Party khatam ho chuki thi…
Raat ke 11 baje, Malhotra Mansion bilkul quiet tha.
Riya balcony me khadi thi… thandi hawa uske baal uda rahi thi.
"Aaj ka din…" usne dheere se kaha,
"bahut heavy tha."
Uske dimaag me Natasha ki baatein ghoom rahi thi…
Tabhi peeche se ek familiar voice aayi—
👉 "Tumne achha handle kiya."
Riya ne mudkar dekha…
Arjun.
Same calm face… lekin aaj uski aankhon me kuch soft tha.
"Thanks…" Riya ne slowly bola.
Kuch seconds ke liye dono chup rahe…
Sirf hawa ki awaaz thi.
💫 The Moment
Arjun dheere dheere uske paas aaya…
"Usually log Natasha ke saamne break ho jaate hain," usne kaha.
Riya ne halka sa smile kiya—
"Main itni weak nahi hoon."
Arjun thoda aur paas aaya…
👉 Itna paas… ki Riya ki saanse fast ho gayi.
"Good," Arjun ne softly kaha.
Riya ka dil zor se dhadakne laga…
Usne aankhen hataane ki koshish ki…
Par Arjun ki gaze se bach nahi pa rahi thi.
❤️ Unexpected Touch
Hawa tez hui…
Riya ke baal uske face par aa gaye.
Arjun ne haath badhaya…
👉 Dheere se uske baal side kiye.
Riya freeze ho gayi.
"Arjun…" uski awaaz halki si kaanpi.
Arjun ki fingers abhi bhi uske cheek ke paas thi…
Dono ek dusre ko dekh rahe the…
👉 Time jaise ruk gaya ho.
💔 Reality Hit
Suddenly…
Arjun peeche hat gaya.
Uska face phir se cold ho gaya.
"Don't misunderstand," usne straight tone me bola,
"Yeh sirf ek act hai."
Riya ka dil halka sa toot gaya…
"Act…" usne dheere se repeat kiya.
"Remember the contract," Arjun ne yaad dilaya,
"No emotions."
Riya ne aankhen neeche kar li…
"Right… contract."
😔 Inner Conflict
Arjun wahan se chala gaya…
Riya akeli balcony me reh gayi.
Usne apne dil par haath rakha…
"Phir yeh feel kya tha…?"
Uske paas koi answer nahi tha.
😈 Meanwhile…
Dusri taraf…
Natasha apne room me khadi thi… gusse se bhari hui.
"Riya…" usne teeth grind karte hue kaha,
"Main tumhari life barbaad kar dungi."
Usne phone uthaya…
👉 "Plan start karo."
🔥 Cliffhanger:
👉 Kya Natasha kuch dangerous karegi?
👉 Kya Riya Arjun se door reh payegi?