Chapter 7: Diary Ke Pannon Mein
Ubaidkk diary ke panne ulat raha tha — har line kisi purani yaad ka darwaza khol rahi thi.
Har lafz jaise kahin suna hua lag raha tha, par samajh mein nahi aa raha tha ke kab… aur kahan?
"Chapter One: The Forgotten Pact"
Niche likha tha: "Kim Jo-woon."
Ubaidkk ki saans ruk gayi.
"Ye naam…?"
Tabhi peechhe se ek narm si awaaz aayi —
"Tumhe yaad toh aaya, Ubaid?"
Wo palta…
Aur saamne khadi thi Kim Jo-woon.
Simple si white shirt, halke baalon mein hawa, aur aankhon mein ek dard — jise sirf wahi samajh sakta tha jo khud us dard ka hissa raha ho.
"Tum… yahan?"
Ubaidkk ne poocha, uski awaaz mein hairani bhi thi… aur kuch aur… jo lafzon mein nahi tha.
Kim dheere se muskurayi,
"Main kabhi gayi hi nahi thi… tum bhool gaye the."
Ubaidkk diary ko zor se band karta hai.
"Mujhe kuch yaad nahi… kuch bhi nahi!"
Kim paas aayi,
"Toh yaad dilaun?"
Uske haath Ubaidkk ke haath ko chhoo gaye…
Aur ek flash — ek yaad — ek jhalak:
🌸 Ek purani jagah… hanste hue chehre… Jinroh ke bina chehra… aur Ubaidkk aur Kim — ek kasam ke saath bandhe hue. 🌸
Ubaidkk peeche hata,
"Yeh sab kya hai? Main koi fairytale ka hero nahi hoon!"
Kim ne uski aankhon mein dekha —
"Par tum meri kahani ke hero the… ho… aur hamesha rahoge."
Tabhi diary ki ek aur line khud-ba-khud palti:
"Only when the pact is remembered… can the past be rewritten."
Aur door se wo saya — Jinroh — un dono ko dekh raha tha…
Aankhon mein ek ajeeb si shanti…
Jaise keh raha ho:
"Aaghaaz ho gaya hai."
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