Riya roz subah ek hi bus se office jaati thi. Us bus mein ek ladka bhi hota tha—Aman. Dono kabhi baat nahi karte the, bas chhup-chhup kar ek doosre ko dekh lete the. Dheere-dheere unki aankhon mein pehchaan si ho gayi.
Ek din Riya bus miss kar gayi. Use laga shayad ab Aman se kabhi mulaqat nahi hogi. Par usi din shaam ko, jab wo thodi udaas park mein baithi thi, Aman wahan aa gaya. Usne muskura kar kaha, “Aaj bus mein aap nahi thi… ajeeb sa lag raha tha.”
Riya hairaan reh gayi. Pehli baar dono ne baat ki, aur pata chala ki dono ek hi raaste par chal rahe the—sirf bus mein hi nahi, zindagi mein bhi.
Kabhi-kabhi pyar shor se nahi, khamoshi se shuru hota hai… aur ek chhoti si “missing” se apni jagah bana leta hai. ❤️
