25/07/2026
*Rait ke Ghar - episode #1
Dhoop itni tez thi ke Faisalabad ki saraken chamak rahi thin. Bus se utarte hi Ayan ke jooton mein mitti bhar gayi. 8 saal baad apne ghar aa raha tha.
"Beta Ayan?"
Awaaz suni to peeche mur kar dekha. Ammi darwazay pe khari thi. Haath mein ab bhi wohi purana dupatta tha jiske kinare pe Ayan ke naam ki kadhai thi.
Ammi ne kuch nahi kaha. Bas gale laga liya. Uski khushbu mein ab bhi ajwain aur purane kitaabon ki mehak thi.
Ghar wesa hi tha. Deewaron pe wohi daraarein, sehan mein wohi nim ka darakht. Bas chhat pe ab kabootar nahi the.
"Kamra saaf kar diya hai," Ammi ne chai ka cup aage barhate hue kaha. "Wahi wala... jahan tu raat bhar parha karta tha."
Ayan khirki ke paas gaya. Bahar gali mein bachay cricket khel rahe the. Ek larka chhakka maar kar chillaya: "Chalo ab agli baar mera number!"
Wahi baat, wahi shor, wahi Faisalabad.
Sirf Ayan badal gaya tha. Ya shayad ghar.
Raat ko neend nahi aayi. 2 baje chhat pe gaya to dekha chand aadha hai. Ammi peeche se aayin aur boli:
"Kis se bhaag kar aaya hai beta?"
Ayan hans diya. "Kisi se nahi Ammi. Bas thak gaya tha."
Ammi ne uske sar pe haath phera. "Ghar rait ke ghar jese hote hain. Barish aaye to beh jate hain, dhoop lage to aur mazboot ho jate hain. Tu bas wapas aa gaya, yehi kafi hai."
Hawa mein nim ke patton ki sarsarahat thi
