Update 14
"Beta hum ne apne aik beti ko to kho diya magar hum nahi chahte k humari dusri beti bhi uski tarah pagal ho jaye" Aliya k papa udaasi bhare lehje mein kehta hai "mere jeevan bhar ki punji bas meri yehi dono betiya hai, aik ko to kho diya dusre ko khone se darta hu mein. Kal ko agar mein iski shadi karata hu aur iska husband bhi shaheed hota hai uperwala na kare, to iska haal bhi waisa hi ho jayega"
Shaheer ko ye baat thoda atpata laga jab Aliya k papa ne bola k aik beti ko kho diya, woh pagal ho gayi. Uske samajh me nahi aa rha tha k fatima k bare me baat ho rhi hai, kya waqi me woh pagal ho gayi hai. Shaheer kuch dair sochne k baad kehta hai.
"Uncle mujhe maloom hai k aap ka darna jayiz hai, aap logo k zindagi mein boht bada haadsa hua hai, magar uncle aap khud sochiye kya aap aik army officer se shadi na kara ke apni beti ki shadi kisi dusre profession wale insan se karate hai to uske zindagi ki kya guarantee hai ? Chaliye maan lete hai aap iski shadi kisi engineer se karate hai, to kya guarantee hai k woh nahi mar sakta ? Kya pata kisi construction site pe kisi haadse ki wajah se uski maut ho jaye ya fir kisi aur bande se karaye to accident ya fir kisi aur haadse se uski maut ho jaaye. Uncle jiske qismat me jo likha hoga woh ho kar rahega, uske liye zaruri nahi k banda army me ho ya police mein ho. Maut agar qismat me likhi hogi to woh ghar k andar bethe bethe bhi aayegi."
"Per beta humari pareshani ka kya ? Agar Aliya ki shadi hum us army officer se karate hai, to sari zindagi hum pareshan rahenge k kahi usko kuch ho na jaaye."
"Uncle aap ye bhi to sochiye na k aap ki beti kitni khush rahegi uske sath ? Beshak uski job me zindagi ka koi bharosa nahi magar uncle jitni bhi zindagi hogi uski tab tak to aap ki beti khush rahegi na"
"aur fir uske baad kya ? Uske baad meri pehli beti jaisi pagal ho jayegi ? Ye bardasht kar lenge hum ?"
"Uncle jis situation, jis time Bilal shaheed hua tha, woh alag tha aur har insan aik jaisa nahi hota."
"Beta tum nahi samjhoge ye dard tumhein shayad kisi k judai ka dard pata nahi hai. Kya halat hoti hai kisi k chorh jaane se ye meri beti ne saha hai, humey pta hai"
Ye sunte hi shaheer ka sar jhuk jata hai aur usey Fareeha ki yaad aane lagi. Woh cheekh cheekh kar bolna chahta tha, apne feelings batana chahta tha magar woh chup chap apna ghum seh gaya.
"Per beta shukriya humey samjhane k liye aur kafi had tk tumhari baat samajh aa gyi hai, humey humari beti ki khushiya azeez hai, baki jaan lena aur dena to uper wale ke haath mein hai. Hum aapas mein mashwara karenge aur Afaq k ghar walo se baat karenge. Aik baar fir boht boht shukriya tumhara humey samjhane k liye"
Ye sunte hi Aliya k chehre pe chamak aa gyi. Shaheer bhi muskura kar thanks bolta hai Aliya k papa se. Uske baad thodi idhar udhar ki baat karte hai tab tak chai ban chuka tha aur chai serve karte hai shaheer aur bakio ko. Fir sab chai peene lagte hai.
"Agar aap logo ko bura na lage to kya mein Fatima se mil sakta hu ?" Chai ka cup table pe rakhte hue Shaheer kehta hai.
"Beta woh to yaha nahi rehti" Aliya ki ammi shaheer se kehti hai.
"Kya matlab ? Fir kaha rehti hai ? Aur usey hua kya hai, uncle aap keh rhe the k hum ne apne beti ko kho diya ? Kya matlab tha uska ?" Shaheer hairan ho k poochta hai.
"Woh Bilal k ghar me rehti hai aur usey kya hua hai ye jab tum usey miloge to samajh jaaoge" aliya k papa sar jhukaye kehte hai "Aliya beta shaheer ko le ke jaao aur Fatima se mila laao"
Fir shaheer uthta hai aur uske sath Aliya bhi. Aliya samne chal rhi thi aur shaheer uske peeche peeche chal rha tha, uske dmaagh me yehi ghoom rha tha k Fatima ko kya hua hoga. Gate se bahar nikal ke agle gate k samne jaa ke Aliya bell bajati hai aur fir aik aadmi aa ke gate kholta hai ye Bilal k baba the. Shaheer ko jante the woh, shaheer unse milta hai aur fir sab andar aate hai. Andar Bilal ki ammi bhi thi, shaheer unse salam dua karta hai aur hall mein idhar udhar nazrein ghumata hai.
Samne hall mein bilal ki uniform mein aik tasweer lagi huyi thi, shaheer usko dekh k muskurata hai aur sochta hai k kaash woh zinda hota to aaj halat aise na hote. Dono gharo mein kitni khushi hoti. Khair haal chaal poochne k baad Aliya bilal k family walo ko batati hai k Shaheer yaha Fatima se milne aaya hai.
"Beta mujhe nahi lagta aaj woh kisi se milegi, subah nashta bhi nahi kiya hai usne, uski tabyat kuch ziada hi kharb thi aaj" Bilal ki ammi Aliya se kehti hai.
"Aunty koi masla nahi mein bas usko dekhna chahta hu, agar uski tabyat ziada kharb huyi to me wapas aa jaunga bina baat kiye, aap log tension na le" shaheer kehta hai.
Shaheer ko itna to andaza ho gaya tha k woh shayad mentally disturb hogi but usey pata nahi tha k kitna disturb hogi woh mentally. Aliya usko le ke aik room ki taraf jaati hai, aur fir darwaza kholti hai aur shaheer ko andar bhej deti hai. Shaheer jab kamre mein ghusta hai aur bed ki taraf dekhta hai to hairan ho jata hai.
Kyunke Fatima dulhan k jode mein bed pe leti huyi thi, aur room ko ab bhi sajaya hua tha jaise aaj uski shadi ho. Fatima kafi kamzor lag rhi thi, uske aankho k neeche kale dhabbe the, aur gaalo pe aansu k nishaan the. Shaheer kashmakash mein tha k woh ab kya kare.
"Fatima" shaheer k moun se sirf uska naam hi nikla.
Awaz sunte hi Fatima ankhein kholti hai aur shaheer ki taraf dekhti hai. Woh hairan hoti hai aur uske chehre pe khushi ki jhalak aa jati hai aur woh daurhte hue shaheer ki taraf aati hai aur kehti hai.
"Bilal mujhe pta tha tum aaoge, mujhe pata tha tum mujhe chorh kar nahi jaa sakte, dekho tum aa gye"
Shaheer hairan pareshan tha k ye kya ho rha hai. Fatima uske paas pohonchti hai aur achanak uske chere se woh khushi ghayab ho jaati hai aur aankho se aansu behne shuru hote hai.
"Shaheer tum ?" Fatima shaheer k samne aa ke rote hue kehti hai "ttt...t..tum bilal nahi ho, bilal nahi aya wapas, mujhe chorh kar chala gaya woh, dekho na shaheer usne mujhse wada kiya tha, k mein shadi k din aunga aur woh ab tk nahi aya"
Rote hue Fatima shaheer se kehti hai aur apna sar shaheer k seene pe rakhti hai aur bilakh bilakh kar rone lagti hai. Uski ye haalat dekh k shaheer k aankho mein bhi aansu aa jate hai. Usko apna dard apna ghum yaad ata hai. Woh sochta tha usse ziada azziyat mein koi nahi hoga, magar aaj Fatima ki halat dekh k usko apna ghum boht chhota lag rha tha. Fatima kuch dair tk apna sar shaheer k seene pe rakh kar roti hai aur achanak usse alag hoti hai.