Raat ke 11 baj rahe the,
Train dheere-dheere platform par ruk rahi thi.
Aarav ne apne bag uthaya aur khidki se bahar
dekha!
Board par likha tha - "Ahmedabad
Junction" |
"Yaha se sab kuch badlega, " Usne khud se kaha |
Aarav ek choote sheher se aya tha,
Spanebade the lekin zindagi ne kai baar
Tod diya tha |
Is sheher me wo ek nayi job, nayi
Pehchan aur sabse important - khud ko dhoondhne aaya tha |
Platform par bheed thi, awaazein thi par
Aarav akela mehsoos kar raha tha |
Tabhi uski nazar ek ladki par padi |
Safed kurti, haath me kitaab aur
Aankhon me ek alag sir gehraal |
Wo chupchaap bench par baithi thi,
Jaise is bheed se uska koi lena- dena
Hi na ho |
Pal bhar ke liye dono ki nazar milli
Ladki ne turant nazar jhuka li |
Aarav ke dil me ajeeb si halchal hui
Use nahi pata tha ki ye sirf ek
Mulaqat nahi, balki uski zindagi ka sabse
Bada mod banne wali hai |
" Uska name kya hai? "
Aarav ye soch hi raha tha, tabhi train
Ki seeti gunji aur wo ladki bhhed me
Kahin kho gayi |
Aarav ko nahi pata tha....
Ye kahani ab shuru ho chuki hai |