Kya kahain kitne mraasim thay hmare us se,
Woh jo ek shakhs hay munh pher kr jaane wala
~ Faraz

6 years later

Manta hun, ke main us ke qabil nahi.
Hmara kaheen se koi mail nahi. Agar wo aasman hay to main zameen, usmai aur mjhmai umr ka bhi farq hay, magar ... mohabbat umr dekh kr kb hoti hay? Us din se le kr aj tk, in do saalon mai hr ek din maine usse yaad kya hay. Mjhe pata hi na chl ska kb meri pashemani , ehteram ka rang aurhne lagi, aur phir ehteram sabr ki kalaiyon se chooth kr mohabbat ki panah dhundne lga aur phir kb mohabbat deewangi mai tbdeel hui.

Ek afsurda si muskurahat ke sath maine apne sar ko jhtak kr dubara uski painting pr deehan dena shuru kya, koi kotaahi mjhe gawara nahi thi. Uske chehre ki masoomiyat aur uski ankhon se chalakti masti ko main apne khyalon main piro kr uski tasweer bnane mai ek bar phir kamyab hogya tha.

Introducing Sajal Ali as Hooriya

Mere kmre mai chaaron su maujud uski tasweerain mere bejaan wajood ko sansain bakhshti thi, wo meri zeest ka la'haasil sahi meri be'wuqqat zindagi ka aabe-hayat thi. Sirf kmre mai hi nahi , mai uski tasweero ko khaako ki shakal mai mehfooz apne paas apni sketchbook mai bhi rkhta tha.

Uski ye tasweer maine college ke farewell party ke din li thi, jb wo siyaah gown main apne khubsurat lmbe baalon ko azaad chore huay ksi waqt ki malika se km nahi lgrhi thi. Main uss party main caterer bn kr gya tha.

Aj bhi yaad hay uski wo muskurahat jo maine apni ankhon mai qaid krli thi aur jiska khaaka maine apne dil mai tyyar kr rkha tha.

Main uss din bhi college main tha jb mjhe ilyana ne btaya tha ke wahan pr literature society ki traf se ek drama organize kya gya hay aur jsmai un dono ne hissa lya hay. Jb main uske makeup room main chupa hua usse khudko nikharte huay dekha tha.

Main waheen khara tha, konay mai rkhe buxon ke piche usse dekh rha tha. Theek nahi tha mera use yun dekhna, magar main kya krta mjhe usse mohabbat jo thi.

Dopatte ko sar pr tikate huay, uss ne sajne ke baad ek akhri baar apne aks ko aainay main dekha tha. Kya zrurat thi usse aaina dekhne ki? Agar wo meri ankhon main dekhti...

" Kahan ho, main tmhe kb se bula rhi hu? Ahad!!!! Kahan ho? Convocation ke liye der horhi hay "

Jese hi mjhe Hooriya ki awaaz ayi maine foran sketchbook ko band kya uar usse jaldi jaldi main chupane ki koshish ki. Wo mjhe dhundte huay hostel ke backdoor ki traf agayi thi.

' Kaheen nahi. Yahin tw hu, tmhare paas. '

Uske chehre pr aati laton ko maine bekhyali se uske kaano ke piche kya.

" Tmhe mjhse mohabbat hogyi hay kya? Hahaha. "

Hnste huay us ne apna sar beyaqeeni ke tasuraat lye halka sa jhatka aur mere mathay pr apna hath mara.

" Bewaqoof aesa mat krna. Tmhe pata hay na baba ne mera rishta tay krlya hay. Aur chalo abhi tm yahan kya kr rhe ho, event start hochuka hay. "

' Tm ... Mazaq kr rhi ho na? '

" Mai kyu mazaq krugi , sachmai start hochuka hay. "

Introducing Ahad Raza Mir as Ahad

' Nai wo mai... '

Itne mai Ilyana bhagti hui ayi aur uss ne tqreeban hooriya ka hath khench kr apni simt bhagaya.

" Chalooooo Ahad!!!! "

Uss ne mjhe piche murr kr awaz lgai aur mai bus abhi huay inkeshaf ke bojh talay uski awaz ki janib chalne laga.

Kya mai usse kbhi bata pauga, ke mjhe usse kis qadar mohabbat hay?

••••

" Khuda Hafiz. Hum phir zaroor milenge. Main baba ko btaugi ke tum mere sbse ache dost rhe ho. Apna khyal rkhna aur haan, tmhari sketchbook mere paas hay. Main janti hu ke tum mjhse mohabbat krte ho. "

Hath hilate huay uss ne mjhe ussi haseen muskurahat ke sath dekha jo mjhe ...

Wo flight check-in krne ke liye ab andar ja chuki thi, mai usse jate huay yunhi takta raha... Mjhe yun laga jese mjhse meri zindagi door ja rhi hay... Mjhe usse rokna hoga.

' Thehro! '

Tamam quwwat se bhagte huay ksi bollywood film ki trah main usse ain moqe pr rokne mai kamyab raha tha, lekin mnzar thora alag tha. Mjhse chand qadam ke faasle pr hi officers mera taqub krte huay mjh tk pohnch rhe thay.

Saans ko humwaar krte huye mjhe kuch second lagay, mai apne ghutno ke bal beth kr uske samne ussi se mohabbat ka aitraf krna chahta tha ... Mai mazeed waqt nahi zaya krskta tha.

' Hooriya, tum jb ye jaanti ho ke mai tumse mohabbat krta hun tw tum mjhe aese kese chor skti ho? '

" Ooo Mr. Ye koi Indian film location nai hay, hawai adda hay. Yahan pr acting nahi prwazen hoti hain. Chalo niklo yahan se, wrna tmhare sath bohat bura hoga. "

Collar pkrte huay mjhe ek officer ne ajeeb nzron se dekhte huay jhinjora. Ghussa meri ragon main samane laga tha lekin mai...

" Nahi ap ... Chor den inhe. Ye mere ... husband hain. "

Uski traf dekhte huye meri ankhain herat se phelne lagin, uska ye ek lafz mere man ko serab krchuka tha.

" Kya saboot hay apke paas? "

' S. Saboot... '

Uske chehre pr ab hawaiyyan urne lagi thi aur officer usse musalsal tafteeshi nigahon se dekhe ja rha tha. Jo mjhe blkl gawara nahi tha.

" Saboot mai... "

' Ye rha saboot. '

Apna phone nikal kr uss ne officer ke agay krdya tha, jise dekh kr uss ne pehle mjhe aur phir Hooriya ko dekhe jiske baad kuch brbrate huay wahan se chla gya.

" Konsa saboot pesha kya tmne aesa ke wo maan gya? "

' Ye baaten choro.. Main janti hu tmhe mjhse mohabbat hay Ahad pr.. '

Maine uske hath se uska phone le lya tha, wo tasweer mjhe khushfehmi ke sunehre khwab dikha rhi thi.

' Pr mjhe tumse mohabbat nahi. '

Mere hath se apna phone le kr ab wo ja chuki thi. Aur meri nzar mai wahi tasweer grdish kr rhi thi, aur ek sawal tha bas. Sirf ek.

' Kya usse mjhse bilkul mohabbat nahi? Phir ye tasweer! '