Episode 4: “Ghar ki Deewaren aur Dil ki Dastak”
Episode 4: "Ghar ki Deewaren aur Dil ki Dastak" Zayan jab ghar dakhil hua to uske baalon se barish ka pani ab bhi tapak raha tha, lekin uske dimaag mein ab bhi Anaya ki wo halki si awaaz goonj rahi thi—"Aapke sketches bohat kuch kehte hain." Usne sadiyon baad kisi ke samne apni awaaz nikali thi, aur ajeeb baat ye thi ke usey "Panic Attack" nahi hua. "Zayan! Itni der?" Ammi kitchen se nikalte hue boliin. Unke hath mein belan tha aur chehre par sakhti. "Maine kaha tha na ke aaj Phupo ke ghar jana hai. Wo log kab se intezar kar rahe hain. Aur ye tumhara huliya? Kya saari dunya ka sukoon tumhe usi purani library mein milta hai?" Zayan ne nazrein jhuka lin. "Ammi, wo... kaam ka load tha." "Kaam ka load ya logon se bhagne ka bahana?" Ammi ne thandi aah bhari. "Beta, tumhare abbu ke baad maine tumhe isliye nahi pala ke tum ek kamre mein band ho kar reh jao. Kal unki beti ki mangni hai, tumhe mere sath chalna hoga. Aur suno, dhang ke kapre pehen-na, wahan sab honge." Zayan apne kamre mein chala gaya aur darwaza band kar liya. Uske liye "Sab honge" ka matlab tha: Shor, sawalat, aur logon ki chakti hui nazrein. Usne apna bag khola aur wo nili diary nikali. Usne us safhay ko dekha jahan usne Anaya ka sketch banaya tha. "Kya tum bhi kal kisi shadi mein gayi hogi?" usne socha. "Kya tumhein bhi wahan saans lene mein mushkil hoti hai?" Doosri Taraf: Anaya ka Ghar Anaya apne sketch-book par pencil chala rahi thi, lekin focus nahi ban raha tha. Sara ke kahe hue alfaaz uske zehen mein hatore ki tarah baj rahe the—"Handsome to hai, lekin lagta hai iski zabaan nahi hai." "Anaya! Idhar ao!" uski Maa ne kamre mein dakhil hote hue kaha. Unke hath mein ek chamkeela jora (dress) tha. "Ye pehen kar dekho. Kal tumhari khala ki beti ki mangni hai. Wahan kitne log ayenge, thora tayyar hona aur hamesha ki tarah kone mein mat baith jana. Log puchte hain ke larki bolti kyun nahi hai." Anaya ne apne dupatta ka kona ungli par lapeta. Uska dil baithne laga. "Maa, kya mera jana zaroori hai?" "Haan, zaroori hai! Kab tak is kamre mein sketches banati rahogi? Dunya sketches se nahi, logon se milti hai." Anaya khamosh ho gayi. Usey pata tha ke behas karna fazool hai. Usne khirki se bahar dekha jahan barish ab thamm chuki thi magar matti ki mehak ab bhi hawa mein thi. Usne socha ke kaash wo Zayan se pooch sakti ke wo aisi situation mein kya karta hai. Agli Sham: Mangni ka Function Shor, teiz music, aur biryani ki khushbu. Zayan ek kone mein khara apne phone ko aise dekh raha hai jaise dunya ka sab se ahem kaam kar raha ho, taake koi usse baat na kare. Uska gala khushk ho raha tha aur headphones ghar bhoolne ki ghalti usey mehngi par rahi thi. Tabhi, usne bheer mein ek rang dekha. Mustard (Sarson) rang ka dupatta. Zayan ki saansein rukk gayin. Do rows door, logon ke darmiyan dabi dabi si khari, Anaya bhi wahi thi. Wo bhi bilkul uski tarah "Ghayab" hone ki koshish kar rahi thi. Dono ki nazrein ek pal ke liye mili. Is bar unke darmiyan koi library ka table nahi tha, koi notebook nahi thi. Sirf ek shor se bhari mehfil thi aur do khamosh dil, jo ek dusre ko pehchan gaye the. Zayan ne mehsoos kiya ke Anaya ki aankhon mein wahi darr hai jo uske apne dil mein tha. Usne himmat ki aur bheed ko chirte hue uski taraf barhne laga. [Novaflix.sbs]