Raat ki chai ki pyaliyan khali ho chuki thi, aur chand ab apne poore josh mein aasman mein chamak raha tha. Gaon ki hawa mein ek ajab si khamoshi thi, sirf kankhajuroun ki awaaz aur door kahin kisi kutte ke bhaukne ki awaaz aa rahi thi. Par Sohan aur Siya ke liye yeh khamoshi nahi thi, yeh toh unke dilo ki dhadkanon ka shor tha, unke ek hone ki tayyari ka sangeet tha.

Woh apne chhote se ghar mein the. Rasoi mein bartan saaf ho chuke the, kamre mein ek halki si chirag jal rahi thi, jo unke chehron par ek nazuk sa ujala phenk rahi thi. Siya ne halki si, mulayam nightie pehni hui thi, jo uske jism par bilkul chipki hui thi, uske har curve ko numaayan kar rahi thi. Uske baal dheele se bandhe the, kuch reshami zulfen uske gaalon par gir rahi thi. Uske chehre par ek sharm, ek intezaar, aur ek gehri chahat thi.