Khamosh Guftgu Episode 5: “Shor Mein Aik Sannata”
Khamosh Guftgu Episode 5: "Shor Mein Aik Sannata" Mangni ka hall roshniyon aur logon ki qehqahon se gunj raha tha. Teiz music ki bass Zayan ke seenay mein dharak rahi thi, magar usay lag raha tha ke us ka dum ghut jayega. Us ne apne coat ki collar ko theek kiya aur aik thandi saans bhari. Us ki Ammi door khari Phupo se baaton mein magan thiin aur baar baar Zayan ko isharay se bula rahi thiin taake wo logon se milay. Magar Zayan ki nazrein bheer ko chirte huay sirf aik chehray par tiki thiin. Anaya. Wo wahan khari thi, mustard joray mein bilkul kisi khamosh dua jaisi. Us ki dost Sara usay zabardasti stage ki taraf le janay ki koshish kar rahi thi, magar Anaya ke qadam jaisay zameen mein garay huay thay. Us ne ghabra kar apna dupatta ungli par lapetna shuru kiya—ye us ki purani aadat thi jab wo bohat zyada panic karti thi. Zayan ne mehsoos kiya ke Anaya ko is waqt kisi sahara ki zaroorat hai. Us ne himmat ikathi ki. Ye wahi larka tha jo waiter ko order dete huay thartharata tha, magar aaj kisi ki khamoshi usay pukar rahi thi. Wo bheer ko chirta hua us ke qareeb pahuncha. "Anaya?" Zayan ki awaaz itni halki thi ke shayad music ke shor mein gum ho jati, magar Anaya ne sun li. Us ne sar uthaya. Us ki aankhon mein wahi be-chaini thi jo Zayan ne library mein dekhi thi. "Aap... aap yahan?" Anaya ne hichkichate huay pucha. "Ammi zabardasti le aayin," Zayan ne aik pur-sukoon muskurahat ke saath kaha. "Lekin lagta hai dunya mein har jagah shor hai... siwaye us library ke kone ke." Anaya ke chehray par halki si sukoon ki lehar ayi. "Mujhe lag raha tha shayad sirf main hi yahan ajnabi hoon." Zayan ne dekha ke log unhein notice kar rahe thay. "Yahan bohat shor hai. Kya hum... kya hum wahan balcony mein ja sakte hain? Wahan thori hawa hai." Anaya ne thora hichkichate huay sar hilaya. Dono khamoshi se bheer se nikle aur hall ke ek kone mein maujood khuli balcony ki taraf barh gaye. Bahar ki thandi hawa ne un ka istaqbal kiya. Hall ka shor ab mardam (dheema) ho chuka tha. Neeche sheher ki battiyan chamak rahi thiin aur asman ab bhi barish ke baad saaf ho raha tha. "Shukriya," Anaya ne railing par hath rakhte huay kaha. "Wahan saans lena mushkil ho raha tha." "Main janta hoon," Zayan ne us ke barabar kharay hote huay kaha. "Mujhe hamesha lagta hai ke hum jaise logon ke liye ye dunya thori zyada hi loud hai." Anaya ne us ki taraf dekha. "Aap ne diary mein likha tha... ke meri khamoshi mein bohat shor hai. Kya aap ko waqai wo shor sunayi deta hai?" Zayan ne seedha Anaya ki aankhon mein dekha. "Haan. Wo shor jo tab paida hota hai jab dil bohat kuch kehna chahta ho magar lafz sath na dein. Wo shor... jo sirf khamosh rehne walay hi sun sakte hain." Dono ke darmiyan aik aisi khamoshi chha gayi jo bojh nahi thi, balkay sukoon thi. Magar tabhi, balcony ka darwaza khula aur Zayan ki Ammi bahar aayin. "Zayan! Tum yahan ho? Aur ye... ye larki kaun hai?" Ammi ki awaaz mein hairat aur sakhti dono thiin. Zayan ka dil aik pal ke liye rukk gaya. Us ne Anaya ki taraf dekha, jis ne darr kar nazrein jhuka li thiin. [NOVAFLIX.SB]