.

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Reyansh poori raat so nahi paaya.

Uske saamne wahi photo padi thi.

"Forever Best Friends - Reyansh & Aarya."

Usne photo ko dekha.

Phir Aarya ka chehra yaad aaya.

Aur phir khud se bola,

"Impossible."

Lekin jitna woh ignore karne ki koshish karta...

Utna hi uska shak badhta ja raha tha.

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Next Morning...

Asrya office pahunchi.

Aur aaj uska mission simple tha.

Reyansh se door rehna.

Bahut door.

Lekin jaise hi woh apni desk par baithi...

Rahul aa gaya.

"Miss Mehra."

"Haan?"

"CEO sir ne bulaya hai."

Aarya ne sir table par maarne ka mann kiya.

"Subah-subah meri kya galti thi?"

---

CEO Cabin.

Aarya andar gayi.

"Aapne bulaya?"

Reyansh ne uski taraf dekha.

Aaj woh unusually chup tha.

"Baitho."

Aarya suspicious ho gayi.

Yeh itni shanti se kyun baat kar raha hai?

Kuch toh gadbad hai.

"Tum coffee peeti ho?"

Aarya shock.

"Ji?"

"Maine sawaal poocha."

"Haan."

Reyansh ne coffee uski taraf slide kar di.

Aarya aur zyada shock.

"Kahin isme poison toh nahi?"

Reyansh ne eyebrow raise ki.

"Kya?"

"Nothing sir."

---

Meeting ke dauran...

Ek board member ne Aarya se sawaal poocha.

Arya ne confidently jawab diya.

Exactly wahi line...

Jo bachpan mein Arya hamesha use karti thi.

Reyansh ka dhyaan turant us par gaya.

Phir dusri baar.

Phir teesri baar.

Har chhoti baat...

Usse Aarya ki yaad dila rahi thi.

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Lunch Break.

Arya aaram se khaana kha rahi thi.

Tabhi Rohan office aa gaya.

"Toh tum ho Miss Mehra?"

Aarya ne confused hokar dekha.

"Aur aap?"

"Rohan. Reyansh ka cousin."

"Nice to meet you."

Rohan muskuraya.

"Ab samjha."

"Kya?"

"Reyansh itna irritated kyun rehta hai."

Aarya ne hansi rokne ki koshish ki.

"Main bhi wahi soch rahi thi."

Dono hans pade.

Door se Reyansh yeh sab dekh raha tha.

Aur pata nahi kyun...

Usse bilkul accha nahi laga.

---

Shaam ko...

Aarya apni desk clean kar rahi thi.

Tabhi uski file neeche gir gayi.

Kuch papers floor par fail gaye.

Aarya unhe uthane lagi.

Lekin ek paper seedha Reyansh ke pairon ke paas ja gira.

Usne paper uthaya.

Aur uska chehra serious ho gaya.

Paper par likha tha:

Aarya Sharma

Arya ka rang udd gaya.

Reyansh ne paper ko dekha.

Phir Aarya ko.

"Tumne kaha tha tum Anya Mehra ho."

Arya ka dil zor se dhadakne laga.

"Who are you?"

Reyansh ki awaaz poore cabin mein goonj gayi.

AArya ka dil itni zor se dhadak raha tha ki usse laga Reyansh sun lega.

Usne paper ki taraf dekha.

Aarya Sharma.

Yeh naam wahan hona hi nahi chahiye tha.

"Answer me, Miss Mehra."

Arya ne jaldi se paper uske haath se le liya.

"Sir, yeh mera nahi hai."

Reyansh ne eyebrow raise ki.

"Really?"

"Haan."

"Toh phir tum itni nervous kyun ho?"

Arya chup ho gayi.

Kyunki uske paas koi jawab nahi tha.

---

Kuch seconds tak dono ek dusre ko dekhte rahe.

Phir Aarya ne fake smile di.

"Sir, project report complete ho gayi hai."

"Topic mat badlo."

"Main topic nahi badal rahi."

"You're lying."

Aarya ka patience tootne laga.

"Aur aap overreact kar rahe hain."

Reyansh ek kadam aur aage badha.

Aarya ek kadam peeche.

"Tum mujhe jhooth bol rahi ho."

Aarya ne uski aankhon mein dekha.

"Aur agar bol rahi hoon toh?"

Reyansh ek second ke liye chup ho gaya.

Yeh wahi attitude tha...

Jo bachpan wali Aarya ka tha.

---

Us raat...

Aarya ghar pahunchi toh seedha apne room mein chali gayi.

Anjali ne uska udaas chehra dekh liya.

"Kya hua beta?"

"Kuch nahi."

"Mujhe mat chhupao."

Aarya ki aankhen bhar aayi.

"Mumma..."

"Usse shak ho raha hai."

Anjali ka chehra serious ho gaya.

"Reyansh?"

Aarya ne sir hila diya.

"Woh sach ke bahut kareeb aa raha hai."

---

Dusri taraf...

Shekhawat Mansion.

Reyansh balcony mein khada tha.

Uske haath mein wahi paper tha.

Usne phone nikala.

"Rahul."

"Yes, sir?"

"Mujhe Asrya Sharma ke baare mein sab kuch chahiye."

Phone ke doosri taraf khamoshi chha gayi.

"Sir... Aarya Sharma?"

"Haan."

"Kal subah tak report meri table par honi chahiye."

"Done, sir."

Call cut.

Reyansh ne aasman ki taraf dekha.

Aur dheere se bola,

"Agar tum Aarya ho..."

"Toh tum wapas kyun aayi ho?"

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Next Morning...

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

"Miss Mehra!"

"Kya hua?"

"CEO sir ne aapko turant boardroom mein bulaya hai."

Aarya ka dil doob gaya.

"Ab kya hua?"

Woh jaldi se boardroom ki taraf badhi.

Darwaza khola.

Aur andar ka scene dekh kar freeze ho gayi.

Table par ek file rakhi thi.

File ke upar likha tha-

AARYA SHARMA

Aarya ka rang udd gaya.

Aur saamne...

Reyansh Shekhawat baitha hua tha.

Uski nazrein seedha Aarya par tiki hui thi.

"Tum kuch batana chahti ho, Miss Mehra?"

✨ End of Chapter ✨

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