Chapter 8 - Every Picture Tells A Story
Pictures.Or rather photographs, play a rather important part in our Lives.They capture a moment, a particular one, in the story of our lives, which each one depicting, the story of that very moment, of things used to be.Its a memory, which cannot change, its a memory, which can be powerful,however, the interpretations may differ to each one of us,and thats the catch,the picture might be the same, but it may hold different meanings for different people, and the catch is, if you look deep enough, you will understand, how something as simple as a picture, can really just stand silently in your face, speaking a thousand words to you.
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Love smiled as it looked at the picture, in front, and couldn' help but control her laughter, which caused her friends, Fate and Destiny to look up at her,as she heard Fate ask - " What's up with the Laugh, Love??"
Love grinned as she handed the picture to Fate, and as she saw Fate smile, she said - " You get it now, don't you??"
Destiny,took the photo out of Fate's hands, exclaiming - " Yeah right Love, when does Fate get anything in the first place, let me have a look...", and the minute she did, she knew exactly why, Love was laughing.
Love and Destiny looked at Fate, who was still giving them, the confused, I don't know look, and Love finally explained - "You see, how in this picture, we have the three of us smiling and posing happily, and how you can spot,there at the background, my dear Hate, sitting and scowling at us, like he just always does...."
Fate looked at the picture again, and now understood, and couldn't help but control his smile, as he said - " Well, now that just explains, he's always like this,isnt he, always scowling at us, he really Hates us..."
Destiny smiled - " I don't know, about the Hate but I surely know one thing, he doesn't understand us at all..."
Love nodded - "And to that I agree, he isn't supposed to understand us anyway..."
They spotted Hate walking in, with a frown on his forehead, which caused Fate to break into giggles, as he pointed to the picture in his hand and said - " I will give a million dollars , if I can spot any other expression, on your face Hate..."
Hate scowled - " Very Funny, give me that...", and he snatched the picture to see what everyone was so amused about, and he rolled his eyes, and said - "Well, Its not funny, you see every picture tells a story, my intelligent friends, and this very picture, tells how much I have to suffer because of you three and your antics, for I am always left behind, with a mess at my hands, and what do you expect me to do then, dance?? You always leave me with no option,I don't just understand you all, I just hate you guys...grow up will you??", and he walked out , stomping his feet.
Destiny smiled - "Look at him all stomping his feet , he doesn't realise, he is the child in here not us..."
Fate laughed.
Love finally interupted - "Ok enough guys, lets not make fun of him anymore, he may be a child at heart, but he is intelligent, see he just pointed to us, a very intelligent point..."
Fate - "And what is that?"
Love - " That, every picture, tells a story, and we all know that indeed stands true now doesn't it?
Destiny and Fate nodded in agreement and they said in unison - " Oh yeah, every picture, indeed reflect a story , you can spot it if you look deeply enough, thats the key now isn't it? You got to look deep enough..."
Love smiled - " Ofcourse,Deep enough, it is..."
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Three Days Later - Thursday
London - 9 am
Khushi knocked, at Arnav's door, and she stole a glance at her watch ,as she waited him to open up, and she smiled, as she saw him open the door, he had still been sleeping, and she couldn't help but feel her heart skip a thousand beats,how could he look so handsome,like her very own prince charming, at precisely, every minute of his life,she brought a halt to her chain of thoughts, as she heard him - " Khushi, hey, come in..", and as he noticed, she was all ready, he asked yawning - " why are you up and about so early today Khushi?", as he pulled her into a hug.
Khushi hugged him, and felt his heartbeats soothe her's as she stated -
" Look who is talking, sleepyhead, its you who is always ready early..."
Arnav smiled, as he took her hand and made her sit on the sofa - "And just who is responsible, for me sleeping in late today , Khushi...??"
Khushi grinned, and shot him a guilty look - " Alright, I am sorry, I shouldn't have kept you up so late, with all my blabbering, and honestly, I know what i had to do to drag myself out of bed too, but I am running late already, I have to submit my dissertation in today...", and just saying that out loud, made her feel weird and low, because only two days were left officially, until Arnav's return, and thats the reason why she had been keen on spending every minute with him, because memories of him, were all she wanted to collect, because she was sure that one day, she would have only that to fall on, when her lie would see the daylight.
Arnav brushed his hand in his hair, and he noticed how Khushi was now just frowning, and obviously he couldn't bear it so, he cupped her face gently and rubbed her cheek gently - " what's up? you seem worried...and honestly, i was just teasing you, i didn't mind being up , you know I kind of enjoy listening to you, and you know it wasn't just that, so I would be a fool to mind, Khushi", he teased, hinting at their various kissing sessions last night.
Khushi blushed, and felt herself relax under his gentle touch, and she leaned in his hand , as it rubbed her cheek and she said - " its nothing, i have the biggest submission, and i hope its good enough, anyways, did you get sometime, to go through it?? My work??"
Arnav smiled - " Yes, i did go through the mail you sent me , its good Khushi , dont worry...now tell me the truth, the real reason..."
Khushi got up from the sofa - " Its nothing, i need to go now..."and obviously she couldn't win, as he held her , instantly made her sit back as he asked - " does it have anything to do with,my leaving day after, Khushi, I am sorry, its just that some work has come up so immediate that i had to cut short by two days, but, why are you so worried, I told you, I am not going to forget us , once I leave cmon Khushi you know how I feel about this...."
Khushi hugged him instantly - "Yeah, i know, its alright, Its just that, I will miss you Arnav, until..."
Arnav held her close - " And i will miss you , until i see you back in India, you will come soon wont you?"
Khushi - " I dont know, Arnav, lets see..." and she held him for a while.
Arnav felt her warmth in his arms, and he couldn't help but admit how it had grown on him so much, like it never had before, well it just felt weird without her around, like really empty, and that thought caused a kick in his gut, because he realised he would miss her way more than he had imagined, and so he gave up as he said cupping her face - " will it make you feel any better, if I say, I will try to stay as on schedule, that would give us maybe two more days together??"
Khushi felt her heart jump up in happiness, as she looked into his eyes, and admitted - " Yes, that would, Arnav...", and that look on her face was so sincere that it made his heart flip, and he pulled her in for a deep kiss, to which she happily obliged, and she broke away a few minutes later, as she whispered - " thank you so much, now i will just be back soon, you aren't going to office today are you??"
Arnav smiled - "well i dont plan to, I have some work , which i will do from here itself, and we can go out once you are back...??"
He saw her smile, and she kissed his cheek tenderly - " See you soon...."
He watched her walk to his door, and he heard himself ask - " Yeh kya kar diya hai Khushi tumne mere saath??"
Khushi looked back from the door and smiled - " I dont know, maybe just exactly, what you have done to me Arnav...."
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Three Days Later - Thursday
Boston - 2 pm
Zoya walked out of her class, and she saw Nikhil walk up to her, and right then her phone rang, and she spotted Asad's name on the phone, so she gestured Nikhil, and answered, and she said - " Allah Miyaan, how is it that you just know exactly, when I get free?? Do you have some like a spy camera on me or what??"
She heard him laugh, on the other end as he said - " Well, thats a funny idea, lets see I shall consider it, anyway for now, I am done with work, so I am here, out waiting for you...come soon..."
Zoya - " that's great Asad, now you are going to show me around aren't you?? we have only like three days left here..."
Asad - " Yes Zoya, that is, if you come fast now, don't keep me waiting longer..."
Zoya - "Will be there in like a minute...", and she hung up.
The minute, she hung up, she saw Nikhil, who had been looking at her with this grin on his face so she asked - " what?? do i have something on my face??"
Nikhil smiled - "No, just hapiness, i would say...so this guy, Asad, looks like you guys are really into each other..."
Zoya grinned - " yeah, you could say that, I really like him, you know...", and they started walking out, and she said honestly - " intact I think i like him way more than i thought, i don't know if thats good for me, what if I mess this up, Nikhil?what if I ruin everything??"
Nikhil shot her a confused look -" are you crazy Zoya?? why do you think that way?? i have seen the way he looks at you, he is into you, like really, and Zoya Singh Raizada, I have never seen you mess up anything, so why will you ever mess up with someone you really like, chill, just take it easy, you are the best...."
Zoya silently thought, yes thats exactly the probem, Nikhil, I am Zoya Singh Raizada not Zoya Farooqi,thats the biggest issue, but she couldn't say that aloud, so she just smiled - "Yes you are right, i should stop being so nervous, I will not mess this up..."
Nikhil patted her shoulder as they walked out the entrance to assure her - " Look he's already waiting for you , now go...", he said pointing towards Asad.
Zoya smiled - " Thanks, you are one of the best friends, I could ever have..."
And with that, she ran as fast as she could ,towards Asad, grinned at him, as she entered the car, and bent forward to give him a small peck on his cheek - " Hi there...", and she saw him look at Nikhil through the window, as she heard him say - "why doesn't he just give up on you??"
Zoya grinned - " do you know, how cute you are when jealous, well i guess he has, thats good news isn't it?? he was just telling him, that it seems to him, how we are really into each other..."
Asad finally felt a smile on his face, because the minute he had spotted her in the same frame as Nikhil, the automatic green monster of jealousy had caused him to scowl, but this piece of information from Zoya, was definitely good news for his feelings - " well, that is good news, he said that to you??"
Zoya grinned - " well, didn't I just tell you he did..."
"So, what did you say?"
"Well, I said, whats true, that I really am into you, I really really like you Asad.."
"You told that to him??"
"Yes, I did, why wouldn't I...you know its the truth...don't you??"
Asad bent forward and pecked her lips briefly , and smiled - " Yes, I know, thats the truth, thats why i don't need to put any spy camera on you like you were suggesting, I trust you Zoya, you know that I do..."
Zoya felt a kick in her gut at the sound of the name of Trust, how could she ever get the strength to tell him the truth, that she had been lying about being Zoya Faroqui all along, but she stopped her chain of guilt, she only ad three more days here with Asad, she wasn't going to let her guilt ruin it, and so she smiled - " yes, i know, now cmon lets go, I am hungry too...Asad..."
Asad grinned - " well , that makes the two of us...but you see this car wont start...its got some issue...", and he winked which she understood, so bent forward and gave him brief kiss on his lips, which made him grin as he whispered - " yes, now it will start....lets go",and with that, he drove away.
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London - 3 Pm
Khushi walked into Arnav's apartment, which was open, and she wondered why it was, but she spotted him working on the kitchen table on his laptop, and she walked up and hugged him from behind - " I am sorry, I am late, Riya just kept me a little busy, after, did i make you wait long...?"
Arnav turned around and hugged her by the waist - "well, no, I had some work, which I was just finishing, so its totally kool, so how does it feel, finishing what you had started??"
Khushi put her arms around his neck - " well it does feel really good, so have you postponed your ticket yet??"
Arnav smiled - " Yes, I did, just ten minutes back, although theres a lot of pressure on me for this one, but I guess I can push it further, dont worry, and I have..."
Khushi immediately felt bad for asking him to do so, because she knew work was well his first love, and so she said rubbing his cheek gently -" I am sorry Arnav, you shouldn't because of me , you are right , I have nothing to worry, I will probably be back by the end of month too, I shouldn't ask you to postpone work for me , its not right, I know what it means to you, you been working so hard, like forever, I should understand, and you know what I do, you can go on Saturday, this morning i was just well, like being stupid..."
Arnav took her hand in his as he said - " Don't worry, Khushi, its sorted, and I want to be here with you for another two days, now I don't want you to talk about this..."
Khushi smiled - " well ohk,...why dont you get ready, Ill wait here, did you eat??"
Arnav - " not much, I am not hungry much..."
Khushi rolled her eyes , as she pushed him towards his room - " go, just go and get ready, ill make you your sandwich and coffee, is that ok??"
Arnav smiled,and nodded, and walked away, and he couldn't help but, feel great.Khushi was amazing, having her around, was just like so different, it was like as if everything was so perfect, it felt something was changing inside him, he was ready for the the first time to fall for someone in the way he was falling for Khushi, ever since he had gotten to know her, it was like every step he was taking was towards her, and boy was it surprising,him, of course it was.Because of the things he had done, and was doing, he had never ever thought of postponing his work for anyone, specially the one he had, it was very important for Raizada Constructions, he had gotten to know from Aman, this morning, that Asad Ahemed Khan had finalised everthing in Boston, for his deal with Hammoth Constructions,and he knew he just had to do something to beat him at the next tender, he couldn't tolerate another defeat in a row, but right now he had put everything to hold, for Khushi, for this one girl, who had managed to walk into his life, and change quite a bit about it.
And just as he felt the hot water relax him, her words rang in his ears , that , "I will probably be back by the end of this month...". He felt weird, really weird, because that feeling that came along with the thought, that he would have to wait, for a month to see her, to hold her, to kiss her, feel her in his arms, made him feel sick.There was something about her, which made everything between them so different, than any of his flings in the past.He couldn't even compare it to anything he had ever felt before, or rather he had never felt anything ever with any of them emotionally, because with all his girls, in the past, it was just very casual, and physical, but never emotional.But with Khushi, everything was attached with a feeling along with it,which made it his very first, and it was taking him time to understand, but it was going to be almost three weeks, since he had met here, and he already felt completely drawn to her, he wanted to be with her all the time, hold her all the time.Just the way, she held on to him, hugged him, kissed him, touched his face, looked into his eyes, very bit of it, made his heart skip a beat, which was strange, because a hug, a simple kiss, had never meant so much to him, intact with all the girls he had slept with, nothing ever meant to him, it was just a physical need.But this feeling of his heart skipping a beat, everytime, she looked into his eyes, when they were close, everytime she pulled him closer, as she tried to reciprocate to his passionate kisses, her innocence, her beauty, made him fall for her even more, and so he knew, just as he got out of the shower and got ready, that with Khushi , everything was different, and he wanted to figure it out, where this was headed, and for that he definitely couldn't wait for a month to see her in India, he had never been a patient man, he knew, he just had to do something to get her by his side, earlier than she had planned.
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Meanwhile -
Khushi plated, the sandwich and coffee, she made for Arnav, and she waited for him to come, just as a thought started to worry her, Arnav was extending his trip, what if he came face to face with her brother, she had no idea, when was he returning, but she remembered, that he had mentioned that he would come to London first, what if Arnav saw him, how would her react?? She knew, it was time to tell him the truth, two simple truth's that had been ruling her mind and heart. First, being how she felt, she knew, she was in love with him,she just knew it, but how would she tell him that? what would he think? would he think her to be stupid? and naive? afterall, she wasn't his first girlfriend, whilst he was the first ever everything for her.She knew he liked her, but she didn't know, how deep it was for him? What if, it isn't as deep as it was for her??What if, he didn't feel what she did?? That scared her, but she wanted to still tell him how she felt, and then she would ask him for forgiveness, for lying to him, and explain him the circumstances, and just tell him the truth about everything. Her chain of thoughts, broke, as she heard his phone beep a several times, and she wouldn't have picked it up, if she hadn't seen what was flashing on the screen
Lavanya Kashyap has sent you a image.
She quikly picked up his phone, why was she messaging him, she knew everything between Arnav and her was over, but her curiosity got the better off her, and she quickly opened his whtsapp to see, and what she saw made her feel sick in her stomach.
Lavanya had just sent him pictures, from their old time together.
There were few of them hanging out together, at dinners, at celebrity functions, at office, at conferences.
And then there were few of them, which were intimate. There was a picture of when she was kissing him on his shoulder, his neck, and then there was one only of Arnav, and that just made her feel sick, it was one of him in a bed, which she guessed was Lavanyas bed, because she spotted Lavanyas picture on the wall in the background, an the quilt was halfway up, but his torso, was without any clothes at all, and it looked like, he had just woken up.It was a picture, that spoke, about a night Lavanya and Arnav had spent together.
She went back to every picture, and felt tears struck her eyes, as she realised that every picture, was just standing silently in her face, and telling her about what relationship's meant for Arnav, to what level he liked his relationships to be, and it was everything she could never be.She couldn't be anything, that Lavanya was.
And here , she was thinking about telling him she loved him.He would have laughed, she was sure, he would have at her stupidity.And moreover, she wasn't even who he thought her to be.
And that is when she realised, that everything that had happened between them, would obviously have no meaning for Arnav, whilst she had fallen in love with him, she had ruined her heart, by falling for him,she really had caused a mess in her life, a big one, the one she didn't know, she should have just maintained distance from him,and the minute she felt her heart revolt at the thought, she felt angry at herself, for feeling for him, the way she did.
Right then , his phone beeped again -
Lavanya : Arnav, I miss you so much.Remember these pictures? Please tell me, why we broke up,lets talk about this, I am in London, I leave on Saturday.Can we meet up, today anytime?? How about dinner??
Khushi quickly wiped her tears, and kept his phone on the table,and picked up her bag to leave,right when she spotted him walk out his room, smilingly, but just as he saw her, the smile was off his face ,as he was by her side in a jiff, as he held her hand and asked worriedly - " Khushi, whats wrong? where are you going?? why are you crying...??", and wiped a tear out of her eye tenderly, and he asked again - " will you please say something, something at all, whats wrong with you??"
Khushi took his hand off her face as she stammered - " Nothing, I just need to go..."
"Go where?? didn't we have the day planned...??", he asked now his worry growing on him.
Khushi looked at him straight in the eye,and the blank look in her eye , was one he didn't like as he heard her say - " Looks like there would be change in the plan, Arnav, have a nice day.."
Arnav shot her a confused look - " what the hell do you mean?? with whom...??"
He saw a tear roll down her cheek as she said - " With her, Lavanya, i am sorry, I just need to go...", and with that she ran out of his reach, before he could figure out anything, and right then he heard his phone beep, and he opened it, and he immediately knew what was wrong.
He looked at the various pictures, Lavanya had just sent him, and her message, and he went through them again and again, and he was sure shot Khushi had seen them, and obviously it hadn't affected her in a good way, rather it had affected her rather badly.
The broken look her face, tortured him, but he knew she had misunderstood, why would he want to meet Lavanya,and these pictures, they really didn't mean a thing to him at all, Khushi knew it was over between him and lavanya, then why was she over reacting to this. Yes obviously, she must have been hurt, looking at these, but he needed her to understand, none of this meant a thing to him. He needed to find her, and he needed to explain.
And so he called her, but she cut his call, and he called her again and again, but she didn't take it.
He cursed his luck, and Lavanya even more, maybe he needed to give Khushi some time, and in the meantime, he had to get Lavanya to understand once and for all, that everything between them was over.
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Boston - 6 PM
Asad looked at Zoya working across the coffee table in his apartment, and he couldn't help but admire, how adorable she looked whilst she was deeply engrossed in work, she was finishing her final report for her course tomorrow, and he was just idling away his time, because his work here in Boston, had been finished, and now he just needed to head back to India,and take things further, but he had chosen to spend the free time with Zoya here, before he headed to London,right then a thought struck him,and so he immediately grabbed his phone , and made a call to his secretary, gesturing to Zoya that he would be back in a minute, to which she just nodded.
He immediately asked his secretary to block two tickets, one for himself and the other for Zoya Farooqui, he would go to London with her, meet Khushi, and then tell her the news about him and Zoya , and then they could all head back to India together, and all of this seemed like the perfect plan. He hung up, and then stared at the image on his lock screen, Zoya had put up yesterday, and he couldn't help but smile, they did look really really good together, he was sure, His Ammi would approve of her, as well, once she spotted the happiness that was reflecting on his face.Zoya indeed made him really happy.He smiled at that very picture, and right then his phone rang, and he picked up the facetime call, of his ammi.
"Ammi, how is it you knew, i was just thinking of you..."
Dilshad smiled - "Is it Asad, i am a mother after all, and i just know, so what was it that you were thinking of .??"
Asad grinned - " well its about how I would like you to meet someone..."
"Someone who , Asad?"
"Oh please Ammi, its Zoya, she is just working, give me ten minutes, I will probably call you back , or maybe just wait, let me see if she...", and he leaned across his room, to look at Zoya, and she had just got up to get something from the fridge, so he walked out, gesturing his mom to keep silent.
Zoya was just getting herself some Coke, whilst she felt Asad's hand on her shoulder, and she looked at him questioningly, as he pulled her close,and whispered in her ear slowly - " Its Ammi, I want you to meet her..."
Zoya was suprised, and overwhelmed, she was going to see Dilshaad, his mom after really long, she had obviously spoken to her a few times accidentally from Khushi's phone, but she had never come face to face with her, because she feared, what if she guessed who she was ? because mothers always had this intuition, and Dilshaad had been no less than a mom to her, in the good old times, infact she was the one who had kept her name in the first place, she tried to mask her emotions, and her turmoil, and put up the best smile she could , as Asad handed her the phone, and made her sit, on the stool, and he was standing right behind her, as she heard his mom -
"Zoya, its so good to finally see you, i have heard so much about you from both Khushi, and Asad, and its great to finally see you, how are you??"
Zoya looked at Asad, and she knew he guessed she was nervous,so he quietly held her other hand, and gestured her to talk, so she finally cleared her throat -
"Hi aunty, its good to finally see you too,how have you been? And I hope whatever you heard of me is all good...", she said, trying to lighten up her emotions.
"Yes, all good Zoya,definetly, infact, thats the catch , my son who is standing right behind you, barely has anything good to say about anyone, but about you, he really does have a lot to say..."
" Oh thats coz, he always pretends to be something he isn't , right aunty? Do you know, why does her put up this mask...?"
"Thats something I have always thought too Zoya, maybe now we could rile up against him...", Dilshaad grinned.
Zoya grinned back - " Maybe, we could..."
Asad watched the scene happily,and then he finally interrupted , leaning in as he spoke to his mom - " all right ammi, thats enough, i give you two minutes to speak to Zoya, and you are already conspiring against me, i am hurt...", he finished faking a hurt emotion.
He heard his mother - " Very Funny Asad, anyway i need to go now, I will call later, nice meeting to Zoya .."
"Same here , aunty..."
Asad quickly hung up, and looked back at Zoya, pulling her in his arms - " I am sorry, did i catch you by surprise...its just that she called, and I don't know why , I just wanted her to meet you...gotta make some good use of technology..."
Zoya hugged him and admitted honestly - " Yes, it was a suprise, but a surprise i really liked, she's really nice you know, your ammi..."
Asad kissed her forehead briefly - " well thank you,Zoya, and are you finished with your work?"
Zoya pulled back - " Allah miyaan, Asad, my battery died, and i guess i left my charger at the library, could i just use your laptop, to submit, i have only 20 minutes left, and luckily I have my work in my mail..."
"Well ofcourse, you can, whats the need to ask, and also I wanted to tell you, I have booked our tickets to London, for Sunday, i hope thats ok.."
Zoya knew, he must have booked in the name of Zoya Farooqui, and obviously she couldn't travel in that name, because her documents were in her original name so she had to lie - " You have?? But i already have my ticket for Sunday, and its confirmed, and i have already paid for it, so..."
"You have?? why didn't you tell me, Zoya??"
"I was going to, I just forgot, under all this work pressure , I am sorry..."
"Its ok, don't be, ill just cancel yours...", and he kissed her cheek briefly, " you can finish your work, meanwhile, I have a few calls to make..."
He turned around to leave, but Zoya caught his hand, and much to his surprise pulled him in for a kiss, they broke apart a few minutes later as she whispered - " you are the best, you know that, dont you??"
Asad tugged her hair behind her ear tenderly as he grinned - " I know that since forever Zoya,tell me something, I dont know..."
Zoya gave him a push to his room as she said - " very funny, Khan now let me work..."
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Twenty Minutes Later
Zoya finished her submission, and was just about to shut down Asad's laptop, when she spotted a folder which said Family on his desktop, so she opened it , knowing it would be pictures of Khushi, him and his mom, and she was right, she smiled as she browsed through, and then she saw another folder which was titled , " Family, Old..", and out of sheer curosity, she opened it, and what she saw surprised her to the core, as she saw pictures, of his family and her's from good old times, all there as a small collection.There were pictures, of their dad's, their mom's, pictures of her brother and Asad from the time they were best friends, there were so many of them, and then there was a picture of all of them, a very much younger her, khushi and little Najma,and the teenage Asad and Arnav. Tears welled up in her eyes, as memories started to refresh in her mind and heart, and along with that came a big question, why did Asad still have these pictures?? Did he miss these times?? Was there any hope that their families could reconcile?? Maybe, there was, and just as she realised, she felt a ray of hope, maybe Asad wouldn't react as badly to the truth,a she had thought. She quickly wiped her tears, as she spotted him walk out the room, and she concealed her emotions as she asked - " Asad, look at you, its so different, these pictures..."
Asad shot her a confused look as he walked to her - " what pictures??", and his face hardened, as he saw what Zoya was talking about.
He immediately shut his laptop, taking her by suprise, as he heard her ask - " that is Arnav Singh raizada right? in those pictures with you?"
Asad felt his rage rise, at the mention of that name, and he pulled his hand into a fist , as he answered trying to control his tone - " Zoya , I told you, never mention that name in front of me, then why are you doing so..??"
Zoya got up and held his hand, and asked - " I am, because, I just want to know, why do you have pictures of him, and what i figure is his family, when you so clearly say, you hate them?? Do you really do?? Khushi told me how your families were, is this a sign of hope, that maybe, everything can be fine between you guys and your families??", she finished, desperately wanting him to say yes, but the minute she looked into his eyes, she only saw pure fury and rage,as he threw her hand away and spat out angrily , at a voice, which made her tremble, as he roared - " Fine?? Are you mad, Zoya? Why are you probing in , into something I told you not to, keep out of it, damm you, just get out , please, just leave me alone..."
Zoya looked at him shocked and hurt - " Asad, whats the matter, I just asked you a simple question, based on what I saw...please calm down..", and she tried to hold his hand.
Asad knew, his anger had peaked , and so he just backed off, and stated - " Zoya I want you just leave, now, please, before I say anything I shouldn't..."
"But Asad..."
And thats when he couldn't control himself anymore, as he heard himself scream - " Zoya Farooqui, get out of here, now...", and she didn't move as she stood frozen to her ground, at his reaction, and so he just took her by the hand, and led her to the door, and said - "I just need to be alone, but since you aren't just letting this go, i will tell you why I keep those pictures, its because i look at them everyday, only to remind myself, that, Arnav Singh Raizada and his family is what, i want to destroy, and i will, one day, I will...", and with that he shut the door on her face.
Zoya walked back in shock to her room, and as she closed the door, she slid against the door and tears flew down her eyes, what was she thinking, there was no hope in here at all.She had just ruined everything with her lie, she should have just kept distance, everything was really messed up, how was the truth going to surface, and what disaster would it bring along, she didn't know, and she feared it now, more than anything else.
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Hate grinned, as he leaped out of seat - " Its my turn now, isn't it...??"
Love looked at him patiently - " well, not just yet, relax, you will have your role to play..."
Fate scowled at Hate - " You are such a spoil- sport...we don't just set things up so that you can come and dance around and ruin things..."
Hate grinned , he loved annoying Fate - " well, you just wait and watch, until my time comes...."
Destiny intervened worried , as she asked Love - " Hate isn't going to let this go easily right, he is all super ready to turn things around..."
Love nodded - " I know, but not just yet, I have some fixing to do here, before he strikes..."
Hate rolled his eyes - " Thats why, I dont understand you, Love, why do you want to fix something, when you know , I am going to turn it around...thats why you annoy me..."
Love smiled - " Why dont you just relax, and let me do my job, i will inform you, when its your turn, and like i said, there are somethings you will never have the power to comprehend,and I just happen to be one of them..."
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