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Asad looked at Zoya and couldn't believe his eyes. There she was, standing before him in a wedding attire. She was beyond beautiful. Tanveer on the other hand was speechless. She couldn't believe that Zoya was standing there, very much alive and ready to marry Asad.
'Jammy will never be yours Zoya.' She thought. But little did she knew was that he was hers since a long time.
'I'm doing it for the baby.' Zoya kept repeating to herself. But her heart knew that she was doing it for herself too.
Dilshad didn't knew why but she had the feeling that Zoya was hiding something since she came back. But she couldn't deny the fact that she was happy to have her back.
"Please Asad, you'll have a lifetime to admire Zoya, now go get ready." Dilshad said. When he left, Tanveer left discreetly too and Zoya was now alone with Dilshad as Najma went to call the Qazi.
"Phuphi? Can I tell you something?" Zoya asked and Dilshad nodded. "Please don't be mad at me.." She added.
"Go on Zoya, you know that you can trust me."
"Phuphi, when Mr Khan and I were in this farmhouse two months ago, we had consummated bhang.."
"I know it already, Asad told me."
"Phuphi, we didn't just consummate bhang..During this night, we declared our love for each other... And..we..had..I..I don't know how it happened. We were so blinded by our love and with the alcohol running through our veins..we..we made love.." Zoya said with tears in her eyes. She knew that in order to get everything sorted out, she needed the support of her phuphi.
"What? Zoya, how is it possible that you crossed every line to do such a thing? Having sex without being married Zoya? I trusted you! Did you have sex after this night?" Dilshad sobbed and Zoya's heart broke.
"Phuphi, that's not the only thing I wanted to say! The reason why I'm here today, the reason why I'm willing to forgive Asad is that I'm pregnant with his baby now!! And no, we never had sex after this night, we were too ashamed to ever think of it. We never wanted to hurt you phuphi." Zoya said and Dilshad hugged her.
"After what he did to you by sleeping with Tanveer, you still care for my son?" Dilshad asked.
"Yes I do. Because I.."
"Zoya, ammi, the Qazi has arrived!" Najma said, not aware of what was happening in the groom's room.
Asad looked at Tanveer as if she had grown three heads.
"How is it possible?" He asked.
"Asad, you know very well how babies are made.." Tanveer said and Asad thought about Zoya who was waiting out there.
"I want you to go to the gynaecologist. I'll ask for Prasad to call one tomorrow." He said.
"What? Why?" Tanveer asked shocked as hell. She didn't expect it from Asad. "Don't you trust me? Plus, you know how scared I am of doctors! Jammy please!" Tanveer pleaded.
"I'm sorry Tanveer but I need to be sure that you're pregnancy is going good." Asad said and with that, he left the room and walked towards Zoya.
She was beyond beauty with this smile of hers. She looked at him smiling and in her eyes, he saw all the love he had seen when they made love two months ago.
'I'm sorry Zoya..' He thought. How many times would he have to say sorry to Zoya? How many times would he break her heart? How many times would he prove to people that he was Rashid Ahmed Khan's son?
"Zoya.." He whispered extending his hand in front of her.
"What's wrong Mr Khan?" Zoya asked in distress. Something was terribly wrong.
"Zoya.. I..We can't get married.." He said,tears already threatening to stream down his face.
"I decide to marry Tanveer." As soon as she heard this, Zoya pulled back her hands. Both Najma and Dilshad were shocked while Tanveer was smiling evilly.
"Why Mr Khan?" Zoya shouted while she gripped the collar of his shirt.
"Voh..Actually.."
"Please stop it! You have claimed to love me!" She shouted while she released his collar to fall on the ground in front of him. "You have claimed to love me but you always hurt me! Why? Because you have always put me behind every little things in your life! To me you were my life! To me you were the shoulder I could cry on when something was bothering me. But you always chose Tanveer over Zoya, friendship over love, Tehzeeb over Musibat!! To you, I was just an option. After all, it's better if you marry Tanveer! " She cried.
Asad wanted to hug Zoya but she pushed him back.
"Don't dare touching me!" She shouted and Dilshad looked at the scene powerless.
"You're nothing less than your father! You're worst than him!" She roared then she straightened herself.
"But it's over now. I will never let you hurt me again. I swear.." She added, wiped her tears away then she left to her room, where she cried once she was cut from the rest of the world.
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