Part 1: Sheher, Sapne aur Shaadi
Ravi aur Meera, ek sheher ke chhote se apartment mein naye-naye base the. Shaadi ko kuch mahine hi hue the. Dono ambitious the — apne-apne tareeke se. Meera thodi dreamy thi, Ravi thoda grounded.
Shaadi mein jo Shagun mila tha, Ravi ne usse ek alag account mein rakh diya tha.
“Yeh future ke liye hoga,” usne Meera se kaha tha.
“Ghar lena hai, kuch invest karna hai. Milkar decide karenge.”
Meera hansi thi, “Itna serious mat bano, thoda toh kharch karna chahiye. Life hai, paisa hai — use karne ke liye.”
Par Ravi serious tha, kyunki us paisa mein sirf currency nahi — uski izzat, mehnat, aur sapne the.
Part 2: Shopping Carts aur Silent Alerts
Ravi ek din apna account check kar raha tha, casually.
Usne dekha — kuch large transactions. “Future Finder Astrology”, “Aura Cleanse Kit”, “Premium Self-Care Subscription”.
Uska mann thoda ruk gaya.
Ye kya hai?
Usne Meera se pyaar se poocha, “Tumne kuch kharida kya? Lagta hai Shagun wale account se paisa gaya hai.”
Meera ne casually kaha, “Haan… woh ek astrologer ke paas gayi thi. Life thoda confusing tha, toh socha clarity milegi. Aur kuch wellness cheezein le li. You won’t understand — it’s a spiritual thing.”
Ravi chup ho gaya. Samajhne ki koshish ki. Par andar kuch toot gaya tha.
Part 3: Dard Ki Bhasha
Woh raat Ravi ne bina kuch bole bita di. Sirf ek cheez dimaag mein ghoomti rahi —
“Main baar-baar kehta hoon: financial decisions together. Phir bhi ignore?”
“Main keh chuka hoon — astrology aur fake products sirf illusion dete hain. Kya main kisi aur se baat kar raha hoon?”
Usse paisa chala gaya, yeh itna dard nahi de raha tha. Dard yeh tha ki uski baat ka, uski value ka, koi matlab hi nahi tha.
Jis insaan ko usne strong aur sensible samjha, woh Instagram ke ads aur strangers ke predictions mein invest kar raha tha.
Ravi ne dekha — Meera apne phone pe “Find Your Soul Destiny” app use kar rahi thi.
Us waqt, usse laga, Meera usse zyada, kisi digital illusion se connected thi.
Part 4: Tootna aur Samajhna
Agle din Ravi ne kuch nahi kaha.
Bas ek kahani likhi.
Usme ek dabba tha — Shagun ka.
Aur us dabbe ke andar kuch paisa, kuch bharosa aur thoda sa respect tha.
Aur ek character thi — jo smart banne ka act karti thi, par decisions impulse pe leti thi.
Aur ek character tha — jo sab kuch sambhalta, par kabhi complain nahi karta. Jab tak uska sab kuch bikhar nahi gaya.
Kahani ka end simple tha:
“Bharosa toot jaaye, toh paisa wapas mil sakta hai. Par connection? Woh shayad kabhi nahi.”
Usne woh kahani Meera ke table pe chhod di — bina kuch kahe.
Part 5: Shuruaat Ya Khatm?
Meera ne woh kahani padhi.
Pehli baar usne Ravi ki aankhon se khud ko dekha.
Usne realise kiya — woh sirf products nahi, Ravi ka bharosa kharch kar rahi thi.
Kya yeh ek shuruaat thi ya anjaam?
Waqt hi batayega.
Par us din, Meera ne apna phone side rakha.
Aur Ravi ke paas jaake sirf ek baat boli:
“Mujhe lagta tha main smart hoon. Shayad ab seekhne ka time hai.”
