Khana khatam hua to table par ek ajeeb sa sukoon tha, jo shayad toofan se pehle ki khamoshi jaisa tha. Jab hum sab uthne lage to Samrah apni aadat ke mutabiq paise dene par israar karne lagi. Lekin uske saamne Arsalan bhai aur Arham thay, jo shayad usse zyada ziddi thay.
"Samrah, tum log meri choti behnon jaisi ho. Bhai behnon se khana khilane ke paise nahi lete," Arsalan bhai ke lehje mein aisi mohabbat aur haq tha ke inkaar karna mushkil tha.
"Lekin bhai..." Samrah ne phir bhi ek kamzor si koshish ki.
"Acha theek hai, agli baar tum dawat kar dena. Theek hai?" Arsalan bhai ne baat ko is khubsurati se khatam kiya ke Samrah ke paas muskurane ke siwa koi chara na raha.
"Theek hai. JazakAllah bhai," uski muskurahat mein ek haar thi, lekin woh haar bohot meethi thi.
Hum sab restaurant se bahar nikal rahe thay. Arsalan bhai apne employees ke jaane ke baad sab kuch band kar rahe thay. Parking lot ki khamoshi mein, raat ki thandi hawa chehron ko chu rahi thi. Arsalan bhai lock laga kar humare paas aaye to Samrah ne aage barh kar kaha, "Theek hai bhai, hum log jaate hain. Allah Hafiz."
"Kya matlab tum log jaa rahe ho?" Arsalan bhai ki awaaz mein hairat ke saath ek sakhti thi. "Raat ke is waqt tum log akele nahi jaogi."
"Arre, mera helmet!" Sheiza ne apne sar par haath maarte hue kaha, jaise use abhi sab se bara masla yaad aaya ho.
"Koi baat nahi, waise bhi tum is waqt apni bike se nahi jaati," Arsalan bhai ne muskura kar kaha, unki nazar mein ek bare bhai ki hifazat thi. "Aur tum dono," unka rukh Zaydin aur Muhib ki taraf hua jo apni bikes ki taraf barh rahe thay, "Tum dono bhi apni bike ki keys do mujhe. Abhi."
Unke hukum mein aisi qata'iyat thi ke dono ne chup chaap keys unke hawale kar di.
"Arsalan, ek kaam karo," Arham ne aage barh kar is uljhan ko suljhaya. "Main Samrah, Sheiza aur Zaydin ko apni car mein le jaata hoon. Tum Zariya, Duha aur Muhib ko bitha lo." Unke lehje mein ek ajeeb si tasalli thi, jaise unhone sab kuch pehle se soch rakha ho.
"Haan, lekin hum logon ki cars?" maine pareshani se pucha.
"Tum pareshan mat ho. Main kisi worker se kal bhijwa dunga. Mujhe apni keys de jaana," Arsalan bhai ne itminaan se kaha.
"Theek hai," keh kar maine apni keys unhein de di.
Arsalan bhai ne passenger seat ka darwaza khola aur main baith gayi. Peeche Duha aur Muhib baith gaye. Gaadi ke sheeshon se bahar ki duniya dhundli lag rahi thi.
"Waise aap ka naam kya hai? Main bhool gaya, sorry," Muhib ne Duha se muskurate hue pucha.
"Duha," Duha ne khirki ki taraf dekhte hue mukhtasar sa jawab diya.
"To aap kya studies kar rahi hain?"
"I am in 3rd year of physiotherapy. Waise, aap mujhse 'tum' se bhi baat kar sakte hain," Duha ne usi taraf dekhte hue kaha.
Car ahista se sarak par rawaan ho chuki thi. Maine side mirror se Muhib ko dekha, uske chehre par ek gehri muskurahat thi.
"'Aap' ya 'tum' kehna insaan khud nahi choose karta hai... Jo izzat dil se aaye, use zabaan par utaarna mushkil hota hai." Muhib ne apni baat khatam karke mobile mein dekhna shuru kar diya. Duha ne palat kar use dekha, uski aankhon mein ek aisi hairat thi jo maine pehle kabhi nahi dekhi thi. Mujhe hairat is baat par thi ke Arsalan bhai uski is gehri baat par zara bhi hairaan nahi thay.
"Kabhi kabhi jo insaan sab se zyada bachpana dikhata hai, wahi sab se zyada gehri baatein bolta hai," Arsalan bhai ne sarak par nazar jamaye hue kaha. Unki awaaz mein ek ajeeb si naram aanch thi. "Bas unhe bara banna pasand nahi hota. Isliye aise logon ko inse bare log chahiye hote hain jo inhein samjhe, pyaar kare, aur apne paas rakhe."
Unki baat mere dil mein kahin ajeeb si chubhan paida kar gayi. "Lekin ek waqt aata hai, jab na chahte hue bhi apna bachpana kho dena parta hai. Har kisi ke paas unka bachpan sambhalne ke liye log nahi hote." Mere alfaz hawa mein aakar theher gaye. Maine apni baat khatam karke khirki ki taraf dekhna shuru kar diya. Gaadi mein ek aisi khamoshi chaa gayi thi jo bohot shor kar rahi thi.
Main passenger seat par thi. Arham khamoshi se drive kar rahe thay aur unki tawajjo sarak par thi. Peeche wali seat se Sheiza aur Zaydin ki hansi aur baaton ki awaazein aa rahi theen, jaise un dono ko ek nayi duniya mil gayi ho.
"...Zaydin bhai, aap ko pata hai jab site visit par mera aur us alien ka jhagda hua tha, tab Arham bhai aur Samrah Aapi dhabe pe lunch karke aaye thay! Aur dono aate hi bechare hum dono ka jhagda suljhane lag gaye. Lekin bohot maza aaya tha, woh alien ko itni achi achi sunayi thi maine, bhai sachi mein!"
Sheiza ne to yeh baat bohot josh se kahi thi, lekin mere jism mein ek sarsari si leher daur gayi. Jis tarah Arham ne pal bhar ke liye meri taraf dekha tha, mujhe samajh aa gaya tha ke unhone yeh baat abhi tak kisi ko nahi batayi thi. Yeh hum dono ke darmiyan ek chota sa raaz tha, jise Sheiza ne sar-e-aam kar diya tha.
"Kya? Bhai aur Samrah Aapi lunch saath mein? Yeh kab hua, bhai? Aap ne hum logon ko batana bhi zaroori nahi samjha?" Zaydin ne Arham ko satane wale andaaz mein pucha.
"Zaydin, tum mera naam hi lo. Main tumse teen saal choti hi hoon," maine baat ka rukh badalne ki nakaam koshish ki.
"Nahi Bhabhi! Sorry, I mean Aapi! Main aise hi theek hoon, mujhe meri zindagi bohot pyaari hai," usne haste hue kaha. Uske 'Bhabhi' kehne par gaadi mein ek lamhe ke liye ajeeb si khamoshi chaa gayi. Iske baad sirf Zaydin aur Sheiza ki hi awaazein aati rahin.
Ghar ke saamne gaadi ruki to maine Arham ki taraf dekh kar "Allah Hafiz" kaha.
"Samrah," unhone mujhe pukara. Unke lehje mein ek ajeeb si jhijhak thi. "Mujhe pata nahi tha aap ko konsa color pasand hai, to maine brown color ki hi flip-flops le li theen."
Unki is pareshani par mere honton par be-ikhtiyaar ek muskurahat aa gayi. "Theek hai, Arham. Itni pareshani ki koi baat nahi thi." Arham gaadi se utar chuke thay. Unhone meri side ka darwaza khola. Mere bahar utarte hi unhone ek carry bag meri taraf barha diya, jisme ab wahi flip-flops theen.
Sheiza bhi utar gayi thi. Zaydin car mein hi raha. Peeche Arsalan bhai ki car bhi aakar ruk gayi thi. Sab ke utarne ke baad Arham ne kaha, "Apna khayal rakhna. Aur aap ki cars kal subah hi aap ko mil jayengi. Fi Amanillah."
"Fi Amanillah," maine ahista se jawab diya.
"Allah Hafiz Aapi," Zaydin aur Muhib bole. Main unhein jawab de kar Zariya ki taraf muri jo bina kisi se kuch kahe meri taraf aa rahi thi. Uska chehra ajeeb sa tha. Isse pehle ke main kuch poochti, Duha ki awaaz aayi.
"Ya Allah Aapi! Meri car to cafe par hi reh gayi. Kal subah mujhe jaldi jaana hai. Mujhe cafe se Sheiza ne pick kiya tha."
"Ya Allah, yeh kya hua hai aaj," maine dil mein socha.
"Aap mujhe apni keys de do, main le aaunga kal," Zaydin ne foran kaha.
"Lekin meri university hai, subah 8 baje hi nikalna hai," Duha pareshani mein boli.
"Main subah 7 baje hi yahan laa dunga," Zaydin ne bohot itminaan se kaha.
"Nahi Zaydin, koi baat nahi hai..." maine baat khatam karne ki koshish ki.
"Nahi Aapi, main wahan roz hi jaata hoon. Koi pareshani ki baat nahi hai. Aap mujhe keys de dein." Duha ne keys uske hawale keen aur aa kar Zariya ke saath khari ho gayi.
Main Zariya se baat karne ke liye peeche muri, lekin Arsalan bhai ki awaaz par ruk gayi. Unki awaaz sirf Zariya ke liye thi, lekin itni saaf thi ke hum sab sun sakte thay.
"Zariya! Kuch cheezein hoti hain jo waqt ya log humse cheen lete hain, lekin Allah unhein kahin mehfooz rakh dete hain. Agar kabhi dil thak jaaye aur khul kar hasne ka dil kare, to yaad rakhna, har cheez ko mazboot rehna zaroori nahi hota."
Arsalan bhai muskura kar bole aur car mein baith gaye. "Arham, main pehle jaa raha hoon." Hum sab ne unhein "Allah Hafiz" kaha aur woh chale gaye.
"Theek hai phir, aap log pehle andar jaayen, main chala jaunga phir," Arham bole.
Hum chaaron andar ki taraf chal pare. Humne bas kuch qadam hi uthaye thay ke ek awaaz ne humare qadmon ko wahin rok diya. Ek aisi awaaz jo humare liye jaani pehchaani thi aur jis mein is waqt be-panah ghussa tha.
"Itni der konsa khana khane mein lagti hai? Ya bas bahar ghumne ka bahana tha, Samrah?"
Is awaaz par mere pair zameen mein garh gaye.
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