Riya ne phone screen pe nazar daali… “Aman typing…”
Dil halka sa fast beat karne laga.
Par Aman uska boyfriend nahi tha.
Riya aur Kabir ka relationship 3 saal purana tha. College ke din, canteen ki chai, late night calls, aur woh “good morning baby” messages — sab kuch perfect lagta tha… at least Instagram stories ke hisaab se.
Par asli kahani thodi alag thi.
Kabir ab utna time nahi deta tha. Office ka pressure, meetings, deadlines… aur jab bhi Riya baat karna chahti, ek hi reply milta:
“Yaar abhi busy hoon, baad mein call karta hoon.”
Aur woh baad mein kabhi aata hi nahi tha.
Ek raat, Riya bored si scroll kar rahi thi. Tabhi ek message pop up hua:
Aman:
“Hey Riya, long time. Yaad hai mujhe?”
Woh school ka friend tha. Cute, funny, aur hamesha thoda extra caring.
Riya ne socha ignore kar de… par phir reply kar diya:
Riya:
“Haan yaad hai… kaise ho?”
Bas wahi se start hua ek naya chapter.
Pehle normal baatein hoti thi.
“Dinner kiya?”
“Office kaisa tha?”
“Tu waise hi hasati hai kya abhi bhi?”
Aur phir dheere dheere… messages thode personal hone lage.
“Tu khush hai na?”
“Sach bolna… Kabir tujhe samajhta hai?”
Riya har baar type karti… delete karti… phir type karti:
“Hmm… haan.”
Par dil ke andar ek awaaz kehti:
“Nahi… main khush nahi hoon.”
Ek din Kabir ne message kiya:
“Sorry baby, kal bhi call nahi kar paunga. Late meeting hai.”
Riya ne sirf “okay” reply kiya.
Aur turant Aman ko text kiya:
“Tu free hai?”
Aman ne bina delay ke call kar diya.
“Bol na… kya hua?”
Us raat Riya ne pehli baar kisi ko openly bola:
“Pata nahi… Kabir change ho gaya hai.”
Aman ne bas itna kaha:
“Ya shayad tu deserve karti hai better.”
Woh line seedha dil pe lagi.
Us raat ke baad Riya ka routine change ho gaya.
Subah Kabir ka “good morning” aata ya nahi… farak nahi padta tha.
Par Aman ka “Good morning sunshine ☀️” zaroor aata tha.
Kabir ke calls miss ho jaate…
Aman ke calls kabhi ignore nahi hote.
Ek din Kabir ne casually pucha:
“Tu aaj kal itni busy kyun rehti hai?”
Riya ne jhoot bol diya:
“Office ka kaam zyada hai.”
Sach toh yeh tha… woh busy nahi thi.
Woh emotionally shift ho rahi thi.
Ek raat, Riya aur Aman chat kar rahe the.
Aman:
“Kaash tu mere saath hoti…”
Riya ka haath freeze ho gaya.
Screen pe cursor blink kar raha tha.
Dil mein guilt bhi tha… excitement bhi.
Usne reply kiya:
“Pagal hai kya… 😅”
Aman ne turant likha:
“Pagal hoon… par tere liye.”
Us moment pe Riya samajh gayi…
yeh sirf friendship nahi raha.
Aur sach yeh tha…
Usse bura nahi lag raha tha.
Agli baar jab Kabir mila, usne Riya ka phone uthaya — sirf time dekhne ke liye.
Screen pe notification aaya:
Aman ❤️:
“Miss you already…”
Kabir ruk gaya.
“Yeh kaun hai?”
Room mein ek awkward silence chha gaya.
Riya ke paas answer tha… par sach nahi tha.
“Friend hai bas.”
Kabir ne seedha aankhon mein dekh kar pucha:
“Bas friend?”
Woh moment sab kuch clear kar gaya.
Kabir ne dheere se kaha:
“Riya, main busy ho gaya tha… par tu door chali gayi.”
Riya chup rahi.
Kyuki usse pata tha —
Kabir galat nahi tha.
Par woh bhi galat nahi thi.
Us raat Riya ne Aman ko message kiya:
“Hum jo kar rahe hain… sahi hai kya?”
Aman ne reply diya:
“Main tujhe khush dekhna chahta hoon… bas.”
Par Riya ne pehli baar apne aap se pucha:
“Kya main sach mein khush hoon… ya sirf attention enjoy kar rahi hoon?”
Kabir ne agle din ek long message bheja:
“I know main perfect nahi hoon… par main try kar raha tha. Shayad tujhe time nahi diya… par pyaar kam nahi hua tha.”
Riya ki aankhon mein aansu aa gaye.
Usne realize kiya…
Kabir ne pyaar kam nahi kiya tha,
bas express karna kam kar diya tha.
Aur Aman…
Usne pyaar diya nahi tha,
bas feel karwaya tha.
Riya ne dono chats open kiye.
Ek taraf 3 saal ki memories…
doosri taraf kuch hafton ki excitement.
Usne phone band kiya.
Aur pehli baar kisi ko message nahi kiya.
Agli subah…
Riya ne Kabir ko call kiya:
“Can we talk?”
Aur Aman ko ek message bheja:
“I need to fix my life first.”
Story yahin khatam nahi hoti.
Kyuki real life mein koi perfect ending nahi hoti.
Par ek lesson zaroor hota hai:
Kabhi kabhi hum pyaar nahi, attention dhund rahe hote hain.
Aur texting… bas ek shortcut ban jaata hai us feeling tak pahunchne ka.
Agar aap relationship mein hote hue kisi aur se baat kar rahe ho…
toh ek baar ruk ke sochna:
👉 Kya aap cheat kar rahe ho?
👉 Ya bas khud ko ignore kar rahe ho?
Kyuki har “typing…” ke peeche
ek decision chhupa hota hai.
Aur har “last seen” ke peeche…
ek sach.
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FAQs Section
Q1: Kya relationship mein kisi aur se baat karna cheating hai?
Agar emotional connection develop ho raha hai, toh yeh emotional cheating ho sakti hai.
Q2: Emotional cheating kya hoti hai?
Jab aap apne partner ke alawa kisi aur se emotional attachment feel karte ho.
Q3: Relationship mein attention ki importance kitni hoti hai?
Attention basic emotional need hai, aur uski kami se distance create hota hai.
Q4: Kya texting se relationship toot sakta hai?
Haan, agar boundaries cross ho jayein aur feelings involved ho jayein.
