Part 16
Asad opens another page where he read Zoya writing abt her mother stopped her 4m eating burger n chocolate ice-creams in d school n insulted her friends Nazia n Shazia for being poor(its abt Zoya's flashback which was shown in 2nd part).
"Oh God, wat kind of a mother she is?" said Asad shockingly.
He opened another page n read:
Haider insulted Nisha wen she came to our house to study wid me for being a middle-class girl. I defended her to which he told me dat I sud make friends according to my standards. I told him to leave d room n then consoled Nisha who was in tears. I can't believe my own elder brother who I love so much n who too love me so much turned such a snob. 1st mom turned like dis n now him. Though we love each other but we siblings r not as close as we wud be earlier. I am fed up of mom, Haider n Murtaza teln me not to hang out wid my poor friends n only hang out wid my rich friends but I don't listen to them. Fortunately, dad never has problems wid whoever I hangout wid. Though I love my poor friends but I feel bad weneva anyone insults them for not being rich. I fear of losing Nazia, Shazia n Nisha due to all dis.
"No wonder why she hated me n my friends for being rich," said Asad.
He recalls how she wud always say dat rich people only play wid others emotions. He recalls how Imraan wud insult her n their other poor friends for being poor. He recalls how Zoya thought them all wrong wen she saw Imraan bribing other students to get ahead in line.
"It will take lots of time to read d entire diary," said Asad.
He opened a random page n read:
I started smoking, drinking n even takn anti-depressant pills some times due to depression caused by mom, my relationship wid Murtaza n break-up wid him. No one knows abt it not even my family. I hope I do well in my HSC board.
He was shocked at wat he read. He feels lucky to have such a nice n understanding family.
"If Zoya did not went thru all dis then she wud have scored more in HSC," said Asad.
He opened another page n read:
Mom scolded me for not being able to make up to Top 25 in Miss India. If I had made up to Top 25 then my photos wud have been papers daily along wid other contestants. Mom accused me of not doing much efforts. She don't understand dat I survived for long even though I was not interested n in a competition of so many women its hard to come in Top 25.I can't tell dad as Haider always tell me dat if I tell him then our parents will have differences cuz of me. He may be concerned for his parents but like Mom he is not understanding my feelings.
He then opened some pages back n read:
2day is my 18th birthday. Dad gifted me a car. I am so happy to have my own car. I learnt driving 4m dad wen I was 16. Mom gave me a diamond jewellery set. Haider gave me a party gown. My birthday went so nice wid all love 4m my family. 2day Mom did not stopped me 4m eating anything I want. She occasionally allow me to eat wat I want. A birthday party was held for d evening wid lots of guest to be invited. After all, its 18th birthday of d princess of dis house. Wen I suggested to call Nisha, Nazia n Shazia also along wid my other friends, mom n Haider tried to stop me teln dat due to calling poor people in d party will affect their reputation but dad supported me n let me call them. D most disappointing part of d party was Murtaza. He too was invited to d party as his parents r our parents family friends. It was hard to be in d party wen he was around but I kept busy wid my friends. Murtaza insulted Nisha, Nazia n Shazia for being poor. I blasted him to behave properly or leave my party. He reluctantly listened to me n went to talk to his friends after giving me an angry look. Soon I forgot abt him n enjoyed wid my friends.
He opened some pages ahead n was shocked to read abt her leaving d house wen her mother was forcing her reconcile wid Murtaza(flashback of previous part).
"So Zoya has left d house n came here due to her mother n brother," said Asad shockingly, "It wud have not been easy for her to come her alone 4m Mumbai n get a job."
Asad started reading her diary now 4m d 1st page. He is going thru many emotions while reading her diary be it happy, sad, angry or painful. He reached to d pages where she wrote 4m d time she came to Delhi n how she struggled to survive by herself.
After reaching Delhi, I lived in cheap hotels for a month. I decided dat I will not use my parents money. I only used d money I earned 4m my modelling. If I had used my debit card then my parents wud have came to know of my location. I was so depressed for initial 20 days dat I wud not even leave d hotel rooms. Then I started searching for a job. I was not getn any job as I am not graduated still. Some people were ready to give me jobs in their companies but in return of sleeping wid them which I cud not agree. How can some people be so cheap n disgusting? I managed to get shortlisted for some good jobs but cud not get it. I got very happy wen I got a job as a singer in Seventh Heaven suite wid good salary.
He turned d page n read:
Its my 1st day at my job. I made a friend Humeira Siddiqui who is my roommate in d suite. She is a very sweet girl who works as a candy counter girl. We went to Imperial College to luk for our class. We r on scholarship. I being 4m a rich family will study here on scholarship. Wat to do? My situation made me do so. No one knows my truth. Even though I wrote my parents name real in register but I did not told them d truth abt their profession. I had written my father's profession as a clerk in government office while my mother's as a housewife. I decided dat if I have to survive in dis city to fulfill my dreams then I will have to lie abt n my family's identity. I started changing d labels of my branded clothes, bags, shoes n other things wid standard labels so dat no one doubts me seeing my branded things. I also decided dat I will not buy branded things again as I am no longer d rich daughter of a rich family but a girl who has to live a middle-class life on her own. I don't know wen I will return to my family. I made some more friends in college who r Karan, Sameera n Ehsaan. I saw a rich guy Imraan bribing some students to get ahead in line. I was angry on how cud rich people can use anyone. So, I started hating n his friends. While walking in d corridor, I bumped into one of his friends Asad n fell in his arm. It was embarrassing for me to fall in someone's arm. Wen I saw dat he was one of Imraan's friends I got angry. He talked some words to me but I talked back in a cold tone. I was not interested in talking wid rich spoilt brats. I told abt Imraan incident to my friends in d canteen n they too agreed dat these people r not good.
"So dats why she started being a khadus to me n my friends," said Asad amusingly.
Then his expression turned into shock n guilt.
"She went thru so much but I & others were so rude to her. We did not gave her chance to speak. These r the reasons of her lying too much," said Asad guiltily.
He kept on reading her diary. On one page he read:
I can't believe I was punished cuz of dat idiot Asad. To make it worse, I had to tolerate him during our punishment. Being a girl 4m a rich family, I had lots of servants so I was sweeping d floor for d 1st time but Asad was not having any problem wen he is also 4m a rich family. I was irritated due to his jokes n even threated to hit him wid d broom to which he told me dat I will be punished more if someone sees me beating him. He offered to do my share my work since I was having difficulty in doing it n also told me dat no one will come to know. I refused it cuz even though I get irritated due to him I can't be mean to make him do my share of work. After we were done wid our punishment, Asad was at ease but my whole body was paining. He told me apply balm or spray. I agreed to him politely since he said it politely instead of making fun of me. I applied Volini spray on my whole body while cursing dat librarian. I hope Asad don't have doubts abt my true identity.
Asad smiled as he read dat. He recalled how he offered to do her work but she arrogantly refused saying dat she will do it herself. He thought it as her arrogance wen it was more than dat. She may have been khadus but not mean to anyone unnecessarily.
He kept on reading. He read one of d pages:
Asad spotted me at a wine shop where I was drinking thinking of my 1 year anniversary wid Murtaza who I broke o 6 months ago. Asad stopped me 4m drinking more than 1 glass. He told me I sud not drink for a loser. I felt bad cuz he had to come to a wine shop cuz of me wen like my family his family too does not drinks. I also don't drink. I only drank a few times wen I was depressed due to mom n Murtaza. But I did not drank, smoke or tuk anti-depressant pills a month before my board exams started. I even apologized to him as he had to come to dis place but he was not upset wid me. After returning to my suite room, I decided dat I will befriend Asad n his other friends too as I found dat they r not rich snobs. After all, I had some good friends too who were rich but were not snobbish.
He smiled reading dis. He recalled how she befriended them d next day after dis incident. He kept on reading her diary. He then came to d page of a day before her lies came out.
I am in love wid Asad. I never thought I will fall in love again after my bad experience wid Murtaza but I was wrong. Asad is not snobbish like Murtaza. He makes friends wid people no matter they r rich or poor. But I can't tell my feelings to him along wid my lies. I want to start my relationship wid him wid truth. I will tell my truth to all my friends 2mrw. I am sure they will understand me.
Asad felt guilty after reading dis. He recalled them confronting Zoya wid her lies n not giving her chance to explain even after she was teln them to let her explain. He recalled how he told her dat he fell in love wid her n how he hates her now. He recalled how she told him dat she too loves but after smiling due to his happiness he called her confession as another lie. He recalled her hurt face n moist eyes but at dat time he thought it as her lies. He opened another page but saw dat she did not wrote anything after dat. Dat means d page he read now was d last page she has written. He closed her diary. There were tears in his eyes thinking wat a difficult life Zoya had wid her family n how she was compelled to lie so much to survive on her own.
He recalled his last convo wid her in d college.
"Zoya, we really want to know d reason of ur lies," said Asad.
"U all r so much interested now to know abt me. I am not ur friend anymore to everything to all of u. I know u hate me now so I will talk to principal 2mrw to change my locker so dat u don't have to tolerate me here everyday," said Zoya n left 4m there.
"Zoya is really upset wid me n our friends," said Asad sadly.
Dilshad n Najma entered d room n saw him upset.
"Wat happened Asad?" asked Dilshad.
"Mom, I & my friends did a mistake," replied Asad.
"Wat mistake u all did?" asked Dilshad.
"We broke up friendship wid Zoya for lying to us abt herself. We sud have given her a chance to explain herself but in our anger we have not done dat," replied Asad.
"Wat lies she was teln?" asked Dilshad.
"Mom, Zoya is not a middle-class girl but she is d daughter of business professionals Anwar n Zeenat Farooqui who we met in New Year's party in Mumbai," replied Najma.
Dilshad was shocked wid her reply.
"Now I remember where I saw Zoya earlier," said Dilshad.
She starts telling how she saw her in d New Year's Party in Mumbai.
-----Flashback-----
Dilshad was talking to some women wen her attention went to a beautiful girl in a heavy green dress sitting on a chair having an argument wid a boy who was her boyfriend.
"Zoya babes, lets dance for some time," said Murtaza.
"I am tired now. We r dancing 4m an hour," said Zoya.
"2day is New Year. So come on," said Murtaza.
"I said na I am tired," said Zoya.
"U r such boring girlfriend," said Murtaza.
"Just cuz I don't want to dance as I am tired I became a boring girlfriend," said Zoya.
"Even I am dancing 4m an hour," said Murtaza.
"But u r not wearing dis bloody heavy dress n dis bloody 7 inch heels," said Zoya.
"U r whining so much," said Murtaza.
"Try wearing then for 2 minutes then I will see whether u don't whine," said Murtaza, "Mom made me wear them cuz I have to maintain d status of their family."
"She did not done anything wrong," said Murtaza, "Apart 4m their daughter, u r my girlfriend also so I want best 4m u. U sud be more attractive as u r my girlfriend."
"Oh just shut up, I am not ur f**king trophy girlfriend," said Zoya angrily.
"Don't create a scene," said Murtaza.
"I am creating a scene. Its u who is forcing me to dance," said Zoya.
"Do wateva u want," said Murtaza angrily n went to his friends.
"Dis guy is such a pain," said Zoya in frustration.
-----Flashback Ends-----
"He really seems a jerk," said Najma as she narrated her part of story on where she saw Zoya earlier d same thing which she said to Asad some days ago.
"Good dat she is no more wid him," said Asad.
"But bhai why u want to be friends wid Zoya now wen she lied so much?" asked Najma, "I know dat u all such have given her a chance but her lies were too much."
In d next couple of hours, Asad told them everything he came to know abt Zoya thru her personal diary. He then told his mother wat he n Najma hid 4m her abt Zoya. Dilshad realized why he was quiet 4m 2 days. He also told them dat even before reading her diary he n their friends asked Zoya for explanation 2day n yesterday but she refused to say anything. Dilshad n Najma were shocked on knowing everything abt Zoya. Najma regrets teln Asad to forget abt Zoya. She told wat any sibling can tell Asad at dat time.
"Now wat to do Mom?" asked Asad, "She is very upset wid me."
"Go n talk to her," replied Dilshad.
"But I even called her confession as lie," said Asad.
"Bhai, u apologize her for dat also," said Najma.
Asad was nervous but he agreed wid them.
Scene shifts to Zoya cumn out of d suite room wearing a white crop top n black jeans. She saw Humeira while walking in d corridor.
"Zoya, can u tell me abt urself I mean why u lied?" asked Humeira.
"I am not interested in sharing my personal information wid someone who even asked for another room. I am not ur friend anymore, Humeira," replied Zoya n walked past her.
Humeira was shocked n hurt wid her reply. She recalled how she slapped Imraan for her n lectured him abt respecting women along wid threatening him wid CCTVs.
"I did wrong wid asking for another room," said Humeira.
In d evening, Asad goes to Seventh Heaven. He tells Maan Singh dat he wants to meet his friends. He went outside Preeti's room knowing dat Zoya lives wid her. He knocks d door. Preeti opens it. Karan n Kabir were at their friend's house.
"Come inside," said Preeti.
Asad came inside n Preeti shut d door.
"I want to meet Zoya," said Asad.
"Why u came now after hurting her, Asad?" asked Preeti, "I will not let u hurt her again."
"Mam, I know I did wrong but plz let me meet her. I want to talk wid her," replied Asad.
"U said dat u fell in love wid her. But wen her lies came out, u & others did not gave her a chance to explain herself. I will not say if she did right or wrong in lying so much. But still its necessary to give anyone a chance to explain n then decide wat to do," said Preeti.
"We were so angry at dat time. But we later asked her to tell d reason abt her lies but she refused to say anything by saying dat wateva she will say now will be another lie to them. I asked her again but she told dat she will tell principal to change her locker so dat I don't have to tolerate her anymore. 2day,our books got accidently exchanged at d locker. Wen I came home, I realized dat I got her personal diary. I cud not stop myself 4m reading. Wen I read it, I felt ashamed of myself for being rude to her," said Asad guiltily.
"I saw her crying several times. She is very upset at losing her friends. Yesterday, she told me her story & I told her dat I am wid her no matter wat u all think abt her. U all broke friendship wid her wen she needed u all d most. She was so happy in making some nice friends after leaving her home but u all hurt her by breaking ur friendship wid her. She never hurt u intentionally. Humeira even asked for another room but Zoya told dat she will herself leave d room so I told her to live wid us," said Preeti.
"Plz Mam, let me meet her. I want to correct my mistakes. I will not hurt her again. Even though I told her dat I hate her I cud never forget her," said Asad.
"Its good dat u realized ur mistake but she is not here," said Preeti.
"Where she is?" asked Asad.
"Don't know," replied Preeti, "She left somewhere to buy books 20 minutes ago."
"Okay, I will talk to her later," said Asad.
"Don't hurt her again. She is already very hurt," said Preeti.
"Don't worry, Mam. I won't," said Asad.
Asad left d room. He went to Humeira's room. He told her everything abt Zoya. Humeira was shocked n felt bad for Zoya. She told him dat she asked Zoya again to explain abt her lies but she refused to tell. They leave d suite n call all their friends. They all met at Ayaan's house where Asad n Humeira tells them everything abt Zoya. They got very shocked n felt bad for Zoya. They decided to apologize to Zoya n befriend her again.
Scene shifts to Zoya cumn out of d bookstore after buying d necessary things. She gets a call 4m Asad. She was abt to answer it but stops realizing dat he is no more her friend.
"She did not answered d call," said Asad.
"I will call," said Humeira.
Zoya got Humeira's call but she did not answered d call.
"She did not answered my call too," said Humeira.
One by one all friends called her only to be disappointed by her not answering their calls. They tried again n again so in frustration Zoya switched off her cell.
"Her cell is cumn switch off now," said Ria.
"We need to wait for her till she returns to d suite," said Humeira.
Everyone returned to their home.
Precap:#Zoya goes to a bar n takes an alcohol bottle. She walks on d road n then sits on a bench at d park. She recalls her sad life at home n losing her friends here in Delhi along wid her love. She cries thinking all dat n starts drinking. (Ye Aankhen Badal Kar De song sequence in d bg)
#Zoya has not returned even at night so Zoya's friend including Asad r searching for by splitting as worried for her since her phone is switched off n she does not know every place in Delhi. Asad even brought his car to search for her.
#Zoya's friends shows Zoya's photo to people asking if they have seen. Wid some people's replies who have seen her, he finally finds near her in a park. He is shocked to see her drinking 4m a bottle. Wen he comes near her n said "Zoya".
Zoya smiled at 1st on seeing him but recalled him not listening to her during confrontation wen she told to let her explain n calling her love confession as another lie.
"Why u came here now?" asked Zoya in a drunk tone, "Get lost 4m here."
He is shocked to realize 4m her tone dat she is drunk.
"Zoya, plz listen to me," said Asad.
"Did u listened to me wen I told u to do d same dat day?" asked Zoya.
"Zoya, I am sorry for being rude," replied Asad.
"I am not angry at u & others for being as anyone will react d same on knowing abt sumthn like dat but u all did not gave me even a single chance to explain. U said dat u fell in love wid me n was abt to confess to me but still u also did not let me explain. At least, I had break-up wid Murtaza after our relationship but I had break-up wid u even before our relationship cuz u broke it even before it started," said Zoya in a broken voice.
She was abt to take another sip 4m d bottle but he caught her hand n threw d bottle in d dustbin nearby. He then sat near her.
"Zoya, plz don't drink anymore," said Asad.
"Go 4m here," said Zoya.
"Yes, I will go but not widout u," said Asad.
A/N: How will Asad deal with a Bewdi Zoya?😆
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