Dillagi

Dilagi_ season 2

episode 18

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Projector ki screen par chalti us video ne poore hall mein jaise sanp sunghwa diya tha. Har taraf ek ajeeb si khamoshi chha gayi thi, aur sab ki nigahein aahista-aahista ghoom kar Zaviyar ke chehre par tik gayin. Meerab ka chehra zard par chuka tha, us ke haath kaanp rahe the aur us ka dil itni tezi se dharak raha tha ke use lag raha tha wo abhi behosh ho jayegi.

Us ne darr aur be-yakeeni se Zaviyar ki taraf dekha. Zaviyar ke chehre ke expressions bilkul sapat ho chuke the, us ki aankhon mein ek ajeeb si thandak thi jo kisi bhee tufaan se pehle ki khamoshi jaisi hoti hai. Us ne Meerab ki kamar se apna haath aahista se hata liya.

Meerab ke dil par jaise aari chal gayi. "Zaviyar... please, yeh sach nahi hai... mera matlab hai, yeh sirf ek university play tha..." Meerab ne rote hue aahista se kaha, us ki aawaaz kaanp rahi thi.

"Zavi, dekh rahe ho?" Fiza andhere se nikal kar achanak samne aayi, us ke chehre par ek zahar-e-qil (venomous) muskurahat thi. "Main to pehle hi keh rahi thi ke is 'simple' larki par itna yakeen mat karo. University mein yeh aur Ahad har waqt sath hote the. Aaj bhee tumhare samne dosti ka natak kar rahe hain, aur tum is ke liye apni dunya chornay par tayar the!"

Ahad bhee pareshani mein aage barha, "Fiza! Apna bakwas band karo. Wo sirf ek..."

"Bas!" Zaviyar ki bhari aur dharakti hui aawaaz goonji, aur poore hall mein ek dum se khamoshi chha gayi.

Zaviyar ne aahista se apne qadam barhaye aur projector room ki taraf ishara kiya, "Pehle is bakwas ko band karo." Security ne fauran screen off kar di aur hall ki normal lights on ho gayin.

Zaviyar aahista se ghoom kar Fiza ke bilkul samne aakar khara ho gaya. Us ka qad aur us ka rob is waqt Fiza ko dabane ke liye kafi tha. Fiza ke chehre par jo fatah-bana muskurahat thi, wo aahista-aahista gayab hone lagi.

"Miss Fiza," Zaviyar ne bohot hi thos aur thanday lehje mein kaha. "Tumhein kya lagta hai? Ke tum ek aam si drama play ki video dikha kar, jis mein poori university ke log background mein hooting kar rahe hain aur stage ki lights saaf nazar aa rahi hain, mere aur meri biwi ke darmiyan deewar khari kar dogi?"

Fiza ek pal ke liye hichkichayi, "Zavi... main to bas tumhein sach..."

"Mera naam Mr. Zaviyar hai aap ke liye," Zaviyar ne use beech mein hi tokte hue sakht lehje mein kaha. "Aur rahi baat sach ki, to mujhe meri biwi ka har ek sach maloom hai. Mujhe pata hai ke wo university mein drama club ki president thi, mujhe pata hai ke us ne is play mein acting ki thi, aur mujhe yeh bhee pata hai ke us ka dil kis ke liye dharakta hai."

Zaviyar ne piche murr kar Meerab ki taraf dekha, jo roti hui aankhon se use dekh rahi thi. Zaviyar ne aahista se us ka haath thama aur use khinch kar apne bilkul qareeb kar liya.

"Meerab ka mazi (past) jo bhee tha, wo dunya ka sab se pakiza aur khoobsurat mazi tha. Aur us ka haal (present) aur mustaqbil (future) sirf aur sirf mujh se jura hai. Tum jaisi gandi soch rakhne wali larki kabhi yeh samajh hi nahi sakti ke kisi par yakeen karna kya hota hai," Zaviyar ne Fiza ko ek aisi tanz-iya aur nafrat bhari nazar se dekha ke Fiza sharmindagi ke maare pani pani ho gayi.

Zaviyar ne wahan khare sabhi logon par ek nazar dali aur buland aawaaz mein bola, "Mujhe fakar hai ke Meerab meri biwi hai. Aur agar kisi ne bhee aage se us par ya us ke kirdar par ungli uthane ki koshish ki, to yaad rakhiyega ke Mr. Zaviyar us ka poora wajood mitti mein mila dega."

Zaviyar ka yeh dilerana jawab sun kar hall mein majood baqi dosto ne zor-zor se taaliyan bajana shuru kar dein. Ahad ne bhee muskura kar sir hilaya, use samajh aa gaya tha ke Meerab ko dunya ka sab se behtareen hamsafar mil chuka hai. Fiza gusse aur sharmindagi ke maare apna bag utha kar fauran hall se baahir nikal gayi.

Zaviyar ne Meerab ke chehre se aansoo saaf kiye, "Chalein yahan se? Ab mera is party mein dil nahi lag raha."

Meerab ne rote hue bhee muskura kar sir hilaya. Dono haath mein haath daal kar bahar aaye aur gaari mein baith gaye. Jaise hi gaari road par chali, Meerab ne achanak Zaviyar ke kandhe par apna sir rakh diya aur rone lagi.

"Hey... ab kyun ro rahi ho? Sab theek to ho gaya na?" Zaviyar ne gaari ek taraf roki aur bohot hi narm-mizaji se us ke baal sehlaye.

"Zaviyar... mujhe laga tha aap mujhe chor denge. Mujhe laga aap mujh par shak karenge," Meerab ne siskiyan lete hue kaha.

Zaviyar muskura utha, us ne Meerab ka chehra apne dono haathon mein liya aur us ki aankhon mein dekhte hue bola, "Meerab, mera gussa aur meri jalan sirf tab tak thi jab tak mujhe darr tha ke koi tumhein mujh se chheen na le. Lekin jab baat tumhari izzat par aayi, to mere dil mein shak ka ek khayal bhee nahi aaya. Main tum se mohabbat karta hoon Meerab, aur mohabbat mein shak ki koi jagah nahi hoti."

Meerab ne apne dono haath Zaviyar ke haath par rakh diye aur us ke seene se lag gayi. Thandi hawa chal rahi thi, aur gaari ke sheeshe par halki halki barish ki boondein girne lagin thin. Unki zindagi ka yeh toofan bhee tal chuka hai, lekin unhe nahi maloom tha ke ghar wapas pohnchte hi unka samna ek naye aur ajeeb khulase se hone wala tha, jo unke parivar ki ek purani dushmani ko samne lane wala tha.

*(To be continued...)*

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