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Bahut hi shandar aur romanchak update bhaiUpdate - 151 ~ I want you!
Ab tak...
Kaera : Then let them know...! Soon! They'll be dealing with their nightmare...!
Ruchika (gulps) : Y-Yes!!
Kaera turant hi waha se mud neeche ki orr chal di. Ruchika uske peeche peeche daudte hue bhaagi. Aur idhar,
Julia stabdh nigaaho se bas ghatit hote hue sab kuch dekhti rahi.
Julia : M-Miss!?
Ab aage...
Vimaan uchaayi par apni udaan bhar raha tha. Andar Veer samet baaki sabhi baithe hue the. Kintu, kisi ne bhi Veer se abhi sawaal jawaab nahi kiye.
Bhavna ne manahi de rakhi thi. Jab tak sabhi ghar nahi pohuch jaate, tab tak koi bhi sawaal nahi honge. Ye uske sakht nirdesh the.
Tej sabse zyada icchuk thi ki woh Veer se prashn kare. Uske mann me tamaam aise sawaal the jinke uttar jaanane ke liye woh betaab thi. Khaas-kar uss Suhana naam ki aurat ke baare me. Jis se lipat ke uska bhai khada tha. Kaun thi woh?
Magar, uski jigyasa ko uski Maa ke nirdesh ne bhang kar diya. Bhavna ke iss aadesh ke baad, na hi Tej ne fir apna muh khola aur na hi Arohi ne.
Plane ki teen seats par Bhavna aur Tej Veer ke agal bagal virajman thi aur bechara Veer sandwich ki tarah unn dono ke beech me daba hua tha. Jaha Bhavna ki nazre window ke baahar ke drishya ko ghoorne me vyast thi toh wahi Tej baari-baari apne Bhai ki taraf dekh uske chehre par maujood ghaavo ko taaq rahi thi.
Crimson ke sang ghamasan ladayi ke baad Veer ko kayi saari chot bhi aayi thi. Uske ghaav bhar zaroor gaye the. Magar, nishaan abhi kaha jaane waale the. Raato raat woh nishaan gaayab bhi kar sakta tha agar woh apne appearance stat me kuch points daal deta.
Lekin, Veer ne aisa nahi kiya. Ye kayi saare sawaal khade kar sakta tha. Wese bhi, ye ghaav ke nishaan uski iss ladaayi ka saboot the. Kitne kasht utha ke woh yaha se bach ke nikla tha.
Woh inn sab ke baare me soch hi raha tha jab usne ek magazine uthayi aur use padhna shuru kiya.
Front page ki khabar ne hi use ek bada jhatka pohuchaya. Khabar thi ki ~
"Where is Natalia???"
Ava ki ek badi si photo page par chhapi hui thi.
"Singer and actress Natalia Martin disappears overnight leaving her recently found record label, 'Tunecrafts' which has a revenue of over $20 million. The actress is nowhere to be found. Police are set to go out for her investigation. DGSI is aiming towards a bigger conspiracy than it seems. Grace Martin's murder and now Natalia's disappearance. Are they somehow connected?"
Veer ke maathe par lakeere chha gayi. Ava raato raat gaayab ho gayi? Bhala kaha chali gayi? Uska mann na jaane kyu par vichlit hone laga. Lekin ye fiqr kyu ho rahi thi use? Ye jaante hue bhi ki usi Ava ne use dhoka diya tha.
Tunecrafts!
Ava ka khud ka haal hi me khola gaya ek record label. Blue records ke sang kaam kar kar ke Ava labels ke baare me kaafi jankaar ho gayi thi. Dekhte hi dekhte usne apna hi ek record label khada kar liya tha.
Young talented singers ko jo labels sign nahi karte the, Ava ka label Tunecrafts unhe ek mauka deta tha. Ek platform pradan karta tha. Jiske chalte, dher saare talented singers uske label ki wajah se janta se parichit hote.
Ye naya record label badi jaldi hi safal maalum pad gaya. Total revenue hi $20 million ke upar ka tha. Sab kuch badhiya aage badh raha tha.
Toh aise me kaha chali gayi Ava? Itna sab kuch beech me chhor ke? Ab ye sab kiske naam hoyega? Kaun maalik banega iska? Uss se bhi bada sawaal ki akhir Ava gayi kaha aur kyu?
Veer ko ye chinta khaaye jaa rahi thi. Magar, ab kuch nahi ho sakta tha. Woh Paris se kaafi dur aa chuka tha aur saath hi system ne use koi mission bhi nahi diya tha.
Uski bauhe kass uthi. Ava ke saath harr woh guzaare pal use yaad aane lage. Chehra bhulaaye nahi bhul raha tha.
Ek gehri saans lete hue usne magazine ka panna zorr se bheench ke paltaaya toh agli khabar ne ek baar fir uski aankhein chaudi hone par majboor kar di. Kintu, iss baar use taajub tha. Khabar thi ki~
"Why is everyone talking about this model? The fashionista who set out the stage on fire last week. Check it out~""
"Recently, a new talent emerged from the abyss of the fashion world. One who is slaying the floors by her irresistible charm and beauty."
"Zoey Clarkson, is an orphan who wished to be a model in her childhood. Her dreams have come true..."
Veer ne jab poora article upar se neeche padha toh uska muh khula ka khula reh gaya. Andar se ek khushi bhi thi.
Zoey Clarkson? Ye toh wahi Zoey thi! Jisko Veer ne Nightwalker ke Mansion me bachaya tha. Wahi khubsoorti ki bala jo model bann'na chaahti thi. Jo anaath thi. Jise paiso ki sakht zaroorat thi. Veer ne Investigation department se mile saare paise usi ko toh diye the.
Thoda samay hi beeta tha uss raat ko guzre aur aaj woh ye khabar padh raha tha.
Zoey ne apna mukaam haasil karna shuru kar diya tha. Fashion ki duniya me use ek recognition mil chuka tha. Woh nirantar aage badhti jaa rahi thi.
Recent ki emerging models me uska naam sabse upar sthaan par tha.
'So, she made it! Huh!'
Veer ke hontho par muskaan saj gayi. Akhir Zoey ne woh kar hi dikhaya. Koi nude photoshoots nahi, simple body shots aur kuch face portraits. Kya sitam dhaa rahi thi woh inn photos me.
Pehle se kayi guna sundar prateet ho rahi thi. Magar-
Kya Zoey ne use call kiya hoga? Veer ke phone toh kab ka kharab ho chuka tha. Kya Zoey iss safalta ko paane ke baad use yaad rakhti hogi? Ya bhul chuki hogi?
Ek bechain sa kar dene wala yeh vichar uske mann me aaya. Par fir uss raat kahi gayi apni baat bhi use yaad aayi.
'Neki kar, dariya me daal!'
Zoey yaad rakhe ya na rakhe. Kam se kam uski thodi si madad se aaj woh ek acchi zindagi toh jee rahi thi. Veer ke liye yahi bohut tha.
Usne ek thakaan bhari saans chhori. Bagal me baithi Tej ne jab use Zoey ki photo ko nihaarte dekha toh woh puch baithi,
Tej : Kya padh rahe ho?
Veer : Hmm? Oh! Nothing! Bas aise hi-
Tej (glances) : T-Tumhe-! Tumhe aise ladkiya pasand hai? Is she your type?
Veer : Hmm? Achanak se ye sawal kyu?
Tej : Kaafi derr se tum iss page ko dekh rahe ho. Especially, iss ladki ko. You don't have to be shy about it. Mujh se toh bilkul bhi nahi. Y-You can share anything with me, you know! Any celebrity crush? Hmm?
Veer (smiles) : Aap jaisa soch rahi hai wesa kuch bhi nahi hai.
Tej : Iska matlab tumhe ye pasand nahi?
Veer ne punah Zoey ki photo ko dekha. Lag raha tha jaise Zoey ki photo use rujhaane ki koshish kar rahi thi.
Veer : Ahem! Kise pasand nahi hogi?
Tej : So you like her!?
Veer (nods) : Of course! Huh? No wait!!! Mera matlab woh nahi tha-
Tej (smiles) : Tell me!
Veer (sighs) : It's just that-!!
Tej : Hmm?
Veer : I know her!
Tej : You know her?
Veer (nods) : Hmm! Aapko pata chala hoga ki mein Las Vegas gaya tha recent me.
Tej (nods) : Mmm-hmm!
Veer : Waha par hi mein inse mila tha. Tab yeh famous nahi thi. But look at her now...! Ab woh famous hai. So, it was surprising for me!
Tej : Ohh! Ye baat hai!
Veer (nods) : Uh-huh!
Tej : So? Kya lagta hai? Kya tum ab bhi use yaad hoge?
Veer : Who knows!? At least she's having a good life now.
Tej kuch pal Veer ke chehre ko dekhti rahi. Uske baad haami bhar wapas se shaant hoke baith gayi.
Toh wahi udhar peeche ki orr se Arohi ki nazre Veer par hi tiki hui thi. Apne Dada ji ke saath baithi woh ek maa aur ek behan ke beech me adanga nahi bann'na chaahti thi.
Mann toh uska bhi bohut tha Veer ke sang baithne ka. Lekin, usne ye mauka Bhavna aur Tej se nahi chheena. Woh jaanti thi ki iss waqt unn teeno ka aapas me hona kitna zaroori tha. Aur isliye, woh Manorath ke sang yaha peeche ek kitaab khole baithi hui thi.
Dekhte hi dekhte France se chala vimaan, Hindustan ki bhoomi par padhaar chuka tha.
Veer jaise hi plane se baahar nikal airport par aaya.
Tamaam janta janardan ne use gher liya. Haatho me log phulo ki malaaye liye hue the. Yaha tak ki bade se bade rajneeti ke kuch log bhi maujood the.
Sabhi taaliyon se uska swagat kar rahe the. Ek ke baad ek sabhi uske gale me phulo ki malaaye daalte jaa rahe the.
'What the-!?'
Bhavna aur Tej bheed ke chalte Veer se alag ho gayi. Aur Veer janta ke beech me hi fasa reh gaya.
Tej : Y-Ye sab kya ho raha hai?
Arohi : Log Veer ka swagat kar rahe hai dii!
Tej : Swagat?
Bhavna (smiles) : Khabar felte derr nahi lagti.
Woh sahi thi. France me jo kuch bhi hua tha, uski khabar baahri desho tak na pohuche aisa kaise ho sakta tha?
Kitna hi kyu na prayas kiya ho France ne khabar ko seemit rakhne ka. Par pata toh chal hi jaata hai.
Jaise hi India me yaha sarkaar ko ye pata laga ki France me unka ek citizen buri saazish ka shikaar ho gaya tha aur baad me uski bahaduri ko waha saraaha gaya. Bharteeya log seena chauda kar ke uske swagat ke liye ikhatte ho gaye.
Wese hi inn sab maamlo me hamare logo ka dil bohut bada hota tha. Woh toh Veer ke ghar tak pohuch chuke the. News bhar me Veer kisi celebrity ki tarah chha chuka tha.
"Hero ki ghar waapsi" ke naam se news channels me khabre jaari ho rahi thi.
Aur, Veer inn sab se bekhabar bas confusion me dooba hua tha.
Veer : Wait! Wait! Ek minute! Arre-!?
Reporter 1 : Mister Veer! Aapke saath itna sab kuch France me hua, aap ne itna kuch saha. Kaise aap saazish me fase? Kya hua tha asal me waha?
Reporter 2 : Aap apne desh ek saazish se bach ke nikal ke aaye hai. Aapko kaisa mehsoos ho raha hai iss waqt?
Reporter 3 : Sab aapka dil se swagat kar rahe hai. Hum sabko aap par garv hai ki aapne waha ek bharteeya nagrik ka ek behatreen udaahran rakha. Kuch kehna chaahenge waha ke baare me aap?
Reporter 4 : Aap ek college student maalum padte hai. Kya apne baare me kuch parichay dena chaahenge?
Veer : Mein-!!
*Click* *Click*
Ye pehli baar tha jab Veer iss tarah cameras ki shutters aur flashlights se ghira hua tha. Aaj use samajh aa raha tha ki celebrity log kaisa mehsoos karte honge inn sab ko jhelte hue. Kahi na kahi Ava ki punah ek yaad dila gaya ye sab.
Yaha bheed-bhaad se dur roadside me lagi car se nikal ke ek javaan aurat bhaagte hue Bhavna aur anya ki taraf aa rahi thi. Ye koi aur nahi, Ragini hi thi jo Veer aur baaki sabhi ko pick-up karne aayi thi.
Woh tezz qadmo ke saath aake Bhavna ke samaksh khadi hui,
Ragini : Y-Ye sab?
Bhavna (smiles) : Mera beta famous ho raha hai.
Ragini : Huh?
Tej : Shayad! Hume kuch derr wait karna hoga.
Janta ke beech fasse Veer ko jab kuch soojh nahi raha tha toh ek baar fir-
Uski kalaayi par kisi ka haath aaya aur use kheench ke uss jamawde se baahar nikaala.
Saamne Arohi thi. Dono ki nazre ek dusre se bhidi. Aur aankhon hi aankhon me baat ho gayi. Veer uska shukrguzar tha. Arohi bhi samajh gayi ki Veer use shukriya kehna chaah raha hai. Bina shabdo ke hi baat ho gayi. Dono ne haami bhari. Iss se pehle ki public react karti-
Arohi : This way...!
Arohi ne Veer ka haath punah thaama aur bhaagte hue use apne saath leke woh seedhe Ragini aur baaki sabhi ki or jaane lagi
"Aree? Arre Sir?"
"Veer Sir! Veer Sir!"
"Veer Sir rukiye!"
Peeche pade reporters sabhi Veer ki taraf bhaage. Security kahi na kahi Veer ke hit me hi uski madad kar rahi thi. Jiske chalte Arohi aur use raasta dhoondhne me badi hi saralta mil gayi.
Ragini ne hoshiyari dikhaate hue turant hi sabko car me leke tab tak baitha liya tha. Veer aur Arohi ke aate hi,
Ek pal me usne car chalu ki aur jaise hi dono peeche baith ke andar ghuse, usne car aage badha di.
Janta bas dekhti reh gayi. Media se akhir kaar Veer ko chhutkara mil hi gaya. Woh sabhi airport se baahar nikal chuke the.
Ragini ke bagal se Manorath baithe the aage ki seat par toh wahi baaki sabhi peeche baithe hue the.
Veer ki nigaahein jaise hi mirror par padi, usne paaya ki car chalate hue Ragini pal pal use hi dekh rahi thi.
Unn aankhon me ek talab thi. Ek laalsa! Laalsa use paane ki. Dono theek se mil bhi nahi paaye. Ragini ki aankhein jaise iska shok jata rahi thi.
Veer bas muskura diya. Woh jaise sab samajh raha tha.
Tej : That was wild!
Arohi : Hmm!
Aur kuch hi shano me woh sabhi apne ghar ke saamne the.
***
*Thud*
Darwaza band kar Veer jab car se baahar aaya. Toh-
"Bhaiyaaaaaaaaa!!!!"
Gate par khadi Kavya use aate dekh seedhe uski orr daud laga di.
'Huh?'
Uchakte hue woh uski baaho me toot padi.
Veer : Kavya!?
Kavya use zorr se jakde hue uski shirt ko aise bheenche thi jaise use ab kahi nahi jaane degi.
Kavya : Jhooth bol ke gaye the na aap? *sniff* I hate you so much! Bohut gande ho aap! *sniff*
Veer : Hey hey...! *sighs*
Kavya bagal me aate hue use banaavti gusse se dekhi. Veer abhi uski baaho se azaad hi hua tha jab-
Woh firse kisi ki panaah me aa gaya. Shweta use zorr se jakde hue khadi thi. Uske vishal uroz Veer ki chaathi me dabb ke poore andar dhassne ka prayas kar rahe the. Veer ne ahista se uski peeth sehlaayi toh Shweta jaise momm ki tarah pighal ke reh gayi.
Shweta : Iss baar mujhe sab kuch jaan'na hai.
Veer (smiles) : Andar chale pehle? Ya yahi khada rakhne ka irada hai?
Uske sawaal ka jawaab Shweta ke theek peeche khadi Bhumika ne diya,
Bhumika (smiles) : Jab tak sab baari baari tumse mil nahi lenge. Tab tak tumhe yahi khade rehna hoga.
Veer (smiles) : Is that so?
Bhumika (nods) : Mmm-hmm!
Woh muskuraate hue aage aayi aur haule se uske gale se lag gayi. Dono ek dusre ki baaho me aa gaye.
Veer : Kaam kaisa raha?
Bhumika : Safar kaisa raha?
Veer (smiles) : Andar bataunga na!
Bhumika : Mein bhi andar hi bataungi na!
Uski baat par Veer dheere se hasa. Fir uski nigaahein Suman, Aabha aur Sonali par gayi. Jaha Sonali aisa dikhane ki koshish kar rahi thi jaise Veer ke aane se use koi matlab nahi tha.
Par apni iss koshish me woh nirantar asafal ho rahi thi. Uska perr ko yu hilaana, haatho ki ungliyo ko tatolna, sab darsha raha tha ki woh nervous thi. Iss halaat me use kaise pesh aana chahiye usko lekar woh chintit thi.
Veer pehle hi sab bhaanp chuka tha. Iss baar usne Sonali ki taang nahi kheechi. Aabha abhi bhi wesi hi thi. Sharmeeli aur shaant. Kehna toh kuch chaah rahi thi par sab ke saamne kehne se darr rahi thi. Isliye, shaant hoke sarr jhuka ke peeche khadi rahi.
Toh wahi Suman ne ek pal bhi zaaya nahi gawaya. Parivar me sabke milne ke baad woh turant hi Veer ki taraf aayi aur-
Zorr se use baaho me leli. Bhavna ko taajub nahi hua. Magar-
Ragini : !!!?
Shweta : S-Suman...!?
Shweta aur Ragini ki aankhein hairat me fel gayi. Harr samay 'Veer ji' kehne waali ye aurat aaj iss tarah kaise Veer se lipat gayi?
Suman se gale lagte hi Veer ko ehsaas hua ki usne kitna yaad kiya tha use. Iss badan ka ehsaas. Veer ka mann toh kar raha tha abhi Suman ke mulayam kulho ko jamm ke pakad ke nichod de. Uske rass bhare hontho ko pee le. Uske vishal thano ko blouse se azaad kar unhe choos daale.
Lekin, khud ko usne niyantran me kiya. Aur dheere se Suman ki garm peeth par ek chikoti kaati.
"Sss~"
Halki si siski bhar, sabki nazro se ye harqat chhipate hue Suman apne maalik se peeche hatt gayi.
Suman (smiles) : Mein bata nahi sakti hum sab ne aapko kitna yaad kiya hai.
Veer : Mein dekh paa raha hu. Waqai!
Lag raha tha ki sabhi se uska milan ho gaya. Par abhi jaise koi baaki tha-
Driving seat se baahar aate hue Ragini Veer ke gale se amar bel ki tarah lipat gayi. Jaise ek naagin naag ke ird gird apne badan ko lapet leti hai. Kuch usi prakaar Ragini ki baahe Veer ko kass ke jakde hue thi.
Ye drishya dekhte hi, Bhavna ki aankhein hairat me badi ho gayi. Pyaar toh sabhi uss se karte the. Par iss qadar-!?
Sandeh bhari nigaaho ko kuch shan baad unn par se hataate hue woh boli,
Bhavna : Ab andar nahi chalna?
Veer : Right! Right!
Andar aate hi sabhi fresh up hone apne apne kamre me chal diye.
***
"Toh? Kya bahana hai tumhare paas iss baar?"
Ek awaaz kamre me goonji. Ye awaaz thi Bhavna ki jo saamne baithe apne bete se sawalo ke jawaab maang rahi thi.
Veer aur baaki sabhi kapde latte badal ke khaana-vaana kha ke fursat ho chuke the.
Bhavna apne haatho me haath baandhe sofe par baith use ghoor rahi thi. Aur, Veer chup chaap aankhein moond muskura raha tha. Woh jaise jaanta tha ki ye toh hona hi tha.
Veer : Mein koi bahaane nahi dunga aapko.
Bhavna : Kyu? Kya mera beta jab yaha se jaa raha tha tab bahana bana ke nahi gaya tha?
Woh gussa thi. Use krodh itni asaani se aata nahi tha. Magar, Veer se iss baar woh waqai naraaz thi.
Veer : Nahi Maa! Mein business ke matter se hi gaya tha. Agar aapko vishvaas na ho toh mein bata deta hu. Louis naam ke bande se meri baat hui hai. Woh ek designer hai. Ho sakta hai jald hi woh mujhe join kare.
Bhavna : Designer?
Veer (nods) : Mmm-hmm! Fashion designer. Sirf food industry tak hi thodi limited rahega humara business maa!
Bhavna (frowns) : Beta! Sab accha toh chal raha hai. Tum achanak se kisi naye dhandhe me haath abhi kyu daal rahe ho? Ye sab itna asaan-
Veer (smiles) : Aap chinta kyu karti ho? Mein hu na! Kuch gadbad nahi hogi!
Bhavna (sighs) : Hmm! Agar tumhe koi bhi funding chahiye ho! Toh mein hu yaha theek hai na?
Veer : Uski zaroorat nahi maa!
Bhavna : Zaroorat kaise nahi? Bina investment ke tum ye sab kaise shuru karoge? Mein hu yaha abhi! Itna paisa mene ghar me rakhne ke liye thodi kamaya hai. Tumhe aur Tej ko jab bhi zaroorat pade. Bas mujh se keh dena! Jhijakne ki zaroorat nahi.
Usne ye baat kahi hi thi ki dining table ke paas khadi Shweta ne bhi apni baat rakh di,
Shweta : V-Veer! Mujh se bhi keh sakte ho bina jhijak ke. Mein tumhari maa hu na? Mujh se kya sharmana? Hotel jitna Bhumi ka hai, utna hi tumhara bhi hai. Jab chaahe bhumi se baat kar sakte ho.
Shweta ne ye nahi kaha ki, 'Mein BHI tumhari maa hu!'
Usne kaha ki, 'Mein tumhari maa hu!'
Ye darsha raha tha ki ab bhi uske aur Bhavna ke beech sarvashresth maa ki ye pratiyogita jaari thi.
Veer (smiles) : Aap sab khamakha chinta kar rahe ho!
Kavya jo palat palat ke idhar udhar dekh sabki baatein sunn rahi thi woh achanak hi tapaak se bol padi,
Kavya : Arreeeeeyyy! Veer bhaiya ne aap sabko baato me ghuma diya hai.
Bhavna : Huh?
Shweta : Arre Haan!
Tej : Th-That's right! Veer! Woh aurat kaun thi? Tum uske gale kyu lage hue the?
Kavya : Eh?? Aurat?
Suman : Hmm? *smiles* Ohh!
Sonali : Hmph~ Udhar bhi shuru ho gaya ye.
Veer : Woh lady jo thi wahi toh Miss Suhana thi dii.
Tej : Suhana? Ahh! Iska matlab ye wahi-!?
Kavya : Ahn! Suhana ma'am??? Arrey unhe toh hum jaante hai. Woh Holi khelne aayi thi. Abhi bhaiya Paris me the toh unse hi toh baat ki thi na humne.
Arohi (nods) : Right!
Tej : Toh tum gale kyu lage hue the unke? Kaun lagti hai woh tumhari?
Veer : Las Vegas mein unke hi saath gaya tha dii. You know that. Aap sabne Elite motors ka naam suna hai?
Bhavna : Hmm!
Tej : I know woh Elite motors unke dad ki company hai. Tumne bataya tha mujhe.
Veer (smiles) : That's right! Mister Shailendra ki do betiyaan hai. Miss Suhana badi hai aur ek unse choti hai. Jo hai Miss Sonia. Mein dono ko hi jaanta hu.
Tej : Still...
Kavya (nods) : Hmm! Hmm! Dekha na kitne khaas hai hum. Bade bade log aate jaate rehte hai humaare yaha!
Tej : Lekin, mere sawal ka jawab ab bhi nahi mila hai mujhe Veer. Tum unke gale kyu lage hue the?
Veer (sighs) : Kyuki...! Well, I was surprised to see her there. Meri aur unki bohut acchi dosti hai dii. Woh sirf mere liye waha aayi thi. Meri news ke baare me unhe pata laga hoga. Isliye, abruptly mein unke gale se jaa laga.
Tej (frowns) : Kya yahi baat hai?
Veer : Of course!
Tej : Mujhe ab bhi doubt hai ki tum Las Vegas business ke liye gaye the.
Veer : Business matter hi tha dii! Unhone business me kaafi madad ki hai meri. I'm not lying.
Tej (eyes closely) : Hmm! Okay! Wese abhi bhi puchne ke liye bohut sawal hai mere paas. But I think...! Abhi ke liye itna kaafi hai.
Veer ne ek rahat ki saans li.
Ragini : Tej! Baahar jo Rolls Royce khadi hai na?
Tej : Hmm!
Ragini : Woh-
Tej : Unhi Miss Suhana ne di hai. Right?
Ragini : Huh? Tumhe pata hai?
Tej : Hmm! Veer ne hi bataya tha. Lekin na jaane aur kya kya chhipa raha hai mujhse.
Iss se pehle ki Tej uss se aur kayi sawaal karti, Ragini ne use thaam ke andar le jaana hi theek samjha. Woh saari baatein batane wali thi aur khud bhi jaanane waali thi bohut kuch. Jaate jaate Ragini Veer ko aise ghoorte hue gayi jaise woh bhi shikayat hi kar rahi thi uss se.
Maano jaise kehna chaah rahi ho ki-
Suhana? Jeeti jaagti ye Ragini tumhare saamne hai. Ise baaho me kyu nahi dabochte?
Bhavna : Tej ke sawal bhale hi ho gaye ho. Magar mere sawal nahi hue abhi.
Bhavna ne Veer ka aaklan karte hue dekha.
Veer : Puchiye na!
Bhavna : Ye itni saari chot kaise aayi?
Arohi : I want to know as well!
Veer : Aap sab jaante hai ki mein waha Miss Ava ki madad kar raha tha.
Bhavna : Miss Ava?
Veer : Ahem! Mera matlab- Miss Natalia.
Veer ke apni baat ko correct karte hi Arohi ki nigaahein patli hoke uske upar mandraane lagi.
Bhavna (sighs) : Mein tumse zyada kuch nahi puchungi. Bas mere kuch hi sawaal hai. Tumhe bas haan ya naa me hi uttar dena hai. Tum taiyaar ho?
Veer (nods) : Sure!
Bhavna (frowns) : Kahi tum koi avedh dhandha toh nahi kar rahe?
Veer : Nahi!
Bhavna : Kya koi aise kaam me tumhara haath toh nahi jo gerr-kanooni hai?
Veer : Jii nahi!
Bhavna : Kya koi aisa maamla hai jaha tumhe lagta hai ki woh kabhi parivar ke liye musibat bann sakta hai?
Veer : That's-
Iss baar Veer ke muh se shabd nahi nikle. Kaise bataaye woh? System ki duniya thi hi aisi ki uske parivaar ke upar hamesha hi khatra mandrane wala tha. Lekin, saajha kaise kare ye baate?
Bhavna : Ye khamoshi kya batla rahi hai beta?
Veer : Chaahe kuch bhi ho jaaye. Aap sabhi bas itna dhyaan me rakhiye. Ghar parivar ke kisi bhi sadasya ke upar...! Mein koi bhi aanch nahi aane dunga.
Sunn'ne me toh kitna hi aatm-vishvaas waala vaakya tha. Kintu, Bhavna ki chinta ise sunn aur bhi adhik badh gayi. Iska matlab ye saaf tha ki Veer kahi kisi aise maamle me bhaagidar tha, jo aage chal ke parivar ke upar musibatein paida kar sakta tha.
Bhavna : Kya tum hum sabke aur samaj ke hit me hi kaam kar rahe ho? Ya koi galat raasta chuna hai tumne?
Veer (smiles) : Koi do number ka dhandha nahi hai maa. Aur na hi hoga. Mehnat se jo kuch milega, woh sab aapke saamne rakh dunga.
Bhavna, jiske maathe par gambheerta ki lakeere thi woh agle hi shan saare uttar sunn, pal bhar me gaayab ho gayi.
Woh uthi aur muskuraate hue andar jaane lagi.
Kavya : Eh? Choti Tai jii? Bas itne hi questions?
Bhavna (smiles) : Hmm!
Kavya : Par abhi toh aur kitne questions baaki hai. Jaise bhaiya waha uss musibat me kaise pade? Ye TV pe news me kya bataya jaa raha. Aur... aur-
Bhavna : Kavya!
Kavya : Mmm?
Bhavna (smiles) : Mujhe jo jaan'na tha. Woh mujhe mil gaya.
Woh ahista se muskuraate hue waha se nikli. Jaate jaate usne ek baar aur Veer ki orr dekha jo raahat ki saans le raha tha. Abhi ke liye toh woh thodi chinta-mukt thi. Magar-
Kahi na kahi ek darr andar zaroor baitha hua tha uske.
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Dekhte hi dekhte kayi din guzar gaye. Veer ke 3rd year ke exams ka samay aa chuka tha.
Aur, yaha uske college me idhar se udhar Nidhi classroom ke andar chinta me tehel rahi thi. Usne jata toh diya tha Ragini ko ki Veer ke exams shuru hone waale hai. Par kya Ragini ne Veer ko inform kiya? Ye chinta use khaaye jaa rahi thi.
Baari baari saare students room ke andar aate jaa rahe the. Magar, Veer ka kahi koi ata pata nahi tha.
'Uski bhabhi ne... Use bataya toh hoga na? Woh phone bhi nahi utha rahi hai. Kya karu?'
Woh vyakul ho uthi.
'Mere paas aur kisi ka number bhi nahi hai. Mujhe Suman ji se number le lena chahiye tha unka. Ek minute! Sonali! Uska number toh hai mere paas-'
Nidhi mauka dekh ek sehyogi teacher ko apni class me rukne ka bol baahar nikal ke aayi aur fauran Sonali ko phone bhidayi.
Magar, uske haath nirasha hi haath lagi. Sonali food truck ke liye ghar se nikal chuki thi. Aur aise me use ghar ki koi jankari nahi thi ki Veer ghar pe hai ya college ke liye nikal gaya hai. Jab tak woh ghar me kisi aur ka number bhejti tab tak toh exam shuru ho jaana tha.
Nidhi asmanjas aur ghabrahat me abhi khadi hui umeed chhorr rahi thi jab-
"Were you looking for me?"
Peeche se aayi ek awaaz ne uske badan me sihran fela di.
Woh palti. Saamne dekha toh Veer khada hua tha. Proper college ki uniform me, apna backpack taange.
Uske hontho par chinta-mukt muskaan thi. Kahi na kahi Veer ki woh jhalak Nidhi ke dimaag me aa gayi jab Veer yu issi tarah college aaya karta tha. Tab uske chehre par ye khushi nahi jhalakti thi. Tab bas peeda aur akelapann hi uske parichay hota tha.
Par aaj-
Samay kaise badalta tha iska abhaas hua Nidhi ko.
Nidhi : V-Veer!
Veer (affectionately) : Bilkul nahi badli aap. Ab bhi wesi ki wesi hi ho!
Nidhi dherr saare prashn uss se karna chaahti thi. News usne bhi dekhi thi. Veer ab kisi celebrity se kam nahi tha. Upar iss floor tak aane me hi use aadhe 15 minute se zyada lag gaya tha. Sab uske peeche jo pade hue the. Aur isliye use derri ho gayi.
Nidhi kayi baatein karna chaahti thi. Magar ye sahi waqt nahi tha.
Woh bina kuch bole hi aage aayi, Veer ki baah ke hisse par shirt ki sleeve ko zorr se jakdi aur use kheechte hue apne saath saath le jaane lagi.
Nidhi : Jaldi! Time nahi hai. Paper shuru hone wala hai.
Veer : Woah-!
Andar aate bhi wahi haal tha. Veer ko sab aise dekh rahe the jaise celebrity ko dekh rahe ho. Khusur pusur hona shuru hui toh Nidhi ne daant ke unn sabhi ko chup karwa diya.
Pehla hi paper maths ka tha. Upar se Nidhi hi maths padhati thi aur wahi uski class teacher bhi thi aur ittefaaq se aaj wahi uski invigilator bhi thi.
Iss se badhiya aur kya hi ho sakta tha.
Veer roll number dhoondh ke apni bench par baitha toh uske bagal se baithi 1st year ki ek ladki use sharmaate hue nihaarne lagi.
Paper distribution ke kuch shan baad hi Nidhi ne exam sheets par sign karna shuru kar diye aur baari baari woh list me students ke signs bhi lene lagi.
Magar, uske mann me yahi chinta use baar baar sataaye jaa rahi thi ki akhir Veer kuch likh bhi payega ya nahi. Usne toh kuch padha hi nahi hai. Kya karega paper me?
Samay guzra aur ek ek karke sabhi apna paper deke jaane lage.
Magar Veer ab bhi baitha hua likh raha tha.
'Fuck!!! Iss question ka formula kya tha? Mein bhul gaya!!!'
Usme concepts toh clear the. Magar woh formula hi bhul chuka tha.
'Pari? Pari?'
Usne mann me awaaz lagayi. Par andar se koi awaaz nahi aayi. Jab se system upgrade hua tha. Tab se hi Pari ne ek shabd nahi bola tha. Veer nahi jaanta tha ye nayi personality kaisi thi. Woh Pari ko mehsoos kar paa raha tha. Kintu ye samajh nahi aa raha tha ki akhir Pari bol kyu nahi rahi? Kahi sleep mode me toh nahi thi woh?
Ek aah chhorte hue Veer ne sawal firse dekha.
'I don't remember the formula. But I can derive it. Right?'
Ek vichaar uske mann me aaya. Formula yaad nahi tha toh kya hua? Woh formula ko derive toh kar sakta tha.
Lekin, usme samay bhi lagna tha. Veer ne bina parvaah kiye formula derive karna shuru kiya.
Class khaali ho chuki thi. Nidhi uth ke chinta me uski bench par aayi aur uske bagal se baithi gayi. Woh bhi saath saath hi papers ko arrange karne lagi.
Nidhi (frowns) : 2 minute hi bache hai Veer. Kitna bacha hai?
Veer : J-Just a few more minutes. Formula yaad nahi tha. Toh derive kar liya.
Nidhi : Kyaaa???
Veer : Haha! Chaukiye mat! Aapne hi toh bataya tha na?
Nidhi : Y-Yes! Magar-! Ek minute! Tum toh classes attend nahi karte. Tumhe kaise pata?
Veer (smiles) : Aapki teaching style se waaqif hu.
Nidhi (frowns) : Veer! Paper me aise nahi chalega. Ye toh maths tha. Lekin, baaki subjects me aisa nahi kar sakte tum.
Veer : Phew! Finally! Ho gaya! Ye lijiye!
Veer ka paper lete hue Nidhi ne uski sheet ko shuru se ant tak dekha. Likha toh khoob tha Veer ne.
Nidhi : Check karungi tabhi pata lag payega kya kiya hai tumne. Likha toh khoob hai.
Veer (smiles) : I'll score good!
Nidhi : Mene kya kaha tumne suna na?
Veer : Ki harr subject me aisa nahi chalega?
Nidhi : Right! Marks bohut zaroori hai Veer. Tabhi next sem me jaa paoge. Ye year important hai. Tum nahi chaahoge ki tumhari kisi bhi subject me ab back aaye. Hai na?
Veer : Hmm!
Nidhi : Toh kaho ki, "I want marks!!!" Promise me ki tum acche se padh ke exams doge. Repeat after me.
Veer : Huh?
Nidhi : I said repeat after me...
! Say- "I"
Veer : I...
Nidhi : want...
Veer : want...
Nidhi : Marks!!!!
Veer (smiles) : You!!!
Nidhi : Ahnn!!!?
Nidhi ke chehre par jo haya ki parat chadhi, toh woh seedha uske kaano tak fel gayi.
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Aaj ke liye itna hi guys.
Business arc ki shuruaat ho chuki hai. This update consists of 5.4k words. Hum lightly iss arc ko start karenge. Dheere dheere ye intense hota jayega. Aur jaise hi peak par pohuchega ye arc wahi finish ho jayega. Kyuki fir hum Chinatown arc me step in kar denge. So, like thokne ka aur revos rakhne ka. Target apna same hi hai guys. 150. Keep supporting.
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Awesome updateUpdate - 151 ~ I want you!
Ab tak...
Kaera : Then let them know...! Soon! They'll be dealing with their nightmare...!
Ruchika (gulps) : Y-Yes!!
Kaera turant hi waha se mud neeche ki orr chal di. Ruchika uske peeche peeche daudte hue bhaagi. Aur idhar,
Julia stabdh nigaaho se bas ghatit hote hue sab kuch dekhti rahi.
Julia : M-Miss!?
Ab aage...
Vimaan uchaayi par apni udaan bhar raha tha. Andar Veer samet baaki sabhi baithe hue the. Kintu, kisi ne bhi Veer se abhi sawaal jawaab nahi kiye.
Bhavna ne manahi de rakhi thi. Jab tak sabhi ghar nahi pohuch jaate, tab tak koi bhi sawaal nahi honge. Ye uske sakht nirdesh the.
Tej sabse zyada icchuk thi ki woh Veer se prashn kare. Uske mann me tamaam aise sawaal the jinke uttar jaanane ke liye woh betaab thi. Khaas-kar uss Suhana naam ki aurat ke baare me. Jis se lipat ke uska bhai khada tha. Kaun thi woh?
Magar, uski jigyasa ko uski Maa ke nirdesh ne bhang kar diya. Bhavna ke iss aadesh ke baad, na hi Tej ne fir apna muh khola aur na hi Arohi ne.
Plane ki teen seats par Bhavna aur Tej Veer ke agal bagal virajman thi aur bechara Veer sandwich ki tarah unn dono ke beech me daba hua tha. Jaha Bhavna ki nazre window ke baahar ke drishya ko ghoorne me vyast thi toh wahi Tej baari-baari apne Bhai ki taraf dekh uske chehre par maujood ghaavo ko taaq rahi thi.
Crimson ke sang ghamasan ladayi ke baad Veer ko kayi saari chot bhi aayi thi. Uske ghaav bhar zaroor gaye the. Magar, nishaan abhi kaha jaane waale the. Raato raat woh nishaan gaayab bhi kar sakta tha agar woh apne appearance stat me kuch points daal deta.
Lekin, Veer ne aisa nahi kiya. Ye kayi saare sawaal khade kar sakta tha. Wese bhi, ye ghaav ke nishaan uski iss ladaayi ka saboot the. Kitne kasht utha ke woh yaha se bach ke nikla tha.
Woh inn sab ke baare me soch hi raha tha jab usne ek magazine uthayi aur use padhna shuru kiya.
Front page ki khabar ne hi use ek bada jhatka pohuchaya. Khabar thi ki ~
"Where is Natalia???"
Ava ki ek badi si photo page par chhapi hui thi.
"Singer and actress Natalia Martin disappears overnight leaving her recently found record label, 'Tunecrafts' which has a revenue of over $20 million. The actress is nowhere to be found. Police are set to go out for her investigation. DGSI is aiming towards a bigger conspiracy than it seems. Grace Martin's murder and now Natalia's disappearance. Are they somehow connected?"
Veer ke maathe par lakeere chha gayi. Ava raato raat gaayab ho gayi? Bhala kaha chali gayi? Uska mann na jaane kyu par vichlit hone laga. Lekin ye fiqr kyu ho rahi thi use? Ye jaante hue bhi ki usi Ava ne use dhoka diya tha.
Tunecrafts!
Ava ka khud ka haal hi me khola gaya ek record label. Blue records ke sang kaam kar kar ke Ava labels ke baare me kaafi jankaar ho gayi thi. Dekhte hi dekhte usne apna hi ek record label khada kar liya tha.
Young talented singers ko jo labels sign nahi karte the, Ava ka label Tunecrafts unhe ek mauka deta tha. Ek platform pradan karta tha. Jiske chalte, dher saare talented singers uske label ki wajah se janta se parichit hote.
Ye naya record label badi jaldi hi safal maalum pad gaya. Total revenue hi $20 million ke upar ka tha. Sab kuch badhiya aage badh raha tha.
Toh aise me kaha chali gayi Ava? Itna sab kuch beech me chhor ke? Ab ye sab kiske naam hoyega? Kaun maalik banega iska? Uss se bhi bada sawaal ki akhir Ava gayi kaha aur kyu?
Veer ko ye chinta khaaye jaa rahi thi. Magar, ab kuch nahi ho sakta tha. Woh Paris se kaafi dur aa chuka tha aur saath hi system ne use koi mission bhi nahi diya tha.
Uski bauhe kass uthi. Ava ke saath harr woh guzaare pal use yaad aane lage. Chehra bhulaaye nahi bhul raha tha.
Ek gehri saans lete hue usne magazine ka panna zorr se bheench ke paltaaya toh agli khabar ne ek baar fir uski aankhein chaudi hone par majboor kar di. Kintu, iss baar use taajub tha. Khabar thi ki~
"Why is everyone talking about this model? The fashionista who set out the stage on fire last week. Check it out~""
"Recently, a new talent emerged from the abyss of the fashion world. One who is slaying the floors by her irresistible charm and beauty."
"Zoey Clarkson, is an orphan who wished to be a model in her childhood. Her dreams have come true..."
Veer ne jab poora article upar se neeche padha toh uska muh khula ka khula reh gaya. Andar se ek khushi bhi thi.
Zoey Clarkson? Ye toh wahi Zoey thi! Jisko Veer ne Nightwalker ke Mansion me bachaya tha. Wahi khubsoorti ki bala jo model bann'na chaahti thi. Jo anaath thi. Jise paiso ki sakht zaroorat thi. Veer ne Investigation department se mile saare paise usi ko toh diye the.
Thoda samay hi beeta tha uss raat ko guzre aur aaj woh ye khabar padh raha tha.
Zoey ne apna mukaam haasil karna shuru kar diya tha. Fashion ki duniya me use ek recognition mil chuka tha. Woh nirantar aage badhti jaa rahi thi.
Recent ki emerging models me uska naam sabse upar sthaan par tha.
'So, she made it! Huh!'
Veer ke hontho par muskaan saj gayi. Akhir Zoey ne woh kar hi dikhaya. Koi nude photoshoots nahi, simple body shots aur kuch face portraits. Kya sitam dhaa rahi thi woh inn photos me.
Pehle se kayi guna sundar prateet ho rahi thi. Magar-
Kya Zoey ne use call kiya hoga? Veer ke phone toh kab ka kharab ho chuka tha. Kya Zoey iss safalta ko paane ke baad use yaad rakhti hogi? Ya bhul chuki hogi?
Ek bechain sa kar dene wala yeh vichar uske mann me aaya. Par fir uss raat kahi gayi apni baat bhi use yaad aayi.
'Neki kar, dariya me daal!'
Zoey yaad rakhe ya na rakhe. Kam se kam uski thodi si madad se aaj woh ek acchi zindagi toh jee rahi thi. Veer ke liye yahi bohut tha.
Usne ek thakaan bhari saans chhori. Bagal me baithi Tej ne jab use Zoey ki photo ko nihaarte dekha toh woh puch baithi,
Tej : Kya padh rahe ho?
Veer : Hmm? Oh! Nothing! Bas aise hi-
Tej (glances) : T-Tumhe-! Tumhe aise ladkiya pasand hai? Is she your type?
Veer : Hmm? Achanak se ye sawal kyu?
Tej : Kaafi derr se tum iss page ko dekh rahe ho. Especially, iss ladki ko. You don't have to be shy about it. Mujh se toh bilkul bhi nahi. Y-You can share anything with me, you know! Any celebrity crush? Hmm?
Veer (smiles) : Aap jaisa soch rahi hai wesa kuch bhi nahi hai.
Tej : Iska matlab tumhe ye pasand nahi?
Veer ne punah Zoey ki photo ko dekha. Lag raha tha jaise Zoey ki photo use rujhaane ki koshish kar rahi thi.
Veer : Ahem! Kise pasand nahi hogi?
Tej : So you like her!?
Veer (nods) : Of course! Huh? No wait!!! Mera matlab woh nahi tha-
Tej (smiles) : Tell me!
Veer (sighs) : It's just that-!!
Tej : Hmm?
Veer : I know her!
Tej : You know her?
Veer (nods) : Hmm! Aapko pata chala hoga ki mein Las Vegas gaya tha recent me.
Tej (nods) : Mmm-hmm!
Veer : Waha par hi mein inse mila tha. Tab yeh famous nahi thi. But look at her now...! Ab woh famous hai. So, it was surprising for me!
Tej : Ohh! Ye baat hai!
Veer (nods) : Uh-huh!
Tej : So? Kya lagta hai? Kya tum ab bhi use yaad hoge?
Veer : Who knows!? At least she's having a good life now.
Tej kuch pal Veer ke chehre ko dekhti rahi. Uske baad haami bhar wapas se shaant hoke baith gayi.
Toh wahi udhar peeche ki orr se Arohi ki nazre Veer par hi tiki hui thi. Apne Dada ji ke saath baithi woh ek maa aur ek behan ke beech me adanga nahi bann'na chaahti thi.
Mann toh uska bhi bohut tha Veer ke sang baithne ka. Lekin, usne ye mauka Bhavna aur Tej se nahi chheena. Woh jaanti thi ki iss waqt unn teeno ka aapas me hona kitna zaroori tha. Aur isliye, woh Manorath ke sang yaha peeche ek kitaab khole baithi hui thi.
Dekhte hi dekhte France se chala vimaan, Hindustan ki bhoomi par padhaar chuka tha.
Veer jaise hi plane se baahar nikal airport par aaya.
Tamaam janta janardan ne use gher liya. Haatho me log phulo ki malaaye liye hue the. Yaha tak ki bade se bade rajneeti ke kuch log bhi maujood the.
Sabhi taaliyon se uska swagat kar rahe the. Ek ke baad ek sabhi uske gale me phulo ki malaaye daalte jaa rahe the.
'What the-!?'
Bhavna aur Tej bheed ke chalte Veer se alag ho gayi. Aur Veer janta ke beech me hi fasa reh gaya.
Tej : Y-Ye sab kya ho raha hai?
Arohi : Log Veer ka swagat kar rahe hai dii!
Tej : Swagat?
Bhavna (smiles) : Khabar felte derr nahi lagti.
Woh sahi thi. France me jo kuch bhi hua tha, uski khabar baahri desho tak na pohuche aisa kaise ho sakta tha?
Kitna hi kyu na prayas kiya ho France ne khabar ko seemit rakhne ka. Par pata toh chal hi jaata hai.
Jaise hi India me yaha sarkaar ko ye pata laga ki France me unka ek citizen buri saazish ka shikaar ho gaya tha aur baad me uski bahaduri ko waha saraaha gaya. Bharteeya log seena chauda kar ke uske swagat ke liye ikhatte ho gaye.
Wese hi inn sab maamlo me hamare logo ka dil bohut bada hota tha. Woh toh Veer ke ghar tak pohuch chuke the. News bhar me Veer kisi celebrity ki tarah chha chuka tha.
"Hero ki ghar waapsi" ke naam se news channels me khabre jaari ho rahi thi.
Aur, Veer inn sab se bekhabar bas confusion me dooba hua tha.
Veer : Wait! Wait! Ek minute! Arre-!?
Reporter 1 : Mister Veer! Aapke saath itna sab kuch France me hua, aap ne itna kuch saha. Kaise aap saazish me fase? Kya hua tha asal me waha?
Reporter 2 : Aap apne desh ek saazish se bach ke nikal ke aaye hai. Aapko kaisa mehsoos ho raha hai iss waqt?
Reporter 3 : Sab aapka dil se swagat kar rahe hai. Hum sabko aap par garv hai ki aapne waha ek bharteeya nagrik ka ek behatreen udaahran rakha. Kuch kehna chaahenge waha ke baare me aap?
Reporter 4 : Aap ek college student maalum padte hai. Kya apne baare me kuch parichay dena chaahenge?
Veer : Mein-!!
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Ye pehli baar tha jab Veer iss tarah cameras ki shutters aur flashlights se ghira hua tha. Aaj use samajh aa raha tha ki celebrity log kaisa mehsoos karte honge inn sab ko jhelte hue. Kahi na kahi Ava ki punah ek yaad dila gaya ye sab.
Yaha bheed-bhaad se dur roadside me lagi car se nikal ke ek javaan aurat bhaagte hue Bhavna aur anya ki taraf aa rahi thi. Ye koi aur nahi, Ragini hi thi jo Veer aur baaki sabhi ko pick-up karne aayi thi.
Woh tezz qadmo ke saath aake Bhavna ke samaksh khadi hui,
Ragini : Y-Ye sab?
Bhavna (smiles) : Mera beta famous ho raha hai.
Ragini : Huh?
Tej : Shayad! Hume kuch derr wait karna hoga.
Janta ke beech fasse Veer ko jab kuch soojh nahi raha tha toh ek baar fir-
Uski kalaayi par kisi ka haath aaya aur use kheench ke uss jamawde se baahar nikaala.
Saamne Arohi thi. Dono ki nazre ek dusre se bhidi. Aur aankhon hi aankhon me baat ho gayi. Veer uska shukrguzar tha. Arohi bhi samajh gayi ki Veer use shukriya kehna chaah raha hai. Bina shabdo ke hi baat ho gayi. Dono ne haami bhari. Iss se pehle ki public react karti-
Arohi : This way...!
Arohi ne Veer ka haath punah thaama aur bhaagte hue use apne saath leke woh seedhe Ragini aur baaki sabhi ki or jaane lagi
"Aree? Arre Sir?"
"Veer Sir! Veer Sir!"
"Veer Sir rukiye!"
Peeche pade reporters sabhi Veer ki taraf bhaage. Security kahi na kahi Veer ke hit me hi uski madad kar rahi thi. Jiske chalte Arohi aur use raasta dhoondhne me badi hi saralta mil gayi.
Ragini ne hoshiyari dikhaate hue turant hi sabko car me leke tab tak baitha liya tha. Veer aur Arohi ke aate hi,
Ek pal me usne car chalu ki aur jaise hi dono peeche baith ke andar ghuse, usne car aage badha di.
Janta bas dekhti reh gayi. Media se akhir kaar Veer ko chhutkara mil hi gaya. Woh sabhi airport se baahar nikal chuke the.
Ragini ke bagal se Manorath baithe the aage ki seat par toh wahi baaki sabhi peeche baithe hue the.
Veer ki nigaahein jaise hi mirror par padi, usne paaya ki car chalate hue Ragini pal pal use hi dekh rahi thi.
Unn aankhon me ek talab thi. Ek laalsa! Laalsa use paane ki. Dono theek se mil bhi nahi paaye. Ragini ki aankhein jaise iska shok jata rahi thi.
Veer bas muskura diya. Woh jaise sab samajh raha tha.
Tej : That was wild!
Arohi : Hmm!
Aur kuch hi shano me woh sabhi apne ghar ke saamne the.
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*Thud*
Darwaza band kar Veer jab car se baahar aaya. Toh-
"Bhaiyaaaaaaaaa!!!!"
Gate par khadi Kavya use aate dekh seedhe uski orr daud laga di.
'Huh?'
Uchakte hue woh uski baaho me toot padi.
Veer : Kavya!?
Kavya use zorr se jakde hue uski shirt ko aise bheenche thi jaise use ab kahi nahi jaane degi.
Kavya : Jhooth bol ke gaye the na aap? *sniff* I hate you so much! Bohut gande ho aap! *sniff*
Veer : Hey hey...! *sighs*
Kavya bagal me aate hue use banaavti gusse se dekhi. Veer abhi uski baaho se azaad hi hua tha jab-
Woh firse kisi ki panaah me aa gaya. Shweta use zorr se jakde hue khadi thi. Uske vishal uroz Veer ki chaathi me dabb ke poore andar dhassne ka prayas kar rahe the. Veer ne ahista se uski peeth sehlaayi toh Shweta jaise momm ki tarah pighal ke reh gayi.
Shweta : Iss baar mujhe sab kuch jaan'na hai.
Veer (smiles) : Andar chale pehle? Ya yahi khada rakhne ka irada hai?
Uske sawaal ka jawaab Shweta ke theek peeche khadi Bhumika ne diya,
Bhumika (smiles) : Jab tak sab baari baari tumse mil nahi lenge. Tab tak tumhe yahi khade rehna hoga.
Veer (smiles) : Is that so?
Bhumika (nods) : Mmm-hmm!
Woh muskuraate hue aage aayi aur haule se uske gale se lag gayi. Dono ek dusre ki baaho me aa gaye.
Veer : Kaam kaisa raha?
Bhumika : Safar kaisa raha?
Veer (smiles) : Andar bataunga na!
Bhumika : Mein bhi andar hi bataungi na!
Uski baat par Veer dheere se hasa. Fir uski nigaahein Suman, Aabha aur Sonali par gayi. Jaha Sonali aisa dikhane ki koshish kar rahi thi jaise Veer ke aane se use koi matlab nahi tha.
Par apni iss koshish me woh nirantar asafal ho rahi thi. Uska perr ko yu hilaana, haatho ki ungliyo ko tatolna, sab darsha raha tha ki woh nervous thi. Iss halaat me use kaise pesh aana chahiye usko lekar woh chintit thi.
Veer pehle hi sab bhaanp chuka tha. Iss baar usne Sonali ki taang nahi kheechi. Aabha abhi bhi wesi hi thi. Sharmeeli aur shaant. Kehna toh kuch chaah rahi thi par sab ke saamne kehne se darr rahi thi. Isliye, shaant hoke sarr jhuka ke peeche khadi rahi.
Toh wahi Suman ne ek pal bhi zaaya nahi gawaya. Parivar me sabke milne ke baad woh turant hi Veer ki taraf aayi aur-
Zorr se use baaho me leli. Bhavna ko taajub nahi hua. Magar-
Ragini : !!!?
Shweta : S-Suman...!?
Shweta aur Ragini ki aankhein hairat me fel gayi. Harr samay 'Veer ji' kehne waali ye aurat aaj iss tarah kaise Veer se lipat gayi?
Suman se gale lagte hi Veer ko ehsaas hua ki usne kitna yaad kiya tha use. Iss badan ka ehsaas. Veer ka mann toh kar raha tha abhi Suman ke mulayam kulho ko jamm ke pakad ke nichod de. Uske rass bhare hontho ko pee le. Uske vishal thano ko blouse se azaad kar unhe choos daale.
Lekin, khud ko usne niyantran me kiya. Aur dheere se Suman ki garm peeth par ek chikoti kaati.
"Sss~"
Halki si siski bhar, sabki nazro se ye harqat chhipate hue Suman apne maalik se peeche hatt gayi.
Suman (smiles) : Mein bata nahi sakti hum sab ne aapko kitna yaad kiya hai.
Veer : Mein dekh paa raha hu. Waqai!
Lag raha tha ki sabhi se uska milan ho gaya. Par abhi jaise koi baaki tha-
Driving seat se baahar aate hue Ragini Veer ke gale se amar bel ki tarah lipat gayi. Jaise ek naagin naag ke ird gird apne badan ko lapet leti hai. Kuch usi prakaar Ragini ki baahe Veer ko kass ke jakde hue thi.
Ye drishya dekhte hi, Bhavna ki aankhein hairat me badi ho gayi. Pyaar toh sabhi uss se karte the. Par iss qadar-!?
Sandeh bhari nigaaho ko kuch shan baad unn par se hataate hue woh boli,
Bhavna : Ab andar nahi chalna?
Veer : Right! Right!
Andar aate hi sabhi fresh up hone apne apne kamre me chal diye.
***
"Toh? Kya bahana hai tumhare paas iss baar?"
Ek awaaz kamre me goonji. Ye awaaz thi Bhavna ki jo saamne baithe apne bete se sawalo ke jawaab maang rahi thi.
Veer aur baaki sabhi kapde latte badal ke khaana-vaana kha ke fursat ho chuke the.
Bhavna apne haatho me haath baandhe sofe par baith use ghoor rahi thi. Aur, Veer chup chaap aankhein moond muskura raha tha. Woh jaise jaanta tha ki ye toh hona hi tha.
Veer : Mein koi bahaane nahi dunga aapko.
Bhavna : Kyu? Kya mera beta jab yaha se jaa raha tha tab bahana bana ke nahi gaya tha?
Woh gussa thi. Use krodh itni asaani se aata nahi tha. Magar, Veer se iss baar woh waqai naraaz thi.
Veer : Nahi Maa! Mein business ke matter se hi gaya tha. Agar aapko vishvaas na ho toh mein bata deta hu. Louis naam ke bande se meri baat hui hai. Woh ek designer hai. Ho sakta hai jald hi woh mujhe join kare.
Bhavna : Designer?
Veer (nods) : Mmm-hmm! Fashion designer. Sirf food industry tak hi thodi limited rahega humara business maa!
Bhavna (frowns) : Beta! Sab accha toh chal raha hai. Tum achanak se kisi naye dhandhe me haath abhi kyu daal rahe ho? Ye sab itna asaan-
Veer (smiles) : Aap chinta kyu karti ho? Mein hu na! Kuch gadbad nahi hogi!
Bhavna (sighs) : Hmm! Agar tumhe koi bhi funding chahiye ho! Toh mein hu yaha theek hai na?
Veer : Uski zaroorat nahi maa!
Bhavna : Zaroorat kaise nahi? Bina investment ke tum ye sab kaise shuru karoge? Mein hu yaha abhi! Itna paisa mene ghar me rakhne ke liye thodi kamaya hai. Tumhe aur Tej ko jab bhi zaroorat pade. Bas mujh se keh dena! Jhijakne ki zaroorat nahi.
Usne ye baat kahi hi thi ki dining table ke paas khadi Shweta ne bhi apni baat rakh di,
Shweta : V-Veer! Mujh se bhi keh sakte ho bina jhijak ke. Mein tumhari maa hu na? Mujh se kya sharmana? Hotel jitna Bhumi ka hai, utna hi tumhara bhi hai. Jab chaahe bhumi se baat kar sakte ho.
Shweta ne ye nahi kaha ki, 'Mein BHI tumhari maa hu!'
Usne kaha ki, 'Mein tumhari maa hu!'
Ye darsha raha tha ki ab bhi uske aur Bhavna ke beech sarvashresth maa ki ye pratiyogita jaari thi.
Veer (smiles) : Aap sab khamakha chinta kar rahe ho!
Kavya jo palat palat ke idhar udhar dekh sabki baatein sunn rahi thi woh achanak hi tapaak se bol padi,
Kavya : Arreeeeeyyy! Veer bhaiya ne aap sabko baato me ghuma diya hai.
Bhavna : Huh?
Shweta : Arre Haan!
Tej : Th-That's right! Veer! Woh aurat kaun thi? Tum uske gale kyu lage hue the?
Kavya : Eh?? Aurat?
Suman : Hmm? *smiles* Ohh!
Sonali : Hmph~ Udhar bhi shuru ho gaya ye.
Veer : Woh lady jo thi wahi toh Miss Suhana thi dii.
Tej : Suhana? Ahh! Iska matlab ye wahi-!?
Kavya : Ahn! Suhana ma'am??? Arrey unhe toh hum jaante hai. Woh Holi khelne aayi thi. Abhi bhaiya Paris me the toh unse hi toh baat ki thi na humne.
Arohi (nods) : Right!
Tej : Toh tum gale kyu lage hue the unke? Kaun lagti hai woh tumhari?
Veer : Las Vegas mein unke hi saath gaya tha dii. You know that. Aap sabne Elite motors ka naam suna hai?
Bhavna : Hmm!
Tej : I know woh Elite motors unke dad ki company hai. Tumne bataya tha mujhe.
Veer (smiles) : That's right! Mister Shailendra ki do betiyaan hai. Miss Suhana badi hai aur ek unse choti hai. Jo hai Miss Sonia. Mein dono ko hi jaanta hu.
Tej : Still...
Kavya (nods) : Hmm! Hmm! Dekha na kitne khaas hai hum. Bade bade log aate jaate rehte hai humaare yaha!
Tej : Lekin, mere sawal ka jawab ab bhi nahi mila hai mujhe Veer. Tum unke gale kyu lage hue the?
Veer (sighs) : Kyuki...! Well, I was surprised to see her there. Meri aur unki bohut acchi dosti hai dii. Woh sirf mere liye waha aayi thi. Meri news ke baare me unhe pata laga hoga. Isliye, abruptly mein unke gale se jaa laga.
Tej (frowns) : Kya yahi baat hai?
Veer : Of course!
Tej : Mujhe ab bhi doubt hai ki tum Las Vegas business ke liye gaye the.
Veer : Business matter hi tha dii! Unhone business me kaafi madad ki hai meri. I'm not lying.
Tej (eyes closely) : Hmm! Okay! Wese abhi bhi puchne ke liye bohut sawal hai mere paas. But I think...! Abhi ke liye itna kaafi hai.
Veer ne ek rahat ki saans li.
Ragini : Tej! Baahar jo Rolls Royce khadi hai na?
Tej : Hmm!
Ragini : Woh-
Tej : Unhi Miss Suhana ne di hai. Right?
Ragini : Huh? Tumhe pata hai?
Tej : Hmm! Veer ne hi bataya tha. Lekin na jaane aur kya kya chhipa raha hai mujhse.
Iss se pehle ki Tej uss se aur kayi sawaal karti, Ragini ne use thaam ke andar le jaana hi theek samjha. Woh saari baatein batane wali thi aur khud bhi jaanane waali thi bohut kuch. Jaate jaate Ragini Veer ko aise ghoorte hue gayi jaise woh bhi shikayat hi kar rahi thi uss se.
Maano jaise kehna chaah rahi ho ki-
Suhana? Jeeti jaagti ye Ragini tumhare saamne hai. Ise baaho me kyu nahi dabochte?
Bhavna : Tej ke sawal bhale hi ho gaye ho. Magar mere sawal nahi hue abhi.
Bhavna ne Veer ka aaklan karte hue dekha.
Veer : Puchiye na!
Bhavna : Ye itni saari chot kaise aayi?
Arohi : I want to know as well!
Veer : Aap sab jaante hai ki mein waha Miss Ava ki madad kar raha tha.
Bhavna : Miss Ava?
Veer : Ahem! Mera matlab- Miss Natalia.
Veer ke apni baat ko correct karte hi Arohi ki nigaahein patli hoke uske upar mandraane lagi.
Bhavna (sighs) : Mein tumse zyada kuch nahi puchungi. Bas mere kuch hi sawaal hai. Tumhe bas haan ya naa me hi uttar dena hai. Tum taiyaar ho?
Veer (nods) : Sure!
Bhavna (frowns) : Kahi tum koi avedh dhandha toh nahi kar rahe?
Veer : Nahi!
Bhavna : Kya koi aise kaam me tumhara haath toh nahi jo gerr-kanooni hai?
Veer : Jii nahi!
Bhavna : Kya koi aisa maamla hai jaha tumhe lagta hai ki woh kabhi parivar ke liye musibat bann sakta hai?
Veer : That's-
Iss baar Veer ke muh se shabd nahi nikle. Kaise bataaye woh? System ki duniya thi hi aisi ki uske parivaar ke upar hamesha hi khatra mandrane wala tha. Lekin, saajha kaise kare ye baate?
Bhavna : Ye khamoshi kya batla rahi hai beta?
Veer : Chaahe kuch bhi ho jaaye. Aap sabhi bas itna dhyaan me rakhiye. Ghar parivar ke kisi bhi sadasya ke upar...! Mein koi bhi aanch nahi aane dunga.
Sunn'ne me toh kitna hi aatm-vishvaas waala vaakya tha. Kintu, Bhavna ki chinta ise sunn aur bhi adhik badh gayi. Iska matlab ye saaf tha ki Veer kahi kisi aise maamle me bhaagidar tha, jo aage chal ke parivar ke upar musibatein paida kar sakta tha.
Bhavna : Kya tum hum sabke aur samaj ke hit me hi kaam kar rahe ho? Ya koi galat raasta chuna hai tumne?
Veer (smiles) : Koi do number ka dhandha nahi hai maa. Aur na hi hoga. Mehnat se jo kuch milega, woh sab aapke saamne rakh dunga.
Bhavna, jiske maathe par gambheerta ki lakeere thi woh agle hi shan saare uttar sunn, pal bhar me gaayab ho gayi.
Woh uthi aur muskuraate hue andar jaane lagi.
Kavya : Eh? Choti Tai jii? Bas itne hi questions?
Bhavna (smiles) : Hmm!
Kavya : Par abhi toh aur kitne questions baaki hai. Jaise bhaiya waha uss musibat me kaise pade? Ye TV pe news me kya bataya jaa raha. Aur... aur-
Bhavna : Kavya!
Kavya : Mmm?
Bhavna (smiles) : Mujhe jo jaan'na tha. Woh mujhe mil gaya.
Woh ahista se muskuraate hue waha se nikli. Jaate jaate usne ek baar aur Veer ki orr dekha jo raahat ki saans le raha tha. Abhi ke liye toh woh thodi chinta-mukt thi. Magar-
Kahi na kahi ek darr andar zaroor baitha hua tha uske.
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Dekhte hi dekhte kayi din guzar gaye. Veer ke 3rd year ke exams ka samay aa chuka tha.
Aur, yaha uske college me idhar se udhar Nidhi classroom ke andar chinta me tehel rahi thi. Usne jata toh diya tha Ragini ko ki Veer ke exams shuru hone waale hai. Par kya Ragini ne Veer ko inform kiya? Ye chinta use khaaye jaa rahi thi.
Baari baari saare students room ke andar aate jaa rahe the. Magar, Veer ka kahi koi ata pata nahi tha.
'Uski bhabhi ne... Use bataya toh hoga na? Woh phone bhi nahi utha rahi hai. Kya karu?'
Woh vyakul ho uthi.
'Mere paas aur kisi ka number bhi nahi hai. Mujhe Suman ji se number le lena chahiye tha unka. Ek minute! Sonali! Uska number toh hai mere paas-'
Nidhi mauka dekh ek sehyogi teacher ko apni class me rukne ka bol baahar nikal ke aayi aur fauran Sonali ko phone bhidayi.
Magar, uske haath nirasha hi haath lagi. Sonali food truck ke liye ghar se nikal chuki thi. Aur aise me use ghar ki koi jankari nahi thi ki Veer ghar pe hai ya college ke liye nikal gaya hai. Jab tak woh ghar me kisi aur ka number bhejti tab tak toh exam shuru ho jaana tha.
Nidhi asmanjas aur ghabrahat me abhi khadi hui umeed chhorr rahi thi jab-
"Were you looking for me?"
Peeche se aayi ek awaaz ne uske badan me sihran fela di.
Woh palti. Saamne dekha toh Veer khada hua tha. Proper college ki uniform me, apna backpack taange.
Uske hontho par chinta-mukt muskaan thi. Kahi na kahi Veer ki woh jhalak Nidhi ke dimaag me aa gayi jab Veer yu issi tarah college aaya karta tha. Tab uske chehre par ye khushi nahi jhalakti thi. Tab bas peeda aur akelapann hi uske parichay hota tha.
Par aaj-
Samay kaise badalta tha iska abhaas hua Nidhi ko.
Nidhi : V-Veer!
Veer (affectionately) : Bilkul nahi badli aap. Ab bhi wesi ki wesi hi ho!
Nidhi dherr saare prashn uss se karna chaahti thi. News usne bhi dekhi thi. Veer ab kisi celebrity se kam nahi tha. Upar iss floor tak aane me hi use aadhe 15 minute se zyada lag gaya tha. Sab uske peeche jo pade hue the. Aur isliye use derri ho gayi.
Nidhi kayi baatein karna chaahti thi. Magar ye sahi waqt nahi tha.
Woh bina kuch bole hi aage aayi, Veer ki baah ke hisse par shirt ki sleeve ko zorr se jakdi aur use kheechte hue apne saath saath le jaane lagi.
Nidhi : Jaldi! Time nahi hai. Paper shuru hone wala hai.
Veer : Woah-!
Andar aate bhi wahi haal tha. Veer ko sab aise dekh rahe the jaise celebrity ko dekh rahe ho. Khusur pusur hona shuru hui toh Nidhi ne daant ke unn sabhi ko chup karwa diya.
Pehla hi paper maths ka tha. Upar se Nidhi hi maths padhati thi aur wahi uski class teacher bhi thi aur ittefaaq se aaj wahi uski invigilator bhi thi.
Iss se badhiya aur kya hi ho sakta tha.
Veer roll number dhoondh ke apni bench par baitha toh uske bagal se baithi 1st year ki ek ladki use sharmaate hue nihaarne lagi.
Paper distribution ke kuch shan baad hi Nidhi ne exam sheets par sign karna shuru kar diye aur baari baari woh list me students ke signs bhi lene lagi.
Magar, uske mann me yahi chinta use baar baar sataaye jaa rahi thi ki akhir Veer kuch likh bhi payega ya nahi. Usne toh kuch padha hi nahi hai. Kya karega paper me?
Samay guzra aur ek ek karke sabhi apna paper deke jaane lage.
Magar Veer ab bhi baitha hua likh raha tha.
'Fuck!!! Iss question ka formula kya tha? Mein bhul gaya!!!'
Usme concepts toh clear the. Magar woh formula hi bhul chuka tha.
'Pari? Pari?'
Usne mann me awaaz lagayi. Par andar se koi awaaz nahi aayi. Jab se system upgrade hua tha. Tab se hi Pari ne ek shabd nahi bola tha. Veer nahi jaanta tha ye nayi personality kaisi thi. Woh Pari ko mehsoos kar paa raha tha. Kintu ye samajh nahi aa raha tha ki akhir Pari bol kyu nahi rahi? Kahi sleep mode me toh nahi thi woh?
Ek aah chhorte hue Veer ne sawal firse dekha.
'I don't remember the formula. But I can derive it. Right?'
Ek vichaar uske mann me aaya. Formula yaad nahi tha toh kya hua? Woh formula ko derive toh kar sakta tha.
Lekin, usme samay bhi lagna tha. Veer ne bina parvaah kiye formula derive karna shuru kiya.
Class khaali ho chuki thi. Nidhi uth ke chinta me uski bench par aayi aur uske bagal se baithi gayi. Woh bhi saath saath hi papers ko arrange karne lagi.
Nidhi (frowns) : 2 minute hi bache hai Veer. Kitna bacha hai?
Veer : J-Just a few more minutes. Formula yaad nahi tha. Toh derive kar liya.
Nidhi : Kyaaa???
Veer : Haha! Chaukiye mat! Aapne hi toh bataya tha na?
Nidhi : Y-Yes! Magar-! Ek minute! Tum toh classes attend nahi karte. Tumhe kaise pata?
Veer (smiles) : Aapki teaching style se waaqif hu.
Nidhi (frowns) : Veer! Paper me aise nahi chalega. Ye toh maths tha. Lekin, baaki subjects me aisa nahi kar sakte tum.
Veer : Phew! Finally! Ho gaya! Ye lijiye!
Veer ka paper lete hue Nidhi ne uski sheet ko shuru se ant tak dekha. Likha toh khoob tha Veer ne.
Nidhi : Check karungi tabhi pata lag payega kya kiya hai tumne. Likha toh khoob hai.
Veer (smiles) : I'll score good!
Nidhi : Mene kya kaha tumne suna na?
Veer : Ki harr subject me aisa nahi chalega?
Nidhi : Right! Marks bohut zaroori hai Veer. Tabhi next sem me jaa paoge. Ye year important hai. Tum nahi chaahoge ki tumhari kisi bhi subject me ab back aaye. Hai na?
Veer : Hmm!
Nidhi : Toh kaho ki, "I want marks!!!" Promise me ki tum acche se padh ke exams doge. Repeat after me.
Veer : Huh?
Nidhi : I said repeat after me...
! Say- "I"
Veer : I...
Nidhi : want...
Veer : want...
Nidhi : Marks!!!!
Veer (smiles) : You!!!
Nidhi : Ahnn!!!?
Nidhi ke chehre par jo haya ki parat chadhi, toh woh seedha uske kaano tak fel gayi.
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Aaj ke liye itna hi guys.
Business arc ki shuruaat ho chuki hai. This update consists of 5.4k words. Hum lightly iss arc ko start karenge. Dheere dheere ye intense hota jayega. Aur jaise hi peak par pohuchega ye arc wahi finish ho jayega. Kyuki fir hum Chinatown arc me step in kar denge. So, like thokne ka aur revos rakhne ka. Target apna same hi hai guys. 150. Keep supporting.
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Superbbb UpdateeeUpdate - 151 ~ I want you!
Ab tak...
Kaera : Then let them know...! Soon! They'll be dealing with their nightmare...!
Ruchika (gulps) : Y-Yes!!
Kaera turant hi waha se mud neeche ki orr chal di. Ruchika uske peeche peeche daudte hue bhaagi. Aur idhar,
Julia stabdh nigaaho se bas ghatit hote hue sab kuch dekhti rahi.
Julia : M-Miss!?
Ab aage...
Vimaan uchaayi par apni udaan bhar raha tha. Andar Veer samet baaki sabhi baithe hue the. Kintu, kisi ne bhi Veer se abhi sawaal jawaab nahi kiye.
Bhavna ne manahi de rakhi thi. Jab tak sabhi ghar nahi pohuch jaate, tab tak koi bhi sawaal nahi honge. Ye uske sakht nirdesh the.
Tej sabse zyada icchuk thi ki woh Veer se prashn kare. Uske mann me tamaam aise sawaal the jinke uttar jaanane ke liye woh betaab thi. Khaas-kar uss Suhana naam ki aurat ke baare me. Jis se lipat ke uska bhai khada tha. Kaun thi woh?
Magar, uski jigyasa ko uski Maa ke nirdesh ne bhang kar diya. Bhavna ke iss aadesh ke baad, na hi Tej ne fir apna muh khola aur na hi Arohi ne.
Plane ki teen seats par Bhavna aur Tej Veer ke agal bagal virajman thi aur bechara Veer sandwich ki tarah unn dono ke beech me daba hua tha. Jaha Bhavna ki nazre window ke baahar ke drishya ko ghoorne me vyast thi toh wahi Tej baari-baari apne Bhai ki taraf dekh uske chehre par maujood ghaavo ko taaq rahi thi.
Crimson ke sang ghamasan ladayi ke baad Veer ko kayi saari chot bhi aayi thi. Uske ghaav bhar zaroor gaye the. Magar, nishaan abhi kaha jaane waale the. Raato raat woh nishaan gaayab bhi kar sakta tha agar woh apne appearance stat me kuch points daal deta.
Lekin, Veer ne aisa nahi kiya. Ye kayi saare sawaal khade kar sakta tha. Wese bhi, ye ghaav ke nishaan uski iss ladaayi ka saboot the. Kitne kasht utha ke woh yaha se bach ke nikla tha.
Woh inn sab ke baare me soch hi raha tha jab usne ek magazine uthayi aur use padhna shuru kiya.
Front page ki khabar ne hi use ek bada jhatka pohuchaya. Khabar thi ki ~
"Where is Natalia???"
Ava ki ek badi si photo page par chhapi hui thi.
"Singer and actress Natalia Martin disappears overnight leaving her recently found record label, 'Tunecrafts' which has a revenue of over $20 million. The actress is nowhere to be found. Police are set to go out for her investigation. DGSI is aiming towards a bigger conspiracy than it seems. Grace Martin's murder and now Natalia's disappearance. Are they somehow connected?"
Veer ke maathe par lakeere chha gayi. Ava raato raat gaayab ho gayi? Bhala kaha chali gayi? Uska mann na jaane kyu par vichlit hone laga. Lekin ye fiqr kyu ho rahi thi use? Ye jaante hue bhi ki usi Ava ne use dhoka diya tha.
Tunecrafts!
Ava ka khud ka haal hi me khola gaya ek record label. Blue records ke sang kaam kar kar ke Ava labels ke baare me kaafi jankaar ho gayi thi. Dekhte hi dekhte usne apna hi ek record label khada kar liya tha.
Young talented singers ko jo labels sign nahi karte the, Ava ka label Tunecrafts unhe ek mauka deta tha. Ek platform pradan karta tha. Jiske chalte, dher saare talented singers uske label ki wajah se janta se parichit hote.
Ye naya record label badi jaldi hi safal maalum pad gaya. Total revenue hi $20 million ke upar ka tha. Sab kuch badhiya aage badh raha tha.
Toh aise me kaha chali gayi Ava? Itna sab kuch beech me chhor ke? Ab ye sab kiske naam hoyega? Kaun maalik banega iska? Uss se bhi bada sawaal ki akhir Ava gayi kaha aur kyu?
Veer ko ye chinta khaaye jaa rahi thi. Magar, ab kuch nahi ho sakta tha. Woh Paris se kaafi dur aa chuka tha aur saath hi system ne use koi mission bhi nahi diya tha.
Uski bauhe kass uthi. Ava ke saath harr woh guzaare pal use yaad aane lage. Chehra bhulaaye nahi bhul raha tha.
Ek gehri saans lete hue usne magazine ka panna zorr se bheench ke paltaaya toh agli khabar ne ek baar fir uski aankhein chaudi hone par majboor kar di. Kintu, iss baar use taajub tha. Khabar thi ki~
"Why is everyone talking about this model? The fashionista who set out the stage on fire last week. Check it out~""
"Recently, a new talent emerged from the abyss of the fashion world. One who is slaying the floors by her irresistible charm and beauty."
"Zoey Clarkson, is an orphan who wished to be a model in her childhood. Her dreams have come true..."
Veer ne jab poora article upar se neeche padha toh uska muh khula ka khula reh gaya. Andar se ek khushi bhi thi.
Zoey Clarkson? Ye toh wahi Zoey thi! Jisko Veer ne Nightwalker ke Mansion me bachaya tha. Wahi khubsoorti ki bala jo model bann'na chaahti thi. Jo anaath thi. Jise paiso ki sakht zaroorat thi. Veer ne Investigation department se mile saare paise usi ko toh diye the.
Thoda samay hi beeta tha uss raat ko guzre aur aaj woh ye khabar padh raha tha.
Zoey ne apna mukaam haasil karna shuru kar diya tha. Fashion ki duniya me use ek recognition mil chuka tha. Woh nirantar aage badhti jaa rahi thi.
Recent ki emerging models me uska naam sabse upar sthaan par tha.
'So, she made it! Huh!'
Veer ke hontho par muskaan saj gayi. Akhir Zoey ne woh kar hi dikhaya. Koi nude photoshoots nahi, simple body shots aur kuch face portraits. Kya sitam dhaa rahi thi woh inn photos me.
Pehle se kayi guna sundar prateet ho rahi thi. Magar-
Kya Zoey ne use call kiya hoga? Veer ke phone toh kab ka kharab ho chuka tha. Kya Zoey iss safalta ko paane ke baad use yaad rakhti hogi? Ya bhul chuki hogi?
Ek bechain sa kar dene wala yeh vichar uske mann me aaya. Par fir uss raat kahi gayi apni baat bhi use yaad aayi.
'Neki kar, dariya me daal!'
Zoey yaad rakhe ya na rakhe. Kam se kam uski thodi si madad se aaj woh ek acchi zindagi toh jee rahi thi. Veer ke liye yahi bohut tha.
Usne ek thakaan bhari saans chhori. Bagal me baithi Tej ne jab use Zoey ki photo ko nihaarte dekha toh woh puch baithi,
Tej : Kya padh rahe ho?
Veer : Hmm? Oh! Nothing! Bas aise hi-
Tej (glances) : T-Tumhe-! Tumhe aise ladkiya pasand hai? Is she your type?
Veer : Hmm? Achanak se ye sawal kyu?
Tej : Kaafi derr se tum iss page ko dekh rahe ho. Especially, iss ladki ko. You don't have to be shy about it. Mujh se toh bilkul bhi nahi. Y-You can share anything with me, you know! Any celebrity crush? Hmm?
Veer (smiles) : Aap jaisa soch rahi hai wesa kuch bhi nahi hai.
Tej : Iska matlab tumhe ye pasand nahi?
Veer ne punah Zoey ki photo ko dekha. Lag raha tha jaise Zoey ki photo use rujhaane ki koshish kar rahi thi.
Veer : Ahem! Kise pasand nahi hogi?
Tej : So you like her!?
Veer (nods) : Of course! Huh? No wait!!! Mera matlab woh nahi tha-
Tej (smiles) : Tell me!
Veer (sighs) : It's just that-!!
Tej : Hmm?
Veer : I know her!
Tej : You know her?
Veer (nods) : Hmm! Aapko pata chala hoga ki mein Las Vegas gaya tha recent me.
Tej (nods) : Mmm-hmm!
Veer : Waha par hi mein inse mila tha. Tab yeh famous nahi thi. But look at her now...! Ab woh famous hai. So, it was surprising for me!
Tej : Ohh! Ye baat hai!
Veer (nods) : Uh-huh!
Tej : So? Kya lagta hai? Kya tum ab bhi use yaad hoge?
Veer : Who knows!? At least she's having a good life now.
Tej kuch pal Veer ke chehre ko dekhti rahi. Uske baad haami bhar wapas se shaant hoke baith gayi.
Toh wahi udhar peeche ki orr se Arohi ki nazre Veer par hi tiki hui thi. Apne Dada ji ke saath baithi woh ek maa aur ek behan ke beech me adanga nahi bann'na chaahti thi.
Mann toh uska bhi bohut tha Veer ke sang baithne ka. Lekin, usne ye mauka Bhavna aur Tej se nahi chheena. Woh jaanti thi ki iss waqt unn teeno ka aapas me hona kitna zaroori tha. Aur isliye, woh Manorath ke sang yaha peeche ek kitaab khole baithi hui thi.
Dekhte hi dekhte France se chala vimaan, Hindustan ki bhoomi par padhaar chuka tha.
Veer jaise hi plane se baahar nikal airport par aaya.
Tamaam janta janardan ne use gher liya. Haatho me log phulo ki malaaye liye hue the. Yaha tak ki bade se bade rajneeti ke kuch log bhi maujood the.
Sabhi taaliyon se uska swagat kar rahe the. Ek ke baad ek sabhi uske gale me phulo ki malaaye daalte jaa rahe the.
'What the-!?'
Bhavna aur Tej bheed ke chalte Veer se alag ho gayi. Aur Veer janta ke beech me hi fasa reh gaya.
Tej : Y-Ye sab kya ho raha hai?
Arohi : Log Veer ka swagat kar rahe hai dii!
Tej : Swagat?
Bhavna (smiles) : Khabar felte derr nahi lagti.
Woh sahi thi. France me jo kuch bhi hua tha, uski khabar baahri desho tak na pohuche aisa kaise ho sakta tha?
Kitna hi kyu na prayas kiya ho France ne khabar ko seemit rakhne ka. Par pata toh chal hi jaata hai.
Jaise hi India me yaha sarkaar ko ye pata laga ki France me unka ek citizen buri saazish ka shikaar ho gaya tha aur baad me uski bahaduri ko waha saraaha gaya. Bharteeya log seena chauda kar ke uske swagat ke liye ikhatte ho gaye.
Wese hi inn sab maamlo me hamare logo ka dil bohut bada hota tha. Woh toh Veer ke ghar tak pohuch chuke the. News bhar me Veer kisi celebrity ki tarah chha chuka tha.
"Hero ki ghar waapsi" ke naam se news channels me khabre jaari ho rahi thi.
Aur, Veer inn sab se bekhabar bas confusion me dooba hua tha.
Veer : Wait! Wait! Ek minute! Arre-!?
Reporter 1 : Mister Veer! Aapke saath itna sab kuch France me hua, aap ne itna kuch saha. Kaise aap saazish me fase? Kya hua tha asal me waha?
Reporter 2 : Aap apne desh ek saazish se bach ke nikal ke aaye hai. Aapko kaisa mehsoos ho raha hai iss waqt?
Reporter 3 : Sab aapka dil se swagat kar rahe hai. Hum sabko aap par garv hai ki aapne waha ek bharteeya nagrik ka ek behatreen udaahran rakha. Kuch kehna chaahenge waha ke baare me aap?
Reporter 4 : Aap ek college student maalum padte hai. Kya apne baare me kuch parichay dena chaahenge?
Veer : Mein-!!
*Click* *Click*
Ye pehli baar tha jab Veer iss tarah cameras ki shutters aur flashlights se ghira hua tha. Aaj use samajh aa raha tha ki celebrity log kaisa mehsoos karte honge inn sab ko jhelte hue. Kahi na kahi Ava ki punah ek yaad dila gaya ye sab.
Yaha bheed-bhaad se dur roadside me lagi car se nikal ke ek javaan aurat bhaagte hue Bhavna aur anya ki taraf aa rahi thi. Ye koi aur nahi, Ragini hi thi jo Veer aur baaki sabhi ko pick-up karne aayi thi.
Woh tezz qadmo ke saath aake Bhavna ke samaksh khadi hui,
Ragini : Y-Ye sab?
Bhavna (smiles) : Mera beta famous ho raha hai.
Ragini : Huh?
Tej : Shayad! Hume kuch derr wait karna hoga.
Janta ke beech fasse Veer ko jab kuch soojh nahi raha tha toh ek baar fir-
Uski kalaayi par kisi ka haath aaya aur use kheench ke uss jamawde se baahar nikaala.
Saamne Arohi thi. Dono ki nazre ek dusre se bhidi. Aur aankhon hi aankhon me baat ho gayi. Veer uska shukrguzar tha. Arohi bhi samajh gayi ki Veer use shukriya kehna chaah raha hai. Bina shabdo ke hi baat ho gayi. Dono ne haami bhari. Iss se pehle ki public react karti-
Arohi : This way...!
Arohi ne Veer ka haath punah thaama aur bhaagte hue use apne saath leke woh seedhe Ragini aur baaki sabhi ki or jaane lagi
"Aree? Arre Sir?"
"Veer Sir! Veer Sir!"
"Veer Sir rukiye!"
Peeche pade reporters sabhi Veer ki taraf bhaage. Security kahi na kahi Veer ke hit me hi uski madad kar rahi thi. Jiske chalte Arohi aur use raasta dhoondhne me badi hi saralta mil gayi.
Ragini ne hoshiyari dikhaate hue turant hi sabko car me leke tab tak baitha liya tha. Veer aur Arohi ke aate hi,
Ek pal me usne car chalu ki aur jaise hi dono peeche baith ke andar ghuse, usne car aage badha di.
Janta bas dekhti reh gayi. Media se akhir kaar Veer ko chhutkara mil hi gaya. Woh sabhi airport se baahar nikal chuke the.
Ragini ke bagal se Manorath baithe the aage ki seat par toh wahi baaki sabhi peeche baithe hue the.
Veer ki nigaahein jaise hi mirror par padi, usne paaya ki car chalate hue Ragini pal pal use hi dekh rahi thi.
Unn aankhon me ek talab thi. Ek laalsa! Laalsa use paane ki. Dono theek se mil bhi nahi paaye. Ragini ki aankhein jaise iska shok jata rahi thi.
Veer bas muskura diya. Woh jaise sab samajh raha tha.
Tej : That was wild!
Arohi : Hmm!
Aur kuch hi shano me woh sabhi apne ghar ke saamne the.
***
*Thud*
Darwaza band kar Veer jab car se baahar aaya. Toh-
"Bhaiyaaaaaaaaa!!!!"
Gate par khadi Kavya use aate dekh seedhe uski orr daud laga di.
'Huh?'
Uchakte hue woh uski baaho me toot padi.
Veer : Kavya!?
Kavya use zorr se jakde hue uski shirt ko aise bheenche thi jaise use ab kahi nahi jaane degi.
Kavya : Jhooth bol ke gaye the na aap? *sniff* I hate you so much! Bohut gande ho aap! *sniff*
Veer : Hey hey...! *sighs*
Kavya bagal me aate hue use banaavti gusse se dekhi. Veer abhi uski baaho se azaad hi hua tha jab-
Woh firse kisi ki panaah me aa gaya. Shweta use zorr se jakde hue khadi thi. Uske vishal uroz Veer ki chaathi me dabb ke poore andar dhassne ka prayas kar rahe the. Veer ne ahista se uski peeth sehlaayi toh Shweta jaise momm ki tarah pighal ke reh gayi.
Shweta : Iss baar mujhe sab kuch jaan'na hai.
Veer (smiles) : Andar chale pehle? Ya yahi khada rakhne ka irada hai?
Uske sawaal ka jawaab Shweta ke theek peeche khadi Bhumika ne diya,
Bhumika (smiles) : Jab tak sab baari baari tumse mil nahi lenge. Tab tak tumhe yahi khade rehna hoga.
Veer (smiles) : Is that so?
Bhumika (nods) : Mmm-hmm!
Woh muskuraate hue aage aayi aur haule se uske gale se lag gayi. Dono ek dusre ki baaho me aa gaye.
Veer : Kaam kaisa raha?
Bhumika : Safar kaisa raha?
Veer (smiles) : Andar bataunga na!
Bhumika : Mein bhi andar hi bataungi na!
Uski baat par Veer dheere se hasa. Fir uski nigaahein Suman, Aabha aur Sonali par gayi. Jaha Sonali aisa dikhane ki koshish kar rahi thi jaise Veer ke aane se use koi matlab nahi tha.
Par apni iss koshish me woh nirantar asafal ho rahi thi. Uska perr ko yu hilaana, haatho ki ungliyo ko tatolna, sab darsha raha tha ki woh nervous thi. Iss halaat me use kaise pesh aana chahiye usko lekar woh chintit thi.
Veer pehle hi sab bhaanp chuka tha. Iss baar usne Sonali ki taang nahi kheechi. Aabha abhi bhi wesi hi thi. Sharmeeli aur shaant. Kehna toh kuch chaah rahi thi par sab ke saamne kehne se darr rahi thi. Isliye, shaant hoke sarr jhuka ke peeche khadi rahi.
Toh wahi Suman ne ek pal bhi zaaya nahi gawaya. Parivar me sabke milne ke baad woh turant hi Veer ki taraf aayi aur-
Zorr se use baaho me leli. Bhavna ko taajub nahi hua. Magar-
Ragini : !!!?
Shweta : S-Suman...!?
Shweta aur Ragini ki aankhein hairat me fel gayi. Harr samay 'Veer ji' kehne waali ye aurat aaj iss tarah kaise Veer se lipat gayi?
Suman se gale lagte hi Veer ko ehsaas hua ki usne kitna yaad kiya tha use. Iss badan ka ehsaas. Veer ka mann toh kar raha tha abhi Suman ke mulayam kulho ko jamm ke pakad ke nichod de. Uske rass bhare hontho ko pee le. Uske vishal thano ko blouse se azaad kar unhe choos daale.
Lekin, khud ko usne niyantran me kiya. Aur dheere se Suman ki garm peeth par ek chikoti kaati.
"Sss~"
Halki si siski bhar, sabki nazro se ye harqat chhipate hue Suman apne maalik se peeche hatt gayi.
Suman (smiles) : Mein bata nahi sakti hum sab ne aapko kitna yaad kiya hai.
Veer : Mein dekh paa raha hu. Waqai!
Lag raha tha ki sabhi se uska milan ho gaya. Par abhi jaise koi baaki tha-
Driving seat se baahar aate hue Ragini Veer ke gale se amar bel ki tarah lipat gayi. Jaise ek naagin naag ke ird gird apne badan ko lapet leti hai. Kuch usi prakaar Ragini ki baahe Veer ko kass ke jakde hue thi.
Ye drishya dekhte hi, Bhavna ki aankhein hairat me badi ho gayi. Pyaar toh sabhi uss se karte the. Par iss qadar-!?
Sandeh bhari nigaaho ko kuch shan baad unn par se hataate hue woh boli,
Bhavna : Ab andar nahi chalna?
Veer : Right! Right!
Andar aate hi sabhi fresh up hone apne apne kamre me chal diye.
***
"Toh? Kya bahana hai tumhare paas iss baar?"
Ek awaaz kamre me goonji. Ye awaaz thi Bhavna ki jo saamne baithe apne bete se sawalo ke jawaab maang rahi thi.
Veer aur baaki sabhi kapde latte badal ke khaana-vaana kha ke fursat ho chuke the.
Bhavna apne haatho me haath baandhe sofe par baith use ghoor rahi thi. Aur, Veer chup chaap aankhein moond muskura raha tha. Woh jaise jaanta tha ki ye toh hona hi tha.
Veer : Mein koi bahaane nahi dunga aapko.
Bhavna : Kyu? Kya mera beta jab yaha se jaa raha tha tab bahana bana ke nahi gaya tha?
Woh gussa thi. Use krodh itni asaani se aata nahi tha. Magar, Veer se iss baar woh waqai naraaz thi.
Veer : Nahi Maa! Mein business ke matter se hi gaya tha. Agar aapko vishvaas na ho toh mein bata deta hu. Louis naam ke bande se meri baat hui hai. Woh ek designer hai. Ho sakta hai jald hi woh mujhe join kare.
Bhavna : Designer?
Veer (nods) : Mmm-hmm! Fashion designer. Sirf food industry tak hi thodi limited rahega humara business maa!
Bhavna (frowns) : Beta! Sab accha toh chal raha hai. Tum achanak se kisi naye dhandhe me haath abhi kyu daal rahe ho? Ye sab itna asaan-
Veer (smiles) : Aap chinta kyu karti ho? Mein hu na! Kuch gadbad nahi hogi!
Bhavna (sighs) : Hmm! Agar tumhe koi bhi funding chahiye ho! Toh mein hu yaha theek hai na?
Veer : Uski zaroorat nahi maa!
Bhavna : Zaroorat kaise nahi? Bina investment ke tum ye sab kaise shuru karoge? Mein hu yaha abhi! Itna paisa mene ghar me rakhne ke liye thodi kamaya hai. Tumhe aur Tej ko jab bhi zaroorat pade. Bas mujh se keh dena! Jhijakne ki zaroorat nahi.
Usne ye baat kahi hi thi ki dining table ke paas khadi Shweta ne bhi apni baat rakh di,
Shweta : V-Veer! Mujh se bhi keh sakte ho bina jhijak ke. Mein tumhari maa hu na? Mujh se kya sharmana? Hotel jitna Bhumi ka hai, utna hi tumhara bhi hai. Jab chaahe bhumi se baat kar sakte ho.
Shweta ne ye nahi kaha ki, 'Mein BHI tumhari maa hu!'
Usne kaha ki, 'Mein tumhari maa hu!'
Ye darsha raha tha ki ab bhi uske aur Bhavna ke beech sarvashresth maa ki ye pratiyogita jaari thi.
Veer (smiles) : Aap sab khamakha chinta kar rahe ho!
Kavya jo palat palat ke idhar udhar dekh sabki baatein sunn rahi thi woh achanak hi tapaak se bol padi,
Kavya : Arreeeeeyyy! Veer bhaiya ne aap sabko baato me ghuma diya hai.
Bhavna : Huh?
Shweta : Arre Haan!
Tej : Th-That's right! Veer! Woh aurat kaun thi? Tum uske gale kyu lage hue the?
Kavya : Eh?? Aurat?
Suman : Hmm? *smiles* Ohh!
Sonali : Hmph~ Udhar bhi shuru ho gaya ye.
Veer : Woh lady jo thi wahi toh Miss Suhana thi dii.
Tej : Suhana? Ahh! Iska matlab ye wahi-!?
Kavya : Ahn! Suhana ma'am??? Arrey unhe toh hum jaante hai. Woh Holi khelne aayi thi. Abhi bhaiya Paris me the toh unse hi toh baat ki thi na humne.
Arohi (nods) : Right!
Tej : Toh tum gale kyu lage hue the unke? Kaun lagti hai woh tumhari?
Veer : Las Vegas mein unke hi saath gaya tha dii. You know that. Aap sabne Elite motors ka naam suna hai?
Bhavna : Hmm!
Tej : I know woh Elite motors unke dad ki company hai. Tumne bataya tha mujhe.
Veer (smiles) : That's right! Mister Shailendra ki do betiyaan hai. Miss Suhana badi hai aur ek unse choti hai. Jo hai Miss Sonia. Mein dono ko hi jaanta hu.
Tej : Still...
Kavya (nods) : Hmm! Hmm! Dekha na kitne khaas hai hum. Bade bade log aate jaate rehte hai humaare yaha!
Tej : Lekin, mere sawal ka jawab ab bhi nahi mila hai mujhe Veer. Tum unke gale kyu lage hue the?
Veer (sighs) : Kyuki...! Well, I was surprised to see her there. Meri aur unki bohut acchi dosti hai dii. Woh sirf mere liye waha aayi thi. Meri news ke baare me unhe pata laga hoga. Isliye, abruptly mein unke gale se jaa laga.
Tej (frowns) : Kya yahi baat hai?
Veer : Of course!
Tej : Mujhe ab bhi doubt hai ki tum Las Vegas business ke liye gaye the.
Veer : Business matter hi tha dii! Unhone business me kaafi madad ki hai meri. I'm not lying.
Tej (eyes closely) : Hmm! Okay! Wese abhi bhi puchne ke liye bohut sawal hai mere paas. But I think...! Abhi ke liye itna kaafi hai.
Veer ne ek rahat ki saans li.
Ragini : Tej! Baahar jo Rolls Royce khadi hai na?
Tej : Hmm!
Ragini : Woh-
Tej : Unhi Miss Suhana ne di hai. Right?
Ragini : Huh? Tumhe pata hai?
Tej : Hmm! Veer ne hi bataya tha. Lekin na jaane aur kya kya chhipa raha hai mujhse.
Iss se pehle ki Tej uss se aur kayi sawaal karti, Ragini ne use thaam ke andar le jaana hi theek samjha. Woh saari baatein batane wali thi aur khud bhi jaanane waali thi bohut kuch. Jaate jaate Ragini Veer ko aise ghoorte hue gayi jaise woh bhi shikayat hi kar rahi thi uss se.
Maano jaise kehna chaah rahi ho ki-
Suhana? Jeeti jaagti ye Ragini tumhare saamne hai. Ise baaho me kyu nahi dabochte?
Bhavna : Tej ke sawal bhale hi ho gaye ho. Magar mere sawal nahi hue abhi.
Bhavna ne Veer ka aaklan karte hue dekha.
Veer : Puchiye na!
Bhavna : Ye itni saari chot kaise aayi?
Arohi : I want to know as well!
Veer : Aap sab jaante hai ki mein waha Miss Ava ki madad kar raha tha.
Bhavna : Miss Ava?
Veer : Ahem! Mera matlab- Miss Natalia.
Veer ke apni baat ko correct karte hi Arohi ki nigaahein patli hoke uske upar mandraane lagi.
Bhavna (sighs) : Mein tumse zyada kuch nahi puchungi. Bas mere kuch hi sawaal hai. Tumhe bas haan ya naa me hi uttar dena hai. Tum taiyaar ho?
Veer (nods) : Sure!
Bhavna (frowns) : Kahi tum koi avedh dhandha toh nahi kar rahe?
Veer : Nahi!
Bhavna : Kya koi aise kaam me tumhara haath toh nahi jo gerr-kanooni hai?
Veer : Jii nahi!
Bhavna : Kya koi aisa maamla hai jaha tumhe lagta hai ki woh kabhi parivar ke liye musibat bann sakta hai?
Veer : That's-
Iss baar Veer ke muh se shabd nahi nikle. Kaise bataaye woh? System ki duniya thi hi aisi ki uske parivaar ke upar hamesha hi khatra mandrane wala tha. Lekin, saajha kaise kare ye baate?
Bhavna : Ye khamoshi kya batla rahi hai beta?
Veer : Chaahe kuch bhi ho jaaye. Aap sabhi bas itna dhyaan me rakhiye. Ghar parivar ke kisi bhi sadasya ke upar...! Mein koi bhi aanch nahi aane dunga.
Sunn'ne me toh kitna hi aatm-vishvaas waala vaakya tha. Kintu, Bhavna ki chinta ise sunn aur bhi adhik badh gayi. Iska matlab ye saaf tha ki Veer kahi kisi aise maamle me bhaagidar tha, jo aage chal ke parivar ke upar musibatein paida kar sakta tha.
Bhavna : Kya tum hum sabke aur samaj ke hit me hi kaam kar rahe ho? Ya koi galat raasta chuna hai tumne?
Veer (smiles) : Koi do number ka dhandha nahi hai maa. Aur na hi hoga. Mehnat se jo kuch milega, woh sab aapke saamne rakh dunga.
Bhavna, jiske maathe par gambheerta ki lakeere thi woh agle hi shan saare uttar sunn, pal bhar me gaayab ho gayi.
Woh uthi aur muskuraate hue andar jaane lagi.
Kavya : Eh? Choti Tai jii? Bas itne hi questions?
Bhavna (smiles) : Hmm!
Kavya : Par abhi toh aur kitne questions baaki hai. Jaise bhaiya waha uss musibat me kaise pade? Ye TV pe news me kya bataya jaa raha. Aur... aur-
Bhavna : Kavya!
Kavya : Mmm?
Bhavna (smiles) : Mujhe jo jaan'na tha. Woh mujhe mil gaya.
Woh ahista se muskuraate hue waha se nikli. Jaate jaate usne ek baar aur Veer ki orr dekha jo raahat ki saans le raha tha. Abhi ke liye toh woh thodi chinta-mukt thi. Magar-
Kahi na kahi ek darr andar zaroor baitha hua tha uske.
***
Dekhte hi dekhte kayi din guzar gaye. Veer ke 3rd year ke exams ka samay aa chuka tha.
Aur, yaha uske college me idhar se udhar Nidhi classroom ke andar chinta me tehel rahi thi. Usne jata toh diya tha Ragini ko ki Veer ke exams shuru hone waale hai. Par kya Ragini ne Veer ko inform kiya? Ye chinta use khaaye jaa rahi thi.
Baari baari saare students room ke andar aate jaa rahe the. Magar, Veer ka kahi koi ata pata nahi tha.
'Uski bhabhi ne... Use bataya toh hoga na? Woh phone bhi nahi utha rahi hai. Kya karu?'
Woh vyakul ho uthi.
'Mere paas aur kisi ka number bhi nahi hai. Mujhe Suman ji se number le lena chahiye tha unka. Ek minute! Sonali! Uska number toh hai mere paas-'
Nidhi mauka dekh ek sehyogi teacher ko apni class me rukne ka bol baahar nikal ke aayi aur fauran Sonali ko phone bhidayi.
Magar, uske haath nirasha hi haath lagi. Sonali food truck ke liye ghar se nikal chuki thi. Aur aise me use ghar ki koi jankari nahi thi ki Veer ghar pe hai ya college ke liye nikal gaya hai. Jab tak woh ghar me kisi aur ka number bhejti tab tak toh exam shuru ho jaana tha.
Nidhi asmanjas aur ghabrahat me abhi khadi hui umeed chhorr rahi thi jab-
"Were you looking for me?"
Peeche se aayi ek awaaz ne uske badan me sihran fela di.
Woh palti. Saamne dekha toh Veer khada hua tha. Proper college ki uniform me, apna backpack taange.
Uske hontho par chinta-mukt muskaan thi. Kahi na kahi Veer ki woh jhalak Nidhi ke dimaag me aa gayi jab Veer yu issi tarah college aaya karta tha. Tab uske chehre par ye khushi nahi jhalakti thi. Tab bas peeda aur akelapann hi uske parichay hota tha.
Par aaj-
Samay kaise badalta tha iska abhaas hua Nidhi ko.
Nidhi : V-Veer!
Veer (affectionately) : Bilkul nahi badli aap. Ab bhi wesi ki wesi hi ho!
Nidhi dherr saare prashn uss se karna chaahti thi. News usne bhi dekhi thi. Veer ab kisi celebrity se kam nahi tha. Upar iss floor tak aane me hi use aadhe 15 minute se zyada lag gaya tha. Sab uske peeche jo pade hue the. Aur isliye use derri ho gayi.
Nidhi kayi baatein karna chaahti thi. Magar ye sahi waqt nahi tha.
Woh bina kuch bole hi aage aayi, Veer ki baah ke hisse par shirt ki sleeve ko zorr se jakdi aur use kheechte hue apne saath saath le jaane lagi.
Nidhi : Jaldi! Time nahi hai. Paper shuru hone wala hai.
Veer : Woah-!
Andar aate bhi wahi haal tha. Veer ko sab aise dekh rahe the jaise celebrity ko dekh rahe ho. Khusur pusur hona shuru hui toh Nidhi ne daant ke unn sabhi ko chup karwa diya.
Pehla hi paper maths ka tha. Upar se Nidhi hi maths padhati thi aur wahi uski class teacher bhi thi aur ittefaaq se aaj wahi uski invigilator bhi thi.
Iss se badhiya aur kya hi ho sakta tha.
Veer roll number dhoondh ke apni bench par baitha toh uske bagal se baithi 1st year ki ek ladki use sharmaate hue nihaarne lagi.
Paper distribution ke kuch shan baad hi Nidhi ne exam sheets par sign karna shuru kar diye aur baari baari woh list me students ke signs bhi lene lagi.
Magar, uske mann me yahi chinta use baar baar sataaye jaa rahi thi ki akhir Veer kuch likh bhi payega ya nahi. Usne toh kuch padha hi nahi hai. Kya karega paper me?
Samay guzra aur ek ek karke sabhi apna paper deke jaane lage.
Magar Veer ab bhi baitha hua likh raha tha.
'Fuck!!! Iss question ka formula kya tha? Mein bhul gaya!!!'
Usme concepts toh clear the. Magar woh formula hi bhul chuka tha.
'Pari? Pari?'
Usne mann me awaaz lagayi. Par andar se koi awaaz nahi aayi. Jab se system upgrade hua tha. Tab se hi Pari ne ek shabd nahi bola tha. Veer nahi jaanta tha ye nayi personality kaisi thi. Woh Pari ko mehsoos kar paa raha tha. Kintu ye samajh nahi aa raha tha ki akhir Pari bol kyu nahi rahi? Kahi sleep mode me toh nahi thi woh?
Ek aah chhorte hue Veer ne sawal firse dekha.
'I don't remember the formula. But I can derive it. Right?'
Ek vichaar uske mann me aaya. Formula yaad nahi tha toh kya hua? Woh formula ko derive toh kar sakta tha.
Lekin, usme samay bhi lagna tha. Veer ne bina parvaah kiye formula derive karna shuru kiya.
Class khaali ho chuki thi. Nidhi uth ke chinta me uski bench par aayi aur uske bagal se baithi gayi. Woh bhi saath saath hi papers ko arrange karne lagi.
Nidhi (frowns) : 2 minute hi bache hai Veer. Kitna bacha hai?
Veer : J-Just a few more minutes. Formula yaad nahi tha. Toh derive kar liya.
Nidhi : Kyaaa???
Veer : Haha! Chaukiye mat! Aapne hi toh bataya tha na?
Nidhi : Y-Yes! Magar-! Ek minute! Tum toh classes attend nahi karte. Tumhe kaise pata?
Veer (smiles) : Aapki teaching style se waaqif hu.
Nidhi (frowns) : Veer! Paper me aise nahi chalega. Ye toh maths tha. Lekin, baaki subjects me aisa nahi kar sakte tum.
Veer : Phew! Finally! Ho gaya! Ye lijiye!
Veer ka paper lete hue Nidhi ne uski sheet ko shuru se ant tak dekha. Likha toh khoob tha Veer ne.
Nidhi : Check karungi tabhi pata lag payega kya kiya hai tumne. Likha toh khoob hai.
Veer (smiles) : I'll score good!
Nidhi : Mene kya kaha tumne suna na?
Veer : Ki harr subject me aisa nahi chalega?
Nidhi : Right! Marks bohut zaroori hai Veer. Tabhi next sem me jaa paoge. Ye year important hai. Tum nahi chaahoge ki tumhari kisi bhi subject me ab back aaye. Hai na?
Veer : Hmm!
Nidhi : Toh kaho ki, "I want marks!!!" Promise me ki tum acche se padh ke exams doge. Repeat after me.
Veer : Huh?
Nidhi : I said repeat after me...
! Say- "I"
Veer : I...
Nidhi : want...
Veer : want...
Nidhi : Marks!!!!
Veer (smiles) : You!!!
Nidhi : Ahnn!!!?
Nidhi ke chehre par jo haya ki parat chadhi, toh woh seedha uske kaano tak fel gayi.
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Aaj ke liye itna hi guys.
Business arc ki shuruaat ho chuki hai. This update consists of 5.4k words. Hum lightly iss arc ko start karenge. Dheere dheere ye intense hota jayega. Aur jaise hi peak par pohuchega ye arc wahi finish ho jayega. Kyuki fir hum Chinatown arc me step in kar denge. So, like thokne ka aur revos rakhne ka. Target apna same hi hai guys. 150. Keep supporting.
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Zabardast updateUpdate - 151 ~ I want you!
Ab tak...
Kaera : Then let them know...! Soon! They'll be dealing with their nightmare...!
Ruchika (gulps) : Y-Yes!!
Kaera turant hi waha se mud neeche ki orr chal di. Ruchika uske peeche peeche daudte hue bhaagi. Aur idhar,
Julia stabdh nigaaho se bas ghatit hote hue sab kuch dekhti rahi.
Julia : M-Miss!?
Ab aage...
Vimaan uchaayi par apni udaan bhar raha tha. Andar Veer samet baaki sabhi baithe hue the. Kintu, kisi ne bhi Veer se abhi sawaal jawaab nahi kiye.
Bhavna ne manahi de rakhi thi. Jab tak sabhi ghar nahi pohuch jaate, tab tak koi bhi sawaal nahi honge. Ye uske sakht nirdesh the.
Tej sabse zyada icchuk thi ki woh Veer se prashn kare. Uske mann me tamaam aise sawaal the jinke uttar jaanane ke liye woh betaab thi. Khaas-kar uss Suhana naam ki aurat ke baare me. Jis se lipat ke uska bhai khada tha. Kaun thi woh?
Magar, uski jigyasa ko uski Maa ke nirdesh ne bhang kar diya. Bhavna ke iss aadesh ke baad, na hi Tej ne fir apna muh khola aur na hi Arohi ne.
Plane ki teen seats par Bhavna aur Tej Veer ke agal bagal virajman thi aur bechara Veer sandwich ki tarah unn dono ke beech me daba hua tha. Jaha Bhavna ki nazre window ke baahar ke drishya ko ghoorne me vyast thi toh wahi Tej baari-baari apne Bhai ki taraf dekh uske chehre par maujood ghaavo ko taaq rahi thi.
Crimson ke sang ghamasan ladayi ke baad Veer ko kayi saari chot bhi aayi thi. Uske ghaav bhar zaroor gaye the. Magar, nishaan abhi kaha jaane waale the. Raato raat woh nishaan gaayab bhi kar sakta tha agar woh apne appearance stat me kuch points daal deta.
Lekin, Veer ne aisa nahi kiya. Ye kayi saare sawaal khade kar sakta tha. Wese bhi, ye ghaav ke nishaan uski iss ladaayi ka saboot the. Kitne kasht utha ke woh yaha se bach ke nikla tha.
Woh inn sab ke baare me soch hi raha tha jab usne ek magazine uthayi aur use padhna shuru kiya.
Front page ki khabar ne hi use ek bada jhatka pohuchaya. Khabar thi ki ~
"Where is Natalia???"
Ava ki ek badi si photo page par chhapi hui thi.
"Singer and actress Natalia Martin disappears overnight leaving her recently found record label, 'Tunecrafts' which has a revenue of over $20 million. The actress is nowhere to be found. Police are set to go out for her investigation. DGSI is aiming towards a bigger conspiracy than it seems. Grace Martin's murder and now Natalia's disappearance. Are they somehow connected?"
Veer ke maathe par lakeere chha gayi. Ava raato raat gaayab ho gayi? Bhala kaha chali gayi? Uska mann na jaane kyu par vichlit hone laga. Lekin ye fiqr kyu ho rahi thi use? Ye jaante hue bhi ki usi Ava ne use dhoka diya tha.
Tunecrafts!
Ava ka khud ka haal hi me khola gaya ek record label. Blue records ke sang kaam kar kar ke Ava labels ke baare me kaafi jankaar ho gayi thi. Dekhte hi dekhte usne apna hi ek record label khada kar liya tha.
Young talented singers ko jo labels sign nahi karte the, Ava ka label Tunecrafts unhe ek mauka deta tha. Ek platform pradan karta tha. Jiske chalte, dher saare talented singers uske label ki wajah se janta se parichit hote.
Ye naya record label badi jaldi hi safal maalum pad gaya. Total revenue hi $20 million ke upar ka tha. Sab kuch badhiya aage badh raha tha.
Toh aise me kaha chali gayi Ava? Itna sab kuch beech me chhor ke? Ab ye sab kiske naam hoyega? Kaun maalik banega iska? Uss se bhi bada sawaal ki akhir Ava gayi kaha aur kyu?
Veer ko ye chinta khaaye jaa rahi thi. Magar, ab kuch nahi ho sakta tha. Woh Paris se kaafi dur aa chuka tha aur saath hi system ne use koi mission bhi nahi diya tha.
Uski bauhe kass uthi. Ava ke saath harr woh guzaare pal use yaad aane lage. Chehra bhulaaye nahi bhul raha tha.
Ek gehri saans lete hue usne magazine ka panna zorr se bheench ke paltaaya toh agli khabar ne ek baar fir uski aankhein chaudi hone par majboor kar di. Kintu, iss baar use taajub tha. Khabar thi ki~
"Why is everyone talking about this model? The fashionista who set out the stage on fire last week. Check it out~""
"Recently, a new talent emerged from the abyss of the fashion world. One who is slaying the floors by her irresistible charm and beauty."
"Zoey Clarkson, is an orphan who wished to be a model in her childhood. Her dreams have come true..."
Veer ne jab poora article upar se neeche padha toh uska muh khula ka khula reh gaya. Andar se ek khushi bhi thi.
Zoey Clarkson? Ye toh wahi Zoey thi! Jisko Veer ne Nightwalker ke Mansion me bachaya tha. Wahi khubsoorti ki bala jo model bann'na chaahti thi. Jo anaath thi. Jise paiso ki sakht zaroorat thi. Veer ne Investigation department se mile saare paise usi ko toh diye the.
Thoda samay hi beeta tha uss raat ko guzre aur aaj woh ye khabar padh raha tha.
Zoey ne apna mukaam haasil karna shuru kar diya tha. Fashion ki duniya me use ek recognition mil chuka tha. Woh nirantar aage badhti jaa rahi thi.
Recent ki emerging models me uska naam sabse upar sthaan par tha.
'So, she made it! Huh!'
Veer ke hontho par muskaan saj gayi. Akhir Zoey ne woh kar hi dikhaya. Koi nude photoshoots nahi, simple body shots aur kuch face portraits. Kya sitam dhaa rahi thi woh inn photos me.
Pehle se kayi guna sundar prateet ho rahi thi. Magar-
Kya Zoey ne use call kiya hoga? Veer ke phone toh kab ka kharab ho chuka tha. Kya Zoey iss safalta ko paane ke baad use yaad rakhti hogi? Ya bhul chuki hogi?
Ek bechain sa kar dene wala yeh vichar uske mann me aaya. Par fir uss raat kahi gayi apni baat bhi use yaad aayi.
'Neki kar, dariya me daal!'
Zoey yaad rakhe ya na rakhe. Kam se kam uski thodi si madad se aaj woh ek acchi zindagi toh jee rahi thi. Veer ke liye yahi bohut tha.
Usne ek thakaan bhari saans chhori. Bagal me baithi Tej ne jab use Zoey ki photo ko nihaarte dekha toh woh puch baithi,
Tej : Kya padh rahe ho?
Veer : Hmm? Oh! Nothing! Bas aise hi-
Tej (glances) : T-Tumhe-! Tumhe aise ladkiya pasand hai? Is she your type?
Veer : Hmm? Achanak se ye sawal kyu?
Tej : Kaafi derr se tum iss page ko dekh rahe ho. Especially, iss ladki ko. You don't have to be shy about it. Mujh se toh bilkul bhi nahi. Y-You can share anything with me, you know! Any celebrity crush? Hmm?
Veer (smiles) : Aap jaisa soch rahi hai wesa kuch bhi nahi hai.
Tej : Iska matlab tumhe ye pasand nahi?
Veer ne punah Zoey ki photo ko dekha. Lag raha tha jaise Zoey ki photo use rujhaane ki koshish kar rahi thi.
Veer : Ahem! Kise pasand nahi hogi?
Tej : So you like her!?
Veer (nods) : Of course! Huh? No wait!!! Mera matlab woh nahi tha-
Tej (smiles) : Tell me!
Veer (sighs) : It's just that-!!
Tej : Hmm?
Veer : I know her!
Tej : You know her?
Veer (nods) : Hmm! Aapko pata chala hoga ki mein Las Vegas gaya tha recent me.
Tej (nods) : Mmm-hmm!
Veer : Waha par hi mein inse mila tha. Tab yeh famous nahi thi. But look at her now...! Ab woh famous hai. So, it was surprising for me!
Tej : Ohh! Ye baat hai!
Veer (nods) : Uh-huh!
Tej : So? Kya lagta hai? Kya tum ab bhi use yaad hoge?
Veer : Who knows!? At least she's having a good life now.
Tej kuch pal Veer ke chehre ko dekhti rahi. Uske baad haami bhar wapas se shaant hoke baith gayi.
Toh wahi udhar peeche ki orr se Arohi ki nazre Veer par hi tiki hui thi. Apne Dada ji ke saath baithi woh ek maa aur ek behan ke beech me adanga nahi bann'na chaahti thi.
Mann toh uska bhi bohut tha Veer ke sang baithne ka. Lekin, usne ye mauka Bhavna aur Tej se nahi chheena. Woh jaanti thi ki iss waqt unn teeno ka aapas me hona kitna zaroori tha. Aur isliye, woh Manorath ke sang yaha peeche ek kitaab khole baithi hui thi.
Dekhte hi dekhte France se chala vimaan, Hindustan ki bhoomi par padhaar chuka tha.
Veer jaise hi plane se baahar nikal airport par aaya.
Tamaam janta janardan ne use gher liya. Haatho me log phulo ki malaaye liye hue the. Yaha tak ki bade se bade rajneeti ke kuch log bhi maujood the.
Sabhi taaliyon se uska swagat kar rahe the. Ek ke baad ek sabhi uske gale me phulo ki malaaye daalte jaa rahe the.
'What the-!?'
Bhavna aur Tej bheed ke chalte Veer se alag ho gayi. Aur Veer janta ke beech me hi fasa reh gaya.
Tej : Y-Ye sab kya ho raha hai?
Arohi : Log Veer ka swagat kar rahe hai dii!
Tej : Swagat?
Bhavna (smiles) : Khabar felte derr nahi lagti.
Woh sahi thi. France me jo kuch bhi hua tha, uski khabar baahri desho tak na pohuche aisa kaise ho sakta tha?
Kitna hi kyu na prayas kiya ho France ne khabar ko seemit rakhne ka. Par pata toh chal hi jaata hai.
Jaise hi India me yaha sarkaar ko ye pata laga ki France me unka ek citizen buri saazish ka shikaar ho gaya tha aur baad me uski bahaduri ko waha saraaha gaya. Bharteeya log seena chauda kar ke uske swagat ke liye ikhatte ho gaye.
Wese hi inn sab maamlo me hamare logo ka dil bohut bada hota tha. Woh toh Veer ke ghar tak pohuch chuke the. News bhar me Veer kisi celebrity ki tarah chha chuka tha.
"Hero ki ghar waapsi" ke naam se news channels me khabre jaari ho rahi thi.
Aur, Veer inn sab se bekhabar bas confusion me dooba hua tha.
Veer : Wait! Wait! Ek minute! Arre-!?
Reporter 1 : Mister Veer! Aapke saath itna sab kuch France me hua, aap ne itna kuch saha. Kaise aap saazish me fase? Kya hua tha asal me waha?
Reporter 2 : Aap apne desh ek saazish se bach ke nikal ke aaye hai. Aapko kaisa mehsoos ho raha hai iss waqt?
Reporter 3 : Sab aapka dil se swagat kar rahe hai. Hum sabko aap par garv hai ki aapne waha ek bharteeya nagrik ka ek behatreen udaahran rakha. Kuch kehna chaahenge waha ke baare me aap?
Reporter 4 : Aap ek college student maalum padte hai. Kya apne baare me kuch parichay dena chaahenge?
Veer : Mein-!!
*Click* *Click*
Ye pehli baar tha jab Veer iss tarah cameras ki shutters aur flashlights se ghira hua tha. Aaj use samajh aa raha tha ki celebrity log kaisa mehsoos karte honge inn sab ko jhelte hue. Kahi na kahi Ava ki punah ek yaad dila gaya ye sab.
Yaha bheed-bhaad se dur roadside me lagi car se nikal ke ek javaan aurat bhaagte hue Bhavna aur anya ki taraf aa rahi thi. Ye koi aur nahi, Ragini hi thi jo Veer aur baaki sabhi ko pick-up karne aayi thi.
Woh tezz qadmo ke saath aake Bhavna ke samaksh khadi hui,
Ragini : Y-Ye sab?
Bhavna (smiles) : Mera beta famous ho raha hai.
Ragini : Huh?
Tej : Shayad! Hume kuch derr wait karna hoga.
Janta ke beech fasse Veer ko jab kuch soojh nahi raha tha toh ek baar fir-
Uski kalaayi par kisi ka haath aaya aur use kheench ke uss jamawde se baahar nikaala.
Saamne Arohi thi. Dono ki nazre ek dusre se bhidi. Aur aankhon hi aankhon me baat ho gayi. Veer uska shukrguzar tha. Arohi bhi samajh gayi ki Veer use shukriya kehna chaah raha hai. Bina shabdo ke hi baat ho gayi. Dono ne haami bhari. Iss se pehle ki public react karti-
Arohi : This way...!
Arohi ne Veer ka haath punah thaama aur bhaagte hue use apne saath leke woh seedhe Ragini aur baaki sabhi ki or jaane lagi
"Aree? Arre Sir?"
"Veer Sir! Veer Sir!"
"Veer Sir rukiye!"
Peeche pade reporters sabhi Veer ki taraf bhaage. Security kahi na kahi Veer ke hit me hi uski madad kar rahi thi. Jiske chalte Arohi aur use raasta dhoondhne me badi hi saralta mil gayi.
Ragini ne hoshiyari dikhaate hue turant hi sabko car me leke tab tak baitha liya tha. Veer aur Arohi ke aate hi,
Ek pal me usne car chalu ki aur jaise hi dono peeche baith ke andar ghuse, usne car aage badha di.
Janta bas dekhti reh gayi. Media se akhir kaar Veer ko chhutkara mil hi gaya. Woh sabhi airport se baahar nikal chuke the.
Ragini ke bagal se Manorath baithe the aage ki seat par toh wahi baaki sabhi peeche baithe hue the.
Veer ki nigaahein jaise hi mirror par padi, usne paaya ki car chalate hue Ragini pal pal use hi dekh rahi thi.
Unn aankhon me ek talab thi. Ek laalsa! Laalsa use paane ki. Dono theek se mil bhi nahi paaye. Ragini ki aankhein jaise iska shok jata rahi thi.
Veer bas muskura diya. Woh jaise sab samajh raha tha.
Tej : That was wild!
Arohi : Hmm!
Aur kuch hi shano me woh sabhi apne ghar ke saamne the.
***
*Thud*
Darwaza band kar Veer jab car se baahar aaya. Toh-
"Bhaiyaaaaaaaaa!!!!"
Gate par khadi Kavya use aate dekh seedhe uski orr daud laga di.
'Huh?'
Uchakte hue woh uski baaho me toot padi.
Veer : Kavya!?
Kavya use zorr se jakde hue uski shirt ko aise bheenche thi jaise use ab kahi nahi jaane degi.
Kavya : Jhooth bol ke gaye the na aap? *sniff* I hate you so much! Bohut gande ho aap! *sniff*
Veer : Hey hey...! *sighs*
Kavya bagal me aate hue use banaavti gusse se dekhi. Veer abhi uski baaho se azaad hi hua tha jab-
Woh firse kisi ki panaah me aa gaya. Shweta use zorr se jakde hue khadi thi. Uske vishal uroz Veer ki chaathi me dabb ke poore andar dhassne ka prayas kar rahe the. Veer ne ahista se uski peeth sehlaayi toh Shweta jaise momm ki tarah pighal ke reh gayi.
Shweta : Iss baar mujhe sab kuch jaan'na hai.
Veer (smiles) : Andar chale pehle? Ya yahi khada rakhne ka irada hai?
Uske sawaal ka jawaab Shweta ke theek peeche khadi Bhumika ne diya,
Bhumika (smiles) : Jab tak sab baari baari tumse mil nahi lenge. Tab tak tumhe yahi khade rehna hoga.
Veer (smiles) : Is that so?
Bhumika (nods) : Mmm-hmm!
Woh muskuraate hue aage aayi aur haule se uske gale se lag gayi. Dono ek dusre ki baaho me aa gaye.
Veer : Kaam kaisa raha?
Bhumika : Safar kaisa raha?
Veer (smiles) : Andar bataunga na!
Bhumika : Mein bhi andar hi bataungi na!
Uski baat par Veer dheere se hasa. Fir uski nigaahein Suman, Aabha aur Sonali par gayi. Jaha Sonali aisa dikhane ki koshish kar rahi thi jaise Veer ke aane se use koi matlab nahi tha.
Par apni iss koshish me woh nirantar asafal ho rahi thi. Uska perr ko yu hilaana, haatho ki ungliyo ko tatolna, sab darsha raha tha ki woh nervous thi. Iss halaat me use kaise pesh aana chahiye usko lekar woh chintit thi.
Veer pehle hi sab bhaanp chuka tha. Iss baar usne Sonali ki taang nahi kheechi. Aabha abhi bhi wesi hi thi. Sharmeeli aur shaant. Kehna toh kuch chaah rahi thi par sab ke saamne kehne se darr rahi thi. Isliye, shaant hoke sarr jhuka ke peeche khadi rahi.
Toh wahi Suman ne ek pal bhi zaaya nahi gawaya. Parivar me sabke milne ke baad woh turant hi Veer ki taraf aayi aur-
Zorr se use baaho me leli. Bhavna ko taajub nahi hua. Magar-
Ragini : !!!?
Shweta : S-Suman...!?
Shweta aur Ragini ki aankhein hairat me fel gayi. Harr samay 'Veer ji' kehne waali ye aurat aaj iss tarah kaise Veer se lipat gayi?
Suman se gale lagte hi Veer ko ehsaas hua ki usne kitna yaad kiya tha use. Iss badan ka ehsaas. Veer ka mann toh kar raha tha abhi Suman ke mulayam kulho ko jamm ke pakad ke nichod de. Uske rass bhare hontho ko pee le. Uske vishal thano ko blouse se azaad kar unhe choos daale.
Lekin, khud ko usne niyantran me kiya. Aur dheere se Suman ki garm peeth par ek chikoti kaati.
"Sss~"
Halki si siski bhar, sabki nazro se ye harqat chhipate hue Suman apne maalik se peeche hatt gayi.
Suman (smiles) : Mein bata nahi sakti hum sab ne aapko kitna yaad kiya hai.
Veer : Mein dekh paa raha hu. Waqai!
Lag raha tha ki sabhi se uska milan ho gaya. Par abhi jaise koi baaki tha-
Driving seat se baahar aate hue Ragini Veer ke gale se amar bel ki tarah lipat gayi. Jaise ek naagin naag ke ird gird apne badan ko lapet leti hai. Kuch usi prakaar Ragini ki baahe Veer ko kass ke jakde hue thi.
Ye drishya dekhte hi, Bhavna ki aankhein hairat me badi ho gayi. Pyaar toh sabhi uss se karte the. Par iss qadar-!?
Sandeh bhari nigaaho ko kuch shan baad unn par se hataate hue woh boli,
Bhavna : Ab andar nahi chalna?
Veer : Right! Right!
Andar aate hi sabhi fresh up hone apne apne kamre me chal diye.
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"Toh? Kya bahana hai tumhare paas iss baar?"
Ek awaaz kamre me goonji. Ye awaaz thi Bhavna ki jo saamne baithe apne bete se sawalo ke jawaab maang rahi thi.
Veer aur baaki sabhi kapde latte badal ke khaana-vaana kha ke fursat ho chuke the.
Bhavna apne haatho me haath baandhe sofe par baith use ghoor rahi thi. Aur, Veer chup chaap aankhein moond muskura raha tha. Woh jaise jaanta tha ki ye toh hona hi tha.
Veer : Mein koi bahaane nahi dunga aapko.
Bhavna : Kyu? Kya mera beta jab yaha se jaa raha tha tab bahana bana ke nahi gaya tha?
Woh gussa thi. Use krodh itni asaani se aata nahi tha. Magar, Veer se iss baar woh waqai naraaz thi.
Veer : Nahi Maa! Mein business ke matter se hi gaya tha. Agar aapko vishvaas na ho toh mein bata deta hu. Louis naam ke bande se meri baat hui hai. Woh ek designer hai. Ho sakta hai jald hi woh mujhe join kare.
Bhavna : Designer?
Veer (nods) : Mmm-hmm! Fashion designer. Sirf food industry tak hi thodi limited rahega humara business maa!
Bhavna (frowns) : Beta! Sab accha toh chal raha hai. Tum achanak se kisi naye dhandhe me haath abhi kyu daal rahe ho? Ye sab itna asaan-
Veer (smiles) : Aap chinta kyu karti ho? Mein hu na! Kuch gadbad nahi hogi!
Bhavna (sighs) : Hmm! Agar tumhe koi bhi funding chahiye ho! Toh mein hu yaha theek hai na?
Veer : Uski zaroorat nahi maa!
Bhavna : Zaroorat kaise nahi? Bina investment ke tum ye sab kaise shuru karoge? Mein hu yaha abhi! Itna paisa mene ghar me rakhne ke liye thodi kamaya hai. Tumhe aur Tej ko jab bhi zaroorat pade. Bas mujh se keh dena! Jhijakne ki zaroorat nahi.
Usne ye baat kahi hi thi ki dining table ke paas khadi Shweta ne bhi apni baat rakh di,
Shweta : V-Veer! Mujh se bhi keh sakte ho bina jhijak ke. Mein tumhari maa hu na? Mujh se kya sharmana? Hotel jitna Bhumi ka hai, utna hi tumhara bhi hai. Jab chaahe bhumi se baat kar sakte ho.
Shweta ne ye nahi kaha ki, 'Mein BHI tumhari maa hu!'
Usne kaha ki, 'Mein tumhari maa hu!'
Ye darsha raha tha ki ab bhi uske aur Bhavna ke beech sarvashresth maa ki ye pratiyogita jaari thi.
Veer (smiles) : Aap sab khamakha chinta kar rahe ho!
Kavya jo palat palat ke idhar udhar dekh sabki baatein sunn rahi thi woh achanak hi tapaak se bol padi,
Kavya : Arreeeeeyyy! Veer bhaiya ne aap sabko baato me ghuma diya hai.
Bhavna : Huh?
Shweta : Arre Haan!
Tej : Th-That's right! Veer! Woh aurat kaun thi? Tum uske gale kyu lage hue the?
Kavya : Eh?? Aurat?
Suman : Hmm? *smiles* Ohh!
Sonali : Hmph~ Udhar bhi shuru ho gaya ye.
Veer : Woh lady jo thi wahi toh Miss Suhana thi dii.
Tej : Suhana? Ahh! Iska matlab ye wahi-!?
Kavya : Ahn! Suhana ma'am??? Arrey unhe toh hum jaante hai. Woh Holi khelne aayi thi. Abhi bhaiya Paris me the toh unse hi toh baat ki thi na humne.
Arohi (nods) : Right!
Tej : Toh tum gale kyu lage hue the unke? Kaun lagti hai woh tumhari?
Veer : Las Vegas mein unke hi saath gaya tha dii. You know that. Aap sabne Elite motors ka naam suna hai?
Bhavna : Hmm!
Tej : I know woh Elite motors unke dad ki company hai. Tumne bataya tha mujhe.
Veer (smiles) : That's right! Mister Shailendra ki do betiyaan hai. Miss Suhana badi hai aur ek unse choti hai. Jo hai Miss Sonia. Mein dono ko hi jaanta hu.
Tej : Still...
Kavya (nods) : Hmm! Hmm! Dekha na kitne khaas hai hum. Bade bade log aate jaate rehte hai humaare yaha!
Tej : Lekin, mere sawal ka jawab ab bhi nahi mila hai mujhe Veer. Tum unke gale kyu lage hue the?
Veer (sighs) : Kyuki...! Well, I was surprised to see her there. Meri aur unki bohut acchi dosti hai dii. Woh sirf mere liye waha aayi thi. Meri news ke baare me unhe pata laga hoga. Isliye, abruptly mein unke gale se jaa laga.
Tej (frowns) : Kya yahi baat hai?
Veer : Of course!
Tej : Mujhe ab bhi doubt hai ki tum Las Vegas business ke liye gaye the.
Veer : Business matter hi tha dii! Unhone business me kaafi madad ki hai meri. I'm not lying.
Tej (eyes closely) : Hmm! Okay! Wese abhi bhi puchne ke liye bohut sawal hai mere paas. But I think...! Abhi ke liye itna kaafi hai.
Veer ne ek rahat ki saans li.
Ragini : Tej! Baahar jo Rolls Royce khadi hai na?
Tej : Hmm!
Ragini : Woh-
Tej : Unhi Miss Suhana ne di hai. Right?
Ragini : Huh? Tumhe pata hai?
Tej : Hmm! Veer ne hi bataya tha. Lekin na jaane aur kya kya chhipa raha hai mujhse.
Iss se pehle ki Tej uss se aur kayi sawaal karti, Ragini ne use thaam ke andar le jaana hi theek samjha. Woh saari baatein batane wali thi aur khud bhi jaanane waali thi bohut kuch. Jaate jaate Ragini Veer ko aise ghoorte hue gayi jaise woh bhi shikayat hi kar rahi thi uss se.
Maano jaise kehna chaah rahi ho ki-
Suhana? Jeeti jaagti ye Ragini tumhare saamne hai. Ise baaho me kyu nahi dabochte?
Bhavna : Tej ke sawal bhale hi ho gaye ho. Magar mere sawal nahi hue abhi.
Bhavna ne Veer ka aaklan karte hue dekha.
Veer : Puchiye na!
Bhavna : Ye itni saari chot kaise aayi?
Arohi : I want to know as well!
Veer : Aap sab jaante hai ki mein waha Miss Ava ki madad kar raha tha.
Bhavna : Miss Ava?
Veer : Ahem! Mera matlab- Miss Natalia.
Veer ke apni baat ko correct karte hi Arohi ki nigaahein patli hoke uske upar mandraane lagi.
Bhavna (sighs) : Mein tumse zyada kuch nahi puchungi. Bas mere kuch hi sawaal hai. Tumhe bas haan ya naa me hi uttar dena hai. Tum taiyaar ho?
Veer (nods) : Sure!
Bhavna (frowns) : Kahi tum koi avedh dhandha toh nahi kar rahe?
Veer : Nahi!
Bhavna : Kya koi aise kaam me tumhara haath toh nahi jo gerr-kanooni hai?
Veer : Jii nahi!
Bhavna : Kya koi aisa maamla hai jaha tumhe lagta hai ki woh kabhi parivar ke liye musibat bann sakta hai?
Veer : That's-
Iss baar Veer ke muh se shabd nahi nikle. Kaise bataaye woh? System ki duniya thi hi aisi ki uske parivaar ke upar hamesha hi khatra mandrane wala tha. Lekin, saajha kaise kare ye baate?
Bhavna : Ye khamoshi kya batla rahi hai beta?
Veer : Chaahe kuch bhi ho jaaye. Aap sabhi bas itna dhyaan me rakhiye. Ghar parivar ke kisi bhi sadasya ke upar...! Mein koi bhi aanch nahi aane dunga.
Sunn'ne me toh kitna hi aatm-vishvaas waala vaakya tha. Kintu, Bhavna ki chinta ise sunn aur bhi adhik badh gayi. Iska matlab ye saaf tha ki Veer kahi kisi aise maamle me bhaagidar tha, jo aage chal ke parivar ke upar musibatein paida kar sakta tha.
Bhavna : Kya tum hum sabke aur samaj ke hit me hi kaam kar rahe ho? Ya koi galat raasta chuna hai tumne?
Veer (smiles) : Koi do number ka dhandha nahi hai maa. Aur na hi hoga. Mehnat se jo kuch milega, woh sab aapke saamne rakh dunga.
Bhavna, jiske maathe par gambheerta ki lakeere thi woh agle hi shan saare uttar sunn, pal bhar me gaayab ho gayi.
Woh uthi aur muskuraate hue andar jaane lagi.
Kavya : Eh? Choti Tai jii? Bas itne hi questions?
Bhavna (smiles) : Hmm!
Kavya : Par abhi toh aur kitne questions baaki hai. Jaise bhaiya waha uss musibat me kaise pade? Ye TV pe news me kya bataya jaa raha. Aur... aur-
Bhavna : Kavya!
Kavya : Mmm?
Bhavna (smiles) : Mujhe jo jaan'na tha. Woh mujhe mil gaya.
Woh ahista se muskuraate hue waha se nikli. Jaate jaate usne ek baar aur Veer ki orr dekha jo raahat ki saans le raha tha. Abhi ke liye toh woh thodi chinta-mukt thi. Magar-
Kahi na kahi ek darr andar zaroor baitha hua tha uske.
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Dekhte hi dekhte kayi din guzar gaye. Veer ke 3rd year ke exams ka samay aa chuka tha.
Aur, yaha uske college me idhar se udhar Nidhi classroom ke andar chinta me tehel rahi thi. Usne jata toh diya tha Ragini ko ki Veer ke exams shuru hone waale hai. Par kya Ragini ne Veer ko inform kiya? Ye chinta use khaaye jaa rahi thi.
Baari baari saare students room ke andar aate jaa rahe the. Magar, Veer ka kahi koi ata pata nahi tha.
'Uski bhabhi ne... Use bataya toh hoga na? Woh phone bhi nahi utha rahi hai. Kya karu?'
Woh vyakul ho uthi.
'Mere paas aur kisi ka number bhi nahi hai. Mujhe Suman ji se number le lena chahiye tha unka. Ek minute! Sonali! Uska number toh hai mere paas-'
Nidhi mauka dekh ek sehyogi teacher ko apni class me rukne ka bol baahar nikal ke aayi aur fauran Sonali ko phone bhidayi.
Magar, uske haath nirasha hi haath lagi. Sonali food truck ke liye ghar se nikal chuki thi. Aur aise me use ghar ki koi jankari nahi thi ki Veer ghar pe hai ya college ke liye nikal gaya hai. Jab tak woh ghar me kisi aur ka number bhejti tab tak toh exam shuru ho jaana tha.
Nidhi asmanjas aur ghabrahat me abhi khadi hui umeed chhorr rahi thi jab-
"Were you looking for me?"
Peeche se aayi ek awaaz ne uske badan me sihran fela di.
Woh palti. Saamne dekha toh Veer khada hua tha. Proper college ki uniform me, apna backpack taange.
Uske hontho par chinta-mukt muskaan thi. Kahi na kahi Veer ki woh jhalak Nidhi ke dimaag me aa gayi jab Veer yu issi tarah college aaya karta tha. Tab uske chehre par ye khushi nahi jhalakti thi. Tab bas peeda aur akelapann hi uske parichay hota tha.
Par aaj-
Samay kaise badalta tha iska abhaas hua Nidhi ko.
Nidhi : V-Veer!
Veer (affectionately) : Bilkul nahi badli aap. Ab bhi wesi ki wesi hi ho!
Nidhi dherr saare prashn uss se karna chaahti thi. News usne bhi dekhi thi. Veer ab kisi celebrity se kam nahi tha. Upar iss floor tak aane me hi use aadhe 15 minute se zyada lag gaya tha. Sab uske peeche jo pade hue the. Aur isliye use derri ho gayi.
Nidhi kayi baatein karna chaahti thi. Magar ye sahi waqt nahi tha.
Woh bina kuch bole hi aage aayi, Veer ki baah ke hisse par shirt ki sleeve ko zorr se jakdi aur use kheechte hue apne saath saath le jaane lagi.
Nidhi : Jaldi! Time nahi hai. Paper shuru hone wala hai.
Veer : Woah-!
Andar aate bhi wahi haal tha. Veer ko sab aise dekh rahe the jaise celebrity ko dekh rahe ho. Khusur pusur hona shuru hui toh Nidhi ne daant ke unn sabhi ko chup karwa diya.
Pehla hi paper maths ka tha. Upar se Nidhi hi maths padhati thi aur wahi uski class teacher bhi thi aur ittefaaq se aaj wahi uski invigilator bhi thi.
Iss se badhiya aur kya hi ho sakta tha.
Veer roll number dhoondh ke apni bench par baitha toh uske bagal se baithi 1st year ki ek ladki use sharmaate hue nihaarne lagi.
Paper distribution ke kuch shan baad hi Nidhi ne exam sheets par sign karna shuru kar diye aur baari baari woh list me students ke signs bhi lene lagi.
Magar, uske mann me yahi chinta use baar baar sataaye jaa rahi thi ki akhir Veer kuch likh bhi payega ya nahi. Usne toh kuch padha hi nahi hai. Kya karega paper me?
Samay guzra aur ek ek karke sabhi apna paper deke jaane lage.
Magar Veer ab bhi baitha hua likh raha tha.
'Fuck!!! Iss question ka formula kya tha? Mein bhul gaya!!!'
Usme concepts toh clear the. Magar woh formula hi bhul chuka tha.
'Pari? Pari?'
Usne mann me awaaz lagayi. Par andar se koi awaaz nahi aayi. Jab se system upgrade hua tha. Tab se hi Pari ne ek shabd nahi bola tha. Veer nahi jaanta tha ye nayi personality kaisi thi. Woh Pari ko mehsoos kar paa raha tha. Kintu ye samajh nahi aa raha tha ki akhir Pari bol kyu nahi rahi? Kahi sleep mode me toh nahi thi woh?
Ek aah chhorte hue Veer ne sawal firse dekha.
'I don't remember the formula. But I can derive it. Right?'
Ek vichaar uske mann me aaya. Formula yaad nahi tha toh kya hua? Woh formula ko derive toh kar sakta tha.
Lekin, usme samay bhi lagna tha. Veer ne bina parvaah kiye formula derive karna shuru kiya.
Class khaali ho chuki thi. Nidhi uth ke chinta me uski bench par aayi aur uske bagal se baithi gayi. Woh bhi saath saath hi papers ko arrange karne lagi.
Nidhi (frowns) : 2 minute hi bache hai Veer. Kitna bacha hai?
Veer : J-Just a few more minutes. Formula yaad nahi tha. Toh derive kar liya.
Nidhi : Kyaaa???
Veer : Haha! Chaukiye mat! Aapne hi toh bataya tha na?
Nidhi : Y-Yes! Magar-! Ek minute! Tum toh classes attend nahi karte. Tumhe kaise pata?
Veer (smiles) : Aapki teaching style se waaqif hu.
Nidhi (frowns) : Veer! Paper me aise nahi chalega. Ye toh maths tha. Lekin, baaki subjects me aisa nahi kar sakte tum.
Veer : Phew! Finally! Ho gaya! Ye lijiye!
Veer ka paper lete hue Nidhi ne uski sheet ko shuru se ant tak dekha. Likha toh khoob tha Veer ne.
Nidhi : Check karungi tabhi pata lag payega kya kiya hai tumne. Likha toh khoob hai.
Veer (smiles) : I'll score good!
Nidhi : Mene kya kaha tumne suna na?
Veer : Ki harr subject me aisa nahi chalega?
Nidhi : Right! Marks bohut zaroori hai Veer. Tabhi next sem me jaa paoge. Ye year important hai. Tum nahi chaahoge ki tumhari kisi bhi subject me ab back aaye. Hai na?
Veer : Hmm!
Nidhi : Toh kaho ki, "I want marks!!!" Promise me ki tum acche se padh ke exams doge. Repeat after me.
Veer : Huh?
Nidhi : I said repeat after me...
! Say- "I"
Veer : I...
Nidhi : want...
Veer : want...
Nidhi : Marks!!!!
Veer (smiles) : You!!!
Nidhi : Ahnn!!!?
Nidhi ke chehre par jo haya ki parat chadhi, toh woh seedha uske kaano tak fel gayi.
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