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"Tanveer tumhaari aankh.." Her voice faded. It was Tanveer. It had been Tanveer all along. Asad's best friend. Zoya looked at Asad in pain. He had not yet noticed..
"Aap- aap please is-iske liye paani leke aa-aayenge ?" she managed to stutter, not meeting his eyes. He nodded and left the place in a hurry.
As soon as he was out of sight, Zoya burst out, "KYUN ?!"
Zoya stood there with furrowed eyebrows, hurt clearly visible in her eyes as Tanveer went on to explain how she had done deed after deed for which Zoya had been blamed. Right from the peanuts and gas-leak to informing the VISA officer everything to the poison in Humeira's sweets and chicken blood. All because she wanted to marry him. And as if all this was not enough, then the unexpected happened.
"Aur kuch batau tumhe Zoya ? Vo gudiya yaad hai jise tum log bade shaukh aur ummeed se Jammy ke paas le gaye the ? Uske ander ki recording bhi MAINE badli thi ! Haan, tum sab sahi the, Rashid Ahmed Khan bekasoor hain ! Aur to aur, Jammy ko ye jhooth bhi humne hi pohchaaya tha ke tumhaare Abbu Khuda ko pyaare ho chuke hain !"
Zoya gasped.
"Haan Zoya, tumhaare Abbu zinda hain !" Tanveer continued, a deadly smirk on her face. "Aur hum jaante hain ke vo kon hain aur kahaan hain !"
By now, Zoya had backed up to the wall and was holding onto it for support. She had had too much for a day. The person her Jahapana trusted the most after his family was deceiving him. She had even tried to kill everyone. Her dost was innocent. And above all, her Abbu was alive. The man whom she'd been searching for years, who she was made to believe was dead, was alive. She let out the breath she didn't know she was holding. And looked at Tanveer, her eyes emotionless.
Crossing her arms and smiling disgustingly, Tanveer took a step forward. "Hum aapko bata sakte hain ki aapke Abbu kahaan hain Zoya, agar aap Jammy ko kuch na bataaye aur nikah se inqaar kar de to."
Zoya's eyes widened in disbelief. She shook her head, horrified at the thought of hiding all this from Asad.
"Soch lijiye Zoya, you have a choice. Vaise bhi Jammy tumse nikah nahi karna chahte hain..unke liya tum ek MISFIT ho. Ab tum aise nikaah ko chunogi apne Abbu ke saamne ? Hawww" she made a clicking noise with her tongue.
Zoya closed her eyes. It was much more than what she could take in a go. But she knew one thing - she could not let her Jahapana break again. WHATEVER the cost. She remembered the time he had smiled at her. The little curve that always managed to give her strength. Determined, she opened her eyes and took a step away from the wall, toward Tanveer, her eyes spitting fire.
"I have a better proposal Tanveer. Agar tum apni khairiyat chahti ho to abhi, isi waqt koi bhi bahana banakar yahaan se hamesha ke liye chali jao, aur main Mr. Khan ko kuch nahi bataungi. Aur haan, pichhe mudne ki SOCHNA bhi mat !" said Zoya in a dangerous tone that had a finality to it. Tanveer shuddered. She was definitely Gaffur Siddhiqi's daughter !
Before Tanveer could say something or before her resolve would break, Zoya left the place. In her hurry, she failed to spot the six-packed man standing right behind the door, his eyes accusing.
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As he looked at her retreating back, Asad Ahmed Khan's blood-red eyes filled up. She chose not to tell him anything.
Part 2 tomorrow, PMs bhi mostly then only...sorry, have exams..
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