Ek Tarfa Pyar – Sad Love Story

Ek tarfa pyar shayad duniya ka sabse ajeeb ehsaas hota hai…
Na use paane ki umeed hoti hai, na use bhool paane ki himmat.

Meri kahani bhi kuch aisi hi thi.

Main aur Nisha ek hi class me padhte the. Wo class ki sabse simple aur pyari ladki thi. Na zyada baat karti thi, na zyada hasta thi… lekin jab bhi muskurati thi, lagta tha jaise din ban gaya.

Shuru me wo bas ek classmate thi, phir dheere-dheere mujhe uski aadat si ho gayi. Roz school aane ka ek hi reason hota tha… use dekhna. Agar wo ek din na aati, to lagta tha jaise school hi adhura hai.

Main usse kabhi zyada baat nahi kar pata tha. Bas kabhi-kabhi notes ke bahane baat ho jati thi.

“Kal ka homework kiya?”
“Haan… tumhe chahiye?”

Bas itni si baatein hi mere liye bahut hoti thi.

Dheere-dheere mujhe samajh aa gaya ki main use pasand karne laga hoon. Lekin himmat kabhi nahi hui use batane ki. Dar lagta tha ki kahin dosti bhi na khatam ho jaye… ya shayad wo mujhse baat karna hi band kar de.

Isliye maine chup rehna hi sahi samjha.

Main uske liye chhoti-chhoti cheezein karta tha. Kabhi uske liye extra pen le aata, kabhi uski missing notes complete kara deta. Wo har baar muskurakar “Thank you” bol deti… aur main poora din khush rehta.

Sab kuch theek chal raha tha… jab tak ek din usne mujhe ek baat nahi batayi.

Us din lunch break me wo mere paas aayi aur boli,
“Mujhe tumse kuch batana hai.”

Mera dil zor-zor se dhadakne laga. Mujhe laga shayad wo bhi kuch aisa hi mehsoos karti hai.

Lekin usne jo kaha, wo sunne ke liye main tayyar nahi tha.

Usne kaha,
“Mujhe kisi se pyar ho gaya hai… aur tum to mere sabse achhe dost ho, isliye tumhe batana zaroori tha.”

Us waqt laga jaise sab kuch ruk gaya ho.

Main muskurane ki koshish karte hue bola,
“Achha… kaun hai wo?”

Wo uska naam batati rahi, uski baatein karti rahi… aur main bas chup-chaap sunta raha.

Us din ke baad wo aksar uske baare me baat karti thi… aur main har baar bas haan me haan milata tha.

Kabhi-kabhi sochta tha ki use sab sach bata du… lekin phir lagta tha ki isse kya hoga?
Wo to pehle hi kisi aur ki ho chuki thi.

School khatam ho gaya. Sab apni-apni zindagi me busy ho gaye. Usse baat bhi dheere-dheere kam ho gayi.

Aakhri baar jab hum mile, wo bahut khush thi. Usne kaha,
“Tum bahut achhe dost ho… main tumhe kabhi nahi bhoolungi.”

Main bas itna hi keh paya,
“Main bhi nahi.”

Aaj itne saal baad bhi kabhi-kabhi uski yaad aa jati hai. Na usse koi shikayat hai, na koi gila… kyunki galti uski nahi thi.

Ek tarfa pyar ki sabse badi sachchai ye hi hai…
Jisme pyar to hota hai, par kismat nahi hoti.