Incest Baadshah ~ The Tales of Debauchery

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Update - 182 ~ Unsolved​

Ab tak...

Ladka : Veer-!!!!

Naam sunte hi Cashier ki aankhein chaudi ho gayi.

Ladka : Don't you have some business with him? *grins* Take this.

Usne ek envelope use thamaya. Na jaane andar kya tha.

Cashier : Get the fuck outta here... I don't need anything... I...

Par, jaate-jaate ladke ne jo kaha use sunn cashier chuppi saadhne par majboor ho gaya.

Ladka : I hope you will comply... Mister... Dexter-!!!!!

Ab aage...

"Akhir kab tak??? Akhir kab tak hum iss 30 x 30 ke flat me sadte rahenge, Dad?"

Pranjal ki oonchi awaaz flat ke hall me goonj gayi. Usne akhbar ko table par patakte hue apni kheej jataayi. Saamne sofe par chai pee raha Karunesh apne bete ki harqat dekh khud ko bolne se na rok saka.

Karunesh : Ye kya chai banayi hai tumne? Itne dino se ek chai banana bhi nahi seekh paaye tum?

Pranjal : Aapko chai ki padi hai? Arey iss flat se kab chhutkara payenge hum?

Karunesh : Toh, kisne kaha tha tumhe bewakoofi waali harqate karne ko?

Pranjal : Huh? Bewakoofi? Bewakoofi!? Aur, woh bhi mein? Mujhe toh ghar se nikaal hi diya tha pehle hi... Par, aap? Aap kaun sa kaand kare baithe the barso pehle? Kya naam tha uska? Hari...? Harikiran!? Aisi kaun si patti padha gaya woh buddha aapko ki aap uski kahi sab karte chale gaye? Aur, kiya toh kiya. Fir, itne saalo baad phans bhi gaye?

Karunesh : Uss aadmi ka naam bhi mat lo. Uske kaaran hi aaj hum iss haalat me hai. Na mein uss waqt uss geedad ki baaton me aata aur na hi aaj hume ye din dekhna padta.

Pranjal : Tch-!!! Saala jis bhi kaam me haath daalo wohi bigad jaata hai. Chenn ki zindagi toh jee hi nahi paa rahe hai.

Karunesh : Tumne apne perr par khud kulhadi maari hai. Aur, maine bhi! Vivek ko dekho. Sahi samay par usne apne perr peeche kar liye toh aaj kam se kam ghar me sab ke saath chenn ki saans toh le raha hai.

Pranjal : Hmph! Mujhe uksaate bhi toh aap hi the. Meri problem sirf Veer se thi. Mujhe ghar se hi nikal diya uske liye? Aur, rahi baat Vivek bhaiya ki toh... Unhone hume dhoka diya hai.

Karunesh : Woh dimag se chala aur kuch nahi. Aur, aaj wahi dimag ke kaaran woh ghar me sab ke saath hai. Arey, insaan kamata kiske liye hai? Parivar ke liye? Maana ki mein laalach me aa gaya tha. Par, hamesha se mera uddeshya apne ghar ko aage badhane ka hi raha hai.

Pranjal : Aur, kya hua fir?

Karunesh (sighs) : Jalan ke chalte sab dhara ka dhara reh gaya. Aaj agar papa ji ne mujhe bhaiya ki zameen ka hissa diya hota toh mein bhi akhir ghar pe wahi toh kar raha hota jo bhaiya kar rahe hai. Parivar ko aage badhana. Toh, fir jab bhaiya bhi wahi karte aaye hai toh mujhe isme koi taqleef honi hi nahi chahiye thi. Lekin, ye vipreet buddhi...! Aur, woh lakad-bagghha Harikiran!!! Lalach ne apna ghar bana liya tha. Aur, aaj dekho...!

Pranjal : ...!?

Karunesh : Meri bacchiyaan aur Sumitra...! Sab ghar pe hai aur mein yaha...!

Pranjal : Kuch kariye. Kuch sochiye! Mein iss bekaar se flat me ab aur nahi reh sakta.

Karunesh : Kya karu? Mujhe nahi lagta papa ji mujhe maaf karenge. Mein unka gussa jaanta hu. Jis tarah se unhone mujhe maara tha...! Itna gussa maine bahut kam dekha hai unpe. Upar se Bhabhi ke bahut bade bhakt the woh. Aise me mujhe toh maaf karne se rahe.

Pranjal : Aur, mujhe toh aur bhi nahi karenge. Aapke pehle hi mujhe ghar se nikaal diya gaya tha. Khurraaye baithe honge. Par... Par ab mujhe mom, Arohi di aur Kavya... sabki ki yaad aa rahi hai.

Karunesh : Baad me dekhte hai kya karna hai. TV chalu karo zara. News dekhe...!

Pranjal ne be-mann se TV on kari aur woh apne phone me lagne hi wala tha jab TV par aa rahi khabar sunn uske kaan khade ho gaye aur jab usne screen pe jis shaks ko dekha use dekhne ke baad toh jaise woh wahi jamm ke reh gaya.

Karunesh : Zara dekhe toh kya haal chaal hai apne Maharashtra ke...

*switches on*

"Namaskar! Aap dekh rahe hai xxxx news aur mein iss waqt khadi hu Pune ke ek jaane maane ilaaqe me. Ek aisa ilaaqa jaha chori-dakaiti hone ki sambhavna dus feesdi se bhi kam hai, jaha pichle 33 saalo me koi bhi bada apradh nahi hua. Usi ilaaqe me ek raat aisa dardnak aur bhayanak qatl hota hai jo poore ke poore Pune sheher ko jhakjhor kar rakh deta hai."

"Ji haan! Mein baat kar rahi hu haal hi me hue 'Prabhakar hatya-kaand' ki. Ek aisa khaufnak hatya-kaand jiske baare me sunn aapki rooh kaanp jayegi. Aap sochne par majboor ho jayenge ki bhala koi itna nirdayee kaise ho sakta hai?"

"Mein khadi hu 'Prabhakar Desai' ji ke iss ghar ke saamne... Jo pehle kabhi ghar hua karta tha. Kyuki, ab uss ghar ko chalane wala insaan maujood nahi hai. Ghar ki rozi-roti jo vyakti apni mehnat ki kamayi se chalaya karta tha use buri tarah se maut ke ghaat utaar diya gaya."

"Ghatna kuch dino pehle ki hai jab police ko Prabhakar ji ka mrat shareer agyaat awastha me mila tha. Tab, hamari reporting ke zariye aap sab ne unn bhayanak tasveero ko dekha tha. Aaj mein yaha jayza lene aayi hu ki kya sarkar aur police ke dwara iss masoom se parivar ke liye kuch kiya bhi gaya hai ya nahi?"

"Murder ke baad, police ne jab body ki haalat dekhi toh veh hakki-bakki reh gayi thi. Mein kroorta ke uss varnan me firse nahi jaana chahungi kyuki hamare saath maujood hai swayam Prabhakar ji ki ekmatra suputri. Aaiye, unse baat karte hai aur halaat ko thoda aur samajhte hai. Kya naam hai aapka, beta?"

"M-Madhuri-!!"

"Beta Madhuri, kya mein puch sakti hu ki kya karti hai aap abhi?"

"M-Mera... Mera last year hai college me. B.com!!!"

"Accha! Toh yahi Pune se kar rahi hai aap?"

"J-Jii!"

"Fir toh college ki fees aur ghar kharch sab papa chalate honge."

"H-Haan! S-Sab papa karte the."

"Abhi kinn dikkato ka saamna karna pad raha hai?"

"Bahut ...! P-Papa ke na hone se...! Maa...! Hume bahut taqleef ho rahi hai. *sniff* Kuch samajh nahi aa raha. *sniff* Pata nahi kya hoga."

"Beta, himmat rakho. Mujhe ye batao ki kya prashasan ne kuch kiya aapke liye abhi tak? Maharashtra sarkar ne iss masle par kya pratikriya di hai? Aur, police ne aapke liye kuch khoja abhi tak ya nahi?"

"J-Ji! Sarkar ne 10 lakh ka muavza dene ka kaha hai. *sniff* Aur, police ne... Police kuch bhi khoj nahi paayi hai. *sniff* Kuch pata nahi chala hai."

"Kya aapke pita ki kisi ke saath kabhi dushmani thi? Koi bhi berr ya ladayi kabhi kisi se-!?"

Sawal sunte hi Madhuri jaise aur bhi darr gayi. Woh fauran boli,

"Nahiiiii-!!!! Hargiz nahi!!! Papa kabhi kisi se ladte hi nahi the. Aur, iss tarah unhe koi- *sniff* *sniff*"

Uske rone par reporter ne use gale se lagate hue chup karaya aur camera ke bahar le jaate hue use shaant kiya. Fir, wapas se camera ke saamne aate hue boli.

"Toh jaisa ki dekha aapne, kaise bechari ek 20-22 saal ki yeh ladki apni haalat ko shabdo me bayaan bhi nahi kar paa rahi hai. Kitna hi dukhad samay hai Madhuri aur uski maa ke liye. Maharashtra sarkar ne 10 lakh dene ka faisla toh suna diya, par kya inn 10 lakh se uss mrat pita ki kami poori ho sakti hai? Shayad nahi! Aur, shayad isliye kaha jaata hai ki kyu zindagi anmol hoti hai. Iska koi mol nahi."

"Samay-samay par hum aapke liye Madhuri aur uske jaise aur peedit parivar se judi khabre laate rahenge. Tab tak ke liye dekhte rahiye, xxxx news."

Idhar camera ke band hote hi Madhuri jab wapas apne ghar ke andar aayi toh uski maa Lalita uska andar hi intezar kar rahi thi.

Lalita : K-Kya hua? Kya puch rahe the?

Madhuri : Wahi maa-!! Pita ki ke baare me.

Lalita : Inhe... Inhe bas haal-chaal puchne keh do. Madad karne ke liye koi aage nahi aata. Itne din ho gaye hai Madhu... Aur, ye hatyaare ka pata tak nahi laga paaye. *sniff* Sab ke sab nithalle hai. Kisi ko kuch nahi aata! *sniff* Ek patni par kya beetati hai ye bhala ye kaha samjhenge? *sniff* Tumne- Tumne kya bataya?

Madhuri : Z-Zyada kuch nahi.

Lalita : Tumne uss aadmi ke baare me nahi bataya?

Madhuri : N-Nahi maa!

Lalita (yells) : Tu pagal hai kya? Arey teri aqal kya ghaas charne gayi hai? Media waalo ke saamne nahi bolegi toh kis se bolegi??? Mujhe poora vishvas hai uss kutte Praveen ne hi ye sab kuch karwaya hai. *sniff* Mein jaanti hu...! Mein jaanti hu kaun hai iske peeche. *cough* *cough*

Madhuri : M-Maa!!! Police ko toh hum ye sab bata chuke hai. Toh fir harr jagah bataane ki kya zaroorat hai? Aur, tum shaant raho, please. Warna, tabiyat bigad jayegi.

Lalita (screams) : Toh bigad jaane do!!! Ab bacha hi kya hai??? Arey kya ukhad lenge ye mera??? Ab mein darr ke peeche baithne waali nahi. Khul ke naam lungi. Sab toh le liya mujhse mera. Kya kar lenge ab ye??? Inko jab tak salaakho ke peeche nahi karwa dungi tab tak chenn se baithne waali nahi mein.

Madhuri (chillaate hue) : Maaaa-!

Madhuri Lalita ke paas aayi aur uske kandho par haath rakh use jakadte hue ro kar boli.

Madhuri : Tumhe kya ho gaya hai??? *sniff* Tum samajhti kyu nahi?? Pita ji jaa chuke hai. Agar, tumhe kuch ho gaya toh kya hoga mera??? *sniff* Mera khayal nahi hai kya tumhe zara bhi-!? *hic*

Jab Lalita ne apni beti ki ye baat suni toh woh jaise apni bhavnao se baahar aayi. Aur, khud rote hue uss se lipat gayi.

Prabhakar, ek qabil mechanical engineer tha. Praveen ke sang mil ke usne apni zindagi ki dobara shuruat ki thi jab woh pehle hi apna paisa business me duba chuka tha. Workshop me gaadiyo ki servicing aur repairing. Aur, insurance waali gaadiyo se kaise adhik paise nikalwana tha. Prabhakar inme bahut maahir tha.

Magar, uska woh dhandha bhi Praveen kha gaya. Uske pashchat Prabhakar bas ek sadharan mechanic bann ke reh gaya. Lekin, shayad upar waale ne kuch aur hi tay kar rakha tha uske liye. Use apne paas hi bula liya.

Idhar TV par samachar dekh raha Karunesh news se hairan tha. Par, uss se bhi zyada jhatka laga tha Pranjal ko.

Karunesh : Kaise murder ho rahe shehro me...!

Pranjal : M-Madhuri-!!!

Karunesh (glances) : Hmm?

Pranjal ki aankhein phati hui thi. Bachpan se jise woh chaahta aaya tha use itne saalo baad dekhne ke baad bhi uski aankhein dhoka nahi kha sakti thi. Use poora bharosa tha ki ye wahi Madhuri thi jo uske sang khela karti thi. Jise woh pasand kiya karta tha. Kabhi laga tha ki woh ab uss se dobara kabhi nahi mil payega. Par, Madhuri swayam khabar ke zariye uske saamne aa gayi.

Pranjal : D-Dad-!!! Madhuri-!!!

Karunesh : Hmm? Kya?

Pranjal (yells) : Dad ye wahi Madhuri hai-!!!! Meri bachpan ki dost, Dad!!! Yaad aaya??? Inka parivar hamare pados me raha karta tha. Woh hamare ghar khelne aati thi.

Karunesh : Kya bole jaa rahe ho?

Pranjal : Dad...! Bachpan me ek ladki aati thi na hamare ghar??? Mere saath khelti thi. Madhuri!!? Yaad karo na-!! W-Woh boy cut rakhti thi. Inka ghar hamare pados me hi toh tha.

Karunesh : H-Haan! Kuch yaad toh aaya. Ye wahi parivar hai??? Nahi! Woh log toh acchi sthiti me the. Iss haalat me thodi the-

Pranjal : Ye wahi parivar hai, Dad! Mein poori guarantee ke saath keh sakta hu. Mein Madhuri ko kabhi bhool nahi sakta. Mein use ek jhalak me pehchan sakta hu. Woh meri best friend thi.

Karunesh : Par, woh log toh ameer gharane se lagte the aur yaha ye-

Pranjal : Ameer gareeb kya Dad. Mujhe bas itna pata hai ki ye wahi hai. Dad!!! H-Hume unki madad karni chahiye. Hai na? Madhuri meri dost hai. Meri sabse acchi dost.

Karunesh : Agar, ye wahi log hai toh waqai bahut dukh ki baat hai unke liye. Par, ab isme hum kya kar sakte hai?

Pranjal : Hum nahi karenge toh aur kaun karega, Dad? Mein uska khaas dost tha. Agar, mein ye khabar dekhne ke baad bhi uske liye kuch nahi karunga toh kaun karega???

Karunesh : Hmm? Ye achanak se tumhare andar dosti nibhane ki bhavna kaise jaag gayi? Woh bhi tab ki dosti jab tum bacche the. Itni samajh bhi nahi thi. Arey kaho use yaad bhi na ho ki tum kaun ho.

Pranjal : Nahiiii!!!! Bilkul nahi!!! Woh mujhe nahi bhool sakti...! Kabhi nahi!!! Aap samajhte kyu nahi-!? Ye sirf ittefaq nahi tha Dad ki aapke news dekhne par seedha wahi khabar hamare saamne aayi. Matlab, bhagwan chahta hai ki hum uski madad kare.

Karunesh : Mera beta jo mandir tak jaane ka shaukeen nahi hai, woh aaj aisi baatein kar raha hai? Kuch toh baat hai zaroor.

Pranjal : Urgh-!!! D-Dad! Koi baat nahi hai. Aapne mujhe samajh kya rakha hai? Madhuri meri dost hai. Aur, mein...! Mein uski madad kar ke hi rahunga. Mein, Pune jaa raha hu.

Karunesh : Huh-!!? Oye!?? Pranjal???

Kehte hue Pranjal baahar nikal gaya aur Karunesh use idhar rokta hi reh gaya. Na jaane achanak se uske bete ko kya ho gaya tha. Uska ye ravaiyya dekh woh khud hi hairat me tha.

***

*Thud*

Gaadi ka darwaza band hua aur Veer ne apne saamne maujood aalishan ghar ki orr dekha. Balki, ghar kehna bhi galat tha. Yeh ek bunglow tha. Suhana ka bunglow.

Aaj kitne samay baad woh uss se milne jaa raha tha ye soch ke hi woh khud bhi andar se thoda vyakul tha. Akhiri baar usne France me hi use dekha tha jab woh bhaagti hui daud ke uski taraf aayi thi. Aankhon me aasu, baal bikhre, aur aankhein gham se laal hui padi thi uski. Tab, Veer ne use rokna chaaha tha. Magar, kisi kaaran-vash woh uss se dur bhaag gayi thi. Aur, uske baad se dono ke beech koi bhi baat-cheet na hui.

Woh aage badha. Aur, security guards use dekhte hi iss baar pehchan gaye. Pichli baar jab woh Suhana ke ghar aaya tha toh Suhana ke badle hue ravaiyye se ghar me kaam karne waale sabhi hakke-bakke reh gaye the. Woh tab se hi jaan gaye the ki ye ladka unki madam ke dil me koi khaas jagah rakhta hai. Warna, kabhi unki madam apne saath kisi ladke ko nahi laayi thi. Veer woh pehla ekmaatra ladka tha.

Veer ko dekhte hi guards ne iss baar use salaam thoka aur bina kisi jhanjhat ke uske liye darwaza khol diya.

Veer : Um... Miss Suhana-!?

Security guard : Madam andar hi hai, Sir.

Veer (nods) : Hmm! Thanks!

Woh andar ki orr chal diya. Hall me pravesh karte hi usne nazre daudayi. Sab cheez ekdum vyavasthit thi, ghar pehle ki tarah hi tha aur naukar-chaakar sab apne apne kaam me lage hue the. Woh soch hi raha tha ki seedhe Suhana ke kamre ki orr jaaye ya fir kisi se puch le... Ki itne me ek safayi karne waali maid ne use dekh liya.

Maid : Ah!! A-Aap-!!!? Aap toh wahi ho na jo-

Veer : Mujhe Miss Suhana se milna tha.

Maid : Miss? O-Ohh-!!! Aaiye! Aaiye mein aap ko unke kamre tak le chalti hu.

Jaise hi woh use Suhana ke kamre ki orr laayi toh baaki ke workers firse Veer ko ajeeb nigaho se dekhne lage. Veer ko darwaze par chorr woh waha se chali gayi aur idhar Veer darwaza khol kamre ke andar aa gaya.

Kisi ki dastak ko mehsoos kar andar baithi Suhana ne jaise hi apni nazre upar utha ke dekhi toh woh stabdh hoke reh gayi. Uska dil zoro se dhadakne laga. Veer ke aate hi, uska itna bada kamra bhi bahut chhota, bahut hi seemit sa lagne laga. Usne khud ko sthir rakhne ki koshish karte hue ek gehri saans Ii.

Veer apni jagah par hi khada tha. Hamesha ki tarah shaant. Lekin, uski aankhon me chinta thi jo Suhana shayad bhaanp na paayi.

Suhana : V-Veer-!?




Awaaz me kampan tha. Suhana ko punah dekh Veer ke khud ke dil me na jaane kaisi tarange uthi jinhe woh khud samajh na paaya. Iss aurat ko saamne dekh pata nahi kyu use hamesha raahat mehsoos hoti thi.

Veer : Miss Suhana-!!!

Aur, uski awaaz sunte hi Suhana apna nichla honth daato tale dabaate hue peeche ko mud gayi. Apne haatho me li hui kitab ko rakhne ke bahaane woh Veer ki orr peeth kar khadi ho gayi.

Unke beech ka sannata ghana tha. Ankahe shabdo aur ansuljhi bhavnao se bhara hua.

Veer : Suhana-!!!

Iss baar usne seedhe uska naam lete hue pukara. Aur, Suhana ke badan me ek sihran daud gayi. Kuch derr tak woh yuhi khadi rahi. Uske baad palatate hue uss se puchi.

Suhana : T-Tum yaha-!?

Veer yaha teen kaarno ki wajah se tha. Pehla toh yahi ki woh Suhana ka haal-chaal puchna chaahta tha. Uss se milna chaahta tha. Dusra yeh ki woh uss se kuch zaroori baat karna chahta tha. Aur, teesra tha...

Usne apni jeb se kuch nikaala aur Suhana ki orr karte hue use dikhaya.

Veer : Mein... Ise lautaane aaya tha!

Uss cheez ko dekhte hi Suhana ki aankhein aashcharya me fel gayi. Kuch khatti-meethi puraani yaadein taaza ho gayi. Lekin, uski samajh na aaya ki bhala kyu Veer use woh cheez lauta raha tha?

Kuch derr pehle...

Veer ke ghar par sabhi apne-apne kaamo me lage hue the. Hall me laga heater chaalu tha aur uski garmahat ka anand lete hue Veer sofe par virajman tha.

Tej aur Bhavna kisi prakar ki archaeological meeting ke liye online apne-apne laptop par vyast thi. Aur, Ragini, Suman andar khaane ki taiyariyaan kar rahi thi.

Veer ne TV band ki aur samachar se Madhuri ke parivar ki khabar use bhi lag chuki thi.

'That girl...! Madhuri-!!! It's her!!'

Use yaad tha. Ye wahi ladki thi jiske peeche Pranjal uss se nafrat karna shuru kiya tha. Woh boy-cut rakhne waali ladki jise ladka samajh Veer ne use bachpan me dhutkar diya tha. Ye wahi ladki thi jo Delhi me use mili thi. Jaha uska boyfriend use hotel ke baahar daant raha tha. Tab Veer ne use uss ladke se bachaate hue apna coat use pehnaya tha. Baad me woh coat Kaera ne Madhuri se le liya tha.

Veer ko yaad tha. Magar, Delhi se akhir Pune kaise pahuchi woh? Aur, uske pita ka ye murder. Akhir, chal kya raha tha?

Kintu, keval yahi khabar nahi thi. Ek aur khabar uske dimag me mandra rahi thi. Aur, woh thi ~ Moroccan hotel 'Royal Oasis' ka Spain ki missiles dwara tabah hona.

Spain ne Morocco pe attack kiya? Ya fir kuch aur hi chal raha tha? Samajhna bahut mushqil tha. Magar, Pari jaise uski bhavnao ko samajh gayi.

[The time has come to be vigilant, Master.]

'Yeah!'

[Keep a close watch around you. Kuch anhoni hone ke sanket mehsoos ho rahe hai mujhe.]

'I agree! Mujhe bhi kuch aisa hi feel ho raha hai. Something unknown... is lurking...!'

[Yes! It's better to be careful beforehand.]

'Mm!'

Woh inn sab vicharo me dooba hua tha jab peeche se use Kavya ki awaaz sunayi di.

Kavya : Bhaiya-!? Y-Ye aapka hai kya?

Kehte hue woh uske nazdeek aayi aur use kuch thamayi. Veer ne jaise hi woh dekha toh puraani kuch tasveere uske mann me taaza ho gayi.

Woh ek debit card tha. Aur, card bearer ka naam tha ~ Suhana!

Agle hi shan Veer ke dimag me kuch bol goonj gaye.

"Wo... Wo... Ye tum ring waapas laaye uske liye. Don't think ki mein tumhe rishvat de rahi hu. It's.. It's not like that at all. Okay? It's a payment for your hard work. Iska password hai xxxxxx, Also, maine tumhe uss din wo sab kaha uske liye s-sorry... Sonu mujh se behad naraaz thi isliye... I'll... I'll forgive you... Nooo! I mean... Aaarghh! Just take this. Aur ab sawaal-jawaab mat karna."

Ye wahi debit card tha jo Suhana ne use tab diya tha jab woh uski mom ke birthday ki ring dhundh ke use wapas laaya tha.

'This...!'

[Aapne kabhi iska istemal hi nahi kiya!?]

'Hmm! Kabhi zaroorat hi nahi padi. Jab bhi mujhe paiso ki zaroorat padti thi toh Ragini bhabhi meri madad kar deti thi. Aur, baad me Shweta maa aur Bhumika di ne bhi kaafi support kiya. Fir Teju di aur maa ne bhi. Iss card ko use karne ka kabhi mauka mila hi nahi. I should return it to her.'

[Hmm? Suhana ne aapko ye card reward ke roop me diya tha. Kya waqai aap ye card lautana chahte ho?]

'Yeah! Aur, isi bahane meri unse mulaqat bhi ho jayegi. She has done so much for me. Bahut si adhoori baatein hai jo mujhe unse karni hai. Unse aur madad nahi maangna chahta ab mein. She has done more than enough for me, Pari. Ab baari meri hai ki mein unke kaam aau.'

[Aapse yahi umeed thi mujhe.]

'Hmm? Kya mein kuch galat kar raha hu?'

[No! *smiles* I admire your every decision, Master.]

'Mmm-!'

Suhana hi woh vyakti bhi thi jisne Veer ko kapdo ke business ka idea diya tha. Aaj agar Veer 'Yarnia' ko market me utaarne jaa raha tha toh usme sabse bada haath Suhana ka hi tha.

'Come to think of it...! Mujhe yaad hai ki unhone mujhse showroom dene ka bhi vaada kiya tha. Unhone kaha tha ki jab tum apna brand khologe toh uske showroom ki jagah ke liye mere paas aana. Iss maamle me mein unse baat kar sakta hu. Arohi di aur Teju di kal khaali haath laut ke aayi hai. Unhe sahi jagah nahi mili outlet ke liye.'

[If I remember, Karan ne ek chhoti building bhi li hai na?]

'Yeah! Teju di ne mujhe bataya tha. Saara production ka kaam wahi ho raha hai. Poore stocks aur raw materials bhi wahi jama ho rahe hai. Printing, Pressing, saare procedures wahi kiye jaa rahe hai. Woh building ab hamari 'Yarnia' ki manufacturing unit hai. Mujhe Karan se bhi jald se jald milna hoga. Usne zahir hai apna paisa laga ke woh building hathyayi hai. Louis se bhi mujhe milne ki zaroorat hai. There's so much to do.'

[Don't worry! Aap akele nahi ho.]

'Hmm!'

Woh apne vicharo me hi leen tha jab Kavya ki awaaz use wapas se hosh me laayi.

Kavya : Bhaiya? Kya hua? Kya hai ye? Bank card? Kiska hai?

Veer : Bas kisi ka hai... Jo mujhe lautana hai.

Kavya : Ohh! Aapko paiso ki zaroorat hai kya bhaiya?

Veer : Nope! Kisi ne mujhe ye zaroorat ke liye tab diya tha. Par, maine iska istemal hi nahi kiya.

Kavya : Kisne??

Veer : Hmm? Tum kisi ko pokogi toh nahi ye baat?

Kavya : Bhaiya, aapko mere pe ittu sa bhi bharosa nahi hai kya?

Veer : Mujhe tum par bharosa hai. Tumhare muh par nahi.

Kavya : Ohh, you hurt me-!! Ughuuu-! (⁠ ⁠≧⁠Д⁠≦⁠)

Veer : Muh theek karo, muh theek karo, maarunga ek-

Kavya : Hehehe-! Toh fir bataiye!

Veer : Kuch nahi hai...! Ye card bas mujhe Miss Suhana ne diya tha.

Kavya : Ahhh! Miss Suhana!? Y-Ye toh wahi didi hai na jo Holi me hamare ghar aayi thi??

Veer (nods) : Hmm!

Kavya : Toh unhone aapko ye kyu diya???

Veer : Maine unka ek kaam kiya tha. Jiske baad unhone payment ke roop me mujhe ye card diya tha.

Kavya : Eh!?? Aisa kaun sa kaam kiya tha aapne unka jo unhone seedha bank card hi aapko de diya?

Veer : Apna khayali pulav pakane ki zaroorat nahi hai. Unki mom ke birthday ke liye ek keemti ring thi jo chori ho gayi thi. Baad me maine use dhundh ke unhe wapas ki thi. Jiski khushi me unhone mujhe ye card diya tha. Samjhi?

Kavya : Ohhhh! Aap toh bahut lucky ho bhaiya!

Veer : Jao nahane jao! Mujhe bhi ye lautane jaana hai.

Kavya : Okie-!! Aap aana chaahoge mere saath? Hehe! *winks*

Veer : Huh-!!!? Kavya ki bacchi-!!!

Kavya : Ahahahaha-!!!

Woh Kavya ke pichhwade par apne haath saaf karne ke liye utha ki itne me Kavya khil-khilaate hue waha se bhaag nikli.

Jab Kavya naha ke baahar aayi tab tak Veer ghar se jaa chuka tha. Tej apni meeting se fursat hui hi thi jab use Kavya se pata chala ki Veer Suhana ke ghar gaya hua hai. Aur, bas... Itna kaafi tha use bechain karne ke liye.

Tej : Tumne roka kyu nahi use Kavya!?

Kavya : Hmm? Par, kyu? Bhaiya, unka bank ka card lautane gaye hai. Usme unhe rokna kyu?

Tej : What? Kaun sa card?

Kavya : Bhaiya ne bataya ki woh Suhana jo hai... Unhone unko apna bank ka card diya tha zaroorat ke samay istemal karne ke liye. Par, bhaiya ab woh lautane jaa rahe hai.

Tej : She... She gave him a bank card? Just like that-!?

Kavya : Hmm? Nahi! Bhaiya ne unki mummy ke birthday ki khoyi hui ring lautayi thi. Isliye, khush hoke unhone woh card diya tha.

Tej : No woman gives her bank card like that Kavya...! Urgh-!!! Damn it!!!

Kavya : Hmm???

Tej : Ye Suhana...! What the hell is going on...!?

Kavya : Kya hua di?

Tej : Oh, Kavya! Tum bahut bholi ho. Agli baar Veer ke muh se Suhana ka naam jab bhi nikle aur woh uske ghar ya uss se milne jaaye toh uske jaane se pehle seedhe pehle mujhe inform karogi tum. Samajh gayi?

Kavya : Mmm? Okay!

Tej (frowns) : I need to meet her! Face-to-face!!

Aur, wahi card ab Veer ke haatho me tha. Saamne khadi Suhana card ko dekh sab bhaanp gayi. Sab yaad aa gaya use. Veer se judi harr yaad uske andar taaza bani hui thi. Uske thar-tharate hue hontho se nikla,

Suhana : Y-Ye card...! I remember!




Veer : Hmm! Aapne hi ye mujhe diya tha. Isliye, mein ise ab lautaane aaya hu.

Suhana (frowns) : Kis liye?

Veer : I believe it belongs to you!?

Suhana : You earned that as a reward. Didn't you?

Veer (sighs) : Maine iska kabhi istemal nahi kiya. Mujhe lagta hai ise lautana hi sahi hai. Mere paas abhi paryapt paisa hai. Thanks a lot! Uss waqt mujhe ye dene ke liye. Lekin, mujhe iski zaroorat nahi padi.

Suhana (frowns) : Maine tumhare upar koi ehsaan nahi kiya tha, Veer. Ye ek tohfa tha. I was grateful...! Tumne mom ki ring dhundhi thi. Uske badle ye bas ek chhota sa-

Veer : Ye chhota nahi, Miss Suhana! It has money in it. 5 lakh, 75 thousand rupees. Ye raqam... Chhoti nahi. I mean... Mere liye toh aaj bhi ye raqam... badi hi hai.

Pata nahi kyu, par Suhana ke dil pe bahut zorr se ghaat pahuchi. Veer use uska diya hua tohfa lauta raha tha? Woh card usne apna abhaar vyakt karne ke liye diya tha. Toh aise me Veer ka use wapas karna. Kahi na kahi, Suhana ka dil dukh utha. Aur, upar se ye kya matlab hua ki uske liye woh raqam badi hai? Kya woh ye dikhana chaah raha tha ki ye paise Suhana ke swayam ke liye kuch nahi? Bas, haath ka mel hai? Kya woh uss par raeesi ki mauhar laga raha tha?

Suhana (frowns) : Tumhe ise lautaane ki , zaroorat nahi-




Veer : Zaroorat hai!! I don't want to depend on you.

Jaise hi uske muh se ye shabd nikle Suhana hairat me use dekhti reh gayi. Ek adrishya khanjar jaise uske dil par ghop diya gaya. Kintu, agle hi pal Veer ne uske baad jo kaha use sunte hi Suhana ka dil dhadkane phaand gaya.

Veer : Instead... I want you to depend on me.

Saansein tez hui. Jo deewarein usne apne ird-gird banayi thi Veer se bachne ke liye woh ek-ek kar ke bikharne lagi.

Apni nazre churaate hue woh kamre ki badi si khidki ke nazdeek aayi aur waha se baahar apne ghar ke garden me lage phoolo ko dekhne lagi. Gulab ki pankhudiyaan band thi. Aur, unhe dekhte hi uski bauhe kass uthi. Woh mudi,




Suhana : Kya bas ise hi dene aaye the? Agar, tumhe nahi chahiye toh use wahi table par rakh do. You can leave now.

Apne chehre par uska wapas se wahi kathorpann laut aaya. Veer Suhana ki orr aage badha toh Suhana ki saansein atak ke reh gayi. Veer uske behad qareeb tha.

Veer (ahista se) : Mein yaha sirf card dene nahi aaya hu, Suhana!

Suhana : !!!?

Veer : I have come for you!!!

Suhana : Huh-!!!?

Suhana ka dil itni zorro se dhadka ki ek pal ke liye woh ghabrayi kahi Veer ne uski dhadkane toh nahi sunn li?

Veer : I have questions, Suhana!

Suhana : Wh-What-!?

Veer (frowns) : Tum mujhse bhaag kyu rahi thi? France me... You ran away from me. Why??? Jawab do mujhe!!!

Lekin, Suhana keval apna muh ferrne ke alawa aur kuch na keh saki. Iss baare me woh koi charcha nahi karna chahti thi.

Veer : Tumne meri itni madad ki hai. Akhir kyu? You even sent a fucking helicopter for me in France-!!! Tumhe pata kaise chala ki mein France me hu? No! Wait! Tum waha kar bhi kya rahi thi?

Jab Suhana kaafi derr tak yuhi khamosh khadi rahi toh Veer ne use uske kandho se thaam jhanjhorte hue apne saamne kiya. Aur, maatra sparsh se hi Suhana ki saansein atak gayi. Ye nahi hona chahiye tha. Ye hargiz nahi hona chahiye tha. Veer ka sparsh usne pehle bhi kayi dafa mehsoos kiya hua tha par kabhi bhi iss tarah ki anubhuti nahi hoti thi use. Fir, ab kyu?

Akasmat use apni psychiatrist 'Ashita' ke bol yaad aa gaye.

'You have fallen for him, Dear.'

Suhana : Nahhhhiiiii-!!!!

Woh cheenkhi. Veer ki pakad se khud ko chhurate hue uss se dur bhaagi. Veer uske achanak se iss bartaav ko dekh achambhav me reh gaya. Suhana ko bhi gyaat hua ki akhir usne achanak se ye kya kar diya. Ahista se fir usne wapas se kaha,

Suhana : N-Nahi!

Veer : Kya nahi?

Suhana : N-Nahi! It's... It's better this way. For you... For me... For both of us.

Veer (confused) : Kya matlab?

Woh punah uske qareeb aaya.

Veer : Jawab do! Iska kya matlab hua? Mere sawal ka jawab do, Suhana. Paheliyaan mat bujhao.

Suhana : Y-You won't understand!!!

Veer (yells) : Then make me understand-!!!

Suhana (frowns) : Y-You-!!! J-Just leave, Veer. Tumne card return kar diya hai. Leave now!

Veer : Mein idhar se kahi nahi jaane waala. Aur, tumhe jawab dena hi hoga.

Usne Suhana ka haath pakad use kheencha aur sofe ke qareeb use laaya. Use neeche baithaya aur khud uske saamne baith gaya.

Veer : Meri aankhon me dekho-! Aur, jawab do!!! Kyu??? Kyu bhaag rahi thi tum mujhse?

Suhana (looks away) : T-Tumhare... Tumhare manners kidhar gaye? Tum kab se mujhe 'Tum' kehke bulaane lage?




Veer : Mein jinhe apna maanta hu... Unse aise hi pesh aata hu!!!

Suhana (gasps) : Hhhuh!???

Veer : Ab jawab do! Kyu bhaag rahi thi mujhse?

Suhana : I... I don't know!

Veer (yells) : YOU'RE LYING!!!!

Suhana (screams) : I'M NOT!!!!

Veer : ...

Suhana : I'm... I'm not!!! *shivers* I'm not lying!! It's just... Jab tumhari khabar padhi thi ki tumhe execute kar diya gaya hai toh-

Veer : Toh?

Suhana : I felt like... Something died within me.

Veer : !!??

Suhana : Lekin, fir tumhe sahi salamat paaya. Par... M-Mein... Mein tumhara saamna nahi karna chaahti thi.

Veer : Kyu???

Suhana : I thought... Staying away from you... would make me hurt less.

[Oh dear!]

Baaton hi baaton me Suhana nahi jaanti thi ki usne kya izhaar kar diya tha. Aur, Veer bhi harr baar ki tarah yahi samajh paaya ki Suhana uski bahut parvah karti hai. Pari hi ekmaatra thi jo sab bhaanp gayi.

[Oh no-!!! You both- *sighs*]

Veer (amazed) : T-Tum-

Suhana : A-And I don't know further. Okay? Mil gaya tumhe tumhara jawab?

Veer : Nahi! Mere dusre sawal ka uttar mujhe abhi nahi mila. Meri itni madad kyu ki??

Suhana (looks away) : Don't make it sound weird. Ye pehli baar nahi hai. Iske pehle bhi... Iske pehle bhi mein tumhari madad kar chuki hu. Aatish ke waqt... Slogan ke waqt... Maine tumhe apni handgun tak di thi.

Veer : Tab tumhara swaarth juda hua tha. 'Aatish' aur 'Slogan' Miss Sonia ke peeche pade hue the aur tum unhe kaise bhi kar ke surakshit rakhna chaahti thi. Lekin, uske baad kya? Uske baad toh tumne lagatar meri madad ki hai. Meri jaan bachayi hai.

Suhana : I... I thought we were accomplices!?

Veer : We are!!!

Suhana : T-Toh fir-!? Agar uske baad maine madad kar bhi di toh tum itne surprised kyu ho? Tumhe toh khush hona chahiye na? Kya tum khush nahi the??

Veer : Nahi!!!

Suhana : Huh!?

Veer : Tumhe pata hai jab mein France me police se bach ke bhaag raha tha aur uske baad jab mujhe helicopter dikhayi diya tha toh mujhe kaisa mehsoos hua tha?

Suhana : !!?

Veer : I cannot even express it. Jab mujhe pata chala tha ki woh helicopter tumne bhijwaya tha. I was relieved. I was happy. I felt secured. Lekin, ab gussa bhi aata hai.

Suhana : ??

Veer : You stupid girl!!!

Suhana : Wh-What?

Veer : Mujhe behad khushi hoti hai jab mere apne log meri madad karte hai. Lekin, tumhe pata hai mujhe sabse zyada dukh kab hota hai?

Suhana : ???

Veer haule se uski orr jhuka. Aur, iss baar uska haath seedhe Suhana ki kamar par jaake tham gaya. Suhana ki aankhein chaudi ho uthi. Veer ka haath ahista-ahista sarp ki tarah uske badan par rengte hue uske peeth par gaya. Dono ke chehre atyadhik nazdeek the. Suhana ka jism harr sparsh par kaanp raha tha.

Veer (softly) : Mujhe sabse zyada dard tab hota hai jab mein mere apno ko dard me dekhta hu, Suhana!




Kehte hue usne Suhana ki peeth sehlayi. Ye wahi jagah thi jaha par Suhana ne uske liye woh bullet apne upar li thi. Haya ki parat toh thi hi par saath hi saath Suhana ke chehre par taajub tha. Veer ke muh se aise bol sunn, woh aashcharya-chakit thi. Use aaj ye ehsaas hua tha ki Veer use kis hadd tak apna maanta hai.

Veer : ...And I consider you as one of my people.

Suhana achraj ke maare sann pad gayi.

Veer : Aur, isliye... Mujhe gussa aata hai. Mein nahi chahta ki aisi khatarnak jagaho par mera koi apna mandraaye. Yahi kaaran hai ki mein tumpe gussa bhi tha. Now, tell me! Kyu thi tum waha?

Suhana : I... I had some business.

Veer : Jhooth!

Iss baar Suhana virodh me nahi chillaa paayi. Kyuki, Veer sahi tha. Woh jhooth hi keh rahi thi. Woh toh keval aur keval Veer ke liye hi waha par thi.

Veer (sighs) : Fine! Agar, tumhe nahi batana toh mat batao. Mujhe apne zaroori sawalo ke jawab kuch hadd tak mil gaye hai. It's time for me to take my leave.

Woh uth khada hua toh Suhana tapaak se bol uthi.

Suhana : Tum... Tum iss tarah card wapas nahi kar sakte.

Veer : Hmm?

Suhana (blushes) : M-Maine... Maine woh gift ke roop me tumhe diya tha. Agar, tumhe amount bada lag raha hai toh kuch aur le lo. But, you must take something. Otherwise, aise me meri repayment ka kya matlab?




Veer : Oh! Right! I remember-! *smiles* Well, mujhe tumse ek madad chahiye hi thi. Hamara clothing brand 'Yarnia' market me utarne ke liye taiyaar hai. Tumne kaha tha ki tum ek showroom ka arrangement kar ke mujhe dogi. So?

Suhana : Bas???

Veer : Hm? Yeah! Abhi toh space ki hi dikkat jaa rahi hai.

Suhana : Consider it done. I'll send you the details later.

Veer (smiles) : Chalta hu!

Suhana (blushes) : Mm!

Veer jaise hi uske kamre se baahar nikla toh Suhana jo apne pati ke liye kisi meeting me jaane ke liye taiyaar hone waali thi, usne apne kapde utaar ke feke aur ghar ke dheele dhaale kapdo me aa gayi. Usne turant hi Ashita ko call kar ghar pe bula liya.

Toh wahi, Veer ke jaane ke pashchat sabhi maids jo pehle darwaze par kaan lagaaye sab sunane ki koshish kar rahi thi woh ikhatti hui aur aapas me gapp-shup me lag gayi.

Maid 1 : W-Woh ladd rahe the kya?

Maid 2 : Lag toh nahi raha.

Maid 1 : Toh abhi kya kare hum?

Maid 2 : Kuch nahi! Agar kuch hota toh madam kuch kehti hamse.

Maid 1 : Tumhe kya lagta hai? Woh ladka madam ka boyfriend hai?

Maid 2 : Haan! Mujhe toh poora vishvas hai. Madam aaj tak kabhi kisi ladke ko ghar nahi laayi hai. Woh pehla aisa ladka hai. Aur, dekha nahi tumne? Kaise madam ne pichli baar hume daant diya tha.

Maid 1 : Haan! Keh rahi thi ki hum sab unn sir ko hamesha respect se treat kare. Iska matlab... Iska matlab madam Gaurav Sir ko talaak dene waali hai?

Maid 3 : Huh? Kya waqai? Agar aisa hua toh kitna accha ho jayega na? Roz-roz waise bhi woh dono ladte hi rehte hai.

Maid 2 : Sahi kaha! Madam ko kitna rote hue dekha hai maine. Baap re!!! Inn ameero ke paas paisa zaroor hai magar khushiyaan nahi hai. Kabhi-kabhi lagta hai ki theek hi hai jo mere paas itna paisa nahi hai.

Maid 1 : Hahaha! Chal chal! Kaam pe lag jaa! Shayad madam ne firse kisi ko bulaya hai.

Aur, maids ki baat sahi thi. Suhana ne apni psychiatrist Ashita ko ghar pe bulaya tha. Zyada samay bhi nahi liya Ashita ne ghar pahuchne me.

Ashita : K-Kya hua? Itna urgently bulaya tumne mujhe???

Suhana deewar se tiki khadi hui thi. Uski samajh nahi aa raha tha ki kis tarah baat ko shuru kiya jaaye.




Ashita : Arey kya hua? Bolo?

Suhana : Tumne theek kaha tha.

Ashita : Hmm?

Suhana : M-Mujhe kuch ho gaya hai, Ashita.




Ashita ne use itminaan se sofe par baithaya aur woh uss se saari jankaari lene lagi. Jab use pata chala ki bas kuch derr pehle hi Veer yaha se lauta tha toh woh aur chillaa uthi.

Ashita : Woh Veer yaha par tha-!!!? Aur, tumne mujhe bataya bhi nahi???

Suhana : Woh achanak aaya tha. Mujhe khabar nahi thi.

Ashita : You-!!! I missed my chance to speak to him.

Suhana : Ashita...! Ashita, it's getting serious.

Ashita : ???

Suhana : M-Mein pehle aisi nahi thi. I don't know mujhe kya hota jaa raha hai. Mein aisi kabhi nahi thi, Ashita-!!! I don't know... I don't know what to do. And, it's making me nervous...! Meri raato ki neend udd rahi hai...! Khud par dhyaan dena kam ho gaya hai mera. I keep daydreaming...! I feel lost...!




Ashita : It's damn serious! Shit!!

Suhana : Huh?

Ashita : You've gotten a fever!

Suhana : Wh-What-!?

Ashita : Love fever!

Suhana : ???

Woh iske pehle ki kuch keh paati ki tabhi-

*Ring* *Ring*

Ashita : Tumhara phone baj raha hai.

Call unknown number se tha. Suhana ne jaise hi call pick kar apne kaan se lagaya toh udhar se kisi ladki ki awaaz aayi.

"Suhana?"

Suhana : Yes?

"Tejal this side! Veer ki badi behan!!! I need to talk with you. Face-to-face."

Suhana : Huh?

"Meet me tomorrow at 6 PM. You decide the venue and let me know. This is my number. I'll come wherever you see fit."

*Call ends*

Suhana : Wh-What-?

Ashita : Kya hua?

Suhana : Veer ki badi behan...! Woh mujhse milna chahti hai.

Ashita : Oh no! I think I know where this is going...! *sighs*

***

Police Station, Thane
Mumbai
Evening ~ 6:10 PM

Ek khubsoorat DSP mahila officer baar-baar alag-alag files ko paltaate hue dekhti jaa rahi thi. Kuch dhundhne ki koshish kar rahi thi parantu, woh na milne par uska gussa badhta hi jaa raha tha jab ek head constable ne usko tang dekh apni himmat kar bola.

"Trisha madam-!!! Woh file band hoke almaree me kayi mahino pehle hi lapet di gayi thi. Kuch milega nahi usme se aapko."

Trisha : Jaanti hu Jeetu kaaka!!! Aur, isliye toh mujhe aur bhi zyada kheej uth rahi hai. Ye kya report hai???

Jeetu kaaka : Aapke pehle jo madam thi unhone hi taiyar kari thi. Sabka maanana yahi tha ki agar koi jurm karne waala vyakti chala jaaye duniya se toh duniya ke liye toh accha hi hai na?

Trisha : Aise nahi Jeetu kaaka! Aise nahi chalta kanoon!!! Police ka kaam hai teh tak jaana!!!

Jeetu kaaka : !!??

Trisha (frowns) : Aatish Rane aur Sanjeev Mankar urf Slogan!!! Do bade gangsters jo Mumbai me apna thikana banaaye hue the woh dono hi achanak se maare jaate hai. Aur, police kya karti hai? Gangsters maare gaye hai iski khushi me dheeli-dhaali ek report bana kar usme 'haadse ka shikaar' likhte hue uss file ko thande baste me daal deti hai. Tch-!!

Jeetu kaaka : Ise toh saal do saal ho gaya madam. Ab fizool me gade murde ukhaadne ka kya fayda???

Trisha : Agar, aise hi harr police waala sochne laga kaaka toh duniya thapp ho jayegi. Do bade gangsters ko maarne waala zaroori nahi ki koi nyaay ka devta hi ho. Koi unse bhi bada gangster ho sakta hai jo baad me aur bhi bada khatra bann ke saabit ho.

Jeetu kaaka : Hmm! Ye baat toh hai.

Trisha (frowns) : Aatish Rane ki toh theek se laash bhi nahi mili. Lekin, report me saaf darz hai ki woh hi tha jo maara gaya. Toh wahi Sanjeev Mankar...! Khaayi me neeche mrat haalat me paaya gaya. Laash badi mushqil se pehchan me aayi thi.

Jeetu kaaka : Aap iss puraane case ke hi peeche kyu padi ho madam?

Trisha : Kaaka aap khud sochiye. Do bade gangsters achanak se maare jaate hai. Aur, dono hi iss tarah maare jaate hai ki maarne waale ke baare me koi saboot tak nahi milta.

Jeetu kaaka : Haadsa bhi toh ho sakta hai na-!?

Trisha : Sanjeev Mankar ki laash jangal ke andar neeche khaayi me mili thi Kaaka. Aur, aas paas koi gaadi ya car nahi thi. Itni andar jangal ki gehrayi me jaa ke koi aadmi ladkhada ke toh nahi girega na? Ye dono murders the!!! Tch-!!! Jankari bahut kam hai.

Jeetu kaaka : Kabhi-kabhi madam ji thoda duri banaaye rakhna hi behtar hai.

Trisha : Mein koi darpok officer nahi, kaaka. Agar mein desh ki seva me haath nahi battaungi toh aur kaun battayega? Gunah apni panah leta rahega!!! Mein iske baare me dhundh ke rahungi-!!!

Usne file par apne dono haath patakte hue dridhta se kaha ki itne me peeche se kisi aur mard ki awaaz aayi.

"Use baad me dhundhna! Pehle ise dekho-!!!"

Kehte hue ek aadmi waha andar aaya. Aur, uske andar aate hi Jeetu kaaka apni jagah par hi salaam thok tann ke khade ho gaye.

Wahi nahi the. Trisha khud apni jagah par khadi hui aur aane waale insaan ko dekh salute kari.

Aadmi andar aaya. Umr zyada nahi thi. 30-32 ke aas-paas ka prateet ho raha tha. Usne apne haatho me li hui file wahi table par patki aur Trisha ko padhne ka ishara kiya.

Trisha : DGP Sir? Yaha pe?

Aadmi muskuraya. Uske seene par saaf-saaf uske naam aur post ka tag laga hua tha.

Rohan Bakshi
DGP (Director General of Police)

Rohan : I guess, ye tumhare liye zyada interesting hona chahiye.

Trisha : Y-Ye-!?

Rohan : Maharashtra me serial killer khulla ghoom raha hai. Pune, Satara, Panchgani, Lonavla, aur ab Thaane. 6 murders ho chuke hai kul.

Trisha (frowns) : Aap abhi-!?

Rohan (nods) : Hmm! Pune se hi aa raha hu. Udhar par responsibility di hai. Thaane ka case tumhara hai. Deal with it.

Trisha : Yes Sir!

Rohan (smiles) : Naam se bula sakti ho. I'm your husband after all.

Uske itna kehte hi Trisha use aankh dikhaati hai toh Rohan kharaash lete hue Jeetu kaaka ki orr mudd jaata hai.

Rohan : Aaj aapko jaldi nahi jaana? Maine suna hai aap aksar jaldi nikalne ke liye rasta dekhte rehte hai.

Jeetu kaaka : N-Nahi Sir ji! Y-Ye kisne kaha aap se? Mein head constable hu. Mein akhir me hi jaata hu.

Rohan : Oh-!?

Trisha (mutters) : Pihu ne tang toh nahi kiya?

Rohan (smiles) : Pihu maa ke saath mauj me lagi hai.

Trisha : Maa ji ko aaj jaana tha na?

Rohan : Maine aaj rok liya. Kal jayengi woh.

Trisha : T-Toh fir kal se?

Rohan : Mama ji ke yaha chorr denge. Masla woh nahi hai. Masla ye report hai. Sambhal ke thoda. Mujhe ek important kaam se jaana hai. Raat ko ghar deri se aaunga.

Trisha (nods) : Hmm!

Aur, Rohan ek akhiri baar apni biwi ko dekh waha se nikal gaya. Trisha ne report kholi aur woh bareeki se saari vardaato ki summary ko padhne me lag gayi. Woh nahi jaanti thi ki woh kitne bade case me hissa lene jaa rahi thi.

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FBCC Headquarters
New York, USA
Night ~ 10:25 PM

FBCC ki iss lambi si building ke andar, sabse upar maale ke theek neeche waale floor par Rebecca ahista se lift se nikalte hue andar dakhil hui.

Harr baar ki tarah floor par ghapp andhera tha. Na hi uss floor par kisi ko jaane ki anumati thi aur na hi koi jaata tha. Sawal karne par unhe bas mana kar diya jaata.

Aur, jo zurrat karta use naukri se hi nikaal diya jaata. Anumati keval aur keval Rebecca ko thi. Jo swayam FBCC ki Director thi.

Poora FBCC uske niyantran me tha aur uske hisaab se hi chalta tha. Bhale hi sarkar bhi iss crime control agency me hissedar thi magar andhruni taur se Rebecca hi iss agency ko chalati thi.

Ghanghor andhere se guzarte hue woh ahista-ahista andar ko aayi.

"I know you're here-!!!"




Bolte hue woh apne sthaan par ruk gayi.

Aur, halki si raushni me tabhi dur use koi baitha dikhayi diya.

?? : Of course! Where else I could be???




Rebecca (frowns) : Report-!!!!

?? : Ohh? Itni jaldi chahiye?

Rebecca : ...

?? : I always appreciate patience, you know.

Rebecca : Tumhare saare kaam hote gaye hai.

?? : Kya waqai?

Rebecca : Y-Yes!!!

?? : Australia ka kya?

Rebecca : Neutral!!!

?? : Hmm? Kya uss ladki ko khabar nahi lagi abhi?

Rebecca : Agar lagi hoti toh threat aa gaya hota.

?? : Australia is the easiest one. C'mon! Give me a break! You are taking too much time.

Rebecca : Satark rehne me koi burayi nahi. What about you? Aren't you dilly-dallying your case too?

?? : I'm dealing with something much bigger, lady!!! Aur, waise bhi... Mujhe bahut logo se deal karna hota hai.

Rebecca (frowns) : Kya tum... waqai wahi karne jaa rahe ho?

?? : Of course! Tumhe kya lagta hai? Mein yaha time-pass karne aata hu?

Rebecca : B-But-

?? : Kyu? Kahi... Koi hamdardi toh nahi?

Rebecca (sweats profusely) : N-No!

?? : Really?

Rebecca : Y-Yes!!!

?? : What about the Spanish duo?

Rebecca : Neutral!!!

?? (sighs) : Lagta hai, mujhe hi sab karna hoga. Well, I shouldn't complain. You ever seen a god complaining?

Rebecca : ...

?? : No! Right? I'm new to these things. Par, dheere dheere I'll manage. Trust me! Oh, by the way-

Rebecca : ???

?? (smiles) : I heard rumours that you might be pulling strings behind my back! *smiles* Is it true??? *smiles*

Rebecca : H-Huh-!!? Wh-What do you-

Agle hi shan, woh aadmi apni jagah se gayab hua. Rebecca ki aankhein darr ke maare feli aur woh kuch karne ke liye apne perr modi magar sab kuch itni jaldi hua ki woh react tak na kar paayi aur-

*BAAAAMMMMMMMMMMM*

Uska sarr seedhe peeche concrete ki deewar par jaake laga. Uska gala uss aadmi ki mazboot giraft me tha. Lag raha tha maano ek cheel khargosh ko apne panjo me daba ke fasaaye hue tha.

Woh haule se jhukta hua uske kaan ke nazdeek aaya aur bola,

?? : You... don't have any legendary skill, right???

Rebecca ne badi hi mushqil se ukhdi saansein lete hue himmat kar naa me sarr hilaaya. Kuch derr tak woh aadmi use yuhi dekhta raha.

?? (smiles) : Good! Kitni acchi baat hai ki tumne jhooth nahi kaha.

Rebecca : Arghh-!!!

?? : Because, you know... I hate lies... And, liars even more!!!

Rebecca : Urggh-!!!

Uss aadmi ka haath Rebecca ki zulfo par fira aur ahista ahista uske gaalo par aaya. Rebecca apne chehre ko uske sparsh se khud ko modti rahi.

?? : Tumhe pata hai-!? I don't destroy for the sake of chaos. My each move is calculated, each action meticulously planned. Kya naam dogi tum aisi planning ko?

Rebecca (grits) : E-Evil-!!!

?? (smiles) : And, I call it strategy.

Kehte hue usne uske gale par se haath hataaya toh Rebecca khaaste hue apne gale ko sehlane lagi.

?? : Tumhare uska kya?? Your lapdog??? Hmm?

Rebecca : He's doing his mission. *cough*

?? (nods) : Good! Good!

Rebecca : ...

?? : Table par report rakhi hui hai. Jo tumhe chahiye tha woh tumhare paas hai. Go on!

Report ke baare me sunte hi Rebecca bechaini me table ki taraf bhaagi. Lekin, report dekhte hi uski utsukta ghabrahat me badal gayi.

Rebecca : Y-Ye-!! Ye toh sirf ek report hai.

?? : Oh!! Toh tumhe kya laga? Kya waqai tumhe ye laga tha ki mein tumhe saari reports de dunga?

Rebecca (frowns) : Tsk...!!!

Muskurate hue woh lift ki orr jaane laga jab peeche se Rebecca ne ek akhiri sawaal pucha.

Rebecca : Wh-Where are you going???

?? (smiles) : I was just craving some couscous!!!

Kehte hue woh waha se gayab ho gaya.
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Aaj ke liye itna hi guys.
This update consists of around 8.5k words. Itni hi length ke around sabhi updates honge. Kuch mega updates agar aaye toh woh bhi bade honge. Bahut dino baad aaya hai update. You guys know my troubles. Toh, like thokne ka aur revos rakhne ka. Target apna wahi hai guys ~ 200!!! Arc pacing pakad raha hai. You saw some new characters as well. You also got to know about Aatish' and Slogan's full names. Police jo ab tak aksar muddo se bahar rehti thi ab light me aa chuki hai. More trouble for Veer. Baaki, aise hi support karte rehne ka.
Dhanyavad.

ek dum mast update
veer ne sahi kiya wapas laute hi apne personal matters ko thik karne ka kaam kiya
ghar par to sabko samjh diya baari thi bahar walo ki
suhana se bhi france ke baad se na koi baat na mulakat hui thi
aur ab veer bhi use apne parivar ka hissa manta hai to kaise chodega veer suhan ko
lekin usse abhi suhan ki problem ka pata hai
idhar pranjal ko bhi madhuri ke ghar ka case ka pata chal gaya aur woh bhi pune ko nikal gaya hai uski madad ke liye
yaha pe prnjal ke bartav se lagta hai aaj bhi pranjal maduri ko chahta hai
baaki sabhi system wale apni chal chal rahe
veer aur pari ko lag raha kuch to bada aur bura hone wala hai isliye ab aur bhi sawdhani ki zarurat hai
trisha ko rohan ne pune ka case de diyahai
kya ab veer bhi pune jayega kya pranjal madhuri ki madadt kar payega
dekhna padega

keep writing bro

 

[Bosskhatri]

Update - 182 ~ Unsolved​

Ab tak...

Ladka : Veer-!!!!

Naam sunte hi Cashier ki aankhein chaudi ho gayi.

Ladka : Don't you have some business with him? *grins* Take this.

Usne ek envelope use thamaya. Na jaane andar kya tha.

Cashier : Get the fuck outta here... I don't need anything... I...

Par, jaate-jaate ladke ne jo kaha use sunn cashier chuppi saadhne par majboor ho gaya.

Ladka : I hope you will comply... Mister... Dexter-!!!!!

Ab aage...

"Akhir kab tak??? Akhir kab tak hum iss 30 x 30 ke flat me sadte rahenge, Dad?"

Pranjal ki oonchi awaaz flat ke hall me goonj gayi. Usne akhbar ko table par patakte hue apni kheej jataayi. Saamne sofe par chai pee raha Karunesh apne bete ki harqat dekh khud ko bolne se na rok saka.

Karunesh : Ye kya chai banayi hai tumne? Itne dino se ek chai banana bhi nahi seekh paaye tum?

Pranjal : Aapko chai ki padi hai? Arey iss flat se kab chhutkara payenge hum?

Karunesh : Toh, kisne kaha tha tumhe bewakoofi waali harqate karne ko?

Pranjal : Huh? Bewakoofi? Bewakoofi!? Aur, woh bhi mein? Mujhe toh ghar se nikaal hi diya tha pehle hi... Par, aap? Aap kaun sa kaand kare baithe the barso pehle? Kya naam tha uska? Hari...? Harikiran!? Aisi kaun si patti padha gaya woh buddha aapko ki aap uski kahi sab karte chale gaye? Aur, kiya toh kiya. Fir, itne saalo baad phans bhi gaye?

Karunesh : Uss aadmi ka naam bhi mat lo. Uske kaaran hi aaj hum iss haalat me hai. Na mein uss waqt uss geedad ki baaton me aata aur na hi aaj hume ye din dekhna padta.

Pranjal : Tch-!!! Saala jis bhi kaam me haath daalo wohi bigad jaata hai. Chenn ki zindagi toh jee hi nahi paa rahe hai.

Karunesh : Tumne apne perr par khud kulhadi maari hai. Aur, maine bhi! Vivek ko dekho. Sahi samay par usne apne perr peeche kar liye toh aaj kam se kam ghar me sab ke saath chenn ki saans toh le raha hai.

Pranjal : Hmph! Mujhe uksaate bhi toh aap hi the. Meri problem sirf Veer se thi. Mujhe ghar se hi nikal diya uske liye? Aur, rahi baat Vivek bhaiya ki toh... Unhone hume dhoka diya hai.

Karunesh : Woh dimag se chala aur kuch nahi. Aur, aaj wahi dimag ke kaaran woh ghar me sab ke saath hai. Arey, insaan kamata kiske liye hai? Parivar ke liye? Maana ki mein laalach me aa gaya tha. Par, hamesha se mera uddeshya apne ghar ko aage badhane ka hi raha hai.

Pranjal : Aur, kya hua fir?

Karunesh (sighs) : Jalan ke chalte sab dhara ka dhara reh gaya. Aaj agar papa ji ne mujhe bhaiya ki zameen ka hissa diya hota toh mein bhi akhir ghar pe wahi toh kar raha hota jo bhaiya kar rahe hai. Parivar ko aage badhana. Toh, fir jab bhaiya bhi wahi karte aaye hai toh mujhe isme koi taqleef honi hi nahi chahiye thi. Lekin, ye vipreet buddhi...! Aur, woh lakad-bagghha Harikiran!!! Lalach ne apna ghar bana liya tha. Aur, aaj dekho...!

Pranjal : ...!?

Karunesh : Meri bacchiyaan aur Sumitra...! Sab ghar pe hai aur mein yaha...!

Pranjal : Kuch kariye. Kuch sochiye! Mein iss bekaar se flat me ab aur nahi reh sakta.

Karunesh : Kya karu? Mujhe nahi lagta papa ji mujhe maaf karenge. Mein unka gussa jaanta hu. Jis tarah se unhone mujhe maara tha...! Itna gussa maine bahut kam dekha hai unpe. Upar se Bhabhi ke bahut bade bhakt the woh. Aise me mujhe toh maaf karne se rahe.

Pranjal : Aur, mujhe toh aur bhi nahi karenge. Aapke pehle hi mujhe ghar se nikaal diya gaya tha. Khurraaye baithe honge. Par... Par ab mujhe mom, Arohi di aur Kavya... sabki ki yaad aa rahi hai.

Karunesh : Baad me dekhte hai kya karna hai. TV chalu karo zara. News dekhe...!

Pranjal ne be-mann se TV on kari aur woh apne phone me lagne hi wala tha jab TV par aa rahi khabar sunn uske kaan khade ho gaye aur jab usne screen pe jis shaks ko dekha use dekhne ke baad toh jaise woh wahi jamm ke reh gaya.

Karunesh : Zara dekhe toh kya haal chaal hai apne Maharashtra ke...

*switches on*

"Namaskar! Aap dekh rahe hai xxxx news aur mein iss waqt khadi hu Pune ke ek jaane maane ilaaqe me. Ek aisa ilaaqa jaha chori-dakaiti hone ki sambhavna dus feesdi se bhi kam hai, jaha pichle 33 saalo me koi bhi bada apradh nahi hua. Usi ilaaqe me ek raat aisa dardnak aur bhayanak qatl hota hai jo poore ke poore Pune sheher ko jhakjhor kar rakh deta hai."

"Ji haan! Mein baat kar rahi hu haal hi me hue 'Prabhakar hatya-kaand' ki. Ek aisa khaufnak hatya-kaand jiske baare me sunn aapki rooh kaanp jayegi. Aap sochne par majboor ho jayenge ki bhala koi itna nirdayee kaise ho sakta hai?"

"Mein khadi hu 'Prabhakar Desai' ji ke iss ghar ke saamne... Jo pehle kabhi ghar hua karta tha. Kyuki, ab uss ghar ko chalane wala insaan maujood nahi hai. Ghar ki rozi-roti jo vyakti apni mehnat ki kamayi se chalaya karta tha use buri tarah se maut ke ghaat utaar diya gaya."

"Ghatna kuch dino pehle ki hai jab police ko Prabhakar ji ka mrat shareer agyaat awastha me mila tha. Tab, hamari reporting ke zariye aap sab ne unn bhayanak tasveero ko dekha tha. Aaj mein yaha jayza lene aayi hu ki kya sarkar aur police ke dwara iss masoom se parivar ke liye kuch kiya bhi gaya hai ya nahi?"

"Murder ke baad, police ne jab body ki haalat dekhi toh veh hakki-bakki reh gayi thi. Mein kroorta ke uss varnan me firse nahi jaana chahungi kyuki hamare saath maujood hai swayam Prabhakar ji ki ekmatra suputri. Aaiye, unse baat karte hai aur halaat ko thoda aur samajhte hai. Kya naam hai aapka, beta?"

"M-Madhuri-!!"

"Beta Madhuri, kya mein puch sakti hu ki kya karti hai aap abhi?"

"M-Mera... Mera last year hai college me. B.com!!!"

"Accha! Toh yahi Pune se kar rahi hai aap?"

"J-Jii!"

"Fir toh college ki fees aur ghar kharch sab papa chalate honge."

"H-Haan! S-Sab papa karte the."

"Abhi kinn dikkato ka saamna karna pad raha hai?"

"Bahut ...! P-Papa ke na hone se...! Maa...! Hume bahut taqleef ho rahi hai. *sniff* Kuch samajh nahi aa raha. *sniff* Pata nahi kya hoga."

"Beta, himmat rakho. Mujhe ye batao ki kya prashasan ne kuch kiya aapke liye abhi tak? Maharashtra sarkar ne iss masle par kya pratikriya di hai? Aur, police ne aapke liye kuch khoja abhi tak ya nahi?"

"J-Ji! Sarkar ne 10 lakh ka muavza dene ka kaha hai. *sniff* Aur, police ne... Police kuch bhi khoj nahi paayi hai. *sniff* Kuch pata nahi chala hai."

"Kya aapke pita ki kisi ke saath kabhi dushmani thi? Koi bhi berr ya ladayi kabhi kisi se-!?"

Sawal sunte hi Madhuri jaise aur bhi darr gayi. Woh fauran boli,

"Nahiiiii-!!!! Hargiz nahi!!! Papa kabhi kisi se ladte hi nahi the. Aur, iss tarah unhe koi- *sniff* *sniff*"

Uske rone par reporter ne use gale se lagate hue chup karaya aur camera ke bahar le jaate hue use shaant kiya. Fir, wapas se camera ke saamne aate hue boli.

"Toh jaisa ki dekha aapne, kaise bechari ek 20-22 saal ki yeh ladki apni haalat ko shabdo me bayaan bhi nahi kar paa rahi hai. Kitna hi dukhad samay hai Madhuri aur uski maa ke liye. Maharashtra sarkar ne 10 lakh dene ka faisla toh suna diya, par kya inn 10 lakh se uss mrat pita ki kami poori ho sakti hai? Shayad nahi! Aur, shayad isliye kaha jaata hai ki kyu zindagi anmol hoti hai. Iska koi mol nahi."

"Samay-samay par hum aapke liye Madhuri aur uske jaise aur peedit parivar se judi khabre laate rahenge. Tab tak ke liye dekhte rahiye, xxxx news."

Idhar camera ke band hote hi Madhuri jab wapas apne ghar ke andar aayi toh uski maa Lalita uska andar hi intezar kar rahi thi.

Lalita : K-Kya hua? Kya puch rahe the?

Madhuri : Wahi maa-!! Pita ki ke baare me.

Lalita : Inhe... Inhe bas haal-chaal puchne keh do. Madad karne ke liye koi aage nahi aata. Itne din ho gaye hai Madhu... Aur, ye hatyaare ka pata tak nahi laga paaye. *sniff* Sab ke sab nithalle hai. Kisi ko kuch nahi aata! *sniff* Ek patni par kya beetati hai ye bhala ye kaha samjhenge? *sniff* Tumne- Tumne kya bataya?

Madhuri : Z-Zyada kuch nahi.

Lalita : Tumne uss aadmi ke baare me nahi bataya?

Madhuri : N-Nahi maa!

Lalita (yells) : Tu pagal hai kya? Arey teri aqal kya ghaas charne gayi hai? Media waalo ke saamne nahi bolegi toh kis se bolegi??? Mujhe poora vishvas hai uss kutte Praveen ne hi ye sab kuch karwaya hai. *sniff* Mein jaanti hu...! Mein jaanti hu kaun hai iske peeche. *cough* *cough*

Madhuri : M-Maa!!! Police ko toh hum ye sab bata chuke hai. Toh fir harr jagah bataane ki kya zaroorat hai? Aur, tum shaant raho, please. Warna, tabiyat bigad jayegi.

Lalita (screams) : Toh bigad jaane do!!! Ab bacha hi kya hai??? Arey kya ukhad lenge ye mera??? Ab mein darr ke peeche baithne waali nahi. Khul ke naam lungi. Sab toh le liya mujhse mera. Kya kar lenge ab ye??? Inko jab tak salaakho ke peeche nahi karwa dungi tab tak chenn se baithne waali nahi mein.

Madhuri (chillaate hue) : Maaaa-!

Madhuri Lalita ke paas aayi aur uske kandho par haath rakh use jakadte hue ro kar boli.

Madhuri : Tumhe kya ho gaya hai??? *sniff* Tum samajhti kyu nahi?? Pita ji jaa chuke hai. Agar, tumhe kuch ho gaya toh kya hoga mera??? *sniff* Mera khayal nahi hai kya tumhe zara bhi-!? *hic*

Jab Lalita ne apni beti ki ye baat suni toh woh jaise apni bhavnao se baahar aayi. Aur, khud rote hue uss se lipat gayi.

Prabhakar, ek qabil mechanical engineer tha. Praveen ke sang mil ke usne apni zindagi ki dobara shuruat ki thi jab woh pehle hi apna paisa business me duba chuka tha. Workshop me gaadiyo ki servicing aur repairing. Aur, insurance waali gaadiyo se kaise adhik paise nikalwana tha. Prabhakar inme bahut maahir tha.

Magar, uska woh dhandha bhi Praveen kha gaya. Uske pashchat Prabhakar bas ek sadharan mechanic bann ke reh gaya. Lekin, shayad upar waale ne kuch aur hi tay kar rakha tha uske liye. Use apne paas hi bula liya.

Idhar TV par samachar dekh raha Karunesh news se hairan tha. Par, uss se bhi zyada jhatka laga tha Pranjal ko.

Karunesh : Kaise murder ho rahe shehro me...!

Pranjal : M-Madhuri-!!!

Karunesh (glances) : Hmm?

Pranjal ki aankhein phati hui thi. Bachpan se jise woh chaahta aaya tha use itne saalo baad dekhne ke baad bhi uski aankhein dhoka nahi kha sakti thi. Use poora bharosa tha ki ye wahi Madhuri thi jo uske sang khela karti thi. Jise woh pasand kiya karta tha. Kabhi laga tha ki woh ab uss se dobara kabhi nahi mil payega. Par, Madhuri swayam khabar ke zariye uske saamne aa gayi.

Pranjal : D-Dad-!!! Madhuri-!!!

Karunesh : Hmm? Kya?

Pranjal (yells) : Dad ye wahi Madhuri hai-!!!! Meri bachpan ki dost, Dad!!! Yaad aaya??? Inka parivar hamare pados me raha karta tha. Woh hamare ghar khelne aati thi.

Karunesh : Kya bole jaa rahe ho?

Pranjal : Dad...! Bachpan me ek ladki aati thi na hamare ghar??? Mere saath khelti thi. Madhuri!!? Yaad karo na-!! W-Woh boy cut rakhti thi. Inka ghar hamare pados me hi toh tha.

Karunesh : H-Haan! Kuch yaad toh aaya. Ye wahi parivar hai??? Nahi! Woh log toh acchi sthiti me the. Iss haalat me thodi the-

Pranjal : Ye wahi parivar hai, Dad! Mein poori guarantee ke saath keh sakta hu. Mein Madhuri ko kabhi bhool nahi sakta. Mein use ek jhalak me pehchan sakta hu. Woh meri best friend thi.

Karunesh : Par, woh log toh ameer gharane se lagte the aur yaha ye-

Pranjal : Ameer gareeb kya Dad. Mujhe bas itna pata hai ki ye wahi hai. Dad!!! H-Hume unki madad karni chahiye. Hai na? Madhuri meri dost hai. Meri sabse acchi dost.

Karunesh : Agar, ye wahi log hai toh waqai bahut dukh ki baat hai unke liye. Par, ab isme hum kya kar sakte hai?

Pranjal : Hum nahi karenge toh aur kaun karega, Dad? Mein uska khaas dost tha. Agar, mein ye khabar dekhne ke baad bhi uske liye kuch nahi karunga toh kaun karega???

Karunesh : Hmm? Ye achanak se tumhare andar dosti nibhane ki bhavna kaise jaag gayi? Woh bhi tab ki dosti jab tum bacche the. Itni samajh bhi nahi thi. Arey kaho use yaad bhi na ho ki tum kaun ho.

Pranjal : Nahiiii!!!! Bilkul nahi!!! Woh mujhe nahi bhool sakti...! Kabhi nahi!!! Aap samajhte kyu nahi-!? Ye sirf ittefaq nahi tha Dad ki aapke news dekhne par seedha wahi khabar hamare saamne aayi. Matlab, bhagwan chahta hai ki hum uski madad kare.

Karunesh : Mera beta jo mandir tak jaane ka shaukeen nahi hai, woh aaj aisi baatein kar raha hai? Kuch toh baat hai zaroor.

Pranjal : Urgh-!!! D-Dad! Koi baat nahi hai. Aapne mujhe samajh kya rakha hai? Madhuri meri dost hai. Aur, mein...! Mein uski madad kar ke hi rahunga. Mein, Pune jaa raha hu.

Karunesh : Huh-!!? Oye!?? Pranjal???

Kehte hue Pranjal baahar nikal gaya aur Karunesh use idhar rokta hi reh gaya. Na jaane achanak se uske bete ko kya ho gaya tha. Uska ye ravaiyya dekh woh khud hi hairat me tha.

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*Thud*

Gaadi ka darwaza band hua aur Veer ne apne saamne maujood aalishan ghar ki orr dekha. Balki, ghar kehna bhi galat tha. Yeh ek bunglow tha. Suhana ka bunglow.

Aaj kitne samay baad woh uss se milne jaa raha tha ye soch ke hi woh khud bhi andar se thoda vyakul tha. Akhiri baar usne France me hi use dekha tha jab woh bhaagti hui daud ke uski taraf aayi thi. Aankhon me aasu, baal bikhre, aur aankhein gham se laal hui padi thi uski. Tab, Veer ne use rokna chaaha tha. Magar, kisi kaaran-vash woh uss se dur bhaag gayi thi. Aur, uske baad se dono ke beech koi bhi baat-cheet na hui.

Woh aage badha. Aur, security guards use dekhte hi iss baar pehchan gaye. Pichli baar jab woh Suhana ke ghar aaya tha toh Suhana ke badle hue ravaiyye se ghar me kaam karne waale sabhi hakke-bakke reh gaye the. Woh tab se hi jaan gaye the ki ye ladka unki madam ke dil me koi khaas jagah rakhta hai. Warna, kabhi unki madam apne saath kisi ladke ko nahi laayi thi. Veer woh pehla ekmaatra ladka tha.

Veer ko dekhte hi guards ne iss baar use salaam thoka aur bina kisi jhanjhat ke uske liye darwaza khol diya.

Veer : Um... Miss Suhana-!?

Security guard : Madam andar hi hai, Sir.

Veer (nods) : Hmm! Thanks!

Woh andar ki orr chal diya. Hall me pravesh karte hi usne nazre daudayi. Sab cheez ekdum vyavasthit thi, ghar pehle ki tarah hi tha aur naukar-chaakar sab apne apne kaam me lage hue the. Woh soch hi raha tha ki seedhe Suhana ke kamre ki orr jaaye ya fir kisi se puch le... Ki itne me ek safayi karne waali maid ne use dekh liya.

Maid : Ah!! A-Aap-!!!? Aap toh wahi ho na jo-

Veer : Mujhe Miss Suhana se milna tha.

Maid : Miss? O-Ohh-!!! Aaiye! Aaiye mein aap ko unke kamre tak le chalti hu.

Jaise hi woh use Suhana ke kamre ki orr laayi toh baaki ke workers firse Veer ko ajeeb nigaho se dekhne lage. Veer ko darwaze par chorr woh waha se chali gayi aur idhar Veer darwaza khol kamre ke andar aa gaya.

Kisi ki dastak ko mehsoos kar andar baithi Suhana ne jaise hi apni nazre upar utha ke dekhi toh woh stabdh hoke reh gayi. Uska dil zoro se dhadakne laga. Veer ke aate hi, uska itna bada kamra bhi bahut chhota, bahut hi seemit sa lagne laga. Usne khud ko sthir rakhne ki koshish karte hue ek gehri saans Ii.

Veer apni jagah par hi khada tha. Hamesha ki tarah shaant. Lekin, uski aankhon me chinta thi jo Suhana shayad bhaanp na paayi.

Suhana : V-Veer-!?




Awaaz me kampan tha. Suhana ko punah dekh Veer ke khud ke dil me na jaane kaisi tarange uthi jinhe woh khud samajh na paaya. Iss aurat ko saamne dekh pata nahi kyu use hamesha raahat mehsoos hoti thi.

Veer : Miss Suhana-!!!

Aur, uski awaaz sunte hi Suhana apna nichla honth daato tale dabaate hue peeche ko mud gayi. Apne haatho me li hui kitab ko rakhne ke bahaane woh Veer ki orr peeth kar khadi ho gayi.

Unke beech ka sannata ghana tha. Ankahe shabdo aur ansuljhi bhavnao se bhara hua.

Veer : Suhana-!!!

Iss baar usne seedhe uska naam lete hue pukara. Aur, Suhana ke badan me ek sihran daud gayi. Kuch derr tak woh yuhi khadi rahi. Uske baad palatate hue uss se puchi.

Suhana : T-Tum yaha-!?

Veer yaha teen kaarno ki wajah se tha. Pehla toh yahi ki woh Suhana ka haal-chaal puchna chaahta tha. Uss se milna chaahta tha. Dusra yeh ki woh uss se kuch zaroori baat karna chahta tha. Aur, teesra tha...

Usne apni jeb se kuch nikaala aur Suhana ki orr karte hue use dikhaya.

Veer : Mein... Ise lautaane aaya tha!

Uss cheez ko dekhte hi Suhana ki aankhein aashcharya me fel gayi. Kuch khatti-meethi puraani yaadein taaza ho gayi. Lekin, uski samajh na aaya ki bhala kyu Veer use woh cheez lauta raha tha?

Kuch derr pehle...

Veer ke ghar par sabhi apne-apne kaamo me lage hue the. Hall me laga heater chaalu tha aur uski garmahat ka anand lete hue Veer sofe par virajman tha.

Tej aur Bhavna kisi prakar ki archaeological meeting ke liye online apne-apne laptop par vyast thi. Aur, Ragini, Suman andar khaane ki taiyariyaan kar rahi thi.

Veer ne TV band ki aur samachar se Madhuri ke parivar ki khabar use bhi lag chuki thi.

'That girl...! Madhuri-!!! It's her!!'

Use yaad tha. Ye wahi ladki thi jiske peeche Pranjal uss se nafrat karna shuru kiya tha. Woh boy-cut rakhne waali ladki jise ladka samajh Veer ne use bachpan me dhutkar diya tha. Ye wahi ladki thi jo Delhi me use mili thi. Jaha uska boyfriend use hotel ke baahar daant raha tha. Tab Veer ne use uss ladke se bachaate hue apna coat use pehnaya tha. Baad me woh coat Kaera ne Madhuri se le liya tha.

Veer ko yaad tha. Magar, Delhi se akhir Pune kaise pahuchi woh? Aur, uske pita ka ye murder. Akhir, chal kya raha tha?

Kintu, keval yahi khabar nahi thi. Ek aur khabar uske dimag me mandra rahi thi. Aur, woh thi ~ Moroccan hotel 'Royal Oasis' ka Spain ki missiles dwara tabah hona.

Spain ne Morocco pe attack kiya? Ya fir kuch aur hi chal raha tha? Samajhna bahut mushqil tha. Magar, Pari jaise uski bhavnao ko samajh gayi.

[The time has come to be vigilant, Master.]

'Yeah!'

[Keep a close watch around you. Kuch anhoni hone ke sanket mehsoos ho rahe hai mujhe.]

'I agree! Mujhe bhi kuch aisa hi feel ho raha hai. Something unknown... is lurking...!'

[Yes! It's better to be careful beforehand.]

'Mm!'

Woh inn sab vicharo me dooba hua tha jab peeche se use Kavya ki awaaz sunayi di.

Kavya : Bhaiya-!? Y-Ye aapka hai kya?

Kehte hue woh uske nazdeek aayi aur use kuch thamayi. Veer ne jaise hi woh dekha toh puraani kuch tasveere uske mann me taaza ho gayi.

Woh ek debit card tha. Aur, card bearer ka naam tha ~ Suhana!

Agle hi shan Veer ke dimag me kuch bol goonj gaye.

"Wo... Wo... Ye tum ring waapas laaye uske liye. Don't think ki mein tumhe rishvat de rahi hu. It's.. It's not like that at all. Okay? It's a payment for your hard work. Iska password hai xxxxxx, Also, maine tumhe uss din wo sab kaha uske liye s-sorry... Sonu mujh se behad naraaz thi isliye... I'll... I'll forgive you... Nooo! I mean... Aaarghh! Just take this. Aur ab sawaal-jawaab mat karna."

Ye wahi debit card tha jo Suhana ne use tab diya tha jab woh uski mom ke birthday ki ring dhundh ke use wapas laaya tha.

'This...!'

[Aapne kabhi iska istemal hi nahi kiya!?]

'Hmm! Kabhi zaroorat hi nahi padi. Jab bhi mujhe paiso ki zaroorat padti thi toh Ragini bhabhi meri madad kar deti thi. Aur, baad me Shweta maa aur Bhumika di ne bhi kaafi support kiya. Fir Teju di aur maa ne bhi. Iss card ko use karne ka kabhi mauka mila hi nahi. I should return it to her.'

[Hmm? Suhana ne aapko ye card reward ke roop me diya tha. Kya waqai aap ye card lautana chahte ho?]

'Yeah! Aur, isi bahane meri unse mulaqat bhi ho jayegi. She has done so much for me. Bahut si adhoori baatein hai jo mujhe unse karni hai. Unse aur madad nahi maangna chahta ab mein. She has done more than enough for me, Pari. Ab baari meri hai ki mein unke kaam aau.'

[Aapse yahi umeed thi mujhe.]

'Hmm? Kya mein kuch galat kar raha hu?'

[No! *smiles* I admire your every decision, Master.]

'Mmm-!'

Suhana hi woh vyakti bhi thi jisne Veer ko kapdo ke business ka idea diya tha. Aaj agar Veer 'Yarnia' ko market me utaarne jaa raha tha toh usme sabse bada haath Suhana ka hi tha.

'Come to think of it...! Mujhe yaad hai ki unhone mujhse showroom dene ka bhi vaada kiya tha. Unhone kaha tha ki jab tum apna brand khologe toh uske showroom ki jagah ke liye mere paas aana. Iss maamle me mein unse baat kar sakta hu. Arohi di aur Teju di kal khaali haath laut ke aayi hai. Unhe sahi jagah nahi mili outlet ke liye.'

[If I remember, Karan ne ek chhoti building bhi li hai na?]

'Yeah! Teju di ne mujhe bataya tha. Saara production ka kaam wahi ho raha hai. Poore stocks aur raw materials bhi wahi jama ho rahe hai. Printing, Pressing, saare procedures wahi kiye jaa rahe hai. Woh building ab hamari 'Yarnia' ki manufacturing unit hai. Mujhe Karan se bhi jald se jald milna hoga. Usne zahir hai apna paisa laga ke woh building hathyayi hai. Louis se bhi mujhe milne ki zaroorat hai. There's so much to do.'

[Don't worry! Aap akele nahi ho.]

'Hmm!'

Woh apne vicharo me hi leen tha jab Kavya ki awaaz use wapas se hosh me laayi.

Kavya : Bhaiya? Kya hua? Kya hai ye? Bank card? Kiska hai?

Veer : Bas kisi ka hai... Jo mujhe lautana hai.

Kavya : Ohh! Aapko paiso ki zaroorat hai kya bhaiya?

Veer : Nope! Kisi ne mujhe ye zaroorat ke liye tab diya tha. Par, maine iska istemal hi nahi kiya.

Kavya : Kisne??

Veer : Hmm? Tum kisi ko pokogi toh nahi ye baat?

Kavya : Bhaiya, aapko mere pe ittu sa bhi bharosa nahi hai kya?

Veer : Mujhe tum par bharosa hai. Tumhare muh par nahi.

Kavya : Ohh, you hurt me-!! Ughuuu-! (⁠ ⁠≧⁠Д⁠≦⁠)

Veer : Muh theek karo, muh theek karo, maarunga ek-

Kavya : Hehehe-! Toh fir bataiye!

Veer : Kuch nahi hai...! Ye card bas mujhe Miss Suhana ne diya tha.

Kavya : Ahhh! Miss Suhana!? Y-Ye toh wahi didi hai na jo Holi me hamare ghar aayi thi??

Veer (nods) : Hmm!

Kavya : Toh unhone aapko ye kyu diya???

Veer : Maine unka ek kaam kiya tha. Jiske baad unhone payment ke roop me mujhe ye card diya tha.

Kavya : Eh!?? Aisa kaun sa kaam kiya tha aapne unka jo unhone seedha bank card hi aapko de diya?

Veer : Apna khayali pulav pakane ki zaroorat nahi hai. Unki mom ke birthday ke liye ek keemti ring thi jo chori ho gayi thi. Baad me maine use dhundh ke unhe wapas ki thi. Jiski khushi me unhone mujhe ye card diya tha. Samjhi?

Kavya : Ohhhh! Aap toh bahut lucky ho bhaiya!

Veer : Jao nahane jao! Mujhe bhi ye lautane jaana hai.

Kavya : Okie-!! Aap aana chaahoge mere saath? Hehe! *winks*

Veer : Huh-!!!? Kavya ki bacchi-!!!

Kavya : Ahahahaha-!!!

Woh Kavya ke pichhwade par apne haath saaf karne ke liye utha ki itne me Kavya khil-khilaate hue waha se bhaag nikli.

Jab Kavya naha ke baahar aayi tab tak Veer ghar se jaa chuka tha. Tej apni meeting se fursat hui hi thi jab use Kavya se pata chala ki Veer Suhana ke ghar gaya hua hai. Aur, bas... Itna kaafi tha use bechain karne ke liye.

Tej : Tumne roka kyu nahi use Kavya!?

Kavya : Hmm? Par, kyu? Bhaiya, unka bank ka card lautane gaye hai. Usme unhe rokna kyu?

Tej : What? Kaun sa card?

Kavya : Bhaiya ne bataya ki woh Suhana jo hai... Unhone unko apna bank ka card diya tha zaroorat ke samay istemal karne ke liye. Par, bhaiya ab woh lautane jaa rahe hai.

Tej : She... She gave him a bank card? Just like that-!?

Kavya : Hmm? Nahi! Bhaiya ne unki mummy ke birthday ki khoyi hui ring lautayi thi. Isliye, khush hoke unhone woh card diya tha.

Tej : No woman gives her bank card like that Kavya...! Urgh-!!! Damn it!!!

Kavya : Hmm???

Tej : Ye Suhana...! What the hell is going on...!?

Kavya : Kya hua di?

Tej : Oh, Kavya! Tum bahut bholi ho. Agli baar Veer ke muh se Suhana ka naam jab bhi nikle aur woh uske ghar ya uss se milne jaaye toh uske jaane se pehle seedhe pehle mujhe inform karogi tum. Samajh gayi?

Kavya : Mmm? Okay!

Tej (frowns) : I need to meet her! Face-to-face!!

Aur, wahi card ab Veer ke haatho me tha. Saamne khadi Suhana card ko dekh sab bhaanp gayi. Sab yaad aa gaya use. Veer se judi harr yaad uske andar taaza bani hui thi. Uske thar-tharate hue hontho se nikla,

Suhana : Y-Ye card...! I remember!




Veer : Hmm! Aapne hi ye mujhe diya tha. Isliye, mein ise ab lautaane aaya hu.

Suhana (frowns) : Kis liye?

Veer : I believe it belongs to you!?

Suhana : You earned that as a reward. Didn't you?

Veer (sighs) : Maine iska kabhi istemal nahi kiya. Mujhe lagta hai ise lautana hi sahi hai. Mere paas abhi paryapt paisa hai. Thanks a lot! Uss waqt mujhe ye dene ke liye. Lekin, mujhe iski zaroorat nahi padi.

Suhana (frowns) : Maine tumhare upar koi ehsaan nahi kiya tha, Veer. Ye ek tohfa tha. I was grateful...! Tumne mom ki ring dhundhi thi. Uske badle ye bas ek chhota sa-

Veer : Ye chhota nahi, Miss Suhana! It has money in it. 5 lakh, 75 thousand rupees. Ye raqam... Chhoti nahi. I mean... Mere liye toh aaj bhi ye raqam... badi hi hai.

Pata nahi kyu, par Suhana ke dil pe bahut zorr se ghaat pahuchi. Veer use uska diya hua tohfa lauta raha tha? Woh card usne apna abhaar vyakt karne ke liye diya tha. Toh aise me Veer ka use wapas karna. Kahi na kahi, Suhana ka dil dukh utha. Aur, upar se ye kya matlab hua ki uske liye woh raqam badi hai? Kya woh ye dikhana chaah raha tha ki ye paise Suhana ke swayam ke liye kuch nahi? Bas, haath ka mel hai? Kya woh uss par raeesi ki mauhar laga raha tha?

Suhana (frowns) : Tumhe ise lautaane ki , zaroorat nahi-




Veer : Zaroorat hai!! I don't want to depend on you.

Jaise hi uske muh se ye shabd nikle Suhana hairat me use dekhti reh gayi. Ek adrishya khanjar jaise uske dil par ghop diya gaya. Kintu, agle hi pal Veer ne uske baad jo kaha use sunte hi Suhana ka dil dhadkane phaand gaya.

Veer : Instead... I want you to depend on me.

Saansein tez hui. Jo deewarein usne apne ird-gird banayi thi Veer se bachne ke liye woh ek-ek kar ke bikharne lagi.

Apni nazre churaate hue woh kamre ki badi si khidki ke nazdeek aayi aur waha se baahar apne ghar ke garden me lage phoolo ko dekhne lagi. Gulab ki pankhudiyaan band thi. Aur, unhe dekhte hi uski bauhe kass uthi. Woh mudi,




Suhana : Kya bas ise hi dene aaye the? Agar, tumhe nahi chahiye toh use wahi table par rakh do. You can leave now.

Apne chehre par uska wapas se wahi kathorpann laut aaya. Veer Suhana ki orr aage badha toh Suhana ki saansein atak ke reh gayi. Veer uske behad qareeb tha.

Veer (ahista se) : Mein yaha sirf card dene nahi aaya hu, Suhana!

Suhana : !!!?

Veer : I have come for you!!!

Suhana : Huh-!!!?

Suhana ka dil itni zorro se dhadka ki ek pal ke liye woh ghabrayi kahi Veer ne uski dhadkane toh nahi sunn li?

Veer : I have questions, Suhana!

Suhana : Wh-What-!?

Veer (frowns) : Tum mujhse bhaag kyu rahi thi? France me... You ran away from me. Why??? Jawab do mujhe!!!

Lekin, Suhana keval apna muh ferrne ke alawa aur kuch na keh saki. Iss baare me woh koi charcha nahi karna chahti thi.

Veer : Tumne meri itni madad ki hai. Akhir kyu? You even sent a fucking helicopter for me in France-!!! Tumhe pata kaise chala ki mein France me hu? No! Wait! Tum waha kar bhi kya rahi thi?

Jab Suhana kaafi derr tak yuhi khamosh khadi rahi toh Veer ne use uske kandho se thaam jhanjhorte hue apne saamne kiya. Aur, maatra sparsh se hi Suhana ki saansein atak gayi. Ye nahi hona chahiye tha. Ye hargiz nahi hona chahiye tha. Veer ka sparsh usne pehle bhi kayi dafa mehsoos kiya hua tha par kabhi bhi iss tarah ki anubhuti nahi hoti thi use. Fir, ab kyu?

Akasmat use apni psychiatrist 'Ashita' ke bol yaad aa gaye.

'You have fallen for him, Dear.'

Suhana : Nahhhhiiiii-!!!!

Woh cheenkhi. Veer ki pakad se khud ko chhurate hue uss se dur bhaagi. Veer uske achanak se iss bartaav ko dekh achambhav me reh gaya. Suhana ko bhi gyaat hua ki akhir usne achanak se ye kya kar diya. Ahista se fir usne wapas se kaha,

Suhana : N-Nahi!

Veer : Kya nahi?

Suhana : N-Nahi! It's... It's better this way. For you... For me... For both of us.

Veer (confused) : Kya matlab?

Woh punah uske qareeb aaya.

Veer : Jawab do! Iska kya matlab hua? Mere sawal ka jawab do, Suhana. Paheliyaan mat bujhao.

Suhana : Y-You won't understand!!!

Veer (yells) : Then make me understand-!!!

Suhana (frowns) : Y-You-!!! J-Just leave, Veer. Tumne card return kar diya hai. Leave now!

Veer : Mein idhar se kahi nahi jaane waala. Aur, tumhe jawab dena hi hoga.

Usne Suhana ka haath pakad use kheencha aur sofe ke qareeb use laaya. Use neeche baithaya aur khud uske saamne baith gaya.

Veer : Meri aankhon me dekho-! Aur, jawab do!!! Kyu??? Kyu bhaag rahi thi tum mujhse?

Suhana (looks away) : T-Tumhare... Tumhare manners kidhar gaye? Tum kab se mujhe 'Tum' kehke bulaane lage?




Veer : Mein jinhe apna maanta hu... Unse aise hi pesh aata hu!!!

Suhana (gasps) : Hhhuh!???

Veer : Ab jawab do! Kyu bhaag rahi thi mujhse?

Suhana : I... I don't know!

Veer (yells) : YOU'RE LYING!!!!

Suhana (screams) : I'M NOT!!!!

Veer : ...

Suhana : I'm... I'm not!!! *shivers* I'm not lying!! It's just... Jab tumhari khabar padhi thi ki tumhe execute kar diya gaya hai toh-

Veer : Toh?

Suhana : I felt like... Something died within me.

Veer : !!??

Suhana : Lekin, fir tumhe sahi salamat paaya. Par... M-Mein... Mein tumhara saamna nahi karna chaahti thi.

Veer : Kyu???

Suhana : I thought... Staying away from you... would make me hurt less.

[Oh dear!]

Baaton hi baaton me Suhana nahi jaanti thi ki usne kya izhaar kar diya tha. Aur, Veer bhi harr baar ki tarah yahi samajh paaya ki Suhana uski bahut parvah karti hai. Pari hi ekmaatra thi jo sab bhaanp gayi.

[Oh no-!!! You both- *sighs*]

Veer (amazed) : T-Tum-

Suhana : A-And I don't know further. Okay? Mil gaya tumhe tumhara jawab?

Veer : Nahi! Mere dusre sawal ka uttar mujhe abhi nahi mila. Meri itni madad kyu ki??

Suhana (looks away) : Don't make it sound weird. Ye pehli baar nahi hai. Iske pehle bhi... Iske pehle bhi mein tumhari madad kar chuki hu. Aatish ke waqt... Slogan ke waqt... Maine tumhe apni handgun tak di thi.

Veer : Tab tumhara swaarth juda hua tha. 'Aatish' aur 'Slogan' Miss Sonia ke peeche pade hue the aur tum unhe kaise bhi kar ke surakshit rakhna chaahti thi. Lekin, uske baad kya? Uske baad toh tumne lagatar meri madad ki hai. Meri jaan bachayi hai.

Suhana : I... I thought we were accomplices!?

Veer : We are!!!

Suhana : T-Toh fir-!? Agar uske baad maine madad kar bhi di toh tum itne surprised kyu ho? Tumhe toh khush hona chahiye na? Kya tum khush nahi the??

Veer : Nahi!!!

Suhana : Huh!?

Veer : Tumhe pata hai jab mein France me police se bach ke bhaag raha tha aur uske baad jab mujhe helicopter dikhayi diya tha toh mujhe kaisa mehsoos hua tha?

Suhana : !!?

Veer : I cannot even express it. Jab mujhe pata chala tha ki woh helicopter tumne bhijwaya tha. I was relieved. I was happy. I felt secured. Lekin, ab gussa bhi aata hai.

Suhana : ??

Veer : You stupid girl!!!

Suhana : Wh-What?

Veer : Mujhe behad khushi hoti hai jab mere apne log meri madad karte hai. Lekin, tumhe pata hai mujhe sabse zyada dukh kab hota hai?

Suhana : ???

Veer haule se uski orr jhuka. Aur, iss baar uska haath seedhe Suhana ki kamar par jaake tham gaya. Suhana ki aankhein chaudi ho uthi. Veer ka haath ahista-ahista sarp ki tarah uske badan par rengte hue uske peeth par gaya. Dono ke chehre atyadhik nazdeek the. Suhana ka jism harr sparsh par kaanp raha tha.

Veer (softly) : Mujhe sabse zyada dard tab hota hai jab mein mere apno ko dard me dekhta hu, Suhana!




Kehte hue usne Suhana ki peeth sehlayi. Ye wahi jagah thi jaha par Suhana ne uske liye woh bullet apne upar li thi. Haya ki parat toh thi hi par saath hi saath Suhana ke chehre par taajub tha. Veer ke muh se aise bol sunn, woh aashcharya-chakit thi. Use aaj ye ehsaas hua tha ki Veer use kis hadd tak apna maanta hai.

Veer : ...And I consider you as one of my people.

Suhana achraj ke maare sann pad gayi.

Veer : Aur, isliye... Mujhe gussa aata hai. Mein nahi chahta ki aisi khatarnak jagaho par mera koi apna mandraaye. Yahi kaaran hai ki mein tumpe gussa bhi tha. Now, tell me! Kyu thi tum waha?

Suhana : I... I had some business.

Veer : Jhooth!

Iss baar Suhana virodh me nahi chillaa paayi. Kyuki, Veer sahi tha. Woh jhooth hi keh rahi thi. Woh toh keval aur keval Veer ke liye hi waha par thi.

Veer (sighs) : Fine! Agar, tumhe nahi batana toh mat batao. Mujhe apne zaroori sawalo ke jawab kuch hadd tak mil gaye hai. It's time for me to take my leave.

Woh uth khada hua toh Suhana tapaak se bol uthi.

Suhana : Tum... Tum iss tarah card wapas nahi kar sakte.

Veer : Hmm?

Suhana (blushes) : M-Maine... Maine woh gift ke roop me tumhe diya tha. Agar, tumhe amount bada lag raha hai toh kuch aur le lo. But, you must take something. Otherwise, aise me meri repayment ka kya matlab?




Veer : Oh! Right! I remember-! *smiles* Well, mujhe tumse ek madad chahiye hi thi. Hamara clothing brand 'Yarnia' market me utarne ke liye taiyaar hai. Tumne kaha tha ki tum ek showroom ka arrangement kar ke mujhe dogi. So?

Suhana : Bas???

Veer : Hm? Yeah! Abhi toh space ki hi dikkat jaa rahi hai.

Suhana : Consider it done. I'll send you the details later.

Veer (smiles) : Chalta hu!

Suhana (blushes) : Mm!

Veer jaise hi uske kamre se baahar nikla toh Suhana jo apne pati ke liye kisi meeting me jaane ke liye taiyaar hone waali thi, usne apne kapde utaar ke feke aur ghar ke dheele dhaale kapdo me aa gayi. Usne turant hi Ashita ko call kar ghar pe bula liya.

Toh wahi, Veer ke jaane ke pashchat sabhi maids jo pehle darwaze par kaan lagaaye sab sunane ki koshish kar rahi thi woh ikhatti hui aur aapas me gapp-shup me lag gayi.

Maid 1 : W-Woh ladd rahe the kya?

Maid 2 : Lag toh nahi raha.

Maid 1 : Toh abhi kya kare hum?

Maid 2 : Kuch nahi! Agar kuch hota toh madam kuch kehti hamse.

Maid 1 : Tumhe kya lagta hai? Woh ladka madam ka boyfriend hai?

Maid 2 : Haan! Mujhe toh poora vishvas hai. Madam aaj tak kabhi kisi ladke ko ghar nahi laayi hai. Woh pehla aisa ladka hai. Aur, dekha nahi tumne? Kaise madam ne pichli baar hume daant diya tha.

Maid 1 : Haan! Keh rahi thi ki hum sab unn sir ko hamesha respect se treat kare. Iska matlab... Iska matlab madam Gaurav Sir ko talaak dene waali hai?

Maid 3 : Huh? Kya waqai? Agar aisa hua toh kitna accha ho jayega na? Roz-roz waise bhi woh dono ladte hi rehte hai.

Maid 2 : Sahi kaha! Madam ko kitna rote hue dekha hai maine. Baap re!!! Inn ameero ke paas paisa zaroor hai magar khushiyaan nahi hai. Kabhi-kabhi lagta hai ki theek hi hai jo mere paas itna paisa nahi hai.

Maid 1 : Hahaha! Chal chal! Kaam pe lag jaa! Shayad madam ne firse kisi ko bulaya hai.

Aur, maids ki baat sahi thi. Suhana ne apni psychiatrist Ashita ko ghar pe bulaya tha. Zyada samay bhi nahi liya Ashita ne ghar pahuchne me.

Ashita : K-Kya hua? Itna urgently bulaya tumne mujhe???

Suhana deewar se tiki khadi hui thi. Uski samajh nahi aa raha tha ki kis tarah baat ko shuru kiya jaaye.




Ashita : Arey kya hua? Bolo?

Suhana : Tumne theek kaha tha.

Ashita : Hmm?

Suhana : M-Mujhe kuch ho gaya hai, Ashita.




Ashita ne use itminaan se sofe par baithaya aur woh uss se saari jankaari lene lagi. Jab use pata chala ki bas kuch derr pehle hi Veer yaha se lauta tha toh woh aur chillaa uthi.

Ashita : Woh Veer yaha par tha-!!!? Aur, tumne mujhe bataya bhi nahi???

Suhana : Woh achanak aaya tha. Mujhe khabar nahi thi.

Ashita : You-!!! I missed my chance to speak to him.

Suhana : Ashita...! Ashita, it's getting serious.

Ashita : ???

Suhana : M-Mein pehle aisi nahi thi. I don't know mujhe kya hota jaa raha hai. Mein aisi kabhi nahi thi, Ashita-!!! I don't know... I don't know what to do. And, it's making me nervous...! Meri raato ki neend udd rahi hai...! Khud par dhyaan dena kam ho gaya hai mera. I keep daydreaming...! I feel lost...!




Ashita : It's damn serious! Shit!!

Suhana : Huh?

Ashita : You've gotten a fever!

Suhana : Wh-What-!?

Ashita : Love fever!

Suhana : ???

Woh iske pehle ki kuch keh paati ki tabhi-

*Ring* *Ring*

Ashita : Tumhara phone baj raha hai.

Call unknown number se tha. Suhana ne jaise hi call pick kar apne kaan se lagaya toh udhar se kisi ladki ki awaaz aayi.

"Suhana?"

Suhana : Yes?

"Tejal this side! Veer ki badi behan!!! I need to talk with you. Face-to-face."

Suhana : Huh?

"Meet me tomorrow at 6 PM. You decide the venue and let me know. This is my number. I'll come wherever you see fit."

*Call ends*

Suhana : Wh-What-?

Ashita : Kya hua?

Suhana : Veer ki badi behan...! Woh mujhse milna chahti hai.

Ashita : Oh no! I think I know where this is going...! *sighs*

***

Police Station, Thane
Mumbai
Evening ~ 6:10 PM

Ek khubsoorat DSP mahila officer baar-baar alag-alag files ko paltaate hue dekhti jaa rahi thi. Kuch dhundhne ki koshish kar rahi thi parantu, woh na milne par uska gussa badhta hi jaa raha tha jab ek head constable ne usko tang dekh apni himmat kar bola.

"Trisha madam-!!! Woh file band hoke almaree me kayi mahino pehle hi lapet di gayi thi. Kuch milega nahi usme se aapko."

Trisha : Jaanti hu Jeetu kaaka!!! Aur, isliye toh mujhe aur bhi zyada kheej uth rahi hai. Ye kya report hai???

Jeetu kaaka : Aapke pehle jo madam thi unhone hi taiyar kari thi. Sabka maanana yahi tha ki agar koi jurm karne waala vyakti chala jaaye duniya se toh duniya ke liye toh accha hi hai na?

Trisha : Aise nahi Jeetu kaaka! Aise nahi chalta kanoon!!! Police ka kaam hai teh tak jaana!!!

Jeetu kaaka : !!??

Trisha (frowns) : Aatish Rane aur Sanjeev Mankar urf Slogan!!! Do bade gangsters jo Mumbai me apna thikana banaaye hue the woh dono hi achanak se maare jaate hai. Aur, police kya karti hai? Gangsters maare gaye hai iski khushi me dheeli-dhaali ek report bana kar usme 'haadse ka shikaar' likhte hue uss file ko thande baste me daal deti hai. Tch-!!

Jeetu kaaka : Ise toh saal do saal ho gaya madam. Ab fizool me gade murde ukhaadne ka kya fayda???

Trisha : Agar, aise hi harr police waala sochne laga kaaka toh duniya thapp ho jayegi. Do bade gangsters ko maarne waala zaroori nahi ki koi nyaay ka devta hi ho. Koi unse bhi bada gangster ho sakta hai jo baad me aur bhi bada khatra bann ke saabit ho.

Jeetu kaaka : Hmm! Ye baat toh hai.

Trisha (frowns) : Aatish Rane ki toh theek se laash bhi nahi mili. Lekin, report me saaf darz hai ki woh hi tha jo maara gaya. Toh wahi Sanjeev Mankar...! Khaayi me neeche mrat haalat me paaya gaya. Laash badi mushqil se pehchan me aayi thi.

Jeetu kaaka : Aap iss puraane case ke hi peeche kyu padi ho madam?

Trisha : Kaaka aap khud sochiye. Do bade gangsters achanak se maare jaate hai. Aur, dono hi iss tarah maare jaate hai ki maarne waale ke baare me koi saboot tak nahi milta.

Jeetu kaaka : Haadsa bhi toh ho sakta hai na-!?

Trisha : Sanjeev Mankar ki laash jangal ke andar neeche khaayi me mili thi Kaaka. Aur, aas paas koi gaadi ya car nahi thi. Itni andar jangal ki gehrayi me jaa ke koi aadmi ladkhada ke toh nahi girega na? Ye dono murders the!!! Tch-!!! Jankari bahut kam hai.

Jeetu kaaka : Kabhi-kabhi madam ji thoda duri banaaye rakhna hi behtar hai.

Trisha : Mein koi darpok officer nahi, kaaka. Agar mein desh ki seva me haath nahi battaungi toh aur kaun battayega? Gunah apni panah leta rahega!!! Mein iske baare me dhundh ke rahungi-!!!

Usne file par apne dono haath patakte hue dridhta se kaha ki itne me peeche se kisi aur mard ki awaaz aayi.

"Use baad me dhundhna! Pehle ise dekho-!!!"

Kehte hue ek aadmi waha andar aaya. Aur, uske andar aate hi Jeetu kaaka apni jagah par hi salaam thok tann ke khade ho gaye.

Wahi nahi the. Trisha khud apni jagah par khadi hui aur aane waale insaan ko dekh salute kari.

Aadmi andar aaya. Umr zyada nahi thi. 30-32 ke aas-paas ka prateet ho raha tha. Usne apne haatho me li hui file wahi table par patki aur Trisha ko padhne ka ishara kiya.

Trisha : DGP Sir? Yaha pe?

Aadmi muskuraya. Uske seene par saaf-saaf uske naam aur post ka tag laga hua tha.

Rohan Bakshi
DGP (Director General of Police)

Rohan : I guess, ye tumhare liye zyada interesting hona chahiye.

Trisha : Y-Ye-!?

Rohan : Maharashtra me serial killer khulla ghoom raha hai. Pune, Satara, Panchgani, Lonavla, aur ab Thaane. 6 murders ho chuke hai kul.

Trisha (frowns) : Aap abhi-!?

Rohan (nods) : Hmm! Pune se hi aa raha hu. Udhar par responsibility di hai. Thaane ka case tumhara hai. Deal with it.

Trisha : Yes Sir!

Rohan (smiles) : Naam se bula sakti ho. I'm your husband after all.

Uske itna kehte hi Trisha use aankh dikhaati hai toh Rohan kharaash lete hue Jeetu kaaka ki orr mudd jaata hai.

Rohan : Aaj aapko jaldi nahi jaana? Maine suna hai aap aksar jaldi nikalne ke liye rasta dekhte rehte hai.

Jeetu kaaka : N-Nahi Sir ji! Y-Ye kisne kaha aap se? Mein head constable hu. Mein akhir me hi jaata hu.

Rohan : Oh-!?

Trisha (mutters) : Pihu ne tang toh nahi kiya?

Rohan (smiles) : Pihu maa ke saath mauj me lagi hai.

Trisha : Maa ji ko aaj jaana tha na?

Rohan : Maine aaj rok liya. Kal jayengi woh.

Trisha : T-Toh fir kal se?

Rohan : Mama ji ke yaha chorr denge. Masla woh nahi hai. Masla ye report hai. Sambhal ke thoda. Mujhe ek important kaam se jaana hai. Raat ko ghar deri se aaunga.

Trisha (nods) : Hmm!

Aur, Rohan ek akhiri baar apni biwi ko dekh waha se nikal gaya. Trisha ne report kholi aur woh bareeki se saari vardaato ki summary ko padhne me lag gayi. Woh nahi jaanti thi ki woh kitne bade case me hissa lene jaa rahi thi.

***

FBCC Headquarters
New York, USA
Night ~ 10:25 PM

FBCC ki iss lambi si building ke andar, sabse upar maale ke theek neeche waale floor par Rebecca ahista se lift se nikalte hue andar dakhil hui.

Harr baar ki tarah floor par ghapp andhera tha. Na hi uss floor par kisi ko jaane ki anumati thi aur na hi koi jaata tha. Sawal karne par unhe bas mana kar diya jaata.

Aur, jo zurrat karta use naukri se hi nikaal diya jaata. Anumati keval aur keval Rebecca ko thi. Jo swayam FBCC ki Director thi.

Poora FBCC uske niyantran me tha aur uske hisaab se hi chalta tha. Bhale hi sarkar bhi iss crime control agency me hissedar thi magar andhruni taur se Rebecca hi iss agency ko chalati thi.

Ghanghor andhere se guzarte hue woh ahista-ahista andar ko aayi.

"I know you're here-!!!"




Bolte hue woh apne sthaan par ruk gayi.

Aur, halki si raushni me tabhi dur use koi baitha dikhayi diya.

?? : Of course! Where else I could be???




Rebecca (frowns) : Report-!!!!

?? : Ohh? Itni jaldi chahiye?

Rebecca : ...

?? : I always appreciate patience, you know.

Rebecca : Tumhare saare kaam hote gaye hai.

?? : Kya waqai?

Rebecca : Y-Yes!!!

?? : Australia ka kya?

Rebecca : Neutral!!!

?? : Hmm? Kya uss ladki ko khabar nahi lagi abhi?

Rebecca : Agar lagi hoti toh threat aa gaya hota.

?? : Australia is the easiest one. C'mon! Give me a break! You are taking too much time.

Rebecca : Satark rehne me koi burayi nahi. What about you? Aren't you dilly-dallying your case too?

?? : I'm dealing with something much bigger, lady!!! Aur, waise bhi... Mujhe bahut logo se deal karna hota hai.

Rebecca (frowns) : Kya tum... waqai wahi karne jaa rahe ho?

?? : Of course! Tumhe kya lagta hai? Mein yaha time-pass karne aata hu?

Rebecca : B-But-

?? : Kyu? Kahi... Koi hamdardi toh nahi?

Rebecca (sweats profusely) : N-No!

?? : Really?

Rebecca : Y-Yes!!!

?? : What about the Spanish duo?

Rebecca : Neutral!!!

?? (sighs) : Lagta hai, mujhe hi sab karna hoga. Well, I shouldn't complain. You ever seen a god complaining?

Rebecca : ...

?? : No! Right? I'm new to these things. Par, dheere dheere I'll manage. Trust me! Oh, by the way-

Rebecca : ???

?? (smiles) : I heard rumours that you might be pulling strings behind my back! *smiles* Is it true??? *smiles*

Rebecca : H-Huh-!!? Wh-What do you-

Agle hi shan, woh aadmi apni jagah se gayab hua. Rebecca ki aankhein darr ke maare feli aur woh kuch karne ke liye apne perr modi magar sab kuch itni jaldi hua ki woh react tak na kar paayi aur-

*BAAAAMMMMMMMMMMM*

Uska sarr seedhe peeche concrete ki deewar par jaake laga. Uska gala uss aadmi ki mazboot giraft me tha. Lag raha tha maano ek cheel khargosh ko apne panjo me daba ke fasaaye hue tha.

Woh haule se jhukta hua uske kaan ke nazdeek aaya aur bola,

?? : You... don't have any legendary skill, right???

Rebecca ne badi hi mushqil se ukhdi saansein lete hue himmat kar naa me sarr hilaaya. Kuch derr tak woh aadmi use yuhi dekhta raha.

?? (smiles) : Good! Kitni acchi baat hai ki tumne jhooth nahi kaha.

Rebecca : Arghh-!!!

?? : Because, you know... I hate lies... And, liars even more!!!

Rebecca : Urggh-!!!

Uss aadmi ka haath Rebecca ki zulfo par fira aur ahista ahista uske gaalo par aaya. Rebecca apne chehre ko uske sparsh se khud ko modti rahi.

?? : Tumhe pata hai-!? I don't destroy for the sake of chaos. My each move is calculated, each action meticulously planned. Kya naam dogi tum aisi planning ko?

Rebecca (grits) : E-Evil-!!!

?? (smiles) : And, I call it strategy.

Kehte hue usne uske gale par se haath hataaya toh Rebecca khaaste hue apne gale ko sehlane lagi.

?? : Tumhare uska kya?? Your lapdog??? Hmm?

Rebecca : He's doing his mission. *cough*

?? (nods) : Good! Good!

Rebecca : ...

?? : Table par report rakhi hui hai. Jo tumhe chahiye tha woh tumhare paas hai. Go on!

Report ke baare me sunte hi Rebecca bechaini me table ki taraf bhaagi. Lekin, report dekhte hi uski utsukta ghabrahat me badal gayi.

Rebecca : Y-Ye-!! Ye toh sirf ek report hai.

?? : Oh!! Toh tumhe kya laga? Kya waqai tumhe ye laga tha ki mein tumhe saari reports de dunga?

Rebecca (frowns) : Tsk...!!!

Muskurate hue woh lift ki orr jaane laga jab peeche se Rebecca ne ek akhiri sawaal pucha.

Rebecca : Wh-Where are you going???

?? (smiles) : I was just craving some couscous!!!

Kehte hue woh waha se gayab ho gaya.
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Aaj ke liye itna hi guys.
This update consists of around 8.5k words. Itni hi length ke around sabhi updates honge. Kuch mega updates agar aaye toh woh bhi bade honge. Bahut dino baad aaya hai update. You guys know my troubles. Toh, like thokne ka aur revos rakhne ka. Target apna wahi hai guys ~ 200!!! Arc pacing pakad raha hai. You saw some new characters as well. You also got to know about Aatish' and Slogan's full names. Police jo ab tak aksar muddo se bahar rehti thi ab light me aa chuki hai. More trouble for Veer. Baaki, aise hi support karte rehne ka.
Dhanyavad.

Gazab ka update...

 

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Super update

 

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The base ready for new battle. Nice update

 

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Update - 182 ~ Unsolved​

Ab tak...

Ladka : Veer-!!!!

Naam sunte hi Cashier ki aankhein chaudi ho gayi.

Ladka : Don't you have some business with him? *grins* Take this.

Usne ek envelope use thamaya. Na jaane andar kya tha.

Cashier : Get the fuck outta here... I don't need anything... I...

Par, jaate-jaate ladke ne jo kaha use sunn cashier chuppi saadhne par majboor ho gaya.

Ladka : I hope you will comply... Mister... Dexter-!!!!!

Ab aage...

"Akhir kab tak??? Akhir kab tak hum iss 30 x 30 ke flat me sadte rahenge, Dad?"

Pranjal ki oonchi awaaz flat ke hall me goonj gayi. Usne akhbar ko table par patakte hue apni kheej jataayi. Saamne sofe par chai pee raha Karunesh apne bete ki harqat dekh khud ko bolne se na rok saka.

Karunesh : Ye kya chai banayi hai tumne? Itne dino se ek chai banana bhi nahi seekh paaye tum?

Pranjal : Aapko chai ki padi hai? Arey iss flat se kab chhutkara payenge hum?

Karunesh : Toh, kisne kaha tha tumhe bewakoofi waali harqate karne ko?

Pranjal : Huh? Bewakoofi? Bewakoofi!? Aur, woh bhi mein? Mujhe toh ghar se nikaal hi diya tha pehle hi... Par, aap? Aap kaun sa kaand kare baithe the barso pehle? Kya naam tha uska? Hari...? Harikiran!? Aisi kaun si patti padha gaya woh buddha aapko ki aap uski kahi sab karte chale gaye? Aur, kiya toh kiya. Fir, itne saalo baad phans bhi gaye?

Karunesh : Uss aadmi ka naam bhi mat lo. Uske kaaran hi aaj hum iss haalat me hai. Na mein uss waqt uss geedad ki baaton me aata aur na hi aaj hume ye din dekhna padta.

Pranjal : Tch-!!! Saala jis bhi kaam me haath daalo wohi bigad jaata hai. Chenn ki zindagi toh jee hi nahi paa rahe hai.

Karunesh : Tumne apne perr par khud kulhadi maari hai. Aur, maine bhi! Vivek ko dekho. Sahi samay par usne apne perr peeche kar liye toh aaj kam se kam ghar me sab ke saath chenn ki saans toh le raha hai.

Pranjal : Hmph! Mujhe uksaate bhi toh aap hi the. Meri problem sirf Veer se thi. Mujhe ghar se hi nikal diya uske liye? Aur, rahi baat Vivek bhaiya ki toh... Unhone hume dhoka diya hai.

Karunesh : Woh dimag se chala aur kuch nahi. Aur, aaj wahi dimag ke kaaran woh ghar me sab ke saath hai. Arey, insaan kamata kiske liye hai? Parivar ke liye? Maana ki mein laalach me aa gaya tha. Par, hamesha se mera uddeshya apne ghar ko aage badhane ka hi raha hai.

Pranjal : Aur, kya hua fir?

Karunesh (sighs) : Jalan ke chalte sab dhara ka dhara reh gaya. Aaj agar papa ji ne mujhe bhaiya ki zameen ka hissa diya hota toh mein bhi akhir ghar pe wahi toh kar raha hota jo bhaiya kar rahe hai. Parivar ko aage badhana. Toh, fir jab bhaiya bhi wahi karte aaye hai toh mujhe isme koi taqleef honi hi nahi chahiye thi. Lekin, ye vipreet buddhi...! Aur, woh lakad-bagghha Harikiran!!! Lalach ne apna ghar bana liya tha. Aur, aaj dekho...!

Pranjal : ...!?

Karunesh : Meri bacchiyaan aur Sumitra...! Sab ghar pe hai aur mein yaha...!

Pranjal : Kuch kariye. Kuch sochiye! Mein iss bekaar se flat me ab aur nahi reh sakta.

Karunesh : Kya karu? Mujhe nahi lagta papa ji mujhe maaf karenge. Mein unka gussa jaanta hu. Jis tarah se unhone mujhe maara tha...! Itna gussa maine bahut kam dekha hai unpe. Upar se Bhabhi ke bahut bade bhakt the woh. Aise me mujhe toh maaf karne se rahe.

Pranjal : Aur, mujhe toh aur bhi nahi karenge. Aapke pehle hi mujhe ghar se nikaal diya gaya tha. Khurraaye baithe honge. Par... Par ab mujhe mom, Arohi di aur Kavya... sabki ki yaad aa rahi hai.

Karunesh : Baad me dekhte hai kya karna hai. TV chalu karo zara. News dekhe...!

Pranjal ne be-mann se TV on kari aur woh apne phone me lagne hi wala tha jab TV par aa rahi khabar sunn uske kaan khade ho gaye aur jab usne screen pe jis shaks ko dekha use dekhne ke baad toh jaise woh wahi jamm ke reh gaya.

Karunesh : Zara dekhe toh kya haal chaal hai apne Maharashtra ke...

*switches on*

"Namaskar! Aap dekh rahe hai xxxx news aur mein iss waqt khadi hu Pune ke ek jaane maane ilaaqe me. Ek aisa ilaaqa jaha chori-dakaiti hone ki sambhavna dus feesdi se bhi kam hai, jaha pichle 33 saalo me koi bhi bada apradh nahi hua. Usi ilaaqe me ek raat aisa dardnak aur bhayanak qatl hota hai jo poore ke poore Pune sheher ko jhakjhor kar rakh deta hai."

"Ji haan! Mein baat kar rahi hu haal hi me hue 'Prabhakar hatya-kaand' ki. Ek aisa khaufnak hatya-kaand jiske baare me sunn aapki rooh kaanp jayegi. Aap sochne par majboor ho jayenge ki bhala koi itna nirdayee kaise ho sakta hai?"

"Mein khadi hu 'Prabhakar Desai' ji ke iss ghar ke saamne... Jo pehle kabhi ghar hua karta tha. Kyuki, ab uss ghar ko chalane wala insaan maujood nahi hai. Ghar ki rozi-roti jo vyakti apni mehnat ki kamayi se chalaya karta tha use buri tarah se maut ke ghaat utaar diya gaya."

"Ghatna kuch dino pehle ki hai jab police ko Prabhakar ji ka mrat shareer agyaat awastha me mila tha. Tab, hamari reporting ke zariye aap sab ne unn bhayanak tasveero ko dekha tha. Aaj mein yaha jayza lene aayi hu ki kya sarkar aur police ke dwara iss masoom se parivar ke liye kuch kiya bhi gaya hai ya nahi?"

"Murder ke baad, police ne jab body ki haalat dekhi toh veh hakki-bakki reh gayi thi. Mein kroorta ke uss varnan me firse nahi jaana chahungi kyuki hamare saath maujood hai swayam Prabhakar ji ki ekmatra suputri. Aaiye, unse baat karte hai aur halaat ko thoda aur samajhte hai. Kya naam hai aapka, beta?"

"M-Madhuri-!!"

"Beta Madhuri, kya mein puch sakti hu ki kya karti hai aap abhi?"

"M-Mera... Mera last year hai college me. B.com!!!"

"Accha! Toh yahi Pune se kar rahi hai aap?"

"J-Jii!"

"Fir toh college ki fees aur ghar kharch sab papa chalate honge."

"H-Haan! S-Sab papa karte the."

"Abhi kinn dikkato ka saamna karna pad raha hai?"

"Bahut ...! P-Papa ke na hone se...! Maa...! Hume bahut taqleef ho rahi hai. *sniff* Kuch samajh nahi aa raha. *sniff* Pata nahi kya hoga."

"Beta, himmat rakho. Mujhe ye batao ki kya prashasan ne kuch kiya aapke liye abhi tak? Maharashtra sarkar ne iss masle par kya pratikriya di hai? Aur, police ne aapke liye kuch khoja abhi tak ya nahi?"

"J-Ji! Sarkar ne 10 lakh ka muavza dene ka kaha hai. *sniff* Aur, police ne... Police kuch bhi khoj nahi paayi hai. *sniff* Kuch pata nahi chala hai."

"Kya aapke pita ki kisi ke saath kabhi dushmani thi? Koi bhi berr ya ladayi kabhi kisi se-!?"

Sawal sunte hi Madhuri jaise aur bhi darr gayi. Woh fauran boli,

"Nahiiiii-!!!! Hargiz nahi!!! Papa kabhi kisi se ladte hi nahi the. Aur, iss tarah unhe koi- *sniff* *sniff*"

Uske rone par reporter ne use gale se lagate hue chup karaya aur camera ke bahar le jaate hue use shaant kiya. Fir, wapas se camera ke saamne aate hue boli.

"Toh jaisa ki dekha aapne, kaise bechari ek 20-22 saal ki yeh ladki apni haalat ko shabdo me bayaan bhi nahi kar paa rahi hai. Kitna hi dukhad samay hai Madhuri aur uski maa ke liye. Maharashtra sarkar ne 10 lakh dene ka faisla toh suna diya, par kya inn 10 lakh se uss mrat pita ki kami poori ho sakti hai? Shayad nahi! Aur, shayad isliye kaha jaata hai ki kyu zindagi anmol hoti hai. Iska koi mol nahi."

"Samay-samay par hum aapke liye Madhuri aur uske jaise aur peedit parivar se judi khabre laate rahenge. Tab tak ke liye dekhte rahiye, xxxx news."

Idhar camera ke band hote hi Madhuri jab wapas apne ghar ke andar aayi toh uski maa Lalita uska andar hi intezar kar rahi thi.

Lalita : K-Kya hua? Kya puch rahe the?

Madhuri : Wahi maa-!! Pita ki ke baare me.

Lalita : Inhe... Inhe bas haal-chaal puchne keh do. Madad karne ke liye koi aage nahi aata. Itne din ho gaye hai Madhu... Aur, ye hatyaare ka pata tak nahi laga paaye. *sniff* Sab ke sab nithalle hai. Kisi ko kuch nahi aata! *sniff* Ek patni par kya beetati hai ye bhala ye kaha samjhenge? *sniff* Tumne- Tumne kya bataya?

Madhuri : Z-Zyada kuch nahi.

Lalita : Tumne uss aadmi ke baare me nahi bataya?

Madhuri : N-Nahi maa!

Lalita (yells) : Tu pagal hai kya? Arey teri aqal kya ghaas charne gayi hai? Media waalo ke saamne nahi bolegi toh kis se bolegi??? Mujhe poora vishvas hai uss kutte Praveen ne hi ye sab kuch karwaya hai. *sniff* Mein jaanti hu...! Mein jaanti hu kaun hai iske peeche. *cough* *cough*

Madhuri : M-Maa!!! Police ko toh hum ye sab bata chuke hai. Toh fir harr jagah bataane ki kya zaroorat hai? Aur, tum shaant raho, please. Warna, tabiyat bigad jayegi.

Lalita (screams) : Toh bigad jaane do!!! Ab bacha hi kya hai??? Arey kya ukhad lenge ye mera??? Ab mein darr ke peeche baithne waali nahi. Khul ke naam lungi. Sab toh le liya mujhse mera. Kya kar lenge ab ye??? Inko jab tak salaakho ke peeche nahi karwa dungi tab tak chenn se baithne waali nahi mein.

Madhuri (chillaate hue) : Maaaa-!

Madhuri Lalita ke paas aayi aur uske kandho par haath rakh use jakadte hue ro kar boli.

Madhuri : Tumhe kya ho gaya hai??? *sniff* Tum samajhti kyu nahi?? Pita ji jaa chuke hai. Agar, tumhe kuch ho gaya toh kya hoga mera??? *sniff* Mera khayal nahi hai kya tumhe zara bhi-!? *hic*

Jab Lalita ne apni beti ki ye baat suni toh woh jaise apni bhavnao se baahar aayi. Aur, khud rote hue uss se lipat gayi.

Prabhakar, ek qabil mechanical engineer tha. Praveen ke sang mil ke usne apni zindagi ki dobara shuruat ki thi jab woh pehle hi apna paisa business me duba chuka tha. Workshop me gaadiyo ki servicing aur repairing. Aur, insurance waali gaadiyo se kaise adhik paise nikalwana tha. Prabhakar inme bahut maahir tha.

Magar, uska woh dhandha bhi Praveen kha gaya. Uske pashchat Prabhakar bas ek sadharan mechanic bann ke reh gaya. Lekin, shayad upar waale ne kuch aur hi tay kar rakha tha uske liye. Use apne paas hi bula liya.

Idhar TV par samachar dekh raha Karunesh news se hairan tha. Par, uss se bhi zyada jhatka laga tha Pranjal ko.

Karunesh : Kaise murder ho rahe shehro me...!

Pranjal : M-Madhuri-!!!

Karunesh (glances) : Hmm?

Pranjal ki aankhein phati hui thi. Bachpan se jise woh chaahta aaya tha use itne saalo baad dekhne ke baad bhi uski aankhein dhoka nahi kha sakti thi. Use poora bharosa tha ki ye wahi Madhuri thi jo uske sang khela karti thi. Jise woh pasand kiya karta tha. Kabhi laga tha ki woh ab uss se dobara kabhi nahi mil payega. Par, Madhuri swayam khabar ke zariye uske saamne aa gayi.

Pranjal : D-Dad-!!! Madhuri-!!!

Karunesh : Hmm? Kya?

Pranjal (yells) : Dad ye wahi Madhuri hai-!!!! Meri bachpan ki dost, Dad!!! Yaad aaya??? Inka parivar hamare pados me raha karta tha. Woh hamare ghar khelne aati thi.

Karunesh : Kya bole jaa rahe ho?

Pranjal : Dad...! Bachpan me ek ladki aati thi na hamare ghar??? Mere saath khelti thi. Madhuri!!? Yaad karo na-!! W-Woh boy cut rakhti thi. Inka ghar hamare pados me hi toh tha.

Karunesh : H-Haan! Kuch yaad toh aaya. Ye wahi parivar hai??? Nahi! Woh log toh acchi sthiti me the. Iss haalat me thodi the-

Pranjal : Ye wahi parivar hai, Dad! Mein poori guarantee ke saath keh sakta hu. Mein Madhuri ko kabhi bhool nahi sakta. Mein use ek jhalak me pehchan sakta hu. Woh meri best friend thi.

Karunesh : Par, woh log toh ameer gharane se lagte the aur yaha ye-

Pranjal : Ameer gareeb kya Dad. Mujhe bas itna pata hai ki ye wahi hai. Dad!!! H-Hume unki madad karni chahiye. Hai na? Madhuri meri dost hai. Meri sabse acchi dost.

Karunesh : Agar, ye wahi log hai toh waqai bahut dukh ki baat hai unke liye. Par, ab isme hum kya kar sakte hai?

Pranjal : Hum nahi karenge toh aur kaun karega, Dad? Mein uska khaas dost tha. Agar, mein ye khabar dekhne ke baad bhi uske liye kuch nahi karunga toh kaun karega???

Karunesh : Hmm? Ye achanak se tumhare andar dosti nibhane ki bhavna kaise jaag gayi? Woh bhi tab ki dosti jab tum bacche the. Itni samajh bhi nahi thi. Arey kaho use yaad bhi na ho ki tum kaun ho.

Pranjal : Nahiiii!!!! Bilkul nahi!!! Woh mujhe nahi bhool sakti...! Kabhi nahi!!! Aap samajhte kyu nahi-!? Ye sirf ittefaq nahi tha Dad ki aapke news dekhne par seedha wahi khabar hamare saamne aayi. Matlab, bhagwan chahta hai ki hum uski madad kare.

Karunesh : Mera beta jo mandir tak jaane ka shaukeen nahi hai, woh aaj aisi baatein kar raha hai? Kuch toh baat hai zaroor.

Pranjal : Urgh-!!! D-Dad! Koi baat nahi hai. Aapne mujhe samajh kya rakha hai? Madhuri meri dost hai. Aur, mein...! Mein uski madad kar ke hi rahunga. Mein, Pune jaa raha hu.

Karunesh : Huh-!!? Oye!?? Pranjal???

Kehte hue Pranjal baahar nikal gaya aur Karunesh use idhar rokta hi reh gaya. Na jaane achanak se uske bete ko kya ho gaya tha. Uska ye ravaiyya dekh woh khud hi hairat me tha.

***

*Thud*

Gaadi ka darwaza band hua aur Veer ne apne saamne maujood aalishan ghar ki orr dekha. Balki, ghar kehna bhi galat tha. Yeh ek bunglow tha. Suhana ka bunglow.

Aaj kitne samay baad woh uss se milne jaa raha tha ye soch ke hi woh khud bhi andar se thoda vyakul tha. Akhiri baar usne France me hi use dekha tha jab woh bhaagti hui daud ke uski taraf aayi thi. Aankhon me aasu, baal bikhre, aur aankhein gham se laal hui padi thi uski. Tab, Veer ne use rokna chaaha tha. Magar, kisi kaaran-vash woh uss se dur bhaag gayi thi. Aur, uske baad se dono ke beech koi bhi baat-cheet na hui.

Woh aage badha. Aur, security guards use dekhte hi iss baar pehchan gaye. Pichli baar jab woh Suhana ke ghar aaya tha toh Suhana ke badle hue ravaiyye se ghar me kaam karne waale sabhi hakke-bakke reh gaye the. Woh tab se hi jaan gaye the ki ye ladka unki madam ke dil me koi khaas jagah rakhta hai. Warna, kabhi unki madam apne saath kisi ladke ko nahi laayi thi. Veer woh pehla ekmaatra ladka tha.

Veer ko dekhte hi guards ne iss baar use salaam thoka aur bina kisi jhanjhat ke uske liye darwaza khol diya.

Veer : Um... Miss Suhana-!?

Security guard : Madam andar hi hai, Sir.

Veer (nods) : Hmm! Thanks!

Woh andar ki orr chal diya. Hall me pravesh karte hi usne nazre daudayi. Sab cheez ekdum vyavasthit thi, ghar pehle ki tarah hi tha aur naukar-chaakar sab apne apne kaam me lage hue the. Woh soch hi raha tha ki seedhe Suhana ke kamre ki orr jaaye ya fir kisi se puch le... Ki itne me ek safayi karne waali maid ne use dekh liya.

Maid : Ah!! A-Aap-!!!? Aap toh wahi ho na jo-

Veer : Mujhe Miss Suhana se milna tha.

Maid : Miss? O-Ohh-!!! Aaiye! Aaiye mein aap ko unke kamre tak le chalti hu.

Jaise hi woh use Suhana ke kamre ki orr laayi toh baaki ke workers firse Veer ko ajeeb nigaho se dekhne lage. Veer ko darwaze par chorr woh waha se chali gayi aur idhar Veer darwaza khol kamre ke andar aa gaya.

Kisi ki dastak ko mehsoos kar andar baithi Suhana ne jaise hi apni nazre upar utha ke dekhi toh woh stabdh hoke reh gayi. Uska dil zoro se dhadakne laga. Veer ke aate hi, uska itna bada kamra bhi bahut chhota, bahut hi seemit sa lagne laga. Usne khud ko sthir rakhne ki koshish karte hue ek gehri saans Ii.

Veer apni jagah par hi khada tha. Hamesha ki tarah shaant. Lekin, uski aankhon me chinta thi jo Suhana shayad bhaanp na paayi.

Suhana : V-Veer-!?




Awaaz me kampan tha. Suhana ko punah dekh Veer ke khud ke dil me na jaane kaisi tarange uthi jinhe woh khud samajh na paaya. Iss aurat ko saamne dekh pata nahi kyu use hamesha raahat mehsoos hoti thi.

Veer : Miss Suhana-!!!

Aur, uski awaaz sunte hi Suhana apna nichla honth daato tale dabaate hue peeche ko mud gayi. Apne haatho me li hui kitab ko rakhne ke bahaane woh Veer ki orr peeth kar khadi ho gayi.

Unke beech ka sannata ghana tha. Ankahe shabdo aur ansuljhi bhavnao se bhara hua.

Veer : Suhana-!!!

Iss baar usne seedhe uska naam lete hue pukara. Aur, Suhana ke badan me ek sihran daud gayi. Kuch derr tak woh yuhi khadi rahi. Uske baad palatate hue uss se puchi.

Suhana : T-Tum yaha-!?

Veer yaha teen kaarno ki wajah se tha. Pehla toh yahi ki woh Suhana ka haal-chaal puchna chaahta tha. Uss se milna chaahta tha. Dusra yeh ki woh uss se kuch zaroori baat karna chahta tha. Aur, teesra tha...

Usne apni jeb se kuch nikaala aur Suhana ki orr karte hue use dikhaya.

Veer : Mein... Ise lautaane aaya tha!

Uss cheez ko dekhte hi Suhana ki aankhein aashcharya me fel gayi. Kuch khatti-meethi puraani yaadein taaza ho gayi. Lekin, uski samajh na aaya ki bhala kyu Veer use woh cheez lauta raha tha?

Kuch derr pehle...

Veer ke ghar par sabhi apne-apne kaamo me lage hue the. Hall me laga heater chaalu tha aur uski garmahat ka anand lete hue Veer sofe par virajman tha.

Tej aur Bhavna kisi prakar ki archaeological meeting ke liye online apne-apne laptop par vyast thi. Aur, Ragini, Suman andar khaane ki taiyariyaan kar rahi thi.

Veer ne TV band ki aur samachar se Madhuri ke parivar ki khabar use bhi lag chuki thi.

'That girl...! Madhuri-!!! It's her!!'

Use yaad tha. Ye wahi ladki thi jiske peeche Pranjal uss se nafrat karna shuru kiya tha. Woh boy-cut rakhne waali ladki jise ladka samajh Veer ne use bachpan me dhutkar diya tha. Ye wahi ladki thi jo Delhi me use mili thi. Jaha uska boyfriend use hotel ke baahar daant raha tha. Tab Veer ne use uss ladke se bachaate hue apna coat use pehnaya tha. Baad me woh coat Kaera ne Madhuri se le liya tha.

Veer ko yaad tha. Magar, Delhi se akhir Pune kaise pahuchi woh? Aur, uske pita ka ye murder. Akhir, chal kya raha tha?

Kintu, keval yahi khabar nahi thi. Ek aur khabar uske dimag me mandra rahi thi. Aur, woh thi ~ Moroccan hotel 'Royal Oasis' ka Spain ki missiles dwara tabah hona.

Spain ne Morocco pe attack kiya? Ya fir kuch aur hi chal raha tha? Samajhna bahut mushqil tha. Magar, Pari jaise uski bhavnao ko samajh gayi.

[The time has come to be vigilant, Master.]

'Yeah!'

[Keep a close watch around you. Kuch anhoni hone ke sanket mehsoos ho rahe hai mujhe.]

'I agree! Mujhe bhi kuch aisa hi feel ho raha hai. Something unknown... is lurking...!'

[Yes! It's better to be careful beforehand.]

'Mm!'

Woh inn sab vicharo me dooba hua tha jab peeche se use Kavya ki awaaz sunayi di.

Kavya : Bhaiya-!? Y-Ye aapka hai kya?

Kehte hue woh uske nazdeek aayi aur use kuch thamayi. Veer ne jaise hi woh dekha toh puraani kuch tasveere uske mann me taaza ho gayi.

Woh ek debit card tha. Aur, card bearer ka naam tha ~ Suhana!

Agle hi shan Veer ke dimag me kuch bol goonj gaye.

"Wo... Wo... Ye tum ring waapas laaye uske liye. Don't think ki mein tumhe rishvat de rahi hu. It's.. It's not like that at all. Okay? It's a payment for your hard work. Iska password hai xxxxxx, Also, maine tumhe uss din wo sab kaha uske liye s-sorry... Sonu mujh se behad naraaz thi isliye... I'll... I'll forgive you... Nooo! I mean... Aaarghh! Just take this. Aur ab sawaal-jawaab mat karna."

Ye wahi debit card tha jo Suhana ne use tab diya tha jab woh uski mom ke birthday ki ring dhundh ke use wapas laaya tha.

'This...!'

[Aapne kabhi iska istemal hi nahi kiya!?]

'Hmm! Kabhi zaroorat hi nahi padi. Jab bhi mujhe paiso ki zaroorat padti thi toh Ragini bhabhi meri madad kar deti thi. Aur, baad me Shweta maa aur Bhumika di ne bhi kaafi support kiya. Fir Teju di aur maa ne bhi. Iss card ko use karne ka kabhi mauka mila hi nahi. I should return it to her.'

[Hmm? Suhana ne aapko ye card reward ke roop me diya tha. Kya waqai aap ye card lautana chahte ho?]

'Yeah! Aur, isi bahane meri unse mulaqat bhi ho jayegi. She has done so much for me. Bahut si adhoori baatein hai jo mujhe unse karni hai. Unse aur madad nahi maangna chahta ab mein. She has done more than enough for me, Pari. Ab baari meri hai ki mein unke kaam aau.'

[Aapse yahi umeed thi mujhe.]

'Hmm? Kya mein kuch galat kar raha hu?'

[No! *smiles* I admire your every decision, Master.]

'Mmm-!'

Suhana hi woh vyakti bhi thi jisne Veer ko kapdo ke business ka idea diya tha. Aaj agar Veer 'Yarnia' ko market me utaarne jaa raha tha toh usme sabse bada haath Suhana ka hi tha.

'Come to think of it...! Mujhe yaad hai ki unhone mujhse showroom dene ka bhi vaada kiya tha. Unhone kaha tha ki jab tum apna brand khologe toh uske showroom ki jagah ke liye mere paas aana. Iss maamle me mein unse baat kar sakta hu. Arohi di aur Teju di kal khaali haath laut ke aayi hai. Unhe sahi jagah nahi mili outlet ke liye.'

[If I remember, Karan ne ek chhoti building bhi li hai na?]

'Yeah! Teju di ne mujhe bataya tha. Saara production ka kaam wahi ho raha hai. Poore stocks aur raw materials bhi wahi jama ho rahe hai. Printing, Pressing, saare procedures wahi kiye jaa rahe hai. Woh building ab hamari 'Yarnia' ki manufacturing unit hai. Mujhe Karan se bhi jald se jald milna hoga. Usne zahir hai apna paisa laga ke woh building hathyayi hai. Louis se bhi mujhe milne ki zaroorat hai. There's so much to do.'

[Don't worry! Aap akele nahi ho.]

'Hmm!'

Woh apne vicharo me hi leen tha jab Kavya ki awaaz use wapas se hosh me laayi.

Kavya : Bhaiya? Kya hua? Kya hai ye? Bank card? Kiska hai?

Veer : Bas kisi ka hai... Jo mujhe lautana hai.

Kavya : Ohh! Aapko paiso ki zaroorat hai kya bhaiya?

Veer : Nope! Kisi ne mujhe ye zaroorat ke liye tab diya tha. Par, maine iska istemal hi nahi kiya.

Kavya : Kisne??

Veer : Hmm? Tum kisi ko pokogi toh nahi ye baat?

Kavya : Bhaiya, aapko mere pe ittu sa bhi bharosa nahi hai kya?

Veer : Mujhe tum par bharosa hai. Tumhare muh par nahi.

Kavya : Ohh, you hurt me-!! Ughuuu-! (⁠ ⁠≧⁠Д⁠≦⁠)

Veer : Muh theek karo, muh theek karo, maarunga ek-

Kavya : Hehehe-! Toh fir bataiye!

Veer : Kuch nahi hai...! Ye card bas mujhe Miss Suhana ne diya tha.

Kavya : Ahhh! Miss Suhana!? Y-Ye toh wahi didi hai na jo Holi me hamare ghar aayi thi??

Veer (nods) : Hmm!

Kavya : Toh unhone aapko ye kyu diya???

Veer : Maine unka ek kaam kiya tha. Jiske baad unhone payment ke roop me mujhe ye card diya tha.

Kavya : Eh!?? Aisa kaun sa kaam kiya tha aapne unka jo unhone seedha bank card hi aapko de diya?

Veer : Apna khayali pulav pakane ki zaroorat nahi hai. Unki mom ke birthday ke liye ek keemti ring thi jo chori ho gayi thi. Baad me maine use dhundh ke unhe wapas ki thi. Jiski khushi me unhone mujhe ye card diya tha. Samjhi?

Kavya : Ohhhh! Aap toh bahut lucky ho bhaiya!

Veer : Jao nahane jao! Mujhe bhi ye lautane jaana hai.

Kavya : Okie-!! Aap aana chaahoge mere saath? Hehe! *winks*

Veer : Huh-!!!? Kavya ki bacchi-!!!

Kavya : Ahahahaha-!!!

Woh Kavya ke pichhwade par apne haath saaf karne ke liye utha ki itne me Kavya khil-khilaate hue waha se bhaag nikli.

Jab Kavya naha ke baahar aayi tab tak Veer ghar se jaa chuka tha. Tej apni meeting se fursat hui hi thi jab use Kavya se pata chala ki Veer Suhana ke ghar gaya hua hai. Aur, bas... Itna kaafi tha use bechain karne ke liye.

Tej : Tumne roka kyu nahi use Kavya!?

Kavya : Hmm? Par, kyu? Bhaiya, unka bank ka card lautane gaye hai. Usme unhe rokna kyu?

Tej : What? Kaun sa card?

Kavya : Bhaiya ne bataya ki woh Suhana jo hai... Unhone unko apna bank ka card diya tha zaroorat ke samay istemal karne ke liye. Par, bhaiya ab woh lautane jaa rahe hai.

Tej : She... She gave him a bank card? Just like that-!?

Kavya : Hmm? Nahi! Bhaiya ne unki mummy ke birthday ki khoyi hui ring lautayi thi. Isliye, khush hoke unhone woh card diya tha.

Tej : No woman gives her bank card like that Kavya...! Urgh-!!! Damn it!!!

Kavya : Hmm???

Tej : Ye Suhana...! What the hell is going on...!?

Kavya : Kya hua di?

Tej : Oh, Kavya! Tum bahut bholi ho. Agli baar Veer ke muh se Suhana ka naam jab bhi nikle aur woh uske ghar ya uss se milne jaaye toh uske jaane se pehle seedhe pehle mujhe inform karogi tum. Samajh gayi?

Kavya : Mmm? Okay!

Tej (frowns) : I need to meet her! Face-to-face!!

Aur, wahi card ab Veer ke haatho me tha. Saamne khadi Suhana card ko dekh sab bhaanp gayi. Sab yaad aa gaya use. Veer se judi harr yaad uske andar taaza bani hui thi. Uske thar-tharate hue hontho se nikla,

Suhana : Y-Ye card...! I remember!




Veer : Hmm! Aapne hi ye mujhe diya tha. Isliye, mein ise ab lautaane aaya hu.

Suhana (frowns) : Kis liye?

Veer : I believe it belongs to you!?

Suhana : You earned that as a reward. Didn't you?

Veer (sighs) : Maine iska kabhi istemal nahi kiya. Mujhe lagta hai ise lautana hi sahi hai. Mere paas abhi paryapt paisa hai. Thanks a lot! Uss waqt mujhe ye dene ke liye. Lekin, mujhe iski zaroorat nahi padi.

Suhana (frowns) : Maine tumhare upar koi ehsaan nahi kiya tha, Veer. Ye ek tohfa tha. I was grateful...! Tumne mom ki ring dhundhi thi. Uske badle ye bas ek chhota sa-

Veer : Ye chhota nahi, Miss Suhana! It has money in it. 5 lakh, 75 thousand rupees. Ye raqam... Chhoti nahi. I mean... Mere liye toh aaj bhi ye raqam... badi hi hai.

Pata nahi kyu, par Suhana ke dil pe bahut zorr se ghaat pahuchi. Veer use uska diya hua tohfa lauta raha tha? Woh card usne apna abhaar vyakt karne ke liye diya tha. Toh aise me Veer ka use wapas karna. Kahi na kahi, Suhana ka dil dukh utha. Aur, upar se ye kya matlab hua ki uske liye woh raqam badi hai? Kya woh ye dikhana chaah raha tha ki ye paise Suhana ke swayam ke liye kuch nahi? Bas, haath ka mel hai? Kya woh uss par raeesi ki mauhar laga raha tha?

Suhana (frowns) : Tumhe ise lautaane ki , zaroorat nahi-




Veer : Zaroorat hai!! I don't want to depend on you.

Jaise hi uske muh se ye shabd nikle Suhana hairat me use dekhti reh gayi. Ek adrishya khanjar jaise uske dil par ghop diya gaya. Kintu, agle hi pal Veer ne uske baad jo kaha use sunte hi Suhana ka dil dhadkane phaand gaya.

Veer : Instead... I want you to depend on me.

Saansein tez hui. Jo deewarein usne apne ird-gird banayi thi Veer se bachne ke liye woh ek-ek kar ke bikharne lagi.

Apni nazre churaate hue woh kamre ki badi si khidki ke nazdeek aayi aur waha se baahar apne ghar ke garden me lage phoolo ko dekhne lagi. Gulab ki pankhudiyaan band thi. Aur, unhe dekhte hi uski bauhe kass uthi. Woh mudi,




Suhana : Kya bas ise hi dene aaye the? Agar, tumhe nahi chahiye toh use wahi table par rakh do. You can leave now.

Apne chehre par uska wapas se wahi kathorpann laut aaya. Veer Suhana ki orr aage badha toh Suhana ki saansein atak ke reh gayi. Veer uske behad qareeb tha.

Veer (ahista se) : Mein yaha sirf card dene nahi aaya hu, Suhana!

Suhana : !!!?

Veer : I have come for you!!!

Suhana : Huh-!!!?

Suhana ka dil itni zorro se dhadka ki ek pal ke liye woh ghabrayi kahi Veer ne uski dhadkane toh nahi sunn li?

Veer : I have questions, Suhana!

Suhana : Wh-What-!?

Veer (frowns) : Tum mujhse bhaag kyu rahi thi? France me... You ran away from me. Why??? Jawab do mujhe!!!

Lekin, Suhana keval apna muh ferrne ke alawa aur kuch na keh saki. Iss baare me woh koi charcha nahi karna chahti thi.

Veer : Tumne meri itni madad ki hai. Akhir kyu? You even sent a fucking helicopter for me in France-!!! Tumhe pata kaise chala ki mein France me hu? No! Wait! Tum waha kar bhi kya rahi thi?

Jab Suhana kaafi derr tak yuhi khamosh khadi rahi toh Veer ne use uske kandho se thaam jhanjhorte hue apne saamne kiya. Aur, maatra sparsh se hi Suhana ki saansein atak gayi. Ye nahi hona chahiye tha. Ye hargiz nahi hona chahiye tha. Veer ka sparsh usne pehle bhi kayi dafa mehsoos kiya hua tha par kabhi bhi iss tarah ki anubhuti nahi hoti thi use. Fir, ab kyu?

Akasmat use apni psychiatrist 'Ashita' ke bol yaad aa gaye.

'You have fallen for him, Dear.'

Suhana : Nahhhhiiiii-!!!!

Woh cheenkhi. Veer ki pakad se khud ko chhurate hue uss se dur bhaagi. Veer uske achanak se iss bartaav ko dekh achambhav me reh gaya. Suhana ko bhi gyaat hua ki akhir usne achanak se ye kya kar diya. Ahista se fir usne wapas se kaha,

Suhana : N-Nahi!

Veer : Kya nahi?

Suhana : N-Nahi! It's... It's better this way. For you... For me... For both of us.

Veer (confused) : Kya matlab?

Woh punah uske qareeb aaya.

Veer : Jawab do! Iska kya matlab hua? Mere sawal ka jawab do, Suhana. Paheliyaan mat bujhao.

Suhana : Y-You won't understand!!!

Veer (yells) : Then make me understand-!!!

Suhana (frowns) : Y-You-!!! J-Just leave, Veer. Tumne card return kar diya hai. Leave now!

Veer : Mein idhar se kahi nahi jaane waala. Aur, tumhe jawab dena hi hoga.

Usne Suhana ka haath pakad use kheencha aur sofe ke qareeb use laaya. Use neeche baithaya aur khud uske saamne baith gaya.

Veer : Meri aankhon me dekho-! Aur, jawab do!!! Kyu??? Kyu bhaag rahi thi tum mujhse?

Suhana (looks away) : T-Tumhare... Tumhare manners kidhar gaye? Tum kab se mujhe 'Tum' kehke bulaane lage?




Veer : Mein jinhe apna maanta hu... Unse aise hi pesh aata hu!!!

Suhana (gasps) : Hhhuh!???

Veer : Ab jawab do! Kyu bhaag rahi thi mujhse?

Suhana : I... I don't know!

Veer (yells) : YOU'RE LYING!!!!

Suhana (screams) : I'M NOT!!!!

Veer : ...

Suhana : I'm... I'm not!!! *shivers* I'm not lying!! It's just... Jab tumhari khabar padhi thi ki tumhe execute kar diya gaya hai toh-

Veer : Toh?

Suhana : I felt like... Something died within me.

Veer : !!??

Suhana : Lekin, fir tumhe sahi salamat paaya. Par... M-Mein... Mein tumhara saamna nahi karna chaahti thi.

Veer : Kyu???

Suhana : I thought... Staying away from you... would make me hurt less.

[Oh dear!]

Baaton hi baaton me Suhana nahi jaanti thi ki usne kya izhaar kar diya tha. Aur, Veer bhi harr baar ki tarah yahi samajh paaya ki Suhana uski bahut parvah karti hai. Pari hi ekmaatra thi jo sab bhaanp gayi.

[Oh no-!!! You both- *sighs*]

Veer (amazed) : T-Tum-

Suhana : A-And I don't know further. Okay? Mil gaya tumhe tumhara jawab?

Veer : Nahi! Mere dusre sawal ka uttar mujhe abhi nahi mila. Meri itni madad kyu ki??

Suhana (looks away) : Don't make it sound weird. Ye pehli baar nahi hai. Iske pehle bhi... Iske pehle bhi mein tumhari madad kar chuki hu. Aatish ke waqt... Slogan ke waqt... Maine tumhe apni handgun tak di thi.

Veer : Tab tumhara swaarth juda hua tha. 'Aatish' aur 'Slogan' Miss Sonia ke peeche pade hue the aur tum unhe kaise bhi kar ke surakshit rakhna chaahti thi. Lekin, uske baad kya? Uske baad toh tumne lagatar meri madad ki hai. Meri jaan bachayi hai.

Suhana : I... I thought we were accomplices!?

Veer : We are!!!

Suhana : T-Toh fir-!? Agar uske baad maine madad kar bhi di toh tum itne surprised kyu ho? Tumhe toh khush hona chahiye na? Kya tum khush nahi the??

Veer : Nahi!!!

Suhana : Huh!?

Veer : Tumhe pata hai jab mein France me police se bach ke bhaag raha tha aur uske baad jab mujhe helicopter dikhayi diya tha toh mujhe kaisa mehsoos hua tha?

Suhana : !!?

Veer : I cannot even express it. Jab mujhe pata chala tha ki woh helicopter tumne bhijwaya tha. I was relieved. I was happy. I felt secured. Lekin, ab gussa bhi aata hai.

Suhana : ??

Veer : You stupid girl!!!

Suhana : Wh-What?

Veer : Mujhe behad khushi hoti hai jab mere apne log meri madad karte hai. Lekin, tumhe pata hai mujhe sabse zyada dukh kab hota hai?

Suhana : ???

Veer haule se uski orr jhuka. Aur, iss baar uska haath seedhe Suhana ki kamar par jaake tham gaya. Suhana ki aankhein chaudi ho uthi. Veer ka haath ahista-ahista sarp ki tarah uske badan par rengte hue uske peeth par gaya. Dono ke chehre atyadhik nazdeek the. Suhana ka jism harr sparsh par kaanp raha tha.

Veer (softly) : Mujhe sabse zyada dard tab hota hai jab mein mere apno ko dard me dekhta hu, Suhana!




Kehte hue usne Suhana ki peeth sehlayi. Ye wahi jagah thi jaha par Suhana ne uske liye woh bullet apne upar li thi. Haya ki parat toh thi hi par saath hi saath Suhana ke chehre par taajub tha. Veer ke muh se aise bol sunn, woh aashcharya-chakit thi. Use aaj ye ehsaas hua tha ki Veer use kis hadd tak apna maanta hai.

Veer : ...And I consider you as one of my people.

Suhana achraj ke maare sann pad gayi.

Veer : Aur, isliye... Mujhe gussa aata hai. Mein nahi chahta ki aisi khatarnak jagaho par mera koi apna mandraaye. Yahi kaaran hai ki mein tumpe gussa bhi tha. Now, tell me! Kyu thi tum waha?

Suhana : I... I had some business.

Veer : Jhooth!

Iss baar Suhana virodh me nahi chillaa paayi. Kyuki, Veer sahi tha. Woh jhooth hi keh rahi thi. Woh toh keval aur keval Veer ke liye hi waha par thi.

Veer (sighs) : Fine! Agar, tumhe nahi batana toh mat batao. Mujhe apne zaroori sawalo ke jawab kuch hadd tak mil gaye hai. It's time for me to take my leave.

Woh uth khada hua toh Suhana tapaak se bol uthi.

Suhana : Tum... Tum iss tarah card wapas nahi kar sakte.

Veer : Hmm?

Suhana (blushes) : M-Maine... Maine woh gift ke roop me tumhe diya tha. Agar, tumhe amount bada lag raha hai toh kuch aur le lo. But, you must take something. Otherwise, aise me meri repayment ka kya matlab?




Veer : Oh! Right! I remember-! *smiles* Well, mujhe tumse ek madad chahiye hi thi. Hamara clothing brand 'Yarnia' market me utarne ke liye taiyaar hai. Tumne kaha tha ki tum ek showroom ka arrangement kar ke mujhe dogi. So?

Suhana : Bas???

Veer : Hm? Yeah! Abhi toh space ki hi dikkat jaa rahi hai.

Suhana : Consider it done. I'll send you the details later.

Veer (smiles) : Chalta hu!

Suhana (blushes) : Mm!

Veer jaise hi uske kamre se baahar nikla toh Suhana jo apne pati ke liye kisi meeting me jaane ke liye taiyaar hone waali thi, usne apne kapde utaar ke feke aur ghar ke dheele dhaale kapdo me aa gayi. Usne turant hi Ashita ko call kar ghar pe bula liya.

Toh wahi, Veer ke jaane ke pashchat sabhi maids jo pehle darwaze par kaan lagaaye sab sunane ki koshish kar rahi thi woh ikhatti hui aur aapas me gapp-shup me lag gayi.

Maid 1 : W-Woh ladd rahe the kya?

Maid 2 : Lag toh nahi raha.

Maid 1 : Toh abhi kya kare hum?

Maid 2 : Kuch nahi! Agar kuch hota toh madam kuch kehti hamse.

Maid 1 : Tumhe kya lagta hai? Woh ladka madam ka boyfriend hai?

Maid 2 : Haan! Mujhe toh poora vishvas hai. Madam aaj tak kabhi kisi ladke ko ghar nahi laayi hai. Woh pehla aisa ladka hai. Aur, dekha nahi tumne? Kaise madam ne pichli baar hume daant diya tha.

Maid 1 : Haan! Keh rahi thi ki hum sab unn sir ko hamesha respect se treat kare. Iska matlab... Iska matlab madam Gaurav Sir ko talaak dene waali hai?

Maid 3 : Huh? Kya waqai? Agar aisa hua toh kitna accha ho jayega na? Roz-roz waise bhi woh dono ladte hi rehte hai.

Maid 2 : Sahi kaha! Madam ko kitna rote hue dekha hai maine. Baap re!!! Inn ameero ke paas paisa zaroor hai magar khushiyaan nahi hai. Kabhi-kabhi lagta hai ki theek hi hai jo mere paas itna paisa nahi hai.

Maid 1 : Hahaha! Chal chal! Kaam pe lag jaa! Shayad madam ne firse kisi ko bulaya hai.

Aur, maids ki baat sahi thi. Suhana ne apni psychiatrist Ashita ko ghar pe bulaya tha. Zyada samay bhi nahi liya Ashita ne ghar pahuchne me.

Ashita : K-Kya hua? Itna urgently bulaya tumne mujhe???

Suhana deewar se tiki khadi hui thi. Uski samajh nahi aa raha tha ki kis tarah baat ko shuru kiya jaaye.




Ashita : Arey kya hua? Bolo?

Suhana : Tumne theek kaha tha.

Ashita : Hmm?

Suhana : M-Mujhe kuch ho gaya hai, Ashita.




Ashita ne use itminaan se sofe par baithaya aur woh uss se saari jankaari lene lagi. Jab use pata chala ki bas kuch derr pehle hi Veer yaha se lauta tha toh woh aur chillaa uthi.

Ashita : Woh Veer yaha par tha-!!!? Aur, tumne mujhe bataya bhi nahi???

Suhana : Woh achanak aaya tha. Mujhe khabar nahi thi.

Ashita : You-!!! I missed my chance to speak to him.

Suhana : Ashita...! Ashita, it's getting serious.

Ashita : ???

Suhana : M-Mein pehle aisi nahi thi. I don't know mujhe kya hota jaa raha hai. Mein aisi kabhi nahi thi, Ashita-!!! I don't know... I don't know what to do. And, it's making me nervous...! Meri raato ki neend udd rahi hai...! Khud par dhyaan dena kam ho gaya hai mera. I keep daydreaming...! I feel lost...!




Ashita : It's damn serious! Shit!!

Suhana : Huh?

Ashita : You've gotten a fever!

Suhana : Wh-What-!?

Ashita : Love fever!

Suhana : ???

Woh iske pehle ki kuch keh paati ki tabhi-

*Ring* *Ring*

Ashita : Tumhara phone baj raha hai.

Call unknown number se tha. Suhana ne jaise hi call pick kar apne kaan se lagaya toh udhar se kisi ladki ki awaaz aayi.

"Suhana?"

Suhana : Yes?

"Tejal this side! Veer ki badi behan!!! I need to talk with you. Face-to-face."

Suhana : Huh?

"Meet me tomorrow at 6 PM. You decide the venue and let me know. This is my number. I'll come wherever you see fit."

*Call ends*

Suhana : Wh-What-?

Ashita : Kya hua?

Suhana : Veer ki badi behan...! Woh mujhse milna chahti hai.

Ashita : Oh no! I think I know where this is going...! *sighs*

***

Police Station, Thane
Mumbai
Evening ~ 6:10 PM

Ek khubsoorat DSP mahila officer baar-baar alag-alag files ko paltaate hue dekhti jaa rahi thi. Kuch dhundhne ki koshish kar rahi thi parantu, woh na milne par uska gussa badhta hi jaa raha tha jab ek head constable ne usko tang dekh apni himmat kar bola.

"Trisha madam-!!! Woh file band hoke almaree me kayi mahino pehle hi lapet di gayi thi. Kuch milega nahi usme se aapko."

Trisha : Jaanti hu Jeetu kaaka!!! Aur, isliye toh mujhe aur bhi zyada kheej uth rahi hai. Ye kya report hai???

Jeetu kaaka : Aapke pehle jo madam thi unhone hi taiyar kari thi. Sabka maanana yahi tha ki agar koi jurm karne waala vyakti chala jaaye duniya se toh duniya ke liye toh accha hi hai na?

Trisha : Aise nahi Jeetu kaaka! Aise nahi chalta kanoon!!! Police ka kaam hai teh tak jaana!!!

Jeetu kaaka : !!??

Trisha (frowns) : Aatish Rane aur Sanjeev Mankar urf Slogan!!! Do bade gangsters jo Mumbai me apna thikana banaaye hue the woh dono hi achanak se maare jaate hai. Aur, police kya karti hai? Gangsters maare gaye hai iski khushi me dheeli-dhaali ek report bana kar usme 'haadse ka shikaar' likhte hue uss file ko thande baste me daal deti hai. Tch-!!

Jeetu kaaka : Ise toh saal do saal ho gaya madam. Ab fizool me gade murde ukhaadne ka kya fayda???

Trisha : Agar, aise hi harr police waala sochne laga kaaka toh duniya thapp ho jayegi. Do bade gangsters ko maarne waala zaroori nahi ki koi nyaay ka devta hi ho. Koi unse bhi bada gangster ho sakta hai jo baad me aur bhi bada khatra bann ke saabit ho.

Jeetu kaaka : Hmm! Ye baat toh hai.

Trisha (frowns) : Aatish Rane ki toh theek se laash bhi nahi mili. Lekin, report me saaf darz hai ki woh hi tha jo maara gaya. Toh wahi Sanjeev Mankar...! Khaayi me neeche mrat haalat me paaya gaya. Laash badi mushqil se pehchan me aayi thi.

Jeetu kaaka : Aap iss puraane case ke hi peeche kyu padi ho madam?

Trisha : Kaaka aap khud sochiye. Do bade gangsters achanak se maare jaate hai. Aur, dono hi iss tarah maare jaate hai ki maarne waale ke baare me koi saboot tak nahi milta.

Jeetu kaaka : Haadsa bhi toh ho sakta hai na-!?

Trisha : Sanjeev Mankar ki laash jangal ke andar neeche khaayi me mili thi Kaaka. Aur, aas paas koi gaadi ya car nahi thi. Itni andar jangal ki gehrayi me jaa ke koi aadmi ladkhada ke toh nahi girega na? Ye dono murders the!!! Tch-!!! Jankari bahut kam hai.

Jeetu kaaka : Kabhi-kabhi madam ji thoda duri banaaye rakhna hi behtar hai.

Trisha : Mein koi darpok officer nahi, kaaka. Agar mein desh ki seva me haath nahi battaungi toh aur kaun battayega? Gunah apni panah leta rahega!!! Mein iske baare me dhundh ke rahungi-!!!

Usne file par apne dono haath patakte hue dridhta se kaha ki itne me peeche se kisi aur mard ki awaaz aayi.

"Use baad me dhundhna! Pehle ise dekho-!!!"

Kehte hue ek aadmi waha andar aaya. Aur, uske andar aate hi Jeetu kaaka apni jagah par hi salaam thok tann ke khade ho gaye.

Wahi nahi the. Trisha khud apni jagah par khadi hui aur aane waale insaan ko dekh salute kari.

Aadmi andar aaya. Umr zyada nahi thi. 30-32 ke aas-paas ka prateet ho raha tha. Usne apne haatho me li hui file wahi table par patki aur Trisha ko padhne ka ishara kiya.

Trisha : DGP Sir? Yaha pe?

Aadmi muskuraya. Uske seene par saaf-saaf uske naam aur post ka tag laga hua tha.

Rohan Bakshi
DGP (Director General of Police)

Rohan : I guess, ye tumhare liye zyada interesting hona chahiye.

Trisha : Y-Ye-!?

Rohan : Maharashtra me serial killer khulla ghoom raha hai. Pune, Satara, Panchgani, Lonavla, aur ab Thaane. 6 murders ho chuke hai kul.

Trisha (frowns) : Aap abhi-!?

Rohan (nods) : Hmm! Pune se hi aa raha hu. Udhar par responsibility di hai. Thaane ka case tumhara hai. Deal with it.

Trisha : Yes Sir!

Rohan (smiles) : Naam se bula sakti ho. I'm your husband after all.

Uske itna kehte hi Trisha use aankh dikhaati hai toh Rohan kharaash lete hue Jeetu kaaka ki orr mudd jaata hai.

Rohan : Aaj aapko jaldi nahi jaana? Maine suna hai aap aksar jaldi nikalne ke liye rasta dekhte rehte hai.

Jeetu kaaka : N-Nahi Sir ji! Y-Ye kisne kaha aap se? Mein head constable hu. Mein akhir me hi jaata hu.

Rohan : Oh-!?

Trisha (mutters) : Pihu ne tang toh nahi kiya?

Rohan (smiles) : Pihu maa ke saath mauj me lagi hai.

Trisha : Maa ji ko aaj jaana tha na?

Rohan : Maine aaj rok liya. Kal jayengi woh.

Trisha : T-Toh fir kal se?

Rohan : Mama ji ke yaha chorr denge. Masla woh nahi hai. Masla ye report hai. Sambhal ke thoda. Mujhe ek important kaam se jaana hai. Raat ko ghar deri se aaunga.

Trisha (nods) : Hmm!

Aur, Rohan ek akhiri baar apni biwi ko dekh waha se nikal gaya. Trisha ne report kholi aur woh bareeki se saari vardaato ki summary ko padhne me lag gayi. Woh nahi jaanti thi ki woh kitne bade case me hissa lene jaa rahi thi.

***

FBCC Headquarters
New York, USA
Night ~ 10:25 PM

FBCC ki iss lambi si building ke andar, sabse upar maale ke theek neeche waale floor par Rebecca ahista se lift se nikalte hue andar dakhil hui.

Harr baar ki tarah floor par ghapp andhera tha. Na hi uss floor par kisi ko jaane ki anumati thi aur na hi koi jaata tha. Sawal karne par unhe bas mana kar diya jaata.

Aur, jo zurrat karta use naukri se hi nikaal diya jaata. Anumati keval aur keval Rebecca ko thi. Jo swayam FBCC ki Director thi.

Poora FBCC uske niyantran me tha aur uske hisaab se hi chalta tha. Bhale hi sarkar bhi iss crime control agency me hissedar thi magar andhruni taur se Rebecca hi iss agency ko chalati thi.

Ghanghor andhere se guzarte hue woh ahista-ahista andar ko aayi.

"I know you're here-!!!"




Bolte hue woh apne sthaan par ruk gayi.

Aur, halki si raushni me tabhi dur use koi baitha dikhayi diya.

?? : Of course! Where else I could be???




Rebecca (frowns) : Report-!!!!

?? : Ohh? Itni jaldi chahiye?

Rebecca : ...

?? : I always appreciate patience, you know.

Rebecca : Tumhare saare kaam hote gaye hai.

?? : Kya waqai?

Rebecca : Y-Yes!!!

?? : Australia ka kya?

Rebecca : Neutral!!!

?? : Hmm? Kya uss ladki ko khabar nahi lagi abhi?

Rebecca : Agar lagi hoti toh threat aa gaya hota.

?? : Australia is the easiest one. C'mon! Give me a break! You are taking too much time.

Rebecca : Satark rehne me koi burayi nahi. What about you? Aren't you dilly-dallying your case too?

?? : I'm dealing with something much bigger, lady!!! Aur, waise bhi... Mujhe bahut logo se deal karna hota hai.

Rebecca (frowns) : Kya tum... waqai wahi karne jaa rahe ho?

?? : Of course! Tumhe kya lagta hai? Mein yaha time-pass karne aata hu?

Rebecca : B-But-

?? : Kyu? Kahi... Koi hamdardi toh nahi?

Rebecca (sweats profusely) : N-No!

?? : Really?

Rebecca : Y-Yes!!!

?? : What about the Spanish duo?

Rebecca : Neutral!!!

?? (sighs) : Lagta hai, mujhe hi sab karna hoga. Well, I shouldn't complain. You ever seen a god complaining?

Rebecca : ...

?? : No! Right? I'm new to these things. Par, dheere dheere I'll manage. Trust me! Oh, by the way-

Rebecca : ???

?? (smiles) : I heard rumours that you might be pulling strings behind my back! *smiles* Is it true??? *smiles*

Rebecca : H-Huh-!!? Wh-What do you-

Agle hi shan, woh aadmi apni jagah se gayab hua. Rebecca ki aankhein darr ke maare feli aur woh kuch karne ke liye apne perr modi magar sab kuch itni jaldi hua ki woh react tak na kar paayi aur-

*BAAAAMMMMMMMMMMM*

Uska sarr seedhe peeche concrete ki deewar par jaake laga. Uska gala uss aadmi ki mazboot giraft me tha. Lag raha tha maano ek cheel khargosh ko apne panjo me daba ke fasaaye hue tha.

Woh haule se jhukta hua uske kaan ke nazdeek aaya aur bola,

?? : You... don't have any legendary skill, right???

Rebecca ne badi hi mushqil se ukhdi saansein lete hue himmat kar naa me sarr hilaaya. Kuch derr tak woh aadmi use yuhi dekhta raha.

?? (smiles) : Good! Kitni acchi baat hai ki tumne jhooth nahi kaha.

Rebecca : Arghh-!!!

?? : Because, you know... I hate lies... And, liars even more!!!

Rebecca : Urggh-!!!

Uss aadmi ka haath Rebecca ki zulfo par fira aur ahista ahista uske gaalo par aaya. Rebecca apne chehre ko uske sparsh se khud ko modti rahi.

?? : Tumhe pata hai-!? I don't destroy for the sake of chaos. My each move is calculated, each action meticulously planned. Kya naam dogi tum aisi planning ko?

Rebecca (grits) : E-Evil-!!!

?? (smiles) : And, I call it strategy.

Kehte hue usne uske gale par se haath hataaya toh Rebecca khaaste hue apne gale ko sehlane lagi.

?? : Tumhare uska kya?? Your lapdog??? Hmm?

Rebecca : He's doing his mission. *cough*

?? (nods) : Good! Good!

Rebecca : ...

?? : Table par report rakhi hui hai. Jo tumhe chahiye tha woh tumhare paas hai. Go on!

Report ke baare me sunte hi Rebecca bechaini me table ki taraf bhaagi. Lekin, report dekhte hi uski utsukta ghabrahat me badal gayi.

Rebecca : Y-Ye-!! Ye toh sirf ek report hai.

?? : Oh!! Toh tumhe kya laga? Kya waqai tumhe ye laga tha ki mein tumhe saari reports de dunga?

Rebecca (frowns) : Tsk...!!!

Muskurate hue woh lift ki orr jaane laga jab peeche se Rebecca ne ek akhiri sawaal pucha.

Rebecca : Wh-Where are you going???

?? (smiles) : I was just craving some couscous!!!

Kehte hue woh waha se gayab ho gaya.
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Aaj ke liye itna hi guys.
This update consists of around 8.5k words. Itni hi length ke around sabhi updates honge. Kuch mega updates agar aaye toh woh bhi bade honge. Bahut dino baad aaya hai update. You guys know my troubles. Toh, like thokne ka aur revos rakhne ka. Target apna wahi hai guys ~ 200!!! Arc pacing pakad raha hai. You saw some new characters as well. You also got to know about Aatish' and Slogan's full names. Police jo ab tak aksar muddo se bahar rehti thi ab light me aa chuki hai. More trouble for Veer. Baaki, aise hi support karte rehne ka.
Dhanyavad.

Nice update Bhai

 

[Alok]

Behad maazedar update bhai....

Ye naya character evil bahut hi khatarnaak lagta hai aur shayad iska agla mission veer ho..

 

[manishaleone06]

Update - 182 ~ Unsolved​

Ab tak...

Ladka : Veer-!!!!

Naam sunte hi Cashier ki aankhein chaudi ho gayi.

Ladka : Don't you have some business with him? *grins* Take this.

Usne ek envelope use thamaya. Na jaane andar kya tha.

Cashier : Get the fuck outta here... I don't need anything... I...

Par, jaate-jaate ladke ne jo kaha use sunn cashier chuppi saadhne par majboor ho gaya.

Ladka : I hope you will comply... Mister... Dexter-!!!!!

Ab aage...

"Akhir kab tak??? Akhir kab tak hum iss 30 x 30 ke flat me sadte rahenge, Dad?"

Pranjal ki oonchi awaaz flat ke hall me goonj gayi. Usne akhbar ko table par patakte hue apni kheej jataayi. Saamne sofe par chai pee raha Karunesh apne bete ki harqat dekh khud ko bolne se na rok saka.

Karunesh : Ye kya chai banayi hai tumne? Itne dino se ek chai banana bhi nahi seekh paaye tum?

Pranjal : Aapko chai ki padi hai? Arey iss flat se kab chhutkara payenge hum?

Karunesh : Toh, kisne kaha tha tumhe bewakoofi waali harqate karne ko?

Pranjal : Huh? Bewakoofi? Bewakoofi!? Aur, woh bhi mein? Mujhe toh ghar se nikaal hi diya tha pehle hi... Par, aap? Aap kaun sa kaand kare baithe the barso pehle? Kya naam tha uska? Hari...? Harikiran!? Aisi kaun si patti padha gaya woh buddha aapko ki aap uski kahi sab karte chale gaye? Aur, kiya toh kiya. Fir, itne saalo baad phans bhi gaye?

Karunesh : Uss aadmi ka naam bhi mat lo. Uske kaaran hi aaj hum iss haalat me hai. Na mein uss waqt uss geedad ki baaton me aata aur na hi aaj hume ye din dekhna padta.

Pranjal : Tch-!!! Saala jis bhi kaam me haath daalo wohi bigad jaata hai. Chenn ki zindagi toh jee hi nahi paa rahe hai.

Karunesh : Tumne apne perr par khud kulhadi maari hai. Aur, maine bhi! Vivek ko dekho. Sahi samay par usne apne perr peeche kar liye toh aaj kam se kam ghar me sab ke saath chenn ki saans toh le raha hai.

Pranjal : Hmph! Mujhe uksaate bhi toh aap hi the. Meri problem sirf Veer se thi. Mujhe ghar se hi nikal diya uske liye? Aur, rahi baat Vivek bhaiya ki toh... Unhone hume dhoka diya hai.

Karunesh : Woh dimag se chala aur kuch nahi. Aur, aaj wahi dimag ke kaaran woh ghar me sab ke saath hai. Arey, insaan kamata kiske liye hai? Parivar ke liye? Maana ki mein laalach me aa gaya tha. Par, hamesha se mera uddeshya apne ghar ko aage badhane ka hi raha hai.

Pranjal : Aur, kya hua fir?

Karunesh (sighs) : Jalan ke chalte sab dhara ka dhara reh gaya. Aaj agar papa ji ne mujhe bhaiya ki zameen ka hissa diya hota toh mein bhi akhir ghar pe wahi toh kar raha hota jo bhaiya kar rahe hai. Parivar ko aage badhana. Toh, fir jab bhaiya bhi wahi karte aaye hai toh mujhe isme koi taqleef honi hi nahi chahiye thi. Lekin, ye vipreet buddhi...! Aur, woh lakad-bagghha Harikiran!!! Lalach ne apna ghar bana liya tha. Aur, aaj dekho...!

Pranjal : ...!?

Karunesh : Meri bacchiyaan aur Sumitra...! Sab ghar pe hai aur mein yaha...!

Pranjal : Kuch kariye. Kuch sochiye! Mein iss bekaar se flat me ab aur nahi reh sakta.

Karunesh : Kya karu? Mujhe nahi lagta papa ji mujhe maaf karenge. Mein unka gussa jaanta hu. Jis tarah se unhone mujhe maara tha...! Itna gussa maine bahut kam dekha hai unpe. Upar se Bhabhi ke bahut bade bhakt the woh. Aise me mujhe toh maaf karne se rahe.

Pranjal : Aur, mujhe toh aur bhi nahi karenge. Aapke pehle hi mujhe ghar se nikaal diya gaya tha. Khurraaye baithe honge. Par... Par ab mujhe mom, Arohi di aur Kavya... sabki ki yaad aa rahi hai.

Karunesh : Baad me dekhte hai kya karna hai. TV chalu karo zara. News dekhe...!

Pranjal ne be-mann se TV on kari aur woh apne phone me lagne hi wala tha jab TV par aa rahi khabar sunn uske kaan khade ho gaye aur jab usne screen pe jis shaks ko dekha use dekhne ke baad toh jaise woh wahi jamm ke reh gaya.

Karunesh : Zara dekhe toh kya haal chaal hai apne Maharashtra ke...

*switches on*

"Namaskar! Aap dekh rahe hai xxxx news aur mein iss waqt khadi hu Pune ke ek jaane maane ilaaqe me. Ek aisa ilaaqa jaha chori-dakaiti hone ki sambhavna dus feesdi se bhi kam hai, jaha pichle 33 saalo me koi bhi bada apradh nahi hua. Usi ilaaqe me ek raat aisa dardnak aur bhayanak qatl hota hai jo poore ke poore Pune sheher ko jhakjhor kar rakh deta hai."

"Ji haan! Mein baat kar rahi hu haal hi me hue 'Prabhakar hatya-kaand' ki. Ek aisa khaufnak hatya-kaand jiske baare me sunn aapki rooh kaanp jayegi. Aap sochne par majboor ho jayenge ki bhala koi itna nirdayee kaise ho sakta hai?"

"Mein khadi hu 'Prabhakar Desai' ji ke iss ghar ke saamne... Jo pehle kabhi ghar hua karta tha. Kyuki, ab uss ghar ko chalane wala insaan maujood nahi hai. Ghar ki rozi-roti jo vyakti apni mehnat ki kamayi se chalaya karta tha use buri tarah se maut ke ghaat utaar diya gaya."

"Ghatna kuch dino pehle ki hai jab police ko Prabhakar ji ka mrat shareer agyaat awastha me mila tha. Tab, hamari reporting ke zariye aap sab ne unn bhayanak tasveero ko dekha tha. Aaj mein yaha jayza lene aayi hu ki kya sarkar aur police ke dwara iss masoom se parivar ke liye kuch kiya bhi gaya hai ya nahi?"

"Murder ke baad, police ne jab body ki haalat dekhi toh veh hakki-bakki reh gayi thi. Mein kroorta ke uss varnan me firse nahi jaana chahungi kyuki hamare saath maujood hai swayam Prabhakar ji ki ekmatra suputri. Aaiye, unse baat karte hai aur halaat ko thoda aur samajhte hai. Kya naam hai aapka, beta?"

"M-Madhuri-!!"

"Beta Madhuri, kya mein puch sakti hu ki kya karti hai aap abhi?"

"M-Mera... Mera last year hai college me. B.com!!!"

"Accha! Toh yahi Pune se kar rahi hai aap?"

"J-Jii!"

"Fir toh college ki fees aur ghar kharch sab papa chalate honge."

"H-Haan! S-Sab papa karte the."

"Abhi kinn dikkato ka saamna karna pad raha hai?"

"Bahut ...! P-Papa ke na hone se...! Maa...! Hume bahut taqleef ho rahi hai. *sniff* Kuch samajh nahi aa raha. *sniff* Pata nahi kya hoga."

"Beta, himmat rakho. Mujhe ye batao ki kya prashasan ne kuch kiya aapke liye abhi tak? Maharashtra sarkar ne iss masle par kya pratikriya di hai? Aur, police ne aapke liye kuch khoja abhi tak ya nahi?"

"J-Ji! Sarkar ne 10 lakh ka muavza dene ka kaha hai. *sniff* Aur, police ne... Police kuch bhi khoj nahi paayi hai. *sniff* Kuch pata nahi chala hai."

"Kya aapke pita ki kisi ke saath kabhi dushmani thi? Koi bhi berr ya ladayi kabhi kisi se-!?"

Sawal sunte hi Madhuri jaise aur bhi darr gayi. Woh fauran boli,

"Nahiiiii-!!!! Hargiz nahi!!! Papa kabhi kisi se ladte hi nahi the. Aur, iss tarah unhe koi- *sniff* *sniff*"

Uske rone par reporter ne use gale se lagate hue chup karaya aur camera ke bahar le jaate hue use shaant kiya. Fir, wapas se camera ke saamne aate hue boli.

"Toh jaisa ki dekha aapne, kaise bechari ek 20-22 saal ki yeh ladki apni haalat ko shabdo me bayaan bhi nahi kar paa rahi hai. Kitna hi dukhad samay hai Madhuri aur uski maa ke liye. Maharashtra sarkar ne 10 lakh dene ka faisla toh suna diya, par kya inn 10 lakh se uss mrat pita ki kami poori ho sakti hai? Shayad nahi! Aur, shayad isliye kaha jaata hai ki kyu zindagi anmol hoti hai. Iska koi mol nahi."

"Samay-samay par hum aapke liye Madhuri aur uske jaise aur peedit parivar se judi khabre laate rahenge. Tab tak ke liye dekhte rahiye, xxxx news."

Idhar camera ke band hote hi Madhuri jab wapas apne ghar ke andar aayi toh uski maa Lalita uska andar hi intezar kar rahi thi.

Lalita : K-Kya hua? Kya puch rahe the?

Madhuri : Wahi maa-!! Pita ki ke baare me.

Lalita : Inhe... Inhe bas haal-chaal puchne keh do. Madad karne ke liye koi aage nahi aata. Itne din ho gaye hai Madhu... Aur, ye hatyaare ka pata tak nahi laga paaye. *sniff* Sab ke sab nithalle hai. Kisi ko kuch nahi aata! *sniff* Ek patni par kya beetati hai ye bhala ye kaha samjhenge? *sniff* Tumne- Tumne kya bataya?

Madhuri : Z-Zyada kuch nahi.

Lalita : Tumne uss aadmi ke baare me nahi bataya?

Madhuri : N-Nahi maa!

Lalita (yells) : Tu pagal hai kya? Arey teri aqal kya ghaas charne gayi hai? Media waalo ke saamne nahi bolegi toh kis se bolegi??? Mujhe poora vishvas hai uss kutte Praveen ne hi ye sab kuch karwaya hai. *sniff* Mein jaanti hu...! Mein jaanti hu kaun hai iske peeche. *cough* *cough*

Madhuri : M-Maa!!! Police ko toh hum ye sab bata chuke hai. Toh fir harr jagah bataane ki kya zaroorat hai? Aur, tum shaant raho, please. Warna, tabiyat bigad jayegi.

Lalita (screams) : Toh bigad jaane do!!! Ab bacha hi kya hai??? Arey kya ukhad lenge ye mera??? Ab mein darr ke peeche baithne waali nahi. Khul ke naam lungi. Sab toh le liya mujhse mera. Kya kar lenge ab ye??? Inko jab tak salaakho ke peeche nahi karwa dungi tab tak chenn se baithne waali nahi mein.

Madhuri (chillaate hue) : Maaaa-!

Madhuri Lalita ke paas aayi aur uske kandho par haath rakh use jakadte hue ro kar boli.

Madhuri : Tumhe kya ho gaya hai??? *sniff* Tum samajhti kyu nahi?? Pita ji jaa chuke hai. Agar, tumhe kuch ho gaya toh kya hoga mera??? *sniff* Mera khayal nahi hai kya tumhe zara bhi-!? *hic*

Jab Lalita ne apni beti ki ye baat suni toh woh jaise apni bhavnao se baahar aayi. Aur, khud rote hue uss se lipat gayi.

Prabhakar, ek qabil mechanical engineer tha. Praveen ke sang mil ke usne apni zindagi ki dobara shuruat ki thi jab woh pehle hi apna paisa business me duba chuka tha. Workshop me gaadiyo ki servicing aur repairing. Aur, insurance waali gaadiyo se kaise adhik paise nikalwana tha. Prabhakar inme bahut maahir tha.

Magar, uska woh dhandha bhi Praveen kha gaya. Uske pashchat Prabhakar bas ek sadharan mechanic bann ke reh gaya. Lekin, shayad upar waale ne kuch aur hi tay kar rakha tha uske liye. Use apne paas hi bula liya.

Idhar TV par samachar dekh raha Karunesh news se hairan tha. Par, uss se bhi zyada jhatka laga tha Pranjal ko.

Karunesh : Kaise murder ho rahe shehro me...!

Pranjal : M-Madhuri-!!!

Karunesh (glances) : Hmm?

Pranjal ki aankhein phati hui thi. Bachpan se jise woh chaahta aaya tha use itne saalo baad dekhne ke baad bhi uski aankhein dhoka nahi kha sakti thi. Use poora bharosa tha ki ye wahi Madhuri thi jo uske sang khela karti thi. Jise woh pasand kiya karta tha. Kabhi laga tha ki woh ab uss se dobara kabhi nahi mil payega. Par, Madhuri swayam khabar ke zariye uske saamne aa gayi.

Pranjal : D-Dad-!!! Madhuri-!!!

Karunesh : Hmm? Kya?

Pranjal (yells) : Dad ye wahi Madhuri hai-!!!! Meri bachpan ki dost, Dad!!! Yaad aaya??? Inka parivar hamare pados me raha karta tha. Woh hamare ghar khelne aati thi.

Karunesh : Kya bole jaa rahe ho?

Pranjal : Dad...! Bachpan me ek ladki aati thi na hamare ghar??? Mere saath khelti thi. Madhuri!!? Yaad karo na-!! W-Woh boy cut rakhti thi. Inka ghar hamare pados me hi toh tha.

Karunesh : H-Haan! Kuch yaad toh aaya. Ye wahi parivar hai??? Nahi! Woh log toh acchi sthiti me the. Iss haalat me thodi the-

Pranjal : Ye wahi parivar hai, Dad! Mein poori guarantee ke saath keh sakta hu. Mein Madhuri ko kabhi bhool nahi sakta. Mein use ek jhalak me pehchan sakta hu. Woh meri best friend thi.

Karunesh : Par, woh log toh ameer gharane se lagte the aur yaha ye-

Pranjal : Ameer gareeb kya Dad. Mujhe bas itna pata hai ki ye wahi hai. Dad!!! H-Hume unki madad karni chahiye. Hai na? Madhuri meri dost hai. Meri sabse acchi dost.

Karunesh : Agar, ye wahi log hai toh waqai bahut dukh ki baat hai unke liye. Par, ab isme hum kya kar sakte hai?

Pranjal : Hum nahi karenge toh aur kaun karega, Dad? Mein uska khaas dost tha. Agar, mein ye khabar dekhne ke baad bhi uske liye kuch nahi karunga toh kaun karega???

Karunesh : Hmm? Ye achanak se tumhare andar dosti nibhane ki bhavna kaise jaag gayi? Woh bhi tab ki dosti jab tum bacche the. Itni samajh bhi nahi thi. Arey kaho use yaad bhi na ho ki tum kaun ho.

Pranjal : Nahiiii!!!! Bilkul nahi!!! Woh mujhe nahi bhool sakti...! Kabhi nahi!!! Aap samajhte kyu nahi-!? Ye sirf ittefaq nahi tha Dad ki aapke news dekhne par seedha wahi khabar hamare saamne aayi. Matlab, bhagwan chahta hai ki hum uski madad kare.

Karunesh : Mera beta jo mandir tak jaane ka shaukeen nahi hai, woh aaj aisi baatein kar raha hai? Kuch toh baat hai zaroor.

Pranjal : Urgh-!!! D-Dad! Koi baat nahi hai. Aapne mujhe samajh kya rakha hai? Madhuri meri dost hai. Aur, mein...! Mein uski madad kar ke hi rahunga. Mein, Pune jaa raha hu.

Karunesh : Huh-!!? Oye!?? Pranjal???

Kehte hue Pranjal baahar nikal gaya aur Karunesh use idhar rokta hi reh gaya. Na jaane achanak se uske bete ko kya ho gaya tha. Uska ye ravaiyya dekh woh khud hi hairat me tha.

***

*Thud*

Gaadi ka darwaza band hua aur Veer ne apne saamne maujood aalishan ghar ki orr dekha. Balki, ghar kehna bhi galat tha. Yeh ek bunglow tha. Suhana ka bunglow.

Aaj kitne samay baad woh uss se milne jaa raha tha ye soch ke hi woh khud bhi andar se thoda vyakul tha. Akhiri baar usne France me hi use dekha tha jab woh bhaagti hui daud ke uski taraf aayi thi. Aankhon me aasu, baal bikhre, aur aankhein gham se laal hui padi thi uski. Tab, Veer ne use rokna chaaha tha. Magar, kisi kaaran-vash woh uss se dur bhaag gayi thi. Aur, uske baad se dono ke beech koi bhi baat-cheet na hui.

Woh aage badha. Aur, security guards use dekhte hi iss baar pehchan gaye. Pichli baar jab woh Suhana ke ghar aaya tha toh Suhana ke badle hue ravaiyye se ghar me kaam karne waale sabhi hakke-bakke reh gaye the. Woh tab se hi jaan gaye the ki ye ladka unki madam ke dil me koi khaas jagah rakhta hai. Warna, kabhi unki madam apne saath kisi ladke ko nahi laayi thi. Veer woh pehla ekmaatra ladka tha.

Veer ko dekhte hi guards ne iss baar use salaam thoka aur bina kisi jhanjhat ke uske liye darwaza khol diya.

Veer : Um... Miss Suhana-!?

Security guard : Madam andar hi hai, Sir.

Veer (nods) : Hmm! Thanks!

Woh andar ki orr chal diya. Hall me pravesh karte hi usne nazre daudayi. Sab cheez ekdum vyavasthit thi, ghar pehle ki tarah hi tha aur naukar-chaakar sab apne apne kaam me lage hue the. Woh soch hi raha tha ki seedhe Suhana ke kamre ki orr jaaye ya fir kisi se puch le... Ki itne me ek safayi karne waali maid ne use dekh liya.

Maid : Ah!! A-Aap-!!!? Aap toh wahi ho na jo-

Veer : Mujhe Miss Suhana se milna tha.

Maid : Miss? O-Ohh-!!! Aaiye! Aaiye mein aap ko unke kamre tak le chalti hu.

Jaise hi woh use Suhana ke kamre ki orr laayi toh baaki ke workers firse Veer ko ajeeb nigaho se dekhne lage. Veer ko darwaze par chorr woh waha se chali gayi aur idhar Veer darwaza khol kamre ke andar aa gaya.

Kisi ki dastak ko mehsoos kar andar baithi Suhana ne jaise hi apni nazre upar utha ke dekhi toh woh stabdh hoke reh gayi. Uska dil zoro se dhadakne laga. Veer ke aate hi, uska itna bada kamra bhi bahut chhota, bahut hi seemit sa lagne laga. Usne khud ko sthir rakhne ki koshish karte hue ek gehri saans Ii.

Veer apni jagah par hi khada tha. Hamesha ki tarah shaant. Lekin, uski aankhon me chinta thi jo Suhana shayad bhaanp na paayi.

Suhana : V-Veer-!?




Awaaz me kampan tha. Suhana ko punah dekh Veer ke khud ke dil me na jaane kaisi tarange uthi jinhe woh khud samajh na paaya. Iss aurat ko saamne dekh pata nahi kyu use hamesha raahat mehsoos hoti thi.

Veer : Miss Suhana-!!!

Aur, uski awaaz sunte hi Suhana apna nichla honth daato tale dabaate hue peeche ko mud gayi. Apne haatho me li hui kitab ko rakhne ke bahaane woh Veer ki orr peeth kar khadi ho gayi.

Unke beech ka sannata ghana tha. Ankahe shabdo aur ansuljhi bhavnao se bhara hua.

Veer : Suhana-!!!

Iss baar usne seedhe uska naam lete hue pukara. Aur, Suhana ke badan me ek sihran daud gayi. Kuch derr tak woh yuhi khadi rahi. Uske baad palatate hue uss se puchi.

Suhana : T-Tum yaha-!?

Veer yaha teen kaarno ki wajah se tha. Pehla toh yahi ki woh Suhana ka haal-chaal puchna chaahta tha. Uss se milna chaahta tha. Dusra yeh ki woh uss se kuch zaroori baat karna chahta tha. Aur, teesra tha...

Usne apni jeb se kuch nikaala aur Suhana ki orr karte hue use dikhaya.

Veer : Mein... Ise lautaane aaya tha!

Uss cheez ko dekhte hi Suhana ki aankhein aashcharya me fel gayi. Kuch khatti-meethi puraani yaadein taaza ho gayi. Lekin, uski samajh na aaya ki bhala kyu Veer use woh cheez lauta raha tha?

Kuch derr pehle...

Veer ke ghar par sabhi apne-apne kaamo me lage hue the. Hall me laga heater chaalu tha aur uski garmahat ka anand lete hue Veer sofe par virajman tha.

Tej aur Bhavna kisi prakar ki archaeological meeting ke liye online apne-apne laptop par vyast thi. Aur, Ragini, Suman andar khaane ki taiyariyaan kar rahi thi.

Veer ne TV band ki aur samachar se Madhuri ke parivar ki khabar use bhi lag chuki thi.

'That girl...! Madhuri-!!! It's her!!'

Use yaad tha. Ye wahi ladki thi jiske peeche Pranjal uss se nafrat karna shuru kiya tha. Woh boy-cut rakhne waali ladki jise ladka samajh Veer ne use bachpan me dhutkar diya tha. Ye wahi ladki thi jo Delhi me use mili thi. Jaha uska boyfriend use hotel ke baahar daant raha tha. Tab Veer ne use uss ladke se bachaate hue apna coat use pehnaya tha. Baad me woh coat Kaera ne Madhuri se le liya tha.

Veer ko yaad tha. Magar, Delhi se akhir Pune kaise pahuchi woh? Aur, uske pita ka ye murder. Akhir, chal kya raha tha?

Kintu, keval yahi khabar nahi thi. Ek aur khabar uske dimag me mandra rahi thi. Aur, woh thi ~ Moroccan hotel 'Royal Oasis' ka Spain ki missiles dwara tabah hona.

Spain ne Morocco pe attack kiya? Ya fir kuch aur hi chal raha tha? Samajhna bahut mushqil tha. Magar, Pari jaise uski bhavnao ko samajh gayi.

[The time has come to be vigilant, Master.]

'Yeah!'

[Keep a close watch around you. Kuch anhoni hone ke sanket mehsoos ho rahe hai mujhe.]

'I agree! Mujhe bhi kuch aisa hi feel ho raha hai. Something unknown... is lurking...!'

[Yes! It's better to be careful beforehand.]

'Mm!'

Woh inn sab vicharo me dooba hua tha jab peeche se use Kavya ki awaaz sunayi di.

Kavya : Bhaiya-!? Y-Ye aapka hai kya?

Kehte hue woh uske nazdeek aayi aur use kuch thamayi. Veer ne jaise hi woh dekha toh puraani kuch tasveere uske mann me taaza ho gayi.

Woh ek debit card tha. Aur, card bearer ka naam tha ~ Suhana!

Agle hi shan Veer ke dimag me kuch bol goonj gaye.

"Wo... Wo... Ye tum ring waapas laaye uske liye. Don't think ki mein tumhe rishvat de rahi hu. It's.. It's not like that at all. Okay? It's a payment for your hard work. Iska password hai xxxxxx, Also, maine tumhe uss din wo sab kaha uske liye s-sorry... Sonu mujh se behad naraaz thi isliye... I'll... I'll forgive you... Nooo! I mean... Aaarghh! Just take this. Aur ab sawaal-jawaab mat karna."

Ye wahi debit card tha jo Suhana ne use tab diya tha jab woh uski mom ke birthday ki ring dhundh ke use wapas laaya tha.

'This...!'

[Aapne kabhi iska istemal hi nahi kiya!?]

'Hmm! Kabhi zaroorat hi nahi padi. Jab bhi mujhe paiso ki zaroorat padti thi toh Ragini bhabhi meri madad kar deti thi. Aur, baad me Shweta maa aur Bhumika di ne bhi kaafi support kiya. Fir Teju di aur maa ne bhi. Iss card ko use karne ka kabhi mauka mila hi nahi. I should return it to her.'

[Hmm? Suhana ne aapko ye card reward ke roop me diya tha. Kya waqai aap ye card lautana chahte ho?]

'Yeah! Aur, isi bahane meri unse mulaqat bhi ho jayegi. She has done so much for me. Bahut si adhoori baatein hai jo mujhe unse karni hai. Unse aur madad nahi maangna chahta ab mein. She has done more than enough for me, Pari. Ab baari meri hai ki mein unke kaam aau.'

[Aapse yahi umeed thi mujhe.]

'Hmm? Kya mein kuch galat kar raha hu?'

[No! *smiles* I admire your every decision, Master.]

'Mmm-!'

Suhana hi woh vyakti bhi thi jisne Veer ko kapdo ke business ka idea diya tha. Aaj agar Veer 'Yarnia' ko market me utaarne jaa raha tha toh usme sabse bada haath Suhana ka hi tha.

'Come to think of it...! Mujhe yaad hai ki unhone mujhse showroom dene ka bhi vaada kiya tha. Unhone kaha tha ki jab tum apna brand khologe toh uske showroom ki jagah ke liye mere paas aana. Iss maamle me mein unse baat kar sakta hu. Arohi di aur Teju di kal khaali haath laut ke aayi hai. Unhe sahi jagah nahi mili outlet ke liye.'

[If I remember, Karan ne ek chhoti building bhi li hai na?]

'Yeah! Teju di ne mujhe bataya tha. Saara production ka kaam wahi ho raha hai. Poore stocks aur raw materials bhi wahi jama ho rahe hai. Printing, Pressing, saare procedures wahi kiye jaa rahe hai. Woh building ab hamari 'Yarnia' ki manufacturing unit hai. Mujhe Karan se bhi jald se jald milna hoga. Usne zahir hai apna paisa laga ke woh building hathyayi hai. Louis se bhi mujhe milne ki zaroorat hai. There's so much to do.'

[Don't worry! Aap akele nahi ho.]

'Hmm!'

Woh apne vicharo me hi leen tha jab Kavya ki awaaz use wapas se hosh me laayi.

Kavya : Bhaiya? Kya hua? Kya hai ye? Bank card? Kiska hai?

Veer : Bas kisi ka hai... Jo mujhe lautana hai.

Kavya : Ohh! Aapko paiso ki zaroorat hai kya bhaiya?

Veer : Nope! Kisi ne mujhe ye zaroorat ke liye tab diya tha. Par, maine iska istemal hi nahi kiya.

Kavya : Kisne??

Veer : Hmm? Tum kisi ko pokogi toh nahi ye baat?

Kavya : Bhaiya, aapko mere pe ittu sa bhi bharosa nahi hai kya?

Veer : Mujhe tum par bharosa hai. Tumhare muh par nahi.

Kavya : Ohh, you hurt me-!! Ughuuu-! (⁠ ⁠≧⁠Д⁠≦⁠)

Veer : Muh theek karo, muh theek karo, maarunga ek-

Kavya : Hehehe-! Toh fir bataiye!

Veer : Kuch nahi hai...! Ye card bas mujhe Miss Suhana ne diya tha.

Kavya : Ahhh! Miss Suhana!? Y-Ye toh wahi didi hai na jo Holi me hamare ghar aayi thi??

Veer (nods) : Hmm!

Kavya : Toh unhone aapko ye kyu diya???

Veer : Maine unka ek kaam kiya tha. Jiske baad unhone payment ke roop me mujhe ye card diya tha.

Kavya : Eh!?? Aisa kaun sa kaam kiya tha aapne unka jo unhone seedha bank card hi aapko de diya?

Veer : Apna khayali pulav pakane ki zaroorat nahi hai. Unki mom ke birthday ke liye ek keemti ring thi jo chori ho gayi thi. Baad me maine use dhundh ke unhe wapas ki thi. Jiski khushi me unhone mujhe ye card diya tha. Samjhi?

Kavya : Ohhhh! Aap toh bahut lucky ho bhaiya!

Veer : Jao nahane jao! Mujhe bhi ye lautane jaana hai.

Kavya : Okie-!! Aap aana chaahoge mere saath? Hehe! *winks*

Veer : Huh-!!!? Kavya ki bacchi-!!!

Kavya : Ahahahaha-!!!

Woh Kavya ke pichhwade par apne haath saaf karne ke liye utha ki itne me Kavya khil-khilaate hue waha se bhaag nikli.

Jab Kavya naha ke baahar aayi tab tak Veer ghar se jaa chuka tha. Tej apni meeting se fursat hui hi thi jab use Kavya se pata chala ki Veer Suhana ke ghar gaya hua hai. Aur, bas... Itna kaafi tha use bechain karne ke liye.

Tej : Tumne roka kyu nahi use Kavya!?

Kavya : Hmm? Par, kyu? Bhaiya, unka bank ka card lautane gaye hai. Usme unhe rokna kyu?

Tej : What? Kaun sa card?

Kavya : Bhaiya ne bataya ki woh Suhana jo hai... Unhone unko apna bank ka card diya tha zaroorat ke samay istemal karne ke liye. Par, bhaiya ab woh lautane jaa rahe hai.

Tej : She... She gave him a bank card? Just like that-!?

Kavya : Hmm? Nahi! Bhaiya ne unki mummy ke birthday ki khoyi hui ring lautayi thi. Isliye, khush hoke unhone woh card diya tha.

Tej : No woman gives her bank card like that Kavya...! Urgh-!!! Damn it!!!

Kavya : Hmm???

Tej : Ye Suhana...! What the hell is going on...!?

Kavya : Kya hua di?

Tej : Oh, Kavya! Tum bahut bholi ho. Agli baar Veer ke muh se Suhana ka naam jab bhi nikle aur woh uske ghar ya uss se milne jaaye toh uske jaane se pehle seedhe pehle mujhe inform karogi tum. Samajh gayi?

Kavya : Mmm? Okay!

Tej (frowns) : I need to meet her! Face-to-face!!

Aur, wahi card ab Veer ke haatho me tha. Saamne khadi Suhana card ko dekh sab bhaanp gayi. Sab yaad aa gaya use. Veer se judi harr yaad uske andar taaza bani hui thi. Uske thar-tharate hue hontho se nikla,

Suhana : Y-Ye card...! I remember!




Veer : Hmm! Aapne hi ye mujhe diya tha. Isliye, mein ise ab lautaane aaya hu.

Suhana (frowns) : Kis liye?

Veer : I believe it belongs to you!?

Suhana : You earned that as a reward. Didn't you?

Veer (sighs) : Maine iska kabhi istemal nahi kiya. Mujhe lagta hai ise lautana hi sahi hai. Mere paas abhi paryapt paisa hai. Thanks a lot! Uss waqt mujhe ye dene ke liye. Lekin, mujhe iski zaroorat nahi padi.

Suhana (frowns) : Maine tumhare upar koi ehsaan nahi kiya tha, Veer. Ye ek tohfa tha. I was grateful...! Tumne mom ki ring dhundhi thi. Uske badle ye bas ek chhota sa-

Veer : Ye chhota nahi, Miss Suhana! It has money in it. 5 lakh, 75 thousand rupees. Ye raqam... Chhoti nahi. I mean... Mere liye toh aaj bhi ye raqam... badi hi hai.

Pata nahi kyu, par Suhana ke dil pe bahut zorr se ghaat pahuchi. Veer use uska diya hua tohfa lauta raha tha? Woh card usne apna abhaar vyakt karne ke liye diya tha. Toh aise me Veer ka use wapas karna. Kahi na kahi, Suhana ka dil dukh utha. Aur, upar se ye kya matlab hua ki uske liye woh raqam badi hai? Kya woh ye dikhana chaah raha tha ki ye paise Suhana ke swayam ke liye kuch nahi? Bas, haath ka mel hai? Kya woh uss par raeesi ki mauhar laga raha tha?

Suhana (frowns) : Tumhe ise lautaane ki , zaroorat nahi-




Veer : Zaroorat hai!! I don't want to depend on you.

Jaise hi uske muh se ye shabd nikle Suhana hairat me use dekhti reh gayi. Ek adrishya khanjar jaise uske dil par ghop diya gaya. Kintu, agle hi pal Veer ne uske baad jo kaha use sunte hi Suhana ka dil dhadkane phaand gaya.

Veer : Instead... I want you to depend on me.

Saansein tez hui. Jo deewarein usne apne ird-gird banayi thi Veer se bachne ke liye woh ek-ek kar ke bikharne lagi.

Apni nazre churaate hue woh kamre ki badi si khidki ke nazdeek aayi aur waha se baahar apne ghar ke garden me lage phoolo ko dekhne lagi. Gulab ki pankhudiyaan band thi. Aur, unhe dekhte hi uski bauhe kass uthi. Woh mudi,




Suhana : Kya bas ise hi dene aaye the? Agar, tumhe nahi chahiye toh use wahi table par rakh do. You can leave now.

Apne chehre par uska wapas se wahi kathorpann laut aaya. Veer Suhana ki orr aage badha toh Suhana ki saansein atak ke reh gayi. Veer uske behad qareeb tha.

Veer (ahista se) : Mein yaha sirf card dene nahi aaya hu, Suhana!

Suhana : !!!?

Veer : I have come for you!!!

Suhana : Huh-!!!?

Suhana ka dil itni zorro se dhadka ki ek pal ke liye woh ghabrayi kahi Veer ne uski dhadkane toh nahi sunn li?

Veer : I have questions, Suhana!

Suhana : Wh-What-!?

Veer (frowns) : Tum mujhse bhaag kyu rahi thi? France me... You ran away from me. Why??? Jawab do mujhe!!!

Lekin, Suhana keval apna muh ferrne ke alawa aur kuch na keh saki. Iss baare me woh koi charcha nahi karna chahti thi.

Veer : Tumne meri itni madad ki hai. Akhir kyu? You even sent a fucking helicopter for me in France-!!! Tumhe pata kaise chala ki mein France me hu? No! Wait! Tum waha kar bhi kya rahi thi?

Jab Suhana kaafi derr tak yuhi khamosh khadi rahi toh Veer ne use uske kandho se thaam jhanjhorte hue apne saamne kiya. Aur, maatra sparsh se hi Suhana ki saansein atak gayi. Ye nahi hona chahiye tha. Ye hargiz nahi hona chahiye tha. Veer ka sparsh usne pehle bhi kayi dafa mehsoos kiya hua tha par kabhi bhi iss tarah ki anubhuti nahi hoti thi use. Fir, ab kyu?

Akasmat use apni psychiatrist 'Ashita' ke bol yaad aa gaye.

'You have fallen for him, Dear.'

Suhana : Nahhhhiiiii-!!!!

Woh cheenkhi. Veer ki pakad se khud ko chhurate hue uss se dur bhaagi. Veer uske achanak se iss bartaav ko dekh achambhav me reh gaya. Suhana ko bhi gyaat hua ki akhir usne achanak se ye kya kar diya. Ahista se fir usne wapas se kaha,

Suhana : N-Nahi!

Veer : Kya nahi?

Suhana : N-Nahi! It's... It's better this way. For you... For me... For both of us.

Veer (confused) : Kya matlab?

Woh punah uske qareeb aaya.

Veer : Jawab do! Iska kya matlab hua? Mere sawal ka jawab do, Suhana. Paheliyaan mat bujhao.

Suhana : Y-You won't understand!!!

Veer (yells) : Then make me understand-!!!

Suhana (frowns) : Y-You-!!! J-Just leave, Veer. Tumne card return kar diya hai. Leave now!

Veer : Mein idhar se kahi nahi jaane waala. Aur, tumhe jawab dena hi hoga.

Usne Suhana ka haath pakad use kheencha aur sofe ke qareeb use laaya. Use neeche baithaya aur khud uske saamne baith gaya.

Veer : Meri aankhon me dekho-! Aur, jawab do!!! Kyu??? Kyu bhaag rahi thi tum mujhse?

Suhana (looks away) : T-Tumhare... Tumhare manners kidhar gaye? Tum kab se mujhe 'Tum' kehke bulaane lage?




Veer : Mein jinhe apna maanta hu... Unse aise hi pesh aata hu!!!

Suhana (gasps) : Hhhuh!???

Veer : Ab jawab do! Kyu bhaag rahi thi mujhse?

Suhana : I... I don't know!

Veer (yells) : YOU'RE LYING!!!!

Suhana (screams) : I'M NOT!!!!

Veer : ...

Suhana : I'm... I'm not!!! *shivers* I'm not lying!! It's just... Jab tumhari khabar padhi thi ki tumhe execute kar diya gaya hai toh-

Veer : Toh?

Suhana : I felt like... Something died within me.

Veer : !!??

Suhana : Lekin, fir tumhe sahi salamat paaya. Par... M-Mein... Mein tumhara saamna nahi karna chaahti thi.

Veer : Kyu???

Suhana : I thought... Staying away from you... would make me hurt less.

[Oh dear!]

Baaton hi baaton me Suhana nahi jaanti thi ki usne kya izhaar kar diya tha. Aur, Veer bhi harr baar ki tarah yahi samajh paaya ki Suhana uski bahut parvah karti hai. Pari hi ekmaatra thi jo sab bhaanp gayi.

[Oh no-!!! You both- *sighs*]

Veer (amazed) : T-Tum-

Suhana : A-And I don't know further. Okay? Mil gaya tumhe tumhara jawab?

Veer : Nahi! Mere dusre sawal ka uttar mujhe abhi nahi mila. Meri itni madad kyu ki??

Suhana (looks away) : Don't make it sound weird. Ye pehli baar nahi hai. Iske pehle bhi... Iske pehle bhi mein tumhari madad kar chuki hu. Aatish ke waqt... Slogan ke waqt... Maine tumhe apni handgun tak di thi.

Veer : Tab tumhara swaarth juda hua tha. 'Aatish' aur 'Slogan' Miss Sonia ke peeche pade hue the aur tum unhe kaise bhi kar ke surakshit rakhna chaahti thi. Lekin, uske baad kya? Uske baad toh tumne lagatar meri madad ki hai. Meri jaan bachayi hai.

Suhana : I... I thought we were accomplices!?

Veer : We are!!!

Suhana : T-Toh fir-!? Agar uske baad maine madad kar bhi di toh tum itne surprised kyu ho? Tumhe toh khush hona chahiye na? Kya tum khush nahi the??

Veer : Nahi!!!

Suhana : Huh!?

Veer : Tumhe pata hai jab mein France me police se bach ke bhaag raha tha aur uske baad jab mujhe helicopter dikhayi diya tha toh mujhe kaisa mehsoos hua tha?

Suhana : !!?

Veer : I cannot even express it. Jab mujhe pata chala tha ki woh helicopter tumne bhijwaya tha. I was relieved. I was happy. I felt secured. Lekin, ab gussa bhi aata hai.

Suhana : ??

Veer : You stupid girl!!!

Suhana : Wh-What?

Veer : Mujhe behad khushi hoti hai jab mere apne log meri madad karte hai. Lekin, tumhe pata hai mujhe sabse zyada dukh kab hota hai?

Suhana : ???

Veer haule se uski orr jhuka. Aur, iss baar uska haath seedhe Suhana ki kamar par jaake tham gaya. Suhana ki aankhein chaudi ho uthi. Veer ka haath ahista-ahista sarp ki tarah uske badan par rengte hue uske peeth par gaya. Dono ke chehre atyadhik nazdeek the. Suhana ka jism harr sparsh par kaanp raha tha.

Veer (softly) : Mujhe sabse zyada dard tab hota hai jab mein mere apno ko dard me dekhta hu, Suhana!




Kehte hue usne Suhana ki peeth sehlayi. Ye wahi jagah thi jaha par Suhana ne uske liye woh bullet apne upar li thi. Haya ki parat toh thi hi par saath hi saath Suhana ke chehre par taajub tha. Veer ke muh se aise bol sunn, woh aashcharya-chakit thi. Use aaj ye ehsaas hua tha ki Veer use kis hadd tak apna maanta hai.

Veer : ...And I consider you as one of my people.

Suhana achraj ke maare sann pad gayi.

Veer : Aur, isliye... Mujhe gussa aata hai. Mein nahi chahta ki aisi khatarnak jagaho par mera koi apna mandraaye. Yahi kaaran hai ki mein tumpe gussa bhi tha. Now, tell me! Kyu thi tum waha?

Suhana : I... I had some business.

Veer : Jhooth!

Iss baar Suhana virodh me nahi chillaa paayi. Kyuki, Veer sahi tha. Woh jhooth hi keh rahi thi. Woh toh keval aur keval Veer ke liye hi waha par thi.

Veer (sighs) : Fine! Agar, tumhe nahi batana toh mat batao. Mujhe apne zaroori sawalo ke jawab kuch hadd tak mil gaye hai. It's time for me to take my leave.

Woh uth khada hua toh Suhana tapaak se bol uthi.

Suhana : Tum... Tum iss tarah card wapas nahi kar sakte.

Veer : Hmm?

Suhana (blushes) : M-Maine... Maine woh gift ke roop me tumhe diya tha. Agar, tumhe amount bada lag raha hai toh kuch aur le lo. But, you must take something. Otherwise, aise me meri repayment ka kya matlab?




Veer : Oh! Right! I remember-! *smiles* Well, mujhe tumse ek madad chahiye hi thi. Hamara clothing brand 'Yarnia' market me utarne ke liye taiyaar hai. Tumne kaha tha ki tum ek showroom ka arrangement kar ke mujhe dogi. So?

Suhana : Bas???

Veer : Hm? Yeah! Abhi toh space ki hi dikkat jaa rahi hai.

Suhana : Consider it done. I'll send you the details later.

Veer (smiles) : Chalta hu!

Suhana (blushes) : Mm!

Veer jaise hi uske kamre se baahar nikla toh Suhana jo apne pati ke liye kisi meeting me jaane ke liye taiyaar hone waali thi, usne apne kapde utaar ke feke aur ghar ke dheele dhaale kapdo me aa gayi. Usne turant hi Ashita ko call kar ghar pe bula liya.

Toh wahi, Veer ke jaane ke pashchat sabhi maids jo pehle darwaze par kaan lagaaye sab sunane ki koshish kar rahi thi woh ikhatti hui aur aapas me gapp-shup me lag gayi.

Maid 1 : W-Woh ladd rahe the kya?

Maid 2 : Lag toh nahi raha.

Maid 1 : Toh abhi kya kare hum?

Maid 2 : Kuch nahi! Agar kuch hota toh madam kuch kehti hamse.

Maid 1 : Tumhe kya lagta hai? Woh ladka madam ka boyfriend hai?

Maid 2 : Haan! Mujhe toh poora vishvas hai. Madam aaj tak kabhi kisi ladke ko ghar nahi laayi hai. Woh pehla aisa ladka hai. Aur, dekha nahi tumne? Kaise madam ne pichli baar hume daant diya tha.

Maid 1 : Haan! Keh rahi thi ki hum sab unn sir ko hamesha respect se treat kare. Iska matlab... Iska matlab madam Gaurav Sir ko talaak dene waali hai?

Maid 3 : Huh? Kya waqai? Agar aisa hua toh kitna accha ho jayega na? Roz-roz waise bhi woh dono ladte hi rehte hai.

Maid 2 : Sahi kaha! Madam ko kitna rote hue dekha hai maine. Baap re!!! Inn ameero ke paas paisa zaroor hai magar khushiyaan nahi hai. Kabhi-kabhi lagta hai ki theek hi hai jo mere paas itna paisa nahi hai.

Maid 1 : Hahaha! Chal chal! Kaam pe lag jaa! Shayad madam ne firse kisi ko bulaya hai.

Aur, maids ki baat sahi thi. Suhana ne apni psychiatrist Ashita ko ghar pe bulaya tha. Zyada samay bhi nahi liya Ashita ne ghar pahuchne me.

Ashita : K-Kya hua? Itna urgently bulaya tumne mujhe???

Suhana deewar se tiki khadi hui thi. Uski samajh nahi aa raha tha ki kis tarah baat ko shuru kiya jaaye.




Ashita : Arey kya hua? Bolo?

Suhana : Tumne theek kaha tha.

Ashita : Hmm?

Suhana : M-Mujhe kuch ho gaya hai, Ashita.




Ashita ne use itminaan se sofe par baithaya aur woh uss se saari jankaari lene lagi. Jab use pata chala ki bas kuch derr pehle hi Veer yaha se lauta tha toh woh aur chillaa uthi.

Ashita : Woh Veer yaha par tha-!!!? Aur, tumne mujhe bataya bhi nahi???

Suhana : Woh achanak aaya tha. Mujhe khabar nahi thi.

Ashita : You-!!! I missed my chance to speak to him.

Suhana : Ashita...! Ashita, it's getting serious.

Ashita : ???

Suhana : M-Mein pehle aisi nahi thi. I don't know mujhe kya hota jaa raha hai. Mein aisi kabhi nahi thi, Ashita-!!! I don't know... I don't know what to do. And, it's making me nervous...! Meri raato ki neend udd rahi hai...! Khud par dhyaan dena kam ho gaya hai mera. I keep daydreaming...! I feel lost...!




Ashita : It's damn serious! Shit!!

Suhana : Huh?

Ashita : You've gotten a fever!

Suhana : Wh-What-!?

Ashita : Love fever!

Suhana : ???

Woh iske pehle ki kuch keh paati ki tabhi-

*Ring* *Ring*

Ashita : Tumhara phone baj raha hai.

Call unknown number se tha. Suhana ne jaise hi call pick kar apne kaan se lagaya toh udhar se kisi ladki ki awaaz aayi.

"Suhana?"

Suhana : Yes?

"Tejal this side! Veer ki badi behan!!! I need to talk with you. Face-to-face."

Suhana : Huh?

"Meet me tomorrow at 6 PM. You decide the venue and let me know. This is my number. I'll come wherever you see fit."

*Call ends*

Suhana : Wh-What-?

Ashita : Kya hua?

Suhana : Veer ki badi behan...! Woh mujhse milna chahti hai.

Ashita : Oh no! I think I know where this is going...! *sighs*

***

Police Station, Thane
Mumbai
Evening ~ 6:10 PM

Ek khubsoorat DSP mahila officer baar-baar alag-alag files ko paltaate hue dekhti jaa rahi thi. Kuch dhundhne ki koshish kar rahi thi parantu, woh na milne par uska gussa badhta hi jaa raha tha jab ek head constable ne usko tang dekh apni himmat kar bola.

"Trisha madam-!!! Woh file band hoke almaree me kayi mahino pehle hi lapet di gayi thi. Kuch milega nahi usme se aapko."

Trisha : Jaanti hu Jeetu kaaka!!! Aur, isliye toh mujhe aur bhi zyada kheej uth rahi hai. Ye kya report hai???

Jeetu kaaka : Aapke pehle jo madam thi unhone hi taiyar kari thi. Sabka maanana yahi tha ki agar koi jurm karne waala vyakti chala jaaye duniya se toh duniya ke liye toh accha hi hai na?

Trisha : Aise nahi Jeetu kaaka! Aise nahi chalta kanoon!!! Police ka kaam hai teh tak jaana!!!

Jeetu kaaka : !!??

Trisha (frowns) : Aatish Rane aur Sanjeev Mankar urf Slogan!!! Do bade gangsters jo Mumbai me apna thikana banaaye hue the woh dono hi achanak se maare jaate hai. Aur, police kya karti hai? Gangsters maare gaye hai iski khushi me dheeli-dhaali ek report bana kar usme 'haadse ka shikaar' likhte hue uss file ko thande baste me daal deti hai. Tch-!!

Jeetu kaaka : Ise toh saal do saal ho gaya madam. Ab fizool me gade murde ukhaadne ka kya fayda???

Trisha : Agar, aise hi harr police waala sochne laga kaaka toh duniya thapp ho jayegi. Do bade gangsters ko maarne waala zaroori nahi ki koi nyaay ka devta hi ho. Koi unse bhi bada gangster ho sakta hai jo baad me aur bhi bada khatra bann ke saabit ho.

Jeetu kaaka : Hmm! Ye baat toh hai.

Trisha (frowns) : Aatish Rane ki toh theek se laash bhi nahi mili. Lekin, report me saaf darz hai ki woh hi tha jo maara gaya. Toh wahi Sanjeev Mankar...! Khaayi me neeche mrat haalat me paaya gaya. Laash badi mushqil se pehchan me aayi thi.

Jeetu kaaka : Aap iss puraane case ke hi peeche kyu padi ho madam?

Trisha : Kaaka aap khud sochiye. Do bade gangsters achanak se maare jaate hai. Aur, dono hi iss tarah maare jaate hai ki maarne waale ke baare me koi saboot tak nahi milta.

Jeetu kaaka : Haadsa bhi toh ho sakta hai na-!?

Trisha : Sanjeev Mankar ki laash jangal ke andar neeche khaayi me mili thi Kaaka. Aur, aas paas koi gaadi ya car nahi thi. Itni andar jangal ki gehrayi me jaa ke koi aadmi ladkhada ke toh nahi girega na? Ye dono murders the!!! Tch-!!! Jankari bahut kam hai.

Jeetu kaaka : Kabhi-kabhi madam ji thoda duri banaaye rakhna hi behtar hai.

Trisha : Mein koi darpok officer nahi, kaaka. Agar mein desh ki seva me haath nahi battaungi toh aur kaun battayega? Gunah apni panah leta rahega!!! Mein iske baare me dhundh ke rahungi-!!!

Usne file par apne dono haath patakte hue dridhta se kaha ki itne me peeche se kisi aur mard ki awaaz aayi.

"Use baad me dhundhna! Pehle ise dekho-!!!"

Kehte hue ek aadmi waha andar aaya. Aur, uske andar aate hi Jeetu kaaka apni jagah par hi salaam thok tann ke khade ho gaye.

Wahi nahi the. Trisha khud apni jagah par khadi hui aur aane waale insaan ko dekh salute kari.

Aadmi andar aaya. Umr zyada nahi thi. 30-32 ke aas-paas ka prateet ho raha tha. Usne apne haatho me li hui file wahi table par patki aur Trisha ko padhne ka ishara kiya.

Trisha : DGP Sir? Yaha pe?

Aadmi muskuraya. Uske seene par saaf-saaf uske naam aur post ka tag laga hua tha.

Rohan Bakshi
DGP (Director General of Police)

Rohan : I guess, ye tumhare liye zyada interesting hona chahiye.

Trisha : Y-Ye-!?

Rohan : Maharashtra me serial killer khulla ghoom raha hai. Pune, Satara, Panchgani, Lonavla, aur ab Thaane. 6 murders ho chuke hai kul.

Trisha (frowns) : Aap abhi-!?

Rohan (nods) : Hmm! Pune se hi aa raha hu. Udhar par responsibility di hai. Thaane ka case tumhara hai. Deal with it.

Trisha : Yes Sir!

Rohan (smiles) : Naam se bula sakti ho. I'm your husband after all.

Uske itna kehte hi Trisha use aankh dikhaati hai toh Rohan kharaash lete hue Jeetu kaaka ki orr mudd jaata hai.

Rohan : Aaj aapko jaldi nahi jaana? Maine suna hai aap aksar jaldi nikalne ke liye rasta dekhte rehte hai.

Jeetu kaaka : N-Nahi Sir ji! Y-Ye kisne kaha aap se? Mein head constable hu. Mein akhir me hi jaata hu.

Rohan : Oh-!?

Trisha (mutters) : Pihu ne tang toh nahi kiya?

Rohan (smiles) : Pihu maa ke saath mauj me lagi hai.

Trisha : Maa ji ko aaj jaana tha na?

Rohan : Maine aaj rok liya. Kal jayengi woh.

Trisha : T-Toh fir kal se?

Rohan : Mama ji ke yaha chorr denge. Masla woh nahi hai. Masla ye report hai. Sambhal ke thoda. Mujhe ek important kaam se jaana hai. Raat ko ghar deri se aaunga.

Trisha (nods) : Hmm!

Aur, Rohan ek akhiri baar apni biwi ko dekh waha se nikal gaya. Trisha ne report kholi aur woh bareeki se saari vardaato ki summary ko padhne me lag gayi. Woh nahi jaanti thi ki woh kitne bade case me hissa lene jaa rahi thi.

***

FBCC Headquarters
New York, USA
Night ~ 10:25 PM

FBCC ki iss lambi si building ke andar, sabse upar maale ke theek neeche waale floor par Rebecca ahista se lift se nikalte hue andar dakhil hui.

Harr baar ki tarah floor par ghapp andhera tha. Na hi uss floor par kisi ko jaane ki anumati thi aur na hi koi jaata tha. Sawal karne par unhe bas mana kar diya jaata.

Aur, jo zurrat karta use naukri se hi nikaal diya jaata. Anumati keval aur keval Rebecca ko thi. Jo swayam FBCC ki Director thi.

Poora FBCC uske niyantran me tha aur uske hisaab se hi chalta tha. Bhale hi sarkar bhi iss crime control agency me hissedar thi magar andhruni taur se Rebecca hi iss agency ko chalati thi.

Ghanghor andhere se guzarte hue woh ahista-ahista andar ko aayi.

"I know you're here-!!!"




Bolte hue woh apne sthaan par ruk gayi.

Aur, halki si raushni me tabhi dur use koi baitha dikhayi diya.

?? : Of course! Where else I could be???




Rebecca (frowns) : Report-!!!!

?? : Ohh? Itni jaldi chahiye?

Rebecca : ...

?? : I always appreciate patience, you know.

Rebecca : Tumhare saare kaam hote gaye hai.

?? : Kya waqai?

Rebecca : Y-Yes!!!

?? : Australia ka kya?

Rebecca : Neutral!!!

?? : Hmm? Kya uss ladki ko khabar nahi lagi abhi?

Rebecca : Agar lagi hoti toh threat aa gaya hota.

?? : Australia is the easiest one. C'mon! Give me a break! You are taking too much time.

Rebecca : Satark rehne me koi burayi nahi. What about you? Aren't you dilly-dallying your case too?

?? : I'm dealing with something much bigger, lady!!! Aur, waise bhi... Mujhe bahut logo se deal karna hota hai.

Rebecca (frowns) : Kya tum... waqai wahi karne jaa rahe ho?

?? : Of course! Tumhe kya lagta hai? Mein yaha time-pass karne aata hu?

Rebecca : B-But-

?? : Kyu? Kahi... Koi hamdardi toh nahi?

Rebecca (sweats profusely) : N-No!

?? : Really?

Rebecca : Y-Yes!!!

?? : What about the Spanish duo?

Rebecca : Neutral!!!

?? (sighs) : Lagta hai, mujhe hi sab karna hoga. Well, I shouldn't complain. You ever seen a god complaining?

Rebecca : ...

?? : No! Right? I'm new to these things. Par, dheere dheere I'll manage. Trust me! Oh, by the way-

Rebecca : ???

?? (smiles) : I heard rumours that you might be pulling strings behind my back! *smiles* Is it true??? *smiles*

Rebecca : H-Huh-!!? Wh-What do you-

Agle hi shan, woh aadmi apni jagah se gayab hua. Rebecca ki aankhein darr ke maare feli aur woh kuch karne ke liye apne perr modi magar sab kuch itni jaldi hua ki woh react tak na kar paayi aur-

*BAAAAMMMMMMMMMMM*

Uska sarr seedhe peeche concrete ki deewar par jaake laga. Uska gala uss aadmi ki mazboot giraft me tha. Lag raha tha maano ek cheel khargosh ko apne panjo me daba ke fasaaye hue tha.

Woh haule se jhukta hua uske kaan ke nazdeek aaya aur bola,

?? : You... don't have any legendary skill, right???

Rebecca ne badi hi mushqil se ukhdi saansein lete hue himmat kar naa me sarr hilaaya. Kuch derr tak woh aadmi use yuhi dekhta raha.

?? (smiles) : Good! Kitni acchi baat hai ki tumne jhooth nahi kaha.

Rebecca : Arghh-!!!

?? : Because, you know... I hate lies... And, liars even more!!!

Rebecca : Urggh-!!!

Uss aadmi ka haath Rebecca ki zulfo par fira aur ahista ahista uske gaalo par aaya. Rebecca apne chehre ko uske sparsh se khud ko modti rahi.

?? : Tumhe pata hai-!? I don't destroy for the sake of chaos. My each move is calculated, each action meticulously planned. Kya naam dogi tum aisi planning ko?

Rebecca (grits) : E-Evil-!!!

?? (smiles) : And, I call it strategy.

Kehte hue usne uske gale par se haath hataaya toh Rebecca khaaste hue apne gale ko sehlane lagi.

?? : Tumhare uska kya?? Your lapdog??? Hmm?

Rebecca : He's doing his mission. *cough*

?? (nods) : Good! Good!

Rebecca : ...

?? : Table par report rakhi hui hai. Jo tumhe chahiye tha woh tumhare paas hai. Go on!

Report ke baare me sunte hi Rebecca bechaini me table ki taraf bhaagi. Lekin, report dekhte hi uski utsukta ghabrahat me badal gayi.

Rebecca : Y-Ye-!! Ye toh sirf ek report hai.

?? : Oh!! Toh tumhe kya laga? Kya waqai tumhe ye laga tha ki mein tumhe saari reports de dunga?

Rebecca (frowns) : Tsk...!!!

Muskurate hue woh lift ki orr jaane laga jab peeche se Rebecca ne ek akhiri sawaal pucha.

Rebecca : Wh-Where are you going???

?? (smiles) : I was just craving some couscous!!!

Kehte hue woh waha se gayab ho gaya.
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Aaj ke liye itna hi guys.
This update consists of around 8.5k words. Itni hi length ke around sabhi updates honge. Kuch mega updates agar aaye toh woh bhi bade honge. Bahut dino baad aaya hai update. You guys know my troubles. Toh, like thokne ka aur revos rakhne ka. Target apna wahi hai guys ~ 200!!! Arc pacing pakad raha hai. You saw some new characters as well. You also got to know about Aatish' and Slogan's full names. Police jo ab tak aksar muddo se bahar rehti thi ab light me aa chuki hai. More trouble for Veer. Baaki, aise hi support karte rehne ka.
Dhanyavad.

Fantastic Mind Blowing Amazing Update
Lagta hai ke pranjal aur Kurunesh ka apni ghaltiyon ka aihsas ho raha hai.

 

[Decentlove100]

Wewolf bhai bahut he shandar update! Jaise expected tha kahani main rebecca ek mohra ki tarah hai wo Mr X ki! Aur reports? Nuclear radiation ki ho sakti hai i doont know! Abb entry hoti hai wo unknown killer ki jiska veer ke saath koi relation lagta hai

 

[rAge K]

Nice update