Chapter 1: Reject… Aur Woh Bhi Sabke Saamne
Aaj meri zindagi ka sabse bada din tha… ya shayad sabse bura hone wala tha, ye mujhe tab tak nahi pata tha।
Subah se hi mera dil ajeeb tarah se dhadak raha tha। Aaj main finally apne dil ki baat us ladki se kehne wala tha jise main pichhle 2 saalon se chup-chup kar dekhta aa raha tha… Madhu ।
College ka wo bada sa campus, jahan har din hazaaron log aate jaate the, aaj mujhe alag lag raha tha। Har cheez slow motion me chal rahi thi… jaise waqt bhi meri tension ko feel kar raha ho।
"Bhai, tu pakka bol dega aaj?" mere dost Aman ne mere kandhe par haath rakhte hue poocha।
Maine halka sa smile kiya, lekin andar se main toot raha tha।
"Haan… aaj nahi bola to kabhi nahi bol paunga," maine dheere se jawab diya।
Sach kahun to main darr raha tha। Madhu sirf ek ladki nahi thi… wo meri duniya thi। Uski ek smile mera pura din bana deti thi… aur uska ignore karna mere dil ko tod deta tha।
Woh rich family se thi… stylish, confident, aur sabki favorite। Aur main? Ek simple middle-class ladka… average looks, average life।
Par pyaar kabhi status dekh ke thodi hota hai…
Lunch break hua, aur maine himmat jod kar use canteen ke bahar rok liya।
"Madhu … mujhe tumse kuch kehna hai," maine thodi kaanpti hui awaaz me kaha।
Woh ruk gayi… usne apne sunglasses thode upar kiye aur mujhe dekha। Uski aankhon me ek ajeeb sa confidence tha… jaise use already pata ho ki main kya bolne wala hoon।
"Tum? Mujhse?" usne thoda hansi ke saath kaha।
Uske aas-paas uski friends bhi khadi thi, jo mujhe dekh kar halki-halki muskurane lagi thi।
Mera gala sukha hua tha… haath paseene se bhare hue the। Lekin maine decide kar liya tha… jo hoga dekha jayega।
"Main… main tumse pyaar karta hoon, Madhu ," maine finally keh diya।
Ek second ke liye sab chup ho gaya…
Mujhe laga shayad wo serious ho jayegi… shayad wo bhi kuch feel karti ho…
Lekin agle hi pal, sab kuch badal gaya।
Madhu zor-zor se hansne lagi 😶
Aisi hasi… jisme koi pyaar nahi tha, sirf mazaak tha।
"Seriously?" usne haste hue kaha, "Tum jaise average ladke se main pyaar karu?"
Uske friends bhi zor-zor se hansne lage। Kisi ne bola, "Yaar confidence to dekho iska!"
Dusri ne kaha, "Sapne dekhna achha hota hai, par itne bhi nahi 😆"
Mera dil usi waqt toot gaya… lekin abhi aur bhi baaki tha।
"Apni aukaat dekhi hai kabhi?" Neha ne seedha meri aankhon me dekhte hue kaha।
Ye shabd mere kaano me gunj rahe the… baar-baar।
Main chup tha… bilkul chup।
Na mere paas koi jawab tha… na himmat।
"Mujhe na aise log bilkul pasand nahi jo apni limit bhool jate hain," usne thoda serious hote hue kaha।
Mujhe laga jaise main wahan se gayab ho jaun… jaise zameen phat jaye aur main usme sama jaun।
Log dekh rahe the… kuch hans rahe the, kuch bas tamasha dekh rahe the।
Maine bas ek baar use dekha… shayad last time।
Us pal maine kuch mehsoos kiya… sirf dard nahi… balki ek aag 🔥
Main wahan se bina kuch bole chala gaya।
Aman mere peeche aaya, "Bhai ignore kar, wo aisi hi hai…"
Lekin maine uski baat nahi suni।
Mere dimaag me sirf ek hi cheez chal rahi thi…
"Aukaat…"
Us raat main so nahi paaya।
Madhu ke shabd baar-baar mere dimaag me repeat ho rahe the।
Lekin us raat maine ek faisla liya।
Main badla nahi lunga…
Main use prove karunga।
Main apni zindagi ko itna badal dunga ki ek din…
Wahi log jo aaj mujh par hans rahe hain… mere saamne khade honge।
Aur us din…
Decision mera hoga 😎
Ye sirf ek rejection nahi tha…
Ye meri zindagi ka turning point tha 🔥