Lucknow saw the most rainy ever. May the clouds are shedding tears as they were waiting for that particular day.
A car came and parked under the tree near the central jail, a middle aged man came out from the backseat of the car and walked inside with the help of crutch .
He went to superninent and "Kya mein Nidhi se mil saktha hoon?"
"Haan... Par aaj tak unhe milne koi kyun nahi aya" The policeman said.
"Now I want to see her" The man said.
"Aapka naam?" The policeman asked
"Dr.Ashuthosh Mathur" he said
"Hawaldar isse inhe le chalo" he ordered.
He kept waiting to see her on one side of the grill.A lady came on otherside in white sari which was usualy their uniform. He went near to her.
She kept her eyes on the ground without looking at him.
"Nidhi..." That call of him filled her eye with unshed tears. She tightly held the grill with her right hand. But kept looking at the ground.
"Mujhe ek baar dekhogey bhi nahi?" He asked
She raised her head and looked at him. Both of their eyes were filled with tears.He place finger on her's, which was already on the grill. He put head on the grill and silently cried. She was about touch him with the other hand. Suddenly something stopped her. She moved backward.
"Kuch bologey nahi... Mein tumhare awaaz sunna chahtha hoon.. Voh awaaz jisse sunne keliye mein 6 saal tarastha raha" He said.
"Aap kaise hain?" She asked clearing her throat.
He gave her smile in grief.
"Mera har ek din teri intzaar mein kat raha hoon"
"Aap mera intzaar math kijiye" She question.
"Yeh haq tum mujhse nahi cheen sakthi " he replied.
Police constable came and said"Chaliye, waqt khatham hogaya"
"Bas do minute" he requested.
They kept on looking at eachother. Words could have told what their heart whispered.
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