Room Number 14 – Ek Bhootiya Kahani

Raat ke 2 baje, sheher ki saari roshniyaan dhundhli si lag rahi thi. Rajesh, ek chhota sa vyapari, apni business trip ke liye ek purani guesthouse me ruk gaya. Guesthouse ki outer appearance se lagta tha ki yeh kuch purani kahaniyon ka hissa ho sakta hai, par Rajesh ko is baat ki chinta nahi thi. Usne reception par jaake check-in kiya aur Room Number 14 ke liye chavi le li.

Guesthouse ka andar ka mahal bhi kuch alag hi tha – purane furniture, dhundhe hue wall-papers aur ek ajeeb si khushboo jo hawa me ghul gayi thi. Lekin, Rajesh ne is par zyada dhyan nahi diya. Woh bas ek raat ki baat thi.

Room Number 14 chadhai par ek alag hi duniya jaise lag raha tha. Jaisey hi Rajesh ne darwaza khola, ek purani si chadar aur ek zaroori furniture ke sath ek bada aur purana bed dekha. Kamra to purana tha, lekin Rajesh ne socha ki yeh sab kuch ek ajeeb trippy experience ka hissa ho sakta hai. Usne apni thakan door karne ke liye bed par lete hue TV chalu kar diya.

Lekin, TV ke screen par sirf static aur kabhi-kabhi ajeeb se mukhde dikhayi dene lage. Thodi der me hi Rajesh ko ek ajeeb sa darr mehsoos hone laga. Uska dil tez-tez dhadakne laga aur usne socha, shayad yeh uska dimaag hai jo thak gaya hai.

Raat ke andhere me, ek samay ke baad, usne ek purani khidki se kuch suna – ek sushkal se awaaz. Jaise hi usne khidki ke paas jaake dekha, bahar sirf raat ka andhera aur peediya padi hui thi. Koi nahi tha.

Usne socha ki woh sirf ek khayal hai, aur apne kamre me vaapas aake soye rehne ki koshish ki. Par ek ajeeb si chinta uske dil me chhupi hui thi. Usne dekha ki ek purani ghadi jo diwar par latki hui thi, uska samay apne aap tezi se badal raha tha.

Suddenly, kamre me ek thandi hawa chalne lagi, aur Rajesh ne dekha ki bed ke paas kuch ajeeb sa laash si cheez udan lagayi thi. Usne apne aankhein band ki aur chillaane laga, par awaaz nahi nikli. Jab usne aankhein khol ke dekha, to wo cheez gayab ho gayi thi.

Saurabh, jo guesthouse ke baahar ek repair karne wala tha, usne Rajesh ko dekha aur bola, “Room Number 14 se door raho. Waha kuch ajeeb hai. Yeh room ek purani kahani se judta hai, jahan log anjaane wajah se mar gaye the.”

Rajesh ne woh raat zinda rehne ka faisla kiya aur raat ke baad wo room chhod kar chale gaya. Usne guesthouse ke manager se baat ki aur suna ki Room Number 14 ek prachin bhool-bhulaiya ka hissa tha jahan aksar ajeeb aur ghastly cheezein hoti thi.

Aaj bhi, Room Number 14 ek raaz banakar guesthouse me rakha gaya hai, aur jo bhi is room me raat guzarta hai, wo aaj bhi uss raat ke darr ko yaad karta hai.