Saal 2022...
Ania aur Ariz ke rishte ko kaafi mahine ho chuke the.
Dono ki baatein, hasi-mazaak aur chhoti-chhoti nok-jhok... sab kuch bahut achha chal raha tha.
Ania ko lagne laga tha ki shayad ab uski zindagi mein sab theek ho raha hai.
Usne Ariz par poore dil se bharosa kar liya tha.
Lekin...
Ek din sab kuch badal gaya.
Ariz ka phone kharab ho gaya tha. Isliye usne apna Instagram account Ania ke phone mein login kar diya.
Ania waise hi uski chat list dekh rahi thi.
Tabhi uski nazar ek ladki ki chat par padi.
Jab usne woh messages padhe...
To uske pairon tale zameen khisak gayi.
Uska dil zor-zor se dhadakne laga.
Aankhon mein aansu aa gaye.
Jis insaan par usne itna bharosa kiya tha...
Aaj wahi uske bharose ko tod chuka tha.
Ania ne turant Ariz ko call kiya.
Ania: "Ariz... ye sab kya hai? Kya tumne mujhe cheat kiya? Ye ladki kaun hai? Agar usse hi pyaar karte ho, to mere saath relationship mein kyun aaye?"
Ariz kuch der tak chup raha.
Phir dheere se bola—
Ariz: "Ania... mujhse galti ho gayi. Please mujhe maaf kar do."
Ania ki aankhon se aansu ruk hi nahi rahe the.
Ania: "Galti? Isse galti nahi kehte, Ariz... isse choice kehte hain. Ye sab tumne apni marzi se kiya hai."
"Kya kami reh gayi thi mere pyaar mein?"
Ariz ne sir jhuka liya.
Ariz: "Woh meri fufu ki beti hai... aur waise bhi log do shaadiyan karte hain. Agar maine do ladkiyon se baat kar li to kya ho gaya?"
Ye sunte hi Ania ka dil aur toot gaya.
Ania: "Kya kaha tumne?"
"Maine tum par bharosa kiya... tumhare liye apne ghar walon se takra gayi... tumhe apni zindagi ka har sach bataya... aur tumhare liye ye sab sirf mazaak tha?"
Ariz ko apni galti ka ehsaas hone laga.
Ariz: "Please Ania... ek mauka de do. Kasam se dobara aisa kabhi nahi hoga."
Ania ne aansu pochhe.
Uski awaaz ab bilkul shaant thi.
Ania: "Nahi, Ariz."
"Jahan bharosa toot jaata hai... wahan rishta bhi khatam ho jaata hai."
"Aaj ke baad mujhse kabhi raabta mat karna."
Itna kehkar Ania ne call kaat diya.
Usne Ariz ko har jagah se block kar diya.
Us raat Ania bahut royi.
Usse sirf Ariz ke jaane ka dard nahi tha...
Usse us bharose ke tootne ka dard tha, jo usne itni mushkil se kisi par kiya tha.
Kuch din tak dono ke beech koi baat nahi hui.
Phir ek din Ania ke phone par Sabnam ka call aaya.
Sabnam: "Ania, kaisi ho? Tum dono ke beech kya hua?"
Ania ne chup-chaap saari baat bata di.
Sabnam ne gehri saans li.
Sabnam: "Ariz ko apni galti ka bahut pachtawa hai. Woh baar-baar keh raha hai ki usse ek mauka de do."
Ania chup rahi.
Sabnam: "Ek baar meri baat maan lo. Shayad is baar sab theek ho jaaye."
Ania ke dil mein bahut uljhan thi.
Usse darr tha...
Ki kahin dobara uska bharosa na toot jaaye.
Lekin usne Sabnam ki baat maan li.
Ania: "Theek hai... sirf ek aakhri mauka."
Sabnam khush ho gayi.
Sabnam: "Thank you, Ania. Main usse bata deti hoon."
Us din ke baad Ania aur Ariz ki baat phir se shuru ho gayi.
Ania ne socha...
"Shayad is baar sab badal jaayega..."
Lekin use nahi pata tha...
Ki ye sirf ek naye dard ki shuruaat thi.
To Be Continued...