An entire month had passed, each passing day brought Zoya further away from her pain but her heart longed for her Phupi and Najma, she knew leaving without saying anything was wrong selfish even childish but she knew deep down that Dilshad Phupi would have stopped her before she even reached the door. Every day for the past month Zoya awoke prayed and did chores, she kept herself so occupied throughout the day, so at no moments would her mind think of that night, that fateful night that changed her being itself. Zoya was no longer bubbly or sparkling, she moped around the courtyard, kitchen and classes of the orphanage, her eyes had deep circles under them, even though she didn't think about that night during the day there was no stopping of her thoughts during the nights, most nights Zoya would jump out of her sleep crying and calling his name silently as tears would run down her face. Maybe the pain felt as if it was going, but each day that came Zoya seemed more pained and grief stricken.
Asad ignored Tanveer completely, Phupi had warned her to leave but Tanveer wasn't paying heed to her words, Najma felt the pain that her bhaijan was in, she consoled him most days of the month when he would come home with no news of Zoya. Asad eyes had big black bags under them, his nights were just as Zoya's he cried and imagined her around him, all he remembered as he tried to sleep was her words "Mr. Khan don't touch me!" how could I love a man like you" Asad was completely shattered and each day he was breaking more and more. He kept seeing her pained face when she saw him with Tanveer on the bed he was barely eating aswell Phupi took notice but she saw him as Rashid and it broke her entire belief in everything good. She knew her son better than himself she once said yet she couldn't phantom why he would do what he did to the girl he had only ever loved. She questioned him silently but never spoke to him directly.
Tanveer was worried beyond belief, her baby bump was going to be noticeable in a few days and yet she hadn't been able to get Asad to herself, everyday seemed as a battle and her army was losing, even though Zoya had left she was sill creating adversities for Tanveer, many occasions she saw Asad looking at pictures of Zoya and that made her even more angry. She need to get married to him as quick as possible she thought as she looked on as Asad was watching photos of him and Zoya and she came up with a plan as she smirked evilly and walked off. "I am pregnant, are you sure?" Tanveer said into her phone as she saw Asad passing by her room with an evil smirk on her face, "Tomorrow, why is something wrong with the baby?", she continued, as Asad stood bolted outside her door, unable to comprehend what he just heard, "Allah hafiz" Tanveer said, as she turned towards the knocking where she saw Asad entering her room, "Are you pregnant? Sach hai Tanveer? Bole nah? Answer me", Asad said in a disheveled tone every inch of him pained for all he wanted it to be not true it was, he walked out unable to gather his thoughts only person he thought of was Zoya "Mr. Khan do you know when we have children he should be just like you, tough on the out and soft on the inside ..."and she should be just as beautiful as her mother" Asad reciprocated to Zoya "our children will have everything we didn't, love and a complete family, right Mr.Khan?" Zoya asked "ji Ms. Khan everything", Asad answered (Flashback ends).
That evening, Asad sat at the dinning table for the first time since the incident happened he couldn't bear to look at the empty space that once belonged to her, his love, his life. But how things were about to change drastically, "Ammi, Tomato, I have something to say, please hear me out", Asad said seriously with pain "Tomorrow I am going to marry Tanveer, as she will be the mother of my unborn child, and she will be treated wih respect, please, no buts, she is gone, and she will never come back, and I will not become Asad Rashid Khan by leaving her with my child, and try to get her back, she's better off without me. Dilshad and Najma looked at him with tears, as they finally realized that he wasn't his father, his father left, he didn't, he accepted his responsibility. "We never get away from our misdeeds, we pay one way or another, I am just heartbroken that you have to live without the one you love, because of the one you considered your friend, but remember Allah sees all and punishment is due Tanveer, Najma chaliye", Dilshad said as she stood up and walked off.
Zoya winced in pain, as she jumped ou of her sleep yet another yet, "Allah miya, please just let me forget it, I can't bare this pain any longer, why did he hurt me like that? ", Zoya said in a weak tone as tears rolled down her eyes. "Mr.Khan...Mr.Khan...", Asad heard her voice as he jumped out of his sleep with beads of perspiration dripping down his face and chest, "Zoya, where are you?". Morning soon arrived and the decision was made, "Asad, before you marry, make a donation at the orphanage, so that your child would be blessed, understand?", "ji ammi, ammi where is Najma?" "She left for college.." "she should have waited I would have given her a drop." "Najma needs time, to adjust from losing her best friend her sister and he brother", Dilshad words felt like he was drowning and was being revived at the same moment. "Allah hafiz"
"Zoya beti, call in the children for breakfast", said the Imam "okay". As Zoya stepped outside her heart stopped, she couldn't believe her eyes, "Najma!!?" Zoya shouted as she ran towards her and hugged her tightly. "what are you doing here? Why aren't you at school? Najma how did you find me?"Zoya offloaded questions on her one after the next, "Bhabhi, Tanveer is pregn-a"n"t ..." as the words left her mouth, Zoya felt her belly pained, her mouth became dry, and her lungs begged for oxygen, Zoya fainted unable to breathe she fell down. "Bhabhi? Bhabhi" Najma called out to Zoya five minutes after as she was regaining consciousness, "Pani, drink", Najma said as she handed Zoya the glass, "Najma tell me please what you said is not true, ek bar, yeh nahi sach hai?", "Yeh sach hai Bhabhi, but not for bhaijan", Zoya spat out the water, Zoya was stunned at the revelation, as Najma narrated the events of last night, where she overheard Tanveer saying, finally she trapped him into marrying her, how Imran never wanted to be a part of this and he left us, but now you will have a father and a home my child, "Imran do you know Tanveer?" Najma asked into her phone, hesitant to answer "ji, why do you ask? Is she pregnant with your child? Imran I swear if y-o"u..." "ji Najma, she is but that was a long time, she ended things and I moved on, I swear I love you only you, Najma? Najma?" Imran called at her but no response, "Imran if you love me, then you will help me won't you?", Najma was breaking, she wanted her sister back but mostly she didn't want this to happen, she loved Imran with her soul and this revelation seemed to be the worse, "Fine tomorrow at 12 home see you" Najma disconnected the call as a tear rolled down her red cheeks.
"Phupi, Dilshad spun around quickly as she heard Zoya's voice echo throughout her house, "Zoya, mere bacha," Dilshad said as she ran towards her, "Tum? Kaise? I mean how could you leave me like that, I am very angry with you Zoya" "Phupi I am sorry, for everything, its just that the pa"i"n .." and Zoya stopped, her words choked her as she saw them descending the staircase, "Zoya app teek hai?" Dilshad asked tensely, but Zoya stood rooted to her spot as Asad raised his head he stopped dead, unable to phantom the reality that she was standing there in her home in their home. "Ms. Farooqui?" Asad mumbled softly but loud enough fro Tanveer to hear and as she raised her head she saw her, Zoya raised an eyebrow at her as she looked on as she pulled Asad forward. "Ms. Farooqui, aap here?" "Zoya kaise aap?" Tanveer said as she moved towards Zoya, "hum teek hai Tanu, and yourself? How is the baby?" Everyone stood shock as the words came out Zoya's mouth "How does she know? No one knew and she just arrived" Tanveer thought, "Zoya please hea"r m"e- o"u"t.." but before Asad could finish Zoya stopped him, "Mr. Khan your explanations are not necessary, and I want to apologize for leaving you, but I am here now and I assure you I will never ever leave until I die, I promise you Asad I promise", "Zoya what are you saying, Asad is marrying Tanu, she is pregnant" "mein janti ho ammi, I know she is pregnant but she isn't pregnant for Asad, Tanu made me a bet on our wedding night Asad that she would celebrate my suhaagrat with you and when I saw you I believed her that she won, but like ammi always says, no crime goes unpunished and Tanveer you're about to pay for yours, cause your time is us Billo Rani" Zoya's words echoed in the house, everyone stood rooted in their positions as Zoya relayed the truth with the help of Imran.
"I am sorry Asad bhai, but I was with her and when she found out I gave up all my riches she left, only months after she told me, she was pregnant and threatened me I asked for her hand in marriage but she refsed again, only to trap you Asad bhai, I am sorry mujhe marv kar deje?" Imran related as he clasped his hands and left the Khan mansion. All eyes faced Tanveer, "jhut, sab jhut", Tanveer shouted, "BAS!! Churail," as Najma walked in she placed one tight slap on Tanveer's left cheek, how dare you, betray your friend, mere choti bahin, you made my Bhabhi lose trust in him, you made her leave, GET OUT!!" "Asad please, they're lying please Jammi", Tanveer cried as she grabbed onto Asad, he pulled away from her grip, as Zoya walked up to her and her left hand connected with Tanveer's right cheek, "That was fro hurting your bestfriend and his family", another slap met Tanveers left cheek "and this was trying to take my finace, didn't I tell you Tanveer, Asad Ahmed Khan is mine and only mine, now get out, GET THE HELL OUT!!!" Zoya shouted as she pushed Tanveer out of the house.
4 months had pass and the Khan mansion was filled with laughter and love once again, Zoya and Asad got married in true style without any problems, Najma finished her semester with wonderful grades everything was well at the Khan mansion. "Doctor is she okay? We were walking and all of a sudden she fainted, doctor please?" Asad asked impatiently as the doctor was checking Zoya, "Mr. Khan congratulations, you're going to be a father, twins" the doctor told him. Asad grabbed Zoya's hand and kissed it gently, "Didn't I tell you Zoya our children will have everything, I love you Zoya" "I love u jahapanha".
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