"Woh Darwaza Jo Kabhi Band Nahi Hota"

Rohan aur uske dost – Kunal, Meera, aur Priya – ek purani haveli ke bare mein sunte hain jo shehar ke bahar ek jungle ke beech khadi hai. Kehte hain, wahan ek darwaza hai jo kabhi band nahi hota. Logon ka kehna tha ki jo bhi us darwaze ke paar gaya, wapas nahi aaya.


Ek raat, thrill ki talash mein, ye chaaron us haveli mein jaane ka faisla karte hain. Raste bhar unke dilon mein excitement aur dar ka ajeeb sa milan hota hai. Jaise hi ve haveli ke andar kadam rakhte hain, hawayein aur bhi thandi lagne lagti hain. Kunal ne torch jalai, lekin uski roshni bhi haveli ke andheron ko mita nahi paa rahi thi.


Seedhiyan chadhte hi ek bada hall dikha, jisme bekaar padhi kursiyan, toote-phoote furniture aur kahin kahin sookhe khoon ke nishan dikh rahe the. Ek purani ghadi 12 bajane wali thi, par jaise hi usne ghanti bajani shuru ki, poore ghar mein ek ajeeb si cheekh gunj gayi.


Phir unhe ek kamra dikha, jiska darwaza aadha khula tha – wohi darwaza jo kabhi band nahi hota tha. Jaise hi Rohan ne darwaza dhakka diya, ek tez hawa ka jhoka aaya aur ek saaye jaisa kuch unke beech se guzra. Meera ne cheekh mari, "Yeh jagah theek nahi hai, humein wapas chalna chahiye!"


Par ab der ho chuki thi. Darwaza dheere dheere aur khulne laga aur ek halki si hasi ki aawaaz sunai di. Priya ki aankhon mein dar tha, lekin Rohan ne torch andar daali. Ek aaina tha jo sirf unhi ka reflection dikhata tha, lekin uske peeche koi aur bhi tha – ek laal aankhon wali aurat, jo dheere dheere unki taraf badh rahi thi.


Achanak se darwaza zor se bandh ho gaya aur ek bhayankar cheekh poore ghar mein goonj uthi. Torch gir chuki thi, andhera chha gaya. Sab cheekhne lage. Jab light wapas aayi, sirf ek hi insaan bacha tha – Rohan. Kunal, Meera aur Priya gayab ho chuke the.


Darwaza abhi bhi khula tha... jaise kisi aur ki talaash mein ho.


 

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