CHAPTER TEN :
'What ?' He asked as he couldn't believe on his ears.
'Yes ! My eyes were covered but I am sure that she wasn't a normal livingbeing. Even when I was moving my hands back I felt like she disappeared or like melted --- or vanished in my hands --- I don't know.' She stammerred at the end again remembering everything. He looked at her face and wiped her tears.
'Just calm down, you should rest now.' He said worriedly.
'Don't you believe me ?' She asked confusedly.
'Ofcourse I believe you, if you saw it that means I saw it. If you touched it that means I touched it but right now I am more worried about your health until doctor gives the reports. Just have some rest now.' He said much calmly this time and she smiled, feeling better.
'I will. Just go and get fresh. You want to have dinner ?' She asked him.
'No ! I already had.' He said while walking towards his wardrobe. 'Zoya don't go out and try to sleep.' Asad said while going inside the washroom.
'I won't.' She said, smiling.
He came out of the washroom and saw her sleeping. He switched off the lights and walked toward the bed. She snuggled into him as soon as he slept beside her. He smiled and hugged her.
'You know she whispered YOU CAUGHT ME when I touched her and when the door was not opening I requested her and she opened it for me. Does that mean she is a nice girl ?' She asked him while looking up at his face. He absorbed everything she told him but wasn't sure what should he say.
'Just try to forget everything, their is no point of thinking about it.' He said.
'We both know now that the house is haunted. Does that mean its cursed too ? Does that mean we are cursed too ? Does that mean if we love eachother today then tomorrow we won't even like eachother ?' She was asking calmly but he was sure that these questions were disturbing her more than anything. 'Does that mean that we have to go away from eachother ? Does that mean we can live without eachother ? Does that mean you will leave me one day ? Does ---' She was getting more scared but was interrupted by his stern voice.
'Zoya ! I know the house is haunted but I don't believe on the cursed thing. Its Allah who decides everything not a house or spirits. I don't know why you don't believe on our love but I know I won't leave you ever. You are like a drug to me, I won't leave you even if you hurt me.' Asad said and tried to make her believe.
'What if I ask you one day to leave me ? Will you let me go if I really want to ?' She asked confusedly and he thought for a while.
'Ofcourse I won't do anything according to you, I never did. Just to make you happy I will let you go but you can call me mean because I will force you to stay with me afterwards for Ayat and the other one too if there is any.' He chuckled a little as he thought about their second child. 'And I know I can make you fall in love with me again.' Asad said with a smile.
'You are so mean.' Zoya said and punched him on his chest.
'I am but I would be doing this for both of us. I know even if you will hate me their is no one else in this world who can handle your tantrums and dramas. So at the end its one one situation.' He explained her everything as he was lost in their future.
'Back to Earth Mr Asad Ahmed Khan ! I am not going anywhere so just try to focus on your present.' She said naughtily.
'Are you sure you are not going ?' He asked sadly.
'Never ever !' She said proudly and hugged him tightly. He smiled and tried to sleep.
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He was reading a book in his room when Ayat came inside his room and jumped on the bed.
'Shona don't jump.' Asad said calmly and concentrated on the book again. She smiled and came near him and sat by his side. He took her in a side hug and started reading the book again.
'Abu can I ashk you something ?' She asked while hugging him.
'Yes ! Go on.' He said.
'Can we buy a cattie ? A real one ?' She asked with a smile and book fell from his hand.
'What ?' He asked in disbelief.
'A cattie is shomething like Tom from Tom and Jerry and she is cute and fluffy.' She started describing him a cat as she thought he wasn't aware of what a cat is.
'I know that but why do you want a cat ?' He asked confusedly.
'I love cats and I want one.' She pouted.
'No Shona cats are not good to be kept in the house. They are messy and not clean even.' Asad said sternly as he couldn't imagine his house a total mess.
'No she won't. I will take care of her.' Ayat pleaded.
'The cats jump here and there all the time, she will break the whole house.' He tried to make her understand again.
'Then I will shout at her how Mammy Two Shoes does in Tom and Jerry THOMAS IS THAT YOU ?' Ayat acted like the angry old black lady in Tom and Jerry while pointing her finger on the ground. He chuckled at her angry expressions but didn't say yes.
'Is that a yesh ?' She asked him again and Asad looked at Zoya who entered the room.
'Zoya she is asking for a cat.' Asad told her in disbelief.
'Ya she told me already.' Zoya said while sitting on the bed infront of them.
'And you said yes ?' He asked.
'Yes, I love cats too.' Zoya said excitedly.
'No no ! No cat is coming here, I am already tolerating two cats in the house.' Asad said.
'I am not a cat.' Zoya said annoyingly.
'Mee too.' Ayat copied her.
'I know very well what you both are so the answer is no.' Asad said sternly and took the book from the bed and started reading again while Zoya and Ayat were discussing what to do in sign language.
'How about we buy a emephalt ? He won't jump in the housh ?' Ayat asked him after a while and he closed the book and looked at her. He tried to be angry but their naughty and same expressions made him smile again.
'Its not emephalt. Its elephant Shonuu.' He corrected her.
'Thatsh what I am saying. Its Emephalt.' Ayat pouted.
'No Elephant.' He said more clearly this time.
'Ya emephalt abu. I know it.' She said proudly with a smile while Zoya wasn't understanding why he always tried to teach her more than she can learn.
'Elephant.' He said again.
'Emephalt.' She tried to say the same.
'Ele---phant.' He said annoyingly.
'Emephalt.' She said enjoying his expressions.
'Elephant !' He said.
'Emephalt.' She said.
'Emephalt.' He blurted out and pinched the bridge of his nose.
'Ya thatsh what I am saying abu.' She said proudly while Zoya started laughing at his expressions.
'This is not funny Zoya.' He said annoyingly while standing up and walked toward the corner table to pick up his phone.
'Yes Prasad ?' Asad said as soon as he picked up the phone.
'But that meeting was next week right ?' Zoya heard Asad asking on the phone.
'Then why did they call now ?' Asad asked as he wasn't expecting that all of a sudden.
'Ok. Book my ticket for Delhi I will attend it, you don't need to come here.' Asad said and disconnected the call.
'You are going to Delhi ?' Zoya asked him.
'Yes I have to attend this urgent meeting so I will go tomorrow and will be back in two days.' Asad told her the whole schedule.
'But what about us ? You know we can't live here alone.' Zoya said annoyingly not saying anything clear infront of Ayat.
'I forgot that.' Asad said realizing that they were not in Bhopal. 'Even ami is not here.' He said annoyingly. 'I can't take you with me you are not feeling well so you need to rest here.' Asad said and tried to use his brain while Ayat was trying to read Asad's book now.
'How about we go and stay at my abu's place ?' Zoya asked him happily.
'Are you sure you both would be fine there ?' He asked while sitting on the bed near Ayat from the other side.
'Ya we can manage. Abu will be happy aswell.' Zoya said with a smile.
'Ok. I will drop you there in the morning and do pick your reports from the doctor and let me know what she said.' He said.
'So should I start your packing now ?' She asked him.
'Ya you can.' He said with a smile and she stood up. She took out his suitcase and came near the bed.
'Move your tooh Asad.' She said to him who was busy reading the book with Ayat.
'What ?' He asked confusedly.
'I said scooch !' She said while looking away and he moved his feet away a little to give her some space to place his small suitcase.
'No ! What did you say before ?' He asked again.
'I said move.' She said and clenched her teeth at the word she used before infront of him and walked back to his wardrobe.
'Move what ?' He asked still confused and walked behind her.
'Move yourself Asad.' She said annoyingly while taking out his shirts.
'No you said something else.' He said while looking at her face.
'Ok. I said move your tooh.' She said while turning back and giggled.
'And what does that mean ?' He asked her while not giving her space to go.
'Umm you know it means like --- ' She stammerred as she wasn't sure how would he react.
'What ?' He asked while coming closer. 'You are irritating me now.' He asked confusedly.
'You know in English we say booty shooty but in Punjabi its called Tooh.' She said while wrapping her arms around his neck.
'What ? Disgusting !' He said and she winked at him.
'You are so cheap Zoya ! Where did you learn that from ?' He asked her annoyingly and she started laughing.
'From Goli Tere Pyaar mein.' They both heard Ayat's loud voice. Asad's eyes opened up wide in shock while Zoya gulped at his shocked expression.
'You know we were just watching the movie and it was a song I mean a good song --- watchable one ---- ' She gave him explanation while moving back.
'How can you Zoya ? She is so little and you are showing her these kind of movies.' He was getting worried now.
'Asad its a family movie and a comedy one. She is not aware of the meaning even.' Zoya said while walking toward his suitcase and placed his shirts inside.
'Ami I know the meaning.' Ayat pouted.
'See I told you she is an intelligent girl.' Asad said annoyingly and came near her while Zoya looked at him in disbelief.
'Shona tell your abu the meaning of Tooh.' Zoya said while looking at Asad angrily.
'It means huggie.' Ayat said happily and Asad rubbed his forehead.
'Still ! Still ! She shouldn't know all this. She is only four years old. What if she uses these words in her school ?' Asad asked while walking behind her.
'Wow ! When I teach her anything then all of a sudden she is four years old but if you teach anything then she is old enough to know everything.' She said angrily while taking out other important things from his wardrobe.
'What did I teach her ?' He asked.
'Remember you told her the meaning of haunted ? What if she uses that in her school and that phone number. Ya Allah ! I have uncountable situations where you behave like she is not 4 but 14 years old.' She said angrily while walking back to his suitcase.
'Now you are just trying to keep me quiet but I won't because this is a different situation then those I did.' He said sternly.
'This is exactly the same.' She said while turning back.
'No its not.' He said while looking into her eyes.
'It is !' She said.
'Is not.' He said.
'It is !' She said in same tone.
'Is not !' He said a much louder this time.
'Shtop !' Ayat interrupted their fight for the first time in the same tone how Dilshad used to do with them.
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A/N : Pheww this was so long !! 🤢 I don't know who but one of you asked for a long update few hours back so this one goes for you 😊 but you all can read it aswell actually you already did 😆
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