Bilal was done with conversation about new project with faheem...he then came out of faheem's cabin & searched for izzah...he saw her walking towards her cubicle from employee cafeteria.
He went towards her & dragged her to the tiny cabin where zayn & afaf made coffee.
Izzah was startled by his sudden move...she was taking small breaths to calm her down as bilal held her in his arms... Her face was flushed as she took in how close they stood.
She slowly pulled away from him & stood at a respectful distance said salaam... Bilal replied walaikumassalam in an amused tone.
He spoke "kya haal chaal hai bhai hamari hone waali begum ke...yeh log bohut kaam toh nahi karwa rahe? "
Izzah blushed & shook her head in No.
He moved closer to her & put his arms around her & whispered "ek secret bolun? "
Izzah nodded excitingly as she loved gossips...bilal chuckled at her eagerness & replied "hamari shaadi ki date nikal aayi hai...iss month ki 20th ko "
Izzah's eyes widened at the revelation...
She spoke "sacchi ...haye Allahhh "
She clapped excitingly & put her arms around his neck & hugged him tightly.
Bilal's laugh echoed in cabin gaining few ears attention as He hugged her excited form.
Bilal asked "acha chalo hum lunch saath mein karte hai...mera matlab Zayn bhi saath hoga...tum afaf ko laalo...ok...aur haan...uncle (izzah's dad - he is kinda strict so) ko inform karlo ek baar...i don't want him to think bad about you...already yahan milne par hi gussa honge woh"
Izzah replied " Haan okay... Mai abbu ko batati hoon aur afaf ko bhi manati hoon..."
They talked for sometime then izzah went back to her cubicle & Bilal to zayn's cabin.
Zayn rolled his eyes seeing Bilal coming to disturb him again.
Bilal entered & spoke "chal na Zayn kuch kha kar aate hai... Tu toh mehmaano ki khatir hi nahi karta..."
Zayn replied "khatir mehmaano ki hoti hai...ghar ke ghadon ki nahi...tu jaa...mai nahi aa raha... Mujhe bohut kaam hai "
Bilal nodded " Acha theek hai... Mai izzah aur afaf jaakar aate hai... Tu kaam kar ok "
He did a fake walk to the door .
Zayn's ears perked up listening afaf 's name.. He asked "usse kyu le jaa rahe ho... Tum dono jao na "
Bilal smirked thinking he hit the right point... He turned back & replied " Wo izzah ke abbu akele jaane par gussa honge...pehle hi bohut gussail hai sasur ji "
Zayn nodded & said " Acha... Waise mera kaam ho gaya hai... Mai bhi aata hoon... Bhook toh lagg rahi hai bohut "
He rubbed his stomach to make his excuse look real.
Bilal stifled his laugh & replied "haan... Haan aaja... Bilkul aaja... Mai konsa mana kar raha tha tujhe"
Zayn kept his files away & went with Bilal.
Izzah & afaf were in parking lot waiting for Zayn & Bilal.
Bilal brought his car & everyone settled...zayn in passenger seat...izzah & afaf in back seat.
They reached Chinese restaurant & entered.
The restaurant was cosy & beautiful from inside.
Bilal conversed with the receptionist & took their table number.
Izzah was following Zayn & afaf...while Bilal was behind izzah.
He held izzah's hand & made her sit with him.
Zayn stared at them settling on one side which meant he had to sit with afaf... He was about to scowl at his best friend but then saw him gazing at his fiancee... He swallowed his anger & sat on corner of sofa beside afaf who was talking to her father - faheem & saying
" Haan abbu...zayn bhi yahin hai... Haan Bilal bhai ka mann tha...Bilal bhai ki car se... Haan Haan... Nahi khaongi thanda....okay...zayn ko bolti hoon... Theek hai... Allahhafiz.’
Sbe turned to Zayn & said " Abbu keh rahe the...files ki reading hogayi ho toh...unhe report submit kardein...meeting prepone hogayi hai"
Zayn just nodded his head.
Soon a waiter came & asked for their order.
They ordered sweet & sour chicken with rice, spicy steam fried dumplings , soupy shrimp noodles , honey chilli potatos & 4 mango sorbet .
Afaf interrupted & said with a whine "three mango sorbet... Mujhe thanda khaane se mana kiya hai..throat infection ke wajah se "
Bilal & izzah chuckled at her whines while Zayn shook his head.
Soon their food arrived....everyone started devouring the food immediately as they were really hungry.
After they were done with food... Their desserts arrived.
Afaf was regretting her mistake as she canceled her dessert.
Now she was sitting giving heart eyes to others dessert & sighing every two seconds.
Zayn was eating his dessert when his eyes fell her who sat pouting as she scrolled through her phone.
He smiled lightly as he thought she looked like the kid whose mom took away her candy.
(Imagine it with sleeves 🌝 & zayn's coat)
He silently moved his half eaten dessert bowl which he made sure wasn't too cold enough in front of her & left to washroom.
He went a lil away & saw her eyes lit up in happiness... He shook his head & walked away.
Bilal did few happy dances in his heart seeing his best friend...he knew what was happening & he was extremely happy.
Zayn stood in front of wash basin Washing his hands & thinking about afaf... Then he realised he made a pact with himself that he wouldn't think about her... Now he felt like he was failing completely.
He frowned at his stupidity... He thought " Mujhe yahan aana hi nahi chahiye tha....sab gadbad ho rahi hai... Get a grip on yourself Zayn... This is wrong...don't think about her... Just forget it... FORGET HER.."
After few minutes he came back to see dessert bowl was clean & a Cheshire grin plastered on afaf's face.
They came back to zuberi office & Bilal went back to his office.
In evening before everyone left faheem called for a meeting as this month they were going to launch new products... He wanted to make sure everything was right & going according to plan.
He asked fahaad & Zayn to visit the industry site for clearer look on the work getting done properly.
Fahaad suggested to take few more interns & employees with them for their training & also asked afaf to come with them... So she would also see their industrial site.
Faheem agreed with fahaad as it would reduce the work load & less time would be wasted.
New interns squealed in low voices knowing they were going to industry visit while the country workers groaned knowing they had to do more work tomorrow...daily office work
& also industrial paper work.
It was evening...zuberi's left for home... Zayn was driving the car while fahaad rested in backseat as he headache & was also worried about the industrial visit the next day...afaf also laid her head on headrest of passenger's seat as she was feeling tired due to long day.
Zayn was driving in normal speed as fahaad was resting in back.
After sometime fahaad spoke "afaf so mat jaana... Mai tumhe uthakar lejaane waala nahi... Mai toh car mein hi lock kardunga agar tum soyi.. "
Afaf whined listening to her brother
"Kya bhaijaan... Bohut thak gayi hoon... Neend aa rahi hai...aise toh na bolen"
She sat up straight & turned the radio on... To keep her awake.
( A/N text between *stars is said by the radio jockey okay)
A random radio jockey was saying
**Welcome to shaam shabbir ke saath... Mai hoon apka dost iss show ka host shabbir... Aur aaj ka topic hai PYAAR. **
**Pyaar kya hai ??
- pyaar ek khushnuma ehsaas hai... Ek tinka jo samandar ko haraa sakta hai... Ek pull jo dilon ko jodhta hai... Ek surmayi dhun jo dil se nikalti hai.
Pyaar ek haseen pal hai jisme aap ek shaks ko apni zindagi ka hissa banate ho...aap jab unhe dekhte ho toh aapke dil ko sukoon aata hai...aap Unko sacche dil se chahne lagte ho... Unko khush dekhna aapki zindagi ka sabse bada maqsad bann jaata hai...unke apne pass duniya ki nazron se chupakar rakhna chahte ho... Maine abhi tak kisi ka naam nahi liya lekin aap ab ussi shaks ko yaad kar rahe ho...
(A/N caught you guys in 4K 😎🤣)
sacch keh raha hoon na doston? Ab inkaar(deny) mat karna... Bas ikraar(accept) karna fir sahin waqt ka iintezaar(wait) ur uss ghadi(time) mein izhaar(express).**
Zayn who was listening calmly to the jockey was a mess inside...he knew these jockeys romanticize normal things but He was feeling All this...He gazed at afaf who was busy looking at the lights outside...she looked alluring & serene...His heart wanted to watch her till the end of the minute...till the end of the hour...till the end of the night & may be till the end of his life...He knew he was denying his feelings... This wasn't just infatuation...this feeling was more than mere attraction...He was afraid to accept it...This wasn't suppose to happen but it was happening & he was stuck between his mind & heart.
In his thoughts...he forgot that he was driving... A sudden honk from back brought him back to reality...He put his foot on brake in hurry.
Afaf & fahaad jerked forward due to sudden brake.
Fahaad spoke "kya hua hai Zayn...kaha khoya hai tu... Itni speed mein brake imar raha hai... Accident hosakta tha bewakoof "
Zayn wiped his forehead which had sweat & muttered "sorry bhaijan... Woh mai... "
Afaf out of concern placed her hand on his forehead to check if he was okay.
Zayn felt body being electrocuted feeling her hand on his forehead.
He yelled "kya kar rahi ho... Durr raho"
Fahaad got angry listening the tone Zayn used on his sister... He scolded "kya badtameezi hai Zayn...tumhari tabiyat dekh rahi thi woh...zaban sambhalkar baat karo "
Zayn gritted his teeth & kept quiet.
Fahaad got down of car & told Zayn to sit in back... He will drive.
Zayn moved to backseat & laid his head back.
Fahaad started the car which automatically turned the radio on
**Aur yeh shayari Aslam ne bheji hai...
Aslam bhai kehte hai
" Tu Hi Bata Dil Tujhe Samjhaun Kaise,
Jise Chahta Hai Tu Use Najdeek Laaun
Kaise,Yun To Har Tamanna Har Ehsaas
Hai Wo Mera,Magar Usko Yeh Ehsaas
Dilaaun Kaise."**
**Waah waah Aslam bhai... Bohut khoob... Issi baat par yeh raha ek khoobsurat gaana aapki darkhaast par... Enjoy**
Chhup Chhup Ke Dilbar Ka Deedar Kar
Ae Dil Tu Aahista Izhaar Kar
Pagle Saara Ka Saara Na Karna Abhi Se
Aasan Kiston Mein Tu Pyaar Kar
Zayn groaned listening to song & held his head in his hands in frustation.
Soon they reached zuberi mansion... Zayn got down & rushed into his room immediately.
He threw his laptop bag on couch... Loosened his tie... Slipped out of his shoes & laid down on his bed.
He felt his mind would burst into pieces due to this amount of Overthinking... But his heart was stubborn & rebellious... It kept reminding him... The touch of her delicate hand on his forehead...the tickling sensation remained intact.
ASSALAMUALIKUM ☺
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