Kuch Toh Hai (Completed)

Chapter 9: Nazdeekiyan

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At night...

Sidharth came from office and found his room dark.

"Ajeeb hai! Bahar sab jagah lights hai lekin humare ghar mein nahi. Upar se yeh genarator bhi aaj kaal kaam nahi kar raha. Paata nahi kya ho raha." Thought Sidharth while trying to switch on the lights.

Then his eyes fell on the sofa. Though it was dark, he could see that there was a lady sitting on the sofa facing her back. He thought that it was Shehnaaz.

"Shehnaaz tum office se kab aayi? Aur idhar aise andhere mein kyu baithi ho?" He asked but no response came.

Sidharth became confused.

"Main tum se baat kar raha hoon. Hello!" He paused for a while and then asked, "Tum naraz ho kya? Shehnaaz!"

"Kya hua Sidharth?"

Hearing the voice, Sidharth looked at the door and saw Shehnaaz coming inside. He became shocked.

Suddenly the lights came and Sidharth again looked at the sofa. There was no one was sitting there.

"T...tum kab aayi?" He asked Shehnaaz.

"Arrey! Abhi abhi aap ke saamne se hi toh aayi. Jab aap andhere mein mera naam pukar rahe the." She replied.

Sidharth was puzzled. If she had just come then who was the lady sitting on the sofa?

"Maine itna galat dekha kya?" He asked himself.

"Kya soch rahe ho Sidharth?" Asked Shehnaaz coming towards him.

"Kuch nahi bas.... Office mein tumhara first day kaisa raha?"

Shehnaaz smiled and said, "Accha hi tha. Main nayi hoon isliye kaam samajhne mein thodi si pareshani hui. Par mere colleagues ne bohut co-operate kiya. Sirf....."

Shehnaaz stopped suddenly remembering Advait's words. She didn't know why his words were bothering her this much. She knew there were many people who believed in superstitions. Even she met some people like him before as well. But then why only his words were not getting out of her mind? She realised that his words had something else which was making her believe that there exists something called bad spirit. Also she herself was experiencing strange things since the very day she came to Mumbai. This could be a reason as well because of which she was not being able to forget Advait's words.

"Sirf kya?" Asked Sidharth breaking Shehnaaz's thoughts.

"Sidharth aap se ek baat pucchu?" She asked very curiously.

"Haan puccho." Said Sidharth.

"Kya aap bure saaye pe believe karte hai?"

"What?"

He couldn't understand the question.

"Mera matlab tha, aaj kisi ne mujhe office mein kaha ki marne ke baad atmayon ka bura saaya kuch logo ke upar padhta hai. Kya iss baat mein sacchai hai? Kya aap ne kabhi aisa kuch mehsoos kiya hai? Kisi bure saaye ko dekha hai?"

"How stupid! I never expected ki tum jaisi educated girl aise sawal karegi. Mujhe toh iss sawal ka jawab bhi nahi dena." He said and started going towards his room.

"Ahhaaan! Sidharth boliye na!" Whined Shehnaaz while going after him.

"Mere khayal se zyada kaam kar ke tumhara dimaag kharab ho gaya hai. Isliye aisi behki behki baatein kar rahi ho. Thodi der rest kar lo, thik ho jayega." He said while taking out his clothes from the closet.