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A/N: Hello everyone !!! I'm glad you people liked the previous update and are still following after too much lingering on, thank you thank you so much for that.
Today is the b'day of one of my coolest and loveliest friend from the initial days on IF, Aroo...Alloo... I mean Arooba.
Many Many Happy returns of the day Alloo ... Stay happy, healthy and blessed always. I hope you will like this dedication
Banner Credits to AmbroseForeverChapter Twenty Eight (B)
Asad was ready at the time as always being Punctual Ahmed Khan. He was dressed in a crme silk pathani and a golden short jacket with dark brown buttons, prints and a handkerchief nicely stuffed in the pocket of his jacket. But the ladies being ladies were taking a lot time to get ready, so he decided to re-check the decorations which were fine and he was passing from the corridor, he noticed that Zoya was loosely curling her hairs and was searching for the accessories, she was going to wear.
While loosely tucking the earrings in her ear, she was trying to decide one of them, but wasn't getting success. When she noticed that Asad's impression was on the mirror and he continued walking towards her, so she indicated from the mirror as if she was asking for the opinion. She tucked a light polka dangler but Asad made a face as if it was the worst piece.She kept that one aside, and tuck the gold plated small peacock shaped earring but he again nodded his head in a no. Now, Zoya was in anger with the feeling that this man was confusing her more, so she tried few more but he again and again denied for her choice.She become pissed off and turned, "Kya hai Mr. Khan! You're behaving as if you are an expert in choosing the ladies's ornaments", and twisted her lips.
"If I'm not then why are you asking?", he cocked his brow up with logic which fumbled her in, "Wo actually", but he shushed her and whispered, "That's my copyright", and smirked at which she made gloomy face.
"Waise! As if you know a lot", he taunted her again with a grin.
"So! So what. It happens.", she tried to cover up, "Aapko bahut pata hai na ... to aap kyu nahi decide kar pa rahe?", she cocked her brow up and folded her hands on her chest and grinned.
He pressed his lips tightly to control his laughter and took a step forward towards her, "Because I've already decided", and he uttered this huskily in her ear.
"Ma-Ma-Matlab", she stammered being highly nervous.
"Matlab ye ..", he took two steps back, took her soft and cold palm in his, which shivered her and their eyes met again, then he left a well-wrapped box on it and finally took few more steps back.
"Yeh?", she questioned with a frown.
"Your Eid gift", he replied.
"Par kyu?", she asked being hesitated.
"Kyunki gift dene ki koi wajah nahi hoti", he replied again with a wide smile.She immediately un-wrapped the small box and found a little square shaped traditionally designed box and she slowly opened in which a pair of earrings were glittering which remained her awestruck as they were complimenting her dress colour and design.
"I noticed Ammi buying this dress for you...", and then winked and left the spot without even looking at her but replied on her back, "And there is something called common sense"This answer of his left an anonymous smile on her lips and she again engrossed in getting ready.
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Asad and Dilshad were welcoming the guests who have started arriving in the Jashn, to become the part of their happiness. But Najma and Zoya weren't still came down on the party area and Asad wasn't liking this behaviour, even he didn't know, for whom he was waiting for Najma, or Zoya, or for both and why, because for now at least they were the member of his family or living in his family or for the anonymous feeling he had in his heart for Zoya."Where are these too kids Ammi?", Asad asked as he was waiting for them or for HER from a long time.
"Kids?", the confused Dilshaad realized after few seconds and said, "It's okay Asad. Today is there day as well. Aa hi rahi hongi", she tried to make him understand.
"Kya aa rahi hongi Zoya abhi tak nahi aayi", he shrugged his shoulders up as his mother was considering it lightly.
"Aa jayegi Naj..", and Dilshaad suddenly realized what Asad has just said so she mocked, "Oh I thought you were asking for Najma ...but you are asking about", she took a second pause and completed, "...ZOYA", emphasizing the name and bit her lower lip after teasing her son.
Asad rolled his eyes, "Yes unhone hi to Najma ko bigada hai... abhi tak nahi aayi dono", he covered it up.
"Dono? ya Zoya?", she again teased her and he again was about to cover it when both of them heard a chuckling sound and their concentration was on the two beautiful girls jumping from the staircases down and then in the dim light, the maximum colorful light of the chandelier was focusing them.
Both the girls were giggling and jumping down like two fairies coming down from the sky to the earth. Najma was dressed in beautiful royal blue anarkali churidaar with golden work and the white and golden chunni which she has lingered on her right shoulder. Her hairs tied in a loose curled bun with light golden and royal blue pair of earrings and hands decorated with chudis and Mehendi.
Zoya's Dress:
Zoya's earrings gifted by Asad
But Asad couldn't took eyes off from the girl who was traditionally dressed, may be first in her lifetime, in a white long double frill of anarkali churidaar, fully studded with golden work. Her white dupatta with golden pearl border was lingering on her left shoulder. Her hairs were opened in the loose curls and tied a bit behind with few crystal pins. She has tucked the same golden and pearl earrings which Asad has gifted to her. She was casual in spite of being dressed traditionally very few times in her life but still was very comfortable and Asad was adoring her mesmerizing beauty as he couldn't took off his eyes off from her angelic face and innocent laughter and the same time the performers invited for the singing program started singing the song.
Yoon shabnami phele nahi thi chandaniChand woh bharman gayaTujhko dekha to sharama gayaWOh churane laga hai nazarYoon shabnami phele nahi thi chandani
Finally Zoya and Najma jumped down from the stairs and Dilshaad being a mother put kaajal behind their ear, to protect them from buri nazar at which both of them hugged the mother of the house, and Asad smiled witnessing the bond they share.
Dekho chand aayaChand nazar aayaAaya aaya aaaya Chand aaya sharmayaTu bhi aaja Saawariya
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Few minutes later, Asad was busy with his business delegates whereas, Dilshaad was introducing Zoya and Najma with the ladies present in the house, just behind Asad's back.
"Ye Najma hai meri beti", Dilshaad introduced her with few ladies and they replied pleasantly, "Bahut sundar hai", at which she lowered her eyes but they continued pointing anonymously towards Zoya, "Ye kaun hai"
"Ye humare yahan family member jaisi hai", she replied after thinking so much that how to introduce her as formally she was merely a guest and if she will introduce Zoya as guest, can hurt her.
One of the ladies misinterpreted a bit and concluded, "Family member jaisi matlab mehmaan hai", in a very tacky tone.
Zoya was witnessing all this and it hurt her a lot when the lady called her a mehmaan, because from the day 1 Asad has treated her like a guest, indeed, now situations have been changed but the word guest pinched her a lot and refreshed Asad's behavior towards her, and she gulped down the fresh lump formed in her throat.
"Zoya koi mehmaan nahi hai. Wo mere...", but before this she could continued Zoya interrupted with a heavy heart and tone, "Actually! Mehmaan hoon par kisi ne kabhi mehmaan jesa maana hi nahi", and gave a fake smile just to control the situation.Her eyes were filled with tears which didn't let fall down, when the ladies started bombarding the questions on her, "Kaha rehti ho beta"
"New York", she coughed.
"Oh! Aur ammi abbu", she couldn't have answer the whole story so she tried to answer, "Ammi nahi hai aur abbu...", but before she could complete one of them said, "Ya allah! Yateem ho?"
And this started beating her heart fast and when her tears were started rolling over the cheeks she ran away from the spot.
And someone intervene them, "Auntyji! Apne kheer khai?", it was Asad who asked them in a sugar coated tone.
"Nahi?", the ladies looked at each other confusingly but he continued, "Khaiyega! Acchi bani hai ...aur ...aur ... Khake hi jaiyega. Khuda Hafeez!", he smiled as if he is bidding a good-bye to the ladies.
The ladies make different faces and left the place as well and Dilshaad remained speechless.
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Dheere dheere aake hawa gungunakehar khabar de tumhariKaisa yeh nasha haiNazar mein ghula haiHar ghadi hai khumhari
On a French window, Zoya was standing alone, looking outside the lightening stars and the crescent moon, as if she was praying from the skies that please! Let me meet my Abbu, at least once so I can answer the stupid questions and comments on her, which she is dealing firstly in her heart and then now in the whole world.
She tried to wipe the tear which was rolling down from her eyes when a tissue paper came in front of her blur vision, and she turned her eyes on her right side. She looked quizzically at the man standing in front of her and asked, "Aap!"
"Yup!", he pressed his lips and tried to chuckle, "Wipe your tears. Otherwise jo 100 200 kg make up lagaya hai ... Kharab ho jayega", and with the end he winked.
Her mouth automatically opened in an O shape, "100 200 kg make up?", she snatched the paper tissue from his hand wiped her tears corrected her face and make up and then finally took her revenge, "Aap ko main Kim Kardashian nazar aati hoon?", she made a gloomy face.
"Nahi. But you put make up in kilograms and I can bet that", he showed his tongue to her.
"Achaww?", she mocked and completed, "Jab jokes maarne nahi aaye to try nahi karne chahiye apna hi joke ban jata hai...", and she winked looking at him.
He realized that his joke didn't work but his trick did but now in this situation he was ready to become a joke in front of her, "Agar make-up nahi lagati to kyu esi fizool ki baato ke kaaran ansu baha rahi hain?", she realized that he wanted to make her understand the difference between right and wrong.
"Baat fizool ki nahi hai...", she said with cracked throat and chocked while turning towards him, "Kya main sach main orph", but before she could complete he shushed her and wiped the tears flowing from her eyes cupping her face in his palms, "Koi kuch bhi kahega aap maan lengi... Yaad aap Zoya hain... itni kaan ki kacchi kab se ho gayi", he tried to widen her lips into a wide smile with his thumb and then wiped her tears.
She finally mumbled thanks but he changed the topic to make her feel better, he coughed and tried to cover up, "Haan toh thik hai ek joke joke nahi laga to kya hua, Kabhi kabhi teer nishane pe nahi lagte."
She taunted with a grin, "Aapke kabhi nahi lagte Mr. Khan", and winked again.
"Acchaw?", he too mocked and came a little closer to her as they were in the area of the living area which had the least light, so he too taunted her, "Subah laga tha na. Who choose your jhumkas?", he too winked and shook her jhumka before leaving her with a pouted mouth and took the step back.
She twisted her lips aside and joined her arms on her chest. But he smiled looking at her cute and innocent face and they both giggled at their innocent Tom and Jerry fight.
Nashe mein kadam mereUdhar kabhi idharGumsum nazar jaye kidharKho gaye tujhe mein hum iskadar
Asad smiled from his soul that finally she was alright after being upset with the whole scenario which has just happened and hurt her but on somewhere still it has made a huge castle in her mind.
The same time Dilshaad called Zoya and she gave a wide smile to Asad before leaving the spot.
Yoon shabnami phele nahi thi chandani Chand woh bharman gayaTujhko dekha to sharama gayaWOh churane laga hai nazarYoon shabnami phele nahi thi chandani
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ColorDreams2017-05-13 04:53:26
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