Continued from above
A new week began and Asad and Zoya got busy in their work once more. They did have moments to and from the college. Asad was very busy after college at home as the examinations were in less than a month and he had to set the papers. Zoya too began working on her project research but she knew she could not do her dream project without Asad's input. He was extremely busy so she did not disturb him. Noor and Sabreen let them be alone whenever they could so that there would be no break in their personal time. Finally mid week on Wednesday there was a public holiday. Asad and Zoya were working on their own things. Noor and Sabreen had gone out with friends and came back late in the evening. Asad and Zoya had had a quick dinner and were going back to do their work. "Asad, Zoya come here." Noor called them to the living area. "Jee dadi." "See we got you something. The two of you have been so busy with work lately you barely get time to relax. Aao see what we got you." Noor made them sit and Sabreen gave Zoya the packet. She loved gifts so she mercilessly tore the gift wrap. Zoya began jumping up and down with joy. "I love it! I love it!! I love it!!!" She was hyper like a kid on sugar rush.
"Asad see dadis got us a jigsaw puzzle wo bhi itna bada." Zoya pulled Asad down to the floor for them to solve the puzzle. Asad looked at Noor and Sabreen in shock. "Dadis ye meri umar hai ye sab karne ki? I am a 26 year old married man and a professor at Bhopal's reputed Architectural Insititue. I am sorry to refuse to do what you are asking of me but I can't do it. Kuch nahi toh jigsaw puzzle!" Asad was firm in his decision. "Dadis let him go. Main hoon na, I will do it." Zoya gave a wide smile. "Yes see dadis you have the prefect namooni for doing it. She has just grown physically dimaag se she is still a child. She is perfect she will do it." Zoya stared at Asad angrily. Asad waved a bye bye and went towards his room. "Noor dadi what was that song you used to sing for Farookh dado?" Zoya looked at Noor. A curious Asad stopped near the do of the bedroom to hear about the song and why Zoya was suddenly reminded to ask about it. Before Noor could say anything Zoya gave a wide smile and said, "Oh haan yaad aaya." She looked at Asad and began singing,
"Main kya karoon Raam mujhe buddha mil gaya
Main kya karoon Raam mujhe buddha mil gaya
Oye hoye buddha mil gaya
Ho buddha mil gaya
Haaye main kya karoon Raam mujhe buddha mil gaya
Main kya karoon Raam mujhe buddha mil gaya"
A really angry Asad approached Zoya. Noor and Sabreen muffled their laugh on seeing Jerry Zoya once again get to Tom Asad.
"What did you call me?" Asad asked Zoya. "What did I call you? I was toh just singing a song Asad." Zoya made an innocent face. "Jitni innocent banti ho na utni ho nahi. OK dadis I will do it with Zoya." Asad rephrased his statement after looking at the expression on Noor, Sabreen and Zoya's face. "I will solve the jigsaw puzzle with Zoya. Give us the picture." Zoya plam smacked her forehead. "Asad, where is the fun in solving the jigsaw puzzle if we already know what the image is supposed to look like. Dadi we don't need the picture." Asad and Zoya sat down on the floor. It was a huge jigsaw, 4 feet*3 feet in dimension and 108 pieces. "I will do the right hand side part." Zoya announced. "Why?" "Asad because I am always right. So I will do the right hand side part." "Who said you are always right?" "Bedroom mein chaliye batati hoon." Asad's eyes popped out of their socket. Zoya looked at him and understood what he thought about what she said. "Tch tch tch one track mind Professor Asad Ahmed Khan! I can tell you I am always right even by making yuou a cup of coffee." Zoya went to make the coffee for everyone and when she came back Asad understood why she was always right. She gave his coffee in a mug saying Mr. Right and hers said Mrs. Always Right. "Wo that day we ahd gone shopping for the ghar ka samman na dadis I bought these mugs from there and bedroom set bhi liya hai. Nice na?" Noor and Sabreen agreed. Asad and Zoya began making the jigsaw. Noor and Sabreen quietly moved out of the living area leaving Asad and Zoya alone.
After sometime the picture began to be clear. Asad and Zoya looked at each other and the picture.
"Asad ye toh..." "Hmm it was taken at the wedding we went the night before I was leaving for London." "Who took it and how did dadi get this picture? OMG Asad. This is such a plesant surprise." Asad and Zoya both kept on looking at the picture. "Aapko pata hai Asad, it was my first rose and it was you who gave it to me. No one had ever given me a rose wo bhi red no one would even think of giving me one." Asad was still looking at the picture and there was a sad smile on his face. "Ek minute, Asad you wanted to say something to me. I remember how you had pulled me away from the crowd and got me to this secluded place. What did you want to say? You had said it was important and you had to say it before you left for London. What was it?" Asad did not look at her. "Yaad nahi. Zoya it was 2 years back. Kya hua?" Asad then lifted his eyes to look at Zoya and saw that she was sad. "Kuch nahi." She touched the rose in the picture and then looked at Asad. "Accha listen I am done with my side only one piece is left... baki ka you finish and leave it like that so that dadis can see that we finished it. I have important work to do." Asad went away to the room. Zoya looked at the jigsaw in front of her. She once again touched the rose. "Asad that day you gave me my first rose wo bhi bina maange and now rose kya ek rose petal bhi nahi dete. How I wish you would give me a rose!" Zoya went to the room and saw Asad in front of the TV. She went to the washroom to freshen up. "Important kaam! Watching highlights of an old match is important kaam! Urgh!" She came out and stood in front of Asad blocking his view of the TV. "Zoya side hato please." She stood there with her hands at her waist. "Important kaam Asad ! Watching highlights of an old match is important kaam! This is important and not what we were doing? Urgh!" Asad tried to move her out of his way but she stood there.
"Zoya, did you have your dinner?"
"Meetha bhi?"
"Are you still hungry?"
"So there is no space in your tummy for anything else?"
"Toh mera dimaag kyun kha rahi ho?"
A shocked Zoya left the room slamming the door behind her. She was ranting about Asad's behavior but then her expressions changed. "Aww." She saw that Asad had carefully removed the rose tiles and had put an actual long stem red rose in its place. She picked up the rose and ran to the room. "Asad, you are so cute." She said pulling his cheeks. "Is this rose for me?" "No it is for padoswali Neetu aunty's daughter Roshni. "Uss chudail ka naam bhi mat lena mere saamne." Zoya was turning red with anger and jealousy. "Zoya of course it is for you." "Oh cutie pie. Ab highlights kya you can watch the entire match if you want." Zoya sat there smiling sweetly looking at the red rose Asad gave her. He smiled on seeing her smile.
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A/N: Done finally. Now all readers do leave your feedbacks and also hit like.
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