chapter 18

Uski baazu ladki ke sir se lagi, uska dupatta sir se phisal gaya aur baal khul gaye. Usne apni baayin haath se uski kalai ko thaama aur daayin haath se uske chehre par zor se thappad mara. Yeh itna zor daar tha ke woh ek pal ke liye hosh mein aaya aur uska chehra dekha jo ghusse se lal tha "Agar tumne phir se hilaya , to main tumhari doosri kalai bhi kaat dungi samjhe?" usne cheekh kar kaha. Salar ne Waseem ko bhi kuch kehte suna, magar uski baat samajh nahi paaya.Jab woh behoshi ki halat mein jaa raha tha, usne ek aurat ki awaaz suni, "Uska blood pressure check karo..."Usne achanak apne chehre pe thappad yaad aaya aur dekhne ki koshish ki, magar us ladki ki awaaz usay phir se andhere mein le gayi.   ............Jab agle dafa hosh aaya, to woh ek private clinic mein tha. Usne apni aankhein khol kar idhar udhar dekha: ek nurse kamre mein mojood thi, drip theek kar rahi thi. Salar ne usay muskurate hue dekha aur kuch kehne ki koshish ki, magar phir se be-hosh ho gaya Usay yaad nahi ke agle dafa kab hosh aaya, magar usne apne gird jaan-pehchaan ke chehre dekhe. Uski maa uske kareeb aayi jab usne aankhein kholi."Kaisa mehsoos kar rahe ho?""Bilkul theek," usne dheere se jawab diya, Sikandar Usman ko dekhte hue jo door khada tha. Isse pehle ke uski maa kuch aur keh paati, kamre mein mojood doctor uski nabz check kame aaya. Usne Salar ko ek injection diya aur doosri drip lagayi. Salar be-dilli se in sab ko dekhta raha aur apni aankhein chhat ki taraf kar li jab doctor, Sikandar Usman aur uski biwi Tyaba se baat kar raha tha. Kamre mein bilkul khamoshi thi. Sikandar aur Tyaba udas baithe thay.Apni puri koshishon aur ehtiyaaton ke bawajood, Salar ne chothi dafa khudkushi kame ki koshish ki thi, aur is dafa lagbhag kamiyab ho gaya tha. Doctoron ne kaha ke kuch minute ki der aur hoti to uska ant ho chuka hota. Sikandar Usman aur uski biwi ko raat ke do baje naukar ne Salar ke baare mein ittila di thi. Unki be-sabri aur fikar mein woh theek se so nahi paaye, aur Sikandar ne subah Islamabad ki flight tak shayad sau se zyada cigarettes pi liye the. "Mujhe samajh nahi aata woh aisa kyun karta hai...humari sari rehnumayi, counseling ka us par koi asar nahi hua. Aisa lagta hai jaise mera dimagh phat jayega jab mein uske baare mein sochta hoon. Humne usay kis cheez se mehroom rakha? Humne usay kya nahi diya? Sab luxuries, best education...mein usay best psychiatrist ke paas bhi le gaya aur phir bhi yeh natija. Humne kahaan galti ki ke humein aise saza mil rahi hai? Mein apne doston aur jaan-pehchaan walon ke liye mazak ban gaya hoon."Sikandar bohot pareshan tha. Salar ke mamle mein woh ek nazuk mod par chal raha tha aur thodi si bhi be-ehtiyaati is hadse par khatam hui thi. Tyaba ne apne aansu poche. Ab hospital mein, woh kuch keh nahi paaye, magar Salar ne unki halat samajh li aur unki khamoshi ko pasand kiya. Magar, teen din baad unhone uska samna kiya."Bas mujhe yeh batao ke tum aise kaam kyun karte ho?" Sikandar ne itminan se poocha "Kya masla hai? Tumne wada kiya tha ke aisa rawayya nahi apnaoge. Maine tumhe inaam ke taur par sports car bhi di thi. Phir bhi tumhe na hamari parwa hai na apne khandan ki izzat ki." Salar be-hiss baitha raha."Agar kuch nahi to kam az kam hamare baare mein socho, apne walidain ke baare mein," Tyaba ne iltija ki. "Agar koi masia hai, to share karo... discuss karo, magar Khuda ke liye apni jaan lene ki koshish mat karo. Kya tumne kabhi socha ke agar tum kamiyab ho gaye to hamara kya hoga?"Salar unki baatein be-hiss sunta raha. Yeh kuch naya nahi tha: har nakaam khudkushi ki koshish ke baad yeh hi guftagu hoti thi."Kyoon chup ho? Kya tumne hamari baat nahi samjhi?" Tyaba nafrat aur ghusse se boli. "Tumhein apne walidain ko zaleel karne mein maza aata hail Woh uski kamiyabi aur uski salahiyaton ko usse jawabi aksar ke taur par istemal karte the aur Salar sochta, "Yeh phir se shuru ho gaye."Usne jamhaayi li. Aakhir kar, usne bola."Mujhe kya kehna chahiye jab aap sab kuch keh chuke hain? Meri zindagi meri zaati baat hai aur maine pehle bhi kaha tha ke meri mane ki koi niyat nahi thi..." Sikandar ne beech mein dakhal diya. "Jo bhi tumhari niyat ho, aisa mat karo! Ham par reham karo!"  Bas yeh kaho ke tum phir se aise kaam nahi karoge. Iltija hai, bas band karo," Tyaba ne iltija ki "Theek hai, main nahi karunga," Salar ne jawab diya, apne aap ko unki iltija aur nirasha se azaad kame ke liye.Sikandar aur Tyaba mutma'in nahi the, magar unke paas koi aur rasta nahi tha. Woh hamesha Salar par fakhr karte the, magar usne akela unhe itni fikr di thi jitni ke unke dusre bachon ne mil kar bhi nahi di thị."How's your friend now? Did you look him up?" Imama Waseem ke saath bahar thi jab achanak usay Salar yaad aaya."Behtar. Woh kuch dinon mein discharge ho jayega," Waseem ne jawab diya."Hum raste mein usay dekh lein?" Imama thodi hichkichahat mein thi magar Waseem ne usay tasalli di aur woh maan gayi, halan ke usay laga ke aise mareez ki khairiyat poochhna bekaar tha."Koi yeh sochta ke uske walidain humein milne ya humein shukriya kehne aate uski madad karne par," usne kaha"Tumhein unki haalat ka bilkul andaaza nahi hai," Waseem ne aitraaz kiya. "Tum kya. sochti ho ke agar unse poocha jaye ke unka beta aise kyun karta hai, to woh kya jawab denge? Mazak ke liye?"Usay unke liye afsos hua aur kaha, "Uske walidain ne mujhe bohot shukriya ada kiya aur jab Ammi aur Baba hospital gaye thay Salar ko dekhne, tab bhi unhone unka shukriya ada kiya. Mujhe khushi hai ke unhone is waqia ka zikr uske walidain se nahi kiya-yeh bohot bura hota." "Magar tumhara dost aise kyun karta hai?" Imama ne zidd ki. Development"Tum mujhse aise pooch rahi ho jaise woh mujhe pehle batata ho ke woh apni jaan lene ka faisla karne wala hai." Waseem ne chirh kar kaha."Woh tumhara qareebi dost hai.""Utna bhi qareebi nahi. Waise bhi, jo woh karta hai woh uska apna kaam hai. Shayad koi masla hai.""Phir tumhe aise logon se door rehna chahiye. Kya pata tum bhi kal ko aisa karne lago?""Agar tumhe woh din yaad ho jab tumne jo kiya, to woh waqia zaroor is dosti mein farq laega," Waseem ne ghamand se kaha. "Tumhara rawayya theek nahi tha.""Mujhe nahi lagta ke usay woh thappad yaad hoga woh hosh mein nahi tha. Kyun? Usne kuch kaha?" Imama ne poocha. "Aur waise bhi, woh apni baazu chudane ki koshish kar raha tha aur gaaliyaan de raha tha aur phir usne mera dupatta kheench liya tha, usne izafa kiya.Waseem ne Salar ka difa kame ki koshish ki. "Jo bhi tha, main us waqt bohot ghussal tha, magar mujhe afsos hua aur main Allah ka shukr guzaar hoon ke uski jaan bach gayi-warna mujhe usay thappad marne ka bohot bura lagta."Imama ko waqai afsos hua, magar jab Waseem ne usay Salar se maafi maangne ka kaha, to Imama ne inkaar kar diya. "Main guzra hua waqia kyun chhedoon? Waise bhi, woh itna qareebi nahi ke yeh hamari dosti ko affect kare."Jab woh shopping kar chuke, to Waseem ne Salar ko dekhne clinic ki taraf gaadi mori, Jab woh andar aaye to woh soup pee raha tha aur usne foran Waseem ke saath ladki ko pehchaan liya. Salar ki maa ne usay bataya tha ke Waseem ki behan. ne usay pehli madad di thi-usay is baare mein kuch yaad nahi tha magar usay chehre pe zor se maara gaya thappad yaad tha. Usne Imama ko dekhte hi ruk gaya.Uski teekhi nazar ne Imama ko yakeen dila diya ke usne us raat ke waqiaat bhulay nahi thay.Certainly! Here's the text with dialogue separated into distinct lines in Roman Urdu:"Salaam badalay, Tyaba aur Sikander Usman Imama ka shukriya ada karte hue.Salar ne Waseem ko kuch saal se jaanta tha, aur unke ghar Imama ko dekha bhi tha lekin kabhi us par tawajjah nahin di thi. Lekin ab usne usko nazar se ghora: uska us par shukriya ya qarz nahin tha usne uske maqsad ko bigar diya tha apni jaan. bacha ke. Imama uski maa se baat karti rahimagar uski nazar ko us par mahsoos kiya.Pehle kabhi kisi ne usko aise nafrat bhari nazar se nahi dekha thausko mehsoos hua jaise woh chali jaye. Salar uske nazariye mein aur gir gaya; uska irada tha ke woh maafi maangne wala tha, lekin ab usko aur zor se do thappar maarna chahti thi. Thodi der baad, alvida keh kar woh chali gayi magar Imama ne Salar ko muh nahi lagaya aur bina usko dekhe chali gayi. Usko bahut araam hua ke woh bahar nikal gayi. Usne Waseem ko uske doston ki pasand ki tanqeed ki. Woh hairaan hua aur usse poocha: "Kyun?" 'Uske pass to itni aukat nahi-sab kuch usko pata hai ke main teri behan hoon aur ke main tere kamre mein thi. Woh tera waqt barbaad kane ke layak nahi hai aur behtar hai ke tum uske saath kam baat karo."Main dhiyan rakhunga, Waseem ne usse tasalli di. Tumhe ye waqia dobara nahi sunana parega. Woh mazmoon badalne ki koshish ki aur Imama ne chup rehne ka faisle se inkaar kiya. Lekin ab Salar uski qabile bardasht list mein shamil ho gaya tha. Ye ek ittefaqi baat hai ke us Islamabad mein thi jab yeh waqia hua, varna uski Salar ke saath yeh ghalat introduction aur qareebi mulaqat nahi hot......                        ......♡........Islam qabool kame ke baad, Imama ne pehli baar Jalal Ansar ko qaribi tor par dekha jab wo unke college aaye. Wo apni doston ke sath lawn mein baithi thi aur wo Zainab se baat karne aaye. Wo ek taraf chale gaye, lekin Imama ki nazar un par se hut nahi rahi thi. Usay aik ajeeb si khushi mehsoos hui. Wo chale gaye magar uski nazar unka peecha karti rahi jab tak wo nazar se ojhal nahi ho gaye. Uski dostain guftagu mein masroof thi, magar wo apne ird gird se be-khabar thi. Jab usay wo aur nazar nahi aaye tab usay haqeeqat ka ehsaas hua.Uski doosri mulaqat Jalal se Zainab ke ghar hui jab wo college ke baad uske sath gayi. Zainab apni doston ko bulati rahi magar sab ne kisi na kisi bahanay se mana kar diya, isliye Imama sath chali gayi. Usay Zainab ke ghar mein aik be-wajah ka sukoon mehsoos hota tha-shayad, ye Jalal ke waja se tha.Imama drawing room mein intezar kar rahi thi jab Zainab chai lane gayi. Jalal andr aaye aur Imama ko dekh kar hairan ho gaye; unhe wahan usay dekhne ki tawaqo nahi thi. Unho ne apni mamooli tor par usay salam kiya aur Imama ne ........        Contine ✍️ ✍️ ✍️