No. 0010
Aakhri Phone Call
Papa har raat nau baje phone karte the, bina naaga. "Khaana khaya?", "gaadi sambhalkar chalana", yahi roz ki baatein hoti thin. Us raat bhi phone…
Us Chhat Ki Sham
Hum kabhi "saath" nahi the, phir bhi sab kuch the. Chhat par baithkar ghanton baatein karna, ek-dusre ki har baat yaad rakhna, bina kahe samajh jaana — hamare beech bas wo teen shabd nahi kahe gaye the.
Us aakhri shaam, jab wo shehar chhodkar ja raha tha, hum dono usi chhat par baithe the. Maine socha shayad aaj wo kahega. Usne bas itna kaha, "tum bahut acchi dost ho." Main muskuraayi, kuch nahi boli. Andar hi andar kuch toot gaya, par bahar se sab samaanya dikha.
Aaj bhi jab koi mujhse poochta hai "kya kabhi kisi se pyaar hua?", main nahi jaanti kya jawab doon. Hum kabhi ek-dusre ke nahi hue, isliye kisi ko ye dard samajh mein nahi aata. "Almost" rishton ka sabse bura hissa yahi hai — tumhe alvida kehne ka bhi haq nahi milta, kyunki duniya ki nazar mein to kuch tha hi nahi. Par mere liye, wo chhat aaj bhi sabse bhari jagah hai.
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