Us din library se ghar jaate waqt Aisha ka dil bahut halka lag raha tha।
Jaise uske andar koi nayi khushi aa gayi ho।
Arman ki woh line uske dimaag me baar-baar repeat ho rahi thi—
"Library me tumse milna mere liye bhi lucky moment tha."
Aisha khud se muskura rahi thi।
Usne kabhi nahi socha tha ki ek simple library visit uski life me itna change la sakta hai।
Ghar pahunch kar usne seedha apna bag table par rakha।
Uski ammi kitchen me thi।
"Aisha, homework kar liya?" unhone pucha।
"Kar lungi," Aisha ne jawab diya।
Lekin sach me uska dhyan homework me bilkul nahi tha।
Usne apni diary nikali।
Us diary me ab ek naya page add hone wala tha।
Aisha ne pen uthaya aur likha—
"Dear Future…"
Phir usne kuch seconds socha।
Usne "Future" word ko cross kar diya।
Aur uski jagah likha—
"Dear Diary…"
Aisha thodi si hass padi।
Phir usne likhna start kiya।
"Aaj kuch alag feel ho raha hai."
"Mujhe nahi pata ki yeh friendship hai ya kuch aur."
"Lekin jab main Arman se baat karti hoon toh mujhe lagta hai ki koi mujhe samajhta hai."
Aisha ne writing stop ki।
Kabhi-kabhi feelings ko words me explain karna mushkil hota hai।
Usne diary band kar di।
Next day school me Sana phir uske paas aayi।
Sana ne Aisha ka face dekha aur turant bola—
"Tum glow kar rahi ho."
Aisha confuse ho gayi।
"Kya?"
Sana hass padi।
"Library boy effect."
Aisha ne thoda sa pillow se usse hit kiya।
"Pagal ho kya?"
Sana ne tease karte hue kaha—
"Naam kya hai uska?"
Aisha ne slowly kaha—
"Arman."
Sana ne mischievous smile di।
"Nice name."
School ke baad Aisha phir library gayi।
Ab yeh almost routine ban chuka tha।
Jaise hi woh andar aayi, usne automatically Arman ko dhoondna start kiya।
Aur kuch seconds baad…
Usne usse dekh liya।
Arman usual table par baitha tha।
Lekin aaj uske face par thodi tension thi।
Aisha uske paas gayi।
"Hi," usne softly kaha।
Arman ne upar dekha।
"Hi."
Aisha ne turant notice kiya ki woh normal nahi lag raha।
"Kya hua?" usne pucha।
Arman kuch seconds tak chup raha।
Phir usne kaha—
"Shayad mujhe kuch dino ke liye library nahi aana pade."
Aisha ka dil ek second ke liye ruk sa gaya।
"Kyun?"
Arman ne slowly kaha—
"Mere parents shayad shift hone wale hain."
Aisha bilkul silent ho gayi।
Usne kabhi imagine bhi nahi kiya tha ki Arman suddenly uski life se ja sakta hai।
Uske dimaag me ek hi thought ghoom raha tha—
"Agar woh chala gaya toh?"
Aisha ne slowly pucha—
"Matlab… tum yahan nahi rahoge?"
Arman ne kandhe uchka diye।
"Abhi confirm nahi hai."
Library me ek heavy silence aa gaya।
Dono kuch seconds tak kuch nahi bole।
Aisha ko achanak realize hua…
Ki Arman uske liye sirf ek library friend nahi raha।
Woh uski life ka important part ban chuka tha।
Aur shayad…
Aisha ko ab samajh aa raha tha—
Uske letters me Arman ka naam kyun aane laga tha।
To be continued…