Part 3:
"Travel is more than the seeing of sights; it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living."- Miriam Beard
Asad rolled down the window to take in the fresh air. He breathed in heavily and felt the sensation of the air penetrating every part of him.
Upon reaching the hotel, Asad heard Zoya making plans with Javed to go visit the dargah and Gulmarg tomorrow morning itself. He couldn't help but grim at her eagerness.
"Hi! My name is Asad Ahmed Khan we have a booking in this hotel for three rooms" he said to the manager at the reception desk.
"Jee, jee Khan sahab we were expecting you. Your rooms are ready if you would kindly follow me"
"uhm jee excuse me, mere naam Dilshad hai, maine apse baat ki thi humare rooms ke bare mein" interjected Dilshad with a clear stutter in her voice
"Oh!! OH!! Of course, jee toh aap voh hain, jee apke special kamre ready hain"
Dilshad smiled nervously to herself, purposely avoiding Asad's gaze
"Yeh special kamre kya hain Ammi" questioned Asad
"Um, aah.. um voh.. Asad haan I told them you are particular about cleanliness right, so I told them to be extremely particular about our rooms" lied Dilshad
Yeh ladka jasoos kyon nahi ban jata, mused Dilshad
The foursome were taken to their rooms, Dilshad and Najma were together whereas Zoya and Asad had one room each. Dilshad's and Najma's room was the the left and Asad's room was to the right of Zoya.
As they were all entering into their specific rooms, Zoya annoounced
"Phoopi! Chaliye aas paas ki jagah ghumne chalte hai, Dal lake par shikare ki ride, aur markets, aur phoopi Javed said yahaan bagh bhaut..."
"Ms Farooqui, aap do minute saans toh le lejiye. Unpack and relax, we've had a long journey. All this will have to wait"
Zoya made a face and mouthed AKDU before storming off into her room. Dilshad, Najma and Asad too followed suite and went into their respective rooms.
"WOW! look at this place, so amazing" Zoya said while taking in the surroudings
"Aur Akdu Ahmed Khan kabhi relax hi nahi karte. I think in this cold weather I better take a nice hot shower, that will help me wash off the tiredness from the journey"
She quickly gathered her things and marched towards the door that could only be the bathroom. She passed through the door expecting to find the bathroom, but to her shock she was standing there in Asad's room.
"Ms Farooqui! what is this? How did you get into my room? what are you doing here? why do you have this towel? what behaviour is this"
Zoya sighed to herself, she had decided she was not going to let Asad walk all over her in this trip. she roterted out:
"Haan Mr Khan, I entered my own room and magically made a doorway appear to link our rooms. I mean how can I go on even a few hours without you lashing out at me. So I built this door, so you can conveniently come and insult me" Zoya said her every word laced with sarcasm and to add effect she batted her eyes lovingly at Asad
"Ms Farooqui, you think you're really funny"
"No! No!! I'm being honest, joke kaun kar raha hai" mocked Zoya
Asad massaged his temples involuntarily and let out a deep sigh
"I'll ask at reception" he announced
"Oh finally! kuch toh sensible idea aaya apke paas"
Asad came back to Zoya and said that there was a mix up and they were given someone else's room. But due to peak tourist season, they didnt have any spare rooms for them to change to.
"I'll swap my room with Ammi and Najma" he said
Before Zoya could protest, Asad left to go speak with the ladies
Zoya had gone back to her side of the room and set herself on the bed within a few minutes Asad was back.
"Ammi and Najma are settled into their room, they said they can't be bothered with the extra hassle"
"hmmm, so looks like you and I are going to have to deal with this door link"
"I suppose"
"Arre Mr Khan don't worry mein apki izzat par haath nahi dalungi, aap relax kariye" Zoya laughed with a twinkle in her eye while flashing those gorgeous dimples.. she picked up her clothes and retreated towards the actual bathroom
Asad found himself feeling amused and kind of excited by the idea
"Whoa! Excited!!" I think I need a shower too
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Thank you all for your kind words, definitely encouraging to see appreciations 😳
I hope this part wasn't a drag, kind of felt like it to be honest, but don't worry im just putting the settings in place 😃
Edited by rumi.love - 12 years ago
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