The Cat and the Pigeon: A Friendship's Horrifying End

Ek chhoti si billi, jiska naam Meera tha, aur ek kabootar, jiska naam Rocky tha, ek hi sheher mein rehte the. Meera aur Rocky ke beech hamesha se dushmani thi. Meera ek chalak aur chust billi thi, jo apne ilaake ki rani mani jati thi. Rocky ek hoshiyaar aur udta hua kabootar tha, jo hamesha Meera ko haarane ki koshish mein laga rehta tha.

Ek raat, chandni raat thi aur sheher ke ek kone mein ek purani, viran haweli thi. Kaha jata tha ki woh haweli bhootia hai aur wahan raat ko ajeeb-aureeb awaazein sunai deti hain. Meera ne suna ki Rocky ne us haweli mein apna ashray liya hai aur usne faisla kiya ki woh wahan jaake apni dushmani ka ant karegi.

Jab Meera haweli ke andar gayi, to usne dekha ki har jagah andhera tha aur haweli mein ek ajeeb si sardi thi. Diwaron par purane aur bhayanak tasveerien latak rahi thi, aur kabhi-kabhi hawa ke saath unmein se kuch awaazein aati thi, jaise koi unhe dekh raha ho.

Jaise hi Meera haweli ke andar aage badhi, usne mehsoos kiya ki koi uska peecha kar raha hai. Usne peeche murkar dekha, lekin wahan koi nahi tha. Har kadam ke sath, uska dil tez dhadak raha tha aur uski saansen tej ho rahi thi. Tabhi, ek bhayanak awaaz aayi, "Meera, tu yahan kya kar rahi hai?"

Rocky tha, lekin woh pehle se alag lag raha tha. Uski aankhen chamak rahi thi aur uski awaaz mein ek ajeeb sa darr tha. Meera ne himmat jodi aur bola, "Rocky, yeh dushmani khatam karne aayi hoon."

Rocky hasi aur bola, "Dushmani? Ab yeh sirf shuruat hai." Usne apni taqat se Meera par hamla kar diya. Meera ne haweli ke andhere mein bhaag kar bachne ki koshish ki, lekin Rocky ka peecha chhute nahi chhut raha tha.

Ek kamre mein ghus kar Meera ne darwaza bandh kar diya aur apne aap ko bachane ke tareeke sochne lagi. Usne dekha ki ek purana aaina wahan pada hai. Meera ne aaine ko uthakar Rocky ka samna kiya. Jaise hi Rocky ne hamla kiya, Meera ne aaine ko uske samne kar diya. Rocky ne apne aap ko aaine mein dekha aur ek zor se cheekh maar kar pichhe hata. Uska roop dheere-dheere badalne laga aur woh wapas ek sadhaaran kabootar ban gaya.

Rocky ne haarkar bola, "Meera, mujhe maaf kar do. Maine galti ki." Meera ne usse uthane mein madad ki aur bola, "Dushmani se sirf nafrat badhti hai, par agar hum saath mil kar rahein to hum sheher ko aur behtar bana sakte hain."

Is tarah, Meera aur Rocky ne apni dushmani khatam ki aur milkar apne sheher ko bhootia haweli ke darr se mukti dilai. Sheher ke log is kahani ko sunkar dar bhi gaye aur unhe sikh bhi mili ki dushmani se sirf nafrat hi badhti hai.

Lekin kahani mein ek twist tha. Jab Meera aur Rocky ne dosti kar li, Meera ne apna asli roop dikhaya. Ek raat jab sab kuch shaant tha, Meera ne Rocky ko apne pass bulaya aur pyar se uske upar vaar kiya. Rocky ko apne akhri lamhon mein samajh aaya ki Meera ne uski dosti ka sirf natak kiya tha. Meera ne Rocky ko kha liya aur apne jeet ka jashn manaya. 

Is tarah, Meera ne apni chalakiyan aur dosti ke natak se apne sabse bade dushman ko hara diya aur apne ilaake ki rani bani rahi.

Arthur ..........Saini