|AsYa FF| :The Runaways: (Note-Page102) - Page 62

I sat down on my bed and started to rack my brains. I had to work really hard this time this year would be my last for the music fest. Zoya would also be attending it, not that I would admit that out loud infront of those two lunatics.

So I grabbed my comforter pulling it to my chest I closed me eyes and drifted off to sleep. The last scene which played before my eyes was Zoya's giggling and her beautiful blush.

Asad

"Shit, seriously? Did I seriously write this stuff?" I spoke to myself out loud; I was alone in my dorm room while practicing for the music fest. I looked at the sheet of paper I had infront of me and cringed.

It was a song I'd written back when I was fourteen, back when I had started to learn how to play a guitar and that was the cheesiest shit I'd ever written. Even the title was cringe worthy, My Crush next door.' I crumbled the paper and threw it; it hit the wall and fell on the carpet with a soft thud.

Usually I never got so worked up for the music fest and sung any random song that grabbed my attention; but this time it was different. Zoya would be attending the fest and I wanted it to be her best memory.

I sighed and strummed my guitar again, while picturing Zoya's smiling face and as if my fingers knew exactly what to play I started strumming a song I thought that I'd forgotten. I knew it, this song was perfect and it sort of defined our situation right now. After I had strummed and sung the song to perfection I put my guitar in its case and lay down on my bed.

I thought about her, her silky raven-black hair, her ivory smooth skin and that dimple and her eyes...the ones in which I found myself drowning into, every time I looked. I ran a shaky hand through my hair, what I felt for Zoya was so strong that it scared me sometimes...the feelings ran deep and it was definitely more than a crush of that I was positive.

But love...it was out of question I did not want love to mess up my already messy life, but somehow Zoya just sort out the mess. Now it was clear in my head and my heart...I am in love in with her. I freakin' love Zoya Farooqi. I hugged the pillow close to my chest and grinned.

I am in love.

"Why, don't you look like a Cheshire cat grinning like that?" I heard Ayaan's soft voice and looked up he was leaning against the doorframe with his arms folded across his chest.

"I did not see you coming." I said and furrowed my eyebrows in confusion.

"Well...what can I say? You were so busy in Zoya land that you did not notice." He said and I could feel a brush creeping up, he chuckled when he saw me red.

"Man, you've got it bad." He said and sat beside me on my bed.

"They say the best love is insane." I said while remembering the lyrics of the song I had just played.

"You...you're in love with her?" Ayaan said a bit taken aback.

"Yeah...I think so..." I said and started playing with my fingers on my lap.

"Asad...love is a word too strong and you've hardly known her for a month...are you sure?" He asked me, worry etched in his face.

"Do you have something against us?" I snapped.

"No, no! You misunderstood...I have absolutely nothing against you both hell why would I? Its just she has a messed up past man...and I just found out that she wasn't busted for drugs back in her foster home it was something else..." He said.

"I know...she told me...but how did you know?" I asked him, a bit suspicious.

"If you remember I have been living in foster homes for as far as I remember...I just did a little digging and found about her foster home, one of the caretakers was my social worker once so she told me." He said and facial expressions softened.

"I'm sorry...I forgot...I just am so caught up..." I said softly.

"Its alright mate...I just want you to be careful...she is a rape victim...she is broken and messed up so bad my social worker told me. I just don't want her getting hurt with all the shit that's going in your life." He said and my head snapped up.

"You're in love with her." I said, my nostrils flaring.

"You're delirious! I have always loved and will love Humeira...I care for Zoya as any brother would do I just want you both to find happiness you've already had enough of bullshit to deal with already." He said and gently placed his hand on my shoulder.

"Yes I have." I said.

Zoya

"You are singing, no ifs and buts do you get me?" Humeira that little pixie said while she practically straddled me.

"Why do you want me to sing? I have such a hoarse voice and I don't know how to play a musical instrument!" I whined and threw my hands in the air, exasperated.

"Oh shut it, I've heard you sing and you sneaky little bitch you have a beautiful voice...and you're going to sing." She said and sat on my bed with a plop and then lay her down on my lap gently.

"But Humz the music fest is tomorrow! And I haven't even practiced." I said and gently stroke her silky hair. It had been six days since I last met Asad, he was keeping busy and I had been discharged and was back in my room.

"I know you'll be able to do it. Now shut up I'm trying to sleep here some of us unlike you have to attend school in the morning ya know." She said and closed her eyes while stifling a yawn.

After she had fallen into a deep slumber, I gently placed a pillow underneath her head and got up wincing a little. I was able to walk without my crutches now but I did stumble a little every now and then.

I sat down on my desk comfortably and pulled out my blue notebook from my handbag, the notebook that kept everything. My secrets, important dates, and lyrics of all the songs that seemed to make a connection with my heart.

As I flipped through the pages, my hand stopped at a particular page and I immediately knew which song I would sing.

"Zoya wake up you little piece of shit! We hardly have three hours before the fest and you haven't even got ready." I woke up grumpily and saw a very angry looking Humiera staring down at me.

"I'm up!" I said and put up my hands in surrender.

She thrust some clothes into my hand and pushed me inside the bathroom, after taking a quick bath I pulled out the clothes from the rack. It contained a long peach colored maxi sheer skirt and a black blouse with a low-cut back. I put it on and limped outside, I was going to jam my feet into my converse when I saw a pair of black flats dangling infront of me.

"Please can I atleast wear the shoes of my choice?" I jutted my lower lip out in a pout and she rolled her eyes.

"No." She said firmly, and I grumbled but nonetheless I wore the flats. Then she attacked my face and hair with all sorts of things but the end result was amazing. She had put my hair up in a two braided bun and with a subtle amount of makeup on my face. Taking the kohl-pencil from her hand I darkened the kohl around my eyes. And now I looked like me.

"You'll rock it babe...I'm sure of that." She said and intertwined our fingers together. I felt like crying, she had so much love for me...it almost broke my heart knowing that she knew absolutely nothing about me.

"Hope fully I'll do." I said and squeezed her fingers. As we exited the room I saw Asad and Ayaan approaching us, I nearly did a double take when I saw Asad. He was wearing a white button down with blue jeans that hung low on his hips and a pair of black and white high-tops. Then suddenly Ayaan produced a fedora hat and placed it on top of Asad's head, with the guitar bag hanging from one shoulder he looked like every inch of a rock star he is.

He looked up and our eyes met, it felt as if the world stopped then and there and we are inside our little bubble again. He came and stood close to me, I could smell his tantalizing fragrance it seemed to fog my brain. Then very gently he took my hand and placed a sweet kiss on it. Ayaan and Humeria didn't seem to notice it.

"Let's go! Miss Gupta is waiting for us in the bus-drive with the other participants." Ayaan said from behind us, Asad still had my hand in his and it felt right the way my hand fit his perfectly.

We reached the venue and I saw that it was packed. Little fairy lights hung from trees and there a happy buzz all around.

"Just stay with me, ok?" Asad said softly, his hot breath fanning my cheek, a shiver ran down my spine and I nodded weakly.

The even started soon and before I knew it was our school's turn and they were doing it in reverse alphabetical vice, so I was first. After Humeira gave me a quick kiss on my cheek, I got up on the stage. My eyes met Asad's and I let out a shaky breath and started singing.

Oh oh oh, there's a place that I know
It's not pretty there and few have ever gone
If I show it to you now
Will it make you run away?

Or will you stay
Even if it hurts
Even if I try to push you out
Will you return?
And remind me who I really am
Please remind me who I really am

Everybody's got a dark side
Do you love me?
Can you love mine?
Nobody's a picture perfect
But we're worth it
You know that we're worth it
Will you love me?
Even with my dark side?

I let out a shaky breath as a single tear escaped my eye; I was baring my heart out to this man, the man I had started to love with all my heart and soul in such a small amount of time.

Don't run away
Don't run away

Don't run away
Promise you'll stay

And the song ended, and through the entire song my eyes never left Asad's it was as if there was this connection between us and I had started to feel this on the first day we'd met. There was a deafening applause and I got down the stage, with the help of a volunteer before I could speak to Asad all the participants of our school had been called backstage.

Asad

I started tuning my guitar, but my mind was somewhere else. Zoya had sung the entire song while she looked at me. She had bared her heart out to me and it was time to bare my heart out to her.

Soon my turn came and I adjusted the microphone, while I strapped up the guitar and searched for Zoya in the crowd. Soon enough I found her and I started singing.

I'll find the places where you hide
I'll be the dawn on your worst night
The only thing left in your life
Yeah I would kill for you, that's right

If that's what you wanted
If that's what you wanted
If that's what you wanted
If that's what you wanted

I'll put your poison in my veins
They say the best love is insane, yea
I'll light your fire till my last day
I'll let your fields burn around me, around me

If that's what you wanted
If that's what you wanted
If that's what you wanted
If that's what you wanted

I'll run now, cause this time
Oh, my love is true
Tell me, something I wouldn't do.

If that's what you wanted
If that's what you wanted
If that's what you wanted
If that's what you wanted

The song was over, placing the guitar down on the stage I got down and made my way to Zoya, I could feel the light on me, and thousand pairs of eyes boring holes in my back. But I didn't care it was just Zoya and me. As I stood near her a ghost of a smile appeared on her face.

"Asad." She said.

And the next thing I know, I bent my head down and placed a kiss on her lips.

I could hear a collective gasp from the crowd, but I couldn't care less. But she stood still like a statue she did not respond. I broke apart and held her face in my hands she was crying.

"Oh my god...Zoya did I..." Before I could say anything she sniffed and started running, even with her leg injured she could run and left me there standing alone.

"Mr. Asad Ahmed Khan and Miss Zoya Farooqi we are sorry to announce this but you both are disqualified for the preposterous act you both just displayed." I heard the announcer say and looked around Humeira and Ayaan were looking at me with shock in their eyes.

And then I took off behind her. On the outskirts of the fest there were hardly any people around so I started searching for her and then I heard it, a loud scream. I started running towards that direction urging my legs to run faster.

What I saw literally knocked the breath out of me, a guy who looked about my age was holding her and she was crying and then realization dawned upon me.

Zeeshan.

Holding him by his collar I pulled him apart and pushed him to the wall. I grabbed him by his neck next and pinned him, I could hear Zoya's protests but all I saw was red.

"Lay your hand on her again and I'll cut if off." I said my nostrils flaring.

"So you're the lover boy...huh? Did she tell you she's tainted? That she's not innocent?" He said even with the chock-holding grip he was still speaking and smiling. I banged his head against the wall and he winced but then smiled again.

"I don't care if she's tainted I love her, and I protect the ones I love. If I ever see you again I'll kill you with my bare hands." I said and let go of him because Zoya had put er hand on my shoulder urging me to let go of him.

"Asad...what does it feel like to be the second one? How does it feel to know that I took your girlfriend's innocence and not you?" He said with a grin. That was it, and all hell broke loose. I punched him on his jaw and then straddled him to the ground.

Punch

"This is for what you did to Zoya."

Punch

"This is for when you back and touched her again at our school."

Punch

"This is for calling her tainted."

Punch

"This is for today when you touched her with your sinful hands." Suddenly I was pulled up and I saw Ayaan holding me back I struggled against his hold.

"Hold still Asad, the police is here." He spoke discreetly and I gave in the police took Zeeshan by the collar and took him away.

"A guy saw him molesting Zoya so he informed the authorities; before the police could come you were already mauling the guy to death." Ayaan said and then let go of me.

"That bas***d deserved that." I spat and turned around. The event had been cancelled and everyone was giving me the stink eye because of what I'd done once when we were in the bus. We reached the school and I tried to talk to Zoya but Humeira led her away and I walked to my room with a dejected look.

She didn't love me back. That's why she'd started crying when I'd kissed her, that's why she ran away from me. But what about the song? The way she was singing clearly meant that is was for me.

She considers you a friend. My inner voice said but friends never do what we have done...and she did say that she liked me. I groaned she was giving me mixed signals. I was in my room when I heard some shuffling noises.

"Najma! What are you doing here? Are you alright princess...?" I asked her and grabbed by her shoulders and hugged her tightly, she sniffed into my chest and grabbed fistfuls of my shirt.

"Bhai Jaan I'm fine...the doctors say that I don't have much time left...so I begged Dadi and she let me come here to see you...Abbu and Ammi would've never agreed." She said softly and started crying again.

I hugged her even tighter, as if it could protect her from the disease that's been eating her from the inside all this time.

A/N: Hola mi amigos! I'mma back! And this is the longest update I've written so far! Please ignore any typos or grammatical mistakes I'll be editing this soon 😉 Hopefully you did not find it to be rushed...i mean i had to write all this in the same chapter 😛

And my exams went smoothly! Thanks for your wishes! 😃

Here is the link of the story I'm writing on Wattpad please do read+comment+vote it would mean a lot to me 😊

http://www.wattpad.com/story/9801637-her-royal-highness-princess-awkward

Some of you have already read this, but this is from new account!

So the song that Zoya sang was- Dark Side- Kelly Clarkson

Asad's- What you wanted-One Republic (Does this ring a bell? Do you remember in which movie's trailer it was played?😉)

R&R

Yamini ❤️