Raat bhar ke tufaan ke baad haveli ke kamre me sirf khamoshi thi. Palang ke upar bikhre hue kapde, chadar pe sikudhe nishaan aur hawa me abhi bhi Veer ke junoon ki garmi thi. Meera palang ke ek kone me so rahi thi, keval ek blanket seene tak dhak raha tha, lekin gardan aur kandhe par Veer ke daaton ke nishaan gulabi laal dikh rahe the.

Subah ki halki roshni khidki se andar aa rahi thi. Meera ki ankh khuli aur beete raat ko yaad aane lagi. Veer ka woh raw junoon, uska possessive touch, uske shabd “tum sirf meri ho”. Uske dil ki dhadkane abhi tak sambhli nahi thi. Avi vi veer ka hath uski kamar ko jor se pakada tha, jese wo hath hatayegi to Meera kanhi chali jaegi.