Update 1
Sardi ki ek raat thi. Armaan Mumbai ki ek sunsaan sadak par apni Jaguar badi tez speed mein chala raha tha. Us din usko busniess mein nuksaan hua tha, to uska mood bahot kharab tha.
Woh bahot rashly apni gaadi chala raha tha. Ek scooter par sawar ladki uska raasta roke hue thi. Armaan chid gaya kyunki uski ladki ki wajah se usko apni speed kam karni padi.
"Mere raaste se hatt ja ladki," usne jor jor se horn bajate hue kaha.
Woh ladki ghabra gayi aur uska raasta chhodne ke liye ek taraf hatne lagi. Lekin sadak choti thi, use jagah nahi mil paa rahi thi. Armaan lagatar horn baja raha tha, aur apni gaadi uski scooter se bahot najdeek le gaya. Woh ladki Armaan ki gaadi ko apne itne najdeek pakar ghabra gayi. Usne Armaan ke raaste se hatne ko koshish me ekdum se apni sccoter baye modi, aur wahan rakhe ek road baricade se achanak se takra gayi. Uska balance bigad gaya aur woh sadak par gir padi, Armaan ki gaadi ke theek saamne.
Armaan chaukanna tha, aur usne sahi waqt par brake lagaya aur uski gaadi achanak se ruk gayi. Woh badi chinta se gaadi se bahar utara aur dekhne laga ki kahin us ladki par gaadi chadha to nahi di usne.
"Fuck!" woh badbadaya aur apne ghutne ke bal baithar us ladki ki taraf dekhne laga.
Ladki behosh thi, aur uska chehra gaadi ke paiye se kuch millimeter hi door tha. Front wheel se ladki ki gardan par kharoch aayi thi, aur ladki ke baal paiye ke neeche aa gaye the. Armaan ko ehsaas hua ki agar ek second ki bhi aur deri hoti to ladki uski gaadi ke neeche kuchli jaati.
Ladki ne helmet pehna hua tha, jiski wajah se usko koi major head injury nahi hui. Sadak par girne ke karan woh helmet ek taraf ludak gaya tha. Armaan ne uski pulse check kar, woh jinda thi. Usne us ladki ke gaal par halke se thapthapaya, aur use jagane ki kosh ki lekin woh ladki behosh thi. Armaan ne aas paas dekha toh woh accident spot ek CCTV camera ki field me tha. Armaan chaukanna ho gaya.
Usne apni gaadi ko halke se reverse kiya taaki us ladki ke phase hue baal chhuda sake. Uske baad usne us ladki ko halke se uthakar backseat par letaya. Woh bahot khoobsoorat ladki thi, uske chehre par ek pyari se massomiyat thi. Ek pal ke liye woh uski khoobsoorti dekhkar mantramugdh ho gaya. Lekin doosre hi pal use ehsaas hua ki is accident ka liye anjaam ho sakta hai, aur woh apne hosh me aaya aur use turant hospital le gaya.
Hospital pahunchte hi doctors ne turant uska ilaj karna shuru kiya. Armaan badi bechaini se intezaar kar raha tha ki doctor use us ladki ki halat ke baare me kuch bataye.
Armaan parking lot mein apni car me baith kar doctor ke call ka intezaar kar raha tha. Uske mann me bahot se khayal daud rahe the. Phir uski nazar backseat par padi us ladki ki purse par padi. Usne woh purse uthayi aur us ladki ka naam jan ne ke liye uski ID khojne laga. Us 2 ID mili, dono IDs par us ladki ka naam Pankhudi tha. Ek to kisi night college ki student ID thi aur ek kisi construction company ki employee ID thi. Armaan us construction company ka naam padhke muskuraya. Armaan khud ek construction business chala raha tha aur jis company mein Pankhudi kaam karti thi woh uske dost Vishal ki thi. Usne turant Vishal ko phone milaya.
"Hey bro, wassup?" Vishal ne phone uthakar kaha.
"Hi, Vishal, sorry main tumhe is samay pareshan kar raha hun," Armaan ne kaha, "Lekin baat hi kuch aisi hai. Kya tum Pankhudi naam ki ladki jo jaante ho jo tumhari company me receptionist ka kaam karti hai?"
"Haan jaanta hun," Vishal ne kaha, "2 mahine pehle use kaam pe rakha gaya tha. Kyu kya hua?"
""Humara accident ho gaya," Armaan ne kaha, "Maine lagbhag kuchal diya tha usko apni gaadi se."
"Oh! Kya woh theek hai? Kya tum theek ho?" Vishal ne poocha.
"Main theek hun," Armaan ne kaha, "Aur Pankhudi...mujhe pata nahi, filhaal behosh hai. But mujhe lagta hai woh bach jayegi. Main bas itna poochna chahta hun ki agar baat bigati hai to kya yeh ladki ya uska pariwar koi problem create kar sakta hai? Main rash driving kar raha tha aur jahan accident hua, wahan ek CCTV camera tha."
"Hmm camera tha to thoda sambhal ke rehna banta hai bhai," Vishal ne kaha, "But Pankhudi ki chinta chhod do. Bahot gareeb ghar ki ladki hai, baap nahi hai uska aur apne maa aur choti behen ki jimmedari us par hai. Isiliye woh gaon chhodkar Mumbai aayi job karne. Waise toh itne chhote level ke employees ko main naam se nahi jaata par mujhe yeh ladki yaad hai kyunki yeh kuch din pehle mere office aayi thi, apni salary advance me maangne. Keh rahi thi ghar ke koi problem hai."
"Toh tumne kya kiya?" Armaan ne poocha.
"Maine mana kar diya, of course," Vishal ne kaha, "Waise uski baaton se lag raha tha ki sach me dikkat me hai, par usne sirf 2 mahine pehle join kiya hai aur main aise employess ko advance me salary kaise de do? Mere mana karne par woh udaas to hui par koi drama nahi kiya."
"Toh usne tumhe "convince" karne ki koshish nahi kari?" Armaan ne poocha.
Vishal uska ishara samajh gaya aur muskuraya. "Nahi, Armaan, woh us type ki ladki nahi hai," Vishal ne kaha, "Bahot seedhi aur bholi hai. Mere khayal se to ab tak virgin hi hogi."
"Hmm interesting," Armaan ne Pankhudi ki ID photo ho halke se chhute hue kaha. Photo me ek pyaari se musaan thi uske hoton par aur aankhon me bholi se chamak.
"Tumhe pasand aa gayi hai kya bhai?" Vishal ne poocha.
"Khoobsoorat hai," Armaan ne kaha, "Aur itni pyari...aur kaafi din hue mujhe ek virgin ke saath kiye..."
"Bechari ko andaza bhi nahi hai ki kis kamine ki nazar pad gayi hai uspar," Vishal ne haste hue kaha, "Waise kaafi strong character lagi hai mujhe. Itni aasani se nahi milegi."
"Samajh raha hun," Armaan ne kaha, "Lekin mein bhi shikari hun, daav pech khelna jaanta hun."
"Saale betichod," Vishal ne haste hue kaha, "Enjoy brother! Aur mujhse kuch help chahiye to batana."
"Fihaal kya tum mujhe is ladki ke baare mein tum jo bhi jaante ho bata ho, uska adress, family wageira?" Armaan ne poocha.
"Of course," Vishal ne kaha.
Armaan ko ek second call aane lagi. "Vishal mein tumhe thodi der mein call karta hun, mujhe lagta hai hospital se call aa raha hai," Armaan ne kaha.
Armaan ne phone uthaya toh sach me doctor ka call tha. Unhone ne use emergency ward me bulaya.
"Uski halat theek hai," Doctor ne kaha, "Use jyada chhot nahi aayi hai. Bas sadak par girne ke karan kuch kharoonchein aayi hai. Baaki woh bilkul theek hai. Kisi bhi waqt use hosh aa sakta hai."
"Thank you doctor," Armaan ne kaha.
Doctor wahan se chala gaya aur Armaan kuch der tak Pankhudi ke paas baitha raha. Woh uski khoobsoorti ko nihar raha tha. Uske sundar badan ko sar ke paanv tak dekh raha tha aur kalpana kar raha tha bina kapdon ke woh kitni sexy lagegi. Pankhudi ke chehre ki masoomiyat use excite kar rai thi. Woh soch raha tha ki is ladki ki nath utar kar uski tight chut me apna lund daal kar kaske chodne mein kitna maza aayega. Woh uski karahne ki awazein sochkar pagal sa ho raha tha.
"Kitni masoom ho to Pankhudi," usne us behosh ladki ke kaan me halke se kaha, "Main tumhe apni personal randi bana kar rahunga. Tumhe har chhed me aise choduna ki tum bhi mere lund ka maza lene ke liye tarsogi. Tumhe aisi chinaal bana dunga ki tum khud ko nahi pechaan paogi."
Aur yeh sab karne ke liye woh mann hi mann ek khatarank saazish rachne laga.
Armaan ne apne phone se kuch calls kiye. Kuch hi der me uski secratary Eshani waha aa gayi. Armaan ne ek cheque sign kiya aur Eshani ko de diya. Usne Pankhudi ki taraf ek aakhri baar dekha aur muskurakar wahan se chala gaya.
Kuch der mein Pankhudi ko hosh aa gaya.
Eshani ne use bistar par uthkar baithne me madad kari. Doctor ne Pankhudi ko examine kiya aur kaha ki woh ab fit for discharge hai.
Eshani muskurayi. "Ab kaisa mehsoos kar rahi ho Pankhudi?" Eshani ne poocha.
Pankhudi ke sar me tez dard tha. Usne dono haathon se apna sar pakda. "Main kahan hun?" Pankhudi ne poocha, "Kya hua tha?"
"Tumhara accident hua tha," Eshani ne kaha, "Lekin ab tum theek ho, aur ab tumhe disharge kiya jayega."
"Main yahan kaisi pahunchi?" Pankhudi ne poocha.
"Mr. Mathur tumhe yahan le aaye," Eshani ne kaha, "Main unki secratary hun. Main tumhe safely ghar pahunane ke liye gaadi arrange karungi."
"Badi meherbani unki," Pankhudi ne kaha, "Kya main unse mil sakti hun?"
"I am sorry, lekin unko jana pada. Woh bahot busy rehte hai," Eshani ne kaha, "Lekin unhone tumhe kuch diya hai."
Eshani ne cheque Pankhudi ko diya. Pankhudi ne dekha ki us cheque pe Mr. Armaan Mathur ke signature the aur jo amount tha uski monthly salary se bhi jyada tha. Woh ekdum se sakpaka gayi.
"Unhone mujhe yeh cheque kyu diya?" Pankhudi ne poocha.
"As a compensation," Eshani ne kaha, "Tumhe chhot lagi unki waja se isiliye. Waise woh ek accident tha, unka koi irada nahi tha tumhe chhot pahunchane ka, phir bhi, tumhe takleef hui isiliye compensation."
"I am sorry, but, main yeh nahi le sakti," Pankhudi ne muskurakar cheque lautate hue kaha.
"Kya main jaan sakti hun kyun?" Eshani ne poocha,
"Mujhe nahi lagta iski koi zaroorat hai," Pankhudi ne kaha, "Woh accident tha. Unhone jaan boojhkar mujhe chhot nahi pahunchayi."
"Theek hai, jaisi aapki marzi," Eshani ne cheque wapas lete hue kaha, "Mujhe aapke signature chahiye kuch papers par. Yeh legal papers hai jipe likha hai ki kal ke accident ko lekar aap Mr. Mathur ke khilaaf koi kaanoni karawai nahi chahti."
"Zaroor," Pankhudi ke muskurakar kaha, aur papers par sign kar diya.
"Good," Eshani ne kaha, "Bahar ek gaadi aapna intezaar kar rahi hai jo aapko ghar pahuchayegi. Appki scooter ko garage bheja gaya hai repairs ke liye, shaam tak aapke ghar pahuncha di jayegi."
Eshani ne Pankhudi ko gaadi me bitha diya aur gaadi cha padi.
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Armaan apne office me baitha tha tab uske darwaze par ek dastak hui.
"Yes, come in," usne Eshani ko andar aane ki anumati dete hue kaha.
"Usne cheque lene se mana kar diya, Sir," Eshani ne Armaan ko envelope lautate hue kaha.
Armaan ne envelope liya aur khole ke dekha to usme usne apna sign kiya hua cheque paaya ko Pankhudi ne lene se mana kar diya tha. Woh bada hairaan reh gaya.
"Theek hai," usne Eshani se kaha, "You may leave."
Eshani wahan se chali gayi.
Armaan kaafi der tak us cheque ko dekhta raha. Us cheque par likhe Pankhudi ke naam par halke se ungli pherte hue, ek shaitaani muskaan ke saath woh bola, "Badi khudaar ho janeman, tumhare saath khelne me bada maza aayega."
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Pankhudi gaadi me baithi apni ghar ki taraf jaa rahi thi. Use khusi thi ki is accident me use jyada chhot nahi aayi. Lekin woh yeh nahi jaanti thi ki woh kiski nazar mein aa gayi hai. Woh bilkul bekhabar thi ki uski zindagi mein ek aisa toofaan aane wala hai, jo sab kuch tabah kar dega.
Sardi ki ek raat thi. Armaan Mumbai ki ek sunsaan sadak par apni Jaguar badi tez speed mein chala raha tha. Us din usko busniess mein nuksaan hua tha, to uska mood bahot kharab tha.
Woh bahot rashly apni gaadi chala raha tha. Ek scooter par sawar ladki uska raasta roke hue thi. Armaan chid gaya kyunki uski ladki ki wajah se usko apni speed kam karni padi.
"Mere raaste se hatt ja ladki," usne jor jor se horn bajate hue kaha.
Woh ladki ghabra gayi aur uska raasta chhodne ke liye ek taraf hatne lagi. Lekin sadak choti thi, use jagah nahi mil paa rahi thi. Armaan lagatar horn baja raha tha, aur apni gaadi uski scooter se bahot najdeek le gaya. Woh ladki Armaan ki gaadi ko apne itne najdeek pakar ghabra gayi. Usne Armaan ke raaste se hatne ko koshish me ekdum se apni sccoter baye modi, aur wahan rakhe ek road baricade se achanak se takra gayi. Uska balance bigad gaya aur woh sadak par gir padi, Armaan ki gaadi ke theek saamne.
Armaan chaukanna tha, aur usne sahi waqt par brake lagaya aur uski gaadi achanak se ruk gayi. Woh badi chinta se gaadi se bahar utara aur dekhne laga ki kahin us ladki par gaadi chadha to nahi di usne.
"Fuck!" woh badbadaya aur apne ghutne ke bal baithar us ladki ki taraf dekhne laga.
Ladki behosh thi, aur uska chehra gaadi ke paiye se kuch millimeter hi door tha. Front wheel se ladki ki gardan par kharoch aayi thi, aur ladki ke baal paiye ke neeche aa gaye the. Armaan ko ehsaas hua ki agar ek second ki bhi aur deri hoti to ladki uski gaadi ke neeche kuchli jaati.
Ladki ne helmet pehna hua tha, jiski wajah se usko koi major head injury nahi hui. Sadak par girne ke karan woh helmet ek taraf ludak gaya tha. Armaan ne uski pulse check kar, woh jinda thi. Usne us ladki ke gaal par halke se thapthapaya, aur use jagane ki kosh ki lekin woh ladki behosh thi. Armaan ne aas paas dekha toh woh accident spot ek CCTV camera ki field me tha. Armaan chaukanna ho gaya.
Usne apni gaadi ko halke se reverse kiya taaki us ladki ke phase hue baal chhuda sake. Uske baad usne us ladki ko halke se uthakar backseat par letaya. Woh bahot khoobsoorat ladki thi, uske chehre par ek pyari se massomiyat thi. Ek pal ke liye woh uski khoobsoorti dekhkar mantramugdh ho gaya. Lekin doosre hi pal use ehsaas hua ki is accident ka liye anjaam ho sakta hai, aur woh apne hosh me aaya aur use turant hospital le gaya.
Hospital pahunchte hi doctors ne turant uska ilaj karna shuru kiya. Armaan badi bechaini se intezaar kar raha tha ki doctor use us ladki ki halat ke baare me kuch bataye.
Armaan parking lot mein apni car me baith kar doctor ke call ka intezaar kar raha tha. Uske mann me bahot se khayal daud rahe the. Phir uski nazar backseat par padi us ladki ki purse par padi. Usne woh purse uthayi aur us ladki ka naam jan ne ke liye uski ID khojne laga. Us 2 ID mili, dono IDs par us ladki ka naam Pankhudi tha. Ek to kisi night college ki student ID thi aur ek kisi construction company ki employee ID thi. Armaan us construction company ka naam padhke muskuraya. Armaan khud ek construction business chala raha tha aur jis company mein Pankhudi kaam karti thi woh uske dost Vishal ki thi. Usne turant Vishal ko phone milaya.
"Hey bro, wassup?" Vishal ne phone uthakar kaha.
"Hi, Vishal, sorry main tumhe is samay pareshan kar raha hun," Armaan ne kaha, "Lekin baat hi kuch aisi hai. Kya tum Pankhudi naam ki ladki jo jaante ho jo tumhari company me receptionist ka kaam karti hai?"
"Haan jaanta hun," Vishal ne kaha, "2 mahine pehle use kaam pe rakha gaya tha. Kyu kya hua?"
""Humara accident ho gaya," Armaan ne kaha, "Maine lagbhag kuchal diya tha usko apni gaadi se."
"Oh! Kya woh theek hai? Kya tum theek ho?" Vishal ne poocha.
"Main theek hun," Armaan ne kaha, "Aur Pankhudi...mujhe pata nahi, filhaal behosh hai. But mujhe lagta hai woh bach jayegi. Main bas itna poochna chahta hun ki agar baat bigati hai to kya yeh ladki ya uska pariwar koi problem create kar sakta hai? Main rash driving kar raha tha aur jahan accident hua, wahan ek CCTV camera tha."
"Hmm camera tha to thoda sambhal ke rehna banta hai bhai," Vishal ne kaha, "But Pankhudi ki chinta chhod do. Bahot gareeb ghar ki ladki hai, baap nahi hai uska aur apne maa aur choti behen ki jimmedari us par hai. Isiliye woh gaon chhodkar Mumbai aayi job karne. Waise toh itne chhote level ke employees ko main naam se nahi jaata par mujhe yeh ladki yaad hai kyunki yeh kuch din pehle mere office aayi thi, apni salary advance me maangne. Keh rahi thi ghar ke koi problem hai."
"Toh tumne kya kiya?" Armaan ne poocha.
"Maine mana kar diya, of course," Vishal ne kaha, "Waise uski baaton se lag raha tha ki sach me dikkat me hai, par usne sirf 2 mahine pehle join kiya hai aur main aise employess ko advance me salary kaise de do? Mere mana karne par woh udaas to hui par koi drama nahi kiya."
"Toh usne tumhe "convince" karne ki koshish nahi kari?" Armaan ne poocha.
Vishal uska ishara samajh gaya aur muskuraya. "Nahi, Armaan, woh us type ki ladki nahi hai," Vishal ne kaha, "Bahot seedhi aur bholi hai. Mere khayal se to ab tak virgin hi hogi."
"Hmm interesting," Armaan ne Pankhudi ki ID photo ho halke se chhute hue kaha. Photo me ek pyaari se musaan thi uske hoton par aur aankhon me bholi se chamak.
"Tumhe pasand aa gayi hai kya bhai?" Vishal ne poocha.
"Khoobsoorat hai," Armaan ne kaha, "Aur itni pyari...aur kaafi din hue mujhe ek virgin ke saath kiye..."
"Bechari ko andaza bhi nahi hai ki kis kamine ki nazar pad gayi hai uspar," Vishal ne haste hue kaha, "Waise kaafi strong character lagi hai mujhe. Itni aasani se nahi milegi."
"Samajh raha hun," Armaan ne kaha, "Lekin mein bhi shikari hun, daav pech khelna jaanta hun."
"Saale betichod," Vishal ne haste hue kaha, "Enjoy brother! Aur mujhse kuch help chahiye to batana."
"Fihaal kya tum mujhe is ladki ke baare mein tum jo bhi jaante ho bata ho, uska adress, family wageira?" Armaan ne poocha.
"Of course," Vishal ne kaha.
Armaan ko ek second call aane lagi. "Vishal mein tumhe thodi der mein call karta hun, mujhe lagta hai hospital se call aa raha hai," Armaan ne kaha.
Armaan ne phone uthaya toh sach me doctor ka call tha. Unhone ne use emergency ward me bulaya.
"Uski halat theek hai," Doctor ne kaha, "Use jyada chhot nahi aayi hai. Bas sadak par girne ke karan kuch kharoonchein aayi hai. Baaki woh bilkul theek hai. Kisi bhi waqt use hosh aa sakta hai."
"Thank you doctor," Armaan ne kaha.
Doctor wahan se chala gaya aur Armaan kuch der tak Pankhudi ke paas baitha raha. Woh uski khoobsoorti ko nihar raha tha. Uske sundar badan ko sar ke paanv tak dekh raha tha aur kalpana kar raha tha bina kapdon ke woh kitni sexy lagegi. Pankhudi ke chehre ki masoomiyat use excite kar rai thi. Woh soch raha tha ki is ladki ki nath utar kar uski tight chut me apna lund daal kar kaske chodne mein kitna maza aayega. Woh uski karahne ki awazein sochkar pagal sa ho raha tha.
"Kitni masoom ho to Pankhudi," usne us behosh ladki ke kaan me halke se kaha, "Main tumhe apni personal randi bana kar rahunga. Tumhe har chhed me aise choduna ki tum bhi mere lund ka maza lene ke liye tarsogi. Tumhe aisi chinaal bana dunga ki tum khud ko nahi pechaan paogi."
Aur yeh sab karne ke liye woh mann hi mann ek khatarank saazish rachne laga.
Armaan ne apne phone se kuch calls kiye. Kuch hi der me uski secratary Eshani waha aa gayi. Armaan ne ek cheque sign kiya aur Eshani ko de diya. Usne Pankhudi ki taraf ek aakhri baar dekha aur muskurakar wahan se chala gaya.
Kuch der mein Pankhudi ko hosh aa gaya.
Eshani ne use bistar par uthkar baithne me madad kari. Doctor ne Pankhudi ko examine kiya aur kaha ki woh ab fit for discharge hai.
Eshani muskurayi. "Ab kaisa mehsoos kar rahi ho Pankhudi?" Eshani ne poocha.
Pankhudi ke sar me tez dard tha. Usne dono haathon se apna sar pakda. "Main kahan hun?" Pankhudi ne poocha, "Kya hua tha?"
"Tumhara accident hua tha," Eshani ne kaha, "Lekin ab tum theek ho, aur ab tumhe disharge kiya jayega."
"Main yahan kaisi pahunchi?" Pankhudi ne poocha.
"Mr. Mathur tumhe yahan le aaye," Eshani ne kaha, "Main unki secratary hun. Main tumhe safely ghar pahunane ke liye gaadi arrange karungi."
"Badi meherbani unki," Pankhudi ne kaha, "Kya main unse mil sakti hun?"
"I am sorry, lekin unko jana pada. Woh bahot busy rehte hai," Eshani ne kaha, "Lekin unhone tumhe kuch diya hai."
Eshani ne cheque Pankhudi ko diya. Pankhudi ne dekha ki us cheque pe Mr. Armaan Mathur ke signature the aur jo amount tha uski monthly salary se bhi jyada tha. Woh ekdum se sakpaka gayi.
"Unhone mujhe yeh cheque kyu diya?" Pankhudi ne poocha.
"As a compensation," Eshani ne kaha, "Tumhe chhot lagi unki waja se isiliye. Waise woh ek accident tha, unka koi irada nahi tha tumhe chhot pahunchane ka, phir bhi, tumhe takleef hui isiliye compensation."
"I am sorry, but, main yeh nahi le sakti," Pankhudi ne muskurakar cheque lautate hue kaha.
"Kya main jaan sakti hun kyun?" Eshani ne poocha,
"Mujhe nahi lagta iski koi zaroorat hai," Pankhudi ne kaha, "Woh accident tha. Unhone jaan boojhkar mujhe chhot nahi pahunchayi."
"Theek hai, jaisi aapki marzi," Eshani ne cheque wapas lete hue kaha, "Mujhe aapke signature chahiye kuch papers par. Yeh legal papers hai jipe likha hai ki kal ke accident ko lekar aap Mr. Mathur ke khilaaf koi kaanoni karawai nahi chahti."
"Zaroor," Pankhudi ke muskurakar kaha, aur papers par sign kar diya.
"Good," Eshani ne kaha, "Bahar ek gaadi aapna intezaar kar rahi hai jo aapko ghar pahuchayegi. Appki scooter ko garage bheja gaya hai repairs ke liye, shaam tak aapke ghar pahuncha di jayegi."
Eshani ne Pankhudi ko gaadi me bitha diya aur gaadi cha padi.
*******
Armaan apne office me baitha tha tab uske darwaze par ek dastak hui.
"Yes, come in," usne Eshani ko andar aane ki anumati dete hue kaha.
"Usne cheque lene se mana kar diya, Sir," Eshani ne Armaan ko envelope lautate hue kaha.
Armaan ne envelope liya aur khole ke dekha to usme usne apna sign kiya hua cheque paaya ko Pankhudi ne lene se mana kar diya tha. Woh bada hairaan reh gaya.
"Theek hai," usne Eshani se kaha, "You may leave."
Eshani wahan se chali gayi.
Armaan kaafi der tak us cheque ko dekhta raha. Us cheque par likhe Pankhudi ke naam par halke se ungli pherte hue, ek shaitaani muskaan ke saath woh bola, "Badi khudaar ho janeman, tumhare saath khelne me bada maza aayega."
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Pankhudi gaadi me baithi apni ghar ki taraf jaa rahi thi. Use khusi thi ki is accident me use jyada chhot nahi aayi. Lekin woh yeh nahi jaanti thi ki woh kiski nazar mein aa gayi hai. Woh bilkul bekhabar thi ki uski zindagi mein ek aisa toofaan aane wala hai, jo sab kuch tabah kar dega.