CHAPTER 10
Its been two days since zoya met with that embarrassment and knowing her very self she was not able to face anyone as of now. the malfunction of dress had caused her inner self to break. She became sudden of paranoid and even a slightest of whisper felt like every one is talking about her. she was getting shut in her own dark world even her father and aapi couldn't help her much. Her day begun with silence and it got complete with her tears. These past two days had passed very painful on her. everyone in the family and friends have been worried of her condition. This was not normal for any girl let alone be zoya, she was in trauma; an emotional trauma.
"zoya. " zoya hears zeenat voice from living room. But she doesn't reply it.
"zoya. Zoya. You got a call from your office. Your collegues are asking for you." zeenat voice felt nearer and sharper with every second. And with in few more seconds zoya found zeenat pushing the door ajar.
"beta, your friends are asking for you. please come down and speak to them. They are on landline." Zeenat walks to zoya with a sorrow look and brushes her hair with so much of love.
"aapi. Tell them I am sleeping." Zoya turns her face on other side with a lost look.
Zeenat feels bad , "shall I ask them to call on your number. Where is your phone by the way?" zeenat looks here and there, trying to find her phone when she spots it on the night stand. She picks the phone and presses some random button, no light is flashed. "zoya. Why is your cell switched off beta?" zeenat switches on the cell and gets the charger out , connecting it with phone she puts the cell on charging. Then she huffs sadly and sits next to zoya, " don't do this to us zoya! That was incidents forget it. I know it's difficult but you have to get over with it soon and start your life again. we all are here beta. Don't worry about anything. Just let it be you cant change it but by not thinking about the party you will feel better." Zeenat brings a hand on zoya giving her a caring twist.
Zoya looks at zeenat with a sigh, " I need time aapi." She says sadly and ducks her face in between her knees.zeenat just sits there next to her watching her baby sister suffering from pain.
In asad's office,
Asad stands behind kabeer, james and anna as they are waiting on a call. After a long awaiting, finally kabeer turns to asad and says, "I think may be someone from us should go to her house sir." Kabeer had lines on his forehead and his eyes are diluting with tention. Asad has taken a long parade of everyone in staff on zoya's absence. He blamed her co workers for not teaching her professionalism in office. She was at leave that too without informing and all those scolding came on these people whom zoya use to talk much in office.
"yes sir, even I think the same. May be today after office I go and visit her place. There must be some reason for her absence or else why would she not show up nor attend our calls." Anna agreed with kabeer and james nods his head to both.
"This is what I expected from the girl like her. no sense of responsibility at all for work. She could atleast answer call and inform but no. how childish act." Asad spat and with a forced he swings the chair in rotation.
Then he hold it in middle of circle and looks at the three, " dismiss." He is annoyed and so no one tried to act smart and quietly following her order they all left.
Asad brings the phone out of his pocket and scrolls the dialled numbers, 37 were belong to only one ID, miss farooqui...
He stops somewhere in middle and hits the dial button. "hello ammi..."
Later that evening...
Zoya is taking swing in the mild breeze at balcony, she is admiring the sunset and rising of the moon from her place. What happened with her was very disturbing and she tried gaining courage to stand up and get over it but each time she did she got paranoid wit What -If condition. And in the thoughts like that zoya hears the door bell ring.
She looks here and there but finds zeenat no where in sight and so with a shut eyes she finally throws herself on floor and walks to the door. Checking on the other side through the peep hole she finds a familiar face. With eye brow kissing each other she unlocks the door and allows the familiar woman come in.
"asalam walaikum aunty." Zoya sees dilshad and as an habbit wishes her salaam.
"walaikum asalaam beta." Dilshad gives her a warm smile and walks inside the door.
Zoya gives her the space and follows after dilshad , dilshad finally sits on the sofa close to the table.
Zoya walks to the kitchen and gets her a glass of water by the mean time dilshad examines her house .
"aunty." Zoya softly calls and dilshad looks up a little lost but take the water glass and gulps it down the water keeping the glass back.
"zoya. Are you alone child where are zeenat and your father?" dilshad asks looking at her phone then at zoya.
"hmm. abu have gone for children charity and zeenat aapi may be she is out for market." Zoya just guessed about zeenat as she was not seen anywhere and it never happens may be she is not in home.
"okay. As it is I came here to talk to darling." Dilshad smiles and holds zoya's forearm asking her to sit next to her.
"yes." She quietly said And settled next to her. her fallen face and the dark circle that have started appearing below her eyes didn't go unnoticed by dilsahd but she bite her tongue from asking anything.
"beta are you free as of today. I was thinking to go for shopping. Will you come with me?" dilshad asked directly while zoya felt bitter on her tongue t say a NO to such a wonderful woman who treats her like a daughter.
"aunty actually.." zoya fidgeted with her digits when dilshad cuts her off, " actually zoya I wanted to buy some cloth for my friends and relative and also for my daughter. she is just like you; modern and very vibrant. Now she stays at new York with her husband imraan. May be you could help me to buy some stuffs for her." dilshad stopped and tried reading her face which was completely quizzical.
"oh beta. Please don't think much. You wont be disappointed with this idea. I am not such a bad company after all." Dilshad cracked a joke and zoya's lips twitched a bit upward.
After a long waiting, zoya finally nods her head in yes. "oh that's great! So you go and get ready while I ring up your father and let him know about our plan. It will be fun I am telling you." dilshad looked very enthusiastic and for once zoya slipped the incident of her mind.
Soon she got ready and dilshad and she went for the shopping. "I need to speak to zeenat appi." Zoya says as she took her phone out dialling zeenat's number."
Dilshad keeps a hand on her screen and smiles. "don't bother, I have informed them both." Dilshad smiles and they both united enters the ,mall.
Hours have passed, and dilshad and zoya have not finished with shopping. Dilshad truly is fond of shopping and the way she was enthusiastically pulling zoya in each and every shop just reflected zoya's behaviour. Very soon even zoya came to her real self and they went like hours and hours picking up stuffs in mall.
"ya allah I am tired now." dishad breathed out as she fixed her spectacles above her head. The plenty of bags are still dangling on her wrist like bangles.
"surely aunty. Even I am. lets go to food court and grab something to eat." Zoya suggested looking at the signage which read food court to your left.
"oh wow! It's a wonderful idea." Dilshad exclaimed and they both hooking each other arm went to grab a burger for refreshment.
After having burgers and coke, dilshad finally suggested zoya to wrap out with shopping. Zoya nods and they both are about to go to parking lot when in middle of the way her attention gets caught on a beautiful; gold and diamond guitar watch that is displayed in the shop. Zoya stands in the spot admiring the beautiful guitar that is as small as the size of two thumb together yet the art in it is magnificently delighted.
Dilshad who is still walking feels zoya missing by her side she turns only to find zoya looking at something. "what are you looking at zoya?" dilshad tries to see in her direction with a confuse look.
"nothing." Zoya shrugs her shoulder and nods in no with a smile.
"okay then lets go. Driver is waiting for us at the entrance." Dilsahd smiled and taking her hand in her they leaves the mall.
Dilshad and zoya soon gets inside the car and the driver drives the car to zoya's house. Soon they find themselves standing at the door of zoya's home.
"okay beta. Here you go. I hope you enjoyed the time." dilshad hands her two bags in which one is what zoya has bought for her abu and appi and the other bag has a beautiful ethinich slawar kameez that dilshad had bought for zoya as a gift. Zoya takes the bag and says a thank you with a beautiful smile.
"no need to thank me beta. Just keep coming to my house. I enjoyed today we shall go for many such shoppings ahead." Dilshad showed her bags in air with a total shopaholic look.
Zoya giggles and hugs dilshad with love, " you are the best aunty." She whispers in her ear and with an understanding and they part away for the night.
The next morning...
The next morning zoya felt a bit relax. She was feeling better and plus after the wonderful time with dilshad she felt more comfortable.
She picks up the file and gets out of the rickshaw. She pays the fare and walks inside the huge lobby of her office. She hits the red button and soon with a ting lift appears before her eyes. she gets inside the lift and breathing in and out relaxing her nerves zoya waits for her floor to arrive. As she walks inside her office she sees her collegues engaged with some funny talks at the reception. She says a quick hi to them and they all comes running to her like a wave flooding it with question.
She soon gets busy answering them all.
Its time for asad to arrive and as the clock hits 9 everyone goes back to their desk resuming their work. Zoya too makes a fast space and walks to her desk which is exactly close to asad's cabin.
Asad with a strong aura walks inside the office correcting his tie. He glares everywhere in the office trying to see everything is going right. People came forward and wished him good morning but he only replied to few and went straight t his cabin. Within one or two minutes he hears the door knocks and asks the person to get in.
"may I comein sir." He hears the sweet melody voice of zoya echoing the cabin. Asad with a very mild tilt to his lips looks up as his eyes gave up the happiness stored in them.
"oh so you finally got time for office?" asad says sarcastically and walks to the files kept at the table. He scrolls on pages while glancing at zoya from the corner of his eyes.
"here is your coffee." Zoya smiles and places the coffee on his table and turns to walk away.
"you didn't answer." He pointed out shutting the file and throwing it on the table next to the shelf.
Zoya turns back to him with a small smirk. And let out a soft breath, " don't spoil it mr khan." She says and walks off his cabin.
A beautiful dent has started to appear on his cheeks as he saw zoya walking to the door . She is looking better and he was happy with that. After sometime he hears the shutting of door and knows she has left. He with a sigh walks to his table and sits on the chair. Picking up the coffee and taking a taste on his tongue he keeps the cup back on the table. He turns his chair a little away from the table and opens the draw below his table. A beautiful shining object welcomes him from inside. It is almost brightening up the whole darkness in the draw. Familiar de ja vu appears before his eyes and relating it to his life he brings a hand to touch it. it's the guitar...
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