Haakuji
Epic Legend
Aarav aur Meera roz baat karte the.
Chhoti-chhoti baatein, bina wajah hasi, aur raat ko “good night” kehne ke baad bhi ghanton tak chat…
Aarav ko lagta tha Meera uski zindagi ka sabse khoobsurat hissa hai.
Phir dheere-dheere Meera badalne lagi.
Replies chhote ho gaye… calls kam ho gayi… aur ek din Aarav ne pooch hi liya—
“Tum mujhse door kyun ja rahi ho?”
Meera kuch der chup rahi, phir boli—
“Main tumse door nahi jaana chahti thi… bas khud ko baar-baar samjhate-samjhate thak gayi thi.”
Aarav samajh nahi paaya.
Meera ne kaha—
“Tum bure nahi the… bas mujhe tumhare saath woh sukoon nahi mil raha tha jo kabhi milta tha. Main har baar tumhare badalne ka intezar karti rahi… aur tum har baar kehte rahe, ‘kal se sab theek kar dunga.’”
Uski aankhon mein aansu the.
“Kabhi-kabhi kisi ko chhodna isliye zaroori nahi hota kyunki pyaar khatam ho gaya… balki isliye kyunki insaan khud ko khone lagta hai.”
Aarav ke paas kehne ko kuch nahi tha.
Meera chali gayi…
Aur Aarav ko pehli baar samajh aaya—
kisi ka door jaana hamesha bewafai nahi hoti, kabhi-kabhi woh khud ko bachane ki aakhri koshish hoti hai. ️
Chhoti-chhoti baatein, bina wajah hasi, aur raat ko “good night” kehne ke baad bhi ghanton tak chat…
Aarav ko lagta tha Meera uski zindagi ka sabse khoobsurat hissa hai.
Phir dheere-dheere Meera badalne lagi.
Replies chhote ho gaye… calls kam ho gayi… aur ek din Aarav ne pooch hi liya—
“Tum mujhse door kyun ja rahi ho?”
Meera kuch der chup rahi, phir boli—
“Main tumse door nahi jaana chahti thi… bas khud ko baar-baar samjhate-samjhate thak gayi thi.”
Aarav samajh nahi paaya.
Meera ne kaha—
“Tum bure nahi the… bas mujhe tumhare saath woh sukoon nahi mil raha tha jo kabhi milta tha. Main har baar tumhare badalne ka intezar karti rahi… aur tum har baar kehte rahe, ‘kal se sab theek kar dunga.’”
Uski aankhon mein aansu the.
“Kabhi-kabhi kisi ko chhodna isliye zaroori nahi hota kyunki pyaar khatam ho gaya… balki isliye kyunki insaan khud ko khone lagta hai.”
Aarav ke paas kehne ko kuch nahi tha.
Meera chali gayi…
Aur Aarav ko pehli baar samajh aaya—
kisi ka door jaana hamesha bewafai nahi hoti, kabhi-kabhi woh khud ko bachane ki aakhri koshish hoti hai. ️

