Subah ka waqt tha. School ka bell bajne wala tha, aur corridor students ki awaazon se bhar gaya tha. Har koi apne doston ke saath baat kar raha tha, hans raha tha. Lekin Afisha thodi chup si khadi thi. Uske haath mein uski notebook thi, aur uske dimag mein bahut saare thoughts chal rahe the.
Afisha ek intelligent ladki thi, lekin usse khud par zyada confidence nahi tha. Jab bhi teacher class mein question poochti, uska dil tez dhadakne lagta. Kabhi kabhi usse answer pata hota, phir bhi woh haath nahi uthati. Usse lagta tha ki agar galti ho gayi toh log hasenge.
Us din maths period tha. Teacher ne board par ek question likha aur kaha, "Kaun solve karega?"
Class mein kuch students ne turant haath utha diya. Afisha ne bhi question dekha. Usse laga ki woh try kar sakti hai. Usne pencil ko thoda tight pakda aur notebook mein solve karne lagi. Dheere dheere usse answer mil gaya.
Lekin phir uske dimag mein ek awaaz aayi "Ya agar galat ho gaya toh?"
Usne apna haath uthana chaha, lekin phir ruk gayi. Teacher ne kisi aur student ko board par bula liya. Afisha chup chaap baithi rahi.
Class khatam ho gayi, par Afisha ke dil mein ek chhoti si regret thi. Usse laga ki shayad woh try kar sakti thi.
School ke baad Afisha ghar aayi. Usne apna bag table par rakha aur window ke paas baith gayi. Bahar aasman sundar orange color ka ho raha tha. Thandi hawa chal rahi thi.
Afisha sochne lagi, "Kyu main hamesha darr jaati hoon? Kyu main khud par believe nahi karti?"
Tabhi uski Ammi room mein aayi aur uske paas baith gayi.
"Afisha, kya soch rahi ho?" Ammi ne pyaar se poocha.
Afisha ne dheere se kaha, "Ammi, mujhe lagta hai main utni achi nahi hoon jitne dusre students hain."
Ammi muskuraayi. Unhone Afisha ke sar par haath rakha aur kaha, "Beta, har insaan ke andar ek special taqat hoti hai. Kabhi kabhi woh taqat chhupi hoti hai, par jab hum khud par believe karte hain, tab woh bahar aati hai."
Afisha ne dhyaan se suna. Yeh words simple the, lekin uske dil ko touch kar gaye.
Andar ki taqat.
Us raat Afisha ne decide kiya ki woh khud ko ek chance degi. Perfect hona zaruri nahi hai. Bas try karna zaruri hai.
Next day jab Afisha school gayi, uske dil mein thodi si himmat thi. Zyada nahi, lekin enough ki woh ek step le sake.
Class mein phir se teacher ne ek question poocha. Afisha ka dil phir tez dhadakne laga. Usne apne aap se kaha, "Agar galti bhi ho gayi, toh kya hua? Main seekh jaungi."
Aur is baar…
Usne dheere se apna haath utha diya.
Teacher ne usse board par bulaya. Afisha thodi nervous thi, lekin usne question solve karna shuru kiya. Jab usne answer complete kiya, teacher ne smile karte hue kaha, "Very good, Afisha."
Us pal Afisha ko ek naya feeling mila confidence ka. Chhota sa step tha, lekin uske liye bahut bada tha.
Usne realize kiya ki darr hamesha rahega, lekin usse face karna hi asli himmat hoti hai.
Us din Afisha ne apni andar ki taqat ka pehla step feel kiya.
Aur shayad yahi uski kahani ki beginning thi ek aisi journey jahan woh khud par believe karna seekhegi, aur duniya ko dikhayegi ki woh kya kar sakti hai. ✨📖