My Heaven is You - AdiYa

Chapter-12

In the morning, Zoya woke up happily and got ready. After getting ready she went to the kitchen to prepare breakfast for everyone. She never reminded anyone of her birthday ever because nobody cared but this time she thought of doing so. She prepared everyone's favourite dishes and kept it on the table waiting for them to come. Waseem, Madhu and Mahi soon joined her on the breakfast table and everyone started eating. Nobody even looked at her. She was standing waiting for someone to start the conversation so that she can atleast try to speak. When no one talked anything she decided to break the ice herself.
"I prepared everyone's favourite dish today." Zoya spoke with sparkling eyes.
"Yeah We can see that." Mahi replied twisting her face and showing her displeasure.
"Abbu I know you might not remember but today is my birthday so I made these all." She said smiling and hoping to get good wishes for her day.
"So what do you want us to do? Celebrate with you or what?" Waseem asked furiously.
"N..No Ab..Abbu I didn't mean that." Zoya stuttered with fear.
"No tell me. Should we celebrate this awful day for you?" Waseem spat with anger.
"Abbu..Sorry..Sorry please don't shout." Zoya spoke while tears fell from her eyes.
"Waseem wait." Saying this Madhu came forward.
"Zoya let's celebrate okay? So what should we do?" She tapped her chin pretending to think. She then went to the garden and brought some grasses with mud and kept it in a plate.
"Remain hungry today or eat this. You are not going to get anything to eat today from this house." Madhu smirked at her.
Zoya's head was hung down in fear. She just nodded her head a little while tears continued to fell from her eyes.
"Now why are you still showing us your face? Go from here." Waseem roared at her.
Zoya just turned and walked back towards her room and shut it close. She cried for sometime and then wiped her face and got ready for the college.

Pooja and Yash were waiting for Zoya in the college. As soon as Zoya reached up to them, they both hugged her tightly.
"Happy Birthday Zoya." They both shouted in her ears.
"Thank you." Zoya smiled a little.
"Didn't even tell us that it's your birthday" Pooja questioned her accusingly.
"Who told you both ?" Zoya asked in confusion.
"Aditya told us. Thank God he told otherwise we wouldn't have known." Pooja said pretending to be angry from her.
"Pooja Sorry. I don't celebrate my birthday that's why I never told it to you." Zoya replied.
"Wow you and Aditya are both same. He also doesn't celebrate his birthday ever. We don't even know his birth date." Yash said.
"Why so?" Zoya asked in confusion.
"We have no idea. Leave this. Let's go to the classes first." Pooja said turning to go.
"But where is Aditya?" Zoya asked looking for him.
"He said he is busy in some work. He will come later." Yash said winking at Pooja which went unnoticed by Zoya.
"Oh Okay" Zoya's face immediately fell in disappointment and she followed them to the class.
"My birthday is really bad" She thought and was about to enter the college when a first year guy came running towards her. Pooja and Yash were already seated by then.
"Hi! This small bouquet is sent by someone." He handed her the bouquet and went from there even before Zoya could say something. Zoya looked at the bouquet in confusion and saw a note stuck on it. She opened the note and read it -
"I thought your day should start with a smile on your lips, the smell of these fresh roses in your nose and the twinkle in your eyes by looking at its colours. So here is my first birthday gift for you. I hope you like it. Happy Birthday"
                ~ Aditya

Zoya smiled reading the note. Butterflies danced in her stomach and all her sadness was long gone. She looked at the roses and inhaled the smell and smiled. She then looked around if she could spot Aditya anywhere but he was nowhere to be seen so she went inside her classes.
"Who gave you these?" Pooja questioned looking at her.
"Aditya" She replied blushing and tried her best to hide the smile but it did not go unnoticed by Pooja
"Wow never gave these to me. Let him come. I will beat him today." Pooja said smirking and chuckling.
The classes went on for two hours and Zoya was busy in reading the note again and again. Her mind was not at all in the class. She was smiling throughout the lecture. After the lecture was over, they came out of the class and Pooja and Yash went to cafeteria while Zoya went to the library. The same first year boy again came running towards her and handed her a parcel and went. Zoya opened the parcel and saw her favourite chocolates in it along with a note. She opened the note and read-
"It's time for your mouth and tummy now. Open the wrapper and eat the chocolates. They are your favourite ones. You love eating chocolates while reading so here they are. This is my second gift. Happy Birthday again"
         ~ Aditya