ISHQ, EK IBADAT | (Completed)

Episode - 29

Fariyal's anger boiled over as she switched off her phone and stormed away. Zeeshan followed close behind, arriving at her doorstep only to be barred by the guard. Undeterred, Zeeshan screamed out to her, "Fariya... Fariya, just hear me out once! Let me explain. I'm sorry, yaar!"

His repeated cries finally drew Fariyal out of her house, her face ablaze with fury. She hurled the teddy bear he had given her straight at his face, the soft toy a stark contrast to the venom in her eyes.

Zeeshan pleaded, "Fari, just listen to me once... Fari, please..."

But Fariyal cut him off, her finger pointed accusingly at him. "Don't even think about making any excuses now. Not today, Zeeshan. You can't lie to me. I have seen everything. Just leave. Get out of my sight. I don't even want to look at you."

Zeeshan protested, "No, please... You're misunderstanding everything. Just hear me out. Why are you acting like a kid? We're friends, dude! Why are you acting like a girlfriend? Can't you hear me once? The thing you saw is from a different perspective. What you saw was not really what you were thinking. And even if you saw me kissing someone, what's the big deal? You don't have feelings for me, then I don't get why you're overreacting like this."

Fariyal shot back, "Overreacting? You think I'm overreacting? So, you're saying you have no regrets about what you did? How can you Zeeshan?"

Zeeshan shrugged, "Regrets? Why regret when I did nothing wrong. I'm sorry about what you just saw but trust me it was nothing like that. Nothing to regret? I didn't kiss that girl but she did. You're acting like I've wronged you in some way. What's gotten into you? Ever since my sister arrived, I've seen you getting worked up over nothing. Why are you behaving like this? Why are you so upset about?"

Fariyal's voice trembled with anger, "Are you serious or just pretending to be clueless? You're talking like there's nothing between us, like we're just strangers! You're delusional, Zeeshan."

Zeeshan said, "What's between us? I came here because I knew you had misunderstood me. I wanted to clear things between us because I know I have been persuing you for a long time and I thought maybe you'll think of me as playboy. But you're acting like I cheated on you. Aren't we just friends, Fariyal?What's going on with you?"

Fariyal's heart broke, shr stammered, "So... for you, I'm just... just a friend?"

Zeeshan replied, "What else, Fariyal? Apart from this, till date you didn't make any long term relationship with me. Even after perusing you for months, you haven't even responded to my proposal Fari. So, what do you want me to think of us?"

Fariyal's voice cracked and she shouted at him, "Then what was all that between us? The feelings, the possessiveness, your behavior, your jealousy, your claims on me, hugging me, kissing me... telling everyone I'm your type, making me feel like you liked me, loved me..."

Zeeshan sneered, "Those were my feelings for you. My efforts for you. Those were things I did for you. But why are you being so mean and talking about that. Didn't you just indirectly pushed me away when I asked for you answer? Then what's all these again? After that, I was just playing around with you as you were flirting with me."

Before he could finish, Fariyal slapped him hard, leaving him stunned. "My feelings were a joke to you? You were just playing around? Flirting with me? What did you think I was? You're the kind of guy who gives good guys a bad name. Shame on you, Zeeshan. Shame on you."

She shook him, her voice trembling with rage, "How could you play with me like that? If you didn't love me, why did you pretend? Why make all those commitments? How dare you hurt me like this? Why?!" She yelled, her voice echoing, "I hate you! I f***ing hate you!"