Zindagi kabhi rukti nahi… chahe dil toot jaaye, ya sapne bikhar jaayein. Waqt apni raftaar se chalta rehta hai, aur humein bhi chalna padta hai, chahe dil maane ya na maane.
Piyush se baat hue aaj do mahine beet chuke the.
Sirf do mahine… par mehsoos aise ho raha tha jaise saalon ka faasla aa gaya ho. Har din ek jaisa lagta tha—khamosh, bojhila, aur thoda sa adhura.
Main normal hone ki koshish kar rahi thi.
Ghar walon ke saamne hasna, baatein karna, unke saath waqt bitana… sab kuch theek dikhana. Par andar se main bilkul khaali ho chuki thi. Jaise kisi ne meri rooh ka ek hissa chheen liya ho.
Har raat sone se pehle meri ek hi aadat ban gayi thi—uska chat open karna, uska "I love you" padhna, aur chupke se ro dena.
Kabhi kabhi main uski profile picture ko ghanton tak dekhti rehti, jaise woh bas abhi mujhse baat karne wala ho.
Uska number ab bhi mere phone mein save tha. Par call karne ki himmat nahi hoti thi. Kyuki main jaanti thi… ab woh kisi aur ka ho chuka hai.
Yeh sach accept karna sabse mushkil tha.
Ek din main maa ke saath market gayi thi.
Sab kuch bilkul normal chal raha tha—logon ki bheed, dukaanein, awaazein… par achanak meri nazar ek chehre par padi.
Ek jaana-pehchaana chehra.
Mera dil ekdum se ruk gaya.
Piyush… woh saamne khada tha.
Same smile… same aankhein… par aaj kuch alag tha. Uske paas ek ladki khadi thi.
Shayad… uski fiancée.
Mere pair jaise zameen se chipak gaye.
Main bas usse dekhti reh gayi. Dil chillaa raha tha—"Mat dekho… please mat dekho…" par aankhein thi ki maan hi nahi rahi thi.
Tabhi uski nazar mujh par padi.
Dono ki aankhein mili. Ek pal ke liye sab kuch ruk gaya—waqt, awaaz, duniya… sab gayab. Bas hum dono.
Uski aankhon mein wohi dard tha… jo mere andar tha. Par iss baar hum paas hote hue bhi bohot door the.
Usne halki si smile di. Maine bhi muskura diya… ek jhooti si muskaan ke saath. Woh ladki usse kuch keh rahi thi, aur woh uski taraf mud gaya.
Bas… itna hi.
Woh chala gaya. Aur main wahi khadi reh gayi… jaise meri kahani ka last scene chal raha ho. Mere haath thande ho gaye the, aur dil mein ek ajeeb si khamoshi chha gayi thi.
Us raat main toot kar royi. Aaj sach mein mehsoos hua—woh ab mera nahi raha.
Maine usse khud khoya hai.
Par dil fir bhi pooch raha tha—"Shayad agar main us din haan keh deti, toh aaj sab alag hota?"
Yeh "what if" hi sabse bada dard hota hai.
Yeh sawal kabhi khatam nahi hota, aur jawab kabhi milta nahi.
Kuch din baad maine ek decision liya. Main apni life ko aise nahi chhod sakti thi. Main khud ko kho nahi sakti thi.
Maine apni purani diary nikali aur likhna shuru kiya.
Apni kahani, apna dard, apna pyaar. Har ek emotion ko shabdon mein utaar diya. Har aansu ko lafzon mein badal diya.
Dheere-dheere mujhe sukoon milne laga.
Jaise mere andar ka bojh halka ho raha ho.
Jaise main khud ko dobara samajh rahi hoon.
Log kehte hain time heals everything, par sach yeh hai time sirf yeh sikhata hai ki dard ke saath kaise jeena hai.
Teen mahine baad meri life thodi stable ho chuki thi. Main khud par focus kar rahi thi.
Apne sapno par kaam kar rahi thi.
Dheere-dheere main phir se jeena seekh rahi thi.
Tabhi ek din mujhe ek unknown number se call aaya.
"Hello?" maine normally kaha.
Kuch seconds ki khamoshi…
Phir ek awaaz—"Kaise ho?"
Mera dil ruk gaya.
Piyush…
Maine aankhein band kar li.
"Main theek hoon," maine control karte hue kaha, "tum?"
"Bas jee raha hoon," usne dheere se kaha.
Uski awaaz mein woh khushi nahi thi.
"Mubarak ho," maine himmat karke kaha.
"Kis baat ki?" usne poocha.
"Sagai," maine dheere se kaha.
Woh kuch pal ke liye chup raha. Phir bola,
"Sagai toot gayi."
Mera haath kaanp gaya. "Kya?" maine poocha.
"Haan, maine mana kar diya. Last moment par."
Mera dil zor se dhadakne laga. "Kyun?"
Usne gehri saans li. "Kyuki main jhoot ke saath nahi jee sakta.
Maine usse sab sach bata diya. Tumhare baare mein, humare baare mein."
Meri aankhon se aansu behne lage.
Main chup thi, par mere dil mein ek nayi roshni jag chuki thi.
"Ab ghar wale mujhse naraz hain," usne halka sa hansa, "par main khush hoon, kyuki maine apne dil ki suni."
Maine dheere se poocha, "Ab?"
"Ab main tumse poochna chahta hoon… ek baar phir… kya tum mere saath chalogi?"
Meri saansein ruk gayi.
Yeh wahi sawaal tha jiska intezaar maine kabhi kiya tha.
Par aaj main pehle jaisi nahi thi. Main strong ho chuki thi. Main samajhdaar ho chuki thi.
"Piyush," maine dheere se kaha, "is baar sirf pyaar kaafi nahi hoga."
Woh chup raha.
"Humein apne parents ko bhi saath lana hoga.
Warna yeh kahani phir toot jaayegi."
Is baar usne turant kaha, "Main ready hoon. Iss baar poori fight ke liye."
Mere honton par halki si muskaan aa gayi.
"Toh phir ek last try… saath mein."
Zindagi ki kahaniyaan kabhi seedhi nahi hoti.
Kabhi lagta hai sab khatam ho gaya, aur phir ek naya chapter shuru ho jaata hai.
Meri aur Piyush ki kahani bhi waisi hi hai.
Adhoori nahi, bas thodi si delayed.
Ab dekhna yeh hai kya iss baar hum jeet paayenge.
Kya hum apne pyaar ko ek nayi manzil tak le ja paayenge.
Kya family maan jaayegi.
Ya phir zindagi phir koi naya mod le aayegi.
Par iss baar ek baat pakki hai.
Chahe jo ho, main khud ko kabhi nahi khoongi.
Kyuki pyaar zaroori hai, par khud se pyaar usse bhi zyada zaroori hota hai.
Aaj wo sant swabhaav ki ladki ,bahot majboot ho gyi thi....
Akhir ham kaise manayege apne ghar walo ko....
Abb kya sach me meri jindagi ,koi nya pnna likhne wala tha..
Kya mera pyar, mere sapne ,fir se puri tarah mil jayege ...
Jo sapna maine bachpan me dekhe the..
kya mai doctor ban paungi, par kaise meri padai to ruk chuki thi.
Kya hospital khul payega...
👉 abb suru hone wali thi mere pyar ki ladai.... ..