Mutuals

[29]

W H E N  Y O U  F E E L  S A D,  P R A Y

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"So, how was today then" Harris closes the door behind me and we're greeted by the cold night air
I shrug, "it wasn't as bad as I thought"
He grins and the rest of the walk to my car is a peaceful silence

I unlock my car and open the door to sit inside but Harris closes the door before I can sit inside.
"I wanna say thanks" he gives me a small smile and I feel a blush creeping up on me, "when you heard my song the other day it gave me confidence to play it for my friends"

I can see small tears forming in my eyes and my heart softens even more so than it already is which I'm pretty sure is impossible. I wrap my arms around his neck and he seems shocked at first because I'm too shy to initiate this type of behaviour but wraps his arms around my waist nevertheless.
"You don't recognise your talents and if I contribute to your confidence in you then I'm glad" I assure him

He remains silent for a couple of moments and I hear him sniffle,
"Thanks" he mumbles into my neck and I have to use everything in me to keep myself from not melting to the floor
I pull away and he looks at me with a smile on his face

This moment is so perfect to tell him but I can't because it's too soon, I don't want to scare him away
"I'll see you tomorrow" my hand slips out of his as I get into my car and I watch him walk back to his house before driving home.

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I wake up to the sound of my alarm? On a Saturday?
I open my eyes a small amount, just enough so I can see the time

9.30am

Are you kidding me?
I internally scream because who other than me would be stupid enough to put my alarm on a Saturday morning because now, I can't go back to sleep

After finally coming to terms with the fact that I woke up at 9 on a Saturday, I decide to be productive. Without getting out of bed, I get my laptop and start checking my emails

The majority of them are from Farhan, asking me to double check the designs before he sends them off for prototype production. I approve of them all and then move onto an email from Baroque!?

If you're not quite sure who they are, allow me. They are literally one of the biggest producers of Pakistani fashion for women and they have the most gorgeous pieces from casual everyday wear to the most elegant wedding wear.

I skim through the email not quite sure what I'm looking for. The beginning of it is all about congratulating me over my awards show and praising the good it has done for the Muslim community but the last paragraph has me losing my mind

We think you'd be the perfect person to help launch our new autumn collection and would love for you to come down to our office in London for a chat on the 24th of September. Inform your management to give us a ring on the following number, we hope to see you soon

My eyes are literally popping out of my sockets!
I forward the email onto Jason, adding a couple of my own notes at the bottom

I mean, if this goes through it could be so amazing for my career!
It's definitely made my day better

I get out of bed, being greeted by the cold morning air, it literally feels like I've had the windows open all night.
Forcing myself to get into the shower, I switch on the heating so my apartment can be warm for when I get out of the shower.

I quickly wash my hair and body before jumping out and drying my hair.
I'm getting my breakfast ready when I hear my phone ping from inside the pocket of my dressing gown;
When will you be ready? - Adam

Give me an hour - Me

I take my cup of tea into my room with me and decide, to save the most time I'll have my breakfast at the same time as I'm getting ready.

Because the weather has started to cool down and I have just had a shower, I decide on a wintery/autumny outfit.
I put on a pair of black jeans and an oversized black t-shirt. For makeup, I do a simple everyday look with a dark nude lip which I have been loving recently. I wrap my hijab around my head and then put on a belted cardigan, to finish off my outfit I pull out my very much missed thigh high boots that I haven't worn in ages. I spritz my favourite perfume all over myself before grabbing my handbag and heading for the door

Are you guys ready? - Me

Yep, waiting for you - Adam

I start my car and make my way over to the hotel the guys are staying in. Once I get there I text them to come out and tell them the number plate of my car in case they can't find me.
I see Adam's head pop out around the corner and I smile.
I jump out the car and hug him tightly, and then Slim too.

"No way is this your car!" Slim exclaims
"Why would you say that? It's mine!" I reply with a big grin on my face
After them fighting over who gets to sit at the front next to me, Adam wins and Slim is left moping at the back.

"So... you and Harris?" Adam brings out and I sigh
"What about us?"
"Are you getting serious?" He asks

I sigh, "can we not talk about this?"
Adam look at me,
"You haven't told us anything about you two, at least tell us something"

I keep my eyes on the road, reluctant to tell them anything
"Just tell us how this came about" Slim reasons
"Okay yeah that at least" Adam presses

I sigh, knowing I'm not going to get out of this

"Basically..." I elongate the word, "he was the one to say that he was interested in me and he was like, let's try us and all that so I was like yeah because I kinda like him too"

"So are you gonna give us babies anytime soon" Slim chirps up from the back causing my cheeks to turn beet red.

I swear if I wasn't driving, his head would've been through the windscreen right now, but I also love my car too much for that.