Yeh Pyaar Tha Ya Sirf Ek Raat Ka Nasha?"

Yeh Pyaar Tha Ya Sirf Ek Raat Ka Nasha?"

Raat ke 2 baje the. Sheher ki sadke sunaasan thi, aur barish ki boonde car ke windshield par gir rahi thi. Rudra apni car me baitha, cigarette ka aakhri kash le raha tha. Wo nashe me tha, lekin uski aankhon me ek ajeeb si bechaini thi.

Achanak, uska phone vibrate hua. "Ishaan Calling…"
Halki si muskurahat aayi, lekin usne call cut kar di. Kuch second baad ek message aaya—

"Mat bhaag Rudra, tum bhi jaante ho ki wo raat sirf nasha nahi thi…"

Rudra ke haath kaanp gaye. Usne gehri saans li aur apne dimag me us raat ki yaadon ko dobara mehsoos karne laga…


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Ek Raat Pehle…

Ek party. Tez music. Sharab ke glass. Aur ek lamha jo sab kuch badal gaya.

Rudra aur Ishaan saalo se dost the, magar us raat kuch badal gaya. Andhera kamra, soft music, aur beech me ek ankahee tension.

Rudra ki nazar Ishaan par tiki thi, garm aur gehri. Ishaan ki saansein tez ho rahi thi.

"Yeh galat hai…" Ishaan ne dheere se kaha.

Rudra uske kareeb aaya, awaaz halki aur bhari thi—

"Toh phir yeh itna sahi kyun lag raha hai?"

Aur uss ek lamhe me, Ishaan ne sochna band kar diya.

Unke hoth mile—pehle dheere, phir bechaini se, jaise do roohain saalon ke intezaar ke baad ek ho rahi ho. Ishaan ne pehle resist karne ki koshish ki, lekin Rudra ke haathon ki garmaahat, uski saans ki garmi, sab kuch usse apne emotions se ladne nahi de raha tha.

"Rudra…" Ishaan ne dheere se uska naam liya, jaise kuch kehna chahta ho.

Lekin Rudra ne uski aankhon me dekha aur bola, "Agar rukna chahte ho, to main ruk jaunga."

Ishaan ne ek pal ke liye uski aankhon me dekha, fir bina kuch kahe uska haath thaam liya.

Us raat, wo dono bas ek dusre me kho gaye. Har chhoti si baat, jo unhone kabhi mehsoos ki thi, us raat sab samajh aa gaya. Wo pyaar tha… ya sirf ek raat ka nasha? Ye kisi ko nahi pata.

Lekin subah jab Ishaan aankh khol kar Rudra ki taraf palta, to bed khali tha. Rudra ja chuka tha.


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Aaj, ek din baad…

Ishaan barish me bheegna pasand nahi karta tha, lekin aaj wo bina chhatri ke khada tha, ussi jagah jahan usne pehli baar Rudra ko dekha tha. Uske phone me ek hi message likha tha—

"Agar wo sirf ek raat ka nasha tha, to aaj bhi meri yaadon me kyun zinda hai?"

Jaane se pehle "Send" button dabane wala tha ki peeche se kisi ne uska haath thaam liya.

Ishaan ne dheere se palat kar dekha… Rudra wahan khada tha.

"Agar sirf nasha hota, to mai wapas nahi aata, Ishaan…" Rudra ki awaaz halki thi, lekin har shabd dil me utar raha tha.

Ishaan ki aankhon me aansu aa gaye. "Phir tum bhaage kyun?"

Rudra ek kadam aage bada, uske geele chehre ko apni ungliyon se chhua. "Kyuki mujhe laga, tumhe sirf ek raat chahiye thi… lekin jab subah tumhari jagah khud ko akela paaya, tab samjha ki mujhe ek poori zindagi chahiye—sirf tumhare saath."

Ishaan kuch nahi bol saka. Usne bas Rudra ko ek gehre gale laga liya, jaise kah raha ho "Mat jao dobara".

Aur uss raat jo shuru hua tha, wo sirf ek nasha nahi tha. Wo ek kahani thi, jo abhi likhi ja rahi thi… saath milkar.


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(True love never fades, it just waits to be found again.)


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