Hospital ka ICU bilkul shaant thaā¦ bas machines ki beepā¦ beepā¦ awaaz. Kiara aur Kiansh dono alag-alag beds par pade the, par unki condition ek jaisi thiālife support. Doctors ne jo kaha tha, woh sach hota ja raha tha. Oxygen level gir raha tha, heartbeat weak ho chuki thi. Nurse ne dheere se curtain hataya aur uss palā¦ ek lambi flat line ne sab kuch khatam kar diya. Pehle Kiaraā¦ phir kuch hi seconds baad Kiansh. Ek saath, ek hi waqt par, jaise unki kismat ne bhi saath chhod diya ho.
Usi waqt hospital ke bahar hawa achanak tez chalne lagi. Lights flicker hui. Aur ek corridor ke kone me khadi thi Aprajitaāaankhon me shanti nahi, sirf jala hua gussa. Jaise hi usse Kiara aur Kiansh ki maut ka ehsaas hua, uski aankhon se khoon jaise aansu behne lage. āTum donoā¦ meri wajah se mare ho,ā usne dheere se kaha, par uss awaaz me insaaniyat nahi thiā¦ sirf laanat thi.
Yahin se sach ka parda uthta haiāAprajita ka past. Saalon pehle, Oberoi mansion me ek bhayankar aag lagi thi. Uss aag me sirf ek hi ladki zinda bachi thiāYuvika Oberoi. Lekin jo jal kar mara samjha gayaā¦ woh thi uski badi behen. Aprajita. Sabne maana woh mar chuki hai, par sach ye tha ki aag ne uska sharir jalaya, par uski aatma ko aur zyada taqatvar bana diya. Us raat, jalti hui aag me usne ek shakti se samjhauta kiyaāzinda rehne ke liye, badla lene ke liye.
Aag ke baad Aprajita ne apni pehchaan kho di. Uska chehra jal chuka tha, awaaz badal chuki thi, aur uska wajoodā¦ insaan nahi raha tha. Saalon baad, usne naye chehre ke saath entry liāAprajita, jo sabko ek normal aur strong aurat lagti thi. Par sach me woh Yuvika ki badi behen thi, jo sirf dekh rahi thiā¦ kab, kaise, aur kis tarah se Oberoi parivaar ko todna hai.
Hospital ke ICU me khade hoke, Aprajita ka gussa phoot pada. Glass khud-ba-khud crack hone lage, machines band hone lagi. Doctors chillane lage. Aur tabā¦ Aprajita ne apna asli roop dikhaya. Uska chehraāaadha jala hua, aankhen laal jaise aag, baal hawa me udte hue jaise kisi andhi ne gher liya ho. Uski skin par jale hue nishaan the, par uski aankhon me sirf ek hi cheez thiānafrat.
āYuvikaā¦ ye sirf shuruaat hai,ā Aprajita garji. āJo aag ne mujhse chheena, main uska har ek hisaab loongi.ā Usne Kiara aur Kiansh ke lifeless bodies ki taraf dekha aur ek thandi muskaan ke saath kaha, āTum dono sirf mohra theā¦ asli khel ab shuru hoga.ā
Aag, Gaon aur Chudail Ka Janm
Shehar se door, pahadon aur jungle ke beech basa tha ek chhota sa gaonāBhadravan. Wahi gaon jahan kabhi Aprajita ne apni zindagi ka sabse bada galat faisla liya tha. Jalti hui Oberoi mansion se bhagte hue, aadhi zinda aadhi mari, jala hua sharir aur tooti hui saanson ke saath, Aprajita ne sirf ek hi direction pakdiāgaon ki taraf. Usse pata tha shehar me rehna matlab maut ko daawat dena. Raat ke andhere me, khoon aur jalan se bhare sharir ke saath, woh gaon pahunchiā¦ par usse kya pata tha ki yahan uska ant nahi, punarjanm likha hai.
Gaon walon ne jab use dekhaājala hua chehra, bikhre baal, aankhon me ajeeb si chamakātoh unke dil me daya nahi, darr paida hua. Kisi ne keh diya, āYeh kala jaadu karti hai,ā kisi ne kaha, āYeh manhoos hai.ā Dheere-dheere afwaah sach ban gayi. Gaon ke pandit ne elan kar diya ki Aprajita hi gaon ki beemariyon, faslon ke sukhne aur bachchon ke beemar padne ki wajah hai. Sach ye tha ki Aprajita bas zinda rehna chahti thiā¦ par gaon ko ek bali chahiye thi.
Us raat poora gaon jama hua. Beech chauraha. Lakdiyan ikatthi ki gayi. Aprajita ko rassi se baandh diya gaya. Woh cheekhi, royi, apni begunahi ki bheekh maangiāpar gaon walon ke kaan band the. Jab aag lagayi gayi, toh uski cheekh aasmaan ko cheer gayi. Jalti hui aag ke beech, Aprajita ne mehsoos kiya ki sharir toh jal raha haiā¦ par uski nafrat aur badle ki bhookh zinda reh rahi hai.
Aag ke beech hi usse awaaz sunayi diāgehri, bhayanak, aur lalach se bhari. āAgar zinda rehna chahti hoā¦ toh apni rooh mujhe de do.ā Woh kaali shakti thiāvan ki devi nahi, balki vinash ki maa. Aprajita ne bina soche haan keh di. Us pal, jab aag uske sharir ko kha rahi thi, uski aankhen band huiā¦ aur agle hi pal khuli toh woh zinda nahiā¦ kuch aur thi.
Subah jab gaon wale aaye, chita par laash nahi thi. Sirf jali hui rakh aur pairon ke nishaanā¦ jo jungle ki taraf ja rahe the. Usi din se Bhadravan gaon shraapit ho gaya. Raat ko bachche rone lage, auratein beemar padne lagi, aur log kehne lageāāChudail laut aayi hai.ā
Jungle ke beech, ek purane bargad ke ped ke neeche, Aprajita ne apna naya roop paaya. Uska chehra poora nahi, aadha jala hua thaāek hissa sundar, doosra bhayanak. Uski aankhen laal thi, awaaz me goonj thi, aur saans lete waqt hawa bhi kaanp jaati thi. Woh chudail ban chuki thiāpar bina wajah ke nahi. Uska ek hi maksad thaābadla.
Saalon baad, usne apni shaktiyon par kaabu paaya. Apna roop badalna seekha. Apni jalan chhupa kar, duniya ke beech wapas aayi. Tab usse yaad aayaāYuvika. Uski chhoti behen, jo zinda thi, jo Oberoi naam ke saath mehfooz thi. Aprajita ne faisla kar liyaā¦ woh seedha badla nahi legi. Woh dheere-dheere sab kuch cheenegiāpyaar, zindagi, sukoon.
Aur jab Kiara aur Kiansh mare, toh Aprajita ka gaon ka badla poora hua. Aag jisme woh jali thi, wahi aag ab dusron ki zindagi jala rahi thi. Hospital me khade hokar usne sirf ek baar aasman ki taraf dekha aur kaha, āAb main sirf chudail nahiā¦ insaaf hoon.ā
Hawa tez hui. Jungle me bargad ke patte hile. Aur kahin door, Bhadravan gaon me phir se raat ko kisi aurat ke hansne ki awaaz goonj uthiā¦
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