He woke up in morning to the rays of the sun seeping through the curtains.He turned around and saw her in her most peaceful and innocent state.He propped up on one elbow,hovering over the sleeping form next to him and a smile immediately came on his lips.The smile broadened, including the dimple as he studied her beautiful face with all feeling as though he was seeing her for the first time and the last fearing that she was only a figment of his imagination and would vanish any moment.
He reached out his other hand, his fingers running along her rosy cheeks so gently which were stained with dry tears from last night. He placed a kiss on her nose in the most gentle manner so as not to wake her up.
His mind flashed back to the moment he had first met her, to all their tashan, all their cute and loving memories and he mentally cringed as he thought of the bitter, hurt filled encounters and all those painful years of loneliness that had now flew by. Dismissing those thoughts, he smiled, fresh tears forming as he realised she was there, with him.
The night before, they had got married again, this time with the entire Siddiqui family joyfully participating although everything seemed right but he missed having his parents beside him.
He had cried in her arms as she did in his, overwhelmed at the turn of events.Finally they were together again and this time he had promised to himself that he won't ever let her go away from him again,no matter what...And then they made passionate love after 2 long years of being away from each other
His thoughts were suddenly brought to a halt as he felt her moving.She flinched a little and furrowed her eyebrows, groaning and shifting more towards him in her sleep as the sun rays disturbed her peaceful slumber.
He trailed his hand to her bare waist, gently pulling her into him, so as to hide her face in his chest, He then glided his fingers through her hair softly, looking down at her. She was thinner now and there were dark circles under her eyes,as if she hadn't slept for many days.
He remembered the way she cried in his arms after the truth came out before her...
' Aap jaisa chahti hai Mai waisa bilkul Nahi karunga. Mai jaanta Hun Zoya Jo kuch bhi kar rahi hai mujhe bachaane ke liye kar rahi hai aur mai use kuch hone Nahi dunga aur agar uske Saath us Rajveer ne kuch bhi galat kiya hoga na to mai aapke laadle Naati ko chhodunga nahi...ye baat acchi tareeke se samjh le aap. Zoya hamesha se mere liye paak thi aur paak hi rahegi Mai use kuch bhi saabit karne ke liye Nahi bolunga...suna apne...'
' Tch tch tch...soch lo Aditya...ab Dekho Na jab se tum Zoya ki Zindagi me aae ho uski kismat me to bas pareshaniya hi arahi hai, ek Pal bhi sukoon Nahi Mila us bechari ko. Pehle Uske baap ne usse rishta tod Diya aur ab use apni Izzat gawani pad rahi hai. Agar tum use apni zindagi se nikaal dete ho to use ye sab nahi jhelna padega na...ab andar jakar tum kya karte ho, Zoya ki bhalai usi par nirbhar karegi...chalo ab Mai phone rakhti Hun...aur Han, jo bhi faisla lena soch samajhkar lena...'
Whispers shot around the courtroom as soon as Advocate Arjun Hooda switched off the audio player
Nani and Rajveer who were standing inside the dock were at loss of words since all their foul play and wrong doings were now exposed.
'Your honour, this was the last evidence that I wanted to present before you. That's all, my lord' Arjun said
In the light of the witnesses and evidences, the court comes to the conclusion that both the accused have been proven to be guilty and the court orders life imprisonment for them under IPC section120A for criminal conspiracy ,section 354 for outraging the modesty of a woman and section 302 for murder' The judge announced the verdict
After two long years of struggle finally Aditya succeeded in his motive of getting the duo punished who snatched away the three most important persons of his life from him
He was lost in his thoughts and bumped into someone as he walked through the corridor of the court
I am sorry, I...his heart stopped as he looked up and saw the person
'Zo...ya tum!Tum Yaha kaise?'he was completely shocked
'Hume yahan Arjun ne bulaya hai. Aditya, aapne soch bhi kaise liya ki hum apke bina sukoon se reh paenge' she grabbed his collar 'Apko pata hai na ki humari Khushi sirf aapse hai...in do saalo me humne apse nafrat karne ki kitni koshish ki par kamiyaab na ho sake. Har pal ye sochte ki kya humara pyaar itna kamzor tha Jo itni jaldi aapne humara Saath chhod diya...kyu kiya apne aisa Aditya? Kyu hume khudse door rakha? Aaj bhi agar Arjun hume Yaha Nahi bulate to kya aap Kabhi bhi humari zindagi me wapas Nahi aate?she sobbed uncontrollably
'Zoya please shaant ho jao...meri baat to suno' he tried to pacify her
'Aapne humari beti ko bahut rulaya hai, iski saza to milegi apko' came a stern voice
He looked up to find the Siddiqui family smiling at them
'Aapne bilkul sahi kaha Waseem, saza to Aditya ko milni hi chahiye aur saza ye hogi ki hum uski Shaadi Zoya se dhoom dhaam se karwaenge' Roshnaq said
'Aditya, beta Hume maaf kar dijiye, humne apko galat samjha. Aap vakai me humari beti se sacchi mohabbat karte hai. Sirf saccha pyaar karne wala hi itni badi qurbaani de sakta hai' Waseem said and pulled him in for a hug
She had been in just as much pain as him during these two years."Not anymore, Zoya" He whispered to her, or to himself, he was not quite sure, but he bent to drop a kiss on her hair, and as if sensing him, she curled into his body, her curves pressing into him, her arms wrapping around his torso and he smiled in comfort when her warm steady breath caressed his bare chest.He closed his eyes, reveling in the moment, a moment of pure bliss. His wife, tucked into his body, which almost seemed like a dream after being without the feel of her creamy silky skin against his for years, her arms around him, holding him as if there were no tomorrow, his arm draped on her waist, drifting to her hair and face occasionally, as they lay on their bed, in their room. It felt surreal and before he realised, a tear rolled down his cheek.
She felt his touch, his fingers in her hair, And when she felt something cold and wet hit her forehead, her eyes finally cracked opened, to the sight of his chest. Pressing a kiss there, she asked, "You're up already? and pulled out of his embrace to look at him.Smiling down at her,and grinned slightly "I love to watch you like this,sleeping like an angel" he said in his oh so husky voice.She smiled and let her fingers trail over his face, his forehead, his eyes, down his pointed nose and as she brushed her thumb across his lips, they kissed her softly.
She drawled herself up,wrapped in the white sheet meeting his face and sitting up a little, before going forward to kiss away the tears that were now beginning to fall again."Don't you think we've cried enough last night? She said, but her own eyes brimmed for she knew very well what he was feeling. "I don't think I will ever get over this feeling, of waking up, and seeing you here, where you should be. He said softly, looking into her eyes and interlocking their fingers."I'm here to stay, so fear not, She sighed and ran her palm through his hair, and leaned up to him, catching him off guard a little by pressing her lips against his for a quick peck.
As she moved away,trying to get up,he pulled her back and she fell on top of him,he tightly wrapped his hands around her and said "Don't you think you are forgetting something my dear wifey?"
"I love you" she said as she cupped his cheek and he kissed the inside of her palm.
"I love you too"He replied sealing her petal like lips with a deep kiss,now after so many years they felt complete being back in each other's arms again
TO BE CONTINUED...
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