4. قربت

Woh kamre me chalti hui aayi aur aas paas chehra ghumaa ke dekhne lagi jese kuch dhoondne me masroof ho. Jab uska chehra na dikha to woh sakonn ka saans le kar andar dakhil hone hi wali thi jab peechey se aati awaaz ne uski saans rouk li.

"Kise dhoond rahi ho?"

"Ah..Allah!"

Woh cheekh ke muri to samne khare Saif ko dekhte hi usne uske kandhe pe zor se do thappar ek saath de maare.

"Meri jaan nikaal di manhoos aadmi!"

"Had ho gayi he bhayi yeh mashkook harkate tumhari hain aur baate mujhe suna rahi ho shabash ha beta"

Woh bola to Miraal ne ankhe ghuma ke use ghoora.

"maine konsi mashkook harkat kar di?"

Woh anjaan bani thi.

"Ab yeh bhi main bbataun? Kise dhoond rahi thi yeh andar?"

Usne kaha to MIraal ne usse nazre churayi aur sar ko nafi me hilaya.

"Kisi ko nahi"

"mujhe dhoond rahi ho gi"

Peechey se aane wali awaaz pe un dono ne mur ke dekha. Kabir black shirt aur grey trauser me uljhe hue balo ke saath unki taraf chalta hua aaya tha.

"Main itni farigh nahi hun"

Woh jawaban boli.

"Acha mujhe laga waise bhi main tumhe aaj kal zeher lagta hoon to mujhse hi bhaag rahi ho gi"

"Zeher to lagte ho magar mujhe tumse bhaagne ki koi zaroorat nahi"

"Waise to bhaagna bohat pasand hai tumhe mujhe isi liye laga"

Miraal ne use ghoora aur bolne hi lagi thi jab beech me Saif aaya.

"Hello?! Guys main yahin hun! Aur aaj meri shadi hai?"

Woh bola to dono ki ek dusre pe garrti nazre us per gayi.

"Haan pata hai ab kya elaan karwa den masjid me?"

Kabir bola to Saif ne use ghoora.

"Tum dono ek kaam karo mujhe choro yahan betho aur laro meri khair he"

Woh haath uthaata wahan se chala gaya aur uske peechey Miraal bhi. WOh raat ke waqiye ke baare me usse us waqt baat nahi karna chahti thi woh uske samne is tarah pighal gayi thi ke ab use dekhna bhi Miraal ko mushkil lag raha tha magar ab jab usne Kabir ko apne samne pehle ki tarah hi pesh aate dekha to jese dil ko sakoon mil gaya tha ke woh use kal raat us tarah dekhne ke baad yak dam nahi badla tha.

Ya shayad woh Miraal Hussain ko jaanta tha. Bohat achey se.

Raat ko paani peene ke bahane jab woh utha aur kitchen me jaane ke liye kamre se bahir nikla to use apne saath wale Miraal ke kamre se one ki awaazen aur darne ki awaazen aayi jis pe usne usne darwaza khatka ke darwaza kholne ki bohat koshish ki thi magar na amiyab hone pe darwaza khola to woh khula tha aur woh andar use dekhne chala aaya. Raat ki Miraal ki haalat ne use ek baat ka yaqeen dilwa diya tha ke uske andaze sab galat the aur Miraal Hussain ko ab bhi Kabir Khan ki utni parwa thi jitni 6 saal pehle. Woh usse nahi bhooli thi. Use farak parta tha.

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"Miraal aaj maid nahi aayi tum jaa ke dupeher ka khana bana do"

Kaamo me masroof mami ne use kaha to woh kkuch na keh paayi aur bas sar ko kham kiya aur uthne lagi jab dubara woh boli.

"Khaana banan aata bhi hai ya nahi?"

"Thora bohat aata hai mami"

Shazia ne use ghoora aur use dekh ke sar jhatka.

"Thora bohat? Huh..chachi ne itna bhi nahi sikhaya?"

Woh bamushkil apne andar ubharta gussa kaabu kar paayi thi.

"Aap-"

"Miraal"

Uske bolne se pehle peechey se aati Asiya ki awaaz per woh muri.

"Tum chalo beta main madad karwa deti hoon"

Usne sar ko kham kiya aur andar chali gayi. Woh kitchen me jaa ke fridge kholke andar cheeze dekhne lagi. Sabziyan nikaali aur bahir rakhi. Gosht ko bhi nikaal kar rakha aur sab cheezo ko bas dekhti chali gayi.

"Ab kya karun?"

Woh Asiya ka intezar karti ya pakar ke kuch karna shuru karti? Sochti sochti usne piyaaz ko pakra aur kaatne lagi.

"Khala pata nahi kahan reh gayi hain"

Usne dil me hi socha aur aadhe kaate piyaaz ko kaatne lagi. Ankho me se piyaaz ki wajah se ansu aana shuru hue to ankhe jhatakti woh jalan se halka sa karhai thi.

"Ughhh"

"Ankhe khol ke kaato gi to behtar nahi?"

Awaaz aayi aur woh pehchan gayi kon tha wahan magar ankhe khole bagair boli.

"Apni naseehat apne paas rakho"

Usne apne ankho pe aate baalo ko hataane ki koshish ki jo nakaam hui aur ankho pe haath lag gaye aur jalan aur bar gayi.

"Ahh!"

Woh wahin pe churi chor ke bacho ki tarah dard se uchalne lagi. Darwaze ke saath laga pehle to woh use dekh ke zehre lab muskura diya aur hasne laga magar phir aage hue aur uski kalahi ko thaama.

"Bewakuf ho tum Miraal Hussain"

"Choro mujhe!"

Woh boli to woh use pakre hue jawaban bola.

"Humesha haath churwa ke khud ko takleef me daalti ho tum"

Use paani tak laa ke uske dono haatho ko pakar ke saabun se dhoya aur phir apne haath me paani bhar ke araam se uski ankho ko saaf kiya.

Saaf karne ke baad paas pare saaf towel ko pakra aur uske chehre ko saaf karne laga. Miraal ne dheere se ankhe kholi aur samne khare use dekha. Woh usi tarah uske chehre ko saaf karta raha magar phir dheere se woh naram haath uske haath pe aaye to woh ruk gaya aur nazre usse mili.

Dono saans lena tak bhool gaye the.

'Teri qurbat kaise sahe yeh dil teri judaai ke zakham abhi bhare kahan he'

Woh dono wahin khare the jab kitchen me koi dakhil hua aur woh dono peechey hue.

Nazar jab andar aati Asiya ke chehre per pari to dono chonk gaye the.

"Phupho?"

Kabir ne apni phupho ko awaaz lagayi aur Miraal aage hui.

"Khala kya hua he?"

Asiya ki nam ankhe un dono se chuppe nahi hue the. Asiya ne Un dono ko dekha. Kabir aage hue aur apni phupho ke kandho ke aas paas baazu rakha to Asiya ne uske kandhe pe sar rakha aur rone lagi.

Woh dono pareshan Asiya ko dekhne lage.

"Phupho hua kya he? Kisi ne kuch kaha he? Kuch hua he?"

Kabir ne pareshan ho ke unse pucha magar unho ne koi jawaab na diya.

"Khala mami ne kuch kaha hai na?"

Miraal jese samjh gayi thi.

"N..nahi"

Asiya ne apne gaal saaf kiye.

"Phupho chupaen mat mujhe sach bataen?"

Kabir ne unke chehre pe ab bhi nazar aate ansuon ko saaf kiya.

"Tum dono pareshan mat ho kuch nahi hua."

"Miraal phupho ko dekho main aata hoon"

Woh gusse se bahir jaane laga jab Asiya ne use thaam liya.

"Kabir bewakuf mat bano...sach keh rahi hun kuch nahi hua"

"Phupho...aap maa hain meri aap ki ankho me aansu aaye ga to uski wajah main jaan ke rahun ga. Kisi ko haq nahi ke meri maa ko rulae"

"Kabir theek keh raha he khala aap akeli nahi hain..jaanti hoon hum dono nahi the aap ke paas itne saal magar aap ne hume maa ban ke paala hai aap is tarah khud ko takleef mat den aur bataen kya hua he?"

Is lamhe Miraal ko shiddat se ehsaas hua tha ke is sab me woh aur Kabir hi nahi Asiya bhi utni hi affect hui thi. Use woh dono apni apni zid me tanha kar gaye the.

"Yeh kya chal raha he yahan?"

Shazia ki awaaz pe woh dono mure aur us taraf dekha.

"Wah konsa emotional scene ho raha he?"

"Mami aap ne kaha he khala ko kuch?"

Miraal thi bolne wali.

"Mujhe kya zaroorat pari hai kisi ko bhi kuch kehne ki? Itna waqt nahi bibi"

"Miraal khamosh ho jao"

Asiya ne use chup karwaya.

"Kyun khala? Har dafa aap khud khamosh hoti hain aur mujhe bhi karwati hain lekin kab tak?"

Woh muri aur Asiya ko dekh ke boli. Woh jaanti thi Asiya kitbi talkh baate sehti thi Shazia ki. Woh jaanti thi ke woh yeh sab khamoshi se sehti thi sirf is liye ke woh talaaq le kar apne bhai bhabi ke paas bethi thi.

"Tum sab is tarah keh rahe ho jese pata nahi maine kya keh diya ho! Main hi buri hoon na?! Tum sab la watison ko apne ghar rakha apne bacho ki tarah samjha aur ab main hi buri hoon?"

Woh jazbaati hoti bolne lagi to bahir shor sunta Saif tak andar aa gaya.

"Tum sab na shukre ho kisi haal me chain nahi!!"

"Ammi? Kya bol rahi hain aap"

Saif ne apni maa ko beyaqeeni se dekha aur unhe thaam ke khamosh karna chaha.

"Yeh...yeh sab manhoos hain! Khaas kar ke tum Asiya aur tumhari bhanji!"

Woh ek kadam aage hoti boli to un dono ke samne woh dhaal ban ke khara ho chuka tha.

"Bas. Bas kar den tai ammi main aap ki bohat izzat karta hoon magar isse ziyada nahi bardash kar paun ga"

Woh gusse ko jazb kiye bola to Saif ne maazrat ke saath un teeno ko dekha phir sharminda sa nazre jhukae apni maa ko le kar wahan se nikal gaya.

Zindagi ka kahin talkhiyan Asiya ne tanha dekhi thi. Magar ab un do bacho ko apne samne dhaal bane khara dekh ke uska jese dil bhar aaya tha. Woh dono use mehsoos karwa rahe the ke woh tanha nahi thi.

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"Jaldi karo sab!! Der ho rahi hai yaar"

Darwaze ke paas khara cheekhta woh dulha us waqt kisi ka bhi sar phaar sakta tha.

"Waise bohat hi besharam dulhe ho rumaal kahan he tumhara?"

Woh araam se apne coat pehenta hua aaya  aur Saif ko kaha to usne Kabir ko khaane wale chehre se ghoora.

"Mujhe is waqt kisi baat pe hasi nahi aa rahi waqt dekha hai? In sab ne sehra bandi kar li aur sab nikal gaye dulhe ki gaari nahi aayi ab tak matlab achi batameezi hai"

"Acha acha hosla rakh mere bhai kahin nahi bhaagti teri dulhan na hum kahin tujhe bhagaen ge"

"Tum logon ke iraade ache nahi lag rahe waise mujhe"

"Tu bakwas baad me karna abhi gaari le aaya hun usme chalke beth"

Kabir ne uske kandhe ko thapka.

"Yeh Miraal ki bachi ab tak neechey nahi aayi bula use jaa ke warna main to jaa raha hun!"

Woh jaa ke gari me betha to Kabir ne use dekh ke has ke sar jhatka. Pant ke jaib me haath daalta woh ghar ke andar bhara aur upar uske kamre ki taraf jaane laga.

Uske darwaze tak gaya to woh khula hua tha woh wahin se awaaz lagata andar aaya tha magar uski awaaz halak me hi jese dam tor gayi.

"Miraal jald-"

Woh muri thi aur Kabir ka dil jese dharakna bhool gaya tha.

Woh peach color ki saari me malboos baalo ka dheela joora banae hue thi. Sheeshe ke samne khari woh kaan me jhumke baalne ki jid o jehed me thi. Uski awaaz pe usne chehra mor ke darwaze ki taraf dekha. Dono ki nazre mili aur dono ankhe jhapakna tak bhool gaye. Woh dheere se chalta hua aage aaya.

"Chalo wait kar raha he Saif"

Usne kaha.

"B..bas aa rahi hun"

Usne kaha aur jhumke neechey rakh diye aur mur ke apna clutch uthaya.

Woh wahin tuka use dekhta raha to Miraal uske aage ruki aur bhawen uchkayi.

"Kaano me nahi pehen ne?"

Woh use dekh ke aage hua aur dressing table se uske jhumke uthae. Miraal use sawaaliya nigaho se dekhti rahi. Woh jab uske paas aa ke ruka to ankho se hi jese ijazat mangi. Woh khamoshi se use dekhti rahi.

Woh dheere se aage hua aur un jhumko ko kaano me ek ek kar ke daala aur Miraal ankhe bhinchi wahan khari rahi. Woh uske chehre ko dekhta uske kaan ke kareeb jhuka.

"Achi lag rahi ho"

Miraal ko yun mehsoos hua ke uska dil seene se nikal kar bahir aa jae ga. Woh peechey hua aur uska chehra dekh ke zehre lab muskurata hua bahir nikal gaya.

"Shukriya aap dono aa gaye mujhe laga shayad mujhe shadi cancel karni pare gi"

Woh dono jab gaari me aa ke bethe to Saif bola.

"Itna besabra dulha nahi dekha maine"

Kabir gari nikaalta hua bola tha.

"Oye loomri tumhe kosi chup rehne ki saza mili hai"

Saif ne kaha to woh chonki aur use dekha.

"Tum chup karo ge to koi aur bole ga na"

"Ek to aaj bhi mere peechey haath dho ke pare hue ho tum log"

Dono ne has ke sar jhatka tha. Aur bohat saalo baad teeno ke beech wohi purani jhalak nazar aayi thi.

Venue pe ponchey to wahan sab ek saath dakhil hue aur larki walo ke achey se istakhbal ke baad Nikah ka waqt ho gaya. Nikah kheriyat se hua aur Saif Kinza dono beyhad khush nazar aa rahe the. Miraal un dono se mili aur unhe unke shadi ka tofa de ke wapis wahan pare sofey pe jaa ke beth gayi to uske paas se guzarta Hamza ruka.

"Assalamu alaikum"

"Walaikum assalaam"

"Kesi hain aap?"

"Main theek aap sunaen?"

"Main bilkul theek. Aur aap ko dekh ke to aur bhi theek ho gaya hun"

Uski baat pe Miraal thithak si gayi.

"Kyun mujhe dekh ke kyun?"

"Um waise hi khubsoorat logon ki kadr karta hun"

Uski baat pe use samjh na aayi kya kahe.

"Waise aap ko bura to nahi laga?"

"Kya? Aap ka yeh comment?"

"Um..woh bhi lekin magar main proposal ka puch raha tha. Mujhe aap achi lagin aur maine apne parents se baat kar li. Main dating aur in sab me yaqeen nahi rakhta is liye yehi munasib laga mujhe. I hope you didn't mind"

Miraal ko uski baato ko sunke samjh nahi aaya tha woh kya kahe. Ek dam itni saari nayi malumaat pe woh uska chehra dekh ti rahi.

"M..mujhe kisi proposal ka nahi pata"

"Oh..i guess aap se ab tak nahi baat hui shayad"

Woh khamosh ho gayi thi. Aur intezar karne kagi ke woh wahan se jaye magar jab woh nahi gaya to usne chehra uthaya.

"Agar..agar aap se pucha jaye to aap ka jawaab kya ho ga?"

"Main..main nahi jaanti Hamza yeh koi chota fesla to hai nahi ke main aap ko bethe bethe bata dun"

Woh beyhad uljhi hui thi. Ab tak woh Kabir ki baat ko hazam nahi kar paayi thi uske apne dil me kese jazbaat the woh nahi jaanti thi aur yahan koi aur maamla shuru hona use uljha raha tha.

"You're right. Aap time len apna."

Woh keh ke wahan se chala gaya to woh sochon me gum wahin bethi reh gayi. Shaam guzar gayi aur jab ghar jaane ka waqt aaya to Kinza ki rukhsati ho gayi aur woh aur Saif ghar ki taraf bhar gaye. Safeer Shazia aur Asiya bhi nikal chuke the.

"Chalo Miraal tumhe ghar jaana hai to chor dete hain hum ya humare saath hi chalo gi?"

Uski chachi uske paas aati bolin to Miraal ne sar jhatka.

"Aap mujhe ghar le jayen main khala ke paas kuch din reh lun"

"Haan koi masla nahi hai chalo"

Woh use le ke jaati hui use pyaar se boli.

"Aaj to bohat pyaari lag rahi thi meri jaan"

Woh muskura di.

"Aap ne dilayi thi yeh saari yaad he main net pe dekh rahi thi aur aap ne mangwa di thi."

"Mujhe to pata bhi nahi tha ke itni achi lage gi"

Woh dono gaari me jaa ke bethe jahan uske chachu wait kar rahe the. Gaari nikaal di aur use bohat din baad apne chacha chachi ke saath baat karne ka mouka mila.

"Miraal mujhe yeh do din pehle Safeer bhai ne tumhare ek rishte ka bataya jo Saif ke susraal se hai"

Woh apne chachu ki baat pe seedhi hui aur ankhe mirror se bahir ka manzar dekhne lagi.

"Beta maine apne tor pe check kiya hai larka tumhari tarah chemical engineer hai bohat achi firm me kaam karta raha hai London me aur ab Amsterdam me shayad uski posting ho rahi hai aur is tarah tum apni job bhi kar sako gi aur humare paas bhi raho gi."

Uske chachu ne kaha.

"Miraal ek baat yaad rakhna beta fesla tumhara hai akhir me. Tum humari beti ho kaha nahi samjha hai humne tumhari khushi se bhar ke kuch nahi hume."

Chachi ne kaha to chachu ne sar kham kiya.

"Mujhe...mujhe waqt chahiye thora.."

"Jitna chahe wat lo bachey zindagi ka sawaal hai"

Gaari chalti rahi aur woh khirki ke saath sar tikaye sab socho me gum najane kab so gayi use maloom na hua. Jab use mehsoos hua ke koi use utha raha hai to woh dheere se uthi.

"Miraal chalo"

Samne use dekh ke woh heran hui aur aas paas dekha.

"Tum..? Chachi chachi kahan he?"

"Gaari kharab ho gayi thi main mechanic ko le ke aaya hun kaam ziyada hai is liye maine unhe cab karwa ke ghar bhej diya."

Woh uthi aur bahir nikli. Samne khari gaari me jaa ke bethi. Woh mechanic ko samjhane laga. Gaari me aa ke betha aur seat belt lagayi aur nazar jab us per pari to sakid reh gaya. Uski ankho se ansu gir rahe the magar khamoshi se.

"Miraal?"

Usne koi radde amal nahi dikhaya.

"Miraal kya hua he?"

Woh phir khamosh thi.

"Meri jaan kyun nikaal rahi ho tum kuch to bolo..!"

Uski taraf murta hua woh bola tha.

"Kya bolun? Kuch samjh hi to nahi aa raha...lag raha he mera dil phat jaye ga ya phir dimaag band ho jaye ga.."

Ansuon ki raftar tez hui aur awaaz kampi.

"Hua kya he mujhe batao?"

Woh narmi se bola. Miraal ne uski taraf chehra mora uski ankho ke ansuon ne jese Kabir ke seene me khanjar ghonpa tha.

"Chachu aur mamu meri shadi ka soch rahe hain aur jawaab maang rahe hain mujhse.."

Woh samjh gaya tha.

"To..? Tumhara kya fesla hai?"

"Yehi masla hai tum sab ka...tum sab mujhse aise puch rahe ho jese yeh koi bag ya jooti choose karne jitna asaan ho...meri zindagi ka sawaal hai Kabir..pehle tumne aur ab yeh sab baato ne pagal kar ke rakh diya hai mujhe.."

"Maine to kuch nahi kaha tumhe..."

Woh uska chehra dekh ke boli.

"Tum kuch na keh ke bohat kuch keh jaate ho"

Kabir use dekhta raha phir gehra saans le ke bola.

"Socho humare beech koi shikwe koi shikayat koi larayi nahi 6 saal pehle jese main tumhara dost hun jisse tum sab share karti thi. Batao kya feel kar rahi ho is proposal ke baare me.."

Sar seat ke back se tikaaye woh sochne lagi.

"Pata nahi..Hamza acha insaan lag raha hai...mujhe usse negative vibes nahi aati..hum same profession me hain uska transfer  Amsterdam ke office me ho raha hai aur wahan main apni job bhi kar sakun gi..sab sahi rahe ga..magar..."

Uski baat beech me hi reh gayi aur woh khamosh hui to woh bola.

"Magar?"

"Magar yeh ke...dil nahi maan raha.."

Woh boli to woh uska chehra dekhta raha.

"Jis cheez pe dil na maane nahi karna chahiye woh kaam..zaati tajarba hai mera baad me pachtawe ke siwa kuch nahi bachta.."

"Tumhe kya pachtawa hai?"

"6 saal pehle tumhe naa roukne ka pachtawa"

Uski saafgoyi per woh dam ba khud reh gayi.

"Aise to mujhe bhi hai pachtawa..balke kahi pachtawe..."

"Kaise pachtawe?"

"Tumse larne ka pachtawa...tumhare khuwaab ke beech me rukawat banne ka pachtawa..aur itne saal apni zid me tumse rabta na karne ka pachtawa.."

Woh bolti chali gayi aur ankho ki nami barti chali gayi aur use maloom na hua kab samne betha shaks bhi apni ankho ki nami chupane ke liye chehra jhuka betha tha.

"Tum kabhi meri rah me rukawat nahi thi Miraal. Tum naraz hui thi aur maine tumhe manaya tak nahi..tum raabta nahi kar paayi to maine bhi nahi kiya..hum dono ki zid ka nateeja tha yeh sab..."

Uski awaaz me dard tha woh 6 saalo me jo baaten dil me dabaye bethe the aaj sab ek dusre se kar rahe the.

"Galati hum dono ki thi magar meri shayad thori ziyada thi..maine apni feelings se dar ke tumhe nahi manaya aur tum chali gayi...itne saal yehi sochta raha hun ke agar jaa ke tumhe ek aur baar mana leta ek aur baar rouk leta to tum naa jaati.."

Woh use dekhti rahi phir sar ko nafi me hilaya.

"Mere jaane ke peechey wajah tum nahi the Kabir..main tumse naraz thi magar itni himmat nahi thi ke tumse aur Khala se door chali jaati.."

Kabir uljha tha. Agar woh wajah nahi tha to akhir kya thi wajah.

"To phir kyun gayi thi tum..?"

Miraal ki khamoshi gehri thi. Bohat gehri.

"Nahi bata sakti..."

"Kyun..?"

"Tum phir larna chahte ho?"

Usne kaha to woh sar jhatak ke has para.

"Naah bhayi ek larayi hi bohat bhaari pari thi ab larna afford nahi kar sakta"

Woh uski baat pe has di.

"To phir sudhar jao..!"

"Jesa aap ka hukam"

Woh dono has pare the. Woh dono 6 saal baad ek saath bethe has rahe the aur har woh baat kar rahe the jo 6 saal na kar sake ek dusre se.

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