Faasla-e-Deewar

Chapter 30

Agle din Azaan subha subha hospital chala gaya tha woh kuch din chutti kar chuka tha ab kaam ko dekhna bhi zaroori tha. Woh subha se jaa kar sari reports check kar chuka tha aur bohat se cases discuss bhi kar chuka tha. Woh shaam ko Apna round se wapis apne office me aa kar betha to uska phone baja tha.

"Hello Rayah?"

Woh Rayah ki call thi.

"Azaan? Kahan ho tum?"

Rayah ki awaaz kuch ghabrai hui lag rahi thi aur Azaan uski awaaz sun kar kuch ghabra gaya tha.

"Main hospital me hun lekin kya hua he Rayah sab theek he?"

Usne pucha to Rayah ne kaha.

"Azaan Raima pata nahi kahan chali gai he"

Usne kaha to Azaan ki jese saans halak me hi atak gai thi.

"Kya keh rahi ho Rayah kahan jaa sakti hai Raima?!"

Usne ghabra kar kaha to Rayah kuch kehne hi lagi thi jab Azaan ne phone rakha aur woh office se bahir bhaaga tha. Woh foran apni gaari me betha aur aur gari ko bhaga diya. Ghar ponch kar woh andar bhaaga to use lounge se pehle hi Raste me Palwasha khari mili thi.

"Raima kahan he Palwasha?!"

Usne use pucha to Palwasha uski hawas bakhtagi per kuch heran hui.

"Pata nahi lala woh ...akhri dara backyard ke dusre hisse me jaa rahi thi mulazim ne dekha tha uske baad se kuch ghente ho gaye hain woh nazar nahi ayi."

Palwasha ne kaha to Azaan ke dimag me sirf ek jagah ayi thi aur foran us taraf bhaaga tha.
Woh usi jheel ki taraf bhaaga tha use sirf usi jagah se umeed thi.
Woh wahan poncha to Raima jheel ki taraf mu kiye khari hui thi Azaan ki saans jese use dekh kar phir chalne lagi thi woh uske kareeb jane laga to usne us shaam ke andhere me chamakti un kuch fairly lights ko dekha aur heran hua. Woh apni socho me uljha hua tha jab Raima uski taraf muri thi aur uske chehre per ek pur sakoon muskurahat thi.

"Doctor sahab itni der kardi aap ne!"

Usne kaha aur kuch kadam chalti hui uske kareeb uske ain samne aa khari hui. Azaan ab tak hawaas bakhta sa wahn khara tha.
Raima ne uski shakal dekh kar halka sa qehqa lagaya.

"I'm sorry aap ko is tarah pareshan karne ke liye. Lekin aap ko yahan bulana chahti thi aur samjh hi nahi aa raha tha kese bulaun."

Usne kaha to Azaan ne apne aas paas dekha.

"Yeh sab..."

Raima ne ek gehra sams liya.

"Maine aaj tak aap ko takleef di he aur aap ne mere zakhmo per humesha marham rakha mujhe humesha sambhala maine jab bhi aap se kuch pucha aap ke paas har sawal ka jawaab tha...bas yehi kehna chahti hun ke aaj main aap se dubara kuch puchna chahun to aap uska jawaab den ge?"

Usne pucha to Azaan ne halka sa sar hilaya.

"Azaan Haider Khan main aap se bohat muhabbat karti hun aur apni puri zindagi aap ke saath guzarna chahti hun. Will you marry me?"

Zindagi me bohat se lamho ka shayad Azaan ne socha hua tha lekin is lamhe ka usne kabhi socha tha? Ke ek din aisa ae ga jab uski muhabbat woh larki jise usne khud se zada chaha tha woh use zindagi bhar ke saath ka puche gi?

"Raima...main..tumhe kisi pressure me aa kar faisla karne ki zaroorat nahi he you can take your tim-"

"Nahi Azaan. Main kisi pressure me nahi aa rahi shayad zindagi me pehli baar me koi faisla apne dil ki puri razamandi ke saath le rahi hun. Zindagi akele jeene ki shayad himmat nahi rahi ab..! Muhabbat hui he to use puri tarah paana chahti hun ab"