समय

Sikke Ka Dusra Pehlu

Haseena removed the former's hand from hers and went outside. Shivani, thinking she had lost all hope, turned around and sat on the corner of the bed. Tears were about to start flowing down her face when she heard a voice,

"Tera mujhse hai pehele ka nata koiiii!!!!"

Shivani felt a sudden surge of happiness on her face as she rushed outside with the speed of light. There, she saw Haseena standing on the table with a bottle of rum in her hand, using it like a microphone.

"Yunhi nahi dil lubhata koi!!!!", Haseena sang further, giving her hand to the lady. Shivani grabbed it with a whole hearted smile and both started singing together in their not so singer voice,

"Janeeee tuuuuuuuuuu Yaaaa jannneeee naaaaaaaa Mannneee tuuuuuu yaaa maneee naaaa!!!".

"Haseena popped open the cap of the bottle, reminiscent of old days, and made Shivani drink directly from it. As Shivani looked towards the bottle and then at her friend, she drank the half of it like their usual ritual, Haseena then looked towards the remaining half and uttered,

"Sirf tumhare liye Shivu!!". She drank the whole remaining bottle in one go. Feeling drowsy with it, both abruptly sat on the table holding the empty bottle.

Haseena indeed felt like she was floating on the nth sky after having alcohol for the first time in almost ten years. She uttered, "Hame maf kardo Shivu! Hamare dard mai itne kho gaye the ki nahi jan paye, ki galati tumharii kabhi thi hi nahi! Tumhare apno ki thi.. Tum bhi toh hamari tarah dhoke hi khaye ja rahi thii uss samay! Hame maf kardo ham nahi samajh paye tumhe, nahi sath de paye tumhara! Nahi reh paye jaha ek dost hone ke nate hame rehna chahiye tha! Jabki tumne hamesha Ammi Abbu ka khyal rakha hai!!".

Shivani pulled the lady in her embrace hugging her tightly she replied, "Mafi mangkar hame aur sharminda mat kar Hassu! Mafi toh hame mangnii chahiye!! Please hame hamari Haseena lauta de, hamari dost wapis lauta de bas yahi chahte hai!!".

Haseena hugged her best friend tightly, and whispered, "Iss sharab ki bottle ko dekho Shivu, yai khali hai iska matlab aapki dost ne hi khali hogi na madam!!".

Shivani looked towards the lady, feeling like she would start dancing any moment with the joy and happiness. Aa both stayed in their hideout, enjoying their moment like old days.

After a while, both had enough alcohol in their bodies, resisting any more. They sat on the sofa, almost lying like dead zombies on it. Haseena said,

"Janti ho, Ham jab ayodhya chor kar ja rahe the na! Uss pal kitni bar laga ki tujhe ek bar milke jaye, lekin tujhpe itna gussa thanna aur sath hi ham tujhe milne ke bahane kisi aur ki shakal nahi dekhna chahte the!! isiliye nahi aaye!".

Shivani managed to sit on the couch properly looking at the lady through her hazy vision, she replied, "Ab iss sab baton ka kya fayada Hassu, waisebhii uss ghar se ham nata tod chuke hai! Aue jiss shaksh ki tu bat kar rahi hai wo bhiii bohot jald wo ghar chorne wali hai..".

"Kya bat hai! Kiske liye lekin? Abhi kyu? Jab wqt tha tab toh kayar bane chip gaye the wotoh!!", Haseena replied.

"Tujhe chadh gayiiii hai chudel, hamne kaha wo ghar nahi duniya hi chorne wali haiiii....", Shivani uttered almost loosing her consciousness.

The words drained all the alcohol intoxication from the latter's body. She stood straight, unable to utter anything as her mind was still not ready to believe it. Tears started running down her cheeks, proving that her heart still beat for that one person who betrayed her in every possible way.

She didn't know where she was walking, where she was heading, her mind and heart just wanted to know the exact truth, that's it! She just wanted to hear that what she heard was wrong in every way.