Main mera dost Kanpur ke ek purane ilake mein kamra lete hain. Samne wale ghar mein ek buzurg shaks rehta hai jo har waqt apni khidki se ham dono ko ghoorta hai
Ek raat mera dost gayab ho jata hai mujhe shak hota hai ki us padosi ne hi kuch kiya hai me gusse mein uske ghar ka darwaza tod kar andar ghuste hu lekin wahan ka nazaara dekh kar mera hosh udd jate hain
Me dekhte hu ki us padosi ke kamre ki deewaron par meri nahi balki us ghar ki purani tasveerein lagi hain jo ab mera room hai. Padosi rota hua kehta hai Main tumhe nahi dekh raha tha main us saaye ko dekh raha tha jo tumhare piche khada rehta hai Jaise hi me mudte hu darwaza apne aap band ho jata hai aur mere apne dost ki cheekh sunayi deti hai—par wo padosi ke ghar se nahi mere apne purane kamre se aa rahi hoti haiPadosi ki baat sunkar mene pairon tale zameen nikal gayi Bahar Kanpur ki baarish tez ho chuki thi aur bijli kadak rahi thi
me padosi ko wahin chhod kar apne kamre ki taraf bhage. Sadak khaali thi, sirf mere jooton ki awaaz goonj rahi thi. Jaise hi mene apne kamre ka darwaza khola, wahan bilkul khamoshi thi. Par ek cheez badal chuki thi
Kamre ke beechon-beech mere dost ka phone pada tha. Uski screen on thi aur usme Voice Recorder chal raha tha. Mein kapkapate hathon se 'Play' dabaya.
Recording Bhai agar tu ye sun raha hai toh bhag ja! Wo padosi pagal nahi hai, wo sahi keh raha tha. Is kamre ki deewaron ke peeche koi hai... wo mera naam le raha hai... wo dekh khidki ke paas Achanak recording mein ek bhayanak cheekh aur phir sannata chha jata hai me darr ke maare khidki ki taraf dekha. Khidki ke kaanch par bhaanp (fog) jami thi Us bhaanp par kisi ne ungli se kuch likha tha
mene kareeb jakar padha, wahan likha tha: DOODH WALE KO MANA KAR DENA
me hairan reh gaye ki ye kaisa mazaak hai? Tabhi mere phone par ek purani photo ki notification aayi Ye wahi photo thi jo mene aur mera dost ne Kanpur pahunchte hi khinchi thi. Photo mein aap dono muskura rahe the, lekin