AsYa FF: Mohabbatein - Part 18 Updated: Pg 140 - 20/12/16 - Page 5

Part 5 Continued...

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Khan Mansion:

The three of them were sitting at the dining table. Dilshaad lost in her own world, playing with the food on her plate while Aisha and Asad were engaged in their own conversation.

Aisha- I just hope that I get a placement at the hospital on my own. I really just want to know that I earned it on my own and that my younger brother (rolled her eyes at him as she put emphasis on younger) my rich and spoiled younger brother
Asad-(tongue in cheek, as he continued staring ahead of himself eating his dinner with a dead straight face) who is more successful than you will ever be in life (Aisha slapped his arm playfully)
Aisha- that my rich and spoiled younger brother did'nt buy my place as an intern at the hospital.
Asad- But you know I will if you don't get in on your own. The position is your's Aish. One way or another. We had a deal, remember? (Aisha nodded) it's not that I don't want you to dream big or chase after your dreams Aapi. I'd be forcing you to go chasing after them if you didn't yourself. But you need to understand that I can't let you leave me or be away from my sight for long. I wouldnt be able to live in peace without seeing you come home safe and sound every night. I know it may be selfish, regressive even but I swear it's out of love. The world is a HORRIBLE place aapi and-
Aisha- I KNOW ASAD, RELAX (laughed at his dead serious apologetic look and pouted as she saw him staring sadly at his plate) Look Asad, stop beating yourself and over analyzing every situation. Trust me, I have no bad feelings in my heart. Main bhi tum logon ko chorkar kahin nahin jaana chahti. I feel touched and truly blessed Asad ke mujhe khuda ne itna pyaara bhai diya hai. Haan ziddi Bhai diya hai par pyaara none the less. Jo mera chota sa chota sapna poora karne ke liye kissi bhi had tak jaa sakta hai, jo mujhse itna pyaar karta hai, meri itni fikar karta hai. If anything, it makes me love and respect you even more and besides I've come to terms with obeying orders from you your highness. Maine aur Ammi ne yeh kabka maan liya hai ke tumne jaane khudko kab iss ghar ka bara maan liya hai jab ho tum sabse chote aur hum tumhare aage sirf haar hi sakte hain, haina Ammi?
Asad- besides, the hospital runs on my money as it is. Technically, I'm writing your Paycheck so I shud get a say in who gets employed there and who doesnt right? Haina Ammi? (Since she didn't respond again he looked over at her worriedly)
Aisha- Ammi, sab theek to haina? (No response)
Asad- Ammi, kuch huwa hai kya? Ammi-
Dilshaad- (snapped out of trance of sort and leaned towards the ground with her hand outstretched as if reaching out to a child) Shawn (Aisha and Asad looked towards each other surprised and a bit taken aback as Dilshaad recoiled her hand and looked towards both of them taking in a deep breath to gather courage)
Asad- Aaj itne saalon baad aapko yeh naam kahan se yaad agaya Ammi? Aapto bachpan mein yeh bulati thin mujhe..aaj achanak aisa kya hua ke aap-
Dilshaad- Tumhare abbu ka phone aaya tha. Woh kal aa rahe hain. Tumse milne. Tumhara khaal jaane. (She dropped the bomb directly and to Asad it seemed as if someone had just set fire to his whole world and everything he held dear)(He stared at his mother. Disbelief etched on every inch of his handsome face as he struggled to find his voice and control the raging emotions iwthin)
Dilshaad-(her eyes filled with tears seeing his confusion and frustration) Asad beta-
Asad- Kis haq se woh yahan aa rahe hain Ammi? Unhone SOCH bhi kaise liya ke woh yahan aa sakte hain, humme phone kar sakte hain, humm-
Dilshaad- Asad woh bas dekhna- (he leapt to his feet all of a sudden making the dining table shake and all the dishes rattle starting Dilshaad and Aisha who also leapt to their feet in fear)
Asad- kya dekhna chahte hain woh? Ke bina baap ke bache kaise palte hain? AB kya dekhne aa rahe hain woh?
Dilshaad- Asad-
Asad- NO WAY AMMI. NO WAY! Woh insaan, iss ghar mein EK KADAM nahin rakhega.
Dilshaad- Woh tumhare abbu hain Asad
Asad- WOH MERE ABBU NAHIN HAIN!! (The words echoed in the air for what seemed like a lifetime as Asad stared into his mothers crying face. Enraged beyond anything. Aisha stared between them, scared. Asads face failing to hide the hurt, disbelief and pain he had lived through for the last 25 years and Dilshaad couldn't bare to look him in the eye)
Dilshaad- Kuch bhi ho Asad..woh kal aa rahe hain-
Asad- MERE GHAR MEIN woh insaan kadam nahin rakhega Ammi (Aisha got chills as she heard the underlying danger in his calm and collected voice which wasn't a notch higher than a whisper but Dilshaad seemed oblivious to it)
Dilshaad- Main..Main haan bol chuki hoon Asad (she closed her eyes as she saw his heart break into a million pieces as her words sunk in)
Asad- (broken whisper) Theek hai. Aane dejiye unhe, par aap mujhse koi umeed mat rakhiyega ke main unse miloonga (and without saying or listening to another word he stormed off to his room banging his door so hard Dilshaad and Aisha were sure the door had come off its hinges. That bang was followed by another crashing sound of glass breaking in his room. Dilshaad slumped in her seat, breaking down herself and Aisha who had tears running down her own face went rushing over to her and enveloped her in a hug).

(While in his bedroom, Asad had angry tears running down his cheeks as one painful memory after another hit him with such a crippling force, he felt like the same 5 year old child running around begging for money. The image of him, dripping in his own blood with injuries one wouldn't wish on their mortal enemy sitting in a small cold dark room huddled alone in a corner, haunted him. He screamed in agony as if he were actually reliving that moment. Ripping his own hair out in frustration he picked up the nearest thing he could find. A chair, and flung it across the room, breaking it. After that, anything and everything he could get his hands on, followed the same fate. Once he had destroyed his entire bedroom, he stared into the broken mirror of his dressing table. Staring at the broken boy that stared back at him. Shaking with rage, the only one thought running through his mind was "HOW DARE HE?")

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Kasauli Graveyard:

There was an eerie silence in the air. Something felt very off about the night and the area. Given that things would generally feel off in a graveyard, but there was something a little too off about this night. It was as if there wasn't a single soul in the area for thousands and thousands of miles. There was pin drop silence in not just the immediate area but the whole city. The entire graveyard was empty and abandoned except for Zoya alone who was sitting in front of a grave. Dressed in a white lehnga with a white choli and dupatta, her lehnga embroided in white with silver stones embedded in the work, a sleeveless cropped choliand silver chooriyan in both arms. Her hair open she looked nothing less than an angel. A fallen angel because she was crying inconsolably as she rested her head on her knees. The big bouquet of flowers on the grave in front of her testimony enough that the person had once meant a lot to her)

Zoya- I'm sorry. I hope you can understand why I'm about to do this and somewhere I know and I believe that you would've wanted the same as well. And if not, then I hope you can atleast find it in you to forgive your dimple (smiled a bittersweet smile remembering that nickname as she touched the foot end of the grave) I love you and (her voice breaking) I miss you. You have no idea how much (a fresh wave of tears hit her really strongly at that point causing her to cry even harder than she already was.

What felt like hours later the shrill ringing of her cell phone brought her out of her emotional breakdown. The caller ID read 'Aapi' and taking a minute to steady her voice and compose herself, she answered the call. But before she could even get a chance to say hello, her Aapi began blasting her off)

Aapi- ZOYA FAROOQUI!! Where in the HELL are you!! Raat ke 12 bajne ko aa rahe hain. 9 ghante pehle tum mujhe apna lehnga try on karke dekha rahee thee and I was helping you pick out chooriyan to go with the outfit. Aur phir achanak tum wahan se ghayab ho gayee? DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW WORRIED I AM?? WE ALL ARE!! Your brothers are losing their mind trying to trace you down, tumhe kuch idea hai iss waqt shehr mein kya haalat hain?? Poore shehr mein curfew lag gaya hai Zoya, we're in the middle of a gang war and your on the streets?? ZOYA, KUCH BOLOGI AAGE SE TUM KAHAN HO (Zoya could tell Zeenat had been crying inconsolably but she couldn't tell her where she was even if she tried because she couldn't seem to find her voice. From the minute Zeenat had started talking Zoya had gone pale. Her whole body going numb as situational awareness began setting in. She was in an abandoned graveyard. Alone. In the middle of the night. Dressed to attract attention and she was just now realizing how empty and abandoned the city really was. There was not a soul in sight or sound in the air)
Zoya-(shaky voice) Aapi aap fikar mat kariye. Main theek hoon..aur..aur main ghar hi aa rahee hoon (just as she heard her Aapi begin screaming again she shut the phone rushing to her feet at once, trying to look for the way she had come to get out of there. She wrapped her dupatta around herself tighter and then made a run for it)

The farther and farther she ran into town she felt her heart sink deeper and deeper. There were so many times her body had nearly given up due to fear, dehydration and starvation but she forced herself to stay awake. She had to make it home. She just had to. She couldn't give up NOW. She laughed at the irony of her life. When she didn't mind giving up God didn't let her and now that she HAD to stay alive he was testing her like this? and this..what was this? What was this place, this city? Kasauli was unrecognizable. There wasn't a single soul in sight tonight. The city was in dead silence apart from the sounds of raging gun shots and blasts in the distance. There was fire everywhere, which was only adding to her difficulties as she tried to stay clear of it. What was happening? Why was the city burning like this and why were the people here letting it? Why wasn't anyone doing anything to stop what was happening. As these thoughts ran through her mind, she didn't even realize when she entered an area that was marked with a red flag on one end and a black on on the other. The war zone. She masked half her face with the dupatta tighter hoping against hope she survived this. But as she heard the gunshots suddenly way too close to her, from all around, she froze. Blood froze in her veins. Her heart nearly leapt out of her body as she saw persons in the near distance before her, engaged in a gun battle. There were people dressed in all black on one side, young boys if one was to judge by their body shape, size and demeanour. Their hoods up, black gloves on, not a inch of skin visible on them. While on the other end there were people, uncles more like it, dressed in typical gangster attire firing back at them. She stared. Traumatized. In shock, as one of the fat uncles caught sight of her and screamed...

Uncle- EY!! Woh dekh, CHOKRI NE SAB DEKH LIYA BE..HUM SAB KE CHEHRE- (as her flight or fight response kicked in, Zoya turned on her heels and fled from there as fast as she could. The last thing her mind registered was a bunch of them, coming charging towards her)

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Dilshaad: (sitting on the prayer mat with her hands raised in prayer, tears running down her cheeks) Allah, mere bete ne zindagi mein bauhat saare gham dekhe hain. Bauhat dukh, bauhat zulm bardaasht kiya hai. Ab jaake usse thora sukoon mila hai khuda, khuda main apne bete ke sukoon ki, uski khushiyon ki bheeg maangti hoon aapse khuda. Please, please mere bete pe reham kijiye. Usko itna mat azmayee ke woh jo thora bauhat samete hue hai khudko woh bhi bhikar jaye, toot jaye. Allah, please uski zindagi mein koi farishta bhej dein jo usko bacha sake. Khud se bacha sake usse. Jinn tanhayeen mein aur andheron mein khoya chala jaa raha hai who, unn mein se bahar nikal paye usse. Usse jeena sikha sake, hasna sikha sake, pyaar karna sikha sake. Jo usse sambhal le. Please mere khuda, mere bete ko khudse bacha lijiye.

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He wasn't sure if he was seeing right. He adjusted the handkerchief around his face tighter and adjusted his hood a little. He was sure he had seen an angel in white run into the mosque just now but she seemed to have disappeared. He was looking through the architectural gaps in the outer wall of the mosque trying to catch a glimpse of her but he couldn't seem to find her. Maybe it was just his imagination running wild. He shook his head turning around to leave. He had more important things to focus on anyway. But just as he had turned around, something caught his eye and his gaze went flying right back to the wall of the mosque. Those sinful, kohl lined eyes, making him grip the bars in the wall tightly as he gasped audibly. His heart beating wildl as she blinked innocently. Her eyes wide with fear at the moment but still so alive, so divine that he felt a craving arise within him. For what? That He had no idea. She averted her eyes, her face still covered with the dupatta much to his annoyance and she moved ahead a little. He found his feet mimicking her action almost immediately, on their own accord and as he did her gaze flew back to the window colliding with his. They both kept walking side by side, peeking high and low through the small gaps in the wall but not once breaking eye contact. Both their hearts beating a hundred miles an hour for some reason and the intimacy of their actions erupting goosebumps on both their skins. Suddenly a loud scream ran through the air.

Man- MASJID MEIN DEKHO. SHAYAD WAHAN CHUPI HOGI!! (Zoya gasped, immediately turning away from the window. But just as she did, she felt her body collide into a rock hard wall before a hand clamped over her mouth, turning her around in one swift motion so she was leaning into a rock hard wall. A well built body. With her back leaning into his chest, while his other arm wrapped around her shoulders holding her flush against his body. She felt his nose skim through her hair before it reached the tip of her earlobe and her whole body shuddered in response as she felt his warm breath tickle her skin. She could smell his own musky scent mixed with traces of cologne and she felt her eyes rolling to the back of her head..as he-)

Stranger- (whispered) Shhh (into her ears)

(She felt her legs give way as he dropped both his hands, running them excruciatingly slowly down the length of her bare arms. A current sapped through her, a tingle reaching all the way down to her toes as her whole body erupted in goosebumps as he laced his fingers with hers, covering her small pale cold hands with his large and warm, gloved ones. She heard her heart hammering so loudly, she was sure he could hear it. Then without warning she felt him spin her around and shove her back into a dark corner where there was no light at all and he practically lunged forward leaning his entire body into her.

They stood body against body. His body covering hers completely. Her arms held up on both side of her head by his. Their chests touching. She could hear his heart knocking about in his chest and she was glad to know it was just as wild if not more than hers. They could feel each others breath on their necks making the hair at the back of his neck stand up and her lips trembled in response. Finally the voices that had closed in on them, causing him to take such drastic action died down, meaning the men had left. She felt him kind of slump into her, relieved. She felt him gulp and all of a sudden their hands were interlocked on both sides of her head where he had interlaced his fingers with hers again in a deathly grip, causing sparks to fly in and all around her. There was that delicious tingle that spread all the way down to the nerves in her toes. Slowly she felt him make an effort to move his head back a little, his breathing harsh and ragged as he did..Zoya felt her eyes close and lips part on their own accord. She could feel the intensity of his gaze on her and knew he was staring at her making her body shudder involuntarily yet again. And then things seemed a bit brighter. Aas if a flame of sorts had been lit. Nothing in comparison to the fire that had already enlightened within and between the two of them, but a flame none the less. She couldn't find it within her, to open her eyes. And then she heard him speak..
Stranger- (extremely husky, kind of slurred voice) Mashallah. (Her eyes snapped open. She looked sinful. The way her hair was smeared across her face sticking to it. Her beautiful plump red lips parted as if tempting him, testing him and inviting him all at once. Her heavy breathing, the goosebumps all over her skin, the rise and fall of her chest and the current that passed through him with every touch. He could swear this girl had been sent here especially to destroy him, because in this moment she alone unlike any other before or after her had the power to do so.)

(Her gaze collided with his and this time directly. She opened her eyes to find herself staring into a pair of intense chocolate brown eyes, that seemed darker than they would normally appear. She found herself subconciously taking a step back because that is how taken aback she was. Except she had no space to move back to. Sshe was completely backed up into the wall behind her. His eyes. Beautiful. Intense. Innocent. Haunted. So haunted that she had to look away and close her eyes. She knew those eyes were now permanently etched into her memory and she would never be able to unsee what she saw in them or the sheer beauty of them.

That's all she would remember of this stranger and the strange emotions he was evoking within her. Obviously because they were the only feature of his she could see. Half his face was covered by a black cap and the other by a black handkerchief. She could see the shine of the silver chains he wore in his neck, the black leather gloves he wore, the military boots and black cargos low on his hips. That was sinful. She looked away closing her eyes gasping for air as she tried to calm her heartbeats down. All of a sudden a loud terrifying scream of 'RUN' resonated through the air and before she could hiss in pain over the chooriyan he suddenly snapped on her wrist as the scream startled him, or cry over the pain and blood..she found her hand clasped tightly in the strangers as he kicked open the door and she found herself being tugged along. He made a run for it through the forest behind the mosque. The moon shining brightly in the sky amidst a blanket of stars. It was a beautiful night marked with both love and evil.

A loud blast resonated through the air and Zoya felt herself flying forward along with the stranger just as they had began running across the long bridge. It's intensity causing them both to go flying in the air just as the stranger wrapped his arms around her waist securely and the two landed roughly on the bridge, rolling together as one. Their limbs intertwined, eyes closed, hearts stopped beating and none of them breathing, until the momentum caught up and they stopped rolling. The stranger laying on top of her.

After what seemed like hours he hesitantly lifted himself with the support of his hands and looked down at the angel in his arms whose dupatta had gotten lost in the blast and her face was now covered with the thick blanket of her lush silky hair which he had been craving to run his fingers through. With a shaky hand, still unable to regulate his breathing from the intensity of everything that had occurred in the span of the last hour he moved her hair away from her face only to feel chilled to his bones as the face of the now fainted angel in his arms, beneath him, came into view. Making his heart stop beating and his mind stop functioning. He had definitely lost tonight. In more ways than one.

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New entry?

Spoiler - Will Asad come to Zoya's Grandparent's anniversary party?

xo - DailyDaisy!

Author's Note:

Thank you for your patience guys! I am rushing to edit the last few chapters that have less of AsYa so that I can finally give you guy's the chapters when they are under one roof and it is all about them! However, the upcoming chapters have a lot of AsYa scenes (even if it is not necessarily them interacting face to face) so I hope you enjoy those!

The only reason I have not written too many scenes on them is because I don' want over exposure before their story only begins. I have written a lot of the Haveli and Farooqui family scenes to give you a just of what the background and plot is like so it will help you understand the characters and story a lot better!

I have a big twist to the story at the end of part 8 so I am trying not to rush things and want that to be out in the open before Asad and Zoya are under one roof. I have dropped hints as to what it can be in almost all the parts before this in case any of you picked up on it.

Thank you for your comments but please try to let me know what you are enjoying and what not (I know you want more AsYa and less of the irritating Haveli Fam 😆) but other than that, please lemme know!

Thank you for all your patience and support once again! Hope you enjoy the next few parts it has a fair bit of AsYa scenes and they are not fighting in all of them for a change!

Two important things:

1) For PM's please add me to your buddy list because it is too confusing for me otherwise.

2) I just wanted to give out a heads up that I write quite a fair bit of songs into my stories because I write them from a TV Show/Movie perspective (More visualizing). Plus, Asad is quite the singer in my story so you'll be getting loads of song sequences (which Gul did NOT give us).

xo - DailyDaisy!

Mohabbatein

Part 6: Mere Khawbon Mein Jo Aye

Khan Mansion - The Next Morning:

The doorbell rang and Aisha who had just come downstairs went to answer the door wondering who it could be this early in the morning. She opened the door and her eyes widened in shock and disbelief. She stood their unresponsive for a good 30 seconds before she opened her mouth to scream and just as quickly a very masculine hand clamped over her mouth muffling her scream as her eyes widened even further in shock.

Dilshad was in the kitchen preparing the breakfast spread with the domestic help when she felt someone sneak up behind her and cover her eyes.

Dilshad-(smiled bright and felt the hands over her eyes) agar Aisha hai to tumhare haathon ko kya hogaya Aisha aur agar Asad hai to tumhari tabiyat to theek haina?

Man- Haan Haan, Main jaanta hoon aapke do hi sage bache hain aur ye teesra to aapka kuch nahin par hamesha yaad karana kya zaroori hai yaar Ammi?

Dilshad- (squealed in delight) ANWAR!! (And before she knew it there were a pair of arms hugging her from behind tightly and Anwars smiling face was resting on her shoulder) Anwar mera bacha kab aye tum?! What a wonderful surprise Allah (her eyes immediately filled with tears as she turned around and enveloped him in a tight hug as Aisha stood beside them beaming)

Aisha- Aww! Dekho na bhai Ammi as usual aaj bhi ro rahi hain..

Anwar- For the last time Ammi agar aap ne yeh hamesha mujhe mil kar rona band na kiya to main aapse milne hi nahin aaya karoonga..

Dilshad- Aise kaise milne nahin aaoge? Delhi se kaan keenchti le aongi yahaan don't forget main tumhari Ammi hoon..

Anwar- oh haan nahin nahin agar aap Asad ke saath aisa kar sakti hain uske staff ke saamne to phir main to-..(shook his hea his eyes wide with disbelief and shock)

Dilshad- Tumhe bhi phone karke shikayat lagai ussne?

Anwar- To is mein burai kya hai Ammi? It's not everyday that Asad calls you to crack a joke. A joke that has your stomach hurting from laughter for weeks..waise itni himmat kahan se jutai aapne?

Dilshad-(laughed) sach bataon to uss wakt to ghusse aur jazbaat mein aake maine yeh sab kar to diya par ghar aake jab socha to mere aise paseene choote ke kya bataon (all 3 of them laughed as Anwar's eyes darted around the house)

Anwar- waise nawab sahab hain kidhar aur unka mood kaisa hai aaj kal? Ghussa kuch kam huwa ya ab bhi 24 ghante naak pe rehta hai

Aisha- Mat poochiye bhaiyya aaj kal to naak maathe mun aankhon haath pair har jagah ghussa hi ghussa hai..

Anwar- Kyun bhai? Aisa kya ho gaya? (He saw Dilshad and Aisha exchange apprehensive glances) Ammi?

Dilshad-(sat on the sofa sighing) kuch nahin beta maine tumhe bataya tha na ke Rashid aur uski family wAapis Kasauli aa gaye aur apna dar bhi share kiya tha ke unn logon ka aur Asad ka aamna saamna ho sakta hai aur yeh kissi ke liye bhi acha nahin hoga na Asad ke liye aur nahin unke liye aur phir maine tumhe bataya na, ke uss din hospital mein-

Anwar- Arre haan Ammi yaad aya ab uski chot kaisi hai? Zakhm bhar raha hai? Doctor ne kya bola?

Dilshad- (shook her head) tum to jaante ho ke ye kitna ziddi hai Anwar, zakhm to bhar raha hai par yeh itni la parvai kar raha hai ke kya bataon? Parson raat phir uske zakhm se khoon beh raha tha dobara stitches karwane pare aur phir kal raat (her eyes filled with tears, making Anwar's heart hurt. His face contorted with pain as he caught the first of her tears as soon as the precious drops fell from her eyes and then shook his head at her telling her not to cry)

Anwar- Ammi please aap pareshan mat huyi dekhiye main aa gaya hoona ab sab theek ho jayega. Main Asad ko samjhaonga Ammi. Uska ghusaa to aap jaanti hain. Choti choti baat pe itni jaldi ghussa aa jata hai usse par jab thande dimaagh se sochta hai to khud ba khud theek ho jata hai is mein aapki ghalati nahin hai Ammi uss mein akal hi kam hai (he tried to make her laugh to lighten the atmosphere but Dilshaad shook her head at him worrying him) Ammi, aakhir baat kya hai aap kuch batayen to..Aish?

Dilshad- Rashid ka phone aaya tha kal. Woh Asad se milne aana chahte hain..(stared at him) baaki to tum soch hi sakte ho Asad ne kaise react kiya hoga (she broke into soft sobs as Anwar enveloped her in a tight hug consoling her surprised at the change of events Dilshad had just narrated to him. Aisha too took a seat beside her mother and began comforting her)

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Haveli:

A haggard looking Azlan walked into the house followed by an equally tired and worn out Zain who began to immediately get out of his uniform, pull out his tie and loosen his buttons

Zain- I'm gonna go say hi to Kajol real quick before breakfast we need to be back at headquarters by 10.

Azlan- Curse these assholes to ruin our life (shook his head) I mean if you want to fight open a damn fight club and fight there. Why destroy the whole city? (Sighed shaking his head) I swear if I don't get a weeks' vacation after this, someone's gonna get hurt

Zain-(laughed) Abhi to shuruwat hai beta aage aage dekh. Tujhe hi shauk tha na yeh naukri karne ka ab bhugat. Anyhow, main Kajol se milke aata hoon

Azlan- (stared at him) How do you do it man? Where do you get that kind of stamina? Raat bhar kaam karne ke baad ghar aake ek ladki ki chik chik suna (looking genuinely baffled) how? Why?

Zain- because she's not just any 'ladki' or girl, she's MY girl. The day you figure out the difference you won't be standing here conversing with me after a night shift (laughed at Azlan's baffled face before turning around and pulling out a flower from his shirt and climbing the stairs 4 at a time. Azlan just shook his head as he too proceeded towards his room to freshen up for breakfast) (he was passing by his parent's room when he heard voices from inside, specifically the mention of 'Asad' and he stopped in his tracks. His hands automatically forming into fists at his sides. Seriously? Were they still discussing this? He thought the topic was over and done with? Was there no other topic left to discuss now? He shook his head to try and calm the anger that always accompanied the name 'Asad' as far as Azlan was concerned and tried to make out their conversation through the door)

Rashid- Dekho Shireen, agar mera iraada bura hota ya tumhe dhoka dene ka hota to main yahan baithe tumse ijazat nahin le raha hota balke ab tak to main usse mil bhi aya hota aur tumse yeh baat chupa raha hota. Kya yeh baat ke main yahan baithke tumhe khud bata raha hoon tumse ijazat maang raha hoon kya yeh sabit nahin karta ke mera iraada kitna nek hai. Main wahan SIRF aur SIRF apne bete se milne jaa raha hoon Shireen, Asad se milne jaa raha hoon aur koi wajah nahin hai, I promise. Bhabi ya baji tumhe chahe kuch bhi bolein main khud tumhe vaada kar raha hoon na (sighed) Shireen dekho ek pal ke liye Azlan ko Asad ki jagah rakh ke dekho socho agar woh chura Azlan ko laga hota to? Aur agar main tum logon ko chorkar Dilshad ke saath reh raha hota aur woh mujhe Azlan ko milne se mana karti to? Tumhe kaisa lagta? Aur..aur Azlan ko kaisa lagta zara socho Shireen. Shireen, agar main wahan jaa kar bas ek baar apni aankhon se tasali kar loon ke Asad theek hai usse zyaada takleef nahin hai aur uska zakhm bhi bhar raha hai to main iss kisse ko yahin bhool jaonga warna main saari zindagi issi pareshani aur issi dukh mein guzaroonga ke main itna bebas itna badnaseeb baap hoon ke apne bemaar bete se uska haal tak nahin poochne ka haq mere pas. Khuda ke vaaste Shireen mujhe ijazat de kar mujhpe yeh ek ehsaan kardo iss pareshani se azaad kardo mujhe main tumhara yeh ehsaan zindagi bhar nahin bhoolonga.

Shireen-(finally raised her tear filled eyes to meet his and covered both his hands with hers as she gave him a small smile) Wahan haali haat mat jayega aap wahan pehli baar ja rahe haina acha nahin lagta. Asad aur Aisha ke liye zaroor koi cheez le jayega (Rashid laughed through his tears as he kissed both her hands in gratitude. FINALLY the last hurdle standing between him meeting his son had been conquered and now it was just a matter of hours before he could finally go see his son again)

Azlan quickly made to wipe his tears as the door to his parents room opened and Rashid stepped out surprised to see him there..

Azlan- Woh main, main bas abhi duty se laut raha tha socha aap logon ko bhi jaldi naashte pe aane ke liye keh doon humme wAapis jaana hai nashte ke baad

Rashid- shehr ke kya haalat hain? Koi ek bhi badmaash haath laga?

Azlan- None of the brothers but from the other side yah ek. Par usse kuch bhi nahin pata he just joined a week ago so basically nothing.

Rashid- I'm sorry beta (smiled as he patted his face)

Azlan- (stared into his father's face. A small part of him hurting as he saw his father's face shining so bright after years) Kya baat hai Abbu aap bauhat khush nazar aa rahe hain..

Rashid- Khush to hoon. Main uh naashte ke baad Asad ko milne jaa raha hoon (Azlan tried his best to look surprised and smile to avoid giving his father any reason to doubt his decision or lose that glow on his face) unka ghar woh baree safaid kothi haina hill top side pe (he laughed. Oblivious to the thousands of emotions arising in Azlan's heart due to the pride in his voice towards Asad) trust Asad to build his house in such a secluded part of the city (Azlan tried to his best to maintain his smile as Rashid looked at him beaming) anyhow tumhari Ammi ne bola hai wahan haali haath na jaon Asad ke liye kuch- (Azlan turned around unable to take it anymore. He took a deep breath to try and calm himself)

Azlan- Cigarettes and Coffee. His two most favorite things. That's what you should take him (and after saying that he walked off towards his own room leaving Rashid worried about him and Asad both)

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Khan Mansion:

Asad scrunched his eyes as sunlight seeped into the room. He groaned covering his face with a pillow rolling over to the other side.

Asad- KAKA! PARDE BAND KIJIYE NA! (After yelling his request he was about to drift back to sleep again especially since he felt fingers stroking his hair softly making him smile just a little in his sleep)

Anwar- WOW! Did a tsunami hit this room or a hurricane? (Asad jolted into a sitting position his face revealing his shock and disbelief upon hearing and seeing Anwar standing before him. Anwar simply turned and smiled brightly at him with a raised eyebrow as he stared around the DESTROYED room and Asad followed his gaze running a hand through his hair turning a little red looking at all his broken furniture. There were pieces of glass of all shapes and sizes strewn about the room and then Asad turned his attention towards Anwar and was about to get off the bed to hug him when Aisha screamed)

Aisha- Paagal! Sheeshe hain har jagah bed se na utarna. MAASI YEH ZARA ASAD KA KAMRA SAAF KAR DIJIYE..

Asad- (cringed) Maasi?

Dilshad- Asad! Maana ke mere aur Aisha ke ilaava kissi aur ko tumhare kamre aur cheezon ko haath lagani ke permission nahin hai par maasi yeh sab furniture aur glass uthayegee to hi Aisha kamra saaf kar payegi na..

Anwar- Ammi aap takleef mat uthayee maine aapko bola na iski akal barne nahin waali hai (walked over to Asad)

Asad- Aap delhi se Ammi ko yeh batane aye hain? Yeh aap roz unhe phone pe already 50 baar kehte hain din mein (they wrapped their arms around each other holding each other in a death grip for a long time. It was obvious at once how much love there was between the two and how much they adored each other)

Aisha- Acha bas bas we all know aap BHI yahan sirf Asad se milne aye hain. No need to prove it.

Anwar- Ch, nahin Aisha you know aisi koi baat nahin hai. You know Asad aur Ammi mere liye ek barabar hain. Main unn dono se milne aaya hoon (Aisha's mouth fell agape as all of them laughed at her. Even Asad was smiling and she punched him in the arm as he took her in for a hug as well and Dilshad watched the three of them with a proud yet sad smile on her face. As she moved to take their nazar off "keep the evil eye off of them" the servant came saying breakfast was ready and after Aisha and Anwar, Dilshad was als0 about to make her way out of the room but Asad held her arm)

Asad- Ammi (Dilshad stopped as Asad got off the bed watching his step and stood behind her) Ammi, who kal raat jo maine kaha jaise behave kiya (sighed) apni badtameezi ke liye main aapse maafi maangta hoon. I'm very sorry Ammi par main badtameezi nahin karna chahta tha. Bas unke baare mein sunkar main mujhse bardaasht nahin ho paya Ammi (as his voice shook and thickened with emotion Dilshad closed her eyes as a tear fell from them her heart hurting just as much as her son's was) Ammi, main aapko batana chahta tha ke agar aap yehi chahti hain to theek hai. Aaj jab woh ayenge toh, toh main unse zaroor miloonga (Dilshad gasped in shock as she turned around to face him. Happiness and disbelief both visible on her face and Asad found himself looking away unable to be happy for the happiness he saw on her face and he loathed Rashid Ahmed Khan even more because of it) Aapne mujhe hamesha sikhaya hai ke agar koi Ajnabi ya koi dushman bhi hamare ghar aa jaye to bhi uski haatir daari mein koi kasar nahin chorni chahiye. Toh aaj aap dekhiyega aapka beta ek ajnabee ke saamne aapka sar sharam se jhukne nahin dega. Unki haatir daari mein main aur Aisha (looked in her direction as angry tears formed in her eyes) dono yahan maujood honge. Maine kasam khayee thee Ammi ke apki zubaan se nikli har khuwaish har arzoo poori karoonga main aur aaj ek ajnabee ki wajah se main woh kasam torne nahin waala hoon. Aaj unhe aane to dijiye (Dilshad was about to say something but without listening to or saying another word he silently walked away to the bathroom. His silence breaking Dilshad's heart. She stared after him worried and upset. Her happiness as usual incomplete)

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City Hospital:

Zoya's eyes tried to flutter open but she immediately shut them tight again. Her head felt like a heavy rock was placed on top of it. There was an almost sickening pounding in it. She heard soft sobs coming from her side and someone holding her hand. She couldn't understand where she was, or why, what day or time it was., or who she was with- and then all of a sudden a pair of intense chocolate brown eyes flashed before her eyes and she jerked awake. Her heart immediately pounding in her chest and her breathing shallow as she stared ahead wide eyed. What on earth had happened last night? Before she could try recalling because her memory seemed distant and fuzzy for some reason she found herself being enveloped in a tight hug and someone crying against her. Who on earth? Why was she so disorientated? She just kept on hearing the words Zo and Dimple. Dimple, AAPI! (Zoya's eyes snapped open and she found her Aapi's arms around her and felt her shaking against her and hen she heard her loud sobs. Zoya put her shaky hands on her Aapis back still confused as to why she was so disoriented)

Zoya- Aapi (Zeenat moved away. Immediately cupping her face and kissing her all over)

Zeenat- Kahaan chali gayi thi tu? Hunh? Apni Aapi ko aise darata hai koi? JAANTI BHI HAI TU ke pichle 20 ghanton mein hum par kya beeti hai? ZO TUM KAHAN CHALI GAYEE THI?

Zoya-(even more confused) main kahan chali gayee thee? (She found her head being kissed by someone else who then also took a seat in front of her on the what she now realized was a hospital bed)

Arsalan- Aapi bol rahee thee ke tum log shaam ki party ke liye lehnge try kar rahe the and you put on some chooriyan and then all of a sudden you were gone? (He stared at her confused as Zoya tried to recall. She remembered sitting on the sofa in the shop, drinking coffee staring at the lehnga and then Aapi's phone had rang and all of a sudden Zoya's eyes widened as she remembered why she had left the shop and where she had gone. She remembered sitting in the graveyard and then her Aapi telling her about the curfew. The only other thing she remembered were those chocolate brown eyes but she wasn't about to tell anyone about him)

Asif- Zoya? Where'd you run off to yesterday? Are you okay? Bolo na Aapi kuch pooch rahee hain tumse?

Zoya- (not making eye contact with anyone) woh Aapi woh mujhe ice cream khaani thi toh main main wahan se ice cream khaane gayee thee. Uske baad I saw some kids playing in the park and one thing led to another. I started enjoying myself playing with the kids and lost track of time. I didn't know about the curfew. I was just getting pizza and coming home when I got your call and the rest I don't (she trailed off as her hand subconsciously stroked the part of her neck where she had felt his breath on her neck and all of a sudden goosebumps erupted all over her skin. She closed her eyes and something came back to her. The last thing she remembered before fainting was the sound of gentle waves somewhere below her and a wild heartbeat, HIS heartbeat above her. As her eyes flew open again she found herself being hugged by Arsalan)

Arsalan- Khuda ka shukar hai your safe warna kal jaise haalat the shehr ke khuda na haasta kuch bura hadsa ho sakta tha..

Zoya- Par main yahan?

Zeenat- Nurse ne bataya ke they found you on a stretcher in the lobby. No one knows how you got there but thank heavens you did. They also said your memory may be foggy. You were injected with some drug with memory loss side effects..

Aahil- Guess someone doesn't want you remembering what happened last night..(Zoya's eyes snapped to him in surprise and he smiled in response..her fingers subconsciously rubbing over her left wrist..she felt a difference in her skin texture there..as she looked down..she was surprised to find a cut there..a horizontal not so deep but definite scar..a scar that was bound to leave a mark..and she faintly remembered herself hissing as he had broken her chooriyan last night..she turned her attention back to the present as she felt arsalan ruffle her hair)

Arsalan- Ayee Aapi..aap aur main jaake doctor se mil aate hain..Ill fill the discharge forms while you talk to him..aahil asif..you guys go bring the car around the corner..(they both nodded)

Zeenat- (wiped her tears) Pagli. Ainda aisi harkat kee na toh do jhar doongi (fake slapped her as Zoya smiled and Zeenat kissed her forehead) aur shukar karo koi bada hadsa nahin hua zyaada chot nahin laggi warna shaam ki party mein bandages pehen ke ghoomti..

Zoya- Anything to get me out of wearing desi clothes Aapi (Zeenat shook her head at her)

Ayaan-(came walking in holding a whole bunch of get well soon helium balloons and Zoya's face broke out into a huge smile) Actually, I don't think that would be a good idea you really can't afford to become anymore badsurat Zo (dead serious face as he sat before her) I don't know if anyone has ever told you this before but you're super ugly.

Zoya- Haye! bauhat hi badtameez ho bhai tum toh (he grinned proudly making her smack him just as the other 4 exited laughing at them. It only hit her then and her eyes darted towards her small hospital room that was now vacant barring her and Ayaan and Ayaan smiled at her)

Ayaan- Bas hum hi aye hain (looked away) aur koi nahin hai. Ammi Abbu they wanted to come but (smiled bitter sweetly) as usual koi meeting nikal ayee (he looked towards Zoya laughingly but as expected he found her looking towards the ground with unshed tears swimming in her eyes and a sad look on her face. A look he couldn't bear so he moved to sit beside her and kissed the top of her head as Zoya closed her eyes and buried her face in his chest hugging him)

Ayaan- Hey now, don't cry. I thought you were a brave girl.

Zoya- I AM (Ayaan chuckled as he placed an adorable small white teddy bear in her lap making her squeal in happiness)

Ayaan- Sure. (Zoya chuckled slapping him and moving away as she stared at her bear and then back at him)

Zoya- Thank you. I love it.

Ayaan- I knew you would. Children often do like teddy bears (Zoya glared at him as he laughed and put his arm around her) it's a good thing you didn't get seriously hurt or killed last night because I swear I would've killed ya. We love you. Don't you ever forget that and we need you so don't ever and I mean EVER pull a stunt like that again. (Zoya nodded looking down upset again. She hated it when she upset them all or they admonished her even if it were for good reason) Now come on. Get out of that gown. Aapi brought you some clothes there in that bag. Go change we should get going (Zoya nodded and moved her covers aside to get out of bed and as she stood up she looked down in her neck seeing a silver chain shining around her neck. She pulled out the chain and looked at it confusedly. It was a silver dog tag with a picture of a hawk engraved into it and a carving of an S filled with black stones over it. She stared at it in her neck trying to figure out where she had gotten it from when a distant, strange but somehow very familiar deep husky whisper echoed in her ears 'Don't take it off' and her eyes widened with shock as they flew to Ayaan;s face. His own eyes wide with shock. His face drained of all color. A terrified expression on his face, resembling the face of someone who had been given the news of them or someone close to them being diagnosed with a deadly disease)

Zoya- Yeh, Yeh Kya? Kahan se..yeh- (she was about to make a move to remove it when Ayaan acting fast quickly reigned in his expression putting on a mask of a calm collected look as if nothing was out of the ordinary and he even laughed a little to go the extra mile)

Ayaan- What? Forgot so soon? You found these yesterday in the car I gave you remember? My ex-girlfriends? I fought with you to give them back to me but you refused (Zoya stared at him. Confusion etched on every inch of her face) what? You even scratched me like the jhalli billi that you are (shook his head) whatever keep them. They suit you..(Zoya raised her eyebrow at him) they finally make you look as cool as you think you are (and this time she glared at him) What? You don't want them fine give them to me (he stepped towards her)

Zoya- NEVER (clutched them to herself. She stuck her tongue out at him and then turned and walked away to the adjoined bathroom as Ayaan stared after her terrified and worried again)

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Continued in next post...

xo - DailyDaisy!