made bruise on his jaw

"Right- so i gave Ibrahim a deal- the deal that he could not refuse!" said Waazir, laughing slightly

"What deal?" growled out Iqraam

"Simple- if he married my sister and lived with us- i would give 50% share in my airline company and his licence will still be on but if he refuses, i will have his license off permanently, making sure he gets no job no where and that his family lives on the street and/or i would kill his family- either way i was good" said Waazir and Iqraam turned to his father

Ibrahim kept his head low and Fatima stood beside him, nodding at Iqraam

"You see Ibrahim did a sensible thing and agreed- except he kept his touch with Fatima and that made me angry! I did not want to see my sister suffer but she did when she found out about Fatima- she tried killing herself numerous times and finally she died! She died because of this wrenched woman and i will do anything to ruin her!" Waazir yelled out the last part, standing up

Iqraam stood infront of his mother

"Dare to touch her and it would be your last breath" he stated and Waazir laughed

"I don't need to touch her to destroy her- shes already dying, just like Loriza is" he stated

everyone turned to Loriza

"Oh hell" was all she muttered