Part -25
Manik udaas aur niraash hokar ghar pahuncha. Ghar mein ek ajeeb si shaanti thi. Jaise hi usne darwaza band kiya, uski nazar hall mein baithi Pari par padi. Divya aur Anu didi shayad abhi bhi baahar thi, kyunki Pari ghar mein akeli thi.
Pari aaram se sofa par baithi thi, koi kitab padh rahi thi ya shayad apne phone mein vyast thi. Usne dheeli-dhaali T-shirt aur shorts pahne hue the.
Manik, Neeru bua aur Jazz se mili dohri niraasha ke kaaran pehle se hi gehre tanav mein tha aur uski vaasna charam par thi. Is maansik sthiti mein, use apni niraasha ko kahin na kahin kendrit karna tha.
Haal ke dinon mein, Manik ki aankhen aksar apni behan ke ubhre hue angon par chali jaati thi, bhale hi yeh kitna bhi anuchit kyun na ho. Aaj bhi, uski hataasha ne use apni nazrein hataane nahin di. Vah darwaze ke paas hi khada raha aur Pari ko ekatak dekhne laga.
Manik ki maansik uljhanen aur sharirik zarooraton ne ab ek bhayankar mod le liya. Apni niraasha ko shaant karne ke liye, usne turant kalpana (imagine) karna shuru kar diya. Uski aankhon ke saamne, shaant baithi Pari ki jagah, ek doosra drishya chalne laga. Vah kalpana karne laga ki vah Pari ko usi sofa par apni god mein bithaakar use zordaar dhang se sahvaas kar raha hai.
Is teevra aur varjit kalpana mein doobkar, Manik anjaane mein apna haath apni pant ke zip ke paas le gaya. Na to vah khud ko rok paaya aur na hi use apne aas-paas ki sudh rahi. Vah kalpana ke zor mein itna bah gaya ki uska haath uske land par chala gaya. Usne dhire se, phir zor se, use sehlana shuru kar diya—vah yeh kalpana kar raha tha ki vah vaastavik mein apni behan ko chod raha hai.
Pari ne apni kitab se nazar hataai. Pehle to usne socha ki bhai bas udaas hai, par jab usne dekha ki Manik ekatak use vaasnatmak nazron se ghoor raha hai—uske chehre par vaasna aur niraasha ka ajeeb mishran tha—to vah asahaj ho gayi.
Lekin jab usne dekha ki uska bhai, jo darwaze par khada hai, apne haath se apni pant ke andar kuch masal raha hai, tab Pari ka khoon khaul utha. Use saaf dikhaai de raha tha ki Manik ki aankhen, jo use ghoor rahi thi, aur uska haath, jo uski pant ke andar harkat kar raha tha, dono mein seedha sambandh tha.
Gusse, ghabrahat aur ghina (disgust) ke maare Pari apni seat se uchhal padi.
Pari: (ekdam se zordaar aur krodhit awaaz mein) Bhai! Yeh kya kar rahe ho?!
Manik par jaise thanda paani pad gaya. Awaaz ki teevrata aur Pari ka chehra dekhkar vah ekdam se ruk gaya. Kalpana ka parda phat gaya, aur vah waapas bhayankar vaastavikta mein aa gaya. Usne turant apna haath peeche kheench liya.
Manik ka chehra sharm aur aatm-ghrina (self-loathing) se bhar gaya. Use apni harkat par glaani (shame and remorse) hui. Uski aankhen neeche jhuk gayi, aur vah Pari se aankhen nahin mila saka.
Manik: (haklate hue, awaaz gale mein phansi hui) Main... main...
Pari apni jagah par khadi kaamp rahi thi. Yeh pehli baar nahin tha ki Manik ne use ajeeb nazron se dekha ho, lekin yeh pehli baar tha jab usne itni khuli aur ghinauni harkat ki thi.
Pari: (apni awaaz ko niyantrit karte hue, par aankhon mein aansoo the) Niklo yahaan se! Abhi!
Manik bina kuch kahe, bina kisi safai ke, chupchaap vahaan se ulte paav apne kamre ki taraf bhaag gaya, uska sir sharm se jhuka hua tha. Hall mein Pari akeli reh gayi, uska dil tezi se dhadak raha tha, aur uske man mein apne bhai ki is ghinauni harkat ki yaad bas gayi thi.
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Manik ke bhaag jaane ke kuch hi minute baad, ghar ka mukhya darwaza khula aur Divya aur Anu didi bhi baahar se aa gayi. Dono apni baatcheet mein vyast thi, par unhone hall mein baithi Pari ko dekha.
Pari ab sofa par nahin, balki dining area mein baithi thi. Uske saamne chai ka cup rakha tha, jise vah zor-zor se phoonk maarkar pee rahi thi. Uske chehre par abhi bhi pichhli ghatna ka gussa aur sadma saaf dikh raha tha.
Anu didi: (bag rakhte hue) Are, Pari! Tum yahaan baithi ho? Aur itni gusse mein kyun lag rahi ho? Kya hua?
Pari ne turant khud ko sambhala. Vah jaanti thi ki vah Manik ki harkat ko abhi kisi ko nahin bata sakti, khaaskar Anu didi ko, kyunki isse ghar mein ek bada bakheda khada ho jaata.
Pari: (chai ka ghunt lete hue, baat taalte hue) Kuch nahin, didi. Bas college mein ek bewakoof ladke se kisi project par bahas ho gayi thi. Mood kharab ho gaya.
Anu didi: (pyar se) Are, itna dil par nahin lete chhoti-chhoti baaton ko. Relax karo.
Anu ne chaaron taraf dekha.
Anu didi: Achha, Manik bhai kahaan hain? Unhein chai nahin di? Itni garmi mein kaun padhta hai?
Pari: (jhat se) Haan, haan. Vah apne room mein hai, shayad padh raha hai.
Pari ki awaaz mein ek ajeeb si rookhapan tha, jise Anu ne notice nahin kiya.
Anu didi ne bina aur kuch poochhe, kitchen mein jaakar ek cup mein chai daali aur darwaze par halki dastak dekar Manik ke kamre mein chali gayi.
Manik ke kamre mein halka andhera tha. Anu ne dekha ki Manik bistar par chaadar odhkar leta hua hai.
Darasal, Pari ke paas se bhaagne ke baad, Manik ki hataasha aur uttejna charam par thi. Usne sharmindagi ke baavajood, apni zaroorat ko shaant karne ke liye kapde nikaale aur turant muth maari (masturbated). Is sharirik kriya ke turant baad aayi gehri thakaavat ke kaaran use gehri neend aa gayi thi aur vah aise hi nanga leta hua tha.
Anu didi ne pyar se use awaaz di.
Anu didi: Manik bhai! Utho! Chai pee lo.
Manik chaunkar utha. Vah hadbadi mein utha, lekin neend mein bhi use yaad tha ki vah nanga hai. Isliye usne uthte hi jaldi se apne sharir par chaadar ko kaskar lapet liya, jisse vah poora dhaka rahe.
Anu didi: (hanste hue) Are! Yeh kya tareeka hai uthne ka? Tumhein koi dekh lega to kya sochega! Thoda kuch pehankar soya karo. Yeh lo, chai pee lo. Tumhara mood kharab lag raha tha.
Manik, abhi bhi chaadar mein lipta hua, kaampte haathon se chai ka cup pakad leta hai. Uska dhyaan chai par nahin tha.
Uske dimaag mein abhi bhi aatm-glaani ka bojh tha. Thodi der pehle hi, isi kamre mein usne apni behan ko kalpana mein choda tha, aur ab usi behan ki badi didi uske saamne chai lekar khadi thi. Us varjit kalpana aur apni nagnata ki sharm ne milkar use andar se khokhla kar diya tha.
Manik ne chai ka cup to pakda, par uski aankhen neeche thi. Vah Anu didi se nazrein nahin mila pa raha tha. Vah jaanta tha ki usne kitni badi seema paar ki thi, aur vah glaani uske chehre par ek gehri udaasi bankar chha gayi thi.
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