Us raat mausam ajeeb tha—na tez hawa, na barish. Bas ek khamoshi thi jo dil ki dhadkan tak sunayi de rahi thi. Main apne kamre mein betha tha jab achanak darwaza halka sa khula… aur woh saamne khadi thi.
Uske chehre par ek ajeeb si muskurahat thi, jaise woh kuch kehna chahti ho par lafz uska saath na de rahe hon.
“Ek minute mil sakta hai?” usne dheemi aawaz mein poocha.
Main bas sir hila kar ruk gaya. Woh andar aayi… aur dhir se darwaza band kar diya.
Kamra andhera tha, sirf table lamp ki halki roshni hum dono ke chehre tak pahunch rahi thi. Woh mere paas aayi, itna paas ke saans tak mehsoos ho rahi thi. Dil ki dhadkan teez ho gayi.
“Main tumse ek baat kehna chahti thi… kaafi dino se,”
usne halka sa haath mere kandhe par rakha.
Us pal mein samay ruk sa gaya.
Na woh kuch bol rahi thi, na main — par dono samajh rahe the.
Uski nazrein seedhi meri aankhon mein thi.
Aisa laga jaise poori raat sirf hum dono ke liye hi bani ho…
Uske baal, uski khushboo, uski khamoshi — sab kuch us raat ko yaadgar bana raha tha.
Kamre ka darwaza band tha, magar uske baad jo hua… woh ham dono ke dil tak khula reh gaya.
Bas itna jaan lo, us raat ne hamare beech sab kuch badal diya.
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