Title: Andhere Ka Raaz
Day 3 – Ek Naya Chehra
Raat ki thandi hawa Rangmahal Bazaar ki khamosh galiyon mein chal rahi thi.
Sia aur Ayaan dono kuch seconds tak us building ki chhat ko dekhte rahe jahan abhi kuch der pehle ek parchai nazar aayi thi.
Lekin ab wahan koi nahi tha.
Sia ne dheere se kaha,
"Tumhe lagta hai koi humare saath game khel raha hai?"
Ayaan ne uski taraf dekha. Uski aankhon mein usual gussa nahi tha… balki curiosity thi.
"Game nahi," Ayaan ne calm voice mein kaha,
"koi hume control karne ki koshish kar raha hai."
Sia ne sarcastic tone mein kaha,
"Ya phir tumhara koi dushman hoga. Mafia life, you know."
Ayaan ne halka sa smirk kiya.
"Tumhe lagta hai mujhe dushmanon ki kami hai?"
Ek pal ke liye dono ke beech silence ho gaya.
Street light ki halki roshni Sia ke chehre par pad rahi thi. Uske baal hawa mein thode se hil rahe the.
Ayaan ne pehli baar use dhyaan se dekha.
Kal tak jis ladki ne usse sabke saamne thappad maara tha…
aaj woh bina dare uske saamne khadi thi.
"Tumhe darr nahi lagta?" Ayaan ne poocha.
Sia ne seedha jawab diya,
"Sach bolne wale logon ko darr nahi lagta."
Ayaan thoda sa muskura diya.
"Ya phir tumhe pata hi nahi tum kis se panga le rahi ho."
Sia uske aur kareeb aayi.
"Pata hai."
Ayaan ki aankhen thodi si narrow ho gayi.
Sia ne seedha uski aankhon mein dekhte hue kaha —
"Ayaan Khanna… aka Raavan."
Ayaan ka expression ek second ke liye completely freeze ho gaya.
"Tumhe… mera naam kaise pata?" usne dheere se poocha.
Sia ne casual tone mein kaha,
"Journalist hoon. Information collect karna mera kaam hai."
Ayaan ko pehli baar thoda sa shock laga.
Usne kabhi expect nahi kiya tha ki ye ladki itni jaldi uski asli identity tak pahunch jaayegi.
Sia ne aage kaha,
"Waise mujhe laga tha tum zyada dangerous hoge."
Ayaan ne eyebrow raise ki.
"Disappointed?"
Sia ne thoda sa tease karte hue kaha,
"Thoda."
Ayaan halka sa hansa.
Uske bodyguards door khade sab dekh rahe the… aur shock mein the.
Kaalkot mein kisi ki himmat nahi hoti thi Raavan se aise baat karne ki.
Tabhi Sia ka phone phir se vibrate hua.
Unknown message.
Sia ne screen dekhi.
Message tha —
"Good."
"Ab dono ek saath ho."
Ayaan ne turant phone uske haath se le liya.
Usne message ko dhyaan se padha.
Phir uska expression suddenly serious ho gaya.
"Yeh koi normal stalker nahi hai," Ayaan ne kaha.
"Kaise?" Sia ne poocha.
Ayaan ne dheere se kaha,
"Kyuki is number ko track karna impossible hai."
Sia hairan ho gayi.
"Impossible?"
Ayaan ne phone Kabir ko diya jo tab tak paas aa chuka tha.
"Kabir, trace karo."
Kabir ne kuch seconds phone check kiya… phir uska face pale ho gaya.
"Sir…"
Ayaan ne stern voice mein poocha,
"Kya hua?"
Kabir ne dheere se kaha —
"Sir… yeh number… aapke private server se send hua hai."
Ayaan ki aankhen shock se widen ho gayi.
"Impossible."
Kyuki…
Ayaan ka private server sirf ek hi jagah se control hota tha.
Uske khud ke penthouse se.
Sia ne confused ho kar kaha,
"Matlab…?"
Ayaan ne dheere se kaha —
"Matlab… koi mere system ke andar hai."
Usi waqt Sia ke phone par ek aur message aaya.
Dono ne ek saath screen ki taraf dekha.
Message tha —
"Raavan…"
"Tumhe laga Kaalkot mein sirf tum hi game khelte ho?"
Aur neeche ek photo attach thi.
Sia ne photo open ki.
Agle hi second…
uska chehra bhi shock se freeze ho gaya.
Kyuki photo mein…
Sia ka ghar dikh raha tha.
Aur uske ghar ke bahar…
koi khada tha.
Uska chehra shadow mein tha.
Lekin ek cheez clear thi.
Woh aadmi seedha camera ki taraf dekh raha tha.
Jaise…
woh Sia aur Ayaan dono ko dekh raha ho.
To be continued… (Day 4) 🖤