"Suhana Safar" ~ Samaina SS

"Part 2"

A week has passed since Naina's return to Ahemdabad after giving the entrance exam which was a cakewalk for her. On one hand,she was happy because she was confident that she would get admission in of the best colleges of DU and on the other hand no response from Sameer was making her restless. She was experiencing a wide range of emotions; happpiness, excitement,anger, sadness and irritation; all at the same time.

Bohat heroine ban ke apna number de kar ayi thi na. Dekha, usne ek call bhi nahi kara. Uski to shakal dekh kr hi lag raha tha ki kitni sari ldkiya uski dost hongi. Kya padi thi tujhe usse baat krne ki? Said Naina to herself while angrily pacing back and forth in her room.

Par agar use mujhse baat nahi krni hoti to vo number maangta hi kyu? Naina contradicted herself.

Naina, Naina, Naina mat soch uske baare me itna. 7 din kum nahi hote hain. Bhool ja ki tu kisi se mili thi, bas; Naina made a mental note.

Par aisa bhi to ho sakta hai na ki vo kisi problem me ho? Ahhh ye ldka mjhe pagal kar dega; Naina sat down on her bed holding her head in frustration and anger.

For the last 7 days Naina has been doing the same, putting arguments and counter arguments to herself, contemplating whether her decision of trusting a stranger was right or not.

Her chain of thoughts was disturbed by Preeti who was calling her for listening to their favorite radio programm. Naina was in no mood and she denied. Preeti, who was at the receiving end of her mood swings for the last couple of days couldn't take it any more and barged into their room with an angry face.

Bohat ho gaya Naina tera ab. Jab se Delhi se ayi hai bas yhi kr rhi hai. Chupchap chal aur radio sun varna mujhse bura koi nahi hoga, Preeti held her hand and took her out in the dining area forcefully.

Preeti tuned into AIR while Naina sat on the swing sulking over her sister's bossy behaviour.

Namaskar bhaiyo aur behno, ye hai Aakashvani aur ab waqt ho gaya hai hmare vishesh karyakram ''Aapki Farmaish'' ka. Jaisa ki aap sab jaante hain hamara ye karyakram ek zariya hai aap sab se mukhatib hone ka, aapke vichaar jaan ne ka aur aapke sandesh aapke priyajano ko pohnchane ka. To chaliye zara si bhi der na krte hue pdhte hain aapke dwara bheje gye khat.  Aaj ka pehla khat hume likha hai Delhi se Sameer Maheshwari ne. Vo likhte hain, " kuch din pehle ek safar me mere sath ek pyaara sa ittefaq ho gaya. Lekin jin mohtarma ne is ittefaq ko khoobsoorat bnaya unhe pichle 4-5 din se lagataar phone krne ki koshish kr raha hun, mazaal hai ek bar bhi phone busy na gaya ho. Ab is khat ke zariye ye meri aakhiri koshish hai un tak apna message pohnchane ki. Agar tum ye sun rhi ho to aaj raat theek 8 baje mai tmhe phone krunga. Please jawab de dena"

Ahem ahem lagta hai Maheshwari ji ka mamla kuch jyaada hi sangeen hai. Khair hum asha krte hain aapka ye sandesh aapki mohatarma tak zarur pohnch gaya hoga. Isi ke sath hum aapko sunate hain Maheshwari ji ki farmaish pr ye behad hi umda geet "Aate jaate khoobooorat awara sadko pr".

Naina's VO: "Sameer Maheshwari", ye naam sun kar mjhe 440volt ka jhatka laga tha. Ji haan, pehle to mai yakeen hi nahi kr paa rhi thi ki ye vohi Sameer hai. Lekin jaise jaise vo radio announcer khat pdhte gye, mujhe yakeen hota chala gaya ki vo khat mere liye hi tha. Mere man me khushi ka maano koi theekana hi nahi raha. Do minute phle Sameer ko kos rhi thi aur usi Sameer ki is pyaari si harkat ne meri saari naarazgi, sari udaasi dur kr di. Aakhir koi kisi se bat krne ko itna betaab kaise ho skta hai ki vo radio tak ka sahara le le?  Kitni khush thi mai us din aur shayad Preeti ne mere dil ki khushi bhaanp li thi.

Naina, pichle 6-7 din se tu mu phula kar baithi hai. Lekin jaise hi is Sameer Maheshwari ka naam suna, tere chehre pr se muskurahat ja hi nhi rhi. Aur to aur tu tamatar ki tarah laal bhi ho gayi hai. Chakkar kya hai? Asked an amused Preeti.