Raat ka waqt tha.....
Room me sirf table lamp jal rha tha..aur uski yellow light Aarav ke chere par pad rahi thii. Uska phone uske hath me tha aur screen par wahi message still open tha..
"Sach jitna delay kroge ....utna hurt krega...
Usne us message ko phir padha .bar bar padha jis se ki kuch samaj aa jay par nhi pta chl rha tha kuch bhi
"Ye kon ho skta hai ...usne dhere se khud se ye kaha
Unknown number
"Tum kaun ho..?
Send
Usne kuch second tak screen par dekha par koi reply nhi aaya
Usne phone side me rakha .par uske dimag me wahi message chal rha tha .ye sirf random message nahi lag ra tha jo bhi tha....ussse sab pta tha..
Usne ankhen band ki.. par nind nhi aai
Next Day.
College ka corridor usual noice se bhara hua tha- log hanste huee , groups mai baite karte hue, kisi ko koi jldi nhi thii
Par Aarav ke liye sab slow lag rha tha
Uski nazar seedhe sumit par Jake ruki.
Sumit apne friends ke sath khada tha par vo jyada bol nahi Raha tha ..bas sun raha tha aur kabhi kabhi forced smile de raha tha.
Aarav uske pass gyaa
"Kal .... Usne start Kiya.
Sumit ne uski taraf dekhe bina
"Tu kuch bolna chahta hai..?
Tone normal tha ...par sidha
Aarav thoda ruk sa gya
"Main.....
Par usne baat adhuri chod di
Sumit ne ab uski taraf dekhaa.
"Tu bol skta tha... Usne camly bola
Ye blame nhi tha...par tha bhii
Aarav ne dhere se kaha
"Sab kuch bolna itna ..easy nahi hota ..
Sumit ne halki si smile di
"Ab easy ho gya??
Aarav ke pass koi javab nhi tha
Tabhi vaishnavi aati dikhi..
Usne un dono ko sath khade dekha aur kaha
"Kya chal raha hai yaha ...?usne casually puchaa...
Sumit ne sidha kaha
"Bs clarity.....
Vaishnavi ne pucha
"Kis btt ki ..?
Aarav ka phone vibrate hua
Usne reflex se screen dekhii
Wahi number
"Ab bhi chup rhoge..?
Uska throat dry ho gya
Vaishnavi ne pucha
"Everything okay...?
Aarav ne phone pocket me dal diya
"Haan ,kuch nahi..."
Sumit ne dono ko dekha.
"
Seriously....mai hi last mai janne wala hua ky..?usne thoda fruste ho kaha
Ab situation avoid nahi ho skti thii
Aarav ne deep breath li
"Main....main vaishnavi ko like krta hu.."
Word simple tha
Par impact heavy
Vaishnavi ek second ke liye still ho gyi..
Sumit use dekha....phir Aarav ki taraf
"Since when?...usne sidha pucha
"Kafi time se"..Aarav ne honestly javab diya...
Sumit halka sa hansa
"Great....
Vaishnavi ne uski taraf dekha
"Great ..?
Sumit ne shoulders utha liye aur kaha
"At least ab muje ye to pta hai ki situation..ky hai
Par uski ankhe is baat se agree nahi kar rhi thii
"Sumit is not like that .."-vaishnavi bolna chaha
"Relax ... Sumit ne use bich me hi rok diya
"I am not blaming anyone..."
Pausee
"Bas thoda late ho gya sab ...?
Usne Aarav ki taraf dekha
"Tu bol skta tha .."usne camly repet Kiya
Is bar usko awaj me halka sa hurt clear thaa.
Aarav ne kuch nahi kaha
Kuch answers hote hai jo bolne se aur words lgte haii
Sumit ne ek step piche liye
"Chlo jao hai...vo haii.."
Aur vo waha se chla gya
Is bar wo ruka nahi
Vaishanavi ne Aarav ki taraf dekha
"Tum pehle bhi bol skte thee.."
Aarav ne seedhe javab diya
"Tab shyad sab aur khrab ho jata.."
Vaishnavi ne sir hala diya
"Aab bhi sab theek nahi hai.."
Dono kuch second ke liye chup ho gye
Log aas pass ke sab ja aa rha the par ye unke liye background noice jese ho gya tha.
Aarav ne finally pucha
"Tum ky soch rahi ho..."
Vaishnavi ne direct javab nahi diya
"Mai ye soch rahi hu ki tum dono ek dusre ko kitne time se jante ho phir bhi ...itni si btt kitni complicated ho gyi "
Aarav halka sa hansa
"Simple kab thii..?
Vaishnavi ne uski taraf dekha
"Jab Tak kisi ne kuchh bola nhi tha ...
Ending
Aarav ka phone phir se vibrate hua
Is bar usne bina hide kre screen dekhii
"Aab sab samne aa gya hai....ab dekhte hai kon handle krta hai
Usne turat type Kiya
"Tum ho kaun???
Reply aaya
Is bar bina delay kare aaya
"Mai vo hu jo ....tum tino ko kafi der se dekh rahi hu
Aarav ka expression change ho gyaa
"Ye normal nahi hai.."usne dhere se kaha
Vaishanavi ne uski taraf dekha
"Kyaa..?
Aarav ne use phone dikhaya
Vaishanavi ne screen dekhi aur uska face serious ho gya
Door ke dusre end par sumit khada tha.
Vo jo ja chuka tha....par actually gya nahi tha
Uski nazar seedha un dono par thii
Par is bar usko ankhon me confussion nahi kuch aur tha...
To be continued