Part 4 ā I will go The Distanceā¦Mr.Khan
Dilshad's POV
AS soon as I put the phone down listening to what Zoya just told meā¦I sat down dazzedā¦on my bed for I don't know how longā¦because I was shocked to actually know about all the evilness that had been trapped around my family , my son, my daughter in law to be.I felt like cryingā¦and so I didā¦I had seen so much happen to me in my Lifeā¦but now I wouldn'tā¦I would be strongā¦I was going to go with our planā¦and save my family.I had let my sunk a long time agoā¦and now that I I could see my son fall into this trap in front of my eyesā¦somewhere deep down my gut feeling told me that all those years agoā¦my husband had been trapped too.I didn't know the truth about thatā¦and I know this was not the time to think about that right nowā¦I had save my son here firstā¦and then maybe as soon as things would be back to normalā¦I would question the man I had loved and hated at the same timeā¦and make him tell me the truthā¦that I know he had been hiding all this whileā¦I got up from my bedā¦.and made my way to my sons room ready to do some dramaā¦and recalled my Zoya's planā¦the girl was my daughterā¦I loved her to bitsā¦and I was so proud of her to fight for her love the way she wasā¦.and I knew she will winā¦.her courage and strength gave me mineā¦that I had deceided that one fine day down the lane in life in time..I would fight for my love too
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Asad's POV
I got readyā¦and strangely I had slept better than I had expectedā¦ofcourse zoya's face didn't leave my mind for a minuteā¦but somehow I felt betterā¦coz I knew I was going to get to the bottom of thisā¦
Just when I was going to make my way to my room and talk to Tanveerā¦I saw Ammi enter my room..
I looked at her to read herā¦coz I knew she would be mad at me again..but what she did surprised me totallyā¦she made me lie down on her lap and patted my headā¦just like she always wouldā¦when she knew I was in pain and she said ā Asadā¦I knowā¦whatever has happenedā¦has pained you so muchā¦as much hurt and angry I wasā¦I could still see and read u ā¦and I know we cant undo the pastā¦but we can take care of what needs to be doneā¦your father left his responsibility a long time agoā¦and I know u will not run away from yoursā¦if Tanveer is pregnant with your childā¦.thenā¦I think you should marry herā¦asadā¦Zoya was rightā¦
I got up immediately from her lapā¦with shock on my face as I heard myself exclaim ā Ammiā¦no you cant think like that..ammi pleaseā¦trust meā¦I dnt even remember what happened that dayā¦infact I was just gng to talk to Tanveer and take her for a check upā¦to see how old the baby isā¦coz that will give me all the answers I needā¦and then I will be freeā¦Ammi pleaseā¦you know..I love Zoyaā¦I know I broke her heart too many times alreadyā¦but I cannot imagine Life without herā¦.
I saw her eyebrows twich for a minute in thought and I almost saw some sadnessā¦and then love and then determination reflect in her eyes as she said ā Come with me Asadā¦.i know you love Zoya..but I will not let you back out on thisā¦.imagine what must be going on in the mind of Tanveerā¦the poor girlā¦come with meā¦and she held my hand and took me out the houseā¦as much as I tried to get her to listen to meā¦to let me talk to tanveerā¦she didn'tā¦
The driver drove us to the mallā¦and I couldn't help but wonder what had gotten into Ammiā¦until yesterday she wanted me to marry Zoyaā¦.and today Tannnu was all she spoke aboutā¦.
She took me to the jewelry storeā¦and instructed me to pick up a wedding ring for Tanveerā¦and I was shocked yet againā¦and then I heard her say ā Asadā¦u need to give her a ring atleastā¦pick oneā¦pleaseā¦.you have to marry her Asadā¦I will not watch my son run away from his responisibilties like his father hadā¦,'
I looked at her seriously ā¦and I could read that there was something which was amiss hereā¦ammi was just talkingā¦I couldn't read any emotions in her voice like I always didā¦and so I don't know why I remembered my fathers words from yesterday ' That I have learnt from the lessons of Lifeā¦that there is always more than what meets the eye..' and it struck me in that moment..what if there was something else in here toooā¦.something was cooking hereā¦and I had a gut feeling that ammi was hiding something big timeā¦and then I felt my heart flutter at the thought ā what if Zoya had something to do in here too?? And I felt a sudden ray of hopeā¦my ammiā¦my loveā¦.maybe they were doing something here they knew about and I didn'tā¦.and so in that moment I did the only thing that my mind told meā¦was best suitable in that momentā¦.I deceided to play along..and I nodded silently and picked out a ring for the girl..who was just a friendā¦the one I knew I would never marry- Tannu.
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Zoya's POV
I saw Mr.Khan and Ammi walk back towards there car..silently from a distance and I could see that Ammi had done what I had asked her tooā¦because I so needed tanveer to believe that Mr.Khan was ready to marry herā¦and I knew that I couldn't afford it even for a minute that Mr.Khan should question Tanveer anything at allā¦and remain as cluless and helplessā¦or she would definetly suspect that something was upā¦
I could see some pain on the face of the man I lovedā¦.as he got inā¦but he did seem that he was deep in thoughtā¦.like thinking somethingā¦and just then I thought he almost would have seen me..just as I hid in timeā¦and I felt myself calm my nervesā¦the pain was unbearableā¦.this was harder than I thoughtā¦what was I doing..planning a Nikaah of the man I loved???...Allah MIyaanā¦..pls give me the strength to go onā¦.as I saw the car drive awayā¦and I sent out a silent message to me love yet again ā I am Still here..Mr.Khanā¦don't worryā¦your Zoya is still hereā¦
But then I realized this was the only way out to expose the cat eyed-witch Billo raniā¦It was her payback timeā¦it wasā¦I was going to let her dreamā¦that she was getting married to mr.Khan..I wanted her to hopeā¦.and just as shed done with mineā¦I would Break herā¦on the day of her dreamed wedding I wouldā¦I wasn't feeling guilty at allā¦that I would be doing that to some girl because-
1. She wasn't a girlā¦she was the devilā¦.a witch in disguiseā¦
2. She desereved the worstā¦.shed asked for itā¦she tried to kill me for heavens sakeā¦
3. And I was just helping karma here to get back at her soonerā¦like u know help with the address of where it would hit the worstā¦
4. And lastlyā¦.didnt they always sayā¦All is fair in Love and Warā¦and this was definetly a War!!
I suddenly felt emotionalā¦.I needed someone to talk toā¦and get out all this pain tooā¦ammi was on a mission with Mr.Khan..i couldn't go to herā¦nor to najma..yetā¦I felt alone for a second and then and so I don't know whyā¦a gut feeling told me that I wasn't..i may not have anybody physically presentā¦but I knew of one place I could go toā¦and so..I took the taxiā¦to seek the blessings of my abbuā¦
I walked in near the kabr of my Abbu with the flowers in my handā¦.i thought I would spend some time thereā¦but then right there..as I walked closerā¦what I saw shocked me to the coreā¦some men were digging his kabrā¦
I ran up to them and exclaimed angrily- Allah Miyaan whts wrong with u all? Cant u seeā¦its my abbu's kabr..why are u digging it..to which I heard the man reply ā No it isnt..cant u see there isnt any name or any writings hereā¦,' and I looked around to see that there wasn't the engraving which I had seen earlier with Mr.Khan..the one that held the name of my abbuā¦' and I was confusedā¦just as they continued digging it and I watched them do it ā¦.and a few minutes later what I saw and heard shook the ground underneath my feet as the man spoke ā ' see we told you its emptyyy'
I looked on to the grave with shockā¦.and maybe relief and happiness as wellā¦.coz it meantā¦that my Abbu was still aliveā¦out there somewhereā¦Mr.Khan had misunderstood it here back thenā¦
And just then it dawned on meā¦that like it had been happening to me since a whileā¦.that in life..everything could turn around in a day..in a minute..or even in a second at timesā¦just like mine did in that secondā¦with the knowledge that my abbu was still alive. I had come to India for him hadn't I in the first place?? But Then Mr.Khan had become my reason to stayā¦and now Life had given me another reason to fight forā¦ā¦and I wouldā¦I would go this distance tooā¦I would win my love back firstā¦and then I would find my fatherā¦it may seem like a lifetime towards an unknown roadā¦but I would walk this path tooā¦
I knew My Destinationsā¦..
Stop 1- Was my loveā¦Mr.Khanā¦
Stop 2 ā My abbuā¦.
And now I just had to make it thereā¦as I realized that this maybe Allah Miyaa's sign tooā¦that I had come here today all of a sudden and found this truthā¦ ā¦and now that I had a signalā¦I wouldn't loose hopeā¦ till I go this distance..andā¦.My journey is Complete!!
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