Asad brought Tanu out of her room he walked her to where Zoya and Najma stood looking at the pictures of the engagement. Zoya eyes met Mr. Khan's as he walked with Tanu who was tightly gripping Asad while his right hand placed neatly on her right shoulder. Zoya felt flustered and her face told it all, she was angry, way angry to even speak. She looked at Asad as though he had just ripped her heart out and shoved it back into her body. Pain fell on her face as she watched his hand on Tanveer's shoulder. Their eyes met for a mere moment as he traced her facial expressions to where she was looking, his hand on her shoulder that's where her gaze was her face showed discomfort at the sight of his touch on her. "how could he"'again he's holding her like that" Allh miya what is wrong with you Zoya they are just friends. Why is it bothering me so much?..Zoya thought as she watched them" He quickly registered her facial expressions and removed himself from the hold he was in with Tanveer and moved a slight bit away from her hoping to lesson whatever pain she felt. But Zoya still looked at him with betrayal in her eyes she was hurt and he did it, he brought pain to her again. Najma, began showing Asad the pictures of the airport engagement as he watched them and she read the comments Asad smiled to the edge of his mouth and looked at Zoya slightly smiling but her face was tense and bitter, he saw nothing, not the bubbly, talkative, shayira, shukriya, glitter in eyes lardki he was accustomed too. What he saw frightened him a lot, Asad saw an emotionless Zoya she portrayed no form of feelings in her body language she was as good as dead. Zoya looked on as he watched her (mitwa moment'Zoya completely lost in her thoughts and Asad lost in her eyes). Asad thought to himself "did it hurt her so much to see my hands on Tanu that she can't even look at me?".."where did your smile go Zoya?.. I am sorry Zoya'".Zoya only felt pain, and she couldn't take it anymore her emotions which she hid so well from the world and from Phupi and Najma and Mr. Khan was going to come out. She kept it in as long as she could then she took a break for her room, she walked so quickly it felt as though she ran she locked the door behind her and she fell to the ground close to her bed, with tears running down her face. Zoya cried and cried "I can't do this anymore I can't hurt Phupi and Najma like this I need to tell her the truth and this needs to end today now it needs to end". "Allah you know best, but am I doing the right thing by faking this nikaah, I cannot bear to see them in pain you know how much Phupi has gone through already and I don't want to hurt her I just can't please Allah help..!!". "did the attck on tanveer mean something, did seeing him hold her like that mean what we are doing is wrong? Should he be faking a nikaah with me instead of marrying another lardki for real?". Allah what does this mean?" Zoya sat at her bedside and picked up her ipad and watched all the pictures of her and Asad throughout the rituals she smiled but her tears didn't stop and that image of him hugging Tanveer twice she couldn't get it out of her mind either it bothered her to the core of her soul, she knew that it meant something, she wiped her tears and looked at herself before she headed out her room. Asad paced up and down his room thinking "what happened to Ms. Farooqui?..should I go and check on her..she stormed off in such a haste earlier'Asad's heart and mind have been at war since childhood, and again they were in battle whether he should go and see if she was ok or not..and again the mind won. Asad was about to go out his room when she barged into it bouncing straight into him sending them falling on his side couch.(mitwa moment he held her by her waist as her hands fell on his chest, she was breathing heavily and he was looking at every feature that made her face so beautiful). Zoya cleared her throat and got off him quickly, Asad soon stood up aswell "Ms. Farooqui, don't you know about knocking?". Mr. Khan bas'hear me out, this nikaah will happen because Phupi deserves to be happy..Ms. Farr'Chup it will happen only you would not be marrying me". Asad eyes were stuck on her he couldn't believe his ears, he saw her lips moving but nothing after that registered in his mind, Asad face went blank hurt registered in his eyes, Zoya looked on with a strong emotionless face as she spoke to him, "no need to worry I will talk to Dilshad Phupi and I will let her know that neither of us are happy with this marriage, and Mr. Khan look at it this way you will be bechari, musibat free of me Hamesa hamesa ke". The words echoed in his ears "Hamesa hamesa ke". And there is already another person that you have known your entire life, and she knows how to value relationships and traditions and old fashioned your best friend Tanveer I will tell Phupi that you want to marry her and not me that way you will get what you want and the wedding will still occur for Phupi win win Zoya fake smiled as though she was relieved". "I will stay for the wedding then I will leave I have already booked my flight, Phupi thank you so much for everything you did for me." Zoya placed her head on Phupi's shoulder as tears rolled down her already rosy red cheekbones. Beta are you sure this is what you want? Phupi asked' "ji ammi..and there Zoya finally mustered all the courage inside her and called her ammi, Zoya never felt closer to anyone as she felt with dilshad. Asad stood outside and heard her call her ammi, and a tear rolled down his face as he remembered his ammi's words to his statement "ammi you know I will only marry a girl who loves you more than I do"' "Lekina Asad aren't you already enagaed to such a lardki?" "Ms. Farooqui?...Asad couldn't admit it, but he knew that Zoya loved his ammi maybe even more than him, after all she risked her own life to save her during the shooting, but again his head and his heart made his decisions hard for him. Zoya got up and kissed Phupi on her cheek and wished her a goodnight and she helped her get into bed for sleep, then she walked out and closed the door. As she walked down the stairs Zoya promised herself that within the next five days up till the wedding she would follow all the rules of the Khan mansion although she didn't like them she would and she would be happy no matter and make sure and not stir any trouble. Asad grabbed her as she passed him in the living room on her way to her room, and pulled her in front of him "ms. Farooqui, qho gave you the permission to call off this nikaah?"'mr.Khan the wedding isn't off what are you talking about, the wedding is on you are just getting married to Tanveer plus shes a great match for you she follows customs and traditions she doesn't make a fun out of everything and shes the type of girl you want right?". Asad couldn't believe what she just told him point blank, right? She asked again and again but he couldn't answer Mr. Asad Ahmed Khan was now verbally challenged aswell, wo actually'"wo actually what Mr.Khan"?..you are getting exactly what you wanted right?" Zoya walked off on him again and he grabbed her back , wo actually Ms. Faroo'"let me go I'm not a toy that you can let go and pull back Mr. Khan raged Zoya"from a deep place in her soul she was tired of their fights and his mistrust she had enough judgment placed on her by herself Zoya judged who she was and her upbringing the most she felt as though she didn't deserve a family or love yet she never shred her kindness and love for others and yet she took everything he said to her and never once defended herself all the times he made her feel she wasn't capable of being loved or being a part of a family, but she was finished he's emotionally challenged and it hurts too much her life was always filled with pain and she couldn't take it anymore. Zoya fought for her hand but he held on her tightly and said "listen ZOYA! ZOYA Meri bata suno'calm down, what did I do for you to call quits on the wedding? Didn't we agree that when ammi felt better we would call it off? Why did you do this now?". "whats the use?..you have to marry someday why not be one time and be to the right lardki?" pain and heartache was clearly visible through there eyes, they loved each other, stubborn man and an innocent lardki. "you can never fit in this family, much less any other family" isn't that what you said ? well look its true now please let me go?...Zoya was on the brink and Asad's eyes were filled with tears and she pulled with all her might out of his grip she turned "im happy and youll be happy to Mr.Khan" with tears streaming down her face she began walking but again she felt someone grab her she turned slowly and said "ASAD!!! Let me go" Zoya froze where she was standing and she couldn't believe her eyes'"
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