– Kahani ki Shuruaat
Yeh kahani Spain ke samundar ke kinare base ek chhote pahadi shehar "Salosia" ki hai.
Yeh shehar apne white diwaron wale gharon, patli galiyon aur har ghante bajne wali church ki ghantiyon ke liye mashhoor hai.
Din ke waqt Salosia kisi beautiful postcard ya painting jaisa lagta hai.
Lekin jaise hi raat hoti hai, yahan ki hawa mein ek ajeeb si thandak aur darawna sannata phail jata hai.
Is kahani ka main character hai 19 saal ka Mateo Guerrero, jo Madrid ka ek architecture student hai.
Woh purane European shehron ki buildings aur churches par research karne ke liye Salosia aaya tha.
Khaaskar woh yahan ke 100 saal purane ghar aur purane church ka study karna chahta tha.
Lekin jaldi hi Mateo ko ek ajeeb baat mehsoos hui.
Shaam hote hi poora shehar lagbhag khali ho jata tha.
Log jaldi apne gharon mein chale jaate the aur raat mein sadkon par koi aadmi nazar nahi aata tha.
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– Mateo ki Pehli Khoj
Ek din church ke paas bane kabristan mein ghoomte waqt Mateo ne ek ajeeb cheez dekhi.
Wahan ek toota hua wedding arch tha.
Us par sukhe hue phool lage hue the aur uske neeche ki mitti baaki jagah se zyada kaali lag rahi thi.
Aisa lag raha tha jaise kabhi yahan shaadi hui ho lekin use adhura chhod diya gaya ho.
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– Pehli Rahasyamayi Ghatna
Us raat Mateo apne guesthouse ke kamre mein kaam kar raha tha.
Tabhi usse bahar se halki footsteps aur kapdon ki sar sar ki awaaz sunai di.
Woh khidki ke paas gaya aur bahar dekha.
Sadak bilkul khali thi.
Lekin gali ke kone par usse white kapdon mein khadi ek aurat ki parchai nazar aayi.
Woh lamba white gown pehne hui thi.
Mateo ne socha shayad koi tourist hogi.
Lekin jaise hi woh dhyan se dekhne laga…
Woh aurat achanak gayab ho gayi.
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– Doosri Raat aur Footprints
Agli raat phir se footsteps ki awaaz aayi.
Is baar awaaz pehle se zyada paas thi.
Mateo ne khidki kholi.
Ek thandi hawa ka jhonka andar aaya jaise abhi koi wahan se guzra ho.
Sadak par usne geele pairon ke nishaan dekhe.
Woh nishaan seedhe purane kabristan ki taraf ja rahe the.
Darr aur curiosity ke beech Mateo ne un nishanon ka peecha kiya.
Raat ke lagbhag 2 baje the aur tabhi church ki ghanti baji.
Ab woh akela thande aur darawne kabristan mein khada tha.
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– Kabristan mein Mulaqat
Kabron ke beech chalte hue Mateo phir se usi toote hue wedding arch ke paas pahunch gaya.
Wahan usne dekha ki white wedding gown pehne ek aurat us arch ke neeche khadi hai.
Uske chehre par white veil (ghoonghat) tha.
Aisa lag raha tha jaise woh kisi ka intezar kar rahi ho.
Jaise hi Mateo uske paas gaya…
Chaaro taraf ka mahaul bilkul khamosh ho gaya.
Itna khamosh ki usse apne dil ki dhadkan tak sunai dene lagi.
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– Darawna Sach
Woh aurat dheere dheere Mateo ki taraf mudhi.
Usne apna veil thoda sa uthaaya.
Mateo dar ke maare jam gaya.
Uska chehra bahut zyada peela aur darawna tha.
Uski aankhein kisi paagal ya possessed rooh jaisi lag rahi thi.
Uske chehre par sukhe hue khoon ke nishaan the.
Jaise usne kabhi khoon ke aansu roye ho.
Mateo ne dekha ki uske pair zameen ko chhoo hi nahi rahe the.
Woh hawa mein tair rahi thi.
Aur agle hi pal…
Woh achanak hawa mein gayab ho gayi.
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– Dead Bride ki Kahani
Us raat Mateo bilkul nahi so paaya.
Agli subah usne guesthouse ke buzurg caretaker se us aurat ke baare mein poocha.
Yeh sunte hi caretaker ka chehra peela pad gaya.
Phir usne ek purani kahani batayi.
Yeh baat 1889 ki hai.
Dulhan ka naam tha Isabela Romero.
Aur dulhe ka naam tha Javier Morales.
Dono shehar ke sabse khush couples mein se ek the.
Us waqt church repair mein tha, isliye unki shaadi kabristan ke paas hone wali thi.
Shaadi ki raat Isabela wedding arch ke neeche aakar khadi ho gayi.
Lekin Javier kabhi nahi aaya.
Baad mein pata chala ki woh dusri aurat ke saath shehar chhod kar bhaag gaya tha.
Isabela poori raat wahi uska intezar karti rahi.
Subah hone se pehle hi dil tootne ke sadme se uski maut ho gayi.
Usse wahi kabristan mein dafan kar diya gaya.
Tab se log kehte hain ki raat mein kabhi kabhi white wedding gown pehni ek aurat us arch ke neeche dikhai deti hai.
Log use Dead Bride ya Corpse Bride kehte hain.
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– Rooh ka Peecha
Us raat phir se Mateo ne footsteps ki awaaz suni.
Is baar awaaz seedhe uske kamre ke darwaze tak aa gayi.
Kamre mein geeli mitti aur purane phoolon ki ajeeb smell phail gayi.
Darwaze ke neeche ek shadow nazar aayi.
Phir achanak darwaze ka handle khud hilne laga.
Mateo darr ke maare pasine mein bheeg gaya.
Darwaza achanak khul gaya.
Lekin bahar koi nahi tha.
Kuch der baad usne khidki se bahar dekha.
Wahi white gown wali aurat usse ghur rahi thi.
Aur phir woh gayab ho gayi.
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– Priest ki Warning
Agli subah Mateo seedha local priest ke paas gaya.
Uski baat sun kar priest hairan ho gaya.
Phir Mateo ko yaad aaya ki usne kabristan se kuch sukhe phool utha liye the.
Priest ne kaha shayad rooh ko laga uska dulha wapas aa gaya hai.
Isliye woh Mateo ka peecha kar rahi hai.
Priest ne turant kaha:
"Tumhe turant Salosia chhod dena chahiye."
Warna woh rooh tumhe kabhi nahi chhodega.
Darr ke maare Mateo ne usi din shehar chhodne ka faisla kar liya.
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– Aakhri Raat
Jab Mateo apna samaan pack kar raha tha…
Usne darwaze ke bahar geele pairon ke nishaan dekhe.
Bilkul wahi jo kabristan mein the.
Achanak aasman kaala ho gaya.
Lights blink karne lagi aur band ho gayi.
Bahar tez tufaan aur bijli shuru ho gayi.
Tabhi uske saamne achanak
white gown wali rooh khadi ho gayi.
Mateo zor se chillaya.
Usi waqt caretaker wahan pahunch gaya aur usne bhi white bride ki darawni shakal dekhi.
Mateo darr ke maare kamre mein bhag gaya.
Lekin jab caretaker andar gaya…
Mateo gayab tha.
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– Mateo ka Ant
Kuch ghanton baad logon ko Mateo ki laash kabristan mein usi wedding arch ke neeche mili.
Uska jism geeli mitti se bhara hua tha.
Shehar ke log kehte hain ki
Dead Bride ki rooh ne Mateo ko apna dulha samajh liya aur use hamesha ke liye apne saath le gayi.