Chapter-2
Alhad sapne, ziddi armaan aur kabhi na marne wali ummeedein agar kahin ek saath dhadakti thin, to vo jagah thi JJ School of Arts. Aaj jidhar dekho, Kalyani ko titliyaan hi dikhai de rahi thi. Tabhi uske bagal vali seat me koi aakar baith gaya
"Hi, I'm Atharv," Dekhne me to vo kisi rajkumar sa sajeela tha magar kisi hawa ke jhonke ki tarah Chanchal tha vo, "Aur tum Kalyani ho na. Ye mat poochna mujhe tumhara naam kaise pata? Jab koi ladki itni khoobsurat ho to use apna introduction dene ki zaroorat nahin hoti."
Vaise to Kalyani bilkul Sharmeeli nahi thi magar na chahte hue bhi taaze seb si laali uske gaalon par chha hi gayi.
Tabhi classroom me professor sahab aa gaye aur Kalyani ki aankhein fati ki fati reh gayi. Professor sahab bhi Kalyani ko dekhkar kuch thithke magar fir vo kala ke siddhant padhane me mashgool ho gaye.
Jaise hi class khatm hui, Kalyani daudte huye professor sahab ke paas gayi aur boli, "Magar aap to kavi hai na Malharji."
"Kavitaayein likhne se pet nahi bharta, vaise naam kya hai tumhara?"
"Kalyani," Kalyani ko kucch bura sa laga ki Professor Malhar Rane ko uska naam bhi nahi pata.
"Haan to Kalyani, sirf Kavi hone se ghar chalane layak paisa nahin milta, aur paisa dekho, to apne man ke mutabik nahi baazar ke mutabik likhna parta h isliye professor ki naukri ghar chalane ke liye aur kavitayein man ke liye. Vaise bhi kavitayein likhne ke liye main pen name ka istemal karta hoon to agar tum mere kavitaayein likhne ka zikr kisi se na karo to..."
"Kalyani, canteen nahi jaana kya," tabhi Atharv vahaan aaya.
" Aai," Ek saath chalte huye Kalyani aur Atharv ke haath aapas me takra rahe the. Haaye! Vasant ki purwai ki tarah hota hai naya pyaar aur Malhar ko Atharv aur Kalyani ko saath dekhne se bechain hone ki to koi zaroorat na thi. Aakhir vo aur Sampada bhi to...
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