"Well, look at you," Maham said as she walked out of the school, looking at Aya, who was recording her.
"What is the special occasion?" Maham asked, hugging her.
"No occasion. You know I want to look hot because Raees watches my videos," She whispered in her ear. Maham smiled and shook her head.
"You guys are obsessed," Maham said, pulling away from the hug. "Didn't you guys break a month ago?" She asked and Aya shrugged, smiling.
She started recording again as Maham wrapped an arm around her neck while she filmed and talked in front of the camera. Maham didn't want Aydin's face so Aya would blue it whenever he was in the frame.
"We're going to go to this cafe after school is over, Aydie has been wanting to go there," Aya spoke as Maham looked at her nails.
"It's a puppy cafe," Maham said.
"Yes, and our Aydie loves puppies," Aya said.
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Raees, a doctor and Aya's on-and-off boyfriend sat on the couch watching Aya's videos. A small smile played on his lips as he watched her talk into the camera. A tall figure walked into his apartment shutting the door, not flinching at the loud sound.
The 29 -- almost 30 -- year-old man walked into the living room and sat on the couch, staring at the wall. His eyes were lifeless and had giant dark bags under his eyes. He was a corpse who breathed and he had been for five years.
"Whiskey kaha rakhi hai?" He asked Raees who looked up from the phone his smile not leaving. His voice was cold and emotionless.
(Where's the whiskey?)
"Bhai, tujhe pata hai mai nahi peeta. Tujhe bhi nahi peeni chahiye," Raees said and Zayan rolled his eyes standing up.
(Bro, you know I don't drink. And you shouldn't either.)
He walked into the balcony behind Raees taking out the cigarette box from his pocket and taking a cancer stick out before lighting it up. He stared at London's beautiful landscape but he felt no emotions.
"Well, look at you. What's the special occasion?"
Zayan's ears perked at the voice. He looked over his shoulder at Raees, his brows slightly furrowing.
"It's a puppy cafe,"
Zayan turned around, removing the cigarette from his lips, exhaling the smoke, and creating clouds around him. He walked towards Raees and stood behind the couch, he bent down and looked at the video watching the face of the girl his friend was obsessed with.
"Peeche karna," Zayan said and Raees double-tapped the screen.
(Rewind it.)
First, it showed Aya and then she flipped the camera showing the beautiful woman walking closer to the camera, her steps confident and smooth, like a model's. Zayan's eyes widened as the woman walked closer, smiling brightly.
He couldn't believe it. The woman he had unfinished business with and had been searching for five years lived in the same city as him. He swallowed the lump in his throat, his mind still clouded with disbelief as he spoke the words:
"Yeh kon hai?"
(Who is this?)
"Aya ki best friend hai. Maham. Kyun? Pasand aagayi kya?" Raees asked, smiling but when Zayan didn't answer, he spoke again, "Waqai, pasand aagayi kya? Teri phooti kismat hai. Pehli hi shaadi shuda hai,"
(She's Aya's best friend. Maham. Why? Do you like her?
Do you really like her? Your bad luck. She's already married.)
'I'm aware' Zayan thought.
"Aydie kon hai?" Zayan asked, slightly jealous.
(Who is Aydie?)
"Maham ka beta. Uska naam Aydin hai," Raees answered and Zayan felt the world shift. He knew she was pregnant but it felt shocking.
(Maham's son. His name is Aydin.)
Zayan took a step back, "Wese tera chance hai. Iska shohar hai toh lekin ik number ka kamina insaan tha. Maham ne usko chor diya tha. Aur mai toh kehta hoon bohut acha kiya. Joh bhi Maham ne mujhe aur Aya ko bataya tha mera toh dil tha us aadmi ke ghar jaake usko gaaliyan doon," Raees said.
(By the way, you do have a chance. She has a husband but he was a number 1 jerk. Maham left him. I say she did amazing. Whatever Maham told Aya and I, I wish to go to that guy's house and cuss him out.)
"Hosakta is larki hi ghalti ho aur tujhse jhoot bola ho," Zayan said making Raees look at him.
(Maybe she was the problem and lied to you.)
"Arey nahi bhai. Maham is one of the strongest woman I know. She is really pious and I know she won't ever lie," Raees said.
(No way.)
Zayan shook his head with a bitter frown as he bought the cigarette to his lips. 'You've been fooled, my poor friend.' Zayan clenched his fist.
He still didn't believe her. He still thought he was cheated on. That video was well edited. Despite thinking she cheated on him, he still wanted her badly. He was mad but he needed her. He hated her for her infidelity but loved her for her.
He wanted to ruin, Maham Zayan Agha and be the one to heal her up again.
Like she ruined him. Like how she left him like he was the bad guy.
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Author's note:
so, i have some news. in the old version, zayan knew the truth by now but in this newer version, i'm feeling a bit... bitter? so we're going to make zayan more toxic until i decide whether i want him to be endgame or for maham to divorce him
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Romance"Zayan, you don't believe that is true, right? You know I am not that type of girl. That- It's not me in that video, Zayan, you believe me, right?" She asked, desperate as she held onto his warm hands, looking deep into his brown cold eyes. "How ca...
