Chapter 1 | Tanhaiyaan

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Jeene bhi de duniya Hume
Ilzaam na laga
Ek baar tho karte hai sab
Koi hasi khata

Warna koi kaise bhala
Chahe kisi ko bepanah....

Ye zindagi tu hi bata
Kyu Ishq hai guna

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It's the road you're supposed to choose

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It's the road you're supposed to choose. The one everyone expects you to travel.


Lucknow,

*Sigh* Na jane konsa ehesaas hai yeh, bechein se hai, khush hai, dar sa lagrah hai, aur upar se, unki yaad jo hume pichle kuch dino se kuch zyada hi sata rahi hai. unke bare me sochte sochte hi hamare ankon me nami cha gayi.

But, humne Kabhi socha na tha ki ye sapna humara sach hojayega. Finally the day was near that I dreamt for, humne do saal laga di SHO ki exam ki tayyari ke liye, aur akhir kaar hamare mehenat safal Raha, aur hum SHO ban bhi gaye.

Chhe mahino ki strict training ke baad humari posting ho gayi, yehan, Lucknow me. Lekin hume tho ye bhi pata nai ki hume khushi hai bhi ya nai iss baat se. Teen saal, Teen saal se hum unki intezar me hai, Jinhone hume hamari sapno ko pank Diya wo, wahi nai hai hamari zindagi me ab, lekin... Unka tho kuch pata hi nai chala, unke naam ke alawa hume kuch nai pata unke bare me aur jitna pata hai wo unko dundne me madad bhi nai ki.

Hum apne aap se hi baate kar rahe the jab Hume call aya, ID dekha tho chehere pe ek halki si muskurat ayi. 'Ammi'

"Ji Ammi,"

"Kya kar Rahi hai beta, mujhe tho laga ki tum so chuki hogi" Ammi ne kaha,

Humne muskurate huye kaha, "Ammi, ap bhi na, so jaoungi, abhi tho bas das bajre hai,"

"Arry kal tumara pehela din hai Thane me, SHO ban gayi ho, pehele hi din der se jayegi Haseena?" Ammi ne kaha jaise ki Hume pata hi na ho.

"Ji Ammi, aap bhi so jaiye, aur apne khana khaya na, aur dawai le li?"

"Ji, sab kar liya. Ab tum bhi jaldi so jaou, aur beta.." Ammi ki awaz se tho yehi lagraha tha ki wo phirse wahi topic layengi Jo hum baat nai karna chahte.

"Ji Ammi!?"

"Kuch nai, tume khush dekhna hai mujhe Haseena, pata nai kya hua hai tume, muskurati tho ho, lekin khush nai ho. Ab ammi ko bhi batana zaroori nai lagraha tume, itni badi hogayi meri bacchi?"

"Utna hi hai jitna humne apko bataya tha Ammi, usse na hi Kam na hi zyaada kuch aur hua hai batane layak"

"Jaise tu kahe. Bas khush Raha kar. Aur All the best, nayi zindagi ke liye, khuda se bas yehi dua hai ki tumari zindagi me kalse tho khushiya dastak de,"

"Ji, Good night, khuda-ah-fiz"

"Khushiyon ka tho pata nai ammi bas hamre zindagi me Tanhayiaan hi likh di hai khuda ne, itne saal bit Gaye tho kuch saal aur sahi."

Ab hume kuch nai samjana, ab humara maksad yehi hai ki logo ki madad kare aur ache Officer Bane, Jo aam janta ki zehen me police ki taraf dar hai, usse hum mitana chahate hai, batana chahte hai ki police unke liye hi kaam karta hai aur unse Darna nai unse dosti kare.

Lekin hum jitni bhi khoshish kare, Hume wo sab baate yaad aa hi jati hai, unse mulakat se le kar saath me aakhri pal thak. Hume nai pata ki unhone aise kyu kiya, ek baar bata diya hota, baat tho kar lete, aise kya majboori thi unki ki wo humse apna dhuk bhi na baat sake.

Yehi sab sochte sochte humne apna khana kahyi. Hum kal ki behad intezar hai.

Irada tho kuch aur bas apse kaise bhi kar ke ek baar Milne ki chah hai.  Khuda kare hum phirse takarye. Lekin kya hum abhi bhi apse...
Nai nai hum naraz hai apse. Gussa hai apse.

Hey, khuda, ye Hume ye becheni kyu ho Rahi hai? Jaise USS din hua tha, bilkul waise, lekin ye bechaini kuch alag hai, kuch khaas lag raha hai, shayad isliye kyu ki kal humara pehela din hai Thane me, wo bhi SHO ban kar. Ek thana humare under ayega.

Iske liye tho shukriyada bantha hai.

Aur hum ye bhi dua karte hai, chahe hum mile ya na mile, par wo Jahan bhi hai, khush rahe, aur unka Jo sapna tha, police officer banne ka wo bhi sach hua ho.

I think Jo bhi hua acha hua, kyu ki shayad hum ek dusre ke liye bane hi nai the. But I do cherish the time I spent with her for my whole life.

And sometimes, for good things to remain as it is they should end at the right time.

I didn't get a closure, but it still was a good end. At least it didn't end ugly.

Humare paas unka phone number tha, bohot baar contact karne ki khoshish bhi ki, lekin lagta hai unhone ya tho Hume block kar rakha hai, ya sachme dusra number le liya hai.

Aise hi hum sochte sochte humari room me aye, Pata nai kal ka Suraj hamre liye kya nayi kahaniyan likhega.

I hope tomorrow is the best day of my life!

Hum let gaye apne bistar pe, par neend hamare aankon se ko-so door tha, yaad araha tha tho unka chera, wo din, wo pal jab humne unse peheli baar mile the. Aur anjane me hi sahi, hum muskurate rahe Gaye, aur har wo pal hume yaad ane laga Jo unke saath bitaya tha. Unse wo peheli mulakat. Wo peheli barish. Unki wo ankhe Jo kuch dund rahi thi, kuch samajna cha rahi thi.

I smiled a little more widely with her memories.

The only belongings of her I have is, her memories and those... Nothing else.



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This is the first time I'm writing the story in First person narrative plus in hindi/urdu.

I hope you like it and please do leave a comment if you want me to write in HinGlish (The usual style of writing; dialogs in Hindi and narrative in English) 

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