"HOW??? HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE? THAT DEAL WAS SUPPOSED TO BE MINE. MINE!! NOT KABIR'S" Zayaan yelled at his employees.
"Sir Kabir has taken several deals from us. You blamed us for it. But this deal was entirely handled by you. How could Kabir possibly get the deal?" an employee questioned Zayaan
"Exactly, how could he know what idea I was working on? I kept it a secret. No one. NO ONE knew. How did he steal my idea but make it better and get the deal?" Zayaan questioned.
"Perhaps a family member?" Another employee questioned.
"Ali! meri family me itni jurat kisi ki nahi jo mere kaam main tang aray. Ye sochna bhi mat. Esa aaj see pehle kabhi nahi hua. Lekin jab see ye Kabir pata nahi kahan se aya he tab se sab kharab ho raha hay. Lekin meri family esa kabhi nahi kary gi". Zayaan said, running fingers through his hair.
" Sir please don't mind me saying this but since your second wife, Anya ma'am, entered your life you have been losing the deals. If this doesn't stop, the losses will get out of hand. It will destroy us. Kabir will destroy us." Zayaan's manager tried telling him.
"Bas. Koi bakwaas nahi meri family ke baary main. Apni ghalti chupany ke liay meri biwi ko beech me mat lao. Aukaat hi kai hay tumhaari jo tum meri family, meri biwi, ke baary main bakwaas karo?" zayaan roared, punching his manager.
"Aur Kabir ki aukat us ko main jald bataoon ga. AB DAFAA HO JAO SAB IS SE PEHLY MAIN TUM SAB KO KHATAM KAR DOON. DAFA HO JAO" Zayaan said, pushing his manager to the side.
He had been losing several deals to Kabir, leading to great losses in his company. it had never happened before. And now that it was happening, he was losing his mind over it. He blamed his employees for his loss but the recent deal got him thinking otherwise. He was working on that deal at home and kept everything in his home office. No one was allowed in his office and he made sure no one was able to enter either. Then how was it possible? Zayaan was in great turmoil.
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"Sir, we got the deal."
"Ha of course we did. I made sure that we got the deal. Zayaan Khan ko barbaad karny ka es se behtar tarika hi nahi hay."
"But sir agar Zayaan ne kuch kar dia to?"
"Wo kuch nahi kar saky ga. Kuch bhi nahi. Itny saal haarny ke liay intezaar nahi kia main ne. I will make sure to destroy him. I will make sure he pays for his crimes."
"Bohot hua Zayaan tumhara khel. Ap main chaal bhi chaloon ga aur baazi bhi jeeton ga. Tumhari barbaadi meri zindagi ki sab se bari jeet ho gi. Tumhari saza teh hay Zayaan. Tumhaari barbaadi teh hay."
*****
"MA g, please kuch khaa lain. Aap bilkul bhi apna khayaal nahi rakhti."
"Meri bachi. Jis maa ki aulad hi Zayaan jesi ho wo kahan apna khayal rakh paati hain. Shohar ke baad mujhy laga tha ke beta sahara bany ga lekin aisa to nahi hua balke Zayaan sirf mujhy sharminda karta hay. Us ki wo dusri biwi. Us ko aay 2 hafte mushkil se huy hain aur us ki badtameezian aasmaan choo rahi hain. Are tum bhi to us ghar se aai ho lekin tameezdar ho. Rishty nibhana aata hay tumhain Ayra. Lekin wo Anya. Wo kalmoohi ek chaalsaz aurat hay. Wo mere ghar ko barbaad kar rahi hay aur mera nalayak beta esa hony de raha hay. Main sukoon main nahi hoon." Maa g replied.
Ayra got on her knees in front of her mother-in-law.
"Maa aap kiun khud ko halkaan karti hain. Aap fikr na karain Allah hamary sab ke haq main behtar kary ga. Aur jahan tak baat rahi Anya ki to aap please us se door hi rahain. Wo aap se badtameezi karti hay aur yeh bardasht karna mere liay mushkil hay. Lekin us ko kuch bol kar main ghar main kaim tory se sukoon ko barbaad nahi karna chati. Aap us ko karny dain jo wo karti hay. sab jald hi normal ho jai ga." Ayra said kissing Maa g's head.
The house environment had gotten tense since Zayaan's second marriage. Anya had shown her true colors on her first day. Now Ayra and Maa g tried their best to stay away from her. Every single word she spoke was to hurt others.
Zayaan was unable to pay any attention to the house because of his work and Anya made sure to make everyone's life a living hell.
*****
"Hey, big bro!" Shayaan cheered entering Zayaan's office.
Zayaan, who was lost in his thoughts, was startled by the sudden entrance. But composed himself soon seeing his little brother.
"Zara dekho to kon aaya hay. Bhai ki yaad aa gai finally. Ayra bata rai thi tum ghar gai thy 2 hafte pehle lekin apny bhai se mily tak nahi. Kiun?" Zayaan questioned after hugging Shayaan.
"Are bhai bas apne business ke chakar main bohot busy hoon. Warna aap ko bhool sakta hoon bhala? Gaming industry main kaam karna aasan to hay nahi. Aur aap to apny nikkah main masroof thy... Khair ham us bary main baat nahi karain gay. Aap ki us Kabir se dosti ho gai hay lagta hay". Shayaan said while sitting in front of his brother.
"WHAT?? Shayaan kia bakwaas hay? Damag kharab ho gaya hay tumhara lagta hay."
"Bro relax. Ab aap ki biwi agar Kabir se mil rahi thi to mujhy to esa hi lagy ga na." Shayaan defended himself while sipping on coffee.
"Shayaan what do you mean?" Zayaan asked shocked.
"Are aap ki new biwi mall ke samny hass has kar baat kar rahi thi Kabir se to mujhy laga aap logon main sab sorted hay. Main ne to picture bhi li thi. Dekahin." Shayaan replied, showing Zayaan a picture where Anya was holding Kabir's hand and laughing.
*****
" Sir Aur aap sirf un ko dekhny etny door tak kiun aay. Sir aap 3 ghante apne ghar se door es kabristaan har Jummah aaty hain sirf inhain dekhne."
"Haan. Muhabbat ke liay log jaan tak de dety hain. Main to sirf dekhne aata hoon." Kabir replied lost in his thoughts.
Jitni nafrat tum se hay Zayaan Junaid Khan us se ziada muhabbat Ayra se hay mujhy.
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RomanceCollection of short stories filled with romance, passion, love, and drama. Characters in the stories do not represent real life. All work is pure fiction and it is not to be followed or to be inspired by. Characters in any of these stories DO NOT r...
