Subah ki roshni shehar par padi,
par darr abhi bhi hawa me tha.
News channels ek hi headline chilla rahe the:
"Serial Killer Still On The Run"
Inspector Aarav police station ke glass board ke saamne khada tha.
Photos. Maps. Timelines.
Sab kuch tha… sirf logic missing tha.
"Sir," ek junior officer bola,
"Har victim ka koi criminal record nahi.
Normal log hain… teachers, office workers…"
Aarav ne dheere se kaha,
"Normal nahi.
Kuch log zyada normal hote hain."
Tabhi ek constable bhaagta hua aaya.
"Sir! Ek envelope aaya hai… aapke naam."
Room me silence chha gayi.
Envelope white tha.
Clean.
No fingerprints.
Aarav ne dheere se khola.
Andar sirf ek photo thi.
— Ek ladki
— College uniform
— Bus stop par khadi
— Completely unaware
Photo ke neeche likha tha:
"She is next."
Aarav ki aankhon me gussa bhar gaya.
"Iska matlab…" officer ne kaha,
"wo already uske paas ja chuka hai."
Aarav ne board par bus stop ka location mark kiya.
"Alert bhejo.
Plain clothes.
No sirens."
Par killer ka plan sirf itna simple nahi tha.
Shehar ke usi bus stop par,
bheed thi, shor tha.
Aur un sab ke beech…
wo khada tha.
Same normal face.
Same calm eyes.
Usne ladki ko dekha.
Phir phone check kiya.
Time: 4:44 PM
Wo muskuraya aur bola, "Inspector… tum fast ho.
Par main hamesha ek step aage."
Bus aane wali thi.
Aur game…
ab public ho chuka tha.
Wait please 4 chapter...🙇😌