Haunted Love...!!! AsYa FF #1 - Chapters 1 to 16 - Page 89

Zoya was standing over there with a bleeding foot and looked at Asad with a teary face, while Asad kept looking at her leg, and attempted to move forward to her.

"I said you not to come near me, Asad!!" Zoya said limping backwards, "I don't want your concern or anything...you go...just leave!!"

Asad took the diary which was in his hand and looked at Zoya with tears in his eyes and asked in a hurt tone, "Why didn't you tell all this to me earlier Zoya??"

"For what should I tell you?? Haan??" Zoya asked limping towards him and caught his collar, "You feel I never loved you as much as you, and was enjoying your separation right?? Why should I tell you all this?? And you realized my love after you read this diary only?? You will believe things only if you see or hear right?? You can't feel...right??"

"Zoya...I...I said that in an outburst..." Asad said, while Zoya pulled him towards her and looked into his eyes furiously, "Outburst?? You don't have a control over words while you are angry?? How could you speak that harshly to me Asad??"

Zoya left the hold and walked back with her limping leg, as she wiped her face and said, "Okay!! I agree...I did hide the reason why I left you..." Zoya turned back at Asad, "But according to me, I did what I felt was right only Asad!! You believe or not, out of us both, I was the most suffered one in our relationship, right from the start!!"

Asad was hurt hearing it, while Zoya added, "I was leading my life all alone...but I indeed was happy...dance meant the world to me...I never let anything enter in my life other than dance...till the moment I saw you!! And I even let go of that passion once you left my life Asad. I have not worn these ghungroos on my feet since the day I lost you in my life!!"

Zoya walked towards Asad with tears, "October 17^th 2012...10:45 AM...on a rainy day...I met you for the first time in this very same dress in my association auditorium...a young man in a denim shirt and jeans, who was immersed in my dance and not just in my appearance...that one moment changed the entire structure of my life!!"

Asad listened to it intently, while Zoya said to him, "You gave a meaning to my passion for dance...you became the reason for whom I started dancing...my eyes and heart yearned to see you each day...in a way which I have never ever felt before with any man...I played pranks with you...fooled you that I have a twin sister...made you come back to me each day for some or the other reason...Asad...Asad I became so-not-me!! It was you who made me that way!!"

Asad recalled those days and went painfully nostalgic and looked at Zoya who continued, "Asad...I never knew you were the only son of Rashid Ahmed Khan that time...I never roamed with you for your money, status or anything else..."

"Zoya..." Asad said cupping her face, "What are you speaking babe...when did I..."

Zoya took his hands off her cheeks and gestured him to wait, "No Asad...it's high time we speak out things...now that the time has to come...I think I should open up everything now!! Don't stop me...please!"

Zoya moved back and was feeling tired too due to her injury and blood loss from her leg, while she said in tears, "You know something Asad?? I have never been insulted in life to that extent which your dad had insulted me! Due to the only reason that you fell in love me...he insulted me in all possible ways he could...but I bore all those insults just for one person...you!!"

Asad looked at her in tears, while Zoya looked back at him, "There are many such insulting events which are there inside my heart itself, but I have never said all those things to you Asad...never!! Do you know something Asad...something which is not in the diary and which you don't know till date?? I had gone to visit your dad, once he let you know his discontent on our wedding. I was worried that you both had a scuffle on account of me. So I went to meet him..."

Asad was surprised to hear that, while Zoya narrated to him:

Scene shifted back to Khan Mahal:

Zoya reached Khan Mahal to meet Rashid, while the security stopped her at the lobby.

"Ma'am, Sir is busy with some producers and directors."

"Ohh...can you ask him when can I meet him?? It's something important."

The security called Rashid up and after talking to him for some time, came back to Zoya.

"Ma'am, you might go in!"

Zoya nodded her head and walked in wiping her face, out of nervousness. Zoya got a call, and she saw that it was Asad. She cut the call by sending back a message that she will call back later, and put the phone back in her clutch.

Zoya reached the living room, where Rashid was sitting over there with so many producers and directors.

Zoya stood opposite Rashid, while there were people on both sides in front of her, seated in the sofa.

Rashid was talking to those people, while Zoya cleared her throat and called out, "Sir!!"

Rashid still kept on talking, while Zoya was feeling a bit more nervous and she called out a bit loud, "Excuse me Sir!!"

Rashid looked at her, while the other people too looked at her.

"Sorry...Sir, I want to talk to you something really important...just 10 minutes..."

Rashid looked at his guests and then looked at Zoya, "What is it?"

Zoya was standing over there, while she looked at everyone looking at her. She looked back at Rashid, "Sir, it's something personal...would you mind talking to me alone?? Please!!"

"You can tell it here itself...no issues!!" Rashid said placing his leg over his other leg.

Rashid's servant came over there with a cup of tea in the tray, and he proceeded to Zoya. As Zoya was about to take it, Rashid snapped his fingers while both Zoya and the servant looked at him.

"Did I ask you to bring tea??" Rashid asked his servant with a stare, and looked at Zoya who looked down awkwardly.

"Go inside!! Go!!" Rashid said, while the servant walked back inside. Zoya looked around and then took a breath and looked at Rashid.

"Sir, I will tell what I have to quickly and leave..." Zoya said looking at him, "Sir, I heard you and Asad got into a scuffle while he let his know his desire to...marry me..." Zoya looked at everyone looking at her, and Rashid raised his eyebrow at her listening to her.

"Sir...I just wanted to request you...not to fight with Asad regarding this...I mean...I never want to be a reason for a fight or misunderstanding between you and your son...and..." Zoya said nervously, "...and I...I will prove to be a good daughter-in-law for you...whatever you expect from me...I will be that...you can trust me in that Sir...I love...your son...from heart...so..."

"Hmmm..." Rashid hummed as he bent forward looking at Zoya top to bottom, while the other people talked to each other and looked at Rashid.

"What's your name??" Rashid asked, while Zoya didn't understand anything.

"Sir??"

"Your name??"

"Sir...Zoya Farooqi." Zoya said with a cloud of confusion in her mind.

"Good...who all are there in your family??"

"Sir...just me and my mother. She is a homemaker. She is at Pune right now...I can bring her here if you want to meet her." Zoya said with a smile.

"Father?? What does he do??"

Zoya halted over that question, while she wondered what to answer for that.

"Father...he..."

Rashid got up from his place taking his wine glass and looked at the people around him, "Folks...you know something?? This girl doesn't even know if she has a father...!!"

Zoya was extremely hurt hearing that while she saw the other people looking at her and commenting about it. Zoya had tears filling her eyes, while she tried her level best to hide them.

"In fact, her mother is never married...this girl was born out of wedlock!!"

Zoya looked down unable to look at anyone, as it was too insulting for her to bear.

"Well...how many properties do you own??" Rashid asked her, while Zoya just looked at him with an insulted look and looked down, "How many cars do you have?? Alright...at least...do you have a waste land on your name??"

The people around started giggling hearing that while Rashid laughed looking at them. Zoya just looked down in tears, unable to respond anything.

"This is your status and you want to marry the great multimillionaire Rashid Ahmed Khan's one and only son, Asad Ahmed Khan???" Rashid roared in anger going near Zoya, while Zoya moved back looking at Rashid, trembling on his growl.

"What do you have to claim yourself worthy enough for my son??" Rashid asked walking around Zoya, "My son takes different cars based on his shirt color...his shopping expense limits are minimum in 10000s...he has chartered flights on his name...he doesn't even remember the faces of his servants and assistants...I have arranged the world's top cooks for my son's meals alone...and what class do you have to marry my son?? Haan??"

Zoya looked at Rashid in tears, while Rashid said in a loud tone, "Even my dog eats expensive food than you, and you want to be the daughter-in-law of this Khan Empire???"

Zoya couldn't control her tears, as she was feeling extremely embarrassed and insulted in front of everyone.

Rashid walked close to Zoya and said in a whispering tone "If you want to live a luxurious life, there are many other ways other than luring an aristocrat's son...after all you are beautiful and young...you can earn soon in that way...you know??"

Zoya closed her eyes hearing that, and she screamed, "Enough!!!"

Rashid smirked looking at her, while Zoya wiped her tears, "You have spoken a lot, Sir! A lot...that you can't even take it back..." Zoya said and looked at Rashid, "I agree...that it was my mistake to approach you thinking that maybe I can explain...no...I was wrong...I..."

"You were wrong because you are indeed a wrong person to match this household!!" Rashid said, while Zoya looked at him.

"Get lost from my son's life, or keep in mind...you will forget what is happiness...these will be your last days of happiness in your life...so better move off from this field and get lost from my son's life!! Out!!!"

Zoya ran out of the house in tears, and she stopped at the gate at Rashid's residence, and broke in tears recalling her insult.

"No...I can't continue this relationship anymore...it would mean I don't have any self-respect at all...I can't..."

"But when I came to meet you and tell you about my decision, your love stopped me!!"

Zoya said looking at Asad ending her flashback, while Asad was burning in rage knowing about his father's atrocities and looked at Zoya.

Zoya said coming to him, "I came to you, and you were showing me my wedding outfit, jewels and mangalsutra which you had got for me...roaming the entire day in Mumbai...I didn't know how to hurt you...when it came to the question of my self-respect or the love you had for me...I chose your love Asad!! I chose you over anything!!! I decided to face any insult, but not leave you or reject your love!!"

Zoya said holding Asad's collar, while Asad looked at her deeply hurt and held her hands, while Zoya cried out, "And this is what I get to hear?? That I don't love you as much as I do?? I enjoyed while you destructed yourself?? It didn't strike your mind, that if I chose your dad's blackmail over you, there must be some reason in my side too??"

"Zoya..." Asad muttered her name, while Zoya added, pulling his face closer by his collar, as she looked at him with blood shot eyes, "As much as I loved you, I loved your passion and likes too...your love for cinema...direction...acting...how could I bear the fact that I would be a reason for a halt in your career dream?? Zoya loved not only Asad...but his likes, wishes, hobbies, everything!!! And you tell that I am solely responsible for the misery we went through??"

Asad went to cup her face, while Zoya moved back and said, "I would have been actually dead by now, if not for Ayaan, Asad!"

Asad gave a perplexed look, while Zoya said, "I didn't want to live a moment after breaking your heart and getting separated from you. I didn't even have a child in order for me to live thinking about it. So I jumped off a cliff and decided to end my life!!"

Zoya said with a heartbroken look, while Asad was terrified listening to that.

"Ayaan, who had come to Pune to enquire about the real reason I had left your life; met me at the hospital. I recovered with so many injuries, but I slipped into a stage of coma. My mother had got word from Ayaan that he would not let this news out, even to you. And they treated me privately out of media coverage. No medicines could do any magic on me...maybe I didn't want to live...but hearing your name alone would give an effect to my brain."

Asad listened to everything in tears holding his breath.

"Mum said me that Ayaan took care of me like a brother...he said that he came to Pune for a month lying to you that he was going on a tour to Paris...he realized that only you can bring me back to life...he started narrating all our memorable events and what all moments we had and the fun times we shared...your movies, interviews, our video footages and everything...the miracle which medicines couldn't do...you did it...my love for you did it!!"

Asad was emotional, while Zoya said, "I recovered slowly. He boosted up my determination to fight against anyone and anything, but not give up. He assured that he and your Ammi would stand by my side...and us both destructing ourselves would make your dad's evil intentions win. He asked me to bring back my Asad...and give myself back to his friend. I was waiting for a right reason to come back and that's when you called me up to cast in Haunted Love...!!"

Asad felt bad hearing everything and was guilty realizing how much Zoya had suffered and how he just blasted at her without enquiring why she did all this.

"I seized that opportunity and came back to Mumbai...ready to fight with your dad or whoever comes my way...and that's when he again blackmailed me that he would kill you if I don't leave you...again I did the same mistake, but I realized it very soon and punished myself too" Zoya said looking at her hands in tears and said, "And I wanted to tell everything to you, while you came to know before that itself!!"

Zoya looked at Asad, coming to him and asked, "Now you understood why I couldn't pick up your calls or respond to your messages and letters?? Now you got all your answers right Asad?? You want to know anything else??"

Asad shook his head in denial, while he said, "I am so sorry Zoya...I was so wrong...I didn't know what all you went through...I am really sorry..."

Zoya pushed him back while Asad moved forward to her. "You are not happy with this reunion right?? Then go!! Leave me and go!!"

Zoya said pushing him off, while in tears. Asad knelt down in front of Zoya as Zoya looked at him, with her tear-filled eyes.

"Zoya...baby, I am sorry!! A ton times!!" Asad said kneeling in front of Zoya, while Zoya looked away in tears and portraying anger.

Asad waited for some time, and then stood up and said, "Alright...guess you don't want to see my face hereafter...I will better leave your life then!!"

Zoya immediately turned to him and Asad turned to go. Zoya turned him towards her in anger and slapped him hard, while Asad opened his eyes wide at her holding his cheek.

"Hello!! I am your husband!!" Asad said, while Zoya caught his collar, "So what?? How dare you tell me that you will leave me, you idiot?? You will leave me haan?? How dare you even say that??"

Zoya beat him all over, while Asad caught her hands and pulled her towards him for a tight hug, while Zoya too reciprocated it hugging him tight, and cried her heart out. Asad too hugged her tight and he felt that his love was back in my arms finally...back as his love completely.

Asad said in a low tone during the hug, "Now, you don't leave me...have me in your arms like this...forever!!" Zoya smiled and hugged him tighter, as tears flowed through her cheeks.

Asad broke from the hug and kissed Zoya's face all over and wiped off her tears and said, "Honey...how much pain have you gone through...just because of your love for me, you survived all hardships...what would I even do if not for you Zoya??"

Asad kissed Zoya's cheeks and brought her face closer to his, as Zoya looked at him with tears, "Zoya, trust me...I will make up for all the pain and worries you went through all this while...I will make Mr. Rashid Ahmed Khan come to you with pleading hands and make him repent for whatever he did...I won't let you go now, Zoya!! I won't!!"

Zoya smiled hearing it as she cupped his face back, "Me too Asad...even you went through a lot because of me right?? Hereafter I will never leave your side...and will love you tonnes more than before...because...I can't bear another separation from you!!"

Asad cried hearing it and they both hugged each other back. Bruno started barking standing at the door, and Asad and Zoya broke from their hug and looked at Bruno.

Bruno stood up looking at them, while Asad and Zoya smiled and asked him to join. Bruno barged to Asad and Asad took him up and caressed him and Zoya too caressed Bruno, while she winced slightly in pain, and looked at her legs.

"Zoya, you need first aid for your leg immediately...look how badly you got hurt...come!"

Zoya limped really bad and was feeling dizzy too, while Asad let down Bruno, and lifted Zoya up. Zoya looked at him, while Asad said in a smile, "I won't let my Zoya be in pain anymore!!"

Zoya smiled hearing that and put her hands around his neck, while Asad walked with her out of the room.

That very same night back in Mumbai,

"Zoya, will you at least tell me now why did you ask me to come back to Mumbai immediately today itself??" Asad asked standing outside his bedroom at his apartment in Mumbai, with Bruno lurking around.

"Asad, just wait for 10 minutes, please!!" Zoya said with a fainted voice through the bedroom. Asad heaved as he walked up to Bruno, and lifted him up.

"So Bruno...you are back to our home haan?? How do you feel now??" Bruno lifted his hands in a happy gesture and Asad smiled looking at that.

Asad looked back at the bedroom door, then walked around the living room, and tried to clean up the mess somewhat. His wrist pained and he looked at it and gave some hand exercise and continued cleaning the cushions and papers lying down.

As Asad walked around, he tripped on something and he noticed his virtual reality 360 degree camera lying down from the table.

Asad took it up and remembered Ayaan giving it to him to check its features, 3-4 days back.

Suddenly something clicked Asad's brain, as he murmured, "I had kept this is on record mode after Tanveer left that day...if it was recording...it would have recorded...Imraan's death too!!"

Asad suddenly had the urge and took the card from it. He walked to his office room and switched on his system and inserted the card in his processor. A window opened and he started checking all the video clips taken that day. He tried to open a file, and it was taking time to load.

Asad was tapping the table in tension.

"Asad!!! Where are you??"

Asad looked out and saw Zoya coming towards the office room. He looked back into the screen and Zoya came inside with a smile.

"You are working this late night?? Come with me now!!"

Zoya attempted to bring out Asad, while Asad looked back at the screen and said, "Zoya...one file..."

"Please Asad!! Not now...I am in a good mood now...please!!" Zoya said, and Asad smiled and got up, "Okay darling, coming!!"

Asad walked out of the office room holding Zoya's hand, while the video clip opened, and started playing.

It showed Imraan standing at the balcony with a horrified look. Asad was seen standing opposite him asking what was he upto, while there was another silhouette behind Asad, which moved forward to Imraan. Imraan is seeing pointing behind Asad and jumping out of the balcony in fear.

Zoya brought Asad inside the room blindfolding his eyes, while Asad asked, "What surprise Zoya?? Can I see now at least?"

Zoya opened the blindfold and said with a smile, "Yes!!! You can!!"

Asad opened his eyes and saw his room filled with candle lights around, with all the lights off, and just the light from outside filling it inside. Asad had a smile as he looked at the flower petals decorated on the board depicting "Asad" and "Zoya".

"I wanted to begin things again from where we lost it Asad!!" Zoya said, while Asad looked at her. Zoya took his hands in hers and said, "Even though I came back to this house, we didn't live as the old Asad and Zoya right?? That's why...I wanted to come back to that place, where we started our life and where by misfortune we got separated."

Asad looked at Zoya with lots of love in his eyes and cupped her face and kissed on her forehead and as he moved forward to her lips, Zoya placed her hand in between their lips.

"Hmm??" Asad asked with a questioning look.

"Well hubby..." Zoya said putting her hands over Asad's shoulders, "You remember you played a song during our first night?? A song which was dedicated for us??"

"Yeah...I do..." Asad said moving back Zoya's hair locks behind her hair.

"Why miss that too??" Zoya asked as she played the music deck and "Ang Laga De" started playing in it.

"So now...can I get what I want??" Asad asked in a husky tone moving close to her.

"What do you want??" Zoya asked moving closer to him, while Asad moved closer that their eyes were few inches away.

"I don't want you to move away from my arms at all tonight!!" Asad said, while Zoya blushed and smiled looking down.

Asad lifted her chin up and kissed gently on her cheeks, while Zoya closed her eyes in the heat of the proximity.

Asad pulled Zoya towards him and he ran his fingers over her face, while Zoya noticed the wound in his wrist and took his hand and kissed on his wrist, while Asad smiled looking at it. Zoya looked into Asad's eyes while her fingers travelled along Asad's shirt buttons. As she unbuttoned them, she placed soft gentle kisses on his face, racing Asad's heartbeats faster.

Zoya let Asad's shirt fall loose on the floor, as she placed her hands on his chest and rested her face on his chiseled chest, while Asad hugged her back with all his love, and Zoya's saree's pallu flew in the wind, along with Asad's hair moving softly in the wind.

Asad turned her around with her back touching his chest, and he slowly took off her earrings, planting a soft kiss on her nape, while Zoya moved her hand back moving her fingers through his hair.

Asad moved her hair in the front and removed the tug of her dori with his teeth, as she flinched with his sensuous gestures and moved towards the bed and sat over there breathing heavily.

Asad moved back towards the wardrobe with a smile, looking at Zoya sitting at the bed facing the other side. Zoya was sitting over there with her eyes closed while she felt something at her neck suddenly. She looked down and saw Asad wearing her mangalsutra on her bare neck. She looked back at Asad with tears out of contentment, as she looked her neck which was no longer empty.

Asad showed the sindoor pot to Zoya which was in his hand. Zoya looked at it and back at Asad with a smile and expectantly for him to put it on her forehead.

Asad took the sindoor, and said looking at Zoya, "Here...once again I marry you in your custom...and in my custom...mujhe meri Zoya hamesha ke liye Qubool Hai!!"

Asad applied the sindoor on her forehead reaching her hair line, while Zoya closed her eyes as tears flowed down her cheeks. Asad placed the sindoor pot on the side drawer and moved near the bedside candle and looked at Zoya, who looked breathtakingly beautiful as his wife in that orange sari. Asad blew off the candle, and moved back to Zoya, as he lied down with Zoya under him.

Asad moved close to Zoya and asked her, "Now as you wished...shall we begin our new married life once again??"

Zoya smiled hearing that, "I can't wait to...!"

Asad moved forward and gave a lovely kiss on her lips, while Zoya moved her hands on his bare back, and she pulled down the bed curtains with her other hand. The candle lights danced as the wind blew across the room.

While simultaneously back at the Blue Hill Cottage, the dilapidated room door at the ground floor, had a crack forming in it, with a female's loud roaring scream in a shrill voice from the room.

"THE MOMENT I WAS WAITING FOR...TIME TO COME BACK TO YOU ASAD !!!"