FF - Untitled is now The sins of the father (Epilogue Page 112) - Page 9

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Chapter 3

Tanveer rushed to bring Aakeer. Asad held Dilshaad's hand to his heart smiled looking at his mother. Dilshaad could sense her son's despair and joy, she slowly stroked his cheek. Tanveer walked in holding a beautiful baby of 4 months. The baby was gorgeous and Zoya was amazed by this gurgling happy child. Her hands were itchy to touch this cute angel. Asad turned his head to a gurgling child and the child put his hands forward like to be picked up. Dilshaad smiled at Asad and let go of his hand. Asad reached the baby and picked him out if Tanveer's hands. Asad smiled at the baby and kissed his forehead. Asad held the Aakeer close and whispered into his ear. "Have you been good baby Aakeer miya, were you troubling ammi" Asad was smiling and was so lost in the baby that he didn't notice Zoya's bittersweet smile watching him with Aakeer. Asad was gentle with the baby and continued to shake him gently and talk to him. Zoya was pleasantly surprised with this side of Mr Khan. Watching Zoya's reaction Tanveer stepped forward to join that joyful bubble Asad and Aakeer had created. Zoya came back to reality quickly when she saw Tanveer smirk. Zoya excused herself, making an excuse of calling her appi. Asad watched Zoya almost sprint out the room. He handed Aakeer back to Tanveer and left the room as well. Asad watched Zoya ran down the stairs and bang her room door. No, he couldn't stop her then and definitely not now.

Later that night, Tanveer playing the perfect daughter in law was in the kitchen preparing supper. "I have to do something quick, I cannot afford Dilshaad getting better that will just ruin my plans" said Tanveer to herself. She slowly pulled out bottle of arsenic and began adding it to Dilshaad's food. I will have to up the dosage now and get rid of her quickly. Zoya this is all your fault, if you hadn't shown up, khala would have been tortured slowly until she signed the papers and then I would have stopped all this and allowed her to recover. But no Zoya you had to come back and ruin everything. But not worries one problem at a time. I got rid of you the first time I can always get rid of you now Zoya whilst Tanveer was having a mental conversation and she didn't notice Zoya enter the kitchen. "Thinking of me Tanveer, cause that evil look could only mean you thinking of me" asked Zoya a little too sweetly. "Please Zoya, my life doesn't revolve around you" said Tanveer. "Oh really!" smirked Zoya and continued "from where I am standing, you look like you are trying very hard to take my place". Tanveer shot Zoya daggers from her eyes. Zoya laughed "anyway, from now on, you do not have to worry about ammi and Najma, I will take care of them" and saying that Zoya threw away the tray of food that Tanveer was "working" on. "I will take care of my family" said Zoya setting another tray. Tanveer was furious all her efforts literally down the drain. No Zoya, thought Tanveer, allow me to strike back. Tanveer smiled sweetly and shouted "Jammy, supper is served". Asad steps out of his room holding Aakeer, he looks at Zoya, and Zoya looks at that adorable picture. But soon recovers and carries the tray to Dilshaad room. Asad's eyes is still stuck on Zoya, Tanveer is now furious first her dosage for Dilshaad got thrown away and now this Zoya getting all of Asad's attention. "Jammy, supper" said Tanveer sweetly. Asad snapped out of his trance. "Did Najma and Miss Faroo..Zoya have supper" asked Asad. "No Jammy, they will eat with khala. Zoya took their tray up now. I guess she didn't want you with them. Never mind Jammy, come have dinner" said Tanveer. "No thanks Tannu, I am not hungry, you carry on" replied Asad carrying Aakeer into his room. Asad places the baby on the bed and goes to closet. He pulls out the ear ring. Zoya's ear ring that he always had with him. Asad gently touches the ear ring. He closes the ear ring in his palm and brings it to his heart. Just then Aakeer starts crying. Asad looks and the baby and smiles sadly. He brings out a round egg like music box. And opens it. The music plays...it Zoya's music box. Asad picks up the baby and starts gently rocking him "You know Aakeer miya, you are just like her. Whenever she was upset and sad this music box calmed her down. She was in such a hurry to leave me that she forgot a most prized possession. But I kept it safely for her. Deep down I knew she would come back. I am happy she is back I wish I could tell her." Asad smiled and continued talking to the baby "she calls me emotionally challenged. I am - I could not tell her that I loved her; I couldn't express myself to make her stay. I couldn't stop her. I hurt everyone. If only I could talk to her like the way I talk to you" Asad smiled at the baby, "you don't talk back that's way it so easy". By now Aakeer was asleep. Asad gently laid him on the middle of the bed; Asad put pillows around him, kissed him on his forehead and went to check on his ammi.

As he walked upstairs he could her laughter. Najma's laughter was finally back. He stopped at the door...Zoya was reciting one of her stupid shayari's. He opened the door a little and saw his ammi smile. He stood the silently watching his family. The 3 most important people in his life. And they were smiling. Only Zoya could do that. Zoya was feeding ammi, so gently wiping the soup the slipped out. Zoya did it so lovingly, she fed ammi water now. "Tamatar, you done?" asked Zoya. "Yeah Zoya, I can't eat any more." Pleaded Najma. "Please Tamatar, no more of this dieting nonsense. You look like you have been starving yourself. Now that I am back, I want my old Tamatar back, the one that I could really hug. Not this bag of bones" laughed Zoya. Asad did notice his sister was losing weight. But he couldn't speak to her. "Zoya, ammi's med's are in the drawer" said Najma. Zoya opened the draw and looked at the meds. She re-read the labels. There is something not right about these meds. None of them are muscle relaxants or pain pills. They all have one common factor to make the patient sleep. This is alike a sleeping tablets cocktail. "Tamatar, who got all these meds" asked Zoya. "Tanveer, took ammi to the doctors and this the meds that she brought back." Said Najma whilst clearing their plates. Zoya put the meds away. There was no way she was giving ammi these meds. She herself will take ammi to the doctor tomorrow. "Zoya, why did you keep the meds away? Are you not going to give them to ammi" asked Najma. "No!" said Zoya. Asad who was still standing at the door, said "I will give ammi the meds" he walked to drawer and took out the meds. "No!" said Zoya, pulling the meds away from his hand. "Miss Farooqi, what is wrong with you? Ammi, needs those meds to get better" shouted Asad. "Oh Really Mr Khan? Did you ever bother to read the med's Mr Khan. No nah". Zoya was beyond irritated now; off course Mr Khan will trust his Tannu. Zoya showed him each bottle and what exactly they were for. "You see Mr Khan, what you have been giving ammi is nothing but a sleeping tablets cocktail. No wonder ammi is always drowsy and weak." Asad was shocked. How could he be so careless? This is his entire fault. Zoya could see the guilt and blame on his face. But there was no way she was finished "Off course why would you check Mr Khan. Your Tannu told you this and you believed her. You didn't bother checking. Maybe if you actually did things yourself and not trusted other people ammi would be better." Said Zoya. "Zoya..." Asad whispered. Dilshaad heard her son's plea and slowly stroked his cheek. Zoya knew she hurt him. But she was furious now. How careless can he be? If he had paid attention he could have stopped it. A tear made its way down his cheek. He bent forward and kissed his ammi's forehead. Zoya saw his eyes and it did hurt her heart. " Tamatar, you sleep by ammi tonight, no one is to come into this room to do anything. Especially not give ammi anything. Okay? " Najma nodded. Zoya hugged her good night and took the tray downstairs. She kept everything back in the kitchen and did the dishes as she closed the tap, she heard music. That was her music box. She dried her hands and followed the music to Asad's room.

She stood by the door as tears streamed down her face. She thought she had lost this. The only gift from her abbu. Asad had his back to her rocking the baby to the music that came out of her music box. As she took a step inside, she stopped herself remembering all the times he shouted at her for entering his room without knocking beside this was not only his room now. Zoya was about to walk away when she was captured by Asad's voice "Aakeer miya, this is a true story. There was once this beautiful butterfly. She spread joy everywhere she went. She made everyone happy like that was her job only. She was a free. One day she came across this dark house, she went inside and saw this heartless monster. This monster had alot of his own demons. He put a wall around his little family protecting them our so he thought. This butterfly entered their home and changed their lives, their gloomy home became bright. The monsters ammi and sister were laughing again. And the monster was scared that this will not last and when the butterfly leaves all the joy will go with. He tried his best to stay away from the beautiful butterfly, he even was mean to her so that she will leave before they all fall in love with her. But this butterfly was determined, each day she broke a little of his wall. And finally when there was the last bit left, the monster broke the wall himself cos he could see the butterfly was getting hurt and the monster never wanted her to be hurt. She thought the monster to smile again, she made the monster's heart beat again. They were finally on their way to happily ever after, when reality striked and the monster became the same old monster, this time the butterfly was hurt too much and she left. The monster deep down knew letting her go would be the best for her, cos she had wings and she needed to fly..."whispered Asad. Asad looked at Aakeer who was now asleep, he gently lied Aakeer on the bed and went to his cupboard, got out his prized possession Zoya's ear ring, Asad did not see Zoya at the door with her back against the wall crying as he walked out the room.

She walked slowly to the box and held it. She closed it and held it to her heart and cried. Zoya was so happy that she found the music box. Zoya felt like she was intruding. Just then she had a wail. She looked at the bed and there was Aakeer, really upset kicking and fisting the air. Aww, though Zoya he is too cute. She slowly picked him up and held him close. "What's wrong baby, did I disturb you? I am sorry" cooed Zoya to the baby. "Aww, would Aakeer like to me open the music box?" Zoya opened the music box and let the music flow, but that calmed Aakeer down but didn't keep him quiet. At that point Asad heard Aakeer crying and went to his room. Once again he was too shocked to move. The sight in front of him was picture perfect Zoya smiling with Aakeer in her arms. Asad just stopped to capture this memory. "Aww, Aakeer Miya, you know that's my music box. It calms me down too. My abbu gave that to me and your abbu is holding it hostage. Just like my heart" said Zoya softly kissing Aakeer's cheek. Aakeer's sobs got a little louder. "Aww, what's wrong puppet, would you like me to sing to you" Zoya began rocking Aakeer and walking around the room..

Sun rahaa hai naa tu
Ro rahaa hoon main
Sun raha hai naa tu
Kyun ro raha hoon main

You are right, are you listening?
I'm crying ..
You're listening to me right ..
Why am I crying ..
Manzilein ruswa hain
Khoyaa hai raasta
Aaye le jaaye
Itni si iltijaa
Ye meri zamaanat hai
Tu meri amaanat hai..
Haan..

Places are angry ..
The path is lost ..
(No, really) I do n
This is only my small wish ..
This is my guarantee
You're mine ..
Apne karam ki kar ataayein
Kar de idhar bhi tu nigaahein
Sun raha hai naa tu..

Waqt bhi thehra hai
Kaise kyoon ye huaa
Kaash tuu aise aaye
Jaise koi duaa
Tu rooh kee raahat hai
Tu meri ibaadat hai..

At the time, he also has been stopped
How and why it happened ..
You just might
Something like a prayer ..
You are the soul ..
You are my prayers ..
Apne karam ki kar atayein
Kar de idhar bhi tu nigahein
Sun raha hai naa tu..
Yaaraaa..O Love..

Asad could not move, listening to her sing. It felt like she was singing for him only. He slowly made his was to her. Zoya lays the baby down, kisses his forehead and covers him. She is turns straight into Asad who is right behind her. Their heart beats increases. Asad slowly wipes away her tears. And crushes her into his arms holding her tight with silent tears down his eyes as well. Zoya slowly picks up arms and tighten them around Asad's waist. They hold onto each other both with tears in their eyes and hearts reaching out to each other. Zoya buries her face deeper into his neck and cries. Asad just tightens his grip on her. Zoya eventually catches her breath..."Why didn't you trust me Asad? Why, why did you let me go"...