Khaufnaak Raatein

Ek baar ki baat hai.Main aur mera dost Diyansh bus se apne shehar jaa rahe thein.Main aur Divyansh bahut pahle se bus mein baithein hue thein.Hum log baithein-baithien bor ho rahe thein.Divyansh ne mujhey ek tarkeeb sujhae.Usne mujhe apne baare mein kuchh batanein ko kaha.Maine usey apne baare mein sab kuch bataa diya.Achanak usney musjhse puchha"kya tum bhoot-pret mein vishwash karte ho?'"Ha main bhoot-pret mein vishwash karta hoo.'Maine kaha.Phir usney mujhse puchha"Agar vo tumhare saamney aa gay to tum kya karage?'Maine kaha'Main unse daroonga nahi.'Tabhi bus ke driver ne gaadi roki aur kaha'Main tum logo ki nirbhikta jachana chahta hoo.'Aur hamne bhi haa kar di.Achanak hum dono ko neend aa gayi aur jab hosh aaya to hum doono jungle mein thein.Raat bahut ho gayi thi saara jungle shant tha.Eshaa rag raha tha jaise us jungle mein hum dono ke siva koi aur naa tha.Hum dono apni-apni dost ke baare mein baat kar rahe they.Achanak mujhe heere ki ek angoothi mili.Maine use na uthaya par Divyansh ne ushey utha liya.Mera dost us heere ke under kaid ho gaya.Maine jhat se us heere ko utha liya magar mujhe kuch na hua.Main use us heere ke under tarapte dekh laha tha magar main kuch na kar paa raha tha.Gussey mein aakar maine ek patthar uthakar kisi peid par de mara.Mere patthar marne ke baad ek alag aawaz aai aur jhaadiyo ke piche se alag aawaz aai.Main bahut gussey mein tha.Maine jhaadiyo mein patthar marein aur tab maine heere mein dekha ki vo patthar mere dost Divyansh ko rag rahe theiy.maine turant jhadiyo mein dekha to waha par ek admara sa aadmi dekha.maine ushe uthaya aur uska naam poocha.Usney apna naam Rachit bataaya aur kaha'Main is jungle ka chaukidaar hoo.Maine use apne dost ke baare mein bataya.usne kaha'Is jungle ki har cheez mujhse judi hui kai aur main is angoothi se.Ek sher ne mujhpe hamla kiya aur mujhe kha gaya.''Kha gaya!'Maine socha.Maine unsse pocha'Agar sher ne apko kha liya to phir aap zinda kaise hai?'Rachit ne uttar diya'Kishne kaha ki main zinda hoo.Mujhe mare to dus saal ho gaye.'Maine socha ki sayad ye aadmi jhoot bol raha hai.Maine use vo angoothi de di aur divyansh vaapish aa gaya.Main usshe gsle mila achanak ek bahut bhayanak aawaaz aayi aur waha par dus Rachit aa gaye.Hum dono bahut jayada dar gaye.Rachit ne kaha'Es jungle ka pahredaar hone ke khatir main tumhari pariksha looga.Batao hum mein se asli kaun hai?'Wo dasho bilkul ek jaise hi thein.Maine unhe dhayan se dekha par mujhey koi fark mahsoos nahi hua.Divyansh ne kaha'Achha hota ki main angooti ke under hi rahta.'Tabhi mujhe ek fark mahsoos hua.Un duso mein se kewal ek ke pass hi wo angoothi thi.Maine use pakad liya.Rachit ka chehra behad darawana ho gaya.Use dekh kar hum dono behosh ho gaye neend khuli to hum dono ne kud ko bus me paya.Par bus se utarte samay hamne driver ke haath mein wohi angooti dekhi.Hum dono ne is baat ka zikra kisi se nahi kiya kyoki hum dono ye khud nahi samajh paa rahe thein ki ye sapna tha ya hakikat.Hum dono aaj bhi jab is ghatna ko yaad karte hai to ham dar jaate hai.