Raat thodi aur gehri ho chuki thi.
City ki lights chamak rahi thi, par aaj unmein ek ajeeb sa distance lag raha tha.
Jaise sab kuch paas hote hue bhi… door ho gaya ho.
Control Room ke andar hawa heavy thi.
Koi kuch bol nahi raha tha.
Kabir ek side khada tha, vo screen ki taraf dekh raha tha… par uska dhyaan wahan nahi tha.
Meera chup chaap chair par baithi thi usne apne haath tightly pakde hue the.
Aur Zoya...
👉 woh seedha Aarav ko hi dekh rahi thi.
Aarav room ke beech mein khada tha.
Still.
Calm.
Par us calmness ke andar...
👉 kuch aur chal raha tha.
"Tumne jhoot bola."
Zoya ki awaaz ne silence tod diya.
Aarav ne dheere se uski taraf dekha...
👉 "Maine situation handle ki."
Zoya ne turant jawab diya...
👉 "Tumne truth hide kiya."
Silence.
Kabir ne beech mein bolne ki koshish ki..
👉 "Guys, chill… shayad misunderstanding.."
Zoya ne usse roka...
👉 "Nahi Kabir."
👉 "Yeh misunderstanding nahi hai."
Aarav ka expression thoda tight ho gaya.
👉 "Tumhe kya lagta hai main kyun chhupaunga?"
Zoya seedha boli...
👉 "Kyuki tum change ho rahe ho."
Room freeze.
Meera ne dheere se kaha..
👉 "Zoya…"
Par Zoya ruki nahi...
👉 "Tum har cheez khud handle karna chahte ho…"
👉 "Aur jab koi question karta hai…toh tum avoid karte ho."
Aarav ne deep breath li.
👉 "Main protect kar raha hoon sabko."
Zoya ne turant kaha...
👉 "Ya phir control."
Silence.
Kabir ne dheere se bola...
👉 "Bhai… honestly… thoda sa weird toh lag raha hai…"
Aarav ne uski taraf dekha.
Ek second ke liye...
👉 woh same Kabir wala illusion uske dimaag mein flash hua.
Aur us moment...
👉 Aarav ka trust shake ho gaya.
👉 "Tum log samajh nahi rahe ho…"
Usne dheere se kaha.
Meera finally khadi hui...
👉 "Tu samjha na."
Uski awaaz soft thi… par strong.
👉 "Hum tumhare against nahi hain Aarav…"
👉 "Par tum humein door kar rahe ho."
Silence.
Aarav ne aankhein band ki.
👉 "Main tumhe safe rakh raha hoon…"
Zoya ne dheere se kaha...
👉 "Aur agar humein tumse hi danger ho?"
Room bilkul silent ho gaya.
Kabir ka saans ruk gaya..
👉 "Zoya… yeh thoda zyada ho gaya…"
Par Zoya ki aankhein Aarav par fixed thi.
👉 "Main sach bol rahi hoon."
Aarav ne aankhein kholi.
Uski aankhon mein...
👉 woh cold shine wapas aa gayi.
👉 "Tum mujhe threat samajh rahi ho?"
Zoya ne seedha jawab diya..
👉 "Main possibilities dekh rahi hoon."
Silence.
Aur us moment...
👉 kuch toot gaya.
Aarav ne dheere se kaha...
👉 "Theek hai."
Sab uski taraf dekhne lage.
👉 "Agar tum logon ko lagta hai main problem hoon…"
👉 "Toh main khud handle kar lunga sab."
Meera ka face shock mein...
👉 "Aarav what are you saying?"
Kabir panic mein..
👉 "Bhai aise mat bol…"
Par Aarav already decision le chuka tha.
👉 "Main akela better kaam karta hoon."
Zoya chup thi.
Par uski aankhon mein..
👉 thoda sa regret tha.
Aarav mud gaya.
Aur door ki taraf chalne laga.
Meera uske peeche bhagi..
👉 "Aarav ruk!"
Aarav ruk gaya.
Par peeche nahi mudha.
👉 "Main wapas aaunga…"
Usne dheere se kaha..
👉 "Jab sab khatam ho jayega."
Aur bina peeche dekhe...
👉 woh chala gaya.
***
Raat main aarav bahar chala gya tha...
Vo akela chal raha tha.
Hawa tez ho gayi thi.
City ki awaazein distant lag rahi thi.
"Finally…"
Woh ladka uske saath aa gaya.
👉 "Tu akela ho gaya."
Aarav ne seedha jawab diya...
👉 "Mujhe focus chahiye."
👉 "Ya phir…"
👉 "Tujhe control chahiye."
Silence.
Aarav ne kuch nahi bola.
Achanak se...
👉 usse ek massive disturbance feel hua.
Is baar...
👉 pehle se zyada strong.
Aarav ruk gaya.
👉 "Yeh kya hai…"
Woh ladka dheere se bola..
👉 "Next level."
***
City main Sky...
Sky dark hone laga.
Clouds unnatural pattern mein move karne lage.
Aur..
👉 ek giant structure form hone laga.
Energy ka.
***
Control Room...
Kabir chillaya...
👉 "Guys… yeh dekho!"
Meera ne screen dekhi..
👉 "Yeh… itna bada…?"
Zoya ne dheere se kaha...
👉 "Yeh direct attack hai…"
***
Udhar steeet pe Aarav...
Usne sky ki taraf dekha.
Uski aankhon mein..
👉 excitement aur danger dono tha.
👉 "Aakhir aa hi gaya…"
Woh ladka uske paas khada tha...
👉 "Ready?"
Aarav ne dheere se kaha..
👉 "Is baar…"
👉 "Main rukunga nahi."
Aur us moment...
👉 usne apni poori power activate kar di.
Energy uske aas paas swirl hone lagi.
Ground crack hone laga.
Hawa distort hone lagi.
Aarav ab sirf fight nahi kar raha tha…
👉 woh war start kar raha tha.
Aur door...
Control Room mein...
Meera ne dheere se kaha..
👉 "Yeh sahi nahi ho raha…"
Zoya chup thi.
Par andar...
👉 usse pata tha…
👉 ab Aarav rukne wala nahi hai.
Aur shayad..
👉 ab use rokna padega.
Aapko kya lagta h kya ab aarav ruk paayega...
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