Yeh baat us samay ki hai jab hum Bhubaneswar ke hostel me rehkar High School ki padhai kar rahe the. Ek din main shop se kuch samaan lekar aaya tha, jaise biscuit, mixture, sabun aur kuch zaroori cheezen. Main woh sab apne bed par rakhkar haath dhone ke liye bathroom chala gaya. Jab main wapas aaya, to dekha ki mera bada wala mixture ka packet gayab tha. Maine poore room me dhoondha, lekin woh kahin nahi mila.
Mere ek dost ne poocha, "Kya dhoondh rahe ho?" Maine kaha, "Main abhi ek bada mixture ka packet kharidkar laya tha, lekin pata nahi kahan chala gaya."
Usne poocha, "Pakka yahin rakha tha?" Maine jawab diya, "Haan, bilkul yahin bed par rakha tha." Lekin packet ka koi pata nahi chala.
Agli subah maine dekha ki mere kuch dost ek saath baithkar maze se mixture kha rahe the. Unme se ek ne mujhe bhi bulaya aur bola, "Aao, tum bhi kha lo." Maine packet ko dhyan se dekha. Mujhe laga ki shayad yeh wahi packet hai jo mera tha, lekin mujhe poora yakeen nahi tha. Isliye maine mana kar diya aur kaha ki mujhe nahi khana.
Lagbhag ek ya do mahine baad, mere ek dost ne aakar kaha, "Ek baat bolun? Gussa to nahi karoge?" Maine kaha, "Nahi, bolo. Main gussa nahi karunga." Tab usne haste hue sach bataya, "Yaad hai, us din jo mixture ka packet hum sab milkar kha rahe the? Woh packet tumhara hi tha."
Uski baat sunkar mujhe hansi bhi aayi aur thodi hairani bhi hui. Lekin us ghatna ko ek-do mahine beet chuke the. Isliye maine unse kuch nahi kaha aur na hi gussa hua. Aaj jab us baat ko yaad karta hoon, to hansi aa jaati hai. Hostel ki zindagi me aisi chhoti-chhoti shararatein aur yaadein hi baad me sabse zyada yaad aati hain.

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