AsYa FF: Mohabbatein - Part 18 Updated: Pg 140 - 20/12/16 - Page 2

Mohabbatein

Part 2: Wounds that never healed

Kasauli City Hospital:

Anaya walked down the hospital corridor slowly..leaning against or using the walls of the corridor as support to walk..her fingers grazed the windows sadly. Despite leaning all her weight against the wall..she walked with a clear limp and many walking past her did do a double take.

Behind her, two doctors were engrossed in discussion over a file and one of them, an elderly lady looked up and her eyes softened upon spotting her.

Doctor- Anaya.(she froze for a second before she turned around. Dressed in an elegant churidaar and heels, undoubtedly she was a very pretty girl both inside and out. Recognizing the familiar face she quickly dabbed away her tears and smiled at the doctor)

Anaya- Jee Dr. Banerjee

Doc- Emergency mein ek patient hai, stab wound. Patient hatre se bahar hai but unconcious hai due to anaesthesia. I want you to go and re-bandage the wounds on his face and forehead alright..

Anaya- Par doctor (her face fell again) main kyun..itne saare doctors hain..nurses hain phir main hi-

Doc- Haan..kaafi saare doctors hai nurses hain par tum bhi to ho. I will have you know Ms. Anaya Khan that when I sighed you on as an assistant for the hospital, I did actually mean to put you to work..not just have you assist doctors for lunch. Besides (smiled) from what I know he's quite a treat for the eyes.if you know what I mean. In fact, he's got the whole package..dekhte hi samajh jaogi (laughed) You can thank me later..now go (anaya blushed prettily before limping away when the other doctor turned towards her)

Doc- That was nice of you, doctor but (Dr.Banarjee put up a hand)

Doc- Come on, she'd be a way better nurse than any of them working here. Hell she'd be a better doctor than half the doctors working here..I know it and you know it. I know her family agreed to donate a wing to the hospital if we let her do small work around here not just as a volunteer but working with actual patients now and then..but just think of the poor thing..her dream was unfairly snatched away from her. This is the least we can do. Besides, anyone can bandage a wound, you don't need a MD for it (the other doc nodded)

Anaya walked up to the emergency and stood outside the doors trying to calm her nerves. Which were jiggly for 2 reasons 1) the patient inside was supposedly good looking. This was the smaller reason because good looking or not the minute he saw her walk in he'd want nothing to do with her 2) she was going to get to heal someone. Even if it was bandaging a wound she would be able to practice something, anything. Live her dream for a few seconds. With that thought coursing through her she took a deep breath and pushed open the door only to stop dead in her tracks. Her face draining of all colour as she registered the patient laying on the bed before her. It was none other than Asad Ahmed Khan.

Anaya looked over his unconscious form with tears in her eyes. The thick and wide white bandage on his abdomen making her wince..especially the red splotch on the left side. She found her hands which were now clutching a cotton ball with alcohol trembling as she raised it to his badly bruised yet still handsome face. She noticed how despite the paleness of his face and the dark rings beneath his eyes, he looked so innocent and peaceful asleep. Like a little child. She smiled as she noticed his mouth hanging open slightly as he slept. As she observed him and compared him to someone so similar to him, she couldn't help the tears that fell from her eyes..especially when she began focusing on the angry purple and blue bruises on his face..

Anaya- Kitne zaalim log hain iss dunya mein (she found herself nearly breaking down when he winced and moaned in pain as she dabbed an alcohol swab onto the swelling on his face..probably the result of a nasty punch or two. As she neared his forehead to clean the wound there she realized his fringe was falling onto it and she couldn't help the small sad smile that spread across her face as she shook her head) Just like him..(she raised the cotton ball to his face again..stopping mid-way upon seeing the man who had just rushed into the emergency, standing right outside the window of Asads room and yelling at a ward boy)

Man- Where is he? Wheres my son..mera beta kahan hai? Mera asad kahan hai?..bo-

Anaya-(somehow finding her voice) Abbu! (she didn't know if he heard her or not but he had turned to look in her direction..before visibly freezing..just as she saw shireen came up behind him and stood beside him. Clutching his arm in support. Keeping his eyes on Ananya..he slowly made his way inside the room. Stopping right at the doorstep with a stagger in his steps. He clutched the frame of the door as Anaya stepped towards him worriedly. He closed his eyes drawing in a deep breath, before opening his now tear filled eyes to the sight of his son before his eyes. Not the new born baby he envisioned, or the 6 year or 10 year old boy, but the 25 year old Asad Ahmed Khan. Handsome, arrogant, millionaire wonder as the media called him, that at the moment lay wounded on the hospital bed. His son, his Asad. As he took heavy steps towards the bed, surprised to find his legs supporting him he looked up at Anaya who smiled a sad smile at him..

Anaya- Yeh..Abbu yeh..Yeh asad hai..(Rashid nodded smiling at her through his tears) Asad-

Rashid- Haan beta. Yeh Asad hai. Mera beta. Tumhara bhai..Asad (Anaya let out a small chuckle through her tears as she reached out to touch his face while Rashid studied his wounded condition. Tears falling from his eyes) Yallah..Kya haal bana diya- (Asad let out a soft groan, clearly in a lot of pain as his eyes rolled beneath his lids..an indication that he was coming awake. Just as his eyes fluttered a bit, his vision still blurry..he managed to croak out a few words. So automatic and so natural that he barely realized he had said them)

Asad- Ammi (And as if on cue, the door swung open and a beautiful, graceful woman, dressed in a long black kurta with capri trousers with open straight lusciously thick and silky hair, minimal make up, her beauty in her simplicity. Her look was simple and yet everything about her screamed elegance and class. She rushed over to his side breaking into a little sob as she did, before bending down and kissing his forehead and then his face repeatedly, stroking his hair as he managed a small smile at her. She kissed the back of his hand looking into his pain filled eyes)

Dilshaad- Kaise ho gaya yeh Asad (her eyes drifted to the bandage on his abdomen as she stifled a scream..and asad clutched her hand tighter bringing it to his lips to kiss)

Asad- Main theek hoon ammi..aap please mat royein..(Dilshaad just cried harder shaking her head at him)

Rashid- Doctors ne kaha hai..zakham jaldi bhar jayenge (Dilshaad visibly froze hearing those words and Asads whole body went rigid as if both of them had just realized his presence in the room)

Asad-(his eyes welling with tears..as his whole face contorted with anger, hurt, despise, disgust) mere zakham itni jaldi bharte nahin hain (he started breathing heavily in anger. His heart rate monitor suddenly began beeping out of control and Dilshaad and Rashid both looked at him panicked)

Rashid- Anaya (and all of a sudden the monitor went calm..Asad visibly calmed..he went completely still as he realized what it was Mr.Rashid had said. Gathering his courage, he slowly turned his head, his eyes misty, looking like a fragile little boy and not the arrogant millionaire he usually was as he looked at his sister for the very first time in his life. She smiled a sad smile back at him nodding reconfirming what he had heard and this time she couldn't help but brush his hair off his forehead and he winced slightly as she did making her realize that the cut on his forehead was slightly bleeding)

Anaya- Im sorry. That wound still needed dressing when you woke up..(she picked up the cotton ball and began cleaning his wound again as he continued staring at her in disbelief. But then he realized the firm hand on his leg and the monitor went ablaze once again. His whole body shook violently with anger as he tossed off his covers, kicking his leg aside making rashid nearly lose his balance in the process. 4 faces stared at him in utter shock, disbelief and confusion as he began ripping off the IV and machines attached to him. Seconds later before the others could even register what was happening Rashid Shireen and Anaya were following Asad.. who was dragging Dilshaad along with him..through the corridor of the hospital)

Dilshaad- Asad..Asad ruko

Rashid- Asad, yeh tum kya kar rahe ho. Ruk jao Asad. Asad suno. Asad tumhara khoon beh raha hai

Asad- Meri raghon mein behta hoon beh hi jaye to behtar hai..

Dilshaad- Asad aisa nahin kehte- (but he continued dragging her until they stepped outside into the snowy night once again)

Rashid- Asad meri baat to suno beta- (those words made Asad stop dead in his tracks. His face reflecting heart break. It was literally as if someone had stabbed him repeatedly in his heart. His eyes broken..clearly he was fighting for control which as usual came as naturally to him as air. He composed himself and calmly turned towards Rashid)

Asad- Lagta hai aapko koi ghalat fehmi hui hai janaab. Mere baap ka saaya mere sar se mere paida hone se pehle hi uth gaya tha..main pada hi anaat hua tha..(Rashid gasped stumbling backwards for a second while Anaya was openly crying as was Dilshaad and Shireen stood motionless and emotionless for the most part, angry, humiliated and self-conscious for the rest. Rashid and Anaya watched as Asad grabbed his mother's hand and stormed down the steps of the hospital. His wound still bleeding..and Rashid fell onto the steps like the broken and defeated man that he was..

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Khan Mansion:

The driver parked the car and rushed to the back to open the doors for Dilshad and Asad. Dilshad got out on her own and joined him on the other side to get the door for Asad but being the stubborn boy that he was he had also already got his door and was stepping out..

Dilshaad- Sambhal ke (the driver held onto his arm as Dilshaad grabbed him around the waist but Asad seemed to have no realization of his injuries. His eyes were fixed on his mother's tear stained face)

Driver- Chaliye sahib, main aapko andar chor deta hoon

Asad- Nahin. I can manage, main chala jaonga..

Driver- Sahab

Asad- Maine kaha na. I'm fine..

Dilshaad- No you're not fine, aur tumhara kuch nahin bhigde ga agar woh tumhari madad kardega to. Har baat par tamasha karna zaroori nahin hai (she couldn't help but let her anger, disappointment and perhaps her own misery seep through her words, misdirecting her pent up anger and frustration at him. Yes she was angry at him but not enough to hurt him more than he already was and one look at his broken and pale face had her wishing she had held her words back..)(Asad let out a soft chuckle of disbelief before prying himself free from both his mother and the driver and angrily storming inside to his grand, pristine white mansion which was dimly lit making it look magical and majestic amongst the blanket of snow surrounding it)

Dilshaad- Asad, Asad ruko (but he was too busy stomping his way inside. Rashid Khans face and words flashing before his eyes and burning in his ears making him burn with fury) (He threw open the front doors stalking ahead and about the same time a young girl came bounding down the winding staircase..dressed in simple shalwar kameez, holding a book and cup of coffee in her hand)

Girl- Asad? (right then Dilshaad walked in wiping her tears and the girl immediately panicked seeing her face and then Asads crumpled and dirty clothes from the back and seeing the way he was stalking away angrily from his mother instead of losing his mind at the sight of her tears like he normally would she was immediately alarmed that something was terribly wrong) Ammi..Asad? (Looking between the two)

Dilshaad-(seeing him stalk away so angrily, but just the way he was walking his hand clutching his abdomen she knew he was in pain and as a mother her heart bled seeing him in that state) Asad ruko (Asad stopped abruptly) Asad yeh sab tum kyun kar rahe ho? Khud ko takleef pauncha kar tum kya haasil karna chahte ho. Yeh takleef tum khud ko nahin, yeh takleef tum mujhko de rahe ho. tumhara zakhm abhi taaza hai

Asad- Issi baat ka to afsos hai ammi, ke yeh zakhm aaj bhi taaza hai (he spun around to face her. His bandage even more red then before causing Aisha (his sister- the other girl in the room to gasp as she covered her face disbelievingly)) ke yeh zakham aaj bhi utna hi taaza hai (Dilshaad closed her eyes trying to fight her own tears and say something to get through to him but he simply turned around and stalked off in the direction of his bedroom)

Aisha- Ammi..yeh sab..Asad ko kya huwa? (Dilshad just sighed as she continued staring at Asad's closed bedroom door with tears in her eyes)

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Farooqui Farmhouse:

The driver stopped the car and got Zoya's door. Zoya stepped out staring at the dimly lit farmhouse..which was situated outside of Kasauli. She took a deep breath trying to calm her nerves and be able to face her "family" after all that had went down earlier that day. Finally she began walking up the pathway and to the door. She was surprised to find the main hall empty as she entered and the whole house silent as she pushed open the main door. But before she could question the mysteriousness any further she felt someone cover her eyes with their hands from behind and she momentarily stopped breathing. What if this was another cruel joke being played by her family to get her married off? Terrified out of her wits again she tentatively touched the person's hands..

Zoya- Aapi (the person used their hands to shake her head in negative) Ayaan?

Person- As hard as it is to remember Pari..but u have more brothers than ayaan (Zoya gasped in shock and happiness as the person let go of her laughingly before hugging her tightly from behind rocking her side to side as he kissed her head and Zoya looked up at him teary eyed)

Zoya- Aahil bhai!!

Another guy- and Arsalan bhai!! (She snapped her head back down to see another guy come down the stairs smiling widely at her and Zoya pulled out of Aahil's arms before running off towards him and throwing herself into his arms as he too just like ayaan spun her off her feet hugging her. He set her back down just as they were joined by a third guy who kissed her cheek and ruffled her hair)

Guy- Seriously pari what's with the costume? Tum seriously Kasauli ki sarkon par yeh pehen kar ghoom rahee thee..

Aahil- It's a bit much even for you Zo..(Zoya looked down at her lehnga just as her brothers laughed at her) only Zoya Farooqui can go sight seeing in a bridal lehnga when she's not even a bride

Zoya- (stared at him utterly confused) Ji?

Zeenat- (appearing behind them) don't ask Zoya..yeh teenon achanak aaj hi mumbai se tapak parre even though they were coming 2 days later..khud hi surprise karna chahte the aur khud hi naraaz hogaye jab maine bola ke tum ghar pe nahin thi balke sight seeing karne gayee thee. Bas tabse inhone rat laga rakhee hai ke tumhe waapis bulaya jaye aur tum to jaanti ho na..maa ji ko..apne poton ki koi bhi baat kaise taal sakti hain who? (Zoya could see that just like herself Zeenat too was trying her best to fight back her tears and maintain a smile on her face so that the boys wouldn't be suspicious. Zoya looked over to where her naani and nana were coming out of the family room to join them in the main hall)

Asif- To aur kya expect kar rahe the aap log? Finally itne saalon baad yeh paagal India ayee hai. It takes something as big as Daadima and baba's 50th wedding anniversary to convince her to come to India to meet her bhais aur tab bhi madamji ko sightseeing mein zyaada dilchaspi hai..seriously Zo..did u not miss us at all?

Arsalan- and u seriously ruined our surprise

Zoya- Sorry bhaiya..bhaiya (the two laughed while Aahil looked between Zoya and Zeenat and his grandparent's suspiciously)

Aahil- Sab..theek to haina Zo? Tumne bataya nahin yeh lehnge ka kya chakar hai?

Zoya- Woh-

(Shazia) Naani- Chakkar kya hoga aahil beta? Tum to isse jaante hi ho..har wakat sivai tamashe ke ilaava kuch sojta hi nahin hai..airport se ghar aate issne shehr mein kissi ki shaadi dekh li aur zid pakar li ke usse bhi shareek hona hai..naach gaane ka kitna shauk hai isse tumhe to pata hi hai to bas..kahin se lehnga leke chali gayee..apni mann mani karne kissi aur ki khushiyon mein daaka daalne (Zoya closed her eyes painfully as a tear spilled from her eye and the boys stared at their grandmother silently seething but not speaking out of respect)

Tahir (Grandfather)- Chalo yeh sab baatein choro na bacha party..khaana lagne waala hai..chalo khaana khaate hain

Aahil- (smiled at zoya) whats this today? No tantrum for your gifts? Normally U.S mein to ab tak hum teenon ke suitcases ka kya haal kiya hota tumne apne gifts ke chakron mein..kya huwa..hamari behen finally bari ho gayee hai kya?

Zoya- You wish (the three chuckled) actually bhai mere sar mein thora dard hai..jet lag I suppose..aur maine din mein itna khaya..shaadi se (staring at her Naani who was silently seething while glaring right back at her) pet bhar gaya mera..so I think I'll just go to bed

Arsalan- You sure? (Zoya nodded trying to put on her usual 100 watt smile while beaming at him but Aahil seemed to not be buying it still)

Aahil- You sure everything's okay?

Zoya- I'm under the same roof as her bhai..you do the math (Aahil laughed before the Naani glared at Zeenat and her husband and walked off shaking her head) so I'll see u guys tomorrow? For breakfast?

Asif- You mean brunch? (Zoya laughed genuinely this time before turning to go upstairs Zeenat making an attempt to follow her)

Zoya- Aapi you go have dinner. I'm fine..main seedhe jaake so jaongi..aap please pareshan mat ho

Zeenat- Par Zoya?

Zoya- Aapi please?

Aahil- Zeenat api yeh kya hai? Aapka saara pyaar saari attention sab fikar sirf iss Zoya ke liye kyun reserved hai hunh? Aapki ek saali ke ilaava 5 devar hain..some very handsome and some not so much. But still., would it hurt you to care for us sometimes? Aap bataiye, aapke college mein koi sundar female students nahin hai kya, looking to get married soon?

Zoya- To monkey's? I highly doubt it Aahil bhai..abhi aisa wakt nahin aaya hai..you have to wait a bit longer for the matrimony of humans and animals to be accepted by society (Aahil stuck his tongue out at her)

Aahil- tu sone jaa rahee thee na?

Zeenat- Zoya tumhare suitcases tumhare room mein hain..kissi cheez ki zaroorat ho to bula lena..

Arsalan- Sweet dreams kiddo (kissed her once again before he and Asif walked off to the dining hall following Aahil and Zeenat. Zoya took a deep breath once again climbing the stairs. Her exhaustion from earlier returning to her now that the adrenaline and nervousness of facing her Naani had worn off. She reached the door to her room and pushed it open and stood in the doorway staring in. Her eye's filled with tears even though she was smiling. She looked around the pristine white room, sparkling clean. She knew her Naani had done a thorough cleaning of this room to ensure every trace of Zoya's was removed from the room to 'purify' it of the Zoya curse and surely enough there was no trace left of her. Nothing would suggest that the room belonged to Zoya once upon a time. The room was now nothing more than a guest room)

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Khan Mansion -Asads room: Asad sat on his bed while dilshad, holding his face delicately in her hand wiped his face with an alcohol swab.

Dilshaad- Aisha bhi na, woh khud doctor ban rahee hai par hamesha ki tarha tumhare zakhmon pe marham karne mujhe bhej diya. Dunya bhar ke logon ka ilaaj kar sakti hai par apne bhai ki zara si chot dekh kar haath kaampne lagte hain usk, to bhala mere nahin kaampeinge? main tumhari maan hoon-

Asad-(staring at her silently and intently. Hhis eyes still not dry) Ammi, im sorry. Main koi tamasha nahin karna chahta tha, par aaj itne saalon baad..unhe aapni aankhon ke saamne dekh kar mujhse raha nahin gaya Ammi..Ammi I'm-

Dilshaad- Tumhari davai rakhee hai, khaa lena. Main haldi wala dood bhejti hoon, chup chaap pee lena. Naa piya to soch lena ke mera hukm taala tumne

Asad- Ammi. Aap jaanti hain, aapka har hukm sar aankhon par hai par Ammi-

Dilshaad- Main bhijwaati hoon

Asad- Ammi- (hearing his sentence cut short by the sound of him wincing in pain was all Dilshaad could take. She hugged his head to her stomach, standing beside him and kissing the top of his head, breaking into a small sob)

Asad- (small voice, resembling that of a little boy) I'm sorry ammi..

Dilshaad- I'm also sorry beta..sorry jo huwa aaj tumhare saath..sorry ke tumhe wahan unhe dekhna parha

Asad- Dekhna to aapko bhi para na Ammi

Dilshaad- (wiped her tears, sitting before him) I guess..humme ab adat daal leni chahiye. News pe suna na..woh log permanently waapis shift kar rahe hain..ab hum chahein ya na chahein..hum ek hi shehr mein raheinge..aamna saamna to karna hi padega

Asad- Mujhe unka saamne karne se koi pareshaani nahin hai ammi..maana ke yeh shehr hamara hai..yahan ke log hamare hain..par jitne apne hain..unse kahin zyaada ajnabee log hai yahan..thore aur sahee..jaise baaki logon ka saamna karne se pehle aur baad mein kuch nahin sochte..inka saamna bhi hum waise hi kareinge..(looked at her a bit unsurely) haina Ammi..(she stared at him pensively for a bit before smiling at nodding at him while he stared at her still unsurely)

Dilshaad- Dood peeke so jaana. Good night (Asad just silently stared at her retreating back, seeing Rashid Khans face before his eyes again, his jaw clenching once again. Anger radiated off of him in waves as he sat there seething)

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Continued in next post...

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Part 2 Continued..

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Haveli - Kajol and Naina's room:

Kajol and Humeira were dancing around the room crazily as they had music blaring in their bedroom, irritated by the boring classic instruments being played in the party downstairs. As they finished off the last of their makeup while Naina who was fully dressed was picking up after Kajol and Humeira as they messed the room up and Humeira's older sister Huma was on her phone as usual, laying on their bed, smiling to herself. Just then their door banged open unannounced and an angry looking Azlan walked in

Naina- (unable to give up a chance at jibing him) HAWW!! Yeh kya badtameezi hai Azlan..aap kisi ladki ke kamre mein aye..woh bhi bina knock kiye

Azlan- Aapi kahan hain? (Naina narrowed her eyes at him)

Naina- Hospital? Unka message aya tha ke Rashid mamu aur Shireen phupi ne unhe pick kar liya hai par woh log traffic mein phasse hain..yahan aane ke raaste pe tum logon ne koi check post laga rakha haina gaariyan check karne ke liye

Azlan- Haan lekin har pehchan waale bande ko side se jaane ki ijazat hai..woh log Abbu ki gaari kyun rokeinge? It has the palace's sticker on it. Where the hell are they? Party shuru ho chuki hai aur woh ab tak nahin aye

Naina- Kya baat hai Azlan tum itne pareshan kyun ho?

Humeira- (lining her eyes with kohl clearly uninterested in their conversation) Haan Azlan bhai..kya hua..party mein khoobsurat ladkiyan nahin hain kya?

Zain-(walking in looking as devilishly handsome as Azlan but wearing a far more charming smile) kaise hongi humeira sahiba jab sabhi ki sabhi khoobsurat ladkiyan yahan chupi hain (Kajol blushed in the mirror as he eyed her)

Azlan-(rolled his eyes heavenward) saaf saaf bolna mardon ki tarha, Kajol you look hot (the girls all giggled while Zain glared at him)

Zain- Apni waali ke baare mein bol na..meri waali se door reh..bhabi hai teri..

Azlan- Meri waali? (Kajol waggled her eyebrows at Naina in the mirror as she blushed prettily) Meri koi nahin hone waali..teri tarah bewakoof nahin hoon main jo ek hi choclate ke peeche bhaagta rahoon jab poore ka poore candy shop ke darwaze mere liye khule hain (Naina's face fell as did Kajols but Zain just shook his head while Huma snorted and they all turned to glare at her)

Huma- Apne hi khayali pulao mein rehte ho tum Azlan

Azlan- Aap hi pe gaya hoon baaji aap jaanti haina aaj meri behen ko dekhne ladke waale aane waale hain..aapko nahin (Kajol and Zain exchanged an exasperated look holding in small smiles while Huma fumed as she got to her feet)

Huma- Well your darling sister isn't here now, is she? Guess woh jisko dekh payenge ussi se kaam chala lenge, waise bhi..Alhamdulillah mere mein koi kammi nahin hai jo unko dekhne ka dar hai..if you know what I mean..(and just as Azlan looked like he was about to lunge forward and strangle her as she left the room Naina held onto his arm to stop him. He was visibly shaking with anger by now)

Zain- She's not even worth it man..

Azlan- (looking at the door) Apparently there are a lot of people who aren't worth anything and yet for some reason I'm forced to keep them in my life..(saying that he rudely snatched his arm from Naina and stormed out of the room leaving Naina staring at her hands. She looked up at Zain with glistening eyes and he gave her a sad apologetic smile)

Humeira - Okay Okay, enough with the nudges woman mujhe maarna band karo I can take a hint. You want to be alone and romance your man. FINE! We're leaving (she ran over to Naina giggling before grabbing her arm and pulling her out of the room as Naina giggled, returning to normal again)

Naina- Just remember your promise of not making me a Khala this soon! Aur JALDI AANA, Warna hitler ke haaton shaadi se pehle hi shaheed ho jaoge..(Zain laughed as they banged the door shut behind them and then his eyes met Kajols in the mirror and he smiled at her before walking over to her and kneeling down behind her wrapping his arms around her as she blushed prettily)

Zain- Beautiful..hamesha ki tarha..

Kajol- I know..hamesha ki tarha (Zain laughed as he pulled out a rose from behind himself and ran it down her cheek as she smiled at him)

Kajol- I love you..Mr. Zain Malik.

Zain- Why thank you m'lady, I am honored (he used her hand to pull her up and began twirling her around as she giggled uncontrollably) but it's Inspector Malik to you..

Kajol- Oh right, Inspector Malik. I forgot my man hands out traffic tickets now (Zain laughed as he pulled her in towards his chest and wrapped his arms around her waist as she looped hers around his neck)

Zain- I will have you know Ms. Kajol Siddiqui that I do much more than that. Sometimes my boss also lets me take the squad car out to pick up his lunch

Kajol- (Giggled) My My aren't you just the most busiest most important man in town

Zain- I will let you know Miss that as of 2 hours ago I am officially the 2nd most eligible bachelor in town

Kajol- Azlan being the first?

Zain- (tried to suppress his laughter) you won't believe it but prince Khan is actually tied for the position

Kajol-(gasped) no way?!! With who?? Tabhi nawab sahab ka mood itna kharaab hai..

Zain- I believe so

Kajol- par tie kiske saath hua woh? He's the prince of kasauli..who could be as eligible as him?

Meanwhile Downstairs: The party was on in full swing and what a party it was! Fit for a king, literally! King Salman and his queen were dressed as royally as one could imagine and their family was not behind either. There were waiters rushing around attending to the hundreds of guests serving food from all cultures all across the world. People were swarming the castle and the family members were busy mingling with them all as well. There were army generals, politicians, doctors, engineers, businessmen, professors, social workers and the list went on forever. Slow classical music filled the party hall while a 10 layered cake sat proudly on a fancy table in the middle of the hall begging to be cut by the king. Amidst all of this the family members tried super hard to hide their growing tension of where Rashid, Shireen and Anaya had disappeared to especially since they were trying to find a suitable boy for Anaya at this very party.

Much to Razia's dread the one proposal she had in mind, her friend Haseena, a sight to behold came marching up to her just as Razia was about to escape lest she be spotted by her.

Haseena- (lets just imagine her just like she was in the show and leave the description at that) Arre Razia! Tum kahan bhaagi chali jaa rahee ho? Kahin mujhse to nahin chup rahee?

Razia- (faking to be surprised) Arre Haseena, tum bhi kaisi baatein karti ho? lo bhala batao itne saalon baad tumse mil rahee ho, main to shaam se tumhe hi dhoondne ki koshish mein laggi hoon..par kya karoon kabhi ek mehmaan to kabhi dhoosra saamne aa jaata hai..aakhir mehmaan nawazi bhi to nibhani haina, tum batao tumne kuch khaya peeya bhi hai ya nahin?

Haseena- nahin main khaa ke aayee-

Razia- Arre aise kaise. waise to abhi thori der mein khaana lag jayega par tab tak thora bauhat kuch-

Haseena- Arre yeh sab to chalta hi rahega, tum yeh batao yeh rashid miyan kahan hain aur shireen bhi nahin dikh rahe, tumhhe yaad haina hamari kya baat hui thi. Bhai kahan hai Anaya main to yahan haas usse dekhne ayee hoon. Mumbai se seedha yahan ayee main patah hai..Ab tak ghar bhi nahin gayee main

Razia- (grimaced) tumhara beta nahin aaya

Haseena- arre woh aake kya karega? Ladki to main pasand karoongi na. Mujhe pasand ayee to samjho rishta paka hai..waise tumhari beti-

Razia- (laughed as she blocked her vision from Naina who ran up to a lady standing a few feet away with maya) arre Rashid aur shireen bas aate hi honge..kissi kaam se bahar gaye hain..tum aaona..kuch khao..dekho na..rang kitna peela par raha hai aaona (and she rolled her eyes as haseena practically snatched food off the tray of a passing by waiter and hungrily stuffed her mouth)

Behind her:

Naina- Sapna PHUPII!! (she, Kajol and Humeira went hurling into a lady who laughed as she stumbled back returning their hug)

Sapna- Hello to you too Naina..Humeira

Maya-(laughed) ab chor bhi do bechari ko..saans le lo gi kya

Naina- Sorry badi ma, aur phupi yeh kya hai hunh? Aapne bola tha aap iss saal jaldi aane ki koshish karogi aur aap ab aa rahee ho

Sapna- Sorry bache, but kaam se time hi nahin milta

Humeira- Kaam se time nahin milta ya mere handsome khalu ko romance karne se time nahin milta ke kabhi aake aap humse bhi mil lein. Aur khalu (looked around the room) aapka beta aaj bhi nahin aaya na? This is not fair. Aapki shaadi ko itne saal ho gaye aur hum abhi bhi aapke bete se nahin mille? Pehle to phir bhi aapke paas excuse tha hum delhi mein aur woh yahan kasauli ya london mein hota tha, par ab? Ab to woh kasauli mein hi rehta haina..ab kya excuse hai uske paas

Maya- Bhai iss baat pe to even I agree, faisal bhai..yeh bhala kya baat hui..Ayaan aapki shaadi pe nahin aya..I understand par aaj to aa sakta tha na woh

Sapna-(laughed) bhabi aisi baat nahin hai..hamare bolne par woh aane ko tayaar tha..par phir mujhe hi laga ke this may be too much..may be we should start off with something more subtle, like a family dinner?

Zain- Sounds perfect Ammi (wrapped his arms around her from behind) kyun Faisal abu?

Faisal- Bilkul. Aap log plan bana lijiye aur main Ayaan se baat karloonga..uske schedule ke saath check karna bauhat zaroori hai (Faisal and Zain chuckled as Sapna slapped them both playfully while the girls stared confused, clearly missing the inside joke)

Naina- Schedule?

Faisal- His very important, very strict party schedule (both Zain and him continued laughing before the sound of someone clearing their throat over the mic caught everyone's attention)

Man- Good evening ladies and gentlemen..(and immediately a hush washed over the crowd as they turned towards the man)

Sapna-(whispered to Maya) Javed bhai ne weight lose kiya hai kya

Kajol- Apne bhi notice kiya na phupi? bade papa pehle se bhi zyaada dhansu lag rahe haina..

Maya- Chup besharam..(Kajol just winked at her as Maya blushed and they turned their attention back to the stage just as a highly irritated Azlan came and stood by them. Maya immediately nodding at him to asking what was wrong but he immediately replaced his worry lines with a smile and draped an arm around her hugging her sideways and purposely flicking the 3 girls heads from behind just to reassure her that all was fine and she just shook her head at him while all 3 of them glared at him)

Javed- I'm sure all of you must know me as Prince Javed. I am our beloved King's eldest son, Javed Khan and I would like to thank you all for being here tonight as we celebrate the joyous occasion of my Father's 75th birthday (the hall resonated with claps and a very loud wolf whistle courtesy of Azlan who had everyone chuckling and laughing)

Azlan- 75 and still going strong tiger! (His grandparents smiled at him lovingly. Clearly he was the apple of their eyes while the remaining of his family tried hard not to laugh and avoid Ghaffurs gaze as he mentally attempted to burn a hole in the side of Azlans face to check for a brain)

Azlan- (blew a kiss to his grandfather while muttering to the family members he was standing with) Just in case I don't see tomorrows sun courtesy of hitler please someone make sure a lot of beautiful girls attend my funeral

Naina- Sure. We'll also make sure we make it a perfect venue for all beautiful girls to get married from in the future (his family members all laughed along with Naina while Azlan put on a sickeningly sweet smile and stared back at her)

Azlan- Kya faida? It's not like you'll be able to get married from there because neither are you beautiful and nor will anyone want to marry you. I mean I would've married you out of pity but If I'm dead

Maya- Azlan. (she shook her head at him as he laughed and Kajol squeezed Nainas hand giving her a reassuring smile)

Javed - Yes..thank you for that Azlan! But as I was saying, I'm sure you have all heard that our family has decided to officially return back to Kasauli, back to our roots, our home. Isse pehle hamare bache yahan aate jaate rahen hain but now we have moved back as a family and are hoping to work with you all to make Kasauli the city we once knew it to be. We know over the years our beloved city has been through an ordeal and we are both apologetic and ashamed over what our people have had to deal with in our absence. With that being said, we are here to make amends and set things right again, If you would let us. We want you to know just how serious we are about bringing changes to Kasauli to make it great again which is why we wanted to wait for the perfect opportunity to talk with you, to reassure you and to enlighten you with our efforts thus far. This will also be our first public appearance as a family in Kasauli in 15 years. To briefly let you know of the efforts we have already started making to make Kasauli great again.

I want to first announce the start of our new political party, TKM which stands for The kasauli Movement. Headed by me, my beautiful wife Maya Khan (all his nieces and nephews awed and another round of laughter echoed thru the hall) my (he hesitated for a moment) brother Ghaffur Bhai, my sister Saima and my brother in law Azfar..(who smiled a little too wickedly upon that announcement) Come December if during the elections you wish for our family to have any hand in the government of Kasauli please do vote for us. My nephews Zain and Azlan as most of you already know have joined the Kasauli Police Special Task Force to help clean our streets of the many criminals and crimes that have been eating away at our beautiful city for all these years. My nieces will all be helping out with our party as volunteers along with studying politics at the local media and arts institution to bring about new and modern approaches to rule and better develop Kasauli. We hope that just as we have worked so hard to raise our children to be such honorable, intelligent and beautiful young men and women and have together made such a beautiful family, we hope we can find an equally beautiful extended family in our people as well and we urge and request you all to also join us in our efforts to make this city feel like home again. With that being said, I now on a lighter note invite all of you to please join me in singing happy birthday to our king as he cuts his beautiful cake before dinner is served...

Sapna- Cake? Par bhabi Rashid bhai kahan hain? 10 baj rahe hain ab tak nahin pauhance woh

Maya- Fikar to mujhe bhi bauhat ho rahee hai, Azlan tumhe kuch maloom hai (Azlan shook his head) kissi ko bhejo na..pata karwane..khuda na haste kuch na gaya ho..

Sapna- Humme intezaar nahin karna chahiye (Maya looked up and caught her husband's eye even without her saying or expressing anything he realized what she wanted to say and he gently closed his eyes once to reassure her all is fine before opening his eyes and signaling to the clock telling her it was late and it would be better if they cut the cake already. The crowd began gathering around the beautiful family as Salman wound an arm around Salma and they cut his cake surrounded by loving gazes and happy smiles from their family as they huddled around them closely. Their grandchildren hugging the two of them from all around and pretty soon the entire hall was singing happy birthday to king Salman as he finished cutting the cake. He then fed the cake to Salma amongst loud cheers and hoots from his grandchildren again, the loudest being Azlan. Ghaffurs glare not working on him tonight. Salman then fed the cake to all his children and grandchildren as well and they too returned the gesture. The love between their family admired by all present in the room except for a few troubled ones belonging to their own family)

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There she was again, the angel in red running across the thick white blanket of snow outside the mazaar and there he was standing on the steps just like before. His steps faltered due to the extent of her beauty as he finally grasped the meaning of the word for the first time in his life. For the first time in his life a girl had made his heard turn. He had found his gaze go flying back to her just as soon as he had averted them. She was unreal. As soon he caught his footing this time, he ran down the remaining steps of the mazaar. He was going to go after her and not fight with her like he did earlier but talk to her, know her name find out the reason behind those precious tears of hers that had each felt like a stab to his own heart. However as soon as he had landed foot on the ground and had been about to run off behind her he felt a hand on his shoulder. And as he turned around to face whoever it was he found himself being stabbed in the stomach repeatedly, just like before. As he finally managed to look up after being doubled over in excruciating pain he looked up to see, his father??!! Janaab Rashid Ahmed Khan holding onto the other end of the knife that was ebbed in his abdomen. He looked besides himself with anger, his eyes red shot as if he had been drinking, his body trembling with rage as he furiously stared down at Asad who now fell to the ground in pain. But all of a sudden it wasn't asad who had fallen it was a 4-5 year old young boy, bruised and beaten beyond imagination. Crying as he lay helplessly whimpering in pain on the cold hard street. The street was full of blood, the child's clothes were full of blood his hands were full of blood, there was too much blood and just as the child's hands trembled disbelievingly as he stared at all the blood and let out a pain and horror filled cry out of fear, Asad let out a blood curling pain filled cry of pure unimaginable pain and terror as he jerked awake after thrashing and turning for what had been ages in trying to wake up from the nightmare he had been having.

He sat trembling and shaking in bed as his whole body glistened with sweat while he stared around disoriented and still in shock over what he had dreamt of. He ran a shaky hand through his hair taking deep breaths willing to calm down before pulling both his knees up and resting his elbows on them as he clutched at his hair. His handsome face contorted in pain and sadness while his eyes filled with tears. He wanted nothing more than to cry to his heart's content out of pain and frustration but there was no way he was going to do that. Asad ahmed khan didn't do tears.

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The melody was haunted. It was as simple as that. It was filled with unimaginable grief, pain and sorrow and one's eyes would fill up with the mere thought of the pure soul who had to live through that grief and theirs were. Both Dilshad and Aisha sat in Dilshad's bed hugging each other in support, crying silent tears for their beloved son/brother and praying that he find peace with the demons who refused to leave him alone, refused to stop haunting him. Asad sat in the grand hall, by his piano in just his jeans his body still drenched in sweat from earlier despite it being a rather cold night. His eyes closed shut tight, his whole face reflecting the pain and turmoil going on within as his fingers moved on their own accord playing the same haunted melody he had for years. It was a pure cry for help, straight from his heart which had echoed and resonated in these walls for years. Every Time he was haunted by his demons he let his heart pour out the pain and convey his torment through these keys before he hardened his heart under the mask of anger, ruthlessness and indifference again. Killing another part of himself every time and like every time his mother and sister cried along with him and for him.

Not so far away, Zoya too was crying herself to sleep in her pristine white bedroom over the demons that haunted her life as well. While at the Palace a family who was the cause of majority of the demons in many lives danced merrily and laughed throughout the night as they celebrated love, happiness, family and togetherness without a care or worry in the world.

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Finally around midnight the party came to a natural end as guests began leaving one by one and the party hall was now nearly empty...

Sapna- Acha bhabi ab hum log bhi chalte hain..pata nahin Rashid bhai aur bhabi kahan reh gaye..Allah karre sab theek ho..

Maya- Sab theek hai..Anaya ka message aya tha na Azlan ko usne bola tha ke woh log theek hain par party tak nahin pauhanch payenge..ussne kaha tha ghar aake tafseel se baat kareinge so I guess we should wait for them to come home

Sapna- Apna khayal rakhiyega aur ammi ko tasali dejiye pareshani se apni tabiyat kharaab kar leingi..bache sone chale gaye hain aap log bhi ab araam kar lijiye

Javed- Tum dono ko itni raat gaye jaane ki kya zaroorat hai..yahin ruk jao kal naashta karke chale jaana

Faisal- Kya karein bhai sahib aulad cheez hi aisi hai..hum seedha airport se yahan aa gaye ghar bhi nahin gaye Ayaan ko 6 mahine se dekha bhi nahin hai..as annoying as he is (laughed) ab intezaar nahin hota

Javed- I understand but please ab uss nau javaan se kaho ke humse milne ki zehmat utha lein woh..maana ke aapki khud ki family bhi kaafi baree hai aur woh ussi mein khush hai..par family kabhi bhi zyaada baree nahin ho sakti..hamara to maana hai..family jitni baree ho pyaar jitna zyaada ho utna kam hai

Faisal- Sahee kaha aapne..aur aapko bhi kissi din hamare han aana hoga..itne saalon ke baad itefaak se hamari family bhi ek saath yahan india mein Kasauli mein hain

Maya- Zaroor..waise bhi ab to lagta hai (eyeing Haseena and her husband tailing behind her walking over to them) rishtedaari badhne hi waali hai

Haseena- (walking over) chalo Faisal..Sapna hum bhi tum logon saath hi ghar chalte hain phir..Rashid aur Shireen to aye hi nahin..naa hi Anaya ke darshan ho paye..sochon gi Razia ke aakhir yeh rishte waake hi karwana chahti bhi hoon main ya nahin..agar mann kiya to phone karoongi..warna-

Maya- Koi nahin..Anaya ke waise bhi kaafi rishte aa rahe hain aaj kal..(Haseena made a face while Razia glared at her before they all left too..making them the last of the guests)

Razia- Badtameezi ki bhi had hoti hai..aaj to Rashid aur Shireen ne-

Salman- Bas theek hai (holding up his hand his palm facing her)..abhi kaafi raat ho chuki hai bache sab so gaye hain..humme bhi sona chahiye

Azfar- Rashid aur Shireen bhi kuch der pehle peeche ke raaste se aa gaye..aur seedha apne kamre mein chale gaye araam farmaane

Salma- Khuda ka lakh lakh shukar hai (Salman noticed razia about to start again)

Salman- Iss baare mein bhi kal subah hi baat hogi (effectively shutting her up)

Maya-(mumbled to her husband shaking her head at Razia who looked enraged) Khuda hi jaane..kal ka sooraj apne saath kaunsa tufaan layega.

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Very nice

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Mohabbatein

Part 3: You?! Again?!

Khan Mansion:

The housekeepers/workers were buy setting the table for breakfast as Dilshaad overlooked their work and the table layout for good reason. She felt someone's arms wrap around her from behind and the next second she saw Aisha's face rest on her shoulder before she leaned up and placed a noisy kiss on her cheek.
Aisha- Morning Ammi..
Dilshad- (patted her face) Morning Ammi Ki Jaan..
Aisha- Puhleassee. You and I both know aapki jaan kis mein basi hai. Waise kahan hai aapki jaan? (As if on cue Asad walked in looking ruggedly handsome and every bit the millionaire businessman that he was. Dressed in a black Armani he had one hand placed over his wound and walked with a slight limp to control the pain. Aisha and Dilshaad exchanged a brief worried look as he walked in)
Asad- Salamulaikum Ammi..Aish (He forced a smile at the old housekeeper as she smiled warmly at him while exiting the room. Dilshaad immediately began aligning his fork and knife more straightly then it already was while Aisha picked up his coffee mug and began inspecting it closely, wiping it down 'Asad-clean' shaking her head and sharing a knowing smile with her mother before before turning her attention to Asad and smiling widely)
Aisha- Well well, if it isn't for Kasauli's most eligible bachelor himself. So kind of you to grace us with your presence at breakfast this morning (she took a seat to his right and Asad bent down and kissed the top of her head despite wincing with pain as he did. He then kissed his mother's cheek who simply shook her head at him as he sat down as stoically as ever, taking a sip from his coffee mug)
Asad- Don't you two think that you're taking your obsession with me to a whole new level. Aap dono saara din mere baare mein baithke naa jaane kya kya sochte rehte ho aur poore shehr mein phailate rehte ho. As if calling me the most handsome boy in all of Kasauli wasn't enough that you've jumped to a new title now..
Aisha- Correction. We said most handsome in all of Asia (Asad shook his head at her) and this time it's not us being 'creepily obsessed' with you, rather it's the Kasauli Times (she pulled out a magazine from the chair beside her and showed it to him and surely enough there he was looking devilishly handsome in a 2 piece suit brooding on the front cover of Kasauli Times as well. What caught his attention however, was that he wasn't alone. 'Khan men tie for the title of most eligible bachelor in Kasauli' it read, with a picture of a brooding Asad and a cheeky Azlan Khan winking at the camera dressed in a casual sweater and jeans. Asad's hands fisted on the table as he stared at it while a muscle jumped in his jaw and Aisha bit her lip realizing maybe she made the wrong choice of showing him which was further accentuated when Dilshaad shook her head at her reprimanding her)
Asad- Clearly Aish you waste your time reading such useless and classless magazine's. They are completely shallow just like majority of the rest of the world. Inke liye bhi sirf logon ka bank balance hi matter karta hai..koi front cover pe hoga ya nahin..koi kitna eligible hai..sirf iss baat pe depend karta hai ke uske baap ke paas kitna paisa hai? I really think you should avoid reading articles written by people who are this shallow in fact don't you have better things to do like studying? What time do you have class today?
Aisha-(mumbled) 9:00
Asad- Great, I'll drop you.
Dilshad- (knowing it was a futile attempt but tried anyway) doctor ne araam karne ko bola haina..ek din kaam pe nahin jaoge to kya ho jayega?
Asad- Bachpan se leke aaj tak aapne har din kaam kiya hai..chahe aap kitni bhi bemaar hon..aapne kabhi chuti kyun nahin ki ammi? Aaphi ka beta hoon ammi..Aaphi se seekha hoon..I've learnt from the best
Dilshaad- Tumse koi nahin jeet sakta Asad
Asad-(smiled for the first time that morning) and yet you don't stop trying (she smiled back at him lovingly)
Dilshad- ab tumhari chot kaisi hai? Dard to nahin ho raha
Aisha- Ammi? Yeh kaisa savaal kar rahee hain aap..hulk ko dard nahin hota hai..kyun asad?
Asad- Asad.. who? I was under the impression I only responded to 'the hulk' now
Aisha- (smiled) I seriously think you should consider changing your name. Hulk Ahmed Khan has a nice ring to it.
Dilshaad- Allah tauba..itna pyaara naam to hai mere bache ka..kya ulte seedhe mashware deti ho tum (Asad hid his smile as Aisha openly rolled her eyes)
Aisha- Aap kitni bhi modern aur cool mom kyun na ho ammi..aapki yeh bete vs beti ke maamle mein soch abhi bhi 1965 mein atki hui hai
Asad- I think she's jealous again Ammi..(Dilshaad nodded in agreement as Aisha huffed in annoyance)
Aisha- Aap dono ka bas chale to kal meri shaadi karwake mujhe ghar se nikal do aur maan beta akele iss bare se ghar mein reh jao
Dilshad- acha stop being dramatic now..kal shaadi kyun karwayenge hum bhala? Aaj ka poora din baaki hai abhi beta..woh kis kaam aayega (she laughed and Asads lips also pulled up in a slight smile)
Aisha- agar aap dono maan bete ka hogaya ho to kya aap please mujhe college chor doge..agar aapki mummyji ijazat de dein..I hope main aapke bete ko zyaada zehmat nahin de rahee hoon (she glared at Dilshaad and Dilshaad shook her head at her throwing an apprehensive look in Asads direction..Aisha continued pleading with her eyes and making 1000 faces when without warning Asad looked up and caught the exchange)
Asad- (sighed) bolo Aish..kya baat hai?
Aisha- (took a deep breath..gulping nervously) woh actually Asad..mere friends..hum sab shaam mein woh naya lounge khula hai..wahan jaana chahte hain..to-
Asad- to iss mein itna pareshan hone ki kya baat hai..jao? Just make sure your home before dark
Aisha- (pouted) but Asad..that place opens in the evening..(Asad narrowed his eyes at her)
Asad- Surely I don't need to remind you of the rules of this house and the current situation of Kasauli Aish..I hope for more maturity on your part. Anyhow, I'll take you there and wait outside for you. You can take as much time as you want with your friends and then I'll bring you back home.
Aisha- you do remember that your my younger brother right? Not my father (and she immediately bit her lip and closed her eyes over her blunder in her foolish anger as she caught the flash of pain that spread across Asads face and the overwhelming anguish that filled his chocolate brown eyes as he visibly stiffened and Dilshaad glared at her)
Aisha- I mean (sighed) it's just I've already missed out on so much in life due to circumstances that weren't in my control. I just don't want to continue missing out on stuff, on enjoying my life when I have the chance to now..meri sabhi friends jaa rahee hain aur- (sighed) okay fine if you want to embarrass me before my friends I have a condition. Woh..actually..woh uss lounge mein sab modern kapre pehnke aate hain to meri saari friends hum sab-
Asad- Sounds to me as if iss jaga mein jaane ke liye aapko apni saari values sab morals bahar chorke aane hote hain Aish..aur agar iss jaga pe entry lene ki shart yeh hai to aapko wahan jaane ki koi zaroorat nahin hai..and if your friends with people who do go there I believe you need to start making better judgement of who you should be friends with and who not..you will not compromise on your dressing (just as Dilshad and Aisha seemed ready to start arguing with him he got up) I'm waiting in the car (and saying so he walked out of the hall effectively putting an end to the conversation. Aisha pouted at Dilshaad who shrugged hopelessly both staring after him. Dilshaad turned her eyes towards his plate and saw the barely touched breakfast she sighed deeply shaking her head)

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Faroouqi Mansion:

White covers were tossed aside to reveal a very disheveled and sleepy looking Zoya Farooqui as her eye's fluttered open and she looked towards the clock that read 8:00 am. She groaned before stretching lazily and sat up rubbing her eyes muttering something about 'stupid jet lag' as she grabbed her iPad off the side table and leaned back against the headboard. Beginning to scroll through it, she tossed her covers aside and climbed out of bed making her way out of her room, still dressed in her pajamas which consisted of an oversized white t-shirt falling off one of her shoulders and a baggy white shalwar. She reached the stairs still absent mindedly scrolling through the iPad when she heard someone call her name. She turned around only to come face to face with her grandfather. Her eyes widened in surprise upon finding him there
Zoya- Ji?
Tahir- Woh..(gave her a nervous unsure smile standing at a distance, stoically. His hands folded behind his back as he avoided eye contact with her) raat..mein..neend theek se ayee..mera matlab..kuch kissi cheez ki zaroorat to nahin parri na..mera matlab..anjaana ghar hai..anjaana shehr..
Zoya- (gave him a sad smile) aapke liye main ek anjaani ho sakti hoon..par mere liye yeh ghar..yeh shehr..aur yahan ke log..sabhi mere apne hain..(he looked at her surprised for a second before averting his gaze again, as usual. Zoya shook her head as she fought back her tears. 21 years and still their behavior got to her no matter how much she tried to deny it or fight it)
Tahir- aur..kal waali baat..(sighed) acha kiya tumne ladkon ke saamne baat nahin cheri..warna-
Zoya- Warna unki nazron mein aapki izzat kam ho jaati and thats the only thing you and (took a deep breath) naani don't want. I know. Don't worry you know how it is with me, raat gayee baat gayee (and she tried her best to give him her most convincing smile but her tears were a dead giveaway and she couldn't hold the facade much longer so she quickly looked back towards her iPad blinking her tears) don't worry..main unse kuch nahin kahoongi..hamesha ki tarha. Uhm, if that's it to main neeche jaon (she gave him a genuine sheepish smile) I'm hungry (Tahir couldn't help but smile even though he tried his best to hide it. Tthis girl hadn't changed a bit. The only thing that continued to baffle him was, where did all that food go?)(He nodded at her and Zoya gave him a dazzling smile before turning on her heels and rushing down the stairs missing the longing look in and softening of her Grandfathers eyes as he watched her walk away, closing his eyes as if fighting an internal battle)

Downstairs in the kitchen- Zoya skipped in..
Zoya- Morning Farooqui's!! (She joined her brothers and hopped on to a bar stool at the kitchen counter where breakfast had been laid as Zeenat turned around with a pitcher of juice and her mouth fell open)
Zeenat- Zoya?!! Tum..tumhari yeh bachpan ki buri aadat gayee nahin abhi tak!! Na moon haath dhoya na kapre badle..bistar se nikal kar seedha table par kaun aata hai..
Zoya- Main aati hoon..Zoya farooqui..aapi kya aap subah subah mere case par char jaati ho..I'm hungry lecture baad mein de lena aap (she reached forward and grabbed a muffin off Aahils plate happily biting into it as Aahil narrowed his eyes at her and Zeenat slapped her head in frustration)
Arsalan-(laughed) kahaan se uthake laye the aap log iss bandariya ko? (Zoya stuck her tongue out at him, knocking over the pitcher of juice Zeenat had just set at the table in her attempt to grab a cupcake from the center of the island, half climbing onto the island in the process. The boys all burst out laughing at her deer caught in the headlights look and Zeenats mortified expression)
Zeenat- Uff allah! Iss ladki ka kuch nahin ho sakta
Sapna- Aaj subah subah yahaan kaunsa tufaan aa gaya bhai (stopping dead in the kitchen doorway observing the chaos)
All 3 boys without looking back- Zoya Farooqui. (Zoya turned to see who it was and her hand immediately let go of the cupcake as she sat back down on her stool smiling unsurely at Sapna who smiled back at her warmly)
Sapna- Toh finally I meet the Zoya Farooqui. Aapko shayad pata nahin hai but your quite famous around here..
Zoya- Really?
Sapna- Aur nahin to kya? Aapke bhaiyon ki jaan atki hai jaise aap mein..aapke baare mein bauhat kuch suna hai humne..aur bauhat der se milna bhi chaha hai..waise to humme khoob naraaz hona chahiye ke aap hamari shaadi pe nahin ayeen..but kyunki aap itni pyaari hain chalein humne aapko maaf kiya..waise bhi..(she kissed Zoyas forhead and zoya beamed happily) exams zyaada zaroori hain (and zoya made a face)
Zoya- Trust me. Main chachu ki shaadi ke liye exams chorke bhaagti aane waali thi..par mujhe pata tha ke aapi bandook leke airport pe wait kari hongi..(Zeenat rolled her eyes at her resuming her own breakfast) anyhow..meri new chachi..aap to kaafi samajhdaar lagti hain..phir aapne jab chachu ke yeh 5 bandar nephews aur unka BANDAR beta dekha..to aap shaadi se bhaag kaisa na gayeen..aapne tab bhi iss paagal khaane mein shaadi ki..I mean I would've understood agar aap mujhse milli hoonti..I wudve been a good enough reason to marry into this family because you know I'm awesome, HEY!! (She glared at Asif who had smacked her upside the head) Waise kahan hain aapke handsome husband aur unka bandar beta
Faisal- Handsome husband to yahan hai (he came in and kissed her head smiling sadly as he cupped her face before sitting down for breakfast too) aur bandar beta is M.I.A as always
Arsalan- Another party? (Faisal nodded)
Faisal- last we texted his words were and I quote 'She asked me to come in for dessert' followed by a whole lot of descriptive emoticons that leaves very less to imagination..(shook his head) yeh ladka bhi na
Aahil- Vaise chachi chachoo ke bete aur uske talents se hum sab waakif hain..hum aapke bete se kab milne waale hain
Zoya- Please don't tell me he's as annoying as Ayaan is..one of him is more than enough
Zeenat- Just like you. Another thing you two have in common (she snatched her iPad out of Zoya's hands and pointed to her overstuffed plate) kabhi iss meinse naak bahar bhi nikal liya karo
Aahil- (looking at her plate) Poori baraat aane waali hai kya zoe? Kiss zoo se pakar ke laye the isko-
Haseena- St. Mary's Orphanage tha na? Haina Zeenat? (She walked in with a not so pleasant smile looking at Zoya up and down) hmm to tumh aa hi gayee (Zeenat glared at Zoya motioning for her to remain quiet) mujhe laga iss saal bhi koi bahana tayaar hoga
Zoya- Baba aur naani ki 50 wedding anniverary hai..kyun na aati main.
Haseena- (laughed) aake kaunse teer maar lene the tumne. Allah ke fazl se unke saare bete aur pote hain yahan.jinka hona koi maine bhi rakhta hai (stared at her clothing again) tumhare aane se unki khushiyon mein nahin pareshanion mein hi izaafa hota hai. Ek hi to dar hai hum sabko..ke log tumhare baare mein zyaada savaal javaab mat karein..tumhe ek nazar dekhne se lagta to nahin hai ke tum iss ghar ki bachi ho..balke seedhe seedhe tumhare khandaani hone par hi shak hota hai (still staring at her clothing) ab agar aa hi gayee ho..to thori bauhat sharam aur lihaaz seekh lo..tumh New York mein kaisi rehti thi..kya pehnti thi kya karti thi kisse milti thi..humme isse koi lena dena nahin hai..par jab tak tum yahan ho..tum iss ghar ki izzat par koi aanch nahin aane dogi samjhi..aur nahin humme sharminda hone ki aur koi wajah dogi..waise hi (glared at Zeenat) tumhe lekar ek ghalati ki saza hum log aaj tak kaat rahe hain..aur ghalatiyon ki zaroorat nahin hai..iss liye tum jald se jald kapre pehene ka..aur khamosh rehne ka dhang seekh lo..tumhara jaado hamare bachon par chalta hoga..hum par nahin..samjhi tum ladki..(she and Tasneem who had joined her stood staring down at her evilly while Zoya stared back angrily just like everyone else present at the table as well. Zoya got off her stool fighting back her tears of anger as she smiled at her)
Zoya- I know jis aurat ke khudke bache usse sharminda hon usse hamesha dosroon ko lekar bhi yehi fikar hoti hai. ke log usse bhi sharminda hain par koi baat nahin aunty main aapke beton se kehdoongi ke woh iss baar bhi aapki baaton par aapse naraaz na hon woh kya haina ke jahan education kam aur paison ka lalach zyaada ho wahan insaan kayee baar akal se paidal hokar aisi hi baatein karte hain (beamed at her brothers) NO BIGGIE (She walked out of there with her head held high as Sapna snickered while Zeenat had her head in her hands and the boys just stared at Haseena at a loss for words)

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Palace - Breakfast:

Everyone else was already at breakfast. Dead silence in the room. The tension palpable as they all waited to find answers to a whole lot of their questions when finally the family members who all questions were in relation to. Rashid Shireen and Anaya silently walked in avoiding eye contact, looking disturbed and nervous as they took their seats. This increased the worry in the eyes of most family members who were now genuinely afraid of what had happened to these 3 last night while the rest of the likes of Razia were more keenly looking forward to some drama..
Ghaffur - I'm sure mujhe yeh batane ki zaroorat nahin hai aap sab ko..ke kal raat ke program ke baare mein kaafi serious baatein discuss karni hain humme..as a family. (Azlan gave a discreet cough. which he unfortunately picked up on) bauhat shukriya Azlan ke tumne sabse pehli baat ka zikar khud hi cher diya (Azlan just fisted his hand preparing himself for another ridiculous lecture) humme tumhe yeh batane ki zaroorat to nahin hai Azlan ke tum ab 25 saal ke naujawan ho..5 saal ke bache nahin..tum ek police officer ho Azlan..iss shehr ke nawab ho..shehzaade ho tum..tum par ek nahin..100 zimedaariyan hain..par tumhari harkatein hain..ke seedha hone ka naam hi nahin letin. Har baat par comment karna ya joke karna zaroori nahin hota..tumhari harkaton ko dekh kar koi bhi yeh nahin keh sakta ke tum ek pare likhe izzat dar gharaane se ho. Kal party mein hum hamari family ka ek image bana rahe the logon ki aankhon mein.. Kal uss party mein tumhari behen ka rishta dekhne aye the log..aur unki ghair maujoodgi mein..tumh unhe represent kar rahe the and my what a fabulous job you did. Humme itni sharmindagi kabhi nahin hui hai (shook his head disappointedly while Azlan trembled with silent rage in his attempt to not speak back and make matters worse, especially since Maya was giving him the 'eyes' from across the table warning him not to. Thankfully ghaffur then turned his atrention to Rashid) aur aap teenon..ab aap yeh batane ki zehmat kareinge..ke kal raat kahan the aap? Ke aapko itna kaunsa haas zaroori kaam aa gaya tha ke aapko airport se hi kahin jaana par gaya Shireen aur Anaya ko leke? aur raat 1 baje tak woh kaam hatam hi nahin ho paya? Ek phone nahin kar paye aap batane ke liye humme? Hum sab kitna pareshan the kuch andaaza hai aapko? Mehmaan kitna pooch rahe the..humme..humme kitni sharmindagi uthani parri aapke liye bahane banate hue (now even Salman and Javed were seething with anger at his nonsense but Rashid was silent. Staring at his plate..miles away) hum aapse kuch pooch rahe hain Rashid miyan..JAVAB DEJIYE (The rattling of dishes seemed to finally bring Rashid out of his thoughts as he looked up startled and realization seemed to dawn on him. He was at breakfast with his family. Tt was the next morning now. He was no longer in that hospital room with his son. He looked around the table into the genuinely worried and concerned faces of his family members, his father, brother, nieces, Razia and his son. How was he supposed to tell them. What was he supposed to tell them?)
Razia- Aapko koi andaaza nahin hai Rashid miyan ke jo ladka kal Anaya ko dekhne aane wala tha woh kitna bara heera hai aur aapki la parvai ki wajah se woh rishta haath se jaane waala tha. Woh to acha hua ke Haseena meri purani saheli hai aur woh dobara milne ko raazi ho gayee warna kal to yeh rishta-
Salma- Khuda ka naam hai Razia do minute aapne baare mein sochna band karo. Tumhe aur ghaffur ko kal se khandaan ki izzat aur uss rishte ki parri hai. Alhamdulillah na hamare khandaan ki izzat itni kachi hai ke ek choti si baat par choor ho jaye aur nahin hamari bachi ki kismat. Ek rishta na sahee doosra aa jayega..par kamaz kam yeh to jano ke kal raat hua kya hai..tumhe dikh bhi raha hai ke yeh log kitne pareshan hain aur tumh ho ke (shook her head at Razia who fumed..glaring at Ghaffur)
Ghaffur- Shireen..tum batao..aisa kya ho gaya kal raat ko? (Shireen just looked at Rashid..utterly clueless about what to say) Anaya? (Anaya too just looked towards Rashid..and slowly everyone else did too. Now frustrated and worried at the same time. Rashid sensed all of their imploring and awaiting gazes on him and he scraped his chair back and walked out of the room worrying everyone even more)

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A little while later:

Zoya was walking down the streets of Kasauli. A brown bag of food and a coffee in her hand, still in her pajamas talking to Zeenat on her phone without a care in the world and failing to notice the dumbfounded and judgmental looks of EVERY person on the streets as they caught sight of her..
Zoya- Aapi Aapko to bas is baat ka shukar karna chahiye ke maine uss bhaiseena ko haath nahin lagaya warna aaj to paka uska stomach puncture karne waali thi main..
Zeenat- Zoya tumhe pata hai woh kaisi hain you should have ignored her and been the better person. Ab dekho sab ka mood kharaab hogaya, tum bahar chali gayee aur baaki sab ne naashta nahin kiya..sab apne kamre mein chale gaye naraaz hokar
Zoya-(pouted) I know how she is Aapi but that doesn't mean ke mujh mein unki har baat chup chaap sunne ki himmat hai. Sometimes I can't take it, even I'm human (Zeenat sighed on the other end) I'm sorry..mera iraada sabko upset karne ka nahin tha
Zeenat- Khair. Ab baat ko keenchne ka faida nahin hai. Next time she comes into her element you simply walk away like we discussed hmm. Ab bolo..kahan ho tum?
Zoya - Oh me. Poocho hi mat aapi..uss bhaiseena ki wajah se main theek se naashta bhi nahin kar payee..mujhe kitni bhook lagi thi you have no idea..issi liye I came out to grab breakfast (Zeenat laughed on the other end)
Zeenat- You and your love for food Zoya..ab jaldi ghar aao..tumhare liye party ke liye dress bhi lena hai (Zoya had just opened her mouth to speak when Zeenat cut in) and no you cannot wear jeans (too engrossed in her phone call and her unhappiness on being told she couldn't wear her go to outfit for her grandparents wedding anniversary party she wasn't watching where she was going only realized too late when she collided into a rock hard wall. Giving a sudden yelp of Allah Miyan she found herself falling unceremoniously on her behind. Sprawled on the ground, she looked up to find herself coming face to face with the same handsome and beyond rude stranger from yesterday who had just walked out of the toy shop and seemed traumatized. His mouth was hanging open in shock as he stared down at himself and as shocked and enraged Zoya was upon seeing him she too followed his gaze only to find her own mouth hanging open in shock as well to see him drenched in her coffee, his suit effectively ruined. Without warning his eyes darted upwards and if only looks could've killed she would've been dead a 1000 times over. His eyes were spitting venom as he stared at her incredulously)
Zoya & Asad- You! (Screamed at the same time)
Zoya- (Quickly getting to her feet) Allah Miyan!
Asad- Are you BLIND! You ruined my suit! Maine sahee he kaha tha aapko chalne ki tameez nahin hai..GHAR PAR KYUN NAHIN REHTIN HAIN AAP!
Zoya- Allah miyan! Yeh kya aapke baap ka shehr hai (it kind of was, but Asad didn't want to use that man as a tactic of any sort to get an upper hand even if it was against this foolish girl) jo aap logon ko batayenge ke woh ghar se nikal sakte hain ya nahin!
Asad- Agar ghar se nikalne ka itna hi shauk hai aapko, learn how to walk then. Yun roz roz alag alag tamasha banke (eyeing her pajamas) sarkon par logon se takrana aapki favourite hobby hai kya? Yehi karne ayeen hain kya aap New York se? Kyun? Wahan par log kam par gaye the kya..
Zoya- Allah Miyan! Aapne kabhi khudko ayene mein dekha hai? Ladkiyon saath badtameezi aur behas karna aapki favourite hobby hai kya? Aapko seriously koi tameez nahin hai kissi ladki se baat karni ki, infact (and suddenly she gasped. Her eyes widening as she staggered back from him) aap..aap aaj doosri baar mujhse takraye..aap yeh sab jaan booj kar kar rahe haina..aap mujhe follow kar rahe hain..Allah Miyan..BACHAO, BACHAO (Asad just stared at her bewildered, completely baffled by her behavior while a crowd gathered due to her shouting as she scrunched up her eyes and just continued screaming and jumping repeatedly while standing at the same spot. The whole scene would be comical if Asad wasn't ready to strangle her and the people who had gathered weren't afraid of the situation all looking at Asad apprehensively)
Elderly Man- Kya huwa? Kuch problem hai kya?
Zoya- (nodded furiously) uncle..bachayee mujhe inse yeh aadmi kal se mera peecha kar raha hai..yeh ek repeat offender hain..please kuch kijiye..police ko bulayee..
Some Lady- Unko kya bol rahee ho? Agar khud hi ghar se tamasha nahin banke niklogi to koi kuch nahin kahega..(shook her head) khud hi aise kapre pehen ke sarkon par aatin hain..aur phir baad mein pachtati hain (and everyone in the crowd nodded agreeing with her. Zoya of course was seething with disbelief but even Asad for some reason found himself getting angrier over the ladies comment instead of being happy she was taking his side)
Zoya-(clapped her hands together and held her hands up too frustrated by having to deal with SO many idiots in just the short 24 hours she had been in India) Aap rehne hi dijiye. I'm so sorry maine aapse help maangi but don't worry main inse khud directly first hand ladayee kar sakti hoon, thanks for all your help (just as the crowd began dispersing all agreeing that zoya was indeed just a crazy person who needed 'help' Asad too began turning around when Zoyas voice rang shrilly in his ears again making him stop dead in his tracks pulling at his ear in frustration)
Zoya- aur aap! Aajke baad mujhe follow karne ki koshish bhi mat kariyega samjhe aap aap jante nahin hain main KAUN HOON (Asad had just turned around to ask her to please enlighten him zabout who she was because a) he really was dying to know which family he owed his thanks to for this new frustration in his life and b) he always loved seeing people babble off nervously after proudly babbling this dialogue to begin with. But his attempt was cut short as she held a tube like device in his face again) thanks to this pepper spray dobara mera peecha karne ka socho ge hi nahin tum..
Asad- Aapko iss pepper spray ki zaroorat nahin hai..aapki hifazat ke liye aapki meethi awaz hi kaafi hai
Zoya- WHAT DO YOU MEAN??!! CHILA RAHEE HOON MAIN YAHAN PE??!! CHEEKH RAHEE HOON- (right then they heard a blood curling scream of a girl and they both whipped their heads to the other side of the road where the sound had come from. She saw everyone look up for a mere second before going back to their respective works or daily activities showing no interest or hurry to find the source of the scream. She turned back to complain about the same to Asad but found him nowhere to be seen. She did a complete 360 but he was nowhere)
Zoya- Allah Miyan?? Was that a Jinn? (She trembled at the thought and then thought about going in search for the sound of the scream since no one else seemed bothered but she heard police sirens in the distance and her own cell started ringing, Zeenat's name flashing on the screen and she knew she would be worried so she rushed off towards her car and then home)

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Continued in next post...

xo - DailyDaisy!

Part 3 Continued...

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Dilshaad Industries:

Asad was trying to focus on a drawing before him but he was becoming more and more frustrated by the moment as he kept finding himself unable to concentrate. Every time he tried concentrating, Rashid Ahmed Khans face would flash before his eyes rehashing yesterday's unfortunate encounter at the hospital and along with it 25 years of pain, anger and complaints. Finally giving up, he threw his pencil down and slumped back in his chair wincing a little. He threw his head back loosening his tie as he closed his eyes massaging his forehead out of habit when suddenly without warning. A laugh echoed in his ears and a pair of eyes, a pair of sad eyes flashed before his own. Her eyes. The angel in red. And just as quickly as he saw her eyes he saw her running across that blanket of snow looking completely divine. That one sight had knocked his breath out of him yesterday as well making him realize for the first time in his life what it meant and felt like to be truly alive. Just the memories of that moment were enough to leave him breathless today as well. He jerked upright, his eyes wide before he immediately yelped in shock and clutched his heart as his chair wheeled back in surprise, upon finding Ayaan sitting before him looking like something the cat dragged in as he sat there staring at him intently from beneath his sunglasses sipping his extra large coffee..

Ayaan- You look like hell.
Asad- Look who's talking (shook his head at Ayaan as Ayaan cringed and signaled him to speak lower) how drunk were you exactly if you find my voice to be loud? Most people complain they can barely hear me when I speak.
Ayaan- Most people also didn't drink half the towns liquor last night.
Asad- (Raised an eyebrow at him) seriously? What do you get by throwing your life away like this Ayaan, for alcohol, women and..and parties? Momentary happiness?
Ayaan- What do you get without your pursuit for happiness? Throwing your own life away always sacrificing and striving for other people's happiness..
Asad- (a distant haunted look in his eyes again) salvation. (The word hung in the air for a while as asad continued staring off into the distance as if reliving some old memories while Ayaan stared at him at a loss for words, before asad himself snapped out of it and awkwardly covered up what he said) I mean contentment. I live for my mom and my sister and seeing them smile gives me purpose. You on the other hand need to get a job and I don't consider running your club to be one.
Ayaan- Well that's just your too bad isn't it? Unlike your workplace which serves to bring nothing but depression of many kinds to people which eventually leads to heartattacks and death my workplace gives people different kinds of happiness different forms of love (winking at him) and an escape from all their problems. So you see my tragically boring friend I actually have the most important and selfless job of all. I actually do social work (Asad rolled his eyes heavenwards at his pathetic reasoning and Ayaan smiled despite the pounding in his head)
Asad- Kuch kaam bhi tha ya aaj bhi hamesha ki tarha bakwaas hi karne aaye ho
Ayaan- nice talking to you too..FRIEND. (Glared at Asad who stared back at him with such a dead pan bored expression on his face that Ayaan was beginning to feel as if he was in mourning) I do have work okay I didn't come to disturb his highness for no reason (in his rant he was completely oblivious to the fact that Asad visibly froze upon being referred to as 'his highness' and his face had hardened into his usual mask of an angry, unforgiving, ruthless business tycoon)
Ayaan- Did you see the news? (Asad sighed sinking back in his chair again as if remembering something he had momentarily forgotten or was hoping to forget)
Asad- I was in the area when they found the girl's body this morning. Tragic. Did they say how it happened?
Ayaan- No, but I have my sources and they say it's the same like the rest. Their going for the eyeballs these days (Asad cringed before closing his eyes painfully as the girls scream from this morning rang in his ears) anyhow kal wala kaam poora hogaya. Just thought you should know. You know, remember the good as well..
Asad-(mumbled as he stared off into the distance again) there's no good in this world.
Ayaan- oh and uh (smiled a cheeky grin at him) Don't ask how but looks like that new building we wanted might turn in our favor after all
Asad-(raised an eyebrow) really? How so?
Ayaan- You my friend simply take me for granted and don't give me enough credit (Asads eyebrow rose further) okay fine. I had help. Someone gave me an idea and I think we'll be able to win this one
Asad- Someone? As in a girl (rolled his eyes) another girl (Ayaan stood up grinning wide at him)
Ayaan- Wait till you meet this girl
Asad- No thank you. I have no interest in meeting this girl Ayaan. Another girl in YOUR life, no thank you.
Ayaan-(shook his head) the most special girl in my life. Anyhow drop by the club tonight we'll discuss our next move (with that he tossed a small packet at Asad before turning around and walking out winking at Asad's PA as he did while Asad rolled his eyes behind him)

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Later that day - Kasauli Streets:

Zeenat had her hand clasped over her eyes as she held on for dear life while Zoya zoomed through the streets of Kasauli singing along to the blasting lyrics of 'by the way' (Movie - Aisha) and dancing merrily, barely keeping her eyes on the road, scaring ducks, humans, pigeons, squirrels, sparrows and probably even the insects on the road with her driving skills. She continued zooming through the streets as if they were her own personal race track. Finally, she cut a sharp corner and slammed the breaks hard before turning to Zeenat and grinning widely at her and a pale Zeenat let go of the breath she didn't know she had been holding and leaned back in her seat holding her heart..
Zoya- AAAPIII! (She giggled as zeenat jumped startled) COME ON AAPI!! CHALO NA!! CHALO BHI!! (She jumped out of the car grabbing her wristlet and car keys. She had graciously changed out of her pajamas and was now dressed in her signature tan winter uggs, black Leggings and a maroon oversized jumper with the sleeves rolled up and her signature charm bracelet dangling from her arm, her hair silky straight)(She threw open Zeenat's door and pulled her out)
Zeenat- Remind me to kill Ayaan for giving you this death trap. I told them all that I had banned you from driving forever and YET he gave you this car (Zoya narrowed her eyes at her)
Zoya- That's because he's sweeter than you are (this time Zeenat narrowed her eyes at her and Zoya laughed before throwing her arms around her and covering her eyes) okay fine he's not but seriously Aapi you don't give me nearly enough credit when it comes to mycapabilities
Zeenat- Thats because the only thing you're capable of is finding ways to land yourself in trouble and need I remind you that I have been all over Kasauli Zoya MULTIPLE TIMES. I'm familiar with every corner of this city Zoe. I believe your new here which is why we were sight seeing to tumne meri aankhein kyun band kar rakhin hain
Zoya- UFF AAPI AAP KITNA BOLTI HO (Zeenat scoffed due to the irony) Okay, Aapi aapko yaad haina ke jab main new york mein thi to maine aapko India aane se pehle phone pe bola tha ke mere paas aapke liye ek surprise hai..(she made Zeenat nod her head before Zeenat cud say anything) so here it is. Ready 1..2..3!! (Zoya removed her hands and Zeenat blinked a few times to get used to the light and then focused on the building in her view confusedly. As way of explanation Zoya jumped into her line of vision holding up an official looking piece of paper and Zeenat found herself dreading it already as she grabbed the paper from a goofily smiling Zoya. She skimmed through the letter before staring at Zoya furiously and then ripped the paper to pieces ignoring Zoya's dumbfounded looks and astonishment)
Zoya- Aapi?
Zeenat- ASBOLUTELY NOT! You hear me Zoya! You can forget about this here and Now because I won't listen to another word about this!! MAINE TUMHE PEHLE BHI BOL DIYA THA You have 2 options. Either you go back to New York or any other place in the world ASIDE from India to study further or you come to DELHI with me and study or work there but attending a college and living in Kasauli is OUT of question DO YOU HEAR ME! (She was livid. Both girls had angry tears in their eyes but for different reasons)
Zoya- But aapi mera sapna hai dance seekhne ka. To learn journalism and business and-
Zeenat- DUNAY MEIN YEH EK EKLOTA COLLEGE NAHIN HAI ZOYA JO YEH SAB SIKHATA HO. I SAID NO and thats final. I won't hear another word about this and I WILL NOT be changing my decision so STOP this childishness and get in the car we're going home..
Zoya- AAP MUJHE ROK NAHIN SAKTI HO AAPI!
Zeenat- I DAMN RIGHT CAN ZOYA FAROOQUI!
Zoya- NO YOU CAN'T! You're not my mother and you're not even my guardian anymore..I'm 21!! (She huffed loudly trying to take a deep breath to calm her anger as she stared back at her sister watching her heart break upon hearing Zoya's words and Zoya's own heart broke right along with hers. Without saying another word Zeenat turned and walked off wiping her tears with a careless hand while Zoya fell on a boulder outside the gates of Kasauli's Media and Arts institute, her own tears flowing freely as well as she pulled up her knees resting her head on them ignoring the looks from others as she sat there crying)
Zoya- I'm sorry Aapi. I didn't mean to hurt you. Main khud ko iske liye kabhi maaf nahin kar paongi par aap jaanti nahin hain ke mera kasauli mein rehna kitna zaroori hai and this may be the only excuse I have to be able to. I'm sorry. I hope you can find it in your heart forgive your Zoya.

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Later that evening:

Asad pulled the car to a stop on the busy streets of downtown and then turned over to smile at his sister who was looking beautiful in her simple plain black Anarkali with minimal makeup and jewelry..
Asad- Here you are ma'am enjoy your evening (and within seconds his smile had disappeared and his classic worried lines were back on his forehead) If there's any trouble at all if you need anything, if you need me, Call me. I'll be right here. I'm meeting a friend across the street and I (sighed) I keep on telling you not to look so nice when you go out I get worried-
Aisha- (giggled) Asad tum PAAGAL ho (he just stared at her still doubtful and still unconvinced and she knew he wasn't done being absolutely ridiculous so before he took his paranoia to another level she kissed his cheek and jumped out of the car waving at him and he waved back reluctantly)

A little while later:

Asad was walking absentmindedly down the empty streets of downtown. Smoking a cigarette deeply lost in his own thoughts. He didn't see the headlights or hear the blaring music of the car coming speeding straight at him. Lucky for him, the girl driving the red beast managed to stop dancing for a second and looked up screaming in shock before slapping her hand over her eyes as she slammed on the breaks. Asad remained frozen in his spot from the time he had heard a scream till the time the car jerked to a stop a hairs breath away from his legs. Before he could even take a breath of relief the door to the funny looking car was thrown open and Asad felt himself getting more shocked by the now too familiar stranger than he was by coming so near to death. What kind of a joke was fate playing with him? Seriously what was up with the past 2 days? He had nearly died. Twice now. And had the unfortunate pleasure of meeting this beautiful but highly infuriating girl thrice. Seemed as if she too was thinking along similar lines as she stood frozen between the car and the door, glaring at him and visibly fuming as she blew at a strand of her hair huffingly and much to her surprise it landed back in its place covering her eyes in the process
Asad-(finally found his voice and choked out a shocked) YOU?!! (Though it sounded more tired and exasperated than shocked)
Zoya- Thats exactly what I was just going to say. YOU?! AGAIN?!!! Aap mera peecha kar rahe haina
Asad- ME? Seems to me like your following ME!
Zoya- Oh really! Aapne apni shakal dekhi hai aaine mein main aapko real life mein kya twitter pe bhi kabhi follow na karoon..
Asad- Twitter pe follow karne ka to savaal hi nahin hota. You need working eye's to work twitter which you don't have. Kis pagal ne aapko license issue kiya hai? and better yet aapki family aapko drive karna kaise allow kar sakti hai when you are literally BLIND. You may have a death wish but I assure you the rest of us don't, so they should do us all a favor and make you STAY at home.
Zoya- ALLAH MIYAN! Agar meri family ko mujhe ghar pe rakhna chahiye to aap jaise unpleasant rude aur badtameez insaan ko to kissi cage mein band karke insaano se door rakhna chahiye. Agar aap jaise brainless insaan ko license mil sakta hai to mujhe bhi mil sakta hai and by the way AAP sarak ke beech mein chal rahe the main gaari sidewalk pe nahin chila rahee thee so iss lihaaz se ghalati AAPKI hui..
Asad- Sarak ke beech mein chalne ki bemaari aapko hai..like you were doing yesterday. I was simply crossing the street and for that you need to get OFF one sidewalk to go to the next. Ghalati hamesha ki tarha aapki hai. Aap speed limit se upar gaari chala rahee theen and were most probably not paying attention because you have the mental capacity of a 1 year old. Actually I'm pretty sure even they're more bright than you and by the way this is a public place just like this morning. I'm pretty sure yahan pe har koi aapka peecha nahin kar raha. Log apna kaam karne aaye hain yahan. I've been living here my whole life and have never had as many unfortunate encounters with the same person over and over again. YOU on the other hand are new here and have collided into me thrice AND COUNTING which further proves that it's YOU who is following me..
Zoya- Yah exactly of course main aapko follow kar rahee hoon. America hamesha mental research mein baaki countries se advanced rehna chahta hai tabhi to unhone mujhe bheja yahan aapka peecha karne ke liye kyunki aapke ilaava koi bina dimaagh ka chalta phirta insaan is dunya mein nahin hai-
Asad- (nearly lunged forward to strangle her) aap meri baat suniye bauhat hi badtameez- (and again she held up that god forsaken wretched pepper spray and Asad found himself clenching his fists at his sides as he seethed silently)
Zoya- Paas aane ka sochiyega bhi mat!
Asad- AAPKE paas aane ka mujhe kuch shauk bhi nahin hai
Zoya- Good for me. Ab aap raaste se hatne ki zehmat kareinge please mujhe jaana hai
Asad- Please iss mulk se aur meri zindagi se bauhat dur chale jayee (and with that he began moving out of the way throwing his cigarette stub away and crushing it beneath his feet before immediately putting another one between his teeth as Zoya made a disgusted face)
Zoya- YOU WISH! (she very maturely snuck her tongue out at him as he walked away)

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Rogue:

Ayaan and Zoya sat at the bar with zoya pouting unhappily as she held her face in her hands leaning on her elbows over the bar while Ayaan who was leaning with his back to the bar kept staring amusedly at her and then to the dance floor
Zoya- CAN YOU HELP ME OR NOT AYAAN! I didn't come all the way to hear about your date with laila, zaisha, baisha whatever her name was. I have a serious issue.
Ayaan- and what? My date wasn't important, talk about being self- centered.
Zoya- You know what Ayaan, I'm leaving.
Ayaan-(laughed as he spun on his barstool facing her and putting a hand on her arm effectively stopping her) Hey! You know I'm just messing with you. Now come on, tell me what's on your mind.
Zoya-(sighed) Aapi.
Ayaan-(laughed) I figured as much. Yaar mujhe to samajh nahin aata. Ghar mein teri naani hai, 3 chachis hain par Aapi phir bhi unn sabse zyaada strict hain. I mean my mom well both my moms are nowhere as strict compared to how Aapi is with you
Zoya- (stared at the bar) that's because she's the only one who cares enough to bother..
Ayaan-(stared at her and smiled a sad smile as he ruffled her hair playfully earning a glare and swat from her in return) that's exactly my point you airhead. Agar aapi ne kuch kaha hai its only because she loves and cares for you so much, because shes worried for you and trust me that is not a bad thing AT all. You don't know how lucky you are in fact that you have someone who cares enough to yell at you, fight with you and ground you over things that concern your own betterment. Who express their worry when you don't come home at night and let you know how worried they were so you don't do it again instead of simply pretending like they don't realize what's happening right under their nose and let you make all the wrong choices you want out of fear that they may end up pushing you away (this time it was his turn to stare at the bar as Zoya stared at him with unshed tears in her eyes before she replaced them with a dazzling smile on her face and threw her arms around him practically strangling him)
Zoya- I know and trust me I am so grateful and so blessed to have her in my life. Main unka aur khuda ka jitna bhi shukar karon utna kam hai for giving me someone like aapi as a mother but Ayaan I'm not frustrated for myself, I'm frustrated for her. Maine tumhe India aane se pehle bola tha na that I'm taking admission in the Media and Arts institute here because of how amazing the program I want to enrol in is, so I told aapi about it
Ayaan-(put his arms over hers around his shoulders sighing deeply) and let me guess, she freaked out.
Zoya- Yup. Just like we feared. Upar se unhone ultimatum de diya hai ke I'm either allowed to go back to New York or another country to study further or I am to move to delhi with her par yahan akele rehne ka to savaal hi paida nahin hota (pouted) but why? Main bachi thorin hoon
Ayaan- Trust me you've given us no chance to believe that (she smacked him again as she pulled away from him)
Zoya- Mujhe samajh nahin aati aapi Kasauli mein rehne se mana kyun kar raheen hain par? yahan jinn thori rehte hain k- (and she stopped thoughtfully before looking over at Ayaan and the two burst out laughing simultaneously as the same thought ran across their minds)
Ayaan- Jinn to bauhat hain yahan..par jaane ki baat yeh hai ke aapi kisse zyaada darti hai jo tumhe yahan akele nahin chorna chahtin woh
Zoya- Par main akeli kahan hongi? Ghar pe Aahil bhai, Arsalan bhai, Chachoo baba sab to honge. Fine agar woh mujhe jinnon ki wajah se ghar pe nahin chorna chahtin to hostel ke dorms hain (Ayaan was about to argue but she cut in again) and if worst comes to worst I could live with you. It's time your bachelor pad came in some use (he was about to argue again and she cut him in again) I meant use for good not the behayee you use it for (she shuddered at the images that came up in her head)
Ayaan-(narrowed his eyes at her) okay, 3 things 1) shut up (he smacked her head away from him..2) No you can't live with me because I live 3 hours outside the city. You can't drive in everyday and I won't chauffer you around because I wake up when most people are going to bed 3) you cannot manage here alone in dorms because you don't know kasauli. This place is not safe and aapis ultimatum is justified (he saw her crestfallen look and found his heart melting. He really never could see her upset) but don't worry, main hoon na. Have I ever let you down before
Zoya- YES.
Ayaan- Thanks for all the love sis (she beamed at him and he rolled his eyes at her) but just have faith. Sab theek hojayega, I promise you. We'll find a way to make aapi agree and we'll make sure you get to complete whatever silly program it is that your SO interested in (he rolled his eyes at her again before taking a sip of his drink and turning towards her) and trust you to come to a nightclub and whine about not being able to go to some lame ass school and study some lame ass program in KASAULI.
Zoya- (rolled her eyes at him) Just because you've chosen to party and drink your life away Ayaan doesn't mean were all that vain, untalented and unintelligent. Some of us have dreams and purposes that serve a far more fulfilling purpose than waking up robbed, hungover, with memory loss and tied to a 70 year old uncles bed (Ayaan's mouth fell open in shock as he stared at her and right as he spun towards her zoya jumped off her bar stool doubling over with laughter)
Ayaan- THAT ASS OF A MAN! He promised not to say anything to you
Zoya-(shrugged) privilege of being the only and that too such an angelic little sister of 5 older brothers, they all confide in me with all the secrets and dirt they have on each other (she struck the best innocent pose she could at him batting her eyelashes before she looked around cringing) waise tumhare iss ghareeb khaane mein koi ache gaane nahin bajte kya? (Yelled) HEY DJ!!! Is that the best you got? (She looked towards Ayaan and winked at him before running away laughing while Ayaans mouth hung open in shock again)
Ayaan- Meri zindagi bhar ki mehnat ko ghareeb khaane ka naam de diya is churail ne aur iske bhaiyon ko yeh shareef aur angelic lagti hai?

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Zoya could feel his intense gaze on her. She knew he was watching her from the shadows he tried to blend himself into. She shuddered involuntarily and found goosebumps erupt all over her body as the intimacy of their little game started dawning on her. She felt herself burning in the intensity of his gaze as she finally managed to bring herself to look straight at him. Into his eyes, locking her eyes with his as she continued to dance her heart away. She knew he was watching her and he now knew she knew he was watching her and neither of them were willing to bow down and look away..

He took another sip of his drink. The alcohol nowhere as fulfilling as the sight before him. She was more lethal and addictive than any drug he had ever tried. That dance of hers was burning him deep to his bones and her eyes were making something beat about wildly in his chest. He felt suffocated and liberated all at once and the feeling was beyond overwhelming. His body was a reduced to a shuddering mess under her mercy as he continued looking into those deep big brown eyes as if they held the answers to all his problems. That black skater dress looked absolutely sinful against her skin colour, the shimmery and studded skirt bit gleaming each time light bounced off a gem or stud in her skirt. It was as if the dress was simply made to be worn by her. Her little black booties gave her outfit a rather cute and innocent characteristic in contrast to the red lipstick that looked absolutely sinful against her lips which just begged to be kissed. Asad knew he shouldn't be staring or having these thoughts about her but he couldn't bring himself to look away. Her dance was addictive and asad found himself addicted. Getting more and more frustrated by the minute as he got more and more effected by her. Everything about her, from her outfit to her expressions to her dance was the perfect blend between adorable & sexy and he found himself craving more of it. She had started off dancing on a raised platform to a remix of 'angreji beat remixed with main sharaabi towards the end' amidst loud hoots n cheers from the crowd below her. Her eyes closed, swaying to the music without a care in the world it was obvious that she had no realization or care for the world or people around her as she danced. Her beautiful long tresses flying across her face as she did. She shot him a blinding smile, biting her lip playfully as the music slowed down to 'we are young' and she laughed before doing the most adorable robot and slow-mo bhangra almost meme style with a mix of a lil break dance and asad felt his lips tugging upwards at the corner when without warning the song changed to 'patakha gudhi' and Asad could swear he had never seen a more sexier sight in his life as he saw her completely zone out into oblivion and dance like no-one was watching. He was. He found himself having to fist his hands at his sides lest he do something totally stupid like go touch her, kiss her or- and before his thoughts could go further astray the music changed back to main sharaabi and he saw her smiling blindingly again as she began bouncing up and down in rhythm to the song not once breaking eye contact with him..

Unfortunately for them, their little game came to an end as the doors to the club were thrown open unpleasantly before loud bolstering cheers, shouts and whistles rung threw the air. The music shut off and everyone stopped what they were doing at once and looked at the intruders who made their way in as noisily and unpleasantly as possible as if they were making a point. They were sleazily touching every girl in their path, shoving every guy they could see around, throwing alcohol and beer all over the place and laughing as obnoxiously as possible. As Asad spotted them he found himself much to his own annoyance and surprise scan the dance floor for any signs of the beauty in black and to further rile his annoyance he found himself sighing in relief upon finding her nowhere to be seen as the intruders walked in. He frowned as he flicked his cigarette away stomping on it angrily before taking a shuddering deep breath running a frustrated hand threw his hair willing himself to come down. He had barely closed his eyes yet when an irritating and all too familiar voice screamed out 'ASAD AHMED KHAN' shrilly..
Man- ASAD AHMED KHAN. Come out come out wherever you are. I know your here so man up and come talk to me. Talk. I swear thats all we want..isn't that so boys (the loser gang of followers that had followed the main leader inside who was now standing on a raised stage calling Asad began laughing noisily) Darne ki koi zaroorat nahin hai. I promise I won't bite, or I'll try not to atleast (they laughed again) I won't ask again Asad, if you don't cone out now (girls began shrieking and crying as he pulled out a gun, smiling calmly at it) I know your here so why you tryna hide man? Your grlfriends here, that beast of yours is parked outside and (smirked) I had the pleasure of running into that gorgeous sister of yours - (and suddenly without warning a raging mad Asad Ahmed Khan was jumping down his throat with both hands wrapped around it while this loser momentarily lost his footing)
Asad- Don't you EVER talk about my sister with your filthy tongue, you hear me you low-life-
Guy- Low life? Chchch thats rich coming from you old pal (suddenly his smile vanished and he glared menacingly at Asad before prying his hands off his neck and shoving him roughly just as Ayaan came running in steadying him and the guy smiled sadistically again) oh the girlfriend comes to the rescue how sweet. GOOD. It'll make my job easier. We had an understanding Khan. How dare you break our agreement (His smile vanished again) where is it? How dare you (he stared at Asad furiously who stared back at him with a calm, self assured, half smile furthering riling this guy up) You've got 30 seconds to start talking or We start shooting this place up (Ayaan and Asad just continued staring at him seething with fury and unmasked hate)
Ayaan- Don't you dare sharma.
Raj- (laughed sadistically) 12..11..10..9
Ayaan- I'm warning you sharma
Raj- 8..7..6..(stared at Asad) oh by the way let our sister know for me..that low cut neck- (and that was enough for Asad to jump him. In a flash the two were on the ground throwing punches and flinging at one another while the entourage that had accompanied Raj began firing in the air. People screamed and began taking shelter under any surface they could find until finally the police barged in and immediately began arresting Raj Sharmas men just as Ayaan finally got away from two of them that were holding onto him and reached for Asad pulling him off of Raj)
Asad- You bas***d (Raj laughed sadistically as Asad beat him to pulp) how dare you even look at her..I swear to god I'll kill you with my own hands. LET GO OF ME AYAAN
Ayaan- Asad the police is here. Get off..NOW. (With one strong pull he managed to rip Asad off of Raj but Asad was still relentless and continued kicking at him until two police officers grabbed hold of Raj pulling him away and two other officers pushed Asad away)
Ayaan- Whats wrong with you? When r u going to learn to keep that temper of youurs in check hunh. When r u gonna learn to walk away and-
Asad- QUIT THE LECTURE AYAAN IM NOT IN THE MOOD. WOH TO TUMNE ROK LIYA WARNA AAJ TO MAIN KYA- (he turned around and froze dead in his spot as he came face to face with the last person he was expecting to see tonight. Azlan khan, in uniform.)
Azlan-(he too was visibly frozen upon seeing Asad here of all places. His lip bleeding profusely and a few bruises on his face, looking like a raging bull. His hair dishevelled and his clothes disorderly. It was very unlike him to say the least. Azlan shook his head as he slowly walked up to him) getting into bar fights now eh? Is that your new thing now? I must say thats a new low..even for you. (Eyed him up and down and Asads anger mounted, he was now trembling with rage)
Asad- Get outta my face.
Azlan- or what? You'll punch the daylights outta me too? I'd love to see you lay a finger on me (he put his hands in his pockets clearly making a statement and Asad smiled at him chuckling a little)
Asad- Thats Cute. I didn't know you would go to such extremes to prevent me from kicking your ass. I mean..the costumes a bit much no? Its a new low..even for you (Ayaan snorted before covering his face and trembling with laughter while Asad bit the inside of his cheek as Azlan glared at both of them)
Azlan- Causing a ruckus in a public place huh? I thought you were way above that. I mean aren't you like the talk of this town? Hot shot entrepreneur, owner of a million dollar business, self-made man, from rags to riches thats your story right? I mean all I hear around this place is what an honourable, respectable and inspiring man you are (stared around the destroyed bar) known to stand up and always do the right thing, poster child for the word responsibility. Fortunately and as always only I can see through your bullshit for what you truly are (he brought his face close to Asad and stood face to face. Both of them glaring at each other, not blinking, both their egos at stake as they stared each other down)
Azlan- A fraud. (Asad clenched his fists as a muscle jumped in his temple, anger radiating off of him dangerously) I should have known you could never be trusted (Asad was about to say something when his face visibly paled and a flash of pain spread across it which didn't go unnoticed by either Ayaan or Azlan. He quickly masked it and once again his face was devoid of all emotions and was transformed into the steel mask of indifference, hate and anger he wore 24/7)
Asad- Funny how you put this costume on and all of a sudden you've grown a pair. How small the rest of us must seem to you now. I mean, now that your a part of the law enforcement (this time Azlan clenched his fists as he stared at him with pure hatred understanding the taunts in his voice) to 'serve and protect'. At least I don't have to don the costume of what is equivalent to a clown in Kasauli to earn respect or be worthy of being talked about around here (there was a flash of pain again as he glared at Azlan with just as much if not pure hatred and spite before he began walking away from him..purposely shoving his shoulder as he did)
Azlan-(took a deep breath willing himself to calm down and not kill Asad as he turned around facing his back) where do you think your going? Your under arrest for causing chaos and disruption in public- (Asad chuckled again)
Asad- Are you for real? My, you really are cute. But guess what, you may be the prince around here but this is MY city (the intensity of those words and in his eyes as he uttered them was enough to chill one to their bone. It was as if he was defying anyone to question it) you find me irresponsible thats your personal belief you can continue believing that for all I care and don't hold your breath for any explanation from my end (Ayaan just stared at them both unsure if the bits in the conversation regarding 'responsibility' was making any sense) I would co-operate with you clowns if you pulled your act together and knew the first thing about law and order but since you don't let me tell you how this is gonna go down. You are going to stand there and be as useless as your uniform dictates that you are and I'm gonna walk outta here and were gonna forget I had the unfortunate pleasure of seeing you here OR you can handcuff me and TRY to put me in that stinking squad car of yours (visibly cringed again and ayaan bit his lip from laughing) I can assure you, you won't manage to open the door for me before you'll get a phone call that'll have you personally driving me home and tucking me into my comfy bed safe and sound and you'll be handing this uniform of yours back in before the sun rises tomorrow. See..now I'm teaching you how to do your job just like I've taught countless clowns before you. You've got nothing 'inspector'. This 'public' place is owned by my best friend (and the pain that flashed across Azlans face this time was unmistakeable as asad uttered those words) he ain't pressing no charges. You won't get a single testimony against me from any eyewitness present here tonight unless of course you want to take a criminals word (He came back and stood face to face with Azlan again, their noses touching as they glared each other down again) Like I said..this is MY city. (Stepped back letting out a chuckle again) To Serve and protect my ass (and with that he turned around and walked out staggering and limping a bit)

xxx

Part 4: Him. With the haunted, chocolate brown eye's. - Coming Soon!

xo - DailyDaisy!

Originally posted by: shweta_yadav

Very nice

But I need more of asya ..pls write on them

N continue with the 3rd part

Originally posted by: nilusoni

awesome part

asad's angry mode wow

that big family is little confusing but mistery is there

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