Yeh kahani bilkul kalpnik hai—ek aise pyaar bhari dosti ki jo dheere dheere mohabbat mein badal jaati hai.

 Ek sheher mein, jahan har raat chamakte sitare aur hawayein apni meethaayi se mehkaati thi, wahan ek ladki thi, jiska naam Ayesha tha. Ayesha ek chhoti si cafe mein kaam karti thi, jahan log subah ke waqt apni chai aur coffee ke saath apne din ki shuruat karte the. Uski muskaan, jo kabhi na thakti thi, cafe ko ek alag hi rang de deti thi. Har kisi ko lagta, jaise Ayesha ka dil itna pyara ho, jaise uske dil ki har dhadkan mein koi pyaara raaz chhupa ho.

Ek din, ek ladka, Arjun, cafe mein aaya. Arjun ek writer tha, jo apni kahaniyon ko likhne ke liye har roz yahin aata. Uska dil aur dimaag dono aksar kahaniyon mein kho jaate, lekin jab uski nazar Ayesha par padi, toh kuch aisa tha jo uski kahaniyon se zyada dilchasp tha. Ayesha ki muskaan ne kuch aisa asar kiya ki Arjun ne apne likhne ka man badal diya, aur bas Ayesha ke baare mein sochna shuru kar diya.

Har din, Arjun apni purani kahaniyon ko likhne ki bajaye, Ayesha ke baare mein naye khayal likhne laga. Ek din, usne apni purani kahani ko band kar diya aur ek nayi kahani shuru ki, jo uski zindagi se zyada Ayesha ke baare mein thi.

Ayesha ko laga kuch alag sa hai. Arjun aksar usse kuch na kuch puchta, lekin kuch kaam ka nahi, jaise:

"Yeh kaise ho sakta hai ke har subah aapka mood itna accha ho?"

"Yeh coffee aapke haath mein aur yeh muskaan... kuch khaas hai na?"

"Apne sapne kiske saath share karte ho, Ayesha?"

Pehle Ayesha ko laga shayad Arjun sirf dosti karna chahta hai, lekin dheere dheere usne mehsoos kiya ki Arjun ka pyaar uske liye shabdon se zyada uske jazbaaton mein chhupa hai.

Ek shaam, jab cafe band ho raha tha, Arjun ne Ayesha ko roka. "Ayesha," usne kaha, "kya tum mujhse milne ka waqt dogi?"

Ayesha thodi hairaan hui, lekin fir usne muskurate hue jawab diya, "Milna? Aaj ke baad kabhi nahin?"

Arjun ne uska haath apne haath mein liya aur kaha, "Har din ek nayi kahani likhna chahta hoon. Tumhari kahani ko likhna chahta hoon. Tumhari zindagi ka ek hissa ban na chahta hoon."

Ayesha ka dil dhadak gaya. Uske chehre par halki si sharm aur muskaan thi. "Arjun, tum jaante ho na? Tumhare saath har ek pal mein ek nayi kahani milti hai... Aur main, is kahani mein tumhara saath dena chahti hoon."

Aur iss tarah, unki kahani shuru ho gayi, ek nayi dosti, ek nayi mohabbat, jo har din ek naye rang mein rangti rahi.

Aaj bhi, agar aap un dono ko dekhein, toh aapko lagta hai ke unki kahani bas abhi shuru hui hai. Har waqt ek nayi muskaan, ek nayi baat, aur ek naya sapna—jo sirf un dono ke beech ka tha.