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Monday ki subah Bengaluru ki sadkon par roz ki tarah traffic tha. Kisi ko office pahunchne ki jaldi thi, koi signal par khada apni chai khatam kar raha tha, aur kuch log apne phone ki screen mein itne uljhe hue the ki aas-paas ki duniya se unka rishta bas horn ki awaaz tak reh gaya tha.
Reyansh apne bedroom mein kapde almari se nikaal raha tha, jab phone par message aaya.
Neha: Please tell me tumne kal wali presentation ki final file save kar li thi.
Reyansh ne shirt haath mein liye-liye reply kiya.
Reyansh: Good morning to you too.
Neha: Good morning. Ab file ke baare mein batao.
Reyansh: Haan, save hai. Shared folder mein bhi upload kar di thi.
Neha: shukr hai. Mujhe laga aaj subah tumhari wajah se meri jaan chali jaayegi.
Reyansh: Meri wajah se? File tumne banayi thi.
Neha: Exactly. Isliye meri jaan tumhari zimmedari hai.
Reyansh hans diya.
Reyansh: Office aakar apni jaan collect kar lena.
Neha: Tum bas time par aa jaana.
Usne phone side mein rakha aur taiyaar hone laga.
Kitchen mein pahunchkar usne coffee banayi. Pehla sip lete hi uska phone dobara vibrate hua.
Is baar Shivani ka message tha.
Shivani: Aarohi ne tumhari suggested coffee place try ki. Use achhi lagi.
Reyansh ne coffee ka cup counter par rakha.
Reyansh: Good. Review ke paise kab milenge?
Shivani: Tumhe paise ke alawa bhi kuch samajh aata hai?
Reyansh: Haan. Coffee ke saath sandwich bhi.
Shivani ne laughing emoji bheja.
Uske baad ek aur message aaya.
Shivani: Waise, Aarohi ko tumse ek aur jagah ke baare mein poochhna tha. Shayad message kare.
Reyansh ne reply kiya.
Reyansh: Theek hai.
Bas itni si baat thi.
Usne coffee khatam ki, laptop bag uthaya aur ghar se nikal gaya.
Uske din mein abhi kisi bade event ki jagah nahi thi. Office ka kaam tha, kuch pending calls the aur shaam tak use bas apni routine poori karni thi.
Office pahunchte hi Reyansh ko pata chala ki client ne presentation ke ek section mein changes maange hain.
Conference room mein Neha laptop khole baithi thi. Table par do coffee cups the, jinmein se ek khaali ho chuka tha.
Reyansh ne chair kheenchkar baithte hue poochha, "Meri coffee kahan hai?"
Neha ne screen se nazar nahi hataayi.
"Apni jaan collect karne aaye the na? Coffee apne saath laani thi."
"Yeh office hai ya recovery centre?"
"Depends. Tum kitna kaam karte ho."
Reyansh ne laptop khola.
"Achha, batao kya change karna hai."
Neha ne presentation ka ek slide dikhaya.
"Client ko campaign ka opening message thoda simple chahiye. Unhe lag raha hai ki hum ek saath bahut saari baatein keh rahe hain."
Reyansh ne slide padha.
"Galat toh nahi keh rahe."
Neha ne uski taraf dekha.
"Tum meri side ho ya client ki?"
"Main us side hoon jahan presentation approve ho."
"Corporate duniya ka sabse romantic jawab."
Reyansh hans pada.
Dono ne milkar opening message ko simplify kiya. Kuch lines hataayi gayin, ek visual badla gaya aur presentation ka flow pehle se saaf ho gaya.
Lagbhag aadhe ghante baad Neha ne laptop band kiya.
"Ho gaya. Ab main apni jaan wapas le sakti hoon?"
"Bilkul. Lekin pehle coffee."
Neha ne uske saamne rakha cup uski taraf saraka diya.
Reyansh ne cup uthaya.
"Yeh toh khaali hai."
Bas aise hi to hum ladkiya apna kaam nikla leti hain, or Reyansh ko tease karti hai
Reyansh bhi ek simple smily deta hai jaisa ki it's okay, tum sahi keh raha ho
Thodi der baad Neha apni chair se uthkar door tak gayi, phir palatkar boli, "Waise, kal tumne phone par kaha tha ki weekend achha tha. Kya kiya?"
Reyansh ne laptop bag band kiya.
"Kuch khaas nahi. Arshad ke saath club gaya tha, phir ghar par tha."
"Bas?"
"Bas."
Neha ne uske chehre ko kuch pal dekha.
"Tumhari life mein kuch bhi interesting hota hai toh tum use bhi normal bana kar bata dete ho."
Reyansh ne kandhe uchkaye.
"Har cheez ka press release thodi nikaalna hai."
"Point hai."
Neha muskuraayi aur apni desk ki taraf chali gayi.
Reyansh bhi kaam mein lag gaya.
Unke beech ki dosti abhi bhi office ki boundaries ke andar thi. Kabhi mazaak, kabhi kaam mein madad aur kabhi ek-doosre ke baare mein koi chhoti observation.
Dopahar ke baad Reyansh apni desk par baitha ek email ka jawab likh raha tha, jab unknown number se call aaya.
Usne call receive ki.
"Hello?"
"Hi, Reyansh. Aarohi bol rahi hoon."
"Hey, Aarohi. Bolo."
"Shivani ne tumhara number diya tha. Hope disturb nahi kiya."
"Nahi, bilkul nahi. Sab theek?"
"Haan. Actually, mujhe Bengaluru mein ek aisi jagah chahiye thi jahan main laptop lekar baith sakun. Coffee bhi mil jaaye aur har paanch minute mein koi waiter yeh na poochhe ki aur kuch order karna hai ya nahi."
Reyansh hans diya.
"Toh tumhe coffee shop nahi, temporary office chahiye."
"Exactly. Tum samajh gaye."
"Ek jagah hai. Wahan seating achhi hai aur afternoon mein zyada rush bhi nahi hota. Lekin traffic ka main guarantee nahi de sakta."
"Traffic ka toh kisi ke paas guarantee nahi hai."
Reyansh ne use jagah ka naam aur location message kar di.
Aarohi ne kaha, "Thank you. Tumne pichhli baar bhi achhi jagah suggest ki thi."
"Achha laga sun kar."
Kuch pal dono chup rahe.
Phir Aarohi ne poochha, "Waise tumhara office kahan hai?"
Reyansh ne area ka naam bataya.
"Oh, main us side se kabhi-kabhi guzarti hoon. Mera bhi ek kaam udhar padta hai."
"Achha."
"Waise agar tum free ho toh kabhi coffee pi sakte hain. Pichhli baar tumhare ghar par theek se baat bhi nahi hui thi."
Reyansh ne bina kisi khaas matlab ke jawab diya, "Haan, kyun nahi. Kabhi plan karte hain."
"Great. Main abhi meeting ke liye nikal rahi hoon. Thanks again."
"No problem. All the best."
Call khatam ho gaya.
Reyansh ne phone table par rakh diya aur email par laut aaya.
Aarohi se dobara milne ka khayal uske liye na koi badi baat thi, na koi aisa event jise lekar woh poora din sochta rahe.
Woh ek achhi pehchaan thi, jise waqt milne par aur samjha ja sakta tha.
Udhar Aarohi ne bhi phone bag mein rakha aur apne kaam mein lag gayi.
Uske liye bhi filhaal itna hi tha.
Do logon ka ek baar milna, phir phone par baat karna aur kabhi dobara milne ka plan bana lena.
Shaam ko Reyansh office se ghar lauta toh building ki lift ground floor par khadi thi.
Woh andar gaya aur third floor ka button daba diya.
Lift band hone hi wali thi ki Jheel jaldi se aati nazar aayi.
"Ek second, please!"
Reyansh ne darwaza khulne ka button daba diya.
Jheel andar aayi. Uske haath mein ek chhota sa cardboard box tha.
"Thank you."
"Welcome. Aaj phir koi parcel?"
Jheel ne box ko dekha.
"Nahi, yeh maine khud order kiya tha. Kitchen ke liye kuch containers hain."
Reyansh ne muskurakar kaha, "Aapke kitchen mein containers ki population badhti ja rahi hai."
Jheel hans padi.
"Har baar aapko mere kitchen ki hi fikr kyun hoti hai?"
"Kyuki mere kitchen mein toh bas ek pan, ek plate aur teen spoons hain. Aapke kitchen ki progress dekhkar motivation milta hai."
"Teen spoons?"
"Haan. Ek chai ke liye, ek khane ke liye aur ek emergency ke liye."
Jheel ne hairani se use dekha.
"Emergency mein spoon ka kya kaam?"
"Yeh sawaal un logon se poochhna chahiye jinhone emergency kit mein spoon nahi rakha."
Jheel ki hansi lift mein goonj gayi.
Lift third floor par ruki.
Dono bahar nikle.
Reyansh ne apne flat ki taraf badhte hue poochha, "Waise aaj dinner mein kya ban raha hai?"
Jheel ne apne flat ki chaabi nikaali.
"Abhi decide nahi kiya."
"Aapko kabhi cooking seekhne ka mann nahi karta?"
"Karta hai. Lekin cooking videos dekhte-dekhte bhookh lag jaati hai, phir order kar leta hoon."
"Yeh toh galat hai."
"Main bhi jaanta hoon."
Jheel ne darwaza khola, phir ek pal rukkar boli, "Aap chahein toh main aapko koi easy recipe bata sakti hoon."
Reyansh ne uski taraf dekha.
"Sach mein?"
"Haan. Kuch simple sa."
"Phir toh mujhe notes banane padenge."
"Notes ki zaroorat nahi hai."
"Mujhe apni capabilities par bharosa nahi hai."
Jheel muskuraayi.
"Achha, main baad mein bata dungi."
"Theek hai. Main intezaar karunga."
Jheel andar chali gayi.
Reyansh apne flat mein aaya aur bag sofa par rakh diya.
Usne kitchen ki taraf dekha.
Ek pan, teen spoons aur kuch basic samaan.
Usne fridge khola aur dekha ki dinner shalu already bana kar gayi hai
Kuch seconds baad usne phone uthaya. Darwaza band karne aaya uski nazar Jheel ke darwaze ki taraf gayi.
Kamre mein andhera tha. Khidki ke parde ke ek kone se bahar ki streetlight ki halki roshni andar aa rahi thi.
Neend ke beech uske saamne ek manzar ubharne laga.
Ek kamra.
Mez par rakha hua glass.
Kisi ke chalne ki halki awaaz.
Phir ek aur awaaz.
Tez, lekin saaf nahi.
Jaise koi kuch keh raha ho, magar lafz ek doosre mein ghul rahe hon.
Reyansh ne neend mein apni ungliyan mod li.
Manzar badla.
Ek darwaze ke paas koi khada tha. Chehra saaf nazar nahi aa raha tha.
Kisi ne kuch kaha.
Phir khamoshi.
Us khamoshi ke baad ek tez awaaz sunayi di, aur achanak sab kuch dhundhla ho gaya.
Reyansh ki aankh khul gayi.
Woh seedha chhat ki taraf dekhta raha.
Kuch seconds tak use samajh nahi aaya ki woh kahan hai. Phir uski nazar bedside table par rakhe phone par padi.
Usne paani ka glass uthaya aur do ghoont piye.
Kamra wahi tha. Bed wahi. Parde, table, lamp, sab apni jagah par.
Usne apne maathe par haath phera.
Khwaab ka koi poora hissa yaad nahi tha. Bas ek ajeeb si bechaini thi, jaise neend ke beech koi aisi baat sun li ho jise samajhne ka mauka hi na mila ho.
Reyansh ne phone uthakar time dekha.
1:17 AM.
Usne phone wapas rakh diya.
"Kya bakwaas hai," woh dheere se bola.
Karwat badalkar usne aankhein band kar li.
Neend turant nahi aayi.
Kuch der baad uska dhyan kamre ke bahar se aati kisi gaadi ki awaaz par chala gaya. Phir usne agle din ke kaam ke baare mein socha. Client ka mail, ek pending call, aur Neha ko bhejni wali file.
Dheere-dheere uska dimaag doosri cheezon mein ulajhne laga.
Woh dobara so gaya.
Subah jab alarm baja, toh usne use band karke kuch der aur aankhein band rakhi.
Phir phone ki screen par notifications dekhe.
Arshad ka message tha.
Arshad: Uth gaya ya aaj bhi duniya ko tere bina chalne dega?
Reyansh ne reply kiya.
Reyansh: Duniya ko chalne de. Main thoda late join karunga.
Arshad: Office ki baat kar raha hai ya zindagi ki?
Reyansh ke chehre par halki si muskurahat aayi.
Reyansh: Dono mein attendance laga dena.
Usne phone rakh diya aur bed se uth gaya.
Aaj subah use thoda zyada waqt laga.
Bas itna hi.
Na koi bada breakdown hua, na usne kisi ko phone karke apni pareshani batayi.
Woh bathroom gaya, taiyaar hua aur kitchen mein coffee banane laga.
Khwaab ke tukde ab use saaf yaad nahi the.
Lekin us raat ki neend pehle jaisi aaraamdayak bhi nahi thi.
Reyansh ne coffee ka cup uthaya aur khidki ke paas khada ho gaya.
Bengaluru ki subah shuru ho chuki thi.
Sadkon par log apne-apne kaam ke liye nikal rahe the. Kisi ke liye ek naya din tha, kisi ke liye wahi purani routine.
Aur Reyansh ke liye bhi ek aur din shuru ho raha tha.
Use abhi nahi pata tha ki raat ka woh adhoora khwaab dobara kab aayega.
Filhaal uske paas ek cup coffee thi, kuch pending kaam aur ek padosi jisne use cooking ki recipe dene ka vaada kiya tha.
Monday ki subah Bengaluru ki sadkon par roz ki tarah traffic tha. Kisi ko office pahunchne ki jaldi thi, koi signal par khada apni chai khatam kar raha tha, aur kuch log apne phone ki screen mein itne uljhe hue the ki aas-paas ki duniya se unka rishta bas horn ki awaaz tak reh gaya tha.
Reyansh apne bedroom mein kapde almari se nikaal raha tha, jab phone par message aaya.
Neha: Please tell me tumne kal wali presentation ki final file save kar li thi.
Reyansh ne shirt haath mein liye-liye reply kiya.
Reyansh: Good morning to you too.
Neha: Good morning. Ab file ke baare mein batao.
Reyansh: Haan, save hai. Shared folder mein bhi upload kar di thi.
Neha: shukr hai. Mujhe laga aaj subah tumhari wajah se meri jaan chali jaayegi.
Reyansh: Meri wajah se? File tumne banayi thi.
Neha: Exactly. Isliye meri jaan tumhari zimmedari hai.
Reyansh hans diya.
Reyansh: Office aakar apni jaan collect kar lena.
Neha: Tum bas time par aa jaana.
Usne phone side mein rakha aur taiyaar hone laga.
Kitchen mein pahunchkar usne coffee banayi. Pehla sip lete hi uska phone dobara vibrate hua.
Is baar Shivani ka message tha.
Shivani: Aarohi ne tumhari suggested coffee place try ki. Use achhi lagi.
Reyansh ne coffee ka cup counter par rakha.
Reyansh: Good. Review ke paise kab milenge?
Shivani: Tumhe paise ke alawa bhi kuch samajh aata hai?
Reyansh: Haan. Coffee ke saath sandwich bhi.
Shivani ne laughing emoji bheja.
Uske baad ek aur message aaya.
Shivani: Waise, Aarohi ko tumse ek aur jagah ke baare mein poochhna tha. Shayad message kare.
Reyansh ne reply kiya.
Reyansh: Theek hai.
Bas itni si baat thi.
Usne coffee khatam ki, laptop bag uthaya aur ghar se nikal gaya.
Uske din mein abhi kisi bade event ki jagah nahi thi. Office ka kaam tha, kuch pending calls the aur shaam tak use bas apni routine poori karni thi.
Office pahunchte hi Reyansh ko pata chala ki client ne presentation ke ek section mein changes maange hain.
Conference room mein Neha laptop khole baithi thi. Table par do coffee cups the, jinmein se ek khaali ho chuka tha.
Reyansh ne chair kheenchkar baithte hue poochha, "Meri coffee kahan hai?"
Neha ne screen se nazar nahi hataayi.
"Apni jaan collect karne aaye the na? Coffee apne saath laani thi."
"Yeh office hai ya recovery centre?"
"Depends. Tum kitna kaam karte ho."
Reyansh ne laptop khola.
"Achha, batao kya change karna hai."
Neha ne presentation ka ek slide dikhaya.
"Client ko campaign ka opening message thoda simple chahiye. Unhe lag raha hai ki hum ek saath bahut saari baatein keh rahe hain."
Reyansh ne slide padha.
"Galat toh nahi keh rahe."
Neha ne uski taraf dekha.
"Tum meri side ho ya client ki?"
"Main us side hoon jahan presentation approve ho."
"Corporate duniya ka sabse romantic jawab."
Reyansh hans pada.
Dono ne milkar opening message ko simplify kiya. Kuch lines hataayi gayin, ek visual badla gaya aur presentation ka flow pehle se saaf ho gaya.
Lagbhag aadhe ghante baad Neha ne laptop band kiya.
"Ho gaya. Ab main apni jaan wapas le sakti hoon?"
"Bilkul. Lekin pehle coffee."
Neha ne uske saamne rakha cup uski taraf saraka diya.
Reyansh ne cup uthaya.
"Yeh toh khaali hai."
Bas aise hi to hum ladkiya apna kaam nikla leti hain, or Reyansh ko tease karti hai
Reyansh bhi ek simple smily deta hai jaisa ki it's okay, tum sahi keh raha ho
Thodi der baad Neha apni chair se uthkar door tak gayi, phir palatkar boli, "Waise, kal tumne phone par kaha tha ki weekend achha tha. Kya kiya?"
Reyansh ne laptop bag band kiya.
"Kuch khaas nahi. Arshad ke saath club gaya tha, phir ghar par tha."
"Bas?"
"Bas."
Neha ne uske chehre ko kuch pal dekha.
"Tumhari life mein kuch bhi interesting hota hai toh tum use bhi normal bana kar bata dete ho."
Reyansh ne kandhe uchkaye.
"Har cheez ka press release thodi nikaalna hai."
"Point hai."
Neha muskuraayi aur apni desk ki taraf chali gayi.
Reyansh bhi kaam mein lag gaya.
Unke beech ki dosti abhi bhi office ki boundaries ke andar thi. Kabhi mazaak, kabhi kaam mein madad aur kabhi ek-doosre ke baare mein koi chhoti observation.
Dopahar ke baad Reyansh apni desk par baitha ek email ka jawab likh raha tha, jab unknown number se call aaya.
Usne call receive ki.
"Hello?"
"Hi, Reyansh. Aarohi bol rahi hoon."
"Hey, Aarohi. Bolo."
"Shivani ne tumhara number diya tha. Hope disturb nahi kiya."
"Nahi, bilkul nahi. Sab theek?"
"Haan. Actually, mujhe Bengaluru mein ek aisi jagah chahiye thi jahan main laptop lekar baith sakun. Coffee bhi mil jaaye aur har paanch minute mein koi waiter yeh na poochhe ki aur kuch order karna hai ya nahi."
Reyansh hans diya.
"Toh tumhe coffee shop nahi, temporary office chahiye."
"Exactly. Tum samajh gaye."
"Ek jagah hai. Wahan seating achhi hai aur afternoon mein zyada rush bhi nahi hota. Lekin traffic ka main guarantee nahi de sakta."
"Traffic ka toh kisi ke paas guarantee nahi hai."
Reyansh ne use jagah ka naam aur location message kar di.
Aarohi ne kaha, "Thank you. Tumne pichhli baar bhi achhi jagah suggest ki thi."
"Achha laga sun kar."
Kuch pal dono chup rahe.
Phir Aarohi ne poochha, "Waise tumhara office kahan hai?"
Reyansh ne area ka naam bataya.
"Oh, main us side se kabhi-kabhi guzarti hoon. Mera bhi ek kaam udhar padta hai."
"Achha."
"Waise agar tum free ho toh kabhi coffee pi sakte hain. Pichhli baar tumhare ghar par theek se baat bhi nahi hui thi."
Reyansh ne bina kisi khaas matlab ke jawab diya, "Haan, kyun nahi. Kabhi plan karte hain."
"Great. Main abhi meeting ke liye nikal rahi hoon. Thanks again."
"No problem. All the best."
Call khatam ho gaya.
Reyansh ne phone table par rakh diya aur email par laut aaya.
Aarohi se dobara milne ka khayal uske liye na koi badi baat thi, na koi aisa event jise lekar woh poora din sochta rahe.
Woh ek achhi pehchaan thi, jise waqt milne par aur samjha ja sakta tha.
Udhar Aarohi ne bhi phone bag mein rakha aur apne kaam mein lag gayi.
Uske liye bhi filhaal itna hi tha.
Do logon ka ek baar milna, phir phone par baat karna aur kabhi dobara milne ka plan bana lena.
Shaam ko Reyansh office se ghar lauta toh building ki lift ground floor par khadi thi.
Woh andar gaya aur third floor ka button daba diya.
Lift band hone hi wali thi ki Jheel jaldi se aati nazar aayi.
"Ek second, please!"
Reyansh ne darwaza khulne ka button daba diya.
Jheel andar aayi. Uske haath mein ek chhota sa cardboard box tha.
"Thank you."
"Welcome. Aaj phir koi parcel?"
Jheel ne box ko dekha.
"Nahi, yeh maine khud order kiya tha. Kitchen ke liye kuch containers hain."
Reyansh ne muskurakar kaha, "Aapke kitchen mein containers ki population badhti ja rahi hai."
Jheel hans padi.
"Har baar aapko mere kitchen ki hi fikr kyun hoti hai?"
"Kyuki mere kitchen mein toh bas ek pan, ek plate aur teen spoons hain. Aapke kitchen ki progress dekhkar motivation milta hai."
"Teen spoons?"
"Haan. Ek chai ke liye, ek khane ke liye aur ek emergency ke liye."
Jheel ne hairani se use dekha.
"Emergency mein spoon ka kya kaam?"
"Yeh sawaal un logon se poochhna chahiye jinhone emergency kit mein spoon nahi rakha."
Jheel ki hansi lift mein goonj gayi.
Lift third floor par ruki.
Dono bahar nikle.
Reyansh ne apne flat ki taraf badhte hue poochha, "Waise aaj dinner mein kya ban raha hai?"
Jheel ne apne flat ki chaabi nikaali.
"Abhi decide nahi kiya."
"Aapko kabhi cooking seekhne ka mann nahi karta?"
"Karta hai. Lekin cooking videos dekhte-dekhte bhookh lag jaati hai, phir order kar leta hoon."
"Yeh toh galat hai."
"Main bhi jaanta hoon."
Jheel ne darwaza khola, phir ek pal rukkar boli, "Aap chahein toh main aapko koi easy recipe bata sakti hoon."
Reyansh ne uski taraf dekha.
"Sach mein?"
"Haan. Kuch simple sa."
"Phir toh mujhe notes banane padenge."
"Notes ki zaroorat nahi hai."
"Mujhe apni capabilities par bharosa nahi hai."
Jheel muskuraayi.
"Achha, main baad mein bata dungi."
"Theek hai. Main intezaar karunga."
Jheel andar chali gayi.
Reyansh apne flat mein aaya aur bag sofa par rakh diya.
Usne kitchen ki taraf dekha.
Ek pan, teen spoons aur kuch basic samaan.
Usne fridge khola aur dekha ki dinner shalu already bana kar gayi hai
Kuch seconds baad usne phone uthaya. Darwaza band karne aaya uski nazar Jheel ke darwaze ki taraf gayi.
Kamre mein andhera tha. Khidki ke parde ke ek kone se bahar ki streetlight ki halki roshni andar aa rahi thi.
Neend ke beech uske saamne ek manzar ubharne laga.
Ek kamra.
Mez par rakha hua glass.
Kisi ke chalne ki halki awaaz.
Phir ek aur awaaz.
Tez, lekin saaf nahi.
Jaise koi kuch keh raha ho, magar lafz ek doosre mein ghul rahe hon.
Reyansh ne neend mein apni ungliyan mod li.
Manzar badla.
Ek darwaze ke paas koi khada tha. Chehra saaf nazar nahi aa raha tha.
Kisi ne kuch kaha.
Phir khamoshi.
Us khamoshi ke baad ek tez awaaz sunayi di, aur achanak sab kuch dhundhla ho gaya.
Reyansh ki aankh khul gayi.
Woh seedha chhat ki taraf dekhta raha.
Kuch seconds tak use samajh nahi aaya ki woh kahan hai. Phir uski nazar bedside table par rakhe phone par padi.
Usne paani ka glass uthaya aur do ghoont piye.
Kamra wahi tha. Bed wahi. Parde, table, lamp, sab apni jagah par.
Usne apne maathe par haath phera.
Khwaab ka koi poora hissa yaad nahi tha. Bas ek ajeeb si bechaini thi, jaise neend ke beech koi aisi baat sun li ho jise samajhne ka mauka hi na mila ho.
Reyansh ne phone uthakar time dekha.
1:17 AM.
Usne phone wapas rakh diya.
"Kya bakwaas hai," woh dheere se bola.
Karwat badalkar usne aankhein band kar li.
Neend turant nahi aayi.
Kuch der baad uska dhyan kamre ke bahar se aati kisi gaadi ki awaaz par chala gaya. Phir usne agle din ke kaam ke baare mein socha. Client ka mail, ek pending call, aur Neha ko bhejni wali file.
Dheere-dheere uska dimaag doosri cheezon mein ulajhne laga.
Woh dobara so gaya.
Subah jab alarm baja, toh usne use band karke kuch der aur aankhein band rakhi.
Phir phone ki screen par notifications dekhe.
Arshad ka message tha.
Arshad: Uth gaya ya aaj bhi duniya ko tere bina chalne dega?
Reyansh ne reply kiya.
Reyansh: Duniya ko chalne de. Main thoda late join karunga.
Arshad: Office ki baat kar raha hai ya zindagi ki?
Reyansh ke chehre par halki si muskurahat aayi.
Reyansh: Dono mein attendance laga dena.
Usne phone rakh diya aur bed se uth gaya.
Aaj subah use thoda zyada waqt laga.
Bas itna hi.
Na koi bada breakdown hua, na usne kisi ko phone karke apni pareshani batayi.
Woh bathroom gaya, taiyaar hua aur kitchen mein coffee banane laga.
Khwaab ke tukde ab use saaf yaad nahi the.
Lekin us raat ki neend pehle jaisi aaraamdayak bhi nahi thi.
Reyansh ne coffee ka cup uthaya aur khidki ke paas khada ho gaya.
Bengaluru ki subah shuru ho chuki thi.
Sadkon par log apne-apne kaam ke liye nikal rahe the. Kisi ke liye ek naya din tha, kisi ke liye wahi purani routine.
Aur Reyansh ke liye bhi ek aur din shuru ho raha tha.
Use abhi nahi pata tha ki raat ka woh adhoora khwaab dobara kab aayega.
Filhaal uske paas ek cup coffee thi, kuch pending kaam aur ek padosi jisne use cooking ki recipe dene ka vaada kiya tha.
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