Remember Me

Episode - 2 Old Mansion

One of us has to go

"Apna haath andar karlo, kahi kisi ne sachme bahar kheech liya to?"
Dev ke bure mazak ne successfully car ke andar ki tension ko Tod Diya.

April ne muh banate hue apna haath khidki ke andar kar liya. Uski nazar khidki ke bahar guzarte pedon par se mano hat hi nahi Rahi thi.

Uska chehra dekh ke Daniel ko phir hasi a gayi.
"Oh come on, April! It's gonna be fun. Cheer up!"

"As if! Hum sab bewakoofon ki tarah car me bharkar beech jungle me ek manhoos ped ko dhoondhe ja rahe hain. Which part sounds fun to you?"
Sam rolled her eyes and huffed. Not everyone was as excited for the trip.

"All of it to be honest" Dev ne matter of fact state karne wali tone me kaha.

"You two are party poopers! Isme burai hi kya hai?" Ava ne bhohein chadhate hue kaha.

"First of all,"
Sam ki tone sunte hi adhe group ne ek irritation bhari saans chhodi. They all realised they were in for a scolding.

Sam, on the other hand, continued,
"Yaha par signal nahi hai, we can't call for help.
Second, hum jungle ke beechon beech ja rahein hain, we could be attacked by wild animals.
Third, ye ped exist karta hai bhi ki nahi hume nahi pata, we might as well just be roaming around like fools.
Fourth, agar ye ped exist karta hai to we could be in real danger."

Sam ki baatein sunkar April aur nervous hone lagi. Wo group ke sabse vulnerable logon me se ek thi.

Uski nervousness dekhke Luna ne interfere karte hue bolna shuru kiya.
Usne ne ek lambi saans chhodte hue kaha, "Girl please, we are here to have fun. So loosen up! Aur Dev ne bola to tha, humari search location ke paas hi ek gaon hai. It can't be bad."

Sam ne kuch bolne ke lie apna muh khola hi tha ki Abhinav ne car rok di.

Wo bakiyon ki taraf mudhkar ek oddly serious expression ke saath bolne laga,

"We're here."

April shuddered for the nth time. Lekin is baar wo akeli hi ajeeb feel nahi kar Rahi thi.

Wo log jaise jaise jungle me andar jaye ja rahe the, jungle ka mahaul aur bhi anisht hota ja raha tha.

Abhinav ne apna hath uske kandhe par rakhte hue uski taraf ek comforting smile di.
"Relax, just think of this as a hike."

Uski taraf dekhte hue April ne ek adhi smile di. She wanted to feel safe, lekin jis jungle me abhi wo the, seemed anything but.

Even the group's bravest person, Ava could feel it. Car se utarne ke baad se hi mano, group me ek alag si nervousness fail gayi thi.

Jaise jaise wo jungle me kisi unknown direction me badh rahe the, this tension seemed to grow. No one seemed willing to break it. Har koi mano, apne hi khayalon me khoya tha. None of them comforting.

"Guys...come check this."
Dev ki awaaz ne sannate ko todte hue un sabke kadmo ko rok diya.

Baki log peeche mude to unhone use doosri direction me kahi ghoorte hue paya.

Jab bakiyon ne jakar dekha, to mano sab ek pal ke liye saans Lena bhool gaye.

In front of them stood a mansion. Uske saamne iron ke do bade gates; jo ki jangli belon se bhare the, were taller than 7 foot.
The mansion itself, seemed frozen in time. Uski deewarein Kali pad chuki thi, khidkiyan peeli. Use dekhkar Aisa lag raha tha, mano itne saalon ke sangharsh ne un deewaron se khushiyon ka namo-nishan cheen liya ho.

Haveli hi nahi, mano poora jungle ab samay se pare ho chala tha. Na to asaman me ek pakshi, na  pedon pe koi janwar. Achanak asman me garajte badlon ne jaise sabko hosh me la diya.

"Guys, aise hi har bhootiya movie start hoti hai. No matter what, we're not going in there." April warned.

"No way! We can't miss this opportunity. Aur Mai yaha beech jungle me bheegne nahi wali, especially jab hum andar ja sakte hain." Ava was practically jumping with excitement.

Ava ki utsukta ko dekhkar Abhinav haste hue bola, "I agree, him yaha aaye hi isiliye the, after all."

"Do din ke andar hi hum log itne galat decisions kaise le sakte hain?"
Sam toote kaanch ke side se nikalte hue boli.

"Galt ho ya sahi, this is a once in a lifetime opportunity guys, let's not spoil it for others " Daniel Sam ko tedhi nazron se dekhta hua bola.

Isse pehle ki baat aur bigadti, Ava ne bolna shuru kiya, "Guys! Poori haveli portraits se bhari Hui hai. This is amazing. Do you think ye log yaha ke owners rahein honge?"

April ne ek Nazar haveli ke main hall ki taraf ghumate hue ek thandi saans chhodi.

Main hall me filhal Charon aur sirf tooti khidkiyon ka kaanch aur purana furniture tha. Entrance ke saamne hi main staircase tha, jo ki do directions me jata dikh raha tha.

Haveli me pairon ke neeche toot te kaanch aur bahar ho rahi be-intehan barish ke alawa kuch samay ke liye koi awaz nahi ayi.

Sam aur April ne to jaise mentally decide kar liya tha ki wo dono fireplace ke paas se hilenge nahi. Wahi dusri or, Ava aur Dev seedhiyon se upar alag directions me chale gaye.

Sam aur April bas Shanti se baithkar apne doston ki excited awazein sun rahe the. Aisa karte karte kab unki ankh lag gayi unhe nahi pata chala.

April ka shareer ek bhayanak cheekh sunkar jhatke se utha. Isse pehle ki wo kuch samajh pati, Sam ne use apni or protectively kheench liya.

"Ye kya tha?!" Dev chillate hue neeche aya, Ava nhi uske peeche thi. Daniel hanfte hue andar aya, "Guys, kya hua??!"

Ek pal ke liye sab ek dusre ko ghoorte rahein. Until, they all came to a realisation,

"Where's Luna?"