YAARI

ILZAAM

*YAARI* *Chapter 2: Ilzaam*1 hafta guzar gaya. Rayyan aur Bilal har lunch mein saath. Adhi roti, adha burger. College ki jaan ban gaye. Maaz aur us ka tola jal raha tha. "Ameer ka bacha is chaprasi ke saath kya kar raha hai?"Jumma ka din. Lunch break. Canteen ke malik, Chacha Rafiq, chillaya: "Chori! Chori ho gayi!" Counter ka daraz khula tha. Fee ki 50,000 cash ghayab. Poori canteen ikatthi. Principal Shahid sahab aa gaye. Police ko bhi bula liya.CCTV? "Kal se kharab hai sir," Chacha bola. Maaz aagay aya. Ungli seedhi Bilal ki taraf: "Sir, subah se ye hi counter ke paas tha. Cycle pe aata hai. Ghar ke halat sab ko pata. Zarurat bhi isi ko hai."Poori canteen ne saans rok li. 200 larkay. 400 aankhein. Sab Bilal ko dekh rahe. Bilal ki roti haath mein reh gayi. Aankhein neechay. Muthi itni zor se band ke nakhun hatheli mein chubh gaye. Zubaan se ek lafz na nikla. Kyunki ghareeb ki safai kaun sunta hai?Principal Rayyan ki taraf mura: "Rayyan, tum is ke roz saath bethte ho. Tum ne kuch dekha? Sach bolna. Tumhare walid ka naam kharab hoga warna."Rayyan ke baap ka phone bhi aa gaya tha. "Beta, us larkay se door ho ja. Apni haisiyat dekh."Sannata. Sirf pankhay ki awaaz. Bilal ne ek nazar Rayyan ko dekha. Us nazar mein ilteja nahi thi. Bas ek baat thi: _"Tu bhi?"_Rayyan 2 qadam aagay aya. Bilal ke bilkul saath khara ho gaya. Phir Principal ki aankhon mein dekha. Awaaz na tez, na dheemi. Bas saaf:*"Sir... main apna dost jaanta hun."*Canteen mein bomb phat gaya. Maaz ka muh khula ka khula reh gaya. Principal: "Matlab?"Rayyan: "Matlab ye ke jis ke paas ghairat ho, usay chori ki zarurat nahi hoti. Aur Bilal ke paas paisay nahi... par ghairat meray baap se bhi zyada hai."Bilal ki aankh se ek aansu toota. Par us ne gira nahi. Peeli roti ki tarah pi gaya.Police wala bola: "Lekin gawahi..."Rayyan ne baat kaat di: "Gawahi main dun ga. Agar mera dost chor nikla, to ilzaam mujh pe. Meri BMW, meri watch, meri fee... sab zabt kar lena. Par pehle sabit to karo."*Sannata. Ab dosti bol rahi thi. Haisiyat chup thi.*---🔥