Part - 51
Mallika ke kitchen mein jaate hi, Aryan ne Anu ko sahaj karne ki koshish ki. Woh sofa ke paas rakhi table se apna phone uthakar baith gaya.
Aryan: (utsaah se) Anu didi, Mallika ne jin gaano ki baat ki thi, woh bahut zabardast hain! Humne abhi-abhi ek naya album suna hai. Main aapko sunata hoon.
Aryan ne apna phone Anu ki taraf badhaya.
Anu abhi bhi gehre vichaaron mein doobi hui thi. Uska dhyan Mallika aur Aryan ke khulepan aur bed ke dard se hat nahi pa raha tha. Woh is baat se naraz thi ki Aryan itna sahaj kyun hai, jaise kuch hua hi na ho.
Anu: (bina phone dekhe, thandi awaaz mein) Nahi, dhanyavaad, Aryan. Mera sunne ka man nahi hai.
Aryan: (thoda nirash hote hue) Arre, ek baar suniye to! Yeh bahut acche beats hain. Mallika aur main to...
Aryan ne ruk kar apni baat poori nahi ki, kyunki usse laga ki Mallika ka naam aur unke saajha anubhav Anu ko asahaj kar sakte hain.
Anu: (rookhepan se, Aryan ki aankhon mein dekhte hue) Aryan, dekho. Mujhe tumse koi shikayat nahi hai, aur na hi mujhe tumhari 'beats' mein koi dilchaspi hai. Main yahan apni zaroori cheezein lene aayi hoon. Tum akaaran mujhe tawajjo dene ki koshish mat karo.
Anu ne jaan-bujhkar yeh kehkar Aryan ko apni seemayein yaad dila di. Aryan ko ehsaas hua ki Anu, Mallika jaisi khuli mizaj ki nahi hai, aur woh unke 'chill' andaz ko sweekar nahi kar rahi thi.
Aryan: (mathe par bal daalte hue) Oh! Theek hai. Sorry. Mujhe laga aap...
Aryan ne apna phone wapas rakh liya aur sofa par thoda door khisak gaya. Anu sofa par akeli baithi rahi, apni narazgi aur Mallika ki zindagi se upji asahajta mein doobi hui.
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Mallika do cup coffee lekar wapas aayi. Ek cup usne Anu ko diya aur doosra khud Aryan ko pakdaaya. Mallika ne sthiti bhaanp li thi — Anu ne Aryan ko poori tarah se upekshit kar diya tha.
Mallika jaan-bujhkar Anu ke paas, sofa par bilkul kareeb aakar baith gayi. Aryan ab phone par vyast hone ka natak karne laga.
Mallika: (coffee ka cup Anu ki taraf badhte hue) Yeh lo, tumhari pasandida coffee. Ab shaant ho jao. Tum yahan mujhe judge karne aayi ho, ya zaroori files lene?
Anu: (coffee lete hue, rookhepan se) Main tumhe judge nahi kar rahi hoon, Mallika. Main bas... pareshan hoon. Tum itni befikra kaise ho sakti ho?
Mallika: (shaant lahje mein) Parwah ke liye dhanyavaad, didi. Lekin meri philosophy suno. Tum aur main, hum dono kaam karte hain. Tum apne ghar ki maryaadaon ko lekar chinta karti rehti ho. Tumhara dimag hamesha family values aur parivaarik izzat mein uljha rehta hai.
Mallika Anu ke kandhe par dheere se haath ferati hai.
Mallika: Tum Vikram jaise ghatia logon ki gandi nazron se kyun pareshan hoti ho? Kyunki tum khud ko doshi mehsoos karti ho ki shayad tumne kuch galat pehna hoga. Lekin main nahi karti. Maine abhi Aryan se sex kiya, tum achanak aa gayi, aur maine tumhe coffee offer ki. Kyun?
Anu chupchaap Mallika ko dekhti rahi.
Mallika: (aankhon mein aatmavishwas) Kyunki yeh meri azaadi hai. Main apne sharir ki malik hoon, aur main kisi ko adhikaar nahi deti ki woh mere jeevan ko control kare. Na Vikram ki nazar, na society, aur na hi tumhare 'kya kahenge' wale dar.
Mallika ki baaton mein ek zabardast aatmavishwas aur sachchai thi.
Mallika: Tumhe pata hai, Anu? Tum bahar se bahut sakht dikhti ho, lekin andar se tum bhi bahut kuch chahti ho — woh chaahat jo tum apne partner se nahi keh paati. Isiliye jab tum mujhe dekhti ho, to tumhe gussa aata hai — kyuki tum woh azaadi jee nahi paati.
Anu ko Mallika ki baat chubh gayi. Use yaad aaya ki Vikram ki nazron se woh kitni pareshan hui thi. Mallika shayad sahi keh rahi thi.
Anu: (nirash hokar) Tum... tum itni khuli baatein kyun karti ho?
Mallika: Kyunki mujhe ummeed hai ki ek din tum bhi apne liye jeena seekhogi. Jao, apni files lo. Aur haan, agar tumhe kabhi koi romanch chahiye ho, to mujhe call karna. Main tumhe zaroor koi accha saathi dhoondhne mein madad kar sakti hoon!
Mallika hasne lagi. Anu ne apne zaroori kaagzaat uthaye, lekin ab woh pehle se zyada pareshan thi. Mallika ne uske dimag mein khatre ki ghanti baja di thi, jisse use apni maryaada aur apni dabi hui chahton ke beech ka sangharsh saaf dikhai de raha tha.
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Pari, Manik ke kamre mein aayi. Woh jaanti thi ki Manik abhi bhi Divya ke pratishodh ki yojna bana raha hoga. Woh turant Manik ke paas baith gayi aur fusfusate hue ek kaam ki baat batayi.
Pari: (utsukta se) Bhai, mujhe tumhe ek baat batani hai. Yeh shayad tumhare kaam ki ho.
Manik: (aankhein chamkate hue) Kya hai? Jaldi bata!
Pari: Mujhe lagta hai ki maine didi ki koi kamzori pakad li hai. Bhai, pata hai Divya didi raat ko 11 baje ke baad chhat (terrace) par jaati hain. Pata nahi kya karti hain! Woh roz jaati hain aur kaafi der tak upar rehti hain.
Manik ka chehra turant utsaah se bhar gaya. Use laga ki uski pratishodh ki yojna ke liye yeh pehla suraag hai.
Manik: (Pari ko shabashi dete hue, uske gaal par thapthapakar) Yeh to tumne bade kaam ki baat batayi hai, chhutki! Tumne mera kaam aasaan kar diya!
Manik ki purani nafrat aur nayi vasna ka aaveg phir jaag utha.
Manik: Bas! Ab dekhna uska (Divya ka) to bantaadhaar karna hai mujhe! Ab to main uska jeena haraam kar dunga! Dekhna, ek din uski choot maarunga! Yeh uski har nafrat ka badla hoga.
Pari turant gambhir ho gayi. Woh Manik ki vasna aur gande shabdon se pareshan thi.
Pari: (gambhirta se) Phir wahi baat, bhai! Please! Apni behan ke liye aisi baat nahi bolte! Yeh sab galat hai, bhai.
Manik, jo ab apni yojna mein poori tarah kho chuka tha, usne Pari ki chetavani ko andekha kar diya. Woh bas hans deta hai.
Manik: (aatmavishwas aur garv se) Tere bhai ka lund agar kuch soch le, to use poora karke rehta hai! Meri baat maan, yeh Divya ki choot lekar hi rahega! Uska saara gussa aur nafrat isi se niklega!
Pari, haar maankar, naa mein gardan hilati hai. Woh jaanti thi ki woh Manik ko rok nahi sakti, lekin use apne bhai ke is khatarnak iraade se dar bhi lag raha tha. Manik ab poori tarah se taiyaar tha ki aaj raat 11 baje woh chhat par jaakar Divya ka 'rahasya' pata lagayega.
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