Faisla

Andar. Adaalat. Subah. Pankhe ki awaaz judge ki awaaz se zyada hai.

Faisla teen minute mein padha gaya. Zubaida ne poora sun liya aur uska chehra bilkul nahin badla, kyunki teen saal mein wo yeh seekh chuki thi ke adaalat mein chehra badalna gawahi ke khilaf jaata hai.

Bahar aa kar usne pehla kaam yeh kiya ke apna dupatta theek kiya. Doosra kaam yeh ke wakeel ko fees ki baqi raqam ka waada diya. Teesra kaam yeh ke rickshaw wale se poocha ke Mohalla Chaudhrian tak kitna lega — aur rickshaw wale ne kiraya nahin, sawal poocha.

Rickshaw Wala

Aap wohi hain na, jinki khabar akhbar mein thi?

Zubaida jawab nahin deti. Wo peechay baith jaati hai.

Rickshaw chal para. Aur shehar, jo teen saal se uska muqadma parh raha tha, ab uska chehra parhne laga.