ek ladki ch-2 waqt

Maine kuch zyada nahi maanga tha… na duniya, na wade, na har waqt tere paas rehna… bas thoda sa waqt chaha tha — woh bhi tera apna, khud se nikla hua. Main har baar tere liye ruki, tere mood, tere time, tere busy hone ke bahaane samjhti rahi. Har baar socha — "shaayad kal woh thoda waqt de dega…" Lekin har kal mein sirf intezaar badhta gaya, aur tu… door hota gaya. Kabhi socha hai? Jo ladki har pal tere naam se jeeti thi, aaj woh apni hi zindagi mein ajnabi ban gayi hai sirf isliye, kyunki tu uska ek pal bhi nahi de paaya… Mujhe sirf tera saath chahiye tha — na waqt ka hisaab, na sabitiyon ki kasmein — bas thoda sa samay… jisme tu sach mein mere saath ho. Lekin ab lagta hai… main tere din ka hissa kabhi thi hi nahi. Main sirf ek waqt thi — jo aaya, raha… aur chhod diya gaya. Main haar gayi hoon tujhe manate-manate, aur ab darr lagta hai khud se bhi… Isliye jaa rahi hoon — apne liye, pehli baar. Agar kabhi yaad aaye main, toh yaad rakhna — ek ladki thi jo sirf tera waqt chahti thi… aur tu tha, jo us waqt se bhi anjaan tha."**