(I know aapko lag rha hoga ki kya pagal ladki hai, bike se jaane ke badle auto se gayi. But us waqt mujhe sirf Ashu dikh rahi thi, aur kuchh bhi nahi! Wo auto jaise jaise mere najro se dur ja raha tha waise waise meri jaan chhut rahi thi. Meri dost, bachpan ki dost, jo 6 mahine pehle chali wo mere saamne thi. Yaar koi bhi paagl ho sakta hai. Mujhe to Shreyas ka khayaal bhi nahi aya. Mere saamne bas ek hi naam tha "Ashu"! 1 ghante tak mai uske pichhe pichhe jaati rahi. Phir achaank se ek restaurant ke bahaar auto ruka. Usme se Ashu nikli... Aur maine bhi auto wahi khada karne ke liye kaha aur auto se utar kar bhaagte bhaagte mai Ashu ke paas gayi. Wo andar jaane hi waali thi ki maine uske kandhe par haath rakha. Wo mudi... Aur mai shocked ho gyi... Haan, wo Ashu nahi thi. Pehli baar mujhse aisi galati hui thi. Tabhi pichhe se Shreyas ne mujhe aawaj dekar bulaaya. Mai palati to maine dekhavki Shreyas bohot jyada gusse me tha. )
Shreyas:. Tum pagal ho gayi ho? Mai pichhle 1 ghante se tumhe aawaje diye ja raha hu aur tum? Tumne ek baar bhi palat kar nhi dekha.
Me:. Par Shreyas, maine ek ladki ko auto me baithte hue dekha, mujhe wo same Ashu ki tarah dikhi, same kapde, same hairs, same chalne ki style... Bas isi liye...
Shreyas:. Ashu.. ashu... Ashu... Got damn it, wo mar chuki hai. Samjhi tum? Hamaare saamne uski chita jalaai gayi thi aur tum? Tum ab bhi... Yaar Shriyaaa... I know wo tumhari best friend thi... Par ab wo nahi hai. Tum kundke baare me nahi par atleast mere baare me to socho... Tum bina kuchh kahe auto me baith kar chali aayi par mai paaglo ki tarah tumhaare pichhe pichhe aa rha tha... Aur tumne ek baar bhi mere baare me nhi socha...?
(Aage kuchh bolne se pehle hi maine Shreyas ko hug kar liya... 2 second baad usne bhi apne haath mere pichhe liye)
Me(Crying):. I'm sorry... Aage se aisa nhi hoga... Pakka wala promise...
Shreyas:. Shri... Ye jo mere dil ki dhadkan hai na jaha tumne apana sar rakha hai... Wo dhadkan apna control kho baithati hai jab tum aise behave karti hu... Agar aisa hi chalta rha to kahi mai bhi Ashu ko tarah...
Me(Shreyas ki aankhon me dekhte hue):. Paagal ho gaye ho? Ek tum hi to ho Maa Papa aur Ashu ke baad jo mere liye mere jaan se badhkar hai. Agar tum jaaoge to mai bhi aa jaaungi...
Shreyas:. I'm sorry yaar... Maine kuchh jyada hi hol diya. Par mai kya karta? Tumhare baare me mai koi risk nhi le sakta...
Me:. I know Shreyas... I can understand... Tumhe explanation dene ki jarurat nahi hai.
Shreyas:. Hmmm... Ab agar aapka ho gya ho, to chale?
Me:. Kaha?
Shreyas:. Tuition aur kaha?
Me:. Ravi se milne?
Shreyas:. Yaar Shriya, kal chale jaaenge...
Me:. Par....
Shreyas:. Par kya? Tum college nhi jaati it's okay... But agar ab tuition bhi nahi jaaogi to kaise chalega? Dekho... Agar kisi ko bolne ka mauka nahi milna chahiye ki Ashu ki wajah se tumhari studies bigad gayi.
Me:. Hmm...
(Fir ham dono pehle mere ghar gaye aur phir tuition ki taraf nikle... Shreyas ki already studies complete ho gyi thi. Wo ab uske Dad ke company me unki help kar raha tha. Shreyas aur mai ek hi college me the. Bas wo senior tha mujhse. Kab dosti hue fir kab pyaar pata hi nahi chala. Shreyas ne mujhe tuition drop kiya. Aur jab mere lecture khatam hue tab tak wo bahaar hi khada tha. Mai na rou isi liye wo pata nahi kitne saare pakaav jokes maarta tha😂. Taaki 1 pal ke liye hi sahi mere chehre par smile aa jaae. Shreyas ne mujhe ghar drop kiya. Par puri raat mujhe nind nahi aayi. Mai subeh hone ka intejaar kar rahi thi. Aur thik 5 cup chai pine ke baad subeh ho hi gayi. )
*Morning*
Maa:. Aaj kaha jaa rahi ho?
Me:. Ravi ke ghar...
Maa:. Ravi? Kaun?
Me:. Aa... Shreyas ka friend... Uske ghar ek party hai, so wahi ja rahe hai. (Agar is waqt Maa ke saamne Ashu ka naam leti to wo phir se mujhe rokne ki koshish karti. )
Maa:. Pakka?
Me:. Maa... Ab aap CID ki tarah puchh taachh mat karo plz... Mai ja rahi hu. Aur haan, nashta bohooootttt awsm bana tha😘😘. Byeeee
(Shreyas ne mujhe building ke niche se pickup kiya aur ham Ravi ke ghar jaane ke liye nikle... Ravi hamaare hi class me tha... Wo Ashu par 2 saal se pyar karta tha... Ek tarfa.... Kyu ki Ashu use sirf dost samjhti thi... 1 saal pehle jab Arvind aur Ashu relationship me aaye fir bhi Ravi ne Ashu se pyar karna band nahi kiya... Ham Ravi ke ghar pohoch chuke the. )
Ravi:. Shriya? Tum? Yaha? Aao andar...
(Ham andar gaye... )
Ravi:. Kuchh loge? Chai or coffee?
Me:. Nahi... Sach lenge...
Ravi:. Matlab?
Shreyas:. Jab Ashu ki death hui tab tum uske ghar gaye the?
Ravi:. Haan
Me:. Thik 12 baje tum waha gaye aur uske aadhe ghante baad Ashu ki body niche giri... Ab hame ye bataao ki adhe ghante me aisa kya hua ki Ashu ne suicide kar li?
Ravi:. Suicide nhi ki thi Ashu ne...
Me:. 😨😓Matlab? Tumhe kaise pata? Aur agar suicide nahi tha to kya tha wo?
Ravi:. Murder....
Me:. 😨😨 Kya? Are you sure? Tumhe kaise pata? Aur kisne kiya? Kyu kiya?
Ravi (aankhe niche zukaate hue):. Maine....
Me:. WTF😨😡😡!!!! (Mai uthi aur gusse se Ravi ke paas gayi. Maine table par rakhi knife uthaai aur uske gale par rakh di. )
Shreyas:. Shriya paagal ho gayi hai? Ye Kya kar rahi hai? (Shreyas ne mera haath pakd kar mujhe pichhe se khichte hue kaha. )
Me:. Nahi. Ashu ki jaan lene waale ki mai jaan le lungi.
Shreyas:. Tum kaanun haath me kyu le rahi ho? Shriya hosh se kaam lo, josh se nahi...
Me:. Chhodo mujhe Shreyas. Aur tum? Tum pyaar karte the na usase? Yahi tha tumhara pyar? Par ise pyaar nahi Jidd kehte hai... Ghin aati hai tumhaare pyaar par mujhe chhi...
Ravi:.(Mujhe pichhe dhakka dekar) 😤😤 Shut up.... Mera pyaar sachcha tha, hai aur hamesha rahega. Aur pyaar me yaar ki lambi umar ki dua karte hai uski jaan nahi lete...
Me:. (Knife jameen par fekte hue)Pata tha mujhe... Pata tha ki tumne use nahi mara... Kyu ki maarna to dur tum use rota hua bhi dekh nahi sakte the. Mai to yaha is liye aayi thi kyu ki tum aakhri baar usase mile the. Bas isi liye... Aur ab mujhe tum ye bhi bataaoge ki tumne pehle zuth kyu kaha?
Ravi:. Nahi bata sakta yaar....
Me:. Dekho tumhe tumhare pyaar ke khaatir ye sach bataana hi padega...
(Ravi sofe par baith gaya)
Ravi:. Mujhe Ashu ne sham ko 4 baje messege karke raat ko 12 baje apne ghar par bulaya tha... Mai jab Ashu ke ghar 12 baje gaya. Tab mujhe Ashu ne kaha ki usne aisa koi message nahi kiya tha. Ye baat mujhe bhi thodi tedhi lagi par jab pata chala ki Ashu ki death ho gayi hai. Tab mai tumhe aur police ko ye baat bataane wala tha par agale din hi mujhe ek call aya... Unknown number se... Kisi ladke ka phone tha... Use pata tha ki ek na ek din tum mere ghar mujhe ye sawaal puchhne jarur aaogi. Isi liye usne mujhe dhamki di ki agar maine khud par iljaam nahi lagaaya toh...
Me:. Toh?
Ravi:. Toh wo tumhe bhi Ashu ki tarah...
(Shreyas ne mere haath par haath rakh diya... Wo dara hua tha. Uske haath kaamp rahe the.)
Me:. Mujhe?
Ravi:. Haan... Wo ham sabko achhi tarah se pehchaanta hai. Hamaari har ek movement wo jaanta hai. Aur mai ye nahi chaahti thi ki Ashu ki tarah tumhe bhi kuchh ho jaae... Kyuki Ashu ke liye sabse important tum hi thi. Isi liye mujhe tumhe danger me nahi daalna tha.
Shreyas:. Shriya, I think hame yaha se chalna chaahiye.
Me:. Par?
Shreyas:. Par war kuchh nahi... Tum pehle ghar chalo...
(Ham Ravi ki ghar se nikal gaye. Par pure raaste mere dimaag qahi sab kuchh chal rha tha. )
To be continued....
