CHAPTER SIX :
He came to Zoya's room after lunch next day to talk to her about last night. She was busy on her I Pad when he knocked and entered.
'How are you ?' He asked her while sitting on the couch. She was still sitting on her bed.
'Fine. Why ?' She asked him in confusion.
'Can I ask you something ?' He ignored her question and came to the point.
'Are you having a habit of sleepwalking?' He asked her and she dropped the I Pad on the bed. Asad looked at her shocked face.
'So that means the answer is yes ? Its ok. This is a very common dis. . . . problem.' Asad was going to say 'disease' but suddenly changed his words.
She took her I Pad and wasn't looking at him now. He knew she was ignoring this topic now.
'Since when are you facing this problem ?' He asked again normally.
'Which problem ?' She was still trying to avoid this topic. He looked at her, her fingers were working more rapidly on the I Pad. He took the I Pad from her hand and placed it on the bed.
'I am talking about sleepwalking !' He said with stern face.
'I don't know.' She said with sad face.
'And ami knows about it ?' He asked her and she nodded in yes.
'Last night you were going outside and I told you to come inside but this is not safe, I won't be with you everytime.' He didn't mention her that she wanted to go to her father. She was looking at him.
'Lock your room door before going to sleep and get some sleeping pills but visit a doctor first.' He said while looking at her. 'Are you listening to me ?' She was lost in her thoughts when he waved his hand infront of her.
'Yes !' She said. He smiled at her and stood up to go out.
'Don't tell about this to Puphi please.' She said and he turned back.
'But you said she knows about this ?' He asked.
'Yes she knows but I don't want her to get worried. She thinks I am fine now. Please !' Zoya pleaded him.
'If you were fine then what happened yesterday ?' He was getting confused now.
'I don't know but I don't like disturbing her so please don't. Its just that I am having exams tension.' She said rudely this time.
'Ok. I won't tell her anything.'
'Thank You.' She said with a smile.
'No need for that.' He smiled and came out of her room.
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He locked the main door by himself before going to sleep and tried to open Zoya's room to check if it is locked or not and he was satisfied when the door didn't open.
He came back to his room and tried to sleep on time that night. He was thinking about Zoya when he heard some noise. He tried to hear clearly what that was when he heard someone shouting. He was sure that was Zoya's voice.
He came out of his room and went straight to Zoya's room.
'Zoya what happened ? Open the door !' He knocked at her door loudly.
'Zoya ? Open the door damn it !' He couldn't hear her voice anymore.
'What happened Asad ?' Dilshad and Najma came out of there rooms.
'Ami she was shouting few minutes back but now. . . .I don't know.' He kicked at the door with full force.
'She must be scared again, move aside.' Dilshad said to him.
'Scared of what ?' He moved back a little so she can stand near the door.
'Don't worry bhaijaan, she gets scared while sleeping. I don't know why she locked the door ? Ami has told her many times not to do that.' Najma said to him and he was shocked to hear all this.
'Zoya ? Open the door ! Its me. Just switch on the lights.' Dilshad said to her.
After a while they saw there was light in her room and then she opened the door. She was shaking and hugged Dilshad and started crying. Dilshad took her back to her room. Asad couldn't see this so he came back to his room.
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'It always happens with her when she talks to her father or comes back from Australia, She is having this problem from last two years, if you would have told me before about that night then I would have taken her to the phsychiatrist again.' Dilshad said to him.
He was discussing about Zoya with Dilshad next day when she said this to him.
'What does the phsychiatrist say ?' He asked her.
'He says she is having insecurity issues, but I don't know what kind of insecurities she have ? I have tried to discuss with her about what happened in Australia or what did her father say to her on the phone but she avoids these topics always. But I can't see her like this, she is like Najma to me. I don't know what kind of protection she wants ?' Dilshad was getting tensed now.
'Ami she misses her parents and you can't take there position.' Asad said. He was understanding her situation now.
'I understand that but her parents got divorced many years back now but she need to get out of it, even me and Rashid got divorced 10 years back but you have never complained about these kind of issues ?' She asked him.
'I never comlained to you and abu like she is not complaining anyone but it does hurt ami !' Asad said to her while looking into her eyes. She was quiet for a moment and looked away.
'I don't know what should I do but I can't see her like this, it hurts me. She is my responsibility.' Dilshad said worriedly.
'You shouldn't allow her to talk to her parents.' Asad said.
'How can I do that ? And moreover when her father wants her to get her married now.' Dilshad said.
'Are you talking about Zoya's wedding ?' Asad asked loudly and Dilshad looked at him.
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Zoya wanted to grab the revolver from his hand but she couldn't move. She was still looking at him. He was about to shoot himself when Dilshad took the revolver from his hand and slapped him. His nose was bleeding now.
'Are you out of your mind ? And Rashid please go from here right now !' Dilshad said angrilly to both of them.
'Why should I go ? I am not scared of his dramas. He thinks it will affect me but no it won't.' Rashid was still not caring about anyone.
'I am not doing anything to affect you, I know it won't ! Its just that I want to get rid of this life in which you are my father.' Asad shouted back.
'Rashid please lets go out of his room !' Dilshad pleaded him again.
'He is not doing this for the first time, he had tried to do this drama before too but I won't tolerate all this anymore.' Rashid said while going out of his room and Dilshad was shocked to know that.
'I wish I would have died at that time.' Asad said angrilly. Rashid tried to come back to his room but Dilshad closed the door. Asad looked at Zoya angrilly.
'You should leave now !' He said to her loudly and rubbed his hand on his nose and that is when he realised that his nose was also bleeding. He looked at Zoya again, she was standing in the same position still and looking at him.
'Why aren't you leaving ?' He asked her in normal tone now.
'I won't. I want to stay here.' She said to him.
'But I don't need anyone in this room right now.' Asad said.
'But still I want to stay here.' She was crying now.
Asad looked at her and sat down on the bed. She looked at him, his eyes were wet so he tried to cover his face with his hands. Zoya took the first aid box from the floor and came near him. She sat on his knees infront of him and took his hand in her hands.
He tried to take his hand back but was too tired to fight with her right now. He took a tissue with other hand and cleaned the blood that was coming out of his nose. He looked at her again she was taking out the bandage from the box now but was still crying.
'Do you need anything ?' She asked him when she was done.
'Do you care about me ?' He asked her suddenly.
'Yes, more then anyone else.' She said while looking into his eyes. He moved his gaze from her.
'Then leave me alone for some time.' He said while looking on the floor. She looked at him in disbelief.
'Please Zoya !' He said again.
'I will leave if you promise me that you won't do that again.' She said after a while.
'Do what ?' He looked at her again.
'What you were trying to do before.' Zoya said and wiped her tears.
'I won't do that again.' He said and tried to smile. She looked at him and came out of his room. He locked the door as soon as she came out. She went straight to her room and was crying again on thinking about his condition.
If Asad had tried to suicide before too then uncle should take more care of him, he wasn't like this before. He was never like this.
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Edited by Bubble007 - 11 years ago
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