S t o r y B y : - A J i t S a h o o
‘waise hua kya hai ?, sonali meri phone bhi nahi utha rehi
hai aaj kal, meri mail aur sms ka bhi kuch reply nahi de rehi
he’, swati boli.
‘pata nahi, mujhe uske bare mein kuch bhi pata nahi hai,
woh kahan hai, kya kar rehi hai, kuch pata nahi. Wiase tum
usse aakhri baar kab baat kiye the ?’, maine pucha.
‘karib 4-5 mahine pehle, aur woh bol rehi thi kuch
dikkatein chal rahi hai, kuch sahi nahi hai’, swati boli.
‘pichle march se mujhe uske bare mein kuch bhi pata nahi
hai’, maine bola.
‘tumhare paas uski number he kya ?’, swati boli.
‘wahi do purane number hai, jo maine bahut din pehle ek
dusre number se call kiya tha, par switch off aaya. Phir kuch
din baad kiya to ring hua par kisi ne uthaya hi nahi. Bas ek
baar uski awaz sunne ke liye call kiya tha. Par uske baad se
dubara kabhi koshish nahi kiya’, maine bola.
Main inn sab cheezon pe aur koi baat nahi karna chahta
tha. Kya fayeda un baaton ka jo sirf dard ke siva kuch na de.
Phir main baat ko ghumate hue bola, ‘choro wo sab, tum
apni batao.’
‘kaise ho aap dono ? aur tum ab Kolkata mein ho ke kahin
aur ?’
“ Y o u & M e ”
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