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NOTE : The sequence happens after Tanveer is left at the hospital for the night and the family is back home, late at night!
DISCLAIMER : Entirely a work of fiction! I only wish it happened!
Asad paced in his room in his fresh pajamas. Sleep was really a far thing tonight. He mentally wanted to murder himself for not being able to find immediate answers to the questions which tormented him tonight.
First Zoya being literary crushed to death by the chandelier. Next Tanveer, being charred to death. Then to make matters worse, Zoya wanted to talk to him, but he just refused to. He himself was confused why he did so. The chills down his spine, today made him much a weaker man than he ever thought he was. The family needed him now, and all he thought was of 'If Purvi and Nandhini didn't make it on time, what would have really happened to his Zoya tonight!'
Asad paced to and fro gritting his teeth. Why would someone try to hurt Tanveer? What had she done? And why on earth would Zoya be hurt? Cruel thoughts invaded his mind.
'Ya Allah! Asad stop thinking! PEACE! Stress will lead you to no where!' Asad said to himself as he gulped down some water from the kitchen counter. Just then he heard a blood curdling. Asad dashed to Zoya's room breaking the door open in process. Zoya was tormented again by her inner demons. One of those excruciating dreams, well again.
'AMMII-BAACHAAAOOO!!' Zoya screamed as she sprung up, her breaths too heavy.
Asad broke the door open and switched the lights on. Zoya seemed to have had seen a ghost. Her eyes rolled into their sockets, as they started to droop. Asad realized she was about to faint.
'ZOO-YAA' Asad shouted on the top of his voice as he cradling her up in his arms, shaking her in the process.
The world and its people seemed to be of another universe for Zoya. Her vision was a blur and all she wanted to do was to get drowned in the whirlpools of darkness which engulfed her.
'ZOO-YAA' another frantic call from the person whom she valued the most in her life, she struggled to keep her drooping eyes open.
Asad shifted the pillows with the free hand to the bedstead and laid Zoya carefully on them.
Zoya's face had drained color and she was as pale as near death. Asad sprinkled some water on her face patting it affectionately up. Meanwhile Dilshad and Zeenat had barged into the room to find Asad trying his best to lull Zoya to consciousness.
'Yaa Allah! Kya huya meri Zoya ko?' Dilshad and Zeenat asked in an union, concern and panic flooded through their voice.
'Wohi. . Bura . . Sapna! Ammii!' Asad's voice trembled as he warmed Zoya's hands up.
Zoya wanted to fade away in the darkness, it was so inviting, but Jahanpana's voice seemed quite from near. She wanted to rebuke with that voice. Why didn't he bother ever to believe her? Why didn't he bother to listen to her? EVER? The darkness soon seemed to vanish as something bright invaded the beautiful darkness. But no! It wasn't something bright! It was. . . FIRE.
'AAMMIII' Zoya screamed as she jolted her eyes open! Her breath was hysteric and her nails dug into Asad's hands. Zoya gasped for breaths as air seemed to turn into vacuum now.
'ZOOYAA! Hosh mein aaoo Zoyaa!' Asad yelled as he himself was aghast looking at her.
'Zoyya!! Zoyaa meri jaan, everything is fine!' Zeenat assured as she combed her hair.
'Wooh-Woo-Wooh AAGG!' Zoya panted looking at Asad. 'Ammm-Ammmii-Ammii-ko-ko koi- kuch-kuch-jaall- Taaa-Taaa-Tanveer- Aaagg, Aaa-sssad aaagg!'
Terror roared through her stammers. Dilshad's eyes widened like saucers. Zeenat went out to fetch something.
Asad crushed Zoya into his torso as he embraced her. Cradling her head he said, 'Kissi ko kuch nahi huya hai Zoya! Sab thik hai! I am here. With you!' A tear escaped from Asad's eyes as the whole room resounded with Zoya's cries. Dilshad quickly sat beside her talking her hand in hers, as she cooed Zoya down, stroking her hair, encouraged her to drink some water. Zeenat came back meanwhile and handed Asad a strip of pills and motioned him to give it to Zoya. Asad looked at her gratefully while Dilshad gave a small smile.
'Zoyaa? Drink some water!' Asad said as he propped Zoya up by her shoulders.
Zoya grabbed the water and gulped it down from Asad's hands.
'Are you feeling better now?' Dilshad asked as she ran an affectionate hand through her hair.
Zoya swallowed hard to just compose herself back. Asad carefully again laid her on the pillows.
Zoya's petrifying fears had been triggered off, after the later incident which happened.
'I am fine!' Zoya managed to say after a while looking at the three anxious faces which had lost their color because of her panic attack.
'Yes I know how much you are!' Asad uttered under his breath.
'Excuse me? Come again!' Zoya's croaked up angry voice made everyone crack up a little.
'I said. . Never mind!' Asad said as he shook his head and turned his face away.
'Zeenat, maine kaha tha na, yea dono kahin bhi shuru ho jate hai?' Dilshad tried to lighten the panic filled atmosphere.
Asad pressed his lips as Zoya's cheeks brought back some color after hearing those words. They both exchanged wordless speeches as their eyes met.
'Zoya!' Zeenat said interrupting into their wordless word exchange, caressing Zoya's hair. 'Kuch deir soo jaao, meri jaan!'
Fear crept into Zoya's eyes when she heard the word SLEEP again. Asad gave a light squeeze on her hands, and she felt a bit re-assured. Due to the medicine, luckily she soon fell asleep. Dilshad tucked Zoya with the fluffy duvet, just to find that had she left Asad's hands nor did Asad all the while.
'Zeenat, Zoya soo chuki hai, aap bhji jaa kar araam kar lijiye kuch deir! Phirkar ki koi baat nahi hai!' Dilshad said as she pressed Zeenat's shoulders.
'Zoya ko aise darwane sapne bachpan se aate hai, bahut khawfnaak sapne! Hume issi baat ka toh darr tha.'
'Kaise sapne?' Asad inquired as he looked up at Zeenat and his Ammi who were standing at the end of the bed.
'Wohi khauwfnaak hadsa, jismein maine apni Khala aur Zoya ne apni Ammi ko khoya tha.' Zeenat said in a very low voice.
'Kaisa hadsa?' Dilshad asked with concern.
'Satra saal pehele, Khala ke ghar ko aag lag gai thi, Zoya toh bacch gayi, magar. . Usski ke kuch khauwf bhare jhalak zoya apne sapno mein dekhti hai!'
'Ya Allah!' Dilshad exclaimed as she sat on the bed with a thud.
Asad felt remorseful for the deed he did today. Bichariee Zoya was already tormented and he had shouted at her. Tears well up in his eyes as he looked at now peacefully sleep Zoya affectionately. HE cursed himself for behaving like an inhumane jerk. Lost in his thoughts, Asad realized that Dilshad was and Zeenat had left the room. Asad got up from the bed just to turn the lights off, but he found Zoya's palm intertwiningly laced around with his. He gave a small smile as he freed his hand. But then the smile vanished and a big pained frown took its place. Zoya had trusted him more than anything else in the world, and what did he do?
'Har ek cheez ka waqt hota hai! Abb nahi bologey toh baad mein kahin deir naa ho jaye!' Neil's words replayed on loop in his ears. A shining object grabbed his attention back. It was the engagement ring on Zoya's hands as it lay on the duvet perched up. Asad smiled to himself remembering how he had slid the ring into Zoya's fingers. That was the only correct thing it then felt.
'Your Love is true, hence I let Zoya stay back with you! But there's someone who can't tolerate this! She always let me know that whatever you guys did was FAKE!'
Thoughts ran down Asad's head randomly, as he remembered the latter half of Mr DB.
A lady who had been always leaking their plans out?
A lady who had been changing the blood samples with the chicken's blood?
A lady who burnt the rope down of the chandelier?
A lady who tried killing Tanveer?
Most of all, A lady who burnt the rope down of the chandelier which would have killed Zoya?
Killed Zoya.
Who could it be?! Sleep was really a far off universe for him tonight!
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Because the princess gets the royal treatment at the end of the day! 🤣 🤣 🤣
Had written a similar thing on Monday, but then was lazy to type it down. Modified it a bit with the spoilers and precap 🤣 🤣
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p.s. : For Deepa Dii. Sorry it was actually for your burrthday but then I was lazy! 😳 😆
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