Gaon ke bahar ek bahut purana pipal ka ped tha. Gaon wale kehte the ki us ped ki jadein zameen mein nahi, balki purane gunahon mein dhasī hui hain. Dadi hamesha kehti thi, "Beta, dopahar ke 12 baje aur raat ke 12 baje us ped ke neeche se mat guzarna. Tab 'woh' saans leta hai."
Hum bacche—main, mera bhai Aryan, aur hamara dost Chotu—hamesha us ped ko door se dekhte. Uska tana itna mota tha jaise kisi buraayi ne use jakad rakha ho. Uske patte bina hawa ke bhi aise hilte the jaise koi fusfusahut (whispering) kar raha ho.
Ek din, jab sab bade ghar ke andar thandi chataiyon par so rahe the, hum teeno ne himmat dikhayi. Chotu ne kaha, "Sab jhoot hai, dadi bas darati hain taaki hum dhoop mein bahar na jayein." Hum us pipal ke paas pahonche. Dopahar ki kadi dhoop thi, lekin us ped ke neeche pahonchte hi thandak aisi thi jaise hum kisi baraf-khane mein aa gaye hon. Sannata itna gehra tha ki mujhe apni hi dhadkan kisi dhol ki tarah sunayi de rahi thi.
Tabhi, Aryan ne upar dekha. Uska chehra safed pad gaya.
"Wahan... wahan kya hai?" usne ungli se ishara kiya.
Pipal ki ek ghani shakh par ek purani, phati hui laal sadi lipti hui thi. Lekin woh sadi hawa mein nahi udd rahi thi, balki aise lag raha tha jaise koi use andar se pakad kar latka hua ho. Hum wahan se bhaage, lekin peeche se ek ajeeb si hasi sunayi di—ek aisi hasi jo kisi insaan ki nahi, balki kisi toot-te huye kaanch ki tarah thi.
Conversation with Gemini
You said
Bachpan ka horror story 4000 wards
Gemini said
4000 words ki ek puri kahani yahan likhna thoda bada task hai, lekin main aapke liye ek aisi lambi aur dehshat se bhari dastan shuru kar raha hoon jo aapko seedha bachpan ki un galiyon mein le jayegi jahan dhoop se zyada andhera darawna hota tha.
Is kahani ka naam hai: "Pipal Ka Puraana Saaya".
Bachpan Ki Woh Khaufnaak Yaad: Pipal Ka Puraana Saaya
Bachpan ke din aksar sunhere hote hain, lekin har bachpan mein ek aisa kona hota hai jahan roshni kabhi nahi pahonchti. Mera woh kona hamare purane gaon ka woh "Bada Ghar" tha. Garmiyon ki chhuttiyan shuru hote hi jab sab bacche khush hote the, mere pet mein ek ajeeb si mithaas bhari dehshat hone lagti thi.
1. Gaon Ki Dehleez Aur Woh Pipal
Gaon ke bahar ek bahut purana pipal ka ped tha. Gaon wale kehte the ki us ped ki jadein zameen mein nahi, balki purane gunahon mein dhasī hui hain. Dadi hamesha kehti thi, "Beta, dopahar ke 12 baje aur raat ke 12 baje us ped ke neeche se mat guzarna. Tab 'woh' saans leta hai."
Hum bacche—main, mera bhai Aryan, aur hamara dost Chotu—hamesha us ped ko door se dekhte. Uska tana itna mota tha jaise kisi buraayi ne use jakad rakha ho. Uske patte bina hawa ke bhi aise hilte the jaise koi fusfusahut (whispering) kar raha ho.
2. Woh Sannate Wali Dopahar
Ek din, jab sab bade ghar ke andar thandi chataiyon par so rahe the, hum teeno ne himmat dikhayi. Chotu ne kaha, "Sab jhoot hai, dadi bas darati hain taaki hum dhoop mein bahar na jayein." Hum us pipal ke paas pahonche. Dopahar ki kadi dhoop thi, lekin us ped ke neeche pahonchte hi thandak aisi thi jaise hum kisi baraf-khane mein aa gaye hon. Sannata itna gehra tha ki mujhe apni hi dhadkan kisi dhol ki tarah sunayi de rahi thi.
Tabhi, Aryan ne upar dekha. Uska chehra safed pad gaya.
"Wahan... wahan kya hai?" usne ungli se ishara kiya.
Pipal ki ek ghani shakh par ek purani, phati hui laal sadi lipti hui thi. Lekin woh sadi hawa mein nahi udd rahi thi, balki aise lag raha tha jaise koi use andar se pakad kar latka hua ho. Hum wahan se bhaage, lekin peeche se ek ajeeb si hasi sunayi di—ek aisi hasi jo kisi insaan ki nahi, balki kisi toot-te huye kaanch ki tarah thi.
3. Raat Ka Pehra
Us raat mujhe bukhaar chad gaya. Maa ne socha dhoop lag gayi hai, lekin mujhe pata tha ki us ped ne mujhe dekh liya hai.
Raat ke lagbhag 2 baje meri aankh khuli. Kamre mein ghup andhera tha, bas khidki se chand ki thodi si roshni aa rahi thi. Maine dekha ki kamre ke kone mein koi khada hai. Mujhe laga Aryan hoga, lekin woh toh mere bagal mein so raha tha.
Woh "saaya" dhire-dhire meri taraf badha. Uske chalne ki awaaz nahi thi, bas sukhe patton ke rishne jaisi sarsarahat thi. Jab woh mere bed ke paas aaya, toh maine dekha ki uski aankhein nahi thi—sirf do kale gaddhe the jinme se mitti gir rahi thi.
"Mera khilauna wapas karo..." usne ek aisi awaaz mein kaha jo mere dimaag ke andar goonji.