18-10-2026, 07:57 PM
Chapter 6: Raat Ke Teen Baje — Ek Aatma, Do Shareer
Raat ke kareeb 3 baj chuke the.
Tez baarish ab bhi rukne ka naam nahi le rahi thi. Sadak par door-door tak andhera tha. Kabhi-kabhi kisi gaadi ki roshni andhere ko cheer kar nikal jaati, aur phir wahi sannata chha jaata.
Main lagataar chalta ja raha tha.
Mere pairon mein ab jaan nahi bachi thi. Sharir par lagi choton ka dard badhta ja raha tha. Bukhaar ki wajah se meri aankhon ke saamne sab kuch dhundhla hone laga tha. Pet khaali tha, kapde baarish se poori tarah bheeg chuke the, aur har saans lena bhi mushkil hota ja raha tha.
Maine khud se kaha—
“Bas thoda aur, Jay… thoda aur chal le. Jamil Chacha ke paas pahunch gaya, toh shayad sab theek ho jaayega.”
Lekin mera sharir ab mera saath dene ko taiyaar nahi tha.
Main sadak ke kinaare ladkhadaya. Sambhalne ki koshish ki, par mere pair jaise zameen mein dhans gaye hon. Maine saamne se aati ek gaadi ki roshni dekhi.
Uske baad…
Achanak ek tez takkar hui.
Ek pal ke liye mujhe laga jaise kisi ne mere poore sharir ko hawa mein uchhaal diya ho. Phir sab kuch andhera ho gaya.
Na dard ka ehsaas raha, na baarish ki thandak, na hi apni saanson ki aawaaz.
Bas ek gehra sannata.
Jab Maine Khud Ko Sadak Par Dekha
Pata nahi kitni der baad, jab maine dobara aankhein kholi, toh mere saamne ka nazara dekhkar main sunn reh gaya.
Main sadak par khada tha.
Lekin… mera sharir mujhse kuch door sadak par pada hua tha!
Maine neeche dekha. Mere haath-pair the, main chal bhi raha tha, lekin phir meri nazar apne hi sharir par padi—bheegi hui shirt, khoon se sane kapde aur aankhein band.
“Yeh… yeh mera sharir hai?”
Meri aawaaz mere hi kaanon tak pahunchi, lekin mujhe samajh nahi aaya ki main bol kaise raha tha.
Main ghabrakar apne sharir ke paas gaya. Use hilaane ki koshish ki, lekin mere haath us tak pahunchkar bhi jaise kuch chhoo nahi paa rahe the.
“Utho, Jay! Utho!”
Maine khud ko jhanjhodna chaha.
“Yeh mazaak hai na? Main yahin hoon! Mujhe sunai nahi de raha tum logon ko?”
Sadak par kuch log jama ho chuke the. Ek aadmi ne apni gaadi kinaare roki hui thi. Doosra phone par ambulance ko call kar raha tha.
“Bhai, jaldi bhejiye! Ek aadmi ka accident ho gaya hai. Haalat bahut kharaab lag rahi hai!”
Ek aur aadmi mere paas jhukkar meri nabz dekhne laga.
Main cheekha, “Main zinda hoon! Mujhe bachao!”
Lekin kisi ne meri taraf dekha tak nahi.
Tabhi mere andar ek anjaana darr paida hua.
Kya main mar chuka hoon?
Nahi… yeh kaise ho sakta tha?
Abhi toh mujhe Jamil Chacha tak pahunchna tha. Abhi toh mujhe apne Papa ke saath hui na-insaafi ka sach jaanana tha. Abhi toh mujhe Tau Mahendra se apne har sawaal ka jawaab lena tha.
Meri kahaani toh abhi shuru bhi nahi hui thi!
Doosra Haadsa
Main apne hi sharir ke paas khada tha, tabhi achanak sadak ke doosri taraf se ek tez aawaaz aayi.
Ek motorcycle phisalkar sadak par gir gayi thi.
Us par savaar aadmi kuch door jaakar gira. Uski bike sadak par ghisatti hui kinaare ja lagi.
Logon mein se kuch uski taraf bhaage.
“Arey, idhar bhi accident ho gaya!”
Main bhi us taraf dekhne laga.
Woh aadmi sadak par pada tha. Uski aankhein band thi aur uske aas-paas bhi log jama hone lage the.
Phir maine kuch aisa dekha, jiski kalpana tak maine kabhi nahi ki thi.
Us aadmi ke sharir se ek dhundhli-si aakriti alag hone lagi.
Bilkul waise hi, jaise main apne sharir se alag khada tha.
Woh uski aatma thi.
Main apni jagah jam gaya.
Woh aakriti kuch pal apne hi sharir ke upar mandraati rahi. Phir usne jaise kisi anjaani taakat ke kheenchne par meri taraf rukh kiya.
“Yeh kya ho raha hai?” maine ghabrakar kaha.
Woh meri taraf badhne lagi.
Maine peeche hatne ki koshish ki, lekin mere pair jaise wahin jam gaye the.
Agla pal itna achanak tha ki mujhe kuch samajhne ka mauka hi nahi mila.
Woh aatma seedhe meri taraf aayi aur mere sharir mein sama gayi.
Ek tez jhatka laga.
Mere aas-paas ki duniya ghoomne lagi. Sadak, baarish, gaadiyon ki roshni, logon ki cheekh-pukaar—sab kuch ek saath dhundhla padne laga.
Mujhe aisa mehsoos hua, jaise mere andar koi doosri maujoodgi aa gayi ho. Main use samajh paata, usse sawaal karta, uske baare mein kuch jaan paata—isse pehle hi meri chetna tootne lagi.
Meri nazar aakhri baar apne sharir par padi.
Log ab bhi mujhe bachane ki koshish kar rahe the. Door se ambulance ka siren sunai dene laga tha.
Main kuch kehna chahta tha.
Apni maa ko yaad karna chahta tha.
Papa ka chehra ek baar phir dekhna chahta tha.
Lekin mere paas ab waqt nahi bacha tha.
Sab kuch andhere mein doob gaya.
Aur main…
Duniya ki nazron se ojhal ho gaya.
Us raat sadak par sirf ek accident nahi hua tha.
Kisi anjaani taakat ne do zindagiyon ke beech ki lakeer mita di thi.
Aur ab sawaal yeh tha—
Kya Jay ki kahaani khatam ho gayi thi… ya kisi doosri aatma ke saath uski zindagi ka ek naya, khaufnaak adhyaay shuru hone wala tha?
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Raat ke kareeb 3 baj chuke the.
Tez baarish ab bhi rukne ka naam nahi le rahi thi. Sadak par door-door tak andhera tha. Kabhi-kabhi kisi gaadi ki roshni andhere ko cheer kar nikal jaati, aur phir wahi sannata chha jaata.
Main lagataar chalta ja raha tha.
Mere pairon mein ab jaan nahi bachi thi. Sharir par lagi choton ka dard badhta ja raha tha. Bukhaar ki wajah se meri aankhon ke saamne sab kuch dhundhla hone laga tha. Pet khaali tha, kapde baarish se poori tarah bheeg chuke the, aur har saans lena bhi mushkil hota ja raha tha.
Maine khud se kaha—
“Bas thoda aur, Jay… thoda aur chal le. Jamil Chacha ke paas pahunch gaya, toh shayad sab theek ho jaayega.”
Lekin mera sharir ab mera saath dene ko taiyaar nahi tha.
Main sadak ke kinaare ladkhadaya. Sambhalne ki koshish ki, par mere pair jaise zameen mein dhans gaye hon. Maine saamne se aati ek gaadi ki roshni dekhi.
Uske baad…
Achanak ek tez takkar hui.
Ek pal ke liye mujhe laga jaise kisi ne mere poore sharir ko hawa mein uchhaal diya ho. Phir sab kuch andhera ho gaya.
Na dard ka ehsaas raha, na baarish ki thandak, na hi apni saanson ki aawaaz.
Bas ek gehra sannata.
Jab Maine Khud Ko Sadak Par Dekha
Pata nahi kitni der baad, jab maine dobara aankhein kholi, toh mere saamne ka nazara dekhkar main sunn reh gaya.
Main sadak par khada tha.
Lekin… mera sharir mujhse kuch door sadak par pada hua tha!
Maine neeche dekha. Mere haath-pair the, main chal bhi raha tha, lekin phir meri nazar apne hi sharir par padi—bheegi hui shirt, khoon se sane kapde aur aankhein band.
“Yeh… yeh mera sharir hai?”
Meri aawaaz mere hi kaanon tak pahunchi, lekin mujhe samajh nahi aaya ki main bol kaise raha tha.
Main ghabrakar apne sharir ke paas gaya. Use hilaane ki koshish ki, lekin mere haath us tak pahunchkar bhi jaise kuch chhoo nahi paa rahe the.
“Utho, Jay! Utho!”
Maine khud ko jhanjhodna chaha.
“Yeh mazaak hai na? Main yahin hoon! Mujhe sunai nahi de raha tum logon ko?”
Sadak par kuch log jama ho chuke the. Ek aadmi ne apni gaadi kinaare roki hui thi. Doosra phone par ambulance ko call kar raha tha.
“Bhai, jaldi bhejiye! Ek aadmi ka accident ho gaya hai. Haalat bahut kharaab lag rahi hai!”
Ek aur aadmi mere paas jhukkar meri nabz dekhne laga.
Main cheekha, “Main zinda hoon! Mujhe bachao!”
Lekin kisi ne meri taraf dekha tak nahi.
Tabhi mere andar ek anjaana darr paida hua.
Kya main mar chuka hoon?
Nahi… yeh kaise ho sakta tha?
Abhi toh mujhe Jamil Chacha tak pahunchna tha. Abhi toh mujhe apne Papa ke saath hui na-insaafi ka sach jaanana tha. Abhi toh mujhe Tau Mahendra se apne har sawaal ka jawaab lena tha.
Meri kahaani toh abhi shuru bhi nahi hui thi!
Doosra Haadsa
Main apne hi sharir ke paas khada tha, tabhi achanak sadak ke doosri taraf se ek tez aawaaz aayi.
Ek motorcycle phisalkar sadak par gir gayi thi.
Us par savaar aadmi kuch door jaakar gira. Uski bike sadak par ghisatti hui kinaare ja lagi.
Logon mein se kuch uski taraf bhaage.
“Arey, idhar bhi accident ho gaya!”
Main bhi us taraf dekhne laga.
Woh aadmi sadak par pada tha. Uski aankhein band thi aur uske aas-paas bhi log jama hone lage the.
Phir maine kuch aisa dekha, jiski kalpana tak maine kabhi nahi ki thi.
Us aadmi ke sharir se ek dhundhli-si aakriti alag hone lagi.
Bilkul waise hi, jaise main apne sharir se alag khada tha.
Woh uski aatma thi.
Main apni jagah jam gaya.
Woh aakriti kuch pal apne hi sharir ke upar mandraati rahi. Phir usne jaise kisi anjaani taakat ke kheenchne par meri taraf rukh kiya.
“Yeh kya ho raha hai?” maine ghabrakar kaha.
Woh meri taraf badhne lagi.
Maine peeche hatne ki koshish ki, lekin mere pair jaise wahin jam gaye the.
Agla pal itna achanak tha ki mujhe kuch samajhne ka mauka hi nahi mila.
Woh aatma seedhe meri taraf aayi aur mere sharir mein sama gayi.
Ek tez jhatka laga.
Mere aas-paas ki duniya ghoomne lagi. Sadak, baarish, gaadiyon ki roshni, logon ki cheekh-pukaar—sab kuch ek saath dhundhla padne laga.
Mujhe aisa mehsoos hua, jaise mere andar koi doosri maujoodgi aa gayi ho. Main use samajh paata, usse sawaal karta, uske baare mein kuch jaan paata—isse pehle hi meri chetna tootne lagi.
Meri nazar aakhri baar apne sharir par padi.
Log ab bhi mujhe bachane ki koshish kar rahe the. Door se ambulance ka siren sunai dene laga tha.
Main kuch kehna chahta tha.
Apni maa ko yaad karna chahta tha.
Papa ka chehra ek baar phir dekhna chahta tha.
Lekin mere paas ab waqt nahi bacha tha.
Sab kuch andhere mein doob gaya.
Aur main…
Duniya ki nazron se ojhal ho gaya.
Us raat sadak par sirf ek accident nahi hua tha.
Kisi anjaani taakat ne do zindagiyon ke beech ki lakeer mita di thi.
Aur ab sawaal yeh tha—
Kya Jay ki kahaani khatam ho gayi thi… ya kisi doosri aatma ke saath uski zindagi ka ek naya, khaufnaak adhyaay shuru hone wala tha?
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