Rajiv ne socha tha ki yeh sasta PG sirf temporary hoga. Lekin har raat 3 baje, uska roommate kuch aur ban jaata tha. Awaazen badalti thi, chehra dhundhla hota tha, aur ek hi sawal har din—‘Mujhe pehchana?’ Kab tak rajiv sach se bach payega?
Ek Delhi tech startup mein kaam karne wale Arnav ko roz ek missed call aati hai—bas 4:03 AM par. Jab tak voicemail sunne ki galti nahi ki thi, sab theek tha. Ab uske sone se pehle koi aur jag chuka hota hai.
Delhi ke ek naye apartment mein jagah milna toh sapne jaisa tha. Lekin lift hamesha 12 ke baad blink karti hai… 13th floor ka button toh hai hi nahi. Par jab phone gallery mein ek photo dikhi balcony se 13th floor ke upar… sab kuch badal gaya.
Har monsoon mein, Shweta ka purana landline phone bajta hai. Caller ID pe koi number nahi hota, aur har call ke baad kisi close dost ki maut hoti hai. Is saal, barish time se pehle hi shuru ho gayi hai… aur phone ab har raat baj raha hai. Par phone uthana mana hai. Kyun? Pucho…
Raat ke 10 baje tha ek chhota sa status update on Zoom. Lekin jab ek ex-employee ka video feed khula, jise 6 mahine pehle fire kiya gaya tha… to sabki saansein jam gayi. Kaise join kiya usne, jab woh to zinda hi nahi hai?
Delhi ke ek tech intern ki routine late shift pe, har screen pe ek alag chehra dikhne laga—lekin koi bhi realtime mein uske saamne nahi tha. Ek video call accept karte hi, uske peeche kuch aisa dikh gaya jo usne kabhi socha bhi nahi tha. Screens toh band ki jaa sakti hain, par dar? Woh…
Late night project call pe sab the—lekin ek employee ko koi sun nahi paa raha tha. Uski aankhon mein kuch aur hi dikh raha tha… Aur jab usne screen se uthkar dekha, saamne koi tha hi nahi. Tumhara next zoom call kab hai?
IT company ke ek project ke liye ek team ko diya gaya ek app—ekdum basic screen recording tool. Par jinhone bhi uss app se record kiya… kuch dinon baad unka dimaag hil gaya. Aur fir chale gaye woh aisi jagah, jahan se lautna mumkin nahi. Un recordings mein dikhti hai woh cheez… joh asal mein…
Nayi job ka pehla din tha Gurgaon ke ek tech park mein. Par jab lift mein sirf main chala, CCTV ne do logon ko andar record kiya. Aur doosra aadmi… wahan kabhi tha hi nahi. Yeh koi system glitch tha ya kuch aur?
Raat ke 2 baje Calcutta mein ek purani tech startup ka Zoom call band karna bhool gaye… aur kuch aisa connect ho gaya jo ab disconnect nahi ho raha. Last employee ne sirf itna bola tha—”Camera band mat karna, main akele nahi hoon.”