main ek forest ranger hua karta tha.. lekin veeran jangalo mee kaam kartey huey mera saamna kuch aisi cheejko se hua jiska saamna karne himmat mujhme nahi thi.. jis wahan se mujhey wo kaam chor dena pada.. aaj main aapko wo ghatna batane ja raha hoon jisne aakhir me mujhey mera kaam chor dene ko majbboor kar hee diya.. normally kaam kartey huey aam logo kee terah meri shift bhi subah 9 baje se shaam 5 baje tak hua karti thi.. lekin us din hamare paas night staff kam tha.. kyuki night shift me kaam karne wale ek rangera ne job chor dee thi.. lekin aisa karne wala wo akela nahi tha.. pechle kuch dino me night shift karne wale kai rangers apni job chor ke chale gaye they.. jiska matlabn tha kee ab hamein hee night shift me kaam karna tha… us se pehle mainey jangle me kabhi bhi night shift me kaam nahi kiya tha.. isliye main thoda excited bhi tha.. mujhey rat 10 baje se subah 5 baje tak duty karni thi.. raat me jaag ke duty karna mere liye bahut mushkil kaam tha.. isliye main apne sath kuch coffee aur energy drinks bhi le aaya tha.. mujjhey raat me ek watch tower ke upar duty karni thi… main raat 10 baje se pehle hee tower par pahuch gaya.. us waqt tower ke chaaro taraf ghupp andhera ho chuka tha… tower kaafi uncha tha.. main seedhiyo se chadta hua tower ke upar tak pahuch gaya.. wo pura ilaka hee chaaro taraf se ghane jangle se bhara hua tha siwaye us tower tak aane ke raaste ke.. jo kee kaafi saaf rasta tha.. tower ke bilkul bagal me hee ek chota sa talab bhi tha jiske upar kaafi jyada kaai jami padi thi..upar pahuch ke cabin ka taala kholne laga.. mujeyy nahi pata tha gucche me se koi si chaabi us tale kee hai.. upar chadhne huey mujhey sirf neechey talaab me mojood mendko aur keedo kee aawazein hee rahi thi.. beech beech me ullu kee aawaz bhi aati.. lekin kai chaabiyo ko try karne ke baad ek chaabi lag hee gayi.. main cabin ke andar aa gaya.. wo ek chota sa square cabin tha.. jiskey teeno taraf sheeshe kee diwar bani hui thi… aur ek taraf ek pakki deewar thi.. jisme bane darwaje se main andar aaya tha.. cabin kee chatt kisi pyramid ke jaisi bani lag rahi thi.. wo chatt puri lakdi kee bani thi..mere left side par ek bed laga tha jiske sath me ek table par ek flashlight aur ek lamp rakha hua tha.. dusri taraf communication stand tha.. jisme radio phone laga tha.. ye communication stand wahan lage har ek tower me bana hota hai..communication stand ke bagal me ek chota fridge aur microwave bhi laga hua tha jo kee wahan bane ek chote se kichen ka part tha.. wahan ek choti se cabinet bhi thi.. jiski upar wlai drawers me kuch chips wagera rakhi thi.. lekin neechey wali drwaer pata nahi kyu khul nahi rahi thi.. usme shayad vacuum cleaner wagera rakha tha.. mainey communication stand ke paas jaakke wahan lage instruments ko check kiya ye dekhne ke liye ranger station ke channel par call kiya ye dekhne ke liye kee sab kuch theek se kaam kar raha tha ya nahi.. mujhey pata tha station par abhi sirf danny hee hai..
hello– danny.. lagta hai aaj rat is jangle me kam karne wale bas ham do hee log hain..hello..
danny ka koi jawab nahi aaya.. mujhey laga wo shayad toilet gaya hoga.. maine jyada dhyaan nahi diya… maine wahan rakhi flashlight uthai aur drawaer khol ke usme se binoculars nikale.. aur bahar balcony me chala gaya.. check karne ke liye kee kahin wahan koi aag lagne wala saman to nahi rakha hai.. sab kuch chwek karne ke bad main ek chair leke us ek sheeshe kee deewar ke samne baith gaya.. mainey kitchen me se ek biscuit ka packet bhi le liya aur chair par baitha aram se biscuit khane laga.. kuch der baithey rehne ke baad mainey binoculars utaaya aur door jungle me dekhne laga.. kai der dekhne ke baad bhi mujhey jangle me koi bhi jangli janwar dikhai na pada.. janwar to door mujhey aasman me koi parinda tak nahi dikhai padd raha tha.. mujhey thda ajeeb to laga lekin mujhey laga shayad raat me janwar ya parinedy bahar nahi nikaltey honge.. khair.. maine apne binoculars ko dusri taraf jangle kee bilkul aakhri chor kee taraf ghumaya..