Part - 4
Class ke baad sab normal lag raha tha, par Rohan ke andar sab normal nahi tha. Wo Siya ke saath uske group ke paas khada tha, par uska dhyan unki baaton par zyada tha. Aryan aur Raghav kisi trip ke baare me discuss kar rahe the, Kabir phone pe kisi se baat karte hue paise aur booking ki baat kar raha tha, aur Naina, Meher aur Tanu apne hi topics me busy thi. Ye sab dekhne me normal lag raha tha, par Rohan ko unki baaton me ek cheez baar baar chubh rahi thi.
Unki baate aksar paiso ke around hi ghoomti thi. Kaunsi car, kaunsa club, kaunsa resort, kitna kharcha, kisne bill pay kiya, kisne kitna spend kiya. Beech beech me Kabir ya Aryan kisi aur ladke ka example de dete the, kisi ko low bol dete the, ya kisi ki financial condition pe halka sa comment kar dete the. Wo hasi mazaak me bolte the, par Rohan ko wo mazaak nahi lag raha tha. Usse lag raha tha ki wo log aadat se logon ko unki aukaat se judge karte hai.
Rohan ne kabhi kisi ko is tarah se judge nahi kiya tha. Uske liye ye sab naya tha. Wo unke beech khada tha, par andar hi andar usse lag raha tha ki wo un logon ka part nahi hai. Fir bhi usne kuch nahi bola. Na react kiya, na expression change kiya. Usne decide kiya ki wo chup hi rahega.
Uske dimaag me ek aur baat chal rahi thi. Wo Siya ko kuch bol sakta tha. Wo easily usse keh sakta tha ki usko ye sab pasand nahi hai. Par usne nahi bola. Usse laga ki Siya ke liye ye sab normal hai, ye uske friends hai, uski world hai. Agar wo kuch bolega aur baat bigad gayi, to sab usi pe aa jayega. Shayad Siya bhi uski side na le. Isliye usne apni baat andar hi rakh li.
Siya kabhi kabhi uski taraf dekhti thi. Usse lag raha tha ki Rohan thoda quiet hai, par wo samajh nahi pa rahi thi ki andar kya chal raha hai. Rohan ne apna usual expression maintain kiya hua tha, isliye kisi ko kuch clearly feel nahi ho raha tha.
Thodi der baad class khatam ho gayi aur sab bahar nikle. Corridor me chalte chalte Naina ne bola chalo canteen chalte hai. Sabne haan bol diya. Ye unka daily routine jaisa hi tha. Rohan ne mana nahi kiya, wo bhi unke saath chala gaya.
Canteen me ek bada table mil gaya aur sab waha baith gaye. Order dene ki baari aayi to Kabir ne bina kisi se pooche directly bola jo best hai wo le aao. Fir usne casually add kiya ki bill uska hoga. Kisi ne react nahi kiya jaise ye sab normal ho. Rohan ne bas dekha aur chup raha.
Baate fir se wahi start ho gayi. Kabhi kisi club ki baat, kabhi kisi party ki. Aryan bol raha tha ki kal night ko ek naya club try karte hai. Kabir ne turant bola haan already plan bana lete hai. Raghav ne bola booking karwa lete hai. Sab easily agree kar gaye.
Siya bhi unke saath baat kar rahi thi, par wo beech beech me Rohan ki taraf dekh leti thi. Usse lag raha tha ki Rohan thoda disconnected hai.
Tabhi Kabir ne casual tone me bola kal night club chalte hai sab. Is baar proper plan banate hai. Sabne interest dikhaya. Naina ne bola main aaungi. Meher ne haan bola. Tanu ne bhi agree kiya.
Kabir ne Siya ki taraf dekha aur bola tu to aa hi rahi hai. Siya ne bola haan dekhte hai. Fir usne Rohan ki taraf dekha.
Rohan ne seedha bola main nahi aaunga.
Table pe ek second ke liye halka sa silence hua. Kisi ne force nahi kiya. Kabir ne sirf halka sa smirk diya jaise usko expected tha. Aryan ne bola uski marzi. Aur baat aage badh gayi.
Par Siya ruk gayi. Usne Rohan ki taraf dekha aur dheere se bola kyun.
Rohan ne normal tone me bola bas aise hi.
Siya ne bola aise hi kya matlab. Ek baar aa jao.
Rohan ne bola mujhe interest nahi hai.
Siya ne uski aankhon me dekha aur is baar thoda serious tone me boli tum har cheez se door kyun rehte ho.
Rohan ne kuch second socha par fir bhi seedha jawab nahi diya. Usne bas bola mujhe aisi jagah pasand nahi hai.
Siya ne halka sa smile kiya par wo convince nahi hui. Usne dheere se bola sab ja rahe hai. Tum bhi aa jao.
Rohan ne fir mana kar diya.
Group apni baat me busy tha par Siya ab bhi Rohan pe focus kar rahi thi.
Usne thoda aur close hoke dheere se bola ek baar try kar lo. Agar pasand nahi aaya to wapas aa jana.
Rohan chup raha.
Siya ne fir bola main hoon na.
Ye line sunke Rohan thoda ruk gaya.
Usne Siya ki taraf dekha. Uske expression me force nahi tha, bas simple sa expectation tha.
Rohan ne seedha haan nahi bola, par usne mana bhi nahi kiya.
Siya ne halka sa smile kiya jaise usko samajh aa gaya ho ki Rohan maan jayega.
Table pe baaki sab club ke plan me busy the.
Aur Rohan waha baitha hua tha, bahar se normal, par andar se ab bhi unsure.
Usse nahi pata tha ki wo jaana chahta hai ya nahi.
Par ek baat clear thi

Siya ke kehne ka us par asar ho raha tha