©Midnight Story Over A Cup Of Coffee

The Lost Epistle...(Part 5)

It was a long day.

The moment he entered in his room he felt lonely. Alone and sad.

In the evening, Anchal left for New Delhi for some writers event. Sidhant couldn't understand that why he was missing her.

It never happened when he used to live away from her in Mumbai, that also for months.

Anyways, she would come back within a couple of few days.

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After a heavy dinner, he finally collapsed on the bed.

What a day!

He stretched himself on the comfy bed. His eyes glued on the ceiling fan.

This day was full of revelations. Firstly the morning chat with Chandu kaka, then Anchal's story about Kusum Seth. Anchal's departure for Dehli and finally that letter.

Sidhant got up from the bed and walked towards the study table. He opened the drawer and pulled out the letter.

That vintage letter.

Finally he got some time to read the mysterious old epistle.

He sat on the bed and carefully opened it. He started reading the letter, unaware of what destiny had stored for him.

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Priye Kalyani,

                            Ajeeb lag rha hai ye khath likhte wakt. Tum itne kareeb rehti ho, uske bawjud tumhe khath likh rha hoon. Nhi ab tum mujhe murkh mat samajhna. Bas ek baar mera paksh samajh lo, phir nirnay lena.

Main satya keh rha hoon Kalyani, jis din tum meri zindagi mein ai, uss din se main tumhara ho gya tha.

Tumse milne se pehle meri zindagi mein khuch tha hi nhi. Par jab se tum ai, sab khuch badal gya. Aaj bhi uss din ko yaad karta hoon, tab aisa lagta hai ki ye kal ki hi baat thi jab hum pehli baar mile the.

Main toh uss din sahi mein vilayat chala jata,agar tum mujhe na rokti.

Bachpan se hi Indore se Dehradun aur Dehradun se Indore ana jana laga hi rha. Jab Dehradun se apni padai khatam kar ke lauta tha, tab pitaji ke samne maine hattha pakad li thi ki vilayat ja kar hi padai karunga, kisi vilayati se vivah kar vahin par reh jaunga. Tab tum apne pita ke sath sheher se bahar gai thi.

Raat ka samay tha, barish aur aandhi tufan ne yata yaat thaph kara diya tha. Pankaj kaka car drive kar rhe the aur main piche baitha bas jaldi se desh chodne ke khwab bun rha tha. Aur tabhi tum ai. Apne pita ke sath. Bose kaka ke pairon se khun beh rha tha aur tum hamse sahayata maang rhi thi. Uss andhi mein maine pehli baar tumhe dekha, aur apna dil de baitha.

Main aur kaka tumhe hamare colony ki taraf le kar aye. Mujhe kahan pta tha ki tum mujhe mere ghar ke taraf nhi balki meri manzil ki taraf la rhi ho.

Jab pta chala ki tum aur Bose Babu mere ghar ke samne rehte ho tab meri khushi ka thikhana na rha.

Mujhe galat mat samajhna, main tumse saccha payaar karta hoon aur iss samaj ke banaye hue dairon ko bhi samajhta hoon.

Tumhare pita ke har swatantrata abhiyan mein maine bhagh liya. Taki tumahre sameep asakun. Itne varshon se main sirf tumse payaar karta arha hoon, aur karta rahunga.

Yakeen nhi ho rha, jo vyakti kabhi vilayat jaane ke swapan dekhta tha ,ab vo ek sundari si ladki ke swapn dekhta hai. Aur ye badlaav sirf tumhari wajah se aya hai.