Chapter II - Aslam Kasai
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Main ab Aslam Bhai k sath unki dukan k hi peeche bane unke ghar ki aur chal pada tha aur unke sath chalte hue raste me main soch raha tha ki meri aur Aslam Bhai ki dosti kaise suru hui thi
Aaj se kareeb 4 saal pehle jab ek raat main apni dukaan band karke wapas laut raha tha, tab esi jagah k pass kuch sharab piye hue majdur jaise dikhne waale badmaashon ne mujhe ghher liya tha, us smay wo 2 aadmi thay aur un dono k hi pass Chaku thay
Dono badmash mujhe paise aur meri cheeze chenne ki koshish karne lage aur us samay main itna dar gaya tha ki apna sab kuch dene ko taiyaar tha par tabhi na jaane kahan se Aslam Bhai aa gaya
Wo bhi sayad kahi se wapas hi laut rahe thay, aur mujhe badmasho se ghira hua dekhte hi wo bina dare akele hi unse bhid gaye thay aur akele hi un dono ko peet-peet kar bhaga diya tha
Us pal main buri tarah dara hua kaanp raha tha toh wo mujhe jaldi se apne ghar le gaye aur mujhe aaram se bithaya aur paani pilaya, phir khud hi mujhe ghar tak chhodne bhi aaye thay
Bus us din se hamari dosti ho gayi jo aaj tak chal rahi thi, jabki umar mein Aslam bhai mujhe ache khase bade hai
Unke sath chalte hue mujhe jaise kuch yaad aaya
“Are par phir aapki Dukan.. ?”
Meri baat sunkar Aslam Bhai has pade aur haste hue bole
“Are wo Khadim hai na”
Maine ye naam pehli baar suna tha
“Khadim ?”
Aslam Bhai ne dukaan ke peeche wale kamre ki taraf badhte hue mujhe bataya
“Are wo mera bhanja hai, kuch mahine baad uski shaadi hai toh maine yahi bula liya taki use bhi kaam sikha doon
Taki Shadi baad wahi apne Gaon mein dukaan daal le, jabse aaya hai jadatar wahi dukaan sambhal raha hai”
Aslam Bhai ki baat sunkar main sochne laga ki wo apne pure pariwar k bare mein kitna sochte hai aur unki kitni parwa karte hai
Tabhi theek dukan k pass se aage badte hue meri nazar ek baar dukaan mein jaati hai jaha ek 23-24 saal ka jawan ladka baitha tha
Waise uska rang kuch jada hi kala tha par sarir theek Aslam Bhai jaisa hi lamba chauda aur majbut dikh raha tha, hamari nazar ek pal k liye apas mein takrai aur main use dekh k muskura diya
Jaldi hi main Aslam Bhai ke saath peeche unke ghar pe pahuch chuka tha, waise agar unke chote se ghar ki baat karu toh wo theek Dukan k peeche hi bana hua tha aur abhi waha jada abadi nahi thi
Ek ghar yaha toh dusra waha wala haal tha us jagah ka
Aslam Bhai ne Ghar ke aage baans ka ek ghera sa bana rakha tha aur usi k beech ek chota sa gate jaisa bhi laga hua tha, waise es samay wo gate khula hi hua tha sayad Aslam bhai ne use band rakhne ki jarurat hi nahi samjhi thi jaldi se use paar karte hue hum aage badte hai
Waise wo Dukan aur peeche ka ye ghar sab Aslam Bhai ki khud ki jameen thi, esliye kiraye ya aisi kisi cheez ko leke unhe pareshan nahi hona padta tha
Phir humne us chote se aangan ko paar kiya aur hum us eklaute bane hue kamra tak pahunche jispe taala pada hua tha aur jise unhone turant khola aur hum andar aa gaye, waise Kamre ke bahar se hi seedhiyan upar ki taraf jaati thi aur seedhiyon ke neeche hi toilet aur nahane ki jagah bani hui thi par dono me Darwaza nahi tha
Bas ek purana sa aur ganda parda latka raha tha jo es samay hawa se hil raha tha, jis karan mujhe Toilet ki badbu bahar tak mehsus ho rahi thi aur sath hi bathroom mein pade kuch geele kapde bhi dikhte hai
Hum kamre mein andar aate hai jaha dono kono mein 1-1 takhat pade hue thay aur dono pe hi kuch gande sa bistar aur chadar padi hui thi es samay, wahi kinare kamre ki ekauti khidki k pass ek choti si table rakhi hui thi jispe kuch saman aur Mobile charger rakha hua tha
Wahi ek kone mein unhone ek chota sa kitchen jaisa bana rakha tha jaha ek badi aur thodi uchi table pe ek Gas Chulha aur usi k neeche daal, Chawal aur masalon k dibbe rakhe hue thay aur sath hi khane banane aur khane k liye kuch bartan bhi dikh rahe thay
Maine kamre mein ek nazar si daudhai toh uski halat sach mein badi hi buri thi, pura Kamra puri tarah ast-vyast tha yaha tak wahi kamre mein ek aur kuda bhi dikh raha tha
Diwar pe purane purane posters chipke hue aur Bistar k neeche sayad utare hue kapde pade hue thay, par jaise hi main Aslam Bhai k sath andar pahucha tha mujhe ek ajeeb si mehak mili jismein na jane kiya khas tha ki mere sarir mein ajeeb sa nasha bharne laga tha
Maine dimag pe thoda jor diya toh ye mehak mujhe virya aur kisi aurat k kaamras ka milan sa lagi, par Aslam Bhai ka pura pariwar toh Gaon mein rehta hai esliye maine es bare me jada nahi socha
Waise sach kahu toh bistar itna ganda aur uljha hua sa tha ki uspe baithne ka mera jara bhi man nahi ho raha tha par jada na sochte hue main uspe baith jata hu aur Aslam Bhai bhi wahi ek chota sa stool kheech k uspe mere samne hi baith jate hai aur mujhse puchte hai
“Ab bata kiya dikkat hai, main dekh raha hu tera Chehra bilkul utra hua hai”
Main ek pak k liye ruk jata hu aur phir kehta hu
“Kiya Batau Bhai, itni badi dukan mujhse akele sambhal hi nahi rahi hai, roz hi nuksaan pe nuksaan hota ja raha hai
Customer ki alag kich kich”
Aslam Bhai ne aise sar hilaya jaise meri baat wo ache se samajh gaye ho
“Hm.. waise me samajh raha hoon teri baat, pehle toh wo Kareem aur Kasim Chacha thay toh sab sambhal liya karte thay par tu akela pad gaya hai
Par tu fikr mat karo, jaldi hi dekhna koi ache naukar mil jayenge”
Phir wo apni jagah se uthte hue kehte hai
“Chal pehle ye bata kiya khayega, mujhe bhi badi bhook lagi hui hai”
Main turant hi mana karne laga
“Nahi Bhai, abhi man nahi hai”
Waise sach toh ye hai ki bhook toh mujhe lagi hui thi par usk kamre ka haal aur uper se Aslam bhai thehre puri tarah masahari vyakti
Par meri baat pe wo has padte hai jaise mere man ka haal jaan gaye ho
“Arre dar mat, tera wala wo ghass-fus hi mangwaunga”
Unka prem dekh k main es baar mana nahi kar paata
Unhone turant hi apna phone nikaala aur apne bhanje Khadim ko call kar diya
“Khadim, sun… wo ‘Annapurna Bhojanalay’ se 2 sakahari thali la de jaldi se”
Phir meri aur dekh k haste hue kehte hai
“Aur ha 2 roti zyada hi rakhwana”
Phir jab tak khana nahi aa jata hum dono edhar udhar ki baaten karte rehta hai aur jaldi hi Khadim dono k liye sakahari thaliyan pack karwa k le aaya, uske aane pe ek baar phir se uski aur meri nazar mili aur wo khana deke jaldi hi chala gaya
Jaldi hi hum dono khana kha rahe thay, jaha maine khate hue es baar Aslam Bhai se pucha
“Waise Bhai, aap yahan shehar mein akele kaise reh lete ho, Biwi-bachchon ki yaad nahi aati?”
Aslam ne ek nivala munh mein rakhte hue kaha
“Bhai yaad toh bahut hi aati hai, khas karke teri Bhabijaan ki”
Unki baat pe hum dono hi has pade aur phir wo aage bolne lage
“Par kya karein?
Es mehngai me Pait bhi toh palna hota hai, baki waha Gaon mein Ammi-Abbu bhi hain toh unko bhi akele nahi chor sakte hai, aur es mehngai me Sabko yahan shehar laana mumkin kaha”
Main unki baat se puri tarah sehmat hote hue ha me sar hila deta hu, par phir main haste hue kehta hu
“Waise bina bhabhijaan ke kaam chal jaata hai aapka ?”
Es baar Aslam Bhai has padte hai aur phir dhire se aankh marte hue kisi raaz ki tarah apni baat kehte hai
“Tere es Bhai ne ek mast desi gharelu aurat fasa rakhi hai”
Unki baat sunte hi main hairan ho gaya aur aur turant puchta hu
“Kya ?..
Sach mein Bhai, are kaun hai woh?
Kab se chal raha hai?
Aur aaj tak bataya nahi kuch?”
Aslam Bhai mera utavlapan dekh k has padte hai, waise esmein unki galti nahi thi mere liye ye extra marital affair bas kahaniyon ka hissa hi thay
Phir wo haste hue kehte hai
“Are yaar saans toh le le”
Phir aage kehte hai
“Dekh naam toh nahi bata sakta, par tere hi mohalle ki hai”
Phir dhire se aankh marte hue kehte hai
“Yu samajh bilkul taza maal hai, are uski shadi ko abhi saal bhar nahi hue honge”
Ye sunkar ki wo jo bhi hai mere Mohalle ki hai, esse toh mera utavlapan aur jada bad gaya tha esliye mujhe aur jada janna tha
“Are Bhai ye toh batao ye sab kab se chal raha hai ?”
Aslam Bhai khana khate hue muskura padte hai aur bolte hai
“Abhi bas ek hafta hi hua hai”
Meri jigyasa aur jada bad chuki thi, aur dil ki raftaar pehle se dugni hoti hui mehsus ho rahi thi mujhe
“Aur wo mili kaise, matlab suru kaise hua ?”
Aslam Bhai es baar ek pal k liye sochte hai kuch aur phir kehte hai
“Wo sab baad me aaram se bataunga, abhi bas ye jaan le ki tera ye Bhai akele nahi ji raha hai
Zindagi ab mast kat rahi hai”
Aslam Bhai ki baat sunkar mein chup ho jata hu aur jaldi hi hum khana khatam karte hai, aur uske baad unhone Khadim se hi Chai mangwa li thi aur ab hum Chai ka anand le rahe thay
Waise ye baat jaan k ki unka kisi aurat k sath koi Najayaz Rishta hai, es baat se na jane kyu mujhe apne andar gudgudi si mehsus ho rahi thi aur mera lund baar baar paint mein uchalne laga tha
Aisa kuch mere sath pehli baar ho raha tha
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