"Ye Arshad bhi na mere pyaar ke cake mein knife ka kaam kar raha hai", said Aditya clenching his jaw and Arjun took a bite, "haan to aap kaunsa usme icing karke Zoya ko apna pyaar confess kar rahe hain I think bas cut hone ka wait kar rahe hain"

Noor giggled putting her palms on mouth, at which Adi glared the juniors and sarcastically replied to Noor, "Noor! Bacche, hone wale jiju pe aise nahi haste....", and continued "nahi to tumhare pyaar ka cake mein khud katunga", and winked at which both juniors pouted.

"Adi!", the poor Noor pouted.

"Jiju", Adi clarified her.

Arjun chuckled and said, "wo to tab hoga na jab aap Zoya ke abbu ko impress karenge aur wo Arshad Arshad ka raag alapna band karenge"

"Haan. Aur kuch nahi to appi ko apni feelings ke bare mein bata dein...kamaskam aadha kaam to asan hoga", Noor smiled fake and justified the fact.

Someone knocked the door and the trio became alert, it was Zoya who asked being unaware,"Kaunsa kaam aasan karna hai Noor? Kya discuss kar rahe hain aap log", she looked at everyone.

The trio was shocked witnessing Zoya on the door of the Siddique mansion's room, where all the three discussing about how to throw out the spine, named Arshad, who has just won in biryani competition and again earned a browny point from Waseem.

"Wo appi...", but before Noor could say anything Adi intervene, "bas yahi ke agar tum recepie bata deti biryani ki to main hi jeetta....but you are the Zoya...who cannot cheat, which resulted that...that Arshad won", he clenched while completing.

"Cheating is the worst policy Aditya, humne bola tha na aapko, ke humse nahi hogi", she scolded him which made him a BheegiBilli for a minute and Zoya dragged Noor, as there was so many stuff to serve and do for the party.

The Hooda brothers made gloomy face again and left like that for few minutes.

***

Waseem was pleasing Arshad and cooked Kheer by his own and the Siddiqque sisters were serving, today was the break for Roshnak. She was having food with Ameena and Arshad, when the same time Hooda duo entered and Arjun murmured, "See bhai kitne pyaar se Zoya us Arshad ko serve kar rahi hai"

"Toh kue mein kood jau?", he clenched his jaw and whispered in a single breath, "Dekh aisa nahi hai ke main batana nahi chahta apni feelings Zoya ko, par...par aise situations ho jate hain ke main bol nahi pata that I love her and want to marry...", but before he could complete he thought that someone passed from there but when he turned around, he found none.

"Chal chote sasurji ke hath ki bani kheer khake aate hain", Adi dragged Arjun who was dying to have kheer made by Waseem.

They shamelessly jumped on the chair of the dining table, who were piercing like a bow in the eyes of Waseem and asked with sugar coated tone to Zoya, "Zoya!bacche aap inhe bahar tak chod kar nahi aayingi, nahi acche dost hain aapke aur phir itni raat ghar par na hona....ma baap ko dar to lagta hi hai", at which all the four love birds left as they were.

But to hold the left respect Adi immediately stood up and said, "Thank you Zoya and especially Sir for the yummy food and aapki mashallah khatirdari ke liye, we should leave now, Chal Arjun", he dragged Arjun outside, Zoya and Noor wanted to stop them but their father's order was stopping them.

Both of them ran outside the door and called them, "Ruk jaiye Aditya, app aise party chod ke...."

"Aapke abbu ki ijazat ke bina kaise ruku Zoya?", Adi taunted her as well.

She pressed her lips and said, "Abbu ki side se hum aapse mafi mangte hain par aise na jaiye....kam se kam humari dosti ke lie"

"Haan Arjun please maan jaiye na", crying Noor also requested.

"Noor, Zoya, bas ab bahut ho gaya. subah se bhai ki beizzati, I cannot resist now, I am sorry bye", Arjun answered back.

And the Hooda brothers drove off.

"Abbu ko aise nahi karna chahiye tha Appi!", crying Noor hugged Zoya who pressed her lips tightly.

***

"Ye kya baat hui abbu", Zoya entered the home and questioned Waseem.

Waseem looked at the guests, that is, Arshad and his family and asked Zoya in sugar coated words,"kis bare mein baat kar rahi hain beta Zoya hum samjhe nahi"

"Abbu humne...", Zoya tried to control her pitch, "Abbu Aditya humare partner ya client nahi hain bas, wo ...wo humare sabse acche dost bhi hain."

"Kya kehna chahti hain aap seedhe seedhe kahiye", he tried to look at the guests who were sitting calmly and listening the conversation.

The angry Noor interrupted in between in not-so-healthy-tone to her father, "Appi wants to say ke...", but Zoya handled the situation respectfully, "Noor hum baat kar rahe hain na!"

At which she twisted her lips and ran inside the room, cryingly.

Zoya took a deep breath and continued, "Abbu! aap hi ne humein samjhaya hain na bachpan se ke ghar aaye mehmaan se ...khastaur pe apne doston se tameez-o-tehzeeb se pesh aate hain"

She stopped in between, "aur aap khud hi yeh baat bhool gaye?"

"Hum kuch nahi bhoole Zoya! Wo insan apke dost kehlaane ke laayak nahi hain, bilkul bhi nahi", he took a breath in between, "aur unke lie aap apne abbu se badzubani kar rahi hain, unki disrespect kar rahi hain"

Zoya's mouth opened for a second and she tried to make her abbu understand what she wanted to say, "Humara wo matlab nahi tha abbu"

The lion waseem screamed, "to kya matlab tha apka? ghar aaye mehmano ke samne humari yu beizzati karna....ye aap nahi hain Zoya"

"Sorry abbu! agar aap ko humari baat ka bura laga to hum tahe dil se aapse maafi mangte hain par....", and this is how Waseem took the goal in his court.

"Baat jo bhi ho Zoya aaj apne hone wale sasural walo ke samne apne yu hume sharminda kar diya, apni parvarish par bhi", he performed a very good drama and made Zoya guilty.

At which she left the hall by saying, "Aap abhi gusse mein hain abbu, hum aap se kal subah baat karenge"

***

Mr.Sun spread its arms and focused their flash on the Aditya Hooda's face, and forced him to get up.

"Good Morning! poore 10 minute jaldi uth gaye aaj to aap", Arjun taunted his elder brother.

"Chup beth Chotey!"

"Chup chap aap bhi beth sakte the dinner pe kal, chaley aane ki kya jarurat thi", he asked Adi.

Adi rolled under the blanket and asked, "Kyu aapki wali abhi tak ro rahi hai kya?"

"Ji nahi, aapki wali", Arjun stormed back with which Adi immediately jumped on the bed, "Kyu kya hua?"

Arjun narrated the whole night conversation of Zoya and Waseem.

At which Adi balled his fist, "Arey yaar Sasurji ki to"

"Haan! sasurji ki kya?"

"Kuch nahi kya bigad pana hai waise bhi unka, meri wali hi dant degi mujhe", he replied like a 5 year old, when the same time Arjun's phone buzzed.

He picked it up, "Haan Noor bolo"

"Is Arshad ki to!", she clenched her jaw when he placed the phone call on the speaker.

"Kya kiya us lambu ne jaldi bol", Adi asked curiously.

"Shut up both of you! koi araam se baat karega", Arjun joined his hands.

"Appi or abbu ka jhagda hua"

"fir se"

"haan, aur abbu ne declare kar diya ke wo Arshad ab humare jiju banke rahenge"

"Kya?", the hooda brothers reacted in a loud tone, especially Adi.

"Sirf itna hi nahi, wo bhi agle jumme ko"

"Jumma chumma kya hai?"

Noor rolled her eyes and said, "Chumma nahi Jumma, friday"

"Kya that is today", Arjun replied.

"yes! aisa nahi ho sakta na Aditya bolo na"

"Arey kya bolu", he screamed a little and murmured, "Sasurji to jallad the hi par what about Zoya, wo kaise aur kab maan gayi"

"Hahaha! abbu ke emotional blackmailing se", she replied.

"Ab kya karein?", Arjun and Noor together screamed worriedly but Adi was in his thoughts."

"Aur tumhare bhai ko bolo muh silne ko, at least appi ko bata dete to wo Abbu ki bato mein kabhi na aati", Noor pouted.

"Point to hai"

"par ab?"

"ab? Nikah wo bhi Arshad se"

"Haan Adi! kat gaya apke pyaar ka cake to"

****

The altar was between Zoya and Arshad when the same time Aditya came running but it was too late the Qaazi has asked, "Arshad Habeebi, kya aapko Zoya Siddique se nikah Qubool hai", but he shut his voice and did not say a single word and at last call of Qaazi he opened his mouth, "Qubool Nahi Hai!"

Everyone was stunned especially Adi and Zoya. Waseem too was aghast that his favourite boy was cheating him.

"Ye kya baat hui Arshad tumne Zoya se nikaah ke liye haan kaha tha na", Waseem questioned him in darting tone.

Arshad removed the sehra and said in a low tone, "Par Zoya ne to mujhse nikaah ke lie haan nahi kaha tha"

"Zoya kabhi humari marzi ke khilaf nahi jayegi", Waseem replied.

"I know sir! that is why she is sitting there but I'm not made for her", he  again said.

"What do you mean?", Waseem retorted back.

"I mean, that Zoya ne apna humsafar chun liya hai, jise wo khud nahi janti", Zoya stood up from the stool and asked, "What do you want to say"

"Ab ye dusra kaun hai", Adi murmured in low tone.

"Aap hi hain janaab!", Arshad immediately replied.

"Kya bakwas kar rahe hain aap, Agar aapko Zoya se nikaah nahi karna, na sahi but do not spoil her image", Waseem held his collar while saying.

Zoya interrupted, "Ek abbu hum poori baat sunna chahte hain", she step forward and asked, "Kahiye aap kya kehna chahte hain", at which Waseem release his collar.

"Wahi jo aap sunna nahi chahti aur Aditya keh nahi pate", Arshad replied back.

She shrinked her brows looked at Adi who was smiling, "Matlab?"

"Mohabbat! dabe paun aati hai khushiyan bharne ke liye aur aapki zindgi mein Adi naam ki mohabat aa gayi hai, bas samajhne ki der hai", he replied

He continued in a single breath, "Ek dusre ke sath kitne khush rehte hain aap dono, aur ek dusre ke bina kitne adhure. Chahe koi bhi ho ek dusre ke lie aap usse lad jate hain, chahe wo main hu ya aapke apne abbu. har jagah khushi mein gham mein ek dusre ko pate hai.... isn't it love?"

Zoya's eyes filled with tears and Waseem understood that his daughter is literally in love with a right man, whether want to admit it or not.

"Kya ek dusre ki fikr mein aap apni jaan stake pe nahi rakhte? kya ek dusre ki khushi ke lie apne ansu nahi chupate....isn't it love?", Arshad ended himself.

"And I can guarantee ek dusre se accha aapko koi milega bhi nahi", he winked looking at Adi at which he smiled.

Zoya ran in her Adi's arms and hugged him tightly. 

Adi asked Arshad, "Waise aapko kese..."

"Koi bewaqoof hi aapke pyaar ko na pehchaan paye, aur itni akal hai mujhme", giggled Arshad.

"Thanks", both Arjun and Noor said to Arshad.

"They are made for each other, yaha hum, tum or woh wala scene ban hi nahi sakta", at which all laughed.

And finally Zoya realized her feelings for Adi and Waseem understood Adi, and her love for him.

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