Sifar ka safar

25th Jan2005 main Sri Ganga Nagar (Punjab & Rajsthan ke border pe 1 chhota sa sahar... ) gaya hua tha, office ke kaam ke silsilay me.. 25 ko wahin ruka aur 26 ko wapas ana tha, subah wali train jisme mera reservation tha choot gayi, next train agle din subah ki thi, waise shaam me 1 train thi takreeban 6 ya 7 baje lekin usme 1 bhi AC boggi nahi thi.. thand ka mausam tha, maine socha raat bhar ki baat hai aram se cigarette pite hue beet jayegi, Kapde ke naam pe 1 suit pahan rakha tha aur samaan ke naam pe 1 bag me kuchh official documents aur kuchh software ki CDs pari thi.


Sri Ganga Nagar se train khuli, aur main apne seat pe jake baith gaya. Thand kuchh zyada hi badh gayi thi, ya mere kapde utne garm nahi the jitne hone chahiye the, Main thodi der me hi thand se kaanpne laga, jab thand bardasht nahi huee to main gate ke paas khada ho kar cigarette pine laga.

Kuchh ghanto me train Bhatinda (a town of Punjab) pahunchi. Main gate pe khada cigarette pi raha tha, ekaek meri nazar platform pe khadi 1 ladki ki or gayi, wo ajeeb nazroon se mujhe dekh rahi thi,phir wo usi gate ki taraf ayi jispe main khada tha, pata nahi kyun maine cigarette phenk di. Aur uski or dekhne laga wo mujhe dekhe bina andar chali gayi. kismat ki baat ye ke uski seat mere samne thi. Uska middle birth tha aur mera side upper.

Jane kya baat thi us chehre me ya un ankhon me, ke Main andar aa gaya aur apni seat pe let gaya, shayad use dekhne ki khwahish. Zindagi me yun to kitni hi ladkiyan ayi lekin kabhi kisi ko murkar nahi dekha. Pahli baar kisi ladki ko dubara dekhne ke liye main itna betaab tha. Andar bahut thand thi aur bina shawl ya kambal ke andar baithna durbhar tha, lekin phir bhi main andar tha pata nahi kyun? Main side upper seat pe leta hua tha aur use dekh raha tha, 1-2 baar usne bhi mujhe dekha aur phir moonh pher liya. Mujhe thoda bura laga lekin main apni seat pe leta raha.

Thodi der me thand ki wajah se main kaanpne laga, jab meri himmat jawaab de gayi to main wapas gate ki or chal para cigarette pine ke liye, jaise hi cigarette jalayi dekha wo larki phir ajeeb nazron se mujhe ghoor rahi thi, pata nahi kyun maine phir se cigarette phenk di, aur wapas apne seat pe akar kanpne laga, Main us waqt ko kos raha tha jab maine is NON-AC train se wapas delhi ane ka plan banaya tha. Tabhi us larki ne apne bag se 1 shawl nikala aur meri taraf badha diya, thand itni zyada thi aur meri haalat is thand ne aisi kar di thi ke main mana karne ki halat me nahi tha, maine shawl liya aur thanks bola, usne kuchh react nahi kiya jaise kuchh suna hi na ho. Aur fir wo so gayi. Maine socha kuchh bolun use kuchh puchhun lekin wo shayad so gayi thi.. aur maine disturb karna theek nahi samjha

Main shawl odhkar apni seat pe leta hua tha aur soch raha tha, kis tarah baat karun is ladki se, subah jab shawl lautaunga to thanks bolunga uska naam puchhunga, aur pata nahi kya kya batein karunga, yunhi sochte sochte kab neend aa gayi pata hi nahi chala..

Subah 1 khankhanati huee awaaz kano me pari, 1 aisi awaaz jise main aj tak nahi bhool paya, aur shayad kabhi bhool bhi na paun, "DELHI AA GAYI". Maine dekha wohi ladki mere samne khadi thi, aur train New Delhi ke platform pe. uski awaaz 1 baar aur mere kanon se takrayi "SHAWL". Maine shawl use diya aur is se pahle ke thanks bol pata, wo gayab ho gayi.

Thodi der tak main apni seat pe baitha hi raha, mera dimag kaam karna band kar chuka tha, aur chand seconds ke baad jab khayal aya to main daudta hua sa platform pe gaya aur adhe ghante tak use dhoondhta raha.....................

lekin..........................................
Aj bhi dhoondhta hoon...........
shayad kabhi...........................
shayad kahin...........................
jane kyun...............................