Chapter 13 – Face to Face
Night.
Rishi ko Arjun ke accident ki news mil chuki thi.
Uske mind me ek hi thought tha—
"Enough."
Twenty years.
Mother ki death.
Illegal experiments.
Aur ab Arjun par attack.
Sabka answer ek hi insaan ke paas tha.
Dr. Karan Verma.
The Mansion
City ke rich area me ek huge mansion khada tha.
Tall gates.
Private security.
Luxury cars.
Rishi gate ke saamne khada tha.
Guard ne poocha:
"Appointment?"
Rishi ne seedha jawab diya:
"Tell Dr. Verma his nephew is here."
Guard confused ho gaya.
But jab name suna—
Gate open ho gaya.
The Meeting
Inside.
Huge living room.
Soft lights.
Expensive paintings.
Aur center me khada tha—
Dr. Karan Verma.
Elegant suit.
Calm face.
Exactly jaise Rishi ko yaad tha.
Verma ne faint smile kiya.
"Rishi."
Pause.
"I was wondering when you'd come."
Silence
Rishi kuch seconds usse bas dekhta raha.
Family.
Blood.
Betrayal.
Sab ek moment me mix ho gaya.
Phir Rishi ne seedha poocha:
"Why?"
Verma ka expression change nahi hua.
"Why what?"
Rishi ka voice cold tha.
"My mother."
Room suddenly silent ho gaya.
The Truth
Verma slowly sofa par baith gaya.
"Your mother was brilliant."
Pause.
"Too brilliant."
Rishi ki fists tighten ho gayi.
"She discovered the trafficking."
Verma nodded.
"Yes."
"And you killed her."
Verma quietly bola:
"No."
Rishi shouted:
"You experimented on her!"
Room me tension explode ho gaya.
Verma's Logic
Verma calmly khada hua.
"Listen carefully, Rishi."
Pause.
"Medicine evolves because of sacrifice."
Rishi disbelief me usse dekh raha tha.
Verma continued:
"Project Aurora could save thousands of lives."
"By harvesting organs from innocent people?" Rishi snapped.
Verma ki voice cold ho gayi.
"Human progress is not clean."
Personal Betrayal
Rishi ka voice break ho gaya.
"She was your sister."
Verma ki eyes me ek second ke liye emotion flicker hua.
But quickly disappear.
"She was going to destroy everything."
Pause.
"The research. The funding. The future."
Rishi whispered:
"So you destroyed her."
Final Revelation
Verma slowly Rishi ke paas aaya.
Aur uski aankhon me directly dekha.
"Your mother wasn't supposed to die."
Rishi stunned ho gaya.
"What?"
Verma calmly bola:
"She was only meant to be a donor."
Silence.
Room suddenly suffocating lagne laga.
The Trap
Suddenly Verma clap karta hai.
Security guards room me enter ho gaye.
Rishi instantly samajh gaya.
Trap.
Verma quietly bola:
"I warned you to stop."
Pause.
"But curiosity runs in the family."
Rishi ki eyes dark ho gayi.
"Then finish it."
Verma faint smile karta hai.
"Oh no."
Pause.
"I have something much better planned."
Final Scene 👻
Same moment.
Hospital ICU.
Arjun unconscious bed par pada tha.
Machines beep kar rahi thi.
Suddenly room ki lights flicker hui.
Aur Aryan ka ghost bed ke paas appear hua.
Usne Arjun ko quietly dekha.
Phir whisper kiya:
"You can't die yet."
Arjun ki fingers slightly move hui.