Last summer, main aur mere doston ne ek plan banaya, ek chhote se gaon mein jaane ka, jaha hum sab kuch time spend kar sakein, nature ka maza le sakein, aur shahar ke shor se door sukoon ke kuch pal bita sakein. Main gaon ke sundar mausam aur hariali mein kho gaya tha, lekin ek pal aisa aaya jab meri nazar us sundar ladki par padhi, jo mere sapno se bhi zyada khoobsurat thi. Uska naam Riya tha.
Riya ko dekhte hi, jaise sab kuch ek dam se ruk gaya ho. Uski hansi aur muskurahat ne mere dil mein ek ajeeb si feeling jagayi. Jaise main usse jaanta hoon, jaise wo pehle se hi mere sapno ki rani ho. Har pal usi ke baare mein sochta, aur kuch himmat ikattha kar ke main uske paas gaya. Ek pal ke liye dil zor se dhadak raha tha, lekin maine apni ghutan ko dabaya aur usse baat karne ki koshish ki.
“Hi, main Amit hoon,” maine kaha.
Usne muskurate hue jawab diya, “Hi, main Riya hoon.”
Wo pal meri zindagi ka sabse khaas tha. Humne baat karna shuru kiya, chhoti-chhoti baatein, ek doosre ke baare mein jaana, aur dheere dheere humari dosti gehri hone lagi. Har din hum milte, ghoomne jaate, nadi ke kinaare baithe ghanton baatein karte. Jaise ek doosre ke bina jeevan adhoora lagta ho.
Waqt guzarta gaya aur humare beech ka rishta aur gehra hota gaya. Main usse dekhte hi sab kuch bhool jaata. Uski baatein, uski hasi, sab kuch jaise ek jaadu ki tarah tha jo har pal mujhe apni taraf khinchta tha. Ek din jab hum dono akela the, maine apne dil ki baat usse kehne ka faisla kiya.
“Riya,” maine kaha, “main tumse kuch zaroori baat karna chahta hoon.”
Riya ne apni badi aankhon se mujhe dekha, jaise samajh rahi ho ki main kya kehne wala hoon. Mere shabd atak gaye, lekin maine himmat ikattha ki aur apne dil ki baat keh di, “Mujhe nahi pata ye kaise kehna chahiye, lekin main tumhe pasand karta hoon… nahi, main tumse pyaar karta hoon.”
Riya ne kuch der ke liye kuch nahi kaha. Main uski aankhon mein dekh raha tha, jo kuch keh rahi thi, lekin shabd ab tak uske hothon tak nahi aaye the. Fir usne ek halka sa muskaan diya, “Main bhi tumse pyaar karti hoon.”
Wo pal meri zindagi ka sabse sundar pal tha. Jaise sab kuch wahi tham gaya ho. Hum dono ne ek doosre ke haath thaame, aur vaada kiya ki chahe kuch bhi ho jaye, hum hamesha ek doosre ke saath rahenge.
Lekin zindagi kabhi bhi itni aasan nahi hoti. Riya ko apne ghar wapas jaana pada. Us din ke baad humare beech dooriyan aa gayi, lekin pyaar kabhi kam nahi hua. Har raat hum phone pe baat karte, video calls karte, ek doosre ki yaadon mein kho jaate. Har pal uske saath bitaane ki khwaish aur bhi badh gayi thi.
Din, hafte, aur mahine beet gaye. Hum dono apni zindagi mein busy ho gaye, lekin har waqt ek doosre ke baare mein sochte. Ek din maine faisla kiya ki is doori ko khatam karne ka samay aa gaya hai. Maine Riya ke ghar jaake uske parents se milne ka faisla kiya, apne rishte ko aage badhane ke liye.
Jab main uske ghar gaya, unhone mujhe pyaar se welcome kiya. Riya bhi bahut khush thi. Hum dono ne apne parents se baat ki aur kuch time baad sab kuch theek ho gaya. Ab hum dono shaadi ki planning kar rahe hain.
Meri zindagi ka ye safar sirf ek kahani nahi hai, balki ek sachcha pyaar hai, jo dooriyon ke baawjood aur bhi gehra ho gaya. Aaj bhi jab main Riya ko dekhta hoon, usi muskaan ke saath jo us din maine pehli baar dekhi thi, to dil khush ho jaata hai.
“Ek gaon mein mili thi jo, wo meri zindagi ki sabse khoobsurat love story ban gayi.”
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