Zaviyar: Her Lifeline {ON HOLD}

Chapter 10.

Na jane kyun tu hi tu dil main basa hai
Tere bina kya jiyun?

Author's POV:

"WHAT THE HECK ON EARTH?!" Both Shayan and Fawad jumped up and shouted, making Zaviyar flinch. He had expected such a reaction from them and knew it was gonna be hard to explain everything. A few minutes ago, he had narrated everything to them from the moment he left after Zoya till the moment they confessed love. They looked at him as if he was a new specie, not believing this man was a normal human, that too, their own friend.

"Sit down," Zaviyar sighed in irritation. His friends and now Zoya were the only ones who could shout at him, slap him, get mad at him, basically do anything and he wouldn't say a word in return. All three of them were the most precious people in his life after his dad, making him bear all their tantrums and taunts quietly.

"Kaise? Tu nikkah karke bata deta na? Abhi bhi kyun bataya hai?" Fawad almost shouted at him. His eyes pierced through Zaviyar's soul, somewhat scaring him as he didn't know his friends would get this mad.
(How? You should've told us after getting married no? Why did you tell us even now?)

"Guys-" He was cut off by Shayan as he literally said in one go,

"Koshish bhi mat karein aap! You're the worst person Zaviyar. I'm out," Shayan was about to leave when Fawad stopped him. Both of them looked at Zaviyar with a 'you're-shit' look, pissed off at this Mr. CEO sitting in front of them.
(Don't even try! You're the worst person Zaviyar. I'm out)

"The situation was such that I couldn't even comprehend whatever happened. She confessed, I confessed, we had to get back to her house and then the night ended. Should've I called you in the middle of her saying 'I love you'?" He gave them an annoyed look. They somehow figured out that Zaviyar wasn't in the situation to call them or tell them anything last night. Both of them calmed down and sat while Shayan snapped at him,

"Tameez se rehna, don't expect anything from us! Jhoota!" Fawad burst into laughter at the face Shayan made. His laughter stopped immediately when he saw the glare from Zaviyar.
(Behave yourselves, don't expect anything from us! Liar!)

"Enough, aik problem hai," His serious expressions made them know that there was actually a problem.
(Enough, there's a problem)

"And that is?"

"I need a suitable way to propose to her," Shayan replied in a 'duh' tone,

"Propose to her on her birthday," Zaviyar and Fawad looked at him with a 'you're-not-smart-at-all' look. He huffed in annoyance and sank back in the couch, murmuring curses at them.

"Have you taken consent from her mother?" Fawad questioned

"No, and I don't plan on doing so. Thing is, I've asked a very close cousin of hers about taking consent and she strictly forbade me from doing so, saying that it might result in a huge disaster or argument between us. She just said that Zoey will tell me whenever she feels like it and told me to stay as far away as possible from her mother," He had started calling her Zoey instead of Zoya, which didn't go unnoticed by his friends. As much as they hated the fact that he hid their confession from them for a whole night, they were also extremely happy to know that their friend had finally found true love after immense suffering.

13th January, Zoya's Birthday

Zoya's friends and cousins had left early morning after a sleepover. She sighed, thanking God for all the blessings in the last year and praying for the next year to go the way she wanted it. Her cousins had left her alone, knowing that she loved spending her birthday alone. Her day was sad due to two reasons; one being the absence of her brother and father and the second being the absence of Zaviyar. She was upset because he was out of country for a meeting and couldn't miss it, so he couldn't be there for her birthday.

She was about to change into casuals from her nightdress when her maid came with a gift box in her hand.

"Ma'am, Zaviyar Sir's driver came to deliver this," She said and left. Zoya smiled, knowing for a fact that he couldn't miss her present. She opened the box and to her surprise, found it empty. All there was inside, was a note which read,

Don't worry, I've sent it.
Go to the guest room on the ground floor.
You'll see your surprise there
Love, Zav ❣️️

She was confused but nonetheless went to the guest room and found a gorgeous silk bodycon with diamond earrings on the side. There, she found another note which said,

Wear this for the day.
Btw, your actual gift is on the rooftop,
come and get it on your own
You'll love it. Trust me

She was confused once again as she knew that there was no way in the world that Zaviyar could be back, considering the fact that his meeting was so important even she urged him to go. She changed into the dress, wore her earrings and hesitantly went to the rooftop. The rooftop left her speechless. She looked around in astonishment and saw how every single thing was of her choice. The flowers, lighting, colour scheme and even the alignment of the flowers. It felt perfect, surreal as if her previous self was returned to her. The last time she had celebrated her birthday like this was when she was 17. Her 18th birthday had become a nightmare, it's darkness overpowering till today, her 25th birthday.

Just when she thought this was his surprise, she heard a man clearing his throat. Scratch that, Zaviyar clearing his throat. Their eyes met as she ran to him and hugged him close, while he whispered"happy birthday Zoey," into her ear. She responded with 'thanks' but pulled away as she realised his meeting was affected due to her birthday.

"Umm Zaviyar, your meeting?" He sensed her nervousness so he reassured her,

"I preponed it and signed the deal. Then, I contacted your cousin and mine, Meena bhabhi and Zawar bhai. They helped me execute this plan," she sighed in relief.

"Come on, let's cut the cake then we're having lunch, watching a movie and having dinner, to give you one of the best birthdays ever," the mention of all those things made her eyes beam, causing Zaviyar to look at her in awe, realising that she had killed her inner self because of her past.

After cutting the red rose case, having a wonderful desi lunch, watching a movie and finishing up with dinner, Zaviyar decided it was time for him to go back home. Before going, he asked Zoya to look at the sky.

Her jaw dropped as she saw fireworks saying 'Happy Birthday Zoey,'. Her eyes beamed with love and gratitude for this man who had made her feel special and worthy in the most respectful manner.

She turned around to look at Zaviyar when she realised that he was on his knees, a genuine smile on his lips as he spoke...

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The cliffhanger... specifically for someone who requested the update ;)

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