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Ayla_Part 9

Mukammal andhera kamre ko apni lapet mein le chuka tha. Ayla ko ab kuch bhi nazar nahi aa raha tha, yahan tak ke use apna haath bhi dikhayi nahi de raha tha. Lekin andhere mein uski baaki hissiyaan (senses) bohot tez ho chuki thin. Use apne bilkul qareeb kisi ke saans lene ki awaz aa rahi thi—ek thandi, kaanpti hui saans, jo uske chahre par mehsous ho rahi thi. Uski behn ka saya uske bilkul samne khara tha.

Ayla ne rote hue andhere mein hi haath pair maarne shuru kiye. *"Mujhe maaf kar do! Agar mujhe pata hota ke tum yahan ho, to main kabhi tumhe chor kar na jaati,"* usne cheekh kar kaha. Tabhi uske haath mein farsh par gira hua torch ka hissa aaya. Usne tezi se button dabaya. Torch ne do teen baar jhatka khaya aur phir ek madham si, peeli roshni chal pari. Roshni jalte hi samne ka manzar badal chuka tha. Us larki ka saya ab samne nahi tha, balki wo deewar par lage us toote hue aaine ke andar wapas ja chuki thi, lekin is baar sheeshe ke saare toote hue tukre hawa mein teer rahe the.

Har toote hue tukre mein Ayla ko apna bachpan nazar aa raha tha. Kisi tukre mein wo dono behnein khel rahi thin, aur kisi mein wo aag ki laptein thin jo sab kuch tabah kar rahi thin. Tabhi aaine ke sab se bare tukre se uski behn ne haath baahir nikala aur Ayla ki kalai (wrist) ko mazbooti se pakar liya. Uska haath barf ki tarah thanda tha. Usne Ayla ko apni taraf khinchna shuru kiya.

Ayla ne deewar ke konay ko pakar kar khud ko bachane ki poori koshish ki. *"Nahi! Mujhe andar nahi jaana!"* Wo chillayi. Usne apni poori taqat se apna haath chudane ki koshish ki, lekin us saaye ki taqat bohot zyada thi. Jaise hi Ayla ka aadha jism aaine ke us paar jaane laga, use achanak yaad aaya ke uske doosre haath mein wahi purani diary maujood thi. Usne bina soche samjhe diary ka ek panna faara aur use torch ke bulb ke paas le gayi, jahan se aag ki halki si chingari nikal rahi thi.

Jaise hi panna jala aur kamre mein aag ki roshni phaili, wo saya dard se cheekh utha aur usne Ayla ka haath chor diya. Ayla peeche giri aur usne dekha ke aaine ke andar maujood wo saari purani yaadein ab aag ki lapton mein badal rahi thin. Darwaza ab bilkul aazad ho chuka tha aur baahir nikalne ka rasta saaf tha..