The Hijabi's Convertee

chapter 9

We moved closer to them

" As Salam alaikum" Iqraam and I said at the same time
Causing Fatima and Abdullah to turn to us

" They're just gonna pack up the pastries and well go to my office for tasting" Fatima said to us

And soon enough the pastries were packed up and ready to be eaten!!
Um.. I meant tasted
Yeah tasted

We walked out of the kitchen making our way to Fatima's office

We walked into her office and it has a simple but elegant design, it wasn't large but it was big enough and it has a pantry

" Have your seats" Fatima said pointing at the couch

There were two couches facing each other and a table was at the middle

I walked towards one of the couches and sat down and Fatima set down the pastries on the table while the guys sat down on the couch opposite to mine

Fatima came with a small book and a pen

" So you guys would taste each pastry and give me your reviews, be as honest as possible" Fatima stated informing us

We each picked one pastry and the tasting began

I took a bite out of the one in my hand and it's delicious but spicy

I told Fatima my review and the guys did the same

That went on for a while, when my phone rang, I picked up my phone and saw it was my PA calling

I picked up the call and I couldn't even say a word before she started talking

" Bad news, the hotel bailed on us, they said some other company booked the hotel and we can't use it anymore, they even refunded the money" she said so fast I almost couldn't catch it

" What" I said shocked, how can they bail on us like that, that too at last minute
The fashion show was in two weeks, how are we going to book another hotel

" I've been trying to contact other hotels but most of them have been booked" she told me worry laced in her tone

" I'm sure we'll figure out something, let me contact some hotels myself first" I said to her even though I was also confused

" Okay, I'll also see what I can do here" she said and hung up the call

" What happened"

" What's up"

" Is there a problem"

Fatima, Abdullah and Iqraam asked me respectively

" Yes, there's a problem" I answered them a bit anxious

" Calm down and tell us what happened" Fatima said to me and it worked like magic

" The hotel we booked for the fashion show bailed on us last minute, the fashion show is in two weeks and most hotels are booked already" o said in speed

" Oh my goodness" Fatima said and gasped

" Just ask Iqraam here for a hotel" Abdullah said causing me to look up at him

"He owns so many hotels one should be free " Abdullah said again and I shifted my gaze to Iqraam looking at him expectantly

" I'll call my PA and ask" he said picking up his phone

After a few fails the call was picked up from the other side, he asked a few questions and soon cut the call

" We have some free hotels" he said to me, raising his head up to meet my gaze

" Which one has a large hall, that can fit at least over a thousand people" I asked him

We needed a hotel with a large hall and we also need rooms for our models, it's gonna be a big fashion show

" That's a five star hotel, it's hall is large and could meet your expectations" he replied to me

" How about the rooms?" I asked again, I just wanted to be sure if they had enough rooms

" There's a lot of rooms, it should be enough " he said to me in a reassuring manner

" Alright, Jazakum lahu Khairan" I said to him a smile on my face
He just solved a big problem for me

" No need to thank me" he said politely

" We'll discuss more on this tomorrow, insha' Allah " he said toe and that's when I realized I have no way of contacting him

" How do I reach you tomorrow" I asked and it was a stupid question, we could just exchange numbers

" Hand me your phone please" I said to him before he could reply to my previous question

He handed me his phone and I inputed my number and handed it back to him

" That's my number" I said to him cooly

" Okay, I'll send you my office address later, you can come with your team tomorrow" he said to me and I nodded

" Now that it's all settled can we go back to what we were doing" Abdullah asked us

And we continued giving our review on the pastries till it was time for Dhur prayer

" There's a local mosque nearby, we can go there to pray" Fatima said informing us

"Do we take the car" I asked her as we all walked out of her office

" No lazybones, it's a 10 minutes walk from here" she replies to me teasingly

" I'm not lazy, alright " I said to her shaking my head

" I hear you" she said chuckling at my claim

" C'mon let's go" she said pulling me towards the front as the guys were already ahead

We reached the mosque and joined the congregation for prayer

Hey guys

I'm so sorry for the delay in updates, I've been quite busy and haven't been on Wattpad frequently

I'm gonna try to finish the line editing on the other chapters and I'm going to update the rest of the chapters

I've also started writing my other book and when it's done I'll publish it

Thank you so much everyone
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