*A week later*

[Aditya, Tara and Zoya were sat in the living room, discussing a matter. Aditya and Tara were trying their hardest to convince Zoya to send Tara for a field trip, but Zoya, being an overprotective mother, refused to budge.]

Zoya: Nahi, Nahi, Nahi, koi zaroorat nahi hai isski!

Tara:Zo-Zo, please!

Zoya: Tara, aap sirf 4 saal ki hai, thode aur bade Ho jaao, phir chalenge, ab filhaal school jaao, bahut der Ho raha hai

Aditya: Haan Tara, Zo-Zo sahi keh rahi hai...Ab tum choti Ho, 2 saal baad tumhe pakka bhejenge, okay?

Tara: (Crying) Mujhe school nahi jaana! I'm not going!

Zoya: Tara, ab Hume Aur gussa mat dilaana! 2 hafte pehle bhi Bukhaar ki wajah se nahi gayi aap! Chalo!

Tara: Nahi!

Aditya: Hey bhagwaan...Zoya, calm down...Tara, Yahaan aao mere paas...

[Tara ran into Aditya's arms crying, while his paternal instincts made him calm her down. Zoya hated yelling at Tara, and she too wiped her tears, and walked towards Tara.]

Zoya: Tara...Meri Jaan...

Tara: Nahi! Aap bahut bure Ho!

Zoya: Meri Zindagi, Main aapke bhalaai ke liye keh rahi hun...Accha, aap pehle school jaayein, Usske baad hum field trip ke baare mein baat karenge theek hai?

Tara: Sacchi?

Zoya: Sacchi-Mucchi! Ab Chalo shabaash, Arre yeh lo, bus bhi aa gayi!

Tara: Okay, Bye Zo-Zo, Bye Dita!

Aditya and Zoya: Bye Tara!

[Tara left, and Aditya and Zoya were left with each other, in the living room.]

Aditya: Tum Sach mein Tara ko school trip ke liye bhejogi? Mujhe yeh sahi nahi lagta, woh bahut choti hai...

Zoya: Jaante hai, yeh sirf usse manaane ke liye kaha tha, Warna hai toh woh ziddi number one, Bilqul aapki tarah!

Aditya: Kya kaha tumne? Main ziddi hun?

Zoya: Haan ji! Bahut zyaada!

[Aditya turned around, facing her, and slowly walked a few steps ahead, trying to intimidate her, and she, having her eyes fixed on his, moved back until her back hit the kitchen platform behind her.]

Zoya: K-Kya Ho g-gaya hai Aapko...

Aditya: (Coming closer) Kuch bhi toh nahi, lekin tum Itna Hakla kyun rahi Ho?

Zoya: Woh...Uh...Aapko kaam par nahi jaana?

Aditya: Nahi, Aaj unhone Mujhe 'off' day diya hai, kyun? Main chala jaaon?

Zoya: Humne aisa toh nahi kaha tha...

Aditya: Khair, Mann kar raha hai ki aaj paranthe khaaon, pata nahi kyun! Mom ki yaad aa rahi hogi

Zoya: Toh hum abhi bana lete hai...

[Zoya walked towards the kitchen, and Aditya followed her, until she looked at him confused.]

Zoya: Aap Yahaan kyun aa gaye? Hum bana rahe hai na, aap jaayie, baithiye!

Aditya: Isliye toh aaya hoon... 'hum' paranthe bana rahe hai na, toh ek saath banaayenge

Zoya: Aditya...

[Slowly, he came closer, and placed his hands on her face, caressing her cheeks, making Zoya slightly blush)

Aditya: Tumse hazaar baar kaha hai, tum meri ghulaam ya naukar nahi Ho, Zoya

Zoya: Biwi ka farz pura karna, ghulaam ya naukaro waala kaam nahi hota hai, Aditya

Aditya: Accha, toh tumne maan liya?

Zoya: Kya maan liya?

Aditya: Ki tum meri biwi Ho?

Zoya: Woh...Main...

Aditya: Mazaak kar raha hoon, lekin mere kehne ka yeh Matlab tha ki hum dono baraabar ke hai, toh kaam bhi ek saath karenge nahi? Hum dono ka sirf ek hi farz hai, ek dusre ka khyaal rakhna...sahi?

Zoya: Sahi...

Aditya: Accha Chalo, Main aloo boil karta hun, aur tum atta banaao, Mujhe atta banana nahi aata hai, isliye...

Zoya: Haan theek hai

[Whilst they were cooking, Zoya was still so entranced by how beautiful Aditya's mind and his words were. As she was kneeding the dough, she turned to glance at Aditya, who was too engrossed in mashing the potatoes, to make the filling.

Maybe it was just now, that Zoya had noticed how he furrowed his brows when he was working, or how he never wore full sleeved shirts, and rolled up his sleeves till his elbows.

Maybe it was just now, that she noticed how he looked a lot more handsome when he had a bit more of stubble, rather than being clean shaven, and perhaps even imagined how he'd look in a beard.

But in the truest sense, it wasn't his physicality that drew Aditya towards Zoya, but how he was as a person. He respected her so much, and was so understanding, Zoya wondered why she didn't realise these things earlier.

That day, and perhaps that moment, was the first time she didn't see Yash when she saw Aditya.

That day, when she glanced at Aditya, she only saw Aditya.]

Aditya: Aaj Main Itna handsome lag raha hun Kya, ki tum Mujhe Yun chup chup ke taad rahi Ho?

Zoya: (Embarrassed) Tauba! Nahi toh!

Aditya: Yeh lo, filling toh bann gaya hai!

Zoya: Aur atta bhi!

[Soon, Aditya and Zoya began cooking, and within an hour, the parantha's were made.

Aditya then took a big dollop of butter and spread it on the parantha's, while Zoya looked on in horror]

Zoya: Arre, Arre! Haye Allah, Itna makhan?

Aditya: Oh ji Punjabi hoon, paranthe mein makkhan na Ho, toh usse parantha hi nahi bula sakte!

Zoya: Haan Haan theek hai, lekin sehat naam ki cheez bhi hoti hai!

Aditya: Ki farak painda hai?

Zoya: Ab yeh Punjabi na jhaadna humaare saath!

Aditya: Kyun, tum bhi toh jhaadti Ho apni urdu, meri Ghalib?

Zoya: Chalo, yeh bhi sahi hai...

Aditya: Ab khaayein?

Zoya: Haan, Chaliye...

[They sat at their beloved balcony spot, whilst eating and enjoying the chilly weather Mussoorie brought with it.]

Zoya: Mmm...Paranthe bahut acche bane hai, nahi?

Aditya: Haan, sahi mein...

Zoya: Aaj ke mausam mein bhi ajeeb si ruhaaniyat hai...

Aditya: Pata hai, Jab bhi Mujhe off days milte thay, Tab mein humesha kissi Bar mein dinn guzaarta tha, aur Aaj pehli baar Ghar par hoon

Zoya: Aisa kyun?

Aditya: Pata nahi kyun...

Zoya: Arre seedhe seedhe kahiye na, ki ghar par rehna toh bahaana hai!

Aditya: Tumhaare paas rehne ka? Haan, woh toh Ho sakta hai...

[They continued talking, until both of them heard music playing at a distance.]

Aditya: Kitne dinn Ho gaye hai...

Zoya: Humne koi gaana hi nahi suna hai, hai na?

Aditya: Haan! Chalo, main gaana——

Zoya: Dil hai ke maanta nahi lagaana!

[Aditya looked at her in surprise before he smiled to himself, and it almost seemed like he was blushing.

His favorite song was Zoya's favorite too!]

Aditya: Tumhe bhi pasand hai?

Zoya: Haan, Pasand hai, ab lagaayie bhi!

Aditya: Haan, Haan...

["Mujh mein sama jaa...Aa paas aa...
Humdum Mere, humnasheen..."

Aditya found Zoya's Urdu beyond irritating, but somehow every word of the song was beginning to make sense as he looked at Zoya.

And Zoya?

She didn't even realise when his favorite song had become her favorite song as well!]

Aditya: (To himself) Kya Ho tum Zoya? Kyun Jab meri nigaah tum par padhti hai, Tab tum mein samaa jaane ka dil karta hai? Kyun tum junoon bannkar Bass gayi Ho Mere dimaag mein?

[But emotions had their own way of conveying things, which would occur in due time!]
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