Raaz aur Rishte
Aisha poori raat so nahi paayi…
Uske dimaag me sirf ek hi sawal ghoom raha tha —
“Aarav ko mera number kaise mila?”
Wo baar-baar apna phone check kar rahi thi, jaise us message ka koi aur matlab nikal aayega… par har baar screen par wahi line chamak jaati —
“Mujhe pata hai tum kya soch rahi ho…”
Subah ki halki roshni jab uske kamre me aayi, tab uski aankhon me neend nahi, sirf uljhan thi।
“Mujhe usse baat karni hogi…” Aisha ne khud se kaha।
☀️ College ka Din
Aaj Aisha ka college ka pehla lecture bhi usse bore lag raha tha। Uska dhyaan sirf ek jagah tha — Aarav।
Class ke beech me hi uska phone vibrate hua…
Unknown Number 📩
“Good Morning, Aisha 😊”
Uska dil zor se dhadakne laga…
“Ye mujhe dekh raha hai kya?” usne idhar-udhar nazar daudai।
Tabhi uski best friend Nidhi ne pucha —
“Tu theek hai na? Itni pareshaan kyun lag rahi hai?”
Aisha ne halka sa jhooth bol diya —
“Bas thodi tabiyat theek nahi hai…”
Par asli baat wo kisi ko nahi bata pa rahi thi।
🌳 Wo Achanak Mulakaat
Lecture khatam hote hi Aisha seedha college ke garden ki taraf chali gayi… shayad thodi shanti mile।
Par shanti ke badle usse wahi mil gaya jisse wo dhoond rahi thi…
Aarav.
Wo ek ped ke neeche khada tha, jaise uska intezaar kar raha ho।
“Tum…” Aisha ruk gayi।
Aarav ne muskura kar kaha —
“Mujhe pata tha tum yahan aogi।”
Aisha ka gussa ab ubhar raha tha —
“Tum mera peecha kar rahe ho? Aur mera number kaise mila tumhe?”
Aarav thoda serious ho gaya…
“Main tumhara peecha nahi kar raha, Aisha… main bas tumhe jaanta hoon।”
“Jaante ho? Kaise? Hum kal hi mile hain!”
Aarav ne uski aankhon me dekhte hue dheere se kaha —
“Har kahani kal se nahi shuru hoti…”
Aisha confuse ho gayi…
“Seedha jawab do, Aarav!”
Aarav kuch pal chup raha… jaise wo kuch kehna chah raha ho par rok raha ho।
“Abhi nahi… waqt aane par sab bataunga।”
Aisha ne gusse me kaha —
“Mujhe tumhare games pasand nahi hain!”
Wo waha se jaane lagi…
💔 Dil ka Confusion
Jaise hi wo mudne lagi, Aarav ne uska haath pakad liya…
Aisha ka dil ek pal ke liye ruk gaya…
“Please mat jao…” Aarav ki awaaz me pehli baar ek dard tha।
Aisha ne uski taraf dekha… uski aankhon me sach me kuch tha — ek sach, ek dard… aur shayad ek raaz।
“Tum samajh kyun nahi rahi… main tumhe hurt nahi karna chahta,” Aarav ne kaha।
Aisha dheere se boli —
“Phir sach kyun nahi batate?”
Aarav ne uska haath chhod diya…
“Kyuki sach tumhe mujhse door kar dega…”
Yeh sunte hi Aisha ka dil halka sa toot gaya…
“Phir bhi mujhe jaana hai…”
Aarav ne aankhen band kar li… jaise wo andar hi andar lad raha ho।
“Tumhari zindagi me main pehle bhi aaya hoon, Aisha…”
Aisha shock ho gayi —
“WHAT? Kya matlab?”
😱 Ek Anjana Past
Aarav ne dheere se kaha —
“2 saal pehle… tumhara ek accident hua tha…”
Aisha ka dimaag ekdum blank ho gaya…
“Tumhe yaad hai?” Aarav ne pucha।
Aisha ne haan me sir hilaya —
“Haan… par usme kya?”
Aarav ki aankhon me aansu aa gaye…
“Us din… main bhi waha tha…”
Aisha ka dil zor se dhadakne laga…
“Tum…?”
“Tumhari jaan bachane ke liye… maine sab kuch risk kar diya tha…”
Aisha ka saans ruk sa gaya…
“Par jab tum hosh me aayi… tum mujhe bhool chuki thi…”
Hawa ek pal ke liye ruk si gayi…
Aisha ki aankhon me confusion, darr aur ek ajeeb sa connection sab ek saath aa gaya…
🌧️ Sach ya Jhoot?
“Ye sab sach hai ya tum bas story bana rahe ho?” Aisha ne pucha।
Aarav ne seedha uski aankhon me dekha —
“Main jhoot bol sakta hoon… par tumhari aankhon se jhoot nahi bol paunga…”
Aisha chup ho gayi…
Uske dil me ab darr ke saath ek ajeeb si feeling bhi thi… jaise wo Aarav ko pehle se jaanti ho।
Aisha ghar pahunchi… uska dimaag abhi bhi ghoom raha tha।
Usne apni purani photos dekhni start ki…
Aur tabhi ek photo par uski nazar ruki…
Hospital wali photo…
Aur us photo ke kone me…
ek ladka khada tha… jiska chehra half dikh raha tha…
Zoom karne par uska dil ruk gaya…
Wo Aarav tha.
Aisha ke haath kaanpne lage…
“Ye… sach bol raha tha…”
Tabhi uske phone par ek aur message aaya —
📩 “Ab tumhe yakeen ho gaya hoga… par asli sach abhi baaki hai…” – Aarav
Aisha dheere se bed par baith gayi…
“Ye ladka… meri zindagi me kya hai?”
Aur us raat… uski zindagi ka sabse bada raaz khulne wala tha…