Part 15:
Memory Recall: Khans and Farooquis are next door neighbors, so Zoya will live in her own house...
After the hurtful encounter, Zoya locked herself in her room and cried her heart out while Haider and Rohan followed her till the room but didn't knock as they knew she needed time to digest what happened a few minutes back... Asad too did the same but he didn't cry, he was done of that sort of things and didn't want to be weakened in front of her...
Haider was sitting in the living area holding his head in his hands when someone placed a hand on his shoulder, he looked up and found Najma there... both shared an emotional eye lock, they didn't know whether Asad and Zoya were right or wrong, they only knew one thing that they loved each other and wanted to be together through thick and think... they sat holding each other's hands in complete silence, they didn't need any words as their eyes were enough to do the talking...
It had been more than an hour and Zoya was still in her room, Rohan who knew about her actual condition got worried as it was not good for her... he knocked on her door but Zoya didn't open, he knocked again but no response at all, he opened the door and found her lying unconscious on the floor near her bed... he immediately ran towards and called for Haider, he laid her down on the bed and rubbed her palms while Haider and Najma came running there in worry... when Zoya didn't came back to senses, they decided to take her to the hospital while Najma ran to her house...
Asad didn't want to face his family, he knew all would be supporting Zoya so he decided to go somewhere... he was coming downstairs when he saw an horrified Najma running towards Ayan's room and before he could have asked her what happened, he saw her coming back with Ayan and both left in hurry... he followed them, the moment he saw lifeless Zoya in Haider's arm he heart skipped a beat, he stood rooted to his spot as he realized he was the sole reason behind her misery, a lone fell from his eye as he realized he said so many hurtful things without considering her pregnancy for once... his anger was justified but was his anger more important than Zoya??? he came out of his thoughts and found no one there, he jumped in the car and headed towards the hospital...
When Asad reached there, he asked for Zoya from the reception and made his way towards the OPD... he found Haider, Rohan, Ayan and Najma but didn't go near them, he stood there waiting for the doctor to come out... after a few minutes, the doctor came out and said something to Haider, he didn't hear anything but he knew she wasn't fine... Rohan left with the doctor while Ayan and Najma stood there with Haider...
Asad didn't know what took over him, he made his way towards them, Najma was the one who spotted him but Asad didn't care what his siblings thought of him, ignoring their questioning gazes, he entered in the room where Zoya was admitted...
Zoya was still unconscious when Asad entered in the room, he took heavy steps towards her, he noticed how weak she was, her skin was pale and her tear stained face was enough to slip his heart into millions of pieces...
KaBhi yeh haal ke dono mai yak-dilli thi bohat
KaBhi yeh marhala jese ke aashnayi na thi
Asad sat on the stool near the bed, he caressed her head and tears brimmed in his eyes... he didn't know where he went wrong but the truth was that he failed, he failed in building trust in their relationship... for him Zoya was his life, but he never knew one day he would meet a total knew Zoya whom he didn't know at all... Asad placed his hand on her abdomen and caressed it with teary eyes, he wanted to do a happy dance, he was going to be a father and this was supposed to be the happiest news of the world... but Zoya snatched the right from him, she hid her pregnancy, was he that bad...
Ke dhoop chhaon...
Ke dhoop chhaon ka alam raha, judaai na thi
Woh humsafar tha!!!
Woh humsafar tha!!!
Zoya was unaware of Asad's presence, she was under the effect of medicines but unknown to her, her heart cried with him... Asad stood up and inched closer to her, he placed a kiss on her forehead and unknown to him a tear fell on Zoya's cheek... he glanced her for one more time and left and as soon he walked out Zoya woke up, she looked here and there in search of him , she knew he was there, she didn't need any confirmation as her heart told her it was him... she felt something on her cheek and her hand rose on her own accord, she smiled with tears as a tiny drop of tear confirmed her he was there...
Rohan met with the doctor and told him everything about Zoya's complicated pregnancy, like the doctors of Pakistan, Dr Neil also suggested aborting the baby but Rohan knew what exactly his friend wanted so he requested the doctor to keep it between them only... Dr Neil agreed but admitted Zoya in the hospital as he wanted to do a complete checkup and considering her mental state after the nervous breakdown he didn't want to take further risk...
Zoya spent the whole week in the hospital... the whole Khan Family visited her expect Asad but she didn't care, why would she??? she knew he was with her when she needed him the most... when Zoya got discharge, Dr Neil had a word with her in private, he wanted to discuss the complications and suggested to inform her family but Zoya didn't budge from her decision...
Asad was at home, he knew Zoya was back but he didn't go to meet her for once... Dilshad was the one who always used to tell him about Zoya, he never asked anything but his mother knew he was worried so she told him without asking...
Arooba was back in India, as promised Rohan arranged her visa and she was back to Zoya... in a few months, Arooba and Zoya mingled so well that if anyone could have saw them together he would consider them sisters... Arooba was hell angry with Asad, how could he say such things to Zoya but she was proud of Zoya for not pleading or begging for his love...
Asad drowned himself in the oceans of work, he stopped having dinners at home as his siblings started ignoring him... he knew his family loved Zoya more than him but he never knew all would support her only... earlier he had distanced himself from his family as Zoya's betrayal broke him completely but he never lose the hope... but with Zoya's return, his anger reached on its peak, he lost his control when he heard the news of his baby, wasn't he deserved to know about his own baby???
Time flew like a carefree bird, it had been more than a month to Anwar and Zeenat's death... as we all know, life moves on, so did Haider and Zoya moved on... they accepted the bitter reality of life, their loss wasn't compensate able but they needed to start living again for the peace of Appi and Jeeju's souls who would definitely feel bad seeing them in grief...
After that encounter, Asad and Zoya didn't meet again, both were adamant at their decisions... if Zoya wanted to stay away from him for his safety then Asad wasn't less, he took a step back and set her free... but in their anger, both literally forgot about their unborn baby and continued hurting each other by living so close yet so far...
If Asad had his only friend Sara in his life who stood by him then Zoya had Haider, Rohan and Khan Siblings and last but not the least, Arooba... friends are indeed a blessing from Allah Almighty and Zoya felt blessed having Rohan and Arooba in her life, no doubt Haider and Khans were always there for her but Rohan and Arooba held a special place in her heart...
Zoya stopped going out, she used to spent the whole day in her room only... but Ayan and Haider wanted their old bubbly Zoya back, they teamed up and used to plan small get together in the evenings where all tried their best to cheer her up but it went futile as Zoya didn't want to come out of her gloomy state... she never opened up with them but they all knew she missed Asad more than anything in the world...
Asad too missed her a lot, no doubt he was angry but he wanted her to fight with him, the way she gave up on him, hurt him more, was his love that weak and Zoya choosed to give up instead of fighting???
There was a birthday party of Zoya's school friend Sonia, as usual Zoya politely refused but this time Haider didn't buy any excuse and told her to go... Zoya didn't want to go but when Haider stopped talking to her, she agreed after all Haider was her only family and she didn't have the courage to lose him...
Sonia was Sara's cousin so she was also invited and she took Asad with her while Zoya didn't wanted to go alone she took Arooba with her... when Zoya spotted Asad and Sara there, she was surprised, not because he was at the party but because he was with Sara... she literally hate Sara from college days, she was aware of her one sided love for Asad and the jealousy element was there from day one... she never liked Sara when Asad was her lover then how can she see him with someone else when he was her husband...
Asad didn't expect that he would face Zoya like that but seeing the hint of jealousy in her eyes, he felt a ray of hope, a hope to find his Mrs. Khan back... he thought maybe his closeness to Sara will effect Zoya and led to their argument... yes he wanted to have an argument with her just like the way his Zoya used to do, their anger, their fights and their egos were nothing in front of their love...
No doubt Zoya was more than jealous and she just wanted to kill Sara right there but she didn't miss to notice how happy Asad was... she knew her decision left a bad impact on Asad as he didn't want to hear her out for once but she was content after all she was satisfied as Asad was safe and sound and living a peaceful life... putting her jealousy aside she sent a silent prayer above for his happiness and ignored him...
While Asad was on the verge of shouting at her again, what the hell did she think of herself, didn't his closeness to Sara effect her at all??? Asad knew he did bad by using Sara like that but he wanted to see a reaction from Zoya that never happened... if Asad and Zoya were going through a silent torture session, Sara was having the wonderful evening of her life, she was with Asad, the man she loved, what else she wanted from life???
Allah knows what took over Asad and in anger he proposed Sara without thinking once... he didn't know what he was doing, all he knew that he wanted to tell Zoya that his life didn't end after her and he can move on with Sara...
Zoya was sitting with Arooba in an isolated corner when she heard about Asad proposing Sara... her skipped a beat, was that true??? Mustering the much needed courage, she made her way towards the crowd but stopped in her track when she found Asad on his knees in front of Sara... tears made their way on their own, she felt suffocated, she wanted to go away from that place and cry her heart out but someone placed a hand on her shoulder... it was Arooba, who knew Zoya must be needed her support... Zoya held Arooba's arm tightly as Sara said yes and hugged Asad, she closed her eyes in disgust, this was the least she wanted to witness...
Asad was aware of Zoya's presence, he saw her coming from the corner of her eye but didn't look at her but when Sara hugged him he literally came back to senses and it clicked him what the hell he did... after breaking the hug, he looked towards Zoya who was looking at him with tearful eyes, he felt tears in his own eyes and locked his eyes with hers...
A longing to hold you once more
A desire to kiss you once more
Walking away was the hardest thing
Every ounce of control held my tears back
Every ounce of persuasion moved me further away from you
All I have left with me are the beautiful memories that we painted together
Memories that will stay with me until the end I live every moment missing you
With every breath I call out to you over and over again
Thank you for what you have given me
For loving me
For caring
For holding me
Laughing with me, making me feel like I was the only girl in the world
Words will never justify your importance
At this moment in time I have nothing to give you other than my unconditional love and to pray for you with every step I take
I love you...
I love you...
Asad and Zoya stood there in complete silence, both kept talking via their eyes and went down the memory lane... they remembered each and every moment they passed together, happy and bad... especially their last encounter...
Thank you sooo much Saima Api for this wonderful poem, when I read it for the first I was like did you wrote it for that scene lol. But seriously I felt like this poem is written for WHT only. Love you for allowing me to use this poem ❤️ Big tight hug 🤗
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