SS Forgotten Love Part 4:
Asad sat on a bench, lifeless, troubled by what those cursed words that came out of Zoya's mouth. His heart felt as it was glass; its pieces scattered and hurting all over.
How could she not remember us? Is she just joking to get back at me? Aur woh mujhe kaise bool sakthihey? Humara nikah ho ne wala heyâŚkya Zoya sachmuch mein yeh bool gaye? Zaroor masak hi kar reh hogi lekin koy baat nahi. I'll make it up to her, I'll make sure I do. Thoughts like that crossed his mind as the doctor had to examine Zoya and find out if she really had memory loss. He thought that everything would be fine after the accident; that Zoya would be mad probably but she would belong to him and that was the biggest thing.
He made up his mind that he would do anything Zoya told him to do, just so he could make it up to her. Asad never knew that not believing her would lead to these complications, but he loved her, and with love, there has to be trust.
The doctor came out room that Zoya was in and told Farhan she wanted to meet him.
"Doctor! Yeh kya hua hai Zoya kho? Why can't she remember meâŚehm I mean us?" asked a worried Asad, who was also starting to jealous of Farhan.
"I'm sorry to tell you Mr. Khan but due to some of the brain damage, Miss. Farooqui has retrograde amnesia. Inko 2011 ke baad kuch yaad nahi hai. "
Although they all realized that Zoya could possibly have memory loss, hearing someone actually say it left everyone in a state of shock.
As their brains finally registered what the doctor had just said, Dilshaad, Najma, Zeenat, and Asad bombarded the doctor with all the questions they had.
"How can we help Zoya remember everything, hum uske kaise maadath kar sukthey hai? Can't we just tell her everything that happened? The main events?" Zeenat frantically asked.
The doctor shook his head
"Doing so can and will be hazardous to Zoya's health. The best way is to let her be. You can tell her small details, such as who people she has forgotten are, but be sure to keep her away from anything stressful. Sabar karna parega. Deere Deere une sab yaad ajaega." The doctor tried to console the crying members of the Khan family and Zeenat.
He prescribed some medicines and told them that they could take Zoya home.
Asad broke down, sobbing and not caring who saw him in this condition. He knew he deserved the worst from Zoya, and when she refused to recognize him, there couldn't have been a greater punishment than that. He cried until his eyes felt numb. Dilshaad sat next to him and tried to console him; tears made their way down her face too.
She was the only one who knew of Asad's love for Zoya and the only one Asad could open up to.
"Agar maine baas ek baar uske baat sunlee honti, tho yeh sab kuch nahi hota. Na Zoya coma mein hoti, aur nahi uske yadashâŚ"
Dilshaad could feel her son's pain. She patted his back and hugged him. No one in the world could understand Asad as well as his mom could.
Dilshaad wiped his tears
"Bas, rona baand karo beta. Tumne in 6 maheno mein kaffe roa rakha hai and your health is getting affected. Doctor sab kahan na ki Zoya ko sab yaad ajaega. We just have to wait a while and then everything will be fine. Have faith in your love, and she'll get better soon enough."
Sniffling, Asad hugged his mom. She always knew exactly what to say at a tense time.
Trying to get his mind off of things, he went to complete the discharging formalities while a nurse told the three ladies how to take care of Zoya. He knew he had many people to take care of and if he fell short of his responsibilities, the others couldn't handle themselves.
Farhan stepped out of the room and joined the trio. He appeared to be mumbling something to Zeenat, Dilshaad, and Najma. Asad frowned as he made his way over there. He didn't like the guy the first time he met him and definitely not after Zeenat told them how close he used to be with Zoya â
his Zoya.
"Ammi, Appi, ub hum Zoya ko ghar lekhe ja sakte hai. I've finished all the paperwork for it. "
Asad said while glaring at Farhan.
Ya Allah! Kaisa ajeeb adami hai! Mujhe aise ghur ghur ke dek raha hai jaise kacha chaba jaega. Patha nahi Zoya iske saat kaise reth thi hogi. " Farhan grinned at Asad.
"Hi I'm Farhan...Zoya's best friend. "
Asad rolled his eyes. He didn't need everyone to keep saying that. Farhan held out his hand and Asad just stared at it.
Dilshaad cleared her throat, breaking Asad away from his thoughts.
"Uh yeah I know. Appi ne bathaya tha. I'm Asad Ahmed Khan, Zoya's
fiance." he empathized on the word, trying to make it clear that Zoya belonged to him and him only. Asad put his hand forward; shaking hands with a man he knew wasn't going to go anytime soon.
"Naam aur shakal, dono sher jaise. " Farhan growled with his hand curled like a cat's paw. Dilshaad, Najma, and Zeenat still had tears on their face, but managed to crack a smile. Asad looked more annoyed than ever.
Farhan's expressions softened and he become serious "Not the happy types I see. Anyways, I was telling these lovely ladies that Zoya ko itna yaad hai ki humare saagai hone wali the. Uske baad? Not a thing. And uhâŚlet's just say some old feelings are back too. "
Everyone gasped, knowing exactly what kind of feelings he meant.
"ButâŚhow can that be? Zoya ko toh bhaijaan say nikahâŚ" Najma asked what everyone was wondering.
"Haan, toh in dono ka nikah postpone karna parega. Aur koh chara be toh nahi hai. Nothing's more important than Zoya's health right now." Dilshaad said sadly.
***Khan House***
It was pretty late by the time everyone got home. Farhan went to his hotel, and Zeenat slept in Zoya's room. Asad sat alone on the sofa. Najma's words replayed in his mind. A part of him fell apart thinking of how Zoya felt about their nikah.
Maine toh Zoya ko kabhi poocha bhi nahi tha humare nikah ki baare mein. What if she wasn't happy with it? Lekin usne kabhi mujhe yeh be nahi kaha tha ki usse nikah nahi karna hai. But then againâŚshe never told me that she loved meâŚYa Allah yeh kaisee duveda mein daal diya mujhe.He was more worried about their marriage and didn't even start to think of the other problems that lay ahead of him due to Zoya's memory loss. He hadn't even seen her once after her reexamination; not because nobody let him, but because he couldn't bear the love of his life not remembering him.
Questions, guilt, and sadness all ate him alive. Asad spent the rest of the night just thinking of Zoya.
***The Next Morning***
"Yeh Dilshaad bi hai. Tum inne Phoopi bulaya karthi thi tumare accident ki pehle. " Zeenat decided that it wouldn't do some real damage to tell Zoya the small details about herself and the last two years.
"Tumare jiju mere jaan paachan hai aur unne aur tumare Appi ne New York waapis jaana thaâŚ" Dilshaad and Zeenat continued to tell Zoya the story of how she came to the Khan house. They purposely left out the part of her engagement with Farhan breaking, why she wanted to stay in India, and her engagement with Asad; anything that would cause stress.
Najma was making tea for everyone, and Asad was thinking about whether or not he had the strength to go in front of Zoya.
Kabhi na kabhi mujhe uske samne jaana hi parega and it's going to be painful everytime, but think of it as your redemption. Your punishment for not trusting her.Asad convinced himself to go out to the living room. He took a deep breath and it was just his luck because as he came out of his room, the doorbell rang, and there was the man he despised.
Farhan"Hey Appi, Dilshaad Bi, Zoya. Oh and how could I forget the beautiful Najma? Hey there gorgeous!" he waved to her and she just blushed.
Was he just imagining? Did Farhan just hit on his sister? The little Tamatar? In front of everyone? Asad clenched his hands in fist. This guy was gonna get it from him one day.
"Waise Dilshaad bi, main aap koh Phoopi bulao saktha hoon? Just like Zoya?" Farhan continued.
"Beshak. Tum toh Zoya ki dost ho, toh humare be kuch lagte ho nah?" Dilshaad smiled.
"Dost nahi Phoopi. To be fiance. " Zoya giggled, wrapping her arms around him. Everyone became worried, but this was just how it was going to be for a while.
Unable to take it any longer, Asad silently went to his room, obviously hurt and upset at Zoya's actions.
"What's that dude's problem?" Zoya loudly whispered to everyone, who had a sympathetic face on.
Najma brought everyone their cup of tea.
"Woh kya hai na, bhaijaan humesha say aaise he hai. He get unconfortable when people display affection. "
Najma lied, sensing the tension in the air.
Farhan noticed what she was doing and joined in.
"Yeah. He's also a very strict man. All about tehzeeb and tameez. "
"Oh sorry Phoopi mein Asad ko trouble nahi karna jathe thi. I didn't knowâŚ" Zoya replied glumly, feeling a bit guilty.
Najma and Dilshaad couldn't hear anything what she said after Asad. It sounded so beautiful from her mouth, as if his name was meant to be on her lips forever.
"Asad?" Dilshaad blurted out. Seeing Zoya's confused face she clarified; "Mera matlab hai ki tum toh humesha Asad ko Mr. Khan bulati thi na and we're not used to you calling him Asad. We were just a bit surprised, that's all. " Dilshaad turned her eyes to Najma, who was just lovingly smiling at Zoya, sitting in front of her. "But it's fine. Call him Asad. " she quickly replied.
Zeenat and Dilshaad continued to tell Zoya some stories that occured during the time period that she couldn't remember.
As everyone was done drinking their tea, Najma picked up the cups and Farhan helped her wash them.
"I know all of you think what I'm doing is strange, but trust me, mein sirf Zoya ki balahi ke liye yeh kar raha hoon. " Farhan tried to make it clear that he wanted the best for Zoya.
"Don't worry. Hum sab yeh jante hai. Phir bhi humhe koshish karni hai Zoya ki yadash waapis laane main. " Najma replied. "Waise New York kaisa hai? Maine kabhi be Zoya se nahi poocha patha nahi kyu. "
Zoya's best friend began to tell Najma all about New York and life there. Finding an interest in each other, they decided to have lunch together sometime to talk a bit more.
*sigh* it's been a lifetime since I've updated⌠I've been so busy nah I was just lazy. I bet most of u have already forgotten the story! I'm sorry I'll fight my laziness and try to update sooner. Sorry for any and every mistake(s). If you have any suggestions or what u want to read more of please comment or pm me and I'll try to include them in. Any type of critism is fine by me aand if u want me to pm please send a buddy request. Like and comment away so I'll update faster knowing that there are still people who read this! đ
Edited by jazzmyn - 12 years ago
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