Bahut badhiya update Hai Bhai......UPDATE 25 – SHADOWS IN THE DARK
(Raat ke 11:00 PM – City College Campus)
College ka main gate band tha aur chaaron taraf gehra sannata (silence) phaila hua tha. Hawa mein ek ajeeb si tension thi.
Maine apni bike college se kaafi door, ek sunsaan jagah par chhupa di. Ye wahi bike thi jo maine Sharma Ji se mangwayi thi. Main risk nahi lena chahta tha, isliye paidal hi college ki boundary wall tak pahuncha.
Deewar unchi thi, par mere liye ye koi badi baat nahi thi. Ek quick jump, aur main bina kisi aahat ke college ground ki ghaas par land kar gaya.
Mera target wo building thi jo campus ke sabse peeche thi. Wahan raat ko guards bhi kam hi aate the. Andhere aur saayo (shadows) ka sahara lete hue, main dabe paanv building ke paas pahuncha.
Ground floor ki Chemistry Lab ki khidki se ek madham (dim) si peeli roshni bahar aa rahi thi.
Main deewar se sat kar, rengte hue khidki ke neeche pahuncha aur dheere se glass ke kinare se andar jhaanka.
Andar ka nazara dekh kar mera shak yakeen mein badal gaya.
Wahan Ramesh khada tha, jo dar ke maare paseene mein lathpath tha.
Aur uske theek saamne Prof. Gupta khade the.
Gupta ke haath mein ek cigarette thi aur chehre par gussa saaf dikh raha tha.
Gupta (Dheere par gusse mein): “Tujhe ek kaam diya tha Ramesh... Ek simple sa accident plan karna tha. Aur tu wo bhi nahi kar paya?”
Ramesh (Kaampte hue): “Sir, maine puri koshish ki thi! Maine Scorpio waale ko sahi location di thi. Par wo ladka... wo Dev... wo normal nahi hai Sir! Usne gaadi ko aise dodge kiya jaise use pehle se pata ho ki hum aane waale hain.”
Gupta ne aage badh kar jhatke se Ramesh ka collar pakad liya.
Gupta: “Bakwaas band kar! Wo sirf ek student hai jo abhi-abhi inspector bana hai, koi superman nahi! Teri galti ki wajah se ab police alert ho gayi hai. Agar ‘Upar’ khabar pahunch gayi ki kaam bigad gaya hai, toh tera kya haal hoga tu soch bhi nahi sakta.”
Upar?
Mera dimaag tezi se chala. Iska matlab Gupta bhi main boss nahi hai. Koi aur hai jo inke sar par baitha hai aur ye sab control kar raha hai.
Gupta: “Sun, kal subah naye admissions ki wajah se bheed hogi. Usi ka fayda uthana hai. Lab 3 ke store room se wo ‘Blue Box’ nikaal kar van mein rakhna hai. Dhyan rahe, kisi ko kaano-kaan khabar na ho.”
Tabhi Gupta ka phone baja.
Usne screen dekhi aur uske chehre ka rang ud gaya. Usne turant jalti hui cigarette phenk di aur phone uthaya. Uski awaaz ekdum dabi hui aur darpok ho gayi.
Gupta (Phone par): “Ji... Ji Sir... Nahi, kaam ho jayega... Wo ladka bas lucky tha... Ji, main dhyaan rakhunga... consignment time par nikal jayega. Phase 3 ki zaroorat nahi padegi, wo Phase 2 mein hi mara jayega.”
Call cut hua. Gupta ne gusse mein Ramesh ko dhakka diya.
Gupta: “Nikal yahan se. Kal subah koi galti nahi honi chahiye.”
Andar ki light band ho gayi.
Dono alag-alag disha mein nikal gaye.
Main 2 minute tak wahi ruka raha, ye confirm karne ke liye ki wo dono sach mein chale gaye hain. Jab tassalli ho gayi, toh maine khidki ka lock khola aur halke se lab ke andar kood gaya.
Andar chemicals ki teekhi smell thi. Maine apne phone ki torch jalayi, par uspar ungli rakh li taaki roshni zyada faile nahi.
Mujhe dekhna tha ki wo kis cheez ki baat kar rahe the. Maine table check kiya, wahan kuch nahi tha.
Meri nazar dustbin ke paas gayi. Wahan zameen par ek crunched (moda hua) kagaz pada tha. Shayad Gupta ki jeb se gir gaya hoga jab wo phone nikaal raha tha.
Maine use uthaya aur seedha kiya.
Wo koi bill ya receipt nahi thi. Wo ek handwritten note tha.
Us par bas kuch codes likhe the:
> “Batch-404 | Delivery: North Gate | Time: 10:00 AM”
Aur neeche ek ajeeb sa drawing bana tha — Ek aankh (Eye) jiske beech mein ek kata hua nishaan (cross) tha.
“Ye kya hai? Koi drug code? Ya kuch aur? Aur ye symbol... maine pehle kabhi nahi dekha.”
Mujhe abhi kuch clear nahi tha, par itna pata chal gaya tha ki kal subah 10 baje college mein kuch bada hone wala hai. Aur ‘Batch-404’ uski chaabi hai.
Maine wo kagaz apni jeb mein rakha aur wapas jaane ke liye muda.
Tabhi achanak...
“Thap... Thap...”
Corridor mein kisi ke chalne ki awaaz aayi.
Ye awaaz kisi sneakers ki nahi, balki Heavy Boots ki thi.
Ye guard nahi ho sakta.
Awaaz lab ke darwaze ke paas aakar ruk gayi.
Door handle dheere se neeche hua... “Click.”
Koi andar aa raha tha.
Maine turant torch band ki aur counter ke neeche zameen se chipak gaya. Meri saansein ruki hui thi aur mutthi mein wo “Aankh waala kagaz” daba hua tha.
Wo anjaan aadmi ab lab ke beech mein khada tha. Andhere mein bhi uske bhaari boots ki awaaz saaf sunayi de rahi thi — Thud... Thud...
Tabhi ek tez roshni mere sar ke theek upar se guzri. Usne apni torch jalayi thi.
Aadmi (Bhaari awaaz mein): “Mujhe laga yahan koi chuha hai...”
Usne torch idhar-udhar ghumayi. Roshni us khuli hui khidki (window) ki taraf badh rahi thi jahan se main aaya tha.
Mera dil tez dhadakne laga. Agar usne toota hua lock dekh liya, toh khel khatam.
Lekin kismat ne mera saath diya.
Tabhi bahar corridor mein kisi guard ki seeti (whistle) baji aur torch ki light dikhi.
Guard (Bahar se): “Oye! Kaun hai wahan? Light kisne jalayi?”
Wo aadmi satark ho gaya. Usne turant apni torch band ki aur dusre darwaze se peeche ke andhere mein gayab ho gaya.
Yehi mera mauka tha.
Main saanp ki tarah rengte hue khidki tak pahuncha. Ek haath se frame pakda aur bina kisi awaaz ke bahar nikal gaya.
Bahar ki thandi hawa chehre par lagi toh jaan mein jaan aayi.
Maine peeche mud kar nahi dekha. Saayo (shadows) ka fayda uthate hue main apni bike tak pahuncha.
Engine start kiya aur wahan se nikal gaya.
Arre bhai, shukriyaBhai ager itni behene ho aur Sundar ho to gf ki jarurat nahi. Par yaha Neha pati aur vo do chulbuli behene gayab hai. Masum aur baki patniya kaha gayi. Yaar Mera bhi meri sagi badi behen se relationship hai. Vo mujse 7 sal badi hai. Aur unki shadi 5 sal pehle huye. Aur 4 month se relationship me aaye hai. Aur vo muzse pregnant hai. Vo sas sasur ke tano se ekdin pareshan hokar aayi aur muze sab batayi batayi to maa ko bhi. Par muze raat ko bed par eksath sote huye batayi. Aur doctor ki report bhi dikhayi. Aur jija ko nahi pata hai. Fir hum soye hi the ki raat ko hum ek duje se lipate the unhen Mera tool ka aabhas huva aur vo man me mere sath hi linkup karne ka soch Li aur aaj mera bachcha didi ki kokh me pal raha hai sirf bachcha normal paida ho yahi bhagwan se prarthana hai. Kyonki sage bhai behen ke bachche jyadatar physically challenged ho sakte hai. Bhagwan daya kare bas. Dekho dosto mai apni baki ki zindagi apni 3 kunwari sisters ke sath pati patni ki tarah gujarna chahta hoo. Aur Mera pyar Mera sabkuchh meri judwa behen hai. Kya yeh ho sakta hai.