LOVE STORIES
Baahar boondaabaandee ho rahee thee. mainne car ko kabhee-kabhaar dhundh
ke maadhyam se chalaee, ghumaavadaar raaston par chadhakar oonchee
parvatamaalaon tak. usane kuchh nahin kaha hamen pata tha ki yah hamaaree
aakhiree yaatra thee. aakhiree baar main use apane kaaryasthal par le jaoonga.
mujhe un sabhee palon kee yaad aa gaee, jab ham pahalee baar usase mile
the. ham donon saath mein kitane khush the! mahaan bhaarateey shaadee ke klich
ne hamaare rishte ko kharaab kar diya. vah ek alag dharm se taalluk rakhatee
thee aur hamaare maata-pita ne hamaare atuly prem aur ek saath rahane kee
ichchha se inakaar kiya. mera krodh aur shok kaar ke speedomeetar par
parilakshit hota hai.
"krpaya, dheeme chalen", usane kaha.
jab main ek bagal mein nazar aaya, mainne dekha ki usake baig mein
usakee aphavaah hai.
"kya aap krpaya kheench sakate hain?", usane poochha.
vah beemaar lag rahee thee. mainne ek gulamohar ke ped ke neeche kaar
rokee, jo sadak ke kinaare ek jagah khadee thee, jagah-jagah phool bikhare hue
the, usake neeche khoon se sane zameen mein naha rahe the. mainne usakee taraph
dekha.
"tum mujhe kyon rokana chaahate the?"
usane apane baig se aayaatit itr kee ek botal nikaalee. usaka pasandeeda
braand.
“aap ise le sakate hain. krpaya mujhe mat bhoolana, main bheekh maangata
hoon. ”
main usakee aankhon ko achchhee tarah se dekh
sakata tha. mujhe nahin pata ki kya kahana hai. mujhe laga ki mera dil
barpheele paanee mein doob raha hai.
"nahin,". mainne kaha, "main ise nahin
le sakata. yah khushaboo har din mujhe tumhaaree yaad dilaegee. mujhe vah dard
nahin ho sakata hai jo aap ke saath poore din chala tha.
meree baaten khatm hone se pahale hee usakee
aankhen chhalakane lageen. mainne usase milane ke baad pahalee baar use rote
dekha tha. main apane aansuon ko vaapas nahin pakad saka, jo chupachaap apana
raasta dhoondh liya. mainne usaka haath apane haath mein le liya.
"krpaya rona nahin hai, priy".
mere shabd toot gae. mainne usaka haath kas kar
pakad rakha tha, jaise main kabhee use jaane dena nahin chaahatee thee. aur
main usakee hathelee ke peechhe chooma. mere aansoo use bhee mere hothon kar
sakata se pahale kiss. havaon par chalane vaalee rimajhim aur kohare ne hamen
baakee duniya se alag kar diya.
kuchh ghanton baad main usee jagah par vaapas aa
gaya, akele, apane kaaryasthal par use chhodane aur use hamesha ke lie chhodane
ke baad. mere haath mein itr kee sheeshee lagee thee aur usakee khushaboo mere
chaaron taraph thee. sabase achchha upahaar usane mujhe kabhee diya.
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