Orphic

Episode 26

Zoya's pov.

I stood outside the auditorium waiting for advocate Merzia to vacate the building. She ringed me up last night telling me to wait for her outside by the end of the ceremony and not to approach her directly.

I kept bouncing on my toes resisting the urge to breakdown crying. My anxiety was eating up on me, I suddenly didn't know what I even wanted to talk to her about.

"Oh Allah"

"Zoya"

"Zaryaab?" I almost jumped out of my skin at his voice.

"Hi didn't mean to startle you" he said smiling softly.

"I guess I was just lost in my own thoughts" I shrugged looking the other way.

"Are you waiting for someone?" He asked making me stop myself mid nod.

"Yeah my friend came here I was waiting for her" I lied. But why? I guess no one should know about any of this.

He hummed in response making me take a look at him. Tall. Black hair. Blue eyes. Hmm seems about fine.

"Why are you here?" I asked turning to him. I need a distraction.

"Because you are"

"What do you mean by that?" I asked defensively.

Blue eyes? Tall? He isn't who I'm suspecting him to be right? He can't be him their voices are so different.

"No no I mean I'm standing here because of you. I initially came here to meet a few people" he said making me nod with semi narrowed eyes.

"So where's your friend?" He asked making me dart my eyes around the almost empty hall.

"Yeah I guess she's conversing with the guest or something" I said. I chewed on my lower lips trying to stop myself from dying.

"So do you know advocate-" he started

"Oh Zaryaab. Look there's my friend I'll have to go. Bye" I waved him bye hurriedly taking off to a girl I know from university.

"I love you Nehal. Thankyou for showing up right now."

"What? Who even are you?" She asked making me drag her away with me.

"Yaar please pretend that you're my friend for now. We go to the same university" I said hurriedly looping an arm around her.

"Okay..." She elongated nodding her head.

I spotted advocate Merzia leaving the hall, damn she's gorgeous. That's not the point.

I looked back at where Zaryaab stood and he was gone. Thank God.

"Thanks Nehal. I'm Zoya by the way" i said departing from her.

I slowly nonchalantly walked close to where she stood speaking to the principal of our university.

My thoughts wandered off to the proposal. I did the right thing to tell him no. It's my life and without peace of mind I can't do into any of this. No no. That's too much.

"Mrs Shah meet Zoya the University clown, also a top student of our media department." I was startled out of my thoughts.

"Uh.. oh hi sir Ammar" I said grinning sheepishly. That's some nice introduction.

"Miss Zoya this is advocate Merzia and this is Arbaz Khan, the owner of one of the biggest law firms in Pakistan" he introduced making me turn to the unknown man.

"Nice to meet you sir" I said making contact with his... blue eyes. I'm hallucinating for sure. That's too much of a coincidence.

"Likewise" his deep voice rumbled as he took my hand in a firm shake. I nodded taking my hand out of his hold.