Mishti sirf 5 saal ki thi, lekin uske haathon mein bahut mehnat thi।
Do din se woh apne kamre mein baithi thi - rangeen dhaage, chamakte moti, aur thoda sa glitter lekar। Woh apne bade bhai Dev ke liye khud apne haathon se ek rakhi bana rahi thi।
"Yeh Dev bhaiya ke liye hai," woh apni Maa ko dikhati, "Maine khud banayi hai!"
Ek Chhota Sa Dar
Lekin jaise jaise Raksha Bandhan nazdeek aaya, Mishti ke mann mein ek chhota sa dar bhi aane laga।
Uski sahaili Riya ne dukaan se ek chamakti hui, sona-jaisi rakhi khareedi thi - jismein chhote chhote lights bhi lagi thin।
"Meri rakhi itni simple hai," Mishti ne socha, apni rakhi ko dekhte hue। "Kya Dev bhaiya ko yeh pasand aayegi? Ya woh Riya ki rakhi jaisi chamakti hui rakhi chahenge?"
Uski aankhon mein halke se aansu aa gaye। Usne apni rakhi ko chupa diya, dabbe ke andar।
Raksha Bandhan Ki Subah
Raksha Bandhan ki subah, Mishti chup chaap thaali sajaate waqt bhi udaas thi। Uski Maa ne notice kiya।
"Kya hua meri gudiya? Aaj toh khush hone ka din hai!"
Mishti ne dabbe se apni rakhi nikaali, aankhein neeche kiye। "Maa, meri rakhi Riya ki rakhi jaisi sundar nahi hai। Kya Dev bhaiya ko yeh pasand nahi aayegi?"
Maa ne Mishti ko god mein uthaya, pyaar se muskura kar kaha - "Beta, chalo dekhte hain। Mujhe pura yakeen hai tumhara bhai isse bahut pyaar karega।"
Dev Bhaiya Ka Jawaab
Dev, jo 10 saal ka tha, apni chhoti behen ke paas baitha - hamesha ki tarah, thali mein rakhi, roli, aur mithai leke।
Mishti ne dheere se apni haathon wali rakhi nikaali, kaanpte haathon se। "Bhaiya, yeh... yeh maine khud banayi hai। Yeh dukaan wali jaisi achhi nahi hai।"
Dev ne rakhi ko dhyaan se dekha - rangeen dhaage, chhote moti, thoda tedha-medha baandha hua, lekin bahut pyaar se banaya hua।
Dev ki aankhon mein chamak aa gayi। "Mishti, yeh toh duniya ki sabse khoobsurat rakhi hai!"
"Sach mein?" Mishti ki aankhein badi ho gayin।
"Bilkul sach mein! Riya ki rakhi dukaan mein bani thi - hazaron aisi rakhiyan hongi। Lekin yeh rakhi," Dev ne use apni kalai par baandha, "yeh sirf ek hai, poori duniya mein। Kyunki isse meri chhoti behen ne apne haathon se banaya hai, mere liye, sirf mere liye।"
Sabse Khaas Rakhi
Mishti ki khushi ka thikana na raha। Usne Dev ko zor se gale lagaya।
"Aur ek baat," Dev ne pyaar se kaha, "main iss rakhi ko hamesha sambhaal ke rakhunga - kyunki jab bhi main isse dekhunga, mujhe yaad aayega ki meri behen ne mujhe kitna pyaar karti hai।"
Mishti ne muskura kar apne bhai ko mithai khilayi। Us din se, har saal Mishti apne bhai ke liye khud rakhi banati - aur Dev har saal wahi rakhi sabse pehle pehenta, apni kalai par, bade garv se।
Kahani Ki Seekh
Apne haathon se, pyaar se banayi hui cheez duniya ki sabse mehengi cheez se bhi zyada khaas hoti hai। Mishti ki simple rakhi mein woh pyaar tha jo koi dukaan nahi bech sakti।
Is Raksha Bandhan, agar tum bhi apne bhai ya behen ke liye kuch khud banao - chahe woh chhota ho ya simple - yaad rakho, usme tumhara pyaar hi use sabse khaas banata hai।
