Chapter 9 — Nazdeekiyan
Shaam ka waqt tha. Market dheere-dheere khali ho rahi thi.
Hamid dukan band kar raha tha jab usne dekha Arman saamne khada hai.
"Lagta hai aaj bahut busy the," Arman ne muskura kar kaha.
Hamid ne halka sa hans kar jawab diya,
"Thoda sa… par tum aa gaye to thakan kam ho gayi."
Arman ne mazaak me kaha,
"Achha? Itna important ho gaya hoon main?"
Hamid kuch bol nahi paya. Bas halka sa muskura diya.
Dono usual chai shop par baith gaye.
Thodi der tak dono chup the.
Phir Arman ne achanak kaha,
"Hamid, pata hai mujhe tumhare saath time spend karna achha lagta hai."
Hamid ka dil ek pal ke liye ruk sa gaya.
Usne dheere se pucha,
"Sach?"
Arman ne sir hila diya.
"Tum alag ho… baaki logon jaise nahi."
Yeh sun kar Hamid ke dil me ajeeb si khushi hui.
Lekin us khushi ke saath ek chhota sa darr bhi tha.
Kyuki jitna woh Arman ke kareeb aa raha tha… utna hi usse lag raha tha ki ek din sach samne aa sakta hai.
Aur woh sach shayad sab kuch badal de.