Chapter 6

Aditi

@desidillse

2 years back,

Humeira was chanting something from her mercantile law book when Zoya kept the book and sharp pencil aside and put forward the jar of hot chocolate, Humeira’s favorite.

“Arey wah!! Kya baat hai hot chocolate wo bhi aap ne banaya hai”, Humeira opened her eyes as if they were soccer balls at which Zoya nodded her head.

Humeira sipped a sip, “Yum! Ab sidhe sidhe bolo kya kaam hai”,and winked while changing her side of the chair.

Zoya made a face, “Haw! Tujhe kaise pata?”

“I am Humeira! The Zoya Farrooqui’s sister thoda tedha gyan to maine bhi prapt kiya hai aapse”, she mocked and patted her own back on the perfect hindi uttered by her.

Zoya took a deep breath hugged her sister from the back, “Aww mela baby”

“Haan haan chalo ho gayi buttering now start uttering”,Humeira showed tongue.

“Accha okay, I wanted to share some secret with you”, Zoya witout taking a single breath and opened her closed eyes.

Humeira choked in between her sip, “Wow! Aaj suraj east hi  nikla tha na”, and mocked.

“Shut up! Can’t I share anything with you?”, Zoya argued.

“You usually don’t, after all this is Asad Bhai’s department”,she should her tongue to the older one and giggle d after teasing her.

Zoya fake smile, “H-A-H-A very funny”

“Accha batao kya hai”, Humeira became serious.

Zoya licked her lips being nervous, “You know next week is Asad’s birthday and he doesn’t celebrate”

“Yes. It is – it is a fact”, Humeira being honest replied.

“Yeah! But I want to - to give a birthday gift to him”, and blushed.

Humeira kept the mug aside on the table, “What is it?”, and became curious while continuing, “I want to tie a knot in dargah first then I will share”

“Ajeeb ho yaar aap bhi”, Humeira blurted out and remained with suspense.

Zoya was leaving when she asked, “By the way aap to kabhi exams mein bhi dargah nahi gaye”

Zoya thought for a while, “Today is more than an exam”

“Oh gosh! Achanak se bade cheesy ho gaye ho aap bhi”,Humeira made a gloomy face and Zoya drove off for the dargah.

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Haider reached Gaffur’s chamber, “Good after noon sir!”

“Oh wow! My favorite student is here, come sit”, Gaffur was pleased to witness him.

They had some refreshments when Gaffur obliged, “I am very happy that you accepted the offer to be a legal consultant in my daughter's company”

Haider smiled, “I  am glad to be a part of your daughter’s professional life, she is really nice person”

“Is she?”, Gaffur cross questioned.

“Yes!”, he replied and continued, “well you have called me for some important purpose?”

“Oh yes! Important purpose”, Gaffur grinned.

Meanwhile, Asad was alone working on the interior of the bungalow of the famous businessman of the town and witnessing his work the businessman praised him, “Wow! This is your first interior work, I can’t believe this”

“You are simply am-azing”, he was pleased while witnessing his bungalow and offered a cheque, “This is your fees!”

It was the blank cheque and Asad smiled, “Thank you sir! But I cannot accept this I only accept my fees”

“Khuddari haan! Great. I like Khuddars”, the businessman smiled, and continued, “Well! My cousin is finding for an architect in California would you like to do the job?”

“I would like to take some time Sir”, he replied and collected his payable cheque and left.

Gaffur took the concentrate of Haider’s, “Hey! Are you here?”

“Yes. Yes sir”, he replied.

“Will you be like to be a part of my daughter’s Personal life”, Gaffur emphasized the word personal and asked being a shrewd advocate.

Haider was confused, “I didn’t get anything sir”

“Shadi karoge Zoya se?”, he simply uttered without polishing it.

Haider was astonished with sudden proposal, “Sir wo…”

“Wo Sir….leave it. Yes or no?”, he asked as if he immediately want the answer.

Haider looked down, “Does she know?”

“Yes.”, he simply lied.

Haider smiled as in he used to already like her as a personas well as wanted her to be a part of his life, “What was her answer?”

“Arey tumhe uske answer se kya matlab….fir bhi bata deta hoon, har ladki ki tarah Sharma kar bhaag jana”, Gaffur giggled falsely knowing what might be her answer, indeed no, but still he lied and took a promise to give her a surprise in the form of engagement date.

Zoya bowed down her head in the sajda of the Allah and prayed, “Ya allah! I wish mujhe wahi mile jo mere liye sahi hai….mera pyaar”

She went to the wall to tie the knot of the wish when her hand touched with someone else’s she immediately snatched her hand back after tying the knot and the other side the person, Asad tied his knot, “Ya Allah! Aaj mujhe California jane ka mauka mila hai, jahan Zoya humesha se jana chahti thi….I wish mujhe mera pyaar aaj mil jaye”, he tied his knot and left which was loosen and opened while destined to the holy floor.

Asad was leaving the dargah when he witnessed Zoya and called her from back, “Zoya!”

She turned back but didn’t stop and drove off on her scootyat which Asad uttered while smiling, “Pagal!”

Asad immediately grabbed his bike and wanted to ask for Zoya’s hand and reached to the chamber of Gaffur Farroqui where he overheard, “Yes. I am ready to marry Zoya”, Haider smiled.

The flower bouquet destined to the floor from Asad’s hand,he was in tears when Haider took his name, “Asad!”

“Haider!”, listening his name Haider changed the direction of his head and looked at Gaffur who fake smile, “Haider if you don’t mind, I want to have had some private discussion with Asad”

“Yes. Why not? Waise bhi mujhe office ka kuch kaam hai main jaata hoon”, Haider took a leave when Gaffur apologized, “I am sorry bas wo…”

“That’s fine sir! No problem”, he replied and left immediately.

Gaffur shrunk his fake smile and clenched his jaw, “What the hell are you doing here?”

“Aapne Zoya ki shadi fix kardi, wo bhi Haider se?”, Asad gulped down the fresh saliva formed in his throat.

Gaffur screamed a little, “Tumhe jawab dene ki zarurat nahi hai mujhe”

“Apko pata hai ki main Zoya se aur shayad bhi mujhse…”, he get intervene by Gaffur.

He grinned, “pyaar karte ho….yahi kehna chahte ho”

Asad’s tears rolled down witnessing the cold behavior of the father, to whom his daughter’s love so much and he bit his lower lip.

“Pyaar se nahi aukat se zindagi chalti hai”, Gaffur counter answer him before Asad retorted back.

Asad frowned, “What do you want to say?”

“Oh come on. Sab jante hain that your father commit suicide to free himself from the loan and overburden your mother, and that cheap lady started tailoring”, Gaffur made the disgusted face while passing even more disgusting statement, which forced Asad to hold Gaffur’s collar tight.

He clenched his jaw tightly and screamed, “How dare you?”

“How dare me? How dare you to love Zoya Farrooqui, Gaffur Farrooqui’s daughter….himat kaise hui tumhari”, he yelled in his hold and while struggling to leave himself from his hold, Gaffur succeed.

Asad bawled his fist and was about to punch him when he uttered,“Sab jante hain bachpan se tumhari ma ne meri betiyon ke kapdo stitching kar ke tumhe bada kiya hai…..aur itne chote aadmi se main apni beti ki shadi hargiz nahi karunga”

Asad disgusted at the person’s thought and left while challenging, “I will be back Gaffur Farrooqui when you will be begging to marry your daughter and that’s my promise to Allah and you”


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“Ab to bata do aapi kya gift hai”, Humeira made a childlike face.

Zoya blushed and replied, “My heart, my love and my proposal”,and saying this she hugged her sister tightly to hid his blushing face.

“OMG! Aapi kya baat hai, you love him, does he know”, asked Humeira being amazed.

At which Zoya nodded negatively, “No!”

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Asad left the chamber in utter angst, accepted the businessman’s proposal and left before facing Zoya after one week on the same day when she was going to confess her feeling with him.

Gaffur too being a ruthless father engaged her on the same day with Haider and she too get ready as she had no information about Asad.

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 A/N: I hope you will like it and don't forget to comment if you literally like it.

Thank you

Aditi