Aliya raat bhar so nahi saki 🥺
Galata Bridge par jo kuch hua tha… woh uske zehan se ja hi nahi raha tha 💭
"Ab tum waapas nahi ja sakti…"
yeh alfaaz uske dil mein kisi zehr ki tarah utar chuke thay 💔
Subah usne faisla kiya ke woh hotel se check out karegi. Lekin jaise hi woh apne room ke bahar nikli… usay ek aur surprise mila 🚪
Darwaze ke neeche ek chhota sa box rakha hua tha 📦
Aliya ne dheere se usay uthaya.
Box ke andar ek chabi thi 🔑
Aur ek chhota sa note:
"Old Library – 7 PM. Akele aana." 🌙
— K
Aliya ka dil phir se tez ho gaya 💓
"Yeh insaan mujhe chain se jeene nahi dega…"
Lekin ab curiosity darr se zyada strong ho chuki thi.
Shaam 6:45 🌆
Istanbul ki purani galiyan halki lights mein doob rahi thi 🌃
Aliya ek tang si road se hoti hui "Old Library" ki taraf ja rahi thi 🚶♀️
Library bohat purani thi… patharon se bani hui, jahan har deewar pe waqt ke nishaan thay 📚
Darwaza aadha khula tha… jaise koi uska intezar kar raha ho 😶
Aliya ne dheere se kadam andar rakha 👣
Andar khamoshi thi… itni gehri ke apni saans bhi sunai de rahi thi 🤫
"Hello?" usne halki awaz mein kaha 🥺
Kahin se koi jawab nahi aaya.
Woh aage badhi… shelves ke beech se guzarti hui 📚
Aur phir achanak… lights blink hui 💡
Aur ek awaaz aayi:
"Tum late ho gayi ho Aliya." 😶
Aliya foran murri 🔄
Samne wahi shakhs khara tha… black coat, shadowed face 🖤
Lekin is baar woh door nahi tha.
"Tum yahan bhi aa gaye…" Aliya ne gusse aur darr ke mix tone mein kaha 😠
Woh halka sa muskuraya 😌
"Main tumhein follow nahi kar raha… main tumhein guide kar raha hoon."
Aliya ne gusse se kaha:
"Guide?! Tum meri life barbaad kar rahe ho!"
Woh aage badha… aur ek purani file table par rakh di 📁
"Yeh tumhare baba ki file hai…" 🥶
Aliya freeze ho gayi 😨
"Tumhein mere baba ke baare mein kaise pata?!"
Woh dheere se bola:
"Kyunkay main unke saath kaam karta tha…"
Aliya ki aankhon mein confusion aur darr dono bhar gaye 💔
"Kaam…? Kis kaam ki baat kar rahe ho tum?"
Woh thoda chup raha… phir bola:
"Tumhare baba ek secret investigation ka hissa thay… aur unki maut accident nahi thi." ⚡
Aliya ke pairon tale zameen hil gayi 🥶
"Yeh… yeh jhoot hai…"
Woh shakhs uski taraf dekhta raha:
"Tumhein sach sunna hoga Aliya… warna tum bhi safe nahi ho."
Aliya ki saanse tez ho gayi 💓
"Tum chahte kya ho mujhse?!"
Woh qareeb aaya… aur pehli baar uski aankhon mein seriousness thi 😶
"Tumhari family ko target kiya ja raha hai… aur tum next ho." 💔
Library ki hawa thandi ho gayi 🌬️
Jaise har cheez ruk gayi ho…
Aliya ka dil zor se dhadak raha tha 💓
"Main kisi ka target kaise ho sakti hoon?! Main toh kuch nahi janti!"
Woh shakhs neeche jhuka… aur dheere se bola:
"Is liye tumhein sab kuch yaad dilana hoga… jo tum bhool chuki ho." 🌙
Aliya ne peeche kadam liya 😨
"Main tum par trust nahi karti!"
Woh seedha khara ho gaya:
"Trust zaroori nahi… survival zaroori hai."
Aur phir… woh usay ek USB flash drive deta hai 💾
"Is mein sab kuch hai… lekin isay kholna asaan nahi hoga."
Aliya ne hesitant haath se drive le li 🥺
Aur jab usne dobara dekha…
Woh shakhs wahan nahi tha 👣
Sirf ek khuli hui window thi… jahan se thandi hawa andar aa rahi thi 🌬️
Aur floor par likha tha:
"Ab game shuru ho chuka hai." 🌙💔
✨ To be continued…