Engagement ki us shaam ko bitaye kaafi waqt ho gaya tha, par Neha ke dil mein wo darr ab bhi zinda tha. Wo Aryan ke saath ek naye shehar mein settle ho chuki thi, ye sochkar ki purani yaadein peeche chhoot gayi hain. Par kismat ko kuch aur hi manzoor tha.
Neha apne naye clinic mein baithi ek file dekh rahi thi, tabhi bahar shor sunayi diya. Ek aadmi zakhmi halat mein andar laya gaya. Jaise hi Neha ne uske chehre se kapda hataya, uske hath kaapne lage aur stethoscope niche gir gaya.
Ye wahi shakhs tha jo us din engagement mein aane wala tha—Vikram, Golu ke case ka ekmaatra gawah.
"Tum yahan...?" Neha ki awaaz halki ho gayi.
Vikram ne dard mein muskurate hue kaha, "Maine kaha tha na Doctor, gunaah peeche nahi chhoot-te. Tumne toh apna naam badal liya, par apni aankhon ka wo darr kaise badlegi?"
Usi waqt Aryan clinic ke andar dakhil hua. Wo Neha ko lene aaya tha. Aryan ko dekh kar Vikram ne ek gehri saans li aur Neha ki taraf ishara karte hue kaha, "Aryan bhai, aapki patni ne bataya nahi ki hamara rishta kitna purana hai?"
Neha ka chehra safed pad gaya. Use mehsoos hua ki uski saari mehnat, uska saara jhoot ek pal mein ret ki tarah dher hone wala hai. Chapter 6 ki wo 'dabi hui aahat' ab ek bhayanak toofan ban kar uske samne khadi the.