“The Mom on the Other Side”

Mera ek dream tha jisme main living room mein bas uth hi raha tha ki ek phone call aayi. Mere parents ne mujhe phone uthane ko bola, toh maine phone uthaya aur “Hello?” kaha. Dusri taraf meri mom ki awaaz thi, lekin jo mom mere bilkul paas khadi thi, woh nahi.
Phone wali mom ne kaha, “Hey, we’re two doors down.” Mujhe samajh nahi aaya iska kya matlab tha, toh maine paas wali mom ko bataya ki phone par unhi ki awaaz hai. Unhone koi khaas interest nahi dikhaya aur kuch dhoondhte hue living room se chali gayi.
Phir maine phone wali mom se kaha, “Okay, jab tum yahan ho toh bas door pe knock kar dena.” Woh confused lagne lagi aur poocha, “What?” Phir unhone kisi aise insaan se baat karte hue kaha jise main sun nahi sakta tha, “I swear I’ve got contact to other universes.”
Ye sunte hi mujhe realize hua ki main apne body ka control lose kar raha hoon. Aisa feel hua jaise paralysis dheere-dheere mere poore body mein spread ho raha ho, aur mujhe saans lene mein bhi difficulty hone lagi.
Mujhe realize hua ki main dream kar raha hoon, aur maine kaha, “I have to wake up,” jabki main abhi bhi phone par tha.
Phone wali mom phir confused hokar “What?” poochti hai, aur uske baad paralysis ne mujhe completely take over kar liya aur meri aankh khul gayi.
Kya tum believe karte ho ki aur bhi universes exist karte hain? Aur kya tumhe lagta hai ki hamare dreams somehow unse connect hote hain?