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Part 10
"Zoya beta get ready we are going to the dargah." Shireen informed Zoya.
"Phupi dargah kyun?"
"Beta I'm sure whatever happened with you is because you touched the voodoo doll we will go and seek blessings there and I've heard there is this baba who will remove any unwanted evil eye on you."
"Phupiii! She groaned.
"Zoya maine tumhari baat maani thi na jab tum keh rahi thi kala jaado kuch nahi hota ab tum meri baat mano."
"But phupi!" she protested.
"Zoya not a word. We all are going to the dargah and you are coming with us."
"But phupi didn't the doctor say to let me rest?" she hated being scooped up in the room but she had no other excuse of not going to some baba.
"Wasn't it you who was asking me to let you roam outside saying that you were perfectly fine now."
Zoya let out another groan and Shireen left the room chuckling. Zoya called Dilshad to let her know about the plans for today.
"So what Zoya, if your going to the durgah satisfies Shireen then what is the harm in doing so."
"But phupi I need to search the closet today itself since I need to keep the keys back to where they were. If everyone is gone to the dargah it will be the perfect opportunity to search without any hindrance."
"Zoya I'm sure a few hours won't cause any difference, do you want me to come to the dargah as well?"
"No phupi it's ok, I'll go. The whole family is going there including..." She stopped midway not knowing how to say it.
"Including Rashid." Dilshad completed her statement.
"I'm sorry phupi I don't know how Mr Khan will react when he comes to know about this. I don't want him to get angry."
Dilshad smiled into the phone.
"Really Zoya? Since when did you start caring about what your Mr Khan thinks." She teased leaving Zoya stuttering.
"Woh... woh actually..."
"Ya Allah my son's presence has rubbed off on you." She giggled.
"Phupi aisa kuch nahi hai." She blushed.
"Accha accha ab main rakhti hun Allah hafiz."
"Allah hafiz phupi."
Dilshad disconnected the phone but her question still lingered in her mind. Yes Zoya why do you care what Mr Khan thinks.
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"Ammi Zoya has got an important call from her appi, she has asked us to go ahead and she'll come later should we leave?" Ayaan made some lame excuse. Zoya wanted some time and empty house to check Razia's closet and so she asked Ayaan to make this excuse, he of course offered to stay back to help her but she declined, she was sure Razia would get suspicious and will never ever leave Ayaan alone with her, sometime she thought Razia was more possessive about Ayaan than Humaira.
"But how will she come alone?" Shireen asked.
"She is not new to Bhopal she'll come alone, let's leave shall we?" he ushered all of them out. Zoya came out of her room and when she looked at the empty house she made her way to Razia's room. She ran straight to the closet and made sure she locked the door this time Razia had a habit of appearing out of nowhere. As soon as she opened the closet all she saw was Salwar suits, Gaffur's sherwanis and some office papers. She looked at the locker in the closet and tried every key to see which one worked, finally she found the right key and opened the locker. After searching for a while when she couldn't find anything other than Gafur's business papers and some cash she was highly dejected and was about to close the door of the locker when her eyes fell upon a box very similar to the one she had seen in Humaira's closet. She pulled it and opened it hoping she would be able to find something but there were only old black and white photos.
"Allah Miyan yahan toh kuch bhi nahi hai." She sat down on the bed and a lone tear escaped her eyes. She should be happy to know that Razia is not what she thought she was but she was sad, she wanted something, anything that would lead her towards her abbu but everything she only faced disappointment. She remembered a conversation she had with her aapi when she voiced her thoughts of finding her father. She was as usual concerned for her and was strongly against the idea but a little chat with jeeju and she had said just one thing, to go and search her abbu, get the closure she wants, get the answers to her questions but she still felt some things were better left buried and uncovered because they were like a pandora's box, she will never know what's in it and if she opens the box she may not be able to handle the truths she may discover.
"Aapi is right, some things are better left uncovered." She wiped her eyes and was about to close the box but the box fell from her shaking hands and all the photos scattered on the floor.
"Klutzy me." She smacked her head and bent down to retrieve all the photos when her eyes fell on something familiar. She took the old worn out photo in her hand and clamped another hand over her mouth. It was the very same photo her aapi had given her, the very same photo she spent days looking at, trying to find any clue that would bring her closer to her abbu, the very same photo she had shown hundreds of people hoping one of them would recognize it, the very same photo that brought her in this house. She was so lost looking at the photo that she couldn't hear herself crying. Just when she had lost all hope Allah had shown a little light in the darkness.
But what is it doing in Razia aunty's closet? Does she know my father? Will she tell me where was he?
Various questions were moving in her head and the answer to all was with only one person, Razia!
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Razia spent all her time wondering and worrying what that girl was up to, she very well knew her reason for coming in the house and there was no way she was going to allow her to come close to the truth. Razia had called Tanveer to meet her near the dargah, they needed to get rid of Zoya and that too quick.
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"Arrey Zoya beta thank god you are here early, come let's go inside." Shireen covered Zoya's head with her dupatta and motioned her to get inside.
"Um phupi where is Razia aunty?"
"Bhabhi? Arrey haan bhabhi has gone to take the flowers I guess."
"Ok I'll just go meet her."
"Arrey beta she will come, you come with me, everyone is already inside." Shireen held her hand and stopped her from going.
"Um, err, haan phupi when I was at home there was very important and urgent call for her and I need to tell her before I forget." Zoya came up with an excuse and she could feel Shireen's grip loosen.
"Ok fine go but come back fast." Shireen reluctantly left her and went inside. Zoya heaved a sigh of relief and clutched the photo tight in her hand. She took a deep breath and went off in search of the person who had the answers to all her questions.
She roamed around searching for Razia when she felt she saw Tanveer, she stopped in her tracks and looked closely at the woman, her head was covered like everyone's was and so she couldn't make out who it was, although the salwar suit looked highly familiar she needed to see the face. She went nearer to her and followed her. She knew she should be searching Razia but she didn't know why she had the gut feeling that she needed to know who this woman was. The woman took a turn and went inside a narrow lane; someone was waiting for her there. Zoya stood outside and peeked inside; she gasped when she saw that the woman really was Tanveer, but that is not what surprised her; what surprised her was that Tanveer had come to meet Razia.
"Billo Rani I've been waiting for you since so long, I don't have much time everyone must be waiting for me inside."
"Razia Bi will you just stop calling me billo rani, I'm Tanveer, call me by name or don't call me at all." Tanveer said annoyingly.
To say Zoya was shocked would be an understatement, she was stunned to know that billo rani, the woman Razia had hired to make someone go away was none other than Tanveer. Tanveer, Mr Khan's best friend, the woman he thought was the epitome of values and grace, the woman who according to him was perfect and pure in every sense was Billo rani. If she was so shocked she shuddered to think what will Asad's reaction be but she knew what his reaction will be, he will refuse to believe anything against his Tannu dearest. She needed proof and that's when it clicked her; she took her mobile from her purse and tapped the screen rapidly to search for the video recording app. She pressed the bright red button on the screen and held it in such a way that Razia and Tanveer both fitted in the frame.
"Oh ho ab tumhare bhi parr nikal aaye ek kaam diya tha us kambhakt Zoya ko wapas US bhejne ka woh bhi tumse nahi hua." Razia huffed in annoyance. Zoya gasped and clamped her mouth shut to not make any noise. She needed to be quiet if she wanted their confession, these both woman were not what they seemed. She could never believe this was Tanveer's true face.
"Now will you just come straight to the point and tell me why have you called me here? I need to spend as much time possible with Asad if I want to get close to him and his money."
Zoya scrunched her face in disgust, every word coming out of her mouth made her cringe.
"We need to get rid of Zoya." Was all that Razia said.
"Razia bi when will you pause your tape recorder? I already know you want to get rid of her but I don't understand why would you want to get rid of such a sweet little girl, don't you like her in your home? I think she fits there perfectly and why won't she?" Tanveer smiled sarcastically. Zoya's brows furrowed in confusion, she couldn't make a head or tail of what she was trying to say.
"Are you out of your mind? I want her to leave before she finds out about her father!" She almost shrieked. Zoya's eyes widened with relief or with horror she didn't know, all she knew was Razia was the only one who could help her find her father or maybe not.
"Oh ho, why so angry bi? Don't you like your step daughter?" Tanveer smirked and with that one question Zoya felt the ground slip beneath her, she held on to the wall for support. Her eyes brimmed with tears, she didn't know whether to be happy or sad.
"Don't you dare call her my step daughter she is nothing but my husband's mistake. The reminder of his moment of weakness with that Zainab and nothing else."
Zoya's head started spinning, all this was too much for her to take in. She had come to India in the hope of finding out her father, she never wanted to find out this, she never wanted to know she was someone's illegitimate child, she did not want to know that her abbu left her and her ammi all alone when they needed him the most, she certainly didn't want to know her abbu had cheated on two women and she never ever wanted to know that her abbu was Asad's sworn enemy.
"I want her out of my life and I don't mind getting rid of her the way I got away with Zainab."
Zoya's head shot up, what did she mean by that? but before Razia could say anything further Zoya's phone started ringing, the screen flashed with the name Mr Khan. The sudden sound of her ringtone surprised her and almost made her drop the phone but she caught it and looked up to see Razia and Tanveer staring at her with wide eyes.
"Zoya you..." Tanveer said.
Zoya took a step back when she felt them coming closer.
"Y-You... Gafur uncle is my father." She whispered in a barely audible voice but Razia heard her, her eyes widened further when she realized she had heard it all. She gritted her teeth and looked at her in anger.
"He is not your father do you get it? He is nothing to you, he means nothing to you just stay away from him or else..." Razia threatened menacingly.
"Or else what? He is my father and I'm his daughter. I always wanted to see my abbu, I wanted to ask him why he left my ammi, I want to know what happened to my ammi."
All colour drained out of Razia's face when she mentioned that. She wouldn't, she couldn't let her meet Gafur.
"And you Tanveer. How could you do this to Mr Khan? He trusted you so much. I cannot let him be duped by a conniving woman like you. I will tell Mr Khan everything. I will not let you destroy his life."
Tanveer took a step forward, she could very well just strangle her and finish off all their troubles but Razia caught her hand and stopped her from taking any rash step. She shook her head at her and she stood still, she knew something was going on in her mind and so she stepped back.
"Zoya you want to meet your father and you will but there are few more things that you are unaware about you have to know them first." Razia said each word slowly. Zoya paused to think, she knew Razia had all the answers and wasn't that why she was here? To get answers? Zoya slowly nodded and let Razia tell what she wanted to say.
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Asad threw the phone on the bed when Zoya disconnected his call. The girl never listened did she? He picked up his phone again to call Ayaan. After several rings he finally answered but his voice was cracking due to the disturbance in the background.
"Hello? Hello Ayaan? Where is Zoya?"
"Hello bhaijaan I'm not sure, ammi said she had come but then she went to meet mumani. Now there is neither her nor mumani."
Asad pinched the bridge of his nose,
"Where are you all?"
"We are the dargah."
"Ok I'm coming there."
"But bhaijaan- " Asad disconnected the call, grabbed his keys and walked out.
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"It had all happened 20 years back, we were not married yet, your father had gone to America for some work and there he met Zainab. Your father thought he loved her, he was a fool, he didn't love her but he was young and confused the attraction to be love. His stay in America was very short and he had to return back to India, he promised your mother that he would talk to his father about their marriage but when he came back to India he came to know his father was ill and he wanted him to marry as soon as possible, to me. He couldn't refuse his old man but he told me everything about Zainab before marriage, I assured him that it nothing but attraction, I made him believe that it was not love and I made him promise me to forget any Zainab ever existed in his life. He too understood that he never loved her and we got married. Everything was going fine when after 3 years your mother comes to Bhopal in search of him and she doesn't come alone, she comes with you. Imagine my shock when she tells me that she wants to meet me and tells me she is the mother of Gafur's child. I explained to her that we are married, happily married and there was no place for her in Gafur's life, I asked to go away but she was stubborn just like you and refused to go even when Gafur himself asked her to leave without making a scene, but she wouldn't budge. She was trying to take what was mine and I do not ever give what is mine, so do you know what I did?" Razia asked Zoya. Zoya meekly shook her head, she was not in a position to speak or form any coherent thoughts, all this was too much for her. Her father betrayed her mother's trust, he left her pregnant and stranded all alone in this world. The look that Razia had scared her, the tone in which Razia asked the question told Zoya the worst was yet to come and she straightened up to hear what it was but what she heard next was something she had never imagined even in her nightmare.
"I called her in a doll factory and stabbed her in the heart killing her then and there and then I made Rashid burn the whole factory down putting all the blame on him and forcing him to leave Dilshad so that he could marry Shireen and forever remain under our mercy."
Zoya collapsed on the floor with a loud cry, from the corner of the eye she saw Tanveer smirking and she wanted to know her role in this conspiracy but she was too emotionally and psychologically weak to deal with her now.
"How can you kill my mother? How can you snatch a mother away from her child?" She shouted. Everything fit now, why she always hated her, why she wanted her to go back to US which was probably why she hired Tanveer, she knew Tanveer was Asad's best friend and she made use of that advantage. Her usually incomplete and blurry nightmares had suddenly become crystal clear. She now knew which place it was and who the little child was, it was her. She now knew the role of the woman in her nightmare a few nights back, she now knew why the woman was staring at her with unconcealed loathing.
"Oh do you think I care about you even a little bit? Yes I killed your mother and now I will kill you in the exact same way."
Zoya's eyes snapped open and she looked at Razia who held something sharp and pointed in her hand, she looked closely to see it was a dagger. She stared at her face, it was masked with nothing but unconditional hatred. Razia lifted the dagger and looked odiously at Zoya, she and her mother had been nothing but a nuisance in her life. She had taken care of Zainab now it was her daughter's time. Zoya was too stunned to react or run away and even if she tried, escape was impossible with Razia in front of her and Tanveer at the back guarding the only route to her escape. She could only think of one person during such a time. She closed her eyes and whispered lightly as a tear rolled down her cheek,
"Asad!"
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A/N - Bwahahah a cliffy, I know I'm evil but I needed the cut somewhere I mean I need stuff to write in the next and the FINAL part as well right?
So what do you think how was it? Bad, crappy, good, more than good? Do tell me your thoughts and the FINAL part will be up soon as well (and by soon I mean whenever I'm in the mood to type, which is never! Haha)
Another thing I don't really remember the story that Razia told Badi Bi about Zainab and so with the help of a few of my friends and of course my imagination I might have tweaked it a bit, hey, it's a fanfiction after all! LOL
Btw, what do you think will Razia actually stab her or will Zoya's knight in shining SUV be on time to rescue her again? Haha what a lame question! Oh it was such a long update 3222 words long so I expect long reviews as well!
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Sadie!
Edited by --starstruck-- - 11 years ago
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