Zoya walked the lonely streets aimlessly, her eyes were tired from the constant crying.
A car pulled up beside her "Aren't you going to come with us" a man leered
Zoya shook her head and tried to carry on walking when he jumped out of his car "Oh dont be like that preety girl, I can make your deepest dreams come true"

"Leave her alone"
Zoya turned to face Harsh getting out of his car "Zoya, come" he beckoned her closer, without another thought she got into his car
She jumped when he sat in the car and locked the car doors
"So, Zoya, you never returned to get those papers"
"I was busy, ill come get them tomorrow" she looked out of the window at the dark blue sky, "Uh, not this way" she leant forward pointing in the other direction

"Its a shortcut"
Zoya shook her head "I want to get out of the car" she grabbed the handle, trying to open the car when he pulled up in an abandoned alleyway
Her breaths became shallow, her head pounding as she tried to back away into the back seat when his hand grabbed her ankle and yanked her back to him
"Oh Zoya, don't fight it, you may enjoy it" he leered
She pushed her knees up trying to keep him away as he crawled ontop of her

"No one gets away from Harshvardhan Hooda"
She froze immediatley, her blood running cold at how she hadnt put the pieces together
"Zoya, you're awake, you really have Mr Hooda to thank for that"
"I will make sure you pay for it in the worst way, then you'll be begging for me to just let you go"
Zoya was shook out of her trance when she felt his hand skim across her waist
She brought her elbow up, shoving it into his eye till he shouted and got off her, she grabbed the car keys, unlocked the door and jumped out

She ran and ran and ran until her legs burnt, she fell messily to the ground and watched as the cars zoomed past her, her breathing was laboured, bile burning the back of her throat, she leant forward and wretched.
Aditya stopped the car when he recognised Zoya on the floor, "Zoya" he called
She got up shakily

"Was this your revenge, trying to get your father to rape me" she screamed, lifting her hand she slapped him across the face
"I was stupid to think you were a good man, but no, you're far from it" she shoved him back making him falter into his car
"My father tried to rape you" he asked, confused
"Like father like son I guess" she spat, she poked his chest with her index finger "kya aapke paas dil nahin hai" (Dont you have a heart)

"Zoya, I didnt"
"No, shut up, just shut up, you wanted to destroy me, and you have succeeded, you were right dard bepannah hai, (pain has no limit) and you have hurt me in a way no one else has ever hurt me, you know, I cant blame you, I guess the apple doesnt fall far from the tree"
"Zoya, would you just" he tried to touch her but she shoved him away "Dont touch me, get your dirty hands away from me, you make me sick"

She let out a guttural sob, putting her head down "Meh tumse nafrat karte hoon, aur mujhe kushi hai ki Pooja apse door hogayee hai" (I hate you and I am happy Pooja got away from you)
Her muscles felt weak as she backed up against the tree, her chest tightened painfully "I thought you were my friends"
Aditya was thrown back by the pain in her eyes as his eyes met hers
"Zoya"
"You said Zoya is dead for you, that I am Zara now, so why are you calling me Zoya"

He shook his head "I would never want you to get hurt that way Zoya, if you would just listen to me"
"What just like you listened to me, you walked out on me when I nearly got killed, now look, Wasim and his partner are dead, Ved and his partner are dead, Uday and his partner are dead and last but not least Taj and his partner are dead, all murdered because you left me when I needed you most to catch this killer, then you allow me to nearly get raped, I asked for your forgiveness, I even begged for it but you couldnt even be bothered to read my letter, you just burnt it" her voice was hoarse from the shouting

Aditya pulled the letter out of his pocket "I never burnt it, look, all of that was an act to keep you safe, I had no idea you and my mother's husband had even met"
Zoya grabbed the creased letter, her eyes scanning it

Hi Aditya, I know you probably hate me and I dont blame you, I hate me to. I admit it was as much my fault as yours that we slept together and I hope you can forgive me. If you cant, that's fine, because you were my first ever friend who actually cared for me, you taught me to trust in myself and how to always look deeper, I believe we met for a reason and I hope you know how much of a great person you are, you didnt deserve Pooja cheating on you, in fact, you deserved much better, and I hope one day you get it.

Yours, Zoya.

Zoya dropped the letter to the floor, she stepped forward and wrapped her arms around him in a bone crushing hug.
His arms stayed by his side as they landed in the middle of the busy road, her arms still tight around him when a car zoomed around the corner and straight to them.

Happy Friday the 13th!

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