OPCH - 4
### Part-4: Gulab Singh ke Kamre Mein
Subah 9 baje Anuj ki gaadi dusre shahar ke purane ilake mein pahunch gayi. Tang galiyan, purane bangale, aur ek chhota sa board:
“Gulab Singh – Ayurvedic Pain Healer – 50 years experience”
Andar ek chhota sa kamra tha. Deewaron par purane certificate, ek takht, aur ek buddha aadmi – Gulab Singh – safed kurta-pajama mein, safed daadi, aankhon mein ek ajeeb si chamak.
Anuj ne andar jaate hi aadmi ko haath jod kar namaste ki.
Anuj: “Gulab ji, meri bhatiji hai… kamar mein bahut dard hai. Shadi ko ek mahina hi hua hai, bahut takleef hai.”
Gulab Singh ne Prachi ko ooper se neeche tak dekha, phir dheeme se bola:
“Beta, takht par pet ke bal let jao. Main dekhta hun.”
Prachi ka dil zor-zor se dhadak raha tha. Usne Anuj chacha ki taraf dekha.
Anuj ne samajh kar kaha: “Main bahar khada hoon, zara phone kar loon.”
Woh darwaze ki taraf badhe to Prachi ne jhat se awaaz nikaali:
“Chacha… aap yahin khade raho… please… paas mein.”
Anuj ruk gaye. Ek halki si muskaan unke honthon par aayi. Woh darwaze ke paas deewar se sat kar khade ho gaye, aankhen Prachi par.
Prachi pet ke bal takht par let gayi. Gulab Singh ne ek bada sa tel ka shisha khola – badboo bahut thi, par log kehte the isme jaadu hai.
Usne Prachi ka salwar-kameez ka kurta dheere se ooper uthaya – kamar bilkul khuli, sirf bra ki strip dikhai de rahi thi. Prachi ne aankhen band kar li, dono haath muh ke neeche daba liye.
Gulab Singh ke bade-bade, rugde hue haath jab Prachi ki nangi kamar par lage… to uska pura badan ekdam se kaanp gaya. Sharam se uska chehra laal ho gaya, saansein ruk gayi.
Bas do-teen second hi hue the ki Prachi ekdam se uth baithi, kurta neeche kheencha aur takiye ki taraf sarak gayi.
Prachi (kampkapi awaaz mein):
“Nahi… nahi uncle… main… main nahi karwa paungi… sorry…”
Gulab Singh ek pal hairan hua, phir dheere se bola:
“Beta, sharma mat. Yeh tel bahut garam hai, pehli baar sabko ajeeb lagta hai. Aaram to milega…”
Prachi ne sir hila diya, aankhen neeche, “Nahi… bas… chhod dijiye.”
Anuj chacha aage badhe, Prachi ke paas aakar uske kandhe par haath rakha.
Anuj (dheeme, pyar bhare lehje mein):
“Koi baat nahi beta… agar dil nahi kar raha to chhod do. Koi zabardasti nahi hai.”
Prachi ne chacha ki taraf dekha – aankhon mein paani bhar aaya. Woh bas sir hila kar ro padi.
Gulab Singh ne tel ka shisha band kiya aur bola:
“Anuj ji, agar yeh sharma rahi hai to ek aur tarika hai… ghar par hi kar sakte hain. Tel garam kar ke, kisi apne ke haathon se dheere dheere lagao. Do-chaar din mein dard bilkul gayab.”
Anuj ne sir hilaaya, “Theek hai Gulab ji… tel de dijiye.”
Ek chhoti si shishi haath mein lete hue Anuj aur Prachi gaadi mein baith gaye.
Gaadi chal padi. Prachi khidki se bahar dekh rahi thi, aankhen laal.
Anuj ne dheere se uska haath pakad liya.
Anuj (bilkul dheemi awaaz):
“Ghar pahunch kar… main laga dunga tel… bilkul dheere se. Tu fikr mat kar.”
Prachi ne kuchh nahi bola. Bas haath chhudaya nahi.
(To be continued…)