Agli subah bhi Ayesha ka dimaag us call me hi atka hua tha. Raat bhar wo so nahi paayi. "Main tumhe lene aa raha hoon…" ye words baar baar uske kaano me goonj rahe the.
Shaam hote hi mausam phir se badal gaya. Tez hawa aur halka andhera… jaise kuch hone wala ho.
Tabhi uske ghar ke bahar ek black car rukti hai.
Ayesha ka dil zor zor se dhadakne lagta hai.
"Ye wahi hai…" usne dheere se kaha.
Dar ke bawajood wo bahar nikalti hai. Car ka door apne aap khul jata hai.
Andar koi nahi hota.
Driver seat khaali…
Phir bhi car start ho jaati hai.
Ayesha darr ke saath andar baith jaati hai.
Car bina driver ke chalne lagti hai… seedha jungle ki taraf.
20 minute baad car ek purane, tootey hue bungalow ke saamne rukti hai.
Bungalow bilkul sunsaan tha.
Darwaza dheere se khul jata hai… creeeeak…
Andar se wahi awaaz aati hai…
"Welcome, Ayesha…"
Uska khoon jam jata hai.
"Tum aa hi gayi…"
Ayesha ka haath kaanp raha tha.
"Kaun ho tum…?"
Achanak upar ke kamre ki light jalti hai…
Aur koi shadow hilti dikhti hai…
Ayesha dheere dheere seedhiyan chadne lagti hai…
Aur jaise hi wo room ka darwaza kholti hai…
Uske saamne jo tha… use dekh kar wo cheekh uthti hai!
(To be continued…) 😱