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Hello my fellow members,
Weekend has gone by without watching Bepannaah, but I have lived every moment of it with Bepannaah. For my own pleasure, I started writing on the current situation, on how I would want these characters to behave and I m so pleased to present it to ya'll as well. I have kept it very simple, subtle and realistic as much as possible, without any drama and without any person or event that would trigger Zoya's realisation. This is gonna be a simple emotional exchange between AdiYa. It was supposed to be an OS but it has turned out so long that I'll break it into parts so that ya'll can read it as per ur convenience n time availability. But I'll post all of them today itself, since the story will move forward in the show tonight onwards n it won't be the same fun then. This is my very first attempt at writing, I hope its worth ur time!
Also, since the most parts of it are monologues of AdiYa and their heart-to-heart conversation, I couldn't imagine it better in any language other than their own. So, my apologies to all the non-Hindi readers. Narratives will be in the black, Monologues in the brown, Dialogues in the blue and Flashbacks in the voilet.
So, let's start from where it ended on Friday, Happy Reading!!
I hope ya'll give it a try and like it. I shall be waiting for your lovely comments n suggestions too!đ¤
~ A NIGHT THAT CHANGED THEIR LIFE ~
PART I - ZOYA'S HONEST CONFESSION TO ARSHAD
Noor barged-in in Adi's room.
Noor: "Appi, ghar chalein? Kaafi der ho chuki hai, hume chalna chahiye ab."
Zoya: "Haan Noor, hume bass 10 minutes dijiye, aaj saara din hum apne kaam mein itne mashroof rahe k hume apne best friend se baat karne ka waqt he nahi mila! Aur inse baat kiye bina humara din khatm ho he nahi sakta. Aur haan...hum noodles khate khate baatein karenge, that's our thing, hai na, Aditya?"
Noor: "Appi aap yeh sab baad mein Kar lijiyega, ab ghar chaliye, Abbu khafa ho jaenge. Aur Arshad bhi humara intezaar Kar rahe hain, wo hume ghar drop karna chahte hain. Jaldi kijiye!"
Adi: "Noor, tumhe kya ho gaya hai??? Main chhod dunga na tum dono ko ghar!"
Noor: "Aap Arjun se baat kar lijiye, wo aapko sab samjha denge, hum chalte hain ab, good night!"
Noor dragged Zoya out.
~~~
Adi: "Yeh ho kya raha hai? Arjun Kuch bolega Tu mujhe?"
Arjun: "Bhai, kaafi der ho chuki hai. Zoya ko aur yaha nahi rukna chahiye. Agar aap usse chhodne jaenge, toh Waseem uncle aur gussa ho jaenge, wo saara gussa Zoya par nikalenge, usse aapse dur rakhne k aur tareekein dhundenge. Usse Arshad k sath aur waqt beetane k liye zabardasti karenge. Kya aap yahi chahte hain Bhai? Aap apna saara dhyaan sirf Zoya par nahi laga sakte. Aapko uske abbu k baare mein bhi sochna hoga. Aur aapne apne taraf se usse kaafi signals diye, fir bhi wo samajh nahi rahi. Usse thoda waqt dijiye Bhai, usse thoda waqt Arshad k sath bitaane dijiye, Zoya samajhdar hai, wo khud bakhud jaan jaegi k aap Uske liye kuch khaas ho, Jo Arshad Kabhi nahi ho sakta. Main abhi Aya."
~~~
Arjun went to parking lot to see Zoya off.
Arjun: "Zoya, aaj mujhe aur Noor ko zara b waqt nahi mila, aur maine Noor ko ek promise kiya tha wo bhi mujhe pura karna hai, please usse thodi der yaha rukne do, main usse jaldi ghar drop kar dunga. Tum Arshad k sath jao."
Zoya: "Yeh kya baat hui? Hume Aditya k kamre se kheech kar le aayi aap aur ab khud nahi chalna chahti? Chaliye theek hai, aap bhi kya yaad rakhenge! Par jyada der mat kijiye, Noor, jaldi aa jaana ghar isse pehle abbu k aapko dhundte hue yaha aa jaaye!"
Noor: "Ji Appi...aap aage aage chaliye, hum piche piche Aaye, baas."
Zoya: "Chalein Arshad?"
~~~
There was so much silence everywhere. On the roads, inside the car. Though the silence outside was peaceful but Arshad's mind neither had any silence nor any peace after what all he had noticed in the party. The silence was getting awkward. He tried to break the ice.
Arshad: "Zoya, aapne bohot hi behtareen party organise ki thi. Maan gaye aapko."
Zoya: "Shukriya. Pata hai, Anjana aunty sahi keh rahi thi, Aditya ne humari kaafi help ki thi, kaafi ideas diye the. Unki help k bina yeh party itni shaandaar ho hi nahi sakti thi. Aapko yaad hai hum sab ne Shava Shava pe dance kiya? Wo humara plan tha hi nahi. Wo toh unhone ussi waqt soch k start kiya. Par sabse jyada mazaa ussi waqt aaya na puri party mein. Hum toh kitne arse baad itna jhoom kar naache! Aaj tak puri duniya ki parties organise ki humne, par iss baar Aditya k ghar ki party thi aur hum unhe bilkul disappoint nahi karna chahte the."
Arshad: "Ek baat kahein? Aaj aapke kehne par hum iss party mein aa toh gaye, but I m not sure if Aditya liked it. Hume iss tarah unki party mein nahi aana chahiye tha unse bina kuch puche, bina kuch kahe. Kahi humne toh unhe disappoint nahi kar diya na?"
Zoya: "Nahi Arshad, aisi koi baat nahi hai. Aditya na ki humare sirf client hain balki humare best friend hai, hum agar aapko unke ghar le jaate hain toh unhe koi dikkat nahi hogi. Humara utna haq hai unpe k hum jab chahe, jiske sath chahe, unke ghar jaa sakte hain."
Arshad: "Agar aisi baat hai toh uss din hume aisa kyun laga jaise Waseem uncle unke aapke ghar aane se khush nahi the? Aur aaj unki Ammi bhi aap as khafa lag rahi thi. Aapne unke liye itni achi party organise ki fir bhi? Aur na uss din aapne kuch kaha apne abbu se na aaj Aditya ne kuch kaha apni ammi se? Aap toh unke ammi ki tarafdaari kar rahi hai? Hume kuch samajh nahi aa raha yeh. Waseem uncle ne fir hume Aditya ko aapka client kyu bataya sirf?"
Zoya: "Chhodiye na Arshad, kaafi lambi kahani hai. Fir kabhi bataenge aapko."
Arshad: "Agar aap comfortable nahi hain abhi toh koi baat nahi, par agar hum sach mein humare rishte ko aage badhana chahte Hain, toh hume acha lagega agar aap humse apni har baat share karein. Aapne Hume 2 hafto ka waqt diya hai aur hum puri tarah se koshish karenge ki hum aapko yaqeen dila paye, par aapko bhi humara sath dena hoga na Zoya. Ektarfa koshish kabhi kamayaab nahi hogi."
Zoya: "Aap Sahi keh rahe hai Arshad, ektarfa koshish Kabhi mukammal nahi hoti. Hum nahi jaante aap iss baat se waqeef hain ya nahi, par humare zindagi mein bhi ek aisa hi ektarfa rishta reh chuka hai, Jo hamesha se nakaamyaab tha aur hamesha nakaamyaab he raha. Hum shaadishuda reh chuke hain pehle bhi. Yash Arora se. Hum jaante hain aapko humare ateet se koi farq nahi padta, par wo ateet aisi cheez hain jo aapke kaafi sawaalo ka ek he jawaab hogi. Isliye aapka wo jaanna zaroori hai. Hum Yash se bepannaah mohabbat karte the. Abbu iss rishte se raazi nahi the, par hum pyaar mein itne andhe ho gaye the k humne Yash k Sath Abbu ki marzi k khilaaf jaakar bhaag k Shaadi kar li. 5 saal diye humne iss shaadi ko, aur ek din achanak Yash ki car accident mein maut ho gayi. Aur uss waqt unke sath Pooja Hooda thi, Aditya Hooda ki biwi. Unke haath jude hue the. Hum Yash par itna bharosa karte the, itni mohabbat karte the, k humare zehen mein yeh khayaal tak nahi aaya k wo dono humse bewafaai kar rahe the. Hum Yash k jaane se puri tarah bikhar chuke the. Aditya bhi toot chuke the, pooja ki maut se, par usse zyada agar unhe kuch andar se khaaye jaa raha tha toh wo tha pooja Ka dhoka. Pooja ne ZoSh mein paise invest kiye the aur uss naate Aditya humare business partner bann gaye. Waise toh wo apne paise wapis chahte the, Yash se, hum se badla lena chahte the...par asal mein wo hume chunautiyaan dete gaye aur hum humari khoyi hui ummeed wapis paate gaye. Humari raayein kisi baat par nahi milti thi, aur har baat par hum ladh padte the, fir bhi pata nahi kaise, humare beech dosti banti gayi. Iss dauraan Pooja aur Yash k baare mein kai cheezein saamne aayi, hum dono har din jeete jee marte rahe, par kuch toh raabta tha humare beech jo hum dono ek dusre ki hifazat karne hamesha pahunch jaate the. Kaafi museebatein aayi, kai baar humare aur unke bhi jaan par bann aayi, hum jail tak jaakar aaye, par inn saari baato mein ek baat kabhi nahi badli, hum dono ne hamesha ek dusre ka sath diya. Waqt k sath hum dono ne Pooja aur Yash k pyaar ko accept kar liya aur yeh bhi maan liya k saari galti sirf unn dono ki nahi thi, Kuch galtiya humne bhi ki, hum dono kabhi unke liye ache husband n wife bann he nahi paaye. Yash chahte the hum unki dost bane, unki baatein samajh paaye. Par hum toh apni he duniya mein mashgul hua karte the. Hume koi khabar he nahi thi k asli zindagi hoti kya hai. Hum khwaabo k mehel banaate gaye aur Yash unhe sajaate gaye. Mehlo k bahar ki duniya, waha k log, waha ki baatein humne yaha Mumbai aakar dekhi, ya hum yun kahein k hume yeh asli duniya Aditya ne dikhai? Isliye hum unhe apna best friend kehte hain. Unhone hume khudpe yaqeen karna sikhaya, asli duniya mein jeene ki wajah bhi di aur har waqt raah bhi dikhai, unhone hume humara khudka wajood banane mein madad ki hai. Aaj hum jo bhi hai, unhi ki wajah se hai, aur yeh baat hum hamesha kahenge. Humare abbu aur unke ammi ko yeh baat samajh aati hai, par wo maanna nahi chahte. Ittefaq se kuch haadse aise hue hain k Anjana aunty sochti hain hum Aditya k liye unlucky hai aur abbu Aditya pe bharosa nahi Kar paate, humara unke sath rehna unhe mehfooz nahi lagta."
Zoya was lost in a trance. She didn't know what she was talking n why she was telling all that to Arshad. Just when a tear drop was about to drop from her eye, she gained back her senses and told Arshad very coldly,
Zoya: "Rahi baat humari, humne aapke aur abbu k kehne par aapko 2 hafto ka mauka toh diya hai, par humara pyaar, shaadi inn cheezo se bharosa uth chuka hai, shayad humse aap bohot pyaar karenge bhi, hume khush rakhenge bhi, aap waqai bohot ache insaan hai, par filhaal hume shaadi ka khayaal bhi namanzoor hai, hum wo baat abhi soch he nahi paenge, fir chahe baat aap ki ho ya kisi aur ki."
Arshad: "Aisi koi baat nahi hai Zoya, aur kuch ho na ho, itna toh hum yaqeenan jaante hain k aap bohot achi insaan hai aur aap duniya ki har khushi deserve karti hain. Aapko hume, humare koshish ko, humare rishte ko ek mauka dena Hoga. Hum dono k parents hum se kaafi ummeed rakhte hain, hum unhe jyada din tak taal nahi sakte. Usse unki ummeedein aur badhengi."
Zoya: "Uhh Arshad, ghar aa gaya. Kaafi der ho chuki hai, Hume chalna chahiye, hum kal baat karenge. Good night."
Arshad: "Good night, Zoya."
~~~
PART II - ADITYA-ZOYA'S MIDNIGHT MEDITATION
Adi was roaming around in his room very restlessly. At least 10 times, he went till the door to check if Arjun returned. Finally he settled on the couch.
"Yeh Arjun fir RJ AJ wali baatein karke pata nahi kaha gaayab ho gaya. Kabse gaya hai Noor ko drop karne. Isse jaane ki kya zaroori thi, Noor ko bhi Arshad aur Zoya k sath hi jaane deta. Gaya toh gaya, ab tak aaya bhi nahi, aa jaata toh pata toh chalta uss Lambu ne Zoya ko sahi se ghar toh chhoda bhi ya nahi. Par main kyu itna soch raha hu. Arjun sahi keh raha tha, mujhe Zoya ko Arshad k sath chhodna chahiye thodi der. Lambu itna bura bhi nahi lagta k usse sahi se ghar bhi na chhod de. Aur usse agar mere feelings ki koi padi nahi hai, toh main kyu itna soch raha hu uske liye. Uske sath noodles kha rahi thi. That's our thing, how could she?! Aur itna acha gift diya maine, aur mujhe kya mila? Ek aur baar aap humare best friend hai! Lagta hai aankho k doctor ki appointment leni padegi iski. Itna bada heart nahi dikha usse!!! Par...aise kaise ho gaya k Zoya itni simple si baat samajh nahi rahi? Ho kya gaya hai usse aajkal? Pehle toh wo ek hi insaan thi jo meri har baat samajhti thi, aisi baatein bhi jo shayad main khud bhi nahi samajhta tha. She used to read through my expressions, meri aankhein dekhke samajh jaati thi. Aaj kal meri aankho ko kuch ho gaya hai kya jo usse kuch dikhai nahi deta?
Adi checked himself in the mirror, imagined Zoya n made those lovey dovey puppy eyes, checked his face from all angles.
"Sab toh sahi hai. Andha bhi mujhe dekh k bol dega main Zoya se kitna pyaar karta hu. Wo kyu nahi samajhti fir? Ya wo samajhna chahti hi nahi? Par aisa kyu? Wo mujhse pyaar nahi karti kya? Isliye avoid kar rahi hai meri feelings ko face karna? Par main nahi maanta k wo mujhse pyaar nahi karti. Maine ab tak usse itna comfortable kisi aur k sath nahi dekha jitna mere sath wo hoti hai. Mujhe yaha wapis bulane k liye jail jaane ko taiyar thi wo. Raat ko 2 baje wo mujhse bharose k baare mein baat karne k liye call karti hai. Main wapis usse chhodke jaa raha hu yeh samajhte he usse itna dard hota hai. Marte dum pe usse sirf mera khayaal aata hai. Wo sirf mujhe noodles khilaati hai. Aur uss din, jab pagal ladki 2 peg chadhake aayi thi, usse baaki kisi cheez ki koi khabar nahi thi, baas ek hi baat ki ratt lagaye baithi thi, Aditya aap hume chhodke mat jaiye. Yeh pyaar nahi toh kya hai jab hum kisi k bina apni life imagine bhi nahi kar sakte. Fir kyu nasamajh bann rahi hai wo meri feelings k liye???
Adi lied down on his bed while his numerous what's and why's never seemed to end.
"Wo keh rahi thi wo abhi shaadi karna hi nahi chahti. Isliye wo abhi pyaar k baare mein nahi sochna chahti kya shayad? Par pyaar aise sochke thodi na kiya jaata hai, wo toh baas ho jaata hai. Kya wo ab pyaar se itni anjaan bann gayi hai k usse kuch kuch hota hi nahi? Shayad uske ghaav abhi puri tarah se bhare hi nahi hai. Usne Yash se dil se mohabbat ki thi. Upar se strong banti hai, main unn yaado se weak pad jaata hu isliye kabhi shayad mujhse apna weak point share hi nahi karti? Mujhe usse apne dil ki baat batane mein jaldbaazi nahi karni chahiye. Mujhe pehle yeh jaanna hoga k wo kya sochti hai apne past k baare mein. Hamesha ki tarah, agar usse zaroorat hai toh mujhe usse pehle uska khoya hua confidence lautana hoga. Usse bharosa dilana hoga k wo bhi pyaar kar sakti hai, uske life mein bhi pyaar ki jagah hai, she too deserves a second chance. Sahi waqt dekhke main pehle usse baat karunga. Arshad se dur rehne k liye main ab usse pressurise nahi karunga. Main, abbu aur Arshad k beech bechari Zoya ka club sandwich na ho jaaye. Apni baat dil mein rakhna meri aadat nahi hai, par jab baat mere bepannaah pyaar ki ho, toh meri har aadat badalne ko taiyaar hu main...khushi khushi. Kyuki ab Zoya ko kisi baat se taqleef na ho, wo hamesha khush rahe, yahi meri priority hogi. Uska jawaab chahe jo bhi ho, main apni baat uske saamne rakhunga zaroor, par wo baat sunne k liye jab wo prepared hogi tab. Fir aage wo haan bole ya na, wo uska faisla hoga. Lekin mujhe bhi apne aap par, us par, mere pyaar par, humare dosti par aur humari kismat par pura bharosa hai, kismat ne hi hume milaya tha, aage bhi kismat zaroor sath degi.
Adi dimmed the lights of his room and dozed off. He now knew what exactly he had to do and he was finally at peace now that the new day was gonna bring new ray of hopes for him.
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Zoya was lying on her bed, all tired. As much as she was physically tired due to her work, she was mentally tired too. But still, her thoughts didn't allow her to sleep until she gave them enough attention that they demanded.
She got a flashback of Arshad.
Arshad: "Hum puri tarah se koshish karenge ki hum aapko yaqeen dila paye, par aapko bhi humara sath dena hoga na Zoya. Ektarfa koshish Kabhi kamayaab nahi hogi. Aapko Hume, humare koshish ko, humare rishte ko ek mauka dena Hoga. Hum dono k parents hum se kaafi ummeed rakhte hain."
Waseem: "Hum aapke liye hamesha acha hi chahenge Zoya, Arshad ek bohot hi nek insaan hai, aap unke sath bohot khush rahengi. Agar jyada waqt gawaaogi toh Arshad jaise ladke ko kho dogi."
Arshad: "Hum unhe (parents ko) jyada din tak Taal Nahi sakte. Usse unki ummeedein aur badhegi."
Adi: "Agar tum shaadi karna hi nahi chahti toh usse 2 hafto ka waqt kyu diya hai tumne? Usse kyu hopes de rahi ho tum?"
"Yeh kya kar rahe hai hum apni zindagi mein! Aditya sahi kehte hain, agar hume shaadi karni hi nahi hai toh kya soch kar humne Arshad ko 2 hafto ka waqt diya hai? Hum unki, Ammi-Abbu ki ummeedein kyu badha raha hai fizul mein? Hume toh jaise iss baat ki koi padi hi nahi thi, hume baas Aditya k ghar jaakar unki party achese organise ho uss baat ki tension thi. Uss waqt waha se nikalne k liye humne yeh 2 hafte wali baat maan toh li, par humne uss baat ko itni ehmiyat di hi nahi. Hum toh itne suljhe hue hote hai hamesha, sahi aur galat hume ache se pata hota hai, fir iss baar humne yeh galat faisla kaise le liya? Pyaar mohabbat ki baatein aati hai toh humara dimaag kaam kyu nahi karta? Hume kuch samajh nahi aa raha. Hum abbu ko manaa nahi kar sakte isliye unki baat toh maan li, par dil nahi maan raha. Ek Aditya hi hai jo humari baat ache se samajh sakte hai. Hume unse shaanti se baat karni hogi. Wo zaroor apna khurafati dimaag lagaenge aur koi na koi rasta pakka nikalenge. Hum kitne bhi unke jaise kyu na bann jaaye, unke jitne khurafaati toh hum ab bhi nahi hai.
She giggled looking at the photos from the party in her mobile. In one of the pics, she saw Adi standing in one corner with a grumpy face.
"Par wo bhi toh pata nahi aaj kal ajeeb behave karte hain. Inhe bhi kya ho gaya hai hume samajh nahi aata. Kabhi hume ghurte rehte hai, kabhi muskurane lagte hai, kabhi gussa ho jaate hai aur purane wale Aditya Hooda bann jaate hai, unka saara keher humpe barsa dete hain. Aise lagta hai jaise wo humse kuch kehna chahte hai par keh nahi paa rahe. Kuch toh baat chal rahi hai unke dimaag mein. Warna wo noodles khane jaisi chhotisi baat pe itna gussa nahi karte. Hume lagta hai yaha baat noodles ki thi hi nahi, baat yeh thi k humne Arshad k sath unki plate mein noodles khaye. Jabse Yash aur Pooja ki death hui hai, har ache bure waqt mein hamesha sirf hum aur Aditya hi sath rahe hain. Humare beech kabhi koi teesra tha hi nahi. Aur ab achanak Arshad aa gaye hain. Hum jaante hai humari dosti bhi Aditya k liye utni hi maayne rakhti hai, jitni humare liye unki. Wo chahte honge k humara waqt sirf humara ho, jab hum sath hain toh humare beech koi bhi na aaye. Isiliye gussa ho gaye honge wo. Humne unhe manaaya toh maan bhi toh gaye fir wo! Lekin fir bhi, humari baat wo nahi samjhenge, wo toh baas ek hi ratt lagaye baithe hai k hum sab ko sab saaf saaf keh de aur Arshad se koi wasta hi na rakhe. Unki salaah galat nahi hai par wo samajh hi nahi rahe k hum abbu ko firse dukhi nahi karna chahte. Iss shaadi se humse jyada toh Aditya ko farq pad raha hai. Hum itne shaant hai aur wo itne bechain hue jaa rahe hai. Itne kyu pareshan hain wo?
Adi : "Kahi 2 weeks baad tum apna faisla badal toh nahi dogi na tum, Zoya!"
"Agar 2 hafto baad hum raazi khushi yeh rishta apnana chahte hain, kya tab bhi Aditya nahi chahenge k hum nikaah kare? Hume unse baat karni hogi, unki raay humare liye sabse jyada important hai. Hum apne zindagi ka itna bada faisla unse baat kiye bina le hi nahi sakte. Unhe Arshad se problem hai ya humare shaadi karne se hi unhe problem hai? Arshad se toh kabhi unhone badtameezi se baat nahi ki, hum jaante hai unhe jo insaan pasand na ho unse wo kis tarah se baat karte hain. Arshad k saamne toh wo shaant rehte hain. Na hi unke baare mein kabhi unhone humse bhala bura kaha. Toh kya unhe humare shaadi se hi problem hai? Unhe humare kisi aur se shaadi karne se toh tab hi problem hogi agar wo hume dilse chah...!!! Ya allah!! Hum yeh sab kya fizul mein sochne baith gaye aur itni badi baat bhul gaye!!! Aditya ne kaha tha anniversary party khatm hote hi wo Paris laut jaenge. Zoya, aap itni badi baat kaise bhul sakti hain. Aap apne hi zindagi mein itni ulji rahi ke aap k dimaag mein yeh khayaal bhi nahi aaya? Aur Aditya...unho ne bhi uss raat k baad iss baat ka zikr bhi nahi kiya. Nahi nahi...wo kehna chahte the, shayad hum hi samajh nahi paaye. Unki badmisaaji shayad issi wajah se ho rahi thi, wo humse yahi saari baatein karna chahte the, jaane se pehle humara thodasa waqt chahte the, humara thodasa attention chahte the. Wo gift? Kahi wo goodbye gift toh nahi tha!!! Hum itni si baat kaise nahi samajh paaye!
Zoya hurriedly tried to call Aditya. But, as always, when it was needed the most, her phone was discharged. She tried calling him from the landline...but in vain, the voice said, "the number u r trying to call is not reachable.
"Not reachable? Aise kaise not reachable? Humare aur Aditya k beech kabhi out of coverage area ho hi nahi sakta. Wo hume maut se tak wapis le aaye hai, ek baar nahi 3 baar, wo toh baas Paris jaa rahe hai...fir wo humare liye not reachable kaise ho sakte hai? There can not be a place where Zoya Siddiquie can not reach her best friend. Humne toh unse unki flight details bhi nahi puchi. Par unhone kaha tha party hote hi nikal jaenge, matlab abse sabse pehli flight hi hogi
Zoya checked the schedule of Paris flights. The earliest was at 4:10 am.
"Abhi toh baas 12 bajj rahe hain. Abhi unki flight mein kaafi waqt hai. Wo ghar pe hi honge, hum abhi unke ghar jaenge.
Zoya wrote a note for Noor who was sleeping on the other side of the bed to inform her about her whereabouts, she pulled her bag out of the cupboard, put some money n her other important stuff in it n rushed out of her house, as if she would lose her life otherwise. Little did she know that along with other important stuff, she carried the most important piece of paper in her bag. She drove off in her car faster than even an ambulance ever would, after all her goal was nothing less serious than saving someone's life...she wanted to live her life to the fullest before it slipped away from her hands.
"Par hume aisa kyu lag raha hai k unhone humse waada kiya tha k wo hume chhodkar nahi jaenge. Unhone humari kasam khayi thi. Par aise kuch hua toh nahi tha, hume toh 2 din se fursat se unse baat karne ka mauka hi kaha mila hai jo wo hume koi kasmein-waade denge. Kuch dhundla dhundla sa yaad aa raha hai. Zoya, aap pagal ho gayi hai. Zaroor aapne koi sapna dekha hoga aur aapko wahi ab yaad aa raha hai. Waise bhi, Aditya aapse dur na jaaye, iske alaawa aur koi baat sujhti bhi hai aapke dil aur dimaag ko? Din mein toh aapko waqt nahi milta sochne ka, neend mein aap apne khwaab sajaati hai! Hume yeh sab baatein chhodke jaldi Aditya k ghar pahunchna hoga."
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PART III - ADIYA'S HEART-TO-HEART
Zoya reached her destination. Hooda-Alishaan-Mehel. But she didn't realise that there were king n queen inside who would never like her to be intruding in their mansion. There was this tight security outside. How would she even jump inside Adi's room, even if she ever tries to. But after all, she was the most favourite person of the prince n who doesn't know that? How can the security guards dare stop her? Zoya requested the guard to let her in as something was really urgent.
"Inhe toh manaa liya, par ab andar kaise jaaye. Aditya k room ka darwaaza toh bandh hai. Agar hum darwaze par dastakh denge toh sab ko pata chal jaega aur Anjana aunty toh turant hume yaha se nikal dengi. Inka phone bhi toh nahi lag raha.
Poor Marcus was still doing his after party work...cleaning, rearranging stuff, etc.
Zoya : "Marcus, aap please humari madad karenge? Hume ek seedi lakar dijiye. Hume Aditya se kuch bohot zaroori kaam hai. Par abhi hum unka door knock nahi kar sakte, sab jaag jaenge. Hume bahar se unke kamre mein jaana hoga."
Marcus: "Zoya ma'am, abhi? Iss waqt? Anjana ma'am ne dekh liya toh gazab ho jaega."
Zoya: "Marcus, isiliye toh hum keh rahe hai na, yaha shor mat kijiye. Aap baas seedi le aaiye. Aur unke room k taraf k bahar k lights off kar dijiye. Kuch nahi hoga."
Marcus: "Aur ma'am, agar Adi sir gussa ho gaye toh?"
Zoya: "Ohho, aap kitne sawaal puch rahe hain, Marcus? Humare paas ek toh waqt bohot kum hai. Hume bhi iss tarah unke kamre mein jaana acha nahi lag raha, par hum majboor hain. Humara jaana bohot zaroori hai. Aapke Adi sir gussa nahi honge, yeh humara waada raha."
Marcus: "Ok ma'am, 2 minute rukiye, main abhi aaya."
"Aise kaise gussa honge Adi sir, wo bhi toh humare kamre mein aise he khidki se kudke aaye the. Hum toh tab dost bhi nahi the, ab hum unke dost hain aur humara haq banta hai hum jab chahe unse milne aa sakte hai. She thought to herself.
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Marcus held the ladder under Adi's room's window when Zoya was struggling to climb up.
Zoya: "Yeh kya kar rahe hai Marcus aap? Achese pakdiye seedi, hum gir gaye toh!"
"Zoyaaa??
Zoya: "Marcus, aap toh hume Zoya ma'am bulate hain. Aap hume naam se kab se bulane lage? Chaliye koi baat nahi. Aap hume Zoya bhi bula sakte hain."
"Zoyaaa!!!! Yeh kya kar rahi ho tum yaha??? Aur iss waqt???
Zoya: "Ya allah!! Arjun, aap? Aap abhi yaha kya kar rahe hain? Aap soye kyu nahi?"
Arjun: "Zoya, main yahi rehta hu aur tum mujhise puch rahi ho main yaha kya kar raha hu? Maine khidki se niche dekha toh tum dikhi yaha isliye bhaagte hue yaha aaya. Chal kya raha hai yaha?"
Zoya: "Arjun, hum aapke saare sawaalo k jawaab denge, lekin baad mein. Hume abhi baas Aditya se milna hai. Aap please ek favour kar dijiye, please Aunty aur Uncle ko yeh pata na chalne de...please?"
Arjun: "Theek hai, tum jao andar, main dhyaan rakhunga k mom ya dad bhai k kamre ki taraf na aaye. Baas, jyada shor mat karna andar, ok?"
Zoya: "Ji Arjun, Shukriya, thank you so much!! Ok bye bye bye!!!"
Zoya couldn't wait anymore to jump into his room. Just when she was about jump inside, she saw Aditya sleeping peacefully on his bed.
"Ya Allah? Ye toh aaraam se so rahe hai? Inhe nahi jaana kya Paris? Kahi humara sapna pura toh nahi ho raha?
She couldn't contain her excitement anymore and jumped in his room and sat beside him on his bed, trying to wake him up.
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Zoya: "Aditya! Uth jaiye Aditya!"
Adi: "Zoya yaar! Shaanti se sone toh do. Tum raat ko bhi khwaabo mein aane lagi."
Zoya: "Yeh kya keh rahe hai aap? Kaisi behki behki baatein kar rahe hain?"
Adi: "Main seedhi baat karta hu, par tum ho k kuch samajhti hi nahi."
Zoya: "Humne kaha uth jaiye, aapko Paris nahi jaana kya? Aapki flight miss ho jaegi. Aur aap hai k yaha chaddar taanke so rahe hai."
Adi: "Mera pyaar yaha hai toh main akele Paris jaake kisse romance karunga!" He mumbled grinning ear to ear such that Zoya couldn't hear him.
Zoya: "Ji? Kya kaha aapne?"
Adi: "Maine kaha tumhe mere chaddar taanke sone se problem kyu hoti hai hamesha? Aur...main akele Paris jaake kya karu? Tum bhi chalo na mere sath." He pulled her a little closer holding her hand n cupped her face, tucking her hair strand behind her ear.
Zoya: "Ye kya bol rahe hai aap? Aapne sharaab pi rakhi hai kya Aditya?"
Adi: "Tum yeh baar baar sharaab se kya tokti rehti ho mujhe biwi ki tarah? Humne do ghoot sharab kya pi li, aap ne toh sharabi samajh liya hume?"
Zoya: "Do ghoot? Acha ji! Uthiye toh zara aap, hum aapko ginvaaye kitne ghoot sharaab pite hain aap."
Adi: "Zoya, tum toh sapne mein bhi daatati ho yaar mujhe, nahi pi baba koi sharab maine. Tum baas mere baal sehlao aur mujhe sone do." He put his head on her lap and slept again, holding her hand.
Zoya got a little conscious, but she was loving whatever was happening. She hesitantly put her hand in his silky hair n let him hold her other hand. She didn't experience such peace anytime recently. She just wanted the time to freeze in the moment so that the time never comes when her best friend would leave her.
But reality struck her as she got a little distracted by Adi's movement on her lap as he left her hand n hugged her by her waist. As much as she was loving it, she didn't want those feelings at all. She didn't want to spoil her friendship with Adi. She wanted to stop her racing heart right there, after all, love has no place in her life, she repeated to herself. "Dosti k kuch dayre hote hain, hume unhi k beech rehna chahiye.
She again started waking Adi up shaking his body completely.
"Zoya: Aditya khuda k liye uth jaiye!" She said a little louder. He finally woke up n was shocked to find himself sleeping on Zoya's lap hugging her by her waist. Or should we say, he was pleasantly surprised? He tried to get a hold of the situation.
Aditya: "Zoya? Tum? Yaha? Iss Waqt? Aur main aise? I m..sorr...sorry!! Kya hua Zoya? Kya baat hai? Tum pareshan lag rahi ho?" He sat beside her on the bed...at a safe distance.
Zoya: "Kya hua Aditya? Aap humse puch rahe hain kya hua?"
Adi: "Haan, tum aise aadhi raat mein yaha aayi ho, toh main tumhi se puchunga na kya hua? Waise tum yaha aayi kaise? Tum andar aayi aur ma ko pata nahi chala? Aise toh ho nahi sakta. Aur ma ko samajhne k baad bhi wo tumhe yaha aane degi, yeh bhi nahi ho sakta. Kahi tummm...!" Adi looked at the open window n paused to sink in what he just realised.
Zoya nodded in a yes, a little embarrassed.
Adi: "Whattt??? Tum seriously window se aayi? Kaise?"
Zoya: "Wo...humne Marcus se help li. Unho ne hume seedi lakar di aur hum andar aa gaye. Aur...Arjun ne bhi...hume dekh liya yaha aate hue aise. Humne unse kaha hai k uncle aur aunty ko pata na chalne de. Aap...please Marcus ko mat daatiye haan...unki koi galti nahi hai, wo hume manaa kar rahe the, humne hi zabardasti ki."
Adi: "Main kyu Marcus ko daatunga...arre uski toh salary double aaj se!" He murmured. "Umm...theek hai nahi daatunga. But Zoya, tum kya se kya bann gayi ho. Tum sach mein mere jaise bante jaa rahi ho. Aise tumhare ghar mein ghusne wali harkatein main kiya karta tha aur tum mujhpe gussa karti thi. Aur aaj dekho. Hahaha...I like this Zoya!"
Zoya: "Aapko mazaak sujh raha hai Aditya? Hum yaha itne pareshaan hai aur aap hass rahe hain? Aap ehmaq hain kya?"
Adi: "Ehmaq toh main hu! Tumne hi kaha hai kitni baar! Acha theek hai. Batao kya baat hai?"
Zoya: "Aditya!! Aap Paris jaane wale the na party k turant baad. Aapki flight kuch ghanto mein hogi aur hum yeh baat bhul kaise gaye! Hum aapke jaane se pehle thoda waqt aapke sath guzaarna chahte the. Isliye hum yaha aaye. Pata nahi aap fir wapis kab milenge hume. Fir se hume jail jaana padega toh aap wapis aaenge. Waise bhi choro wale kaam karne hi hain, toh aaj yahi hum choro ki tarah aapke kamre mein ghuske aa gaye. Hume toh laga tha hume firse Airport bhaag k aana padega, fir se waha bhi hume police pakad legi. Aditya, ek baat batayein aap hume, aap hamesha police k chakkaro mein kyu fassa dete hain hume? Aap koi kaam seedhe dhang se nahi kar sakte? Hum aapke dost hai ya dushm...
Bang, Adi shut her up by closing her mouth with his hand, looked straight into her eyes with all the intensity that he could gather in his eyes n said,
Adi: "Sabse pehli baat, tum koi sangeen jurm bhi kyu na kar lo, tum meri dushman kabhi nahi ho sakti. Dusri baat, ab tumhe police hi kya, koi bhi pareshaan nahi kar paega, mere vajah se toh bilkul bhi nahi, yeh mera waada raha. Aur teesri baat mere Paris jaane ki. Shayad tumhe kuch yaad nahi hai kyuki uss raat tum nashe mein thi, par tab tumne mujhse waada liya tha k main tumhe kabhi chhod kar nahi jaunga. Maine tumhari kasam li hai, Zoya...aur main wo meri aakhri saans tak kabhi nahi tod sakta. Tum mujhe apne se baandh k rakhne koshish kar rahi thi. Maine apna faisla toh pehle hi le liya tha, par uss haalat mein bhi agar tum mujhse koi cheez maang rahi thi toh wo sirf ye tha k main tumhe kabhi chhodke na jau. Tumne pehli baar koi demand ki hai mujhse, aur main tumhari koi demand puri na karu, aise ho hi nahi sakta. Main kahi nahi jaa raha, yahin hu main, hamesha...tumhare sath!"
Zoya couldn't control her happy tears. Her emotions were over-flowing. Her happiness knew no bound. She couldn't even wait to let Adi remove his hand from her mouth. She stood up on her knees n hugged Adi as tightly as she could, putting her hands across his neck, letting her tears roll down her cheeks, their faces separated only by Adi's hand. Damn, Adi never hated his own hand so much, ever before! Adi somehow removed his hand and locked her in his tight embrace softly and gently n moved his hand along her hair to calm her down. Zoya clung to him so tightly like she was his second skin. Adi pacified her a bit n she realised what exactly happened in this one minute. She loosened her hug a bit and there was an awkward silence in the room
Adi: "Tum ruko yahi, main 2 minute mein fresh ho k aaya. Main kahi nahi jaa raha, main already bandh chuka hu, maine kaha tha tumse!"
Adi excused himself to the washroom, understanding that Zoya needs some time alone to deal with her awkwardness and understand her feelings.
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Zoya started remembering her drunken shenanigans. She remembered how she was insisting Adi not to leave her, how he had promised her, how gently he had carried her to her bedroom, how she had demanded him to remove her jewelry, n how she had slept holding his hand never letting him go away. She realised how frantically she has driven her car to his home to meet him before he leaves, how she climbed up into his room on a ladder, would she ever barge in someone's room like that? She wondered. She remembered their moments a while ago when Adi was sleeping on her lap holding her by her waist. What was that feeling? "Aditya pehle bhi iss tarah humare godi mein sir rakhke soye hai, tab toh hume aisa kuch nahi laga tha. She remembered how Adi assured her that he would never leave her, how relieved she felt, how she hugged him, how their lips were only parted by his hand in between. She tried to imagine his embrace again n experience that secured n protected feeling that only he can give her. "Main already bandh chuka hu? Iska kya matlab tha? She was lost again in their moments, just when her romantic moments with Yash haunted her. She remembered how he had told her that he loved her just before leaving her forever, how he had romanced with her just before going to meet Pooja, how broken she was when she learnt about Pooja's pregnancy due to Yash. She was terrified by her thoughts.
"Yeh sab hum kya soch rahe hai? Yeh nahi ho sakta. Yeh hona hi nahi chahiye. Humari zindagi mein pyaar ki koi jagah nahi hai. Pyaar karke humne sirf dard paaya hai. Hum waisa dard dobara nahi chahte. Par hume koi dard kyu milega? Aditya bilkul bhi waise nahi hai, hum jaante hain unhe. Lekin hum? Hum toh achi biwi kabhi nahi the na. Agar humne Aditya ko koi chot pahunchayi toh? Wo yeh bilkul deserve nahi karte. Hum toh ache dost bhi nahi bann sakte. Humne kitni baar Aditya se kaha k wo humare best friend hain, par unhone aaj tak ek baar bhi nahi kaha k hum bhi unke best friend hain.
Adi: "Main iss baar lamba wala pyaar karunga, apne pyaar ko kabhi khone nahi dunga. Pyaar dosti nahi hota, par pyaar mein dosti zaroor honi chahiye. Pyaar chhoti chhoti cheezo mein hota hai, par pyaar roz marha ki chhoti cheez nahi banni chahiye.
"Kya hum Aditya ki best friend hai hi nahi ya wo hume best friend se jyada maante hain? Kya wo humse pyaa...pyaar karte hain? Pooja unki best friend thi, wo jinse bhi pyaar karenge, wo unki pehle best friend hongi. Humse toh unhone kabhi yeh bhi nahi kaha k hum unki best friend hai. Hum khwamakhwa soch rahe hain k wo humse pyaar karte hain. Par jiss tarah se wo abhi baat karke gaye, wo?? Jis tarah se uss raat unhone humara khayaal rakha, jab hum nashe mein the...wo? Wo kya tha? Sirf dosti? Yeh sab kya ho raha hai humare sath? Waha hum Arshad ko 2 hafto ka waqt de baithe hain aur yaha Aditya k baare mein soch rahe hain. Jab Arshad ne hume humare rishte k baare mein pucha, tab bhi humne unse na humare rishte k baare na humare ateet k baare mein baat ki, hum pura waqt Aditya humare liye kitne important hai yahi bata rahe the. Hume kisi k baare mein yeh nahi sochna hai, hum koi pyaar mohabbat chahte hi nahi apni Zindagi mein. Hum me wo himmat ab hai hi nahi.
She was sweating with terror. She was not able to sink in all the recent happenings in her life. She clutched the pillow in her fists n held it between her chest and folded legs n was staring at the wall.
"Zoyaaa??? "Zoyaaa kya hua???
Adi tried to break her trance. He cupped her cheek with his hand to bring her into senses n she moved back in a terror.
Adi: "Kya hua Zoya? Main hi hu. Itna darr kyu gayi tum? Aur yeh itna paseena kyu aa raha hai tumhe?"
He gently wiped her face with his towel that he had brought along from the washroom wiping his hands.
Adi: "Zoya, itna kaanp kyu rahi ho tum? Ye lo, pani piyo, calm down!" He made her drink water.
Adi: "Tum yaha aao. Tum leto yaha, thodasa rest kar lo." He adjusted the pillow for her asking her to lie down on it.
Zoya: "Nahi Aditya, hum theek hai, I'm okay. Hume chalna chahiye."
Adi: "Bilkul nahi. Iss haalat mein main tumhe kahi nahi jaane dunga. Tum yaha letogi, thodi der rest karogi, yeh meri order hai samajh lo. Acha mere liye ruk jao thodi der aur? Kal se fir tum apne kaam mein busy ho jaogi, Arshad k sath bhi tumhe time spend karna padega, mere liye toh koi waqt bachega hi nahi, hai na Miss Youngest Entrepreneur of the year?"
Zoya: "Baas kijiye Aditya. Hum ruk rahe hain. Hum rest bhi kar rahe hai jaise aap chahte hain. Par yeh mat kahiye k humare paas aapke liye waqt nahi hoga. Aur Arshad ki toh baat hi mat nikaliye aap. Hum uss baare mein koi baat nahi karna chahte."
Adi: "Kyu? Kya ho gaya? Kal tak toh tumhe koi farq hi nahi pad raha tha usse? Aaj aise gussa kyu ho rahi ho?"
Zoya: "Kuch nahi, baas hume wo baat karni hi nahi. Hume kuch samajh nahi aata hum kya kar rahe hai, hum kya karna chahte hai, hum kya chahte hai aur kise chah...! Toh hume nahi baat karni baas."
Adi: "Tumhe samajh nahi aata toh mujhse baat karo na. Main hoon na! Iss tarah baat na karne se koi solution nahi niklega. Wahi baat tumhe itna pareshaan kar rahi hai na jo tumhe itne paseene chhut rahe hain?"
Zoya: "Nah...nahi...aisi koi baat nahi hai."
Adi: "Acha? Tumhe nahi batana mujhe? Ok. Main abhi aaya."
Zoya held his hand to stop him while he was getting up, "Kahaan jaa rahe hai aap?
Adi: "Sharaab ki bottle lene. Jab main tumse koi baat share nahi kar sakta toh main yahi karta hoon na, sharaab pi leta hu. I think u should also try. Excuse me!"
Zoya: "Aditya! Baithiye yaha chup chap. Hum kabhi sharaab nahi pite, aap jaante hain."
Adi: "Acha? Kuch aur yaad dilau main tumhe?"
Zoya: "Wo...wo humne khud nahi pi thi, Noor ne galti se hume pila di thi."
Adi: "Acha toh aaj main pila deta hu na."
Zoya: "Nahi Aditya! Sharaab pine se koi problem solve nahi hoti. Hum aapse bhi toh yahi kehte hain hamesha. Hume samajh nahi aata aap kyu sharaab pi lete hain. Hum kehte reh jaate hain k humse baat kijiye, hume bataiye apni problem, par aap hai k...
Adi: "Exactly! Aap hume bataiye apni problem. Wahi toh keh rahe hai hum...keh raha hu main! Yaar jab tak main bhi aap aur hum kehke na bolu, tum baat nahi samjhogi kya? Kyuki inn do lafzo k alaawa toh main bhi wahi bol raha hu jo tum bol rahi ho."
Zoya: "Hum baat karna chahte hai Aditya, aur aap hi hai jinse hum yeh baat kar sakte hai. Par samajh nahi aata kaha se shuru kare aur kaha pe khatm. Aapne kal jo humse kaha uske baare mein socha humne. Agar hum Arshad se shaadi chahte hi nahi toh hum unhe 2 hafto ka waqt de hi kyu rahe hai! Aap sahi keh rahe hain. Par Aditya, hume samajh nahi aa raha hum Abbu ko manaa kaise kare. Hum Arshad ko manaa kaise kare. Unme koi kharaabi nahi hai. Yash se humne abbu k khilaaf jaake bhaag k shaadi ki thi, aur aap jaante hai nateeja kya hua. Ab humme Abbu k khilaaf jaane ki himmat nahi hai. Hum Abbu ko jataana chahte the k hum waqai mein koshish kar rahe hai, par aapne kehne k baad hume yeh realise hua k aise karke hum Arshad ki bhaawnao k sath khel rahe hain, unhe jhoothi ummeed de rahe hai. Hum yeh bhi toh nahi kar sakte. Hume darr lagta hai agar Abbu ko dukh na pahunchane k liye hi sahi, agar hume sach mein Arshad se shaadi karni padi toh? Humse yeh nahi hoga Aditya!"
Adi: "Toh yeh baat hai. Dekho Zoya tum kitni sorted ho! Tum jaanti ho tum kya chahti ho aur kya nahi chahti. Mere jaise paglo ko toh yeh bhi nahi pata hota k hume zindagi mein chahiye kya, baas hum bemanzil yaha waha bhatakte rehte hai. Khudko kya chahiye yeh jaanna bohot badi baat hai, aur jab tum wo jaanti ho, wahi tum adhi ladai jeet leti ho. U r a strong woman, Zoya. Kisi ek Arshad k aa jaane se tum aise tut nahi sakti. Isse bohot badi badi problems tumne akele face ki hai, main bikhar jaata tha, lekin tum khudke sath mujhe bhi sambhalti thi. Jo humne face kiya hai uske saamne toh yeh bohot chhotisi baat hai, hai na?"
Zoya: "Jo face kiya hai humne, ussi ka toh asar hai k ab yeh chhotisi baat bhi bohot badi lagti hai. Tab bhi Abbu humare faisle k khilaaf the, par Yash k sath hum bhaage the tab itna darr nahi laga tha kisi baat ka. Ab kisi pe aitbaar karne k khayaal se hi darr lagta hai. Hume pyaar mohabbat shaadi inn lafzo se hi darr lagta hai. Hum inn sab se dur bhaagna chahte hain. Hume humari zindagi complicate nahi karni."
Adi: "Tumhe dur hi bhaagna hai toh mujhe kyu roka yaha? Main bhi bhaag raha tha na, tab toh mujhe bada sa lecture diya tha aap apno se dur nahi bhaag sakte n all. Yaha sab tumhare bhi apne hi hai Zoya. Tum tumhare apno se dil kholke baat kar sakti ho, apna har dard, apna har darr share kar sakti ho. Tum strong bann gayi ho iss baat ki bohot khushi hai mujhe, par har insaan ko kabhi na kabhi sahaare ki zaroorat hoti hai. Aur main hamesha hu tumhare sath. Tumhe mere saamne strong banne ki zaroorat nahi hai, tum mujhpe toh aitbaar karti ho na? Tum jaanti ho na main tumpe kabhi koi zabardasti nahi karunga, tumhare marzi k khilaaf koi cheez karne nahi kahunga main tumse? Hai na bharosa mujhpe?"
Zoya: "Hum agar duniya mein kisipe bandh aankho se yaqeen kar sakte hai, toh wo sirf aap hai Aditya. Aap se behtar hume koi nahi samajh sakta. Aur humare liye aap ki koi bhi salaah kabhi galat nahi ho sakti."
Adi: "Toh suno meri baat. Jis baat ko tumne itna bada banaaya hai na, wo itni badi hai hi nahi, trust me. Tum abhi kisise shaadi nahi karna chahti na, its ok, yeh baat tum abbu se bhi aur Arshad se bhi saaf saaf keh do. Apne dil ka yeh saara darr unhe bata do. Unhe keh do k tumhari iss bechaini se kya haalat ho jaati hai. Wo tumhare abbu hai Zoya, koi ring master nahi. Wo tumhare dil ko samajhte hain. Jis cheez se tumhe pareshaani ho, wo baat wo tumhare liye kabhi nahi chahenge, kisi pareshaani ko tumhare kareeb bhi nahi aane denge. Shehzaadi ho na tum unki? Apna saara darr, saara pressure thodi der bhul jao aur pyaar se unhe apni baat samjhao. Unhe batao k tum unke sath khush ho filhaal, tumhe unke support k alaawa kisi aur cheez ki zaroorat hi nahi khush rehne k liye. Unhe batao k agar wo tumhare sath hai, toh tum tumhare har darr se, har insecurity se saamna kar logi. Unke pressure mein aake zabardasti koi unchaha decision leke baad me regret karne se acha hai, k tum unke support k sath jab tumhari marzi hogi tab hi koi decision lo, hai na? Shayad wo kuch din naraaz rahenge tumse, par tumhari baat samjhenge na wo. Tum ek baar koshish toh karke dekho. If u really trust me, try this. Unki kuch dino ki naraazgi zindagi bhar k regret se toh behtar hai na! Tum wahi Zoya ho, jisne apne abbu k khilaaf jaake apne pyaar k liye hamesha ladai ki hai, usse shaadi karne k liye, uski maut k baad uski dream company chalaane k liye, uspe lage galat ilzaam hatane k liye...tum wahi Zoya ho jisne apne abbu k khilaaf jaake iss sheher mein rehne ka faisla kiya tha aur dekho aaj kaha ho tum! Tum wahi Zoya ho, jo apne abbu k khilaaf gayi thi mere liye, mere maa-paa ki party organise karne k liye. Main yeh nahi keh raha Zoya k hamesha abbu k khilaaf jaana sahi baat hai, tumhare kuch faisle galat hue, par kuch sahi bhi hue na. Main baas chahta hu k shaadi yeh bohot badi baat hai, it will change ur life...maybe for the good or maybe for the bad, aur itna bada faisla tum sirf abbu ki baaton mein aake mat lo, jo tum chahti ho wahi karo, tum mein abbu ko manaa karne ki himmat hai, baas tumhe wo jutani chahiye."
Zoya: "Hum karenge baat Abbu se. Par wo samjhenge na? Kal wo agar koi dusra ladka le aaye toh? Hum kab tak unhe manaa karenge? Kis kis ko samjhaenge k hum kyun shaadi nahi karna chahte?"
Adi: "Tum jab tak khud shaadi k liye taiyar nahi ho jaati, tab tak tum sab ko samjhaogi. Chahe puri duniya ko hi kyu na samjhana pade. Par ek baat kahu Zoya? Yeh achi baat hai k tum abhi apne career pe focused ho, tumhe abhi shaadi k baare mein sochne ki koi zaroorat nahi hai. Par jis wajah se tum shaadi k liye inkaar kar rahi ho na, uske sath tumhe deal karna hoga. Aaj nahi toh kal, kal nahi toh parso. U have to face it. I hope u believe k iss baat ko mujhse behtar aur koi nahi samajh sakta. Ek baar dhoka khane k baad dobabra pyaar par bharosa karna mushqil hota hai, main jaanta hu. Khud par se bharosa uth jaata hai. Hum kisi se pyaar kar hi nahi paenge aise lagta hai. Par Zoya, iss wajah se kya tum zindagi bhar akeli rahogi? Tumhe zaroorat nahi hogi kisi companion ki? Tumhe apne aap ko, apne zindagi ko, pyaar ko, kabhi na kabhi ek aur mauka dena hoga. Socho agar uss waqt main tumhe suicide karne k baad nahi bachata toh? Tum mar chuki hoti. Lekin maine tumhe bachaya, tumne apne aap ko jeene ka dusra mauka diya, toh dekho aaj tum kitni khush ho! Ussi tarah, tum apne andar k pyaar ko marne nahi de sakti, tumhe usse zinda rakhna hoga, usse nayi hope deni hogi. Aur dekhna, tumhara pyaar bhi ek din utna hi khubsoorat hoga jitni aaj tumhari zindagi hai. Life itni bhi unfair nahi hoti hai Zoya k ek baar kuch galat hua toh hamesha tumhare sath galat hi hoga. Aqsar second chances itne khubsoorat hote hain k wo tumhe apni pehli zindagi bhulaane par majboor kar dete hain. Kya ab tum firse wo nazuk si, shaant, bewkoof Zoya banna chahogi? Nahi na? Tumhe tumhara yeh roop jyada acha lagta hai. Ussi tarah, tumhare pyaar ko bhi ek mauka do, wo bhi itna acha hoga k tum apne purane saare zakhm bhul jaogi. Trust me."
Zoya held his hand in hers, looked straight into his eyes and asked: "Aap itne yaqeen k sath kaise keh sakte hai? Kya aapne diya hai apne pyaar ko ek aur mauka?"
Adi got a bit conscious n hesitantly tried to cover up the situation: "Zoya baat meri nahi tumhari chal rahi hai. Aur tumhe yaad hai, main pehle din se kehta tha, k mujhe bhi jine ka haq hai, mujhe bhi khush rehne ka haq hai, mujhe pyaar ka, wafaa ka, haq hai...aur ek din mujhe bepannaah mohabbat zaroor milegi. Aage zindagi mein kya hoga pata nahi, par maine pyaar se apna bharosa kabhi nahi khoya hai Zoya. Main maanta hu mujhme kuch kamiyaan thi jis wajah se meri shaadi successful nahi rahi. Par humne wo galtiyaan accept kar li hai na Zoya? Ab unn galtiyo ko kurid kar we can't keep pitying ourselves forever. Galtiyaan sirf accept karne se kuch nahi hota, wo galtiyaan maankar, unhe sudharkar, agli baar hum aur achi tarah apna pyaar nibhaye, isse move on karna kehte hai. Pooja ki wo diary padhne k baad mujhe bhi bohot complex aa gaya tha, mujhe bhi laga tha k main apni galtiyaan kabhi sudhar hi nahi paunga. Par yaha aane k baad maine tumhe dekha. Maine dekha tum kitni change ho gayi ho, kitni strong ho gayi ho, tumne apni kamiyo par khud maat ki hai. Maine socha agar tum kar sakti ho, toh main kyu nahi? Aur tab maine decide kar liya, k main khudko aur nahi kosunga. Main khudki galtiyaan sudharne ki koshish karunga. Main apni zindagi ko ek aur mauka dunga. Main bhi dil se khush rahunga. Main toh pehle se pagal tha, par tum toh pyaar k maayne jaanti ho na. Agar tum mein koi kami thi toh wo yeh thi k tum asli duniya se bekhabar thi, bholi thi, isliye tumse koi apni baatein share nahi kar paata tha. But look at u now, u r such a smart n strong girl. Kya kami hai ab tum mein? Tum dil se achi ho, pyaar karna jaanti ho, smart ho, independent ho, aur main tumhe dosti ka certificate deta hu, tum duniya ki sabse achi dost ho...aur aur aur...itni sundar bhi ho, koi tumse kaise pyaar nahi kar sakta? Koi kyu tumhe dhoka dega? Khud pe bharosa karna seekho Zoya. Hum mile uss din se main tumhe yahi baat kehta aaya hu, 6 mehno mein shayad bhul gayi ho tum toh firse kehta hu, trust urself, u r one such a wonderful human being, never consider urself inferior in any matter."
Zoya left his hand n smiled, wondering how intelligently he avoided to answer her question!
Adi: "Acha ab itna bhashan dene k baad mujhe zor se bhuk lag rahi hai. Noodles? Aaj main tumhare liye banaunga."
Zoya: "Rehne dijiye Aditya, kisine dekh liya hume abhi yaha toh gazab ho jaega."
Adi: "Zoya, mujhe bhuk lag rahi hai, bhuka rehne dogi kya mujhe? Aur tumne kaha tha na hum party k baad sath mein noodles khaenge? Zoya Siddiqui apna waada kabhi nahi todti, hai na? Noodles 2 minutes mein bante hain, main yu gaya aur yu aaya. Tab tak tum chhup jao tumhari chhupne ki jagah par...bathroom mein!"
Zoya: "Theek hai jaiye aap, aur jaldi aaiye!" She smiled remembering their bathroom encounter.
Adi was finally happy that he could see his Zoya's bright smile...a smile that he could literally die for.
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PART IV - HAPPY ENDING OR A NEW BEGINNING???
He walked out of the bedroom to go to the kitchen n was surprised to see Arjun sitting on the sofa in the living room n drooping, his eyes half closed.
Adi: "Arjun? Tu yaha kyu aisi jhapkiyaan le raha hai? Ache se bedroom mein jaake so na."
Arjun: "Bhai, aapki mohtarma aayi hui hai na? Unhone kaha hai humse k mom dad pe dhyaan de. Aur main nahi chahta k jab finally aapko mauka mila hai apne dil ki baat kehne ka toh mom k vajah se mere bhai ki love story mein koi rukaawat aaye."
Adi: "Waah chote, bhai ho toh aisa! Already bhabhi ki har baat maanne lag gaya hai tu?"
Arjun: "Bhabhi n all? Yeh kya keh rahe ho bhai aap? Baat set ho gayi kya sab?"
Adi: "Lagta nahi itne jaldi hogi. Par kuch baat karne ka mauka toh mila aaj. But tu jaanta hai na tera bhai haar maanne walo mein se nahi hai...usse teri bhabhi toh banake rahunga ek na ek din. After all, Aditya Hooda ka charm hi aisa hai...jyada din tak resist nahi kar paegi wo. Hai na!"
Arjun: "Wo sab toh theek hai bhai, par aap abhi yaha kya kar rahe ho usse akela chhod k??"
Adi: "Bhukh lag rahi hai, noodles bana raha hu. Tu bhi khaega? Main abhi banake aaya, tab tak tu dhyaan rakh kisiko kuch samjhe nahi."
Arjun: "Ji bhai."
Adi left towards the kitchen n Arjun couldn't control his ear-to-ear smile seeing his brother so happy after a long time.
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Zoya got freshened up n came out of the washroom back with her smiling face. She pulled out her hanky from her bag to wipe her face n along with it came out that' piece of paper. The paper finally reached its rightful owner.
"Yeh kya hai? Yeh toh wahi paper jo uss din bed k niche pada tha aur humne cupboard mein rakh diya tha. Par yeh yaha kaise aa gaya? Padh toh le isme likha kya hai.
Zoya started reading the letter.
"Hi, tum soch rahi hogi Aditya ko kya hua hai, wo aaj kal aise ajeeb kyu behave kar rahe hai? Main tumhe batana chahta hu mujhe kya hua hai. Meri wish puri ho gayi hai Zoya, mujhe mera sukoon mil gaya. Aur wo ho tum. Ab mera safar bhi tum ho, aur meri manzil bhi tum. Mera din bhi tum se shuru hota hai aur meri raat bhi tumse hi hoti hai. Jab tum sath hoti ho toh sab kuch sahi lagta hai. Aise lagta hai jaise har waqt tumhe hi dekhta rahu. Aur koi mujhe dikhai hi nahi deta. Main tumhari baato mein kho jaata hu, aise lagta hai har waqt tumhari baatein sunta rahu. Mujhe tum se pyaar ho gaya hai Zoya, wo bhi bepannaah! I have fallen in love with you. I Love You Zoya!!!
Zoya folded the letter n put it back in her bag. Her eyes were full of tears. But she didn't know if they were happy tears or sad tears. She felt so happy, but at the same time, she was worried...she was worried that this may complicate her relationship with Aditya.
"Hume itni khushi kyu ho rahi hai yeh jaankar k Aditya humse pyaar karte hain? Hum toh apni zindagi mein pyaar nahi chahte the na? Hume toh Aditya pe gussa aana chahiye k unhone humare dosti ka galat matlab nikala. Par...kya yahi sahi matlab hai humare dosti ka? Kya hum bhi unse pyaar karte hai? Arshad se shaadi karne k khayaal se hi hume ajeeb sa gussa aata tha. Par Aditya k naam se hum blush kar rahe hai? Hume lagta hai Aditya sahi kehte hai. Aisa nahi hai k humare dil mein pyaar bacha hi nahi hai. Hum apne darr k vajah se wo pyaar dabaane ki koshish karte hai. Hum usse dosti ka naam dete hain. Hum shayad isiliye pehle ache dost banna chahte hai taaki aage chalke ussi wajah se humare pyaar ki dobara haar na ho. Aditya sahi kehte hai, humne apni galti maan li hai aur hum usse sudharne ki koshish bhi kar rahe...par humare iss koshish se hum khud hi anjaan the. Agar Aditya nahi hote, toh aapka kya hota Zoya? Unhe har baat aapko samjhani padti hai? Yeh baat toh sahi hai...Aditya nahi hote toh humara kuch nahi ho sakta tha. Unke sath k bina hume aur kuch nahi chahiye zindagi mein. Aur ab jo bhi humara hai, wo Aditya k sath hai. Aditya se jyada ehmiyat hum apne zindagi mein kisi aur ko de hi nahi sakte. Arshad se baat karne ki koshish ki humne, wo samajhdar insaan hain, par fir bhi wo humare problems kabhi samajh nahi paayenge. Unki jagah koi aur bhi hoga toh wo bhi hume samajh nahi paega. Wo jyada waqt tak sabar nahi kar paenge. Arshad bhi samajhne ki koshish kar rahe the par fir bhi unki ummeed thi humse k hum jaldi koi faisa le le. Lekin Aditya ko dekhein...wo hume samajhte hai, wo jaante hai hume kis waqt kis cheez ki zaroorat hai aur isiliye unki baato se hume sukoon milta hai. Wo humse mohabbat karte hai lekin unme kitna sabar hai k itne dino tak unhone koi jaldbaazi nahi ki, aaj humne itna sab keh diya tab bhi wo shaant the, Humare shaadi na karne k faisle ko aur uski wajah ko wo samajhte hain, Unhone ek baar bhi unki raay humpe thopi nahi hai. Unse behtar hume koi nahi samajh sakta aur unke bina humari zindagi adhuri hai. Aur hum jaan gaye hai ab, k yahi pyaar hota hai. Pariyo ki duniya mein koi ghode par sawaar rajkumar aaega wo pyaar nahi hota. Jaise Aditya kehte hain, roz ki chhoti chhoti cheezo mein pyaar hota hai, Aditya ka wo pyaar hume mehsoos hota hai, aur unke liye hum wo pyaar mehsoos karte hain. Hum apni feelings ko aur chupaenge nahi. Hum apne pyaar k liye apne aap se bhi ladenge, apne har dard, har darr, har jhakhm ko hum haraenge. Aur jab Aditya humare sath honge, toh aise ho hi nahi sakta k hum koi baat thaan le aur wo hum kar na paaye. Hum apne aap ko, apne pyaar ko, apne zindagi ko ek aur mauka denge.
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Adi: "Mohtarma, aapke noodles taiyaar hain, taste kijiye aur hume bataiye kaise bane hain?"
Zoya kept smiling at Adi n lovingly staring at him.
Adi: "Kya hua? Aise kyu ghur rahi ho mujhe? Lo na!"
Zoya: "Hum leke khaaye? Apne haatho se? Aise khate hai hum dono noodles? Is that how our thing is?"
Adi couldn't help but adore this new side of Zoya. He sat close to Zoya, so close that their thighs occasionally touched eachother's. He took a forkful of noodles and fed here. Zoya opened her mouth robotically and ate those noodles but her adoring gaze was fixed on his face. Today, she had found a new meaning of his intense stares. She wanted to experience as much love as she could, after all, her life was filled with love after a lot of time that felt like ages. She was enjoying all the pampering she was getting from him. But Adi was boggled at this never seen before spectacle. He couldn't take it anymore, he wanted to know what has changed in a matter of few minutes. Zoya, who was crying and terrified and all baffled, now seemed very happy and confident of herself. "Aisa kya ho gaya isse? Adi wondered.
Adi: "Zoya...shayad bhuk mujhe lagi thi aur tum mana kar rahi thi noodles khaane se. Aur ab tum sirf akeli hi khaaye jaa rahi ho. Main khau ya nahi thoda? Chuhe cricket khel rahe hain mere pet mein!"
Zoya didn't speak a word nor did she move her gaze from his face. She only took another fork n fed him a morsel of noodles.
Adi: "Tum kuch bologi bhi ya sirf aise hi muskurate rahogi? Hua kya hai????"
Zoya held his hand that he had forwarded to feed her, and again without moving her gaze said, "humne abhi abhi kuch padha, jo padhke hume bohot khushi hui hai, hume bohot acha lag raha hai. Hum aaj bohot bohot khush hai."
Adi: "Acha? Aisa kya padh liya tumne? Mujhe bhi batao kaunse akalmand aadmi ki baatein padhi tumne? Aur...itni der maine bhi itni saari baatein kahi tumse, unse tumhe khushi nahi hui, acha nahi laga...aur kisi anjaan aadmi ki baatein padhke tum itna muskura rahi ho? Main jaanna chahta hu k aisa kaun insaan hai jo tumhe mujhse jyada khush kar sakta hai!"
Zoya couldn't stop breaking into laughter. She pulled his cheeks with both her hands and thought to herself, "Inka kuch nahi ho sakta. Humne kisi aur k sath noodles share kiye toh inhe gussa kiya, hum kisi aur ki baato se khush hue toh inhe gussa aaya. Kisi bache se kum nahi hai yeh. Par hume yahi bacha pasand hai, unka yeh pyaar jatane ka tareeqa pasand hai, unka yeh haq pasand hai, unka yeh apnapan pasand hai.
Adi: "Hello...kuch bologi bhi? Banda yaha tumse kuch puch raha hai aur tum ho k haste jaa rahi ho. Badi zaalim aurat ho yaar tum."
Zoya: "Acha? Hum aur Zaalim? Acha wo chhodiye, hum aapko kuch aur batana chahte hain. Hum aapko batana chahte hai k aapki humare zindagi mein kya ehmiyat hai."
Adi: "Main jaanta hu Zoya, main tumhara best friend hu, aur kitni baar bologi wahi cheez tum?"
Zoya again started laughing at his poor state n wondered how could he patiently bear her best friend rants when she was much more than best friend to him. She controlled her laughter before he could get mad at her n said,
Zoya: "Wo nahi Aditya, best friend toh aap hai hi humare. Par hum aapse kuch aur kehna chahte hai."
Adi's eyes lit up like never else. He couldn't control his excitement to know what else he means to her. But looking at her ignorant behaviour lately, he was scared to hope anything either.
Zoya: "Aap humare best friend hai Aditya. Aap wo shaqs hai jinse hum duniya ki koi bhi baat share kar sakte hai. Jinke ghar mein hum iss tarah adhi raat mein ghus kar aa sakte hai. Jinhe hum puri raat apne liye jagaa sakte hai. Jab hume koi bhi kuch bhi share karna ho, fir wo chahe humari khushi ho ya koi pareshani, agar hume sabse pehle koi yaad aata hai toh wo aap hai Aditya. Aapse jyada hume khush aur koi nahi kar sakta. Aapse jyada kisi aur ki baatein humare dil ko tasalli nahi deti. Hum aapse shukriya kehna chahte hain, jo saari baatein aapne humse kahi unke liye, hamesha ki tarah ek aur baar humare mushqil ghadi mein hume raah dikhayi uske liye, hume dobara pyaar karna sikhaya, pyaar par, khudki quabiliyat par bharosa karna sikhaya uske liye. Thank u so much Aditya. Hum sach mein nahi jaante agar aap humari zindagi mein nahi hote toh hum kya karte. Aap se jyada ehmiyat humare zindagi mein kabhi kisi insaan ki nahi ho sakti.
Zoya held his hand in hers as if assuring his impatient heart that everything's gonna be alright n continued her izhaar-e-dil.
"Aapko lag raha hoga Zoya ko kya ho gaya hai, wo aise ajeeb kyu behave kar rahi hai aaj. Hum aapko batana chahte hai hume kya hua hai. Humari wish puri ho gayi hai Aditya, hume humara sukoon mil gaya. Aur wo hai aap. Ab humara safar bhi aap hi hai, aur humari manzil bhi aap. Humara din bhi aap se shuru hota hai aur humari raat bhi aap hi se hoti hai. Jab aap sath hote hai toh sab kuch sahi lagta hai. Aise lagta hai jaise har waqt hum aapko hi dekhte rahe. Aur koi hume dikhai hi nahi deta. Hum aapki baato mein kho jaate hai, aise lagta hai har waqt aapki baatein sunte rahe. Hume aap se pyaar ho gaya hai Aditya, wo bhi bepannaah! I have fallen in love with you. I Love You Aditya!!!
Each and every word of that letter was imprinted on her heart and mind in a single read as if she had been reading it forever...and the feelings were mutual. She went on expressing her heart out in his exact words, without any fail, and Adi was bowled over by what he just heard. He couldn't believe his ears. If at all he could, he didn't know if he should let his brains believe that. He just didn't know how he should react. He removed his hand from her hold out of consciousness n moved back a bit.
Adi: "Zo...zoya...yeh...yeh kya keh rahi ho tum? Yeh tum bol rahi ho? Ka...kaise? Aur yeh tumhare alfaaz hain?"
Zoya: "Ji nahi, yeh uss intelligent insaan k alfaaz hai, jo humne haalhi mein padhe hain. Baas waha Aditya k jagah, humara naam likha hua tha. Kaise laga aapko sunke? Acha laga aapko bhi? Hume toh bada acha laga tha, bohot special feel hua tha."
Adi couldn't believe that this naive lady who had friend-zoned him till yesterday was playing him so smartly. He didn't know what he should answer. He didn't know from where she could get his letter, that letter was definitely not in his room, he had lost it somewhere. Then how come she was reciting his exact words? Did she mean them or was she just mocking him? He only continued rolling his eyes up n down, left n right.
Zoya burst into laughter again at his confused state and decided not to try his patience anymore. She hugged him tight and placed a sweet peck behind his ear.
Adi was in the seventh heaven.
"Did she just kiss me? Does that mean she means what she said? Does she really love me?
He pulled her out from the hug n bombarded all his questions only with his eyes. Zoya took his hands in hers and said,
Zoya: "Aditya, maana ki yeh alfaaz humare nahi the, aapke the. Lekin yeh jazbaat beshaq humare bhi hain. Aur jaisa k humne kaha, wo sabse intelligent insaan bhi aap hi hain jinki baatein hume sabse jyada sukoon deti hain. Kal tak hum khudse hi anjaan humari feelings chupa rahe the, unhe dosti ka naam de rahe the. Kabhi kabhi kuch rishte benaam hi ache lagte hain, Aditya. Shayad hum humare feeligns ko pyaar ka naam dekar aapse juda yeh benaam rishta khona nahi chahte the. Shayad isiliye hum hamesha aapko best friend best friend kehte rahe. Shayad hum aapko nahi, apne aap ko samjha rahe the k aap sirf best friend hai humare. Humne kabhi iss baare mein socha hi nahi, hume waqt hi nahi mila. Lekin jab aaj sochne lage toh hum baukhla gaye. Lekin aap ne hume sahi salaah di. Aur humne aapki baato pe gaur kiya toh hume apni asli feelings ka ehsaas hua. Hum aapke alaawa kisi aur ko apne zindagi mein itni ehmiyat milte hue soch bhi nahi sakte. Aapke bina humari zindagi adhuri hai Aditya. Hum ab bhi yaqeenan keh nahi sakte k hum aapke pyaar k sath kitna insaaf kar paayenge, par hum aapse waada karte hain Aditya, hum hamesha aapke pyaar ki kadr karenge, respect karenge. Hum apne darr se khud ladhenge, apne dard se ubhar kar aap se bepannaah pyaar karenge."
Zoya kneeled down on the floor in front of Adi who was sitting on the bed, kissed his hands and proposed to him,
"Suicide k baad hume bachakar aapne hume jeene ka dusra mauka diya, hume khud pe yaqeen karna sikhaya tha. Aaj aapne humare dil mein jo pyaar chhupa hai, usse marte marte bachaya hai, usse dusra mauka diya hai. Kya aap hume pyaar par dobara yaqeen karna sikhaenge, Janaab Aditya Hooda?
Adi let all his tears roll down his cheeks. Nobody, freaking nobody had ever made him feel so special, so valued, so respected, so wanted, so loved. He completely ran out of words. He never knew that he means so much to Zoya and what place he holds in her heart. He could only take her in his arms and show his acceptance. He was speechless, that something that he was trying to say since so many days but couldn't say till now, this strong girl, who was getting scared by even the mention of love a few minutes ago, said everything so confidently in one breath, looking into his eyes. He was so proud of his brave girl that didn't have words to express what he was feeling.
He cupped her face with his hands and kissed both her cheeks with so much affection and hugged her again. Finally he could gather some words to tell her.
Adi: "Zoya, tum nahi jaanti, tumne kitni badi baat keh di hai abhi. I love you so much!!! He again hugged her tight to never let her go. He couldn't stop placing innumerable pecks in her hair.
"Zoya, main jaanta hu yeh tumhare liye itna aasaan nahi hai. Trust me, mere liye bhi nahi hai. Par main tumhare sath hu. Hamesha. Har mod par, har kadam par. Hum milke sab theek kar denge. Khudko bhi, ekdusre ko bhi, humare families ko bhi aur humari puri duniya ko bhi. Tumne itna keh diya wahi mere liye kaafi hai. Jab main khushi kya hoti hai wahi bhul gaya tha, tab tumne mujhe muskurane ki wajah di thi. Aur ab jab tum pyaar par se apna bharosa kho chuki ho, tab yeh mera waada hai khudse k tumhare andar pyaar ki jo yeh chhotisi hope hai, usse main kabhi haarne nahi dunga. I'll never fail ur love Zoya. Main tumhe itna pyaar karunga k tum bhi jaan jaogi yeh bepannaah pyaar hota kya hai. Tum har maayne mein iss bepannaah pyaar ki haqdaar ho. Humare rishte mein pyaar hoga, dosti hogi, care hogi, respect hogi, bharosa hoga aur dher saari massti hogi! Thank u so much Zoya, for coming in my life and making it so beautiful.
Zoya kissed his forehead and hugged him tight. They would want the time to be frozen in this moment.
"Arjun, tum yaha kya kar rahe ho itni subah subah?
They broke the hug hearing Anjana's voice.
Zoya: "Aditya, hume chalna chahiye ab. Aunty jaag gayi hain, waha humare abbu bhi jaag jaayenge. Kisi ko pata chale usse pehle hume ghar pahunchna hoga."
Adi: "Par mom bahar khadi hai. Tum jaogi kaise?"
Zoya: "Ummm...jaise aaye the waise hi. Par upar chadhne mein darr nahi laga, niche utarne mein hume darr lag raha hai Aditya. Tab Marcus the niche seedi pakadne k liye, ab toh koi nahi hai niche."
Adi: "Koi kaise nahi hai? Main hoon na! Tum yahi ruko, pehle main niche jaata hu, fir tum aana!"
Adi climbed down the ladder n held it firm so that it wouldn't hurt HIS ZOYA. Zoya was about to reach down when her foot slipped n she lost her balance. But did she really need to fear now? Adi caught her in his arms n swayed her, twirled her, hugged her, kissed her.
A night had changed their lives in a moment a year ago when their world came crashing down due to the death of their beloved spouses, a night again changed their life when they built their own world out of those broken pieces. Sun was rising from the other side and it witnessed the beginning of a new epic love story...a story of BEPANNAAH MOHABBAT!
Kumkum Bhagya
Anupamaa
