Ek Adhoori Khwahish – Usne Intezaar Kiya… Par Woh Kabhi Nahi Aaya

Yeh kahani hai Sameer aur Ananya ki. Ek aisi dastaan jo shuru toh hui thi bade shauq se, magar waqt ki deewaron ne use adhoora chhod diya.

Part 1: Pehli Mulaqat

Dilli ki woh kadakti thand aur DU (Delhi University) ka North Campus. Sameer, jo Physics Honours ka student tha, hamesha kitabon mein khoya rehta. Uske liye duniya ka matlab tha complex equations aur library ki khamoshi. Lekin us din kuch alag tha.

College ke annual fest ki taiyariyan chal rahi thi. Sameer auditorium ke peeche ek bench par baitha apna assignment poora kar raha tha, tabhi usne ek awaaz suni. Ek bohot hi pyaari, thodi chulbuli aur thodi sanjeeda awaaz jo kisi se behes kar rahi thi.

"Dekho, agar light ki setting sahi nahi hui toh play ka poora feel khatam ho jayega!"

Sameer ne nazrein uthayi. Woh Ananya thi. English Literature ki topper aur college ke dramatics society ki jaan. Uske baal bikhre hue the, aankhon mein ek ajeeb si chamak thi aur chehre par kaam ka junoon. Sameer dekhta reh gaya. Use physics ka 'Law of Attraction' pehli baar kitabon se bahar mehsoos hua.

Part 2: Dosti ka Safar

Agle kuch hafte Sameer ne bahane dhoonde Ananya ke aas-paas rehne ke. Kabhi kisi play ka poster lagane mein madad kar di, toh kabhi canteen mein uske liye chai le aaya. Ananya ko bhi Sameer ki sadgi pasand aane lagi.

Ek shaam, jab dono library ki sidiya utar rahe the, Ananya ne poocha, "Sameer, tum itne chup-chap kyun rehte ho? Kya tumhare dimaag mein hamesha atoms aur molecules hi ghoomte hain?"

Sameer muskuraaya aur bola, "Nahi, ab kuch waqt se ek nayi 'energy' dimaag mein ghar kar gayi hai."

Ananya samajh gayi, magar usne baat taal di. Unki dosti gehri hone lagi. Woh Ghantaghar ki galliyon mein ghoomte, Tom’s Diner par pasta khate aur ghanton tak zindagi, sapnon aur purani filmon ke baare mein baatein karte. Sameer ko Ananya se ishq ho chuka tha, aur Ananya ki khamoshi mein bhi ek iqrar tha.

Part 3: Izhaar-e-Mohabbat

Final year khatam hone wala tha. Sameer ne tay kiya ki woh aaj dil ki baat keh dega. Usne Ananya ko Ridge Area ke ek purane kile ke paas bulaya. Suraj dhal raha tha aur thandi hawa chal rahi thi.

"Ananya," Sameer ne uska hath pakadte hue kaha, "Main nahi jaanta ki aage kya hoga. Tumhe London jaana hai Masters ke liye, aur mujhe yahan rehna hai. Magar main chahta hoon tum yeh jaano ki tum meri zindagi ki sabse khoobsurat khwahish ho."

Ananya ki aankhon mein aansu aa gaye. Usne Sameer ko gale laga liya. "Main bhi tumse pyaar karti hoon, Sameer. Par darr lagta hai ki yeh doori humein badal na de."

Uss raat unhone waada kiya ki chahe kuch bhi ho jaye, woh ek doosre ka sath nahi chhodenge.

Part 4: Dooriyan aur Khamoshiyan

Ananya London chali gayi. Shuruat mein sab sahi tha. Video calls, ghanton lambi baatein aur 'I miss you' wale messages. Magar dheere-dheere waqt ka pahiya ghoomne laga. Ananya wahan ki fast life mein busy ho gayi, aur Sameer yahan apni naukri aur ghar ki zimmedariyon mein ulajh gaya.

Time zones ka farq unke darmiyan deewar banne laga. Sameer jab jagta, Ananya so rahi hoti. Jab Ananya free hoti, Sameer meeting mein hota. Choti-choti baaton par jhagde shuru ho gaye.

"Tumhare paas mere liye waqt hi nahi hai!" Sameer ne ek din gusse mein kaha.

"Sameer, main yahan career banane aayi hoon, sirf phone par baat karne nahi!" Ananya ne palat kar jawab diya.

Aur phir ek din aisa aaya jab unka aakhri jhagda hua. Uske baad na koi call aaya, na koi message. Ek gehri khamoshi ne unki jagah le li.

Part 5: Panch Saal Baad

Panch saal guzar gaye. Sameer ab ek badi tech company mein manager tha. Uski shaadi ki baatein chal rahi thi, par uska dil ab bhi wahin North Campus ki un galliyon mein atka tha.

Ek din use college ke reunion ka invitation mila. Sameer jaana nahi chahta tha, par pata nahi kyun, uske kadam use wahan le gaye. College waisa hi tha, bas chehre naye the.

Sameer usi purane auditorium ke peeche waale bench par baitha tha, jahan usne Ananya ko pehli baar dekha tha. Tabhi usne wahi purani khushboo mehsoos ki—Sandalwood aur baarish ki mitti jaisi.

"Wahi purani jagah, aur wahi purani kitabein?"

Sameer ne mud kar dekha. Ananya khadi thi. Woh pehle se zyada graceful lag rahi thi, par uski aankhon mein wahi purani chamak thi, jo thodi dheemi pad gayi thi.

Part 6: Ek Adhoori Khwahish

Dono der tak baithe rahe. Unhone apne kaam, apni life aur duniya bhar ki baatein ki, magar woh baat nahi ki jo unke dil mein dabi thi.

"Shaadi kar li tumne?" Sameer ne dabi awaaz mein poocha.

"Nahi... shayad kabhi woh sukoon hi nahi mila jo tumhare sath tha," Ananya ne neeche dekhte hue kaha. "Aur tum?"

"Main bhi wahi dhoond raha tha, par ab thak gaya hoon," Sameer ne ek gehri saans li.

Ek pal ke liye laga ki shayad sab theek ho sakta hai. Shayad woh dobara shuru kar sakte hain. Magar tabhi Ananya ka phone baja. Uska mangetar (fiancé) use lene aaya tha. Woh bas ek 'friendship' thi jo aage nahi badh payi thi, par usne commitment kar li thi.

Ananya khadi hui aur Sameer ki taraf dekh kar muskuraayi. "Kuch khwahishein adhoori hi achi lagti hain, Sameer. Agar poori ho jati, toh shayad itni pyaari na rehti."

Sameer ne use jaate hue dekha. Uske dil mein ek dard tha, par ek sukoon bhi ki usne apni 'khwahish' ko ek baar phir dekh liya.

Anjaam

Dilli ki woh thand aaj bhi waisi hi thi. Sameer ne apni diary nikali aur usme ek nayi line likhi:

"Mohabbat mukammal ho yeh zaroori nahi, kabhi kabhi ek adhoori khwahish hi poori zindagi jeene ke liye kaafi hoti hai."