Vasl e Yaar

Chapter 1

P.S. This story is a mixture of events from the present and the past. So i'll be writing the present in italic font and the past in normal font.
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Adam aur Noor apni dadi ke bachpan ke albums dekh rahe the aur har tasveer pe apne comments pass kar rahe the. Safah palta hee tha jab dono ki nazrei ek tasveer pe rukk gayin. Uss tasveer mei ek larki chehre pe haath rakhe has rahi thi, aur uss ke barabar mei ek larka apni peeth pe haath bandhe kharra, uss larki ko ek halki muskurahat ke saath dekh raha tha.
"Yeh kon hain dadi?"
Adam ne uss tasveer pe ungli rakhte hue apni pyaari dadi jaan se poocha.
"Yeh? Asfi aur Bia!"
Unn ki dadi ki aankh namm hui.
"Woh kon hain dadi?"
Yeh sawaal Noor ki taraf se aaya tha.
"Asfandiyar, mera chota bhai. Aur Anabia, humari khala ki beti aur Asfi ki mohbbat."
"Toh yeh dono ab kahan hain?"
"Ek lambi kahani hai."
Unhone muskura ke jawab diya.
"Kaisi kahani?"
Adam ne masoomiyat se poocha.
"Jaisi Heer Ranjha ki thi. Waise hee yeh kahani Asfi aur uss ki Bia ki hai."
"Dadi humei yeh kahani sunayei na!"
Noor ne zidd ki.
"Jii dadi please!!"
Adam ne bhi haami bharri.
Ek gehri saans leke Aliya ne apni aankhei band ki. Chand lamhon baad kholi aur apne saamne maujood do nanhe bachon ko dekh ke muskurayi.
"Toh yeh kahani shoru hoti hai ek rail ki pattri se."
"Rail ki pattri?"
Adam ne poocha.
"Railway track!"
Aliya ne muskura kar Adam ko uss ki zubaan mei samjhaha.
"Aage batayei na dadi!!"
Noor ne kaha.
Aliya muskurayi aur wahan baithe baithe kaafi saal pehle hone wale waqiyon mei kho si gayin.
Flashback
13 saala Anabia rail ki pattri pe kharri apni taraf bark raftaari se aati train ko dekh rahi thi. Aansu se uss ka chehra bheega hua tha aur woh iss ke age hone wale safar ke baare mei soch rahi thi jab kisi ne uss ko baazu se pakar ke apni taraf kheencha. Anabia zameen pe girrne ki jagah kisi sakht cheez pe aa girri jiss mei se dil ke dharakne ki awaaz aa rahi thi. Sarr utha ke uss ne dekha toh uss ki nazrei shehad rang aankho se mili jinn mei ghussa ubhar raha tha.
Anabia halke se uthi aur uss ke barabar mei theek se ho ke baith gayi. Uss ke uthte hee Asfandiyar bhi uth baitha aur uss pe nazrei jamaye usse ghusse se dekhta raha.
"Yeh tum kya kar rahi thi? Aur kyun kar rahi thi?"
Asfand ne ghusse se bharri awaaz mei poocha.
"Apni jaan le rahi thi. Zinda rahungi toh abba meri bhi shaadi kara dega."
Apne aansuon ke beech woh boli.
"Par tum toh itni si ho!"
"Lekin abba nahi samajhta. Aaj abba ne appa ki shaadi kara di. Woh toh bas 15 saal ki thi, aur jiss se shaadi karayi woh 40 saal ka!"
Anabia ne rote hue bataya.
"Lekin kyun karayi tumhare abba ne shaadi?"
"Kyunke abba jooa haar gaya. Aur uss ke paas dene ke liye paise nahi the. Iss liye uss ne appa ka sauda kar diya."
Asfand beyakeeni se uss ko dekh raha tha. Uss ki samajh nahi aa raha tha ke koi baap itna zaalim kaisay ho sakta hai.
"Par tum fikar na karo, main tumhe kuch nahi hone dunga."
Asfand ne iraada karte hue kaha.
"Par tum ho kon?"
Anabia me masoomiyat se poocha.
"Main? Asfi!"
"Asfi?"
Anabia ne aankhei jhapakte hue dohraya.
"Han. Tumhara Asfi!"
Asfand ne muskurahat dabaye kaha.
"Mere Asfi?"
Anabia ne masoomiyat se phir dohraya.
"Han baba tumhara Asfi! Ab chalo aao mere saath."
Asfand kharra hua aur uss ki taraf apna haath barhaya.
"Nahi! Main nahi aaoungi. Abba meri shaadi kara dega."
Anabia ne sehme hue andaaz mei kaha.
"Main hu na Bia! Mere hote hue tumhe kuch nahi hoga! Main tumhara muhafiz ban kr rahunga. Hamesha!"
Asfand ke mu se apna naam sun ke Anabia ko ek alag kisam ka sukoon mila.
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"Ammi yeh aap ki chai."
Aliya ki bahu ne unn ke aage ek chai ki pyaali barhate hue kaha.
"Shukriya beta."
Aliya ne chai ki pyaali pakri aur muskurayi.
"Dadi aage kya hua??"
Noor ne bekraar hote hue poocha. Uss ke andaaz pe Aliya halke se hasi.
"Ji ammi aage kya hua?"
Ab unn ki bahu bhi apne bachon ke barabar baith gyin aur dilchaspi se poochne lagin.
"Humara ghar khala ke ghar ke bilkul barabar mei tha. Asfi aath saal ka tha jab uss ko shehar bhej diya tha chacha ke paas, Quran hifz karne. Bia 6 saal ki thi tab, issliye uss ko Asfi shakal se yaad na tha. Albata dono apne bachpan se hee apne naam ke saath ek doosre ka naam sunte aaye the.
Jab Bia paida hui, toh khala aur amma ne unn dono ka rishta teh kar diya. Par yeh baat sirf unn dono ke hee darmiyan thi. Iss baat se hum sab anjaan the, ke yeh raaz rakhna hum sab ki zindagiyon pe kya qeher barsane wala tha."
Aliya ne apni aankh se girne wala ek waahid aansu saaf kiya aur unn bachon ki taraf dekha.
"Inn dono ke rishte ke baare mei na khala ne khalu ko bataya tha, na hee amma ne abba ko. Asfi jab wapis lauta toh 15 saal ka tha. Bachpan se hee uss ke dil mei Bia ke liye mohabbat paida kar di gayi thi. Jo itne saal uss se door rehne pe bhi kam na hui."
"Toh phir kya unn dono ki shaadi hogayi?"
Adam ne poocha.
"Agar itni aasani se unn ki shaadi ho jaati toh main tum logo ko yeh kahani na sunati."
Aliya dheeme se muskurayi.
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Anabia ka haath mazbooti se thaame, Asfand uss ke aage chal raha tha. Dono apne gharo ke kareeb pohanche toh dekha ke Naima, jo ke Asfand ki maa thi, apni behen Saima se baatei karne mei masroof thin. Dono apne apne gharo ke darwazon pe kharri guftagu mei mashghool thin jab apne bachon ki awaaz pe unn ki taraf mutawajah huin.
"Salaam khala!"
Asfand ne adab ke saath salaam kiya. Saima ne muskura kar jawaab diya.
"Tum toh Bia se pehle hee mil liye."
Naima ne muskurahat dabaye kaha.
"Sab se pehle mujh se milne ka haq Bia ko hee toh hai!"
Asfand ne aisay lehje mei kaha ke dono behenei khilkhila ke has din.
"Asfi, barre toh ho jaao pehle!"
Naima ne apne maathe pe haath rakhte kaha.
"Main itna barra ho gaya hu maa ke apni Bia ki hifazat khud kar saku."
Asfand ke andaaz pe Saima fakhar se muskura din.
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