Phir Le Aaya Dil

Chapter 10

Hey Zoya! Meri pyaari legally married wife....I love you...but I hate him...because I love her more than anything else in this whole world!! These words echoed in Zoya's ears, she was getting devastated when the phone ring took her to the reality.

The phone was flashing, "Humeira".

Zoya picked the phone up and whispered her sister's name,"Humi"

Humeira finally took a deep breath of relaxation, "Finally! Main kitni der se call kar rahi hu aapko, where were you busy"

"No-Nothing. I was- I was in washroom", she stuttered and lied to change the topic, "Tu bol na kya hua"

At which Humeira replied, "Oh! Nothing I was just got worried aapne—aapne nikaah ke baad ek bhi call nahi ki so...", and reconstructed her words well, because she was worried after traumatized state and the sudden re-marriage, which she didn't make her realize.

"Mujhe call karna chahiye tha?", she asked sarcastically.

Humeira pressed her lips and sheepishly completed, "Aapi! Something which has happened, has happened...please try to move on in the life"

"Hmmm... jo mujhse nahi hota, aur sab mujhse wahi expect karte hain", Zoya rolled her eyes and looked at the skies at which Humeira immediately retorted back, "Aap ka pehla pyaar to Asad Bhai hi the na"

"The...ab nahi hai", and with these words she disconnected the call in mid and Humeira kept saying, "Hello", and finally understood that itisn't easy to move on for her sister after all every lock is different and the key as well, the same way it is different for every person to forget the past and accept the present in the same way.

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"Najma! This is so kiddish!", Dilshad clenched her jaw.

At which she rolled her eyes, "What ammi? What is kiddish?"

"Kal pehla din tha Zoya ka is ghar mein ek bahu ki tarah aur tum....tum use ignore karke nikal gayi", Dilshad held Najma's elbow and turned her face towards her.

"Maine reason bataya tha", Najma curtly replied.

At which Dilshad sarcastically replied, "Use reason nahi excuse kahte hain" and Najma closed her eyes tightly and opened them again,"Ammi! I hate her."

"Najma", she clenched her jaw again.

Najma gulped down the fresh lump of her throat, "Aisa to hai nahi ammi ki aapko reason nahi pata. Unke pyaar mein bhai ne saari yaadein guzar di....kabhi shadi nahi ki...aur to aur jab wo unke beloved husband ki death ke baad traumatized hogayi, unse shadi bhi karli", she stopped here and then took a deep breath to complete herself, "Isn't it enough to hate her"

"Najma tum bahut close thi uske", Dilshad tried to make her realize the memories of years back. At which she smiled, "Indeed I was. Par sabse zyada to main bhai ke kareeb thi na....haan sabse zyada main bhai ko zoya ka naam leke pareshan karti thi....and he used to blush too ... par", she vanished her smile and in tears said, "Par bhai mere abbu hain, aur mere abbu ko koi pain de I cannot handle that"

She snatched her bag and left the room.

Zoya was coming outside the room when Najma was passing the way, she tried to stop her but she didn't listen.

Zoya scrunched her brows, "Wallek-um-ass-allam aunty!", she wished when noticed Dilshad and continued, "Ye tamatar ko kya hua kal se mujhe ignore kar rahi hai"

Dilshad tried to cover it up, "Aisa nahi hai, kaam tha use hospital me"

"Oh! Abhi tak mili bhi nahi na mujhse, nahi to bachpan sabse pehle mere paas aati thi, she used to think ke Asad ki dant se use sirf main bacha sakti hoon", She giggled and continued, "Aur aisa hota bhi tha, after all I used to be a gundi, aur meri baat aapka gadha beta na mane aisa ho nahi sakta", she laughed sheepishly but her laughter vanished when she realized thatthe time has been changed and she witnessed Asad and all the nightmares Haider has given to her filled tears in her eyes. She left from there, Dilshad tried to stop but stop herself, as she thought she need time with herself, and turned back to witness Asad on the corner of the living area.