Raat ke 11:30 baj rahe the. Sunsaan sadak par sirf ek bus chal rahi thi. Rohit thaka-haara bus ki aakhri seat par baitha hua tha. Poori bus bilkul khaali thi—sivaye agli seat par baithi ek ladki ke, jiske lambe baal peeche tak bikhre hue the. Rohit ne dhyan nahi diya aur apni aankhein band kar leen. Kuch der baad, use ek ajeeb si thandak ka ehsaas hua. Usne aankhein kholi toh dekha ki bus ki saari lights band ho chuki thi... aur wo ladki ab uski theek barabar wali seat par baithi thi.