Subah hone lagi thi. Aisha corridor mein khadi thi aur uska heart ab dheere-dheere normal ho raha tha.
Raat ki terrifying events abhi bhi uske mind mein fresh the.
Usne ek baar peeche mud kar Room Number 13 ke door ko dekha.
Door ab bilkul normal lag raha tha.
Jaise woh ek simple room ho… koi haunted jagah nahi.
Aisha slowly apne room Number 12 mein wapas aa gayi.
Uske parents abhi bhi so rahe the.
Aisha quietly bed par baith gayi.
"Sab khatam ho gaya…" usne softly kaha।
Lekin uske mind mein ek aur question tha।
Ye creature yahan aaya kaise tha?
Aur hotel mein ye dark ritual kisne start kiya tha?
Morning mein jab Aisha aur uske parents breakfast ke liye lobby mein gaye, tab receptionist usual jagah par khada tha।
Lekin aaj uska face thoda strange lag raha tha।
Jaise usne poori raat sleep nahi ki ho।
Aisha ne notice kiya ki receptionist usse dhyan se dekh raha tha।
Jaise woh kuch samajhne ki koshish kar raha ho।
Aisha ne decide kiya ki ab sach pata karna zaroori hai।
Woh reception desk ke paas gayi।
"Excuse me," Aisha ne kaha।
Receptionist ne slowly uski taraf dekha।
"Haan?" usne pucha।
Aisha ne seedha question pucha:
"Is hotel mein kabhi dark rituals hue the kya?"
Receptionist ka face suddenly pale ho gaya।
Usne kuch seconds tak kuch nahi kaha।
Phir usne deep breath li।
"Tumhe ye kisne bataya?" usne pucha।
Aisha ne quietly jawab diya:
"Meera ne।"
Receptionist ka body ek second ke liye freeze ho gaya।
Uski aankhon mein clear shock tha।
"Meera…?" usne slowly repeat kiya।
Aisha ne head nod kiya।
"Uski spirit Room 13 mein phasi hui thi," Aisha ne kaha।
Receptionist kuch seconds tak silent raha।
Phir usne chair par baith kar kaha:
"Shayad ab time aa gaya hai sach batane ka।"
Lobby almost empty thi।
Receptionist ne slow voice mein bolna start kiya।
"Bahut saal pehle… ye hotel kisi aur ka tha। Owner ka naam Mr. Arvind Kapoor tha।"
Aisha dhyan se sun rahi thi।
"Kapoor strange beliefs mein believe karta tha। Woh dark rituals aur supernatural powers ke baare mein obsessed tha।"
Aisha ka heart thoda fast beat karne laga।
Receptionist ne continue kiya:
"Usne hotel ke underground room mein ek shadow spirit ko summon karne ki koshish ki।"
"Lekin ritual galat ho gaya," usne kaha।
"Spirit control mein nahi aayi aur Room 13 mein phas gayi।"
Aisha ko kal raat ka creature yaad aa gaya।
Receptionist ne sigh kiya।
"Uske baad Kapoor hotel chhod kar gayab ho gaya। Staff ne room lock kar diya aur incident ko secret rakhne ki koshish ki।"
Aisha ne slowly pucha:
"Meera ka kya hua?"
Receptionist ka face sad ho gaya।
"Woh ek normal guest thi। Usse secret room ka pata chal gaya… aur phir woh kabhi wapas nahi aayi।"
Lobby mein silence chha gaya।
Aisha ne quietly kaha:
"Kal raat… maine ritual destroy kar diya।"
Receptionist shock se uski taraf dekhne laga।
"Matlab…?" usne kaha।
Aisha ne slowly jawab diya:
"Creature gayab ho gaya। Aur Meera ki spirit free ho gayi।"
Receptionist kuch seconds tak uski aankhon mein dekhta raha।
Phir usne deep breath li aur halka sa smile kiya।
"Shayad finally ye hotel curse se free ho gaya hai," usne kaha।
Aisha ko bhi relief feel hua।
Us moment mein usse laga jaise hotel ka environment bhi lighter ho gaya hai।
Jaise koi heavy darkness finally hat gayi ho।
Aisha ne last time corridor ki direction mein dekha।
Room Number 13 ka door closed tha।
Aur is baar…
Usse bilkul bhi dar nahi lag raha tha।
Kyuki ab woh jaanti thi—
Room Number 13 ka dark secret finally khatam ho chuka tha।