Chapter 1:Naya
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Hostel ke corridor me ajeeb si khamoshi thi…
sirf pankhay ki halki si awaaz aur door se aati larkiyon ki hansi sunai de rahi thi.
Aiman ne apna bag thoda aur kas ke pakar liya.
“Room 217…” us ne dheere se number repeat kiya.
Yeh uska pehla din tha. Nayi jagah. Naye log. Nayi zindagi.
Us ne darwaza knock kiya.
Knock… knock…
“Andar aa jao, khula hai,” ek tez si awaaz aayi.
Aiman ne darwaza dheere se khola.
Room me teen larkiyan thi.
Ek bed par baithi phone scroll kar rahi thi — confident, bilkul relaxed.
Dusri mirror ke saamne khari apne baal set kar rahi thi.
Aur teesri sirf un dono ko dekh kar muskura rahi thi.
“Hi… main Aiman hoon,” us ne halki si awaaz me kaha.
Phone wali larki ne usay sir se pair tak dekha.
“Hira,” us ne sirf apna naam bataya, jaise zyada bolna zaroori na ho.
“Laiba,” dusri ne muskura kar kaha.
“Sana,” teesri ne halka sa haath hila diya.
Aiman ne ek halki si smile di… lekin usay mehsoos hua jaise yeh room sirf ek kamra nahi…
ek test hai.
“Tumhara bed wo wala hai,” Hira ne corner ki taraf ishara kiya.
Aiman ne apna saman rakhna shuru kiya.
Room me sab normal lag raha tha… lekin pata nahi kyun, usay andar se halka sa darr mehsoos ho raha tha.
Jaise kuch theek nahi hai.
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Shaam ko jab Aiman apni books arrange kar rahi thi, tabhi darwaza dobara knock hua.
Is baar knock me ghabrahat thi.
Aiman ne darwaza khola.
Bahar ek larki khari thi… aankhon me ajeeb si udaasi, haath me ek chota sa bag.
“Main… Noor hoon. Mujhe yahan shift hona hai,” us ne dheere se kaha.
Aiman ne turant side ho kar usay andar aane diya.
Noor ne room me qadam rakha… lekin uski aankhon me jo darr tha, wo Aiman se chhupa nahi.
“Yeh tumhari new roommate hai,” warden ki awaaz corridor se aayi aur phir footsteps door chali gayi.
Room me ek pal ke liye khamoshi chaa gayi.
Hira ne Noor ko dekha… phir halki si muskurahat di.
“Welcome,” us ne kaha.
Lekin us muskurahat me garamjoshi nahi thi… kuch aur tha.
Kuch jo Aiman samajh nahi pa rahi thi.
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Raat ko sab so rahe thay… ya kam az kam dikhawa kar rahe thay.
Aiman ne side me dekha.
Noor jaag rahi thi.
Uski aankhein chhat ki taraf thi… jaise wo kuch soch rahi ho… ya shayad kisi se darr rahi ho.
“Aap theek ho?” Aiman ne dheere se poocha.
Noor ne halka sa sir ghumaya… aur muskurane ki koshish ki.
“Haan… bas nayi jagah hai na,” us ne kaha.
Aiman ne bhi sir hila diya.
Lekin usay mehsoos hua… Noor jhoot bol rahi hai.
Aur yeh jhoot sirf shuruat hai.
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Us raat Aiman ko neend nahi aayi.
Usay nahi pata tha ke yeh kamra…
sirf ek rehne ki jagah nahi…
balkay ek aisi kahani ka aaghaz hai…
jahan gunah uska hoga… jo us ne kabhi kiya hi nahi hoga.
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