Ek shant aur sunsan gaon tha, jo pehle kabhi itna khamosh nahi tha. Ek raat ki ghana andhakar tha, jab ek anjaana hava ka jhonka gaon ke beech vaale burgad ke ped ko hila gaya. Kahani thi ki is ped ke paas raat ke samay ek atma ka basera tha. Gaon ke logon ne suna tha ki woh atma raat bhar ped ke aspas chakkar kaat-tata hai, bilkul insanon ki tarah haas raha hota hai. Us raat Chandni, ek naujawan ladki, us ped ke paas se guzri, bina kisi dar ke. Usne dheere se atma ko awaaz di, "Agar koi yahan hai, to saamne aaye." Hawa tezi se bahne lagi, lekin koi jawab nahi aaya. Chandni ne aur kareeb jaake awaz di, "Mein tumse milna chahti hoon." Tabi ek geti awaz aayi, "Aakhirkyun?" Ladki ka dil dheere se dhadakne laga. Usne himmat se kaha, "Is liye kyunki mujhe tumhari kahani sunni hai." Us raat Chandni ko vikraal ghatna samne dikhi jisne uske romte khade kar diye. Ye anjaam tha us lambi baat cheet ka jo atma ke saath hui, aur jisne Chandni ko zindagi bhar ke liye badal diya.