1. Fear-Trap
Update 1
Raat ke barah baj rahe the. Lagbhag 20-22 saal ka ek ladka jungle
mai tezi se bhagta hua ja raha tha. Uske chehra dekh kar koi bhi
bata sakta tha ki is waqt wo itna dara hua hai ki agar uske samne
khargosh bhi aa jaye to dar ke mare use heart-attack aa jaye. Uski
peeth par ek bag-pack tha aur baye hath mai ek letter wahi daye
hath mai ek lambi chhadi jaisi koi cheez thi jo lagbhag ek foot lambi
thi. Wo ladka bhagte huye baar-baar peaeche mudkar dekh raha tha
aur jab bhi peeche mudkar dekhta uske chehre par dar ki lakeere aur
badi ho jati. Jungle kafi ghana tha aur bhagte huye uske chehre se
pedo ki tehniya, jhadiya vagerah takra rahe the jinse uska chehra
kafi chhil chuka tha lekin iski parwah kiye bina wo bhaga ja raha tha
jaise agar wo ruka to wahi maara jayega.
Usne ek aur baar peeche palatkar dekha to dar ke karan uski aankho
se ansoo girne lage aur chehra bilkul safed pad gaya. Jaise hi usne
aage dekha uska paaw fisla aur wo ek gehre gadde mai girta chala
gaya. Uski dardnaak cheekh jungle ke kone-kone mai utar gayi.
"Ye to.. ye to milan ki cheekh hai.. lagta hai wo bhi gaya.." salma ne
rote huye kaha. Salma ek 22 saal ki professional golfer thi par is
jungle mai kya kar rahi thi ye to wahi jane. Wo is waqt ek gufa mai
thi jiska muhana kafi chhota tha. Uske sath is waqt ek ladka aur ladki
bhi the. In teeno ki peeth par bhi bag-pack the aur hatho mai ek
letter. Gufa mai bas ek chhoti si electric lalten jal rahi thi jiski
halki-halki roshni gufa ke ush hisse mai faili huyi thi. Gufa bhale hi
sakri thi par wo kafi lambi thi. Wo teeno is waqt uske muhane ke paas
hi the isliye sirf usi hisse mai roshni thi. Uska dusra sira kale
andhere mai kahi gum tha.
"Ye sale akhir chahte kya hai humse.. ye bhi koi game hua bhala.. yaha
se nikalna to namumkin hi hai.." us ladke ne bhi rote hue kaha. Uska
naam neerav tha aur wo milan ka bachpan ka dost tha. Uske chehre par gham aur dar ko saaf pada ja sakta tha. Dare huye to khair waha
sabhi the par milan ko khone ka gham sabse jyada neerav aur uski
behan riya ko hi tha jo milan ki girlfriend bhi thi aur is waqt wo bhi
wahi mojoud thi.
"Kuttoooo... kya bigada hai hum logo ne tumhara?? Kyu hamare
peeche pade ho?? Please hume jane do..." riya upar ki taraf dekhakar
cheekhi aur akhiri line usne rote huye kahi.
"Sshhhh... tu pagal hai kya?? Agar un logo ne sun liya ki hum log yaha
chhupe hai to wo log hume bhi nahi chhodenge.." neerav ne riya ka
muh band karte huye kaha.
"Hath hatao mere muh se.." neerav ka hath chhitakte huye riya boli.
"Tumhe kya lagta hai hum log yaha chhup kar bach jayenge?? Nahii..
wo log aaj nahi to kal hume dhoond hi lenge.. wo.. wo.." riya kuch bol hi
rahi thi ki gufa ki chhat ki taraf dekhte huye uski awaaj hi atak gayi.
"Unhone dh..dhoon..nd liya hume.." riya haklate huye boli aur us taraf
hath se ishara karne lagi.
Neerav ne lalten uthayi aur jab usbe uski roshni gufa ke us hisse ki
taraf ki to uske aur Salma ke chehre ne bhi dar ke mare paseena
chhod diya. Gufa ki deewar par us jagah ek kali si cheez chipki huyi
thi chip-chipi si aur bahut hi ghinoni bhi. Par jo cheez jo usme sabse
jyada darawani thi wo thi usme mojoud ek bhayanak chehra. Do bilkul
gol badi-badi aankhe, aur bilkul safed lambe aur nukile darzano daat.
Wo cheez unhi ki taraf dekh rahi thi aur muskura,rahi thi. Uski
muskan itni jyada darawani thi ki agar koi kamzor dil wala use dekh le
to wahi dum tod de. Teeno ke chehre bilkul safed pad chuke the aur
unki nazre usi cheez par tiki huyi thi.
Wo cheez dheere-dheere akaar mai badh rahi thi aur deewar ke us
kone se gufa ke muhane tak fail rahi thi. Dheere-dheere wo cheez
gufa ke muhane tak fail gayi aur phir wo neeche gufa ke farsh ki
taraf badhne lagi. Is baat ka andaza hote hi ki wo cheez kya kar rahi hai dar ke mare neerav ke hath se lalten chhut gayi aur wo riya aur
salma ka hath pakadkar tezi se gufa ke andhere wale dusre sire ki
taraf bhaga. Unke jane ke baad us cheez ne gufa ka poora muhana
apne gande chip-chipe shareer se dhak liya aur uski muskan aur badi
ho gayi. Teeno andhere mai bhagte ja rahe the par na to unhe kuch
dikh raha tha na iski unhe chinta thi. Achanak bhagte huye riya ko ek
pathhar se thokar lagi aur neerav ka hath usse chhut gaya. Kuch hi
der baad gufa ke andar ek bhayanak cheekh goonj uthi jiske baad
sabkuch shant ho gaya.
"Bhai tune kal ka episode dekha kya?? Kya mast grand-finale tha..
maza aa gaya.." aditya harshit se bola. Harshit aur aditya dono
chaddi-buddy the aur is waqt college mai khade the.
"Ha yaar wakai bahut jabardast finale tha.. wo milan sala pagal tha..
akele hi nikal gaya.. par yaar mujhe to kuch adhoora sa laga ye
finale.." harshit aditya ke kandhe par hath marte huye bola.
"Abe mere ko kyu mar raha hai.."
"Abe kuch nahi.. machhar tha.. dekh gaal par bhi hai.."
Harshit uske gaal ko bajata isse pehle hi aditya ne uska hath pakad
liya.
"Are tum dono ne kal ka episode dekha kya?? My god.. kitna darawna
tha.." Pooja ne aate hi un dono se poocha. Pooja in dono ke friend
group ki hi member thi aur ye bhi bachpan se hi in dono ke sath thi.
"Are waah poo.. tu bhi dekhne lag gayi kya 'Fear-Trap'?? Tujhe to
bada dar lagta tha na??" Harshit ne mazak karye huye kaha.
"Hatt kameene.." pooja ne uski peeth par ek halka sa ghoosa lagate
huye kaha.
"Maine nahi dekha.. priya bata rahi thi usne dekha tha.. wo to itni dar
gayi ki raat bhar soyi hi nahi.." pooja ne jhoot keh diya par asliyat to ye thi ki raat ko 12 baje baithkar usi ne poora episode dekha tha aur
phir dar ke mare raat bhar jagran kiya tha. Priya inki ek aur friend
thi par harshit se uski khaas banti nahi thi.
"Waise ek baat to manni padegi.. is show ke special effects aur cgi
effects bahut jabardast hai.. bilkul asli lagte hai.. aur actors to
kamaal ke hai.. lagta hi nahi ki ye unka pehla show hai.." aditya bola.
"Ha yaar sahi kaha.. bilkul natural acting hai bando ki.. lagta hai jaise
sach mai dar ke mare unki phati padi ho.. mai to yaar us riya ka
deewana ho gaya tha.. kya mast acting ki hai usne.. wo last ka gufa
wala scene to mera favorite hai..'' harshit bola to pooja ne uski
peeth par ek aur mukka jama diya aur is baar thoda jor se.
"Oouchh.. kyu maar rahi hai baar-baar.. mai to uski acting ki baat kar
raha tha.. lagta hai kuch jal raha hai.. chinta mat kar tere ko chhod
kar kahi nahi jaunga..'' harshit bola.
"Pata nahi yaar.. par mere ko to poore season mai kabhi-bhi aisa laga
hi nahi ki wo sab acting thi.. sab kuch bilkul asli lag raha tha.. kya
pata wo sab sach-much asli hi ho..'' pooja ne ek lambi saans bharte
huye kaha.
To be continued...