"Aap ke saath hum aage se kabhi shopping karenge."
"Dekho , maine nhi bola tha shopping karne jaate hai tumhara idea tha yeh."
"Toh humne yeh thodi bola tha ki poora shopping complex khareed lete hai aaj."
"Tumhe kuch acha pasand aata hi nhi. Mujhe achi cheezien uthaani ki aadat hai. Ab poore complex mein itni saari achi cheezien toh main kya karta.""Thoda kam khareedte aur kya. Khana khane ka time toh aapne diya nhi."
"Are yaar. Tum aur tumhara khana. Vrat kyun nhi rakhti tum ek din."
"Aap na chup rahiye."
"Kya ho gya tum dono ko? Itna cheekh chilla kyun rahe ho." said Harsh.
"Baba aap dekhiye inhe. Poora ka poora mall utha ke le aaye hai. Aur saare bags mujhe pakdaate gye." said Zoya
"Haan toh saman tumhara aur Mri ke liye hi khareedta tha." said Aditya.
"Achhhaa." exclaimed Zoya. "15 alag alag colour aur alag alag materials ke shirts aapne humare liye khareede the?"
"Dekho tumse toh mujhe behas karni nhi hai. Tumhari choice itni kharab hai na. Papa aap dekhiye konse rang ka shirt isne mujhe khareed ke diya hai. Blood orange colour ka. Yeh pehen ke main hospital jaoonga toh sab mujhe santara bulayenge." said Aditya
"Humari galti nhi hai ki aap itne boring aur dry kisam me insaan hai. Yeh rang aapko suit karega lekin aapko samajh thodi hai. Sadiyal insaan hai aap. " said Zoya.
Aditya said "Dekho dry toh main nhi hoon."
Zoya narrowed her eyes and said "Of course aapko yeh double meaning joke bolna tha."
Harsh started laughing. Zoya and Aditya looked slightly embarrassed. He said "Oh my God. Tum log chote bacchon ki tarah jhagdate ho. Bohot cute ho tum dono. Acha voh sab chodo mujhe dikhayo toh sahi kya shopping ki hai tum dono ne. Mri ko bhi bulata hoon."
At that very moment Mri came hopping downstairs. She let out a small shriek looking at all the shopping bags."
Aditya came to her and said "Yeh paanchon bag tumhare liye hai. Zoya ne tumhare liye itne saare khilaune liye hai na. Tum khol ke dekho." Mri hugged Aditya in glee. Together they opened the packets which contained beautiful and bright coloured frocks , tunics , cute pair of shorts and tops. Along with them were numerous toys and accessories. Aditya laughed looking at Mri who was getting excited with every packet she was opening.Zoya was smiling looking at them and Harsh came to her and said "Tum impossible ko possible kar rhi ho Zoya. 2 saal pehle wala Aditya wapas aa gya hai. Itna khush maine kabhi use nhi dekha."
Zoya said "Bas unko kisi ki nazar na lage. Itne khush hai yeh , I wish I keep him happy for the rest of my life. Inko khush dekhkar ab humein sukoon milta hai. Inse jhagda karne mein maza aata hai. Inki choti choti baatein humare dil mein ghar kar jaati hai. Bohot pasand hai yeh humein."
Harsh said "Adi bhi tumhe bohot pasand karta hai. Uski aankhon mein dikhta hai. Usko khushi milti hai tumhare saath rehkar. "
He side hugged Zoya and she rested her head on his shoulders. She had the perfect family now. The family she had always wished for.Aditya and Zoya went to their room. Aditya said "Zoya."
"Hmm" said she.
"Yeh tumhare liye." He handed over two bags to her.
She looked at him and said "Ismein kya hai ?"
"Mera dil." said Aditya .
Zoya rolled her eyes at his cringe worthy dialogue and Aditya laughed.
"Tum khol ke dekho na. "
She opened them and gasped. In there was the prettiest saree she had ever seen. It was midnight blue saree with a silver border and little stars all over it. The next packet had a copper and rose gold coloured watch along with a note saying "You are timeless". Zoya said "Ya Allah. Itni sundar ghadi air yeh saree. Hum bohot...., yeh surprise..." she couldn't compete the sentence so instead she rushed to him and hugged him tightly and brushed her lips lightly against his cheek. Aditya blushed. He cleared his throat and said "Dekha time kyun laga. Tumhare liye sabse best cheez jo laani thi."
Zoya grinned and said "Hum na abhi yeh pehen ke aate. Acha suniye na , aap apne cupboard mein dekhiye. Kuch hai aap ke liye."
With that she went to the bathroom to change. Aditya opened his cupboard and saw a camera staring at him. He picked it up and saw a note attached to it , it read "I will be your muse. Let's make an album of memories with your skills." Aditya lovingly stroked the camera. It had been a long time since he had used a camera.
Suddenly a voice came from behind "Humari tasveerein lenge?".
Aditya turned and was mesmerized to see her in that saree. He nodded and put the lens in his eyes and clicked her picture. After taking a few shots he found his lost passion of photography egging him to take some unusual shots of her. He told her to stand in various poses and Zoya agreed without complaining. He asked her to pose with various things , smile or look into nothingness. Zoya did as she was told without a single complaint. After an hour Aditya was finally satisfied with his clicks. He said "Yeh dekho tumhari kitni sundar photos aai hai. Yeh wali dekho... aur yeh wali." He went on speaking like an excited child and Zoya looked at him adoringly. She was so happy that he had found his lost passion back and that he was finally moving on from his loss. In the end Aditya said "Main roz tumhari photo loonga, phir tumhari aur Mri ki. Phir hum kahin chalenge jahan humein ek acha background milega. Like Switzerland or somewhere." He went on rambling and Zoya kept on listening.
After a week or so he gifted Zoya something that overwhelmed her. He gifted her a collage of her candids and shots that even she didnt know he had taken and a painting of hers which he had made himself.Zoya exclaimed "Aapko painting bhi aati hai ?"
Aditya said "Haan . Main photos dekh ke paint kar sakta hoon."
Zoya said "Aap toh bohot hi talented hai."
She went and hung both the frames on the wall that she faced.
Aditya cleared his throat and said "Zoya kal na karwa chauth hai. Ab ideally toh biwi vrath rakhti hai apne patiyon ke liye lekin humare ghar mein ulta hota hai. Humare ghar mein pati apni patni ke liye poora din vrath rakhta hai aur raat ko biwi ka chehra dekh kar kholta hai. Toh main bolna chahta tha ki agar tumhe koi problem na ho toh main bhi tumhare liye yeh karna chahoonga. "
Zoya said "Humein kya dikkat hogi. Hum toh bohot khush hai iss baat se."
Aditya said "Haan lekin maine bola tha shuru mein ki mere liye yeh rishta koi maaine nhi rakhta aur humara rishta sirf Mrinalini ke liye hi juda hai. Zoya main kehna chanhta hoon ki mere un saare shabdon ko bhool jaao. Mere liye yeh rishta bohot ahem hai. Mujhe humare rishte se koi problem nhi hai ab aur yeh rishta sirf Mri ke liye nhi juda rahega. Matlab main kehna chahta hoon ki , tum samajh rhi ho na ki main kya bolna chahta hoon."
Zoya said "Haan hum samajh rhe hai. Aap bhi humare liye bohot important hai Aditya. Aapko aur bolne ki zaroorat nhi hai , humein sab samajh aa gya hai." She left the room . Aditya clapped his forehead and said to himself "Pata nhi , kya bol rha tha main. Itna fumble kyun kar rha tha. Aur itna blush kaun karta hai bolte wakt. Pata nhi kya ho gya hai mujhe."Precap: Zoya falls ill. Aditya takes care of her. He dreams about her at night. In the morning Aditya and Zoya share a romantic moment. Zoya starts acknowledging her feelings for Aditya.
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RomanceA man who never cares for anyone apart from himself. A woman who has been devoid of love from her family and yearns for a bit of affection and care from someone but never shows her vulnerability to anyone. Circumstances prevail them to get married t...