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Ayla_ Part 12

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Ayla ne haanpte hue us purani tasveer ko dekha jis par 'Zara' aur uska naam likha tha. Uska dimaag kisi chakravyuh ki tarah ghoom raha tha. "Zara..." Usne yeh naam aahista se apne honton mein dohraya, aur achanak uske dimaag ke band khane khulne lage. Use yaad aaya ke bachpan mein jab bhi wo roti thi, ek masoom si bachi hamesha uska haath pakar kar kehti thi, "Main hoon na tumhare sath, hum kabhi alag nahi honge." Wo koi aaseb nahi tha, wo uski apni jurwan behn Zara ki aatma thi jo haveli mein lagay aag ke us khofnaak hadsay ke baad se wahan qaid thi aur apni behn ke wapas aane ka intezar kar rahi thi. Wo Ayla ko nuqsaan nahi pahonchana chahti thi, balki maazi ke us darr se aazad karwana chahti thi jisne Ayla ki yaadashat ko chheen liya tha.

Gaari chalanay wale buzurg ne aahista se break lagayi. Gaari ab sheher ke baahir ek pur-sukoon aur roshan sarak par ruk chuki thi, jahan suraj ki roshni poori tarah phail chuki thi. Unho ne Ayla ki taraf dekha aur muskura kar kaha, "Beti, maazi ka qarz sirf darr ko khatam karne se hi utarta hai. Tumne us ghar ke andhere ka samna kiya aur apni behn ki aatma ko aazad karwaya. Ab tumhara maazi tumse naraz nahi hai, balki wo tumhein ek nayi zindagi jeene ki dua de raha hai."

Ayla ne gaari ka darwaza khola aur baahir qadam rakha. Thandi aur saaf hawa ne jab uske chahre ko chuna, to use aisa mehsous hua jaise uske jism se har tarah ka khouf aur dard hamesha ke liye khatam ho gaya ho. Usne door aashman ki taraf dekha jahan safaid baadal tair rahe the. Uske honton par ek sachi aur pur-sukoon muskurahat aagayi. Wo jaanti thi ke maazi ki wo khofnaak kahani ab hamesha ke liye khatam ho chuki hai, aur uske samne ek nayi subah, naye khwab aur ek nayi zindagi uska intezar kar rahi thi.