अंधेरी सड़क का रहस्य

रातraat केke गहरेgahare अंधेरेandhere मेंmein, एकek थका-हाराthaka-hara यात्रीyatri अपनीapni कारkaar रोककरrokakar उसus सुनसानsunsaan ढाबेdhaabe केke सामनेsaamne खड़ाkhada होho गयाgaya ।ⓘDeep into the night, an exhausted traveler stopped his car in front of a desolate roadside dhaba.

वहाँvahaan काkaa बूढ़ाboodha मालिकmaalik चायchaay पिलातेpilaate हुएhue धीरेdheere बोलाbola, “बेटाbeta, यहyah सड़कsadak केवलkeval दिनdin मेंmein सुरक्षितsurakshit हैhai ।ⓘThe old owner, while serving him tea, said softly, “Son, this road is safe only during the day. रातraat कोko यहाँyahaan एकek औरतaurat सफेदsafed साड़ीsaadi मेंmein खड़ीkhadi रहतीrahti हैhai । जोjo उसकीuski तरफtaraf देखताdekhta हैhai, वहvah अपनाapna अतीतateet भूलbhool जाताjaata हैhai ।”ⓘAt night a woman in a white sari stands here. Whoever looks at her forgets his own past.”

यात्रीyatri काkaa चेहराchehra पीलाpeela पड़pad गयाgaya । पिछलेpichhale सालsaal उसीusi सड़कsadak परpar उसनेusne अपनीapni पत्नीpatni कोko गाड़ीgaadi सेse टकराtakara दियाdiya थाthaa ।ⓘThe traveler’s face turned pale. Last year on this very road he had run over his own wife.

वहvah धीरेdheere उठाutha औरaur बाहरbaahar निकलnikal गयाgaya । धुंधdhundh मेंmein एकek सफेदsafed आकृतिaakriti धीरेdheere उसकीuski तरफtaraf बढ़badh रहीrahi थीthi ।ⓘHe stood up slowly and walked outside. In the fog a white figure was slowly advancing towards him.