jannat ke pattay...[Leaves Of Paradise]

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"Thi jo us ke samne chal raha tha.

Woh ek kamray ka manzar tha. Nafasat se bana bed, khidki ke agay gray par de. Camera kisi unchi jagah par rakha tha, kyun ke usay samne writing table ki khali kursi nazar aa rahi thi. Camera yaqeenan computer monitor ke upar rakha gaya tha. Monitor nazar nahi aa raha tha, magar woh janti thi ke yahan computer hi rakha hota hai. Woh kamra pehle kayi bar dekhi chuki thi. Kamray ne usay nahi chonkaya tha, us shakhs ne chonkaya tha jo abhi abhi kursi pe akar betha tha.

Main umeed karta hoon madam! Aap woh pehli aur aakhri shakhsiat hongi jo is file ko khol payengi. Is ke haath mein mong phali ka packet tha, jise kholte hue woh mukhatib tha. Kisse... yaqeenan diya hai.

Woh saans roke usay dekhi gayi.

Mera naam Jihan Sikandar Ahmad hai. Bohat pursukoon se andaaz mein goya usay dekhte hue keh raha tha.

Major Jihan Sikandar Ahmad! Ahmad mairay dada ka naam tha aur yehi mera sarname hai. Main janta hoon, tum yeh samjhti ho ke main yani Major Ahmad, Pankhi tha. Aisa nahi hai. Main Pankhi nahi tha. Baat karne ke sath sath woh thori thori der baad mong phali nikal kar munh mein rakhta tha.

Woh bat bani usay dekhi thi. Bina palke jhapke, dam sade. Chand lamhe thahar kar woh bola.

Main doli tha. Yaad hai tumhein? Game jeetnay ke baad King Maker ki makhsoos muskurahat. Woh usay nahi janti thi, nahi pehchanti thi.

Ek chauthe naam se bhi tum mujhe janti ho. Abdul Rehman Pasha. Hotel Grand ka malik, ek bura aadmi h goya saans lene ke liye ruka, phir nafi mein sar hilaya.

Main bura aadmi nahi hoon, nah kabhi tha. Main chahta tha ke tum mujhe khud talash karo. Mujhe khud dhoondo, mujhe disclose karo. Bohat bar maine tumhein batanay ki koshish ki, magar tum nahi samjhi. So maine chahta tha ke main tumhein khud batadun.

Woh ab take lagakar kursi pe betha jaise yaad kar ke, soch soch kar bola. Us ki nigahein door kisi ghair muree noqte par jami thi.

Woh bilkul saans roke, dam sade usay dekhi thi. Yeh us ki zindagi ka sab se bara sir pe aiz tha.

Maine tumhein sab kuch daer yaktal is liye nahi bataya, kyun ke main kabhi itni aasani se, itne saaf lafzon mein kisi ko kuch nahi keh karat a. Mere peshe ka yahi talaq hai aur maine apni umar ka ek bara hissa Enfar Mein ko un code aur..."

"DC code karne mein sirf kya hai. Is liye maine ek puzzle tarteeb diya. Ek trigger hunt. Aur ratam use hal kar lo gi. Yeh main janta hoon. Kab karo gi, tab main kahan hoon ga. Zinda bhi hoon ga ya nahi, bahar hoon ga ya phir se jail mein...

Main nahi janta. Bas itna janta hoon ke tum use hal kar lo gi.

July ki garmi mein hi uske haath, peir barf ban rahe thay. Woh palkein bilkul bhi nahi jhapak parahi thi. Woh bas screen ko dekh rahi thi, aise jaise usne kabhi usay nahi dekha ho. Woh waqai pehli dafa us shakhs se mil rahi thi.

Jab tak insaan kisi dosray ki jagah par khara nahi hota, woh jan nahi paata ke asal kahani kya hai. Ek hi riwayat mein agar rawi aur muroi ki jagahain badal do to sara qissa hi badal kar reh jata. Pichle chand mah mein tumhari zindagi ki kahani ka hissa raha hoon. Ab main chahta hoon ke tum meri taraf ki kahani suno. Baat ke ikhtitam pe woh muskuraya tha.

Use kehte hain apni kahaniyon ko Swep karna, right?

You edit! Be ikhtiyar us ke labon se nikla tha. Woh abhi tak palkein nahi jhapak parahi thi.

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Woh maah December ke Islamabad ki khubsurat, thandi si sah pahar thi. Baadal har so chhaye thay. Sabz darakht, siyah baadal, sarmei sarak, ek pur sukoon thand asa imtizaaj.