Raat bhaut shant thi
Sumit apne room me bed ke edge par baitha tha,phone hath me tha ,screen off..usne use on nahi kiya ...shayd isliye nahi ki vo dekhna nahi chahata tha ..balki isiliye kyuki use pata tha ki kya dekhne ko milega
Same unknown number,same ajeeb messages
Usne ankhen band ki ... pichle kuch din rewind hone laga
Aarav , vaishnavi
Aur vo moments..jab sab kuch change ho gaya thaa
Dusri taraf....
Vaishnavi balcony par khadi thi ,neeche road par halki lights thii..gadiya aa -ja rahi thi ,par uska focus kahi aur thaaa
Usne phone unlock Kiya,usne Aarav ke messages thee
Aarav: "tumne kuch socha..?
Aarav: "About everything..."
Vaishnavi ne reply type Kiya...par phir delete kar diya
Wo confused nahi thi
Wo bas sure hona chahti thii.
Aarav apne room me idhar - udhar walk kar raha thaa
Usne teen bar Sumit ko call Kiya tha ,par same results
No response
"Ofcourse... Usne dhere se bola
"Wo aaise hi ..... ignore kregaa.."
Par sach ye tha.....use Sumit ka silent rehna zayada distrub kar raha thaa
Sumit ka phone finally vibrate hua..
Is bar usne turant screen on ki
Unknown number :
"Tum itni jaldi har man jaoge.... expect nahi Kiya thaa..
Sumit ka expression tighten ho gyaa
Usne bina delay reply Kiya
"Tumhe kya chaiye..?
Few seconds
"Sach..."
Sumit ne ankhen thodi narrow ki
"Konsa 'sach'.."
Reply aaya
"Jo tum dono se chupa rahe ho..."
Sumit ka Dil ek second ke liye fast beat karne laga
"Dono.." usne dheere se repeat Kiya
Iska matlab...ye sirf Aarav aur vaishnavi ki baat nhi thii
Usne turant type Kiya
"Seedhe bolo..."
Typing.....
Phir message aaya:
"Agar mai bol doon....to sab khatam ho jayga.....
Sumit ne phone tight pakda
"Already khatam ho raha hai...."
Koi reply nahi aaya
Screen silent ho gayi
Sumit ne frustration me phone side me rakha diyaa
"Game khel Raha hai koi.... Usne ander se socha
Par ander se vo janta tha ki
Ye random nahi hai...
Next morning
College ka atmosphere usual tha par..un teeno ke liye sab different lag raha thaa
Sumit class me enter hua... bina kisi ko dekhe last bench par baith gayaa
Aarav already wahan tha ..
Dono ki nazar ek second ke liye mili ...phir hata li
Vaishnavi kuch der bad wahan aayi
Usne dono ko dekha...aur situation samjhne me jyada time nahi laga
Vo aake middle row mai baith gayi
Distance .... clearly visible thaaa...
Lecture chal raha tha par kisi ka focus nahi tha
Sumit bar bar check kar raha tha par
No new message
Aarav side glance se use dekh raha thaa
Finally usne dheere se bola
"Sumit.."
Sumit ne bina uski taraf dekhe kaha
"Class me ho..."
Tone calm thi...par cold
Aarav chup ho gya
Break ke time vaishnavi direct Sumit ke pass aayi
"Tum theek ho..." Usne softly poocha
Sumit ne uski taraf dekha... phir side me
"Main theek hoon...." Usne short reply Diya
Vaishnavi ne uski ankhon me dekha
"Tum jhoot bol rahe ho."
Sumit ne halka sa smirk kiya
"Tumhe kese pata ...?
Vaishnavi ne bina hesitation ke kaha
"Kyuki Main bhi... theek nahi hoon...
Ye sunkar Sumit ek second ke silent ho gaya
Wo messages ... Usne dheere se kaha
"Tumhe bhi aa rahe hai na..?
Sumit ka expression change ho gaya
"Tumhe kese pata ..? Usne turant poocha
Vaishnavi ne seedha jawab diya
"Kyuki muje bhi aa rahe hai..."
Sumit ne shock me uski taraf dekha
"Since ,when ..?"
"Kal raat se..." Vaishnavi ne jawab diya
Dono kuch second ke liye chup ho gye
Suddenly situation jyada serious lagne lagi
Aarav bhi wahan aagya
"Great.." usne half sarcastic tone me kaha
"ab secret meeting ho Rahi hai.."
Sumit ne uski taraf dekha
"Tumhe bhi messages..aa rahe hain.?"
Aarav ruk gaya
"Tumhe kese pata....?"
Vaishnavi ne camly bola
"Kyuki hum 'teeno' ko aa rahe hai....
Silence
Is bar teeno ke bich
Aarav ne dheere se pucha
"Matlab koi hume target kar raha hai..?
Sumit ne sir hila diya
"Exactly..."
Vaishnavi ne phone nikala.
"Jo bhi hai.....vo humare teeno ke bare me sab janta hai
Aarav ne puchha
"Par kyun....?
Vaishnavi ne sidha jawab diya
" Shayad ...Kyuki hum khud sach se Bach rahe hai....
Sumit ne uski taraf dekha
Aarav ne bhii.
Tabhi teeno ka phone ek sath vibrate hua
Same unknown number
"Messag:
"Ab Tum teeno ready ho ya...main sab revel kar doon...?
Teeno ne ek dusre ki taraf dekhaa
Is bar koi bhi ignore nahi kar skta thaa
To be continued ....