Ayesha ki aankhen shock se phat jaati hain…
"Tum…?!"
Uske saamne khada aadmi dheere se roshni me aata hai.
Wahi chehra… jise wo kabhi bhool nahi paayi.
"Armaan…?" Ayesha ki awaaz kaanp jaati hai.
Aadmi halki si muskaan ke saath kehta hai,
"Haan, Ayesha… main hi hoon."
Ayesha ke haath thand pad jaate hain.
"Par… tum yahan kaise? Tumhe to… sab pata tha na… meri death ke baare me?"
Armaan ka chehra serious ho jata hai.
"Isi liye to aaya hoon…"
Room me ek ajeeb sa sannata chha jata hai.
"Tumhari death… accident nahi thi, Ayesha."
Yeh sunte hi Ayesha ka dil zor se dhadakne lagta hai.
"Matlab…?"
Armaan dheere dheere uske paas aata hai.
"Kisi ne tumhe maarne ki koshish ki thi."
Ayesha ka dimaag ghoom jaata hai.
"Kaun…? Kaun karega aisa?"
Tabhi achanak woh dusri ladki (Ayesha ki tarah wali) phir se dikhai deti hai…
Woh muskura rahi hoti hai.
"Sach jaan na hai to darr ke aage badhna padega…"
Room ki lights phir se blink karne lagti hain.
Armaan tez awaaz me kehta hai,
"Hume yahan se nikalna hoga, Ayesha! Ye jagah safe nahi hai!"
Ayesha confused ho jaati hai.
"Par mujhe sach jaana hai!"
Achanak bungalow ka darwaza zor se band ho jata hai…
Dhadaam!
Seedhiyon ke neeche se kisi ke hasne ki awaaz aati hai…
Ek khaufnaak, dheemi hasi…
"Ab koi yahan se bahar nahi ja sakta…"
Ayesha aur Armaan ek dusre ki taraf dekhte hain…
Aur tabhi deewar par khoon se likha hua message dikhai deta hai—
"WELCOME BACK…"
Ayesha ki saansein tez ho jaati hain…
"Yeh sab kya ho raha hai…?"
Armaan uska haath pakad leta hai.
"Yeh sirf shuruaat hai…"
Achanak poora bungalow hilne lagta hai…
Aur neeche se koi tez kadam se unki taraf aa raha hota hai…
Thak… thak… thak…
Ayesha ka dil zor se dhadak raha tha…
"Kaun hai wahan…?"
Lekin is baar… jawab aur bhi darawna tha—
"Tumhara qaatil…"
(To be continued…) 😱🔥