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Chapter 5
"Mr Khan?, what are you talking about? Could you please elaborate?"
"Oh Stop it Miss Farooqui! Stop your nonsense! Who do you think I am? Did you think I would never come to know about your stupid plans. How could you stoop so low? I just can't understand why you are acting so immature nowadays. You are grown up yet so childish.
Why ? It's high time you stop all this. I just won't tolerate such a kind of person in my house.
Do you get it? If you continue to bother Tanveer, I'll have no choice but to show you the door. I'm really sorry to say this but rules are rules in this house. You're a guest and you should act like one. Ammi thinks you're a "bechari". I'm afraid I'll have to reveal your true colours in front of her. She won't believe me easily...I know that.. You've been buttering her up too much during your stay. You've always acted like the innocent one when you're just the most impulsive person on this earth. You invite troubles wherever you go and make Ammi and Najma's lives harder. Have you never given it a thought as to how much of a burden you must have been to Ammi.", Asad blurted in anger,not realising how much his words were piercing though Zoya's heart, hurting her deeply..
Wiping her uncontrollable tears which were continuously rolling down her cheeks , Zoya ran out of her room, out of Asad's sight.
***
Sitting alone in the garden, eyes facing the dark sky, Zoya was drowned in thoughts.
"Burden...troubles...impulsive..immature..just a mere guest.. buttering up Phoopi...WHY? Why me? What wrong did I do to deserve those harsh words?.. Mr.Khan always thinks that I'm the worst girl she has ever met. I know that I'm undesirable wherever I go..but.." she suddenly stopped midway.
Wiping her tears and mustering up courage, Zoya said:
"No!... I should take a decision..I really should.I just can't increase Phoopi's burdens. I think the best way to ease them of troubles is by going far away from their lives.. from Bhopal and from India... Ya.. this is the best way...I should inform Phoopi right now!
Knocking on Dilshad's bedroom door, Zoya realised that the latter was asleep.
So she decided to tell her all about her decision the following day.
***
That night Zoya couldn't sleep. Asad's mean words and Tanveer was invading her thoughts.
Zoya suddenly felt the urge to puke.
Her head started to ache, So much that it seemed like there was a mountain on it.
Her hands were trembling and as she extended her right arm to get hold of the blanket, dizziness made her roll on the bed and fall down hard on the floor.
As she gasped for air,beads of perspiration trickled down her forehead.
Clutching her hair in pain, Zoya's head once again banged on the floor as she passed out from weakness.
***
In the morning
"Assalamu alaikum everyone",Tanveer greeted as she made herself comfortable to have breakfast.
"Waraleikumsalam", Asad,Dilshad and Najma replied.
While having breakfast, no one dared to mention Zoya's name in front of Asad.
Everyone was aware of the fight that broke out between the two the night before.
Tanveer and Najma soon left after eating.
As Dilshad sat down to have breakfast, she felt like something was missing. The happiness which Zoya used to create with her funny talks at the table was missing. Everything seemed totally different without her. Life looked dull and boring.
"I wonder where Zoya is. She must be feeling really hungry. Asad will be going to office later than usual today. She won't come down because of this only. I know her very well... Ya Allah.. I hope she is doing just fine..."
"Let me bring some food for her. Asad can't forbid me from doing so. It's about food afterall.", Dilshad thought to herself.
Stuffing a piece of bread with pineapple jam, Dilshad glanced at Asad who in turn flicked through his book questioningly.
"Ammi, this...",
Asad's words got interrupted by Dilshad.
"This is for Zoya. Anything more?", she sternly replied.
Without uttering a word, Asad continued his reading.
***
"Zoya Beta? It's me Dilshad. You there? Open the door please.", Dilshad has been attempting to get Zoya to open the door, but in vain. She wasn't even answering her.
"Ya Allah.I hope she is fine.. Let me call Asad!" and she rushed to the living room.
Edited by twinkle_heart - 12 years ago
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