FF :Love that both 'Kills and Heals'(C 21-23/pg47) - Page 27

🤣 How can I forget humbistar. That image is forever etched in my mind 🤢 😆 And not to forget, all the foreplay that took place earlier. The groping and the ogling. 🤢 QH is not a family show at all 😆

I think I should stop here. Palak will kill me for being so explicit about that scene 😆

Na Ankie, nothing can be worst than that SR 🤢

👏 Good girl 🤗

PART 20 :

The Nikaah Day!

Asad and Farhaan had stayed in the hospital all night; indifferent about each other's presence, they had just worried about zoya. It was the 10th day and Asad's nikaah day but his bride-to-be was still in deep, senseless sleep, far away from asad and far away from her wedding. Dilshaad and Najma arrived at the hospital early in the morning and went to see asad and zoya. She entered zoya's room to find asad sleeping in the chair next to zoya's bed. She went and caressed zoya's face and kissed her forehead and then moved to asad to wake him up from his painful sleep in a similar manner.

Dilshaad : " Asad, you were in the hospital all night. Go home and get some rest. I and Najma will stay here with zoya."

Asad : He got up instantly and moved towards zoya, " No ammi, I'm fine. It's an important day for all of us. You and Najma should go home." Dilshaad and Najma looked at each other not understanding what asad meant.

Dilshaad : " Important day? What do you mean asad?", she thought he was talking about the nikaah but given zoya's condition, she knew that the nikaah had to be postponed till zoya got better.

Asad : " I'm getting married to zoya today, ammi. Don't you remember?", he said matter-of-factly.

Dilshaad : " Asad, Do you realize what you're saying? Look at zoya, asad. She is still unconscious. Please calm down, asad."

Asad : " Ammi, please go home and get ready for the wedding. Najma, make sure all the preparations are in order. Its my wedding today. And I don't want anything to be less than perfect. I'll be there with zoya before the ceremony begins."

Dilshaad : " But Asad", she tried to reason with him.

Asad : " Trust me, Ammi'.. because I trust zoya and my relation with her completely. We'll be there and we'll get married today."

Dilsaad : " Asad, its not about my vow to get you married today anymore, its about zoya. She is in coma, asad. Try and think rationally."

Asad : " I know its about zoya, ammi. And thats why I want to marry her at any cost. I don't believe that any curse has the power to separate me and zoya and I will prove that to the world today. Zoya is my destiny and I'll make sure I'll make her mine today."

Dilshaad : "No one will take zoya away from you, asad."

Asad : " I won't let anyone, Ammi"

After a few more arguments, Asad finally convinced Dilshaad to leave with Najma and asked them to take care of all the wedding arrangements in his absence. Farhaan was still no where to be seen.

oOo

Hours passed but there was still no improvement in zoya's condition. She was still in slumberland, unaware of everything happening around her. Asad had fought with his ammi, the doctors, the nurses; he had even fought with his own fears but stood by his belief that zoya would wake up. She promised that they'll get married today and she will wake up to keep her promise. Asad was feeling helpless looking at zoya so he sat beside her and took her hand in his own hands.

Asad : " Its the 10th day zoya. We're supposed to get married today. Its supposed to be the best day of our life. Please wake up, zoya. You have been sleeping since yesterday and I'm done with you being so quite. So, come on, be a good girl and wake up now. Enough with the laziness", he tried to reason with the sleeping beauty in the most polite, child-like manner. "

"I know I have always complained about your non-stop blabbering, your clumsiness, your impulsiveness. But please zoya, I promise I'll never complain about those things ever again. I'll even let you eat pizza on our bed. I'll let you sleep till late hours. Just wake up right now please. I miss you, zoya. I want my crazy, impossible, chatter-box zoya back. Its the beginning of our new life today, zoya and I want you to look like a princess. Its your wedding day, zoya. Don't you have to get ready? We need to be at the wedding hall in 2 hours. So, come on, wake up now", he said amidst his crying.

When zoya still didn't respond, asad couldn't handle her silence anymore and yelled at her, " Zoya, are you listening to me or not. Don't you understand we're getting late. Ammi and Najma must be waiting for us. Is this a way to behave on your wedding day? You know you can't attend your own wedding wearing jeans, right?"

When zoya still didn't wake up, Asad finally lost it and manhandled an unconscious zoya in his arms, shrugging her aggressively by her shoulders, " Don't you get it? Don't you understand that if we didn't get married today, we might never''.", he never accepted it but he was scared too. What if he lost zoya forever?, " Just open your eyes, zoya. Just open your eyes. You can't betray me like this on our wedding day. You can't break your promise to me. So enough of all this drama, get serious and wake up."

Asad was crying inconsolably amidst all the yelling and fighting. He had tried everything to wake her up. He had reminded her of their wedding day, her promise to him to spend their lives together, how he didn't want any curse to affect their happiness, how her silence was deafening him, everything but she was still as blank as before. He begged her, scolded her, fought with her but nothing seemed to affect her. He was praying for some guidance, some intervention, that will help him wake zoya up from her senseless sleep. The thought of losing zoya forever due to the curse was killing him. Just then, he realized that if the thought of losing zoya had such an enormous affect on him and he would do anything to stop it, the same applied to zoya too. He knew the thought of losing him will make zoya stand up and fight for him. He knew how much she loved him and the extents she was capable of going in her love. He finally knew exactly what he had to do to bring zoya back from the state of absolute darkness.

He took a deep breath and continued in a stern, emotionless voice this time, " So you won't wake up? Fine. Stay like that. But this doesn't mean I'll let my ammi go back on her word, zoya. My ammi is my first priority and I won't let anything destroy her happiness and her respect in society. Not even you. I am getting married today, zoya. With you or without you. But since you clearly don't care about ammi, I'll get married to the girl who cares enough about ammi and her happiness. Yes, I'll get married to Tanveer, zoya. Tanveer. And whatever existed between us would no longer matter. I'll spend the rest of my life with tanveer and not with you. I'll wake up next to tanveer and not next to you. I'll probably even fall in love with Tanveer and our love will cease to exist", he saw zoya flinch a little in her state and a broad smile formed on his face. He finally knew he was doing the right thing. He continued before he lost her to the deep sleep again, " Yes zoya, I'll have a family with tanveer and the dreams I had about having a family with you will be shattered completely", he saw zoya sweating and frowning in her sleep and he knew he was almost there. He repeated once more, " I'll marry Tanveer, zoya. I'll marry, Tanveer and I''", zoya immediately stood up, sweating profusely, her eyes tearing up and she slapped asad hard across his face. *Love that both kills and heals*

Zoya : " How dare you, Mr. Khan. How dare you?", she slapped him once more with tears rolling down her face.

Asad was overwhelmed with emotions. He was grinning with tears rolling down his cheeks too. His zoya was back and she was back just the way he had expected - yelling at him in Zoya Faaroqui style. Before zoya could roar further, he took her in his arms and hugged her ecstatically. A ferocious zoya again tried to push him away but he just tightened his grip on her.

Asad : " sshhh.. sshhh.. I'm sorry. I'm sorry zoya. I didn't mean it. I swear, I didn't mean it. You were unconscious and I tried everything to wake you up but nothing worked. So I'' I mean I thought'.", he tried to calm her down, still hugging her tightly.

Zoya finally managed to get out of his grip and screamed at him, " How can you say all of that, Mr. Khan? How can you be so cruel? If any of it came true, I swear I would have died."

Asad got terrified as he remembered zoya drenched in blood and he again hugged her passionately, "You almost did zoya, you almost did." Zoya finally recalled the dargah incident; how she was stabbed by a stranger and a shiver ran down her spine. She started crying once again and snuggled closer into asad's chest. Asad stroked her hair gently and consoled her, understanding the enormity of what she has been through. They sat in each others arms like that, reassuring each other, for what felt like an eternity.

Farhaan stood dumbstruck at the front door of the ICU after witnessing everything that happened between asad and zoya. Zoya's slap and outburst confirmed him that even zoya was in love with asad and wanted to get married to him. He finally understood why zoya was so shattered the day he had proposed her, why she accepted his proposal and why she never told him about her true feelings. Silent tears escaped his eyes and he looked at zoya longingly. He was heartbroken but he knew what the right thing to do was. Without wasting another second, he left from there before zoya could see him like that.

oOo

The wedding hall was beautifully decorated with impressive flower arrangement on all walls and huge candle stands in each corner, illuminating the hall completely. All the guests had arrived and were exchanging greetings with each other. Dilshaad and Najma were still tensed about asad's decision but they did exactly what asad asked them to do. Everything was in order and the wedding planner had done a splendid job with all the arrangements. They were standing at the entrance of the hall, welcoming all their relatives and friends, masking their tensed and nervous faces with a broad smile. A group of artists were singing a beautiful quawaali for everyone present at the wedding. Dilshaad and Najma anxiously waited for asad to arrive with zoya before the nikaah ceremony started. They were both waiting for a miracle and kept reassuring each other that Asad will fulfill his promise.

Tanveer on the other hand, was in one of the hotel rooms getting ready as asad's bride. She knew the wedding was taking place and asad wouldn't let his ammi lose her challenge and since zoya was in coma, the only person he could marry was her. She knew how important his ammi was for him and she knew he'll even leave zoya when it came to his ammi's word. She continued getting ready, gloating to herself about how everything worked in her favor even if zoya was still alive in the hospital.

The Maulvi Sahab had arrived and it was time for the nikaah ceremony to take place. Dilshaad and Najma were really worried now because asad was no where to be seen and he hadn't responded to any of their calls either. The guests were getting anxious too since neither the bride nor the groom were present in the hall. One of Dilshaad's relatives came up to her and enquired about the situation.

Hallo Khala : " Dilshaad, asad kahan hai beti? Nikaah ki rasam ka waqt ho gaya hai aur maulvi sahab bhi aa gaye hain."

Dilshaad : " Voh khala, asad abhi aata hi hoyega. Ghar se nikal chuka hai, shayad raaste mein fas gaya hoga."

Hallo Khala : " arre lekin, asad ki hone waali dulhan bhi nazar nahi aa rahi hai. Kam se kam usse to yahan le aao. Achaa nahin lagta, beti. sab log intezaar kar rahe hain."

Dilshaad didn't know how to explain the situation to her Khala. She herself had no idea what was going on and if asad will make it on time, that too with zoya. Her head was spinning and she sent a silent prayer that everything works out fine. Just then some of asad's cousins came to dilshaad and najma and asked them where tanveer was and that they'll bring her if she is ready.

Dilshaad took a deep breath and told them the truth, " Asad ka nikaah tanveer se nahi ho raha hai", she answered confidently. All the girls were shocked and so was Hallo Khala. Just then, they heard tanveer from behind and turned to see her. She was dressed up as a bride and was looking at all of them with a confused face.

Tanveer : " Ye aap kya keh rah hai khala, jammy ka nikaah mujhse nahin to kiss se ho raha hai?", she looked at dilshaad with a sad face. She guessed dilshaad was expecting some miracle that'll get asad and an unconscious zoya married.

Dilshaad looked at Najma for support and Najma just nodded, answering dilshaad's unspoken question. Dilshaad finally decided to tell tanveer the truth about asad and zoya's relation. But before she could do that, something caught her attention at the entrance of the grand hall.

Asad entered the wedding hall dressed in his white sherwani, carrying a beautiful bride in his arms who had her eyes locked with asad's and had a pure, angelic smile on her face. Dressed in a traditional red sharara and exquisite jewelry adorning her face, she looked like a royal princess in her prince's arms. They were a sight to behold. A couple truly in love. Asad carried his bride very protectively and walked slowly through the guests gathered in the grand hall. All eyes were glued to the gorgeous couple who were making their way to their seats in front of the hall. Asad carefully placed zoya behind the curtain and smiled at her, " Aap theek hain?", he asked zoya as he knew she was still in a lot of pain due to the surgery. Zoya just smiled at him and nodded.

Dilshaad and Najma were still in a trance to see asad and zoya, dressed as bride and groom, ready for their nikaah despite of everything that went wrong. They moved through all the guests and approached asad and zoya with broad smiles and watering eyes. Dilshaad cupped zoya's face and kissed her forehead. Najma too hugged zoya in glee and then covered her head with the bridal veil.

Asad : " Najma, aaraam se. Zoya ko lag jayegi", Mr. akdu was being an over-protective lover.

Najma : " Ooops sorry. Zoya aap theek ho na?", zoya smiled at najma and nodded again.

Dilshaad : " Mein tumhe bata nahi sakti zoya, tumhe sahi salaamat dekh kar mujhe kitni khushi ho rahi hai. Aaj meri zoya hamesha ke liye mere parivaar ka hissa ban jayegi. Aaj mujhse zyada khushnaseeb aur koi nahi ho sakta", she said with tears rolling down her face. Overwhelmed to say anything, zoya just hugged her phuphi and cried. Dilshaad wiped her tears and kissed her forehead again.

Tanveer stood far away from the Khan family, dressed as a bride, in absolute shock. For the first time, she was speechless. She had failed despite all her efforts to separate asad and zoya. Zoya was sitting in her place and everyone was showering her with love, warmth, and lots and lots of blessings. Nobody cared to look at her, Nobody! Asad, dilshaad, najma, all were reveling in zoya's happiness and her well being. She was all alone in the huge gathering of people. She looked at asad and zoya one last time and left from there with pure, unadulterated rage in her black heart.

Asad approached the Maulvi Sahab and explained, " Maaf kijiye ga Maulvi Sahab, hamein aane mein thodi der ho gayi."

Maulvi Sahab : " Koi baat nahi beta. Allah ka shukr hai ki aap dono sahi salaamat aur waqt rehte pahunch gaye."

Asad then moved towards his seat and the ceremony started. Maulvi Sahab proceeded with the rituals and approached zoya to ask her approval for marriage.

Maulvi Sahab : " Zoya Faaoqui, kya aap ko Asad Ahmed Khan se nikaah qubool hai?"

Zoya smiled broadly and was about to say yes but she remembered Farhaan. She never told him the truth and getting married to asad without explaining things to Farhaan felt wrong, extremely wrong. Because of the attack, she never got the time to talk to Farhaan and after coming out of coma, asad didn't give her a chance to think about anything but the wedding. It felt like she was betraying her best friend, disrespecting his feelings and destroying her friendship. She knew she couldn't proceed with the wedding till she asked for forgiveness from her best friend.

Zoya's silence was misinterpreted by some of the guests but the Khan family understood what was holding her back. Asad wanted to tell her that Farhaan would understand but he was not in a position to do so. Dilshaad held on to zoya's hand and silently assured her that she was doing the right thing. Maulvi Sahab again asked, " Zoya Faaoqui, kya aap ko Asad Ahmed Khan se nikaah qubool hai?" Zoya now had tears in her eyes as she just wanted to see Farhaan once before giving her approval for marriage. The guests in the hall started whispering making the family very uncomfortable. Just then Farhaan walked in and went up to zoya, who looked at him guiltily and bowed her head in shame. But Farhaan just shook his head playfully with a sad smile on his face and went near the curtain.

Farhaan : " Zoe, maulvi sahab kuch puch rahein hain. Jaldi manzoori de do varna aapi aur jeeju phir se gussa ho jayenge", he said with a grin on his face. He knew he was doing the right thing by letting her go since her happiness meant the world to him too.

Zoya could not believe her friend. Her large hearted, sensitive, and forgiving friend. She smiled at him, tears still caressing her pink cheeks, and let out a sigh of relief to see Farhaan by her side.

Farhaan : " Aapi and Jeeju are on their way here", he assured her about appi and jeeju's acceptance too.

Dilshaad and Najma were in awe of this guy. Farhaan had proved that his friendship with zoya was strong enough to look beyond all the misunderstandings. Even asad finally understood why Farhaan was so dear to zoya. Why his friendship meant so much to her. He was jealous again, but this time his jealousy had a positive vibe about it. He decided that he'll never keep zoya away from her best friend after marriage. With Farhaan's consent, the nikaah ceremony continued. Zoya finally said, "Qubool Hai" to being married to Mr. Asad Ahmed Khan.

Maulvi Sahab then moved to asad to ask for his approval, " Janab Asad Ahmed Khan, Kya aap ko Zoya Faaroqui se nikaah qubool hai?"

Asad : " Qubool hai", he looked at zoya behind the curtain and smiled at her.

All the guests gathered around the newly wed couple to bless them for a happy married life ahead. Asad made sure zoya was comfortable in her seat for the rest of the evening. There was so much he wanted to say to her but the constant interruption by the guests was not working in his favor. He quietly held zoya's hand and intertwined his fingers with her. Zoya just smiled back at him but asad didn't fail to notice her pale face and drowsy eyes. He knew he had to take her home, away from all the people, but it seemed impossible with the friends and relatives hovering over them.

Dilshaad went up to Farhaan and kissed his forehead and murmured a "thank you" for understanding his friend so well. Najma too hugged Farhaan and conveyed her absolute delight for what he did for her bhaijaan and bhabhi. Farhaan, an expert at hiding his pain behind his grin, comforted dilshaad and najma and moved forward to wish the newly wed couple. Zoya again had tears in her eyes when Farhaan went down on his knees in front of her. He held her hand softly in both of his and smiled broadly, " So, now will you tell me that you're in love with your Akdu Ahmed Khan?", he glanced at asad and smirked. Asad just smiled back and zoya laughed through her tears. " I'm so happy for you, zoe. You have found true love, a loving and caring family, a home that you have always longed for. I wish you and asad all the happiness in the world, zoe", he continued with a huge smile plastered on his face.

Touched by Farhaan's kindness and selflessness, zoya couldn't hold back anymore and leaned forward to hug her best friend. " I love you Farhaan and I always will", she whispered softly. Farhaan broke the hug and laughed, " Oh yeah, that you will. Mr. Khan is going to have a tough time competing with me. And besides, you are my best friend first and then Mr. Khan's wife", he giggled some more. Asad just shook his head and smiled at their pure, flawless friendship. " Btw Mr. Khan, I think you and zoe should leave now. Zoe needs to rest and I don't think your relatives will be done with the feast anytime soon." Asad agreed and Farhaan assured him that he'll handle the guests with Dilshaad and Najma. After informing his ammi, asad left the the wedding hall, carrying his wife in his arms.

Two people - Farhaan and Tanveer. Both wanting to marry their best friends. Both imagining a long, happy, comfortable life with their best friends. The difference? Farhaan imagining a life that revolved around his best friend's happiness. Tanveer imagining a life that revolved around her own happiness. Farhaan, a friend who could see his love married to someone else. Tanveer, a friend who felt disgusted at the union of true love. Farhaan, a friend able to bless his best friend with all the happiness in the world. Tanveer, a friend who wanted to snatch away her best friend's only happiness. Friendship is indeed a beautiful commitment but only a few are capable of enhancing its beauty with selflessness, trustworthiness, tolerance, and acceptance.

Next : ASYA SR? 😆

PS: KEEP CALM AND READ THIS FF. IT'LL BE WORTH IT, I PROMISE :)

Unres

This was so beautifully written. Especially loved the lines about friendship. But my most fav para was :

😆 Because I hate the bitch so so much. Bitch's humiliation gives me so much happiness that I can't explain. 😆

And I love Farhan. So adorable he was.

SR update weekend mein kar de yaar 😆 Yes, I am greedy.