Chhay Nanhe Dost Aur Ek Shararti Ball

Baarish ki wajah se park jaane ka plan cancel ho gaya tha. Meenu khirki ke paas baithi boondon ko sheeshay par phisalta dekh rahi thi. Uske paanch dost bhi wahin thay, aur Sami teesri baar pooch chuka tha, “Ab hum kya karein?”

Tabhi Ayaan ko sofa ke paas apni rang birangi ball nazar aayi. Us ne ball uthai aur kaha, “Chalo, park ko yahin le aate hain!”

Zara ne do cushions rakh kar goal banaya. Hamza ne farsh par ungli se ek lakeer kheenchne ka natak kiya aur bola, “Sab is lakeer ke peechhe!”

Noor ne farsh ko ghor se dekha. “Kaunsi lakeer?”

“Jo sirf referee ko nazar aati hai,” Hamza ne itni sanjeedgi se kaha ke sab hans paray.

Pehli baari Ayaan ki thi. Us ne ball ko zor se dhakka diya. Ball ek cushion se takrayi, doosray ke upar se uchhli aur seedhi parday ke peechhe chali gayi.

“Goal!” Ayaan chillaya.

“Woh goal nahin, khirki hai!” Zara ne taali bajate hue kaha.

Meenu parday ke peechhe se ball nikaal laayi. Ab Sami ki baari thi. Us ne ball ko dono haathon se dhakka diya, magar woh goal tak pohanchne se pehle hi ruk gayi. Pehle to Sami bhi hansa. Phir jab doosri koshish mein bhi ball wahin ruk gayi, woh chup chaap sofa ke paas ja baitha.

Noor uske paas aayi. “Tum khel chhor rahe ho?”

“Ball meri baat hi nahin sunti,” Sami ne dheemi awaaz mein kaha.

Noor ne ball utha kar apne kaan ke paas ki. Phir us ne aise sar hilaya jaise ball ne usay koi raaz bataya ho.

“Yeh keh rahi hai ke isay akelay itna lamba safar pasand nahin.”

“To phir?” Sami ne poocha.

“To phir hum sab isay thora thora aagay bhejein ge.”

Sab farsh par baith gaye. Sami ne ball Noor ki taraf bheji. Noor ne Hamza ko di, Hamza ne Zara ko, aur Zara ne Meenu ko. Jab ball Ayaan ke paas pohanchi, goal bilkul uske saamne tha. Us ne cushions ki taraf dekha, phir Sami ki taraf muskura kar ball usay wapas bhej di.

Is baar Sami goal ke paas tha. Us ne halka sa dhakka diya aur ball dono cushions ke beech se nikal gayi.

“GOAL!” chhay ki chhay awaazein ek saath goonjein.

Kuch der baad Ammi ne darwazay se jhaank kar kaha, “Baarish ruk gayi. Ab park chalein?”

Sami ne ball ko dono haathon mein sambhala aur poocha, “Ammi, aap hamaray park mein ek baari khelein gi?”

Hamza foran khara ho gaya. “Ji, bas lakeer ke peechhe khari ho jayein.”

Ammi ne farsh ki taraf dekha. “Kaunsi lakeer?”

Is baar Sami sab se zyada hansa.