Chapter 19

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Lunch ke liye kisi Restaurant jaane ke bajae unho ne ek park ka rukh kiya tha jahan ke ain samne kuch dukane thi jahan sandwiches aur pizza mil rahe the jab Zalaan do sandwiches aur pizza ka chota sa dibba haath me le ke aaya aur wahan beth ke Eyila ke samne khol ke rakha to Eyila ne thank you kehte sandwich pakra aur chote chote bite lete khana shuru kiya.

"Lunch maine karwana tha waise"

Woh kuch lamhe ki khamoshi ke baad boli to Zalaan ne kuch na kaha aur khamoshi se khaata raha. Us waqt woh jazbaat aur uske dil ka jo haal tha use samjhna sambhal na bohat mushkil lag raha tha.

"Khamosh kyun ho..?"

Gehri khamoshi ko Eyila ne tora aur door kahin ghaas pe bethe logon ko dekhta Zalaan dheere se bola.

"Hamia aur Hamish ko saath lana chahiye tha woh kitna khush hote"

Woh bola to Eyila ne kuch lamha use dekha phir sar ko haan me hilaya.

"Kyun kar rahe ho Zalaan?"

Zalaan ne ab bhi use nahi dekha tha lekin jawab diya tha.

"Kya..?"

"Mere bacho ki parwa, mera khayal kyun kar rahe ho yeh sab?"

"Kya woh mere bachey nahi?"

Is baar Zalaan ne use gardan mor ke dekha tha na gussa tha chehre pe na koi shikayat bas sawaal tha.

Eyila use kitne lamho tak dekhti rahi aur sochti rahi woh shaks un bacho ki khatir kya kya karta tha woh beshak use na batae na dikhae woh jaanti thi. Hamia ke school me hone wale ek do masle woh use batae bagair hal kar chuka tha aur Hamia ke saath uske dyslexia ko behtar karne ke liye uske saath mehnat bhi karta taake uske hisaab ka koi tareeka dhoond sake.

Hamish jo ke use qabool nahi kar paa raha tha Zalaan ne apne tareeke se uske aur apne beech ka faasla kam kiya tha aur ab bhi aksar woh uske kahe bagair uski kitni baate samjh jaata.

Woh kese inkaar kar deti us shaks ko ke woh uske bachey nahi the?

"Yeh kab kaha maine..?"

"Main jo bhi kar raha hun mujhe khud nahi pata kyun aur kis liye lekin yeh jaanta hun ke tum aur bachey meri zimedari ho aur apni zimedari nibhana aata hai mujhe, maine is duniya ki talkhi ko bohat kareeb se dekha hai bohat kuch khoya hai un bacho ke liye yeh nahi chahta"

Woh ek second ke liye ruka maazi ka dard ankho me bhar aaya tha.

Eyila ne use is tarah dekha jese bas use samjhna chahti ho lekin phir ulajh jaati ho bikul kisi uljhi hui dor ki tarha. Woh shaks kabhi uski samjh me nahi aata tha woh sab kaam woh karta tha jinki na Eyila ko aadatt thi na hi umeed.

"Aisa kya hua tha tumhare saath..?"

Eyila poochey bagair reh na paayi. Zalaan ne usse nazre ab bhi na milayi thi aur dheere se bola.

"Ghar chalen?"

Woh use kya batata aur kya chorta usne baat ko wahin khatam karna chaha tha. Apne andhere me use gira ke use kya milna tha.

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Maazi

Use aaj bhi woh din bohat achey se yaad tha jab woh pehli baar Germany poncha tha. Woh 17 saala larka kitne khuwaab liye kitni chah ke saath us sheher aaya tha peechey kitna kuch chore. Lekin khuwaab, umeed, aur bachpan sab usse sirf kuch hi dino me cheen liya gaya tha.

"Abba!"

Woh airport pe apne ek suitcase aur backpack ko peechey daale khara larka us sirf tasveeron ke zariye yaad shakal ko dekh ke haath hila ke bola to samne khara adher umar halke safaid aur kaale baalo wala aadmi uske paas chalta aaya aur uske samne khare ho ke halki muskurahat ke saath use gale lagaya.

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