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Incest Baadshah ~ The Tales of Debauchery
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Veer or ragini ka sch itni jldi sb ke saamne aayega socha na tha pr ab dekhna hoga ki baki sab ka reaction kya rha .Update - 207 ~ The Call of Summit
Ab tak...
Veer (mutters) : Sheba!!!
Use chheete hi Sheba apni aankhein band kar apni gardan upar kiye, Veer ke haath se khujwaane ka aanand lene laga.
Veer (smiles) : Tumhe yaad tha!?
Renshu (smiles) : Badi mushqil se itne din tumse dur rakh paaya hu. Kaafi khaana dena pada ise. Par, ab mein mukt ho gaya. Akhirkar...! *sighs*
Veer ne Sheba ko dekha. Woh use sehla raha tha.
Veer (mutters) : Ab tum mera saath doge, hai na?
Sheba (glances) : kuk-kuk...
Ye Sheba ki... haami thi.
Ab aage...
Kaera's house - Skylight,
Mumbai, Evening - 4:16 PM ~
Ghar ke ek aleeshaan kamre me Kaera ki secretary Ruchika ne kaanch ki table par kuchh kaagaz, charts aur ICONGLOBE ke pichhle saudo ke formats bichha rakhe the. Uska swar shaant tha, aur aankhein sateekta se jal rahi thi.
Ruchika : ICONGLOBE ka ek pattern hai, miss.
Usne kehte hue apne pen se ek file par tap kiya.
Ruchika : Wo parts seller hai. Na ki cars manufacturer. Phir, chaahe wo engines ho, EV batteries, braking modules, sensors ya kuchh bhi. Gaadi baahar se kaisi dikhti hai, kis brand ki hai, farq nahi padta. Lekin, uske andar lagne waale har components sirf aur sirf ICONGLOBE ke hone chahiye. Yahi unka goal hai. Agar, wo India ko secure kar lete hai toh lagbhag half Asia samajh lijiye unke control me aa gaya.
Uske theek saamne Kaera chup-chap, dhyaan-magn, perr par perr rakhe baithi thi. Uski mudra se kuchh bhi zaahir nahi ho raha tha, lekin Ruchika ke har shabd ke saath uska dhyaan aur bhi gehra hota jaa raha tha.
Kaera : Continue...!
Ruchika : Unhone deal ka ek estimate diya hai. Ten billion dollars. Wo apna patent aur technology leke aayenge. Aur, Indian partner hone ke naate humein unhe land, capital, infrastructure aur network provide karwana hoga. This is the deal. Wo partnership hi nahi, dominance bhi chaahte hai. Wo jisey bhi chunenge woh agle 50 saalo tak unki chhaaya me hi rahega.
Kaera : Aur? Kya socha hai tumne humari Nexacom ke liye? Tumhe pata hai na ki... Sonia bhi wahi rahegi? Our competitor.
Ruchika : Hum wo denge jo Elite Group unhe nahi de sakta.
Kaera : Oh! Jaise?
Ruchika : Elite Group kya kar sakta hai? Workers aur factories ka unhe laalach dega. Par, hum unhe efficiency aur future denge. Nexacom abhi ke abhi 5 billion dollars invest kar sakta hai. Plants, industrial parks, supply chain ka ports, railways se connection ye sab hum karenge. AI driven forecasting system ke saath. Hum unhe ye yakeen dilayenge ki ICONGLOBE bina ek bhi rupaye gawaaye India me apna stage set kar sakta hai.
Kaera : Par, Sonia aisa hone nahi degi. *Sips*
Ruchika : I know. She'll sell speed and certainty. Wo ye kahengi ki Elite Group ke paas pehle se hi 15 factories aur 50,000 workers hai. Blah blah blah. She’ll promise time-to-market in eighteen months, where we’ll take three years. I know that. Lekin, ICONGLOBE yaha 18 mahino ke liye kaam karne nahi aa raha, Miss.
Kaera : ???
Ruchika (smiles) : Wo kam se kam aane waale 100 saalo ke liye yaha aa rahe hai. If we'll remind them of legacy, not urgency, we'll win.
Kaera (smirks) : I see! Par, bhulo nahi, Ruchika. Nexacom ka forte automobiles nahi hai. Jabki, Sonia ka Elite Group automobiles me leading company hai.
Ruchika : I know miss ki humaari Nexacom automobiles sector me leading company nahi hai, par humaare tech infrastructure ka koi tod nahi.
Kaera : Hmm! And?
Ruchika : Humaare paas robust infrastructure hai. Hum softwares me meelo aage hai Elite Group se. Humein bas kuchh time chahiye. Aur, hum ye sab establish kar sakte hai jo Elite Group ke paas hai.
Kaera : Okay! Aur?
Ruchika : Government green bonds aur EVs ke liye bahut sensitive hai, miss. Aur, hum ICONGLOBE ko yahi laalach denge ki hum green work ke liye bhi postive hai. Eager hai.
Kaera : I see!
Ruchika : EVs ki race shuru ho chuki hai, miss. Iss samay humein chahiye ek aisa brand, ek aisa trustworthy source jo hume internal parts supply kare. Imagine ki humari company market me EVs ko utaaregi aur logo ke liye wahi monopoly bann jaaye? Toh? Insan jab bhi market me jaayega EV lene to uske dimaag me bas ek hi naam hoga. Aur, wo humara future brand hoga, miss. Jo hum ICONGLOBE ke saath tie up kar ke bana sakte hai.
Kaera (frowns) : I don't even consider EV cars as cars. But business beckons... Go on! Sunn rahi hu mein.
Ruchika (sighs) : Jaanti hu, miss. Well, aaj kal ye zaroori ho raha hai. People are getting aware. EV is the future, miss. Almost sabhi brands ne apne EV models nikaalna shuru kar diye. Elite Group bhi peechhe nahi hai.
Kaera : I'm expecting this deal to be successful then.
Ruchika (haami bharte hue) : B-Bilkul, miss. Ye deal humaari hi hogi.
Kaera ki bauhe ek pal ki liye sikudi. Ruchika se deal ke baare me jaanana toh bas ek formality thi. Asal baat toh yeh thi ki woh apne dimaag me pehle hi saari calculations kar chuki thi.
Aur, use bas ek baat samajh nahi aa rahi thi-
Sonia bhala ICONGLOBE se deal kyu karna chaah rahi thi? Agar, logically dekha jaaye toh ICONGLOBE kahi na kahi ELITE GROUP ke liye ek competitor hi hai jo India me aake business felaane ki soch rahi hai.
Aise me, Elite Group ka unhi ke saath haath milaana? Kya isme koi sense tha?
'What are you thinking, Sonia?' Kaera mann hi mann budbudayi. 'Kahi... Tum sirf Nexacom ko peechhe karne ke liye ye sab toh nahi-!? Ya fir, you don't want ICONGLOBE to make progress?'
Jo bhi tha, ye Kaera ke parey tha. Sonia ki chaal ko samajhne ke liye shayad thoda aur waqt lagne waala tha use.
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Sonia's house - Zenith,
Mumbai, Evening - 5:10 PM ~
Toh wahi Sonia ki study shaant aur bhaari thi. Woh table ke sirhane baithi thi, mudra ekdum shaant aur haath me ek paani ka glass. Woh akeli nahi thi, uske pita, Shailendra bhi uske saamne ek kursi par virajman the aur unki kathor nigaahein apni beti par tiki hui thi.
Wahi Sonia ki maa, Namrita ki upasthiti thodi narm thi, woh peechhe khadi thi aur uske haath apni bitiya ke kandho par tike hue the.
Shailendra : ICONGLOBE ki deal bahut maayne rakhti hai humaare liye, beta. Kya socha hai tumne? Woh ek prakar se humaare competitior hai. India me aa ke wo apna business felaana chaahte hai aur agar aise me Nexacom se unki deal ho gayi toh phir-
Sonia : Jaanti hu, dad. Isliye, ye deal mein hi leke rahungi, I promise.
Shailendra : Competitor ko ally banaane ka socha hai?
Sonia (nods) : Kuchh aisa hi samajh lijiye aap. ICONGLOBE agar humaare saath rahegi toh humaari nigraani me rahegi. Aur, mein make sure karungi ki wo humse aage na nikal paaye. Isliye, unhe baandh ke rakhna hoga. We have to utilise them, not the other way around.
Shailendra (haami bharte hue) : Hmm! Nexacom ka automobiles se koi lena-dena nahi hai, lekin wo isi opportunity ki khoj me hai. Ye humari territory hai, beta. Ek-chhatra raaj chalta hai humara yaha. Make sure it stays that way.
Sonia : I know! Don’t worry, dad!
Uski nazar phir Suchika par gayi jo wahi ek sofe par baithi hui thi. Ruchika ki badi behan. Agar, Ruchika ke vyaktitva me urja thi, toh Suchika ke vyaktitva me wazan tha. Aisa wazan jo zakhmo se ubhar kar aata tha. Sonia muskurayi aur Suchika ko dekh boli.
Sonia : Batao, Suchika! Kya planning hai tumhari? I want to know your insights. Tumhe kuchh na kuchh andaaza toh hoga hi ki tumhari chhoti behan, Ruchika kaise kaam karti hai? Akhir, behan jo ho tum uski. Kya bata sakti ho mujhe ki iss waqt tumhari behan Kaera ko kya opinions de rahi hogi?
Suchika : Miss Kaera will play bold, miss.
Sonia (smiles) : Ohh?
Suchika : Yes. Ruchika humesha apne vision ko aage lekar chalti hai. Numbers ko nahi. Wo future par zor degi, integration par… Logically sochte hai miss. Nexacom ko ek internal parts supply karne waali ICONGLOBE jaisi company mil rahi hai, toh woh uss se kya karenge??? Wo unn parts ka use karte hue apni future sub brand nikaalenge. Perhaps, a car brand. Ya phir, koi EV car brand. Aisi hi wo iss industry me apni pehchaan bana sakte hai.
Sonia ke honth ye sunte hi muskaan me upar uth gaye. Suchika se woh kismat se nahi mili thi. Usne Suchika ko khoja tha. Jab use pata chala tha ki Ruchika ki koi ek behan bhi hai jo utni hi talented hai, lekin kisi kaaran-vash ghar se bhaag gayi thi, bas usi samay Sonia ne apni chaal chal di thi.
Suchika aur Ruchika dono behne thi aur dono hi twins thi jaha Suchika kuchh minutes Ruchika se umr me badi thi.
Aur, yahi kaaran tha ki ve dono ek dusre ko itna behatreen dhang se samajh paati thi. Unhe ek dusre se alag hue kayi saal ho chuke the lekin, uske bawajood ve dono hi abhi tak ek dusre ke baare me sab kuchh bhali bhaanti samajhti thi.
Farq bas itna sa tha ki udhar Ruchika ko iss baat ki bhanak tak nahi thi ki uski badi judwa behan uske khilaaf iss deal me hissa le rahi thi.
Sonia (smiles) : Good! *leans forward* Aur, counter ka kya? Hum Nexacom ko counter kaise karenge?
Suchika : Hum Nexacom ke vision ko ground reality se dhwast karenge, miss. Humein Nexacom ki kamzori dhundhne ki zaroorat nahi. Hum ICONGLOBE ki kamzori pakdenge.
Sonia (smirks) : Go on!
Suchika : Agar, hum ICONGLOBE ko wo denge jiski unhe sakht zaroorat hai toh koi bhi humein ye deal lene se rok nahi sakta, miss. Aur, unki kamzori hai - Logistics.
Sonia : Hmm?
Suchika : They’ve failed in scaling the markets quickly. Aur, aap unhe ye yaad dilaogi ki Elite Motors pehle se hi network supplier, dealership aur workforce ko control karta hai. Koi bhi behuda sa futuristic promise humaare execution ko tod nahi sakta. Hum 100% certainty sell karenge, jo Nexacom nahi kar sakta. ICONGLOBE future imagination ko admire karta hai, lekin-
Sonia : ??
Suchika : They’ll pay only for the stability. Not for the shallow promises.
“Hahahahaha!”
Achanak hi wahi baitha Shailendra hass pada. Usne haami bhari-
Shailendra : Bahut khoob! Very impressive! That’s the kind of clarity I expect.
Suchika (bows) : Thank you, sir!
Namrita ki aankhein thodi narm pad gayi.
Namrita : Beta, Kaera se bas- koi jhagda mat kar lena. Waise hi tum dono ka rishta kitne saalo se bigda hua hai. Kahi iss deal ke chakkar me-
Sonia : Mom! Iss baar aap dekhna. I’ll beat her in her own game.
Namrita : Haan, par- maana ki wo competitor hai, lekin tumhari bachpan ki friend bhi toh hai. Duniya dekhti hai beta ki tum kaise jeetati ho, sirf ye nahi ki tum jeetati ho.
Ek pal ke liye Sonia ki teekshnata kam ho gayi. Usne apni maa ka haath halke se chhua, phir apni nazrein wapas se Suchika ki orr ghuma li.
Sonia : My decision was right. Every move, every word Ruchika would plant in Kaera’s ear… You’ve already stripped it bare. *smirks* Bas dekhna ye hai ki tum kitna sahi saabit hoti ho.
Suchika ke chehre par garv aur dard, dono ke bhaav the.
Suchika (smiles weakly) : Wo meri behan hai, mein jaanti hu ki wo kaisa sochti hai, kaise kaam karti hai. Kyunki… Ek samay mein bhi aisa sochti thi.
Sonia ki nazrein uss par narm pad gayi.
Sonia : Don’t worry, Suchi! Bas ye deal ho jaane do. *mutters* I’ll fix things for you as well.
Aur, wo ek gehre chintan me doob gayi. Kaera ki hi tarah usne pehle hi saari tarqeebein soch li thi.
Par, akhir uska maqsad kya tha? ICONGLOBE se deal karna taaki wo use control me rakh sake? Haan. Kuchh hadd tak. Lekin, iss se bhi bada shadiyantra uske dimag me tha.
Ek teer se teen nishaane.
Pehla toh yahi ki woh ICONGLOBE, yaani apne hi dushman se deal karne waali thi jiske chalte wo uss par niyantran rakh sake.
Dusra ye ki wo ye deal Nexacom se chheenane waali thi jiske chalte Nexacom automobiles sector me pravesh hi na kar sake.
Aur, teesra aur sabse khatarnak plan-
Woh ICONGLOBE se partnership karne ke baad, unki technology ko legi aur use reverse engineer kar uss technology ke mechanism ko khojegi. Kuchh hi saalo me wo iss acquired technology ke chalte automobiles ke naye evolved parts banwaane shuru kar degi. ICONGLOBE se contract ko terminate karegi aur khud ke parts market me release karte hue ICONGLOBE ka patta saaf kar degi.
Ye tha, Sonia ka master plan.
Absolute monopoly.
Sonia ki aankhein bhayanak tareeke se chamak uthi. ‘I wonder, tum kitna prepared ho iss baar…. Kaera!!!’
***
Idhar Veer jaise hi apne ghar me pravesh kiya, uss par sawaalon par sawaal thop diye gaye. Wo jab jawab dete hue neeche bedroom se guzra to usne dekha ki-
Andar Ragini wheelchair par baithi hui thi, uske bed par Kavya baithi koi magazine padh rahi thi, uske qadam darwaze ki dehleez par ruke aur Ragini ki namm aankhein uss se jaa mili.
Kintu, Ragini kuchh na boli, wo bas muh pher li. Kavya ne jab maujoodagi ka ehsaas liya toh wo Veer ko dekh chehek uthi.
Kavya : Bhaiyaaa? Aa gaye aap?
Woh daudati hui uske paas aayi.
Veer (nods) : Hmm! Tum abhi yahi ho?
Kavya : Haan toh? Bhabhi ki help karne ka promise kiya tha maine, aur tab se mein yahi hu. Aap toh nikal liye vaada kar kar, hmph-!
Veer : Tum ghar laut sakti ho, Kavya! Mein ab aa gaya hu na, mein dhyaan-
Magar, uske kehne se pehle hi Ragini beech me bol padi.
Ragini : Uss se keh do Kavya ki koi zaroorat nahi hai. Mein apna dhyaan khud rakh sakti hu.
Veer : R-Rag- I mean, bhabhi aap-
‘Bhabhi’ sunte hi Ragini ke dil par ek aur ghaat pahuchi. Magar, Veer akhir karta toh kya karta!? Yeh uski majboori thi. Saath me Kavya jo khadi hui thi. Woh ‘Ragini’ ko uske naam se nahi pukaar sakta tha. Ragini uss se baat bhi Kavya ke zariye kar rahi thi.
Kavya (khuspusaate hue) : Bhabhi naraaz hai aapse!
Veer (mutters) : Jaanta hu! Ek kaam karo, tum baahar jao!
Kavya (nods) : O-Okay!
Kavya uski baat ka paalan kar baahar to chali gayi. Veer ne use jaata hua apne senses se mehsoos bhi kiya aur phir apna dhyaan wapas se Ragini ki orr kar diya.
Magar, tabhi Kavya kuchh sochte hue wapas laut aayi aur deewar ke peechhe chhip ke khadi ho gayi.
Veer : Ragini-!!
Ragini : Ab kyu aaye ho, Veer? Kya hua? Achanak se yaad aa gaya ki tumhara ghar yaha hai?
Woh apne haatho se wheelchair ke rukh ko ghumaate hue boli. Veer dekh paa raha tha ki Ragini saaf taur par behad zyaada gusse me thi aur naraaz bhi.
Veer : Ragini, mein-
Usne kuchh kehne ki koshish ki, lekin shabd nahi nikle. Ragini ne dard-bhari aankhein liye use dekha, uski ungliyaan wheelchair ke armrest par kassi hui thi.
Ragini : Kya hua, Veer? Ab awaaz kyu nahi nikal rahi? Poore hafte bhar toh tum gaayab the!
Usne apni kamzori chhipaane ki koshish ki, lekin uski awaaz thodi-si bhar uthi.
Ragini : Mein sab jaanti hu, Veer! Nidhi ma’am! Unke ghar gaye the na tum?
Veer : Haan, lekin sirf unke hi nahi mein maasi ke yaha bhi-
Ragini : Bahaane mat banao, Veer! Mein jaanti hu sab. YOU LOVE HER!!! *sniff*
Veer : …
Baahar khadi Kavya jo kaan lagaaye sab sunn rahi thi uski aankhein aashcharya me fel gayi.
Ragini : Aise kya dekh raho ho mujhe? Kya tumne hi nahi bataya tha yeh? Haan? *sniff* Ki hai koi meri hi tarah tumhare jeevan me- Married. Divorced. Wahi hai na? Bolo??? Kya mein jaanti nahi ki kaise tum dusri aurton ko dekhte ho?? Kya karu ab mein? Yahi baithi rahu? Sadti rahu? Jab tak ki marr na jau???
Veer : Ragini, shut up!!
Woh uski orr badha.
Veer : Tum jaanti ho ki… baat itni simple nahi hai. Tumhe achhi tarah pata hai ki mein kaha gaya tha, kaha reh raha tha aur kis liye gaya tha. Inn dinon mein bhi bas bhaag-daud hi kar raha hu. Wo attack, police, goons, shootout, dada ji ko khona, tumhara zakhmi hona, Yarnia, Prestige, sab kuchh. Tum jaanti ho ki mein kitna uljha hua tha. Sabhi cheezon ko fir se jodne me… mein- mein kitna busy tha.
Veer ke shabd sunn Ragini sihar uthi. Uski aankhon me aasu aa gaye.
Ragini : Busy? Tum busy the, Veer? Seriously? AUR, MERA KYAAA???
Usne apni wheelchair ki orr ishaara karte hue kaha.
Ragini (yells) : Kin cheezon ko jod rahe the tum, haan? Dekho mujhe! Idhar tooti padi hui hu mein! Kya tum jod paaye?? *sniff* Bolo? *shivers* Kya tumhe zara bhi farq padega ki agar mein ek din iss room me marr jau? Ya ye bhi tumhara koi plan hai? *sniff*
Kehte hue usne apna muh pher liya.
Veer : Ragini, nahi!!!
Woh uski orr badha, aur jhukte hue uske perr pakadte hue baith gaya.
Veer : Bakwaas baatein mat karo, Ragini. Tum ye achhi tarah jaanti ho ki mujhe tumhari kitni parvah hai. Aisi baatein mat karo… please.
Ragini mudte hue use dekhi, uske chehre par se aasu beh rahe the.
Ragini : Toh, phir kya Veer? Tum baar-baar mujhe yahi ehsaas dilwaate ho ki mein tumhare liye kaafi nahi. *sniff*
Uska haath aage badha aur Veer ke haath ke upar gaya jo uske perr par tha.
Ragini : Ab mere paas yahi bacha hai, Veer! *sniff* Shareer toot chuka hai. Aur, dil- har baar tootata hai. Jab-jab mein tumhe kisi aur ke saath dekhti hu. *mutters* Iss baar… Iss baar mujhe sirf shabdo se kahi zyada ki zaroorat hai. Mujhe yeh jaanana hai, Veer… ki mein tumhari hu… aur tum mere!!! *sniff*
Veer : Mein-
Woh use jawab dena chaahta tha, Ragini use bahut preeya thi, lekin… Nidhi, Kaera, Suhana, Ava… ka khayal achanak se uske dimaag me aane laga. Unke chehre.
Aur, Ragini ne uski jhijhak ko mehsoos kar liya. Uski aankhon me shaq dekh kar uske chehre ke bhaav utar gaye.
Ragini : Kiske baare me soch rahe ho, Veer?
Uski awaaz achanak hi gambheer ho uthi.
Ragini : Sab dekh paa rahi hu tumhare mann me… Wahi Nidhi ma’am, hai na? *sniff*
Usne apna perr Veer ki pakad se chhura liya.
Ragini : Kyu nahi bhala… Sundar hain woh, meri tarah apahij nahi. Chal sakti hai, daud sakti hai. Unhe madad ki koi zaroorat hi nahi. Poori tarah swasth. *sniff* Aur, mein? I’m just… damaged goods, right? *sniff* Kyu? Shai hu na mein? JAWAB DO MUJHE!
Veer (yells) : Aisa nahi hai, RAGINI! Faaltu ki baatein mat karo. Aur, khabardar ye marrne maraane ki baat kari toh- tumhare na chalne se farq nahi padta mujhe. Mein ab bhi tumhari utni hi parvah karta hu jitni pehle karta tha. Nahi… balki, uss se bhi zyada.
Ragini : …
Veer : Lekin, mein tumhe kamzor aurat ke roop me nahi dekhta. Tum mere liye ab bhi wahi Ragini ho. Powerful. Straightforward. Cool. Composed. Bold. Aaj agar tum sahi se chal nahi paa rahi toh ye sab badal nahi jaayega.
Veer ne uski jaangh chhoone ki koshish ki, magar iske pehle ki woh chhoo paata, Ragini ne uska haath pakad liya.
Ragini : Then prove it, Veer! *sniff* Fucking prove it! Saabit karo ki tum mujhe ab bhi chaahte ho. Mein bhi jaanti hu ki baaki aurtein tumhe kaise dekhti hai, Veer! Kya wo sab tumhe wo de sakti hai jo mein de sakti hu?
Woh Veer ke haath ko apne chehre par le gayi.
Ragini : M-Mujhe batao ki mein abhi bhi kaafi hu, Veer! *sniff* ki mein humesha rahungi! Kyunki, mujhe darr rehta hai… tumhe khone ka… meri jagah kisi aur ke lene ka… You know how much I love you~
Veer (sighs) : Look, Ragini! Mein jaanta hu tumne mere liye kitna kuchh kiya hai. Tumne mujhe ghar diya, business me meri help ki… the first big gift I received was given by you… Tum meri parvah ek patni ke roop me karti thi, wo bhi tab jab mujhe theek se uss shabd ka matlab bhi nahi pata tha. Tumne mujhe sab kuchh diya. Aaj agar tumhara ye haal hai toh uska zimmedar mein hu.
Ragini : N-Nahi! I-It’s not like th-
Veer : Nahi! Iska zimmedar mein hi hu. Tum Prestige me kiske liye thi? Yarnia ke liye. Yarnia ki zimmedari kisne tumhe saunpi thi? Maine. Tum har pal mere liye kaam kar rahi thi. Isliye, iska gunehgar mein hi hu, lekin-
Ragini : Lekin? Lekin, kya Veer-!?
Veer : Lekin, it’s complicated, Ragini. Mein tumhe kabhi bhi hurt nahi karna chaahta. Isliye, maine humare relation ko proceed nahi kiya hai. Kyunki, mere dil me… *sighs* Kisi aur ko lekar bhi aisi hi feelings hai. Aur, ye tum bhi saaf-saaf jaanti ho.
Ragini : ..!?
Veer : Mein tum sabki qadr karta hu. Call me shameless or selfish. Whatever you want. Par, yahi sacchaayi hai. Aur, iska matlab ye zara bhi nahi hai ki mein tumse pyaar nahi karta. Haan. Mein ab bhi tumhe chaahta hu. *glances* Meri aankhon me dekho kya tumhe lagta hai mein tumhari parvah nahi karta? Kya tumhe lagta hai ki mein bas formalities ke liye tumse baat karta hu?
Ragini ne uski aankhon me jhaank ke dekha. Uski aankhein abhi bhi aasuon se geeli thi. Lekin, wo Veer ki aankhon me kisi bhi prakaar ka jhooth nahi dhoondh paayi.
Ragini (sobs) : Mein tum par yakeen karna chaahti hu, Veer! *sniff* God knows I want to… lekin, har baar jab tum iss tarah se hich-kichaate ho, har baar jab tum nazrein pher lete ho… iss se kya samjhu mein? *sniff* Yeh mujhe andar se tod deta hai.
Uske haath Veer ke seene par uske dil ke upar gaya.
Ragini : I want to feel it there… *sniff* Jaanana hai ki mein tumhare liye sirf temporary nahi hu. *phusphusate hue* Mein tumse itna pyaar karti hu ki mujhe dard hota hai, Veer. *sniff* Don’t make me choose between loving you and hurting you.
Veer (khade hote hue) : I cherish all of you, Ragini! Unn sabhi ne bhi mere jeevan me meri madad ki hai. Aur, tum… unme se ek ho. Lekin, mein sirf kisi ek ka bann ke nahi reh sakta. Yahi mera jawaab hai. Call me selfish or whatever. Ye mera final answer hai.
Kehte hue uski nazrein neeche jhuk gayi.
Veer : Hate me or accept me. Ye tum par depend karta hai, Ragini. I know it sounds ridiculous, lekin mera dil jaanta hai ki wo sabke liye kya feel karta hai. Par, ye jaan lo- agar tum mujhse nafrat bhi karogi, to bhi mein tumhare saath rahunga. Tumhari parvah karunga. Bhale hi iske liye mujhe tumhari parchhaayi bann kar hi kyu na rehna pade.
Ragini zor se hasi, uska chehra aasuon se bheega hua tha.
Ragini : Is this a joke, Veer? Tumhe pata hai na tum kya bol rahe ho? Feelings? Sab ke liye? Tumhe hosh hai? Aur, kya matlab meri parchhaayi bann kar rahoge?
Veer : Mein-
Ragini : To mein kya tumhare liye bas yahi hu? Bas koi aisa insaan jiski parchhaayi se parvaah ki jaaye? Mein koi daan peti nahi hu, VEER! Maine tumse itna pyaar kiya, tumhe apna sab kuchh de diya — apna shareer bhi. *voice cracks* Agar, tum mujhe poori tarah se nahi chun sakte… to chunane ki zehmat bhi mat uthaana.
Veer : ??
Ragini (muh pherte hue) : Go and be with your perfect women who can run after you.
Veer : Nahiiii!!!
Iss baar Veer ki aankhein namm thi aur usne baithate hue Ragini ka haath pakad liya.
Veer : Aisa mat karo, Ragini! Meri taraf dekho…
Veer ne apne haath me uska haath thaame apni chhaati se lagaaya. Uski dhadkane tez thi.
Veer : Suno! Mera dil… kitna bechain hai. Agar, tum meri life me nahi rahogi to mein aage kaise badhunga? Mein-
Usne Ragini ke haath ko dheere se chooma.
Veer : I want you. No! I need you, Ragini. With me…
Ragini apni hatheli ke neeche Veer ki dhadkano ko daudta hua mehsoos ki-
Ragini : Veer- *sniff* M-Mein bahut darri hui hu! *leans closer* Mein tumhe kisi ke saath share karu? Ye khayal bhi mein bardasht nahi kar sakti. Par, ye bhi sach hai ki mein tumhe kho bhi nahi sakti. *sniff*
Kehte hue usne ek haath se Veer ke chehra thaama.
Ragini : Promise me you’re mine. All mine! M-Mein bhale hi abhi toot gayi hu- *sniff* Par, mujhme abhi bhi itni taaqat hai ki jo mera hai uske liye mein ladd saku. Mujhse wo baatne ke liye mat kaho jo mera hai, Veer. Mat kaho! *sniff*
Veer : Aur, yahi ek vaada hai jo mein tumhe de nahi sakta, Ragini. *smiles weakly* Lekin, ye jaan lo- mein tumse bahut pyaar karta hu. Aur, jaise tumne ye haal apna kar liya hai na... Waise hi tumhare liye mein bhi apni jaan de sakta hu. Aur, tum ye bhi dekhna. Tum ek din phirse chalogi. I'll make sure.
Usne Ragini ke baal ki ek latt ko uske kaan ke peechhe karte hue kaha. Ragini ne apna sarr dheere se hilaaya. Uske aasu ab bina rok-tok ke beh rahe the.
Ragini : Bas, itna hi kaafi nahi hai, Veer!! *sniff* Agar, mein bas tumhari list me ek aur naam hu, toh ye pyaar kaafi nahi. Ye pyaar nahi. *sniff*
Usne Veer ki kalaayi mazbooti se pakdi.
Ragini : Maine tumhe apna sab kuchh de diya. Yaha tak ki... even my ability to walk. Ab kya karu mein?? *sniff* Khud ka harem banaana hai, Veer??? Aur, mein? Kya karu??? Khushi-khushi raazi ho jau? Kaan khol ke sunn lo, Veer. YA TOH MUJHE POORI TARAH SE CHUN LO. YA PHIR CHUNANE KI ZEHMAT HI MAT UTHAO. MEIN TUMHARE LIYE BAS EK AUR AURAT NAHI HO SAKTI!
Veer shaant aur sthir hokar khada hua. Uske chehre ke bhaav uske baalo se chhip gaye.
Veer : Maine tumhe apna jawab de diya, Ragini. Kya ye tumhara akhiri jawaab hai?
Ragini wheelchair par apni mudra seedhi kar baithi, apne kaanpte haatho ke bawajood apne aasu pochhte hue-
Ragini (yells) : HAAN! YAHI HAI MERA AKHIRI JAWAB, VEER! *sniff* I deserve better than second place in your heart. Ya toh mein tumhare liye sab kuchh hu... Ya kuchh bhi nahi!!! Aur, tumhe itna kuchh dene ke baad — jisme mera ye toota hua shareer bhi shaamil hai, mein sirf ek aur aurat bann kar nahi rehna chaahti jise tum apne paas rakhte ho.
Baahar khadi Kavya jo sab kuchh sunn rahi thi, uske hosh udd chuke the. Ye sab kya ho raha tha?
"Bh-Bhabhi Veer bhaiya se-!?"
Phus-phusaate hue usne apna muh apne haath se dhak liya. Veer ne andar se pehle hi mehsoos kar liya tha ki Kavya wapas se aa kar baahar khadi ho gayi thi, lekin usne uska khulaasa nahi kiya.
Tabhi, Kavya ko apne kandhe par peechhe se ek haath mehsoos hua-
"Aahnnghhh-!?"
Iske pehle ki woh chillaati, uske muh ko kisi ne haath se dhak diya. Dekha toh paaya ki Suman thi. Aur, uske bagal se Aabha bhi khadi hui thi.
Suman (phus-phusaate hue) : Shhh!
Kavya (murmurs) : Ahh!? S-Suman aunty, aap? Bh-Bhabhi aur Veer bhaiya-
Suman : Shh! Pata hai mujhe. Ragini ji maalik se pyaar karti hai.
Kavya : H-Huh?? Par-!?
Suman ki aankhein thodi narm pad gayi.
Aabha : Maa ji!? Kya... Kya aap isi toofan ki baat kar rahi thi?
Suman (nods) : Hmm!
Suman ne Aabha aur Sonali dono ko kuchh din pehle bataaya tha ki jald hi ek toofan aayega. Ragini buri tarah se tootegi. Jab use lagega ki wo apne pyaar tak ab iss haalat me daud ke jaa bhi nahi sakti. Aur, shayad yahi wo pal tha.
Suman ne Aabha aur Kavya ko bagal ke kamre me ghaseeta taaki unhe koi dekh na sake.
Andar, Veer ne ek qadam peechhe liya.
Veer : Toh, phir- *gehri saans lete hue* I'm sorry, Ragini. But this is it. Mein tumse aisa koi vaada nahi kar sakta jise mein nibha na saku. Aur, mein iss vaade ko tod kar tumse jhooth nahi bolna chaahta. So... here it is. Mein ab bhi tumhari parvaah karunga. Mujhse nafrat karo, mera mazaak udao, ya mujhe taana maaro. Lekin-
Ragini : !!??
Veer : Lekin, mein tumse pyaar karta rahunga, chaahe tum mujhe dur hi kyu na dhakel do. Agar paas nahi aane dogi... Toh dur rahunga, lekin rahunga aas-paas hi...
Ragini maano wheelchair par dhans si gayi, kandhe kaanpte hue, aur khamosh siskiyaan shareer ko jhak-jhorti hui.
Ragini : Waah! *Laughs weakly* Kitne udaar ho tum, Veer.
Veer : !!?
Ragini (shouts) : TOH APNA SAMAAN BAANDHO, AUR CHALE JAO VEER!!! KYUNKI, MEIN APNI CHEEZ KISI AUR KE SAATH BAANT NAHI SAKTI! KABHI BHI NAHI! *sniff* DUR HO JAO MERI NAZRO SE!!!
Veer : Kya tum yahi chaahti ho Ragini ki-
Ragini (yells) : HAAN! TUMHE SUNAYI NAHI DIYA? CHALE JAO, VEER! *sniff*
Veer kuchh seconds tak wahi khada raha. Aur, phir haami bhar waha se muda.
Veer : Theek hai! Yahi sahi!
Wo bina Ragini ko mauka diye hi waha se tezi se nikal gaya. Aur, use jaate dekh bechari Ragini hadbada uthi.
Ragini : N-Nahi-! Veeeeeer! Veeeeeer ruko!!! Damn it!!
Armrest par apne haath patakte hue wo rone lagi.
Ragini : Whyyyy?? *sniff* Why did I push him away? Because I couldn't bear sharing him, but I'd rather lose him completely? *sniff* Stupid stupid heart...!! Veeeeeer!
Veer apne kamre me aaya. Uska dil chotil tha. Fatafat usne apna ek bag pack karna shuru kar diya.
[Huh? Wait! Master!? Kya hum sach me, Ragini ko iss tarah se akela chhor-]
'Nahi!'
[Huh?]
'Mein jaanta hu use. Aaj nahi toh kal, wo mujhe waapas bulaayegi. I know she loves me. And, I love her too. Lekin-'
[???]
'Abhi mujhe wahi karna hoga jo usne kaha. To leave...'
Ragini khud se wheelchair ke pahiyo ko ghumaate hue aage badhne ki koshish karne lagi.
Ragini : Veeeeeer! Veeeeeer ruk jao! Please! *sniff*Don't go. We'll figure this out together. Please... I can't bear living without you, even if you're hurting me.
Wo wheelchair se darwaaze ke frame tak pahuchi, uski awaaz toot rahi thi.
Veer ne apna samaan pack kiya aur fatafat wo hall me aaya jaha Shweta aur Bhavna dono hi baithi hui thi. Shor sunn wo dono hi uth khadi hui.
Waise toh unhe halka-fulka shor pehle bhi sunaayi de raha tha, lekin unhone hastakshep nahi kiya.
Ragini : Veeeeer! Rukooooo! *sniff* I'm sorry, okay? I'm sorry for pushing you away!
Wo apne kamre se baahar aayi.
Ragini : I just... I can't breathe knowing you want others too. *sniff* Par, mein koshish toh kar sakti hu na? I'm sorry! Please, mujhe aise akela mat chhoro Veer! I know I'm being annoying but... Don't walk out that door. Veeeeer!!
Veer jaise hi baahar aaya, utne me hi Ragini wheelchair se khud ko chalaate hue baahar aayi.
Ragini (shouts) : VEEEEEEERRRR!
"Ahhh!!! Bhaiya jaa rahe hai? Suman aunty chhoriye mujhe-!"
Kavya bhaagne ke liye hui lekin, Suman pakde hue thi.
Suman : Nahi beta! Dekho! Abhi bas dekhti jao. Kuchh khaas ho sakta hai. Ya... Anarth bhi. Lekin, hume beech me nahi padna chahiye.
Kavya : P-Par-
Suman : Shhh! Aao mere saath!
Ragini jo jaldbazi me bhaagte hue wheelchair ko chala kar aa rahi thi wo achanak hi dining table ki kursi se takrayi aur achanak hi-
"Ahhhhhhhhhh!!"
Wo dhadaam se wheelchair se neeche gir padi.
*Thud*
Bhavna aur Shweta dono hi aage badhi par agle hi pal-
Veer hawa ke jhonke ki tarah waha aaya aur Ragini ko apni baaho me bhar liye. Wo zor-zor se bilakh ke ro rahi thi. Bhavna aur Shweta dono hi hairan thi.
Veer : Ragini-! Tum theek toh ho na? Ragini?
Usne ahista se Ragini ko apni baaho me princess carry kar ke uthaaya. Kintu, Ragini uski shirt jakde bas roye jaa rahi thi.
Veer iss baat par dhyaan bhi nahi de raha tha ki usne sabke saamne Ragini ko uske naam se pukaara tha.
Bhavna (frowns) : Veer?
Ragini (cries) : I'm sorrryyyy! *sniff* Mat jao mujhe chhor ke-! *sniff* Pleaaaaseee! Mein tumhare bina nahi jee paungi, Veer! *hic* I'm sorrrryy!!
Wo uski shirt ko bheenche bas uske seene me muh chhipaaye roye jaa rahi thi. Aur, Shweta aur Bhavna iss drishya ko dekh poori tarah se dang reh chuki thi, jo ki laazmi tha.
Kavya, Aabha aur Suman bhi wahi daakhil hoti hui sab kuchh dekh rahi thi. Ek darr... ki ab kya hoga?
Bhavna : Veer? Ragini-? Y-Ye sab kya?
Aur, agle hi pal Ragini ne kuchh aisa kaha jise sunn waha par logo ki aankhein baahar ko aa gayi.
Ragini : I LOVE YOU VEEEER!!! *sniff* I LOVE YOU! I LOVE YOU! Mat jaana mujhe chhorke-! Please! *sniff*
Bhavna ki dhadkane tez ho gayi. Shweta ka haal bhi kuchh aisa hi tha. Kavya apne nichle honth daato taley dabaaye na jaane kya soch rahi thi. Par, aage Veer ne jo kaha, use sunn jaise sab sann reh gaye. Siwaaye, Suman ke-
Veer : I love you too, Ragini!
Bhavna (gasps) : Huh!?
Veer (glances) : Kavya! Wheelchair andar leke aao!
Kehte hue Veer Ragini ko yu uthaaye andar le jaane laga.
Aabha : Maa ji! Kya ye... Anarth tha ya phir kuchh achha?
Suman (smiles gently) : Waqt batayega beta.
Kavya haami bhar wheelchair ko andar le jaane lagi.
Bhavna : Veer ruko-!
Lekin, Bhavna ka haath pakad Shweta ne use wahi rok diya.
Shweta : Ye sahi waqt nahi hoga. *frowns* Mujhe nahi laga tha ki dono me-
Bhavna (nods) : Hmm! *frowns* Ek gambheer samasya khadi ho gayi hai. Ye bahut galat hai.
Shweta (sighs) : Haan! Bhumi aur Tejal ko ghar aa jaane do. Phir, discuss karte hai?
Bhavna : Hmm!
Andar aate hi room me Veer, Kavya aur bas Ragini hi the. 2 ghante tak darwaza band raha aur na jaane kya-kya baatein hoti rahi. Jab darwaza khula toh Veer baahar aaya-
Uske mukh par halki muskaan thi ki tabhi-
Aabha daudati hui uske paas aayi.
Aabha : Maalik?
Veer : Hmm? Kya hua?
Aabha : Aapke liye kuchh aaya hai. Pata nahi. Dekhiye!
Ek package Aabha ke haath me tha. Ek envelope. Veer ne use check kiya toh uski bauhe chinta me kass gayi. Usne jhatse wo Aabha ke haatho se chheena aur jaise hi use khola toh uski chinta aur adhik badh gayi.
Uske saamne tha-
Aur, yahi wo din tha, jab Veer apni alliance ke paas pahuch chuka tha.
Jab ek limousine aake Renshu, Ava, Erica aur Garofano ki hotel ke saamne aake ruki. Andar se Veer nikla aur saath hi uske bagal se do-chaar professional workers nikal kar ke aaye. All hired by him.
Halki boonda-baandi baarish ke chalte ve sabhi uske liye chhaata haath me thaame hue the.
Garofano : He's here!
Veer ko iss tarah unhone pehle kabhi nahi dekha tha. Ava ki bauhe sikud gayi. Woh akeli nahi thi-
[Something... Something about him... has changed, dear.]
Na jaane inn beetein dinon me kya kuchh badla tha, lekin badla toh zaroor tha. Bahut kuchh. Khaaskar, Veer ke andar.
Veer ne uss worker ke haath se chhaata liya aur unhe wahi rukne ka ishaara dete hue woh ahista-ahista unki orr chalte hue aaya.
Aur, paas aate hue usne bas itna hi poochha-
Veer : Tum logon ko bhi?
Aur, uske poochhne par Ava, Garofano, Renshu aur Erica, sabhi ne dheere se ek haami bhari.
Unhone apne haath me thaama wahi envelope use dikhaaya, Veer ki bauhe sikud gayi.
Iska matlab ye baat sach thi ki invitation sabhi system holders ke paas gaya tha.
Renshu (frowns) : Ye X ki koi nayi chaal toh nahi?
Garofano : Ya shayad wo genuinely system ke raaz par baat karna chaahta ho?
Ava : No. I don't believe him. Veer...! Ye uski koi chaal hi hogi. He's the most cunning system holder. Wo befaltu me hum sab ko aise dhamki deke kyu bulayega bhala-? You saw the warning, right? Agar, waha nahi pahuche toh-
Erica (frowns) : There may be some consequences.
Ava (nods) : Right!
Erica : Dad, kya hum-?
Renshu (nods) : Jab tak hum waha jayenge nahi, humein maalum nahi padega ki ye sab kis liye hai. Lekin, waha jaana bhi khatre se khaali nahi aur- Waha na jaane par bhi dhamki di gayi hai. Veer? Alliance V ke leader hone ke naate... Tumhara decision?
Veer ne kuchh kshan unhe dekha aur phir bas yahi kaha :
"Humari alliance ka pehla mission ek hi hai : Summit!"
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Iss meeting ke baad, Renshu India se vida leke jaa chuka tha. Lekin, baaki sabhi-?
Ve sab apne missions par lag chuke the, Veer sahit.
Niharika, Globerays ki head HR hone ke naate, Veer dwara diye gaye naye kaam par lag chuki thi.
Veer ki prediction bhi sahi thi. Itne dinon me Niharika se dur rehne ke chalte, aur Yarnia par humla hone ki wajah se-
Uski pakad Niharika par kamzor pad chuki thi.
"Shut up! Mein kyu follow karu tumhare orders, huh? Tumse apni nayi brand tak toh sambhaali nahi gayi, tum mujhe kya higher pay doge? Sapne dikhaana band karo!"
Kuchh yahi shabd the Niharika ke jab Veer ek subah uske ghar par chori-chhipe daakhil hua.
Veer : Tum shayad ek hi taraf ki news dekhna pasand karti ho. Hmm?
Niharika : K-Kya matlab?
Veer : Kya tumhe ye nahi pata ki jisne attack karwaya... Wo marr chuka hai? *grins* Jisne bomb feka, wo jail me sadd raha hai?
Niharika (gasps) : Huh-!?
Veer (aage badhte hue) : Aur, abhi bahut kuchh hona baaki hai.
Veer use deewar se sataate hue uske kaan ki orr jhuka, Niharika ki dhadkane tez ho gayi.
Niharika : D-Dur hato, Vikaas ghar par hai, j-jao yaha se tum-
Par, agle hi kshan uske bedroom ke andar, theek darwaaze ke peechhe uski madmast gadrayi gaand par dhakke lag rahe the.
"Nnnghhhhh~"
Vikaas hall se guzarta hua bedroom ke baahar aaya, iss baat se bekhabar ki theek bedroom ke darwaaze ke peechhe uski biwi jhuk ke apni chut marwa rahi thi.
Vikaas : Suno? Mein-! Mein jaa raha hu.
Niharika ki chut apne pati ki awaaz sunte hi zorr se kass gayi. Usne haath badi mushqil se darwaze ke handle par rakh khud ko sambhaala-
Niharika (moans) : Nghh~ H-Haan! Th-Theem hai! Ugh~
Vikaas : Hmm? Kya hua?
Niharika : Nnnn~ Chaato mat mujhe aur- aur niklo apne kaam par-!! Sssss~
Vikaas humesha se hi Niharika se darrta tha. Aaj bhi uske liye koi alag din nahi tha. Gusse me haami bharte hue wo college ke liye nikal gaya. Iss baat se parey ki uski biwi ki choot me koi aur aadmi ghusa hua tha.
Veer ke zordaar chaate Niharika ki gadrayi gaand par padte chale gaye jiske chalte jo Niharika kuchh derr oonchi awaaz me baat kar rahi thi, wo ab aahein bhar uss se chudwaane me lagi hui thi.
Niharika ko niyantran me rakhne ka yahi ek tareeka tha.
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Garofano udhar Trisha ko calls ke zariye navigate karwa rahi thi. Raman pakda jaa chuka tha. Aur, asli Dhananjay ki maut ka raaz bhi saamne aa chuka tha.
Garofano ye khabar Veer ko bataayi aur Veer ne Vandna ko-
Jaha Vandna, jo pehle se hi tooti hui thi, wo maano kisi sadme me chali gayi. Parijaat ghar ki aurtein use sambhalne me lag gayi.
Trisha ki soojh-boojh ke chalte jo Raman pakda gaya, uss se nakli Dhananjay ka raaz bhi saamne aa chuka tha. Yaani ki-
Ranjeet!
Wahi Ranjeet jisne Prestige par attack kiya tha. Ab isme koi shaq nahi tha ki ye sab interconnected tha.
Aur, Trisha iss game ko padh chuki thi.
Veer ne jaisa socha tha theek waisa hi hua. Trisha jaha udhar Raman ko pakadne me safal hui, idhar uska transfer hone ka order waapas le liya gaya.
Kyunki, kahi na kahi Raman hi Ranjeet ke peechhe tha. Toh, bhale hi Trisha ne ye case directly solve na kiya ho-
Magar, woh indirectly uski teh tak pahuchne me qamyab thi.
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Erica apne naye mission par lag chuki thi. Globerays, Gaurav ki company me baithi wo Niharika ke HR office me uske saamne virajman thi. Muh par usne mask pehna hua tha.
Niharika (frowns) : Veer ne tumhe bheja hai na?
Erica (nods) : Hmm!
Niharika : Dekho! Kaan khol ke sunn lo. Mein ye sab apne risk par kar rahi hu. Lekin, mera naam kahi par bhi nahi aana chahiye, samajh gayi na?
Erica : Just hire me. I only need 2-3 days at max.
Niharika (nods) : Theek hai!
Usne Erica ko uska hiring letter diya. Erica, bina kisi interview ke Globerays ki employee bann chuki thi.
Iske peechhe ka kaaran?
Ye toh waqt hi bataane waala tha. Niharika use jigyasa bhari nazron se dekh rahi thi.
Niharika : Waise-!? Tum ho kaun? Tumhe pehle toh kabhi nahi dekha Veer ke saath? Aur, ye CV me tumhara naam, ye bhi nakli hi hoga?
Erica (glances) : Don't pry too much, madam! *smiles*
Kehte hue wo waha se nikal gayi.
Niharika : Tch!
Erica (turns back) : Storage room kidhar hai? Data storage!?
Niharika : Terrace ke neeche waali floor par. Dhyaan rahe... Agar tum cameras me-
Erica : Shh! *smiles* Just ignore me. Everything will be fine.
Kehte hue woh khil-khilaati hui gun-gunaate hue waha se nikal gayi. Veer ke liye mission milne par woh khushi se phooli nahi sama rahi thi.
Aur, idhar bechaari Niharika ki hawa tight hui pada tha.
'If this goes bad... I'll be doomed. Totally!'
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Purvi ke ghar me Arun waapas aa chuka tha. Aur, aate hi charcha ka vishay tha : Veer ke dwara lagwaya gaya AC.
Arun : Ye kya kiya tumne, Purvi? Arey wo to baccha hai. Kam se kam tumhe toh samajhdari dikhaani thi? Kitna loss hua hai abhi usko, itna sab hua aur tumne uss se AC lagwa liya!?
Purvi : Toh aap meri sunte kaha hai? Aur, maine uss se nahi kaha tha. Ye toh uska badappan tha ki usne bas meri shikayat suni aur agle hi din-
Arun : Theek hai! Theek hai! Ab lag gaya hai toh lag gaya. Iske paise tum Bhavna didi ko deke aana. Veer toh lene se raha.
Purvi (nods) : H-Haan! Theek kaha. Mein- mein Bhavna ko pakda aaungi.
Lekin, Bhavna ka zikr aate hi bechari Purvi ki dhadkane tez ho gayi. Beetein dinon Veer ke saath jo kuchh bhi hua tha, uss se abhi bhi wo glaani me thi. Uske mann me yahi chal raha tha ki akhir kaise wo Bhavna se apni nazrein milaayegi?
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Toh, wahi Tamanna, Madhuri aur uski maa ke saath Veer dwara diye gaye flat me hi reh rahi thi. Iss intezar me ki jald hi Veer use koi na koi ishaara dega.
Ek ishaara ki ab woh Aadesh ke changul se mukt ho chuki hai. Ab woh khul ke apni mann-marzi se jee sakti hai.
Lekin, shayad use abhi aur intezar karna tha.
ICONGLOBE ek corporate gala ke tehet bharat me aa rahi thi. Ye koi aisa-waisa gala nahi tha.
Bahut bade level ka corporate meet-up tha. Sirf ICONGLOBE hi nahi, tamaam badi si badi companies udhar ikhatti hone waali thi.
Ek se badh kar ek deals hone waali thi. Na sirf videshi companies, balki bhaarteeya companies bhi inme shaamil thi.
Kintu, ICONGLOBE ka naam isliye highlighted tha kyunki, wo sabse badi deal lekar aa rahi thi.
10 billion dollars ki deal.
Jise haasil karne ke liye kataar me log toh bahut the, magar do hi sabse mazboot pratidwandi the : NEXACOM aur ELITE MOTORS.
Aur, Prestige ke reparation ke chalte, ye corporate gala ki hosting jaa chuki thi : Casa Belle ko.
Kyunki, ICONGLOBE-
Kal hi apne qadam Bharat par rakhne waali thi.
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Aaj ke liye itna hi guys.
Ye update chhota hai, I know. Around 7.4k words. But iske aage aisa kuchh dikhaane waala tha nahi. Iske theek baad seedhe corporate gala ka scene hai. ICONGLOBE ka scene poora. Next update me poora wo cover hoga. Itne dino baad update diya hai toh mein thoda pehle light way me hi start karna chaah raha tha. Ekdum se 12k ki bhasad pesh karne ka option sahi nahi laga mujhe. Iss update ka koi target nahi hai. Mein dekhna chaahta hu ki readers kaha tak leke jaate hai. Aur, response kitni jaldi aata hai. Also, let me know about the Ragini scene. Main highlight wahi tha I think. Agle update se poora focus ICONGLOBE, Gaurav Nik mission aur ek aur dusra mission, uss par ho jaayega. Bas, 4-5 updates hi bache hai iss post Disembowler arc ke aur hum seedhe Summit arc me pravesh kar jayenge.
Dhanyavad.
Shyd iss deal ko veer lene ki soch rha hai.
Update is amazing as always
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kal ke review main 2 questions reg gaye the
x ko sab ki location n kive update kaise maloom ???? system ne kya koi spl privilege fe rakhi usko
kya disowmbler bhi ayega ???? .... ayega to kya waha uske Target honge sab .... fir jo jo system holder kabhi bhide honge ( veer - disowmbler , renshu- damian , captain-damian ) ... wo jab aamne saamne honge.... tab kya hoga
x ko sab ki location n kive update kaise maloom ???? system ne kya koi spl privilege fe rakhi usko
kya disowmbler bhi ayega ???? .... ayega to kya waha uske Target honge sab .... fir jo jo system holder kabhi bhide honge ( veer - disowmbler , renshu- damian , captain-damian ) ... wo jab aamne saamne honge.... tab kya hoga
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Bahut hi shaandar update tha bhaiUpdate - 207 ~ The Call of Summit
Ab tak...
Veer (mutters) : Sheba!!!
Use chheete hi Sheba apni aankhein band kar apni gardan upar kiye, Veer ke haath se khujwaane ka aanand lene laga.
Veer (smiles) : Tumhe yaad tha!?
Renshu (smiles) : Badi mushqil se itne din tumse dur rakh paaya hu. Kaafi khaana dena pada ise. Par, ab mein mukt ho gaya. Akhirkar...! *sighs*
Veer ne Sheba ko dekha. Woh use sehla raha tha.
Veer (mutters) : Ab tum mera saath doge, hai na?
Sheba (glances) : kuk-kuk...
Ye Sheba ki... haami thi.
Ab aage...
Kaera's house - Skylight,
Mumbai, Evening - 4:16 PM ~
Ghar ke ek aleeshaan kamre me Kaera ki secretary Ruchika ne kaanch ki table par kuchh kaagaz, charts aur ICONGLOBE ke pichhle saudo ke formats bichha rakhe the. Uska swar shaant tha, aur aankhein sateekta se jal rahi thi.
Ruchika : ICONGLOBE ka ek pattern hai, miss.
Usne kehte hue apne pen se ek file par tap kiya.
Ruchika : Wo parts seller hai. Na ki cars manufacturer. Phir, chaahe wo engines ho, EV batteries, braking modules, sensors ya kuchh bhi. Gaadi baahar se kaisi dikhti hai, kis brand ki hai, farq nahi padta. Lekin, uske andar lagne waale har components sirf aur sirf ICONGLOBE ke hone chahiye. Yahi unka goal hai. Agar, wo India ko secure kar lete hai toh lagbhag half Asia samajh lijiye unke control me aa gaya.
Uske theek saamne Kaera chup-chap, dhyaan-magn, perr par perr rakhe baithi thi. Uski mudra se kuchh bhi zaahir nahi ho raha tha, lekin Ruchika ke har shabd ke saath uska dhyaan aur bhi gehra hota jaa raha tha.
Kaera : Continue...!
Ruchika : Unhone deal ka ek estimate diya hai. Ten billion dollars. Wo apna patent aur technology leke aayenge. Aur, Indian partner hone ke naate humein unhe land, capital, infrastructure aur network provide karwana hoga. This is the deal. Wo partnership hi nahi, dominance bhi chaahte hai. Wo jisey bhi chunenge woh agle 50 saalo tak unki chhaaya me hi rahega.
Kaera : Aur? Kya socha hai tumne humari Nexacom ke liye? Tumhe pata hai na ki... Sonia bhi wahi rahegi? Our competitor.
Ruchika : Hum wo denge jo Elite Group unhe nahi de sakta.
Kaera : Oh! Jaise?
Ruchika : Elite Group kya kar sakta hai? Workers aur factories ka unhe laalach dega. Par, hum unhe efficiency aur future denge. Nexacom abhi ke abhi 5 billion dollars invest kar sakta hai. Plants, industrial parks, supply chain ka ports, railways se connection ye sab hum karenge. AI driven forecasting system ke saath. Hum unhe ye yakeen dilayenge ki ICONGLOBE bina ek bhi rupaye gawaaye India me apna stage set kar sakta hai.
Kaera : Par, Sonia aisa hone nahi degi. *Sips*
Ruchika : I know. She'll sell speed and certainty. Wo ye kahengi ki Elite Group ke paas pehle se hi 15 factories aur 50,000 workers hai. Blah blah blah. She’ll promise time-to-market in eighteen months, where we’ll take three years. I know that. Lekin, ICONGLOBE yaha 18 mahino ke liye kaam karne nahi aa raha, Miss.
Kaera : ???
Ruchika (smiles) : Wo kam se kam aane waale 100 saalo ke liye yaha aa rahe hai. If we'll remind them of legacy, not urgency, we'll win.
Kaera (smirks) : I see! Par, bhulo nahi, Ruchika. Nexacom ka forte automobiles nahi hai. Jabki, Sonia ka Elite Group automobiles me leading company hai.
Ruchika : I know miss ki humaari Nexacom automobiles sector me leading company nahi hai, par humaare tech infrastructure ka koi tod nahi.
Kaera : Hmm! And?
Ruchika : Humaare paas robust infrastructure hai. Hum softwares me meelo aage hai Elite Group se. Humein bas kuchh time chahiye. Aur, hum ye sab establish kar sakte hai jo Elite Group ke paas hai.
Kaera : Okay! Aur?
Ruchika : Government green bonds aur EVs ke liye bahut sensitive hai, miss. Aur, hum ICONGLOBE ko yahi laalach denge ki hum green work ke liye bhi postive hai. Eager hai.
Kaera : I see!
Ruchika : EVs ki race shuru ho chuki hai, miss. Iss samay humein chahiye ek aisa brand, ek aisa trustworthy source jo hume internal parts supply kare. Imagine ki humari company market me EVs ko utaaregi aur logo ke liye wahi monopoly bann jaaye? Toh? Insan jab bhi market me jaayega EV lene to uske dimaag me bas ek hi naam hoga. Aur, wo humara future brand hoga, miss. Jo hum ICONGLOBE ke saath tie up kar ke bana sakte hai.
Kaera (frowns) : I don't even consider EV cars as cars. But business beckons... Go on! Sunn rahi hu mein.
Ruchika (sighs) : Jaanti hu, miss. Well, aaj kal ye zaroori ho raha hai. People are getting aware. EV is the future, miss. Almost sabhi brands ne apne EV models nikaalna shuru kar diye. Elite Group bhi peechhe nahi hai.
Kaera : I'm expecting this deal to be successful then.
Ruchika (haami bharte hue) : B-Bilkul, miss. Ye deal humaari hi hogi.
Kaera ki bauhe ek pal ki liye sikudi. Ruchika se deal ke baare me jaanana toh bas ek formality thi. Asal baat toh yeh thi ki woh apne dimaag me pehle hi saari calculations kar chuki thi.
Aur, use bas ek baat samajh nahi aa rahi thi-
Sonia bhala ICONGLOBE se deal kyu karna chaah rahi thi? Agar, logically dekha jaaye toh ICONGLOBE kahi na kahi ELITE GROUP ke liye ek competitor hi hai jo India me aake business felaane ki soch rahi hai.
Aise me, Elite Group ka unhi ke saath haath milaana? Kya isme koi sense tha?
'What are you thinking, Sonia?' Kaera mann hi mann budbudayi. 'Kahi... Tum sirf Nexacom ko peechhe karne ke liye ye sab toh nahi-!? Ya fir, you don't want ICONGLOBE to make progress?'
Jo bhi tha, ye Kaera ke parey tha. Sonia ki chaal ko samajhne ke liye shayad thoda aur waqt lagne waala tha use.
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Sonia's house - Zenith,
Mumbai, Evening - 5:10 PM ~
Toh wahi Sonia ki study shaant aur bhaari thi. Woh table ke sirhane baithi thi, mudra ekdum shaant aur haath me ek paani ka glass. Woh akeli nahi thi, uske pita, Shailendra bhi uske saamne ek kursi par virajman the aur unki kathor nigaahein apni beti par tiki hui thi.
Wahi Sonia ki maa, Namrita ki upasthiti thodi narm thi, woh peechhe khadi thi aur uske haath apni bitiya ke kandho par tike hue the.
Shailendra : ICONGLOBE ki deal bahut maayne rakhti hai humaare liye, beta. Kya socha hai tumne? Woh ek prakar se humaare competitior hai. India me aa ke wo apna business felaana chaahte hai aur agar aise me Nexacom se unki deal ho gayi toh phir-
Sonia : Jaanti hu, dad. Isliye, ye deal mein hi leke rahungi, I promise.
Shailendra : Competitor ko ally banaane ka socha hai?
Sonia (nods) : Kuchh aisa hi samajh lijiye aap. ICONGLOBE agar humaare saath rahegi toh humaari nigraani me rahegi. Aur, mein make sure karungi ki wo humse aage na nikal paaye. Isliye, unhe baandh ke rakhna hoga. We have to utilise them, not the other way around.
Shailendra (haami bharte hue) : Hmm! Nexacom ka automobiles se koi lena-dena nahi hai, lekin wo isi opportunity ki khoj me hai. Ye humari territory hai, beta. Ek-chhatra raaj chalta hai humara yaha. Make sure it stays that way.
Sonia : I know! Don’t worry, dad!
Uski nazar phir Suchika par gayi jo wahi ek sofe par baithi hui thi. Ruchika ki badi behan. Agar, Ruchika ke vyaktitva me urja thi, toh Suchika ke vyaktitva me wazan tha. Aisa wazan jo zakhmo se ubhar kar aata tha. Sonia muskurayi aur Suchika ko dekh boli.
Sonia : Batao, Suchika! Kya planning hai tumhari? I want to know your insights. Tumhe kuchh na kuchh andaaza toh hoga hi ki tumhari chhoti behan, Ruchika kaise kaam karti hai? Akhir, behan jo ho tum uski. Kya bata sakti ho mujhe ki iss waqt tumhari behan Kaera ko kya opinions de rahi hogi?
Suchika : Miss Kaera will play bold, miss.
Sonia (smiles) : Ohh?
Suchika : Yes. Ruchika humesha apne vision ko aage lekar chalti hai. Numbers ko nahi. Wo future par zor degi, integration par… Logically sochte hai miss. Nexacom ko ek internal parts supply karne waali ICONGLOBE jaisi company mil rahi hai, toh woh uss se kya karenge??? Wo unn parts ka use karte hue apni future sub brand nikaalenge. Perhaps, a car brand. Ya phir, koi EV car brand. Aisi hi wo iss industry me apni pehchaan bana sakte hai.
Sonia ke honth ye sunte hi muskaan me upar uth gaye. Suchika se woh kismat se nahi mili thi. Usne Suchika ko khoja tha. Jab use pata chala tha ki Ruchika ki koi ek behan bhi hai jo utni hi talented hai, lekin kisi kaaran-vash ghar se bhaag gayi thi, bas usi samay Sonia ne apni chaal chal di thi.
Suchika aur Ruchika dono behne thi aur dono hi twins thi jaha Suchika kuchh minutes Ruchika se umr me badi thi.
Aur, yahi kaaran tha ki ve dono ek dusre ko itna behatreen dhang se samajh paati thi. Unhe ek dusre se alag hue kayi saal ho chuke the lekin, uske bawajood ve dono hi abhi tak ek dusre ke baare me sab kuchh bhali bhaanti samajhti thi.
Farq bas itna sa tha ki udhar Ruchika ko iss baat ki bhanak tak nahi thi ki uski badi judwa behan uske khilaaf iss deal me hissa le rahi thi.
Sonia (smiles) : Good! *leans forward* Aur, counter ka kya? Hum Nexacom ko counter kaise karenge?
Suchika : Hum Nexacom ke vision ko ground reality se dhwast karenge, miss. Humein Nexacom ki kamzori dhundhne ki zaroorat nahi. Hum ICONGLOBE ki kamzori pakdenge.
Sonia (smirks) : Go on!
Suchika : Agar, hum ICONGLOBE ko wo denge jiski unhe sakht zaroorat hai toh koi bhi humein ye deal lene se rok nahi sakta, miss. Aur, unki kamzori hai - Logistics.
Sonia : Hmm?
Suchika : They’ve failed in scaling the markets quickly. Aur, aap unhe ye yaad dilaogi ki Elite Motors pehle se hi network supplier, dealership aur workforce ko control karta hai. Koi bhi behuda sa futuristic promise humaare execution ko tod nahi sakta. Hum 100% certainty sell karenge, jo Nexacom nahi kar sakta. ICONGLOBE future imagination ko admire karta hai, lekin-
Sonia : ??
Suchika : They’ll pay only for the stability. Not for the shallow promises.
“Hahahahaha!”
Achanak hi wahi baitha Shailendra hass pada. Usne haami bhari-
Shailendra : Bahut khoob! Very impressive! That’s the kind of clarity I expect.
Suchika (bows) : Thank you, sir!
Namrita ki aankhein thodi narm pad gayi.
Namrita : Beta, Kaera se bas- koi jhagda mat kar lena. Waise hi tum dono ka rishta kitne saalo se bigda hua hai. Kahi iss deal ke chakkar me-
Sonia : Mom! Iss baar aap dekhna. I’ll beat her in her own game.
Namrita : Haan, par- maana ki wo competitor hai, lekin tumhari bachpan ki friend bhi toh hai. Duniya dekhti hai beta ki tum kaise jeetati ho, sirf ye nahi ki tum jeetati ho.
Ek pal ke liye Sonia ki teekshnata kam ho gayi. Usne apni maa ka haath halke se chhua, phir apni nazrein wapas se Suchika ki orr ghuma li.
Sonia : My decision was right. Every move, every word Ruchika would plant in Kaera’s ear… You’ve already stripped it bare. *smirks* Bas dekhna ye hai ki tum kitna sahi saabit hoti ho.
Suchika ke chehre par garv aur dard, dono ke bhaav the.
Suchika (smiles weakly) : Wo meri behan hai, mein jaanti hu ki wo kaisa sochti hai, kaise kaam karti hai. Kyunki… Ek samay mein bhi aisa sochti thi.
Sonia ki nazrein uss par narm pad gayi.
Sonia : Don’t worry, Suchi! Bas ye deal ho jaane do. *mutters* I’ll fix things for you as well.
Aur, wo ek gehre chintan me doob gayi. Kaera ki hi tarah usne pehle hi saari tarqeebein soch li thi.
Par, akhir uska maqsad kya tha? ICONGLOBE se deal karna taaki wo use control me rakh sake? Haan. Kuchh hadd tak. Lekin, iss se bhi bada shadiyantra uske dimag me tha.
Ek teer se teen nishaane.
Pehla toh yahi ki woh ICONGLOBE, yaani apne hi dushman se deal karne waali thi jiske chalte wo uss par niyantran rakh sake.
Dusra ye ki wo ye deal Nexacom se chheenane waali thi jiske chalte Nexacom automobiles sector me pravesh hi na kar sake.
Aur, teesra aur sabse khatarnak plan-
Woh ICONGLOBE se partnership karne ke baad, unki technology ko legi aur use reverse engineer kar uss technology ke mechanism ko khojegi. Kuchh hi saalo me wo iss acquired technology ke chalte automobiles ke naye evolved parts banwaane shuru kar degi. ICONGLOBE se contract ko terminate karegi aur khud ke parts market me release karte hue ICONGLOBE ka patta saaf kar degi.
Ye tha, Sonia ka master plan.
Absolute monopoly.
Sonia ki aankhein bhayanak tareeke se chamak uthi. ‘I wonder, tum kitna prepared ho iss baar…. Kaera!!!’
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Idhar Veer jaise hi apne ghar me pravesh kiya, uss par sawaalon par sawaal thop diye gaye. Wo jab jawab dete hue neeche bedroom se guzra to usne dekha ki-
Andar Ragini wheelchair par baithi hui thi, uske bed par Kavya baithi koi magazine padh rahi thi, uske qadam darwaze ki dehleez par ruke aur Ragini ki namm aankhein uss se jaa mili.
Kintu, Ragini kuchh na boli, wo bas muh pher li. Kavya ne jab maujoodagi ka ehsaas liya toh wo Veer ko dekh chehek uthi.
Kavya : Bhaiyaaa? Aa gaye aap?
Woh daudati hui uske paas aayi.
Veer (nods) : Hmm! Tum abhi yahi ho?
Kavya : Haan toh? Bhabhi ki help karne ka promise kiya tha maine, aur tab se mein yahi hu. Aap toh nikal liye vaada kar kar, hmph-!
Veer : Tum ghar laut sakti ho, Kavya! Mein ab aa gaya hu na, mein dhyaan-
Magar, uske kehne se pehle hi Ragini beech me bol padi.
Ragini : Uss se keh do Kavya ki koi zaroorat nahi hai. Mein apna dhyaan khud rakh sakti hu.
Veer : R-Rag- I mean, bhabhi aap-
‘Bhabhi’ sunte hi Ragini ke dil par ek aur ghaat pahuchi. Magar, Veer akhir karta toh kya karta!? Yeh uski majboori thi. Saath me Kavya jo khadi hui thi. Woh ‘Ragini’ ko uske naam se nahi pukaar sakta tha. Ragini uss se baat bhi Kavya ke zariye kar rahi thi.
Kavya (khuspusaate hue) : Bhabhi naraaz hai aapse!
Veer (mutters) : Jaanta hu! Ek kaam karo, tum baahar jao!
Kavya (nods) : O-Okay!
Kavya uski baat ka paalan kar baahar to chali gayi. Veer ne use jaata hua apne senses se mehsoos bhi kiya aur phir apna dhyaan wapas se Ragini ki orr kar diya.
Magar, tabhi Kavya kuchh sochte hue wapas laut aayi aur deewar ke peechhe chhip ke khadi ho gayi.
Veer : Ragini-!!
Ragini : Ab kyu aaye ho, Veer? Kya hua? Achanak se yaad aa gaya ki tumhara ghar yaha hai?
Woh apne haatho se wheelchair ke rukh ko ghumaate hue boli. Veer dekh paa raha tha ki Ragini saaf taur par behad zyaada gusse me thi aur naraaz bhi.
Veer : Ragini, mein-
Usne kuchh kehne ki koshish ki, lekin shabd nahi nikle. Ragini ne dard-bhari aankhein liye use dekha, uski ungliyaan wheelchair ke armrest par kassi hui thi.
Ragini : Kya hua, Veer? Ab awaaz kyu nahi nikal rahi? Poore hafte bhar toh tum gaayab the!
Usne apni kamzori chhipaane ki koshish ki, lekin uski awaaz thodi-si bhar uthi.
Ragini : Mein sab jaanti hu, Veer! Nidhi ma’am! Unke ghar gaye the na tum?
Veer : Haan, lekin sirf unke hi nahi mein maasi ke yaha bhi-
Ragini : Bahaane mat banao, Veer! Mein jaanti hu sab. YOU LOVE HER!!! *sniff*
Veer : …
Baahar khadi Kavya jo kaan lagaaye sab sunn rahi thi uski aankhein aashcharya me fel gayi.
Ragini : Aise kya dekh raho ho mujhe? Kya tumne hi nahi bataya tha yeh? Haan? *sniff* Ki hai koi meri hi tarah tumhare jeevan me- Married. Divorced. Wahi hai na? Bolo??? Kya mein jaanti nahi ki kaise tum dusri aurton ko dekhte ho?? Kya karu ab mein? Yahi baithi rahu? Sadti rahu? Jab tak ki marr na jau???
Veer : Ragini, shut up!!
Woh uski orr badha.
Veer : Tum jaanti ho ki… baat itni simple nahi hai. Tumhe achhi tarah pata hai ki mein kaha gaya tha, kaha reh raha tha aur kis liye gaya tha. Inn dinon mein bhi bas bhaag-daud hi kar raha hu. Wo attack, police, goons, shootout, dada ji ko khona, tumhara zakhmi hona, Yarnia, Prestige, sab kuchh. Tum jaanti ho ki mein kitna uljha hua tha. Sabhi cheezon ko fir se jodne me… mein- mein kitna busy tha.
Veer ke shabd sunn Ragini sihar uthi. Uski aankhon me aasu aa gaye.
Ragini : Busy? Tum busy the, Veer? Seriously? AUR, MERA KYAAA???
Usne apni wheelchair ki orr ishaara karte hue kaha.
Ragini (yells) : Kin cheezon ko jod rahe the tum, haan? Dekho mujhe! Idhar tooti padi hui hu mein! Kya tum jod paaye?? *sniff* Bolo? *shivers* Kya tumhe zara bhi farq padega ki agar mein ek din iss room me marr jau? Ya ye bhi tumhara koi plan hai? *sniff*
Kehte hue usne apna muh pher liya.
Veer : Ragini, nahi!!!
Woh uski orr badha, aur jhukte hue uske perr pakadte hue baith gaya.
Veer : Bakwaas baatein mat karo, Ragini. Tum ye achhi tarah jaanti ho ki mujhe tumhari kitni parvah hai. Aisi baatein mat karo… please.
Ragini mudte hue use dekhi, uske chehre par se aasu beh rahe the.
Ragini : Toh, phir kya Veer? Tum baar-baar mujhe yahi ehsaas dilwaate ho ki mein tumhare liye kaafi nahi. *sniff*
Uska haath aage badha aur Veer ke haath ke upar gaya jo uske perr par tha.
Ragini : Ab mere paas yahi bacha hai, Veer! *sniff* Shareer toot chuka hai. Aur, dil- har baar tootata hai. Jab-jab mein tumhe kisi aur ke saath dekhti hu. *mutters* Iss baar… Iss baar mujhe sirf shabdo se kahi zyada ki zaroorat hai. Mujhe yeh jaanana hai, Veer… ki mein tumhari hu… aur tum mere!!! *sniff*
Veer : Mein-
Woh use jawab dena chaahta tha, Ragini use bahut preeya thi, lekin… Nidhi, Kaera, Suhana, Ava… ka khayal achanak se uske dimaag me aane laga. Unke chehre.
Aur, Ragini ne uski jhijhak ko mehsoos kar liya. Uski aankhon me shaq dekh kar uske chehre ke bhaav utar gaye.
Ragini : Kiske baare me soch rahe ho, Veer?
Uski awaaz achanak hi gambheer ho uthi.
Ragini : Sab dekh paa rahi hu tumhare mann me… Wahi Nidhi ma’am, hai na? *sniff*
Usne apna perr Veer ki pakad se chhura liya.
Ragini : Kyu nahi bhala… Sundar hain woh, meri tarah apahij nahi. Chal sakti hai, daud sakti hai. Unhe madad ki koi zaroorat hi nahi. Poori tarah swasth. *sniff* Aur, mein? I’m just… damaged goods, right? *sniff* Kyu? Shai hu na mein? JAWAB DO MUJHE!
Veer (yells) : Aisa nahi hai, RAGINI! Faaltu ki baatein mat karo. Aur, khabardar ye marrne maraane ki baat kari toh- tumhare na chalne se farq nahi padta mujhe. Mein ab bhi tumhari utni hi parvah karta hu jitni pehle karta tha. Nahi… balki, uss se bhi zyada.
Ragini : …
Veer : Lekin, mein tumhe kamzor aurat ke roop me nahi dekhta. Tum mere liye ab bhi wahi Ragini ho. Powerful. Straightforward. Cool. Composed. Bold. Aaj agar tum sahi se chal nahi paa rahi toh ye sab badal nahi jaayega.
Veer ne uski jaangh chhoone ki koshish ki, magar iske pehle ki woh chhoo paata, Ragini ne uska haath pakad liya.
Ragini : Then prove it, Veer! *sniff* Fucking prove it! Saabit karo ki tum mujhe ab bhi chaahte ho. Mein bhi jaanti hu ki baaki aurtein tumhe kaise dekhti hai, Veer! Kya wo sab tumhe wo de sakti hai jo mein de sakti hu?
Woh Veer ke haath ko apne chehre par le gayi.
Ragini : M-Mujhe batao ki mein abhi bhi kaafi hu, Veer! *sniff* ki mein humesha rahungi! Kyunki, mujhe darr rehta hai… tumhe khone ka… meri jagah kisi aur ke lene ka… You know how much I love you~
Veer (sighs) : Look, Ragini! Mein jaanta hu tumne mere liye kitna kuchh kiya hai. Tumne mujhe ghar diya, business me meri help ki… the first big gift I received was given by you… Tum meri parvah ek patni ke roop me karti thi, wo bhi tab jab mujhe theek se uss shabd ka matlab bhi nahi pata tha. Tumne mujhe sab kuchh diya. Aaj agar tumhara ye haal hai toh uska zimmedar mein hu.
Ragini : N-Nahi! I-It’s not like th-
Veer : Nahi! Iska zimmedar mein hi hu. Tum Prestige me kiske liye thi? Yarnia ke liye. Yarnia ki zimmedari kisne tumhe saunpi thi? Maine. Tum har pal mere liye kaam kar rahi thi. Isliye, iska gunehgar mein hi hu, lekin-
Ragini : Lekin? Lekin, kya Veer-!?
Veer : Lekin, it’s complicated, Ragini. Mein tumhe kabhi bhi hurt nahi karna chaahta. Isliye, maine humare relation ko proceed nahi kiya hai. Kyunki, mere dil me… *sighs* Kisi aur ko lekar bhi aisi hi feelings hai. Aur, ye tum bhi saaf-saaf jaanti ho.
Ragini : ..!?
Veer : Mein tum sabki qadr karta hu. Call me shameless or selfish. Whatever you want. Par, yahi sacchaayi hai. Aur, iska matlab ye zara bhi nahi hai ki mein tumse pyaar nahi karta. Haan. Mein ab bhi tumhe chaahta hu. *glances* Meri aankhon me dekho kya tumhe lagta hai mein tumhari parvah nahi karta? Kya tumhe lagta hai ki mein bas formalities ke liye tumse baat karta hu?
Ragini ne uski aankhon me jhaank ke dekha. Uski aankhein abhi bhi aasuon se geeli thi. Lekin, wo Veer ki aankhon me kisi bhi prakaar ka jhooth nahi dhoondh paayi.
Ragini (sobs) : Mein tum par yakeen karna chaahti hu, Veer! *sniff* God knows I want to… lekin, har baar jab tum iss tarah se hich-kichaate ho, har baar jab tum nazrein pher lete ho… iss se kya samjhu mein? *sniff* Yeh mujhe andar se tod deta hai.
Uske haath Veer ke seene par uske dil ke upar gaya.
Ragini : I want to feel it there… *sniff* Jaanana hai ki mein tumhare liye sirf temporary nahi hu. *phusphusate hue* Mein tumse itna pyaar karti hu ki mujhe dard hota hai, Veer. *sniff* Don’t make me choose between loving you and hurting you.
Veer (khade hote hue) : I cherish all of you, Ragini! Unn sabhi ne bhi mere jeevan me meri madad ki hai. Aur, tum… unme se ek ho. Lekin, mein sirf kisi ek ka bann ke nahi reh sakta. Yahi mera jawaab hai. Call me selfish or whatever. Ye mera final answer hai.
Kehte hue uski nazrein neeche jhuk gayi.
Veer : Hate me or accept me. Ye tum par depend karta hai, Ragini. I know it sounds ridiculous, lekin mera dil jaanta hai ki wo sabke liye kya feel karta hai. Par, ye jaan lo- agar tum mujhse nafrat bhi karogi, to bhi mein tumhare saath rahunga. Tumhari parvah karunga. Bhale hi iske liye mujhe tumhari parchhaayi bann kar hi kyu na rehna pade.
Ragini zor se hasi, uska chehra aasuon se bheega hua tha.
Ragini : Is this a joke, Veer? Tumhe pata hai na tum kya bol rahe ho? Feelings? Sab ke liye? Tumhe hosh hai? Aur, kya matlab meri parchhaayi bann kar rahoge?
Veer : Mein-
Ragini : To mein kya tumhare liye bas yahi hu? Bas koi aisa insaan jiski parchhaayi se parvaah ki jaaye? Mein koi daan peti nahi hu, VEER! Maine tumse itna pyaar kiya, tumhe apna sab kuchh de diya — apna shareer bhi. *voice cracks* Agar, tum mujhe poori tarah se nahi chun sakte… to chunane ki zehmat bhi mat uthaana.
Veer : ??
Ragini (muh pherte hue) : Go and be with your perfect women who can run after you.
Veer : Nahiiii!!!
Iss baar Veer ki aankhein namm thi aur usne baithate hue Ragini ka haath pakad liya.
Veer : Aisa mat karo, Ragini! Meri taraf dekho…
Veer ne apne haath me uska haath thaame apni chhaati se lagaaya. Uski dhadkane tez thi.
Veer : Suno! Mera dil… kitna bechain hai. Agar, tum meri life me nahi rahogi to mein aage kaise badhunga? Mein-
Usne Ragini ke haath ko dheere se chooma.
Veer : I want you. No! I need you, Ragini. With me…
Ragini apni hatheli ke neeche Veer ki dhadkano ko daudta hua mehsoos ki-
Ragini : Veer- *sniff* M-Mein bahut darri hui hu! *leans closer* Mein tumhe kisi ke saath share karu? Ye khayal bhi mein bardasht nahi kar sakti. Par, ye bhi sach hai ki mein tumhe kho bhi nahi sakti. *sniff*
Kehte hue usne ek haath se Veer ke chehra thaama.
Ragini : Promise me you’re mine. All mine! M-Mein bhale hi abhi toot gayi hu- *sniff* Par, mujhme abhi bhi itni taaqat hai ki jo mera hai uske liye mein ladd saku. Mujhse wo baatne ke liye mat kaho jo mera hai, Veer. Mat kaho! *sniff*
Veer : Aur, yahi ek vaada hai jo mein tumhe de nahi sakta, Ragini. *smiles weakly* Lekin, ye jaan lo- mein tumse bahut pyaar karta hu. Aur, jaise tumne ye haal apna kar liya hai na... Waise hi tumhare liye mein bhi apni jaan de sakta hu. Aur, tum ye bhi dekhna. Tum ek din phirse chalogi. I'll make sure.
Usne Ragini ke baal ki ek latt ko uske kaan ke peechhe karte hue kaha. Ragini ne apna sarr dheere se hilaaya. Uske aasu ab bina rok-tok ke beh rahe the.
Ragini : Bas, itna hi kaafi nahi hai, Veer!! *sniff* Agar, mein bas tumhari list me ek aur naam hu, toh ye pyaar kaafi nahi. Ye pyaar nahi. *sniff*
Usne Veer ki kalaayi mazbooti se pakdi.
Ragini : Maine tumhe apna sab kuchh de diya. Yaha tak ki... even my ability to walk. Ab kya karu mein?? *sniff* Khud ka harem banaana hai, Veer??? Aur, mein? Kya karu??? Khushi-khushi raazi ho jau? Kaan khol ke sunn lo, Veer. YA TOH MUJHE POORI TARAH SE CHUN LO. YA PHIR CHUNANE KI ZEHMAT HI MAT UTHAO. MEIN TUMHARE LIYE BAS EK AUR AURAT NAHI HO SAKTI!
Veer shaant aur sthir hokar khada hua. Uske chehre ke bhaav uske baalo se chhip gaye.
Veer : Maine tumhe apna jawab de diya, Ragini. Kya ye tumhara akhiri jawaab hai?
Ragini wheelchair par apni mudra seedhi kar baithi, apne kaanpte haatho ke bawajood apne aasu pochhte hue-
Ragini (yells) : HAAN! YAHI HAI MERA AKHIRI JAWAB, VEER! *sniff* I deserve better than second place in your heart. Ya toh mein tumhare liye sab kuchh hu... Ya kuchh bhi nahi!!! Aur, tumhe itna kuchh dene ke baad — jisme mera ye toota hua shareer bhi shaamil hai, mein sirf ek aur aurat bann kar nahi rehna chaahti jise tum apne paas rakhte ho.
Baahar khadi Kavya jo sab kuchh sunn rahi thi, uske hosh udd chuke the. Ye sab kya ho raha tha?
"Bh-Bhabhi Veer bhaiya se-!?"
Phus-phusaate hue usne apna muh apne haath se dhak liya. Veer ne andar se pehle hi mehsoos kar liya tha ki Kavya wapas se aa kar baahar khadi ho gayi thi, lekin usne uska khulaasa nahi kiya.
Tabhi, Kavya ko apne kandhe par peechhe se ek haath mehsoos hua-
"Aahnnghhh-!?"
Iske pehle ki woh chillaati, uske muh ko kisi ne haath se dhak diya. Dekha toh paaya ki Suman thi. Aur, uske bagal se Aabha bhi khadi hui thi.
Suman (phus-phusaate hue) : Shhh!
Kavya (murmurs) : Ahh!? S-Suman aunty, aap? Bh-Bhabhi aur Veer bhaiya-
Suman : Shh! Pata hai mujhe. Ragini ji maalik se pyaar karti hai.
Kavya : H-Huh?? Par-!?
Suman ki aankhein thodi narm pad gayi.
Aabha : Maa ji!? Kya... Kya aap isi toofan ki baat kar rahi thi?
Suman (nods) : Hmm!
Suman ne Aabha aur Sonali dono ko kuchh din pehle bataaya tha ki jald hi ek toofan aayega. Ragini buri tarah se tootegi. Jab use lagega ki wo apne pyaar tak ab iss haalat me daud ke jaa bhi nahi sakti. Aur, shayad yahi wo pal tha.
Suman ne Aabha aur Kavya ko bagal ke kamre me ghaseeta taaki unhe koi dekh na sake.
Andar, Veer ne ek qadam peechhe liya.
Veer : Toh, phir- *gehri saans lete hue* I'm sorry, Ragini. But this is it. Mein tumse aisa koi vaada nahi kar sakta jise mein nibha na saku. Aur, mein iss vaade ko tod kar tumse jhooth nahi bolna chaahta. So... here it is. Mein ab bhi tumhari parvaah karunga. Mujhse nafrat karo, mera mazaak udao, ya mujhe taana maaro. Lekin-
Ragini : !!??
Veer : Lekin, mein tumse pyaar karta rahunga, chaahe tum mujhe dur hi kyu na dhakel do. Agar paas nahi aane dogi... Toh dur rahunga, lekin rahunga aas-paas hi...
Ragini maano wheelchair par dhans si gayi, kandhe kaanpte hue, aur khamosh siskiyaan shareer ko jhak-jhorti hui.
Ragini : Waah! *Laughs weakly* Kitne udaar ho tum, Veer.
Veer : !!?
Ragini (shouts) : TOH APNA SAMAAN BAANDHO, AUR CHALE JAO VEER!!! KYUNKI, MEIN APNI CHEEZ KISI AUR KE SAATH BAANT NAHI SAKTI! KABHI BHI NAHI! *sniff* DUR HO JAO MERI NAZRO SE!!!
Veer : Kya tum yahi chaahti ho Ragini ki-
Ragini (yells) : HAAN! TUMHE SUNAYI NAHI DIYA? CHALE JAO, VEER! *sniff*
Veer kuchh seconds tak wahi khada raha. Aur, phir haami bhar waha se muda.
Veer : Theek hai! Yahi sahi!
Wo bina Ragini ko mauka diye hi waha se tezi se nikal gaya. Aur, use jaate dekh bechari Ragini hadbada uthi.
Ragini : N-Nahi-! Veeeeeer! Veeeeeer ruko!!! Damn it!!
Armrest par apne haath patakte hue wo rone lagi.
Ragini : Whyyyy?? *sniff* Why did I push him away? Because I couldn't bear sharing him, but I'd rather lose him completely? *sniff* Stupid stupid heart...!! Veeeeeer!
Veer apne kamre me aaya. Uska dil chotil tha. Fatafat usne apna ek bag pack karna shuru kar diya.
[Huh? Wait! Master!? Kya hum sach me, Ragini ko iss tarah se akela chhor-]
'Nahi!'
[Huh?]
'Mein jaanta hu use. Aaj nahi toh kal, wo mujhe waapas bulaayegi. I know she loves me. And, I love her too. Lekin-'
[???]
'Abhi mujhe wahi karna hoga jo usne kaha. To leave...'
Ragini khud se wheelchair ke pahiyo ko ghumaate hue aage badhne ki koshish karne lagi.
Ragini : Veeeeeer! Veeeeeer ruk jao! Please! *sniff*Don't go. We'll figure this out together. Please... I can't bear living without you, even if you're hurting me.
Wo wheelchair se darwaaze ke frame tak pahuchi, uski awaaz toot rahi thi.
Veer ne apna samaan pack kiya aur fatafat wo hall me aaya jaha Shweta aur Bhavna dono hi baithi hui thi. Shor sunn wo dono hi uth khadi hui.
Waise toh unhe halka-fulka shor pehle bhi sunaayi de raha tha, lekin unhone hastakshep nahi kiya.
Ragini : Veeeeer! Rukooooo! *sniff* I'm sorry, okay? I'm sorry for pushing you away!
Wo apne kamre se baahar aayi.
Ragini : I just... I can't breathe knowing you want others too. *sniff* Par, mein koshish toh kar sakti hu na? I'm sorry! Please, mujhe aise akela mat chhoro Veer! I know I'm being annoying but... Don't walk out that door. Veeeeer!!
Veer jaise hi baahar aaya, utne me hi Ragini wheelchair se khud ko chalaate hue baahar aayi.
Ragini (shouts) : VEEEEEEERRRR!
"Ahhh!!! Bhaiya jaa rahe hai? Suman aunty chhoriye mujhe-!"
Kavya bhaagne ke liye hui lekin, Suman pakde hue thi.
Suman : Nahi beta! Dekho! Abhi bas dekhti jao. Kuchh khaas ho sakta hai. Ya... Anarth bhi. Lekin, hume beech me nahi padna chahiye.
Kavya : P-Par-
Suman : Shhh! Aao mere saath!
Ragini jo jaldbazi me bhaagte hue wheelchair ko chala kar aa rahi thi wo achanak hi dining table ki kursi se takrayi aur achanak hi-
"Ahhhhhhhhhh!!"
Wo dhadaam se wheelchair se neeche gir padi.
*Thud*
Bhavna aur Shweta dono hi aage badhi par agle hi pal-
Veer hawa ke jhonke ki tarah waha aaya aur Ragini ko apni baaho me bhar liye. Wo zor-zor se bilakh ke ro rahi thi. Bhavna aur Shweta dono hi hairan thi.
Veer : Ragini-! Tum theek toh ho na? Ragini?
Usne ahista se Ragini ko apni baaho me princess carry kar ke uthaaya. Kintu, Ragini uski shirt jakde bas roye jaa rahi thi.
Veer iss baat par dhyaan bhi nahi de raha tha ki usne sabke saamne Ragini ko uske naam se pukaara tha.
Bhavna (frowns) : Veer?
Ragini (cries) : I'm sorrryyyy! *sniff* Mat jao mujhe chhor ke-! *sniff* Pleaaaaseee! Mein tumhare bina nahi jee paungi, Veer! *hic* I'm sorrrryy!!
Wo uski shirt ko bheenche bas uske seene me muh chhipaaye roye jaa rahi thi. Aur, Shweta aur Bhavna iss drishya ko dekh poori tarah se dang reh chuki thi, jo ki laazmi tha.
Kavya, Aabha aur Suman bhi wahi daakhil hoti hui sab kuchh dekh rahi thi. Ek darr... ki ab kya hoga?
Bhavna : Veer? Ragini-? Y-Ye sab kya?
Aur, agle hi pal Ragini ne kuchh aisa kaha jise sunn waha par logo ki aankhein baahar ko aa gayi.
Ragini : I LOVE YOU VEEEER!!! *sniff* I LOVE YOU! I LOVE YOU! Mat jaana mujhe chhorke-! Please! *sniff*
Bhavna ki dhadkane tez ho gayi. Shweta ka haal bhi kuchh aisa hi tha. Kavya apne nichle honth daato taley dabaaye na jaane kya soch rahi thi. Par, aage Veer ne jo kaha, use sunn jaise sab sann reh gaye. Siwaaye, Suman ke-
Veer : I love you too, Ragini!
Bhavna (gasps) : Huh!?
Veer (glances) : Kavya! Wheelchair andar leke aao!
Kehte hue Veer Ragini ko yu uthaaye andar le jaane laga.
Aabha : Maa ji! Kya ye... Anarth tha ya phir kuchh achha?
Suman (smiles gently) : Waqt batayega beta.
Kavya haami bhar wheelchair ko andar le jaane lagi.
Bhavna : Veer ruko-!
Lekin, Bhavna ka haath pakad Shweta ne use wahi rok diya.
Shweta : Ye sahi waqt nahi hoga. *frowns* Mujhe nahi laga tha ki dono me-
Bhavna (nods) : Hmm! *frowns* Ek gambheer samasya khadi ho gayi hai. Ye bahut galat hai.
Shweta (sighs) : Haan! Bhumi aur Tejal ko ghar aa jaane do. Phir, discuss karte hai?
Bhavna : Hmm!
Andar aate hi room me Veer, Kavya aur bas Ragini hi the. 2 ghante tak darwaza band raha aur na jaane kya-kya baatein hoti rahi. Jab darwaza khula toh Veer baahar aaya-
Uske mukh par halki muskaan thi ki tabhi-
Aabha daudati hui uske paas aayi.
Aabha : Maalik?
Veer : Hmm? Kya hua?
Aabha : Aapke liye kuchh aaya hai. Pata nahi. Dekhiye!
Ek package Aabha ke haath me tha. Ek envelope. Veer ne use check kiya toh uski bauhe chinta me kass gayi. Usne jhatse wo Aabha ke haatho se chheena aur jaise hi use khola toh uski chinta aur adhik badh gayi.
Uske saamne tha-
Aur, yahi wo din tha, jab Veer apni alliance ke paas pahuch chuka tha.
Jab ek limousine aake Renshu, Ava, Erica aur Garofano ki hotel ke saamne aake ruki. Andar se Veer nikla aur saath hi uske bagal se do-chaar professional workers nikal kar ke aaye. All hired by him.
Halki boonda-baandi baarish ke chalte ve sabhi uske liye chhaata haath me thaame hue the.
Garofano : He's here!
Veer ko iss tarah unhone pehle kabhi nahi dekha tha. Ava ki bauhe sikud gayi. Woh akeli nahi thi-
[Something... Something about him... has changed, dear.]
Na jaane inn beetein dinon me kya kuchh badla tha, lekin badla toh zaroor tha. Bahut kuchh. Khaaskar, Veer ke andar.
Veer ne uss worker ke haath se chhaata liya aur unhe wahi rukne ka ishaara dete hue woh ahista-ahista unki orr chalte hue aaya.
Aur, paas aate hue usne bas itna hi poochha-
Veer : Tum logon ko bhi?
Aur, uske poochhne par Ava, Garofano, Renshu aur Erica, sabhi ne dheere se ek haami bhari.
Unhone apne haath me thaama wahi envelope use dikhaaya, Veer ki bauhe sikud gayi.
Iska matlab ye baat sach thi ki invitation sabhi system holders ke paas gaya tha.
Renshu (frowns) : Ye X ki koi nayi chaal toh nahi?
Garofano : Ya shayad wo genuinely system ke raaz par baat karna chaahta ho?
Ava : No. I don't believe him. Veer...! Ye uski koi chaal hi hogi. He's the most cunning system holder. Wo befaltu me hum sab ko aise dhamki deke kyu bulayega bhala-? You saw the warning, right? Agar, waha nahi pahuche toh-
Erica (frowns) : There may be some consequences.
Ava (nods) : Right!
Erica : Dad, kya hum-?
Renshu (nods) : Jab tak hum waha jayenge nahi, humein maalum nahi padega ki ye sab kis liye hai. Lekin, waha jaana bhi khatre se khaali nahi aur- Waha na jaane par bhi dhamki di gayi hai. Veer? Alliance V ke leader hone ke naate... Tumhara decision?
Veer ne kuchh kshan unhe dekha aur phir bas yahi kaha :
"Humari alliance ka pehla mission ek hi hai : Summit!"
***
Iss meeting ke baad, Renshu India se vida leke jaa chuka tha. Lekin, baaki sabhi-?
Ve sab apne missions par lag chuke the, Veer sahit.
Niharika, Globerays ki head HR hone ke naate, Veer dwara diye gaye naye kaam par lag chuki thi.
Veer ki prediction bhi sahi thi. Itne dinon me Niharika se dur rehne ke chalte, aur Yarnia par humla hone ki wajah se-
Uski pakad Niharika par kamzor pad chuki thi.
"Shut up! Mein kyu follow karu tumhare orders, huh? Tumse apni nayi brand tak toh sambhaali nahi gayi, tum mujhe kya higher pay doge? Sapne dikhaana band karo!"
Kuchh yahi shabd the Niharika ke jab Veer ek subah uske ghar par chori-chhipe daakhil hua.
Veer : Tum shayad ek hi taraf ki news dekhna pasand karti ho. Hmm?
Niharika : K-Kya matlab?
Veer : Kya tumhe ye nahi pata ki jisne attack karwaya... Wo marr chuka hai? *grins* Jisne bomb feka, wo jail me sadd raha hai?
Niharika (gasps) : Huh-!?
Veer (aage badhte hue) : Aur, abhi bahut kuchh hona baaki hai.
Veer use deewar se sataate hue uske kaan ki orr jhuka, Niharika ki dhadkane tez ho gayi.
Niharika : D-Dur hato, Vikaas ghar par hai, j-jao yaha se tum-
Par, agle hi kshan uske bedroom ke andar, theek darwaaze ke peechhe uski madmast gadrayi gaand par dhakke lag rahe the.
"Nnnghhhhh~"
Vikaas hall se guzarta hua bedroom ke baahar aaya, iss baat se bekhabar ki theek bedroom ke darwaaze ke peechhe uski biwi jhuk ke apni chut marwa rahi thi.
Vikaas : Suno? Mein-! Mein jaa raha hu.
Niharika ki chut apne pati ki awaaz sunte hi zorr se kass gayi. Usne haath badi mushqil se darwaze ke handle par rakh khud ko sambhaala-
Niharika (moans) : Nghh~ H-Haan! Th-Theem hai! Ugh~
Vikaas : Hmm? Kya hua?
Niharika : Nnnn~ Chaato mat mujhe aur- aur niklo apne kaam par-!! Sssss~
Vikaas humesha se hi Niharika se darrta tha. Aaj bhi uske liye koi alag din nahi tha. Gusse me haami bharte hue wo college ke liye nikal gaya. Iss baat se parey ki uski biwi ki choot me koi aur aadmi ghusa hua tha.
Veer ke zordaar chaate Niharika ki gadrayi gaand par padte chale gaye jiske chalte jo Niharika kuchh derr oonchi awaaz me baat kar rahi thi, wo ab aahein bhar uss se chudwaane me lagi hui thi.
Niharika ko niyantran me rakhne ka yahi ek tareeka tha.
---
Garofano udhar Trisha ko calls ke zariye navigate karwa rahi thi. Raman pakda jaa chuka tha. Aur, asli Dhananjay ki maut ka raaz bhi saamne aa chuka tha.
Garofano ye khabar Veer ko bataayi aur Veer ne Vandna ko-
Jaha Vandna, jo pehle se hi tooti hui thi, wo maano kisi sadme me chali gayi. Parijaat ghar ki aurtein use sambhalne me lag gayi.
Trisha ki soojh-boojh ke chalte jo Raman pakda gaya, uss se nakli Dhananjay ka raaz bhi saamne aa chuka tha. Yaani ki-
Ranjeet!
Wahi Ranjeet jisne Prestige par attack kiya tha. Ab isme koi shaq nahi tha ki ye sab interconnected tha.
Aur, Trisha iss game ko padh chuki thi.
Veer ne jaisa socha tha theek waisa hi hua. Trisha jaha udhar Raman ko pakadne me safal hui, idhar uska transfer hone ka order waapas le liya gaya.
Kyunki, kahi na kahi Raman hi Ranjeet ke peechhe tha. Toh, bhale hi Trisha ne ye case directly solve na kiya ho-
Magar, woh indirectly uski teh tak pahuchne me qamyab thi.
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Erica apne naye mission par lag chuki thi. Globerays, Gaurav ki company me baithi wo Niharika ke HR office me uske saamne virajman thi. Muh par usne mask pehna hua tha.
Niharika (frowns) : Veer ne tumhe bheja hai na?
Erica (nods) : Hmm!
Niharika : Dekho! Kaan khol ke sunn lo. Mein ye sab apne risk par kar rahi hu. Lekin, mera naam kahi par bhi nahi aana chahiye, samajh gayi na?
Erica : Just hire me. I only need 2-3 days at max.
Niharika (nods) : Theek hai!
Usne Erica ko uska hiring letter diya. Erica, bina kisi interview ke Globerays ki employee bann chuki thi.
Iske peechhe ka kaaran?
Ye toh waqt hi bataane waala tha. Niharika use jigyasa bhari nazron se dekh rahi thi.
Niharika : Waise-!? Tum ho kaun? Tumhe pehle toh kabhi nahi dekha Veer ke saath? Aur, ye CV me tumhara naam, ye bhi nakli hi hoga?
Erica (glances) : Don't pry too much, madam! *smiles*
Kehte hue wo waha se nikal gayi.
Niharika : Tch!
Erica (turns back) : Storage room kidhar hai? Data storage!?
Niharika : Terrace ke neeche waali floor par. Dhyaan rahe... Agar tum cameras me-
Erica : Shh! *smiles* Just ignore me. Everything will be fine.
Kehte hue woh khil-khilaati hui gun-gunaate hue waha se nikal gayi. Veer ke liye mission milne par woh khushi se phooli nahi sama rahi thi.
Aur, idhar bechaari Niharika ki hawa tight hui pada tha.
'If this goes bad... I'll be doomed. Totally!'
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Purvi ke ghar me Arun waapas aa chuka tha. Aur, aate hi charcha ka vishay tha : Veer ke dwara lagwaya gaya AC.
Arun : Ye kya kiya tumne, Purvi? Arey wo to baccha hai. Kam se kam tumhe toh samajhdari dikhaani thi? Kitna loss hua hai abhi usko, itna sab hua aur tumne uss se AC lagwa liya!?
Purvi : Toh aap meri sunte kaha hai? Aur, maine uss se nahi kaha tha. Ye toh uska badappan tha ki usne bas meri shikayat suni aur agle hi din-
Arun : Theek hai! Theek hai! Ab lag gaya hai toh lag gaya. Iske paise tum Bhavna didi ko deke aana. Veer toh lene se raha.
Purvi (nods) : H-Haan! Theek kaha. Mein- mein Bhavna ko pakda aaungi.
Lekin, Bhavna ka zikr aate hi bechari Purvi ki dhadkane tez ho gayi. Beetein dinon Veer ke saath jo kuchh bhi hua tha, uss se abhi bhi wo glaani me thi. Uske mann me yahi chal raha tha ki akhir kaise wo Bhavna se apni nazrein milaayegi?
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Toh, wahi Tamanna, Madhuri aur uski maa ke saath Veer dwara diye gaye flat me hi reh rahi thi. Iss intezar me ki jald hi Veer use koi na koi ishaara dega.
Ek ishaara ki ab woh Aadesh ke changul se mukt ho chuki hai. Ab woh khul ke apni mann-marzi se jee sakti hai.
Lekin, shayad use abhi aur intezar karna tha.
ICONGLOBE ek corporate gala ke tehet bharat me aa rahi thi. Ye koi aisa-waisa gala nahi tha.
Bahut bade level ka corporate meet-up tha. Sirf ICONGLOBE hi nahi, tamaam badi si badi companies udhar ikhatti hone waali thi.
Ek se badh kar ek deals hone waali thi. Na sirf videshi companies, balki bhaarteeya companies bhi inme shaamil thi.
Kintu, ICONGLOBE ka naam isliye highlighted tha kyunki, wo sabse badi deal lekar aa rahi thi.
10 billion dollars ki deal.
Jise haasil karne ke liye kataar me log toh bahut the, magar do hi sabse mazboot pratidwandi the : NEXACOM aur ELITE MOTORS.
Aur, Prestige ke reparation ke chalte, ye corporate gala ki hosting jaa chuki thi : Casa Belle ko.
Kyunki, ICONGLOBE-
Kal hi apne qadam Bharat par rakhne waali thi.
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Aaj ke liye itna hi guys.
Ye update chhota hai, I know. Around 7.4k words. But iske aage aisa kuchh dikhaane waala tha nahi. Iske theek baad seedhe corporate gala ka scene hai. ICONGLOBE ka scene poora. Next update me poora wo cover hoga. Itne dino baad update diya hai toh mein thoda pehle light way me hi start karna chaah raha tha. Ekdum se 12k ki bhasad pesh karne ka option sahi nahi laga mujhe. Iss update ka koi target nahi hai. Mein dekhna chaahta hu ki readers kaha tak leke jaate hai. Aur, response kitni jaldi aata hai. Also, let me know about the Ragini scene. Main highlight wahi tha I think. Agle update se poora focus ICONGLOBE, Gaurav Nik mission aur ek aur dusra mission, uss par ho jaayega. Bas, 4-5 updates hi bache hai iss post Disembowler arc ke aur hum seedhe Summit arc me pravesh kar jayenge.
Dhanyavad.
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Update - 207 ~ The Call of Summit
Ab tak...
Veer (mutters) : Sheba!!!
Use chheete hi Sheba apni aankhein band kar apni gardan upar kiye, Veer ke haath se khujwaane ka aanand lene laga.
Veer (smiles) : Tumhe yaad tha!?
Renshu (smiles) : Badi mushqil se itne din tumse dur rakh paaya hu. Kaafi khaana dena pada ise. Par, ab mein mukt ho gaya. Akhirkar...! *sighs*
Veer ne Sheba ko dekha. Woh use sehla raha tha.
Veer (mutters) : Ab tum mera saath doge, hai na?
Sheba (glances) : kuk-kuk...
Ye Sheba ki... haami thi.
Ab aage...
Kaera's house - Skylight,
Mumbai, Evening - 4:16 PM ~
Ghar ke ek aleeshaan kamre me Kaera ki secretary Ruchika ne kaanch ki table par kuchh kaagaz, charts aur ICONGLOBE ke pichhle saudo ke formats bichha rakhe the. Uska swar shaant tha, aur aankhein sateekta se jal rahi thi.
Ruchika : ICONGLOBE ka ek pattern hai, miss.
Usne kehte hue apne pen se ek file par tap kiya.
Ruchika : Wo parts seller hai. Na ki cars manufacturer. Phir, chaahe wo engines ho, EV batteries, braking modules, sensors ya kuchh bhi. Gaadi baahar se kaisi dikhti hai, kis brand ki hai, farq nahi padta. Lekin, uske andar lagne waale har components sirf aur sirf ICONGLOBE ke hone chahiye. Yahi unka goal hai. Agar, wo India ko secure kar lete hai toh lagbhag half Asia samajh lijiye unke control me aa gaya.
Uske theek saamne Kaera chup-chap, dhyaan-magn, perr par perr rakhe baithi thi. Uski mudra se kuchh bhi zaahir nahi ho raha tha, lekin Ruchika ke har shabd ke saath uska dhyaan aur bhi gehra hota jaa raha tha.
Kaera : Continue...!
Ruchika : Unhone deal ka ek estimate diya hai. Ten billion dollars. Wo apna patent aur technology leke aayenge. Aur, Indian partner hone ke naate humein unhe land, capital, infrastructure aur network provide karwana hoga. This is the deal. Wo partnership hi nahi, dominance bhi chaahte hai. Wo jisey bhi chunenge woh agle 50 saalo tak unki chhaaya me hi rahega.
Kaera : Aur? Kya socha hai tumne humari Nexacom ke liye? Tumhe pata hai na ki... Sonia bhi wahi rahegi? Our competitor.
Ruchika : Hum wo denge jo Elite Group unhe nahi de sakta.
Kaera : Oh! Jaise?
Ruchika : Elite Group kya kar sakta hai? Workers aur factories ka unhe laalach dega. Par, hum unhe efficiency aur future denge. Nexacom abhi ke abhi 5 billion dollars invest kar sakta hai. Plants, industrial parks, supply chain ka ports, railways se connection ye sab hum karenge. AI driven forecasting system ke saath. Hum unhe ye yakeen dilayenge ki ICONGLOBE bina ek bhi rupaye gawaaye India me apna stage set kar sakta hai.
Kaera : Par, Sonia aisa hone nahi degi. *Sips*
Ruchika : I know. She'll sell speed and certainty. Wo ye kahengi ki Elite Group ke paas pehle se hi 15 factories aur 50,000 workers hai. Blah blah blah. She’ll promise time-to-market in eighteen months, where we’ll take three years. I know that. Lekin, ICONGLOBE yaha 18 mahino ke liye kaam karne nahi aa raha, Miss.
Kaera : ???
Ruchika (smiles) : Wo kam se kam aane waale 100 saalo ke liye yaha aa rahe hai. If we'll remind them of legacy, not urgency, we'll win.
Kaera (smirks) : I see! Par, bhulo nahi, Ruchika. Nexacom ka forte automobiles nahi hai. Jabki, Sonia ka Elite Group automobiles me leading company hai.
Ruchika : I know miss ki humaari Nexacom automobiles sector me leading company nahi hai, par humaare tech infrastructure ka koi tod nahi.
Kaera : Hmm! And?
Ruchika : Humaare paas robust infrastructure hai. Hum softwares me meelo aage hai Elite Group se. Humein bas kuchh time chahiye. Aur, hum ye sab establish kar sakte hai jo Elite Group ke paas hai.
Kaera : Okay! Aur?
Ruchika : Government green bonds aur EVs ke liye bahut sensitive hai, miss. Aur, hum ICONGLOBE ko yahi laalach denge ki hum green work ke liye bhi postive hai. Eager hai.
Kaera : I see!
Ruchika : EVs ki race shuru ho chuki hai, miss. Iss samay humein chahiye ek aisa brand, ek aisa trustworthy source jo hume internal parts supply kare. Imagine ki humari company market me EVs ko utaaregi aur logo ke liye wahi monopoly bann jaaye? Toh? Insan jab bhi market me jaayega EV lene to uske dimaag me bas ek hi naam hoga. Aur, wo humara future brand hoga, miss. Jo hum ICONGLOBE ke saath tie up kar ke bana sakte hai.
Kaera (frowns) : I don't even consider EV cars as cars. But business beckons... Go on! Sunn rahi hu mein.
Ruchika (sighs) : Jaanti hu, miss. Well, aaj kal ye zaroori ho raha hai. People are getting aware. EV is the future, miss. Almost sabhi brands ne apne EV models nikaalna shuru kar diye. Elite Group bhi peechhe nahi hai.
Kaera : I'm expecting this deal to be successful then.
Ruchika (haami bharte hue) : B-Bilkul, miss. Ye deal humaari hi hogi.
Kaera ki bauhe ek pal ki liye sikudi. Ruchika se deal ke baare me jaanana toh bas ek formality thi. Asal baat toh yeh thi ki woh apne dimaag me pehle hi saari calculations kar chuki thi.
Aur, use bas ek baat samajh nahi aa rahi thi-
Sonia bhala ICONGLOBE se deal kyu karna chaah rahi thi? Agar, logically dekha jaaye toh ICONGLOBE kahi na kahi ELITE GROUP ke liye ek competitor hi hai jo India me aake business felaane ki soch rahi hai.
Aise me, Elite Group ka unhi ke saath haath milaana? Kya isme koi sense tha?
'What are you thinking, Sonia?' Kaera mann hi mann budbudayi. 'Kahi... Tum sirf Nexacom ko peechhe karne ke liye ye sab toh nahi-!? Ya fir, you don't want ICONGLOBE to make progress?'
Jo bhi tha, ye Kaera ke parey tha. Sonia ki chaal ko samajhne ke liye shayad thoda aur waqt lagne waala tha use.
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Sonia's house - Zenith,
Mumbai, Evening - 5:10 PM ~
Toh wahi Sonia ki study shaant aur bhaari thi. Woh table ke sirhane baithi thi, mudra ekdum shaant aur haath me ek paani ka glass. Woh akeli nahi thi, uske pita, Shailendra bhi uske saamne ek kursi par virajman the aur unki kathor nigaahein apni beti par tiki hui thi.
Wahi Sonia ki maa, Namrita ki upasthiti thodi narm thi, woh peechhe khadi thi aur uske haath apni bitiya ke kandho par tike hue the.
Shailendra : ICONGLOBE ki deal bahut maayne rakhti hai humaare liye, beta. Kya socha hai tumne? Woh ek prakar se humaare competitior hai. India me aa ke wo apna business felaana chaahte hai aur agar aise me Nexacom se unki deal ho gayi toh phir-
Sonia : Jaanti hu, dad. Isliye, ye deal mein hi leke rahungi, I promise.
Shailendra : Competitor ko ally banaane ka socha hai?
Sonia (nods) : Kuchh aisa hi samajh lijiye aap. ICONGLOBE agar humaare saath rahegi toh humaari nigraani me rahegi. Aur, mein make sure karungi ki wo humse aage na nikal paaye. Isliye, unhe baandh ke rakhna hoga. We have to utilise them, not the other way around.
Shailendra (haami bharte hue) : Hmm! Nexacom ka automobiles se koi lena-dena nahi hai, lekin wo isi opportunity ki khoj me hai. Ye humari territory hai, beta. Ek-chhatra raaj chalta hai humara yaha. Make sure it stays that way.
Sonia : I know! Don’t worry, dad!
Uski nazar phir Suchika par gayi jo wahi ek sofe par baithi hui thi. Ruchika ki badi behan. Agar, Ruchika ke vyaktitva me urja thi, toh Suchika ke vyaktitva me wazan tha. Aisa wazan jo zakhmo se ubhar kar aata tha. Sonia muskurayi aur Suchika ko dekh boli.
Sonia : Batao, Suchika! Kya planning hai tumhari? I want to know your insights. Tumhe kuchh na kuchh andaaza toh hoga hi ki tumhari chhoti behan, Ruchika kaise kaam karti hai? Akhir, behan jo ho tum uski. Kya bata sakti ho mujhe ki iss waqt tumhari behan Kaera ko kya opinions de rahi hogi?
Suchika : Miss Kaera will play bold, miss.
Sonia (smiles) : Ohh?
Suchika : Yes. Ruchika humesha apne vision ko aage lekar chalti hai. Numbers ko nahi. Wo future par zor degi, integration par… Logically sochte hai miss. Nexacom ko ek internal parts supply karne waali ICONGLOBE jaisi company mil rahi hai, toh woh uss se kya karenge??? Wo unn parts ka use karte hue apni future sub brand nikaalenge. Perhaps, a car brand. Ya phir, koi EV car brand. Aisi hi wo iss industry me apni pehchaan bana sakte hai.
Sonia ke honth ye sunte hi muskaan me upar uth gaye. Suchika se woh kismat se nahi mili thi. Usne Suchika ko khoja tha. Jab use pata chala tha ki Ruchika ki koi ek behan bhi hai jo utni hi talented hai, lekin kisi kaaran-vash ghar se bhaag gayi thi, bas usi samay Sonia ne apni chaal chal di thi.
Suchika aur Ruchika dono behne thi aur dono hi twins thi jaha Suchika kuchh minutes Ruchika se umr me badi thi.
Aur, yahi kaaran tha ki ve dono ek dusre ko itna behatreen dhang se samajh paati thi. Unhe ek dusre se alag hue kayi saal ho chuke the lekin, uske bawajood ve dono hi abhi tak ek dusre ke baare me sab kuchh bhali bhaanti samajhti thi.
Farq bas itna sa tha ki udhar Ruchika ko iss baat ki bhanak tak nahi thi ki uski badi judwa behan uske khilaaf iss deal me hissa le rahi thi.
Sonia (smiles) : Good! *leans forward* Aur, counter ka kya? Hum Nexacom ko counter kaise karenge?
Suchika : Hum Nexacom ke vision ko ground reality se dhwast karenge, miss. Humein Nexacom ki kamzori dhundhne ki zaroorat nahi. Hum ICONGLOBE ki kamzori pakdenge.
Sonia (smirks) : Go on!
Suchika : Agar, hum ICONGLOBE ko wo denge jiski unhe sakht zaroorat hai toh koi bhi humein ye deal lene se rok nahi sakta, miss. Aur, unki kamzori hai - Logistics.
Sonia : Hmm?
Suchika : They’ve failed in scaling the markets quickly. Aur, aap unhe ye yaad dilaogi ki Elite Motors pehle se hi network supplier, dealership aur workforce ko control karta hai. Koi bhi behuda sa futuristic promise humaare execution ko tod nahi sakta. Hum 100% certainty sell karenge, jo Nexacom nahi kar sakta. ICONGLOBE future imagination ko admire karta hai, lekin-
Sonia : ??
Suchika : They’ll pay only for the stability. Not for the shallow promises.
“Hahahahaha!”
Achanak hi wahi baitha Shailendra hass pada. Usne haami bhari-
Shailendra : Bahut khoob! Very impressive! That’s the kind of clarity I expect.
Suchika (bows) : Thank you, sir!
Namrita ki aankhein thodi narm pad gayi.
Namrita : Beta, Kaera se bas- koi jhagda mat kar lena. Waise hi tum dono ka rishta kitne saalo se bigda hua hai. Kahi iss deal ke chakkar me-
Sonia : Mom! Iss baar aap dekhna. I’ll beat her in her own game.
Namrita : Haan, par- maana ki wo competitor hai, lekin tumhari bachpan ki friend bhi toh hai. Duniya dekhti hai beta ki tum kaise jeetati ho, sirf ye nahi ki tum jeetati ho.
Ek pal ke liye Sonia ki teekshnata kam ho gayi. Usne apni maa ka haath halke se chhua, phir apni nazrein wapas se Suchika ki orr ghuma li.
Sonia : My decision was right. Every move, every word Ruchika would plant in Kaera’s ear… You’ve already stripped it bare. *smirks* Bas dekhna ye hai ki tum kitna sahi saabit hoti ho.
Suchika ke chehre par garv aur dard, dono ke bhaav the.
Suchika (smiles weakly) : Wo meri behan hai, mein jaanti hu ki wo kaisa sochti hai, kaise kaam karti hai. Kyunki… Ek samay mein bhi aisa sochti thi.
Sonia ki nazrein uss par narm pad gayi.
Sonia : Don’t worry, Suchi! Bas ye deal ho jaane do. *mutters* I’ll fix things for you as well.
Aur, wo ek gehre chintan me doob gayi. Kaera ki hi tarah usne pehle hi saari tarqeebein soch li thi.
Par, akhir uska maqsad kya tha? ICONGLOBE se deal karna taaki wo use control me rakh sake? Haan. Kuchh hadd tak. Lekin, iss se bhi bada shadiyantra uske dimag me tha.
Ek teer se teen nishaane.
Pehla toh yahi ki woh ICONGLOBE, yaani apne hi dushman se deal karne waali thi jiske chalte wo uss par niyantran rakh sake.
Dusra ye ki wo ye deal Nexacom se chheenane waali thi jiske chalte Nexacom automobiles sector me pravesh hi na kar sake.
Aur, teesra aur sabse khatarnak plan-
Woh ICONGLOBE se partnership karne ke baad, unki technology ko legi aur use reverse engineer kar uss technology ke mechanism ko khojegi. Kuchh hi saalo me wo iss acquired technology ke chalte automobiles ke naye evolved parts banwaane shuru kar degi. ICONGLOBE se contract ko terminate karegi aur khud ke parts market me release karte hue ICONGLOBE ka patta saaf kar degi.
Ye tha, Sonia ka master plan.
Absolute monopoly.
Sonia ki aankhein bhayanak tareeke se chamak uthi. ‘I wonder, tum kitna prepared ho iss baar…. Kaera!!!’
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Idhar Veer jaise hi apne ghar me pravesh kiya, uss par sawaalon par sawaal thop diye gaye. Wo jab jawab dete hue neeche bedroom se guzra to usne dekha ki-
Andar Ragini wheelchair par baithi hui thi, uske bed par Kavya baithi koi magazine padh rahi thi, uske qadam darwaze ki dehleez par ruke aur Ragini ki namm aankhein uss se jaa mili.
Kintu, Ragini kuchh na boli, wo bas muh pher li. Kavya ne jab maujoodagi ka ehsaas liya toh wo Veer ko dekh chehek uthi.
Kavya : Bhaiyaaa? Aa gaye aap?
Woh daudati hui uske paas aayi.
Veer (nods) : Hmm! Tum abhi yahi ho?
Kavya : Haan toh? Bhabhi ki help karne ka promise kiya tha maine, aur tab se mein yahi hu. Aap toh nikal liye vaada kar kar, hmph-!
Veer : Tum ghar laut sakti ho, Kavya! Mein ab aa gaya hu na, mein dhyaan-
Magar, uske kehne se pehle hi Ragini beech me bol padi.
Ragini : Uss se keh do Kavya ki koi zaroorat nahi hai. Mein apna dhyaan khud rakh sakti hu.
Veer : R-Rag- I mean, bhabhi aap-
‘Bhabhi’ sunte hi Ragini ke dil par ek aur ghaat pahuchi. Magar, Veer akhir karta toh kya karta!? Yeh uski majboori thi. Saath me Kavya jo khadi hui thi. Woh ‘Ragini’ ko uske naam se nahi pukaar sakta tha. Ragini uss se baat bhi Kavya ke zariye kar rahi thi.
Kavya (khuspusaate hue) : Bhabhi naraaz hai aapse!
Veer (mutters) : Jaanta hu! Ek kaam karo, tum baahar jao!
Kavya (nods) : O-Okay!
Kavya uski baat ka paalan kar baahar to chali gayi. Veer ne use jaata hua apne senses se mehsoos bhi kiya aur phir apna dhyaan wapas se Ragini ki orr kar diya.
Magar, tabhi Kavya kuchh sochte hue wapas laut aayi aur deewar ke peechhe chhip ke khadi ho gayi.
Veer : Ragini-!!
Ragini : Ab kyu aaye ho, Veer? Kya hua? Achanak se yaad aa gaya ki tumhara ghar yaha hai?
Woh apne haatho se wheelchair ke rukh ko ghumaate hue boli. Veer dekh paa raha tha ki Ragini saaf taur par behad zyaada gusse me thi aur naraaz bhi.
Veer : Ragini, mein-
Usne kuchh kehne ki koshish ki, lekin shabd nahi nikle. Ragini ne dard-bhari aankhein liye use dekha, uski ungliyaan wheelchair ke armrest par kassi hui thi.
Ragini : Kya hua, Veer? Ab awaaz kyu nahi nikal rahi? Poore hafte bhar toh tum gaayab the!
Usne apni kamzori chhipaane ki koshish ki, lekin uski awaaz thodi-si bhar uthi.
Ragini : Mein sab jaanti hu, Veer! Nidhi ma’am! Unke ghar gaye the na tum?
Veer : Haan, lekin sirf unke hi nahi mein maasi ke yaha bhi-
Ragini : Bahaane mat banao, Veer! Mein jaanti hu sab. YOU LOVE HER!!! *sniff*
Veer : …
Baahar khadi Kavya jo kaan lagaaye sab sunn rahi thi uski aankhein aashcharya me fel gayi.
Ragini : Aise kya dekh raho ho mujhe? Kya tumne hi nahi bataya tha yeh? Haan? *sniff* Ki hai koi meri hi tarah tumhare jeevan me- Married. Divorced. Wahi hai na? Bolo??? Kya mein jaanti nahi ki kaise tum dusri aurton ko dekhte ho?? Kya karu ab mein? Yahi baithi rahu? Sadti rahu? Jab tak ki marr na jau???
Veer : Ragini, shut up!!
Woh uski orr badha.
Veer : Tum jaanti ho ki… baat itni simple nahi hai. Tumhe achhi tarah pata hai ki mein kaha gaya tha, kaha reh raha tha aur kis liye gaya tha. Inn dinon mein bhi bas bhaag-daud hi kar raha hu. Wo attack, police, goons, shootout, dada ji ko khona, tumhara zakhmi hona, Yarnia, Prestige, sab kuchh. Tum jaanti ho ki mein kitna uljha hua tha. Sabhi cheezon ko fir se jodne me… mein- mein kitna busy tha.
Veer ke shabd sunn Ragini sihar uthi. Uski aankhon me aasu aa gaye.
Ragini : Busy? Tum busy the, Veer? Seriously? AUR, MERA KYAAA???
Usne apni wheelchair ki orr ishaara karte hue kaha.
Ragini (yells) : Kin cheezon ko jod rahe the tum, haan? Dekho mujhe! Idhar tooti padi hui hu mein! Kya tum jod paaye?? *sniff* Bolo? *shivers* Kya tumhe zara bhi farq padega ki agar mein ek din iss room me marr jau? Ya ye bhi tumhara koi plan hai? *sniff*
Kehte hue usne apna muh pher liya.
Veer : Ragini, nahi!!!
Woh uski orr badha, aur jhukte hue uske perr pakadte hue baith gaya.
Veer : Bakwaas baatein mat karo, Ragini. Tum ye achhi tarah jaanti ho ki mujhe tumhari kitni parvah hai. Aisi baatein mat karo… please.
Ragini mudte hue use dekhi, uske chehre par se aasu beh rahe the.
Ragini : Toh, phir kya Veer? Tum baar-baar mujhe yahi ehsaas dilwaate ho ki mein tumhare liye kaafi nahi. *sniff*
Uska haath aage badha aur Veer ke haath ke upar gaya jo uske perr par tha.
Ragini : Ab mere paas yahi bacha hai, Veer! *sniff* Shareer toot chuka hai. Aur, dil- har baar tootata hai. Jab-jab mein tumhe kisi aur ke saath dekhti hu. *mutters* Iss baar… Iss baar mujhe sirf shabdo se kahi zyada ki zaroorat hai. Mujhe yeh jaanana hai, Veer… ki mein tumhari hu… aur tum mere!!! *sniff*
Veer : Mein-
Woh use jawab dena chaahta tha, Ragini use bahut preeya thi, lekin… Nidhi, Kaera, Suhana, Ava… ka khayal achanak se uske dimaag me aane laga. Unke chehre.
Aur, Ragini ne uski jhijhak ko mehsoos kar liya. Uski aankhon me shaq dekh kar uske chehre ke bhaav utar gaye.
Ragini : Kiske baare me soch rahe ho, Veer?
Uski awaaz achanak hi gambheer ho uthi.
Ragini : Sab dekh paa rahi hu tumhare mann me… Wahi Nidhi ma’am, hai na? *sniff*
Usne apna perr Veer ki pakad se chhura liya.
Ragini : Kyu nahi bhala… Sundar hain woh, meri tarah apahij nahi. Chal sakti hai, daud sakti hai. Unhe madad ki koi zaroorat hi nahi. Poori tarah swasth. *sniff* Aur, mein? I’m just… damaged goods, right? *sniff* Kyu? Shai hu na mein? JAWAB DO MUJHE!
Veer (yells) : Aisa nahi hai, RAGINI! Faaltu ki baatein mat karo. Aur, khabardar ye marrne maraane ki baat kari toh- tumhare na chalne se farq nahi padta mujhe. Mein ab bhi tumhari utni hi parvah karta hu jitni pehle karta tha. Nahi… balki, uss se bhi zyada.
Ragini : …
Veer : Lekin, mein tumhe kamzor aurat ke roop me nahi dekhta. Tum mere liye ab bhi wahi Ragini ho. Powerful. Straightforward. Cool. Composed. Bold. Aaj agar tum sahi se chal nahi paa rahi toh ye sab badal nahi jaayega.
Veer ne uski jaangh chhoone ki koshish ki, magar iske pehle ki woh chhoo paata, Ragini ne uska haath pakad liya.
Ragini : Then prove it, Veer! *sniff* Fucking prove it! Saabit karo ki tum mujhe ab bhi chaahte ho. Mein bhi jaanti hu ki baaki aurtein tumhe kaise dekhti hai, Veer! Kya wo sab tumhe wo de sakti hai jo mein de sakti hu?
Woh Veer ke haath ko apne chehre par le gayi.
Ragini : M-Mujhe batao ki mein abhi bhi kaafi hu, Veer! *sniff* ki mein humesha rahungi! Kyunki, mujhe darr rehta hai… tumhe khone ka… meri jagah kisi aur ke lene ka… You know how much I love you~
Veer (sighs) : Look, Ragini! Mein jaanta hu tumne mere liye kitna kuchh kiya hai. Tumne mujhe ghar diya, business me meri help ki… the first big gift I received was given by you… Tum meri parvah ek patni ke roop me karti thi, wo bhi tab jab mujhe theek se uss shabd ka matlab bhi nahi pata tha. Tumne mujhe sab kuchh diya. Aaj agar tumhara ye haal hai toh uska zimmedar mein hu.
Ragini : N-Nahi! I-It’s not like th-
Veer : Nahi! Iska zimmedar mein hi hu. Tum Prestige me kiske liye thi? Yarnia ke liye. Yarnia ki zimmedari kisne tumhe saunpi thi? Maine. Tum har pal mere liye kaam kar rahi thi. Isliye, iska gunehgar mein hi hu, lekin-
Ragini : Lekin? Lekin, kya Veer-!?
Veer : Lekin, it’s complicated, Ragini. Mein tumhe kabhi bhi hurt nahi karna chaahta. Isliye, maine humare relation ko proceed nahi kiya hai. Kyunki, mere dil me… *sighs* Kisi aur ko lekar bhi aisi hi feelings hai. Aur, ye tum bhi saaf-saaf jaanti ho.
Ragini : ..!?
Veer : Mein tum sabki qadr karta hu. Call me shameless or selfish. Whatever you want. Par, yahi sacchaayi hai. Aur, iska matlab ye zara bhi nahi hai ki mein tumse pyaar nahi karta. Haan. Mein ab bhi tumhe chaahta hu. *glances* Meri aankhon me dekho kya tumhe lagta hai mein tumhari parvah nahi karta? Kya tumhe lagta hai ki mein bas formalities ke liye tumse baat karta hu?
Ragini ne uski aankhon me jhaank ke dekha. Uski aankhein abhi bhi aasuon se geeli thi. Lekin, wo Veer ki aankhon me kisi bhi prakaar ka jhooth nahi dhoondh paayi.
Ragini (sobs) : Mein tum par yakeen karna chaahti hu, Veer! *sniff* God knows I want to… lekin, har baar jab tum iss tarah se hich-kichaate ho, har baar jab tum nazrein pher lete ho… iss se kya samjhu mein? *sniff* Yeh mujhe andar se tod deta hai.
Uske haath Veer ke seene par uske dil ke upar gaya.
Ragini : I want to feel it there… *sniff* Jaanana hai ki mein tumhare liye sirf temporary nahi hu. *phusphusate hue* Mein tumse itna pyaar karti hu ki mujhe dard hota hai, Veer. *sniff* Don’t make me choose between loving you and hurting you.
Veer (khade hote hue) : I cherish all of you, Ragini! Unn sabhi ne bhi mere jeevan me meri madad ki hai. Aur, tum… unme se ek ho. Lekin, mein sirf kisi ek ka bann ke nahi reh sakta. Yahi mera jawaab hai. Call me selfish or whatever. Ye mera final answer hai.
Kehte hue uski nazrein neeche jhuk gayi.
Veer : Hate me or accept me. Ye tum par depend karta hai, Ragini. I know it sounds ridiculous, lekin mera dil jaanta hai ki wo sabke liye kya feel karta hai. Par, ye jaan lo- agar tum mujhse nafrat bhi karogi, to bhi mein tumhare saath rahunga. Tumhari parvah karunga. Bhale hi iske liye mujhe tumhari parchhaayi bann kar hi kyu na rehna pade.
Ragini zor se hasi, uska chehra aasuon se bheega hua tha.
Ragini : Is this a joke, Veer? Tumhe pata hai na tum kya bol rahe ho? Feelings? Sab ke liye? Tumhe hosh hai? Aur, kya matlab meri parchhaayi bann kar rahoge?
Veer : Mein-
Ragini : To mein kya tumhare liye bas yahi hu? Bas koi aisa insaan jiski parchhaayi se parvaah ki jaaye? Mein koi daan peti nahi hu, VEER! Maine tumse itna pyaar kiya, tumhe apna sab kuchh de diya — apna shareer bhi. *voice cracks* Agar, tum mujhe poori tarah se nahi chun sakte… to chunane ki zehmat bhi mat uthaana.
Veer : ??
Ragini (muh pherte hue) : Go and be with your perfect women who can run after you.
Veer : Nahiiii!!!
Iss baar Veer ki aankhein namm thi aur usne baithate hue Ragini ka haath pakad liya.
Veer : Aisa mat karo, Ragini! Meri taraf dekho…
Veer ne apne haath me uska haath thaame apni chhaati se lagaaya. Uski dhadkane tez thi.
Veer : Suno! Mera dil… kitna bechain hai. Agar, tum meri life me nahi rahogi to mein aage kaise badhunga? Mein-
Usne Ragini ke haath ko dheere se chooma.
Veer : I want you. No! I need you, Ragini. With me…
Ragini apni hatheli ke neeche Veer ki dhadkano ko daudta hua mehsoos ki-
Ragini : Veer- *sniff* M-Mein bahut darri hui hu! *leans closer* Mein tumhe kisi ke saath share karu? Ye khayal bhi mein bardasht nahi kar sakti. Par, ye bhi sach hai ki mein tumhe kho bhi nahi sakti. *sniff*
Kehte hue usne ek haath se Veer ke chehra thaama.
Ragini : Promise me you’re mine. All mine! M-Mein bhale hi abhi toot gayi hu- *sniff* Par, mujhme abhi bhi itni taaqat hai ki jo mera hai uske liye mein ladd saku. Mujhse wo baatne ke liye mat kaho jo mera hai, Veer. Mat kaho! *sniff*
Veer : Aur, yahi ek vaada hai jo mein tumhe de nahi sakta, Ragini. *smiles weakly* Lekin, ye jaan lo- mein tumse bahut pyaar karta hu. Aur, jaise tumne ye haal apna kar liya hai na... Waise hi tumhare liye mein bhi apni jaan de sakta hu. Aur, tum ye bhi dekhna. Tum ek din phirse chalogi. I'll make sure.
Usne Ragini ke baal ki ek latt ko uske kaan ke peechhe karte hue kaha. Ragini ne apna sarr dheere se hilaaya. Uske aasu ab bina rok-tok ke beh rahe the.
Ragini : Bas, itna hi kaafi nahi hai, Veer!! *sniff* Agar, mein bas tumhari list me ek aur naam hu, toh ye pyaar kaafi nahi. Ye pyaar nahi. *sniff*
Usne Veer ki kalaayi mazbooti se pakdi.
Ragini : Maine tumhe apna sab kuchh de diya. Yaha tak ki... even my ability to walk. Ab kya karu mein?? *sniff* Khud ka harem banaana hai, Veer??? Aur, mein? Kya karu??? Khushi-khushi raazi ho jau? Kaan khol ke sunn lo, Veer. YA TOH MUJHE POORI TARAH SE CHUN LO. YA PHIR CHUNANE KI ZEHMAT HI MAT UTHAO. MEIN TUMHARE LIYE BAS EK AUR AURAT NAHI HO SAKTI!
Veer shaant aur sthir hokar khada hua. Uske chehre ke bhaav uske baalo se chhip gaye.
Veer : Maine tumhe apna jawab de diya, Ragini. Kya ye tumhara akhiri jawaab hai?
Ragini wheelchair par apni mudra seedhi kar baithi, apne kaanpte haatho ke bawajood apne aasu pochhte hue-
Ragini (yells) : HAAN! YAHI HAI MERA AKHIRI JAWAB, VEER! *sniff* I deserve better than second place in your heart. Ya toh mein tumhare liye sab kuchh hu... Ya kuchh bhi nahi!!! Aur, tumhe itna kuchh dene ke baad — jisme mera ye toota hua shareer bhi shaamil hai, mein sirf ek aur aurat bann kar nahi rehna chaahti jise tum apne paas rakhte ho.
Baahar khadi Kavya jo sab kuchh sunn rahi thi, uske hosh udd chuke the. Ye sab kya ho raha tha?
"Bh-Bhabhi Veer bhaiya se-!?"
Phus-phusaate hue usne apna muh apne haath se dhak liya. Veer ne andar se pehle hi mehsoos kar liya tha ki Kavya wapas se aa kar baahar khadi ho gayi thi, lekin usne uska khulaasa nahi kiya.
Tabhi, Kavya ko apne kandhe par peechhe se ek haath mehsoos hua-
"Aahnnghhh-!?"
Iske pehle ki woh chillaati, uske muh ko kisi ne haath se dhak diya. Dekha toh paaya ki Suman thi. Aur, uske bagal se Aabha bhi khadi hui thi.
Suman (phus-phusaate hue) : Shhh!
Kavya (murmurs) : Ahh!? S-Suman aunty, aap? Bh-Bhabhi aur Veer bhaiya-
Suman : Shh! Pata hai mujhe. Ragini ji maalik se pyaar karti hai.
Kavya : H-Huh?? Par-!?
Suman ki aankhein thodi narm pad gayi.
Aabha : Maa ji!? Kya... Kya aap isi toofan ki baat kar rahi thi?
Suman (nods) : Hmm!
Suman ne Aabha aur Sonali dono ko kuchh din pehle bataaya tha ki jald hi ek toofan aayega. Ragini buri tarah se tootegi. Jab use lagega ki wo apne pyaar tak ab iss haalat me daud ke jaa bhi nahi sakti. Aur, shayad yahi wo pal tha.
Suman ne Aabha aur Kavya ko bagal ke kamre me ghaseeta taaki unhe koi dekh na sake.
Andar, Veer ne ek qadam peechhe liya.
Veer : Toh, phir- *gehri saans lete hue* I'm sorry, Ragini. But this is it. Mein tumse aisa koi vaada nahi kar sakta jise mein nibha na saku. Aur, mein iss vaade ko tod kar tumse jhooth nahi bolna chaahta. So... here it is. Mein ab bhi tumhari parvaah karunga. Mujhse nafrat karo, mera mazaak udao, ya mujhe taana maaro. Lekin-
Ragini : !!??
Veer : Lekin, mein tumse pyaar karta rahunga, chaahe tum mujhe dur hi kyu na dhakel do. Agar paas nahi aane dogi... Toh dur rahunga, lekin rahunga aas-paas hi...
Ragini maano wheelchair par dhans si gayi, kandhe kaanpte hue, aur khamosh siskiyaan shareer ko jhak-jhorti hui.
Ragini : Waah! *Laughs weakly* Kitne udaar ho tum, Veer.
Veer : !!?
Ragini (shouts) : TOH APNA SAMAAN BAANDHO, AUR CHALE JAO VEER!!! KYUNKI, MEIN APNI CHEEZ KISI AUR KE SAATH BAANT NAHI SAKTI! KABHI BHI NAHI! *sniff* DUR HO JAO MERI NAZRO SE!!!
Veer : Kya tum yahi chaahti ho Ragini ki-
Ragini (yells) : HAAN! TUMHE SUNAYI NAHI DIYA? CHALE JAO, VEER! *sniff*
Veer kuchh seconds tak wahi khada raha. Aur, phir haami bhar waha se muda.
Veer : Theek hai! Yahi sahi!
Wo bina Ragini ko mauka diye hi waha se tezi se nikal gaya. Aur, use jaate dekh bechari Ragini hadbada uthi.
Ragini : N-Nahi-! Veeeeeer! Veeeeeer ruko!!! Damn it!!
Armrest par apne haath patakte hue wo rone lagi.
Ragini : Whyyyy?? *sniff* Why did I push him away? Because I couldn't bear sharing him, but I'd rather lose him completely? *sniff* Stupid stupid heart...!! Veeeeeer!
Veer apne kamre me aaya. Uska dil chotil tha. Fatafat usne apna ek bag pack karna shuru kar diya.
[Huh? Wait! Master!? Kya hum sach me, Ragini ko iss tarah se akela chhor-]
'Nahi!'
[Huh?]
'Mein jaanta hu use. Aaj nahi toh kal, wo mujhe waapas bulaayegi. I know she loves me. And, I love her too. Lekin-'
[???]
'Abhi mujhe wahi karna hoga jo usne kaha. To leave...'
Ragini khud se wheelchair ke pahiyo ko ghumaate hue aage badhne ki koshish karne lagi.
Ragini : Veeeeeer! Veeeeeer ruk jao! Please! *sniff*Don't go. We'll figure this out together. Please... I can't bear living without you, even if you're hurting me.
Wo wheelchair se darwaaze ke frame tak pahuchi, uski awaaz toot rahi thi.
Veer ne apna samaan pack kiya aur fatafat wo hall me aaya jaha Shweta aur Bhavna dono hi baithi hui thi. Shor sunn wo dono hi uth khadi hui.
Waise toh unhe halka-fulka shor pehle bhi sunaayi de raha tha, lekin unhone hastakshep nahi kiya.
Ragini : Veeeeer! Rukooooo! *sniff* I'm sorry, okay? I'm sorry for pushing you away!
Wo apne kamre se baahar aayi.
Ragini : I just... I can't breathe knowing you want others too. *sniff* Par, mein koshish toh kar sakti hu na? I'm sorry! Please, mujhe aise akela mat chhoro Veer! I know I'm being annoying but... Don't walk out that door. Veeeeer!!
Veer jaise hi baahar aaya, utne me hi Ragini wheelchair se khud ko chalaate hue baahar aayi.
Ragini (shouts) : VEEEEEEERRRR!
"Ahhh!!! Bhaiya jaa rahe hai? Suman aunty chhoriye mujhe-!"
Kavya bhaagne ke liye hui lekin, Suman pakde hue thi.
Suman : Nahi beta! Dekho! Abhi bas dekhti jao. Kuchh khaas ho sakta hai. Ya... Anarth bhi. Lekin, hume beech me nahi padna chahiye.
Kavya : P-Par-
Suman : Shhh! Aao mere saath!
Ragini jo jaldbazi me bhaagte hue wheelchair ko chala kar aa rahi thi wo achanak hi dining table ki kursi se takrayi aur achanak hi-
"Ahhhhhhhhhh!!"
Wo dhadaam se wheelchair se neeche gir padi.
*Thud*
Bhavna aur Shweta dono hi aage badhi par agle hi pal-
Veer hawa ke jhonke ki tarah waha aaya aur Ragini ko apni baaho me bhar liye. Wo zor-zor se bilakh ke ro rahi thi. Bhavna aur Shweta dono hi hairan thi.
Veer : Ragini-! Tum theek toh ho na? Ragini?
Usne ahista se Ragini ko apni baaho me princess carry kar ke uthaaya. Kintu, Ragini uski shirt jakde bas roye jaa rahi thi.
Veer iss baat par dhyaan bhi nahi de raha tha ki usne sabke saamne Ragini ko uske naam se pukaara tha.
Bhavna (frowns) : Veer?
Ragini (cries) : I'm sorrryyyy! *sniff* Mat jao mujhe chhor ke-! *sniff* Pleaaaaseee! Mein tumhare bina nahi jee paungi, Veer! *hic* I'm sorrrryy!!
Wo uski shirt ko bheenche bas uske seene me muh chhipaaye roye jaa rahi thi. Aur, Shweta aur Bhavna iss drishya ko dekh poori tarah se dang reh chuki thi, jo ki laazmi tha.
Kavya, Aabha aur Suman bhi wahi daakhil hoti hui sab kuchh dekh rahi thi. Ek darr... ki ab kya hoga?
Bhavna : Veer? Ragini-? Y-Ye sab kya?
Aur, agle hi pal Ragini ne kuchh aisa kaha jise sunn waha par logo ki aankhein baahar ko aa gayi.
Ragini : I LOVE YOU VEEEER!!! *sniff* I LOVE YOU! I LOVE YOU! Mat jaana mujhe chhorke-! Please! *sniff*
Bhavna ki dhadkane tez ho gayi. Shweta ka haal bhi kuchh aisa hi tha. Kavya apne nichle honth daato taley dabaaye na jaane kya soch rahi thi. Par, aage Veer ne jo kaha, use sunn jaise sab sann reh gaye. Siwaaye, Suman ke-
Veer : I love you too, Ragini!
Bhavna (gasps) : Huh!?
Veer (glances) : Kavya! Wheelchair andar leke aao!
Kehte hue Veer Ragini ko yu uthaaye andar le jaane laga.
Aabha : Maa ji! Kya ye... Anarth tha ya phir kuchh achha?
Suman (smiles gently) : Waqt batayega beta.
Kavya haami bhar wheelchair ko andar le jaane lagi.
Bhavna : Veer ruko-!
Lekin, Bhavna ka haath pakad Shweta ne use wahi rok diya.
Shweta : Ye sahi waqt nahi hoga. *frowns* Mujhe nahi laga tha ki dono me-
Bhavna (nods) : Hmm! *frowns* Ek gambheer samasya khadi ho gayi hai. Ye bahut galat hai.
Shweta (sighs) : Haan! Bhumi aur Tejal ko ghar aa jaane do. Phir, discuss karte hai?
Bhavna : Hmm!
Andar aate hi room me Veer, Kavya aur bas Ragini hi the. 2 ghante tak darwaza band raha aur na jaane kya-kya baatein hoti rahi. Jab darwaza khula toh Veer baahar aaya-
Uske mukh par halki muskaan thi ki tabhi-
Aabha daudati hui uske paas aayi.
Aabha : Maalik?
Veer : Hmm? Kya hua?
Aabha : Aapke liye kuchh aaya hai. Pata nahi. Dekhiye!
Ek package Aabha ke haath me tha. Ek envelope. Veer ne use check kiya toh uski bauhe chinta me kass gayi. Usne jhatse wo Aabha ke haatho se chheena aur jaise hi use khola toh uski chinta aur adhik badh gayi.
Uske saamne tha-
Aur, yahi wo din tha, jab Veer apni alliance ke paas pahuch chuka tha.
Jab ek limousine aake Renshu, Ava, Erica aur Garofano ki hotel ke saamne aake ruki. Andar se Veer nikla aur saath hi uske bagal se do-chaar professional workers nikal kar ke aaye. All hired by him.
Halki boonda-baandi baarish ke chalte ve sabhi uske liye chhaata haath me thaame hue the.
Garofano : He's here!
Veer ko iss tarah unhone pehle kabhi nahi dekha tha. Ava ki bauhe sikud gayi. Woh akeli nahi thi-
[Something... Something about him... has changed, dear.]
Na jaane inn beetein dinon me kya kuchh badla tha, lekin badla toh zaroor tha. Bahut kuchh. Khaaskar, Veer ke andar.
Veer ne uss worker ke haath se chhaata liya aur unhe wahi rukne ka ishaara dete hue woh ahista-ahista unki orr chalte hue aaya.
Aur, paas aate hue usne bas itna hi poochha-
Veer : Tum logon ko bhi?
Aur, uske poochhne par Ava, Garofano, Renshu aur Erica, sabhi ne dheere se ek haami bhari.
Unhone apne haath me thaama wahi envelope use dikhaaya, Veer ki bauhe sikud gayi.
Iska matlab ye baat sach thi ki invitation sabhi system holders ke paas gaya tha.
Renshu (frowns) : Ye X ki koi nayi chaal toh nahi?
Garofano : Ya shayad wo genuinely system ke raaz par baat karna chaahta ho?
Ava : No. I don't believe him. Veer...! Ye uski koi chaal hi hogi. He's the most cunning system holder. Wo befaltu me hum sab ko aise dhamki deke kyu bulayega bhala-? You saw the warning, right? Agar, waha nahi pahuche toh-
Erica (frowns) : There may be some consequences.
Ava (nods) : Right!
Erica : Dad, kya hum-?
Renshu (nods) : Jab tak hum waha jayenge nahi, humein maalum nahi padega ki ye sab kis liye hai. Lekin, waha jaana bhi khatre se khaali nahi aur- Waha na jaane par bhi dhamki di gayi hai. Veer? Alliance V ke leader hone ke naate... Tumhara decision?
Veer ne kuchh kshan unhe dekha aur phir bas yahi kaha :
"Humari alliance ka pehla mission ek hi hai : Summit!"
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Iss meeting ke baad, Renshu India se vida leke jaa chuka tha. Lekin, baaki sabhi-?
Ve sab apne missions par lag chuke the, Veer sahit.
Niharika, Globerays ki head HR hone ke naate, Veer dwara diye gaye naye kaam par lag chuki thi.
Veer ki prediction bhi sahi thi. Itne dinon me Niharika se dur rehne ke chalte, aur Yarnia par humla hone ki wajah se-
Uski pakad Niharika par kamzor pad chuki thi.
"Shut up! Mein kyu follow karu tumhare orders, huh? Tumse apni nayi brand tak toh sambhaali nahi gayi, tum mujhe kya higher pay doge? Sapne dikhaana band karo!"
Kuchh yahi shabd the Niharika ke jab Veer ek subah uske ghar par chori-chhipe daakhil hua.
Veer : Tum shayad ek hi taraf ki news dekhna pasand karti ho. Hmm?
Niharika : K-Kya matlab?
Veer : Kya tumhe ye nahi pata ki jisne attack karwaya... Wo marr chuka hai? *grins* Jisne bomb feka, wo jail me sadd raha hai?
Niharika (gasps) : Huh-!?
Veer (aage badhte hue) : Aur, abhi bahut kuchh hona baaki hai.
Veer use deewar se sataate hue uske kaan ki orr jhuka, Niharika ki dhadkane tez ho gayi.
Niharika : D-Dur hato, Vikaas ghar par hai, j-jao yaha se tum-
Par, agle hi kshan uske bedroom ke andar, theek darwaaze ke peechhe uski madmast gadrayi gaand par dhakke lag rahe the.
"Nnnghhhhh~"
Vikaas hall se guzarta hua bedroom ke baahar aaya, iss baat se bekhabar ki theek bedroom ke darwaaze ke peechhe uski biwi jhuk ke apni chut marwa rahi thi.
Vikaas : Suno? Mein-! Mein jaa raha hu.
Niharika ki chut apne pati ki awaaz sunte hi zorr se kass gayi. Usne haath badi mushqil se darwaze ke handle par rakh khud ko sambhaala-
Niharika (moans) : Nghh~ H-Haan! Th-Theem hai! Ugh~
Vikaas : Hmm? Kya hua?
Niharika : Nnnn~ Chaato mat mujhe aur- aur niklo apne kaam par-!! Sssss~
Vikaas humesha se hi Niharika se darrta tha. Aaj bhi uske liye koi alag din nahi tha. Gusse me haami bharte hue wo college ke liye nikal gaya. Iss baat se parey ki uski biwi ki choot me koi aur aadmi ghusa hua tha.
Veer ke zordaar chaate Niharika ki gadrayi gaand par padte chale gaye jiske chalte jo Niharika kuchh derr oonchi awaaz me baat kar rahi thi, wo ab aahein bhar uss se chudwaane me lagi hui thi.
Niharika ko niyantran me rakhne ka yahi ek tareeka tha.
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Garofano udhar Trisha ko calls ke zariye navigate karwa rahi thi. Raman pakda jaa chuka tha. Aur, asli Dhananjay ki maut ka raaz bhi saamne aa chuka tha.
Garofano ye khabar Veer ko bataayi aur Veer ne Vandna ko-
Jaha Vandna, jo pehle se hi tooti hui thi, wo maano kisi sadme me chali gayi. Parijaat ghar ki aurtein use sambhalne me lag gayi.
Trisha ki soojh-boojh ke chalte jo Raman pakda gaya, uss se nakli Dhananjay ka raaz bhi saamne aa chuka tha. Yaani ki-
Ranjeet!
Wahi Ranjeet jisne Prestige par attack kiya tha. Ab isme koi shaq nahi tha ki ye sab interconnected tha.
Aur, Trisha iss game ko padh chuki thi.
Veer ne jaisa socha tha theek waisa hi hua. Trisha jaha udhar Raman ko pakadne me safal hui, idhar uska transfer hone ka order waapas le liya gaya.
Kyunki, kahi na kahi Raman hi Ranjeet ke peechhe tha. Toh, bhale hi Trisha ne ye case directly solve na kiya ho-
Magar, woh indirectly uski teh tak pahuchne me qamyab thi.
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Erica apne naye mission par lag chuki thi. Globerays, Gaurav ki company me baithi wo Niharika ke HR office me uske saamne virajman thi. Muh par usne mask pehna hua tha.
Niharika (frowns) : Veer ne tumhe bheja hai na?
Erica (nods) : Hmm!
Niharika : Dekho! Kaan khol ke sunn lo. Mein ye sab apne risk par kar rahi hu. Lekin, mera naam kahi par bhi nahi aana chahiye, samajh gayi na?
Erica : Just hire me. I only need 2-3 days at max.
Niharika (nods) : Theek hai!
Usne Erica ko uska hiring letter diya. Erica, bina kisi interview ke Globerays ki employee bann chuki thi.
Iske peechhe ka kaaran?
Ye toh waqt hi bataane waala tha. Niharika use jigyasa bhari nazron se dekh rahi thi.
Niharika : Waise-!? Tum ho kaun? Tumhe pehle toh kabhi nahi dekha Veer ke saath? Aur, ye CV me tumhara naam, ye bhi nakli hi hoga?
Erica (glances) : Don't pry too much, madam! *smiles*
Kehte hue wo waha se nikal gayi.
Niharika : Tch!
Erica (turns back) : Storage room kidhar hai? Data storage!?
Niharika : Terrace ke neeche waali floor par. Dhyaan rahe... Agar tum cameras me-
Erica : Shh! *smiles* Just ignore me. Everything will be fine.
Kehte hue woh khil-khilaati hui gun-gunaate hue waha se nikal gayi. Veer ke liye mission milne par woh khushi se phooli nahi sama rahi thi.
Aur, idhar bechaari Niharika ki hawa tight hui pada tha.
'If this goes bad... I'll be doomed. Totally!'
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Purvi ke ghar me Arun waapas aa chuka tha. Aur, aate hi charcha ka vishay tha : Veer ke dwara lagwaya gaya AC.
Arun : Ye kya kiya tumne, Purvi? Arey wo to baccha hai. Kam se kam tumhe toh samajhdari dikhaani thi? Kitna loss hua hai abhi usko, itna sab hua aur tumne uss se AC lagwa liya!?
Purvi : Toh aap meri sunte kaha hai? Aur, maine uss se nahi kaha tha. Ye toh uska badappan tha ki usne bas meri shikayat suni aur agle hi din-
Arun : Theek hai! Theek hai! Ab lag gaya hai toh lag gaya. Iske paise tum Bhavna didi ko deke aana. Veer toh lene se raha.
Purvi (nods) : H-Haan! Theek kaha. Mein- mein Bhavna ko pakda aaungi.
Lekin, Bhavna ka zikr aate hi bechari Purvi ki dhadkane tez ho gayi. Beetein dinon Veer ke saath jo kuchh bhi hua tha, uss se abhi bhi wo glaani me thi. Uske mann me yahi chal raha tha ki akhir kaise wo Bhavna se apni nazrein milaayegi?
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Toh, wahi Tamanna, Madhuri aur uski maa ke saath Veer dwara diye gaye flat me hi reh rahi thi. Iss intezar me ki jald hi Veer use koi na koi ishaara dega.
Ek ishaara ki ab woh Aadesh ke changul se mukt ho chuki hai. Ab woh khul ke apni mann-marzi se jee sakti hai.
Lekin, shayad use abhi aur intezar karna tha.
ICONGLOBE ek corporate gala ke tehet bharat me aa rahi thi. Ye koi aisa-waisa gala nahi tha.
Bahut bade level ka corporate meet-up tha. Sirf ICONGLOBE hi nahi, tamaam badi si badi companies udhar ikhatti hone waali thi.
Ek se badh kar ek deals hone waali thi. Na sirf videshi companies, balki bhaarteeya companies bhi inme shaamil thi.
Kintu, ICONGLOBE ka naam isliye highlighted tha kyunki, wo sabse badi deal lekar aa rahi thi.
10 billion dollars ki deal.
Jise haasil karne ke liye kataar me log toh bahut the, magar do hi sabse mazboot pratidwandi the : NEXACOM aur ELITE MOTORS.
Aur, Prestige ke reparation ke chalte, ye corporate gala ki hosting jaa chuki thi : Casa Belle ko.
Kyunki, ICONGLOBE-
Kal hi apne qadam Bharat par rakhne waali thi.
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Aaj ke liye itna hi guys.
Ye update chhota hai, I know. Around 7.4k words. But iske aage aisa kuchh dikhaane waala tha nahi. Iske theek baad seedhe corporate gala ka scene hai. ICONGLOBE ka scene poora. Next update me poora wo cover hoga. Itne dino baad update diya hai toh mein thoda pehle light way me hi start karna chaah raha tha. Ekdum se 12k ki bhasad pesh karne ka option sahi nahi laga mujhe. Iss update ka koi target nahi hai. Mein dekhna chaahta hu ki readers kaha tak leke jaate hai. Aur, response kitni jaldi aata hai. Also, let me know about the Ragini scene. Main highlight wahi tha I think. Agle update se poora focus ICONGLOBE, Gaurav Nik mission aur ek aur dusra mission, uss par ho jaayega. Bas, 4-5 updates hi bache hai iss post Disembowler arc ke aur hum seedhe Summit arc me pravesh kar jayenge.
Dhanyavad.
Welcome back. Kabhi kabhi ek break ki bhi zaroorat hoti hai warna apni imagination sirf uni directional ho jati hai. Ab aaye hai to acche se fresh mind ke sath is safar ko aage badayege.
To introduce hui new company ICONGLOBE ab yah kis kis zindagi me uthal puthal machati hai already Sonia n Kaera me ek aur pratiduandta shuru ho gayi. Àb yah veer ke upar kaisay asar karti hai yah dekhna hoga. Idhar Ragni na veer ko chod sakti hai aur na hi baat sakti hai magar is incident se usko samjh aa gaya ho ki veer agar usay chor gaya to shayad woh khud hi khatam ho jayegi aur usko samjhna hoga aap agar kisi ko pyar karte ho to usko baandh ker nahi rakh saktey yah pyar nahi slavery hogi. Pata nahi 2hrs kia baat Hui hai unke beech magar ab dekhna hoga ki Ragni is story me aur kia twist lati hai. Coz aurat jab apne aape se bahar ho jaye to woh na chahtey huay bhi aapka nuqsan kar sakti hai.
Idhar summit arc ki pushtbhumika tayyar ho gayi hai aur sara V group apne kaam per lag gaya hai. Dekhne hai kaha jaatey hai yah. Ab intezar rahega next update ka boss bada update na do to bhi chalega magar regular hona chahiye.
To introduce hui new company ICONGLOBE ab yah kis kis zindagi me uthal puthal machati hai already Sonia n Kaera me ek aur pratiduandta shuru ho gayi. Àb yah veer ke upar kaisay asar karti hai yah dekhna hoga. Idhar Ragni na veer ko chod sakti hai aur na hi baat sakti hai magar is incident se usko samjh aa gaya ho ki veer agar usay chor gaya to shayad woh khud hi khatam ho jayegi aur usko samjhna hoga aap agar kisi ko pyar karte ho to usko baandh ker nahi rakh saktey yah pyar nahi slavery hogi. Pata nahi 2hrs kia baat Hui hai unke beech magar ab dekhna hoga ki Ragni is story me aur kia twist lati hai. Coz aurat jab apne aape se bahar ho jaye to woh na chahtey huay bhi aapka nuqsan kar sakti hai.
Idhar summit arc ki pushtbhumika tayyar ho gayi hai aur sara V group apne kaam per lag gaya hai. Dekhne hai kaha jaatey hai yah. Ab intezar rahega next update ka boss bada update na do to bhi chalega magar regular hona chahiye.
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Bahut hi shaandar update diya hai Werewolf bhai....Update - 207 ~ The Call of Summit
Ab tak...
Veer (mutters) : Sheba!!!
Use chheete hi Sheba apni aankhein band kar apni gardan upar kiye, Veer ke haath se khujwaane ka aanand lene laga.
Veer (smiles) : Tumhe yaad tha!?
Renshu (smiles) : Badi mushqil se itne din tumse dur rakh paaya hu. Kaafi khaana dena pada ise. Par, ab mein mukt ho gaya. Akhirkar...! *sighs*
Veer ne Sheba ko dekha. Woh use sehla raha tha.
Veer (mutters) : Ab tum mera saath doge, hai na?
Sheba (glances) : kuk-kuk...
Ye Sheba ki... haami thi.
Ab aage...
Kaera's house - Skylight,
Mumbai, Evening - 4:16 PM ~
Ghar ke ek aleeshaan kamre me Kaera ki secretary Ruchika ne kaanch ki table par kuchh kaagaz, charts aur ICONGLOBE ke pichhle saudo ke formats bichha rakhe the. Uska swar shaant tha, aur aankhein sateekta se jal rahi thi.
Ruchika : ICONGLOBE ka ek pattern hai, miss.
Usne kehte hue apne pen se ek file par tap kiya.
Ruchika : Wo parts seller hai. Na ki cars manufacturer. Phir, chaahe wo engines ho, EV batteries, braking modules, sensors ya kuchh bhi. Gaadi baahar se kaisi dikhti hai, kis brand ki hai, farq nahi padta. Lekin, uske andar lagne waale har components sirf aur sirf ICONGLOBE ke hone chahiye. Yahi unka goal hai. Agar, wo India ko secure kar lete hai toh lagbhag half Asia samajh lijiye unke control me aa gaya.
Uske theek saamne Kaera chup-chap, dhyaan-magn, perr par perr rakhe baithi thi. Uski mudra se kuchh bhi zaahir nahi ho raha tha, lekin Ruchika ke har shabd ke saath uska dhyaan aur bhi gehra hota jaa raha tha.
Kaera : Continue...!
Ruchika : Unhone deal ka ek estimate diya hai. Ten billion dollars. Wo apna patent aur technology leke aayenge. Aur, Indian partner hone ke naate humein unhe land, capital, infrastructure aur network provide karwana hoga. This is the deal. Wo partnership hi nahi, dominance bhi chaahte hai. Wo jisey bhi chunenge woh agle 50 saalo tak unki chhaaya me hi rahega.
Kaera : Aur? Kya socha hai tumne humari Nexacom ke liye? Tumhe pata hai na ki... Sonia bhi wahi rahegi? Our competitor.
Ruchika : Hum wo denge jo Elite Group unhe nahi de sakta.
Kaera : Oh! Jaise?
Ruchika : Elite Group kya kar sakta hai? Workers aur factories ka unhe laalach dega. Par, hum unhe efficiency aur future denge. Nexacom abhi ke abhi 5 billion dollars invest kar sakta hai. Plants, industrial parks, supply chain ka ports, railways se connection ye sab hum karenge. AI driven forecasting system ke saath. Hum unhe ye yakeen dilayenge ki ICONGLOBE bina ek bhi rupaye gawaaye India me apna stage set kar sakta hai.
Kaera : Par, Sonia aisa hone nahi degi. *Sips*
Ruchika : I know. She'll sell speed and certainty. Wo ye kahengi ki Elite Group ke paas pehle se hi 15 factories aur 50,000 workers hai. Blah blah blah. She’ll promise time-to-market in eighteen months, where we’ll take three years. I know that. Lekin, ICONGLOBE yaha 18 mahino ke liye kaam karne nahi aa raha, Miss.
Kaera : ???
Ruchika (smiles) : Wo kam se kam aane waale 100 saalo ke liye yaha aa rahe hai. If we'll remind them of legacy, not urgency, we'll win.
Kaera (smirks) : I see! Par, bhulo nahi, Ruchika. Nexacom ka forte automobiles nahi hai. Jabki, Sonia ka Elite Group automobiles me leading company hai.
Ruchika : I know miss ki humaari Nexacom automobiles sector me leading company nahi hai, par humaare tech infrastructure ka koi tod nahi.
Kaera : Hmm! And?
Ruchika : Humaare paas robust infrastructure hai. Hum softwares me meelo aage hai Elite Group se. Humein bas kuchh time chahiye. Aur, hum ye sab establish kar sakte hai jo Elite Group ke paas hai.
Kaera : Okay! Aur?
Ruchika : Government green bonds aur EVs ke liye bahut sensitive hai, miss. Aur, hum ICONGLOBE ko yahi laalach denge ki hum green work ke liye bhi postive hai. Eager hai.
Kaera : I see!
Ruchika : EVs ki race shuru ho chuki hai, miss. Iss samay humein chahiye ek aisa brand, ek aisa trustworthy source jo hume internal parts supply kare. Imagine ki humari company market me EVs ko utaaregi aur logo ke liye wahi monopoly bann jaaye? Toh? Insan jab bhi market me jaayega EV lene to uske dimaag me bas ek hi naam hoga. Aur, wo humara future brand hoga, miss. Jo hum ICONGLOBE ke saath tie up kar ke bana sakte hai.
Kaera (frowns) : I don't even consider EV cars as cars. But business beckons... Go on! Sunn rahi hu mein.
Ruchika (sighs) : Jaanti hu, miss. Well, aaj kal ye zaroori ho raha hai. People are getting aware. EV is the future, miss. Almost sabhi brands ne apne EV models nikaalna shuru kar diye. Elite Group bhi peechhe nahi hai.
Kaera : I'm expecting this deal to be successful then.
Ruchika (haami bharte hue) : B-Bilkul, miss. Ye deal humaari hi hogi.
Kaera ki bauhe ek pal ki liye sikudi. Ruchika se deal ke baare me jaanana toh bas ek formality thi. Asal baat toh yeh thi ki woh apne dimaag me pehle hi saari calculations kar chuki thi.
Aur, use bas ek baat samajh nahi aa rahi thi-
Sonia bhala ICONGLOBE se deal kyu karna chaah rahi thi? Agar, logically dekha jaaye toh ICONGLOBE kahi na kahi ELITE GROUP ke liye ek competitor hi hai jo India me aake business felaane ki soch rahi hai.
Aise me, Elite Group ka unhi ke saath haath milaana? Kya isme koi sense tha?
'What are you thinking, Sonia?' Kaera mann hi mann budbudayi. 'Kahi... Tum sirf Nexacom ko peechhe karne ke liye ye sab toh nahi-!? Ya fir, you don't want ICONGLOBE to make progress?'
Jo bhi tha, ye Kaera ke parey tha. Sonia ki chaal ko samajhne ke liye shayad thoda aur waqt lagne waala tha use.
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Sonia's house - Zenith,
Mumbai, Evening - 5:10 PM ~
Toh wahi Sonia ki study shaant aur bhaari thi. Woh table ke sirhane baithi thi, mudra ekdum shaant aur haath me ek paani ka glass. Woh akeli nahi thi, uske pita, Shailendra bhi uske saamne ek kursi par virajman the aur unki kathor nigaahein apni beti par tiki hui thi.
Wahi Sonia ki maa, Namrita ki upasthiti thodi narm thi, woh peechhe khadi thi aur uske haath apni bitiya ke kandho par tike hue the.
Shailendra : ICONGLOBE ki deal bahut maayne rakhti hai humaare liye, beta. Kya socha hai tumne? Woh ek prakar se humaare competitior hai. India me aa ke wo apna business felaana chaahte hai aur agar aise me Nexacom se unki deal ho gayi toh phir-
Sonia : Jaanti hu, dad. Isliye, ye deal mein hi leke rahungi, I promise.
Shailendra : Competitor ko ally banaane ka socha hai?
Sonia (nods) : Kuchh aisa hi samajh lijiye aap. ICONGLOBE agar humaare saath rahegi toh humaari nigraani me rahegi. Aur, mein make sure karungi ki wo humse aage na nikal paaye. Isliye, unhe baandh ke rakhna hoga. We have to utilise them, not the other way around.
Shailendra (haami bharte hue) : Hmm! Nexacom ka automobiles se koi lena-dena nahi hai, lekin wo isi opportunity ki khoj me hai. Ye humari territory hai, beta. Ek-chhatra raaj chalta hai humara yaha. Make sure it stays that way.
Sonia : I know! Don’t worry, dad!
Uski nazar phir Suchika par gayi jo wahi ek sofe par baithi hui thi. Ruchika ki badi behan. Agar, Ruchika ke vyaktitva me urja thi, toh Suchika ke vyaktitva me wazan tha. Aisa wazan jo zakhmo se ubhar kar aata tha. Sonia muskurayi aur Suchika ko dekh boli.
Sonia : Batao, Suchika! Kya planning hai tumhari? I want to know your insights. Tumhe kuchh na kuchh andaaza toh hoga hi ki tumhari chhoti behan, Ruchika kaise kaam karti hai? Akhir, behan jo ho tum uski. Kya bata sakti ho mujhe ki iss waqt tumhari behan Kaera ko kya opinions de rahi hogi?
Suchika : Miss Kaera will play bold, miss.
Sonia (smiles) : Ohh?
Suchika : Yes. Ruchika humesha apne vision ko aage lekar chalti hai. Numbers ko nahi. Wo future par zor degi, integration par… Logically sochte hai miss. Nexacom ko ek internal parts supply karne waali ICONGLOBE jaisi company mil rahi hai, toh woh uss se kya karenge??? Wo unn parts ka use karte hue apni future sub brand nikaalenge. Perhaps, a car brand. Ya phir, koi EV car brand. Aisi hi wo iss industry me apni pehchaan bana sakte hai.
Sonia ke honth ye sunte hi muskaan me upar uth gaye. Suchika se woh kismat se nahi mili thi. Usne Suchika ko khoja tha. Jab use pata chala tha ki Ruchika ki koi ek behan bhi hai jo utni hi talented hai, lekin kisi kaaran-vash ghar se bhaag gayi thi, bas usi samay Sonia ne apni chaal chal di thi.
Suchika aur Ruchika dono behne thi aur dono hi twins thi jaha Suchika kuchh minutes Ruchika se umr me badi thi.
Aur, yahi kaaran tha ki ve dono ek dusre ko itna behatreen dhang se samajh paati thi. Unhe ek dusre se alag hue kayi saal ho chuke the lekin, uske bawajood ve dono hi abhi tak ek dusre ke baare me sab kuchh bhali bhaanti samajhti thi.
Farq bas itna sa tha ki udhar Ruchika ko iss baat ki bhanak tak nahi thi ki uski badi judwa behan uske khilaaf iss deal me hissa le rahi thi.
Sonia (smiles) : Good! *leans forward* Aur, counter ka kya? Hum Nexacom ko counter kaise karenge?
Suchika : Hum Nexacom ke vision ko ground reality se dhwast karenge, miss. Humein Nexacom ki kamzori dhundhne ki zaroorat nahi. Hum ICONGLOBE ki kamzori pakdenge.
Sonia (smirks) : Go on!
Suchika : Agar, hum ICONGLOBE ko wo denge jiski unhe sakht zaroorat hai toh koi bhi humein ye deal lene se rok nahi sakta, miss. Aur, unki kamzori hai - Logistics.
Sonia : Hmm?
Suchika : They’ve failed in scaling the markets quickly. Aur, aap unhe ye yaad dilaogi ki Elite Motors pehle se hi network supplier, dealership aur workforce ko control karta hai. Koi bhi behuda sa futuristic promise humaare execution ko tod nahi sakta. Hum 100% certainty sell karenge, jo Nexacom nahi kar sakta. ICONGLOBE future imagination ko admire karta hai, lekin-
Sonia : ??
Suchika : They’ll pay only for the stability. Not for the shallow promises.
“Hahahahaha!”
Achanak hi wahi baitha Shailendra hass pada. Usne haami bhari-
Shailendra : Bahut khoob! Very impressive! That’s the kind of clarity I expect.
Suchika (bows) : Thank you, sir!
Namrita ki aankhein thodi narm pad gayi.
Namrita : Beta, Kaera se bas- koi jhagda mat kar lena. Waise hi tum dono ka rishta kitne saalo se bigda hua hai. Kahi iss deal ke chakkar me-
Sonia : Mom! Iss baar aap dekhna. I’ll beat her in her own game.
Namrita : Haan, par- maana ki wo competitor hai, lekin tumhari bachpan ki friend bhi toh hai. Duniya dekhti hai beta ki tum kaise jeetati ho, sirf ye nahi ki tum jeetati ho.
Ek pal ke liye Sonia ki teekshnata kam ho gayi. Usne apni maa ka haath halke se chhua, phir apni nazrein wapas se Suchika ki orr ghuma li.
Sonia : My decision was right. Every move, every word Ruchika would plant in Kaera’s ear… You’ve already stripped it bare. *smirks* Bas dekhna ye hai ki tum kitna sahi saabit hoti ho.
Suchika ke chehre par garv aur dard, dono ke bhaav the.
Suchika (smiles weakly) : Wo meri behan hai, mein jaanti hu ki wo kaisa sochti hai, kaise kaam karti hai. Kyunki… Ek samay mein bhi aisa sochti thi.
Sonia ki nazrein uss par narm pad gayi.
Sonia : Don’t worry, Suchi! Bas ye deal ho jaane do. *mutters* I’ll fix things for you as well.
Aur, wo ek gehre chintan me doob gayi. Kaera ki hi tarah usne pehle hi saari tarqeebein soch li thi.
Par, akhir uska maqsad kya tha? ICONGLOBE se deal karna taaki wo use control me rakh sake? Haan. Kuchh hadd tak. Lekin, iss se bhi bada shadiyantra uske dimag me tha.
Ek teer se teen nishaane.
Pehla toh yahi ki woh ICONGLOBE, yaani apne hi dushman se deal karne waali thi jiske chalte wo uss par niyantran rakh sake.
Dusra ye ki wo ye deal Nexacom se chheenane waali thi jiske chalte Nexacom automobiles sector me pravesh hi na kar sake.
Aur, teesra aur sabse khatarnak plan-
Woh ICONGLOBE se partnership karne ke baad, unki technology ko legi aur use reverse engineer kar uss technology ke mechanism ko khojegi. Kuchh hi saalo me wo iss acquired technology ke chalte automobiles ke naye evolved parts banwaane shuru kar degi. ICONGLOBE se contract ko terminate karegi aur khud ke parts market me release karte hue ICONGLOBE ka patta saaf kar degi.
Ye tha, Sonia ka master plan.
Absolute monopoly.
Sonia ki aankhein bhayanak tareeke se chamak uthi. ‘I wonder, tum kitna prepared ho iss baar…. Kaera!!!’
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Idhar Veer jaise hi apne ghar me pravesh kiya, uss par sawaalon par sawaal thop diye gaye. Wo jab jawab dete hue neeche bedroom se guzra to usne dekha ki-
Andar Ragini wheelchair par baithi hui thi, uske bed par Kavya baithi koi magazine padh rahi thi, uske qadam darwaze ki dehleez par ruke aur Ragini ki namm aankhein uss se jaa mili.
Kintu, Ragini kuchh na boli, wo bas muh pher li. Kavya ne jab maujoodagi ka ehsaas liya toh wo Veer ko dekh chehek uthi.
Kavya : Bhaiyaaa? Aa gaye aap?
Woh daudati hui uske paas aayi.
Veer (nods) : Hmm! Tum abhi yahi ho?
Kavya : Haan toh? Bhabhi ki help karne ka promise kiya tha maine, aur tab se mein yahi hu. Aap toh nikal liye vaada kar kar, hmph-!
Veer : Tum ghar laut sakti ho, Kavya! Mein ab aa gaya hu na, mein dhyaan-
Magar, uske kehne se pehle hi Ragini beech me bol padi.
Ragini : Uss se keh do Kavya ki koi zaroorat nahi hai. Mein apna dhyaan khud rakh sakti hu.
Veer : R-Rag- I mean, bhabhi aap-
‘Bhabhi’ sunte hi Ragini ke dil par ek aur ghaat pahuchi. Magar, Veer akhir karta toh kya karta!? Yeh uski majboori thi. Saath me Kavya jo khadi hui thi. Woh ‘Ragini’ ko uske naam se nahi pukaar sakta tha. Ragini uss se baat bhi Kavya ke zariye kar rahi thi.
Kavya (khuspusaate hue) : Bhabhi naraaz hai aapse!
Veer (mutters) : Jaanta hu! Ek kaam karo, tum baahar jao!
Kavya (nods) : O-Okay!
Kavya uski baat ka paalan kar baahar to chali gayi. Veer ne use jaata hua apne senses se mehsoos bhi kiya aur phir apna dhyaan wapas se Ragini ki orr kar diya.
Magar, tabhi Kavya kuchh sochte hue wapas laut aayi aur deewar ke peechhe chhip ke khadi ho gayi.
Veer : Ragini-!!
Ragini : Ab kyu aaye ho, Veer? Kya hua? Achanak se yaad aa gaya ki tumhara ghar yaha hai?
Woh apne haatho se wheelchair ke rukh ko ghumaate hue boli. Veer dekh paa raha tha ki Ragini saaf taur par behad zyaada gusse me thi aur naraaz bhi.
Veer : Ragini, mein-
Usne kuchh kehne ki koshish ki, lekin shabd nahi nikle. Ragini ne dard-bhari aankhein liye use dekha, uski ungliyaan wheelchair ke armrest par kassi hui thi.
Ragini : Kya hua, Veer? Ab awaaz kyu nahi nikal rahi? Poore hafte bhar toh tum gaayab the!
Usne apni kamzori chhipaane ki koshish ki, lekin uski awaaz thodi-si bhar uthi.
Ragini : Mein sab jaanti hu, Veer! Nidhi ma’am! Unke ghar gaye the na tum?
Veer : Haan, lekin sirf unke hi nahi mein maasi ke yaha bhi-
Ragini : Bahaane mat banao, Veer! Mein jaanti hu sab. YOU LOVE HER!!! *sniff*
Veer : …
Baahar khadi Kavya jo kaan lagaaye sab sunn rahi thi uski aankhein aashcharya me fel gayi.
Ragini : Aise kya dekh raho ho mujhe? Kya tumne hi nahi bataya tha yeh? Haan? *sniff* Ki hai koi meri hi tarah tumhare jeevan me- Married. Divorced. Wahi hai na? Bolo??? Kya mein jaanti nahi ki kaise tum dusri aurton ko dekhte ho?? Kya karu ab mein? Yahi baithi rahu? Sadti rahu? Jab tak ki marr na jau???
Veer : Ragini, shut up!!
Woh uski orr badha.
Veer : Tum jaanti ho ki… baat itni simple nahi hai. Tumhe achhi tarah pata hai ki mein kaha gaya tha, kaha reh raha tha aur kis liye gaya tha. Inn dinon mein bhi bas bhaag-daud hi kar raha hu. Wo attack, police, goons, shootout, dada ji ko khona, tumhara zakhmi hona, Yarnia, Prestige, sab kuchh. Tum jaanti ho ki mein kitna uljha hua tha. Sabhi cheezon ko fir se jodne me… mein- mein kitna busy tha.
Veer ke shabd sunn Ragini sihar uthi. Uski aankhon me aasu aa gaye.
Ragini : Busy? Tum busy the, Veer? Seriously? AUR, MERA KYAAA???
Usne apni wheelchair ki orr ishaara karte hue kaha.
Ragini (yells) : Kin cheezon ko jod rahe the tum, haan? Dekho mujhe! Idhar tooti padi hui hu mein! Kya tum jod paaye?? *sniff* Bolo? *shivers* Kya tumhe zara bhi farq padega ki agar mein ek din iss room me marr jau? Ya ye bhi tumhara koi plan hai? *sniff*
Kehte hue usne apna muh pher liya.
Veer : Ragini, nahi!!!
Woh uski orr badha, aur jhukte hue uske perr pakadte hue baith gaya.
Veer : Bakwaas baatein mat karo, Ragini. Tum ye achhi tarah jaanti ho ki mujhe tumhari kitni parvah hai. Aisi baatein mat karo… please.
Ragini mudte hue use dekhi, uske chehre par se aasu beh rahe the.
Ragini : Toh, phir kya Veer? Tum baar-baar mujhe yahi ehsaas dilwaate ho ki mein tumhare liye kaafi nahi. *sniff*
Uska haath aage badha aur Veer ke haath ke upar gaya jo uske perr par tha.
Ragini : Ab mere paas yahi bacha hai, Veer! *sniff* Shareer toot chuka hai. Aur, dil- har baar tootata hai. Jab-jab mein tumhe kisi aur ke saath dekhti hu. *mutters* Iss baar… Iss baar mujhe sirf shabdo se kahi zyada ki zaroorat hai. Mujhe yeh jaanana hai, Veer… ki mein tumhari hu… aur tum mere!!! *sniff*
Veer : Mein-
Woh use jawab dena chaahta tha, Ragini use bahut preeya thi, lekin… Nidhi, Kaera, Suhana, Ava… ka khayal achanak se uske dimaag me aane laga. Unke chehre.
Aur, Ragini ne uski jhijhak ko mehsoos kar liya. Uski aankhon me shaq dekh kar uske chehre ke bhaav utar gaye.
Ragini : Kiske baare me soch rahe ho, Veer?
Uski awaaz achanak hi gambheer ho uthi.
Ragini : Sab dekh paa rahi hu tumhare mann me… Wahi Nidhi ma’am, hai na? *sniff*
Usne apna perr Veer ki pakad se chhura liya.
Ragini : Kyu nahi bhala… Sundar hain woh, meri tarah apahij nahi. Chal sakti hai, daud sakti hai. Unhe madad ki koi zaroorat hi nahi. Poori tarah swasth. *sniff* Aur, mein? I’m just… damaged goods, right? *sniff* Kyu? Shai hu na mein? JAWAB DO MUJHE!
Veer (yells) : Aisa nahi hai, RAGINI! Faaltu ki baatein mat karo. Aur, khabardar ye marrne maraane ki baat kari toh- tumhare na chalne se farq nahi padta mujhe. Mein ab bhi tumhari utni hi parvah karta hu jitni pehle karta tha. Nahi… balki, uss se bhi zyada.
Ragini : …
Veer : Lekin, mein tumhe kamzor aurat ke roop me nahi dekhta. Tum mere liye ab bhi wahi Ragini ho. Powerful. Straightforward. Cool. Composed. Bold. Aaj agar tum sahi se chal nahi paa rahi toh ye sab badal nahi jaayega.
Veer ne uski jaangh chhoone ki koshish ki, magar iske pehle ki woh chhoo paata, Ragini ne uska haath pakad liya.
Ragini : Then prove it, Veer! *sniff* Fucking prove it! Saabit karo ki tum mujhe ab bhi chaahte ho. Mein bhi jaanti hu ki baaki aurtein tumhe kaise dekhti hai, Veer! Kya wo sab tumhe wo de sakti hai jo mein de sakti hu?
Woh Veer ke haath ko apne chehre par le gayi.
Ragini : M-Mujhe batao ki mein abhi bhi kaafi hu, Veer! *sniff* ki mein humesha rahungi! Kyunki, mujhe darr rehta hai… tumhe khone ka… meri jagah kisi aur ke lene ka… You know how much I love you~
Veer (sighs) : Look, Ragini! Mein jaanta hu tumne mere liye kitna kuchh kiya hai. Tumne mujhe ghar diya, business me meri help ki… the first big gift I received was given by you… Tum meri parvah ek patni ke roop me karti thi, wo bhi tab jab mujhe theek se uss shabd ka matlab bhi nahi pata tha. Tumne mujhe sab kuchh diya. Aaj agar tumhara ye haal hai toh uska zimmedar mein hu.
Ragini : N-Nahi! I-It’s not like th-
Veer : Nahi! Iska zimmedar mein hi hu. Tum Prestige me kiske liye thi? Yarnia ke liye. Yarnia ki zimmedari kisne tumhe saunpi thi? Maine. Tum har pal mere liye kaam kar rahi thi. Isliye, iska gunehgar mein hi hu, lekin-
Ragini : Lekin? Lekin, kya Veer-!?
Veer : Lekin, it’s complicated, Ragini. Mein tumhe kabhi bhi hurt nahi karna chaahta. Isliye, maine humare relation ko proceed nahi kiya hai. Kyunki, mere dil me… *sighs* Kisi aur ko lekar bhi aisi hi feelings hai. Aur, ye tum bhi saaf-saaf jaanti ho.
Ragini : ..!?
Veer : Mein tum sabki qadr karta hu. Call me shameless or selfish. Whatever you want. Par, yahi sacchaayi hai. Aur, iska matlab ye zara bhi nahi hai ki mein tumse pyaar nahi karta. Haan. Mein ab bhi tumhe chaahta hu. *glances* Meri aankhon me dekho kya tumhe lagta hai mein tumhari parvah nahi karta? Kya tumhe lagta hai ki mein bas formalities ke liye tumse baat karta hu?
Ragini ne uski aankhon me jhaank ke dekha. Uski aankhein abhi bhi aasuon se geeli thi. Lekin, wo Veer ki aankhon me kisi bhi prakaar ka jhooth nahi dhoondh paayi.
Ragini (sobs) : Mein tum par yakeen karna chaahti hu, Veer! *sniff* God knows I want to… lekin, har baar jab tum iss tarah se hich-kichaate ho, har baar jab tum nazrein pher lete ho… iss se kya samjhu mein? *sniff* Yeh mujhe andar se tod deta hai.
Uske haath Veer ke seene par uske dil ke upar gaya.
Ragini : I want to feel it there… *sniff* Jaanana hai ki mein tumhare liye sirf temporary nahi hu. *phusphusate hue* Mein tumse itna pyaar karti hu ki mujhe dard hota hai, Veer. *sniff* Don’t make me choose between loving you and hurting you.
Veer (khade hote hue) : I cherish all of you, Ragini! Unn sabhi ne bhi mere jeevan me meri madad ki hai. Aur, tum… unme se ek ho. Lekin, mein sirf kisi ek ka bann ke nahi reh sakta. Yahi mera jawaab hai. Call me selfish or whatever. Ye mera final answer hai.
Kehte hue uski nazrein neeche jhuk gayi.
Veer : Hate me or accept me. Ye tum par depend karta hai, Ragini. I know it sounds ridiculous, lekin mera dil jaanta hai ki wo sabke liye kya feel karta hai. Par, ye jaan lo- agar tum mujhse nafrat bhi karogi, to bhi mein tumhare saath rahunga. Tumhari parvah karunga. Bhale hi iske liye mujhe tumhari parchhaayi bann kar hi kyu na rehna pade.
Ragini zor se hasi, uska chehra aasuon se bheega hua tha.
Ragini : Is this a joke, Veer? Tumhe pata hai na tum kya bol rahe ho? Feelings? Sab ke liye? Tumhe hosh hai? Aur, kya matlab meri parchhaayi bann kar rahoge?
Veer : Mein-
Ragini : To mein kya tumhare liye bas yahi hu? Bas koi aisa insaan jiski parchhaayi se parvaah ki jaaye? Mein koi daan peti nahi hu, VEER! Maine tumse itna pyaar kiya, tumhe apna sab kuchh de diya — apna shareer bhi. *voice cracks* Agar, tum mujhe poori tarah se nahi chun sakte… to chunane ki zehmat bhi mat uthaana.
Veer : ??
Ragini (muh pherte hue) : Go and be with your perfect women who can run after you.
Veer : Nahiiii!!!
Iss baar Veer ki aankhein namm thi aur usne baithate hue Ragini ka haath pakad liya.
Veer : Aisa mat karo, Ragini! Meri taraf dekho…
Veer ne apne haath me uska haath thaame apni chhaati se lagaaya. Uski dhadkane tez thi.
Veer : Suno! Mera dil… kitna bechain hai. Agar, tum meri life me nahi rahogi to mein aage kaise badhunga? Mein-
Usne Ragini ke haath ko dheere se chooma.
Veer : I want you. No! I need you, Ragini. With me…
Ragini apni hatheli ke neeche Veer ki dhadkano ko daudta hua mehsoos ki-
Ragini : Veer- *sniff* M-Mein bahut darri hui hu! *leans closer* Mein tumhe kisi ke saath share karu? Ye khayal bhi mein bardasht nahi kar sakti. Par, ye bhi sach hai ki mein tumhe kho bhi nahi sakti. *sniff*
Kehte hue usne ek haath se Veer ke chehra thaama.
Ragini : Promise me you’re mine. All mine! M-Mein bhale hi abhi toot gayi hu- *sniff* Par, mujhme abhi bhi itni taaqat hai ki jo mera hai uske liye mein ladd saku. Mujhse wo baatne ke liye mat kaho jo mera hai, Veer. Mat kaho! *sniff*
Veer : Aur, yahi ek vaada hai jo mein tumhe de nahi sakta, Ragini. *smiles weakly* Lekin, ye jaan lo- mein tumse bahut pyaar karta hu. Aur, jaise tumne ye haal apna kar liya hai na... Waise hi tumhare liye mein bhi apni jaan de sakta hu. Aur, tum ye bhi dekhna. Tum ek din phirse chalogi. I'll make sure.
Usne Ragini ke baal ki ek latt ko uske kaan ke peechhe karte hue kaha. Ragini ne apna sarr dheere se hilaaya. Uske aasu ab bina rok-tok ke beh rahe the.
Ragini : Bas, itna hi kaafi nahi hai, Veer!! *sniff* Agar, mein bas tumhari list me ek aur naam hu, toh ye pyaar kaafi nahi. Ye pyaar nahi. *sniff*
Usne Veer ki kalaayi mazbooti se pakdi.
Ragini : Maine tumhe apna sab kuchh de diya. Yaha tak ki... even my ability to walk. Ab kya karu mein?? *sniff* Khud ka harem banaana hai, Veer??? Aur, mein? Kya karu??? Khushi-khushi raazi ho jau? Kaan khol ke sunn lo, Veer. YA TOH MUJHE POORI TARAH SE CHUN LO. YA PHIR CHUNANE KI ZEHMAT HI MAT UTHAO. MEIN TUMHARE LIYE BAS EK AUR AURAT NAHI HO SAKTI!
Veer shaant aur sthir hokar khada hua. Uske chehre ke bhaav uske baalo se chhip gaye.
Veer : Maine tumhe apna jawab de diya, Ragini. Kya ye tumhara akhiri jawaab hai?
Ragini wheelchair par apni mudra seedhi kar baithi, apne kaanpte haatho ke bawajood apne aasu pochhte hue-
Ragini (yells) : HAAN! YAHI HAI MERA AKHIRI JAWAB, VEER! *sniff* I deserve better than second place in your heart. Ya toh mein tumhare liye sab kuchh hu... Ya kuchh bhi nahi!!! Aur, tumhe itna kuchh dene ke baad — jisme mera ye toota hua shareer bhi shaamil hai, mein sirf ek aur aurat bann kar nahi rehna chaahti jise tum apne paas rakhte ho.
Baahar khadi Kavya jo sab kuchh sunn rahi thi, uske hosh udd chuke the. Ye sab kya ho raha tha?
"Bh-Bhabhi Veer bhaiya se-!?"
Phus-phusaate hue usne apna muh apne haath se dhak liya. Veer ne andar se pehle hi mehsoos kar liya tha ki Kavya wapas se aa kar baahar khadi ho gayi thi, lekin usne uska khulaasa nahi kiya.
Tabhi, Kavya ko apne kandhe par peechhe se ek haath mehsoos hua-
"Aahnnghhh-!?"
Iske pehle ki woh chillaati, uske muh ko kisi ne haath se dhak diya. Dekha toh paaya ki Suman thi. Aur, uske bagal se Aabha bhi khadi hui thi.
Suman (phus-phusaate hue) : Shhh!
Kavya (murmurs) : Ahh!? S-Suman aunty, aap? Bh-Bhabhi aur Veer bhaiya-
Suman : Shh! Pata hai mujhe. Ragini ji maalik se pyaar karti hai.
Kavya : H-Huh?? Par-!?
Suman ki aankhein thodi narm pad gayi.
Aabha : Maa ji!? Kya... Kya aap isi toofan ki baat kar rahi thi?
Suman (nods) : Hmm!
Suman ne Aabha aur Sonali dono ko kuchh din pehle bataaya tha ki jald hi ek toofan aayega. Ragini buri tarah se tootegi. Jab use lagega ki wo apne pyaar tak ab iss haalat me daud ke jaa bhi nahi sakti. Aur, shayad yahi wo pal tha.
Suman ne Aabha aur Kavya ko bagal ke kamre me ghaseeta taaki unhe koi dekh na sake.
Andar, Veer ne ek qadam peechhe liya.
Veer : Toh, phir- *gehri saans lete hue* I'm sorry, Ragini. But this is it. Mein tumse aisa koi vaada nahi kar sakta jise mein nibha na saku. Aur, mein iss vaade ko tod kar tumse jhooth nahi bolna chaahta. So... here it is. Mein ab bhi tumhari parvaah karunga. Mujhse nafrat karo, mera mazaak udao, ya mujhe taana maaro. Lekin-
Ragini : !!??
Veer : Lekin, mein tumse pyaar karta rahunga, chaahe tum mujhe dur hi kyu na dhakel do. Agar paas nahi aane dogi... Toh dur rahunga, lekin rahunga aas-paas hi...
Ragini maano wheelchair par dhans si gayi, kandhe kaanpte hue, aur khamosh siskiyaan shareer ko jhak-jhorti hui.
Ragini : Waah! *Laughs weakly* Kitne udaar ho tum, Veer.
Veer : !!?
Ragini (shouts) : TOH APNA SAMAAN BAANDHO, AUR CHALE JAO VEER!!! KYUNKI, MEIN APNI CHEEZ KISI AUR KE SAATH BAANT NAHI SAKTI! KABHI BHI NAHI! *sniff* DUR HO JAO MERI NAZRO SE!!!
Veer : Kya tum yahi chaahti ho Ragini ki-
Ragini (yells) : HAAN! TUMHE SUNAYI NAHI DIYA? CHALE JAO, VEER! *sniff*
Veer kuchh seconds tak wahi khada raha. Aur, phir haami bhar waha se muda.
Veer : Theek hai! Yahi sahi!
Wo bina Ragini ko mauka diye hi waha se tezi se nikal gaya. Aur, use jaate dekh bechari Ragini hadbada uthi.
Ragini : N-Nahi-! Veeeeeer! Veeeeeer ruko!!! Damn it!!
Armrest par apne haath patakte hue wo rone lagi.
Ragini : Whyyyy?? *sniff* Why did I push him away? Because I couldn't bear sharing him, but I'd rather lose him completely? *sniff* Stupid stupid heart...!! Veeeeeer!
Veer apne kamre me aaya. Uska dil chotil tha. Fatafat usne apna ek bag pack karna shuru kar diya.
[Huh? Wait! Master!? Kya hum sach me, Ragini ko iss tarah se akela chhor-]
'Nahi!'
[Huh?]
'Mein jaanta hu use. Aaj nahi toh kal, wo mujhe waapas bulaayegi. I know she loves me. And, I love her too. Lekin-'
[???]
'Abhi mujhe wahi karna hoga jo usne kaha. To leave...'
Ragini khud se wheelchair ke pahiyo ko ghumaate hue aage badhne ki koshish karne lagi.
Ragini : Veeeeeer! Veeeeeer ruk jao! Please! *sniff*Don't go. We'll figure this out together. Please... I can't bear living without you, even if you're hurting me.
Wo wheelchair se darwaaze ke frame tak pahuchi, uski awaaz toot rahi thi.
Veer ne apna samaan pack kiya aur fatafat wo hall me aaya jaha Shweta aur Bhavna dono hi baithi hui thi. Shor sunn wo dono hi uth khadi hui.
Waise toh unhe halka-fulka shor pehle bhi sunaayi de raha tha, lekin unhone hastakshep nahi kiya.
Ragini : Veeeeer! Rukooooo! *sniff* I'm sorry, okay? I'm sorry for pushing you away!
Wo apne kamre se baahar aayi.
Ragini : I just... I can't breathe knowing you want others too. *sniff* Par, mein koshish toh kar sakti hu na? I'm sorry! Please, mujhe aise akela mat chhoro Veer! I know I'm being annoying but... Don't walk out that door. Veeeeer!!
Veer jaise hi baahar aaya, utne me hi Ragini wheelchair se khud ko chalaate hue baahar aayi.
Ragini (shouts) : VEEEEEEERRRR!
"Ahhh!!! Bhaiya jaa rahe hai? Suman aunty chhoriye mujhe-!"
Kavya bhaagne ke liye hui lekin, Suman pakde hue thi.
Suman : Nahi beta! Dekho! Abhi bas dekhti jao. Kuchh khaas ho sakta hai. Ya... Anarth bhi. Lekin, hume beech me nahi padna chahiye.
Kavya : P-Par-
Suman : Shhh! Aao mere saath!
Ragini jo jaldbazi me bhaagte hue wheelchair ko chala kar aa rahi thi wo achanak hi dining table ki kursi se takrayi aur achanak hi-
"Ahhhhhhhhhh!!"
Wo dhadaam se wheelchair se neeche gir padi.
*Thud*
Bhavna aur Shweta dono hi aage badhi par agle hi pal-
Veer hawa ke jhonke ki tarah waha aaya aur Ragini ko apni baaho me bhar liye. Wo zor-zor se bilakh ke ro rahi thi. Bhavna aur Shweta dono hi hairan thi.
Veer : Ragini-! Tum theek toh ho na? Ragini?
Usne ahista se Ragini ko apni baaho me princess carry kar ke uthaaya. Kintu, Ragini uski shirt jakde bas roye jaa rahi thi.
Veer iss baat par dhyaan bhi nahi de raha tha ki usne sabke saamne Ragini ko uske naam se pukaara tha.
Bhavna (frowns) : Veer?
Ragini (cries) : I'm sorrryyyy! *sniff* Mat jao mujhe chhor ke-! *sniff* Pleaaaaseee! Mein tumhare bina nahi jee paungi, Veer! *hic* I'm sorrrryy!!
Wo uski shirt ko bheenche bas uske seene me muh chhipaaye roye jaa rahi thi. Aur, Shweta aur Bhavna iss drishya ko dekh poori tarah se dang reh chuki thi, jo ki laazmi tha.
Kavya, Aabha aur Suman bhi wahi daakhil hoti hui sab kuchh dekh rahi thi. Ek darr... ki ab kya hoga?
Bhavna : Veer? Ragini-? Y-Ye sab kya?
Aur, agle hi pal Ragini ne kuchh aisa kaha jise sunn waha par logo ki aankhein baahar ko aa gayi.
Ragini : I LOVE YOU VEEEER!!! *sniff* I LOVE YOU! I LOVE YOU! Mat jaana mujhe chhorke-! Please! *sniff*
Bhavna ki dhadkane tez ho gayi. Shweta ka haal bhi kuchh aisa hi tha. Kavya apne nichle honth daato taley dabaaye na jaane kya soch rahi thi. Par, aage Veer ne jo kaha, use sunn jaise sab sann reh gaye. Siwaaye, Suman ke-
Veer : I love you too, Ragini!
Bhavna (gasps) : Huh!?
Veer (glances) : Kavya! Wheelchair andar leke aao!
Kehte hue Veer Ragini ko yu uthaaye andar le jaane laga.
Aabha : Maa ji! Kya ye... Anarth tha ya phir kuchh achha?
Suman (smiles gently) : Waqt batayega beta.
Kavya haami bhar wheelchair ko andar le jaane lagi.
Bhavna : Veer ruko-!
Lekin, Bhavna ka haath pakad Shweta ne use wahi rok diya.
Shweta : Ye sahi waqt nahi hoga. *frowns* Mujhe nahi laga tha ki dono me-
Bhavna (nods) : Hmm! *frowns* Ek gambheer samasya khadi ho gayi hai. Ye bahut galat hai.
Shweta (sighs) : Haan! Bhumi aur Tejal ko ghar aa jaane do. Phir, discuss karte hai?
Bhavna : Hmm!
Andar aate hi room me Veer, Kavya aur bas Ragini hi the. 2 ghante tak darwaza band raha aur na jaane kya-kya baatein hoti rahi. Jab darwaza khula toh Veer baahar aaya-
Uske mukh par halki muskaan thi ki tabhi-
Aabha daudati hui uske paas aayi.
Aabha : Maalik?
Veer : Hmm? Kya hua?
Aabha : Aapke liye kuchh aaya hai. Pata nahi. Dekhiye!
Ek package Aabha ke haath me tha. Ek envelope. Veer ne use check kiya toh uski bauhe chinta me kass gayi. Usne jhatse wo Aabha ke haatho se chheena aur jaise hi use khola toh uski chinta aur adhik badh gayi.
Uske saamne tha-
Aur, yahi wo din tha, jab Veer apni alliance ke paas pahuch chuka tha.
Jab ek limousine aake Renshu, Ava, Erica aur Garofano ki hotel ke saamne aake ruki. Andar se Veer nikla aur saath hi uske bagal se do-chaar professional workers nikal kar ke aaye. All hired by him.
Halki boonda-baandi baarish ke chalte ve sabhi uske liye chhaata haath me thaame hue the.
Garofano : He's here!
Veer ko iss tarah unhone pehle kabhi nahi dekha tha. Ava ki bauhe sikud gayi. Woh akeli nahi thi-
[Something... Something about him... has changed, dear.]
Na jaane inn beetein dinon me kya kuchh badla tha, lekin badla toh zaroor tha. Bahut kuchh. Khaaskar, Veer ke andar.
Veer ne uss worker ke haath se chhaata liya aur unhe wahi rukne ka ishaara dete hue woh ahista-ahista unki orr chalte hue aaya.
Aur, paas aate hue usne bas itna hi poochha-
Veer : Tum logon ko bhi?
Aur, uske poochhne par Ava, Garofano, Renshu aur Erica, sabhi ne dheere se ek haami bhari.
Unhone apne haath me thaama wahi envelope use dikhaaya, Veer ki bauhe sikud gayi.
Iska matlab ye baat sach thi ki invitation sabhi system holders ke paas gaya tha.
Renshu (frowns) : Ye X ki koi nayi chaal toh nahi?
Garofano : Ya shayad wo genuinely system ke raaz par baat karna chaahta ho?
Ava : No. I don't believe him. Veer...! Ye uski koi chaal hi hogi. He's the most cunning system holder. Wo befaltu me hum sab ko aise dhamki deke kyu bulayega bhala-? You saw the warning, right? Agar, waha nahi pahuche toh-
Erica (frowns) : There may be some consequences.
Ava (nods) : Right!
Erica : Dad, kya hum-?
Renshu (nods) : Jab tak hum waha jayenge nahi, humein maalum nahi padega ki ye sab kis liye hai. Lekin, waha jaana bhi khatre se khaali nahi aur- Waha na jaane par bhi dhamki di gayi hai. Veer? Alliance V ke leader hone ke naate... Tumhara decision?
Veer ne kuchh kshan unhe dekha aur phir bas yahi kaha :
"Humari alliance ka pehla mission ek hi hai : Summit!"
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Iss meeting ke baad, Renshu India se vida leke jaa chuka tha. Lekin, baaki sabhi-?
Ve sab apne missions par lag chuke the, Veer sahit.
Niharika, Globerays ki head HR hone ke naate, Veer dwara diye gaye naye kaam par lag chuki thi.
Veer ki prediction bhi sahi thi. Itne dinon me Niharika se dur rehne ke chalte, aur Yarnia par humla hone ki wajah se-
Uski pakad Niharika par kamzor pad chuki thi.
"Shut up! Mein kyu follow karu tumhare orders, huh? Tumse apni nayi brand tak toh sambhaali nahi gayi, tum mujhe kya higher pay doge? Sapne dikhaana band karo!"
Kuchh yahi shabd the Niharika ke jab Veer ek subah uske ghar par chori-chhipe daakhil hua.
Veer : Tum shayad ek hi taraf ki news dekhna pasand karti ho. Hmm?
Niharika : K-Kya matlab?
Veer : Kya tumhe ye nahi pata ki jisne attack karwaya... Wo marr chuka hai? *grins* Jisne bomb feka, wo jail me sadd raha hai?
Niharika (gasps) : Huh-!?
Veer (aage badhte hue) : Aur, abhi bahut kuchh hona baaki hai.
Veer use deewar se sataate hue uske kaan ki orr jhuka, Niharika ki dhadkane tez ho gayi.
Niharika : D-Dur hato, Vikaas ghar par hai, j-jao yaha se tum-
Par, agle hi kshan uske bedroom ke andar, theek darwaaze ke peechhe uski madmast gadrayi gaand par dhakke lag rahe the.
"Nnnghhhhh~"
Vikaas hall se guzarta hua bedroom ke baahar aaya, iss baat se bekhabar ki theek bedroom ke darwaaze ke peechhe uski biwi jhuk ke apni chut marwa rahi thi.
Vikaas : Suno? Mein-! Mein jaa raha hu.
Niharika ki chut apne pati ki awaaz sunte hi zorr se kass gayi. Usne haath badi mushqil se darwaze ke handle par rakh khud ko sambhaala-
Niharika (moans) : Nghh~ H-Haan! Th-Theem hai! Ugh~
Vikaas : Hmm? Kya hua?
Niharika : Nnnn~ Chaato mat mujhe aur- aur niklo apne kaam par-!! Sssss~
Vikaas humesha se hi Niharika se darrta tha. Aaj bhi uske liye koi alag din nahi tha. Gusse me haami bharte hue wo college ke liye nikal gaya. Iss baat se parey ki uski biwi ki choot me koi aur aadmi ghusa hua tha.
Veer ke zordaar chaate Niharika ki gadrayi gaand par padte chale gaye jiske chalte jo Niharika kuchh derr oonchi awaaz me baat kar rahi thi, wo ab aahein bhar uss se chudwaane me lagi hui thi.
Niharika ko niyantran me rakhne ka yahi ek tareeka tha.
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Garofano udhar Trisha ko calls ke zariye navigate karwa rahi thi. Raman pakda jaa chuka tha. Aur, asli Dhananjay ki maut ka raaz bhi saamne aa chuka tha.
Garofano ye khabar Veer ko bataayi aur Veer ne Vandna ko-
Jaha Vandna, jo pehle se hi tooti hui thi, wo maano kisi sadme me chali gayi. Parijaat ghar ki aurtein use sambhalne me lag gayi.
Trisha ki soojh-boojh ke chalte jo Raman pakda gaya, uss se nakli Dhananjay ka raaz bhi saamne aa chuka tha. Yaani ki-
Ranjeet!
Wahi Ranjeet jisne Prestige par attack kiya tha. Ab isme koi shaq nahi tha ki ye sab interconnected tha.
Aur, Trisha iss game ko padh chuki thi.
Veer ne jaisa socha tha theek waisa hi hua. Trisha jaha udhar Raman ko pakadne me safal hui, idhar uska transfer hone ka order waapas le liya gaya.
Kyunki, kahi na kahi Raman hi Ranjeet ke peechhe tha. Toh, bhale hi Trisha ne ye case directly solve na kiya ho-
Magar, woh indirectly uski teh tak pahuchne me qamyab thi.
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Erica apne naye mission par lag chuki thi. Globerays, Gaurav ki company me baithi wo Niharika ke HR office me uske saamne virajman thi. Muh par usne mask pehna hua tha.
Niharika (frowns) : Veer ne tumhe bheja hai na?
Erica (nods) : Hmm!
Niharika : Dekho! Kaan khol ke sunn lo. Mein ye sab apne risk par kar rahi hu. Lekin, mera naam kahi par bhi nahi aana chahiye, samajh gayi na?
Erica : Just hire me. I only need 2-3 days at max.
Niharika (nods) : Theek hai!
Usne Erica ko uska hiring letter diya. Erica, bina kisi interview ke Globerays ki employee bann chuki thi.
Iske peechhe ka kaaran?
Ye toh waqt hi bataane waala tha. Niharika use jigyasa bhari nazron se dekh rahi thi.
Niharika : Waise-!? Tum ho kaun? Tumhe pehle toh kabhi nahi dekha Veer ke saath? Aur, ye CV me tumhara naam, ye bhi nakli hi hoga?
Erica (glances) : Don't pry too much, madam! *smiles*
Kehte hue wo waha se nikal gayi.
Niharika : Tch!
Erica (turns back) : Storage room kidhar hai? Data storage!?
Niharika : Terrace ke neeche waali floor par. Dhyaan rahe... Agar tum cameras me-
Erica : Shh! *smiles* Just ignore me. Everything will be fine.
Kehte hue woh khil-khilaati hui gun-gunaate hue waha se nikal gayi. Veer ke liye mission milne par woh khushi se phooli nahi sama rahi thi.
Aur, idhar bechaari Niharika ki hawa tight hui pada tha.
'If this goes bad... I'll be doomed. Totally!'
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Purvi ke ghar me Arun waapas aa chuka tha. Aur, aate hi charcha ka vishay tha : Veer ke dwara lagwaya gaya AC.
Arun : Ye kya kiya tumne, Purvi? Arey wo to baccha hai. Kam se kam tumhe toh samajhdari dikhaani thi? Kitna loss hua hai abhi usko, itna sab hua aur tumne uss se AC lagwa liya!?
Purvi : Toh aap meri sunte kaha hai? Aur, maine uss se nahi kaha tha. Ye toh uska badappan tha ki usne bas meri shikayat suni aur agle hi din-
Arun : Theek hai! Theek hai! Ab lag gaya hai toh lag gaya. Iske paise tum Bhavna didi ko deke aana. Veer toh lene se raha.
Purvi (nods) : H-Haan! Theek kaha. Mein- mein Bhavna ko pakda aaungi.
Lekin, Bhavna ka zikr aate hi bechari Purvi ki dhadkane tez ho gayi. Beetein dinon Veer ke saath jo kuchh bhi hua tha, uss se abhi bhi wo glaani me thi. Uske mann me yahi chal raha tha ki akhir kaise wo Bhavna se apni nazrein milaayegi?
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Toh, wahi Tamanna, Madhuri aur uski maa ke saath Veer dwara diye gaye flat me hi reh rahi thi. Iss intezar me ki jald hi Veer use koi na koi ishaara dega.
Ek ishaara ki ab woh Aadesh ke changul se mukt ho chuki hai. Ab woh khul ke apni mann-marzi se jee sakti hai.
Lekin, shayad use abhi aur intezar karna tha.
ICONGLOBE ek corporate gala ke tehet bharat me aa rahi thi. Ye koi aisa-waisa gala nahi tha.
Bahut bade level ka corporate meet-up tha. Sirf ICONGLOBE hi nahi, tamaam badi si badi companies udhar ikhatti hone waali thi.
Ek se badh kar ek deals hone waali thi. Na sirf videshi companies, balki bhaarteeya companies bhi inme shaamil thi.
Kintu, ICONGLOBE ka naam isliye highlighted tha kyunki, wo sabse badi deal lekar aa rahi thi.
10 billion dollars ki deal.
Jise haasil karne ke liye kataar me log toh bahut the, magar do hi sabse mazboot pratidwandi the : NEXACOM aur ELITE MOTORS.
Aur, Prestige ke reparation ke chalte, ye corporate gala ki hosting jaa chuki thi : Casa Belle ko.
Kyunki, ICONGLOBE-
Kal hi apne qadam Bharat par rakhne waali thi.
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Aaj ke liye itna hi guys.
Ye update chhota hai, I know. Around 7.4k words. But iske aage aisa kuchh dikhaane waala tha nahi. Iske theek baad seedhe corporate gala ka scene hai. ICONGLOBE ka scene poora. Next update me poora wo cover hoga. Itne dino baad update diya hai toh mein thoda pehle light way me hi start karna chaah raha tha. Ekdum se 12k ki bhasad pesh karne ka option sahi nahi laga mujhe. Iss update ka koi target nahi hai. Mein dekhna chaahta hu ki readers kaha tak leke jaate hai. Aur, response kitni jaldi aata hai. Also, let me know about the Ragini scene. Main highlight wahi tha I think. Agle update se poora focus ICONGLOBE, Gaurav Nik mission aur ek aur dusra mission, uss par ho jaayega. Bas, 4-5 updates hi bache hai iss post Disembowler arc ke aur hum seedhe Summit arc me pravesh kar jayenge.
Dhanyavad.
Nice and lovely update....
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