Hum dono 6th floor pe the, darr ke maare haalat kharab. Pranav ka chehra ekdum safed, aur saish bhi soch raha tha—yeh kya ho gaya, bhai? Saish ne himmat juta ke bola, "Chal, Pranav, lift mein jaldi aa!" Pranav ne sar hilaya, "Haa, haa, Saish!" Darr ke saath humne lift ka gate bandh kiya.
"Ground floor chalte hain!" Saish bola, par Pranav ne jaldi se kaha, "Nahi, Saish, 3rd floor pe Rudra ka ghar hai—usko bhi bachate hain!" Saish ne socha, sahi baat hai—Rudra ko bhi yeh bhootni se bachana padega. "Haa, sahi bola!" Pranav ne kaha, aur ground floor ka button dabane ke bajaye 3rd floor ka dabaya.
Lift dheere-dheere neeche ja rahi thi—5… 4… 3… par lift ki light flicker kar rahi thi, jaise koi horror movie mein hota hai. Jab 3rd floor aaya, gate khola toh ekdum sannata—koi awaaz nahi. Lift ki light dim ho gayi thi, aur hum passage mein khade the. Rudra ke ghar ka darwaza fatafat knock kiya, bell bhi maari, par koi sound nahi—jaise bell ka button hi off ho.
"Ab kya karein, bhai? Rudra bhi gayab hai!" Saish ne bola, chehre pe darr ke saath. Pranav ne darrte hue kaha, "Haa yaar, yeh kya ho raha hai?" Hum dono ekdum darr gaye the. Tabhi aaju-baaju ka mahool thanda hone laga—itna thanda ki saans lete waqt aur baat karte waqt muh se bhaap nikal rahi thi.
Peechhe mud ke dekha toh… bhai, woh ghost girl wapas aa gayi! Iss baar uske haath mein chaku tha, aur uspe khoon laga hua tha. Woh dheere-dheere paas aa rahi thi, aur ek creepy hasi ke saath boli, "Mere saath chalo… meri duniya mein…" Pranav ne mera haath pakad liya, darrte hue bola, "Saish, kuch kar yaar, please!"
"Ruk ja, Pranav, meri bhi toh phat rahi hai—kuch sochta hu!" Saish ne bola. Tabhi Saish ke dimaag mein idea aaya. Saish ne dono haath ki ungliyaan dikhayi aur bola, "Yeh kitna hai?" Ghost girl ne confuse hoke kaha, "Do… kyun?" Woh paas thi, chaku maarne hi wali thi, par Saish ne jaldi se uske chashme ke lens pe dono ungliyon se zor se thok diya—crack! Lens ma cracks aa gaya, aur woh gusse mein chillayi, "Aaaaaahhh!"
"Pranav, bhaagooo!" Saish ne Pranav ka haath pakda aur stairs ki taraf daudne laga. Par waha toh ek diwaar thi—koi rasta nahi! Pranav rone wali awaaz mein bola, "Ab kya karein, Saish?!" Tabhi ding ki awaaz aayi—lift wapas aayi thi. "Chalo, lift mein jaldi!" Saish ne darrte hue, rota hua bola.
Par jaise hi dono lift mein ghusne lage, ghost girl ne chaku phenk ke maara—aur woh seedha Pranav ke peeth mein laga! "Tumhari maut pakki hai!!!" Woh chillayi. Pranav ne dard se chikaa, "Aaa shit aa, Saish!" Hum dono lift mein ghus gaye, aur maine jaldi se ground floor ka button daba diya.
Saish ne Pranav ko hug kiya, rota hua bola, "Pranav, tujhe kuch nahi hoga yaar, bas iss manhoos building se nikal jaate hain ye rudra bhi naa 3rd floor pa kon room leta ha 'teen tigada kaam tigada' haha!" Pranav ne dard mein kaha, "Haa, Saish… haha saale tera yaha he wo sab start hua 7th floor pa ?" "Abe par 7th floor acha number ha thala for reason" "Saish ne hasta hua kaha roti awaaj ma" Lift neeche ja rahi thi, par tabhi cracking sound aane laga—jaise lift tootne wali ho. Lights flicker kar rahi thi, aur ekdum se…