Chapter 16: Asli Qaatil Ka Naam 🔪😱❤️

Camel's Back Road par hawa tez chal rahi thi.

Nandini ki awaaz ab bhi sabke kaanon mein goonj rahi thi—

"Asli qaatil... Suresh Malhotra hai."

Kuch pal ke liye poori duniya jaise ruk gayi.

Aarav, Meera, Viren...

Sab shock mein khade the.

Suresh ka chehra safed pad chuka tha.

Lekin agle hi pal uske chehre par ek ajeeb si muskaan aa gayi.

"To aakhir tum mujhe dhoond hi laayi, Nandini."

Nandini ki aankhon mein gussa tha.

20 saal ka dard tha.

20 saal ki khamoshi thi.

"Maine tum par bharosa kiya tha, Suresh."

"Aur tumne meri zindagi barbaad kar di."

Aarav ne gusse se pucha,

"Sach kya hai?!"

Suresh kuch seconds tak chup raha.

Phir hansne laga.

Pehle dheere.

Phir zor-zor se.

"Sach?"

"Tum sab sach sunna chahte ho?"

Usne apni coat ki jeb se ek purani photo nikali.

Photo mein Nandini aur Viren the.

Jawaan.

Khush.

Ek dusre ke pyaar mein doobe hue.

"Main bhi Nandini se pyaar karta tha."

😱

Viren ka khoon khol gaya.

"Kya?!"

"Haan!"

Suresh chillaaya.

"Lekin usne mujhe kabhi nahi chuna."

"Usne hamesha Viren ko chuna."

Ab sab kuch dheere-dheere samajh aane laga.

"Isliye tumne ye sab kiya?"

Meera ne pucha.

Suresh ki aankhon mein paagalpan saaf nazar aa raha tha.

"Us raat main mandir mein tha."

"Main chahta tha Nandini mere saath rahe."

"Lekin usne mana kar diya."

Nandini ki aankhon mein aansu aa gaye.

"Phir tumne mujhe dhakka diya."

"Aur main tahkhane mein gir gayi."

Aarav aur Meera ekdum chup ho gaye.

"Maine use marne ke liye nahi dhakka diya tha!"

Suresh chillaaya.

"Main bas use rokna chahta tha!"

"Lekin jab wo neeche gir gayi..."

Nandini ne dheere se kaha,

"Tum mujhe bachane nahi aaye."

Suresh ne nazrein jhuka li.

"Tum bhaag gaye."

20 saal purana sach aaj saamne tha.

Nandini bach gayi thi.

Lekin uski yaad-daasht chali gayi.

Aur Suresh ne sabko ye yakeen dilaya ki wo mar chuki hai.

"Lekin Aashi?"

Meera ne pucha.

"Aashi ko tum kyun chhupa rahe the?"

Nandini muskuraayi.

Pehli baar.

"Kyuki Aashi meri aur Viren ki beti hai."

"Aur Suresh use apna banana chahta tha."

😱

Suresh ka chehra gusse se laal ho gaya.

"CHUP!"

Usne achanak chaku nikaal liya.

🔪

"Agar mujhe Nandini nahi mil sakti..."

"To kisi ko nahi milegi."

"AARAV!"

Meera cheekhi.

Suresh Nandini ki taraf dauda.

Lekin usi pal Viren beech mein aa gaya.

⚔️

Dono ke beech jhadap shuru ho gayi.

Chaku zameen par gir gaya.

Aarav bhi daudkar pahunch gaya.

Usne Suresh ko pakad liya.

Lekin Suresh bach nikla.

Aur bhaagte hue pahaadi ke kinaare tak pahunch gaya.

Uski saansein tez chal rahi thi.

Police sirens door se sunai dene lagi.

🚔🚔🚔

Mahesh Chaudhary ne pehle hi police ko call kar diya tha.

Suresh ne chaaron taraf dekha.

Ab bachne ka koi raasta nahi tha.

Nandini uske saamne aayi.

Aankhon mein aansu lekar.

"Bas kar do, Suresh."

"20 saal ho gaye."

Suresh kuch pal tak use dekhta raha.

Phir dheere se muskuraaya.

Ek dukhi muskaan.

"20 saal pehle tum meri nahi hui..."

"Aur aaj bhi nahi ho."

Usne ek kadam peeche liya.

Aur phir...

Ek aur.

"Goodbye, Nandini."

😱

Uska pair fisla.

Aur wo pahaadi se neeche gir gaya.

Sab kuch ek pal mein khatam ho gaya.

🚔 Kuch der baad Police aa gayi.

20 saal purana raaz officially khul chuka tha.

Suresh hi sabka mastermind tha.

Usne jhooth, darr aur manipulation se poori kahani ko chhupaye rakha.

❤️ Ek Mahina Baad

Gaon mein sab kuch badal chuka tha.

Viren aur Nandini 20 saal baad phir saath the.

Aashi ko apne asli maa-baap ke baare mein sach pata chal chuka tha.

Aur Rajesh Sharma ko aakhir maafi mil gayi thi.

Ek shaam...

Talab ke kinaare.

Wahi jagah jahan Aarav aur Meera pehli baar mile the.

Suraj dhal raha tha.

Hawa halki si chal rahi thi.

"Ek baat puchun?" Aarav ne kaha.

"Hmm?"

Meera muskuraayi.

"Agar main 5 saal baad gaon wapas na aata..."

"To?"

Meera hans padi.

"To meri zindagi bahut boring hoti."

Dono hansne lage.

Phir Aarav thoda serious ho gaya.

"Aur ab?"

Meera ne uski aankhon mein dekha.

Aur dheere se kaha—

"Ab meri zindagi tum ho."

❤️

Aarav ne uska haath pakad liya.

Aur pehli baar...

Usne wahi kaha jo wo bahut dino se kehna chahta tha.

"I love you, Meera."

Meera ki aankhon mein aansu aa gaye.

Khushi ke.

"I love you too, Aarav."

❤️🌙

Door kahin mandir ka ghanta baja.

Tannnn...

Jaise 20 saal purani kahani ko aakhir sukoon mil gaya ho.

🌸 THE END 🌸

Aarav ❤️ Meera
Viren ❤️ Nandini
Aur ek raaz jo aakhirkaar sach ban gaya.