" Kyun itna dukh de raha hai vishnu mujhe ? Aakhir maine toh sirf usko pyaar kiya hai . Phir main hi kyu itna dard sahuun ? " Jungle raat me saayon se ghira huwa hai . Sirf lakdi aur mitti aur inpe rehne wale jaanwar ,iske alawa ab nishita bhi jungle me jaa chuki hai . Raat me jitna khatarnaak bhoot se saamna ho sakta hai utna hi khatarnaak jungle me aur woh bhi ghane jungle me akele jaana hai . Apne baaton me khoyi nishita bahut andar tak jaa chuki hai aur usse iska ehsaas bhi nahi hai . " Woh soniya ko kyun aana tha aur woh bhi tab jab main aur vishnu ne shuruwat hi ki thi ? Kyun aayi soniya ? Why ? " Uski baaton me pyaar ko khone ka darr hai par jungle me akele hona ka darr bilkul nahi hai . Woh jitna soch rahi hai utna hi andar jaate jaa rahi hai . Andhere me jab sirf parchaayi hi dikhe toh samjho ki aapki madad karna wala koi nahi . Ghana jungle hamesha ek zindagi aur ek maut ka gawaah raha hai . Zindagi uski jisne kisi ki maut ki aur maut uski jo zindagi se haar gaya ho . " Bhagwan ! yeh tumne accha nahi kiya . Hamesha main hi kyun sacrifice karti rahu ? Pehle mom , phir mera bhai aur ab mera pyaar . Kya isi liye mujhe life di ? Kya sirf khona hi likha hai mere naseeb me ? " Raat sar chadh chuki hai . Aise samay sirf ek chaand hi hota hai jo hume raaste me roshini deta hai . Ab toh yeh chaand bhi bilkul chamak raha hai aur itna ki aankhon ki palkein jhapka de . Raahon me itne kaante aur khatrein hai ki insaan jeene ki aas chodh de . par agar koi inn cheejon pe dhyaan hi na de toh koi kya kar sakta hai . Nishita bhi bekhabar chali jaa rahi hai , bekhauff hai uss khatre se jo uska intezaar kar raha hai jungle ki gehraayiyon me . " I dnt wanna live any more . Please god ! itna jhelne ki himmat nahi hai mujhme . I cant let go vishnu away from my life . Main usse pyaar karti hun . Soniya ko kyu bheja aapne ? Kyun ? " Aankhon ke aansu paani ki tarah beh rahe hai . Chehre pe baarish ki tarah saje huwe hai . Dill me jo dard chupa huwa hai woh tanhaa rahon me bikhar sa jaata hai . Wahi nishita ke saath bhi ho raha hai . Iss samay woh bilkul akeli hai aur ghane jungle me woh khatre se khaali nahi . " Vishnu ! please mujhe suno . I luv you . Tum mujhe bahut acche lagte ho . Do you luv me ? Bolo na vishnu ! " Nishita akele hi baaton ko kinaara de rahi hai . " Tum chup kyun ho ? Kya tum mujhe sun nahi sakte ? " Sawaal kar toh rahi hai par jawaab dene wala koi nahi . Jisse yeh sawaal pucha gaya hai woh to usse bahut door hai abhi . " Tum sun bhi kaise sakte ho mujhe . Tum toh abhi apni soniya ke saath jo hoge . Jab woh tumhare saath hoti hai toh tum mujhe dekhte hi kaha ho . I hate you because i love you and i cant see you with her . " Jungle ke veerane me woh kho rahi hai . Khud ko aise khatre me daalna , murkhata hai par pyaar ka dard saare khatre chupa deta hai .
Idhar camp me hum abhi bhi bonfire ke paas baithe hai . Bottle game over ho gaya hai aur Sanchit apne guitar ke saath hume apna ek naya gaana suna raha hai .
Waah ! sanchit . kya gaana hai yaar ! Tu sach me bollywood me ghus jaa .
" Thanx dude ! but padhai ke baad . " Sanchit ka kehna bhi sahi hai .
But tum padhte kaha ho yaar . Sanchit ka majaak toh banta hai . Uske muuh se padhai ki baatein aisi lagti hai jaise bina dimaag ke khoj karna .
Soniya ko neend aane lagi aur woh sanchit ka gaana sunke bhi bore ho gayi -" Vishnu ! main tent me jaa rahi hun . "
Arre ! par kyun ?
" Mujhe neend aa rahi hai . Der raat tak jaagungi toh dark circles aa jaayenge na . "
Bhale hi raat bahut ho chuki hai par baat to abhi baaki hai .
" Please ! warna main yehi soo jaaungi ? "
Bas ! yeh dhamki sunke maine socha ki soniya ko jaane dun - Ok ! jaao . Par ek baat sun lo chahe circles dark ho yaa bright mujhe tum tab bhi sabse beautiful ladki lagogi .
" How funny ! Ab subah milte hai . Bye guys ! bye luv ! "
Soniya uthke tent me chali gayi . Lekin yeh kya huwa ? Achanak se phir se meri aankhon ke saamne bahut saare drishya chhaa gaye . Koi bhi view clear nahi hai par ek aakhiri jhalak me mujhe nishita dikhi . Par na woh mujhe tent me nazar aa rahi hai aur na kaheen aas-paas. Bahut hi dhundhali tasveer jaisi , mujhe aas-paas sirf ped-paudhe dikh rahe hai . Oh no ! kaheen nishita jungle me toh nahi chali gayi ? Mujhe kuch karna hoga ab . Main hi hun jo usse khatre se bacha sakta hun . Par woh hai kaha , mujhe kuch saaf nahi dikh raha hai .
Suno guys ! main bhi sone jaa raha hun .
Sanchit mujhe aise nahi jaane dega par - " Arre ! abhi soniya gayi nahi ki tu bhi jaa raha hai ? "
Nahi yaar ! aisi baat nahi hai . I m feeling so sleepy .
Aarav ne sanchit ko samjhaya toh wo maan gaya . Main unki nazron ke liye tent me gaya par waha se unki nazron se bachte huwe jungle ki ghani jhaadhiyon me bhaag gaya .
Idhar nishita bilkul akeli chali jaa rahi hai par achanak ek bhayanak aawaaz suni usne . " Ohh ! yeh main kaha aa gayi ? " Ab usse nazar aaya ki woh kitne ghane jungle me aa chuki hai . Yaha se na toh raasta dikhega , na toh manzil . " Ab waapis kaha se jaaun ? Idhar toh sabhi trees ek hi jaise hai . All twins here . " Tabhi nishita ne zameen me ek hulchul mehsoos ki . Woh ab bahut dari huwi hai . " Ouchh ! yeh kya tha ? Kaheen koi snake toh nahi na tha ? Oh god ! mujhe bachao . " Jab darr zubaan se nikalne laga toh uski cheekhe bhi nikalne lagi - " Help ! koi hai ? Bachao mujhe ! " Kitna bhi chilla lo , par koi nahi aane wala . Insaan jab apne gusse ke kaaran apne hosh kho baithta hai tab koi maseeha yaa bhagwan ka doot hi usse bachane aata hai .
Nishita ! kaha ho tum ?
Main jitna tej ho sake utna tej chilla raha hun par na woh mujhe sun paa rahi hai aur na main usse . Shayad woh aur bhi andar chali gayi hai . Par kaha hai woh ? Itne andhere me sirf chaand hi mere saath hai . Iski roshini ab mujhe jahaan le jaayegi , main wahi jaaunga . Apni poori teji se main uske kadmo ko laanghta gaya .
Nishita ! Where are you ? Nishita !
Idhar nishita ab itni darr chuki hai ki khud ko sambhaal nahi paa rahi . Jo aansuun pehle dard se beh rahe the , wo ab darr ke saaye se lipat gaye hai . Kya zaroorat thi aise khatre mol leni ki ? Shayad ab woh yeh khud se puch rahi hogi . " Chalte - chalte main kaha aa gayi hun ? Kaha jaaun ab ? Kash ! koi mujhe yahaan se le jaye . " Uske darr ka saamna toh ab hoga . Woh jaha khadi hai , waha uske pairon ke paas se kuch ajeeb sa jeev guzra . " Oh my god ! yeh kya tha ? " Woh jeev kisi saanp ki tarah hai . Par jaise saanp lambi khaal me hote hai ,wo waisa nahi hai . Uske maathe pe ajeeb sa bhay hai . Hara rang ka shareer ki choti ghaans me bhi din ke ujaale ko maat de de . Uske muuh se do lambe aur nokeele daant baahar nikle hai . Aise jaise kisi ka bhi khoon pee sake . Khaal itni moti ki haathi nigal jaaye . Nishita ek aam insaan hai toh uske liye yeh jeev koi aam jeev nahi hai . Woh isse dekhte hi itni seham gayi ki apni jagah se hill bhi nahi paa rahi . Woh theek zameen pe hai aur woh bhi nishita ke saamne . Unke beech ki doorie itni hi hai jitni ek dhadhakte huwe dill aur ek na kaam karte dimaag ki hoti hai . Main bhi uss maut ke aur darr ke milan me pahunch gaya . Main unse thoda door hun par mere jyada paas woh saanp hai aur nishita uss saanp se jyada paas khadi hai .
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Nishita ! bilkul darna nahi . Main hoon na !
Nishita kuch bol nahi paa rahi kyuki uss saanp ki chhavi ne uske hothon ke sil diya hai .
Nishita run . Run from here .
Main chilla ke keh raha hun ki nishita waha se bhaag jao par woh apni jagah se hill bhi nahi rahi . Itni dari huwi hai ki jaise dharti ne uske pairon ko baandh diya hai .
Nishita ! main keh raha hun ki bhaago waha se . Run !
Shayad woh nahi hilegi . Mujhe hi kuch karna hoga . Maine socha ki uss saanp ke upar se hote huwe nishita ko waha se leke nikal lunga par jab tak main aage jaata usse pehle wo hara saanp nishita ki ore ghuma aur usski taraf rengne laga . Sab kuch itni jaldi huwa ki main kuch bhi kar nahi paaya . Woh saanp nishita ke pairon ko danske rengte huwe andhere me gum ho gaya .
Nishita ! woh ghash kha ke zameen pe gir gayi . Ek saanp dans le toh insaan ke poore shareer me zeher phail jaata hai . Par yeh saanp itna vishaal tha ki nishita ka poora shareer hara hote jaa raha hai .
Nishita ! r u okay ? Main bas apne mann ki shaanti ke liye aisa sawaal kar raha hun par itna toh saaf dikh raha hai ki zeher uske shareer me phailna shuru ho gaya hai aur woh bhi bahut teji se . Woh hara saanp toh bhaag gaya , gayab ho gaya par uska rang nishita pe chadhta jaa raha hai . Kaheen wo mere liye toh nahi na aaya tha ? Agar woh mujhe dekhne aaya tha toh nishita ko dansne ki kya zaroorat thi ? Main turant nishita ke paas gaya . Wo zameen par ek mrit jaise padi huwi hai .
Oh God ! open your eyes . Apni aankhen kholo . Please !
Main yehi aas lagaye hun ki abhi nishita theek ho jaayegi par aisa nahi hone wala . Uski saanse toh chal rahi hai par uska shareer bilkul thandaa ho gaya hai . Jaise ki shareer me jaan hi nahi hai . Main kya karu ? Uske pair pe jo ghaav hai woh aur bhi gehra hote jaa raha hai . Mujhe hi kuch karna hoga ab . Mujhpe zeher ka koi asar ho ya na ho , ab main nishita ke andar se saara zeher nikaal dunga . Maine uske paav ko apne hothon ke kareeb kiya aur uska saara zeher pee gaya . Woh ab behosh hai aur usse kya ho raha hai kuch nahi pata . Uska rang phir se normal ho gaya . Woh hara rang jaise khule aasmaan me udd gaya . Par mere gale me ek ajeeb si jalan hone lagi . Aisa lag raha hai jaise 100 laal mirchi khaa li ho . Par yeh jalan apne aap hi bandh ho gaya .
Hosh me aao nishita ! Hosh me aao . Ab sab theek ho gaya .
Woh ab bhi behoshi ki haalat me hai . Ab shayad yahaan rukna bhi sahi nahi toh maine nishita ko apni baahon me liya aur waha se dheere - dheere chalne laga . Woh phir se meri baahon me hai aur raat ka samaa bhi hai . Chaandani raat aur roshini bhi madhdham - madhdham . Woh shayad ab hosh me aa rahi hai . Uski aankhen ab dekh sakti hai , dekh sakti hai ki main hun , woh hai aur hum sunsaan raat me akele hai .
" Main kahaan hun ? Vishnu ! tum theek ho ? "
Woh boli aur mere hi baare me puchne lagi . Jaise ki uss saanp ne mujhe dansaa ho . Khair acchi baat toh yeh hai ki ab nishita bilkul theek hai . Jitni khushi mujhe hai , utni khushi nishita ko bhi hai mere paas hone me .
" Kya huwa tha ? Mujhe toh ...mujhe toh uss saanp ne dansaa tha na ? "
Mujhe laga ki usse kuch yaad nahi hoga par woh toh seedhe itna direct question puchne lagi .
" Main zindaa hun ki mar chuki hun ? " Itna bachkaana sawaal sirf ek ladki hi kar sakti hai .
Agar tum zindaa nahi ho toh tum swarg me ho . Aur agar tum swarg me mere paas ho toh iska matlab main bhi ...
Meri baat abhi poori hoti ki usse pehle nishita ne apna haath mere hothon pe rakh diya . Meri baat ko adhoora hi rehne diya - " Meri wajah se tumhe kuch nahi ho sakta . Jab tak main hun , tumhe jeena hoga aur mere baad bhi tum jeeyoge . "
Accha ! upar se mere liye stay order leke aayi ho ?
"Kash ! kash ! tum mere liye stay hote vishnu . But tum toh soniya ke ho . Aur stay order toh uske paas hai , kyu ? "
Nishita ! yaha kyun aayi ? Maine socha ki topic badalne me hi bhalaai hai .
" Pehle batao ki huwa kya tha ? "
Tumhe saanp ne kaata aur bhaag gaya . Samjhi ?
Nishita samajh gayi ki uski jaan jaate - jaate bachi hai . Shayad ab apni bhawnaao me behke aisi harkat nahi karegi .
" To tumne mujhe bachaya ? "
Nahi maine nahi . Main toh behosh ho gaya tha . Saakshaat bhagwan aaye the tumhari raksha karne . Jaisa ki main pehle kaha tha ki main apni baaton me humour mix karne me vishwas rakhta hun .
" Vishnu ! for me you are a god . "
Baaton hi baaton me hum waapis apne camp me pahuch gaye . Sanchit aur aarav dekhke chauk gaye . Priya bhi hai . Sab hairan hai ki nishita mere saath aur woh bhi hum jungle se aa rahe hai . Baat toh hairaani wali hi hai . Maine nishita ko seedhe uske tent me drop kiya aur baahar aa gaya . Baad ki baatein toh hoti rahi par agle din hum apne - apne room me pahunch gaye .
