Old Duckyard ka andhera sirf andhera nahhi tha...
Wahan dhoka,khoon raaz bhi chupe hue the.
Tez hawa samundar ki taraf se chal rahi thi
Lohe ke purane containers ek dusre se takra kar ajeeb si awaaz kar rahe the.
Aarav Rathore ne apni car ko door band kiya.
Uski ankhon me sirf ek cheez thi --- sach.
"Vivaan..."usne dheere se apne ap se kaha.
Teen saal pehle jis bhai ko isne apni ankhon ke samne marte dekha tha...
Aaj uska naam phir se zinda ho gaya tha.
Phone pe aayi woh unknown message sirf ek line ka tha:
"If you want truth about your brother come alone".
Aarav akela aaya tha.
Lekin woh kabhi akela nahi hota.
Usne apni jacket k andar haath dala.
Gun thandi thi...lekin uska khoon garam
Duck yard ke koneme ek purana warehouse tha.
Wahi jagah message pe mention thi.
Jaisehi Aarav me under kadam rakha---
Darwaza peeche se band hogaya.
"Welcome mr.Rathore."
Ek bhaari awaaz andhere me goonji.
Aarav ne turant gun nikali.
"Samne aa."
Slow footsteps
Andhere se ek aadmi bahar aaya.
Kaale kapde.
Face pe mask.
"Tum sach chahte hona?"
Masked man ne haaste hue kaha.
"Bakwas band kar. Vivaan kahan hai.
Masked man ne halki si taali bajayi.
Warehouse ke dusre side ki light on hua.
Aur Aarav ka dil.ek second k liye ruk gaya.
Ek kuris pe bandha hua aadmi.
Khoom se bhara hua shirt.
Sar jhuka hua.
"Vivaam.."Aarav ke honton se awaaz nikal.gayi.
Masked man hans pada.
"Zinda hai.jaise tum dekh skte ho."
Aarav aage badha....
Lekin masked man ne gun uske sir par taan di.
"Ek aur kadam...aur tumhara bhai phirse mar jayega".
Aarav ruk gaya.
Uski ankhon me aag thi.
"Tum chahte kya ho?"
Masked man ne mask utarne ke liye haath uthaya.
"Main chahata hoon..tum sach jaano".
Mask zameen par gira.
Aur Aarav ka dimagh sun ho gaya.
"Tum..?"
Uske samne khada aadmi koi aur nahi tha ---
Raghav mehra.
Meher ka bada bhai.
Aarav ka purana business rival.
Aur woh aadmi jisse Aarav ne teen saal pehle barbaad kar diya tha.
"Shock laga"?
Raghav ne muskurate hue kaha.
Aarav ne vivaan ki taraf dekha.
Vivaan ne dheere se apna sar uthaya.
Uski ankhein..
Thandi thi.
Bejaan nahi.
Thandi.
Aur phir.
Vivaan ne dheere se bola:
"Bhai... Tumhe yahan nahi aana chahiye tha."
Aarav ka dil toot gaya.
"Vivaam main tumhe yaha se nikal---?
"No."
Vivaan li awaaz achanak sakht ho gayi.
"Tum samajh nahi rahe ho."
Raghav ne Aarav ki taraf jhuk kar kaha:
"Tumhe lagta tha meher ne tumse shaadi majboori me ki ?"
Aarav chup.
"Galat."
Raghav ne slow clap kiya
"Wo plan tha."
Hawa aur tez hogayi..
"Plan?"Aarav ne daant bhinch kar kaha.
Raghav muskuraya.
"Tumhare gharme ghusne ka.
Tumhari company ka.secrets lene ka.
Aur sabse important..."
Usne vivaan ki taraf ishara kiya.
"Tumhe todne ka."
Aarav la dimagh ghoom gaya.
"Meher...is involved?"
Raghav ne seedha jawab nahi diya.
Sirf ek line boli:
"Tumhari biwi utni masoom nahi jitni tum samajhte ho."
Aur ussi waqt....
Warehouse ka bahar se police siren li awaaz aayi.
Raghav ne hansi roki.
"Game just started, Aarav."
Lights suddenly band.
Aandhera.
Gunshot ki awaaz
Ek cheek.
Aur jab lights wapas on hui ---
Vivaan ki kursi khaali thi.
Raghav gayab.
Zameen par sirf ek cheez padi thi.
Ek chhota sa silver bracelet.
Jo Aarav me pehle bhi dekha tha.
Woh meher ka tha.
Aarav ne bracelet uthaya.
Uska haath kaanp raha tha.
Aur us moment me usse samajh aa gaya...
Yeh sirf badle ka khel nahi tha.
Yeh shaadi bhi ek chaal thi.
Aur ager meher sach me is sab me shamil thi...
Toh Aarav ne apne dushman se nahi
Apne dushman ki behen se shaadi ki thi.
Aur shayad...
Woh dushman kabhi mera hi nahi tha..
Aarav ko ab sirf ek sawal ka jawab chahiye tha ---
Kya meher ne usse pyaar kiya tha...ya sirf use kiya tha ?
Aur ager meher sach me is game ka hissa thi...
Toh agla waar sabse khatarnak hone wala tha...
Chapter 4 --- The wife or the enemy?
Coming soon