Uzair aur Basement ka Box

Danish Ka Khauf

rat ke 2 baj kar 17 minute ho rahe the. `` site pe andhera tha. generator ka diesel 3 ghante pehle khatam ho gaya tha aur main breaker bhi nichay gira hua tha. mistry rafique ne 3 baar check kiya tha. bijli ka naam o nishaan nahi tha. phir bhi saleem zameen par tarap raha tha. uska jism akra hua tha, munh se jhaag nikal rahi thi, aur baal jal kar uske sar se chipak gaye the. hawa me gosht jalne ki bu thi.

danish bhaagte hue aya. uske haath me chai ka cup tha jo zameen par gir kar toot gaya. "saleem uth bhai, mazak mat kar" usne saleem ka kandha hilaya aur usi lamhe uske haath me halka sa jhatka laga. jese kisi ne sooi chubha di ho. rafique peechay khara kaanp raha tha. "sir qasam khuda ki, bijli band hai. me ne khud breaker giraya hai." danish ne upar dekha. khambay andheray. taar soye hue. neechay saleem ki saans ukhar rahi thi. usi raat usi minute danish ke seenay ke andar kuch toot gaya aur us tootne ki awaz kisi ne nahi suni siwaye uske.

subah 6 bajay darwaza toota. 3 police ki gariyan, 2 media wale, aur ek lamba sa paper jis par likha tha `FIR 322/2024 Qatl Bil Sabab. mulzim danish builder`. danish ne haath aage kar diye. usay laga 10 lakh de kar baat khatam ho jayegi. lekin jab usay thanay ki sard kothri me band kiya gaya to usay samajh aya ke ye 10 lakh wala mamla nahi hai. ye wo mamla hai jis me naam kharab hota hai, izzat bik jati hai, aur neend mar jati hai.

pehle 7 din lockup me guzre. farsh par sardi, upar machhar, aur raat ke 2 bajay usay neend me jhatka lagta. wo uth kar baith jata aur deewar ko ghoorta. wakeel qasim aya aur bola "sir 50 lakh se kam me baat nahi banay gi. saleem ke ghar wale media par aa gaye hain." danish ne kaanpate haath se cheque sign kiya. 50 lakh gaye. lekin case khatam nahi hua.

uske baad jese koi darwaza khul gaya ho. pehle labor court se notice aya `safety violation 20 lakh jurmana`. phir NAB ka khat `illegal money trail`. phir FBR `tax chori 14 lakh`. phir SBCA wale aaye aur project par lal seal laga gaye. jis din seal lagi usi din w******p group me 200 message aa gaye. "sir paise wapas karein" "ye fraud hai" "hum police me jayenge". bank ka call aya "danish bhai 2 karor ki qist hai 15 din me". danish ne kaha "project band hai" to bank wale bole "to collateral bech dein. ghar, gari."

danish roz court jata. pehle hafte wo white fortuner me jata tha. AC chalta tha, perfume ki khushbu hoti thi. doosre hafte wo black mehran me gaya jis ka AC kharab tha. teesre hafte 125 bike par, helmet ke andar paseena. chauthe hafte chingchi me 20 rupay de kar. court ke bahar client milte aur kehte "danish bhai mera 30 lakh?" wo kehta "2 mahine" to wo kehte "tumhari shakal dekh kar lagta hai tum bhaag jao gay". 90 din me wakeel ko 32 lakh, rishwat me 19 lakh, jurmanay me 23 lakh, aur media ko khamosh karne me 8 lakh. kul 82 lakh haath se nikal gaye aur saleem ka case abhi bhi pending tha.

ghar ke andar bhi jung shuru ho chuki thi. ayesha 4 saal ki thi. raat 3 bajay usay bukhar hota aur wo kehti "papa wo lamba uncle deewar me khara hai aur hans raha hai". danish light jala kar kone check karta. kuch nahi hota. sana kehti "tum pagal ho rahe ho" aur danish kehta "tumhe kuch nahi pata". ammi 62 saal ki thin. ek subah chai banate hue gir gayin. aadha jism sun ho gaya. hospital ka bill 4 lakh 70 hazaar aya. doctor ne kaha stress ki wajah se stroke hua hai. ghar molvi aya. teen din dam kiya. teesre din molvi ne bag band karte hue kaha "beta ye ghar bech do. yahan wo rehta hai jis ka box tum ne toda. wo apna ghar wapas mangta hai". danish ne molvi ka girebaan pakar kar bahar nikal diya.

jhagray barhtay gaye. ek raat khane ki mez par sana ne suitcase samne rakh diya. "ya to wo box ya me". danish chillaya "wo box meri raah ka pathar tha me ne hata diya me ne theek kiya". sana ne kaha "hata kar tum khud sab se bara pathar ban gaye ho" aur darwaza band kar ke chali gayi. ayesha ka haath uske haath me tha. us raat danish ne pehli baar whisky ki poori bottle pi aur aaine me apne aap se poocha "tujhe aur kya chahiye". aaine me uski aankh ke neeche neeli lakeer thi jese kisi current ne choo liya ho.

paise khatam hone me 118 din lage. pehle fortuner gayi 1.15 karor ki thi 68 me bechi. phir DHA ka plot 1.45 ka tha 82 me becha. phir ghar ka saman. AC, LED, dining table, sana ke zewar, ammi ka kara. har cheez bechte waqt usay saleem ki cheekh yaad ati. akhir me wo DHA ka 1 kanal ka ghar bhi gaya. 8 karor ka tha 4.8 me becha. commission aur tax kat kar 4.3 haath me aaye.

naya ghar liaquatabad me 2 kamron ka 8000 kiraya. pehla mahina diya, doosra udhar, teesra nahi de paya. bijli ka bill 24000 aya nahi diya to meter kat gaya. 115 din baad raat 11 bajay malik makan ke 4 log aaye aur saman road par phenk diya. sard raat thi. danish, ammi ki wheelchair, 2 suitcase, aur 11x20 ki file. jeb me 340 rupay, CNIC, mobile aur wo file.

pehle mahina bagh-e-jinnah me guzra. police uthati "yahan bikhari nahi so sakte". danish kehta "me bikhari nahi builder hun". doosra mahina saddar ke footpath par. log sikka phenktay "allah ke naam par de do". wo sikka uthata "ye mere project ki qist hai". teesra mahina usay jinnah bridge ke neeche pole number 4 par jagah mil gayi.

uski roz ki zindagi ek hi thi. subah 5 bajay uthna, mooh dhona, file jharna. 10 bajay chillana "khalid cement ka order de do". 2 bajay baarish me bheeg kar chillana "bijli band hai phir bhi current laga". shaam ko log video banatay "dekho pagal builder". raat ko ganday gadday par file seene se laga kar sona "ayesha beta so jao".

8 mahine me uska wazan 58 se 44 kg ho gaya. baal aur dari 8 mahine se nahi kate. kapray ek hi shalwar kameez jo phat chuki thi. paon zakhmi aur nange. aankhen aadhi safed aadhi laal. hamesha upar dekhti jese koi taar dhoond rahi ho. police haftay me ek baar uthati, 2 din lockup me rakhti aur poochti "naam?" "danish builder". "kam?" "flates bana raha tha". aur chorr deti.

5 mahine baad sana aayi. door se khari burqay me. danish utha "ayesha?" sana ne kaha "theek hai school jati hai". danish ne file se phati hui tasveer nikali "ye uska pehla birthday tha". sana ki aankh me paani aya "danish ilaj karwa lo". danish bola "ilaj? ilaj to tala 4 me hai". sana ro kar chali gayi. us din ke baad danish ne bolna band kar diya

3 mahine bad raat 3 bajay tez baarish thi. danish pole number 4 ke neeche baitha tha. file bheeg rahi thi wo usay coat me chupata tha. achanak wo utha aur aasman ki taraf haath uthakar chillaya "khol diya me ne tala khol diya". bijli chamki. ek second ke liye uska chehra roshan hua. aankhen safed, munh khula, jism akra hua. bijli gayi aur wo gir para lekin hansa "hahaha ab tum sabko lage ga".

subah logon ne dekha danish baitha hai. file god me. lab hil rahe "...bijli nahi hai". file ka aakhri panna khula tha. upar laal syahi se likha tha `MAT KHOLNA`. neeche tala 1 tala 2 tala 3 tala 4. sab se neeche `TALA 5` aur syahi abhi geeli thi jese 2 minute pehle likhi ho. uske neeche bilkul chotay haroof me kaanpate haath se likha tha `WO WAPAS AA RAHA HAI. AUR WO BHUKA HAI`.

pole number 4 ke upar taar me se halki neeli roshni abhi bhi nikal rahi thi. jabke bijli to band thi.

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