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Rajasthan ke ek chhote se gaon Surajgarh mein ek purani haveli thi. Log usse Raaz Wali Haveli kehte the. Gaon wale bolte the ki wahan raat ko ajeeb awaazein aati hain… darwaze apne aap khul jaate hain… aur kabhi-kabhi ek safed saaya chhat par ghoomta dikhta hai. Isliye gaon ka koi bhi insaan shaam ke baad us haveli ke paas nahi jaata tha. Lekin gaon mein ek ladka rehta tha — Arjun. Arjun dusre bachchon jaisa nahi tha. Usse darr wali kahaniyon se darr nahi lagta tha… balki usse raaz jaanne ka shauk tha. Ek din Arjun ke dost Ravi ne usse kaha: “Arjun, suna hai haveli mein khazana chhupa hai.” Arjun ki aankhon mein chamak aa gayi. “Sach? Phir to chal, aaj raat hi dekhte hain.” Ravi turant peeche hat gaya. “Pagal hai kya? Log bolte hain wahan bhoot hai!” Arjun muskuraaya. “Bhoot nahi… koi raaz hai. Aur main usse dhoondh ke rahunga.” 🌑 Raat ka Safar Us raat Arjun ek torch aur purana map lekar haveli ki taraf chal pada. Hawa tez chal rahi thi aur aasman mein aadhe baadal the. Haveli ka bada sa darwaza aadha toot chuka tha. Jaise hi Arjun andar gaya, “krrrreeeaaak…” ki awaaz hui. Darwaza apne aap hil gaya. Arjun ka dil tez dhadakne laga… par woh aage badhta gaya. Haveli ke andar purane paintings, toote furniture aur bade bade jaale lage hue the. Lag raha tha jaise saalon se koi wahan nahi aaya. Tabhi usse upar se pairon ki halki si aahat sunayi di. “Kaun hai?” Arjun ne zor se poocha. Koi jawab nahi aaya. Arjun dheere-dheere seedhiyan chadhne laga. Torch ki roshni se deewar par ajeeb parchhaiyaan ban rahi thi. Jaise hi woh upar pahucha… usne ek purana kamra dekha jiska darwaza band tha. Darwaze par ek purani chaabi ka nishaan bana tha. Arjun ne dhakka diya. Darwaza dheere-dheere khula… Aur andar jo usne dekha… usse dekhkar woh hairaan reh gaya. Kamre ke beech mein ek bada sandook tha. Aur us sandook ke paas khada tha… ek budha aadmi! Arjun darr gaya. “Tum… tum kaun ho?” Arjun ne poocha. Budha aadmi dheere se muskuraaya. “Main is haveli ka rakhwala hoon. Aur tum… shayad woh ladke ho jiska intezaar mujhe 20 saalon se tha.” Arjun aur bhi confuse ho gaya. “Par kyun?” Budha aadmi ne sandook par haath rakha. “Iske andar sirf khazana nahi… ek raaz hai. Aur jo bhi isse kholta hai, uski zindagi hamesha ke liye badal jaati hai.” Arjun ka dil zor se dhadakne laga. Usne dheere se poocha… “Iske andar kya hai?” Budha aadmi ne sandook ki chaabi Arjun ko di. “Khud dekh lo.” Arjun ne chaabi ghumaayi… “CLICK…” Sandook khula… Aur uske andar jo tha… usse dekhkar Arjun ki aankhen pha