Sehar e roshni by siraaha
Episode 27
Unki campaign ko aaj panchva din tha, do din baad elections hone wale the. Vo sabhi ek class ke gate ke bahar khade the.
”Are you guys sure ye tumhari baat manenge?” Sehar ne un charo ko dekh kar pucha.
”Arey tum dekhti jao bas,”
Zoya ne uske kandhe pe hath rakha aur, “Chalo guys andar,” kehti hui class ke andar chali gayi.
Class me baccho ki aawazo ka shor tha…koi kisi se lad raha tha aur koi kisi ke sath baith kar has raha tha. Unke andar aate hi bacche apni jagah sidhe baith gaye.
Corner pe baitha ek ladka Ayaan ko dekh kar muskuraaya aur uski taraf hath hilane laga. Ayaan ki uspe nazar padhi to vo bhi badi si muskan ke sath usse mukhatib hua.
”Hello champs, how are you?”
”We are fine seniors!” Sabhi baccho ne ek buland aawaz me bola.
Sehar ne Zoya ke paas aake dheere se pucha, “Ye jaante hain tum sab ko?”
”Aur nahi to kya… Vo jo ladka dekh rahi ho udhar,” Zoya ne usi ladke ki taraf ishara kiya, aur usi dheemi aawaz me boli, “Ye Ayaan ka bhai hai.”
”Ohh, real bhai hai?”
”Nahi, but real se badhkar hai.”Achaa,” kehkar Sehar ne us bacche ko gaur se dekha, jiski shakl na to Ayaan se milti thi aur na hi Danial se.
”To my cute little champs, aap sabko pata hai aapke Ayaan bhaiya aur Sehar dii is baar ke Head Boy aur Head Girl ke liye khade hue hain.”
”Jii hame pata hai, aur jitenge ye hi ye bhi” Ek bacche ne uth ke bola.
”Haan, lekin unhe jitane ke liye aap sabke votes ki zarurat hai. To doge aap sab inhe vote?” Sahil, jo itni der se ek bacche ke sath khel raha tha, Zoya ke paas aake bola.
”Haan hum denge!” Baccho me aawaz gunji.
”Usse hame kya faida hoga?” Unme se ek ladka, jo itni der se khamosh baitha tha, bola.
”Kya milega matlab kya? Property chahiye tumhe?” Sameer ne gussa hote hue kaha.
”Nahi, uska kya karunga main? Kuch acha aur kaam ka batao,” ladke ne usi andaz me kaha.
”Beta tum…” Sameer ki baat muqammal nahi hui thi, usse pehle hi Rohan ne bola, “Tumhe ye dono chocolate denge.”
”Ye to hum khud bhi lelenge,” ladka ab bhi razi nahi tha.
”Arey chhodho na yaar, ek bacche ke vote na dene se kya hoga,” Ayaan ne bola, lekin Sehar ne uski baat nahi suni.
”Aapko acche leaders milenge, jo aapki har problem ko solve karne ki koshish karenge. Aapko koi madad chahiye hogi to aapko help karenge.”
”Pakkaa?” Abke us ladke ne narmi se pucha.
”Pakkaa wala pakkaa,” Sehar ne muskurate hue uske chehre ko chua.
“Theek hai, fir hum sab aapko vote denge aur apne dusri class wale friends ko bhi bolenge,” vo ladka jiska naam Zaid tha, apni seat par baithte hue bola.
”Thanks to all of you!” Kehte hue vo log class ke bahar nikle.
”Wah yaar Sehar, tumne to us ladke ko ek baar me impress kar diya,” Zoha ne uske sath chalte hue kaha.
”Har koi badle me bas kuch cheeze hi nahi mangta, kai dafa unhe kuch vaade chahiye hote hain.”
Uski is baat se sab sehmat hue the. Ayaan, jo uski har baat gaur se sun raha tha, use yak-tak dekhta raha. Yahan tak ke vo ab uski nazro se dur ja chuki thi, magar vo apni jagah khoya hua khada tha.
”Oy Ayaan!” Piche se Sameer ne uske kandhe pe hath marte hue use khayalo se hosh me laya.
”Haan… Haan?”
”Kya baat hai?”
”Kuch bhi to nahi hai,” usne baat badalte hue bola.
”Sehar ko pasand karta hai tu?”
”Nahi… Nahi to.”
”Ayaan Mirza ko pehli baar maine hichkichate hue dekha hai, kaise kuch baat na ho?”
”Tu pagal hai,” kehta hua vo aage badh gaya.
”Bhai tu bata mat, lekin tere chehre se saaf jhalkta hai!” Piche se Sameer ne thodi unchi aawaz me bola.
“Jaa ghar jakar soja,” kehta hua Ayaan vahan se chala gaya.
Fajr ka vo pehar tha jab dono sath me baithi thin. Unhe ek sath baithe 10 minute se zyada ho gaye the, magar dono hi khamoshi se samundar ko dekh rahi thin.
”Aapi, aapki maine kabhi shakl nahi dekhi.”
”Tumhe dekhna hai?”
”Haan, matlab jiski aankhen itni haseen ho, uska chehra kitna haseen ho sakta hai.”
”Aisa kuch nahi hai,” Noor ne halke se hasat hue kaha.
”Mujhe dekhna hai aapko.”
”Aaj sham ko mere ghar aa jana.”
”Mujhe aapka ghar nahi maloom.”
”Yehi to hai paas me hi… Main tumhe address bhejj dungi.”
”Okay.”
Aur fir dono bas kinhi baato me gum ho gayin. Vo dono ek dusre ka marham thin… Dono ek dusre ko zinda rakhti thin.
To be continued.