Episode 58
Deal with Reed Family
Sikandar ne apne samne dekha aur hairani se uski aankhen phail gayin.
Uske samne khara shakhs Ochyra University ka principal tha. Uski sard, be-ehsaas aankhen Sikandar par jami hui theen, jo zameen par baitha hua tha.
Agle hi lamhe, Sikandar ko ehsaas hua ke use teleport karke principal ke office mein laya gaya hai—wahi jagah jahan pehle Adhara ko bulaya gaya tha.
Sikandar foran peechay chala gaya, dono ke darmiyan faasla banate hue. Uski nazar hamesha ki tarah chokanni thi.
“Tum ne mujhe yahan teleport kyun kiya?” Sikandar ne sakhti se poocha.
Principal aaraam se apni kursi par baith gaya.
“Kya tumhare paas wo cheez hai?” us ne pursukoon lehje mein kaha.
Us ne apni ungliyan aapas mein phansa kar chehre ke samne rakheen aur Sikandar ke chehre ke har reaction ko ghour se dekhne laga.
Bina zara si kamzori dikhaye,
Sikandar ne jawab diya,
“Kya? Tum us contract ki baat kar rahe ho jo tum ne Adhara ko diya tha? Haan, wo mere paas tha… aur maine usey phaad diya.”
Sikandar ne jaan boojh kar jhoot bola.
Usay pata tha ke principal ne Adhara ko Ochyra University mein rokne ki koshish ki thi, kyun ke Sikandar ko manaana asaan nahi tha. Principal ne Adhara ko bait bana kar Sikandar ko yahin bandhna chaha.
Isi liye Sikandar ne jaan boojh kar contract wali baat chhedi—taake asal jurm, yani churaye gaye spellbooks, se tawajjo hata sake.
Principal ne bhonay uchaal diye.
“Tum samajhte ho ke Adhara ko yahan rok kar mujhe majboor kar loge?” Sikandar ne baat jari rakhi,
bilkul qudrati andaaz mein.
Uska bluff itna behtareen tha ke khud Sikandar ko bhi hairani hui ke usne itni jaldi ye soch liya.
Principal halka sa hans kar kursi se peechay tika.
“Mujhe bewaqoof samajhne ki ghalti mat karo,” us ne ahista kaha.
“Tum jaisa student FAA ke ek member ka peecha kyun kar raha tha?”
Sikandar ka dil aik lamhe ko dhadakna bhool gaya.
‘Usey pata chal gaya?’
Sikandar ke chehre par halki si larzish dekh kar principal aur zyada pur-aitemaad ho gaya.
“Toh main dobara poochta hoon,” us ne kaha,
“Kya tumhare paas wo cheez hai?”
Kamre mein khamoshi cha gayi.
Sikandar seedha principal ki aankhon mein dekhta raha, phir bola,
“Kya aap apne student par ilzaam laga rahe hain sirf is liye ke main kisi ke peecha kar raha tha?”
Principal ki nazar aur zyada bhaari ho gayi.
“Jab mujhe chori shuda cheezon ki ittila milay, aur koi student usi waqt mashkook harkat kare—
toh shuba hona bilkul fitri hota hai,” principal ne kaha.
Sikandar ne apna haath peechay kiya, apni saans ko qabu mein laane ki koshish karta hua.
Principal ki maujoodgi khud ek dabao thi—
wo Ochyra University ka sab se taqatwar Awakened tha.
“Main iss university ka top first-year hoon,” Sikandar ne kaha.
“Kya aapka farz nahi ke mujhe protect karein? Aap kis side par hain?”
Principal ki lips par aik ma’ni-khez muskurahat aayi.
“Us student ke side par nahi…
jo iss university ko chhorne wala ho.”
Dono khamoshi se ek doosre ko ghoorne lage.
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( yar ye sub kabi likha nahi hai. 1st time hai. Boht sari galtiya hun gi. aur wo wali feeling be nahi ahy gi aap ko maybe. Pir be galtion ke liye sorry. Next time koshish karon ga ke bahtr likhon ye wale scenes.)
Door Shehar – Tolk City
Ratmawati City ke south hissay mein, ek level-four shehar—Tolk City.
Raat ke sannate mein, jungle ke darmiyan aik mard aur aik aurat hans-te khailte bhag rahe the. Dono jawan, khoobsurat aur ek doosre mein gum.
Aurat ke sunehri baal uski peeth par lehra rahe the, uski neeli aankhen chandni mein chamak rahi theen. Kapron par mitti thi, magar uski jild ki narmi abhi bhi wazeh thi.
Mard ki hazel rang aankhen kisi ko bhi apni taraf kheench sakti theen. Uska jism mutanasib aur mazboot tha.
Aakhirkaar mard ne aurat ko pakar liya.
Dono hans rahe the, zameen par girte hue. Jungle mein keede makoron ki awaaz aur upar chamakta chand—
sab kuch us lamhe ko aur gehra bana raha tha.
Wo dono kreeb ahye aur dono ne ke honth apas mil gaye.
Dono boht payar aur shiddat se ek dusre ko kiss kar rahe the.
Larke ka ek hath larki ke kapron ke uper se hi us ke boobs par chala gaya, aur larki ke boobs ko payar se maslne laga.
Larki ke moo se ek methi ahhhh nikal gai,
Lekan larka us ahhhh ko sun kar aur be josh ke sath larki ke boobs ko maslne laga.
Larki be us ka pura sath de rahi thi.
Larke ne pir us larki ke shart ko pakar kar sir se utar diya.
Ab larki uper se bilkol open ho gai.
Us ka badan chand ki roshni mai chamkne laga.
Aur larki aur be zada khubsort aur hot lagne lagi.
Larke ne bina deri kiye us ke ek boob ko pakra aur dusre ka nipel moo mai bhar liye.
Larki be us ka sath dete howe us ka sir apne seene par sabane lagi.
Ahhhh, ahse hi, aur zor se chuso, noch dalo in ko.
Larki ke moo se madhoosh si awaze nikal rahi thi.
Thori der sono boobs ke sath khelne ke baad larke ne larki ke baki ke kapre be utar diye.
Isi beech larke ki shart be utar chuki thi.
Larke ne pir larki ko wohi zameen par kapron ke uper lata diya.
Aur hud be larki ke pait par ah chumne laga.
Larki ki saskaria ghunjne lagi.
Larka halke halke niche ahne laga,
Pir use wo manzil mil gai.
Larki ki dono legs ke beech ek pyari si ghufa..
Larke ne pahly larki ki aankhon mai dekha aur smile ki. Larki be use dekh ke sharma gai.
Pir larke ne pahle payar se larki ki us pink ghufa par kiss ki,
Ahhhh,
Larki ke moo se lazzat bari ahh nikle.
Pir larke ne pink ghufa ko apni zuban se gila karna shuron kar diya.
Larki be tarpne lagi, aur larke ka sir apni ghufa par dabane lagi.
10 mints tak larka us larki ki ghufa se khelta raha, chusta raha, chatta raha, aur pir larki apni had par ponch gai aur apni ghufa se pani ki dhaar chor di.
Larke ne tab tak apna sir nahi uthaya jab tak dhaar bahti rahi.
Pir larki shaant hoi, aur larka be larki ke sath let gaya. Aur dono pir se kiss karne lage.
"Ab tumaru bhari hai"
Larke ne haste howe shararti muskraht ke sath kaha.
Aur larki be haste howe uthi aur larke ki short ek hi jatke se utar di.
Larke ka hathyar apni puri takat ke sath lahrata howa us ke samne ah gaya.
Larki ne ek nazir larke ko dekha aur dono muskrane lage.
Larki ne hath brah kar us ke hathyar ko pakra, use halka sah uper neche kiya, aur us ki cap par halki si kiss kar di.
Ahhhh"
Larke ke moo se be lazzat bari ahh nikli.
" Chalo be ab sharmao mat, pura lo moo mai"
Larke ne haste howe larki ko kaha.
Aur pir larki ne hichchate howe larke ka hathyar apne moo me bhar liye.
Boht mushkal se sirf half hi moo mai le saki.
Lekan itne mai hi larke ki halat hrab hone lagi.
Use dekh k lag raha tha ke ye dono ka 1st time hai.
Pir larki jitna moo mai le sakti thi utne se hi us ka hathyar ko chusne lagi. Kisi lollipop ki trha.
5 mints hi guzre hun gaye ke larke ne larki ke moo se apna hathyar nikala aur larki ko utha ke zameen par lata diya.
Dono ki nazire pir se mili aur pir,
"Kya tum tayar ho jaan?"
Larke ne larki se pucha.
" Ha jaan! Mai tayar hun, lekan please thora deere se karna"
Larki ke chahre par dar saaf dikh raha tha. Jese us ka 1st time ho.
Pir larke ne larki ki ghufa par apna hathyar rakha aur halka halka uper gissne laga.
" Bs karo jaan, aur mat tarpao"
Larki ne bechani se kaha.
Jese us se be ab aur control nahi ho raha tha.
Pir larke apne hathyar ki cap ko ghufa ke moo par rakha aur halka sa dakka mara.
"ahhhh"
Larki ki moo se halki si cheekh nikli.
Jis se larka ruk gaya.
Aur larki ke uper juk kar us ke honth chumne laga.
2mint baad us ne pir se dakka mara aur us ka half hathyar larki ki ghufa mai chala gaya.
Larki ko boht pain hoi jis waja se wo chutne ki koshish karne lagi lekan larke ne use nahi chora aur us ke honth apne honthon se aur zor se daba diye ke awaz na nikle.
5mint tak pir se wait karne ke bad jab larki ko skoon howa to larke ne apni ahde hathye se hi use dakke lagane shoron kar diye.
" Ahhhh jaan ahse hi karte raho, aram se."
Larki ko be ab maza ahne laga tha wo be pane hips utha ke larke ka sath dene lagi.
Larka ne pir ek zor ka dakka mara aur apna pura hathyar larki ki ghufa mai utar diya.
"Ahhhhhhhhh"
Larki ki pir se cheekh nikal gai.
Aur us ki aankhon se aanson bahne lage.
Larka pir se use kisa karne laga aur dakke rok diye.
" Ha jaan ab karo, lekan please aram aram se boht pain ho raha hai"
Thori der bad larki ne kaha.
Larke ne jab apna hathyat bahir nikal ke pir se dakka marna chaha to use apne hathyar par larki ka blood dikha.
Us ke chahre par takleef be thi aur khushi be.
Pir 1 zordar dakke se us ne apna hathyat larki ki ghufa mai daal diya aur pir aram aram se dakke lagne laga.
10 mint guzre hun gay ke larke ki saans phulne lagi aur. Aur larki be shahd pir se farag hone wali thi.
Larke ne apni speed aur bhrah di aur larki ki be awaze tezz ho gai.
"ahhhh jaan aur tezz karo, mera hone wala hai"
Larki ne hanfte howe kaha.
Koi 2 minutes ghuzre hun gaye k dono ek sath farag hone lage.
Larki ne apne nakhun larke ki peeth pat ghar diye.
Larka be larki ke uper let ke hanfne laga.
(Friends mai ne kabi hot scenes nahi likhe to muje is ka experience nahi hai. To jitna likha sakta tha likh diya.
Agir pasind nah ahya ho to sorry)
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Kuch dair baad, dono shehar ki taraf wapas chal pade.
Tolk City ki deewaren sirf sakht lakri ki bani hui theen, aur shehar zyada bara nahi tha—sirf do mile tak phaila hua.
Jaise hi wo shehar mein daakhil hue, ek shor sunai diya.
“Tolk City ke logon! City Hall ke paas jama ho jao!”
“Sab ko foran bulaya ja raha hai!”
Aik aadmi door se cheekh raha tha.
Log ghabra kar city hall ki taraf bhaagne lage.
Mard aur aurat ne ek doosre ko dekha—
aur phir unhone aas paas logon ki sarsarahat bhari sarghoshiyan suneen…
“Phir se mahine ka woh waqt aa gaya hai?”
“Han, mere ghar ke pichlay hissa mein keechad hai. Apni beti par laga do, lekin itna zyada bhi nahi ke sab ko foran nazar aa jaye.”
Yeh sun kar mard ne kaha, “Aao Ellie, tum par bhi thora laga dete hain.”
Ellie ne shararti muskurahat ke saath kaha,
“Kya main pehle se gandi nahi lag rahi? Rehne do Rafael, woh mujhe nahi chunenge.”
Rafael ne zidd ki ke aur laga lein, lekin Ellie ne mana kar diya.
“Zyada obvious ho jayega.”
Aakhir Rafael maan gaya aur dono shehar ke City Hall ki taraf chal diye.
City Hall ke gird sainkron log jama thay. Sab ka naam likha gaya, ginati hui.
Jab tasdeeq ho gayi ke tamam shehri maujood hain, teen log lakri ke stage par aaye.
Un ke gird chamakti hui roshni se saaf tha ke yeh teen Awakened hain.
Bheed foran khamosh ho gayi — jaise sab un se khaufzada hon.
Ek aadmi jo libaas se City Head lagta tha, bola:
“Jaisa ke aap sab jaante hain, mahine ka woh waqt aa chuka hai. Kya koi volunteer hai jo aglay mahine ke liye in gentlemen ka partner banna chahe?”
Bheed mein shor mach gaya.
Stage par kharay Awakened mein se daen taraf wala ghusse mein aa gaya.
Us ne apni aura phaila di — surkh jhatka sa mehsoos hua.
Logon par bojh sa aa gaya, sab foran khamosh ho gaye.
Logon ke chehron se saaf tha ke woh is Awakened ko pasand nahi karte.
Thori dair baad, ek aurat ne haath uthaya.
“Main volunteer hoon.”
Woh aurat khoobsurat thi — pur-aitmaad aur dilkash.
City Head khushi se bola,
“Kis ki khidmat karna chahti ho?”
Woh aurat baghair hichkichahat baen taraf walay Awakened ki taraf ishara karti hai.
Awakened hans kar bola,
“Lagta hai mujhe achi larki mil gayi, dosto.”
Baaki dono Awakened jal bhun gaye.
Phir ek aur khoobsurat larki aage aayi aur beech walay Awakened ko chun liya.
Ab sirf daen taraf wala Awakened reh gaya.
City Head ne awaaz buland ki:
“Kya is behtareen shaks ke liye koi aur volunteer hai?”
Khamoshi.
Awakened ke chehray par nafrat aur ghussa ubhar aaya.
Ellie ne nafrat se kaha,
“Pichlay mahine meri dost ne us ki khidmat ke baad zakhmon ke saath wapsi ki thi. Koi bewaqoof hi hoga jo is darinday ko chune.”
Rafael ne foran us ka munh dhak diya.
“Pagal ho gayi ho? Chup raho, mushkil mein daal do gi.”
Ellie muskura kar boli,
“Mera munh tumhein bhi mushkil mein daal sakta hai.”
Rafael ne us ke sar par halki si thapki di, bilkul be-bas mehsoos karta hua.
City Head ghabra gaya.
“In gentlemen ke baghair hum wandering banshee ka muqaabla nahi kar sakte. Meherbani kar ke koi volunteer ban jaye.”
Koi aage nahi aaya.
Daen walay Awakened ne sard awaaz mein kaha:
“Agar koi volunteer nahi, to phir main khud chununga.”
City Head ka chehra peela par gaya.
Awakened ki nazar bheer par phirne lagi —
aur phir Ellie par ruk gayi.
“Tum! Aage aao! Tum meri partner hogi!”
Ellie ka chehra safed par gaya.
Do aadmi aaye aur us ke baazu pakar liye.
“NAHI! Usay mat chuno!” Rafael cheekha,
woh Ellie ka haath pakarne ki koshish karta raha.
“Rafael! Madad karo!” Ellie rote hue cheekhi.
Ellie ko stage par ghaseet kar le jaya gaya.
Awakened ki muskurahat aur bhi gandi ho gayi.
“Chhor do mujhe! Main is gande insaan ki partner nahi banoongi!”
THU!
Ellie ne Awakened ke chehray par thook diya.
Baaki Awakened hans diye.
Awakened ne haath uthaya — lekin us se pehle ek awaaz goonji:
“Main volunteer hoon!”
Ek aurat aage aayi — Gitta.
“Yeh larki masla banayegi,” Gitta ne kaha.
“Main zyada behtar rahungi.”
Awakened ne socha, phir sar hila diya.
Ellie ko stage se utaar diya gaya.
“Gitta, tumhein yeh nahi karna chahiye,” Ellie ne kaha.
“Rafael ke paas wapas jao,” Gitta ne muskurate hue kaha.
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Raat ke kuch ghantay baad…
Shehar mein cheekh-o-pukaar mach gayi.
Ellie aur Rafael daur kar aaye.
Log Rafael ke ghar ke samne jama thay.
Chaar bhale zameen mein gaade hue thay…
aur un par Rafael ka poora khandaan.
Maa, baap, behnain —
neeche se upar tak bhale se chiday hue.
Rafael zameen par gir gaya.
“NAHI… NAHI…”
Ellie cheekhi:
“Tum sab dekh kyun rahe ho?! Unhein neeche utaaro!”
Jawab aaya:
“Awakened ka hukm hai. Jo bhale hataye ga, maar diya jayega.”
Ellie ka dil toot gaya.
Woh bhag kar jungle chali gayi…
aansoo, cheekhein, aur dard.
Waterfall ke paas gir kar dua maangi:
“Ae Khuda… agar tum ho… meri suno.”
“Un logon ko tum ne blessed kaha… magar woh darinday niklay.”
Us ne apna pait pakra.
“Mujhe do bachay ata karo…
Khoon aur Tabaahi ke nishan.”
Achanak banshees ki awaaz khatam ho gayi.
Ellie ke baal surkh ho gaye.
Us ne ghoomti hui awaaz mein kaha:
“Khuda… mujhe Sibling of Chaos ata karo.”
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Sikandar principal ke office se nikalte hi tez qadam uthane laga.
Principal us ke liye ek raaz ban chuka tha—ek aisa aadmi jo har waqt saayon ki tarah us ke gird mehsoos hota tha.
Jaise koi shadow ho jo hamesha us ke peechay ho.
“Yeh kya plan kar raha hai? Itni asaani se mujhe jaane de diya…”
Sikandar ke zehan mein sawal uthne lage.
Spellbooks par un dono ke darmiyan sakht behas hui thi, lekin us ke baad principal ne bina mazeed sawal kiye, achanak usey jaane diya.
Yeh baat Sikandar ko bilkul bhi hazam nahi hui.
Woh jaanta tha—principal ko pata hai ke spellbooks us ke paas hain.
Phir bhi usey chhor dena… yeh normal nahi tha.
Office se nikal kar Sikandar seedha university ke bahar aa gaya.
Us ke dil mein ajeeb si bechaini thi—jaise koi us ka peecha kar raha ho.
Ab usey bilkul bhi mehfooz mehsoos nahi ho raha tha.
Principal usey bina kisi ehsaas ke kahin se bhi teleport kar sakta tha.
Is tarah asaani se uthaya jana aur phenk diya jana… yeh soch bhi Sikandar ke liye ghutan bhari thi.
University se nikal kar us ne apna raasta badal liya.
Apne ghar jaane ke bajaye, woh jaan boojh kar apni maa ke ghar wali street ki taraf chala gaya.
Usey kuch check karna tha.
Street hamesha ki tarah bhari hui thi—log, gaariyan, awaazain—sab kuch normal lag raha tha.
Sikandar road ke doosri taraf khara ho kar idhar udhar nazar daalne laga.
Us ne pehle se khareeda hua hat pehna hua tha, apni shanakht chhupane ke liye.
Jab woh Emham Forest ki taraf nikalne hi wala tha ke achanak us ki nazar kisi par par gayi.
Us ne baayein taraf dekha.
Do log road ke doosri side kharay thay—bilkul casually—but woh bar bar us ki maa ke ghar ki taraf dekh rahe thay.
Ghar khaali tha.
Sikandar ke parents ko Suraj pehle hi pick kar chuka tha.
Sab kuch normal lag raha tha…
lekin jab woh dono log wahan se chalne lage, Sikandar ki nazar sirf ek second ke liye un mein se ek ke baalon par par gayi.
Dark green baal.
Yeh dekh kar Sikandar ke chehre par halki si muskurahat aa gayi.
“Atkins family… bilkul confirm.”
“Tum log bohat dair se aaye ho. Ab upper hand tumhara nahi raha.”
Yeh soch kar Sikandar bhi wahan se nikal gaya.
Woh seedha apne ghar gaya, Karan aur Ryze ko lene ke liye.
Ghar pohanchte hi dekha ke dono pehle se tayar thay.
Sikandar ne unhein pehle hi bata diya tha ke unhein kahin jana hai, is liye dono ne disguise bhi pehna hua tha.
Teenon ghar se bahar niklay.
“Karan,” Sikandar ne gehri awaaz mein kaha,
“tum taxi lo aur seedha UWO office jao. Yeh paise rakho—Ryze ke liye bhi. Lowkye rehna, aur Ryze par nazar rakhna.”
Us ne 100 dollars Karan ko pakra diye.
Ryze ke paas ek form tha—agar halaat bigar jaate, to yeh UWO ko diya jana tha.
Us form mein likha tha ke teen illegal spellbooks—jo Shane Thompson ne Atkins aur Reed family ke liye banayi thin—kis ke qabze mein hain.
Agar yeh baat bahar aa jaati, dono families seedhi musibat mein phans jaati.
Yeh sab Sikandar ke plan ka hissa tha.
Us ne Reed family ke baare mein pehle bhi suna tha—
ek detective aur ek aurat, dono Reed family se taluq rakhti thin.
FAA ke members jo shehar mein ghoom rahe thay, woh bhi Reed family ki wajah se thay.
Reed family FAA ke bohat qareeb thi…
aur yeh spellbooks asal mein unhi ke liye banayi gayi thin.
“Agar mujhe strong banna hai, to risk lena hi padega,”
Sikandar ne dil mein socha.
Usay Robert ki baat yaad aa gayi.
Robert ne kaha tha:
“Agar risk lena hai, to aisa lo jo paagalpan ho—
jahan reward risk se kam az kam do ya teen guna zyada ho.”
Seedhi baat yeh thi—
agar crazy banna hai, to adha nahi… poora jao.
Aur Sikandar ka irada bhi yehi tha.
Woh is dafa poora all-in jaane wala tha.
Atkins aur Reed—dono families ko use karne wala tha.
Agar kisi ko Sikandar ka poora plan pata chal jata,
to woh foran shock mein chala jata.
Puri Ratmawati City mein, hazaaron logon ke beech,
shayad sirf Sikandar hi tha
jo 25 Golden Crest ki do families ko ek sath khelne ka hausla rakhta tha.
Yeh plan…
seedha seedha deewangi tha.
Karan ne sir hila kar haan ki aur Ryze ko saath le kar taxi mein baith gaya.
Dono UWO office ki taraf rawana ho gaye, jab ke Sikandar khamoshi se unhein jaata hua dekhta raha.
Unhein bhejne ke baad, Sikandar Emham Forest ki taraf jaane hi wala tha ke…
“Sikandar Silverstar?”
Peechay se awaaz aayi.
Sikandar ne mud kar dekha—
lekin awaaz sunte hi, aur us shaks ki scent mehsoos karte hi,
usey pata chal chuka tha…
yeh kaun hai.
Us shakhs ki khushboo se hi Sikandar samajh chuka tha ke kaun use bula raha hai.
Woh dheere se palta aur apni peeth ke peeche detective ko khara dekha. Detective tees saal ke qareeb ka aadmi tha—jet black baal, saaf aur trim daadhi, aur uske haath mein ek badge tha.
Badge par FAA ka emblem chamak raha tha. Usne badge Sikandar ke samne kiya, apni authority dikhane ke liye.
Sikandar ne pur-sukoon lehje mein kaha,
“Ji? Aap mujhe bula rahe thay?”
Detective ne seedha jawab diya,
“Main FAA se hoon. Mujhe aapse kuch sawalat poochne hain. Kya aap mere sath kuch dair chal sakte hain?”
Sikandar ne halka sa sar hilaaya aur uske sath chal diya.
Chalte hue Sikandar ke honton par ek halka sa smirk tha.
Dono ek qareebi café mein aaye aur aik doosre ke samne baith gaye. Café ajeeb tor par bilkul khaali tha—na koi awaaz, na koi customer.
Sikandar ne foran mehsoos kar liya ke kuch ghalat hai.
Usne apne ird-gird ka jaiza liya, apni senses ko poori had tak tez karte hue, phir sakoon se bola,
“Aap kya poochna chahte hain? Bejhijhak shuru kijiye.”
Detective ne kaha,
“Main yeh poochna chahta hoon, kya aap—”
Usse pehle ke woh baat mukammal karta, Sikandar ne baat kaat di,
“Mujhe 5000 High Elemental Stones chahiye, 10 million dollars, aur Reed Family ki taraf se protection.”
Detective buri tarah ghabra gaya.
“Ma… maaf kijiye?”
Sikandar kursi par araam se peechay tika aur bola,
“Yahi meri qeemat hai. Koi negotiation nahi.”
Detective ne ghusse aur hairani ke sath kaha,
“Aap ghalat samajh rahe hain. Main aapko recruit karne nahi aaya, sirf sawalat—”
“Mere paas woh cheez hai jo aap dhoondh rahe hain,” Sikandar ne dheemi awaaz mein kaha.
Detective khamosh ho gaya, baat samajhne ki koshish karte hue.
Sikandar ne thandi saans le kar kaha,
“Haan, mere paas spellbooks hain.”
Yeh sunte hi detective ki aankhen phail gayin.
“Agar aap abhi bata dein, to hum sab kuch bhool jayenge,” detective ne dhamki bhare lehje mein kaha.
Sikandar muskuraya.
High-ranking families ki dhamkiyan uske liye nayi nahi thi.
Usne table par ungliyan halki halki bajate hue kaha,
“Aap waqai detective hain? Aap kaafi slow lag rahe ho.”
Detective ko sakht bura laga,
“Excuse me?”
Sikandar ne beparwahi se samjhaya,
“Main ne kaha mere paas spellbooks hain—iska matlab hai mujhe yeh bhi pata hai ke yeh Shane Thompson ke banaye hue hain. Aur iska matlab yeh illegal hain.”
Phir usne ek jumla aur add kiya,
“Aur mujhe umeed hai ke mere peeche jo banda khara hai, woh bhi sun raha hoga.”
Detective ke chehre ka rang ur gaya.
Counter ke peeche kharay barista ke qareeb se ek aadmi uth kar samne aaya—uske chehre par bhi wahi sakht frown tha.
Usne apni presence chhupane ke liye items use kiye hue thay, lekin phir bhi Sikandar ne use mehsoos kar liya.
Sikandar halka sa hans pada,
‘Agar meri senses par itna shock ho raha hai, to Karan ki senses ka sun kar to tum log mar hi jaoge.’
Woh aadmi aage aaya aur detective ke sath baith gaya.
Sikandar ne dekha ke woh black outfit aur mask pehne hue tha. Uske libaas se halki si energy nikal rahi thi—yeh wazeh taur par battle equipment tha.
“Tum kaun ho?” Sikandar ne poocha.
Aadmi ne jawab diya,
“Mera naam Deniz hai. Main Stevanus Reed ka right-hand hoon.”
‘Stevanus Reed ka right-hand…’ Sikandar ne dil mein socha, ‘yeh banda kaafi important hai.’
Stevanus Reed—Reed Family ka sarbarah, aik powerful Wind Elementalist, jo la-mihdood tornadoes summon karne ke liye mashhoor tha.
Deniz ne Sikandar ko ghaur se dekha aur kaha,
“Tum hamare sath kaam karna chahoge? Humein tum jaisay log chahiye.”
Sikandar ke honton ka kona utha,
“Hum yahan spellbooks ke liye aaye hain. Lekin jab baat nikli hai, to mere paas ek proposition hai.”
Detective ne poocha,
“Spellbooks ke mutaliq?”
Sikandar ne aankhen ghooma kar kaha,
“Meri offer ab bhi wahi hai. Koi negotiation nahi.”
Deniz ne bhari awaaz mein kaha,
“5000 Elemental Stones, 10 million dollars, aur Reed Family ki protection?”
Sikandar ne sar hila diya.
Deniz ne halki si mocking smile di,
“Pehli do cheezein mumkin hain. Lekin hamari family ki protection asaan nahi hoti.”
Sikandar muskuraya—khatarnaak muskurahat.
“Kya tum Atkins Family ko kamzor karna chahte ho?” usne poocha.
Deniz aur detective ne aik doosre ko dekha, phir dheere se sar hila diya.
Sikandar ne aage kaha,
“Agar mere log ghalti se tumhari spellbooks na chura lete, to aaj yeh Atkins ke paas hoti.”
“Tum keh rahe ho ke woh shuru se chori ka plan bana rahe thay?” detective gusse se bola.
Sikandar ne tasdeeq ki.
Detective gusse se bhara hua tha, lekin Deniz pur-sukoon raha,
“Tumhare paas iska saboot?”
“Main unse pehle mila tha,” Sikandar ne kaha,
“Woh mujhe maarna chahte thay. Keh rahe thay ke spellbooks unki hain—lekin maine unhein rok diya.”
Deniz gehri soch mein chala gaya,
“Akele kaise roka?”
Sikandar ne kandhay uchka kar kaha,
“Blackmail. Unhein tum tak spellbooks pohanchne ka bohat darr hai.”
Phir usne thande lehje mein add kiya,
“Kuch dinon mein main Wesley Atkins se milne wala hoon.”
Yeh sunte hi dono sakht hairan reh gaye.
Deniz samajh gaya ke iska matlab kya hai.
Agar Atkins Family ka sarbarah khud Sikandar se milne aa raha hai, to unke core members bhi uske sath honge.
Sikandar ne dheere se kaha,
“Atkins car production industry mein hain. Bohat paisa hai wahan.”
Phir uski aankhon mein chamak aayi,
“Aur agar unki factories ko kuch ho jaye… to kaafi dard hoga.”
Deniz ke chehre par khauf tha.
‘Yeh sirf ek student nahi…’ usne socha.
‘Yeh insaani jild mein chhupa hua ek monster hai.’
Sikandar — ek monster.
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Sikandar café se Reed Family se baat karne ke baad bahar nikal aaya.
Hairani ki baat yeh thi ke meeting uski soch se kaafi zyada achi rahi.
Usne pehle hi plan bana rakha tha ke kaise Reed Family ki tawajjoh apni taraf kheenchni hai, lekin kisne socha tha ke detective khud us tak aa jayega. Is wajah se Reed Family ka interest hasil karne ka uska pura plan bekaar ho gaya — lekin achi tarah se.
Detective ki achanak dilchaspi dekh kar Sikandar ke zehan mein foran ek hi shakhs ka khayal aaya.
“Yeh principal hi hoga… usne aik pal bhi nahi lagaya Reed Family ko mere spellbooks ke baare mein batane mein,” Sikandar ne dil hi dil mein socha.
Principal pehle hi jaanta tha ke exchange ke waqt spellbooks Sikandar ke paas aa chuki hain, is liye Sikandar ke liye usay main suspect banana bilkul logical tha.
Lekin ab yeh baat zyada matter nahi karti thi.
Asal baat yeh thi ke uska plan ab bohot tez ho chuka tha. Detective ki wajah se Sikandar Reed Family ke saath aik deal karne mein kamyab ho gaya tha.
Ab uske liye raasta saaf tha.
Is liye woh bina kisi fikr ke Emham Forest ki taraf chal diya.
Ab sirf ek hi cheez uske liye ahmiyat rakhti thi — apna ghar aur apni family.
“Umeed hai mom wahan theek hongi…” Sikandar ne khud se kaha.
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Emham Forest ke bahar…
Suraj ajeeb si bechaini ke saath khara tha. Uske samne Mrs. Greene aur Robert use ghure ja rahe thay, dono ke chehron par confusion saaf nazar aa rahi thi.
Unhein samajh nahi aa raha tha ke Suraj unhein is jagah kyun le aaya hai.
Emham Forest aik training ground tha Awakened logon ke liye. Normal logon ka yahan aana na sirf mana tha, balkay bohot khatarnak bhi.
Aur agar koi normal insaan andar ja bhi sakta, phir bhi mutated beasts se bhara hua jungle aik ajeeb choice thi.
Achaanak Mrs. Greene aur Robert ke chehron par samajh aane wali dehshat chhaa gayi.
Dono aik qadam peeche hat gaye.
“Tum… tum humein maarne ka plan toh nahi bana rahe?” Mrs. Greene ne kaanpti awaaz mein kaha.
“Hum ne tumhara sirf bhala hi kiya hai…”
Suraj ke aankhen phail gayin.
“Kya?! Nahi nahi nahi!” woh foran bola.
“Main aisa kuch bhi nahi kar raha, khuda ki qasam!”
Usay yaqeen hi nahi aa raha tha ke Sikandar ke parents uske baare mein aisa soch sakte hain. Kahin na kahin uska dil bhi dukha.
“Umm… asal mein Sikandar chahta tha ke aap dono ko apni powers dikhaye,” Suraj ne jaldi se jhoot gadh liya.
“Is liye woh aapko yahan bulana chahta tha… haan, sirf show off ke liye.”
Woh bas waqt khareedna chahta tha jab tak Sikandar yahan pohanch jaye.
“Yeh banda kahan reh gaya hai… main zyada dair jhoot nahi bol sakta,” Suraj ne socha.
Mrs. Greene aur Robert ne aik dusre ki taraf dekha, phir dono muskura diye.
“Oh my God… main hamesha se dekhna chahti thi ke woh kis qisam ka Awakened bana hai,” Mrs. Greene khushi se boli.
“Haan, main bhi dekhna chahta hoon ke mera beta kitna strong ho gaya hai,” Robert ne kaha.
Suraj ne dil hi dil mein sukoon ka saans liya.
Usne unhein jungle ke andar chalne ka ishara kiya, lekin dono ne foran inkaar kar diya.
“Nahi… hum Sikandar ka intezaar yahin karenge,” Mrs. Greene ne thori ghabrahat ke saath kaha.
Suraj uska chehra dekh kar sir pakar liya.
“Yeh abhi bhi mujhe murderer samajh rahi hain…”
“Andar aik bohot khoobsurat waterfall hai,” Suraj ne phir koshish ki.
“Aap dono ko bohot pasand aaye ga.”
Asal mein, woh darta tha ke kahin Sikandar ke dushman unhein dekh na lein.
Yahan bohot se Awakened aa-ja rahe thay, lekin is ka matlab yeh nahi tha ke yeh jagah mehfooz hai — balkay ulta, aur bhi zyada khatra.
Suraj sab ko akela akela monitor nahi kar sakta tha.
Kaafi koshish ke baad bhi jab baat na bani, toh Suraj ne haar maan li aur apni guard maximum par rakh di.
Takreeban aik ghanta baad…
Suraj ab bhi idhar udhar dekh raha tha ke achanak uski nazar daahni taraf padi.
Woh chaunk gaya.
Bheed ke darmiyan usne Adhara ko dekha… uske saath aik oldman khara tha jiska aik haath nahi tha.
Phir bhi, us old man ki posture dekh kar Suraj samajh gaya —
Yeh aadmi kabhi soldier raha hai.
Suraj khud military se tha, is liye woh pehchan sakta tha.
“Adhara! Yahan!” Suraj ne awaaz lagayi aur haath hilaaya.
Adhara ne dekha aur us buzurg ke saath Suraj ki taraf aa gayi.
Mrs. Greene aur Robert ki aankhen chamak uthin — lekin phir jab unhein ehsaas hua ke yeh Sikandar nahi hai, toh unki umeed phir toot gayi.
Phir unki nazar Adhara par padi.
Aur dono hairan reh gaye.
Adhara ka husn — sar se le kar paon tak — kisi bhi insaan ko ruk kar dekhne par majboor kar de.
Yahan tak ke Mrs. Greene ne bhi dil mein maana ke yeh woh khoobsurti hai jo har larki chaahti hai.
“Tum log yahan kyun kharay ho?” Adhara ne hairani se poocha.
“Humein andar jana chahiye.”
Plan ke mutabiq, sab ko Sikandar ke Cluster Domain ke entrance par milna tha.
Lekin yahan kharay rehna unhein Atkins Family aur Reed Family dono ke liye exposed kar raha tha.
Suraj ne gardan khujai aur awkward smile ke saath bola,
“Main andar jana chahta tha… lekin Sikandar ke parents ke saath thora masla ho gaya.”
“Kaisa masla?” Adhara ne poocha.
Suraj ne peeche Mrs. Greene aur Robert ki taraf dekha aur phir dheemi awaaz mein kaha,
“Unhein mujh par poora bharosa nahi hai…”
Usne Adhara ko saari situation samjha di.
Adhara ne gehri saans li aur phir Mrs. Greene aur Robert ki taraf dekha.
“Toh yeh hain Sikandar ke parents …”
Uski aankhon mein soch aur ehtiyaat dono saaf nazar aa rahe thay.
Adhara unki taraf dekh rahi hoti hai jab Mrs. Greene aur Robert uske paas aate hain.
Mrs. Greene muskurate hue poochti hain,
“Suraj? Yeh khoobsurat larki kaun hai?”
Robert bhi thora hairani se add karta hai,
“Kya yeh tumhari girlfriend hai?”
Suraj halki si sookhi muskurahat ke saath pehle chup rehta hai, phir kehta hai,
“Is ke bilkul ulat… yeh Adhara hai, aur yeh Sikandar ke bohot qareeb hai.”
Yeh sunte hi Mrs. Greene aur Robert dono ki aankhein phail jaati hain.
Dono Adhara ko aise dekhne lagte hain jaise koi farishta ho. Itni ghuri hui nazron se Adhara ko sharm mehsoos hoti hai—unki nazar kisi bhookay shikari jaisi hoti hai jo apna shikaar dekh chuka ho.
Mrs. Greene foran Adhara ke haath pakar leti hain,
“Adhara! Main Sikandar ki maa hoon. Tum mujhe mother-in-law keh sakti ho!”
Robert bhi peeche nahi rehta,
“Aur main Sikandar ka stepfather hoon. Mujhe father-in-law kehna.”
Yeh scene dekh kar Suraj chup chaap peeche hat jata hai, halki si hansi ke saath.
Adhara gusse se Suraj ko dekhti hai—uska dil karta hai ke uska chehra noch le—lekin Mrs. Greene ne uske haath pakray hue hote hain.
Phir sawalon ki barsaat shuru ho jaati hai:
“Tum Sikandar se pehli baar kab mili?”
“Usne tumhe propose kaise kiya?”
“Usne humein tumhare baare mein kabhi kyun nahi bataya?”
“Kya tum dono chhup ke relationship mein ho?”
“Aur… kya tum dono ne—”
Sawal par sawal, bina ruke.
Adhara bilkul ghabra jaati hai. Use jawab dene ka mauqa hi nahi milta. Bas woh bechain muskurahat ke saath dono ko dekhti rehti hai.
Lekin phir bhi… Sikandar ke parents se itni garam-joshi aur pyaar bhara welcome mil kar Adhara ke gaal halka sa surkh ho jaate hain.
Usne kabhi socha bhi nahi tha ke itna thanda, khamosh aur controlled Sikandar ke parents itne zinda-dil honge.
Adhara ne socha tha ke “seb darakht se door nahi girta”,
lekin Sikandar ke case mein bilkul ulta tha.
Unki personalities ek doosre se bilkul mukhtalif thi.
Jab sab khushi khushi baatein kar rahe hote hain, Adhara ke father thori door khamoshi se sab kuch dekh rahe hote hain.
Suraj yeh notice karta hai aur unke paas ja kar kehta hai,
“Excuse me sir, aap Adhara ke father honge. Main Suraj hoon—Adhara ka dost.”
Adhara ke father bas ek nazar daal kar Suraj ko ignore kar dete hain.
Suraj bura nahi maanta aur kehta hai,
“Kya aap military mein thay, sir?
Sorry… aapke baazu ke baare mein.”
Yeh sunte hi Adhara ke father ghoor kar dekhte hain aur phir apna chehra pher lete hain.
Suraj samajh jata hai ke usne ghalat topic chhed diya.
Thora guilty mehsoos karte hue, Suraj paas khari gaari ke saath lean ho jata hai.
“Main bhi military se hoon,” Suraj kehta hai,
“Is liye mujhe pata hai battlefield kitni sakht hoti hai.”
Adhara ke father hairani se uski taraf dekhte hain,
“Kaunsi division?”
“16th Combat Medic,” Suraj jawab deta hai,
“Teen units mein assigned tha.”
Woh pocket se cigarette nikal kar jalata hai aur offer karta hai.
Adhara ke father bhi le lete hain.
Dono cigarette peete hue baat karne lagte hain.
“Meri jaan 16th Combat Medic ne bachayi thi,”
Adhara ke father kehte hain,
“Khoon bohot beh gaya tha… lagbhag mar chuka tha.”
Suraj muskura deta hai.
Dono phir apni apni military stories share karte hue hansne lagte hain—ek ajeeb si bonding ho jaati hai.
Tab tak Sikandar ke parents Adhara ko chhor dete hain.
Adhara peeche dekhti hai aur apne father aur Suraj ko baat karte hue dekhti hai.
Woh unke paas aati hai,
“Aap dono kya baat kar rahe ho?”
Suraj hansi mein kehta hai,
“Jo tum samajh nahi sakti.”
Adhara Suraj ke kandhe par punch maarti hai.
Suraj dard ka naatak karta hai.
Dono hans dete hain.
Achaanak Suraj ki nazar door kharay ek shaks par parti hai jo shuba bhari nazron se unhe dekh raha hota hai.
Jab woh shaks Suraj ko pehchanta hai, uski aankhein phail jaati hain.
Suraj ka chehra sanjeeda ho jata hai.
“Humein abhi andar jaana hoga. Abhi!”
Mrs. Greene aur Robert hairani se Suraj ko dekhte hain.
Shikayat ka mauqa milne se pehle hi Suraj un dono ko pakar kar Emham Forest ki taraf kheench leta hai.
Adhara aur uske father bhi peeche peeche chal dete hain.
Security rokna chahti hai, lekin jaise hi woh Adhara ko pehchanti hai, raasta de deti hai.
Ratmawati City ke har kone mein Sikandar ka Kevin ko haraana broadcast hua tha,
lekin Adhara bhi tournament mein chamki thi.
Yeh usi asar ka nateeja tha.
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Meanwhile…
Sikandar Emham Forest se zyada door nahi hota.
Takreeban das minute mein pohanchne wala hota hai.
Woh economic train mein hota hai—logon ka rush hota hai, lekin use farq nahi parta.
Achaanak—
RING!
Uska phone bajta hai.
Screen par unknown number hota hai.
Bina jhijhak Sikandar call utha leta hai,
“Sikandar Silverstar speaking.”
Dusri taraf se aik sakht awaaz aati hai,
“Kab aur kahan milna hai?”
Sikandar awaaz se hi andaza laga leta hai, phir bhi poochta hai,
“Kaun bol raha hai?”
“Tumne khud mujhse milne ki baat ki thi,”
aadmi thande lehje mein jawab deta hai.
Ab Sikandar ko poori tasdeeq ho jaati hai—
yeh Wesley Atkins hai.
Jane ke zariye Sikandar ne pehle hi keh diya tha ke woh “boss” se milna chahta hai.
Aur boss… Wesley Atkins tha—Atkins Family ka sarbarah.
“Oh… Mr. Wesley,”
Sikandar halki si shararat se kehta hai,
“Itni jaldi call aayegi, mujhe umeed nahi thi.”
Wesley ka gussa barhta hai, lekin woh khud ko rok leta hai.
“Tum milna chahte thay—ab mil rahe ho. Batao, jagah aur waqt tum chuno ge ya main?”
Sikandar halki si hansi hansta hai,
“Main details is number par bhej deta hoon. Milne ke liye shukriya, Mr. Wesley.”
Call cut ho jaati hai.
Wesley message kholta hai aur jagah dekh kar bhonay chadha leta hai—
woh kaafi door hoti hai.
“Yeh kya plan kar raha hai…”
Woh bhari awaaz mein sochta hai.
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Aaj ke liye itnah hi. I hope ye episode be aap sub ko pasind ahya ho ga.
Is bar kuch new karna chaha. But muje lag raha hai k boht ganda likha mai ne.
Kyo ke muje sez scene likhne ka koi tajurba nahi hai.
Ye galti maaf karna. Next time koshish karon gah k bahter likh sakon.
Target is bar be same 50.
Apne likes aur reviews zaror dena. Aur khas tor par apne suggestions.
Milte hai next episode mai tab tak ke liye.
Thanks and Bye.
