Ajeet ko hamesha lagta tha ki zindagi ek seedhi si line hai—padhai karo, naukri pakdo, mummy-papa ko proud feel karao, aur bas. Usne kabhi socha bhi nahi tha ki us line ke beech ek aisa mod aayega jo use andar tak badal dega.
Woh mod tha—pyaar.
1. Shuruaat Jo Aasan Lagi
Ajeet ek chhote se sheher ka seedha-saadha ladka tha. Uski duniya zyada badi nahi thi—ghar, coaching, dost aur sapne. Woh apni life ko simple rakhna pasand karta tha. Lekin ek din coaching ke bahar jab usne use dekha, toh jaise sab slow motion mein ho gaya.
Uska naam tha Meera.
Meera ki aankhon mein ek ajeeb si gehraai thi. Woh zyada bolti nahi thi, par jab bolti thi toh seedha dil tak baat pahunch jaati thi. Pehli baar baat hui toh sirf notes ke baare mein. Doosri baar hasi mazaak hua. Teesri baar dono ko intezaar rehne laga—agle din ka.
Ajeet ko lagne laga tha ki usne apni duniya dhoondh li hai.
2. Pyaar Ya Junoon?
Har subah Ajeet ka din Meera ke "Good Morning" message se shuru hota. Raat ko "Take Care" pe khatam hota. Dheere-dheere padhai ke notes kam aur baatein zyada hone lagi. Ajeet ke doston ne bhi mehsoos kar liya tha ki woh badal raha hai.
"Bhai, thoda sambhal ke," uska dost Ravi aksar kehta.
Lekin pyaar mein sambhalna kisko yaad rehta hai?
Ajeet ko lagta tha ki woh sacrifice kar raha hai—apna time, apni neend, apne goals. Lekin use yeh samajh nahi aa raha tha ki woh sacrifice nahi, balance kho raha tha.
Meera ke liye woh har jagah ladne ko tayyar tha. Lekin dheere-dheere Meera badalne lagi. Uske messages kam hone lage. Calls chhoti hone lagi. Aur ek din usne keh diya—
"Ajeet, mujhe thoda space chahiye."
Space. Yeh shabd chhota tha, par Ajeet ke liye poori duniya todne ke liye kaafi tha.
3. Jab Sach Samne Aaya
Ajeet ne khud ko samjhaya—"Sab theek ho jayega." Lekin andar hi andar woh toot raha tha. Usne Meera ko samjhane ki koshish ki, apni feelings batayi, apne darr share kiye.
Lekin ek shaam Meera ne seedha keh diya—
"Shayad hum dono alag-alag raste ke log hain."
Woh pal Ajeet ke liye ek jhatka tha. Usne pehli baar mehsoos kiya ki jis insaan ko woh apni zindagi samajhne laga tha, woh sirf uski zindagi ka ek hissa tha—poori zindagi nahi.
Breakup ka reason clear nahi tha. Na koi bada jhagda, na koi dhokha. Bas feelings ka dheere-dheere khatam ho jana. Aur yeh sabse zyada dard deta hai—jab koi galti bhi na ho aur sab khatam ho jaye.
4. Andhera
Us raat Ajeet ne apne phone ki gallery dekhi. Har photo, har screenshot ek yaad ban chuka tha. Usne socha tha pyaar use strong banayega, lekin ab woh khud ko kamzor mehsoos kar raha tha.
Uska focus chala gaya. Exams kharab ho gaye. Ghar wale pareshaan hone lage. Lekin Ajeet ke andar ek khali pan tha jo bhar hi nahi raha tha.
Usne khud se sawal kiya—"Kya meri sabse badi galti pyaar karna thi?"
Dheere-dheere usne khud ko duniya se alag kar liya. Dost call karte, woh ignore karta. Coaching jaana kam ho gaya. Uski aankhon ke neeche dark circles aur dil ke andar guilt bhar gaya.
5. Ek Sach Jo Dard Se Bada Tha
Ek din Ravi bina bataye uske ghar aa gaya.
"Tu aise kab tak chalega?" Ravi ne seedha pucha.
Ajeet chup raha.
Ravi ne kaha, "Pyaar galti nahi hota. Galti hoti hai kisi ek insaan ko apni poori duniya bana dena."
Yeh line Ajeet ke dimaag mein ghanti ki tarah bajti rahi.
Usne pehli baar socha—kya woh sach mein apne sapne bhool gaya tha? Kya usne apni pehchaan kisi aur ke haath de di thi?
Pyaar ne use toda nahi tha. Usne khud ko tod diya tha—expectations se, overthinking se, aur apni hi kahani mein villain ban kar.
6. Wapas Uthna
Recovery koi movie scene nahi hota. Koi background music nahi hota. Bas chhote-chhote steps hote hain.
Ajeet ne pehle social media se break liya. Phir padhai ka schedule banaya. Har din 30 minute khud ke saath baithta—bina phone ke, bina kisi distraction ke.
Usne diary likhna shuru kiya. Har din apne emotions likhta. Dheere-dheere usne mehsoos kiya ki dard kam nahi hua, par woh dard se bhaagna band kar chuka tha.
Ek saal baad jab results aaye, Ajeet ne top kiya. Logon ne kaha, "Breakup ne motivate kar diya hoga!"
Lekin sach yeh tha—breakup ne usse jagaya tha.
7. Meera Se Dobara Mulaqat
Ek din market mein achanak Meera saamne aa gayi. Dono kuch seconds ke liye chup rahe.
Meera ne muskura kar pucha, "Kaise ho?"
Ajeet ne bhi muskura kar kaha, "Achha hoon."
Is baar uski awaaz mein bojh nahi tha. Na gussa, na regret. Sirf ek sukoon tha.
Usne mehsoos kiya ki pyaar galti nahi tha. Galti thi apni khud ki value bhool jana.
Meera ne kaha, "Tum badal gaye ho."
Ajeet ne halka sa hans kar jawab diya, "Shayad main asli wala ban gaya hoon."
8. Sabse Badi Galti?
Saalon baad jab Ajeet apni kahani likhne baitha, usne title diya—"Meri Sabse Badi Galti."
Lekin andar likha—
"Meri sabse badi galti pyaar karna nahi thi. Meri sabse badi galti thi khud se pyaar karna bhool jana."
Usne samjha ki pyaar insaan ko todta nahi. Pyaar sirf aaina dikhata hai—tum kitne strong ho, kitne dependent ho, kitne khud par tikey ho.
Agar tum khud ko kho dete ho, toh koi bhi insaan tumhe complete nahi kar sakta.
9. Ek Nayi Soch
Ajeet ne apne sheher mein ek chhota sa seminar rakha—"Youth aur Emotions." Wahan usne apni kahani share ki. Log hairaan the ki ek simple ladka itni gehraai se baat kar sakta hai.
Usne kaha—
"Hum log pyaar ko destination samajh lete hain. Lekin woh sirf journey ka ek part hai. Agar tum apni journey hi chhod doge, toh destination ka kya fayda?"
Uski baat sun kar kai ladke-ladkiyon ne apne aansu poche. Shayad unhe apni kahani usmein nazar aa rahi thi.
10. Zindagi Ka Sach
Ajeet aaj bhi pyaar mein believe karta hai. Lekin ab uska nazariya alag hai.
Ab woh kisi ko apni duniya nahi banata. Woh apni duniya mein kisi ko jagah deta hai.
Difference chhota hai, par impact bahut bada.
Usne seekha:
Pyaar important hai, par self-respect usse bhi zyada.
Attachment natural hai, par apni identity khona natural nahi.
Breakup end nahi hota, ek redirection hota hai.
11. Ant Nahi, Shuruaat
Ek shaam Ajeet apne ghar ki chhat par khada tha. Aasmaan pe suraj dhal raha tha. Usne socha—agar woh breakup nahi hota, toh shayad woh aaj itna strong nahi hota.
Kabhi-kabhi zindagi tumhe todti nahi. Bas tumhe shape deti hai.
Usne phone nikala aur apni diary ke last page par likha—
"Pyaar karo. Zaroor karo. Lekin apne sapno se, apni growth se, apni pehchaan se kabhi compromise mat karo. Kyunki agar tum khud ke saath ho, toh koi bhi tumhe chhod kar jaaye—tum tootoge nahi, sirf thoda sa badloge."
Ajeet ki kahani yahin khatam nahi hoti. Shayad kal phir woh kisi se mile. Shayad phir uska dil dhadke. Lekin ab woh jaanta hai—uska dil uski zimmedaari hai, kisi aur ka project nahi.
Aur shayad yahi maturity hai.
Kya pyaar sabse badi galti tha?
Nahi.
Sabse badi galti thi yeh sochna ki pyaar ke bina zindagi adhoori hai.
Zindagi tab adhoori hoti hai jab insaan khud ko chhod deta hai.
Ajeet ne pyaar se haar nahi maani. Usne pyaar se seekha.
Aur kabhi-kabhi, seekh hi sabse badi jeet hoti hai.
12. Naya Sheher, Nayi Pehchaan
Do saal baad Ajeet ko ek achhi company mein job mil gayi. Sheher bada tha, log tez the, competition aur tez. Lekin is baar Ajeet alag tha.
Pehle woh logon ko impress karne ki koshish karta tha.
Ab woh sirf apna best dene ki koshish karta tha.
Office ke pehle din usne ek baat notice ki—log professional mask pehente hain, par har kisi ke andar apni koi na koi adhuri kahani hoti hai. Kisi ka breakup, kisi ka family pressure, kisi ka self-doubt.
Ajeet ko mehsoos hua… woh akela nahi tha.
13. Ek Anjaani Si Dosti
Office mein ek ladki thi—Naina.
Zyada loud nahi, zyada dramatic nahi. Bas balanced.
Unki baat shuru hui ek project se. Dheere-dheere coffee tak pahunch gayi. Lekin is baar Ajeet ne jaldi nahi ki. Na woh future imagine karne laga, na hi possessive hua.
Naina ne ek din seedha pucha,
"Tum itne composed kaise rehte ho?"
Ajeet muskura diya,
"Composed nahi hoon… bas seekh liya hai ki emotions ko control karna zaroori hai, warna woh hume control kar lete hain."
Naina ne uski aankhon mein ek gehra sa dard bhi dekha… aur ek maturity bhi.
14. Jab Purani Yaadein Lauti
Ek shaam Ajeet ghar aaya toh uske phone par ek unknown number se message aaya.
"Hi Ajeet… main Meera."
Uska dil ek second ke liye ruk gaya.
Lekin is baar woh panic nahi hua.
Meera ne likha—
"Mujhe tumse milna hai. Ek baar."
Ajeet ne kaafi der tak screen dekhi.
Pehle wala Ajeet turant haan bol deta.
Naya Ajeet sochta hai—kya zaroori hai?
Usne finally reply kiya,
"Mil sakte hain. Lekin sirf closure ke liye."
Yeh line likhne mein usse teen saal lage the.
15. Closure
Cafe mein dono saamne baithe the. Waqt ne dono ko badal diya tha.
Meera ne kaha,
"Main immature thi. Mujhe samajh nahi tha tumhari value ka."
Ajeet ne shanti se jawab diya,
"Hum dono immature the. Bas maine tumhe apni duniya bana diya tha."
Meera ki aankhon mein regret tha.
"Main wapas aana chahti hoon…"
Woh pal Ajeet ke liye test tha.
Dil ne ek second ke liye purani kahani yaad dilayi.
Lekin usne dheere se kaha—
"Main tumse nafrat nahi karta. Lekin main wapas wahan nahi ja sakta jahan main khud ko kho doon."
Meera chup ho gayi.
Ajeet ne pehli baar mehsoos kiya—moving on ka matlab bhool jaana nahi hota…
Matlab hota hai wapas na girna.
16. Naya Pyaar, Lekin Is Baar Sahi
Naina ke saath waqt beetne laga. Lekin is baar pyaar hawa mein nahi, respect mein tha.
Na roz 200 messages.
Na unnecessary possessiveness.
Na emotional blackmail.
Bas space… trust… aur growth.
Ek din Naina ne kaha,
"Tum pyaar se darte ho kya?"
Ajeet ne sach bola,
"Darta nahi… bas khud ko khona nahi chahta."
Naina ne haath badhaya,
"Phir promise karo, agar kabhi lage ki tum khud se door ja rahe ho, toh mujhe rokne doge."
Yeh line alag thi.
Ismein control nahi, care tha.
17. Sabse Badi Seekh
Saalon baad Ajeet apne seminar mein phir khada tha. Is baar topic tha—
"Pyaar aur Self-Respect ka Balance."
Usne kaha:
"Pehla pyaar aksar galti nahi hota… woh training hota hai.
Woh sikhata hai ki tum kitne vulnerable ho.
Aur agar tum us dard se seekh jao… toh woh tumhari sabse badi taqat ban jata hai."
Log taaliyan baja rahe the.
Lekin Ajeet ko pata tha—yeh taaliyan us struggle ke liye hain jo kisi ne dekha nahi.
18. Aakhri Sach
Ek raat Naina ne pucha,
"Agar Meera ne tumhe chhoda nahi hota… toh?"
Ajeet ne aasmaan ki taraf dekha.
"Shayad main aaj bhi emotionally dependent hota. Shayad main strong nahi banta. Shayad main apne aap ko samajh nahi pata."
Phir usne muskurakar kaha,
"Har heartbreak ek hidden blessing hota hai. Bas us waqt samajh nahi aata."
19. Ajeet Ki Diary Ka Last Page
"Pyaar karo.
Dil se karo.
Lekin kisi ko apna astitva mat banao.
Agar koi chhod kar jaaye, toh use jaane do.
Agar koi saath rehna chahe, toh uska saath tab tak do jab tak tum khud ke saath ho.
Zindagi ka rule simple hai—
Jo tumhe khud se door kare, woh tumhara nahi.
Jo tumhe khud ke kareeb laaye, woh hi sahi."
20. Kahani Ka Asli End?
Ajeet ab bhi insaan hai. Kabhi-kabhi insecure hota hai. Kabhi overthink karta hai. Lekin ab woh apne emotions se bhaagta nahi.
Usne pyaar ko reject nahi kiya.
Usne bas pyaar ko sahi jagah di.
Aur jab kisi ne usse phir pucha—
"Tumhari sabse badi galti kya thi?"
Ajeet ne halka sa hans kar jawab diya—
"Galti nahi thi… bas ek chapter tha. Aur agar woh chapter na hota, toh meri kahani itni strong nahi hoti."