Fiza

Hospital se ghar aaye hue ek din hi hua tha. Fiza bistar pe araam farma rhi thi. Tabhi Tazeem ne movie saath dekhne ka plan banaya.

Movie dekhte dekhte, Fiza ne ek sawal kiya,

“Kya kabhi aankhein jhoot bolti hai?”

“Nhi…”

“Pr movies mein dekhiye kaise actor actress ki aankhon mein emotions dikhte hai feel hote hai, pr woh toh sab jhooth hai acting hai… toh aankhein jhooth bol sakti hai..”

“Unka mujhe nhi pata, pr tumhari ankhein kabhi jhoot nhi bol sakti…pata chal jaata hai mujhe..” Tazeem ne Fiza ki aankhon ko dekhte hue kahan.

Fiza ki khamoshi dekhke, Tazeem ne poocha,

“Kya meri aankhon mein sach nhi dikhta?”

Fiza iss sawal se baichain thi. Use sach dikh rha hai pr kya woh poora sach hai, ek bhi jhooth nhi. Yeh shaq uske dil mein paida hone laga. Aur wajah thi maazi ka ek aur waqya.

“Sir meri baat sune. Tazeem ne hi kiya tha woh. Uski gandi nazar thi mujhpe. Aap CCTV check kriye. Bataiye Mam, college canteen mein bhi hum safe nhi hai…” Ek ladki ne Tazeem pe ilzaam lagaya tha saare Professors k saamne. Aur uss waqt, saboot sirf ek k phone mein tha, Fiza k.

College k kuch hi mahino mein, Fiza jaan gyi thi ki uske saath dosti nibhane wale bas 1-2 hi hai. Unhi doston k saath woh pehli baar college canteen mein aayi hui thi. Fiza ki ek aadat thi, woh jahan bhi jaati wahan ka ek video bana leti, ek yaad taur pe aur saath hi saboot ki woh wahan aayi thi. Uss video mein woh ladki Tazeem ko pareshan krti nazar aa rhi thi. Jaan bujhke uske haath pakadne ki koshish kr rhi thi aur jab Tazeem ne awaaz uthai, usne ilzaam Tazeem pe daal diya. Insab ki gawah, Fiza tha. Jab Fiza k doston ne Professors ko bataya ki Fiza ek sachchi gawah hai, Tazeem ko laga tha woh ladki ka saath degi. Pr Fiza ko uss ladki ka kirdar pata tha. Uski doston ko bhi iss baat ki ilm thi. Fiza ne Tazeem ka saath diya aur tab se hi dono ki dosti badh gyi. Bhale hi bachpan mein padosi raha krte the, pr zyada waqt nhi mila tha bachpan mein. College ki dosti bahut gehri dosti hui.

Aur yehi baat Fiza ko sata rhi thi. Ki agar uske kaam ki jagah mein bhi aise hi ladkiyan hui thi. Pr Fiza iss shaq ki unke rishte k beech nhi lana chahti thi…

Kuch hi mahino baad, unki shaadi ki salgirah thi. Shaadi k khoobsurat qaid lamho ko dubara dekha jaa rha tha. Aur isi khushi mein Nano-Nani, Fiza se milne aaye hue the. Mamu k karobaar k wajah se woh bhi ab Canada jaa rhe the. Fiza ne Nano-Nani ko gale lagake khoob roya. Woh mahino baad jo inse mil rhi thi.

“Ise mehndi ka bahut shauk hai. Bas lagane k liye koi chahiye…” Nani ne kaha.

“Main hoon na.” Tazeem ne bataya.

Tazeem bahut achcha tha kalakariyon mein. Aur phir usi raat, Nano-Nani k jaane k baad, unke diye hue mehendi cone se, Tazeem mehndi laga rhe the, Fiza k haathon mein.

“Kya baat hai na? Cone mein Fiza naam likha hai aur main Fiza k haathon mein apna naam likh rha hun.” Tazeem apna naam likhte hue muskura rhe the. Fiza ka chehra khila hua tha.

Raat k 12 bajne wale the. Fiza ka janmdin shuru hone wala tha. Fiza bahut khush thi ki Tazeem uske liye kuch khaas krenge. Pr aisa kuch nhi hua.

Tazeem gehri neend mein so rhe the.

Call pe Nano-Nani Mamu aur pariwar se baat krne k baad woh 2 baje sone gayi. Subah uthi toh Tazeem ek emergency meeting mein gaye hue the. Message mein likha tha ki ‘Aaj jaldi jaa rha hun. Khana aapke liye banake jaa rha hun.’

Fiza udaas thi.

“Sirf khana banake jaa rhe hai. Apna pehla janamdin shaadi k baad aisa hoga, maine nhi socha tha.”

Calls aur messages ka bhi koi jawab ne de rhe the. Ammi ne khoob duayein dete hue Fiza ko shopping pe le gayi. Wahan se laut-te hi, Fiza gayab ho gyi thi.

Ammi ne Tazeem ko jaldi ghar bulaya.

Flat k chhat mein akele kone mein ro rhi thi.

“Maine aapko janmdin mubarak nhi bola isiliye naraz hai aap mujhse?” Tazeem ne Fiza ko dhund nikala tha. Sisak Sisak k rote hue Fiza ko Tazeem ne gale lagake chup karaya.

“Aap mujhe bhul gaye the na?”

“Dil kabhi dhadakna bhulta hai bhala?” Fiza gale lagte hue sharma gayi.

Uss raat Tazeem aur Ammi use restaurant le gaye. Wahan khoob maze kiye, tasveeren kheechi aur ek yaadgar pal aankhon mein kaid hua.

Agle din Tazeem ne subah subah Fiza ko ek anmol tohfa diya. Woh tohfa tha Tazeem ki diary. Woh diary nhi, usmein uske dastaan e mohabbat k lamhe qaid the.

College ki tasveeron se leke kal khichayi tasveeren aur har lamhe khushnuma pal. Birthday pe khaas chhitti likhna, chocolate wrapper, aur saath hi Fiza ki nikah proposal. Sab rakh hua tha unmein. Fiza ki aankhon mein aansun tha. Itni mohabbat use Tazeem se ummeed nhi ki thi. Woh tasveeren bhi thi jab Fiza uske ghar se aaye khane ko sajake parosti thi Tazeem ko.

Woh sab lamhe, Fiza ne uss subah dubara jiye.

“Yeh bahut qeemti tohfa hai mere liye. Bahut achcha hai yeh. Bahut bahut shukriya, Tazeem.” Tazeem ko gale lagake, Fiza ne shukriya kaha.

Ab Fiza k dimaag mein ek hi cheez ghoom rhi thi. Tazeem k liye nayab tohfa. Unke mohabbat ki nishani. Unki aulaad. Ammi ne Fiza ko kabhi bachche k liye zor nhi di. Pr woh kehti thi jab theek lage tab.

Iss baar Fiza ko dil se ek bachche ki kmi mehsoos ho rhi thi.

Ek nayi khwaish dil mein utarne lagi,

duaaon ki manzil, paas aane lagi,

Magar qismat ne chupke se apni chaal chal di,

Khushiyon k saath-saath ek parchhai bhi uske kareeb aane lagi..