'1988' ka bAnd GHar wO diN or 'Haris'

Gali me shaam ke 5 baj rahe the. Hum roz ki tarah cricket khel rahe the. Haris sabse chota tha, sirf 10 saal ka. Hamesha hansta rehta tha, uski hansi sun ke lagta tha duniya me koi gham hi nahi. Tabhi ball seedhi us ghar me chali gayi. "88 ka band ghar." Poori gali ek second ke liye khamosh ho gayi. 35 saal se us ghar ka darwaza nahi khula tha. Log kehte the raat ko andar se rone ki awaz aati hai. Bade log mana karte the udhar jane ko.Lekin ball andar thi. Aur Haris ka qad sabse chota tha."Tu ja Haris, choti si hole hai deewar me, nikal jayega." Sabne zor dala. Haris ne hansi me kaha, "2 minute me aata hoon yaar." Aur us chote se hole se andar ghus gaya.Pehle to sab theek tha. Usne andar se awaz di, "Ball dikh rahi hai!" Phir ekdum khamoshi.Aur phir... _CHEEKH._ Aisi cheekh jaisi kisi ka gala dabaya ja raha ho. Hum sab ke hath pair thandhe pad gaye. Hole se jhanka to Haris zameen par pada hil raha tha. Uske muh se jhaag aa rahi thi, aankhein upar chadhi hui thi. Lekin uske chehre par... ajeeb si hansi thi.Main daud ke uske abbu ko bulaya. Unke aate hi sab andar gaye, Haris ko uthaya, ghar le aaye.Bed par litaya to wo normal nahi tha. Hath pair ulta mud rahe the. Jab pani ka chinta mara to usne aankh kholi. "Andar kya hua tha Haris?" abbu ne pucha.Haris ne dhire se kaha: "Jese hi ball uthane jhuka... kamre se awaz aayi. _Haris... Haris..._ Maine apna naam suna to andar chala gaya. Mirror ke saamne ek aurat khadi thi. Safed kapdon me. Ro rahi thi. Usne kaha, 'Aao... mere paas aao.' Maine pucha, 'Kon ho tum?' Usne haath badhaya, mirror se bahar... aur mera haath pakad liya." Itna kehte hi Haris ki aankhein palat gayi. Aur wo zameen par gir ke hilne laga.Abbu ka chehra safed pad gaya. Us raat unhone apne ek alim dost ko bulaya.Alim ne jese hi parhai shuru ki, Haris ki awaz badal gayi. Wo aurat ki awaz me bolne laga. Gusse me. "Q aaya tha wo mere ghar me? Mere bache ko usne mara tha! Ab main ise le jaugi!" Alim ne poochha, "Tera bacha kahan hai?" Wo hansi, "Yahi hai... yahi hai 88 ke andar." Us raat alim ne bhot koshish ki. Kuch der ke liye Haris theek ho gaya. Lekin wo chali nahi. Aaj bhi 3 saal ho gaye hain. Haris kabhi theek rehta hai, kabhi us aurat ki awaz me bolta hai. Aur main... main aaj tak wo raat nahi bhool saka.Kyunki kabhi kabhi raat ko mere kanon me bhi awaz aati hai. _Haris... Haris...