(Mai Ashu ke flat ke bahaar pohoch gayi... Maine bag se keys nikali aur door khola... Flat ki lights already on thi... Iska matlab flat me koi to hai... Maine apani bag se chhota sa chopper nikala aur bag wahi rakh di... Mai dhire dhire aage badhne lagi... Kitchen me ek aadmi khada tha... Uski back side meri taraf thi... Mai slowly uske taraf badhi... And phir wo turn hua... Wo chillaya... And obviously mai bhi chillaai... It was Shreyas 🤦! )
Shreyas:. Paagal hai kya? Mai abhi turn nhi hota to khun hi kar deti mera...
Me:. Tum yaha kya kar rahe ho?
Shreyas:. Coffee pine aya hu... Tum piogi?
(Shreyas coffee ka mug leke hall me chala gaya... Mai bhi usake pichhe pichhe chali gayi..)
Me:. It's not funny... Ok?
Shreyas:. Achha? Toh serious kya hai?
Me:. What?
Shreyas:. Haan bata na... Serious kya hai? Tu subeh se phone kyu nahi utha rahi thi?
Me:. Wo phone silent pe tha...
Shreyas:. Achha? Toh tune mummy ko zuth kyu bola ki tu mere saath shopping ja rahi hai?
Me:. Yaar... That's nond of your business... Tu ja yaha se... Meri problem hai,mai akele handle kar lungi...
Shreyas:. Achha? Akele? Toh ek kaam kr life bhi akele hi ji lena... Agar problem nahi share kar sakti toh life kya khaakh share karegi tu...
Me:. Haan thike... Chala ja... Waise bhi jyada der tu mere saath rha na toh tu bhi...
Shreyas:. Yaar, paagal hai kya tu? Yaar I love you... Mai pyaar karta hu tujhse... Aur agar mai happy hu na toh wo teri wajah se... Aur agar ye happiness hi nahi rahegi toh zindagi ka kya faayda?
Me:. Chup yaar, kuchh bhi mat bol...
Shreyas:. Tu chup baith aur mere saath chal...
Me:. Kaha?
Shreyas:. Chal to sahi... Mere paas ek jabardast plan hai us culprit ko pakdne ka...
Me:. But maine already ek plan banaya hai...
(Maine use cameras dikhaae... )
Shreyas:. Dekh... Mere saath chal... Mere paas is se bhi jyada fantastic plan hai...
Me:. Aur agar tera plan work nahi kiya toh?
Shreyas:. Toh tera plan execute karenge... Par ab chal...
(Shreyas mujhe jabardasti ek cafe leke gaya... Waha ek table ke paas lekar gaya jaha already ek aadmi baitha tha...)
Shreyas:. Yahi hai wo...
Me:. Kya?😡 Yahi hai wo?
Shreyas:. Are nahi nahi... Wo nahi... Ye wo hai jo hame asli 'wo' tak pogochaega...
Me:. Kya bol rahe ho tum?
Shreyas:. Are matalab... Ye mera school friend hai... Aur ye ek hacker hai...
Me:. Hacker?😳
Shreyas:. Haan... Aur ye hame Ashu ke saare deleted Whatsapp chats hack karke dega...
Me:. But Ashu ka phone to 6 months se band hai...
Shreyas:. So what? Hacker hai ye... Aur hackers ke liye bina phone details load karna koi badi baat nhi hai...
Me:. Okay...
(Hamne adha ghanta wait kiya... Uske baad Shreyas ke friend ne Whatsapp ka pura data nikaal ke diya... Saare chats the... Maine bohot saare chats check kiye but kuchh bhi nahi mila... Phir akhir me maine Arvind ki chat open ki... )
Shreyas:. Are you mad? Aise kisi ki personal chat padhna galat baat hai Shri...
Me:. I know but mere liye Ashu se jyada kuchh bhi important nahi hai...
(Maine Arvind ke messages padhe. Toh maine dekha ki un dono ki toh ladaai chal rhi thi... Arvind Ashu par gussa ho rha tha... Aur Ashu use shant karne ka try kr rhi thi... Maine ye baat Shreyas ko bataai... Shreyas ko shak ho rha tha ki kahi Arvind ne ye sab to nahi kiya...)
Me:. Par Shreyas. Jab hamne us din apartment ka entry book check kiya tab Arvind ka naam to tha hi nahi usme...
Shreyas:. Mad! Mai jab tumhaare ata hu to entry karke ata hu kya? Yaar tere apartment ka watchman pehchaanta hai mujhe... Toh obviously, Arvind ko bhi Ashu ke apartment ka watchman pehchaanta hoga... Isi liye uski entry nahi thi book me...)
Me:. Haan yaar... Maine to ye socha hi nahi...
(Ham turant Arvind ke ghar jaane ke liye nikale... Mujhe yakin nhi ho rha tha ki Arvind? Arvind aisa kar skta hai? Par abhi bhi kuchh pakka keh nahi sakte... Shaayad Arvind hi hoga ya phir nahi bhi... Ham Arvind ke ghar pohoch gaye...)
Shreyas:. I hope ki Ashu ka culprit hame yahi mile...
Me:. Hope so...
(Hamne Arvind ke ghar ki door bell bajaai... 5-6 baar bell bajaane ke baad Arvind ke mom ne door khola... )
Me:. Aunty! Namaste.
Arvind ki mom:. Namaste beta. Ar... Arvind ghar pe nahi hai beta...
(Mujhe kuchh gadbad lagi)
Me:. Are Arvind se nahi... Aunty ham bas aise hi aaye the... Yaha se ja rahe the to socha ki aapse mil lu... Isi liye..
Arvind ki mom:. Achha... Mujhse? Aao na aao... Baitho tum dono, mai chaai leke aati hu...
Me:. Haan thike Aunty...
(Arvind ki mom andar kitchen me gayi...)
Shreyas:. Tumne zuth kyu bola?
Me:. Ruko do minute.
(Maine apana phone nikala aur Arvind ke phone par call kiya. Aur phone ki aavaj bedroom se aayi. Aur do minute me silent bhi ho gayi. )
Shreyas:. Andar hai wo...
Me:. I just knew it...
Shreyas:. Chalo... Dekhte hai...
Me:. Haan...
(Ham dono bedroom me gaye toh waha bhi koi nahi tha... Har taraf dekha par koi nahi tha... Phir maine Shreyas ko washroom check karne ke liye kaha... And wo wahi tha... )
Me:. Arvind? Tum yaha? Yaha kyu baithe ho?
(Wo chup hi tha... Pichhe se Arvind ki mom aayi... Wo bhi ghabraai hui thi... Mujhe yakin ho gaya tha ki Arvind hi hai wo... )
Me:. Ruko, mai abhi police ko bulaati hu... Wahi log tumse baat karenge...
Arvind ki mom:. Police?
Arvind:. Maaa (aur Arvind ne apani gardan hilaake kuchh na kehne ka ishara kiya)
Me:. What? Kya? Aunty? Kya chal rha hai? Boliye jaldi.
(Aunty Arvind ki taraf dekh kar rone lagi. Yaar mujhe kuchh samjh nahi aa rha tha ki ye chal kya rha tha. )
Shreyas:. Police ko bulaate hai, wahi sach ka pata laga lenge.
Me:. Ruko. Mujhe pehle ye jaanana hai ki aisa kya hua tha ki isne pyaar me itna bada dhoka diya. Itne saalo se tum dono eksaath the toh ab aisa kya hua ki tumne itni badi saja de di tumne? Yaar, chhod dete use. Breakup kar lete. Chaqhe to thappad bhi maar diya hota to bhi chal jata par direct.... Yaar itna pyaar karti thi wo tujhse. Aur tune uski jaan hi leli? Kyu? Kyu kiya yaar? Aur Aunty, Aunty aap bhi isko support kar rhi hai? Aap to Ashu ko apne beti jaisi maanati thi na? Phir bhi? Kyu? Aunty, kyu? Aapko bilkul bhi uski yaad nahi ayi? Uspe taras nahi aya? Uski wo chikh sunaai nahi di?
Arvind ki mom:. Chup ho jaao... Please bhagvan ke liye chup ho jaao...
Me:. Aunty, chup to aap hai. Aap ek khuni ka saath de rahi hai.
Arvind ki mom:. Mera beta khuni nahi hai. Khuni koi aur hai
Me:. 😳 Kya?
Arvind:. Maaa chup ho jaao please.
(Ab aage jo mai sunane waali thi wo sunke mere pairo tale jamin nikalne waali thi. Mujhe yakin ho rha tha ki Ashu mujhse itna kuchh chhupa rhi thi. )
To be continued....
