Room me hawa bhaari thi…
Ayesha ke saamne do raste the…
Ek taraf Armaan…
Dusri taraf Shadow…
Uske kaan me uski awaaz goonj rahi thi—
"Choose… ya to main… ya wo…"
Ayesha ke haath kaanp rahe the…
"Main… main kisi ko nahi khona chahti…" wo roti hui bolti hai.
Shadow dheere se hasta hai—
"Zindagi itni simple nahi hoti, Ayesha…"
Armaan zor se bolta hai—
"Ayesha! Uski baat mat suno! Tum strong ho!"
Ayesha ki aankhon me aansu bhar jaate hain…
"Main strong nahi hoon… main toot chuki hoon…"
Shadow dheere se kehta hai—
"Isiliye to main hoon…"
Room me ek thandi hawa chalti hai…
Lights flicker karti hain…
Ayesha dheere dheere khadi hoti hai…
Uski aankhon me ab darr ke saath kuch aur bhi tha—
Gussa.
"Bas…" wo dheere se bolti hai.
Shadow rukta hai—
"Kya?"
Ayesha uski taraf dekhti hai—
"Bas ab aur nahi…"
Armaan thoda hopeful hota hai—
"Ayesha…?"
Ayesha zor se chillati hai—
"TU MERA HAI… PAR MAIN TERI NAHI!!!"
Room me ek zor ka jhatka aata hai—
BOOOOM!
Mirror toot jata hai—
Shadow ek pal ke liye hil jata hai…
Ayesha ke andar se ek energy nikalti hai…
Uski aankhen intense ho jaati hain…
"Tu mera hissa hai… par tu mujhe control nahi karega…"
Shadow pehli baar thoda serious hota hai—
"Tumhe lagta hai tum mujhe hara sakti ho…?"
Ayesha dheere se kehti hai—
"Main tujhe haraungi nahi…"
Room me silence…
"Main tujhe accept karungi…"
Armaan shock me—
"Kya?!"
Shadow halki si smile karta hai—
"Finally…"
Lekin Ayesha apni baat poori karti hai—
"Par apni conditions pe…"
Shadow ka expression change hota hai—
"Matlab?"
Ayesha ek kadam aage badhti hai—
"Tu meri power banega… mera control nahi…"
Room me energy aur heavy ho jaati hai…
Shadow dheere dheere uske paas aata hai…
Dono bilkul saamne khade hote hain…
Ek hi insaan ke do roop…
Shadow dheere se haath badhata hai—
"Deal…?"
Ayesha uski aankhon me dekhti hai…
Aur dheere se apna haath uski taraf badhati hai…
Jaise hi dono ke haath milte hain—
FLASH!!!
Ek tez roshni room me phail jaati hai…
Armaan aankhen band kar leta hai…
Jab roshni kam hoti hai…
Shadow gayab hota hai…
Aur Ayesha wahi khadi hoti hai…
Lekin…
Ab uski aankhon me kuch badal chuka tha…
Ek naya confidence…
Ek naya andhera…
Armaan dheere se bolta hai—
"Ayesha… tum theek ho…?"
Ayesha dheere se uski taraf mudti hai…
Aur halki si smile karti hai—
"Ab main complete hoon…"
Lekin…
Uske peeche wall par ek shadow phir dikhai deta hai…
Is baar… bilkul uske control me…
Aur dheere se kehta hai—
"Game ab shuru hua hai…"
(To be continued…) 😈🔥