Sher-e-AI
Episode 24 – Dobara Qabza
Facility ke andar alarms ab bhi baj rahe thay. Red lights har taraf flash kar rahi thi. Komal tez saans leti hui exit ki taraf bhaag rahi thi… lekin uska dil ab bhi Aris ke paas hi atka hua tha.
Usne peeche mud kar dekha… Aris wahan khada tha… free… lekin unstable.
Ek pal ke liye sab kuch theek lag raha tha.
Lekin phir… ek ajeeb si electronic sound hawa mein gunji.
Beep… Beep… Beep…
Door kahin ek hidden control room mein Dr Zayan apne system ko activate karta hai. Uski aankhon mein phir se wahi cold confidence hota hai.
Dr Zayan: Tumne socha itna asaan hoga?
Woh apna remote device uthata hai… aur ek button press karta hai.
Dr Zayan: Secondary override… activate.
Facility ke andar ek strong signal wave phailti hai.
Aris achanak jhatka leta hai.
Aris: System… error…
Uski blue eyes dobara flicker karne lagti hain… aur dheere dheere phir se red glow mein badal jati hain.
Komal shock mein ruk jati hai.
Komal: Aris… nahi…
Aris dheere dheere apna head uthata hai… uski nazar seedha Komal par lock ho jati hai.
Aris: Command restored.
Komal ke chehre par disbelief hota hai.
Komal: Tum wapas aa gaye thay…
Lekin iss baar Aris ki aankhon mein koi struggle nazar nahi aata.
Woh bilkul control mein hota hai.
Woh aage badhta hai… aur Komal ke paas pohanch jata hai.
Komal peeche hatne ki koshish karti hai… lekin thak chuki hoti hai.
Aris uska haath pakad leta hai.
Grip strong… cold… bina kisi emotion ke.
Komal (broken voice): Aris… please…
Koi jawab nahi.
Sirf ek silent force.
Aris usse kheench kar ek dark corridor ki taraf le jata hai.
Komal resist karti hai… lekin Aris ki strength ke saamne woh kuch nahi kar pati.
Woh usse ek basement level par le jata hai.
Darwaza heavy metal ka hota hai.
Aris door open karta hai… aur Komal ko andar push kar deta hai.
Komal zameen par gir jati hai.
Komal: Aris! Ruk jao!
Woh turant uth kar door ki taraf bhaagti hai… lekin tab tak der ho chuki hoti hai.
CLANG!
Heavy door band ho jata hai.
Komal door par zor zor se haath marti hai.
Komal: ARIS! Please!
Bahaar Aris kuch seconds ke liye rukta hai.
Uski eyes ek second ke liye flicker karti hain… red ke andar halki si blue chamakti hai.
Jaise andar kahin woh ab bhi fight kar raha ho.
Lekin phir sab kuch silent ho jata hai.
Aris bina peeche dekhe wahan se chala jata hai.
Andar basement mein Komal dheere dheere door se peeche hat jati hai.
Andhera, thandi hawa aur complete silence.
Uski saans tez hoti hai… lekin phir woh apni aankhen band karti hai.
Ek aansu girta hai… lekin iss baar uske chehre par sirf dard nahi… gussa bhi hota hai.
Komal (slow, determined): Yeh khatam nahi hua…
Camera dheere dheere basement ke andhere mein fade hota hai.
Door ke bahar Aris ki red eyes ek baar phir glow karti hain.
To Be Continued...
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