Episode 2: “Bhooli Hui Diary”
Episode 2: "Bhooli Hui Diary" Library ka waqt khatam ho chuka tha. Librarian ne light jhatka kar ishara diya to Zayan ne harbhari mein apna saara saman bag mein thoonsna shuru kar diya. Uska dil ab bhi zor se dharak raha tha—sirf isliye ke aaj Anaya ne ghalti se uski taraf dekh kar ek halki si muskurahat di thi. Ya shayad wo uski bhool thi? Zayan tezi se library se bahar nikla. Thandi hawa ne uske chehre ko chua, lekin usey ehsas nahi hua ke uske hath se ek purani, nili (blue) notebook phisal kar wahi bench ke niche gir gayi thi. Anaya ne apna bag pack kiya aur uthne hi wali thi ke uski nazar us nili diary par parri. "Ye to uska hai..." Anaya ne dheere se kaha. Usne charon taraf dekha, Zayan ja chuka tha. Usne jhuk kar wo diary uthai. Diary ke upar koi naam nahi tha, bas ek chota sa sticker tha jis par likha tha: "Shor se door." Anaya ko pata tha ke kisi ki cheez chherna ghalat hai, lekin uski ungliyan khud-ba-khud uske safhaat (pages) palatne lagin. Usne socha tha ke andar coding ya koi bore sa kaam hoga, lekin wahan kuch aur hi tha. Diary ka har safha khamosh jazbaat se bhara tha. Kahin kisi purani barish ka zikr tha, to kahin kisi bheer mein akele khare hone ka darr. Aur phir... page number 14 par Anaya ki saans rukk gayi. Wahan Anaya ka ek portrait bana hua tha. Wo sketch mukammal nahi tha—sirf uski aankhein aur wo chashma jo wo hamesha lagati thi—lekin un aankhon mein itni gehrai thi ke Anaya ko laga jaise koi usey pehli baar waqai "dekh" raha hai. Niche ek line likhi thi: "Wo bolti nahi hai, lekin uski khamoshi mein bahut shor hai." Anaya ka dil tezi se dharakne laga. Usne foran diary band ki. Usey aisa mehsoos ho raha tha jaise usne Zayan ke dil ka koi chupa hua darwaza khol diya ho. Agli subah, Zayan sakht pareshan tha. Wo library ke chakkar laga raha tha, har kone ko scan kar raha tha. Uska chehra paseene se tar tha. Us diary mein uski dunya thi, uske wo raaz jo wo kisi ko nahi bata sakta tha. Wo thak kar usi bench par baith gaya jahan kal wo baithi thi. Tabhi usne dekha, uske samne ek Yellow Sticky Note laga hua tha. Us par likha tha: "Aapki dunya mahfooz hai. Aaj sham 5 baje, usi kone mein." Zayan ne wo note parha aur pehli baar uske chehre par ek aisi muskurahat aayi jo darr se nahi, sukoon se bhari thi. [Novaflix.sbs]