Part -42 (Hinglish Version)
Anu di ek bade departmental store ke lingerie section mein thi. Woh kuch bras aur panties dekh rahi thi aur kuch designs select karke apne shopping basket mein daal rahi thi. Unka full focus size aur fitting pe tha.
Usi time, unke saamne wahi ladka aa gaya – Vikram.
Vikram ne Anu ko dekhte hi turant apni awaaz dheemi kar li. Woh thoda hesitant aur sharminda lag raha tha.
Vikram: (jhuk kar, dheemi awaaz mein) Excuse me, Anu ji. Aap theek hain?
Anu ne use turant pehchaan liya. Yeh wahi Vikram tha jiske papa ki shaadi (yani uski behen ki shaadi) ka arrangement woh kar rahi thi, aur jisne kaam ke time baar-baar tok kar scene kharab kiya tha. Anu ko yaad tha ki us din Mallika ne Vikram ko buri tarah daanta tha, aur baad mein uske papa ne bhi use bahut sunaaya tha.
Anu: (thode rude tone mein) Haan, main theek hoon. Vikram ji, aap yahan?
Vikram: (jhijhakte hue, nazrein neeche karte hue) Haan… main yahin paas mein tha. Aapko dekh kar laga ki aaj aap se us sab ke liye maafi maang loon.
Anu: (surprise se) Maafi? Kis baat ki?
Vikram: (gehri saans lete hue) Us din shaadi ki preparation ke time, jo maine aapko tokne wala aur bura behave kiya tha, uske liye. Mallika di aur pitaji ne mujhe bahut daanta tha. Mujhe ehsaas hua ki main over-react kar raha tha aur aapko unknowingly uncomfortable kar raha tha. Sach mein sorry hoon.
Anu ne dekha ki Vikram sach mein past mistake ke liye maafi maang raha tha, lekin uski nazar baar-baar Anu ke haath mein rakhe items pe ja rahi thi. Anu ke haath mein abhi bhi 2-3 bras aur matching panties ke packets the, jo woh basket mein daalne wali thi.
Vikram ki nazrein un packets pe atki hui thi – unke colors, lace aur size pe – aur woh jaldi-jaldi unko dekhne ki koshish kar raha tha.
Anu: (gusse ko control karte hue, items ko chhupate hue) Dekhiye Vikram ji. Maafi maangne ke liye thanks. Umeed hai aapne sach mein seekh liya hoga.
Vikram: (maafi maangte hue bhi control nahi kar pa raha) Haan haan, bilkul seekh liya. Main samajh gaya hoon ki… (phir se Anu ke haath ke items ki taraf dekhta hai) …ki har kisi ko apni freedom hai… apni pasand ki cheezein kharidne ki… bina kisi interference ke.
Anu ko clearly dikhai de raha tha ki Vikram ki maafi sirf drama thi, aur uska dhyan abhi bhi usi forbidden stuff pe tha jiski wajah se pehle baar jhagda hua tha. Woh jaan-bujh kar Anu ko uncomfortable kar raha tha.
Anu: (tez awaaz mein) Achha, thanks. Ab mujhe der ho rahi hai.
Anu ne apne items basket mein daale aur bina ruke tez chalti hui wahan se nikal gayi. Vikram ne ek pal Anu ko jaate dekha aur phir lingerie section ko ghoorte hue wahi khada reh gaya. Anu ko gussa aa raha tha ki kuch log kabhi nahi sudharte.
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Mall se ghar laute hi Anu ko bahut gussa aa raha tha. Vikram ki aankhon mein chhupi lust aur maafi ke bahane uski bra-panty ko ghoorne ki koshish Anu ko bahut zyada khatka gayi thi. Use laga ki yeh discomfort bina kisi se share kiye nahi reh sakta.
Usne turant phone uthaya aur apni bold aur bebaak friend Mallika ko call kiya.
Mallika: (phone uthate hi, haste hue) Arre Anu di! Kaisi ho? Aaj yaad kaise aayi? Manik bhai ne chhutti di ya nahi?
Anu: (awaaz mein gussa) Mallika! Tu has mat! Mujhe abhi ek bahut ganda experience hua hai.
Mallika: (serious ho jaate hue) Kya hua? Kahan ho tum? Koi problem?
Anu: Main abhi mall se aayi hoon. Tujhe yaad hai woh Vikram? Jiske papa ki shaadi maine organize ki thi, aur jisne us din bahut bakwas ki thi?
Mallika: Haan haan yaad hai! Woh ganda, shararti baccha. Kya hua? Woh tujhe phir mila?
Anu: Haan! Aur aaj bhi lingerie section mein mila! Woh maafi maangne aaya tha ki pehle usne mujhe uncomfortable kiya tha.
Mallika: (haste hue) Achha! Toh woh sudhar gaya? Chalo yeh toh achhi baat hai.
Anu: (awaaz unchi karte hue) Nahi sudhra! Yahi toh mera gussa hai! Woh maafi toh maang raha tha, lekin uski nazar mere haath mein rakhe bra aur panty packets pe thi! Maafi ke bahane bhi mujhe ghoor raha tha! Jaise jaan-bujh kar wahi khada tha taaki mujhe phir se uncomfortable kare!
Mallika kuch der chup rahi, phir uski awaaz mein ek ajeeb si samajhdaari aa gayi.
Mallika: Dekh Anu. Kuch mard aise hi hote hain. Khaas kar jo ghar mein dabaye jaate hain. Unhe lagta hai ki maafi ke bahane ya kisi bhi excuse se woh forbidden cheezein dekhne ki freedom le sakte hain.
Anu: Lekin yeh ganda hai! Main use yeh freedom kyun doon?
Mallika: Tu mat de. Par yeh samajh ki woh tere body ya teri pasand ko nahi, balki us 'freedom' ko ghoor raha tha jo use nahi mili. Tu sundar hai, aur yeh tera dosh nahi ki woh teri personal cheezein dekhna chahta hai.
Anu: (thoda calm hote hue) Haan… teri baat sahi hai. Main tujhe isliye bataya taaki mera gussa thoda shant ho.
Mallika: (thodi shararat se) Achha! Toh gussa shant kar. Aur haan, agar woh next time phir mile, toh ek kaam karna. Uske saamne hi apni kharidi hui sabse bold lingerie ka packet khol aur poochhna, “Vikram ji, yeh size theek rahega ya nahi?”
Anu yeh sun kar zor se hasi.
Anu: Tu pagal hai Mallika! Main aisa kuch nahi karne wali!
Mallika: (confidence se) Kyun nahi? Jab woh tujhe unwanted cheezein dikhane ki koshish kar raha hai, toh tu use apni terms pe kyun na dikha de?
Anu ne apni friend ki advice ko hasi mein taal diya, lekin use pata tha ki Mallika ki baat mein kahin na kahin ek kadwi sachchai thi.
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Manik aur Pari, jaise hamesha, Manik ke bed pe baithe the. Manik Pari ko ek tough scientific concept samjha raha tha, lekin yeh sirf bahana tha. Hill station se wapas aane ke baad unke beech intimacy bahut badh gayi thi, aur dono kisi bhi excuse se ek doosre ke close rehna chahte the.
Manik samjhate hue apna haath table pe rakhe hue tha, aur Pari ka haath unknowingly Manik ke haath mein tha – unki ungliyan ek doosre mein phansi hui thi. Dono iss closeness mein khoe hue the, unke chehre ek doosre ke bahut close the.
Tabhi room ka darwaza tez se khula aur Divya andar aayi. Woh abhi bhi Rohan se hue argument aur apne kaam se khizzi hui thi.
Divya ne ek second ke liye dekha aur jo scene dekha, usse woh shock ho gayi: Manik aur Pari bahut close baithe hain, aur Pari ka haath Manik ke haath mein tha. Divya ka saara frustration turant gusse mein badal gaya.
Divya: (zor se chillate hue, awaaz mein gussa aur doubt) Manik! Yeh kya ho raha hai? Tum dono kya kar rahe ho? Tum apni chhoti behen ka haath apne haath mein leke kyun baithe ho? Tum logon ko sharam nahi aati?
Manik aur Pari dono turant sakte mein aa gaye. Unhone jhat se haath alag kiye. Dono ke chehre safed pad gaye.
Manik ne bina ek second waste kiye, Pari ko bachane aur situation sambhalne ke liye jhootha excuse banaya.
Manik: (chinta dikhate hue) Di! Arre tum galat samajh rahi ho! Pari bol rahi thi ki use lag raha hai bukhar aa raha hai. Isliye main check kar raha tha ki bukhar kitna hai!
Manik ne turant apna haath Pari ke maathe pe rakh diya, drama ko aur real banane ke liye.
Pari ko bhi jhat se bhai ke jhooth mein support karna pada. Use pata tha agar Divya ko unke beech ke masti aur intimacy ka thoda bhi pata chal gaya toh ghar mein toofan aa jayega.
Pari: (thodi ghabrahat se, rone ka natak karte hue) Haan di! Maine hi bhai ko check karne ko bola tha! Mujhe lag raha tha shayad kal raat ki thand se…
Divya ne dono ki taraf doubt bhari nazron se dekha. Use pata tha Manik aur Pari jhooth bol rahe hain. Unki ghabrahat, chehre ki whiteness aur haath alag karna – sab clear tha. Lekin Divya ke paas koi solid proof nahi tha, aur 'bukhar' wala excuse itna sudden tha ki woh turant badi ladai shuru nahi kar saki.
Divya: (maathe pe shikan ke saath, believe nahi karte hue) Jhooth bol rahe ho tum dono! Mujhe sab pata hai.
Lekin phir, shayad apni thakan aur frustration ki wajah se, Divya ne argument aage nahi badhaya. Usne naraazgi se sir hilaya.
Divya: (thandi awaaz mein) Theek hai. Jo karna hai karo. Main ja rahi hoon.
Divya palat kar kitchen mein chai banane chali gayi. Uska gussa abhi bhi shant nahi hua tha, lekin use pata tha ki bhai-behen ke iss ajeeb, unspoken rishte mein ghus kar koi fayda nahi hoga. Manik aur Pari ne ek doosre ki taraf dekha, relief aur darr ke mixture se bhari lambi saans li. Dono jaante the ki woh baal-baal bache the.
