Rain halki ho chuki thi.
Meher aur Aarav bahar nikalne hi wale the… tab Reyaan unke saamne aa gaya.
"Ruko," usne kaha.
Aarav turant alert ho gaya.
"Ab kya?"
Reyaan ne seedha Meher ko dekha.
"Main tumhare against nahi hoon."
Meher thoda hurt tone me boli—
"Toh jo kuch ho raha hai vo kya hai?"
Reyaan ne dheere bola—
"Main committee ka part hoon… par unka nahi."
Aarav ne eyebrow uthaya.
"Clear bolo."
"Main andar se system tod raha hoon," Reyaan bola.
"Jo warnings tumhe mil rahi thi… vo maine bheji thi."
Meher shock ho gayi.
"'R'… tum the?"
Reyaan ne sir hilaya.
"Haan."
Thodi der silence raha.
"Proof?" Aarav ne poocha.
Reyaan ne phone me mails dikhaye.
Same timing. Same pattern.
Ab Meher ko samajh aaya—
Vo usse bachane ki koshish kar raha tha.
"Par ab sab control se bahar ja raha hai," Reyaan ne kaha.
"Tum dono danger me ho."
Aarav ne seedha jawab diya—
"Hum peeche nahi hatenge."
Meher ne bhi firmly kaha—
"Bilkul nahi."
Reyaan ne un dono ko dekha…
Phir bola—
"Fine. Then I help you."
Bahar halki baarish dobara shuru ho gayi.
Ab vo teen the.
Aur saamne…
Ek powerful system.