8. نیا آغاز- Last

Paani ki boondo ko dekhte hue woh khamoshi se khirki ke paas khari thi. Dimaag me hazaaro baate chal rahi thi aur dil humesha se bhi ziyada taizi se dharak raha tha.

"Mujhse shadi ke baad"

Uske woh chaar ilfaaz jese dimaag me atak se gaye the.

"Miraal?"

Miraal ne mur ke apni chachi ko darwaze pe khara dekha.

"Jee chachi?"

Woh andar chalti aayin aur uske saath hi khirki ke saath khari ho gayi.

"Do din se tum khamosh ho"

"Samjh hi nahi aa raha kya kahun"

Usne sar jhuka liya.

"Jis ghar ko jin logon ko bachpan se apna samjha tha wahan pe yeh sunne ko mile ga ke woh mera tha hi nahi...kabhi nahi socha tha"

Woh sach bhi bol rahi thi aur jhoot bhi shayad. Itne saalo pehle jab us shaam ko Shazia ne use jaane ka kaha tha tabhi woh ghar uska nahi raha tha magar use apne mamu ki zubaan se yeh sun ke jese ek akhri keel bhi uske dil pe thoka jaa chuka tha.

"Jaanti hoon tumhe dukh hua he magar beta kabhi kabhi baro ki ankho pe bhi patti par jaati hai. Unki baato ko itna seriously mat lo. Tumhare paas main hoon chachu hain aur bhai bhi aur wahan bhi Asiya hai Saif hai aur sab se bar ke woh ek shaks hai jiski ankho me bepannaah pyaar hai tumhare liye.."

Apni chachi ki baat pe usne nazre chura lin. Phir use laga shayad yehi waqt tha unhe batane ka.

"Chachi maine aap ko kuch batana tha...woh Kabir ne.."

Woh bolti hui ruk si gayi to uski chachi ne muskura ke sar hilaya.

"Jaanti hoon main"

Miraal kuch heran hui.

"Asiya ka phone aaya tha. Kuch der me woh aa rahe hain"

Miraal ki herani aur bari aur muskurahat chehre pe ubhar aayi.

"Sach me?

Unho ne sar ko kham kiya aur use jaldi se taiyar hone ka keh ke woh bahir chali gayin.

Miraal apni jagah pe khari rahi phir bhaag kar apne phone tak gayi aur utha ke sab se upar nazar aane wale number ko milaya.

Do bell gayin aur call utha li gayi.

"Uf kya ho gaya he larki"

Saif ki awaaz aayi

"Tumne call kyun uthayi he?"

"Bohat hi batameez ho waise banda koi salaam dua kar lega hai"

"Chup karo aur kinza ko do!"

"Kyun?"

"Saif"

Usne jese use dhamkane wale andaaz me kaha.

"Taiyar ho rahi hai meri biwi tang karna hai to apne hone wale shohar ko karo call kar ke"

Usne phone rakh diya to Miraal use jhaarti jhaarti reh gayi. Aur bas dimaag me jese socha ke agli dafa mil ke use kitne thappar maarne the.

Phone ki screen dekh ke woh sochne lagi. Kya use call karni chahiye thi use? Ya shayad nahi.

Call pe yak dam uska naam chamka to woh ek second ko screen dekhti rahi ek second koi 15 second me badla aur phone baj baj ke band ho gaya. Use khud samjh nahi aayi usne call kyun nahi uthayi magar phone phir baja usne dekha to is dafa text message tha.

Kabir: call kyun nahi utha rahi?

Miraal: pata nahi?

Kabir: Miraal?

Miraal: hmm?

Kabir: ab mat bhaagna agar koi masla hai to baat karo. Solve karen ge baat kar ke. We are not kids anymore.

Miraal: bhaag nahi rahi bas dar lag raha hai..

Uske mobile pe phir call aayi to usne is dafa utha li.

"Kya hua he?"

"Mujhe bhi nahi pata"

"Dil nahi maan raha?"

"Dil tumhari awaaz sun ke dharakne lagta hai tumhe kya lagta hai yeh maane ga nahi..?"

Gehri khamoshi chayi phir woh bola.

"Meri chout jab theek ho jae gi to main ruksati chahta hoon tab tak main chahta hoon ke humara Nikah ho jae."

Woh pur ehtemaad awaaz me bola to Miraal ne sar jhuka liya.

"Aur main chahti hoon ke tumhari chout gar takleef me tumhare saath rahun har ek kadam."

"Lekin hume aage ke bare me bhi sochna hai Miraal. Tumhari job hai wahan aur meri yahan. Main nahi chor sakta aur na hi main chahta hun ke tum apne khuwaab kisi bhi surat qurban karo humare rishte ke liye."

Uski baat pe Miraal ko jese realize hua aur usne khuchi hui saans se use pucha.

"To tumhe chor dun..?"

"Tumne chorna hai chor do magar main tumhe nahi kho sakta..aur naa hi khoun ga"

Uski baat per woh muskura di.

"Hosla rakho Kabir Khan main ab tumhari jaan nahi chorne wali..tum Nikah ki taiyari karo.."

Woh soch chuki thi. Woh ab usse door jaane wali nahi thi. Pehle jaana uski zid aur majboori thi magar ab woh 17 saal ki bachi nahi thi. Woh shuru se kabhi Pakistan nahi chorna chahti thi aur ab jab uski degree poori ho chuki thi woh apne mulk me rehna chahti thi. Apni tameen apne logon me us shaks ke saath jo uski dharkan tha. Uska sab se acha dost. Uski Pehli muhabbat. Aur shayad akhri bhi.

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"Bhai aaj aap se apni beti ki baat karne nahi apne liye bahu maangne aayi hoon..! Mujhe pata hai aap apni is behen ko khali haath nahi loutaen ge"

Musaddiq ne apni biwi ko ek nazar dekha phir unke sar kham karne per unho ne Asiya ko muskura ke dekha.

"Mujhe Miraal ki khushi se ziyada kuch azeez nahi hai woh khush hum khush. Aur Kabir to apna bacha hai aur aap bhi hain to koi fikar nahi hume"

"Phir pakka samjhun rishta?"

"Bilkull magar agar Safeer bhai aur Shazia bhabi bhi is mouke pe aa jaate to acha hota"

Musaddiq ne un dono ki namojoodgi ko dekh ke kaha.

"Uncle ammi ki tabiyat kharab ho gayi thi thori to abbu reh gaye ghar woh bohat maazrat kar rahe the"

"Oh acha koi masla nahi main unki tabiyat maloom kar lun ga"

"Nahi uncle iski-"

Saif isse ziyada wazahat deta usse pehle Musaddiq ke saath bethi unki biwi boli.

"Is sab ko choren Musaddiq date ki baat karte hain."

Woh sab baat karne lage to Saif wahan kuch sharminda sa betha raha. Uske ek side pe kinza aur dusri side pe Kabir betha tha. Kabir ne uske kandhe ko thapka aur sar ko halka sa kham kiya jese use keh raha ho ke use sharminda hone ki koi zarooorat nahi thi.

Saif ne use dekha aur dheemi muskurahat ke saath sar jhuka liya. Humesha wali chamakti hui muskurahat jesw bilkul gayab thi magar woh kya karta apni maa ki ajeeb nafrat aur apne baap ki ki jane wali harkat pe woh sharminda tha. Kabir aur Miraal dono ko jese mu dikhane ke kabil na raha tha woh.

"Aunty? Hum jaa ke Miraal se mil len?"

Kinza ne pucha to unho ne muskura ke sar hilaya aur use Miraal ka kamra wali side pe ishara kiya.

Kinza uthi to uske saath Saif bhi utha aur Kabir apni stick utha ke khara hone laga jab Kinza boli.

"Dulhe miya? Aap kahan?"

"Woh...maine kaha tum dono ke saath chalta hun?"

"Bohat naik khayal he magar aap ka parda hai ab Nikah ke baad hi milen to acha hai"

Kabir kuch bolne laga to sab bare hasne lage.

Bas aur kuch hafto ka intezar tha..

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Woh subha utha to sab se pehle apna mobile uthaya aur message check kiya. Jab uska koi message na dekha to kuch udaas sa woh utha aur kapre tabdeel kar ke woh bahir nikla. Saif aaj ghar nahi tha aur najane driver kahan chala gaya tha. Woh phone milata hua ek baazu me pakri stick ke saath apne plaster hue paun ko upar uthae sticks ke zariye bahir aaya. Use wheelchair shuru me di gayi thi magar najane kyun use woh bohat bebass sa mehsoos karwati thi aur use bilkulll na pasand thi. Usse behtr use crutches lagti thi. Unme kam az kam woh apni marzi se jahan chae jaa to sakta tha.

Ek kaan pe phone rakhe woh bahir aaya aur ek step pe uska ek paun halka sa balance out hua aur woh khud ko bamushkil sambhal ke seedha hua. Magar uska mobile neeche jaa gira. Usne phone ko dekh ke kuch chir kar karha.

Tabhi uske samne aa ke woh kaale jore me larki jhuki. Jiski khushbu uske asbahat se takrayi aur jese sara gussa jhaag ki tarah beth gaya. Woh phone utha ke seedhi hui aur use dekha.

Woh use dekhta raha phir anjane me muskurahat ne labon ko chua. Ankhe muskura uthi. Kuch lamho baad woh boli.

"Pucho ge nahi kya kar rahi hun yahan?"

Kabir ne sar ka nafi me hilaya.

"Kyun?"

"1 hafta."

Woh use dekhti rahi.

"1 hafte baad dekha hai tumhe jo bhi wajah hai tum samne ho yehi kafi hai."

Uski awaaz me jese duniya bhar ka pyar bhara tha. Miraal besakhta muskura di aur sar jhuka ke neeche dekhne lagi.

"Sharmati hui cute lagti ho ziyada sharmana chahiye tumhe"

Woh ek kadam kareeb aata bola to usne use ghoora aur has ke uske kandhe pe haath mara.

"Ab yeh khud kese sharmate hain?"

"Oh woh meri zimedari hai fikar mat karo"

Miraal ne nazre churayi aur honto ko daant me daba ke muskurahat rouki.

"Ho gaya tunhara ab chalen?!"

Woh boli thi.

"Kahan?"

"Hospital! Appointment hai tumhari"

Kabir ko jese finally yaad aaya tha.

"To tum yahan?"

"Saath sirf achey waqt me rehne ka waada nahi kiya tha maine Kabir. Tumhare achey waqt me shayad main tumhe door khari tumpe fakhar karti muskurati nazar aaun magar bure waqt me humesha tumhare saath tumhara haath thaame nazar aaun gi."

Usne kaha to Kabir use dekhta raha phir halka sa muskura ke sar ko jhatka.

"Mujhe lagta tha main already tumse itni muhabbat karta hoon ke isse ziyada karna mumkin hi nahi ho ga magar har guzarte din ke saath main khud galat sabit hota hoon.."

Dono ki muhabbat kuch aisi hi thi. Unka saath hi unke sab se mushkil aur takleefde din pe shuru hua tha aur aaj tak woh shayad ek duare ki khushi me utna paas na the jitna dukh aur takleef me the.

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Pure ghar me ek alag hi rounak thi us din. Sab taiyari me masroof the siwae ek insaan ke. Shazia begam aaj beyhad khamosh si apne bed pe bethi thi. Aaj jitna khali woh khud ko mehsoos kar rahi thi shayad unho ne kabhi nahi kiya tha.

"Aap ne ammi mujhe sab se ziyada pyaar diya hai magar aaj jo aapne kiya hai uske baad main chah ke bhi aap ki izzat nahi kar paa raha."

Shazia apne bete ki kahi baato ko sochti rahi.

"Aap meri wohi maa hain jinki main izzat karta tha kyun ke aap ne Kabir aur Miraal ke sar pe jis tarah haath rakha tha mujhe laga shayad meri maa se ziyada bare dil ka malik koi nahi."

Shazia ne apne haatho ko dekha khaali haatho ko. Woh akhir kab se aisi hui thi? Yeh to sach tha ke Kabir se use koi masla nahi tha kyun ke woh jaanti thi Kabir ka unke siwa koi nahi tha aur sach baat yeh thi ke use bachpan se apne haatho me paala tha. Aur Miraal...woh use shuru me tang to nahi ki thi magar phir ek waqt me aake logon ki ajeeb baate ke woh manhoos thi apne maa baap khaa gayi thi aur Saif ka uski taraf jhukao ne use dara diya tha...najane ahista ahista kahan se uske andar us bachi ke khilaaf zeher bhar gaya aur us fehrist me Kabir bhi shamil kisi had tak ho gaya...

Lekin akhir kis kaam ka tha yeh zeher yeh karwahat? Jis manhoosiyat se woh apne bete ko bachana chahti thi woh to uske kareeb bhi na aayi magar Shazia ki apni karwahat ne uska beta usse door kar diya...

Woh bilak ke rone lagi.

Humari apni karwahat humare andar ka zeher hume aksar tanha kar deta hai.

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"Kya aap ko yeh Nikah qabool hai?"

Woh kaampte labon ke saath dheemi muskurahat chehre pe liye boli.

"Qabool hai."

Aur jab teesri dafa yeh lafz dhorae to labon ki kap kapahat khatam ho chuki thi aur ansu ankho se is trah behne lage ke use khud samjh nahi aa raha tha ke woh akhir ro kyun rahi thi. Uske paas aa ke sab use gale lagate mubarak baad dene lage woh bas wahan bethi rahi. Kinza ne uske haath ko halka sa dabaya to usne usse tissue pakar ke apni ankho ko saaf kiya.

Us lamhe use apne mama aur baba jis kadar yaad aa rahe the woh bayaan nahi kar sakti thi. Uski zindagi ka sab se ehem din tha jis din amooman larkiyan apne baap ke seene pe sar rakh ke dil khol ke unka ghar chorne pe roti thi maa ka gaal choomti aur unhe yaqeen dilaati ke woh theek thin.

Lekin woh sab nahi tha uske paas...aur use lagta tha shayad use ab farak nahi parta tha. Magar shayad yeh lamha waisa tha.

"Bachey?"

Yak dam aane wali awaaz aur sar pe aane wale haath ko mehsoos kar ke usne sar utha ke dekha to wahan uske chachi chachu khare the aur unke peechey Arib khara tha jinhe dekh ke usne ek gehra saans liya aur khari hui to uske chachu ne use gale laga liya.

"Allah meri bachi ke naseeb bohat achey kare..."

"Ameen"

Chachi ne kaha aur muskura ke dono ko dekha. Miraal peechey hui to Arib ne aage aa ke uske naak ko pakra.

"Aur agar kuch bhi ho to I'm just one call away..samjhi? Meri behen ko koi tang nahi kar sakta."

Usne sar ko kham kiya aur muskura di.

Jab uske chachu bahir nikle to Kinza ne uska baazu pakra.

"Chalo chalo bethna nahi hai"

"Kahan?"

"Nikah ke baad ki pehli mulakaat nahi karni?! Aur mujhe insta ke liye cute video bhi banani hai"

Woh boli to Miraal ne has ke sar jhatka. Aur najane kyun dil zoron se dharakne laga. Wohi Kabir tha. Uska Kabir magar shayad ab unka saath humesha ka tha jo use itna nervous kar raha tha.

Bahir garden me acha sa bethne ki jagah bani hui thi aur har jagah safaid phool the. Woh kuch peechey ruk gayi jahan pe mehmaan use nahi dekh sakte the. Kinza ne use apni taraf mu karwaya aur uske ishare tak murne se mana kiya. Kuch seconds baad Kinza mobile haath me liye muskurayi to woh yak dam mur gayi. Kuch door se safaid sherwani me chalta hua aata Kabir apni jagah tham gaya. Woh dono ek dusre ko is tarah dekhte rahe jese aas paas koi tha hi na. Phir Kabir ke pair hilne lage woh uske kareeb aaya aur ek lamhe me use khud se laga liya aur Miraal ke pair zameen se uth gaye. Usne apne baazuon ko uski gardan ke paas hayal kiya aur sar uske kandhe pe jhuka diya. Poori zindagi ek doosre ko jaan ne ke bawajood woh kabhi itne kareeb nahi aaye the jitna aaj ek dusre ko kareeb mehsoos kar rahe the.

"Aaj mujhe lag raha he ke main mukammal hua hoon..."

Woh usi tarah uske kaan me dheere se bola. Miraal nam ankho ke saath muskura di.

"Mujhe bhi..."

Miraal ko ek baat ka yaqeen ho gaya tha ke duniya me isse ziyada sakoon aur tahaffuz ka ehsaas use kahin nahi ho sakta tha jo yahan apne shohar ke kareeb tha...

"Ehm...Romeo Juliet I'm really sorry to interrupt but agar tum dono ne bas na ki to mujhe buzurgo aur bacho ko kisi kamre me band karna pare ga."

Saif bola to woh dono door hate aur Kabir ne use ghoora phir sar jhtaka.

"Aur meri biwi ki mobile memory bhi bhar gayi he tum dono ki videos bana bana ke aur 'awww' kar kar ke."

"Shut up Saif!"

Kinza boli.

"Sach keh raha hoon!"

Woh dono bolte hue ek dusre ko un dono ko andar aane ka keh ke aage bhar gaye.

Kabir ne use dekha. Aur ankho me pyaar bhare use dekh ke uski ankh ke kone ko saaf kiya to Miraal ne bhi haath aage bara ke uski ankh ke kone ko saaf kiya.

"Itna kuch dekha hai humne saath ke mujhe nikah se pehle dar lag raha tha ke shayad iske baad kuch badal jaye ga.."

"Kuch badla?"

Miraal ne sar kham kiya.

"Sab asaan aur pehle se ziyada khubsoorat."

Uski baat pe woh muskura diya aur jhuk ke uske maathe ko chooma aur us ehsaas pe Miraal jese saans lena bhool gayi. Woh kuch lamho ke baad dheere se peechey hua jese uska bas chale to wahan se hat ta hi na.

Use ankho me narmi le ke dekha.

"Chalen Mrs Kabir Khan?"

"Chalen Mr Kabir Khan"

Hasi hawa me goonji thi aur nayi zindagi haath me haath liye un dono ka istakbaal karti kone pe khari dikhi thi.

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FINALLY ITS OVER YALL. FINALLY.

tbh I'm kinda sad that i had to write this during my writer's block but I'm glad I was finally able to update!

Apologies to each person who asked me many times when's the next chapter coming you guys have to wait so much:(

Well I'm not sure when I'm gonna write next story and not even sure if I will write anything BUT i loved writing Miraal and Kabir s pure love story!

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Lots of love <3