Hey Everyone,
Ok first I want to thank all of you for understanding what I really meant in the note earlier. I am not angry with anyone just wanted o remove those from my list who didn't want PMS from me, nothing else and definitely nothing personal against anyone.
Without wasting even a second here's the much awaited chapter three. This one oa dedicated to all you lovely readers that I have.
I love you all... Mwah.
Chapter 3
As the silence of the night was broken by the slow hustle and bustle of the world, Asad too woke up with a huge smile on his face. Like a little child he was excited about the day. Quickly starting his routine he got ready and almost ran to the cafeteria looking for Zoya. His face fell a little on not finding her there. His eyes quickly scanned the area and he finally saw her group. His eyebrows furrowed in confusion not finding her amongst them. He walked over to their table. "Hi guys. Where is Zoya? Is she still getting ready?" He asked in anticipation of meeting her. He saw a bunch of eyes looking back at him with confusion in them. He raised his eyebrow in question and saw them all look at each other.
"What? Please will someone tell me where she is?"
After an agonizing silence that seemed to have been forever Amit from Zoya's group spoke "She's gone back." Asad looked at him with confusion "What do you mean gone back?" "She was there with us all when we retired for the night, but sometime during the night she got a call which left her distraught and she immediately left for her home". As soon as Asad heard that he felt his heart sink. He looked at them all and then smiling a little said " You guys are joking right? Why would she leave like that? Am sure its not allowed. And why did she not tell Me before she left?"
Priyanka from her team who was her best friend got up and placing a hand on his shoulder said "It's not a joke Asad, she's gone. It was an emergency situation and so she was allowed to leave. We tried asking her what the reason was but she just didn't tell us. All she said was that it was too personal, that it was something she would not want to share with anyone, not even me". Asad looked at her with shock as he knew Priyanka was Zoya's best friend and he could see the pain the worry and the unshed tears in her eyes.
Hoping it all to be a prank that they all were playing Asad made one more attempt. " But she didn't tell me before leaving. She promised to spend the day with me. She'd promised ". The last part leaving like a whisper from his lips he looked at Priyanka for any signs that it was a prank but her expression and her moist eyes said otherwise. " She didn't tell me". He whispered again almost pleading with her. Priyanka could see his pain in his eyes and then she realized that there was much more to Asad and Zoya than what met the eyes.
She looked in his eyes and asked him something he didn't know how to answer. "Why would she tell you? Or why is it so important to you that she should have told you before leaving Asad?" His head shot in her direction as he spoke "Because I lo... Because she... Because I... I..." He looked away as he felt his eyes burn with the tears that were now quickly forming in his eyes. He couldn't say it, not until he had confessed his feelings to Zoya. Not until he knew what exactly she felt for him. Not until he had her with him again.
Turning around he walked straight to his room and threw himself on his bed and burying his head in his pillow he screamed. He couldn't believe that her departure could have caused him so much pain. He let his tears flow and soak into his pillow and let his anger subside. He felt his heart twist with the amount of pain he felt. All his plans, all his dreams,everything he felt was taken away from him. He sat on his bed with his head in his hands and cursed himself to have taken this long to take even a step towards her, the only girl who was able to capture his heart was now gone. Asad looked up immediately and with hope he pulled out his phone from his pocket and then smacked his own head with it realizing he had not even asked for her number yet.
He got off his bed and head straight for the room he knew Zoya was occupying. He knocked the door and was soon greeted by Priyanka. She could see the agony in his eyes and her heart went out to him. "Priyanka, pleased can you give me her number?" He asked with so much hope that all she wanted to do was take his pain away. But she knew she couldn't help him here. "I can't Asad. I really don't know what has happened at her home, what she is going through, what made her so sad and what it is that she couldn't share even with me. And to top it all, I don't know if she will approve of this. If she had wanted to, she would have shared it." Asad could only look at her with pleading eyes, he couldn't believe that the only hope he had, was shattered in an instant.
Priyanka could only stand and watch him. She could feel his pain flowing off his body and reaching out to her. She could see how he was pleading with his eyes. In that moment she knew that Asad had fallen in love with Zoya and that it was no passing affair for him. He truly loved her and her sudden absence had left him shattered. Feeling guilty for adding onto the immense pain that he was already experiencing she lowered her eyes and whispered "I'm sorry. Please understand my view point". Asad looked at her and saw how guilty she was. He shook his head from side to side. Clearing his throat to make his voice sound stable he said " Its ok. I understand ".
Asad turned around and walked toward his room. He sat on his bed and remembered the time he had spent with Zoya. His heart ached to be with her. In the silence of his room he could still hear her laughter, closing his eyes he could see how her expressions changed from time to time. He could smell her shampoo as if she had just crossed his path. He took in deep breaths so as to fill himself completely with her sweet smell. He knew these would stay with him forever. There was no way he was letting go of any of these feelings. He knew he loved her and he was not going to let go of her so easily. He decided to go after her.
In another city, another heart bled the same way as Asad's. Only a few hours ago she had reached her house and had been devastated to come face to face with the worse nightmare of her life. Everything she called hers and everything she had wanted to make hers was taken away from her. Zoya stood in the living room of the place she had called home all her life and looked around the place that was buzzing with so much activity that she couldn't keep up with it. She felt her head swirl and her eyes closing. Trying to hold onto something she felt her hands raise but felt only air in her palms and the next moment everything was engulfed into darkness.
When she opened her eyes she was greeted by the grief stricken face of her mother. Everything around her was so quiet that she could hear her own heartbeat. She realized that all the hustle bustle that had been going on in the house was now over and that it was just her Ammi and her in the house. Zoya tried to say something but her throat was so dry that she could barely whisper. Benazeer helped her up against the headboard of her bed and passed her a glass of water. Zoya took the water and looked at her mother with teras forming in her eyes. "Now what Ammi? What are we going to do?" Trying to keep the worry out of her voice Benazeer answered " We will work something out Zoya, we will". It sounded more like what her mother was trying to make herself believe. Zoya held her Ammi's hands and squeased them for reassurance.
Benazeer looked at her daughter and the determination that she saw in her eyes made her believe her own words, made her believe that all will be ok soon that all will become like it always was. But she knew that even though her heart wanted everything like earlier, nothing would be the same anymore. She feared for the future of her daughter, feared what this unpredictable life had in store for her. She closed her eyes and with every bit of faith that she had in the almighty, she prayed for the wellbeing of her daughter and asked him for mercy.
Benazeer gently kissed her forehead and then getting up from the bed said "You haven't eaten anything since you arrived Zoya, I'm going to bring you something to eat". " I don't feel like it Ammi ". Benazeer turned around "When have you ever felt like eating Zoya? I'm not asking you, I'm 'TELLING' you". Zoya smiled at her Ammi, knowing how she was trying to make things look normal but they both knew that it was a failed attempt.
As soon as Benazeer was out of the room, Zoya closed her eyes and let her tears flow out of her eyes. With her eyes closed she lift up her head and a soft sob escaped her lips. She took a deep breath and remembered how in less than 24 hours her whole life had changed. She remembered how from being the happiest ever she was now struggling to put her life back together.
She remembered her last conversation with both her Abbu and Asad and another tear rolled out her eye. She had already sensed that something wasn't OK with her Abbu but ahe had left she cursed herself for have been so selfish that ahe left her Abbu even though somewhere in the back of her head she knew something wasn't right. Her mind then took her to Asad and the time ahe had spent with him. She had been so happy after speaking with him the last time and had been looking forward to be spending the day with him. As soon as that thought crossed her mind she felt her heart ache with want. She opened her eyes and looked up and in almost an accusing tone asked Him, " Why? Why did you do this to me? If this is what your plan was, to take away everything, then why did you even let me dream? How could you be so cruel? What wrong did I ever do that you had to punish me like this? Why Allah why?" She covered her face with her hands and cried harder with every passing second.
Benazeer entered the room and found Zoya crying uncontrollably. Quickly keeping the tray on a side she sat next to her and wrapped her arms around her daughter trying to take away her pain. As Zoya felt her mother's arms wrap around her, she too hugged her back. "Why Ammi, why? Why has this happened to us. What wrong have we done to be punished this way. Why is Allah putting us through this test? Why Ammi why?" Both mother and daughter remained in that position grieving their loss. Benazeer was just about to pull away when she heard something she had never heard from her daughter.
"I would have been spending today with him Ammi. Now see where I am. I was so happy... So excited... For the first time in my life... I thought yes, he's the one, he's the one with whom I would like to spend the rest of my life. For the first time ever, my heart felt something so strong. For the first time I felt that pull towards someone. For the first time ever Ammi, I saw dreams of being with someone... But my fate had something else in mind... Allah has only played a sick joke with me Ammi, showed me dreams only for them to be shattered like this. I will never forgive Allah for what he has done to me".
Benazeer felt her eyes grow wide with shock at her daughters revelation. She had never heard her daughter talk about any boy the way she was doing for this particular boy. She moved away a little and looked at Zoya with shock and so many questions in her eyes. Zoya looked at her mother pleadingly as if asking her to take away the emptiness she felt within and fill her with the same feeling of being content. Benazeer couldn't believe what she had heard. She spoke in a whisper "Zoya! What... Wh... What are you saying beta? I can't understand".
" I finally fell in love Ammi, like you and Abbu did. I was so happy and would have told him so too today. But look at my fate... All my life I wanted to be in love like you and Abbu, but could never find anyone who would be able to strum the chords of my heart, no one could grab my attention as he did, no one could make my heart flutter the way he did, no one could make me blush with one look the way he did. In these 5 days I had realised what being in love was like and the best part of it all was that he too felt the same. Ammi, I could read it in his eyes. A girl can never go wrong with this. And I knew he loved me too... But my fate has taken him away too Ammi. I didn't get a chance to tell him what I feel for him Ammi, I didn't get time". Zoya whispered the last part and let her tears flow freely in front of her Ammi.
Benazeer looked at her only daughter break down completely. Every word she heard resonated in her ears and its effect was the piercing pain she felt in her heart. She could only take her daughter in her arms trying to take away the pain that was common for both. Benazeer didn't know what she should do to console her daughter who she knew had never felt anything like this before. As new as this pain was for her, it was new for Zoya too.
Patting her head gently Zoya heard her Ammi speak "It will all be OK beta... It will all be OK. These are testing times for us and I am sure we will pull through... Don't worry, We will be OK soon. I know, my Allah is just testing us. He wants to know how much we believe in him, how much we believe in ourselves and wants to see if we trust him like we did in our good times. He wants to see if our faith and belief in him is the same or does it waiver when we are put through tests".
Zoya pulled away from her Ammi and saw the tears that were glistening in her eyes. She shook her head telling her Ammi not to cry. Wiping her own tears she took her Ammi's hands in hers and said. " I believe what you said Ammi, I believe everything you said. And believe me, we will come out of all this stronger. If HE wants to test us, then I will go through anything HE wants to put me through, anything HE wants me to endure I will endure it and I will come out a stronger person. I will be what you and Abbu always dreamed of me, what I always wanted to be". With that the two faintly smiled at each other. Little did they know that fate still had more in store for them.
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Edited by ChocoBerry - 10 years ago
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