Raat ka sannata hamesha uske dil ko aur zyada bhari kar deta.
Din mein woh ek normal ladki thi—doston ke saath hansi-mazaak, family ke saath pyari si beti, aur duniya ke liye ek strong aur khush insaan.
Magar jaise hi andhera chhata, uska asli chehra samne aata… ek aisi ladki jo khud se lad rahi thi, jo khud ko samajhne ki koshish kar rahi thi.
She was surrounded by people, yet she was alone.
She was loved by many, yet she felt empty.
She laughed the loudest, yet cried the hardest when no one was watching.
Woh roz raat bed par late hue apne dil se ek hi sawal poochti —
"Kya kabhi koi aayega jo mujhe waise samjhe jaise main hoon? Jo mere muskaan ke peeche छुपा dard dekh sake?"
Aur phir uske khayalon mein ek chehra ubhar aata…
Aisa chehra jo usne kabhi dekha nahi tha, par mehsoos kiya tha.
Aisi aankhein jo uski rooh tak dekh leti… aisi baatein jo uske zakhmon par marham ban jaati.
Uska dil maanta tha, ek din woh shaks uski zindagi mein zaroor aayega.
Lekin uske dimaag ko pata tha… shayad woh shaks kabhi exist hi nahi karta.
Aur tabhi uske dil se halki si aawaaz nikalti—
"Kya tum waaqai ho… ya sirf meri tamanna?"
Usne apni balcony me chand ki roshni me usko mohsoos kiya per usko pata hai kohi nhi hai wo akeli hai tab wo apne bad per lat gahi for sochne lagi ankhe band karke for wahi nazar ah raha tha jisse me mehsoos karti hai
Raat aur gehri ho gayi thi.
She turned on her side, clutching her pillow tightly, jaise us pillow mein hi uski duniya simat gayi ho. Aankhein band karte hi woh apne khayalon ki duniya mein chali jaati thi… ek aisi duniya jahan woh akeli nahi hoti.
Uske sapne mein ek chehra tha — na poora clear, na poora dhundhla.
Aisi aankhein jo usse dekh kar kehti thi "tum meri ho".
Aisi muskaan jo uske dil ki saari khamoshi tod deti thi.
"Tum itni udaas kyun ho?"
Usne dheere se uske kaan ke paas kaha, uski saanso ki garmi uske dil ki thandak tod rahi thi.
Ladki ne aankhen jhuka kar kaha—
"Kyunki main tumhe chhoon nahi sakti… tum meri duniya mein ho hi nahi."
Woh shaks halka sa muskuraya, uska chehra apne haathon mein lete hue—
"Main tumhare dil mein hoon… aur dil se nikle hue log kabhi door nahi hote."
Uske hoth uske hothon ke bohot kareeb the, jaise agla pal sab kuch badal dega.
Par jaise hi usne usse chhoone ki koshish ki… sapna bikhar gaya.
Aankhen khuli toh sirf khamoshi thi, ek suna sa kamra aur takiye par geeli nami.
Aur usne dheere se khud se kaha—
"Shayad tum kabhi the hi nahi… par fir bhi, main tumse mohabbat karti hoon."