Adiya's destiny

ACCIDENT?

AT HOME

I stood beside the window, suddenly the muscular arms of my husband snaked around my waist bringing me out of my thoughts. His bare chest touched my back causing tingling sensation in me. His stubble rubbing against my cheek, we stood like that in silence enjoying the moment. 

"Zoya", ammi's voice brought us back to the real world

on hearing her voice he hid his face in my hair smiling

"jaane dijiye...ammi bula rahi hai", I tried to loosen his grip

"nahi na...please...", he made a puppy face which he was very sure would melt my heart,though, it did but I looked at him narrowing my eyes...

"Aditya...", this time it was him, whom ammi was calling

"so?we both are being called...chaliye", he looked at me then at the door

"tum jao mein ready hoke aata hoon...", it is then I realized he was standing only in his towel

"hmmm...", I went out 

"abbu...", seeing him I ran to him and hugged him tightly

he patted my head and after breaking from the hug I asked, "aap kab aaye?"

"bas kal raat ko, aapki salgira kaise miss karte, isiliye flight li aur chale aaye...par aap dono the nahi ghar pe isiliye milna nahi hua", he looked disappointed 

"sorry abbu woh Aditya ke dost ki...", I couldn't complete my sentence before he said

"it's ok beta, koi baat nahi hum samajhte hai...unki biwi hone ke naate bhi zimmedariya hai apki..."

"abbu aap abbhi unse naraz hai?", I asked pleading him to sort out everything

"nahi beta...humare aur humare damaad ke beech sab perfect hai abhi...haina Aditya?", I turned back to see him smiling, he came and hugged Abbu, everything was so confusing 

"kya huya Zoya chauk kyu gayi aap...aapko janke khushi hogi ki humari ticket bhi inhone hi book karwaayi thi...woh jaante the ki aap apna birthday apne abbu ke bina nahi bitati...par phir aapko hi gayab kardiya...achha badla liya apne humse", he said joking and patted Aditya on his back...breaking everybody into laughter 

"abbu hum bohot khush hai aaj...", overwhelmed I hugged him again, passing a silent thank you to him with my eyes which acknowledged and replied with his eyes

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"ammi hum bohot khush hai aaj...sab khuch thik hogaya na? bas ab Arjun aur Aditya ke beech jo duriya hai woh mit jaaye", I said all excited as we prepared the lunch in the kitchen...Aditya and abbu were having some conversation in the hall

"hum bhi aapke liye bohot khush hai beta...par zara sambhal ke aksar jo situation jaisa dikhta hai woh waisa hi ho zaroori nahi", ammi kind of warned me before leaving me alone in the kitchen as she headed towards the hall... my thoughts clouded for a moment trying to see through her words but then abbu's voice brought me out of the trance

"Zoya..."

"ji abbu"

"hum aur Aditya kuch kaam se bahar ja rahe hai"

"kaha abbu ?"

"kuch property dekhne beta...socha hum apne office ka ek branch yaha khol le taaki hum aapni beti ke saath zaada se zaada waqt bita sake", he smilingly said

"achha ab hum log chalte hai...thora dur hai jane mein der ho jayegi", he said as Aditya came out of the room taking his coat

I really didn't want Aditya to leave me and go today, I don't know why but I was having a feeling that something bad might happen...though I tried to brush away the thoughts regarding them as stupid superstition...but still...