The Haweli - Rat ke Rang

Thandiyon ka mausam tha. Ek sardi ki shaam mein ek bade haweli mein logon ka ek group aapas mein baten kar rahe the. Haweli ka mahaul kuch ajeeb sa tha, jaise kuch chhupa hua ho. Sab log haweli ke andar ghoomte hue ek purane kamre mein pahunche. Kamre ka darwaza purane zarre zarre se bhara hua tha. Logon ne usse kholne ki koshish ki, lekin darwaza na kholne wala tha. Sabko pareshani hui. Tabhi ek ajeeb si awaaz sunai di, jaise kisi ka hansna. Logon ne chup ho kar suna toh, woh hansne wali awaaz kamre ke andar se aane lagi. Sabke chehre par dar aur hairani thi. Kuch log toh haweli chhodne ke liye taiyar ho gaye, lekin darwaza khulne ka rasta nahi mil raha tha. Tabhi ek aadmi ne ek purane painting ko notice kiya, jo kamre ke ek kone mein latak rahi thi. Painting mein ek ladki ka chehra tha, jiske chehre par kuch ajeeb sa khoon tha. Logon ne painting ko dekhte hi pata chala, ki woh painting darwaza kholne wala hai. Sabke chehre par ajeeb sa vyakti ho gaya. Woh painting darwaza ke paas le gaye aur use dheere dheere pakad kar harkat karne lage. Aur darwaza dheere dheere khulne laga. Sabke samne darwaza khul gaya aur kamre ke andar ek aur kamra dikhaayi diya. Kamre mein ek aur painting thi, jiske samne ek aadmi khada tha. Woh aadmi bade gehre range ka khoon se rang raha tha. Logon ko samajh mein aaya ki us painting ko bhi harkat karni hogi darwaza kholne ke liye. Par ek aur darwaza khulne se pehle, ek aadmi ne rote hue bataya ki woh aadmi painting mein uske hi jaisa dikh raha hai, aur woh bhi khoon se rang raha hai. Sabke hosh ud gaye. Logon ko samajh mein aaya, ki us kamre mein darwaza nahi, balki darwaze wale kamre mein wohi painting hai. Wohi painting hai, jiske andar logon ka khoon rang raha hai. Sabke chehre par dar aur hairani thi. Kisi ne socha shayad woh kamra kisi bhoot ka ho, kisi ne socha kisi ne murda rakh diya hoga. Tabhi ek aadmi ne ek naya plan socha. Wohne ek bottle khoon lekar us painting ke samne khada ho gaya. Aur khoon ko painting par daalne laga. Kuch der baad painting mein dikhne wala aadmi.......TBC............