Gauri poori raat so nahi paayi.
Aryan ke words uske dimaag mein baar-baar goonj rahe the—
“I knew the truth… but I was trying to protect you.”
Lekin Gauri ke liye ab trust naam ki koi cheez nahi bachi thi.
Subah hote hi usne apna bag pack kiya.
“Main yahan se ja rahi hoon.”
Jaise hi woh room se bahar nikli, Aryan saamne khada tha.
“Gauri…”
“Please, Aryan.”
Uski aankhon mein aansu the.
“Ab mujhe koi explanation nahi chahiye.”
Aryan ne uska haath pakadne ki koshish ki, lekin Gauri peeche hat gayi.
“Tumne mujhse sach chhupaya.”
Aryan chup raha.
Gauri ne kaha—
“Aur ab main tum par kabhi trust nahi kar sakti.”
Woh wahan se chali gayi.
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The Hidden File
Gauri apne purane ghar pahunchi.
Usse apni childhood memories ke baare mein answers chahiye the.
Usne apne father's study room ko search karna shuru kiya.
Ek purani cupboard ke peeche usse ek locked box mila.
Box ke andar kuch documents the.
Ek document par date thi—
14 August 2018.
Gauri ka dil zor se dhadakne laga.
Usne document padha.
Us par likha tha:
“Operation Nightfall.”
Neeche teen signatures the.
Vikram Malhotra.
Aryan Malhotra.
Aur… Gauri ke father.
Gauri ke haath kaanpne lage.
“Papa…?”
Usse yakeen nahi ho raha tha.
Usne doosra document khola.
Usmein likha tha—
“Gauri must never remember what happened that night.”
Gauri ki aankhon se aansu girne lage.
“Why?”
Tabhi peeche se ek awaaz aayi—
“Because your father was the reason the fire started.”
Gauri ne turant peeche mudkar dekha.
Reyansh khada tha.
“Tum?”
Reyansh dheere-dheere uske paas aaya.
“Tumhare father aur mere father ke beech ek secret deal thi.”
Gauri ne trembling voice mein poocha—
“Kaunsi deal?”
Reyansh ne jawab diya—
“Aryan ke family business ko bachane ke badle… tumhare father ne tumhe unke family se door karne ka promise kiya tha.”
Gauri stunned reh gayi.
“Lekin fire?”
Reyansh ki aankhon mein dard tha.
“Fire plan ka part nahi thi.”
“Then what happened?”
Reyansh ne dheere se kaha—
“Someone changed the plan.”
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Meanwhile — Aryan
Aryan apne father's old office mein khada tha.
Uske haath mein wahi file thi.
Lekin usne ek page pehle kabhi nahi dekha tha.
Page ke bottom par ek handwritten note tha—
“If Aryan ever finds out, Gauri will be in danger.”
Aryan ka chehra pale pad gaya.
“Gauri…”
Usne turant phone nikala.
Call ki.
No answer.
Phir uske phone par ek message aaya.
“You are looking in the wrong place, Aryan.”
Aur neeche sirf ek naam tha—
VIKRAM.
Aryan ki aankhon mein shock aa gaya.
Uske father…
Vikram Malhotra.
Aryan ne dheere se kaha—
“Papa… aapne hum sabse kya chhupaya hai?”
To Be Continued… 🖤
Chapter 14 – BIG Twist: The Real Mastermind
Chapter 14 ka biggest twist ye hoga ki Gauri ke father mastermind nahi the.
Reyansh Gauri ko ek secret recording dikhata hai. Recording mein Gauri ke father Vikram se keh rahe hote hain:
“Main apni beti ko tumhare family ke paas nahi bhejunga. Deal khatam.”
Phir recording suddenly cut ho jaati hai.
Gauri samajh jaati hai ki uske father ne deal accept nahi ki thi.
Lekin next file mein ek shocking photograph milti hai—
Fire wali raat Gauri ke father aur Vikram dono ek hi jagah par the.
Gauri confused ho jaati hai.
“Then who started the fire?”
Reyansh slowly says:
“Neither of them.”
Tabhi Aryan wahan pahunchta hai.
Uske haath mein ek old photograph hoti hai.
Photograph mein teen adults khade hote hain—
Vikram, Gauri ke father…
aur ek unknown woman.
Aryan photograph ko dekhkar freeze ho jaata hai.
“Ye possible nahi hai…”
Gauri poochti hai,
“Who is she?”
Aryan ki aankhon mein fear aa jaata hai.
“Meri maa.”
Gauri shocked.
“Lekin tumhari mother toh—”
Aryan interrupts:
“Meri maa ki death fire se pehle hi ho chuki thi.”
Silence.
Reyansh dheere se kehta hai—
“Exactly. Aur jo aurat photograph mein hai… woh tumhari maa nahi hai.”
Gauri ki aankhein photograph par jam jaati hain.
The real mastermind had been impersonating Aryan's mother for years.
Aur sabse shocking baat—
Woh aurat abhi bhi zinda hai. 🖤
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