6. اظہار

"Assalamu alaikum sir!"

"Walaikum assalaam"

"Haan to kesi rahi aap ki chuttiyan captain Kabir"

Woh wardi me apne senior ke samne seedha khara raha.

"Alhumdurillah achi rahi sir"

"Good ab wapis aa gaye hain to umeed hai dimaag pehle ki tarah hi kaam me lage ga"

"Jee sir"

Commander Naseer Ahmed uske mentor ki tarah the jinho ne uski training ke dino se uske andar ka jazba salahiyat aur mushkilaat dekhi thi. Aaj unhe uske chehre pe kuch ajeeb ai leher si guzarti mehsoos hui thi.

Kuch kaam ki baato ke baad Kabir bahir aaya to samne Abbas nazar aaya.

"Oye majnu sir ne aisa kya keh diya hai jo 12 baj gaye mu pe"

Woh uske saath chalne laga.

"Unho ne mujhe kya kehna hai"

Woh chalta gaya aur betassur chehre ke saath bola.

"Khair yeh to main nahi maanta magar sahi hai chai peeye ga?"

"Khali chai peeyun ga is liye kisi bhi chugli pasand anuty ki tarah kisi masale daar baat ki umeed na rakhna"

Abbas zehre lab muskuraya.

"Woh nikalwana mera kaam hai"

Na chahte hue bhi Kabir muskura para.

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Uske kadam ahista ahista us darakht ke kareeb bar rahe the najane kyun use ek baar phir use woh din yaad aaya tha jab woh wahan se gayi thi. Aisa nahi tha ke uski nayi zindagi wahan se jaane ke baad buti thi ya unse koi buri yaad juri thi magar jis tarah usne is ghar se us nayi zindagi ka safar teh kiya tha woh shayad bohat si ranjishon se bhara tha. Is liye shayad use bhoolta bhi nahi tha.

Us darakht pe haath rakhe usne ankho ko band kiya. Dil ko ajeeb sakoon sa mehsoos hua.

Use gaye aaj ek hafta ho gaya tha aur Miraal ki apni flight thi ek din baad. Yeh 6 saal baad ki mulakaat kuch sahi na kar payi thi balke shayad ab jab izhaar labon pr aa gaya tha abki judaai pehle se bohat ziyada lambi aur mushkil hone wali thi. Magar ab to use aadat ho gayi thi apno ko khone ki unse judaa hone ki. Is baar woh khud ko mazeed takleef se bachane ke liye kar rahi thi to phir kyun itne was wase the? Kyun lag raha tha ke woh mazeed takleef se khud bacha nahi rahi thi daal rahi thi takleef me?

"Miraal..Miraal!"

Peechey se use pukaarta hua Saif bhaagta aaya to woh muri.

"Kya hua he Saif?"

Uske chehre ki pareshani dekh ke woh khud ghabra gayi.

"Woh..woh Kabir..."

Miraal ke dil o dimaag me jese khatre ki ghanti baji. Woh aage hui.

"Kya Kabir? Kya hua he use?"

Zubaan larkharayi thi. Jisam kaampne laga tha.

"Operation ke doraan situation kuch kharab ho gayi Kabir akhir tak lara aur uska operation kamiyaab to ho gaya magar uska jahaaz...mil nahi paa raha..keh rahe hain ke shayad kahin.."

Woh ankhe phaare use dekhti rahi phir bamushkil saans leti hui boli.

"K..kuch nahi hua use...kuch nahi hua ho ga use..pata hai mujhe.."

Sar jhatakti kadam peechey karti bolti rahi. Jese woh naa hi kuch sunna chahti thi naa hi maanna.

"Miraal.."

Saif ne kuch kamzor awaaz me uska naam liya. Najane kab Kinza bhi unke peechey aa gayi thi woh aage bari aur Miraal ko baazu se thaama. Miraal ki ankhe bheegti chali gayi khouf is ladar bar gaya ke anjaane me hi uski ankho se nikal ne wala paani uske chehre ko bheega gaya.

"Miraal abhi kuch pata nahi chala aise himmat mat choro..."

Bohat si aur baaten aur hosle use diye gaye the magar us waqt Miraal ko shayad kuch nahi sunna tha shayad woh kuch sun hi nahi sakti thi. Is waqt agar woh kuch sunna chahti thi to woh uski awaaz thi uske hone ka ehsaas tha. Use aur kuch nahi chahiye tha aur koi nahi chahiye tha. Siwae Kabir ke...

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Kamre me ek bohat hi sanjeeda tension bhara mahoul chaya hua tha. Har officer apne apne kaam me masroof tha. Jab darwaza khula aur andar taiz kadmo se chalta Commander Naseet Ahmed aaya.

"Assalamu alaikum sir!"

"Walaikum assalaam. Kya news hai Captain Kabir ka kuch pata chala?"

"Sir humari team unhe track karne ki poori koshish kar rahi hai hume bas dar hai ke agar unka jahaz Kahin border ke dusri taraf gira na ho."

"Iski possibility bohat kam hai operation balochistan ki taraf tha border ki taraf jaane ka khatra kahn se aa gaya?"

Dusre officer ne Naseer Ahmed ke sawaal ka jawaab dete hue unhe bataya tha ke kis tarah halaat kharab hue the.

"InshAllah we will find him."

"InshAllah sir"

Sab baat to umeed ki kar rahe the magar naumeedi unke chehro pe saaf zahir thi. Kabir ko dhoondna shayad masla nahi tha magar uska sahi salamat hona shayad koi moujza ho ho sakta tha.

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Jhaariyon ke beech me kuch patto aur pattharon ki hilne ki awaaze goonji thi. Jo ke shayad kisi jaanwar ke hilne se thi ya phir shayad kisi insaan ke. Jo bhi tha dard me karhate hue aadhi ganoodgi ki halat me wahan pare use koi farak nahi parta tha. Woh jaanta tha woh uske akhri lamhaat the aur woh bas apni zindagi ko apni ankho ke samne se guzarta hua hi dekh sakta tha.  Zidagi me bohat kuch dekha tha usne. APne pyaaron ko apne maa baap Airforce me saath training hasil karne wale doston bohat se logon ki mout ko usne dekha tha aur woh jaanta tha ke yeh mout peechey reh jaane walo pe kya asar chor jaati thi. Aur woh bhi apne peechey un do logon ko chor ke jaa raha tha jinhe uski mout se bohat farak parna tha.

Shahadat ek bohat hi azeem rutba he aur kehte hain ke shaheed kabhi marta nahi magar yeh haqeeqat koi nahi jhutlaa sakta ke shaheed apne peechey reh jaaane walo ki zindagi se to chala jaata tha...duniya jitni bhi taziyat kar le hosla afzai kar le ke jaane wala shaheed hua he aur shaheed mara nahi karte per peechey reh jaane walo ki zindagi me aane wali kami aur yaaden aur unse milti pal pal ki takleef koi bhi nahi jaan sakta tha.

Kabir bhi apni zindagi se mutmaeen tha bas kuch adhoore khuwaab the jo baar baar uski ukharti saasno lr beech aa rahe the.

Woh khuwaab jinme uska apna ghar tha ek mukammal ghar. Aur saath me Miraal thi.

Shayad kuch khuwabon ka haqeeqat banna taqdeer me nahi tha. Shayad Kabir Khan ke khuwaab bhi unhi me se ek the.

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Kabhi kabaar hum itna route he itna route hain ke aise lagne lagta hai ke ab shayad koi ansu hi nahi bache ankho me behne ke liye magar phir hume ankhe heran kar deti hain aur woh dubara bheeg jaati hain. Miraal ki ankhe bhi use pichle 2 dino me kahi baar heran kar chuki thi.

Hospital ke bahir bethe uski ankhe baar baar khamoshi se bheegti aur woh unhe usi khamoshi se behne deti. Jese unhe saaf karne ki himmat bhi usme nahi bachi thi.

"Miraal...ghar chalo bachey is tarah kab tak raho gi yahan?"

Saif ki naram awaaz aayi thi magar woh khamoshi se bethi rahi thi.

"Teesra din hai tumne na kuch khaya hai na mu haath kuch dhoya hai is tarah yahan bethi ho is tarah use kuch ho ya na ho Miraal tumhe zaroor ho jae ga"

Woh dubara bola to Miraal ne pehli baar ankhe utha ke use dekha. Aur uske peechey khari Kinza aur dusri taraf samne bethi apni phupho ko dekha jo khud bohat hi buri halat me thi magar woh musalsal tasbee karti Miraal se ziyada sabar me lag rahi thi.

"Zinda to main waise bhi nahi bachun gi Saif...agar use kuch hua ...agar aisa kuch hua to..."

Woh baat poori bhi na kar paayi thi gale me jese kuch phas sa gaya tha. Uski awaaz halak me atki aur siski ne awaaz ki wagah li. Kinza aage hui aur use gale lagaya. Woh uske gale lag ke roti chali gayi thi.

Kabir bohat hi critical condition me pichle 2 din se ICU me tha. Doctors kisi bhi kisam ki umeed dilaane ko taiyar na the aur ek ek lamha Miraal per is tarah guzar raha tha jese mout ki talwaar uske sar pe latki hui thi.

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Jab use hosh aaya to usne koi 30-40 ke umar ke darmiyaan ki aurat ko apne paas drip check karte hue dekha. Woh na kuch bol saka na us aurat ki shakal dekh saka usse pehle hi woh uske paas aayi aur phir foran bahir bhaagi thi. Woh usi tarah bamushkil apni ankhe dheere dheere kholta hua us jagah ko pehchaan ne ki koshish karta raha. Kuch der baad doctor andar aaya aur uska checkup karne laga. Phir use awaaz laga ke use pucha ke woh use sun sakta tha ke nahi. Usne dheere se sar ko kham kiya.

"main...kahan"

"Aap hospital me hain Kabir. Pichle 5 din se aap ICU me the. Sar pe lagne wali chout ki wajah se aap ko hosh nahi aa paya tha..."

Kabir ne kayi bhi jawaab nahi diya aur Doctor ki baki ki hidayat khamoshi se suni aur uske jaane ke baad usi nurse se paani manga jo uske hosh aane pe wahan thi.

Us nurse ne use paani diya aur aas paas dekhne lagi.

"Aap ki wife bohat ziyada khush hon gi aap ko dekh ke. Woh pichle 5 din me ek dafa bhi apni jagah se nahi hilin.."

Nurse ne kaha to Kabir ne kuch uljhi hui nazro se use dekha aur sochne laga ke kahin use koi memory loss hua tha?

"Biwi?"

"Jee woh larki bari ankhe brown baal ki aap ki family ke saath thi aur jis tarah musalsal woh yahin thi jab baki sab nahi bhi the tab bhi aur woh jitna roti thin mujhe laga aap ki biwi hon..?"

Kabir ko jese us brown baalo aur bari ankho wali larki ki samjh aayi aur nurse ko dekh ke pucha.

"Aap ko pata hai kahan hai woh?"

"Jee woh ab bhi bahir hi thi main bulati hoon unhe"

Woh nurse muri hi thi jab darwaza khula tha aur andar saif aur phupho dakhil hue the.

"Mera bacha..!!"

Asiya jese Kabir ke patti aur zakhmo se bhare hue jisam ko dekh ke tarap pari.

"Ya Allah...tera shukar tune mere bachey ko zindagi ataa ki.."

Woh uska maath choomti use bas dekhti chali gayi thi.

"Main theek hoon phupho..."

Kabir ne dheemi muskurahat bamushkil laate hue kaha.

"Jaan nikal di thi humari tu ne!"

Saif ne najane kis tarah ansu rouke aur uske kandhe pe haath maara jis per Woh karha para.

"Opps sorry"

"Maar hi daal mujhe kamine"

Kabir bola to Saif aage hua.

"Acha ab itna bhi drama mat kar"

Kabir is baar sach me muskura para. Uski nazre drawaze ki taraf dubara gayin.

"Aur koi nahi hai..?"

Saif jese uski nazro ke takkub me dekh chuka tha.

"Ammi abbu subha aaye the magar dupeher tak wapis bhej diya pata go hai ziyada log nahi tuk sakte. Aur Kinza bhi ghar hi hai"

"Oh..acha"

Usne kuch mayoosi bhari awaaz me kaha.

"Yeh Miraal bhi to thi"

Asiya ne kaha tha.

"Phupho yeh go theek ho gaya hai ab bas khidmaten karwani hai isne aap ghar chalen main hoon yahan"

Saif ne Asiya ko kaha to Asiya pehle yo maani na phir Kabir ke bhi israar pe woh uth ke chali gayi.

"Main phupho ko chor ke aata hoon theek hai?"

Kabir ne sar kham kiya.

"Aane ki zaroorat nahi hai tujhe main theek hoon"

"Haan jese tune keh diya aur maine maan liya"

"Main hoon Saif tum ghar jao"

Saif bola tha magar uske foran baad awaaz darwaze se aayi jise sun ke woh mura aur Kabir ki nazar bhi us taraf gayi.

Kabir ne use dekha aur bas dekhta raha. Uski ankho ke neeche pare halke aur soojhi ankhe bata rahi thi ke woh kuch dino se na soyi thi na hi uski ankhe sookhi thi. Baalo ko dheela sa joora gardan pe tha aur baalo ki laten chehre ko chu rahi thi. Kapro pe pari silwaten bataa rahi thi ke usne in dino me apne huliye pe dihaan nahi diya tha. Aur yeh wohi Miraal thi jo kapre tabdeel kar ke mu haath dhoye bagair kisi ke samne nahi aati thi. Jise taiyar hone ka sab se ziyada shouk hota tha.

Saif ne un dono ko dekha aur sar kham kiya.

"Chalo phir main chalta hoon. Kuch chahiye ho call kar dena aur khayal rakhna apna"

Woh bol ke uske baazu ko narmi se thapak kar wahan se nikal gaya tha aur Miraal ab tak wahin darwaze pe khari thi. Har jagah dekhti hui siwae uski taraf.

Khamoshi kafi lamho tak chali phir Kabir ne use tora.

"Kab tak wahan khari raho gi?"

Koi jawaab na aaya.

"Yaqeen maano chehre pe aisi koi chout nahi aayi jis ki wajah se mera chehra bardash karne ke kabil na raha ho."

Is baar usne ankho ko bheencha jise Kabir ne dekha tha.

"Miraal."

Ek siski kamre me goonji. Kabir ka dil jese dharakna bhool gaya tha.

"Dar lag raha hai...aise lag raha hai ke tumhe dekha to tum gayab ho jao ge...aur mera har bura khuwaab haqeeqat ban jae ga.."

"Ek dafa meri taraf dekh lo...sab bure khuwaab beh jaen ge.."

Usne ankhe uthayi aur ansuon se dhundlati ankho ke beech me se use dekha aur jese in 5 din ka sabar khatam hua tha aur woh bhaag kar apne aur uske beech ka faasla ubhoor kar gayi thi. Woh uske kareeb aayi to Kabir ne dheemi muskurahat ke saath use dekha aur ek bazu khola jis pe patti nahi thi aur Miraal uske kandhe pe apna chehra chupa ke sisak sisak ke roti chali gayi. 5 din ka har khouf har dar har aziyat us lamhe me uske seene se lage woh apne ansuon ke saath sab kich bahaa dena chahti thi. Aur woh use nahi rouk raha tha aisa karne se.

"Main theek hoon Miraal..."

Uske kandhe pe rakhe haath ko pherte hue usne dheemi awaaz me kaha. Jawaab me bheegi kamzor awaaz aayi.

"In 5 dino me main kahi hazaar baar mari hoon sirf yeh soch kar ke kahin tumhe kuch ho jae ga...Kabir mujhe laga tha itne saal tumse door reh ke mujhe tumhare bagair jeena aa gaya hai magar...magar main galat thi Kabir tumne to kabhi mujhe apne bagair jeena sikhaya hi nahi..."

"Aur..aur ab tak tumhe yeh bhi nahi bata saki main...ke main tumse kitni muhabbat karti hun..ke na chahte hue bhi meri zindagi tumhare bagair adhuri hai..."

Woh peechey hui aur uski ankho me dekha. Kabir ne haath bharaya aur uske gaal ko apni hatheli me piroya aur anguthe se ansuon ko saaf kiya.

"Ansu nahi Miraal...nahi dekhe jaate mujhse"

"Bohat rula chuke ho mujhe Kabir Khan ab poori zindagi ek ansu bhi diya mujhe to tumhara kachimar bana dun gi"

"Kabhi bhi nahi..."

Woh dheere se bola aur dibara labon ko khola.

"I love you.."

Kabir bola to Miraal ansuon ke beech muskura di aur boli.

"I know"

Jawaban Kabir bhi qehqa laga ke has diya.

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Assalamu alaikum!

Just ome more chapter and we are done with this story! I hope it was not a bad chapter?

I mean I know it's been very long and I have been super inactive and it wasn't like i was busy or something still...🥹

Well I hope you all enjoyed the story! Lots of love y'all!🫶🏼