Dooriyan ab itni badh chuki thi ki dono ke liye normal rehna mushkil ho gaya tha।
Riya har roz try karti thi ki sab pehle jaisa ho jaye… par har baar kuch na kuch aisa ho jaata jo unhe aur door kar deta।
Aman bhi khush nahi tha… par uska ego aur confusion usse chup rehne par majboor kar raha tha।
Ek din class ke baad Riya ne finally decide kiya—
"Aaj sab clear karna hi padega."
Wo seedha Aman ke paas gayi।
"Aman, hume baat karni hai," usne seedha kaha।
Aman ne thoda avoid karte hue bola,
"Ab kya baat karni hai?"
Riya ko uska tone pasand nahi aaya।
"Yahi ki tum mujhse itna rude kyun behave kar rahe ho?" usne thoda gusse me kaha।
Aman ne bhi gusse me jawab diya,
"Main rude nahi hoon… bas normal hoon."
"Ye normal hai?" Riya ne poocha,
"Baat na karna, ignore karna?"
Aman chup ho gaya।
Riya ki awaaz halki si kaamp rahi thi—
"Tum pehle jaise nahi ho, Aman… aur mujhe samajh nahi aa raha kyun."
Aman ne finally uski taraf dekha।
Uski aankhon me frustration tha।
"Kyuki tumhe farq hi nahi padta!" usne achanak kaha।
Riya ek pal ke liye shock ho gayi।
"Matlab?" usne dheere se poocha।
Aman ne apni awaaz thodi tez kar di—
"Tumhe kabhi feel hi nahi hua ki main kya feel karta hoon!"
Riya ki aankhon me confusion tha।
"Main… samjhi nahi," usne kaha।
Aman ne hans kar kaha—
"Of course tum nahi samjhogi… tum to Kabir ke saath busy ho na!"
Yeh sunte hi Riya ko gussa aa gaya।
"Seriously Aman? Tumhe lagta hai main…?" wo bolte-bolte ruk gayi।
"Main bas itna jaanta hoon ki tumhe meri zarurat nahi rahi," Aman ne thande tone me kaha।
Riya ki aankhon me aansu aa gaye।
"Yeh tum keh rahe ho?" usne dheere se poocha,
"Jo bina baat ke mujhse door ho gaya?"
Dono ke beech ab emotions control se bahar ho rahe the।
"Main door nahi gaya… tum khud door ho gayi!" Aman ne jawab diya।
"Main?" Riya ne almost chillate hue kaha,
"Main to hamesha yahin thi!"
Kuch pal ke liye dono chup ho gaye।
Hawa tez chal rahi thi… jaise unke andar ka storm bahar aa raha ho।
Riya ne dheere se kaha—
"Aman… agar tumhe kuch feel hota hai, to tum mujhe bata kyun nahi dete?"
Aman uski taraf dekhta raha।
Uske paas jawab tha… par wo keh nahi pa raha tha।
"Bol na Aman…" Riya ne kaha,
"Tumhare dil me kya hai?"
Aman ne apni nazar jhuka li।
"Ab bolne ka koi faayda nahi," usne dheere se kaha।
Yeh sunte hi Riya ka dil toot gaya।
"Fine…" usne kaha,
"Mat bolo."
Usne apne aansu pochhe aur mud kar chal di।
Aman ne usse rokna chaha…
"Ae Riya… ruk…" usne kaha।
Par Riya nahi ruki।
Aman wahi khada reh gaya।
Usne apne haath bandh liye।
"Main keh kyun nahi paaya?"
Usne khud se poocha।
Dusri taraf Riya chal rahi thi…
Aankhon me aansu… dil me dard।
"Agar use kuch feel hota hai… to wo keh kyun nahi paata?"
Us din…
👉 Dosti toot nahi rahi thi
👉 Par dil zaroor toot rahe the
🔥 Chapter End Hook:
"Kabhi-kabhi sabse zaroori baatein kehna sabse mushkil hota hai… aur wahi baatein rishton ko tod bhi deti hain."