Aakhri Lift

Ek bilkul sachi lagne wali, darr se bhari horror kahani pesh hai. Isse raat ke sannate mein padhiyega...

## Aakhri Lift

Rohan ek software engineer tha, jise aksar raat ke 2 baje tak office mein rukna padta tha. Uska office ek 24-manzil ki purani building ke sabse upar wale floor par tha.

Ek raat, baarish bohot tez ho rahi thi. Rohan ne apna kaam khatam kiya, apna laptop bag uthaya, aur lift ki taraf bada. Poori building mein srf wahi bacha tha. Security guard bhi neeche main gate par tha.

Usne lift ka button dabaya. Lift upar aayi—*Ting!*

Lift ke andar ki lights thodi lap-lapa (flicker) rahi thi. Rohan andar gaya aur 'G' (Ground Floor) ka button daba diya. Lift dheere-dheere neeche jaane lagi.

### 15th Floor: Ek Ajeeb Roktok

Lift 15th floor par aakar achanak ruk gayi. Rohan ko ajeeb laga kyunki is waqt office mein koi nahi tha. Lift ke darwaze khule... samne poora floor andhere mein dooba hua tha.

Koi andar nahi aaya. Rohan ne socha shayad koi technical glitch hoga. Usne jaldi se 'Close Door' ka button dabaya. Darwaze band hone hi wale the ki ek ajeeb si thandi hava ka jhonka andar aaya, aur lift ke andar ka taapman (temperature) bilkul gir gaya.

### 12th Floor: Kiska Saya?

Lift aage badhi. Tabhi Rohan ki nazar lift ke steel wall par padi, jisme mirror ki tarah piche ka sab dikhta tha.

> Uske theek piche, lift ke kone mein, ek ladki khadi thi. Uske baal bheege hue aur chehre par bikhre the, aur usne safed rang ke kapde pehne the.

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Rohan ka dil jor-jor se dhadakne laga. Usne darrte hue piche mudkar dekha—**lekin piche koi nahi tha!**

Usne vapas steel wall ke reflection mein dekha—**wo ladki ab uske aur kareeb khadi thi.** Uska chehra bilkul safed tha aur uski aakhon ki jagah srf gehre kaale gaddhe the.

### 8th Floor: Phas Gaya

Rohan ne ghabra kar saare floors ke button dabane shuru kar diye. Wo chillaya, *"Koi hai? Bachao!"* Lekin lift ki lights poori tarah band ho gayi. Srf emergency red light jal rahi thi.

Lift achanak 8th floor par jhatke se ruk gayi. Is baar darwaze nahi khule. Par lift ke upar ki chhat (ceiling) se kuch tapakne ki aawaz aayi... *Tap... Tap... Tap...*

Rohan ne himmat karke apne phone ki flashlight on ki aur upar dekha. Upar se paani nahi, **khoon** tapak raha tha. Aur lift ke upar wale emergency exit ke chote se darwaze se wahi ladki niche jhaank rahi thi, uske chehre par ek bhayanak muskaan thi.

### Ground Floor: Chutkara?

Rohan darr ke maare rone laga aur lift ke darwaze ko zor-zor se peetne laga. Achanak lift bohot tezi se neeche giri aur ek jhatke ke sath Ground floor par ruk gayi.

Darwaze khule. Samne brightness thi aur security guard khada tha. Rohan haanpote hue bahar bhaga aur seedha guard ke gale lag gaya.

"Guard bhaiya! Upar lift mein koi hai... wo mujhe maar deti!" Rohan ne rote hue kaha.

Guard ne bade aaram se Rohan ko dekha, muskuraya, aur apni flashlight Rohan ke chehre par maarte hue bola:

> *"Sirf upar hi kyun, sir? Ground floor par main bhi toh akela hi hoon... pichle 10 saal se, jab se is lift ke hadse mein meri jaan gayi thi."*

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Rohan ne darrte hue guard ke pairo ki taraf dekha... uske dono pair piche ki taraf mude hue the.

**Agli baar jab aap raat ko akele lift mein jayein, toh steel wall par apna reflection dhyan se dekhiyega...

shayad aap akele na hon.**