BROKEN WINGS - AsYa SS, chapter 7 updated,PG 85 (17/8) - Page 28

fabulous...

Originally posted by: kaussar

thanks Maneet.😃.. glad you loved the part.. yea they fell in love.. and their love will overcome everything.😃

Asad would be hurt knowing Zoya is married!! 😭

Originally posted by: maha2012

please update soon😭
im already recommending ur SS to my friends on IF😳

thanks Maha... thats sweet of you.
Now that i have updated SC& TF, will try to update this in 2 or 3 days.😃

Originally posted by: p_s05

""Don't go tomorrow. Stay here... stay with me." Asad held her face with both hands and looked deep into her eyes and the only thing Zoya could do was nod a yes. She then hugged him tightly and buried her face in his chest, marveling at the sudden turn her life took."

That was beautiful.

The vacation was an enthralling read, the peace and tranquility that came through was amazingly charming.

Thank you Dear.😃.. glad you loved the update.. and happy to know that i was able to capture the essence of a vacation romance enough to make it enthralling for you.😊

Originally posted by: asifiqbalsh

Nice chapter 1
Asad injured badly, he can't see & walk bc of his brain injuries
It was a worst time for rashid & dilshad as their son was in critical condition
Dilshad took care of him as she wanted to see her don recovery soon
On the other side, zoya married to ayaan nooo
Zainab asked several times but she said nothing
She was disturbed after accident
She thought that she took wrong decision for marry ayaan
Hope asad will fine soon
Thanks

thanks Dear😃.. yea it was a chapter full of turmoil and heart break in every way.. and Zoya is married to Ayaan.. lets see what happens with that marriage.😉

Originally posted by: asifiqbalsh

Update 2
Asad & zoya love each other
Zoya lost her 2 months memory when she back into senses after accident
Ghafoor told her not to discuss this to zainab
On the other side asad was restless after nightmare
He was feeling that zoya was in trouble
After gaining consciousness from coma, he asked nurse abt zoya
He told his PA to get info & he told asad that she was ok
Asad thought that she deserve someone normal as he was not fit.
Zoya decided to get info abt accident & tried to remember her memory first & then decide abt this marriage.

Yea Asad and Zoya were in love with each other... And Asad misses her so much but he is otherwise so broken by his condition and so at times he feels that Zoya doesn't deserve him now..
And Zoya has realized that she did a big mistake by agreeing to marry Ayaan.. even though she has lost her memory her heart knows that she belong with Asad.😃

Originally posted by: asifiqbalsh

Awesome update
Asad & zoya were childhood friend
Zoya recognised him but asad failed
When zoya told him he immediately called her name which bring smile on her face
They visited & did the sight seeing
Enjoyed each other company
Asad kissed zoya & said her to don't go & she said yes
Plz continue soon
Do pm me for next update
Thanks

thanks... glad you liked this update as well.
will PM you with next update.😃

Originally posted by: jazsidhu

fabulous...

mindblowing...

luv it...

asad n zoya know each other since kids...

asad n zoya are in love with each other...

amazing...

beautifully written...

eagerly waiting for the next part...

thx fr the pm n do continue soon n do pm me...

Thanks Jaz.😃.. glad you loved the update. yea they knew each other as kids and met again as adults and fell in love.😊

Originally posted by: AsyaManeet

Asad would be hurt knowing Zoya is married!! 😭

lets see how that goes.. won't be too bad.😃

Hi everyone,

Here is Chapter 4... nothing too dramatic happened in this chapter. but this is needed for what is about to happen next... will try to update next chapter soon.

Eid Mubarak to all my readers.. stay blessed.

Chapter 4:

Brentwood, present day:

It had been two weeks since Zoya had shifted back to her own home; or perhaps it would be more appropriate to say Siddique mansion than her own home. Because of her step mom's taunts and her Abbu's anger, it no longer felt like her own home.

And on top of everything she hated the fact that all the mess she had recently created with her life was making her Ammi so sad and helpless.

It was morning time and Zoya sat on the balcony of her bedroom leaning against the window glass lost in thoughts. She had not even gone for breakfast. She was tired of hearing the continuous accusations and angry tirade of her Abbu. Why couldn't he for even once let go of his pride and his so called dignity and understand the turmoil his daughter was going through? She wondered sadly.

She had woken up early that morning around dawn and it was just 9 am but already she felt so tired. Lack of proper sleep and the emotional upheaval was making her tired both mentally and physically as well. And this morning she had woken up from a bad dream; she could not remember the detail of the dream at all except for the last part which she could remember in bits and pieces. She was in a car and it was going at full speed and she was scared. Some vehicles were following the car... and then there was screech of tires and the car had hit something. And she screamed and called out to someone... But she could not even remember who it was that she had called out to.

And when she woke up she knew that she had dreamt about her own accident that happened 6 and half months back. And strangely, till last night, she had not even dreamt about the accident and when she finally did she could not remember much about the dream when she woke up. And it had left her anxious and frustrated again and she wondered how she was ever going to find out what happened to her during those 2 months of her life of which she had no memory.

Zainab entered Zoya's room with a tray of food and not seeing her on her bed Zainab immediately became anxious. When Zoya did not come for breakfast Zainab had thought that may be Zoya had overslept. Zainab did not feel like having any breakfast without Zoya, so she just toyed with her food and as soon as Siddique and Raziya left the breakfast table, she had arranged some food in a tray and had come to Zoya's room thinking of waking her up and having breakfast together in Zoya's room.

She kept the tray on a table and went towards Zoya's bathroom to see if she was inside, but the bathroom door was open and when she peeped in Zoya was not even there and her anxiety grew. Her daughter was going through an emotional upheaval and Zainab knew that people do very uncharacteristic things when they were mentally disturbed so these days she got alarmed by even little things concerning Zoya. She did not really know what exactly had happened to Zoya and as a mother her sixth sense had been telling her that something was very wrong and Zoya was hiding some things from her. She remembered the incidents that occurred and the conversation she had with Zoya on the day she returned from Ayaan's house.

Zoya had come home around lunch time carrying her suitcase with her. Zainab was in the kitchen when their Butler suddenly came and informed that Zoya was home. She rushed out to meet Zoya and hugged her and Zoya clung to her like never before and when they finally parted Zainab saw tears in Zoya's eyes and it was at that moment that she noticed the suitcase that Zoya had brought with her.

"Zoya is this yours?" Zainab asked bewildered. And no sooner than she finished her sentence, Ghaffur barged in to the drawing room and Zainab became even more surprised and bewildered. Ghaffur hardly came home at lunch time. He always had his lunch at his office and he wouldn't come home unless something really big happened at home. And Zianab's guess was right. Ghaffur was informed by a raging Shirin about Zoya's departure as soon as Zoya left that house and that was the reason why he had left his work and had rushed home.

"What is this Zoya? I could not believe it even when Shirin told me that you left their house and came here... what do you think you are doing? How could you behave this way? You have insulted Shirin and Ayaan... not only them, you have insulted me as well." Ghaffur raged.

"Abbu please..." Zoya started but Ghaffur cut her short.

"I don't want to hear anything you say Zoya.. you should go back to Ayaan's house, otherwise I will not consider you as my daughter."

"I can't Abbu... I need to be here away from Ayaan for sometime.. Abbu please try to understand." Zoya pleaded.

"As I said I don't want to hear any of your excuses Zoya. In the evening when I come back I don't want to see you here... I'm going now."

Soon after Ghaffur left, Zoya had run to her room crying and had locked her door and did not open it even when Zainab continuously called out to her for more than half an hour.

"Ammi I am alright.. I just want to be alone for a while." Zainab finally heard Zoya's voice from inside the door and she sighed with relief. But she was still worried about Zoya not knowing what had actually happened. It was very unlike Zoya to cry that way so she knew that something was disturbing her daughter really bad.

And it was evening around 6 pm when Zainab had come for the third time to check on Zoya that she finally opened her door and let Zainab in. And Zainab's heart ached seeing the condition her daughter was in. Her eyes were red and puffy from crying and she looked like she had not slept in ages. Zainab went and sat near her on her bed and stroked her cheeks lovingly.

"Beta what happened? Why have you come from Ayaan's house and why are you crying so much? Please tell me?" Zainab said softly and when Zoya saw the concern in her Ammi's face she became teary eyed once again and she hugged Zainab and started crying once again.

But after a while, she controlled herself and withdrew from Zainab's embrace.

"Please Beta, won't you tell me about what had happened?" Zainab questioned her.

"Umm Ammi... it's nothing serious... you know how it is between newly married couples right?... I... I had a disagreement with Ayaan... we are discovering that we have so many differences... I guess that's the issue... and I just felt like being away from Ayaan for some time."

"But Beta your Abbu will not allow you to stay here this way..."

"I know Ammi... I heard what he said... but I'm not going.. I need to be away from Ayaan for some time and I will not obey Abbu this time." Zoya said determinedly.

And that was her daughter's answer to her on that day but Zainab knew that there was more to it than what Zoya had told her. And she also knew why Zoya had not told her the entire truth. Zoya always tried to protect her from anguish and hid things from her so that Zainab would not get worried. She was usually happy with the fact that her daughter cared so much for her but at times like this she wished Zoya would be more selfish and think of her own self rather than protecting her Ammi.

And as a worried Zainab was about to rush out of Zoya's room to search for her, Zainab saw Zoya's silhouette through the window glass and she ran to the balcony.

"Zoya beta, what are you doing sitting in the Balcony at this time. I got so worried when I couldn't find you in the room."

"Nothing Ammi... I .. I just felt like sitting here... and I'm fine... you get worried so easily." Zoya whispered. But she did not look up while talking and Zainab knew that she was avoiding meeting Zainab's eyes. And instead of saying anything Zainab just sat beside Zoya on the balcony floor and let silence remain between them for a while.

After a while, Zainab reached out and held Zoya's hand and caressed it lovingly.

"Beta you say you just felt like sitting here? And you didn't even come down to have breakfast. I know that these days your Abbu and you both don't see eye to eye but I know that it wasn't the only reason why you have not come down for breakfast. What's happening in your life Zoya? Please share your troubles with your Ammi."

"Ammi please, don't worry.. I am alright... come let's go and have breakfast." Zoya tried to get up but Zainab held her hand and made her sit once again.

"No Zoya... I will not let you escape my questions today. Beta I'm your mother and I love you so much. And I know it when my daughter is so much troubled. And I also know that you are hiding some things from me because you don't want me to get worried... but Beta, don't you realize that I get more worried when my daughter is so unhappy and troubled and still I don't know the reason for it... you and your happiness means everything to me Zoya... and even if you hide it from me I can sense your unhappiness... Even when you were about to get married to Ayaan I could sense that you really didn't want to get married to him... but even that time you avoided my questions and told me that you are fine with the marriage... but you are not fine isn't it? So please Zoya tell me what's bothering you... It's been two weeks since you came back here and during these two weeks I can see you slowly becoming like a withered flower and I can't see you like this..."

"Please Zoya..." Zainab held Zoya's chin and made Zoya face her and she stared at Zoya's eyes pleadingly. And slowly Zoya's eyes welled up with tears and she hugged Zainab and started sobbing uncontrollably. Zainab stroked Zoya's back gently and let her cry on her shoulder. And when her sobs finally subsided, Zainab withdrew a little, made Zoya face her once again and held her face in between her hands. And with the pad of her thumbs she lovingly wiped away the last remaining tear stains from Zoya's cheek.

"Now Beta, tell me what the problem is and what it is that is troubling you so much... you know that there is no one in this world whom you can trust more than your Ammi right? So tell me everything Zoya... and don't think that I am too fragile and I need to be protected... I am not weak Zoya and for you and your happiness I would do anything... including fight with your Abbu if it means that... so tell me everything." Zainab said seriously

"Ammi... I don't know what to say... my life has become such a mess and I myself don't understand what has happened to me... so how can you understand it and help me?" Zoya sighed.

"Just tell me what the problem is Zoya ... then it's up to me to try and understand it and it's up to me to find a solution and a way to help you as well right?" Zainab said a bit sternly.

"Alright Ammi... I will tell you everything... and you are right Ammi... I have kept things hidden from you... there's something very big about me and my life about which I have not told you anything..." Zoya's voice faltered and she once again became worried and scared of how her Ammi would react to this and whether she would be able to take this news or not.

"Zoya just tell me what it is... I can handle it Beta..." Zainab cajoled Zoya softly this time.

"Ammi ... I... that accident that happened at Paris... Ammi I don't remember anything about that accident... not only the accident Ammi... I don't remember anything about those two months I spent in Paris..."

"What do you mean Zoya?" Zainab was bewildered and not yet able to comprehend what Zoya just said.

"I mean I have memory loss Ammi... I have lost the memory of two months of my life... and I don't remember anything about it."

"You lost your memory... something so terrible happened to you... and you didn't tell me Beta... why?" Zainab asked sadly.

"I'm sorry Ammi... the doctors said I might regain my memory... and then Abbu said not tell about it to anyone, especially you... he didn't want you to get worried... and even I thought that it was a good idea as I didn't want you to get unnecessarily worried about something which at that time I thought was trivial..."

"And now Zoya?... now you don't think it's a trivial thing right? And what about your marriage with Ayaan? Does your leaving Ayaan has anything to do with your memory loss?"

"I don't know Ammi... I can't figure out anything and I am so confused and frustrated Ammi"

"Why beta? What exactly are you feeling? And what exactly is the reason why you left Ayaan's house and came back that way?"

"I don't know Ammi... even I don't understand myself and at times I feel sad thinking of the way I behaved with Ayaan... he doesn't deserve this, but I could not help myself..."

"Zoya please Beta, don't talk in riddles... just tell me what exactly happened with Ayaan and what you did and what you feel." Zainab said patiently. And Zoya finally told Zainab in detail everything that happened with Ayaan.

"That was what had happened Ammi... I don't know why I behaved that way... and I know that it's all wrong as well, but still I could not help it... something happened to me whenever Ayaan came close to me and all I knew at that time was I cannot let Ayaan be near me... and I sort of even hated Ayaan at that time... and finally I started to feel and wonder whether my strange behavior has anything to do with my forgotten past or not... and I decided to be away from Ayaan till I can figure myself out... but Ammi it's been two weeks and I still can't figure out anything and I feel so desperate now."

After hearing everything Zoya told her, Zainab wanted to cry. Her daughter's life had suddenly become so miserable when she had always been praying for her happiness and she wondered why life had to be so cruel. She had suffered enough in her life so at least her daughter could have been spared. Zainab wanted to shout and lash out at the unfairness of it all; but she knew that her daughter needed her and her support so she put on a brave face and faced Zoya.

"Beta I feel so sad about all this and I wish I could have done something to prevent you from marrying Ayaan. But let's not think about that now...just don't loose hope and don't become so desperate.. I don't know why Allah is testing you this way but I always believe that he has a reason for everything... so let's be optimistic... let's think of ways to handle this...and always remember that I'm here with you and don't hide anything from me." Zainab hugged Zoya and kissed her forehead lovingly.

"Now let's have our breakfast and after that try to sleep for a while... you look not only tired but there is so much dark circles around your eyes, indicating that you haven't slept for days."

Ayaan's house, that same morning:

Ayaan had just come down for breakfast. He had not slept well even that night; thoughts of Zoya and what happened with their marriage had kept him awake. It had been two weeks since Zoya left him and Ayaan had tried to call her several times but she had even kept her phone switched off. And she did not come down to meet him when he went to her house once to talk to her.

"Ayaan you finally came down... I have been waiting for you for so long... even your Abbu had left for work" Ayaan heard Shirin's voice and came out of his thoughts.

"I am sorry Ammi.. I overslept." Ayaan whispered tiredly.

"You overslept because you didn't sleep well at night isn't it?... that girl never bothered to think about you and your feelings but you keep thinking about her and loose your sleep over her... I can't even believe you are my son Ayaan." Shirin ranted.

"Ammi please... don't start again early morning." Ayaan said exasperated.

"So what I should Ayaan?.. I have been telling you not to mope this way and do something... why can't you go and bring her back Ayaan?... act like a man, not like a love struck teenager... I am seriously so disappointed with you... if you won't think about your own future, at least think about us and why we fixed Zoya and your alliance... you Abbu and Ghaffur uncle are partners... but partners means we just own half of it. But with Zoya being married to you, we would own everything... that was our dream from the beginning and you are destroying our dream Ayaan... do something before it's too late."

Siddique Mansion, the same afternoon:

After sharing everything with her Ammi and confiding in her, Zoya actually felt relieved and she felt at ease like she had never felt in those two weeks and she finally fell asleep peacefully, lying next to her Ammi who continued to caress her hair just like she did when Zoya was small.

And while her daughter slept, Zainab sat and thought of everything that Zoya had told her. She could still hardly believe that her daughter had lost her memory and is living without any clue of what her life was like during those two months of her life. Was those two months very precious to her? Was those two months a time that Zoya should remember and never forget?

Zoya had told her that she was going to travel around Europe once she finished her designing course and Zainab knew that she did travel around. She had once called her from French Riviera and then she had called her once again from Switzerland. And Zainab could particularly remember that last call now, because Zoya had told her that she was at somewhere magical and that she was very happy. And then she had told her something a little strange as well. She said that there was a specific reason for her happiness and that she would tell her Ammi everything when she returned home.

And now Zainab wondered what Zoya had meant that day and why she was so happy that day. And she realized that it must be something really important; because if not, then Zoya would not have told her that there was a specific reason for her happiness and would not have sounded so happy as well. And finally Zainab realized that those two months must be really precious to Zoya if she had been so happy then. But she had lost those precious memories. And she had no recollection of that accident as well.

And it was while thinking about the accident that Zainab felt something nagging her. And then she remembered something. She remembered the newspaper article about Asad. Zoya was with Asad when the accident happened. Was it just a coincidental meeting or was there more to it? She had fleetingly wondered about that once before also; before Zoya got married to Ayaan. But then Zoya had never said anything about Asad after she came back from Paris and at that time Zainab did not know that Zoya had lost her memory. And then Zoya had ultimately agreed to get married to Ayaan. And because of all those facts, after that day Zainab never gave any thought to Asad and Zoya being with Asad at the time of accident. But now after knowing that Zoya did not remember anything about the accident as well as her time in Europe, it had once again started to nag Zainab that may be there was something more to Asad and Zoya being together at the time of accident.

Could it be that Zoya was in love with Asad? And could it be the reason why her daughter sounded so happy that day and was she with Asad even that day? Could it be that her daughter had found true love and had lost it now? And could it be the reason why she had behaved that way with Ayaan and could not let Ayaan be with her? That surely would explain her strange behavior towards Ayaan. And at that moment Zainab decided that she would try everything in her power to find out the truth. And if her hunch turned out to be correct, she vowed to never let her daughter get defeated in love.

And then Zainab wondered how she was going to find out the truth. Asad was the clue but where was he? Her thoughts then went to the time when she knew Asad as a child. Zoya and Asad had been inseparable then but as far as Zainab knew Zoya never met him after their lives parted ways. So was it in Paris that they met again? And how was Asad as a grown up now? So many questions plagued Zainab's mind and she wondered how she will get answers.

Should she call up either Rashid or Dilshad? Would it be appropriate to call them after all these years and after everything that happened in the past? She knew that Rashid and Dilshad would never hold anything against her and would always welcome her with open arms, but still she hesitated to do it because even she had not been in touch with them after Ghaffur declared them as his sworn enemies and had parted ways.

And then she remembered reading another article about Asad few months after the accident; it came out after he was brought home. It gave details about his injuries and him being in a coma for almost two months. She had felt really bad for Asad, Dilshad and Rashid after reading that article and she had even thought of calling them on that day as well but somehow even on that day she could not bring herself to call them. The past somehow stood as a barrier, and she wondered if it was time she somehow brought that barrier down. But what if Asad had never told anything to his family just like Zoya, and if it was the case she knew that it would become very awkward for everyone if she called and asked them about it.

Zainab felt frustrated not knowing what to do. She looked at her daughter's sleeping face which looked so relaxed at that moment. She did not want any unhappiness to cloud that beautiful face, and she knew that she had to do something. And then an idea occurred to her. She had to first see Zoya's reaction to Asad and then if it didn't help her in reaching a conclusion, maybe she should then confront Zoya regarding Asad. She just hoped to get some reaction from Zoya by doing what she was about to do.

She got up from the bed quickly and hurried out of Zoya's room towards her husband's library. She knew that Ghaffur kept even old news papers stacked there and she wanted to get those papers which had featured about Asad. She knew that even Raziya would be taking her afternoon siesta at that time so it was the best time to get it done.

She walked into the library and just as she knew it, all the papers of that year was kept in a shelf, labeled month wise. Zainab recalled the events after Zoya's accident and then she remembered which month it was and searched for the paper with the first article. And she found it in no time but the second paper took her almost an hour to find but she did not give up till she found it. And she thanked Allah that Ghaffur had not torn away those articles. She took both the papers and walked back to Zoya's room and kept it on the small table in front of her couch and waited for Zoya to wake up.

When Zoya woke up and went to get freshened up, Zainab went down and made some tea for her and brought it up. She kept the tea tray and sat on one end of the couch and pretended to read a book.

"Zoya come and have some tea. I thought we will have some tea together here." Zainab said when Zoya came out.

"Ammi you are the best." Zoya said emotionally and hugged Zainab from the side. Zainab smiled and still continued to pretend as if she was too engrossed with the book she was reading.

Zoya took the cup of tea and was about to sip it when she noticed the newspaper lying close to it. Zainab had opened the page with Asad's article on it and had folded the paper so that it was facing up. And Zainab watched Zoya from the corners of her eyes to see what her reaction was.

She saw Zoya reach out to the paper hesitatingly and after taking it she stared at it, more specifically, she stared at Asad's photo and she looked as if she had gone into a trance and then with trembling fingers she reached out and caressed the photo and Zainab knew it. Zoya definitely had some deep connection with Asad and Zainab was almost sure that she loved him.

Zainab sat quietly without saying anything and almost five minutes passed and Zoya just sat and stared at Asad's photo. And Zainab finally reached out and touched Zoya's shoulder.

"Zoya Beta, what happened? Why are you not having tea?" Zainab asked gently

"Umm..." Zoya murmured as if coming out of a dream and then once again she stared at the paper.

"Ammi this paper... what is... I mean who kept it here?" Zoya mumbled.

"It's an article about your accident Zoya... And I thought that it might interest you. So I kept it there." Zainab said nonchalantly.

"My Accident?" Zoya asked bewildered. It was obvious that she hadn't read anything on the article, not even the headline; otherwise at least the headline with 'accident in Paris'' would have caught her attention. She was just lost in Asad's photo all that time.

"Yes Beta... it was about your accident. Your name is not mentioned there. But it was you who was the woman with Asad when that accident happened... just read it then you will understand."

Zoya stared at Zainab surprised and then read the article quickly.

"Ammi are you sure that this was the same accident and I was the woman mentioned in this article?" Zoya was too dazed and bewildered.

"Yes Beta. This paper doesn't mention your name, but even some news channels did. And your Abbu was informed by the French Authorities regarding the accident and so we knew it. You were with Asad when the accident happened."

"I was with Asad?... that means I knew Asad Ammi?" her question was more like a statement and Zainab nodded.

"But how?" Zoya asked bewildered once again.

"That even I don't know Beta... but don't you think Asad is the only clue we have and through whom you could find out something about your lost memories?"

"But how Ammi?... and where is Asad?" Zoya asked and Zainab reached out and took the next paper and gave it to Zoya.

"Read that. Then you will know some more things."

"This Ammi... this says that Asad was badly injured and has suffered so much." Zoya said sadly.

"Yes Beta... and that's another reason why you should go and meet him. If you knew him and he suffered so much, you should meet him and find out how he is as well. This paper says that he was brought home to LA by his family... I'm sure that you would not have any problem in finding out where he lived."

"Ammi... you mean I should seriously go and meet him?" Zoya asked

"Yes Beta... I think you should... but don't let your Abbu know about it." Zainab said seriously.

"But why Ammi?"

"Because your Abbu will never allow it if he finds it out. He hates Asad's family... Don't you remember how he forbade us from contacting them when you were small and how we shifted from Beverley hills to this city?"

"I remember Ammi... and I remember Asad and me as children."

"Yes Beta... you and Asad were always together during those days... and may be you met him at Paris again and became friends again... so I think you should go and meet him Zoya." Zainab wondered if it was a wise thing to do to let Zoya go and meet Asad alone this way. What if it caused a traumatic shock to Zoya? She had doubts about the advice she gave Zoya but she knew that there was no other option and she prayed for her daughter.

"I guess you are right Ammi... I should go and meet Asad." Zainab heard Zoya say and she sighed with relief.