Subah ho chuki thi.
Sunlight room me aa rahi thi…
Lekin Aryan ko sab kuch ajeeb lag raha tha.
Usne aankhen kholi…
Aur seedha baith gaya.
"Kal raat…" usne dheere se kaha.
Usse sab yaad tha.
Sab kuch.
Meher.
Shadow.
Attack.
"Par… rule 3?" usne confuse hoke kaha,
"Main sab kaise yaad hai?"
Uska heartbeat fast ho gaya.
"Matlab…"
"Main normal nahi raha."
Room me silence.
Usne apne haath dekhe…
Kuch badla hua feel ho raha tha.
Jaise andar kuch aur bhi hai.
Tabhi…
Mirror me usne apna reflection dekha.
Aur ek second ke liye…
Uske peeche Meher khadi thi.
Aryan turant mudkar dekhta hai—
Koi nahi.
Wapas mirror…
Meher.
"Aryan…" uski halki si awaaz.
"Tum… din me?" Aryan shock me.
Meher dheere se saamne aayi…
Is baar wo poori clear thi.
"Tum badal gaye ho…" usne softly kaha.
"Kaise?" Aryan ne pucha.
Meher uske kareeb aayi…
"Tum ab dono worlds ke beech ho…"
Aryan ka dil fast—
"Matlab?"
"Tum zinda ho…" Meher boli,
"Par ab tum unhe bhi dekh sakte ho… har waqt."
Silence.
"Ye sab… meri wajah se?" Aryan ne pucha.
Meher ne aankhen jhuka li…
"Haan."
Aryan kuch seconds chup raha.
Phir usne dheere se kaha—
"Good."
Meher ne turant upar dekha—
"WHAT?"
Aryan halka sa muskuraaya…
"Ab main tumhe kabhi lose nahi karunga."
Meher ki aankhon me shock + emotion dono.
"Tum samajh nahi rahe…" usne kaha,
"Ye gift nahi hai… ye curse hai."
Aryan ne seedha jawab diya—
"Phir main is curse ke saath reh lunga."
Silence.
Ye pyaar normal nahi tha.
Ye pyaar… andhera tha.
⚠️ TRUTH
Meher ka face suddenly serious ho gaya.
"Aryan… ek aur sach hai…"
Aryan attentive.
"Main weak ho rahi hoon…"
Aryan ka dil dub gaya—
"Kyun??"
"Kal raat… maine rules tod diye…" Meher ne kaha,
"Unhone notice kar liya…"
"Kaun?" Aryan ne pucha.
Meher ki awaaz dheere ho gayi—
"Jo is duniya ko control karte hain…"
Room me thand phail gayi.
"Wo mujhe yahan se hata denge…" Meher ne kaha.
Aryan panic—
"NO! Main allow nahi karunga!"
Meher ne uska face pakda…
"Tum kuch nahi kar sakte…"
"Aur agar main karun?" Aryan ne stubborn tone me kaha.
Silence.
Meher ne dheere se kaha—
"Ek tareeka hai…"
Aryan ka heartbeat fast—
"Kaunsa??"
Meher ne uski aankhon me dekha…
Aur dheere se bola—
"Tumhe mere saath aana hoga."
Aryan freeze.
"Matlab…?" usne dheere se pucha.
"Poora…" Meher ne kaha,
"Zinda nahi… mere jaisa."
Silence.
Room heavy ho gaya.
"Tumhe sab chhodna hoga…" Meher ne kaha,
"Family… life… sab kuch…"
"Aur phir… hum hamesha saath rahenge."
Aryan ka dimaag blank.
Ye pyaar ka ultimate test tha.
Ek side…
Life.
Dusri side…
Meher.
"Aur agar main mana kar du?" Aryan ne pucha.
Meher ne aankhen jhuka li…
"Toh main chali jaungi…"
"Forever."
Silence.
Aryan ka dil toot gaya.
"Ye fair nahi hai…" usne dheere se kaha.
"Pyaar kabhi fair nahi hota…" Meher ne jawab diya.
Aankhon me aansu.
"Main tumhe lose nahi kar sakti…" Meher ne kaha.
"Aur main tumhe marne nahi de sakta…" Aryan ne turant kaha.
Dono chup.
Dono ke paas answer nahi.
💔 LAST MOMENT
Meher dheere dheere fade hone lagi.
"Time kam hai…" usne kaha.
"Aaj raat… last chance hai…"
"Decision le lena…"
"Aryan…"
Usne last time uska naam liya…
Aur gayab ho gayi.
Silence.
Aryan akela.
Uska dil aur dimaag dono lad rahe the.
"Main kya karu…" usne dheere se kaha.
Window ke bahar dekha…
Sunlight normal thi.
Lekin uski life…
Ab kabhi normal nahi hone wali thi.