Ek Chhota Sa Raaz
Computer center mein ab meri responsibility badh chuki thi.
Mam jab bhi busy hoti, wo mujhe hi attendance register handle karne ke liye keh deti thi. Dheere-dheere mujhe ye kaam achha lagne laga tha.
Ab main sirf apna hi kaam nahi karti thi, balki dusre students ki entry bhi check karti thi. Isse mujhe lagne laga tha ki mam mujh par sach mein trust karti hain.
Ek din sham main usual time par center pahunch gayi. Mam ne mujhe dekhte hi register meri taraf badha diya aur kaha,
"Aaj main thodi busy rahungi, tum attendance handle kar lena."
Maine respect ke saath sir hila diya aur register lekar apni seat par aa gayi.
Students dheere-dheere class mein aane lage. Har koi fingerprint entry kar raha tha aur phir register mein sign kar raha tha. Main dhyaan se sab kuch dekh rahi thi.
Thodi der baad maine notice kiya ki attendance list mein us ladke ka naam bhi likha hua tha, lekin wo abhi tak center nahi aaya tha.
Main ek second ke liye ruk gayi.
Mere mind mein ek chhota sa thought aaya —
"Shayad wo thoda late ho."
Lekin phir maine socha ki attendance complete karni hai, isliye maine sabhi students ke naam ke saamne entry kar di.
Jab meri nazar uske naam par padi, to main kuch seconds ke liye ruk gayi.
Pata nahi kyun, maine bina zyada soche uske naam ke saamne bhi signature kar diya — bilkul usi style mein, jaise uska signature hota tha.
Us waqt mujhe ye ek chhoti si baat lagi.
Maine register close kiya aur apna dhyaan wapas computer screen par laga diya.
Thodi der baad class start ho gayi. Sab students apne-apne kaam mein busy ho gaye.
Kuch minutes baad door open hua.
Maine automatically apni nazar door ki taraf uthayi.
Wo ladka class room mein enter kar raha tha.
Usko dekh kar mere face par ek halki si smile aa gayi.
Wo quietly andar aaya aur seedha fingerprint machine ki taraf gaya. Phir wo register ki taraf badha.
Jaise hi usne register open kiya, uski nazar seedha apne naam par gayi.
Wo ek moment ke liye ruk gaya.
Usne dhyaan se apne naam ke saamne ki entry dekhi.
Uske face par ek confused sa expression aa gaya —
jaise wo soch raha ho,
"Maine to abhi sign kiya hi nahi, phir ye signature kaise ho gaya?"
Usne dobara register ko dekha aur phir halki si curiosity ke saath meri taraf nazar uthayi.
Main us waqt apni seat par baithi hui thi, lekin mujhe feel ho raha tha ki wo mujhe hi dekh raha hai.
Mera heart thoda fast beat karne laga.
Maine quickly apni nazar computer screen par kar li, jaise main apne kaam mein busy hoon.
Kuch seconds tak class room mein ek ajeeb si silence thi.
Phir wo quietly apni seat par jaakar baith gaya.
Main andar hi andar thodi nervous feel kar rahi thi.
Mere mind mein ek hi thought chal raha tha —
"Kya use pata chal gaya?"
Us din mujhe ek chhota sa secret wali feeling ho rahi thi —
jaise maine kuch aisa kiya ho, jo sirf mujhe hi pata hai.
Aur shayad ye chhota sa raaz hi meri story mein ek naya twist lane wala tha…
Us din bhi shaam ka time tha. Hamari class ka timing hamesha 2 baje se 5 baje tak hota tha. Main roz ki tarah time par computer center pahunch gayi aur seedha apne usual computer par jaakar baith gayi.
Main hamesha ek hi computer use karti thi. Wo corner mein thoda alag sa rakha hua tha, jahan main quietly apna kaam karti thi. Mujhe zyada baat karna pasand nahi tha, isliye main mostly apne kaam mein hi busy rehti thi.
Class mein sabhi students apas mein baat karte the, kabhi mazaak bhi karte the. Unmein se kuch log mujhe jaante the, isliye normal baat-cheet ho jaati thi. Lekin sach kahun to mere koi best friend nahi bane the. Sab log sirf mere classmates hi the.
Mujhe akela baith kar kaam karna hi zyada comfortable lagta tha.
Us din jab main computer par typing kar rahi thi, tabhi meri nazar thodi der ke liye us ladke ki taraf chali gayi. Wo apne friends ke saath baitha hua tha aur unse baat kar raha tha.
Main turant wapas apni screen ki taraf dekhne lagi, jaise maine kuch notice hi na kiya ho. Lekin andar hi andar mujhe ye feel ho raha tha ki shayad wo kabhi-kabhi meri taraf bhi dekh leta hai.
Us shaam mujhe ek baat samajh aayi —
kabhi-kabhi hum bheed mein hote hue bhi thoda akela feel karte hain.
Aur shayad meri kahani bhi isi khamoshi se dheere-dheere aage badh rahi thi…
"Kya kabhi usse pata chalega ki uske naam ka signature maine kiya tha?