Yeh kahani itni ajeeb hai ki shayad bahut se log is par yakeen na karein. Kabhi-kabhi mujhe khud bhi lagta hai ki shayad yeh meri aankhon ka dhokha tha... lekin jo hua, uske baad aaj tak mere paas uska koi jawab nahi hai।
Us din shaam ko main apni dost ke saath office se ghar laut rahi thi। Mausam achanak kharab ho gaya। Tez baarish ke saath aandhi aur tufaan bhi shuru ho gaya। Visibility itni kam ho gayi thi ki aage ka raasta mushkil se dikh raha tha।
Maine car road ke kinare rok di। Meri dost baar-baar keh rahi thi, "Yahan mat ruko, area bahut sunsaan hai।" Lekin us tufaan mein gaadi chalana mujhe aur zyada khatarnak lag raha tha।
Tabhi achanak...
**Thak... Thak... Thak...**
Kisi ne car ki window par zor-zor se khatkhataaya।
Hum dono buri tarah ghabra gaye।
Bahar ek aurat khadi thi। Baarish uske chehre par beh rahi thi। Uski aankhon mein itni bechaini thi ki aaj bhi mujhe yaad hai।
Usne kaanpte hue kaha, "Please... meri family ki car ka accident ho gaya hai... woh log andar fase hue hain... ambulance aur police ko call kar dijiye..."
Maine turant phone nikaal kar ambulance aur police ko call kar diya।
Call khatam hote hi maine dobara us aurat ki taraf dekha...
Lekin woh wahan nahi thi।
Na sadak par... na aas-paas... na hi kisi ped ke peeche।
Jaise woh kabhi thi hi nahi।
Meri dost ne bhi dar kar kaha, "Abhi to yahin khadi thi... itni jaldi gayi kahan?"
Kuch hi der mein ambulance aur police ki gaadiyan wahan pahunch gayin। Humein laga shayad woh aurat apni family ke paas chali gayi hogi।
Hum ghar laut aaye।
Lekin us raat mujhe neend nahi aayi।
Har baar aankhen band karti, mujhe wahi bheega hua chehra nazar aata।
Agle din maine us area ke baare mein pata kiya।
Jo sach mere saamne aaya, usne meri rooh tak hila di।
Us raat sach mein us jagah ek bhayanak accident hua tha।
Meri call ki wajah se ambulance waqt par pahunch gayi thi aur car mein fase hue logon ki jaan bach gayi thi।
Lekin...
Us family ki ek mahila ki maut accident ke kuch hi pal baad ho gayi thi।
Main us family ke baare mein aur jaankari lena chahti thi। Main jaana chahti thi ki kya woh wahi aurat thi jise maine dekha tha।
Par mujhe kabhi kuch pata nahi chal saka।
Naam nahi...
Pehchaan nahi...
Kuch bhi nahi।
Bas itna pata chala ki agar ambulance thodi aur der se aati, to shayad poora parivaar nahi bach pata।
Aaj bhi jab tez baarish hoti hai, aandhi chalti hai aur main kisi sunsaan sadak se guzarti hoon...
Mujhe woh bheega hua chehra yaad aata hai।
Aur dil mein ek ajeeb sa ehsaas hota hai...
Jaise ek maa, ek patni, ya ek aurat apni aakhri saans ke baad bhi sirf apne parivaar ko bachana chahti thi।
Aur phir mere dimaag mein wahi sawaal ghoomta rehta hai—
**Aakhir woh aurat kaun thi... aur agar woh usi accident mein mar chuki thi, to meri car ki window par khatkhataane kaun aaya tha?** 🌧️👣