AsYa(KaBhi)SS 'Ice-Cream Makes Everything Better' Last Parts, Pg 24 - Page 8

Originally posted by: asifiqbalsh

Awesome update dear
Loved the flavour. Is zoya head injury created some new problem. Hope she is fine. Liked their convo. Finally they introduced themselves with their names. As usual want more ice cream & that too soon so plz update soon. Thanks for pm

Thank you so much Asif 😊
hmm...about her head injury...as per I planned earlier there was a problem but now i have changed the plot... hope you enjoy

Originally posted by: fatima30

Thank you for the PM! I loved the update it was lovely...Asya are both thinking about each other a lot
I love their conversations...
Update soon

Thank you so much Fatima
I am glad you like it 😊

Originally posted by: Sp8699

I mean this is like really wow ... loved the update... waiting for next part do PM when u update next... really really really loved the part...

Thank you so much dear
I m glad you like it 😊

This one is a belated Birthday treat for Champ (Mayur) I hope you enjoy...😳

PART THREE

Life has so many surprises, twists, turns, up and downs... Everybody has to go through it all... And sometimes something happens that changed you totally...in something you never know you would be...and then you can't go back to the one you once were...

Zoya... she had gone through a lot from the childhood...life was never a smooth for her...but she accepted it...many times she fell down...she got hurt...but still she fight...she rose again and again...with hope...And she never cried...for her crying is a sign of weakness and that was something she never ever wished to be...a weak!!! But one incident in life and it was like her resolves were disturbing...

Saturday evening with stranger...No...now that stranger has a name...Asad... So that evening with Asad... She did actually enjoy the time with him...she didn't know why but it did feel easy to talk to him...there was a comfort...ease... And what he said about reimburse something...she wondered if he would actually come with ice-cream next Saturday... Ohh...how she wished the time would fly just like that... Was she excited to meet him?' Nahhh...not just meet him but she was excited to see if he would really come with ice-cream for her'

But all her excitement drained away the very next day as she woke up with a horrible headache...dizziness... It was unbearable and she felt helpless...She was fighting to be strong but all in vain... She hated it to saw her Aapi-Jeeju so worried because of her condition... She never wanted to be the reason of trouble for them... But she was helpless... She was okay after a rest for a day but then again she was house arrest and her Aapi was around all the time...to take care of her...and she was feeling paralyzed... She was not at all herself... Not able to think anything rational she felt anxious...frustrated...worried and that fear rose again...pushing her to depression... She was trying to show herself strong but inside she had this feeling of weakness...what if she fell down and couldn't able to get up this time... She was trying to push away that fear with all the strength she had...but the heaviness inside was increasing...tears threatened to spill out and she struggled hard...to hold that flood of emotions inside...

It was Friday evening and she was sitting on the swing in her balcony with her diary open in her lap and a cup of dark chocolate ice-cream in her hand that Aapi bought for her after lots of request...as looking at her craze for ice-cream her Aapi always tried to keep her away from her craziness... She took a spoonful and stared at it...watching it melting...But just some moment and she couldn't take it anymore...she sighed, I won't let you melt just like that' She closed her eyes as the thick and creamy, deep dark chocolate ice-cream melted in her mouth...

"Bitter-sweet...that life is...but you can always serve it with delicious toppings..." With a dimpled smile adorning her face she closed her diary and her eyes twinkled as she took a last bite of bitter-sweet chocolate ice-cream...

It was Saturday again... but there was not that excitement in her as it was earlier... After so much of pleading her Aapi agreed to let her go out but didn't allow her to go on her scooty... With a sadden mood she decided to take a walk to her place instead of car drive... The thought...someone would buy an ice-cream for her...that excites her earlier but now she didn't want to think about it... She doesn't want to expect anything... And that sudden change in her mood was more frustrating... But still somewhere deep she was expecting him and it saddened her more finding the place empty... Why I need someone when I can treat myself as usual...it's always me and my ice-cream and no one else...' I didn't even know a thing about him except his name then why would I hope something from him...' She thought as she sat on the bench with her ice-cream...

Looking over the water ahead she smiled sadly as the cool breeze washed over her... ripples spread over the water...she was not an admirer of the tranquility...she always find those ripples as a sign of joy...a smile that spread all over making it's spectator smile back in joy... But today her heart wished for the stillness... Shaking her head she took a frosty bite... No one could disturb her peaceful time...' she thought watching those ripples fade away slowly...

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On the other side as usual Asad got busy in his work but he was feeling relaxed like he was never before... Next whole week he had spend in waiting for the Saturday evening... Waiting for something could be that much excited he never knew it...!!! Does this small change in his life would become his routine?' Whatever it is but he was liking the change for sure'

A little free time from busy schedule and he found himself thinking about that stranger... well, that stranger has a name now... Zoya' her name itself holding her true self...life...joyous...that she was!!! The crazy ice-cream lover, that wounded little girl, the passionate smart girl and the girl who truly means Life...!!! How many shades she has... he wondered many times...and found that curiosity increasing to know her more...urge to just listen her... She was all over in his mind and he didn't complain a bit... Not just thinking about her but he was doing the crazy thing too, that he never knew he would do in his life... On Friday night he worked on something that he has to reimburse... searching for ice-flavors... And thinking a lot he finally settled on Mint Chocolate Chip...

He didn't remember when the last time he visited the ice-cream shop and it surprised him that buying ice-cream can be such pleasant thing to do...or was it buying for someone... He pushed those thoughts away...

As he walked towards the bench he watched her sitting there with ice-cream...and he halted in his steps looking at the two cups of Mint Chocolate Chip in his hand... So she didn't expect me to come with ice-cream for her...' Was he expecting her to wait for him?' Why would she?' He shook his head looking at her as she smiled taking a bite of her ice-cream... No...he didn't expect anything like that...he was here for some peaceful time with himself...it just that he said he would reimburse doesn't mean he was here just for that reason only...' He put forward a reason as he walked ahead... The excitement he was feeling earlier was no where existed now...

"Hi..." He sat on the bench looking ahead... Her gaze shifted towards him and she smiled, he watched from the corner of his eye... Something was amiss...he just feel it... didn't know how?

"So finally you have acquired my place...huh?" She asked playfully and he just smile not averting his gaze

"Hmm...that is not I intended to do..." He pressed his lips turning towards her, "I am sorry if I disturbed you with my presence..."

"Hey...I am just kidding...didn't mean it that way" She narrowed her eyes looking at his serious expressions

"I was also joking" he shrugged his shoulders and she just stared at him... "Hmm...your ice-cream...umm...Mint Chocolate Chip..." He forwarded a cup towards her hoping she would like the flavor...

She didn't react...not knowing how to react may be... Deep inside she wished he come with ice-cream for her but at the same time she don't want to expect anything... her already messed up mind was not helping to her... She felt that heaviness again... He did really come with ice-cream...for her...' that gesture of his was really overwhelming for her in that state... She fought to be calm...

Puzzled he looked at her as she kept looking at the cup in her hand... Don't you like this flavor?' He finally asked

She looked up shaking her head and he was sure he had seen something in her eyes before she closed her eyes for a moment and looked at him again... "It...it's my favorite...thank you so much..." Dimples appeared on her cheek but something was missing in that smile he could sense that...

"Wow!!!" She exclaimed as she removed the lid and took a spoonful of Mint Chocolate Chip... He watched her as she closed her eyes in joy... "You know what...after a long time I got ice-cream from someone..." "Looking at my craze Aapi-Jeeju just wants me to stay away from ice-cream..." She said and he chuckled thinking how it could have a difficult task for her Aapi-Jeeju to handle her craziness... "Hence it was always me treat myself..." She added looking ahead and he sense something different in her tone... He watched her closing her eyes and taking a deep breath like she was fighting against something... Taking another bite she looked towards him, "Umm...it feels good..." She said with a mouthful of ice-cream, "the thing you love the most and getting that from someone..." She said with a smile but he was sure now that she was not at all herself... something was bothering her inside...

She was actually not to herself... Chaos inside has become unbearable for her and again she was struggling against the heaviness inside...He really came with ice-cream and that gesture of his was actually pushing her to the edge...she hated that... She avoided looking towards him and tried to enjoy her ice-cream...

"Are you okay?" He finally asked and a spoon halted near her lips...

"Hmm..." she just nodded before taking a bite, "I am fine..." She looked up at him for a moment before looking ahead

"You know...you can cry if you feel like...actually you should cry..." He said after studying her for some time and she looked at him with a horrified expression...

"What?" "Why would I feel like?" "And why should I?" She questioned feeling more disturbed, "What do you think? "You think I am weak that I'll cry..." "No...I am strong...I can handle anything...any damn thing...nothing can make me weak..." Her voice was steady but her eyes were struggling...struggling to push the storm of emotions inside only...

"Crying is not a sign of weakness Zoya..." He said gently and she felt her all strength she was using to hold herself vanished suddenly with just that gentle tone of his... She watched him as he nodded his head asking her to let her emotions flow...and tears sweltered against her eyelids...

"You need it sometimes to just let go...and strongest people allow themselves this...crying is a release Zoya...you are trying to hide your emotions not from others but from yourself...let it out and then only you can think rationally...you'll make better decisions when you are free from emotions..." He said and she just stared at him... A drop rolled down from her eye and she hid her face in her palms as finally all the locked up emotions flowed down her cheeks...

"I...I am...tired...I never demand for anything...I tried to be strong...accepted everything that life chooses for me... but it's like everything just slipped away from me every time...and I remain with nothing...how many times I have to look for something new...why nothing is constant in my life..." she mumbled against her palm and not knowing how to comfort her he sat there looking at her helpless... "I...I...don't want to be a trouble for anyone...I am ready to struggle always but what if I couldn't struggle anymore...I...I...I am..." She just cried and cried letting everything out...her every emotion...her fear...

His hand moved to pat on her head but he stopped himself not knowing if it was right... He didn't know how to sooth her... It was disturbing for him to look her like this... But then he knew, she'll be fine once she was done... she needed it...

He watched her as she removed her palms rubbing her tears away... Her tears subsided; she sniffed looking ahead...

Finally after some time she was looking calm and he felt relaxed, "Crying sometimes is good for your mind, your soul...because it gives you the inner peace, the calmness that no one else can provide you...and you need it to look ahead with new strength..." He said and she looked at him...

She just nodded her head with a small smile before looking ahead again... "Hmm...so you want me to follow your theory..." She said after a moment that made him smile... She was back to herself like she wasn't crying some moments back...

"You know...you are the strongest person I ever saw in my life..." He said sincerely and watched the dimple deepened on her cheek, "Wait...I'll be back..." He said and before she said anything he was gone...

She just stared at his back...before her eyes closed feeling peace inside...like after ages she was at ease... What was it...why his presence, his words had that influence...he is stranger then why he didn't seem the one...' Whatever it is...it didn't feel wrong to open up to him...why?' She wondered... Am I right or...?' A doubt crept in her mind and she opened her eyes... As she noticed the cup of her ice-cream she frowned... "Urgh!!! My ice-cream"

"No need to worry about this one melted cup when you can have another..." He said as he forwarded a cup towards her... "You need it...right?" He asked and she smiled taking a cup from his hand...

"Mint Chocolate Chip...most common fave, next to vanilla right?" He asked sitting beside her and she looked at him surprised...asking him how does he know and he just smiled removing the lid of his cup... he said nothing and she giggled as he took a spoonful...

"So you searched for the flavors..."

"Hmm...I always preferred perfection in whatever I do..." He said in arrogance and she laughed more...

"Ohh...Mr. Perfect why didn't you prefer the most common fave then..."

"That would be the very common then...and I never go for the common route..."

"Hmm...interesting...Mr. Uncommon..." She laughed enjoying her ice-cream and he looked at her... wondering what it was that she was disturbed earlier...

Feeling his gaze she looked towards him, "Don't let it melt...I am sure you haven't tasted this flavor before so if you want to enjoy its real taste, then don't waste the time..." She said looking at the spoonful of ice-cream and her eyes twinkled with pure happiness giving him the pleasure that he never feel before...

Hmm...I won't let it melt...' He mumbled looking at her blissful smile before taking a spoonful of his ice-cream...

Looking at her right then no one would believe if he said that she is the most sensible person he known...' He thought as he watched her enjoying the ice-cream like she is the five year old kid for whom ice-cream is happiest thing ever!!

"You know, Ice-cream has some magical features..." She kept talking and he stared at her...lost in her innocence... He didn't know about the magical features of ice-cream but he was sure that she has some magical features that he felt drowned... But still his mind was wondering what was bothering her that she was disturbed earlier... He wanted to ask but it didn't feel right to him...

she looked towards him and sighed placing her cup aside as she noticed his questioning gaze, "You know sometimes some things happens and that pushed you to change into something that you never want to be..." She said with a small smile, "Never in life I felt afraid of falling down...because I always believe that I can get up again...but now I don't know from where this sudden fear rose...that pushed me to think, what if I couldn't able to get up this time..." "I have heard Aapi-Jeeju were talking about the CT scan and some tests doctor has suggested again...they are so much worried...because of me... and I feel helpless...I am not afraid for whatever that will happen...it just I hate the way of how this all is making me weak...and helpless..."

He felt disturbed with the knowledge and didn't understand what to say...How to make her feel better...when he himself was not feeling good with this fact...

Well...I am going to be fine...whatever may happen..." She pressed her lips getting up, "When freezer stop working ice-cream become a sticky mess...and as I can't see my ice-cream melting I have to eat fast right?" She smiled big and he stood up still searching for the words...

"Thank you Asad...for ice-cream and for your theory..." "I really feel better now..." She said and he smiled following her

"You can always have another cup...so not to worry if sometimes it melts..." He said and watched a dent deepened on her cheek...

"Hmm...Bye..." She said and he narrowed his eyes

"Where is your scooty...?" He asked not finding her scooty anywhere

Earlier it saddened her that she can't even drive her scooty...that gives her the feeling of a free bird... But now she was again back to herself who has that spirit of enjoying each flavor of life...with her own artistic toppings... "Change in lifestyle is something we have to welcome" She smiled looking towards him

"Hmm..." Shoving hands in pant pockets he hummed walking towards his car, "Umm...Zoya...I can drop you if that's okay with you" He asked before opening the door of his car...

"Thank you Asad..." She smiled turning back, "But like you said sometimes crying is good for your mind, just like that walking sometimes is also good for health..." "Bye..."

He looked at her back still she disappeared at the end of the lane... "Hmm...Ice-cream makes everything better...even though nothing is right...it feels better with a scoop of ice-cream..."

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Note:

Ice-cream makes everything better...even though nothing is right...it feels better with a scoop of ice-cream..." That was the theme of this story... but here after I don't wanna go with what I have planned earlier... I just can't go with that sad route... If it was real life we couldn't change anything but accept the reality...but here in fiction I have that liberty and so I don't want such nasty happenings here... Hence I have changed the plot and you'll get some cute AsYa moments now... Hope you enjoy 😳

PART FOUR

Zoya kept walking...with a smile playing on her lips... How earlier she was upset but now it felt like something had changed... After almost four months she felt like she was back to herself... Yes some things have changed as maybe she would cry hereafter...she would let her emotions flow instead caging them inside... And she couldn't alter this change in herself... And why would she? When it makes her feel better?

What this stranger has done to her?' She thought as she kept walking...enjoying the cool breeze washing over her...that was playing its new symphony... Everything seemed novel...more bright...more comforting... And she liked it... Whatever it is...right now she doesn't want to think... she just wants to feel it... She wants to live in moment not caring for anything else...

Tomorrow might come with anything...she can have another cup or not but today he was there with another cup for her...and she was contented...

While on the other side Asad was feeling disturbed... This girl had definitely pushed him to some fear...and how he wished he could have contact her to know if she was okay... Distress was visible on his face the whole week thinking what would be the result of her tests... He couldn't do anything but wait till Saturday and he hated it...

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Zoya was feeling like she had won the world... Sitting on the swing with the cup of Mint Chocolate Chip she smiled... Yes it was her favorite flavor but now it was top on the list... How she wished she could have contact him and tell him that she have got another cup...and she would definitely gonna enjoy it like never before!!!

Her all test reports were normal...there was nothing serious... More rest and medicines for some more days and she would be fit and fine... In some cases of TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury) symptoms like headache, dizziness, frustration, mood change can be found more than three months and it'll reduce with time... How relieved she felt and how tears welled up in her eyes as she heard what doctor had said... And how the first thought crept in her mind was him...how she wished to share this with him an instant...

"Asad..." She bit her lip looking at the cup in her hand... Earlier she didn't want think what it was that she was feeling but now she wanted to know...wanted to discover her feelings...strange pull, comfort she felt towards Asad... And when she came to the conclusion it was a pleasant surprise... Like any other girl she has always wondered how that feeling would be... Really it would be like she had seen in romantic movies or read in novels...?' But as now she was really feeling it...it...it seemed more beautiful...more serene than any recitations she had read...

She closed her eyes feeling the new taste of her Mint Chocolate Chip...

Asad... he came as a stranger in her life and introduced her to the new flavor of her ice-cream... In this whole week she thought a lot about the happenings...her each thought ended to the only person she had met... And she was sure that the pull she was feeling towards him was something more... And she wanted to discover it wholly... He was still a stranger...she didn't know anything about him and she was aware of his state too...he might never feel like this for her...But so what? She couldn't stop herself...her emotions...her feelings...but yes she would definitely hide those feelings and try...try to win his trust...

Baatein kuch ankahee si...

Kuch ann suni si hone lagi...

Kabu dil pe raha na...

Hasti humari khone lagi...

It did feel different to her as she walked towards her place...with two cups of Mint Chocolate Chip... Her heart could beat at this speed, she never knew it!!! She watched him as he sat there looking over the water...

"Hi..." She smiled as she sat beside him and she was sure she had seen him sighed in relief

"Ohh...I thought you are going to skip the routine..."

"I guess sometimes routine itself not allowed us to miss it..."

"Hmm..." He smiled and he felt relieved as she was herself... How earlier the thought frightened him ... what if she won't come today', "So which flavor you have today?" he asked noticing two cups in her hand and watched the dent deepened on her cheek as she forwarded a cup towards him... He looked at the cup and then at her confusingly

"Same flavor..."

"Hmm...sometimes the same flavor tastes different when we change our view..." She said taking a spoonful and then looked towards him, "You were right...I can always have another cup"

He looked up and his eyes met with hers...those eyes full of joy and he could sense the relief inside, "So everything is alright?"

"Hmm..." She nodded and narrated him the happenings... He looked over the water...how the whole week he was restless to know about her health...and now he was at peace...

A cool breeze wash over them as they stared ahead enjoying their ice-cream... She watched him frowned looking at those ripples spread over the water... She was about to say something but hold herself back as he looked towards her, "How peaceful it was but it can't be like that always..."

"Hmm...but tranquility is not always peaceful"

"Maybe...but I like that tranquility..." He said and she just smiled not wanting to argue... He narrowed his eyes as she didn't react

"Ohh...don't you ever think..."

"I am not..." He grinned as she warned him, "I know you always have some or other theory in your mind..."

"Whatever" she shrugged her shoulders shoving a spoonful of ice cream in her mouth and then placed the cup aside, "I don't want to argue today"

"That's not fair...no new theory for followers" He teased

"NO..." She said getting up, "Sometimes followers should analyze the previous ones..."

Getting up he checked his watch for time when she said, "I have to go early today" "Umm...Asad...it just...I mean if..." She stuttered and he narrowed his eyes

"What is it?"

"Umm...wo if you don't mind can I have your number...I mean..." She asked nervously

Before she explained more he cut her words, "Of course...I don't mind" He said as he gave his number and saved her in his device...

"You'll come next Saturday right?" She asked and watched him as he raised his brows, "Umm...it just that if you would like to taste the new flavor...there is that Gold Medal Ribbon...Vanilla flavored and chocolate ice-cream with caramel ribbon...you would like that..." She narrated with delight and he chuckled, "So wanna try?"

"Hmm..." He shoved his hands in his pant pockets and nodded as he walked beside her, "I never knew that I would eat that much of ice-cream in my life...different flavor every weekend...like seriously?" "Unbelievable..." He shook his head...

"Hehh..." She laughed as she wore her helmet, "And I hope you don't mind..." She asked turning towards him

"Not actually...as I would get a new theory to follow with new flavor..."

"Good..." She smiled flipping the visor on her helmet down, "See you Saturday then"

And just like that Saturday evenings became his routine too... Two of them and Ice-cream... talking, teasing, arguing, knowing each other...and experiencing different flavors of ice cream...with some new theories... It was all new experience to him...enjoying and discovering life like this... And he definitely liked it...

And without realizing it has became their routine'

Those unplanned, unexpected meetings of two strangers marked as a turning point in their life... Both were seeking for some peace and they found each-other...with a scoop of ice-cream!!!

Life is like an Ice-cream... Enjoy it before it melts...' Zoya's tag line gave Asad the new vision to look towards life... It was like she has entered in his life like a breeze...that refreshed everything... He felt the strange pull towards her...the comfort he felt when she was around...that was unexplainable... He found himself totally different when he was with her... Over three months they have bonded really well... But even though he felt that pull, he always pushed that thought away... She was a friend...a philosopher...a guide... And he was happy to found someone like her... There was stillness...a peaceful stillness and he wished it remain like that only... A gentle touch of wind could also create ripples...that he didn't wish...'

But for Zoya...it was all over different...as she has realized her feeling on that very moment when he had given her the hope...the strength...belief that was fading away from her... She was happy, the way their relation has shaped... She never tried to explain him what she felt...she was just happy with the fact that he was there with her...with a new cup of ice-cream if anytime her ice-cream melt... She knew it!! She was also aware that he trusted her...but pushing him or forcing him into something that might turn differently...there need some time and she was ready wait...

Hasti humari khone lagi...

Woooh...wooohh...wooo

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Almost three months passed and it was another Saturday evening...

"Asad... You born and brought up here in Bhopal only right?" She asked and he nodded as he placed his cup on the bench...

"Yes...why?"

"Umm...then you know anything about Khan Group?" She asked suddenly and he looked at her surprised, he never discussed anything about his professional life with her...that never occurred before... "Jeeju was talking about the proposal from Khan Group for the new Eco Hotel Project...but..." she paused and Asad narrowed his eyes getting curious, "You know what is the interesting point...?" She paused shoving a spoonful of ice-cream in her mouth, "The person called AAK" she said placing her cup aside, "Ohh wait...I need to google him..." She mumbled searching for her phone...

"Wait..." He stopped her as she took out her phone, "What about AAK?" "I mean what is interesting?"

"That is what I want to know na?" She said moving her attention towards her phone again when he snatched her phone and she looked at him surprised by his move

"Umm...sorry..." He said sheepishly, "But what you want to know about him"

"You know him?" she queried and he nodded, "Ohh wow...you know what, now a days he is the only topic of gossiping in our female staff as they comes to know about his visit... She shook her head, "Hot, handsome and what not? "They are just behaving like he is some super model...so I just wondered who this AAK is"

"Visit...where?" Asad was shocked as he himself didn't have any idea about such visit

"There is a lunch meeting arranged in our hotel on Monday, he wants to discuss and monitor some things before investing in our new project..."

So Abbu was asking me to attend this meeting on Monday...' he mumbled to himself, "What is the name of your hotel?" He asked coming out of his thoughts

"Hotel Aster..." She said nonchalantly and shook her head, "Tsk...Do you know him personally?" She again inquired about AAK and he chuckled

"Hmm...you look curious to know about him?"

"Not actually, I am not interested in meeting any arrogant person"

"How do you know that he is arrogant?

"That is another quality of him I heard...he behaves like he owns the world...But I don't understand one thing..." She looked at him confused, "If he is that rude and arrogant then why these girls are still behind him and you know our HR head is his collage mate and she has the huge crush on him even though he dismissed her once very rudely..." she provided him more information...

"Hmm...interesting..." "So what do you think? He should entertain such girls...?"

"Umm...no...I didn't mean that... and it's not only about the girls but he behaves very rude and strict with everyone and his anger is the another thing..." she shook her head disapprovingly, "Tsk...I guess, according to whatever I have heard about him he can be categorize in those self obsessed arrogant businessman...and I hate meeting such people..." she declared her opinion

"How can you judge someone when you don't know a thing about that person...?" He raised his brows

"I know I don't know him but it's not just one person's opinion..."

"Okay..." he cut her words, "See...he is a businessman and it's necessary to build such image and sometimes need to be rude and about the girls..." He paused and she narrowed her eyes, "If you want I'll ask him to behave nice and sweet"

"Sounds like you are in favor of him?" She asked suspiciously

"Hmm...may be..." He shrugged his shoulders "But one thing...it's going to be an interesting meeting for you and I suggest, don't google him...it's worth meeting him directly..."

She looked at him for a moment, "Now I am definitely going to google him..." She declared and snatched her phone from his hand...

"No..." he tried to grab her phone but she held it back... "Stop me if you can..." She challenged him getting up and he pulled her back... phone slipped down from her hand and she landed on him... Her face buried in his chest while her fingers curled on the fabric of his shirt...

Unknowingly his hand wrapped around her... And her eyes closed as she breathed in his scent... His hand moved on her waist as he tried to balance himself and shifted her beside on the bench...she hitched in her breath and her grip tightened on his shirt...

"Umm..." she inhaled not able to bear the pace of her heart and moved back as he loosened his hold, "Sorry..." he mumbled helping her to get up...

Awkward silence prevailed as both sat there avoiding looking at each other...

Asad's phone beeped breaking the silence and he smiled as she briskly moved to grab her own phone... She stared at the screen for a moment and then turned to look at him, her eyes glistened challenging him before moving back and he nodded his head in negative while talking on his phone...

"Zoya...listen..." disconnecting the call he moved to stop her but looking at her expressions he sighed...

"ASAD...YOU..." her eyes widened as she looked at the screen of her mobile and then at him... "You are AAK...?"

"Hmm..." He sighed

"I can't believe it..."

"But you have to..."

"What?" She raised her brows, "Are you asking me to believe that everything I heard about you is true?

"See you can't deny that opinion of my followers?" he shoved his hands in his pant pockets as he smirked, "Don't you think I am Handsome...?" he narrowed his eyes, "It's not just my opinion you know...That is what those girls think right?" he crossing his arms and watched her as she narrowed her eyes moving back...

"Hmm...AAK...hot and handsome" she pressed her lips studying him with serious expressions, "but you know..." She paused and he narrowed his eyes, "they consider you as arrogant, rude and much more adjectives you have got..." she giggled

"Ohh...so you don't want to believe that AAK is arrogant"

"Umm...Yes...but...you know..." She tried to suppress her laugh, "First impression always matter...isn't it?"

"Yeah...right...first impression matter...I agree on that point..." He smirked

"Okay...okay...I know...no need of reminder..." She glared at him and he laughed...

Carefree laughter of his and she felt herself lost in that sight... He looked so adorable and she wondered if he is the same AAK everyone was talking about... Hmm...he is definitely handsome but arrogant...that he doesn't seem now...'

He clicked his fingers and startled she shook her head looking other way, "Chalo ab, I am getting late..." She walked ahead trying to hide the blush crept on her face...

"You know actually I asked Abbu to attend the meeting on Monday...but now I guess I should come..." he said and she turned narrowing her eyes, "It won't be good if I disappoint my followers right?" He asked to see her reaction and smiled as she looked at him crossing her arms... "I should behave nicely...right?" he asked with innocent look

"Yeah, of course you should...I'll make sure you will enjoy your time with your followers..." She snapped before turning

"Really...that's great... you deserve a treat then... what about a...umm..." He tried to remember something scratching the back of his head and turning back she narrowed her eyes, "Yes...Caramel Turtle Truffle..." He smiled remembering the flavor she mentioned when he bought Honey Nut crunch earlier...

"Thank you but no thank you..." She stretched her lips in a fake smile and walked towards her scooty while he followed her, "I guess you should save this offer for your followers..." She said as she wore her helmet and turned back to look at him

"Hmm..." moving forward he pushed the visor of her helmet up, "But the offer is valid for today only and exclusively for the one crazy ice-cream lover I know..." He said looking into her eyes

"Whatever..." she shrugged her shoulders and turned to start her scooty, taking a turn she stopped and looked towards him, "I'll think if the offer remains open till next Saturday..." She smiled before flipping the visor down, "Bye...see you on Monday..."

"Hehhh..." he shook his head moving towards his car, "Caramel Turtle Truffle..." He chuckled wondering how his suggestion was right for her, She definitely should do a Documentary on different flavors of ice-cream'

So how was it??

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--Deepti--

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Loved both the episode ... their ice - cream time is always magical ... lets see how Asad will behave as AAK when he will meet Zoya ... waiting for their next meeting... do PM

Beautiful updates Deepti
I really have no words to explain how much I love today updates
loved the way how Asad and zoya became each other's strength when they both hiding their pain from world
Haha zoya complaims about AAK to Asad
loved their ice creme routine
pleasee please continue soonish

Nice updates
Loved it
Zoya didn't like that bc of her, her Appi & jiju was worried. She shared that with Asad & followed his advice. Reports came out & everything was fine with her. She wanted to tell Asad but she has to wait. On the other side, he was worried for her.
She realised her feelings but decided to wait if he feel the same or not. So now she knew who he is. Waiting for their Monday meeting with caramel tuffel truffle in her hotel not on Saturday. Update soon plz. Thanks for pm