To

Faisal

Lahore · 2021

GoodbyePublic letter

A public letter. Its writer let anyone read it.

Clue

Raat ki shift mein hum akhbar ke press pe saath kaam karte thay, aur aap har page pe syahi wale anguthe ke nishaan chhod dete thay.

Faisal bhai, aap ki kursi pe ab ek naya larka baithta hai jo headphones laga kar kaam karta hai.

Woh acha hai, tez hai, lekin raat ke do baje chai ke liye awaaz nahi lagata. Aap ne mujhe pehle hi hafte bata diya tha ke akhbar mein sab se zaroori cheez khabar nahi, saath kaam karne wale hote hain, kyunke khabar to subah tak purani ho jaati hai. Aap retire hue to hum ne cake kaata, taaliyan bajayin, aur mein ne kuch nahi kaha. Ab keh raha hoon: shukriya, aur khuda hafiz. Aap ke anguthon ke nishaan abhi tak purani files pe hain. Mein unhe saaf nahi hone deta.