3. محبت

"Miraal bachey idhar aao"

Mehendi ka function shaam ko tha aur us waqt sab ghar me idhar udhar kaamo me masroof the jab Asiya ne Miraal ko apne paas bulaya.

"Jee khala?"

"Beta ek baat batao mujhe"

"Jee khala poochen"

Miraal ko tajjub hua.

"Tumhare aur Kabir ke beech koi jhagra chal raha hai?"

Ehtiyaat se unho ne pucha. Miraal ne bamushkil thook nigla.

"N..nahi khala..humare beech kyun jhagra ho ga.."

"Tum dono ka rawaiyya ajeeb laga mujhe...pehle yaad he kis tarah tum dono ek saath rehte the aur har baat mazaaq larayi sab karte the. Aur ab...bilkul khamoshi si hai.."

Woh bolin to Miraal ko samjh na aayi kya kahe.

"Waqt guzar gaya he khala bare ho gaye hain hum pehle jesa nahi raha kuch"

Usne dheemi muskurahat ke saath kaha to Asiya ne uske chehre ke neeche haath rakh ke uske chehre ko uthaya.

"Tumhe jhoot bolna bhi nahi aa ta."

Unki baat pe woh ankhe jhuka chuki thi.

"6 saal pehle tumhare yahan jaane ke peechey bhi koi wajah thi main jaanti hoon. Pehle tum sab ke samne naa kar chuki thi uske baad aisa kya hua tha ke tumne haan kar di aur chali gayi main nahi jaanti..magar kuch to tha Miraal."

Asiya bolti gayi aur Miraal khamosh bethi rahi.

"Aisa kuch nahi hua tha khala. Bas parhai aur creer ka soch ke..."

"Bas Miraal rehne do."

woh dono to nahi jaante the shayad magar lounge bahir kone me ruka hua woh sab sun raha tha. aur yeh sochne pe majboor ho chuka tha ke usne naa ki thi pehle to aisa kya tha jisne uski naa ko haan me yun badal diya. Woh jaanta tha ke agar uski air force join karne ki zid me usne yeh faisla kiya hota to woh pehle hi yeh teh kar leti magar yun baad e apna faisla badalna uski samjh me nah aaya tha. Kya use usse khud puchna chahiye tha?

Abhi waqt nahi tha shayad.

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"Mamu gaari hai ghar pe?"

Miraal ne apne bag samaan pakre hue Safeer se pucha tha.

"Beta meri gari to Saif le kar gaya hai aur Saif ki gaari subha hi kharab ho gayi thi to workshop per hai."

"Oh.. mujhe salon jaana tha.."

"oh ho"

Safeer sochne hi laga tha jab darwaze se Hamza dakhil hua.

"Assalamu alaikum uncle!"

woh andar aaya to Miraal ko dekh ke muskuraya aur salaam kiya jiska usne bhi jawaab narmi se diya.

"Walaikum assalaam beta kaise ho khairiyat to thi na?"

"Jee uncle bas yeh Kinza ka samaan dene aaya tha"

"acha acha bohat acha kiya!"

"aap kahin jaa rahi thi?"

Hamza ne Miraal ko dekh ke pucha.

"Jee bas salon jaana tha"

"Main drop kar dun? agar aap ko munasib lage to"

usne kaha to Miraal kuch taz bazad hui magar apne mamu ke kehne per woh maan gayi aur uske saath bahir aa gayi.

"Waise aap khamosh hain kaafi aaj"

usne kaha to Miraal ne use dekha aur muskurayi.

"Acha? abhi waqt hi kitna hua he hume jo aap yeh andaze laga rahe hain?"

"Itna waqt to ho gaya he ke aap mujhse mera haal puch len!"

"Hatte katte bande ka kya haal puchun main bhala?"

"chalen yeh bhi sahi hai"

Uski baat per woh dono hi muskura diye the. Gate dubara khula tha aur ek aur gaari andar aayi thi. Us me se Kabir utra tha aur uski nazar gaari ke paas khare un dono pe gayi jo baato me masroof nazar aa rahe the. Woh apne haath ko kholta band karta saans leta wahan tak chalta aaya.

"Assalamu alaikum"

Use dekh ke Hamza ne salaam kiya aur haath aage baraya.

"Walaikum assalam kahin jaa rahe the aap dono?"

usne sanjeeda chehre ke saath pucha aur Hamza ke chehre ki msukurahat bhi uske lehje ki wajah se kuch dheemi pari.

"Jee Miraal ko Salon drop karne jaa raha tha."

Kabir ne Miraal ko dekha jo usse nazre milne per ankhe ghuma ke chehra mor chuki thi.

"Oh aap ko der ho rahi ho gi aap jaen main drop kar dun ga"

Kabir ne kaha to Miraal ne chonk ke use dekha.

"Nahi main jaa hi raha hoon to chor ddon ga kyun Miraal?"

"Haan..Main Hamza ke saath chali jaun gi"

Woh use dekh ke boli to Kabir ki ankh me jese kuch utra tha. Woh gaari me bethi aur woh dono jaa chuke the. Woh kuch bhi na kar saka aur bas wahan khara jese tamasha dekhta raha. Ajeeb jazbaat the. kabhi jis per haq hua karta tha ab woh shayad apna hi nahi raha tha.

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Shaam ko salon se usne mamu ko gaari ke liye call ki to unho ne kaha ke woh bhej chuke hain aur jab woh bahir nikli to gaari me bethe use dekh ke woh kuch lamho ke liye wahin khari reh gayi. Phir apna sharara uthati hui woh gaari ke kareeb aayi. apne pe garrti hui nazro ko woh mehsoos kar chuki thi magar chehera na utha saki. Woh apne haath me pakre bag ko dubara utha ke kandhe pe daalne lagi jab woh uske seene se takraati takraati bachi aur ek kadam peechey ho ke use dekha. Woh aaj kaali shalwar kameez me tha aur kandho pe brown shawl li hui thi. Usne uske haath se bag pakra aur uski side ka darwaza khola jis per Miraal use dekhti rahi.

"Bethna hai ya tumhe bhi uthana pare ga?"

Uski awaaz per woh apne khayaalo se bahir aayi aur aage bar ke andar bethi. Kabir nejhuk ke uske bahir aate sharare ko andar kiya aur darwaza band kiya. Driving seat pe aa ke bethta usne gaari ko nikaala. Gaari ko road pe laate hi usne sheeshon ko thora thora khol diya tha jis per Miraal chonki aur use dekha. Use yaad tha. Use yaad tha ke use gaari me dil khabraata tha aur agar koi khushbu ho to uski haalat aur buri ho jati.

"Perfume nahi lagana chahiye tha tumhe tabiyat aur kharab ho jae gi pata bhi hai"

Woh bola aur paas pari paani ki bottle use pakrayi. Miraal ke labon se koi ilfaaz tak na nikle. Agar woh dono ab. tak kuch nahi bhoole the agar dono ab bhi is kadar ek dusre ko jaante the to phir kyun thi yeh dooriyan kyunthi yeh ranjishen. Uska dil bharaane laga. Woh jaanti thi sab kuch tab poori tarah kharab hua tha jis din usne apni mami ki baato ki wajah se chacha chachi ke saath jane ka faisla kiya tha. Magar woh majboor thi kuch nahi kar sakti thi aur use bataa bhi nahi skati thi.

"Gaari roko..."

"kya hua he?"

"Kabir gaari roko..!"

usne kaha to Kabir ne side pe kar ke gaari ko khara kar diya. Woh darwana khol ke bahir nikal aayi aur gehre gehre saans bharti apne seene pe haath pherne lagi. woh road kaafi sunsaan thi. Kabir uske peechey nikla tha.

"Kya hua he Miraal"

Uski zubaan se uska naam...6 saal baad woh naam us zubaan se aaya tha.

"Mat karo Kabir...! Mat karo..."

woh mur kar boli to woh use dekhta reh gaya.

"Maine kiya hai Miraal? Miane?"

"haan tum! Sab kuch shuru tumhari wajah se hua tha! itne saalo ki bechaini takleef sab!"

"Bohat asaan hai mere pe sab daalna haina? Tum yehi kar rahi ho sab mujhpe daal deti ho aur phir bhaag jaati ho... har takleef aur ehsaas mere hisse me chor ke..."

"Main bhaagi nahi thi..aur jo bhi hua tha uske peechey sab se pehle tumhari beyaqeeni thi. mujh per aur humari dosti per!"

"Beyaqeeni nahi thi...main darr gaya tha..apne ehsasaat se unke samne aane se..!"

"Kaise ehsasaat Kabir..!?"

Woh usi tarah unchi awaaz me cheekhi to woh bhi usi josh se bola.

"Muhabbat se..!"

Khamoshi chaa gayi aur woh kuch na keh payi. dono ki ankho me takleef thi dard tha magar Miraal ki ankho me uljhan thi herat thi. Zindagi naye mor pe aaj phir le aayi thi...

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Mehendi ke function ke baad woh sab lounge me bethe hue the. Miraal ke chacha achachi bhi abhi wahin hi the. Miraal kitchem me chai bana rahi thi aur khawateen Saif ke kamre me Bari ke kapre wagaira dekhne me masroof thi.

"Safeer bhai main aap se paat karna chah raha tha."

"Haan Musaddiq bolo?"

Miraal ke chacha Safeer se mukhatib hue the.

"Main darasal Miraal ke bare me baat karna chah raha tha. Miraal ki parhai ho chuki hai mukammal MashAllah se aur ab job bhi ho hi gayi hai main soch raha tha ab aaya hua hoon to uski shadi ka bhi kuch soch hi loon."

"Yeh to bohat acha soch rahe ho balke main bhi kuch batana chah raha tha tumhe. Darasal aaj mujhse Kinza ke Taya ne apne bete ke liye kuch isharo isharo me Miraal ke liye pucha ke kahin humara koi iraada kahin to nahi. Ya uski mangni wagaira"

Paas me betha Kabir chonke bagair reh na paaya tha. woh us waqt se apne mobile me masroof tha magar ab is baat per woh chonk chuka tha.

"Hamza? woh jo larka bohat kaam wagaira kar raha tha? Bohat khush ikhlaaq bacha hai MashAllah!"

"Socha jaa sakta hai is baare me"

Safeer ki baat se Musaddiq ittefaaq kar raha tha aur saath me hi bethe shaks ke pairo talen 6 saal baad dubara zameen khnech li gayi thi.

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"oye!"

Graden me pare jhoole bethi woh apni hi socho me gum thi. Kabir ki ki hui baat ne use uljha diya tha. itne saalo sach to yeh tha ke usne uske aur Kabir ke rishte ko kabhi koi naam nahi diya tha siwae dosti ke aur woh yeh jaanti thi ke woh uske liye bohat ziyada maine rakhta tha magar uska is tarah apne ehsasaat aur muhabbat ka izhaar uske liye naya tha. Shayad woh to jaanti bhi nahi thi ke muhabbat ki line kya thi. kaise insaan ko maloom hota tha ke use muhabbat hai ya nahi.

"Yahan kya kar rahe ho?"

Saif ko dekh ke usne kaha.

"Waise hi bahir aaya to tum nazar aa gayi magar tum kya soch rahi thi?"

Usne paas khare pucha.

"Kuch nahi magar tum ek baat batao ge?"

"koi math ka sawaal na puch lena mujhe bas plus minus hi aata hai thora bohat"

uski baat pe usne sar jhatka.

"Pata nahi kis ne tumhe lawyer bana diya hai"

"Main khud yehi sochta hoon"

woh bola to Miraal ne sar jhatka.

"Acha chalo poocho?"

usne kaha to Miraal ne saans bhara.

"Kinza aur tum saath me parte the na? dost the?"

"Haan"

"to tumhe kab pata chala ke tum usse muhabbat karte ho aur yeh ke woh sirf dost nahi hai?"

Saif kuch sochne laga.

"Pata nahi...bas ek waqt aaya jab mehsoos hone laga ke uske bagair zindagi adhoori lagti hai...uske door jaane ke khayal se hi koft aati thi mujhe usse apni baate kiye bagair uski baate sune bagair din adhura lagta tha...sab dosti dosti me bohat aage chala gaya aur bas ek din dil ne kaha ke humesha ke liye is dost ko apna bana lo"

Uski baat per woh muskura to di magar jab us sab ko khud pe apply karna shuru kiya to dil jese zour zour se dharakne laga. 6 saal pehle yeh sab shuru hi is wajah se hua tha kyun ke woh uske bagair rehne ke soch tak nahi paati thi...

"Tum kyun puch rahi ho..?"

Saif ke bulane pe woh wapis apne khayalo se ayi aur use dekha.

"bas..waise hi.."

Dheemi muskurahat chehre per thi aur dil me tufaan jesi bechaini...

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"mama...mama...kahan hain?"

Andhere me chalte hue woh apni maa ko pukaar rahi thi magar jese uski awaaz kisi tak nahi jaa rahi thi.

"baba..mama!"

Woh dubara cheekhi aur chalti chali gayi jab uske pair ke paas khoon ke katre dikhna shuru hue jis per woh herat se hil tak na saki phir ahista ahista chalti hui un katro ke neeshan ke peechey jaati gayi aur dheere dheere woh dhabbe bare hote gaye aur yak dam jab woh ziyada hue to use us khoon ke samandar me doobte uske mama baba nazar aaye aur kaampti hui woh cheekhi thi. Uskepair lar kharae aur woh wahin gir gayi aur khud bhi usi khoon ke samandar me doobne lagi jab use apne paas koi aur bhi mehsoos hua aur jab woh chehra use nazar aaya to uske halaq se awaaz tak na nikal payi woh Kabir ka chehra tha....

Woh band ankho ke saath cheekhti chali gayi thi jab use apne chehre pe thapki mehsoos hui thi. Koi uska naam pukaar raha tha.

"Miraal ankhe kholo..!"

Usne ankhe kholi aur gehre gehre saans bharti hui woh uth bethi aur ab tak samjh na paayi ke kya hua tha. Bas dimaag me ek hi naam ghoom raha tha use dekhna tha use. Usne yeh na dekha ke uske samne wohi betha tha. Jab usne chehra uthaya aur use samne paaya to yak dam aage hui.

"Tum..tum theek ho na..?"

Ankho se aansu girte chale gaye aur woh uska chehra thaame apni tasalli karne ke andaaz me use dekhti rahi.

"Miraal..Miraal main theek hoon...saans lo tum.."

Woh uske gaal pe haath rakhe bola tha.

"Tum..kahin mat jaana...kahin mat jaana... Kabir..mama baba ke baad...tumhe nahi kho skati..please..."

Woh rote hue bolti chali gayi aur Kabir ne uske gaal ke ansuon ko apni ungliyon ke poron se saaf kiya.

"Main yahin hoon Miraal..tumhare paas..Main tumhara tha... aur tumhara hi rahun ga"

Woh uske kandhe se apna sar laga chuki thi ansu ab tak nahi ruke the magar Kabir ki naram awaaz ab tak kaano me goonj rahi thi aur uska haath jo narmi se uske aas paas hayal tha.

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Assalamu alaikum!

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