chapter 2 : "Qatil ka saya".

Nimra zameen par gir pari. Maa ke khoon se lath path jism ko seene se lagaya.

"Maa... maa utho na... mujhe chor kar mat jao"

Uske aansu maa ke chehre par gir rahe the.

Bahir toofan tha. Barish tez ho gayi.

Bijli chamki aur darwaze par zor se dastak hui.

Nimra dar gayi.

Kon ho sakta hai is waqt?

Dastak phir hui. Aur is baar awaaz aayi...

"Darwaza kholo Nimra. Mujhe pata hai tum andar ho"

Awaaz Adnan ki thi.

Nimra ka khoon khushk ho gaya.

Usne idhar udhar dekha. Peeche wala darwaza khula tha.

Wo maa ko chor kar bhaagi.

Adnan ne darwaza tor diya.

Andar aaya to sirf maa ki lash pari thi.

Adnan hansa. "Bhag gayi? Ab dekhte hain kahan tak bhaagti ho"

Udhar Ayaan office mein baitha tha.

Driver ka message aya: "Sir, us larki ki maa mar chuki hai. Ghar mein lash pari hai mene pehlay ignore kia tha Lekin wapis AA kr dekha uski maa ki lash pri thi"

Ayaan ne kalam tor di.

"Aur wo larki?"

"Sir... wo bhaag gayi hai"

Ayaan khara hua. Aankhein laal.

"Usay dhoondo. Ab wo meri zimmedari hai"

Nimra bhagti hui apni kisi dost ke ghar panah-gazeen ho gayi.

Dar ke mare uska saans phool raha tha.

Udhar Ayaan office mein baitha tha.

Usne driver se poocha:

Ayaan: "Kya khabar laye ho? Pata chala kuch us larki ka?"

Driver: "Nahi sir."

Ayaan ne thandi aah bhari aur soch mein doob gaya.

Kamre mein kaafi khamoshi thi.

Ayaan chamkeeli aankhon se whiskey ke glass ko ghoorta raha aur ek saans mein pee gaya.

Ayaan: "Driver, chalo gaari nikalo."

Driver: "Lekin sir..."

Ayaan uski baat toktay hue ghussay mein bola:

"Lekin kya? Jitna kaha hai utna karo. Mujhe koi argue nahi chahiye!"

Driver sar jhuka kar bola: "Ok sir."

Ayaan ki gaari Nimra ke ghar ke bahir ruki.

Lekin ghar mein koi nahi tha. Na lash, na Nimra.

Kher... Ayaan wahan se chup-chaap wapis aa gaya.

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Kafi din guzar gaye.

Nimra apni dost Shaista ke yahan thi.

Shaista: "Nimra, tum kab tak aise raho gi? Kuch kha lo yaar."

Nimra dard bhari awaaz mein: "Shaista... mera ab sab kuch barbaad ho gaya hai. Main kahan jaungi? Adnan mujhe le jayega. Wo mera peecha kar raha hai."

Shaista: "Nimra yaar hosla karo. Kuch nahi hoga."

Shaista uthi aur uske kandhay dabane lagi.

Nimra bohat dari hui thi. Wo Shaista se bhi hichkichane lagi thi ke kab tak wahan rahegi.

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Udhar Ayaan ki aankhon mein sirf Nimra bas chuki thi.

Wo office ki chair par baitha, haath mein file liye sirf Nimra ke baare mein soch raha tha.

Ayaan: "Aakhir kaun thi wo? Aur kyun mujhe uski fikr ho rahi hai?"

"Main kyun uske baare mein na chahtay hue sochta hun?"

Ayaan ki chamkeeli aankhein, bareek hont, clean shave, naram baal...

Sab uski khoobsurti mein apni misaal thay.

Wo aisa dikhta tha ke larkiyan uski hasrat karti thi.

Lekin Ayaan larkiyon se door rehta tha or Kisi gham k bojh talay tha

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