THE SILENT MELODY – PART 4
3 weeks ho chuke the…
Aarav ke bina sab kuch empty lag raha tha…
Main roz wahi melody sunti thi…
Same bench pe baithti thi…
Same rain ko feel karti thi…
Par ab koi mere paas nahi aata tha…
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Ek din…
Campus me ek event tha…
Music night…
Normally main nahi jaati…
Par pata nahi kyun… us din main chali gayi…
Shayad andar se koi hope thi…
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Stage par ek band perform kar raha tha…
Lights… crowd… sab loud tha…
Par achanak…
Ek familiar melody play hui…
Mera heart instantly fast beat karne laga…
Wahi melody…
Main shock ho gayi…
Meera (whisper): "Impossible…"
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Main crowd push karke aage gayi…
Stage ke paas…
Aur wahan…
Ek banda hoodie me khada tha…
Face clearly nahi dikh raha tha…
Par…
Uska style… uska stance…
Sab same tha…
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Performance khatam hui…
Wo banda stage se utar ke back side chala gaya…
Main turant uske peeche gayi…
Heartbeat uncontrollable…
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Backstage…
Wo banda ruk gaya…
Jaise usse pata tha main aungi…
Maine dheere se bola—
Meera (shaking voice): "Aarav…?"
Wo kuch seconds tak chup raha…
Phir… slowly usne hoodie hatayi…
Aur…
Wo Aarav tha…
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Meri aankhon me tears aa gaye…
Main seedha uske paas gayi… aur usse tight hug kar liya…
Meera (crying): "Tum zinda ho… tum sach me ho…"
Usne bhi mujhe hold kiya