Anaya ne chaunk kar dekha.
"Sorry… aap?"
"Question ka jawab dijiy."
Us tone mein na gussa tha, na softness. Sirf authority.
"Meri maa ICU mein hai," usne seedha bol diya. "Aur mere paas paisa nahi."
Aarav ne ek second bhi nahi lagaya.
"Kitna paise chahiye?"
Anaya hansi—thodi si bitter.
"Aap mazaak kar rahe hain?"
"Nahi."
Usne apna card nikala. Black card. Unlimited.
Anaya ka dimaag freeze ho gaya.
"Main ek deal offer kar raha hoon."
"Deal?"
"Main aapki maa ka pura treatment pay karunga," usne kaha, "aur badle mein… aap mujhse shaadi karengi."
Aur usi pal… Aarav ke dimaag mein ek aur vision flash hua—
—Anaya, uske saamne khadi,
—uski aankhon mein nafrat aur pyaar ka mix,
—aur ek awaaz: "If you fall for her… you will lose everything."
Aarav ne aankhen band ki. Aur baarish ke beech, sirf ek cheez confirm thi--
Ye raat , ye contract, aur ye ladki.. sab kuch hamesha ke liye badal dene wale the pr kya
Anaya jaanegi...ki yeh sirf majboori nahi, ye uski kismat ki shuruaat hai?