Bhag - 8 (end)
Hamari dosti na ṭooṭe uske liye na jane kitni mehnat kiya magar haath kya laga ek baar phir se dosti ṭooṭne ki baat beech me aa gayi. Isliye majabur hokar mujhe uska kaha manna pada. Us din ham ek dusre se lipaṭ kar bahut roye kyonki ham dono achchhe se jante the. Ab hamari mulakat me bahut waqt lagane wala hai kitna waqt lagega ye na main janta tha na hi rishi, agar koi janta tha to vo hai samay chakr, ek baar phir se meri Jung shuru ho gayi. Is baar ki jung bahut alag tha. Is baar ki jung me mera dost mere saath nahi tha. Vo din aur aaj ka din is beech hamari mulakat nahi hua. Sirf phone par baat karke khud ko tasalli de liya karte the. Vo bhi lagabhag do saal baad band hoon gaya jab bhi phone karta engeg hi ata main is ummeed me call karta kabhi to baat hoon jayega lekin har baar khali haath hi raha. Man karta tha. gaon jakar mil aata hoon magar uska diya wasta mere kadam ko rok leta tha.
Kisi tarh khud ko samjha bhuja kar rakhta raha aur apne kaam par dhyaan deta raha. Lagabhag chhaa saal tak naukari kiya jisse achchhi khasi daulat kama liya jis karaṇ samaj me mera achchha rutba ban gaya. Tab main rishi se milne gaon gaya. Vahan jakar dekha rishi ka ghar khali pada hua tha. Logon se pata kiya par un logo ne rishi ke bare me kuchh bhi batane se mana kar diya. Main baar baar jata raha magar har baar khali haath lauṭa. Baar baar aane jane se mujhe itna to pata chal gaya tha ki rishi ne apna ghar aur zameen kisi ko becha nahi yaha jankar mujhe laga main baar baar aata raha to kabhi na kabhi rishi se mulakat hoon jayega. Is beech meri mulakat tumse hua mel jol bada jo dheere dheere pyaar me badal gaya aur ek waqt baad ham dono ne shaadi kar liya. Dadi ka bhi jane ka samay hoon gaya tha.
Unhone mera haath tumhe sofkar is dhara se vida le liya. Shaadi ke baad tumhare kahne par maine khud ka business shuru kiya. Aaj mere paas sab kuchh hai agar kuchh nahi hain to vo hai mera dost rishi, na jane rishi kab milega. Milega ya nahi main nahi janta....
Shalini... Milega kyo nahi, milega jaroor milega is baar ham dono mila
kar ḍhoonḍhenge.
"kaha ḍhoonḍhoon, main janta hi nahi ki vo kaha hain kis haal me hain."
shalini... Kahi se to shuruvaat karna hoga achchha ye batao gaon kitne waqt se nahi gaye.
"yahi koi chaar panch saal hoon gaya."
shalini... Chalo phir ham tumhare dost ko ḍhoonḍhne ki shuruvat gaon se hi karte hain.
"vahan se, magar rishi to vahan hain nahi."
shalini... Kya pata vo gaon me hi hoon kyonki tum pichhle chaar paanch saal se gaon nahi gaye. Aagar rishi bhai sahab nahi mile to kya hua isi bahane main tumhara gaon hi ghoom loongi.
Itna kahkar shalini muskura diya. Mujhe laga uske muskurane ki vajah kuchh aur hi hain magar maine jyaada dhyaan nahi diya. Do teen din baad gaon jane ka samay tay hua. Niyat din ko main, shalini aur parth gaon ke liye chal diye. Main ja to raha tha magar baar baar ye khyaal mere man me aa raha tha ki is baar phir se mujhe khali haath lauṭna padega.
Kya hoga ye to samay hi bata sakta hain. Lamba safar tay karke ham gaon pahunch gaye. Gaon ki dasha ab pahle jaisa nahin raha in chaar paanch saalon me gaon bahut badal gaya. Raste pahle se bahut behtar hoon gaya.
Pahle ekka dukka, pakka makan dekhne ko milta tha ab vaha pratyek ghar pakka makan ban chuka tha. Inhi najaron ka luft lete hue ham teenon ja rahe the ki achanak gaon ke chaupal par mujhe ek jana pahchanaa chehara dikha, car ko rokkar us shaksh ko dhyaan se dekha to mujhe use pahchane me jayaada waqt nahi laga main turant hi car se nikla aur us or bad gaya. Paas jakar "rishi" bas uska naam bola aur usse lipaṭ gaya. "kaun ho bhai" bas itna hi rishi bol paya uske baad uska munh bhi band hoon gaya phir vo bhi mujhse lipaṭ gaya.
Kuchh waqt tak ham dono ek dusre se lipṭe rahe phir alag hokar main bola...rishi kaha chala gaya tha yaar.
Rishi...Pahle ghar chal phir tere sabhi sawalo ka jawab deta hoon. Chal ja apni car me baiṭh aur mere pichhe pichhe chal de.
Itna bolte hi rishi bagal me khadi apne car me baiṭh gaya aur main bhi apna car lekar uske pichhe pichhe chal diya.
Jab ham rishi ke ghar pahunche to uska ghar pehle se bilkul badal hua tha ek aalishan koṭhi najar aa raha tha. Mere dost ne mere saath saath khud bhi bahut achchhi tarakki kar liya tha ye dekh'kar mere dil ko bahut shakun mila.
Kuchh hi waqt me ham us aalishaan koṭhi ke andar the. "sakṣhi kaha hoon dekho kaun aaya hain."
itna bolkar rishi ne kisi mahila ko aawaz diya. Turnt pratiuttar me "jee abhi aayi" ki aawaz sunayi diya. Ek ya do minaṭ ke antaral par ek mahila seeḍhi se utarkar neeche aane lagi. Unko dekhte hi "ye to shalini ki saheli hain." bas itna hi kaha aur palaṭ'kar dekha to shalini parth ko god me uṭhaye muskura rahi thi.
Main achambhit sa shailini ko dekhta raha tab shalini muskurate hue boli... Kya hua pahachan nahi paye, kitni baar usse mil chuke hoon phir bhi bhul gaye.
"sakṣhi ko bhula nahi pehchanta hoon bas tum mujhe itna bata do jab tum janti thi sakṣhi ki shaadi rishi se hoon raha hain to tumne mujhe bataya kyu nahi."
vo kya batayegi (sakṣhi paas aate hue boli) use thodi na pata tha tum dono dost hoon vo to shaadi me aane ke baad hi use pata chala rishi aur tum, dono bahut gahre dost hoon. Nimntraṇ to tumhen bhi diya tha aagar us waqt aa jate to nishchit hi do saal pahle hi tumhen tumhara dost mil chuka hota. Jisse milne ke liye kab se tadap rahe hoon.
Darasal sakṣhi ki shaadi ke waqt sakṣhi ne ham dono ko nimntraṇ diya tha magar mujhe business ke silsile me kuchh jaroori kaam tha isliye main nahi aa paya tha, shalini aur parth ko bhej diya tha lekin jab sakṣhi ne kaha shalini shaadi me aakar hi rishi se mila tha. Tab mere mastisk me khalbali mach gaya ki shalini na kabhi rishi se mila na hi kabhi maine use rishi ke baare me bataya to phir shalini rishi ko pehchana kaise, in baaton par mansik khichatani karne ke baad jab koi nateeja nahi nikala to main bola...Shalini tum mujhe bas itna bata do tum rishi ko kaise pahchana jabki maine tumhe na kabhi rishi se milvaya na kabhi rishi ke bare me bataya.
Shalini... Tum study room me rishi bhai sahab ki tasveer dekhkar aasu bahate rahoge aur mujhe pata bhi nahi chalega. darasal hua ye tha ki ek din tum daftar se jaldi ghar aa gaye aur seedha study room me chale gaye main tumse chaay ko poochhne aa rahi thi ki dekha tum ek purani dairy nikal rahe hoon mere aawaz dete hi tumne vo dairy wapas vahi rakh diya jaha se nikala tha phir study room se bahar aa gaye. Kuchh din baad main study room ki safai kar rahi thi tab vo dairy mere haath lag gayi aisa nahi ki us din se pehle kabhi vo dairy maine nahi dekha, kai baar dekha magar na jane us din mujhe kiya sooja ki main us dairy ko kholkar dekha lekin uska har ek panna kora tha. Main panna palaṭta gaya palaṭta gaya tab kahin jake beech ke pannon me mujhe tum dono ki tasveer dikha tumhe dekhkar main pehchaan gayi magar dusre shaksh ko pahchaan nahi payi. kaise pehchanta us din se pehle maine kabhi dekha hai nahi tha. Maine socha tumse poochhoonga, ye shaksh kaun hain par sahi waqt nahi mila isi beech sakṣhi ki shadi me aa gayi. Sakṣhi bhi badi chhupi rustam nikali meri prem kahani ki pal pal khabar leti rahi lekin apni chhupa gayi. Jab shadi me aayi tab isse ladke ke baare me poochha tab isne tumhare dost ki tasveer dikhaya aur bataya kaise ek yaatra ke dauran dono ek dusre se mile aur inki prem kahani chal padi. Jab isne mujhe rishi bhaii sahab ki tasveer dikhaya tab mujhe vo tasveer jana pehchana laga dimaag par jor diya tab samajh aaya ye tumhare paas rakhi tasveer me maujud dusre shaksh ki tasveer hain. Tab ye baat maine sakṣhi ko bataya isne turant rishi bhai saahab ko tumhari ek photo bheja phir phone karke poochha tab unhone tum dono ki dosti ka ek ek kissa bata diya aur shadi wale din inse mil bhi liya phir…..
Main shalini ko beech me rokar bola... Shalini jab tum rishi se mil chuki thi tab mujhe kyu nahi bataya.
Shalini... Are batane to do tum dono ki milne ki baat inse kahi to na jane kyu ye us waqt manakar diya saath hi tumhari kasam dekar ye kaha ki main tumse ye na kahu ki main tumhare dost ko janati hoon aur meri saheli sakṣhi ka pati hain. Uske baad main mumbai lauṭ aayi. Vahan main tum par nazar rakhne lag gayi isi dauran mujhe tumhare andar tumhare dost se milne ki tadap dikha tum khulkar rona chahte the par nahi ro pate the. Ye dekhkar main rishi bhai sahab ko sab bata diya lekin ye phir bhi nahi milna chahte the. Mujhe in par bahut gussa aaya inka gussa us din tum par nikala main jaan boojh kar tumhe tane diya. Yakeen manna tumhe tane dete waqt mujh par kya beet rahi thi main hai janti hoon mere aankhon se aasu rook nahi rahe the. Raghav us din ke liye mujhe maaf kar dena.
Itna bolkar shalini rook gayi aur fooṭ fooṭ kar rone lagi. Main uske paas gaya samajha bujha kar use chaap karvaya phir rishi ki aur palaṭ kar bola... Rishi toone kya jeevan bhar mujhe tane sunvane ka ṭheka le rakha hain. Pahle dadi se tane sunvaya phir shalini se tane sunvaya, bhai too saaf saaf bata de or kitne taane sunbayega.
Khulasa karte hi rishi chauk gaya aur ek ṭak mujhe dekhne lag gaya. Tab main bola... Aise kya dekh raha hain mujhe bahut pahle hi pata chal gaya tha ki mujhe jimmedari ka ahsas karavane ke liye toone hi dadi se kaha tha ki…..
Maine bas itna hi kaha tha ki rishi mere paas aaya aur mere gale se lagkar bola... Mujhe maaf kar de yaar!
"too kyu mafi mang raha hain toone jo bhi kiya mere bhale ke liye hi kiya tha. Too aagar vaisa na karta to mujhe kabhi jimmedari ka ahsas hi nahi hota. Tere hi karaṇ aaj main farsh se arsh tak pahuch paya. Us baat ke liye tujhe maaf kar diya. Magar toone ab jo kya, kyu kiya, too mujhse milna kyu nahi chahta tha? Kyu tere najar me hamari anmol dosti be-mol hoon gaya? Ye nahi bataya to kah deta hoon tujhe kabhi maaf nahi karunga."
kuchh der ki chuppi chhaya raha phir rishi bola... Be-mol nahi re aaj bhi hamari dosti anmol hain lekin too hi bata main tujhse kaise milta jabaki main ye janta tha. Gaon wale hamare bare me bate bana rahe hain. Aisa jhooṭh bola tha. Jab tujhe sachchai pata chalta to main tujhe kya jawab deta magar too ye na samajhna ki maine tujhse bina karaṇ jhooṭh kaha tha uska bhi ek karaṇ hain.
"Rishi too mujhse jhooṭh kyu bola bata jaldi bata."
Rishi... Ye baat us waqt ki hain jab teri business management aur mere doctor ki paḍhai pura hone men sirf ek mahine ka waqt rah gaya tha us waqt toone mujhe phone karke ek mahine baad gaon aane ko kaha tha maine bhi haami bhar diya tha magar uske kuchh hi din baad maan babuji mujhse milne Delhi aa rahe the lekin mujh tak pahunch hi nahi paye raste me ek durghaṭna ka shikar hoon gaye aur is duniya me mujhe akela chhod gaye.
Itna sunte hi main kya pratikriya doon bhul chuka tha aur udhar rishi sirf aasu baha raha tha tab sakṣhi ne jakar rishi ko sambhala aasu to mere bhi bah rahe the kyonki mujhe afasos hoon raha tha mere maan baap nahi the. jab rishi aur meri dosti gahrane laga tab seṭh jee aur amma hi mujhe rishi ki tarah maan baap ka pyaar dete the aur main unka antim darshan bhi nahi kar paya kuchh waqt tak main aasu bahata raha phir bola... Rishi jab amma babuji durghaṭna me gujar gaye tab toone mujhe soochna kyu nahi diya bata toone aisa kyon kiya?
Rishi... Main janta tha jis din tujhe pata chalega us din tu mujhse ye sawal jaroor poochhega. To sun, bina maan baap ke jeene ka dard kya hota hain tujhse behtar shaayad hi koi or janta hoga main yahaan bhi janta tha tujhe pata chalte hi too sab kuchh chhod chhadkar gaon chala aaega aur mujhe akela chhodkar kabhi nahi jayega. Too wapas nahi gaya to tera ujjawal bhaviṣy jo bahen failaye intejaar kar raha tha vo tujhse bahut door chala jata. Tere ujjawal bhaviṣy ko banane ke liye hamari dosti todne ki dhamaki de dekar na jane tujhse kitna mehnat karvaya main nahi chahta tha tera behtar ujjval bhaviṣy jo mere sach kahne par tujhse door bhaag jaye, jise wapas pane me tujhe na jane kitni aur mehnat karna padta sirf isliye maine tujhe gaon aane se mana kar diya. Amma ko bhi mana liya, vo kabhi tujhse sach na bole, main yahaan bhi janta tha kabhi na kabhi too gaon aane ki zid karega aur main tujhe jyaada din rok nahi paunga isliye tere naukri join karne ke chha mahine baad amma ko lekar tere paas gaya. Too bhi kamal ka nikla mere khushnuma chehre ke pichhe ki uljhan ko samajh gaya aur baar baar mere uljhan ka karaṇ poochhane lag gaya. Main tujhe ṭalta raha. Mera man to tha ki kuchh din or tere saath bitaun lekin mujhe ḍaar tha kahi tere baar baar poochhne par main tujhe bata na doon isliye sirf ek hafta ruk'kar tujhse vo jhooṭh aur dosti ka vasta dekar wapas aa gaya. Wapas aa to gaya tha magar main is baat se anjaan bhi nahi tha ki too mere diye dosti ke, wasta ke chalte jee tod mehnat karke khud ko siddh karke kabhi na kabhi wapas jaroor aayega. Isliye maine socha tha jameen jaydad bechakar kahi aur chala jaoon phir gaon walo ke bare me sochkar jameen jaydaad unko bnṭai par de diya aur ye bhi bata diya ki jab bhi too gaon aae mere bare me ya maan babuji ke maut ke bare me kuchh na bataye phir main ye gaon chhod kar delhi chala gaya. Babuji ke maut ke karan final exam nahi de paya tha. Isliye mujhe ek saal aur doctor ki paḍhai karne ke baad final exam dena pada phir practice karne ke liye Jaipur chala gaya. Main vahaan chain se kabhi rah hi nahi paya baar baar tujhse milne ka dil karta rahta tha. Isliye main kai baar tujhse milne mumbai aaya lekin himmat juṭakar kabhi tujhse mil hi nahi paya magar kismat ko shayad kuchh aur hi manzoor tha mumbai aane jaane ke dauran meri mulakat sakṣhi se hua. Hamari mulakate baḍhti gayi aur kab pyaar me badal gaya main samajh hi nahi paya phir aayi shaadi ki bari shaadi se ek din pahle hi mujhe pata chala sakṣhi aur shalini bhabhi dono saheli hain saath hi ye bhi pata chala shalini bhabhi aur too pati patni hain. Yakeen maan mujhe shaadi se kuchh din pahle pata chalta to main shaadi todkar sakṣhi se kahi door chala jata lekin us din mujhe pata chala main ab aur nahi bhaag sakta ek na ek din mujhe tera samana karna hi hoga aur sari sachchai tujhe batana hoga. Isliye shaadi ke kuchh mahine baad ham gaon chale aaye. Ham gaon aa gaye hain ye baat shalini bhabhi ko na bataye aisa sakṣhi se kaha tha. Lekin sakṣhi ne shalini bhabhi ko bina mere pata chale bata diya aur shalini bhabhi tujhe lekar gaon chali aayi.
Rishi jaise jaise batata ja raha tha. Shuru shuru me mujhe gussa aa raha tha. Man kar raha tha use pakdkar ḍhang se kooṭ doon magar kisi tarah khud par kaabu rakh liya aur jaise jaise aage batata ja raha tha mera gussa hairani men badalta ja raha tha phir jab usne kaha ki shaadi se kuchh din pahle aagar use shalini ke baare me pata chalta tab rishi shaadi tod deta. uski inn bate ko sunkar main samajh gaya ki mera jigri yaar kis kadar sharminda hain sirf ek baat chupane ke liye ek aisa jhooṭh bola jo kabhi sach tha hi nahi aur us jhooṭh ko chupane ke liye mujhse bhagta raha .
Mujhse door pahle se hi tha magar jab mujhe pata chala vo us jhooṭh ko chupane ke liye apni shaadi tak ko todne ke liye razi tha. Isliye usse koi aur sawaal jawaab karna sahi nahi samajha jo hona tha hoon chuka ant me khushi is baat ki mili mera jigri dost mujhe wapas mil gaya. Hamari anmol dosti ek baar phir se ṭooṭte ṭooṭte bach gayi jo lagbhag ṭooṭne ke kagar par pahunch chuka tha.
Mai kuch kadam aage badkar rishi ko gale se laga liya aur jo gile sikbe the unhe aansuo ke saath bah jane diya.