Dead in the Water - AdiYa FF

Chapter 20

Aditya's sleep got disturbed as the curtains moved apart letting in the bright sunlight to hit on his face.

"Arjun...close the curtains..." Aditya said in an irritated tone, pulling the duvet over his face.

Zoya turned back, looking at the bed hearing that. Raising her eyebrows, she walked towards the bed and pulled out the duvet from him.

"Arjun, you know I hate this...!" An irritated Aditya threw the cushion towards Zoya, as he opened his eyes and he saw Zoya staring at him, holding the cushion.

"I know you hate this, and that's why I did it...for your information!" Zoya said in a stern tone, as she threw the cushion back at him.

"Zoya...you..." Aditya looked at her with a sleepy face, while it took him a few moments to come back to the pleasant reality that everything is now well with him and Zoya, and back are those days when he woke up seeing Zoya next to him; sometimes lovingly, sometimes angrily. It's been a 3 year long break and getting used to this once again was definitely going to take time, but it's going to be nothing but a pleasure and ecstasy.

"Sorry...I...I didn't..." Aditya said while he brushed back his hair, and covered his face with his hands trying to give an unwilling send-off to his sleepiness.

"Okay...we will argue on this cushion attack later." Zoya said while she pulled Aditya out of the bed grabbing his arm, "Now I want you to go, get ready and come out within an hour, while we go out after that for breakfast and then to two other places."

Zoya dragged a sleepy Aditya towards the washroom, while Aditya asked with half open eyes in a sleepy tone, "Can't you give me half an hour more...please...I slept so late yesterday Zoya..."

Zoya pushed him inside the washroom and said with a smile, "So did I! I will come back in an hour...if you are still not ready, I am gonna take you out even if you are half ready...fast!"

Zoya closed the door and walked out giggling, while Aditya leaned along the door with closed eyes trying to finish his leftover sleep, and muttered, "It's been 3 years...and she hasn't changed a bit...how much she loves to ruin my sleep."

***

Zoya sat at the sofa, waiting in the living room for Aditya to come, while she got a call.

She looked at the phone and looking at the caller's name, she picked it up with a thoughtful look.

"Hi...Yash."

"Hi Zoya...well...sorry for disturbing you..." Yash said on the other side, being in the airport, "I am leaving to New York today. Just wanted to ask you something before leaving..."

"Ohh...what's it?" Zoya asked.

"Shall I call and inform your dad that we have called off this wedding? I mean...when we have ended it, it must end properly in all senses right?"

"Uhh..." Zoya stood up from the sofa and walked towards the window while she thought about it.

"Talking to my family...I can manage. But before talking to your dad, I wanted to know what you have decided about it...I mean, how you have decided to let him know."

"Well Yash...regarding, letting my dad know it, I will let it know myself." Zoya said with a thoughtful face, "I started all this, and I am only supposed to end it too...I don't want you to bother about it."

"Are you sure?" Yash asked, "If you want, we can say that it was a mutual decision...you already went through a lot, and I can try to ease it off somewhat."

"Thank you so much Yash, but...I can't do that." Zoya said with a smile, "You are nowhere at fault, and I don't want to even share the responsibility of this decision with you...or even Adi. When one has the guts to do a mistake, one must have the guts while rectifying it too...I will manage this. You need not worry about it."