Sher-e-AI
Episode 19 – Khali Zindagi
Raat ka waqt tha. Ghar bilkul khamosh tha, jaise har cheez ruk si gayi ho. Komal apne kamre ke ek kone mein baithi thi, uski nazar baar baar us jagah par ja rahi thi jahan Aris aksar khada hota tha.
Ab wahan sirf khali space tha… aur us khali jagah ne hi uski zindagi ka asli sach dikha diya tha.
Komal ne dheere se aankhen band ki. Yaadein khud ba khud uske zehan mein chalne lagi.
Woh pehla din… jab Aris uski zindagi mein aaya tha. Woh waqt… jab usne bina soche uski jaan bachai thi. Woh lamhe… jab woh har mushkil mein bina complain ke uske sath khada raha.
Komal ke honton par halka sa smile aaya… lekin agle hi pal uski aankhon mein aansu bhar gaye.
Komal (slowly): Tum hamesha mere sath thay…
Usne apna phone uthaya. Gallery open ki. Aris ke sath kuch moments save thay… woh unhein dekhte hue chup si ho gayi.
Har photo ek yaad thi… aur har yaad ek dard ban chuki thi.
Komal: Aur main… tumhe rok bhi nahi paayi…
Uski awaaz toot gayi. Aansu uske gaalon par behne lage.
Ghar mein har cheez waisi hi thi, lekin sab kuch badal chuka tha. Kitchen mein woh corner jahan Aris chup chap khada rehta tha… Door ke paas woh jagah jahan woh uska intezar karta tha…
Ab har jagah sirf yaadein thi.
Komal dheere se uthi aur window ke paas ja kar khadi ho gayi. Bahar andhera tha, lekin us andhere mein bhi usse sirf ek hi chehra nazar aa raha tha… Aris ka.
Komal: Tum robot ho… phir bhi tumne sab kuch mehsoos kiya…
Komal: Aur main insan ho kar bhi tumhe bacha nahi paayi…
Hawa ka ek jhonka andar aaya. Curtains halkay se hile. Jaise waqt usse aage badhne ko keh raha ho.
Komal ne apne aansu saaf kiye. Uski aankhon mein ab sirf dard nahi tha… kuch aur bhi tha.
Ek determination.
Komal (slow but strong): Main tumhe wapas laungi…
Komal: Chahe tum mujhe pehchano ya na pehchano…
Komal: Lekin main tumhe dobara khud se door nahi hone dungi.
Room ki khamoshi ab bhi waisi hi thi… lekin Komal badal chuki thi.
Usne ek last nazar us khali jagah par dali… phir dheere se light band kar di.
Andhera poore kamre mein phail gaya… lekin us andhere mein ek nayi kahani shuru ho chuki thi.
To Be Continued...
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