Raat ke 2 baje phone ka vibrate hona koi ajeeb baat nahi thi, par uska naam screen pe dekh kar haath thoda kaanp gaya.
"Kabhi nahi lautunga," ye uske last words the... aur aaj, 7 mahine baad, wo call kar raha tha.
Main terrace pe gaya, thandi hawa chal rahi thi, par andar se kuch aur hi jal raha tha.
Call uthaya. Pehli awaaz: "Tujhe neend aati hai ab bhi?"
Khamoshi. Bas uski saans sunai de rahi thi, jaise guilt hawa me ghul gaya ho.
Maine sirf itna bola —
"Jis din tune mujhe chhoda tha, us din neend bhi chhod gayi thi."