Park ka pur-asrar ajnabi aur aik aham sabaq

Shaam ka waqt tha, aur Lahore ka mashhoor Jam-e-Shirin Park bachon ki hansi aur chehal pehal se goonj raha tha. Hari hari ghaas par sunehri dhoop phaili hui thi, aur jhoolon ke paas bachon ka shor dil ko bhala lag raha tha.

Abdullah aur Khalid, jo ab thoray baray aur samajhdar ho chuke thay, park ke aik konay mein football khelne mein masroof thay. Un ke saath Abdullah ka chhota bhai Umar bhi aaya hua tha, jis ki umar abhi sirf saarhay teen chaar saal ke qareeb thi. Umar apne nanhay nanhay hathon mein plastic ki aik chhoti si car liye rait mein track bana raha tha aur apni hi masti mein magan tha.

Dono baray larkay khel mein masroof thay, lekin un ki aik aankh musalsal Umar par bhi thi.

Itne mein, park ke doosre siray se aik namaloom shakhs aahista aahista un ki taraf barha. Us ke chehray par aik ajeeb si muskurahat thi, aisi muskurahat jo bazahir to bohat dostana lag rahi thi lekin us ki aankhon mein kuch aisa tha jo theek nahin lag raha tha. Woh shakhs aisay zahir kar raha tha jaise woh un bachon ko bohat achay se janta ho.

Us ajnabi ne idhar udhar dekha. Jab us ne dekha ke Abdullah aur Khalid apne khel mein zara sa ghafil hain aur Umar un se kuch faaslay par akela khel raha hai, to woh seedha Umar ke paas aa gaya.

Woh shakhs Umar ke bilkul qareeb jhuka aur pyar bhari awaz mein muskura kar bola: "Aray mere pyare Umar! Kaise ho? Tum to bohat pyare bachay ho. Dekho, wahan jhoolon ke paas kitne mazay mazay ke khilonay rakhay hain aur aik bari si slide bhi hai! Aao mere saath, main tumhein wahan le kar chalta hoon aur tum mere saath bohat mazay se khelna. Bolo, chalo ge mere saath?"

Umar ne apni bari bari masoom aankhon se us ajnabi ko dekha. Woh chhota tha, is liye yeh nahin samajh saka ke yeh shakhs kaun hai. Woh uth kar us ke saath jaane hi wala tha ke itne mein Khalid ki nazar us ajnabi par par gayi.

Khalid ka dil dhak se reh gaya. Us ne foran Abdullah ko kohni maari aur kaha: "Abdullah! Woh dekho, Umar ke paas koi ajnabi khara hai aur woh usay apne saath le jaane ki koshish kar raha hai!"

Abdullah ne palat kar dekha to us ke tez dimagh mein foran khatray ki ghanti baj uthi. Woh aik lamhay ke liye bhi nahin hichkichaya. Dono ne poori taaqat se awaz lagayi: "Umar! Foran idhar aao! Jaldi bhaag kar hamare paas aao!"

Jab Umar ne Abdullah aur Khalid ki itni sakht aur pakki awaz suni, to woh us ajnabi ko chhor kar ghabraya hua daurta hua un ke paas aa gaya aur Abdullah ki taang se lipat gaya.

Jaise hi Abdullah aur Khalid ne Umar ko zor se pukara aur tezi se us ki taraf lapkay, woh ajnabi ghabra gaya. Usay andaza ho gaya ke yeh bacha akela nahin hai aur is ke saath walay larkay hoshiyar hain. Woh foran peechay hata, munh hi munh mein kuch barbaraya, aur tez qadmon se bheer mein ghayab ho gaya.

Abdullah ne jhuk kar nanhay Umar ko pyar se gale lagaya. Us ka apna dil abhi tak tezi se dharak raha tha. Us ne Umar ko narmi lekin bohat sanjeedgi se samjhaya: "Umar! Meri baat suno aur isay hamesha yaad rakhna! Duniya ka koi bhi insaan ho, agar woh tumhein kahay ke mere saath aao, chocolate doon ga, ya park ke doosre hissay mein le ja kar kheloon ga, to kabhi bhi kisi ajnabi ki baat par yaqeen nahin karna aur na hi us ke saath jaana! Yeh bohat khatarnak ho sakta hai, koi tumhein nuqsan pohncha sakta hai."

Khalid ne bhi baat aagay barhatay huay kaha: "Aur haan Umar! Jab bhi koi ajnabi tumhein bulaye to foran bhaag kar hamare paas aa jaana ya Ammi Abba ke paas chalay jaana. Agar koi jaan pehchan wala bhi ho, tab bhi pehle ja kar Ammi ya Abba se poochna aur ijazat lena. Agar woh kahein ke haan, tum ja sakte ho, tabhi jaana, warna kabhi kisi ke saath nahin jaana!"

Umar ne apna nanha sa sar hilaya aur samajhdari se bola: "Bhaiya! Main samajh gaya hoon. Ab main kabhi kisi ajnabi ke saath nahin jaoon ga, aur koi bhi baat ho gi to foran aap ko aur Ammi ko bataoon ga!"

Abdullah aur Khalid ne Umar ko aik baar phir pyar kiya. Us shaam ke baad se woh Umar ka aur zyada khayal rakhne lagay, aur yeh waqia un sab ke liye hamesha ke liye aik bohat bara sabaq ban gaya.