Zoya
I was late tonight either. It was near to 12 and I still had time to celebrate our first month anniversary. The conversation with abbu this morning had made me worried about Abrar's reaction a bit but I decided not to make it an issue in the first month. I opened the door with my key and came inside silently, holding the gold foil bag. Abrar might be in the room.
I sighed and made my way to the kitchen, hoping that he didn't open the fridge. It was being cold this month so he wouldn't open it for water, nor he would need anything to make the dinner. I opened the fridge and saw the cake in a good state.
I had made it early this morning before he woke up since I knew I would be late after the office.
Taking the cake out, I looked at it with a smile. It didn't look too good to be a delicious cake. It didn't rise well since it was my first attempt. However, as my unique husband liked the most unpredictable things, I knew he would love it more than any fa
I felt his hard arms around my waist, squeezing me tightly against his torso, his chin resting on my shoulder. I sucked my breath as my heart rapidly rose. We didn't share a single word. When he ran his fingers inside my dress, I breathed heavily."I hope you don't have anything else to do", he rasped next to my ear. I shook my head while blushing, my cheeks burning and getting hotter.He placed a deep kiss on my neck, removing my hair gently. I arched my back, gripping his neck behind."I missed you so much", he whispered.Indeed, I missed him too. The marriage, the relationship was only new to us, not to the world. Only if they knew we were actually newly married, people and work would give us some time. We hardly had time to spend. At night we used to be tired as hell."Did you miss me?" He asked, pulling the zip of my suit. I felt the cold air brushing across my skin and it gave a shiver down to my spine."Hmm", I hummed.He slid
Zoya"Can we talk about it later?" I muttered. Was he mad? After having such a good moment he wanted to talk about this issue and ruin the entire thing."No. I wanna talk about it now", he said. "It's already morning""Yeah. And I want to sleep", I shrugged."Zoya, it's urgent", he said and I looked up, glaring at him."You have sworn to ruin this", I scoffed."Don't assume everything, Zoya", he groaned. "listen to me"I got a bit worried about his tone and tried to get up. But he held me against his chest."You don't need to get up", he gently ran his fingers through my hair. "After all, this is the most comfortable position for us to talk", he giggled. "If we start an argument, any of us can just slam the another one into a kiss and everything will be fine"I couldn't praise him enough. We better not end up fighting and this position would be better."Not a bad idea", I chuckled and pressed my lips, clearing my
ZoyaI clenched my jaw, my inside burning. I tolerated everything, every single thing he had done but not this. Today he had done the biggest mistake of his life.My father was my life.He was the man whom I loved more than my own life and this asshole literally targeted him now. I never knew Irtaza could stoop so low, almost being a criminal.I stood up and rushed faster towards the corner, groaning in anger."I'm gonna kill you, you fucking jerk", I shrugged under my breath. "Where's my abbu? It's my first and my last warning, Irtaza. Tell me where my father is or else send him safely back if you don't want me to show my worst side to you"He busted into laughter, as I expected from him."I never knew you could stoop so low", I shrugged. "I thought you are greedy because of your father but you have a good heart. You proved me wrong. So wrong""Thanks for the compliment, by the way", he said in a harsh voice. "But you and your
ZoyaThe entire day passed for me in anxiety. Everyone was busy at the function. They looked for abbu but I had to lie that abbu was out of the city for work. Sahani was still at the mansion as I told him to be. I couldn't stay there because ammi's condition would make me weak. I told Shifa khala to bring ammi with her to the function. The afternoon arrived and the evening was near.I called Abrar hundreds of times. But he said he would need time. However, I couldn't wait. Each passing second felt like an entire year."Zoya, I'll be boarding now", he husked on the call. "I'll be there before the function. Relax, please"His voice seemed to be frustrated. Obviously, he would be. He was working from yesterday, he might not have a second to breathe there and here I was ranting."Yeah", I sighed."I swear, I'm not planning even business travel without you", he chuckled.It made me smile a bit. I couldn't wait to find him next to me. It wo
Zoya"You can't be serious. Stop cracking jokes, Abrar. It's not the time for it", I screamed at the top of my lungs. My head was already heavy with thoughts about abbu."Zoya", he held my shoulder and pulled me closer to him a bit. For a second, I thought it was a relief. Now, he would say it was a joke. "Do you remember the day I came to your cabin?" He said straight. I couldn't find words to speak.He indeed came and—My sanity took me to the moment.Flashback"Zoya, I need your urgent signature right now", Abrar came directly to my cabin when I was discussing things with the client."Abrar, I'm in a mess now", I whispered. "It's a meeting. I'll do that later""You'll have to do it now, Zoya. It's urgent. I'll have to send a copy of it", he said in a haste.Assuming it to be too urgent, I immediately left all my work and signed wherever he wanted me to.I came out of my thoughts and th
ZoyaMy blood was boiling, my nerves were shaking and my entire body felt numb. I grabbed his collar and pulled him towards me. His eyes were calm and he didn't even react."How dare you?" I screamed at the top of my lungs. "How dare you to speak like that about my abbu? I can't believe you have changed so much overnight, Abrar! I can't believe it", I broke into tears, pinning my forehead against his chest and I punched on his chest weakly."Why? It was my punishment. Not my father's""His biggest mistake was to fulfil all the fucking thing you wanted", he shrugged.I immediately looked up and grabbed his collar, glaring at him."Stop blaming a father for the bad deeds of a child. You don't have the right. I'm a grown-up woman and I'm responsible for everything I had done. And Mr Abrar Zafar, you proved it today that not only me but also you were a fake person. No one can change overnight. You might be like this always. I could
Zoya"Abbu, you don't know anything. There was a time when I used to think the same but no! He's not a gem. He betrayed us, abbu", I broke into tears, hugging him tightly.I never thought my life would change so drastically overnight. A part of my heart was still unable to believe the change in him. But love was blind. And I didn't want to be blind in his love.I loved him. And I would keep loving him until I would be alive. But there was no way I could forget what he did to my father. Revenge on me was still fine. But not the betrayal he did with my abbu."Zoya", Abbu caressed my hair and pulled me down the stairs.We sat there and I cried my heart out."He ruined everything, abbu""Zoya, listen to me""You listen to me", I cleaned my tears and looked up at him. "You don't know what he had done. I'll tell you""I know everything, Zoya", he sighed, leaving me shocked."You— you know what?""Did he tel
NikhatIt's the last day of summer, even though there isn't a sign of rain around the bright sky. In the Indian subcontinent, it's definitely rare to have six seasons every year. All I can see are the summer and the winter for just 2-3 months. I don't like rain much when I'm out. But enjoying the dark clouds, drizzling all over, the sound of thunder, and the cold breeze blowing in my little lodge. Bangalore is the city I never expected to come to or stay over. For me, my life was limited in Mumbai— only the small area to pick up groceries and the way to my college and office. I never explored outside this. During the two years of a failed marriage, I only knew the small lane in the locality of London. However, life and necessity are enough to change the entire form of my life. And I'm glad that I did it. It's been six months since I moved to Bangalore, breaking some unseen and unsaid bonds since it was necessary.After Irtaza's father's death, he disappeared somewhere and I was left