Book 2: chapter 20

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"unkay waalid heart patient thay , aur.." Zoyan ye kehtay kehtay ruka , wo faisla nahien kar paa raha tha ke Mateen ko ye baat bataaye ya nahien , kyunaky wo achhi tarhaan se jaanta tha ke Mateen pehlay se hi Aayat ko lekar pachtaaway ki aag main jal raha hai , aur ab ye sachaayi batanay ka matlab hai us aag main aur tail daalna.

" aur kya Zoyan..? , tum ruk kyun gaye..?" Mateen ka dil jaan chuka tha ke Zoyan kya kehnay se ruk gaya hai , par dil main ab bhi ek aas thi ke ye uski ghalat fehmi bhi ho sakti hai.

Par wo apnay naseeb ko bhi jaanta tha ke abhi kuchh aur zakham bhi hain jo uski taqdeer ka hissa banne hain. Phir is baar wo kesay sukoon ki saans le sakta hai.

" Jub unhain Aayat ke saath huway us haadsay ka pata chala to unka dil ye baat bardaasht nahien kar paaya.. aur wo..." Aur is pal usay yun laga jesay kisi ne uskay seenay par ek bhaari bojh rakh diya ho , usay ek dum se shadeed pachtaway ne aa ghera tha. 

sofay par pusht tikaatay huway usnay apni  haath apni paishaani par rakh diya. Aur ek gehri saans li.

Pichhlay kayi moqon par Aayat ke uskay Abu ke liye alfaz usay apnay dimaag main goonjtay sunaayi denay lagay.

Mujhay Abu yaad aa rahay hain...'.

Main apnay Abu se bohat pyar karti hoon.

Tum ne mujhse mera Abu chheen liya Mateen..! main tumhain kabhi muaaf nahien karoon gi....!

Usay ab pata chala tha ke kal raat usnay Mateen se wo sub kyun kaha tha. Wo kyun usay is had tak nafrat karti hai. Uski nazar main Mateen ne us se uska Abu chheen liya hai.. aur kisi had tak ye baat sach bhi hai, Aayat se uskay Abu ke door honay ki wajah Mateen hi hai.

Zoyan ne Mateen ke shaanay par haath rakhtay huway usay hosla denay ki koshish ki ,  par Mateen bina kuchh kahay  ek dum se sofay se utha aur wahan se nikalta huwa apnay kamray main chala aaya.

Is waqt wo sirf tanhaayi chaahta hai , kisi ki hamdardi nahien.

Kamray main daakhil hotay hi usnay apni side table se cigarette aur Lighter nikaala aur bed par beth kar cigarette sulgaaya.

Wo jaanta tha ke Aayat apnay abu se bohat pyar karti hai, jub Dubai main sub larkian apni azaadi ko enjoy kar rahi thien , tab Aayat apnay Abu ko yaad kartay huway aansoo baha rahi thi...

usay ab bhi yaad hai jub usnay Aayat ko park main akelay bethay rotay huway dekha tha. Kitna dar gaya tha wo, kitna taish bhar gaya tha uskay andar is soch ke saath hi ke uskay ronay ki wajah kahien koyi larka to nahien..!.. Par kitna heraan huwa tha wo ye jaan kar ke Aayat apnay Abu ko yaad karkay ro rahi hai.

Magar us waqt wo kahan jaanta tha ke ek din wo khud hi uskay har Aansoo ki wajah banay ga..

Ye sub kyun ho raha hai uskay saath..! Wo kesay itnay saaray gunaahon ke bojh ko seh paaye ga..?

Maazi main Usnay kayi larkion ke dil toray thay , unkay aansuon ka sabab bana tha.  Unhain apni waqt guzaari ke liye istamaal kiya tha, tab uska kehna tha ke usnay to kisi se nahien kaha tha ke wo uskay liye sanjeeda hon.... par jub usay khud ko pyar huwa , usnay usay bhi mukammal barbaad kar diya...

Kya ye uskay gunaahon ki saza hai...?

Shayad haan...!  ye uskay gunaahon ki hi saza hai..!

Nidaamat se ghiri sochon main garq wo ek se zyada cigarette phoonk chuka tha.

kamray ki khirki aur darwaaza bund honay ki wajah se pooray kamray main gaarha dhunaan phail chuka tha. Jub wo apnay aap main khoya huwa tha tab koyi darwaza khol kar andar daakhil huwa , aur uskay saath hi khaansnay ki awaaz bhi aanay lagi.

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