Bus ke seat ke peeche sir rakhkar Prajwal ne aankhen band kar li thi, lekin dimaag mein ab bhi uss raat ki ghoonj chal rahi thi. Suddenly, Swara ne uska shoulder shake kiya.
"Prajwal… dekh yeh kya mila!"
"Kya?" Prajwal ne aankh kholte hue dekha – Swara ke haath mein ek folded letter tha, thoda sa jala hua, lekin ab bhi clearly readable. Letter ke upar likha tha: "For the ones who dared to care."
Akshada ne turant interest liya, "Woh humein chhod gayi toh kya? Letter likh ke kyun gayi?"
Sab ladkiyaan letter ke around ikatthe ho gayi. Prajwal ne dheere se paper khola aur padna shuru kiya:
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"Tum sab ladkiyaan…
Tum logon ne mujhe nahi dekha, lekin mujhe mehsoos kiya. Tumne mujhe bhoot samjha, lekin mere dard ko samjha bhi. Tum sab ne mujhe insaan ki tarah treat kiya, aur isiliye main tumhare liye ek chhoti si gift chhod kar ja rahi hoon.
Hotel ke purane library room mein ek chhupi diary hai – woh meri hai. Agar kabhi sach mein meri kahani samajhna chahti ho… usse padna. Shayad uss diary mein tumhe sirf meri maut ki story nahi, balki meri zindagi mil jaaye.
– Lydia"**
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Rutuja ki aankhen widened, "Library room? Par waha toh kabhi jaane nahi diya gaya tha!"
Anushka joked, "Agar pata hota gift milne wala hai toh pehle hi dhoond lete."
Khushi serious ho gayi, "Guys, yeh important hai. Maybe there's more truth about Lydia we don't know."
Apurva ne phone nikala aur bola, "Maine library ka photo click kiya tha jab hum andar aaye the. Dekho yeh door ke peeche ek purani almari jaisi cheez hai."
Prajwal softly spoke, "We owe it to her. Jab Shimla aayenge future mein… uss diary ko dhoondhna hoga."
Swarali ne haan mein sir hilaaya, "Woh sirf ek ghost nahi thi… woh ek kahani thi jo sunaaye jaane layak thi."
Bus mein halki si khushi ki leher daud gayi thi. Letter ne unka dil halka kar diya tha. Jaise Lydia unse alvida lene nahi, unka shukriya ada karne aayi ho.
Akshara muskurayi, "Main toh keh rahi hoon ki is trip ke upar ek novel likhna chahiye!"
Srushti added, "Naam hoga – 'Ghost Girl aur Humari Pyaari Dosti'!"
Sab hansi mein toot pade. Tension ka patang jaise ud chuka tha, aur uski jagah le li thi ek nayi energy ne – ek curiosity to discover more, and an appreciation for life.
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