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💌 Author's Note

(Welcome to Chapter 9 of The Mistaken Identity. Thank you for being here and supporting my story from the beginning. 📖🌙)

"Tum kuch batana chahti ho, Miss Sharma?"

Aarya ka gala sookh gaya.

Uski nazar table par rakhi file par thi.

AARYA SHARMA

Yeh naam dekhte hi uske pairon tale zameen khisak gayi.

Lekin usne apne emotions control kiye.

"Sir, mujhe samajh nahi aa raha aap kya keh rahe hain."

Reyansh chair se uth kar uske saamne aa khada hua.

"Really?"

Usne file kholi.

Andar Aarya ki purani details thi.

School records.

Family information.

Purani photographs.

Aarya ka dil aur tez dhadakne laga.

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"Tumhari age."

Reyansh ne file dekhi.

"Same."

"Tumhari city."

"Same."

"Tumhari joining date."

"Suspicious."

Aarya ne aankhen ghumayi.

"Sir, duniya mein sirf ek hi Aarya nahi hoti."

Reyansh chup raha.

Kyunki baat sirf naam ki nahi thi.

Usse Aarya mein wohi zidd nazar aati thi.

Wohi attitude.

Wohi aankhen.

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Tabhi boardroom ka darwaza khula.

Rohan andar aaya.

"Oops."

"Main galat time par aa gaya kya?"

Arya ne mann hi mann uska shukriya ada kiya.

At least tension break hui.

"Rohan, bahar jao."

Reyansh ne kaha.

"Nahi."

Rohan aaram se chair par baith gaya.

"Mujhe gossip pasand hai."

Aarya ki hansi nikal gayi.

Reyansh ne dono ko ghura.

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Kuch der baad...

Meeting khatam ho gayi.

Lekin Reyansh ka shak khatam nahi hua.

Woh cabin mein baitha Aarya ki file dekh raha tha.

Tabhi uski nazar ek old photograph par padi.

Photo mein ek chhoti si ladki muskura rahi thi.

Aarya.

Uske haath mein ek friendship band tha.

Aur us friendship band par likha tha:

Best Friends Forever

Reyansh ki aankhen kuch pal ke liye band ho gayi.

Purani yaadein wapas aa gayi.

Ek chhoti si ladki.

Jo hamesha usse ladti thi.

Aur phir uske liye chocolate bhi le aati thi.

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Dusri taraf...

Aarya washroom mein khadi thi.

Mirror mein khud ko dekhte hue usne dheere se kaha,

"Kitne jhooth aur bolne padenge?"

Usse pata tha.

Aaj nahi toh kal.

Sach saamne aa hi jayega.

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Office se ghar jaate waqt...

Achaanak Aarya ki car band ho gayi.

"Not now!"

Usne steering par haath maara.

Baarish bhi shuru ho gayi.

Perfect.

Tabhi ek black luxury car uske paas ruk gayi.

Window neeche hui.

Aur andar...

Reyansh Shekhawat baitha tha.

Aarya..

Reyansh "Baito."

Aarya:"Nahi."

"Yeh request nahi hai."

Aarya ne aasman ki taraf dekha.

"Bhagwan, meri testing chal rahi hai kya?"

Reyansh ne horn baja diya.

Aarya ne gusse mein car lock ki aur uski car mein baith gayi.

Usse bilkul nahi pata tha...

Yeh safar un dono ki zindagi badalne wala tha.

Baarish aur tez ho gayi.

Aarya chup-chaap Reyansh ki car mein baith gayi.

Jaise hi door band hua...

Ek awkward silence chha gaya.

Aarya ne window ke bahar dekhna shuru kar diya.

Aur Reyansh road par focus karne laga.

5 minutes.

10 minutes.

15 minutes.

Dono mein se kisi ne ek shabd tak nahi bola.

Finally Aarya ne silence toda.

"Aap hamesha itne khadoos rehte ho?"

Reyansh ne uski taraf dekha.

"Kya?"

"Mera matlab... serious."

"Main CEO hoon."

"Toh?"

"Toh mujhe serious rehna padta hai."

Aarya ne sir hila diya.

"Mujhe lagta hai aap paida hi suit pehen kar hue the."

Reyansh ne brake laga di.

Aarya almost dashboard se takra gayi.

"Miss Mehra."

"Haan?"

"Tumhara sense of humour bahut dangerous hai."

Aarya muskura di.

"Thank you."

"Maine compliment nahi diya."

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Shekhawat Mansion...

Savitri Dadi balcony mein khadi baarish dekh rahi thi.

Tabhi unhone Reyansh ki car gate se enter karte dekhi.

Lekin unki nazar passenger seat par gayi.

Ek ladki.

Dadi ki aankhen badi ho gayi.

"Hey Bhagwan!"

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Car rukte hi Arya shock ho gayi.

"Yeh kahan aa gaye?"

Reyansh ne seatbelt khola.

"Ghar."

"Ghar?"

"Haan."

"MERA ghar toh nahi hai."

"Obviously."

Aarya ne gusse se usse dekha.

"Phir?"

"Baarish rukne tak yahin ruko."

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Andar enter karte hi...

Poora Shekhawat parivaar unhe dekh raha tha.

Arya awkward ho gayi.

Rohan sabse pehle bola,

"OHHHHHH!"

Reyansh ne usse ghura.

"Chup."

Rohan aur zyada hasa.

"Finally!"

"Finally kya?"

"Finally bhai kisi ladki ko ghar toh laaye."

Aarya ki hansi nikal gayi.

Reyansh ne sir pakad liya.

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Savitri Dadi Aarya ke paas aayi.

Unhone pyaar se uska chehra dekha.

Ek pal ke liye unki aankhon mein ajeeb si chamak aayi.

Jaise unhone Aarya ko pehle kahin dekha ho.

"Tumhara naam?"

"Anya Mehra."

Aarya ne jhooth bola.

Dadi muskura di.

"Bahut pyaari ho beta."

Aarya ka dil halka sa pighal gaya.

Bahut saalon baad kisi ne usse itne pyaar se dekha tha.

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Dinner Table...

Aarya quietly baithi hui thi.

Tabhi Naina Bua ne bomb gira diya.

"Reyansh beta."

"Haan?"

"Shaadi kab kar rahe ho?"

Aarya ne paani piya.

Aur almost choke kar gayi.

Rohan zor-zor se hansne laga.

Reyansh ne usse murder wali look di.

"Never."

"Achha?"

Bua ne Aarya aur Reyansh ko dekha.

"Mujhe toh Miss Mehra bahut pasand aayi."

Aarya: 💀

Reyansh: 💀

Rohan: 🤣🤣🤣

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Dinner ke baad...

Aarya balcony mein khadi baarish dekh rahi thi.

Tabhi Reyansh uske paas aaya.

"Kya soch rahi ho?"

Aarya kuch seconds chup rahi.

Phir dheere se boli,

"Kabhi-kabhi lagta hai..."

"Zindagi kitni jaldi badal jaati hai

Reyansh uski taraf dekhne laga.

Uski awaaz mein dard tha.

Wahi dard...

Jo usne bachpan mein Aarya ki awaaz mein suna tha.

Aarya jab bhi udaas hoti thi...

Baari

sh dekha karti thi.

Bilkul Anya ki tarah.

Ya shayad...

Anya hi Aarya thi.

Uska shak ab aur gehra ho chuka tha.

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