Baarish tez ho rahi thi…
Paani ki boondein zameen par girte hi bikhar rahi thi, bilkul Armaan ke dimaag ki tarah.
Uske kadam ruk chuke the.
📱 "Is baar… jo marega… wo tumhare paas ka koi hoga."
"NAHI…!"
Armaan zor se cheekha.
Uski saansein tez ho gayi. Dil itni zor se dhadak raha tha jaise kabhi bhi phat jayega.
"Ye unfair hai… ye cheating hai!"
Usne phone ko gusse me kas ke pakad liya.
📱 "Game evolves. Tum bhi evolve ho rahe ho."
"Main koi game nahi hoon!"
"Main insaan hoon!"
📱 "Insaan hi sabse dangerous hote hain."
Ek pal ke liye sab chup ho gaya…
Sirf baarish ki awaaz.
Aur phir—
📱 "Time running: 2 minutes 30 seconds."
⚡ Race Against Time
Armaan ne apni aankhein band ki.
"Focus… focus Armaan…"
Uske dimaag me sirf ek tasveer aa rahi thi—
Ek chhota baccha… paani me haath maarte hue…
"Help…!"
"Main use marne nahi de sakta…"
Usne dheere se kaha.
Lekin turant dusra khayal aaya—
"Kaun marega?"
Uska gala sukh gaya.
"Maa…?"
"Papa…?"
"Ya…"
Usne aankhein khol di.
"NAHI!"
Aur bina aur soche…
WOH DAUD PADA.
🌊 Paani ka Kahar
Location ek purana talab tha…
Baarish ki wajah se paani overflow ho chuka tha. Log aas paas khade the, panic me.
"Koi bachcha gir gaya hai!"
"Arre koi bachao use!"
Armaan bheed ko dhakka dete hue aage badha.
Usne dekha—
Ek chhota sa baccha paani me struggle kar raha tha…
uska haath baar baar surface par aa raha tha… phir gayab ho jaata.
"Mujhe swimming bhi properly nahi aati…"
Armaan ke pair ek second ke liye ruk gaye.
📱 "1 minute left."
"DAMN IT!"
Aur bina soche—
CHHAPAAK!
Wo seedha paani me kood gaya.
🫀 Zindagi ke liye Jung
Thanda paani uske jism ko jhatka de gaya.
"Saans… saans control…"
Armaan haath maarte hue bacche ki taraf badha.
"Bas thoda sa aur…"
Baccha ab almost doob chuka tha…
Armaan ne zor se haath badhaya—
"Pakkad!"
Aur ek pal ke liye…
uski ungliyaan bacche ke haath se takra gayi.
"Lag gaya!"
Usne use zor se pakad liya.
💥 Turning Point
Jab Armaan bacche ko bahar la raha tha…
uska phone vibrate hua.
📱 "Exchange locked."
Uska dil ruk gaya.
"Abhi se…?"
📱 "Target selected."
"Kaun…?"
Uski awaaz kaanp rahi thi.
📱 "Reveal after completion."
"NOOO…!"
🧒 Baccha Safe… Lekin…
Logon ne dono ko bahar nikala.
"Zinda hai!"
"Kisi ne bachaa liya!"
Baccha zor zor se ro raha tha… uski maa usse gale laga kar ro padi.
"Thank you… thank you beta…"
Usne Armaan ke pair chhoone ki koshish ki.
Armaan bas khada tha…
khali aankhon se dekhte hue.
Uska dimaag sirf ek hi cheez soch raha tha—
"Ab kaun marega…?"
📱 Sach ka Khulasa
Phone vibrate hua.
📱 "Task Completed."
Armaan ne darr ke saath screen dekhi…
uski ungliyaan kaanp rahi thi.
📱 "Exchange Target: Revealed."
"Please… nahi…"
Usne dheere se kaha.
Screen par naam dheere dheere ubharne laga—
📱 "Name: Ayaan Khan."
Armaan jam gaya.
"Ayaan…?"
Uska chhota bhai…
sirf 12 saal ka.
"NAHI!!!"
🏠 Daud… Ya Der?
Armaan ne bina soche bhaagna shuru kar diya.
"NAHI… kuch nahi hoga… main time pe pahunch jaunga…"
Uski saansein toot rahi thi…
pair phisal rahe the…
lekin wo ruk nahi raha tha.
📱 "Event triggered."
"RUK JAAO!!!"
Wo cheekha.
💔 Der ho chuki thi…
Jab wo ghar ke paas pahucha…
bheed lagi hui thi.
Uska dil dheere dheere doobne laga.
"Ye… ye sab…?"
Usne logon ko dhakka diya…
andar ghusa…
Aur phir—
Uski duniya ruk gayi.
Zameen par Ayaan pada tha…
bilkul shaant…
ankhein band…
maa cheekh rahi thi—
"AYAAAN!! UTHO!!"
"Doctor ko bulao koi!"
"Ambulance!!"
Armaan ke pairon se zameen khisak gayi.
"Nahi… nahi… nahi…"
Wo dheere dheere uske paas gaya…
uske haath thande ho chuke the.
"Bhai… uth na…"
Uski awaaz toot gayi.
"Khelna nahi hai kya…?"
Koi jawaab nahi.
😭 Tootna
Armaan ghutno ke bal gir gaya.
"Ye maine kiya hai…"
Uski aankhon se aansu behne lage.
"Main killer hoon…"
Usne apna sar pakad liya.
"Maine apne bhai ko maar diya…"
📱 "Correction: Tumne ek zindagi bachayi."
"CHUP HO JAAO!!!"
Wo cheekha.
🧠 Andar ka Andhera
Raat ho chuki thi…
Ghar me sannata tha.
Sirf roti hui maa ki halki awaaz…
Aur Armaan…
ek kone me baitha hua.
Uski aankhein sukh chuki thi.
Aansu khatam ho chuke the.
Sirf ek khali pan.
📱 "Next Task in 24 hours."
Wo dheere se hasa…
Ek thandi, ajeeb si hansi.
"Ab kya bacha hai…?"
"Jo lena tha… le liya tumne…"
📱 "Game continues."
😈 Badlav
Agli subah…
Armaan mirror ke saamne khada tha.
Uski aankhon me ab wo purani masoomiyat nahi thi.
Sirf andhera.
"Feel ho raha hai…?"
Usne apne reflection se poocha.
"Kuch bhi nahi…"
Usne apni aankhon me dekha—
"Main badal raha hoon…"
📱 Next Task
Phone vibrate hua.
📱 "Task #3 Assigned."
Usne bina darr ke screen dekhi.
📱 "3 log… car accident."
"3 log…?"
Usne dheere se repeat kiya.
📱 "You can save only one."
"Matlab… 2 marenge…"
📱 "Choice defines you."
⚖️ Game ka Naya Level
Armaan ne aankhein band ki.
"Kal tak main majboor tha…"
"Aaj… main choose karunga."
Uske dimaag me ek dark thought aaya—
"Agar mujhe kisi ko marna hi hai… to main decide karunga kaun…"
Usne dheere se muskuraya.
🔥 Cliffhanger Ending
Jab Armaan location ki taraf chal raha tha…
phone fir se chamka—
📱 "Special Mode Activated."
"Ab kya…?"
📱 "Is baar… tumhe teenon ko dekhna hoga… aur decide karna hoga kaun jeeyega."
Uska dil dheere se dhadka…
"Face to face…?"
📱 "Yes."
Uski aankhon me ek ajeeb si chamak aayi.
"To ab… main judge hoon…"
📱 "Welcome to Level 2."
Baarish fir se shuru ho gayi…
Aur Armaan…
ab sirf ek victim nahi tha.
Wo ban raha tha—
Decision Maker.
🖤