Haunted Love...!!! AsYa FF #1 - Chapters 1 to 16 - Page 5

Hello forumwasis!!! 🤗 Wishing all my sweethearts and darlings a very Happy Valentines Day!! ❤️ So...as a Valentines Day gift, here is the 1st update of my new Romantic Horror Fiction...Hope you all enjoy reading it!!! 😃

Part 1

The latest model of BMW raced through the roads of Mumbai on a rainy Monday morning, amidst the horns and rush of school buses and office goers, marking the start of the weekend.

"So...here we get the news that the youth's favorite director Asad Ahmed Khan has been caught by the police for a drunken drive last night...this is not the first ever report we receive on this personality...but what might be the reason behind this...as we hear..."

The radio was switched off abruptly and the person reached the police station finally, along with the lawyer.

As they moved through the crowd of reporters who had gathered near the police station, the lawyer pointed to Ayaan; the one who drove in full speed to retrieve his friend, his friend who was sitting at the bench over there with head facing down. He was in his rugged brown leather jacket and as usual in his favorite pair of blue jeans.

Ayaan moved inside along with the lawyer, and after the formalities, as they walked out, Ayaan came towards the bench.

"Come Asad...let's go" said Ayaan, while he lifted his head slowly and looked up at Ayaan. He looked at him with sleepy eyes in addition to his unshaved face.

"What style are you showing?? Leave now and don't give me another option for advising you!!" said the Inspector, while he murmured, "Don't know how all these guys become directors!!"

Asad woke up from the bench, and took out his shades from his jacket's pocket, wore it and walked forward with Ayaan, while he stopped and walked towards the Inspector's table.

"If you can't advise again...it's better you leave...because I am not going to stop visiting this place!!"

Saying so, he walked in the front, while Ayaan excused the Inspector and went behind Asad.

The Inspector glared at Asad, while the Constable came to him.

"Sir, he spoke to you that way, and you didn't tell a word back??"

"It's a long time settlement left out for us...I am waiting for the right time!!"

***

All the TV Reporters surrounded Asad and Ayaan as they walked out of the police station.

"Is it true that you are quitting direction, Mr. Khan??" asked one among the reporters.

"What was the reason for the abrupt halt of your previous film shooting, Sir?? And it's heard that you got arrested for drunken drive??" asked another reporter.

"And what about the case of your upcoming film Haunted Love's actress Aditi Sawant?? People say you are linked in that as well??" asked another.

Asad just pushed the people and walked forward, ignoring the flashing cameras and numerous mics. Ayaan was paving way for Asad through the reporters.

"Guys...please leave him alone!!!" said Ayaan while walking toward the car along with Asad.

"There are also rumours that all this is due to your unexpected separation with actress, Zoya Farooqi..."

Asad stopped at the car and turned back at them with glaring eyes.

"No comments!!!" Asad said with gritting teeth and entered his car, and Ayaan drove off as fast as he could.

Asad rested his head on the headrest of his car, and lit up a cigarette and opened the windows and released a puff, while Ayaan looked at him through the mirror.

Asad then eyed at the magazine on his car seat, with Zoya's photo on the cover page. He took the magazine and just looked at her face, and then looked out as the car drove off, as he recalled an event:

"Woww sweetiepie...what a ravishing photo is this!!"

Asad said looking at the Filmfare magazine cover page, which had one of Asad and Zoya's photo from their recent denim photoshoot.

"Of course it has to be!!" said Zoya sitting on the handle of the sofa, placing her hand on Asad's shoulder, "When it has a hot actress like Zoya Farooqi, it ought to be hot, isn't it??"

Asad looked at the magazine from a considerable distance again.

"You are right...you prove to be a perfect background design for me!!" said Asad with a giggle, while Zoya strangled his neck in a playful manner. Asad pulled Zoya over him, making him fall on top of him.

"When you make my life hot and sweet, this magazine is nothing compared to that baby!!" said Asad brushing Zoya's silky hair which was swaying on his torso.

"Well..." Zoya said moving her eyes around thinking and looked at him, "You too are hot to an extent!!"

"Ohh..yeah?? To an extent huh?? Wait...I will show you!!" Asad lifted Zoya from the sofa and walked towards their room, while Zoya kept screaming Asad's name along with her chirpy laugh.

"Asad!!! Asad!!!"

Asad opened his eyes, and realized it was Ayaan's call, and looked at him.

"We have reached your building." Ayaan said and got out of the car, while Asad threw the cigarette away and got out.

"Dude, you go home and get fresh. Rashid Sir wants to meet you at office as well. I will go get your car from the station and pick you up. I am leaving Rashid Sir's car here. We will leave in this to his office, okay??" said Ayaan and left the place, while Asad walked inside the building.

Asad walked inside his penthouse and went to the living room and sat at the sofa, while the TV switched on with his hand hitting on it, with the Filmy Chanel running in it.

"Bollywood's young film actor-director Asad Ahmed Khan arrested again on a drunken drive case...this happens to be the second..."

Asad switched off the TV, smirked and walked up to the washroom, and splashed cold water on his face.

***

It was evening and Asad came up to producer Rashid's office and opened to find a tensed Rashid sitting at his chair. Asad just walked inside and sat at the chair opposite Rashid, and took a paper weight and started playing around with it, while Rashid looked at him.

"What's all this??" Rashid asked with a newspaper in hand.

Asad just looked at it and continued playing with the paper weight in the table.

"Do you even realize what are you messing around with, Asad? You are not only spoiling your reputation, but also mine!! The name of Bombay Talkies is hitting in every magazine and articles coz of your irresponsible ruthless behaviour these days..."

Asad just looked at Rashid and smiled, "If you can't tolerate me anymore, just break off your ties with me...I don't mind!!"

Rashid stared at Asad listening to that and got up from his chair.

"I can't risk anymore believing you, Asad!!!" shouted Rashid throwing the newspaper on the table.

"I am giving you one last chance!!" said Rashid coming in front of Asad, "My production house has lost its reputation and fame coz of your stupidity in mingling personal issues in profession. You are supposed to bring it back, I don't care how!!! Got it?? There is a limit to bear your atrocities and nonsense...not anymore!!"

Asad just stood up and looked at Rashid, "Thank you so much for bothering about me Mr. Rashid...sorry to bother you as well!!"

Asad walked off from the place, towards the door, while Rashid called up to him.

Asad stopped at the door, while Rashid came to him.

Rashid placed his hand on Asad's cheek, as Asad looked on.

"Please don't do this beta!!" said Rashid with an emotional face, "How much ever I am strict with you in professional talks, I too am a human being. I can't see my only son getting ruined in front of my eyes...what is bothering you, son??"

Asad looked away with slight tears in his angry yet painful face.

"I need my Asad back..." said Rashid, while Asad moved Rashid's hand from his face.

"The Asad you want to see has died long back, dad!!"

Saying so, Asad left the office, while Rashid just looked at Asad and wondered how to retrieve his son back.

***

"I really feel so horrible thinking about you Asad!" said Ayaan with a glass of coke in his hand, while Asad put the ice cubes in his drinks.

"This statement is nothing new for me Ayaan..." Asad said with a smile and walked towards the living room of his home.

"I...well...I didn't tell it that way" Ayaan stood up from his chair and looked at him, "I meant...look at what are you doing to yourself...I don't know how you feel...but I feel bad looking at you dude."

"I feel amazing!!!" Asad said having a gulp from his glass, "I am fulfilling my wish...of ruining my name and fame!!!"

Asad took the newspaper from the coffee table and looked at his article and started cutting it out.

"You know Ayaan...I am doing this to gift to someone..." Asad said with a smile and cut out the news article.

"Gift??" asked Ayaan with a confused look.

"Come!!" Asad walked up the stairs, while Ayaan followed him. Asad stopped at the first room, and opened the door, and switched on the light.

Ayaan was stunned to see the entire room with Zoya's photos and photos of Zoya along with Asad, which captured their happy and romantic moments. Ayaan walked through the room and saw a floral scarf lying on the rocking chair.

"This room consists of the belongings of a special someone in my life!!!" Asad said taking a sip from his glass.

Asad took out a huge book from the cupboard over there, while Ayaan looked on. Asad came to Ayaan with that book and showed him with a smile.

"I am preparing this book to gift that special someone...you can have a look...comment on my work, friend!!" Asad said and gave the book to Ayaan, while Ayaan read the title of the book.

"To the one who was behind my Success and Downfall..."

Ayaan looked at Asad and opened the book and was stunned as he went through the pages. Each page emoted Asad's feelings that much, that Ayaan had tears filling his eyes. He closed the book and kept it at the bed and walked out, while Asad looked at the paper cutting and the book.

***

Sometime later, Asad came down, while Ayaan was sitting at the sofa with a sad look.

Asad walked up to his bar and made his next drink, and as he was about to drink it, Ayaan held his hand and Asad looked at him.

"Asad, you still have chances...you can easily prove it to the world...trust me" said Ayaan.

Asad laughed hearing that and kept his glass down.

"Prove for what?? For whom??" asked Asad as he walked facing his balcony.

"I don't have any more purpose to live, Ayaan..." Asad said with an intense look, "I have only one destination to go now...and whatever I am doing right now is automatically taking me there...I need not do much efforts for that too..."

"No Asad...you still have work in this world...you forgot "Haunted Love"? Your dream project??"

Asad just thought about project and how he had scripted it from his heart.

"You should not accept defeat that soon, Asad...you must prove it for the people who believe in you yet. Your parents, friends...someone who is always thinking of you...about your well-being...you can't destroy their dreams too along with you...please!!"

Asad gave it a thought and somewhere Ayaan's words struck his mind too, and he recalled Rashid's words too some time back, and was lost in thoughts.

"Let's resume shooting for Haunted Love...let's complete our dream...what say??"

Asad had a deep long thought, and kept his glass at the table and said, "Yeah!!"

"What yeah??" asked Ayaan, while Asad turned at him.

"As you said now, we will resume Haunted Love filming. This is not for me...but for what you said...I want to give my loved ones one huge surprise gift before..." Asad said, "I will do this!!"

Ayaan looked at him puzzled, "As I said??? When did I say?? I now said you that you have chances and I was replying to a message...I didn't tell anything after that!!"

Asad panicked listening to that and recalled:

"Let's resume shooting for Haunted Love...let's complete our dream...what say??"

"...you must prove it for the people who believe in you yet. Your parents, friends...someone who is always thinking of you..."

"Haunted Love..." whispered Asad, while far away, the dilapidated locked door of Blue Hill Cottage trembled, along with a rocking chair's sound.

***

Two days later, a jeep was driving in high speed at night, when the car suddenly came to a screeching halt.

"You idiot!!!" scolded the young and vibrant, Humeira who was a key make-up artist based in Mumbai.

"Why?? What's wrong??" asked Imraan, a Mumbai-based Art Director, and also Asad's most preferred person in his team.

"Can't you see that was I was applying lipstick??" asked Humeira, taking out a tissue and wiping off the excess lipstick shade from her cheek.

"Humeira Siddiqui, you are a make-up artist. That doesn't mean you apply make-up 24/7...even at night!" said Imraan as he drove again after the signal.

"Whatever!!" said Humeira, "Well...where is Ayaan??"

"How mean!! I am your childhood bestie and yet you want to see your boy-friend only haan??"

"Not that yaar...Ayaan was too worried about Asad. He was telling me that we need to do something to bring back happiness in his life."

"I know Humi...but how?? See...we all know this is happening since the day Zoya left his life. And we all are totally unaware of how to patch up things between them."

"But why did Zoya act so haste, Immy...she could have spoken with Asad and sorted out things rather than leaving him."

"Listen...both of them can't be blamed in this. I mean...they both were victims to circumstances...it all happened the day she entered their life...If not for her nothing would have happened...that..."

Just then, there was a loud bursting noise and Imraan stopped the car abruptly, with a loud scream of Humeira.

"Ya Allah!!!! What was that!!!?" Humeira asked panting heavily.

"Wait...relax!!" Imraan said equally tensed and got out of his jeep, and saw that both the front tyres had burst.

"What the..." Imraan looked at both the tyres and stood perplexed.

"What happened Immy?" asked Humeira getting out.

"Both the tyres have burst."

"What??? How come both the tyres burst together??? Immy...I am getting scared!!" Humeira said looking at the lonely road at night.

"Nothing...you chill...I will call up Ayaan and inform...wait for some time. You sit inside Humi..."

Humeira sat inside with a tensed face, while Imraan called up Ayaan and informed their situation. He cut the call, and looked at both the tyres and was feeling something unusual in that incident.

***

Back at Asad's home, he was at his office room, taking out the script of Haunted Love from his shelf.

He dusted it off and looked at the love sign made with a red pen near the movie title, and rubbed it slowly, as he went back to some thoughts.

"Haunted Love...hmmm!! Interesting title, baby!!" Zoya said looking at the script, while Asad looked inside his office room.

"Honey...don't read it!!' Asad barged inside the room, while Zoya ran from that place and moved behind Asad's office chair.

"Why??? Why so??" asked Zoya with a naughty smile, and hiding the script from him.

"Zoya, that's a surprise for you baba!!"

"What surprise?? Tell me now!!"

Zoya kept running around the room, and finally Asad managed to pull her by her dupatta and brought her close to him.

"Ufff!! You manage to catch me each time!!" said Zoya sulking while Asad smiled, "By the way, what is this...tell me nah, please!!"

Asad took the script from her hand, and sat at his chair and looked at it.

"This is my dream project!! You know baby...I had scripted this story...every single scene keeping you in mind" said Asad and Zoya smiled hearing it.

Asad grabbed Zoya close to him as she was standing next to him.

"This story is tailor made for you...and once it's ready...I will make this movie with you...you will do it yeah??"

Zoya kissed on Asad's forehead as she sat in his lap wrapping her arms around him.

"Even if you tell me to die...I will do it. Anything for you baby!!" Asad smiled hearing it, while Zoya saw the script title page.

"Well...this title should not be like this" said Zoya and took a pen from the table and drew a heart in between the title.

"Love story titles must never be there without a heart!" said Zoya, while Asad showed her thumbs up, while Zoya laughed looking at him.

Asad's thoughts suddenly got disturbed with the calling bell sound, and he went to open the door, and Humeira, Ayaan and Imraan had come.

"When did I ask you to come, and when have you guys come??" asked Asad looking at the clock.

"What to say yaar?? Imraan's jeep got punctured unexpectedly and I had to pick them up from that location and..."

"Fine. Whatever. Now come soon...we have to discuss!!"

***

"So...you mean to say that we have to start the shooting from the start??" asked Imraan after listening to Asad.

Asad nodded his head, tapping his pen on the table.

"But...what about the scenes we had completed with Aditi??" asked Ayaan, while Asad's face went serious hearing that.

"Why can't we complete the film with Aditi itself??" asked Humeira, "Why restart it all over??"

"Humeira...don't you know Aditi is missing since a period of time??" asked Ayaan, while Asad closed his eyes and some random noises and scenes were flashing in his mind.

"Okay...so we will better search her and bring her back. That seems wise, nah??" asked Humeira, "Or, let's give a police..."

"No need!!!" Asad stood up from his place, tapping the table, scaring Humeira.

"I want to start things fresh. I don't want any residue from the past now" said Asad and took out a cigarette from the packet, and walked to the window.

"Okay!!!" Ayaan said and looked at Asad, "Who is going to act in this movie now??"

Asad stopped the lighter at the cigarette and looked out through the window, and scratched his temple.

"As you know, we can't just start the shooting. Things have to be planned well. We can get suggestions from Rashid Sir as well, what say Imraan??" asked Ayaan, while Asad was listening.

"True yaar. Location settings and art work can be taken care of. But who is going to be the female lead??" asked Imraan.

"Well...may I give one suggestion, Asad??" asked Humeira, while Asad turned at her.

"I don't know if I can give suggestions in this being a make-up artist. But as a friend, I would like to give to give my opinion in this."

"Tell me Humeira" said Asad, while Humeira gave a thought, looked at all and said, "Zoya...??"

Ayaan and Imraan looked at each other, and saw a tensed and angry Asad hearing it.

"You think I am crazy to cast her in my movie, Humeira?? I mean...seriously??" asked Asad throwing away the cigarette on the floor, "She is off my life and...I have completely forgotten her and don't even want to think about her or see her again...how you think I will take her in this movie??"

"And we haven't forgotten the previous shooting of Haunted Love too, Asad", Ayaan said as he came to Asad, "I remember how much time to you had to take to complete a single scene, only because Aditi couldn't match your script...your tailor made script for Zoya."

Asad recalled it as Ayaan said, while Ayaan continued, "Do not mingle your personal and professional life, dude. Please..."

Asad was thinking, while Ayaan signaled Imraan and Humeira to move.

"Just think about it... and let us know. Take your time!!"

Saying so, Ayaan left with Imraan and Humeira, while Asad was lost in thoughts looking at the script and recalling Ayaan's words.

***

It was night and Asad was sitting at his balcony at the windy night, recalling Ayaan and Humeira's opinion of bringing Zoya to his dream project.

He took his mobile and scrolled through the contacts and stopped at Zoya's name. He thought for a moment looking at her contact.

"Should I consider Ayaan and Humeira's opinion of casting Zoya??" asked Asad to himself, "Maybe he was right in telling me not to mix up professional life with personal issues."

Asad then walked up to the balcony and looked at the metropolis view of the city at that windy night.

"As I have decided, let my final venture end up well and good as a gift to all...to Zoya as well..." Asad said and looked at Zoya's contact, "This movie will be a gift for you along with my scrapbook...a complimentary gift for having shared some time of your life with me!!!"

Asad rested both his arms at the balcony rail and bent down his head in thoughts, with the wind swaying his untrimmed hair, and he looked at his mobile. He hovered his finger over the call button for some moments and finally touched it, closing his eyes and kept the phone at his ear.

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PRECAP

At Zoya's home in Pune,

"See, I don't care what you still think about me or whatever..." Asad said to Zoya at her home terrace, "As you knew, this project is a dream for our team, and we all feel...and I too feel only you can do this role. I know you have quit acting, but...it's up to you...as I didn't want to ruin the dreams of our entire team as well."

Zoya just listened to it quietly, while Asad looked at her and came to her.

"I can assure you. There would not be any relationship between us, other than professional relationship. Rest is your choice!!" Asad said and walked off, while Zoya called out to him.

"What about...Aditi Sawant??" Asad turned and looked at Zoya, as they both exchanged tensed looks.

***

"You are not coming into his words and requests, Zoya!! This is why I asked you to legally get divorced from him, or else he wouldn't have been coming here and demanding you all this!" said Zoya's mother with a strict face, "I don't want you to act again...that too with that irresponsible characterless drunkard..."

"Mom!!!" Zoya stopped her, as she looked down in thoughts and looked up at her mom.

"Asad has requested me to come back for his movie only, not in his life!!" Zoya said with a stern face, "Overall he has assured me that we will have only professional relationship, and this is a dream project for our team. I can't act immature here, and I will be doing this for the team...not for Asad!!"

Zoya's mother walked away angrily, while Zoya took out her bag and started packing her stuff, while Asad's photo flew down at the floor from in between the clothes. She gazed at it for some time, and took it and placed it in her bag.

***

Asad sat at his office room and burned all the photos and stills which he had taken during the old shoot of Haunted Love, and was looking at the burning photos intently, while Zoya's photo frame came down the stairs with the glass shattering on the floor.

A panicked Asad looked at that and wondered how the photo would have fallen down through the stairs all by itself, and had a startled look. He bent down looking at the broken glass frame, caressing it slowly, while he saw another growing reflection on the glass, standing back of him. Asad opened his eyes wide looking at it, as he clutched the frame tight.

***

So, how was the 1st update friends?? So, as you must have understood, Asad and Zoya are a separated married couple who are planning to unite for the sake of Asad's dream project "Haunted Love"!! Why did Asad and Zoya separate, when they were such a happening couple?? As Asad has promised, will his relationship with Zoya stay just professionally...or are their chances for a reunion??

And yes...as you must have noticed in the update and the precap, there seems to be some supernatural disturbances...what is it about...and who is causing it??? Will teh decision of shooting Haunted Love bring happiness to Asad and Zoya...or will it prove to be a life threatening decision?? There are going to be many intense romantic moments between AsYa in their flashbacks as well as some beautiful romantic situations arising in their movie!! ❤️ So...stay tuned to know all the answers and keep your reviews coming in!!! Happy Valentines Day once again my dear friends!!! 🤗

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