The Call of Destiny - AdiYa FF

Chapter 47: Paradigm or Prophecy?

Zoya and Pooja were in the project working room catching up on their project submissions, the next day after they came back from Lonavala. They were still sleepy as they had reached very late the previous night, but couldn't afford to take any more off days due to their project schedules.

Pooja was taking copies of a document, while leaning along the copier machine with closed eyes.

"God! I really want to lie down somewhere and sleep for 10 hours straight." Pooja said, while she rubbed her eyes and said in an irritated tone, "But this damn project!"

Zoya too pushed her laptop aside and covered her face with her palms and said, "I envy Aditya and Arjun. Both of them are chilling at home and sleeping. Look at us...we are tangled with this project. I don't think I will be able to go home before 8. There's a lot to do!"

Pooja came to Zoya, and sat at the table next to Zoya's laptop, while she asked, "Well, speaking of Adi...I still can't believe you kept such a huge secret from me."

Zoya had a slight smile, while she drew circles in the table with her finger, while Pooja said with a puppy face, "To be honest, I was really upset, because I was someone who so badly wanted things to work out between you both. And you decided to not share it with me first!"

"No Pooja. It's nothing like that." Zoya said holding Pooja's hand, "You know how much you mean to me. You are more like my sister than a best friend. Just that, I wanted to experience that...that new, different feeling with Aditya all by myself for a while."

Pooja had a smile hearing it, while Zoya got up from her chair and walked around the table, "I know, this isn't my first love. But, I am experiencing such emotions that I haven't ever felt in my life, Pooja. Everything seems new, I feel new. I feel like doing all those crazy teenager stuff."

Zoya looked at Pooja and said with an excited face, "You know Pooja...24 hours a day seems so less to me. Time doesn't seem enough. I am being greedy; greedy for love, affection, happiness...everything." Zoya chuckled, while she said, "These days, I just can't stop smiling. I feel like an idiot at times...but, I love being this idiot too."

Pooja got down from the table and walked towards Zoya with a smile, while she placed both her hands on Zoya's face. She looked at Zoya's smiling face and said, "And I love this idiotic Zoya too; the one having this radiating glow in her face...the glow of love."

Zoya smiled hearing it and looked down, while Pooja said, "I wish that no one casts an evil eye on your happiness. And I can't explain in words how much happy I am, to see you smiling like this again." She moved her hands down and held Zoya's hands and said. "At the same time, I am equally happy for Adi too. You have no idea how much Adi deserved this kind of love, Zoya. The man who never wanted to fall in love, who never trusted the feeling of love, is madly in love with someone today. And I am so glad, that it's my best friend that he has fallen in love with. I am so...so happy for both my dearest adorable friends."

Saying so, Pooja hugged Zoya and they shared a moment of contentment and bliss.

***

It was 8:30 PM and Zoya was still in the office, working on her design. She leaned back on her chair and stretched her back, while she got a call. She looked at her phone and picked it up with a smile. She adjusted her phone in front of her, as it was a video call.

"Yes Mr. Hooda!"

"What are you doing, darling?" Aditya asked with a smile.

Zoya looked down with a slight chuckle, as she said, "Right now, blushing at what you just called me."

Aditya asked with a smile, "Ohh! That's your blushing face? I thought you had some red filter in your camera."

"Yeah yeah...very funny!" Zoya said with a smile, while she took a deep breath and said, "Anyway, it's good you called me, Aditya. I was feeling so lonely and bored. I have a deadline today and I think I have to sit here till 10 to finish my work. Pooja left home, because she was having a headache. And it's so weird sitting here all alone. Can you talk with me till I finish my work, Aditya?