Chaaron taraf andhera hi andhera tha
Sab kuch bilkul shaant tha.
Na koi awaaz… na koi movement.
Sirf ek halka sa vibration… jo dheere dheere poori space mein phail raha tha
Aarav ki aankhein band thi.
Uska haath abhi bhi us glowing core ko touch kar raha tha.
Aur us moment...
👉 sab kuch ruk gaya tha.
Time.
Sound.
Thoughts.
Jaise kisi ne poori reality ko pause kar diya ho.
Phir..
👉 ekdum se sab kuch explode ho gaya.
Light.
Energy.
Sound.
Sab ek saath Aarav ke andar ghusne laga.
"Aaaahhh--!"
Aarav zor se chillaya.
Uska poora body shake karne laga.
Jaise woh kisi invisible force ke andar phas gaya ho.
👉 "Yeh… kya ho raha hai…?!"
Uski awaaz toot rahi thi.
Par koi jawab nahi aaya.
Sirf woh awaaz...
Observer.
👉 "Integration initiated."
Aarav ka dimaag overload hone laga.
Images flash hone lage.
City.
Log.
Glitches.
Phir..
👉 aur bhi zyada.
Unknown places.
Unknown systems.
Unknown realities.
Aarav ka saans rukne laga.
👉 "Yeh sab… main kaise dekh raha hoon…?!"
Woh ladka uske paas khada tha.
Par is baar...
👉 woh bhi thoda unstable lag raha tha.
👉 "Yeh sirf start hai…"
Aarav ne uski taraf dekha..
👉 "Yeh rukega na…?"
Woh ladka chup raha.
Aur wahi silence...
👉 sabse bada answer tha.
Real World... Rooftop.
Meera, Kabir aur Zoya sky ki taraf dekh rahe the.
Woh distortion ab pehle se zyada bada ho chuka tha.
Aur uske andar...
👉 bright flashes ho rahe the.
Kabir ne tension mein kaha...
👉 "Yeh stable nahi lag raha…"
Meera ki awaaz halki si kaamp rahi thi...
👉 "Aarav andar hai…"
Zoya ka face serious tha.
👉 "Ab woh wapas aayega… ya nahi…"
Silence.
Kabir ne dheere se poocha...
👉 "Matlab?"
Zoya ne seedha jawab diya..
👉 "Ab woh same nahi rahega."
Core Space..
Aarav ghutno par gir chuka tha.
Energy waves uske body se takra rahi thi.
Har wave ke saath..
👉 usse kuch naya feel ho raha tha.
Data.
Information.
Control.
Par saath hi..
👉 pain.
Bohot zyada pain.
👉 "Main… handle nahi kar paa raha…"
Usne apna sir pakad liya.
Woh ladka uske paas aaya.
👉 "Tu kar sakta hai."
Aarav ne gusse mein bola..
👉 "Yeh easy nahi hai!"
Woh ladka chillaya..
👉 "Kab bola easy hai?!"
Silence.
👉 "Par tu weak bhi nahi hai."
Aarav ka saans heavy ho gaya.
Usne aankhein band ki.
👉 "Main… lose nahi karunga…"
Aur phir..
👉 usne resist karna band kar diya.
Energy ab bhi aa rahi thi..
Par is baar...
👉 Aarav usse rok nahi raha tha.
👉 woh usse accept kar raha tha.
Slowly.
Pain kam hone laga.
Aur clarity badhne lagi.
Aarav ne aankhein kholi.
Is baar...
👉 sab kuch different tha.
Woh sirf ek insaan nahi tha jo system ko feel kar raha ho.
👉 woh system ka part ban chuka tha.
Usse har connection dikh raha tha.
Har glitch.
Har movement.
Sab kuch.
👉 "Yeh… power…"
Usne dheere se kaha.
Woh ladka uske paas khada tha.
👉 "Ab samjha?"
Aarav ne dheere se sir hilaya.
👉 "Haan…"
👉 "Par yeh dangerous hai…"
Woh ladka muskuraya..
👉 "Power hamesha hoti hai."
Achanak..
👉 core ka pulse badh gaya.
Space shake hone laga.
Observer ki awaaz goonji..
👉 "Stability check."
Aarav ne turant react kiya..
👉 "Main ready hoon."
Silence.
Phir..
👉 "Prove it."
Suddenly..
👉 multiple cracks appear hue.
Is baar...
👉 ek nahi.
Do nahi.
👉 dozens.
Har crack se darkness leak ho rahi thi.
Aarav ne turant feel kiya..
👉 yeh dangerous hai.
Woh aage badha.
👉 "Close."
Usne haath uthaya.
Ek crack close ho gaya.
Par dusra open ho gaya.
Phir teesra.
Phir aur.
Aarav ka dimaag fast chalne laga.
👉 "Yeh ruk nahi raha…"
Woh ladka bola..
👉 "Soch badal."
Aarav ne poocha..
👉 "Matlab?"
👉 "Tum ek ek fix kar rahe ho…"
👉 "System ko ek saath control karo."
Silence.
Aarav ne aankhein band ki.
Is baar..
👉 usne poori space feel ki.
Sab cracks.
Sab energy.
Aur phir...
👉 usne ek saath balance apply kiya.
Slowly…
Cracks shrink hone lage.
Darkness kam hone lagi.
Aur finally..
👉 sab close ho gaya.
Silence.
Observer ki awaaz aayi...
👉 "Stability… accepted."
Aarav heavy saans le raha tha.
👉 "Ho gaya…"
Woh ladka uski taraf dekhta hai..
👉 "Nahi…"
👉 "Abhi start hua hai."
Real World..
Distortion dheere dheere close hone laga.
Sky normal hone laga.
Kabir ne relief li..
👉 "Yeh band ho raha hai!"
Meera almost ro padi..
👉 "Aarav wapas aayega na…?"
Zoya chup thi.
👉 "Dekhte hain…"
Core Space
Aarav seedha khada tha.
Ab woh stable tha.
Strong.
Controlled.
Observer ki awaaz last time goonji..
👉 "Integration complete."
Silence.
👉 "Welcome… System Entity."
Aarav ka saans ruk gaya.
👉 "Main… ab kya hoon…?"
Koi jawab nahi aaya.
Sirf ek cheez clear thi..
👉 woh ab sirf Aarav nahi raha.
Rooftop... next moment.
Achanak..
👉 Aarav wapas appear hua.
Meera turant uski taraf bhagi..
👉 "Aarav!"
Kabir ne relief li..
👉 "Bhai tu wapas aa gaya!"
Par..
👉 Aarav ne kuch nahi bola.
Uski aankhein slowly khuli.
Aur us moment..
👉 sab freeze ho gaye.
Uski aankhon mein ek alag hi shine thi.
Cold.
Calm.
Powerful.
Zoya ne dheere se kaha..
👉 "Yeh… Aarav hai…"
Silence.
Phir..
👉 "Ya kuch aur…?"