Love or Revenge

Chapter 6

Zoya entered her apartment and lost in thoughts. She left her shoes near the dining area and her jacket on the couch. Grace who was kitchen came out asking after hearing the front door opened "Hey, finally you're back. Is everything alright..." it's so unlike her when she saw the things around which got Grace worried.

Grace followed Zoya to their bedroom. Zoya fall on to her mattress and closed her eyes. Everything was flashing through in her eyes. The way he talked about Aman and those eyes said how true he felt the pain and hurt for his friend. Then, the way he broke down after seeing his friend's condition. There is nothing to hide and she couldn't understand how he can be so pure and true from his heart. And finally she remembered the hug.

Grace hit Zoya with a pillow hard enough to make her sit up straight. "What happened to you, Zoya? Why are you behaving like some teenage college girl who is so in love?" Grace asked her. "What? No, what are you talking about, Gracy?" she asked.

"You were lost in thoughts and you have left your things here and there. It's so unlike of you, Zoya. Where are you? About what are you thinking?" she asked Zoya.

Zoya petrified and said, "Arrggghhh... I'm so sorry. Grace, I was in more of shock than thinking. I couldn't believe that one day I would eat my own words". "Babe, I don't get it. What are you talking about?" Grace asked her.

Zoya explained everything that happened that day and what happened in the hospital but she didn't tell Grace about the hug. "I seriously don't understand, Gracy. How can be someone so pure and true from whole of his heart? I swear, I couldn't believe my own eyes Gracy. He is too good to be true", she asked.

"I told you so", Grace said with a laugh. "Babe", Zoya said with a frown. "Seriously, I told you so, Zoya. I told you to take time to understand Aditya and he is not like one of those actual spoil brats. He is different but you didn't believe me", she said.

"Aww... thank you for enlightening me. But Grace, I'm said all those things because I saw the truth and pain in his eyes for his friend. But I didn't say that I believe him. May be all those can be some kind of his tactics too", she said.

"God, I don't believe you. When are you going to understand properly about him?" Grace asked. "Hey, why are you hell bent on me to believe him to be a good person?" Zoya asked.

"Zoya you're judging someone without any base and second I know you're not like that. I have literally grown up with you, babe. But I never saw you judging someone like how you judge Aditya. It's like you're seeing him with something tied to your eyes. You're not seeing him with your eyes open or you don't want to", Grace asked.

"When you like to believe in him, you'll believe him. I'm not going to press you on this matter again. Ultimately it's your decision", Grace said and went back to her work.

Zoya sat there in confusion, her heart was fighting with her mind. They didn't want to agree to each other. Her heart doesn't want to agree to her mind. She wanted to believe Aditya to be a good person but her mind doesn't want to agree, it was keep reminding her that he is playing tricks with you.

Every word Grace said pierced through Zoya. Whatever she said was right, why she couldn't believe Aditya? Why couldn't she agree that he can be a good person? Her mind screamed because he is Harshawardan Hooda's son. Harshawardan's blood is running in Aditya's body then how could he be good? NO. NEVER.

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Aditya got back to his home and called Pooja, "Hey Bum, I reached home. What are you doing?" Pooja in her night dress lying on her bed said, "Just lying down to sleep, Bum. Are you fine now? Did my calming you down trick worked?"