"Tu class jaisa ki aap sab jante hai, summer vacations aglae hafte se shuru ho jai gi. Mai yeh chata ho ki is summer vacations mai aap log kuch naya discover kare ya kisi bhi natural or unnatural chiz pr research kare. Aur yeh kam aap akele nahi kar sakte, aap logo ko apne partner ke sath yeh project pura karna hai!"

"Partner!?" Yumna apne glasses ko sahi karte teacher se sawal karti hai. Yumna un ladkiyu mai se ek thi jo ladku se baat tu dur un ku nazar utha kar dekhna bhi nahi pasand karti thi. Aur yeh baat pura class acchi tarah se janta tha, aur is baat pr kabhi kisi ne bhi pareshaani ka izhaar nahi kiya. Nahi kisi ne Yumna ko kisi tarah ki batae sunai.

"Ji ha, partner. Yumna mai yeh nahi keh raha ki aap ka partner koi ladka ki ho. Aap jisko chahe usko apna partner bana sakti hai. Mujhe summer vacations ke baad project chahiye hi chahiye hai! Aur phir mai koi Excuse nahi suno ga! Samajh gai aap sab. Mai yeh baat sirf Yumna ke liye hi nahi keh raha. Pure class se keh raha ho!" Teacher pura project ek baar aur tafseel ke sath bayan karte hai. Aur isi duran bell bajati hai.

"Class mai umeed karta ho ki aap sab acchi tarah se samajh gai hoge. Apna partner decide karne ke baad aap log is list pr apna aur apne partner ka naam likhwa  dijiye ga. Aur zoya yeh list mujhe school over hone se pehle chahiye hai. Is ki Zimedari mai aap ko deta ho. Alright class! Aap sab ka summer vacations accha guzre. Allah hafiz!" Teacher apni baat kahtm kar class se chale jate hai aur jate hi class mai shor sa mach jata hai.

Pura class buhut hi Josh mai tha. Haa kuch the class mai jinhai is project mai koi dilchaspi na thi. Aur un mai se ek the Abdullah.

Abdullah padhai mai bilkul bhi na accha tha. Kuch log tu Abdullah ko dekh hairat karte the ki bina padhe yeh kaise pass hojata hai. Aur is ka raaz kuch hi ko pata tha.

"Abdul yaar tum window ke bhar kya dekh rahe ho. Naam likwaliya kya?" Abdullah ka dost Haider usse sawal karta hai. Haider Abdullah jaisa bilkul bhi na tha. Woh padhai mai kafi accha tha. Itna ki har saal 2nd wahi ata tha.

"Tumne apna naam likwaya?" Abdullah Haider se pochta hai. Jis ko sun woh kehta hai, "Nahi yaar, abhi tak ke tu nahi. Soch raha ho ki-" "ki tum mujhe apna partner bana lo!? Yahi soch rahe ho na. Mujhe pata tha!" Abdullah ek bari si smile ke saath Haider ki baat cut karte howe kehta hai.

"Aisa tu mai apne bure khuwab mai bhi nahi soch sakta! Tumko partner banana matlab ki khud bhi fail hone ke bara bar hai. Waise tumhari Partner tu Zoya hi banegi. Hamesha wahi tu tumko bajati hai." Haider haste howe Abdullah se kehta hai.

"Nahi is baar mujhe nahi lagta woh razi hogi. Woh mujhse nafrat karti hai. Bhul gai?!" Abdullah kuch udaas ho kar Haider se kehta hai.

"Bhai tum har baar yeh baat kehte ho. Pr har ek baar woh puri madad karti hai tumhari. Aur woh nafarat tumhari harkatu ki wajah se tumse karti hai. Raat ke 3:00 baje tum usko call kar ke usse apna homework karwate ho. Exam ke waqt pura pura din usko tang karte ho aur usse hi padhte ho aur tab bhi pass na hopate ho. Mujhe tu hairat hai woh kaise bechari tumko abtak jhail rahi hai." Haider, Abdullah se keh hi raha hota hai ki tabhi Ali ajata hai.

"Kya baat chal rahi hai?" Ali sawal karta hai dono se, jisse sun  Abdullah Haider ke kuch kehne se pehle hi Ali se kehta hai, "Bhai, mujhe pata hai tum ko abhi tak koi partner nahi mila. Pr fikr na karo mai ho na. Mai tumhara partner banne ki liye tayaar ho. Akhir ek dost  hi tu dusre dost ka kaam ata hai!" Abdullah bare hi gurv ke sath Ali se kehta hai.

Ali yeh sun kr hasta hai. "Tumko tu mai partner bhul se bhi na banao. Aur rahi baat partner ki..."
"Kya howa Ali tum rukh kyu gai? Koun hai tumhara partner?" Haider sawal karta hai.

"Maham" Ali jawab mai kehta hai. "Maham! Tumhara matlab yeh jo new student hai woh!!" Haider aur Abdullah hairat se ek baar phir Ali se sawal karte hai. Unku is baat pr yakeen na tha. Project ke silsile mai Ali sirf Zoya ya Aisha pr ki trust karta tha. Yeh Maham kaha se agai!?

"Hmm...Kyu tum dono ko koi pareshaani?" Ali sawal karta hai. Haider aur Abdullah ek dusre ko dekte hai hairat se. Aur najane kya soch kr muskurate hai. Pr ise pehle dono mai se koi bhi kuch kehta Zoya ajati hai haath mai Namelist liye.

"Abdullah apne partner ka naam batao!?" Zoya sawal karti hai jis ko sun Abdullah bari hi cute si smile de kr Zoya ka naam leta hai.
Jisse sun Zoya ek pal tamatar ki tarah laal hojati hai. Pr furun apne aap ko  sambhal kr kehti hai, "Bilkul bhi nahi! Tumne soch bhi kaise liya mai tumhari partner bano gi! Hmph!!"

"Please Zoyaaaa! Tum mere saath aisa kaise kar sakti ho!? Tumne bhi agar mera sath chor diya tu..tumai...tu mai fail hojao gaaa!" "Phir hojao Fail!" Zoya sakti se kehti hai. Jisko sun baki paas khare dost sab hasne lagte hai.

"Kya ho raha hai yaha? Zoya tum itni buri tarah se kyu baat kar rahi ho?" Maham awaaze sun paas aakr Zoya se sawal karti hai.

"Yeh shaks isi lehze ke kabil hai!" Zoya Maham se kehti hai. "Ooh tu aap hai Maham!" Abdullah mazakiya andaaz se kehta hai. "Ji haa, aapko koi pareshaani!?" Maham usi mazakiya andaaz se Abdullah ko jawab deti hai jisko sun sab hasne lagte hai.

"Aap ke bare mai khub bataya hai Zoya ne humko. Tu is baar irada kya aapka?" Maham mazakiya andaaz se sawal karti hai. "Irada tu mera Ali ko partner banane ka tha pr mere partner ko aapne chin liya tu ab mujhe sirf Zoya hi bacha sakti hai." Abdullah bare hi drame ke sath kehta jis ko sun Maham hairat se sawal karti hai, "Mera partner Ali!?"

"Tumko nahi pata? Ali ne tu naam bhi likwadiya hai." Zoya hairat se pochti hai. Jis ko sun Maham Ali ki taraf dekhti hai aur kehti hai, "Mere partner aap hai? Ajeeb baat hai mujhe is bare mai tu kuch pata hi nahi tha."

Ab sab Ali ko hi dekh rahe the. Ali Maham ki taraf dekhta hai, mano ki woh keh raha ho 'tumko yeh sab kehna zaruri tha kya!?'

Ali kehta hai, "Tumne hi to aakar mujhse Pocha tha." "Accha tu mai ne Aakar kya kaha tha, Ali batae Zara?" Maham masumi se pochti hai pr shararat saaf nazar aarahi thi Maham ki ankho mai.

'Yeh phir shuru ho gayi! Mana ki Maine is bare mai isse kuch nahi kaha pr isko samjhna chahiye tha. Isko tu bas muka milna chahiye mujhe tang karne ka.' Ali man hi man sochta hai.

"Tumko yaad nahi ki mai yaad dilao Maham!" Ali Maham se kuch is tarah se kehta hai ki Maham samajh jati hai aur muskurati hai. Aur phir kehti hai, "Yaad aagaya mujhe. Acchi tarah se."

'Ab najane is jhoot ke badle yeh kya karwai gi mujhse.' Ali sochta hai.

"Umm...tu mai tumhara naam likha rehendo?" Zoya Maham se sawal karti hai aur Maham sar hilati hai 'Haa' mai.

"Zoya tumhara partner koun hai?" Maham pochti hai, jisko sun Abdullah ek baar aur Apni smile Zoya ko dekha kr uska irade ko badalna chaha pr Zoya ne ek baar bhi uski taraf dekh tak na. "Mera Partner Haider tum ho! Tumko manzur hai?" Zoya kehti hai Haider ki taraf dekh kr.

Haider muskurata hai aur kehta hai, "Mujhe kyu hogi pareshaani. Akhir class ke jab do top students partner ban rahe hai." Haider kehta hai.

Zoya Hamesha se hi padhai mai kafi acchi thi aur hamesha 1st ati hai aur Haider hamesha apni puri koshish mai rehta hai ki woh Zoya ko padhai ke mamle mai peche kr khud 1st aasake. Aur is partner wali baat ko woh apni Golden opportunity samajh kar Zoya ke bare mai aur janna aur uske padhne ke andaaz ko dekh usko harane me bare mai soch kafi khush tha.

"EK MINUTE! PHIR MERA KYA HOGAAAA??" Abdullah kehta hai. Is tarah jaise ke kisi saap ne isko das liya aur ab bachne ka koi chance nahi. Yeh dekh sab hasne lagte hai.

Aisha jo dur khari sari baat sun chuki thi woh aakar kehti hai, "Mai Abdullah ki partner banne ko tayaar ho!" Abdullah yeh sun kr buhut khush hojata hai aur khushi ke mare woh Ayisha ko gale laga leta hai.

Yeh dekh Zoya Ayisha ki taraf hairat aur kuch jalan se dekhti hai. Aur idhar Ayisha ko bhi kuch Jalan si thi Zoya ko Haider ke saath dekh kr. Maham yeh dekh kr muskurati hai. Jab Ali dekta hai ki Ayisha aur uske baki dost apne mai magan hai, Ali Maham ka haath pakar kr usko class se bhar le jata hai.

Class se bhar lejate samai Samne se ata Isa Ali se takra jata hai. Aur yeh dekhta hai ki Ali Maham ka haath pakdha howa hai.

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