Chapter 2: An Unwanted Guest 🫣

CHAPTER - 2

An Unwanted Guest..

Darwaze ka handle dheere se ghooma.

Ha-Yoon ka dil ek pal ke liye ruk gaya.

"Chhup jao!" usne dheemi awaaz mein kaha.

Tae-Hyun ne ek pal uski taraf dekha.

Phir bina kuch kahe balcony ki taraf chala gaya aur andhere kone mein khada ho gaya.

Agale hi pal darwaza khula.

Soo-Min room mein aa gayi.

"Ha-Yoon? Tu abhi tak jaag rahi hai?"

Ha-Yoon ne jaldi se laptop ki taraf dekha aur zabardasti muskurayi.

"Haan... bas novel complete kar rahi thi."

Soo-Min ne bhaun chadhayi.

"Raat ke do baje?"

"Last chapter tha."

Soo-Min ne gehri saans li.

"Tu sach mein pagal hai."

"Thank you."

"Main tareef nahi kar rahi thi."

Ha-Yoon ne hansi rokne ki koshish ki.

Uska dil abhi bhi zor-zor se dhadak raha tha.

Use darr tha ki kahin Soo-Min balcony ki taraf na dekh le.

Lekin Soo-Min ka dhyan sirf us par tha.

"Kal office bhi jana hai."

"Mujhe pata hai."

"Toh phir so ja."

"Theek hai."

Soo-Min ki nazar desk par rakhe coffee mug par gayi.

"Kitni coffee pi hai tune?"

"Bas thodi si."

"Jhooth."

Ha-Yoon ne nazar chura li.

Soo-Min ne sir hilaya.

"Seriously, Ha-Yoon. Apna khayal rakha kar."

Uski awaaz naram pad gayi.

Phir woh darwaze ki taraf mud gayi.

"Good night."

"Good night, unnie."

Soo-Min room se bahar chali gayi.

Darwaza band ho gaya.

Kuch pal tak kamre mein khamoshi chhayi rahi.

Ha-Yoon ne gehri saans chhodi.

Phir balcony ki taraf mudi.

"Tum bahar aa sakte ho."

Tae-Hyun dheere-dheere andhere se bahar nikla.

Uski thandi nazar seedha Ha-Yoon par tik gayi.

"Kya woh chali gayi?"

"Haan."

Ha-Yoon ne apne baal peeche kiye.

"Ab mujhe batao."

"Tum meri duniya mein kaise aaye?"

Tae-Hyun kuch pal chup raha.

"Mujhe nahi pata."

Ha-Yoon ne bhaun chadhayi.

"Kya matlab tumhe nahi pata?"

"Ek pal main apni duniya mein tha."

"Agla pal yahan."

Ha-Yoon ne bechaini se poocha,

"Aur kyun aaye?"

Is baar Tae-Hyun ne seedha uski aankhon mein dekha.

Phir uske honton par halki si smirk aayi.

Pehli baar.

"Shayad..."

"Woh saari museebatein yaad hain jo tumne meri zindagi mein likhi thi?"

Ha-Yoon ka gala sookh gaya.

Tae-Hyun ek kadam aage badha.

"Shayad main unka hisaab lene aaya hoon."

"Kya?!"

Ha-Yoon ka chehra safed pad gaya.

Kuch seconds tak Tae-Hyun use dekhta raha.

Phir usne nazar hata li.

"Dar gayi?"

"Tum mazaak kar rahe ho na?"

"Tum batao."

Uski smirk aur gehri ho gayi.

Ha-Yoon ne takiya uthakar uski taraf phenka.

"Tum pagal ho!"

Tae-Hyun ne aasani se takiya pakad liya.

Uske chehre par phir wahi halka sa mazaak udaane wala expression tha.

Pehli baar Ha-Yoon ko ehsaas hua ki usne apni novel mein Tae-Hyun ko jitna samjha tha...

Shayad woh usse kahin zyada complicated tha.

Kuch der baad kamra phir khamosh ho gaya.

Ha-Yoon ne dheere se kaha,

"Tum chaho toh aaj raat yahin ruk sakte ho."

Tae-Hyun ne uski taraf dekha.

"Kyun?"

"Kyuki tumhare paas aur koi jagah nahi hai."

Kuch pal ki khamoshi ke baad usne sirf sir hila diya.

Uske baad dono ne zyada baat nahi ki.

Ha-Yoon poori tarah thak chuki thi.

Uski aankhen dheere-dheere band hone lagi.

Aur kuch hi der mein woh so gayi.

Lekin...

Tae-Hyun nahi soya.

Woh balcony mein aakar khada ho gaya.

Uski nazar saamne phaile Seoul par thi.

Har taraf roshniyan thi.

Unchi imaratein.

Chamakti sadkein.

Aur ajeeb si khamoshi.

Yeh duniya uski duniya se bilkul alag thi.

Uski duniya mein jang thi.

Talwaron ki takrahat thi.

Dhokha tha.

Khoon tha.

Aur dard tha.

Usne mutthi kas li.

Uske zehan mein purani yaadein ubharne lagi.

Ladaaiyan.

Khoye hue log.

Aur woh dard jo saalon tak uska peecha karta raha.

Phir use apna aakhri din yaad aaya.

Aasmaan achanak phat gaya tha.

Jaise haqeeqat ko kisi ne cheer diya ho.

Ek ajeeb si roshni.

Phir andhera.

Aur jab usne dobara aankhen kholi...

Toh woh Ha-Yoon ke kamre mein tha.

Tae-Hyun ki bhaun sikud gayi.

"Main yahan kyun hoon?"

Koi jawab nahi tha.

Sirf thandi hawa.

Uski nazar kamre ke andar gayi.

Ha-Yoon gehri neend mein so rahi thi.

Wahi ladki...

Jisne uski poori zindagi likhi thi.

Uski khushiyan.

Uska dard.

Uski har ladaai.

Achanak uske zehan mein ek khayal aaya.

Uski zindagi mein jo bhi museebatein aayi thi...

Har dard.

Har nuksaan.

Har tanha raat.

Sab kisi na kisi tarah Ha-Yoon ki wajah se tha.

Kyuki uski duniya mein hone wali har ghatna...

Ha-Yoon ne hi likhi thi.

Usne hi usse dard diya tha.

Usne hi uske raaste mein mushkilein rakhi thi.

Usne hi usse itni ladaaiyan ladwayi thi.

Tae-Hyun ki nazar Ha-Yoon par tik gayi.

"Kya tum jaanti bhi ho..."

Usne dheemi awaaz mein kaha.

"Ke tumne mere saath kya kiya hai?"

Kamra khamosh raha.

Ha-Yoon ne neend mein karwat badli.

Lekin usne kuch nahi suna.

Tae-Hyun ne nazar hata li.

Uske dil mein gussa tha.

Lekin saath hi ek aur ehsaas bhi tha.

Uljhan.

Kyuki agar Ha-Yoon ne uski zindagi ka dard likha tha...

Toh usne uski har jeet bhi likhi thi.

Usne usse toda tha.

Lekin har baar use khada hona bhi sikhaya tha.

Aur shayad isi baat ne Tae-Hyun ko sabse zyada pareshan kar diya.

Pehli baar usse samajh nahi aa raha tha...

Ke Ha-Yoon uski dushman thi...

Ya uski kahani ka sabse zaroori hissa.

Balcony ke bahar raat aur gehri ho gayi.

Aur Tae-Hyun wahin khada raha.

Apni purani duniya ko yaad karta hua...

Aur is nayi duniya ke raaz samajhne ki koshish karta hua.

To be continue ✨📖

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