Chapter 7

3 weeks later.

Kashaf had finally settled down in her new house in Islamabad. She plopped down on the sofa as her phone rang Sara'. She smiled and picked the call.

"Hello! Kaisi ho Sara?", asked Kashaf with a sigh.

"I'm fine! Ghar par settle ho gayi?", asked Sara.

"Haan!", she replied.

"Tum Zaroon ke calls kyun nahi le rahi ho abhi tak? I know we planned ke tum ek poora din calls nahi logi, but now it's gonna be 2 days!", informed Sara.

Kashaf and Sara had bonded very well over the 3 weeks after their meet at the shopping mall.

"Arey Sara! Ab tumhare bhai ko mujhe pareshaan karne ka mann tha! Kya karu!", replied Kashaf with a giggle.

"He has flooded my phone with calls asking whether I spoke to you in the past 2 days!", sighed Sara. Kashaf laughed.

"Don't worry! His house is down the road and I'm planning to surprise him! He doesn't know yet that I'm here and you are not gonna tell him!", informed Kashaf.

"Haan okay! Go! or else mera bechara bhai pagal ho jayega!", replied Sara with a giggle.

"BECHARA? Sara.. wo bechara nahi hai!", replied Kashaf. Sara laughed.

"Chalo, main phone rakhti hoon! Tum jao aur mere bhai ko sambhalo!", said Sara.

"Hmmm", came a reply from Kashaf.

"Waise Kashaf.. Can I ask you something personal?", asked Sara nervously.

"Sure!", replied Kashaf casually.

"Tum Zaroon se pyaar karti ho kya?", asked Sara nervously.

There was silence over the phone.

"Kashaf?", called out Sara to check if she was still on call.

"Pata nahi!", replied Kashaf nervously.

"Kya matlab pata nahi?", asked Sara.

"Bohot mushkil sawaal hai!", replied Kashaf.

"Is mein mushkil kya hai?", asked Sara confused.

"Zaroon is a special friend Sara, but I don't know whether i love him!", replied Kashaf.

"What if I say, Zaroon loves you?", asked Sara.

"He does?", questioned Kashaf.

"Yes! He does!", replied Sara.

There was silence again.

"Kashaf.. Kya soch rahi ho?", asked Sara.

"Kuch nahi Sara! Just.. I haven't thought about marriage.. isliye, ummm...", Kashaf trailed off.

"Do you think you and Zaroon can be life partners?", asked Sara to the point.

"May be.. May be not!", replied Kashaf.

"What does that mean?", asked Sara confused with her answer.

"May be.. Because, he knows me very well and may be not.. Because, ummm.. i don't know!", replied Kashaf.

"I don't know? Seriously Kashaf? Even after your answer, you don't realize it?", asked Sara with a giggle.

Kashaf rolled her eyes.

"Come on Kashaf! I know you have feelings for him. Mummy se maine baat karli hai.. And she said that Zaroon already spoke about you and him to her. She has no problems if you don't!", informed Sara.

"Aunty knows that Zaroon loves me?", asked Kashaf flabbergasted.

"Yes!", replied Sara with a smirk.

"He hasn't told me as yet!", replied Kashaf.

"He has told everyone else. Mummy Daddy and me know and so do Rafia Aunty and Sidra!", replied Sara.

"AMMI AND SIDRA KNOW TOO????", shrieked Kashaf in shock.

"Kashaf! I'm keeping the phone down now! Love you Bhabhi!", giggled Sara and cut the call before Kashaf could reply.

"He..", Kashaf trailed off as she heard the beep tone. She kept her phone on the sofa beside her and closed her eyes.

Flashback.

"Kahan??? Batao jaldi Kashaf!", he begged.

"Islamabad!", she replied with a smirk.

Zaroon's eyes widened and jaw dropped. His eyes were gleaming with happiness.

"You're serious?", he confirmed.

"Yes I am!", she replied.

She continued, "Andar chalein?", she asked.

Zaroon quickly held her hand without hesitating and walked in with a wide grin as Kashaf walked along with a smile and did not mind him holding her hand.

"It feels good when his hand holds mine!", she thought to herself.

Flashback ends.

Kashaf smiled to herself.

"Shayad main Zaroon se pyar karti hoon!", she told herself.

Flashback.

"Zaroon! Tum yahan?", he asked as Kashaf and Zaroon reached the table.

"Haan kyun? Aren't you happy?", he asked.

"Ofcourse I'm happy! But you with Kashaf is a shock!", replied Osama.

"Well.. shocking things happen and now Kashaf and I are friends.. Or shall I say a little bit more than friends!", he said to which Kashaf laughed.

Flashback ends.

Kashaf smiled and quickly paced to her room to get ready. She paced to her room and got dressed in a black anarkali suit.

Kashaf's Dress: https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/q75/s720x720/1381491_639893326042757_840182001_n.jpg

Kashaf put on light kohl under her eyes and a lip balm on her lips and walked out of the house with the dupatta over her head. She locked it and walked down the street to Zaroon's.

She rang the bell with a smile on her face. The servant opened the door.

"Zaroon kahan hai?", she asked.

"Saab apne kamre mein hain! Wo subha se baahir hi nahi aaye.. Lagta hai tabiyat kharaab hai unki!", said the servant.

"Unka kamra kahan hai?", asked Kashaf as she made her way inside the house.

"Upar jaakar pehla kamra!", said the servant.

"Theek hai!", replied Kashaf and walked upstairs to Zaroon's room. She stood infront of the door. There was silence.

She knocked on the door.

"Amjad.. Tum ghar jao!", came a shout from inside.

She gently opened the door and tip toed inside the room. Zaroom was lying down on the bed with the blanket completely covering him. She walked upto his bed not making any sound.

"Zaroon!", she whispered. He tugged on his blanket even more.

"Shayad isko meri awaaz sunaai nahi di!", she thought to herself.

She sat on the bed and patted him. Zaroon gently peeked out of the blanket. He rubbed his eyes and squinted open. He rubbed his eyes to really believe that she was in here. In his room.

He sat up in a jerk and looked at her top to bottom. She looked beautiful.

"Surprise kaisa laga?", she asked with a slight smile.

He sat on his bed expressionless.

"Aur ye kya haalat bana li hai tumne?", asked Kashaf with a worried face gently checking his forehead whether he had fever.

"Kashaf!", he said in a mere whisper.

"Thank god fever nahi hai!", she said.

"Tum yahan ho?", he asked in surprise and shock.

"Nahi! Mera bhoot hai!", replied Kashaf with a giggle.

He pulled her into a sudden hug. She was taken aback but later calmed down and hugged him gently caressing his back.