Pichhle teen saal se main ishi company me tha. Har kaam dil se kiya ❤️, overtime bhi bina kehne kiya 🖥️⌛. Kabhi chhutti nahi maangi 🙅‍♂️, kabhi kisi se uljha nahi. Log bolte, “Tu toh boss ka favourite hai” 😎. Aur sach kahun… mujhe bhi lagta tha ki main kuch khaas hoon ✨.

Pehli salary maa ke haath me rakhi thi 👵💸. Dusri salary se hostel ka rent bhar diya 🏠. Aur jab teesri salary aayi… tab sapne bade ho gaye 🌟. Mujhe laga — ab life settle ho rahi hai 🛤️. Socha tha iss baar toh promotion confirm hai 🏆.

March aaya… aur office me appraisal ka buzz chalu ho gaya 🗣️📈. Cafeteria me log chhupke discuss karte — “Kya tujhe hike mila?” “HR ne tujhe bulaya kya?” 🤔 Mera mann andar hi andar ek ajeeb si umeed se bhara tha 💭. Manager ne bhi toh kaha tha — “You’re the backbone of this team” 💪.

Par ek khamoshi thi mere aas paas 🤐. Na koi mail… na koi call… bas intezaar 🕒. Fir ek din… dopahar me lunch karne hi wala tha 🍽️, ki laptop screen pe ek mail pop hua 💻📩. Subject line thi: “Restructuring Update — Immediate Action Required” ⚠️.

Maine click kiya… aur sirf ek line ne zindagi badal di 💔:
“We regret to inform you that your position has been terminated due to organizational restructuring.” 🧨

Us waqt saans ruk gayi thi 😵. Har word aankhon ke saamne blur ho gaya 👀💧. Dil ka dhadakna sunai de raha tha 💓… laga jaise poora office freeze ho gaya ho 🧊. “Yeh kaise ho sakta hai?” “Main toh top performer tha…” “Galti se mail aaya hoga…” 😢

Maine manager ko message kiya — no reply 📵. HR ko call kiya — busy tone 📞⛔. Do ghante tak ek jagah jameen pe baitha raha 😔… Mouse pakda, cursor hilaya — but haath kaamp raha tha 🤲😓.

Shaam ko hostel aaya 🌆. Maa ka phone baj raha tha — 4 missed calls 📱. Bhai ne message kiya — “Bhai, iss baar toh promotion pakka hai na? Treat kab?” 😃🍰 Main bas phone ki screen dekhta raha 📲. Kya jawab deta?

Socha tha naye fridge ke liye EMI bharunga 🧊. Behan ke birthday pe iPhone dunga 🎁📱. Par ab toh pata nahi agle mahine ka rent kaise hoga 💸😔. Maa fir se call kar rahi thi… Main ne phone uthaya, par kuch bol nahi paya 😶. Sirf ek line nikal payi:
“Sab theek hai maa… bas thoda busy hoon.” 🥺

Agle din manager ka message aaya:
“I’m sorry. I didn’t know your name was on the list until it was too late.” 🧍‍♂️📤
Bas itna kehkar baat khatam.

Main screen par us message ko ghurta raha 🖥️👁️… jaise koi video pause ho gaya ho ⏸️. Tab samajh aaya — kahi baar tum galat nahi hote, bas system tumhara nahi hota 🧱🚫. Socha tha company mujhe badlegi… par zindagi ne mujhe company badalna sikhaya 🚶‍♂️📖.

Aaj bhi jab mirror me khud ko dekhta hoon… toh woh mail yaad aata hai 🪞😞. Par ab main rota nahi. Main has kar kehta hoon —
“Shayad us email ne mujhe nikala ho… Lekin ussi email ne mujhe khud ka boss banaya” 👔👑.

Ab main khud ke sapne likhta hoon ✍️. Apne liye kaam karta hoon 💼. Aur har naye din ke saath kehta hoon —
Socha tha promotion milega… Zindagi ne self-made banaya. 🌅🔥