Update - 20
Ehsaas- Kuch Naye
Andhera he tha abhi, jaise 4 baje the. Preeti ka alarm madhur swar me bajne laga. Alsaai si aankhon se alarm ko dekh kar uspe hath rakha aur gana band
ho gaya. "Ye kya sitam hai?" Khud se badbadati hui wo uthkar kamre ke andar bane hue bathroom ki taraf chal di. Reshami safed button wale night suit aur
waise he pajame me uska har ang gazab dha raha tha. Apne kamre me woh aise he soti thi. Nityakram se faarig ho woh andar he lage shishe ke saamne khadi
brush karne lagi. Haath ke hilne se rehami kameej ke andar chupe usko dono seb bhi hilne lage. Daant saaf karne ke baad apne mooh ko thande paani se dho
woh shishe me khud ko dekhne lagi. Bathroom poora safed Roshni me nahaya hua tha. Har choti se choti cheej atche se dikhai de rahi thi. Khule hue uske
halke bhoore baal jo ab kandhe so koi 2-3 inch niche tak bade he salike se taraashe hue the. Geele chehra halke gulabi rang ki wajah se dilkash najar aa
raha tha. Lambi palko ke peeche hari/neele rang ki jaadui aankhen, bhare bhare raktim honth aur pyaari si naak. Hontho ke kinare ki taraf thoda niche ek
kaal til jaise is pari ko najar se bachane ke liye bhagwaan ne dia tha. Kapdo ke bahar se he pata chal raha tha ke sharir sirf maansal he nahi kadi mehnat
se tarasha hua hai. Lambaai uski aabha ko aur badha rahi thi. Fir se ek baar aankhon me thande paani ke cheenta maar woh mooh saaf karti bahar aa gai.
Apne kapde badal kar ab ek running track suit aur designer sports shoes pehan kar woh drawing room se ek nigah sab taraf daal dhire se bahar aa gai. Abhi
wo gate ke andar he thi. Kuch soch kar bahar he idhar se udhhar tehalne lagi. Bechaini saaf najar aa rahi thi uske is khoobsurat chehre par.
.
.
Khud ko Maadhuri didi se chipka dekh Arjun ke chehre par halki si muskaan tair gai. Unke gown ke upar se he dono ubharo ko sehla kar wo uth khada hua.
Niche aakar tayaar ho wo andar ke aangan me aaya aur paani peene laga. Bathroom ka darwaja khula toh najar wahi ruk gai. Uski maa ne jo gown darwaje
par lagi huk par tanga tha woh shayad darwaje me atak gaya tha aur ab nahane ke baad unhone usko darwaja kholkar nikalna chaha. Itni subah waise toh
koi bhi nahi hota yaha toh yahi soch kar wo sirf ek kachhi me khadi darwaje se gown nikal kar bas pehan he rahi thi ki unki nazar apne bete se mili.
Unka toh khoon he jam gaya kyonki Arjun seedha unko he dekh raha tha, jaane kabse. Jaldi me unhone gown lekar darwaja band kia toh Arjun ko unki gori
gaand ki lakeer me fanshi kaali kachi dikhi. Gaand bhi aisi thi ki ek baar toh woh Arjun ke hathiyar ko hila gai. Usne jaldi se hosh me aate he poori
bottle paani ki gale ke niche utaar khaali kari aur bahar ki taraf nikal lia.
"Toh janaab is samay nikal rahe hai." Preeti ne dekha ki Rameshwar ji ke ghar ka darwaja khula aur Arjun us ke ghar se viprit disha me daud lia.
"Chalo ab pyaasa he kue ke peeche jaayega." Itna bolkar Preeti dhimi gati se Arjun ke peeche he daud lagane lagi. Koi 10-12 minute ke baad wo ek
bade park me ghus gaya aur kinare wale track par daudne laga. Ab speed tej kar di thi usne. Aasmaan me abhi bhi halka andhera tha. Preeti ab paidal
chalne lagi us taraf jaha park us se takriban 300 mtr dur tha.
"Good morning Beta." Chakkar lagata hua Arjun jab bujurg mandali ke paas se gujar raha tha toh Acharya ji ne usko wish kia. Jawaab me Arjun ne bhi
unko good morning bola aur aage chal dia. Wo sabhi apne wahi roj ke kaam me lage the. Acharya ji geeli ghaas par tehalte hue kabhi aasman toh kabhi
aas pas ki hariyali aur shanti me khoye the. Jaise he Arjun andar aane wale raste ke paas se daudta aage nikla Preeti bhi andar aa gai. Usne bhi
peeche daudna shuru kar dia, lekin thodi adhik raftaar se. Kuch palo me woh Arjun ke aage se bhaagte hue nikal gay bina uski taraf dekhe. Arjun
ko bhi ummed nahi thi ki preeti subah park aati hogi toh usne bas bina he jyada dhyaan diye daudna jaari rakha. Lekin ek ladki us se aage nikal
gai ye soch kar wo aur tej daudne laga. Jaise jaise paas aata ja raha tha usko laga ke ye ladi shayad dekhi hui hai. Preeti uske kadmo ki tej gati
mehsoos kar thoda aur tej ho gai. Is raftaar se wo dono takriban dedh chakkar laga chuke the aur Arjun haar nahi maan raha tha jabki usko thodi
saans chadhne lagi thi wahi Preeti ke chehre pe ek vijayi muskaan thi lekin dur dur tak koi thakaan nahi. Is chakkar me jab wo dono wapis Acharya ji
ke paas se gujre toh Preeti us se 200-250 meter aage ho chuki thi. Arjun ne hataash ho Acharya ji ki taraf dekha aur unhone sirf usko ishaare se
mooh band rakhne ko kaha. Kuch samajh toh nahi aaya lekin agle 300 kadam par wo ruk gaya aur ghaas par chalte hue Acharya ji ki taraf chal dia tha.
Aur ab saamne se aati Preeti par uski najar padi toh woh hairaan he reh gaya. Wahi Preeti ne bhi aise dikhaya jaise woh usko waha dekh kar hairaan
aur khush dono hai. Apni gati dheemi kar wo bina ruke waha se daudti aage chal di.
"Beta zid se koi nahi jeet sakta. Wo tumhe ko chunoti nahi de rahi thi. Lekin tumhara aham tumhe khud chunoti de baitha. Aur dekho khud ko kaise
thake hue lag rahe ho." Usko dekh kar Acharya ji halke se muskuraye aur fir samjhaya.
"Sahi kaha sir aapne. Lekin mai 10 km atche se daud leta hu pata nahi aaj kya hua?"
"Beta band kamre me target par 6 me se 6 goliya achook lagti hai lekin jung ke maidaan me 10 goliya bhi ek sahi jagah lag jaye toh bahut hai.
Pratispardha (Competitio) jivan me aage badhne ke liye jaruri hai. Ye toh shayad tumne school me seekha he hoga?" Unki baat samajh aa gai thi Arjun
ko. Wo 8 ghante roj padhta tha tab kahi jaa kar class me avval aata tha aur dusre number par aane wala vidhyarthi matra kuch he ank peeche rehta tha.
"Bilkul thik kaha aapne Sir. Lakshya haansil karne ki daud me sath me kai log bhaagte hai lekin koi ek he usko haansil kar pata hai. Meri galti thi
ke akela bhaag kar jeet raha tha aur aaj pehli he race me haar gaya."
"Soch toh bilkul jayaj hai tumhaari beta lekin jisko tum pratidwandi samajh rahe the mujhe toh wo shayad koi tumhara bhala sochne wala lagta hai."
Bujurg toh the sath bhi najar bhi kamaal ki thi Acharya Shashtri ji ki. Aur unki baat samajhne ke baad Arjun jhemp gaya.
"Atcha toh ab batao ke kal jo seekha tha usme kitna kaamyaad hue?" Unka aashya Dhyaan lagane se tha.
"Dinbhar toh mai seekhta he raha sir. Lekin jab raat me akele chatt par jaakar dhyaan lagaya toh shaant vatavaran me bhi bahut kuch suna. Dur se
aati dheemi awaaj, aur uske beech me he koi aur awaaj. Thoda jor dene par mai dono ko alag alag mehsoos kar paya tha." Arjun ko raat ka manjar yaad
aa gaya tha.
"Atchi baat hai beta lekin jab bhi samay mile toh ye jarur karte rehna. Aaj ka tumhara paath hai "Aakarshan aur Pyaar". Kya tumhe dono me farak
pata hai?"
"Ji sir koi jisko hum pehli baar dekhe aur uske baahri roop se hum prabhavit ho jaye toh bas wo ek aakarshan he hai. Lekin Kisi ko andar se
pehchaan ne ke baad sirf usko yaad karne bhar se hum ko araam mile ya dukh ho toh woh Pyaar hota hai. Aisa mujhe mere dada ji ne mujhe samjhaya
tha jab unhone mujhe Krishan ji aur Meera ji ki kahaani sunaai thi." Arjun ka jawaab Aacharya ji ko lajawaab kar gaya. Unhe laga ki ye ladka sanskar
ki shiksha bhi liye hue hai toh seedha bada sawaal kar dia. "Vaasna aur Pyaar" me kya farak hota hai agar pata ho toh."
"Nahi sir ye Vaasna shabd agar suna bhi hai toh iska matlab nahi pata." Arjun ne bina jhijhak ke kaha. Udhar Preeti thodi duri par 2 bujurg vyaktio
ke saath he badminton khel rahi thi. Shayad wo dono pehle se khel rahe the aur Preeti bhi inme shaamil ho gai ho.
"Dhyaan se samajhna ke in do shabdo ke arth me kya farak hai. Fir khud apni zindagi se jodna dono ko."
"Vaasna. Matlab ek bhookh ya laalach. Isme insaan sirf paane ke liye sochta hai. Chahe wo dhan ho ya Tann ho. Agar sabkuch hone ke baad bhi kisi
dusre ka haq jabardasti liya jaye wo vaasna hai. Kisi saaf mann ke vyakti ko andhere me rakh kar uske vishwas ya dil se khelna bhi yahi hai. Isme
sirf lene ki chaah hai. Koi sundar sharir bhi bhogne ki he vastu lagega, samne wale ki marji ho ya nahi. Aakarshan ki adhikta se bhi aisa ho sakta
hai. Wahi dusri taraf pyaar hai. Saaf, swach aur nirmal. Yaha koi bhi kisi par jor nahi deta. Kisi ke dukh me uska sath dena, niswarth. Insaan
ki marji ya izzat ko samman dena. Bharose ko majbut karna. Aur baat agar lene ya dene me se kisi ek par aa jaye toh swayam he de dena. Isko pyaar
kehte hai." Unhone ruk kar fir kaha, "Soch rahe ho ki yog aur pranayam ka in sab se kya lena dena? Jab tak man nirmal aur shaant nahi hoga toh beta
batao sharir aur aatma ka yog kaise sambhav hai. Kaise ek ashaant man dhyaan laga sakta hai?" Dhire dhire he sahi lekin aaj baat bahut badi kar di
thi Acharya ji ne. "Ab mai bhi chalta hu mere dost. Kal fir milenge. Apna dhyaan rakhna." Sar sehlakar wo apni mirtra-mandli ki aur ho liye. Arjun
ko akela dekh Preeti jo ab khel nahi rahi thi woh uski taraf chali aai.
"Bade he dilchasp dost hai ji aapke?", Arjun ko aise kisi bujurg ke sath itni der tak baithe dekha tha toh aate he majaak se he baat shuru kari.
"Bas aise he jab dil karta hai toh Acharya ji se bhi baat kar leta hu. Lekin tum yaha aur wo bhi itni subah.?"
"Mujhe running karte dekh samajh nahi aaya kya?" Thoda itra kar jab Preeti ne baat kahi toh Arjun ne halke se muskura kar jawaab dia. "Socha bhi
nahi tha agar sach kahu toh. Kamaal ho matlab. Lekin aaj tumne bhi mujhe kuch seekha he dia."
"Atcha ji humne sikhaya aur humko he nahi maloom." Ye muskaan dekh kar Arjun usme doob sa gaya. Aur fir jyada he doobta chala gaya jab usne pehli
baar dhyaan se Hari/neeli aankhon ko dekha. Kudrat ne saare rang bhar diye ho jaise is chehre me.
"Mister, baat nahi karni toh fir ghar tak sath he chal parho." Preeti ki baat se tandra tooti toh wapis kehna shuru kia, "Aaj pata laga ke akele
daudkar akela jeetne wala kabhi jindagi me jeet nahi sakta." Preeti ne sath me chalte hue ye baat suni toh ek pal ruk kar kaha. "Jaruri toh nahi
jo sath daud raha ho woh tumse mukabala kar raha ho. Ye bhi toh ho sakta hai ke woh tumhe tumse he milwana chahta ho. Kai race aisi bhi hoti hai
jinme akele he daudna hota hai lekin farak sirf is baat se padta hai ki us daud ko jeetne ke liye tumne kitno ko khoya ya fir kitno ko us safar
me apna banaya." dono chupchap gate se bahar nikal aaye. Itni badi baat keh kar Preeti isliye chup thi ki kahi Arjun ko kuch bura na laga ho.
Aur Arjun ye soch raha tha ke aisi baat koi ladki itni kam umar me kaise kar sakti hai. Sach me he usne ab Acharya ji aur Preeti ki kahi baat
ko jodkar dekhna shuru kia. Fir soch se baahar aaya toh dono thode dur tak aa chuke the. "Ruko jara." Arjun ki baat se abhi tak chup Preeti wahi
ruk gai aur Arjun niche baith kar uske joote ke feete bandhne laga jo khul gaye the lekin Preeti ko shayad pata nahi chala tha. Beech saak par
Arjun ki ye harkat dekh usko ek baar toh halka jhatka sa laga. Lekin dur dur tak koi khas log nahi the.
"Wo tum gir sakti thi aur shayad tumhe pata bhi nahi chala tha. Yaha beech sadak par tum baandhti atchi nahi lagti." Arjun ko dekh kar Preeti
bas muskura bhar di. Jyada baatein nahi hui dono ke beech lekin jab bhi koi ek dusre ko dekhta toh bas muskura bhar deta.
"Atcha toh fir kal milte hai." Arjun ka ghar aa gaya tha toh usne ghar ke samne ruk kar Preeti se kaha.
"Kal kyu? Aaj ka toh poora din he pada hai. Aur waise kisi ladki ko ghar choddne ki jagah tum pehle apne ghar jaa rahe ho? Sadak par toh bada dhyaan
de rahe the." Preeti ki baat sunkar wo hansta hua uske ghar ki taraf chalne laga. "Wo aaj meri coaching nahi hai toh stadium toh jaunga nahi. Toh fir
kal subah he mil paayenge."
"Hahaha. Matlab hamara ghar mushkil se 100 feet dur hai lekin agar milna hai toh 10 km dur stadium ya fir 3 km dur park.. Hahaha.. tumhare iraade thik
toh hai?" Ab toh jaise Preeti ki baat sunkar Arjun se jawaab dete na bana.. "Wo mera matlab tha ke mai aur toh kahi jata nahi hu. Ha tum hamare ghar
aa sakti ho waha toh sabhi log hai. 4 didi, Tai ji, Maa aur Dada-Dadi." Arjun ka saaf dil hona Preeti ko bhi atcha laga.
"Dekhte hai waise hamare ghar me toh Mai aur Dada ji he hai bas. Ya fir hamare 2 servent. Tum bhi aa sakte ho mere dada ji bhi tumhe kuch kahenge nahi."
Dada ji ka jikar usne jaan kar kia tha. Col Puri ko yaad karte he Arjun ko army yaad aa gai. "Kya ghar me bhi border jaisa system hai?"
"Hahaha. Tum bhi na. Mere dadaji jyadatar toh tumhare dadaji ke sath rehte hai toh tumhi batao ke kya tumhare ghar me Police station jaisa mahol hai."
Ab Arjun ke jhempne ki baari thi. Lekin baat ko wahi khatam kar usne shistachar se usko bye kia aur jaane se pehle ek baar fir uski aankhon ko dekhne
ki koshish si ki. "Bye. Aur tumhare dekhne se inka rang nahi badlega." Wo Arjun ko aise taakta dekh khilkhila kar gate ki taraf badh chali.
.
.
" Wo maa subah ke liye sorry. Mujhe nahi pata tha ke aisa kuch hoga lekin fir pata nahi mai jaise kahi kho gaya tha." Apni maa ko rasoighar me chai
banate dekh Arjun ne unke pas jaa kar shama maangi jo bhi usne subah dekha tha uske liye.
"Koi baat nahi beta. Galti meri bhi thi. Savdhani nahi rakh paai toh anjane me ho gaya. Chal yaha baith mai tujhe doodh deti hu." Apne bete ki baat
sunkar Rekha ji ko bhi atcha laga. Wo kaafi der se bas us haadse ke baare me he soch rahi thi. Lekin Arjun ki maafi ne bata dia tha ki galti toh Rekha
ki he thi. Bete ko kya pata tha ke maa aise bahar aa jayegi. Lekin jo baat unhe khaaye ja rahi thi wo yahi thi ke Arjun ne unko dekh kar najar kyo nahi
feri thi. Uska ghurna Rekha ji ka sardard sa kar gaya tha. Lekin ghar aate he usne dil se maafi maang kar unhe is dard se nijaat dila di thi.
"Munna aaj tu late kaise aaya re?" Ye taaiji thi jo chai peene aai thi waha. Halke hare rang ki saree me lipta unka gadraya jism aur mehndi rang ke
blouse me se bahar nikalne ko tadap rahe motte boobs. Taaiji bhi uski najar dekh muskurai aur fir kursi par baith gai. Maa wahi thi toh Arjun bhi
shanti se thodi dur kursi par baith gaya. "Le beta. Araam se peena. Jaldi jaldi peene se doodh sharir ko sahi se nahi lagta." Hidayat dene ke sath unhone
ek bada gilas doodh ka jisme badaam dalkar garma kia tha Arjun ke samne rakh apni jethani ko chai ka cup dia. Khud bhi wahi baith gai. Ek baar Arjun
ne fir se dono ko baari baari se dekha aur fir upar kamre me chal dia. Nahane ke liye ghusa toh ab gor se Preeti ki baat par dhyaan dene laga. "Akele
bhi daudna padta hai zindagi me. Lekin Kai baar manjil se pehle he bahut log apne ban jaate hai aur kai baar manjil par pahuchne ke liye kai log safar
me piche reh jaate hai. " usko ab ye baat poori tarah se samajh aa gai thi. Jaruri nahi ke koi aisa lakshya banaya jaye jaha apne he log na ho sath.
Aur agar apne log hamesha sath ho toh insaan khud he itna majboot hoga ki wo kisi aise lakshya ki tarf dekhega bhi nahi jiske liye sab se rishta tod
kar jana pade. Naha ke bahar aaya toh bilkul taro taja tha ab wo. Niche Alka didi pata nahi kabse intjaar kar rahi thi uska. Aur jab Arjun ne unhe
khade dekha toh kaan pakad liye aur unke peeche bahar chal dia. "Didi bhool gaya tha. Gussa nhi hona please."
"Chupchap scootry bahar nikalo aur chalo.", Alka didi thoda gusse me thi kyonki 30 minute se Arjun naha raha tha. Wo bhi hukum maankar chal dia
ground ki taraf. Lekin usne seedha scootry waha roki jaha college ke baad woh didi ko lekar aaya tha.
"Mujhe chalana seekhna hai." Ye baat sirf upar se he Alka didi ne kahi thi. Jagah ko yaad karke unka jism romanch se bhar utha tha.
"Pehle mujhe apni pyaari didi ko gale laga kar unka gussa kam karna hai." Itna bolkar usne scootry khadi kari aur seat par baithi apni gusse wali
didi ko baaho me bharkar upar utha lia. "Didi aap jaanti nahi ki aap naraaj hoti ho toh mujhe khud par kitna gussa aata hai. " Usne ye baat Alka
didi ko gale lagaye he kahi thi. Isme koi vaasna ya bhookh nahi thi. Lekin ek premi ka premika ke liye pyaar jarur tha. Alka didi ne bhi usko thoda
jor se kas lia. "Tu na mujhe minute me bewkoof bana leta hai." Aur muskura kar hontho par kiss karke jameen par paav tika liye. "Chal ab sikha."
Fir Arjun ne jaise Ritu didi ko samjhaya tha waise wo Alka didi ko samjhane laga. Piche baithkar usne waise he unko chalane diya. Har maud par wo
khud scootry ghumata. Thodi der baad Arjun ne shararat shuru kar di. Ek hath handle par ek hath se didi ki ubhar ka nichla hissa sehlane laga.
"Aise mat kar varna gir jayenge." Mehsoos hote he didi darne lag gai. Maja bhi aa raha tha aur handle chutne ka darr bhi tha.
"Nahi girte didi. Aap bas pakde raho." Itna bolkar woh ab thoda upar hath le aaya tha. "Bhai tu wahi rok le jaha pehle roki thi." aur Arjun ne wapis
wahi pedo ke jhund ke pas Scootry khadi kari aur unko sath lekar jhund ke beech aa gaya. Us se jyada uttejit toh Alka didi thi jinhone raat ko Arjun
aur Maadhuri didi ka adhbhut sangam dekha tha. Wo uske sharir par naagin si chipakti aedi ke bhar honth chusene me lagi thi yaha Arjun ne haath seedha
salwar ke andar daal dia aur kachi ke upar se he unki choot sehlane laga. "Bhai ye mat kar nahi toh mai sabar kho dungi. Dekh mere 4 paper bache hai
fir mai chahti hu khud mere kapde utaar mere andar sama jaaye. Bas itne din upar se jo bhi kar le." Haath hataane ki koi koshish nahi ki thi didi ne.
Arjun ne bhi bina kuch bole apne haath piche kulho par rakh dabane shuru kar diye aur unko atche se choomne laga. Koi 10 minute baad dono khud ko durust
kar wapis ghar ki taraf chal diye. Is baar Alka didi ka haath bade pyaar se bhai ki kamr me tha.
"Le liye maje?" Ghar ke andar abhi aaye he the ki Ritu ne Alka ko dekhte he kaha.
"Konse maje lekar aa rahi ho?" Maadhuri didi ki awaaj sunkar toh teeno ek baar thitak gaye. Ritu toh bolne lagi thi ki didi hamare maje toh aap wale
maje ke saamne kuch bhi nahi. Lekin Alka ne araam se kaha , "didi scootry chalane me bhi maja aata hai. Bas wahi baat ho rahi thi."
Maadhuri didi gehri nigaho se dekhti machine ki taraf chali gai jaha Komal didi kapde bhigo rahi thi.
"Kisi din pakka marwayegi tu Ritu ki bachi.", Alka didi Ritu ko kheenchti hui andar le chali.
Sabhi kaam se faarig ho kar Arjun upar drawing room me baith kuch soch raha tha. Television par koi cartoon chal raha tha aur abhi takriban 10 baje the.
"Ye Preeti ko dekh kar aisa kyo lagta hai ke mai shayad pehle se jaanta hu. Lekin wo toh kabhi hamare ghar bhi nahi aai. Dada ji ke itne atche dost hai
Puri uncle aur Dadaji bhi unke pas jaate rehte hai. Fir aisa kyo hai ke wo ghar me akeli hote hue bhi kabhi hamare ghar nahi aai?" Arjun har baat par
gor kar rha tha. Preeti ki un neeli-hari aankhon ko pata nahi usne kab dekha tha. Lekin woh usko badi jaani pehchani lag rahi thi. Jaise unko usne pehle
bahot kareeb se dekha hai, mehsoos kia hai.
"Chote tu yaha baitha hai aur niche tujhe dadaji bula rahe hai.", Sanjeev bhaiya ne usko hilate hue kaha
"Bhaiyaa ... Aap kab aaye aur ab toh nahi jaoge na bahar?" Apne bhaiya ko is time ghar achanak aaya dekh woh khush ho utha.
"Arre nahi ja raha kahi abhi. 2 din se 4-5 sheharo me camp lagaye the aur meetings thi. Bas abhi upar aaya hu nahane fir thoda araam karunga. Shaam ko
dono bahar chalenge." Bhaiya ki baat sunkar Arjun kisi nanhe bache ki tarah chehak utha. "Ha aur aaj poori shaam mere sath rahenge." Apne chote bhai
ki khushi dekh Sanjeev bhaiya bhi muskura ke bole, "Arre tu ek baar bol kar dekh har shaam tere naam. Aur jaldi ja kahi jyada der ho gai toh fir yaha
Thanedaar sahab khud aa jayenge." Apne dada ji ko dono kai baar is naam se aapas me bulate the.
"Hanji dada ji. Kahiye kya kaam hai?" Wo agle he pal baithak me khada tha jaha bolne ke baad dekha toh Col Puri aur Malhotra uncle bhi side sofa par
baithe the. Usne aadar se unhe namaskar kia.
"Ha beta wo aisa hai ke aaj Malhotra ji ke ghar sangeet ka karyakram hai toh market se kuch samaan leke aana tha." Unhone baat karte hue apne dost ki
taraf ishara bhi kia. "Khair mai toh bhool gaya ki ye baat kis se kar raha hu. Tujhe toh pata he nahi hoga ki kal Palak bitiya ki shaadi hai kyonki ghar
ki baaton me kabhi pehle baitha ho toh pata hoga kon aas pas rehta hai ya kaha kya ho raha hai." Thodi talkhi se baat kari Rameshwar ji jo wo kabhi
karte nahi the.
"Kya Pandit ji abhi bacha hai aur aap kaam ki bajyaye isko aise daantne lage. Atcha Arjun beta, wo aisa hai na ki shaadi ka ghar hai toh sabhi log kaam
me lage hai aur jo kaam nahi karna chahtet woh sajne sawarne me." Thodi muskurath se ye baat kahi aur aage bole, "Saare kaam lagbhag ho chuke hai lekin
wo teri didi (Palak Malhotra) ka ek lehnga fitting ke liye badi maarket me dia tha "Shingaar Ghar" wale ko, usne sandesh bheja ki lehnga tayaar hai le
jao kyonki unke ghar me bhi koi karyakram hai toh dukaan 12 baje band kar dega. Aur ye kuch samaan lana tha wahi market se jo yaha nahi mila." Malhotra
uncle ne Arjun ki taraf ek choti si slip badhai. "Ye toh shayad ladkiyo ka samaan hai?" Arjun ne sarsari najar daali jisme facial cream vaigairah likha
tha. "Isliye toh tumhare sath Preeti ko bhej raha barkhurdar. Aur usne bhi raat ko function me pehan ne ke liye kuch lena hai. Akele itni badi market toh
woh jaane se rahi." Ye kadak awaaj Puri uncle ki thi. "Ye beta paise pakad lo. Baaki paise aur parchi ghar aane ke baad apni aunty ko de dena." Malhotra
uncle ne ek Dus Hajaar ki gaddi use thama di.
"Tu aise he jayega kya?" Rameshwar ji ne thoda narmi se poocha. "Wo dada ji function toh raat ka hai. Mai Sanjeev bhaiya ke sath jaa kar le aaunga kuch."
Arjun ne itna kaha toh ab dada ji uth khade hue. "Beta duniya me pajame ki siwa bhi aur kapde hote hai. Aur market jana ho toh kam se kam khud ki nahi
lekin tere dada ki toh personality ki izzat rakh. " Apne dosto ki taraf mudkar hanse aur takiye ke niche se 3000/- nikaal kar usko thama diye. "Pehle
upar jaa kar jeans aur koi atchi si shirt pehan. Aur bhaiya ke saath nahi abhi apni khud ki marji se kapde lena. Wahi pehankar dekh kar. Aur paise kam
pade toh Malhotra ji ke paiso se prayog kar lio. Mai de dunga inko." Unki baat sunkar paise jeb me daal woh mude he the ke fir awaaj aai. "Kuch bhool
rahe ho? Tayar hone ke baad ghar se Preeti ko leke jana hai?" Col Puri ne fir yaad dilaya usko kyonki itni baaton ke beech woh ye sach me bhool gaya tha..
"Bhaiya, dada ji mujhe market bhej rahe hai aur tayar hokar jane ko bol rahe." Laachari se usne upar aane ke baad bhaiya ki tarf dekha.
"Ha toh kya badi baat hai. Sabko pata hai ki din me tu 3 baar pajama badal kar pajama he phean leta hai. Tujhe Naye saal par jo jeans ki pant dilai thi
kabhi kholi bhi tune? Ya fir koi shirt pehni hai?" Wo sofe se uth gaye aur Arjun ki almaari khol kar andar uske kapde dekhne lage. Andar pipe par 8-9 shirt
press ki hui jaane kab se tangi thi. 4 jeans thi waha jin me se 2 ke upar abhi bhi keemat wali patti chipki thi. Niche har tarfa sirf tshirt/lower ka
bada se dher laga tha.
"Tera kuch nahi ho sakta bhai. Chal ye pehne hue kapde utar aur jo de raha hu woh pehan." Unhone pehle ek saaf baniyan uthai jo Arjun ne tshirt utaar kar
pehan li. Fir ek safed sooti lekin kadak press kari hui kameej jiske sath unhone halke neele rang ki jeans pant usko di. Arjun bas chupchap pehan raha tha.
"Idhar ha. Tu sach me he bacha hai." Unhone Arjun ki kameej jo wo jeans pant ke andar daalne laga tha wahi pakad li."Ye koi formal shirt nahi hai aur na
ye patloor hai. Bahar rakh isko. Dikh nahi raha sirf belt ki patti se ek inch he niche hai. Aur ye joote andar rakh aur tere safed wale Action ke joote
dabbe se bahar nikal. Diwali ka tohfa abhi tak dabbe me hai." Arjun jab joote pehan raha tha toh Sanjeev bhaiya bathroom se thoda paani nahane ke dabbe
me lekar aaye. Apne haath me thoda paani le kar unhone atche se uske ghunghrale baalo ko geela kia aur fir thoda khusbu wala tel lagaya. Uske baal atche
dikh rahe the. "Chal ab jara khud ko aaine me dekh le ek baar." Unhone hanste hue kaha aur Alamaari ka darwaja band kia jike bahar ki taraf koi 4 feet ka
sheesha laga tha.
"Mera toh kaya kalp he kar dia bhaiya aapne?" Arjun ne bhi kabi khudko aisa nahi paya tha jaise woh aaj dikh raha tha. Gora sakht chehra, chaude kandho
par fitting ki safed shirt, taango ke upar halki tight jeans ki pant aur dono se mel khaat uske joote. Woh ravivar ke akhbaar me kapdo ke prachaar karte
kisi model jaisa lag raha tha. "Thank you bhaiya." Apne is roop se khush hokar usne apne bhaiya ko gale he laga liya. "Bas kar re teri kameej par silvat
pad jayengi. Chal jaa aur dhyan rakhna." Diye hue paise apni jeb me daalne ke baad Arjun ne apna batua bhi pichli jeb me daal lia. Thode aur paise usne
batue me bhar liye the. Koi 2 minute baad ab woh Col Puri ke gate par tha. Scooter ko stand par laga kar ghanti bajaai.
"Ji kahiye." Ye Parvati thi, ghar ki kaamwali.
"Wo Preeti ji ko bolna ke Arjun aaya hai." Sandesha lekar Parvati andar gai aur wapis aate he gate kholkar boli, "Wo aap andar baith jaiye, didi ko 2
minute lagenge, aisa unhone kaha hai. Chaliye." Arjun mana karna chahta tha lekin kuch sochta hua andar chal dia.
Drawing room kaafi atche se saja hua tha. Sofe par baitha toh Parvati tray me paani ka gilas lekar khadi ho gai.
"Ji shukriya. Mai seedha ghar se aaya hu. Yahi 2 ghar chodkar mera ghar hai." Parvati ne ek bar Arjun ko gor se dekha aur gilas lekar chali gai.
5 minute baad he darwaja khula aur apne baalo ko ek rubber se bandhti Preeti bahar nikali. "Qayamat" Arjun ke dil ne sirf itna he kaha. Safed aur
kaali patti wala top aur gehre neele rang ki tight jeans pant pehan kar kisi apsara si woh Arjun ko dekh kar boli, "Toh chale janaab agar aap chahe
toh."
"hah. . Ha chalo." Arjun bas us pal me he khoya sa Preeti ke piche chal dia. Galiyare me aakar Preeti ekdum se ruki shayad kuch bhool gai thi aur palat
gai. "Thadd" seedha Arjun k seene se takrai, jo abhi bhi khoya sa he chal raha tha. "Sorry. Aapko lagi toh nahi. Wo mera dhyaan nahi tha." Arjun jhemp
gaya lekin Preeti bina kuch bole andar chali gai. Arjun ab shaant sa scooter ko stand se utaar kick laga tha ki wo ek ladkio wala handbag apne daaye kandhe
par daal bahar aa gai. Scooter par Preeti kuch duri par baithi thi, dono hath usne apni gaud me rakhe tha. Aise he chupchap dono mukhya sadak tak aa gaye.
"Aaj maun vrat hai kya?" Preeti ne pehli baar uski peeth ko chua tha. "Nahi wo kuch der pehle jo bhi hua uske liye mai sharminda hu. Anjaane me sab hua"
"Wo baat wahi khatam ho gai thi. Lekin aage se takkar dekh kar maarna. Bilkul patthar ho." fir aage boli, "Waise atche lag rahe ho aaj. Kuch khas hai
kya."
"Nahi toh aisa toh kuch nahi hai. Bas market aa rahe the toh dadaji ne bola ke tayaar hokar jao." Arjun ne sankoch se kaha. Uske mann me kuch chal raha
tha lekin shayad jhijhak ya kuch aur tha ke abhi woh jyada bol nahi paa raha tha.
"Scooter acha chala lete ho toh stadium cycle se kyo jaate ho.?" Preeti shayad Arjun ki is jhijhak ko samajh gai thi lekin wo chahti thi ki dono baatein
kare.
"Dada ji ne kaha ke cycle se jana thik rahega. Wo kasrat bhi ho jaati hai isiliye." Arjun ne fir se chota sa jawaab dia.
"Kya soch rahe ho? Dekho agar tum mujhe dost ya kuch bhi samajhte ho toh bata sakte ho."
"Aisa kuch nahi hai lekin ek baat mai kaafi der se soch raha hu. Lekin lagta hai ke shayad veham ho. Bas aisa he kuch."
Preeti ne ab apna haath peeche se uske kandhe par rakha. "Tum mujhse baat kar sakte ho."
"Kya hum ek dusre ko jaante hai.?" Arjun ka sawaal Preeti ke dimaag ke sath dil par bhi kisi sooi ki tarah chubha.