There was quiet and darkness. She mulled over the day's activity.
Aditya had once again made an effort to reason with her. He had met her and this time around there was no anger. No resolve. No determination. Just a resigned look in Aditya's eyes.
" Zoya, Aisa mat karo. Tum bhi jaanti ho ki tum is shaadi mein khush nahn rahogi. Theek hai main maan leta hun ki tum ko farak nahn padta
Farak padta hai Aditya. Bahut jyada farak padta hai . her mind screamed. The scream never reached her lips.
She remained quiet. She remained impassive.
" Zoya, tum Arshad ki zindagi barbaad kar rahi ho. Uski kya galti hai?
Aditya hum toot rahein hai. Hum toot chuke hain , her mind spoke again.
Again a staunch silence.
" Zoya, yeh kya kar rahi ho? Do you have any idea? Iska matlab jaanti ho? Tum sabko dukh de rahi ho. Saabit kya karna chahti ho?, he screamed at her as he shook her.
" Aaj humari sagai hai. Abbu aur sab bahut khush hain, she answered mechanically.
Aditya Hooda recoiled. He put a distance between them. He studied the woman standing before him. Her mind was set. Nothing he said or did was going to change her decision. He had to let her go. For the first time in his life , Aditya Hooda would break a promise made to himself and to her. He would let her go .
" Zoya , sagai Mubarak ho, Aditya said as he turned around and walked away.
She saw his retreating form. Aditya Hooda was leaving her. He would now not come after her. Didn't he promise that he would never leave her? Aditya Hooda never broke his promise.
"But you broke him ", her mind told her.
Back to present, she studied the ring on her finger. Arshad put this ring on her finger. She took the ring off from her finger and studied it closely.
" Zoya?, she heard her mother call her from behind and the ring fell from Zoya's hand.
"Ammi. Aisa kuch nahn hai. Ammi who angoothi khud neeche gir gayi. Humne nahn utaari. Hum utaarna bhi nahn chahte. Yehi sahi hai Ammi. Angoothi bahut sundar hai. Hum bahut khush nasib hain humme Aditya jaise shohar mile, She said in one breath.
" Arshad. Aditya nahn Zoya Arshad, her mother said looking at the forlorn form of her daughter.
" Humne Arshad hi kaha ammi aapne Aditya..., she could not get herself to complete the sentence and hugged her Ammi.
" Arshad bahut kaabil doctor aur insaan hain, she said between sobs hugging her ammi tightly.
" Zoya , kya tumhare liye woh ek kaabil shohar hain? , Her mother asked her as she wiped her tears making her daughter sit on her bed.
" Ammi, hum is baare mein nahn sochna chahte. Agar socheinge toh nikaah nahn kar payeinge, Zoya answered defeated.
" Zoya beta , zindagi bahut lambi hoti hai. Aapka yeh faisla aapke saath puri zindagi chlega. Aapko jinko khush karne ki koshish kar rahein hai na unki asli khushi aapki khushi mein hai. KAb tak aap yeh khushi ka nakaab apne chehre pe rakh payeingi? Kabhi na kabhi toh yeh nakaab hatega aur aapke dukh ka ehsaas sab ko hoga. Tab tak bahut der ho jayegi , Zoya , her mother spoke to her.
" Ammi , humara dil humein daga deta hai. Pehle dil ki suni thi toh bikkar gaye the. Agar ab dil ne daga diya toh mar jaayeinge, Zoya confessed to her mother.
Yash had broken her trust and her heart. She had managed to regroup her life. Aditya Hooda could not just break her trust he had the power to shatter her. She was sure she didn't have it in her to pick up the pieces of her life again.
" Zoya , Apni asli khushi ke liye aapko sunni toh apne dil ki hi padegi. Aage aapka jo faisla , Her mother said as he turned to leave the room.
" Waise aapke dil ki jo pasand hai na , woh humein bhi bahut pasand hai. Isliye pasand hai kyonki who humari Zoya se beeintehaan bepanah mohabbat karte hain, she said as she walked out.
Zoya took a deep breath and let her heart rule her head. She embraced the wave of feelings that washed over her.
She was madly and insanely in love with Aditya Hooda.
Everything related to his life bothered her.
Minutest details about him had a special place in her heart .
Aditya Hooda could turn her life upside in matter of seconds
Aditya Hooda was her gamut of emotions
She felt the ripping the heart out of the person who hurt Aditya
Aditya's most innocuous memory could make her smile for hours
Aditya Hooda's single touch could send her heart in a tizzy
Aditya Hooda was hers and she was his.
She glanced at the ring placed on her bed. She picked up her phone and keys and left the house.
Aditya Hooda had punished himself in the gym today. His entire body was sore. He was mad at himself, his failed attempts at making Zoya realize that she was committing a mistake. Today she got engaged to someone else. Arjun had maintained a stoic silence, enough for Aditya Hooda to know that Zoya Siddqui was now engaged to Arshad Habib. He sat on his bed.
He heard the knock on his door.
"Arjun, jaa yahan se. Aaj mujhe kuch baat nahn karni, Aditya growled.
" Magar humein baat karni hai, he heard Zoya and turned around to see he locking the door.
" Tum yahan kya kar rahi ho?, he asked apprehensive
" I hate you Aditya Hooda, she told him
"Zoya, darwaaza us taraf hai. Bakwaas sunne ke liye mere pass time nahn hai, he fumed
" Hum aapse isliye nafrat karte hain kyonki aapki wajah se humwoh angoothi nahn pahan sakte, she told him
She came and stood facing him. Aditya Hooda was perplexed.
" Har baar us angoothi mein hum eek jhooth nazar aata tha . Ek fareb jo hum apne aur Arshad ke saath kar rahe the. Mohabbat hum aapse karte hain aur nikaah hum kisi aur se kar rahe the, she told him
Aditya stared into her face.
" Zoya , yeh sach hai na? yeh koi sapna toh nahn?, he asked her scared that his mind was playing tricks with him.
She stared at the perplexed face of the man she was in love with. She took his hand snaked her fingers through his.
Aditya stared at the intertwined fingers in disbelief.
" Aditya, hum jab aapse mile hume laga aapne humari zindagi bikher di. Magar aapne humari zindagi ko simatne main humari madad kari. Aap kab humare dost humaare humdard bane humein pata hi nahn chala. Phir aap Paris chale gaye. Humein pehli paas ehsaas hua ki hum akele pad gaye. Magar humne aapki seekh maani aur apni zindagi sawaari. Hamesha aapki kami khalti rahi. Aapko waapis lane ke liye hum jail jaane ke liye taiyyar the. Tab bhi nahn samajh sake ki hum aapse mohabbat karte the. Aap phir waapis aaye aur humari zindagi mein bahaar aa gayi. Aditya , Humne kabhi mohabbat aur dosti ek saath nahn paayi. Shayad yahi dar tha ki kahin mohabbat ke liye dosti na kho dein. , she told voicing her doubts and fears.
" Aditya, bahut khush naseeb log hotein hai jinhe mohabbat aur dosti ek hi shakas mein milti hai. ", she smiled at him
Aditya stared at the woman who had his heart and was now giving hers away to him.
" Zoya Siddqui, main yehi baat tumhein bahut dino se samjha raha hun. Finally, he heaved a sigh of relief and hugged her.
Did Aditya just give her I told you so!
She broke from the hug and stared at him
" I just told you ki hum aapse mohabbat karte hain. Aur aapne kaha I told you so? Kitne aimak insaan hain aap, she fumed
" Aimak or no aimak tumhara hun, Zoya Siddiqui, said Aditya Hooda snaking his arms around her waist.
She bit her lip with a slightly apprehensive expression adorning her face.
"Kya hua?, Aditya asked her still holding her close.
" Kal ke toofan ke baare mein soch rahein hai. Aditya kal humein apni sagai todni hogi and Abbu ko....
He didn't let her finish . " Tumhare paas passport hai na Zoya?
She nodded her head.
" Great. Aisa karo le aao. Kuch din holiday pe chalte hain. You pick a place. Sri Lanka or maybe Maldives?
" Aapka dimag kharab ho gaya hai. Hum yahan aag ke dariya se guzarne ki baat kar rahein hai aur holiday plan kar rahein hai, she chided him
" Argh ! I hate this phrase. Aag ka dariya , tumhara aur Arjun ka favourite catch phrase hai. Zoya tum bhool rahi ho tumhare saath saath tumhare abbu ko mujhe bhi face karna hai. Abhi tak toh nafrat karte the ab toh shaayad mera keema bana deinge, Aditya heaved a sigh
" Abbu ki chodiye hume aaki ammi ki tension hai. Who toh sare aam admit karti hain ki woh humein napasand karti hain. Aditya bahut mushkil hogi, she told him , realization dawning on her.
" Mushkil hai Zoya magar namumkin nahn. Baaki main hun tumhare saath. Tum abbu ko sambhalna aur main apni mom ko. Ok?, Aditya reassured her.
She nodded her head. It was going to be ok. Despite all they had to face , she felt content. She felt at peace. She felt happy.
" Chalein, he asked her
" Abhi Aaditya ? Pagal hain aap. Abhi hum abbu se baat nahn kareinge, she reasoned.
" Zoya! Main keh raha hun ice cream khaane chalein. Abbu kahan se aa gaye?, he told her opening the door for her
"Abhi? Kaafi late ho gaya?, she told him
" Yeh meri line hai. Aur please yaar kal tumhare aag ke dariya se pehle thodi shaanti se ice cream kha letein hai, he said smiling
She smiled back at him and stepped out of the door.
" Aur suno, ice cream khate hue abbu ka naam mat lena, ice cream pighal jaayegi., he teased her
"Aditya Hooda. Woh humare Abbu aur jald hi aapke bhi honge. Izzat se pesh aaiye, she faked anger and playfully hit him on the shoulder.
Aditya was with her. It would only get better. She thanked Allah silently.
She was home. She had found her bepanah pyaar.
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