Ek Kahani Part 3

Ek Kahani Part 3

A Story By Amrit Raj Karn

Read part 2 Here

Main apne kaam me busy ho gaya, aur dheere dheere sham ho gayi. Fir se Ishani ka message aaya. “Kya decide kiya? Chalna hai na?”

Maine kuch der sochne ke baad reply de diya “Haan ready rehna 7:30 tak”

Pass ki hi ke ek cafe me table book kr liya tha, bhot se baat the dil me kehne ko magar samjh nahi aa raha tha ki kaha se surwat karu, Ishani se mera ishq dursa ishq tha aur dusra ishq insan ko bhot kuch sikhla jata hai, Wo Ishani hi thi jisne mujhe fir se jeena sikhlaya tha.

Aaj bhi yadd hai mujhe school ka annual fucntion, kuch dinon baad hm sb nayi class me chale jaane wale the, aur beete ek saal me main Ishani se bhot karib aa chuka tha, wajah thi har roz uska class me mere sath wale bench par baithna, mere hich – kichane ke bawjood bhi mujhse baatein krna.

Main uske samne to jyda kuch bol nahi pata magar chat par khub baatien hoti. Ghar par padhai se dhyan na hate is liye papa ne ek chota sa phone de rakha tha jis par bs thodi bhot net chalti thi, muskil se typing hoti, magar uske liye in hathon se roz ek chithi bhi likh kar baat kr sakta tha. Har raat padhai khtm krne ke baad karib roz 2-3 ghante baat krne ki aadat si ho gayi thi, bina Ishani se baat kiye neend nahi aati thi, main us se itna karib aa gaya tha, Agar wo ek pal bhi offline hoti bina bole hue to dil mera dhadak uth-ta tha. Ghar par akele rehti to din bhar mujhe call par sath rakhti.

Class me lagbhag lagbhag har kisi ko mere bare me pata tha ki mujhe us se beinteha ishq ho gaya hai. Shyad usse bhi pata tha. Bina Ishani ka naam liye bht sare tute fute shabdon me kavita, nazm shyari likha krta tha, aur facebook pe post karta. Usse mere likhe shabd kafi pasand aate the, aur usne mujhe naam bhi de diya tha Shayar Shahab. Mujhe ajeeb sa old fashioned sa lagta tha ye, magar magar Ishani ke muh se har ek nikle har ek labz se mujhe mohobbat thi.

Agle din annual Function thi school me, baaton baaton me Ishani ne  bola “Amrit, kaal dekhna mujhe dekhte reh jaoge school me”

“Kyu kya hua?”

“Bs kaal ka intezar kro, aur apni dhadkano ko sambhal kr rakhna, kahi mujhe dekh kr tez na  ho jaye.”

“Aacha aisi baat hai, fir tum bhi intezar me rehna, kaal kuch batane wala hu”

Maine soch liya tha ki ab Ishani ko dil ki baat bata kar rahunga. Agle din papa ne driver ke sath car mujhe de diya tha, main school ke samne utra aur ground ki or badha, kuch der bs aisehi tehlne laga kuch der bad meri nazrein main entarance ki or gayi, ek kesariya rang ki saree, kaano me ek lambi si baali, khule se hawaon me lehrate baal aur ek hath se apne baalon ko samet ti hui Ishani.

Kuch pal ke liye meri dil ki dhadkane tham si gayi thi. Aur uske har badhte kadam ke sath payal ki aati aawaz ke sath meri dhadkano ne bhi tal baitha liya tha.

Ek muskurate hue chehre ke sath karib aa kr Ishani ne pucha “Amrit, Kaisi lag rahi main?”

“Behad khubsurat, mere pass koi shabd nahi bache hai tumhare liye.” Itna kehne ke bad na jaane mere dimag me kya aaya, kuch pal me hi main ghutno pe tha aur ek hath uske or badhate hue bola “Ishani, bhot waqt se tumhe ye baat batana chahta tha, magar nahi bol paya, aaj batana chahta hu”

Maine ek bar apni palke niche ki aur aur ek gehri si saans li aur fir uske chehre ko dekhta hua bola

“Ishani, mujhe tumse beinteha ishq ho gaya hai, tumhare bina ek pal nahi beet ta hai, kya tum apni baki jindagi mere sath guzarogi? ”

Wo muskurai aur dheere se apni hath meri or badhate hue mere hath me de gayi. Main utha aur dheere se uske hatho ko ek bar Chuma aur uski hathon ko pakad kr uski aankhon me dekhne laga.

Meri Jindagi ka sb se hasin pal tha wo, Jindagi bhar sath nibhane ka waada kiya tha humne, Magar kise pata tha waqt aise karwat lega aur hum alag ho jayenge aur phir se aise milenge.

Sham hui maine Ishani ko call kiya “Ready ho? Parking me milte hai 10 min me”

To Be Continued….

Read Part 4 Here