Ek chhote se gaon mein Meera naam ki ek ladki rehti thi. Uski best friend Sonu thi, jo uske liye ek bhai ki tarah thi. Sonu ka parivaar ek dusre gaon mein rehta tha, aur dono bachpan se saath khelte, raaz baant-te aur ek doosre ko hamesha support karte the. Lekin Sonu ke parivaar ko uske papa ke kaam ki wajah se sheher jana pada.

Jaane se pehle, Sonu ne Meera se kaha, “Meera, chinta mat karo. Main jaldi tumse milne aunga. Hum baat karte rahenge, aur main hamesha tumhare saath rahunga.”

Meera ne muskurate hue kaha, “Theek hai, Sonu. Main tumhara intezaar karungi.”

Lekin time ke saath, Meera ka intezaar lamba hota gaya. Har din, Meera apne ghar ke khidki se bahar dekhti, aur sochti ki Sonu kab aayega. Uske dil mein ek sawaal tha, “Sonu, kab aaoge?”

Mahine guzar gaye, lekin Sonu ka koi pata nahi chala. Ek din, Meera ko Sonu ka ek letter mila. Wo letter ek chhoti si kaagaz par likha gaya tha, jisme likha tha:

“Dear Meera, Mujhe maaf karna ki main tumse milne nahi aa saka. Sheher mein bahut busy hoon aur kai naye cheezein seekhni pad rahi hain. Lekin main tumhe har din yaad karta hoon. Tumhe pareshan mat hona. Main jaldi tumse milne aunga. Tab tak, apni ummed mat chhodo.”

Meera ka dil bhar aaya jab usne wo letter padha. Usne samjha ki kabhi-kabhi zindagi humein alag-alag raste par le jati hai aur sab kuch jaise hum sochte hain, waisa nahi hota. Lekin Sonu ki baatein uske dil mein umeed jagayi.

Aur phir, ek saal baad, ek din Meera ko apne ghar ke bahar kisi ka familiar awaaz sunayi di. Usne turant darwaza khola aur dekha, Sonu khada tha, apne chehre par muskaan ke saath.

“Maine kaha tha na, main aunga,” Sonu ne kaha, uski aankhon mein chamak thi.

Meera hansi aur aansu chhupate hue boli, “Tumne apna promise rakha.”

Aur us din ke baad, chahe zindagi unhe kahan bhi le jaye, Meera aur Sonu dono ko yeh pata tha ki wo kabhi na kabhi ek doosre ke paas zaroor lautenge.