The Shadow Between Us : The Beginning of the Curse - Chapter 1 | DatingTales

Chapter 1: Shraap Ka Pehla Paath - The Beginning of the Curse

Ek chhota sa gaon tha jiska naam Rajgarh. Yeh gaon apne purane raaz aur unsuni kahaniyon ke liye mashhoor tha. Wahaan ke log aksar andheron mein chup gaye raaz ki baatein karte, lekin teeno dost — Max, Riya, aur Aryan — hamesha kuch alag talashne mein lage rehte. Bachpan se hi, in teenon ka junoon tha naye unexplored cheezon ko khojna.

Max thoda alag tha — hamesha apne doston ke saath naye raaste talash karta. Riya hamesha samajhdari se faisle leti thi, lekin Max ke junoon ko kabhi rok nahi paati thi. Aryan sabse zyada daring tha, uske andar darr naam ki koi cheez nahi thi.

Ek raat, jab poora Rajgarh thande andheron mein dooba tha, teeno doston ne kuch ajeeb explore karne ka plan banaya. Rajgarh se thodi door ek purani gali thi, jiske baare mein kaha jata tha ki wahan kuch mysterious hota hai, lekin koi wahan jaane ki himmat nahi karta.

“Aaj hum wahan jayenge,” Max ne confident awaaz mein kaha.

Teeno ne andheri gali mein kadam rakha. Us gali ke ek kone mein ek dukaan dikhayi di, jiska naam tha “Books of Secrets.” Yeh dukaan kabhi pehle nahi thi, lekin aaj wahan ek ajeeb si roshni thi. Dukaan ka darwaza khula tha, aur andar se purani kitaabon ki khushboo aa rahi thi.

Max ne andar jaane ka faisla kiya, aur teeno doston ne bina soch-samajh ke us purani dukaan mein kadam rakha. Andar ka mahaul thoda ajeeb tha. Purani kitaabein, dhool se bhari shelves, aur ek thandi hawa. Counter ke peeche ek ajeeb budha aadmi khada tha, jo unhe dekhta hi jaa raha tha.

“Is kitaab ko kabhi mat kholna,” budhe aadmi ne ek purani kitaab ki taraf ishara karte hue kaha. Kitaab pe purane symbols bane hue the jo chamak rahe the.

Max ka curiosity badh chuka tha. Usne bina zyada soch ke kitaab uthai aur pehla page khol diya. Uska dil ek ajeeb si thandak se bhar gaya. Kitaab mein ek ladka Arjun ki kahani thi, jo Max ki tarah ek din yeh kitaab le gaya tha. Arjun ke sath bhi kuch ajeeb hone laga tha — har raat, ek shadow uske ghar ke bahar dikhai deti thi.

Aur phir ek raat, woh shadow Arjun ke bilkul saamne aa gayi thi. Shadow ke paas koi chehra nahi tha, lekin uske andhere mein chamakti aankhon mein kuch chhupa tha.

Max ne kitaab band kar di, lekin uske mann mein ek hi sawaal ghoom raha tha — kya yeh sab sach hai? Kya woh shadow ab uska peecha kar rahi thi?

Ussi pal, Max ko apne aas-paas ek ajeeb si thandak mehsoos hui. Kya yeh sab ek raaz tha jo ab uske saamne khulne wala tha?

To be continued...

Next chapter: Chapter 2 - The Shadow Appears
Max aur uske dost is raaz ko samajhne ke beech ek aur badi musibat mein fasne wale hain. Kya woh sachai jaan paayenge?