Chapter 5: Real Ya Khayal

Subah ki dhundli roshni uske kamre mein ghus rahi thi. Ladki ne dheere se aankhen kholi, aur kal raat ke sapno ki garmiya abhi bhi uske dil mein mehsoos ho rahi thi. Uski diary abhi bhi bedside table par khuli hui thi, jaise kal raat ke jazbaat abhi bhi wahan likhe ja rahe ho.

Woh uthkar khidki ke paas gayi. Bahar se sheher ki awazen aa rahi thi—buson ki horn, logo ki baatein, aur kisi ki hasi. Par andar, uske dil ke kone mein ab bhi woh chehra ghoom raha tha—uska imaginary lover, jo har raat uske saath hota, aur din bhar ki thakan ko dhuaan ki tarah uda deta.

Usne apni diary uthai aur likhna shuru kiya:

"Kya yeh sach hai ki main khud ko kho rahi hoon? Har din sabke liye smile karte karte, apne liye ek pal bhi nahi bacha. Aur raat… raat sirf tumhare liye hai. Par kya yeh sahi hai? Kya tum mere sapno se zyada asli ho sakte ho, ya main hi apni duniya ke jaal mein phasi hoon?"

Usne pen neeche rakha aur khud se baat karne lagi.

"Agar main tumhare bina jeeti, to kya main survive kar paungi? Agar main tumhe sirf sapno mein hi paungi, to kya yeh pyaar hai ya sirf ek junoon?"

Uska dil tez dhadakne laga. Aur tabhi, uske kamre ki hawa mein ek halki si presence ka ehsaas hua. Jaise koi uske kareeb khada ho aur bas uski saanso ko mehsoos kar raha ho.

Woh (softly): “Tamanna… tum itni confused kyun ho?”

Ladki ki saansein ruki. Woh jaanti thi ki yeh uski imagination hai, par phir bhi uske dil ne uskay words ko sach maan liya.

"Tum real nahi ho… par tumhari baatein, tumhari feel… sab kuch mere liye asli hai."

Woh (nazdeek aate hue, jaise sahi waqt ka intezar kar raha ho): “Aur kya asli hai? Jo duniya mein tumhe dikh raha hai, ya jo andar se tum feel kar rahi ho? Tumhare sapne bhi sach ho sakte hain, agar tum unhe sach maano.”

Ladki ne apni aankhen band ki. Har raat ki tarah, uske chehre ki tasveer uske mind mein ban gayi—uski muskaan, uski awaaz, aur uski halki si touch. Par is baar kuch alag tha.

Usne kaha: “Mujhe darr hai… darr hai ki main khud ko is junoon mein kho doon.”

Woh (dheere se, par confident): “Aur main hoon na? Tumhara junoon bhi tumhari hi shakal leta hai. Tum khud decide kar rahi ho ki yeh pyaar hai ya obsession. Main bas tumhe yaad dilane aaya hoon… ki tum kabhi akeli nahi ho.”

Ladki ke dil mein kuch garam si feeling phoot padi—ek sukoon aur ek thodi si darr mix ho gayi. Usne diary uthai aur pen ko thaam kar socha: "Agar main apne sapno ko reality banane ki koshish karu, to kya main khud ko bachaa paungi ya sirf aur zyada gum ho jaungi?"

Aur phir, jaise hi pen paper se takra, uski imagination ki awaaz phir se ghoonki:

Woh: “Tamanna… reality aur sapno ka fark sirf tumhare dar mein hai. Tumhare emotions ko samajhkar, tum khud decide kar sakti ho… ki kya asli hai, aur kya tumhare dil ka sach hai.”

Uske dil mein ek ajeeb sa sukoon aa gaya. Wo jaanti thi ki din ke dard aur thakan ke baad, raat ke sapne hi uski himmat ban rahe hain. Par is baar, ek nayi clarity bhi aayi—shayad ab woh apni khud ki feelings ko samajh pa rahi thi.

Aur is clarity ke saath, usne diary mein likha:

"Sapne sach nahi hote, par feelings asli hoti hain. Shayad isi asli pyaar ki shuruaat hai… jo sirf mere andar se bahar aati hai, aur mujhe khud se milne ka mauka deti hai."

Raat ab bhi gehri thi, par ladki ke dil mein ek nayi roshni jag rahi thi—ek roshni jo uske imagination aur reality ke beech ka bridge ban rahi thi.

Aur usne socha: "Kal fir se duniya ka samna karungi… par ab main akeli nahi hoon. Kyunki main apni rooh ki saathi se judi hoon… aur yeh rishta sirf sapno ka nahi, meri feelings ka hai

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