Pata nahi mere sath hi kyun aisa hua? Zindegime pehli baar pyar ka ehsas hua, pehli baar kisiko apna banane ko jee chaha - aur woh bhi aise bhul gayi mujhe! Taqdeer ne jaise ek mazak bana ke rakh dia meri zindegi ke saath. Uski chehra, uski aankhe, uski hasi mere zehen me aise bas gaye, jaise patthar ka lakeer ho! pata nahi kabhi bhi yeh bhul paungi ta nahi! Pata nahi aur kitne din mujhe unn lamho ka yaadein aise hi satate reh jayega. Jab college me tha, tab mujhe lagta tha ke main jab kisi se pyar karunga, to usse duniya ke sari khushiya lake dunga - aaj bhi wohi chahta hu main, par yeh taqdeer kuch aur hi socha tha mere liye. Uss din jab woh yaha mere sath thi, tab mujhe lag raha tha jaise ki yeh rishta koi barson puarani rishta hai... par sab kuch lamho me mit gaya - jaise samunder kinare reit ke upar likha hua naam mit jate hai, waise hi uski man se mera naam hi mit gaya...
A drop tear fell down from his eyes. He did not even try to remove it. It is almost a year after that "Saloni" incident. She lost her memory due to an accident, and he was there to take of her during that period, and he hopelessly fell in love with her. But after that when she recovered her memory she forgot him, and they came to know that she was married already and her name was Saloni. But she is still Neha to him. He never tried to share his pain with anyone except...
Just then he heard the roar of a bike engine. The usual one. He removed his tears instantly. But right at that moment the door flung opened, and she entered with her usual complaints -
Voice: Phir se tu ne lights nahi jalai! Tera ghar me bijli ka bill zyada ate hai kya? Yeh tujhe andhera ka beemari hai? Kya hua? (switching on the lights)sunai nahi deta?
Sachin: Ufffff! tera problem kya hai pata hai Kajal?
Kajal: Kya tu hi bata! Tujhe to sab kuch maloom hai!
Sachin: tu na chillati bahut zyada
Kajal: tujhe sunai nahi deta na normal awaz, to main kya karoon? Aur tu phir se ro kyun raha tha?
Sachin: (shockingly waved his hands over his face) m - m - main kaha ro raha tha?
Kajal: Dekh, tujhe pata hai na, tu mujhse jhut nahi bol sakta! school ke dino se aaj tak - yeh jhut bolne ka natak kyun karta hai tu?
Sachin: (embarrassed) ab dekh, hum school me ab nahi hai na. To tu aise mere piche kyun padhi rehti hai humesha, haan?
Kajal came in front of him and then sat beside him silently. Sachin waited for her reply. but she did not reply. After a few minutes,
Sachin: Kya hua? (confused) aise chup kyu ho gayi?
Kajal: (serious) tujhe to pasand nahi meri zyada batein karna - isi liye bas -
Sachin: (nudged her with his shoulder) Acha! to bura laga!
Kajal tried to conceal her laughter but failed terribly and giggled. After seeing her giggling like an innocent kid, a smile crept on his face too. They ended up laughing together loudly.
Kajal: Chal yaar, ab dinner ke liye nikalte hai, nahut bhukh lagi -
Sachin: mujhe bhukh nahi, tu ja.
Kajal: dekh phir se yeh drama shuru mat kar - (pulling his hand) chal na yaar -
Sachin gave up and finally surrendered to his one and only childhood friend - his best friend.
Inside the car:
Sachin was driving silently. Kajal was as usual feeling very much uncomfortable with this silence, as silence is not really her thing. She tried to switch on the music system, but Sachin instantly grabbed her hand. She looked into his eyes.
Sachin: Aaj rehne de na, please?
Kajal was still loking deep into his eyes. Suddenly he felt like his heart is completely naked in front of her. He lowered his gaze. Kajal held his and and pressed it. He felt a much needed comfort.
Kajal: (low tone) Tu use kabhi bhul nahi sakta?
Sachin did not say anything in reply, just looked at her. His painful eyes gave her the answer.
Kajal: (almost inaudible) Apne aap ko kyun itni taqleef de raha hai tu? Yeh yaadein tujhe dard ke siwa aur kuch nahi dega, tujhe pata hai na yeh?
Sachin: Main kya karun tu hi bata! Pyar ko bhula nahi jata. Jab dil tootta hai na, to bahut dard hota hai, taqleef hota hai, isse yunhi nahi bhula jata, yeh ghaw itni asani se nahi bharta - tu nahi samjhegi, (tried to lighten the atmosphere) yeh pyar vyar tere vas ke baat nahi - tu rehne de -
Kajal laughed with his last sentence.
kaash yeh baat Sach hota Sachin - Kaash yeh dard kabhi mujh tak pahuchte nahi. yeh dard mujhe bhi chubti hai, khoon bhi nikalte hai. Iss dard ko chupte chupate main bhi thak jati hun kabhi kabhi, main bhi rona chahti hun kabhi kabhi tere tarah, lekin mere naseeb mein rone ka azadi bhi nahi hai. Main yeh zakhm tujhe bhi nahi dikha sakti - nahi, yeh main Tujhse Hi nahi dikha sakti! Lekin tu fikar mat kar, tere dost humesha rahega tere saath, aur dekhna, tera yeh dard bhi ekdin bhula dungi, yeh mera wada hai tujhse.
A/N: Shayad yeh FF ka first SaJal Story hai. Pata nahi kaisa lagega tum sab ko. Yeh zyada long nahi hoga, jald hi khatm kar dungi isse. Lekin aap sab ka reviews must hai. Zaroor batana kaise lagi meri experiment :P
Take Care. - Abhirikafan