Aliya raat bhar so nahi saki š„ŗ
Galata Bridge par jo kuch hua thaā¦ woh uske zehan se ja hi nahi raha tha š
"Ab tum waapas nahi ja saktiā¦"
yeh alfaaz uske dil mein kisi zehr ki tarah utar chuke thay š
Subah usne faisla kiya ke woh hotel se check out karegi. Lekin jaise hi woh apne room ke bahar nikliā¦ usay ek aur surprise mila šŖ
Darwaze ke neeche ek chhota sa box rakha hua tha š¦
Aliya ne dheere se usay uthaya.
Box ke andar ek chabi thi š
Aur ek chhota sa note:
"Old Library ā 7 PM. Akele aana." š
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Aliya ka dil phir se tez ho gaya š
"Yeh insaan mujhe chain se jeene nahi degaā¦"
Lekin ab curiosity darr se zyada strong ho chuki thi.
Shaam 6:45 š
Istanbul ki purani galiyan halki lights mein doob rahi thi š
Aliya ek tang si road se hoti hui "Old Library" ki taraf ja rahi thi š¶āāļø
Library bohat purani thiā¦ patharon se bani hui, jahan har deewar pe waqt ke nishaan thay š
Darwaza aadha khula thaā¦ jaise koi uska intezar kar raha ho š¶
Aliya ne dheere se kadam andar rakha š£
Andar khamoshi thiā¦ itni gehri ke apni saans bhi sunai de rahi thi š¤«
"Hello?" usne halki awaz mein kaha š„ŗ
Kahin se koi jawab nahi aaya.
Woh aage badhiā¦ shelves ke beech se guzarti hui š
Aur phir achanakā¦ lights blink hui š”
Aur ek awaaz aayi:
"Tum late ho gayi ho Aliya." š¶
Aliya foran murri š
Samne wahi shakhs khara thaā¦ black coat, shadowed face š¤
Lekin is baar woh door nahi tha.
"Tum yahan bhi aa gayeā¦" Aliya ne gusse aur darr ke mix tone mein kaha š
Woh halka sa muskuraya š
"Main tumhein follow nahi kar rahaā¦ main tumhein guide kar raha hoon."
Aliya ne gusse se kaha:
"Guide?! Tum meri life barbaad kar rahe ho!"
Woh aage badhaā¦ aur ek purani file table par rakh di š
"Yeh tumhare baba ki file haiā¦" š„¶
Aliya freeze ho gayi šØ
"Tumhein mere baba ke baare mein kaise pata?!"
Woh dheere se bola:
"Kyunkay main unke saath kaam karta thaā¦"
Aliya ki aankhon mein confusion aur darr dono bhar gaye š
"Kaamā¦? Kis kaam ki baat kar rahe ho tum?"
Woh thoda chup rahaā¦ phir bola:
"Tumhare baba ek secret investigation ka hissa thayā¦ aur unki maut accident nahi thi." ā”
Aliya ke pairon tale zameen hil gayi š„¶
"Yehā¦ yeh jhoot haiā¦"
Woh shakhs uski taraf dekhta raha:
"Tumhein sach sunna hoga Aliyaā¦ warna tum bhi safe nahi ho."
Aliya ki saanse tez ho gayi š
"Tum chahte kya ho mujhse?!"
Woh qareeb aayaā¦ aur pehli baar uski aankhon mein seriousness thi š¶
"Tumhari family ko target kiya ja raha haiā¦ aur tum next ho." š
Library ki hawa thandi ho gayi š¬ļø
Jaise har cheez ruk gayi hoā¦
Aliya ka dil zor se dhadak raha tha š
"Main kisi ka target kaise ho sakti hoon?! Main toh kuch nahi janti!"
Woh shakhs neeche jhukaā¦ aur dheere se bola:
"Is liye tumhein sab kuch yaad dilana hogaā¦ jo tum bhool chuki ho." š
Aliya ne peeche kadam liya šØ
"Main tum par trust nahi karti!"
Woh seedha khara ho gaya:
"Trust zaroori nahiā¦ survival zaroori hai."
Aur phirā¦ woh usay ek USB flash drive deta hai š¾
"Is mein sab kuch haiā¦ lekin isay kholna asaan nahi hoga."
Aliya ne hesitant haath se drive le li š„ŗ
Aur jab usne dobara dekhaā¦
Woh shakhs wahan nahi tha š£
Sirf ek khuli hui window thiā¦ jahan se thandi hawa andar aa rahi thi š¬ļø
Aur floor par likha tha:
"Ab game shuru ho chuka hai." šš
āØ To be continuedā¦