Muskan ki nazar Zayn par padi, aur woh hairan reh gayi ke woh muskurate hue sharma raha tha, uski nazrein Sarah par jameen thi. Yeh manzar Muskan ke liye ghair mutawaqqa tha, aur uske rawaiye ki pechidgi ne usay sochne par majboor kar diya.
"Kya yeh saans le raha hai?" Muskan ne apne aap se sawaal kiya, uski hairat uske chehre par wazeh thi.
"Kya?" Aaliyah ne uski taraf dekha.
"Kuch nahi," Muskan ne la-parwahi se jawab diya aur dheere dheere Zayn ki taraf barh gayi.
"Tum usay pasand karte ho?" Muskan ka sawaal abhi pura bhi na hua tha ke Zayn ne, Sarah ki taraf dekhte hue kaha,
"Bohat zyada."
Lekin foran hi sambhalte hue usne Muskan ki taraf mud kar poocha,"Tumne kya kaha?"
Muskan Zayn ke sharmindagi ke halat dekh kar hans gayi, aur uski muskurahat uske chehre par wazeh thi.
"Main ne poocha tha ke kya tumhein woh pasand hai," Muskan ne phir se kaha, chehre par shararat bhari muskurahat ke saath.
"Nahi, aise nahi hai. Mujhe pehle jo tum ne poocha, woh samajh nahi aaya," us ne kaha, aur uski ghabrahat saaf nazar aayi. Muskan ka shak bilkul durust tha. Usay Sarah pasand thi. Zayn ne apni aankhein sharm se band kar li thi, kyun ke woh nahi chahta tha ke Muskan ko yeh baat pata chale ke woh Sarah ko pasand karta hai. Muskan us ke qareeb aayi, uski chehre par shak ka izhaar tha. Jab Zayn ne apni aankhein khol kar Muskan ko apne qareeb dekha, toh woh dara aur peechay ho gaya. Muskan ka achanak saamne aana usay dar se kaafi chhupa gaya.
"Hah! Tumhe dara diya," Muskan ne ek khush-mizaj muskurahat ke saath kaha, uski bechaini mehsoos karte hue. Zayn ka gussa apne peak par tha, samajh gaya tha ke uski jazbaat Muskan ne pakad li thi.
"Kya main ne tumhe nahi kaha tha ke apna chehra mat dikhana? Aur tum kyun bhatakti aatma ki tarah ghoom rahi ho?" us ne gusse mein kaha.
"Main-i... ruk jao. Main koi bhooth nahi hoon. Aur yeh toh mere best friend ka birthday hai, mujhe aana zaroori tha," Muskan ne apni shaan mein kaha, apni hazri ki wajah ko defend karte hue.
"Toh kya tumhein Sarah pasand hai?" Muskan ne dobara poocha, uski ghabrahat ab bhi saaf nazar aa rahi thi.
"Nahi, mujhe woh pasand nahi," Zayn ne inkaar kiya, lekin uski jhijhak uski asal jazbaat ko zahir kar gayi. Muskan ne uski bechaini ko mehsoos karte hue apne mansubay ko aage badhane ka faisla kiya. Uske zehan mein ek naya plan tayar ho gaya tha jo uski jazbaat ka izhaar karane mein madad de sakta tha.
"Achha, yeh sun kar acha laga. Ab sab kuch saaf ho gaya hai," us ne maqsad bhari nazar se Sarah ki taraf dekha.
Zayn ne haraani ke saath poocha,
"Iska kya matlab hai?"Muskan ne apne aap ko thoda sambhal kar jawab diya,
"Yeh jaan kar acha laga ke tumhare andar uske liye koi jazbaat nahi hai.""Kyoon?" Zayn ne apne sawaal ka jawab chaha.
"Us ladke ko dekh rahe ho?" Muskan ne Mazhar ki taraf ishara karte hue kaha, apne plan ki buniyad rakhte hue.
"Woh denim jacket wala ladka, usay dekh rahe ho?" Muskan ne dubara kaha.
"Ha," Zayn ne jawab diya, apni nazar Mazhar aur Muskan ke beech mein daalte hue.
"Usay Sarah pasand hai."
"Kya?" Zayn ne aise uchal kar kaha ke un dono ka tawajjo unki taraf ho gaya. Muskan ne foran apne ungli se usse chup rehne ka ishara kiya.
"Kyun itna shor kar rahe ho? Dheere bol," us ne kaha, logon ki taraf se nazrein padti dekhte hue.
"Achha, main dheere bolunga. Tum jaari rakho," Zayn ne shikayat karte hue apna awaaz dheema kiya, aur Muskan apne plan ki tadrees ko poora karne mein masroof thi, muskuraye ja rahi thi.
"Toh, Mazhar ko Sarah pasand hai, aur Sarah uski best friend hai, toh maine faisla kiya hai uski madad karne ka takay woh apni muhabbat jeet sake."
"Kyoon tum yeh kar rahi ho?" Zayn ka sawaal tez tha, aur Muskan ko apni baat mukammal karne ka mauka bhi nahi mila.
"Kyun ke Sarah meri best friend hai, aur main chahti hoon ke woh apna haqeeqi humsafar paaye," Muskan ne wazeh taur par jawab diya.
"Usay accha insaan dhoondho, koi aam ladka nahi," Zayn ne musalsal inkaar karte hue kaha, aur uska chehra serious tha, uski bechaini uske chehre par saaf nazar aa rahi thi.
Muskan ne is moka ko apni mansubay mein behtareen lagaya aur apni baat aage badhai.
"Isi liye toh maine tum se puchha tha, lekin tum ne kaha tha ke tumhein usme koi dilchaspi nahi hai," Muskan ne uski taraf ishara karte hue kaha.
"Ha, mujhe woh pasand nahi..." Zayn ne jawab diya, aur Muskan ko is achanak imaandari ne hairat mein daal diya.
"Kya tum sure ho?" Muskan ne apne hawas mein rakhte hue poocha.
"100 percent. Ab mujhe pareshan mat karo, mujhe kaafi kaam hai, is liye main chalta hoon."
"Lekin-"
"Bye," Zayn ne achanak jawab diya aur Muskan ki baat kaat di, phir Sarah ki taraf chala gaya. Us ne kuch lafz Sarah se kahe aur phir chala gaya. Muskan wahan khadi soch mein pad gayi, "Kitna jhutha ladka hai yeh. Aur darpok bhi. Jo bhi hai uss Mazhar se toh behtar hai Sarah ke liye." Usne socha.
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