📖 Chapter 1: 50 Crore Ki Shaadi
Raat ke 11 baj rahe the… aur Ayesha hospital ke bahar bench par baithi ro rahi thi.
Uske haath me ek file thi… aur aankhon me sirf darr.
Doctor ne abhi-abhi bola tha:
Tumhari maa ki surgery kal subah tak karni padegi… warna hum kuch nahi kar paayenge.
Kitna kharcha aayega?" Ayesha ne dare hue poocha.
Doctor ne seedha jawab diya:
50 lakh.
Ayesha ke haath se file gir gayi.
50 lakh… uske liye ye ek sapna tha… ya shayad nightmare.
Uske paas sirf 12 hazaar the.
Phone uthakar usne apne sab rishtedaaron ko call kiya…
Har jagah se ek hi jawab mila:
Sorry, hum help nahi kar sakte.
Aankhon se aansu ruk nahi rahe the.
Main kya karun, Maa…? usne dheere se kaha.
Tabhi… uske phone par ek unknown number se call aaya.
Ayesha ne thodi der hesitate ki… phir call receive kiya.
Hello…?
Dusri taraf se ek thandi aur confident awaaz aayi:
Tumhe paise chahiye, Ayesha?
Ayesha ek second ke liye shock ho gayi.
Kaun bol raha hai…?
Main tumhari problem ka solution hoon.
Ayesha ka dil zor se dhadakne laga.
Dekho, mujhe mazaak ka time nahi hai—
50 crore.
Ayesha chup ho gayi.
Main tumhe 50 crore de sakta hoon," us aadmi ne calm tone me kaha,
"lekin badle me tumhe meri ek condition maanni hogi.
Ayesha ke haath kaanp rahe the.
Kaunsi condition…?
Thodi der silence raha… phir usne kaha:
Tumhe mujhse shaadi karni hogi.
Ayesha ka dimaag ekdum blank ho gaya.
W-what…? Shaadi…?
Fake shaadi, usne correct kiya,
Sirf 6 mahine ke liye. Tum meri biwi ban kar rahogi… bas naam ke liye.
Ayesha ko samajh nahi aa raha tha ki wo sapna dekh rahi hai ya nightmare.
Main aapko jaanti bhi nahi… aap aise kaise
Tumhari maa ki life aur tumhari choice ke beech sirf 12 ghante bache hain,"
usne uski baat kaat di,
"soch lo."l
Call cut ho gaya.
Ayesha wahi jam si gayi.
Ek taraf maa ki jaan…
Dusri taraf ek unknown aadmi se shaadi.
Usne aankhen band ki… aur gehri saans li.
Main kya kar rahi hoon…?
5 minute baad… usne wahi number dubara dial kiya.
Call connect hua.
Main… ready hoon.
Dusri taraf se halki si muskaan bhari awaaz aayi:
Good decision, Mrs. Khan.
Ayesha shock ho gayi.
Mrs… Khan?
Kal subah 10 baje, City Court ke bahar milo," usne kaha,
"aur haan… white dress pehen kar aana.
Call dobara cut ho gaya.
Ayesha ne phone dheere se neeche rakha…
Aur uski zindagi ka sabse bada decision le liya.
Lekin use ye nahi pata tha…
Jis aadmi se wo shaadi karne ja rahi hai…
Wo sirf ek billionaire nahi…
Balki uske past ka sabse bada raaz bhi hai…
Kal uski shaadi hai… ek aise aadmi se… jise wo jaanti bhi nahi…
Ya shayad… bahut achhi tarah jaanti hai?