"Us raat maine pehli baar apne sapno ko khud se door jaate dekha… aur main bas chup thi…"
"Mujhe nahi pata tha… ek 'haan' meri puri zindagi ko barbaad kar degi…"
Us din subah sab kuch normal lag raha tha…
Par pata nahi kyun dil bahut bechain tha…
Jaise kuch galat hone wala ho…
Ya shayad kuch aisa… jo meri puri zindagi badal de…
Maa kitchen me thi… jaldi-jaldi kaam kar rahi thi…
Bartano ki awaaz, chulhe ki aag… aur unki aankhon me ek ajeeb si ghabrahat…
Sab kuch alag lag raha tha…
"Maa… kya hua?" maine dheere se poocha।
Unhone sirf itna kaha—
"Aaj ladke wale aa rahe hain…"
Mere haath se glass girte-girte bach gaya…
"Par Maa… maine to kaha tha na… main abhi shaadi nahi karna chahti…"
Meri awaaz halki si kaanp rahi thi…
Maa ne meri taraf dekha…
Unki aankhon me aansu the… par unhone chhupa liya…
"Beta… har cheez humare haath me nahi hoti…"
Bas itna hi…
Aur meri duniya hil gayi…
Main apne kamre me chali gayi…
Deewar par lage certificates ko dekha…
School me first aana… teachers ki tarif… mere sapne…
Sab meri aankhon ke saamne ghoom raha tha…
"Mujhe kuch banna hai…" maine dheere se kaha…
"Main sirf ek zimmedari nahi hoon…"
Par us din…
Shayad kisi ne meri awaaz suni hi nahi…
Dopehar tak ghar me taiyaari ho gayi thi…
Mujhe ek simple sa suit pehna diya gaya…
Jisme main khud ko pehchan hi nahi pa rahi thi…
Maa ne mera dupatta theek kiya…
Aur muskurakar kaha—
"Bahut sundar lag rahi ho…"
Par unki muskaan ke peeche chhupa dard… main clearly dekh sakti thi…
Thodi der baad…
Wo log aa gaye…
Ghar me sab has rahe the… baatein ho rahi thi…
Par mujhe har awaaz bojh lag rahi thi…
Maine ek baar us ladke ko dekha…
Wo seedha-saadha sa tha…
Na zyada bol raha tha… na zyada has raha tha…
Jaise wo bhi utna hi uncomfortable ho… jitni main thi…
"Ladki ko bulao…" kisi ne kaha…
Mera dil zor-zor se dhadakne laga…
Main dheere-dheere sabke saamne gayi…
Sabki nazrein mujh par thi…
Jaise main insaan nahi… ek decision hoon…
Thodi der baad…
"Mujhe lagta hai dono ko baat karne do…"
Aur mujhe uske saath ek alag kamre me bhej diya gaya…
Room me sirf hum dono the…
Aur ek ajeeb si khamoshi…
Phir usne hi kaha—
"Tum baith jao…"
Main bed ke kone par baith gayi…
Kuch seconds tak… sirf silence…
Phir usne seedha poocha—
"Tumhe ye shaadi pasand hai?"
Mera dil zor se dhadka…
Yahi wo sawaal tha… jo meri puri zindagi decide karne wala tha…
Mera mann chilla raha tha—
"NA! Mujhe nahi karni shaadi… mujhe apne sapne poore karne hain…"
Par meri awaaz… mere andar hi dab kar reh gayi…
Maine dheere se kaha—
"Jo aap sabko theek lage…"
Usne meri aankhon me dekha…
Jaise wo sab samajh gaya ho…
Par usne kuch nahi kaha…
Bahar aate hi kisi ne poocha—
"Ladki pasand hai?"
Usne sir hila diya—
"Haan…"
Sab khush ho gaye…
Aur main…
andar se toot chuki thi…
Shaam tak rishta pakka ho gaya…
Maa ne mujhe gale lagaya—
"Sab theek ho jayega beta…"
Par mujhe pata tha…
sab theek nahi hoga…
Us raat main so nahi paayi…
Main chhat par chali gayi…
Aasman me taare chamak rahe the…
Waise hi jaise mere sapne kabhi chamka karte the…
"Maine 'NA' kyun nahi bola…"
Maine khud se poocha…
Aansu khud hi nikal aaye…
Agla din… sab kuch fast-forward jaise chal raha tha…
Tabhi mera phone baja…
Unknown number…
"Hello?"
"Main… wo ladka bol raha hoon…"
Mera dil ruk sa gaya…
"Tumse ek zaroori baat karni thi…"
Maine haan kaha…
Usne dheere se kaha—
"Main bhi ye shaadi nahi karna chahta…"
Main shock me thi…
"Par maine 'haan' isliye bola… kyunki mere paas bhi choice nahi thi…"
Meri aankhon me aansu aa gaye…
Pehli baar laga… main akeli nahi hoon…
"Par ek baat aur hai…"
Mera dil phir tez dhadakne laga…
"Main kisi aur se pyaar karta hoon…"
Jaise zameen khisak gayi ho…
Main kuch bol hi nahi paayi…
"Main tumhe dhokha nahi dena chahta…"
"Isliye sach bata raha hoon…"
Room me khamoshi chha gayi…
Ab mere paas do raste the…
Ya to sab seh loon…
Ya is baar 'NA' bolne ki himmat karun…
Us din maine decide kar liya…
Main 'NA' bolungi… chahe kuch bhi ho…
Kya main is baar 'NA' bol paungi…?
Ya phir ek baar phir… apni zindagi se haar jaungi…?
Agar aap meri jagah hote… kya 'NA' bol paate?
Comment me zaroor batana…
Next part aur bhi shocking hoga… miss mat karna