Room me phir se sannata chha gaya tha…
Sirf Ayesha ke dil ki dhadkan sunai de rahi thi.
"Wo… mere kareeb tha…" Ayesha dheere se bolti hai.
Armaan uski taraf dekh kar kehta hai,
"Kaun, Ayesha? Ab sach chhupana mat…"
Ayesha ki aankhon me aansu aa jaate hain…
"Main usse trust karti thi… apni jaan se zyada…"
Tabhi achanak room ka darwaza khul jaata hai…
Creaaaaak…
Aur saamne… wahi aadmi khada hota hai.
Is baar andhera nahi tha…
Uska chehra saaf dikh raha tha…
Ayesha ki saansein ruk jaati hain…
"Tum…?!"
Armaan bhi shock me usse dekhta reh jaata hai.
"Yeh… yeh to…!"
Aadmi dheere se muskuraata hai…
"Finally… tumne pehchaan liya, Ayesha…"
Ayesha ki awaaz toot jaati hai—
"Rohan…?"
Room me ek gehra sannata chha jaata hai.
Armaan gusse se bolta hai,
"Tum?! Tumne yeh sab kiya?!"
Rohan thandi hasi ke saath kehta hai—
"Sirf kiya nahi… plan bhi maine hi banaya…"
Ayesha ke aansu ruk nahi paate.
"Par kyun, Rohan? Maine tumhara kya bigaada tha…?"
Rohan ka chehra ek pal ke liye serious ho jata hai…
Phir wo dheere se bolta hai—
"Tumne… mujhe thukra diya tha, Ayesha…"
Ayesha shock me usse dekhti hai.
"Main tumse pyaar karta tha… lekin tumne Armaan ko choose kiya…"
Armaan aage badhta hai—
"Pyaar ke naam pe murder? Tum pagal ho chuke ho!"
Rohan ki aankhon me pagalpan saaf dikh raha tha.
"Pyaar me sab jaayaz hota hai…"
Ayesha cheekh padti hai—
"Yeh pyaar nahi… paagalpan hai!"
Rohan tez awaaz me kehta hai—
"Paagal hi samajh lo… lekin ab tum meri ho… ya kisi ki nahi!"
Achanak woh ek knife nikaalta hai…
Ayesha darr ke maare peeche hatt jaati hai.
Armaan turant uske saamne khada ho jata hai.
"Pehle mujhe paar karna hoga!"
Rohan hasta hai—
"Wahi to chahta hoon…"
Room ki lights phir se blink hone lagti hain…
Tension aur badh jaata hai…
Ayesha ki saansein tez ho jaati hain…
Ab sab kuch clear tha—
Killer koi anjaan nahi…
Uska apna hi tha… Rohan…
Aur ab…
Final fight shuru hone wali thi…
(To be continued…) 😱