Oblivion City ki chaaka- choundh se dur shaher ke sabse nichle hisse mein ek aisi jangh thi jahan suraj ki kiran pahunchne se pehle hi dam tod deti thi isse log "the rust district" kehte the ---- ek aisaa kachra - kunda jahan wo log rehtr the jo apni sari keemti yaadein 'the vault' ko bech kar aab sirf ek zinda laash ban chuke the .
Aryan apni hight-tech black hoodie ka mask upar larke chal raha tha uske dimag mein abhi bhi "invalid" file ka meta data ghoom raha tha:
Coordinate 28.6,772 - the old libary
Maine ye kyun kiya? " aryan ne khud ze sawal kiya rk auditor ka kaam tha yaadon ko mitana ya bechna , unhe dhoondhna nhi lekin wo dhundli hansi jo usne life scan karte waqt suni thi wo uske kaano mein ek goonj ki tarah atak gyi thi woh hansi uski apni thi par usme ek aisi khushi thi jo usne pichle 5 saalo mein kabhi mehsoos nahi kii thi...
Rust district ki hawa mein lohe ke sadne ki aur purane oil ko boo thi . Yahan 'voids' ghoom rahe the --- log jo bina kisi jazbaat ke , khaali aankho se deewaron ko ghoorte rehte unhe na dard tha na bhook ki tadal, kyunki unho ne apni 'feeling of hunger' aur 'pain' bhi kuch paison ke liye bech di thi .
Aryan ek toot-ti hoi imarat ke samne ruka bahar ek purana board latak raga tha: " The Archive of Whispers"
Andar dakhil hote hi dhool aur purane kagazo ki mehak ne uska swagat kiya ek konse mein ek purani table ke piche ek aurat baithi thi.
Uske baal safed the,lekin uski aankheim kisi gehre samundar ki tarah tez aur hoshiyar thi jaise hi aryan ne kadam badhaya , us aurat ne apni nazar uthai .
"der kaddi, aryan" unse bade sukoon se kaha jaise wo sadiyon se ussi ka intezar kar rahi ho.
Aryan thithak gya " aap... Aap mujhe kaise janti hai? Main yahan pehle kabhi kadaam nahi rakha.
Wo aurat dhire se muskurai ek aisi muskurahat jisme dukh aur mamta dono thi
Tumne hahan kadam nahi rakha lekin tumhara vajood (essence) ne rakha tha . Panch saal pehle tumne apni sabse keemti yaad benchi thi tum is library mein aye the tumne kahan tha ki tum ek din khud ko dhundne zaroor aaoge ...
To be continued...