Navratri ke chuttiyon ka waqt tha aur IIT Kharagpur ka hostel adha khali tha. Raat ke andhere me, hostel ke ek kamre me kuch ajeeb aur bhayanak hone wala tha.
Rohit apne kamre me vapas aaya, thoda thaka hua aur classes ke assignments me ghira hua. Usne socha, "Aaj ek peaceful raat hogi." Lekin jab usne apne room ka darwaza khola, to ek ajeeb si feeling hui, jaise koi uske kamre me tha.
Andar ghuste hi ek halka sa awaaz suna, "Please, light bandh karo."
Rohit ne socha shayad uske room partner Arjun hai, jo Navratri ke liye ghar nahi gaya tha. Rohit ne bola, "Arjun, tu wapas aa gaya?"
Phir se wahi awaaz aayi, "Please, light bandh karo."
Rohit ne bina zyada soch ke light off kar di aur bed par let gaya. Lekin kuch hi der me usne mehsoos kiya ki uske haath aur pair thande pad rahe hain. Andar se darr ke mare usne phir se light on ki aur dekha ki room ka darwaza bahar se lock tha.
The Silent Terror
Rohit ka dil zor se dhadak raha tha. Usne zor se chillaya, "Kaun hai yahan?"
Lekin koi jawab nahi aaya. Usne darwaze ko zor zor se khatkhataya lekin koi bhi sunne wala nahi tha. Tabhi usne mehsoos kiya ki kamre me thandi hawa ka jhonka aa raha hai, jo normal nahi tha.
Rohit ne apne phone ka flashlight on kiya aur kamre ke kone kone me dekhne laga. Usne dekha ki ek kursi palat gayi thi aur bed ke neeche kuch hil raha tha.
The Whispering Shadows
Usne bed ke neeche jhaanka to ek purani diary mili. Diary ke pages itne purane the ki kabhi bhi tut sakte the. Usne diary ko khola aur padha, "Ye kamra pehle kisi Rakesh ka tha. Uski maut yahin hui thi, aur uski aatma yahin bhatakti hai."
Uske baad diary me likha tha, "Jab bhi koi yahan aata hai, wo awaaz sunta hai. 'Please, light bandh karo.'"
Rohit ka dimag sach aur jhoot ke beech jhool raha tha. Tabhi usne phir se wahi awaaz suni, "Please, light bandh karo."
The Final Revelation
Rohit ne socha, "Mujhe yahan se nikalna hoga." Usne darwaza todne ki koshish ki lekin kuch nahi hua. Phir usne khidki ke paas jake bahar dekhne ki koshish ki to ek chehra dikha, jo raat ke andhere me bhi saf saf dikh raha tha.
Rohit ne jor se chillaya, "Kyun mere saath yeh sab ho raha hai?"
Chehra dheere se bolne laga, "Ye meri jagah hai. Mujhe chain nahi mil raha."
Rohit samajh gaya ki yeh wahi aatma hai jiska zikr diary me tha. Usne darwaza zor se khatkhataya aur koshish ki ki koi sun le. Aakhirkar, warden ne awaz sun li aur darwaza khola.
Rohit ne us raat warden aur hostel mates ko sab bataya. Subah hote hi usne us kamre ko chhod diya aur kabhi wapas nahi gaya.
Rohit ke saath hua yeh hadsa hamesha uske zehan me basa raha. Usne seekha ki kuch cheezein zyada hi gehri aur bhayanak hoti hain jinko samajhna aasaan nahi hota.
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