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Confused and trying desperately to form an answer in his head, Asad entered the ward. And there she was, covered in a pristine white sheet, sleeping peacefully. A small smile appeared on Asad's face... Aww she looks so cute and adorable when she's sleeping! Just like a doll, his mind screamed like an overexcited fan girl, despite his current state. He slowly walked up to Zoya's bed side and sat down on a stool, clasping her hand in his.

Zoya felt a familiar grip on her hand and slowly opened her eyes to find the owner of the familiar hand staring at her with all the love in the world shining in his eyes. Hold on a sec... Shining? Had he been crying?! But why would he cry?! He'd been so happy in the morning and that's obvious because it was their first anniversary! So why was he...and then she remembered... the graveyard.

Zoya hurriedly tried to remove her hand from his grasp, only to have Asad tighten his grip, while his eyes silently pleaded with her not to let go... Zoya relaxed, but the questioning look remained evident on her face. But before she could ask anything, Asad launched into a full- fledged explanation, planning answers rationally be damned...

"Zoya I am so sorry, please mujhe maaf kar do. Mujhe tumhe wahan leke hi nahi jaana chahiye tha. Pata nahi mujhe kya hogaya tha. Zoya please believe me, main nahi jaata tha ki aisa kuchh hoga. Mujhe is baat ka andaaza hi nahi tha ki mujhse jhoot bola gaya tha...jis frame 'wale ko tumne apni tasveer diya tha usi ne delivery karne ke waqt mujhe bataya tha ki unhone photo mein se tumhare abbu ko pehchaan liya hai aur ab woh is duniya mein nahi hain...Aur uske baad jo kuchh bhi hua, woh tumhe pata hai... aur woh meri bahot badi Galati thi. Mujhe tumhe wahan le jaane se pehle us aadmi ke baat ko confirm karna chahiye tha... mujhe khud qabrstan jaake achhe se pooch- taach karna chahiye tha. Meri ek laaparwahi ke wajah se tumhe kitna dard hua...kitne aasu bahaye they tumne. Aur aaj tak tum apne abbu se dur rahi... sab meri wajah se. Please Zoya please mujhe maaf kar do... agar tum mujhse naaraaz ho gayi toh main bardasht nahi kar paunga... please Zoya..."

Hearing Asad pleading like this relentlessly, Zoya's heart melted. She had never been angry with him in the first place... all she wanted to know was why she was in the hospital, of all places?!

"Asad, shaant ho jayiye... main aapse gussa nahi hoon..." Zoya spoke slowly.

Asad, though, conveniently ignored her words as he went on blabbering "Zoya please mujhe maaf kar do, please trust me, mujhe kuchh nahii pata tha... please Zoya..."

"Asad aap sun kyun nahi rahe hain? Main naaraaz nahi hoon! I trust you..." Zoya said again, this time louder, again to be ignored. Again.

"Zoya main sach bol raha hoon... mujhe kuchh nahi pata tha. Please mujhse naaraaz mat hona... please maaf kar do...please Zoya...pl.."

"ASADDD!!! Shaant ho jaayiye abhi!" Zoya finally screamed, tired of Asad's incessant blabbering.

Asad speech came to an abrupt halt as he heard Zoya yelling at him, and realising just how much he had spoken despite her telling him to calm down, he shrugged his shoulders and gave her a sheepish look.

"Allah Miyan!! Asad what's wrong with you?! Kab se aap se keh rahi hoon ki aap shaant ho jayiye lekin nahi! Janab bakey jaa rahe hain toh bakey hi jaa rahe hain! Pehle toh aap 'Woh main Actually' se aage baadh nahi paate they aur ab! Allah Miyan, itne bolte hain ki chup hone ka naam hi nahi lete! Ab aap meri baat dhyan se suniye aur mujhe interrupt karne ke bare mein sochna bhi mat, samjhe aap! Good. Asad mujhe aap pe aur aap ki har baat pe pura bharosa hai. In fact mujhe aap pe khud se bhi zyaada bharosa hai. Aur aap ne yeh soch bhi kaise liya ki mujhe lagega ke aap mujhse jhoot bolenge aur mera dil todenge?! Kyunki yeh aap bhi jaante hain aur main bhi jaanti hoon ke aisa kabhi bhi nahi ho sakhta hai. Mana kea apse ek thodi si galaati hui thi lekin aap se jhoot kaha gaya tha Asad! Aap aur karte bhi kya. Phir us din aap hi ne mujhe sambhala tha... Khuda hi jaane ke agar aap waha nahi hote toh mera kya hota. Aur dekha jaaye toh... aaj jo kuchh bhi hua achhe ke liye hi hua. Agar aaj aap mujhe wahan nahi le jaate to mujhe sacchai ka pata kabhi bhi nahi chalta aur main hamesha yehi maanti ki mere abbu zinda nahi hain. Aapne aaj, meri pehli saalgirah ke din indirectly hi sahi, lekin meri zindagi ka sabse bada tohfa diya hai Asad... aap ne mujhe mere abbu lauta diya hai..." saying so Zoya's voice broke as tears formed in the corners of her eyes, along with a new hope that had started forming in her heart...

Asad was only too happy to hear these words from Zoya. He clasped her hand tighter and smiled... flashing his dimples. "I promise Zoya...Main tumse waada karta hoon ki ab tumhare abbu ko dhoondhne ki zimmedari meri hai. Hum dono milkar tumhari abbu ko dhoondenge aur Inshallah... woh ek din jald hi aayega jab tum unse milogi, wada raha mera."

Zoya smiled widely back at him, flashing her dimples too. There was no way she could even remotely think of being angry at her husband or not talk to him for more than ten minutes... he loved her way too much! She replied, "Zaroor Asad... woh din bohot jaldi aayega... shukriya..."

"Ek aur baar yeh baat kaha na toh main zaroor tumse naaraaz ho jaunga Zoya! Aur agar maine tumhe tumhari zindagi ka sabse bada tohfa diya toh aaj tumne bhi mujhe meri zindagi ki sabse badi khushi di hai..." Asad said, deciding that this was the best moment he could break the huge news to her.

"Khushi? Kaun si khushi Asad? Aur aap mujhe hospital kyun le aaye? Mujhe hua kya tha?" asked Zoya, now confused.

"Tum behosh ho gayi thi aur hosh mein aane ka naam hi nahi le rahi thi... isiliye mohtarma aap ko mujhe yahan lekar aana pada. Pata hai kitna darr gaya tha main?! Par achha hi hua ki main tumhe yahan le aaya... nahi laata to mujhe meri zindagi ka sabse bada tohfa kaise milta?"

"Asad aap paheliya bujhane mein kab se itne maahir ho gaye? Sidhe sidhe bataaiye na kaunsi tohfe ki baat kar rahein hain aap?" Zoya was confused like anything now.

Asad flashed a knowing smile as he took their joined hands and slowly placed them on her belly and said, "Yeh tohfa".

Zoya's eyebrows furrowed and she frowned cutely as she couldn't make out the meaning of this gesture by Asad. One minute he was talking about the best gift that supposedly she had given him and she had asked him what it was and the next minute he had rested their entwined hands on her belly, telling her that that was the gift... What was there to gift about in her belly?! Wait...IN her belly?! Zoya's eyes went as wide as saucers as the realization dawned upon her... that was probably why she had been feeling dizzy, nauseated and a little too tired since the past few days but didn't tell Asad lest he would go crazy... while this was the reason all along... she was pregnant.

Zoya looked up at Asad, her eyes mirroring the same question which was in her heart... Is this true?

Asad simply nodded; he was too overwhelmed to speak, seeing the look of pure happiness and excitement that had spread on his wife's face... the moment... this very moment... it was so surreal... so beautiful!

Zoya couldn't believe it... she was going to become a mother... a mother... Ammi. That special word would define her a few months later. The feeling was so overwhelming... she couldn't decide what to do. Her eyes filled with tears of pure happiness while the biggest smile was permanently attached to her face... She would become an ammi and her Asad... once The Asad Akdu Ahmed Khan would become an abbu... This is what she had wanted her entire life... a small, happy family. And she had got it. And now there would be the most beautiful addition to it... her and Asad's baby. That something which had been a distant, unachievable dream until a couple of years back was coming true right in front of her eyes and it was still unbelievable...

"Asad...Really? Main ma... ma banne wali hoon? Aur... aur aap abbu? Allah Miyan... sachhi?!" Zoya's eyes were lit with joy as she asked Asad the question, this time verbally, still stumped by her realization.

"Haan Zoya, ekdum sach. Hum dono ammi- abbu banne wale hain. Kuch hi mahinon ke baad humare ghar mein nannah 'munna, pyaara sa bachha aayega. Hum dono ke pyaar ki nishaani." Asad said as he, still holding Zoya's hand on her belly, stroked and caressed it lovingly. "Humara bachha... jo abhi yahan hai." He smiled at her; but suddenly realized the fact that suddenly Zoya started to seem to be much more beautiful than what she was a matter of seconds ago... Not that she was not beautiful normally; according to Asad she was the most beautiful woman on planet Earth... but suddenly, the lighting of the room seemed to have become dim compared to the glow that spread on her face now. The joy of becoming a mother, I think, thought Asad as he stared at her, awestruck. "Ab tumhe samajh mein aaya ke main aisa kyun keh rahaa tha ki tumne mujhe aaj meri zindagi ka sabse bada tohfa diya hai?"

"Samajh gayi Asad... sab samajh gayi..." smiled back Zoya.

"Asad! Zoya se kya sirf tum hi baat karoge? Miya- biwi romance baad mein kar lena, abhi bohot waqt hai. Abhi jaldi baahar niklo, mujhe meri bahu se milna hai!" came a call from outside the ward. Dilshad.

"Ha... haan aa raha hoon ammi!" Asad called back, totally flabbergasted. He was so lost in the moment with Zoya that he had forgotten that his ammi and sister were waiting outside to meet Zoya as well.

"Asad, ammi aur Najma yahan hain?" asked Zoya, who was totally unaware of it.

"Haan, aur tum toh sun hi rahi ho ki meri ammi ko apni bahu se milne ke liye kitni betaabi ho rahi hai! Main baahar tumhari discharge papers par sign karne jaa raha hoon, tum ammi aur Najma se baat karo, theek hai?" Asad asked. To which Zoya nodded in response. And though he did not want too, he slowly unclasped his hand from Zoya's and left through the door, turning around once to give her an assuring smile before he closed it.

Zoya didn't have to be alone for long for just as Asad left, Dilshad entered, smiling as usual.

"Toh kaisi hai meri pyaari beti?" Dilshad asked her lovingly as she sat down on the bedside. To her, Zoya was and would always be a daughter no matter how much she joked around saying that she would always call Zoya as her 'bahu'.

Zoya could only outstretch her arms towards Dilshad now... she wanted a hug from her ever since she had heard the best news of her life. And Dilshad wasted no time and closed the distance between them, hugging Zoya with all her love. She patted her back lovingly, her silent gesture assuring Zoya that she understood what she was going through at that moment... that everything would be alright... she knew that women needed that assurance at this time...

They broke the hug and Dilshad stroked Zoya's head and did a 'nazar utaaro' gesture with her hand saying "Meri Zoya ko kisi ki bhi buri nazar na lage". She came forward and placed a tender kiss on her forehead, something that she always did when she felt proud of her daughter. Zoya thanked Allah for may be the millionth time for giving her a mother like Dilshad... she could have never asked for a better one!

The doctor entered at that time, interrupting the mother- daughter's special moment.

"Aapke discharge papers ready hain Mrs. Khan. Maine aapke pati ko aapke pregnancy ke bare jo bhi zaroori tha batane ko bata diya hai. Ab aap ghar jaa sakhti hain aur apna khyal rakhiyega" the doctor said.

"Ji doctor, rakhungi" Zoya said.

As soon as the doctor left, Asad and Najma entered.

"Zoyaaa bhabhiiee!!!!" Najma ran in excitedly and engulfed Zoya in a bear hug. "I can't believe it! Aap ma banne wali ho! Aur main phoophi ban jaungi! I'm so happy!!!" she said while giggling away like a school girl. She was beyond excited!

The happy faces of three of the five most important people in her life made Zoya feel like she was in seventh heaven! It was a different feeling all together when the most important people in your life are smiling happily because of you... Wait... what about the other two most important people in her life? Appi and Jeeju... she had to inform them! Appi would jump up and down like a kangaroo when she would hear of this news! But oh no! It was still night in New York! That's why they hadn't yet called her to wish her for her anniversary! Zoya decided mentally that she'd video call them to give them the big news at night... this was just too big a news to relay on the phone! And she wanted to see their epic expressions too when she would tell them! It would be so much fun!!

"Chalein Zoya?" Asad asked as he held out his hand for her. Zoya held his hand and tried to get up and stand up, but Asad stopped her. "Aise nahi Zoya!" he smirked naughtily as he scooped her up in his arms, "Aise!"

Zoya was shocked like anything as she held on to Asad for dear life and requested weakly "Asad, mujhe neeche utaaro please!" And as expected, the request was turned down.

"Bilkul nahi! Ab main har jagah tumhe aise uthake le jaunga!" Asad said seriously and then started laughing as he noticed the look of pure terror form on Zoya's face. "Main mazaak kar raha hoon Zoya!"

Zoya sighed, relieved, "Ab please ghar chalein?" she was beginning to feel tired again.

"Nahi, abhi ghar nahi jaa sakte" came Asad's reply.

"Toh phir kahan chalna hai Asad?" Dilshad asked, curious.

"Dargah ammi, aur kahan? Aaj ke din itni badi khushi paane ke baad main kahin aur jaane ke baat kyun karunga ammi?" Asad said.

Dilshad smiled at her son's words. Why hadn't she thought of it?

The four set out together towards the dargah, already praying mentally to Allah to protect their newfound happiness, and to prevent any storm from approaching their lives...

A/N: And all those things about how a woman feels when she

comes to know of her pregnancy just came from a 17 year old

😳 who has only ever seen her distant aunties to be preggy...

yeah I don't even know what my bhabhi's first reaction was

either😳 Talk about imagination!!! I know the story hasn't exactly

gone ahead in this update but it will in the next, promise!

And yes, I won't be updating for a while again (I'm getting so

predictable aren't I?😆) Well the reason this time would be Bio

exam next week (Full Genetics for 25 marks...are they freaking

crazy??!!😡) May be the next update will be during sometime like

this next week. Please don't let the chappals fly now!!

Oh yeah, I wrote this update in school during the free classes

and lunch breaks while the rest of the girls were shrieking away

to glory😆 Thought you guys should know 😆

Likes and comments please!!! Crap hi sahi mehnat ki hai kuchh toh

bol do!!😳