Bhootni: The Unseen Truth-Ek Room, Ek Raaz, Ek Bhootni....

CHAPTER 3

Chapter 3: The Haunting Reveal

[Scene: Rajpur Girls Hostel, Room No. 13. The lights are dim, and the atmosphere is tense after finding Pihu's diary. It's late at night, and everyone is in bed, trying to sleep. But there's an uneasy silence in the air.]

(Suddenly, Pragya hears a faint noise and sits up in her bed, looking around nervously.)

Pragya: (whispers) Guys… kya tum logon ne suna?

Preeti: (groggily) Kya? Koi awaaz thi kya? Yaar, so ja, tum zyada soch rahi ho.

Pragya: (nervous) Nahin yaar, sach mein kuch suna. Jaise koi darwaza khat-khata raha ho.

Rupali: (irritated) Yaar Pragya, itni raat ko bas aur kuch mat soch. Kal subah Pihu aa jayegi. Chill maaro!

Pragyan: (seriously) Wait... no, Pragya sahi keh rahi hai. Maine bhi kuch suna. Woh awaaz darwaze ke paas se aayi thi.

(Everyone looks toward the door, which is slightly ajar. A cold breeze blows into the room.)

Alka: (panicking) Humne toh door lock kiya tha, yeh khul kaise gaya?

Smruti: (urgently) Sheetal, close the door! Shut it fast!

(Sheetal rushes to the door, but just as she reaches for it, the door slams shut with a loud bang. Everyone jumps in shock.)

Shavani: (terrified) Yeh kya ho raha hai? Humare saath kya chal raha hai?

Ipshita: (whispers) Yeh Pihu hai na? Usne diary mein jo likha tha, kya woh sach tha?

(Suddenly, a faint, eerie laughter echoes through the room. It’s soft but sends chills down their spines. Everyone freezes.)

Sonali: (shaken) Woh… hasi kahan se aayi? Room ke andar hai kya?

Sanskriti: (terrified) Mujhe lagta hai... woh yahin hai.

(The girls slowly turn toward a corner of the room, where a shadowy figure starts to emerge.)

Pihu: (softly) Tum sab jaanna chahte ho ki main kaun hoon?

(The figure steps into the dim light—it’s Pihu, standing eerily still, with a faint smile on her face.)

Pragya: (stammering) P-Pihu? Tum... kab wapas aayi?

Pihu: (coldly) Main kabhi gayi hi nahi thi.

Alka: (fearful) Yeh... kya keh rahi ho tum?

Pihu: (smirking) Tum sabko lagta tha main insaan hoon? Main tumhare saath isliye thi, kyunki mujhe wapas aana tha. Tum sabke paas... phir se.

Smruti: (Panicked) Wapas? Kya matlab? Tum ho kaun?

Pihu: (seriously) Main woh hoon jo tumhare raaz jaanti hoon. Tumne jo bhoolne ki koshish ki thi, usse kab tak chhupaoge?

(Everyone exchanges nervous glances. They don’t know what Pihu is referring to, but fear grips them.)

Pragyan: (whispers) Tum... bhoot ho?

Pihu: (with a dark smile) Sirf bhoot nahi hoon. Main woh hoon jo tumhe sab yaad dilaane aayi hoon.

(The room falls silent as everyone processes her words.)

Pihu: (intensely) Tum log abhi tak samajh nahi paaye na? Tum log soch rahe ho... main kaise mar gayi? Tum mein se ek ko pata hai.

(Everyone freezes in shock, staring at Pihu. Her words hang in the air, filled with chilling mystery. Who knows the truth?)