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Ayla_Part 11

(Mega Episode)

Haveli ka bhaari lohay ka gate jaise hi Ayla ke peeche band hua, usne sukoon ki ek aakhri saans li. Sarak par bilkul sannaata tha aur door door tak koi insaan ya gaari nazar nahi aa rahi thi. Subah ki thandi oas aur madham dhund ne har cheez ko apni lapet mein liya hua tha. Ayla ke paanv thakan se toot rahe the aur uske jism par lagay zakhmon mein ab halki halki jalan mehsous ho rahi thi, lekin uske dil ko ek ajeeb sa sukoon tha ke wo us azaab se baahir nikal aayi thi. Usne sarak ke kinare kinare chalna shuru kiya, is umeed mein ke shayad koi guzarne wali gaari use lift de de ya sheher tak pahonchne ka koi rasta mil jaye.

Abhi wo thoda hi aage barhi thi ke use achanak mehsous hua ke sarak ke dono taraf lage darakhton ke peeche se koi aahista aahista uske sath chal raha hai. Ayla ke qadam achanak ruk gaye. Usne dar kar daayein baayein dekha, lekin wahan dhund ke siwa kuch nazar nahi aaya. Uski dharatkan ek baar phir tez hone lagi. *"Kya wo aaseb ab bhi mera peecha kar raha hai? Kya main sach mein us ghar se aazad nahi hui?"* Uska dimaag khouf ke naye jhatke jhelne ke liye tayar nahi tha. Usne apni raftaar barha di aur tez tez qadam uthane lagi.

Tabhi dhund ke beech se ek ajeeb si purani kaali gaari aahista se aakar uske paas ruki. Gaari ka shisha neechay hua aur andar ek bohot hi buzurg shakhs baithe hue the, jinki safaid darhi thi aur unki aankhon mein ek ajeeb si gehrai thi. Unho ne Ayla ki haalat dekhi aur narm awaz mein kaha, *"Beti, tum is waqt is sunsaan sarak par akeli kya kar rahi ho? Aur tumhare kapdon par yeh khoon aur mitti kaisi hai?"* Ayla ne pehle to hichkichaya, lekin phir un buzurg ke pur-sukoon chahre ko dekh kar usne kaha, *"Main... main us purani haveli se jaan bacha kar bhaagi hoon. Mujhe sheher jana hai, kya aap mujhe chhor sakte hain?"*

Buzurg ne gaari ka darwaza khola aur Ayla andar baith gayi. Jaise hi gaari aage barhi, un buzurg ne aahista se muskurate hue kaha, *"To tum aakhirkaar us ghar se zinda baahir nikal hi aayin. Barson pehle jab wo aag lagi thi, to main hi tha jo us khandaan ko bachane aya تھا, lekin tab tak bohot der ho chuki thi."* Ayla ne chounk kar unki taraf dekha. *"Aap... aap us hadsay ke baare mein jaante hain?"*

Buzurg ne gaari ke dash-board se ek purani, dhundli tasveer nikali aur Ayla ke haath mein pakra di. Tasveer ko dekhte hi Ayla ke hosh ur gaye. Us tasveer mein uski walda khari thin aur unki god mein do masoom behnein thin, lekin tasveer ke peeche ek lafz likha tha jo Ayla ne pehle kabhi nahi parha tha. Wahan likha tha: *"zara aur Ayla — Hamesha ke liye ek sath."* Ayla ka dimaag tezi se ghoomne laga. zara ? Yeh naam to use jana pehchana lag raha tha. Kya uski jurwan behn ka naam zara tha? Ya phir yeh kahani kisi aur hi mor par ja rahi thi? Kahani ka sab se bara raaz ab khulne wala tha...