Pehla Afsaana — Dil Ki Baat
Mohabbat kabhi pooch kar nahi aati, bus aa jati hai. Achanak, be-awaaz, aur kisi lamhe ka intezaar kiye baghair. Aisa hi kuch Saad ke saath hua tha — ek chandni raat, jab hawayen dheemi si chal rahi theen aur shehar ki raat thodi udaas thi.
Saad ne kabhi socha bhi nahi tha ke uski zindagi me koi aayega jo har cheez ko khubsurat bana dega. Usne pehli baar Hiba ko college ke library me dekha tha. Hiba chup chaap apni kitab me doobi hui thi, magar uski ankhon me ek ajeeb sa noor tha — bilkul uss subah ki tarah jo lambi raat ke baad dil ko sukoon deti hai.
Waqt guzarta gaya. Bina kehye lafzon ne raasta bana liya. Chhote chhote ehsaas, halka halka muskura dena, aur bina wajah ke mil jana — ye sab mohabbat ke pehle raaz the.
Ek din Saad ne himmat kar ke Hiba se kaha:“
Main tumhare baghair adhura ho jata hun.”
Hiba ne pehle kuch na kaha. Sirf halka sa muskurayi — magar utni muskurahat bhi Saad ke liye kaafi thi. Us muskurahat me jawab tha, tasalli thi aur shayad ek wada bhi.
Mohabbat ko lafzon ke saboot ki zaroorat nahi padti. Kabhi kabhi ek muskurahat hi dil ki baat keh deti hai.