Chapter 25: chapter 25

"Suno, tumhe kisi ko nahi batana ke tum mere liye phone layi ho ya kuch aur," Imama ne use chetavani di."Nahi, Baji, fikar mat karein-main kisi ko nahi bataungi. Agar aapko Salar saab ke liye kuch bhejna ho, to mujhe de dena.""Nahi, mere paas bhejne ke liye kuch nahi. Tum jao," usne apne hosh sambhalte hue kaha. Imama ne jaldi se kamra band kar diya jab naukrani chali gayi. Bari fikr ke sath, usne phone drawer se nikaala aur Jalal ka number dial karne lagi, kyunki woh usse tafseel se baat karna chahti thi. Jalal ki walida ne phone uthaya."Beta, mujhe afsos hai ke Jalal ghar par nahi hai aur woh raat ko wapas aayega. Tum Zainab se baat kar sakti ho. Kya main use bulau?""Nahi, shukriya, Auntie! Main thodi jaldi mein hoon. Main baad mein Zainab se baat kar lungi. Maine Jalal se kuch kitaabein maangi thi aur unke bare mein maloomat chahiye thi. Main phir call karungi," Imama ne kaha aur phone rakh diya.Imama ne dopahar ko kuch nahi khaya. Woh raat ka intezar kar rahi thi jab Jalal wapas ghar aayega aur woh usse baat kar sakti thi. Shaam ko, naukrani ne usay bataya ke Asjad ka phone aaya hai. Jab woh lounge mein gayi, to sirf Waseem wahan baitha tha. Usne use mukammal taur par nazarandaz kiya aur phone ki taraf gayi. Jab usne phone uthaya, to doosri taraf se Asjad ki awaaz sunai di. Usay ghussa aa gaya, halan ke usay pata tha ke is match ko tay karne mein uske walid ka haath zyada tha na ke Asjad ka. Asjad uski khairiyat maloom kar raha tha. Woh ghusse se paagal ho gayi."Asjad, tumne mujhe dhoka kyun diya?""Kaisa dhoka, Imama?""Shadi ki tareekh tay kama... tumne mujhse baat kyun nahi ki?" usne gusse se poocha."Kya uncle ne tumse is bare mein baat nahi ki?""Unhone ki thi aur maine unse kaha tha ke main abhi shadi nahi karna chahti.""Jo bhi ho, ab dair ho chuki hai... aur kya farq padta hai agar tum ab shadi karo ya kuch saal baad?" Asjad ne be-parwai se jawab diya "Asjad! Chahe tumhe farq padta ho ya nahi, mujhe to padta hai. Main apni parhai mukammal karne se pehle shadi nahi karna chahti... Aur tum yeh bohot achi tarah se jaante ho."Haan, mujhe pata hai, lekin is puri surat-e-haal mein main kahin bhi shamil nahi hoon. Tumhe bata doon ke yeh shadi Uncle ke israr par tay ho rahi hai""Tum ise rukwa do.""Tum kya keh rahi ho, Imama. Main ise kaise rukwa sakta hoon?" Asjad ne hairan hokar kaha"Asjad, please!""Imama, main yeh nahi kar sakta. Meri position samajhne ki koshish karo. Aur phir, shadi ke cards bhi chap chuke hain, dono khandan shadi ki tayari kar rahe hain aur..."Imama ne achanak phone ka receiver patak diya. Waseem ne poori guftagu mein mudakhlat nahi ki thi. Usne chup chaap suna, lekin jab Imama ne phone rakha, to Waseem bola, "Tum bilkul bekar mein is puri baat ka itna bara masla bana rahi ho. Aakhir tumhe Asjad se shadi to karni hi hai, to phir apne liye problems kyun paida kar rahi ho? Waise bhi, Baba tum se bohot naraaz hain.""Maine tumse tumhari rai nahi maangi to apne kaam se kaam rakho. Tumne mujhe bohot dukh diya hai!" Imama ghusse se apne kamre ki taraf chali gayi.Us shaam bhi woh apne kamre se bahar nahi nikli, lekin woh khana khaya jo naukar ne uske liye laaya tha.........Gyaarah baje ke qareeb, usne Jalal ko phone kiya jo khud hi phone utha liya. Shayad usse uski call ka intezaar tha.Kuch chhote se munasib baaton ke baad, Jalal seedha mudde par aaye. "Imama, thodi der pehle maine Abbu se baat ki thi, Jalal bola."Phir?"Kuch lamho ke baad, Jalal ne kaha, "Abbu hamari shaadi ke haq mein nahi hain."Imama ka dil dubara gir gaya. "Lekin tum to keh rahe the ke unhe koi aitraaz nahi hoga," usne kaha."Haan, mujhe bhi yahi lag raha tha, lekin unke bohat se shubaat hain. Unko lagta hai ke hamare parivaaron ke samajik star mein bohat farq hai... aur unhe tumhare parivaar ke baare mein pata hai, aur unka sabse bada aitraaz yeh hai ke tum apne maa-baap ki marzi ke khilaaf mujhse shaadi karna chahti ho. Is tarah, unhe dar hai ke tumhara parivaar humare liye mushkilat paida kar dega."Woh apne kaano mein mobile rakhe, be bewajah baithe the, Jalal ki baaton ko sunti hul"Kya tumne unhe manane ki koshish nahi ki?" Lambi khamoshi ke baad, Jalal ne kaha, "Maine apni poori koshish ki. Unhone kaha ke agar tumhara parivaar raazi ho jaye to woh bhi razi ho jaenge, tumhare parivaar ki mazhab ki koi ehmiyat nahi hai lekin unki marzi ke bagair unke liye hamari shaadi qubool nahi hai.""Aur tum... tum kya kehte ho?"Imama, mujhe samajh nahi aa raha," Jalal bechaini se bola."Jalal, mere maa-baap kabhi bhi raazi nahi honge ke main tumse shaadi karoon. Agar maine tumse shaadi ki to puri samaj mere maa-baap ko boycott kar degi aur unhe bardasht nahi hoga. Aur phir mere aur Asjad ke rishte ki baat bhi hai."Jab Jalal bar bar koshish karne ko kehta raha, Imama ne kaha, "Maine apne abbu ko bataya ke main kisi aur se mohabbat karti hoon, to usne mujhe pehle hi thappar maar diya hai. Agar unhe pata chala ke tum hamare mazhab se nahi ho, to woh mujhe maar denge."Usne Jalal se guzarish ki ke apne abbu ko phir se manane ki koshish kare. Jalal razi ho gaya lekin bohat pareshan tha.Imama Jalal se baat kar ke mayoos ho gayi thi: usne kabhi nahi socha tha ke uske abbu unki shaadi ke khilaaf aayenge.Mobile apne haath mein, woh soch mein doob gayi............      Continue ✍️✍️✍️