Faasla-e-Deewar

Chapter 10

Shayad zindagi me bohat se gam aur takleefen dekhne ke baad Daa ji aur Bibi jaan ko andaza bhi nahi tha ke unhe abhi apni beti ki mout ki khabar bhi sunni thi..

"Aap jeet gaye...."

Bibi jaan ne apne kamre me bed per Daa ji ke saath bethe kaha tha.
Aur Daa ji ne unhe mur kar dekha tha.

"Aaj aap ne apke bete ne apni apni anaa ki jung jeet li Zawaar Khan "

Daa ji unhe ankhe phare dekhte rahe the.

"Bibi jaan Daa ji ki tabiyat sahi nahi he please abhi nahi...."

Unki baat me dakhal dene wala Azaan tha jo ke abhi abhi unka checkup kar ke betha tha.
Rayah ke us khabar ke dete hi Zawaar sahab ki tabiyat bigar gai thi. Aur ab Azaan unhe kamre me laa kar unhe unki medicine de kar betha tha.

Lekin is waqt koi dawaa unka dard kam nahi kar sakti thi. Pehle hi 25 saal apni beti ke bagair rehne ke baad unho ne uska chehra tak nahi dekha tha aur woh unhe chor kar chali gai thi. humesha humesha ke liye....

Aur yeh dukh ek maa ke liye bohat bara tha woh dukhi maa us waqt yeh nahi dekh sakti thi ke unke samne betha shaks unke shohar the jinse woh beshumaar muhabbat jarti thi aur yeh ke woh bimar the. Unke liye woh sirf ek woh shaks tha jiski Zid ki wajah se woh apni beti se nahi mil payi thi.....

"Zhala ....main..."

Daa ji ne kuch kehna chaha tha jab ke Bibi jaan ne unki baat beech me hi kaat di thi.

"Aap ko araam ki zaroorat he."

Itna keh kar woh wahan se uth gain thi. Zhala Zawaar Khan ek bohat mazboot aurat thin. Jinho ne aaj tak na jane kya kuch nahi dekha tha aur aaj tak dekh rahin thi. Har takleef se is tarah larti thin ke aksar Zawaar sahab heran reh jaate the unki himmat per....
Aur aaj bhi unki himmat aur hosla wese ka wesa tha.

Dusri taraf Azaan tha jo ke kuch samjh nahi paa raha tha. Usne apni phupho ka naam ek do dafa se zada kabhi nahi suna tha lekin kuch yaadein thi jo abhi bhi uske dimag ke kisi hisse me kaid thin.
Phir bhi woh uljha hua tha. Woh larki aise haal me kyun thi? Aur herani ki baat yeh thi ke woh uski cousin thi. Jab woh usse mila tha to woh ek confidant larki thi jo ek ajnabi per gussa tak kar deti thi. Lekin jis larki ko aaj usne dekha tha woh...bilkul bhi wesi nahi thi.
Khouf, pareshani uski ankho me saaf zahir thi woh har shaks ko aise dekh rahi thi jese usne kisi bhoot ko dekh liya ho.
Aur aisa kyu tha yeh usse jaanna tha.

Rayah aur Raima komulazim ke saath kamre ka raasta dikhwa diya gaya tha. Woh dono ab kamre me thi aur khamosh thin.

"Rayah "

Woh dono bed per laiti huin thi jab Raima ne use bulaya tha.

"Tumhe nahi lagta humne galat kiya he yahan aa kar...?"

"Kyun..?"

"Yahan per sab khush the apni zindagi me magan the humne in sab ko bhi pareshan kar diya..."

"Shayad...sahi keh rahi ho tum..."

Rayah ka dil bhi ajeeb bhaari ho chuka tha. Mahnoor uski maa thi to Daa ji aur Bibi jaan ki beti bhi thi.

"Lekin ab kya kar sakte hen hum..?"

Rayah ne kaha tha. Raima kuch der khamosh rahi aur phir kuch bolte bolte ruk gai. Woh aur kahan jaa sakte the.? Wapis ? Us jagah se jesa khouf use aane lag gaya tha woh is bare me sochna bhi nahi chahti thi. Uske baad woh dono ek lafz bhi nahi bole the. Sawaal aur khouf to bohat the magar unka hal ya jawaab koi nahi.

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Thandi hawa uske chehre ko chu rahi thi lekin woh sardi ki parwa kiye bagair garden me tehel rahi thi. Shayad nayi jagah thi jisne uski ankh khol di thi ya phir nayi jagah ek bahana thi use ab neend aati hi nahi thi.... woh wahan per tehel rahi thi jab uski nazar baramde se Haweli ke andar jaate raaste me khare ek shaks per pari thi. Rayah door se bhi us shaks ko pehchan chuki thi. Uski nazar us shaks se kuch lamho ke liye mili thin phir herani aur ajeeb gabrahat ke aalam me woh dusri taraf se andar chali gai thi. Andar jaate hue woh kafi heran thi. Woh shaks use yaad bhi nahi tha lekin aaj use yahan dekh kar woh use pehchan gayi thi aur kafi heran hui thi. Andar apne kamre ki taraf woh be khayali me chali jaa rahi thi jab woh kisi se takrate takrate bachi thi. Saamne Haider Khan khare the.