Raat ke 2 baje the. Anand achanak uth baitha.
Uske poore sharir me jalan ho rahi thi… jaise koi andar se aag jala raha ho.
Usne paani piya… par sukoon nahi mila.
Pichhle kuch dino se sab kuch ajeeb ho raha tha.
Kabhi khujli, kabhi kamzori… aur reports me bhi kuch numbers samajh nahi aa rahe the.
Doctor ne bas itna hi kaha tha,
Test repeat karna padega… kuch clear nahi hai.
Anand ne us baat ko seriously nahi liya…
par us raat… sab badal gaya.
Mobile screen jal uthi — unknown number.
Message aaya:
Jo tumhe ho raha hai… wo normal nahi hai.
Anand ka dil tez dhadakne laga.
Usne turant reply kiya:
Kaun ho tum?
Kuch second tak koi jawab nahi aaya…
Phir ek aur message:
Tumhari last report me jo missing hai… wahi sach hai.
Anand ka haath kaanp gaya.
Usne turant apni file nikali… reports ko dobara dekhna shuru kiya…
Tabhi uski nazar ek page par ruki —
ek aisa test… jo usne kabhi karwaya hi nahi tha…
lekin report me uska result likha hua tha.
Aur us result ke neeche likha tha:
Critical – Immediate Attention Required
Anand ne darr ke maare phone uthaya…
par usi waqt… light chali gayi.
Poora kamra andhere me doob gaya.
Aur phir…
uske peeche se kisi ki halki si awaaz aayi—
"Ab samajh aaya?"