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Chapter 8

Zoya was very well aware how his body fitted hers like a long-lost jigsaw puzzle . She had too inhale sharply each time his face pushed more into her chest although it was a unconscious act from his side Zoya was unable to bear his closeness - not after His Rejection ! , again there it goes something or the other reminds her his rejection . Zoya holding his forearm places him on his back seeing he was warm enough to handle himself .

Looking at his pale cheeks and the eyelids which had lost colors. Zoya runs her fingers through his cheeks .

"Why? Do I need to suffer so much in just a Not even a Month-long marriage ? Ahh? And Your face somewhat makes me feel that You too suffered along with me or I am wrong ? Why do you always walk away rather I wish you would face me and clear my confusions !" Letting out an exasperated sigh she continues "May be we were not destined together or May be our horoscopes never matched ", Zoya clicks her tongue letting out a sad chuckle

"Horoscope -It tied me to you so soon! Marrying after 12 long years wouldn't have been this bad I guess ",

Zoya's stops swallowing the lump unable to speak more as tear makes its ways through her cheeks .

She lays beside him with an ache in her heart as She looks away from him and lets sleep take over .

Zoya checks his temperature placing her hand on his forehead, Finding it is still the same . She dials up Randhir to get a doctor . She leaves the bed to have a shower and prepare soup for him.

Doctor prescribes medicines to Aditya , who could not barely keep his eyes open. Randhir sits beside Aditya smiling sadly , He had never seen Aditya falling this weak not even When Pooja died - He had pretended to be strong but with Zoya seems like He cannot keep his emotions in bay that he ended up hurting himself

Randhir sits on the couch hearing the footsteps of Zoya , He wants to know what would she do right now- Just leave him to suffer or care for him after all Aditya did choose to escape rather than face her drinking himself to - He doesn't know Randhir lets out a troubled sigh. Pulling out his phone he pretends to be on business talk discussing the details of the upcoming project . Zoya walks in with a tray placing it on the side table. She passes Randhir his cup of coffee with a smile who acknowledges with a smile still on the call.

Zoya you can do it ! He is sick ! Humanity comes first Zoya ! She had thought he would be fine by today but he wasn't even ready to open his eyes .

Taking a seat beside him in the bed. Zoya taps him hopefully "Aditya -come on get-up-have some soup "

"Zoya" He mumbles holding her hand against his face snuggling closer "It is cold!"

Zoya tries to pull back feeling uncomfortable, She sees through the corner of his eyes still Randhir lost in the call but least did she know Randhir was looking closely their moves .

"Get-up you would get some energy" Zoya calls him again softly making him groan .

Zoya holding his forearm pulls him up making his back rest to the headrest with so much difficulty - Hulk! She snorts feeling his weight on her who was falling over her shoulder . She pushes him back softly making him again rest against the head rest .

Taking the soup in her hand . She takes a spoon blowing it to make it less warm as She brings it close to his mouth ,

"Aditya open your mouth" Zoya calls him softly

Aditya barely manages to open his eyes as Zoya could see how tired and sick he looked .

"I-can't " Aditya mumbles

Zoya forces the spoon inside his mouth and continues feeding him despite his protest. Placing the bowl back in the tray. She takes the glass of water making him have a little . Then proceeding to medicines she forces his chin up making him letting out a groan as she puts the tablets inside his mouth and makes him have some water.

Wetting a kerchief She wipes his face with it . Looking at his t-shirt now wet with water and soup because he being grumpy pushed the spoon away each time . She wonders what to do. Zoya decides to ask help from Randhir and turns on her heels to see him already gone .

Throwing her hands in frustration She marches towards the closet , getting a new t-shirt she comes back . Her fingers shiver as she holds the hem of his t-shirt.

Okay Come on Zoya-he is your husband you can do it! Zoya consoles herself as She pulls the t-shirt over his head .

Looking at his well-toned body She lets out a snort "I wish few of those tones were on that head - So that this Hulk can face me face-to-face than running away like a coward!" She lets out her frustration and makes him wear the new t-shirt and places his head on the pillow as he grumps groaning and pulls her hand making her fall on the bed beside him and snuggles more closer to her.

Zoya smiles sadly "If it were another situation as such we were a happy normal couple I would have felt butterflies seeing my husband seeking out for me - but Aditya You seek me out only when you are not in your senses -I would never forget your rejection !" She whispers painfully in his ears running her fingers through his now damped hair with sweat. She moves the fringes off his forehead and pulls her hand back too harshly as he wasn't ready to leave .

Randhir smiles looking at them from outside the room, He had sprinted out soon as he saw Zoya checking his t-shirt .

"A Man who never let anyone even touch him during he was sick -is dependent on his Wife - Who he gives only pain" Randhir talks to himself looking at Aditya

His mind flashes to an old memory in this same flat , same room years back .

"Adi what happened ? what happened to him Randhir?" Pooja asks panicking seeing Aditya lying in the bed and a Doctor checking

"Pooja he is having high fever" Randhir answers for Aditya

"Oh no -How did you end up getting?" Pooja moves forward to hold Aditya as the Doctor takes his leave .

"Pooja-I am fine -don't touch-move -you will get affected!" Aditya whispers tiredly

Randhir shakes his head at his friend , Who wouldn't want their girlfriend to care during this phase? He!

"Okay" Pooja obeys instantly and moves a with a smile .

"Aditya let me get something for you" Pooja says pulling out her phone

Randhir shakes his head sideways seeing Pooja ordering a soup from the nearby takeaway

But he decides to keep quiet to know what She would do, Who gives a sick person food from outside?. The moment Pooja moved away Randhir knew She loved him more and more to obey him too much , which irks him.

"Pooja-I-can't eat" Aditya mumbles pushing the soon away from his mouth .

"Ohh Okay then " Pooja says with a smile and takes the bowl away from him.

"Cold" Aditya mumbles

Pooja sits beside him and tries to pull him in a hug but stops , Randhir raises his brow asking her why "He hates anyone touching when he is sick -so I'll cover him with a duvet" She says with a smile tucking Aditya under covers

"I am leaving Randhir-Mumma would be finding me" Pooja says and walks away

Randhir smiles looking at her , She loves him so much but She does not how to express her love in ways Aditya wanted , For a split second Randhir saw how Aditya's face fell when she moved soon as he said .

Now looking at Aditya not even ready to leave Zoya's hand He lets out a chuckle - MAY BE ONE DAY he would realize who he needs in life !

Randhir leaves them alone and closes the door of the house quietly .

Zoya sighs for the umpteenth time this is frustrating her more than she had thought He was sick for the past two days , He had sought for her hand whenever she had tapped him and he had tightened the grip around her arms not even letting her move away ,at nights she had hugged him to sleep due to the 'Cold' he had muttered continuously . His closeness making her angry at herself more than him. Her body involuntarily responding to his unconscious brushes and making her feel tingles. When He himself had rejected her why is her body betraying her?

She checks his temperature after placing him on his back on the bed . She lets out a sigh of relief seeing him temperature gone down .

"This gets over" She did not have to be close to him again !

Aditya opens his eyes blinking his vision to see him in a familiar surroundings .

"How did I end up here?" he whispers holding his head sitting on the bed .

His mind recollects everything little by little, He was drunk and he had tried to force himself on Zoya !

He stops as he widens his eyes horrified "I was about to-" he couldn't even voice out and Her dejected and hurt look comes past his eyes "She was hurt!" He whispers painfully putting his face on his palms .

"Divorce her if You are not ready to give her happiness and let her marry someone else"

His eyes wells up as he could hear Randhir's words still fresh and alive in his ears "How could I? I know I am coward yet it is hard not so easy-I need her yet I can't be close to her ! Randhir is right She deserves someone better !"

He rolling his lips in tries to muffle the sob which was trying to escape - He could feel her presence around , The way she took care of him despite him giving her pain and nights The way she hugged him close to her. He could feel her in his arms , Still He could smell her unique scent in his clothes . He found unknown solace in her arms for these three days .

Aditya further understood that in these three days He NEVER once saw Pooja in his dreams opposite him . It was Zoya he saw .

"Whom I am cheating? Zoya, Pooja or Myself?"

Aditya walks to the washroom to freshen himself up to clear his mind, He feels a bit tired and weak . He touches his hairs to find it too sticky going on with no shower for days . Sighing he rinses himself up having a proper shower .

He sees Zoya already setting the table for breakfast. Aditya feels ashamed about himself knowing what he had done to her . Looking closely Aditya could say that she was tired and hadn't slept properly with the dark circles around her eyes , He feels guilty for putting her up to care for him when he had only hurt her since their marriage .

"Ahh" Zoya lets out a cry holding her hand .

Aditya lets out a deep sigh feeling more guiltier , he had practically put up his whole weight over her yet she stayed with him ,caring for him, Why?

Zoya sees Aditya through the corner of her eyes , She looks straight at him "Have porridge and your medicines are already here" She tells emotionlessly , She is Done with Him!

"Aren't you having?" Aditya asks softly seeing her walking away

"No" She replies sternly and turns the other way.

Aditya holds her wrist stopping her as he says "I -am-So-"

"F*ck that Sorry!" Zoya screams her last straw of patience gone !

Aditya jerks back shocked seeing her openly cussing , He opens his mouth but is stopped by the calling bell.

Zoya pushes his hand harshly and marches angrily to open the door .

"Who are you?" Zoya asks the guest in front of her, a tall lean skinny makeup box styled up in weird clothes which made her look hideous stands in front of Zoya

"Who are you ?" She asks back curling her fringes with her fingers

"Who are you woman ? I do not have time to waste on you !" Zoya replies back irritated

She frowns "I am Aditya's PA Mahi ! Who are You?"

"Aditya? Not Sir?" Zoya raises her brow in question shocked

"I will call him anything who are you?" She questions back smirking

"I am that 'Aditya's ONLY Wife Zoya Aditya Hooda" Zoya replies back tying her hands across her chest in attitude . She could have problems with him but no outsider can question her relationship with him

She laughs "Aditya and marriage? Are you for real?"

Zoya looks at her confused Doesn't anyone know he is taken?

Randhir arrives on the scene and greets Zoya warmly , he forces a fake smile at Mahi "What brings you here Ms.Arora?" Randhir asks her

"Ohh Aditya sir has some files to sign urgently " ,

Zoya looks at Mahi surprised seeing her calling 'Aditya' Sir, Great , great his life is full of drama actresses

"I'll move in Sir" Mahi says sweetly and pushes herself in .

"I hate her" Zoya mutters feeling an instant hatred . Her eyes challenged her as if She knew Aditya too closely .

"Feelings are mutual" Randhir says back snorting

"Come lets go and see her drama" Randhir says taking holding of Zoya's hand

"What drama?" Zoya asks confused

"Ohh you do not know right" Randhir replies back as they stand at a long distance from Mahi who was walking towards Aditya

"See She would be having a cat walk"

Zoya sees Mahi walking like cat with those high heels ,

"Zoya when she gets near Aditya she would pretend to trip and fall"

Zoya cups her mouth seeing her doing it

"And Now Aditya being all good would hold her in his arms" Randhir continues making Zoya burn in jealously

"He would never hold her" Zoya says quickly at Randhir

Randhir chuckles and shakes his head "He would leave but you know-after those full staring and stuff , this is happening for years , She is trying to get into his arms but Aditya does not even has a slightest clue" he tries to make her jealous saying the truth

Zoya fumes puffing out in anger seeing Aditya holding Mahi in his arms "Why in the hell this fan girls decide to appear late in a story? Without making an entry earlier and saving a poor heroine's life ?" She mutters cursing under her breath

"You are not jealous ? "Randhir asks shocked

"Why would I? at least not because him" Zoya says in attitude and walks towards them.

"Are you fine? " Zoya asks faking her concern swiftly pulling Mahi out of his arms . Aditya too looks embarrassed and composes himself

Zoya pulls Mahi making her twist on her heel as She had too bend down to reach Zoya's height "You know you had a chance with him You F*cked up now He is MINE ! So just back off! - He is not like he looks" Zoya whispers in her ears and pulls back faking a smile He is not like he looks he is full of nuts and confusion bloody woman ! you could have married him perfect drama queen for a clueless person ! then at least I would have lived free and happily ! All This Girls makes an appearance after he is being tied ! F*ck!

Mahi gulps seeing this angry woman indirectly threatening her ! Mahi puts up a nervous smile .

"Ms.Arora what brings you here?" Aditya asks

"Sir you need to sign them" She tells quickly passing the files

Aditya removes the cap of the pen and signs the files ,

"Sir who is She?" Mahi asks to confirm her doubts No way the hottest bachelor is taken

Aditya turns to look at Zoya and gulps his saliva "My---Wife" He says taking a long deep breath .

Zoya smiles sadly he cannot even acknowledge her as his wife in front of the world without Fumbling.

"You are married?" Mahi asks shocked "But no one knows!"

"I wanted it to be a private affair and let it be a hidden for now !" Aditya replies. He would let them know in a grand way rather than rumors .

Mahi nods and passes a smirk at Zoya clearly showing Zoya her place . Zoya cringes for a minute feeling humiliated and her insecurities rise He doesn't want anyone to know? Why? Is he ashamed to call a middle class girl who he had rejected sexually as his wife?

Randhir passes a look at Aditya and Aditya eyes back communicating through actions as Randhir nods understanding .

Mahi takes her leave . Randhir moves towards the table to have breakfast "Behenji what have you got for my grumbling stomach?" He asks excited

"Bhaiya I got only porridge" She tells sadly feeling bad

"It's okay Zoya-I'll have out -You feed your husband" he says winking making her want to kill Randhir alive .

Aditya looks at her surprised he knew she fed him but listening from another makes him feel so delighted.

Randhir seeing her murderously glaring at him sprints out . They had more like Zoya had warned/decided not to tell Aditya that she looked after him.

Aditya turns to look at her as Zoya too turns to look him , This reminds Aditya that they were in middle of a conversation.

He decides to try an apology again "Zoya I-am-really-Sorry"

She holds him by his collar "What do you think aah? You F*ck up everything and bring that face front of me as if a Sorry would make everything right!--- How many mistakes aah?? "She yells at him pushing him her patience crossing the line remember the number of times she had forgiven him and him apologizing

"First My husband priories his damn business over his wife on Our First Night! And you had the nerve to ask what was my name? Do you have a slightest idea how I felt ? I felt anger bubbling up inside me-I wanted to strangle that long giraffe neck with my own hands" She scoffs making action with her hands as if to strangle his neck .

Aditya looks at her baffled seeing her let out everything

"DO You know How I felt when My husband went to office on the second day of My marriage? Do you know what those women said me?" She sniffs fighting her angry tears "They said I can't even please my man! Do you know what it means ?" She holds back her tears yelling at him

"Each and everything Aditya - You left me alone in a restaurant ! Freaking in a new place ! With no money -those humiliation I felt ! " She hastily running her fingers wiping away her tears

Aditya looks at her painfully as his own eyes wells up ,

"I tried working on our marriage Aditya but you never paid any heed to it and as a last straw You rejected me intimately Do you know how it feels to be rejected by My own husband? Do you know how many nights I cried thinking about it over and over again ! Did I ask you to come close? Kiss me? Did I then why did you push me away? Am I not worth to gain my husband's love ?" Zoya breaks down falling on her knees as she cries out letting out her pain.

'And You choose to escape than face me and Your Family was here too Daadi kept taunting me --' Zoya stops abruptly seeing her talking bad about his Family to him

Aditya looks at her shocked , She had understood all wrong It was him who was at fault ! It was him who is the problem in their relationship, how can she doubt herself ? she deserves all the love and care in the world it is him who does not deserve all of this !

"Zoya" He tries to take hold of her arm but she jerks it away . He was shocked to know his Family was here and He left her alone with them still living in his past without looking at his present.

"Don't You dare touch me! Just because I cared for you out of humanity do not think I have forgiven and forgotten everything ! everything is carved in my heart that it would never erase" ,

Aditya looks at her painfully "I am Sorry" he mutters trying to wipe her tears

She shoves away his arm "I know that you do not like me Aditya ! Then Why do You pretend to be caring and give those false hope , I wish I had never married you maybe My life would had been happier ! , MAY BE ONE DAY I thought We would be a happy couple" Sighing she says "It would never happen , It is just three weeks I feel this marriage as a burden to you ! ",

Saying She walks away wiping her tears hastily letting him drown in a pool of guilt . 

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