part 1":The Deal"*
Hospital ke corridor mein machine ki beep ki awaz aa rahi thi. Barish ki wajah se khidkiyan band thi, lekin thandi hawa phir bhi andar aa rahi thi.
Alina ki aankhon mein neend nahi thi 3 din se. Behen ICU mein thi. Operation kal subah tha. Bill 50 lakh.
Uske phone par balance bhi khatam ho chuka tha. Abba 2 saal pehle ja chuke the. Ammi ghar par sugar ki mareez thi. Aur koi rishtedar madad ko tayyar nahi tha.
"Miss, agar kal subah 8 baje tak 20 lakh advance jama nahi hua to hum operation nahi kar payenge." Doctor ne saaf saaf keh diya tha.
Alina ne haath jor diye. "Doctor please, 1 din ki mohlat de dein."
"Rules rules hote hain." Keh kar wo chale gaye.
Raat ke 2 baj gaye. Alina hospital ki chat par chali gayi. Barish tez ho gayi. Wo bheegti rahi.
Tabhi neeche gate par ek kaali gari aakar ruki. Gari se ek mard nikla. Kaala 3-piece suit. Baal bheeg gaye the. Chehre par ek purana zakhm ka nishan. Aankhein baraf jesi thandi.
Ye tha Rayyan Khan. Sheher ka sabse bada naam. Log usay Mafia King kehte the. Police bhi uska naam sun kar khamosh ho jati thi.
Rayyan ne upar dekha. Alina ko bheegte hue.
"Yahan kya kar rahi ho?" uski awaz gehri aur khamosh thi.
Alina ne aansu pochay. "Aap se matlab?"
Rayyan seedhiyan chadh kar chat par aa gaya. Paas khada ho gaya. Us se mehngi perfume ki khushbu aa rahi thi.
"Suna hai tumhe paise chahiye. 50 lakh."
Alina chaunk gayi. "Aapko kese pata?"
"Sheher mein mujhe sab pata hota hai." Rayyan ne halki si muskurahat ki. "Main deal karta hun."
"Main bheek nahi mangti." Alina ne gusse se kaha.
"Ye bheek nahi hai, bachi." Rayyan ne uski taraf dekha. "Meri company ko 6 mahine ke liye ek biwi chahiye. Sirf naam ki. Contract. Badle mein tumhe 50 lakh mil jayenge. Operation ho jayega."
Alina ka dil zor se dhadka. "Contract shaadi?"
"Haan. 6 mahine. Na tum mujhse kuch poocho gi, na main tumse. 6 mahine baad talaq. Hum dono azad." Rayyan ne jeb se ek file nikali. "Sign kar do."
Alina ne file dekhi. Wahan likha tha: "Contract Marriage Agreement - 6 Months"
Uske haath kaanp rahe the. Behen ki jaan ka sawal tha.
Usne dheemi awaz mein kaha "Manzur hai."
Rayyan ne qalam aage barhaya. "Deal pakki."
Jese hi Alina ne sign kiya, Rayyan ne kaha "Kal subah 9 baje gari aayegi. Tumhe meri haveli le jayenge. Wahan se shaadi."
Alina ne sar hila diya. Lekin usay nahi pata tha...
usne paise ke badle sirf 6 mahine nahi beche.
usne apna dil bhi girvi rakh diya tha.
To be continued...
