Aslam chacha ki saansein atki hui thi. God mein 8 saal ki Zoya bukhar se tap rahi thi, aur jaldi aspatal pahunchna zaroori tha. Lekin gali ke nukkad par ladkon ki ek badi, shor machati toli ne rasta rok rakha tha.
Sabke chehre pakke rangon se puute hue the. Aslam chacha ne khauf se apne kadam peeche kheenche—unhe darr tha ki tyohar ki is bheed mein kahin koi bawal na ho jaye.
Tabhi toli ka leader, jise sab ‘Raman’ kehte the, bheed ko cheerte hue seedha Aslam chacha ki taraf badha.
Uski mutthi mein laal gulaal tha. Usne bina kuch kahe Aslam chacha ke theek saamne aakar rasta roka, aur apna haath aage badha diya…
Lekin uss din Holi ke shor aur us laal rang ke beech Raman ne jo kiya… usne aaj Eid ke din is poore mohalle ki tasveer badal kar rakh di!
(Yahan se kahani shuru hogi)
…Toli ka leader Raman, Aslam ki taraf badha. Usne dekha ki Aslam ki aankhon mein darr hai aur unki god mein 8 saal ki Zoya buri tarah kaanp rahi hai.
Raman ke haath mein jo laal rang tha, wo usne turant zameen par phenk diya. Usne baaki ladkon ki taraf mud kar zor se chillaya, “Oye! Rasta khali karo jaldi! Bachchi ki jaan ja rahi hai!”
Raman ne turant apni bike nikaali. “Chacha, jaldi pichhe baitho!” Aslam bina kuch soche Zoya ko seene se lagaye bike par baith gaye.
Raste bhar Raman lagataar horn bajata raha, traffic signals todte hue, ek pagalon ki tarah wo seedha City Hospital ki Emergency ward ke saamne ruka.
Aspatal Ka Wo Darawana Manzar
Tyohar ka din tha, aspatal mein waise hi staff kam tha. Doctor ne Zoya ko turant ICU mein shift kiya. Bahar Aslam chacha zameen par baithe ro rahe the.
15 minute baad doctor bahar aaye aur bole, “Dekhiye, bachchi ka infection khoon tak pahunch gaya hai. Humein agle 20 minute mein O-Negative (O-ve) blood chahiye. Blood bank mein stock nahi hai. Aap jaldi apne doston aur ristedaron ko phone lagaiye.”
Aslam chacha ke pairo tale zameen khisak gayi. O-Negative khoon waise hi bahut mushkil se milta hai. Unhone lagataar 15 phone ghumaye. Koi tyohar mana raha tha, toh koi shahar se bahar tha.
Ek pita ki bebasi aisi thi ki wo aspatal ki deewar par sar rakh kar foot-foot kar rone lage. Unhe laga ki aaj unki duniya ujad jayegi.
Khoon Ka Koi Rang Ya Mazhab Nahi Hota
Tabhi wahan Raman bhagta hua aaya. Uske kapde abhi bhi Holi ke gulal se range hue the. Usne Aslam chacha ko rote dekha aur doctor ki baat sun li.
Wo bina ek pal gawaye aage badha aur bola, “Doctor sahab, mera khoon lijiye. Mera O-Negative hai. Jitna chahiye nikal lijiye, par meri choti behen ko kuch nahi hona chahiye.”
Aslam chacha ne hairani se Raman ki taraf dekha. Kal tak jis gali mein Hindu-Muslim ko lekar tanav tha, aaj wahan ek Hindu ladka ek Muslim bachchi ke liye apni jaan daav par laga raha tha.
Jab blood transfusion shuru hua, toh drip ke zariye Raman ka laal khoon Zoya ki ragon mein daudne laga. Uss aspatal ke kamre mein Holi ke alag-alag rang peechhe chhut gaye the, aur insaniyat ka ek hi rang bacha tha—Laal.
Kuch ghanton baad Zoya ko hosh aaya. Usne dhundhli aankhon se dekha ki uske abbu ke paas ek bhaiya khade hain jinke chehre par thoda sa hara rang laga tha.
Zoya ne dheemi aawaz mein kaha, “Happy Holi bhaiya.” Raman ki aankhon se aansu chhalak gaye aur usne Zoya ka maatha choom liya.
Aaj Eid Ka Din Hai…
Waqt beeta. Aaj Eid ki subah hai. Aslam chacha ke aangan mein mehmaanon ki bheed hai, dastarkhwan par biryani aur kheer saji hai.
Par Aslam chacha baar-baar darwaze ki taraf dekh rahe hain. Jab tak ‘wo’ nahi aayega, ghar mein Eid nahi manayi jayegi.
Tabhi gali mein ek bike rukti hai. Raman naye kapde pehan kar andar aata hai. Aslam chacha daud kar aage badhte hain aur Raman ko gale se laga lete hain.
Wo Eid ka gale milna sirf ek rasam nahi thi, wo do dilon, do parivaaron aur do mazhabon ke beech ka ek aisa atoot rishta tha jise ab koi danga nahi tod sakta tha.
Zoya bhagti hui aati hai aur apne chhote hathon se meethi sevaiyon ki pehli pyali apne “Raman Chacha” ko khilati hai.
Eid ki is mithaas mein aaj us khoon ka karz bhi shamil tha jisne ek naya parivaar bana diya tha.
Nafarat ki khabrein toh har TV channel par aati hain, par agar aaj is kahani ne aapke dil ko thoda sa bhi chhua hai, toh is Sadbhavna aur Bhaichare ki aavaz ko dabne na dein. Ise abhi apne doston aur WhatsApp groups par share karein. Kyunki insaniyat aaj bhi zinda hai!
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