The guy looked familiar, but he couldn't exactly put a name to the face, or remember if he had even SEEN this guy before. He shook his head thinking that he can't serious be spending his time on useless things like this man who had been following Zoya all day. Wait what? This guy had been following Zoya all day and then it clicked! He was that guy..
****Flashback****
She made an ouch sound as she hit the door knob. Asad went forward as he said, "Careful Zoya! Are you ok?" And in that moment, Asad's finger made the slightest touch on her shoulder and he lost it! Lost every bit of self control he was holding on to as he watched her close her eyes in pleasure and then she opened her eyes and stared in his eyes and he moved his hand to her neck, gently stroking it, and he saw her eyes close again as he started to go in for a kiss when suddenly his hand that had now made down her arm touched a scared tissue as if it had been burnt their! He saw her eyes had once again opened as she avoided his gaze saying, "You should leave now, Mr. khan!"
He needed to ask her about the scar, but he would have to give her time and then may be she would feel comfortable talking to him because they way she was behaving now it was obvious she felt insecure. So he made his way out of her room as quickly and quietly as possible. As he was leaving analyzing the situation, he felt a bit startled at the very thought of him almost kissing Zoya. How could he? This wasn't the plan! The plan was to confuse her not confuse himself even more. He was heading out of his room when he saw Zoya talking to his Ammi, looking beautiful as ever. And all she was wearing was simple sports wear and hair in a messy bun, instead of her usual jeans and top with hair down. Asad had to admit, Zoya looked pretty heavenly in a messy bun! When they get married, he's going to ask her to always do her hair like that. Wait woah.did he say married? He really needs to control her thoughts and then he saw Zoya leaving the house.
"I have to go Ammi, I can't stay for breakfast." Said Asad.
"Arre, ajj sab ka roza hai kya! Sab bahane bana kar breakfast skip kar rahe hai. Pehle Zoya aur abb Tum bhi!" Dilshad replied annoyance on her face visible.
"Nahi Ammi Asa kuch bhi nahi hai, meri ek bohot zaroori meeting prepone ho gayi hai aur mujhe abhi niklana hoga."
"Okay, Lakin tumhe lunch ka liye Ghar Ana hoga!"
"Okay Ammi, I promise." And with that Asad left for office. His meeting had taken him all of morning and afternoon, so he decided to go for lunch at home. "Slamwalikum Ammi!" "Walikumaslam Asad!" "How was your day Ammi?" "It was good! But you are late, we were waiting for you but you didn't show up so we just ate." "It's okay Ammi!" Great he thought, he had been thinking how he would ask Ammi if Zoya had eaten lunch since she had skipped breakfast, but he didn't want Ammi to suspect him. Ammi served him food and he ate looking around, but why wasn't she anywhere to be seen, and as if luck had supported him, his Ammi said, "Are you looking for someone?" "No Ammi, bas koi bhi Ghar pe nazar nahi aa raha!" "Han, Vo sab bahar Gayye hai."
He finished his food and went to his room and worked on his presentation for tommorow, but kept on thinking why the house still felt so empty. "I need to concentrate on my work!" He yelled to himself, and then he remembered that he had a few files he needed to prepare for tomorrow's meeting in his office. Great! That's exactly what he needed! To go out for a bit and he decided he was going to go to the lake and watch the sunset. But the sunset won't be for another hour, he thought. So he decided to just go for a drive and then watch the sunset. He had just come to the lake when he saw a man staring off in a direction where a girl was sitting! "Sheee.shakal se to theek thak lagta hai, Lakin kaam itne cheap?"
The guy turned around and said, "Excuse me? What you mean? And how dare you talk to me like that!" But before Asad could say anything, the guy climbed in his SUV and Asad just walked forward, and then his phone rang. "Ji, Ammi!" "Asad! Zoya abhi tak Ghar nahi aayi hai aur uska phone bhi nahi lag raha!" Asad was about to panic when he saw a familiar sports wear! "It's okay Ammi, main yahan lake ke pas se jaa raha tha aur mauhtarma yahan akali lake pe bhathi hai! Don't worry Ammi, main unhe lay aunga!" "Okay Asad! Allah Hafiz!" "Khuda hafiz Ammi!" He hung up and was about to walk forward when he realized that the guy was staring at his Zoya! He fumed with Anger and went forward!
He got to Zoya and put a hand on her shoulder, but she didn't turn around, so he spat, "Your late! It's 8'o clock already! You were suppose to be home by 7! Remember." She turned around mad this time, "Oh stop it Mr. Khan! I just stayed back to see the sunset, and sun doesn't set till 8:30 on a summer day! So it's still light outside! I'm safe!" He grabbed her from her arms drawing her to him, but before he could speak, someone threw a punch towards Asad and he lost his grip on Zoya!
The guy was going on and on about something with Zoya and then he heard the guy say, "Shakl se to theek lagta hai Lakin kaam."
'"Excuse me!', said Asad. What do you mean? Mind your tongue! She lives in my house and I've just come here to retrieve her! Who the hell are you to be talking to me like this and let go of Zoya now!" He said, grabbing Zoya's hand and putting her behind him.
So it was that guy and the guts of this shameless man! He had used Asad's own words to mock him! And by the time his inner ramble had finished, he heard Zoya say, "Stop it both of you! I'm sick and tired of everyone telling me what to do with my life! I..I" But before she could finish, Zoya fainted and collapsed in his arms!
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