Rat ke 11.59pm....
Ghr me sab so chuke the.
Riya phone rat me bar- bar screen light kar rha tha...
"Mat janaa terrace pr ".....
Uska dil zor se dhadak raha tha š°
Par iss baar usne decide kar liya tha ā
Sach jaanna hai, chahe kuch bhi ho.
12:00 AM.
Riya dheere se apne room ka door kholti haiā¦
Har step sambhal ke rakhti hai, taki awaaz na ho.
Stairs chadhte waqt usse lag raha tha jaise koi usse dekh raha ho š
Par wo rukti nahiā¦
Terrace ka doorā¦
Creeeaaakā¦ (slow sound)
Riya bahar aati hai.
Hawa tez chal rahi thiā¦ aas-paas pura andhera.
"Helloā¦?"
Wo dheere se bolti hai.
Koi jawab nahi.
Tabhiā¦
peeche se ek awaaz aati hai ā
"Maine mana kiya tha naā¦"
Riya ka heart literally freeze ho jata hai š
Wo dheere se mudti haiā¦
Aarav....
Uske haath me phone hota hai.
Screen par wahi number flash ho raha hota hai.
"Tumā¦?" Riya shock me.
Aarav aage badhta hai ā
"Main hi messages bhej raha tha."
Riya gusse aur darr me ā
"Tum pagal ho? Mujhe dara rahe ho?!"
Aarav tez awaaz me bolta hai ā
"Main tumhe bachane ki koshish kar raha tha!"
Riya confuse š³
"Matlabā¦?"
Aarav dheere se kehta hai ā
"Jo tumhe dekh raha haiā¦ wo main nahi hoonā¦"
Suddenlyā¦
Terrace ke kone me ek halki si movement hoti hai š
Jaise koi shadow hil raha hoā¦
Riya ka body stiff ho jata hai.
"W-wahanā¦ kaun haiā¦?"
Aarav turant Riya ke aage aa jata hai ā
protect karte hue.
"Main isi liye mana kar raha thaā¦"
Shadow dheere-dheere clear hota haiā¦
Ek aadmiā¦ black hoodie meā¦ face completely hidden šØ
Wo aadmi halki si creepy awaaz me bolta hai ā
"Finallyā¦ tum aa hi gayiā¦"
Riya ka dimaag blank.
"Tum kaun ho?!"
Wo aadmi hasti haiā¦
"Main tumhe kaafi time se dekh raha hoonā¦"
Aarav gusse me ā
"Stay away from her!"
Aadmi dheere-dheere aage badhta haiā¦
"Tum samajh nahi raheā¦ ye game abhi start hua haiā¦"
Suddenly.....
Riya ka phone fir se vibrate karta hai š±
Wo dekhti haiā¦
New message from UNKNOWN NUMBER:
š "Trust no oneā¦ not even him."
Riya shock š³
"Parā¦ message to tum bhej rahe theā¦?" (Aarav ki taraf dekhte hue)
Aarav bhi confused šØ
"Main ne abhi kuch nahi bhejaā¦"
Matlabā¦ do log hai?!
Hawa aur tez chalne lagti haiā¦
Aur wo hoodie wala aadmiā¦ suddenly gayab ho jata hai.
Riya aur Aarav ek dusre ko dekhte reh jaate hainā¦
Dono ke dimaag me ek hi sawal ā
"Real enemy kaun haiā¦?"