14. [sawal] سوال

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Tumhare zehen mein jo aaj chubh rahe honge,
Main kal se soch raha hun unhin sawalon par
                                 - Izaz Afzal

She entered in the class as always but noticed everyone's strange stare at her. They're looking at her like she's from another planet or a clown. She lowed her eyes to the ground and sat on her seat Without uttering any word.

Saba and Marium approached her. They were concerned with her. She was silent than usual, she talked less but today she was quite. Everyone gazing At her with suspicious looks but no one said anything to her. Some of them are whispering something to eachother, maybe discussing about yesterday's incident and Murtasim's Firm Words.

After attending the class when they were going towards the canteen she overheard some girls.

"Mujhe toh lagta hai uss meerab ne fasaya hai. Warna Khan Murtasim Khan kaise ek aam si ladki ke chungal mein fass  jayega"

"Mujhe nhi lagta. Woh khan sayad bas waqt guzarne ke liye uss meerab ko istemal kar rahe hain"

"Kya pata woh khud paison ke piche padi ho"

"Nhi, kya pata sach mein dono shaadi kar rahe hain"

She passed the corridor with marium and saba but didn't sid anything. Marium take a back and turned towards those girls.

"Tum logon ko dusron ki zindagi mein dakhal dene ka bohot shouk hai na. Ruko main murtasim khan ko hi bula deti hun jawab le lena sabhi baaton ka", she snapped.

"N...nhi nhi hum toh bas ais...", one of the girl tried to show an excuse but saba interrupted,

"Ayinda se agar meri dost ke bare mein kuch bola na toh dekh lena. Yahin se niche gira dungi."

She stumbled and left from there after stammering an apology to

"Meerab, tumhein chinta karne ki zarurat nhi hai. Bhai ke hote huye koi tumhein kuch nhi bolega", marium said placing her hand on her shoulder.

"Calm down meerab hum hain na. Kuch nhi hota inn logon ki baaton ko ignore Karo. Tumhein pata hai ke tum kaisi ho", Saba encouraged her.

"Baat yeh nhi hai saba. Main koi aur baat ki wajah se pareshan hun", she said.

"Baat kya hai bolo toh meerab", Saba asked with concern.

"Baad mein bataungi tum dono ko", she uttered her voice was barely audible.

"Meerab Bhai ne kaha tha ke kisi papers par aapko signatures chahiye", marium spoke placing the envelope on the table.

"Kis liye?", she asked.

"Maybe about the case", marium replied.

She opened the envelope and excused herself by noticing something. When she reached a corner and opened the folded paper she noticed that its a Letter.
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Meri Meerab,

                      
Main janta hun tumhare Dil mein abhi hazaron sawal aa rahe hain. Tum sayad mujhe jhutha, dhokebaaz aur naa jane kya kya samajh Rahi hogi. Yakeen Karo iske piche bhi ek wajah thi. Main khud iss soch mein pareshan hun. Mujhe laga tha agar tum Darr jaogi toh sayad kabhi mujhse baat nhi karogi. Maine bohot bar tumhein bolne ki koshish bhi ki magar himmat nhi hui. Tum chahe mujhe Jo saza do manzoor hai magar please ek bar mujhse baat toh kar lo. Ek bar mil lo bas mujhse main nhi chahta kisi bhi galatfehmi ki wajah se tum mujhse dur ho jao. Main tumhara intezar karunga maidaan ke paas.

                                                   Sirf tumhara 

                                                   Murtasim

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