Aarav ne dheere dheere aankhen kholi… uska sar bhaari tha, saans tez chal rahi thi, aur poora jism dard se bhar chuka tha. Kuch pal tak usse samajh hi nahi aaya ki woh kahaan hai. Usne aas-paas dekha — zameen par pathar, toote hue ped ke patte, aur thodi door par uski car ka aadha jala hua hissa. Jaise abhi abhi koi bada blast hua ho.
"Meera…?" usne halki si awaaz me pukara.
Koi jawab nahi.
Aarav turant uthne ki koshish karta hai, lekin uske pair ladkhada jaate hain. Phir bhi woh khud ko sambhal kar khada hota hai aur zor se chillata hai, "Meeraaaa!!!"
Uski awaaz pahaadon me goonjti hai… lekin wapas sirf khamoshi aati hai.
Uska dil dheere dheere tootne lagta hai. Woh har taraf daudta hai — patharon ke beech, pedon ke peeche, neeche ghaati ki taraf jhaankta hai… lekin Meera kahin nahi milti. Jaise woh hawa me gayab ho gayi ho.
Aarav ghutnon ke bal gir jata hai. Uski aankhon se aansu behne lagte hain. "Tum mujhe chhod kar nahi ja sakti… please wapas aa jao…"
Tabhi… uski nazar zameen par padi ek chhoti si cheez par jaakar rukti hai.
Woh dheere se uske paas jaata hai… aur dekhta hai — woh Meera ka bracelet tha.
Wahi bracelet jo Aarav ne usse unki pehli anniversary par diya tha.
Aarav ke haath kaanpne lagte hain. Woh bracelet ko uthata hai aur apne dil ke paas rakh leta hai. "Tum yahin ho na… kahin na kahin…"
Tabhi…
Uske peeche se halki si awaaz aati hai — crunch…
Jaise koi pathar par chal raha ho.
Aarav turant palat kar dekhta hai.
Kuch door ek aadmi khada tha… black coat me… aur uske haath me ek device tha.
Aarav ne usse pehchaan liya — wahi helicopter wala aadmi.
Aarav ka gussa phir se ubhar aaya, "Meera kahaan hai???"
Aadmi ne shant awaaz me kaha, "Tum lucky ho… tum zinda bach gaye…"
Aarav ne zor se kaha, "Mujhe jawab chahiye!!! Meera kahaan hai???"
Aadmi dheere dheere uske paas aaya. "Jo tumne dekha… woh ek 'transfer event' tha…"
Aarav samajh nahi paaya, "Matlab?"
Aadmi ne seedha uski aankhon me dekha aur kaha, "Meera mar nahi gayi… lekin ab woh is duniya me bhi nahi hai…"
Yeh sunte hi Aarav ka dimaag ghoom gaya. "Kya bakwaas kar rahe ho tum?"
Aadmi ne apna device on kiya… aur usme ek hologram jaisa image dikhne laga…
Us image me Meera thi… lekin woh kisi ajeeb si jagah par khadi thi — na woh hospital tha, na pahaad… sab kuch white aur unknown sa lag raha tha.
Aarav shock me dekh raha tha, "Yeh… yeh kahaan hai?"
Aadmi ne dheere se kaha, "Ek alternate dimension… jahan humne uski consciousness transfer kar di hai…"
Aarav ka dil phir se toot gaya, "Matlab… woh wapas nahi aa sakti?"
Aadmi ne turant jawab nahi diya…
Phir usne kaha, "Theoretically… aa sakti hai…"
Aarav ki aankhon me umeed chamki, "Kaise???"
Aadmi ne uski taraf dekha… aur kaha, "Lekin uske liye tumhe ek risk lena hoga… aisa risk jahan se shayad tum kabhi wapas na aa pao…"
Aarav bina soche bola, "Main taiyaar hoon…"
Aadmi ne halki si muskaan di, "Mujhe pata tha tum yeh kahoge…"
Usne apna device Aarav ke saamne rakha…
Device me ek glowing portal jaisa pattern dikh raha tha…
Aadmi ne kaha, "Yeh ek gateway hai… agar tum isme gaye… toh shayad tum Meera tak pahunch jao…"
Aarav ne bina darr ke us portal ki taraf dekha…
Usne apni mutthi me Meera ka bracelet kas ke pakda…
Aur ek gehri saans li…
Suspense
Jaise hi Aarav portal me kadam rakhne wala tha… device achanak blink karne laga… aur ek warning sound aayi —
"System unstable… entry may result in permanent loss…" 😨
👉 Kya Aarav phir bhi portal me jayega?
👉 Ya yeh uski zindagi ka sabse bada aur aakhri decision hoga…? 💔😢