Sehar e Roshni episode 20
Written by sirraha
Vo apne khyalo me gum aage chalti jaa rhi thi aur sath chalti hida use school ka koi kissa suna rhi thi.
Park me us wakt jyada bhidh nhi thi bas kuch hi log the magar sehar ka dhyan kahi aur tha .abhi vo chal hi rhi thi ki uske kano me ek jani pehchani aawaz padhi.
Aawaz pe vo jhatke se palti.
Piche rahila khadi thi jo ab pehle se jyada feenki lag rhi thi. Use dekh sehar apni jagah ruk gyi .
Ek baar me kese vo sab uski nazro me lehraya tha.
Bachpan ka sath , vo sare wade , vo dhoka , vo fareb . Usne karb se ankhen michi aur fir kisi khyal ke tahat jhatke se unhe khol bina kisi tasurat ke aage bad gyi.
Piche se rahila use aawaz lagati rhi , vo uske piche chalti chalti aarhi thi. Magar usne nhi suna bas hida ka haath pakd use khinchti aage legayi.
“Sehar aaj to sunle meri baat ” is baar sehar ruk gyi thi vo mudi nhi bas hida ka hath chodh diya jo apni dost ko dekh us taraf daud padi thi.
Rahila use ruka dekh uske samne aa khadi hui . Usne uske haath apne hatho me lene chahe magar sehar do kadam piche hat gyi. Rahila ne ek gehri sans li.
“Sehar aaj mujhe sun le yrr pls “.
“Mujhe kuch nhi sunna ” uske chere pe ab bhi kuch na tha bas sapat chera liye khadi vo rahila ke andar tak jhank rahi thi.
“Pls sehar , na sunne ka gam tujhse jyada aur kon jaan sakta he ” usne vhi nas dabayi jo sabse jyada dukhti thi.
“Tu ab bhi khudko justify karne aayi hogi”.
“Nahi sehar , aaj me tujhe sacchai batane ayi hu . Sehar tune mujhe baddua di thi ki allah mujhe maaf nahi karenge , me bhi ese hi roungi , dekh aaj me ro rhi hu mere maa baap ko jabse mere aur fahad ke baare me pta laga unhone mera bahar jana band karwa diya. aj in dhai mahino me pehli baar mein bahar aayi hu .” Usne ek sans me sab boldiya.sehar ko sun ke achamba hua .
” tere parents ne tujhe dur bhej diya magar mero ne to pass rakhkar bhi mujhe dur kar diya. Sehar Mujhe apni galti ka ehsas ho chuka he . Pls ab to maaf karde”.
“Mene kar diya rahila magar isse koi fayda nahi hoga. Allah se mafi mang sab theek hojaega vo maaf karde to sab kar dete he aur nahi bhi karte…. to fark nhi padta “.
Usne vhi baate use dohrai jo use sunayi gyi thi . Aur jo sacchi thi.
“Me tujhe kuch batane aayi hu jo shayd mujhe pehle bta dena chaiye tha,to shayd aaj ye sab na hota”.
” hm bol”.
Uske baad jo sab rahila ne sehar ko bataya , use sun uska sharir tak thanda pad gya , rahila ke har ek alfaz uske zakhmo pe namak chidhak rahe the.
Ghar pe aao to dining room khali tha sab apne apne kamo me mashruf hogye the.
Apne kamre me bethi vo pareshani se kuch soch rhi thi.
Tabhi darwaze pe dastak hui. Usne chounk kar ser uthaya aur fir apne aapko compose kar khadi hogyi.
Usne izazat di to darwaza kholti vo andar aayi.
“Accha sehar tum ho ” ferwa ne feenki si muskan ke sath kaha.
“Ji chachi vo mene socha ki subeh jo hua usse aap pareshan hongi to isiliye aap ke pass hi aajaun. “.
“Hm..accha kiya” ferwa ne halki aawaz me bola.
” Chachi aap Theek he ”
“Hn beta…. mujhe to yaqeen hi nhi horha ki saniya kuch esa kar sakti he .”
“Khier jo hona tha hogya ” bolti bolti sehar bed ke kinare me aa bathi.
“magar tumhe vo messages kisne bheje the ” todhi der khamosh rehne ke baad ferwa ne akhir me vo sawal puch hi liya.
“Pta nahi kisi unknown number se tha , aajkal ye unknown number se pta nahi kya kya aane laga he.”
“…hn pta nahi”.
“Vese aapko pta he mere mummy ke phone pe bhi kisi ne ek video bheji hui he , unknown number hone ki vajah se ammi ne to dekhi bhi nhi”.
“Acch…accha” .
“Hn ruke apn sath me dekhte he ” usne apni jeb se zahira ka phone nikala jo vo hida se lekar aayi thi.
“Kya kaam he rehne do” ferwa ke mathe se paseena behne laga.
“Are dekhte he na” usne vo video nikali jo teen mahine pehle us roj ke agle din ki thi jab daniyal sehar ke ghar ke bahar aaya tha.
“Dekhen” vo video shuru kar ferwa ke sath dekhne lagi.
Video shuru hui – pehle sirf andhera dikha magar dheere dheere chize saaf dikhne lagi.
Ghar ke bahar ka manzar jaha koi khada tha.
“Are ye to daniyal he , dekhen iske hath me vo baord bhi he “.sehar ne ferwa ko batate hue video ko zoom kiya.
“Um ye to vesi video he magar vo nhi he hena chachi “.
“Hn..hn usme to tum bhi dikh rhi thi na”.ferwa ne hichkichate hue bola.
“Are ye video to ghar se banayi hui he , jabki vo bahar se banayi hui thi.”
Ferwa chup rhi . Uske pass bolne ke liye kuch bacha hi nhi.
“Matlab ye video kisi ghar ke member ne banayi he ” usne ferwa ko dekhte hue ahista se kaha.
“…pta nhi.magar ghar me to kon hi hoga”
“Hn ye bhi he chale ise chodho me aapko kuch aur dikhati hu”.usne phone band kar side me patka.
Aur apna phone uthake chalun kiya.
Ferwa becheni se apne hatho se khel rhi thi.use bas vhan se uthke jana tha.
“Ye dekhen ye vo wali video he jo saniya ko kisi ne bheji thi , aur maje ki baat bataun ye bhi unknown number se he ” usne apne phone pe ek video shuru kar use dikhayi.
Video shuru hui- ghar ke samne se banayi hui video jisme daniyal sadak pe hath me kuch liye khada phone pe kuch type kar rha tha , vhi upari manzil pe khidki pe khadi sehar jiska chera road light ki vajah se saaf jhalak raha tha , vo bhi phone me kuch likh rhi thi.
“Ek minute!. ek minute!” Sehar ne video pause karke use zoom kiya.
“Aapne ye dekha chachi yhan is jagah”usne video me ek jagah ungli se ishara karke bataya.
“Yhan pe dekhe khidhki pe koi khada he ” ferwa jo gour se dekh rhi thi uske pero tale jameen khisak gyi.
“Ye kiski khidki he chachi”…
“Ye…” ferwa boli nhi.
“Mere just niche mumma papa ka room he aur saniya ke just niche…APKA “. usne is tarah bola tha ki ferwa ki sans bhi ruk gyi.
“Me.. ..mera..”.
“Are chachi aap itna kyun dar rhi he mujhe pta he…. ye aapne nhi banayi. ap kese bna sakti he ap to har chiz ke liye sharminda he hena , aur ab to aap mujhse acche se baat bhi karti he ” usne masumi se bola.
“Oho sehar kya acting karti he tuu” usne man hi man khud ki tareef ki.
Magar isse pehle ferwa kuch bolti usne dono phone hath me leliye.
Todhi der kuch dekhne ke baad vo fir boli.
“Chachi dekhen na mujhe kya mila….”usne khushgwar herat se bola.
Ferwa ne safed padte chere ke sath ser asbat me hilaya aur mobile ki taraf nazar ghumayi.
“Ye dekhe dono number ek hi insan ke he” usne dono mobile ek sath rakhkar use dikhaye.
“Hn..hn”
“Chale ek baar call karke dekhte he ” usne apne phone ko hath me lete hu kaha .
“Nahi tum esa nahi kar sakti”.ferwa ne chounk kar ek dam se kaha.
“Aur me kyun nahi kar sakti”.
Um..hn vo daniyal ka hua to”.
“Hua to hone do..me konsa usse darti hu. “
Kehte hue usne number dial kiya aur call laga di.
Ferwa use hii dekhe ja rhi thi.. uska man cha rha tha vo uska phone chin ke fenk de.
Tabhi phone bajne ki aawaz aayi. Aawaz pe ferwa ne ankhen mich li.sehar ne apni nazre aawaz ki taraf ghumayi.
“Oh chachi aapka phone aarha he “.
Usne apne piche bed pe pade ferwa ke phone ko uthake uske hath me diya.
“Ye number to mera hi he lekinn” usne bajte hue phone ko dekhte hue bola.
“Iska matlab chachiii…aap”
Ferwa ne ser niche jhuka liya aur nafi me ser hilati rahi.
Todhi der khamoshi pe bhi jab sehar kuch na boli to ferwa ne ser uthaya .
Sehar use hi dekh rahi thi chup chap khamoshi se uske andar tak jane wali nazro se.
“Me..mene kuch nahi kiya”
“Ab aap khud sab bolengi ya me bolun “.
“Tum kya baat kar rhi ho me kuch nahi janti . Ye number mere phone me kese aaye me nahi janti”.
“Ohh accha .. hn ho sakta he koi invisible insan aaya ho usne aapke phone me ek extra sim dali aur us number se ye sab bna ke meri jindagi barbad kardi..right”.
“Umm.. um” ferwa chup hogyii.
“Chachii..chachi… nafrat to aap mujhse bachpan se karti thi magar aap itna gir jayengi..tch..tchh mene ye nahi socha tha”.usne afsos se ser hilate hue bola.
“Nahi..sehar beta esi baat nahi he .” Ferwa ne use rokna chaha.
“Bas karde chachi ab bas karde… sab pta he mujhe kya kya kiya he apne. Mujhe lagta tha asli villain daniyal or saniya he magar aap to unhe mohra banake beti thi”.
“Mene kuch bhi nahi kiya he “..
“Chale me batati hu aapne kya kiya” vo apni jagah se uthke ferwa ke samne aa khadi hui.
“Sabse pehle aapne bachpan me saniya ko mere liye bhadkaya … aur hamesha bhadkhati rahi.,uske baad aapne use vo sare kaam karne ko bola jinse ya to me mar jaun , ya sab mujhse naraz hojaye”.
“Kya bakwas kar rhi ho ye”.
“Un sare kamo ka to khud saniya ne eitraf kiya he …magar aapko pta he usne ek chiz ke zikr nahi kiya”..
“Kon..konsii”.
“Mujhe room me lock karne wali baat ka , aur aapko pta he usne kyun nahi kiya”. Usne ek pal ko rukke fir dobara bola,
“Kyunki vo usne kiya hi nahi tha.mujhe lagta tha saniya ne mujeh us room me lock kiya taki me dam ghut ke mar jaunn.magar vo to apne kiya tha.kyun chachi shi bola na “.
Me..mene esa kuch nahi kiya us din saniya ne khelte khelte tumhe band kardiya tha”.
“Tch tch chachi nahii… me choti thi magar mujhe aapki payal ki aawaz yaad he ” mummy us din ghar thi nahi dadi bhi bua ke yahan thi ..bachi bas aap . Jo sabke jane ka intezar kar rhi thi..apne hi to mujhe us room me aapka phone lene bheja tha”
Ferwa ne thoonk nigla . Vo itna isiliye dar rhi thi kyunki aaj pehle hi waqeer itne gusse me the aur agar unhe ye sab pta lag gya to . Vo to uski jaan hi lelenge”.
” chodhe ye sab ye jaruri nhi he ” usne hath jhalla ke baat palti.
“Jaruri ye he ki aapne ab kya kiya.” Usne ek nazar ferwa pe dali use khamosh dekh use uktahat hui.”ye aurat akhir eitraf kyun nahi kar rhi he “.
“Lagta he ab bhi mujhe hi bolna hoga , chale sune fir.. sabse pehle aap daniyal ke pass gyi uski drugs lete hue ki video leke .apne use blackmail kiya , in sabme raheel ko bich me liya. Aur jab …..”vo uske kareeb aayi aur samne kursi pe bethi” isse kam na bana to aap rahila ke pass pohchi right!” Uski aawaz is kadar ferwa ke kano me padi ki uski rid ki haddi me sarsari duad padi.
“Me uske paas kyun jaungi..mujhe kya usse”.
Magar uske zehan me kuch aur chal rha tha.
6 mah pehle.
Darwaze ki ghanti baji to Rahila ne chounk kar ghadi dekhi..is waqt kaun?
Darwaza khola to samne Ferwa khadi thi.
Chehre pe wahi meethi si muskurahat… magar aankhon me kuch aur hi tha.
“Assalamualaikum beta,” Ferwa ne pyar se kaha.
Rahila ek pal ke liye confuse ho gayi. Ye aurat yahan?
“W… waalaikum assalam chachi, aaiye.”
Andar aate hi Ferwa ne ghar ko ek nazar dekh jayeza liya.
“Tumhari ammi ghar pe nahi he ?”
“Nahi… wo bazaar gayi hain.” fridge se pani ki bottle nikalti rahila boli.
Ferwa ke honton pe halki si tasalli bhari muskan aayi.
“Achha hua.” usne dheere se kaha magar rahila sun chuki thi
Rahila ko ajeeb laga , magar chup rahi.
Ferwa sofa pe baith gayi.
“Tum kaafi kamzor lag rahi ho beta… sab theek to hai?”
Rahila ne jhooti muskurahat ke saath sar hila diya.
“Haan chachi… aap bataye kese aana hua .”
“Bas ese hi beta ….yhan se guzar rhi thi socha mil lun tumse . Akhir meri bhatiji ki itni acchi dost jo ho”.
“Jii..vo to hun” rahila ne abke sharma ke bola.
“Tumhare mummy papa kese he “. Ferwa ne pani ka ghunt lete bola.
“Ji vo to acche he “
“ aur Fahad kaisa hai?”
Rahila ke chehre ka rang ud gaya.
“Chachi… aap ye kya”
“Shhh.” Ferwa ne use roka.
“Mujhe sab pata hai.”
Rahila ke kaan garam ho gaye.
“Dekho beta,” Ferwa ne aage jhuk kar kaha, “ya to tum meri baat maan lo… ya phir main ye baat tumhare maa-baap, aur Fahad ke ghar tak pohcha dungi.”
Rahila ki aankhon me aansu bhar aaye.
“Aap… aap mujhse kya chahti hain?”
Ferwa ki aankhon me ab koi narmi nahi thi.
“Sehar.”
Ek lafz.
Aur Rahila ka dil baith gaya.
“Tumhe Sehar ke saath wahi karna hoga jo main kahungi”
“Kya karna he ” rahila ne fenki si aawaz me kaha.
“Kuch nahi bas…. ” aur use sab bta ke vo sofe pe piche tek lagake aaram deh hogyi.
Rahila ka gala bhar aaya.
“Aur agar maine mana kiya?”
Ferwa seedhi ho kar baith gayi.
“To tumhara aur Fahad ka rishta… sabke saamne aajayega.”
Rahila phoot-phoot kar ro padi.
“Vo meri dost he me uske sath ye sab nahi kar saktii”
“Ye ghalat hai chachi… bohot ghalat.”
Ferwa uth khadi hui.
“Duniya me rehne ke liye galat ko qabul karna padta he beta”
Aur bina peeche dekhe wo ghar se nikal gayi.
Hosh me aayi to samne sehar khadi use tez nazro se dekh rahi thi .
“Iske baad,” Sehar ne dheere se kaha,
“aapne vo video banayi… us din ghar se… fir Mumma ko bheji.”
Ferwa ki palkein tez jhapki.
“Magar jab unhone nahi dekhi… to aapne Daniyal se vo video mangi jo usne bahar se banwayi thi”.
Sehar ki aawaz me ab koi shak nahi tha.
“Phir wahi video Saniya ko bheji. Unknown number se. Aap janti thi saniya is jal me fas jaegi aur vhi hua .”
Usne ek qadam aage badhaya.
“Sab kuch bilkul sahi chal raha tha chachi.”
Uski aankhon me thandi chamak thi.
“Bas ek galti kar di aapne.”
Ferwa ki saans atak gayi.
“K… kaunsi?”
Sehar ne seedha uski aankhon me dekha.
“Aap bhool gayi…”
“…ke main chup rehna seekhi thi , andhi banna nhi”.
Kamre me khamoshi phir se gir gayi.
lekin is baar wo khamoshi toofan se pehle wali thi.
Sehar ne dheere se saans li, jaise apne jazbaat ko andar hi andar bandh rahi ho.
“Aapne bohot smart move kiya tha chachi,” usne bilkul normal lehje me kaha.
“Pehle meri taraf se apni image clear kar li. Mafi maang li, ro li, mujhe yaqeen dila diya ke aap badal chuki hain.”
Ferwa ki aankhon me chamak si aayi shayad ‘umeed’.
“Main yaqeen bhi kar rahi thi,” Sehar ne aage kaha.
“Isliye jab aapne baat ki, maine ek pal ke liye bhi doubt nahi kiya.”
Phir achanak uski awaaz halki si sakht ho gayi.
“Magar aap ek baat bhool gayi, chachi.”
Ferwa ne bechaini se poocha,
“K… kaunsi baat?”
Sehar ne phone uthaya. Screen pe messages kholte hue boli,
“Message same karne se… waqt same nahi ho jata.”
Usne screen Ferwa ki taraf ki.
“Ye dekhiye.”
Uski ungli ek ek jagah ruki.
“Alfaaz jo teen mahine purani sazish ke the magar .”
Fir timestamp par.
“Aur bhejne ka waqt ….sirf ek din pehle.”
Ferwa ke chehre se rang jaise khinch liya gaya ho.
“Aapne socha tha main bas padhungi,” Sehar ne bina awaaz buland kiye kaha,
“magar mai sehar hu.. gade murde nikalana janti hu .”
Usne phone side me rakh diya aur seedhi khadi ho gayi.
“Aaj jo aap sach banake dikha rahi thi,”
uski aankhon me thandak thi,
“wo kal bheja gaya jhoot tha… jo teen mahine purani nafrat se likha gaya tha.”
Ferwa ke hont kaanpne lage.
“Sehar beta…”
“na kare chachi na kare”. Magar Sehar ne hath utha ke beech me hi rok diya.
“Aapne sab kuch perfect plan kiya tha.”
Ek pal ko ruki fir chere pe ek muskurahat lake boli..
“Bas waqt ko underestimate kar diya.”
Kamre me khamoshi jam gayi
aur Ferwa pehli baar samajh chuki thi ke
ye ladki shikaar nahi… shikari ban chuki hai.
“Ab chale… ye to pata lag gaya aapne kya kiya,”
Sehar ne dheere, bilkul saaf lehje me kaha,
“magar kyun kiya… ye to kisi ko nahi pata na, chachi.”
Ferwa chup thi. Aankhen jhuki hui.
“Sabko lagega,” Sehar ne aage kaha,
“ke ye sab aapne sirf Saniya ki wajah se kiya.
Magar asli wajah wo nahi thi.”
Usne ek kadam aage badhaya.
“Asli wajah… hasad thi.”
Ek behen , ek dost , se hasad.”
Ferwa ki ungliyaan kaanp gayi.
“Kyun sahi bola na?”
Sehar ki awaaz me koi sawal nahi tha.
“Mumma… aapki second cousin bhi thi aur best friend bhi.”
Uski aankhen thodi si bheeg gayi, magar awaaz mazboot rahi.
“Har cheez me aapse aage.
Har jagah… thoda sa zyada pyar, thodi si zyada izzat.”
Usne halki si muskurahat ke saath kaha,
“Jaise shayad main Saniya se thi.”
Ferwa ne aankhen band kar li.
“Wo aapse aage rehti… aur aap peeche chhoot jati.”
Sehar ne dheere dheere har lafz rakha,
“Aur wahin se jalan shuru hui.”
Phir uski awaaz aur gehri ho gayi.
“Magar had tab hui…jab papa ka rishta aaya.”
Ferwa ka sar aur zyada jhuk gaya.
“Rishta aapke liye aaya tha,”
Sehar ne seedha waar kiya,
“magar pasand meri mummy aa gayi.”
Kamre ki hawa bojhal ho gayi.
“Us din,” Sehar ne kaha,
“aapne sirf ek rishta nahi khoya tha.”
Usne mutthi band ki.
“Aapne ek dost kho di…..Isiliye aapne meri dost cheen li.”
“Aapne apni pasand kho di….Isliye aapne meri pasand cheen li.”
“Aapne behen kho di.”
Uski aankhen seedhi Ferwa par tiki hui thi.
“Isliye aapne meri behen bhi le li.”
Ferwa ke aansu zameen par gir pade.
“Sab kuch,” Sehar ne aakhri alfaaz rakhe,
“sirf meri maa se badla lene ke liye tha…
hai na, chachi?”
Kamre me sirf Ferwa ke rone ki awaaz thi.
Aur Sehar…
ab kisi jawab ki mohtaaj nahi thi.
“Haan!”
Ferwa achanak cheekh padi. Jaise barson se daba hua zehar ek saath phoot pada ho.
“Haan, kiya maine sab!”
Uski aankhon me aansu the, magar awaaz me na pachtawa tha na sharm.
“Tumhari maa ne mere saath sab kuch kiya,”
wo lagataar bolti gayi,
“har cheez me mujhse aage…har jagah!”
“Maine sabr kiya, Sehar,”
usne apni chhaati par haath mara,
“saalon tak sabr kiya.”
Phir uski awaaz aur kadwi ho gayi.
“Magar meri beti…”
uski aankhen laal ho gayi,
“meri beti ko bhi tumne peeche kar diya.”
Sehar bilkul chup thi…Bas dekh rahi thi.
“Isliye,” Ferwa ne daant pees kar kaha,
“main chahti thi tum tabah ho jao.”
Uski saans tez ho gayi.
“Tum mar jao… ya kam se kam kuch aisa ho jaye ke tumhari zindagi khatam si ho jaye.”
Sehar ki ungli halki si kaanpi…magar usne apne aap ko sambhaal liya.
“Zahira,” Ferwa ne naam liya,
“Zahira ko tumse badhkar kuch nahi tha.”
Uski aankhon se aansu beh rahe the,
“Isliye maine ye sab kiya.”
Wo hansi…ek khokhli si hansi.
“Mujhe pata tha,”
usne dheere se kaha,
“tumhari ye haalat dekh kar…
wo zinda nahi reh payegi.”
Uski awaaz bilkul thandi ho gayi.
“Aur main sahi nikli.”
Sehar bas khamoshi se sunti gyi.
“Wo aaj… bilkul ek zinda laash ki tarah jee rahi hai.”
Kamre me sannata chha gaya.
Itna gehra ke saans lena mushkil ho gaya.
Sehar ne aankhen band ki.
Ek aansu chupke se uski palkon se fisal gaya
magar jab usne aankhen kholi, to unme sirf faisla tha.
“Aap galat thi, chachi,”
usne bohot dheere kaha,
“mummy kamzor nahi padi…
wo bas thak gayi.”
Ferwa ne chounk kar dekha.
“Aur main?”
Sehar ki awaaz ab bilkul shaant thi,
“main zinda hoon.”
Ek kadam aage badh kar,
“aur jo zinda hota hai…
wo sach ko zameen me dafan nahi karta.”
Ferwa ne thaki hui si hansi hasi.
“Main sahi jaa rahi thi, Sehar,” usne dheere kaha.
“Sab mere control me tha.”
Usne aankhen uthakar use dekha.
“Magar phir tum aa gayi.”
Sehar ne koi reaction nahi diya.
“Phir maine tumhe bhi bhatka diya,” Ferwa boli,
“jaise baaki sabko bhatkaya tha.
Magar…”
uski awaaz bhari,
“tum samajh gayi.”
Sehar ne halki si saans li.
“Hasad, chachi,” usne shaant lehje me kaha,
“insaan ko sirf andha nahi karta…
uska zameer sula deta hai.”
Ferwa chup rahi.
“Hasad tab paida hota hai,” Sehar ne aage kaha,
“jab insaan apni kami maanta nahi,
aur doosre ki khoobi bardasht kar pata nahi.”
Uski awaaz aur gehri ho gayi.
“Aap meri maa se isliye nahi jali kyunki wo aapse aage thi,”
Sehar ne kaha,
“balki isliye jali kyunki wo khush thi.”
Ferwa ke hont kaanp gaye.
“Aur jise khud ke dard ka ilaaj nahi aata,”
Sehar ne kaha,
“wo doosron ko zakhmi karke sukoon dhoondta hai.”
Ek pal ki khamoshi ke baad Sehar ne seedha sawal kiya..
“Wo dawai.”
Ferwa chounk padi.
“Aap mere papa ke khane me wo dawai daalti thi…
hai na?”
Ferwa ne nazar chura li.
“Haan,” usne dheere se kaha,
“daali thi.”
Sehar ek dum sakht ho gayi.
“Mere baap ko nuksaan mat pahunchana, chachi.”
Ferwa ne turant poocha,
“Aur mujhe kya milega?”
Sehar ne use dekha bilkul seedha.”kya matlab”.
“Kya tum wada karti ho,”
Ferwa ne ghuti hui awaaz me kaha,
“ke ye baat tum kisi ko nahi bataogi?”
Sehar ne bina soche jawab diya.
“Haan…Main apne muh se kisi ko nahi bataungi.”
Ferwa ne sukoon ki saans li.
Sehar darwaze ki taraf badhi.
Haath handle par rakha…
phir ruk kar boli
“Ek baat aur, chachi.”
Ferwa ne peeche se dekha.
“Khel aapne shuru kiya tha,”
uski aakhri awaaz kamre me goonj uthi,
“maine to bas apni baari kheli.”
Usne darwaza khola.
“Ab main aapse achhi nikli…
to usme mera kya qusoor?”
Darwaza band ho gaya.
Aur Ferwa ko pehli baar mehsoos hua
ye khel uske haath se nikal chuka tha.
Bahar nikalte hi Sehar ne darwaza dheere se band kiya.
Usne apni jeb se phone nikala.Screen unlock ki…
recording ka timer ab bhi chal raha tha.
Sehar ne halki si saans li aur phone ko dekha.
“Mainne kaha tha na, chachi,”
uske honton par halki si muskurahat aayi,
“apne muh se kisi ko nahi bataungi.”
Usne screen par ungli rakhi…
recording stop ki.
“Magar,”
uski awaaz bilkul shaant thi, sukun bharii aawaz .
“aapke muh se to bata sakti hoon… right?”
Usne phone dobara jeb me rakh liya.
Aage badhte hue usne khud se dheere se kaha
“ aaj sehar ne apna akhri patta fenk diya tha , aur vo tha ikka”
Sehar ne seedhiyan utarte hue ek baar bhi peeche mudkar nahi dekha.
Peeche…
ek aurat thi jo aage ka khel soch rahi thi
Aur aage…
ek ladki thi
jo khel khatam kar chuki thi.
“Vo esi hi thi ..iis tarah maat diya karti thi “
To be continue.