Chapter 1:Before She Arrived
"Naam mat lena uska..."
Kisi ne dheere se kaha.
Room me 6 log baithe the. Sab ke paas guns thi. Par phir bhi... sab ke haath thode kaamp rahe the.
"Tum log overreact kar rahe ho," ek aadmi hasta hai.
"Ek ladki hai bas"
THUD.
Table par kisi ne zor se haath mara.
"Ladki nahi hai wo."
Khamoshi.
Hawa bhi ruk gayi jaise.
"Phir kya hai?" wo aadmi phir hasta hai.
Is baar... koi nahi hasta.
Darwaze ke bahar footsteps sunai dete hai.
Tap... Tap... Tap...
Slow. Measured.
Jaise har step calculate karke rakha gaya ho.
Room me baithe sab log ek dusre ko dekhte hai.
Kisi ne gun tight pakdi.
Kisi ne aankhen band kar li.
Door handle hilta hai.
Click.
Darwaza dheere se khulta hai.
Light bahar se andar girti hai...
Aur us light ke beech... ek silhouette khadi hai.
Face clearly dikh nahi raha.
Sirf ek cheez clear hai-
Aankhein.
Thandi. Seedhi. Dekhne wali nahi... judge karne wali.
Koi kuch bolne ki himmat nahi karta.
Wo andar aati hai.
Black coat halki hawa me hilta hai.
Har step ke saath... room ka temperature gir raha hai.
Wo rukti hai.
Sab ke beech.
Aur bina kisi expression ke poochti hai-
"Problem kya hai?"
Awaaz dheemi thi.
Par aisi... ki kisi ne dubara saans lene se pehle socha.
Pehle jo aadmi has raha tha... ab uski nazar jhuki hui thi.
"Tum... AK ho?"
Wo sirf usse dekhti hai.
3 second.
Bas 3 second.
Aur aadmi ke haath se gun gir jaati hai.
CLINK.
"Galti ho gayi..."
Wo dheere se bolta hai.
Usne abhi tak usse touch bhi nahi kiya.
Na threaten.
Na chillayi.
Phir bhi...
Sab toot chuka tha.
Wo chashma adjust karti hai.
Aur kehti hai-
"Achha hai... tumhe samajh aaya."
Phir mud kar chal deti hai.
Jaise ye sab uske liye normal ho.
Door band hota hai.
Aur room me sirf ek cheez bachti hai-
Darr.
Naam ka darr.
Us ladki ka darr...
Jise duniya AK kehti hai.
Next chapter short (Door band hota hai.)(Room me ab bhi darr zinda hai.)Cut to—(Dark office. Night.)(Shio khada hai. Calm.)Assistant: Order aaya hai.(Shio mudta hai.)Assistant: Aaj se…Assistant: tum AK ke saath kaam karoge.(1 sec silence.)Assistant: Uska right hand.(Shio ki aankhen halki narrow hoti hai.)Shio: "AK…?"(Chhota sa pause.)Shio: Interesting.(Cut to black.)(To be continued…)
