Shaadi ki raat, Singhania Mansion roshniyon se jagmaga raha tha, par Anaya ka dil abhi bhi darr se bhara hua tha. Woh laal jode me, palang ke kone pe baithi thi, haath me apne dupatte ko kas ke pakde hue.
Darwaza khula aur Reyansh andar aaya. Usne apna coat utar kar rakha. Uski aankhein sirf Anaya par thi.
"Tum ab tak soyi nahi?" Reyansh ne gehri aawaz me pucha.
Anaya ne nazar neeche kar li, "Mujhe... mujhe neend nahi aa rahi."
Reyansh dheere dheere uske paas aakar baitha. Usne Anaya ka haath apne haath me liya. Anaya ka haath thanda pad raha tha.
"Dekho Anaya, main janta hu ye shaadi tumhari marzi se nahi hui. Par main tumhe ek baat saaf kehna chahta hu. Maine tumse shaadi koi deal ke liye nahi ki," Reyansh ne kaha.
Anaya ne hairani se uski taraf dekha.
"To phir kyun?" Anaya ne pucha.
"Kyuki jab se maine tumhe pehli baar college fest me dekha tha, tab se main tumhe bhool nahi paya. Tumhari masoomiyat, tumhari hansi... sab kuch mujhe tumhara deewana bana gaya. Ye obsession hai, pyaar hai, jo bhi kaho. Par ab tum meri patni ho, aur main tumhe kabhi dukhi nahi hone dunga."
Anaya ki aankhon me aansu aa gaye, par is baar darr ke nahi. Reyansh ne uske maang se sindoor ko dekha aur uske maathe par ek pyaara sa kiss kiya.
"Aaj se tumhe kisi se darne ki zarurat nahi. Tum Reyansh Singhania ki patni ho. Aur main tumhe is duniya ki har khushi dunga. Bas ek waada karo, mujhe kabhi chod ke mat jana."
Anaya ne pehli baar Reyansh ki aankhon me pyaar dekha, nafrat nahi. Kya uska dil bhi Reyansh ke liye dhadakne laga tha? Kya ek zabardasti ki shaadi ab sachche pyaar me badal rahi thi?
Raat abhi baki thi, aur unki kahani abhi shuru hui thi.