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Chapter 13

She felt as if she was again drowning in some trench, again pushed into darkness.

' so that known face was my father, my father. I met him the day I found about him, but look at the irony of fate I couldn't even see him to my satisfaction let alone hugging him or talking to him. The trial was over two years back. And he probably knows me too. Oh! God' her head felt like a 5 ton cannon ball.

It was difficult for Zoya to accept the loss of two years of her life but this reality was even more noxious than that.

She didn't realize when the nurse left and she started sobbing. Her head on her knees and hands covering her face.

She wanted to run away that very moment. Away far away. To some unknown world, where reality didn't hurt so much, where life wasn't so cruel.

She cried until her tears dried and sat there lost in thoughts of the uncertain future.

Asad enters and is shook to find her like that. Zoya snaps out of her thoughts and tries to smile.

"what happened to you? I left you smiling…. What happened when I wasn't here? You have been crying." He asks worriedly tracing the dry patterns of tears on her face. She smiles and shakes her head.

"nothing …its just the headache"

"does it still hurt?"

"no not much."

"sure"

"yeah sure."

" but…"

Before he could say anything he was interrupted by the knock at the door as the doctor enters with the nurse.

"I am so sorry to interrupt you guys but this was important…." He settles down before addressing ZOya,

"so your final good byes to the hospital miss Farooqi…. But before you leave you need to keep a few things in your mind. Initially you wont be able to walk run or be active like you used to be before. So don't try doing that, take it a little slow, it will take time. Don't tire yourself a lot. Unless you recover fully, mental stress can also be very damaging. For some time you might feel pain in your back, head or legs but a few mor sessions with the physiotherapist will do for it."

Zoya nodded without interest. The doctor now addressed Asad.

" I hope you will take care of all these things too Mr. Khan or else you don't need a backbone disorder so soon? Do you?"

The doctor smiles so does Asad while Zoya looks down embarrassed.

" here you go with your discharge papers, best of luck for your future."

The doctor leaves. Asad starts collecting her stuff. The nurse whispers in Zoya's ears, "hope to see you again…with some good news." She winks while ZOya blushes. The nurse leaves.

Asad forwards his hand for Zoya who takes it conveniently. She gets u slowly. He wraps his other hand around her waist. Her stomach does a cartwheel at the proximity.

She takes her first step consciously. A severe pang rises as she exclaims,

"och!" Asad sighs.

"You don't need to walk." He picks her up in his arms. She looks at him flabbergasted.

"let me try at least"

"but it hurts ya"

"it will of course…dosent means I cant even try walking myself."

He starts walking.

"you can do all trying when it dosent hurt."

" will you carry me everywhere until then?"

"I don't mind"

She shakes her head.

"then I am sure as hell you will crack your back soon Mr khan."

"you don't trust my six packs."

Zoya laughs.

"waise you are lighter than before."

"as if you remember."

"no really."

"the least I can do for you."

" we'll see for how long."

"what does that mean?"

"You'll see."

She frowns but then lets it go shrugging.

He makes her sit on the passenger seat, then carefully put on her seatbelt. Him proximity makes her flush red, her heart races perhaps because it has to pump more blood to her cheeks.

Asad while driving asks,

"What is it you are hiding from me?"

She looks at him dumbfound. Why does he have to know when I am hiding something or not.

"seriously, its nothing." She says looking out of the windscreen.

He sighs.

"well then look into my eyes and say that."

"I can't"

"why?"

"Because you are driving and I don't want to land into the hospital again." She says rather nonchalantly.

His muscles overwrought as he says through clenched teeth. "if that was a joke, I didn't like it and never bring these words out of your mouth again."

She looks at him in surprise.

"sorry…I didn't mean it."

But he dosent reply instead keeps silent and drives slowly.

"I'll wait…but you will have to tell me once you feel like."

Zoya nods thoughtfully.

They reach home. Zoya gets out of the car as soon as he parks it. She starts taking long deep breaths, closing her eyes, smiling at the same time. Asad paces towards her side nd asks,

"whot are you doing?"

"I was literally sick of that obnoxious smell of the hospital. I thought I have forgotten every other odor in the world."

Asad frowned smiling.

"so what do you detect."

"ummm….roses…"

He shakes his head taking out the bouquet from the back seat of the car and hands them over to her, she conveniently takes them taking in the aroma cheerfully.

"what else?"

"well…wet mud, grass, flowers….. fumes." She wrinkles her nose…" and…OMG! Whats this…blueberry cake?" she squeals excitedly.

He laughs. "you smell cake? I mean seriously?"

She nods, her eyes sparkling.

"that's insane." He rolls his eyes and nears her. She stops him with her hand.

"no way Mr. Khan not this time. I will try walking myself."

He stops midway, beams and then challenges her, "well then go ahead."

She takes to three steps but her legs still hurt. She sighs in defeat and looks back for him.

"what are you doing there? You can at least offer your hand."

He shakes his head smirking and locks his hand in hers the other oround her shoulder.

They both enter the hose which is immersed in darkness.

"where is everybody Mr. Khan?"

"No idea."

"why is it so dark in here? I cant even see anything."

The same minute she hears a loud boo. The lights turn on and little shiny stuff starts showering on them.

"surprise, surprise."

"OMG! ….Appi? jeeju?"

She stares at the m in utter shock and delight. Then emotionally hug her appi first, then her jeeju, tears start streaming down.

"Allah ka shukar hai Zoya…tum theek ho gain." Her Appi thanks Allah.

Her jeeju kisses her forehead, clearing away her tears.

"I am so happy to see you guys here."

"What did you think? We wont even come to see you. We have been planning this for weeks."

She couldnt ask for more. Zoya sees Dilshad and Najma standing right next to them smiling with teary eyes. She hugs Dilshad.

"Zoya my baby…you are finally home."

She smiles back and hugs NAjma.

"oye Tamater…you are still the same, cute as always."

"ive missed you like hell."

"really?" she hugs her again, swinging side to side.

" Aj tu mein khushi se hi mar jaon gi."

She says indifferently.

Asad rolls his eyes. 'She wont ever think before speaking.'

Her jeeju takes her by her hand.

"okay now enough of roona dhoona, its tie for celebration."

Zoya looks at him in bewilderment.

"what celebrations?"

Her appi and jeeju exchange a 'duh' look.

"its you birthday dumbo."

"Allah…I seem to have forgotten everything."

Najma brings a huge blueberry cake from the pantry and sets it on the table.

"don't tell me…is it a blueberry cake?"

She smiles at Asad. Then cuts the cake and there goes the beginning of the usual birthday rituals, offering and accepting.

For the time being life felt so complete, out or worries, sorrows, troubles, away from all grief, away from all the shadows. No one knew for how long and no one even wanted to bother about it. Sometimes you have to let go of you fears to bring cheers to your present.

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