24-08-2025, 07:45 PM
Update 89
Campus ke ek shant kone me, ek purane neem ke ped ke niche, Ammu akeli bethi thi. Subah ki dhoop ped ki patton ke beech se zameen par chhan chhan kar gir rahi thi, lekin Ammu ke chehre par ek thakan aur udaasi thi jo us roshni se bhi halka nahi ho rahi thi. Uski nazar bas zameen par giri hui ek sukhhi patte par atki thi, jaise uske dil ki haalaton ki tasveer ho.
Tabhi Shanu dheere dheere uske paas aayi. Usne Ammu ko aise chup chap dekh kar turant samajh liya ki yeh khamoshi sirf thakaan ki nahi hai.
Shanu
Ammu… tum yahan kyun akeli baithi ho?
Ammu ne bas halka sa sar uthaya, uski aankhon me nami si thi. Do pal chup rehne ke baad usne dheere se kaha
Ammu
Shanu… tumne dekha na… kal canteen me… usne sab se baat ki, sab ki sunhi… lekin mujhse? Mujhse ek shabd bhi nahi kaha. Do din se… do din se woh mujhse milne bhi nahi aaya.
Uski awaaz halki si tuta gayi. Shanu ne paas baith kar uska haath apne haath me liya.
Shanu
Ammu… ho sakta hai woh busy ho, tumhe pata hai abhi uske upar kitna pressure hai.
Ammu ne zor se sir hilaya, jaise yeh jawab usse aur zyada chubh gaya ho.
Ammu
Busy? Par Shanu… woh hamesha aata tha, chahe kitna bhi busy ho. Mujhe dekh kar… ek pal ke liye hi sahi… lekin aata tha. Aur ab… ab lagta hai jaise main uske liye koi hoon hi nahi.
Shanu uski aankhon me wo gehra dard dekh rahi thi jo Ammu lafzon se chhupa nahi pa rahi thi.
Ammu ne dheere se apna haath dil par rakha, jaise uski dhadkan usse khud bata rahi ho.
Ammu
Mujhe darr lagta hai Shanu… darr is baat ka nahi ki woh mujhe bhool gaya… balki is baat ka ki woh apne aapko kho raha hai. Uske aas paas ka mahaul, woh posters, woh slogans… sab usse mujhse door kheench rahe hain.
Ek aansoo uske gaal par behta chala gaya.
Shanu ne usse apni taraf kheench kar gale se lagaya.
Shanu
Ammu… tumhara darr sahi hai ya galat, yeh waqt hi batayega. Par ek baat main tumhe keh sakti hoon… Arjun chahe kitna bhi badal jaaye, uske dil ka ek hissa sirf tumhare liye hai.
Ammu ne aankhein band kar li, jaise us pal Shanu ki baat pe vishwas karna hi uske liye sabse bada sahara tha.
Subah ka campus ab ek alag hi rang me rang gaya tha. Har taraf Arjun ke posters, flags aur slogans gungunate dikhte the. Lekin posters se zyada logon ka chehra bol raha tha—unki aankhon me ek nayi umeed thi, jaise Arjun unka apna banda ho.
Montage shuru hota hai—
Ek classroom ke andar, Arjun blackboard ke saamne khada tha. Usne ek student ki complaint suni ke teachers unke practicals ke time pe serious nahi hote. Arjun ne haath jod kar kaha, tumhari problem meri problem hai. Students ki bheed ne taaliyan bajayi.
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Canteen ke bahar Arjun kuch peon aur staff se haath milata hai. Ek peon apni financial mushkil bata raha tha. Arjun ne turant apni diary nikaali, notes likhe aur kaha, iska solution nikalna hi padega, aap hamare apne hain.
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Campus ke lawn me Arjun kuch juniors ke saath baitha tha. Unhone ragging ka issue uthaya. Arjun ne unke shoulders par haath rakha aur kaha, jab tak main yahan hoon, tumhara koi kuch nahi bigaad sakta. Unke chehron pe tasalli thi, jaise kisi bade bhai se wada mila ho.
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Library ke samne Arjun ek group of girls ke saath khada tha, jo hostel ki transport facility ko lekar parishan thi. Arjun ne ek ek ki baat suni, sir hilaaya aur bola, tumhari safety meri zimmedari hai. Wo ladkiyan hans kar khush hui, aur Arjun ke supporters turant slogan chillaane lage.
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Sports ground me Arjun players ke saath baitha tha. Kisi ne equipment ki shortage ka zikr kiya, kisi ne tournaments ke unfair selection process ka. Arjun ne ek ek ko dhyan se suna, aur ek player ka haath thaam kar bola, tumhara junoon zaya nahi hone dunga. Players ki aankhon me respect chamak uthi.
Montage ke beech beech me Arjun ke supporters poster lagate, pamphlet baant-te, slogans lagate dikhte the—Arjun! Arjun! Apna Arjun!
Aur sabse beech me Arjun—ek leader, ek dost, ek hero ki tarah. Uski muskaan thaki hui zaroor thi, lekin aankhon me ek alag si roshni thi, jo campus ko apni taraf kheench rahi thi.
Campus ka mahol garm tha, posters aur slogans ke beech Arjun students ke group ke saamne khada tha. Uske supporters ek circle banakar chilla rahe the, Apna Arjun! Apna Arjun!
Tabhi bheed me se ek junior ladka mazak me ucha bol pada —
Sir, meri girlfriend hi nahi hai, hum bhi pyaar karna chahte hain… iska solution kab milega?
Pehle ek pal ki khamoshi hui, phir sab jor se hans padhe. Hansi ki goonj canteen ke darwazon tak pahunch gayi. Supporters ne taaliyan bajayi, kuch ne ched kar bola, haan sir, iska bhi kuch karo!
Arjun ne apne chehre par ek mask jaisi muskaan banayi, jaise wo bhi uss mazak ko enjoy kar raha ho. Lekin uski aankhen—wo hansi ke beech ekdum still ho gayi thi. Dil ke andar kahin usi waqt Ammu ki yaad chhupkar uthi. Uska chehra, uski aankhon ki narmi, aur woh din jab unhone ek dusre ke saath bas chup reh kar bhi sab keh diya tha… sab ek pal me Arjun ke saamne aa gaya.
Usne bas ek halki si smirk ke saath jawab diya, tumhare is masle ka bhi solution dhundhna padega, aur sab phir se hansne lage. Lekin Arjun ke dil ke andar ek khamoshi gunguna rahi thi.
Agle hi second usne apna diary khola, kisi aur student ki complaint likhne laga. Jitni jaldi ho sakta tha, usne khud ko wapas campaign ke beech fenk diya. Lekin aankhon ke piche Ammu ki tasveer usse chain nahi lene de rahi thi.
College ka shaam dhal raha tha. Garden ke kone me Shanu ek bench par bethi thi, uski diary khuli hui thi par uska pen kab ka ruk chuka tha. Do din se usne Zaheer se zyada baat nahi ki thi, aur andar hi andar uski chhuphi hui chot uski aankhon me saaf nazar aa rahi thi.
Us waqt Zaheer wahan aaya. Usne door se hi Shanu ko dekha, phir dheere se aakar uske saamne khada ho gaya. Ek pal ke liye Shanu ne uski taraf dekha, phir diary bandh karke nazar jhuka li.
Zaheer
Shanu… bas do din ho gaye, aur tum aise lag rahi ho jaise mujhse rishta tod diya ho.
Shanu ne halka sa sarcasm mila kar kaha
Toh tumhe kya farq padta hai, Zaheer? Tumhe bas apne gusse ka khayal hai.
Zaheer ne ek gehri saans li, phir bench par uske paas baith gaya.
Zaheer
Nahi, farq padta hai. Bahut padta hai. Us din jo kuch bola, gusse me bola… par tumhe dukh dene ka koi haq nahi tha mujhe. Tum meri dost ho… sirf dost nahi… tum meri strength ho.
Shanu ki aankhon me nami aa gayi. Usne dheere se kaha
Toh phir aise kyu kiya? Tumhe pata bhi hai tumhari ek baat mere liye kitni badi hoti hai?
Zaheer ne uske haath ko apne dono hathon me le liya.
Zaheer
Pata hai. Aur isliye aaj maan raha hoon. Tumhari khamoshi mujhe tod rahi hai. Shanu, main apni zindagi me bohot lad raha hoon—apne family ke liye, apne sapno ke liye… aur kabhi kabhi woh pressure tumpe nikal jaata hai. Par dil se, tum meri safe jagah ho.
Shanu ki aankhon me aansu chalak aaye, lekin usne muskaan rokne ki koshish ki.
Shanu
Tumhe ye sab kehne me do din kyu lag gaye?
Zaheer halka sa muskuraya, aur uske aansu poch kar bola
Shayad isliye… kyunki main bhi tumhari tarah ziddi hoon.
Shanu hans padhi, usne diary ek side rakh di aur uske kandhe se lag gayi.
Shanu
Agle bar aise scold kiya na, toh main tumse baat karna hi chhod dungi.
Zaheer
Agle bar aisa hua hi nahi karega… tum meri jaan ho Shanu.
Un dono ke beech jo khamoshi aayi, wo ab dard bhari nahi thi. Wo ek sukoon thi—jaise do dil ek hi dhaadkan par chalne lage ho.
Shaam dhal chuki thi. Ammu apne ghar ke chhat par khadi thi, jahan hamesha ki tarah hawa me halki thandak ghuli thi. Taar par sukhte kapde hil rahe the, aur usne dheere dheere ek ek kapda utar kar tokri me rakhna shuru kiya. Uski aadat ban chuki thi — din ke is waqt, kapde utaarte hue wo railing ke paas aati hai or uski nazar kabhi na kabhi saamne waale raste par chali jaati…
Roj ki tarah uska dil maanta tha ke Arjun aa jaayega. Kabhi bike ghumaate hue, kabhi haath me koi maskhari bhari muskaan lekar. Par aaj fir wo nahi aaya. Raste khaali the, sirf ek do bachche khel kar laut rahe the.
Ammu ne kapde utaarte utaarte ek pal ke liye ruk kar uss khaali gali ko dekha. Uski aankhon me ek udaasi si cha gayi. Usne socha, do din ho gaye… ek baar samne aa kar baat bhi nahi ki usne.
Usne aankhen band kar li. Saari purani yaadein uske zehan me ghoomne lagi — terrace par wo chhup chhup kar baatein, canteen me uski muskaan, uski baaton ka andaaz… aur sabse zyada, uska woh nazar bhar kar dekhna jaise duniya me sirf Ammu hi ho.
Dil bhaari ho chuka tha. Usne ek gehri saans li, aankhen kholi aur kapdon ki tokri uthai. Bagal me rakhi dupatta se pasina pochha aur khud se hi dheere se kaha —
Kal shayad aayega…
Phir wo neeche chali gayi, jaise apni khud ki umeedon ko sambhalte sambhalte thak gayi ho. Aangan khaali reh gaya, aur taar par latakte kapdon ke saath hawa ka halka sa jhonka uske dil ki khamoshi ko aur gehra kar gaya.
Raat ka waqt tha. gharon ke kamre andhere me doobe hue the, sirf mobile screens ki roshni thi jo unke chehron par chamak rahi thi. Shanu apne bistar par letkar phone pakde hue thi, aur doosri taraf Zaheer terrace pe aasmaan ki taraf dekhte hue usse call par baat kar raha tha.
Shanu ki awaaz me halka sa nakhra tha
Tumhe lagta hai do din gussa rehne ke baad bas ek sorry bol doge aur sab theek ho jaayega?
Zaheer hans pada, uske andaaz me wohi confident maskhari thi
Toh phir tumhe kya lagta hai? Main tumhe manane ke liye chand todh laun?
Shanu ne halki si hansi dabaayi, lekin usne apni tone me pyaar bhar kar kaha
Chand ki zarurat nahi, bas tum khud mere paas hote toh kaafi tha.
Zaheer ki awaaz dheemi ho gayi, jaise uske dil ki baat khud baahar aa rahi ho
Kaash abhi tum yahan hoti. Terrace par hawa chal rahi hai… aur main soch raha hu tum mere paas baithi hoti toh main tumhe apni jacket me lapet leta.
Shanu ka dil zor se dhadka, usne halki si sharmate hue bola
Bas bas, tumhe toh bas har baat ka filmy scene banana hota hai.
Zaheer
Filmy nahi, asli hai. Tumhe lagta hai main tumse door rahkar khush rehta hu? Do din tumse baat nahi ki toh lag raha tha jaise saari duniya khali hai.
Shanu ne apne takiye me muh chhupaya, uski aankhon me nami bhi thi aur muskaan bhi
Mujhe bhi tumhari aadat si ho gayi hai… tumhare bina kuch adhoora lagta hai.
Zaheer thoda maskhari me laut gaya
Acha toh phir confirm ho gaya, Shanaya Singh completely dependent on Zaheer qureshi.
Shanu
Haan, aur agar tum mujhe dobara bina wajah scold karoge na toh main seriously baat karna bandh kar dungi.
Zaheer hansi rok kar naram tone me bola
Theek hai meri jaan, ab se sirf tumhari baat sununga. Tum bologe din hoga toh din, raat hoga toh raat.
Shanu halki si chhed kar boli
Aur agar main bolun abhi tum mujhe apni baahon me lena chahte ho toh?
Zaheer ki saans halki si tez ho gayi, uski awaaz aur garm ho gayi
Phir main tumhe itna kareeb khinch leta ki tumhe khud ko bhi mehsoos na hota tum kahaan khatam hoti ho aur main kahaan shuru.
Shanu ne aankhen band kar li, uske hothon par ek shararti muskaan thi, lekin dil me gehri garmi aur pyaar ghul raha tha
Bas phone bandh karo ab, warna tumhe sunte sunte neend hi na aa jaye.
Zaheer muskara kar dheere se bola
Theek hai meri queen… goodnight. Aur haan, sapna dekhna sirf mera.
Shanu
Goodnight… aur sapna dekhna tum bhi sirf mera.
Dono phone band kar ke bhi apne apne takiyo me wohi muskaan liye so gaye, jaise unke dil ek hi taal pe dhadak rahe ho.
Subah ke pehle pehle lamhe the. Aasmaan abhi puri tarah se roshan nahi hua tha, halki si laali ubhar rahi thi. Hawa me raat ki thandak abhi bhi baaki thi. Shanu ne neend se bhaari aankhein kholi aur apne phone screen ko dekha—Zaheer ke goodnight text abhi tak screen par chamak rahe the. Uske hothon pe bina soche muskaan aa gayi.
Dusri taraf Zaheer bhi terrace se neeche apne kamre me aa kar bistar par let gaya tha, lekin uski aankhon me abhi bhi neend nahi thi. Uske dimag me kal raat ki Shanu ki har baat ghoom rahi thi. Uska nakhra, uska pyar, aur woh ek line… agar main bolun abhi tum mujhe apni baahon me lena chahte ho toh?
Zaheer apne phone ko uthakar dobara Shanu ko call lagata hai. Phone bajte hi Shanu uthati hai, abhi bhi halki si neend bhari awaaz thi uski.
Shanu
Zaheer… tumhe neend nahi aayi abhi tak?
Zaheer halka sa hansa
Neend aayi thi, par tumhari yaadon ne jagaye rakha. Socha subah se pehle ek aur baar tumhari awaaz sun lu.
Shanu aankhen band karke takiye ko gale lagati hai
Tumhe pata hai, mujhe tumse baat karte karte kabhi neend nahi aati. Kal raat bhi socha tha aur der tak baat karun, par tumne call cut kar diya.
Zaheer maskhari me
Arre, cut nahi kiya tha… warna tumhare sapno me aane ka chance kaise milta?
Shanu muskara kar thoda shararat se
Aur aaye the? Mere sapne me?
Zaheer dheemi awaaz me, jaise usse khud bhi lag raha ho woh sapne ka hissa hai
Haan… tumhare paas baithe tha. Tum bas mujhe dekh rahi thi aur main tumhe. Bas hawa chal rahi thi aur tumhari zulfen mere chehre ko chu rahi thi.
Shanu ne palak jhuka li, uska dil tez dhadakne laga
Aur fir?
Zaheer ki saans me ek halki si garmi ghul gayi
Fir maine tumhare haath pakde… aur tumne roka nahi.
Shanu ke hothon pe ek sharmai hui muskaan thi. Usne awaaz dheemi kar li jaise kisi ko sun jana ho
Tum kabhi rukte bhi ho?
Zaheer halki hansi ke sath
Tumhare liye? Kabhi nahi.
Hawa ke sath Shanu ki halki si hansi goonj uthi. Dono apni khud ki duniya me the—jahan college ki politics, Arjun ka campaign, sab piche chhuta hua tha. Sirf ek lamha tha, jisme sirf dono ek doosre ke liye the.
Raat ab aur gahri ho gayi thi. Galiyan khamosh, aasman me chand ki roshni dheere dheere kam ho rahi thi. Dono apni apni side bed par the, phone dono ke kaan lagata hua aur saansein jaise ek hi rhythm me chal rahi thi.
Shanu halki si hansi ke sath
Tumhe pata hai, tumhari awaaz abhi… itni kareeb lag rahi hai, jaise tum mere paas hi ho.
Zaheer ne dheemi saans chhodte hue kaha
Main waise bhi tumse door kabhi raha hi nahi. Tumhari khushboo, tumhari tasveer, tumhari aadat… sab mere sath rehte hain.
Shanu ne aankhen band kar li. Usne apni ungliyon se takiye ko halke halke chhuna jaise Zaheer ka chehra ho.
Agar tum abhi yahan hote na… toh main tumhe rokne nahi deti.
Zaheer ki awaaz aur gahri ho gayi, uske shabdon me ek halki si garmi ghul gayi
Aur agar main abhi tumhe apne paas khinch lu? Tumhari saans apne gale par mehsoos karu?
Shanu ne phone aur kareeb kar liya, uska dil tez dhadak raha tha
Zaheer…
Zaheer fuskara
Haan, bolo…
Shanu halki si sharmai, lekin uski awaaz me nasha tha
Main apni aankhen band kar chuki hoon… tumhe mehsoos kar rahi hoon. Tumhare haath mere chehre par, tumhari ungliyaan meri zulfon me…
Zaheer ne apni saans dabayi jaise uski tasveer dekh raha ho
Aur tum meri baahon me bilkul fit lagti ho… tumhari heartbeat meri se mil rahi hoti hai.
Dono kuch der chup ho gaye, bas unki saansein ek doosre ke phone par gungunahat ban kar sunai de rahi thi. Shanu ne dheere se kaha
Tumhari saans abhi mere kaan me garmi bhar rahi hai… mujhe lag raha hai main tumhari gardan pe apna chehra chhupa lun.
Zaheer ka dil aur tez dhadka, usne apni awaaz aur dheemi kar li
Aur main tumhe aur kareeb khinch kar, tumhari kamar pakad kar tumhe apna bana lun…
Phone ke dono taraf hawa bhaari si ho gayi thi. Jism door the lekin dil aur jazbaat ek dusre me ulajh rahe the.
Raat ke 1 baje the. Shanu apne kamre ki light bandh karke bas phone ka halka sa glow dekhti baithi thi. Zaheer ki awaaz line ke us paar se aa rahi thi, thodi bhaari, thodi garam. Dono ke beech me ek aisi khamoshi thi jisme bas unki saansein chal rahi thi.
Shanu
Zaheer… tumhe meri awaaz waisi hi sunayi de rahi hai jaise mujhe tumhari… bilkul paas.
Zaheer dheemi, narmi se
Main toh tumhe dekh bhi raha hoon, Shanu. Tum bed par side me lete hue, apne baalon ko side karte hue… mujhe lagta hai main tumhe chhoone hi wala hoon.
Shanu ne halki si saans andar kheench li, aankhen bandh kar ke usne takiye ko apne se lagaya
Tum meri imagination me mere itne kareeb kyu aa jaate ho… mujhe lagta hai tum meri gardan par apne hoth rakh rahe ho.
Zaheer ki awaaz me ek dum se garmi bhar gayi
Aur main wahi kar raha hoon. Tumhari gardan pe halki halki chaap chhod raha hoon… tumhari saans tez ho rahi hai, tum meri ungli apni kamar par mehsoos kar rahi ho.
Shanu ne apne hoth dabaye, phone aur zyada kan se lagaya jaise uski saans uske jism me ghus rahi ho
Zaheer… abhi tum yahan hote na toh main tumhe apne se door nahi jane deti.
Zaheer
Door? Main toh tumhe apni baahon me band kar liya hai. Tum meri chest par cheekh rahi ho… aur main tumhe apne upar aur kareeb kheench raha hoon.
Shanu ab khud ko rok nahi pa rahi thi, uski awaaz halki si kapkapane lagi
Main tumhare hoth apne hothon pe mehsoos kar rahi hoon… tum mujhe kiss kar rahe ho, itni gehrai se jaise main bas tumhari hoon.
Zaheer ne apne imagination ko aur tez kar diya
Aur main ruk bhi nahi raha… main tumhare hoth chhod hi nahi raha. Tum mere saath ghul rahi ho, tumhari heartbeat mere se mil gayi hai.
Shanu halki si siskari
Zaheer…
Zaheer uski siskari se aur junooni ho gaya
Bolti kyun nahi ho… batao tum abhi kya mehsoos kar rahi ho.
Shanu ki saans tez, awaaz me sharam bhi thi aur ek nasha bhi
Mujhe lag raha hai… jaise tum mujhe poori tarah apna bana rahe ho… tumhari baatein mere jism ko chhune lagi hain.
Dono kuch seconds tak chup rahe, bas ek dusre ki saansein phone pe garmahat banke sunayi deti rahi.
Zaheer ne dheere se kaha
Aankhen bandh karo Shanu… aur mehsoos karo, main tumhe kiss karte karte ab tumhari kamar ke paas apni ungliyaan ghumaa raha hoon… tum bilkul meri baahon me band ho.
Shanu ne aankhen band kar li, uski saans ab itni tez ho gayi thi ki uske shabd tut-tut ke aa rahe the
Zaheer… main tumhe… chhodna nahi chahti.
Zaheer ki awaaz aur bhaari, aur husky ho gayi
Aur main bhi tumhe ab kabhi chhodne wala nahi hoon. Tum meri ho… sirf meri.
Unki baatein ab ekdum junoon aur khwahish me ulajh gayi thi. Jism door the, lekin us waqt unke liye phone line hi unka ek aisa palang ban gaya jahan wo dono ek dusre ke saath ghul mil gaye.
Line ke dono taraf ab awaazon me bas saansein bachi thi. Shanu ka haath apne seene par jaa kar tik gaya, ungliyan halki halki chalne lagi jaise Zaheer ki ungliyaan us par phisli ho.
Shanu dheere se siskar ke boli
Zaheer… main tumhe apne andar mehsoos kar rahi hoon…
Zaheer ki awaaz aur bhaari, nasha se bhari
Aur main bhi… main tumhari saari tasveer apni aankhon ke saamne dekh raha hoon… tum meri god me ho, tumhe apne aur kheench raha hoon… mera haath tumhari kamar se neeche jaa raha hai…
Shanu ki saans tootne lagi, uski ungliyan ab apne seene ko aur zor se sehlane lagi. Uski awaaz sharam aur nasha me uljhi
Zaheer… aur… aur kaho…
Zaheer ne apna sir takiye pe phek diya, uska haath ab apne pajame ke andar chala gaya tha. Awaaz me ek dum kaanp thi
Main tumhe apni god me bitha kar… tumhare hoth chhoom raha hoon… tum meri baahon me hil rahi ho… aur main tumhe aur zor se apne se lapet raha hoon…
Shanu ki siskari ab itni tez ho gayi thi ki uske lafz samajhna mushkil ho gaya. Usne aankhen band karke apna seena zor se daba liya, jaise Zaheer usse apni baahon me jhankjhod raha ho.
Shanu
Zaheer… main… main ab aur nahi rok pa rahi…
Zaheer bhi ab control khota ja raha tha, uska haath tez hote jaa raha tha, awaaz me bas ek dum junoon tha
Shanu… aaj raat tum sirf meri ho… sirf meri…
Dono ke lafz ekdum ghoom gaye, bas siskari, saansein aur ek dusre ka naam. Line ke dono taraf ek hi waqt pe wo jazbaat apne peak pe pahunch gaye.
Shanu ne aankhen band karke, hoth bite kar ek dam se thandi saans chhodi
Zaheeer…
Zaheer ne bhi usi waqt apni awaaz me ek dum se thakan aur sukoon ka nasha ghola
Shanu…
Phir kuch pal tak dono chup rahe. Sirf ek dusre ki saansein sunai deti rahi jaise abhi bhi ek dusre ki baahon me lipte ho.
Shanu ne dheere se kaha
Mujhe lagta hai… tum yahan the, bas mere paas…
Zaheer halki muskaan ke saath
Aur mujhe lagta hai tum meri ho chuki ho… hamesha ke liye.
Campus ke ek shant kone me, ek purane neem ke ped ke niche, Ammu akeli bethi thi. Subah ki dhoop ped ki patton ke beech se zameen par chhan chhan kar gir rahi thi, lekin Ammu ke chehre par ek thakan aur udaasi thi jo us roshni se bhi halka nahi ho rahi thi. Uski nazar bas zameen par giri hui ek sukhhi patte par atki thi, jaise uske dil ki haalaton ki tasveer ho.
Tabhi Shanu dheere dheere uske paas aayi. Usne Ammu ko aise chup chap dekh kar turant samajh liya ki yeh khamoshi sirf thakaan ki nahi hai.
Shanu
Ammu… tum yahan kyun akeli baithi ho?
Ammu ne bas halka sa sar uthaya, uski aankhon me nami si thi. Do pal chup rehne ke baad usne dheere se kaha
Ammu
Shanu… tumne dekha na… kal canteen me… usne sab se baat ki, sab ki sunhi… lekin mujhse? Mujhse ek shabd bhi nahi kaha. Do din se… do din se woh mujhse milne bhi nahi aaya.
Uski awaaz halki si tuta gayi. Shanu ne paas baith kar uska haath apne haath me liya.
Shanu
Ammu… ho sakta hai woh busy ho, tumhe pata hai abhi uske upar kitna pressure hai.
Ammu ne zor se sir hilaya, jaise yeh jawab usse aur zyada chubh gaya ho.
Ammu
Busy? Par Shanu… woh hamesha aata tha, chahe kitna bhi busy ho. Mujhe dekh kar… ek pal ke liye hi sahi… lekin aata tha. Aur ab… ab lagta hai jaise main uske liye koi hoon hi nahi.
Shanu uski aankhon me wo gehra dard dekh rahi thi jo Ammu lafzon se chhupa nahi pa rahi thi.
Ammu ne dheere se apna haath dil par rakha, jaise uski dhadkan usse khud bata rahi ho.
Ammu
Mujhe darr lagta hai Shanu… darr is baat ka nahi ki woh mujhe bhool gaya… balki is baat ka ki woh apne aapko kho raha hai. Uske aas paas ka mahaul, woh posters, woh slogans… sab usse mujhse door kheench rahe hain.
Ek aansoo uske gaal par behta chala gaya.
Shanu ne usse apni taraf kheench kar gale se lagaya.
Shanu
Ammu… tumhara darr sahi hai ya galat, yeh waqt hi batayega. Par ek baat main tumhe keh sakti hoon… Arjun chahe kitna bhi badal jaaye, uske dil ka ek hissa sirf tumhare liye hai.
Ammu ne aankhein band kar li, jaise us pal Shanu ki baat pe vishwas karna hi uske liye sabse bada sahara tha.
Subah ka campus ab ek alag hi rang me rang gaya tha. Har taraf Arjun ke posters, flags aur slogans gungunate dikhte the. Lekin posters se zyada logon ka chehra bol raha tha—unki aankhon me ek nayi umeed thi, jaise Arjun unka apna banda ho.
Montage shuru hota hai—
Ek classroom ke andar, Arjun blackboard ke saamne khada tha. Usne ek student ki complaint suni ke teachers unke practicals ke time pe serious nahi hote. Arjun ne haath jod kar kaha, tumhari problem meri problem hai. Students ki bheed ne taaliyan bajayi.
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Canteen ke bahar Arjun kuch peon aur staff se haath milata hai. Ek peon apni financial mushkil bata raha tha. Arjun ne turant apni diary nikaali, notes likhe aur kaha, iska solution nikalna hi padega, aap hamare apne hain.
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Campus ke lawn me Arjun kuch juniors ke saath baitha tha. Unhone ragging ka issue uthaya. Arjun ne unke shoulders par haath rakha aur kaha, jab tak main yahan hoon, tumhara koi kuch nahi bigaad sakta. Unke chehron pe tasalli thi, jaise kisi bade bhai se wada mila ho.
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Library ke samne Arjun ek group of girls ke saath khada tha, jo hostel ki transport facility ko lekar parishan thi. Arjun ne ek ek ki baat suni, sir hilaaya aur bola, tumhari safety meri zimmedari hai. Wo ladkiyan hans kar khush hui, aur Arjun ke supporters turant slogan chillaane lage.
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Sports ground me Arjun players ke saath baitha tha. Kisi ne equipment ki shortage ka zikr kiya, kisi ne tournaments ke unfair selection process ka. Arjun ne ek ek ko dhyan se suna, aur ek player ka haath thaam kar bola, tumhara junoon zaya nahi hone dunga. Players ki aankhon me respect chamak uthi.
Montage ke beech beech me Arjun ke supporters poster lagate, pamphlet baant-te, slogans lagate dikhte the—Arjun! Arjun! Apna Arjun!
Aur sabse beech me Arjun—ek leader, ek dost, ek hero ki tarah. Uski muskaan thaki hui zaroor thi, lekin aankhon me ek alag si roshni thi, jo campus ko apni taraf kheench rahi thi.
Campus ka mahol garm tha, posters aur slogans ke beech Arjun students ke group ke saamne khada tha. Uske supporters ek circle banakar chilla rahe the, Apna Arjun! Apna Arjun!
Tabhi bheed me se ek junior ladka mazak me ucha bol pada —
Sir, meri girlfriend hi nahi hai, hum bhi pyaar karna chahte hain… iska solution kab milega?
Pehle ek pal ki khamoshi hui, phir sab jor se hans padhe. Hansi ki goonj canteen ke darwazon tak pahunch gayi. Supporters ne taaliyan bajayi, kuch ne ched kar bola, haan sir, iska bhi kuch karo!
Arjun ne apne chehre par ek mask jaisi muskaan banayi, jaise wo bhi uss mazak ko enjoy kar raha ho. Lekin uski aankhen—wo hansi ke beech ekdum still ho gayi thi. Dil ke andar kahin usi waqt Ammu ki yaad chhupkar uthi. Uska chehra, uski aankhon ki narmi, aur woh din jab unhone ek dusre ke saath bas chup reh kar bhi sab keh diya tha… sab ek pal me Arjun ke saamne aa gaya.
Usne bas ek halki si smirk ke saath jawab diya, tumhare is masle ka bhi solution dhundhna padega, aur sab phir se hansne lage. Lekin Arjun ke dil ke andar ek khamoshi gunguna rahi thi.
Agle hi second usne apna diary khola, kisi aur student ki complaint likhne laga. Jitni jaldi ho sakta tha, usne khud ko wapas campaign ke beech fenk diya. Lekin aankhon ke piche Ammu ki tasveer usse chain nahi lene de rahi thi.
College ka shaam dhal raha tha. Garden ke kone me Shanu ek bench par bethi thi, uski diary khuli hui thi par uska pen kab ka ruk chuka tha. Do din se usne Zaheer se zyada baat nahi ki thi, aur andar hi andar uski chhuphi hui chot uski aankhon me saaf nazar aa rahi thi.
Us waqt Zaheer wahan aaya. Usne door se hi Shanu ko dekha, phir dheere se aakar uske saamne khada ho gaya. Ek pal ke liye Shanu ne uski taraf dekha, phir diary bandh karke nazar jhuka li.
Zaheer
Shanu… bas do din ho gaye, aur tum aise lag rahi ho jaise mujhse rishta tod diya ho.
Shanu ne halka sa sarcasm mila kar kaha
Toh tumhe kya farq padta hai, Zaheer? Tumhe bas apne gusse ka khayal hai.
Zaheer ne ek gehri saans li, phir bench par uske paas baith gaya.
Zaheer
Nahi, farq padta hai. Bahut padta hai. Us din jo kuch bola, gusse me bola… par tumhe dukh dene ka koi haq nahi tha mujhe. Tum meri dost ho… sirf dost nahi… tum meri strength ho.
Shanu ki aankhon me nami aa gayi. Usne dheere se kaha
Toh phir aise kyu kiya? Tumhe pata bhi hai tumhari ek baat mere liye kitni badi hoti hai?
Zaheer ne uske haath ko apne dono hathon me le liya.
Zaheer
Pata hai. Aur isliye aaj maan raha hoon. Tumhari khamoshi mujhe tod rahi hai. Shanu, main apni zindagi me bohot lad raha hoon—apne family ke liye, apne sapno ke liye… aur kabhi kabhi woh pressure tumpe nikal jaata hai. Par dil se, tum meri safe jagah ho.
Shanu ki aankhon me aansu chalak aaye, lekin usne muskaan rokne ki koshish ki.
Shanu
Tumhe ye sab kehne me do din kyu lag gaye?
Zaheer halka sa muskuraya, aur uske aansu poch kar bola
Shayad isliye… kyunki main bhi tumhari tarah ziddi hoon.
Shanu hans padhi, usne diary ek side rakh di aur uske kandhe se lag gayi.
Shanu
Agle bar aise scold kiya na, toh main tumse baat karna hi chhod dungi.
Zaheer
Agle bar aisa hua hi nahi karega… tum meri jaan ho Shanu.
Un dono ke beech jo khamoshi aayi, wo ab dard bhari nahi thi. Wo ek sukoon thi—jaise do dil ek hi dhaadkan par chalne lage ho.
Shaam dhal chuki thi. Ammu apne ghar ke chhat par khadi thi, jahan hamesha ki tarah hawa me halki thandak ghuli thi. Taar par sukhte kapde hil rahe the, aur usne dheere dheere ek ek kapda utar kar tokri me rakhna shuru kiya. Uski aadat ban chuki thi — din ke is waqt, kapde utaarte hue wo railing ke paas aati hai or uski nazar kabhi na kabhi saamne waale raste par chali jaati…
Roj ki tarah uska dil maanta tha ke Arjun aa jaayega. Kabhi bike ghumaate hue, kabhi haath me koi maskhari bhari muskaan lekar. Par aaj fir wo nahi aaya. Raste khaali the, sirf ek do bachche khel kar laut rahe the.
Ammu ne kapde utaarte utaarte ek pal ke liye ruk kar uss khaali gali ko dekha. Uski aankhon me ek udaasi si cha gayi. Usne socha, do din ho gaye… ek baar samne aa kar baat bhi nahi ki usne.
Usne aankhen band kar li. Saari purani yaadein uske zehan me ghoomne lagi — terrace par wo chhup chhup kar baatein, canteen me uski muskaan, uski baaton ka andaaz… aur sabse zyada, uska woh nazar bhar kar dekhna jaise duniya me sirf Ammu hi ho.
Dil bhaari ho chuka tha. Usne ek gehri saans li, aankhen kholi aur kapdon ki tokri uthai. Bagal me rakhi dupatta se pasina pochha aur khud se hi dheere se kaha —
Kal shayad aayega…
Phir wo neeche chali gayi, jaise apni khud ki umeedon ko sambhalte sambhalte thak gayi ho. Aangan khaali reh gaya, aur taar par latakte kapdon ke saath hawa ka halka sa jhonka uske dil ki khamoshi ko aur gehra kar gaya.
Raat ka waqt tha. gharon ke kamre andhere me doobe hue the, sirf mobile screens ki roshni thi jo unke chehron par chamak rahi thi. Shanu apne bistar par letkar phone pakde hue thi, aur doosri taraf Zaheer terrace pe aasmaan ki taraf dekhte hue usse call par baat kar raha tha.
Shanu ki awaaz me halka sa nakhra tha
Tumhe lagta hai do din gussa rehne ke baad bas ek sorry bol doge aur sab theek ho jaayega?
Zaheer hans pada, uske andaaz me wohi confident maskhari thi
Toh phir tumhe kya lagta hai? Main tumhe manane ke liye chand todh laun?
Shanu ne halki si hansi dabaayi, lekin usne apni tone me pyaar bhar kar kaha
Chand ki zarurat nahi, bas tum khud mere paas hote toh kaafi tha.
Zaheer ki awaaz dheemi ho gayi, jaise uske dil ki baat khud baahar aa rahi ho
Kaash abhi tum yahan hoti. Terrace par hawa chal rahi hai… aur main soch raha hu tum mere paas baithi hoti toh main tumhe apni jacket me lapet leta.
Shanu ka dil zor se dhadka, usne halki si sharmate hue bola
Bas bas, tumhe toh bas har baat ka filmy scene banana hota hai.
Zaheer
Filmy nahi, asli hai. Tumhe lagta hai main tumse door rahkar khush rehta hu? Do din tumse baat nahi ki toh lag raha tha jaise saari duniya khali hai.
Shanu ne apne takiye me muh chhupaya, uski aankhon me nami bhi thi aur muskaan bhi
Mujhe bhi tumhari aadat si ho gayi hai… tumhare bina kuch adhoora lagta hai.
Zaheer thoda maskhari me laut gaya
Acha toh phir confirm ho gaya, Shanaya Singh completely dependent on Zaheer qureshi.
Shanu
Haan, aur agar tum mujhe dobara bina wajah scold karoge na toh main seriously baat karna bandh kar dungi.
Zaheer hansi rok kar naram tone me bola
Theek hai meri jaan, ab se sirf tumhari baat sununga. Tum bologe din hoga toh din, raat hoga toh raat.
Shanu halki si chhed kar boli
Aur agar main bolun abhi tum mujhe apni baahon me lena chahte ho toh?
Zaheer ki saans halki si tez ho gayi, uski awaaz aur garm ho gayi
Phir main tumhe itna kareeb khinch leta ki tumhe khud ko bhi mehsoos na hota tum kahaan khatam hoti ho aur main kahaan shuru.
Shanu ne aankhen band kar li, uske hothon par ek shararti muskaan thi, lekin dil me gehri garmi aur pyaar ghul raha tha
Bas phone bandh karo ab, warna tumhe sunte sunte neend hi na aa jaye.
Zaheer muskara kar dheere se bola
Theek hai meri queen… goodnight. Aur haan, sapna dekhna sirf mera.
Shanu
Goodnight… aur sapna dekhna tum bhi sirf mera.
Dono phone band kar ke bhi apne apne takiyo me wohi muskaan liye so gaye, jaise unke dil ek hi taal pe dhadak rahe ho.
Subah ke pehle pehle lamhe the. Aasmaan abhi puri tarah se roshan nahi hua tha, halki si laali ubhar rahi thi. Hawa me raat ki thandak abhi bhi baaki thi. Shanu ne neend se bhaari aankhein kholi aur apne phone screen ko dekha—Zaheer ke goodnight text abhi tak screen par chamak rahe the. Uske hothon pe bina soche muskaan aa gayi.
Dusri taraf Zaheer bhi terrace se neeche apne kamre me aa kar bistar par let gaya tha, lekin uski aankhon me abhi bhi neend nahi thi. Uske dimag me kal raat ki Shanu ki har baat ghoom rahi thi. Uska nakhra, uska pyar, aur woh ek line… agar main bolun abhi tum mujhe apni baahon me lena chahte ho toh?
Zaheer apne phone ko uthakar dobara Shanu ko call lagata hai. Phone bajte hi Shanu uthati hai, abhi bhi halki si neend bhari awaaz thi uski.
Shanu
Zaheer… tumhe neend nahi aayi abhi tak?
Zaheer halka sa hansa
Neend aayi thi, par tumhari yaadon ne jagaye rakha. Socha subah se pehle ek aur baar tumhari awaaz sun lu.
Shanu aankhen band karke takiye ko gale lagati hai
Tumhe pata hai, mujhe tumse baat karte karte kabhi neend nahi aati. Kal raat bhi socha tha aur der tak baat karun, par tumne call cut kar diya.
Zaheer maskhari me
Arre, cut nahi kiya tha… warna tumhare sapno me aane ka chance kaise milta?
Shanu muskara kar thoda shararat se
Aur aaye the? Mere sapne me?
Zaheer dheemi awaaz me, jaise usse khud bhi lag raha ho woh sapne ka hissa hai
Haan… tumhare paas baithe tha. Tum bas mujhe dekh rahi thi aur main tumhe. Bas hawa chal rahi thi aur tumhari zulfen mere chehre ko chu rahi thi.
Shanu ne palak jhuka li, uska dil tez dhadakne laga
Aur fir?
Zaheer ki saans me ek halki si garmi ghul gayi
Fir maine tumhare haath pakde… aur tumne roka nahi.
Shanu ke hothon pe ek sharmai hui muskaan thi. Usne awaaz dheemi kar li jaise kisi ko sun jana ho
Tum kabhi rukte bhi ho?
Zaheer halki hansi ke sath
Tumhare liye? Kabhi nahi.
Hawa ke sath Shanu ki halki si hansi goonj uthi. Dono apni khud ki duniya me the—jahan college ki politics, Arjun ka campaign, sab piche chhuta hua tha. Sirf ek lamha tha, jisme sirf dono ek doosre ke liye the.
Raat ab aur gahri ho gayi thi. Galiyan khamosh, aasman me chand ki roshni dheere dheere kam ho rahi thi. Dono apni apni side bed par the, phone dono ke kaan lagata hua aur saansein jaise ek hi rhythm me chal rahi thi.
Shanu halki si hansi ke sath
Tumhe pata hai, tumhari awaaz abhi… itni kareeb lag rahi hai, jaise tum mere paas hi ho.
Zaheer ne dheemi saans chhodte hue kaha
Main waise bhi tumse door kabhi raha hi nahi. Tumhari khushboo, tumhari tasveer, tumhari aadat… sab mere sath rehte hain.
Shanu ne aankhen band kar li. Usne apni ungliyon se takiye ko halke halke chhuna jaise Zaheer ka chehra ho.
Agar tum abhi yahan hote na… toh main tumhe rokne nahi deti.
Zaheer ki awaaz aur gahri ho gayi, uske shabdon me ek halki si garmi ghul gayi
Aur agar main abhi tumhe apne paas khinch lu? Tumhari saans apne gale par mehsoos karu?
Shanu ne phone aur kareeb kar liya, uska dil tez dhadak raha tha
Zaheer…
Zaheer fuskara
Haan, bolo…
Shanu halki si sharmai, lekin uski awaaz me nasha tha
Main apni aankhen band kar chuki hoon… tumhe mehsoos kar rahi hoon. Tumhare haath mere chehre par, tumhari ungliyaan meri zulfon me…
Zaheer ne apni saans dabayi jaise uski tasveer dekh raha ho
Aur tum meri baahon me bilkul fit lagti ho… tumhari heartbeat meri se mil rahi hoti hai.
Dono kuch der chup ho gaye, bas unki saansein ek doosre ke phone par gungunahat ban kar sunai de rahi thi. Shanu ne dheere se kaha
Tumhari saans abhi mere kaan me garmi bhar rahi hai… mujhe lag raha hai main tumhari gardan pe apna chehra chhupa lun.
Zaheer ka dil aur tez dhadka, usne apni awaaz aur dheemi kar li
Aur main tumhe aur kareeb khinch kar, tumhari kamar pakad kar tumhe apna bana lun…
Phone ke dono taraf hawa bhaari si ho gayi thi. Jism door the lekin dil aur jazbaat ek dusre me ulajh rahe the.
Raat ke 1 baje the. Shanu apne kamre ki light bandh karke bas phone ka halka sa glow dekhti baithi thi. Zaheer ki awaaz line ke us paar se aa rahi thi, thodi bhaari, thodi garam. Dono ke beech me ek aisi khamoshi thi jisme bas unki saansein chal rahi thi.
Shanu
Zaheer… tumhe meri awaaz waisi hi sunayi de rahi hai jaise mujhe tumhari… bilkul paas.
Zaheer dheemi, narmi se
Main toh tumhe dekh bhi raha hoon, Shanu. Tum bed par side me lete hue, apne baalon ko side karte hue… mujhe lagta hai main tumhe chhoone hi wala hoon.
Shanu ne halki si saans andar kheench li, aankhen bandh kar ke usne takiye ko apne se lagaya
Tum meri imagination me mere itne kareeb kyu aa jaate ho… mujhe lagta hai tum meri gardan par apne hoth rakh rahe ho.
Zaheer ki awaaz me ek dum se garmi bhar gayi
Aur main wahi kar raha hoon. Tumhari gardan pe halki halki chaap chhod raha hoon… tumhari saans tez ho rahi hai, tum meri ungli apni kamar par mehsoos kar rahi ho.
Shanu ne apne hoth dabaye, phone aur zyada kan se lagaya jaise uski saans uske jism me ghus rahi ho
Zaheer… abhi tum yahan hote na toh main tumhe apne se door nahi jane deti.
Zaheer
Door? Main toh tumhe apni baahon me band kar liya hai. Tum meri chest par cheekh rahi ho… aur main tumhe apne upar aur kareeb kheench raha hoon.
Shanu ab khud ko rok nahi pa rahi thi, uski awaaz halki si kapkapane lagi
Main tumhare hoth apne hothon pe mehsoos kar rahi hoon… tum mujhe kiss kar rahe ho, itni gehrai se jaise main bas tumhari hoon.
Zaheer ne apne imagination ko aur tez kar diya
Aur main ruk bhi nahi raha… main tumhare hoth chhod hi nahi raha. Tum mere saath ghul rahi ho, tumhari heartbeat mere se mil gayi hai.
Shanu halki si siskari
Zaheer…
Zaheer uski siskari se aur junooni ho gaya
Bolti kyun nahi ho… batao tum abhi kya mehsoos kar rahi ho.
Shanu ki saans tez, awaaz me sharam bhi thi aur ek nasha bhi
Mujhe lag raha hai… jaise tum mujhe poori tarah apna bana rahe ho… tumhari baatein mere jism ko chhune lagi hain.
Dono kuch seconds tak chup rahe, bas ek dusre ki saansein phone pe garmahat banke sunayi deti rahi.
Zaheer ne dheere se kaha
Aankhen bandh karo Shanu… aur mehsoos karo, main tumhe kiss karte karte ab tumhari kamar ke paas apni ungliyaan ghumaa raha hoon… tum bilkul meri baahon me band ho.
Shanu ne aankhen band kar li, uski saans ab itni tez ho gayi thi ki uske shabd tut-tut ke aa rahe the
Zaheer… main tumhe… chhodna nahi chahti.
Zaheer ki awaaz aur bhaari, aur husky ho gayi
Aur main bhi tumhe ab kabhi chhodne wala nahi hoon. Tum meri ho… sirf meri.
Unki baatein ab ekdum junoon aur khwahish me ulajh gayi thi. Jism door the, lekin us waqt unke liye phone line hi unka ek aisa palang ban gaya jahan wo dono ek dusre ke saath ghul mil gaye.
Line ke dono taraf ab awaazon me bas saansein bachi thi. Shanu ka haath apne seene par jaa kar tik gaya, ungliyan halki halki chalne lagi jaise Zaheer ki ungliyaan us par phisli ho.
Shanu dheere se siskar ke boli
Zaheer… main tumhe apne andar mehsoos kar rahi hoon…
Zaheer ki awaaz aur bhaari, nasha se bhari
Aur main bhi… main tumhari saari tasveer apni aankhon ke saamne dekh raha hoon… tum meri god me ho, tumhe apne aur kheench raha hoon… mera haath tumhari kamar se neeche jaa raha hai…
Shanu ki saans tootne lagi, uski ungliyan ab apne seene ko aur zor se sehlane lagi. Uski awaaz sharam aur nasha me uljhi
Zaheer… aur… aur kaho…
Zaheer ne apna sir takiye pe phek diya, uska haath ab apne pajame ke andar chala gaya tha. Awaaz me ek dum kaanp thi
Main tumhe apni god me bitha kar… tumhare hoth chhoom raha hoon… tum meri baahon me hil rahi ho… aur main tumhe aur zor se apne se lapet raha hoon…
Shanu ki siskari ab itni tez ho gayi thi ki uske lafz samajhna mushkil ho gaya. Usne aankhen band karke apna seena zor se daba liya, jaise Zaheer usse apni baahon me jhankjhod raha ho.
Shanu
Zaheer… main… main ab aur nahi rok pa rahi…
Zaheer bhi ab control khota ja raha tha, uska haath tez hote jaa raha tha, awaaz me bas ek dum junoon tha
Shanu… aaj raat tum sirf meri ho… sirf meri…
Dono ke lafz ekdum ghoom gaye, bas siskari, saansein aur ek dusre ka naam. Line ke dono taraf ek hi waqt pe wo jazbaat apne peak pe pahunch gaye.
Shanu ne aankhen band karke, hoth bite kar ek dam se thandi saans chhodi
Zaheeer…
Zaheer ne bhi usi waqt apni awaaz me ek dum se thakan aur sukoon ka nasha ghola
Shanu…
Phir kuch pal tak dono chup rahe. Sirf ek dusre ki saansein sunai deti rahi jaise abhi bhi ek dusre ki baahon me lipte ho.
Shanu ne dheere se kaha
Mujhe lagta hai… tum yahan the, bas mere paas…
Zaheer halki muskaan ke saath
Aur mujhe lagta hai tum meri ho chuki ho… hamesha ke liye.
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