Kabhi-kabhi zindagi humein itna emotional kar deti hai ki hum bina wajah hi kuch baatein maan lete hain।
Pichhle saal mera birthday tha।
Subah uthi to har din ki tarah kitchen mein chali gayi। Chai banayi, bachchon ka tiffin tayyar kiya, husband ka breakfast banaya, sabko unke kaam par bhej diya।
Poore ghar mein sab kuch bilkul normal tha...
Aur shayad isi baat ne mujhe tod diya।
Dil mein baar-baar ek hi khayal aa raha tha...
"Shayad sab mera birthday bhool gaye."
Main phone ko baar-baar dekhti...
Har notification par lagta shayad husband ka message hoga।
Har baar doorbell bajti to lagta shayad koi surprise hoga।
Lekin kuch bhi nahi।
Dopahar tak kisi ne ek baar bhi "Happy Birthday" nahi kaha।
Main khud ko samjhati rahi...
"Housewife ka birthday bhi koi yaad rakhta hai kya..."
Us din maine bhi kisi ko yaad nahi dilaya।
Socha...
Agar yaad dilakar wish karwana pade, to us wish ki khushi hi kya।
Shaam ko bachche school se aaye। Hamesha ki tarah maine unke liye snacks banaye, homework karwaya aur phir dinner ki taiyari mein lag gayi।
Dil bahut udaas tha...
Lekin chehre par wahi roz wali muskurahat thi।
Raat ko husband ne kaha,
"Aaj khana thoda jaldi bana dena."
Maine mann hi mann socha...
"Inhe to sach mein yaad hi nahi."
Jab sabne khana kha liya, maine kitchen saaf ki aur apne kamre ki taraf jaane lagi।
Tabhi...
Poore ghar ki lights band ho gayi।
Main ghabra gayi।
Usse pehle ki main kuch samajh paati...
Door dheere se khula।
Aur andhere mein ek chhoti si candle ki roshni nazar aayi।
Mere dono bachche cake lekar khade the...
Aur unke peeche husband muskura rahe the।
Sab ek saath zor se bole...
"Happy Birthday Mummy!" ❤️
Main kuch pal ke liye bilkul chup ho gayi।
Meri aankhon se aansu apne aap behne lage।
Husband ne muskura kar kaha,
"Poora din isliye kuch nahi bola... kyunki is baar tumhe surprise dena tha."
Phir unhone ek baat kahi...
Jo main shayad kabhi nahi bhool paungi।
"Tum roz hum sabki khushiyon ka khayal rakhti ho... ek din to sirf tumhare naam hona chahiye."
Us pal mujhe ehsaas hua...
Kabhi-kabhi hum jaldi hi yeh maan lete hain ki log humein bhool gaye।
Jabki woh chupchaap hamare chehre par muskaan lane ki taiyari kar rahe hote hain।
Us raat cake ka taste ya gift yaad nahi raha...
Bas itna yaad raha...
Ki jis aurat ko laga tha uska birthday sab bhool gaye... uske liye uske apne poora din ek surprise sambhal kar baithe the।
Us din samajh aaya...
Pyaar har baar shabdon se nahi dikhaya jaata... kabhi-kabhi ek chhota sa surprise bhi saalon ki thakan mita deta hai। ❤️🎂
