Note : Thanks to all the Readers for all for your likes and comments... It really motivates to continue writing...
Would like to dedicate this part to ...Bubble007... (IF) since she mentioned about adding few points regarding the divorce when we were discussing about this story... Thanks a lot Bubble !!
I actually wanted to wind up this story with this part... but there was a request from Saddie (--starstruck--- - IF ) that she wanted to see Zoya's pain during the days of separation... and since she is not happy with Asad's decision and actions in this story, want to cheer her up considering her request and hence the next update will be again have flashback from Zoya's POV ... I may wind up the story in either next 1 or 2 parts...
Most of the readers have written that Asad should have returned back earlier... Addressing on this point, I do respect each one of your views on the situation.. but I as a writer of this story would like to pen down Asad's feelings here on why I wrote it so...
Asad at the age of around 22 Yrs in an alien country had to take a decision either to sign or not to sign the divorce papers...He did not have time but was threatned with his beloved's snaps and threat regarding her safety.. So he did sign those papers .. but he expected to find a way out of all that mess soon but before he could think of anything, he got the signed copy from his love of life... which was the least he expected.. He expected her to speak to him and fight with him ... but that did not happen.. Communication was lacking from both of them since they were stuck up with their own circumstances... !! Both were correct given their circumstances for the way they reacted is what I feel !!
For both Asad and Zoya, real Love is not just based on romance, candle light dinner and walks along the beach it is infact based on trust, compromise, care and respect... !! Their trust waivered looking at the divorce papers which gave way to compromise and later respect the other's decision and to move on in life in their own chosen way !! but yes it was their love in the form of care that made them not to file the papers in the court ...Destiny has plans to get them back to give back not only their trust but also Love in all possible ways !!
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PART 7
Dilshad was angry to see Tanveer at their door step.. She did not want Tanveer to enter this house who was the reason to snatch away her daughter Zoya's happiness... but she knew that she should not speak anything rudely ...
Dilshad : Adya beta.. aap todhe dher keliye Wajid ke saath apne kamre mein raho.. Wo apko fresh honekeliye madatah karega.. Baad mein aap TV dekh sakti ho.. apne favourite Doremon cartoon ... Mein apkeliye khana leke athi hooon...
Adya : Thank you Daadi.. and she happily ran in search of Wajid...
Dilshad did not bother to speak to Tanveer and she just walked towards the kitchen...
Asad : Tanveer.. Tum yahan ??
Tanveer smiled and looked towards him... Asad was wondering why she was here.. Though she had never troubled him during last couple of years, she was here all of a sudden...
Tanveer: Kya hua.. Asad.. aise kyun dhek rahein ho ?? Kya mein apne dost se milne bhi nahin aa sakti hoon ??
Asad just smiled : Baito Tanveer... Batao kya baat hain ??
Dilshad who heard the word dost, turned towards them to understand what exactly was going on between them ??
Tanveer: Ghabrao math Asad.. Jo galti meine ki.. wo dubara nahin karoongi... Actually muje Rahul se patha chala ki tum wapis aagaye ho... Mera nikaah honewala hain agle haftein... aur mein tumh sabko bulane ayi hoon.. aur haan Zoya se muje maafi bhi mangi ni thi !!
Asad relaxed hearing this... : Zoya bahar gayi hain Tanveer..kisi kaam se.. do ya teen lagjayega usse wapis anemein... Thanks for the invitation !!
Tanveer waited for sometime for Asad to either speak something or for his mother to come out but neither Asad spoke nor Dilshad came out making Tanveer uncomfortable...
Tanveer : Asad.. kya wo bacchi tumhari beti hain ??
Asad : Haan Tanveer.. !!
Tanveer : Kya Mein usse mil sakti hoon...??
Asad : Tanveer.. aaj nahin .. I am sorry.. phir kabhi mil lena !!
Tanveer : Teek hain Asad.. bahut dher hogayi hain.. ab mein chalti hoon.. !!
After Tanveer walked away, Dilshad hurriedly walked towards Asad...
Dilshad : Asad.. ye sab kya hain ?? Batao Asad..Sach kya hain Batao beta.. Aise chup math raho !!
Asad slowly disclosed the past to her...
Dilshad was overjoyed hearing all this.. She hugged her son ...
Dilshad : Asad.. itna dukh akele sehte gaye.. !! Kyun beta.. ??
Asad : Ammi.. Zoya ki salamati aur kushi keliye mein kuch bhi kar sakta hoon.. !!
Dilshad : Lekin Asad tumne socha bhi kaise ki Zoya kisi aur ke saath ??
Asad : Ammi.. Jab muje Zoya ka sign kiya hua papers mila tab mein toot gaya ... !!
Dilshad : Asad..chalo abhi Zoya ke paas chaltein hain.. !!
Asad : Nahin ammi.. Mein kudh Zoya se kahoonga... Phele usse teek hone dijiye... Mere wajah se wo apne abbu tak khogayi.. !! patha nahin ki wo muje maaf karegi ya nahin !!
Dilshad : Asad.. Wo aaj bhi tumse hi pyar karti hain beta.. Please.. Adya keliye aur tum dono keliye ek ho jao... Jante ho.. Tum dono apni apni eham aur narazgi chodkar baat karo.. sab teek hojayega...Patha hain Asad.. ek set papers jo tumne sign karke Zoya keliye bheja tha.. wo Zoya ne sign nahin kiya... aur tumne bhi dusra set papers ko court mein jama nahin kiya.. iska matlab hain.. tum dono abhi bhi shohar aur biwi ho...aur haan jab Zoya un papers ka ek copy sign kiya aur tumhein bheja tab wo maa bannewali thi... to iska matlab hain.. har taraf se tum dono ab tak shohar aur biwi hain... !!
Asad : Lekin ammi wo kaise sign karke papers bhej sakti hain aur muje apne pregnancy ke barein mein bataya tak nahin.. Mujse ek baar baat bhi nahin ki... Meine kitni baar phone pe aap sab se baat karneki koshish ki thi... Mein aap sab se naraaz hogaya ... !!
Dilshad : Yahan ka halaath aisa tha ki hum tumhare faisle se bahut naraz the... Aur Gaffur bhaisab... and she stopped controlling her tears for few seconds before continuing... Asad.. Gaffur bhaishaab ke antim sanskar ke baad Zoya bahut toot gayi thi..wo is ghar ko bhi chodkar jane wali thi... Lekin humne usse yahi par rehnekeliye mana liya...Wo pregnant thi ye wo phele se janti thi.. lekin usne humein bhi nahin bataya tha kyunki wo darthi thi.. kahin hum tumhein yahan anekeliye majboor na karle.. Wo shayad isiliye tumhe bhi bataya nahin... Lekin us din sab ko achanak se patha chala... Jab humne poocha ki wo aise asani se kyun sign karke bhej rahi hain tab patha hain Zoya ne kya jawab diya...?? She looked at Asad and continued... : Usne kaha ammi... Asad meri Zindagi hain.. unki kushi keliye mein kuch bhi kar sakti hoon... Unki pyar ki nishani mere paas hain.. bas yahi kaafi hain ta umr keliye... Allah unhe har kushi de... !!
Tears rolled down Asad's eyes hearing all this...
Dilshad : Asad.. Tum dono ek dil ke do tukde ho... !!Tumhare Dil se jo pyar Zoya keliye nikaltha hain wahi pyar Zoya ke Dil Se tumhareliye bhi nikaltha hain... !!
Asad : Ji Ammi... !!
Dilshad: Hum sabko maaf kardo beta.. Hum tumse itne naraz hogaye ki tumse baat karna bhi nahin chathe the.. .. Kabhi janne ki koshish bhi nahin kiya... ki tumne ye sab kyun kiya... Zoya ki halath ko dekh kar hum beti ki pyar aur uski insaaf keliye itne khogaye ki bte ke barein mein socha hi nahin... !! and she started crying...Maaf kardo beta..
Asad : Please ammi.. Apne aap ko sambhaliye... Shayad muje ek baar yahan khud aa kar usi waqt sach bata dena chahiye tha... Agar teek samay pe ye sab kiya hota toh mein apni beti ka itna saal muje khona nahin padtha... !!
Dilshad : Asad... please beta.. galti hum sab se hui hain... !!
Asad: Ammi... Zoya muje maaf karegi na ammi ??
Dilshad smiled through her tears and hugged her son and kissed him on his forehead before walking away to offer prayers to thank allah to bring back her son home finally... !!
Asad walked in... in search of his daughter... He was so happy now that he had understood Zoya's point of view...He was so much relived after hearing all this... !! He realized that how much both of them love each other but the only mistake which both of them did was not to communicate...He did not want to loose any more time to get back his Zoya !!
Sometimes being a friend means mastering the art of timing. There is a time for silence. A time to let go and allow people to hurl themselves into their own destiny. And a time to prepare to pick up the pieces when it's all over. - Octavia Butler
We are all mistaken sometimes; sometimes we do wrong things, things that have bad consequences. But it does not mean we are evil, or that we cannot be trusted ever afterward." Alison Croggon
Next Day, Hospital
It was early morning when Zoya woke up.. She was looking much better now..
Rashid : Uth gayi beta.. !! Kaise mehsus kar rahi ho ??
Zoya : Teek hoon abbu.. Abbu.. Adya...??
Rashid : Yes.. Mein ghar jatha hoon.. Tum bhi fresh ho jao.. Mein sister ko bhej detha hoon... Adya ko leke atha hoon..
Zoya smiled at Rashid and nodded...
Khan Villa
Asad woke up early and got ready.. Adya was still sleeping.. He smiled looking at her.. She had hugged him wih her small hands the whole night.. He came out in search of Dilshad..and found her in the kitchen...
Asad : Ammi.. Adya abhi so rahi hain.. Mein hospital jatha hoon.. Adya uthne ke baad phone kijiye.. mein aap dono ko lene atha hoon...
Dilshad : Teek hain.. She came to him and held his face in her hands and kissed him on his forehead...
Dilshad : Sab teek ho jayega Asad.. Tum Zoya se sab bata do.. !!
Asad: Ji Ammi.. !!
Adya Hospital
Asad purchased a boquet of fresh red roses which was Zoya's favourite.. on his way to the hospital... He had not faced the nervousness which he was feeling now even when he had walked in to Faroouqi Mansion when he had gone to meet her for the first time... They had lost 6 precious years... not speaking to each other and with all the assumptions and misunderstandings, though the love between them had not subsided, there was a vague fear in him as he walked towards her room...
He stopped hearing Dr. Shahid's voice inside...
Dr. Shahid : Zoya... Tum meri dost ho na.. to apne problems mere saath kyun share nahin karti ho ??
Zoya : Aisi koi baath nahin hain Shahid.. I am fine...
Shahid : Muje malum hain .. ki tum is halat mein kyun ho ?? and he looked at her...
Zoya just blinked looking at him...
Shahid : Kal hospital mein dekha Adya ke saath Asad ko... Adya ko tumse koi nahin cheen saktha hain... Usse koi haq nahin hain Adya ko lejane ki..
Asad's hands formed a fist.. His anger shooted up but he wanted to hear what Zoya would say and so he continued to stand there...
Zoya : Shahid.. Please.. Mein iske barein mein koi baat karna nahin chathi hoon... !!
Shahid : Kyun ??
Zoya : Shahid please.. Asad Adya ke abbu hain.. aur tum unke barein mein aise baat nahin kar saktein ho !!
Shahid : Oh really ?? Jis admi ne pichle che (6) saal se tumhein aur tumhari beti ko ek baar bhi mudhkari nahi dekha.. tum uski tarafdari kar rahi ho ??He does not deserve both of you !!
Zoya : Shahid please.. Kaun kise deserve kartha hain iska faisla allah kartha hain.. mein aur stress lena nahin chathi hoon.. Now if you could please excuse Me ..
Shahid : Nahin Zoya... Mein tumse abhi baat karna chatha hoon.. !!
By now Asad could not stand outside any longer.. He walked in and knocked the door.. which made both Zoya and Shahid startled and look towards Asad...
Asad walked slowly towards Zoya giving a stern look towards Shahid..
Shahid : Zoya. Mein tumse baad mein miltha hoon.. and he walked away without acknowledging Asad's presence...
Asad handed the boquet to Zoya... she took the flowers hesitatingly and kept it on the side table...
Zoya's thoughts " Inhe ab bhi yaad hain ki muje red roses bahut pasand hain !! Allah miya.. Asad yeh sab kyun kar rahein hain ??"
Asad : Kaisi ho ab ??
Zoya : I am fine and she looked towards the door hoping he had got Adya along.. He understood her search ...
Asad : Zoya .. Adya abhi bhi so rahi thi.. Wo jab uthegi to mein kudh Adya ko tumhare paas leke aoonga... Tumhe ghabrane ki koi zaroorat nahin hain.. !! Abbu kahan hain ??
He sat down in the chair next to the bed and looked at her lovingly... What he heard earlier between Zoya and Shahid had given him some sort of confidence ... but he was not sure on how to start.. He tried to put his hand on hers but Zoya noticing that pulled it away and crossed her hands across her chest...and looked at him angrily...
Asad smiled looking at her..
Asad : Zoya.. I am very sorry ... Mein tumhe kuch kehna chatha hoon... and looked at her hoping she would give him an opportunity to speak..
Though she did not stop him from speaking, she was not looking at him.. She was looking on the other side...
Asad : Zoya.. Mein tumhe batana chatha hoon.. ki meine divorce papers kyun bheja tha...
Zoya : Asad please.. Muje kuch janna nahin hain... Ab koi faida nahin hain...!!
Asad : Aise math kaho Zoya.. Kamoshi se hum dono pichle che saal mein bahut kuch kho chuke hain... Ek baar muje sab batane ka mauka do... please... Baad mein faisla sirf tumhara hoga... !!
Asad looked at her but Zoya did not speak.. He sighed and continued... He told her what was the reason and the circumstances in which he had to send those papers to her .. He now looked up at her.. Tears were flowing down not only from his eyes but also from hers...
Asad : Mein ghabragaya tha Zoya.. Mere samaj mein ye nahin aa raha tha ki mein kaise tumhein sach bhol saktha tha...Dr. Ejaz ke admi shayad tumhare aas paas hamesha the... Jab Tanveer aur Dr. Ejaz ne mujse maafi mangi usse pehle muje tumhara kath aur sign kiya hua divorce papers mila... usse dekha to mein toot gaya Zoya... Muje yakeen nahin hua ki tum itni asani se muje chod sakti thi... Shayad hum dono ki kamoshi humari gunha bangayi... Trust me mein janta hoon ki tum par kya beethi hogi.. Muje maaf kardo.. Mein janta hoon ki jab Dr. Ejaz ne mujse maafi maangi tab muje tumhe sab kuch sach sach batadena chahiye tha.. Meine phone bhi kiya tha.. lekin... Mein ab samaj saktha hoon yahan ke halath.. Muje afsoos hain ki tumhein apne abbu ko khona pada...
Zoya could not control any further and she started crying hardly covering her face with her hands.. Asad did not know how to react.. He was not sure if he could hug her and console her..
Asad : Zoya.. I am sorry.. Please sambhalo.. Agar tum chathi ho ki mein yahan se chale jaooon to mein chala jatha hoon... Please ro math.. Please.. !!
He waited for her to respond for few seconds but getting no response from her he put his head down and turned around to walk out ... Hearing his foot steps, Zoya lifted her head and looked at him and she could not believe that he was even now going away from her ... She knew she had to break her silence now.. She got down immediately from her bed and ran towards him calling him... " ASAD !!"
He quickly turned around to find her in front of him .. Without loosing any more time she hugged him and did not stop the tears which were flowing down... He hugged her back and was in a similar condition ... Six Years of separation just because of their silence had costed them a lot.. !!
Asad : Muje maaf kardo Zoya .. Please !!
Zoya : Muje bhi maaf kijiye Asad.. I am so sorry !!
He now looked at her face and wiped her tears... : Ab mein tumhein kabhi bhi rone nahin doonga Zoya.. I promise.. !!
She nodded with a smile on her face...and as they hugged again, they both were happy to hear their daughter's voice...
Adya : Abbu.. Ammi.. .. and she ran to them and hugged them ...who was followed by a very happy Dilshad and Rashid..
Asad took Adya in his arms.. and both Asad and Zoya kissed their darling daughter...
Adya : Ammi aap teek hogayi. ???. and she kissed her mother on her nose...
Zoya : haan baccha.. ab mein bilkul teek hogayi hoon.. and she gave her dimpled smile to Asad...
Adya now jumped on to Zoya.. While Rashid came towards Asad...
Rashid : Asad.. Tumhari ammi ne muje sab bataya.. Itne saal tak akele kyun beta ??Humein bhi maaf kardo.. !!
Asad : Muje maaf kardijiye abbu.. and he hugged his dad...
Dilshad : Bas..ab rona dona bas.. Ab to humare ghar mein sirf kushi hogi..!! hain na Rashid ??
Dr. Shahid who had come back again to check if Zoya was fine witnessed a happy family reunion.. Though he had not heard their conversation, looking at them he understood that Zoya was happy...Tears escaped from his eyes... as he walked away !!
END of PART 7
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