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
AbrarNo response for the last five minutes. I'm standing outside the washroom, leaning against the door and waiting for Zoya's response. However, it seems to be the same result I'm expecting. I hear the knob twisting and immediately stand straight as Zoya comes out of the washroom, lowering her head.I'm too afraid to ask anything. She looks up, her eyes scorching at me. "What are you doing?" She shrugs."Standing here. As you said", I roll my eyes. She hits her head. "I mean what you're doing. It's negative again", she holds the pregnancy test kit in front of me before throwing it in the dustbin. "I knew it", I murmur."What did you say?" She sniffs, frowning at me."I— I said—said—", I stammer. "Well, have patience, sweetheart. It'll be positive""Oh really? How long do you want me to wait? We're trying for so long", she shrugs in disappointment and walks back to the room. "Okay. How long are we trying exactly?" I ask, following her to the room and finding her bringing the clot
Nikhat"Nikhat Shahrin?" The man on the opposite side speaks."Yes. It's Nikhat Shahrin", I mumble confusingly. It's an unknown number and I don't even know the man's voice. I'm seated at my desk when I get the call, definitely I'm trying to end the conversation as soon as possible. "It's Inspector Ian. I had a query to confirm if you have time for it"Inspector? Why would a police officer call me and what kind of query?"Query?" I exclaim."Yeah. We have gotten an application to make a restriction warrant on your ex-husband, Hasan Malik. Are you willing to approve it?" He asks, leaving me hell confused."Restriction warrant?" I stammer as my eyes drift in the direction of Irtaza's cabin. He just blinks at me. He did this? I press my lips into a casual smile towards him and get back to the call."Yes. I agree", I say."Thanks for the confirmation", the inspector cuts the call.When I put the phone down and look up, Irtaza is already gone."What restriction order?" Mia asks from th
Kaif"Ya Allah", Zoya hits her head and groans, bringing me out of the shocking muse. "Now, you have started hallucinating about her or what, Kaif?" I mumble, blinking a couple of times and figuring out if whatever I saw was true. It shouldn't be a hallucination. I have never had such a misunderstanding in the last six months. "You need a therapist", she gasps."No", I clamour. "I mean. I'm not hallucinating, Zoya. I saw her in that car"Zoya pauses staring at me as if she doesn't even trust me."Come on. Trust me, yaar. I'm serious. How can I be mistaken to know her?" I exclaim. "And I never had such a hallucination back in Mumbai. Ever. How can I suddenly have a hallucination over here?""Because you're literally hoping she's here", Zoya lets out a deep sigh. "Don't be the cheap version of Romeo. If you actually wanna do something, then find her out. There's no point of thinking about her all the damn time. You're not even trying to find her, not even trying to forget her. All you
Zoya"Why can't you just give all the work to Khyati?" I shrug on the call, rolling over the bed. "Only if she could, I'll definitely give it to her, right?" Abrar laughs from another end as if he's literally enjoying the shit out of it."What khi khi—", I groan, mimicking him. "You're at such a peace, Mr Zafar. Are you?""When did I say I'm at peace?" He asks, confused."Because you don't miss me", I say aloud. "Oh really? You just left this morning and I'm still in the office which is completely natural for me not to miss you so soon. At least, let me get back home""You're still not gonna miss me""Why do you think so?""You would come if you—""Zoya, you didn't insist me to come. You were fine when I said I wouldn't be coming. Now, you're lashing out", he says."Because I didn't know I'm gonna miss you, right?" Frustrated, I scoff. I hear him chuckling."Why don't you just go and drown yourself somewhere?" I say out of irritation."Then you are gonna miss me more and scare my d
NikhatLast night was enough stressful for me. After having a glimpse of Kaif my entire system stopped functioning. I couldn't do a single thing properly. I didn't even have my dinner. The entire night I kept rolling over the bed, frustrated and thoughtful. "Are you alright, Nick?" Mia asks as we get dressed up for the office. I come out of my muse and look back at her from the balcony."Yeah. I'm good. What happened?"She scans me from head to toe and clears her throat. "I can see you didn't have dinner last night. You skipped breakfast too. What's wrong with you?"I groan. "Nothing. I'm fine", forcing a smile, I leave the cup of tea aside and drift my eyes to the alley again.I still can't get over the visuals. Even though I wasn't hoping to face him ever again, the last glimpse of him makes me want to see him again. I don't know why this is happening to me. I clearly had no feelings for him when I was leaving that city. Then why does it stings now? Why does his presence affect me
IrtazaIs that Zoya? My eyes open wide at her as she walks up the stairs, looking straight at me. She looks stunned as hell and I wonder what she's doing here in Bangalore. This isn't gonna be fun or easy meeting. I and Zoya had always been perfect rivals. We could not stand each other no matter what. However, in the end, I was the culprit. It makes me a bit hesitant to face her. Nonetheless, I'm thankful to her for passing me a casual smile as she reaches me."Hey, what a pleasant surprise!" She beams and I'm shocked at her warm attitude toward me."Are you Zoya?" I ask confusingly."As far as I know, I haven't done plastic surgery", she laughs. I join her laughing my heart out."Zoya!""Irtaza!" She mimics me. "You have changed so much", I roll my eyes in shock. She looks and behaves completely like a different woman.The Zoya I knew would never pass me a positive vibe check even after I apologised."If you can change, why can't I?" She chuckles. "I left the past behind. A long ago
NikhatI freeze in the same position as a statue as Kaif's eyes straight come to me. He gets on his feet, peering deep into my eyes. I don't know how to react. My voice sticks inside my throat, my legs freeze there. I can't move, I can't speak. "Long time", before I can figure out anything, he pulls on a big smile and surprisingly it makes me smile wider.The smile isn't forced, it's hell genuine and so is his one."Yeah", my voice is low and I can't even utter something because of smiling. "Long— long time"My chest swells with an unusual joy which I never thought I would feel. From the last night, I had been hiding from him and I thought I would have nothing to react to. But I can't believe how genuinely happy I am to see him. We don't speak anything.Only smile at each other.Stare at each other from a distance.Why does it feel so good? "Nick!" Mia bangs inside the room, dragging me out of my thoughts as our eye contact breaks. "Hey, didn't you guys start it yet?" She panics an