Raat aur bhi gehri ho chuki thi. Purane mahal ke andar hawa tez chal rahi thi, jaise deewaron ke beech koi sargoshi kar raha ho. Aarav aur Meera ab us andhere darwaze ke bilkul saamne khade the. Darwaza purana tha, lakdi ka, aur us par ajeeb-se nishaan bane hue the.
Meera ne dheere se kaha,
"Yeh darwaza mujhe bilkul achha nahi lag raha… lagta hai iske peeche kuch bura hai."
Aarav ne torch ki roshni darwaze par daali. Jaise hi roshni padi, nishaan thoda chamakne lage. Achanak darwaze ke peeche se halka sa khat-khat ki awaaz aayi.
"Tumne suna?" Meera ghabra kar boli.
Aarav ne haan me sir hilaya. Dil tez dhadak raha tha, par curiosity usse aage badhne par majboor kar rahi thi. Usne dheere se darwaze ka handle pakda. Jaise hi usne darwaza thoda sa dhakka diya, andar se thandi hawa ka jhonka bahar aaya. Torch ki roshni andar gayi to ek lambi aur andheri gallery nazar aayi. Deewaron par purani tasveerein latki thi, aur sabki aankhen jaise unhe dekh rahi thi.
Meera ne Aarav ka haath pakad liya.
"Shayad hume wapas chalna chahiye…"
Lekin tabhi gallery ke end me ek parchhai hilti hui dikhai di.
Kisi ke chalne ki awaaz dheere-dheere unki taraf aa rahi thi…
Aarav ne dheere se fusfusa kar kaha,
"Meera… wahan koi hai…"
Aur agle hi pal gallery ki saari lights apne aap jal uthi. Aur agle hi pal gallery ki saari lights apne aap jal uthi.
Dono ki nazar seedha us parchhai par tik gayi…
Aur jo unhone dekha, usne unka khoon jama diya.
Chapter 5 End…. Agar chap 6 chahiye to share karo apne dosto ko