OPCH - 1
### Part-1 : Wapas Aaayi Dulhan
Prachi ki gaadi gate par ruki to ghar mein khushi daud gayi. Shadi ko bas tees din hue the, abhi sindoor taza, chooda abhi tak chamak raha tha. Utarte hi usne halke se kamar ko sahlaya, dard ab bhi wahan baitha tha.
Aashi chachi ne use gale lagaya.
Aashi (muskurate hue): “Arre meri sonpari aa gayi! Ek mahine mein hi wapas? Sasural ne chhod diya kya itni jaldi?”
Prachi hans di: “Bas thoda sa aaram karne aayi hun chachi… aur aap sabki yaad aa gayi.”
Anuj chacha (38 saal, fit, safed kurta-pajama) paas khade muskura rahe the. Prachi ko dekhte hi unki aankhon mein ek halki si chamak aayi, par kuchh bola nahi.
Raat ka dinner khatam hua. Sab apne kamron mein chale gaye.
Aashi chachi ne Prachi ko apna haath pakad kar apne room mein le gayi. Darwaza band kiya.
Aashi (bed par baithte hue, mazakiya andaaz mein): “Ab sach bata meri rani… yeh kamar ka dard kya mamla hai? Subah se dekh rahi hun, baithti hai to dhire se, chalti hai to aahista… lagta hai damad ji ne ek mahine mein hi pura hisaab barabar kar diya!”
Prachi ka chehra laal ho gaya. Usne aankhen neeche kar li.
Prachi (sharma kar): “Chachi… aap bhi na… bas thakan hai.”
Aashi (halki si aankh maarte hue): “Thakan? Arre ek mahina to thakan ka hi hota hai bechari! Chal, jhoot mat bol… dard hai to bol. Aa, let ja yahan, main malish kar deti hun.”
Prachi ne pehle mana kiya, phir haan kar di. Wo pet ke bal let gayi. Aashi ne apni saari ka pallu side kiya, thodi si Volini haath mein li aur Prachi ki nighty thodi upar utha kar kamar par lagane lagi.
Aashi (malish karte hue): “Arre baap re… kitna tight ho gaya hai! Damad ji ne to koi kasar nahi chhodi lagta hai.”
Prachi sharma rahi thi, par dard kam nahi ho raha tha. Aashi ne zor zor se malish ki, haath tez chalaye, par Prachi ke muh se sirf “Aah… chachi… dard aur badh raha hai” nikal raha tha.
Aashi ne haath rok diya.
Aashi (sochte hue): “Lagta hai bahut gehra dard hai… mera haath kaafi nahi hai iske liye.”
Prachi pet ke bal hi padi thi, aankhen band, paseena aa raha tha.
Raat ke teen baje…
Ghar mein sannata. Bijli chali gayi thi, garmi se neend nahi aa rahi thi. Prachi apne purane kamre mein aayi leti thi, kamar ab bhi tadpa rahi thi. Chaadar odh kar bhi kuchh aaram nahi mil raha tha.
Darwaza dheere se khula.
Anuj chacha andar aaye. Sirf vest aur lower mein. Haath mein Volini ka tube.
Anuj (bilkul dheemi awaaz): “Prachi… soyi hai?”
Prachi chaunk kar uth baithi, chaadar kheench li.
Prachi: “Nahi chacha… neend nahi aa rahi… kamar mein bahut dard hai.”
Anuj paas aakar bed ke kinare baith gaye. Unki nazar Prachi ke chehre par thi, phir dheere se uski kamar ki taraf gayi.
Anuj: “Chachi ne bataya… malish ki thi na unhone?”
Prachi: “Haan… par aaram nahi hua, aur badh gaya lagta hai.”
Anuj: koi baat nahi prachi beta sochte hain kuchh abhi aram karo. Aisa karo ek goli deta hun abhi ke liye jisse rahat bhi milegi aur neend bhi aa jayegi.
Prachi ko to abhi jo bhi mil jata aram ke liye wo le leti to chacha ki di hui goli le leti hai aur use turant neend aa jaati hai.
(To be continued…)
