jannat ke pattay...[Leaves Of Paradise]

part 65

Kuch keh nahi sakta. "Usne shan-e-achka diye."

"Jihan! Juice lo gaye ya chai, ya phir coffee?" Fatima ne chai ke khali cup tray mein rakhte hue usko mukhaatab kiya. Woh mardon ki bahnasbat usko damad wala protokol de rahi thi.

"Bas apple tea bohot hai," usne rawani mein kaha magar Fatima ki aankhon mein abherti nasamajh dekh kar lamhe bhar ko maznui buzurg utha, phir foran tasheeh ki.

"Bas chai."

Fatima muskura kar sar hilaya aur tray uthaye andar ki taraf barh gayin.

"To beta! Aap ki studies complete ho gayi hain?" Saima tai ab bohat methay lahje mein pooch rahi thi. Woh har kisi ke liye itni methi nahi hoti thi, kuch tha jo usay chonka gaya.

"Jee, ab to kaafi arsa ho gaya."

"Phir kya kar rahe hain aap?"

"Mera restaurant hai Independence Street pe wahi dekhta hoon."

Jab Abba Saima tai zara hairan hui, albatta taiya furqan ne muntazir se sar hilate hue apne tasurat chhupa liye. Woh janti thi ke woh log Independence Street ki qeemti zameen ki ahmiyat ko nahi samajhte, is liye mutasir nahi hue aur go ke woh apni la tanquili torna nahi chahti thi, phir bhi dheere se boli thi.

"Independence Street pe ek restaurant ka matlab hai, Lahore ki M.M Alam Road pe door list of restaurants." Woh keh kar karayon ko dekhne lagi.

"Oh, achha... good!"

"Valid sahab ki tabiyat kaisi hai ab?"

"Jee, theek hain." Woh mukhtasar jawab de raha tha. Tab hi Fatima uski chai ka mag tray mein liye chali aayi.

"Kuch lo na beta! Tumne kuch nahi liya."

"Jee, mein leta hoon." Usne mag utha liya magar doosri kisi cheez ko chhua tak nahi.

Taiya furqan aur Saima tai idhar udhar ki chhoti moti batain kar ke jald hi uth kar chale gaye. Albatta jaate waqt woh Jihan ke liye diye jane wale aaj raat ke dinner pe sab ko mad'oo kar ke gaye thay. Tumhari chhuti kab tak hai phir?" Unke jaane ke baad Suleiman sahib Jihan se poochhne lage.

"Bas yahi chaar din."

"Phir tum apni flight book karwana to haya ki mat karwana. Woh wapas nahi jaegi," Haya ne chonk kar Abba ko dekha.

"Oh, okay!" Jihan ne ek sarsari nazar us par daalte hue shan-e-achka diye.

"Magar Abba... hamara contract," woh ek dum bohat pareshan ho gayi thi.

"Main tumhara medical certificate banwadunga. Contract ki fikar chhodo. Ab mere imtehanat ka husnla nahi hai tumhein bahar bhejne ka. Is bachi ka janaza bhugta ya hai maine. Itni door akeli bachiyan bhejna kahan ki aqalmandi hai. Kal ko kuch ho jaye to."

"Abba! Uske brain mein andar se..."

"Haya! Jo maine kaha, woh tumne sun liya?" Uska andaaz itna durook aur sakht tha ke usne sar jhuka diya.

"Jee aya."

Jihan la tanqul sa baitha chai ke ghoont bhar raha tha.

Taiya Furqan ke poarch ki batien raat ki tareeki mein jagmagati hi thi. Woh aur Jihan, Fatima ke hamrah chalte hue baramadah ke darwaze tak aaye thay. Suleiman sahib ka koi official dinner tha, so unhone mazrat karli thi.

Darwaze ke qareeb Jihan ruka aur jhuk kar boot ka tasme kholne laga. Fatima ne ruk kar achambhe se usay dekha.

Pakistan mein jootay pehn kar ghar mein dakhil hote hain," woh itni kabeeda khatir aur bezaar thi ke Jihan se mukhaatab hone ka dil nahi chahta tha, phir bhi keh uthi.

"Oh sorry!" Woh zara chonka, phir jaldi se tasme ki giraah laga kar seedha hua. Yeh woh pehli ba-zabta guftagu thi, jo Pakistan aakar in dono ke darmiyan hui thi.

Turki mein jootay ghar se bahar utarte hain, is liye woh ruka tha." Usne uljhi si khari Fatima ke qareebSar goshe kar ke wajah batayi aur aage bar gaye.

Dining hall mein bohat pur takalluf khana saja tha. Saima tai ne khoob ehtimam kar rakha tha. Jihan bohat mukhtasar guftagu kar raha tha. Koi kuch poochhta to jawab deta aur phir khamoshi se khane lag jata.

Arm, Sonia bhabhi aur Dawar bhai ke is taraf baithi thi. Farooq ki call thi so woh hospital mein tha. Arm Haya se zara rukhai se mili. Uska khicha khicha aur khamosh sa andaz Haya ko sari wajah samjha gaya. Iss raat woh yaqeenan pakri gayi thi, magar Haya ne use nahi bachaya tha, so tayya ke samne uska pol khul gaya, isi liye woh Haya ko us sab ka zimmedar samjhti thi, magar usne asar nahi liya. Woh DJ ka jhatka itna gehra liye hue thi ke ab usse in baton se farq nahi padta tha.

Dawar bhai aur tayya Furqan, Jihan se Turkey ke mutalliq chhoti chhoti batain ya nape tale tez tareen tazkara pooch rahe thay aur woh nape tale jawab de raha tha.

"Kabhi Turkey aaye to tumhari taraf zaroor aayenge!" Dawar bhai ne Sonia ki taraf ishara karte hue kaha. Sonia muskurayi. Taiya ne foran aur bhai ko dekha.

"Meeru matlab hai, hum sab!" Dawar bhai ne jaldi se tasheeh ki. Sonia ne sar jhuka diya.

"Sure!" Jihan ne shan-e-achka diye, jaise aap aayein ya na aayein, mujhe farq nahi padta.

Aage ka kya irada hai tumhara?" Khana darmiyan mein tha, jab tayya Furqan ne bohot sarsari se andaaz mein kehte hue goya pehla pata phenka.

Haya ne zara chonk kar unhein dekha aur phir Fatima ko, jo Haya ki tarah hi chonki thi. Jo baat un do mah mein woh khud, aur itne arse se us ke maa baap, seen phupho ya Jihan se nahi poochh sakte thay, woh tayya Farqan ne bade araam se poochh li thi.

"Kuch sarmaya jama hua to jawahar maal mein ek restaurant khol loonga." Chhe aur kaante se chawal plate se uthate hue usne jawab diya.

"Tum Dawar se saal bhar hi chhote hona?"Usne asbaat mein sar hila diya.

"Bhai Dawar miyan to ab mazeed establish hone ke haq mein bilkul nahi thay aur sahibzade ka khayal yeh tha ke is umar mein family shuru kar deni chahiye, so humne unki shadi kar di. Tumhara kya khayal hai?" Tayya Farqan chawalon ki plate mein raaita daalte hue poochh rahe thay. Haya ke halaq mein nawala phisne laga, usne jhuka sar mazeed jhuka diya. Jihan ne zara se kandhe uchakaye.

"Dawar ke paas uske walid ka established business tha, so woh us point par shadi afford kar sakta tha." Usne salad ki plate se kheere ka ek tukda apni plate mein rakhte hue be parwai se jawab diya.

"Kaam to theek tumhara bhi established ho gaya hai."

"Mere upar abhi kafi qarz hai, woh zara halka ho jaye to hi kuch sochun ga."

Haya ne gardan mazeed jhukali. Kya tha agar woh apni lending lady ke qarzay ka zikr na karta, kuch bharum to rehne deta. "Yeh bhi theek hai, insaan us waqt hi shadi kare, jab woh us zimmedari ko nibha sake.

Zimmedari nibhana bhi mushkil kaam hota hai. Haan agar waliden saath dein to yeh mushkil aasan ho sakti hai, magar yahan Pakistan mein to ab aksar shadiyon par waliden nakhush hote hain, kyunke aaj kal ke bachay unki pasand ko ahmiyat nahi dete aur apni marzi karte hue unke tayy kardah rishton ko reject kar dete hain. Yeh to mere bachay hain ke jo maan baap ne kaha, us par raazi ho gaye, warna to..." Unhone mashray par ek tabsara karte hue tasaff se sar jhatka diya.

Sonia bhabhi ne be chaini se pehlu badla. Fatima ki peshani par nagawar si shikanain ubhar aayi thi, magar woh kuch keh nahi sakti thi. Tayya baray thay. Un ke samne koi nahi bol sakta tha. "Well... yeh depend karta hai." Jihan ne cold drink ke glass se chhota sa ghont lete hue kaha. "Mere ikhtiyaar hai, maan baap agar apni marzi musallat na karen to cheezein theek rehti hain." Saima tai ki muskurahat gehri hoti chali gayi. Fatima ke chehre pe ek taar yak saya lehraya aur Haya ki gardan mazeed jhuk gayi. Bhare pandal mein goya us ki be izzati kar di gayi thi.

"Yeh bhi theek hai." Tayya Farqan ne sar hila kar taeed ki. "Tumhari wapsi kab hai?" Jawab mil gaya tha, subah badal di.

"Somwar ki subah ki flight hai."