Agle din voh utha toh uska shreer abhi bhi dukh rha tha jaise poori raat kahi majdoori ki ho. Jaise taise uthke voh tyaar hoke khaane gya toh uski haalat dekh uske ghrwaalo ko lga ki voh beemaar hai. Unhone usse aaj chhutti lene ki kahi pr Akash ne unki baato ko nazarandaaz kiya aur khaake seedha kaam pe nikl gya. Raaste mein uski haalat behtar hone lgi toh voh dobara poori lgn se kaam krne lga. Pr ghr ka mahaul aisa nhi tha.... Kavya aur Anuj ki chhuttiya thi toh voh ghr pe the aur unki vjh se Aastha ko bhi dftr se leave leni pdi. Toh voh ghr pe rehkar hi apne journals poori krti ki tbhi usey Anuj ke chillane ki awaaz aati..... Aastha turant Anuj ke paas gyi toh usne dekha ki voh toh apne bistr pe so rha hai. Usey kuchh smjh nhi aaya ki kya hua aur iss sabko veham samajhkar ek baar Kavya ko dekhne gyi... voh apne room mein clg assignments kr rhi thi. Ye sb dekh Aastha ko raahat ki saans aayi aur voh dobara apne kaam mein lg gyi.
Kaam krte wqt kb uski aankh lg gyi usey pta hi nhi chla. Usne dekha ki voh apne ghr ke bahar hai aur aas paas ek dum sannaata tha. Thodi hi doori pr koi khda usko ek-tk dekh rha hai. Aashta - "K... kaun hai?".... pr koi jawab nhi mila... Fir usne dekha ki voh jo bhi hai, uske ghr ke andr jaa rha hai. Aastha ne rokne ki bahut koshish ki pr jb voh nhi ruka toh chupke se voh bhi uske peechhe chli gyi. Pr jb usne apne darwaze ke andr kdm rkha hi tha ki usey mehsoos hua ki koi uska haath pakdke usey rok rha hai. Peechhe mudke dekha toh Kavya usey andr jaane ko rok rhi thi... maano usey pta ho ki andr kya tha.... Jaise hi Kavya ne uska haath kheecha tbhi Aastha ki aankh khuli. Usne dekha ki Anuj aur Kavya uske saamne preshaan the, usne unse poochha ki chl kya rha hai toh unhone btaya ki voh Aastha ko jagane ki koshish kr rhe hain kyunki voh kuchh ajeeb vyvhaar kr rhi thi. Aastha ko yaad aaya ki abhi usne kya dekha, aur ye jaan ki voh sb ek spna tha usey raahat hi saans aayi.
Aastha ne unn dono ko smjhaya ki chinta na kre aur khud bhi ghr ke baaki kaam krne lgi. Saare kaam niptaake jb voh araam krne apne bed pe gyi toh uski aankh abhi lgi hi thi ki usey kisike chillaane ki awaaz aayi. Ghabraate hue usne poora ghr chhaan maara ye jaanne ke liye ki awaaz kaha se aayi thi... pr sb normal dekh usey lga ki zyada thkaan ki vjh se usey hallucinations ho rhe hain.... Uske baad ghr mein koi hlchl nhi hui aur jb raat ko Akash vaapas aaya toh Aastha ne Akash ko kuchh nhi btaya taaki usey tnsn na ho. Kuchh din yhi sb chlta rha Aastha bhi preshaan hone lgi pr fir ek din jb Kavya apne clg chli gyi thi toh der raat ko achanak Aastha ko lga ki koi usey ek-tk dekh rha hai, uthke dekha toh kmre ke ek kone mein usey vhi parchhaayi dikhi jo din mein spne mein dikhi thi. Usne Akash ko uthaane ki koshish ki pr voh bhi utha. Toh pehle usne iss sabko spna samajhkar nazarandaaz krne ka socha.... Pr jaise hi usne aankh bnd kri toh achaanak voh saaya khanjar liye uske bgl mein aa gya. Aastha ki zor se cheekh nikli aur voh jht se uth gyi.... Usne dekha ki Akash usey aadhe ghante se uthaane ki koshish kr rha hai pr voh uth nhi rhi thi. Aashtha ne kisi trh khudko sambhala aur aas paas dekh chain ki saans li hi thi ki usey usi kone mein kuchh saaye jaisa dikha.
Aastha - "Akash, v... voh kya hai?" Aastha ne Akash ko ungli se uss tef ishara krte hue poochha. Akash - "Kya hai vaha pe?", Akash ne vaapas poochha kyunki usey vha kuchh nhi dikh rha tha. Aastha ne lakh koshish ki Akash ko samjhane ki, ki vha koi hai pr voh nhi maana. Tbhi usne dekha ki voh saaya kahi ja rha hai toh Aastha ne bina kuchh soche uska peechha kiya. Peechha krte krte voh kb usi highway pe pahunch gyi usey pta nhi chla, tbhi doosri trf Akash, jo abhi bhi thaane mein tha, ko ek phone call aaya.. usi hadbadaati awaaz mein... Rania - "H.. hello, Akash??" Akash - "ji kaun... aur aapko kaise pta ki majn hi phone uthaunga".... Rania - "Ji main Rania, voh pichhli baar aapne hi phone uthaya tha toh mujhe lga iss baar bhi aap hi uthaayenge." Akash (gusse mein) - "Tum...?.... Tum hi thi na voh jisne pehle fone kiya aur kaha ki musibat mein ho aur fir jaane kaha gaayab ho gyi.... Ab kya chahiye tumhe?", Rania - "J..ji voh main hi hu.... Pichhli baar jb maine call kra th main sch mein musibat mein thi or maine aapka wait bhi kiya pr aap aaye nhi... toh mrko khud hi manage Krna pda i.... Pr iss baar bhi mrko voh dikh rha hai.... Kya aap please aa skte hain... usi highway pe?", Akash - "Achha theek... preshaan mt ho main aata hu."
Ye kehte hi voh 1 baar fir turant highway pe gya. Iss baar bhi usey Rania nhi mili pr jo usne dekha usse uski pairo tale zameen khisak gyi..