Aman jam gaya tha.
Uski aankhen uss safed aankhon wale insaan par tik gayi thi… jo hallway ke end par khada tha. 👁️
Kuch seconds ke liye sab kuch ruk sa gaya.
Na hawa chal rahi thi… na awaaz aa rahi thi.
Phir achanak—
"Aman…"
Ek dheemi si awaaz uske kaan ke bilkul paas se aayi. 😨
Aman ka dil zor se dhadakne laga.
Usne turant peeche mudkar dekha…
Lekin wahan koi nahi tha.
Woh phir se aage dekhta hai—
Woh cheez gayab thi.
Hallway bilkul khaali tha.
"Yeh… yeh kya tha…" usne dheere se kaha.
Uske haath kaanp rahe the.
Aman dheere-dheere wapas apne room ki taraf badha.
Har kadam ke saath usse lag raha tha jaise koi usse dekh raha ho.
Jaise hi woh apne room ke paas pahucha—
Door apne aap band ho gaya. 🚪💥
"THAK!"
Aman jhatke se peeche hata.
"Yeh possible nahi hai…" usne khud se kaha.
Usne handle pakda… dheere se ghumaya…
Darwaza locked tha.
"Par… maine to lock nahi kiya tha…"
Uska saans tez ho gaya.
Tabhi…
Andar se kisi ke chalne ki awaaz aayi.
Tap… tap… tap… 👣
Aman ka khoon jam gaya.
"Kaun hai andar…?" usne darr ke saath pucha.
Koi jawab nahi.
Sirf chalne ki awaaz…
Aur phir—
Darwaza dheere-dheere khud khulne laga. 🚪
😨
"Creeeeak…"
Andhera room ke andar se bahar failne laga.
Aman ne himmat karke andar jhaanka…
Bed khali tha.
Window band thi.
Sab normal lag raha tha…
Lekin…
Wall par ek naya likha hua sentence tha—
"YOU OPENED THE DOOR." 👁️
Aman ka dimag ghoom gaya.
"Yeh kisne likha…?"
Usne apna phone nikala… torch on ki…
Aur jaise hi light us wall par padi—
Woh likha hua sentence dheere-dheere gayab hone laga.
Jaise kisi ne abhi-abhi likha ho…
Aur ab mita raha ho.
Aman peeche hatne laga.
Tabhi uska pair kisi cheez se takra gaya.
Usne neeche dekha…
Ek purana black phone. 📞
Wahi phone… jo uske paas kabhi nahi tha.
Uska screen suddenly on ho gaya.
Time: 2:17 AM
Aman ka saans ruk gaya.
"Yeh… yeh to mera phone nahi hai…"
Phir phone ring karne laga.
TRRRR… TRRRR… 📞😨
Aman ke haath kaanp rahe the.
Screen par ek hi naam likha tha—
"UNKNOWN"
Usne dheere se call receive kiya…
"Hello…?"
Kuch seconds tak chup.
Phir…
Uski khud ki awaaz aayi.
"Mat uthao… darwaza mat kholo…" 😱