Chapter 5: Saya Ka Asli Naam
Ubaidkk ne us awaaz ki taraf dekha, lekin saamne koi tha hi nahi.
Sirf khamoshi thi... aur ek ajeeb si gungunahat jo hawa ke saath chal rahi thi.
"Main pagal ho raha hoon kya?"
Usne apne aap se poocha, lekin jawab kisi aur ne diya.
"Pagal nahi… bas jag gaya hai."
Ubaidkk ne palat kar dekha —
wo saya ab poori tarah samne tha.
Chehra ab bhi saaf nahi… lekin aankhen theen — jalti hui, jaise kisi raaz ka bojh liye hue.
"Tera naam kya hai?" Ubaidkk ne poocha, is baar thoda himmat ke saath.
Saya ne dheere se bola,
"Main tera saaya hoon... par mera asli naam hai 'Jinroh'."
"Jinroh? Yeh kaisa naam hai? Korean ho ya horror movie ka villain?"
Ubaidkk ne roast mode chalu kiya.
Saya khamosh raha...
sirf hawa tez ho gayi.
Tabhi us classy Korean aurat wapas aayi —
lekin is baar uske chehre pe mazaak nahi tha.
"Did you just say... Jinroh?"
Uski awaaz thandi thi, lekin aankhen dar se phadphada rahi thi.
Ubaidkk ne kaan khujate hue bola,
"Ha, usi ne apne aap ko Jinroh kaha hai. Lagta hai Marvel ka rejected character hai."
Aurat ne ghur ke dekha,
"Run. Tum samajh nahi rahe... wo koi mazaak nahi hai."
"Tu bhaag..."
Saya ne uske bilkul kaan ke paas kaha.
Ubaidkk ne peeche hat kar bola,
"Yaar tu bina toothpaste ke ghost lag raha hai. Distance rakh thoda!"
Aurat chillayi,
"He knows you! Tum dono ka past connected hai!"
Ubaidkk ab thoda hil gaya...
"Past? Mera? Mujhe toh apna future bhi confuse karta hai."
Saya muskara diya,
"Ab tu samjhega… sab kuch. Dheere dheere."
Aur usne apna haath badhaya.
Jaise keh raha ho — "Chal, kahani dobara shuru karte hain."
Ubaidkk ne aankhen chhoti ki…
"Main tere saath nahi jaa raha, lekin agar kahani mein twist hai… toh popcorn la de."
Hawa mein ek baar phir wo gungunahat gunji...
aur saaya gayab ho gaya.
Lekin peechhe sirf ek cheez chhodi:
ek chhoti si diary, jisme likha tha —
"Chapter One: The Forgotten Pact."