Ikigai- Reason for being.
Just a few shots
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Context:
1. Love In Denial? (Aditya X Zoya)
2. Little Things (Aditya X Zoya)
3. Let Us Go (Aditya X Zoya)
4. The Contract (Aditya X Zoya)
5. Love Lasts (Aditya X Zoya)
6. Aaoge...
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Aditya brought Zoya to his hotel room. He made her sit on the bed and kept her suitcase in the cupboard. "I am sorry. I tried but there was no vacant room in this hotel", said Aditya.
"It's okay, Aditya. Even this wasn't needed. I would have been fine there", said Zoya. "Please Zoya. There was no chance that I was letting you stay in that hotel anymore. How more irresponsible can they get?" said Aditya.
He continued speaking and cursing them while Zoya looked at his face. Her eyes moved from the hair falling on his face to his eyes. He might be rude for the world but his eyes still held an innocence, a childish spark.
Her eyes then moved to his nose. The tip of his nose goes red whenever he is angry. He then has to pinch it, trying to control his anger. Yes! Zoya had noticed his every single action.
He attracted her, and she was well aware of it. But she didn't want to bring her selfish feelings between their friendship. She remembers that Aditya told her that she was the first genuine friend that he made. She didn't want to break his trust.
"Zoya, what are you thinking?" asked Aditya. This broke the chain of her thoughts. She nodded in a no with a smile and he smiled.
"I'll take the couch. You can sleep on the bed", said Aditya as he took a comforter and a pillow to the couch. "Aditya, please let me sleep on the couch. You won't be comfortable there", said Zoya as she looked at the size of the couch.
"Come on, Zoya. Don't be so formal. You are not well. Take the bed and I'll be on the couch. I don't want any more discussion on this", said Aditya.
Zoya pouted when she heard authority in his voice. "He is ordering me as if I am his employee", muttered Zoya under her breath. Aditya heard it and smiled.
"I am sorry. But all I am saying is that please take the bed. I will be fine here", said Aditya. Zoya looked at him and nodded, not wanting to anger him. God! His anger is really bad. She didn't want to witness it now again.
She laid on the bed while Aditya settled himself on the couch. They both weren't sleeping but were at peace. The silence around them comforted them.
"Do you miss your Parents?" asked Aditya, breaking the silence. Zoya looked at him and nodded, saying, "There have been many occasions when I wished them to be there with me. But they left me quite early."
"Same. Even they weren't for me when I needed them", mumbled Aditya. Zoya looked at him and her heart broke. He might be more upset because his Parents were alive but they weren't the same for him. He lost his Parents way before they got divorced.
Zoya didn't know what to say. She kept looking at the ceiling of the room while Aditya looked out of the window. "Good night", wished Aditya and drifted to sleep.
