*****Episode - 1/A******
Shaam ke saath baj rahe thay. Yeh sardiyon ki ek sard shaam thi. Halki baarish is shaam ko aur zyada sard bana rahi thi. 16 saala Hassan tuition se chutti kar ke wapas apne ghar ki taraf bhaga ja raha tha. Ghar pe uski boodhi maa, naam Shakeela, uske intezar mein nazrein darwaze pe jamaye baithi thi aur baar baar Hassan ke abbu ko keh rahi thi ke wo ja ke usay le aayein, itni sardi mein pata nahi kahan hoga, late kyun ho gaya.
Hassan ka baap jo ke ek mill mein mazdoor tha, thori der pehle hi kaam se thaka haara wapas aaya tha aur Hassan ki maa ko samjhaye ja raha tha ke uska beta abhi aane wala hoga. Doosri taraf Hassan ki badi behen Zainab, umar 21 saal, kamre ke darwaze se lagi apne chhote bhai ki khairiyat se ghar pahonchne ki dua kar rahi thi. Hassan apne ghar mein dakhil hota hai to uski maa ko sukoon milta hai. Uske aane pe behen usay kambal la ke deti hai aur maa choom ke duayein deti hai.
Yeh ek ghareeb gharana tha jis mein rehne wale Hassan, uski bimar maa, boodha baap aur uski ek badi behen, yahi log thay. Ghar ke naam pe do kamre thay aur ek chhota sa sehan. Kamron mein ek kamra uske maa baap aur uski behen ka tha aur doosra kamra Hassan ko chhota aur parhai karne wala hone ki wajah se Hassan ko ek alaihda kamra diya gaya tha taake uski parhai mein koi kami na aaye, aur is umeed pe ke wo parh likh ke apne maa baap aur apni aane wali zindagi ko behtar bana sakay ga. Aur is baat mein bhi koi shak na tha ke wo parhne mein accha larka tha.
Ghar mein kitchen ke naam pe ek chhota sa darba tha.
Zainab jo ke Hassan ki badi behen aur uski ek acchi dost bhi thi, parhai ke ikhrajat zyada hone ki wajah se wo mushkil se 5 jamaatein hi parh payi aur uske baad usay ghar bitha diya gaya. Zainab ek samajhdar aur suljhi hui larki thi. Parhai zyada na hone ke bawajood bhi us mein ek samajhdari thi. Ghar ko sambhalna ab usi ke zimma tha. Zainab sara din ghar ke kaamon aur maa ki khidmat mein lagi rehti hai aur phir shaam ko maa ke saath saath bhai aur baap ki bhi. Uski zindagi bas isi chaar-diwari mein guzar rahi thi. Wo ek saada si magar khoobsurat larki thi. 21 saal ki ho jaane ki wajah se uske jismani khado-khaal bhi acche thay—bhara hua seena, patli kamar aur phari hui back side, magar dekhne mein sab perfect tha. Bas kami thi to uske paas kapron ki. Uske paas gin chun ke koi 4 jore hi thay jo saade aur purane thay. Uski koi zyada khwahishat bhi na thin. Kehte hain na ke insaan ke bas mein jo cheez na ho wo usay phir doosron mein dhoondta hai, aur Zainab bhi aisi hi thi. Wo khud to parh na payi aur na apni zindagi ko sanwarne ke liye kuch kar saki, magar usko apne bhai se bohat umeedain thin aur wo usi ko hi wahid sahara samajhti thi ke jo usay ya phir kam az kam khud ko is ghareebi se nikale ga.
Hassan apne kamre mein jata hai aur basta rakh ke kapre change karne lagta hai aur uski behen Zainab uske liye khana lane chal parti hai. Zainab hamesha khana apne bhai ke saath hi khati hai. Hassan kapre change kar ke baitha Zainab ka intezar kar raha hota hai ke Zainab khana lati hai aur wo dono khane lagte hain aur roz ke jaise Zainab us se din ke haalaat poochne lagti hai.
Zainab: Bhai kaisa raha tumhara din? Aaj to bohat sardi lag gayi hogi.
Hassan: Baji accha raha magar shaam ko tuition se aate huye bohat sardi lagi.
Zainab aur uske bhai ke beech maamool ki guftagu jaari ho jati hai. Ghar mein dono hum-umar hone ki wajah se zyada ek doosre ke kareeb thay aur dono ek doosre se baatein kar ke hi apna time guzarte kyunke Zainab ghar akele reh kar bohat udaas ho jati to Hassan se baatein kar ke uska dil behel jata.
Ab tak sab kuch normal chal raha tha magar koi nahi jaanta tha ke un ki is dukhon se bhari zindagi mein aur zyada dukh aane wale hain.
Hassan aur Zainab khana kha ke farigh hote hain aur wahin baith ke kai ghante baatein karte rehte hain. Zainab ke liye yeh waqt bohat accha hota hai jab woh din bhar akeli kaam kaaj karne se thak haar kar shaam ko Hassan ke saath baatein kar ke apne akele pan ko door karti thi. Maa bimar aur baap mazdoor, shaam hote hi so jaate to Zainab ke liye iklota uska bhai Hassan hi tha jis se woh apne dukh sukh baant liya karti thi.
Raat ab zyada hone lagi thi. Zainab ka bas chalta to woh sari raat bhai ke school ki baatein aur usay apni baatein sunati baithi rehti magar woh jaanti thi ke subah Hassan ne school jaana hai aur usay bhi subah jaldi uth ke baap ko kaam pe bhi bhejna hai. Aur yahi soch ke woh Hassan ko sone ka keh ke khane ke bartan uthati hai jo kab ke wahin pare thay aur kamre se nikal jati hai. Hassan bhi apne bistar par so jata hai.
Subah hamesha ke jaise Zainab sab se pehle uthti hai aur nashta banane lagti hai. Uska baap bhi abhi uthne wala tha kyunke woh subah jald kaam pe jata aur shaam ko aata tha. Zainab apne baap ko nashta karwati hai aur woh apne kaam pe nikal jata hai aur ab woh apne bhai ke kamre ki taraf chal parti hai taake usay jagaye. Yeh uski normal routine thi. Hassan jo abhi so raha hota hai apni bari behen Zainab ke hilane pe aankhein kholta hai to uske samne uski behen jhuk ke uska baazu hila rahi hoti hai aur usay uthne ka bol rahi hoti hai. Hassan uthta hai, roz ke jaise nashta karta hai aur school ke liye nikal jata hai. Doosri taraf ab Zainab ne apni bimar maa ko nashta karwana tha aur phir ghar ke doosre kaamon mein lag jaana tha.