Marham e ishq

Chapter 23

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Din ba dil bakery ka kaam barta jaa raha tha aur Eyila khush to thi magar is had tak kaam bar jana uske wehmo gumaan me bhi na tha. Usne staff bara diya tha kuch logon ko full time job pe bhi rakh liya jo ke woh pehle soch bhi nahi sakti thi.

Ek dam aise zindagi badli thi ke woh kudrat ke khel pe herat se bas sochti reh jati kabhi kabar. Agar yeh kamiyaabi pehle use mil jaati to uski zindagi me Zalaan kabhi na aata. Ya shayad is tarah na aata.

Lekin uske sabar ka sila tha woh shayad jo kisi bhi tareeke kudrat ne uski jholi me daalna tha. Un sab na milne wali muhabbaton ka marham tha shayad.

Aaj bhi woh takriban 6 baje ghar ponchi thi aur bachey nanny ke hamra dining table pe bethe painting kar rahr the aur samne hi us khule open kitchen me use zoe oma khari nazar aayin.

Woh frypan me chamcha hilati najane kya bana rahi thi jab Eyila bacho se milti un tak aayi.

"Aap kab aayin oma?"

Unse haal ehwaal poochke usne pucha.

"Yeh Hamish sahab ki call aayi thi ke mere haath pe pancake khaane hain maine tumhe call ki tumne uthayi nahi to main khud aa gayi"

Unho ne kaha to Eyila muskura di.

"Bohat acha kiya oma main bhi aap ko miss kar rahi thi"

Woh boli to oma ne shafkat bhari muskurahat se use dekha. Kuch der baad woh bhi haath mu dho ke aayi to sab table pe bethe the. Bacho ki nanny se oma ne pancakes ka pucha jispe usne muskura ke mana kiya aur Eyila se ijazat leti nikal gayi.

"Zalaan ghar nahi aaya?"

Oma ne coffee ka ghoont pharte hue pucha.

"Nahi aaj uski training thi aur koi aur kaam bhi tha keh raha tha late ho jaye ga"

Eyila ne jawaab diya to Oma ne sar asbaat me hilaya. Bachey ab pancake khaa ke lounge me bethe the.

"Khush ho na Eyila? Zalaan ke saath?"

Oma ke lehje me us maa jesi fikar thi jo apni beti ki shadi shuda zindagi ke liye pareshan ho.

"Kabhi kabar shak hota hai apne in lamho ke haqeeqat hone pe is kadar khush hun"

Uske jawaab pe oma ne muskura ke use dekha.

"Zalaan ki nazro me bohat muhabbat hai tumhare liye."

Woh unki baat pe thitak si gayi.

"In buhri ankho me muhabbat aur nafrat ki pehchan hai Eyila. Wohi muhabbat tumhari ankho me bhi hai uske liye"

Unki baat pe is baar usne jese apni ankho ko jhuka liya nazrd chura lena chahti thi jese.

"Lekin meri muhabbat ka kya kare ga woh oma? Mujhse muhabbat kar ke kya mile ga use? Zimedariyan, mushkilaat aur ek tooti aur bati hui biwi..."

Uski awaaz akhir me tooti thi jese.

"Main use kuch nahi de sakti. Main use woh bhi nahi de sakti jo uska haq hai..."

"Tumne usse baat ki hai?"

"Waqti sahi magar is khushi ke chin jaane se darne lagi hun ab...himmat nahi par rahi.."