Marham e ishq

Chapter 15

Hamdaan ko jab maloom hua ke uspe aur uske ghar pe hamle ki taiyari ki jaa rahi thi usne sab se pehla kaam apni ammi aur Safa aur bacho ko wahan se door bhejne ka socha tha.

Ammi ko woh Ameerah ke saath bhej chuka tha magar Safa use chor ke jaane ko taiyar na thi. Us shaam jab apni pareshani ke aalam me usne Safa ko call ki to Safa use dari hui lagi. Maloom karne pe maloom hua ke ghar ke bahir se kisi ne firing ki thi aur ghar ke bahir bethe guards me se ek shadeed zakhmi ho chuka tha.

"Safa main ghar aa raha hun bacho ke saath anadar wale kamre me khirkiyon se door ho ke betho"

Usne use kaha aur najane kis tarah ghar poncha tha. Bacho aur Safa ko apni bahon me chupane tak uski dharkane bahal na ho payin.

"Safa bag pack karo aaj raat ki flight hai"

Woh usse peechey hota bola to Safa ne bheege hue chehre ke saath use dekha.

"Hamdaan..aap bhi chalen ge humare saath..!"

"Safa zid mat karo please..! Main abhi nahi jaa sakta bas akhri marhala hai abhi haar nahi sakta"

"Humara kya Hamdaan?! Humare bacho ka aur mera kya? Chor den yeh sab please..!"

Woh rote hue cheekh ke boli thi. Woh is arse me pehli baar is haal me aayi thi ke woh khud ko kaabu na kar paa rahi thi. Hamdaan use khara dekhta raha phir use kandho se thaama.

"Maine tumhare dad se baat kar li hai. Woh tumhe rakhne ko taiyar hain. Please abhi chali jao Safa main tumhare paas aa jaun ga kuch arse me...abhi mera imtehaan mat lo please."

Woh jese muddaton ka thaka hua himmat haara hua dheemi awaaz me bola tha. Sar jhuk chuka tha. Woh sab se lar sakta tha magar usse nahi. Uske liye bhi kar sakta tha lekin usse nahi.

Safa uski halat dekhte chehra morti jaa ke apne bag me samaan rakhne lagi thi.

Airport pe bethi hui woh musal sal apne mobile ko dekh rahi thi. Ek call, ek message kuch bhi mil jata us waqt bas koi ek dil ko aasra dene wale lafz jo uski taiz dhorti dharkan ko thaam deti. Hamdaan ki call uska koi pegaam jo use yeh keh deta ke woh uske saath aa raha hai magar use kuch na mila. Aas pas se guzarte hue log uske chehre pe aate paseene ko pareshani se sard parte tassuraat ko bagour dekh rahe the.

"Beta tum akeli ho?"

Saath me bethi ek aurat ne uske kandhe pe haath rakhte kaha to usne thitak kar unhe dekha aur apne samne pari pram ko halka sa apne kareeb kiya jisme do chote chote bachey laite hue the. Us darmiyani umar ki aurat ne dubara us larki ko upar se neeche tak ghoora.

"Itni pareshan kyun lag rahi ho tum beta pehli baar safar kar rahi ho?"

"Nahi..."

"To phir chote chote bacho ki wajah se? Samajh sakti hoon meri bahu aur bete ke yahan bhi abhi ek hafta pehle hi pyari si beti paida hui he main bhi unke paas America jaa rahi hun lekin tum itne chote bachey le ke kahan jaa rahi ho akeli?"

Woh un aunty ko dekhti phir un do bacho ko aur woh foran apni jagah se uthi aur wahan se chali gayi. Na uske paas koi jawaab tha na hi kisi se baat karne ki himmat woh wahan se nahi jana chahti thi magar uske paas aur koi raasta chora na gaya tha. Dil woh apna Lahore ke hi us ghar me chor ke jaa rahi thi jo har kiz bara na tha magar jahan uski zindagi ki har khushnuma yaad wabasta thi aur woh kahan jaanti thi ke woh yaaden bas yaaden ban ke reh jaane wali thi...

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"Ek baat puchun?"

Gaari ki khamoshi se tang aa ke usne driving seat pr bethe us larke ko dekh ke kaha jo ke 24,25 saal se ziyada unar ka nah tha. Roz woh use lene aata tha roz khamoshi se betha na jaata usse aur usse be fazool sawaal jawaab mazaaq jarta magar jab Eyila usse uske sahab ka puchti to woh jawaab hi na deta aur apni baato se uska dihaan bata deta.