Pichhle Janam Ka Badla – Bloodtale Horror Kahani

Mera naam Aarav hai… Aur aaj main tumhe woh sach batane jaa raha hoon jo main ne kabhi kisi ko nahi bataya. Woh sach jo meri neend, mera chain, sab cheen chuka hai. Woh sach jo shayad tumhari zindagi bhi badal de. Main tumhe pehle ek baat keh doon… Jo kuch main batane jaa raha hoon, woh sirf ek kahani nahi hai. Yeh mera past, mera present… aur shayad mera future bhi hai. Sab kuch ek ajeeb sapne se shuru hua. Sapna jo main bachpan se dekh raha tha. Ek purana mahal, jisme chhat se paani tapak raha hai… Aur ek lambi seedhi jo neeche andheron mein jaati hai. Main hamesha us seedhi ke aakhri step tak jaata… Aur phir peeche se koi mere kaan ke paas fook maar ke kehta— "Tere liye main wapas aayi hoon…" Main hamesha us awaaz se uchhal ke uth jaata. Ma ne kaha, “Sapna hai beta, bhool ja.” Par har sapne mein woh awaaz zyada tez, zyada saaf hoti ja rahi thi. Main 23 saal ka hua tab ek din woh sapna reality ban gaya. Mere dost Rohit ne kaha, "Yaar, weekend pe ek abandoned haveli chal? Maine suna wahan bhoot hai." Mere dil mein ajeeb si ghabrahat hui. Usne jo location dikhayi… woh bilkul usi mahal jaisi thi jo main sapno mein dekhta tha. Main mana karna chahta tha… Par jaane kyun, ek ajeeb kheench mujhe wahan le ja rahi thi. Hum paanch log the—main, Rohit, Neha, Kabir, aur Sameer. Gaadi se hum jungle ke raste nikle, hawa thandi thi, lekin ek ajeeb smell thi—mitti aur khoon ki milawat jaisi. Haveli ka darwaza aadha toot chuka tha. Andar ghuste hi main ruk gaya. Wahi seedhi… wahi seepage… wahi tapakta paani. Mere pair thithak gaye. Neha mazaak karte hue boli, "Kya hua Aarav, bhoot se darr lagta hai?" Main bas chup raha. Par mera dil dhadak nahi raha tha… woh thokre maar raha tha. Neeche basement mein utarte hi hawa thandi ho gayi. Ek kamra tha, jisme ek purani kursi, jale hue kaagaz aur deewar par khoon se likha tha— "Wapas laa tera hisaab pura nahi hua." Rohit ne torch daali, aur hume ek purana sandook mila. Sandook ke andar ek laal rang ka dupatta tha… Aur ek chhota sa taala jo toot chuka tha. Jaise hi maine dupatta chhua, meri aankhon ke saamne andhera छा gaya. Main khud ko ek alag jagah, alag samay mein paya. Saamne ek aurat thi… lambi choti, gehne, laal saari… Par uski aankhon mein sirf nafrat thi. Usne mere muh pe thappad maara aur cheekh ke bola— "Tu ne mujhe aag mein jala diya tha, Aarav… ya shayad tujhe naam yaad nahi… Vishranath!" Mera dimaag phatne laga. Mujhe flashback dikhne lage— Main ek zamindaar tha 1800s mein. Aur woh… woh meri biwi thi, Devyani. Maine us par daayan hone ka ilzaam lagaya tha… Aur gaon ke logon ke saath milke use zinda jala diya tha. Uski cheekhein abhi bhi mere kaan mein goonj rahi thi. Woh marte hue boli thi— "Agle janam milungi, aur tera sab kuch cheen lungi." Main hosh mein aaya toh mere haath mein wahi dupatta tha. Par Neha gayab thi. Hum chillaaye, uska naam liya, par sirf khali awaaz wapas aayi. Phir seedhi ke upar se ek hansi ki awaaz aayi… Woh Devyani ki thi. Ek ek karke mere dost gaayab hone lage. Kabir ko humne deewar ke andar kheenchte hue dekha. Sameer ka gala kisi ne andhere se pakad liya aur woh hawa mein latak gaya. Main aur Rohit bhaage, par haveli ka darwaza ab wahan nahi tha. Bas ek lamba, andhera hallway tha jo kabhi khatam nahi hota tha. Har deewar par alag alag scenes the— Main Devyani ko maar raha hoon, main uska khoon kar raha hoon, main hans raha hoon… Woh main nahi tha, par woh mera hi chehra tha. Rohit ek point par ruk gaya aur bola, "Main ab nahi bhaag raha… jo hoga dekha jayega." Uske baad uski aankhon se khoon behne laga aur uska sar dheere dheere ulti taraf ghoom gaya. Main cheekhta hua bhaaga… Par akhir mein ek darwaza mila. Darwaza khola toh ek chhoti si room thi, jisme ek aaina tha. Aaine mein main nahi… Devyani khadi thi. Usne muskura ke kaha— "Ab tu meri jagah chalega… aur main teri." Usne haath aage badhaya… Mujhe laga main bas uska haath thama raha hoon… Par main khud aaine ke andar kheench liya gaya. Bahar se koi aur mera chehra lekar haveli se nikal gaya. Main aaj bhi us aaine ke andheron mein band hoon… Aur har naye mehmaan ka intezaar karta hoon… Taaki unki rooh le kar main wapas jee sakoon.