"Ye… impossible hai…"
Anmol ki aankhen shock se fail gayi thi।
Uske saamne khada insaan—
bilkul usi jaisa dikhta tha।
Same face…
same eyes…
same expression…
Jaise mirror me dekh raha ho—
Lekin…
ye koi reflection nahi tha।
"Tum…"
Anmol ne dheere se kaha—
"Kaun ho…?"
Woh dusra Anmol halka sa hasa।
"Ye sawaal tumhe khud se poochna chahiye…"
Uski awaaz me ek ajeeb sa confidence tha।
"Main tum hoon…"
"Ya… tum main ho?"
Room me ek second ke liye silence chha gaya।
Anmol ka dimaag fast kaam kar raha tha—
"Clone… illusion… ya system ka part…?"
Usne turant analyse kiya—
"Tumhara existence… natural nahi hai…"
Dusra Anmol thoda aur paas aaya।
"Good…"
"Logic use kar rahe ho…"
"Lekin ek problem hai…"
Woh seedha Anmol ke saamne ruk gaya—
"Tumhari memories nahi hain…"
"Matlab… tum adhoore ho…"
Anmol ki aankhen thodi si sikud gayi।
"Adhoora…?"
Dusra Anmol ne uske seene par halka sa ungli se tap kiya—
"Yahan kuch nahi hai…"
"Emotion… past… identity…"
"Sab gaya…"
Anmol ne uska haath jhatak diya।
"Phir bhi main khada hoon…"
"Matlab… main kaafi hoon…"
Dusra Anmol ke lips par smile aayi।
"Confidence…"
"Achha hai…"
"Lekin galat hai…"
Suddenly—
usne Anmol par attack kiya।
SWISH!!!
Anmol ne barely dodge kiya—
"Fast…"
Usne turant distance create kiya।
"Speed high hai…"
Dusra Anmol rukha nahi—
second attack—
Is baar direct punch।
DHAM!!!
Anmol wall se takra gaya।
Uski saans ek second ke liye ruk gayi।
"Damage… expected se zyada…"
Usne turant situation analyse ki।
"Same face… same body…"
"Matlab…"
"Ye mera stronger version hai…"
Dusra Anmol dheere dheere uski taraf badha—
"Finally samjhe…"
"Main wo hoon… jo tum the…"
"Complete version…"
Anmol ki aankhon me ek spark aaya।
"Past…"
"Matlab tum… meri yaadein ho…?"
Dusra Anmol ruk gaya—
Phir halka sa hasa।
"Close…"
"Main sirf yaadein nahi…"
"Main tumhari asli identity hoon…"
Room ka temperature jaise drop ho gaya।
Anmol ka dimaag ek second ke liye blank hua—
"Identity…?"
"Matlab…"
"Main fake hoon…?"
Dusra Anmol ne seedha jawab diya—
"Exactly।"
Silence।
Ye word seedha Anmol ke andar laga—
Lekin—
usne react nahi kiya।
"Fake hoon ya nahi…"
"Farq nahi padta…"
Usne dheere se khada hote hue kaha—
"Main jo hoon… ab hoon…"
"Wahi meri reality hai…"
Dusra Anmol ruk gaya।
Usne pehli baar serious expression diya।
"Interesting…"
"Emotion nahi… phir bhi ego hai…"
Anmol ne apni mutthi band ki—
"Ego nahi…"
"Existence hai…"
Aur bina warning—
Anmol ne attack kiya।
BAM!!!
Punch direct face par—
Lekin—
Dusra Anmol ne easily block kar liya।
"Slow…"
Aur usne turant counter kiya—
Anmol zameen par gir gaya।
Uski saanse heavy ho gayi।
"Difference samjhe…?"
"Without memories…"
"Tum weak ho…"
Anmol zameen par pada hua—
Ceiling ki taraf dekh raha tha।
Uske dimaag me ek hi thought tha—
"Jeetna hai…"
"Kaise bhi…"
Aur tabhi—
TING!!!
System activate hua।
"Hidden Condition Activated"
Anmol ki aankhen halki si chamki।
"Finally…"
"Absorb or Be Erased"
Room me silence chha gaya।
Anmol dheere se khada hua—
Usne dusre Anmol ki taraf dekha—
"Absorb…"
"Matlab…"
Dusra Anmol smile karta hai—
"Matlab… hum dono me se…"
"Sirf ek hi bachega…"
Anmol ke lips par halki si smile aayi।
"Perfect…"
"Ab game interesting hua…"
Dono ek dusre ki taraf badhte hain—
Step by step…
Tension peak par…
Aur jab woh ek dusre ke bilkul saamne rukte hain—
Tabhi—
Anmol ke dimaag me ek second ke liye flash aata hai…
Ek yaad…
uska past…
uski maa…
"MAA—"
Uske lips se achanak nikalta hai—
Aur woh ek second ke liye freeze ho jata hai।
Dusra Anmol turant muskuraata hai—
"Bas… yahi tumhari weakness hai…"
Aur woh attack karne ke liye aage badhta hai—
Anmol ki aankhen shock me faili rehti hain…
"Ye… yaad… wapas kaise…?"
Aur usi second—
dusra Anmol uske bilkul paas aa chuka hota hai…