Aarav! Ek aisa ladka jo school main padhta tha or teenage ka tha.. or thoda introvert type ladka tha jiske jyada dost nahi the. Jisko apni life main loneliness pasand thi. Vo jyadatar logical wali baato par bharosa krta tha. Use apne radio par kuch frequencies sunna pasand tha aise hi ek raat ko vo roj ki tarah baitha tha.
Lekin vo Raat unusual tarah se khamosh thi.
Aisi khamoshi jo sirf awaazon ki kami nahi hoti… balki kuch chhupane ki koshish karti hai.
Aarav ne apne headphones theek kiye aur phone ki screen par blink karte hue frequency numbers ko ghura. Yeh uska roz ka routine tha — random radio signals scan karna, bekaar static sunna, aur phir bina kisi result ke so jaana.
Log kehte the ki isme koi sense nahi hai.
Par Aarav hamesha maanta tha,
"Yaadein kabhi poori tarah mitti nahi… bas chup jaati hain."
Usse nahi pata tha ki us raat yeh baat sach hone wali thi.
Clock ne 11:47 dikhaya.
Ghar mein sab so chuke the. Fan ki halki si awaaz aur phone ki screen ki roshni hi uske kamre mein zinda thi.
Aarav ne ek aur unknown frequency select ki.
Static.
Phir ek aur.
Static.
"Bas aakhri try…" usne dheere se kaha.
Jaise hi usne next frequency par tap kiya—
Static ke beech ek ajeeb si disturbance hui.
Aarav ka haath wahi ruk gaya.
Yeh normal nahi tha.
Usne volume thoda aur badhaya.
Kuch seconds tak sirf halki si crackling awaaz aati rahi… aur phir—
👉 "Tumhe yeh yaad nahi hona chahiye…"
Aarav ka saans ek pal ke liye ruk gaya.
Vo turant seedha ho kar baith gaya.
"Kaun hai?" usne dheere se poocha, lekin uski awaaz mein halki si ghabrahat thi.
Koi jawab nahi.
Sirf silence.
"Hello? Kaun bol raha hai?" is baar usne thoda zor se kaha.
Lekin headphones mein wapas wahi static chalne laga.
Jaise abhi kuch hua hi nahi.
Aarav ne turant recording check ki. Usne signal record kiya tha… ya shayad usse aisa laga tha.
Usne file play ki.
Static.
Sirf static.
Usne headphones dheere se utaare.
"Yeh… maine imagine kiya?" usne khud se poocha.
Lekin uska dil abhi bhi tezi se dhadak raha tha.
Usse pata tha—
👉 Woh awaaz real thi.
Aur phir…
Phone ki screen ek second ke liye flicker hui.
Aarav ne turant us taraf dekha.
Screen par ek ajeeb sa pattern bana… jaise koi adhoora map ban gya ho.
Lines hil rhi thi... Shift ho rhi thi... Jaise kuch form ho rha ho.
Aur phir --
Sab normal.
Jaise kuch hua hi naa ho.
But iss baar arav chup nahi rha.
Usne jaldi se apne headphones uthaye.... Or jaldi se vo frequency apne radio main dubara lagai.
Lekin ab phir se static aa rha tha...
Use ek baat toh samajh main aa gyi...
Ye signal aise hi nahi aaya tha!
👉Iska koi ni koi karan jarur tha....
👉Or shayad ye signal shayad uskeliye hi aaya tha...
Usne jaldi se apna radio rkha or sone chla gya uska table aise hi pada tha wires bikhri hui...
Vo apne bed par vo chla gya lekin uska dimaag shaant nahi hua tha uske dimaag main abhi bhi bss ye hi baat chl rhi thi.
Ki ye signal kyu aaya tha?
Kya karan tha iss signal ka?
Kya ye mujhe kuch batane aaya tha?
Or kya Raaz h iske piche?
Inhi sawalo ka jawab dhundte hue use kb neend aa gyi use pata hi nahi chla.
Agle din vo utha or ready hokar apne school chla gya.
School main bhi uske dimaag main vo raat wali baat hi chal rhi thi...
Vo kisi se bhi ache se baat nahi kr rha tha...
Uska behaviour strange ho gya tha.... Kisi ko kuch samajh nahi aa rha tha ki use kya hua.
Uske teachers jo padha rhe the use kuch samajh nahi aa rha tha...
Vo yahan zrur tha... Magar uska dimaag abhi bhi uss raat main hi lga hua tha..
Tabhi uske teacher ne usse question kre toh use kuch bhi nahi aata tha... Uske teacher ne use punish kiya or vahan se chla gya...
Tabhi uska best friend 'kabir' jo ki ek tech genius h usse iss strange behaviour se tang aakar usse puchta h..
Kya hua arav?
Tumhe koi tension h toh tum mujhe bata skte ho?
Kyuki arav or kabir saalo se ek dusre ko jaante the...
Isliye arav sochta h ki use kl raat wali baat kabir ko bata deni chahiye.
Tabhi kabir usse dubara puchta h.
Toh arav usse kal wali saari baat bata deta h...
Uski uss baat ko sunkar kabir soch main pad jata h..
Tabhi vo use kehta h ki shayad tumhare radio main kuch kharabi aa gyi h.
Kyuki vo tech genius tha... Isliye vo arav ko kehta h ki Aaj shaam ko vo arav ke Ghar aake uske radio thik krega.
Iske baad unke school ki chutti ho jaati h or vo apne apne ghar chale jaate h.
Shaam ko kabir arav ke Ghar jata h or uska radio dekhta h..
Lekin uske radio main koi kharabi nahi thi.. isliye vo thodi der arav se baat krke chala jata h...
Raat ko arav apna saara Kam krke roj ki tarah apne radio pe frequency dhundhne ke liye baithta h...
Usne apne headphones lagaye or radio on krke uspe frequencies sunne ke liye baith gya...
Usne jaise hi apna radio on Kiya toh usi time uske radio pe vo map dubara dikhne lga...
Or iss baar vo map or jyada clear ho gya..
Usmain ab lines saaf saaf dikh rhi thi..
Magar thodi hi der baad vo map gayab ho gya or use ek frequency sunai di..