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Love
Mish.
This was messed up. This was seriously messed up. Zoya couldn't recall when was life this messed up. Not even when she learnt that Yash was planning to divorce her. This hurt. Today hurt. She wasn't talking about her bandaged finger. Her heart ! Her shattered heart.
If she could she would erase today from the timeline of this world. She had never felt this helpless in her life. Tears dripping down her eyes. She didn't know who was she crying for. Herself or Aditya ?
Seeing him today bowed down changing shoes for Arshad killed her. Doing all this with a smile killed her a little more. Coming back to her room and still telling her she deserved better , killed her even more.
What had she done ? How had she managed to tangle life of three people with one decision of hers? Arshad was oblivious to the storm that raged inside her. Did he not understand or did he not want to understand ?
Then there was Aditya. All that he was facing was all because of her. Her fathers constant taunts , illogical expectations , Aditya was doing the best he could. She could see he was hurting inside. He was hurt yet he was masking hurt for her.
And then there was her! Aditya's love admission had changed everything for her. She was scared. She should have been more rational. She could have been more rational.
One decision of hers and this is where they all stood ! Three people stood on threshold of heartbreak and destruction.
She picked up and dialled his number, not wanting to think too much lest she change her decision.
" Aditya?
" Zoya ! Tum theek ho? Itni raat ko phone kiya?
" Aditya. Please abhi sirf humare dost bankar humari baat sune. Humari aap se guzarish hai , Mohabbat ka zikar mat karein , she spoke clutching the phone tightly.
" 15 minutes do aur apne kamre ki khidki open rakho main aaya , saying this Aditya Hooda picked up his car keys.
Man of his word, Aditya Hooda in 14 minutes climbed in to Zoya's room.
He scanned the room and saw his Zoya sitting on the edge of bed. His Zoya all lost and broken.
He hated himself. This is not what he wanted to see. His confession was not push her in this state. All he had wanted to do was be honest with her.
"Zoya? , Aditya gently called out her name not wanting to shock her.
She turned her head and ran into Aditya's arms. Aditya hugged her and let her pent up emotions flow. She cried. She sobbed. She clutched him a little tighter , fearing he might disappear. All he could make out from her muffled in audible sobs was his name that she was chanting.
" Zoya, I'm here , he comforted her. His eyes had become moist. His badly timed confession and a super prank had landed her in this emotional mess. In his quest to prove that she loved him , he had completely forgotten how she revered him as a friend. He had taken one friend of hers away from her , leaving her heartbroken.
Once her sobs had subsided he made her sit comfortably on the bed and kneeled next to her. He found a half eaten chocolate in his pocket and offered her a piece with the glass of water. She raised her eyebrow wondering what was he doing with a chocolate.
" Woh Aaj kaam itna tha that I completely forgot about food. Sometime in the evening I was feeling light headed so Akanksha gave it to me. , he made her eat.
How could she have been so callous ? Of course he wasn't eating well. There were dark circles around his eyes. He wasn't sleeping well either. No food meant that his blood pressure would have dropped. Zoya, forget Aditya's love , you are not even worthy of his friendship. Aditya Hooda was wearing his heart on his sleeves. She had put him in a position where he had to prove his love to everyone every single day.
" don't worry. I had dinner at home. I'm
All good now , he smiled at her. A smile that never reached his eyes.
" Aditya , humme apse baat Karni hai. Bina kisi tashan ke. Bina kisi takraar ke , se pleaded to him.
He nodded his head.
" Aditya , hume maaf kar dijiye. Hum aapke feelings ke baare mein sun kar dar gaye the. Aditya , humme mohabbat ke baare mein nahn pata Magar Hum itna Jaante hain ki humara savera hain. Hum aapko nahn Kho sakte , she confessed to him.
She put her hand on his face cupping his cheek.
" Aap humara guroor hain. Hum aapko jhukhe hue nahn dekh sakte. Na apne saamne aur na kisi aur ke saamne, she confessed with a fierceness that he had come to love about her.
" Aap Aditya Hooda. Humare Aditya Hooda. , she said as a tear escaped from her eyes.
Aditya wiped the tear. How beautiful was that confession ! Aditya Hooda was certain that Zoya Siddiqui was in love with him. She just had a different way of confessing it. Her love for him was masked in her undying friendship for him. How had their feelings got so untangled.
"Zoya. I'm sorry too. That's not how I wanted to confess. I just wanted to be honest with you. Main nahn chahta tha ki kisi aur se tumhe pata chale. and trust me I didn't want to hear those words back., confessed Aditya.
" Magar Kya karein, saala timing itni Kharar thi ki all went haywire. Zoya I love you and your happiness is everything for me. Main chahta Hun ki tumhe duniya ki har khushi mile. , he assured her.
" Zoya , yeh sab jo ho raha hai woh galat hai. Isko sirf Tum rok sakti ho. Zoya , I don't want to coerce you into saying you love me. I just want ki jaldbaazi aur jasbaat mein jo tumne yeh decision liya hai usko theek karo , Aditya reasoned with her
" Zoya , Tum apni zindagi ke saath Khel rahi ho. Aisa Mat karo. Samay rehte yeh rok do, warna bahut der ho jayegi Zoya. Tum chahkar bhi wapis nahn aa paaogi, he pleaded as he took both her hands in his.
" Aditya, hum Kya karein ? " she asked broken as she clutched his hands even tighter.
" Tum Kya chahti ho Zoya ? He asked her wanting her to speak her mind.
" Hum kisi ko apne shohar nahn banana chahte. Hum aapke saath rehna chahte hain bua , Zoya spoke before hugging Aditya once again.
A small smile appeared on Aditya's lips wondering if Zoya realised what she had voiced out. She wanted to be with him. She wanted him around her. He was her sanity. He was her reason to live.
" Zoya, Tum jaanti ho tumhe Kya karna hai. Vada raha main tumhare saath Hun. Hamesha ", he assured her
She broke the hug and looked at him intently. She nodded her head knowing the next phone call was going to be one the toughest calls she will she will get make.
He got up from his crouching position. He knew Zoya was going to speak to Arshad first. He wanted her to do it in privacy.
" Kahan jaa rahein hai aap, she asked alarmed as she got up as well.
" Zoya , main ghar jaa raha tha, , he said as he pointed to the window.
" Aditya, Aaj aap bahut dinon baad humein mile hai. Hum aapko nahn Jane de sakte, she said and scanned the room. Her eyes rested on her dupatta.
She took one end of dupatta and tied it around his wrist.
" Yeh hathkari hai. Aapko humse baadhein rakhegi., she told him
" Uski jarrorat nahn , main bandh chuka Hun, he told her huskily.
For the first time in many days , Zoya smiled. A smiled that originated in her heart and reached lips. Zoya saw the sincerity in his eyes.
Zoya Siddiqui might not know if she was in love or not , but she knew that she was tied to him too.
And the thought wasn't so scary anymore !