Part-3
"Shayad humen waqt lena chahiye is bare me sochne k liye.. Hum Abbu se bat karenge ye boht bada faisla hai hum dono k liye...Ap bhi apne dad se bat kijiyega". She got up from the bench they were sitting on.. in front of a beautiful serene lake.
Adi stopped Zoya holding her hand.."Zoya i dint mean i am sorry for the engagement.. I am sorry the way it happened"
Was she thinking that aloud when she thought Aditya Hooda was sorry for their engagement!!!
Adi can read her mind..Mental notes taken!!!
He eyesignalled her to sit and continued.. with very calm composed demeanour..
"Zoya jin halat se hum guzre hain mujhe nahi lagta hume ek dusre se behtar koi samajh payega.. Kisi aur shaks k sath naye sire se zindgi shuru karne se main tumhare sath nayi zindgi shuru karna behtar samajhta hu.. Zoya.. agar tum is bat se sehmat ho to hume ek dusre ko ek mauka dena chaiye..Chahe jaise bhi humari engagement hui but humari families aur shayad humare liye bhi that happened for the best...I dont really know how and i myself feel scared considering our past experience.. But with you it seems..we can make it happen"
Zoya felt a kind of peace in what he said..she felt his words were soothing her wounded soul.. she felt she can open upto Aditya..She can be herself with him.. She slowly rested her head on his shoulder.. A lone tear escaped her eye..
"Aditya.. shayad humne kabhi nahi jana k Mohabbat kya hoti hai..shadi kaise nibhayi jati hai... lekin aj hume aisa lagta hai ki hum apni sari zindgi apke sath yun he baithe bita sakte hain..bina koi expectations k..bina kisi terms and conditions.. Agar ye mohabbat hai Aditya... to yun he sahi.."
They both were so vulnerable yet so safe with each other..The bond they shared was beyond the realms of love...
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Zoya was surprised to the core seeing her family had already begun to make arrangements for wedding when she got back home!!! Seeing zoya standing at door Noor excitedly rushed to her..She took her api for an eternal hug.."Api m so happy, I always knew he loved you madly, I could see it in his eyes.. oh God it is happening.. the marriage is happening in four weeks and so much is left to prepare..Api chaliye select your attire for wedding"
Zoya almost fainted hearing of wedding in four weeks.. Zoya panicked..she frantically searched for Abbu.. there he was.. Zoya ran towards him but had to hold her steps..
her Abbu looked so happy.. excited.. he was trying Zoya's wedding outfits on him and showing them to Roshana..Acting like a girl..like zoya herself... they were laughjng heartily...That melted her heart.. She had never seen her Abbu and Ammi so happy ever since she married Yash. From past many months they suffered equally with her and her Abbu supported her like a rock setting aside his differences with Zoya due to her marrying Yash without his permission.. Now was the time..Her life was going to be normal again..
Adi witnessed the same air at home.. His home came alive after what it seemed like ages.. He was sick of seeing sad faces around.. and idea of this marriage had brought so much to his family.. happiness, sense of togetherness.. the warmth that had long alienated his family.. His mother was going mad calling all relatives and his dad was calling best of wedding planners and vendors as he dint want anything left out..
He could not let his only chance at life go!
Adi had decided!
Zoya had decided!
That night in Zoya Siddiqui's Room...
She was happy yet nervous.. She had in silent words professed her love for Aditya whereas she felt Aditya did not actually meant he loved her.. or did he... She was clueless.. deep down she wanted him to tell her that He loved her and not marrying her merely out of his fears of past..
It has been two weeks since both Adi and Zoya made peace with their destiny.. The feeling of marriage thing was now sinking in.. Aditya took Zoya on exotic dates where they talked and laughed their heart out.. He took her for her wedding shopping and ended up earning comment of "Joru Ka Ghulam" from noor on seeing him holding tonnes of bags... Zoya tried learning some culinary skills and ofcourse Aditya had to be the "guinea pig"...
Zoya too sacrificed for him...Apparently!!!
She would let him play his video games and would patiently wait.. correction! She waited only five minutes and threw Arjun out of the game and took his place instead..Aditya's mouth was left wideopen in awe when Zoya outdid him in Star wars battlefront II. From then on Zoya started earning angrybird looks from both Arjun and Aditya the moment she entered their gaming room..
Their life was happy being with each other..
HOWEVER!!!! Not much time left to their wedding and here all the women of Hooda and Siddiqui clan were conspiring to bring Adi and Zoya close.. closer rather closest. They could see both gelled well however the long night lovey dovey conversations.. talking in eyes.. holding hands without anybody noticing..finding excuses to see each other.. that thing.. that longing for each other was missing.. you know all coupled do that.. but here quite evidently..Romance was missing!!!
A week before the marriage!!!
As Zoya was showing Aditya some decorations designs in her phone to approve for their own wedding that their ADIYA events was organizing a WhatsApp message appeared from her to be Sasu Ma which was an image.. She casually opened it up when Aditya was still looking... When it opened both their jaws dropped in Astonishment and eyes popped out bouncing.. another pic appeared and in hassle she opened that as well right in front of Adi which was worst than the first.. Aditya's heart was racing at the speed of bullet train while Zoya could not hide the embarrassment!!!
Both excused from each other and went right in opposite directions!!!
If Qayamat has to come some day..she so wished it was today..right now..