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Chapter 1: Cabin Ka Aagosh!
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Himalayan cabin akele khada tha, uska wooden frame waqt ke saath purana ho gaya tha, chaaron taraf lambe pine trees aur dhund se dhake hue peaks the. Gauri Khan, jo 50s mein thi, ek shant aur sambhali hui aurat thi, ne yeh retreat suggest kiya tha taaki ghar ke badhte hue tension se door ja sakein. Uska 26 saal ka beta, Aryan, graduation ke baad se bechain tha, aur apne papa Shah Rukh ke expectations se takra raha tha—unka latest jhagde ne family ko tod diya tha. Gauri ko umeed thi ki pahadon ki shanti un cheezon ko theek kar degi jo shabd nahi kar paaye the, Mumbai ke kabhi na rukne wale shor se door. Pehli raat hi shanti ka bharam toot gaya. Ek toofaan valley mein aaya, baarish ne khidkiyon par zor se maara aur power cut ho gaya. Andhera cabin ko nigal gaya, sirf fireplace ki chamakti roshni se thoda ujaala tha. Gauri apne kamre se nikli, ek silk robe uske jism ko chipka hua tha—uski curves halki si dikh rahi thi—uske khule baal aag ki roshni mein chamak rahe the. Woh blankets lene ke liye aage badhi, uski jasmine-musk khushboo Aryan ke paas se guzri jo couch par baitha tha. Uska haath uske arm ko chu gaya—ek pal ka touch jo uske naram skin aur uski garmi ko mehsoos kiya, kuch bijli si daud gayi.“Sorry yaar,” woh dheere se boli, uski awaaz saans jaisi halki thi.
“Koi baat nahi,” Aryan tez awaaz mein bola, aankhein aag par tikayi hui thi, andar uth rahi ajeeb garmi se lad raha tha—uski body mein ek halki si siharan thi jo woh samajh nahi paaya. Gauri blankets le kar wapas gayi, uska dil zor se dhadak raha tha, woh apne kaanpte haathon ke liye thand ko dosh de rahi thi.
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Himalayan cabin akele khada tha, uska wooden frame waqt ke saath purana ho gaya tha, chaaron taraf lambe pine trees aur dhund se dhake hue peaks the. Gauri Khan, jo 50s mein thi, ek shant aur sambhali hui aurat thi, ne yeh retreat suggest kiya tha taaki ghar ke badhte hue tension se door ja sakein. Uska 26 saal ka beta, Aryan, graduation ke baad se bechain tha, aur apne papa Shah Rukh ke expectations se takra raha tha—unka latest jhagde ne family ko tod diya tha. Gauri ko umeed thi ki pahadon ki shanti un cheezon ko theek kar degi jo shabd nahi kar paaye the, Mumbai ke kabhi na rukne wale shor se door. Pehli raat hi shanti ka bharam toot gaya. Ek toofaan valley mein aaya, baarish ne khidkiyon par zor se maara aur power cut ho gaya. Andhera cabin ko nigal gaya, sirf fireplace ki chamakti roshni se thoda ujaala tha. Gauri apne kamre se nikli, ek silk robe uske jism ko chipka hua tha—uski curves halki si dikh rahi thi—uske khule baal aag ki roshni mein chamak rahe the. Woh blankets lene ke liye aage badhi, uski jasmine-musk khushboo Aryan ke paas se guzri jo couch par baitha tha. Uska haath uske arm ko chu gaya—ek pal ka touch jo uske naram skin aur uski garmi ko mehsoos kiya, kuch bijli si daud gayi.“Sorry yaar,” woh dheere se boli, uski awaaz saans jaisi halki thi.
“Koi baat nahi,” Aryan tez awaaz mein bola, aankhein aag par tikayi hui thi, andar uth rahi ajeeb garmi se lad raha tha—uski body mein ek halki si siharan thi jo woh samajh nahi paaya. Gauri blankets le kar wapas gayi, uska dil zor se dhadak raha tha, woh apne kaanpte haathon ke liye thand ko dosh de rahi thi.