Chapter 18
Once they all stopped drooling over the apartment they managed to settle into their rooms. They apartment over looked the city, the view was magnificent, it was more luxurious than one could ever imagine and the best part was that they had a maid, Kiran was over the moon, she hated cleaning so was going to be making good use of the poor woman.
Zoya set up her laptop and books on the desk and then sat down, she took a few minutes to reflect on what had happened, so much in such a short span of time, it had been nothing short of a crazy rollercoaster ride. Lost in her thoughts she didn't hear the knock at the door, Karan knocked again but got no response, he opened the door to see Zoya sitting on the bed and walked up to her.
'Zoya' he called out, Zoya snapped out of her little reverie, she saw Karan and quickly stood up 'oh hi, sorry I didn't realise you had come in' 'I can see' he laughed 'um...I just came in to see if you had settled in ok, is there anything you need?' Zoya smiled 'no thank you Karan, I think I have everything I need' 'good, well I'll see you outside, I think everyone wants a bit of a house warming party' as he was about to walk out Zoya called after him. Karan let go of the door letting it close behind him.
Zoya walked up to him, after a few seconds of looking into his eyes she managed to pluck up the courage to do what she wanted to do. She stepped forward and wrapped her arms around him, Karan who was not expecting anything of the sort was taken aback but at the same time was able hold her back.
Zoya had her arms wrapped around his neck whilst he held her by the waist 'Zoya you ok' he asked her wearily. Zoya nodded as she pulled back she moved her hand down his arm and took his hand into hers 'I just wanted to say thank you and to let you know how much I appreciate what you did for me, I never wanted to be the reason or cause for your arguments with Indu, but what you did and said for me means a lot Karan, you truly are a very special friend' Karan gave her a heartwarming smile, he place his other hand on her check and kissed her on the forehead 'any time' it was all he said before he turned around and walked out. It was the second time he had kissed her and as soon as his lips touched her skin she felt her whole body turn ice cold.
The party was in full swing Yash, Sofia, Abdul and Leya had also come to join in the fun. As soon as Karan bumped up the volume Yash and Sofia started to dance inviting the rest of them to join in. Zoya sat back enjoying watching her friends dance like mad people. Zoya and Abdul couldn't help contain their laughter at seeing Leya dance around Karan, every time he tried to move away she pulled him back much to his annoyance, he looked over to Zoya pleading for help with his eyes but she was having way too much fun at his expense to respond. As the evening came to an end Karan walked down their guest to and bid them farewell.
Zoya sat with Aliza looking over their work schedule that Dr. Armaan had emailed them. Luckily they were both going to be working on the same days, just as Aliza was going to close the email Zoya stopped her at the bottom was a list of other students that had been chosen and as soon as she read her name her heart sank, of all people Indu was also going to be working at the hospital. Aliza placed her hand over Zoya's 'don't worry Zoya; I will be with you every step of the way'.
Karan walked in to see his new found family scattered all over the living room, Rohan and Kiran sat cuddled up together whilst Zack helped the maid clear up and Zoya and Aliza sitting on the table, it couldn't be more perfect.
It had been three weeks since they all started to live together, they truly had become a family; they all looked after each other and had settled into a good routine. Their days were always filled with some fun packed activity. Zoya was the only one who joined Karan and Zack in the gym that was based on the ground floor of their building. They made a point of going to the cinema and out to eat once a week and everyone with the help of their lovely maid took it in turns to cook something.
Aliza and Zoya were really enjoying their time at the hospital, they were learning so much. There were days when she bumped into Indu but did her best not give her any eye contact. Despite her short comings as a person, Indu was a good student and she would make a very good doctor, Zoya felt a little sad as they started of a friends and she enjoyed her company, she wished it could have been different.
Zoya kept Zaynah up to date with everything that went on; it was the only way she could keep her over protective sister at bay. Zaynah wanted to come and visit her 'Zoya it's been so long, me and Anwar were thinking of popping by for a couple of days just to see you, Anwar is taking me with him on his business trip so I thought we could combine the two' 'Zaynah that would be great, just let me know when you want to come down' 'if we come it will be on Monday, I'll ask Anwar to book us into a hotel close to your apartment, we will be flying out on Wednesday morning'.
Zoya met Zaynah and Anwar in the hotel reception, Anwar had to physically pull the two mad sister apart their never ending hugging and screaming that was attracting a lot of unnecessary attention 'you two we are not at home, cut it out already'. Zoya and Zaynah just looked at him and laughed. The three of them spent the rest of the day and evening together enjoying every moment together.
'Zoya can we come to see where you live?' Zaynah asked with hesitation 'of course you can, let me just check if any of the guys are home'. Zoya called Karan 'Hi' 'hey how is it going with your sis?' 'Yeah its really good am still with them, um Karan Zaynah and Bhai wanted to see the apartment is it ok if I bring them' 'Zoya do you really need to ask, of course you can, do you want me to get Zack to pick you up?' 'Oh no the hotel isn't too far we will be round in about half hour...and Karan thank you'. Karan disconnected the phone shaking his head 'this girl...such formalities' he said smiling to himself.
Zoya introduced everyone to Zaynah and Anwar, Kiran hugged Zaynah, she had become quite close to her over the year they were always in contact over the phone and text. Zoya introduced Zack as her brother which made him smile and fill up with glee, Zoya asked them to take a seat while she went to the kitchen to ask the maid to make a cup of coffee for everyone.
'Where is Karan' she asked her 'ma'am I think he is in his room' Zoya went to his room 'Karan you in here?' she asked as she opened the door not being able to see him she walked in further as she was about to turn around she heard the bathroom door open. Karan walk out with just his jeans on, Zoya quickly covered her eyes and turned around 'oh crap...sorry I didn't meant to walk in on you' Karan started laughing, he put on his tee shirt and walked around to face Zoya. Karan couldn't help smiling at the cute childlike face she was making, he pulled down her hand 'its ok I am decent now...you can look'. Zoya gave him a nervous smile she looked down at his torso as if she wanted another look at his perfectly sculpted body, realising what she was doing she closed her eyes again and shook her head to get rid of the image 'Zaynah...I mean my sister and brother in law are here...I just came to tell you' with that she rushed past him and walked out looking a little too flustered.
Karan came out and introduced himself to Zaynah and Anwar, taking a seat in between Zoya and Anwar he engaged in polite conversation. Kiran decided to take Zaynah on a tour of the apartment, it also gave her an opportunity to talk to her about her and Rohan, Zaynah somehow had become her self appointed love guru. 'Kiran how has Zoya been' Zaynah asked 'you know she has been ok, it has taken her quite some time to get to where she is right now, and you know one of the main reasons behind the change in her has been because of Karan, they have become so close, he is almost like her shadow, he supports her so much'.
Zaynah took a moment to reflect on what Kiran was saying, she knew Zoya and Karan were friends but didn't really know how close they were, she wasn't sure if she was comfortable with the idea of Zoya being so close to him 'um Kiran they are just friends right? I mean there is nothing going on between them?' Kiran laughed 'you know if you saw them that is exactly what you would think, but honestly they are just really good friends I think it would be safe to say that Karan is Zoya's best friend...after me of course' she laughed, sighing with relief Zaynah stood up 'shall we go back to join them?'.
What everyone was oblivious to including Zoya and Karan was that they were not just best friends, the feelings and emotions that they harbored went beyond friendship but neither of them really understood what they meant, for now they were what everyone thought they were, just friends.
Zoya had a shift at the hospital so was unable to see her brother in law and sister off; Karan was kind enough to drop them off to the airport. As Anwar checked them in Zaynah took the opportunity to talk to him 'Karan...Zoya has told me a lot about you, and I have heard how you have helped her, I just wanted to say thank you' Karan felt a little embarrassed 'please you don't have to thank me, I would do anything for Zoya, she is such a beautiful person...' Zaynah kept her eyes locked on to his she examined every part of his face as he spoke about her 'Zaynah we are good to go' Anwar said tapping her on the shoulder 'huh...oh yes ok...um Karan thank you for dropping us off' Karan nodded then turned to Anwar and shook his hand before he left them to go towards departures.
'What do you think of Karan?' Zaynah asked Anwar 'he seems really nice, Zoya has made a good bunch of friends'...why do you ask' 'hmm no reason.. just' Anwar looked at his wife who kept looking back a little lost 'come on Zaynah we have a flight to catch' on their way there Zaynah kept thinking about the equation between Zoya and Karan, she was sure that there was more going on the more she thought about the two of them the more convinced she became, she couldn't be wrong could she? Zaynah hoped against hope that she was wrong because if she wasn't this was going to end in disaster.
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Edited by Saima-Syed - 11 years ago
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