*The next morning*

[Zoya struggled to walk after getting up, but holding the pain within her, she managed to shower and even change into a fresh pair of clothes.

Tightly holding on to the wall, she walked ahead and slowly walked out of her room, until she lost her balance and fell on the hard marbled floor, before Aditya rushed to her side.]

Aditya: (Worried) Zoya! Tum theek toh Ho?

Zoya: (In pain) Ah...H-Humaara per...Ya Mere khudaya, kis baat ki saza hai yeh?!

[Aditya held her arms and helped her slowly get up, before lifting her up in his arms and taking her back to her room.]

Zoya: Nahi, Hume chalna hai

Aditya: Chup Chaap Yahaan baitho, ya living room mein, aur behas mat karo

Zoya: Living room mein bitha dein phir...

[Without saying a word, Aditya silently walked back to the living room and placed her on the couch before returning with a tray in his hands, where a cup of tea and bread was placed.]

Zoya: Isski Kya zaroorat thi, Aditya, hum kar lete...

Aditya: Chalo, naashta karo, tab tak main tumhaare paanv par patti baandhta hoon

Zoya: Nahi, Nahi...A-Aap kaise...Humaare paanv par...Nahi Nahi, yeh munaasib nahi hai?

Aditya: (Confused) Munas...Kya? Anyways, apni Urdu patti baandhte waqt sunaa dena

[He returned, holding a bandage and ointment in his hands and sat down on the seat besides her, and was about to reach down towards her feet until she stopped him.]

Zoya: Nahi...Hum...Hum khud kar lenge...

Aditya: Aaj zidd karne ka daura padh gaya hai Kya tumhe?

Zoya: Aditya...Aap...Aap jaayie, hum kar lenge

Aditya: (Irritated) Hadh Ho tum, Zoya! Hadh Ho!

Zoya: Aapko humaari chinta lene ki zaroorat nahi hai, h-hum khud ka khyaal rakh sakte hai...Aap jaayie——

Aditya: Tumhe pata hai tumhaari problem Kya hai? Tum sirf apne marzi ke mutaabik chalti Ho, Itni khudgarz Ho tum! Jab tumhaari marzi Ho, tab hi insaan ko madad karna chahiye! Pata nahi khud ko Kya samajhti Ho tum!

Zoya: Aditya, aapka yeh Sab karna muna——

Aditya: Zoya, tum har baat ka doosra Matlab kyun nikaalti Ho? Bolo! Tumhe baar baar kyun lagta hai jaise Main khud ko tum par Force kar raha hoon, Jab Main Aisa kuch kar hi nahi raha!

Pehle woh jhumke waali baat, Aur phir yeh! Please Aisa sochna bandh karo!

Theek hai, 2 hafte hue hai iss shaadi ko, lekin tum Mujhe 4 mahino ke liye jaanti Ho! Phir itne ajeeb tareeke se behave kyun kar rahi Ho?

Zoya: Aap Kya jaante hai humaare baare mein, bataayie? Kya jaante hai aap? 4 mahine kuch nahi hote hai, Aditya!

Jhumka kharidkar aap Kya saabit karne ki koshish kar rahe the?

Aditya: Kuch saabit karne ki koshish nahi kar raha tha! Yehi toh tumhaari problem hai, tumhe lagta hai ki insaan ke har kaam ke peeche ek wajah hoti hai!

[Zoya looked away annoyingly, trying her hardest not to cry, but Aditya had reached his limits.]

Aditya: Aaj ke baad, Main Kuch nahi karunga Zoya. Haan, iss rishte hum dono Tara ki khaatir bandhe the, lekin Aaj Main jhoot nahi bolunga.

Kahi na kahi Mujhe lagne laga jaise hum dono at least dost toh bann sakte the, Lekin ab Mujhe woh bhi sahi nahi lag raha

Aaj se main apne kaam se kaam rakhunga, shaayad issi main hum dono ki bhalaai hai...

[Zoya watched Aditya leave the room, but she didn't know how to stop him.
Why was god testing her so much? Why was everything so hard for her?

She silently began crying, trying her hardest to not let him hear her cry.

Aditya walked over to Nani's house, to spend time with Tara, and as he did, Nani noticed something was troubling him]

*At Nani's house*

Nani: Aditya...Zoya ki tabiyat Kaisi hai? Kal tumhaare dost ne Mujhe Sab Kuch bataaya...Main shaam ko aaongi, socha ki abhi so rahi hogi

Aditya: Haan, woh theek hai...

Nani: Tum usske saath kyun nahi Ho Beta? Woh akeli hogi...

Aditya: Woh akela rehna pasand karti hai, Nani, insaan Kya Kya kar sakega...

[Nani sat down besides Aditya, and somehow, she could quickly read his face.]

Nani: Zoya ke saath jhagda Hua hai?

Aditya: Nahi Nani...Jhagda Kya hoga...Hum baat hi kahaan karte hai...

[Nani felt so overwhelmingly guilty looking at Aditya that she burst into tears, and Aditya looked rather surprised and confused]

Aditya: Nani, Kya Hua, ab aap kyun ro rahe Ho?

Nani: (Crying) Tum dono ko iss majboori waale rishte mein baandha hain maine Adi...Main...Main tum dono ki gunehgaar hoon...Par Main...Main Kya karti...M-Meri Tara...

Aditya: Nani, yeh shaadi ka faisla hum dono ne soch samajh kar liya hai...Agar Hume lagta tha ki hum yeh nahi kar paate, hum kabhi raazi hi nahi hote, Please, Rona bandh kijiye...

Nani: Tum dono ki haalat Dekhti hoon toh...

Aditya: Nani, Main koshish kar raha hoon, lekin aap Please, Rona bandh kijiye, Aapko meri kasam

Nani: (Wiping her tears) Beta...Zoya bahut naazuk hai, aur isliye kissi par bharosa karne se pehle hazaar baar sochti hai, lekin dil ki buri nahi hai...Usse waqt do...

Aditya: Theek hai Madam, Lekin ab Please, iss sundar se chehre par Main Aur aansoon nahi dekhna chahta...Aapne dawaai liya?

Nani: Haan, liya

Aditya: Toh jaayie, aaraam kijiye, Main Aapko shaam ko tang karunga

[Aditya took Nani to her room and helped her sleep, before going back home and finding Zoya fast asleep, on the couch.

He found himself walking towards her, and when he came closer, he noticed her weary face. Particularly the way her tears had dried up on her face, evident of the fact that she had been crying. The way her nose became red after she cried, and how her lashes were still slightly damp.

There were all these tiny things to Zoya that Aditya had just begun to become accustomed to, it was something even he couldn't understand.

He was about to walk away when he noticed that her foot had swollen up even more, and in the most discreet manner possible, placed the bandage and ointment beside her, because he told her that he'd never come close to her again.

He shrugged his thoughts and went to the kitchen when suddenly his phone rang.]

*On the phone*

Aditya: Haan Kya baat hai?

Man: Kidnapper ka pata chal gaya hai, woh Log wohi hai...Zoya ke sasural waale

Aditya: Police ko khabar hai?

Man: Haan, woh unnke giraft mein hai...Abhi Auli ke jail mein rakh rahe hain

Aditya: Kuch bhi Ho, woh Log baahar nahi nikal sakte, samjhe?

Man: Ji, Samajh gaya

[Aditya disconnected the phone before looking back at Zoya as she was asleep.

She would be safe now.]

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