chapter 1: “Shor Mein Sannata”
chapter1: "Shor Mein Sannata" LUMS ki library ka wo purana kona aaj bhi utna hi pur-sukoon tha jitna kal. Bahar ki dunya mein log ek dusre se aage nikalne ki jid mein shor macha rahe the, lekin is kone mein sirf purani kitabon ki mehak aur ek ajeeb sa thahrao tha. Zayan ne apni hoodie ka cap thora aur neeche khaincha. Usne apne noise-cancelling headphones pehne hue the, halanke koi music nahi chal raha tha. Wo headphones sirf isliye the taake koi usse baat karne ki koshish na kare. Uske samne laptop khula tha, lekin uski nazrein screen par maujood design se zyada library ke entrance par thi. "Aaj phir der ho gayi usey…" Zayan ne socha aur phir foran hi apne sar ko jhatka. "Mujhe kya farq parta hai? Main to bas yahan apna kaam karne aata hoon." Theek 5 baje, library ka bhari darwaza khula. Ek larkee dakhil hui. Sar par dhila sa dupatta, aankhon par chashma, aur hathon mein ek bhari bharkam sketchbook—Anaya. Anaya ne hamesha ki tarah seedha usi table ka rukh kiya jo Zayan ke table se do row peeche tha. Usne kursi khainchi, lekin uski awaz itni halki thi ke shayad sirf wahi sun sakti thi. Wo baith gayi aur apne bag se pencil nikalne lagi. Nervous hote hi usne apne dupatta ka ek kona ungli par lapetna shuru kar diya. Anaya ne apni sketchbook kholi. Aaj usey kuch naya draw karna tha, lekin uski pencil khud-ba-khud usi purane sketch ki lines ko gehra karne lagi—ek larka jo hoodie pehne hamesha khamosh baitha rehta hai. Anaya ne ek gehri saans li aur socha, "Kya ye bhi meri tarah bheer se darta hai? Ya phir ise ye khamoshi pasand hai?" Zayan ne himmat karke thora sa peeche mur kar dekha. Anaya apni sketchbook mein gum thi. Us waqt library mein sirf do log the jo bol nahi rahe the, lekin unki khamoshi ke darmiyan ek aisi guftgu shuru ho chuki thi jise dunya ka koi shor khatam nahi kar sakta tha. Zayan ne apne bag se ek chota sa Yellow Sticky Note nikala. Usne us par kuch likha, lekin phir usey phaar kar phenk diya. Usne dobara likha:"Yahan sukoon hai na?" Lekin wo note us tak pahunchane ki himmat aaj bhi us mein nahi thi. Usne wo note apni notebook ke darmiyan daba diya. Bahar barish shuru ho chuki thi. Library ki khirki par girti boondon ki awaz ne un dono ke darmiyan maujood sannate ko aur bhi khoobsurat bana diya tha. [NOVAFLIX.sbs]