Update 1: Chhalava aur Dhoka
Ghar ka mahol sukoon bhara hai, lekin Arjun ke dil mein uljhan hai. Raat ka samay hai aur khichdi ki khushboo kitchen se aa rahi hai.
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Arjun apne kamre mein baitha tha, uski aankhein khidki ke bahar ghoom rahi thi, jahan chaand chamak raha tha. Uska mann sirf ek hi cheez mein tha—Riya. Uski muskurahat, uski hasi, aur woh pal jab usne pehli baar Arjun se pyaar ka izhaar kiya tha. Lekin ab woh sab sirf ek yaad ban chuki thi, ek khwab jo ab toot gaya tha.
Kuch din pehle, usne dekha tha Riya ko kisi aur ke saath—uska naya dost, Raj. Us pal uski duniya thodi der ke liye ruki, jaise sab kuch khatam ho gaya ho. Uska dil chhinta gaya jab usne suna Riya ka unke saath hansi-mazaak karna, aur wo ankhon mein chamak jo sirf Arjun ke liye hoti thi, ab kisi aur ke liye thi. Us din ka dard ab bhi uski raaton ko kharab kar raha tha.
Tabhi achanak se ek knock sunai diya. Yeh Kavya thi, uski chhoti behan. Uski aankhein chamak rahi thi, jaise uske paas koi secret ho.
“Bhai, kya tumhe pata hai aaj maine kya kiya?” Kavya ne pucha, uski muskurahat se Arjun ka dil thoda halka hua.
“Nahi, kya?” Arjun ne muskurate hue kaha, lekin uska mann ab bhi udaas tha.
“Mainne school mein dance competition mein participate kiya! Aur sabko impress kar diya!” Kavya ne bechaini se kaha, uski aankhein khushiyon se bhari hui thi.
“Wow, meri behan toh superstar hai! Tumhe toh mujhe dikhana padega!” Arjun ne use taang khichne ki koshish ki, lekin uske chehre par gham ab bhi tha.
Kavya chali gayi aur thodi der baad wapas aayi, uske haath mein ek trophy thi. “Dekho, mujhe yeh mila!”
“Arre wah, itna bada trophy? Mujhe proud feel ho raha hai,” Arjun ne kaha. Lekin uski khushi mehsoos karte hue, uske mann mein Riya ki yaad dard deti rahi.
Kavya ne dekha ki Arjun kuch samajh nahi pa raha hai. “Bhai, kabhi kabhi mujhe samajh nahi aata ki tum itne serious kyun rehte ho. Thoda chill karo! Sab theek hoga,” Kavya ne kaha.
“Bas, abhi thoda stress hai. Padhai aur relationships ki wajah se, kuch bhi samajh nahi aa raha,” Arjun ne kaha, koshish karte hue ki woh apne gham ko chhupa sake.
Kavya ne uska haath pakda. “Agar tumhe kuch kehna hai toh keh do. Yeh sab tumhare liye acha nahi hai. Riya ke baare mein kya soch rahe ho?”
Arjun ne thoda hesitate kiya, lekin fir usne socha ki Kavya ka kehna sahi hai. “Tum sach keh rahi ho, Kavya. Shayad mujhe kuch kehna chahiye.”
Unka baat karne ka mahol tabhi badal gaya jab Kavya ne muskurate hue kaha, “Bhai, main hamesha tumhare saath hoon. Tumhe kabhi bhi koi baat karni ho, main yahan hoon.”
Arjun ne uski taraf dekha, “Thanks, Kavya. Tum mere liye bohot important ho.” Usne socha ki agar kabhi kuch aur ho gaya toh yeh behan hi hai jo usse sambhal legi.
Dinner ke dauran, maa ne sabko khush rakhne ki koshish ki, lekin Arjun ka man toh sirf Riya par tha. Usne khud se socha, “Kya yeh sach hai? Kya Riya ne mujhe sirf chhalava diya?”
Jaise hi unhone dinner khatam kiya, maa ne kaha, “Arjun, kya tumhe kuch kehna hai? Tum itne ghamgeen kyun ho?”
Arjun ne sirf sharmaate hue kaha, “Bas, thoda stress hai.”
Kavya ne beech mein bola, “Maa, bhai ko Riya ki yaad aa rahi hai. Shayad use baat karni chahiye.”
Maa ne uski taraf dekha, “Arjun, agar kuch hai toh share karo. Tumhe hamesha sabse zyada support milega.”
Arjun ne socha, “Maa, kya main tumhe yeh sab bata sakta hoon? Kya main apne dil ki baat tumhe kahoon?”
Lekin usne khud ko roka. Abhi sab kuch thik nahi tha. Uska dil is gham ko share nahi kar sakta tha, lekin kab tak? Yeh soch uski raat ki neend uda rahi thi.
Raat ko, Arjun apne kamre mein akele baitha raha, khud se baatein karte hue. “Agar mujhe kabhi wapas jaana mile, toh main sab kuch badal dunga. Riya ko dikhana hoga ki pyaar sirf ek chhalava nahi hota.”
Jaise hi wo khud se soch raha tha, usne socha ki shayad yeh sirf ek shuruaat hai. Uski zindagi mein kuch naya hone wala hai, aur yeh kuch aisa hoga jo uski duniya ko badal dega.