"Waqt Ka Qaid"
Aina ko coma se uthe 2 hafte ho chuke the.
Sab normal lag raha tha… par kuch theek nahi tha.
Kabhi kabhi use future ke flashes dikhte the.
Buildings toot rahi hain.
Sky black ho raha hai.
Aur Arish… gayab.
🌑 Chapter 1: Future Ki Aahat
Ek raat Aina ne sapna dekha.
Ek aadmi black cloak me khada tha.
Uski aankhen silver glow kar rahi thi.
"Tum jitna bachane ki koshish karogi… utna hi todogi."
Aina ne poocha,
"Kaun ho tum?"
Vo muskuraaya.
"Main hoon Kael."
Subah uthte hi Aina ko news mili —
Duniya ke kai shehron me time 10 minute ke liye ruk gaya tha.
Log freeze.
Birds hawa me freeze.
Cars mid-air freeze.
Phir sab normal.
⏳ Chapter 2: Time Controller
Arish ne research kiya.
Kael ek rare powered insaan hai jo waqt ko slow ya stop kar sakta hai.
Par problem ye thi…
Vo future dekh sakta tha.
Aina ko samajh aa gaya —
Isliye use pehle se pata hai kya hone wala hai.
Ek shaam terrace pe Kael khud saamne aa gaya.
"Tum duniya bachana chahti ho?"
"Ha."
"Phir Arish ko chhod do."
Aina ka dil thanda ho gaya.
"Kya matlab?"
Kael:
"Future me Arish hi sab kuch destroy karega."
💔 Chapter 3: Doubt
Aina ne Arish ko dekha.
Vo normal lag raha tha.
Par doubt ek zeher ki tarah hota hai.
Arish ne mehsoos kiya.
"Tum mujhpe trust nahi karti?"
Aina chup rahi.
Us raat Aina ko phir flash dikha —
Arish Emotion Core jaisi machine ke saamne khada tha.
City blast ho rahi thi.
🔥 Chapter 4: Sach Ka Bojh
Aina ne Kael ka saamna kiya.
"Future change ho sakta hai."
Kael ne kaha,
"Main hazaar futures dekh chuka hoon.
Har future me Arish hi reason hai."
Aina ro padi.
"Phir solution kya hai?"
Kael:
"Usse khatam karo."
Aina ka dil toot gaya.
🌪 Chapter 5: Sacrifice
Aina ne Arish ko sach bataya.
Arish kuch second chup raha…
Phir halka sa hasa.
"Toh main villain hoon future me?"
Aina:
"Main tumhe hurt nahi kar sakti."
Arish ne dheere se kaha,
"Phir mujhe waqt se bahar bhej do."
Aina shock me thi.
"Matlab?"
Arish:
"Tum gravity control karti ho.
Agar tum space-time ko bend karo…
Toh mujhe ek aise dimension me bhej sakti ho jahan main kisi ko harm na karun."
Ye dangerous tha.
Ho sakta tha Arish wapas kabhi na aaye.
⚡ Chapter 6: Final Fight
Kael ne attack kar diya.
Time freeze.
Sirf Aina aur Kael move kar pa rahe the.
Kael chillaya,
"Ye tumhari last chance hai!"
Aina ne pure city ki gravity feel ki.
Har insaan ka weight.
Har emotion ka bojh.
Usne Arish ka haath pakda.
"Agar tum wapas aaye… toh mujhe dhoond lena."
Arish ne bas ek line boli,
"Main har waqt tumhare paas hoon."
Aina ne space ko tear kiya.
Silver aur black energy ka blast hua.
Arish ek light me disappear ho gaya.
Time wapas chalne laga.
Kael shock me tha.
Future change ho chuka tha.
🌅 Chapter 7: Silent World
City safe thi.
Koi destruction nahi hua.
Par Aina akeli thi.
Kael ne dheere se kaha,
"Tumne impossible kar diya.
Tumne future tod diya."
Aina ne sky ki taraf dekha.
"Future likha nahi hota… banaya jata hai."
💫 Last Scene
2 saal baad…
Ek naye sheher me ek ladka aankhen kholta hai.
Use kuch yaad nahi.
Par jab vo sky dekhta hai…
Uska dil heavy feel karta hai.
Door kahin…
Hawa halki si heavy ho jati hai.
Aina muskuraati hai.
Story khatam nahi hui.
Kyuki waqt ruk sakta hai…
Par dil ka connection nahi.
✨ Ending Line:
Sabse badi power waqt ko control karna nahi…
Balki sahi waqt pe sahi faisla lena hota hai.