"manal!bhai ko chai bana ke do'kidher rah gayi ho?"
baher se Gulnaz begum ki awaz ayi to Manal nak chada ke bed par se uthi.
"ek to asfar bhai ko har adhe ghante baad chai ki talab hoti hai."
Manal paun ghaseetti hui baher nikal gayi to Kiran ne bhi suit utha ke almari me rakhe aur baher launj me aagayi.
"Ahmer ki job kya bana?"
Asfer bhai maa se puch rahe the.
"bas beta roz hi kahin na kahin interview hota hai.aaj bhi is silsile mein ek dost ki taraf gaya hai.jahan har taraf sifarish aur rishwat ka bazaar garam ho wahan saaf aur khare aadmi ko kaun dekhta hai."
Gulnaz begum ne thandi aah bhari.
"Nek bakht!Rishwat aur sifarish is duniya ke usul hain.Allah pak ke yahan ye Qayede nahi chalte.Wahan to niyato safai dekhi jati hai.Asfer aaj achi post par hai.halanki isne to Rishwat aur sifarish se kaam nahi liya.Allah Ahmer ki bhi zaroor sunega.
Baba ne apne khas meherban lahje me kaha.
"Bhai chai to apni Manal ke hathon ki peene wali hai main to Shabnam se bhi kehta hun'''..Manal jaisi chai koi nahin banata."
Usi waqt Manal chai lekar aagayi to asfar bhai ne fauran topic badal diya.Manal badi mushkil se ek muskurahat honto tak layi.
"Meri Manal ke haath me bada zaeqa hai.Yeh alag baat hai ki kabhi kuch banaya nahi."
Baba ne muskura kar Manal ko dekha to wo hans padi '
"main iss liye kuch nahi banati baba jaan !!ki kahin kiran ke numbers na kam ho jayen'uski shaadi hone ki der hai fir mere haath ka zaiqa aur ap sabka pet.."
woh sabhi uski baat per muskura diye .
"kiran to mera khyal hai aaj kal farig hi farig hai.."
asfar bhai ne chai ka sip lete hue kiran ko dekha..
"ji bhai !filhal to farig hun ..soch rahi hun ki short hand course hi kar lun."
"to mere saath chalo .chaho to wahin cooking classes bhi join kar lena aur chaho to computer course. hamare hi area me handicraft school hai use bhi join kar sakti ho."
asfar bhai ki itni purkashish offer pe manal ko gash aane laga.kiran ko bhi khasi hairat hui thi.
"nahi bhai !main yahin se hi koi course kar lungi.maa baba ke begair rehna bada mushkil hai ."
kiran ke iss jawab per manal ne dil hi dil me use thapki di ..
"hum kaunsa gair hain .tumhare apne hain."
asfar bhai ne badi lagawat ka muzhera kiya.
"nahi beta !kiran ko adat nahi hai kahin rehne ki ."
iss baar gulnaaz begum bhi uski himayat me boli .
"amma jaan !!aaj kal ki ldkiyon ko apna mahol badlna chahiye taki unme etemad paida ho aura age jaake kisi preshani ka saamna na karna pade."
asfar bhai samjhane wale andaaz me bole..
mohabbat ke raaste part 6
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