"Kabhi kabhi zindagi me kuch aise log aa jaate hain… jinse hum directly nahi, balki kisi aur ke through jud jaate hain."
Us din main apni coaching ke baad apni friends ke saath ghoomne gayi thi. Mausam thoda halka sa thanda tha, aur hum sab hasi-mazaak karte hue road par chal rahe the. Sab kuch normal tha… jab tak meri nazar ek jagah jaa kar ruk nahi gayi.
Woh wahan khada tha.
Simple sa… par usme kuch alag tha. Uska style, uska khada hone ka tareeka… aur uski aankhon me ek ajeeb si calmness. Pata nahi kyun, par use dekhte hi mera dil thoda fast beat karne laga.
"Mujhe woh ladka accha laga…" maine dheere se apni friend ke kaan me kaha.
"Achha? Kaun?" meri friend ne tease karte hue pucha.
Maine halka sa uski taraf ishara kiya. Mere friends bhi use notice kar chuke the, aur ab sab mujhe chidhane lage the. Main bas chup si ho gayi… par sach ye tha ki meri nazar baar-baar usi par jaa rahi thi.
Mujhe bilkul nahi pata tha ki woh ek din meri life ka itna important hissa ban jayega.
Us din ke baad sab normal chal raha tha… main apni life me busy thi. Lekin ek din meri badi behen ne kuch aisa kar diya jo meri story ka turning point ban gaya.
Usne meri Instagram ID se us ladke ko "Hi" message kar diya.
Main shock me reh gayi.
"Yeh kya kar rahi ho tum?" maine ghabra kar pucha.
Par tab tak der ho chuki thi…
Uska reply aa chuka tha.
Aur sabse badi baat—
Use lag raha tha ki woh main hoon.
Us din ke baad roz baatein hone lagi. Lekin sach ye tha ki main nahi, meri behen usse chat kar rahi thi… aur main bas side me baith kar sab dekh rahi thi.
Kabhi-kabhi main uski chats padhti… aur bina reason ke muskurane lagti. Mujhe uski baatein acchi lagne lagi thi, uska care karna, uska interest dikhana… sab kuch.
Din beetne lage… aur main dheere-dheere usse feel karne lagi, bina usse directly baat kiye.
Phir ek din… usne propose kar diya.
"Mujhe tum pasand ho… kya tum meri girlfriend banogi?"
Meri behen ne pehle thoda drama kiya, jaise soch rahi ho… phir usne "haan" bol diya.
Lekin use ab bhi lag raha tha ki woh main hoon…
Shayad yahi meri story ka sabse bada jhoot tha.
Kuch dino tak sab thik chalta raha, lekin phir meri behen ka interest dheere-dheere khatam hone laga. Usne usse ignore karna start kar diya.
Woh roz message karta…
"Good morning"
"Tum kaisi ho?"
"Reply kyun nahi kar rahi?"
Par uske messages bas "seen" reh jaate… ya kabhi wo bhi nahi.
Mujhe andar se bura lagne laga.
Pata nahi kyun… par uska wait karna, uska ignore hona… mujhe hurt kar raha tha.
Main khud samajh nahi pa rahi thi ki main itna kyun feel kar rahi hoon… jab ki maine usse kabhi directly baat bhi nahi ki thi.
Par shayad dil ko reason ki zaroorat nahi hoti…
Aur phir…
Ek din maine decide kiya—
"Ab main usse baat karungi…"