Short Story-004

It was quarter past twelve on a Wednesday afternoon. The ambience was very serene and soothing. People around on all the other tables were engaged in chatting with each other without any showcase of too much of attention seeking emotions but these two had been sitting there quietly on a small round table for two for quite some time now. Breaking the ice she asked him '' Tell me what love for you is?'' Finally taking his eyes of her and breaking away from his thoughts he took a deep breath, smiled and said '' The very fact that I can sit here with you for hours just staring at you lost in my thoughts , without being uneasy , not feeling the need to necessarily say something and yet enjoying your presence . For me that is love.'' 

Short Story-003

They were the best of friends. They were like 'The Three Musketeers’. She was going out with one of the two guys for quite some time now. His best friend was his girl friend and this thought used to make him very upbeat and content. He felt like he was complete. They were deeply in love with each other. But this love was long gone and now the excitement in their relationship was no more. Unaware of this fact the other guy though pleased for both his friends used to feel the need of having something similar, something so spicy something so exciting in his life. He loved that girl which was his best friend and his best friend's girl friend but didn't want to ruin everything. One day while sitting alone with her he hugged her and with her image in his mind said "I wish I too had someone who loved me and whom I loved even more, someone who made me feel what I have never felt like before." The girl still with her arms around him thought in her mind I wish you could see, you could imagine that girl in me, I wish I wish and with that took a heavy breath.

Short Story-002

It was her birthday last week and she had donated blood. She had turned up 23 so she wanted to do some good deed.  Her blood group was (O-).  Today a child had met with a fatal accident while playing so his father was rushing him to the hospital all panicked and driving recklessly praying to almighty he could make it on time. This alarming and hysterical situation resulted in him hitting a girl by his car. It was a hit and run case. The girl died on the spot. The son had lost a lot of blood and transfusion was required. It was successful. The blood donated by the girl earlier was used and it was this ill fated girl only that the father had ran over today morning.

Short Story-001

He sees her sitting sad all alone by herself drowned in the waters of her pain and sorrows. Being a friend he gives her company and consoles her. Feeling better she says “I wish my journey of life was as smooth as yours without troubles and happiness all around with a feeling of contentment as if in heaven.”  He was returning from the hospital, his results of medical tests were out. He has cancer.

'वो मुलाक़ात'

वो जगह नई थी 

वो माहौल ही था अलग 

और मेरे चारो तरफ था अनजाना अनजाना सा सब 

एक किसी अपने की तलाश थी बस 

नज़र घुमाई तो एक मायूसी सी छाई

फिर नाजाने वो कहाँ से मेरे सामने आई

उसको देख के बस दिल ने दिमाग से बार बार पुछा

तू है एक हकीकत या फिर बस मेरा एक सपना

उसको देखा तो ऐसा लगा सारा वक्त थम गया

और ऐसे ही मेरा सारा वक्त गुज़र गया

क्या था उसमे मैं पहचान नहीं पाया

एक न जाने अजीब सा मुझ में जूनून आया

और ज़िन्दगी जीने का एक पागलपन छाया

उसको देख के ऐसा लगा मुझे दुनिया मिल गयी है 

और  ज़िन्दगी  क्यूँ  जीनी  है  इन   सवालों  के  जैसे  जवाब  मिल  गये  है

उसको देख के ऐसा लगा मेरी ज़िन्दगी बदल गयी है

और ज़िन्दगी वास्तव में है हसीन इस्सकी जैसे तसल्ली मिल गयी है

जानता तो नहीं था उसे

फिर  भी  ऐसा  लगा  मुझे  कहना  है  बहुत  कुछ  उसे 

दिल  से  निकली  बात   पर  होठों  पे  आके  थम  गयी 

ऐसा लगा मेरी धड़कने और साँसें वही रुक गयी 

फिरसे उसे बात करने की हिम्मत दिखाई 

पर  जैसे  ही  नज़र  मिलाई  एक  अजीब  सी  हीच  किचाहत  सी  आई 

क्या थी वो मैं आज तक नहीं समझ पाया 

कौन   थी  वो  मैं  आज  तक  नहीं  जान  पाया 

उन चन्द पलों को

उन चन्द घड़ियों को 

उन बेताबियों के हसीन लम्हों को 

उस पहली और आखरी मुलाक़ात को 

मैं आज तक नहीं भुला पाया 

मैं आज तक नहीं भुला पाया 

- अवनीश गुप्ता 

'कुछ तो कमी है'

बेशख बैठा मैं उनके साथ ही हूँ

पर नजाने वहां मौजूद क्यूँ नहीं हूँ 

फिर लगा कुछ तो कमी है 

मेरे अन्दर एक अजीब सी हलचल मची हुई है 

अपनों के बीच  हूँ पर अपनापन  नहीं  है

फिर लगा  कुछ तो  कमी है 

नजाने क्या चल रहा है मेरे मन में 

बस यही जान ने की कोशिश में हूँ 

फिर लगा  कुछ तो  कमी है 

महेनत तो बहुत करता हूँ 

पर उनके जैसी सफलता नहीं है 

फिर लगा  कुछ तो  कमी है 

ज़िन्दगी में पाया तो बहुत कुछ है 

पर वोह हासिल करने की ख़ुशी क्यूँ नहीं है 

फिर लगा  कुछ तो  कमी है 

ज़िन्दगी में करना तो बहुत कुछ है 

पर जो करता हूँ उस में दिलचस्पी नहीं  है 

फिर लगा  कुछ तो  कमी है 

रिश्ते नाते बहुतों से जोड़े है 

पर उन्न रिश्तों में मिठास नहीं है 

फिर लगा  कुछ तो  कमी है 

मुझे दोस्त तो बहुत कहते है 

पर उन्न दोस्तों की दोस्ती नहीं है 

फिर लगा  कुछ तो  कमी है 

उसको चाहता तो बहुत  हूँ 

पर नजाने क्यूँ सिर्फ चाहत है प्यार नहीं है 

फिर लगा  कुछ तो  कमी है 

देख तो बहुतकुछ  चूका हूँ 

पर अभी भी दुनिया देखि नहीं है 

फिर लगा  कुछ तो  कमी है 

लक्श्य भी है पाने का जूनून भी है 

पर उन्न तक रास्तें अभी साफ़  नहीं  है

फिर लगा  कुछ तो  कमी है 

सब कुछ  है तो ज़िन्दगी सही है 

कुछ  नहीं  है तो ज़िन्दगी यही है 

फिर लगा  कुछ तो  कमी है 

फिर लगा  कुछ तो  कमी है  

-अवनीश गुप्ता