Update : 10 (Coronal City)
Akshita apne chaaro aur dekhte hue kehti hai “yeh kesi awaaze hai..??”
Ab aage..
Akshita ki kahi baat sunte hi Sam usse alag hua, darasal akshita ne jab sam ke gaal par kiss ki toh sam ne use apni baanho me le liya aur voh akshita ki aankho me kho sa gaya tha, par jab akshita ne darte hue kaha toh sam bhi chaukanna ho gaya aur turant hi unn dono ne apni apni laser guns nikal di aur voh apne charo aur dekhne lage..par unn dono ko dur dur tak koi bhi najar nahi aa raha tha..bas voh ajeeb se awaaz unhe sunai de rahi thi, lekin sabse bada sawal toh yeh tha ki voh awaaze aakhir kis chiz ki thi..??
Waqt ke saath saath Voh awaaze dheere dheere bhayanak roop le rahi thi..Sam kabhi apne daayi tarah dekhta toh kabhi baayi aur dekhta..lekin naa toh voh kuch samaj paa raha tha aur naahi Akshita
Voh awaaze itni jyada bhayanak thi ki kisi bhi insaan ka dil baith jaaye, aur sabse badi baat toh yeh thi ki voh dono hi nahi jante the ki yeh awaaze aakhir kis chiz ki hai..aur naa unhe iss baat ka pata chal raha tha ki voh awaaz actually me kis disha se aa rahi hai
Akshita thodi sehmi hui awaaz me kehti hai
“sam..yeh..yeh kesi awaaz hai..??”
Sam vese hi apne charo aur dekhte hue kehta hai
“muje bhi kuch samaj me nahi aa raha..iss tarah ki awaaz maine aajtak kabhi nahi suni”
Coronal city ke haalat bahut hi rahesyamay ho rahe the..ek pal me voh ajeeb si awaaz aani band ho gayi aur uss awaaz se viprit ek aur awaaz aane lagi..akshita ko mehsus hone laga ki unse kuch hi dur kisi tarah ki hulchal ho rahi hai toh usne mudkar apne piche dekha aur unhe dekhte hi voh joro se chillayi
“DINOSAURS”
Sam ajeeb si najro se Akshita ki aur dekhta hai, par use kuch samaj me nahi aaya..voh akshita se puchta hai
“kya hua aksh..??”
Sam ko akshita apne haatho se ishara karte hue kehti hai
“maine abhi vaha par dinosaurs ko dekha"
Sam asamaj chehre se kabhi akshita ki aur dekhta toh kabhi uss aur jaha par usne ishara kiya tha
“akshita..yeh majak ka waqt nahi hai, vaha par koi nahi hai, shayad tuje bhram ho raha hai"
Akshita gusse se sam ki aur dekhte hue kehti hai
“tuje lagta hai ki mai juth bol rahi hu..??”
Akshita ki baat ka sam kuch jawab de paata usse pehle thik uss disha se firing ki awaaze aane lagi, jise sunte hi sam kehta hai
“what's that..??”
Akshita “sam..muje kuch gadbad lag rahi hai" voh thodi si dari hui awaaz me kehti hai
Par sam use dilasa dete hue kehta hai
“don't worry aksh, hume kuch nahi hoga" aur unhe voh laser firing ki awaaz joro se sunai dene lagi toh voh dono hi uss awaaz ki disha me bhaagne lage
Tuti hui imarto ki vajah se raste ke haalat bahut jyada kharab ho chuke the, unhe 3 imarto ko malbe paar karte hue 15 min lag gaye, par unhe sabse bada jatka toh tab laga jab voh dono ek khulle park ke pass pahuche
Uss park ke pass ekdum ghor sannata chaaya hua tha, imarto ke malbo ke saath saath insaano ki laasho ka dher laga hua tha, unn laasho ke dekhte hi sam ka khoon khol uthta hai..par voh khud ko sambhal kar akshita ki aur dekhta hai jo kuch pareshan dikhayi de rahi thi
Sam kuch kahe usse pehle akshita sawaal karti hai
“sam..yeh sab ho kya raha hai..?? kabhi hume ek ajeeb tarah ki awaaze sunayi deti hai toh kabhi muje dinosaur dikh rahe hai..?? Aur jab hum vaha se nikle tab firing ki awaaz isi aur se aa rahi thi..par yaha toh..” voh apne charo aur dekhne lagti hai
Sam Askhita ki baat ko pura karte hue kehta hai
“par yaha toh kuch aur hi scene hai”
Par kehte haina ki jab aapke nasib me musibaato ka aana likha hai toh voh aakar hi rehti hai, ab baari thi kuch aisa sunne ki jo shayad aaj ke waqt me impossible tha, kuch aise awaaze sunayi dene lagi jise sunkar akshita darne lag gayi thi aur voh sam se puchti hai
“sam..yeh..yeh awaaze kya hai..?? Muje kuch bhi samaj me nahi aaraha”
Akshita shayad iss awaaz ko nahi pehchan paayi lekin sam jaan gaya tha ki yeh awaaze kis chiz ki hai
“aksh..I think I know ki yeh awaaze kis chiz ki hai..par chahunga ki mai galat sabit hou” aur voh dono thik uss aur jaane lage jaha se yeh awaaz aa rahi thi..yaani uss park ke andar
Vese toh sam aur akshita park ke andar aa chuke the..lekin voh park se jyada shamshan ghat jyada lag raha tha..park me insaasno ki laasho ke alawa zorians ki laashe bhi vaha maujud thi aur unke sharir se behta violet rang ka khoon yeh bata raha tha ki unki maut hue jyada waqt nahi hua hai
uss park me kuch jagaho par ajeeb se nishaan bhi bane hue the, par unn nishano ko naa toh sam ne aajse pehle kabhi dekha tha
Unn nishano ko dekhte hue Sam kehta hai
“yeh ajeeb hai, iss tarah ke nishan maine toh aajtak kabhi nahi dekhe..?? Aakhir yeh hai kya..zorians toh aisa nahi karte..aur naahi dinosaurs..??”
Akshita ka sam ki baato par dhyaan nahi tha aur naa hi usne unn nishano ko dekha tha..balki voh apne haath me rahi wrist watch me dekhte hue kehti hai
“sam..this is it, yeh vahi jagah hai”
Sam sawaliya bhari najaro se akshita ki aur dekhne laga..jese voh puch raha ho ki yeh konsi jagah hai..?? Par akshita ka dhyaan sam par naa hote hue unke aaspass gire hue malbe par tha
Sam ne dekha ki Akshita unn malbo ki aur ghur kar dekh rahi hai toh unse bhi vahi kiya, lekin voh kuch samaj nahi paaya aur usne akshita se pucha
“Akshita..what happened..?? yaha iss malbe ke alawa aur kuch nahi hai”
Akshita sam ki baat samaj jaati hai aur kehti hai
“sam..yeh vahi jagah hai jaha se hume uss cadet ke heat signatures mile the”
Sam ajeeb si shakal banate hue Akshita ko ghurne laga hai, aur voh akshita ke iss baat ka jawab kuch aur deta hai
“ajeeb baat hai, jo awaaze hume abtak sunai de rahi thi voh achanak se kese band ho gayi..??”
Lekin unn awaazo par toh Akshita ka dhyaan tha hi nahi…balki voh toh unn malbo ko hi dhyaan se dekh rahi thi, par Sam ke kehne par Akshita ne bhi iss baat par gaur kiya toh use bhi yeh bahut hi ajeeb laga..kyunki vaha par ab hawa ke chalne ke alawa aur koi bhi awaaz nahi ho rahi thi, aur iss khamoshi ne use andar se dara diya aur voh sehmi hui awaaz me kehti hai
“sam…I think hume yaha nahi aana chahiye tha, yeh jagah…pata nahi kyu par muje ajeeb sa dar lag raha hai..mann bechain sa ho raha hai”
Sam akshita ke pass aate hue kehta hai
“aksh..please calm down, just relax, kuch nahi hoga..mai hun na tere saath” voh thoda rukkar apne haatho ki mutthi banate hue kehta hai
“yaha kuch toh aisa hai jo hum nahi dekh paa rahe, par kya..?? we need to find that..isi se hume hamari army ke baare me pata chalega, aur hum jaan payenge ki aakhir me yaha par hua kya tha..??”
Akshita “par sam..kese pata kare..?? tu janta hai ki yeh jagah par kya kya ho chuka hai, hamari puri army ka namonishan yaha se meet chuka hai, aur bennet ke diye hue data ke according uss cadet ka heat signature yahi par..isi jagah dikha tha, but yaha uski dead body bhi naa hai"
Sam “aksh, are you sure ki yeh vahi jagah hai..??”
Sam ke iss behude se sawaal ko sunkar akshita thoda gusse se uski aur dekhne lagi..akshita ke iss tarah dekhne se sam thoda dar jaata hai aur apne mam me sochne laga
“ab maine kya kar diya..yeh kyu ese ghur rahi hai..??” aur voh apni baat ko sambhalte hue kehta hai
“I mean ki agar yeh vahi jagah hai toh uski laash yaahan honi chahiye”
Askhita “yeh toh mai bhi soch rahi hu..yaha par malbe ke alawa aur kuch bhi naa hai"
Sam kuch sochte hue unn ajeeb se bane hue nishaan ke ppass gaya aur vaha niche baithkar voh kehta hai
“laash toh naa sahi..par yeh khoon iss baat ki gawahi hai ki yaha par koi toh jarur tha"
Lekin shayad aaj sam aur akshita ki kismat sahi me kharab thi, akshita ne fir sam ki baat ko ansuna kiya aur vohkhud ko sure karne ke liye apni watch par lage button ko press kiya aur watch se digimap ka projection hua, akshita uss digimap me dekhte hue sam se kehti hai
“yeh dekh..database me uss soldier ki location yahi par dikha raha hai..and we are here, but voh yaha nahi hai..yeh kese ho sakta hai"
sam ki aur se koi jawab naa paakar voh apni najre upar karti hai toh uski aankhe khuli ki khuli reh jaati hai..uska dil joro se dhadak ne lagta hai, kyunki sam vaha par maujud nahi tha, voh darte hue kehti hai
“sam..dekh mai keh deti hu, yeh majak ka waqt nahi hai, please yeh lukachupi mat khel”
Akshita ne sam ko apne charo aur dhundha..lekin use sam kahi par bhi najar nahi aaya
“sam..please yeh majak mat kar..muje sach me bahut darr lag raha hai, please sam baahar aaja, I promise mai ab kabhi bhi tujpar gussa nahi karungi..please sam” yeh kehte hue uski aankho se halke se aansu chalak aaye aur uska dil joro se dhadak ne laga
Achanak se apni watch me hui awaaz se akshita dar gayi usne dekha ki uss map par sam kahi nahi dikh raha, aur fir asmaan me joro se bijli kadakne lagi toh akshita ne darr ke maare apni aankhe band karli
Thodi der baad akshita ki watch vapas se ajeeb tarah ki awaaz karne lagi aur jab akshita ne apni aankhe kholi toh use kuch kadam dur sam apne ghutno ke bal baithe hue dikha
Lekin aksshita iss kadar dari hui thi ki use kuch bhi samaj me nahi aaraha tha..uske dimaag me dhero sawaal ek saath ghum rahe the aur voh bas ektak sam ki aur dekhe jaarahi thi
Akshita ko yeh tak eshaas nahi hua ki kab sam uske kareeb aaya, voh tab hosh me aayi jab sam ne uske gaalo par haath rakhe, akshita sam ko dekhte hi turant hi sam ke gale lag jaati hai..akshita ne sam ko ekdum joro se apni baanho me le liya tha aur ruansi awaaz me kehti hai
“I love you sam…please ese majak naa kiya kar..muje bahut darr lag raha hai" aur voh rone lagti hai
Sam ne akshita ko chup karaya aur uske sar par haath firate yue kehta hai
“aksh..you are right..yeh jagah safe nahi hai..hume jald hi bureau pahuchna hoga”
To be continued….