Lohe ka bhaari darwaza mere peeche ek aisi goonj ke saath band hua, jaise usne sirf ghar ko nahi, meri rooh ko bhi bahar ki duniya se qata kar diya ho. Main nahi jaanti thi main kahan jaa rahi thi, ya kyun jaa rahi thi. Mere qadmon ko bas chalne ka hukum mila tha; manzil ka koi ta'ayyun nahi tha. Islamabad ki subah ki sardi meri nas-nas mein ghul rahi thi, lekin mujhe uska ehsaas nahi ho raha tha. Mera har ek qadam mujh par bilkul waise hi bhaari tha, jaise main apne hi wajood ka janaza utha kar chal rahi hoon.
Aur phir woh awaazein lautein... woh kaante jo saalon se meri rooh mein chubh rahe thay.
"Tum jaisi bad-kirdar larki ko kaun hi apnayega?"
"Parhai ke bahane yahi sab karne jaati ho?"
"Aa gayi, muh kaala karke!"
"Tum jaisi aulad ho to maa-baap ko zeher ki zaroorat hi nahi!"
"Tumhari baat mein kitni sachai hai, humein kya maloom?"
"Isne hi use milne bulaya hoga!"
"Bari ba-namazi banti phirti hai!"
"Ab tak to tumhein sharam se mar jaana chahiye tha!"
"Dhitai to dekho iski... Be-haya! Be-ghairat! Bad-kirdar ho tum! BADDDD-KIRDARRRR!!!!"
"BASSSSSSS!!!!!!!!... Bas kar do... BAS!!!!"
Ek cheekh mere halq se nahi, meri rooh ke andar se nikli. Sarak par chalti hui duniya ek lamhe ke liye theher gayi. Mera chehra tar ho chuka tha. Kuch aansuon se, aur kuch... baarish se? Aasman ka seena bhi shayad mere gham se phat gaya tha. Hawa mein gariyon ke horns ki awaazein goonjne lageen. Isse pehle ke main apne zameen mein garh chuke qadmon ko hila paati, do gariyon ki roshni tezi se meri taraf barhi. Main apne be-jaan wajood ko sambhal na paayi. Mera jism, jiski saari taaqat shayad us ek cheekh mein nikal chuki thi, mera saath chhor gaya.
Kuch der pehle Bari Ammi, meri Ammi, aur Chachi kamre mein aapas mein baat kar rahi theen. Bari Ammi ro rahi theen, aur unka har aansu ghar ki deewaron mein talkhi ghol raha tha. Mujhe yeh sab kuch acha nahi lagta. Yeh tanz, yeh shikwe, yeh ghar ka ghutan wala mahaul. Agar apni bachi se itna hi pyaar hai to bhool kyun nahi jaate ke aisa kuch hua bhi tha? Aakhir aap maa-baap hain. Maa-baap ke dil to Allah naram rakhta hai, rehem se bhara rakhta hai... mohabbat se bhara rakhta hai. Lekin yahan... yahan itni sakhti kyun thi? Maine ek lambi, thaki hui saans li.
"Duha, kya baat hai? Tum university nahi gayin?" Zariya Aapi ki awaaz ne mere khayalon ka silsila tora.
"Aapi, woh..." Maine apne aas-paas dekha. "Aapi, aap kahan theen? Subah itna sab kuch ho gaya, aur Samrah Aapi bhi kisi ko bina kuch bataye chali gayin. Bina car ke."
"Kya?!" Unki aankhein phail gayin. "Aur tum ab mujhe bata rahi ho? Mujhe kisi ne uthaya kyun nahi?"
"Aapi, bas... raat mein itna sab hua to main sochi aap ko pareshan na karoon."
"Duha, tum bhi na... Aur Sheiza kahan hai?"
"Woh university gayi hai. Maine use bohot zid karke bheja hai."
"Haan, acha kiya tumne. Aur Bari Ammi aur Chachi kahan hain?"
"Bari Ammi ro rahi hain, aur Ammi aur Chachi unke saath unke kamre mein hain. Bare Abbu aur Abbu factory gaye hain."
"Hmm, theek hai."
Tabhi meri nazar Aapi ke chehre par thehri. Raat bhar rone se sooji hui palkein, aur aankhon mein toote hue kaanch ki si chubhan. "Aapi, aap ka chehra soojha hua hai aur aankhein bhi surkh ho rahi hain. Sab theek hai na?" Maine unke sar par haath rakha. Unki peshani aag ki tarah tap rahi thi.
"Aapi! Aap ko to bohot tez bukhar hai! Aap jaldi change karein, main nashta lagati hoon, phir doctor ke paas jaate hain."
"Duha, main theek hoon," unhone kamzor awaaz mein kaha. "Mujhse zyada Samrah abhi pareshani mein hai. Main change karke aati hoon, phir hum use dhoondne chalte hain. Ek kaam karo, tum usko call karke try karo."
"Maine bohot ki, lekin koi jawab nahi de rahi hain."
"Acha, to ek kaam karo, uske office mein call karo. Main aati hoon jaldi se."
"Jee, theek hai Aapi. Lekin Aapi... Arsalan bhai log abhi tak nahi aaye hain."
"Koi baat nahi, hum taxi kar lenge."
Aapi apne kamre ki taraf chali gayin. Ek ajeeb kashmakash ke baad, main Bari Ammi ke kamre mein gayi. "Ammi, Zariya Aapi ko bohot tez bukhar hai, aur shayad sardi bhi hai." Bari Ammi bistar par leti hui theen. Chachi aur Ammi unke paas hi baithi theen.
"Duha beta, ek kaam karo, Doctor ko ghar bula lo. Tumhari Bari Ammi ki bhi tabiyat kuch theek nahi lag rahi hai," Chachi ne pareshani se kaha.
"Jee, theek hai." Main hall mein wapas aa gayi. Phone uthane hi lagi thi ke bahar darwaza khula, aur Bare Abbu (Samrah ke waalid) andar dakhil hue. Unke chehre par ek ajeeb sa tanao tha.
"Duha, Zariya, Sheiza beta, nashte ki taiyari karo. Sabir bhai aur unke bete aa rahe hain."
Unka jumla hawa mein mu'allaq reh gaya. Aur mera dil... mera dil na jaane kyun, ek an-dekhe khauf se sehem gaya.
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