~°°~You are in my every moment~°°~

Wuse 2, Abuja, Nigeria. 23rd February, 2022. 12:38 pm. ~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~

"They are all annoying me this morning, shouldn't they be here already so we will leave early?" Tauhida asked Sophy for the umpteenth time that morning.

It was the day Sophy's wedding events were to start and they were all supposed to gather at Tauhida's crib to stay for the period of the wedding. But that day being the day for Sophy's bridal shower, they had to leave for their spa and make-up early but none of them was there except for Sophy who had been there for three days as of that time.

"Relax Tauhida, what do you say about us waiting for their arrival downstairs in the parlour?" Sophy suggested and Tauhida agreed on doing that.

Few minutes of waiting in the parlour, they heard the door being knocked on and Tauhida swiftly carried her annoyed self to go get the door while Sophy sat still and waited for her.

"What the hell kept....." Tauhida stopped mid sentence when she saw who was at the door.

"If it isn't the devil's reincarnation himself who then?" She stated putting on a fake smile on her face. Tauhida was already annoyed that the girls didn't show up and then he had to be there at the moment.

"I heard that Tauhida" Sayf said as he stood by the door with Zanna, Jabir and Jalal. He had that unreadable look which he always wore. "You were meant to" Tauhida murmured making the rest to laugh.

"And yes, the first sentence wasn't for you, I am expecting some idiots who refuse to show up. But anyways, come on in and feel at home" Tauhida added ushering them into the house but guess what Sayf was thinking at that time... She is still her talkative self, He chuckled at that.

"Oh wow, so you know how to smile? You should do it often, it suits you and helps you hide that scary face of yours" Tauhida commented on the look he had.

She was surprised as to how he looked very unreadable just a moment back and then he was smiling the next that's why she decided to annoy him a bit but it didn't work because he just smiled at no one in particular.

She pouted and murmured something which wasn't heard before she turned and got back into the parlour, they followed her lead into the parlour and exchanged pleasantries with Sophy before she decided to excuse herself. "I will be in your room" She said to Tauhida.

"Wait for me. I have to go and call ya Imran after all" Tauhida said and together, they disappeared into the house, each one of them going to a different direction.

Knock! Knock! Tauhida knocked on the door to her brother's room twice. "Who is it?" Imran's drowsy voice came through the door. "Ya Imran you have guests" Tauhida informed him.

"They didn't mean this early did they?" Imran asked no one in particular referring to the time they told him about visiting him early that morning. "Just tell them I will be there in a few" Imran said and she replied with a 'yes' before turning to leave.

"On a second thought, bring them to the other parlour up here and please help me get them refreshments, your zobo for example" Imran said still laying on his bed. "I didn't tell you that my zobo is for the guy who almost shot me to death" Tauhida said rolling her eyeballs.

"Please Tauhida, just do it" Imran said again. "Okay" She said before leaving to do what she was requested to do.

Tauhida leaded them up the stairs to their mini parlour which was close to Imran's room before running a marathon to the kitchen down the stairs to get refreshments. She arranged bottles of water & zobo and some tumblers on a large tray before cautiously taking it to them there.

"Leave a comment on the zobo soldiers, I will like to hear them" She said when she kept the tray in front of them before leaving the room for them.

"I thought she acted that way because she was in a forest but I guess she is naturally like that" Zanna said making them to all laugh, Sayf included. He was that free with them as of that time and they couldn't be more surprised, he was even chatting with them from time to time unlike before he returned home.

Meanwhile, Tauhida went back downstairs and in less than a minute, Humaira and Husnerh came into the house. "No please, where is Xeexee Kuma. Don't you think we're tired of waiting?" Tauhida said immediately she sighted them alone.

"Relax babes, she is parking the car now. We can unload the luggage when we get back" Humaira said. "No can't do, you will be too tired to unload the luggage when you get back so let's just go do it now" Tauhida said and they followed her lead out of the house again.

They met Xeexee there and together, they unloaded their luggage and made their way back into the house.

"Oh yes ya Imran, a little help here" Tauhida said when she sighted her brother coming down the stairs, they could need extra hands. "Well sure just a moment let me...." Imran stopped mid sentence when he sighted the girl, he wouldn't say they made eye contact because she was constantly looking at the floor in a shy manner. He was taken aback by her beauty and calmness that he forgot everything else around him and stared at her for some seconds.

"You were saying?" Tauhida said as she stood beside him. When did she reach where he was standing he thought but brushed it away anyways.

"Help Husnerh there, she needs it more than any of them" Tauhida said pointing at her, the one he finished staring at. "Okay sure" Imran replied feeling nervous, he wondered why on earth he was feeling that way but proceeded to do what he was requested of anyways.

"Ina wuni" Husnerh greeted. "Lafiya, give them" Imran said referring to the bags on her hand. "No I can hold one of them" She argued when he tried collecting all three Bags from her hand.

"My brother is a soldier, Incase you don't know, he can carry 10 of your kind" Tauhida shouted from where she stood. "Just like I said, that case is when I want to commit suicide" Imran said making them to laugh and that was when Husnerh raised her eyeballs up to see his face but they didn't make any eye contact because he had his eyes somewhere else as of that time.

Just when she kept her gaze back on the floor, he turned to see how she was chuckling underneath her breath.

"Let's go" Tauhida said and they all went up the stairs, Imran being the person behind them all. He kept the luggage for them and left to do his business.

They also got ready and picked their clothes for the day before leaving the house.

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Sighing, the makeup artist did her last touches to the bride's face who was last in line. She grabbed her bulky hair and started twisting and parking it into a bun. After she finished, she gelled the edges of her forehead and put on her hair crown jewelry making it the last touch of her dressing. She wasn't going to put anything to cover her hair because she felt it was her last time of freedom.

As per plan, Sophy was dressed in a pink dress sewn into a nice bridal straight gown. She draped a pink net by the side of her gown from the waist downwards making a pepilon, crystals were sewn at the edge of the gown to decorate it and make it more presentable.

The bridesmaids were dressed in white gowns all sewn in the same style because they were sewn by the same person. It was sewn into a Barbie gown shape with long sleeves made with nets.

There were just 11 of Sophy's friends in total who attended the bridal shower.

They conducted the event in a garden, a small one which was decorated in pink and white materials. The flowers were mostly in pink while all lightings were in white colour. The table was also decorated beautifully in pink and white as it was circled by 20 chairs.

They were entertained by a female DJ and also female MC throughout the event.

Many refreshments and also many snacks were given. Those refreshments and snacks included; doughnuts, club sandwich, chicken quesadilla, cupcakes, samosa, meat pie, fish pie, spring rolls, cookies, strawberry iced tea, cloudy lemonade, Mars milkshake, smoothy and ice-cream.

Videos of them were taken by the female photographer they hired. They enjoyed their night in the most amazing way, just being their crazy selves. They ate and ate till they couldn't anymore and also danced to their satisfaction before they called it a night.

They were picked up back to Tauhida's and three of Sophy's friends joined them which made Rumaisa to give up her room for them after lots of pleading from Tauhida of course.

Sophy, Humaira & Xeexee stayed in Tauhida's room, Fadwa, Jiddarh & Maryam stayed in the guest room opposite Tauhida's while Tauhida and Husnerh stayed in Rumaisa's room which was beside Tauhida's.

They all retired to bed after taking a bath because they were tired and that was just the beginning of the almost neverending wedding celebration.

~°°~You are in my every moment~°°~

~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~ Masha Allah, I managed to update this to you, I know I tried.

So Sayf visited our house, so nice of you but Tauhida doesn't think so anyways.

Ya Imran is in love oo, don't you think? Well if you don't I do because I know what you guys don't.

Keep getting ready for we're slowly getting where we want to be.

And yes, I love having times with just me and friends, no parents no males, just crazy us so I bet Tauhida is just like me and she enjoyed her nights.

Let me not keep saying nonsense, please vote, comment and share my book to friends and family.

And y'all are officially invited to the wedding luncheon of Sophy in our next chapter, the dressing code is black.

Make sure you come because I'll be there too. Lots of love,

Deedi--❤️