Only If its Meant to be

Losing What Matters

This is once again a continuation to our previous chapter. Since we've chosen to leave you guys in suspense with the first two chapters. We promise to leave you wanting for more again with this chapter.

Mujhe yuhin karke khwaabon se judaa,
Jaane kahan chhupke baitha hai khuda,
Janu Na main kab hua khudse gumshuda,
Kaise jiyun ruh bhi mujhse hai juda,
Kyun, meri raahein,
Mujhse poochein ghar kahan hai
Kyun, mujhse aake,
Dastak puche dar kahan hai....

Zain and Aditi confronted after much ignorance. Aditi enquires why he had been so upset. And Zain instead asked her why she had been upset that morning. Aditi didn't know why she went through such emotions herself. She didn't have an answer for herself and neither could she give him one. She told him to keep the lunchbox, she turned and walked back to her make up room. Zain stood there wondering why she was reacting this way. Zain was in a total state of confusion about his inner self and about Adi too. Nothing seemed to fit together. Nothing seemed to make sense. Now all he had in mind is that he needed to get back to ready himself for his last shot before they pack up. He had wished for an early pack up but unfortunately they had quite big scene to shoot and it required a few extra takes. Zain and Aditi had separate shots as their last for the day.

After their last shot
Zain went back to gather his belongings to put them in the car. He sent the spotboy to ask Aditi if she had stuff to put in his car as he locked the door of his make up room. Zain sent Adi a message before heading to his car which read : 'Meet me in the car. Waiting'
Minutes later Zain sees Adi walking to the car looking beautiful at her simplest best. The kinda thing he always fell for. She opens the passenger seat door and sits in.
Zain : you settled ?
Aditi : yeah
Zain : wanna grab a little something to bite ?
Aditi : no I'm good. Kinda exhausted right now. You hungry you can get going ?
Zain : no Im good just asked thought you'd be hungry.
Zain started the car and got going. Adi was exhausted since it was long full day. She was in every shot and had been working on long scenes since the morning. The drive was about an hour and a half away so Adi got herself a little cozy and dozed off. She was not totally asleep but she was a bit dozed off. They reach a red light and Zain acknowledges that Adi didn't have her seatbelt on and their could be a possibility on the police being around. He sees she's asleep and she looked too pretty to disturb. He shifted himself and tries to pull the seatbelt from her side. Zain is kinda all over her when she changes her position. The closeness cannot be measured. Their faces. Their bodies. Their hearts were all at the closest it had ever gotten. Adi's eyes were opened due to the congested space. Her eyes were opened with appearance of his right in front of hers. It was their most irresistible eyelock. Both Zain and Aditi were lost in the moment. Butterflies tickled their tummies from the new found proximity that seemed to fascinate their vulnerable emotions. They are at an inch away from losing it and almost end of sharing a kiss. The unawareness of their actions didn't come to their notice until a horn was blown from behind and it's a green light already. The awkwardness at this moment was unexplainable. This was the closest they've gotten - if to clear, this is talking about other than onscreen proximity. Neither of them spoke a word until they reached Adi's apartment. They greeted each other with a simple bye and so - Zain drove off.

That night was one of a total mix of emotions, feelings and thoughts. They were at a level of being in total confusion of what they felt and neither were they aware of each other's emotions. They slept with only one thought in mind 'ITS JUST A PHASE'.

Following their usual daily routine, it was yet another early morning shoot. Zain had fetched Adi from home and they now reached the sets. This time Adi seemed to behave quite unusually. She rushed on to greet Zaan with a hug. Abhishek Kapur - One of Zain's closest friends - and his Kundali Bhagya co-star had also visited them on the set. Here too, Adi had appeared being way too friendly. She shook Abhi's hand, she hugged him. They exchanged a few words and a few smiles. Adi had also met Abhi at Poonams engagement so they had quite some talks to catch up on. Zain stood not knowing how to react. Adi gave more attention to Zain's own friends than she ever gave to him. This agitated him more than anything. The awkwardness felt deeper than last night's. Once Abhi left Zain looked at Aditi, she didn't seem to be bothered about anything that happened. Zain shifted his gaze and walked back into his room. Every day since the past week had been giving him realizations that his vulnerable emotions didn't seem to help him in any way. Neither his emotions, nor Adi offered him any kind of tranquility. He was confused, disturbed and emotionally drained with everything that happened. This was a moment when the inner, older him came to reality. His decision to be wiser, and more practical begun from this very moment. He needed to stay away from his delusions and control his emotions. He needed to move on. He need to move on with his life, with his decisions, and to better his career too!

Whereas Aditi, on the other hand was going through unrecognizable, unexplainable emotions. She didn't know why she had been doing all that she did. She saw Zain's expression after Abhi left. He may have thought it was only himself that was affected by this. BUT - Aditi was the one most affected knowing Zain could've been upset since the morning because of her. But some part of her also tried to let her know, that she didn't mean everything to Zain for him to be affected by her dispensable actions. Both of them chose the path of moving on.

That same day, both Zain and Aditi were invited by Gulfam for a little get together. They chatted away, they shared loads of laughs. It was 00:00 - everyone decided to start heading home and so did Zain Aditi and Gulfam. Zain told Gulfam that he'd be heading home now without bothering where Aditi was and how she'd be going home. This was step one of his decision to move on to what mattered - no one knew she'd one day be the one that always mattered the most. Just as Zain walks off ~
Gulfam: aren't you dropping Adi off at home ?
Zain : I gotta go
Gulfam : go where ?
Zain: I don't know i just gotta go.
Gulfam : I don't care what you say, Adi isn't in her senses right now. Go drop her at home.
Aditi was in a drunken state and her vulnerability forced Zain to unabide by his decision to bother about what he thought mattered to him. He couldn't see her go home alone in such a state. Gulfam helped him get her into the car.
Gulfam : bye drive safe.
Zain : thanks Gul see you soon. (And they headed home in their respective cars)

Zain had reached Aditis place to drop her but he realized that she was in no state to get up her apartment alone. He got off his car, closed his door and went to her side to get her off. Aditi in her drunken state was in no realization of her words and actions whatsoever.
Aditi : zaaaaaaain
Zain : Aditi get up.
Aditi : Zain whaaaaat ? (As she lazily - unknowingly- throws her left hand over his shoulder with closed eyes)
Zain : Aditi get up. You need to get to your apartment.
Aditi : but whyyyyy
Zain takes her left hand that was thrown over his shoulder and pulls it further back, puts his hand behind her back and lifts her up - his 1 month of gyming came to some fairly good use. Her apartment was just a single flight of stairs. He got to her apartment. Put Aditi down with her hand still over his shoulder and opened her handbag to get out her keys. He opened up the door and placed her on the first thing he could find - the couch in the living room. He took out her shoes and placed a sheet over her. Just as he turns to leave - even in such a state - she grabs his hand and pulls him back. Zain was pulled right to the effect that his face was right over hers. He stared at her face till he realized he shouldn't be doing what he was. He got up from that very position and told himself to remember the promise he had made to himself. But as he turns to go once again - as she still held onto his hand - he turns back to look at her face that was too pretty to avoid. Her messy hair over her face. Her chubby red cheeks. It was her innocence and vulnerability that took him closer to her. He bent down on his knees. Laid his hands on the couch she laid on and looked at her. He stared at her face until his sleep got to him.

It was 6:00 when Zain had awoken and realized that he'd slept beside her all night. He sprung up from the they position he had been sleeping all night, neatened up and got going to head back home. Luckily both Zain and Aditi had an afternoon shoot. He had turned to have one last look at the prettiness that he slept beside the entire night and went out her apartment. Closed her door and went down into his car.
About an hour later Aditi was awoken by a loud horn of a car in the parking lot - no hopes here, it wasn't Zain. She slowly opened her eyes, stretched a little and got up not knowing how she had reached the couch last night. As she got up, she heard something fall off her. She looked around. She searched under the couch and to her surprise, she found a button under the couch. A button that obviously wasn't owned by her. She knew she saw a button like that on someone last night. She couldn't figure out who's it was. Just as she placed the button down on the dining table. Her phone in her bag had a notification. A missed call from Yusuf Ansari sir and a message sent by him that read "Come to set a little early today. We've got long scenes. We'll need some extra prep''

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