Engineering Ka Pehla Pyaar: Hum Dono Ki Adhuri Love Story

Engineering college ka pehla din tha. Lucknow ka ek chhota sa college, jahan students abhi naye naye the, ek dusre ko dekh rahe the, kuch nervous the, kuch excited. Rahul apni seat pe baitha tha, computer science branch ka, thoda camera shy, thoda introvert. Uske samne wali bench pe baithi thi ek ladki - Ananya, electronics branch. Baal khule, simple kurti, ek kitaab haath mein, aur ek alag si smile. Rahul ne usse dekha, par kuch bola nahi. Ananya ne bhi nazar milayi, par jaldi se neeche dekh li. College ki pehli class shuru hui, dono apni apni duniya mein. Par kahani ye yahan khatam nahi hoti. College ki library thi - puri tarah se silent, kuch alag si peace wali jagah. Ananya wahan jaati thi roz, apni electronics ki books padhne. Rahul bhi wahan baithta tha, apne coding assignments karte hue. Ek din Ananya ko ek particular kitaab chahiye thi - Digital Electronics ki ek advanced edition, jo upper shelf pe rakhi thi. Wo stretching kar rahi thi, par haath nahi pahunch raha tha. Tabhi Rahul ne aake usse book nikaal ke di. Ananya ne muskura ke thanks bola, "Thank you yaar, bahut help ho gayi." Bas. Itni si baat. Par us din se dono ki nazar ek dusre pe tik gayi. Library mein roz milna, ek dusre ko dekh ke smile karna, phir canteen mein saath mein baithna. Dheere dheere baatein badhne lagi. Ananya ko pata chala ki Rahul bhi middle class se hai, Kanpur ka hai, engineering aise hi kar raha hai kyunki paise wala koi aur option nahi tha. Rahul ko pata chala ki Ananya Delhi se hai, akeli aayi hai college mein, parents ne trust kiya hai uspe. Dheere dheere friendship bani. Assignments saath karte, group studies mein saath baithte, canteen mein chai peete - Ananya ko black coffee pasand thi, Rahul ko adrak wali chai, par phir bhi saath mein baith ke peete. College ka pehla semester aaya aur gaya. Dono ki dosti pakki ho gayi thi. Kuch log sochne lage the ki kya in dono mein kuch hai, par kuch hua nahi. Abhi sirf friendship thi - sacchi, pakki, bharose wali. Second semester mein bhi sab same raha, bas thoda aur close ho gaye. Ananya ka birthday aaya - Rahul ne uske liye ek chhota sa card banaya, hostel ke baahar milke diya. Card pe likha tha - "Tere jaisi dost milna bhari kismat ki baat hai." Ananya ne card dekha, muskurai, aur kaha - "Thank you Rahul, tum bhi mere liye bahut special ho." Us din se dono ke beech kuch tha jo samajh nahi aa raha tha. Koi label nahi tha, par kuch tha. First year ke exams aaye, dono ne mil ke padhai ki, results aaye - dono ke ache aaye. Par ab exams ke baad kya? Summer break aane wala tha - 2 mahine ka. Ananya Delhi jaane wali thi, Rahul Kanpur. Dono ne kaha - "Call karte rahenge." Par dono ke dil mein ek sawaal tha - kya ye sirf dosti hai? Ya kuch aur? Library ki wo pehli mulaqat ab dil ki mulaqat ban chuki thi. Par kya Rahul bol payega apni feelings? Kya Ananya accept karegi? Aur sabse important - college ke baad kya hoga? Ye sab sawaal abhi unsolved the, par dil ka jawaab clear tha. Summer break pe dono alag the, par roz raat ko call hoti thi. Ananya apni family ke saath thi, Rahul apne ghar pe. Dono ek dusre ko miss karte the, par koi bolta nahi tha. Ek din Ananya ne phone pe kaha - "Rahul, mujhe pata nahi kyun, par tumhari awaaz sunke acha lagta hai." Rahul chup raha, phir bola - "Mujhe bhi, Ananya. Tumhari baatein sunke din acha ho jaata hai." Dono ne phone rakha, par dil mein kuch jaaga. College ka second year shuru hone wala tha, aur dono ke beech ab sirf dosti nahi thi - kuch aur tha jo badal raha tha. Par kya ye pyaar hai? Ye dono ko samajh nahi aa raha tha. Second year ka pehla din - dono college mein wapas aaye. Library mein mile, canteen mein baithe, aur ek dusre ko dekhte hue muskuraaye. Baat ab bhi unsaid thi, par feelings dono ko pata thi.