1.

chapter 1
2. chapter 2
3. chapter 3
4. chapter 4
5. chapter 5
6. chapter 6
7. chapter 7
8. chapter 8
9. chapter 9
chapter 1
( This story not written by me its written by areej shah i just translate this
story for u )

Yeh manzar Dubai ke bohot bare sheher Ras Al Khaimah ka hai. Is sheher ko
Ras Al Khaimah isliye bhi kaha jata hai kyunki yahan khemon se mushahbet
rakhne wale chhotay chhotay makan hain jo sahil samandar par mojood hain.

Woh is tarah ke chhotay chhotay kaam karne ke liye khud nahi aata tha lekin
us waqt sawal uske left hand Sharaf ka tha jo bachpan se uske sath tha uske
har kaam mein barabar ka shareek. Aaj woh usay tanha nahi chhod sakta tha
woh us waqt Dubai ki aik bohot badi jail mein tha. Uska wafadar saathi,
uspar jaan nisaar karne wale ko woh is tarah se nahi chhod sakta tha. Yeh
sach tha ke Don ko usse koi mohabbat na thi, uske sath koi dili wabastagi na
thi magar woh uske liye jaan dene ka hausla rakhta tha aur Don ko aise hi
logon ki zarurat thi. Raat ek baje ka waqt tha, Ras Al Khaimah sheher din
mein jitna viran aur khamosh hota, raat mein utna hi roshniyon se bhara hota.

Aur Don aksar apne kaam roshniyon mein karne ka aadi tha kyunki usay pata
tha ke gunahgar ko uska gunah nahi balkay gunah chhupane ka tareeqa maar
deta hai. Isliye woh jo bhi karta, khule aam karta. Woh apne kisi bhi kaam
mein koi ghalti nahi karta tha. Shayad yahi wajah thi ke 32 saal ki umar mein
woh underworld ka Don tha. Gunahon ki duniya mein qadam rakhte hi Don ne
is sheher mein Don nami kayi keede makoroon ko masal daala. Dubai ka
bachha bachha Don Daadiol ko jaanta tha lekin koi bhi uski shakal se waqif
na tha. Woh itni safai aur hoshiari se kaam karta tha ke sath khare Khizr ko
bhi pata nahi chalta. Sharaf be gunah nahi tha, usne bhi kahin gunah kiye the,
lekin jis cheez ka ilzam abhi usay diya ja raha tha, woh usne nahi kiya tha aur
Don ko yeh manzoor na tha ke uski team mein kisi ko is tarah se target kiya
jaye.

Usay jin logon se matlab na hota unse woh koi talluq nahi rakhta tha na hi
dosti aur na hi dushmani lekin Wasik Malik ne usay samne se lalkara tha.
Uske left hand Sharaf par ilzam laga ke usay jail ke andar karwa diya tha aur
yahi cheez Don ko gussa dila rahi thi. Wasik Malik jo ke phone par usay
dhamkiyan de chuka tha ke woh Sharaf ko phansi ke phanday tak
pohnchayega, us waqt usse chhup kar un chhotay chhotay makan mein se kisi
ek makan mein tha.

Usne Wasik Malik ko kaha tha ke chhupne se behtar hai ke woh samne aake
usse baat kare lekin Wasik Malik na mana. Isi ki wajah se aaj Sharaf ek hafte
se zyada waqt se jail mein tha. Woh Don ka left hand tha, usay jail mein kisi
cheez ki kami na thi. A.C, TV, bed, woh Don ka khaas banda tha, usay har
cheez muhayya ki gayi thi. Lekin jail se zyada Don ko yahan uski zarurat thi
jiski wajah se uska bahar hona zaroori tha.

Woh tang gali se nikalta hua ek ghar ke andar dakhil hua jahan uske kuch
aadmi ek aadmi ko zameen par bithaaye, uske sar par bandookein taane khare
the. Woh bilkul khamoshi se aake sofa par baith gaya, uske chehre par koi
ta'asur na tha. Wasik Malik ne zara si nigah uthakar uske chehre ki taraf
dekha. Ghane kale baal jo peechay ki taraf pony mein bandhe hone ke
bawajood bhi maathe ko cover kiye hue the. Surkh o safed rangat, sabz
aankhein, halki halki daarhi, zara zara si mooch. Woh jab baat karta tha uske
gaal par ek dimple numayan hota. Lekin yeh shakhs hasta nahi tha. Isliye aaj
tak jisne bhi uske gaal ka dimple dekha tha, usse baat karte hue hi dekha tha.

Beshak woh Arabi shehzada hasti hue bhi qayamat lagta hoga. Jab kaatne ki
aukaat na ho to bhonkna bhi nahi chahiye, woh uske samne shaan be niyaazi
se sofa par baithte hue bola. Ab tak Wasik Malik ko Don ke samne apni
aukaat ka andaza achi tarah ho chuka tha. Woh itne chhotay se ilaqay mein
aake chhup ke baith chuka tha lekin Don ne usay yahan se bhi dhoond nikala.

Mujhe maaf kar do Devil, mujhse ghalti ho gayi. Tum jaisa kaho ge main
waisa karoon ga, please mujhe mat maarna. Usay jaise hi andaza hua ke ab
woh Don se bach nahi sakta, woh rone laga. Tum, tumhein saboot chahiye na
apne aadmi ke be gunah hone ka, main tumhein abhi saboot deta hoon. Woh
jaldi se zameen se uthne laga jab uske aadmiyon ne bandook par zor daal kar
usay wapas bitha diya. Tumhein kya lagta hai agar main yahan tak pohnch
sakta hoon to kya tum se saboot nikalna mere liye mushkil hai? Woh uski
aankhon mein aankhein daal kar puchte hue bola.
Waise bohot safai se kaam kiya hai tumne, mujhe tumhara kaam karne ka
andaz pasand aaya. Uske lehje mein Wasik Malik apna mazaq urta hua
mehsoos kar raha tha. Tumhein kya lagta hai Wasik, mere liye Sharaf ko
chhudwana mushkil hai? Nahi, main jab chahoon usay jail se nikalwa sakta
hoon, aise aise... Usne apne haath ki do ungliyon se chhutki uske aankhon ke
samne bajate hue kaha.

Tum jaante ho main tumhein kyun dhoond raha hoon Wasik Malik? Main
tumhein Sharaf ke liye nahi, balkay un ladkiyon ke liye dhoond raha hoon
jinki video tumhare paas hai. Woh ladkiyan jo ba hifazat Turkey mein hain
lekin unki fahash video aaj bhi tumhare paas mojood hai. Main yahan Sharaf
ke liye nahi, balkay un ladkiyon ke liye aaya hoon. Is video ka original print
mere samne remove karo aur baaqi ki khud karwado. Tumhare paas sirf 10
minute hain. Usne uski aankhon mein aankhein daalte hue kaha.

Lekin ab main kuch nahi kar sakta, woh video to site par release ho chuki hai.
Ab to karoron log dekh chuke honge. Kya yeh tumhara aakhri faisla hai? Don
ne uske sar par bandook taante hue uski baat kaati. Na, nahi, rukon, main kuch
karwata hoon, mujhe mat maarna. Woh phir se iltija karne laga. Das minute.
Don ka lehja safaak tha.

Aur phir samne khara shakhs usay apne kartab dikhane laga. Apni jaan
bachane ke liye yeh shakhs kuch bhi karne ko tayyar tha. Woh kapkapate
haathon se kabhi ek taraf phone karta to kabhi doosri taraf. Jabke uske aadmi
uske ghar ki talashi le rahe the. Kyunki jo bhi tha, uske saare aadmiyon ka
record bohot saaf tha aur woh nahi chahta tha ke Sharaf ke khilaaf bhi aisa
koi jhoota saboot rahe. Aur phir wahi hua, das minute ke andar un ladkiyon ki
har video site se har qism ki doosri fahash jagah se door kar di gayi.

Woh ladkiyan jo shadi ke baad apne khawand ke sath honeymoon ke liye

yahan aayi thi. Wasik Malik ne hotel ke rooms mein camera laga kar unki
videos banayi, jinhe baad mein site par release kar ke bohot paisa kamane ka
irada tha. Woh couples shayad yeh bhi nahi jaante the ke unke sath kya hone
jaa raha tha. Lekin Devil jaanta tha, woh jaanta tha ke unki zindagi kis tarah
se barbaad ho sakti hai. Devil, maine har qism ka print remove karwada hai.
Lekin... woh ruka. Lekin kya? Woh gusse se chillaya.
Un videos ka aik print Pakistan pohncha diya gaya hai. Is ki baat sun kar
Devil ne aik nigah apne daaein taraf kharay Khizr par daali jo kehta tha ke
uska mulk bohot pak saaf hai, bohot naik hai. Uske mulk mein koi fahash
kaam nahi hota lekin ab Pakistan bhi duniya ke saath saath chal raha tha.
Khizr usse nigah nahi mila pa raha tha. Koi baat nahi, Pakistan se mein
nikalwa loon ga ise. Ek haftay baad Siddiq ki beti Masooma yahan aanay
wali hai, mein usse keh doon ga wo le aaye gi. Khizr ne hal pesh kiya. To
Don uth kar khada ho gaya, ab uska yahan koi kaam na tha.

Phir peeche mura aur wapas uske saamne aa kar ruka.

Jantay ho Wasif, log kehte hain ke jis ka koi apna nahi hota wo dosron ki
maan betiyon ki izzat karte hain lekin aaj tumne sabit kar diya ke ye baat
bilkul ghalat hai. Jin ladkiyon ke tumne wo video banayi wo abhi apni
zindagi shuru kar rahi thi. Zara socho agar wo video in ladkiyon tak pohanch
jaati to kya kabhi zindagi mein khud se nazar milane ke qabil rehti? Chori
karo, daaka daalo, qatal karo lekin Devil zinna nahi karne dega.

Tum aik achay aadmi thay, wo ruka.

Magar thay.

Wasif Malik ko baat samajhne ka mauqa dene se pehle hi goli chali, saamne
khara mojood bayjaan ho gaya.

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Woh subah saat baje ke uthi hui thi, roz ke muqable aaj kaam itna zyada tha
ke use Asar padhne ka waqt bhi na mila. Subah se saans lene ki bhi fursat na
thi. Aaj ghar mein nau qism ke khane banaye gaye the, aakhir Rania api ka
rishta jo aa raha tha. Woh andar tayyar ho rahi thi apni do behnon, Tania aur
Maria ke saath.

Us ke haath mein lazat thi. Woh subah se hi kitchen mein ghusi thi, sab kaam
kar chuki thi. Use teen baje se pehle hi ghar se nikalna tha kyunke ammi ka
hukum tha ke jab tak yeh rishte wale yahaan se chale na jaayein, tab tak apni
shakal kisi ko na dikhaye. Unka ghar itna chhota sa tha ke koi bhi chhup kar
na baith sakta. Pure ghar mein sirf do hi kamre the. Ek mein jahan unki
betiyan Rania, Tania aur Maria rehti thi, doosra kamra jahan ammi raha karti
thi aur teesra kitchen. Yeh itna chhota sa ghar tha ke bahar khade shakhs ko
poora kamra nazar aata.

Is liye ammi ka hukum tha ke jaise hi khana ban jaaye aur saara kaam khatam
ho jaaye, woh jaldi se yahaan se uth kar Fatima Bibi ke ghar chali jaaye.
Kyunki woh nahi chahti thi ke soti li beti ek baar phir se uski betiyon ka kaam
kharab kar de.

Woh subah se ghoom chakkar bani hui thi. Aur aaj ittefaq aisa tha ke ammi ne
subah se use ek bhi thappad na maara tha. Use sirf Fatima Bibi ke ghar jaane
ki ijazat thi, jahan dopahar mein woh bachon ko Quran padhati thi, jiski
Fatima Bibi uski ammi ko tankhwa deti thi. Uske alawa mohalle ke bachon ke
walidain bhi use kuch na kuch dete rehte. Agar use ruh ke wajood se koi
faida na hota, to Tanzeem use kab ka is ghar se nikaal chuki hoti. Aakhir unke
shohar ke dhoke se to yeh aulaad thi.

Unke shohar ne do shaadiyan ki thi. Pehli shaadi Tanzeem se, jin mein se unki
teen betiyan thi. Beta na hone ki surat mein unhone doosri shaadi kar li. Lekin
Tanzeem se chhup kar. Jab Tanzeem ko yeh baat pata chali to bahut der ho
chuki thi. Beta to unhe doosri biwi se bhi na hua, bas ek anchaaha wajood,
Ruh, duniya mein aa gayi.

Woh masoom si ladki har kisi se pyaar karne wali thi, lekin yahaan use koi
pyaar nahi karta tha, siwaye Fatima Bibi ke. Woh masoom ladki apna
bachpan kho chuki thi. Woh 19 saal ki ho chuki thi. Government school mein
usne metric kar liya, lekin uske aage apna taaleemi silsila jari na rakh saki.
Woh padhna chahti thi, kuch banna chahti thi, lekin kuch bhi na kar payi. Uske
hissa mein mohabbatein na thi. Agar kuch tha to teen behnon ya ammi ke
thappad, jo din mein darjanon ke hisaab se uske munh par apne naqsh banate.

Woh ehsas-e-kamtari ka shikar ladki apne aap se bhi pyaar nahi karti thi. Use
Fatima Bibi ke ghar jaane ki ijazat bhi sirf isliye thi kyunki woh uski ammi
ko mahine ke paanch hazaar rupaye deti thi. Fatima Bibi jaanti thi ke uske
saath is ghar mein kya kya hota hai. Ruh bachpan se unke paas aati thi, kyunki
unhe woh pyaari si ladki bohot azeez thi.
Uski maa ka naam Noor tha aur uske baap ko usse mohabbat na thi. Uski maa
ne uska naam Ruh Noor rakha tha, yaani ke woh apni maa ki ruh thi. Usse
uske bachpan ki yaadein cheen li gayi thi. Woh sirf chand dinon ki thi jab uski
maa use duniya ki thokaron mein chhod kar hamesha ke liye chali gayi. Uske
baap ko usse koi matlab na tha. Woh to bas use uthake uski soti li maa ke
paas le aaya tha.

Soti li aulaad se bhi bhala koi mohabbat karta hai? Uske baap ne kabhi use
pyaar se na dekha aur saath saal ki umr mein hi woh yateem ho gayi. Uski
soti li maa ko jo zara sa apne shohar ka darr tha ke uske saamne Ruh ko kuch
na kehti, woh khatam ho gaya. Saath saal ki umr mein hi usse uska bachpan
cheen liya gaya. Tanzeem ne saaf alfazon mein kaha ke free ki roti nahi
milegi, kaam karna hoga.

Saath saal ka bacha jo apne kapde bhi khud nahi badal sakta, Ruh ne apne
chhote chhote haathon mein jaroo uthha liya. Use saath baith kar khane ki
ijazat na thi. Jo bachta tha, wohi khane ko milta.

Woh roti na thi. Use in sab cheezon ki aadat ho chuki thi. Use awaaz nikalne
ki ijazat na thi. Woh bhi insaan thi, use bhi gussa aata tha, lekin jab use gussa
aata, woh apne aap par nikaalti thi. Ammi ke chhote se kamre mein bas ek hi
bed tha, use zameen par sone ki jagah mayassar thi. Use yeh pata na tha ke
yeh chatai kab se uske paas hai, lekin jab se so rahi thi, use yehin phati
purani chatai di gayi thi.

Metric tak school jaati rahi, jo usi ke mohalle mein ek government school
tha. Yeh bhi Fatima Bibi ki hi meherbani thi, jo uski ammi ki minatein kar ke
school mein daakhil karwa diya. Woh padhai mein bohot achi thi. Fatima
Bibi ka kehna tha ke agar woh aisi padh ti rahe to kuch ban sakti hai. 15 saal
ki umr mein jab usne metric pass kiya to ammi ne keh diya ke ab ghar ke
kaam kaaj seekhegi. Woh kya seekhti, use sab kuch aata tha.

Bachpan se hi woh sab kuch kar leti thi, magar use kisi ke saamne bolne ki
ijazat na thi. Galti se unke ghar mein koi mehmaan ya koi rishtedaar aata to
yahi sochta ke shayad yeh bachi gungi hai. Uski sabse chhoti behan Maria bhi
usse 6 saal badi thi aur teenon abhi kunwari thi. Usse pehle Rania ke liye ek
rishta aaya tha, lekin jab unhone Ruh ko saamne dekha to keh diya ke humein
isse shaadi karwani hai, agar aapko manzoor ho to.
Jis ke baad Ruh bechari ke jism par na jaane kitne hi zakham the. Ammi baat
baat par use maarne lagi, kehti to jo inke saamne aayi, isi liye meri beti ka
rishta toot gaya. Woh roti tadapti, lekin kaun sunta tha uski? Woh saari raat
roti thi aur woh behis aurat jise log maa kehte the, be-khabar soti rehti.

Woh jaanti thi ke is duniya mein uska koi nahi hai. Aur Fatima Bibi, woh to
sirf parsann hai. Woh bas uske naam par paanch hazaar rupaye uski maa ki
hathli par rakh deti thi. Use ek ghanta ghar se bahar rehne ki ijazat thi, lekin
sirf Fatima Bibi ke ghar. Aur kahin jaane ki khwahish bhi na thi. Woh sirf
Fatima Bibi se apna dukh baanti. Uske zakham dekh kar woh rahm-dil aurat
aksar ro padti aur kehti, woh din door nahi jab tumhari zindagi mein ek
shehzada aayega aur tumhe is duniya se nikaal kar apne saath le jaayega.
Tumhe khushiyan dega, mohabbat dega, tumhari har khwahish ko poora
karega. Unki baat sun kar woh hans deti. Shehzade, shehzadiyon ki zindagi
mein aate hain, Fatima Bibi.

Meri zindagi mein koi shehzada nahi aayega. Agar use aana hota to ab tak aa
chuka hota. Ammi bohot zyada pareshan baithi thi. Mehmaanon ko gaye hue
abhi taqriban do se teen minute hi hue the lekin unki shaklein hi bata gayi thi
ke Raniya un logon ko kuch khaas pasand nahi aayi. "Ami, mujhe nahi lagta
ke ye log rishta karenge. Dekho, kaise ajeeb se sawal pooch rahe the hamari
Rani se," Maria ne baat shuru ki.

Table par khane peene ki cheezein bikri hui thi. Achhi khaasi mehngi tareen
dawat ki gayi thi.

Taniya ko to kharche ka soch soch kar hol uth rahe the. "Arrey, pareshan mat
ho. Mujhe to lagta hai ye rishta ho jayega. Ab meri Rani hai hi itni
khoobsurat," Ami ne Raniya ka makeup se lada chehra dekhte hue kaha.
Jabke ladke ki behen ne badi maharat se poocha tha, "Arrey Raniya ji, party
makeup karte hue to teen se chaar ghante lag jaate hain, aapne ye itna saara
khana kaise banaya?"

Jis par Ami ne kaha ke unki beti har fun maula hai.

"Waise Ami, ek baat aapne note ki? Un logon ne sirf khane ki hi tareef ki, wo
bhi is manhoos ke haath ke bane hue khane ki," Taniya ne saari tawajjo Rooh
ki taraf dilaayi.
"Haan Ami, bulaayein ise. Ye saara samaan uthaye yahan se. Mujhe to is
rishte se koi achhi umeed nahi hai," Maria ne uthte hue kaha.

Aur ghar ki deewar pe jaake khadi hui. "Fatima Bibi, Rooh ko ghar bhejein,"
lehje mein duniya bhar ki izzat aur mohabbat samo kar kaha kyunki duniya ke
samne wo Rooh ki souteli nahi balki sagi behnein thi.

Ye baat alag thi ke Fatima Bibi se kuch bhi chhupa hua na tha. Isi liye to
Maria ki awaaz sunte hi Rooh ne kapti awaaz se kaha, "Aapi, main bas abhi
aayi," aur daudte hue darwaze se nikal kar apne ghar ke darwaze ke andar
aayi. "Aayi manhoos. Uthao ye sab," Raniya ne apne chehre par aaye hue
balon ko style se peeche karte hue ise kaha.

To wo tezi se aage badhi aur samaan uthane lagi.

Jab ke wo chaaron tang par tang rakhe wahi bahar sehan mein kursiyon par
baithi thi jab darwaza baja aur ek khoobsurat sano jawan andar daakhil hua.
Raniya foran alert ho gayi. Jabke Maria aur Taniya bhi khadi ho kar use
dekhne lagi. Sab se pehle Ami sambhali, "Arrey Wahid beta, kuch bhool gaye
the kya? Aao na," Ami ne khushamdi andaaz mein kaha.

"Aunty, darasal mera mobile wahan table par reh gaya hai," Wahid muskurate
hue aage badha aur mez se apna phone uthane laga. Tabhi Rooh kitchen se
nikli aur table ki taraf aayi.Wo samne khare ladke ko dekhe baghair hi table
se samaan uthane lagi. Lekin uska saara dhyan Rooh pe dekh ke Raniya ki
aankhein gusse se surkh hone lagi thi. "Ise kya masla tha, Wahid ke samne
bahar aane ki zarurat kya thi? Ye hamare ghar mein kaam karti hai," Ami ne
Wahid ka dhyan Rooh ki taraf dekhte hue, Rooh ko haath se kheench kar
peeche kiya aur sakht nazron se ise andar jane ka ishaara kiya. Rooh foran hi
kitchen mein ja kar chhup gayi.

"Aunty, aapke ghar mein koi naukar kaam karta hai? Iska zikr aapne pehle
nahi kiya," Wahid ka dhyan abhi bhi kitchen ke darwaze ki taraf tha jahan
Rooh abhi gaayab hui thi. "Haan beta, wo darasal isi mohalle se hi aati hai,
thoda bahut kaam karti hai to meri Raniya ise kuch na kuch de deti hai,"
unhone uska dhyan ek baar phir se Raniya ki taraf dilane ki koshish ki, lekin
uski shakal ki bezari hi bata rahi thi ke use Raniya mein koi interest nahi hai.
"Issi mohalle mein ghar hai uska... kahan?" Wahid ne jaise unki agli baat suni
hi na thi. Jabke andar baithi Rooh ko ek baar phir se apni shamat aati hui
nazar aa rahi thi, aur phir waisa hi hua. Kareeban kuch hi der baad bahar
sabse pehle Raniya ke cheekhne chillane ki awaazein aana shuru hui.

"Maine kaha tha na, Ami, ye ladki mera ghar nahi banne degi. Dekha, dekha
aapne kaise wo uski taraf dekh raha tha aur uske baare mein pooch raha tha
aur uske ghar ki investigation kar raha tha."

"Ye ladki kabhi mera ghar nahi banne degi, main ise jaan se maar daaloongi.
Jaan bujh kar ye Wahid ke samne aayi hai," wo tezi se kitchen ki taraf gayi
aur Rooh ke baalon se pakad kar ghaseet kar bahar lane lagi.

Jab ke aisa karne se Taniya aur Maria ki aankhein chamak uthi. Unhein bhi to
haath saaf karne ka mauka mil hi gaya tha. Unhein to subah se ek baar bhi
haath uthane ka mauka na mila tha.

Deewar se deewar judi hone ki wajah se use chillane ki ijaazat na thi. Na

jaane kitni der khamoshi se un charon ki maar khati rahi.

Kabhi kabhi dil chahta tha ke wo bhaag jaye is duniya se ya khudkushi kar ke
mar hi jaye. Wo aksar Allah se poochti thi agar uske maa baap mar daale to
ise zinda kyun rakha. Mohabbat ke qabil ladki to har giz na thi. Agar
mohabbat ke qabil hoti to koi to usse mohabbat karta. Koi to hota jo uske
zakmon par marham lagata. Wo ek anchaaha wujood thi. Itni maar khane ke
bawajood, itni zillat ke bawajood, us uth kar raat ka khana banaya. Khud
khane ki himmat na thi.

Isha ki namaz ada kar ke chattai par let gayi.

Agle din dopehar gyarah ke qareeb wo log wapas aaye. Unhein itni jaldi
jawab ki umeed na thi aur na hi Raniya kal ke tarah aaj tayar thi. Balki wo to
abhi abhi uthi thi. Ami ne khushamdi andaaz mein unhein bulaya lekin agli
baat par unka chehra faq ho gaya. "Wo ladki jo aapke ghar mein kaam karti
hai zara batayein, uska ghar kahan hai? Wo darasal Wahid ne jab se use
dekha hai humein ek pal ko bhi chain nahi lene diya," kitchen mein khadi
Rooh ki rooh ek baar phir se kaanp gayi. Bhi to kal ke zakham hare the.
Jab ke kuch hi der mein bahar Ami ki awaaz aane lagi. Wo tamaam lahaz o
muruwwat bhooli unhein sunaane mein masroof thi.

Ami ne oonchi oonchi awaaz mein kaha, "Agar use Raniya pasand nahi hai to
Rooh bhi nahi milegi kyunki wo isi ghar ki ladki hai."

"Issi manhoos ne dore daale honge is par. Pehle to main ise rafa dafa
karoongi is ghar se," Ami ne gusse se chillate hue kaha.

Jabke un logon ko andaza ho chuka tha ke is ghar mein aakar unhone is bachi
ki jaan mushkil mein daal di hai.

Us aurat ne ek nazar kitchen ki khidki se jhaankti masoom si us ladki par

daali jo apni shamat ka intezar kar rahi thi.

Aur chali gayi.

Ami oonchi oonchi awaaz mein Rooh ko pukar rahi thi. Wo sust kadmon se
chalti bahar nikli, jahan Ami haath mein pipe uthaye use paas aane ka ishaara
kar rahi thi.

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Sar woh file mere haath lag chuki hai jis par un sab logon ke naam likhe hain
jin ke paas woh video thi.

Is ke ilawa maine woh video remove kar di hai aur mein kuch hi dino mein
Dubai pohnch aaungi.

Don ke sath kaam karna to mera khwab hai, Don ke sath kaam karke hi mein
apne Baba ka badla loongi. Mujhe pata hai ke woh Baba ka badla lene mein
meri madad zaroor karenge," Masooma ne information dete hue call band kar
di.

Khizr ne yeh baat aakar Don ko batai.

Don pehle hi apni team mein ek ladki ko rakh kar pachtaraha tha, ab doosri
ladki ko apne sath rakhne ka sawal hi paida nahi hota tha.
Isliye usne Khizr ko kaha ke jitni jaldi ho sake ladki ke samne uske baap ke
qatil ko khatam kiya jaye taake woh ladki apni zindagi mein aage badhe.

Jab ke kisi aur ladki ka na sunkar Don ke qareeb sofa par baithi stylish Layli
ke lab muskara utthay.

"Mujhe pata hai is duniya mein koi bhi ladki meri jagah nahi le sakti," usne
qadray halki aawaz mein Khizr se kaha, kyunki Don ke samne is tarah ki koi
bhi baat karna allowed nahi tha.

Kuch dair baad Layli bhi chali gayi. "Tum Layli ke bare mein kya sochte
ho?" Khizr ne uske chehre ko dekhte hue kaha.

"Layli ke bare mein kya sochta hoon? Woh ek ladki hai, meri team mein kaam
karti hai. Agar achi worker na hoti to shayad main use apne sath nahi rakhta.
Layli ek bohot achi hacker hone ke sath sath bohot khoobsurat bhi thi."

"Layli tumhe pasand karti hai. Woh tumse shaadi karna chahti hai," Khizr ne
uska dhyan Layli par le jane ki nakam koshish ki, to Don ne uske chehre ki
taraf dekhte hue kaha:

"Tum shaadi kar lo, ghar basao. Woh tumhara kaam bhi samajhti hai. Layli ke
sath achi guzregi."

"Khizr, tum mere bachpan ke dost ho, bachpan ka sath hai hamara. Main apne
haathon se tumhe nahi marna chahta, isliye kisi din time nikaal ke, zyada nahi
bas aadha ghanta, tum khudkushi kar lo, kyunki mujhe tumhe apne haathon se
marte hue bilkul acha nahi lagega."

Woh safaak andaz mein bola.

"Woh mohabbat karti hai tumse, sirf tumhare liye hai woh yahaan par. Tumhe
uske bare mein sochna chahiye, woh tumhare sath wafadar hai." Khizr ne ek
aur nakam koshish ki, lekin is baar Devil ki ghori ne uska mooh band kar
diya.

"Main underworld ka Don hoon, Khizr. Ishq se haseen hai meri duniya," woh
keh kar jane laga.
"Aur agar tumhe ishq ho gaya to?" Khizr ne jaise aaj haar na manne ki thaan
rakhi thi.

"Is duniya mein woh ladki hi nahi bani jis ke ishq mein Yaaram ka Zami
giraftar ho jaye," woh use sakht nazron se ghoorta wahan se nikal gaya.

"Har insaan ka jod bana hai is duniya mein. Tumhe bhi koi na koi zaroor
milegi, phir poochhoonga tumse, ishq haseen hai ya tumhari duniya."

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chapter 2
Main ne to us waqt hi kaha tha is ladki ko ghar se nikaal do jab us ka baap
mara tha, tab to tumne meri baat suni nahi. Us waqt tumhein free ki nokrani
chahiye thi. Abhi to kuch nahi, is ki khoobsurati teri saari bachiyon ki zindagi
barbaad na kar gayi to naam badal dena. Aqsa khala, jo ke ammi ki bachpan
ki saheli thi, unke ghar mein aayi thi.

"To main kya karoon, tum hi batao. Yeh ladki meri bachiyon ki zindagi
barbaad kar degi. Doosri baar Rania ka rishta toota hai, 29 saal ki ho gayi
hai woh, lekin abhi tak kunwari baithi hai. Haye yeh manhoos teri betiyon ka
naseeb kha jaayegi," Aqsa khala ne dono haath malte hue kaha. "Apni betiyon
ko bitha ek taraf aur jaldi se is ke haath peele karke isko rafaa dafaa kar,
taake teri betiyon ke achay rishte aayein," khala ne kaha.

"Ne apni betiyon ke liye zeher jama kiya hai? Arre tujhse zeher maang kaun
raha hai? Main ek aurat ko jaanti hoon, woh na rishte karwati hai."

"Arre, kahaan se karu shaadi, mere paas iske liye phoote koode nahi hai,
badi mushkil se main..."

"Lekin kuch nahi leti, ulte paise deti hai," Aqsa khala ne sargoshi wale
andaaz mein kaha.

"Kya matlab hai tumhari is baat ka?" Ammi ka andaaz bhi sargoshana tha.

"Arre, woh koi Dubai mein sheikh rehta hai. Ladki khoobsurat aur kam umar
honi chahiye, phone par ladki se Nikah parhate hain aur deeni bula lete hain
pehle larki us sheikh ke sath rehti hai aur baad mein. Khala bolte bolte
khamosh ho gayi.

Baad mein...?

Baad mein sheikh larki ko aage bhej deta hai. Aakhir jo larki ke aba o ajdaad
ko rupiya deta hai woh wapas wasool bhi to karni hoti hai.
Kya matlab hai larki bech dete hain? Ami ab baat ko samjhein thi to bechari
masoom si larki hai main us ke sath aisa har giz nahi karungi chand peson ke
liye nahi bechungi. Ami ne foran inkaar kar diya.

Aqsa ki saheli jo kaafi arsay se mashhoor thi ke larkiyon ke nikah Dubai

mein parhati hai us ne kayi baar kaha ke meri betiyon ke nikah karwa do
lekin Aqsa khala hamesha hi taal deti. "Are theek hai jaisi tumhari marzi
main ye thori keh rahi hoon use bhej do main to bas tumse keh rahi thi ke
raste se hatao main ne to bas idea diya tha.

Ab tumhari betiyon ki zindagi barbaad kar rahi hai 25 saal ki to Maria ho

gayi hai aur jab tak ye yahan rahegi tab tak tumhari betiyon ka kahin koi
chance nahi hai."

Aur jinhein tum chand paise keh rahi hoon na, bees lakh hain. Arey dhoom
dhaam se apni betiyon ki shaadi kar sakti ho tum. Khala bas itna bol kar apna
bag uthakar uthne lagi.

"Beees lakh?" Ami ka munh raqam sun kar khul gaya. "Arey yeh to kuch bhi
nahi. Larki khoobsurat aur kam umar ho jaisi ke Rooh hai to humein pachis
aur tees mein bhi badal sakte hain." Khala mazeed lalach dete hue ghar se
bahar nikal gayi.

Raat ke kareeban teen baje ka waqt tha. Tanzeem na jaane kab se nigahen
Rooh ke soye hue wujood par dale usay apni nazron mein liye hue thi. Jab ke
dimagh mein baar baar Aqsa ki baatein goonj rahi thi.

"Zara socho Tanzeem, tumhari betiyon ki zindagi sambhal jayegi aur saath
mein is museebat se bhi chhutkara mil jayega.

Bhulomat ye tumhare shauhar ke dhoke ka nateejah hai. Woh tum se mohabbat

ke daaway karta tha aur tum se chhup chhupakar kisi aur larki se na sirf
shaadi kar rakhi thi balki usme se ek aulaad bhi paida ki hui thi."

Kab tak is ke baare mein sochti raho gi? Tumhari betiyan is ki wajah se
kunwari baithi hain. Ma'soom se chehre ko dekh rahi thi.

Hain, Rania ka do baar rishta is ki wajah se toot chuka hai.

Nazim Begum ke dimaagh mein Aqsa Khala ki batein chal rahi thi jabke
aankhein ab tak Rooh ko dekh rahi thi.

Waise to wo har larki ke liye lakh rupay deta hai lekin is ke poore tees lakh
maangoon gi. Aray zara socho tees lakh rupay dega sheikh aur koi aise hi
nahi utha le jayega, pehle nikah parhayega, jaiz rishte mein baandh kar phir
bulayega use wahan. Aur Dubai jayegi. Zara socho.

Baharay mulk ja kar bhi kabhi kisi ki zindagi barbaad hoti hai?

Aur yeh to itni tez tararaz hai, khud hi sab sambhaal legi. Aqsa ki is baat par
Nazim ne ek baar phir se us ke ma'soom chehre ko dekha. Kya waqai wo?

Nahi!

Itni tez hai ke apna aap khud sambhaal le.

Nahi. Main is larki ke saath aisa nahi karoon gi. Itna bara gunah main soch
bhi kaise sakti hoon. Nahi main nahi karoon gi is ke saath aisa. Na jane wo
sheikh us ka kya haal kar de. Wo us ka chehra dekhte hue uth kar baith gayi.

Teen teen betiyan hain teri. Umrein nikalti ja rahi hain. Kal kaun bhayega
unhein? Pehle is museebat se jaan chhuda.

Ek baar phir se Aqsa ki baatein ne us ka dhyaan apni taraf kheench lia. Ek

taraf us ki teen betiyan thi jin se wo be tahasha mohabbat karti thi aur un ki
zindagi mein be intiha khushiyan dekhna chahti thi. Har maan ki tarah is ka
bhi khwab tha ke us ki betiyan khushhal zindagi guzarain.

Jab ke dosri taraf ma'soom si Rooh Noor jo sirf us ke sahare par baithi thi, jo
sirf us ko jaanti thi, sirf us par bharosa karti thi, jo usay ammi keh kar bulati
thi. Wo bhi to us ki beti thi, han magar soteeli.

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Woh aaj Sharif se milne jail mein aaya tha.

"Nahi bhai, main bilkul theek hoon. Yahan mujhe har cheez muhayya ki gayi
hai. Lekin phir bhi aisa lagta hai jaise apna farz nahi nibha raha. Maut kabhi
bhi aa sakti hai. Chalte phirte uthte baithte insaan kabhi bhi mar sakta hai.
Mujhe darr hai bhai, main is tarah se na mar jaoon. Sirf Sharif hi usay bhai
keh kar bula sakta tha kyunki wo bachpan se hi us ke saath tha. Zyada tar wo
bhi usay 'Devil' kehta tha. Us ki team mein kaam karne wale baqi sab log
usay 'Sir' ya 'Devil' keh kar pukarte the. Jab ke Khizr usay kabhi 'Devil' ya us
ke naam se bulata tha. Main chahta hoon mujhe maut aaye to main aap ke liye
kuch na kuch kar raha hoon. Bhai, main aap ke liye jaan dena chahta hoon.

Aur dekhiye ga main ek na ek din aap ke liye jaan zarur doon ga."

"Ho gayi tumhari taqreer? Ab band karo yeh drama. Main tumhein yeh batane
aaya tha ke kuch dino mein Pakistan se ek ladki aane wali hai. Us ke paas ek
file ho gi jis mein un sab logon ke naam likhe hain jin ke paas wo fahash
video hai. Aur un sab ke bhi jin ke paas kabhi wo video thi.

Agar chahta to main is file ko kisi aur tareeke se bhi yahan mangwa sakta tha.
Lekin Siddiq ki beti bharose ke qabil hai, isi liye maine yeh kaam usay diya
hai.

Aur aage yeh kaam tum karoge. Main kuch hi dino mein tumhein yahan se
niklwaloon ga tumari be Gunahi ka saboot mere paas hai. Agle kuch dino
mein court mein peshi ho gi aur tumhain ba izzat bari kar diya jayega.

Aur agar yahan par masla ho to khud sambhal lena. Har waqt meri taraf mat
dekha karo. Chhote motay jhagre kar kar tumhain kya lagta hai main sare
kaam kaaj chhod kar tumhari sulah karwane yahan aaoonga? To tumhari
ghalat fehmi hai. Koi chhote school ke bachay nahi ho jo doosre bachay se
lado ge to walidain tumhain bachane aayenge. Is liye behtar ho ga ke aindah
mujhe yahan tumhari koi shikayat na mile.

"Woh bohat dino se aap ko dekha nahi tha is liye main aap ko miss kar raha
tha, bhai. Aap ko to pata hai, aap ke ilawa mera hai hi kaun." Baat karte karte
woh emotional ho gaya. Woh jab use bhai kehta to "aap" keh kar pukarta aur
jab "Devil" kehta to "tum" keh kar bulata. "Tumhari girlfriend hoon jo tum
mujhe miss kar rahe the. Aur ab tum mujhe dekhoge to tumhain chain aa
jayega aur sukoon se baith jaoge kisi loafer aashiq ki tarah." Woh kab se
khamosh baitha sun raha tha lekin ab bola to paas kharay Khizr aur samne
baithe Sharif dono ki hansi chhoot gayi.

Lekin woh nahi hansa. Woh hasta nahi tha.

"Ab tumhari koi shikayat na mile mujhe. Ek hi haftay mein tumhain yahan se
niklwaloon ga." Woh utthte hue sakht nazron se in dono ko ghoorte hue bola
to dono ki batisi khamosh ho kar andar baith gayi.

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Don uth kar bahar chala gaya to Khizr us ke samne wali kursi par baith gaya.
"Laila kya theek se un ko tang nahi kar rahi jo is tarah se mirchein chhupaye
hue hain?" Sharif ne gusse ki wajah poochhi.

"Aray woh kya tang karegi? Jab se isay pata chala hai ke hamari team mein
koi aur ladki aane wali hai, bechari jal jal kar dhuaan ho rahi hai. Hazaar
baar to kal ka yeh keh chuki hai ke agar woh ladki Ma'sooma us se zyada
khubsurat hui to us ka kya ho ga.

Jab ke yeh baat woh achhe tareeke se jaanti hai ke Don ko us mein bilkul bhi
koi interest nahi hai."

Lekin woh nahi hansa. Woh hasta nahi tha.

"Ab tumhari koi shikayat na mile mujhe. Ek hi haftay mein tumhain yahan se
niklwaloon ga." Woh utthte hue sakht nazron se in dono ko ghoorte hue bola
to dono ki batisi khamosh ho kar andar baith gayi.

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Don uth kar bahar chala gaya to Khizr us ke samne wali kursi par baith gaya.
"Laila kya theek se un ko tang nahi kar rahi jo is tarah se mirchein chhupaye
hue hain?" Sharif ne gusse ki wajah poochhi.

"Aray woh kya tang karegi? Jab se isay pata chala hai ke hamari team mein
koi aur ladki aane wali hai, bechari jal jal kar dhuaan ho rahi hai. Hazaar
baar to kal ka yeh keh chuki hai ke agar woh ladki Ma'sooma us se zyada
khubsurat hui to us ka kya ho ga.

Jab ke yeh baat woh achhe tareeke se jaanti hai ke Don ko us mein bilkul bhi
koi interest nahi hai. Phir bhi Don ke peeche haath dho kar pari hai. Mujhe to
lagta hai kisi din tang aa kar Don us se shaadi kar hi le ga."

"Mujhe bhi yaqeen hai ke bhai ki shaadi Laila bhabi se ho gi. Isi liye to
maine use abhi se bhabi bulana shuru kar diya hai."

"Haan beta, ek baar Don ke samne bhi bulana use bhabi, main bhi to dekhun
tere munh mein zubaan rehti hai ke nahi." Khizr ne goya use challenge kiya.

"I'm sorry, main abhi tera yeh challenge qubool nahi kar sakta kyun ke meri
yeh zubaan abhi bohat saare kaarnamay sar anjaam dene wali hai, is liye
mujhe is ki zarurat hai. Jise main risk mein nahi daal sakta.

Aakhir isi zubaan se hi to maine Allah ke samne bhai ke liye duaen karni hain
ke jaldi se unhein Laila se mohabbat ho jaye aur phir us se shaadi ho jaye.

Lekin phir yeh mohabbat wali baat soch ke na main thoda confuse ho jata
hoon. Kyun ke mohabbat to un logon ko hoti hai jin ke andar koi jazbaat hon.
Bhai ke andar to koi jazbaat hi nahi "Hain.

Lekin phir main yeh sochta hoon ke saare dil Allah Paak ne banaye hain, sab
ke andar jazbaat bhi wahi paida karte hain. Ek na ek din bhai ke dil mein bhi
mohabbat jaisa jazba zaroor paida hoga," Sharif ne kaha.

"Aur tumhain kya lagta hai ke Allah woh jazbaat Laila ke liye paida karega?"
Khizr ne kuch sochte hue poochha.

"Laila ki mohabbat mein sachai hai. Laila se zyada pyar koi nahi kar sakta
aur Allah kisi ke dil mein mohabbat us ke liye daalta hai jo us se sachi
mohabbat karta ho. Aur tumhain yeh bhi lagta hai ke Devil ko Laila se zyada
aur koi pyar nahi kar sakta?"

"Haan, bilkul. Tumne shayad dekha nahi, Laila ne do baar bhai ke liye goli
khai hai. Jahan bhi bhai ki jaan khatre mein hoti hai, woh sab se aage hoti
hai.

Laila bhai se bohat pyar karti hai. Us ke pyar ka muqabla koi nahi kar sakta.
Aur mujhe yaqeen hai ke Laila bhai ko khud se pyar karne par majboor kar
degi."

"Aur agar Devil ko kisi aur se pyar ho gaya, mera matlab hai kisi teesre se
to?" Khizr ne us ki aankhon mein dekhte hue poochha.

"Hahaha, tumhein kya lagta hai aisa kabhi ho sakta hai? Bhai ko pyar?
Hahaha, (joke of the day). Bhai ko kabhi kisi se mohabbat nahi ho sakti. Aur
agar ho bhi gayi to tumhein kya lagta hai Laila kisi teesre ko bardasht karegi
apne aur bhai ke beech mein?

Isi liye to main Ma'sooma ko le kar pareshan hoon."

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chapter 3
"Tumhe kya lagta hai Devil, main itni asani se tumhare aadmi ko jail se bahar
aane doonga? Nahi, aisa nahi hoga. Nahi hone doonga Sharf ko ab phaansi ke
phande tak pahunchne se koi nahi rok sakta.

Ab tum bhi apne wafadaar aadmi ko bhool jao," Inspector Sa’im ne uske
saamne aate hue kaha.

"Aray Inspector Sa’im, aap yahan? Yeh waqt to aapki beti ke school se
chhutti ka hai na. Ab yeh mat kahiye ga ke mera deedaar karne ke liye aap
apni beti ko school se lene nahi gaye. Itni la parwaahi achi nahi hoti, wo bhi
tab jab aapne sher ke munh mein haath daala ho. Mujhe is tarah se mat
dekhein, Inspector sahib. Aray, main aapki beti ko kuch nahi karoonga. Devil
apne dushmanon ki kamzoriyon ko istemaal nahi karta. Yeh Devil ke kaam
karne ka andaaz nahi hai.

Magar aapki beti bohot pyari hai. Main aur kuch nahi chahta bas itna chahta
hoon ke aindha mujhse mukhatib hone se pehle aap yaad rakhein ke aapki beti
bohot pyari hai." Baat karte hue uske gaal par dimple numaaya ho raha tha.

Jabke saamne khade Inspector Sa’im ka dil chaaha ke uske khoobsurat chehre
ko bigaad kar rakh de jo uske chaar saal ki beti ke baare mein baat kar raha
tha.

Lekin woh majboor tha. Dubai ki police kisi aam bashinday par haath nahi
utha sakti thi aur Deen ki awaam ki nazron mein Don ek aam aadmi tha jisse
bohot kam logon ne dekha rakha tha."

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Are, main ne sirf tasveer bheji thi in logon ne advance mein paanch lakh bhej
diye main ne to abhi kaha bhi nahin tha ke ladki ko bechein ge bhi ke nahin.
Aqsa ne is ke saamne paanch lakh ki gaddi rakhte hue kaha. Aqsa, main aisa
koi kaam nahin karungi, main ne tumhe pehle bhi bataya tha main Rooh ko
nahin bechungi, kahin nahin jaaye gi woh, yahin rahe gi. Aur tumhari himmat
kaise hui meri ijaazat ke baghair tum ne in logon ko tasveer bheji? Kyun...?!
Tanzeem Begum ko gussa aa gaya tha.

"O ho! Us waqt meri mantain kar rahi thi ke is ladki ne meri zindagi tabah kar
di hai, is museebat se chutkara hasil karna chahti hoon. Main ne tumhari
hamdardi hi ki thi. Magar mujhe kya pata tha ke yeh hamdardi mere hi galay
par jaaye gi.

In logon ko ladki pasand aayi aur woh log tees lakh dene ko bhi tayyar hain.

Lekin tumhein kya zaroorat hai in paison ki? Tumhein to apni betiyon ki
zindagi barbaad karni hai.

Aise hi sari zindagi baithi kanwari reh jaayengi. Mera kya hai, main to yeh
paise wapas bhi bhijwa doon gi." Sirf tasveer dekh kar paanch lakh beech
dale 30 lakh zara soch kahan se kahan pohnch jayengiteri betiyan.Khair teri
marzi abhi main zara bhai ke ghar ja rahi hoon yeh paise tum apne paas rakho
wapsi parAqsa ne shaaterana andaaz mein kehte hue bag uthaya aur bahar
nikal gayi. Jabke Tehzeem ne kapkapaate haathon se woh gudi pakri aur
andar ja kar apne kamre mein rakhnele jaungi.Lagi uska saara dhyaan un
paison par thaUski teenon betiyon ki zindagi sambhal sakti thi aur saath mein
Rooh se jaan bhi chhoot sakti thi lekin uska zameer usay baar baar aisa karne
se rok raha tha uska zameer ek masoomladki ki zindagi barbaad hone nahi de
raha tha lekin kab tak....?Ab mujhe sirf Rooh chahiye Rooh NoorMujhe Rooh
Noor har qeemat pe chahiye sun lo Aqsa.Tumne uski tasveer mujhe bheji thi
tumhe bhejne se pehle yaad rakhna chahiye tha ke agar us ladki par Sheikh ka
dil aa gaya to kisi bhi tarah usay hasil kar le ga. Us ladki ke ghar wale maane
ya na maane lekin ab woh ladki mujhe chahiye tumhare paas 24 ghante ka
waqt hai in 24 ghanton mein agar tumne un logon ko nikah ke liye tayar na
kiya to main tumhara woh haal karun ga jo tumne kabhikhwab mein bhi na
socha hogaSheikh sahib main har koshish kar chuki hoon lekin uski sauteli
maan usay bechne par tayar hi nahihai.Yahan tak ke maine yeh bhi bata diya
ke aap usay tees lakh dene ko tayar hain lekin woh maan ne kotayar hi
nahi.Mujhe samajh nahi aa raha ke main kya karoon lekin agar aap kehte hain
to main ek aur koshish kar loongi.Agar 30 lakh par nahi maante to phir unhein
chaalis pe manao aur agar phir bhi nahi maanti to mere log usay uthalayenge.
Aur yaad rakhna ke us waqt sirf woh ladki nahi balkay tumharibetiyan bhi
saath hongiSheikh ke baat ne Aqsa ke rongte kharay kar diye aisa bhi kya hai
us ladki mein ke Sheikh us par itne paise lutaane ko tayar hai humein to kabhi
itni achi nahi lagi maana bohot khoobsurat hai lekin Sheikh ne is se pehle bhi
to bohot khoobsurati dekhi ho gi

Mujhe woh ladki chahiye kisi bhi qeemat par jab se maine use dekha hai,
mera dil kisi kaam pe nahi lag raha. Ab jab tak main us ladki ko haasil na kar
loon tab tak sukoon se nahi baithoonga.

Sheikh dhaarte hue bol raha tha

Jab ke us se koson door khadi Aqsa tharr tharr kaanp rahi thi.

Sheikh sahib main aakhri koshish karti hoon, ho sakta hai is baar woh maan
jaye. Aap meherbani karke meri betiyon ko kuch mat kijiye ga, main usay
mana loongi.

Kya zaroorat pari thi mujhe bhi Rooh ki photo itni jaldi bhejne ki, yeh Sheikh
to bilkul paagal ho gaya hai.

Theek hi kehti hai Tanzeem, ek number ki fasadan hai, yeh apne saath saath
meri betiyon ko bhi phasaaye gi manhoos.

Subah hote hi pehle Tanzeem ke ghar jaoongi. Sheikh ka phone band karke
woh Tanzeem ke ghar jane ka plan banane lagi.

⚫⚫⚫

Mera aisi parties mein jaana zaroori nahi tum log jao, woh samne khade
Khizr se keh raha tha jo use kitni der se party par jaane ke liye mana raha tha.

"Jaana zaroori hai Devil, un logon ne itna israr karke bulaya hai aur saath
mein tumhe ye bhi bata doon ke un logon ko tumse bohot zaroori kaam hai jo
tumhare alawa aur koi nahi kar sakta," Khizr ka irada aaj pakka tha use apne
saath le jaane ka.

"Kaam unko hai, mujhe nahi. Pyaasa khud kuwa ke paas aata hai, kuwa chal
kar nahi jaata pyaase ke paas. Unhein agar mujhse itna hi zaroori kaam hai to
aakar mujhse mil sakte hain lekin apartment lekar agar mera irada hua to
main milunga. Ab tum log yahan se ja sakte ho." Devil ne kaha.

"Darling chalte hain na, hum thodi der enjoy karenge," Laila apne tang chust
libaas mein chalti hui uske qareeb aayi aur uske gale mein bahein daalte hue
boli.

"Main tumhe kitni baar keh chuka hoon Laila, apni limits mein raha karo. Yeh
na ho ke tumhe utha kar ek baar phir se wohin phenk aaon jahan se utha kar
laya tha. Waise bhi tumhare hone ya na hone se mujhe koi farq nahi padta,"
woh uski aankhon mein dekhte hue bohot kuch jitala raha tha.

"Jaanti hoon tumhe koi farq nahi padta lekin mujhe to padta hai. Aur yaqeen
karo, bas ek baar mujhe apni khidmat ka mauka do, tumhe bhi farq padne
lagega."

Laila is tarah ki guftagu sirf Devil ke saamne hi karti thi aur kisi mein itni
himmat na hoti ke Laila ke saamne zubaan bhi khol paaye.

"Bando karo apni bakwas aur niklo yahan se. Khabardaar jo ainda is lehje
mein mujhse baat ki. Ek baat kaan khol kar sun lo, tumhare hone ya na hone
se mujhe koi farq nahi padta aur na hi aage zindagi mein kabhi padega.

Tumhein apne saath rakh kar main kuch zyada khush bhi nahi hoon, is liye
behtar hoga ke jitna jaldi ho sake apna boriya bistar sameto aur meri nazron
se door ho jao. Kyunki agar maine door kiya to shayad tum duniya se hi door
ho jao."

Ek jhatke se usse khud se door karte hue kaha.

"Main tumse pyaar karti hoon Devil, bohot pyaar. Tumhein ek din na dekhun
to aisa lagta hai jaise..." Meri saansen ghut rahi hon aur tum kehte ho ke
tumhein chhod kar chali jaaon? Nahiin ja sakti Devil, main tumse door nahiin
ja sakti, bohot bohot pyaar karti hoon tumse aur mujhe yaqeen hai ke ek din
tum bhi mujhse pyaar karoge, usne randhi hui awaaz mein kaha. Khizr ko
bura laga lekin jis ke liye woh yeh sab kuch bol rahi thi uske to kaan mein
joon bhi na rengi.
Meri zindagi mein ladki ka wajood koi ahmiyat nahiin rakhta Laila. Mujhe
kabhi kisi aurat se mohabbat nahiin ho sakti. Main har aurat ki izzat karta
hoon, tumhari bhi. Mujhe aurat achi lagti hai maan ke roop mein, behan ke
roop mein. Yeh Khuda ka tohfa hai lekin afsos ke Khuda ne yeh tohfe mujhe
nahiin diye. Pyaar mohabbat se main bohot door hoon aur bohot door rehna
bhi chahta hoon. Mere liye yeh pyaar mohabbat sirf waste of time hai. Main
nahiin maanta ke ek insaan ko dusre insaan se itni toot kar mohabbat ho sakti
hai ke woh uske liye kuch bhi karne ko tayyar ho jaaye. Aur agar aisa hota
bhi hai to Yarham Kazmi ko nahiin hoga, mujhe kabhi kisi ladki se mohabbat
nahiin ho sakti.

Aaj usne bohot dino baad usse narm lehje mein baat ki thi. Ab tum log party
mein jao, bas itna kehkar woh jaane laga. Aur agar tumhein kisi se aisi
mohabbat ho gayi to phir kya karoge...? Awaaz ab bhi randhi hui thi, shayad
woh apne aansuon ko behne se rok rahi thi. Nahiin hogi, woh eediyon ke bal
ghoom kar bola. Aur agar ho gayi to...? Usne phir wohi sawal kiya... Keh
raha hoon nahiin hogi. Woh phir se jaane laga. Agar ho gayi to...? Woh tooti
bikhri haalat mein boli. To main khud use apne haathon se maar doonga. Is
baar woh itne zor se chillaya tha ke poore hall mein uski awaaz ke baad
sanata phail gaya.

Aur woh lambe lambe dag bharata woh hall se nikal gaya.

⚫⚫⚫

Tazeem paanchwin baar uth kar almaari ke paas aayi thi aur almaari khol kar
dekha to woh paison se bhar lifafa abhi bhi waheen par maujood tha.

Na jaane se kya dar tha ke baar baar uth kar un paison ko dekhti aur phir ek
nazar zameen par soi Rooh ko dekhti.

Woh usay har roz marti peetti gaaliyan deti lekin uske baare mein kabhi itna
ghalat na socha tha jitna ghalat Aqsa ne soch liya. Woh kabhi se bechne ka
nahi soch sakti thi. Unke ghar ke haalat itne tang thay ke do waqt ka khana bhi
mushkil se naseeb hota.

Noor ka baap ek sarkaari bank mein chhotay ohday ka officer tha. Uski
pension aaj bhi aati thi lekin us se ghar ka guzara karna mushkil tha aur teen
betiyon ki shaadi to na mumkin tha.

Aise mein usay golden chance mil raha tha apni betiyon ki zindagi sanwarne
ka balke achay se achay tareeqe se shaadi karne ka.

Lekin is sab ke liye usay Rooh ki qurbani deni thi. Apni teen betiyon ki
mohabbat mein ye mushkil to na tha. Woh to waise bhi uske sir par thopi gayi
thi. Woh koi us se mohabbat to nahi karti thi aur na hi woh uski aulaad thi.
Woh to ek dhokey ka natija tha jo uske shohar ne diya tha.

Woh kyun itni fikr karti uski? Rooh to manhoos thi jisne uski beti Rania ki do
baar shaadi toar wa di.

Usay nafrat thi us se phir kyun sochti uske baare mein? Woh nahi thi uski beti
aur agar beti thi bhi to souteli. Usay apni sagi betiyon ke baare mein sochna
tha.

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chapter 4
Sheikh sahib main in ke ghar ja rahi hoon aakhri baar baat karne ke liye. Aap
ki bechainiyan to had se sawar hain mujhe samajh mein nahin aata agar main
ne in logon ko mana bhi liya to ruh se nikah ke liye to kaise aap ek hi din
mein use apne paas le ke jayenge kyun ke is larki ke paas na to passport hai
aur na hi abhi tak iska shanakhti card bana hai.Shanakhti card nahi bana yeh
kaise mumkin hai tum ne to kaha tha woh 19 saal ki hai. Sheikh ne poocha
haan Sheikh sahib uska kuch nahi bana uski soteli maan ne zaroori nahi
samjha uska shanakhti card banwana.

Aur koi passport bhi nahi hai uske paas kaise le ke jayenge aap usay ek hi din
mein batain mujhe. Aap sabr karein mujhe thoda waqt dein mein uski maan
ko bhi manaloon gi aur shanakhti card aur passport ka intizam bhi karwa
loongi Aqsa ne usay phislana chaha. Nahi mein mazeed intezar nahi kar sakta
mujhe woh larki chahiye aur yeh passport aur shanakhti card ki fikr mat karo
sab kuch mein handle kar loonga aise bohot saare logon ko bulaya hai mein
ne. Sheikh ne Aqsa ke iradon par pani pherte hue kaha.

Theek hai Sheikh sahib mein uski maan se baat karti hoon usne call band
karte hue darwaza khatkhataya.

Andar aayi to Tanzeem char pai par baithi thi.

Haan Tanzeem lao do mere paise mujhe wapas karo jo Sheikh sahib ko
wapas karne hain.

Woh saath mein kursi par baithte hue boli 6250

Mein ne kal raat tumhari is baat ke baare mein socha aur yahi faisla kiya ke
mujhe meri betiyon ki zindagi sanwarne ke baare mein sochna chahiye
Tanzeem ne tahammul se kaha matlab matlab tum Rooh ka nikah karwane ko
tayaar ho. Aqsa khushi se chakhtay hue boli haan mein Rooh ka nikah
karwane ke liye tayaar hoon jab tum chaho maulvi aur Sheikh ko le kar yahan
aajao hum nikah par wadainge.
Tumhein fikr karne ki zaroorat nahi hai maulvi sahib ko mein le aongi aur
Sheikh sahib phone par hi nikah karenge uske baad usay hum Dubai bhej
denge. Aqsa ne usay jaldi jaldi batana shuru kiya.

Lekin Rooh itni jaldi nahi ja sakti card aur passport banne mein waqt to
lagega na.

Tanzeem ne kaha.

Aray nahi nahi uske paas bilkul waqt nahi hai woh usay aise hi le jaayega.
Aqsa ne naak se makhi urayi.

Aise matlab ghair qanooni tareeqay se Tanzeem ne pareshan hotay hue kaha.

Aray haan aur fikr mat karo Sheikh aisa pehle bhi kar chuka hai woh kai
logon ko aise le ke ja chuka.Hai is ke liye koi bara masla nahi.

Agar kuch ulta seedha ho bhi gaya to hamara naam kahin nahi aayega. Ab tum
Rania ki shadi ke baare mein socho, main zara Sheikh ko khushkhabri suna ke
aati hoon.

Rooh chai bana kar layi to Aqsa uth chuki thi.

"Rooh, tu kal tayyar rehna, kal main Maulvi sahib ko le ke aaungi, kal tera
nikah hai. Deni jayegi to deni," Aqsa Rooh ke sar par dhamaka karti jaldi se
gate se bahar nikal gayi jabke woh beyaqeeni se apni maan ke chehre ko dekh
rahi thi jo nazrein jhukaye zameen par gadaye hue thi.

Kuch hi der mein uska nikah tha. Kisi ne us se kuch na poocha. Is par to yeh
bhi ehsaan tha ke nikah se pehle bata diya gaya ke kal tumhara nikah hai.
Fatima Bibi uske paas aa baithi lekin is se pehle ke Fatima Bibi usse kuch
poochti, Maria uske qareeb aa baithi gayi.

Jise uski ammi ne sakht nazron se ghoor kar bheja tha ke kahin woh Fatima
ko kuch bata hi na de, aur phir poore mohalle mein unki badnami ho. Woh
khamoshi se sir jhukaye baithi rahi, na to kisi ko dekha aur na hi kisi se koi
baat ki. Use to yeh bhi na pata tha ke uske hone wale shohar ka naam kya hai,
aur na hi usay jaanne mein dilchaspi thi. Woh to aaj apni yateemi ka rona ro
rahi thi. Aaj sahi maano mein saabit ho chuka tha ke woh ek yateem thi. Uske
maan baap usay duniya mein tanha chhod kar chale gaye. Aur ab kisi bher
bakri ki tarah uski rassi ko kisi aur ke hawale kiya ja raha hai. Use maar
khane aur galiyan sehne ki aadat thi, lekin na jane woh shakhs uske saath kya
karega jis ke hawale woh kar di ja rahi thi.

⚫⚫⚫

Suno woh larki Masooma aaj chhay baje ki flight se Pakistan se yahan aane
wali hai. Jaise hi woh papers tumhein milen tum unhein Sharif ke hawale kar
dena, woh kal jail se chhoot jayega.

"Lekin Shams ka kya karenge...?" Khizr ne poocha.

"Uska tum kuch nahi karoge, usay main khud handle kar raha hoon. Abhi kuch
hi der mein usse milne jaoonga. Agar seedhe tareeke se maan gaya to theek
hai, warna waise bhi bohot dino se maine apne favorite hathiyar ka istemal
nahi kiya," usne apne haath mein rakhein blade ki taraf ishara kiya.

Khizr ka to uske saath jaane ka iraada tha, woh ek hi pal mein cancel ho
gaya. Woh blade se un logon ko maarta tha jin par usay had se zyada gussa
ho. Aur blade se woh itni khatarnaak maut deta tha ke kisi ke bhi rongte
khade ho jaayein. Khizr ko uske is hathiyar se nafrat thi.

Uska blade kisi saanp ki tarah agle bande ke jism par reengta aur surkh
lakeerein chhodta jaata. Woh blade ka istemal tab karta tha jab agle bande ko
tarpa tarpa kar maarna ho. Khizr ko uske blade se jitni nafrat thi, utna hi darr
lagta tha. Aksar apni pareshaniyon ki wajah woh isi se mitata tha.

⚫⚫⚫

Kuch hi der mein Maulvi sahib ki awaaz aayi. Nikah naame par Sheikh ke
dastkhat pehle hi ho chuke the. Usne ek nazar bhi utha kar poora nikah nama
na dekha. Jahan kaha gaya usne sign kar diye.

Maulvi sahib ne rasam ada ki. Teen baar usse uski marzi poochhi gayi jiska
hona ya na hona kisi ke liye ahmiyat na rakhta tha. Woh khamoshi se saari
karwai dekhti rahi. Usse kiye gaye sawalon par usne haami bhar di, haan use
woh shakhs qubool tha jise usne kabhi dekha bhi na tha. Ammi to mohalle
wali aurton ke saamne Sheikh ki tareefein kiye ja rahi thi. Khud uski shakal
to na dekhi thi lekin phir bhi use khush shakal keh rahi thi. "Aray, main apni
betiyon ke baare mein pehle sochti to log kehte ke soteli maan hai, soteli
maan bohot buri hoti hai. Is liye maine pehle iske baare mein socha."

"Aakhir kal agle jahaan mein jaa kar uske baap ko munh bhi to dikhana hai,"
Ammi tareefein samet'ti, use baar baar apne seene se lagati pyar kar rahi thi.

Yeh bhi uski zindagi mein pehli baar hi ho raha tha.Usne ek nazar bhi utha kar
poora nikah nama na dekha. Jahan kaha gaya usne sign kar diye.

Maulvi sahib ne rasam ada ki. Teen baar usse uski marzi poochhi gayi jiska
hona ya na hona kisi ke liye ahmiyat na rakhta tha. Woh khamoshi se saari
karwai dekhti rahi. Usse kiye gaye sawalon par usne haami bhar di, haan use
woh shakhs qubool tha jise usne kabhi dekha bhi na tha. Ammi to mohalle
wali aurton ke saamne Sheikh ki tareefein kiye ja rahi thi. Khud uski shakal
to na dekhi thi lekin phir bhi use khush shakal keh rahi thi. "Aray, main apni
betiyon ke baare mein pehle sochti to log kehte ke soteli maan hai, soteli
maan bohot buri hoti hai. Is liye maine pehle iske baare mein socha. Aakhir
kal agle jahaan mein jaa kar uske baap ko munh bhi to dikhana hai." Ammi
tareefein samet'ti, use baar baar apne seene se lagati pyar kar rahi thi.

Yeh bhi uski zindagi mein pehli baar hi ho raha tha. Phir Maria aur Rania
uske qareeb aa gayi thi. "Tumhein pata hai tumhara shohar kitna ameer aadmi
hai? Uske paas itna paisa hai ke koi gin bhi na sake. Raaj karo gi raaj, aur
wahan jaa ke humein bhool mat jana. Mera matlab hai humein phone waghera
karti rehna."

"Aapi, aap to aise keh rahi hain jaise main aaj hi ja rahi hoon," Rooh ne
bedili se kaha. "Haan to aaj hi to ja rahi ho," Maria ne uske sar par dhamaka
kiya.

"Kya matlab...?" usne hairat se poocha.

"Aray matlab, humne tumhara samaan waghera pack kar diya hai. Khair,
tumhara samaan hai hi kitna. Tumhare kapdon mein to wahi humare purane
diye hue kapde the. Lekin maine aur Maria ne humare Eid wale suit the na,
woh tumhare kapdon mein rakhe hain. Iske ilawa bhi maine apne kuch suit
tumhare kapdon mein rakh diye hain. Tania aur Rania ke kapde tumhein theek
se poore nahi aate lekin mere kapdon mein tum acche se adjust kar sakti ho."

"Abhi to tum ja rahi ho, wahan tumhein tumhara shohar le hi dega aur kapde.
Lekin guzare "Ke liye humne rakh diye hain. Ab woh yeh na kahe ke humne
tumhein kuch diya hi nahi." Woh apne purane kapdon ka ehsaan bhi is tarah se
jata rahi thi jaise naye khareed kar laaye hon.

Woh kuch na boli, khamoshi se unhein sunti rahi.

⚫⚫⚫

Thodi der ke baad Fatima Bibi ek baar phir se uske qareeb aa gayi. "Mujhe
to pata hi nahi tha ke tum aaj hi ja rahi ho, yeh to abhi Tanzeem ne bataya.
Tumne mujhe apni shadi ke baare mein kyun nahi bataya?" Unhone pareshani
se poocha.

Sach to yeh tha ke unhein Tanzeem par bharosa nahi tha. Najane woh aurat
uske saath kya se kya kar de. "Main tumhein bohot kuch dena chahti thi lekin
tumne pehle mujhe bataya hi nahi. Yeh kuch cheezen main tumhare liye laayi
hoon."

Unhone ek chhote size ka Quran diya jis ka size ek pocket jitna tha. Uske
saath ek jaaye namaz, ek abaya diya jiska rang halka aasmaani tha. Yaqeenan
unhone apne haath se use silai kiya tha. Woh ek ghair aurat hokar usay nayi
cheezen la kar de rahi thi aur uske apne jo aaj use yahan se bhejte hue bhi
apni utaran de rahe the. Usne khamoshi se woh teeno cheezen pakar li.

"Mujhe nahi pata tumhara shohar kaisa hoga. Main ne to suna hai ke Deeni ke
mardon ne chaar chaar nikah kiye hote hain, lekin phir bhi main tumhare liye
dua karti hoon ke tumhare saath aisa kuch na ho. Main chahungi ke tum
haqeeqat pasand bano, har tarah ki situation ke liye tayyar raho." Woh ghour
se Fatima Bibi ko sun rahi thi kyunki woh jaanti thi ke yeh aurat usay kabhi
ghalat mashwara nahi degi. "Main ne tumhare shohar ko nahi dekha, main
nahi bata sakti ke woh kaisa hoga. Magar itna keh sakti hoon ke mujhe tum
par poora bharosa hai. Mujhe yaqeen hai ke tumhari masoomiyat aur
khubsurati usay tumhari taraf raagib kar legi, balki tum usay khud se
mohabbat karne par majboor kar do gi. Tum khud sabr se kaam lena meri
bachhi. Teri zindagi mein kabhi kuch accha nahi hua, ab Allah tere saath itna
bura nahi karega.

"Bas tu har qisam ki situation ke liye tayyar rehna. Woh tera shohar hai, tera
saayeban. Uski marzi ke "Khilaaf kabhi koi kaam mat karna. Yeh mera
number hai, tera shohar mujh se baat karne ki ijaazat de to mujhe phone
zaroor karna." Unhone ek chhota sa kaaghaz uski taraf dete hue kaha. "Apna
bohot saara khayal rakhna. Zindagi rahi to dobara zaroor milenge." Woh uska
maatha choomte uske qareeb se uthi.

Jab Rooh ne unka haath thaama aur uth kar khadi hui aur unke seene se lag kar
phoot phoot kar ro di.

Thodi der ke baad usse bataya gaya ke chhe baje ki flight se Dubai jana hai.
Woh pareshan si khadi sab ko dekh rahi thi.

Woh kaise kisi doosre mulk ja sakti thi, uske paas kisi doosre mulk jaane ke
kaaghzaat hi kahan the? Uske paas to kuch bhi na tha.

Ammi aur unki teen betiyan use chhodne airport tak aayi thi. Phir usse kuch
kaaghzaat aur ek file di jismein nikah nama tha. Yeh to woh jaanti thi, lekin
doosre kaaghzaat mein passport aur shanakhti card tha.

Jo kam az kam uske naam par na tha, lekin shanakhti card par usi ki tasveer
lagi thi. Yeh sab kuch jhoota tha. Woh pakri ja sakti thi, lekin yahan kaise
parwa thi? Use gheer kanooni tareeke se doosre mulk bheja ja raha tha.

Un logon ko itni bhi kya jaldi thi? Sabr kar lete. Uska shohar agar itna
kharcha karne ko tayyar tha to asli card aur passport bhi to banwa sakta tha.

Phir kuch hi der mein kuch officers uske paas aaye.

"Aap pareshan na hona, aapki miss ko hum sahi salamat Dubai pohncha
denge," woh phone par kisi se baat kar raha tha. Yaqeenan uska shohar tha.

Maria, Rania aur Tania ne sarsari se use gale se lagaya. Woh rona chahti thi,
apnon se juda hone ke gham mein woh bohot rona chahti thi.
Lekin un teenon ka rone ka koi plan na tha. Lekin jab Ammi ne use gale
lagaya to unki awaaz mein nami thi.

"Sun Rooh, maine tere saath jo kuch bhi kiya mujhe maaf kar dena, mujhe
kabhi bad-dua mat dena," uska maatha choomte hue unhone rote hue kaha.
Usne kahan kabhi Ammi ka yeh lehja suna tha.

Aur phir sab se mil kar woh chali gayi. Officers ne use la kar jahaz mein
bithaya. Uske haath pair kaanp rahe the. Woh bilkul akeli thi. Koi nahi tha
uske saath. Kisi ko nahi jaanti thi woh. Bas use apne shohar ke paas
pohnchna tha. Wahi uska aasra tha, wahi sahara tha.

⚫⚫⚫
chapter 5
Us ne Shams ko bohot samjhane ki koshish ki magar usne Devil ki baat na
mani. Shayad woh use theek se janta nahi tha. Uska yehi kehna tha ke ek tees
battiis saal ka mard 45 saal ke aadmi ka kya biga‫ ڑ‬sakta hai.

Aur phir usne woh kiya jo us 45 saal ke aadmi ne kabhi nahi socha tha. Khizr
ki soch ke mutabiq blade Shams ke jism par reeng raha tha kisi saanp ki tarah
apni surkh lakeeron ko chhodta hua. Laila ne ise ek hi baar is andaz mein
dekha tha aur iske baad woh ek mahina isse door rahi.

Usne aaj bhi Laila ko apne saath aane ki offer di thi magar uske haath mein
blade dekh kar woh uske saath nahi aayi. Usne Shams ke na sirf haathon ki
balki puri jism ki ragain kaat di. Woh uske samne tadap tadap kar mar raha
tha magar woh sath wali kursi par baith kar cigarette se lagaa raha tha.

Uski cheekhain sun kar use ajeeb sa sukoon mil raha tha. Usne uski saari
raghain kaat di magar gardan ki ragh nahi kaat paaya kyunke woh apne saath
sirf tees blades laaye the. Agar ek bhi faalto laata to usse itni der uski
cheekhain bardasht na karni parti.

⚫⚫⚫

Jabke doosri taraf Khizr Masooma ko lane airport ke liye nikal chuka tha.
Masooma ne usse kaha tha ke woh usse corridor mein baat karegi taake use
koi bhi pehchaan na paaye, lekin Khizr ko apni bevaqoofi par bohot afsos ho
raha tha kyunke usne Masooma se uski tasveer tak nahi maangi.

Ab woh use kaise pehchane ga?

Chalo yeh bhi shukr tha ke usne Masooma se uske kapron ka rang poocha.
Warna aaj to yaqeenan Devil ne uska kuch na chhodna tha, waise bhi woh aaj
blade use kar raha tha. Abhi woh khada har taraf nazar dauda raha tha jab
nazar samne se aati ek masoom si ladki par padi.
Usne aasmaani rang ka abaya pehna tha, jiske saath usne hum rang aasmaani
rang ka scarf bhi le rakha tha, jo kaafi darpoK si lag rahi thi.

Mil gayi na Masooma. Woh tezi se chal kar uske qareeb aaya.

Scarf liya tha.

Tum pohnch gayi, main to pareshan ho gaya tha ke tumhe pehchaanunga kaise.
Khair, woh papers to laayi ho na tum... Usne fikarmandi se poocha kyunke
agar is baar papers mein kuch gadbad ho jati to Devil use nahi chhodne wala
tha.

Ji haan, main papers le aayi hoon. To aap mere shauhar hain, usne hairani se
poocha.

Shauhar...? Khizr ko jhatka laga.

Sir, aap mujhe airport par lene aaye to main aapko wahan corridor mein
mukhatib karungi kyunke mujhe lagta hai ke mere peechay kuch log lage hain.
Usse Masooma ki phone par ki gayi guftagu yaad aayi. Shauhar... haan
shauhar, tumhara ghar pe hai. Chalo, main tumhe usi ke paas le jaane aaya
hoon.

Papers mujhe do. Khizr ne baat sambhalte hue papers maange.

Nahi, papers to hain, unhi ko doongi. Usne masoomiyat se kaha. Tum mujh
par yaqeen kar sakti ho, main uska wafadar aadmi hoon. Khizr ne kaha, nahi,
papers main unhi ko doongi. Khizr ko laga ke agar usne ek baar phir se
papers maange to Masooma rone lagayegi. Woh sirf naam ki Masooma nahi
thi, phir woh sach mein bohot masoom thi. Phone par baat karne wali ladki to
nahi lag rahi thi, woh to bohot bold aur talented lag rahi thi.

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Woh aakar gaadi mein baith gayi tab bhi Rooh kaafi zyada dari hui thi. Ab
Noor mil ho jao. Mazeed acting karne ki zaroorat nahi hai, Khizr ne uski taraf
dekhte hue kaha, jabke uski chhatti hiss usse kuch galat hone ka ishaara kar
rahi thi.
Kya matlab? Rooh ne masoomiyat se poocha.

Matlab yeh ke ab tumhe darne aur ghabrane ki zaroorat nahi hai, mohtarma
apni asliat par aa jao. Aur woh file mere hawale kar do. Khizr se ab mazeed
bardasht karna mushkil ho raha tha. Yeh aap kya keh rahe hain bhai, mujhe to
kuch samajh nahi aa raha aur main aapko bata chuki hoon ke yeh file main
apne shauhar ko doongi, to aap baar baar kyun maang rahe hain mujhse. Rooh
ne uski taraf dekh kar pareshani se kaha kyunke uski baatein Rooh ke sir ke
upar se guzar rahi thi.

Bhai, main tumhe bhai lagta hoon? Khizr ne usse ghura aur kuch nahi keh
raha. Main tumhe to Devil hi sambhalega, usne uktakar kaha aur gaadi ki
speed tez kar di. Jabke Rooh uski baaton ka matlab samajhne ki koshish
karne lagi. Devil, kya yeh be-dinga naam uske shauhar ka tha? Lekin yeh
kaisa naam hai, usne to kabhi pehle nahi suna. Ho sakta hai pyar se kehte hon,
Rooh ne socha aur Dubai ki saaf sutri khubsurat sadkon ko daudte hue dekhne
lagi.

Jabke Khizr ko kuch samajh nahi aa raha tha. Phone par to usse kaafi be-baki
se baat kar rahi thi aur ab woh usse bhai keh kar pukar rahi thi. Yeh phone
wali ladki to har guz nahi lag rahi thi.

⚫⚫⚫

Sarak par checking post dekh kar Khizr ko achha khaasa ghusa aa gaya. Uska
munh waise bhi bana hua tha kyunki Masooma usse seedhe tareeqe se baat
nahi kar rahi thi.

Jis ki wajah se woh kaafi zyada ghusse mein tha.

Woh jaldi se jaldi use Deol ke saamne le jana chahta tha taake woh khud hi
usse baat karke file Masooma se le kar uske hawale kar de, taake woh Sharif
tak woh file pohnchaye.

Woh aisa hi tha, Deol usse jo bhi kaam deta woh jaldi se jaldi apna kaam
khatam karne ki koshish karta, lekin is ladki ki wajah se woh ab tak apna
kaam khatam nahi kar pa raha tha. Uska irada Masooma ko apne aadmi ke
saath ghar bech kar khud jail jane ka tha, lekin woh tab hota jab Masooma
use woh file deti.

Jabke Masooma ne aage unhi ke saath kaam karna tha, jis ki wajah se woh
kisi bhi qisam ki badmashgi nahi chahti thi.

Aur ab ghusse se uska bura haal ho raha tha. Rooh pehle use isi tarah se
ghussa karte dekh rahi thi, phir gaadi mein rakhin paani ki bottle utha kar uski
taraf barhayi, "Yeh paani pe lein, aapka ghussa thanda ho jayega," usne
masoomiyat se kaha.

"Tum apna munh band karo aur khamoshi se baithi raho," woh ghusse se
dahadate hue bola. "Koi is had tak acting kaise kar sakta hai, baramat
manayega bhai, lekin ghussa is sulgti hui lakri ki manind hai jo doosron ko
jalane se pehle khud jalti hai."

"Plez aap ghussa mat karein, ismein aapka apna hi nuqsan hai. Main jaanti
hoon aap bohot busy hain, bohot kaam hoga aapko, meri wajah se aapko itni
pareshani ho rahi hai," woh bolti ja rahi thi jabke Khizr hairani aur pareshani
se use dekhne mein masroof tha.

"Ladki meri baat suno, tum apni yaadash to bhool nahi gayi? Dekho agar aisa
hai to plez mujhe bata do, tum apne kisi bhaari cheez se to nahi takraayi,
main tumhe abhi doctor ke paas le ke chalta hoon. Lekin plez apni yeh bekaar
be-fazool si acting jo tumne Deol ke saamne ki, woh seedha shoot kar dega
tumhe," Khizr ne use tahammul se samjhane ki koshish ki.

"Aap kya keh rahe hain, mujhe samajh nahi aa raha," ab Rooh bhi uski behki
behki baaton se pareshan hui to aankhon mein motay motay aansoo aa gaye,
jabke uske aansoo dekh kar Khizr ko bura lag raha tha.

"Kuch nahi keh raha, behan ji. Hum ghar chalte hain, baaki baatein wahi
hongi aapke shauhar ke saamne," Khizr ne jaise haar maante hue kaha.

"Thik hai," usne nam aawaz mein kaha. To Khizr ko ek baar phir se apne
masoom chehre ko dekhne par majboor kar gaya.

⚫⚫⚫
Woh white paint aur red shirt mein honton ko laal lipstick se rangay bohot
haseen lag rahi thi.

Woh aam se halye mein bhi ghazab dikhati thi aur agar ittefaq se koi dark
color pehn le to uski khoobsurti ko chaar chaand lag jate the. Aur aaj usne
jaan bujh kar ye rang pehna tha kyunki woh jaanti thi ke is rang mein woh be
had haseen lagti hai. Khair aane wali ladki ko batana bhi tha ke yahan usse
zyada khoobsurat ladki aur koi nahi aur Deol sirf usi ka hai.

Isliye aane wali ladki unke saath kaam karne wale har ladke ke saath flirt kar
sakti hai, lekin Deol ke saath nahi kyunki uska haq sirf aur sirf Layla ke paas
hai.

Gaadi apne maqam par ruki aur Khizr tezi se gaadi se bahar nikal gaya.

Jabke woh hairaan pareshan si uske peeche aayi.

To nazar samne khoobsurat nazuk si ladki Layla par par gayi, use kuch
itminaan hua ke yahan to ladkiyan bhi hain.

Woh Layla ke samne aakar zara sa muskurayi, magar Layla ka aisa kuch bhi
karne ka koi iraada nahi tha.

"Deol wapas aa gaya?" Usne poocha.

"Haan, abhi kuch der pehle aaya hai. Main gayi thi uske paas, keh raha tha
disturb mat karo. Woh rest karna chahta hai isliye main bahar aa gayi."

"Thik hai, main usse mil kar aata hoon. Tum mere saath chalo," usne Rooh ki
taraf ishaara karte hue kaha.

"Usne kaha hai ke use koi bhi disturb na kare," Layla ne apni baat par zor
dete hue ek sulgti nazar paas khadi Rooh par daali.

Jo ke aasmani rang ke burqe aur hum rang scarf mein mukammal qaid thi.
Sawaaye chehre ke uske jism ka koi bhi hissa be labas nahi tha.

Khair, Layla ke liye ye koi nayi baat nahi thi, Dubai mein zyada tar auratein
aise hi burqe mein paayi jati thi.
"Usne mujhse kaha tha ke main jaise hi aaoon usse miloon. Aur tumhe mujhe
mera kaam sikhane ki zaroorat nahi hai, kyunki yahan pe sirf tum hi use
disturb karti ho. Baaki hum sab to apne kaam se kaam rakhte hain."

Ab Khizr ko kisi na kisi par to apna ghussa nikalna hi tha, to Layla hi sahi.

Jabke is naye ladki ke samne itni beizzati ke baad Layla bilkul apni shirt ke
color ki tarah ho gayi thi.

⚫⚫⚫

**Aao Khizr ek kaam kaha tha tum se woh bhi dhang se nahi hua. Khizr ko
apne kamre mein aate dekh kar Dawood ne kaha.**

**Kya matlab, main kuch samjha nahi.**

**Khizr ko usne sirf aur sirf Masooma ko airport se lane ka kaam diya tha,
woh to usne bilkul theek tareeke se kiya. Ab kaun se kaam ki baat kar raha
tha, woh Khizr kuch samajh nahi paaya. Main ne Akram ko bheja hai
Masooma ko airport se lane ke liye, tum jis ladki ko le ke aaye ho woh koi
aur hai.**

**Abhi woh Khizr ki tabiyat saaf karne hi wala tha ke aahista aahista qadam
uthati puray haal ka jaiza leti woh kamre mein daakhil hui.**

**Kya matlab yeh woh ladki nahi hai, Khizr ne aahista aawaz mein kaha.
Uske paas woh file hai, yeh keh rahi thi ke woh tumhein de gi.**

**Rooh Khizr ke qareeb aakar khadi hui to woh kehne laga.**

**Kehte hain nikah ke do bol mein bohot zyada taqat hoti hai, lekin ghar se le
kar yahan tak usne apne shauhar ke baare mein kuch mehsoos na kiya, woh to
use sochna bhi nahi chahti thi.**

**Lekin ab to uske chehre se nazar hataana bhi na mumkin lag raha tha. Woh
shahzada nahi balki shahzadon ko maat dene walon mein se tha. Bilkul theek
kehti thi Fatima Bibi, iski zindagi mein koi shahzada hi aayega.**
**Aaj use yaqeen aa chuka tha ke uski qismat itni bhi buri nahi hai jitni ke
sab kehte hain. Use to khush hona chahiye tha lekin na jaane kyun uski
aankhon se aansoo behne lagay. Woh uske samne khada usse na jaane kya
baat kar raha tha, lekin Rooh to bas uske gaal par numayan hone wala woh
dimple dekh rahi thi jo bolte hue uske gaal par roshan sitare ki tarah
chamakta. Aur phir jab woh khamosh hota, tab woh sitara bhi khamosh ho
jata.**

**Dekho, tumhein yahan nahi aana tha, tum galat jagah pe aagayi ho. Tumhein
apne ghar jana chahiye tha, lekin fikar karne ki zaroorat nahi hai, Khizr
tumhein chhod aayega.**

**Woh uske qareeb khada aahista se use batane laga. Lekin phir usne dekha
ke yeh ladki to uski baaton par bilkul dhyan nahi de rahi. Tum sun rahi ho na
main kya keh raha hoon? Is baar zara unchi aawaz mein bola. Rooh jaise
khayalon ki duniya se bahar aayi.**

**Yeh kaagazat. Rooh ko kuch samajh na aaya to foran apne haath mein rakhe
nikah nama ke papers use dikhane lagi.**

**Yeh kya hai? Woh zara sa uljhan mein tha lekin uske haath se papers le
liye.**

**Yeh ek nikah nama tha. Yaqinan saamne khadi is ladki ka tha.**

**Rooh Noor. Usne uska naam le kar uski taraf dekha.**

**Ji. Mujhe to samajh mein nahi aa raha tha ke main aapke paas pohnchungi
bhi ke nahi, bohot dar lag raha tha, aapko pata hai jahaz kitna bada tha, woh
apne dono haathon ko khol kar use batane lagi jabke uska sara jism larz raha
tha. Main to pehli baar kabhi baithi bhi nahi, abhi bhi haath kanp rahe hain.**

**Woh zara sa muskurakar boli, woh kya bol rahi thi, woh khud bhi samajh
nahi pa rahi thi.**

**Saamne khada aadmi uska shauhar tha, uske baare mein sab kuch jaanta
tha, to kya woh yeh na jaanta ho ke woh pehli baar safar karne par ghabrayi
hui hai.**
**Lekin phir bhi Rooh ka dil chahta tha ke aaj uske saamne khul kar sab kuch
bata de. Usne kitni takleefain sahi hain, baat baat par gaali, baat baat par
maar peet, pichhle 19 saal se woh kitni aziyat sah rahi hai. Yehi to tha uska
humdard, yehi to tha uska apna. Uske saamne to khulna tha use. Use hi to apne
dil ka haal batana tha.**

**Wohi to tha uska saaya, uska shauhar, uska sab kuch.**

**Ab dar nahi lag raha. Aap mil gaye na, uski aankhon se aansoo girne lagay
lekin phir bhi usko dekh kar woh muskurayi.**

**O muhtarma, kya bol rahi ho tum, Khizr jo na jaane kab se uski baaton se
tang aaya hua tha, ab mazeed is ghalat fahmi ko hawa nahi de sakta tha.**

**Khizr wait. Tum baitho. Usne Khizr ko rok kar Rooh ko baithne ka ishara
kiya.**

**Woh aankhon se aansoo saaf karti muskurati hui baithi.**

**Tumne kuch khaya? Usne aaram se Rooh ko mukhatib karte hue poocha.
Woh samajh chuka tha ke yeh ladki is safar se kaafi ghabrayi hui hai aur agar
ab woh use yeh kehta ke woh uska shauhar nahi balki ek don hai aur woh
ghalat patte par pohnchayi hai, to woh mazeed ghabrati. Isi liye woh use
taham se usse baat kar raha tha.**

**Akbar se kahoon ke khane ke liye kuch le ke aaye, tum aaram se khana

khao phir baat karte hain, usne narmi se Rooh ko kaha aur Khizr ko le kar
bahar nikal gaya.**

⚫⚫⚫

**Yeh nikah nama lo aur pasta karo, is ladki ka shauhar kahan hai. Is tarah se
karta hai koi? Aise kaise akelay bhej diya ladki ko.**

**Haan, pichari kitni dari hui hai. Woh Dawood ki wajah se usse sakhti se
baat kar raha tha. Ab Noor Mil ho gaya, kyunki Dawood khud usse itni narmi
se baat kar raha tha, to kya woh paagal tha itni masoom ladki se itni sakhti se
pesh aata.**
**Main pata karwata hoon uske shauhar ka. Tab tak hum is ladki ko nahi
batayenge ke woh anjaan logon ke paas hai.**

**Aur Laila se bhi kehna Noor Mil insaano ki tarah uske qareeb rahe.
Zaroori nahi ke jaisa hum soch rahe hain, woh aisi hi ho. Is baar Dawood ke
lehje mein kuch aur tha. Matlab main kuch samjha nahi, Khizr ko yeh baat
kehte hue hamesha hi sharmindagi hoti thi, lekin woh bhi kya karta, Dawood
hamesha adhi baat chhod deta tha. Zaroori nahi ke masoom chehron ke
peechay log bhi masoom hon. Yeh hamare kisi dushman ki chaal bhi ho sakti
hai. Laila se kehna Akram aaye to file le kar jail chali jaye.**

**Usne Khizr ka kandha thapthapaaya aur bahar nikal gaya.**

**Ek hi din mein zindagi kitni haseen lagne lagi thi.**

**Uska shauhar na sirf dekhne mein acha tha, balki baat bhi kitni mohabbat se
karta tha. Yahan to sab hi log Arabi mein baat karte hain, lekin woh usse
Urdu mein hi baat kar raha tha.**

**Ami itni achi kaise ho gayi ke uski shadi itne haseen aadmi se kar di? To
kya unhein tab apni betiyon ka khayal nahi aaya tha? Ya sach mein woh uski
bhalaai chahti thi.**

**Woh apni soch mein uljhi hui puray haal ko dekh chuki thi. Usse to ghar hi
lag raha tha. Lekin khana rakh kar jaane wale aadmi ne use bataya tha ke yeh
ghar nahi hai balki kaam ki jagah hai. Kamre mein aaram karne ke liye bhi
koi cheez nahi thi, siwaye kursi ke.**

**Woh usi kamre mein baithi thi jahan usse chhod kar gaya tha.**

**Aage peechay jaane ka to sawal hi paida nahi hota tha. Agar woh apne
shauhar ki marzi ke khilaf koi kaam karti aur woh usse rooth jata to...?**

**Abhi to woh theek se jaanti bhi nahi thi, to kaise manana woh use? Usne
kaha tha tum khana karke yahi aaram karo, waapas aake baatein karenge.
Main kya baat karungi unse? Woh sharmati, ghabraati baith ke sochti rahi.
Kya pehle bhi bewaqoofon ki tarah bolna shuru ho gayi, ab nahi bolungi aise.
Soch samajh kar baat karungi, woh yeh na samjhe ke main paagal hoon.**
⚫⚫⚫

Aur har paanch das minute ke baad safai karna shuru kar deta.

Jabke rooh ko to baal bahut saaf suthar alag raha tha shayad aisi aadmi ki
mehnat ka kamal tha.

"No mem, hum kar lenge aap aaram karein."

Aadmi ka lehja Arabi lekin baat woh Urdu mein kar raha tha.

"Yahan pe sab log Urdu mein baat karte hain…? Isse raahna gaya to poochne
lagi."

"Ji mem, yahan sab hi log Urdu mein baat karte hain. Jis ko Urdu nahi aati
woh seekh leta hai jaise maine seekhi."

"Devil apne saare kaam Urdu mein karwate hain. Taake mukhalif party
humein na samajh sake."

Samne khade aadmi ne use tafseel se samjhaya. Shayad usay ab tak yeh baat
pata nahi thi ke woh maasooma nahi balki koi aur hai. "Hasan tum jao, main
unse baat karti hoon. Main aapki kuch madad kar doon." Usne yahan ek cheez
jo bahut zyada note ki woh yeh thi ke ek aadmi baal saaf karne ki cheezein le
ke khada tha. Rooh ne mud kar dekha to subah darwaze wali ladki khadi thi
lekin ab uske kapde kuch aur the.

Usay dekh kar zara muskuraayi aur ishaare se use andar kamre mein bulaya.
Rooh bhi uske peeche chal di.

"Naam kya hai tumhara?" Usne muskura kar poocha to Rooh bhi zara sa
muskuraayi.

"Rooh Noor."

"Main Layla hoon, yahan kaam karti hoon."

"Tumhara nikah kaise hua? Amir, matlab tum apne shohar ko pehchaan nahi
paayi." Layla ko is ladki ke baare mein poochne ke liye kaha gaya tha, so
woh Noor mili apna kaam karne lagi. Yaaram ne is par sakhti karne se mana
kiya tha.

"Kyunke uska irada is ladki ko sahi salamat uske ghar tak pohnchana tha. Ji,
woh darasal phone par nikah hua tha. Main ne dekha nahi unko isliye
pehchaan nahi paayi."

"Maatlab tumne uski koi tasveer bhi nahi dekhi thi. I mean pehle ladki se
poocha jata hai ke tum shaadi karne ke liye tayaar ho, tasveer dikhayi jaati
hai, baat waat hoti hai phone par." "Nahi aisa kuch nahi hua tha. Mujhe to
nikah se ek din pehle pata chala tha ke mera nikah hai," Rooh ne muskuraate
hue bataya jaise apna hi mazaak bana rahi ho. "Oh, acha, yani arrange
marriage hai," Layla ne iske ehsaas-e-kamtari door karne ki koshish ki.

"Ji, woh bas itna hi bola."

"Okay, din mujhe tumhara passport aur ID card mil sakta hai." Layla maqsad
ki baat par aa chuki thi.

"Ji, main deti hoon, lekin woh asal nahi hai, yeh to aap jaanti hi hongi," woh
kuch confused hokar boli. "Asal nahi hai…? Tum yahan kaise aayi phir?"
Layla ko jhatka laga, "Sab kuch to mujhe nahi pata, yeh sab kuch to mere
shohar hi jaante honge, aap unse poochhein." Usne apna passport aur ID card
uski taraf barhate hue kaha.

Jabke Layla apna ghoomta hua sar le kar bahar nikal gayi.

⚫⚫⚫

---

Khizr ne baat mein hissa liya

Mujhe to aisa hi lag raha hai

Kher, Leila aaj ki raat ise apne saath le jao. Usne Leila ko mukhatib karte hue
kaha, "Nahi, Dewal mein to club jaane wali hoon aur mera to kaafi der tak
wahan rehne ka irada hai. Ye akeli ghar mein kya karegi aur ise dekh kar
lagta nahi hai ke ye mere saath club aana chahegi." Leila ne pareshani se
kaha, "Jo behan ji type ko apne saath club to nahi le ja sakti."

"Isay mere saath bhej do," Sharif ne zara sharaarti magar kam awaaz mein
kaha, jis par Khizr ne use ghura. Yaqeenan Dewal ne nahi suna tha, agar sun
leta to uska qorma bana deta.

"Masooma ka kya intezam kiya hai aaj ki raat?" Dewal ne poocha. "Nayi
ladki hai, is tarah ise chhod to nahi sakte. Isliye maine goddam mein is ka
intezam karwaya tha, uske baba bhi wahan rehte the. Uska kehna hai ke jahan
uske baba rehte the, ye wahi rehna chahti hai," Khizr ne tafseel se bataya.

"Wahan par bhi is ladki ko nahi rakh sakte, wahan asla hai. Asla dekh kar
kahin kuch gadbad hi na ho jaye," Leila ne kaha.

"Aur kisi hotel mein bhi nahi rakh sakte. Agar police ko shak ho gaya to
mazeed musibat," Sharif ne kaha.

"Thik hai, ye mere saath reh gayi," Dewal ne kuch sochate hue teenon ke sar
par dhamaka kiya. "Kya tumhare saath kyun rahegi?" Leila ne apna gussa
dabate hue kaha. "Leila, main tumhare aage jawabdeh nahi hoon aur ye baat
aakhri baar batarahe hoon. Ise lagta hai ke main uska shauhar hoon. Agar
mere hote hue ye kahin bhi aur gayi to mazeed masla ban jayega. Main
gunahgar banda hoon, is ladki ke saath kuch bhi bura nahi hone de sakta aur
iski madad na kar ke mazeed gunahgar nahi ho sakta. Ise sahih salamat iske
ghar pohnchaoonga. Tab tak is ladki ko pata nahi chalna chahiye ke hum kya
karte hain aur kaun hain. Noor mil insano ki tarah iske saath raho, khaaskar
tum," usne Leila ko ghoor karte hue kaha.

"Kyunki agar darakht se saare patte utaar kar pheenk bhi diye jayein to bhi
darakht naye patte uga leta hai. Lekin agar usi darakht ko zameen se ukhaad
kar pheenk diya jaye to wo banjar ho jayega aur iske sab patte sookh jayenge.
Inspector Sarim ki nazar darakht pe hai, patton pe nahi."

"Par wo tumhein apna har band samajhti hai," Dewal ne har band par zor
dete hue kaha.
"Haan, lekin main isse apni biwi nahi samjhoonga. Meri nazar mein wo kisi
aur ki biwi hai aur hum tab tak iski ghalat fehmi ko door nahi kar sakte jab
tak yahan se chali nahi jati. Agar kisi ko pata chal gaya ke yahan koi anjaan
ladki hamare saath hai, sabse pehle Inspector Sarim alert hoga. Wo to pehle
hi hamare peeche pada hai, sirf ek mauka ki talash mein hai. Wo sirf ek, wo
bhi tum mein se kisi ki nahi, balki meri ek ghalti par nazar rakhe hue hai aur
main use mauka nahi de sakta. Aur agar ladki ko pata chal gaya ke hum kaun
hain to sabse pehle ye police mein jayegi. Mujhe samajh mein nahi aata
Inspector Sarim tumhare peeche kyun pada hai, hum sab bhi to hain. Main
kitni baar uska dhyan tumhare upar se hata kar apni taraf dilane ki koshish ki,
lekin phir se wo tumhare khilaf saboot kyun dhoondne lagta hai? Inspector
Sarim humein kyun kuch nahi hota?"

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"Kehte hain, kyunki agar darakht se saare patte utaar kar pheenk bhi diye
jayein to bhi darakht naye patte uga leta hai. Lekin agar usi darakht ko
zameen se ukhaad kar pheenk diya jaye to wo banjar ho jayega aur iske sab
patte sookh jayenge. Inspector Sarim ki nazar darakht pe hai, patton pe nahi."
chapter 6
Woh subah das baje se le kar ab tak usi kamre mein baithi thi. Woh safar ki
wajah se itni thaki hui thi lekin phir bhi yahan par koi aaram karne ke liye
jagah na thi. Use aaram karne ki adat bhi na thi, saara din to woh kisi na kisi
kaam par lagi rehti aur ab bhi kamre mein ghoom rahi thi jab aahista se
darwaza khatkhatakar woh andar aaya.

"Ghar chalain," lehje mein ab bhi wahi narmihat thi.

Woh muskurai.

"Ji chalain."

Usne subah se wahi burqa pehna rakha tha. Woh apna samaan uthane lagi to
Yarim ne use mana kar diya, "Tum rehne do, mera aadmi le aayega." Use
chalne ka ishara kar ke woh aage chal diya. Woh bhi jaldi se uske peechay
aayi.

Wahan khare aadmi ne uske liye gaadi ka darwaza khola. TV dramo mein usi
tarah se nokron ko darwaza kholte dekhti thi, aaj apne liye aisi khidmat dekh
kar uski hansi nikal gayi.

Phir dheere se "Thank you" bol diya.

Gaadi mein un donon mein koi baat na hui.

Phir ek jagah Yarim ne gaadi roki aur gaadi se nikal kar na jaane kahan chala
gaya. Aage peechay nazar dorati jab Rooh ki nazar sadak par gayi, usne jab
chhote chhote bachon ko sadak par letay huay dekha to sochne lagi.

"Ya Allah, yeh sab zarur meri tarah yateem honge." Bachon ki be-basi dekh
kar use apna bachpan yaad aane laga.

Use pata bhi na chala ke kab Yarim gaadi mein aakar baitha aur gaadi start ho
gayi. Khamoshi taweel thi.
"Lagta hai hawa paani badalne ki wajah se tumhari tabiyat kharab ho rahi
hai," kab se uski soon soon ki awaaz sunta bola.

"Nahin, main to bilkul theek hoon," usne randhi hui awaaz mein kaha.

"Oho, tum ro rahi ho," Yarim ne ab uske chehre ko dekhte huay kaha. "Kyun
ro rahi ho tum?" Yarim khud bhi samajh na paya ke yeh sawal usne kyun
poocha hai, shayad usne is tarah se kisi ko kabhi rote huay nahi dekha tha.

"Wahan chhote bachay..." Usne baat adhoori chor di.

"Kya Pakistan mein bhikari nahi hain?" Usne aaram se poocha.

"Hain lekin sadak pe nahi sote." Woh usse yeh nahi keh payi ke woh kabhi
ghar se bahar nikal kar sadkon par aise sote kisi bhikari ko dekh nahi payi.

"Hmm."

Khamoshi ek par phir se chha gayi.

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Gaadi ek building ke qareeb aakar ruki.

"Yahan se andar chali jao. Yeh chaabi pakro, flat number 8, aur yeh khana bhi
le jao. Main gaadi park karke aata hoon," Yarim ne use chaabi aur khana
pakrate hue kaha. Woh foran gaadi se bahar nikal gayi. Lekin andar nahi gayi,
balki wahin khadi ho kar uska intezar karne lagi. Woh use yeh kaise kehti ke
use akelay jaane mein dar lagta hai. Kya sochega woh ke yeh har cheez se
darti hai. Isi liye wahin ruk kar uska intezar karne lagi. Taqreeban chaar
paanch minute mein woh uske saath aakar ruka.

"Woh main aapka intezar kar rahi thi," usne poocha nahi lekin phir bhi Rooh
batane lagi.

"Theek hai, chalo." Uske haath se chaabi lekar woh aage ki taraf chalne laga.

Ek naya safar tha uske liye. Woh uske qadam se qadam mila kar chalne lagi.
Usne lift ka button press kiya. Lift ne unhein unki manzil tak pahunchaya. Woh
uski har harkat ko ghour se dekh rahi thi. Uske chehre ko dekh kar baar baar
ek ajeeb si sharam use aagher leti thi. Kabhi woh sharmate hue apni ungliyan
chatkati, kabhi apni aanewali zindagi ka soch kar muskurati. Lekin woh sab
kuch jaante hue bhi anjaan ban raha tha.

⚫⚫⚫

Taqreeban paanch minute ke baad geele haath scarf se saaf karti bahar nikli.
Usne apna burqa ab tak na utara tha.

"Ek baat kahoon aap se?" Kamre mein jati hui wapas palti.

"Kaho." Yarim ne is thodi der mein yeh andaza lagaya tha yeh ladki bohot
sharmili aur bohot baatuni hai. "Muskuraana sadqa jariya hai." Woh bina
palte foran apne kamre mein chali gayi jabke Yarim ne apne gaal pe ubharne
wale be-saakhta dimple ko badi mushkil se roka tha.

Subah Yarim ki aankh khuli to poore ghar mein khushboo phaili hui thi. Woh
aaram se uthkar fresh hokar bahar aaya to uske andaze ke ain mutabiq Rooh
kitchen mein ghusi kuch kar rahi thi.

Apne is flat mein usne aaj tak apne ilawa kisi doosre wajood ko itni subah na
dekha tha. Woh shuru se hi is tarah se rehta tha ke koi usay pehchaan na paye.
Yeh flat jis building mein tha, wahan par bohot saari families rehti thi jinhon
mein zyada tar Indian aur Pakistani thi.

In sab ko Yarim ke baare mein kuch bhi pata na tha. Agar kisi ko kuch pata
tha to bas itna ke ek ladka hai jo yahan rehta hai aur chhoti moti job karta hai.
Yarim ka record itna saaf tha ke aaj tak police us tak na pohnch payi, magar
inspector Sarim ki mehnat aur lagan hi thi jisne usay is tak pohnchne mein
madad ki. Woh khud bhi inspector Sarim ko uski himmat aur qabiliyat ki daad
deta tha.

"Aray aap uth gaye, aap baithein, main nashta lagati hoon." Woh kitchen se
bahar table tak aayi to usay darwaze par khara dekh kar boli.

"Waise mujhe pata nahi hai ke aap subah nashtay mein kya pasand karte hain,
lekin phir bhi maine parathay banaye hain.
Lekin aap kahenge to kuch aur bhi bana dungi."

Us waqt woh bina abaya ke kala churidaar pajama aur surkh kameez par kala
dupatta saleeqay se sar par jamaye khadi thi.

Haan, magar kapde uske hisaab se thode loose the.

Safed rangat, kali aankhen, lambe baal jo dupatte se bahar kamar se neeche
jhool rahe the. Woh bohot khoobsurat thi lekin Yarim jitni nahi. Haan, lekin
uske chehre ki masoomiyat khoobsurat se khoobsurat insaan ko maat dene ke
liye kaafi thi.

"Nahi, main yeh khaalunga. Thank you mere liye nashta banane ke liye aur
sorry tumhein mere liye itni zehmat karni pari." Woh khud bhi nahi jaanta tha
ke woh itna kyun bolne laga hai, woh to zaroorat se zyada kabhi nahi bolta
tha.

"Aray zehmat kaisi, ab yeh sab kuch mujhe hi to karna hai. Safai ke liye kaun
aata hai, mera matlab hai ghar ki safai kaun karta hai?" Woh khane ke liye
baitha tha jab Rooh ne paas baith kar sawaal poocha.

"Main khud. Main apne ghar ke saare kaam khud karta hoon, mujhe doosre
logon ke kiye gaye kaam pasand nahi aate. Aur Dubai mein aasani se naukar
milna bhi bohot mushkil hai.

Yahan taqreeban sab hi log apne kaam khud karte hain." "Aur khana bhi khud
banate hain?" Rooh ne hairan ho kar poocha.

"Zyada tar khud hi banata hoon aur agar dair ho jaye to bahar se le aata
hoon."

Bas itna keh kar woh nashta karne laga. Magar usay yeh nahi keh paya ke
usay khamoshi mein khana khana pasand hai. Woh bas is ladki ko yeh nahi
batana chahta tha ke woh ek don hai aur yeh ladki ghalat address par
pohanchi hai. Lekin uske liye is ladki se baatein karna zaroori to na tha. Woh
kyun usay apni personal baatein bata raha tha? Raat mein usne jab kaha ke
woh doosre kamre mein so jaye to uski udaasi kyun usay pareshaan kar gayi
thi.
Khoobsurat se khoobsurat ladki uski zindagi mein aayi thi, usne palat kar
kabhi unki taraf dekha bhi nahi. Leila uski ek nazar pe baithi thi lekin usne
Leila ko kabhi itni ahmiyat na di.

Lekin is ladki ki sirf udaasi usay pareshaan kar rahi thi. Woh chahta tha ke jis
tarah se yeh ladki hansti khelti yahan aayi hai, usi tarah se apne ghar pohanch
jaye. Haan, woh bas uske saath kuch ghalat nahi hone dena chahta tha, uski
masoomiyat ko barbaad nahi hone dena chahta tha.

Bas yahi to wajah thi.

"Kaisa bana hai?" Apni sochoun mein woh baitha aaram se nashta kar raha
tha jab achanak se Rooh ki awaaz bohot qareeb se mehsoos hui.

Woh ek side se khadi usse pooch rahi thi.

"Acha, bohot acha." Bas itna sa bol kar woh phir se nashta karne mein magan
ho gaya.

"Main aap ke liye roz banaoon?" Ek baar phir se woh excited se usse
poochne lagi.

"Roz?" "Haan roz banaoon." Woh kyun usay bata nahi pa raha tha ke woh sirf
ek ya do din uske saath rahegi, phir to usay jana hai apne ghar jahan uska asal
shauhar hai.

"Main kaam par ja raha hoon, tum yahin raho, main jaldi wapas aane ki
koshish karunga." Nashta kar ke uthkar apne kamre mein chala gaya. Uska
irada jab tak us ladki ke ghar walon ka milna tha, usko yahi rakhne ka tha.

Bilkul aam roz marra ki job karne wale aadmi ki tarah woh tayar hua. Jeans
ke upar white shirt aur gale mein tie aur haath mein briefcase pakad kar ghar
se nikla aur jane se pehle usay darwaza band karne ka bol gaya.

⚫⚫⚫

Kuch pata chala us larki ke baare mein? Usne Khizar se poocha. "Nahi, mein
kal se laga hoon lekin us larki ke baare mein mujhe kuch samajh nahi aa raha.
Ab fake ID card par hum kaise uske ghar walon ko dhondain?"

"Hmm. Aur us list ka kya hua? Sharif apna kaam kar raha hai?"

"Nahi, usne abhi shuru nahi kiya. Woh mere sath us larki ke ghar walon ko
dhond raha hai."

"Kya larki larki laga rakha hai tum logon ne? Apne kaam par dhyan do, woh
larki hamara kaam nahi hai." Usne gusse se Khizar ki baat kati.

"Haan lekin mein chahta tha ke us larki ke ghar walon ka pata chal jaye toh
hum sahi salamat se wapas pohncha dein phir apne kaam par dhyan dein."
Usne gusse mein dekha toh Khizar ne wazahat pesh ki.

"Us larki se zyada zaroori kaam hai, humein filhaal apne kaam par dhyan do,
us larki par nahi."

"Haan lekin Devil ek do din mein hi hum us larki ke baare mein sab
information dhoondh lenge aur..."

"Khizar, tum woh karo jo main karne ke liye keh raha hoon. Filhaal us larki
ko ek side par rakho aur zaroori kaam karo." Usne phir se Khizar ki baat kati.

"Okay, jaisa tum kaho."

⚫⚫⚫

Mujhe hall change karni hai. Ye search warrant hai aap check kar sakte hain.

Ye is mahine mein tisri checking warrant thi.

Woh jab bhi farigh hota to aisa hi search warrant nikalwa kar yahan aa jata

Zarur Inspector Sarim kyon nahi aap ka apna hi hall hai jab dil chahe aayen
change karen.

Sharif ne pora darwaza kholte hue kaha.

Kal hi to woh jail se chhoot ke aaya tha aur pichle 10 din se usne sab se
zyada isi shakhs ki shakal dekhi thi aur Inspector Sarim ye woh pehla aur
aakhri shakhs tha jise woh aaj ki

tareekh mein nahi dekhna chahta tha.

Bohat shukriya itni mehman nawazi to mujhe hazam nahi ho gi Sarim ne

muskura kar kaha. Hazam to karni padegi Inspector Sarim aakhir aap ki
mehman nawazi ka qarz chukana hai. Jail mein us par kisi bhi qisam ka
tashaddud na kiye jane ka order tha lekin Sarim phir bhi waqt be

waqt haath saaf karta raha.

Akram Inspector sahib ke liye kuch khane peene ko mangaao ye to ghar ke

jamaai raja ho gaye hain jo

kabhi bhi aatpatke hain. Sharif ne sofa par baithte hue us ke har dusre teesre
din aane par chot ki. Lekin woh kehte hain na police wale dheeth mitti ke
bane hote hain Sarim bhi usi mitti ka bana tha. Change shuru ho chuki thi
Sarim ke sath aaye police walon ne hall ka satiyanas kar diya tha. Ye to
shukar tha ke Devil yahan nahi tha aur na gandi aur bay tarteebi se use nafrat
thi. Mujhe andaza nahi tha ke Dini ke police wale itne zulm hote hain. Sarim
ne apne peeche

se naram si awaaz suni.

Mud kar dekha to peeche khubsurat lekin naazuk si ladki khadi thi.

Ye ladki kaun hai pehle to usay tum logon ke sath nahi dekha usne Sharif se
poocha. Is se kya pooch rahe hain mujh se poochein Inspector sahib jitne
acche tareeke se main aap ko bataungi koi nahi bata paega woh Sarim ke
qareeb uske bazoo mein apna baazoo daalte hue

boli.

Hadd mein raho ladki ye na ho ke isi haath mein hathkadi pehna ke andar kar
doon. Usne ek jhatke

se apna baazoo chhudaya

Haye zaalim kya dhamkiyan dete ho. Dil karta hai khud hi tumhari jeeb se
hathkadi nikal kar pehan loon ek ada se bolti hui woh uski gardan mein haath
daalne lagi Inspector sahib masoom logon ko nahi tadpate please pehnado na
hamari masooma ko hathkadi dekhein na kaise minten kar rahi hai aap ki.
Sharif

ne jaise uski sifarish ki thi.

Masooma... zarurat se zyada masoom hai ye. Aur hathkadi to main zarur
pehnunga isay lekin filhal main apna kaam karne aaya hoon agli baar inke
liye hathkadi zarur le kar aonga uska haath apni gardan se jhatkate hue kaha.

Pink color ki pehnungii Masooma ne masoomiyat se aankhein peetai jabke

Masooma ki baat sun

kar aage peeche Devil ke sabhi aadmi dabi dabi hansi hans rahe the. Ye to
shukar tha ke Dubai ki police ko Urdu nahi aati thi

jabke Masooma abhi bhi mohabbat paash nazron se usay ghure ja rahi thi.
Uski nazron se tang aakar Sarim ne police walon ko chalne ka order diya

Kya Dini ke police wale itne pyare hote hain

Masooma abhi tak us darwaze ko ghur rahi thi jahan se Sarim nikla tha.
Banda shaadi shuda hai ek bachi ka baap hai. Masooma ki budbudaahat sun
kar Sharif tezi se

bola.

Magar phir bhi bohot handsome hai. Line marne mein koi burai bhi nahi.
Mujhe to bohot pyara laga

Masooma ne uski shaadi shuda hone ka koi asar na liya.

Devil se zyada...? Sharif ne poocha kyun ke aisa pehli baar hua tha ke koi
ladki Yarim ko chor kar kisi dusre aadmi ke baare mein baat kare

Arey Devil sir ke sath woh chudail hamesha chipki rehti hai. Un dono mein
kuch chal raha hai kya
Masooma ne poocha.

Haan chal raha hai chhe saal se to yak tarfa hi chal raha hai Layla Devil se
mohabbat karti hai. Lekin Devil ki nazar mein uske jazbaat ki koi ahmiyat
nahi.

Sharif ne bataya.

Aur akadti to aise hai jaise Devil sir uske boyfriend hoon. Masooma ko
Layla kuch khaas

pasand nahi aayi thi.

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chapter 7
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Yaaram ke jaane ke baad usne saara ghar sheeshe ki tarah chamkaya. Ek ek

cheez ko ragar ragar kar saaf kiya. Chhota sa ghar tha, fattafatt saaf ho gaya.
Uske baad kitchen mein aayi aur wahi amal kitchen mein dohraya. Kitchen
mein khane peene ki har cheez mojood thi. Lekin woh jaanti thi uske shohar
ka raasta pait se nahi, balki saaf safai se nikalta hai. Lekin woh usay bhooka
bhi to nahi maar sakti thi, khane ke liye bhi kuch na kuch to banana hi tha.

Bohat soch bichar kar ke usay daal chawal hi nazar aaye. Had hai, matlab ab
main apne shohar ke liye zindagi mein pehli baar kuch banane ja rahi hoon to
kya daal chawal bana ke doongi.

Kya sochenge woh mere baare mein, mujhe kuch aur banana nahi aata. Haan,
to unke sochne se pehle hi main bata doon gi ke main sab kuch bana leti hoon
lekin ghar mein yahi tha to maine yahi bana diya.

Haan yahi theek hai, main bhi na pata nahi kya kya sochti rehti hoon. Apni
tamam tar sochon ko ek taraf rakh kar woh khana banane mein jhat gayi.

Abhi usne daal chawal saaf kar ke hi rakhe the jo ke pehle se hi saaf the, ke
darwaze ki bell baji.

Hai yeh kaun aa gaya. Jo bhi aaya woh Arabi mein baat na karta ho, usay to
meri koi baat samajh mein nahi aaye gi.

Chalo main to phir ishaaron se samjha loon gi, woh kaise samjhaayega.

Yahi sab sochte hue woh darwaze tak aayi.

Darwaza khola to saamne 3 khawateen khadi thin.

“Assalam Alaikum, hum aapke padosi hain, yeh saath walay flat mein rehti
hain.”
Ek aurat ne meethay lehje mein kaha.

“Wa Alaikum Salam, aayein andar aayein.” Use umeed na thi ke Dubai mein
Urdu mein baat karne wali koi aurat use milegi.

“Beta, aapko pehle kabhi yahan nahi dekha. Woh ladka jo is flat mein rehta
hai, usko hum aksar aate jaate dekhte rehte hain. Aap aaj hi aayi hain kya?”
Doosri aurat ne usse sawal kiya.

“Nahi aunty, main kal aayi thi. Main unki biwi hoon. Shaadi ke baad pehli
baar yahan aayi hoon.” Usne phone par nikah wali baat chhupakar ke bataya.

“Acha acha, bohat achi baat hai. Bechara waise bhi akela rehta tha. Ab tum
aa gayi ho to bechare ki tanhaai batt jaayegi.”

Woh auratein use baaton mein laga ke idhar udhar ki baatein batane lagi.

Aur kuch hi der mein use yeh bhi bata diya ke building ke kaun kaun se
gharon mein nahi jaana, kaunsi auratein achi hain aur kaunsi auratein achi
nahi.

Woh bhi sab ki baaton ko aise zehen nasheen kar rahi thi jaise woh har kisi
ke ghar mein jaane wali ho.

“Balke tum aisa karna ke kal hum ek kitty party rakhenge. Ismein hum
building ki un sab auraton ko bulaayenge jinke saath tum uth baith sakti ho.
Tumhari umar ki bhi ladkiyan hongi wahan.”

“Ji aunty, mere shohar aa jaayein, main unse pooch kar aaoon gi.”

“Hamari building mein bhi shohar ki ijaazat se aaya jaya karo gi. Khair woh
mana to nahi karega lekin phir bhi tum pooch lena. Magar aana zaroor, hum
tumhara intezaar karenge.” Aur thodi der mazeed baith kar chali gayi.

“Ya Allah, ab kya ammi aur aapi ki tarah meri bhi saheliyan hongi jo ghar
aaya karengi. Hai kitna maza aayega. Kya khaak maza aayega, yeh sab to
mujhse itni badi hain. Haan lekin unhone yeh bhi to kaha ke wahan meri umar
ki bhi ladkiyan hongi.” Tez tez pyaaz kaat'ti woh khud hi budbuda rahi thi.
⚫⚫⚫

Aaj subah se hi Yaaram Leili ke haath nahi laga, woh apne kaam niptaata
raha aur Leili bin paani ki machhli bani rahi. Use saari raat ye soch kar
neend nahi aayi ke woh dono ek saath ek flat mein hain jabke ye baat Leili se
chhupi hui nahi thi ki kisi bhi qisam ki ladki Yaaram ko attract nahi karti.
Lekin phir bhi Yaaram tha to mard. Ye kaise ho sakta hai ke itni khoobsurat
masoom ladki uske paas ho aur woh bilkul bhi us mein dilchaspi na le.

Lekin woh mujh se zyada khoobsurat to nahi... main kyun itni khaufzadaa ho
rahi hoon woh bhi us ladki ke liye. Jise sirf Devil bachana chahta hai.
Shayad main kuch zyada hi soch rahi hoon, woh ladki to waise bhi kuch hi
dinon mein chali jayegi.

Bas uske ghar walon ke baare mein pata lagne ki der hai aur waise bhi woh
ladki shaadi shuda hai, Devil kabhi bhi kisi shaadi shuda ladki mein
dilchaspi nahi lega. Lekin woh ladki saara din uske ghar pe kar kya rahi hogi.
Woh saath saath tez tez chalti hall ke chakkar kaat rahi thi aur saath saath
budbuda rahi thi. Chalo dekh lete hain Sharf ne kaha. Tumhara matlab hai
Devil ke ghar chalte hain. Haan mera matlab hai Devil ke ghar chalte hain,
hum Devil ko kehte hain ke aaj hum chaaron saath dinner karenge aur saath us
ladki ko bhi le lete hain. Yaqeen karo, Devil ka us ladki ko bhooka maarne ka
koi iraada nahi hoga.

⚫⚫⚫

Woh teenon chale gaye usne poocha

Ji chale gaye

Acha tum khana lagao main aa raha hoon. Yeh baat kehne ke baad use yaad
aaya tha ke woh uski asli biwi

nahi hai.

Ji woh main yahi to batane aayi thi. Uske kamre ke andar aa gayi woh laptop
par kaam karne mein masroof tha use ek nazar dekha. Woh subah wale libaas
mein hi
thi.

Kya batane aayi thi...? Yaaram ne use nazron ke hisaar mein lete hue poocha.

Woh mujhe pata nahi tha aapke dost bhi khane par aayenge to jitna khana
maine banaya tha woh khatam

ho gaya ab hum dono ko bhooka sona padega. Usne masoomiyat se kaha.

Dono ko matlab tumne bhi khana nahi khaya?

Usne nafi mein sar hilaya.

Ladki tum kya pagal ho kam az kam khud to kha leti.

Woh din mein mujhe laga shayad aap wapas aayenge lekin aap nahi aaye to
mujhe bhi khayal nahi aaya khana khane ka lekin abhi bohot bhook lagi hai.
Masoomiyat si masoomiyat thi aur aap apne dost ke saamne keh rahe the ke
mera naam Rooh Noor hai aur khud mujhe ladki

keh ke bula rahe hain.

Usne mazeed mun phulaaya.

Jao tayar ho jao bahar chalte hain kuch khate hain. Agar baat sirf uski apni
hoti to woh raat bina khaye reh leta lekin yeh ladki uske ghar ki mehman thi
aaj nahi to kal use chale jana tha aur sach tha woh use bhooka nahi mar sakta
tha aur dopehar mein bhi usne kuch nahi khaya tha.

Arre tayar kya hona hai sirf abaya hi to dalna hai abhi do minute mein ho
jayega. Apne kehne ke mutabiq woh jaldi se doosre kamre mein gayi aur do
minute mein wapas aa gayi.

Chalen? Usne darwaze se zara sa jhaank kar poocha.

Chalen... woh uske andaaz mein bola, bahar nikla.

Waise meri kal wali baat par amal nahi kiya aapne, uske saath lift ke andar
jaati boli.
Kaun si baat...? Yaaram ne poocha.

Arre woh sadqa jariya wali baat.

Dimple ek baar phir se ubhar aaya lekin is baar usne chhupane ki koshish
nahi ki. Gaari mein woh musalsal usse kuch na kuch baat kar rahi thi kabhi
usse poochti ke uska pasandida color kaunsa hai to kabhi poochti se khane
mein kya pasand hai.

Pehle to woh ignore karta raha phir kaha yeh sab kuch tumhare jaanne ke liye
nahi hai.

Arre aise kaise mere jaanne ke liye nahi hai agar mujhe aapki pasand
naapasand maloom hi

nahi hogi to kaise aapki pasand par chalungi.

Aap mujhe bata den aapko khane mein kya pasand hai main aapki pasand ki
saari dishes banaoongi aur jo nahi aati woh bhi seekh loongi.

Par aapko ek aur baat to batayi hi nahi aaj na dopehar mein teen auratein aayi
thi hamare ghar mein woh keh rahi thi ke woh hamare pados se hain... unhone
mujhe party par bulaya hai main jaoon kya...? Woh tez tez bolti usse poochne
lagi.

Nahi kahin bhi jaane ki zarurat nahi hai ghar pe raha karo koi bhi ho darwaza
mat khola karo.

Yaaram ne ek hi jumle mein jawab diya.

Koi nahi na woh itne pyaar se bula rahi thi mere khayal mein mujhe jaana
chahiye is tarah to unhe bura lag sakta hai na.

Maine kaha tum kahin nahi jaogi. Is baar Yaaram ke lehje mein thodi si sakhti
thi. Wohi sakhti jo ghar aane par bina pooche darwaza kholne par ki thi.

Theek hai main nahi jaungi lekin woh auntiyan keh rahi thi wahan meri umar
ki bhi ladkiyan aayengi.
Aur bata rahi thi ke hamari building mein kaun kaun se log acche nahi hain
aur unse baat mat karna. Yaaram ko jo laga tha uspar sakhti karne se woh
bolna band kar degi uski ghalat fehmi aage do minute mein hi door ho chuki
thi.

Tum kitna bolti ho ladki itna kaise bol leti ho yeh bhi nahi pooch sakta ke tum
kya khati ho, chinti jitna to khati ho, tum haddi ka dhacha bhi tumse zyada
wazni hota hoga.

Ab thodi der khamosh ho kar baith jao taake main sukoon se driving kar
sakoon.

Theek hai ab main kuch nahi boloongi, aap sukoon se gaari chalayen, main to
waise bhi kuch nahi bolti hoon. Ghar mein mujhe koi nahi bolne deta tha,
Mariya api, Raniya api, Taniya api, woh to mujhe baat hi nahi karne deti thi.
Aur jab koi mehmaan aata tha to Ammi kehti thi ke yeh to goongi hai.

Lekin Fatima biwi kehti thi tum apne shohar se baatein karna bohot saari.
Bolte bolte woh ek baar phir se shuru ho gayi jab Yaaram ne use sakht
nigahon se ghura, acha main abhi kuch nahi boloongi paka wada. Apne
honton par ungli rakhte hue seedhi baith gayi.

Good girl. Ghar jaake jitna marzi bol lena. Driving ke dauran mujhe bilkul
baat sunna pasand nahi.

Uska is tarah se udaas ho kar baithna use pasand nahi aaya tha isliye safai
dene laga. Uske baat par usne sirf gardan hilayi boli kuch nahi aur phir saare
raste khamoshi rahi.

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Laila ka club aane ka iraada tha jo cancel ho gaya. Wo seedhi apne ghar mein
aayi thi aur ab dayaan se baayeen ghoom rahi thi. Wo ladki Yaaram ke ghar
par is tarah se reh rahi thi jaise uski asli biwi ho. Kaise apni marzi se har
taraf ghoom phir rahi thi. Uski himmat kaise hui khana banane ki. Yeh to
shukar tha ke Yaaram usse koi ahmiyat nahi de raha tha. Un logon ke aate hi
Yaaram kamre mein chala gaya.
Jabke Khizr ke poochhne par Yaaram ne usse bataya tha ke wo doosre kamre
mein soti hai. Yeh baat jaan kar Laila ko bohot sukoon mila.

"Tum meri jagah kisi ko nahi doge, main jaanti hoon Devil. Tumhari aakhri
manzil main hoon. Tumhein mujh tak hi aana hoga."

Whiskey ke ghunt barti nashe ko apne andar utaar rahi thi.

"Us ladki ko jald se jald yahan se hatana hoga. Main to is masooma se darr
rahi thi, jisko Devil ne doosri baar dekhna bhi gawara na kiya. Lekin yeh
ladki, iska mujhe kuch karna hoga. Mujhe is ladki ke ghar walon ke baare
mein jaldi se jaldi pata karna hoga. Jitna jaldi ho sake, usse Devil ke ghar se
nikaalna hoga."

⚫⚫⚫

Gaari park karne ke liye woh ise apne saath hi le gaya. Wapsi par doosri
taraf se aakar ise uthana chaha lekin phir bhi woh na uthi.

Ise is tarah be-khabar neend sote hue beshakhta uske gaal par dimple
numayan hua, woh khud bhi nahi janta tha ke sadqa jariya wali baat yaad kar
ke aaj yeh dimple usne kitne logon se chhupaya tha.

Ise yaad bhi nahi tha ke Rooh ke aane se pehle woh kab aakhri baar
muskuraaya tha. Usne aahista se Rooh ko apne baazon mein uthaya aur
remote se gaari lock ki. Ise le kar lift mein aaya aur apne flat ka button press
kiya.

Lekin agle hi pal nazar Rooh ke chehre par pari jahan sharaarti si muskaan
khili thi. Usne ghaur se uske chehre par dekha jahan woh baar baar ek aankh
khol kar ise dekh rahi thi lekin phir ise bhi andaza ho gaya ke Rooh ki
sharaarat ko pakad chuka hai.

“Main to haddi ke dhaanche se bhi gayi guzri hoon, isse bhi kam wazan hai
mera. Ab maza aaya?” aur sharaarat se chehra chamka ke boli.

Uske muskurate chehre ko dekh kar ek baar phir se uske chehre par
muskurahat phel gayi. Lekin usne ise neeche nahi utara.
“Aap ka naam kya hai?” Achanak sawal par Yaaram ne uska chehra dekha.
“Kyun nikah nama par naam nahi dekha tha?” Woh yeh sawal puchna nahi
chahta tha, phir na jaane kya soch kar puchh liya.

“Haan, tab to mujhe hosh hi nahi tha naam dekhne ka. Ab to yahi soch soch ke
main pareshan ho rahi thi ke mujhe apna ghar chhod dena padega.

Aap ke dost aapko woh kya bolte hain? Haan, Devil. Yeh kaisa ajeeb sa
naam hai? Pehle to maine socha phir socha ho sakta hai aapka nick name ho.
Aisa ajeeb sa naam to koi walidain nahi rakhte.

Batayein na, yahi naam hai aapka, Devil?”

“Haan, yahi naam hai mera. Ab bilkul khamosh ho jao nahi to yahi phek
doonga.”

“Nahi, phekne ki zarurat nahi hai, aap mujhe neeche utaar dein,” woh jaldi se
boli.

Kyunkay apni sharaarat ke waqt ise yaad nahi aaya tha ke woh uski baahon
mein kitna sharminda hogi, woh to bas apna badla lena chahti thi. Bas ise
batana chahti thi ke woh haddi ka dhaancha nahi hai.

Lekin tab is baat ka ehsas nahi tha ke woh uske itna qareeb hoga. Us shakhs
ki kuch pal ki qurbat ise hosh o hawas se begana kar rahi thi. Yaqeenan yeh
shakhs agar uska ho gaya to woh to mar hi jaayegi.

Yaaram ne na to ise neeche utara, na hi uski sharmane ka koi asar liya. Usne
ghar ka darwaza khola aur ise aage sofa par bitha diya.

“Yahan baitho araam se aur meri baat suno.” Woh uske samne aa baitha.
“Kuch khaya piya karo. Tumhara wazan itna kam hai ke ud jaogi. Tum is
tarah se akeli bahar mat nikla karo. Yeh na ho ke hawa tumhe uda ke kahin le
jaaye aur main tumhe dhoondh bhi na paaun.” Apna dimple chhupata woh
utha aur kitchen mein aaya.

Do cup chai banai aur ek cup la kar uske samne rakha. Woh jo hairaan aur
pareshan soch rahi thi ke woh usse apna badla le chuki hai, sab dhara ka
dhara reh gaya. Woh to abhi bhi usse haddi ka dhaancha keh raha tha, balkay
ab to hawa mein akeli nikalne se bhi mana kar raha tha. “Allah kare main itni
moti ho jaaun ke aap meri ek phoong se ud jaayein.” “Kya main ise bad-dua
samjhun?” Woh jo araam se taang par taang rakhe baithe ise dekh raha tha
pur-sukoon andaz mein bola.

“Nahi, main to kisi ko bad-dua nahi deti.”

“Bohot acha karti ho. Ab jao tum room mein araam karo.” Ise hukum de kar
apna laptop uthaya. Woh is zindagi se bahar aaya tha jisme woh jeena nahi
chahta tha.

Woh jaanta tha ek seedhi saadi zindagi uski muntazir nahi hai. Woh ek don
hai, gunaahon ka badshah. Ek Devil. Yahi hai uski haqeeqat. Woh aam logon
ki tarah ek aam zindagi nahi guzaar sakta.

Yeh ladki jo itne salon ke baad ise yeh batane aayi thi ke woh insaan hai,
hans bol sakta hai, kisi aur ki amaanat thi, kisi aur ki biwi. Woh kyun iski
taraf kheenchta ja raha tha. Kyun woh isse door nahi ja paa raha tha? Woh
isse baat nahi karna chahta tha. Iski koi baat sunna nahi chahta tha.

Lekin phir bhi woh yeh sab kuch kar raha tha. “Aap mujhse mohabbat karte
hain?” Woh apne laptop pe nazrein jamaaye sochoun mein dooba hua tha jab
ise Rooh ki awaaz sunai di.

“Nahi,” usne badi safai se inkaar kiya.

Phir uske chehre ke taassuraat dekhne laga.

“Ab main har namaz ke baad dua karungi ke aapko mujhse mohabbat ho
jaaye,” woh udaasi se boli.

Shayad uske rawaiye se bhi andaza ho chuka tha ke woh usse mohabbat nahi
karta.

“Mat karna Rooh, aisa ghalti se bhi mat karna.

Kyunkay agar mujhe tumse mohabbat ho gayi na, to duniya ki koi taqat tumhe
mujhse alag nahi kar paayegi, tum khud bhi nahi. Agar mujhe tumse mohabbat
ho gayi na, tumhari zindagi mein siwaye pachtawa ke kuch nahi rahega. Tum
har roz pachtogi mujhse mohabbat karne par lekin tumhare paas raa-e-faraar
nahi hoga.” Woh bolte bolte sofa se utha aur doosre kamre mein chala gaya.
Andar se zor se darwaza band karne ki awaaz aayi thi.

Jabke kamre ke bahar Rooh saakit khadi uske lafzon ko maani de rahi thi.

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As ke alfaaz abhi tak us ke dimagh mein ghoom rahe the. Kitne maan se us ne
poocha tha "Kya aap mujh se mohabbat karte hain?" Us ne saaf lafzon mein
keh diya:

"Nahin."

Us ke faqat ek lafz ne usay kitna dukh diya tha.

Woh saari raat so nahin saki, woh daayen se baayen chakkar lagati rahi.

Kal raat kitne daave se us ne kaha tha ke woh duaon mein usay haasil kar
legi.

Aur usay yaqeen tha ke dua sab kuch badal deti hai.

Woh us shakhs ko us se nahin mange gi, woh us shakhs ko Allah se mange gi

aur Allah usay zaroor de ga.

Woh jab se yahan aayi thi, us ne ek cheez bohot note ki thi: woh us se khicha
khicha rehta tha.

Woh aise haath tak nahin lagata tha. Baat bhi khaasa door baith ke karta tha,
alag kamray mein rehta tha.

Lekin kal raat woh usay apni baahon mein utha kar andar le ke aaya tha.
Sochte sochte sharmili se muskurahat ne us ke labon ko chhua. Jo bhi tha,
jaisa bhi tha, woh us ki fikar karta tha. Us ke neend mein hone ke khayal se
woh usay utha kar le ke aaya tha.

Lekin woh us se mohabbat nahin karta tha.

Ek baar phir se us ke chehre par udaasi chha gayi.

Haan, to itni jaldi mohabbat thodi na ho jaayegi. Mohabbat hone mein to

bohot waqt lagta hai. Lekin mujhe to waqt nahin laga. Apne khayalon mein
sochte hue achanak ek soch par woh ruki. Usay waqt nahin laga tha, matlab
usay mohabbat ho chuki hai? Kya woh us shakhs se mohabbat karne lagi hai?
Tehalte tehalte woh khamoshi se apne naram garam bistar pe baithi.

Haan, woh shakhs baat baat par thappar nahin marta tha. Us se gadhoon ki
tarah kaam nahin leta tha.

Baat baat par usay taane nahin marta tha, usay manhoos nahin kehta tha. Us ke
sone ke liye kitna naram mulaayam bed diya tha. Us ki behnon ne kabhi
khwab mein aisa bistar na dekha hoga. Jahan woh pichle do raatoon se
aaraam karti thi. Aur sab se khaas baat Fatima Bibi ne kaha tha: "Shohar se
mohabbat hone ke liye intezaar nahin karna padta. Woh tumhara mehram hai,
khud hi tumhare dil mein apni jagah bana lega." Aur us ne banayi. Woh kamli
si ladki us shakhs se mohabbat kar baithi thi. Yeh jaane baghair ke jise woh
apna shohar, apna mehram samajhti hai, woh ek darinda hai.

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Us ko apne shauhar ke paas chalay jana tha. Woh kisi aur ki jagah nahi le
sakta tha.

Woh apne kamre se bahar nikla jab nazar samne zameen par sofa ke sath
bethi Rooh par pari.

Woh jaye namaz bichaye bethi dua mang rahi thi. Matlab aur namaz ada kar
chuki thi. Woh uski ahat mehsoos kar chuki thi to is tarah se jana bekaar tha.
Wohi uske qareeb sofa par aa betha. Lekin usne socha tha ke jitni jaldi yeh
dua khatam hogi utni jaldi hui nahi thi, woh dua se farigh ho kar uthi. "Paanch
minute ki namaz padhte ho tum log aur pandrah minute ki duayen mangte ho,"
woh hanste hue bola. Uski baat sunkar woh bhi muskurayi. "Main isse pehle
zyada duayen nahi mangti thi lekin ab main bohot lambi lambi duayen mangti
hoon. Mujhe Allah se bohot qeemti cheez chahiye aur kehte hain na ke cheez
jitni qeemti ho utni hi lagan se mangni chahiye."
Woh jaye namaz samet kar ek taraf rakhte hue boli.

"Aisi konsi qeemti cheez hai jo tum Khuda se mang rahi ho?" Andaaz itna
khoobsurat tha ke woh puche bina reh nahi saka.

Subah fajr ke waqt woh apne kamre se bahar nikla. Uska irada Rooh ke uthne
se pehle hi chale jane ka tha.

Woh ab mazeed uske qareeb nahi rehna chahta tha. Woh is faasle ko qaim
rakhna chahta tha. Woh nahi chahta tha ke jis dawe se kal Rooh ne kaha ke
woh use duaoon mein hasil karegi aur sach to yeh tha ke woh nahi chahta tha
ke Rooh ko usse mohabbat ho jaye. Kyunki aurat apne dil mein kisi aadmi ko
ek hi baar jagah deti hai. Woh apne dil ke darwaze ek hi baar kholti hai sirf
ek shakhs ke liye aur marte dum tak usse mohabbat karti hai.

"Aap..." Ek lutfi jawab aaya.

"Kya matlab? Main samjha nahi," woh waqai nahi samjha tha.

"Matalab main aap ko mang rahi thi. Maine kaha tha kal raat aap se main
Allah se dua karungi ke aap ko mujhse mohabbat ho jaye. Itni qeemti cheez
mang rahi hoon Khuda se to waqt lagega hi na," woh masoomiyat se kehti
uske dil ki duniya hila gayi thi.

Lekin uske baare mein bhi mashhoor tha ke devil apne seene mein dil nahi
rakhta. Agar dil hi na tha to phir dil ki duniya ke hilne ka kya darr.

Lekin agle hi pal sochon mein doobe hue Yaram ko apne chehre par narm o
garam hawa mehsoos hui.

"Yeh konsi talism phoonk rahi ho tum mujh par?" Use khud par phoonk marte
dekh kar usne poocha.

"Aray talism nahi phoonk rahi. Dua mang rahi hoon ta ke aap ko kisi ki nazar
na lage. Ladkiyan aap se door rahen, khair se jayen aur khair se aayen."

Baaki kuch nahi lekin yeh ladkiyan door rahne wali baat par Yaram ke chehre
par muskurahat aayi thi aur uska muskurata chehra dekh kar Rooh par bhi yeh
raaz khula tha ke woh ek nahi balki do road maples ka malik hai.
Woh bina usse kuch bole bahar ke darwaze ki taraf jane laga. Jab awaaz aayi,
"Fi Aman Allah."

Ek baar phir se muskurahat khili thi.

"Allah Hafiz." Yeh do lafz usne bohot arse baad istemal kiye the. Dubai jaise
Islamic mulk mein rehne ke baad bhi log yahan Angrezon ka tarz zindagi
apnaaye hue the lekin aaj itne dino ke baad kisi ko apne samne namaz padhte
hue dekh kar usay yaad aaya ke woh bhi Musalman hai.

Uski sirf "Allah Hafiz" kehne par woh aise sharmai thi, jaise Khuda na
khwasta usne koi romantic baat ki ho.

⚫⚫⚫

Devil, maine us ladki ke bare mein sab kuch pata kar walya hai. Woh jis
jahaz se aayi thi uski seat, passport, ID card. Asal mein woh koi aur ladki hai
jis ka card usne use kiya hai. Us ka nikah hua tha mobile phone par Sheikh
Rameez us ka shohar hai aur maine us ladki ka sara bio data bhi nikalwalya
hai. Us ka ghar kahan hai, kahan rehti hai, uske ghar mein kaun kaun hai,
maine sab kuch paper mein likh diya hai. Laila tez tez us ke sath chalti hui
paper us ke samne karti hui batara hi thi. Yaram ne woh kagaz uske haath se
liya aur kahin tukde kar dale.

"Tum logon ko ek baar meri baat samajh mein nahi aa rahi hai, Laila. Maine
kaha zaroori kaam par dhyan do aur yeh ladki hamara kaam nahi hai." Kagaz
ko tukdon ki shakal mein dete hue usne Laila ke haath par haath rakha. Jabke
Laila phati phati aankhon se apna haath dekh rahi thi.

"Devil, maine itni mehnat se..."

"Behtar hoga ke apni mehnat zaroori kaam par sarf karo aur aindha mein yeh
befazool ke kaam karte na dekhun tumhein." Us par sakht nigah dalta woh
apne kamre mein chala gaya.

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Thodi der taza hawa lene ke baad ab uska wapas jane ka irada tha. Jab
achanak goliyan chalne ki awazein aana shuru hui. Ek aadmi bhagte hue tezi
se uske paas se bhagta aage badh gaya. Jabke mukammal kale uniform mein
police uske peeche bhag rahi thi. Ghabrahat ke maare uske haath pair kaapne
lage yaqeenan woh koi chor tha jo police se bhag raha tha.

Lekin police aise public place par goliyan to nahi chala sakti to kya woh koi
qatil tha, koi khatarnak tareen mujrim jis ka giraftar hona bohot zaroori tha.

Abhi thoda hi aage bhaga tha jab police ne uski tang par goli maari aur woh
waheen let gaya. Saare log jaldi se wahan jama hone lage. Wahan jana nahi
chahti thi lekin park mein ab koi bhi mojood na tha.

Building ke aas paas ka sara area veeran ho chuka tha.

Woh ghabrate hue us jagah par chali gayi jahan us chor ko goli lagi thi aur
police usay giraftar kar chuki thi. Woh aahista aahista chalti bilkul un logon
ke paas ja kar khadi hui.

Police walay us aadmi ko daboche zameen se lagaye hue the jabke woh
musalsal hil raha tha. Inspector Sarim tezi se uske qareeb aaya. "Devil ke
aadmi ho na tum jaldi bolo, usi ne bheja tha tumhe Rustam ko maarne ke
liye?" Woh Urdu mein us se poochh raha tha. Shayad aage peeche ke log na
samjhein isliye.

"Main kisi Devil ko nahi jaanta, chhoro mujhe." Woh gusse se ghuraya.
"Haan bilkul, tum kaise kisi Devil ko jaante hoge. Tum to uske wafadar
aadmi ho, Devil ke to sabhi aadmi us par jaan dete hain lekin afsos tum
police ki goli se maroge." Agle hi lamhe Sarim ne revolver ki nok uske sar
par rakhi.

Lekin usse pehle ke revolver goli chalti, us aadmi ne apni gardan mein latka
hua hadi numa pad apne munh mein dala.

Rooh ko kuch samajh na aaya, pata chala to itna ke us hadi mein zehar tha aur
ab woh aadmi mar chuka hai. Zindagi mein pehli baar usne apni nigahon ke
samne kisi ko yun marte dekha tha.
Uske kaanpte haath pair uska saath chhod chuke the. Agle hi lamhe woh
zameen bos ho gayi.

"Aap dusre kamre mein kyun sote hain?" Usne poocha.

Khana khate hue woh achanak chonka tha phir sambhal kar bola.

"Main tumhe waqt de raha hoon. Is rishte ko samajhne ke liye. Ek anjaan

shakhs ke saath saari zindagi guzaarna bohot mushkil hai Rooh. Main nahi
chahta ke tum mere saath kisi qisam ka koi samjhota karo. Jahan khushiyan
hon wahan samjhota nahi hota."

"Lekin uske liye pehle mohabbat ka hona zaroori hota hai."

"Khana to khila diya, ek cup chai milegi?" Yaaram ne use mawzu se hataaya.
"Main pehle namaz ada kar loon?" Usne poocha. "Why not." Woh uth kar
wazu karne chali gayi to Yaaram ne apna laptop uthaa liya. Woh taqreeban
paanch minute mein namaz padh ke farigh hui aur uske liye chai bana kar layi.

"Yeh kya, aaj tumhari namaz itni jaldi kyun khatam ho gayi? Dua nahi maangi
kya?" Usne chai ka cup lete hue poocha.

"Chai banani thi na," usne wajah bataayi.

"Dua maangti raha karo. Duawon mein bohot asar hai." Woh muskuraya tha.
"Aap muskurate hue bohot pyare lagte hain. Aapko pata hai aapke dono gaal
pe dimples hain," usne excited ho kar uski maloomat mein izafa kiya tha.
"Kya baat kar rahi ho, mujhe to pata hi nahi tha," woh khul kar hansa. "Aap
ek dimple mujhe de dena."

"Haha, tum dono rakh lo."

"Aap muskurate hue bohot pyare lagte hain, MashAllah," usne khul kar tareef
ki thi. "Bas tumhari sadqa jariya wali baat par amal kar raha hoon," woh
muskurate hue bola. "Achha, main ab sone ja rahi hoon." Rooh ne uthte hue
kaha aur apne kamre ki taraf chal di.

"Suno," usne pukara.

"Ji," woh palti thi.

"Dua maangti raha karo." Woh muskara kar bola aur phir apne kaam mein
masroof ho gaya.

⚫⚫⚫

Yaaram se kisi ne sawal poochne ki himmat na ki aur na hi woh kisi ko

jawab dena zaroori samajhta tha, haan lekin Laila usay ghure ja rahi thi jiska
us par koi asar nahi ho raha tha. Inspector sahib ne nahi kaha kuch bhi mere
jaane ke baad, usne khud hi baat shuru ki.

"Nahi, tumhare jaane ke baad woh bhi nikal gaya tha. Lekin main tum se ek
baat poochna chahta hoon. Tumne Saarim ke samne jhoot kyun bola? Jante ho
jab woh ladki chali jayegi tab humare khilaf gawahi de sakti hai aur agar
usne gawahi na bhi di tab bhi baat phaylegi. Baad ki baad mein dekhi jayegi,
filhal toh woh yahi hai hamare saath. Kal hamara ek aadmi maara gaya, woh
police ke hathkande chadh chuka tha. Usne khudkushi kar li. Uske ghar walon
ko ek moti rakam bhej do aur afsos ke liye bhi chale jana. Mujhe zaroori
kaam hai warna main khud hi chala jata."

Tab hi Sharaaf kamre mein daakhil hua, "Main kahin nahi jaunga yaar. Is
tarah se kisi ke mare hue ghar walon ko dekh kar mujhe bohot ajeeb lagta hai,
afsos hota hai jab woh log apne bichhde hue ko rote hain. Woh bechara toh
hamare saath kaam karte karte hi maara. Shayad ab woh log humein
qasoorwar samajh rahe honge."

"Usay chaar saal pehle saza-e-maut sunayi gayi thi yaani ke phansi. Tab usay
maine bachaya tha. Agar woh tab mar jata na toh uske ghar wale chaar saal
se ro rahe hote. Lekin ab woh usay achay alfazon mein yaad kar ke ro rahe
honge aur usne apni family ke liye itna kuch kiya hai."

"Woh apni zindagi ki umeed pehle hi kho chuka tha, uske andar jeene ki
khwahish waise bhi nahi thi. Lekin woh mere saath kaam karna chahta tha,
mere liye kuch karna chahta tha. Woh acha tha, lekin ek machine se kam na
tha. Main yeh nahi kehta ke mujhe meri team mein zinda dil log chahiye, lekin
aise aadmarda logon ke liye bhi meri team mein koi jagah nahi hai."
"Tum dono jao aur us ladki ko bhi saath le jao. Jab se aayi hai usne kaam toh
kuch kiya nahi hai."

"Jab ke apna faisla suna chuki hai ke woh yahan se wapas nahi jaane wali,"
Khizar ne uski baat mukammal ki.

"Achi ladki hai woh," Sharaaf muskuraya tha.

"Woh Siddique ki beti thi, Sharaaf," Khizar ne gusse se kaha kyunki woh uski
rangeen tabiyat se achi tarah waqif tha. Lekin phir bhi woh itna gira hua toh
har guz na tha ke Siddique ki beti ke saath kuch aisa waisa karta. Woh toh un
ladkiyon ke paas jata tha jo khud hi se welcome karti thi.

⚫⚫⚫

Sara din rooh bas ek hi baat sochti rahi, woh aadmi jo uske samne mara tha
usne Devil ka naam liya tha.

Police wale ne usse poocha tha kya Devil ka aadmi hai kya aur iske liye
kaam karta hai to usne inkaar kar diya tha. Uska kehna tha ke woh kisi Devil
ko nahi jaanta.

Aur phir jab usne is police wale ke samne Devil ka naam liya tha, woh kaise
ajeeb nazaron se use ghoorne laga tha.

Lekin phir yeh bhi to kaha tha ke woh na jaane kis Devil ki baat kar rahi hai,
woh to ek hi Devil ko jaanta hai.

Lekin yeh baat to sahi ho gayi, inspector uske shauhar ko jaanta tha. Aur use
us tak pohnchadiya, use is inspector ko thank you zaroor bolna chahiye. Lekin
yeh na tha ke ab woh ghar se nikalne ki ghalti kabhi nahi karegi.

Na jaane kitne pareshan hue honge yeh mere peeche, na jaane kahaan kahaan
dhoonda hoga mujhe.

Main bhi na beewakoofon ki tarah uth kar chal di. Aaj kya banaoon unke liye,
woh fridge khol ke soch rahi thi jiske andar sab samaan maujood tha.
⚫⚫⚫

Yahan cigarette peena allow nahi hai, petrol pump ka worker us ke qareeb
aakar bola.

“Kyun…?”

“Petrol pump hai, aag lag sakti hai,” usne bataya, “aur tumne kisi ki zindagi
mein aag lagayi hai, uska kya?”

“Kya matlab hai aap ki is baat ka?” woh aadmi gusse se bola.

“Ek tera saal ki bachchi ke saath zyadahti karke tumne uski zindagi ko aag hi
to lagayi hai. Is ladki ka mere saath affair chal raha tha, roz gift aur paise
maangti thi mujh se. Utni choti bachchi nahi thi jitna tum log samajh rahe ho.
Main ne bas apni di hui raqam wapas li hai aur waise bhi court se ba’izzat
bari ho chuka hoon.”

Woh aadmi bolte ja raha tha jab usne apne pait par kuch mehsoos kiya aur
phir dard se bilbilane laga.

“Court se tum bari ho chuke ho lekin Deol ki adalat se nahi. Aur koi bhi zina
kar Deol ki adalat se is tarah se bari nahi hoga.”

Deol ne petrol pump se petrol ka pipe nikaala aur us dard se bilbilate hue
aadmi ke munh mein daal diya.

“Tum jaante ho woh ladki khudkushi kar chuki hai. Usne apni zindagi khatam
kar li tum jaise insaan ke liye.”

“Tumne kaha ek tera saal ki bachchi tumse tohfe aur raqam leti thi lekin meri
nazar mein woh ek choti bachchi thi.”

Petrol us aadmi ke andar tak ja chuka tha, sans phoolne lagi thi lekin yahan
sans lene ki ijaazat de raha tha.

“Insaaf tha Deol ka insaaf har zina kar ke liye.”

Usne ek jhatke se zameen par phenka aur apni jeb se cigarette nikaali.
Matchstick se apna cigarette jalaya aur wahi jalti teeli us aadmi par phenk di.

Aur ek lamha bhi zaya kiye bina wahan se nikal gaya. Usse na to is aadmi se
matlab tha aur na hi is petrol pump se. Usne aaj hi pata chala tha ki is petrol
pump mein woh akela night duty karta hai warna is kaam ke liye usne kisi aur
jagah ka intekhab karna parta.

Woh ghar aaya to shirt par laal khoon ke dhabe the shayad is aadmi ke pait
par blade chalate waqt lag gaye the.

Usne ghar aate hi kapde change karne ke liye apne kamre ka rukh kiya lekin
Rooh ne usse dekh liya tha woh foran daud kar uske paas aayi.

“Kya hua hai aap ko? Yeh khoon kahan lag gaya? Aap ko chot lagi hai?”
Aankhon se aansoo behne lage the.

“Mujhe chot nahi lagi, woh ek aadmi ka accident ho gaya tha, raste mein usse
hospital pohnchaa raha tha, shayad kapron par yeh dhabe lag gaye.”

“Aap theek hain na?” Woh roti hui pooch rahi thi.

“Main bilkul theek hoon.” Usne muskurate hue kaha.

“Change kar ke aata hoon, phir itminaan se dekh lena.” Usne uska gaal
thapphata aur apne kamre mein chala gaya.

Jab Rooh ek baar phir se namaz par baith gayi, woh kamre se baahar nikla
aur usne namaz ada karte hue dekha.

“Yeh ladki kyun mujhe itna gunaahgar bana rahi hai,” woh sochta hua sofa
par baith gaya.

Deol ne apne office mein elan kiya tha ke aap yahan par Rooh ka zikr bilkul
bhi nahi karenge, woh jahan hai bilkul theek hai, jab uske ghar walon ka pata
chalega, usse bhej diya jayega.

Is baat se Leila ki pareshani aur badh gayi lekin ab office mein uska zikr bhi
mana kar diya gaya tha.
Leila ko uske ghar jaane ki bhi ijaazat nahi thi. Deol ka kehna tha ke sab apne
apne kaam par dhyan dein. Lekin Khizr ko ek hi pareshani tha ke aakhir woh
uske ghar walon ka pata kyun nahi kar raha, kyun nahi karne de raha.

Lekin phir bhi Khizr chup nahi raha, woh Yaaram se chhupa kar Rooh ke ghar
walon ko dhoondhne laga, lekin yeh baat bhi Deol se chhupi nahi rahi.

“Aaj nahi to kal is ladki ne chale jana hai, is ladki ke ghar walon ka pata
karna chahiye, woh kisi ki biwi hai.”

“Agar mujhe laga ke aisa karna chahiye to main khud kar loonga, tum apne
kaam par dhyan do.” Uske andaz mein gussa dekh kar woh bhi chup ho gaya.

⚫⚫⚫

Ek mahina guzr chuka tha. Rooh apna sara kaam apne haath se karti thi. Yarm
ne apna ghar badlawane ke bare mein socha to usne kaha ke yahi theek hai.

Yarm ne use bahar park mein baithne ki ijaazat de di. Lekin wo un auraton se
baatein nahi kar sakti thi. Lekin phir bhi agar wo saamne aati thi to haal chaal
poochh leti thi, lekin

Yarm se chhup kar.

Sharif aur Khizar har doosre teesre din uske haath ka banaya hua khana khane
aate the jab ke Laila ko yahan aane ki ijaazat nahi thi.

Usne Devil wali baat ka zikar bhi uske samne kiya tha jab usne kaha ke yahan
har koi apne aap mein ek Devil hai.

Devil matlab... Rooh ne poocha.

Devil matlab Shaytan... Yarm ne bataya.

Astaghfirullah aap koi Shaytan thodi hain, iski baat par chehre par zara sa
dukh namaya hua.

Phir ghaib ho gaya.

Mera naam Yarm hai. Yarm ka zameer. Tum mujhe Yarm kaha karo. Main
kaise aapko Yarm keh sakti hoon, woh sharmai thi.

Kyun nahi keh sakti...? Ye mera naam hai. Woh poochhne laga. Aapke naam
ka matlab. Woh kuch bolte hue khamosh ho gayi.

Haan bolo, naam mere naam ka matlab dilbar. Mahboob. Sanam hai na. Woh
uske chehre par sharam aur

haya dekh kar mehfooz ho raha tha.

⚫⚫⚫
chapter 8
Aaj wo us ke liye phone le kar aaya tha, taake din mein us se baat kar sake.
Saara din uski bechain nazrein us ka intezar karti thi.

Phir kal to us ne keh diya ke saara din us se baat karne wala koi nahi hota.

Mera dil karta hai aap se baatein karne ko. Aap kaam se thak kar aate hain,
khana khate hain, aur so jaate hain. Subah uth kar chale jaate hain.

Saara din mujhe aap ka chehra nazar nahi aata. Us ne masoomiyat se mooh
bana kar kaha tha. “Acha, main kal tumhare liye mobile le aaunga, phir jab
tumhara dil kare to mujhe phone kar lena.”

“Kya aap mere liye phone lenge? Phir to main Fatima Bibi se bhi baat
karungi.”

Woh khushi se chehakti hui boli thi.

“Nahi har giz nahi. Tum soaye mere aur kisi se baat nahi kar sakti is phone
par,” usne gusse se kaha tha.

“Lekin main jab se yahan aayi hoon ek baar bhi Pakistan phone nahi kiya,
Ammi se baat nahi ki, Rania api, Tania api, Maria api, kisi se bhi nahi,
awaaz tak nahi suni kisi ki,” woh udaasi se boli thi.

“Teek hai agar aisi baat hai to tumhein phone le kar nahi dunga. Main nahi
chahta ke tum mere ilawa kisi se baat karo.”

Usne apna faisla sunaya aur apne kamre mein chala gaya.

Jab thodi dair ke baad woh uske peeche aayi, to kaha, “Acha teek hai, main
kisi se baat nahi karungi, sirf aap se karungi. Lekin aap to unse baat kar ke
unki khairiyat pooch sakte hain na. Aap ke paas Ammi ka number hai?”

Roh ne poocha.
“Haan, main aksar unse baat karta rehta hoon. Sab kuch teek hai,” usne jhoot
bola.

Aur aaj uske liye phone le aaya tha lekin uske ilawa us phone mein sab
number block thay. Yahan tak ke woh police ko bhi phone nahi kar sakti thi.

Agar usse itni samajh hoti to woh zaroor poochti.

⚫⚫⚫

Kya tum ne waqai hi shadi kar li hai? Sarim ab tak be-yaqeeni se coffee shop
mein baitha tha. Uske samne Yaram baitha aaram se coffee pee raha tha.
"Main tumhara bachpan ka saathi hoon Yaram, tu mere saath aisa kaise kar
sakta hai? Tumne mujhe bulaya tak nahi."

"Mujhe yaqeen nahi aa raha, tum jhoot bol rahe ho, yeh shadi nahi hui..."
Sarim kab se bole ja raha tha, lekin Yaram kab se qareeb baithi uski beti ke
gaalon ko choo raha tha.

"Ma'ira school kyun nahi gayi?" Usne Sarim ki baat ko ignore karte hue
Ma'ira se poocha. "Ma'ira ki tabiyat kharab thi chachu," (Arabi tarz o lehje ki
wajah se woh Urdu nahi bol paati thi, aur phir jab bolne ki koshish karti to
aksar uski zubaan tutla jaati).

"Pehle meri baat ka jawab do," Sarim ne kaha.

"Main zaroori nahi samajhta," Usne ek hi jumle mein jawab de kar phir se
Ma'ira ke saath masroof ho gaya.

"Ham dost hain na Yaram?" Sarim ne poocha.

"Acha, kya aisa tha kabhi? Siddiq mera dost tha, bohat pyara dost. Lekin
tumne kya kiya..." Woh dheemi awaaz mein ghuraya tha.

"Main apna farz nibha raha tha Yaram," Woh usi ke andaz mein bola.

"Aur main apna farz nibha raha hoon."

"Mera farz mujhe mere farz ke saath ghaddari karne walon se dosti karne ki
ijaazat nahi deta."

"Yaram, hum ek saath Dubai aaye the. Tumne aur Siddiq ne ghalat rasta
pakda. Siddiq apni manzil tak pohnch chuka hai. Yaram, main tumhein saza
nahi hone dunga, qanoon o insaaf se hat kar."

"Qanoon aur insaaf? Humein tumhara qanoon aur insaaf nahi chahiye Sarim.
Hum apna qanoon khud banate hain."

"Filhaal, main tumse yeh saari baatein karne nahi aaya. Main sirf Ma'ira se
milne aaya tha." Woh Ma'ira ka gaal choomte hue utha tha.

"Kya tum is ladki se mohabbat karte ho Yaram?" Sarim ne poocha.

"Uska jawab main tumhein kuch din baad doonga. Ho sakta hai kuch din baad
mujhe tumhari zaroorat pade." Bas itna keh kar woh nikal gaya, jab ke Sarim
usay jaata hua dekh raha tha. Pyar, mohabbat, family, in sab cheezon se bohat
door tha yeh insaan. Balkay insaan tha hi kahan, Sarim bachpan se jaanta tha
usay. "Ya Allah, Yaram ko kabhi is ladki se mohabbat na ho warna is
bechaari ladki ka kya banega? Kyunki Yaram ka jo roop maine dekha hai,
woh kisi ne nahi dekha. Uska paagalpan is ladki ko maar dega."

Bachpan mein usne ek khilone ke liye Yaram ka paagalpan dekha tha. Aur
sach to yeh hai ke woh bhi ek khilone se zyada uske liye kuch na hogi. "Ek
masoom ladki ko uske haathon barbaad mat hone dena."

⚫⚫⚫

Aaj Leila ka birthday hai aur woh chahti hai ke hum us ke saath party karein,
Sharf ne aakar usay bataya. "Haan tum log jao, maine kaha mana kiya hai,"
Yaaram ne kaha jab ke dhyaan saara laptop ki screen par tha jahan aik mini
screen par hacking system se kisi ka mobile phone khula tha jise Yaaram
bohot ghor se dekh raha tha.

"Devil, jab se yeh larki Rooh aayi hai tum toh us ke peechay par gaye ho,
tumhein khayal hi nahi raha Leila ka," usne screen par nazrein jamaye dekha
jahan Rooh ka mobile system khula hua tha. Woh Rooh ke ek ek movement
par nazar rakhta tha. "Leila ka roz roz rona dhona dekh kar aaj Sharf ne us ke
samne moonh khola tha."

"Rooh se pehle bhi Leila mere liye kaam karne wali aik worker thi aur ab bhi
hai. Us se zyada na woh pehle kuch thi aur na hi aage kuch hogi."

"Ab mazeed koi bakwas karne ki zaroorat nahi, niklo yahan se main apna
kaam kar loon." "Woh pyar karti hai tumse," Sharf ne kaha.

"Toh main kya karoon, maine kaha hai usay mujh se pyar karne ke liye?
Dimagh kharab kar rakha hai is larki ne aur tum dono ne bhi. Agar ab tum ne
yeh pyar ka zikr mere samne kiya toh goli maar doonga usay bhi aur tum
logon ko bhi," woh gusse se dhaarte huye bola aur laptop uthakar phenk diya.

"Main party ka kehne aaya tha, hum sirf dard ke rishte se nahi hain, dost bhi
hain. Tumne kaha tha ek dosray ki khushiyon mein shaamil hona koi ehsaan
toh nahi," Sharf ne ghabraate hue do qadam peeche hataye.

"Fine, main aaonga. Ab jao yahan se," usne ghurte hue kaha toh Sharf bahar
nikal gaya.

Phir darwazay par muntazir Masooma aur Leila ko dekha. Zara sa

muskuraya, "Mission done," usne Leila ke haath par taali bajate hue kaha.
"Bas ab mera kaam ho jaye," Leila ne kuch sochte hue kaha. "Sar goli maar
denge," Masooma ne kaha. "Main tum logon ke saath shaamil nahi hoon."

"Tumhara naam kis ne liya larki. Lekin Devil ko aik do pegs se nasha nahi
chadhta, humein kuch bara karna hoga. Kyun na hum double dose pills use
karein?" Sharf ne mashwara diya.

"Aahista bolo bewakoof, agar is right-hand ne sun liya toh plan shuru hone se
pehle hi woh humein goli maar dega."

"Tum logon ko toh phir goli maar kar aasaan maut dega, mujhe blade se
maarega. Aur itna karo jitna maine kaha hai. Aur waise bhi main tum sab ki
hone wali malikah hoon toh mera order follow karna tum par farz hai," Leila
ne ada se kaha.
⚫⚫⚫

Woh jaldi ghar jana chahta tha lekin Leili ke birthday ki wajah se usay yahan
rukna pada. Yeh club Leili chalati thi.

Duniya ke samne usay koi kaam to karna hi tha, waise police ki nazar mein
woh Devil yani Yaram ka Zamee ke saath kaam karti thi jinki deni mein ek
medicine company thi. Yeh kaam sirf woh duniya ko dikhane ke liye karte
the. Warna asal kaam aur asal mission unke kuch aur the.

Crime ki duniya mein unhein har koi jaanta tha. Dubai unka asal thikana tha.
Siddiq uska bohot wafadar aadmi tha jo mein saal pehle uske saath Pakistan
se yahan aaya tha. Tab uska jaan o azeez dost Sarim uske saath tha lekin waqt
ke saath Sarim ne apni raah badal li.

Sarim ko Don Devil ko pakadne ka kaam diya gaya tha. Pichle chhe saal se
woh uske peeche pada tha lekin koi bhi aisa saboot jo usay silakhon ke
peeche pahuncha de, Sarim ke haath nahi laga tha. Sarim ka kehna tha ke woh
yeh rasta chhod de. Is mein siwaye nuksan ke aur kuch nahi. Jabke Yaram ka
junoon usay yeh kaam chhodne nahi de raha tha. Woh jis aadmi ke aage kaam
karta tha, usay maar kar usne uski kursi sambhali thi. Aur phir aise kahi logon
ko maar kar seedhiyan chadhte woh Devil bana tha. Sharif ne uske drink mein
double dose pills milayi thi. Jis ka pehla sip lete hi usne Leili ki taraf dekha
tha.

Leili ne ghabra ke nazrein churayi. Usay pata chal chuka tha ke woh samajh
chuka hai ke uski drink mein kuch milaya gaya hai.

"I'm sorry," usay musalsal apni taraf dekhta paa kar Leili mumnaayi thi.

"Agar aaj tumhara janam din nahi hota to mein barsi zaroor manata." Drink
ek hi sip mein khatam kar ke glass wahi phenka aur woh nikal gaya.

"Khezar, usay roko. Uski drink mein double dose pills hain, woh driving nahi
kar sakega," Leili ne fikr mandi se kaha.

"Woh Yaram ka Zamee hai Leili. Aisi chhoti moti pills uska kuch bigaad nahi
sakti. Woh nasha kabhi apne aap par haawi nahi hone deta. Don't worry."
⚫⚫⚫

Woh ghar aaya to Rooh roz ki tarah uska intezaar kar rahi thi jab ke woh
pehle hi use phone kar ke bata chuka tha ke aaj woh jaldi nahi aayega kyunki
uske saath kaam karne wale worker ka birthday hai.

"Maine kaha tha na khana khaa ke so jaana tum, abhi tak mera intezaar kar
rahi ho," woh uske qareeb aakar poochne laga.

"Mujhe neend nahi aa rahi thi isliye," woh uth kar uske paas aagai.

"Bohot waqt ho chuka hai Rooh..." use kheench kar apne qareeb karte hue
kaha.

"Aap sharab pee ke aaye hain?" Usne be-yaqeeni se poocha. Shayad woh
note na kar paati, lekin isse pehle woh kabhi uske is tarah se qareeb nahi
aaya tha aur uski awaaz mein khumar tha.

"Haan bilkul thoda si," apne honton se uska matha choote hue bola.

"Aap jaayein aaraam karein." Rooh ko apni baahon mein liye Yaaram ki
gustakhiyan barhti ja rahi thi. Uske mathay ko apne labon se choote Yaaram
ne uske baal khol diye.

"Main aapke liye chai bana ke laati hoon," Rooh ne apna haath uske kandon
par rakh kar kaha, "Yeh kya ho gaya hai aaj aapko? Kahin pyaar to nahi ho
gaya mujhse? Lagta hai meri dua poori ho gayi."

"Pyaar? Hahaha, pyaar to tumhein dekhte hi ho gaya tha. Us din jab tum bina
bataye kahin chali gayi thi, us din mujhe tumse mohabbat ho gayi thi. Aur aaj
ishq ho gaya hai."

Aise khud se door kya.

"Aur agar main tumhein aaj khud se door jaane ki ijaazat na doon to?" Uski
thodi pakad kar uska chehra uuncha kar ke poocha.
Rooh ne muskurate hue poocha, "Aur agar ishq ho jaye to doori naa mumkin
ho jati hai."

"Mere pyaar aur mohabbat ne bohot sabr kiya. Lekin kya karun yeh ishq be-
sabra hai. Yeh tumhari haan ka intezaar nahi karega." Ek hi jhatke se use khud
se qareeb karte hue apni baahon mein utha liya.

"Yaaram meri baat sunein..."

Woh use apne waale kamre mein leke aaya tha, use bed par lata kar khud bhi
uske bilkul qareeb let gaya.

"Yaaram..."

"Nahi. Aaj kuch mat bolo. Aaj se tum meri ho sirf meri." Yaaram ka zami ki.
"Aaj main tumhein apna banaoonga. Ab tum mujh se kabhi door nahi ja
sakti."

"Yeh sab kuch tumhari wajah se hua hai. Main apne pyaar par control kar
sakta tha, lekin tumne duaein maang maang kar mujhe khud se ishq karne par
majboor kiya."

"Ab tum hi mera hona hoga hamesha ke liye," uski kamar mein haath daal kar
use apne qareeb tar kar liya.

Rooh ke baal uske chehre par bikharne lage. Usne phoonk maar ke uske
chehre se baal hataaye. Woh khilkhalayi thi, "Aise hi talism parh parh kar
tumne mujhe khud se pyaar karne par majboor kiya hai. Mujhe bhi to batao
yeh kaunsa taweez ishq hai."

"Main to nahi bataungi," Rooh ne shararat se kaha jab ke haath dono Yaaram
ke haathon mein qaid the.

"Mat batao Rooh jaan. Aaj Yaaram ka zami apne saare sawalon ke jawab
khud le lega," use khud bhi jhukhte dekh kar Rooh ne apne haath chhurane ki
koshish ki.

Jab Rooh ke haath se kaanch ki chooriyan tooti. Aur agle hi lamhe Yaaram ne
use khud se door pheka. Achanak is jhatke ke liye Rooh tayyar na thi, be-
ikhtiyaar uske munh se cheekh nikli. Phir sharminda si ho kar Yaaram ko
dekhne lagi jo be-yaqeeni se dekh raha tha.

"Yaaram meri oh matlab nahi tha..."

Isse pehle ke Rooh usse kuch kehti, woh tezi se kamre se bahar nikal gaya.

⚫⚫⚫

Ya Khuda, ya yeh kya karne ja raha tha main. Jis kaam se mujhe nafrat hai, jis
cheez se mujhe ghin aati hai, wohi kaam main rooh ke saath karne ja raha tha.
Main rooh ke saath zina karne ja raha tha.

Main us larki ke saath ziadti karne ja raha tha jise dekhte hi mere dil ki
duniya badal gayi. Jise dekhte hi maine khud se waada kiya tha ke use kabhi
khud se door nahi jaane dunga.

Woh flat se bahar nikal aaya aur apne phone se Khizr ko call milane laga.

"Kahan ho tum is waqt?"

"Main aur Sharif abhi Laila ke qalb se wapas aaye hain, kyun khairiyat?"

"Aisa karo ek maulvi pakdo aur se le kar mere flat par aajao."

"Maulvi kyun? Khairiyat hai na? Aur is waqt main maulvi ka intezam kahan
se karun? Is waqt to koi maulvi nahi aayega."

"Maine nahi kaha maulvi aayega ya nahi, uske sar par bandook rakho aur
apne saath le kar yahan aao. Tumhare paas sirf 10 minute hain, aur apne saath
kuch gawah bhi le aana." Woh phone band kar chuka tha. Maulvi ka intezam
karna ab in dono ka kaam tha.

⚫⚫⚫

Main to bas apna haath, sorry please mujhe maaf kar dein, please mujh se
naraz mat hon. Us ke seene se lagi woh buri tarah ro rahi thi.
"Suno, meri baat suno," uska chehra apne haathon mein le kar kehne laga.
"Main samajh sakta hoon. Is tarah se phone pe hue nikah ko qubool karna
bohot mushkil hota hai. Jaanta hoon tum is nikah ko qubool nahin kar pa rahi,
isi liye tumne khud ko mujh se door kiya. Lekin ab main sab kuch theek kar
doonga, humara dobara nikah hoga aur woh bhi aaj hi. Chalo bahar aao.
Main ne gawah aur nikah khwan ko bulaya hai."

"Dobara nikah...?"

"Haan, dobara nikah. Ab dupatta sar par lo aur bahar chalo."

Uska dupatta khud uske sar par daal kar uska haath thaam kar bahar le aaya.

Wahan bohot saare log the aur taqreeban sab hi Yaaram ke kaam karne wale
the aur taqreeban sab hi hairan aur pareshan khade the.

Lekin sab se zyada hairan to Laila thi.

"Maulvi sahib, nikah ki rasam shuru karein," Yaaram ne order diya.

"Kya meri muqawamat ki wajah se chale gaye? Kya woh mujh se mayoos ho
gaye hain?

Allah ji, na jaane kitna naraz hue honge mujh se, main kaise manaungi?

Abhi to sab kuch theek nahin hua tha, maine kharab kar diya.

Kya zarurat pari thi mujhe haath chhudwane ki?

Main kya karoon, kya bahar jaake dekhoon? Nahin, nahin, agar zyada gusse
mein hue to phir se thappar laga denge.

Haan, to kaam bhi to thappar khane wala kiya hai maine."

Abhi woh yahi sab kuch soch rahi thi ke bahar kuch logon ki awaazein aane
lagin.

"Yeh itni raat ko kaun aaya hai?"

Is se pehle ke woh khud uth kar dekhti, Yaaram wapas kamre mein aaya.

Usay wapas kamre mein aata dekh kar woh foran uske qareeb aayi.

"Yaaram, sacchi mera matlab yeh nahin tha jo aap samjhe. Main aapko khud
se door nahin kar rahi thi."

"Ek minute, main tumse kuch baat karna chahta hoon. Mere saath aana," Khizr
ne usay kaha aur Yaaram ke kamre mein aa gaya.

"Jaldi bolo," Yaaram ne uske peeche aakar kaha.

"Devil, yeh ladki pehle se kisi ke nikah mein hai aur nikah ke ooper nikah
nahin ho sakta. Tum thoda sa sabr kar lo, pehle iski talaq karwao, phir
tumhara nikah jaiz hoga. Is tarah se nikah nahin ho sakta," Khizr ne kaha.

Khizr ne Rooh se nikah ki wajah na poochhi thi, woh khud hi uski aankhon
mein uske liye chahat dekh chuka tha, aur aaj se nahin, na jaane kitne din se
woh Rooh ke liye uski fikar mandi dekh raha tha. Woh uske liye jazbaat
rakhta hai, yeh baat Khizr pehle hi samajh chuka tha.

"Woh aadmi mar gaya, Khizr. Maine maar diya usay," Yaaram ne ek aur
dhamaka kiya.

"Kya? Lekin kyun? Hum seedhe tareeke se us se baat kar sakte the. Tumhein
usay maarne ki kya zarurat thi?"

"Usne mujh se meri Rooh ko cheenne ki koshish ki. Usay jeene ka koi haq
nahin tha."

"Rooh uske nikah mein thi tumse milne se pehle hi," Khizr ne chupaa chupaa
kar kaha.

"Ab to ho gaya na jo hona tha. Ab meri hone wali biwi bahar mera intezaar
kar rahi hai," itna keh ke Yaaram ruka nahin, balki kamre se bahar nikal gaya.
Khizr be-basi se qadam uthata uske peeche aaya.

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Thodi der baad nikah ki rasam ada hui. Laila aankhon mein aansu liye uske
nikah mein shamil thi.

Molvi sahab ne pehle Yaaram ka nikah parhwaya, aur phir Rooh ki taraf
aaye.

"Rooh Noor bint Ahmad Khan, aapka nikah Syed Yaaram Kazmi ibn Syed
Ibrahim Kazmi ke sath pachaas laakh sikka raaj-ul-waqt mein qarar paaya
hai, kya aapko qabool hai?"

Molvi ke alfaaz Rooh ke kaan mein goonj rahe the.

Usne beyaqeeni se saamne dekha, jahan Yaaram usay nazron ke hisaar mein
liye baitha tha.

"Kya aapko yeh nikah qabool hai?" Molvi sahab ne phir se poocha.

Yaaram zara sa muskuraaya tha, aur usay nazron se bolne ka ishara kiya.
"Qabool hai," uske chehre ko dekhte hue woh khoye hue lehje mein boli thi.
Woh khul kar muskuraya tha.

Sawaal phir se dohraya gaya, Rooh ne wahi jawab diya. Nikah ki rasam ada
hui, sab ne mubarakbaad di. Lekin ek sawal tha jo Rooh ke zehan mein
gardish kar raha tha, "Jab Rooh ka pehla nikah hua tha tab Ammi ne kisi
Sheikh ka naam liya tha, lekin is nikah khwaah ne kisi Sheikh ka naam nahi
liya. Lekin us waqt to hosh hi kahan tha kuch jaanne ka, khud samajhne ka."
Ye moqa to usay Yaaram ne diya tha.

⚫⚫⚫

Maulvi Sahab, main aap se aik baat poochna chahta hoon. Agar larki pehle se
shadi shuda ho lekin us ka khawand mar chuka ho aur woh kisi aur ke nikah
mein aajaye, to kya yeh nikah jaiz hai? Yaaram ne Maulvi Sahab ko chorne ke
liye kaha tha lekin us se pehle Khizr ne Maulvi Sahab ke samne sawal rakh
diya.

Yaaram bhi us ke qareeb aakar khara ho gaya.

"Tum ne adhuri baat batayi Maulvi Sahab ko, Khizr ko main poori batata
hoon. Agar larki ko dhokay mein rakh kar us se jhoota nikah kar liya jaye,
mera matlab hai ke phone par nikah kiya jaye, bas aik taraf ki karwai
mukammal ki jaye.

Phone par larki ko recording sunayi jaye. Nikah nama par jaali naam se
dastakhat kiye jayein, walidiyat bhi ghalat batayi jaye. Par nikah, mera
matlab hai jhoota nikah hone se pehle hi woh aadmi mar jaye, to kya yeh
nikah jaiz hai? Khizr, tumhein is tarah se yeh sawal poochna chahiye tha." Us
ne Khizr ke kandhay par haath rakhte hue kaha jab ke woh herangi se dekh
raha tha.

"Nahi, har giz nahi, yeh to nikah hi nahi hai. Nikah mein sab se zyada zaroori
walidiyat ka theek hona hai. Dono taraf se mukammal karwai gawahon ke
bina par ki jati hai.

Haan bilkul log phone par nikah karte hain, lekin murda insaan nikah kaise
kar sakta hai? Agar sirf us ki awaaz thi lekin woh mar chuka hai, to yeh nikah
hua hi nahi." Maulvi Sahab herangi aur pareshani se yeh nikah ki wardat sun
rahe the. "Aap ka bohot shukriya Maulvi Sahab. Aap chalein, gaari mein
tashreef rakhein, Khizr aap ko aap ke ghar chor aayega."

⚫⚫⚫ Yeh sab kuch kya tha? Tum ne yeh sab kuch mujhe kyun nahi
bataya aur yeh sab kuch tum ne kab jaana?

Woh aadmi kaise mara...?

Jis din Rooh yahan pe aayi thi tumhein yaad hai main Shams se baat karne
gaya tha, usse samjhane gaya tha ke jo kaam woh kar raha hai woh ghalat hai.
Tum jaante ho woh kaam kya tha Khizar...? Shams Sheikh wahan Pakistani
larkiyon se jhoota nikkah kar ke unhein yahan bulata tha. Jitni khoobsurat
larki, uski utni zyada qeemat.

Aur phir unhein yahan la kar bech deta tha.

Main ne usse samjhaya ke usse yeh kaam nahi karna chahiye, usne meri baat
nahi maani. Aur mere haathon mara gaya. Shams is jhoote nikkah ke liye
Rameez Sheikh ka naam istemal karta tha. Jis din main ne pehli dafa Rooh ko
dekha. Woh masoom chehra meri duniya hila gaya Khizar. Main usse apni
zindagi mein shamil nahi karna chahta tha, main jaanta hoon mere mustaqbil
mein andhere ke siwa aur kuch nahi, lekin Rooh ne mujhe majboor kar diya.

Usne mujhe khud se mohabbat karne par majboor kar diya. Ab uske baghair
rehna bohat mushkil ho gaya hai. Woh hamesha se apni har baat usse share
kar deta tha. Sarim ke baad Khizar uske liye bohat khaas ho gaya tha.

Theek hai, main Maulvi sahib ko chhod ke aata hoon, tum bhabhi ke paas jao,
baqi baatein hum kal subah karenge, bohat waqt ho gaya hai. Khizar ne uske
kandhe par haath rakhte hue kaha. Bhabhi...? Aaj aakhir kar woh larki se
bhabhi ban hi gayi thi.

Haan, ab usse larki kehte hue acha nahi lagega. Woh muskurate hue bola.

Lekin Laila ka kya hoga? Khizar ne poocha.

Meherbani farma ke is waqt Laila ka naam le kar mera mood mat kharab
karein. Aap yahan se tashreef le ke jaa sakte hain. Yaaram naak se makhi
urata hua nikal gaya.

⚫⚫⚫
chapter 9
Sab ko bech kar us ne darwaza band kiya aur apne kamray mein aya lekin
yahan rooh nahi thi.

Yaqeenan woh dosray kamray mein thi.

Mere dil ki duniya hila kar aap dosray kamray mein munh chupaye baithi
hain, yeh toh buri na-insafi hai.

Woh muskurata hua uske kamray mein aya.

Woh bed pe baithi thi.. "Tumhare paas 2 minute hain, jaldi se dosray kamray
mein aao." Woh darwazay se hukam jari karta wapas palat gaya.

Abhi kuch ghantay pehlay bhi woh uski baahon mein thi. Lekin uske haath
chhud aanay ki wajah se woh buramna gaya. Par ab toh rooh usko naraz karne
ke baare mein soch bhi nahi sakti thi. Woh apna dil mazboot karti aahista
aahista qadam uthati uske kamray tak ayi.

Aur use apne peechay se darwaza band hone ki awaaz ayi. Usne foran palat
kar dekha toh woh darwaza band kiye uske samnay khara usay dekh raha tha.
Woh aahista aahista bilkul uske qareeb aakar ruka aur uske kaan ke qareeb
jhuka.

"Tum jo aarahay ho pehlon mein, ab hosh kise aayega?

Ae ishq zara ruk toh sahi, yeh ishq fana ho jayega."

"Welcome to my life.

Mere banne ke liye shukriya.

Rooh noor se rooh yaaram banne ke liye shukriya. Aaj se tum yaaram ki rooh
ho, aur agar rooh yaaram se door hui toh yaaram bejaan ho jayega. Aur main
jaanta hoon tum apne yaaram ko kabhi bhi bejaan nahi hone do gi. Mujhe
kabhi chor kar toh nahi jao gi na? Waada karo mujhse, rooh chahe kuch bhi
ho jaye kabhi mujhse door nahi jao gi, karo waada." Bilkul qareeb khara
uska chehra apne haathon mein liye, woh usse waada mang raha tha.

Rooh ne bas apni nazrein jhukaayen. Jab yaaram ki giraft apne chehre par
zara sakht hoti mehsoos hui.

Usne yaaram ke haathon pe apne haath rakhe.

"Karo waada ke mujhse kabhi door nahi jao gi, chahe kuch bhi ho jaye."

"Waada." Woh bamuskil uski nazron ki taab na laatay hue boli.

"Thank you so much, Rooh. Main tumhein itna pyaar dunga ke tumhein mere
ilawa kisi ki zaroorat nahi paregi."

Uske kaan mein sargoshi karte hue ek jhatke se apne qareeb tar kiya.

"Aaj meri rooh ko meri rooh qaraar de gi.

Aaj toh tera yaaram apni jaan se jayega."

Yaaram ne poore istehaq se uske labon par apne lab rakh diye. Aur uska
naazuk sar apni baahon mein bharte hue bed pe uthaya.

"Tumhein pata hai Rooh, tumse pehle meri zindagi mein koi khwahish na thi.
Lekin jab se tum meri zindagi mein aayi ho, tumhein chahna, tumhein pyaar
karna, bas tumhein hi sochna, tumhara ban jaana... uff kitni khwahishain dil
mein jaag gayi hain. Pata nahi tumse pehle yeh sari khwahishat kahan soyi
thi." Uske chehre par jaabja apni mohabbat ki mohar sabit karta, woh usay
apni mohabbat ka yaqeen dilanay laga.

Usay apni zindagi mein kabhi kisi aurat ki kami mehsoos nahi hui thi. Lekin
rooh ke zindagi mein aane ke baad usay hamesha apni zindagi mein rooh ki
kami mehsoos hoti thi. Yeh naazuk si larki kab uske liye itni khaas ho gayi,
woh khud bhi nahi jaanta tha. Woh toh yeh bhi nahi jaanta tha ke jab rooh ko
pata chalega ke yaaram woh shakhs hai hi nahi jiske liye woh itni door yahan
aayi hai.
Woh toh bas uske ishq mein giraftar ho chuka tha, usay rooh chahiye thi kisi
bhi qeemat par. Chahe iske liye usay apni jaan se hi kyun na jaana paday.
Magar yeh na tha ke woh rooh ka naam apne naam se kabhi alag hone dega.

Rooh sirf uski hai, sirf uska haq hai is par. Koi rooh ko sochne ke liye, usay
dekhne ke liye, usse baat karne ke liye, yaaram ki ijazat lega.

Yaaram ki shidaton aur jasaraton se ghabraati, uske baahon mein panaah leti
larki usay deewana kar gayi.

Yaaram ke har andaaz mein rooh ke liye bepanah mohabbat thi. Woh uske
ishq mein dooba, us par apni mohabbaton ki barsaat karta raha.

Raat dheere dheere guzarti rahi. Aur har guzarte lamhe ke saath rooh ko apna
aap aur bhi khaas lagne laga. Woh apne aap ko kabhi manhoos samajhti thi,
yaaram ki panahon mein mata-e-jaan se kam na thi.

⚫⚫⚫

Woh uske baahon mein pur sukoon neend so rahi thi jab azaanon ki awaaz
goonjne lagi. "Utho meri jaan, namaz ka waqt ho gaya." Usne aahista se uske
kaan mein sargoshi ki. Yaaram usay apni zindagi mein shamil karke aik pal
bhi na so saka, Rooh ke sone ke baad bhi uske zehen mein bas aik hi baat
chalti rahi. Kya sach jaanay ke baad woh usse nafrat karne lagegi? Jis tarah
se uske apne us se door hue, kya woh bhi us se door chali jaayegi?

Uske zehen mein uthtay har sawaal ka jawab nahi tha. Woh kabhi Rooh ko
khud se door nahi jaane dega. Usay kuch bhi pata hi nahi chalne dega. Woh
usay kabhi un logon ke paas wapas nahi jaane dega jahan se woh ayi thi.
Agar woh un logon se kabhi milegi nahi, toh usay pata kaise chalega?

Yaaram usay un logon se door kar dega jinki wajah se Rooh us se door ho
sakti hai. Aur yeh faisla kar ke woh kuch had tak pur sukoon ho chuka tha.

"Uth jao jaan, yeh na ho ke tumhari neend ki wajah se tumhari namaz qaza ho
jaye. Phir kaho gi ke meri wajah se aisa hua hai, jab ke maine toh tumhein
tang bhi nahi kiya zyada." Uske kaanon mein sargoshi karte hue uske kaan ki
lo choomta, woh musalsal usay jaganay ki koshish kar raha tha.
"Mujhe nahi pata tha itni khatarnaak neend hai tumhari, warna toh tumhari
neend se bohot saaray faiday uthaye ja sakte hain.

Toh phir kya khayal hai?"

Woh jo maze se neend mein uski baatein sun rahi thi, usay wapas raat wali
tone mein aata dekh kar foran uth kar baith gayi.

"Mujhe namaz parhni hai." Is se pehle ke woh dobara uske hosh thikaanay
lagata, woh bhaag kar washroom mein band ho gayi.

"Ab toh tumhein bhaag kar bhi mere hi qareeb aana hai," woh uth kar baitha
aur bed ki karoon se tek lagata hua washroom ke darwazay ko dekhta raha.

⚫⚫⚫

Rooh fresh ho kar bahar aayi. Toh woh usay dekh raha tha. Ek sharmeeli si
muskurahat ne us ke honthon ko chhua.

"Aap agar mujhe aisay hi dekhte rahain ge toh main bahar ja ke namaz ada
karoon gi." Woh halka sa muskurai.

"Note kar raha hoon, kal raat se tumhari bolti band ho gayi hai, aisa bhi kya
ho gaya raat mein?" Woh shararti andaaz apnaye usay nazron ke hisaar mein
le leta hua pooch raha tha.

"Main bahar ja rahi hoon." Sharmati hui jaanamaz uthakar bahar jaane lagi.

"Arey yaar, maine kya kaha, bas pooch hi toh raha hoon ke aisa kya ho gaya
raat mein. Acha theek hai, ab main kuch nahi kahoon ga. Tum araam se namaz
parho." Woh muskurate hue nazar poore kamray mein ghumane laga.

Kaafi dair khadi usay dekhti rahi, lekin woh us se bilkul bay niyaz zaahir
karne ki koshish kar raha tha.

Rooh ne wahi jaaye namaz bichhai aur niyat baandhi. Usay mukammal namaz
mein masroof dekh kar, ek baar phir se usay jaan lutaati nazron se dekhne
laga.
Usay laga tha ke woh paanch saat minute mein namaz se farigh ho jaayegi,
lekin aisa nahi hua. Namaz toh foran khatam ho gayi, lekin yeh dua thi jo
khatam hone ka naam nahi le rahi thi. Phir taqreeban pandrah minute ke baad
woh dua maang kar jaanamaz uthaanay lagi.

"Main toh mil gaya tumhein, ab kya maang rahi thi Allah se?" Usne shararat
se poocha.

"Maang nahi rahi, 'Thank you' bol rahi thi. Unho ne meri sun li, toh 'Thank
you' toh banta hai na." Muskara kar usay jawab deti woh us ke liye nashta
banane bahar nikal gayi.

⚫⚫⚫

Woh nashta bana kar laayi toh Yarm shower le chuka tha. Usne nashta table
par lagaya jabke Yarm sheeshe ke samne khada usay dekh raha tha. Rooh ka
sara dhyan nashta lagane par hi tha. Kal se aaj woh usay apne dil ke zyada
qareeb lag rahi thi.

"Itni subah nashta kaun karta hai?" Woh us se poochne laga, jabke woh khud
bhi jaanta tha ke woh us se chupne ki koshish kar rahi hai.

"Maine socha aap ko bhook lagi hogi," us ke munh mein jo kuch aaya kehne
lagi.

"Haan yaar, bhook toh bohat lagi hai, lekin khane ke liye nahi, pyaar karne ke
liye." Khench kar usay apne qareeb karte hue us ke baalon mein munh
chupate hue bola.

Rooh ki toh jaise jaan par ban aayi thi usay raat ke roop mein wapas aate
dekh kar.

"Lekin mujhe khane ke liye bhook lagi hai..." usne apna aap chhurate hue
bola.

"Toh mujhe khaa jao. Tum mujhe khalo, main tumhein khaa leta hoon. Dono ki
bhook khatam ho jayegi." Usne ek baar phir se usay apne qareeb karte hue
usko giraft mein liya aur baazoo ka ghera tang kiya.
"Mujhe yeh dish pasand nahi, main nahi khati," usne phir apna aap chhurana
chaha.

"Try toh karo, bohat tasty hai." Yeh kehte hue woh us ke labon par jhuka, aur
poore ishaq se apne aap ko seeraab karne laga.

Phir jab us ke labon ko azaad kiya toh uske chehre pe apni sungat ka rang
dekhne laga. Jahan bikhri haya aur surkhi usay sukoon de rahi thi.

"Kaise lagi? Agar chaho toh yeh dish tumhein roz mil sakti hai. Aur agar na
bhi chaho, toh bhi yeh dish tumhein roz zarur milegi. Kyun ke yeh dish meri
favorite hai." Aur uske naram-o-nazuk gulaabi labon ko angutha se sehlaate
hue bola.

"Lagta hai aap ne nashta nahi karna," woh apni sharm-o-haya chhupane ki
naakaam koshish karne lagi.

"Maine toh kar liya nashta, aur yaqeen karo, isse zyada mazedaar aaj tak nahi
kiya." Woh do-maani andaz mein bola.

"Aur jo maine itni mehnat se banaya hai?" Woh us se nazrein churate hue
boli, jabke haath kabhi dupatta ghumara tha, toh kabhi nakhun munh ja rahe
the.

Woh us ki haalat se mehfooz ho raha tha.

"Acha yaar, karte hain nashta, aao baitho." Usne uska haath pakar kar bithaya
aur khud samne baith gaya.

"Waisay tumne mere ek sawal ka jawab nahi diya." Nashta karte hue usne
phir se usay mukhatib kiya.

"Kaun si baat ka jawab...?" Woh na samjhi se poochne lagi.

"Arey wohi, ke kal tak toh tumhari zubaan kainchi ki tarah chal rahi thi, ek
raat mein aisa kya ho gaya ke yeh band ho gayi?" Woh shararat se pooch raha
tha.

Jabke nashta karte hue us ke haath kaampe.

"Acha acha, sorry, sukoon se nashta karo, main kuch nahi kehta," woh hanste
hue bola.

"Aap bilkul bhi achay nahi hain, mujhe nahi karna aap ke saath nashta." Woh
uth kar bahar jaane lagi jab Yarm ne uska haath thaam liya.

"Kal raat tumne mujh se waada kiya tha ke mujhe kabhi chhor kar nahi jao gi,
toh ab kyun ja rahi ho?" Woh bilkul serious lag raha tha.

"Bahar ja rahi hoon, koi Pakistan wapas nahi ja rahi," Rooh ne batana
zaroori samjha.

"Pakistan wapas toh ab tum kabhi ja bhi nahi sakti, lekin mujhe chhor kar
yahan se bahar bhi nahi ja sakti. Tumhein mujh se door jaane ki yahan bahar
bhi ijaazat nahi hai. Araam se baitho aur nashta karo." Woh bilkul serious ho
kar bol raha tha.

Rooh ko us ke andaz se ek maheene pehle wale woh thappad yaad aaye, toh
phir se ek baar uske qareeb hi baith gayi.

"Acha na, meri jaan, ab main mazaq nahi karta, lo karo nashta." Woh usay
apne haath se khilane laga.

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"Main safai kar rahi hoon," us ne poore kitchen ki taraf ishara karte hue kaha.
"Aap yahan kya kar rahe hain? Jayein, ja kar tayar hoon, aap ne apne kaam
par nahi jana?" Us ne nazrein churate hue kaha.

"Nahi, shaadi ki pehli subah kaun paagal kaam pe jata hai? Main toh apni
biwi ke saath time spend karunga," us ne apna faisla sunate hue kaha.

"Nahi nahi, aap ko jana chahiye, bohat saare kaam hain, aap ko nuksan ho
jayega. Main toh yahi hoon," woh jaldi jaldi boli thi, kyunki is se pehle Yarm
ek din bhi uske paas ghar pe nahi rukha tha. Aur jab usne poocha kya woh
bohat busy hai apne kaam mein, toh kehne laga ke us ke paas bohat kaam hai,
saans lene ki bhi fursat nahi.
"Aray bhaad mein jaye kaam, main toh apni biwi ke paas rahunga. Main apni
biwi ke saath chand din bhi na guzaar paoon toh itna kaam karne ka kya faida
hai?" Woh mohabbat se uske gaal choomte hue bola.

Jab ke woh apne gaal pe haath rakhe usay dekhne lagi.

"Woh tumhare gaal par surkhi thodi kam ho gayi thi, main ne socha laga
doon," woh mukammal shararti andaz mein bola. "Main duniya ka sabse
khush kismat insaan hoon. Tum mujhe kabhi chhod kar toh nahi jao gi, na?"
Uske kandhe par jhuka, sar rakhe, aankhein band kiye bol raha tha.

"Agar main jana chaahoon toh bhi, kya aap mujhe jaane denge?" Rooh
shararat se boli. Jab ke kal se ab tak woh hazaar baar us se keh chuka tha ke
woh kabhi usay khud se alag nahi hone dega.

"Nahi, bilkul nahi, kabhi nahi. Tum meri ho, aur main apni koi bhi cheez khud
se door nahi jaane deta. Jo mera hai, woh sirf mera hai. Tum khud bhi chaho
toh bhi mujh se door nahi ja pao gi."

"Yarm, aaj aap bohat khush hain, na?"

"Haan, bohat." Jawab mukhtasir tha magar jazbaat bharpoor the.

"Aap ki is khushi mein main aap se kuch maangoon toh aap denge, na?"

"Tum jaan maang lo," woh uska matha choomte hue bola.

"Woh toh hai hi meri, usay maangne ki kya zaroorat hai," woh itraayi thi.
"Main... boloon?"

"Chand din?" Woh uski harkat ko ignore karte hue poochne lagi.

"Haan yaar, honeymoon pe jana hai. Tumhe ghumanay phiranay le jaunga apni
favorite jagah, jahan main aksar jata hoon. Bohat pur sukoon jagah hai, tumhe
bohat acha lagega."

"Aap saara waqt mere saath honge?" Woh kuch sochte hue poochne lagi.
"Haan baby, honeymoon pe miyan biwi dono har waqt saath rehte hain. Aur
tumhe toh waise bhi ab main khud se alag nahi hone doonga."

Rooh apne dhyaan mein yeh note hi nahi kar payi ke woh kab uske bilkul
qareeb aa kar khara ho gaya. Aur uske gird baazu hael karte hue usay apne
mazeed qareeb kiya. "Jaanti ho, Rooh, main ne kabhi apne liye tumhari jaisi
larki ke baare mein nahi socha tha. Main ne toh kabhi bhi shaadi na karne ka
faisla kiya tha, aur agar karta bhi toh apni jaisi kisi larki se. Lekin dekho na,
mujhe mila bhi toh kaun... tum. Masoom si, pyari si, gudiya jaisi."

"Main ne toh apni zindagi mein koi neki nahi ki, phir Allah ne tum jaisi pari
mere naseeb mein kaise likh di?"

"Toh phir kya chahiye...?" Yarm ne uska dupatta khenchte hue kaha.

"Please, mujhe ghar phone karne dein," woh munt bharay lehje mein boli.

Magar woh uski sun kahan raha tha. Woh toh uski gardan mein munh chupaye,
usay mehsoos karne mein masroof tha. Ya shayad sun kar ignore kar gaya tha.

"I love you so much," uska chehra apne haathon mein liye woh ek baar phir
uske labon par jhuka.

"Yarm, meri baat sunain." Woh uski khushboo ko apne andar utaarte, madhosh
hone laga.

"Filhal tum suno. Yeh dhadkan kya keh rahi hai?" Uska sar apne seene par
rakhta hua bola. "Yeh dil tumse kuch kehna chahta hai, kuch sunna chahta hai.
Yeh sirf tumhare liye dhadakta hai. Usay jawab do, uski baat suno." Usay
apne be had qareeb kiye, uski saansein uthal puthal ho chuki thi.

Usay baahon mein uthaaye apne kamre mein le aaya, aur usay bed par lita kar
uspar jhuka. "Main chahta hoon tum sirf mere baare mein socho, mere baare
mein baat karo, mujhe pyaar karo. Mujhe aaj tak aisa shakhs nahi mila jo
mujhse mohabbat karta ho. Tum mujhse mohabbat karti ho, na?" Uski aankhon
mein aankhen daale poochne laga. "Khamosh kyon ho, bolo na, karti ho na
mujhse pyaar?"
Woh usay halka sa jhunjhoda kar bola.

"Haan, kehti hoon, bohat pyaar karti hoon." Woh nazrein jhukate hue boli.

Jab ke us ka izhaar sun kar woh sarshaar sa ho kar us par jhuka. "I love you."
Uske chehre par jaga jaga apni mohabbat ki mohar sabit kar, woh usay duniya
ki sochoun se door le gaya.

Uska phone do baar baj kar band ho chuka tha, jabke woh gehri pur sukoon
neend so raha tha. Rooh bahar sofay pe baithi TV dekhne mein masroof thi,
jabke usay pata tha ke Yarm ka phone baj raha hai, lekin us waqt woh Yarm
ka bilkul saamna nahi karna chahti thi.

Usne toh kabhi khwab mein bhi nahi socha tha ke koi us se itni mohabbat
karega. Yarm sirf kehta nahi tha, balki sach mein us se bohat mohabbat karta
tha. Uski aankhon mein apne liye mohabbat dekh kar woh ek hi raat mein
maghroor ho gayi thi.

Phone dobarah baj baj kar band ho gaya.

Phone bhi Yarm ki gehri neend todne mein naakam raha tha.

"Banda phone nahi utha raha toh agla banda khud hi samajh jaaye ke woh
phone nahi utha raha, zarur woh busy hoga ya shayad usse baat nahi karna
chahta, lekin dheeth ban ke phone karta hi rahega. Na jaane kaun hai yeh?"
Bahar TV dekhte hue masroof andaz mein boli.

Bohat dair tak intezaar karti rahi ke shayad Yarm phone utha le, lekin usne
toh aaj kasam kha rakhi thi ke kabhi phone nahi uthayega.

Phir majboor ho kar kamre mein aayi.

"Yarm, uthain, kab se aap ka phone baj raha hai." Woh jo darwaze se bolti
hui aayi thi, andar Yarm ko dekha toh uske haath mein phone tha, jo woh apne
haath mein ulta sidha ghumaa raha tha.

"Aray, aap jaag rahe hain toh phone kyun nahi utha rahe? Bechara, na jaane
kab se phone kar kar ke halkaan hua jaa raha hai."
"Maine kal un kamino ko samjhaya bhi tha ke aaj ke din mujhe bilkul disturb
na kiya jaye. Lekin unhein dekho, majaal hai jo ek bhi kaam khud se kar lein."
Woh phone ko gusse se ghurtay hue bola.

"Ho sakta hai koi bohat zaroori kaam ho, aap ko baat kar leni chahiye." Woh
kehte hue uske bilkul qareeb aayi thi.

"Bilkul bhi nahi, aaj ka saara din main apni biwi ke saath guzarna chahta
hoon. Ab banda sukoon se apni marriage life bhi enjoy na kar sake toh faida
kya hai in sab ka? Jo bhi hai, khud sambhal lenge. Itne nanay ka ke nahi, woh
meri team ke sabhi log bohat active hain." Yarm ne kehte hue Rooh ko apni
taraf kheench liya Aur us ke sath hi ek baar phir se us ka phone bajne laga.

Rooh khilkhlakar hansi.

Lekin Yaarim jaldi se phone kaat kar us ki taraf mutawajjah hua.

"Bohat hansi nahi aa rahi tumhein...?"

Usay ek baar phir se apne qareeb karte hue kaha.

"Yaarim, uthayein na phone, koi zaroori kaam ho ga." Rooh ne itne pyar se
kaha ke Yaarim ka dil chaha ke phone karne walay ki jaan nikaal de.

"Jaan, is waqt tum se zaroori kuch nahi hai." Uska haath apne honton ke
qareeb le jaate hue, phone phir se baj gaya. Aur is baar gusse se Yaarim ka
chehra surkh hone laga, jiska andaza Rooh ne ba aasani laga liya tha.

"Kaun mar gaya hai jo tum log thoda sabr nahi kar sakte," Yaarim bola nahi,
balkay phunkar raha tha.

"Abhi tak to koi nahi mara, lekin agar tum kuch der mein hospital na
puhnchay to Lailee zaroor mar jayegi."

Phone se Sharif ki awaaz ubhri.

"Kya matlab? Main kuch samjha nahi," woh abhi bhi gusse mein tha.
"Raat Lailee bohat disturbed thi tumhare nikkah ki wajah se, us ne apne club
mein drug overdose le liya hai jiss ki wajah se uski jaan khatre mein hai.
Tum ne uske sath theek nahi kiya, Yaarim. Tum ne uski mohabbat ka yeh sila
diya."

Sharif ne dukh se kaha.

"Main aa raha hoon." Usne bas itna keh ke phone band kar diya.

"Maine kaha tha na koi zaroori kaam ho ga. Warna koi is tarah se aap ko baar
baar disturb kyun karta. Aap jayen fresh ho jaayein, tab tak main aap ke
kapray nikalti hoon."

Yaarim ne haan mein sar hilaya aur uth kar washroom chala gaya.

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