Asad came back up to give Kumud her dinner when he saw that she was already asleep. Slightly shaking her, he woke Kumud up and told her to eat her food. Not even allowing her to get up, he gave the plate in her hands and after she was done, he again carried her into the washroom to wash her hands. Overall, he just pampered Kumud a lot.
The next day, all the younger ones were very excited to go for Ayaan's party except Nuzhat. Nuzhat was not allowed to go as she was underage and wouldn't be allowed to enter the club. Even after Nuzhat put up many tantrums, none of them let her go for the party.
All of them came down dressed up for the party. Tanveer was in the skinny jeans and yellow top she had purchased the previous day. Nikhat was in green dress which came down to her knees. Najma wore ripped jeans and a blue t-shirt with I'm Sexy and I Know It written on it. Asad was in a jeans, t-shirt and hoodie while Ayaan was in a jeans and t-shirt. All of them were waiting for Kumud to come down. Suddenly, hearing something, Asad turned around and saw Kumud and he was awestruck. She was in a blue off-shoulder top and a pair of jeans. Since he had never seen her in western clothes, Asad was amazed at how well she pulled the look off.
"Take a picture, it lasts longer," Ayaan whispered in his ear bringing Asad out of his dreams. "What do you mean Ayaan?" Asad asked, pretending to not understand. "Bhaijaan, you know what I mean. Shall we leave now?" Ayaan told him. Asad nodded and all of them went out and became seated in Asad's car.
After half an hour of boredom, they all reached the club to find Ayaan's other friends along with Humeira waiting outside. As soon as they reached, Humeira hounded Ayaan with questions asking why he was late. Ayaan just shrugged it off and winked at Asad who was standing next to him. Kumud, who noticed it asked Asad who just said Ayaan was mad.
They all showed their ID cards and entered the club. Ayaan, Humeira, Nikhat and Najma went on to the dance floor and started dancing while Tanveer, Asad and Kumud were sitting at the bar.
Just then, a girl wearing a denim skirt and a halter top came in. There were two bodyguards behind her and two bodyguards in front of her. She headed towards the bar and took a seat next to Tanveer. Asad, Kumud and Tanveer started talking to each other, wondering who she is.
"Is she an actress? Have you guys seen her in any movie?" Tanveer asked Asad and Kumud who shook their heads. "Maybe she's the daughter of a politician or an actor or a sportsperson. You never know. The club is quite posh. The only reason Ayaan was able to get entry was because his friend's dad has some contacts here." Asad told them. "Yup, that's possible. Why don't we ask her?" Kumud suggested.
Tanveer, who had left the conversation, asked for an orange juice at the bar and at the same time, the girl also ordered the same thing. Asad and Kumud each ordered a glass of water and the four of them were waiting for their drinks when Kumud asked the girl, "What's your name? Are you a politician's daughter or something?" "No, no, my father is just an extremely rich man. There has been a stalker who has been following me around since the last 3 weeks so that's why the bodyguards. I'm Zoya by the way and you are?" Zoya answered with a carefree grin on her face. "I'm Kumud. That's really bad if someone's stalking you. What exactly does he do though?" Kumud replied. Just then, their drinks arrived. All of them said cheers and then took a sip of their drink. "Zoya, doesn't you orange juice taste weird?" Tanveer asked Zoya and Zoya denied it. "Asad, try this juice. It tastes really weird." Tanveer asked Asad, stretching her hand out to him. "I'll try it Tanveer" Kumud told her. "Kumud, you aren't going to drink it. It may be harmful for all you know." Asad told her and took a sip before Kumud could stop him. "Yup, it tastes very weird." Asad stated. "You both better not drink it then," Kumud told Asad and Tanveer. She continued, "So Zoya, you're from Bhopal or from some other place?" "I'm from New York. My father's Indian and my mom is from New York. When I was ten, they decided to part mutually and my mom won rights to keep me so I shifted with her to New York and I come to India to visit my dad for 2 months every year. I don't even know who is stalking me but I have a doubt that it's the guy I rejected but I have no proof so I can't complain to the police either. Now I can't wait to get back to New York. This stalker has really made me very angry." Zoya told them.
After continuing with some random talk for around 15 minutes, Kumud excused herself to go to the washroom and Zoya went on to the dance floor leaving Tanveer and Asad alone at the bar. "You want to dance darling?" Asad asked Tanveer. "Sure jaan," Tanveer replied and they both went on to the dance floor and started dancing. They were dancing on the ultimate romantic song, Every Night in My Dreams'. Ayaan who saw them dancing was going to approach them when someone pulled him back. He turned to see who it was and saw Kumud standing there.
"You are so pretty. I love you darling. You have no idea it is to control myself around you." Asad told Tanveer. "So why are you controlling yourself jaan?" Tanveer told him. Asad bent down and kissed her down her throat and just reached the shoulder when Tanveer pulled him towards her lips. They kissed for around a minute when Kumud went and stood in front of them. Asad left Tanveer and said, "Kumud, do you have a twin? Why are there two of you?" Asad asked Tanveer and Kumud. "Imran, when did your voice become like Asad's? That is so cool." Tanveer asked Asad.
Ayaan went up to Asad and slapped him while Kumud poured water on Tanveer. Asad snapped out of his reverie instantly and while Tanveer was still muttering Farhan. Kumud who was angry at first, had calmed a bit but to remove all of it, she slapped Tanveer using her full force and Tanveer too came out of her reverie. "Kumud, listen to me. I didn't mean to do that." Asad pleaded. Kumud turned her back on him and said, "Let's get out of here and go home. I don't want to create a scene here Asad. Ayaan, will you be coming? If you are, get Nikhat and Najma along. I don't want anything about this to reach their ears," she finished in a strict tone.
Ayaan went and dragged Nikhat and Najma off the dance floor and all of them left. "Why are you all so silent? Already lost all your energy oldies?" Najma asked them. "Yeah Najma, now can you please refrain from talking. We are very tired and not exactly in the mood if you can't see," Ayaan snapped. Najma shut up after that and the car ride to the house was very moody and depressing.
As soon as they reached, Kumud ran up to her room and locked the door. She changed her clothes and then lied down on her bed and started sobbing. Hearing a knock on the door, she quickly washed her face and opened the door to see Asad standing there.
"I'm so sorry Kumud. I didn't mean to. I don't expect you to forgive me but please at least talk to me." Asad begged her. "You're right Asad. I can't forgive you. I'm going to be leaving tomorrow and please don't ask whether we can be friends because we can't," Kumud told him, her voice quivering a little. "Kumud, you can't break up with me. I'll do anything to fix it. Please don't leave." Asad pleaded, tears flowing down his face freely. "We were never really together Asad. My work here is done anyway so I'm going to leave. We were never meant for each other. Face it Asad, we don't know anything about each other and even our confession was immature. It was too fast and I don't even think I love you. I like you but now I'm not even sure of that. I can't shout at you because you technically did not cheat on me because we were never really together. Now please Asad, leave my room. I'll be leaving tomorrow morning and if you ever liked me, please don't try to follow me." Kumud finished and sent him out of the room.
Asad was broken, Kumud became emotionless. The separation shocked them both but maybe, just maybe, it was for the better? Maybe, it helped them mature. Only time will tell.
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