Bab 12: 12.
Muhammad Amir aur Waleed Ahmed ke liye university life pehle ek dusre se bilkul alag thi. Lekin aik achanak mulaqat ne in dono ko dosti ke raste pe dal diya. Yeh mulaqat ek restaurant mein hui jab dono apne apne doston ke saath wahan gaye hue thay. Us waqt restaurant ka environment relaxed tha, aur dono apne groups mein baith kar khaane ka intezar kar rahe thay. Tabhi Waleed ki nazar Amir par pari, jo uske paas hi ek table par apne dost, Shawaiz, ke saath baitha tha.
Waleed, jo thoda possessive aur dominating nature ka tha, ne Amir ko dekha aur pehle kuch feel nahi kiya. Lekin jab Amir ne bhi uski taraf dekha aur casually muskuraya, toh Waleed ne reciprocate kiya aur dheere se haath hila diya. Uske baad, jab dono apne apne tables se uth kar ja rahe thay, toh mulakat ho gayi.
"Aray, tum Muhammad Amir ho na?" Waleed ne casually poocha.
Amir ne muskurate hue haan mein jawab diya, "Haan, tum kaise jante ho?"
Waleed ne apna haath barhaya, "Main Waleed Ahmed hoon, CS department. Tumhara naam suna tha, waise tum university ke kaafi popular student lagte ho."
Amir ne hans kar haath milaaya, "Haan, bas waise hi. Waise tum bhi kaafi known lagte ho. Sunte rehta hoon tumhara bhi naam."
Yeh dosti ka shuruat ka lamha tha. Iske baad, Amir aur Waleed ne ek dosre se regularly milna shuru kiya. Dono kaafi different the, lekin unka common interest gym tha. Waleed, jo apne appearance aur fitness ko lekar kaafi conscious tha, Amir ke saath gym jaana shuru kar diya. Gym ke sessions ne dono ko aur kareeb la diya. Dono ka workout routine intense tha, aur gym mein jab wo ek dosre ke strength aur determination ko dekhte, toh ek respect ka ehsaas hota.
Ek din gym ke baad, jab dono apne session ke baare mein baat kar rahe thay, Amir ne poocha, "Tum waise bohot serious rehte ho, Waleed. Kya kabhi chill karte ho ya bas har cheez mein focus rakhte ho?"
Waleed ne hans kar jawab diya, "Main bas apne kaam se kaam rakhta hoon. Kabhi kabhi relax karne ka time milta hai, lekin waise bhi zindagi ko serious lena padta hai."
Amir ne thoda mazak karte hue kaha, "Haan, yeh toh hai. Lekin kabhi kabhi maze bhi important hote hain. Warna sirf gym aur kaam se zindagi boring ho jati hai."
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Maham apni Biotechnology ki class se thoda frustrated thi, kyunki department ka projector faulty tha. Har baar jab woh apne presentation ya notes class ke liye tayar karti thi, projector mein koi na koi issue aa jata tha. Ek din, jab class mein phir se projector kaam nahi kar raha tha, usne apne hamesha waalay opponent Abdullah ko dekha, jo Zoology department ka tha.
"Waah, aaj phir se projector kaam nahi kar raha," Maham ne sarcastic tone mein kaha, jab usne Abdullah ko projector ke saath pareshani uthate dekha.
Abdullah ne bhi sarcasm se jawab diya, "Haan, tumhara department hamesha equipment ke saath kamzoor rehta hai. Tum logon ko shayad yeh pata hi nahi ke technology kaise chalti hai."
Maham ne apne haath jodh kar mazak mein kaha, "Haan, tum log toh hamesha perfect ho, haina? Tumhara Zoology department toh pura NASA ke tools use karta hoga."
Abdullah ne thoda hansi dabate hue jawab diya, "Aray, hamare toh microscopes bhi tumhare projectors se zyada efficiently kaam karte hain."
Maham ne apni frustration ko zyada tameez ke saath handle karte hue kaha, "Acha tum yeh batao, projector ko thik kaun karega? Tum log kiunki IT experts lag rahe ho, tumhe karna chahiye."
Abdullah ne ek fake thoughtful expression ke saath jawab diya, "Shayad tumhein ek proper IT application likhni chahiye, jisme tumhara dukh bayan ho."
Maham ne sarcastic tone mein kaha, "Application? Tumhein toh sab kuch pehle se hi pata hota hai, kya tum likh doge?"
Abdullah ne mazak karte hue jawab diya, "Haan, bas likh kar sign kar do. Tumhara department ka naam aur tumhare SVL hone ka stamp toh lagana hi padega."
Maham ne apni notebook uthate hue uski baat ka jawab diya, "Main SVL hoon, toh application toh tum likh kar dekh lo. Tumhare science ke experiments ke beech mein ho sakta hai ek do cheezain theek kar doon."
Abdullah ne sirf muskuraya aur projector ke issue se haath utha liya. "Acha chhodo, tumhari application likhne ka time nahi hai mere paas. Waise bhi, tum log ke lecture waise bhi boring hote hain."
Maham ne has kar jawab diya, "Tumhe toh sirf microscope ke peeche log dikhte hain. Tumhein kya pata humare lectures kitne interesting hote hain."
Is friendly sarcasm ne dono ke beech ka tension halka kar diya, aur Maham aur Abdullah ke beech ka yeh chhota sa clash unka roz ka routine ban gaya tha.
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Nain aur Naurez library mein baithi hui thi, jab achanak unka mazaak muhammad Amir ke baare mein shuru ho gaya. Naurez, jo hamesha se thoda mischievous thi, ne ek idea diya.
"Aray, Nain, tumne kabhi Muhammad Amir ka Instagram dekha hai?" Naurez ne teasing tone mein kaha.
Nain ne thoda sharmate hue kaha, "Nahi dekha, mujhe uska username bhi nahi pata."
Naurez ne apne phone se thoda search karte hue kaha, "Main dhoondh leti hoon. Har koi aaj kal social media pe hai. Dekho, yeh raha Amir ka profile!"
Nain thoda nervous thi, lekin uska curiosity barh gaya tha. "Mujhe dekhne do," usne dheere se kaha.
Jab Naurez ne usay Amir ka Instagram profile dikhaya, toh Nain ne posts scroll karna shuru kiya. Uske heartbeats tez hone lagi jab usne Amir ke life ke moments dekhe. Lekin ek post pe uska dhyan gaya, jo Zara ke saath thi.
"Yeh Zara hai," Nain ne thoda surprised hote hue kaha.
Naurez ne post dekh kar kaha, "Haan, Zara. Tumne suna tha na uske baare mein? She's Amir's childhood friend."
Nain ne dheere se post ke comments aur caption dekhe. Amir ne likha tha, "Zara, my best friend since forever! Excited for her wedding!"
Nain ka dil halki si khushi se bhar gaya. "Oh, toh wo dono sirf friends hain. Mujhe laga tha ke wo engaged hain."
Naurez ne thoda teasing tone mein kaha, "Haan, aur tum to unnecessary tension le rahi thi. Amir ka toh sirf Zara ke saath dosti ka rishta hai. Lagta hai tumne kuch zyada soch liya tha."
Nain ke chehre pe ek chhoti si muskurahat thi. "Mujhe waqai ghalat fehmi ho gayi thi. I'm so relieved," usne halka sa laugh karte hue kaha.
Naurez ne phir se teasing tone mein kaha, "Waise tumhein itni relief kyu mili? Tumhein toh kuch lena dena nahi tha na?"
Nain ne sharmate hue kaha, "Bas, itna tension unnecessary ho gaya tha."
Naurez ne phir se mazak karte hue kaha, "Haan haan, ab main samajh gayi. Lagta hai tumhare dil mein kuch to hai."
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