Meera ke haath se gira hua woh kagaz ab Aarav ke haathon me tha, aur uski aankhen us ek line par jam si gayi thi — "Mujhe sirf 6 mahine ki zindagi bachi hai…" Us pal jaise uske aas-paas ki duniya khatam ho gayi ho. Hawa chal rahi thi, log park me ghoom rahe the, bachche khel rahe the… par Aarav ke liye sab kuch ek dum se khamosh ho gaya tha. Usne dheere se apni nazar uthayi aur Meera ki taraf dekha. Meera usse dekh rahi thi, uski aankhon me aansu the, lekin usne unhe girne nahi diya. Jaise woh apne dard ko chhupane ki puri koshish kar rahi ho. Aarav ke honton par lafz aakar ruk gaye. Woh kuch bol nahi pa raha tha. Uska dil bas ek hi sawaal pooch raha tha — "Yeh sab kab hua… aur kyun?"
Kuch der tak dono ke beech sirf khamoshi thi. Phir Meera ne dheere se kaha, "Aarav… main tumhe batana nahi chahti thi… main nahi chahti thi ki tum itna dard mehsoos karo." Aarav ke andar ek ajeeb si kasak uth rahi thi. Usne thodi tez awaaz me kaha, "Toh isliye tum mujhe chhod kar chali gayi? Mujhe bina bataye… bina kuch kahe?" Meera ne aankhen jhuka li aur halki si awaaz me boli, "Haan… kyunki main chahti thi ki tum mujhe bhool jao… aur apni zindagi me aage badh jao…"
Aarav ke liye yeh baat samajhna mushkil tha. Usne kaha, "Main tumhe kaise bhool sakta hoon Meera? Tum meri zindagi ho…" Yeh sunte hi Meera ke aansu gir pade. Usne turant apna chehra dusri taraf kar liya, jaise woh nahi chahti thi ki Aarav usse rote hue dekhe. Usne kaha, "Isi liye toh main chali gayi thi… agar main tumhare paas rehti, toh tum kabhi aage nahi badh paate…"
Aarav ne uska haath pakad liya. Uska haath thanda tha, kamzor tha. Aarav ka dil aur toot gaya. Usne kaha, "Ab main kahin nahi jaane dunga tumhe… jitna waqt hai, hum saath rahenge… har pal, har lamha…" Meera ne uski taraf dekha, uski aankhon me ek chhoti si umeed ki chamak thi, par saath hi ek darr bhi. Usne dheere se poocha, "Aur jab main nahi rahungi tab…?"
Yeh sawaal Aarav ke dil ko cheer gaya. Usne turant jawab nahi diya. Woh jaanta tha ki iska koi sahi jawab nahi hai. Par phir bhi usne kaha, "Tab bhi tum mere saath rahogi… meri yaadon me, meri har saans me…"
Us din ke baad dono ne faisla kiya ki woh har din ko apni zindagi ka aakhri din samajh kar jeeyenge. Aarav ne apni puri duniya Meera ke aas-paas basa di. Woh usse har jagah le jaata — unki favourite chai ki dukaan, woh purani library jahan woh mile the, aur woh park jahan unki kahani ne naya mod liya tha. Har din ek nayi yaad ban jaati, har pal me ek nayi khushi chhupi hoti, lekin in sab ke beech ek sach hamesha unke saath chalta — waqt bahut kam tha.
Meera kabhi kabhi bahut thak jaati thi. Uska chehra pehle se zyada kamzor lagne laga tha. Lekin phir bhi woh hamesha muskuraane ki koshish karti thi, sirf Aarav ke liye. Aarav bhi uske saamne kabhi nahi rota tha, lekin jab woh akela hota, toh uski aankhon se aansu rukte nahi the.
Ek raat, jab dono terrace par baithe the, aasman me taare chamak rahe the, Meera ne Aarav se kaha, "Agar mujhe dobara zindagi mile na… toh main sirf tumhe hi chahungi…" Aarav ne uski taraf dekha aur kaha, "Aur main har baar tumhe dhoond lunga…" Dono muskura diye, lekin unki muskuraahat ke peeche ek gehra dard chhupa tha.
Din beet rahe the… aur 6 mahine dheere dheere khatam hone lage. Aarav har din ginta tha, jaise har din usse Meera se thoda aur door le ja raha ho. Ek din Meera ki tabiyat achanak bahut kharab ho gayi. Aarav usse hospital le gaya. Doctors ne use bahar rukne ko kaha. Woh hospital ke corridor me akele baitha tha, uska dil zor zor se dhadak raha tha. Har second usse ek saal jaisa lag raha tha.
Kuch der baad doctor bahar aaye. Unke chehre par ek serious expression tha. Aarav turant khada ho gaya aur poocha, "Doctor… Meera kaisi hai?" Doctor ne seedha jawab nahi diya. Unhone bas itna kaha, "Humein aapse kuch zaroori baat karni hai…"
Aarav ka dil aur tez dhadakne laga. Usne darr ke saath poocha, "Kya hua doctor… please batayiye…"
Doctor ne gehri saans li aur kaha, "Sach yeh hai ki… Meera ko sirf 6 mahine nahi… balki…"
Suspense (Hindi in English spelling):
"Meera ko sirf 10 din bache hain…" 😢
Aarav ke pairon tale zameen phir se khisak gayi…
👉 Kya woh in 10 dinon me apne pyaar ko poora kar paayega?
👉 Ya waqt phir se usse sab kuch cheen lega…? 💔