FF: Under the Wishing star (New update Ch 19) - Page 8

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Now this suspense is just killing me.

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Chapter Thirteen

"Pyaar Karna Tumne Sikhaya,
Pyaar Pe Yakeen Karna Tumne Sikhaya,
Sapne Sajana Tumne Sikhaya,
Bas Tumhare Bina Jeena Nahi Sikhaya"

Rehaan watched quietly as the aloof Mr Khan fell to his knees holding his Zoya in his arms. Zoya was unconscious, but she was alright. She was alright, the thought repeated in his mind, for the trillionth time. Zoya was fine. Rehaan took a deep breathe. He had almost lost his best friend tonight. He needed to sit down too. He sat on the bonet of the car and watched as Asad caressed Zoya, pleading her to wake up. The scene brought tears to his eyes. Zoya was so wrong about that man. Mr Sher Khan was madly in love with her. If he had lost Zoya today, his soul would have been destroyed. That man cannot and would not live without her. Hope this realization stays with him tomorrow when he has had time to calm down.

Rehaan's attention then turned towards the older man who was standing across the lawn. The man was watching the couple too. Rehaan walked over to talk to him. He had saved Zoya's life after all and Rehaan would forever be grateful to the man.

"Hi, I am Rehaan...'I am Zoya's best friend." He introduced himself "Thank you for saving her life. And you are?.." He shook the man's hand.

"Main Rashid Ahmed Khan hu. Asad ke Abu." The man glanced longingly at his son.

Hmm'...there was some strange history there. Mr Sher khan barely even acknowledged his father's presence, even though it was him who saved Zoya's life. But then again, right this minute Mr Khan wasn't in the frame of mind to acknowledge anyone. He was too busy trying to calm down and wake Zoya. He was still rocking her in his arms. Rehaan walked over to Asad's side.

"Uhmm'...Mr Khan" Rehaan tried. But Asad still didn't acknowledge his presence. Rehaan placed his hand on Asad's shoulder in a comforting gesture.

"Asad...'Zoya is alright...'But she needs medical attention. We need to take her to the hospital."

Asad didn't respond but tightened his hold on Zoya.

Rehaan sat on his knees in front of him and tried once again. "Asad, Zoya is fine. She is alive. But she may have internal injuries which need to be treated. And as soon as possible." That caught his attention.

Asad nodded. He picked her up in his arms and without sparing his father any glance, he walked towards his car.

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Asad was standing at the window of Zoya's hospital ward. He was waiting for her to wake up. She had been unconscious for four hours now. The doctors ruled out any external injuries. But thought that she was suffering trauma from the fire incident. The memory of the fire flashed in his mind, he flinched. Once again tonight he had almost lost her. He didn't think he could live through another such scare. He was in love! He couldn't deny it any longer. He was in love with Zoya. Finally! He admitted it to himself. And with this acceptance he suddenly felt free. This would change things in his life. His plans were going to change too. And Zoya would have to stay here. He didn't care whether she didn't like this country or its people; he was not going to let her go'

"Asad"

Asad turned towards the voice to see his father standing at the door. He walked towards Zoya's bed to stand protectively by her. Rashid didn't miss that move. He smiled to himself.

"Asad, I just came to check on Zoya. How is she? Is she awake"

Asad glanced in Zoya's direction "Jee nahi. Abhi tak nahi."

Zoya stirred in her sleep. Asad walked over to push her hair off her face. He couldn't resist caressing her face.

"You are in love with her, aren't you?"

Asad froze. His expression changed and he glanced towards the man who was his father. "Aap ko pyar-vyar ke baare main kya pata. Aaj tak kya aapne apne siva kissi se pyar kiya bhi hai?

Rashid flinched under the accusation. "Maine apne zindagi main sirf ek hi baar pyaar kiya hain. Woh bhi tumhari Ami se'"

Asad interrupted " Aur aapne unhe chod kar kissi aur aurat ke paas chale gaye."

" Woh meri majboori thi'ki mujhe apne chahat ko kurbaan karna pada'sirf mujhe se pucho ki pal pal apne pyar ke bagair kaise jiya jaata hain'ab toh maut bhi aise jine se aasaan lagne laga hai beta."

"Yeh sab kehne ki baate hai. Agar aap Ami se pyar karte toh kisi doosri aurat se talukaat nahi rakte'" Asad snapped.

"Toh tumbhi toh wahi karne ja rahe ho'jo maine kiya." Rashid countered.

"Main aapki tarah bilkul nahi hu." Asad replied

"Acha' toh yeh batao beta'Pyar Zoya se karte ho'par usse apnane ke bajaye'shaadi kissi aur se kar rahe ho'Tum nahi jaante apni chahat ko tukra kar jina kitna mushkil hota hain. Tum ji toh paoge'par pal pal ek nayi maut maroge'jaise pichle 17 saalon se main karta aaya hu."

"Mujhe apki bakwaas sune main koi interest nahi hain. Aap Zoya ki haal jaana chahte the'aur maine apko bata diya hain'ab aap yaha se chale jaiye." Asad turned his back to his father.

Rashid turned around to go. He was feeling totally helpless. He couldnt bear to see hatred in his son's eyes anymore. He wanted his family back. He wanted his life back. It made him even more determined to bury the biggest conspiracy of his life. And he would go to any extent to finally be rid of it. Anything.

"Ab...'Mr Rashid Ahmed Khan." Asad called out. Rashid halted on his way out to look at his son. "Aapne Zoya ki jaan bachayi...'iskeliye main aapka bahut shukragujar hu. Thank you." Asad said hesitantly. Then he again turned his back on his father and sat next to Zoya holding her hand.

Rashid felt better. He walked away realizing that all was not lost. Maybe, hope was just around the corner.

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Zoya woke up with a pounding head ache. The dream'...the memory flashed in front of her eyes. The face of Rahid Ahmed Khan was embossed in her mind. His laugh and her mother's screams echoed in her ears. She jerked to sit up and then covered her ears with her hands.

"Zoya!" Asad's concerned voice snapped her out of her trance.

"Zoya? Tum tikh ho? Are you ok?" Asad gathered her in his arms trying to wipe her sweaty face with his handkerchief.

"Yes Iam fine." She said hesitantly.

Asad looked into her eyes to make sure she was telling the truth. Then having been convinced he grabbed a glass of water from the side table and handed it to her. "Drink this!" he ordered.

She meekly obeyed. She handed him the glass and watched him as he tried to tuck her back into the bed.

"Mr Khan?...'Mr Khan'?...aap yaha kya kar rahe hain?" Zoya tried to speak. But the smoke from the fire made her voice harsh.

Asad pushed her back in bed. "Aapko baat nahi karna chahiye. Aaram ki sakt zaroorat hain aapko."

But Zoya was stubborn. " Rehaan?...'Rehaan kaha hain? Is he alright?" Zoya started to panic once again

"Calm down! He is fine. Woh bahar beta hain. I can call him in...'If that's whom you want." Asad said harshly.

Zoya blinked at his tone. "Nahi'...it's ok."

There was an awakward silence between them. Once again Asad tried to tuck her in but she refused to cooperate.

"Mr Khan?...'us ghar main...'I mean'...mujhe laga ki'...main ne aapke abu ko dekha...'kya woh sach main waha the'?" Zoya enquired.

Asad was uncomfortable. "Yes'...unhone hi aapki jaan bachayi hain."

Zoya began to recollect everything that happened. She remembered everything Rashid had said. She now knew he was connected with her mother's death. 'Allah Mia! Is Rashid Ahmed Khan responsible for my mother's death?' She remembered what he had said about taking revenge. 'Was he trying to kill me? Par agar aisa tha toh phir why did he save me?' she wondered.

"Zoya! Zoya!...Ms Farooqi!" Asad's voice once again intruded.

He sat next to her on the bed. "Are you ok?" he asked "You look pale...'should I call the nurse?" '...saying he caressed her cheeks.

Zoya felt confused. 'Why is he being nice to me? And why was he looking at me like that?' she wondered.

He moved to close the distance between them by putting his one arm around her and pushing her head down on his shoulder. "You should rest now. You have been through a traumatic experience and you need to recover." He said softly.

Zoya fidgeted, "Mr Khan? Yeah aap kya kar rahe hain?" she asked lifting her head and looking straight in to his eyes.

"What does it look like?" he asked in a husky voice.

"Aap please mujhse tikh se baat kariye aur mujhse toda door rahiye...'kissi ne dekhliye toh humare baareme kuch bhi samjhega." She snapped at him.

Her tone irritated him. He moved away and stood up. "lagta hain aap ke saar main dard hain...'I will call the nurse."

"Mera saar bilkul tikh hain. Mujhe baas aapka yeh disturbing behavior bilkul pasand nahi aaya"

Asad choked on his anger "Mera behavior?"

"Yes...'aapka behavior."

"You should be the last person in this world to point fingers at others behavior. Your reckless behavior tonight has managed to put not only your life at risk but also Rehaan's. You guys are very lucky to be alive." He thundered.

Zoya felt ashamed. The door opened then and Rehaan rushed in. "What the hell is going on in here?" he demanded of Asad. "She should be resting and you shouldn't be yelling at her." He scolded

Asad glared at him and walked out of the room. Rehaan looked at Zoya and smiled. "Hey! Howz my girl doing?" he walked towards her.

Zoya smiled "I am glad you are ok." She stretched out her hand to take his.

Rehaan squeezed her hand. "Iam fine and Iam really glad to see that you are awake. Finally!"

Zoya tried to lie down. Rehaan helped her. "You should sleep now. We will catch up with each other tomorrow ok" Saying he tucked her in and kissed her forehead and left the room.

Zoya lay in the dark feeling sorry for herself. She had always wanted her Jahapanah to take her in his arms and comfort her. Aur aaj jab yeh ho raha tha ...'all she could think was how complicated things have become. He belonged to someone else and his father may have killed her mother. She didn't know how she felt about all this in the light of this revelation. All she knew was she needed more time to sort things through.

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Bhaijaan sat in the dark going over the events of the night in his mind. It was a very good thing he was there to witness everything. Now he could plan his move accordingly. He really wanted to tie all the loose ends tonight by killing that girl. She was after all trying to dig up his secrets. Secrets that could destroy him.

But tonight's events changed everything. Asad Ahmed Khan was in love with that girl. So now the girl was off limits too. But only for now, he decided. Soon the time will be on his side...'

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You should write the script for the show! :D

I just discovered your story and read it all in one go. Its amazing!!! It captured me completely. My hindi is not very good, but I still could not stop reading!! U ar really talented and I cannot wait to see wat happens next with Jahapanah and Ms Farooqui. The twists in ur story are absolutely gripping. Post soon!!

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wow awesome very well written...its getting very intruging...waiting for more and more and more