It's been three months since Zoya is trying to find ways to bring Adi back into his older self. He has been too bulky for Zoya to handle. She still remember the day when she went to pick him up from his place and how he was showing tantrums.
"Mujhe tumhare saath nehi jana. You can leave." He said disinterested.
"Hum yahan se ainvaayi chale jane ke liye nehi aye, Baby. Get into the car fast. We're getting late."
"Excuse me ! What's this baby ? If you've already forgotten, then let me remind you that I've a name. Call me Aditya." He replied getting irritated with her.
"But I like baby more." She said grinning to which Aditya rolled his eyes. "Aab nakhre noor jahan ke naa dikhaye aur chup chap aandar baith jaye."
Sighing in frustration he settled himself to the passenger seat as she started driving the car with a bright smile on her face as if she has won some battle.
That was it. They started seeing each other regularly as he wanted people to know that he's dating someone equal to him and his family's status. Though she has been like headache to him all these days, he couldn't do anything but bear her and her childish acts. If he was asked to be honest, he would say showing the world, especially Pooja that how happy he is in his life is the only reason of tolerating Zoya. He seems to have no interest in her and all he's trying is, to use her luring the media through which his ex would get to know everything happening in his life. Aditya Hooda has always been practical when it's about life. But he, undoubtedly can be impulsive at times.
Time and again, Zoya did things shocking him completely. He got the first shock when she took him to a roadside gol gappa stall for a date. Never in his dreams he thought that the daughter of the famous business tycoon, Wasim Siddique will be eating gol gappa, standing beside road while making her face red and eyes watery. He could only smile and shake his head to her, recalling the day.
"Try this, Adi. It's too good." She said wiping off the tears that flowed from her eyes due to the extra spice she has asked her supposed "GOL GAPPA WALE BHAIYA" to add earlier.
Aditya nodded in negative and she murmured an "Akdu" making him chuckle.
Once, she even took him to Dargah to befriend him with her Allah Miya. He was hesitant to enter as he never believed in God. But she dragged him inside, saying her Allah Miya would be angry on her if she leave him outside.
"Aapko pata bhi hain aaj aap humse kitni badi gunaah karwane wale thhe ?" She told him with an horrified expression.
"Aab maine kya kar diya ?" He asked not knowing what he has done that is making her panicky.
"Aap toh zidd kar rahe the, ki Dargah ke andar nehi jana. Agar hum aapko chhod ke andar jaate aur koyi aapko uthake leke jata toh ?!" As she said her her lips formed into a perfect O. When she watched him rolling his eyes, she burst into laughter and he couldn't but notice how cute she is.
He expected her to be a canoodled brat. But with the passing time, he explored her as a chirpy, lively and simple girl with no highborn expectations from life. She was happy with whatever life offered her. He never saw her expecting anything from him. In fact she was giving him and his family so much. She was a giver, he realised much later. But he couldn't let himself fall for her. Neither should he take advantage of her care and undivided attention towards him. He knows he is literally keeping her in dark about what he feels towards her. But she can never blame him for anything as he never promised of loving her nor he asked her to care for him. He tried to make himself rely on whatever he's doing. But somewhere deep inside he can feel how wrong he's doing to Zoya. He is not able to accept her in his life whereas she's hopeful of starting a life with him that will be filled with love.
Shoving the thoughts away, he prepared himself to face Pooja. He's going to attend a party tomorrow arranged by one of their mutual friend. In the party, he's going to show her that he has got someone much and much better than her. He's going to show her that he has Zoya in his life who puts him first before everything and he doesn't regret anymore by losing her.
He is brushing his hair to go on another childish movie date with his supposed girlfriend, Zoya as she claims her to be. He is already feeling too horrible thinking about watching a movie of Salman Khan.
Did he ever thought that the daughter of a billionaire would be so unbound to show off her class ? She's the most sprightly, vivid and easygoing girl he ever met. He wanted to behave just like an arrogant creature before her. But he couldn't. Zoya was too naive to fall for all these external glitterings of the world. So he just couldn't be the rough and tough one with her. He didn't even like to think of how much he has started caring for her.
He came out of his nous getting the message of Zoya. "I'm waiting in front of your house. Come fast." He read and was about to go downstairs when he saw his father coming towards his direction. He was in no mood of arguing with him. So he simply avoided him. But his father had his share of nonsense to talk about.
"Aditya." Harsh stopped him in track.
Aditya didn't turn to face his father, but stood there, waiting for him to continue.
"As you have started going office, I want you to take up the responsibility on your shoulders that you have towards the company. Arjun has been handling everything and I don't want to bother him anymore as you're here."
Aditya was already feeling irritated listening to his bogus tongun. But he didn't want to make an issue. He turned and said "I'm happy with whatever I'm doing in the office and I don't want to do anything more for your company. Moreover, Arjun has been taking care of everything since years. So I think he can handle everything single handed." Aditya said and wanted to leave when his father threw a ridiculous laugh to him.
"Asmaan mein udte huye apni zindagi beetani hain tumhe ?" Harsh almost roared..
Aditya was about to annul his father when he heard a voice from behind.
"Zindegi mein humein woh hi karna chahiye jisse hume khushi mile, Uncle. Aditya ko agar asmaan mein udne se khushi milti hain toh usse zameen se bandhke kissi ko kya milega ?" Zoya said.
Harshvardhan shook his head frustrated, as if cursing himself for choosing Zoya for his son. Aditya looked at her in a trance.
He couldn't believe, the girl he thought to be a covetous one was defending him as if she was able to feel the emotions in him. As if she knew how he felt for his dreams. As if she was capable of look into his soul.
Zoya hold his hand and dragged him with her. He wasn't able to understand what was going with him. When he tried to change himself, Zoya came to his life and started making him feel like he was everything she ever wanted.
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