Ok so since you people asked for a long chapter, here it is. I am really excited for you people to read this one. Will repeat the same thing, criminal procedures, no idea so sorry if I faltered there.

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Zoya was feeling uneasy. She couldnt breathe properly. She was fidgeting with her hands. She wanted to cry. She was really scared. Not that she was having her first case. She had fought earliar and won most of them. However, this time she had everything at stake. She was sitting in the court surrounded by her associates along with Arjun. With the corner of her eye, she looked at the table beside her in the same line. Arshad seemed pretty relaxed. He was having some conversations with his associates and was occasionally smiling. He turned to look at Zoya and passed a bright smile. Zoya didnt reply. Shr didnt feel like.

It really did hurt her. Arshad was her best friend. She remembered how he use to take care of her when she was in London. He helped her with studies, brought her food, arranged her an accomodation, cheer her up when she felt lonely. Arshad had no idea how grateful was Zoya for everything he had done for her. She could really do anything for him. Anything except fall in love with him. However, you cant blame her. Falling in love isnt something you think about and proceed. It happens just when it is suppossed to be.

Love cannot be forced. Like I have said, Love is a very powerful emotion. Falling in love isnt very difficult. The difficult part is staying in love. Love doesnt turn you bitter. It turns you kind. Revenge has nothing to do with love. Love is pure. Its unconditional. When you love , you have courage enough to overcome everything on its way. Even if that means no love in return. Love is something that makes your heart flutter and at the same time makes it calm. Just one smile of that person and you feel you have been blessed with utmost precious thing of heaven. Love is deep. Love is much beyond saying those 3 words. The emotion of love is too deep to fathom. Not you nor me can measure it. Nobody can. Love is an emotion you cant conquer. Love is that emotion that conquers you.Arshad never loved Zoya. He was in love with the idea of love.

Arjun could sense Zoya's nervousness. He placed his hand over her to calm her down. Sahir was sitting behind them with the commoners. Zoya looked at him and he smiled. Zoya had to fight today. Fight for that one smile. She and Arjun had done a lot of study and tried all possible theories. They have tried hard to contact Alveera but it was of no use. So far they couldnt really find something strong to defend Sahir. They were waiting for Arshad to present his case.

They all stood up as the judge arrived.
"Karywahi shuru ki jaaye."
Arshad bowed and began with the prosecution's case.
"My Lord, Mr. Sahir Azeem Chaudhary is charged with the case of double murder of his ex wife and his brother. On the night of December 15, 2012, Mr. Chaudhary murdered them in his house."
"Objection your honour." Zoya spoke. On permission being granted, she got up and stood beside Arshad, "My friend here is declaring results rather than presenting the case. He holds no such witness for the same. "

"Your honour, If you permit I would first like to call Mr. Sahir Chaudhary in the witness box." Zoya said.
"Permission granted."
Sahir moved to the witness box.
"So Mr. Sahir Chaudhary, I would first want you to tell where were you on the night of 15th December, 2012."
Sahir looked into her eyes. It held no emotions. It was plain. She was being a lawyer, not his wife at that very moment. Sahir took a pause and replied, " I was at Saiyaara's office arranging for a party."
"And did you see your wife and your brother that day?" Zoya asked following the procedure.
"Yes. When I came home I saw them together." He said without a change of tone.
"By together you mean?" Zoya asked. Though she knew it would hurt him but there was no other way.

"Sleeping with each other" Sahir said with a deep sigh.
"And what did you do?" She asked.
"I went to confront them and they were scared. They begged me for forgiveness. I was too shocked to reply. My brother was not in good state. He tried to shoot me. To defend myself I tried to stop him but he shot and it accidently hit my wife. He was so shocked that he shot himself soon after it."
"Thats all your honour." Zoya said and sat at her place.

"The prosecution seeks permission to cross question the accused." Arshad said standing up.
"Permission granted."
He walked to Sahir and asked, "So Mr. Chaudhary, that night when you saw them together, didnt you feel angry?"
"I was too shocked to feel anything."
" You just said that your brother shot himself and your wife. How come you were not harmed by the bullets?" He asked.
"Objection your honour." Zoya spoke loudly.
"Objection overruled."
"Proceed. " The judge told Arshad.
"Yes. So how come you were not hurt?" He repeated.
"I think I got lucky." Sahir said in a casual voice. He hated this man so much.

"Your honour, it seems from Mr. Chaudhary's statements that he is trying to hide the truth. It appears more like when he saw his wife cheating , he couldnt control his rage and in the heat of moment, shot them both." Arshad spoke.
"Objection Your honour. The prosecution is accusing my client without proofs ."
"Does the prosecution has any witnesses?" The judge asked.
"Yes, sir. I would like to call Mr. Sunil Goyal from Goyal industries who have been a partner of Saiyaara business group for long."
Sahir got out of the witness box and took his place.

He saw Zoya's muscle strain on the mention of Sunil. Their history with Goyal industries is already marked with black. With Ramnath Goyal in jail, his nephew was bound to testify against Sahir. Arshad walked to the witness box and asked,
"So, Mr. Goyal, you have worked with Mr. Chaudhary for a long time. Am I right?"
"Yes."
"And what can you say about his behaviour? Was he calm ?"
"No not at all. He was all cold, full of anger most of the times. I have heard him shouting at staffs for small reasons. He even threatened them of kicking them out of companies."
"Thank you." Arshad said.

"So your honour, it is clear from Mr. Goyal's statements that Mr. Chaudhary had anger issues. It was difficult for him to manage his rage. It might be possible that he took a drastic step when he saw his wife cheating." Arshad said.
"The defence would like to cross question the witness." Zoya got up and moved towards the witness box.
"So Mr. Goyal, have you ever seen Mr. Chaudhary hitting someone or threatening to kill someone?" Zoya asked.
"No." He replied bluntly.
"Also, hasnt Goyal industries being charged with the fraud case against Saiyaara?" She asked.
"Objection your honour. Defense is distracting the court by asking questions that are not related to this case."
"Objection overuled."

Zoya bowed a bit and continued,
"Yes please answer."
"Yes its true." Sunil said with hesitation.
"Thank you."
"So your honour. As Mr. Goyal himself confessed that Mr. Chaudhary's company has put charges of fraud against them, this witness could not be considered reliable since his testament could be derived of pure hatred and grudges against my client." Zoya said and took her seat. She passed a smile at Arshad who was clenching his fists.

Sahir's gaze was fixed at Zoya. Though it was a grave matter. He knew he could be punished with life imprisonment or worse. However, he couldnt help but smile. He had really married a tigress. The way Zoya was so sharp with everything left Sahir amazed. He was witnessing it for the first time and he was really impressed. He was glad that Zoya had built herself a strong identity. He was proud of her. He wished he got some more time with her. "My wife is fire." He thought and smiled.

"Does the prosecution has any other witness?" The judge asked.
"Yes sir but witness could not be present today. The prosecution needs two days time." Arshad said.
"Does defence has any witness?"
"Yes Sir, I would like to call Ms. Linda Campbell to the witness box."
Linda stood there shaking. She was nervous and it was visible. Zoya walked to her and asked, "So miss Linda, you have been Mr. Chaudhary's personal assistant for a long time. What would you say about his behaviour?"
"He is short tempered but he is really caring. He looks after the needs of everyone. He may seem cold because he chooses not to share his emotions. He is a business man and he would not have been able to create such a large empire without being strict." She looked at Sahir who smiled. It was rare. She was glad she was here. Sahir had been an angel in Linda's life and she could do anything for him. Here it was just a small job of telling the truth.

"And did you know his wife, Aarzoo?" Zoya asked.
"Yes, she was executive director at Saiyaara." Linda replied.
"So you must have observed them. Did you notice any kind of tiff between them?" Zoya asked.
"No. Infact they were really happy. Later work pressure took over them and they didnt get to interact much in the office besides work. However , the last day before she went missing or died, sir was planning a surprise party for her and we had prepared for it the entire day. " She said.
"Thank you."
"Does the prosecution have any questions?" The judge asked.
"No questions. " Arshad replied.
"Since, the prosecution had asked for time to produce a key witness, the court grants the required time. The next session will be held at the same time as today, two days later. The court is adjourned for the day." The judge left.

"That was great Zoya." Arjun hugged Zoya.
"Arjun. We have not yet won. It largely depends on Arshad's next witness. Use all your sources and find out who it is so that we are prepared." Zoya said.
"Ok. You two take care." He smiled and went away. Zoya looked at Sahir who was standing at a distance. Without saying a word, she rushed to hug him. No words were needed. They tightly held each other. Sahir broke the hug and said, "You were fantastic. I am so proud of you. "
Zoya smiled between her tears.

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"Zoya. Come have your food." Sahir said as he entered the room with two plates of biryani.
"Not now Sahir." Zoya said without looking at him. She was too engrossed in her files. Two days have already passed. Tomorrow they had to be present in court again. She and Arjun had been trying really hard to collect more evidences in favour of Sahir but they didnt get any luck. Meanwhile, Arjun was also trying to figure out Arshad's strategy but all in vain. Zoya was studying everything in detail so that she doesnt miss any point.

"Zoya. Food first." Sahir snatched the file from her hand. She was really pissed but as soon as she looked at him smiling, all her anger melted away. Pretending to be angry, she held her plate and fed the first spoon to Sahir. She then had few spoons herself.
"Zoya relax." Though Sahir was himself scared. He knew the verdict could be against him but he didnt let him show that. After all these years, he had mastered the art of hiding his pain.
"How can I Sahir?" Zoya said with her voice trembling.

Sahir took the plate from her hand and placed it on the the table. "Listen to me Zoya and I am serious." He held her hand in both his hands.
"We both know that the verdict tomorrow may not be in my favour."
"Sahir.. " Zoya knew the truth but it hurt when it was being said so openly.
"Zoya.. let me complete. I may be given life imprisonment or worse.. death sentence." Sahir pressed her hands to supress the pain he felt saying this. Zoya couldnt hold any more. Tears broke from her eyes. He cupped her face and wiped the tears with his thumbs.

"Dont cry Zoya. Remember you told me once that its all destiny. Zoya I am happy that even if it was short, I got to share my life with you. You know. We will meet again for sure. If not in this life maybe after life and then it will be just you and me. No past. No troubles. I will be yours and you will be mine." He said placing his forehead on her's. Zoya couldnt speak anything. She was crying continuously. She held his hand which were placed on her cheeks.

Sahir couldnt hold back his tears either. No matter how hard he tried, his heart was bleeding.
"Zoya listen to me.. though I have full faith in you but if I dont make it out tomorrow, promise me you will move on with your life. You will be happy. You will have to do it for me."
"No..No.." Zoya shook her head in his hold still sobbing.
"No.. Sahir. I cant. I cant live without you. I have nothing to live without you. Please dont do this to me."
Sahir could not speak anymore. He took Zoya in his embrace. He held her tight. She couldnt stop her tears.

They were interrupted by a call on Zoya's phone. Zoya wiped her tears and looked at the caller ID. It was Arjun. She quickly recieved the call.  "Yes Arjun."
"Zoya.." it seemed as if Arjun was falling short of words.
"Arjun.. kya hua?" Zoya's heart was now beating fast.
There was silence over the phone.
"God damn it!Arjun say something. You are scaring me." Zoya was about to break down again.

"Zoya.. pata chal gaya ki witness kaun hai." Arjun spoke after a deep sigh.
"And?" Zoya knew something was wrong.
"Its Alveera aunty. Sahir's step mother. Arshad has paid her a hefty amount and she is going to testify against Sahir. She is the only one who had witnessed it besides Sahir. She is the strongest evidence one can get. She is willing to frame Sahir for hiding the dead bodies as well."
Zoya couldnt feel anything. It was over. She knew it. She lost it. She lost Sahir.
"There is something we can do Arjun." She managed to speak within her tears. Sahir was sitting close to her. By her expressions he could judge what was happening.

"Zoya. Nothing. We lost this case. After she testifies tomorrow, the case will be shut immediately. She has all the details. " Arjun heart's broke conveying this bit of information. Without saying anything else, she hung up her phone. She sat there numb. Sahir knew what had happened. Somewhere, in his heart he already knew this was coming. He called out her name softly, she looked at him with dead eyes. The next moment, she was in his arms sobbing like a kid. Her very last breath was lost. She will loose him forever tomorrow. How will she live? She cant. She just cant without him. Sahir placed a kiss on her hair. This time he didnt stop himself. Tears ran through his eyes without a hault. This was it. This was the last time, they were together.
Suddenly, something hit Zoya's thoughts. She wiped her tears and held his hand, "Come with me."

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The weather outside was scary. It was just like the day they had first met . It was around 1 at night. The thick grey clouds have covered the sky, making the dark night much more darker. The wind around seemed devastating. It seemed angry. The road was deserted. Zoya was driving the car. The tears had said no to any hault. Sahir was beside her who was now really tensed. He had asked her several times but she had not said a word. With screeching sound of tyres, Zoya took a sudden break and stopped the car. They had stopped at the bridge of Gomti river. It was really dark around. The lights from distant houses on the other side of the river looked like small fireflies flying in a row.

Zoya got out the car followed by Sahir.
"Zoya..what is it?" Sahir asked again. Zoya was walking with great pace towards the corner of the road near the railing. She didnt reply. Sahir was now really scared. He held her wrist and pulled her with a jerk. "WHAT THE HELL ZOYA? KYA HAI ? BATAO." He said almost shouting.
"HUM AAPKE BINA NAHI REH SAKTE. " she replied in equally loud tone which was supressed by the loud thunder that accompanied the lightening.

Sahir pulled her close and held her hand, "Zoya.. I am sorry. I am so sorry. You are paying a price for me." He said with tears in his eyes.
She looked at him. Their faces were not clearly visible due to darkness around but she knew he by his voice that he was crying.
"Why are you sorry Sahir? You didnt do anything. You are just someone like me who is being punished for nothing." She placed her head on his chest now holding him tight. Sahir wrapped his arms around her. "I wish I was the one who had to go through all this. It would hurt less." She said sobbing.
"Shh..Zoya. kya keh rahi ho? I am glad that you are getting a chance. You matter Zoya. Move on in your life. You are my tiger you know that." He said. The wind around was picking up more pace. The storm was getting even deadly.

"How can I Sahir? If you were in my place, could you? " she asked between her cries.
Sahir had no reply. He couldnt but Zoya was strong. She was stronger than him. She had to fight.
"Zoya. Whatever is the decision tomorrow, just take it bravely . Take care of Noor and Ammi." He said. With each word, he felt something breaking inside him but it was time. In few hours, it will all be over.

"No. Decision will be made today." Zoya said adamantly. She lifted up her head and wiped her tears. Sahir was confused, he didnt know what was going on her mind.
"What? How?" He asked.
"Sahir, there is something I want from you as a gift. This will be the first and the last thing." She said in a cold voice.
"Ofcourse, anything baby. I still have got time. Ask, I will get it for you." It didnt take a minute for Sahir to reply.
"I want to end all of it today together. " She said without change of tone.
Sahir couldnt understand.
"Do you want Divorce? I mean its justified, if life imprisonment is sentenced upon me then atleast you can move on. Its justified, I will make a call." He quickly pulled out his phone. He wasnt thinking much. It was only Zoya who mattered, her happiness and it was important she moves on with her life. She can forget everything as a nightmare.

Zoya snatched phone from his hand. "No. Not divorce. I said I want to live with you and certainly destiny doesnt want it. Tomorrow you will leave me forever and that aint happening. I will die with you Sahir." She said breaking down.
Sahir was shocked.
"YOU ARE CRAZY! JUST FORGET ME ZOYA. YOU PROMISE YOU WONT DO ANYTHING. COME ON, YOU ARE THE STRONG ONE." Sahir said in a voice full of pain. Even thought of Zoya attempting such thing, scared every bit of him.

"No. I wont but we will. If you are not escaping this. I am going with you." She said. She sure wasnt thinking rationally but rational and irrational, logic everything matters as long as Sahir is around. Zoya's world held no significance without him.
"Zoya.. lets go home. You are not thinking right now." He said pulling her wrist.
"NO." She said determined.
"Are you stupid? What about Noor and Ammi? " he was now begging her.
"Arjun is there. Sahir this is the only thing I have ever asked from you." She said.
"Sorry Zoya. I cant." Sahir said.

"Thats not your choice anymore Sahir. " she said and without another word, climbed the the thick railings of the bridge and stood on it. Sahir felt his heart dropping. He had already seen his love dying in front of him once. Not again. Without a delay, he pulled her down and took her into his embrace. "Zoya please." He was now crying loud.

"Sahir. Come with me please. We will be together forever." She said crying. With a loud sound of thunder, it started raining. Nothing could be heard around except for the heartbeats of two people.
Flashback
"Zoya.I love you more"
"Thats not possible."
Flashback ends.
The words kept ringing in his head. Maybe Zoya was right. She loved him way more than anything else. He knew what they were going to do was stupid. He knew it was a decision that was being made under emotions but he had lost the ability to analyse the right and wrong.

He couldnt stop Zoya. He saw in her eyes. What she said, was not a temporary grief. She had been through a lot and Sahir was one last light in her life. Even if Sahir saved her today, she will do the same tomorrow. She didnt want to be saved. She wanted him. They broke the hug. Zoya held his hands and walked towards the pillar. With a cyclone of emotions, they stood at the edge of it.  They looked into each other's eyes. No words were required, they closed the distance between them. They kissed. This was the last. Sahir placed his hand on her waist. The rain drenched clothes were stuck to their body.

The kiss spoke a lot of tales impossible for you and me to understand. It was gentle yet so fierce. It was full of love yet so lusty. They kissed for long. It rained like never before. It seemed as if the universe was mourning this heartbreaking moment. They broke the kiss and looked at each other. Both pair of eyes spoke the same thing. How much they loved each other.

They interlocked their hands. With one deep sigh,  they took the plunge into the river below. They didnt let go off each other. Because of the height, they went deep inside the water. With their eyes closed, hands interlocked, images flashed before their eyes.
The first meeting with Yash, marrying him, the atrocities, loosing her child, meeting Sahir, the nikaah, the first time they kissed. The last image was of Sahir smiling. Sahir saw Aarzoo smiling, Aarzoo and Zaki on bed, the pool of blood, Zoya's face when she first kissed his cheeks, the beautiful bride on Nikaah, the brave lawyer fighting, them kissing, the last image was of Zoya in that fair smiling and giving balloons to the kids. With one last breath, they went deep inside.

Universe cried its heart out. That night was the darkest and the rain was worst.  Now you can put all your theories of how irrational their decision was. Giving up on life is not an option. I sure agree with you all. However, like I said, we cant fathom the depth of love. Love is weird. It gives you all the strength yet it is the biggest weakness. Zoya meant it when she said Sahir was her life.  Maybe this was their destiny. Maybe they were bound to end this way. Not all the stories have happy ending. They shared a short journey together but healed each other. They were no more broken just the victims of circumstances. But if this was the end, Sahir was Zoya's and Zoya was Sahir's forever.
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I am really sorry. That all I can say. I am really emotional right now.

Thank you so much to everyone who read this. I am overwhelmed with the response. One of my very first attempts to write something. I hope you people enjoyed it as much as I loved writing it. Thank you for staying with me, for loving BROKEN. The story is close to my heart but I guess everything comes to an end so did this. Thanks for all the votes, comments, everything. I am so going to miss all of you. Reading your comments. Everything.

Today I will request everyone reading this to write a comment. Dont remove this book from your reading lists not yet because a flashback scene will be updated. I wanted to write it but somehow slipped. I really want you all to read that so please wait.

Well time to bid my Sahir and Zoya a goodbye.!

P.S - Its not the end.
Love ❤
Shivja.