july 30...
"hazaaroan ki bheed mein bhi akela sa lage...
sab kuch hote hue bhi, kisi cheez ki kami si lage..."
bas ek din reh gaya tha mahina khatam hone ko...
dekhte hi dekhte waqt kaise beeta, pata hi nahi chala...
prem ne toh socha tha, ki anu ke bina,
wah jee hi nahi paayega...
par na jaane kab prem ko yeh lagne lagaa...
ki shaayad... anu is kaabil nahi...
shaayad... uski zindagi itni sasti nahi...
shaayad... yeh zindagi ka sirf ek mode hai...
shaayad... aage jaakar, yeh ek kissa, uske liye,
ek mahatvapurna sabak banega...
har yaad se kuch na kuch haadsaa zaroor juddaa hota hai...
kuch lamhe aisi hote hain,
jo ek dhundli tasveer ki tarah zehen mein bass jaate hain...
toh kuch lamhe aise bhi hote hain,
jo aankhoan mein nami aur hotoan pe ek halki si hasi choad jaate hain...
aaj... kuch aisa hi lamha,
prem ko sataa raha tha..
wah lamha... jo aandhi ki tarah aaya...
aur prem sukh chaein,
aapne saath udaa le gayaa...
prem ko yaad aa rahi thi woh raat ...
jab do saal pehle, raat ke dus baje,
usne anu ke darwaaze pe khatkhataaya...
aur neend bhari aankhein masalte hui,
anu ne darwaaza khola...
prem humesha se hi anu se dooriyaan banaye rakhta tha...
iss darr se, ke agar anu ko uski feelings ki bhanak bhi lag gayi,
toh prem anu ki dosti bhi kho dega...
anu chup chaap apne ghar se bahar nikli,
aur prem ka haath thaame, usse balcony mein bithaaya...
phir andar jaake coffee banayi...
aur bina ek shabd kahe, prem ke haathoan mein coffee ka mug thama diya...
halke se uske paas aake baithi,
dheere se uske kandhe par apna sir rakha...
aur yunhi ek ghanta, dono...
chup chaap... khamoshi mein baithe rahe...
prem se saha naa gayaa...
usne kaha... "mujhe maaf kardo... itni raat ko tumhein disturb kiya...
lekin, pata nahi kyun... kuch ajeeb sa lag raha tha.
ek ajeeb si ghuttan mehsoos ho rahi thi ghar pe..."
anu ne apni jhuki hui palkein uthaayi aur wah prem se kuch kehne waali thi...
ek pal ke liye, prem ki saansein tham gayi!!!
prem apni best friend ko khona nahi chahta tha...
kisi bhi keemat par, apne pyaar se zyaada, usse apni dosti pyaari thi!!!
par yeh kambakhat ghuttan!!!
anu ne sirf itna hi kaha:
"tumhein aur coffee chahiye???"
prem anu ki oar mudaa... unki nazrein mili...
prem ne socha chalo keh hi deta hoon aaj...
itne mein anu bol padi...
"tum mere sabse achche dost ho prem! main tumhein khona nahi chahti...
koi baat hai toh please mujhe bataao..."
aur achanak... prem ke muh se nikalne waale shabdh,
uske gale mein hi atak gaye...
wah jaise bhool hi gaya ki wah aaj anu se apne pyaar ka izzhaar karne waala tha!!!
prem sirf yeh keh payaa:
" bahut der ho gayi hai... mujhe chalna chahiye... "
aur muskuraahat ka mukhoata oodhe,
sannate bhare andhere mein chalte hue...
apne ghar laut gaya...
kya aaj, do saal baad,
prem ko is baat ka afsoas ho raha tha???
ki kyun uss din wah khamosh raha???
kyun uss din wah peeche hata???
zyaada se zyaada kya hota?
naa keh deti?
dosti toad deti?
wah toh waise bhi tut chuki hai!!!
aur ab... reh gayi hai thi toh bas...
beete lamhoan ki yaadein...
- to be continued...
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