Faasla-e-Deewar

Chapter 5

Ek pal me humari sari duniya ulat jaati he. Hum soch bhi nahi sakte ke agle pal me humare saath kya ho jae ga aur idhar hum apni puri zindagi plan kar ke beth jaate hen.
Ye najane insano ki masoomi he ya bewakufi?

Wahan har jagah roshni thi aur hujoom tha lekin uske bawajood wahan har cheez adhere me giri hui thi aur us andhere me kahin khoye hue do insan wahan mojood the. Raima aur Rayah ke aas paas ke ghar ke kuch log kuch dost aur uske chacha wahan unke paas mojood the. Hall me log bohat the lekin khamoshi ke saath koi bhi kuch nahi bol raha tha. Wahan sofe per bethi Rayah ke baal bikhre hue the uski poni me bandhe baal jese bandhe hue bhi bikhre hue the lekin use koi fikar nahi thi. Log uske aas paas aa kar beth rahe the kuch log ro bhi rahe the aur kuch bas khamoshi se apne afsous ka izhar kar rahe the.
Shayad ab tak aye kisi ek shaks ki baat bhi Rayah ne nahi suni thi.
Woh betassur chehre ke saath bethi thi. Use ab tak samjh nahi aa raha tha ke uske saath hua kya tha. Aur kyu hua tha.

Aaj subha ki call se Rayah ko yeh khabar di gayi thi ke Mahnoor jis jahaz me gayi thi woh jahaaz yak dam hone wali kharaabi ki wajah se crash kar gaya tha. Aur woh jahaaz itni buri tarah crash hua tha ke kisi ki dead body tak dasteyaab nahi ho payi thi.

Ek hi pal me unho ne sab kuch kho diya tha. Apni maa apni best friend. Kese ho sakta tha aise? Aur kyu hua tha aise? Unhi ke saath kyu? Shayad yeh koi bura khuwab tha. Lekin agar aisa tha to uaki ankh kyu nahi khul rahi thi. Woh is bure khuwab se jaagna chahti thi. Lekin nahi jaag paa rahi thi.

Uljhan hi uljhan thi. Ek beyaqeeni aur besakooni ki daldal thi jisme woh phasti jaa rahi thi. Use kisi ki awaaz sunai nahi de rahi thi kuch samjh nahi aa raha tha lekin tabhi uske kaan me ek awaaz pari thi jis per woh chonki thi aur usne pehli dafa sar utha kar apne aas paas dekha tha.

"....Raima...."

Uske mu se ek naam nikla tha.
Woh yak dam uth khari hui aur apne aas paas dekhne lagi uske chehre per pehle se bhi zada gabrahat zahir thi.

"Rayah kya hua he beta?"

Uski chachi uske kareeb ayi thin lekin Rayah us waqt apne hawaas  me nahi thi. Woh musalsal Raima ka naam liye idhar udhar dekh rahi thi.

Aur phir upar ki taraf bhaagi thi jahan se use kisi ki awaaz ayi thi.
Woh upar ayi to uski Ammi ke kamre ka darwaza khula hua tha aur woh door se hi dekh kar wahan jam gai thi. Bed ke paas zamin per bethi Raima cheekh cheekh kar ro rahi thi. Uske paas Zarah use chup karwane ki puri koshish kar rahi thi jis me woh kamiyab nahi ho paa rahi thi.

"...AMMI..AMMIIII..."

Uske labon per sirf ek hi naam tha.

Raima bohat hassas thi aur apni maa ke sab se kareeb bhi. Uske liye apne Baba ki mout ke gam se bahir nikal na itna mushkil tha aur ab uski maa... use kuch samjh nahi aa raha tha ke woh kya kare kya kahe ... ansu khud ba khud gir rahe the.

Rayah ahista se chalti hui uske kareeb ayi aur ghutno ke bal uske samne jhuki. Raima ne usi tarah rote hue apna sar apne haatho me diya hua tha. Lekin usne sar uthaya tha jab use apne haath per kisi ka haath mehsoos hua tha.

Rayah ki ankho me pehli dafa nami ayi thi. Raima ne use kuch der dekha aur phir uske gale lag gai. Aur phir se dhare maar maar kar rone lagi. Rayah ne usse puri mazbooti ke saath apne gale se laga liya tha.

"Rayah..Ammi...."

Raima ne usi tarah rote hue kaha tha Aur Rayah ke andar jese kuch toota tha aur ankho me utre hue woh ansu uske gaalon per behne lage the. Woh jo ab tak kisi mujasme ki tarah bethi hui thi ab woh bhi uske saath rone lagi thi. Sisak sisak kar...