Intezaar Jo Khatam Hi Nahi Hua
Agla din mere liye thoda special tha.
Maine subah se hi uski notebook apne bag mein carefully rakh li thi. Dil mein ek chhoti si excitement thi — aaj wo apni notebook lene zaroor aayega.
Jab main computer center pahunchi, to maine sabse pehle room mein ek nazar daali. Har student apni seat par baitha hua tha, lekin meri nazar sirf usko hi dhoond rahi thi.
Lekin wo wahan nahi tha.
Maine socha,
"Shayad thoda late ho raha hoga."
Main quietly apni seat par baith gayi aur computer on kar liya. Teacher ne aaj ka kaam bataya, aur sab students apne-apne work mein busy ho gaye. Main bhi typing kar rahi thi, lekin mera dhyaan baar-baar door ki taraf chala jaata tha.
Har baar jab door khulta, mera heart ek second ke liye fast beat karne lagta. Mujhe lagta —
"Shayad ab wo aa gaya."
Lekin har baar koi aur student hi andar aata.
Time dheere-dheere beetne laga. Class ka aadha time khatam ho gaya tha, lekin wo abhi tak nahi aaya tha.
Ab mere mind mein thodi si confusion hone lagi.
"Kya wo aaj nahi aayega?"
"Ya shayad usko koi kaam aa gaya hoga?"
Maine apni notebook ke saath uski notebook bhi desk par rakhi hui thi. Kabhi-kabhi main us notebook ko dekh leti thi, jaise usse dekh kar mujhe yaad aa jaata tha ki mujhe uska intezaar hai.
Class ka last time bhi aa gaya, lekin wo phir bhi nahi aaya.
Jab class khatam hui aur sab students apna bag pack karne lage, to mere dil mein ek chhoti si disappointment feel hui. Maine dheere se uski notebook dobara apne bag mein rakh li.
Us waqt mujhe thoda ajeeb sa feel ho raha tha. Main khud se hi soch rahi thi —
"Mujhe itna intezaar kyun ho raha tha?"
Agle din bhi main uski notebook lekar center gayi.
Is baar bhi maine sabse pehle door ki taraf dekha, lekin wo phir se nahi aaya.
Ab meri curiosity aur bhi badh gayi thi.
Finally, maine apne ek classmate se pooch hi liya,
"Wo ladka aajkal center kyun nahi aa raha?"
Usne casually reply diya,
"Shayad wo kuch dino ke liye busy hai. Jaldi hi wapas aa jayega."
Uski baat sun kar mujhe thoda relief mila.
Ab mujhe sirf ek hi cheez ka intezaar tha —
"Kab wo wapas aayega aur main uski notebook usse de paungi."
Mujhe bilkul andaza nahi tha ki uska wapas aana meri story mein ek naya chapter shuru karne wala hai…
Us din ghar wapas aate waqt bhi mera dhyaan baar-baar usi baat par ja raha tha.
Main soch rahi thi ki aakhir wo itne dino se center kyun nahi aa raha hai.
Raat ko jab main apna bag khol kar uski notebook bahar nikali, to maine dheere se uske pages palatne shuru kiye. Har page par meri likhi hui lines saaf-saaf dikh rahi thi.
Us waqt mujhe ek ajeeb si responsibility feel ho rahi thi — jaise ye sirf ek notebook nahi, balki kisi ka trust ho.
Maine notebook ko carefully band kiya aur apne bag mein dobara rakh diya.
Dil mein ek hi thought baar-baar aa raha tha —
"Kal shayad wo zaroor aayega."
Agle din jab main computer center ke gate ke paas pahunchi, to mera heart thoda fast beat karne laga.
Maine dheere se door open kiya aur andar enter kiya.
Jaise hi maine room ke andar nazar daali, meri aankhen ek pal ke liye ruk si gayi…
Door ke paas ek jaana-pehchana sa chehra khada tha.
Aur us moment mein mujhe samajh aa gaya —
wo wapas aa chuka tha.
ya wo ladka wapas aayega, ya mera intezaar bas ek yaad ban kar reh jayega?"