Sooo, I want to be more regular with the updates...but stuff just keeps popping up. My bf was apalled that I hadn't watched all the Harry Potter movies so I have spent the past week watching all of them in my spare timeee! So, yeah. I am sorry. I finally got around to writing today :) So here it is. I am going to try my best to finish this story in the coming week or two before I have to go back home and then leave for university. I get to be a frosh leader this year, I AM SO EXCITED! Okay, anyways...lemme know what you think my lovelies.
Chapter 21
"Zoya!" Najma whisper-yelled walking up behind her.
"What happened?" She asked turning around looking at Najma, Nikhat, Humeira, Payal and Anjali.
"Khushi!" Najma whisper yelled also calling her over.
"What is going on?" Zoya asked again confused as to why they were huddled together.
"You know what tomorrow is right?" Anjali asked.
"Uh...Thursday?" Khushi said confused.
"It's Holi!" Payal exclaimed.
"And..." Zoya asked still confused.
"Every year the guys team up and play a prank on us...but this year we will." Najma smiled.
"OOO! What should we do?" Zoya asked with a genuine smile on her face for the first time since the morning.
"That's why we called you here..." Nikhat laughed.
"We should paint their faces while they are sleeping!" Khushi said.
"They'll wake up." Anjali pouted.
"I have an idea." Zoya smiled. "Wait right here!" She said and sprinted off towards the stairs. She bounded back a minute later with a bottle in her hand.
"Oh no." Khushi shook her head.
"What is it?" Nikhat asked curiously.
"Sleeping pills!" Zoya exclaimed.
"Ya Allah. We can't use those!" Humeira said shocked.
"Don't worry guys! They are really mild." Zoya reassured them.
"But how are we going to give it to them?" Khushi asked.
"Anyone want a milkshake?" Zoya smiled.
They all congregated in the kitchen after making sure the boys were busy in the lounge and the adults were elsewhere.
"Okay. No caffeine in any of this, something about chemical reactions and blah blah. I need vanilla ice cream, chocolate syrup, milk and a blender." She said.
Nikhat and Najma got all the supplies and laid them on the counter.
"Okay. How many glasses do we need?" Zoya asked.
"There is Arnav, Asad, Ayaan, Akash, Aman and NK. So that's six glasses." Khushi said counting off on her fingers.
Zoya took 6 pills and handed them to Payal. "Crush them into a fine powder please."
"Wait! Only crush 5, Arnav can't drink the milkshake. We'll put his in a glass of milk." Khushi said.
"Awww." Anjali said. "Look at how much she cares for him." She cooed while Khushi blushed.
Zoya put a few scoops of ice cream, 4 glasses of milk and the chocolate syrup in the blender. Anjali handed her the powdered pills which she also added in the blender.
"Let's do this ladies!" Zoya said turning on the blender.
Anjali grabbed six glasses and Khushi poured them. She filled one glass with milk and stirred the pill in well.
"We all can't go out there or it will look suspicious." Zoya said.
"I'll bring the drinks." Anjali said. "Zoya, go sit with them. And the rest of you leave."
Zoya nodded and made her way to the lounge where the boys were immersed in playing COD. She sat beside Asad who smiled at her.
"Want to play?" He smiled.
"I don't know how." Zoya pouted.
"I'll teach you."
"But you'll lose then." She said looking at the screen split into four.
"Doesn't matter." He smiled pulling her into his lap so she was seated in between his legs. He handed her the remote and wrapped his arms around her, resting his hand on top of hers.
Zoya blushed at the intimacy of the situation, she was glad that they were sitting behind everyone.
Anjali walked in with a tray in hand. "Chocolate milkshakes!" She smiled.
She handed one to NK who eagerly started drinking it, then to Ayaan, Akash and Aman.
"Chotte, the milk is for you." She said handing it to him. "And this is for you." She said handing Asad his milkshake.
"Thanks Di." Asad smiled.
"DADDY! I want some!" Aarav said.
"NAHI!" Anjali and Zoya yelled as Aman brought the glass up to Aarav's mouth.
All of them looked at Anjali and Zoya in shock.
"It is just milkshake Di..." Arnav said.
"Uh...woh. He'll get a sugar rush and won't sleep." Anjali explained.
"Exactly!" Khushi said walking into the room. "You want some milk Aarav?" Khushi asked holding out her hand. "I'll even give you one chocolate chip cookie. But don't tell your mom." Khushi stage whispered.
"YEAH!" Aarav said running towards Khushi and dragging her to the kitchen.
Anjali breathed a sigh of relief looking at Zoya and left.
Zoya watched smiling as everyone sipped on their drinks. Everyone except Asad.
"Drink." Zoya said grabbing the glass from the table where he placed it.
"You drink it. You love chocolate." Asad smiled.
"Uh...I already had a glass! I am full." Zoya said.
"Okay." Asad said bringing the glass to his lips and taking a sip. "Hm, it tastes a bit different."
"Nahi toh! Di just used...uh... a new chocolate syrup." Zoya said.
Asad shrugged and chugged the glass down.
"Hey guys. Mujhe neeni aa rahi hai. I am going. Shubh bharti." NK said.
"Bharti nahi NK, Ratri. Shubh Ratri." Akash corrected.
"Yeah that." NK said walking up the stairs. Ayaan followed close behind, then Aman, Akash and Arnav with Khushi.
Five down one more to go. Zoya thought.
"Let's go." Asad whispered getting up and pulling Zoya with him. Zoya smiled as they walked up the stairs. She could see his eyes drooping. "My head feels heavy." He murmured sitting on the bed as soon as he got into the room.
"Lay down." Zoya whispered as his eyes closed. He fell back onto the bed, his feet still on the floor as his eyes closed.
Zoya picked up his feet and pushed his legs onto the bed. He looked so peaceful when he slept that she couldn't help but sit on the floor next to his bed and gaze at his face. She concluded that this would probably be the last time she saw him sleeping.
She put her chin on the edge of the bed and hesitantly brushed away the hair that fell across his forehead. Her fingers caressed his forehead before slowly moving down his nose and to the side to caress his cheeks and across his jaw. She failed to notice the tears streaming down her cheeks.
She longed for him to respond to her touch and smile at her lazily like he did when she woke him up. She longed for him to wipe away her tears and talk to her. But he didn't move an inch being heavily sedated. Maybe it wasn't the best idea to sedate him on what would possibly be their last night together. The thought made her sigh sadly.
"Zoya!" Khushi whispered from the door motioning for her to come outside. Zoya wiped her tears as she stepped out of the room.
Everyone was congregated in the hallway with trays of face paint. Najma handed Zoya a tray as Anjali motioned for them to huddle.
"Okay girls! We've been at the receiving end of the boys' pranks for far too long, it is time to give them a taste of their own medicine." Anjali whispered.
"Go crazy with the paint. The crazier the better!" Nikhat whispered.
"But don't put any around the eyes...we don't wait them to go blind. Or under their nose, it's supposed to be safe but just in case." Payal whispered.
"Yes Doctor Payal!" Anjali laughed. "Everyone knows their target?" she asked as all the girls nodded. "Girl power on three! One, Two, Three."
"GIRL POWER!" They whisper yelled.
Anjali skipped off towards her room and Payal to hers. Najma, Humeira and Nikhat snuck into the room Ayaan and NK were sharing as Zoya & Khushi strayed behind entering their respective rooms.
Zoya put the paint down on the night table and curled up beside Asad, not really wanting to mar his beautiful face. She turned on her side and put her chin on his chest so she could see his sleeping face. He was deeply asleep, his breath very even and his body still.
"I love you." Zoya whispered to a sleeping Asad. She said the words out loud for the first time, and they sounded so right to her ears. She moved away slightly and kissed his cheek feeling the current run through her again as her lips grazed his cheeks. She couldn't help but kiss the other cheek and his forehead before pulling away.
Somewhere in the skies...
"We can't just leave them there for any longer. We have to go get them now." The voice was low as a whisper but firm.
"We are going to see them in two says time anyways...I really don't think this is necessary." Replied a calm voice as the person looked out at the black night outside the window.
"You clearly instructed your men to bring them back as soon as possible. One month is not as soon as possible. I can't wait any longer."
"Whatever you say. But do you really think that this is a wise decision?" He asked for the tenth time.
"It is."
"And if she puts up a fight?"
"She won't...I know that it is what we need."
The next morning back at the Raizada/Khan farmhouse...
The girls had all awoken early and congregated around the staircase just outside the right wing with cameras and phones in their hands just waiting to hear the screams.
"One...two...three." Khushi counted as Zoya pressed the air horn causing the loud noise to sound through the whole wing. NK and Ayaan rushed out first followed by Akash and Aman. The girls broke out into laughter seeing their faces. They looked like circus clowns...blind ones that couldn't do their makeup properly. Their faces were painted with all types of colours and designs, like a paint pallet had threw up on their faces.
NK was the first to turn around and look at others. "AHHH!" He screamed looking at their faces.
"YOUR FACE!" Ayaan, Aman and Akash said.
"Mera nahi...tumhara face! Oh my god, NANAV KA FACE!" NK said pointing down the hallway where Arnav was. Asad walked out of the room just as Arnav passed it causing them to bump into each other.
"AHHH!" They both yelled looking at each other's faces.
"SAY CHEESE!" Anjali said clicking pictures of everyone.
"Happy Holi!" Payal laughed.
"Yeah, Happy Holi GUYS!" All the girls yelled.
"Oh you are in so much trouble!" Aman yelled moving towards the girls as they all screamed running down the stairs.
Rashid, Dilshad, Badi Bi, Nani and Aarti had congregated at the bottom of the stairs as soon as they'd heard the screams. They also fell into a fit of laughter as the guys came into their views.
"Ya Allah!" Dilshad laughed. "Yeh ladkiya!"
"Humeira Begum, you are in so much trouble!" Ayaan yelled as he ran around the sofa after her.
"Save meee!" Humeira yelled jumping over the sofa and behind Zoya.
"Ayaan..." Zoya smiled. "Why don't you leave her alone?"
"Whose idea was this?" Arnav asked.
Asad crossed his arms across his chest and looked at Zoya and Khushi.
"Seeing as the girls have never succeeded in something like this before the arrival of the terrible duo here..." Aman trailed off.
"Waise, aap sab ko pata bhi nahi chala ki tumhare chehre ko..." Rashid started but couldn't contain his laughter.
"Nahi, kal bahut neeni aa rahi thi." Nk said scratching his head.
"Mujhe bhi..."Ayaan said.
"What did you all do?" Akash said looking at all the grinning faces.
"Sleeping pills." Asad said.
"In the milkshakes." Arnav added.
"Ah, that's why Di didn't let Aarav drink it." Akash nodded.
"This has Zoya written all over it." Asad smirked.
"Shukriya Shukriyaaa! I know I am a genius." Zoya laughed.
"Payal...tum bhi?" Akash pouted as she giggled.
"Papa! Mamu 1,2,3,4,5! Nice faces." Aarav laughed bounding into the room.
"CLOWS!" Riya squealed.
"Clowns baby." Anjali said picking her up.
Piyush bounded over and stood at the doorway, his eyes moving in between everyone's faces as his face stayed calm.
"Ugwy." He finally concluded and walked towards Payal slowly causing everyone to laugh.
"Okay. Ab bahut masti hogai. Tum sab ek ghante mein ready ho jao, hum Sharma's kai yaha holi party kai liye jaa rahe hai." Aarti said authoritatively with a slight smile on her face.
The girls were already ready so the guys bounded up the stairs laughing at each other's faces. Dilshad, Rashid, Aarti, Badi Bi and Nani all left followed by Payal, Akash, Aman, Anjali and the kids.
"Bhaijaaan!" Najma yelled from downstairs. "Ammi nai kaha hai ki aap sab table par padi hui cheeze lai kar waha jaldi jaiyee!"
Arnav and Asad both walked down stairs, Asad clad in a white kurta and Arnav in a white shirt.
"NK, AYAAN!" Asad said and passed off a few of the things to them and followed them out the door with his hands full.
"Ladies." Arnav said motioning for Zoya and Khushi to follow him.
"You go ahead, I need to go grab my phone!" Zoya said realizing that it was missing.
"I can't leave you-" Arnav started but was cut off.
"Don't worry about it! It's right next door right? I'll come with Nikhat, Najma and Humeira." Zoya smiled.
"Fine." Arnav said leading Khushi out the door as Zoya bounded up the stairs towards her room.
"That was some stunt you managed to pull off this morning." Arnav said to Khushi as they walked.
"You looked like a clown!" Khushi teased.
"We'll see who gets the last laugh Miss Gupta." Arnav said.
"Is that a threat?"
"No, just a promise. And Arnav Singh Raizada always fulfills his promises."
"Isn't it quite egoistic to refer to yourself in the third person Mr. Raizada?"
"I'd watch what I am saying Miss Gupta. I am your boss after all." He teased causing Khushi to laugh. She was a bit too busy looking at Arnav and failed to notice the rock that she tripped on causing her to fall into a puddle of mud.
"Shit!" Khushi said.
"Are you okay?" Arnav asked putting down the basket he was carrying.
"Yeah...I'll just run and change." She said.
Back at the house
"Najmaaa!" Zoya yelled bounding down the stairs but got no reply. "They probably already left." She said to herself before bounding out the front door, she was Khushi walking towards the house.
"Khu-" She started to say but stopped short when she noticed a black Mercedes pull in through the gate. Khushi stood beside Zoya as they watched two people get out of the car.
"What are they doing here?" Zoya whispered in shock.
TADAAA! Guess who it might be? Its pretty obvious though. MWAHAHAHA.
Chapter 22: Page 125
Edited by astonm - 11 years ago
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