Oh Yes, Thats Love - Season 2
Chapter 10
The Battle of The Hearts - Take Two
Part B
8.40 PM - At The Function
Zoya's adjusted her her dupatta of the Anarkali, but her eyes scanned the room, for Asad, as million thoughts clouded her brain, could Khushi be right? Was it ohk to tell Asad the truth now? Why was Jiju doing this to them now??so suddenly??, what was she going to say to this Kabir fellow? How would Asad react after spotting her with someone?
Would he be Jealous?
Would he want to kill the person as well, just like she wanted to kill tia?
And right then, all the scenes of that Tia and Asad came flashing back to her mind, and she felt distress take over, a sadness took over her heart, why would Asad feel anything at all? He was moving on, in Life, unlike her,was Aapi right, did she really have to look out of her heart? She knew they were talking sense, but when did the heart ever agree to anything sensible, she knew it in her heart, that she would never look out for anyone else but Asad Ahemed Khan.
Right then she spotted her Jiju and Aapi walking up to her with, a guy, which she assumed would be Kabir.To be fair,He seems like a well groomed gentleman,but well to be honset, he would never interest her, he wasn't Asad.
She controlled her emotions, and gave a smile as her Jiju said - " Zoya, this is Kabir, Kabir this is Zoya..."
Kabir smiled - " Hi Zoya, I am glad to meet you..."
Zoya gave him a small smile - " Hi Kabir..."
Her aapi and jiju gestured her silently , to be nice, and she added in return as her Aapi spoke - " Ohk so Kabir and Zoya, we would leave the two you to talk for a while...", and they smiled at him, and walked away.
Zoya groaned inwardly, as she noted down that Allah Miyaan was definitely seriously pissed off with her these days, it seems like everything was going against her, now what was she going to say? She controlled herself, and she gave him a small smile, as she remembered, her jiju and api and she said - " how are you doing , Kabir..?"
Kabir smiled , he was happy she made a gesture to talk, she was beautiful, for sure -" I am good, Zoya...what about you...?"
And with that, he started talking to her, generally, and Zoya couldn't help but respond, and smile at him , once in a while in the middle, whilst her treacherous heart, looked for Asad.
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9.00 PM
Everyone, was gathering around for the ring exchange ceremony, and Zoya's eyes, still searched for Asad, as she smiled at Kabir, who was standing next to her, and she saw Khushi standing with Zack , Rehaan and Tannu, as she gave her a reassuring smile, and she silently asked her if she had any idea where was Asad and Arnav, to which Khushi responded in the negative.It was right then she felt Asad, and she looked up to see him, enter the hall, with Tia and Arnav.She did not know, what happened more, the happiness her heart felt, or her blood boiled at seeing Tia, once again, as Asad's hand was on the back of her waist as he guided her in.And She looked away before, he got a chance to look at her.
Asad walked in with Tia,and Arnav, and he spotted Zoya, in a second, she had her eyes on Tia and him, but he acted otherwise, and he also spotted the fellow, which he assumed was Kabir, next to her, and he did feel a lil uncomfortable, but he disacknowledged that thought, knowing that it was very much a part of their plan.
He knew Zoya had looked away on purpose, and he had to instruct his heart to get a grip, because Zoya looked absolutely stunning, his heart wished, he could seclude her into a empty corner, and tell her just that, and then tell her that he was still desperately in love with her, and that all this was just an act, but he controlled that urge once again, and he gestured Tia, to walk and stand Opposite Zoya and Kabir. He saw Arnav walk past them , as fast as he could,and he had the idea, that he wanted to speak to Khushi, and he saw him walk up to Rehaan and Zack, where Khushi was standing.
Khushi felt her breath short, as she saw Arnav , making his way towards her, she knew he would question her about the text and call, and she felt her doubts rise,as he came and student to Zack and Rehaan, and gave her a small smile, and she smiled back nervously,and he was about to say something, when aapa, and jiju joined them , and she gestured him to remain silent, and he did.
...
Zoya watched Saahil and Ada exchange rings, and the happiness that radiated from their faces, made her heart warm, and she looked up to have her eyes meet with Asad's.And within a fraction of a second, she knew what transpired silently between their eyes, the memories, the pain, of the broken dream, of a Life together, as the memories, of the moments , they had exchanged rings, came back to her mind, and she felt tears glistening in her eyes already, and she thought that she saw the same pain in his eyes, before, Tia , who was standing next to him, said something, which made him look away.
She looked down, and then she excused herself, as walked away from the crowd, desperately wanting to an answer to why was this happening to her? Why was her only love, subject to this torture? Would anyone ever know, how misrable her life was, how misrable her heart was, that it lived in this incomplete Story of Zoya- Asad.
A Few Minutes Later -
Zoya stood far away in the corner, and she was still deep in thought, when she felt a hand on her shoulder, and she was lost in Asad's thought that she turned instantly and said in a reflex - "Asad...I...", but she stopped as she registered Kabir standing in front of her with a glass of water., she gulped down her emotions and she said - " Kabir...you..?
"yeah, i saw you walk away, and you did not look alright, so i thought you could do with some water..", he smiled.
Zoya took the glass and drank it - "thank you Kabir..."
"No worries...btw who is Asad...?", he asked.
Zoya was just about to cover up , when she saw Asad walk up to them as he said - " Well, that would be me...and you are...?, he asked Kabir.
Kabir shifted, and he noticed Asad glance at Zoya , who had looked away, but he replied - " Hi, I am Kabir, ...", and he shook hands with Asad.
Asad had spotted Zoya, walk away and he knew why she had, when their eyes had locked, for a minute, he knew what was going on in her mind, because that was precisely what was going on in his, and the pain of the broken dreams, and separated love, came back and he was sure his eyes had given him away in that moment,and he had mentally thanked Tia, for distracting him, but when he hadn't seen her return for the next five minutes, he thought he would see where she was, when he had spotted her, standing in the corner, and he was walking towards her, when he Kabir, walk up to her ,and she turned around and address him as Asad.he couldn't help but smile.Zoya was so much in love with him.Why didn't she just give up on this mask already, but he did not display his true emotion as he said - " Hi, Zoya, how are you...?"
He saw her mask her face as she smiled - " allah minyan, Asad, whats wrong with you? of course I am doing good...and I can see that you are too...but i would still ask, how are you...?
Asad controlled his smile yet again, Zoya was adorable when sarcastic, and he answered - " great...so why are you here...?"
Kabir looked at the two and he felt a lot of tension in the air and he filled in - " i guess she just needed some space...".
Zoya gave a huge smile, only to see how would Asad react to seeing him with her, but he seemed totally indifferent and unaffected , and that fuelled her further and she said - " Yes, Kabir, you re so right...anyway lets get out of here..."
Kabir gave her a smile - " Sure, wanna dance? I can see everyone is gathering at the floor?"
Zoya looked at Asad for a second, who was totally kool and unaffected, as he took out his phone, and fiddled with it...and she felt her anger rise, and she saw that Kabir had taken his hand out in front of her, and she looked at Asad once more, and spotted the same aloofness, and she gave her hand in Kabir's hand and she said - " Sure Kabir, I thought you would never ask...lets go..."
Kabir held her hand, and smiled, leading her to the floor.
She looked at Asad once more, and he had looked at her at that time,and what she saw in his eyes, broke her, as it was indifference , as if he was totally unaffected, that there was another man, who was wanting her attention, and also showering her with his. This was not the Asad she knew, not the Asad she had Loved. Asad Ahemed Khan, could never stand, any man around her, that was who he was, a possessive lion.But today, he was totally unaffected, and probably her aapa was right.He had moved on, and only she was stuck with her miserable heart who loved him , even today.
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Fifteen Minutes Later -
The dance floor, got a little empty , as a slow song started to play, and Zoya was just about to walk away, and she felt Kabir stop her , as he asked her to stay, she would have walked away, if she hadn't seen Tia and Asad walk to the floor at the same time, and Tia kept her hands on Asads shoulder, and he on her waist, fuelling her envy to newer level, and she nodded, and started to slow dance with kabir as well, as the song played in the background.
" Hum tere bin, ab reh nahi sakte..
Tere bina, kya wajood mera
tujhse juda gar hojayege,
toh khud se hojayenge ke Juda,
kyunki tum hi ho,
Bass tum hi ho
Zindagi, tum hi ho,
Chaain bhi, mera dard bhi,
Meri Aashiqui, tum hi ho"
Zoya's eyes met Asad's across, and she felt herself silently questioning him - was it so easy to get over me? Was it so easy for you to just move on...??
And he only broke the eye lock, and looked away,which broke Zoya even more.
"Tera mera rishta hai kaisa, ek pal door gawara nahi..
tere liye har roz hai jite
tujhko diya har waqt sabhi
koi lamha ho, tera bina, har saans pe naam tera
kyunki tum hi ho,
ab tum hi ho, zindagi tum hi ho,
Chaain bhi, mera dard bhi, meri aashiqui, ab tum hi ho..."
Zoya tried to look at Asad once again, but he was busy listening to what Tia was whispering in his ear and he smiled, and the sight of that closeness butchered Zoya completely.She could not bare to see this anymore,who was she kidding.sad was not going to be affected, for Asad did not care.And here, she was just wasting her time, and Kabir's who seemed like a nice person, so she just excused herself, and told Kabir that she would be back.
She walked away from the dance floor, and gave one last glance back, hoping that he had spotted that she had left, but he hadn't, he was too busy, with Tia, to notice her existence and absence.She didn't know what else to do, and so she walked out the hall, controlling her tears, with her broken heart, and she picked up a bottle of wine, from the bar as she said to the bartender - " sorry, I need this...", and she walked out,and into the elevator, to the top floor, of the hotel, she needed solace, and comfort, and she never had turned to alcohol in her life for that, but as broken as she was in that moment, she sipped the wine, as her tears fell, and she wiped them, cursing her heart to love Asad, the way it did.
...
Arnav watched Zoya walk away from a distance, knowing that his friends plan was working, and the disasterous look on Zoyas face did saw it all, that she was indeed broken.He felt bad that they had to do this, but he knew there was no other way Zoya would come around.That was when he remembered that he still hadn't gotten to speak to Khushi, everytime, he had tried or she had, someone or the other had come up in between, and his eyes looked for Khushi, whom he spotted , probably about to walk out, she must have noticed Zoya walk away, and he knew he had to stop Khushi, because if she went to Zoya, it would ruin their plan, and so her came in front of her, and he said - " Khushi, i have been waiting to speak to you..."
Khushi looked at him for a second- " yeah me too, Arnav, but Zoya...", she continued eyeing out.
" she's fine, she's just gone to use the washroom, i saw her tell Tanveer, relax...", he lied.
Khushi looked at him - " you sure...??"
"yeah , i am...also, sorry I missed your text and call, was busy with Aman on a con call...is everything alright...??"
Khushi felt her nervousness rise as she said - " yeah, i just wanted to talk..."
"talk about what...?", he asked.
"about...I...I..", she stammered.
He saw her stammer, and he knew he had to do something so he said - " why don't we dance first, Khushi?"
Khushi's eyes widened as she asked - " you wanna dance...? You don't like to..."
Arnav smiled as he held out his hand - " yeah, but with you, I would like too, for old time's sake...?"
She gave him a small smile as she held his hand, mesmerised by how handsome he looked.
They walked to the dancefloor, as they joined the couples dancing, Saahil and Ada were dancing away in each others arms, so were Tanveer and Rehaan, and to her surprise Asad and Tia, and then she looked back to see Zack on the sidelines, talking to jiju, and she saw that he smiled at her, and raised the drink in his hand to encourage her, and she smiled back and finally turned towards Arnav, as his hands went around her waist, and she shivered, and their eyes met, as he took her hand, and kept it on his shoulder, and the started to sway to the tune in the background -
"Tere Liye hi jiya main,
Khudko jo yun, de diya yeh,
teri wafa ne mujhko sambhala, saare gamo ko dil se nikala,
tere saath hi mera naseeb juda,
tujhe paake adura na raha..
kyunki tum hi ho..
ab tum hi ho..
chaaine bi , mera dard hai,
meri aashiqui, ab tum hi ho..."
The song finished, and Khushi was about to walk away, but Arnav held her by the hand, and turned around and he whispered - " where are you going? We aren't done yet."
Khushi looked at him confused - " we aren't...but the song is finished..."
"But we aren't..."and he held her hand and pulled her away from the dance floor.
Khushi asked from behind - " Arnav, where are we going...?"
He turned back for a brief second and looked straight into her eyes and he stated - " we are going to talk , Khushi, you wanted to talk, didn't you...??"
Khushi nodded silently, and followed as he led her out.She knew, Zack had been right, it was time she spoke to him about what she felt.
...
Asad walked off the dance floor, with Tia, as the song finished, really happy with the fact that his plan was working, he could see it in Zoya's eyes, it was on her face. He searched the room for her, but he could not spot her, so he looked around again and again, and then worry started to cloud his mind, as Tia asked - " whats wrong Asad?"
"I am looking for Zoya, Tia, unable to spot her, do you see her anywhere...", he asked.
Tia looked around as well - " no, I cannot, i wonder where is she..."
Asad nodded - " exactly my thought, where could she go...?"
Tia , tried to comfort him as she said -" don't worry, she must be around somewhere, or probably has stepped out to get some fresh air, she did look shattered, though pretty much your job is done, i think she is on the brink of the breaking down, i guess you just need to find her, and you will...relax first..."
Asad ran his hand through his hair in worry right when he spotted Kabir and he walked up to him, and demanded to know -" Kabir, where is Zoya...??"
Kabir looked at him confused - " i don't know..."
Asad almost shouted at him in anger - " what the hell, are you insane, I saw her last, dancing with you, where is she?? Answer me now..."
Kabir looked at him weirdly - " dude, whoa, first of all, watch yourself, and like I said, I dont know, she excused herself, and walked away, saying that she would be back soon, but she isn't...infact, i am looking for her as well..."
Asad controlled his worry and the rage that he finally let out his anger he had been holding in at Kabir, as he stated - " You will stay out of her way, Kabir, you understand...?"
"Excuse me...?? are you threatening me...??", Kabir stated, his own anger rising.
Asad almost caught his collar as he said - " yes, I am, and I am warning you, if i find out, that you have harmed her in any way whatsoever...I swear to God, I will not spear you..."
Tia intervened, as she took Asad's hand away from Kabir, and shot Kabir an apologetic look and said - " Asad, whats wrong with you, Zoya will be fine, she must be out here itself, calm down..."
Asad let go of his collar, just when he spotted Tanveer run up to him and she shot kabir an apologetic look - " Kabir, I am so sorry, just excuse us, Tia will explain...", and she gestured Tia to explain Asad's irrartional behaviour, and Tia nodded.
Tanveer pulled Asad aside and she looked at him angrily - " what is wrong with you Jammy, you almost created a scene, thank god for Tia..."
Asad looked at her and asked in a serious tone - " where is Zoya, tannu?"
"I dont exactly know , Asad, i saw her stepping out, she looked disturbed, and i saw her step in the elevator, probably she's stepped out for fresh air, why dont you go look for her, downstairs in the lawns, or probably at the terrace gardens, in the top floor...", and before she could finish, Asad was already on his way.
She looked at him run out the room, and she smiled to herself, probably, this really had worked better than she had thought.She looked around to see Arnav and Khushi , and she could not spot them, just probably, things would take shape now.And she smiled to herself, and made a note to fill in Rehaan, but before that she knew, she had to apologize to Kabir, and she walked towards Kabir and Tia, to do just that.
...
Asad waited as the elevator, hit the top floor of the hotel, and he felt his worry grow as he could not find Zoya, downstairs in the lawns, and he wished he would find her here, and he cursed himself, probably this whole Jealousy game went to far, he shouldn't have got unnecessarily close to Tia, he shouldn't have, and it was with that thought he stepped out into the terrace garden, and looked around, and he was almost about to leave dejected, when he heard a sob, and he stopped in his tracks, and turned , to see Zoya sitting in a corner, as she hugged her knees, looking into nowhere.
He immediately rushed towards her, and kneeled down next to her, and he whispered - " Zoya..."
She looked up , startled, and the minute she registered his sight, she wiped her tears, and looked away as she said - " Asad, why are you here, go away, I am sure, Tia needs you...", and she tried to get up, but she stumbled midway in the process and he caught her by the shoulders, and he immediately wanted to whack himself for doing this to her, and he whispered - " Zoya, please...you...", and it was right then his eyes, caught the attention of the pendant she had been wearing around her neck, and the minute he saw the ring, in it, the ring he had placed on her hand, a zillion emotions, and pure love, ran through his veins, and he couldn't control his emotions as he hugged her, and held her close to him and whispered in her hair - " Zoya, you scared me, why the hell are you here...?" and before she could answer him, he felt her tighten her arms around him, and hug him, and he hugged her for a minute, until his eyes, spotted the empty bottle of wine, fallen , and he pulled back and cupped her face and asked - " Zoya, did you drink all of this...?? Are you insane, you dont drink, then why...??"
The alcohol, was working its way on her, and Zoya had no control over what she was saying, and she broke apart from his hug, and stood up , but she stumbled again, but she stopped him from holding on to her as she said - " Asad Ahemed Khan, allah miyaan, who do you think you are? I will not tell you anything, now just go, leave me alonnneee...", and she stumbled, and he caught her in his arms, and asked again - " Zoya, did you drink all of this, the entire bottle...?"
Zoya blinked her eyes three times, as she said - " Ohk fine, alright, not full, just half, and yes, to answer you, I am drunk, because I wanted to be, and don't act like you care...because I know you don't, now just go, Asad, just go..."
Asad held her by the shoulders as he said - " Shut up Zoya, I care, and i am not going anywhere without you...alright, you are coming with me...", he stated, and caught hold of her , and put her hand around his shoulder, and he tried to move, but he stopped, because Zoya help his collar , and he looked at her , and the sight broke his heart, because he could clearly see pain and heartbreak in her eyes, as she asked - " You Care, Asad? you care? please, don't lie, because i will die if you do..."
He immediately put his hand on her lips and he said - "shhh Zoya, just shut up, I am not lying, I do care...and dont you dare say such nonsense...alright...now can we go...?"
She held on to his collar, and responded in the negative - " no, not until you tell me, that was it so easy for you to just forget me Asad?was it so easy for you to move on? What are you doing, with Tia? Moving on?? Please tell me how are you able to do that, probably I can...I can..."
Asad pulled her close by the waist, as he asked, knowing that Zoya was extremely vulnerable, and emotional and drunk, she was going to blow her mask away any moment, and he grasped the chance as he said - " You can what...?"
Zoya looked at him , and tears flew like waterfall , and she felt him wipe them off as, he caressed her cheek and she felt his palm, and she said - " probably I can learn from you too...tell me Asad, did you really forget all that we had, why did you let Tia come so close to you?? why was she so close to you tonight? why were you holding on to her waist, like you held on to mine", and she stepped even closer, and their lips were nearly inches away, he knew, she was drunk, and was about to pull away, as much as he wanted to kiss her in that one moment, but she turned from his lips, and whispered in his ear - " what was she saying on the dance floor, that made you smile, in the way you did?"
And before he could answer, she stepped back, and looked at him through her tears - " allah miyaan, just answer me Asad, how can you do this, or wait, its obvious, I do not have any right to ask you anything...", and she wiped her tears as she said - " I am sorry, to waste your time, Mr.Khan, i will just leave..."
Asad had had enough, and he finally let his emotions take over, as he caught hold of her hand and pulled her to himself as he cupped her face and bent forward and kissed the side of her quivering lips, and than kissed her tears away as he said - " I will answer you, when you will answer me, i will tell you everything, when you tell me...that if you tell me just one thing..."
Zoya was totally taken aback by his action, and she asked, her eyes almost giving away, it took everything to stand, she felt like she was going to faint anytime, she never had anything to drink, and tonight, she was insanely drunk , but she heard herself asking - " tell you what...??"
Asad put his finger, through her chain, and pulled it out, and his hands clutched the ring as he asked, unable to control his own emotion - "why are you still wearing this around your neck? why haven't you parted with the ring I gave you, if you don't love me anymore, why are you so affected with Tia's presence around me, her closeness to me, if you don't love me anymore, why do you care so much , why are you here, crying, all by yourself, resorting to alcohol for comfort?why did you walk away all those months ago, Zoya, if you are in so much pain today, Zoya"
Zoya felt the alcohol, make her dizzy, but she registered everything he said, and asked, and she wanted to run away, somewhere, that made sense, but her heart instructed her otherwise, and she said - " Asad, please, don't ask me, what I cannot tell you...please", and she cupped his face, tenderly, and bent forward, and kissed the corner of his eye, the tear that was threatening to fall and she whispered -" please, Asad, I told you, I had my reasons...please..."
Asad felt a zillion emotions stir up within him, as he felt her kiss him, touch him, it had been forever that he had been longing to feel her, and he pulled her apart and he stated - " No, Zoya, there is no running away today, i will not let you go, until you give me the answer, i seek, why aren't you with me, if its tearing you, to be apart? I can clearly see it, I was a fool to believe you in the past, you are a brilliant actor, but i can see through the mask now, why, just why...just why are you doing this to us, when its tearing each of us to pieces, its killing me Zoya, please, just tell me..."
"But you, moved on...Tia...why...why did it not affect you , seeing me with Kabiiirr...", she stammeered.
"To hell with Tia, and that Kabir,Zoya, its just you and me...", and he pulled the chain again, and kissed the ring, and looked into her eyes again and asked - " why Zoya? why...??"
Zoya's heart reminded her, of what Khushi had said this evening, ands couldn't think straight, as she felt her legs give away, she took the ring from his hand, and kissed it too, as she whispered - "Because, because..."
"Because what, Zoya,just say it , dammit...please..."
She held on to his collar for support, and she heard herself whisper - " She said, she would kill you, murder you, if, I...if I...I ...she said,she will kill you, Asad,I had to walk away, because I love you, i...I...I l..ovee..you, ", and she felt her legs give away, as she collapsed against his chest as everything went blank.
Asad felt shock rake his body, as he registered Zoya's words.He felt her body crash against his chest as she collapsed, and he caught hold of her, and hugged her close to his heart .The alcohol had knocked her out, but he was very much in his senses, and he felt sheer pain, and rage and shock, and anguish as Zoya's words rang in his ears again and again, as he picked her up in his arms,and made his way down -
" She said, she would kill you, murder you, if, I...if I...I ...she said,she will kill you, Asad,I had to walk away, because I love you, i...I...I l..ovee..you, "
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Meanwhile on the other hand -
Khushi cast Arnav another look , as she followed him , as they reached their Hotel.He had only mentioned, that they needed to be alone, to talk, and so they had left the function, and he had messaged Zack about the same.She felt her nervousness rise, but she followed him nonetheless, jiju's words were creating a havoc on her senses.He held her hand, as they entered the elevator, he did not leave her hand even then, as they walked to his room.Khushi felt as if her legs hand their own mind , for they were following him, as if she were cast under a spell, and her brain ceased to function.
Arnav, opened the door to his room, and he closed the door in a second, as they were in, and pushed Khushi against the wall on the side, and caged her in between in his arms and he said looking into her eyes - " now Talk, Khushi, we are alone now..."
Khushi gulped , as she looked at him -" Arnav, what...are...you...", and she felt him touch her cheek, and her eyes closed, in response, and she heard him whispered - " you messaged me this evening, that you were sorry, you were sorry for everything, and also for the last 24 hours, and that you wanted to talk...now talk Khushi...", he said, while his eyes roamed around her face, she looked adorable, when she was as nervous as she was now.
"I know what I said Arnav, but...but how am I going to talk, if you...", she stated, with her eyes closed.
"If, i what...Khushi..."
"If you are going to stand this close...Arnav...", she said, as she opened her eyes, and looked into his, which were conveying a zillion things to him.
He brushed her hair away with his hand, and whispered - " You look stunning, Khushi...my favourite colour, you remember..."
Khushi lied - " well, its not just yours , its mine too, Arnav..."
"Oh really", he said, as his hand touched her quivering Lips, as he asked - " why are you shivering, Khushi?"
Khushi struggled out of his grip, but in vain as he held her back - " I am tired of hide and seek, Khushi, aren't you?? and I will be dammed if i let you leave..."
She closed her eyes, to him , and she knew in that moment that her heart won, and she felt a tear threaten to spill her eye, and she opened her eyes again and said -" honestly, i am tired too...I am tired of this hide and seek too,Arnav.."
"Then why, Khushi? then why play this hide and seek?"
Khushi looked at Arnav, and their eyes met, as she felt him come closer, and he pulled her by the waist ,even more closer, the confusion, the emotions, the love, the pain, everything ran through her, as she tried to fight her emotions, but she could not, because she could never imagine to be wit anyone else but him, and the discussion with Jiju had triggered everything that her heart had been denying, and she felt herself drawn to him , as she whispered - " Arnav, I...'
Arnav cupped her face as he pulled her even closer, and caressed her cheek tenderly - " Khushi...", and finally bent forward , and closed the distance in between their lips, and he did not give her a chance to pull away this time, and as their lips touched, the hidden emotions, the love, the pain, exploded into the kiss, as he felt her respond, and kiss him back, and her hands went around his neck, into his hair, and their lips fought for dominance, as they continued to kiss each other mindlessly, spilling a zillion unsaid emotions, into the kiss. His one hand, held her firmly by the waist, and the other twisted her hair, as he kissed her again and again, pouring all his emotions and pain and love into that one kiss.
Khushi felt him pick her up, and she felt herself give in to his trance, feeling his touch and kisses, his gentle and possessive hands, on her waist, she did not wish to pull away...and she only held on to him, as he laid her down on the bed, and kissed her again, again, and she couldn't help but respond, as she poured all her pain and helplessness into the kiss, hoping he would understand her unsaid emotions.
He broke apart for a minute, and brushed her hair aside, and gave a trail of kisses on her neck, and she moaned his name, as she tilted her aside to give him access, and he nudged, the sleeve of her blouse down, and kissed her bare shoulder, before he returned to kiss her lips once more.
Khushi moaned, as she felt him kiss her again, and she kissed him back, and was surprised by the passion that had exploded in between them, a lot of pent up emotions were flowing from within, she broke apart for a second and whispered caressing his face - " I missed you too, Arnav...", she paused and she continued - " I did not reply to you th either day, but I will admit today...i missed you too..." and then she pulled him closer and kissed him again, as they turned sidewards, and his hands undid the dori of her blouse, in the heat of the moment, and they continued to kiss, until something came in her mind, and Khushi finally regained control and broke the kiss and whispered - " Arnav, we should talk, first..."
Arnav immediately pulled away and looked at Khushi's flushed face and he whispered -" I am sorry, Khushi..."
He was waiting for her to run away, but she didn't as sh looked at him for a minute and whispered -" don't be Arnav, i am not...", and she got up from the bed and straightened her saree.
Arnav regained control over himself, as he walked up to her from behind, and touched her bare shoulder, causing her to shiver as she leaned back in his arms, and caught hold of her dori, and tied it back and kissed the nape of her neck tenderly and then turned her around, made her sit on the sofa, filled them both a glass of water, and he drank one, immediately for he needed it and handed her , one, and she drank it too, and then he sat across her silently, for a minute, as their eyes locked.
Khushi finally took a deep breathe, and she walked upto the window of the hotel room, that looked out the skyline, and she said - " about this evening...Arnav, Jiju came to talk to both me and Zoya, and..."
"And what...?", he asked
"And he suggested that we move on..."
Arnav faked shock as he asked - " move on?? what do you mean , Khushi", being aware of the plan.
"Move on, in Life, as in get settled, he said, it did not work out with you, it did not mean that it will never work out with anyone else...", she paused, waiting for him to say something, but he didn't so she continued - " but its the name he suggested worried me, he suggested Zack..."
Now Arnav was truly shocked to the core, as this was not what was planned, and he walked up to her and stood behind her and asked - " What??? zack...?? He cannot be...", and he asked now worried - " do you think he is still in love with you???"
Khushi turned and leaned against the window as she whispered - " i didn't figure out until Jiju mentioned it, but I spoke to him this evening, and he is ohk, he understands..."
Arnav looked at her for a minute and asked in anticipation - "understands what??"
"That he understands this complicated situation...anyways,its not just that Arnav, hes the one who made me realise a lot of things, today, honestly, I must thank him again again for loving me the way he does..."
Arnav- " what do you mean Khushi..."
She turned around and looked out the window, and she said - " he made me realise, that not all of us in this world are lucky to fall in love, and more than that, to have the one we love, love us back...and it seems that I am, i really am Lucky to have you...", and she paused, because Arnav had turned her around and hugged her, and she hugged him back for a minute, when she felt him cup her face tenderly as he whispered looking into her eyes -
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"I love you, Khushi , you know I do...I loved you then, i love you now, and I will love you forever..."
Khushi gave him a sad smile ,as she pulled his hands down and and he asked, surprised -"Khushi...??"
She looked up at him, with tears in her eyes and she said , honestly - " I had never thought, you will say those words to me ever again, Arnav, I really did think you hated me, for...i didn't think you loved me even after , i..."
He pulled her closer and touched his forehead to hers and whispered -" and i have state earlier Khushi, I could not hate you, I will not lie, that I did not try, but...i failed...i failed miserably..."
Khushi closed her eyes and tears fell as she admitted -" I realised, today, that I can never really move on, from you,ever in my Life Arnav, I cannot, not with Zack, not with anyone else, because, I thought about you for every second, i was away from you, i missed you in a way you cannot imagine, Zack had mentioned to me earlier, that, Forever is a Long Long time, and I could not really spend it apart from you, I Love you Arnav Singh raizada, always did, always will...but..."
Arnav looked at her confused -" but what Khushi...??"
Khushi looked away as she said - " I am being honest Arnav, I am not enough for you, I dont know if I am, when the past came out, you know i did tell you, that it hasn't changed the fact that I love you, and it didn't, it really didn't, but its not you who isn't enough , its me, because its in my head, all these apprehsions, worry, complcations, its all in my head, and that isn't fair you but..."
Arnav pulled her by the hand - " But what Khushi? why did you walk away, if you loved me???", he heard himself ask, as the pain he had been going through all this while, gave him goosebumps.
Khushi had not planned on telling him the disastrous truth, that it was his family, who had forced her out of her life, she could not do that to him, so she covered up as she told him , half the truth, that was buried in her heart- " but, everytime, I look up at the stars, i don't know, if Amma Bauji, will ever forgive me, if..I...", she turned around - " I love you, Arnav, i really do, and this is not your fault, nor is it mine, I cannot live without you, but I don't know, if I can be with you too, I love you yes,thats a fact, I have been dying each day too, doing this to us, but the past, knowing that my parents murderer is part of the family, i dream to be a part off...even if I want to, the guilt, that will amma bauji ever...I just don't know what to do"and she stopped, as tears rolled down her eyes, she was helpless, she was exhausted, emotionally, and she knelt down, against the wall, and kept her hands to her face, as she sobbed, helplessly.
Arnav watched her break down in front of him, and he felt her pain grip his heart, as he realised, that this really was very hard for her, after all she was the one, who was orphaned, she was the one who had to suffer, because of his filth of an uncle, and powerful father.Khushi loved him enough to not blame him , for his families sin, but she was right, if he was in her place, he would have wondered the same thing too, and just like that as he placed himself in her shoes, he realised that he would have wondered too, if his parents would ever forgive him, for being a part of the family, that had destroyed their happiness.He could never get himself to forgive his own father, for he blamed him for his mothers death, and here for Khushi, it was both her parents, whom she had lost, because of his family.It really was,a painful truth.
He sat down next to her and put his hand around her, and comforted her, and he let her cry out, as he held her hand and asked softly, a while later - " I understand Khushi and i respect your feelings ,why did you not tell me, any of this, before you left??"
Khushi wiped her tears as she said - " Arnav, i wanted too, but i was feeling so miserable...and..."
"and what...?"
Khushi controlled herself from spilling the rest - "and i thought, If I leave, probably it will end your misery..."
"My misery...??"
"I could not tolerate that guilt in your eyes, Arnav, everytime you looked at me, i could see that guilt for the crimes you did not commit, you aren't responsible for any of this..."
Arnav pulled her into an instant hug as he said - " My misery started, when you left Khushi, I was miserable without you..."
Khushi caressed his hand - " I know, me too...but..."
Arnav -" now what...??"
"Don't you think this is complicated, we cannot be apart,and we cannot be together...what are we going to do...Arnav, this is so twisted and complicated..."
Arnav nodded - " Complicated and twisted it is, but that doesn't change the fact , that I love you...", and he kissed her hand.
She held on to his hand, silently, and then she kissed his hand too.
Arnav brainstormed his neutrons, wanting to buy some time and he said - " Look, why don't we just live in the moment for a while, we can talk about this later...?"
Khushi looked at him - " what do you mean??"
"I mean that I will see if we can do something about this problem at hand, about cannot live without - cannot live with issue, we have at hand here..."
"How can you possibly think of anything, Arnav, there is no other way..."
Arnav kept his finger on her lips as he said - " can you quit talking for a while, for now, I am just happy to know, that you are still In Love with me...just like I am", and he bent forward, and kissed her eyes tenderly, which were swollen from all the crying, and then he kissed her cheeks, and he asked - " say it, Khushi..."
She knew he wanted to lighten the complicated moment, and so she smiled and teased him and asked -" say what Arnav..."
Arnav's hand went in her hair, as he twisted them, and he pulled her closer - " I love you, dammit..."
Khushi shivered , as she felt him bent forward to kiss her, and she whispered against his lips- " I love you too, dammit..."
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In the skies -
DM grinned - " Gotcha, that was one helluva matchpoint, AM, Zoya blurted out the truth in her drunken state, and Asad is in such a state of shock..."
AM grinned - " I know, and Khushi, very conveniently hid the actual truth, but what she stated wasn't a lie either, it had been bothering her deep down too, and I am glad, Arnav understood..."
DM - " I know, I am eager to see Asad - Zoya's heart to heart too, and i just had a look at what is cooking in Arnav's mind, I must admit, this, Raizada's harvard Brains are finally working..."
AM smiled - " Yeah, but i don't like the fact that we had to put them all through such an emotional rollercoaster..."
DM sighed - " yeah, and i know that the ride is far from over yet, but we had no choice, this was just the second step..."
AM sighed - I know what you mean, they would have never come around as well, specially Zoya, we needed her to not be in her senses, we couldn't afford that..."
DM - " Yeah, and Khushi, Zack really has been the triggering force for her, intact I guess she is right, she must really thank Zack, for loving her the way he does, hes a rare peice..."
AM nodded - " rare, he is, infact thats what I like about him, ever since Khushis love, changed him for good, he always uses his heart to think...and that works, and I do feel we must do something for him soon..."
DM nodded - " we must , we must..."and she saw AM deep in thought, as he smiled, and she asked - " whats amusing you, now?"
"Its amusing to still see, that on earth, the greatest battles, are always between the heart and the mind, for love knows no Logic, but despite the mind's protest,its always the Heart which holds in strongly, its the heart that is braver, that its the heart which doesn't give up, no wonder the heart gets the maximum workout, amongst all the organs, that even the mind that we have created, is proud of the heart, for being what it is.Its just its ego, which will never let it admit, that without the heart and its emotions, it would be meaningless too...", replied AM.
DM grinned - " True that AM, thats a battle, a don't see ending anytime soon, even though the heart mostly always wins, anyway, it really is amusing, how the mind doesn't stop trying too..."
AM grinned back as he agreed - "Amusing it is, DM, amusing it Is..."
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Disclaimer - The conversations between Devi maiyaan and Allah Miyaan and the Gods are totally a figment of my imagination and for entertainment purpose..as I use them to pass on a message in relevance to the chapter in my FF.I do not mean any religious Offence to anyone...and nor do I wish to hurt anybody's sentiments...I believe in God and I respect all religions equally.Thank You.
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