Chapter 1: Blue Light Horror
Siddharth ek struggling content creator tha. Uska ek hi sapna tha—viral jaana. Par uske horror channel, "DarkVibes," par views bilkul dead the. Bilkul un laashon ki tarah jo woh apni stories mein describe karta tha.
Raat ke 2 baje rahe the. Sid apne purane laptop ki screen ke samne baitha tha, aankhein laal (bloodshot) ho chuki thi. "Ek aur flop video," usne sigh kiya. Usne decide kiya ki woh so jayega, par tabhi ek notification pop-up hua.
[New Comment: "Real horror dekhna hai? Go to Room 404, Shanti Apartments. 3:33 AM. Don't be late."]
Sid thoda thithka. Shanti Apartments? Woh toh wahi purani building thi jo uske mohalle ke kone mein abandoned padi thi. "Koi prank kar raha hai," usne socha. Par phir uski nazar apne subscriber count par gayi—666.
"Wait, kal toh 660 the. Yeh 6 naye log kahan se aaye?"
Usne comment karne waale ki profile check ki. Username tha: @The_Undertaker_00. DP mein sirf ek purani, rasi se latakti hui kursi thi. Sid ko ek ajeeb si thandak (chill) mehsoos hui, lekin uska dimaag paison aur fame ke baare mein soch raha tha. Agar usne wahan jaakar live stream ki, toh views mil sakte hain.
"Risk toh lena padega," usne badbadaya aur apna camera gear uthaya.
The Haunted Apartment
Bahir sannaata tha. Shanti Apartments ki building kisi purane kaale pahad jaisi lag rahi thi. Sid ne apna phone nikala aur YouTube Live start kiya.
"Hey guys, welcome back to DarkVibes. Aaj hum ek mysterious comment ko follow kar rahe hain. Hum ja rahe hain Room 404 mein... at 3:33 AM."
Live chat shuru hui:
Rahul7: Bhai wapas jao, woh jagah haunted hai!
GhostHunter: Views ke liye maroge kya?
UserX: Fake hai sab.
Sid ne lift ki button dabayi, par lift kharab thi. Usne seedhiyon (stairs) se jaane ka faisla kiya. Har kadam par purani lakdi ki cheekh sunayi de rahi thi. Creak... Creak...
Jab woh 4th floor par pahuncha, toh uski watch mein exact 3:33 AM ho rahe the. Corridor mein ek ajeeb si smell thi—jaise koi purani cheez sad rahi ho. Room 404 ka darwaza thoda khula tha.
"Guys, darwaza open hai," Sid ne whisper kiya. Uska heart rate fast ho chuka tha.
Jaise hi woh andar ghusa, uske phone ki flashlight flicker karne lagi. Room bilkul khaali tha, siwaye ek cheez ke. Beech kamre mein wahi kursi rakhi thi jo @The_Undertaker_00 ki DP mein thi. Aur uske upar ek purana rotary phone tha.
The Call from Nowhere
Achanak, phone ki ghanti baji. Tring... Tring...
Sid ke haath kaanp rahe the. Live chat mein comments ki speed itni fast ho gayi ki woh padh nahi pa raha tha. 10k log live dekh rahe the! Uska sapna sach ho raha tha, par ek darr ke saath.
Usne kaanpte hue phone uthaya. "Hello?"
Doosri taraf se sirf bhari saansein (heavy breathing) sunayi de rahi thi. Phir ek bacchi ki awaaz aayi: "Bhaiya, peeche mat dekhna. Woh gussa ho jayenge."
Sid freeze ho gaya. Uski screen par comments achanak ruk gaye. Sab ek hi cheez likh rahe the: "LOOK BEHIND YOU. LOOK BEHIND YOU. LOOK BEHIND YOU."
Sid ne himmat karke apne camera ko ghumaya. Flashlight ki roshni mein usne dekha... ki wahan koi nahi tha. Par jab usne phone ki screen dekhi, toh uske hosh ud gaye.
Camera lens mein room khaali dikh raha tha, par Live Stream par camera ke peeche ek lambi, kaali parchhayi khadi thi jiske haath Sid ke gale tak pahunch rahe the.
"Guys, aapko kuch dikh raha hai?" Sid ne rote hue poocha.
Tabhi uske kaan ke paas ek thandi awaaz aayi: "Don't forget to like and subscribe, Siddharth."