"Tum mujhe sun nahi rahe ho, hain na?" Samira ki awaaz chhoti room mein goonj uthi, jo purani machinery ke awaaz ke beech thi.

"Kya keh rahi ho, jaan?" Captain Castellanos ne kaha, unki aankhein ek display ki data par lagi hui thi.

"Maine kaha, 6 mahine ho gaye hain. 6 lambi, lonely mahine jab hum yahaan crash-land hue the," usne dobara kaha, uski awaaz mein desperation aur longing thi.

"Oh, haan, waqt," Castellanos ne aah bhari, apna tool rakh kar finally Samira aankhon mein dekha. "Kya kare, yahaan thik karne ke liye bahut kuch hai, bina manual ke iss ship ko thik karna bahut mushkil hai."

Room mein khamoshi chha gayi, sirf ek tooti ghadi ki tik-tik sunai de rahi thi. Woh Zephyria planet par aakhri do insaan the, unka jahaz sirf Earth ki yaad dilaane wala tha. Woh shandar vessel ab ek vishal, alien jungle mein tha, jo andar ke metal aur circuit se bilkul alag tha.

Planet apne aap mein ajeeb tha, iski unchi crystal aur rivers jo chamakti paudho se bhari thi. Lekin is khubsurti mein unka dil nahi tha, unki soch hamesha zindagi jeene ki ladai mein ulajh gayi thi. Din ek doosre mein milte gaye, repair aur hope ka silsila chalta raha.

Samira ne thoda aur kareeb aakar, apna haath uske haath par halka sa rakha. "Humne bahut kuch dekha hai, Castellanos. Humein apne emotions ko upar rakhna hoga."

Usne nod kiya, thaki hui muskurahat uski lips par thi. "Tum sahi keh rahi ho. Shayad main tumse thoda... door ho gaya hoon."

Unke haath ek dusre se jud gaye, unke ungliyaan milkar ek saath ho gayi. "Hum ismein saath hain."

Hawa mein ek tension bhar gayi jab unki aankhein mil gayi, ek bechaini ka ahsas jo unke beech badh raha tha. Yeh tension sirf unki isolation ka nahi, balki unke beech ki chemistry ka tha.

Castellanos ne haath badhaya, uska haath samira ki gaal ko chhua. "Samira...", uski awaaz dheere dheere kam hoti gayi jab woh kareeb hua.

Unke lips mile, ek chingari unke beech jali jo room ko roshan karti thi. Woh kiss zindagi ki ek bayan thi, khud ki khaalipan ke saamne, ek vachan tha sukoon ka.

Jab wo alag hue, sans lene mein hichkichahat hui, radio se kuch awaaz aayi. Static ne ek halke message ko janm diya.

"Yeh USS Ventura hai," ek door ka, lekin clear awaaz speaker se goonj uthi. "Humne Zephyria ke surface se ek signal detect kiya hai. Kya koi yahaan hai?"

Unki aankhein khuli ki khuli reh gayi, umeed unke dilon mein sitron ki tarah chamak rahi thi. Lekin message mei turant ek alien sound aayi, ek gehri awaz.

Dono ne ek dusre ki taraf dar aur excitement ka nazar daala. Kuch unhe dhoond raha tha, kuch jo unki bacha sakta ya unki maut ban sakta tha. Har haal mein, unka shant zindagi ab daravna world ke taraf mud jaane wala tha.