Chapter 4

PART-4

Anushka bahot hi khush thi kyonki aaj uski college ka aakhari din tha aur doosri taraf Sahil bahot hi dhukhi kyonki aaj Anushka apne ghar ja rahi thi hamesha ke liye. Woh din pure Mumbai ke liye bahot hi manhoos tha. Anushka apne class me apni aakhri test dene ke liye gai aur Sahil apne dosto ke saath canteen me betha tha Anushka ka intazaar karte huye. Achanak ek zordar aawaz hui. Woh aawaz Mumbai me huye bomb blast ki thi aur woh uske college ke bilkul pass me hi hua tha. Class me sab log bhag rahe the aur Anushka bahot hi darri hui thi. Sahil aur uske dost apni car ki taraf bhag rahe the tab achanak use yaad aaya ki Anushka class me gai hai. Uske dost Sahil ko car me bethne ke liye keh rahe the. Sahil " Main Anushka ke bina nahin ja shakta." Woh Anushka ki class ki aur bhaga.

Anushka bahot hi dari huyi ek khone me khadi thi tab usne bhid me Sahil ko apni aur aate huye dekha. Sahil Anushka per bahot gussa tha ki who kyou khone me kadhi thi kyou who bahar nahin aayi. Sahil " Pata hai agar tumhe kuch ho jata to main apne aap ko kabhi maff nahin karta?" Anushka " janti thi ki tum muje zaroor bachane aaonge." Jab usne apni baat khatam ki Sahil ne dekha ek bada paththar Anushka ke sir pe girne hi wala tha ki Sahil ne Anushka ko apni aur khincha. Jab Anushka ne apni aankhain kholi to woh Sahil ki bahon main thi aur Sahil ne use kas ke pakda hua tha jaisi woh use kuch nahin hone dega. Sahil ne Anushka ka haath pakda aur use apni car ki aur le gaya.

Woh dono car me apne ghar jane ki koshish kar rahe the. Dono ne dekha ki kitne saare log mar gaye aur rashte pe kai laashe padi thi. Anushka ye sab dekhkar bahot hi darr gayi. Sahil " Daro mat, main tumhe kuch nahin hone dunga." Achanak kisine uski car ke kaanch per pathther phenka aur uski car bekabu ho gayi aur traffic signal se jakar takrai. Tabhi Sahil ne kuch logo ko hathiyar ke saath unki aur aate huye dekha. Sahil ne Anushka ka hath pakda aur woh log chupne ke liye koi jagah dhundh rahe thi ki usne samne ek zopda dekha aur usne us zopdewale se vinti ki une andar aane de. Woh log andar jakar bethe aur us insaan ka sukriya kar rahe the ki kisi ne zopde ko aag laga di. Woh log waha se bhag nikle aur woh chupne ke liye koi jahan dhundh rahe the ki kisi ne kaanch ki bottle Anushka pe phenki aur woh bottle Anushka ke khabhe pe lagi. Woh dono bahot hi ghabraye huye the tab achanak Sahil ne samne ek church dekha. Woh Anushka ko charch me le gaya aur andar jakar dekha to wahan koi nahin tha. Sahil ne charch ka darwaza bhandh kiya aur kaha ki aaj ki raat hum yahaan gujarenge aur kal subaah hum apne ghar chale jayenge.

Sahil ne dekha ki Anushka ke khabhe se bahot khoon nikal raha hai. Sahil " Kya main tumhare zakhm ko dekh sakta hoon?" Anushka "Koi bada zakam nahi hai. Bhagwan ka sukriya hai ki kaanch ke tukde andar nahin gaye. Sirf pati baandhne ki zaroorat hai khoon ko rokne ke liye." Sahil " Kya main pati laga doo, vaada karta hoon ki apni aankhein bandh rakhunga." Sahil pati baandhne ke liye kapda dhundh raha tha ki Anushka ne apna dupatta bhaandhne ko diya. Sahil uski taraf aa raha tha aur Anushka kuch alag sa hi mehsoos kar rahi thi. Sahil " mujpe barosha hai." Anushka " Khud se jyada." Jab Sahil ne use chua to uski aankh sarm se zuk gayi. Anushka " Sahil, tum apni aankhein khuli rakh sakte ho." Sahil ne pati laga di aur Anushka ko aaram karne ke liye kaha aur woh bahar kuch khane ko lene ja raha tha ki Anushka ne uska hath pakda aur kaha " Main khane ki bina reh sakti hoon per agar tumhe kuch ho gaya to nahin reh paungi. yahaan mere pass betho." Woh dono ek dusre se baate kar rahe aur kab Anushka ki aankh lag gayi pata hi nahin chala. Anushka Sahil ke kandhe pe sar rakhke so gayi. Aur us raat un dono ki zindagiyaan puri tarah se badal gayi.