Raat ke kareeb 11 baj rahe the.
Gauri apne kamre ki balcony mein khadi thi. Thandi hawa uske baalon ko uda rahi thi, lekin uske dimaag mein sirf ek hi sawaal ghoom raha tha—
“Woh mujhe itna kyun dekh raha tha?”
Pichhle kuch dino se Aryan ka behaviour usse samajh nahi aa raha tha.
Kabhi woh usse ignore karta…
Kabhi bina wajah uski taraf dekhta…
Aur kabhi aise protect karta jaise Gauri uski zimmedari ho.
Gauri ne aankhein band ki.
“Maybe I'm just overthinking…”
Lekin usse kya pata tha…
Kisi aur ke liye woh sirf overthinking nahi thi.
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Aryan's POV
Aryan apne study room mein akela baitha tha.
Table par laptop khula tha, files saamne thi…
Lekin uska dhyaan kaam par bilkul nahi tha.
Uske saamne ek photograph rakhi thi.
Gauri.
Uski aankhon mein ek ajeeb si softness aa gayi.
“Tumne mere saath ye kya kar diya, Gauri?”
Usne dheere se photograph uthayi.
Aryan ko khud samajh nahi aa raha tha ki kab Gauri uski thoughts ka hissa ban gayi.
Pehle woh sirf ek ladki thi.
Phir ek curiosity…
Phir ek habit…
Aur ab—
ek obsession.
Usne phone uthaya aur Gauri ka naam screen par dekha.
Call karne ke liye ungli screen par gayi…
Lekin ruk gayi.
“Not yet.”
Uske lips par halki si smile aayi.
“Pehle mujhe khud samajhne do ki tum mere liye kya ban chuki ho.”
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The Next Morning 🌸
Gauri breakfast table par baithi thi jab Aryan wahan aaya.
Uski nazar seedha Gauri par gayi.
Gauri ne bhi use dekha.
Dono ki aankhein kuch seconds ke liye mili.
Aryan ne nazar nahi hatayi.
Gauri uncomfortable hokar boli,
“Why are you staring at me?”
Aryan calmly chair kheench kar uske saamne baith gaya.
“Because I want to.”
Gauri ki aankhein badi ho gayi.
“Aap ajeeb hain.”
Aryan slightly forward lean hua.
“Maybe.”
Phir usne dheere se kaha—
“Lekin tum meri curiosity se zyada ban chuki ho.”
Gauri ka dil ek pal ke liye ruk sa gaya.
“Matlab?”
Aryan ne uski aankhon mein dekhte hue jawab diya—
“Tum meri first obsession ban gayi ho, Gauri.”
Gauri kuch nahi bol paayi.
Aur Aryan…
Pehli baar apni feelings se bhaagne ke bajaye unhe accept kar raha tha.
He didn't know where this obsession would take him.
But one thing was certain—
He wasn't ready to let Gauri go.
Chapter 10 Twist – “The Photograph” 📸
Aryan ke study room mein Gauri ki jo photograph thi, woh normal photograph nahi thi.
Photograph ke peeche ek purani date likhi thi—
“14 August 2018.”
Aryan ne drawer khola aur usme rakhi ek purani diary nikali.
Diary ke first page par sirf ek line thi:
“I promised myself I would never look for her again.”
Aryan ki aankhon mein dard aa gaya.
Tabhi Gauri achanak study room ke bahar aa gayi.
“Aryan… ye photo aapke paas kaise hai?”
Aryan froze.
Gauri ne photograph apne haath mein le li.
Uski aankhon mein aansu aa gaye.
“Ye meri maa ke saath meri childhood photo hai… lekin ye photo toh mere ghar se saalon pehle kho gayi thi.”
Aryan ne dheere se kaha—
“Because I didn't find you recently, Gauri…”
Woh uske kareeb aaya.
“I found you again.”
Gauri confused thi.
“Again?”
Aryan ne diary band kar di.
“Tum mujhe yaad nahi karti…”
Ek painful smile ke saath usne kaha—
“Lekin main tumhe kabhi nahi bhoola.”
Gauri ke chehre ka rang udd gaya.
Chapter ends.
🔥 Next Chapter Hook:
Chapter 11 – The Girl He Lost
Gauri ko pata chalega ki Aryan aur uska connection sirf present ka nahi, balki unke childhood ke ek dark secret se juda hua hai.
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