When I volunteered to clean out Grandma’s dusty attic, I thought I’d just find old quilts and baby pictures. I never expected the locked door… or what was behind it.
Ek ladki ko purani haweli mein mili ek diary… likha tha khoon se, aur har panna padte hi koi na koi sach samne aata gaya. Lekin kya vo akhri panna bhi pad paayegi, ya khud uska hissa ban jaayegi kahani ka?
Shaadi ke baad naye ghar mein kadam rakhte hi ajeeb cheezein hone lagi. Darwaze khule milte, hawayein khud se baat karti, aur raat ka sannata kuch zyada gehra tha. Par jab ek raaz purana almari se nikla, tab samjha ki yeh sirf ek naya ghar nahi tha… yeh kisi ka intezaar kar raha tha.
Har raat 2:13 baje chhat par kuch girta tha. Padosi keh rahe the kuch nahi hai. Par jab maine khidki se dekha, toh koi tha wahan… kuch tha, jo insaan nahi lagta tha. Tum bhi sunoge woh awaz, agar raat ko akele ho.
I was just putting laundry away when I found it—an old, yellowed envelope buried beneath socks. What I read inside made me question everything I thought I knew about our marriage.
Kabhi kabhi neend aur haqeeqat ke beech ka farq itna patla hota hai ki pata hi nahi chalta hum jaag rahe hain ya koi nightmare chal raha hai. Main uss raat sirf sone gaya tha… par jo aankhen khuli toh ek naya dar meri zindagi ka hissa ban gaya. Tum samajh rahe ho na? Sirf…
Raat ko woh haveli aksar ajeeb awaazon se goonjti thi… par ek din jab main andar gaya, toh mujhe laga ki main akele nahi hoon. Yeh sirf kahani nahi, ek aisi yaad hai jo aaj bhi meri neend chura leti hai.