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SEASON 2 — CHAPTER 2

[PART 1: VARTAMAN (PRESENT) — SHAAM KI CHUPPI AUR NAYA DHAMAKA]

Musladaar baarish ab shant ho chuki thi, par Sonam ke dimaag ka tufan thamne ka naam nahi le raha tha.

Rasoi ki deewar se tika hua uska sar dard se phat raha tha. Phone par aaya woh message aur IPS Vikram ke 3-second ke sparsh ki photo screen par chamak rahi thi. Blackmailer ne agle din dopahar 3 baje pichhle darwaze par aane ko kaha tha.

Sonam ne deep breath liya, apna chehra paani se dhoya aur pati ke aane se pehle phone ko silent karke safe lock mein daal diya.

"Sonam? Chai ban gayi kya?" verandah se pati ki aawaaz aayi.

"Haan, bas do minute mein laati hoon," Sonam ne apni aawaaz ki ghabrahat ko dabaate hue kaha.

Thali mein chai ke cups rakhte hue Sonam ki ungliyan kaamp rahi thi. Purane college ke dino ka woh Ashok peon wala incident aur uske baad ki ghatnayein uske dimaag mein tezz roshni ki tarah ghoomne lagin. Tab bhi usne apni maryada aur swabhimaan ke liye kadam uthaya tha... par aaj sawaal sirf uska nahi, IPS Vikram ke career aur unke pavitra rishte ka tha.

[PART 2: ATEET (FLASHBACK) — PEON ASHOK KE BAAD KA NAYA KHATRA]
(Saal 2020 — Shaadi ke pehle saal ka aakhri mahina)

College ke dino mein Ashok peon wale mamle ko apne advocate pita ki madad se khatam karwaane ke baad, Sonam ko laga tha ki uski zindagi mein ab sukoon hai. Par shaadi ke baad jab pati business trips par rehte the, tab ek doosra saaya uske pichhe pad gaya tha.

Ghar ke pichhle hissed mein bani jhariyon ke paas roz shaam ek anjaan ladka cycle khadi karke baithta tha. Woh Ashok ki tarah sidha saamne aakar badtameezi nahi karta tha, balki Sonam ke har chhotey kaam par nazar rakhta tha.

Ek shaam jab Sonam kachra phenkne bahar aayi, toh uss ladke ne dheere se ek kagaz ka tukda uske pairon ke paas pheka.

Kagaz par likha tha:

"Tumhare pati shehar mein nahi hain... aur tumhara yeh roz shaam ko khidki par aana bataata hai ki tum kitni akeli ho."

Sonam ne woh kagaz turant phad kar phenk diya tha. Usne soch tha ki agar woh dhyan nahi degi toh woh chala jayega. Woh uss raat ghar ke andar aakar chain ki saans lene lagi thi ki chalo, usne koi javab nahi diya aur darwaza band kar liya.

Par Sonam yeh nahi jaanti thi ki uski woh silence aur uss kagaz ko chupchaap phad kar phenkna hi uss saaye ko haunsla de gaya tha. Woh ladka jaan gaya tha ki Sonam shor nahi machayegi aur iss baat ko apne parivaar se chhupayegi!

[PART 3: VARTAMAN (PRESENT) — KAUN HAI WOH BLACKMAILER?]
(Wapas Present Mein)

Raat ke 10 baje. Ghar mein sab so chuke the.

Sonam apne kamre ki khidki ke paas khadi bahar andhere mein dekh rahi thi. Baarish ke baad ki thandi hawa chal rahi thi. Tabhi uske silent phone par ek aur vibration hui.

Sonam ne kaampte haathon se phone khola.

Message mein ek audio clip thi. Sonam ne earphone lagaya aur play kiya.

Audio mein Vikram ki aawaaz thi—woh 3 second ka sparsh karte waqt jo Vikram ne halki saans chhodte hue aatmik roop se kaha tha: "Sonam... yeh sparsh hamari aatmaon ka hai."

Audio ke baad ek text message aaya:

"Pehchana iss aawaaz ko? IPS Vikram ki yeh personal recording aur tumhari yeh photo... agar chahti ho ki kal yeh SP Office aur tumhare pati ke email par na jaye, toh kal 3 baje pichhle darwaze par aana. Aur haan, Vikram ko batane ki galti mat karna, warna uski uniform aur naukri dono ek pal mein saaf ho jayegi."

Sonam ki aankhon ke samne andhera chha gaya. Blackmailer koi aam banda nahi tha—woh Sonam ke past ke uss purane saaye aur vartaman ke Vikram ke movement, dono ko closely watch kar raha tha!