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Bengaluru ki subah apni raftaar pakad chuki thi.
Sadkon par traffic badh raha tha. Cafes mein log apne laptops kholkar baithne lage the. Kisi ko office ki meeting ki jaldi thi, kisi ko apni cab pakadni thi aur kisi ke liye din ki shuruaat abhi coffee ke pehle sip se honi thi.
Flat 303 mein Reyansh apni shirt ke buttons band kar raha tha.
Aaj uski ek client presentation thi. Kaam mushkil nahi tha, lekin use waqt par pahunchna tha.
Usne wallet uthaya, phone check kiya aur darwaaze ki taraf badha.
Tabhi doorbell baj gayi.
Reyansh ne darwaaza khola.
Shalu saamne khadi thi.
"Good morning, sir."
"Good morning. Aaj koi nayi observation?"
Shalu ne use upar se neeche tak dekha.
"Aaj aap taiyaar lag rahe ho."
Reyansh ne apni shirt ki taraf dekha.
"Main roz taiyaar hota hoon."
"Roz aap taiyaar hone ki koshish karte ho. Aaj sach mein lag rahe ho."
Reyansh hans pada.
"Tumhare confidence ka graph roz upar ja raha hai."
"Practice kar rahi hoon."
"Kis cheez ki?"
"Logon se baat karne ki. Course mein admission se pehle bhi practice zaroori hai."
Reyansh ne approval mein sir hilaaya.
"Good. Aur fees?"
Shalu ne turant kaha, "Aapki taraf se pending hai."
"Kaunsi fees?"
"Consultancy fees. Main aapko roz subah motivate karti hoon."
Reyansh ne darwaaze ke paas rakha apna bag uthaya.
"Main tumhe salary deta hoon. Motivation us package mein included hai."
Shalu muskurayi.
"Terms and conditions mein yeh likha nahi tha."
Reyansh hanskar bahar nikal gaya.
"Contract revise karna padega."
"Ji, sir. Main draft bana dungi."
Darwaaza band hua toh Shalu kuch pal muskurati rahi.
Phir woh apne kaam mein lag gayi.
Uski apni zindagi mein bhi dheere-dheere kuch badal raha tha. Ab woh sirf doosron ke gharon mein kaam karne wali ladki nahi rehna chahti thi. Uske paas abhi poora plan nahi tha, lekin usne apne liye ek sawaal tay kar liya tha.
Woh aage kya kar sakti hai?
Aur is baar woh iska jawaab dhoondhne ke liye taiyaar thi.
Reyansh kareeb das baje client ke office pahunch gaya.
Meeting room ki badi glass windows se shehar ki buildings dikh rahi thi. Table par presentation copies rakhi thi aur screen par campaign ke initial concepts khule hue the.
Client ki marketing team mein do naye log bhi shamil the.
Reyansh ne sabse introduction liya aur presentation shuru kar di.
"Humara focus teen cheezon par rahega. Product ki utility, customer ki daily life aur brand ki long-term identity."
Usne har point ko seedhe aur aasaan tareeke se explain kiya.
Meeting ke dauraan ek client ne poochha, "Aapko nahi lagta ki hum campaign ko thoda zyada bold bana sakte hain?"
Reyansh ne jawaab diya, "Bold hona aur unnecessarily loud hona alag baat hai. Agar hum customer ko pehle hi second mein sab kuch bata denge, toh uske paas aage dekhne ki wajah nahi bachegi."
Client ne kuch pal socha.
"Fair point."
Reyansh ne presentation ka agla section khola.
Meeting achhi rahi. Kuch changes discuss hue aur agle hafte ke liye follow-up decide ho gaya.
Bahar nikalte waqt uske phone par Neha ka message aaya.
Neha: Meeting bach gayi? Ya client ne tumhari creativity ko custody mein le liya?
Reyansh: Meeting successful rahi.
Neha: Disappointing. Mujhe gossip chahiye tha.
Reyansh: Apni job par dhyaan do.
Neha: Main tumhari job par bhi dhyaan de rahi hoon. Someone has to.
Reyansh muskuraya aur phone pocket mein rakh liya.
Meeting ke baad use office lautna tha, lekin traffic ki wajah se usne socha ki pehle paas ke cafe se coffee le le.
Usne gaadi ek commercial complex ke parking area mein laga di.
Use bilkul andaaza nahi tha ki isi complex mein kisi aur ki subah uski subah se bilkul alag chal rahi thi.
Commercial complex ki teesri manzil par ek modern co-working space tha.
Glass cabins, open desks, meeting rooms aur deewaron par lage project boards.
Ek cabin mein Myra apne laptop ke saamne baithi thi.
Uski age mid-twenties ke aas-paas thi. Dressing sharp thi, andaaz confident aur chehre par woh expression jo aksar tab aata hai jab insaan ke paas apna plan ho aur woh doosron ki permission ka intezaar na karta ho.
Uske saamne laptop par ek presentation khuli thi.
Project: Independent Lifestyle Platform
Myra ne slide badli.
"Yeh numbers dobara check kiye gaye hain?"
Uske saamne baitha colleague bola, "Haan. Kal raat final verification kar li thi."
Myra ne spreadsheet kholi.
Kuch seconds tak data dekha.
Phir boli, "Nahi. Yahan conversion rate galat calculate hua hai."
Colleague ne screen ki taraf jhukkar dekha.
"Kaise?"
"Total registrations ko active users ke saath compare kiya hai. Dono same category nahi hain."
Woh apni chair se peeche hui.
"Presentation mein yeh number gaya toh investor ko lagega ki hum apne hi product ko samajhte nahi."
Colleague ne spreadsheet dobara check ki.
Uska chehra badal gaya.
"You're right."
Myra ne laptop apni taraf kheench liya.
"Isko fix karo. Aur agli baar final bolne se pehle final check kar lena."
Uski awaaz unchi nahi thi.
Lekin baat bilkul saaf thi.
Woh apni team ko neecha dikhane ke liye mistakes nahi pakadti thi. Woh chahti thi ki kaam sahi ho. Aur agar kisi ko uska tareeka pasand nahi aata tha, toh woh sirf is wajah se apna standard kam nahi karti thi.
Meeting mein ek senior consultant ne kaha, "Myra, tum har detail ko personally leti ho. Kabhi-kabhi thoda flexible bhi hona chahiye."
Myra ne uski taraf dekha.
"Flexible hona aur galat numbers accept kar lena ek hi baat nahi hai."
Consultant ne kuch kehne ke liye munh khola, lekin Myra ne presentation ka agla slide dikha diya.
"Chaliye, next point discuss karte hain."
Meeting aage badh gayi.
Myra ne kisi ko impress karne ke liye apni baat ko soft nahi banaya.
Use pata tha ki uske paas abhi bahut kuch seekhna baaki hai.
Lekin use yeh bhi pata tha ki woh kis direction mein jaana chahti hai.
Uske sapne sirf ek achhi job, achhe kapdon ya ek comfortable life tak simit nahi the.
Woh apne decisions khud lena chahti thi.
Apne naam se kuch banana chahti thi.
Aur sabse zaroori baat, woh apni zindagi ka direction kisi doosre insaan ke haath mein nahi dena chahti thi.
Uske liye relationship zindagi ka ek hissa ho sakta tha.
Lekin zindagi ka poora purpose nahi.
4. Pyaar Se Pehle Career
Meeting khatam hone ke baad Myra apni desk par laut aayi.
Usne laptop band kiya, phone uthaya aur apne calendar mein agle hafte ke tasks check kiye.
Ek friend ka message aaya hua tha.
Friend: Weekend par mil rahe hain?
Myra ne reply kiya.
Myra: Saturday ko client meeting hai. Sunday afternoon possible hai.
Friend: Tumhari life mein kaam ke alawa kuch hai bhi?
Myra ne screen dekhkar halki si bhauhein uthayi.
Myra: Haan. Neend.
Doosri taraf se turant reply aaya.
Friend: Aur love life?
Myra ne phone table par rakh diya.
Kuch seconds baad phir uthaya.
Myra: Uske liye alag department kholna padega.
Usne message send kiya aur laptop dobara khol liya.
Uske liye yeh mazaak se zyada ek simple reality thi.
Use kisi relationship ke khilaaf koi personal mission nahi chalana tha.
Na hi woh har us ladki ko kamzor samajhti thi jo pyaar ko apni zindagi mein important maanti thi.
Lekin Myra khud apni life ko us tarah nahi dekhna chahti thi.
Woh apne goals ko postpone karke kisi ke aane ka intezaar nahi karne wali thi.
Agar kabhi uski zindagi mein koi aata bhi, toh use uski ambition se compete nahi karna chahiye tha.
Use uske saath chalna aana chahiye tha.
Aur agar aisa koi insaan kabhi mila hi nahi?
Myra ke liye woh bhi koi tragedy nahi thi.
Uski zindagi phir bhi uski apni hoti.
Usne laptop par kaam jaari rakha.
Uske liye aaj ka sabse important sawaal yeh nahi tha ki koi use pasand karega ya nahi.
Sawaal yeh tha ki woh apne project ko agle level tak kaise le jaaye.
Dopahar ke kareeb baarah bajkar tees minute par Reyansh complex ke cafe mein pahunch gaya.
Usne coffee order ki aur window ke paas ek table par baith gaya.
Laptop khola, office ke do emails ka jawaab diya aur apne phone par calendar check kiya.
Coffee aayi toh usne cup uthaya.
Tabhi cafe ke entrance se Myra andar aayi.
Uske haath mein laptop sleeve aur ek notebook thi. Woh seedha counter par gayi aur coffee order ki.
Barista ne poochha, "Anything else?"
"Bas itna hi."
Payment karne ke baad Myra side mein khadi hokar apne phone par ek document check karne lagi.
Kuch der baad uska naam pukara gaya.
Woh coffee lekar palti aur cafe se nikalne ke liye entrance ki taraf badh gayi.
Reyansh ne usi waqt apna laptop band kiya.
Uski nazar achanak Myra par padi.
Woh kuch pal ke liye ruk gaya.
Usne use pehchaan liya.
Wahi chehra.
Wahi confident andaaz.
Wahi ladki jise usne kuch waqt pehle ek club mein dekha tha.
Woh ladki jiska card uske saamne gira tha.
Jiske saath uski chhoti si, ajeeb-si baat hui thi.
Myra.
Reyansh ko ab bhi uska naam nahi pata tha, kyunki club mein dono ne apna introduction nahi diya tha.
Lekin uska chehra use yaad tha.
Myra ne Reyansh ko nahi dekha.
Woh apne phone par calendar check karte hue cafe se bahar nikal gayi.
Reyansh ne uske peeche dekha.
Bas kuch seconds.
Phir usne apna coffee cup uthaya.
"Yeh wahi ladki thi..."
Usne khud se kaha.
Uske chehre par ek pal ke liye hairaani thi.
Lekin usne na use awaaz di, na uske peeche gaya.
Wajah bhi koi nahi thi.
Woh ek hi jagah par the, lekin dono ki zindagi ke beech abhi koi raasta nahi bana tha.
Myra apni meeting ke liye aayi thi.
Reyansh coffee aur office ke kaam ke liye.
Ek ne doosre ko dekha tak nahi.
Aur phir bhi, unke raaste ek baar phir ek hi jagah se guzre the.
Complex ke doosre wing mein Myra lift ka intezaar kar rahi thi.
Uska phone baja.
Client ka call tha.
"Myra, presentation ke kuch points par discussion karna hai."
"Sure. Main paanch minute mein cabin mein pahunch rahi hoon."
Call khatam hua toh lift ka darwaaza khul gaya.
Woh andar gayi aur apne laptop sleeve ko theek se pakad liya.
Uske dimaag mein agle project ke points chal rahe the.
Ek naye collaboration ka proposal aaya tha. Agar deal final ho jaati, toh uske liye apne kaam ka scope badhane ka mauka mil sakta tha.
Woh jaanti thi ki uske liye aasaan nahi hoga.
Use aur seekhna padega.
Zyada kaam karna padega.
Kuch decisions mein risk bhi lena padega.
Lekin woh taiyaar thi.
Uski zindagi mein filhaal kisi romantic story ki jagah khaali thi, lekin woh us khaali jagah ko bharne ki jaldi mein nahi thi.
Woh apni duniya bana rahi thi.
Aur us duniya mein uske goals, uski choices aur uski identity sabse pehle aate the.
Lift khuli.
Myra bahar nikli aur seedha apne cabin ki taraf chali gayi.
Uske liye din abhi khatam nahi hua tha.
Doosri taraf Reyansh ne coffee khatam ki aur parking ki taraf badh gaya.
Gaadi mein baithkar usne seat belt lagayi.
Engine start karne se pehle uska dhyaan phir us ladki par chala gaya.
Club mein uske saath hui baat yaad aayi.
Us waqt woh Arshad ke saath tha. Music chal raha tha, log apni duniya mein busy the aur us ladki ka card gir gaya tha.
Usne card uthakar diya tha.
Dono ke beech kuch chhote, confident aur thode teasing words exchange hue the.
Phir woh apne-apne raaste chale gaye the.
Na number exchange hua tha.
Na kisi ne dobara milne ka plan banaya tha.
Aur ab woh ladki achanak yahan nazar aa gayi thi.
Reyansh ne steering par haath rakha.
"Interesting."
Bas itna kaha.
Usne gaadi parking se nikaal li.
Uske dimaag mein Jheel ki yaadein ab bhi thi. Uska jaana ab bhi chubhta tha. Myra ko dekhne se uske andar koi nayi feeling paida nahi hui thi.
Na hi usne Myra ke baare mein koi kahani sochni shuru ki.
Woh bas ek chehra tha jise woh pehle dekh chuka tha.
Aur filhaal, itna hi tha.
Shaam ko Reyansh apne flat mein lauta.
Shalu ja chuki thi. Kitchen saaf tha aur dining table par uske liye rakha ek chhota note pada tha.
Sir, aaj aapka lunch box dhokar rakh diya hai. Aur course ki timings mil gayi hain. Kal aapse ek baat poochhni hai.
Reyansh ne note padha aur muskuraya.
"Kal poochh lena, madam consultant."
Usne note fridge par magnet se laga diya.
Phir apna bag sofa par rakha aur kitchen mein chala gaya.
Aaj ka din lamba tha.
Client meeting, office ka kaam, Neha ke messages aur cafe mein Myra ko achanak dekhna.
Lekin ghar aate hi usne mehsoos kiya ki uska dimaag pehle se thoda kam bhaari hai.
Jheel ki yaad ab bhi thi.
Uska letter ab bhi drawer mein rakha tha.
Lekin zindagi ke baaki hisse bhi dheere-dheere apni jagah le rahe the.
Shalu apne future ke baare mein soch rahi thi.
Arshad aur Sakshi apne relationship ko samajhne ki koshish kar rahe the.
Neha apne kaam aur ambitions mein busy thi.
Aur Myra apni duniya mein aage badh rahi thi, bina kisi ka intezaar kiye.
Reyansh ko abhi nahi pata tha ki in sabki zindagiyan aage chal kar kitne alag mod lengi.
Filhaal, uske liye kal ka din taiyaar karna hi kaafi tha.
Usne dinner banaya, khaana khaya aur balcony mein kuch der khada raha.
Bengaluru ki lights ek-ek karke jal rahi thi.
Shehar mein kitni hi kahaniyan chal rahi thi.
Bengaluru ki subah apni raftaar pakad chuki thi.
Sadkon par traffic badh raha tha. Cafes mein log apne laptops kholkar baithne lage the. Kisi ko office ki meeting ki jaldi thi, kisi ko apni cab pakadni thi aur kisi ke liye din ki shuruaat abhi coffee ke pehle sip se honi thi.
Flat 303 mein Reyansh apni shirt ke buttons band kar raha tha.
Aaj uski ek client presentation thi. Kaam mushkil nahi tha, lekin use waqt par pahunchna tha.
Usne wallet uthaya, phone check kiya aur darwaaze ki taraf badha.
Tabhi doorbell baj gayi.
Reyansh ne darwaaza khola.
Shalu saamne khadi thi.
"Good morning, sir."
"Good morning. Aaj koi nayi observation?"
Shalu ne use upar se neeche tak dekha.
"Aaj aap taiyaar lag rahe ho."
Reyansh ne apni shirt ki taraf dekha.
"Main roz taiyaar hota hoon."
"Roz aap taiyaar hone ki koshish karte ho. Aaj sach mein lag rahe ho."
Reyansh hans pada.
"Tumhare confidence ka graph roz upar ja raha hai."
"Practice kar rahi hoon."
"Kis cheez ki?"
"Logon se baat karne ki. Course mein admission se pehle bhi practice zaroori hai."
Reyansh ne approval mein sir hilaaya.
"Good. Aur fees?"
Shalu ne turant kaha, "Aapki taraf se pending hai."
"Kaunsi fees?"
"Consultancy fees. Main aapko roz subah motivate karti hoon."
Reyansh ne darwaaze ke paas rakha apna bag uthaya.
"Main tumhe salary deta hoon. Motivation us package mein included hai."
Shalu muskurayi.
"Terms and conditions mein yeh likha nahi tha."
Reyansh hanskar bahar nikal gaya.
"Contract revise karna padega."
"Ji, sir. Main draft bana dungi."
Darwaaza band hua toh Shalu kuch pal muskurati rahi.
Phir woh apne kaam mein lag gayi.
Uski apni zindagi mein bhi dheere-dheere kuch badal raha tha. Ab woh sirf doosron ke gharon mein kaam karne wali ladki nahi rehna chahti thi. Uske paas abhi poora plan nahi tha, lekin usne apne liye ek sawaal tay kar liya tha.
Woh aage kya kar sakti hai?
Aur is baar woh iska jawaab dhoondhne ke liye taiyaar thi.
Reyansh kareeb das baje client ke office pahunch gaya.
Meeting room ki badi glass windows se shehar ki buildings dikh rahi thi. Table par presentation copies rakhi thi aur screen par campaign ke initial concepts khule hue the.
Client ki marketing team mein do naye log bhi shamil the.
Reyansh ne sabse introduction liya aur presentation shuru kar di.
"Humara focus teen cheezon par rahega. Product ki utility, customer ki daily life aur brand ki long-term identity."
Usne har point ko seedhe aur aasaan tareeke se explain kiya.
Meeting ke dauraan ek client ne poochha, "Aapko nahi lagta ki hum campaign ko thoda zyada bold bana sakte hain?"
Reyansh ne jawaab diya, "Bold hona aur unnecessarily loud hona alag baat hai. Agar hum customer ko pehle hi second mein sab kuch bata denge, toh uske paas aage dekhne ki wajah nahi bachegi."
Client ne kuch pal socha.
"Fair point."
Reyansh ne presentation ka agla section khola.
Meeting achhi rahi. Kuch changes discuss hue aur agle hafte ke liye follow-up decide ho gaya.
Bahar nikalte waqt uske phone par Neha ka message aaya.
Neha: Meeting bach gayi? Ya client ne tumhari creativity ko custody mein le liya?
Reyansh: Meeting successful rahi.
Neha: Disappointing. Mujhe gossip chahiye tha.
Reyansh: Apni job par dhyaan do.
Neha: Main tumhari job par bhi dhyaan de rahi hoon. Someone has to.
Reyansh muskuraya aur phone pocket mein rakh liya.
Meeting ke baad use office lautna tha, lekin traffic ki wajah se usne socha ki pehle paas ke cafe se coffee le le.
Usne gaadi ek commercial complex ke parking area mein laga di.
Use bilkul andaaza nahi tha ki isi complex mein kisi aur ki subah uski subah se bilkul alag chal rahi thi.
Commercial complex ki teesri manzil par ek modern co-working space tha.
Glass cabins, open desks, meeting rooms aur deewaron par lage project boards.
Ek cabin mein Myra apne laptop ke saamne baithi thi.
Uski age mid-twenties ke aas-paas thi. Dressing sharp thi, andaaz confident aur chehre par woh expression jo aksar tab aata hai jab insaan ke paas apna plan ho aur woh doosron ki permission ka intezaar na karta ho.
Uske saamne laptop par ek presentation khuli thi.
Project: Independent Lifestyle Platform
Myra ne slide badli.
"Yeh numbers dobara check kiye gaye hain?"
Uske saamne baitha colleague bola, "Haan. Kal raat final verification kar li thi."
Myra ne spreadsheet kholi.
Kuch seconds tak data dekha.
Phir boli, "Nahi. Yahan conversion rate galat calculate hua hai."
Colleague ne screen ki taraf jhukkar dekha.
"Kaise?"
"Total registrations ko active users ke saath compare kiya hai. Dono same category nahi hain."
Woh apni chair se peeche hui.
"Presentation mein yeh number gaya toh investor ko lagega ki hum apne hi product ko samajhte nahi."
Colleague ne spreadsheet dobara check ki.
Uska chehra badal gaya.
"You're right."
Myra ne laptop apni taraf kheench liya.
"Isko fix karo. Aur agli baar final bolne se pehle final check kar lena."
Uski awaaz unchi nahi thi.
Lekin baat bilkul saaf thi.
Woh apni team ko neecha dikhane ke liye mistakes nahi pakadti thi. Woh chahti thi ki kaam sahi ho. Aur agar kisi ko uska tareeka pasand nahi aata tha, toh woh sirf is wajah se apna standard kam nahi karti thi.
Meeting mein ek senior consultant ne kaha, "Myra, tum har detail ko personally leti ho. Kabhi-kabhi thoda flexible bhi hona chahiye."
Myra ne uski taraf dekha.
"Flexible hona aur galat numbers accept kar lena ek hi baat nahi hai."
Consultant ne kuch kehne ke liye munh khola, lekin Myra ne presentation ka agla slide dikha diya.
"Chaliye, next point discuss karte hain."
Meeting aage badh gayi.
Myra ne kisi ko impress karne ke liye apni baat ko soft nahi banaya.
Use pata tha ki uske paas abhi bahut kuch seekhna baaki hai.
Lekin use yeh bhi pata tha ki woh kis direction mein jaana chahti hai.
Uske sapne sirf ek achhi job, achhe kapdon ya ek comfortable life tak simit nahi the.
Woh apne decisions khud lena chahti thi.
Apne naam se kuch banana chahti thi.
Aur sabse zaroori baat, woh apni zindagi ka direction kisi doosre insaan ke haath mein nahi dena chahti thi.
Uske liye relationship zindagi ka ek hissa ho sakta tha.
Lekin zindagi ka poora purpose nahi.
4. Pyaar Se Pehle Career
Meeting khatam hone ke baad Myra apni desk par laut aayi.
Usne laptop band kiya, phone uthaya aur apne calendar mein agle hafte ke tasks check kiye.
Ek friend ka message aaya hua tha.
Friend: Weekend par mil rahe hain?
Myra ne reply kiya.
Myra: Saturday ko client meeting hai. Sunday afternoon possible hai.
Friend: Tumhari life mein kaam ke alawa kuch hai bhi?
Myra ne screen dekhkar halki si bhauhein uthayi.
Myra: Haan. Neend.
Doosri taraf se turant reply aaya.
Friend: Aur love life?
Myra ne phone table par rakh diya.
Kuch seconds baad phir uthaya.
Myra: Uske liye alag department kholna padega.
Usne message send kiya aur laptop dobara khol liya.
Uske liye yeh mazaak se zyada ek simple reality thi.
Use kisi relationship ke khilaaf koi personal mission nahi chalana tha.
Na hi woh har us ladki ko kamzor samajhti thi jo pyaar ko apni zindagi mein important maanti thi.
Lekin Myra khud apni life ko us tarah nahi dekhna chahti thi.
Woh apne goals ko postpone karke kisi ke aane ka intezaar nahi karne wali thi.
Agar kabhi uski zindagi mein koi aata bhi, toh use uski ambition se compete nahi karna chahiye tha.
Use uske saath chalna aana chahiye tha.
Aur agar aisa koi insaan kabhi mila hi nahi?
Myra ke liye woh bhi koi tragedy nahi thi.
Uski zindagi phir bhi uski apni hoti.
Usne laptop par kaam jaari rakha.
Uske liye aaj ka sabse important sawaal yeh nahi tha ki koi use pasand karega ya nahi.
Sawaal yeh tha ki woh apne project ko agle level tak kaise le jaaye.
Dopahar ke kareeb baarah bajkar tees minute par Reyansh complex ke cafe mein pahunch gaya.
Usne coffee order ki aur window ke paas ek table par baith gaya.
Laptop khola, office ke do emails ka jawaab diya aur apne phone par calendar check kiya.
Coffee aayi toh usne cup uthaya.
Tabhi cafe ke entrance se Myra andar aayi.
Uske haath mein laptop sleeve aur ek notebook thi. Woh seedha counter par gayi aur coffee order ki.
Barista ne poochha, "Anything else?"
"Bas itna hi."
Payment karne ke baad Myra side mein khadi hokar apne phone par ek document check karne lagi.
Kuch der baad uska naam pukara gaya.
Woh coffee lekar palti aur cafe se nikalne ke liye entrance ki taraf badh gayi.
Reyansh ne usi waqt apna laptop band kiya.
Uski nazar achanak Myra par padi.
Woh kuch pal ke liye ruk gaya.
Usne use pehchaan liya.
Wahi chehra.
Wahi confident andaaz.
Wahi ladki jise usne kuch waqt pehle ek club mein dekha tha.
Woh ladki jiska card uske saamne gira tha.
Jiske saath uski chhoti si, ajeeb-si baat hui thi.
Myra.
Reyansh ko ab bhi uska naam nahi pata tha, kyunki club mein dono ne apna introduction nahi diya tha.
Lekin uska chehra use yaad tha.
Myra ne Reyansh ko nahi dekha.
Woh apne phone par calendar check karte hue cafe se bahar nikal gayi.
Reyansh ne uske peeche dekha.
Bas kuch seconds.
Phir usne apna coffee cup uthaya.
"Yeh wahi ladki thi..."
Usne khud se kaha.
Uske chehre par ek pal ke liye hairaani thi.
Lekin usne na use awaaz di, na uske peeche gaya.
Wajah bhi koi nahi thi.
Woh ek hi jagah par the, lekin dono ki zindagi ke beech abhi koi raasta nahi bana tha.
Myra apni meeting ke liye aayi thi.
Reyansh coffee aur office ke kaam ke liye.
Ek ne doosre ko dekha tak nahi.
Aur phir bhi, unke raaste ek baar phir ek hi jagah se guzre the.
Complex ke doosre wing mein Myra lift ka intezaar kar rahi thi.
Uska phone baja.
Client ka call tha.
"Myra, presentation ke kuch points par discussion karna hai."
"Sure. Main paanch minute mein cabin mein pahunch rahi hoon."
Call khatam hua toh lift ka darwaaza khul gaya.
Woh andar gayi aur apne laptop sleeve ko theek se pakad liya.
Uske dimaag mein agle project ke points chal rahe the.
Ek naye collaboration ka proposal aaya tha. Agar deal final ho jaati, toh uske liye apne kaam ka scope badhane ka mauka mil sakta tha.
Woh jaanti thi ki uske liye aasaan nahi hoga.
Use aur seekhna padega.
Zyada kaam karna padega.
Kuch decisions mein risk bhi lena padega.
Lekin woh taiyaar thi.
Uski zindagi mein filhaal kisi romantic story ki jagah khaali thi, lekin woh us khaali jagah ko bharne ki jaldi mein nahi thi.
Woh apni duniya bana rahi thi.
Aur us duniya mein uske goals, uski choices aur uski identity sabse pehle aate the.
Lift khuli.
Myra bahar nikli aur seedha apne cabin ki taraf chali gayi.
Uske liye din abhi khatam nahi hua tha.
Doosri taraf Reyansh ne coffee khatam ki aur parking ki taraf badh gaya.
Gaadi mein baithkar usne seat belt lagayi.
Engine start karne se pehle uska dhyaan phir us ladki par chala gaya.
Club mein uske saath hui baat yaad aayi.
Us waqt woh Arshad ke saath tha. Music chal raha tha, log apni duniya mein busy the aur us ladki ka card gir gaya tha.
Usne card uthakar diya tha.
Dono ke beech kuch chhote, confident aur thode teasing words exchange hue the.
Phir woh apne-apne raaste chale gaye the.
Na number exchange hua tha.
Na kisi ne dobara milne ka plan banaya tha.
Aur ab woh ladki achanak yahan nazar aa gayi thi.
Reyansh ne steering par haath rakha.
"Interesting."
Bas itna kaha.
Usne gaadi parking se nikaal li.
Uske dimaag mein Jheel ki yaadein ab bhi thi. Uska jaana ab bhi chubhta tha. Myra ko dekhne se uske andar koi nayi feeling paida nahi hui thi.
Na hi usne Myra ke baare mein koi kahani sochni shuru ki.
Woh bas ek chehra tha jise woh pehle dekh chuka tha.
Aur filhaal, itna hi tha.
Shaam ko Reyansh apne flat mein lauta.
Shalu ja chuki thi. Kitchen saaf tha aur dining table par uske liye rakha ek chhota note pada tha.
Sir, aaj aapka lunch box dhokar rakh diya hai. Aur course ki timings mil gayi hain. Kal aapse ek baat poochhni hai.
Reyansh ne note padha aur muskuraya.
"Kal poochh lena, madam consultant."
Usne note fridge par magnet se laga diya.
Phir apna bag sofa par rakha aur kitchen mein chala gaya.
Aaj ka din lamba tha.
Client meeting, office ka kaam, Neha ke messages aur cafe mein Myra ko achanak dekhna.
Lekin ghar aate hi usne mehsoos kiya ki uska dimaag pehle se thoda kam bhaari hai.
Jheel ki yaad ab bhi thi.
Uska letter ab bhi drawer mein rakha tha.
Lekin zindagi ke baaki hisse bhi dheere-dheere apni jagah le rahe the.
Shalu apne future ke baare mein soch rahi thi.
Arshad aur Sakshi apne relationship ko samajhne ki koshish kar rahe the.
Neha apne kaam aur ambitions mein busy thi.
Aur Myra apni duniya mein aage badh rahi thi, bina kisi ka intezaar kiye.
Reyansh ko abhi nahi pata tha ki in sabki zindagiyan aage chal kar kitne alag mod lengi.
Filhaal, uske liye kal ka din taiyaar karna hi kaafi tha.
Usne dinner banaya, khaana khaya aur balcony mein kuch der khada raha.
Bengaluru ki lights ek-ek karke jal rahi thi.
Shehar mein kitni hi kahaniyan chal rahi thi.