AsYa both were awake.Just some time ago, Zoya moved towards her room after passing a black coffee to Asad and a little chit-chatting.
So Asad was sipping his coffee with one hand and doing his work with the other hand in laptop.Suddenly out of nowhere Zoya barges in excitedly screaming "Merry Christmas Mr. Khan."
Asad almost choked his coffee, he kept the cup aside and standing up immediately stared at Zoya.
Zoya, before he gets angry and starts shouting at her, smilingly, a less exciting than before said again, "Merry Christmas Mr. Khan."
Asad almost choked his coffee, he kept the cup aside and standing up immediately stared at Zoya.
Zoya, before he gets angry and starts shouting at her, smilingly, a less exciting than before said again, "Merry Christmas,Mr. Khan."
And not giving him a chance to say anything said, "Where is my gift, Mr. Khan?"
Asad said calmly, "Merry Christmas, Ms Farooqui." "But is this any way to wish it?" raising his eyebrows he asked.
"Yeah.Of course." "Mr. Khan, it's christmas. Now we wouldn't be wishing "Happy Diwali" instead of "Merry Christmas".So wher..."
"I'm not saying that. I'm saying like you enter.."
"See, Mr. Khan. Don't change the topic."
"I'm not changing the topic.You're!"
"Okay.Fine.Then tell me, Where's my Gift?" Zoya asked forwarding her hand.
Asad gave a clap on her hand mocking Zoya and she jerked away her hand angrily.But after that what Asad said left her astonished, "GIFT?? Ms Farooqui, I wasn't aware you're so foolish."
Zoya shook her head confusingly.
"Santa gives gift in Christmas.Even the children know it. You don't know??" "Why will I bring gifts for you?"
"Because my Santa is You na, Mr. Khan.", An eyelock and Mitwa moment.
Breaking the glance, "Mr. Khan you really didn't bring any gift for me?" Zoya exclaimed sadly. "You decorated the whole house on the occasion of Christmas but you didn't bring any gift for me??! It's really SAD. I became so excited when I was suddenly reminded that it's christmas unnecessarily." Saying so Zoya goes to the window.
Asad stands beside her.
And reveals "May Santa give your gift to the party tomorrow" , he couldn't see her sad.
"Mr. Khan, you're saying as if Santa really exists.Leave it."
"But in your life, It Do!" Asad points out, "No?", he smiles looking towards her.
Zoya gets the signal and then she too smiles widely happily, then looks at the moon saying, "I'm waiting for it, MY Santa in that case." Asad too looks at the moon smilingly saying nothing.

In The Morning
All wishes "Merry Christmas" to the other instead of 'Good morning'. But Asad was nowhere to be seen. Dilshad says, "Najma, go and call Asad for breakfast. What's wrong with him? He never does so late!" Zoya replies that he must be sleeping as to he was awake till late night the previous day. When Najma answers, "Zoya, Ammi, Bhaijaan is not at home. He has left early at morning." Zoya says, "WHAT?!"
"Yes, Bhaijaan had an important work so he'll not be able to attending the party."
"HE'LL NOT BE ABLE TO ATTENDING THE PARTY!!" a shocked Zoya exclaims. "Why didn't he tell me before?"
Dilshad says, "Exactly, Najma.He didn't tell me anything either."
"I know.But it's as simple as that. If he'd told you both, you wouldn't have let him go and his going was very important.So.."
"And how come you let Him GO??" Zoya replies back "And what important work today? It's Holiday!!"
"I even didn't let him go without making him promise me that he'll here by today night itself. Actually there were some problems with land in Goa, one of Bhai's construction site. So he's gone to fix that."
"Ohh! That's how he was working so late yesterday.But it's not fair.He should've been here with me!"
"Yeah.It's not fair.At least he should've told us. But whatever happened, now forget it. Let's make preparation for the party after having breakfast." Dilshad says.Zoya and Najma nods.
The trio sits for breakfast together...

By the evening, the house becomes even more beautifully decorated than it was before.
The entrance...
"Phupi, I can't believe Mr. Khan arranged the party such as if whole Bhopal will come to the party."
"How he will not? Though no outsider is coming, who are coming over means more than anything to him and besides it's your first Christmas in this house.So how will he not?"
The Christmas Tree
The decorations in Christmas Tree
"Even when he's not here. Phupi, how will they feel when they...Ayaan, Nuzhat, Nikhat will come here to celebrate with their brother but he'll not be here!"
Najma comes saying, "Not Bhaijaan, but the Q. is how will they feel celebrating the day with their would-be-BHABI?"
Zoya blushes slightly. Najma giggles.
Zoya chuckles at this at the next moment."Don't laugh tamatar.Let your Bhaijaan come.I'm going to take a nice class of him." Dilshad says, "Leave your anger now and get ready for the party baccha."
"Of course. I'll be going to get ready soon phupi. Why will I spoil my day because of him?" With that Zoya moves towards her room and gets ready.She looks like this

Najma comes in and gets shocked by seeing Zoya in this attire. "Why have you worn this dress,Zoya? You were about to wear a saree na??"
Zoya sighs deeply, "Why? What's the problem with this?"
"No problem, Zoya. But..."
"Your bhaijaan will not be coming. I skipped saree that's why...When he'll not be here whom should I adorn for??" She smiles sadly.
"But if by chance, he makes out here."
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