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Something Changed

Chapter 24

"Mashallah! My Zoya is looking so beautiful!" Zeenat said, wiping a lone tear on her cheek with one hand, while the other she used to tilt Zoya's chin upwards.

"Tumhari Zoya? Shayad tum bhool chuki ki ab yeh meri Zoya haina Zoya?" Dilshad said hugging Zoya from the back.

Both ladies laughed and continued their banter about Zoya and how pretty she was looking.

Najma came in then, and walked up to her hone wali bhabhi.

"Zoya, abb main jante hoon ki bhaijaan tumhari door rehna itni mushkil kyun the" she winked and Zoya giggled, shaking her head.

"Waise bhi, bhaijaan bhi bahut handsome lag rahe" she winked and raised her eyebrows at Zoya, before joining Dilshad and Zeenat in talking about how gorgeous Zoya was looking and gossiping about the couple.

"Okay so if you all are done with praising me, can I get to see how I look ?" she said with her puppy dog eyes bulging.

They had her dressed and seated for the whole evening while they dressed her up, did her make up and her hair. Zoya, for one, was getting a bit irritated. She had never been away from him for so long. For God's sake, they were living under the same roof!

Zeenat looked at Dilshad and upon her nodding, Dilshad said "Zoya close your eyes", and Najma and Zeenat turned the chair around to face the mirror.

"Go ahead, look" Najma squealed.

Zoya opened her eyes slowly, and met her reflection in the mirror, only she wasn't sure it was quite her.

"Allah miyan!" she gasped.

Her eyes were deeply lined with kohl, light red and gold eyeshadow complimented the tone of her blush on her cheeks. Her lips were more defined in a red, not too bright but not too dark either. She stood up to look at her full form.

Her hair was in a jhoora , and earrings dangled from her ears back to her hair where they were clipped. Donned in her red elegant lehenga, she looked majestic. Her bangles jingled as she shook her hands in glee, looking at the pretty bangles they had adorned her with.

"I love it!!" she squealed, hugging the three of them tightly.

"Wait Zoya that's not it! We still need to finish your nails"

"Arrey haan. Najma you finish that, me and your Ammi will go and see what needs to be done outside, and welcome any guest who are here okay. Waise bhi Anwar is probably fretting outside"

"Theek hai."

"Chalo Zoya, let's do your nails"

Asad's room

"Asad? You? I think I'm seeing wrong... Ya allah" Ayaan said dramatically holding his head as Asad came out wearing his kurta, causing the three girls who were seated on the sofa to giggle.

Asad rolled his eyes. " Ayaan, bass karo yeh nartak!"

"Arrey chup kar! I'm complimenting you! Ohhh I see, you're missing Zoya bhabhi" Ayan wriggled his eyebrows maniacally.

Asad blushed and stammered.

"Arz kiya hai!"

"Oh no" Asad muttered, pinching the bridge of his nose"

"Irshad, Irshaad" Humeria encouraged, smiling at Ayaan.

"Mere Asad Bhaijaan ek dum sher tha

Mere Asad Bhaijaan ek dum sher tha

Lekin Zoya bhabhi ko dekh kar, woh sher sharmili bhi seekh liya"

"Ayaan!" Asad said ringing his ear, and Nikhat Humeira and Nuzhat laughed to their hearts content.

Asad looked irritated, fretting as he walked up and down his room.

"Kya baat hai Bhaijaan, really missing Zoya?" Nuzhat asked.

"Nahi. Bilkul nahi!"

"Hmmm. I'll just go tell her!" Nuzhat exclaimed

"Nahi!" Asad yelled... Lekin.."

"Lekin kya?"

"I have a mission for you three"

He huddled the three girls around him along with Ayaan, and whispered his plan.

"Wah Bhaijaan, Zoya has really changed you! Itna masti?Wah!"

"Chup!"

"Right so you three, go and do your job!!"

Zoya's room

"Mashallah!" the three exclaimed as they entered and saw Zoya sitting on the chair, and Najma sitting on her bed doing Zoya's nails.

"Bhabhi!!! You look so pretty!" Humeira exclaimed.

"Thank you! You three don't look any less. I'm sure Ayaan is smitten by you right now" Zoya winked to Humeira, who looked down blushing.

"Uhhh Najma!"

"Ji Nikhat?"

"Uhh I think Dilshad Ammi was calling you?"

"Sach?"

"Haan, you should go see what she needs. In fact you go and help okay? We'll handle Zoya's nails. In any case, they're almost done!"

"You sure? I'll finish it before I go, it's okay"

"NAHII!" Nuzhat yelled, startling Zoya and Najma.

Nikhat eyed her and shook her head, while Humeira rolled her eyes.

"I mean, you go na, we'll manage"

"Acha theek hain, if you insist. Good luck! And make sure she stays in her room okay? I know she is dying to meet Asad bhaijaan, but she can't come out of her room yet"

All giggled.

Najma left, seconds after which Humeira pulled out her phone and texted Ayaan.

Mission complete! Send him in.

Nikhat and Nuzhat quickly finished doing Zoya's nails, while chatting with her. Humeira opened Zoya's window which was connected to the porch outside.

"Ouch!" a voice exclaimed as he was pushed into Zoya's room through the window.

"Allah miyan! What's wrong with you Jahanpana Six Packs?" Zoya exclaimed.

The girls laughed but then on Ayaan's signal they jumped through the window and crept outside into the porch to give the duo privacy. They couldn't take the chance of going out through the door, as someone would have seen them and guessed what they were up to, leaving Zoya alone.

"Zoya.." he said. It was all he managed as he drank in the pure beauty presented before him.

She looked up to meet his eyes and as astounded. They were matching!!! And he looked absolutely dashing in his kurta. Red! Ya allah! For the first time, Asad was wearing a colour that wasn't a drab grey or brown, or black or white or blue.

"Hmm someone's looking quite handsome today" she said smiling at him.

"Only today?" he teased, walking closer towards her.

"Hmm not sure"

He chuckled. "Waise bhi, today you look so gorgeous, God alone know how I'm controlling myself right now"

"Asad!" she chided.

"Sorry" he said sheepishly.

"Only today with all this make up and dressing up I look gorgeous?" she pouted, faking anger.

"Haan!"

"Allah miyan what's wrong with you? Hmph I don't want to talk to you. Jao yaha se!" she said, turning her back to him.

"Zoya... Har din aap aur khubsoorat lagti, aur aaj aap zyada khubsoorat lag rahe , iss liye nahi kyun ki you dressed up so much, lekin iss liye, kyun ki aaj, this is the first step you are taking to become mine"

Zoya smiled, feeling warm sensations throughout her body at his loving words.

He came close to her, and whispered in her ears. "Aaj tum bilkul vo jaise lag rahe"

"Vo kaun?"

"Meri princess"

She blushed and turned around, resting her palms on his chest.

"I missed you"

"It's only been about 5 hours Zoya"

"Toh? I missed you. Didn't you miss me?"

"Of course I did. And you should thank me for coming up with this mastermind plan to meet you, or else I would have been pining away in my room listening to Ayaan's lame shayaris and you here, with Tamatar teasing your head off"

"Shukriya Khan Sahib" she joked.

"You're welcome, begum sahiba"

"Anyways I came here for another reason"

"Okay, Say na"

"Actually, I didn't think Ammi was going to get us engaged so soon, and I thought I would have gotten an opportunity to do this. I know now it seem like it's pointless because you are going to engage me in about an hour, but still just for the sentiments of it and for another loving memory, I want to do something"

"Mhmm.." Zoya was beginning to get a bit confused.

"Close your eyes"

"Huh?"

"Just close your eyes"

"Asad if Najma or someone comes."

"I have Ayaan taking care of that, don't worry. Just close your eyes"

Saying this, Asad nodded to her, and she finally closed them.

She felt Asad moving away from her and frowned.

"Look at me"

She fluttered her eyes open, and looked directly in front of her. "Asad, what kind of joke.." she started but stopped as her eyes trailed down and met Asad's, who was kneeling on one knee. He eyes widened and she bit her lip.

"Zoya Farooqui... Since the day you came into my life, it hasn't been easy. For me, things went out of control, things got shaken up, my routines were disoriented. But the funniest thing is that I enjoyed it. I enjoyed every moment of your pointless dramas, shayaris, our petty fights. I enjoyed every bit of it. I knew something was changing in me. And I was scared and delighted at the fact that my heart was changing for you. A heart that didn't want to love, started learning to love, just to love you. I...One day, Ammi spoke to me about marriage and I realized maybe she was right. I needed to get a move on in life, needed to get married. I thought I should stop thinking about you, you weren't right for me, in my books. Yet why when I entered a jewelry shop that day in search of a ring, the ring that caught my eye, was this one in my hand right now, and the only girl I ever dreamed of giving it to was you? I was wrong in thinking you were wrong for me, because in reality, you're the one. The one who I need and want. The one whom without, I feel as if I can't exist. And I know we're going to get engaged in a while, but still I wanted to do this. Zoya, now I can't live without you or your shayaris or any of your dramas. With this being said, Zoya Farooqui, will you marry me?"

By now Zoya's eyes were flooded. She didn't are about the scolding she would receive if her mascara and eye make up got smudged.

Words refused to exit her mouth so she nodded at him and reached her hand out to him. He took it, and he got us he was engulfed in a big hug which caused him to rock back.

"I love you Asad"

"I love you too Princess"

"By the way, that was very smart of you. Asking right before we officially get engaged so you won't be let down? Not bad" she winked

"You're trying to say I had a chance of being down"

"Hmmm maybeee" she teased but felt his firm grip on her.

He got all serious, and looked deep into her eyes.

"Zoya, don't make these kind of jokes. I don't like them at all."

"Asad I was just joking"

"Phir bhi, I don't like all this. The thought of you being away from me makes me feel devastated"

"Okay baba, I won't say such things again. Of course you had no chance of being let down, my Jahanpana Six Pack"

He laughed. "Now are you going to let me put it on for you?"

He took her hand and slid the ring onto her ring finger.

"Waw Asad this ring is so pretty!"

"Now it looks even prettier" he whispered and kissed her forehead.

A tear was streaming down Zoya's face and he bent to kiss it off her cheek. "No tears, Princess, or else your Zeenat Appi and Phupi and Tamatar will all together put me in a bag and beat me for ruining your make up!"

She laughed at this, and moved her hands to caress his face.

"Asad?"

"hmm?"

"Main tumse bahut bahut BAHUUUTTT mohabbat karte hoon" she said meaningfully, looking into his eyes.

He leaned in and kissed her quickly on her lips, igniting her blush, as he always did.

"Main bhi tumse bahut bahut BAHUUUTTT mohabbat karte hoon" he replied, singing his "bahut" just the way she did.

The shared a sweet moment before they were interrupted by the three girls, who said that the ceremony was going to start soon and Asad needed to return to his room. Asad left her room, but not before kissing her on her cheek, much to the delight of the three girls who were now seeing a new side to Asad.

Najma soon came in and took Zoya out for the ceremony.

Chapter 25