Chapter 2 — Rishton Ki Shuruaat Aur Dar
Maahi ne shaadi ke baad ye samjha tha
ke zindagi ab us se narm ho jaayegi.
Magar kuch khamoshiyan
shaadi ke baad aur gehri ho jaati hain.
Mustaqeem bolta kam tha.
Aur jab bolta, to faislay jataata tha—
ehsaas nahi.
Wo ghar ka malik tha,
aur Maahi…
bas aik zimmedaari.
Subah uth kar Maahi sab se pehle kitchen me jaati.
Italian breakfast banati—
jaise mohabbat ko taste dena chahti ho.
Mustaqeem khaana khaata,
phone dekhta,
aur uth jaata.
"Pasand aaya?"
Maahi ne aik din himmat karke poocha.
Mustaqeem ne sirf itna kaha:
"Bas theek hai."
Wo do lafz
Maahi ke dil me bohot der tak goonjay.
🌑 Nazdeekiyan… Baghair Qurbat Ke
Raaton ko wo aik hi kamre me hotay—
lekin do alag duniyaon me.
Mustaqeem ka jism paas hota,
magar uska dil kahin aur.
Maahi uske qareeb leti,
lekin uske haath tak pohnchnay me
uski himmat har baar haar jaati.
Wo chhoo sakti thi…
magar mehsoos nahi hoti.
Aur yahi cheez
aurat ko dheere dheere
andar se tod deti hai.
⚠️ Pehlay Zakham Ki Awaaz
Ek raat jab Mustaqeem der se aaya,
Maahi ne poocha:
"Kaam zyada tha?"
Mustaqeem ruk kar dekha.
Aankhon me gussa nahi tha—
be-parwahi thi.
"Tumhe itna poochhne ki zarurat nahi."
Wo jumla cheekh kar nahi kaha gaya—
is liye zyada chubh gaya.
Maahi chup ho gayi.
Aksar jo chup ho jaata hai,
wo hi zyada rota hai.
Cliffhanger (Chapter End)
Maahi ko tab bhi ye guman nahi tha
ke ye sirf shuruaat hai.
Kyunke jab mohabbat
sawal karna chhod de…
toh zulm
araam se ghar kar leta hai.
(Continued…)