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Part 4 - The piano tune

Get out of the car... Aditya Hooda gets up from the dream. It was a horrible dream. A dream which is haunting him since past two years! The night which still gives him goosebumps.

I shouldn't have hide this from Pooja. What even I am doing. Adi said... She is my best friend. I have never lied to her about anything. Sab clear tha hamare beech. Then why couldn't I just say this to her. Am I afraid? Afraid of whom? For that unknown girl ? She is just a stranger to me. Even that day she was a stranger as well. Then why I want to explain things to her rather than my wife who is my best friend? What even I am doing? No this can't happen. It's time I shouldn't hide this from Pooja. Kal birthday party k baad sab kuch bata dunga Pooja Ko.

Zoya ammi ka message aya abhi . Woh log nikal chuke hai already. Noor bhi aa rahi hai. Yash says...

Aur Abbu?

Abbu? Han woh actually Zoya woh... actually koi kaam hoga tabhi sayad woh nahi ayenge...Woh ...

Hum jante hai woh nahi ayenge Yash. Abbu pata nahi kab humein...

It's okay Zoya. Aj toh mood off mat karo. Jo hai hum usse khush hai. Waise bhi Abbu kuch dino mein tumhare sath hone wale hai( he says in a low voice)

Ji kuch kaha Apne?

Nahi kuch nahi. Tum taiyar ho jaao. Main thoda bahar Jake dekhta hun. Sayad woh log aa jaye..

Ji Yash..m

Dinner time-

Noor aap kitni pyari lag rahi hai.. Aap sachme hamara Kohinoor hai. Haan appi hum jante hai. Leken aap se khubsurat is duniya mein koi dusra hai kya? Yash Jiju aap na bahut lucky hai.

Waise Zoya Ko kya gift diya hai meri damad ne? Roshnaq asked while having the dinner together.

Woh Ammi actually main jaldi jaldi mein na kharidna bhul Gaya. Sorry Zoya woh main...

Hamesha hi bhul jaate hai aap Yash. Hai na?

All looks back and are shocked to see Wasim Siddique there. He came down to Zoya's place for the first time in seven yrs! Though Zoya and Yash have visited them lot of time but Wasim Siddhique never feel like coming to his daughters dream house.

Abbu... Aap yahan... Aaiye na andar please... Zoya couldn't hold her tears anymore...

Kya baat hai Yash aap gift lana bhul gayi hamari zoya keliye?

Woh Sir.. main actually...

Wasim jane dijiye na jaldi jaldi mein bhul Gaye honge... Yash kaunsa bhaga ja raha hai.. De denge kal kharid k...

Yash looks tensed! How can he forget to buy something for Zoya. He had bought gift for Pooja but he totally forgot to bring one for Zoya..

Abbu aap khare Kyun hai.. Aap plz baithiye na. Nahi aap hamare sath chale hum apko apna ghar dikhayenge. Yash gift de dega na Abbu. Woh bas mazak kar rahe hai hamare sath. Humein pata hai woh laye hai gift hamare liye. Hai na Yash? Humne dekha tha bag mein apke. Aap ring laye na hamare liye?

Yash was shocked. Oh no.. Zoya ne Pooja ka gift apna samajh Liya.. (He utters in low voice.)

Kuch kahan Apne Yash? Wasim asks...

Ji woh Maine socha tha 12baje k baad main Zoya Ko woh...

Dekha abbu aap aise hi jiju pe shakh kar rahe the. Jiju ka surprise kharap kardi Apne.

Abbu chodiye na yea sab. Aap hamare sath chale hum apko hamara ghar dikhayenge.

Zoya beta pahele sab khana kha lete hai. Phir abbu Ko le Jana. Waise bhi humein bhi toh ghar jana hai na.

Ammi thik kahe rahi hai Zoya... Sir plz aap aj hamare sath dinner karke jaiye.. Humein accha lagega...

Victor... Victor... Pooja shouts... Adi Ko dekha apne kahin?

Nahi mam. Sir sayad bahar Gaye honge. Kuch decoration keliye cheeze lane the sir Ko.

Itne raat Ko? Aj subha hi toh laye the hum sab kuch.. yea Adi bhi na...

Aditya comes from behind and hugs Pooja from the back... Adi bhi na what? Pooja? Miss kar rahi thi na mujhe?

Adii chodho kya kar rahe ho?

R e meri Biwi hai tu. Haq hai na mera...

Adi mujhe kuch baat karni hai tumse.

Bolna...

Woh actually Adi meri tabiyat kuch thik nahi lag rahi hai..

Kyun kya hua? Bukhar ho gyaa kya? Chal doctor k pass Abhi..

Adii plz.. aise thodi... Bas thoda tired hun.. woh main kya bol rahi thi birthday hum agar kal celebrate kare sabke sath toh will you mind?

R e kaisi batein kar rahi hai? Bilkul nahi. Teri tabiyat k aage kuch bhi nahi.. tu rest kar...

Tumhe bura toh nahi laga Adi?

Pooja yar tu meri Biwi hai... Tera khayal rakhna meri zimidari hai...Tu tension na le. Jake Aram kar. Main thoda bahar hoke aata Hun..

Adi it's too cold outside. Tu kahin nahi jayega.

R e kuch nahi hoga yar. Bas samne hi hun.. aa jaunga jaldi...

Pakka na?

Haan Baba Han. U go and sleep now...

Aditya leaves from there...

Yehi mauka hai. Mujhe Yash se milna hoga... Yash ne kaha tha valley point pe Jane keliye. Adi wapas aane se pahele mujhe ghar ana hoga. Aur agar na aa payi toh bata dungi ki usiko dhundne gayi thi aur rasta kho gaya tha.. Haan yeh sahi rahega...

In a large hall we see Zoya is playing piano. Zoya always had a habit of playing music wherever she is sad or happy. Today she is happy. Happy coz her Abbu visited her home for the first time. She is Happy coz Yash is with her... Everything is so perfect till now...

Par Yash abtak aaye Kyun nahi... 12 bajne mein bas 1 ghanta rahe gaya hai.. pata nahi ammi Abbu Ko chodne gaye or aane mein itna time Kyun lag raha hai.. kahan hai aap Yash?

(Ting ting.. a message arrives in Zoya's phone)

" Zoya mera gaari kharap ho gaya hai. Mujhe aane mein thoda late hoga. I am so Sorry jaan. Will reach asap"

Yash... Ajke hi din gari Ko kharap hona tha... Aap jaldi aaiye Yash..

She starts playing the piano again. It is a beautiful night. Adi was walking through the roads and was enjoying the beauty of the night.

Yea jagah pahele se hi itna khubsurat tha yeah Maine notice nahi kiya.. actually Pooja was right. Bahar ki khubsurti andar baithe kabhi pata nahi chalta.

Aditya was crossing a bungalow. A beautiful piano tune he heard... It was so soulful. The serenity in the tune was so mesmorizing...

Aditya stopped there for few moments! As if he doesn't want to move forward...

Yea tune... Itni khubsurat... Kaun play kar raha hai is waqt... Jaake dekhu? Nahi .. kisika ghar hoga.. privacy Naam ki koi cheez hai.. Par bahut mann kar raha hai... Main bas ek bar jaake wapas aa jaaunga... Thodi der bas... Yea sahi rahega... the tune was making him mad and he was unable to hold himself back.

Aditya hesitates but he managed to gather some courage and pressed the bell of the house...

Yash... Aa gaye aap... Zoya utters...

To be continued....