Raat – 2:17 AM
(Teen jagah, ek hi waqt)
Us raat andhera sirf andhera nahi tha…woh kisi ke zinda hone ka saboot tha Mumbai…
Kapoor Mansion…
aur ek atma jo jal kar bhi zinda reh gayi har jagah Aprajita ka asar fail chuka tha.
MUMBAI – KIANSH KA POORA BADALTA HUA WAJOOOD
Hotel room bilkul shaant tha.Itni zyada shaanti ki kaanon me awaaz gunjne lagi.Kiansh bed ke paas khada sheeshe ko dekh raha tha.Uski parchai seedhi khadi thi…lekin jab Kiansh ne apni gardan hilayi. prachhai ne nahi hilayi.Sheeshe se dheemi, jali hui awaaz aayi— “Jab main jal rahi thi… tumhari maa chup thi.”Kiansh ke seene me achanak jalan hui.Uski saans tez ho gayi.Aankhon ke saamne Surbhi ka chehra aaya. Maa ka lekin us chehre par daya nahi, bheed ka darr tha.Kiansh ne aankhein band kar li.“Bas… bas kar par jab aankhein kholi,room ka temperature achanak **bahut thanda** ho chuka tha uske haath kaanp rahe the.Ungliyon par jale hue nishaan ubhar aaye—jaise kisi ne usko buri trah andar se jalaya ho.Uska behaviour ab clearly badalne laga uska kam bolna aur achanak se gussa hona aur uski aankho m ek ajeeb si nafrat dikhai dene lagi
ROADSIDE CAFÉ – KIARA KA DARSHAN
Kiara café ke bahar khadi coffee ka wait kar rahi thi.jab achanak uska sar ghoomne laga.Streetlight flicker hui.Hawa ruk si gayi.Uski aankhon ke saamne wahi bhayanak tasveer ek aurat dikhai di jiska aadha chehra jala hua tha aur usne pet par haath rakha hua tha aur woh jor jor se cheekh rhi thi "mera bachcha".Kiara ne aankhein band kar li.Yeh sirf vision nahi tha…yeh warning thi tabhi peeche se awaaz aayi—“Tum bhi use dekh rahi ho na?”
Kiara ne palat kar dekha.Kiansh ab pehle jaisa nahi tha.Aankhon me pehchaan kam…aur andhera zyada.Ek pal ke liye dono chup rahe.Kiara ne anjaane me uska haath pakad li. Sirf ek second. Us haath me zindagi ki garmi nahi thi sirf thandak.Kiara dheere se boli—“Tum akela nahi ho…”Usi pal hawa tez ho gayi.Kiansh ne haath chhuda li aur bola—“Woh dekh rahi hai…”Café ke sheeshe par andar ki taraf se likha gaya-
PEHLI SAZA SHURU
ACHANAK HADSA – DONO KA GIRNA
Agla hi pal sab kuch bigad gaya.Kiansh ne achanak apna sar pakda aur zameen par gir pada.Uska jism jhatke lene laga.Jaise koi uske andar se bahar nikalna chahta ho.Kiara uski taraf bhaagi—lekin jaise hi usne Kiansh ko pakda…Kiara bhi gir padi.Uske haath par jale hue nishaan ubhar aaye.Dono ke beech hawa ka pressure badal gaya.Teesri parchai unke bilkul paas khadi thi—par dikh nahi rahi thi.Aprajita ki awaaz aayi— “Ab sirf ek nahi… dono meri saza hain.”Hospital m dono ek sath Ambulance ki awaaz.Mumbai ki raat ko cheer rahi thi.Kiansh aur Kiara dono ek hi hospital me laaye gaye.Doctors ghabra gaye.“Burns hain… par aag nahi.” “Pulse dono ka ek jaisa hai.” “Jaise dono ek hi trauma share kar rahe ho.”ICU ke bahar lights blink kar rahi thi. Glass ke reflection me ek aurat khadi thi uska jala hua chehra,pet par haath usko bhut bhayank bna rha tha .Surbhi ko Kapoor Mansion me achanak ghabrahat hui.Uske kaan me awaaz goonji— “Teri saza shuru ho chuki hai.”
EK NAYI AANKH
Usi hospital ke dusre floor par ek aurat corridor ke end me khadi thi.Face clear nahi tha.Bas heels ki halki awaaz…aur aankhon me ajeeb si shanti.Usne ICU ki taraf dekha aur dheere se muskurayi.Toh raasta khul gaya…Uski nazar sirf Kiansh par nahi thi…Kiara par bhi thi.Aur us pal jaise kisi ne faisla kar liya ho. yeh sirf badla nahi tha, yeh shikaar tha.
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