Sara ka heart itna fast beat kar raha tha ki use apni heartbeat clearly sunai de rahi thi।
Library ke corner me ek shadow khadi thi।
Room me sirf ek dim light jal rahi thi, jiski wajah se uska face clearly dikh nahi raha tha।
Sara ne thoda sa himmat karke poocha,
"Kaun ho tum?"
Kuch seconds tak silence raha।
Phir wo shadow dheere-dheere light ki taraf aage badhi।
Jaise hi wo light me aaya, Sara ki aankhen shock se wide ho gayi।
"Maya…?"
Sara ki best friend Maya uske saamne khadi thi।
Sara completely confuse ho gayi।
"Tum… yaha kya kar rahi ho?" Sara ne poocha।
Maya thoda nervous lag rahi thi।
Usne deep breath li aur boli,
"Because… main hi wo hoon jo tumhe messages bhej rahi thi।"
Sara ek second ke liye bilkul silent ho gayi।
"WHAT?!" Sara almost chilla padi।
"Tumne ye sab kyun kiya?"
Maya ne slowly kaha,
"Mujhe tumse kuch important baat karni thi… lekin mujhe pata tha agar main normally bolungi to tum serious nahi logi।"
Sara ab bhi shock me thi।
"Par tumhe future kaise pata tha?" Sara ne poocha।
Maya thodi si smile ki।
"Future nahi pata tha… bas guess kiya tha।"
Sara confuse ho gayi।
"Guess?"
Maya ne explain kiya,
"Mujhe pata tha ki school me exam paper leak hone wali baat chal rahi hai। Aur mujhe pata tha tum lunch break me usually corridor se hi jaati ho। Isliye maine message bheja।"
Sara kuch seconds tak chup rahi।
Phir usne deep breath li।
"Matlab… ye sab ek plan tha?"
Maya ne slowly head nod kiya।
"Actually main tumhe ek important cheez batana chahti thi," Maya boli।
Sara ne poocha,
"Kya?"
Maya ne kaha,
"Tum hamesha apne aap ko underestimate karti ho। Tumhe lagta hai tumhari life boring hai aur tum kuch special nahi kar sakti।"
Sara chup ho gayi।
Maya ki baat sach thi।
Wo aksar aisa hi feel karti thi।
Maya ne smile karke kaha,
"Lekin truth ye hai… ki tumhari life change ho sakti hai। Bas tumhe ek chance lena hoga।"
Sara ne slowly poocha,
"Isliye tumne 11:11 wala drama kiya?"
Maya thodi si laugh kar di।
"Haan… thoda dramatic tha, I know।"
Sara bhi thoda smile karne lagi।
Uska fear ab slowly disappear ho raha tha।
Library me ab silence tha, lekin atmosphere pehle jaisa scary nahi lag raha tha।
Sara ne phone nikala।
Screen par last message ab bhi dikh raha tha।
"You have one chance to change tomorrow."
Sara ne message ko kuch seconds tak dekha।
Phir usne Maya ki taraf dekha।
"Shayad message galat nahi tha," Sara boli।
Maya ne poocha,
"Kya matlab?"
Sara ne smile ki।
"Matlab… har din ek new chance hota hai apni life change karne ka।"
Maya ne bhi smile ki।
Us raat Sara ko ek important baat samajh aayi।
Future koi magical message decide nahi karta।
Future hum khud decide karte hain।
Aur kabhi-कभी…
Life change karne के लिए बस एक छोटा सा step ही काफी होता है।
Allah chapter jald hi aayega.
Thank you 😊