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Virar fast mein ek muskaan
Roz ki bheed mein ek chehra jo roz dikhta tha — aur ek din usne hello bola.
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Mumbai local mein roz subah 8:04 ki Virar fast pakadta hoon. Is train mein khade hone ki jagah milna bhi kismat hai, baithne ki toh baat hi chhod do.
Chhe mahine tak ek hi dabbe mein, ek hi darwaaze ke paas, ek hi insaan dikhta tha. Headphones, laptop bag, aur haath mein hamesha ek kitaab. Hum dono ek doosre ko dekh ke halka sa sar hila dete the — Mumbai waalon ki bhasha mein, iska matlab hota hai 'main tumhe pehchaanta hoon'.
Ek din train ruk gayi, kisi signal fault ki wajah se, aur hum chaalis minute tak ek doosre ke saamne phase rahe. Usne apni kitaab dikhayi — ek queer novel jo main pichle mahine hi padh chuka tha. Maine kaha, "Ending mat batana, par woh bahut achhi hai." Usne kaha, "Mujhe pata hai, yeh teesri baar padh raha hoon."
Us din se hum train mein baatein karte hain. Phir train ke baad chai. Phir weekend pe Marine Drive.
Aaj ek saal ho gaya hai. Hum ab bhi 8:04 wali Virar fast pakadte hain — ab bas saath mein. Bheed utni hi hai, par ab safar chhota lagta hai.
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Roz do ghante Mumbai local mein — wahin se aati hain meri kahaniyan.
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55 commentsBombay LocalWriter
Aap sab ka bahut bahut shukriya. Itna pyaar milega, socha nahi tha.
Reader 145446
ऐसी कहानियाँ पढ़कर उम्मीद बनी रहती है। धन्यवाद।
Neela Aasmaan
Yeh padh ke mummy ko call karne ka mann kiya. Thank you.
Chandni Raat
Your ending gave me goosebumps. Thank you for putting it into words.
मुसाफ़िर
Har line mein itni sachchai hai. Bahut dino baad kuch itna achha padha.