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ASAD'S POV
Closing the lid of my laptop, I stretched the muscles of my hands and legs as they ached due to working whole night. I was tired because of lack of sleep but my mind was content as I finished the presentation perfectly. Though normally a person should have opted for a few hours of sleep to regain the energy but I had some other plans. I opened the folder in my laptop which contained the most precious possessions of my life and there she was, smiling and laughing in the thousands of pictures that flooded the screen. One look at her angelic face and all my tired was long forgotten. I don't exactly know which fact about those stilled moment of past offered me such peace, it can be those carefree dimples, it can be those soulful eyes or it simply can be just the owner herself of those breathtaking features who now resides in my world only in the form of these lifeless mementoes of past time.
I looked longingly towards our engagement pictures. I chuckled as I remembered how many times we have fought regarding this fake' engagement but still in spite of all these, our faces adorned the most peaceful and content smiles when those rings marked us as each other's forever. That moment only I knew that nothing was fake, neither for me nor for her. My heart had realized that it had fallen truly, madly and deeply in love with the girl whom it had wanted to dislike with all its might from the very first beginning, for its own insecurities. Yes, Asad Ahmad Khan had fallen for Zoya Farooqui. But alas! I opened my eyes to my feelings, only to have them crushed by the very same girl whom I loved with every cell of my body. I just opened my eyes one morning to find her gone, turning her home into a lifeless house again. She brought me back to life, just to have it sucked more painfully after her departure. She didn't left behind anything which could help us to find her except the most prized memories of our lives. She just left me broken beyond repair, without even a single explanation, without telling me what was my fault. I wanted to confess my feelings to her, I wanted to make her know how much I loved her, that I would make everything alright but my cruel destiny never gave me the chance. She entered my life like a hurricane and also exited like one, turning everything upside down. Everything was so sudden that sometimes I wondered if everything was just a dream but the rhythmically beating organ under the left side of my chest confirmed me that everything was real, a reality which would remain the biggest truth of my existence till my end.
If anyone asks me why I don't want to move on, I would say who said that I don't want to move on. I want to move on but only holding her hand because there is no way in this world that I can walk the distance of with someone else other than the girl to whom my soul belongs to. I know that she also loves me as I had seen my emotions reflecting in her eyes. I know her soul which can never hurt anyone willingly, let alone mine. I just feel sad that she couldn't find me enough worthy to share her problem and I also couldn't read her silence. All I need is a second chance, a chance to take away all her pains, a chance to make everything alright, a chance to complete our story because I know that just like my heart is beating for her, her heart also must be beating somewhere for me.
I stood in front of the huge window of my room to soothe the heaviness of my heart. I looked outside as the cool moisture-filled air hit my face. Suddenly the church beside the hotel caught my eyes. It was strange that how I was staying here since last one week but being buried under piles of work, never got the chance to notice even such a beautiful architecture. Strangely I felt a strong pull towards that place, as if someone was calling me. Brushing those sensations aside, I proceeded to get ready to go there.
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The moment I stepped foot outside the hotel, the darkened sky was sliced by the blinding light of a roaring thunder. Ignoring those warning bells I proceeded towards the church. But may be the rain-god didn't like my ignorance, so to punish me he opened all his tanks wide as I entered the church premises. Within seconds I was drenched from head to toe. I was about turn away and run towards the nearby shelter to prevent more damage but suddenly something or rather someone caught my attention and my breathing stopped for a moment. There she was, my Zoya, standing in front of me with wide eyes which reflected the same surprise as mine. My heart was beating so heavily in my chest that it started to pain but was least bothered about it, just like I was ignorant to my surrounding which seemed to fade away for me. The time stood still as our eyes met and a thousand unspoken words thickened the air around us. Since the last two years all I have done is to search for her in all the places possible but to no avail. So finding her here like this was so unexpected that my mind hesitated to believe what my eyes saw, fearing this was just another open-eyed dream of mine which have kept me going since she went, a figment of my imagination, a result of my undying hope. But the moment I heard the faint whisper of my name leaving her lips, I knew that she was indeed here, in front of me and at that moment I wanted nothing more than to just hold her and never let her go, just tell her that I love her and I will make everything alright.
With my eyes still locked with hers, I started to walk towards her, as if in a daze. The heavy fall of rain was making it difficult to keep open my eyes, blurring my vision, but my eyes never left hers. Countless emotions were running through my mind making it numb but the relief I noticed that she had lost a lot of weight, her once bright and full of life face was now pale and tired, the dark circles under her eyes told me the story of countless sleepless nights but still she looked like the most beautiful woman on earth. Her eyes still held that same warmness and sparkle that appeared every time I was around. I halted just a few inches away from her. Though her rain-drops were continuously washing her face but still I could easily figure out the tears which were relentlessly flowing from her eyes. My hands raised on their own accord to her face to wipe them. I cupped her face and wiped those tears gently with my thumb-pad. She just sighed and leaned on my touch closing her eyes, bringing a small smile on my face. After some moments I found her copying the same actions with me which I did with her few moments ago and that's when I realized that I was also crying. A small chuckle escaped my lips and she also giggled silently a little. We stood like that for what felt like eternity, under the rain, smiling and crying at the same time with our foreheads touched with each other.
-Why did you left Zoya?' The question which was eating me from inside since the past two years, came out of my lips even before I could stop myself or understand anything. The moment those words rolled out of my tongue, I knew it wasn't the right moment and definitely not the right question to ask at this moment as I felt her stiffen immediately. Frowning, I opened my eyes at the loss of her warmth and before I could apologize, I found gone. She wasn't there. She had left without a single word, leaving me shattered again.
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PRECAP: I don't know what you are talking about Mr. Khan. The Zoya you are talking about must be someone else but definitely not me. The only relation we have is professional and it would be good for both of us if keep it that way' and with those last words Zoya exited the room leaving a highly confused and frustrated than ever Asad behind.
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Hey guys. Shocked to see me back so early? Well the chapter was already written along with the prologue at the same time, so just thought to post it. I know it must be the crappiest update ever but it was what I could manage juggling between exams. The updates would short of this story but frequent but only if you guys want to read further. Do tell me how do you find the chapter.
And this chapter is dedicated to ashlesha whose birthday was yesterday. I know I am a little late but still I wish the happiest years ahead for the most amazing, caring, loving, cute and rocking sister. Hope all your wishes come true and you always receive the best. I wish God always bless you and you stay just like this sweet forever. I hope you liked it dear. Always keep smiling. Love you🤗
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