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Chapter 13 - One Step CloseThis chapter is dedicated to all my loyal readers who waited this long. A big hug for everyone🤗🤗🤗
Zoya sat sipping the coffee refreshing her mind in the cool breeze. She was trying to forget everything, her every doubt, every thought as she was tired of thinking all that and wanted to leave everything on Allah. She looked at the time on her wrist watch and shrugged off her shoulders realizing there is still time to enjoy the surrounding but was surprised when she found Asad coming from behind her and sitting beside her.
"I hope am not late!"Asad said settling himself on chair
Zoya forced a smile, taking her hands off the table and straightening herself.
"no! Infact you are before the time"Zoya said with a forced smile, she was trying to be normal forgetting everything
Asad smiled back and replied - "
that's nice! Atleast, I can enjoy the coffee then."
Zoya's smile faded as she realized she have to put that facade of being strong infront of him more than hour. She is so tired of showing everyone that she is strong when every minute her heart is breaking in million pieces and that is one of the reason she just gave one hour to Asad.
Asad observed Zoya's every expression from the time he came and sat. He can tell that the smile on her face was fake and forced. She was trying to be happy and show everyone that she is fine, but he can tell she is not. Infact she is fighting with herself every second. He intake a sharp breath as he cursed himself for not being with her when she needed him and now being the reason of her sadness.
[b]"tumhry yadon se mai har us bure wakt ko mitane ki koshish krunga Zoya"Asad promised himself in heart, looking at her
Zoya looked at Asad, painfully and thought - "
I wish Asad, I wish kai hmary zindagi se pichle kuch mahine mit jayen and we start afresh"Both sit in silent sipping their coffee and reminsicing every pain they went through and also their small lovely moments.
"so...where will we go today?"asked Zoya breaking the eerie silence
"the hall where every function was held and the attacks were made"Asad told with a gulp
(in my story AsYa marriage's function hapened in a marriage hall)
Zoya take a sharp breath hearing Asad. Going back to that place will bring so many memories that she don't wish to remember.
Asad touched Zoya's hand over the table. Zoya looked at Asad's hand and then at Asad confused.
"Zoya...if you want then you can avoid it"Asad said with concerned
Zoya looked in Asad's eyes and saw the love that she always yearned to see but she looked away not wanting to get weak.
"I... I will come"Zoya replied with difficulty, her mind was telling her to deny going there but her treacherous heart was not allowing her as it wanted to spend sometime with Asad
Asad smiled inwardly but was concerned too. He knew it was difficult for Zoya to go at that places where he showed more concern to Tanveer instead of her and how much she would have been hurt back then will return infront of her again.
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Zoya looked at the place infront of her with teary eyes. Asad touched her shoulder and she looked away wiping her tears. She took a deep breath and looked at him with faint smile and noded her head slightly indicating that she is okay!
Asad looked deep in her eyes and saw the unsaid pain. A strike of pain rushed through Asad's body feeling the pain of Zoya. Looking straight in her eyes, Asad holded Zoya's hand giving her strength.
Zoya was startled by Asad's touch but soon she regained her senses and felt relaxed. As much Asad's touch was affecting her, she let it be because the strength Asad's hold was giving her was much more important at this time.
Hand in hand both walked inside the once hall of their marriage.
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Humaira was sitting in hall, looking around the house when Ayaan came in hurry.
"Humaira begum, jaldi chaliye"Ayaan said in hurry holding her hand and making her stand
Humaira was boggled by Ayaan sudden's hurrieness so she asked -
"par kahan?""ap bas chaliye"Ayaan said dragging her upstairs
Humaira keep on questioning while Ayaan just dragged her in her room.
As Ayaan entered the room he stood contently while Humaira looked at her confused
"Ayaan why did you brought me here?"Humaira asked frustrately
Ayaan pointed her by eyes to look ahead and confusely when she did, she stood dumbstruck.
"Ayaan, ye...ye sab?"Humaira managed to ask as she stood speechless
"Humaira begum ye sab wo photos aur videos hain jo tmhry us zindagi k hain jisse tum bhol chuky ho magar ab mai tmhe in photos mai wo sab batain ek funny andaz mai bataonga"Ayaan said chirpfully
"really Ayaan?"Humaira asked with hopeful eyes
"yes! But promise me you will not stress your mind"Ayaan said in
Humaira noded her head enthusiastically
Ayaan smiled seeing her wish to know about her past.
Ayaan sat telling Humaira the story behind each picture animatedly. Humaira laughs at times hearing the story or seeing Ayaan funny ways of telling.
Both were enjoying this moment very much. Humaira looked at Ayaan as he was telling other story of past. A tiny piece in her heart that still beats for Ayaan, that still loves him does it's magic. Humaira forget to listen Ayaan and keep on looking at his smiling face with a sweet smile on her face. As soon Ayaan turned his head towards Humaira, he forget the thing he was telling and was lost in Humaira's smiling face but soon he, regained his senses.
"umm what hapened Humaira begum? What are you thinking about?"Ayaan asked
"I don't know!"Humaira said shrugging off her shoulders and looking away with a blush creeping on her cheeks
That was something interesting for Ayaan
"look look you have turned red! Now tell me tell me what was you thinking?"Ayaan asked with a huge grin
"ap bhi na Ayaan"Humaira stood up and start to go with a shy smile
Ayaan hold her hand and pulled her as a result she fall on his chest. Both stood lost in each other eyes.
"Ayaaan...aisa kyun hota hai? Jab bhi ap mere sath hote ho mai sab kuch bhol jaty hun! Mujhe ap kai siwa koi bhi nhy dikhta, aisa kyun?"Humaira said after a minute of peaceful silence
Ayaan was lost of words hearing Humaira confession. He knew that she loves her but never knew the depth of her love right now he is feeling the depth of her love because when she didn't remember her own mother she remember the love for him in her heart. But does he deserve her love? What should he say her now? Should he walked away or make fun of it like always because he don't deserve to feel her love right now when she has no memory when she don't remember the pain he caused her? But will not she be hurt like always? Like everytime he ditched her and she get hurt will not be she hurt today?
"I.. I don't know Humaira begum!"Ayaan said after thinking a lot but then his heart and mind screamed at him
"you are lying again!""but what I know is, I also feel same for you"Ayaan said
"sach mai?"Humaira asked
Ayaan noded and then said -
"arre Humaira begum didn't you promised me not to stress your mind?"Humaira looked down sheepishly and the noded at him. That's when both noticed their intimate position and Ayaan left Humaira. Both looked away from each other.
"ap bhi na Humaira begum kitna distract krty hain! Chalain hum apko wo fashion show waly story bata rhe the na"Ayaan said chirpfully
Humaira noded with a smile and both sit together continuing their work
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Zoya looked around with tearful eyes. This is the place where every function of her marriage was held and this is the place where her marriage was broken where she was broken to core. Zoya walked around the place touching it's every wall with the past moments flashing infront of her eyes.
Asad was seeing clips of every function and he found many proofs whether Tanveer mixing acid or burning chandelier rope her every move was captured in cameras. Asad turned to see Zoya but was confused to see that no one is behind him. Zoya was standing beside him but when she went where he don't know because he was too busy in looking at clips. He came out of room and looked around for Zoya.
"where did Zoya went?"Asad asked himself and start to look all around the hall
Zoya sat on bench in a cornor with a tears flowing from her eyes. She was hurt to remember all those moments. She covered her face with her palm and start to cry when she heared a ever so gentle whisper
"Zoya"Zoya looked up to see Asad standing with a saddness written all over his face
Asad looked at Zoya. Her dull and pale face with fresh tears streaming down ached his heart. He felt pained seeing her so broken. How lively she was and how dull she is now, just because of him!
Both looked at each other in silence, the silence that speaks thousand words, the silence that convey their feelings. Asad took baby steps and walked towards her. He sat beside her in silence. The silence was not awkward infact it was emotional telling both of their trauma.
"you know Zoya..."Asad stopped for a moment and looked at her and after seeing her attentive he continued -
" I was always afraid of love! I was afraid to fall in love because I didn't wanted to hurt the one whom I fell in love with...just like my so called father hurt my mother! That was the reason I turned aggresive jerk and hurt everyone so that they distanced themselves from me and in future I don't hurt them! When I first saw you I was attracted to you and that attraction became the reason of my hurtful words on you! I thought by being angry with you I will kill the attraction growing in my heart for you and you will also felt disgusted of me and will never come close to me but look where fate brought us even after the hurtful words you fall in love with an arrogant person like me and I fall for you. They said right we cannot stop ourselves from falling in love we also fall in love but I hurt you like I was scared, I hurt you before I even know the emotion love growing in me for you, I turned like my so called father Mr Rashid Ahmed Khan!"Asad ended with a disgust for himself and a thin layer of tears formed in his eyes, he looked at her to see her looking at him with tears
"no Zoya am not telling you this to ask for forgiveness for second chance or to make you feel anything! I know after what hurt I caused you I can't even ask for a second chance or forgiveness, infact I should earned it not asked it but you know why I told you all this? I told you all this because I want to remove the awkwardness and hesitation between us! I want that atleast we try to forget all that and try to behave open with each other! I know am asking for too much after what I did I know it is difficult for you but being with each other in these days and remembering those days even hurt more so can we just give it a try?"Asad asked hopefully
Some seconds passed and Zoya sit in silence thinking everything Asad said to her. He is right that if she keep on looking at Asad with just hurt it will pain her more but if she try to be open with him then maybe maybe this hurt reduced! Zoya looked at Asad, he was looking at her waiting for answer, Zoya noded her head slightly and wiped her tears. She gave a small smile to Asad which Asad returned with the same small smile.
"let's get clips and move out"Asad said softly
Zoya noded and stood up. Both walked in the control room and get the clips after that both walked away together.
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