Chapter 2

CHAPTER 2 Uska phone pichlay 5 min sy musalsal baj rha tha. Uski dost maria ka phone tha jo usy yakeenan abhi tak college na any pr muslasal call kiye jaa rhi thi. Jaisy hi usny call uthaayi “ary kahan reh gayi ho moomi, kab sy intezaar kr rhi hun.” maria ki kaan phaar deny waly chehekti awaaz aayi. Momal ny bakaaida phone ko ghora or dbaara kaan sy lagaaya. “ary aa rhi hun meri maa thora hosla, is raima ki bacchi ki waja sy aaj aakhri din late ho gayi main.” Hamesha waqt ki pabandi krny wali momal ko tou jaisy sadma hi la gya tha. “jldi aana main akeli bethi hui kab sy tumhara intizar kr rhi hun.” “bs 5 min main nikal rhi hun.” Keh kr momal ny phone band kr dia or jldi jldi jooty pehn kr ghar sy nikal pari. Bahir hi usky baba uska initzaar kr rhy thy. Dono baap beti ab momal k college ki jaanib rawaan dawaan thy. Momal ka college ghar sy zyada door nhi tha. Usky ghar sy paidal 10 min ka raasta tha. Raasty main gaun ki aur larkiyan bhi toliyon ki surat college jaa rhi hoti thi, maga momal hamesha apny baba k saath hi college aaya jaaya krti thi. ---------- Baarhwein jamaat k tulba ka aaj college main aakhri din tha. Momal k baba usy gate pr chor kr wapis chaly gaye or momal unhain tab tak dekhti rhi jab tak wo nazron sy oojhal nhi ho gaye thy. Wo apny baba sy bht piyaar krti thi!!! or unky maamly main wo behad hassas thi Wo jaisy hi apny college main daakhil hui tou wahan ka manzar dekh kr hairaan reh gayi. College ko khubsurat barki qumqumon sy sajaaya gya tha. College k berooni gate sy jaisy hi andar daakhil hon tou wahan pr un tulba ka rash tha jinhon ny apni seniors ko farewall party deni thi. Sab larkiyaan nak sik sa tyaar hui bht piyari lag rhi thin. Aik bara sa tent tha jis k neechay saary intizamaat mojud thy. Bethny k liye be shumaar kursiyon ki taadad thi or saamny aik bara sa stage tha jahan takreeb ka aghaaz hona tha. Aik nzr pury ground pe daalny k baad usy door canteen k pass aik bench pe bethi hui maria nzr aayi jo usi ka intezaar kr rhi thi. Maria ki pusht momal ki jaanib thi. Wo chupky si aayi or maria k pass puhanchty hi uski aankhon ko apny haath sy band kia. “Pehchaano kon!” wo chehakty hue boli. “Churail!” maria ny bhi usi k andaaz main usy jawab dia. “acha bhai ab naraz tou na ho pagal, dekho aa tou gayi hun.” Momal bench pe bethty hue boli. “ghar pe hi rehna tha maharani sahiba itni jldi aany ki kia zrorat thi.” Maria tou jaisy uspe baras hi pari thi. Or wahein momal usky is andaaz pe khub mehzooz ho rhi thi. Maria ko tang krny ka apna hi maza hai, usny dil main socha or khul kr muskuraa di. Aj ka din ab acha guzarny wala tha. Wo soch rhi thi. Magar usy kia maaloom ka aaj ka din usy kis siyaahi ki trf dhekelny wala hai. Jis k baad wo hamesha hamesha k liye dunia k saamny aik nayi Momal ban’ny wali thi. ---------- Haaji Hasan sahib Balochistan mein waqeh aik khoobsurat waadi Urak main apny biwi bachon k saath rehty thy. Yeh waadi Quetta shehar se taqreeban 20 kilometer ke faaslay par hai aur Hanna Lake ke qareeb waqeh hai. Urak Valley apne sarsabz baaghaat, khaas tor par saib, angoor aur aaru ke liye bht mashhoor hai. Is waadi ke ird gird buland pahaad, behtay chashmay aur khushgawaar mausam aik dilkash aur pur-sukoon manzar paish kartay hain. Ye khubsurat waadi zameen pe jaanat jaisi thi, magr yahan k hukmuraano ny isy jahnnum bana dia tha. Urak ki khubsurat wadi k beech unki kiryaany ki aik dukaan thi jo khub chalti thi. Or ghar ka guzar basar bht acha ho jaata tha. Haji Hasan ki 2 betiyaan thi, sab sy bari beti ka naam Momal jo 20 saal ki thi or usny abhi abhi apna FSc mukammal kia tha. Sirf imtihaan dena baaki thy. Momal ka admission, school main 2 saal late hua tha jis k ba’ais uski Fsc bhi delay hui thi. Hasan Sahab ki choti beti ka naam Raima tha jo momal sy 3 saal choti thi or daswein jamaat main prhti thi. Hasan sahab ko Allah ny bht mannaton or muraadon k baad aik bety ki naimat sy nawaaza tha magr shaid Allah ko kuch aur Manzoor tha. Unka beta 6 mahiny ka hoty hi typhoid jaisi jaan leva bimaari main mubtala hogya. Nanha jism is zaalim bimaari ki taab na laa ska or is dunia sy rukhsat ho gya. Hasan sahab ko apny bety k jaany ka behad sadma laga tha or isi waja sy wo dil k mareez ban gaye thy. Wo apni bimaari kisi pr bhi zaahir ni krty thy, or yehi baat unki sab sy buri thi. Apny bety k jaany k baad Hasan sahab apni dono betiyon ko apny saath saaye ki trh chipkaye rkhty thy or unka bht khayal rkhty thy, unhy kabhi kisi cheez ki kami mehsoos na hony dety thy. Dono bacchiyan apni maa sy zyada apny baap sy piyar krti thin. Magr Naheed begam bhi apni betiyon sy kuch kam piyar nhi krti thin. Apny ikloty bety k jaany ka unko bht gham tha or yehi waja thi k dono miya biwi apni betiyon k maamly main bht hassas ho gaye thy. Gaun k baaki logon k bar-aks haaji sahab ki soch bht mukhtalif thi. Wo chahty thy k unki betiyaan aala taleem haasil krein, na sirf duniyaavi balky deeni taleem bhi. Magr wo apni is khwahish ko daba kr reh jaaty thy or iska zikr apni betiyon k saamny bilkul nhi krty thy. Q k gaun k usool k mutaabik larkiyon ko zyada sy zyada inter tak prhny ki ijaazat thi wo bhi gaun k aik wazir Amaan Ul Allah k behad israar par q k unki apni aulaad aagy prhna chahti thi or ghar sy bhaag jaany ki bar bar dhamki de rhi thi. Majbooran unhy gaun k sardaar, Sardaar Jamshed Haroon sy baat krny jaana para jis pr gaun k logon ny unhain bht laan taan ki or wo karwa ghoont pi kr reh gaye. Behad israar k baad, or gaun ka wazir hony k naaty bil aakhri sardar jamshed maan gaye or larkiyon k liye gaun main hi inter tak ka college tameer krwaya gya ta k koi bacchi gaun sy bahar shehar main na prhny jaaye. Agr gaun ka koi aur banda ye farmaish krta tou yakeenan gaun k log usy ab tak gaun sy nikal chuky hoty. Aman ul Allah tou wzir hony k naaty bhi gaun walon k laan taan sy bach na ska tha. Gaun k logon k dimagh main is baat ka fatoor tha k agr gaun ki koi larki shehar prhny gayi tou shehar k rang main rang jaye gi or ye unky gaun k saath ghaddari hogi. Haaji sahab ki khwahish thi k unki betiyan prh likh kr engineer ya doctor banein magr gaun walon k aisy usoolon ka soch kr wo apni khwahish ko daba kr reh jaaty thy. Unhain badnaamgi sy bht dar lagta tha. Hasan sahab aik bht naik, khuda tars or aik imaandaar aadmi thy or gaun ka har banda unki bht izzat krta tha. Magar jab takdeer kisi k hak main na ho tou bary sy bara Badshah bhi kuch nhi kr skta. ---------- Chutti sy takreeban 10 min pehly hi usky baba usky intezaar main gate pr khary thy. Takreeban 10 min baad hi Hasan Sahab ko apni chaheeti beti apni dost Maria k saath khilkhilaati hui college k berooni gate ki jaanib aati dikhayi di. Apni betiyon ko is trh hasty dekh hasan sahib ka tou jaisy 2 kilo khoon brh jaata tha. Momal ny apna baba ko gate pr khary dekha tou Maria ko khuda hafiz kehty bhaagti hui apny baba sy jaa lipti or Hasan sahab ny bhi usy apny galy sy aisy laga lia goya sadiyon baad mil rhy hon. “meri bitya ka din aaj kesa guzara..” usy khud sy alag krty hue wo bari shahrah ki jaanib chalny lagy thy jab unhon ny apni beti sy pucha. “bhttttttt achaaaaaa” usny apny dono haath phela kr ‘bht acha’ ko lamba kr k bola. “ary wah! Meri piyari beti.” Apni beti ko yun khush dekh kr Hasan sahab ko goya har cheez achi lagti thi. Wo apni betiyon sy bht piyaar krty thy!! “Baba!” “ji baba ki jaan” “baba main aagy prhna chahti hun, main chahti hun k main aik scientist banun.” Apni beti ki ye baat sun kr Hasan sahab chalty chalty thehr gaye or shaid ye unki pehli or bht bari ghalti thi. Unky chehry pr kayi raang aa kr guzry thy jisy unhon ny apny chehry pr wazih na hony diya or kamaal maharat sy chhupa lia, shaid unhain ye kaam bht achy sy aata tha. “Theek…Theek hai meri bitya jitna prhna chahti hai prhy or apny maa baba ka naam roshan kry.” Wo apni ladli beti ko khamosh rehny ka bhi nhi bol skty thy is liye Wo ghabraaty hue boly thy jisy momal ny mehsoos kia tha or wo bhi jaanti thi k usky baba apni har preshaani chhupaany main maharat rkty thy. Hasan sahab ko jahan apni beti k aagy prhy k shok ka sun kr ghabrahat hui, wahein wo kahein dil main khush bhi thy k q k wo khud chahty thy k unki betiyan aala taleem haasil krein. “baba magr sardar jamshed ko pata chal gya tou wo humy chory ga nhi.” Iski baat pr hasan sahab khamosh ho gaye thy. Abhi tou unhain khud bhi nhi pata tha k unhain kia krna hai. “Betiya is baat ko kisi or sy nhi krna.. meri baat samj rhi ho na?” Hasan sahab sirf itna hi keh saky thy or momal ny asbaat main sar hila dia. Dur kahein momal khud bhi preshaan thi. Magr jawaani ka khoon josh maar rha tha. Usny socha hua tha k usy aagy prhna hai chahy usy raaton raat gaun sy bhaagna par jaye. Magar usy kia maaloom tha k jo usny socha hua tha, hakeeqat us sy zyada khofnaak thi. Q k darkton ki aut sy do aankon ny un baap beti ki baatein sun li thi. Wo baap beti is baat sy bekhabar k aagy wo kis siyaahi main dekhel diye jayein gy, apny ghar ki jaanib rawan dawan thy. ----------