Metha Zhar

CHARACTER LIST: Aera Kim 에라 김: Main Heroine, 10th class Student Jiwoo Park 지우 박: Mystery Girl, face par jala hua nishaan Minho Seo 민호 서: Main Hero Yuna Lee 윤아 이: Aera ki Best Friend Teacher Kim 김 선생님: Maths Teacher --- "MEETHA ZEHAR" Sage Academy ke gate par likha tha: "Sirf behtareen yahan dakhil hote hain." Lekin andar... andar har bacha toot raha tha. Aera Kim apni copy par sir rakh kar so rahi thi. Us ke aage riadzi ka test para tha. Safaid kaghaz... aur us ke aansuon ke nishaan. "Main fail ho gayi to? Ammi kya kahengi?" us ke hont kaanp rahe the. Tabhi kisi ne us ke bagal mein ek chota dba rakh diya. Aera ne sir uthaya. Samne Jiwoo Park khari thi. Lambe baal, school uniform... aur chehre ke aadhe hisse par mask. Mask ke ooper se sirf us ki aankhen nazar aa rahi thin. Gehari, udaas... lekin tez. Jiwoo Park ne dheemi awaaz mein kaha, "Ye lo Aera," Dbe par likha tha: HIGH COOKIE "Ye kya hai Jiwoo?" Aera ne poocha. Jiwoo muskarai. Mask ke peeche us ke chehre par ek jala hua ajeeb nishaan tha. Jaise kisi ne garam loha... "Ye tumhara naya mustaqbil hai," Jiwoo boli. "Ek cookie. Khauf. Sirf ek. 24 ghante ke liye tumhari yaadash tez, dimaagh computer jaisa, aur riaz ke saare sawal tumhari ungliyon par." Aera ne dba khola. Andar sunheri cookie thi. Meethi. Khushboo thi. "Qeemat kya hai Jiwoo?" Aera ne poocha. Jiwoo ne mask ke ooper se apna nishaan chhua. "Qeemat... baad mein pata chal jaye gi Aera. Lekin abhi? Abhi tum top karo gi." Aera ne cookie apne honton ke qareeb le gayi... Chapter last,..... "24 GHANTE" Aera Kim ne aankh band karke cookie apne munh mein rakh li. Meethi thi... bohat zyada meethi. Jaise zehar mein shehad mila ho. Pehle 10 second kuch nahi hua. Phir... sab kuch tez ho gaya. Aera ki saans ruk gayi. Us ke dimagh mein bijli si koudi. Riazi ke sawal jo usay mushkil lagte the, ab usay pani ki tarah yaad aa rahe the. Formula, graph, equation... sab. Us ne pen uthaya aur likhna shuru kar diya. Tez. Bilkul tez. Jaise haath khud chal raha ho. Class mein Yuna Lee hairan reh gayi. "Yeh Aera ko kya ho gaya?" Yuna ne dheemi awaaz mein kaha. Board par Teacher Kim aa kar khare ho gaye. "Time khatam. Papers do," unhone sakht awaaz mein kaha. Aera ne aakhri sawal khatam kiya aur paper de diya. Us ke haath kaanp rahe the. Aur dil... dil bohat zor se dharak raha tha. Class ke baad corridor mein Jiwoo Park us ka wait kar rahi thi. Mask ab bhi chehre par tha. Us jale hue nishaan ke ird gird sirf saaya tha. Jiwoo muskurai. "Dekha? Kaha tha na... tum top karo gi." Aera ne ghabra kar poocha, "Ye asar kab tak rahe ga Jiwoo?" Jiwoo ne sar jhuka kar kaha, "Sirf 24 ghante. Us ke baad..." Wo ruk gayi. "Kya us ke baad?" Aera ne poocha. Jiwoo ne sirf apna mask adjust kiya aur keh gayi, "Us ke baad tum khud samajh jao gi Aera. Qeemat har cheez ki hoti hai." Aur wo wahan se chali gayi. Aera akeli khari reh gayi... haath mein khali dba pakray. Corridor ki deewar par gharri chal rahi thi. 23 ghante 59 minute b aaqi. Chapter last,..... Part , 2 End Chalo 💜 *Chapter 3* likhte hain --- *COOKIES KA ZEHAR* *CHAPTER 3 : "Qeemat"* --- *"QEEMAT"* Raat ke 11 baj rahe the. Aera Kim apne kamray mein bed par baithi thi. Us ke samne test ka result para tha. *100/100* Lal syahi se likha hua. Us ne pehli baar life mein top kiya tha. Lekin khushi nahi thi. Sirf dar tha. Gharri mein *1 ghanta 12 minute* baaqi the. Us ka sir ghoom raha tha. Aankhon ke samne dhundla sa nazar aa raha tha. Jaise koi cheez us ke andar se khatam ho rahi ho. "Ammi..." Aera ne dheemi awaaz mein kaha. Lekin awaz hi nahi nikli. Tabhi us ke phone par message aya. Unknown number se. *"24 ghante khatam. Qeemat dene ka waqt aa gaya. Chat par aao. - J"* Aera ka dil baith gaya. Wo chupke se uth kar chat par gayi. Barish ho rahi thi. Wahan *Jiwoo Park* pehle se khari thi. Bheeg rahi thi. Mask par pani ke qatre. Aur us jale hue nishaan par roshni par rahi thi. "Jiwoo..." Aera kaanpi. Jiwoo palti. "Aera. Tum ne top kar liya. Mubarak ho." "Qeemat kya hai?" Aera ne poocha, awaz kaanp rahi thi. Jiwoo qareeb aayi. Dheere se boli, "Har cookie ke baad yaadash ka ek hissa chala jata hai. Pehli cookie = 1 yaad. Tum ne kya khona hai Aera?" Aera ki aankhon mein aansu aa gaye. "Meri kaunsi yaad?" Jiwoo ne sar jhuka liya. "Wo tum khud decide karo gi. Kal subah tak." Tabhi peeche se awaaz aayi, "Yahan kya ho raha hai?" *Minho Seo* tha. School ka topper. Gussay se dono ko dekh raha tha. "Ye sab kya drama hai?" Minho ne kaha. Jiwoo ne foran mask theek kiya aur andhere mein gayab ho gayi. Aera akeli reh gayi. Barish mein. Gharri mein *59 minute* baaqi. Aur usay faisla karna tha... *kaunsi yaad deni hai.* *Chapter last,.....* *Part , 3 End* --- Haan likhti hun 💜 *Chapter 4* hazir hai --- *COOKIES KA ZEHAR* *CHAPTER 4 : "Kho Gayi Yaad"* --- *"KHO GAYI YAAD"* Subah ho gayi. Aera Kim ki aankh khuli to usay kuch ajeeb laga. Deewar par us ki aur *Yuna Lee* ki photo lagi thi. Dono 7th class mein ice cream kha rahi thin. Lekin Aera ko yaad nahi tha... wo din kab tha. Us ka dil tez dharakne laga. "Yuna?" Yuna foran kamray mein aayi. "Aera! Tum theek ho? Kal raat se tum ajeeb ho." Aera ne sar hila diya. Lekin andar hi andar dar gayi. *Usay Yuna ke sath wali yaad nahi aa rahi thi.* School mein sab Aera ko dekh rahe the. "Ye wahi hai na jis ne kal test mein 100 liye?" "Lagta hai raat bhar parhai ki hai." Board par result laga tha. *1st - Aera Kim* Lekin Aera ki aankhen sirf *Jiwoo Park* ko dhoond rahi thin. Jiwoo corner mein khari thi. Mask. Udaas aankhen. Aera us ke paas gayi. "Tum ne kya kiya mere sath?" Jiwoo ne dheere se kaha, "Qeemat. Tum ne apni bachpan ki yaad di hai Aera. Wo ice cream wali." Aera ki saans atak gayi. "Wapis la sakti ho?" Jiwoo ne sar na mein hilaya. "Nahi. HIGH COOKIE ki qeemat wapis nahi hoti." Tabhi *Minho Seo* aa gaya. Us ke haath mein Aera ka gira hua diary tha. "Ye tumhara hai? Isme likha hai 'Yuna best friend forever'. Lekin tum Yuna ko aise kyun dekh rahi ho jaise pehli baar dekha ho?" Aera chup ho gayi. Minho ne diary band kar ke kaha, "Kuch to gadbad hai Aera. Aur mujhe pata karna hai kya." Jiwoo ne sirf itna kaha aur chali gayi, "Agli cookie logi... to agla hissa kya dogi Aera?" Corridor mein sannata tha. Aur Aera ke dimagh mein sirf ek sawal: *Agli yaad meri kaunsi jaye gi?* *Chapter last,.....* *Part , 4 End* --- *COOKIES KA ZEHAR* *CHAPTER 5 : "HIGH COOKIE ka Raaz"* --- *"HIGH COOKIE KA RAAZ"* Aera Kim raat bhar so nahi saki. Usay Yuna ki hansi yaad nahi thi. Sirf khali photo yaad thi. Subah school mein sab kuch ajeeb tha. *Teacher Kim* ne announcement ki: "Is saal Sage Academy ka topper National Scholarship lega. Aur us ke liye ek khaas test hoga." Class mein taaliyan bajin. *Minho Seo* ne Aera ki taraf dekha aur dheere se kaha, "Tum top karogi... lekin kis qeemat par?" Aera chup rahi. Lunch break mein Aera washroom gayi. Sheeshe mein usay apna aks nazar aaya... aur peeche *Jiwoo Park* khari thi. Jiwoo ne apna mask utar diya. Us ke chehre par wo _jala hua nishaan_ ab aur gehra lag raha tha. Jaise kisi ne cookie se jalaya ho. "Tum dar gayi?" Jiwoo ne poocha. Aera ne sar hila diya. Jiwoo hans di. "Dar sahi hai. Kyunki HIGH COOKIE sirf tumhare liye nahi bani." Us ne apne bag se ek aur dba nikala. Is baar dba kaala tha. Us par likha tha: *BLACK COOKIE* "Ye kya hai?" Aera ne poocha. Jiwoo ki aankhon mein aag thi. "Ye us logon ke liye hai jinhon ne mujhe jalaya. Ye yaad nahi leti... ye jaan leti hai." Aera peeche hat gayi. "Tum pagal ho gayi ho Jiwoo!" Jiwoo qareeb aayi. "Nahi Aera. Main insaaf kar rahi hun. Aur tum? Tum meri mohra ho." Tabhi darwaza khula. *Minho Seo* andar aa gaya. Us ne dono ko dekh kar chillaya, "Ye kya bakwas hai?!" Jiwoo ne foran kaala dba Minho ki taraf phenka. Minho ne pakar liya... aur dba khul gaya. Andar se kaali dhuwan nikli aur Minho behosh ho kar gir gaya. Jiwoo ne Aera ka haath pakra. "Bhago. Warna Teacher Kim humein pakar lein ge." Dono corridor se bhaagin. Peeche alarm bajne laga. Aera ka dil zor se dharak raha tha. *Ab sawal ye tha... Jiwoo hero hai ya villain?* *Chapter last,.....* *Part , 5 End* CHAPTER 6 : "BEHOSHI KE BAAD" --- "BEHOSHI KE BAAD" Hospital ki safed deewaren. Dawaon ki boo. Minho Seo ki aankh khuli. Us ke sir mein tez dard tha. "Minho!" Teacher Kim us ke bagal mein khare the. "Tum theek ho? Washroom mein kya hua tha?" Minho ne aankhen jhapkayin. Usay yaad aya. Jiwoo Park... kaala dba... dhuwan. "Jiwoo... us ke paas BLACK COOKIE thi Sir," Minho ne kaanpte hue kaha. Teacher Kim ka chehra sakht ho gaya. "Ye naam dobara mat lo." Usi waqt bahar Aera Kim aur Yuna Lee khari thin. Yuna ro rahi thi. "Aera, ye sab tumhari wajah se hua na? Wo cookie..." Aera chup thi. Us ke haath ab bhi kaanp rahe the. Usay dar tha ke agla number us ka hai. Raat ko Aera ko message aya. Unknown number. "Library. 12 baje. Akeli aana. - J" 12 baje. Library andheri thi. Sirf ek bulb jal raha tha. Jiwoo Park khirki ke paas khari thi. Aaj us ne mask nahi pehna tha. Wo jala hua nishaan saaf nazar aa raha tha. Gardan se gaal tak. "Tum ne Minho ko kyun behosh kiya?" Aera ne chillakar poocha. Jiwoo hansi. "Kyunki wo bohat sawal karta hai Aera. Aur sawal khatarnak hote hain." "BLACK COOKIE kya hai?" Jiwoo ne table par wo kaala dba rakh diya. "Ye badla hai. HIGH COOKIE yaad leti hai. BLACK COOKIE... zindagi." Aera peeche hat gayi. "Main nahi lungi." Jiwoo qareeb aayi. "Tumhe leni pare gi. Kyunki Teacher Kim hi wo insan hai jis ne 2 saal pehle mujhe jalaya tha. Science lab mein. Saboot mitaane ke liye." Aera ki saans ruk gayi. "Kya??" "Haan," Jiwoo ki aankhon mein aansu the. "Aur scholarship ka drama bhi usi ka hai. Wo behtareen bachon ko chun kar... un par test karta hai. HIGH COOKIE ka." Tabhi peeche se awaaz aayi, "Shabash Jiwoo. Sab sach bol diya." Teacher Kim darwaze mein khare the. Haath mein chabi thi. Library ka darwaza band ho gaya. Lock. Chapter last,..... Part , 6 End --- CHAPTER 7 : "SCHOLARSHIP YA JAAN" --- "SCHOLARSHIP YA JAAN" "Teacher Kim?" Aera peeche hat gayi. Teacher Kim muskuraye. "Bohat hoshiyar ho gayi ho tum dono." Unhone table se HIGH COOKIE ka dba uthaya. "Ye project mera hai. Duniya ke behtareen dimagh banane ke liye. Lekin qeemat to deni parti hai na? Yaadash ki." Jiwoo chillai, "Tum ne meri behen ko mara tha! Usay bhi cookie di thi!" Teacher Kim ne kandha uchkaya. "Side effect tha." Aera ne dekha, Minho ka message phone par aya: "Main aa raha hun. Darwaza tod do." Teacher Kim ne kaala dba Jiwoo ki taraf barhaya. "Lo. BLACK COOKIE. Apni qeemat chukao." Jiwoo ne dba le liya... aur foran Aera ki taraf phenk diya. "Aera! Isko kha lo! Is se tumhari yaadash wapis aa sakti hai. Lekin 24 ghante baad tum..." "Main kya?" Aera ne poocha. "Mar jaogi," Jiwoo ne dheemi awaaz mein kaha. Sannata. Aera ke haath mein 2 dba the. Ek sunhera: Yaad wapis. Lekin maut. Ek khali: Bhool. Lekin zindagi. Darwaze par zor se dhamaka hua. Minho Seo andar aa gaya. "Door raho dono se!" Minho ne Teacher Kim ko dhakka diya. Teacher bhaagne lage. Alarm baj utha. Jiwoo ne Aera ka haath pakra. "Faisla karo Aera. Abhi." Aera ne aankh band ki... aur... Chapter last,..... Part , 7 End --- CHAPTER 8 : "AKHRI COOKIE" --- "AKHRI COOKIE" Aera ne dono dba zameen par phenk diye aur pair se kuchal diye. "Koi cookie nahi!" wo chillai. "Na yaad, na maut. Main dono apni marzi se jiyungi!" Teacher Kim ruk gaye. "Tum pagal ho?" "Shayad," Aera ne kaha. "Lekin insan hun." Police aa gayi. Teacher Kim arrest ho gaye. Jiwoo ne Aera ko gale laga liya. Pehli baar us ki aankhon mein sukoon tha. 3 mahine baad. Aera ne bina cookie ke test diya. 78% aaye. Scholarship nahi mili. Lekin usay Yuna ka wo ice cream wala din yaad aa gaya. Jiwoo ka ilaaj shuru hua. Us ke chehre ka nishaan dheere dheere theek ho raha tha. Minho Seo us ka dost ban gaya. Teenon aksar chat par baith kar baat karte. Ek din Aera ko daak mein chota packet mila. Us par likha tha: LAST COOKIE - FREE Andar koi cookie nahi thi. Sirf ek chota note: "Tum ne sahi faisla kiya. - J" Aera muskurai. Khirki se bahar dhoop thi. Zehr meetha tha... lekin us ne peena nahi chuna. THE END