Love or Revenge

Chapter 11

Aditya, who was sitting in his car, couldn't believe that Pooja could be behind Zoya's abduction. After he left Pooja's house, he pulled over his car to the left side of the road on his way back to his house.

He was unable to put his finger on what could be the reason for Pooja to harm Zoya. He felt miserable as if he harmed Zoya. He cursed himself for not seeing this in forehand and stopped Pooja from hurting her.

He dialed Zoya's number but before it could connect he disconnected the call.

What am I going to tell her? What she'll think of me if I say Pooja was behind her abduction? It's not the right time to call and discuss about this? But still how will I face her after knowing Pooja is behind all this? Shit Pooja, why do you have to do something like this?

"God!!! Pooja, I hate you that you tried to harm Zoya and I can never forgive you for this", he screamed and hit his hand on the steering wheel.

At that moment, Pooja called him; she has been calling him for the past 2 hours since he stormed out of her house. This time he answered, "Yeah!!" he said. On the other side, Pooja asked "Bum, what I did? What happened? You came to my house and you asked about that accident and left me without even looking at me. Just tell me what I did?" and it was clear that she has been crying for some time as her voice came in hoarse.

"Pooja, I don't feel like talking to you now. I'll call you when I feel like talking to you. I answered your call now only to tell this. Please don't call me again", he said and disconnected the call without waiting for her reply.

As he couldn't find answers or a way find the truth he ignited his car and steered the car to his house.

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Next day, Aditya didn't go to office, he didn't sleep last night. He was thinking all night and he spend the entire night in his study room. He wanted to be sure whether Pooja is involved in Zoya's abduction. He should know if she is involved or not and if she is involved then why? He knows she hates Zoya as he cares for her.

Even Aditya don't know why he cares so much for Zoya and some times why he feels she is so special to him. Whenever he sees Zoya something inside him drags him to her. He tried to avoid her but miserably failed each time. Since their first meeting, something about Zoya just pulls him towards her. He feels like he wanted to know her more and more.

More and more, he gets to know about her, he started to admire her. He knows very less about her but still he admired her. During Stan Uncle's death, seeing Zoya's grief over his death, he had a very strong feeling to hug her to make her pain go away.

He didn't understand what this feeling was towards her. He never discussed about this with anyone not even with Arjun. He has never hidden anything from Arjun. He is the only soul who loves him without any expectation. After his mother, Anjana Hooda, who died in the car crash. Arjun, who was just 5 years, he didn't know his mother died, but Arjun couldn't see him crying.

Arjun came running and hugged him till he stopped crying. From that day, their bond was stronger than anyone else. Aditya and Arjun never hide things from each other. Harshawardhan was never there for them. He was always with his friends and always traveled and business. He always find faults and he wanted both them like him. 

They both never got mother's love or father's. Harshawardhan never liked Aditya's or Arjun's soft nature towards the world. When Aditya or Arjun does something selfless and help people, he used say "Learn to use others and not let others to use you". But both would never listen to their father on this one thing other than that they can never oppose their father on anything.