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### **The Unheard Accent**

Arjun, ek bright aur promising college student, apni charm aur intelligence ki wajah se sabko apni taraf khinch leta tha. Uska har kaam ek perfect trajectory par tha, lekin jab Riya, ek samajhdar aur talented ladki, uske raaste mein aayi, sab kuch badal gaya. Unka rishta khushi aur pyar se bhara tha, lekin yehi pyar Vikram ke andar jalan ke andhere ko janam dene laga.

Vikram, jo kabhi Arjun ka sabse kareebi dost tha, dheere dheere uske khilaf nafrat se bhar gaya. Jab Riya ne Arjun ko apna dil diya, Vikram ke andar badle ki aag jal uthi. Unki dosti, jo kabhi ek misaal thi, ab dushmani mein badal gayi thi. Rohan, Vikram ka ek aur dost, is dushmani ka hissa ban gaya, aur dono ne mil kar Arjun se chhutkara paane ka plan banaya.

Ek college trip ke dauran, jungle ke beech Vikram aur Rohan ne apna plan anjaam diya. Unhone Arjun par achanak se hamla kar diya. Ek zor ka vaar Arjun ke sir par kiya gaya, jisse wo behosh ho gaya. Raj, Arjun ka sabse kareebi dost, galti se Vikram aur Rohan ki yeh planning sun leta hai. Ghabrahat mein, Raj jungle ki taraf daudta hai taake Arjun ko bacha sake. Lekin jab tak wo wahan pahunchta, Arjun wahan se gayab ho chuka tha, sirf uska phone wahan pada tha.

Kayi saal beet gaye. Arjun wapas aaya, lekin jo wapas aaya wo pehle wala Arjun nahi tha. Uska chehra wahi tha, lekin uski awaaz bilkul badal chuki thi. **Foreign Accent Syndrome (FAS)** ka shikar hone ki wajah se, uski awaaz ek ajnabi accent ke saath nikalti thi. Uske apne bhi usse pehchan nahi pa rahe the. Jo ladka ek waqt mein sabke dil mein tha, ab apni pehchaan ke liye tadap raha tha.

Riya, ab Vikram ke saath shaadi-shuda zindagi guzar rahi thi. Jab usne Arjun ko dekha, to guilt aur pachtawa uske dil mein bhar gaya. Ek waqt tha jab wo Arjun ki mohabbat thi, lekin ab uska rishta uske sabse bade dushman ke saath tha. Usne apne faislon ka bojh mehsoos kiya, lekin ab wapas jane ka koi rasta nahi tha.

Arjun apni purani zindagi ko wapas paane ke bajaye, badle ki raah par chal pada. Usne apne naye accent ka faayda utha kar Vikram aur Rohan ko psychologically torture karna shuru kiya. Wo apne naye accent ka mask pehn kar ek doosri shakhsiyat ban gaya. Un dono ko lagta tha ke Arjun marr chuka hai, lekin jab unhone apne saamne ek nayi shakhsiyat ko dekha, to wo andar se hil gaye. Arjun ne apne foreign accent ko apni taqat banaya, aur dheere dheere un dono ke jhooth aur dhoke ko sabke saamne layi.

Raj, jo hamesha Arjun ka saathi raha, is jang mein bhi uske saath tha. Raj aur Arjun ne mil kar Vikram aur Rohan ki asliyat duniya ke saamne laayi. Dono apne paapon ke bojh tale dab gaye, aur unka asal chehra sabke saamne aa gaya.

Aakhri mein, Arjun ne samajh liya ke asli taqat uski awaaz ya accent mein nahi thi, balki uske jazbe aur himmat mein thi. Usne apni nayi identity ko apna liya aur apne dil ka sukoon wapas pa kar asli jeet haasil ki.

**"Meri awaaz badal gayi hai, lekin meri rooh ab bhi wahi hai,"** Arjun ne muskurate hue kaha, apne nayi zindagi ka aaghaaz karte hue.

WRITTEN BY :
MOHAMMAD . ANAS.
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