Fantasy Lokantara

[Leo VIKRAM]

Is duniya ke log jo dekhte the, wahi unki sachchai thi. Pahaad, jungle, nadiyaan aur sheher — sab kuch jaisa dikhta tha, waisa hi maana jaata tha. Par sach hamesha sirf aankhon se dikhne wali cheez nahi hota.

Kaha jaata hai ki is duniya ke beech ek aur duniya bhi maujood hai — ek aisi jagah jahan prakriti sirf jeeti nahi, balki bolti bhi hai. Jahan hawa yaadon ko sambhal kar rakhti hai, ped raaz chhupa kar khade rehte hain, aur roshni apni marzi se raaste chunti hai.
Us duniya ko Lokantara kaha jaata hai.
Lokantara koi aam jagah nahi thi. Voh do duniyaon ke beech ka pul thi — ek taraf insaanon ka lok, aur doosri taraf vah realm jahan purani shaktiyaan ab bhi zinda thi. Har yug me koi na koi is lok ki pukaar sunta tha, par sirf kuch hi log the jo uss pukaar ka matlab samajh paate the.

Samay ke saath Lokantara kahaniyon me badal gaya — kuch ke liye mithak, kuch ke liye bhram. Par kahaniyon ki tarah, sach bhi kabhi poori tarah khatam nahi hota. Voh bas intezaar karta hai… us pal ka, jab koi phir se uss darwaze ke kareeb pahunch jaaye.
Aur jab voh pal aata hai, to sirf ek zindagi nahi badalti — poori duniya ki disha badal jaati hai.

Yeh kahani hai uss pal ki.

Yeh kahani hai Lokantara ki.

 

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Chapter 1: Hawa Ki Pukaar​

Ek pahadi ilaake me ek chhota sa ghar tha—shaant, door-daraz, aur prakriti ke bilkul kareeb. Ghar ke ird-gird ghane ped-paudhe the, jo is jagah ko thoda jungli sa bana dete the. Neeche hi ek nadi beh rahi thi, jiska paani thodi door jaakar ek sundar jharne me badal jaata tha.




Usi jharne ke paas, ek pathar par baitha tha Aarav—17–18 saal ka, shaant aur gehri soch me dooba hua. Jharne se girte paani ki awaaz uske mann ko ajeeb si shaanti de rahi thi, jaise har boond uske dil ka bojh halka kar rahi ho. Shaam ka waqt tha. Thandi hawa chal rahi thi, jo is poori jagah ko swarg jaisa mehsoos kara rahi thi.




Aarav nazrein jharne par jamaye baitha tha, par uska mann kahin aur hi bhatak raha tha—aisa lag raha tha jaise woh kisi cheez ka intezaar kar raha ho, bina jaane ki kis cheez ka.


Tabhi achanak ek awaaz ne uski soch tod di.

“Aarav, Bhaiyaa!”

Ek chulbuli si ladki daudte-kudte uski taraf aa rahi thi. “Maa tumhe bula rahi hain, chalo!”




Aarav ne Diya ko dekha aur halki si muskaan uske chehre par aa gayi. Usne khud ko sambhala, kapdon par lage mitti ke nishaan saaf kiye aur uske saath ghar ki taraf chal diya.




Abhi woh kuch hi kadam chala tha ki achanak use mehsoos hua—
jaise hawa kuch kehna chaah rahi ho.
Jaise uska naam… pukaar rahi ho.
Aarav ruk sa gaya. Usne hairaani se idhar-udhar dekha.

“Kya hua bhaiya? Aise kisko dhoond rahe ho?” Diya ne poocha.

“Kuch nahi, Diya. Chal.” Aarav ne dheere se kaha.


Woh aage badh gaya, khud ko samjhate hue ki yeh sab sirf uska bhram hai. Aakhir hawa kaise bol sakti hai?


Ghar pahunchkar usne dekha, uski maa Meera phoolon ko paani de rahi thi.

“Maa, yeh main kar deta hoon. Aap aaram karo.”


Aarav garden me kaam sambhaalne laga. Tabhi phir wahi ehsaas—hawa phoolon se takra kar uska naam dheere-dheere phus-phusa rahi thi. Aarav ne apna sir jhatka, jaise is soch ko door bhagana chahta ho.




Meera apne kaam me lag gayi.

“Aarav, dhyaan se paani daalna!” unhone porch se kaha.

Thodi door uski badi behan shaanti se kitab padh rahi thi, jabki Ishani apni nayi painting me khoi hui thi. Diya titliyon ke peeche bhaag rahi thi. Aur Rajveer—Aarav ke pita—sabko chup-chaap dekh rahe the, unki aankhon me ek ajeeb si chamak thi.

Kaam khatam karke Aarav jaise hi watering can rakhne laga, uski nazar ghar ke paas khade ek purane banyan tree par padi. Uske neeche achanak halki si roshni chamak uthi.
Roshni seedhe Aarav ki aankhon par padi.




Uska dil tez dhadakne laga.

Kuch to tha… jo uska intezaar kar raha tha.



Us shaam ki hawa sirf thandi nahi thi—
woh kuch kehna chaah rahi thi.

 

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Chapter 2 The First Call​

Aarav jaldi se watering can rakh kar uss ped ki taraf badhta hai.

Lekin uske wahan pahunchne se pehle hi woh roshni gayab ho chuki hoti hai—
maano wahan kabhi kuch tha hi nahi.


Banyan tree ke neeche phir wahi purani shaanti thi.

Sirf thandi hawa aur patton ki halki sar-sarahat mehsoos ho rahi thi.

Yeh sab dekhkar Aarav aur zyada ulajh jaata hai.

Abhi jo usne dekha tha—
kya woh sach tha…ya sirf uska bhram?

“Main kyun aisa mehsoos kar raha hoon?”
woh khud se hi poochta hai.


Dheere-dheere use lagne lagta hai jaise uska dil bhaari ho raha ho,
jaise kisi ne uske dimaag par koi anjaana bojh rakh diya ho.


“Ye kya ho raha hai mujhe…
har normal cheez ajeeb kyun lag rahi hai?

Pehle hawaon ka mera naam pukarna,
aur ab yeh roshni…”


“Aahhh—”

Aarav apna sir pakad leta hai,
jaise agla khayal usey tod dega.

Tabhi achanak usse apni kalai par garmi si mehsoos hoti hai.


Woh jaise hi aankhein khol kar wahan dekhne lagta hai,
uski nazar phir se uss banyan tree par jaa tikti hai.


Wapas—
wahi roshni.




Is baar use samajhne ka mauka bhi nahi milta,
kyunki achanak hawa tez ho jaati hai.

Ek zordaar kheenchav—
jaise hawa use uss ped ki taraf bula rahi ho.


Uske pair apne aap aage badhne lagte hain.

Ab Aarav ko ehsaas ho jaata hai—
yeh sab uska veham nahi hai.
Yeh sach mein wahan maujood hai.


Jab woh ped ke paas pahunchta hai,
toh dheere se apna haath uss roshni ki taraf badhata hai.

Jaise hi uski ungliyaan roshni ko chhooti hain,
uski aankhein khud-ba-khud band ho jaati hain.


Aur tab—
sapne jaise kuch drishya uske saamne ubharne lagte hain.

Anjaane raaste…
roshni se bane hue darwaaze…
aur ek aisi duniya, jo pehchaani hui bhi lagti hai
aur bilkul anjaani bhi.




Tabhi ek anjaani aawaaz uske kaano mein goonjti hai—
“Samay aa gaya hai…”



“Aarav beta! Kahan ho?”
uski maa ki awaaz uss drishya ko cheer deti hai.

“Arre! Wahan uss ped ke paas kya kar rahe ho?

Aao, khana kha lo.”

Aarav achanak hosh mein aata hai.
Roshni phir se gayab ho chuki hoti hai.
Hawa shaant hai.

Sab kuch bilkul pehle jaisa.


Lekin woh duniya…
ab bhi uski aankhon mein basi hui thi.

Banyan tree bilkul shaant khada tha—
jaise kuch hua hi na ho.


Lekin Aarav ki hatheli par…
Ek naya nishaan ubhar aaya tha.






Us shaam kuch nahi hua—
par jo hone wala tha, uski shuruaat ho chuki thi.