PART C
After her encounter with Tanveer, zoya sensed that something was wrong... but what...she knocked on asad's cabin...getting no answer she slowly walked in...
Asad was standing at the window staring outside. His posture indicated a silent storm
"a-a-asad."
He remained silent and no movement.
"Asad?" zoya was scared now
She walked up to him slowly and hugged him from the back. He was sculpted in stone, rigid and unmoving.
"Asad?" she was scared now. "What happened? are you mad at me?"
He disengaged himself from her arms, turned around and flung her on the nearby couch. Zoya crunched back in fear and shock, her face pale and eyes wide.
His dark gaze raked her face. He grabbed her upper arms and shook her hard, not caring that he would leave punishing bruises. "How could you?" he demanded with gritted teeth.
"What happened?" her voice quivered.
"What happened? You want to know what happened?" He flung her away.
Stalking over to the desk and grabbing the recently tossed envelope, he growled, "this happened." He removed the contents...and shove it in her face...
They were photograph of hers and ayaan in various postures and situations...hugging...kissing on cheeks...foreheads...cuddling...laughing...dancing having fun...but it did not seem friendly as they were...'these are edited' ...zoya realised
Her eyes lowered. She gulped.
"I ... where?... did you???."
asad shook her by her shoulders and asked in gritted teeth "The question is not where i got it from...the question is...is this true...you and this guy?????"
She raised her chin defiantly. "yes, but..."
"aaahhh" asad growled like a lion..."so its true then...you live with him..."
"asad please listen to me" zoya pleads tearily "its not what you think...please"
"oh its not..." he shouted "let's see then, let's dial your home number and see if he picks up." He dials and put the call on speaker.
"hello?" asad asked , glaring at zoya who was just standing with a river of tears
"hello, who is this?" ayaan asked
"hi am from zoya's office. is she there?" asad tried talking normally though a storm was brewing in him.
"oh...let me check...babbbyyy sweetie, are you here zzz??? am sorry she is not here" asad was seething. He crumpled his fist till it became white
"thanks...by the way who are you? do you live there?" asad tried
"oh am ayaan...yeah we live together...am her boyfriend" asad slammed the phone on the wall with a growl...zoya had never seen him so angry in this way...she was scared now...
"a-a-a-s-s-s-asad?" she tried touching his sholders and asad just turned and slap her so hard that she was thrown on his desk creating a complete mess...zoya was shocked...she has never seen asad like this
"so tell me, you two stay together as a couple in the same apartment...he's your boyfriend...do you sleep with him????" asad held zoya by her shoulders this time piercing his fingers in her flesh ,,,shaking and screamed in front of her face
zoya was really scared of his anger now "asad its not like that ...p-p-please listen to me"
But asad was unstoppable "did you kiss him the way you kiss me...he touches you like me...was all that happened between us fake...zoya...you were leading me all this time...so this was one of your gold digging plans with your boyfriend...you wanted my money only...na..its not love...you were using your body and this attraction i feel for you to seduce me..I just have one question...the bed on which we made love last night...did you and him...???"
"ASAD" unable to hear more, zoya covered her ears and sat on her knees "please i beg of you please stop it...please...please" To say that she was shocked would be an understatement. He had literally killed her. The tears slowly slid down her face. how could he???
"Even a blatant fool won't fall for you explanation now!", he screamed at her.
"please believe me, I didn't do anything!", she whispered. Asad glared at her and gritted his teeth. He strode towards her and pinned her against the wall. Asad glared at her at her, disgusted by her trail of never ending lies
Asad caught hold of Zoya and yelled into her face, his fists clenched tightly into a ball, he whispered, as a few tears escaped his eyes, "Traitor, You have one hour. Pack your things and get out of this office and my life. If I even see you anywhere in the future, I'll kill you and I mean that.", he hissed. Shoving her in the wall, he walked away, leaving a completely broken Zoya behind. She stared at his retreating form, her lips quivering.
"Asad please don't do this. ..don't leave me. ..mein marjaoungi...please"
"30 mins miss Farooqui" he still did not turn to look at her"
Zoya could feel herself breaking inside, she clasped her mouth and turned around to flee to her cubicle.
Zoya's lips quivered, she didn't know how she'd got herself into all that mess. The man who'd once claimed to love her, had also turned out to be the man who would hurt her and killed her heart and soul. Zoya clasped her mouth, to stop those sobs which were threatening to escape her lips, she squeezed her eyes shut, as the tears rolled down her cheeks. How was she going to set this right..."asad how will i live without you. You just did not trust me or my love that was all i had and i gave it to you...killing me would have been less painful."
ASAD POV
I watched her walk away from the building and my life , my eyes brimming with tears. "ZOYA, WHY DID YOU HAVE TO BE THE REASON FOR MY DESTRUCTION...I LOVED YOU SO MUCH ...WAS THAT NOT ENOUGH????...WHY? WHY? "
I fell to his knees and cried, cried for the reason that I had lost the only woman I will ever be able to love and always will.
"How will I live without you now...how will I heal the hollow in my heart now????? you were my everything...my air ...how am i supposed to breath now"
And I cried...cried...cried...for my lost lying on the carpet of my office which bore witness to my love for z-o--ya
Anupamaa
Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon
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