Update - 34
Aaruhi jitna hairan thi utna main bhi kyun ki mujhe nahi pata tha ki behen..ke...lodo ne itna sahi kuch intezam kiya hoga. Main to aaruhi ke sath gaddi mein hi thi jab tak uski nind nahi khul gayi vo to bich mein bahut tez susu laga tha isliye karne chali gayi thi jis bich vo uth baithi aur usne mera susu karna bhi dushbar kar diya tha lekin ab... Aaruhi ayi to andar wapis jane ke liye thi par ek pal ke liye vo bhi sann thi.. meri hi tarah. Mansion mein gate se ghuste hi ek choti si gallery thi jiski ek taraf sidiyan bani hui thi jo uppar ki taraf jaa rahi thi uske alawa wahan ek chota sa hall tha.. par itna chota bhi nahi tha.. medium size ka tha aur jarurat ki har chiz wahan maujud thi.. Par chaukane wali baat ye nahi thi balki in haramzadon ne itna badiya mahol set kiya tha jiski umeed nahi thi. Choti-choti kuch mombatiyan wahan lagi jal rahi thi jo vatavaran ko itna khubsurat aur khusbhudaar bana rahi thi ki kya hi kehne... praise is jagah ka bhi tha jo itna khubsurat bana tha jiski wajah se mombatiyun ke jalne par aisa mehsus kar paa rahi thi. Sabhi hall ke bichon bich sofe ka shahara liye baithe the. Mene aaruhi ko mari goli, matlab use kiya nazarandaz... aur apni pehli night out ka luft uthane pahunch gayi un sabhi ke bich.
" kya gazab... jagah hai behenchod... " mene gali di tab dhayan aya ki vishal bhi wahan maujud hai. Mene usko smile di to usne bhi waisa hi kiya, phone par to itni awaz nikalti hai par yahan aise chup baitha tha jaise janta hi nahi.. Vishal aur gaggan apne aap aye the, main manpreet,kim aur aaruhi ek sath. Vishal ko manpreet ne hi bulaya hoga, vaise to mere kehne par bhi aa jata lekin main bhav jada dena nahi chahti thi although talab mujhe jada thi. Unke alawa ek aur shaks tha hamare sath jiska jikar nahi hua tha aur wahi hume yahan laya tha, wahi ladka jisne abhi abhi bahar akar aaruhi ko chup kiya tha aur jise bulane hi aaruhi andar ayi thi taki vo use wapis chhod de.
" kaha tha na mahol set hoga... " manpreet ne ek box se chilled beer ki choti bottle sabhi ko pass karni shuru ki, usne meri taraf bhi badai jise mene lekar rakh li.
" vaise tumhari friend wahin khadi dekhti rahegi... hey.. excuse me... tum nahi aaogi idhar.. " aaruhi uske awaz lagane par use dekh kar kuch boli nahi. " ise sunai to deta hai to fir jawab kyun nahi de rahi? " usne abki baar meri taraf dekh kar sawal kiya. Mahol mein itni shanti thi ki hamari baat-cheet wahan gunj rahi thi aur ye baat mujhe excite kar rahi thi. Sali itni damn jagah thi... Pata nahi tha mera plan is kadar set hoga... Mera plan.. jo mene aaruhi ki wajah se banaya tha.. actually apni vajah se banaya tha bas aaruhi ki to thodi help karna chahti thi kyun ki jab se usne is jagah ke bare mein bataya tha tab se mere dimag mein yahan ane ka khayal ban chuka tha. Ab yahan ane ke liye ek solid plan chahie tha, plan islye kyun ki aaruhi bhi involved thi. Basically usi ki wajah se to ye sab main kar rahi thi jisme main apne man ki bhi kar rahi thi aur uski help bhi. Aur plan ki shuruwat hui manpreet se jab usne mujhe freshers party ke bare mein bataya aur wahan se mene apna dimag chalaya... jiske baad .. party main khud ko invite kare ka idea dene wali main thi.... vishal ka bahana dekar manpreet ko idea dena ki hume ek night out karna chahie. Night out ki jagah mansion ke alawa koi nahi ho sakti thi kyun ki baton hi baton mein ek dafa khud manpreet boli thi ki vo wahan par kai baar night out kar chuki hai, hostel ke pas bhi tha aur wahan koi ata jata bhi nahi tha isliye manpreet ne wahin ka program banaya. Sab kuch set hua tha vo bhi perfectly... kisi ko shaq hua? Na hi manpreet ko na hi aaruhi ko.. par aaruhi ko doubt tha ki main use jaan kar layi jise clear karne ka waqt aa chuka tha.
" isko lagta hai main ise yahan jabardasti lekar ayi hun isliye aisa behave kar rahi hai " maine turant jawab diya.
" ye thda ajeeb ho gaya.. jabardasti ? aur agar layi bhi to dikat kya hai?" sawal sahi tha uthna hi tha.
" kyun ki ise lagta hai yahan kuch unwanted chiz hai.. jiski wajah se ye yahan nahi ana chahti thi, use is jagah ka dar hai " maine fir jawab diya aur aaruhi janti thi ki main kis taraf ishara kar rahi hun.
" unwanted? " kim boli
" kaisi unwanted? aur aaruhi ko kaise pata ? " manpreet ne do sawal kiye par mujhe jawab ek hi ka dena tha.
" kyun ki aaruhi yahan aa chuki hai... first day ye lavanya se takrai jo hostel ke bahane ise yahan le ayi aur fir isne yahan ke dar ki wajah se na jane kaun kaun si kahani bana li " uksana jaruri tha aur uske liye ye baat bolni bhi jaruri thi. Bingo... i hit hard... LOL
" mene koi kahani nahi batai... yahan sach mein kuch hai unwanted... aur tu keh rahi thi na ki main andar nahi gayi thi to dekh dhang se jo jo tujhe bataya exactly wahi hai yahan... gate se ghuste hi side mein ek choti si jagah.... shoe rack...stick stand.. sidiyan.. aur hall... uppar do darwaje hai.. ek mein kamra hai.. sab wahi hai.. yakeen nahi hota to uppar jakar dekh le.. aur us raat koi tha yahan jo mujhe us palang ke niche se awaz de raha tha.. yahan par kuch unwanted chiz hai.. jo nahi chahti ki koi yahan aye.. tum log galti kar rahe ho " aaruhi hum sab ke karib ayi aur usne aise unchi awaz mein kaha ki ek pal ke liye hum sabhi use dekhte rahe. Shanti ne pure mansion ko kabze mein liya aur fir us shanti ko todte hue vo hasne laga. Vo yani wahi jisne andar bulaya tha aur hume yahan lekar aya tha, bar bar batana jaruri hai, kyun ki iska naam main abhi nahi bata sakti..
" tumhe hansi aa rahi hai.. meri baton par.. " aaruhi uske uppar bhadki.
" tum bahut cute lag rahi thi bolte hue isliye aur vaise bhi tum aise yahan explore nahi kar sakti "
" tum... " aaruhi gali dena chahti thi lekin vo ruk gayi " tum.. hi laye ho na idhar.. to mujhe wapis chhod aao fir bhale hi yahan aa jana... tumhari hi gaddi hai na "
" yup.. but sorry.. pick and drop ki service bar bar nahi deta main... aur tumhe kyun dun? " beer ka ek ghunt bharte hue vo bola.
" you.... " aaurhi fir gali dene se ruki " shruti ... kaun hai ye.. " aaruhi ne jab mujhse pucha tab mene apni hansi rokte hue use bataya, ab time tha is bare mein batane ka.
" aaruhi ye vidhwan ji hai.... mera matab... Vidhu... par inhe vidhwan isliye kaha jata hai kyun ki inke pas dunia bhar ka gyan hai.. " mene jab kaha to vidhu turant bol pada.
" ssshh... lagta hai tumhe yahan ke rule ke bare mein jankari nahi hai.. "
" rule? " mene pucha.
" yes.. yahan ane ke baad na tum vo ho jo bahar ho.. na main vo hun.. jo bahar hun.. aur na hi tumhari ye dost... vo hai jo bata rahi hai "
" matlab? " mene fir pucha.
" matlab ye ki.. yahan par hum ek dusre ko uske naam se nahi bulate na hi jante hai.. " jawab manpreet ne diya.
" aisa kyun? " mene vishal ki taraf dekha jo aram se baitha beer pee raha tha. Main hi sawal puch rahi thi yani sirf mujhe aur aaruhi ko hi idea nahi tha baki sabko yahan ke bare mein malum tha. Vishal, gaggan aur kim ko bhi.. jo hamari tarah first year ke student the. Matlab main hi chutiya reh gayi thi aur kahin na kahin uske piche ye aaruhi hi thi.
" kyun ki jo hum yahan karte hai.. uski wajah se.. " vidhu khada hua aur jis stick stand ki baat aaruhi kar rahi thi, jahan par dande rakhe the, jo aksar sahara lekar chalne ke liye hota ya fir purane jamane mein log hath mein rakhte the waisa wala. Aaruhi bilkul usi ke pas khadi thi, vidhu ne ek stick bahar nikali aur andar hath dal kar kuch saman lekar wapis hamare sath aa baitha. " ye hai vo wajah... " usne samne ek smoke pipe rakhi jisme chota sa kanch ka ek bowl bana hua tha.. aur uske sath kuch aur chizen bhi thi. Dekh kar hi lag raha tha ye log yahan kya karte hai.
" tum log.. drugs " maine itna hi kaha.
" galat ise vo nahi kehte jo tum kehna chahti ho balki... ye to is shrishti ki di hui anmol vastu hai.. iska sevan karne par tum jeevan ke charam anand mein pahunch jate ho " vidhu ne bich mein rok kar mujhe bola.
" kuch bhi? " main ek pal chup hui " to tumne yahan par adda banaya hua hai? "
" humne...? nahi priye.. sirf hum nahi.. yahan par to hazaron zac atte hain... "
" zac? "
" han.. jaise tum ho..... "
" hum? "
" han tum ho zac62 aur tumhari ye friend zac69 " vidhu ne muskurate hue kaha.
" 69? " manpreet hans padi aur baki sab bhi, mujhe bhi hansi aa gayi lekin aaruhi abhi bhi gusse mein thi. Mene uski taraf dekha to ek pal ke liye uske prati bura laga par main janti thi ki vo samajh jayegi.
" lekin aisa kyun karte ho tum? " mene fir sawal kiya.
" karna padta hai babe.. kal ko tumne kaha ki tumhe vidhu ne hassh.. di hai.. to gardan kiski pakdi jayegi ? lekin agar tumhe uska naam hi nahi pata hoga to tum aur tumhse juda hua har insan humesha bacha rahega..jaruri hai na... ek dusre ke sach ko chupana... isliye jo bhi yahan ata hai sabke aise hi naam hote hai..koi kisi ko naam se nahi bulata... sabke pas registration ke baad apna naam hota hai, vo to zac24 " vidhu ne manpreet ki taraf ishara kiya " ke kehne par mene tum dono ka registration karwaya aur by luck hume aaj ke liye jagah bhi mil gayi warna registration hona bhi mushkil hai aur yahan ka spot milna bhi "
" registration? "
" hmm " vidhu pot banane ki tayari kar raha tha.
" registration kaise hoti hai? "
" website hai... "
" iske liye website banai hui hai? "
" han... vo bhi bahut secured.. girlshostel.org "
" ye to bahut common name hai.. "
" hai.. tabhi kisi ko shaq nahi hota aur access bhi sirf college campus se ho sakti hai... banane walle ne college ke hi server use karke via proxy via etc etc.. karke secure bana rakha hai, aisi meri theory hai "
" par itna bada campus hai.. itne sare students hai.. leak nahi hui kabhi? " vidhu mere sawal puchne tak apna pot jala chuka tha aur uske kassh le raha tha.
" yahi hamare purvajo ne socha tha...i mean seniors ne.. isliye secure banane ke liye jab bhi koi ispar register karta hai uske baad full proof verification.. ki jati hai us bande ki... zara si bhi gadbad.. aur khel khatamm... " dhuain chodte hue vidhu ne jawab diya.
" khel khatam matlab? "
" matlab fir use tarike se samjhaya jata tha... " vidhu ishare se samjhane ki kosish kar raha tha. Ab mujhe lag raha tha jaise yahan ane ke liye mene kisi gehre raaz ke andar hath daal diya hai.
" to kya hamara bhi registration aise hi hua hai? " mene sawal kiya.
" han, bas tum dono ke case mein mujhe ye kaam karna pada tha isliye mujhe tumhare naam dalne pade jiske baad tum dono ki verification hui jisme thoda time lag gaya tabhi late hua, varna jo apne phone se hi register karte hain unko verification mein time nahi lagta..... " vidhu ke batane par samajh aya ki kyun itni der hume wahan baithna pada tha ki raat ke takreeban 1 baj gaye the, iske alawa ye bhi samajh aya ki vidhu ne aisa kyun kaha ki ye sab jo hai vo college ke server mein hi chal raha hai.. kyun ki hamare naam se hi unhone hamare bare mein jaan liya tha aur hamari sari information college ke database mein to maujud hi hai.
" kaun hai vo jo ye sab karta hai " jigasya purvak mene pucha.
" pata nahi... koi nahi janta.. ki vo kaun hai.. aur sirf ek hai ya ek se jada... zinda bhi hai ya nahi.. vo khud operate karta hai ya fir sab kuch apne aap chal raha hai..ya usne kisi ko laga rakaha hai nobody knows... "
" par aisa kaise ho sakta hai? tumne kaha ki kisi par shaq hota hai to uska khel khatam? uske piche kaun hota hai? "
" no idea.. vo bhi sab anonymous hote hai.. itni badi chiz ko secure rakhne ke liye.. har chiz ka dhayan rakhna padta hai "
" kya vo unko maar dete hai? " man mein jo sawal chal raha tha mene akhir puch hi liya.
" tumhe uski kya chinta babe... tumhari verification ho chuki hai, sab clear hai... befikar raho... tum log yahan isliye hi aa paye ho kyun ki system ko tum par kisi tarah ka sandeh nahi tha "
" mujhe ek sawal khatak raha hai... aur vo ye ki... hamari verification hoti kaise hai? unhe kaise pata chalta hai hum sahi hai ya nahi? "
" koi nahi janta ki unke verification ka kya tarika hai... par itna hai ki agar koi bhi chalaki dikhata hai to uska anjam acha nahi hota... mene ek ladki ke bare mein suna hai.... "
" kya suna hai? " ab mahol thoda gambhir ban gaya tha.
" Pata nahi baat kitni sahi hai... par kehte hain us ladki ne kosish ki thi.. yahan ka sach batane ki.. and she ended up dying.. hostel ke chatt se kud kar jaan de di thi usne " vidhu ke batane ke baad sann jaisa mahol ho gaya tha. Aisa laga jaise hum mein se koi saans tak na le raha ho. Itna deep dark silent mene kabhi mehsus nahi kiya tha, ek pal laga ki kya humne koi galti kar di hai? Mujhe apni chinta nahi thi kyun ki main aisi pagal nahi thi par aaruhi ke uppar mujhe bhrosa nahi tha. Is deep dark silence ko todte hue mene baat hi badal di.
" lavanya..? kya vo bhi yahan ati hogi? matlab usne aaruhi ke sath vo prank kiya aur prank ke time to ek dum se use yahan ke liye jagah nahi mili hogi to vo aise kaise aa jaa sakti hai? " ab ye sawal puchne ke piche wajah thi kyun ki jitna abhi tak vidhu ne bataya tha uske hissab se lavanya yahan aise nahi aa sakti thi lekin vo ayi thi to kaise? Agar is baat ko clear nahi kiya to aaruhi ko yahi lagega ki us din jo bhi hua uske sath vo kisi 'unwanted' ka hi kaam tha.
" usko pas to full permission hai " vidhu ne pot se kasht lekar aage badhaya aur manpreet ke hath mein pakda diya.
" full permission ? "
" hamm... abhi jo hum yahan baithe hai... yani ki hum.. jis category mein fall karte hain vo 'False' category hai "
" false? "
" hmm.. yani ki hum yahan tabhi aa sakte hain jab hume ane ki permission milegi.. jaise ki aaj mili bhale hi by luck mili "
" by luck? "
" slot hote hai time ke.. jo slot hume mila hai us slot ke piche bhi kai log hote hai.. jisme ek chuna jata hai.. aur jiska number aya vo yahan aa jata hai "
" seriously? itni jada bheed hoti hai yahan ane ke liye? "
" kyun tumhe pasand nahi ayi jagah ? "
" ayi par... "
" tumhe kya lagta hai ye sab.. kahan se aa raha hai.. aur ye intezam kaun kar raha hai " vidhu ka ishara pot ki taraf tha, iske alawa vo ye bhi samjha raha tha, ye khane ka saman, beer aur ye mahol sab kuch pehle se bana hua tha, inhone kuch nahi kiya tha. Badi hi ajeeb baat thi, koi itna sab kar raha tha aur sala kisi ko shaq nahi tha. Koi bahut bada hath tha iske piche " in chizon ke liye ek channel banana padta hai.. arbo rupee ka dhanda hai ye.. un logon ke liye.. hamare liye to sirf mauj ka zaria hai "
" itna sab kisi ne sirf drugs ke liye bana rakha hai.. ajeeb lagta hai ? " mere puchte hi vidhu hans pada. Abhi pot gaggan ke pass aa chuka tha.. jo uske khinch kar dhuain nikalne ke liye tayar tha.
" sirf? le kar dekho dunia badal jayegi... aur aap zac69 wahin khadi rahegi.. puri raat " vidhu ne fir aaruhi se pucha. Vo abhi tak wahin khade reh kar batein sun rahi thi.
" tumne kuch false ka bataya tha, lavanya ko full permission hai vo wali baat adhuri reh gayi.. " maine aaruhi ki taraf dekha jo ek tuk wahin khade humari taraf dekh rahi thi.
" zac001 hai vo.. naam mat lo.. yahan allowed nahi hai "
" tum to aise keh rahe ho jaise vo hume dekh rahe hain " mene khilli udate hue kaha.
" dekh rahe hain.. " vidhu ne ye baat itni dhime gayi ki mere sharir mein jhur-jhuri si daud gayi. " vo hume dekh rahe hain.. "
" yahan camera hai? "
" nahi.. "
" fir kaise dekh sakte hain? "
" don't know... but ek kissa suna hai mene.. ki yahan par ek ladki ko laga ki vo yahan ane ke baad sab kuch bata degi jo bhi yahan chal raha hai.. usne kuch chizen shoot bhi ki.. lekin jab vo yahan se nikli to na to uske pas vo video photo bachi uppar se uske wahan hone ki clips use dikhai dene lagi... tabse ye manna jata hai ki we can't cheat them.. they are always looking... " vidhu ki baat ne ek pal ke liye mujhe sehma diya. Baki sab bhi is baat ko jante the ya nahi malum nahi.. par unki shakal par bhi shikan thi.. shayad itni deep knowledge abhi tak nahi hui thi yahan ke bare mein kisi ko.
" to fir lava.. i mean zac001 usko full permission kaise hai? vo kaise aa jaa sakti hai "
" full permission wale ko 'True' kaha jata hai... suna to mene yahi hai ki zac001 ko uske first year mein hi ye permission mil gayi thi.. kaise ? ye to koi nahi janta.. lekin vo yahan kabhi bhi aa sakti hai aur kabhi bhi jaa sakti hai... usko is jagah ke bare mein sab kuch malum hai.. vo yahan explore kar sakti hai lekin hum nahi kar sakte .. aur tumhe ek aur baat bata dun.. zac001 iklauti aisi insan hai jise full permission mili hui hai "
" seriously? tumhe kaise malum ? " vidhu ne is baat ka jawab nahi diya, ki vo kaise janta hai aur farak nahi padta, mera yahan main mudda tha aaruhi ko in sab baton ko sunne dena, usko dikhana chahti thi ki us raat koi aur nahi balki vo lavanya hi thi jo uske sath mazak kar rahi thi jise vo 'unwanted' samajh baithi thi.
" to kya aise hi hum 'True' ban jate hai? "
" no idea.. kaise bante hai.. par malum chal jata hai.. "
" yani ki hum mein se bhi koi ban sakta hai? " sawal vishal ki taraf se tha jo tab se chup baitha tha bich bich mein mujhe dekh raha tha lekin jab bhi main use dekhti to nazre chupa jata tha.
" ho sakta hai.. aur agar.. tum mein se koi 'True' hoga to uska clue use mil jayega "
" par vo hume contact kaise karte hai? "
" message milta hai... jo read karte hi automatically destroy ho jata hai "
" clever... " mere pas kuch sawal to the lekin mene unhe puchna sahi nahi samjha. Agar vidhu sahi hai to vo log mujhe bhi dekh rahe honge isliye mein kuch bhi aisa nahi bol sakti jiski wajah se baad mein fasne ke chance ho. Mujhe andar hi andar aisa lag raha tha ki jo batein mene suni hai kahin uska connection is chiz se to nahi? Jaise vo callgirl aur director ka marna? " par ye sab kab se chal raha hai aur tumhe ye sab kaise malum hua ? "
" ye to kisi ko malum nahi ki.. kab se shuru hua, hume hamare seniors ne bataya aur unko unke seniors ne.. lekin jaisa mene kaha.. banaya kisi senior ne hai ye baat jarur suni hai mene" vidhu ne dusri beer ki bottle kholi " vaise apki dost, zac69 wahin khadi rahegi puri raat? " vidhu ne pehle mujhse pucha fir aaruhi ki taraf dekhne laga.
" mujhe bas.. wapis jana hai... main yahan nahi rukna chahti.. mujhe is jagah se koi lagav nahi hai.. " sawal mujhse pucha tha par jawab aaruhi ne diya.
" tu abhi tak un 'unwanted' chizon ke bare mein soch rahi hai...? abhi vidhu ne bataya to yahan kuch nahi hai.. ye jagah 'Haunted' nahi hai aar.. i mean zac69.. is khandar ke piche koi kahani nahi hai.. tu dar mat.. " main aaruhi ko abhi samjha rahi thi kyun ki ye tay ho chuka tha ki us din aaruhi ke sath jo hua uske piche Lavanya hi thi. Main use isliye samjha rahi thi taki uske dil se dar nikal jaye itne mein vidhu bol pada.
" kisne kaha ki is mansion ke piche koi kahani nahi hai? " jaise mene vidhu ki taraf dekha usi tarah aaruhi ne bhi. Pehli baar use mene kisi baat par interest lete hue dekha, use laga jaise andhere mein use kisi ne roshni pakda di ho.