Chapter - 10
Raat bhar Veer ki aankhon mein neend nahi thi. Woh karwat badalta raha, Ishani ko jagana nahi chahta tha, par uska dimaag Riya ki complaint aur police station ke khayal se bhara tha. Usne socha โ kya yeh sab khatam ho jayega? Kya woh Ishani ko bacha paayega? Kya woh apni zindagi wapas jee paayega?
Subah 6 baje hi Veer uth gaya. Usne shower liya, kapde badle, aur kitchen mein chai banayi. Ishani neend se uthi toh usne dekha โ Veer chai lekar khada tha, par uski aankhon mein thakavat thi.
"Veer, tumne raat bhar soya nahi?" Ishani ne puchha.
"Nahi. Soya nahi."
Ishani uske paas gayi aur uska haath pakda. "Main tumhare saath hoon. Yaad hai?"
"Yaad hai. Par main darta hoon โ ki tumhe hurt na ho."
"Veer, mujhe kuch nahi hoga. Kyunki tum ho."
Veer ne gehri saans li. Usne Ishani ko apni taraf kheecha aur gale laga liya. Kuch der tak dono chup rahe. Sirf dil ki dhadkan thi โ dono ki ek doosre se uljhi hui.
"Chalo," Veer ne kaha. "Police station chalna hai."
Police station ka mahaul kuch aur hi tha. Wahan ki chaar diwari mein ek alag hi type ki thand thi โ kuch log baithe the, kuch khade the, kuch police walon se baatein kar rahe the. Veer aur Ishani ne andar kadam rakha โ unke saamne ek inspector baitha tha.
"Inspector Suryavanshi," usne apna parichay diya. "Aap Veer Rathore hain?"
"Haan."
"Aapke khilaf Riya Sharma ne complaint di hai โ sexual harassment aur domestic violence. Aap kya kehna chahenge?"
Veer ne aankhen band kar li. Phir kholi โ aur seedhe inspector ki aankhon mein dekha.
"Sir, woh jhooth bol rahi hai. Main aur Riya ka koi rishta nahi hai. Woh meri ex-girlfriend hai โ par humne 2 saal pehle break up kar liya tha. Woh mujhse badla lena chahti hai."
Inspector ne kuch likha. "Aapke paas proof hai?"
Veer ne apna phone nikala โ usme Riya ke messages the, jinme woh blackmail kar rahi thi. "Sir, yeh messages padhiye. Woh mujhe blackmail kar rahi thi โ ki agar main apni step-mom ko nahi chhodunga toh woh police complaint karegi."
Inspector ne messages padhe. Uski bhawein tedi hui. "Yeh toh serious hai."
"Sir, main kuch galat nahi kiya. Aur main apni step-mom ke saath hoon โ woh meri wife hain. Hum dono ko kisi ki permission nahi chahiye."
Ishani ne aage badh kar kaha โ "Inspector ji, main Ishani hoon. Veer ki wife. Main gawah hoon โ Riya ne humein blackmail kiya, humein dhamki di, aur ab yeh jhoothi complaint kari hai."
Inspector ne Ishani ko dekha. "Aap step-mom hain? Aur aap Veer ke saath..."
"Main Veer se pyaar karti hoon. Aur woh mujhse. Humne kuch galat nahi kiya."
Inspector ne gehri saans li. "Yeh maamla thoda complicated hai. Par agar aapke paas proof hai, toh aap case jeet sakte hain."
Veer ne raahat ki saans li. "Sir, main case ladna chahta hoon. Riya ko uska jawab dena chahta hoon."
Inspector ne sar hila diya. "Theek hai. Main aapka statement record kar leta hoon. Aur Riya ko bulata hoon."
1 ghante baad โ Riya police station aayi. Uski aankhon mein shaitaani thi โ jaise woh jeet gayi ho. Par jab usne Veer aur Ishani ko ek saath dekha โ uska chehra thoda bigda.
"Veer, tum toh yahan bhi apni step-mom ke saath ho?"
Veer ne uski taraf dekha โ gussa tha, par usne apne aap ko sambhala. "Riya, tum jhooth bol rahi ho. Aur main proof ke saath hoon."
Riya ne inspector ki taraf dekha. "Sir, yeh meri complaint hai. Veer ne mujhe harass kiya, aur usne apni step-mom ke saath rehna shuru kar diya โ woh mujhe chhod kar."
Ishani ne aage badh kar kaha โ "Riya, tum jhooth bol rahi ho. Tumne mujhe blackmail kiya, tumne Veer ko blackmail kiya, aur ab tum police mein jhoothi complaint kar rahi ho."
Riya ne Ishani ko dekha โ gussa se. "Tum chup raho! Tum toh gold digger ho!"
Veer ne aage badh kar Ishani ke saamne khada ho gaya. "Riya, ek aur lafz bola toh main..."
"Toh kya? Mujhe maar dega?" Riya ne taunt kiya.
Inspector ne beech mein aate hue kaha โ "Bas karo. Riya ji, aapke khilaf bhi complaint aayi hai โ blackmailing aur false accusation. Agar aap case nahi chahti toh wapas le sakti hain."
Riya ka chehra safed padh gaya. "Kya?"
"Veer ji ne aapke messages submit kiye hain. Aur hum aapke khilaf case file kar sakte hain."
Riya ki himmat toot gayi. Usne Veer ki taraf dekha โ uski aankhon mein gussa tha, par ab dar bhi tha.
"Veer... main..."
"Chalo yahan se, Riya. Aur meri zindagi mein kabhi mat aana."
Riya ne wahan se kadam badhaye โ jaate waqt ek baar palti. "Yeh khatam nahi hua, Veer."
Veer ne kuch nahi kaha. Bas Ishani ka haath pakda aur wahan se nikal gaya.
Police station ke bahar โ Veer aur Ishani khade the. Suksh dhoop thi โ par unke chehre pe sukoon tha.
Veer ne Ishani ko dekha. "Tumne bahut himmat dikhayi."
"Main toh tumhare saath hoon."
Veer ne uska haath pakda. "Main tumse pyaar karta hoon. Aaj aur zyada."
"Aur main tumse. Hamesha."
Dono ne ek doosre ko gale lagaya โ police station ke bahar. Kuch log unhe dekh rahe the โ par unhe koi farak nahi tha. Woh ek doosre mein kho gaye.
Shaam 6 baje โ ghar aate hi Ishani ne Veer ko bataya ki woh apni boutique wapas kholna chahti hai.
"Veer, main kal se boutique shuru karna chahti hoon. Nandini didi ki yaad mein."
Veer ne uska haath pakda. "Main tumhara saath doonga. Jo bhi chahiye, batao."
"Sirf tumhara pyaar chahiye."
Veer ne usko apni taraf kheecha โ aur uske honthon ko chhooa. Dheere, gehre, aur pyaar se. Ishani ki ungliyan uski peeth par โ woh usey apne paas kheechti hai. Veer ka haath uski kamari par โ woh dono ek ho gaye.
"Aaj raat mujhe bahut kuch feel ho raha hai," Ishani ne kaha.
"Kya?"
"Ki main jeet gayi. Tumhare saath."
"Aur main tumhare saath."