I Wish We Never Met you

Chapter 1 — Unknown Number

"Kuch log zindagi mein der se aate hain,

Par itne apne lagte hain ki lagta hai,

Jaise unke bina hum kabhi poore hi nahi the."

Raat ke 2 baje the.

Aarav apne kamre ki khidki ke paas baitha baarish dekh raha tha. Phone haath mein tha, lekin baat karne ke liye koi nahi.

Kabhi-kabhi zindagi mein sab kuch hote hue bhi insaan akela reh jaata hai.

Friends the.

Family thi.

Sab kuch tha.

Bas woh ehsaas nahi tha jo dil ko sukoon de sake.

Phone ki screen achanak chamki.

Unknown Number.

Message tha.

"Tum bhi soye nahi abhi tak?"

Aarav ne message padha aur hairan ho gaya.

Usne number check kiya.

Pehchanta nahi tha.

Usne reply kiya.

"Kaun?"

Kuch second baad jawab aaya.

"Ek aur insaan jo neend se zyada apne khayalon se pareshan hai."

Pata nahi kyun, lekin Aarav muskuraya.

Mahino baad pehli baar.

Us raat baat 5 minute ke liye shuru hui thi.

Aur subah ke 4 baj gaye the.

Usse nahi pata tha ki screen ke us paar jo ladki baithi hai...

Wahi ek din uski zindagi ka sabse khoobsurat hissa banegi.

Aur sabse dardnaak bhi.

Din beetne lage.

Har raat dono baat karte.

Kabhi life ke baare mein.

Kabhi sapno ke baare mein.

Kabhi un cheezon ke baare mein jo kisi aur ko kabhi nahi batayi.

Aarav ko uska naam bhi nahi pata tha.

Lekin uski aadat padne lagi thi.

Aadat...

Jo shuru mein sukoon deti hai.

Aur baad mein sabse zyada takleef.

Ek raat Aarav ne poocha,

"Tumhara naam?"

Do minute tak koi reply nahi aaya.

Phir message aaya.

"Naam jaan loge to shayad baaki logon jaisa treat karne lagoge."

"Aur agar na jaana chahun to?"

Us taraf se ek smile emoji aayi.

Aur phir...

"Naina."

Aarav screen ko dekhte hue muskuraya.

Usse nahi pata tha ki ek din ye naam uski sabse badi kamzori ban jayega.

Zindagi ajeeb hoti hai.

Kabhi saalon tak milne wale apne nahi lagte.

Aur kabhi ek unknown number ghar jaisa lagne lagta hai.

Us raat Aarav ko pehli baar laga...

Shayad koi hai jo usse samajhta hai.

Shayad koi hai jo bina dekhe uski khamoshi padh leta hai.

Shayad...

Uski zindagi badalne wali thi.

Aur usse bilkul andaza nahi tha...

Ki kuch badlav zindagi ko behtar nahi,

Bas todne ke liye aate hain.

Chapter End

"Sabse zyada dard tab nahi hota jab koi chhod kar chala jaata hai..."

"Sabse zyada dard tab hota hai jab koi aadat ban jaata hai."

"Aur phir ek din ajnabi ban jaata hai..."💔