Maine raat ke andhere mein apni gaadi chalana shuru kiya. Sadak sunsaan thi aur andhera gehra. Radio chal raha tha, lekin uska awaaz bhi kuch ajeeb lag raha tha. Tabhi, mere dimaag mein kuch asahy chalne laga, jaise koi mujhe dekh raha ho.Mujhe aisa lagne laga ki meri gaadi ke peeche koi hai, lekin jab main palat kar dekhta, to wahan kuch nahi hota. Phir maine socha, shayad yeh sab mere dimaag ka khel hai. Lekin mere dil mein dar ka ehsaas tha.Tabhi, mere nazar ek chhote se gaon par pad gaya. Usmein kuch lights chamak rahi thi. Main sochne laga, shayad wahan se kuch madad mil sake. Maine gaadi roki aur gaon ki taraf badha.Gaon mein koi tha hi nahi. Sab kuch sunsaan aur andhera tha. Lekin phir maine ek purane haveli ko dekha. Uske darwaze khule hue the, jaise koi intezaar kar raha ho mujhe andar aane ke liye.Main thoda dar kar andar gaya, lekin andar kuch alag hi mahaul tha. Haveli purani thi, bhatakti hui awaazein sunai de rahi thi aur thandi hawa chal rahi thi.Tabhi, mere samne ek darawani tasveer lagi hui mili. Usmein ek aurat ka chehra tha, lekin uske aankhon mein kuch ajeeb tha. Jaise woh zinda ho, lekin kuch aur jagah par bhi mojud ho.Main bhag kar bahar nikla, lekin haveli ke aas paas kuch auratein mujhe dekh rahi thi. Unki ankhein mere andar tak dekh rahi thi, jaise woh meri rooh tak ko dekh rahi ho.Main bhagte hue gaadi mein baitha aur wapas road par aa gaya. Tabhi, mujhe ek awaaz sunai di, Tum wapas aoge... hum hamesha yahin honge...Us din ke baad se, main kabhi raat mein akela driving nahi karta. Lekin kabhi-kabhi mujhe lagta hai, jaise koi mujhe peeche se dekh raha ho