Chapter -1 The Missing Name
Match ki halki thandi subh thi ,class 10th ke board exams ka kehar tha gate ke bahar students ka rush tha . Students group bana kar kadhe the - koi last minute revision kar rha tha to koi formula revise kar rha tha ,koi thoda chill tha to koi nervous hokar idhar-udhar ghoom rha tha .
Aaj class 10th ka pahla maths board exam tha
Madhav verma bhi unhi students me se ek tha vo bhi vhi usi group me khada tha usne apni wrist watch dekhi-9:45AM
School entry 10:00AM ki thi and 10:30AM par exam start hona tha
Uske hath me ek transparent exam board tha jiss par ek admit card tha ,ek transparent geometry thi as per CBSE guidelines.
Vase to Madhav bhut calm rehta hai vo zyada tension leta nhi ,liekin exam ke din thodi tension to sabko hoti hai
Tabhi usko peeche se kisi ki awaz aai
"Madhav Bhai"
Madhav ne mudkar dekha uska best friend uski taraf bhagta hua aa rha tha.
"Bhai tu kyu itna serious ho rha hai?" Rohit ne hans kar kaha
"Paper hai ya jang"
Madhav bhi halka sa muskura diya
"Jang hee samajh le bhai " Agar aaj ka paper kharab Gaya na to mummy mujhe phone bhi use nhi karne dengi"
Rohit hansa aur bola
"Chilkal tu to vaise bhi class ka topper hai"
"Topper nahi.... Bus thoda sa lucky hoon" Madhav bola
Fir dono corridor ki taraf chal diye
School ka corridor aaj bahut shant tha. Generally yahan students bahut loud voice mein hans rahe hote Hain aur teacher ki warning sunai de rahe hoti hai. Lekin Aaj ekadam ulta tha, har koi shant tha Jaise koi anjan ya sunsan jagah ho
Lekin exam ke din sab thode serious ho hi jaate hain
Corridor ke entrance per ek notice board laga tha. Uss per ek fresh white sheet chipki hui thi.
" Class 10th board exam seating arrangement"
Use notice board ke aas-paas students ki bheed lagi hui thi. Sab apna roll number aur room number check kar rahe the.
"Chal jaldi Ham bhi apna room number aur roll number check karte hain" Rohit bola
Vah dono bhi bheed mein ghus gaye
Madhav ne list check karna shuru Kara
Roll number ek order mein likhe hue the
1-Room 2007
2-Room 2007
3-Room 2007
4-Room 2007
5-Room 2007
Madhav ka roll number 6 tha
Usne list mein niche dekha
7-Room 2007
8-Room 2007
9-Room 2007
Madhav ruk gaya
Usne dobara list check kari
Fir ek bar aur
Uska roll number 6 list mein tha hi nahin
" Rohit..." Madhav ne bola
"Haan?"
"Mera roll number list mein nahin hai"
"Arre hoga... to properly check kar" Rohit ne bola
Madhav side hua aur Rohit ne list ko Dhyan se check kara
Fir Rohit thoda confuse ho gaya
("Strange..." -expression)
"Kya hua...?" Madhav ne poochha
"5 ke baad seedha 7 hai"
Madhav ke Dil Ki Dhadkan thodi Tej ho gai
"Shayad printing error hoga" Rohit bola
"Chal teacher ko puchte Hain"
Exam hall ke bahar Sharma sir khade the vah answer sheets arrange kar rahe the
Madhav unke pass gaya
"Sir...."
Teacher ne sar uthaya
"Haan beta"
"Sir Mera roll number list mein nahin hai"
" What's your roll number?" Sharma sir ne kaha
" 6"
Teacher ne list Li aur check karne lage
Unhone list ko recheck kara
Phir se dekha
Unhone baar- baar dekha per list mein roll number tha hi nahin
Teacher bhi thoda confuse ho gaye
"Beta ...yahan 6 to hai hi nahin"
" Sir vahi to Kah Raha Hoon" Madhav bola
Teacher ne Madhav ko dhyan Se dekha aur poochha
What's your name?..
" Madhav Verma "
Teacher ne School ki attendance file Kholi
Pages flip karne lage
Madhav patiently wait karta raha.
Phir Sharma sir ruk gaye.
Unki aankhon mein confusion tha
" Beta... Iss class mein koi Madhav naam ka student nahin Hai."
Jaise hi unhone yah kaha....
Madhav ke kanon mein ek buzzing sound aane laga.
"Sir .... Kya?"
Teacher ne thoda strict tone mein bola
"Tum Shayad galat school mein a gaye ho."
Madhav shock khada rah gaya.
Usne turant Rohit ki taraf dekha
"Rohit.... tu bata na sir ko."
"Sorry... Tum kaun ho?"
Madhav ka dil to mano jaise ek second ke liye ruk sa gaya ho.
" Rohit... Mazak mat kar."
Rohit ne Sar hila diya
"Main seriously nahi janta tum kaun ho."
Ab aas-paas khade sare bacche bhi Madhav ko ajeeb nazron Se dekhne lage.
Kaise ho koi stranger ho.
Madhav Ne jaldi se apna I'D card nikala
"Sir dekhiye... yeh Mera school I'D card."
Teacher ne card liya
Phir unka expression aur jyada stranger ho gaya.
"Beta... Is card per na koi photo hai na koi school ka name hai"
Madhav ne card dekha.
Uska photo completely blank tha.
Jaise vahan kabhi kuchh tha hi nahin
Madhav ke hath kaanpne lage
"Yeh...impossible hai"
Teacher ne guard ko bulaya
Is ladke ko office le jao
Madhav ne ek bar pure corridor Ko dekha sab usko unknown person Ki tarah dekh rahe the
Jaise yahan vah kabhi padha hi nahin
Aur use moment par Madhav ke mind mein ek strange thought aaya
"Agar Main yahan ka student nahin hoon.... To fir main kaun hoon?"