Part -22
(Ek shaadi ke planning event mein chamchamati lights aur phoolon ki khushboo faili hui hai. Anu aur Mallika clients se baat kar rahi hain jab achaanak ek ladka Anu ke peeche aakar khada ho jaata hai.)
Ladka: Anu didi... aap to bahut sundar lag rahi hain aaj. Thoda dinner par chalen?
(Anu asahaj hokar peeche hatati hai, par Mallika turant aage aakar khadi ho jaati hai. Uski aankhon mein aag hai.)
Mallika: (ladke ko ghoorte hue) Sun bete, teri umra ki ladkiyon ko chhodkar yahaan kya kar raha hai? Anu didi tere baap ki umra ki hain.
(Mallika Anu ko apne peeche kheench leti hai, apni baanh uske kamar par rakhkar. Woh ladke ke chehre ke bilkul kareeb aa jaati hai.)
Mallika: Agar ek baar phir tune iski taraf aankh uthakar dekha, to main tere baap ko bata doongi ki
(Mallika ladke ke kaan pakadkar use jhatka deti hai, uski awaaz mein zehar ghula hua hai.)
Mallika: tere baap ko bata doongi ki unka beta shaadi-vyaah ke kaaryakramon mein badi umra ki auraton ko pareshan karta phirta hai. Tujhe pata hai na ki tere baap mere client hain?
(Ladka peela pad jaata hai aur peeche hatne lagta hai. Mallika Anu ki taraf mudti hai, uske haath ko sehlate hue.)
Mallika: Chal yaar, in naalayak bachchon se kya baat karna. Tu theek hai na? Usne kuchh galat to nahi kiya?
(Anu Mallika ke kandhe se sir lagaakar saans leti hai, uski aankhon mein shukriya chhalak raha hai.)
(Mallika apne haath mein pakde glass ko mez par dheere se rakhti hai. Uski awaaz ekdam shaant hai, lekin har shabd mein ek kathor chetavni chipi hai. Woh ladke ki taraf jhukti hai, lekin use chhooti nahi.)
Mallika: Mujhe ek minute nahi lagega tumhare pita ko yeh batane mein ki unka 'sabhy' beta samaarohon mein kya karta phirta hai. Tum shaayad bhool rahe ho ki tumhare dad mere client hain, aur unhen yeh jaankar bahut niraasha hogi ki unka iklauta beta aisi harkatein kar raha hai.
(Ladke ke chehre ka rang ud jaata hai, woh Mallika ki aankhon mein chipi dhamki ko samajh jaata hai.)
Mallika: Ab, jaao. Aur haan, yahaan se jaane se pehle apni shishtata zara yaad kar lo.
(Ladka turant peeche hat jaata hai aur jaldi se bheed mein gaayab hone ki koshish karta hai. Mallika Anu ki taraf palatati hai, uske chehre par ek naram muskaan aati hai. Woh Anu ke haath ko dheere se thaamkar use shaant karti hai.)
Mallika: Sab theek hai. Ye bas naasamajh bachche hain. Tumne kuchh mehsoos to nahi kiya? Zyada pareshan to nahi hui?
(Anu raahat ki gehri saans leti hai, Mallika ki upasthiti mein khud ko surakshit mehsoos karti hai, aur bas sir hilaakar 'haan' mein jawaab deti hai.)
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Agli subah, jab saara ghar naashte ke liye ikattha ho raha tha, to Pari (Subah) ne is mauke ka faayda uthane ki sochi. Uski aankhon mein sharaarat tair rahi thi. Jaise hi Manik hall se guzra, Pari ne use kandhe se pakda aur khaane ki mez ke kone par, jahaan thodi privacy thi, kheench laayi.
Pari: (kaan ke paas jhukkar, dheemi, par gudgudi karti awaaz mein) Bhai! O mere seedhe-saade, maasoom bhai! Ek minute to sun.
Manik, jo pehle se hi raat ki baaton ko dimaag se nikaalne ki koshish kar raha tha, thoda jhemp gaya. Use laga Pari ko kuchh to pata chal gaya hai.
Manik: (thoda hadbadakar) Kya hai, Pari? Subah-subah kya shuru ho gayi? Kaam hai mujhe, chal hat.
Pari: (muh dabaakar hanste hue) Are-are, itna kyon bhadak rahe ho? Main to bas kal raat ke 'entertainment' ke liye shukriya kehne aayi thi.
Manik ka chehra ekdam se laal ho gaya. Usne chaaron or dekha ki koi unki baatein sun to nahi raha.
Manik: (awaaz dheemi karke, gusse aur sharmindagi ke mishran mein) Kya bakwaas kar rahi hai? Kaun sa entertainment? Saaf-saaf bol.
Pari: (thodi ko chhoote hue, naatakiya andaaz mein) Are bhai, itna bhi kya chhipana! Main to bas poochh rahi thi... kya kar rahe the kal raat ko apne kamre mein?
Manik ne apni mutthi kas li. Uski haalat aisi thi ki woh na to gussa dikha sakta tha aur na hi is baat ko maan sakta tha.
Pari: (apni awaaz ko aur dheema karke, aankhon mein shaitaani bharte hue) Sach-sach bata... badi ajeeb-ajeeb si awaazein aa rahi thi! Kabhi 'aah' ki, kabhi 'uf' ki, aur kabhi to aisa laga jaise koi cheez bed se zor se giri ho! Maine to socha, kahin bhookamp to nahi aa gaya, par phir awaazein sunke laga ki... maamla kuchh aur hi hai! Kahin tumhaari aur bhabhi ki ladai-jhagda to nahi ho raha tha? Ya phir koi naya WWE match chal raha tha?
Pari apni baat kehkar zor se hansne lagi, lekin apni hansi ko haath se daba liya taaki awaaz baahar na jaaye.
Manik: (gusse aur sharm se tamtamaate hue) Chal hat! Apne kaam se kaam rakh! Tujhe kya lena-dena ki hum kya kar rahe the! Aur koi awaazein nahi aa rahi thi! Tujhe vehm ho gaya hoga!
Pari: (hansi rok kar, maasoomiyat ka naatak karte hue) Are bhai, itna defensive kyon ho rahe ho? Main to bas mazaak kar rahi thi! Par haan... yeh sharmaana... yeh sab kuchh saaf-saaf bata raha hai!
Pari ne apni aankh maari aur Manik ko asahaj chhodkar wahaan se chali gayi, apne chehre par ek badi vijayi muskaan liye hue.
Manik kuchh der tak wahin khada raha, apna laal chehra chhipane ki naakaam koshish karta raha. Usne man hi man socha, "Yeh ladki bhi na... kabhi sudhregi nahi! Ab kal se kamre mein taala lagaakar sona padega!"
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