Dilli ki thandi shaam thi… halki si baarish ho rahi thi ☔
Sadak par log apni-apni zindagi mein busy the, lekin us bheed mein ek ladka khada tha — Aarav.
Aarav ek simple sa ladka tha. Na zyada dikhawa, na zyada expectations. Life mein bas ek hi rule follow karta tha — "Jo hai, usi mein khush raho."
Us din wo bus stop par khada tha, headphones laga kar apni duniya mein lost. Lekin shayad uski zindagi aaj change hone wali thi…
Tabhi ek ladki wahan aakar rukti hai.
White kurti… baalon par girti baarish ki boonden… aur aankhon mein ek ajeeb si shanti ✨
Aarav ne pehli baar usse dekha… aur uski heartbeat ek second ke liye ruk gayi.
"Yeh… kaun hai?" usne dheere se khud se kaha.
Ladki thodi pareshan lag rahi thi. Baar-baar apna phone check kar rahi thi, jaise kisi ka wait kar rahi ho.
Aarav normally kisi se baat nahi karta tha, lekin pata nahi kyu usse laga ki usse help karni chahiye.
Wo dheere se uske paas gaya.
"Excuse me… aap theek ho?" Aarav ne halka sa poocha.
Ladki ne upar dekha… unki aankhein mili…
Aur wahi moment tha… jahan sab kuch slow ho gaya 💫
"Uh… haan… actually meri cab cancel ho gayi hai," ladki ne thoda sa nervous hote hue kaha.
Aarav ne halka sa smile kiya —
"Agar aap chahein toh main drop kar sakta hoon… main bhi usi side jaa raha hoon."
Ladki thodi hesitant thi… aaj kal kisi par trust karna asaan nahi hota.
"Don't worry… main bas help kar raha hoon. No pressure," Aarav ne turant add kiya.
Thodi der ki khamoshi ke baad ladki ne haan kar diya.
"By the way… main Meera hoon," usne halka sa muskura kar kaha 😊
"Aarav," usne jawab diya.
Dono bike par baith kar nikal pade…
Raat aur baarish ka combination already romantic tha… aur unke beech ek ajeeb si comfort develop ho rahi thi.
Raaste bhar wo zyada baat nahi karte… lekin jo khamoshi thi, wo uncomfortable nahi thi.
Jaise dono ek dusre ko bina bole samajh rahe ho.
Thodi der baad Meera ne poocha —
"Aap hamesha strangers ki help karte ho?"
Aarav hasa —
"Nahi… sirf unki jo special lagte hain."
Meera ne kuch nahi kaha… bas halka sa smile kiya.
Aur us smile ne Aarav ke dil mein kuch badal diya ❤️
Destination aa gaya.
Meera bike se utar kar khadi ho gayi.
"Thanks… agar aaj aap nahi milte toh shayad main abhi bhi wahan phasi hoti," usne sincerely kaha.
Aarav ne sirf itna kaha —
"Kabhi kabhi sahi log sahi time par mil jaate hain."
Meera ne uski taraf dekha… jaise wo kuch kehna chahti ho…
Par phir chup ho gayi.
"Good night, Aarav."
"Good night, Meera."
Wo andar chali gayi… aur Aarav wahi khada reh gaya.
Usne ek baar phir us building ki taraf dekha…
Aur dheere se bola —
"Shayad yeh bas ek mulaqat nahi thi…"
Us raat Aarav ne pehli baar kisi unknown ladki ke baare mein itna socha.
Aur kahin na kahin… Meera bhi apne kamre mein baithi hui us moment ko yaad kar rahi thi.
Do alag log…
Ek hi kahani ke shuru hone ka intezaar kar rahe the…