Mohabbat ki Kahani

dafa ka zikr hai, ek chhote se gaon mein, jahan sab log ek doosre ko jaante the, wahan ek larki rehti thi jiska naam Zoya tha. Zoya bohot haseen thi, chand si roshan aur phoolon si khushbu wali. Uski masoomiyat aur pyari muskurahat har kisi ka dil jeet leti thi. Lekin Zoya ko mohabbat ka khayal kabhi nahi aaya tha. Uska waqt apne gharelu kaamon aur gaon ke bachon ko taleem dene mein guzar jata din, us gaon mein ek naye shehri ka aana hua. Uska naam Aarav tha. Aarav shehar se gaon mein kuch dinon ke liye aaya tha, apni chhuttiyan guzarne. Wo lamba, gora, aur bohot khoobsurat tha, aur sabse barh kar uske chehre par ek ajeeb si ronak thi jo har kisi ko apni taraf khenchti thi. Gaon ke log usse milne aaye, aur dheere dheere sab log usse qareeb ho gaye, lekin uska dil sirf ek shakhs par aaya — ne pehli baar Zoya ko dekha to jaise uski saansein thamein gayi. Us din Zoya, gaon ke qareebi jheel par apne dost ki behan ki shadi ke liye phool todne gayi thi. Aarav bas usay dekhta hi reh gaya. Zoya ki sadi hui saari hawa mein lehra rahi thi aur uske baalon ki leherati lachkein Aarav ke dil ko jadoo ki tarah qaid kar gayi.

Usne socha, "Kya yeh wo ladki hai jise mein zindagi bhar dhoondta raha ne har din us jheel par jaana shuru kar diya, sirf is umeed mein ke shayad Zoya se mulaqat ho jaye. Lekin Zoya ek nazuk aur sharmili larki thi, wo kisi ajnabi se baat nahi karti thi. Ek din, Aarav ne himmat juti aur Zoya se kaha, “Kya tum mujhe thodi der ke liye apni duniya dikhana chahti ho? Mujhe lagta hai tumhare saath waqt guzar kar, mein apni khoi hui khushi wapas paa sakta hoon.”

Pehle to Zoya kuch pareshan si hui, lekin Aarav ki aankhon mein ek saaf aur saccha pyar dikha. Usne dheere se haan kar dono saath milkar gaon ki galiyoon mein ghoomne lage, kabhi pedon ke neeche baith kar kahaniyan sunte, kabhi jheel ke qareeb shaam ka manzar dekhte. Dheere dheere, Zoya ka dil bhi Aarav ke liye dhadakne laga. Uski duniya, jo pehle sirf ek gaon tak mehdood thi, ab Aarav ke saath behtareen khwabon se bhar gayi mohabbat ki raah kabhi asaan nahi hoti. Ek din, Aarav ko shehar wapas jana pada apne khandani kaam ke liye. Usne Zoya se wada kiya ke wo wapas aayega, lekin waqt guzarta gaya, aur uske khat kum hote gaye. Zoya ne har din us jheel par intezar kiya jahan wo milte the, magar Aarav ka koi pata nahi tha.

Phir ek din, Zoya ne suna ke Aarav ke khandaan ne uski shaadi kisi aur ladki se tai kar di thi. Uska dil tootta gaya, magar usne kabhi apne dard ko duniya ke saamne nahi Aarav do saal baad wapas gaon aaya, to usne dekha ke Zoya ab bhi us jheel ke kinare par baithi hui thi. Lekin is baar uski aankhon mein wo masoomiyat nahi thi, sirf intezar ka dard tha. Aarav ne Zoya se kaha, “Mujhe maaf kar do, Zoya. Maine tumhe kabhi bhula nahi, lekin halat aise thay ke mujhe waapis aane mein der ho gayi.” ne muskurahat ke saath kaha, “Tumne mujhe nahi bhulaya, lekin tumhare intezar ne mujhe badal diya. Ab main wahi Zoya nahi rahi jo tumhari thi.” ne Zoya ke haath ko pakarne ki koshish ki, lekin usne apne haath ko kheench liya. “Mohabbat bas milne ka naam nahi, Aarav. Kabhi kabhi alvida kehna bhi mohabbat hoti hai.”

Aarav ne aansu bhari aankhon se dekha, lekin ab kuch bhi badal nahi sakta tha. Zoya uth kar chal di, apni duniya ki taraf, jahan usne seekh liya tha ke kabhi kabhi mohabbat ka sabse khoobsurat hissah uska khatm hona hota is tarah, unka pyaar adhura reh gaya. Lekin Zoya ne us adhuri kahani mein bhi apne liye ek nayi zindagi dhoond li thi. Aarav wapas shehar chala gaya, lekin uska dil hamesha us jheel ke kinare chhoda kabhi mukammal nahi hoti, lekin