Chapter 7
Wake up to a new
Zoya's POV:
I woke up as my alarm buzzed near my ear.I smiled and tried to get up but the bed wouldnt leave me.'aww..my cutie bed, i want to lie with you forever but i have got some important works to do, which is first i have to send back the delivery form...'
My mind wandered off to yesterday morning when i got that form from ayaan.That name-Asad Ahmed Khan. just that name made my insides feel a little different. not just a little different but totally numb. i dint know what to do at that time but i was out of this world when i saw that name. i have about him many times and even i have heard that name many times and seen it many magazines but this is the first me and him have come close to a direct contact. most of the time it would the triple N's or ayaan talking about their bhaijaan and that was indirect and moreover i never involved in that talk but this is different.Hats off to that duffer ayaan that he couldnt even do this small thing and went to his bhaijaan for help.he is gonna get nicely from me.idiot, stupid, duffer.and like that i came off of my little wonderworld.
I got up quickly and showered and then got ready and went downstairs. today was the new day of our lives as today we are going to apply application forms in the college and before that i have post that delivery form back and that give a peace of my mind to that ayaan ak.
I came to kitchen and started cooking the list that the people in this house have pasted in the fridge door. it happened yesterday night. As no one in this house except me knows to cook, i have to do it. and besides i love to cook for my loved ones. they gave a big list on what to cook for morning. each one wanted different dish so the list went from the sky to the earth long.
It was just 6.20 am now so i have enough time in my hands.
i was finished with my cooking when i saw humeria and ayaan decend down the stairs laughing about something. they just looked so adorable together. and the tripleN's came out of their rooms. 'where is this tannu?'. Ayaan came to me and asked
A: where is this ms. tanny the supermodel?
T: Iam here
She called out and i turned my head a little to look at her. and again there she was in her mini-thingys. i could see ayaan gaping at her with his mouth touching the ground. i shut his by moving his lower jaw up.
ME:see to that any fly or mosquito doesnt go into your wide open mouth.
He glared at me and humi giggled at him.
A: oh thanks to your concern missy, i ensure you that this house is fully disinfected for any fly or mosquito to come inside, in case you havent noticed.
Now, it was my turn to glare.
ME: sit down here and i'll go get kaka. and humi get the dishes and arrange them in the dining table. and listen get ayaan for your help. and no touching the food before kaka.
And i smiled mishciveously at him.i know that ayaan couldnt refuse anything to humeira.
H: ayaan, please help me.
She said with a sweet tone that she dint even used with me.'argh!!bad humeira' i thought and proceeded towards kaka's room. when i entered his room i could see him already in his wheel chair.
Me: oho kaka what are you doing? wait i'll help you
K: its ok beta. this oldman can do it himself
ME: so you dont want me to help you?
I said and turned away from him.he chuckled and said
K: okay okay you help me.
I smiled at him brightly and rolled him towards the bathroom.I gave him his tooth brush and paste. he started brushing and while he was doing so i filled his tub with hot water and checked the temperature and added the bubble liquid and then got his bathing suit and things ready. when he was finished i helped him rinse his mouth all the while teasing and playing with. i helped him to the tub and changed him in his bathing suit. i made him comfortable in the tub.i started washing him with a bath brush and he just sat still. its just a routine of bathing him. we people took turns to bathe him. when it is me, i do it alone without anyone's help. but when it is others, they always do it in pairs. i thought of teasing him and started water fight. we both played sprinkling water on eachother.
ME: kaka tell me something about my ammi.
HE laughed softly and said
K: what to say about my saali, she was the most kind hearted person in the earth i have ever seen.
Me: but you said that dilshad phoopie was also kind hearted person.this is cheating. either ammi or phoopie should be kind hearted.
K: hmmm...okay then both of my saalis are carbon copies and thats why both are lovely ladies.
ME: then what about kaki? isnt she lovely?
K: ohh...my wife is the most lovliest lady.
I giggled and he continued to say about how ammi and phoopie were and one of their friendly stories.Kaka calls them both saali as they were like sisters to kaki.this was also a routine for me and kaka only, as whenever i was with him i used ask for a story of my mom.
We talked like that and he told me a nice story which i had already heard a hundred times but still get bored of it.
I got him out and dried him then changed him into a nice comfy clothes and brought him out for breakfast. everyone would be angry with me as i took a nice 30 minutes to bathe kaka.
K: salaam walaikum
A: walaikum aslam
Ayaan said as he helped me to get kaka over to dining table.
K: arre, why havent you people touched the food? arent you all hungry?
A: kaka, we are dying here in hunger.
K: then why dint you all eat?
A: oh that this miss. iam-the-boss-here na, told us no ordered us to wait till she gets you.
He answered for which everyone nodded with frown on their faces.
K: what you have done is not good zoya, see poor children, dying in hunger.
ME: kaka how can we eat without you, you are the boss here, without you we are nothing.
I tried flattering him and succeeded in it as i saw him take mine into consideration.
K: this is also correct. zoya you are always right. okay now lets eat.
I smirked at ayaan and came near him and whispered
Me: what? you may be good at flattering but iam better.
I went and started serving for kaka his porridge as that is what his health let him to eat. i turned away from kaka and saw that 7 pairs of eyes were intently and eagerly looking at me to serve them food.' huh.. babies dont even know to serve food' I smiled and started serving them the dish that they have ordered.
H: baaji, did i ask you for this belgian creepes. i want a croissant. dint you read that list properly?
ME: who me? my laadli here i have the list see it for yourself.
She checked it and her mouth formed a 'o'.
H: but i want a croissant, see ayaan's plate, how delicious it is looking. i want that.
A: oye humeira begum iam not giving you my croissant.this is mine!! only mine!!
H: uff who is asking yours but i want other one, please baaji i need it.
ME:okay humi i will get you the other one.
I took mine and gave it to her.
H: but this is yours baaji.
ME: so what? have it
H: what about the other one which was here?
ME: this ayaan miyan of yours just gulped it down his food pipe.
H: what??
She looked at him to see him gulping it and looking at her innocently as if nothing happened.
H: you cheater cock, how dare you? you ate two-two croissants, i will not leave you for eating mine, i will kill you for eating like a pig
A: what to do humeria begum this is too delicious to give it to you, thats why i ate it. and mona you are very good cook.
I smiled and served everyone else and then served for myself and started eating.breakfast was a very full-full affair with ayaan-humi's constant fights which definitely energized us and drained them out of energy.
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Asad's POV:
It was nearly a month i came to india but there wasnt even a single news of travelling out of india. i was starting to feel a little insecure with this client. i have never done a project in my home country and this was my first and i wanted this to be successful. except for a few meetings and sight seeing with the client i havent done anything. the construction has been started only a few days back and i have to be here till the base is drawn. then i have move around the world. but iam not informed of anything of that sort.i want this work to be finished soon so that i can go back and spend the new year with my family.I was really curious and decided to call him.
Me: good afternoon mr.jha
J: ahhh...mr. khan i myself wanted to call you.
ME: what for mr.jha?
J: actually mr.khan i was about to call you to tell you that, you may not be needed here for the other projects.
ME: what?
J: not to think me as rude but i spoke mr.sheikh and he told me that you have another big project which was very important and he also told me that i can take help from the main office.
Me: so?
J: i said ok and you can go back mr.khan and as we have already finished the paperwork for the projects and just the manual work is pending so i just need some managers and supervisors to look after it. just give a visit to the site after a week and then you are all free to go.
ME: thankyou mr.jha. i will make arrangements for the managers.
J:no, mr.sheikh had done it already.
ME: okay, thank you.
J: welcome and thank you too.
Me: welcome and mr.jha what else did mr.shiekh tell you about the project that was back in france.
J: oh that it is a very big company of 8 membership and something about bonding family contract.
ME: oh thanks.
I kept the phone and looked aghast.'what was this new contract? when did this come? and i wasnt even informed of it.' as far as i know there was no such thing. and 'family contract' what is that? did he lie to mr.jha or was it the truth.' asad think think, what is a family contract. as far as you have studied you never learnt about family contract but just use you brain there must be something' 'aahh.. i cant use my brain anymore'
I called ryan and asked him.
ME: mr.ryan sheikh what story did you build up and said to mr.jha?
R: arrey asad is this the way of treating someone who helped you? and moreover is the way of greeting someone on the phone?
ME: i dont have time for all this, just tell me what went between you and mr.jha.
R: nothing i just said that you had a very big contract and it is important
ME: i dont know anything about such contract. i wasnt informed
R: its just a build up yet real story.
ME: what? and what is this bonding family contract. we havent learnt about such contract in college.
R: omg!! you cant even understand this asad. i thought you were very intelligent.
ME: just tell me na ryan about this build up yet real story
R: its a build up story because this contract is not official and real because this is a true story where you have to bond with your family who have arrived nearly a month back.
And then only everything made sense to me, so he was just helping me. wow!!!i felt guilty for yelling at him but i dont have time to apologize and all that so i just muttered a thank you and cut the call. i know that he would yelling at the phone because of me cutting the call abruptly. i did a happy dance and the good thing is that i was in my room.
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Zoya's POV:
AFter breakfast we all bid goodbye to kaka and went towards the mission at hand. we reached the college campus and i could see ayaan gaping at the college gate.There was a huge board written
-Paris Descrates University-. it was worth gaping at as it was so huge but still its just a university.
ME: ayaan what happened?
A: uh... nothing
ME: why were gaping at the board?
A: its just i havent seen such a university before.
"what?" me, humi and tannu asked in unison to which the tripleN's laughed and said
N1: zoe he hasnt went to an university before.
H: but how could that happen?
T: yeah how?
N2: actually he was home schooled and home educated.
ME: huh?
N3: yes it is actually because he afraid of schools
ME: afraid of school?
I asked giggling.
A: i wasnt afraid of school but the school dint deserve a handsome hunk like me, thats why i dint go.
H: oh really, i dont believe you, maybe the school deserverd a better guy than you.
A: humeira begum dont catch my tail or else i will bite you
H: oho i thought only dogs bite when we catch their tail but i never knew that the great ayaan ak can also bite and moreover he even has a tail!!!!
We all laughed at this.
T: so this means you mr.ayaan is a dog...
A: tanny, you...
ME: ok okay now are we gonna spend the rest of our lives halting here or are we gonna move inside so that we get a better future.
WE entered the campus and were mesmerized by it. it was an old building but very recently renovated. it was like a building in the 18th era. very nice and immaculate. it was full of trees and plants covering that place. very greenish place it was. i began a liking towards it.It was a sunday so most of the campus was empty except for a few student hanging here and there looking at u as if we were a gang of thugs. i urged all of us to move faster and then we went correctly to the dean room by following the signals.
Ayaan went up front and knocked on the door. we heard a "yes" from inside. me and ayaan went inside and stood before the dean. he looked up form the file he was reading and smiled at us. i smiled backed.the dean was a very not so old man. he was in his mid forties and had a very kind face. he was pale and had a slightly wrinkled skin which showed off his age.
Dean: have your seat.
He had a very kind voice too.We sat in the chair and looked at him to initiate a conversation.
D: so you are the people from india.
A: yes sir.
And then the conversation went on between the two with me making an entry at one or two points. he gave the application forms and asked us for some certficate. i provided him all the certificate and excused myself and went outside to give the application form to the others.
ME: here are you applications.
H: baaji what did the dean say?
T: when should we join our classes.
N1: say something na.
Me: ok the thing is first fill up the papers. then i gave the certificates of yours and mine. and then the most important thing is that you all have to have a french graduate and for that you all have to learn french first of all.
There was a moment of silence among us. then a series of gasps.
ALL : what??!!! no way!! you cant do this to us, we are your sisters...
Now, a series of horrified squeals.
ME: woah woah... what happened
N2: zoya you know that we dont know french, then how can you do this
Me: yes ofcourse i know, but what to do you have to have a graduate.
N3: no this cant happen, i have to study here, oh no...
ME: oho drama queens, just stop it, if wanna study here then go get a graduate or else...
ALL: or else...?
ME: forget studying here
" no...no..." i closed my ears to block them from there defeaning cries.
ME: okay okay stop it i will do something
" really...!!!" all of them said in unison
Me: yes the something iam gonna do is say you something, which is...
" which is..."
ME: actually if you see, we have more 5 months to start our session.
H: what 5 months??
ME: yeah as now the first session is going on we cant join in the middle. and then our session starts in the april or may. so now that you all have 5 months, you people are gonna learn french, talk french, walk french, sing french, dance french, swim french and even eat french.
" no..." with a numerous sighs.
ME: yes...!!!
I smirked at them.
ME: now fill up these forms and give it to me and as well follow me inside.
I said as i handed over their forms. i too filled up my form and went near the door.
ME: guys follow me and please properly introduce yourselves to the dean. he seems to be a nice person so dont hold any grudge against him as you did in school.
T: zoe this is not school and we know how to behave decently, dont teach us like a five year old.
I just smiled and lead them inside.They one by one introduced themselves and he replied with a smile.Then we discussed about some lectures and about how the session here works.when he asked about the french graduate about the others, i assured him that he would have by the start of our session and that i would definitely get it to him. then we all excused ourselves and went to the house.
I told ayaan about the helplessness of my sisters and he agreed to help me. First of all for that we need to find a good french tutor.and that should be someone who could understand the accent of english of these five. i searched for many tutors in my ipad and finally came across an indian.
Me: wow perfect!
A: what happened?
ME: look what i found. i got a tutor and he is indian.
And i was surrounded by a round of happy cheers
N3: yay!! that would be easy for us, we can easily communicate with him and learn soon.
ME: great all settled.
N2: no its still not settled.
A: why? what happened?
N2: Iam HUNGRY!!!!!
We all laughed and i told ayaan to drive to a nearby cafe.
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Asad's POV:
I was relieved that i would soon be going back to my family.' dont know what they will be doing in a new place?' a part of my mind said.
'Dont worry, ayaan is there with them na' another part of my mind said. ' that is the main reason to worry' ' why?' ' oh such kiddish thing he is, how is he gonna takecare of our sisters?' ' trust him for once' ' never gonna happen'. Like this my mind was battling within itself.I have to go back soon and for that i have to check the nearest date for my departure. ' arre, what are you doing wasting your time, go and check it fast' my inner part said and i rushed to get my phone and check my shedules. and the nearest date i got was a few days before new year.
So new year it is. I ringed up ayaan
ME: hello!
A: hi bhaijaan, sounding so glad? what happened?
ME: its a good news
A: good news!! what, have you fallen in love? who is my bhabhi?
And here again he goes on with his insensible love talks. i really wanna smack him.
ME: nothing like that.
A: oh...nothing like that, then what is the big news?
ME: the news is that, iam coming there by this new year? hows the news?
A: boring...
ME: what arent you happy iam coming there?
A:yes yes bhai ofcourse it is a happy news, but i dint expect this from you.
ME: then what did you expect? that i stay here my life long and you enjoy there with our sisters!! never gonna happen!!
A: no no bhai you have to come here, i cant manage this jungle alone.
ME: in which you are part too, right?
A: no bhaijaan, iam a human.
ME: oho..ok then what did you expect?
A: that only, finding a bhabhi for me.
ME:Ayaan!!!
A: okay okay...come soon bhai, i am in dire need of your help.
ME: yes by new year.
A: new year it is. i will make the arrangements.
ME: yup. and let this be a surprise.
A: okay... umm...bhai, alien attack on me for ice cream...bye...
From the other side i heard a few voices calling for 'ice cream' and a few laughing. wait, laughing, i think i heard a musical laughter. it was so perfect. it erupted the feelings inside me that only did when i think about 'her'. Is it her laughter? am i dreaming?. i wish this is real and not a dream. i just heard her voice, its so beautiful.i wanted to hear more, and as i was about to hear more, the call got cut. ' urgh... trust ayaan to interupt this beautiful time'. but anyways but i felt content. my day cant get any better. her voice is recorded in my mind and i can play it whenever i felt like. i dont know why i feel all these feelings for her and why i cant ignore her like she is just another girl. this girl is something different. i dont know why i cant ignore these feelings but for now i just let it be as this was new to me and i want to enjoy it.
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ZOYA'sPOV:
After the attack on ayaan for icecream, we all went and sat inside the cafe. it was an old one and only less customes were there. it was owned by an old couple. but it was very comfy and cozy. it felt so warm in here even in this chilly weather. i told them to order something for me and that i will be back. i went around the cafe and then i came across a poster saying that they need workers to maintain this cafe as the owners are old and need someone to help them. i found this as nice opportunity. I have always wanted to support my ownself. so by working here i can atleast support my pocket money. and besides that i really want to help this old couple. i decided that i will come back again here tomorrow and talk about my job.With this resolve i went back to the table.
They have ordered a brownie and chocolate sauce for me. it looked so yummy. i tasted it and just relished on it. it was so tasty. this might me an old cafe but the food here is very nice. i really loved it.
A: hey guys i forgot to tell you something.
T: what?
A: the dean of the college has invited us to his house for christmas party.
N3: what christmas party!!???
" yaaay!!!!"
A: he said that he has also invited some other students who are gonna be with you in your session so that you can catch up with them before your session starts.
H: thats a cool idea!. what say baaji?
ME: what ever.
T: hmmm.. you are always like this. no party, no this, no that...
N1: yes zoya you should enjoy atleast once in your life.
ME:okay iam coming...
H: and moreover baaji even your birthday is coming up, this newyear.
T: and we are definetly gonna have a lavish party for that, because its your 18th birthday.
A: what so mona you birthday is on newyear...great.
And like that they discussed about the unwanted birthday of mine in which i lost everything. good thing is that they were so into discussing about my birthday that they failed to notice the saddness in me.
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Again infinity times sorry for the late update. i wish you all like this part. please leave you precious comments and keep encouraging me.
See you all with the next part.
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