Sham ka samay tha. Aasmaan main halka andhera chhane laga tha aur thandi hawa chal rhi thi.
Riya apne kamre me baitha kar book padh rhi thi. Ghar me us smay bilkul sannata tha, kyonki uski maa kisi kaam se bahar gyi hui thi.
Achanak uska phone baja.
Riya ne socha shayad uski maa ka call hoga , lekin phone me ak anjan number se message aaya tha .
Message me sirf ak line likhi thi -
"Agar tum apne pita ki maut ka sach janna chahti ho to kal subah 7 bje purane kuae kr paas aana "
Riya ka dil tej dhadkane lga .
Uske pita ki maut 10 saal pahle ak sadak hadse me hui thi.
Police ne ise ak samany durghatna bataya tha, lekin Riya ke man me hmesha se ak seal rahta tha - kya ye sach me sirf ak hadsa tha?
Riya ne us number or call krne ki koshish ki lekin phone turant switchoff ho gya.
Usne khud se kaha.
" Yah koi mazak bhi ho skta hain... Lekin isme agar sach chhupa ho to ?"
Us raat Riya ko bilkul nind nhi aayi .
Vah bar bar us message kr bare me sochti thi . Subah hote hi usne tay kiya ki vah us jagah jarur jayegi.
Agali subah , jab ghadi me 6:45 bje the Riya ghar se nakl padi.
Purana kuaa Shahar ke kinare ak sunsan jagah or tha jaha ap shayad hi koi aata tha.
Jab vah vahan pahuchi to charo taraf ajib si khamoshi thi riya ne dhire dhire khae ke pas kadam badhaye.
Tabhi uski najar jamin par padi
Ak chhoti si lakdi ki peti pr gayi.
Oeti ke uapr ak kagaj rakha tha
Kagaj par likha tha -
"Riya... Sach ki shuruaat ho chuki hain lekin yaad rakhna , yah rasta bahut khatarnak hai"
Riya ne kaapte hatho se peti kholi.
Andar ak purani jang lagi chabi thi...aur chabi ke sath ak photo.
Us photo ko dekhte hi Riya ki aakhe chaudi ho gyi.
Photo me uske pita the....
Lekin unke sath khade log ajnabi or behat khatarnak dikh rhe the
Or tabhi pucche se kisi ke kadmo ki awaj aai...
Lekin vha koi nhi tha...
Kahani ab shuru ho chuki thi.