Dillagi

Dillagi_season2

episode 17

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Hall ke darmian mein khare Zaviyar ke is rob-daar andaz aur Meerab ke liye us ki possessiveness ne wahan khare sabhi logon ko hairaan kar diya tha. Meerab ka dil tezi se dharak raha hai, lekin us ke chehre par ek pyari si surkhi thi jo Zaviyar ke qareeb hone ki wajah se aayi thi. Ahad ne thoda muskura kar dono ko drinks offer keen aur bola, "Chalein, baqi sab dost bhee wahan corner table par hain, un se milte hain."

Zaviyar ne Meerab ka haath apne haath mein liya aur dono unki taraf barhne lage. Sab hi purane dosto ne Meerab ko dekh kar bohot khushi ka izhaar kiya. Kuch larkiyan jo university ke dino mein Meerab ke 'simple' rehne ka mazaak urati thin, wo aaj us ka designer suit, us ki qeemti diamond ring aur dunya ke sab se bade business tycoon shohar ko dekh kar andar hi andar jal-bhoon rahi thin. Lekin is bheed mein ek aisi larki bhee thi jis ki aankhon mein sirf jalan nahi, balki gehra hassaad (jealousy) aur dushmani saaf nazar aa rahi thi.

Wo thi "Fiza". University ke dino mein Fiza hamesha khud ko sab se top par samjhati thi, aur us waqt bhee wo Zaviyar ke business profile ki deewani thi. Us ne kai baar Zaviyar ke qareeb aane ki koshish ki thi lekin Zaviyar ne kabhi use lift nahi karwayi thi. Aur aaj, us ki sab se barri dushman Meerab, us be-misal mard ki biwi ban kar us ke samne khari thi.

Fiza ne apne haath mein pakra juice ka glass ghumaya aur ek shokh muskurahat ke sath unke group ki taraf barhi. "Oh my God! Meerab? Tum sach mein Meerab hi ho na?" Fiza ne bohot hi dikhawe wale shock ke sath kaha. "I mean, look at you! Kahan university ke wo din jab tum aam se kapron mein, bag latkaye pooron par bhaagti firti thin, aur aaj... bilkul badal gayi ho. Chalo, achha hua tumhein koi ameer shohar mil gaya jo tumhara standard badal sake."

Fiza ke is tanz par table par majood sabhi dost khamosh ho gaye. Meerab ke chehre par sharmindagi ke badal chha gaye aur us ne aahista se apna haath Zaviyar ke haath se chudarne ki koshish ki, lekin Zaviyar ne us ke haath ko aur mazbooti se bheencha.

Zaviyar ne apni nigahein Fiza par jamein, us ki aankhon mein ek aisi thandak aur rob tha ke Fiza ka muskurata hua chehra ek dum se sapat ho gaya. "Standard badalne ke liye paison ki nahi, balki ek behtareen khandaan aur achhi tarbiyat ki zaroorat hoti hai, Miss Fiza," Zaviyar ne bohot hi thos aur bhari aawaaz mein kaha. "Aur Meerab ka standard hamesha se sab se upar tha, tabhi to wo meri biwi hai. Rahi baat kapron ki, to Meerab us waqt bhee dunya ki sab se haseen larki thi jab wo simple kapre pehanti thi, aur aaj bhee hai."

Zaviyar ke is dilerana jawab ne Fiza ka munh band kar diya. Baqi dosto ne dabi dabi hansi ke sath Fiza ka mazaak uraya. Fiza gusse mein wahan se pair patakhti hui chali gayi. Lekin us ka gussa ab aag ban chuka tha aur wo Meerab ko zaleel karne ka koi naya rasta dhoondne lagi.

Thodi dair baad, party mein dance aur music shuru ho gaya. Ahad ne aakar Meerab se poocha, "Meerab, kya hum ek dosti wala dance kar sakte hain? Just for old times' sake."

Meerab ne pareshani se Zaviyar ki taraf dekha. Zaviyar ne aahista se Meerab ki kamar par apna haath rakha, use apne qareeb kiya aur Ahad se bola, "I am sorry, Ahad. Lekin Meerab sirf mere sath hi dance karti hai." Zaviyar ne bohot hi nazaakat se Meerab ko floor par khincha aur soft music par us ke sath chalne laga.

Music bohot hi romantic tha. Zaviyar ne Meerab ki kamar mein apna haath daal kar use bilkul apne qareeb kar liya tha, jabki Meerab ne apne dono haath us ke shonon par rakh diye the. Dono ek doosre ki aankhon mein kho gaye.

"Zaviyar... aap ne jo kuch Fiza ke samne kaha, us ke liye shukriya. Mujhe laga tha aap ko sharmindagi hogi meri purani life sun kar," Meerab ne dharakte dil ke sath aahista se kaha.

Zaviyar ne us ki kamar par apni pakar thodi aur mazboot ki aur us ke bilkul qareeb aakar bola, "Meerab, tumhara har ek pal, tumhara har ek roop mere liye qeemti hai. Mujhe tumhare 'simple' hone se hi pyar hua tha, aur tumhari isi masoomiat ne mujhe tumhara deewana banaya hai. Kisi ki majaal nahi jo tumhein mere samne kamtar dikhaye."

Dono is haseen lamhe mein bilkul khoye hue the ke achanak hall ki lights off ho gayin aur samne lage bade projector par university ki purani photos aur videos chalne lagin. Sab dosto ne hooting shuru kar di. Lekin tabhi, screen par ek aisi video chali jise dekh kar Meerab ke paon tale se zameen nikal gayi aur Zaviyar ke chehre par ek dum se sakhti aa gayi.

Screen par chalti video mein Meerab university ke kisi functional stage par khari thi aur us ke samne Ahad guthno par baitha haath mein laal gulab liye use propose kar raha tha, aur background mein sab zor zor se cheer kar rahe the. Aur sab se bari baat, video ke aakhir mein Meerab ne sharmate hue wo phool pakar liya tha.

Fiza ne andhere ka faida utha kar projector room se yeh purani video chala di thi taake Zaviyar ke samne Meerab ka 'character' kharab kar sake. Hall mein ek dum se sannata chha gaya, aur sab ki nazren gusse se surkh hote hue Zaviyar ke chehre par tik gayin.

*(To be continued...)*