Chapter 1

1.7K 48 16
                                        

Us chote se apartment ke chote se kitchen me woh baalo ko joore ki surat me bandhe wahan khari do lunchboxes me sandwich daal kar unke dhakkan band kar rahi thi. Saath hi saath frypan se omelette bhi nikal kar woh wahin se cheekhi thi.

"Hamia Hamish uth jao!!"

Kitchen aur lounge attached tha aur uske saath hi do chote kamre the jinme se ek ka darwaza khula tha jis wajah se uski awaaz foran andar chali gai thi. Usne nashte ki plate apne peeche pari table per rakhi thi aur unke saath do glass nikal kar fridge ki taraf bhar gayi jab fridge kholi aur juice ka dabba nikala to woh khali tha. Usne gehra sans liya aur dood ka dabba nikala jo ke akhri tha use glass me daal ke woh khud kamre ki taraf bhar gai.

"Bachoo late ho jao ge utho!"

Usne kaha aur us double bed ke neeche laiti us 6 saala bachi ko halka sa hilaya to usne foran ankh khol li aur phir woh upar laite Us bachi se bohat hi mushabat rakhti shakal wale chote se 6 saala larke ke paas ayi thi. Un dono hi bacho ki shakal usse beyhad milti thi.

"Eyiya sona he abhi"

Us bache ne kaha aur kambal apne upar le liya jabke neeche laiti bachi ab uth kar bahir nikal chuki thi. Usne sar jhatka aur kambal ko hata kar boli.

"Hamish foran neeche utro warna mujhse bura koi nahi ho ga!"

Us bache ne kambal hata kar apni Eyiya ko dekha jo ke bilkul bhi mazaaq ke mood me nahi lag rahi thi. Woh foran uth kar betha to Eyila ke chehre per pehli baar halki muskurahat ayi thi.

"Good boy ab jaldi se mu haath dho kapre change karo aur nashta karo ok?"

Usne kaha aur Hamia ko dekhne bahir chali gai. Woh khud apne kamre se kapre change karke bahir nikli to table per bacho ke paas bethi us kafi umar ki safaid rangat aur safaid baalo wali aurat ko dekh ke halka sa muskurai.

"Zoe Oma kesi hain aap?"

Usne Dutch me unse pucha aur apna bag sofey per rakhti unke samne pari us chothi kursi per beth gayi. Oma dutch me dadi ya nani ko kaha jaata tha aur Zoe uski na hi dadi thi na hi nani magar kuch rishte bagair khooni talluk ke ban jaate.

"Khush aur sehet mand! Yeh alag baat he ke mere bete ko lagta he mujhe old home jaane ki zaroorat hai magar jaanta nahi hai in sab buddho ko maar ke mare gi Zoe!"

Usne halka sa sar jhataka aur has di. Woh is kadar mazboot aur khush dil khatoon thi ke Eyila ko kabhi kabhi rashk hota tha unper.

"Eyila bohat thaki hui lag rahi ho tum chutti kyun nahi kar leti?"

Zoe Oma ne use bohat gour se dekhte hue kaha to Eyila ne sar jhatka aur plate ko Hamia ke aage kiya jo beech me chorne lagi thi aur aage se baalon ki do poniyan kiye bethi us laal galon wali bachi ne mu phulaya.

"Hamia pura finish karo bachey!"

Usne kaha aur mu banati Hamia ko chor kar phir Zoe Oma ki taraf mutawajjah hui.

"Main theek hun Oma aap bas mere liye ziyada pareshan rehti hain."

Nashta kar ke dono bachey haath dhone gaye to Oma bolin.

"Main jab tumhari age me thi to mere itne boyfriends hua karte the larki aur ek tum ho bakery ghar bachey aur kuch nazar nahi aata"

Zoe Oma ne apni charii ko hilate hue kaha aur apne safaid baalo wale joore per aise haath phera jese woh phir 27 saal ki ho gayi ho aur Eyila unhe dekh ke dheemi muskurahat liye uth gayi woh jaanti thi woh uska dil behlaa rahi thi magar phir bhi woh unhe kya hi kehti zimedariyan us per is tarah thi ke us per saans lena mushkil ho jaya karta tha zindagi me aage barna? Woh to is baare me sochna bhi chor chuki thi. Zindagi ki talkhiyan is had tak dekh chuki thi woh ke ab usme aur kuch sehne ki himmat na thi.

Marham e ishqWhere stories live. Discover now