"Zoya, I need you to get some things from the shop please" Nandini looked up from the table, her grey hair sat in a messy bun at the top of her hair
"Of course" Zoya smiled about to take the list when Nandini held onto it tighter
"Maybe you might meet a nice man, your soulma-"
"Soulmates don't exist Nani, but if I happen to bump into a nice man, you'll be the first to know" Zoya replied smartly before bending down and pressing a soft kiss to her hair
XXX
Aditya cursed under his breath "Pooja, I need to go and get some things from that shop, but if people see me they'll go wild, can you do something"
Pooja looked up, awestruck "Yes, of course, anything for you Sir" she smiled sweetly before making her way to the fusebox outside the shop doors
Aditya moved quickly towards the shop, rushing inside as soon as the lights turned off, he didn't expect it to be too busy but he wanted to be safe. He listened to the light music in the background from someone's phone then halted when a hand wrapped around his sending jolts of electric up his arm
"S-s-sorry, i'm scared of the dark, can I please just" there was silence "Hold your hand, I hate being alone in the darkness" Zoya gripped the hand tighter and placed the basket down just as she was tugged forward
Aditya wasn't sure what had come over him when he lifted his hand and cupped her cheek, the sudden surge of comfort that sent chills through his body was like no feeling he had ever felt before
Zoya gasped at the intimate position she now stood in, one hand gripped this man's hand, her chest was pressed against his and his other hand was cupping her cheek and in an involuntary action she had nuzzled his hand, craving this foreign feeling the stranger gave her, suddenly the dark didn't seem so bad anymore.
A small smile remained on his lips when he felt her hand move up to grip his hand that rested on her cheek, what should have been a strange moment was the moment he had felt most relaxed. "Do I know you" he asked
The baritone of his voice made her stomach jump, but in a good way, she moved back slightly but closed her eyes in hopes to savour the sound of his voice "No, I" she shook her head making her hair hit his hand "I have to go, im sorry" she moved around him quickly, fumbling around to find the exit when a soft voice could be heard singing from someone's earphones, the words resounded within her and she couldn't help but feel guilty for walking away
"Shaayad phir is janam mein mulaaqat ho na ho"
XXX
Zoya tossed and turned in bed, who was that man and why had she felt so comfortable in his embrace? The nightmares of a loss that wasn't even hers plagued her thoughts on a daily basis, the emotion along with it was always so strong it made her feel phsyically sick at times, today had been similar but not in the way that she felt sick, she had felt bliss, safety and security but with a stranger? None of it made sense, especially not her strange fear of being alone in darkness, but taking support from a man she couldn't even see, well that was something else.
Could her Nani be right? That there was one person out there made just for you? Could it be that today she had met him? No, she shook her head, that was a stupid thought, it had just been an emotional moment with a kind stranger and nothing more. Atleast, that's what she would tell herself
XXX
Aditya switched on the radio and sighed, his fingers ran across the strings of the guitar as he sang along to the voice on the radio, a certain brown haired beauty infiltrated his thoughts " Lag jaa gale ke phir yeh haseen raath ho na ho, shaayad phir is janam mein mulaaqat ho na ho, hum ko mile hai aaj yeh ghadiyaan naseeb se, jee bhar ke dekh leejiye hum ko kareeb se, phir aap ke naseeb mein yeh baat ho na ho"
The words of the song made his heart ache with the thought of not seeing the woman from the shop again, could it be that maybe she had been the same woman he had seen at college two years back? Fate usually never played in his favour, but tonight he would allow himself to hope that the gods would be kind enough to allow him to have his angel to himself for a while.
He hung his head back and placed his guitar on the floor, if all he had was distant memories and visions of her then that would be enough, for she had saved his life in a way he could never repay and for her, though she would never know, he would never touch a drop of alcohol again. Tonight maybe he would sleep without a nightmare, tonight he would be safe.
XXX
Zoya rushed down the stairs "Noor, are you coming or not, or we'll be late"
Noor jumped up from the sofa "I'm already ready Aapi, now come on, i've heard RJ AJ will be at the concert too, and I can't wait" she squealed, her curly hair bobbing around her face
"He's just a radio jockey, why are you so obsessed with him, you know he isn't going to notice you"
"Yes he is" Noor stamped her foot "Mark my words Aapi, i'm going to marry him one day, and then" she stopped, hissing as her ear was tugged "Naniii" she groaned
"I've already told you, you will only marry your soulmate, not some RD AD" Nandini admonished
"RJ AJ" Zoya and Noor spoke in unison
"How do you know he isn't my soulmate, he could be" Noor nodded, rubbing her ear and sighing greatfully when she let go "Would you really stand in the way of true love"
Nandini rolled her eyes "Go on, off with you both, be safe" she kissed them both on the cheek and shooed them away, sure they were gone she closed her eyes "Allah, guide them on the right path, ensure they find the love they both deserve, do not let another love story end so bitterly" she dabbed her eyes and turned away from the door
Im actually so nervousss, what do ya think?
Good? Or no? And if not good what do I need to change?
Cricket
Arjun
