Flashback
Aditya came to the hospital at exactly 10 am. He was waiting for the doctor to tell him about Zoya’s contact details. Low key he was nervous. 20 minutes passed and still no sign of the doctor. He asked the security guard of Dr. Atul’s cabin and went there. Since there were patients, he waited outside. After some time, Dr. Atul came outside with a patient. The doctor saw him so he went towards Aditya.
Dr. Atul: Sorry Aditya. Jab tak mai gaya tha Zoya apni file already le gai thi. Maine try kia to find out her details but pata nai chal paya. Sorry man.
The doctor went ahead, leaving Aditya heartbroken. It was the only mean of contacting her which also got wasted. He aimlessly went outside the hospital thinking that he lost her. He was in his tracks when he heard some girls coming towards him screaming Prem. He hurriedly went inside the nearest shop and sat at the corner seat with his hoodie on so no one recognizes him.
A waitress came to him and said that he must order something else he won't be allowed to sit there. Hence he ordered a cappuccino, extra strong. He was drinking his coffee when a girl approached him. She was alone and not screaming like other girls so he clicked a selfie with her. As soon as she went another girl came to him.
Not again. Ab kaise niklu yahan se.
Girl: Aap zoya ko jaante hain?
That struck him. Zoya. how does she know her? Should he tell her that he was searching for her only?
Aditya:Aap kon.
Girl:Pehle maine pucha. Tum hi Prem I mean Aditya ho.
He took his hoodie off his head. She just shrugged her shoulders.
Aditya:Tum mujhe nahi jaanti kya?
Girl:So tum hi Aditya Hooda ho?
Aditya: Haan mai hi hu.
Girl: Actually mai Indian serials zyada dekhti nahi so mujhe nahi pata tum kon ho aur kaise dikhte ho. Maine uss larki ko tumhare name lete suna toh agai.
Aditya: Ab batao tum kon aur Zoya ko kaise jaanti ho
Girl: Well mai ek nurse hu aur Zoya meri friend hai. Ab tum pucho ge keh mai tumhare baare mai kaise jaanti hu toh wohh ek lambi story hai.
Aditya: Mai yahan zoya ko dhondne hi aaya tha aur mujhe pata chala ussee iss hospital se
Girl:Haan fire kar dia usse. Pooja Hooda case mai negligence dikhane ke liye.
Aditya: But aisa kuch bhi nahi tha. Mai tha udhar hi. Usne kuch nahi kia. Wohh yeh desserve nahi karti.
Gir: Wohh yeh bilkul deserve nahi karti. Lekin ab bahut der hogai hai. Tumne bahut der kar di. Kahan se tum itne dino se jab usse fire kia, uska license suspend kardia aur wohh dosri city chali gai.
Aditya: Kyaa?
Girl: Haan wohh shift horahi hai. Actually mai aur Zoya idhar hi the baatein kar rahe the. Tum bas kuch minutes pehle ajate toh uss se mil lete. Ab toh wohh chali gai. Bahut der kar di.
Aditya: Kya yeh sab mujhe bol rahe hain. Bahut der bahut der.
Girl:Der toh tumne kr di. The kahan tum? Zoya tumse contact karna chah rahi thi lekin number sirf tumhare pass tha uska. Aur aapne toh usse koi msg hi nahi kia
His eyes sparkled when he heard her saying that Zoya wanted to contact him.
Aditya: Zoya mujhse contact karna chahti thi? Usne mujhe apna number dia tha but maine save hi nahi kia galati se.
Girl:Zoya ko lagta raha keh tum uske baare mai sochte hi nahi jis tarah wohh…
Aditya: Wohhh kya.
Girl: Wohh kuch nahi
Aditya: Mujhe batao. Tumhare name?
Girl: Suhana
Aditya: Please batao mujhe Suhana. Mere liye janna bahut zaruri hai.
Suhana: Zoya tumhare baare mai sochti hai aur tumse baat karna chahti hai.
She said the full sentence in one breath.
Aditya: Kahan hai abhi wohh
Suhana: Maine kaha na bahut der hogai. Uski flight hai aaj 1 pm
Aditya: Abhi 11 horahe hain. Time hai abhi.
Suhana: Time nahi hai. Jahan tak mai zoya ko jaanti ho wohh time se pehli hi chali jaati hai aur abhi wohh airport pe hogi.
Aditya: Mujhe jana hoga. Please mujhe uska number do.
She gave him her number and said all the best to him to get her. She silently prayed that she gets there on time to meet Zoya and stop her leaving the city.
Aditya sat in his car and drove at full speed towards the airport without thinking of any traffic fines he would be getting. He was just worried to not meet her on time.
Zoya bhi mujhse baat karna chahti thi aur milna chahti thi lekin mai hi itne din tak baitha raha uss gham mai jis se mai azaad hua hu. Bas ab aur nahi. Please Zoya ruk jao mere liye. Please.
Zoya went back home to pick up her luggage and Noor. They said goodbye to their parents and left for the airport.
Noor:Appi bhi waqt ki kitni paband hain. Abhi flight ko itna time hai aur hum bas aiport pahonch hi gai. Kaash flight cancel hojai ya car ka tyre puncture hojai ya kuch bhi miracle hojai. Aur wohh humein idhar rok lein. Mujhe pata hai wahan jaake appi khud bhi khush nahi rahe gi lekin ye faisla unho ne sirf iss liye kia tahkeh wohh sab buri yaadein piche chor de.
They reached the airport. They hired a person to carry the luggage. Zoya checked the passports and tickets for the 10th time. They were about to enter the departure area when she heard someone calling her name.
Noor:Kya hua Appi chalo.
Zoya:Noor. Aapne suna kissi ne hamara name pukara.
Noor:Nahi toh. Hum dekhe?
Zoya:Nahi rehne do. Shaid hum hi soch rahe the.
Saying a last goodbye to the city, they went inside the departure area.
Aditya got some traffic in between his way. He finally reached the airport. He literally ran towards the departure area. Zoya was nowhere to be seen. He checked the screen showing the flight status. A smile appeared on his face when he saw that the check-in for Lucknow flight was 20 minutes from now. He took out his phone and called Zoya’s number. His heart was beating too fast to count.
Tring tring tring tring. Try again later.
He started to panic. He called again. Twice. Thrice. No pickup.
He was about to call again when he got a call. Without looking at the phone screen, he picked up.
Aditya: Zoya. Tumne phone uthaya. Main bahar hu. Please tum mat jana. Mujhe tumse kuch kehna hai. I….
Arjun: Oh stop stop stop. Please apna confession sahi bandi ke liye bacha ke rakho.
His eyes were shut at that time. He heard a manly voice. He thought- How did Zoya’s voice become manly? He then saw the caller id and it was Arjun.
Arjun: Bhai main hu.
Aditya: Tune kyun phone kia?
Arjun:Zoya toh mili nahi aapko. Aur aap kya keh rahe the. Aap love confess kar rahe the.
Aditya:Nahi. Mai toh keh raha tha I ummm
Arjun:I?
Aditya: I miss you.
Arjun: Oh I see.
Aditya:Tu mera time waste mat karwa. Mujhe Zoya ko dhondne jaana hai.
Arjun:On a serious note, Zoya nahi mili?
Aditya:Uski flight check in mai 20 minutes hain abhi. Most probably wohh ander hi hogi. Maine calls ki. But meri koi call pick nahi ki. Mujhe samjh nahi araha keh kya karu.
Arjun:Aap ander chale jao. Aap abhi konse area mai ho.
Aditya: Departure area?
Arjun: Okay ek second. Wahann information desk pe jao aur bolo Ms.Sunaina se baat karwai.
Aditya: Acha ruk tu phone mat band karna.
He went to the desk and ask for Ms. Sunaina. Fortunately, she was there only. Adi gave the phone to her to talk to Arjun. He impatiently waited for her to give the phone back.
Arjun: Bhai aap aander jaa sakte ho lekin aapke pass sirf 10 minutes hain maximum. The security guard will come along aur exactly 10 minutes baad aapko khenchta hua bahar nikal de ga. Uss se pehle hi Zoya ko dil ki baat bol dena.
He already started running inside keeping the phone inside his pocket unaware of the fact that Arjun didn’t hang up. It was a long way to the gate. 7 minutes already passed. He just had 3 minutes to find, convince, and take Zoya back along with him. He reached the gate and saw the passenger’s waiting line. He started to call Zoya’s name and searched her all the way.
Noor and Zoya were in the line just two passengers behind the front one. Noor heard something.
Noor: Appi. Aapko kissi ne bulaya.
Zoya: Noor tabse 4 baar humein laga keh humein koi bula raha issi liye aapko lag raha hai.
They went ahead in the line when Noor heard the voice going louder and louder. She turned back to find Aditya.
Noor:Appiii kaha tha na humne keh koi bula raha hai aapko. Dekho piche.
It was their turn at the boarding. She gave her boarding pass to the officer and saw where Noor was looking. It was Aditya.
He felt a stare at him. Finally, it was Zoya.
They shared an eye lock. Winds made their hair fly. A smile crept on their faces.
Mila hu ab jo tumse
Hai dil ko mere kasam se
Sukoon mila
Sukoon mila
Tujhe hai paya rab se
Hai dil ko mere kasam se
Sukoon mila
Sukoon mila
Har pal haseen sa hua hai
Sansoon ko tune chua hai
Badi tujhse nazdikiyaan
Sukoon mila
Sukoon mila
Officer pushed Zoya and Noor inside. She didn’t break the eye lock. He was coming near her slowly. They didn’t do anything, just stared at each other’s eyes. The security guard realized it was a time over for Aditya. He grabbed his arm and dragged him out. He still didn’t break the eye contact with Zoya.
Jab se juda tujhse jiya chain o qaraar dil ko mila
Jab se juda tujhse jiya chain o qaraar dil ko mila
Tab bhi rahu sang tere bhulo har gham shikwa gila
Tere ishq ka hi nasha hai
Meri runh tak mai basa hai
Tune aankho se jo chua
Sukoon mila
Sukoon mila
A passenger came in front of Zoya breaking the contact with Adi. She tried to find him again but it was too late. He was nowhere to be seen. She was disheartened. Noor saw her face and hugged her. They went inside the plane.
Aditya was dragged out of the gate till he couldn’t see Zoya. it made him realize. He ran inside to check on her but it was too late. She was nowhere to be seen. The security guard took him outside the airport.
I am sorry Aditya. Hum aapse kuch nai keh pai. Aapki aankhoon mai jo bhi tha. parh lia humne sab. hum aapko apna maante hain lekin abhi hamara jaana zaruri tha. Hum koshish kare ge jald hi wapis aane ki.
I am sorry Zoya. mai tumse kuch nahi keh paya. Tumhare aankho mai jo tha. Parh lia maine sab. Tum mujhe apna maanti ho lekin abhi tumhare jaana zaruri tha. Please mere liye wapis aana.
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