Aab-e-Hayat

Chapter-63

Aur Imama ka andaza bilkul theek tha. woh khat Eric ne likha tha aur Hameen ne usay edit kiya tha. is ne is khat ke draft mein kuch jazbati jumlo ka izafah kiya tha aur kuch had se zyada jazbati jumlo ko hazf kiya tha. Eric is ke paas ek khat ka draft laya tha. yeh bataye baghair ke woh khat woh Salaar Sikandar ke naam likhna chahta tha, is ne Hameen se madad ki darkhwast ki thi ke woh ek muslim girlfriend ko propose karna chahta tha aur is ke baap ko khat likhna chahta tha. Hameen ne jawaban usay mubarak baad di thi. Eric ne is se kaha tha ke kyuke woh muslim culture ke baare mein zyada nahi jaanta, is liye usay is ki madad darkaar thi, aur Hameen ne woh madad faraham ki thi.

Mohammad Hameen Sikandar ne musalmano ki nazakat ko mad nazar rakhte hue is ke khat ko dobara likha tha aur Eric ne nah sirf is ka shukriya ada kiya tha balke jab Salaar Sikandar ne usay mulaqaat ki dawat di to is ne Hameen ko is baare mein bhi mutala kiya tha. Hameen ki excitement ki koi had nahi thi. is ka dil to yeh chaah raha tha ke Eric ka yeh raaz sab se keh de lekin is ne Eric se wada kiya tha ke woh is raaz ko kisi se nahi kahega. Anaya ne ek aadh din isse khat ke baare mein usse kurednay ki koshish ki to bhi is ne sirf yeh kaha tha ke woh ek zaroori khat likhne mein Eric ki madad kar raha tha, lekin khat kis ke naam tha aur uss mein kya likha ja raha tha, Anaya ke kuredne par bhi Hameen ne yeh raaz nahi ugla tha.

"mujhe pata hai Eric ne woh khat kis ke liye likhwaya tha." Anaya, Imama ke paas se ho kar seedha Hameen ke paas pohchi thi.

woh is waqt apne kamre mein computer par koi game khelne mein masroof tha aur Anaya ke is tabsare par is ne be ikhtiyar daat peeste hue kaha.

"mujhe pehle hi pata tha woh koi raaz nahi rakh sakta. mujh se keh raha tha ke kisi ko nah batau khaas tor par tumhe aur ab tumhe bta diya is ne." Hameen khafa tha, is ka andaza yahi tha ke yeh raaz Eric ne khud hi faash kiya hoga.

"Eric ne mujhe nahi btaya...mujhe to mummy ne batta hai." is baar Hameen game khelna bhool gaya tha. is ke hero ne is ke saamne uchi chattaan se chhalang lagayi aur woh usay samandar mein girne se nahi bacha paaya. kuch waisa hi haal is ne apna bhi is waqt mehsoos kiya tha. ek din pehle hi is ke aur mummy ke taluqaat mein Pakistan jane ke faislay ne phir se garam joshi paida ki thi aur ab yeh inkishaaf.

"Mummy ne kya bataya hai?" Hameen ke munh se aise aawaz niklee jaise is ne koi bhoot dekha ho.

"mummy ne bataya ke Eric ne papa ko koi khat likha hai aur mujhe foran khayaal aaya ke jo khat tum padh rahe the, woh wohi ho sakta hai."

Anaya ravani mein bta rahi thi aur Hameen ke dimagh mein dhamake ho rahe the. kato to badan mein lahoo nah hona ki misaal is waqt is par sadiq aa rahi thi. aisi kon si muslim girlfriend ban gayi yak dam Eric ki, jiske baap ko khat likhwaane ke liye is ki zaroorat padti jabki chobees ghante woh agar kisi ke ghar bhi aata tha to woh khud inka ghar tha phir is ki aqal mein yeh baat kyu nahi aayi ya josh mein itna hi andha ho gaya tha ke is ne yeh soch liya ke Eric kabhi Anaya ke hawale se aisa kuch nahi soch sakta. Hameen apne aap ko malamat kar raha tha aur malamat bada chota lafz tha un alfaaz ke liye jo woh is waqt apne aur Eric ke liye istemaal kar raha tha.

"tum bol kyu nahi rahe?" Anaya ko is ki khamoshi khatki thi. "mein ne socha hai, mein ab kam bolunga aur zyada sochunga." Hameen ne apna gala saaf karte hue is tak woh khabar pohanchai jis par usay yaqeen nahi aaya.

"khawab dekhte raho." is ne apne chote bhai ko chiraane wale andaaz mein kaha.

"Mummy ne tumhe bataya is khat mein kya hai?" Hameen is waqt galay tak is daldal mein phansa hua tha.

"nahi lekin mein ne inhe bataya ke yeh khat Hameen ki madad se likha gaya hoga, mein is se puch lungi is khat mein kya likha tha Eric ne papa ko?" Anaya ab is se puch rahi thi. Hameen be ikhtiyar karaya tha....woh museebat ko dawat nahi deta tha....museebat khud aa kar is ke galay ka haar ban jati thi.