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Naha kar taiyaar hua toh pair ka dard ab zyada mehsoos nahi ho raha tha, chhot andar tak nahi gayi lag rahi thi. Main aaram se seedhi si izzat ke saath neeche aaya.
Main: Dad kaise ho? Dad (thodi sharaarat se): Aaj kya baat… papa se 'dad' kab ho gaya main? Main: Hahaha… bas dad, ab toh job wala aadmi ho gaya hoon na. Dad: Dekha Geeta? Iska dimag abhi se chalne lag gaya hai.
Mom (muskurate hue): Aur mujhe kya bolenga?
Main (nakhre se): Just chill mom. Jaldi hi aapka beta inspector ban ke aapke saamne khada hoga.
Mom: Kuch din nahi, kuch saal bol beta. Main: Whatever mom...
Tabhi Isha didi ko mauka mil gaya. Isha didi: Oye English ke rajkumar! Lagta hai woh chhot dimag mein lag gayi hai, screw dheela ho gaya tere dimaag ka!
Main unko chidhane ke mood mein: Main: Isha darling... just wait and watch!
Woh turant uth kar mere peeche bhaagi. Main bhi hasaate hue bhaag gaya.
Isha didi: Ruk ja, idiot! Darling bolta hai mujhe! Teri toh...
Phir pyaar se uske galle pe ek bhai wala kiss de kar bhaagte hue bola: Main: Sorry meri darling didi!
Isha didi (zaahir hai shock se): Tuh toh gaya aaj Dev!
Chacha (muskurate hue): Aaj toh Dev bahut khush lag raha… wahi uska purana natkhat pan wapas aa gaya hai.
Chachi: Bas kar beti, woh tujhe chidha raha hai.
Main (chhedna nahi chhodte hue): Haan haan, meri darling ko na zyada mat chadao, Chachi.
Isha didi (rukte hue): Dekha mom? Yeh mujhe pareshan kar raha hai!
Mom: Dev, bas kar… tujhe pata hai Isha ko koi darling bol de toh iska dimag garam ho jaata hai.
Main aur didi dono shant ho gaye aur saath baithe.
Isha didi (pyaar se mere mathhe pe ek kiss dete hue): Dev ke liye toh sab maaf hai… naak katwa de par pyaar nahi kam kar sakti.
Mom (thoda nakhre se): Acha! Matlab main galat ho gayi?
Tabhi gate khula. Pratap uncle, Deepti aunty, aur unke bodyguard andar aaye.
Hum sab khade ho gaye, polite smile ke saath.
Pratap uncle: Kya chal raha beta Dev?
Main gate ki taraf dekhta raha, baatein sunte nahi…
Main: Uncle… Devika nahi aayi?
Deepti aunty has padi, aur saari family mujhe dekhti reh gayi—expressions wohi shock waale.
Main: Kya hua? Aise kyun dekh rahe sab mujhe?
Chachi (thoda chhedte hue): Devika ka intezaar kab se karne laga tu?
Main halki si sharmindagi wajah uth kar bahar jaane laga.
Mom: Arre Dev…
Deepti aunty: Dev sun toh—
Main bina sune bahar aa gaya. Ghar ke gate ke bahar Devika car ke side khadi thi, kuch sochte hue.
Main (himmat dekar): Aye paagal! Yaha kya kar rahi ho? Tumhe invitation chahiye andar aane ke liye?
Devika meri awaaz pe chauk gayi. Devika (mann mein): Yeh Dev itna friendly kaise ho gaya?
Main uske paas jaake halki si muskan ke saath uska haath pakda. Main (naram, par taang khichte hue): Devu (apna sir jhatakte hue), yaha khadi ho? (Has kar) tumhe meri yaad aa rahi thi kya..
Devika: Kuch nahi Dev… bas thoda ajeeb lag raha tha. Uncle aunty kaise dekhenge mujhe, kyunki… phele jo bhi tumhare saath kiya tha…
Main bina kuch kahe uska haath pakad kar andar le aaya, aur uske saath baithe.
Main: Family, dhyaan dena... main batana chahata hoon—main aur Devika ab acche dost hai. Puri misunderstandings khatam ho chuki hai.
Family mein khushi thi, par expressions alag-alag chal rahe the sabke.
Isha didi (kaanon mein halka bolte hue): Kya baat hai… haath pakad liya. Mujhe laga dulhan lekar aa gaya hai tu aaj!
Main ek aakh maar kar uska haath halki si daba diya, woh ekdum chauk gayi. Isha didi (jhooth bolkar): Aahhh… Dev ne pair pe pair rakh diya mera!
Dad: Achha haan! Pratap yaar, kaise aana hua?
Pratap uncle: Kuch khaas nahi… bas Dev ko congrats karne aaye hain. Woh select ho gaya hai SI sector ke division mein constable pe.
Main: Thanks uncle… par ek baat uncle. Iss selection ke peeche toh aapko mujhe thank-you bolna chahiye, aur sabse zyada Devika ko.
Mom (chauk kar): Devika beti ne kya kiya?
Main: Mom, uska idea tha ki main abhi se department mein aa jaaun… promotion tak sab samajh jaaunga, aur padhai bhi continue rahegi.
Deepti aunty: Yeh sab mujhe nahi pata. Lagta hai tum dono chup-chup ke planning kar rahe ho!
Main bhudbudaya, jise Devika ne bhi feel kiya. Main: Nahi nahi aunty, aisa kuch nahi… hum bas…
Deepti aunty (halki muskaan): Waise Geeta, ek baat hai… Dev mein kuch toh baat hai. Akash bhi ekdum badal gaya, aur maine suna hai ki Dev ki wajah se…
Main chup ho gaya… itna sab kaise explain karun? Kya bolun, kaise bolun… samajh nahi aaya.
Devika (halki si awaaz naram karke ke ): Main batati hoon uncle... aur
Woh bina dekh-dikhaye, ek ek baat sachai se batane lagti hai—Dev ke hustle se lekar uske dimaag mein chhupi woh laad aur zidd tak, jisne usse job milne tak laakar khada kiya.
Deepti aunty (haste hue): Waise Dev jaisa damad toh sapne mein bhi sabko nahi milta.
Main (andar se hila sa gaya, sharmindagi): Woh... mom... main room mein phone bhool aaya... ek minute...
Main bina peeche dekhe seedhiyaan chadhne lagta hoon. Demi-run karte hue apne hi room mein jaake bed pe dhum se gir gaya. Phone ka lock khula hi tha ki Isha didi ki awaaz basement ke gate se aayi…
Isha didi (halki shararti tone mein): Yeh hai Dev ka room. Jaao, baate karo.
Maine dekha—Devika seedha saamne aa rahi thi. Isha ne aankhon se hi signal kar diya: Ab aayega mazaa!
Devika door frame se tik kar, halki muskaan ke saath— Devika: Kya hua Dev? Waha se bhaag kyu aaye?
Main (voice low, thoda pareshan):
Kya yaar… tumhe pata hai na uncle, aunty kya kya baat kar rahe the... itna direct bolna… thoda uneasy lag raha tha.
Devika: Toh kya wo baat tumhe pasand nahi aayi?
Main: Are nahi… bilkul nahi. Tum samajho na... tumhare wajah se mujhe ek moka mila hai. Aur main… main kya hu? Halwadar-type banda. Mere jaisa ladka... tumhare saamne match karta bhi nahi yaar.
Devika (thoda chipti si):
Yaar maine ladkiyon ko toh book ko uske cover se judge karte dekha hai... par pehli baar kisi book ko apne cover ko judge karte dekha hai.
Main (sharmindagi chhupate hue): Sorry… yaha aao, betho na. Maine bethne ko bhi nahi kaha... pareshan ho gaya tha thoda... bed thoda messy hai bas.
Main tez tez bed se kuch cheeze hata kar uske liye jagah banata hu.
Devika (room dekh kar): Bed hi disturb hai… baaki room toh ekdum well-managed hai.
Main (thoda proud tone mein): Woh toh… sab Saloni didi ki wajah se hai. Room mein koi bhi cheez sahi jagah par hai, toh woh unke haathon ki mehnat hai.
Main ne halki si saans chhodi. Chalo, woh baat toh tal gayi...
Devika (dil se ek sawal): Acha, ek baat poochu? Main: Haan, pooch.
Devika: Agar main kisi garib ghar ki hoti... yehi chehra, yehi baat-cheet… toh kya tab bhi tum kehte ki main tumhare layak nahi hu?
Main andar se samajh gaya—woh abhi tak us baat ko lekar baithi hui hai...- Nahi… agar garib hoti… toh shayad mere jaise ladke ke sapne tumhari taraf hote… par tumhare sapne? Tumhare standards? Definitely upar hote, yaar.
Devika (sigh): Ohh… lagta hai tum mujhe abhi tak mere purane behaviour ki wajah se ek Gen-Z mehla samajh rahe ho… attitude wali.
Main khamoshi se haan mein sir hilata hoon. Main: Hmm... lag toh mujhe bhi yehi raha tha.
Devika (baat samajh kar): Lagta hai tum ladkiyon ki company mein zyada rahe nahi.
Main (joke maarte hue): Ladkiyon ki company? Arre yaar… meri zindagi mein ladkiyan tab aayi jab school ke final farewell ke baad handshake hua tha. Aur otherwise... sirf meri behno se kuch seekha hai. Baaki mera school toh all boys hi tha!
Devika: Ohh… acha hai. Chalo agar baat pasand nahi aayi toh iss topic par full stop karte hain.
Main: Thank you yaar… toh batao, tum kya kar rahi ho aaj kal?
Devika (excitement ke saath): Mera 12th ho gaya… ab maine law mein admission le liya hai. Lawyer banungi.
Main (chehre pe shiny confidence): Tab toh humari jodi set
Thodi der tak hum dono bas halka-halka baat karte rahe.
Kahi woh apne law career kaa dreams batane lagi, kahin main apne aage training ke plans share kar raha tha.
Beech-beech me chhoti si khamoshi aa jaati, par woh bhi comfortable wali…
jis me bolne ki zarurat nahi lagti.
Tabhi neeche se
Mom ki awaaz aayi:
Mom:“Dev… beta neeche aana, Pratap ji bula rahe hain!”
Devika ne ek choti si smile ke saath mujhe dekha.
Devika:
“Lagta hai tumhari duty call aayi, Mister Police.”Main bas halka sa style maarte hue:
Main:“Haan madam lawyer… court me ghusne se pehle thana sambhalna padega.”Dono hansi dabate hue room se nikle.
Seedhiyan utarte waqt main normal behave karne ki try kar raha tha,
par andar se woh halka excitement clearly chal raha tha—jaise body ko already pata ho kuch naya start hone wala hai.Neeche hall me Pratap uncle khade the.
Saath me Dad aur Chacha.Pratap uncle:
“Haan Dev, ek kaam tha. Joining ki formalities complete karni hai.
Aaj hi police station jaa ke sign kar de… kal se direct duty join kar lena.”Main ek second ko freeze sa ho gaya.
Main:
“Aaj hi? Matlab… abhi?”
Pratap uncle:
“Haan beta. SHO saab abhi station pe mil jayenge.Tu bas sign kar ke aa ja.”
Dad ne halka sa woh proud-wala expression diya.
Dad:
“Ja beta. Aaj se tera asli raasta shuru.”
Mom expected line ke saath aayi:
Mom:
“Helmet pehen ke jana… aur speed kam rakhna. Theek?”Main halka sa hans diya.Main:
“Arey mom, sector 6 ka future officer hoon… bike dhang se hi chalauga.”
Isha didi beech me tapak padhi:
Isha:“Thoda attitude le jaana saath me… varna kaun pehchaanega hero ko?”
Main:
“Achha bas, tum log zyada emotional mat karo.
Already feel aa raha hai mujhe.”
Devika thoda door se khadi dekh rahi thi.
Uski nazar se nazar mili toh main halka sa smile de kar bola:
Main:
“Devika… chalta hoon.
Law aur police ki pehli official meeting samajh lo aaj ko.”
Devika (soft tone):
“All the best, Dev.
Aur haan… jo bhi ho, kal detail me batana.”
Main:
“Pakki baat.”Main ne wallet, phone, bike ki chabi li,gate cross karte hue ek second ruk kar ghar ko dekha—
sab log abhi bhi dekh rahe the, jaise mujhe kisi mission pe bhej rahe ho.
Main (andar se):
“Aaj ke baad yahi log mujhe sirf beta nahi… officer Dev bhi bolenge.”Main bike pe baitha, engine start kiya.
Vibration halki thi, par feel heavy.Phir bina dekhe seedha road pe nikal pada—police station ki taraf.
Naha kar taiyaar hua toh pair ka dard ab zyada mehsoos nahi ho raha tha, chhot andar tak nahi gayi lag rahi thi. Main aaram se seedhi si izzat ke saath neeche aaya.
Main: Dad kaise ho? Dad (thodi sharaarat se): Aaj kya baat… papa se 'dad' kab ho gaya main? Main: Hahaha… bas dad, ab toh job wala aadmi ho gaya hoon na. Dad: Dekha Geeta? Iska dimag abhi se chalne lag gaya hai.
Mom (muskurate hue): Aur mujhe kya bolenga?
Main (nakhre se): Just chill mom. Jaldi hi aapka beta inspector ban ke aapke saamne khada hoga.
Mom: Kuch din nahi, kuch saal bol beta. Main: Whatever mom...
Tabhi Isha didi ko mauka mil gaya. Isha didi: Oye English ke rajkumar! Lagta hai woh chhot dimag mein lag gayi hai, screw dheela ho gaya tere dimaag ka!
Main unko chidhane ke mood mein: Main: Isha darling... just wait and watch!
Woh turant uth kar mere peeche bhaagi. Main bhi hasaate hue bhaag gaya.
Isha didi: Ruk ja, idiot! Darling bolta hai mujhe! Teri toh...
Phir pyaar se uske galle pe ek bhai wala kiss de kar bhaagte hue bola: Main: Sorry meri darling didi!
Isha didi (zaahir hai shock se): Tuh toh gaya aaj Dev!
Chacha (muskurate hue): Aaj toh Dev bahut khush lag raha… wahi uska purana natkhat pan wapas aa gaya hai.
Chachi: Bas kar beti, woh tujhe chidha raha hai.
Main (chhedna nahi chhodte hue): Haan haan, meri darling ko na zyada mat chadao, Chachi.
Isha didi (rukte hue): Dekha mom? Yeh mujhe pareshan kar raha hai!
Mom: Dev, bas kar… tujhe pata hai Isha ko koi darling bol de toh iska dimag garam ho jaata hai.
Main aur didi dono shant ho gaye aur saath baithe.
Isha didi (pyaar se mere mathhe pe ek kiss dete hue): Dev ke liye toh sab maaf hai… naak katwa de par pyaar nahi kam kar sakti.
Mom (thoda nakhre se): Acha! Matlab main galat ho gayi?
Tabhi gate khula. Pratap uncle, Deepti aunty, aur unke bodyguard andar aaye.
Hum sab khade ho gaye, polite smile ke saath.
Pratap uncle: Kya chal raha beta Dev?
Main gate ki taraf dekhta raha, baatein sunte nahi…
Main: Uncle… Devika nahi aayi?
Deepti aunty has padi, aur saari family mujhe dekhti reh gayi—expressions wohi shock waale.
Main: Kya hua? Aise kyun dekh rahe sab mujhe?
Chachi (thoda chhedte hue): Devika ka intezaar kab se karne laga tu?
Main halki si sharmindagi wajah uth kar bahar jaane laga.
Mom: Arre Dev…
Deepti aunty: Dev sun toh—
Main bina sune bahar aa gaya. Ghar ke gate ke bahar Devika car ke side khadi thi, kuch sochte hue.
Main (himmat dekar): Aye paagal! Yaha kya kar rahi ho? Tumhe invitation chahiye andar aane ke liye?
Devika meri awaaz pe chauk gayi. Devika (mann mein): Yeh Dev itna friendly kaise ho gaya?
Main uske paas jaake halki si muskan ke saath uska haath pakda. Main (naram, par taang khichte hue): Devu (apna sir jhatakte hue), yaha khadi ho? (Has kar) tumhe meri yaad aa rahi thi kya..
Devika: Kuch nahi Dev… bas thoda ajeeb lag raha tha. Uncle aunty kaise dekhenge mujhe, kyunki… phele jo bhi tumhare saath kiya tha…
Main bina kuch kahe uska haath pakad kar andar le aaya, aur uske saath baithe.
Main: Family, dhyaan dena... main batana chahata hoon—main aur Devika ab acche dost hai. Puri misunderstandings khatam ho chuki hai.
Family mein khushi thi, par expressions alag-alag chal rahe the sabke.
Isha didi (kaanon mein halka bolte hue): Kya baat hai… haath pakad liya. Mujhe laga dulhan lekar aa gaya hai tu aaj!
Main ek aakh maar kar uska haath halki si daba diya, woh ekdum chauk gayi. Isha didi (jhooth bolkar): Aahhh… Dev ne pair pe pair rakh diya mera!
Dad: Achha haan! Pratap yaar, kaise aana hua?
Pratap uncle: Kuch khaas nahi… bas Dev ko congrats karne aaye hain. Woh select ho gaya hai SI sector ke division mein constable pe.
Main: Thanks uncle… par ek baat uncle. Iss selection ke peeche toh aapko mujhe thank-you bolna chahiye, aur sabse zyada Devika ko.
Mom (chauk kar): Devika beti ne kya kiya?
Main: Mom, uska idea tha ki main abhi se department mein aa jaaun… promotion tak sab samajh jaaunga, aur padhai bhi continue rahegi.
Deepti aunty: Yeh sab mujhe nahi pata. Lagta hai tum dono chup-chup ke planning kar rahe ho!
Main bhudbudaya, jise Devika ne bhi feel kiya. Main: Nahi nahi aunty, aisa kuch nahi… hum bas…
Deepti aunty (halki muskaan): Waise Geeta, ek baat hai… Dev mein kuch toh baat hai. Akash bhi ekdum badal gaya, aur maine suna hai ki Dev ki wajah se…
Main chup ho gaya… itna sab kaise explain karun? Kya bolun, kaise bolun… samajh nahi aaya.
Devika (halki si awaaz naram karke ke ): Main batati hoon uncle... aur
Woh bina dekh-dikhaye, ek ek baat sachai se batane lagti hai—Dev ke hustle se lekar uske dimaag mein chhupi woh laad aur zidd tak, jisne usse job milne tak laakar khada kiya.
Deepti aunty (haste hue): Waise Dev jaisa damad toh sapne mein bhi sabko nahi milta.
Main (andar se hila sa gaya, sharmindagi): Woh... mom... main room mein phone bhool aaya... ek minute...
Main bina peeche dekhe seedhiyaan chadhne lagta hoon. Demi-run karte hue apne hi room mein jaake bed pe dhum se gir gaya. Phone ka lock khula hi tha ki Isha didi ki awaaz basement ke gate se aayi…
Isha didi (halki shararti tone mein): Yeh hai Dev ka room. Jaao, baate karo.
Maine dekha—Devika seedha saamne aa rahi thi. Isha ne aankhon se hi signal kar diya: Ab aayega mazaa!
Devika door frame se tik kar, halki muskaan ke saath— Devika: Kya hua Dev? Waha se bhaag kyu aaye?
Main (voice low, thoda pareshan):
Kya yaar… tumhe pata hai na uncle, aunty kya kya baat kar rahe the... itna direct bolna… thoda uneasy lag raha tha.
Devika: Toh kya wo baat tumhe pasand nahi aayi?
Main: Are nahi… bilkul nahi. Tum samajho na... tumhare wajah se mujhe ek moka mila hai. Aur main… main kya hu? Halwadar-type banda. Mere jaisa ladka... tumhare saamne match karta bhi nahi yaar.
Devika (thoda chipti si):
Yaar maine ladkiyon ko toh book ko uske cover se judge karte dekha hai... par pehli baar kisi book ko apne cover ko judge karte dekha hai.
Main (sharmindagi chhupate hue): Sorry… yaha aao, betho na. Maine bethne ko bhi nahi kaha... pareshan ho gaya tha thoda... bed thoda messy hai bas.
Main tez tez bed se kuch cheeze hata kar uske liye jagah banata hu.
Devika (room dekh kar): Bed hi disturb hai… baaki room toh ekdum well-managed hai.
Main (thoda proud tone mein): Woh toh… sab Saloni didi ki wajah se hai. Room mein koi bhi cheez sahi jagah par hai, toh woh unke haathon ki mehnat hai.
Main ne halki si saans chhodi. Chalo, woh baat toh tal gayi...
Devika (dil se ek sawal): Acha, ek baat poochu? Main: Haan, pooch.
Devika: Agar main kisi garib ghar ki hoti... yehi chehra, yehi baat-cheet… toh kya tab bhi tum kehte ki main tumhare layak nahi hu?
Main andar se samajh gaya—woh abhi tak us baat ko lekar baithi hui hai...- Nahi… agar garib hoti… toh shayad mere jaise ladke ke sapne tumhari taraf hote… par tumhare sapne? Tumhare standards? Definitely upar hote, yaar.
Devika (sigh): Ohh… lagta hai tum mujhe abhi tak mere purane behaviour ki wajah se ek Gen-Z mehla samajh rahe ho… attitude wali.
Main khamoshi se haan mein sir hilata hoon. Main: Hmm... lag toh mujhe bhi yehi raha tha.
Devika (baat samajh kar): Lagta hai tum ladkiyon ki company mein zyada rahe nahi.
Main (joke maarte hue): Ladkiyon ki company? Arre yaar… meri zindagi mein ladkiyan tab aayi jab school ke final farewell ke baad handshake hua tha. Aur otherwise... sirf meri behno se kuch seekha hai. Baaki mera school toh all boys hi tha!
Devika: Ohh… acha hai. Chalo agar baat pasand nahi aayi toh iss topic par full stop karte hain.
Main: Thank you yaar… toh batao, tum kya kar rahi ho aaj kal?
Devika (excitement ke saath): Mera 12th ho gaya… ab maine law mein admission le liya hai. Lawyer banungi.
Main (chehre pe shiny confidence): Tab toh humari jodi set
Thodi der tak hum dono bas halka-halka baat karte rahe.
Kahi woh apne law career kaa dreams batane lagi, kahin main apne aage training ke plans share kar raha tha.
Beech-beech me chhoti si khamoshi aa jaati, par woh bhi comfortable wali…
jis me bolne ki zarurat nahi lagti.
Tabhi neeche se
Mom ki awaaz aayi:
Mom:“Dev… beta neeche aana, Pratap ji bula rahe hain!”
Devika ne ek choti si smile ke saath mujhe dekha.
Devika:
“Lagta hai tumhari duty call aayi, Mister Police.”Main bas halka sa style maarte hue:
Main:“Haan madam lawyer… court me ghusne se pehle thana sambhalna padega.”Dono hansi dabate hue room se nikle.
Seedhiyan utarte waqt main normal behave karne ki try kar raha tha,
par andar se woh halka excitement clearly chal raha tha—jaise body ko already pata ho kuch naya start hone wala hai.Neeche hall me Pratap uncle khade the.
Saath me Dad aur Chacha.Pratap uncle:
“Haan Dev, ek kaam tha. Joining ki formalities complete karni hai.
Aaj hi police station jaa ke sign kar de… kal se direct duty join kar lena.”Main ek second ko freeze sa ho gaya.
Main:
“Aaj hi? Matlab… abhi?”
Pratap uncle:
“Haan beta. SHO saab abhi station pe mil jayenge.Tu bas sign kar ke aa ja.”
Dad ne halka sa woh proud-wala expression diya.
Dad:
“Ja beta. Aaj se tera asli raasta shuru.”
Mom expected line ke saath aayi:
Mom:
“Helmet pehen ke jana… aur speed kam rakhna. Theek?”Main halka sa hans diya.Main:
“Arey mom, sector 6 ka future officer hoon… bike dhang se hi chalauga.”
Isha didi beech me tapak padhi:
Isha:“Thoda attitude le jaana saath me… varna kaun pehchaanega hero ko?”
Main:
“Achha bas, tum log zyada emotional mat karo.
Already feel aa raha hai mujhe.”
Devika thoda door se khadi dekh rahi thi.
Uski nazar se nazar mili toh main halka sa smile de kar bola:
Main:
“Devika… chalta hoon.
Law aur police ki pehli official meeting samajh lo aaj ko.”
Devika (soft tone):
“All the best, Dev.
Aur haan… jo bhi ho, kal detail me batana.”
Main:
“Pakki baat.”Main ne wallet, phone, bike ki chabi li,gate cross karte hue ek second ruk kar ghar ko dekha—
sab log abhi bhi dekh rahe the, jaise mujhe kisi mission pe bhej rahe ho.
Main (andar se):
“Aaj ke baad yahi log mujhe sirf beta nahi… officer Dev bhi bolenge.”Main bike pe baitha, engine start kiya.
Vibration halki thi, par feel heavy.Phir bina dekhe seedha road pe nikal pada—police station ki taraf.
Naha kar taiyaar hua toh pair ka dard ab zyada mehsoos nahi ho raha tha, chhot andar tak nahi gayi lag rahi thi. Main aaram se seedhi si izzat ke saath neeche aaya.
Main: Dad kaise ho? Dad (thodi sharaarat se): Aaj kya baat… papa se 'dad' kab ho gaya main? Main: Hahaha… bas dad, ab toh job wala aadmi ho gaya hoon na. Dad: Dekha Geeta? Iska dimag abhi se chalne lag gaya hai.
Mom (muskurate hue): Aur mujhe kya bolenga?
Main (nakhre se): Just chill mom. Jaldi hi aapka beta inspector ban ke aapke saamne khada hoga.
Mom: Kuch din nahi, kuch saal bol beta. Main: Whatever mom...
Tabhi Isha didi ko mauka mil gaya. Isha didi: Oye English ke rajkumar! Lagta hai woh chhot dimag mein lag gayi hai, screw dheela ho gaya tere dimaag ka!
Main unko chidhane ke mood mein: Main: Isha darling... just wait and watch!
Woh turant uth kar mere peeche bhaagi. Main bhi hasaate hue bhaag gaya.
Isha didi: Ruk ja, idiot! Darling bolta hai mujhe! Teri toh...
Phir pyaar se uske galle pe ek bhai wala kiss de kar bhaagte hue bola: Main: Sorry meri darling didi!
Isha didi (zaahir hai shock se): Tuh toh gaya aaj Dev!
Chacha (muskurate hue): Aaj toh Dev bahut khush lag raha… wahi uska purana natkhat pan wapas aa gaya hai.
Chachi: Bas kar beti, woh tujhe chidha raha hai.
Main (chhedna nahi chhodte hue): Haan haan, meri darling ko na zyada mat chadao, Chachi.
Isha didi (rukte hue): Dekha mom? Yeh mujhe pareshan kar raha hai!
Mom: Dev, bas kar… tujhe pata hai Isha ko koi darling bol de toh iska dimag garam ho jaata hai.
Main aur didi dono shant ho gaye aur saath baithe.
Isha didi (pyaar se mere mathhe pe ek kiss dete hue): Dev ke liye toh sab maaf hai… naak katwa de par pyaar nahi kam kar sakti.
Mom (thoda nakhre se): Acha! Matlab main galat ho gayi?
Tabhi gate khula. Pratap uncle, Deepti aunty, aur unke bodyguard andar aaye.
Hum sab khade ho gaye, polite smile ke saath.
Pratap uncle: Kya chal raha beta Dev?
Main gate ki taraf dekhta raha, baatein sunte nahi…
Main: Uncle… Devika nahi aayi?
Deepti aunty has padi, aur saari family mujhe dekhti reh gayi—expressions wohi shock waale.
Main: Kya hua? Aise kyun dekh rahe sab mujhe?
Chachi (thoda chhedte hue): Devika ka intezaar kab se karne laga tu?
Main halki si sharmindagi wajah uth kar bahar jaane laga.
Mom: Arre Dev…
Deepti aunty: Dev sun toh—
Main bina sune bahar aa gaya. Ghar ke gate ke bahar Devika car ke side khadi thi, kuch sochte hue.
Main (himmat dekar): Aye paagal! Yaha kya kar rahi ho? Tumhe invitation chahiye andar aane ke liye?
Devika meri awaaz pe chauk gayi. Devika (mann mein): Yeh Dev itna friendly kaise ho gaya?
Main uske paas jaake halki si muskan ke saath uska haath pakda. Main (naram, par taang khichte hue): Devu (apna sir jhatakte hue), yaha khadi ho? (Has kar) tumhe meri yaad aa rahi thi kya..
Devika: Kuch nahi Dev… bas thoda ajeeb lag raha tha. Uncle aunty kaise dekhenge mujhe, kyunki… phele jo bhi tumhare saath kiya tha…
Main bina kuch kahe uska haath pakad kar andar le aaya, aur uske saath baithe.
Main: Family, dhyaan dena... main batana chahata hoon—main aur Devika ab acche dost hai. Puri misunderstandings khatam ho chuki hai.
Family mein khushi thi, par expressions alag-alag chal rahe the sabke.
Isha didi (kaanon mein halka bolte hue): Kya baat hai… haath pakad liya. Mujhe laga dulhan lekar aa gaya hai tu aaj!
Main ek aakh maar kar uska haath halki si daba diya, woh ekdum chauk gayi. Isha didi (jhooth bolkar): Aahhh… Dev ne pair pe pair rakh diya mera!
Dad: Achha haan! Pratap yaar, kaise aana hua?
Pratap uncle: Kuch khaas nahi… bas Dev ko congrats karne aaye hain. Woh select ho gaya hai SI sector ke division mein constable pe.
Main: Thanks uncle… par ek baat uncle. Iss selection ke peeche toh aapko mujhe thank-you bolna chahiye, aur sabse zyada Devika ko.
Mom (chauk kar): Devika beti ne kya kiya?
Main: Mom, uska idea tha ki main abhi se department mein aa jaaun… promotion tak sab samajh jaaunga, aur padhai bhi continue rahegi.
Deepti aunty: Yeh sab mujhe nahi pata. Lagta hai tum dono chup-chup ke planning kar rahe ho!
Main bhudbudaya, jise Devika ne bhi feel kiya. Main: Nahi nahi aunty, aisa kuch nahi… hum bas…
Deepti aunty (halki muskaan): Waise Geeta, ek baat hai… Dev mein kuch toh baat hai. Akash bhi ekdum badal gaya, aur maine suna hai ki Dev ki wajah se…
Main chup ho gaya… itna sab kaise explain karun? Kya bolun, kaise bolun… samajh nahi aaya.
Devika (halki si awaaz naram karke ke ): Main batati hoon uncle... aur
Woh bina dekh-dikhaye, ek ek baat sachai se batane lagti hai—Dev ke hustle se lekar uske dimaag mein chhupi woh laad aur zidd tak, jisne usse job milne tak laakar khada kiya.
Deepti aunty (haste hue): Waise Dev jaisa damad toh sapne mein bhi sabko nahi milta.
Main (andar se hila sa gaya, sharmindagi): Woh... mom... main room mein phone bhool aaya... ek minute...
Main bina peeche dekhe seedhiyaan chadhne lagta hoon. Demi-run karte hue apne hi room mein jaake bed pe dhum se gir gaya. Phone ka lock khula hi tha ki Isha didi ki awaaz basement ke gate se aayi…
Isha didi (halki shararti tone mein): Yeh hai Dev ka room. Jaao, baate karo.
Maine dekha—Devika seedha saamne aa rahi thi. Isha ne aankhon se hi signal kar diya: Ab aayega mazaa!
Devika door frame se tik kar, halki muskaan ke saath— Devika: Kya hua Dev? Waha se bhaag kyu aaye?
Main (voice low, thoda pareshan):
Kya yaar… tumhe pata hai na uncle, aunty kya kya baat kar rahe the... itna direct bolna… thoda uneasy lag raha tha.
Devika: Toh kya wo baat tumhe pasand nahi aayi?
Main: Are nahi… bilkul nahi. Tum samajho na... tumhare wajah se mujhe ek moka mila hai. Aur main… main kya hu? Halwadar-type banda. Mere jaisa ladka... tumhare saamne match karta bhi nahi yaar.
Devika (thoda chipti si):
Yaar maine ladkiyon ko toh book ko uske cover se judge karte dekha hai... par pehli baar kisi book ko apne cover ko judge karte dekha hai.
Main (sharmindagi chhupate hue): Sorry… yaha aao, betho na. Maine bethne ko bhi nahi kaha... pareshan ho gaya tha thoda... bed thoda messy hai bas.
Main tez tez bed se kuch cheeze hata kar uske liye jagah banata hu.
Devika (room dekh kar): Bed hi disturb hai… baaki room toh ekdum well-managed hai.
Main (thoda proud tone mein): Woh toh… sab Saloni didi ki wajah se hai. Room mein koi bhi cheez sahi jagah par hai, toh woh unke haathon ki mehnat hai.
Main ne halki si saans chhodi. Chalo, woh baat toh tal gayi...
Devika (dil se ek sawal): Acha, ek baat poochu? Main: Haan, pooch.
Devika: Agar main kisi garib ghar ki hoti... yehi chehra, yehi baat-cheet… toh kya tab bhi tum kehte ki main tumhare layak nahi hu?
Main andar se samajh gaya—woh abhi tak us baat ko lekar baithi hui hai...- Nahi… agar garib hoti… toh shayad mere jaise ladke ke sapne tumhari taraf hote… par tumhare sapne? Tumhare standards? Definitely upar hote, yaar.
Devika (sigh): Ohh… lagta hai tum mujhe abhi tak mere purane behaviour ki wajah se ek Gen-Z mehla samajh rahe ho… attitude wali.
Main khamoshi se haan mein sir hilata hoon. Main: Hmm... lag toh mujhe bhi yehi raha tha.
Devika (baat samajh kar): Lagta hai tum ladkiyon ki company mein zyada rahe nahi.
Main (joke maarte hue): Ladkiyon ki company? Arre yaar… meri zindagi mein ladkiyan tab aayi jab school ke final farewell ke baad handshake hua tha. Aur otherwise... sirf meri behno se kuch seekha hai. Baaki mera school toh all boys hi tha!
Devika: Ohh… acha hai. Chalo agar baat pasand nahi aayi toh iss topic par full stop karte hain.
Main: Thank you yaar… toh batao, tum kya kar rahi ho aaj kal?
Devika (excitement ke saath): Mera 12th ho gaya… ab maine law mein admission le liya hai. Lawyer banungi.
Main (chehre pe shiny confidence): Tab toh humari jodi set
Thodi der tak hum dono bas halka-halka baat karte rahe.
Kahi woh apne law career kaa dreams batane lagi, kahin main apne aage training ke plans share kar raha tha.
Beech-beech me chhoti si khamoshi aa jaati, par woh bhi comfortable wali…
jis me bolne ki zarurat nahi lagti.
Tabhi neeche se
Mom ki awaaz aayi:
Mom:“Dev… beta neeche aana, Pratap ji bula rahe hain!”
Devika ne ek choti si smile ke saath mujhe dekha.
Devika:
“Lagta hai tumhari duty call aayi, Mister Police.”Main bas halka sa style maarte hue:
Main:“Haan madam lawyer… court me ghusne se pehle thana sambhalna padega.”Dono hansi dabate hue room se nikle.
Seedhiyan utarte waqt main normal behave karne ki try kar raha tha,
par andar se woh halka excitement clearly chal raha tha—jaise body ko already pata ho kuch naya start hone wala hai.Neeche hall me Pratap uncle khade the.
Saath me Dad aur Chacha.Pratap uncle:
“Haan Dev, ek kaam tha. Joining ki formalities complete karni hai.
Aaj hi police station jaa ke sign kar de… kal se direct duty join kar lena.”Main ek second ko freeze sa ho gaya.
Main:
“Aaj hi? Matlab… abhi?”
Pratap uncle:
“Haan beta. SHO saab abhi station pe mil jayenge.Tu bas sign kar ke aa ja.”
Dad ne halka sa woh proud-wala expression diya.
Dad:
“Ja beta. Aaj se tera asli raasta shuru.”
Mom expected line ke saath aayi:
Mom:
“Helmet pehen ke jana… aur speed kam rakhna. Theek?”Main halka sa hans diya.Main:
“Arey mom, sector 6 ka future officer hoon… bike dhang se hi chalauga.”
Isha didi beech me tapak padhi:
Isha:“Thoda attitude le jaana saath me… varna kaun pehchaanega hero ko?”
Main:
“Achha bas, tum log zyada emotional mat karo.
Already feel aa raha hai mujhe.”
Devika thoda door se khadi dekh rahi thi.
Uski nazar se nazar mili toh main halka sa smile de kar bola:
Main:
“Devika… chalta hoon.
Law aur police ki pehli official meeting samajh lo aaj ko.”
Devika (soft tone):
“All the best, Dev.
Aur haan… jo bhi ho, kal detail me batana.”
Main:
“Pakki baat.”Main ne wallet, phone, bike ki chabi li,gate cross karte hue ek second ruk kar ghar ko dekha—
sab log abhi bhi dekh rahe the, jaise mujhe kisi mission pe bhej rahe ho.
Main (andar se):
“Aaj ke baad yahi log mujhe sirf beta nahi… officer Dev bhi bolenge.”Main bike pe baitha, engine start kiya.
Vibration halki thi, par feel heavy.Phir bina dekhe seedha road pe nikal pada—police station ki taraf.
Bahut badhiya update Hai Bhai........
Lagta hai baki sab premikay ka wapis aane ka time ho rahi hai kyu ki dev sab ko dheere dheere line pe le rahe hai......aur devika already set hai aur saloni bachpan se set hai.....ab baari hai ishika ka.....dekhte hai agli number kisi hoti hai....
Naha kar taiyaar hua toh pair ka dard ab zyada mehsoos nahi ho raha tha, chhot andar tak nahi gayi lag rahi thi. Main aaram se seedhi si izzat ke saath neeche aaya.
Main: Dad kaise ho? Dad (thodi sharaarat se): Aaj kya baat… papa se 'dad' kab ho gaya main? Main: Hahaha… bas dad, ab toh job wala aadmi ho gaya hoon na. Dad: Dekha Geeta? Iska dimag abhi se chalne lag gaya hai.
Mom (muskurate hue): Aur mujhe kya bolenga?
Main (nakhre se): Just chill mom. Jaldi hi aapka beta inspector ban ke aapke saamne khada hoga.
Mom: Kuch din nahi, kuch saal bol beta. Main: Whatever mom...
Tabhi Isha didi ko mauka mil gaya. Isha didi: Oye English ke rajkumar! Lagta hai woh chhot dimag mein lag gayi hai, screw dheela ho gaya tere dimaag ka!
Main unko chidhane ke mood mein: Main: Isha darling... just wait and watch!
Woh turant uth kar mere peeche bhaagi. Main bhi hasaate hue bhaag gaya.
Isha didi: Ruk ja, idiot! Darling bolta hai mujhe! Teri toh...
Phir pyaar se uske galle pe ek bhai wala kiss de kar bhaagte hue bola: Main: Sorry meri darling didi!
Isha didi (zaahir hai shock se): Tuh toh gaya aaj Dev!
Chacha (muskurate hue): Aaj toh Dev bahut khush lag raha… wahi uska purana natkhat pan wapas aa gaya hai.
Chachi: Bas kar beti, woh tujhe chidha raha hai.
Main (chhedna nahi chhodte hue): Haan haan, meri darling ko na zyada mat chadao, Chachi.
Isha didi (rukte hue): Dekha mom? Yeh mujhe pareshan kar raha hai!
Mom: Dev, bas kar… tujhe pata hai Isha ko koi darling bol de toh iska dimag garam ho jaata hai.
Main aur didi dono shant ho gaye aur saath baithe.
Isha didi (pyaar se mere mathhe pe ek kiss dete hue): Dev ke liye toh sab maaf hai… naak katwa de par pyaar nahi kam kar sakti.
Mom (thoda nakhre se): Acha! Matlab main galat ho gayi?
Tabhi gate khula. Pratap uncle, Deepti aunty, aur unke bodyguard andar aaye.
Hum sab khade ho gaye, polite smile ke saath.
Pratap uncle: Kya chal raha beta Dev?
Main gate ki taraf dekhta raha, baatein sunte nahi…
Main: Uncle… Devika nahi aayi?
Deepti aunty has padi, aur saari family mujhe dekhti reh gayi—expressions wohi shock waale.
Main: Kya hua? Aise kyun dekh rahe sab mujhe?
Chachi (thoda chhedte hue): Devika ka intezaar kab se karne laga tu?
Main halki si sharmindagi wajah uth kar bahar jaane laga.
Mom: Arre Dev…
Deepti aunty: Dev sun toh—
Main bina sune bahar aa gaya. Ghar ke gate ke bahar Devika car ke side khadi thi, kuch sochte hue.
Main (himmat dekar): Aye paagal! Yaha kya kar rahi ho? Tumhe invitation chahiye andar aane ke liye?
Devika meri awaaz pe chauk gayi. Devika (mann mein): Yeh Dev itna friendly kaise ho gaya?
Main uske paas jaake halki si muskan ke saath uska haath pakda. Main (naram, par taang khichte hue): Devu (apna sir jhatakte hue), yaha khadi ho? (Has kar) tumhe meri yaad aa rahi thi kya..
Devika: Kuch nahi Dev… bas thoda ajeeb lag raha tha. Uncle aunty kaise dekhenge mujhe, kyunki… phele jo bhi tumhare saath kiya tha…
Main bina kuch kahe uska haath pakad kar andar le aaya, aur uske saath baithe.
Main: Family, dhyaan dena... main batana chahata hoon—main aur Devika ab acche dost hai. Puri misunderstandings khatam ho chuki hai.
Family mein khushi thi, par expressions alag-alag chal rahe the sabke.
Isha didi (kaanon mein halka bolte hue): Kya baat hai… haath pakad liya. Mujhe laga dulhan lekar aa gaya hai tu aaj!
Main ek aakh maar kar uska haath halki si daba diya, woh ekdum chauk gayi. Isha didi (jhooth bolkar): Aahhh… Dev ne pair pe pair rakh diya mera!
Dad: Achha haan! Pratap yaar, kaise aana hua?
Pratap uncle: Kuch khaas nahi… bas Dev ko congrats karne aaye hain. Woh select ho gaya hai SI sector ke division mein constable pe.
Main: Thanks uncle… par ek baat uncle. Iss selection ke peeche toh aapko mujhe thank-you bolna chahiye, aur sabse zyada Devika ko.
Mom (chauk kar): Devika beti ne kya kiya?
Main: Mom, uska idea tha ki main abhi se department mein aa jaaun… promotion tak sab samajh jaaunga, aur padhai bhi continue rahegi.
Deepti aunty: Yeh sab mujhe nahi pata. Lagta hai tum dono chup-chup ke planning kar rahe ho!
Main bhudbudaya, jise Devika ne bhi feel kiya. Main: Nahi nahi aunty, aisa kuch nahi… hum bas…
Deepti aunty (halki muskaan): Waise Geeta, ek baat hai… Dev mein kuch toh baat hai. Akash bhi ekdum badal gaya, aur maine suna hai ki Dev ki wajah se…
Main chup ho gaya… itna sab kaise explain karun? Kya bolun, kaise bolun… samajh nahi aaya.
Devika (halki si awaaz naram karke ke ): Main batati hoon uncle... aur
Woh bina dekh-dikhaye, ek ek baat sachai se batane lagti hai—Dev ke hustle se lekar uske dimaag mein chhupi woh laad aur zidd tak, jisne usse job milne tak laakar khada kiya.
Deepti aunty (haste hue): Waise Dev jaisa damad toh sapne mein bhi sabko nahi milta.
Main (andar se hila sa gaya, sharmindagi): Woh... mom... main room mein phone bhool aaya... ek minute...
Main bina peeche dekhe seedhiyaan chadhne lagta hoon. Demi-run karte hue apne hi room mein jaake bed pe dhum se gir gaya. Phone ka lock khula hi tha ki Isha didi ki awaaz basement ke gate se aayi…
Isha didi (halki shararti tone mein): Yeh hai Dev ka room. Jaao, baate karo.
Maine dekha—Devika seedha saamne aa rahi thi. Isha ne aankhon se hi signal kar diya: Ab aayega mazaa!
Devika door frame se tik kar, halki muskaan ke saath— Devika: Kya hua Dev? Waha se bhaag kyu aaye?
Main (voice low, thoda pareshan):
Kya yaar… tumhe pata hai na uncle, aunty kya kya baat kar rahe the... itna direct bolna… thoda uneasy lag raha tha.
Devika: Toh kya wo baat tumhe pasand nahi aayi?
Main: Are nahi… bilkul nahi. Tum samajho na... tumhare wajah se mujhe ek moka mila hai. Aur main… main kya hu? Halwadar-type banda. Mere jaisa ladka... tumhare saamne match karta bhi nahi yaar.
Devika (thoda chipti si):
Yaar maine ladkiyon ko toh book ko uske cover se judge karte dekha hai... par pehli baar kisi book ko apne cover ko judge karte dekha hai.
Main (sharmindagi chhupate hue): Sorry… yaha aao, betho na. Maine bethne ko bhi nahi kaha... pareshan ho gaya tha thoda... bed thoda messy hai bas.
Main tez tez bed se kuch cheeze hata kar uske liye jagah banata hu.
Devika (room dekh kar): Bed hi disturb hai… baaki room toh ekdum well-managed hai.
Main (thoda proud tone mein): Woh toh… sab Saloni didi ki wajah se hai. Room mein koi bhi cheez sahi jagah par hai, toh woh unke haathon ki mehnat hai.
Main ne halki si saans chhodi. Chalo, woh baat toh tal gayi...
Devika (dil se ek sawal): Acha, ek baat poochu? Main: Haan, pooch.
Devika: Agar main kisi garib ghar ki hoti... yehi chehra, yehi baat-cheet… toh kya tab bhi tum kehte ki main tumhare layak nahi hu?
Main andar se samajh gaya—woh abhi tak us baat ko lekar baithi hui hai...- Nahi… agar garib hoti… toh shayad mere jaise ladke ke sapne tumhari taraf hote… par tumhare sapne? Tumhare standards? Definitely upar hote, yaar.
Devika (sigh): Ohh… lagta hai tum mujhe abhi tak mere purane behaviour ki wajah se ek Gen-Z mehla samajh rahe ho… attitude wali.
Main khamoshi se haan mein sir hilata hoon. Main: Hmm... lag toh mujhe bhi yehi raha tha.
Devika (baat samajh kar): Lagta hai tum ladkiyon ki company mein zyada rahe nahi.
Main (joke maarte hue): Ladkiyon ki company? Arre yaar… meri zindagi mein ladkiyan tab aayi jab school ke final farewell ke baad handshake hua tha. Aur otherwise... sirf meri behno se kuch seekha hai. Baaki mera school toh all boys hi tha!
Devika: Ohh… acha hai. Chalo agar baat pasand nahi aayi toh iss topic par full stop karte hain.
Main: Thank you yaar… toh batao, tum kya kar rahi ho aaj kal?
Devika (excitement ke saath): Mera 12th ho gaya… ab maine law mein admission le liya hai. Lawyer banungi.
Main (chehre pe shiny confidence): Tab toh humari jodi set
Thodi der tak hum dono bas halka-halka baat karte rahe.
Kahi woh apne law career kaa dreams batane lagi, kahin main apne aage training ke plans share kar raha tha.
Beech-beech me chhoti si khamoshi aa jaati, par woh bhi comfortable wali…
jis me bolne ki zarurat nahi lagti.
Tabhi neeche se
Mom ki awaaz aayi:
Mom:“Dev… beta neeche aana, Pratap ji bula rahe hain!”
Devika ne ek choti si smile ke saath mujhe dekha.
Devika:
“Lagta hai tumhari duty call aayi, Mister Police.”Main bas halka sa style maarte hue:
Main:“Haan madam lawyer… court me ghusne se pehle thana sambhalna padega.”Dono hansi dabate hue room se nikle.
Seedhiyan utarte waqt main normal behave karne ki try kar raha tha,
par andar se woh halka excitement clearly chal raha tha—jaise body ko already pata ho kuch naya start hone wala hai.Neeche hall me Pratap uncle khade the.
Saath me Dad aur Chacha.Pratap uncle:
“Haan Dev, ek kaam tha. Joining ki formalities complete karni hai.
Aaj hi police station jaa ke sign kar de… kal se direct duty join kar lena.”Main ek second ko freeze sa ho gaya.
Main:
“Aaj hi? Matlab… abhi?”
Pratap uncle:
“Haan beta. SHO saab abhi station pe mil jayenge.Tu bas sign kar ke aa ja.”
Dad ne halka sa woh proud-wala expression diya.
Dad:
“Ja beta. Aaj se tera asli raasta shuru.”
Mom expected line ke saath aayi:
Mom:
“Helmet pehen ke jana… aur speed kam rakhna. Theek?”Main halka sa hans diya.Main:
“Arey mom, sector 6 ka future officer hoon… bike dhang se hi chalauga.”
Isha didi beech me tapak padhi:
Isha:“Thoda attitude le jaana saath me… varna kaun pehchaanega hero ko?”
Main:
“Achha bas, tum log zyada emotional mat karo.
Already feel aa raha hai mujhe.”
Devika thoda door se khadi dekh rahi thi.
Uski nazar se nazar mili toh main halka sa smile de kar bola:
Main:
“Devika… chalta hoon.
Law aur police ki pehli official meeting samajh lo aaj ko.”
Devika (soft tone):
“All the best, Dev.
Aur haan… jo bhi ho, kal detail me batana.”
Main:
“Pakki baat.”Main ne wallet, phone, bike ki chabi li,gate cross karte hue ek second ruk kar ghar ko dekha—
sab log abhi bhi dekh rahe the, jaise mujhe kisi mission pe bhej rahe ho.
Main (andar se):
“Aaj ke baad yahi log mujhe sirf beta nahi… officer Dev bhi bolenge.”Main bike pe baitha, engine start kiya.
Vibration halki thi, par feel heavy.Phir bina dekhe seedha road pe nikal pada—police station ki taraf.
Naha kar taiyaar hua toh pair ka dard ab zyada mehsoos nahi ho raha tha, chhot andar tak nahi gayi lag rahi thi. Main aaram se seedhi si izzat ke saath neeche aaya.
Main: Dad kaise ho? Dad (thodi sharaarat se): Aaj kya baat… papa se 'dad' kab ho gaya main? Main: Hahaha… bas dad, ab toh job wala aadmi ho gaya hoon na. Dad: Dekha Geeta? Iska dimag abhi se chalne lag gaya hai.
Mom (muskurate hue): Aur mujhe kya bolenga?
Main (nakhre se): Just chill mom. Jaldi hi aapka beta inspector ban ke aapke saamne khada hoga.
Mom: Kuch din nahi, kuch saal bol beta. Main: Whatever mom...
Tabhi Isha didi ko mauka mil gaya. Isha didi: Oye English ke rajkumar! Lagta hai woh chhot dimag mein lag gayi hai, screw dheela ho gaya tere dimaag ka!
Main unko chidhane ke mood mein: Main: Isha darling... just wait and watch!
Woh turant uth kar mere peeche bhaagi. Main bhi hasaate hue bhaag gaya.
Isha didi: Ruk ja, idiot! Darling bolta hai mujhe! Teri toh...
Phir pyaar se uske galle pe ek bhai wala kiss de kar bhaagte hue bola: Main: Sorry meri darling didi!
Isha didi (zaahir hai shock se): Tuh toh gaya aaj Dev!
Chacha (muskurate hue): Aaj toh Dev bahut khush lag raha… wahi uska purana natkhat pan wapas aa gaya hai.
Chachi: Bas kar beti, woh tujhe chidha raha hai.
Main (chhedna nahi chhodte hue): Haan haan, meri darling ko na zyada mat chadao, Chachi.
Isha didi (rukte hue): Dekha mom? Yeh mujhe pareshan kar raha hai!
Mom: Dev, bas kar… tujhe pata hai Isha ko koi darling bol de toh iska dimag garam ho jaata hai.
Main aur didi dono shant ho gaye aur saath baithe.
Isha didi (pyaar se mere mathhe pe ek kiss dete hue): Dev ke liye toh sab maaf hai… naak katwa de par pyaar nahi kam kar sakti.
Mom (thoda nakhre se): Acha! Matlab main galat ho gayi?
Tabhi gate khula. Pratap uncle, Deepti aunty, aur unke bodyguard andar aaye.
Hum sab khade ho gaye, polite smile ke saath.
Pratap uncle: Kya chal raha beta Dev?
Main gate ki taraf dekhta raha, baatein sunte nahi…
Main: Uncle… Devika nahi aayi?
Deepti aunty has padi, aur saari family mujhe dekhti reh gayi—expressions wohi shock waale.
Main: Kya hua? Aise kyun dekh rahe sab mujhe?
Chachi (thoda chhedte hue): Devika ka intezaar kab se karne laga tu?
Main halki si sharmindagi wajah uth kar bahar jaane laga.
Mom: Arre Dev…
Deepti aunty: Dev sun toh—
Main bina sune bahar aa gaya. Ghar ke gate ke bahar Devika car ke side khadi thi, kuch sochte hue.
Main (himmat dekar): Aye paagal! Yaha kya kar rahi ho? Tumhe invitation chahiye andar aane ke liye?
Devika meri awaaz pe chauk gayi. Devika (mann mein): Yeh Dev itna friendly kaise ho gaya?
Main uske paas jaake halki si muskan ke saath uska haath pakda. Main (naram, par taang khichte hue): Devu (apna sir jhatakte hue), yaha khadi ho? (Has kar) tumhe meri yaad aa rahi thi kya..
Devika: Kuch nahi Dev… bas thoda ajeeb lag raha tha. Uncle aunty kaise dekhenge mujhe, kyunki… phele jo bhi tumhare saath kiya tha…
Main bina kuch kahe uska haath pakad kar andar le aaya, aur uske saath baithe.
Main: Family, dhyaan dena... main batana chahata hoon—main aur Devika ab acche dost hai. Puri misunderstandings khatam ho chuki hai.
Family mein khushi thi, par expressions alag-alag chal rahe the sabke.
Isha didi (kaanon mein halka bolte hue): Kya baat hai… haath pakad liya. Mujhe laga dulhan lekar aa gaya hai tu aaj!
Main ek aakh maar kar uska haath halki si daba diya, woh ekdum chauk gayi. Isha didi (jhooth bolkar): Aahhh… Dev ne pair pe pair rakh diya mera!
Dad: Achha haan! Pratap yaar, kaise aana hua?
Pratap uncle: Kuch khaas nahi… bas Dev ko congrats karne aaye hain. Woh select ho gaya hai SI sector ke division mein constable pe.
Main: Thanks uncle… par ek baat uncle. Iss selection ke peeche toh aapko mujhe thank-you bolna chahiye, aur sabse zyada Devika ko.
Mom (chauk kar): Devika beti ne kya kiya?
Main: Mom, uska idea tha ki main abhi se department mein aa jaaun… promotion tak sab samajh jaaunga, aur padhai bhi continue rahegi.
Deepti aunty: Yeh sab mujhe nahi pata. Lagta hai tum dono chup-chup ke planning kar rahe ho!
Main bhudbudaya, jise Devika ne bhi feel kiya. Main: Nahi nahi aunty, aisa kuch nahi… hum bas…
Deepti aunty (halki muskaan): Waise Geeta, ek baat hai… Dev mein kuch toh baat hai. Akash bhi ekdum badal gaya, aur maine suna hai ki Dev ki wajah se…
Main chup ho gaya… itna sab kaise explain karun? Kya bolun, kaise bolun… samajh nahi aaya.
Devika (halki si awaaz naram karke ke ): Main batati hoon uncle... aur
Woh bina dekh-dikhaye, ek ek baat sachai se batane lagti hai—Dev ke hustle se lekar uske dimaag mein chhupi woh laad aur zidd tak, jisne usse job milne tak laakar khada kiya.
Deepti aunty (haste hue): Waise Dev jaisa damad toh sapne mein bhi sabko nahi milta.
Main (andar se hila sa gaya, sharmindagi): Woh... mom... main room mein phone bhool aaya... ek minute...
Main bina peeche dekhe seedhiyaan chadhne lagta hoon. Demi-run karte hue apne hi room mein jaake bed pe dhum se gir gaya. Phone ka lock khula hi tha ki Isha didi ki awaaz basement ke gate se aayi…
Isha didi (halki shararti tone mein): Yeh hai Dev ka room. Jaao, baate karo.
Maine dekha—Devika seedha saamne aa rahi thi. Isha ne aankhon se hi signal kar diya: Ab aayega mazaa!
Devika door frame se tik kar, halki muskaan ke saath— Devika: Kya hua Dev? Waha se bhaag kyu aaye?
Main (voice low, thoda pareshan):
Kya yaar… tumhe pata hai na uncle, aunty kya kya baat kar rahe the... itna direct bolna… thoda uneasy lag raha tha.
Devika: Toh kya wo baat tumhe pasand nahi aayi?
Main: Are nahi… bilkul nahi. Tum samajho na... tumhare wajah se mujhe ek moka mila hai. Aur main… main kya hu? Halwadar-type banda. Mere jaisa ladka... tumhare saamne match karta bhi nahi yaar.
Devika (thoda chipti si):
Yaar maine ladkiyon ko toh book ko uske cover se judge karte dekha hai... par pehli baar kisi book ko apne cover ko judge karte dekha hai.
Main (sharmindagi chhupate hue): Sorry… yaha aao, betho na. Maine bethne ko bhi nahi kaha... pareshan ho gaya tha thoda... bed thoda messy hai bas.
Main tez tez bed se kuch cheeze hata kar uske liye jagah banata hu.
Devika (room dekh kar): Bed hi disturb hai… baaki room toh ekdum well-managed hai.
Main (thoda proud tone mein): Woh toh… sab Saloni didi ki wajah se hai. Room mein koi bhi cheez sahi jagah par hai, toh woh unke haathon ki mehnat hai.
Main ne halki si saans chhodi. Chalo, woh baat toh tal gayi...
Devika (dil se ek sawal): Acha, ek baat poochu? Main: Haan, pooch.
Devika: Agar main kisi garib ghar ki hoti... yehi chehra, yehi baat-cheet… toh kya tab bhi tum kehte ki main tumhare layak nahi hu?
Main andar se samajh gaya—woh abhi tak us baat ko lekar baithi hui hai...- Nahi… agar garib hoti… toh shayad mere jaise ladke ke sapne tumhari taraf hote… par tumhare sapne? Tumhare standards? Definitely upar hote, yaar.
Devika (sigh): Ohh… lagta hai tum mujhe abhi tak mere purane behaviour ki wajah se ek Gen-Z mehla samajh rahe ho… attitude wali.
Main khamoshi se haan mein sir hilata hoon. Main: Hmm... lag toh mujhe bhi yehi raha tha.
Devika (baat samajh kar): Lagta hai tum ladkiyon ki company mein zyada rahe nahi.
Main (joke maarte hue): Ladkiyon ki company? Arre yaar… meri zindagi mein ladkiyan tab aayi jab school ke final farewell ke baad handshake hua tha. Aur otherwise... sirf meri behno se kuch seekha hai. Baaki mera school toh all boys hi tha!
Devika: Ohh… acha hai. Chalo agar baat pasand nahi aayi toh iss topic par full stop karte hain.
Main: Thank you yaar… toh batao, tum kya kar rahi ho aaj kal?
Devika (excitement ke saath): Mera 12th ho gaya… ab maine law mein admission le liya hai. Lawyer banungi.
Main (chehre pe shiny confidence): Tab toh humari jodi set
Thodi der tak hum dono bas halka-halka baat karte rahe.
Kahi woh apne law career kaa dreams batane lagi, kahin main apne aage training ke plans share kar raha tha.
Beech-beech me chhoti si khamoshi aa jaati, par woh bhi comfortable wali…
jis me bolne ki zarurat nahi lagti.
Tabhi neeche se
Mom ki awaaz aayi:
Mom:“Dev… beta neeche aana, Pratap ji bula rahe hain!”
Devika ne ek choti si smile ke saath mujhe dekha.
Devika:
“Lagta hai tumhari duty call aayi, Mister Police.”Main bas halka sa style maarte hue:
Main:“Haan madam lawyer… court me ghusne se pehle thana sambhalna padega.”Dono hansi dabate hue room se nikle.
Seedhiyan utarte waqt main normal behave karne ki try kar raha tha,
par andar se woh halka excitement clearly chal raha tha—jaise body ko already pata ho kuch naya start hone wala hai.Neeche hall me Pratap uncle khade the.
Saath me Dad aur Chacha.Pratap uncle:
“Haan Dev, ek kaam tha. Joining ki formalities complete karni hai.
Aaj hi police station jaa ke sign kar de… kal se direct duty join kar lena.”Main ek second ko freeze sa ho gaya.
Main:
“Aaj hi? Matlab… abhi?”
Pratap uncle:
“Haan beta. SHO saab abhi station pe mil jayenge.Tu bas sign kar ke aa ja.”
Dad ne halka sa woh proud-wala expression diya.
Dad:
“Ja beta. Aaj se tera asli raasta shuru.”
Mom expected line ke saath aayi:
Mom:
“Helmet pehen ke jana… aur speed kam rakhna. Theek?”Main halka sa hans diya.Main:
“Arey mom, sector 6 ka future officer hoon… bike dhang se hi chalauga.”
Isha didi beech me tapak padhi:
Isha:“Thoda attitude le jaana saath me… varna kaun pehchaanega hero ko?”
Main:
“Achha bas, tum log zyada emotional mat karo.
Already feel aa raha hai mujhe.”
Devika thoda door se khadi dekh rahi thi.
Uski nazar se nazar mili toh main halka sa smile de kar bola:
Main:
“Devika… chalta hoon.
Law aur police ki pehli official meeting samajh lo aaj ko.”
Devika (soft tone):
“All the best, Dev.
Aur haan… jo bhi ho, kal detail me batana.”
Main:
“Pakki baat.”Main ne wallet, phone, bike ki chabi li,gate cross karte hue ek second ruk kar ghar ko dekha—
sab log abhi bhi dekh rahe the, jaise mujhe kisi mission pe bhej rahe ho.
Main (andar se):
“Aaj ke baad yahi log mujhe sirf beta nahi… officer Dev bhi bolenge.”Main bike pe baitha, engine start kiya.
Vibration halki thi, par feel heavy.Phir bina dekhe seedha road pe nikal pada—police station ki taraf.
