The Contract

Aditya glanced down at his watch, it was late but he had only just finished the briefing. It would be atleast another two weeks of not seeing Zoya or his mother, two weeks he was sure would be hard to go through. Sitting down, Aditya wondered if calling Zoya was a good idea. He supposed if she didnt answer he could say his hand slipped, Aditya wasn't sure why she had such an affect on him, but she did. For once he had found light in the darkness.

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Zoya picked up the phone, holding it to her ear "I was waiting for you to call, how was work". She couldnt count the amount of times she had picked up her phone to call him, then put it down incase she was to bother or disturb him.

"You were waiting for me to call" he asked, not used to feeling his heart race this way, there was something different about Zoya. Something that made every thing around him feel like the best thing in the world

"Well of course, I like to talk to you" Zoya laughed, "And I know you've been missing me"

Aditya smiled, "How are you feeling"

"Ive been feeling better, though I do keep getting lost at your house, I feel like im in a maze, but it keeps me busy I guess, how are you feeling, have you ate"

"I have ate, have you"

"Haha, of course, when dont I eat, though when you get back we really need to go shopping, there's some things you've run out of"

Aditya usually would have minded that Zoya assumed she had a place in his life, it would usually bother him that she wanted to go food shopping with him, but it didnt. Instead, it felt right. "What have I run out of"

"Chocolate" Zoya replied fast

"I dont buy chocolate Zoya"

Zoya gasped "What, well then what do you eat when you're sad, or happy, no, actually, go to the shop and buy yourself a nice bar of chocolate and eat it, then you will understand what you're missing, exactly what were you doing with your life before I came along"

He paused, "You know what Zoya, im not sure"

"No, me neither, its kind of sad, but its okay, Zoya is here now, she will make all your troubles go away" she laughed, then stood up "Just one second, someone is at the door"

Aditya frowned "No one ever comes to my house, who could it be"

"How would I know, its your house, one second" she pulled the door open to see two masked men, her eyes widnened without wasting a second she tried to push the door closed, she fell to the floor as one man tackled her down

"Zoya, Zoya" Aditya called, he swallowed the lump in his throat when he heard her scream, he turned around "Call my station now, send someone to my house"

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"Get off of me" Zoya screamed, her blood turning cold when she saw the chain in the mans hand, he whipped it across her face, making her head fall to the side, pushing her leg forward she pushed the man away then scurried back, grabbing her phone

"Aditya, please, you have to help me, I" running across the house, her foot slipped on an oily substance sending her flying forward. Her eyes were teary as she scrunched up her nose "You have to help me please, I think theyre going to burn me again" Zoya sobbed

"Zoya, the station isnt picking up, I need you to try and get out of the house, im going to call my friend to"

"No, please, please stay on the phone, I" Zoya stopped as she looked at the shoes infront of her, her head rose slowly to see Mahi facing her.

"Why hello Zoya, sorry I mean assalamualaikum" Mahi smiled

Zoya slid back against the wall "What are you doing here, you're not meant to be here"

Mahi knelt down "See all that petrol around you, im going to finish what I started, when I am finished with you, you wont even look human, let alone look" her face an expression of disgust "Let alone look Muslim"

Aditya felt like the breath had been knocked out of him as he listened, he could not lose Zoya. He never should have left. This was all his fault.

Zoya sobbed as she looked up at the two men behind Mahi "Please dont do this, I"

"You ruined my brother, you allowed him to get you pregnant, you think any of that was okay, you shouldnt even be in this country Zoya, and for that you will pay"

Aditya clenched his fist "Zoya, Zoya listen to me, I need you to stay calm, someone is on their way"

Zoya released a shaky breath as she used the wall to stand up "I dont think im going to make it so"

"Zoya, dont speak like that, you are" he shouted, though he was also as concerned, the thought of losing her now was eating up at him, Aditya had never felt so helpless

"So I need to tell you, and I dont expect you to say it back, but I really do mean it, I think ive fallen in love with you" Zoya stepped back, as Mahi stepped forward with a match box in her hand

"Take care of yourself, may Allah be with you" Zoya cut the phone off, throwing it to the ground "You may think you have won Mahi, but I promise you, Aditya will find you and you will pay for all of this, one cant get away with sins forever "

Mahi shoved her forward, making her land next to the phone, the last thing she saw was Aditya's name light up her phone before she closed her eyes, the smell of fire way to close

"Pour it on her hair, but I want her to survive this, I want her to live with this everyday, you understand me" Mahi spat

Poor Zoya! Who will come to save her? Will Aditya and Zoya ever have their happy ending?

Apologies for the late updates! Ive been sooo busy, but I hope youre all well and everything is updated:)