he was standing on the corner of room watching the great zoya farouqui shouting for help like a child, she was barging the door and was shouting "koi hai, open the door" again, he started loosing his temper
zoya(yelled);-listen, kya koi bahar hai
asad;-zoya plz bus karo, agar is taraf koi hai hi nahe to tmhare chillana se kn ayega
zoya;-chill asad koi to ayega hi
asad;-nahe koi nahe ana wala, wait huma kuch or sochna chahie
zoya;-no this idea is perfect...is tarah koi humare awaz sunnaga, i m sure
asad;-mere baat mano hum kuch aur karte hain
zoya;-no ways
asad;-tumhe dekh kar kon kahaga k tm itne bari company ko akele handle karte ho
zoya;-aww what do u mean
asad;- i mean tht it's not a way to call out for help, keep patience
zoya;-kya tumhe yahan se nahe nikalna?
asad;-han nikalna hai but...
zoya;-nikalna hai na.. i knew it, mujhe bhe chalo kise ko bulate
she turned towards the door when he held her by her wrist to make look at him again
zoya;-what?
asad;-mujhe tumse kuch bat karne hai...
zoya;-abhi yahan?
asad;-han..
zoya;-ohkay say...
and she stood there waiting for him to speak up, he was little hesitating which make her little nervous too and as he started with his common phrase "wo, actually..." she looked down to avoid his gaze and what she found made her shock, a cockroach, a big cockroach very close to her leg, it made her scream from the top of her lungs "aaa" she shouted as if she saw a lion or a dinasaur...she screamed again and again and stood on the nearest chair to her
zoya;- aaa bachao cockroach, koi...koi bachao aaa
asad;-stop it he shouted to make her stop what the hell are you doing zoya, itna kyun chilla rahe ho? ye ek chota sa cockroach hai
zoya;-chota sa? really? itna bada cockroach hai, bilkul mere hand ki 2nd finger jitna
asad;-come on zoya, agar tumhare staff ko pata chala k tum, unki the great boss jo unhe apne gussa se itna darate hai wo khud kitne bade darpok(coward) hai to wo kitna hasainge?
zoya making an aww shape:-what did u say? mai aur darpok, misunderstanding hai tumhare she came down forgoting about cockroach mai kise se nahe darte samjhe tum?
asad;-tum darte ho zoya
zoya;-mai nahe darte, aur kisse darunge mai? let me guess...tumse? oh come on tumhe lagta hai k mai tumse darte hn. no never ...mai zoya farouqui logon ko mujhse darna chahie mujhe unse nahe she said with attitude
asad;-zoya i know k tum mujhse nahe darte par tum isse to darte ho he said pointing his finger towards the floor, she rolled her eyes and finally looked down to find the same cockroach, this time just a step far from her last finger and she screamed again, she was going to stand on the chair again but this time she lost her balance and her leg slipped, she closed her eyes waiting herself to be on ground any time but felt two strong arm around her, protecting her from getting hurt, slowly she opened her eyes, praying to be safe and saw asad staring at her, his one hand was around her waist and other hand was little close to her neck, she felt his touch and losted in his eyes, they shared an eye-lock filled with love but got disturbed by a voice
yaseen was searching for zoya, he came to office at 5:30:pm when varun informed him about sudden meeting and zoya was not in office so he attended the meeting, after meeting he called zoya again and again but found her mobile in her cabin, "where is she" he got tense and thought to look at each and every side of office... he was passing from the store room when he heared some noise, he moved towards the room but it was close, he was going to leave but stopped "kya koi andar hai", he did'nt got any reply soon so he decided to leave but then heared zoya's voice "han yassen hum andar hai, darwaza kholo" she knocked on the door, he opened the door asap
yaseen;-asad...zoya tum dono yahan is store room mai kya kar raha ho?
zoya;-wo.. actually let me explain...mai yahan ek file dhond rhe the jab asad yahan aya,or tumto jante ho k ye door sirf bahar se open hota but asad ko nhe pata tha to isne is ko zara push kya toye band hogaye, mera mobile cabin mai tha or asad k mobile mai network nahe tha so hum kise ko call bhe nahe kar sakte, tumhe pata hai hum kitne dair se yahan band hain
yaseen;- acha ye baat the par zoya maine yahan se kuch chillana ki awaz sune the abhi
zoya;-wo,, actually na mere leg k pass ek cockroach tha to usse dekh kar...
yaseen;-bus rehne do mai sab janta hun, tumne chilla chilla kar asad k kan mai dard kar diya hoga...haina asad? they looked at him and he slightly nodded ye koi pehli bar thodi hai, pichle 5 saalon mai to aesa bohat bar hua or ek bar to tum... he was going to continue when she glared at "don't even say a word" "ara but asad ko pata hona chahie, afterall he is ur friend, u knw asad ek bar to zoya..."
asad cut him off with a jealous expression;- ex-cuse me i have to leave, it's too late" and he left without waiting for their reply
yaseen;-tumne mjhe asad ko ye kyun batana nahe diya k ek bar tumhare bed par 5-6 cockroaches ek sath a gaye the jiske wajah se tum behosh hogaye the. yad hai?
zoya;-han ache tarah yad hai...now lets go... i m really tired
it's been one week since asad and zoya met in that stoor room and then they don't have any meeting but today they both have to discuss about a very important topic for there deal and for this zoya was waiting for asad in her office when she got a call from asad
asad;-hey zoya
zoya;-hello asad. kahan ho tum? don't u knw we have to discuss about our deal
asad;-i remember zoya but abu ne aj foriegn clients ke sath meeting fix karle the so mai tumhare office nahe a sakta so plz tum mere office ajao file k sath...meeting one hour mai finish hojaege then we will discuss about our deal
zoya;-oh ohkay, i will be there in sometime
asad;-thanks
zoya;-ohkay bye
asad;-ya bye...and then he disconnected the call
zoya informed her PA to cancel her next 2 meeting and then she left for asad's office...she was waiting for him in his cabin for more than 20 minutes when he came and after formal greetings they started to discuss about the deal... asad was reading the file which zoya brought with her and zoya was listening him, her attention diverted towards the door of asad's cabin... a girl was standing on the door and without knocking she entered inside and before zoya could say anything that girl placed her hand on asad's eyes.. at first asad was quite confuse but then a smile appeared on his face, he stood up removed her hands from his eyes and after turning towards that girl, he hugged her so tightly...
asad still hugging;- OMG i can't believe this.. tum yahan bhopal mai, mujhe bataya bhe nahe
girl;-hmmm mai kal hi aye hn and tmhe isliye inform nahe kiya bcz i wanna give u a surprise... so kaisa laga mera surprise
asad after broking the hug;-amazing, isse ziada amazing surprise mjhe koi nahe desakta
girl;-i know
asad;-acha ji.. btw how do u know?
girl placing her hands around his neck;-because i am that only special person who can give u these amazing surprises
zoya was looking at them firstly with confusion then shock, then angrily and finally with jealousy, she never saw asad so close with any girl and they both were busy in there gup shup as if they forgot that she is also here, she cleared her throat to bring them back in this same world
asad;-oh zoya meet alizah...and alizah yeh zoya hai
alizah;- oh hy zoya
zoya forcing a smile;-hello
asad;-to tum kitne days k liye aye ho?
alizah;-well abhi decide nahe kiya but may be this time thoda lamba trip hai bcz papa ko apne ek friend k bete ki wedding attend krne hai, acha ye chodo tum mjhe ye batao k aj ka plan kiya hai
asad;-ywr abhe to mai or zoya ek bht important discussion kar rhe the, tum thodi dair bahar wait karo hum isse finish karle then whole day tumhara
alizah;-sure sweeto and then she left...asad and zoya settled on their chairs and continued there discussion...it was done after 30 minutes
asad;-so zoya tum ab is par apnne uncle k sign lo then mai abu k lelunga or phir hum is building ki constrution start karainga
zoya;-yeah ohkay...btw asad yeh alizah kn hai...i mean maine isse pehle to kabhi nahe dekha
asad;-oh i forgot to tell u actually humare or alizah ki companies ne 4 saal pehle ek buisness deal sath ki the or wo bht successfull bhe hue, bus mai or ye tabse itne ache dost but 3 years pehle ye bankok shift hogaye, waisa to mai hi hamesha uncle or alizah se milne bankok jata tha but 1st time wo khud aye, i m very happy
zoya;-hmmm good acha i should leave
asad;-oh yes sure, bye
she gave him a smile and left from there, she directly went home, she was tense quite tense, she don't understand why but asad's closenness with that alizah hurted her a lot even she always prayed for asad to move on
zoya was lying on her bed when yaseen knocked on the door
yaseen;-zoya mai andar ajaon?
zoya sat on the bed;-han
yaseen while entreing;-hey zoya what happened to u
zoya pretending to be normal;-what?
yaseen;-varun ne bataya today u left quite early... kahan gaye the?
zoya;-wo... mai to asad k office gaye the humare deal k bare mai discuss karne
yaseen;-oh acha madhu aj tum jaldi a gaye ho so lets go for a dinner
zoya;-ummm, no actually i m not feeling well
yaseen;-come on zoya, lets go please
zoya;-acha...ohk, mai ready hojate hun
she took half an hour too get ready, she wore a purple colour shalwar kameez with a light makeup, little but shiny earings and left her hear open...they reached at one of the best restaurant on bhopal which was on 15 minutes drive from there house, they went in and...as soon as they settled on one of the table a waiter came to them with a menu card, he hand it to yaseen
yaseen giving the menu card to zoya;-zoya please order do
zoya took the menu card from yaseen and start looking at the menu but before she order something she heared someone calling out her name, she looked up and in an instant she was boiling with anger... asad was standing infront of her with that alizah.. the thing which caught her attention was asad's hand around her waist, oh GOD they were standing so close
asad;-hey yaseen, hey zoya
yaseen;-hey asad he stood up to shake hand with him but zoya did'nt reply
asad;-isse kya hua... hello zoya? he waved his hand infront of her to grab her attention,
zoya was back into the world, she stood up from her chair to greet them;-hey asad, hi alizah
alizah;-oh hy...
asad;-hmm kahan khoe hue the, tum theek ho?
zoya;-yes, m totally fine
asad;-aesa lag nahe raha tha
yaseen;-wo actually zoya ki tabiyat thodi theek nahe to shayad isiliye, acha ye chodo tum yahan kya kar raha ho asad aur ye tumhare sath kon hai...let me guess ur girlfriend? yaseen asked with a smirk...zoya almost cough on yaseen's question
asad giving water to zoya;-nahe not girlfriend just a friend... alizah ye yaseen hai zoya ka fianc
alizah;-oh hello yaseen, waisa tumhare jokes crack karne ki adat kabhi khatam nahe hoga na?
yaseen;-well tumhe kya lagta hai aesa ho sakta?
alizah;-nahe, hamesha se aese he ho, asad se mere bare mai aese poch rahe ho jaisa hum pehle bar mil raha hain
yaseen;-pehle bar nahe mil raha hai lakin 3 saal bad mil rahe hai, it's a long time
and with yaseen and aliza hugged eachother this time zoya was more angry and asad quite confused
asad;-hang on.. guyz tum dono ek dosre ko jante ho.
alizah;-well actually yes
zoya;-kaisa?
yaseen;-hum childhood friends hain
alizah;-exactly
zoya;-par tumne mjhe kabhi bataya nahe alizah k bare mai?
yaseen;-zoya sara sawal khara khara hi poch loge? let them sit
asad;-oh no, u enjoy ur dinner, hum kahin aur beth jayenge
yaseen;-ara no problem, u can join us
alizah;-umm, wo...zoya tumhe koi..problem to...?
zoya(taunting);-mjhe? nahe mjhe problem hoge, tumne abhe mere samne mere fianc ko hug karliye tha to phir dinner sath karne se kya hojaega
asad giggled at her answere while alizah was embarassed
yaseen;-zoya ye...
zoya;-i mean mjhe kya problem, come join us
and then they all settled, first they ordered food and then zoya continued;-so tumne mjhe alizah k baea mai kabhi bataya nahe
asad(wispering to zoya);-looks like someone is insecure
zoya shot him an agry glare and wispered;-shut up, mai tumse to nahe poch rahe na, tum lagta raho tumhare sweet friend k gala but ab agar yaseen ne usse hug kiya na to mai...
asad;-chill zoya, itna gussa hoge to tmhare chicks tamatar ki tarah lal hojayenge
zoya;-asad agar ab tum chup nahe hue na to... they both were busy in whispering when yaseen cleared his throat
yaseen;-guyz koi problem hai?
asad;-umm mjhe koi problem nahe shayad zoya ko hai
zoya;-mjhe nahe to, am fine
yaseen;-acha, look khana bhe gaye
after having there dinner and some chit chat they walked outside the restaurant...asad and alizah left in asad's car while zoya and yaseen in yaseen's...their way back home was silent and as they enter inside after reaching home, yaseen move towards his room only to be stopped by zoya
zoya;-yaseen, tumne bataya nahe mujhe?
yaseen;-kya nahe bataya?
zoya;-yahe k tumne kabhi alizah k bara mai mjhe kuch kyun nahe bataya?
yaseen;-oh wo, tum abhi tak usse sawal par atki ho, asad was right, u r insecure...hmmm
zoya;-mai insecure nahe hn ohkay, tumhe nahe batana hai to theek hai ab mai nahe pochnge and she left to her room
"what the hell, asad kafi nahe tha jo yaseen bhe, pehle asad ne usse hug kiya phir yaseen ne, yaseen ki to childhood friend hai to hug karne se kya hota hai but asad ko aj office mai usse hug karne ki kiya zarorat.. or hug kiya to kiya, usse aese chipak gaya tha jaisa uske friend nahe koi glue stick ho...madam ka atitude to dekho...huh!"
zoya said to herself standing towards the window crossing her arm across her chest
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