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Ayla _Part 7

Ayla farsh par baithi dhere dhere apni aankhein khol rahi thi. Kamre ki thandak ab uski haddiyon tak utar rahi thi. Jab usne samne dekha, to wo kala saya jo darwaze ke neeche se andar aaya tha, wo ab gayab ho chuka tha, lekin pure kamre mein deewaron par kaale haath ke nishanat ban chuke the, jaise koi un par rengta hua oopar gaya ho. Darwaza abhi bhi sakhti se band tha, lekin aaine ke andar se ab ajeeb si sarsarahat ki awazein saaf sunayi de rahi thi.

Ayla ne himmat kar ke khud ko khara kiya. Usne aaine ki taraf dekha. Uske andar maujood uski humshakal larki ab ro nahi rahi thi, balki uske chahre par ek ajeeb aur khofnaak muskurahat thi. Us larki ne dhere se apna haath uthaya aur aaine ke sheeshe par andar se kuch likhna shuru kiya. Is baar khoon nahi tha, balki sheeshe par bhaap (fog) jam rahi thi aur us par lafz ubhar rahe the: *"Tumne aaina khol kar sab se bari ghalatfahmi ki. Ab raaz baahir aa chuka hai."*

Ayla ka dil zor zor se dharakne laga. Usne pucha, *"Kaun sa raaz? Mujhe is ghar se kya lena dena hai?"* Tabhi aaine ke andar se ek dam zor ki roshni chamki aur Ayla ko achanak apne dimaag mein purani yaadein jhatke ki tarah aane lagin. Use yaad aaya ek purana bachpan... ek aag ka hadsa... aur ek behn jise wo hamesha ke liye bhool chuki thi. Aaine mein khari larki koi bhoot nahi thi, balki uske guzar chuke maazi ka wo hissa thi jise is ghar ne apne andar dafan kar liya tha.

Achanak, aaine ke sheeshe mein ek gehri darar (c***k) pari. Ek zordar 'chatakh' ki awaz aayi aur sheesha tootne laga. Ayla ne khouf se apne chahre par haath rakh liye, kyunki aaine ke toot te hi kamre ki saari purani cheezein hawa mein urne lagin aur darwaza khud-ba-khud zor se khul gaya, jahan baahir corridor mein koi safaid libas mein khara unka intezar kar raha tha...

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