Darwaje par dastak sunte hi shreyas ne darwaja khola to paya samne anshika khadi hai, dono ki ek pal ke liye nazrein apas mein takrai aur phir shreyas ne andar ane ki jagah de di. Anshika andar ayi aur shreyas ko kuch kehne ka mauka deti use pehle uske galle lag gayi. Vo duri ka ehsas pura karna bhi jaruri tha.
Dono sath lekin khamosh baithe the. " tumhe lagta hai hume vahan kuch milega ? " anshika ne khamoshi todi.
" pata nahi anshika hume mysore mein kuch milega ya nahi par kahani ka koi connection hai inspector sharma aur vo awaz na jane kyun meri kahani mein jude hai. Vo awaz pehli dafa nahi balki ise pehle bhi suni ho aisa lagta hai " shreyas bol kar chup hua. Anshika ne apna hath badha kar uske hathon par rakha. Vo uske chehre par dar ko saaf dekh paa rahi thi. " tumhe dar hai ki kahin mujhe kuch "
" nahi anshika " shreyas ne use bich mein hi rok dia aur gehri sans chodte hue uspar se nazar hata li " mujhe dar hai ki kahin mene kahani ko adhura to nahi chhod dia kahin is bar mene hi to kuch galti nahi kar di jiski wajah se kahani khatam hi nahi hui ho " anshika shreyas ka matlab samajh gayi par kuch nahi bol payi aur uske kandhe par sar rakh kar baith gayi.
" kaun ho tum ? " sharma ne pucha.
" shreyas, par sawal ye nahi ki mei kaun hun sawal ye hai ki " sharma ne shreyas ko bich mein hi rok dia.
" tumhe vo baat kese pata mujhe ye batao? kya tum wahin the "
" tha bhi aur nahi bhi "
" ajay ye kya keh raha hai tumhe samajh aa raha hai ? " sharma chid-chida hokar bola.
" sir mujhe bhi kuch samajh nahi aa raha, dekho tum hume ye batao ki tumhe in mauton ke bare mein kya pata hai ? agar humse kuch chupaya to hum tumhare khilaf karwahi kar sakte hai " ajay ki awaz mein gambhirta thi.
" mei apko wahi samjhane aya hun par uske liye apko meri puri baat sunni padegi. Mei janta hun aap logon ke liye.. " sharma ne phir bich mein rok dia.
" samjhane ya phir pakde jane ke dar se kahani banane aya hai ? "
" aap meri baat samajh nahi rahe hai " shreyas is bar thodi unchi awaz mein bola. " aap jis chiz ko khoj rahe hain vo hakikat mein hai hi nahi aur jo chiz hakikat mein nahi hoti use aap cha kar bhi samne nahi la sakte " police station mein sanata pasar gaya. Har koi maujud vahan shreyas ki baat aur janne ki ichuk mein use hi dekhne laga. Thandi hawa ka rukh chal pada tha, sham hote-hote mausam mein sardi paida ho gayi.
" tum kya jante ho hume shuru se samjhao " khamoshi ko ajay ne toda.
" samjhana to mei bhi chahta hun par aap use nahi manoge "
" kyun? " sharma abhi bhi shreyas ko shaq ki nighaon se dekh raha tha.
" kyun ki vo chiz zinda nahi hai, mene un logon ki maut apni ankhon se dekhi hai par cha kar bhi kisi ki madad nahi kar paya "
" what ? " dono ek sath bole " tum keh rahe ho tumne khoon hote dekhe hain aur khoni ko bhi ? "
" shayad apne meri baat sahi se samjhi nahi, jo log mare unko maarne wala koi nahi tha, unhone khud ko mara hai inspector sharma "
" ajay ye admi pagal bana raha hai, isko " is bar shreyas ne sharma ko rok dia.
" Arnab aur uske char dost, picnic ke liye apni gaddi se nikle the par charon ke sath arnav khud bhi gayab ho jata hai, hafta police kosish karti hai par na hi gaddi mili na vo panchon par hairani karne wali baat ki 8 ve din arnab aur uske dost apne hi ghar ki kothri mein mare pade mile aur unki gaddi usi raste par jahan akhri baar dekha gaya tha, case number 567778 " shreyas ke bolte hi ajay aur sharma dono bas use ghurte rahe. " sir mei nahi janta mei is kahani se kaise connected hun, par mera yakeen maniye mene in sab mauton ko apni ankhon se dekha hai par mujhe nahi pata kisne mara in sabko, pata hai to sirf itna ki sabka us anguthi se rishta raha hai "
" anguthi ? " sharma fauran bola.
" kya apko pata hai uske bare mein ? "
" nahi lekin mohammad ka sathi rajesh vo bata raha tha ki ek anguthi mohammad ke pas bhi thi jiski wajah se uske pas paisa aya tha "
" kahan hai vo ? "
" vo .. vo ab zinda nahi hai, uski baki sab mauton ki tarah anjan maut ho gayi " ajay ne jawab mein uski kahani batai.
" par mene aisi koi maut nahi dekhi "
" matlab ? " ajay ne pucha.
" matlab ki agar vo anguthi rajesh ke pas hoti to mei uski maut jarur dekhta " shreyas soch mein padh gaya ki agar rajesh ki maut bhi usi tarah hui to usne uski maut ko kyun nahi dekha.
" ho sakta hai rajesh ne mohammad ki anguthi churai ho isliye vo tumhe na dikhi ho " ajay ki baat shreyas ko jese sahi lagi.
" ajay tum kya iski baton mein aa rahe ho " sharma ne toka.
" sir mein to bas .. "
Shreyas ne ajay ko bich mein rokte hue kaha, " yahi hua hoga, mohammad hi wahi insan tha jiske pas vo anguthi thi aur rajesh ne use churai par ap logon ko nahi bataya isliye mujhe uski maut ka koi andesha nahi hua. Yani mei sahi tha in mauton ka taluk us anguthi se hi hai "
" sir hume bhi lag raha tha is murder mein koi ring ka chakar hai aur shreyas ki kahani se to lag raha hai ki " ajay ne puri baat khatam nahi ki aur chup ho gaya. Sharma soch mein padh gaya uske pas vese bhi koi sabut nahi tha par uske liye ye manna bhi mushkil tha ki aisa kuch ho sakta hai.
" tum ring ke bare mein kya jante ho ? " sharma ka lehza pehle se shant tha.
" wahi pata karne aya aur shayad apki madad se mei kuch dhund paun " shreyas ne sharma ki taraf ishara kia.
" mei kesi madad kar sakta hu ? " sharma turant bola.
" sir vo awaz jiski madad se mein apko khoj paya, yaad hai apko vo awaz jisne apse kaha tha, insan ab insan nahi raha, Kudrat ab hum insano se bahut dur ja chuki hai usi tarah jis tarah humse hamari ruh " shreyas ne jab baat repeat ki to sharma jaise us din mein kho gaya jab usne ye baat sun kar ansuni kar di thi.
" yaad hai, par " sharma ke muh se sun ajay chaunk gaya.
" par kya ? kaun thi vo jisne apko ye baat kahi thi " shreyas ko ek umid jaggi.
" nahi janta " umid sharma ki baat se tut gayi " mene use nahi dekha, kaun thi kahan si kahan gayi nahi pata par han tumne jo kaha vo mene suna jarur tha lekin vo kaun thi uske bare mein mujhe kuch nahi pata, par tumhe us aurat ke bare mein kyun janna hai ? kya rishta hai uska in sab se aur anguthi ke is khel se ? " sharma ka sawal bilkul sahi tha, shreyas to khud yakeen se nahi keh sakta tha ki koi rishta hai dono ke bich.
" mei batati hun ki hum kyun use dhund rahe hain " awaz anshika ki thi jo shreyas ke sath aa khadi hui thi " iske liye apko hamari kahani sunni padegi " usne shreyas ki taraf dekhte hue inspector sharma ki taraf nazar modh li.
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