FF: Under the Wishing star (New update Ch 19) - Page 6

Chapter Ten

"Kash Humhara Yeh Sapna Bhi Pura Ho Jaye
Hum Bhi Kabhi Kisike Sapno Mein Aa Jaye
Ho Hamara Bhi Naam Unke Hoontho Par
Hum Bhi Kabhi Unke Dil Mein Bas Jaye'"

Ayaan was waiting for his Asad bhaijaan at his office. He knew that if he had called and informed him of his visit, he would have discouraged him. Asad bhaijaan apne vaade ke pake the' Apni Ami ko diya hua vaada nahi todenge'But right now it was very important for him to meet him. He had very important information to pass. Dadi had specially asked Ayaan to pass this message to his brother. Phone calls were very risky affairs these days. He had to meet him in person. Things back home had taken a turn for the worst. And only Asad bhai could help make sense of these strange happenings.

Asad walked into his office to find his brother Ayaan waiting. He gathered him in a tight bear hug. "Ayaan tum yaha kya kar rahe ho?"

"Bhai, Main yaha Dadi ke kehne pe aaya hoon"

Asad motioned Ayaan to take a chair.

"Ghar main sab tikh hain na? Nikhat aur baki sab ko koi pareshaani toh nahi?' Asad enquired.

"Ab main aap ko kya bataun?Kaha se shuru karu? Itna sab kuch hogaya hain in dino main..." Ayaan then proceeded to explain how Razia had tried to trap him and Humeirra in to getting married. They only escaped because Humeirra had the guts to stand up to her crazy parents. He explained how they hated living in that house with Razia and Mamujaan. But still Abu wouldn't let them leave. Abu just didn't have the spine to stand up to those people.

"Is me hairaani ki kya baath hain. Mr Rashid Ahmed Khan ko Kab spine tha ki ab achanak paida ho jayega.?" Asad asked bitterly.

Ayaan became uncomfortable. He knew how much hurt his brother was carrying in relation to their dad. But he didn't have time to comfort him right now. He had to warn his brother then get back home before anyone could suspect.

"Bhaijaan, main apko ek khaas baat bataane aaya hu.Kal raat Daadi keh rahi thi ki 17 saal pehle Zaroor kuch hua tha Abu ke saath jiske wajaise woh aap sabko chod kar, humhe lekar Mamujaan aur Momani ke ghar shift hogaye the. Dadi keh rahi thi ki zaroor kuch bada hua tha'kyunki Abu usske baad puri tarah badal gaye..warna itna sab humare saath hone ke bawajud woh waha kyun rehna chahenge'Zaroor unhe koi majboor kar raha hain waha rehene ki'"

"Ayaan'tum mujhe Mr Rashid Ahmed Khan ki safhae dene aaye ho toh'tum jaa sakte ho'unke kisi bhi behavior se main surprised nahi hone walla. Unki toh aadat hai sirf apne baare mein soch na." Asad thundered.

"Nahi Bhaijaan. Mujhe bhi yehi lag raha hai ki Mamu aur mommani unhe kisi baat ke liye force kar rahe hai. Maine unki baate sunhi hain. Mamu Abu se keh rahe the ki agar unhone waha se nikalne ki zurat ki toh woh 17 saal pehle waali raaz bahar aajaeyegi aur phir iski saaza hum sabko bughatne padegi. Aur phir kuch din pehle jo hua?.. aapke Ami par kisine goli chalai thi'Dadi ko yeh lagta hain ki yeh sab mamu aur mumani ne hi karaya hai"

"Ayaan, yeh bhi toh ho sakta hain na ki Siddiqui saab koi business deal ki baat kar rahe ho? Tumhe is sab ko itna seriously nahi lena chahiye'Aur waise bhi Rashid Ahmed Khan kab kya karte woh toh khud unhe bhi nahi pata'.Aur rahi baat Ami par goli chalane wale ki'mujhe aisa lagta hain ki yeh sab mere hi kisi business rival ne karaya hoga'"

"Par Bhai, Dadi ne mumani ko kisi se baat karte huye sunah'woh kisi ko 5 lakh rupaye dene ki baath kar rahi thi aur phir unhone aap ka naam bhi liya tha. Isliye Dadi ne mujhe yaha aap ko aaga karne bheja hain. Aap shayad Abu ki baton mein interest na le par aap mumani ki harkaton ko halke se na le toh acha hoga."Ayaan warned

Asad became thoughtful. Ayaan may be right. It is better to be cautious. He had almost lost his Ami in that shoot out incident. The police still haven't been able to trace the person who hired that shooter. Maybe he should heighten the security back home. Mrs Siddiqui was not some one he trusted. He would not take a chance with his family again. He picked up the phone. "Prasad, I want you to increase the security at my home and place some body gaurds at hand for every member of my family. Give them strict instructions that no one from my house goes anywhere without an escort. And if any one from my family argues, especially Ms Farooqi, ask her to speak directly to me.Nobody comes in through the gates without being cleared by me or my Ami. Is that clear? I also want you to put together the latest security system packages. We can go over them together. I want my place completely protected. That's all for now." He hung up to see his brother grinning at him.

"Kya hua? Tum is tarah kyun mujhe dekh rahe ho?"

Ayaan smiled " Nahi'yeh "Especially Ms Farooqi" ka kya chakkar hai?"

"Ms Farooqi woh ami ki mehmaan ka naam hai'unki aadat hain meri har baat ko oppose karna. Woh koi baat bina argument kiye accept nahi karti. Unhe independently yaha waha bhatakne ki aadat hai. Woh for sure bodyguard ka naam sunthe hi mujhse ladne aa jayegi'" Asad said feeling frustrated.

Ayaans grin widened. "Hmm..woh aapse ladne ki himmat dikhati hai?...interesting..tab toh mujhe aisi bahadur sahiba se milna hi padega jo sher ke samne bina dare khade hoti hain'aur ladh kar jeet thi bhi hain."

"Kisne kaha woh hamesha jeet thi hai.." Asad pounced.

"Aap ka frustration bata raha hai ki woh kafi baar jeet chuki hai aapse. Kya aapko woh pasand hain?"

"Kya bakwaas kar rahe ho'main aisi bad dimag ladki ko kyun pasand karunga.."

"Toh phir tikh hain. Aap mera intro kara do'Mujhe aisi ladkhi kafi interesting lagti hai. Aap bas mera setting kara do" Ayaan emphasized

Asad stood up abruptly. He came around his desk and grabbed Ayaan's arms

" Tumhe ab ghar jaana chahiye'sab tumhare intezaar kar rahe honge nah." ' saying he pushed Ayaan out of his cabin.

"Haan bhai main ja toh raha hoon. Par jaate jaate mujhe aapke Ms Farooqi ka number toh de doh'" Ayaan added mischeavously just as the door shut on his face.

Ayaan laughed. Ya allah! Bhaijaan has got it bad. He doesn't even realize he has fallen hard for his Ms Farooqi. Hmm..may be he should check out the woman who has managed to knock Asad Ahmed Khan off his feet. He was sure she would be a woman to reckon with. Ayaan walked out feeling extremely pleased.

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Asad was anything but pleased. He was furious. He had called home to check on the security measures when Najma informed him that Zoya and Rehaan had gone out of town. He gripped the phone as his temper crashed through the roof.He had told her not to go alone after that Mohammad Aziz Kazi. He had told her to wait for this weekend so that he could make time to accompany her. But did she listen? No'she once again blatanly disobeyed him and went off alone. Granted that this time atleast she had some sense to take that buffoon with her'but then who is going to keep an eye on that buffoon? Who knows what that buffoon had in his mind? Damn it!

He threw the phone on the floor. It smashed into thousand pieces. Now he would have to go after her. She was his responsibility after all. The man who hired the shooter was still out there. The girl had a penchant for finding trouble and he seriously doubted that her foreign return buffoon could keep her safe. He had enough things to do without needing this added duty of chasing after that girl. Why can't she just stay where he put her? He stalked out of his office shouting orders at Prasad.

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Zoya was seriously annoyed. Nothing was going the way she had planned. First she had tried to sneak out of the house but Rehaan had caught her, admonished her for thinking about going to Sehore all alone and then insisted that he wanted to tag along. Then when she had suggested that they could take the bus, Poophi interfered and advised that they take the SUV. When she decided that she would drive, Rehaan dragged her and dumped her on the passenger seat. And when she protested, he threatened to call Mr Khan and inform him about her antics. Rehaan drove the car. Now driving is a pretty descent word applied here, compared to what Rehaan was doing. He drove in such a slow pace that even people on bicycles waved past them. Zoya began to fume.

"Allah Miah! What's wrong with you Rehaan? Sehore kya agle hafte ponchne ka iraada hain? Toda accelerator par pao zor se maronge toh accelerator toote nahi jayega."

Rehaan smiled "Its killing you na'ki sab kuch didn't go your way? Par am not about to break the speed limits and get us in to trouble. Waise bhi yeh gaadi tumhare Mr Sher Khan ki hain. Agar tumhe aur isse kuch hogaya toh woh mujhe kah jayenge."

Zoya frowned " Unhe meri koi fikar nahi hain. Haan par unki gaadi ko kuch hogaya toh tumhara koi kher nahi."

Rehaan was amused. She couldn't be that oblivious, could she? He saw the pain flicker across her face and realized'May be she is?..,

"Zoya you have lot of flaws. Infact you are imperfection personified'"

"Jee'thanks huh. Now I feel so good about myself" Zoya's statement dripped with sarcasm.

"Let me finish'like I was saying you have lot of flaws. But being Dumb and Blind was not one of them."

Zoya was incensed. "What do you mean? Main Dumb and Blind hoon?"

Rehaan continued "Aur nahi toh kya kahoon tumhe? Tumhare samne jo hain woh toh tumhe dikta nahi. Bilkul blind behave kar rahi ho'"

Zoya rolled her eyes and wore her sunglasses. "I have no idea ki tum kis baare main baat kar rahe ho."

Rehaan grinned. "My point exactly! Now you are purposely behaving dumb'Tum achi se jaanti ho ki main tumhare aur Mr Sher Khan ki baat kar raha hoon'"

Zoya interrupted " Humare beech aisa kuch nahi hain'Hum bas ek doosre ko tolerate karte hain."

"Really? Atleast mujhse tum jooth mat bolo. Apne aapse bolna hain toh bolo. Mangalpur main jo hua tum bhool gayi?"

"Mangal..pur?" Zoya stammered " Kuch bhi toh nahi hua tha"

"Acha? Tumhe kya laga'ki tum mujhe email nahi karongi toh mujhe pata nahi chalega? Najma ne sab bata diya mujhe'ki kis tarah tumne Mariyam ke shaadi main trouble create kiya tha'aur kis tarah tumhare Mr Sher Khan ne tumhe bachaya tha'Damn it ! Zoya you almost died 'but he saved you'Time and again he has saved'He is always there when you need him'Humesha he worries about you. The man was shit scared when you recklessly plunged in to find Poophi's shooter. Khuda ka shukar hain ki woh shooter aaj zinda nahin hain'warna tum uske peche bina kuch soche samjhe pad jaati aur apni jaan' kho baet thi'"

"Agar woh shooter zinda hota na'toh ab tak main pata laga leti ki aakhir meri Poophi pe goli chalai kisne'" Zoya said in a frustrated tone.

"Zoya 'point woh nahi hain. Point toh yeh hain ki Mr Sher Khan aur tumhare beech kuch toh hain'Time to wake up girl'It's plain to me that you are in love with him amd he has fallen for you."

"He has not fallen for me!" Zoya snapped. "If that was true he wouldn't be engaged to another woman. I know what he thinks about me. I heard him tell Poophi. He said we are from different worlds and I don't belong in his. He thinks I am selfish and that mujhe apni tradition aur culture ki koi respect nahi'Humesha mujhe aisa feel karate hain jaise ki main unpar ek bhoj hu'.Bilkul meri respect nahi karte'He doesn't think I am good enough for him'" Zoya choked.

Rehaan processed that. Boy! Mr Sher Khan really played a number on her. He really has hurt Zoya deeply. Atleast she didn't deny being in love with him.

"I don't think you correct coming to that conclusion, Zoya. Look at the facts 1) He is always there to save you 2) He worries about you 3) He cares about you 4) he is very possessive about you 5) There have been times when I have seen your pain reflect in his eyes'."

" Don't be ridiculous Rehaan'Aisa kuch bhi nahi hain'I just want to finish my mission and go back home'lets change this topic." Zoya stated stubbornly.

"I can prove it. I really can."

"Oh really'Kaise?"

Rehaan looked at his watch "It's about 1pm right?"

Zoya glanced at her watch " Haan toh?"

Rehaan grinned "Wouldn't you say that by now Mr Sher Khan would have called home to check on Poophi'"

Zoya was confused "Yeah'But how is that related to'"

Rehaan continued "Well when he calls home'he will be told that you and I have left for Sehore'right?"

"Haan'par?"

"So if he really does feel something for you'he will call you'in few minutes actually'and yell at you for going without him'

"But'"

In that minute Zoya's cellphone rang. Rehaan smirked. "Pick up, Zoya. Am sure it's your Mr Sher Khan checking up on you."

Zoya pulled out her phone. It was indeed Mr Khan calling. Zoya took the call.

"Hello"

"Maine aapse kya kaha tha Ms Farooqi? Aap ko mere liye rukh na tha. Maine kaha tha na aapse ki, main aap ko Sehore khudh le jaounga'You openly disobeyed my orders" Mr Khan's stern voice crackled over the phone.

Zoya glanced up at Rehaan. He was still cockily smirking.

"Jee Mr Khan. Woh kya hain na... mujhe yeh info find karne ki thodi jaldi thi'toh maine socha ki time kyun waste kare'Waise bhi apko aane ki kya zaroorat hain'Rehaan hain na mera bodyguard bane ke liye'Aap fikar mat kariye'aap ki gaadi ko kuch bhi nahi hoga'Hum ek do din main jaldi wapas aa jayenge.."

"Kya aap bhul gayi'ki uss shooter ko bhejne walla aadmi abhi bhi khulla ghum raha hai'Its dangerous for you to roam about here and there. Aap ek witness hain." Asad bit off.

"Don't worry Mr Khan. Rehaan aur main bilkul safe rahenge'Hum dono ko karate aata hain'Humhe kuch bhi nahi hoga." Zoya assured him "Hmm'ab rakti hua haan'Poophi ko bol dena ki we are perfectly fine." She then hung up the phone in a hurry.

Rehaan started laughing "I rest my case!"

"It doesn't mean anything. I am a prime witness in his Ami's shoot out case. That's why he cares about what happens to me." Zoya stated

Rehaan shook his head. Zoya was refusing to come out of the denial mode. Can't blame the girl for trying to hide behind her pride when the love of her life has managed to inflict deep scars on her heart and soul. Looks like these two don't just need a mild push but someone may just have to shove them off their personal comfort zones'They were too stubborn and egoistic for their own good. But there was one thing that Rehaan knew for sure; that where ever Zoya goes Mr Sher Khan would follow. Rehaan knew he had lot of work cut out for him. It was going to be an interesting evening!

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Lala singh was enjoying his vacation. There was booze on the table and very soon his mistress would arrive to make his evening even more pleasurable. Nobody was going to find him here at his farm house. Whatever threat that, fool Munna thought was following him would go away pretty soon. Then he planned to sell off everything he owned and then head off to the cariabbean islands to enjoy his retirement. He had seen a lot and he had put up with greater shit in his life and this retirement would be his prize. He would let Bhaijaan know of his decision as soon as possible. He didn't want to carry the burden of all these secrets anymore. It was indeed tiresome to live a life that was created out of a lie. 17 years ago he had commited a crime. May be not directly but indirectly he was connected to it. He was an accomplice. He helped to erase the truth. And now he wanted to wash his hands of all this dirt. Pretty soon he would be free'

The door bell rang. Looked like his mistress was here early, he thought gleefully. He whistled a happy tune while opening the door. " Laila Darling'You!" he screeched.

A shot rang loudly. Lala Singh's body fell on the floor. He had gotten his wish. One way or the other he was now truly free.

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