AsYa FF: Only in the darkness can you see the stars THREAD #1 - Page 78

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THNKS FOR PM😊

Originally posted by: shreya11mehra

Amazing update

Originally posted by: mhd72

Hey Simi,

This is awesome piece of work!! I thoroughly enjoyed reading all the chapters in one go...😊

The pace, the characters, the concept...everything is so well written..wow..

Additional character of the kid is cute..Asad is also quite easy going & dare I say, normal, compared to the show...Of course , both of them come with a baggage, but seem to be more accepting & understanding of each other..

& for a change, GS does not look like a villain here...that is really fresh..😆 Pray he doesn't play the spoilsport in AsYa wedding coz of Aadil!! 😕

Hope you just do away with this Qureshi idiot soon...😃

Pls do pm me when you update next.

🤗

Mili.

Originally posted by: mishtypiya

very nice... continue soon...

Originally posted by: --SH7_Sunny--

Update soon...

Yayyy
That means asya will get married soon
Superb dear
I m loving it a lot
And a bug sorry for not replying earlier
Cont soon

A/N: Here is the next up! A rather quick update, if you ask me! On that note, I will also that the future update will not be that fast! Don't hate me! LOL!

Enjoy this one!

Chapter 16: A change is coming

The atmosphere had changed once again in the Khan Mansion. While it had been heavy and tense for the days that followed Imran Qureshi's visit, now it was charged with energy and commotion. It had been a strange few days for the Khan family that followed after the meeting with their lawyer. That meeting had ended in with a course of action that no one had thought of; or even considered in their wildest dreams - A mother for Aadil.

Zoya had, very resolutely, said that she would marry Asad and ever since she had straight out announced that, there was a constant flurry of activity around the house. However, initially, Zoya's announcement had caused a range of varied reactions. Everyone present for the meeting had looked at her with shock. And the reactions were from beyond just the members of the family.

*flashback*

"I will marry Asad." Zoya said. She looked at everyone with a determined eyes.

"WHAT!?"

The exclamatory uttering of that one single word came as a response from six different sources. Everyone spluttered their response at the same time, but with varying emotions behind the word. Asad said it with bewilderment and looked at her disbelievingly, Rashid was skeptical and while Najma and Dilshad's exclamations were full of elation, Ayaan's was of confusion since he was totally clueless to Asad and Zoya's dating situation.

And the sixth exclamation of "what" came from Ghafoor Siddiqui who was standing by the door and had just entered the Khan Villa. To say that he was stunned would be an understatement.

"You-you are getting married, Zoya? Not that you owe me anything. I know you have your life and we just met, but..." he looked at his daughter with pain in his eyes, "I just got you. And I thought maybe you will like to come live with me for whatever time you are here for. I--"

Zoya rushed towards him, "No! I mean, yes I am getting married. I mean, if Asad agrees." She gave a sheepish look to everyone. Perhaps she shouldn't have simply blurted that out? Oh well...

Ghafoor's expression changed. "If he agrees? What does that even mean? Is this a joke?" he looked angry now.

She took a deep breath, "No! Relax, please. You see, I just kind of proposed this to him." She laughed nervously.

Ghafoor looked at her with nothing but confusion, "What is going on here?"

Asad got up from where he was sitting and walked to Zoya and Ghafoor and said, "Well it seems like Zoya and I are getting married."

*end of flashback*

They had explained the entire situation to Zoya's father and he then reluctantly gave them his blessings. He did not dislike Asad as a person, but it was also true that he did not know him too well either. But then, did he even know his daughter? That thought was rather heartbreaking for him. He was only concerned about whether or not Zoya made a hasty decision. Marriage was hard, and it was very pious. He did not want her to regret it later.

Asad had corned Zoya later that day.

"You know you don't have to do this for me or for Aadil, right Zoya?" Asad said.

"Asad" Zoya whispered as she cupped his cheek, "I know that and I knew this when I said that I'll marry you. Trust me, I am not acting rashly. And didn't you say something about falling for me, huh?" she smirked at him.

Asad smiled at her and lightly pecked her lips and whispered "Thank you".

Their attorney, Haider had smirked knowingly at the newly (and very swiftly and confusedly) engaged couple and told them that he will file the formalities for getting their marriage license as soon as possible.

When it came to telling Aadil, Zoya got very nervous.

"What if he doesn't want this? I don't want to take Tanveer's place, Phuppi." She voiced her worries to Dilshad. They were both sitting in Dilshad room.

Dilshad took her hand in hers and patted her soothingly, "He loves you, Zoya and you know that. Why are you suddenly so worried about him? He will be elated. I am sure of that. I have never seen him take to someone so fast like he has done with you. It'll be fine." she reassured her soon to be daughter in law, "And what is with "Phuppi"? Call me Ammi from now!"

Zoya held her ears in an apologetic manner, laughed and hugged Dilshad.

***

Dilshad had been completely right. Aadil was over the moon when he was told about the wedding. Asad and Zoya sat down with him the next day and explained to him what was going to happen.

"Aadil. You know how you asked Ms. Zoya if she was going to be your Ammi?" Asad asked him. Zoya had told him about Aadils' questions from the day at the park.

Aadil nodded at his father and his eyes widened. "Is she, Abbu?" his eyes hopeful.

Asad and Zoya smiled at each other and then at Aadil. The moment Asad nodded at him and the said, "Yes, Bud, Ms. Zoya and I are getting married", Aadil jumped at them and squealed with happiness. He looked at the two of them very seriously.

"Does this mean that I will get a brother too?" he wondered.

The couple blushed slightly. Zoya cleared her throat and said, "We will see about that, love. How about we focus on the wedding for now?"

Aadil shrugged at them and by the end of their conversation, all he cared about was that he was going to have someone to call Ammi' and it was going to be none other than his Ms. Zoya. His worries from the day before and about Imran Qureshi were momentarily all but forgotten.

Now, it was three days later and Asad and Zoya had everything that they needed to get married. But there was still something that Zoya had been pushing and pushing.

"Zoya you have to tell them." Asad tried to reason with her. "They love you so much. Do you even want to consider what will happen if they find out later and from someone else?"

Zoya groaned at her fianc, "Can you not be the voice of reason? Of course I want to be the one who tells them and I want them here as well with me but I am worried about how they will react. I so do not want to deal with Zeenat on the phone when I tell her this!" she shuddered as she thought of the storm that will inevitably descend on her in the form of Zeenat Dar's words.

Asad sat next to her and rubbed her shoulders, "I am with you. Call them. It's still fairly early in New York."

Giving him a look of utter betrayal, Zoya dug up her phone and punched the number and waited, almost hoping that her call wouldn't go through or that neither of them would pick up the phone. It rang a couple of times before it was picked up. Touch luck, Zoya, she thought to herself.

"Hello? Zoya?" Anwar answered the phone.

"Anwar! Hi!" she said very chirpily, "How's is going? I am sure are perfect! And Zeenat? Good? So, what are you doing? Did I disturb you? I can call later." she rambled.

"Uh-oh" he said, "What did you do, Zoya?"

"Why do always have to think bad, Anwar?" she cried out, whining.

"Yup. Something is wrong, you are rambling. And Zoya, after knowing you for so many years, I do not always have to think just bad, sometimes you compel me to think the worst." He chided her, "Now, tell me what mess are you in this time around?"

Zoya sighed on the phone and said, "Well, you better the phone on speaker and call Zeenat as well. I so do not want to repeat this and then have to listen to her again. And I am not in a mess!"

Anwar chuckled at her and Zoya could hear him call for his wife. "Okay, Zoya you are on speaker now."

"Zoya?!" she heard Zeenat's frantic voice, "What is it? Are you alright? Did something happen? Is it your father? Is he not nice, after all? Zoya? Why aren't you saying anything? Tell me, Zoya! Anwar, why isn't she saying anything?" she shot questions after questions.

"Because you are not letting anyone speak!" Anwar and Zoya shouted at the same time.

Zeenat huffed at the pair of them, "Fine. I won't say anything. Now tell us what the matter is!"

"Um, actually what I want to tell you guys is that,um," she started and then stuttered. Asad rubbed her shoulders gently and she smiled at him. Taking a deep breath, she continued, "Anwar, Zeenat, please don't start shouting and yelling at me, okay? What I want to tell you guys is that I am gettingmarriedtoAsad" she quickly got it out in a jumble of words.

Silence.

"Zoya? Tell me that I did not just hear you say that you are getting married?" Zeenat said, very calmly.

"To Asad?"Anwar added, "My cousin, Asad? Asad Khan?" his surprise knew no bounds.

Zoya took a deep breath, "I did. Surprise!"

Zoya cringed as she heard the inevitable shouting. She could not make out any words, only Zeenat's high decibel voice with a bit of Anwar's questioning voice. Knowing that Zeenat was going to rant, Zoya pulled the phone away from her ear and kept it on the bed. Asad gave her a questioning look. Zoya nodded at him, letting him know that it was fine and then put the phone on speaker. Well, let Asad know what crazy family he was getting into. Technically, they were Asad's family with Anwar being his cousin and all, but Zoya was closer to them and considered them her family.

Asad's eyes grew wide as he heard a women yelling through the phone but he hardly make out the words. Zoya laughed at his stunned expression, unfortunately, Zeenat caught her laughter.

"You are laughing there, Zoya? Explain what you mean you are getting married. Ya Allah! I knew it was such a risk letting you go to India alone, but this! Zoya! Explain!" Zeenat said in exasperated tone.

"Well, Zee, if you let me talk, I'll explain," Zoya teased her friend, "Okay. What I mean by that is that I am getting married. You know, to a guy? Like you did to Anwar?" she teased her.

"Zoya is this your idea of some kind of a joke?" Anwar asked.

"No, it's not." She got serious now, "I am getting married, next week. I know what I am doing, Anwar, Zeenat. It would mean a lot to me and I would love if both of you can make it. I will understand if you cannot. I mean it is on a very short notice but we don't have any other option." Zoya mumbled.

"Zoya?" Zeenat's timid voice asked, "Please tell me you did not get pregnant!"

Asad made a choking sound at his fianc's friend's line of thought. Zoya on the other hand merely chuckled and rubbed Asad's back.

"Who was that?" Zeenat asked, her bat like hearing caught Asad's reaction.

"That was Asad, he heard your great reason!" she laughed.

"Well, you never answered. Is it true?" Zeenat demanded.

"No, Zeenat. I am not pregnant." Zoya sighed, "But, yes a child is involved."

Over the next few minutes, Zoya explained the situation to her friends and told about how and why they were getting married so soon. They had gotten very silent as Zoya went further into her explanations. After asking Zoya many times if she truly wanted to do what she was doing and ager making sure that she was not under any kind of pressure, Zeenat could finally feel some of her nerves relaxing and then feeling happy for Zoya.

"Oh, Zoya! I wish I was there right now! Oooh! I am going to book our tickets right now! You said the wedding is in six days? Well, let's not wait any longer!"and she scurried off, looking for her laptop to book the earliest flights to India.

Anwar chuckled at his wife and then addressed his engaged friend, "You really are getting married, huh, Zoe? To my cousin?"

" Yeah," Zoya choked, suddenly feeling very emotional.

"Do you, um," Anwer asked her nervously, "Do you want me to tell your mother about this?"

Zoya thought about it for a moment. While Zainub had tried to make amends with her daughter, all those years' memories were hard for Zoya to let go of.

"You can," she said and grabbed Asad's hand for support. "But please, warn her that she better not try to come here. I am happy in my life, Anwar and I do not want any shadow or reminder of that horrible time to fall on my wedding day." Asad squeezed her hands and pecked her temple as she tried to control her tears.

"And Anwar, I do not need her as someone from my family. I am getting married to your cousin. We are going to family now, truly!" she smiled through her tears.

Anwar let out a teary laugh himself, "Wow. I guess we are, Zoya. We definitely are family. And, Asad?" he called out to his cousin.

"Anwar?" Asad wondered what he wanted to speak to him.

"We may be family, but Zoya is my baby girl." He tried to sound strict and pull the big brother card, "If you every hurt her, I will fly across the globe to kick your ass, get it?"

Zoya guffawed loudly at Asad's scared expression.

A change is coming
I feel so free at last tonight
I start to see a future bright
I dare to dream
I catch my breath
Pretty boy Im ready for whats next
And if they ask me why its so
To every single question
The answer is you

- Change Is Coming by Stephanie McIntosh

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