Dillagi

Dillagi_ season 2

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Shadi ke haseen din guzarne ke baad ab zindagi wapas apne purane dhang par laut aayi thi, lekin is baar dono ke darmiyan ka rishta bilkul badal chuka tha. Meerab ab office mein sirf ek assistant nahi, balki Zaviyar ki biwi aur company ki nayi director ban kar baithti thi. Lekin unki wo purani nok-jhook abhi bhee bilkul waisi hi thi. Ek subha, Meerab apne naye cabin mein files dekh rahi thi ke achanak Zaviyar bina knock kiye andar dakhil hua aur us ki chair ke peeche aakar khara ho gaya. Us ne aahista se Meerab ke baal ek taraf kiye aur us ke kaan mein bola, "Director sahiba, kya aaj pure din sirf files ko hi dekheingi ya apne haseen shohar par bhee koi nazar-e-karam hogi?"

Meerab ne shararat se muskurate hue use thoda peeche dhakela, "Sir, please thoda professional rahein! Yeh office hai aur hum yahan kaam karne aate hain, romance karne nahi." Zaviyar ne thoda tanz kiya aur us ki table par jhuk gaya, "Achha? Kal raat to koi keh raha tha ke 'Zaviyar, mujhe aap ke bina neend nahi aati' aur aaj itni professionalism?" Meerab ka chehra ek dum se surkh ho gaya aur us ne fauran us ka munh band karne ke liye apna haath us ke labon par rakh diya. Dono is haseen lamhe mein khoye hi the ke achanak unke naye secretary ne darwaza knock kar diya. Meerab ne ghabra kar apna haath peeche kiya aur seedhi ho kar baith gayi.

Darwaza khola aur secretary ne bataya ke unke naye international project ke liye London se ek naya client aaya hai, jo un se milne ke liye conference room mein baitha hai. Zaviyar ne apne expressions badle aur wahi purana strict CEO ban kar bola, "Theek hai, hum abhi aate hain." Lekin jab dono conference room mein dakhil hue, to samne ek behad haseen aur young larka baitha tha jise dekh kar Meerab ke chehre par hairat aur khushi ki ek lehar daur gayi. Wo larka koi aur nahi, balki Meerab ka university ka sab se purana aur qareebi dost "Ahad" tha.

"Meerab! Tum yahan?" Ahad ne khush hote hue kaha aur fauran aage barh kar Meerab ko gale se laga liya. Meerab bhee bohot khush thi, lekin us ne jaise hi peeche khare Zaviyar ki taraf dekha, us ki jaan nikal gayi. Zaviyar ki aankhon mein is waqt wahi purana jallad wala gussa aur jalan (jealousy) saaf nazar aa rahi thi. Us ne apni muthiyan bheenchi hui thin aur us ke chehre ke expressions dekh kar lag raha tha ke wo abhi Ahad par hamla kar dega. Meerab ko samajh aa gaya tha ke aaj shaam ko ghar ja kar us ki khair nahi hone wali.

*(To be continued...)*