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She stepped out of the shower, her wet hair in a towel. She tightened her bathrobe around her as she felt a cool draft coming through the slightly open window.
Her mind was already occupied with planning her day. She glanced at the calender and sighed. It was today.
She was finally going to do it.
And she knew that it will be tough,but now she had made up her mind. And she was not going to change it. Slipping on her dress, she sighed again for she new it was going to be an emotionally,physically and mentally exhausting day. She thought about the million reasons she came up with to not to tell him. But then backtracked immediately and reminded herself of the reasons of why she should.
Because he was unhealthy for her.
Feeling dreadful, she stepped out to encounter the chilly winds of Chicago. Pulling her overcoat even tighter over her,she got into her car and cranked up the heater.
Putting her car in reverse, she cursed herself for not putting on the snow chains on her tyre. Another reason why she wanted this day to end. Driving slowly so as to avoid any accident,she put on the radio,preparing herself mentally for the day ahead.
He was sitting in their usual spot,sipping coffee and glancing at the headlines. Her heart skipped a beat as she saw him look smart in his suit.
"Looks are not everything Aliya."she thought bitterly.
He gave her a grim smile as he saw her approaching.
"You are late." He chided,giving her a peck on the cheek.
She scowled.
"Hardly."
"Two minutes, Aliya."
She sighed again and signalled the waitress.
"Well?"
"Well what? The usual please."
The waitress nodded.
"Well,why have you called me here this early?"
She took a deep breath,preparing herself.
"Do not tell me it is about that stupid deal again. I told you I have tried talking to them,but you should understand Aliya, they are a big production house and wont sign up with such a small record label as yours. "
Irritation flashed through her face.
"That is for their company to decide. Hopefully,we would hear from them today."
He sneered at her. "Yeah, all the best with that."
She sighed,pinching her nose.
"So listen babe-" he continued.
She tuned out. Their relationship was one sided,she always felt. Not at the starting,obviously. It was all sunshine and rainbows and puppies then. Trust and laughter was the base of their relationship. She used to share everything with him. All her aspirations and fears. And him vice-versa. Or she thought so at the time. Did he really,she pondered.
Then they got so comfortable with each other that they stopped working for the 'spark' in their relationship?
"Babe?"
"Hmm?"
"Are you even listening to me?" He said,his tone indicating that he was angry.
"Yeah?" Her voice making it sound more like a question.
"No Aliya,you are not." He sighed,rubbing the edge of his nose,sounding even more angry.
"I wanted to say something."
"Hmm?"
"Listen,I have given thus a lot of thought,and I-" her voice breaking.
"You what?" He asked,his eyes narrowing.
"I-it was really hard for me,but I have to." Tears were pooling now.
"You what Aliya?" He shouted, standing up.
"Sit down,don't make a scene please."
"No,Complete what you had to say." He said through gritted teeth.
This. This is the reason she could not endure being with him. He never gave a second thought before hurting her,and she was the one who would end up apologizing for the sake of what they had. Once. Long time ago.
But now it was just plain exhausting. All the trying that came,came from her end.
He took things for granted and never had she heard the word please or sorry or thank you for what she does for him.
Be it mending the relationship with his parents or typing up a long report for him.
"I am breaking up with you." She whispered.
His eyes widened.
"What? What did you say?"
"I am breaking up with you. " she said, a bit louder,a whisper nevertheless. Because although she hated to do this,it was neccessary. To move ahead.
Because he is unheathy for you. She reminded herself.
She started collecting her things.
"Maam,your coffee."
"You-you cant do this to me, Aliya." His voice broke,his eyes displaying the anguish he felt.
"To you?" She spat. "And what bout the stuff you have done to me?"
"You cant do this to me" he repeated.
"Yeah? Watch me." She said, throwing the money on the table.
"Keep the change." And with that,she turned around and walked away.
Tears were now falling freely as she crossed the road to reach her car.
She fastened her seatbelt and glanced at the phone.
12 missed calls.
"Shit" she muttered,wiping her tears away.
Glancing at the caller-id,she stared her car,and called back.
"Yeah?"
"Where the f**k are you?" A hectic voice screamed in her ears.
"Woah,calm down" she said concentrating with all her might to go fast and not skid.
"Reach office ASAP."
"You know I am the boss right?"
She could practically hear Haley rolling her eyes.
"And I am the co-founder. I can order you about. And if you will not report here in 10, I will imaginary fire your perfect ass,haider."
And she cut the call.
Aliya was confused. They had not assigned anything anyone important today. It was a monday after all. Today was all about auditing. Then why was Hayley sounding so worried.
"Allah,saath dena." And she sighed. Wishing for ,god knows how many times,the day to end,she circled the tower for parking.
She rushed in and waited for the elevator to arrive, a thousand million thoughts behind Haley's going through her head,even worser than the other.
She pushed the elevator button again.
"You know,pushing that button again and again would not make the elevator come faster." Said a voice.
She rolled her eyes
"well,one can wish." She muttered to herself.
The man standing behind her smirked.
The lift finally came,and she hurried inside,followed by the man.
"10th please" they both said together to the liftman.
She lifted her head to look at him and her breath hitched in her throat.
Hot. Was one of the many words she would use to describe him. Followed by sexy and devillishly handsome.
Her eyes met his and she decided that it was the most attractive feature of him. Until he smirked.
Oh that dimple. She almost moaned, when an automated voice announced 10 floor.
She immediatley averted her eyes from him as she blushed,chiding herself for thinking such thoughts.
Amused,he pushed himself of the door and followed her.
She went to her side of the office and opened it to find Hayley burning a hole in the carpet with all her pacing.
"What's wrong?" She asked, for some reason sounding breathless.
"Aliyaaa" hayley screamed.
"Aah" Aliya replied as Hayley bear-tackled/ hugged her.
"Aaliya, Aliyaa, Aliyyaaa" she screamed, jumping around,with Aliya in her arms.
"Allah! What happened?"
"We got it!!!"
"We got what?" Aliya replied,confused,still jumping.
"Ahem" said a voice from the door.
Both of them looked simultaneously.
It was him. She thought. And the evergreen smirk plastered to his face.
It irritated her to the core. Does he ever smile? She wondered.
"Hello, I am Zain. Zain Abdullah."
"Yeah?"
"Which one of you is Aliya?"
"That would be me." She said.
"Aah." He smirked again,because he was hoping it would be her.
"I am representing Blue Moon productions, and I am here to inform you that you have been signed with us for one year. The legal.team would contact you very soon for the contract. Congratulations."
He said,sounding all uptight and formal,gauging Aliya's reaction,while putting his hand forward.
"Really? " she squeked,surprised.
Then cleared her throat and said,
"Thank you so much Zain Abdullah,it will be a pleasure working with you. I will contact our lawyers soon." Shaking his hands when their eyes met. She felt her heart skip a beat.
While hayley exclaimed-" Representing? Please. You are the founder/owner of the production house."
"Well yeah." He said sheepishly.
"And my new jiju" she muttered in Aliya's ears,who blushed.
"Shut up"she muttered back.
As she looked at Zain Abdullah again,she started re-analyising her day again.
Today might not be that bad after all. She thought as a grin threatened to split her face.
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Her mind was already occupied with planning her day. She glanced at the calender and sighed. It was today.
She was finally going to do it.
And she knew that it will be tough,but now she had made up her mind. And she was not going to change it. Slipping on her dress, she sighed again for she new it was going to be an emotionally,physically and mentally exhausting day. She thought about the million reasons she came up with to not to tell him. But then backtracked immediately and reminded herself of the reasons of why she should.
Because he was unhealthy for her.
Feeling dreadful, she stepped out to encounter the chilly winds of Chicago. Pulling her overcoat even tighter over her,she got into her car and cranked up the heater.
Putting her car in reverse, she cursed herself for not putting on the snow chains on her tyre. Another reason why she wanted this day to end. Driving slowly so as to avoid any accident,she put on the radio,preparing herself mentally for the day ahead.
He was sitting in their usual spot,sipping coffee and glancing at the headlines. Her heart skipped a beat as she saw him look smart in his suit.
"Looks are not everything Aliya."she thought bitterly.
He gave her a grim smile as he saw her approaching.
"You are late." He chided,giving her a peck on the cheek.
She scowled.
"Hardly."
"Two minutes, Aliya."
She sighed again and signalled the waitress.
"Well?"
"Well what? The usual please."
The waitress nodded.
"Well,why have you called me here this early?"
She took a deep breath,preparing herself.
"Do not tell me it is about that stupid deal again. I told you I have tried talking to them,but you should understand Aliya, they are a big production house and wont sign up with such a small record label as yours. "
Irritation flashed through her face.
"That is for their company to decide. Hopefully,we would hear from them today."
He sneered at her. "Yeah, all the best with that."
She sighed,pinching her nose.
"So listen babe-" he continued.
She tuned out. Their relationship was one sided,she always felt. Not at the starting,obviously. It was all sunshine and rainbows and puppies then. Trust and laughter was the base of their relationship. She used to share everything with him. All her aspirations and fears. And him vice-versa. Or she thought so at the time. Did he really,she pondered.
Then they got so comfortable with each other that they stopped working for the 'spark' in their relationship?
"Babe?"
"Hmm?"
"Are you even listening to me?" He said,his tone indicating that he was angry.
"Yeah?" Her voice making it sound more like a question.
"No Aliya,you are not." He sighed,rubbing the edge of his nose,sounding even more angry.
"I wanted to say something."
"Hmm?"
"Listen,I have given thus a lot of thought,and I-" her voice breaking.
"You what?" He asked,his eyes narrowing.
"I-it was really hard for me,but I have to." Tears were pooling now.
"You what Aliya?" He shouted, standing up.
"Sit down,don't make a scene please."
"No,Complete what you had to say." He said through gritted teeth.
This. This is the reason she could not endure being with him. He never gave a second thought before hurting her,and she was the one who would end up apologizing for the sake of what they had. Once. Long time ago.
But now it was just plain exhausting. All the trying that came,came from her end.
He took things for granted and never had she heard the word please or sorry or thank you for what she does for him.
Be it mending the relationship with his parents or typing up a long report for him.
"I am breaking up with you." She whispered.
His eyes widened.
"What? What did you say?"
"I am breaking up with you. " she said, a bit louder,a whisper nevertheless. Because although she hated to do this,it was neccessary. To move ahead.
Because he is unheathy for you. She reminded herself.
She started collecting her things.
"Maam,your coffee."
"You-you cant do this to me, Aliya." His voice broke,his eyes displaying the anguish he felt.
"To you?" She spat. "And what bout the stuff you have done to me?"
"You cant do this to me" he repeated.
"Yeah? Watch me." She said, throwing the money on the table.
"Keep the change." And with that,she turned around and walked away.
Tears were now falling freely as she crossed the road to reach her car.
She fastened her seatbelt and glanced at the phone.
12 missed calls.
"Shit" she muttered,wiping her tears away.
Glancing at the caller-id,she stared her car,and called back.
"Yeah?"
"Where the f**k are you?" A hectic voice screamed in her ears.
"Woah,calm down" she said concentrating with all her might to go fast and not skid.
"Reach office ASAP."
"You know I am the boss right?"
She could practically hear Haley rolling her eyes.
"And I am the co-founder. I can order you about. And if you will not report here in 10, I will imaginary fire your perfect ass,haider."
And she cut the call.
Aliya was confused. They had not assigned anything anyone important today. It was a monday after all. Today was all about auditing. Then why was Hayley sounding so worried.
"Allah,saath dena." And she sighed. Wishing for ,god knows how many times,the day to end,she circled the tower for parking.
She rushed in and waited for the elevator to arrive, a thousand million thoughts behind Haley's going through her head,even worser than the other.
She pushed the elevator button again.
"You know,pushing that button again and again would not make the elevator come faster." Said a voice.
She rolled her eyes
"well,one can wish." She muttered to herself.
The man standing behind her smirked.
The lift finally came,and she hurried inside,followed by the man.
"10th please" they both said together to the liftman.
She lifted her head to look at him and her breath hitched in her throat.
Hot. Was one of the many words she would use to describe him. Followed by sexy and devillishly handsome.
Her eyes met his and she decided that it was the most attractive feature of him. Until he smirked.
Oh that dimple. She almost moaned, when an automated voice announced 10 floor.
She immediatley averted her eyes from him as she blushed,chiding herself for thinking such thoughts.
Amused,he pushed himself of the door and followed her.
She went to her side of the office and opened it to find Hayley burning a hole in the carpet with all her pacing.
"What's wrong?" She asked, for some reason sounding breathless.
"Aliyaaa" hayley screamed.
"Aah" Aliya replied as Hayley bear-tackled/ hugged her.
"Aaliya, Aliyaa, Aliyyaaa" she screamed, jumping around,with Aliya in her arms.
"Allah! What happened?"
"We got it!!!"
"We got what?" Aliya replied,confused,still jumping.
"Ahem" said a voice from the door.
Both of them looked simultaneously.
It was him. She thought. And the evergreen smirk plastered to his face.
It irritated her to the core. Does he ever smile? She wondered.
"Hello, I am Zain. Zain Abdullah."
"Yeah?"
"Which one of you is Aliya?"
"That would be me." She said.
"Aah." He smirked again,because he was hoping it would be her.
"I am representing Blue Moon productions, and I am here to inform you that you have been signed with us for one year. The legal.team would contact you very soon for the contract. Congratulations."
He said,sounding all uptight and formal,gauging Aliya's reaction,while putting his hand forward.
"Really? " she squeked,surprised.
Then cleared her throat and said,
"Thank you so much Zain Abdullah,it will be a pleasure working with you. I will contact our lawyers soon." Shaking his hands when their eyes met. She felt her heart skip a beat.
While hayley exclaimed-" Representing? Please. You are the founder/owner of the production house."
"Well yeah." He said sheepishly.
"And my new jiju" she muttered in Aliya's ears,who blushed.
"Shut up"she muttered back.
As she looked at Zain Abdullah again,she started re-analyising her day again.
Today might not be that bad after all. She thought as a grin threatened to split her face.
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