"Soha yaha ai thi aur usi ne sab kia tha. TU JHOOT BOL RAHA HA!"

"MAI KIU JHOOT BOLU GA? AUR SOHA YAHA NAHI AA SAKTI. WOH YAHA KAISAY HO SAKTI HAI?" his question made me frown and I punched him hard.

"Ki..kiu nahi ho sakti woh yaha? Huh!" I asked with range and anger inside me.

"BECAUSE SHE HAS BEEN DEAD IN A CAR ACCIDENT 4 HOURS AGO "

His words were like a crashing plane sound.

It was as if someone just tored me apart so hard that every inch of pain was been felt.

These words were like a stab in my heart.

Aisa laga jaisay kisi ne mere pao k nechay se zameen hi khench li ho.

I felt numb.

"Ai...aisa... nahi ... nahi ho sakta.... woh...yahi..."

"Jab mai yaha aya toh tum behosh zameen par paray thay. Mane soha aur ifra ko call kar k yaha bhulaya. Ifra toh pohnch gai par soha nahi. Her... her car was hit by a large truck that was loaded with fuel. Woh truck aur soha ki car.... dono... usi waqat...jal gaye... sab...sab khatam ho gaya sherry... she... she had left us..."

Haarib cried and hold my shoulders but I didn't responded.

"Its too late to say so! But I have forgiven you. I had loved you beyond the limits to even recognize your mistakes. I have always been with you. Either physically or mentally. "

Soha's words came like a throbbing pain in my heart.

"

I pushed haarib a little away slowly.

I wasn't of my own right now.

One minute I had everything back in my life and in next minute.... I lose everything....

My feets moved towards upstairs to the same room where we both were few hours ago.

"

Mera intazar to kia hota soha....

Mujhe jeena sikha k khud jeena chor dia....

"Sheharyar! if u remember anything of me...

After I leave this world...

remember

that I loved! ..

I loved even when it was foolish

I cared even when it was unwanted!

when I am gone...

remember my heart!"

I touched the bedsheet where she was sitting while stroking my hair.

"Kaha tha na.... mujhe....sone mat do ... tum...tum chali jao gi mujhe chor k...." I cried as if she was listening to me.

"Mai yahi hun Sheharyar! Ap ko chor k kaha jana hai maine?" I turned around at the voice and there she was again.

Standing in the same dress near the side table of the bed. I stood up to immediately and ran towards her.

"Tu...tum ...tum ...dekha tum zinda ho woh...woh pagal haarib...keh raha tha.. tum... mujhe... chor k ...nhi nhi... tum to mere samne ho. "

She smiled while I shouted.

"HAARIB! HAARIBBB HAAARIIBBB..."

I was smiling ear to ear like a small kid find his lost toy.

Suddenly the door opened and haarib and came in along with ifra, alia and zuhaib.

"Kia hua sherry? Tu...tu thek to hai na. " haarib asked worriedly while ifra was crying like hell and so was alia.

And zuhaib just had an expressionless face.

"Tu... tu jhoot bol raha tha. Dekh dekh ye khari hai soha. Bilkl thek aur sahi. Ek kharoch bhi nahi hai us k jism par aur tu! Dekh ye..." I pointed towards soha while she was just smiling weakly.

"Bhai waha koi nahi ha. " alia cried and said while I frowned.

"Kia ...kia ho gaya hai tum logo ko. Soha... ye mere sath khari hai tum sab ...yaqeen kiu nahi kar rhy ho. Nazar nahi aa raha tum logo ko toh jao apni ankho ka elaj karwao. " I said with anger.

"Sherry yar.... tu samajh kiu nahi raha waha koi nahi khara tujh....tujhe weham ho raha hai. " haarib moved towards me while I shoved him away.

"Tu pagal toh nahi ho gaya hai. Tum sab ko nazar kiu nah.."

"Sheharyar?" Soha's voice made me stop and look at her.

I moved towards her and she looked intensely at me.

"Soha dekho na... in sab... sab ko tum nazar nahi ... nahi aa rhi .... pagal ho gaye han sab. " I was about to cry.

"Sherry tu kis se baat kar raha hai? Koi nahi hai waha. " haarib again interrupted.

"NAZAR NAHI AA RAHA ! I AM TALKING TO SOHA!"

Why can't they see her!

"Sheharyar! Woh sahi keh rahy han. Un ko mai nazar nahi aa rahi. " soha's words made me look at her and then she nodded.

"Haarib sahi keh raha hai Sheharyar! I am not real. Par mai hamesha ap k sath hun. Har waqat ap k dil mai. Jab yaad karai gay mai hawa ki tarha ap se aa milu gi.

Ab na koi doori ho gi aur na hi in zalim dunya k zulm. Bas hum aur humari muhabbat. " her words doesn't makes sense.

"Par tum... toh... yaha ho...sahi salamat mere samne khari ho. Ye sab jhoot bol rahy " I cried and hold her face.

"Sheharyar! Mai sahi salamat hi hun.

In dunya mai jo bhi hota hai woh toh humare jism jo hota hai na. Rooh toh mehfoz rehti hai na.

Bas ap ki soha sahi salamat aa gai ap k pas. Bas thora late kar dia shayad ane mai par... aana to tha hi na. "

She doesn't makes any sense!

No one doesn't makes sense!

"Tum... nahi... mai.... " I turned around and walked towards alia.

"Alia... tumhay... tumhay soha nahi nazar aa rhi. Woh dekho! White kapro mai khari hai. " I hold alia by her shoulder and asked her but she made a sad face.

"Bhai.... bhabi... nahi rahi. Koi nahi hai waha ap...man kiu nahi lety. "

I frowned and let her go.

I, then took ifra by her hand and asked her expectedly.

"Ifra! Dost ko toh apna dost nazar aa jata hai na. Woh samne khari hai tumhay kiu nazar nhi aa rhi woh bilkl sahi hai usay kuch nahi hua. "

She looked at me and shook her head as 'no' with extreme sad expressions.

I let her go with a thud.

"Tum sab.... sab k sab pagal ho. Meri soha samne khari hai. "

I ran towards soha and then looked at her face.

I slowly brought my hands up and touched her cheeks ever so lightly like it felt feather like.

"Yo..u can't...leave me..." I lost all my hope and fell apart.

My knees touched the ground with a thud and I sat there on my knees in front of the soul of the only person I hurt so badly.

"Mai sab kuch karne ko tayar tha soha tumhare liye....

Ek moqa to dia hota.... ek moqa..."

I cried out my heart but all in vain.

She is gone and I am nothing without her.

"Please wapis aa jao... I... can't live. "

My hands raised in apologies ...

My body on my knees...

My head hung as low as possible....

"Bas kar do beta.... " I heard mom's voice but I didn't turned around.

She would also not understand me or she would stop me from this madness.

"Mama... so..soha hai na?" I cried in the same position only in a fake hope of listening to the words I was dying to hear.

Mera ishq....

kamil hone se pehly hi...

fana ho gaya....

Ab mera is dunya mai... kiya kam? Jab meri soha... soha hi nahi rahi.

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Ooopsss!

Muhabat ki dastan sunane waly tu itna zulam na kar...

Vasal se pehly se hijar e yaar ka zulam na kar...

With love,

Khushi