Shaam ho chuki thi.

Aarya ne apna bag uthaya aur office se bahar nikal gayi.

Poore din ki thakaan uske chehre par saaf dikh rahi thi.

Lekin uske dimaag mein baar-baar ek hi chehra aa raha tha...

Reyansh Shekhawat.

"Kitna irritating aadmi hai..."

Woh dheere se boli.

Uski aankhon mein aaj bhi wahi attitude tha.

Wahi ghamand.

Aur shayad isi wajah se Arya usse aur zyada nafrat karti thi.

"Bas kuch aur din..." Arya ne steering wheel ko kas kar pakda.

"Phir tumhari sachchai duniya ke saamne hogi, Reyansh."

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Dusri taraf...

Shekhawat Mansion.

Reyansh ghar pahunchte hi seedha dining hall mein gaya.

Poora parivaar dinner ke liye baitha hua tha.

"You're late," uski dadi ne kaha.

"Important meeting thi."

Reyansh ne chair kheench kar baithte hue jawab diya.

Tabhi uski bua, Naina Shekhawat, boli,

"Ya phir koi special employee mil gayi hai?"

Poore table par halki si hansi goonj uthi.

Reyansh ne aankhen ghumayi.

"Not interested."

Lekin pata nahi kyun...

Uske dimaag mein Arya ka chehra aa gaya.

Uska fearless attitude.

Uske jawab.

Aur woh photo.

"Kya hua?" uski dadi ne poocha.

"Kuch nahi."

Reyansh ne turant jawab diya.

Lekin usse khud samajh nahi aa raha tha ki woh Arya ke baare mein itna kyun soch raha tha.

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Arya ghar pahunchi toh uski maa living room mein uska intezaar kar rahi thi.

"Kaisa tha pehla din?"

Arya thak kar sofa par baith gayi.

"Jaisa socha tha, usse bhi zyada irritating."

Uski maa muskura di.

"Reyansh?"

Arya ne aankhen badi kar di.

"Maa!"

"Main maa hoon, sab samajhti hoon."

Arya ka chehra ek pal ke liye udaas ho gaya.

Bachpan mein jab bhi woh Reyansh ka naam sunti thi, uske chehre par smile aa jaati thi.

Ab sirf dard tha.

Uski maa ne uska haath pakda.

"Arya, badle ki aag mein khud ko mat jala lena."

Arya ne nazrein jhuka li.

"Lekin jisne hamari zindagi barbaad ki ho, use maaf bhi toh nahi kar sakte."

Uski maa kuch bolna chahti thi.

Par phir chup ho gayi.

Jaise woh koi sach chhupa rahi ho.

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Next Morning...

Arya office pahunchi toh poora staff tension mein tha.

"Kya hua?" usne ek employee se poocha.

Employee ne dheere se kaha,

"CEO ka mood kharab hai."

Arya ne aankhen ghumayi.

"Uska mood kab achha hota hai?"

Tabhi peeche se ek thandi awaaz aayi.

"Miss Mehra??."

Arya jam gayi.

Dheere se palat kar dekha.

Reyansh uske peeche khada tha.

Aur uske chehre se lag raha tha ki usne sab sun liya hai.

"Sir..."

"Cabin. Now."

Arya ne mann hi mann kaha,

"Gayi bhains paani mein."

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Reyansh ke cabin mein pahunchte hi Arya ne dekha ki table par files ka dher laga hua tha.

"Aaj se yeh sab tum handle karogi."

Arya ki aankhen phat gayi.

"Yeh sab?"

"Problem?"

Arya ne files dekhi.

Phir Reyansh ko dekha.

Phir files.

"Sir, main employee hoon ya machine?"

Reyansh ke lips par halki si smirk aa gayi.

"Good question."

Usse lag raha tha ki Reyansh jaan-boojh kar use tang kar raha hai.

Arya ne files ka dher dekha aur ek gehri saans li.

"Yeh aadmi mujhe employee kam aur robot zyada samajhta hai."

Reyansh ne uski baat sun li.

"What did you say?"

Arya ne fake smile di.

"Maine kaha, I'll do my best, sir."

Reyansh ne suspicious nazron se usse dekha.

Phir bina kuch kahe apne laptop par dhyaan dene laga.

Arya files lekar cabin se bahar nikal gayi.

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Shaam tak Aarya lagataar kaam karti rahi.

Uski desk files se bhari hui thi.

Baaki employees kab ke ghar ja chuke the.

Lekin Arya abhi bhi office mein thi.

Tabhi uska phone baja.

Screen par "Mom" flash hua.

"Hello, Maa."

"Arya beta, ghar kab aaogi?"

"Thodi der lagegi."

"Aaj bhi overtime?"

Arya ne thoda muskura kar kaha,

"Reyansh Shekhawat naam ka ek insaan meri life difficult banane mein laga hua hai."

Anjali Mehra hans padi.

"Pehle tum uska naam sun kar blush karti thi."

Arya ka chehra turant serious ho gaya.

"Maa, woh sab past hai."

Call cut karne ke baad Arya kuch pal chup baithi rahi.

Past.

Woh past jise woh bhoolna chahti thi.

Lekin har roz Reyansh ko dekh kar sab yaad aa jata tha.

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Dusri taraf...

Shekhawat Mansion.

Dining table par poora parivaar baitha hua tha.

Lekin Reyansh ka dhyaan kahin aur tha.

"Reyansh?"

Uski dadi ne awaaz lagayi.

"Hmm?"

"Kahan khoye hue ho?"

"Kahin nahi."

Rohan, uska cousin, muskuraya.

"Lagta hai office mein koi interesting employee aa gayi hai."

Reyansh ne usse ghura.

"Shut up."

Rohan aur zor se hans pada.

"Naam kya hai?"

"Miss Mehra."

Poora table ekdum chup ho gaya.

"Miss Mehra?" Rohan ne teasing tone mein poocha.

"Bas employee hai."

Lekin pata nahi kyun...

Yeh kehte waqt bhi Arya ka chehra uske dimaag se nahi nikla.

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Next Morning...

Arya office pahunchi hi thi ki receptionist uske paas daudi hui aayi.

"Miss Sharma! CEO sir aapko conference room mein bula rahe hain."

Aarya ne bhawein chadhayi.

"Subah-subah?"

Conference room ka door khulte hi usne dekha ki andar company ke board members baithe hue hain.

Aur beech mein...

Reyansh Shekhawat.

"Good morning, Miss Mehra."

Uski awaaz sunkar Arya ko kuch gadbad ka ehsaas hua.

"Good morning."

Reyansh ne table par rakhi file uski taraf slide ki.

"Aaj ki presentation tum handle karogi."

Aarya shock ho gayi.

"Main?"

Board members bhi surprise lag rahe the.

Reyansh ne calmly jawab diya.

"Problem?"

"Of course not."

Andar hi andar woh soch rahi thi,

"Mujhe fail karwana chahte ho? Dream on, Mr. Shekhawat."

Lekin use nahi pata tha...

Yeh presentation uski zindagi ka sabse important moment banne wali thi.

Aur yahin se Reyansh ka shak us par aur gehra hone wala tha.

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