Ek Safar,
Ek Mohabbat

"Main Amit Hoon… Aur Ye Meri Kahani Hai."

Main Amit hoon.

Kuch saal pehle mera breakup ho gaya tha.

Sach kahu toh us breakup ne mujhe andar se tod diya tha. Maine logon se milna kam kar diya. Main bas apni life mein busy rehne laga — kaam, ghar, aur phone… bas yehi meri duniya thi.

Maine decide kar liya tha ki ab pyaar-vyaar mere liye nahi hai.

Phir kuch saal baad… ek din social media par mujhe ek ladki mili.

Uska naam tha —

Pehle normal hi baat shuru hui. "Hi… Hello…" se start hua.

Phir dheere dheere daily baat hone lagi.

Phir aadat si ban gayi.

Hum dono ek dusre ko pasand karne lage the.

Lekin Kajal serious thi. Usko time pass nahi chahiye tha. Usko life partner chahiye tha.

Aur main?

Main Jammu mein rehta tha… Aur Kajal Dibrugarh mein.

2 mahine tak hum sirf social media pe baat karte rahe.

Ek din usne kaha —

Mera dil tez dhadakne laga.

Itni door? Main kabhi itna door nahi gaya tha.

Par pata nahi kyun… maine decide kar liya.

Safar Jo Kabhi Bhool Nahi Sakta

Maine ticket check ki… par confirm ticket nahi mila.

Mere paas option tha — ya toh plan cancel kar du… Ya risk le lu.

Aur maine risk le liya.

2 din ka safar tha. Na seat mili… na sone ki jagah. Pure din khade khade safar karna… Pair dard se bhar gaye the.

General coach mein bheed itni thi ki saans lena mushkil ho raha tha. Main kabhi itna door nahi gaya tha. Dar bhi lag raha tha.

Lekin mere dimaag mein bas ek hi sawal chal raha tha —

Do din tak bas yahi sochta raha.

Ek din kaise bhi kat gaya… Dusre din halat aur bhi kharab thi. Thakan, bhookh, neend… sab mix ho gaya tha. Lekin dil mein excitement bhi thi.

Aur phir…

Train rukti hai.

Announcement hota hai —

Mera dil aur tez dhadakne lagta hai.

Main station par utarta hoon… Aur sochta hoon —

Woh 11 Baje Ka Intezaar

Main Dibrugarh pahunch chuka tha.

Station se nikalte hi laga jaise main sach mein uske sheher mein hoon… us jagah jahan Kajal rehti hai. Maine ek chhota sa lodge liya. Thoda rest kiya, par dil mein bas ek hi cheez chal rahi thi — kal usse milna hai.

Maine usko message kiya —

Phir maine thoda strict hote hue likha —

Pata nahi kyun maine aisa likh diya. Shayad dar tha… ya ego… ya bas ye dekhna chahta tha ki woh kitni serious hai.

Usne turant reply kiya —

Phir usne likha —

Agli subah main 10:30 baje hi mandir pahunch gaya. 11 bajne mein abhi time tha… par mere liye har minute ek ghante jaisa lag raha tha.

Mera dil zor se dhadak raha tha.

Main bas ye sab soch hi raha tha…

Tabhi mujhe mehsoos hua koi mujhe dekh raha hai.

Main samne dekh raha tha… par woh mujhe pehle hi dekh chuki thi. Woh mere peeche se aayi… dheere se.

Main palta.

Aur us pal ko main kabhi nahi bhool sakta.

Main bas itna hi keh paya —

Woh muskura ke boli —

Nadi Ke Kinare

Jab maine usse mandir mein dekha… meri saari nervousness khatam ho gayi. Main bas usko dekh raha tha. Laal saree mein woh bilkul alag lag rahi thi. Screen ke us paar wali Kajal aur real wali Kajal mein bas ek farq tha — real wali Kajal ko main mehsoos kar sakta tha.

Hum mandir ke bahar thodi der khade rahe. Phir usne dheere se kaha —

Main samajh gaya. Usko family ka darr tha.

Hum dono wahan se thoda door chalne lage. Dono ke beech thoda sa distance tha… par dil ke beech bilkul nahi.

Chalte chalte hum ek park mein pahunch gaye. Wahan shaanti thi. Kuch log door baithe the. Hum ek bench par baith gaye.

Pehle 2–3 minute tak hum dono chup the. Online toh hum nonstop baat karte the… par aaj saamne baith kar shabd hi nahi mil rahe the.

Phir maine halka sa hans ke bola —

Woh sharma ke boli —

Uski aankhon mein ek alag si chamak thi.

Park ke baad hum thoda aur chale… aur nadi ke kinare jaake baith gaye. Halka sa hawa chal raha tha. Pani ki awaaz… aur beech beech mein uski halki si hasi.

Wahi baith kar usne achanak mujhe dekha… Aur pucha —

Mujhe ek second ke liye laga jaise waqt ruk gaya ho.

Maine bina soche turant kaha —

Sach kahu toh mujhe darr tha… Itni door aane ke baad agar usse main pasand nahi aata toh?

Par usne dheere se kaha —

Us din humne bohot baatein ki. Apne future ke baare mein… apne dar ke baare mein… apne sapno ke baare mein.

Kabhi kabhi woh haste haste serious ho jaati thi. Kabhi achanak chup ho jaati thi.

Main samajh raha tha… Uske dil mein bhi utna hi darr tha jitna mere mein.

Par us din humne bas ek cheez decide ki —

Lekin har khoobsurat din ka ek end hota hai…

Aur mujhe pata tha… Agla din meri return train thi.

Raat ko lodge mein aake main bas ceiling ko dekh raha tha… Aur soch raha tha —

Station Par Alvida

Agla din aa gaya tha.

Meri return train thi.

Subah se hi dil bhaari tha. Lodge se station tak ka raasta itna lamba kabhi nahi laga.

Main platform par khada tha… ticket haath mein… par dil kahin aur hi tha.

Maine Kajal ko message nahi kiya tha. Mujhe laga shayad uske liye mushkil hoga aana.

Par phir achanak phone vibrate hua.

Maine likha —

Usne bas itna reply kiya —

Mujhe samajh nahi aaya.

10 minute baad… bheed ke beech mujhe woh dikhi.

Baad mein pata chala… Woh ghar mein jhooth bol kar aayi thi. Usne kaha tha ki college ja rahi hoon… Aur chupke se station aa gayi — sirf mujhe milne ke liye.

Hum platform ke ek kone mein jaake baith gaye. Kuch der tak dono chup the. Sirf announcements ki awaaz aa rahi thi.

Woh thodi si pareshan lag rahi thi. Phir usne dheere se pucha —

Uska yeh sawal seedha dil mein laga. Maine turant kaha —

Par uski aankhon mein darr tha. 3000 kilometer ka distance… Log kya kahenge… Future ka uncertainty… Woh sab usko dara raha tha.

Usne kaha —

Maine uska haath pakad kar kaha —

Woh halki si muskura di… par aankhon mein aansu aa gaye. 😢

Announcement hua. Meri train aa chuki thi.

Us pal sab kuch fast hone laga. Log chadh rahe the. Awazein badh gayi thi. Par mere liye sab slow ho gaya tha.

Main train mein chadh gaya… Door ke paas khada ho gaya. Woh niche khadi thi.

Usne bas itna kaha —

Maine sir hilaya.

Train dheere dheere chalne lagi.

Woh chalti train ke saath thoda sa saath mein chali… Phir ruk gayi.

Main door se usko chhota hota hua dekh raha tha. 👀