Rahasyaamayi Shuruwat

Jab raat ghirne lagti hai, aur sunsan sadko par bhayanak saaye bichaate hain, tab Alex aur uske dost apne college se ghar ki taraf andheri raah par chal pade hain. Unki hansi suni buildings se takraati hai, jo ek tezi se badhti hui ashaanti ke saath Alex ke andar ubhar rahi hai.

Ek laaid-back wave ke saath, Alex ka dost alag ho jaata hai, Alex ko akela aage badhne ke liye chhod deta hai. Akelapan pedon ki kreaking aur ek akeli bhediye ki door se bhonkne ki awaaz ko badhaata hai, jo Alex ke peeth par goosebumps bhej deti hai.

Achank, ek gati se hara-bhara andhera Alex se takraata hai, use zameen par girate hue. Jaise hi use samajh aata hai kya hua, anjaan vyakti ko patla hawa se nikalte hue ek ghumte hue ghumta hua chakr se nigal jaata hai. Alex ka dil uske seene mein tez dhadakta hai, jab wo, chauk mein ruk kar, dekhta hai.

Jaise hi portal khaaliata mein vilin ho jaata hai, sirf ek sardi bhari chup chaap mein chhodkar, Alex ka drishti ek dhundhli neeli roshni mein dharashayi ho jaata hai, jiska ajeeb se sadkon par bhayanak saaye pad rahe hain. Jab wo use sparsh karne ke liye haath badhata hai, ek tingling sensation uske haath mein phailti hai, uske dimaag mein sawalon se bhara hota hai.

"Kya ye crystal raaz ki taala hai?" Alex apne aap se sawaal karta hai, uska awaaz raat ke vatavaran ke saamne ek halki si sargoshi hai.

Usse nahi pata, ki ye ittefaaqi mulaqat ek asaadhya safar ka shuruat hai, jahan haqiqat aur khayaliyat ke beech ki rekha dhundhli hoti hai, aur uske astitva ka asli swabhav sawaal mein hai.

Pehle chapter ka anth nazdik aata hai, hawa mein ek bhayanak ehsaas ghoomta hai, jo aane waale khatron aur rahasyon ki ishaarebaazi ko darshaata hai. Aur jab Alex andheron mein akela khada hota hai, to usse yeh ehsaas nahi chhodta hai ki uski zindagi uss tarah se badalne waali hai, jo usne socha bhi nahi tha.