Raat ka waqt tha…
baarish itni tez ho rahi thi jaise aasman bhi ro raha ho.
Armaan apni bike par ghar laut raha tha.
Uska dimaag already tension se bhara hua tha — job chali gayi thi, ghar walon ki expectations alag…
"Life ka koi matlab hi nahi bacha…"
usne dheere se khud se kaha.
Tabhi…
ek tez roshni uski aankhon ke saamne chamki—
TRUCK!
"Bachooooo!!!"
Brakes ki cheekh, logon ki chillahaat…
aur phir sab kuch andhera.
🖤 …Aur phir, khamoshi
Armaan ne dheere dheere aankhein kholi…
"Main… zinda hoon?"
Usne apne haath dekhe — bilkul theek.
Na khoon, na dard… kuch bhi nahi.
Lekin jagah ajeeb thi.
Na zameen theek se nazar aa rahi thi,
na aasman.
Bas ek kaala sa space, jahan sab kuch thama hua tha.
"Yeh… main kahan hoon?"
Tabhi uske saamne ek screen flash hui—
jaise mobile notification ho…
📱 "Welcome to Death System."
Armaan ka dil tez dhadakne laga.
"Yeh kya mazaak hai…?"
Phir ek aur line aayi—
📱 "Tum mar chuke ho."
Uska saans ruk gaya.
"NAHI… ye possible nahi hai… main yahan hoon, main zinda hoon!"
📱 "Zinda… lekin apni marzi se nahi."
Armaan peeche hat gaya.
"Kaun hai? Samne aao!"
Lekin awaaz sirf uske dimaag me goonj rahi thi…
📱 "Tumhe ek chance diya ja raha hai… dobara jeene ka."
Uski aankhon me halki si umeed chamki—
"Sach me…?"
📱 "Lekin har cheez ki keemat hoti hai."
Armaan chup ho gaya.
"Kaunsi keemat?"
Screen par words dheere dheere ubharne lage—
📱 "Har baar jab tum kisi ki kismat badloge… kisi aur ki zindagi chali jaayegi."
Ek pal ke liye sab kuch ruk gaya.
"Matlab… agar main kisi ko bachaunga… to koi aur mar jayega?"
📱 "Exactly."
⚖️ Game shuru hota hai
"Main yeh nahi kar sakta!" Armaan cheekha.
"Main kisi ki jaan lekar kaise jee sakta hoon?!"
📱 "To phir tum abhi ke abhi mar jaoge."
Uska dil kaanp gaya.
"…"
"Kitna time hai mere paas?"
📱 "10 seconds."
"WHAT?!"
📱 10… 9… 8…
Armaan panic ho gaya.
"Ruko! Ruko! Main… main ready hoon!"
📱 "Contract accepted."
Achanak uske saamne sab kuch ghuma…
aur ek tez roshni ke saath—
🌧️ Wapas duniya me
Armaan ne jhatke se aankhein kholi.
Wahi road… wahi baarish…
log uske aas paas khade the.
"Arey! Yeh zinda hai!" kisi ne chillaya.
Armaan ne gehri saans li.
"Main… wapas aa gaya…"
Lekin uska haath kaanp raha tha.
Usne dheere se apni pocket se phone nikala—
Screen par ek app khuli hui thi jo pehle kabhi nahi dekhi—
📱 DEATH SYSTEM – ACTIVE
Uska dil doob gaya.
🔥 Pehla Task
Phone vibrate hua.
📱 "Task #1 Assigned."
Armaan ne darr ke saath open kiya—
📱 "Ek ladki, Riya… 2 minute me accident me marne wali hai."
"WHAT?!"
📱 "Location: 200 meters ahead."
Armaan turant bhaaga.
"Main use bacha sakta hoon…"
Lekin uska dimaag suddenly freeze ho gaya—
"Par… agar maine use bacha liya… to koi aur mar jayega…"
Uske kadam dheere ho gaye.
"Main kya kar raha hoon…?"
Tabhi usne aage dekha—
Ek ladki road cross kar rahi thi…
aur ek car full speed me aa rahi thi.
"RIYAAA!!!"
Armaan ne bina soche daud lagayi—
aur use zor se dhakka dekar side me gira diya.
SCREEEEECH!!!
Car ruk gayi.
Log daud kar aaye.
"Pagal ho kya? Mar jaati tum!" kisi ne ladki ko daanta.
Riya shock me thi.
"Thank you…" usne dheere se kaha.
Armaan bas use dekh raha tha…
Zinda.
Safe.
Lekin uska dil ajeeb tarah se bhaari ho gaya.
Phone vibrate hua—
📱 "Task Completed."
Usne darr ke saath next line padhi—
📱 "Exchange Activated."
"Exchange…?"
Aur tabhi…
Door se logon ki cheekh sunai di—
"Ambulance bulao! Koi gir gaya hai!"
Armaan ne palat kar dekha—
Ek budha aadmi zameen par gira hua tha…
uski saanse ruk chuki thi.
Armaan jam gaya.
"Ye… meri wajah se hua hai…"
Uske haath kaanpne lage.
💔 Sach ka bojh
Raat ko Armaan apne kamre me akela baitha tha.
Uski aankhon me neend nahi thi.
"Main… murderer hoon…"
Usne dheere se kaha.
Phone fir se chamka—
📱 "Next Task in 24 hours."
"Bas karo…" Armaan ne phone phek diya.
"Main ye nahi karunga…"
📱 "Refusal = Death."
Uska saans ruk gaya.
"Tum mujhe majboor kar rahe ho…"
📱 "Tumne khud choose kiya tha."
Armaan chup ho gaya.
Uski aankhon me aansu aa gaye.
"Main kis type ka insaan ban raha hoon…?"
😈 Andar ka badlav
Agle din…
Armaan ek bench par baitha tha.
Uske dimaag me sirf ek sawal ghoom raha tha—
"Main kiski jaan loon… aur kiski bachaoon?"
Phone vibrate hua—
📱 "Task #2 Assigned."
Usne aankhein band kar li…
"Ab kaun…?"
📱 "Ek chhota baccha… 5 saal ka… drowning accident."
Armaan ka dil toot gaya.
"NAHI…"
📱 "Time limit: 3 minutes."
Uski aankhon ke saamne us bacche ki tasveer aa gayi—
"Main ise kaise ignore karun…?"
Lekin phir ek aur khayal aaya—
"Iske badle kaun marega…?"
Usne apne haath zor se band kiye.
"Main kya karun…?"
⚡ Decision
Armaan khada hua.
"Main bacche ko bachaoonga."
"Chahe jo ho."
Uski aankhon me ab darr kam… aur ek ajeeb si sakhti thi.
"Lekin is baar… main dekhunga kaun mar raha hai…"
🔥 Cliffhanger
Jab Armaan us location ki taraf dauda…
uska phone fir se chamka—
📱 "Special Condition Activated."
"Ab kya…?"
📱 "Is baar… jo marega… wo tumhare paas ka koi hoga."
Armaan ke kadam ruk gaye.
"NAHI…"
📱 "Choose wisely."
Uska dimaag ghoom gaya.
"Family…?"
"Friends…?"
"Ya… wo khud…?"
Baarish fir se shuru ho gayi…
Aur Armaan ek aise mod par khada tha jahan se wapas lautna namumkin tha…
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