Mausam ke sath kuch badal raha tha, waqt kafi aage badh chuka hai par kuch batein aisi lagti hai mano kal ki hi baat ho. Jisne khoya vo kabhi nahi bhulta aur jisne paya ho vo sada uske sath rehta hai. Yun hi nahi kehte na hum ki jo waqt gaya vo khushi dekar gaya ya gum ye hum sirf tabhi mehsus kar pate hain jab khoya aur paya dono ek sath ho.
Us raat mene use khoya tha aur phir paya bhi. Jitni gehri vo raat thi utna hi gehra uska asar bhi tha. Mein janti thi vo takleef mein hai par mujhse kabhi nahi kahega, man hi man shayad vo maan chuka tha ki jesa vo hai vesa hi rahega aur usne is baat ka dukh mujhe kabhi dikhaya nahi vo khush tha lekin mene umeed nahi chhodi thi kyun ki mein janti thi jis vishwas ke sath vo mujhe lekar aya hai mein use utne hi vishwas ke sath ek din khada karungi. 5 saal lage shreyas ko par vo mujhe vapis mila us roop mein jiski umid mein 5 salon se karti ayi thi.
Nidhi ne puri kahani sunne ke baad ankh se chalak aye ansu ko ungli se hataya aur anshika ki taraf dekhne lagi, " tumhara letter dekh kar mujhe bahut khushi hui thi varna mene to umid hi chhod di thi ki kabhi mulakat hogi "
" janti hun, par nidhi tumhare sath bahut galat hua hai isliye jab mujhe tumhara koi contact nahi mila to mene tumhe letter bhejne ka faisla kiya kyun ki tumhe is kahani ko janne ka pura hak tha, I are very sorry nidhi, avinash ko shreyas kabhi nai bhul paya hai " anshika ke kehte nidhi ro padi.
" i know, mene jab suna tha ki hadsa hua hai aur uske baad avinash nahi aya to kuch time tak hum umeed karte rahe lekin phir humne chhod di kyun ki hum samajh chuke the ki ab vo nahi ayega, bas is baat ki chuban hamesha thi ki uske sath hua kya ? "
" aur iske liye mein jimmewar hun nidhi mene hi police ki madad se ek aisi kahani banai taki kisi ko kuch pata na chale is dar se kahin sab mil kar shreyas ko kuch na kar de aur bit-te 5 salon mein mujhe is swarth ka hamesha afsos raha ki mene khud ke liye sabhi parwar ko ek sawal mein chhod dia isliye phir jab shreyas theek hua to mene faisla kiya sabko sach batane ka aur jab mene tumhe letter bheja to mein janti thi tum mujhse milogi. I am sorry nidhi, i am very sorry " anshika ne nidhi ka hath pakdte hue apni baat khatam ki.
" oh god, mein rona nahi chahti " nidhi khud ko sambhalne ki kosish karne lagi aur anshika use dilasa dene ki. Rishton ki ye aisi khasham-khash thi jo puri hokar bhi adhuri hi rehti thi.
" tumhe chinta hai ki mujhe is baat ka gussa hai ki tumne ye sab chupaya ? nahi anshika mein to kabhi samajh hi nahi paungi ki tum logon ne kya dekha hai aur tumne kya mehsus kiya hai " nidhi ne anshika pe hui aap-biti par baat khatam ki aur kuch der dono mein koi baat nahi hui.
" khush hun ki ab sab kuch theek hai, us raat ke har panne band ho chuke hain " nidhi ne phir shuruwat ki
" umeed to mene bhi yahi ki thi nidhi " anshika kuch batana cha bhi rahi thi par bol nahi paa rahi thi.
" matlab ? "
" kuch nahi, chai thandi ho gayi hai mein dubara bana lati hun " anshika jane lagi par nidhi ne use rok liya. Anshika ki ankhon mein koi baat thi jo vo keh nahi paa rahi thi aur nidhi use sunna chahti thi.
" shreyas bol nahi sakta, har doctor ko dikhaya mene har kosish ki par uski awaz vapis nahi aa saki, doctor ka yahi kehna hai ki uske galle mein koi aisa ghav hai jisne uski awaz band kar di jakham bhar bhi sakta hai aur nahi bhi. Mene kafi kosish ki jis tarah ki kar sakti thi lekin kuch kahani to khatam ho jati hai nidhi par uska saya shayad khatam nahi hota vo aaj bhi shreyas se juda hai " anshika khidki se bahar dekh rahi thi aur nidhi theek uske piche khadi use hi sun rahi thi.
" mein samajh sakti hun par mujhe pata hai tum dono ne himmat nahi hari hogi, shreyas ki awaz "
" vapis aa chuki hai nidhi " anshika ne nidhi ko bich mein hi rok dia tha.
" mein kuch samjhi nahi anshika abhi tumne bola "
" jese mene kaha, kahani ka ek saya abhi bhi shreyas ke sath juda hai, shreyas bol nahi sakta par us raat jab mene " anshika nidhi ki taraf dekhti hui us raat ki baat batane lagi.
[Baat ek saal purani hai, mein har mumkin kosish kar chuki thi shreyas ki awaz vapis lane ki par kuch bhi samne nahi aa raha tha phir us raat hum dono gehri nind mein the tabhi meri nind khuli. Koi awaz thi jisne meri nind kholi thi, koi tha jo bahut dhire bol raha tha. Mene turant light on ki aur dhayan se sunne ki kosish karne lagi par agle hi pal samajh aya ki awaz mere bagal se yani shreyas ki taraf se aa rahi hai. Mene jese hi uski taraf dekha to vo nind mein kuch bol raha tha uski awaz mere kano mein padh rahi thi ek pal mujhe laga jese meri zindagi ki bachi hui khushiyan mil gayi ho. Mein shreyas ki taraf badhi is umeed mein ki use utha kar uske muh se apna naam sunu, par jese hi mein use uthane gayi to uski ati awaz ke shabdon ko pehli baar dhang se suna, jise sunte hi meri muskan kahin kho gayi. Vo dard mein tha jaise kisi ko bachane ki kosish kar raha ho par kar nahi paa raha ho, phir achanak se vo tez tez chillane laga. Mein ghabra gayi, ek baar laga koi bura sapna hai par ]
" par kya ? " nidhi ichukta mein bol padi.
[" shreyas, shreyas utho shreyas " mein shreyas ko is halat mein dekh nahi paa rahi thi isliye use uthane ki kosish karne lagi par mano vo jese kahin kaid tha aur bahar nikal hi nahi paa raha tha. " shreyass " is bar mein puri takat se chillai aur vo ek dum se uth batha.
" shreyas " mein uski taraf badhi aur vo bas kuch der baitha raha. " shreyas kya hua ? " mene uska chehra apni taraf kiya is umeed mein ki vo theek hai aur ye baat vo khud mujhse kahega, apni awaz mein. Par usne har baar ki tarah ishare mein mujhse pucha ki 'kya hua' mano jese kuch hua hi na ho. Mujhe laga vo mere sath mazak kar raha hai.
" shreyas kuch kehna hai ? " puchne par usne phir ishare se mana kiya aur hum dono jagge kyun hai ye pucha, mei use batana cha rahi thi par mene use us waqt nahi bataya.]
" puri raat mein ye sochti rahi ki abhi hamare sath kya hua ? agli subah sab batana chahti thi par shreyas ki tabiyat kharab hone ki vajah se pichli raat ki baat mein bhul gayi aur fir kuch din baad wahi kissa dubara hua jiske baad nidhi vo har raat ki kahani ban gayi, shreyas yun hi dard mein tadpadte hue chillata aur phir sab kuch bhul jata, bit-te din ke sath aisa lagne laga "
" jese kahani ki parchai abhi tak uske sath ho " nidhi ne anshika ki ankhon ke piche chupi baat ko samajh liya tha.
Us raat mene use khoya tha aur phir paya bhi. Jitni gehri vo raat thi utna hi gehra uska asar bhi tha. Mein janti thi vo takleef mein hai par mujhse kabhi nahi kahega, man hi man shayad vo maan chuka tha ki jesa vo hai vesa hi rahega aur usne is baat ka dukh mujhe kabhi dikhaya nahi vo khush tha lekin mene umeed nahi chhodi thi kyun ki mein janti thi jis vishwas ke sath vo mujhe lekar aya hai mein use utne hi vishwas ke sath ek din khada karungi. 5 saal lage shreyas ko par vo mujhe vapis mila us roop mein jiski umid mein 5 salon se karti ayi thi.
Nidhi ne puri kahani sunne ke baad ankh se chalak aye ansu ko ungli se hataya aur anshika ki taraf dekhne lagi, " tumhara letter dekh kar mujhe bahut khushi hui thi varna mene to umid hi chhod di thi ki kabhi mulakat hogi "
" janti hun, par nidhi tumhare sath bahut galat hua hai isliye jab mujhe tumhara koi contact nahi mila to mene tumhe letter bhejne ka faisla kiya kyun ki tumhe is kahani ko janne ka pura hak tha, I are very sorry nidhi, avinash ko shreyas kabhi nai bhul paya hai " anshika ke kehte nidhi ro padi.
" i know, mene jab suna tha ki hadsa hua hai aur uske baad avinash nahi aya to kuch time tak hum umeed karte rahe lekin phir humne chhod di kyun ki hum samajh chuke the ki ab vo nahi ayega, bas is baat ki chuban hamesha thi ki uske sath hua kya ? "
" aur iske liye mein jimmewar hun nidhi mene hi police ki madad se ek aisi kahani banai taki kisi ko kuch pata na chale is dar se kahin sab mil kar shreyas ko kuch na kar de aur bit-te 5 salon mein mujhe is swarth ka hamesha afsos raha ki mene khud ke liye sabhi parwar ko ek sawal mein chhod dia isliye phir jab shreyas theek hua to mene faisla kiya sabko sach batane ka aur jab mene tumhe letter bheja to mein janti thi tum mujhse milogi. I am sorry nidhi, i am very sorry " anshika ne nidhi ka hath pakdte hue apni baat khatam ki.
" oh god, mein rona nahi chahti " nidhi khud ko sambhalne ki kosish karne lagi aur anshika use dilasa dene ki. Rishton ki ye aisi khasham-khash thi jo puri hokar bhi adhuri hi rehti thi.
" tumhe chinta hai ki mujhe is baat ka gussa hai ki tumne ye sab chupaya ? nahi anshika mein to kabhi samajh hi nahi paungi ki tum logon ne kya dekha hai aur tumne kya mehsus kiya hai " nidhi ne anshika pe hui aap-biti par baat khatam ki aur kuch der dono mein koi baat nahi hui.
" khush hun ki ab sab kuch theek hai, us raat ke har panne band ho chuke hain " nidhi ne phir shuruwat ki
" umeed to mene bhi yahi ki thi nidhi " anshika kuch batana cha bhi rahi thi par bol nahi paa rahi thi.
" matlab ? "
" kuch nahi, chai thandi ho gayi hai mein dubara bana lati hun " anshika jane lagi par nidhi ne use rok liya. Anshika ki ankhon mein koi baat thi jo vo keh nahi paa rahi thi aur nidhi use sunna chahti thi.
" shreyas bol nahi sakta, har doctor ko dikhaya mene har kosish ki par uski awaz vapis nahi aa saki, doctor ka yahi kehna hai ki uske galle mein koi aisa ghav hai jisne uski awaz band kar di jakham bhar bhi sakta hai aur nahi bhi. Mene kafi kosish ki jis tarah ki kar sakti thi lekin kuch kahani to khatam ho jati hai nidhi par uska saya shayad khatam nahi hota vo aaj bhi shreyas se juda hai " anshika khidki se bahar dekh rahi thi aur nidhi theek uske piche khadi use hi sun rahi thi.
" mein samajh sakti hun par mujhe pata hai tum dono ne himmat nahi hari hogi, shreyas ki awaz "
" vapis aa chuki hai nidhi " anshika ne nidhi ko bich mein hi rok dia tha.
" mein kuch samjhi nahi anshika abhi tumne bola "
" jese mene kaha, kahani ka ek saya abhi bhi shreyas ke sath juda hai, shreyas bol nahi sakta par us raat jab mene " anshika nidhi ki taraf dekhti hui us raat ki baat batane lagi.
[Baat ek saal purani hai, mein har mumkin kosish kar chuki thi shreyas ki awaz vapis lane ki par kuch bhi samne nahi aa raha tha phir us raat hum dono gehri nind mein the tabhi meri nind khuli. Koi awaz thi jisne meri nind kholi thi, koi tha jo bahut dhire bol raha tha. Mene turant light on ki aur dhayan se sunne ki kosish karne lagi par agle hi pal samajh aya ki awaz mere bagal se yani shreyas ki taraf se aa rahi hai. Mene jese hi uski taraf dekha to vo nind mein kuch bol raha tha uski awaz mere kano mein padh rahi thi ek pal mujhe laga jese meri zindagi ki bachi hui khushiyan mil gayi ho. Mein shreyas ki taraf badhi is umeed mein ki use utha kar uske muh se apna naam sunu, par jese hi mein use uthane gayi to uski ati awaz ke shabdon ko pehli baar dhang se suna, jise sunte hi meri muskan kahin kho gayi. Vo dard mein tha jaise kisi ko bachane ki kosish kar raha ho par kar nahi paa raha ho, phir achanak se vo tez tez chillane laga. Mein ghabra gayi, ek baar laga koi bura sapna hai par ]
" par kya ? " nidhi ichukta mein bol padi.
[" shreyas, shreyas utho shreyas " mein shreyas ko is halat mein dekh nahi paa rahi thi isliye use uthane ki kosish karne lagi par mano vo jese kahin kaid tha aur bahar nikal hi nahi paa raha tha. " shreyass " is bar mein puri takat se chillai aur vo ek dum se uth batha.
" shreyas " mein uski taraf badhi aur vo bas kuch der baitha raha. " shreyas kya hua ? " mene uska chehra apni taraf kiya is umeed mein ki vo theek hai aur ye baat vo khud mujhse kahega, apni awaz mein. Par usne har baar ki tarah ishare mein mujhse pucha ki 'kya hua' mano jese kuch hua hi na ho. Mujhe laga vo mere sath mazak kar raha hai.
" shreyas kuch kehna hai ? " puchne par usne phir ishare se mana kiya aur hum dono jagge kyun hai ye pucha, mei use batana cha rahi thi par mene use us waqt nahi bataya.]
" puri raat mein ye sochti rahi ki abhi hamare sath kya hua ? agli subah sab batana chahti thi par shreyas ki tabiyat kharab hone ki vajah se pichli raat ki baat mein bhul gayi aur fir kuch din baad wahi kissa dubara hua jiske baad nidhi vo har raat ki kahani ban gayi, shreyas yun hi dard mein tadpadte hue chillata aur phir sab kuch bhul jata, bit-te din ke sath aisa lagne laga "
" jese kahani ki parchai abhi tak uske sath ho " nidhi ne anshika ki ankhon ke piche chupi baat ko samajh liya tha.