Chapter 2 – Andar Ki Awaaz
Dukan par aaj bhi kaam chal raha tha, lekin Hamid ka dhyaan baar-baar bhatak raha tha.
Customers aate, samaan lete aur chale jaate. Par Hamid ka dimaag kahin aur hi tha.
Uska chhota bhai mazaak me bola,
"Bhai, aaj kal itne serious kyun rehte ho? Girlfriend ka chakkar hai kya?"
Saath me baithe ladke hans pade.
Hamid bhi halka sa muskura diya… par usne kuch nahi kaha.
Kaise batata ki baat girlfriend ki nahi hai… kuch aur hi hai.
Kabhi-kabhi woh khud ko samjhata.
"Yeh bas ek phase hai… sab theek ho jayega."
Lekin jab bhi woh kisi ladke ki taraf attract feel karta, uska dil tez dhadakne lagta.
Shaam ko dukan band karke woh akela sadak par chal raha tha. Suraj dhal raha tha aur aasman narangi rang ka ho gaya tha.
Usne phone nikala aur internet par ek sawaal search kiya:
"Why do I feel different from other boys?"
Screen par bahut saare answers aaye. Kuch log keh rahe the yeh normal hai. Kuch log keh rahe the yeh galat hai.
Hamid aur confuse ho gaya.
Usne phone band kiya aur gehri saans li.
"Kaash koi hota jo mujhe samajh pata…"