Episode 4: Khoon ka rishta

Episode 4: Khoon ka Rishta

Kamre ki khamoshi tab tak barqarar rahi jab tak Kang-Dae ki sanjeedgi wapas nahi aayi. Usne apni nazrein Min-Ho aur Seo-Jun ke chehron par pari jo abhi tak Anaya ke bina naqaab chehre ko dekh kar mabhoot khade thay. Uske andar ek ajeeb, na-samjh aane wali jalan bhadak uthi.

Wo aagay badha, dono ka rasta rok kar bola, "Identification mukammal ho chuki hai. Aap ab apna chehra dhaank sakti hain, Miss."

Anaya ne fauran apna niqab wapas bandh liya, magar uski aankhon mein abhi bhi confusion thi.

Kang-Dae ne sakhti se Min-Ho aur Seo-Jun ko bazu se pakad kar corridor mein khenchte hue le gaya.

"Kya tum dono ka dimagh kharab ho gaya hai?!" wo garaya. "Ye ek active federal investigation hai! Tum log yahan kya kar rahe ho?!"

Min-Ho ne apna bazu chhuda liya. "Mujhe khabar mili ke local precinct isay ek aam mujrim ki tarah ghaseet kar laya hai. Main sirf ye yaqeeni banane aaya hoon ke usay koi be-izzati na ho."

Seo-Jun ne apna mask utaar diya. "Meri niyat bhi wahi hai, Detective. Usne apni jaan khatray mein daal kar humari family bachai. Wo is shehar mein akeli hai, aur hum usay yun akela nahi chhod sakte."

Sakht Faisla

Room se bahar nikal kar, Anaya ne teenon ko apne saamne khada paya.

"Anaya! Ruko!" teenon ne ek sath kaha, aur uska rasta rok liya.

"Kya haal hai? Tum pila pad gayi ho," unhon ne fikar se poocha.

Anaya ne apna sar utha kar teenon ko dekha. "Kyun?" uski awaaz kamzor thi magar teez. "Tum teenon ko iski kya fikar hai? Main zinda rahoon ya na rahoon, iska tumhe kya farq padta hai?"

Sab khamosh ho gaye.

"Jo bhi tumne kiya, uska shukriya," Anaya ne aage kaha, awaaz mein aakhri faisla-kun sakhti thi. "Magar ab se, main apni zindagi khud sambhaloongi. Main ja rahi hoon. Please, mujhe pareshaan mat karo. Mujhe kisi ajnabi mard se baat karne mein koi dilchaspi nahi, na hi tumhari madad ya protection chahiye. Please, mujhe akela chhod do."

Teenon jam gaye. Duniya jinke qadmon mein jhukti thi, unhe ek akeli, niqab-posh larki ne do minute mein unki jagah dikha di.

Bacchon ki Minnat

Anaya aagay badhne hi wali thi ke Min-Ho ne aakhri koshish ki.

"Anaya, please... ruko," uski awaaz mein pehli baar koi khud-etemadi nahi thi. "Main tumse paisa ya khairaat nahi maang raha. Sirf ek baar, mere bhatije Ji-Hoon se milo."

Anaya ke qadam thoday se dheeme pad gaye.

"Usne apne maa-baap ka qatl apni aankhon se dekha," Min-Ho ne aahista se kaha, aankhon mein sacchi tadap. "Us din ke baad se usne baat karna chhod diya. Magar airport ke waqiye ke baad, wo sirf tumhara naam leta hai. Jab tum us se baat karti ho, wo jeena seekh jata hai. Please... ek yateem, toote hue bacche ki khatir, mat jao."

Anaya ke andar kuch toot gaya.

Kang-Dae ne mauqa dekha. "Aur Min-Ho sahi keh raha hai khatre ke baray mein bhi, Anaya. Tum ek khatarnak gang ka nishana ho. Akeli yahan se nikalna khudkushi ke barabar hai."

Seo-Jun bhi aagay badha, apni celebrity ki chadar utaar kar. "Anaya... mera beta Haru, tumhare jane ke baad se rota raha hai. Uski asli maa ne usay chhod diya tha. Wo kisi ajnabi par bharosa nahi karta... tum pehli aur akeli aurat ho jis par usne bharosa kiya. Please, uska dil mat todo."

Girna

Bacchon ke dukh ka bojh Anaya par ek lehr ki tarah barsa. Wo corridor mein jam kar khadi rahi.

Aakhir, dheere se, usne sar hilaya.

Magar iski qeemat bhaari thi. Bukhar achanak khatarnak level tak barh gaya. Uski nazar dhundhli ho gayi, roshni ghoomti mehsoos hone lagi. Uske purane zakham phir se khul gaye, khoon tezi se behne laga.

"Anaya!!"

Teenon ek sath aagay lapke, jab uska be-hosh jism zameen ki taraf gira.

Aspatal

Gaadi Seoul ki sadkon par tezi se bhaagi. Emergency room ke bahar, teenon khamosh khade rahe.

Doctor bahar aaya, chehre par sanjeedgi. "Uske gehray zakham phir khul gaye hain, khoon ka bohat nuqsan hua hai. Bukhar 104°F tak pohonch chuka hai. Agar usay 30 minute ke andar khoon na mila to uske organs fail hone lag jayenge."

"Uska blood type O-negative hai," doctor ne kaha. "Ye duniya ke sabse nayaab groups mein se ek hai. Hamare blood bank mein abhi stock nahi hai."

"Mera khoon lo," ek pursukoon awaaz goonji.

Seo-Jun ne apna mask utaar diya. "Mera blood group bhi O-negative hai. Main universal donor hoon. Jitna chahiye le lo, bas usay bacha lo."

Jab uska khoon Anaya ke jism mein jaane laga, Seo-Jun ki nazrein uske pale chehre par tiki rahin. Isne mere bête ki jaan bachai... aur aaj Allah ne mujhe uski jaan bachane ka mauqa diya.

Aankh Khulna

Do ghante baad, subah ki roshni ICU room mein pheli. Anaya ne aahista apni aankhein kholin.

Teenon andar aaye, unke thake chehron par sukoon ki lehr dauud gayi.

"Tumhara zakham phir khul gaya tha," Min-Ho ne aahista se bataya. "Tumhara khoon bohat nuqsan huwa."

Kang-Dae ne aagay kaha, "Aur tumhara blood group bohat nayaab hai. Agar usne apna khoon na diya hota..." usne Seo-Jun ki taraf ishara kiya, "...to hum tumhe kho dete."

Anaya ne Seo-Jun ko dekha. Uski zindagi ab is superstar ke khoon se judi thi.

"Shukriya..." usne aahista se kaha, uski nazrein Seo-Jun par tik gayin.

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