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Update 19



Subah ke kareeb aath baj rahe the.
Reyansh apni shirt ke buttons band karte hue bedroom se bahar aaya. Dining table par breakfast laga hua tha, aur Shalu kitchen mein apna bag sambhalte hue kuch dhoondh rahi thi.
Reyansh: "Shalu, tumhare ghar mein koi cheez apni jagah par bhi rehti hai ya sab meri tarah independent hain?"
Shalu ne palatkar dekha.
Shalu: "Aapki tarah independent? Matlab bina kisi ko bataye gayab?"
Reyansh: "Main gayab nahi hota. Main apni privacy maintain karta hoon."
Shalu: "Achha. Toh kal jo aapki meeting ka time nikal gaya tha aur aap phone dhoondh rahe the, woh privacy thi?"
Reyansh ne use dekha.
Reyansh: "Tumhari memory bahut tez hai. Kabhi kisi competition mein participate karna."
Shalu: "Pehle English seekh leti hoon. Phir aapki saari beizzati English mein karungi."
Reyansh: "Progress! Bas mujhe apna pehla student mat banana. Main fees nahi de sakta."
Shalu: "Aapko kaun padha raha hai? Main toh practice kar rahi hoon."
Shalu ne table par ek chhoti si notebook rakh di.
Reyansh ki nazar notebook par gayi. Usmein kuch English sentences likhe the. Har sentence ke neeche Hindi mein uska matlab aur do-tin shabdon ki spelling alag se likhi hui thi.
Reyansh: "Yeh sab khud likha?"
Shalu: "Haan. Video dekhkar."
Reyansh: "Good. Aaj ka sentence kya hai?"
Shalu ne notebook kholi aur thoda sochkar kaha.
Shalu: "I want to learn something new."
Reyansh ne taali bajane ka natak kiya.
Reyansh: "Wah! Kal tak breakfast aur bartan, aaj international ambition!"
Shalu: "Aap mazaak uda lo. Ek din main aapse achhi English bolungi."
Reyansh: "Mujhe toh abhi bhi tumse darr lag raha hai."
Shalu muskura di.
Reyansh breakfast karne laga. Shalu ne uske liye tiffin counter par rakha aur apna bag uthaya.
Darwaze tak pahunchkar woh ruki.
Shalu: "Ek baat poochun?"
Reyansh: "Poochho. Lekin agar paise maangne hain toh jawab pehle hi na hai."
Shalu: "Mujhe koi course karna ho toh kaise pata chalega ki kaunsa sahi hai?"
Is baar Reyansh ne mazaak nahi kiya.
Reyansh: "Pehle yeh pata karo ki tumhe kya karna pasand hai. Sirf isliye course mat karna kyunki kisi aur ne bola ki usmein scope hai. Aur paise lagane se pehle free mein seekhne ke options dekhna."
Shalu: "Aapko lagta hai main kuch kar sakti hoon?"
Reyansh ne coffee ka cup table par rakha.
Reyansh: "Shalu, tum roz apni zindagi sambhalti ho. Ab bas apne liye bhi thoda waqt nikaalna seekho. Baaki, shuru karne ke liye perfect hona zaroori nahi hai."
Shalu ne dheere se sar hilaya.
Shalu: "Theek hai. Main options dekhti hoon."
Reyansh: "Aur haan, meri English ki beizzati wala plan cancel mat karna. Mujhe motivation milti rahegi."
Shalu: "Aap tension mat lo. Aapka number pehla hai."
Woh chali gayi.
Reyansh ne tiffin uthaya, apni watch dekhi aur darwaze ki taraf badh gaya.
Uski zindagi mein kuch log apne sapnon ki shuruaat kar rahe the.


Arshad ke laptop par ek campaign ki headline khuli hui thi.
Screen par likha tha:
“Make Every Moment Count.”
Usne use dekha, phir backspace daba diya.
Arshad: "Moment count karne se pehle client ko apne suggestions count karne se rokna padega."
Bagal mein baitha Kabir apni chair ghumakar uski taraf aaya.
Kabir: "Kya hua, shayar? Aaj lafz rooth gaye?"
Arshad: "Lafz nahi. Client rootha hua hai. Usko tagline chahiye jo emotional bhi ho, funny bhi ho, premium bhi lage aur aam aadmi ko samajh bhi aaye."
Kabir: "Toh likh de, 'Aapka product, aapki marzi.'"
Arshad ne use ghura.
Arshad: "Teri wajah se advertising industry ka bhavishya andhere mein hai."
Kabir hans pada.
Arshad ka phone vibrate hua.
Sakshi: Aaj 7 baje mil sakte ho?
Arshad ki ungliyan keyboard par ruk gayin.
Usne kuch der message dekha, phir type kiya.
Arshad: Haan. Kahan?
Sakshi: Wahi café jahan hum pehli baar properly baithe the.
Arshad: Theek hai. Seven.
Message bhejne ke baad Arshad ne phone table par rakh diya.
Kabir ne uska chehra dekha.
Kabir: "Girlfriend ka message tha?"
Arshad: "Nahi. Electricity department ka tha. Meri zindagi ki light check karne aa rahe hain."
Kabir: "Toh bill bhar de."
Arshad: "Tu chup reh. Main already financial aur emotional dono tarah se under maintenance hoon."
Kabir hanskar apni seat par laut gaya.
Arshad ne dobara laptop khola.
Is baar usne headline likhne se pehle phone ki taraf nahi dekha.
Shaam ko use ek aisi baat karni thi jiska koi clever punchline nahi tha.
Aur pehli baar use samajh aa raha tha ki har problem ko funny bana dena, uska solution nahi hota.



Saat bajne mein paanch minute the jab Arshad café pahucha.
Sakshi pehle se wahan baithi thi. Usne blue shirt ke saath black trousers pehne the. Baal khule the, aur saamne rakhe coffee mug ke paas uska phone ulta pada tha.
Arshad ko dekhte hi usne haath hilaya.
Sakshi: "Aaj time par. Koi calendar reminder lagaya tha?"
Arshad: "Nahi. Main emotionally punctual ho raha hoon."
Sakshi: "Kitne din ka trial hai?"
Arshad: "Pehle coffee order karne do. Phir subscription plans discuss karenge."
Sakshi muskura di.
Arshad baith gaya. Dono ne coffee order ki.
Kuch der unhone office ki baatein ki. Sakshi ne apne course ke baare mein bataya, jismein agle hafte se ek naya module shuru hone wala tha. Arshad ne usse project ke baare mein poochha aur uski baat dhyaan se suni.
Phir Sakshi ne mug table par rakh diya.
Sakshi: "Arshad, main tumse ek baat clear karna chahti hoon."
Arshad: "Haan, bolo."
Sakshi: "Main tumse kal hi shaadi karne ko nahi keh rahi. Na hi main chahti hoon ki tum aaj mere saamne baithkar apni poori zindagi ka plan bana do."
Arshad chup raha.
Sakshi: "Lekin main yeh bhi nahi chahti ki hum sirf tab tak saath rahein jab tak future ke baare mein sochna na pade."
Usne Arshad ki aankhon mein dekha.
Sakshi: "Mujhe pata hai hum dono ke gharon mein differences ho sakte hain. Shayad problems bhi. Lekin mujhe tumhari taraf se yeh jaanana hai ki tum un problems ko face karna chahte ho ya nahi."
Arshad ne apni ungli se coffee mug ka handle ghumaya.
Uske paas jawaab tha, lekin woh jawaab dene se pehle uske consequences gin raha tha.
Arshad: "Main tumhare saath rehna chahta hoon, Sakshi."
Sakshi: "Abhi?"
Arshad: "Haan."
Sakshi: "Aur jab ghar walon se baat karne ka waqt aayega?"
Arshad ne nazar nahi churayi.
Arshad: "Mujhe darr lagta hai."
Sakshi ke chehre par koi bada reaction nahi aaya. Bas uski aankhon mein ek chhota sa badlav hua.
Sakshi: "Kis baat ka?"
Arshad: "Ki baat kharab ho gayi toh? Ki main tumhe aisi situation mein le aaun jahan tumhe baar-baar apni jagah samjhani pade? Ki main sab sambhalne ka promise kar doon aur baad mein pata chale ki main kar hi nahi pa raha?"
Woh kuch pal ruka.
Arshad: "Aur shayad isliye main baat hi nahi karta. Jab tak baat nahi hoti, tab tak lagta hai sab theek hai."
Sakshi ne halki saans li.
Sakshi: "Lekin sab theek hone ka matlab yeh nahi ki hum us baare mein baat hi na karein."
Arshad: "I know."
Sakshi: "Aur ek baat. Main tumhare saath kisi ke khilaaf ladne ke liye relationship mein nahi aayi. Main tumhare saath apni zindagi banane aayi hoon. Agar kabhi mushkil hui, toh hum dekhenge. Lekin pehle tumhe mere saath khade hone ka decision toh lena padega."
Arshad ki aankhon mein is baar halka sa sukoon tha. Saari problem solve nahi hui thi, lekin baat pehli baar beech mein latki nahi thi.
Arshad: "Main tumhare saath hoon. Bas mujhe har cheez ka answer abhi nahi pata."
Sakshi: "Mujhe har answer abhi nahi chahiye. Mujhe bas yeh nahi chahiye ki tum apne darr ko mera answer bana do."
Arshad ne dheere se sar hilaya.
Arshad: "Fair."
Sakshi ne uski taraf dekha.
Sakshi: "Aur ab tum koi joke maaroge toh main coffee tumhare upar gira dungi."
Arshad ne mug se haath hata liya.
Arshad: "Mujhe lagta hai humari relationship mein pehli baar kisi ne meri creative freedom par direct attack kiya hai."
Sakshi hans padi.
Sakshi: "Dekha? Tum seekh rahe ho."
Arshad: "Kya?"
Sakshi: "Har baat ka joke zaroori nahi hota. Lekin kabhi-kabhi joke ke baad bhi serious rehna padta hai."
Arshad ne uska haath table par pakad liya.
Arshad: "Main try karunga."
Sakshi ne uska haath nahi chhoda.
Sakshi: "Bas try karte rehna. Main bhi karungi."
Woh dono café se nikle toh unke paas koi final plan nahi tha.
Na family ki approval mili thi, na future ka koi guarantee card.
Lekin ab Arshad ke paas ek nayi zimmedari thi: apne darr ko sach samajhkar uske peeche chhupna band karna.
Aur Sakshi ke paas ek aisi baat thi jo woh kaafi waqt se sunna chahti thi.
Woh uske saath tha.
Ab dekhna yeh tha ki mushkil waqt aane par woh kitni door tak saath chal paata hai.



Wednesday | Office, Bengaluru
Client presentation ke baad Reyansh conference room se bahar nikla toh Neha corridor mein laptop bag sambhaal rahi thi.
Neha: "Congratulations. Client ne finally presentation approve kar di."
Reyansh: "Finally? Aise bol rahi ho jaise humne unka passport banwaya ho."
Neha: "Unke revisions dekhkar toh mujhe lag raha tha woh passport ke saath citizenship bhi maang lenge."
Reyansh hans diya.
Dono lift ki taraf badhe.
Neha: "Waise, aaj lunch ka kya plan hai?"
Reyansh: "Jo mil gaya."
Neha: "Tumhare plans aur tumhari life mein kaafi similarity hai."
Reyansh: "Dono mein flexibility hai?"
Neha: "Dono mein advance planning ki kami hai."
Reyansh: "Main spontaneous hoon."
Neha: "Tum bas calendar se emotional attachment nahi rakhte."
Lift aa gayi. Dono andar chale gaye.
Neeche lobby mein pahunchkar Neha ko ek call aaya. Woh baat karte hue reception ki taraf mud gayi.
Reyansh parking ki taraf badh hi raha tha ki phone par Aarohi ka message aaya.
Aarohi: Hi! Ek recommendation chahiye thi. Tumne jo café bataya tha, wahan coffee achhi hai ya sirf laptop ke liye jagah achhi hai?
Reyansh ne message padhkar smile ki.
Reyansh: Coffee bhi achhi hai. Lekin agar tum wahan laptop lekar gayi toh coffee se zyada kaam ho sakta hai.
Aarohi: Toh phir tum hi bata do. Is weekend free ho?
Reyansh kuch pal screen dekhta raha.
Usne pichhle kuch dino mein Jheel ke saath coffee pi thi, usse baat ki thi, aur ab uske messages ka intezaar kabhi-kabhi khud ko bhi mehsoos hone laga tha.
Lekin iska matlab yeh nahi tha ki uski duniya mein doosre logon ke liye jagah khatam ho gayi thi.
Aarohi se milna ek alag baat thi. Usse abhi kisi label ki zaroorat nahi thi.
Reyansh: Saturday afternoon? Coffee aur laptop dono allowed hain.
Aarohi: Deal. Lekin laptop band bhi karwa sakte ho?
Reyansh: Uski guarantee nahi. Main khud bhi kabhi-kabhi kaam karne lagta hoon.
Aarohi: Great. Matlab hum dono milkar productive hone ka natak karenge.
Reyansh: Ab samajh aaya, tumne mujhe kyun choose kiya.
Aarohi: Maine abhi choose nahi kiya. Sirf coffee ke liye poochha hai, Mr. Confident.
Reyansh hans diya.
Reyansh: Noted, Ms. Very Clear.
Usne phone pocket mein rakh diya.
Kuch mulaqatein kisi badi umeed ke saath shuru nahi hoti. Bas do log milte hain, baat karte hain, aur dekhte hain ki unke beech baat karne layak kuch hai bhi ya nahi.
Filhaal Aarohi ke saath bas itna hi tha.
Aur Reyansh ko itni si baat mein koi dikkat nahi thi.



Wednesday Evening | Flat 304
Shaam ko Reyansh office se lauta toh corridor mein Jheel apne flat ke bahar khadi thi.
Uske haath mein ek chhota sa cardboard box tha. Woh lock kholne ki koshish kar rahi thi, lekin box baar-baar uske haath se phisal raha tha.
Reyansh ne lift se nikalte hue dekha.
Reyansh: "Madam, parcel hai ya ghar badalne ka final round?"
Jheel ne palatkar dekha.
Aaj usne off-white kurti ke saath blue jeans pehni thi. Baal ek loose clip se peeche bandhe the, aur kaanon mein chhote silver studs the. Chehre par din bhar ke kaam ki halki thakaan thi, lekin Reyansh ko dekhte hi uske honton par muskurahat aa gayi.
Jheel: "Aapko har cheez mein commentary deni zaroori lagti hai?"
Reyansh: "Bilkul nahi. Kabhi-kabhi main chup bhi rehta hoon."
Jheel: "Kab?"
Reyansh: "Jab main so raha hota hoon."
Jheel hans padi.
Jheel: "Achha, zara yeh pakadna."
Reyansh ne box le liya.
Reyansh: "Ismein hai kya? Pichhli baar ke containers ka sequel?"
Jheel: "Nahi. Ek chhota sa desk organiser aur kuch stationery."
Reyansh: "Tum stationery khareedti ho ya stationery ki population badha rahi ho?"
Jheel: "Mujhe kaam karne ke liye cheezein chahiye hoti hain."
Reyansh: "Aur mujhe kaam karne ke liye coffee. Har insaan ki apni majboori hai."
Jheel ne lock khola aur darwaza dhakel diya.
Jheel: "Andar rakh do, please."
Reyansh box lekar andar gaya.
Flat pehle se zyada settled lag raha tha. Living room ke ek kone mein chhota sa desk tha, jis par laptop, notebook aur ek glass mein do pens rakhe the. Khidki ke paas ek indoor plant tha. Table ke upar kuch printed pages bhi pade the.
Jheel ne box desk ke paas rakhwaya.
Reyansh: "Yeh sab course ke liye?"
Jheel: "Abhi toh bas dekh rahi hoon. Ek online course mila hai communication aur digital skills ka. Pehle uske baare mein padhungi, phir decide karungi."
Reyansh: "Achha hai. Pehle research, phir investment."
Jheel: "Aapko har baat mein investment kyun yaad aata hai?"
Reyansh: "Corporate aadmi hoon. Har cheez mein return dhoondhta hoon."
Jheel: "Toh mere course ka return kya hoga?"
Reyansh ne desk par rakhe pages dekhe.
Reyansh: "Agar tum usse kuch seekh leti ho, toh woh return hai. Agar tumhe samajh aa jaata hai ki yeh tumhare liye nahi hai, toh woh bhi return hai. Bas paise dene se pehle dekh lena ki course genuine hai."
Jheel ne uski taraf dekha.
Jheel: "Aap har baar itni practical baat kaise kar lete ho?"
Reyansh: "Main ghar par boring hoon. Office mein bhi boring hoon. Bas logon ko abhi pata nahi chala."
Jheel: "Mujhe toh pata chal gaya."
Reyansh: "Bahut jaldi judgement pass kar diya."
Jheel hans di.
Woh box kholne lagi toh uski ungli par cardboard ka ek kona chubh gaya.
Jheel: "Ouch!"
Reyansh ne turant uski taraf dekha.
Reyansh: "Kya hua?"
Jheel: "Kuch nahi. Bas halka sa cut hai."
Ungli par ek patli si laal lakeer ubhar aayi thi.
Reyansh ne table par rakha tissue uski taraf badhaya.
Reyansh: "Pehle isse daba lo. First-aid box hai?"
Jheel: "Haan, kitchen mein."
Reyansh: "Theek hai. Main le aata hoon?"
Jheel: "Nahi, main le lungi."
Woh kitchen ki taraf gayi, lekin do kadam baad hi Reyansh ne dekha ki usne tissue ko ulta pakad rakha tha aur doosre haath se box kholne ki koshish kar rahi thi.
Reyansh: "Ek minute. Tumhare paas do haath hain, lekin dono ko ek saath teen kaam dene ki aadat hai."
Jheel ne use dekha.
Jheel: "Aap help kar rahe ho ya performance review le rahe ho?"
Reyansh: "Dono. Corporate package."
Woh first-aid box le aaya aur table par rakh diya.
Jheel ne chhota sa bandage nikala.
Jheel: "Thank you."
Reyansh: "Iske liye thank you ki zaroorat nahi hai."
Jheel: "Phir bhi."
Uski awaaz mein is baar mazaak nahi tha.
Reyansh ne uski taraf dekha. Jheel ne bandage lagaya, phir apni notebook utha li.
Jheel: "Waise, aapko kabhi aisa lagta hai ki aapko kuch naya seekhna chahiye, lekin shuru karne mein hi bahut waqt nikal jaata hai?"


Reyansh: "Haan. Mere paas bhi aisi kaafi cheezein hain jo main seekhna chahta hoon."
Jheel: "Jaise?"
Reyansh: "Abhi bata diya toh tum list banwa dogi."
Jheel: "Main sirf poochh rahi thi."
Reyansh: "Aur main sirf bach raha hoon."
Jheel ne hansi rokne ki koshish ki.
Jheel: "Aapko har baat ka jawab dena zaroori nahi hai."
Reyansh: "Dekha? Tum bhi seekh rahi ho."
Jheel: "Kya?"
Reyansh: "Mujhse baat karne ka tareeka."
Jheel ne uski taraf ek chhota sa cushion uthane ka natak kiya.
Jheel: "Ab jaaiye. Aapki commentary ki daily limit khatam ho gayi."
Reyansh darwaze ki taraf badha.
Reyansh: "Theek hai. Lekin course ka naam bhej dena. Main dekh lunga genuine hai ya nahi."
Jheel: "Sach mein?"
Reyansh: "Nahi, bas aise hi bol diya. Tumhare desk organiser ki tarah main bhi decorative hoon."
Jheel hans padi.
Jheel: "Bhej dungi."
Reyansh apne flat mein laut aaya.
Kuch der baad phone vibrate hua.
Jheel: Course ka link bhej diya hai. Aur haan, bandage ke liye thank you.
Reyansh ne message dekha.
Reyansh: Welcome. Agli baar parcel kholne se pehle usse apni jaan-pehchaan kara dena.
Jheel: Aapko har baat par joke karna zaroori hai?
Reyansh: Nahi. Lekin tum hans deti ho, toh practice jaari rakhta hoon.
Jheel ne message padha.
Uske chehre par apne aap muskurahat aa gayi.
Usne koi romantic reply nahi bheja. Bas ek laughing emoji bhej diya.
Reyansh ne bhi phone rakh diya.
Unke beech abhi koi vaada nahi tha. Na koi confession, na koi aisa pal jise dono apne dil mein naam dene lage hon.
Bas itna tha ki Jheel ko kuch chhoti cheezon mein Reyansh ki madad maangna aasaan lagne laga tha.
Aur Reyansh ko uske darwaze par rukna, kuch der baat karna, phir apne flat mein laut aana achha lagta tha.
Kabhi-kabhi kareebi ka pehla nishaan yeh nahi hota ki koi tumhare bina reh nahi sakta.
Kabhi bas itna hota hai ki tumhari maujoodgi uske din ko thoda aasaan bana deti hai.


Thursday Night | Arshad Ka Phone
Raat kareeb saadhe das baje Reyansh sofa par baitha laptop band kar raha tha, tab Arshad ka phone aaya.
Reyansh: "Haan, copywriter saab. Aaj kiski zindagi mein comma lagakar aaye ho?"
Arshad: "Aaj toh full stop lagane ka mann tha."
Reyansh ne laptop side mein rakh diya.
Reyansh: "Kya hua?"
Arshad: "Kuch nahi. Bas Sakshi se milkar aaya tha. Usne ek baat boli."
Reyansh: "Aisi kaunsi baat jo tumhare paas uska joke nahi hai?"
Arshad kuch pal chup raha, phir bola.
Arshad: "Usne kaha ki use mere saare answers abhi nahi chahiye. Bas woh nahi chahti ki main apne darr ko uska answer bana doon."
Reyansh ne baat suni.
Reyansh: "Galat toh nahi bola."
Arshad: "Nahi. Galat nahi bola."
Reyansh: "Phir?"
Arshad: "Phir main soch raha hoon ki main kitni baar pehle hi haar maan leta hoon. Baat hone se pehle. Problem aane se pehle."
Reyansh: "Welcome to the club. Membership free hai, lekin exit mushkil."
Arshad: "Tu apne club ka president ban. Main abhi apni membership cancel nahi kar raha."
Dono hans diye.
Phir Arshad ki awaaz thodi sambhli.
Arshad: "Mujhe nahi pata aage kya hoga, Rey. Lekin ab main usse yeh toh nahi keh sakta ki sab theek rahega. Main bas itna keh sakta hoon ki main koshish karunga."
Reyansh: "Kabhi-kabhi itna kehna hi kaafi hota hai. Bas baad mein apni baat par khade rehna."
Arshad: "Tu aajkal kaafi samajhdaar baatein karne laga hai."
Reyansh: "Main pehle bhi samajhdaar tha. Tumhari company mein meri reputation kharab hui."
Arshad: "Achha? Toh kal se mujhse baat band kar de. Reputation bach jaayegi."
Reyansh: "Dosti mein itna bada sacrifice nahi kar sakta."
Arshad: "Emotional ho gaya, saale?"
Reyansh: "Nahi. Bas phone kaatne ka mann kar raha hai."
Arshad hansne laga.
Arshad: "Chal, milte hain weekend par. Aur is baar tu jagah decide karega."
Reyansh: "Kyun?"
Arshad: "Pichhli baar tu mujhe party mein le gaya tha, phir meri dancing ki beizzati ki. Ab hisaab barabar karna hai."
Reyansh: "Tu dance karna band kar de, hisaab apne aap barabar ho jaayega."
Call khatam hui toh Reyansh kuch der phone haath mein liye baitha raha.
Arshad ki baat uske dimaag mein ghoom rahi thi.
Darr ko answer bana dena.
Kabhi-kabhi insaan kisi cheez se bachne ke liye itna kuch kar leta hai ki use pata hi nahi chalta, woh apni zindagi ke kitne hisse se bach raha hai.
Reyansh ne laptop dobara khola.
Screen par ek email khula tha, jiska reply use bhejna tha. Usne do lines likhin, phir send kar diya.
Zindagi ke kuch sawaalon ke jawaab abhi bhi uske paas nahi the.
Lekin har sawaal ka jawaab usi raat dhoondhna zaroori bhi nahi tha.
Usne phone uthaya. Jheel ka bheja hua course link abhi bhi chat mein tha.
Usne link kholkar details dekhni shuru kar di.
Kuch minute baad usne Jheel ko message kiya.
Reyansh: Course theek lag raha hai. Fees dene se pehle syllabus aur reviews thoda aur check kar lena. Ek free introductory session bhi hai.
Jheel ka reply kuch der baad aaya.
Jheel: Aapne itni jaldi dekh bhi liya?
Reyansh: Mujhe shak tha tum poochhkar khud hi bhool jaogi.
Jheel: Main nahi bhoolti.
Reyansh: Achha hai. Phir apne sapne bhi yaad rakhna.
Is baar Jheel ka reply jaldi nahi aaya.
Kuch minute baad message aaya.
Jheel: Yaad rakhungi. Good night, Reyansh.
Usne pehli baar message mein uska naam is tarah likha tha, bina kisi joke ke, bina kisi sawaal ke.
Reyansh ne screen dekhi aur type kiya.
Reyansh: Good night, Jheel.
Usne phone rakh diya.
Bengaluru ki raat apni raftaar se chal rahi thi.
Ek taraf Arshad apne darr ke bawajood aage badhne ki koshish kar raha tha. Doosri taraf Jheel apni zindagi mein kuch naya shuru karne ki taiyaari kar rahi thi. Aur Reyansh, jo aksar doosron ko aage badhne ki salah de deta tha, apni zindagi ko abhi bhi chhote-chhote hisson mein jee raha tha.
Usse nahi pata tha ki aane wale dino mein kaun uske kareeb aayega, kaun door ho jaayega, aur kaun uski zindagi mein aakar kuch badal dega.


Filhaal uske paas ek dost tha jo pehli baar apne jawaabon se bhaag nahi raha tha.
Ek padosan thi jiske sapnon ko woh thoda sa sahara de raha tha.
Aur Saturday ko ek coffee thi, jiske baare mein usne abhi tak zyada socha nahi tha.
Aur kuch log abhi bhi apne jawaabon se bach rahe the.