Chapter 23

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"Subha bakhair Daa ji Bibi jaan"

Nawfal surkh ankho ke saath aa betha tha.

"Yeh tumhe subha lag rahi he Nawfal?"

Bibi jaan ne use ghoora tha.
Woh khamosh hua aur apni nazre jhuka lin thi. Dupeher ke 1 baj rahe the.

"Itni der se kyun uthe ho? Rayah tumhe uthane bhi gayi thi lekin usne kaha ke tum nahi uth rahe"

Nawfal ne idhar udhar dekhna shuru kar diya tha.
Woh unhe yeh nahi bata sakta tha ke woh puri raat jagta raha tha aur tab kamre me aa kar soya tha jab Rayah kamre se chali gayi thi. Aur yaqeenan Rayah ki kahi hui baat bhi sach nahi thi. Woh use uthane nahi ayi thi.

"Bas tabiyat sahi nahi thi Bibi jaan bas is liye pata nahi chala."

Usne ye keh kar baat ko khatam karna chaha. Bibi jaan uske jawaab se mutmaeen nahi huin thi lekin unho ne us baat ko nahi khureda tha.

"Azaan kahan he?"

Nawfal ne pucha to Daa ji bole

"Hospital gaya hua he. Keh raha tha shaam tak aa jae ga"

"Raima bhi?"

"Woh to keh rahi thi ke dupeher tak aa jae gi. Zalah Ab tak nahi ayi Raima ?"

Unho ne Bibi jaan se pucha tha.

"Pata nahi main hospital phone kar wati hun."

Nawfal ne unhe rouka aur khud call milayi thi. Kuch hi der me Azaan ne call utha li thi.

"Azaan Raima hospital me hi he ke nikal gayi he?"

Usne salaam dua ke baad pucha to Azaan ne jawaab diya.

"Mujhe to nahi bataya usne main reception se puchta hun."

Usne jaa ke pucha to Raima abhi kuch der pehle hi nikli thi.

"Usne gaari nahi mangwai?"

Azaan ne Nawfal se pucha to usne naa me jawaab diya.

"Chalo abhi nikli he to kuch der me ponch jae gi tum fikar mat karo."

Nawfal ne kaha aur call rakh di.
Usne uske baad Bibi jaan aur Daa ji ko bhi yehi kaha ke woh kuch der me aa jae gi. Lekin woh khud chalta hua ghar se bahir nikal aya tha. Usne socha tha ke woh chalte hue use lene chala jae ga. Jo bhi tha woh yahan ke raasto per akeli itna nahi aati jaati thi. Aur Nawfal ko to wese bhi Raima Palwasha ki tarah lagti thi.

Woh chalta hua hospital tak ki sarak per chal raha tha jab use kaafi door Raima khari nazar ayi thi. Uske chehre ka rang ura hua tha aur uske samne koi mard khara tha jis ki shakal Raima beyaqeeni ke maare ghoore jaa rahi thi. Nawfal ko kuch ajeeb laga tha woh tezi se chalne laga tha lekin usse pehle Raima ke mu se ek cheekh nikli thi aur us shaks ke Raima ko khench kar paas khari gari me daala tha. Nawfal puri tezi ke saath bhagne laga.

"Raimaaaaa!!!!"

Woh bhaaga tha lekin usse pehle woh shaks gari me beth kar gari dhora chuka tha. Nawfal puri quwwat ke saath cheekhta hua uske piche bhaaga tha lekin gari kuch hi seconds me uski nazar se gayab ho gayi thi. Nawfal apni phuli hui sans ke saath ulte paun wahan se Haweli ki taraf bhaaga tha. Uski smajh me kuch nahi aa raha th ke yeh sab kya tha woh shaks kon tha aur Raima ko kyun pe kr gaya tha.
Usne haweli ki taraf jaate hue Azaan ko call milayi thi.
Usne jab Azaan ko bataya to Azaan ke hosh jese urr gaye the.
Use aise lag raha tha jese usne galat suna tha.

"AZAAN!"

Phone ke dusri taraf se aane wali us awaaz ne jese Azaan ko jhin jhora tha.

"Azaan hume kuch karna ho ga tu jaldi ghar ponch!"

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