Raat ke kareeb 2 baje the pura gaon gehri neend mein dooba hua tha sirf ek ghar mein roshni jal rahi thi -ravi ka ghar
Ravi exam ki tayari kar raha tha bahar tez hawa chal rahi thi, aur purane darwaze ki kreeeek, kreeeek awaaz mehsoos hua ki koi usse dekh raha hai usne dheere se sir uthaya....kamreke kone mein ek purani kursi the...aur us par koi baitha tha Ravi ka dil zoor se dhadakne laga.kaun ....kaun hai wahan? Usne hichkiche te hue poochha.
Koi jawaab nahi
Bas kursi halki si hilli..... aur us par baitha saya
Dheere dheere khada hone laga.
Ravi ki saansein tez ho gayi usne turant
Light on karne ke liye switch dabaya.....
Par light already on thi.
Phir bhi kamra dheere dheere andhere hone laga ab wo saya bilkul uske saamne tha.
Uski aankhen ... bilkul kaali chehra....jaise kisi ne mita diya ho
Aur phir usne dheere se kaha-
Main kal raat bhi aaya tha...par tumne notice nahi Kiya
Ravi ka dimaag ghoom Gaya
Kal ? Par kal toh main yahan nahi tha..."
Saya muskuraaya.
Isliye toh main intezaar kar raha tha...aaj
Tumhare liye
Achank darwaza zor se band ho gaya
Hawa ruk gayi .aur agle hi pal
Ravi gayab ho chuka tha
Agli subah, logon ne uska kamra khola.....sab kuch theek tha.....
Bas ek cheez alag thi -
Kursi parab koi baitha tha aur wo dheere se sir utha kar unhe dekh raha tha.