The meeting with Brightest Smile

🌙 Chapter 1

🌆 Bangkok ki shaam hamesha ki tarah roshniyon se jagmaga rahi thi. Bahar halki thandi hawa chal rahi thi 🍃 aur aasman par dheere-dheere andhera utar raha tha. 🌃 Aaj Kian ke ghar mein ek chhota sa family dinner tha. 🍽️ Dinner kisi khaas occasion ke liye nahi tha, balki do purane family friends ke dobara milne ki khushi mein rakha gaya tha. 🤍

Kian ki family aur Chanon ki family saalon se ek-doosre ko jaanti thi. 🤝 Kabhi business meetings, kabhi family vacations 🏖️ aur kabhi festivals 🎊 ne unke rishte ko mazboot banaya tha. Lekin pichhle kai saalon se sab apni-apni zindagi mein itne busy ho gaye the ki milna hi nahi ho paaya.

✨ Aaj, bahut waqt baad, dono families phir ek hi chhat ke neeche milne wali thi.

🪟 Upar apne room mein khada Kian khidki se bahar dekh raha tha.

Atharah saal ka Kian school ke final year mein tha. 🎓 Uski personality bilkul alag thi. Woh kam bolta tha, bina wajah kisi se ghulta-milta nahi tha aur hamesha apne emotions ko chehre par aane se rok leta tha. 😐 Log use rude samajh lete the, lekin asal mein woh sirf shaant aur reserved tha.

Neeche se uski maa ki awaaz aayi.

"Kian... guests aa gaye."

Usne sirf "Coming." kaha aur seedhiyan utar gaya.

🚪 Jaise hi usne main door khola, saamne do muskurate hue chehre khade the.

"Kian! Kitna bada ho gaya hai." Uncle ne hanste hue uske kandhe par haath rakha.

Kian ne halka sa smile kiya 🙂 aur sabko andar bulaya.

Tabhi unke peeche se ek chhota sa ladka jhank kar bahar aaya.

Uske baal halki hawa se bikhar rahe the 🍂, aankhon mein ajeeb si chamak ✨ thi aur chehre par itni badi smile 😊 thi jaise woh har kisi se dosti karne ke liye hi paida hua ho.

"Hi!" 👋 usne bina jhijhak haath hila diya.

"Kya tum Kian ho?"

"Haan."

"Main Chanon hoon." ☀️

Bas itna sa introduction tha.

Lekin Chanon ki muskaan 😊 dekhkar bhi Kian ke serious chehre par koi khaas expression nahi aaya.

Chanon ne muh bana liya. 😗

"Papa ne kaha tha tum friendly hoge... par tum to bilkul movie wale serious hero lag rahe ho."

 Drawing room mein baithe sab log zor se hans pade " hahaaaahaa"

Kian ne bas ek gehri saans li aur dheere se bola,

"Main itna bhi serious nahi hoon."

"Sach?" 👀 Chanon ne aankhen badi karte hue poocha.

"Hmm."

"To phir smile karke dikhao."

Kian chup ho gaya.

Do second...

Teen second...

Phir uske honton par bahut halki si muskaan aa gayi. 🙂

"Yes!" 🎉 Chanon khushi se uchhal pada.

"Dekha! Tum smile kar sakte ho." 😄

🍽️ Dinner se pehle dono families baaton mein busy ho gayin.

📚 Chanon dheere-dheere ghar explore karne laga. Kabhi bookshelf dekhta, kabhi paintings 🖼️ aur kabhi balcony se bahar ki lights. 🌃

🌌 Kuch der baad Kian bhi balcony mein aa gaya.

"Tum har cheez itne dhyan se kyun dekhte ho?" Chanon ne poocha.

"Bas... aadat hai."

"Mujhe lagta hai tum kam bolte ho, lekin bahut sochte ho."

Kian ne pehli baar uski taraf dhyan se dekha. 👀

Ek chaudah saal ka ladka itni aasani se uski personality samajh gaya tha.

"Tum bahut bolte ho."

"Haan... warna log bore ho jaate hain." 🤭

Is baar Kian sach mein halka sa hans diya. 😊

Us chhoti si hansi ko dekhkar Chanon ke chehre ki smile aur badi ho gayi. ✨

Us shaam ke baad dono saath baithkar school 🏫, games 🎮, books 📖 aur Thailand ki favourite jagahon ke baare mein baatein karte rahe.

Umar mein paanch saal ka fark tha, lekin baaton mein woh fark kahin nazar nahi aa raha tha. 🤍

Jaise woh pehle se hi ek-doosre ko jaante hon.

🌙 Raat dheere-dheere beet gayi.

🍽️ Dinner khatam hua.

🚗 Sab log gate tak ek-doosre ko chhodne aaye.

Tabhi Chanon achanak apna backpack kholne laga. 🎒

"Kian..."

"Hmm?"

"Yeh... tumhare liye." 🎁

Usne blue wrapping paper mein lipta hua ek chhota sa gift Kian ki taraf badhaya.

Kian ne gift dekha, phir Chanon ko.

"Iski zarurat nahi thi."

"Par maine specially tumhare liye liya hai."

"Sorry... main gifts accept nahi karta."

Ek pal ke liye Chanon ki aankhon ki chamak dheemi pad gayi. 🥺

Lekin agle hi pal woh phir muskura diya. 😊

"Koi baat nahi."

Usne gift drawing room ki side table par rakh diya.

"Jab mann kare tab dekh lena."

Usne haath hila kar kaha,

"Bye, Kian! Next time milenge." 👋

"Bye."

🚘 Car dheere-dheere gate se bahar nikal gayi.

🏡 Ghar phir se shaant ho gaya.

Kuch der baad Kian paani lene drawing room mein aaya.

Uski nazar usi gift par padi. 🎁

Blue ribbon ab bhi waise hi bandhi hui thi. 🎀

Pata nahi kyun...

Is baar usne bina soche gift uthaya aur apne room mein le gaya.

Usne dheere se wrapping kholi.

Andar ek chhoti si wooden keychain thi. 🗝️

Us par safed rang se likha tha—

"For My New Friend." 🤍

Saath mein ek folded note bhi tha. 💌

"I know you don't smile much... but I hope one day you'll smile because of me."

Kian ka haath kuch pal ke liye wahin ruk gaya.

Usne note dobara padha.

Phir teesri baar.

Anjaane mein uske honton par ek bahut halki si muskaan aa gayi. 😊

Usne keychain ko apni study table par sabse saamne rakh diya.

🌌 Us raat jab woh sone ki koshish kar raha tha, baar-baar uske dimaag mein wahi awaaz goonj rahi thi...

💭 "Tum smile kar sakte ho."

💭 "Next time milenge."

💭 "Main Chanon hoon."

Usse hairani ho rahi thi ki sirf kuch ghanton ki mulaqat kisi ko itna yaad kaise chhod sakti hai.

Usne kabhi kisi ko itna dhyan se notice nahi kiya tha.

Lekin Chanon...

😊 Uski hansi.

🗣️ Uski baatein.

🤍 Uska masoom chehra.

Sab kuch Kian ke dil aur dimaag mein kahin chup-chaap apni jagah bana chuka tha.

✨ Aur shayad... yahi unki kahani ki asli shuruaat thi.

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