sehar e roshni by SiraahA
Episode 24.
Subah ke 7 baj rahe the. Suraj ki sunehri dhoop har taraf apni chadar phaila chuki thi. Wahin agar hum Mumbai ke ek behad ameer-o-tareen ilaake ki rihaish-gah ki taraf chalein, toh sabz-zaar pedon ke darmiyan ghira wo safed rang ka bungalow kisi alishan mahal se kam nahi lag raha tha.
Uski khubsurati raah chalte logon ki nazrein apni taraf zaroor khinchti thi, magar us mahal ke andar ka mahol bahar ki rounaq se bilkul mukhtalif tha.
School uniform mein malboos, wo bhuri aankhon wala ladka ek behad udas chehra liye seedhiyon se utarta chala aa raha tha. Dining hall mein pahunch kar usne kursi kheenchi aur bina kuch bole, ek ajeeb si bhari khamoshi ke sath wahan aa betha.
Uski maa Amna, jo samne bethi apna nashta kar rahi thi, apne bete ko dekh kar thoda pareshan ho gayin.
”Ayaan beta… kya hua?” Unhone fikarmandi se pucha.
”Kuch nahi…” Itna bol kar usne nazrein churayin aur khali plate mein nashta nikalne laga. Magar Amna uske is mizaaj se waqif thi.
”Tum kyun itna pareshan rehte ho, beta?”
”Toh kya karun mummy? Pareshan ho chuka hoon main har chiz se… nafrat hai mujhe sabse!” Usne ukta kar jawab diya.
”Allah sab theek kar dega, us par yaqeen rakho beta ese badguman nhi hote !” unhone uske hath par apna hath rakh kar use dilasa dene ki koshish ki. Magar Ayaan ne jhatke se apna hath khinch liya aur nafi mein sar hilaya.
”Wo kuch theek nahi karenge! Karna hota toh kab ka kar dete. Wo sab ki sunte hain siwaye hamare… mujhe nahi hai kisi pe yaqeen,” uski aankhon mein gusse aur dard ka ghulabi pani utar aaya.
”Aise nahi kehte Ayaan, itna sab toh ata kiya hai Allah ne humein…”
”Haan… ata kiya hai na!” Ayaan ne tanz se kaha. “Ek aisa baap ata kiya jo humein chodh kar apne doosre biwi-bachon ke sath doosre shehar mein aish-o-aaram ki zindagi guzar raha hai. “Amna age kuch bolti magar usne unki baat katte hue usi lehze me kaha
“Aur hame is ghar me akela chodh rakha hen !
Mummy pinjra sone ka ho ya lohe ka ,pinjra pinjra hota hen .Bas karein mummy, ja raha hoon main!”
Hath mein rakhe sandwich ko plate mein patak kar wo ghusse se utha, apna bag uthaya aur tezi se bahar nikal gaya. Peeche bethi Amna Begum ek gehri saans lekar reh gayin.
”Ya Allah… mujhe himmat dena Ayaan ko sab sach batane ki , jab usey haqiqat pata chalegi pta nhi kya hoga?”
School me vo 6 log ek saath corridor me ghum rhe the , zoya aur sahil aaj bhi kisi baat pe jhagad rahe the . Sameer aur rohan unhe dekh bas unki ladai me lutf utha rhe the .
Magar vhn vo do ek dusre se bohot dur apni apni zindagiyon ke andhere me ghum the .
Jab sab aage nikal gye to piche undono ne bhi ek dusre ko dekh apni raftar badali.
“Hyy!” Ayaan ne ba mushkil bola.
“Hnn hii,” sehar jo uske ek dam se bolne pe chonki thi , ghabra ke boli.
“Um tumhe zyada bolna nhi pasand”
“Nhi….. matlab hnn…. sab kuch itna naya he to “.
Sehar ko samjh nhi aarhi thi ki vo usse bat kese khatam kare , vo use kuch galat bhi nhi keh rha tha jo vo use kuch bole.
“Uff Allah bachaye ” usne man hi man bola.
Uski becheni dekh ayaan samjh gya ki vo ussse baat karne me interested nhi he isiliye khud hi baat ko khatam karne ke liye bola.
“Oh dekho vo sab aage nikal gye , hame bhi zaldi chalna chaiye ” kehkar usne apni raftar mazeed badali.
“Hn ..” sehar ne bhi apni raftaar me todha izafa kiya magar fir bhi unse piche hi rhi.
Chutti ka wakt tha , sehar zoya ke sath gate ki taraf bad rhi thi tabhi uski nazar gate ke bahar khadii ek kali gadi pe padi !
Vhan Ayaan khada tha aur ek suit tie me malbus shaqs usse baat karne ki koshish kar rha tha !
Usne todha gor kar us shaqs ki shaql dekhni chahi, us shaqs ki shakl saaf wazeh nhi horhi thi! Usne mazeed gor karke us taraf dekha aur fir uske chehre pe ek saya lehraya!
Is chere ko vo pehchanti thi . Kyunki ye shakal kisi aur se bhi milti thi.
Sehar ko ek jagah rukta dekh zoya bhi apni jagah ruk gyi.
“Kya huwa sehar kya dekh rhi hun” usne piche akar sehar ki nazro ka peecha kiya.
“Ye kon hen aur ayaan ka inse kya talluq?”
“Oh ye ye to ayaan ka papa hen”.zoya ne befiqri se bola.
Magar sehar apni jagah tham gyi.
“Ayaan ke papa ye hen to….” uske hontho se dheere se nikla.
“You know pehle ye jab bhi ayaan ko lene ate the to ayaan bohot khush hota tha , ye uske liye chocolates and bohot sari chize bhi late the lekin fir” zoya ne akhir me udasi se bola.
“Lekin fir kya?” Sehar ki nazren usi jagah tikin thi.
“Pta nhi kya huwa ki ayaan unse nafrat karne laga , vo uski koi bhi layi chiz apne pass nhi rakhta , vo aaye din use manane ate hen “.
“To kya ye ek sath ek ghar me nhi rehte ?”
“Nhi ye yhan nhi rehte hen heydrabad rehten hen vahn ke jane mane business man hen aur mene to ye bhi suna he ki vhn inki dusri family rehti hen “
“Dusri family!” Sehar ko herani hui.
“Haan kehte to yhin he sab lekin kabhi ayaan ne is baat ka zikr nhi kiya na hi ham logo ne usse pucha!”
“Ohh” sehar ne samjhte hue bola.
“Chalo khair hen jaldi chalo ” kehti hui zoya uska hath pakad use age khinchti hui legyi.
Lekin sehar uska dimag ab tak zoya ke alfazo pe tika huwa tha,
“Ayaan ke papa, dusri family , heydrabad “
Ab use pta tha ki use Ayaan se dur rehna hen .
Raat ka waqt tha ,us safed banglow ke upar raat ki tareeqi is kadar chamak rhi thin ki jese mano chand ho!
Magar andar ek alag tufan tha jo har suu siyah ki tarah fela huwa tha!
“Kyun ate hen vo aai din mere school hnn akhir kyun”
Vo lounge me khada ghusse se chilla rha tha!
“Vo bas tumhe… manane ate hen ayaan “
Amna uska hath pakad use shant karne ki koshish kar rhi thi.
“Manane? “Usne talkhin se bola
“Vo manane nhi ate henn vo sabko dikhante ate hen ki
AHMED MIRZA ko apne ek aur bete ki fiqr hen”
“Esa nhi he beta vo tumse pyar karte hen”
“Accha chalo man liya ki pyar karte hen “
Abke uski aawaz me todhi narmi ayi
” to fir mujhe school me hi kyun milne ate hen ghar bhi to aa sakte henaa !
Sirf me janta hun agle din sabki sawaliya nazro se kese khudko bachata hun me “
“Vo….vo meri wajah se nhi ate” amna ne dheemi aawaz me bola.
“Akhir kyun mummy kyun chodh diya unhone apko?”
“Ek din shi waqt ayega beta us din tum jaan jaoge”
“Aur vo shi waqt kab ayega?”
“Kabhi to ayega” unhone kaha aur apne kamre ka rukh kar liya!
Ayaan vhin betha rhan ! Kuch sochta kisi baato me ulajhta!
Tabhi use sehar ka khyal aya ! Aur na chhate hue bhi uske chehre pe ek muskurahat fel gyi.
Ab apne har gum ko bhulaye vo uske hi bare me soch rha tha .
Vhin us ilaqe se todha dur us samandur ke samne wale chote ghar ki balcony me bethi us ka bhi yhi haal tha!
Uske zehno par bhi bas Ayaan hi ka chehra tha.
MAGAR YE DONO KE SOCHNE KE EHSASAT BOHOT MUKTALIF THE.
EK KE DIL ME JAGAH BAN RHI THI AUR DUSRE KE DIL ME NAFRAT KA BIJ UG RHA THA.
AKHIR KAHA JAEGII YE DASTAN!
KYA HE AKHIR VO RAAZ JISKA SHI WAQT ABHI ANA BAKI HEN !
AUR AKHIR YEN DANIYAL NAAM KA SAYA USKI ZINDAGI SE KAB HATEGA!
AKHIR YE HAR SUN ANDHERE KE BAAD KYA HOGA?
To be continued.
to be continued.