"Mishal meeting khatam hone me aur kitna waqt lage ga..?"
Rayah ne ahista se apne saath bethi apni colleague ke kaan me sargoshi ki thi. Shaam ke 6 baj rahe the aur aaj Friday tha use Haweli jaana tha lekin yeh meeting thi ke khatam hone ka naam hi nahi le rahi thi.
"Pata nahi yar. Maine bhi dinner per jana hai mera mangetar baar baar message kar raha he mujhe."
Mishal ne bhi ukhtae hue andaaz me sargoshi ki thi.
"Zahid sahab ki presentation aaj kuch zada hi lambi nahi ho gayi?"
Rayah boli thi aur Mishal jawaab me kuch kehti usse pehle unke boss ki ba roub awaaz ne unke rougte khare kiye the.
"Excuse me Zahid sahab. Aap dono ko koi masla he ya phir presentation me koi kami nazar aa rahi hai to boliye."
Usne Mishal aur Rayah ko sard nazro ke saath dekh te hue kaha tha.
"Sorry...sir.."
Mishal ne kaha tha.
"Aap dono jaa skati hain."
"Sir I'm so-"
"I said leave."
Usne unhe bagour dekh kar theri hui awaaz me kaha tha.
Woh dono sharminda si wahan se nukal gain thi.
"Sorry Mishal meri wajah se tumhe bhi dant par gai."
Rayah ne sharminda ho jar maafi mangi thi aur uski umeed ke baraks Mishal muskurai aur uske gale lagi thi.
"Thank you!"
Rayah use herani se dekhne lagi.
"Isi bahane is meeting se jaan to chuti! Ab main chalti hun! Byee!!"
Mishal kuch bhi sune bagair niche bhaag gai thi aur Rayah wahin kuch sochne me lag gai thi. Kya use meeting khatam hone ka intezar karna chahiye tha? Ya use bhi chale jana chahiye tha?
Woh kuch der sochti rahi phir use khayal aya ke usne konsa humesha ke liye yahan kaam karna tha? Kuch hafte baad chorne wali job aaj jaati kya farak parta tha?
Woh yehi sab sochne me masroof thi jab meeting khatam hui thi aur sab kamre se bahir nikalte aye the.
Woh ab yeh sochne me masroof thi ke use andar jaa kar Nawfal se excuse karna chahiye tha ke nahi?
Tabhi uske saath se guzar kar ek shaks bahir ki taraf bhar gaya tha.
Rayah ne chonk kar use bahir jaata dekha aur kuch der dekhti hi reh gai. Phir kuch der baad khud bhi ghar ke liye nikal gai thi.
Woh jab ghar ponchi to use mulazim se pata chala ke Haider aur Palwasha pehle hi nikal chuke the. Woh parking me hi apna bag pakre khari thi aur Haider khan ko phone milane lagi thi jab Nawfal darwaza khol kar ghar se nikal kar garage me gaari ke paas aya aur use ek nazar dekhe bagair gari me beth gaya. Rayah uski har harkat ko bagaour dekh ti rahi thi.
"Betho."
Tabhi Nawfal ne uski taraf ka darwaza halka sa khola tha.
Aur sard awaaz me kaha tha.
"Main manage kar lun gi."
Rayah ne kaha tha.
Nawfal me is dafa use ghoora tha.
"Driver ko emergency thi woh apne ghar gaya hai. Aur kese manage karo gi tum?"
Nawfal ne jese uktaye hue andaaz me usse pucha tha.
"Main texi -"
"Huh... good! Agar zinda salamat ponch gai to Haweli me mulakaat ho gi."
Nawfal aaj sach me gusse me tha aur uska andaza Rayah ko uske lehje se saaf saaf ho raha tha.
Nawfal ne gari ko back karna hi chaha tha jab Rayah ne darwaze ko khola aur andar beth gayi.
Woh kuch bhi kahe bagair khamosh bethi rahi thi aur Nawfal ne bhi kuch bhi kahe bagair gaari dhora di thi. Kafi der tak woh dono khamoshi se apna safar teh karte rahe the.
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