Ek Adhoori Mulakaat: Dhokha ya Darr

 Aryan pichle kaafi samay se Mehak ko pasand karta tha. Roz usse office se ghar chhodna uska niyam ban gaya tha. Mehak bhi dheere-dheere uske kareeb aa rahi thi. Ek sham, kaam ke chakkar mein dono ko thoda late ho gaya.

Woh Romantic Safar

Raat ka waqt tha, thandi hawa chal rahi thi. Bike par piche baithi Mehak ke baal Aryan ke chehre se takra rahe the. Aryan ke mann mein aaj kuch aur hi chal raha tha; woh chahta tha ki aaj woh apni mohabbat ka izhaar ek kiss ke zariye kare.

Lekin Mehak ka phone lagatar baj raha tha—uske ghar se call par call aa rahe the. Aryan ne bike ki raftaar kam ki aur thoda romantic hote hue bola, "Mehak, itni jaldi kya hai? Kuch pal aur rukte hain na..."

Mehak thodi pareshan thi, usne kaha, "Aryan, ghar pe sab gussa karenge. Tum bas mujhe gate tak chhod do."

Chokidar aur Woh Bhool-Bhulaiya

Jab wo ghar ke gate par pahunche, toh Mehak ne ek plan banaya. Usne Aryan se kaha, "Tum yahi ruko, main bas andar face dikha kar aati hoon takki sab shant ho jayein, phir hum paas hi kahin ghumne chalenge."

Lekin jaise hi wo andar ghuse, wahan ke boodhe chokidar ne unhe dekh liya. Mehak ne darr ke maare jhoot bol diya, "Ye mere office ke sir hain, late ho gayi thi toh chhodne aaye hain."

Chokidar ne muskurate hue kaha, "Bitia, sir ko andar le jao, chai pila kar bhejo." Uska kutta 'Diggy' zor-zor se bhaunkne laga. Us ghar ka rasta bada ajeeb tha—ek baar andar chale jao toh wapas aane ka rasta itna ghumavdar tha ki agar koi akela wapas aana chahe, toh bhatak jaye.

Woh Khaufnaak Raat

Aryan darrte-darrte andar chala gaya. Mehak ki maa chhat par thi. Mehak ne Aryan ko ek kone mein khada kiya aur dheere se kaha, "Tum yahi ruko, main aati hoon." Lekin tabhi Mehak ki behen ne Aryan ko dekh liya aur shor machane wali thi. Aryan buri tarah ghabra gaya. Usne socha agar pakda gaya toh career aur izzat dono jayenge. Woh wahan se ulte paon bhaga.

Darr ke maare woh usi raaste se nikalne ki koshish karne laga jahan se wapas aana namumkin tha. Woh girta-padta, kanton aur jhadiyon se nikal kar kisi tarah bahar bhaga. Uske dimaag mein sirf darr tha.

Anjaam

Bahar nikalne ke baad, Aryan ne darr ke maare Mehak ke calls aur messages ka reply dena band kar diya. Usse laga ki shayad Mehak ne usse phaswa diya ya ab uske ghar wale usse dhoond lenge.

Doosri taraf, Mehak usse sachha pyar kar baithi thi. Usne socha ki Aryan usse naraaz hai ya usne usse dhokha diya hai. Woh Aryan ke bina rehne ka soch bhi nahi sakti thi. Aryan ki khamoshi usse andar hi andar khati rahi.

Ek raat, isi tanhayi aur dard mein, Mehak ne pankhe se phansi laga li. Aryan ko jab ye khabar mili, toh uske paas rone ke siwa kuch nahi bacha tha. Ek pal ka darr aur ek galat faisla sab kuch khatam kar gaya.