Riya ek simple si 16-year-old school girl thi jo ek chhote se sheher mein rehti thi. Uski life zyada exciting nahi thi. School, homework, aur ghar — bas yehi uska daily routine tha.
Us raat Riya apne room mein baithi thi aur apni notebook mein kuch likh rahi thi. Bahar thodi thandi hawa chal rahi thi aur aasman mein chand kaafi bright lag raha tha.
Clock ne 11:45 PM dikhaya.
Riya ne thoda sa stretch kiya aur window se bahar dekhne lagi.
"Kitni quiet night hai," usne dheere se kaha.
Uske parents so chuke the aur pura ghar bilkul silent tha.
Lekin tabhi Riya ko door se train ki awaaz sunai di.
"Train?" Riya ne hairani se kaha.
Uske sheher mein train station toh tha, lekin us waqt koi train nahi aati thi. Last train toh usually 10:30 PM par hi aa jati thi.
Riya ko thoda ajeeb laga.
Curiosity mein woh window se aur dhyan se sunne lagi.
Train ki awaaz ab aur clear ho rahi thi.
Usne jaldi se apna phone uthaya aur time dekha.
11:58 PM
"Ye kaise ho sakta hai?" Riya ne socha.
Uska dil thoda fast beat karne laga.
Usne decide kiya ki woh station tak jaakar dekhegi.
Station uske ghar se zyada door nahi tha — sirf 10 minute walk.
Riya ne quietly apna jacket pehna aur ghar se bahar nikal gayi.
Raat ka time tha, isliye streets almost empty thi.
Street lights ki yellow light road par padh rahi thi aur hawa mein thodi si thand thi.
Riya fast steps mein station ki taraf chalne lagi.
Jaise hi woh station pahunchi, usne ek strange cheez notice ki.
Station bilkul khali tha.
Na koi passenger.
Na koi ticket checker.
Na koi guard.
Sab kuch eerily silent tha.
Clock ne 12:00 AM show kiya.
Aur tabhi…
Ek loud train whistle sunai di.
Riya ne palat kar dekha.
Ek purani si train dheere-dheere platform par enter kar rahi thi.
Us train ka design thoda old-fashioned tha, jaise kisi purani movie ki train ho.
Uski lights halki si dim thi aur uske windows se ajeeb si glow aa rahi thi.
Train ruk gayi.
Doors slowly open hue.
Lekin sabse strange baat ye thi…
Train mein koi passenger nahi tha.
Platform par bhi koi nahi tha.
Sirf Riya.
Uska heart fast beat kar raha tha.
"Ye train yahan kyun aayi hai?" usne socha.
Tabhi usne train ke door ke paas ek chhota sa board dekha.
Uspar likha tha:
"Last Train – Destination Unknown"
Riya ki curiosity aur badh gayi.
Usne ek deep breath li.
"Bas ek minute ke liye andar dekh leti hoon," usne socha.
Aur woh dheere-dheere train ke steps chadhne lagi.
Jaise hi Riya train ke andar enter hui…
Doors suddenly band ho gaye.
Train dheere-dheere chalne lagi.
Riya ka dil zor se dhadak raha tha.
"Wait… ye kya ho raha hai?" usne panic mein kaha.
Train speed pakad rahi thi.
Aur tabhi Riya ko feel hua ki ye koi normal train nahi thi.
Ye train use kisi unknown journey par le ja rahi thi…
Aisi journey jo uski life ko hamesha ke liye change karne wali thi. Agla chapter