Chapter no 01
"Anaya beta, bas karo, kyun khud ko thaka rahi ho? Kitni dafa tumse kaha hai ke hum middle-class logon ke sapne poore nahi hotay." Anaya ki maa ne pyar bhari narazgi se kaha.
"Nahi maa, dekhna! Mera yeh sapna InshaAllah zaroor poora hoga. Mujhe apne Allah pe yakeen hai, aur waise bhi, mehnat karne walon ki kabhi haar nahi hoti," yeh keh kar Anaya muskara di.
"Acha beta, Allah tumhare sapne poore kare, lekin ab waqt dekho! 11 baj gaye hain, ab so jao." Uski maa ne pyar se kaha. Anaya, jo apne laptop par poori tawajju se kaam kar rahi thi, maa ki baat sun kar boli, "Jee maa," aur phir dobara apne kaam me masroof ho gayi.
Fajr ki namaz ke baad Anaya ne dua ke liye haath uthaye, magar uski nazar baar baar table par rakhe laptop par ja rahi thi, jaise kisi message ka intezar ho.
"Allah g, aap jaante hain ke mujhe Korea kitna pasand hai, aur aap hi jaante hain ke main wahan jane ke liye kitni mehnat kar rahi hoon. Please, Allah g, meri madad farmaiye. Yeh sapna aapne mere dil mein dala hai, aap hi isse poora bhi karenge. Sab kehte hain ke yeh namumkin hai, magar mujhe sirf aap pe bharosa hai," Anaya dil se dua maang rahi thi.
Achanak poore kamre mein message ki awaaz gunji. Usne jaldi se laptop ki screen dekhi, aur jaise hi message open kiya, uski sunehri aankhon ki chamak barh gayi.
"Maa! Maa!" Anaya khushi se cheekh uthi aur apni maa ko zor se gale laga liya۔
"Kya hua beta?" Maa ne bechaini se pucha۔
"Maa, main kehti thi na, Allah zaroor sunain ge! Dekhein, Allah ne sun li! Mujhe Seoul, South Korea main job mil gayi hai! Maa, main Korea ja sakti hoon! You can believe it, Mom! SOUTH KOREA!" Anaya ki aankhon mein aansoo the, magar yeh khushi ke aansoo thay.
Uski maa apni beti ki khushi dekh rahi thi. "Beta, mujhe tumhari khushi sabse zyada pyari hai," maa ne uske sir par pyar se haath rakha.
"Mujhe do hafton ke baad jana hai, maa..." Yeh keh kar Anaya achanak udaas ho gayi۔
"Kya hua beta? Ab udaasi kyun?" Maa ne pyaar se pucha۔
"Maa, agar main chali gayi, to aap kaise rahengi?" Anaya ne fikrmandi se kaha۔
Maa muskurai, "Arey, itni si baat? Main koi chhoti bachi nahi hoon jo akeli nahi reh sakti! Tum khushi se jao, main tumhari khala ke paas chali jaungi. Mere liye meri beti ki khushi sabse aham hai۔"
Anaya ki aankhon mein naye sapne chamakne lage۔ "Dekhna maa, main wahan jakar bohot mehnat karungi, aur aapko bhi apne paas bula loongi۔"
"InshaAllah beta, zaroor۔" Maa ne dua dene wale andaz mein kaha۔
Seoul, South Korea
Do haftay baad, Anaya ne apni zindagi ka sabse bara safar tay kiya. Jaise hi woh Seoul pohanchi, uske dil mein aik ajeeb sa joosh tha. Naya sheher, naye log, naye sapne…
Airport se nikalte hi thandi hawa ne uske chehre ko choo liya. Usne gehri sans li aur aasman ki taraf dekha. "Allah g, yeh sab aapka karam hai," usne dheemi muskurahat ke sath kaha
Anaya ko apne rab se boht mohabbat hai or uska man`na hai k insan ko jabbi khushi mile ussy sabse phele apne rab ka shukr aada krna chahiye yahi wajah the k usne korea main kadam rakhte he apne rab ka shuker aada kiya
Gari mein baithte hi maine apni ghari par waqt dekha— sham ke 6 baj chuke the. Sarkon par neon lights ki roshni, buland-o-bala imaratein aur rawan dwan zindagi dekh kar main muskara di.
Two years later… Anaya ab bohot kamyab ho chuki thi. Woh apni maa ko bhi Korea le aayi thi aur usne Seoul mein apna ghar bhi le liya tha.
Aaj usse Busan jana tha kuch kaam ke silsile mein, is liye usne train se jaane ka faisla kiya. Ticket lete waqt uske dimagh mein "Train to Busan" movie ka khayal aya, aur Anaya muskuradi. **"Mere liye Korea ki mohabbat kabhi kam nahi hogi."**
"Hello, kya aap India se hain?" Kisi ne usse mukhatib kiya. Anaya ne us larki ki taraf dekha jo uske jawab ki muntazir thi.
"Nahi, lekin aap kaun?" Anaya ne muskurate hue jawab diya.
"Main Simran hoon, India se aayi hoon. Aaj mera pehla din hai Korea mein. Aapko dekh kar laga ke aap Korean nahi hain, is liye puch liya. Maaf kijiye agar maine aapko tang kiya."
"Nahi nahi, koi baat nahi," Anaya ne muskurate hue kaha. Woh ek khoobsurat aur saaf dil ki larki thi. Jab usne suna ke Simran ka Korea mein pehla din hai, toh use apna pehla din yaad aya—jab woh kitni ghabra rahi thi aur kaisa mehsoos kar rahi thi.
"Oh acha, toh aapka pehla din hai Korea mein? Main Anaya hoon, mujhe bhi do saal ho gaye hain yahan," Anaya ne dosti bhare lehje mein kaha.
Dono ek doosre se baatein karne lagin. Jaldi hi unki achi dosti ho gayi. Jaane se pehle Anaya ne Simran ko apna number diya aur kaha, **"Agar koi madad chahiye ho toh be-jijhak mujhe call kar lena."**
Phir dono apne apne raste ki taraf rawana ho gayin.
Anaya ko office ke kaam se Busan bheja gaya tha. Sab keh rahe the ke boss kaafi sahat mazaaj k hai, isliye mujhe jaldi jaana hoga. Mujhe pehle din hi unse insult ni kr wana ni !
Woh tez tez kadam chalti bus stand par ja kr khari ho gaye.Bus ka horn baja tu who foran khari ho gayi or bus main charne he lagi the k kisi ne uske hath ko zor se pakar liya or apne sath le jany laga...