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"Inder ka phone tha papa. Wo keh raha hai ki abhi 2 din usko kaam ki wajah se bahar rehna padega.", Shankar baithak se bahar nikal kar aangan me aaya tha aur uske pita bagiche me paudho ko paani dene ke baad abhi saans durust karne me lage the. Kaushalya ji aan Muskaan ke sath Babita ke gaanv jaane wali thi jis wajah se Shankar itni jaldi tayar tha. Abhi subah ke 6 he toh baje the.
"Hmmm. Parso subah tak laut aayega ya uske ye 2 din kal aur parso samet hai? Aaj Raju ko bol deta hu ki wo ghar par he rahe. Main le jaunga tumari maa ko udhar Rammehar ki taraf. Kuch kaam bhi hai waha aur teri pareshani bhi kam hogi aise.", Rameshwar ji kameej pehan kar button lagate hue Shankar se bhi baatchit kar rahe the. Rupali apni daadi ke sath waha nashta le aayi thi jisko Shankar ji ne 500 rupaye pakda diye jaise ye uski jebkharchi thi. Rupali ko bhi ab jhijhak nahi hoti thi jis tarah se kuch he samay me wo purn sadasya aur Shankar-Rekha ki vastavik beti ban chuki thi.
"Keh toh raha hai ki kal raat tak laut aayega par uski raat 8 baje se subah 4 ke beech kuch bhi ho sakti hai papa, aap toh jaante he hai. Waise kal aap ghar bhi deri se aaye aur aane ke baad bas aadha gilas doodh pee kar so bhi gaye. Sab thik toh hain na papa?", Shankar ne aaj nashte me ruchi na dikhate hue pehle apne pita ke mann ko tatolna behtar samjha. Jabki hamesha ki tarah aaj bhi jawaab dono ki plate lagati Kaushalya ji ne he diya.
"Mujhe aajtak ye samajh nahi aaya ki kyun ye apne dada ji ke swargvaas wale din aise ho jaate hai.? Kal unki punyatithi thi Shankar aur ye aise din bhi ghar me unke liye koyi pooja path he nahi karwate. Naam he le lena chahiye ji kam se kam. Aaj beta pooch raha hai toh isko he jawaab de do nahi toh kal ko Arjun poochne laga toh aapke nahi batane se wo pahoch jaayega aapke dada ki bhi maa ki kokh tak ye poochne ki kya wajah hai.", Kaushalya ji ke jawaab par aaj pehli baar tha ki Pandit ji muskuraye nahi the.
"Rehne do na maa, kyun subah subah is baat ko khinch rahi ho. Humne toh dekha bhi nahi papa ke dada ji ko toh kya farak padta hai jab jaankari he na ho. Hogi koyi wajah ya papa dard baantna nahi chahte honge.", Shankar ko apni pairvi karte dekh Rameshwar ji ne apni khamoshi bhang ki.
"Ab tumne toh unhe dekha nahi jo hamare pita ke bhi pita the lekin hum apne he pita ko nahi samajh paaye kabhi. Haan unke jaise hum kabhi nahi ban sakte kyonki wo ghar ki dehleej se bahar nikalte he sabhi ko ek samaan dekhte the, phir chahe gali me hum he kyun na dikh jaaye. Munshi ji wahi jawaab-sawaal kar lete the. Aisa nahi hai ke hamare pita kathor the ya ziddi, wo naramdil insaan the. Hamare dada ji ka dehant nahi hua tha, balki unki hatya kar di gayi thi aur iske parinaam swaroop koyi aadha darjan shakk me aane wale apni jaan ganwa baithe. Dada ji ki laash ko ghar tak bhi nahi laya gaya tha aur nadi kinare he aaj ke din bas sanskaar kar diya. Main toh tha bhi nahi waha aur na hamare Pandit ji ne iski soochna tak bhijwai. Poochne par maa ne he bataya ki apradhbodh hai hamare pita ko jo unhone pandit ho kar astra utha liya. Lekin ab ho gaya jo hona tha par pita ka pind, shraad toh dur ki baat hai tasvire tak hata di agar wo kahi thi bhi. Log har ghar me marte hai par kya hum waha tala jadd de? Inder ne yahi kiya tha kya? Haweli par Raghuvir ne toh na pehredar bithaye par ye hamare Pandit ji jaane kis aatmglani me fans gaye jo dada ji ki har nishaani dur kar di. Hum apne pita par sandeh nahi kar sakte Shankar. Wo sachmuch dev-aatma the jinke liye ek navjaat praani aur bujurg me koyi farak nahi tha, sewabhaav dono ke liye. Jo vyakti har jiwan ka mehtva swikarta ho, wo kaise itni jaan le sakta hai? Aur fir uske pashchataap me apne he pita se dur hona? Hume ghar me naam lene aur pooja path ki manahi thi dada ji ki par ghar se bahar hum kar sakte hai. Haan koyi bhi stree waisa nahi kar sakti isliye bache toh bas main aur piddi. Wo laadla bhi tha unka chahe mujhe mere dada angrez bol dete the gusse me lekin sneh mere sath bhi tha. Ab wajah bata di bhaagwan toh roti bhi khila do?", Rameshwar ji the thode gambhir he abhi lekin Kaushalya ji mand mand hansti hui unhe khana parosne lagi.
"Bada ajeeb fainsla tha unka aur kya yahi wajah hai ki wo apni bhi tasvir ke khilaaf the? Udhar bhi unki photo nahi lagi, sirf daadi ki hai aur yaha toh daadi ki bhi nahi.", Shankar ke sawaal jaise aaj he shuru hone the.
"Ja ke pooch le beta tu he unse. Tu school jaane laga tha tab tak wo mere kaan khinch dete the ki ye kaise kar diya? Wo cheej waha se kyun uthai? Tu Inder ko samjhata nahi thoda bhi. Main karta hu kya tumhare sath kuch aisa? Aur wo toh bade the fir unhone ye baat na kahi Inder se. Byaaj jyada pyara hota hai aur uske badle bete ki khinchaai kar lo."
"Aap bhi yahi karte ho thaanedar sahab. Aksar bete baap pe he jaate hai.", Kaushalya ji ke tanj se ab Shankar bhi hansne laga tha. Uske pita bahot kam bar he aise khijte dekhe the usne.
"Arre bhaagwan, main unke sath jyada raha nahi aur jo raha wo piddi ka piddi reh gaya. Raghuvir he badhiya tha jiski ek samay tak unse dosti bhi ho gayi thi. Aur is Shankar ne bade jhande gaad diye. Beta baap pe jata hai lekin isne toh jo aulaad bhi paida kari wo bhi mera baap. Meri jawani tak Pandit ji sawaal karte rahe aur budhape me socha tha chain se rahunga lekin unhone toh thaan liya tha ke chain nahi lene dunga. Bhej diya Arjun, jo unke sawaal reh gaye honge unhe ye pooch pooch ke bacha khucha chain le leta hai. Chai he pila do ek cup Kaushalya.", Pandit ji ne roti se pehle he hath rok diye.
"Haan ye toh aapne aaj sach bol he diya. Isliye kayi baar gusse me usko 'mere baap' bol dete ho aur waise baat uski aa jaaye toh fir kisi ki sunte bhi nahi ho. Hum sabko toh lagta tha ke bas dada paute ka pyaar hai, par dekh le Shankar aaj inhone wajah batai ki wo kitna khaas hai inke liye.", Maa beta hans rahe the aur unke sath is baar Rameshwar ji bhi.
"Kaushalya, amma ji ek gall kayi vari kehndi hundi si. Insaan duniya vich je apne din likhwa ke aaya hai tah osda ek hisaab jarur rehnda. Oh je sukoon vich duniya toh nahi janda taah osde maksad nu poora karan layi, uparwala kise osde he apne nu wapas bhejda hai duniya vich.' Main maanta nahi tha is sabko aur aaj bhi is yakeen nahi hai. Bas amma ji kehti thi kyonki aisa unka vishwas tha aur mujhe ye yaad raha. Arjun ko dekh kar bas un dono ki yaad aa jaati hai. Jab bache me maa-baap he dikhne lage toh fir kaise main usko andekha kar du.? Aur tumhe bhi is baat par thodi jyada ajaadi bhi mili hai Shankar. Ab tum maa beto ka santri-mantri khelna ho gaya ho toh 2 niwale kha sakta hu?", Rameshwar ji ke itne bemisaal jawab par Kaushalya ji niruttar he ho gayi. Unke pati ne jaise unki bhi aastha ka samman kiya tha amma ji wali baat bata kar aur majaak me he Shankar ko bhi cheta diya ki wo bahot kuch jaante hai lekin ab usko jyada tokte nahi. Ab garma garam nashte ke sath baap-beto ki sadharan si charcha chalti rahi aur Alka ne apni baat ho jaane ke baad Kaushalya ji ko telephone thama diya tha. Arjun unse itni subah he toh baat karta tha aajkal. Aur Shankar jaise aise he ekaant ki pratiksha me tha apne pita ke sameep.
"Inder ne kuch aur bhi bataya hai mujhe papa aur mujhe lagta hai humko is baare me charcha karni chahiye. Ab mujhe bhi lagta hai ki wo dargaah wale akhaade me baat sirf kushti ki he nahi hai aur usme kuch pravdhaan bhi hai, bahot khaas.", Shankar ki baat se Rameshwar ji ne hamesha wala andaaj he dikhaya, sehmati me sar hilana bas.
"Waha toh yahi kaha gaya tha ki ye bas 5 bade gaanv aur unke bhitar aane wale 10-11 chote gaanv tak he ye simit rehta hai. Matlab bas sadharan pehalwan jo inhi chuninda gaanv se vasta rakhte hai wahi dangal me bhaag le sakte hai, wo bhi jaisa niyam hai 2 ka 5 ya uska ulta.", Shankar ke jawab me jo sawaal tha usko sunn kar Rameshwar ji ne pehle apne hath us saaf tolye se paunche aur chai ki ghoont lene ke baad apne bete ki taraf dekha.
"Koyi bhi vyakti jo raj-darbar me sewak ya auhde par ho ya kabhi raha ho, wo chunoti pesh kar sakta hai akele he. Fir saamne hum ho ya Arjun, usko chunoti uthani he padegi. Par aisa humne sirf 2 baar he hote dekha hai wo bhi tum paida nahi hue the ya kaho hamari shaadi bhi nahi hui thi. Pehli baar toh hum swayam 10-11 baras ke rahe honge aur ye dargaah wala mela aisa nahi hota tha jaisa gaanv bann ne ke baad sann 1949 se dikh raha hai. Tab dur daraaj se bhi pratishtit log, bade hukumraan aate the aur drishya alag rehta tha. Jaan bhi li ja sakti thi jisko swayam pita ji ne niyam me badla. Haan toh hum keh rahe the ki 10 baras se kuch upar rahe honge jab akhaade me suraksha-pramukh ne pita ji ko he chunoti de dali thi. Ye jaante hue bhi ki wo dangal nahi karte. Par unhe maidaan me utarna pada tha aur tabhi humne dekha thi ki kyon unhe baapu ji bhi kaha jata tha. Uske baad humne 2 baras mele me bhaag liya, prashikshan janchne ke liye pehli baar aur dusri baar hamare rakt ki wajah se. Sanrakshak ka pariwar chunoti utha sakta tha aur de bhi. Sanyog se jin sena-pramukh ne pita ji ko chunoti di thi, ye unke he chote bhai the, dusri maa se. Raghuvir thoda sanki tha jisne Veer Singh ke sath uski toli ko he bulwa liya akhade ke bhitar. 5-2 ka riwaj aise shuru hua tha lekin bas ek he saal chala kyonki Raghuvir kaayde kam he maanta tha. Phir pabandi lag gayi thi hum dono par he. Suna hai ke pehle khuli chunoti hoti thi aur akhade me khada chahe vijeta he kyun na ho, hunkaar bhari hai toh raj-darbar se talluk rakhne wale kisi bhi vyakti ka saamna karna he padega. Yahi wajah thi ki humne Inder ko us din saja di thi. Ganimat samjho ki inhone dhol nahi bajwaye the aur baat utni dur tak jaane se pehle ye akhaade se nikal aaye. Koyi aa jata toh baat garam ho jaati? Suraksha pramukh aksar iske liye tayar rehte the.", Poora vistaar se varnan karne ke baad ab wo Shankar ko dekh rahe the jaise mann ko tatol rahe ho uske. Aakhir koyi toh aisi baat hogi jo Shankar ne ye jikar kiya ya Narinder ka sandesh sunaya.
"Dhol toh is baar bharpoor baje hai jinki awaaj Himachal tak bhi ja pahuchi. Inder wahi gaya hai kisi kaam se aur udhar bhi koyi chota mota gharana hai ya sampatti ke dekhbhal wale log. Aap ab kya kahenge Arjun ki is bewkoofi ko? Kya maa utni he khush rahegi waha ummeed se alag hone par?"
"Wo bewkoof hota toh ghar baith kar sawaal karta Shankar ya hamari tarah hath par hath rakhe kabhi bagiche toh kabhi baaki dosto me samay barbaad karta. Wo pichle he saal utar sakta tha us akhade me jaisa niyam hai par wo is baar gaya aur usne ye ghoshna bhi samay se pehle he karwai ki Pandit Arjun Sharma, XXXX gram pramukh ye chunoti utha raha hai. Koyi rokne aana chahe toh roke. In shabdo ka matlab samjho Shankar. Wo unhe he lalkar raha hai jo ab hain he nahi aur agar koyi bhula bisra saamne nikla bhi toh is ashwamedh ke Arjun roopi ashwa ko thaam na sakega. Hume chinta kis baat ki thi agar ye sirf akhada he hota? Tumhari kahi baat ko jaante hue he hum asehaj the lekin tumhari maa ne sahi kaha ki uske fainsle ka aadar karna chahiye. Aur hum ab kar bhi rahe hai kyonki badal toh sakte nahi."
"Toh aap maante hai ki aapne usko vasiyat aur adhikar de kar kuch galti ki hai? Wo nasamajh hai aur agar ek pratishat bhi aisa hua ki saamne dardbar se he koyi takrane aa gaya toh baat hath se bhi ja sakti hai."
"Lagta hai tumhe hindi samajh nahi aati Shankar. Hum pita ji ki vasiyat ke kabhi bhi haqdaar the he nahi, sirf pratinidhi the. Unhone ye vasiyat aise buni thi jaise makdi ka jala ho koyi. Main aur Raghuvir isme samaan adhikar rakhte the, gawahi tumhare chacha Krishan ki thi aur tasdeek khud mehal ke pamukh karenge ki waris is laayak hai bhi ya nahi. Isme ek hastashep ka adhikar waaris ki mata ka bhi rakha gaya tha kyonki pita ji ke liye maa shabd ki he paribhasha bhagwan se badh kar thi. Jis wajah se pehle isme Kaushalya aur Purnima bhabhi ka naam tha iqbalnama dene ke liye jo tumhari maa ne Rekha bahu ka karwa diye 4 nalayak aur ek maha-nalayak dekhne ke baad. Tum un 4 me he ho beta, wo maha-nalayak sabse chote wala Vinod hai. Koyi bhi pita ji aur mehal ki sharto par khara nahi utra aur Arjun 13 ki umar me he Raghuvir se ye haq le gaya. Krishan ne toh pehle he us kararnaame par dastak kiye hai jaise usko khud jaldi ho ki wo mukt ho kar apne kheto me chipka rahe. Tumhari maa ne Sushila ki ghar wapsi par he Rekha se baat karke uski sehmati le li aur hume khud Rani Saundarya ka sandesh mila ki wo Arjun se prabhavit hai aur kuch sawaal chahti hai us se karne lekin pehle main vasiyat pe apni sehamti de kar iski pushti kar du. Mujhe karna pada waisa.", Shankar ka toh dimaag he kaam karna band ho gaya itne lambe chaude niyam aur vasiyat ki uljhi si sharte sunn kar.
"Aur fir unhone baat karne se pehle he mohar laga di? Wo hai he kitna bada papa aur chalo samajhdar hai ye main maanta hu lekin jimmewari? Itni badi jimmewari sambhalne laayak nahi hai abhi wo."
"De kaun raha hai usko jimmewari? Jab tak wo 25 ka nahi ho jata wo us vasiyat aur us se hone wali aamdani ka ek paisa bhi apne upar nahi kharch sakta. Haan usko kuch adhikar mil gaye hai chaupal me baithne ke, choti moti saja dene aur mamle sunn ne ke. Mehal tak baat karne ja sakta hai agar kuch pareshani ho gaanv ke vikaas me. Sanrakshak hum he hai uske filhal."
"Bahot sahi baat kahi aapne. Ye fainsle chote mote hai aur jab adhikar milega toh kya wo mehal me ja baithega?"
"Ho sakta hai, main is par kya tippani du. Jaise niyam banaye gaye the unhe bas Arjun he poora kar paaya aur rahi baat chhote hone ki toh wo 8 kaksha me he tumhare Gajju aur apne guru ko patakhni de chuka hai. Rishta bhula kar kabhi abhyaas karna chaho toh yakeen dilata hu wo band nasse khol dega tumhari. Hamare pita ji ki peeth jiwan bhar koyi mitti par na tika saka aur iski bhi nahi tikne wali, saamne kaagaj aur kalam padi hai.", Rameshwar ji ka ye abhimaan tha ya Arjun par khud se bhi adhik bharosa, lekin tha bejod.
"Saamne kaagaj aur kalam se kya hoga?"
"Likh lo bhai hamari baat ko. Kal hum na rahe toh bhi tumhare paas saboot hoga ke hum jhooth nahi bole the. Wo jab jab ghutne tika kar saans bharega, saamne wala jitna bada daitya ho fir apne paanv par khada nahi rehne wala. Chalo aaj ke liye bahot ho gayi chanda-mama aur betal katha. Ja kar apna kaam dhaam dekho, main retired hua hu lekin kaam mujhe bhi bahot hai. Filhaal toh driver ki naukri mili hai kuch ghante ki.", Rameshwar ji bhojan karke ab uth chuke the aur unhe jyada dilchaspi apne paute ki awaaj sunn ne ki thi jaha daadi paute jaane kis behas me lage the. Shankar bhi kalaai ghadi me samay dekhte hue bhitar chal diya. Apni biwi ke shayan kaksh se is masoom ko sust chaal me nikalte dekh pehle toh usko maathe par pyaar diya aur fir khud kamre me chale gaye. Ritu abhi aur sona chahti thi isliye daadi ke kamre ki taraf badh gayi.
"Aap? Nashta lagwau aapke liye? Bas kamra sahi karwaya hai abhi Komal se aur Ritu nahane gayi hai.", Rekha khud bhi jaise nahane ke baad pooja karke faarig hui thi abhi abhi. Kamre me he rehna hota tha isliye saree badal kar ek sadharan se aadhi baah ke sooti gown me khud ko samete thi. Jaane kya raaj tha is bemisaal khoobsurti ka jo is vyathit pal me bhi saftik si chamakti barkaraar thi. Apne pati ko saamne dekh bister se takiye thik karke wo kinare par he baith gayi. Saamne wali mej ke kareeb rakhi kursi par khud Shankar ji.
"Nahi, maine papa ke sath kar liya hai aur ab nikalne he wala hu kaam pe. Tumse kuch jaruri baat karni thi, baad me pata nahi yaad rehti ya nahi."
"Ab jaruri baat toh baad me bhi yaad rahegi nahi toh fir jaruri kaise hui ji?", Rekha ne toh jaise unhe baat shuru karne se pehle he bhedna shuru kar diya jis par wo anmane dhang se muskuraye jaise filhal ye uphaas ka waqt nahi. Darwaja baithe hue dhakel kar band karne ke baad unhone wo jaruri baat prarambh ki jisko shayad bhool bhi sakte the.
"Hamari kheti aur bagiche wali saari jameen ki sanrakshak tum ho, maa ki taraf wali ki Komal, tumhare pita ji ki taraf se bhi tum, idhar wale gaanv ki Sanjiv ke aur kiraya dene wali property par Krishna lekin sabhi me maalik Arjun he hai. Aur tumhe toh pata hoga ki ab wo gaanv ki poori vasiyat ka bhi maalik hai jisme ek sanrakshak tum ho? Mujhe is se lena dena nahi ki unka maalik Arjun bana hai, bas ye samajh nahi aa raha ki 80% tumhare sanrakshan me kyun kar hui? Koyi jawaab nahi dene wala mujhe iska siwaye tumhare.", Rekha is sawaal se halki si gambhir hui jaise usko iski ummeed he nahi thi. Aaj laga tha ke wo uska haal poochne aaye hai aur kal sath nahi ja paane ka kaaran dene aaye honge.
"Maine kabhi sawaal nahi kiya ji is maamle me aur pehle ye 20 he tha jisme khud Krishna didi aur Sanjiv ke sath chhote pita ji ne unki taraf se Arjun ke naam kar diya aur usko kuch ho jaaye ya wo galti kare toh main sab wapis le saku kyonki main uski maa hu aur sabko lagta hai aisa karne se meri najar hamesha rahegi Arjun par. Main har mahine poora byora maa ji ko niymit deti hu ek ek paise ka aur uske hisaab se he sabhi ke khaate me paise bhi dalwati hu, ardhvarshik kamaai wale bhi. Haan ye kaam thoda sa pechida lagta hai lekin mujhe pareshani nahi hoti.", Rekha ke saral aur spasht jawaab se ke baar ko toh Shankar ji santusht ho gaye par fir gaanv wali baat wapis ubhar aayi.
"Lekin tumhe 8-9 baras pehle he papa ne dada ji ki vasiyat me mehtvapurn sadasya bana diya tha jo tumne mujhe bataya he nahi. Jaanti ho na ki usme sabse jyada adhikaar agar koyi rakhta hai to wo tum ho? Tumhare bas ek sign se wo kam se kam gaanv ko jayedad kisi ke bhi naam ho sakti hai aur agle 7 saal tak Arjun ki sehmati bhi jaruri nahi aisa karne ke liye? Waha ka bhi account tumhi dekhti ho?"
"Haan main he dekhti hu lekin uska hisab pita ji karte hai kyonki kharch us hisaab se he gaanv ki jarurat par hota hai, baaki bachi raashi bank me surakshit rehti hai. Sabse jyada dhanrashi unhi 2 bank khaato me hai jisme se Arjun ya behtar kahu ki mere pas 20% vyaktigat ke taur par hai. Usme sirf jama he hote rahe hai aajtak, ek paisa bhi nahi nikala gaya.", Rekha bhi jaise is waqt kisi suljhe hue adhikari ki tarah jawab de rahi thi. Shankar ko bhi pata tha ke wo jitni padhi likhi hai us se jyada anubhavi aur samajhdar hai.
"Arjun ke liye raaji sirf isliye he hui thi ki itna sabkuch usko mil raha tha? Ya tumko? Dekha jaaye toh ab tum apne ghar aur yaha ke sath sath gaanv me bhi sabse unche sthaan par ho."
"Ye mera ghar hai aur wo peehar hai. Sone ki thaali me bhi insaan bhookh se jyada nahi khaa sakta aur utni hasiyat toh rahi hogi na meri apne peehar me? Aap toh behtar jaante hai kyonki main waha saal me 2 baar jaati hu lekin aap hafte me ek baar ho he aate hai. Mujhe taqat nahi ek jimmewari saunpi gayi hai jisme sabhi ko unka haq niyamit roop se milta raha aur Arjun ko maalikana haq bhi isliye diya gaya hai kyonki ye uski chahat nahi thi kabhi. Wo sabse ek samaan pyaar karta hai aur swayam se pehle baaki sabhi ko unka hissa dene ke baad jo uske paas bachta hai wo aadha mere aur baaki aadha aapke bachat khaate me jisko aapne ke baar bhi nahi dekha. Haan uske paas aur bhi kamaai aati hai aur main us se nahi poochti ki wo Manju ko kitne deta hai, Menaka ka kya kharcha bandha hai aur kinke bacho ko shiksha aur khushi de raha hai. Wo har mahine kaagaj jarur de raha hai mujhe pichle 4 mahino se lekin maine ek baar bhi nahi dekha. Aap unche sthaan ki baat kar rahe hai lekin asliyat me yaha unch neech mita kar he ye sab prabandh kiye gaye aur dekha jaaye toh sthaan aapka he upar hai.", Rekha ke tark ke saamne Shankar bebas ho chuka tha kyonki anjaane me he ek baar fir se usne apni biwi ke sammaan par hamla kiya tha lekin wo kabhi uksaane par bhi bura nahi maanti thi.
"Arjun ko khatra hai, ye jaante hue bhi tumne usko is sabme padne diya.? Tumhari ek naa usko bacha sakti thi Rekha."
"Uddeshhya me naa nahi kiya jata, shamil hona padta hai. Jaise sahi raja sinhasan par nahi baithaya jata, jameen se avgat karwaya jata hai jis se wo apne karam nishtha se nibha sake. Thik waise he Arjun abhi sahi shiksha he prapt kar raha hai. Aur khatra toh kab nahi tha? Mandir le jaate hue ek baras ke us bache ko bhi tha aur ghar se dur 10 baras wale chintit ladke ko bhi. Waise bhi maine Arjun ko sirf janm diya hai, uske mata-pita wahi hai jo aapke hai. Jo humse behtar jaante hai ki Arjun ke liye kya sahi hai kya galat. Aap unse charcha kar sakte hai. Chai peeyenge?", Ye ishara tha ki ab aap ja sakte hai.
"Aapka rumaal.", Rekha ne uth kar saaf rumaal unki taraf badha diya tha. Baaki sab toh unhi ke paas tha pehle se. Lekin Shankar aaj is baatchit se jarur khud par gussa tha. Wo jis tarah se baat karna chahta tha aksar ho kuch aur he jata tha. Arjun ke ateet wale pehlu hamesha he usko afsos karwa jaate thi us dauraan wo kyun uski suraksha ke liye nahi tha lekin dusra pehlu bhi tha jab wo Arjun se pareshan ho jata tha. Madhu aur uske beech bhi kahi na kahi Arjun he vyavdhaan tha lekin kya usme Arjun ki galti thi? Car me baithne se pehle he Shankar ne bina paani ke wo 2 goliyan halak se niche utaar li. Sar dukhne se pehle he wo ilaaj kar lena chahta tha kyonki din sahi se shuru bhi nahi hua tha aaj.
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"Dil lag gaya hai na beta yaha par? Maaf karna thoda sa vyast hona pad raha hai, kuch din jameen aur kaam se dur tha toh.. Samajh he sakte hu ki jamindaari kitni jaruri hai jab kaam itna adhik ho toh.", Nashta yaha haweli par bhi adhiktar logo ka ho chuka tha aur ab Aanchal tayaar hone gayi thi toh Arjun apne chhote dada ke sath baaton me laga tha. Baat toh dono ne pehle bhi ki thi lekin uska vishaya samajik nahi tha. Aaj Anamika chachi toh ek baar bhi inki taraf na aayi thi siwaye Arjun jab tayaar ho raha tha toh uska rumaal, batua aur ghadi pakdane ke. Dono ne subah ki mithi mulakat wahi kar li thi apne kamre me.
"Dil lagane ke liye kisi ke paas time hona jaruri hai papa aur Arjun toh is maamle me jaise aap aur tauji pe he gaya hai. Aapki tarah ye sahab bhi kab ghar aate hai kab bahar rehte hai, kuch pata nahi chalta. Abhi dekhlo ye shehar jaane laga hai wo bhi bematlab aise he kaam se aur Aanchal toh jaise tayaar he rehti hai.", Damini ne apne pita ko chai pakdate hue Arjun par tanz kasa toh usne bas sar jhuka liya.
"Pata hai mujhe ki ye Dipa bahu ki bitiya ke dakhile ke liye ja raha hai aur hamari Aanchal bhi iske sath ja kar apni kitabe leke aa rahi hai jis se padhai par asar na pade. Kya aapatti hai tumhe isme? Sath jana chahti ho toh chali jao, bahu aur baabu ko bhi le jao. Ghoom lena thoda bajaar is bahane.", Ab jo sujhaav unhone diya tha wo Arjun ko jara bhi manjoor na tha jisme usne najre utha kar apne dada ko dekha jo muskurahat se he usko aashvast kar rahe the.
"Jab jana hoga tab main khud chali jaungi. Aanchal akele ja rahi hai toh fir main kyun sabke sath apna program banau? Aur Binodi aayega toh uski gaadi me jaungi main, in khatara me na baithne lagi. Tumhe chai chahiye chote pradhaan ji?", Damini ukhdi hui thi buri tarah aur wajah bhi Arjun ki kartoot he thi jo usko har baar jyada sataye ja raha tha.
"Aapko abhi meri pasanda napasand sahi pata nahi chali bua. Main chai nahi peeta aur nashta karne ke baad toh agle 2-3 ghante kuch khata bhi nahi. Waise aaj samay se ghar aa jaunga, apni shikayte ekatrit kar lijiye itne. Chalta hu dada ji.", Arjun ne khade hone par kameej ke bal sahi kiye aur dhoop wala chasma aankho par lagate hue motorcycle ki taraf badh gaya. Sewak ne he usko dhone ke baad atche se chamkaya tha aur Aanchal bhi kasi hui kurti ke niche patiala salwar pehan kar do-ranga dupatta sar aur gale me sahi karte hue dono paanv ek taraf karti hui peeche baith gayi. Damini se toh jaise ye dekha he na gaya jis tarah se uski beti ne uske saamne he Arjun ki kamar me ek hath lapet liya tha. Baithi wo sabhya tarike se he thi aur unke bahar nikalte he wo badbadati hui apne kamre ki taraf chali gayi. Uska gussa aur kaam-jwar itna adhik badh chuka tha ki aise waqt me wo kisi ko bhi apne upar chadha leti par filhaal uske jehan me sirf Arjun tha jisko wo aaj raat har haal me pana chahti thi. Shayad Arjun bhi ishara de gaya tha ke wo bhi kadam badhane ko tayaar hai. Arjun is khili subah muskurata hua Dipa bhabhi ke ghar ke saamne pahuch chuka tha. Aur wo bhi pehle se he bahar khadi kisi mahila se baatchit me vyast thi. Arjun ki motorcycle rukte he us mahila ne bhi najar ghumaai toh kuch aashcharya aur adhik khushi se wo khud he uski taraf lapki.
"Mera sohna putt apne pind aaya hoya te menu sneha tak ni ditta.?", Ye thi Jagtaar bhai ki mata ji, jine gaanv me Kokki bhen ji ke naam se behtar jana jata tha. Dipa bhabhi ke sath Aanchal bhi unse kuch duri par khadi hairan ho rahi thi jaise unhone Arjun ko apne seene se lagane ke baad uske baalo ko sehlate hue aashirwad diya. Arjun toh unke paanv chhune ki koshish me tha is se pehle.
"Ab aapne bhi toh nahi bataya ki aap idhar aani wali hai? Kuch kamjor lag rahi hai aap, safar ke baad ghar rukna nahi hua hoga na jyada?"
"Dil he nahi lagna tha abhi kuch din udhar. Upar se Jasleen ne Jaggi ko bata diya ki tu idhar aaya hua hai toh wo savere gurughar ke baad gaddi utha ke sabko he idhar le aaya. Filhaal toh soye pade hai dono bhai aur Jasleen apne dada ji ka damaag khaane me lagi hai. Ye Dipa hai, pind ki sabsi pyaari bahu hai aur mujhe bhen ji se jyada sass da sammaan dendi hai.", Dipa bhabhi ka toh aajkal har vyakti parichaya deta tha jabki ye dono kahi behtar jaante the ek dusre ko.
"Jeus se toh milne aana he padega aunty ji aur ye bhabhi ji he wajah hai ke aapse mulakaat ho gayi. Inke he paas aa raha tha Nimrat ka form lene ke liye, last date hai na uske admission ki aur didi ki books bhi leke aani hai waha inke ghar se. Dopehar ko aata hu aapke hath ka khana khaane aur Jaggi bhaiya ki bhi aap thodi khinchai kar dena bas dikhave ke liye.", Arjun ki baat sunn kar aunty ji bhi hansne lagi aur Dipa bhabhi ne paise aur form uski taraf badha diye. Chehre par unke bhi muskaan thi, dhanyawaad ya shayad kritgyata ki. Soch rahi hongi ki dekho is ladke ko khud he apne aapko khaane par aamantrit kar leta hai.
"Dhyaan se jana aur daar ji ne jikar toh kiya the koyi khaane par aane wala hai din me lekin naam nahi bataya tha. Toh unke chote pandat tumhi ho? Koyi ni puttar ji, aaya je. Dipa, tenu na kehna pave hunn, ghare tame de naal aa jayi. Manje waali nu main bol ke he itthe aayi ha. Jug jug jiye mera sohna putt.", Aanchal toh bas dur se khamosh namastey he karke reh gayi aur Arjun unhe bagal se gale milne ke baad Dipa bhabhi ki taraf halke se sar hila kar wapis apni rani par sawaar ho chala. Ab Aanchal kaafi behtar thi jaise jaise gaanv peeche ja raha tha.
"Bhen ji aap kab mili Arjun se pehle? Aur ye toh jaise sab ko he jaanta hai?", Ab Jeus ko kutta keh kar toh Dipa bhabhi sambodhit nahi kar sakti thi, jitni gehri unki pehchan thi Jaggi ki mata ji se.
"Bada he biba bacha hai Dipa aur jaanti kaise nahi? Jaggi ke jyada dost nahi hai lekin usne pehli baar kisi ko chote bhai aur dost ke roop me paya hai. Umar me chota aur Pandit ji ke ghar se na hota toh maine apni Jasleen vyaah deni thi iske naal. Hahaha.. fer vi na vyahndi, biba bacha hai na aur oh meri bigdail shehjaadi. Ziddi bahot hai wo aur Arjun samajhdar beta hai. 2 baar ghar aaya tha waha shehar me aur fer shaadi me Jasleen bhi hafta bhar laga ke aayi, jiske gungaan karti nahi thak rahi. Photo dhulwa ke laayi hai kal shaam aur aaj dekhne ko milengi. Atcha hai bache pind se vakhre vakhre bade hue lekin bahar bhi aapas me judd rahe hai toh is se atcha kya hoga. Waise iske sath tu hans-bol nahi rahi thi jaise teri aadat hai?", Yaha toh Dipa bhabhi ki he chori pakdi gayi thi jaise.
"Dhyaan rakhna padta hai na bhen ji chote bade ka. Wo aapke liye pind se pehle beta ban gaya par yaha wo mukhiya bann ke aaya hai poore pind ka. Sammaan karta hai aur sevabhaav bhi hai lekin wo aasman aur hum jameen, ye yaad rakhna jaruri hai na bhen ji.?", Ab baari thoda hairaan hone ki Jaggi ki mata ji ki thi.
"Je naya mukhiya hai? Haan aisa ho sakta hai Dipa, ladka laayak hai aur jiwan ka gehra gyaan rakhta hai. Par mujhe nahi lagta ki wo tere saamne kisi mukhiya ki tarah aaya tha. Uske us sach ko dekh jo uske vyaktitva me hai, ohde ko toh jaise wo khud nahi maan raha. Chalti hu, waise aasman kabhi jameen se alag nahi hota chahe hamari aadat upar dekhne ki hai. Wo parat he hai jo satah se chipki hoti hai, hum he gardan uthaye uski unchaai khayalo me banate rahe toh fir galti hamari hai.", Dipa bhabhi ko ye gehra gyaan de kar wo hansti hui chali gayi. Apne antarmann se joojhti Dipa bhabhi ne kuch samay Raano ko chara khilate bitaya aur fir ghar ke bhitar chali gayi
"Aap chahe toh aaj apni class bhi laga sakti hai. Jaisi mujhe samajh hai 2 ghante se jyada ki class toh nahi rehti computer center par.", Ab sapaat highway par thoda yatayaat toh jarur dikh raha tha, samay he aisa tha jaha shehar kaam karne jaane wale log nikal rahe the. Lekin is sabko najar-andaaj karti Aanchal toh Arjun se chipki hui aage dekhne ke naatak me apna chehra uske daaye kandhe par tikaye thi, jisme thodi mushkil bhi ho rahi thi uske kad ki wajah se.
"Mera time 12 se 2 ka rehta hai lekin tab bhi mujhe koyi dilchaspi nahi. Tumhe mere sath hamara shehar ghoomne me taklif hai koyi?", Aanchal ki harkato se he Arjun jaan chuka tha ki wo naa he bolne wali hai. Aur badle me sawaal ne usko he fansa diya.
"Nahi aisi baat nahi hai lekin aap toh ghar se books he lene aayi hai aur ye shehar ghoomna humne kab plan kiya? Pehle ye Dipa bhabhi wala kaam poora kar dete hai, dhoop me shehar bhi dekh lenge.", Arjun ne anmane dhang se jawaab diya tha aur Aanchal himmat badhati hui khudse he apna seena uski peeth par dabate hue jaane kya nirikshan kar rahi thi. Arjun samajhta tha in nayi nayi umango ko lekin wo itni jaldi Aanchal ke sath behna nahi chahta tha.
"Aapko darr lag raha hai toh main thoda dhire chalau kya?"
"Darr nahi par atcha lag raha hai. Dhoop me mujhe bhi jyada ghoomna pasand nahi lekin jaha ye coaching class hai udhar he market aur mera college bhi hai. Ghar bhi gol chowk se najdeek he hai lekin main itni jaldi wapis nahi jaane wali kahi tum ye soch kar aaye ho.", Ab jaise he Aanchal ne apni hatheli thik Arjun ke sakht chaati ke phulaav par tikai Arjun ke kaan garam hone lage. Pehle he wo pichle 10 minute se apne chucho ka dabaav itna badha chuki thi ki khud usko samajh aa chuka hoga ki uske ye naram motte chuche Arjun ki peeth se dab kar bas pichak he sakte hai, usme chhed nahi karne wale.
"Aap 2 din se kuch badal si gayi hai aur aapko nahi lagta ki aisi harkate sawaal utha sakti hai? Ye raah galat manzil ki taraf le ja rahi hai aur hum bhi wahi galti dohrayenge toh fir hum me aur unme farak kya raha? Aap badi hai aur ye bhi samajhti hai ki aisa kuch karna toh dur sirf shak hone ki surat me he parinaam bahot bure ho sakte hai.", Arjun ne un safede ke lambe vriksho ke kinare he break laga diye the. Meel ka pathar bata raha tha ke shehar 7 kilometer baaki hai. Aanchal jaise uski poori baat sunn kar thoda peeche ho gayi jaisa Arjun ko lag raha tha lekin wo rani se he utar kar ek taraf aa khadi hui jidhar safed the. Arjun uske chehre par padti dhoop ka bas gehra swaroop dekh pa raha tha, gehre chasme ki peeche se. Lekin uske baad Aanchal ne jaise palak jhapakne se pehle he uske hontho se honth bhida kar chehra peeche kiya toh Arjun ke paanv kaanmp uthe. Wo Aanchal ki taraf na dekh sadak par dhyaan dene laga jaise aisa karte hue kisi ne dono ko dekh na liya ho. Par waisa kuch nahi tha.
"Dekh lo atche se dekh lo ki koyi bahar wala he sawaal poochne toh nahi aa raha lekin tumhe pareshan karne se pehle jawaab main dungi. Aakhir karne wali bhi toh main he hu na. Tum khudko samajhte kya ho Arjun? Yahi ki tum sabki pareshaniya khatam kar sakte ho, galat sahi ko dhoond sakte ho? Kisi ko dukhi nahi dekh sakte? Koyi bhi aa kar apna kaam tumhe saunp de toh usko karke khush hone ka dikhawa kar dete ho? Tumhara bhi ek sach hai jis se tum jaan kar bhi anjaan ho. Lekin maine jo 2 din pehle wali raat me jana uske baad bhale he dukh jyada hua lekin khud ke ladki hone ka bhi toh pata chala jaha tum mere sath the. Waha mujhe laga tha ki agar main kisi insaan ke sath surakshit hu toh wo tum ho. Andar jo log the wo insaan nahi the aur jo bahar mere sath tha wo chahta toh kuch bhi kar sakta tha aur main bas goongi bani rehti. Shuruaat me wahi khauf tha na meri aankhon me jab tumne mera mooh band kiya tha?",Arjun is behas ko ek ankahe sach ki taraf jata dekh bas khamosh khada raha.
"Maine ye kukarm dasiyo baar dekha hai mere ghar par lekin us raat se jyada ghinona pehle kabhi nahi tha. Par tum sath the mere, chahe asal zindagi me hum ek dusre se anjaan he hai lekin waha tum the jo mujhe sambhale hue the. Wahi maine soch liya tha ki mama ya maa toh plan banate rahenge par unse pehle mera adhikar main tumhe de kar un dono ko bata dungi ki jo chahte the wo ab nahi mil sakta. Aur tumne bhi toh mere aankhon par kiss karke koyi vada kiya tha na Arjun?", Arjun toh itne spasht khulase se bebas he ho chala tha lekin wo fir bhi ek aur koshish karna chahta tha kyonki Aanchal agar uske khayaal me nahi bhi thi toh uska sath dena bhi uske liye khatre se kam nahi tha.
"Main samajh sakta hu lekin mera irada toh waisa nahi tha na aur ye aap jaanti hai atche se. Is tarah agar unka saamna karna hota toh aapki jagah aisa main nahi karta? Aapki maa ko main aapke prayog se na kaabu karta? Lekin is se bua ek baar ko toh bebas ho jaati ho par Vinod chacha ka kya? Jo badlaav main Vinod chacha me laane ki koshish kar raha hu wo badalne ki jagah mujhe he dushman samajhne lagte. Bua ek pal ko maan bhi leti ki unki chori ko pakad kar ab hum ye sab unke saamne kar sakte hai par wo jab khaali hath us shaksh ke paas jaati jo ye sab ghinone shadyantra rache baitha hai toh wo iski sajah unke sath sath aapko bhi deta. Aapka mere kareeb aana sirf aapke he nahi bahot se logo ke liya pareshani bann sakta hai. Main ye kal raat bhi keh sakta tha par shayad main samjha nahi pata udhar."
"Tum ab bhi nahi samjha sakte Arjun. Tum mujhe bachane ki baat kyun karte ho? Aisa kyun nahi kehte ki mujhe saamna karna chahiye aur majboot rehna chahiye. Ek din tum toh laut jaoge, Vinod na sahi par koyi aur wahi maang karega unke jaisi. Kismat se main pehle bhi ek baar bachi hu kyonki maa ka plan toh pehle bhi ek baar aisa he karne ka hua tha mere sath apne us aashiq ke sath jisko tum nahi jaante par tab kismat shayad meharban thi ki wo aadmi kisi ghatna me mara gaya nahi toh na maa itna waqt yaha gaanv me rukti aur na mama ko wo sapne dikhati. Fir bhi tumhari baat maan leti hu, kyonki chahat ek tarfa ho aur usme kuch jabardasti ya bebasi toh ishq ka naam badal jata hai. Har baar bachane kismat aur tum nahi hone wale lekin chalo jaisi tumhari marji, sarve dukh-harta sarve sukh-karta.. apna na soche, na soche apno ka..", Ye gungunahat sabse teekha baan tha jo Arjun ke mann-mastishk par Aanchal ki vyatha, dasha aur chahat se bhi adhik gehra vaar kar gaya. Is baar Aanchal phir se Arjun ke peeche baith chuki thi lekin sparsh toh dur, uske vastra ka dhaga tak Arjun ke kareeb na tha. Khamoshi ke beech safar mushkil se kata lekin jaise taise poora ho gaya.
"Idhar se left aur fir gol chakkar se straight. Dur se he XXXX coaching center dikh jaayega left line me.", Arjun ko motorcycle rok kar us coaching center ka bada ishtihaar padhte dekh ye pehli baat thi jo Aanchal nahi kahi thi pichle 15 minute me. Aur wo bhi shukriya kehte hue jaise bataya gaya waise he chal diya. Khuli saaf sadke aur hara-bhara gol chowk jaha din ke ujale me bhi fuhara chal raha tha. Rang-birangi gaaiyan apni nirdharit ya us se bhi kam gati se chalti har taraf. Kahi kahi ladke ladkiyan bhi jode ke roop me vriksho ki chhaya me paidal chalte dikhe jaise wo log bhi aise he sansthano par padhai karte honge. Peeli chaadar chadhe kaale tempu, jo jagah jagah ruk kar sawariyan baitha ya utaar rahe the. Taaji sabziiyon ki rehdiyan, kahi nashte ke thele aur dukano ke aage paani ka chhidkaav karte dukaandar ya mulajim. Abhi se ye bajar aur shehar ka khaas hissa vyast dikhai pad raha tha. Kayi najre in dono ki bhi dekhti aur bataye pate ke kareeb he jaise ladkiyon ka khaas prashikshan sansthaan bhi tha jaha kayi chote chote jhund apni apni pehchan aur dosti ke hisaab se khade the, sabhi ladkiyan. Kuch ladke jarur udhar se dhimi raftar me gujarte inhe dekh kar he khush ho rahe the aur shayad inme se bhi 2-4 hongi jo kisi ko muskura kar dekhti toh kisi ko mooh bana kar.
"Lagda munda bahar toh aaya. Vekh tah sahi, mashook naal hai es karke ni vekh reha menu nai tah ehda kade hoya ke kise ne Jeenat nu igonre kitta hove?", Arjun ki duniya jaise jyadatar safed neele tak he simti thi kapdo ke maamle me aur itne tagde aur aakarshak chehre wale yuvak ko chamchamati laal bullet motorcycle ka stand lagane ke baad apne sath aayi ladki se kaagj lene ke baad bagal wale sansthaan me jaate dekh kareeb he khadi in khoobsurat si balaon me se sabse tej-taraar wali ne apne dil ki keh he di. Aanchal wahi inke kareb motorcycle ki seat se tek lagaye thi. Ye ladiyan hadd se jyada he chanchal aur bebaak jaan padti thi jo ab Aanchal ko he dekh rahi thi Arjun ke jaane ke baad. Lambi, khoobsurat aur ek jaise pehrave me jinke sansthan ka darwaja jaise abhi band tha jaha likha tha IELTS/Air Hostess.
"Idhar ka toh nahi lagta Jeenat lekin teri baat sahi hai. Handsome hai tabhi akdu hai aur kamine ki girlfriend naraaj jaan padti hai jaise kahi aur jana tha lekin aa kahi aur gaye.. Hahaha..", Ye wali bhi utne he teekhe andaaj ki nikli jo Aanchal ke bujhe hue chehre ka majaak bana rahi thi.
"Seedha bol na Dolphin me jana chahti thi par ranjha iska dakhila karane le aaya. Kasam se bas ye ek baar hath pakad le na toh bolne se pehle panty utaar du. Jaalim ne toh dekha tak nahi najar ghuma kar. Haaye ri kismat jo sohna hota hai wahi fuddu kyu banaya? Marjana trainer laar tapkata firta hai jisko koyi dekhna nahi chahta aur fir aise bhi log hote hai.", Teesri wali ke toh iraade he spasht the jo seedha bister se he baat shuru karna chahti thi.
"Oh rehne de kamliye jyada na udd. Jitna tagda hai na teri panty ke sath kuch aur bhi faad dena usne. Dekh aaya bahar aur sath me dhilla bhi aaya iske toh. Jarur sala kisi bade ghar ki aulaad hai nahi toh ye master toh bas andar jaane ke baad shutter gira ke he jata dikhta hai.", Jeenat ki baat par in dono ladkiyon ke sath sath inke vichaar sunn rahi khamosh Aanchal bhi udhar galiyare me dekhne lagi jo center ke bahar tha. Takriban 45-46 baras ka wo vyakti jiske sar ke beecho beech chaand nikla tha lekin chehre par rutbe ki chamak thi, Arjun ka hath dono hath me pakde hans hans kar aise baatein kar raha tha jaise dono he bachpan ke yaar ho. Andar aane jaane wale bache aur unke abhibhavko ko rasta dete ye dono darwaje se thoda dur khade ho gaye par in charo ki najar ke saamne he rahe.
"Ae tum teeno kaha lagi ho? Trainer aur Madam nahi aaye abhi tak?", Ye chauthi ladki abhi tempu se utar kar thodi duri se chalti hui seedha in teeno ke pas aa ruki.
"Mini udhar dekh jo saamne hai, trainer kahi kulche chole thoos raha hoga. Madam na aane wali 10 se pehle.", Apni saheliyon ko us yuvak par aankhe gadaaye dekh ye ladki thoda sa peeche ho gayi.
"Oye, tum paagal toh nahi jo sare-aam besharmo ki tarah Arjun ko dekh rahi ho. Unhone dekh liya toh meri shaamat aa jaani hai.", Ye ladki jaise atche se Arjun ko jaanti thi, ya gaanv ki he thi.
"Arjun naam hai uska?"
"Dhire bol Jeenu, ye didi jo idhar khadi hai na wo inke nana chote pradhan hai. Arjun unka pauta hai aur wo khel mele me inhone he challenge diya hai.", Uski haalat dekh ye ladkiyan bhi thoda peeche sarak gayi par mudda abhi bhi Arjun he tha.
"Matlab ye dono bhai-behan hai? Aur tu naam le kar baat kar rahi hai par 'inhone' bhi keh rahi hai. Waise ye challenge kare toh main kuch bhi karne ko tyaar hu. Baat karwa de bas ek baar aur jaisi party kahegi waisi dungi. Line saaf hai jab ye bhai behan hue toh."
"Oye wo umar me saal 2 saal chote hai aur naam lene ke liye unhone he kaha par pind ke maalik hai ek tarah se. Aur tum log apne mann se kuch bhi soch baithi thi in dono ke baare me?", Abhi ye Mini kuch aur kehti us se pehle wo kendra pramukh aur Arjun tehalte hue motorcycle tak chale aaye. Aanchal ka parichaya karwate samay Arjun ki najar is dekhi hui ladki par gayi toh wo un dono ko wahi chhod iske kareeb chala aaya.
"Toh hamari Minakshi ji yaha se flight attendent ka course kar rahi hai? Kal aapka badminton match jyada nahi dekh saka uske liye sorry, kaam tha kuch toh Shahid bhaiya ke sath jana pada. Waise apni friends se nahi milwayengi.", Arjun ko apne saamne khada dekh baaki teeno ko toh saanp he soongh gaya par ye Minakshi halke josh ke sath muskuraai Arjun dwara itna samman diye jaane par.
"Ji ye Jeenat hai, ye Gagandeep Kaur hamare saamne wale pind se hai aur ye Sakshi hai. Sakshi aur Jeenat yahi city se he hai aur teeno meri batchmate ke sath sath college se he friends hai. Aur aap hai Arjun Sharma ji, baaki toh main bata he chuki hu jaisa tum log pooch rahi thi.", Ab Arjun akela hans raha tha aur wo teeno najre jhukaye mann he maan apni saheli ko gaaliyan de rahi thi. Minakshi bhi Arjun ko apne sath khada dekh halke se muskuraai.
"It's alright and sorry coz I'm in hurry due to some important work but we'll meet and catch up soon, definately at a better place. Allow me Minakshi and keep this 'ji' aside. Bbye Jeenat, Gagan and Sakshi ji.", Aur jaane se pehle Arjun ne Minakshi se aupcharik hath milaya jo uski saheliya dekh rahi thi. Aanchal idhar dekhne ke sath un mahashaya se bhi thodi bahot jaankari le rahi thi jo Arjun ke aate he samapt hui.
"Aapka bahot bahot shukriya Goel sir aur college wali baat hum sunday ko karte hai. Narinder chacha ji ne file toh pass karwa pehle he karwa di thi aur kal main shaam ko yahi leta aaunga Kumar sahab ke idhar se.", Arjun ne jaise ye baat aapsi jaankari me kahi thi jo in dono ko he samajh aayi.
"Yar tum aane ka kasht mat karna, main thoda pehle nikal lunga center band karke. Waise ye kaam itna jaldi hone ki ummeed kisi ko nahi thi lekin wo kehte hai na ki 'hope and scope are beyond probability'. Hahaha. Jaldi milte hai bas phone kar dena."
"Very true sir. Lekin hum kal he milte hai aur thik 5 baje main he aata hu aapke pas. Kuch important hua toh sunday se pehle ek baar dada ji se discuss kar lenge.", Ab saamne wale ne bas sar jhuka diya hanste hue aur unhe alvida kehta Arjun bhi Aanchal ke sath nikal liya yaha se aage.
"Tu toh badi chhupi rustam nikli Mini aur ye kaunsa match dikha rahi thi tu is angrej ko? Milne ka bol kar gaya hai aur nahi milne aaya toh main he aa jaungi tere ghar. Haaye usne toh tera hath bhi pakda aur mujhe sahi se dekha bhi nahi. Pakka chakkar hain na tera koyi.?", Jeenat toh unke jaate he Minakshi ke peeche he padd gayi thi. Badle me Minakshi ki halki muskaan aur sharam jaise unki baat ko aadha sach bhi bata rahi thi.
"Kal yonex ka raquet gift kiya tha jaisa tumhe pata hai ki main roj badminton khelne jaati hu hamare sports center par. Aur waha bahot sa naya samaan lagwaya hai jis se baaki log bhi exercise kar sake ya khel sake. Main khush thi isliye pooch liya tha ke raquet test karne ke liye. Sath nahi khele par thoda match dekh kar chale gaye apne kaam se. Aur tum jaisa soch rahi ho waisa nahi hai.", Minakshi ki chahat aur uski baatein ek dusre ka sath nahi de rahi thi aur ye uski saheliyan bhi jaan gayi jab kankhiyon se wo ja chuke Arjun ko talshti lagi.
"Pata nahi ab tu hamare sath khel rahi hai ya tera dil uske sath khelna chahta hai? Usne apne hatho se pehla gift toh de diya hai tujhe ab tu usko gift deti hai ya us se pehle main he party de du?", Jeenat ne apni is khoyi hui saheli se ye kehne ke sath baaki dono ko aankh maar kar sath dene ka ishara diya.
"Haan yar zaalim sach me dil le gaya aur ab panty main usko khud de dungi.. Matlab party. Mini ka toh kuch hai nahi aisa waisa.", Ye wahi dusri khoobsurat bala thi jiska naam Sakshi tha. Jaha ye Jeenat aur Sakshi aadhunik hone ke sath thode bindaas swabhaav ki thi wahi Gagandeep ek bhare jism ki jyada aadhunik toh nahi bebaak jarur thi. Minakshi inse alag thi baatchit ke maamle me lekin uska shaant sa aakarshan bhari padta tha baaki teeno par.
"Abhi bas dosti hai jiske liye poori raat aur agla din kaise kata ye sirf main jaanti hu. Aur himmat karke dosti ki pehal ki toh kismat ne ishara bhi aisa diya ki zaalim tohfa de gaye najrane me. Tum chahe party do ya panty, kismat yuhi meharbaan hui toh baahen meri hongi aur wajood inka uske darmiyaan. Chal tera khaas trainer aa gaya, chole kulche thoos ke.", Minakshi inse aage chalti hui kendra me dakhil hui toh ye dhimi gati se uske peeche.
"Usko pyaar karne de, main tere sath wo panty wali party ka plan banati hu. Gaggu darling, tere anaar bhi pakk chuke hai. Pehalwaan sara rass nichod dega bas dikhane ki deri hai.", Jeenat ki aisi besharmi bhari baat par Sakshi toh uske sath he hans di lekin Gagandeep apne kameej ko vyavasthit karti hui ubhre seene ko chhupane lagi.
"Agar wo pyaar karne lagi hai toh main uske liye khush hu yar. Anaar wahi nichodega jo inka eklauta maalik banega. Dusri sachhai ye bhi hai jo mujhe pehle nahi pata thi ki Arjun ne khel me challenge diya hai aur hamara toh poora pind he jaise pagal hua pada jab se ye khabar uthi hai. Main nahi jaanti ki wo sab kya hai aur ladkiyon ke beech iski charcha bhi nahi hoti par bade bujurg kehte hai ki asli raja lauta hai jo mele ke sath sabke jiwan me rang bhar dega, agar jeeta toh. Bhagwaan waisa he kare.", Gagan ki baatein inhe kitni samajh aayi ye toh kehna mushkil tha kyonki wo bhitar ja chuki thi aur ye dono ek taraf bathroom me.
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"Tum yahi baitho, main paani laati hu.", Ghar ke bahar he ek office tha jiska shutter band dekh kar Aanchal ne us lohe ke gate par laga tala kholne ke baad apne ghar me pravesh karne ke baad wapis darwaja laga diya. PP Sharma ka ghar shehar me tha aur wo bhi atche ilaake me. 250 gaj ke is ghar me he bahar usne apna ek office banaya hua tha aur gaadi bahar he khadi ki jaati thi office ke aage bane shed ke niche. Arjun is chaude galiyare aur chhatt ki chhaya me chalta hua bas khamoshi se he kabhi Aanchal ko toh kabhi is ghar ki sanrachna ko dekhta raha. Galiyara khatam hote he ye khula aangan tha jiske upar chhatt aur ek taraf dusri manzil ke liye sidhiya bani thi. Bahar wale office me jaane ka darwaja idhar bhi tha aur hall ke us paar rasoi aur aage kamre. Hall behad vyavasthit tha jaha kaleen, sofe, television aur khaane ki mej jiske sath 6 kursi lagi thi. Rasoighar aur kamro se pehle laal rang ka refrigerator tha jiska button chalu tha.
"Nahi paani ki jarurat nahi hai, agar aapne peena hai toh thik hai. Bas apne kapde aur jaruri kitabe pack kar lijiye.", Ab tak Aanchal tray me paani le kar bahar nikal aayi thi aur Arjun ke mana karne par gilas wahi table par rakhti hui wapis rasoi me jaate hue boli.
"Main wapis nahi ja rahi udhar. Waise bhi kal mama ne waha jana hai toh idhar papa akele honge aur 3 din main class he laga lungi. Tum ja sakte ho.", Arjun ko dekhe bina wo dupatta fridge ke pas he khunti par taang kar kamre me chali gayi. Jaise ghar ki saaf-safaai shuru karne wale ho. Arjun kuch pal toh is andekhi ko jhelta raha phir apne aap he uske kadam saamne wale kamre ki aur badh chale jaha abhi tak koyi light nahi jali thi. Kadmo ki aahat na hone ki wajah se Aanchal toh usko aate na dekh saki par wo us shayankaksh ke ek kone me bas kapde se kuch saaf kar rahi thi, darwaje ki taraf peeth kiye. Arjun ka saya jabtak dikhaai deta uski kamar aur stanno ke beech wala hissa Arjun ki baahon me qaid tha. Kanpte hatho ne wo sajawat ka samaan niche gira diya. Aanchal ki bhigi aankhon me dekhne se pehle Arjun ne apne honth us nirvastra gale par rakhte hue kuch giraft bhi majboot kar di.
"Aapko main sabse mehfooj rakhne ki koshish kar raha tha lekin dekh lijiye aisa karna kitna mushkil kar diya hai khud aapne. Bachaav ki jagah saamna karne ki baat toh keh di, lekin kiska saamna karna hai ye samjhi nahi. Main aapko khud se dur nahi kar raha bas itna chahta hu ki aap is sabse bahar rahe. Phir jaisa aap chahti hai Arjun wahi karega. Lekin aise sabki najro se dur bas hamare ekaant me.", Arjun ki sargoshi se Aanchal ne apna gaal he uske hontho par laga diya. Arjun ka itna majboot sparsh aur aise chipakna Aanchal ko sabse naya ehsaas de gaya jisme aakhirkar wo tanha nahi thi. Mulayam gaalo par Arjun ka chumban aur uske aage fisalte jana. Aanchal ne khud he apne honth uske hotho se jodd diye. Kitna adhbhutt tha itne majboot aur bade jism ka usko apne me samet lena.
"Aahh. kya kar rahe ho? Papa aa sakte hai. kapde par nishaan?", Arjun toh usko goad me utha bister par he le aaya tha. Usko apne upar chhaya dekh Aanchal ne chehra ghuma liya jaise shuturmurg Shikari ko dekh apni aankh band karke samajhe ki wo surakshit hai. Un motte stanno par Arjun ki hathli ka wajan padte he Aanchal ne chehra uske saamne kar liya. Bas itne me he uski haalat kharab ho chuki thi aur is baar Arjun ne un laal adhro ko jee bhar ke nichoda jab tak swayam Aanchal ne he apni jeebh uske mooh me qaid na kar di. Kamar ki taraf se Arjun ne apna jism us se dur he rakha tha lekin stanno ki narmi aur golaai ka anubhav lene ke liye pakad majboot karte he Aanchal palat gayi.
"Jaanta hu ki abhi aane wala toh koyi nahi par aap jo chahat rakhti hai wo bhi is tarah shuru nahi hoti. Ghar chalte hai na. Pyaar se har roj kuch samay sath bitane ka vaada mera lekin wo naya badlaav bas mere tak aur mere liye. Ghar me kisi ke saamne kuch nahi. Unhe dikhna ye chahiye ki hamari dosti hone lagi hai. Phir khud fansla karna ki suit ki fikar karni hai ya naya suit lena hai.", Arjun ne uthne se pehle Aanchal ko baahon me le kar thoda aur pyaar diya, baal sahi karne ke sath halki si chapat kulho par lagate hue. Uske suljhe hue avtaar aur aisi samjhadari par Aanchal ne galti swikaar kar li. Ab usko yu Arjun ke pehlu me letna kisi sapne sa he lag raha tha.
"Mujhe wo bhi karna hai aur tum sab pyaar se karoge. Koyi fareb nahi ki mujhe mana liya toh fir dur bhagte rahoge.", Aanchal ki utsukta aur chahat sunn kar Arjun halke se hanste hue uske dono gaal hatho me le kar jawab dene laga.
"Suit naya dilwane ka mera matlab wahi tha. Lekin jab ehsaas zindagi me pehli baar ho raha ho toh usko lamba jeena chahiye. Manzil paane ke baad aksar uski kadar kam kar dete hai insaan. Dosti, thoda pyaar aur sabki ijjatt, chahe wo laayak ho ya na ho. Nahi toh fir bathroom toh hai he."
"Chhii.. tum bhoole nahi us baat ko?"
"Khoobsurat pal yaad rakhne chahiye aur is baar har din aisa ek na ek pal toh main dene he wala hu. Ab kapde aur books pack karo, nikalte hai.", Arjun uth kar kapde sahi karne laga toh is baar Aanchal ne usko baahon me lete hue chooma.
"jaisa tum kahoge waisa he hoga. Nahi saamna karti maa ka aur na wo sab. Bas wo log atche nahi hai aur tum mama ko jaan chuke ho na."
"Wo meri sardardi hai aur in mama ji ko toh kal he thik kar denge, dekhti jao. Chalte hai ab.", Kulhe par fir se thapki padte he Aanchal turant alag ho gayi.
"Dekh rahi hu tum idhar kuch jyada he hath maarte ho."
"Check karta hu ki badi ho gayi ho ya time lagega. Badi ho gayi ho.", Aanchal hansti hui is se bhi agle kamre me chali gayi. Ab wo khamoshi aur gussa nahi tha jo safar shuru hone par hua tha. Agle 5 minute baad dono he wapis chal nikle the. Arjun raste yaad karta hua har taraf dhyaan de raha tha aur Aanchal uske peeche is baar dono paanv alag disha me karke thik premika ki tarah chipki baithi thi. Bag ka bahana jarur tha jo beech me rakha tha, par jism chipakne se wo chota sa bag bhi nahi rok sakta tha. Arjun ne aakhir is preyasi ko bhi shishe me utaar liya tha apne mutabik. Abse wo Damini ka saamna nahi karne wali thi.
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Avsar (A)
"Inder ka phone tha papa. Wo keh raha hai ki abhi 2 din usko kaam ki wajah se bahar rehna padega.", Shankar baithak se bahar nikal kar aangan me aaya tha aur uske pita bagiche me paudho ko paani dene ke baad abhi saans durust karne me lage the. Kaushalya ji aan Muskaan ke sath Babita ke gaanv jaane wali thi jis wajah se Shankar itni jaldi tayar tha. Abhi subah ke 6 he toh baje the.
"Hmmm. Parso subah tak laut aayega ya uske ye 2 din kal aur parso samet hai? Aaj Raju ko bol deta hu ki wo ghar par he rahe. Main le jaunga tumari maa ko udhar Rammehar ki taraf. Kuch kaam bhi hai waha aur teri pareshani bhi kam hogi aise.", Rameshwar ji kameej pehan kar button lagate hue Shankar se bhi baatchit kar rahe the. Rupali apni daadi ke sath waha nashta le aayi thi jisko Shankar ji ne 500 rupaye pakda diye jaise ye uski jebkharchi thi. Rupali ko bhi ab jhijhak nahi hoti thi jis tarah se kuch he samay me wo purn sadasya aur Shankar-Rekha ki vastavik beti ban chuki thi.
"Keh toh raha hai ki kal raat tak laut aayega par uski raat 8 baje se subah 4 ke beech kuch bhi ho sakti hai papa, aap toh jaante he hai. Waise kal aap ghar bhi deri se aaye aur aane ke baad bas aadha gilas doodh pee kar so bhi gaye. Sab thik toh hain na papa?", Shankar ne aaj nashte me ruchi na dikhate hue pehle apne pita ke mann ko tatolna behtar samjha. Jabki hamesha ki tarah aaj bhi jawaab dono ki plate lagati Kaushalya ji ne he diya.
"Mujhe aajtak ye samajh nahi aaya ki kyun ye apne dada ji ke swargvaas wale din aise ho jaate hai.? Kal unki punyatithi thi Shankar aur ye aise din bhi ghar me unke liye koyi pooja path he nahi karwate. Naam he le lena chahiye ji kam se kam. Aaj beta pooch raha hai toh isko he jawaab de do nahi toh kal ko Arjun poochne laga toh aapke nahi batane se wo pahoch jaayega aapke dada ki bhi maa ki kokh tak ye poochne ki kya wajah hai.", Kaushalya ji ke jawaab par aaj pehli baar tha ki Pandit ji muskuraye nahi the.
"Rehne do na maa, kyun subah subah is baat ko khinch rahi ho. Humne toh dekha bhi nahi papa ke dada ji ko toh kya farak padta hai jab jaankari he na ho. Hogi koyi wajah ya papa dard baantna nahi chahte honge.", Shankar ko apni pairvi karte dekh Rameshwar ji ne apni khamoshi bhang ki.
"Ab tumne toh unhe dekha nahi jo hamare pita ke bhi pita the lekin hum apne he pita ko nahi samajh paaye kabhi. Haan unke jaise hum kabhi nahi ban sakte kyonki wo ghar ki dehleej se bahar nikalte he sabhi ko ek samaan dekhte the, phir chahe gali me hum he kyun na dikh jaaye. Munshi ji wahi jawaab-sawaal kar lete the. Aisa nahi hai ke hamare pita kathor the ya ziddi, wo naramdil insaan the. Hamare dada ji ka dehant nahi hua tha, balki unki hatya kar di gayi thi aur iske parinaam swaroop koyi aadha darjan shakk me aane wale apni jaan ganwa baithe. Dada ji ki laash ko ghar tak bhi nahi laya gaya tha aur nadi kinare he aaj ke din bas sanskaar kar diya. Main toh tha bhi nahi waha aur na hamare Pandit ji ne iski soochna tak bhijwai. Poochne par maa ne he bataya ki apradhbodh hai hamare pita ko jo unhone pandit ho kar astra utha liya. Lekin ab ho gaya jo hona tha par pita ka pind, shraad toh dur ki baat hai tasvire tak hata di agar wo kahi thi bhi. Log har ghar me marte hai par kya hum waha tala jadd de? Inder ne yahi kiya tha kya? Haweli par Raghuvir ne toh na pehredar bithaye par ye hamare Pandit ji jaane kis aatmglani me fans gaye jo dada ji ki har nishaani dur kar di. Hum apne pita par sandeh nahi kar sakte Shankar. Wo sachmuch dev-aatma the jinke liye ek navjaat praani aur bujurg me koyi farak nahi tha, sewabhaav dono ke liye. Jo vyakti har jiwan ka mehtva swikarta ho, wo kaise itni jaan le sakta hai? Aur fir uske pashchataap me apne he pita se dur hona? Hume ghar me naam lene aur pooja path ki manahi thi dada ji ki par ghar se bahar hum kar sakte hai. Haan koyi bhi stree waisa nahi kar sakti isliye bache toh bas main aur piddi. Wo laadla bhi tha unka chahe mujhe mere dada angrez bol dete the gusse me lekin sneh mere sath bhi tha. Ab wajah bata di bhaagwan toh roti bhi khila do?", Rameshwar ji the thode gambhir he abhi lekin Kaushalya ji mand mand hansti hui unhe khana parosne lagi.
"Bada ajeeb fainsla tha unka aur kya yahi wajah hai ki wo apni bhi tasvir ke khilaaf the? Udhar bhi unki photo nahi lagi, sirf daadi ki hai aur yaha toh daadi ki bhi nahi.", Shankar ke sawaal jaise aaj he shuru hone the.
"Ja ke pooch le beta tu he unse. Tu school jaane laga tha tab tak wo mere kaan khinch dete the ki ye kaise kar diya? Wo cheej waha se kyun uthai? Tu Inder ko samjhata nahi thoda bhi. Main karta hu kya tumhare sath kuch aisa? Aur wo toh bade the fir unhone ye baat na kahi Inder se. Byaaj jyada pyara hota hai aur uske badle bete ki khinchaai kar lo."
"Aap bhi yahi karte ho thaanedar sahab. Aksar bete baap pe he jaate hai.", Kaushalya ji ke tanj se ab Shankar bhi hansne laga tha. Uske pita bahot kam bar he aise khijte dekhe the usne.
"Arre bhaagwan, main unke sath jyada raha nahi aur jo raha wo piddi ka piddi reh gaya. Raghuvir he badhiya tha jiski ek samay tak unse dosti bhi ho gayi thi. Aur is Shankar ne bade jhande gaad diye. Beta baap pe jata hai lekin isne toh jo aulaad bhi paida kari wo bhi mera baap. Meri jawani tak Pandit ji sawaal karte rahe aur budhape me socha tha chain se rahunga lekin unhone toh thaan liya tha ke chain nahi lene dunga. Bhej diya Arjun, jo unke sawaal reh gaye honge unhe ye pooch pooch ke bacha khucha chain le leta hai. Chai he pila do ek cup Kaushalya.", Pandit ji ne roti se pehle he hath rok diye.
"Haan ye toh aapne aaj sach bol he diya. Isliye kayi baar gusse me usko 'mere baap' bol dete ho aur waise baat uski aa jaaye toh fir kisi ki sunte bhi nahi ho. Hum sabko toh lagta tha ke bas dada paute ka pyaar hai, par dekh le Shankar aaj inhone wajah batai ki wo kitna khaas hai inke liye.", Maa beta hans rahe the aur unke sath is baar Rameshwar ji bhi.
"Kaushalya, amma ji ek gall kayi vari kehndi hundi si. Insaan duniya vich je apne din likhwa ke aaya hai tah osda ek hisaab jarur rehnda. Oh je sukoon vich duniya toh nahi janda taah osde maksad nu poora karan layi, uparwala kise osde he apne nu wapas bhejda hai duniya vich.' Main maanta nahi tha is sabko aur aaj bhi is yakeen nahi hai. Bas amma ji kehti thi kyonki aisa unka vishwas tha aur mujhe ye yaad raha. Arjun ko dekh kar bas un dono ki yaad aa jaati hai. Jab bache me maa-baap he dikhne lage toh fir kaise main usko andekha kar du.? Aur tumhe bhi is baat par thodi jyada ajaadi bhi mili hai Shankar. Ab tum maa beto ka santri-mantri khelna ho gaya ho toh 2 niwale kha sakta hu?", Rameshwar ji ke itne bemisaal jawab par Kaushalya ji niruttar he ho gayi. Unke pati ne jaise unki bhi aastha ka samman kiya tha amma ji wali baat bata kar aur majaak me he Shankar ko bhi cheta diya ki wo bahot kuch jaante hai lekin ab usko jyada tokte nahi. Ab garma garam nashte ke sath baap-beto ki sadharan si charcha chalti rahi aur Alka ne apni baat ho jaane ke baad Kaushalya ji ko telephone thama diya tha. Arjun unse itni subah he toh baat karta tha aajkal. Aur Shankar jaise aise he ekaant ki pratiksha me tha apne pita ke sameep.
"Inder ne kuch aur bhi bataya hai mujhe papa aur mujhe lagta hai humko is baare me charcha karni chahiye. Ab mujhe bhi lagta hai ki wo dargaah wale akhaade me baat sirf kushti ki he nahi hai aur usme kuch pravdhaan bhi hai, bahot khaas.", Shankar ki baat se Rameshwar ji ne hamesha wala andaaj he dikhaya, sehmati me sar hilana bas.
"Waha toh yahi kaha gaya tha ki ye bas 5 bade gaanv aur unke bhitar aane wale 10-11 chote gaanv tak he ye simit rehta hai. Matlab bas sadharan pehalwan jo inhi chuninda gaanv se vasta rakhte hai wahi dangal me bhaag le sakte hai, wo bhi jaisa niyam hai 2 ka 5 ya uska ulta.", Shankar ke jawab me jo sawaal tha usko sunn kar Rameshwar ji ne pehle apne hath us saaf tolye se paunche aur chai ki ghoont lene ke baad apne bete ki taraf dekha.
"Koyi bhi vyakti jo raj-darbar me sewak ya auhde par ho ya kabhi raha ho, wo chunoti pesh kar sakta hai akele he. Fir saamne hum ho ya Arjun, usko chunoti uthani he padegi. Par aisa humne sirf 2 baar he hote dekha hai wo bhi tum paida nahi hue the ya kaho hamari shaadi bhi nahi hui thi. Pehli baar toh hum swayam 10-11 baras ke rahe honge aur ye dargaah wala mela aisa nahi hota tha jaisa gaanv bann ne ke baad sann 1949 se dikh raha hai. Tab dur daraaj se bhi pratishtit log, bade hukumraan aate the aur drishya alag rehta tha. Jaan bhi li ja sakti thi jisko swayam pita ji ne niyam me badla. Haan toh hum keh rahe the ki 10 baras se kuch upar rahe honge jab akhaade me suraksha-pramukh ne pita ji ko he chunoti de dali thi. Ye jaante hue bhi ki wo dangal nahi karte. Par unhe maidaan me utarna pada tha aur tabhi humne dekha thi ki kyon unhe baapu ji bhi kaha jata tha. Uske baad humne 2 baras mele me bhaag liya, prashikshan janchne ke liye pehli baar aur dusri baar hamare rakt ki wajah se. Sanrakshak ka pariwar chunoti utha sakta tha aur de bhi. Sanyog se jin sena-pramukh ne pita ji ko chunoti di thi, ye unke he chote bhai the, dusri maa se. Raghuvir thoda sanki tha jisne Veer Singh ke sath uski toli ko he bulwa liya akhade ke bhitar. 5-2 ka riwaj aise shuru hua tha lekin bas ek he saal chala kyonki Raghuvir kaayde kam he maanta tha. Phir pabandi lag gayi thi hum dono par he. Suna hai ke pehle khuli chunoti hoti thi aur akhade me khada chahe vijeta he kyun na ho, hunkaar bhari hai toh raj-darbar se talluk rakhne wale kisi bhi vyakti ka saamna karna he padega. Yahi wajah thi ki humne Inder ko us din saja di thi. Ganimat samjho ki inhone dhol nahi bajwaye the aur baat utni dur tak jaane se pehle ye akhaade se nikal aaye. Koyi aa jata toh baat garam ho jaati? Suraksha pramukh aksar iske liye tayar rehte the.", Poora vistaar se varnan karne ke baad ab wo Shankar ko dekh rahe the jaise mann ko tatol rahe ho uske. Aakhir koyi toh aisi baat hogi jo Shankar ne ye jikar kiya ya Narinder ka sandesh sunaya.
"Dhol toh is baar bharpoor baje hai jinki awaaj Himachal tak bhi ja pahuchi. Inder wahi gaya hai kisi kaam se aur udhar bhi koyi chota mota gharana hai ya sampatti ke dekhbhal wale log. Aap ab kya kahenge Arjun ki is bewkoofi ko? Kya maa utni he khush rahegi waha ummeed se alag hone par?"
"Wo bewkoof hota toh ghar baith kar sawaal karta Shankar ya hamari tarah hath par hath rakhe kabhi bagiche toh kabhi baaki dosto me samay barbaad karta. Wo pichle he saal utar sakta tha us akhade me jaisa niyam hai par wo is baar gaya aur usne ye ghoshna bhi samay se pehle he karwai ki Pandit Arjun Sharma, XXXX gram pramukh ye chunoti utha raha hai. Koyi rokne aana chahe toh roke. In shabdo ka matlab samjho Shankar. Wo unhe he lalkar raha hai jo ab hain he nahi aur agar koyi bhula bisra saamne nikla bhi toh is ashwamedh ke Arjun roopi ashwa ko thaam na sakega. Hume chinta kis baat ki thi agar ye sirf akhada he hota? Tumhari kahi baat ko jaante hue he hum asehaj the lekin tumhari maa ne sahi kaha ki uske fainsle ka aadar karna chahiye. Aur hum ab kar bhi rahe hai kyonki badal toh sakte nahi."
"Toh aap maante hai ki aapne usko vasiyat aur adhikar de kar kuch galti ki hai? Wo nasamajh hai aur agar ek pratishat bhi aisa hua ki saamne dardbar se he koyi takrane aa gaya toh baat hath se bhi ja sakti hai."
"Lagta hai tumhe hindi samajh nahi aati Shankar. Hum pita ji ki vasiyat ke kabhi bhi haqdaar the he nahi, sirf pratinidhi the. Unhone ye vasiyat aise buni thi jaise makdi ka jala ho koyi. Main aur Raghuvir isme samaan adhikar rakhte the, gawahi tumhare chacha Krishan ki thi aur tasdeek khud mehal ke pamukh karenge ki waris is laayak hai bhi ya nahi. Isme ek hastashep ka adhikar waaris ki mata ka bhi rakha gaya tha kyonki pita ji ke liye maa shabd ki he paribhasha bhagwan se badh kar thi. Jis wajah se pehle isme Kaushalya aur Purnima bhabhi ka naam tha iqbalnama dene ke liye jo tumhari maa ne Rekha bahu ka karwa diye 4 nalayak aur ek maha-nalayak dekhne ke baad. Tum un 4 me he ho beta, wo maha-nalayak sabse chote wala Vinod hai. Koyi bhi pita ji aur mehal ki sharto par khara nahi utra aur Arjun 13 ki umar me he Raghuvir se ye haq le gaya. Krishan ne toh pehle he us kararnaame par dastak kiye hai jaise usko khud jaldi ho ki wo mukt ho kar apne kheto me chipka rahe. Tumhari maa ne Sushila ki ghar wapsi par he Rekha se baat karke uski sehmati le li aur hume khud Rani Saundarya ka sandesh mila ki wo Arjun se prabhavit hai aur kuch sawaal chahti hai us se karne lekin pehle main vasiyat pe apni sehamti de kar iski pushti kar du. Mujhe karna pada waisa.", Shankar ka toh dimaag he kaam karna band ho gaya itne lambe chaude niyam aur vasiyat ki uljhi si sharte sunn kar.
"Aur fir unhone baat karne se pehle he mohar laga di? Wo hai he kitna bada papa aur chalo samajhdar hai ye main maanta hu lekin jimmewari? Itni badi jimmewari sambhalne laayak nahi hai abhi wo."
"De kaun raha hai usko jimmewari? Jab tak wo 25 ka nahi ho jata wo us vasiyat aur us se hone wali aamdani ka ek paisa bhi apne upar nahi kharch sakta. Haan usko kuch adhikar mil gaye hai chaupal me baithne ke, choti moti saja dene aur mamle sunn ne ke. Mehal tak baat karne ja sakta hai agar kuch pareshani ho gaanv ke vikaas me. Sanrakshak hum he hai uske filhal."
"Bahot sahi baat kahi aapne. Ye fainsle chote mote hai aur jab adhikar milega toh kya wo mehal me ja baithega?"
"Ho sakta hai, main is par kya tippani du. Jaise niyam banaye gaye the unhe bas Arjun he poora kar paaya aur rahi baat chhote hone ki toh wo 8 kaksha me he tumhare Gajju aur apne guru ko patakhni de chuka hai. Rishta bhula kar kabhi abhyaas karna chaho toh yakeen dilata hu wo band nasse khol dega tumhari. Hamare pita ji ki peeth jiwan bhar koyi mitti par na tika saka aur iski bhi nahi tikne wali, saamne kaagaj aur kalam padi hai.", Rameshwar ji ka ye abhimaan tha ya Arjun par khud se bhi adhik bharosa, lekin tha bejod.
"Saamne kaagaj aur kalam se kya hoga?"
"Likh lo bhai hamari baat ko. Kal hum na rahe toh bhi tumhare paas saboot hoga ke hum jhooth nahi bole the. Wo jab jab ghutne tika kar saans bharega, saamne wala jitna bada daitya ho fir apne paanv par khada nahi rehne wala. Chalo aaj ke liye bahot ho gayi chanda-mama aur betal katha. Ja kar apna kaam dhaam dekho, main retired hua hu lekin kaam mujhe bhi bahot hai. Filhaal toh driver ki naukri mili hai kuch ghante ki.", Rameshwar ji bhojan karke ab uth chuke the aur unhe jyada dilchaspi apne paute ki awaaj sunn ne ki thi jaha daadi paute jaane kis behas me lage the. Shankar bhi kalaai ghadi me samay dekhte hue bhitar chal diya. Apni biwi ke shayan kaksh se is masoom ko sust chaal me nikalte dekh pehle toh usko maathe par pyaar diya aur fir khud kamre me chale gaye. Ritu abhi aur sona chahti thi isliye daadi ke kamre ki taraf badh gayi.
"Aap? Nashta lagwau aapke liye? Bas kamra sahi karwaya hai abhi Komal se aur Ritu nahane gayi hai.", Rekha khud bhi jaise nahane ke baad pooja karke faarig hui thi abhi abhi. Kamre me he rehna hota tha isliye saree badal kar ek sadharan se aadhi baah ke sooti gown me khud ko samete thi. Jaane kya raaj tha is bemisaal khoobsurti ka jo is vyathit pal me bhi saftik si chamakti barkaraar thi. Apne pati ko saamne dekh bister se takiye thik karke wo kinare par he baith gayi. Saamne wali mej ke kareeb rakhi kursi par khud Shankar ji.
"Nahi, maine papa ke sath kar liya hai aur ab nikalne he wala hu kaam pe. Tumse kuch jaruri baat karni thi, baad me pata nahi yaad rehti ya nahi."
"Ab jaruri baat toh baad me bhi yaad rahegi nahi toh fir jaruri kaise hui ji?", Rekha ne toh jaise unhe baat shuru karne se pehle he bhedna shuru kar diya jis par wo anmane dhang se muskuraye jaise filhal ye uphaas ka waqt nahi. Darwaja baithe hue dhakel kar band karne ke baad unhone wo jaruri baat prarambh ki jisko shayad bhool bhi sakte the.
"Hamari kheti aur bagiche wali saari jameen ki sanrakshak tum ho, maa ki taraf wali ki Komal, tumhare pita ji ki taraf se bhi tum, idhar wale gaanv ki Sanjiv ke aur kiraya dene wali property par Krishna lekin sabhi me maalik Arjun he hai. Aur tumhe toh pata hoga ki ab wo gaanv ki poori vasiyat ka bhi maalik hai jisme ek sanrakshak tum ho? Mujhe is se lena dena nahi ki unka maalik Arjun bana hai, bas ye samajh nahi aa raha ki 80% tumhare sanrakshan me kyun kar hui? Koyi jawaab nahi dene wala mujhe iska siwaye tumhare.", Rekha is sawaal se halki si gambhir hui jaise usko iski ummeed he nahi thi. Aaj laga tha ke wo uska haal poochne aaye hai aur kal sath nahi ja paane ka kaaran dene aaye honge.
"Maine kabhi sawaal nahi kiya ji is maamle me aur pehle ye 20 he tha jisme khud Krishna didi aur Sanjiv ke sath chhote pita ji ne unki taraf se Arjun ke naam kar diya aur usko kuch ho jaaye ya wo galti kare toh main sab wapis le saku kyonki main uski maa hu aur sabko lagta hai aisa karne se meri najar hamesha rahegi Arjun par. Main har mahine poora byora maa ji ko niymit deti hu ek ek paise ka aur uske hisaab se he sabhi ke khaate me paise bhi dalwati hu, ardhvarshik kamaai wale bhi. Haan ye kaam thoda sa pechida lagta hai lekin mujhe pareshani nahi hoti.", Rekha ke saral aur spasht jawaab se ke baar ko toh Shankar ji santusht ho gaye par fir gaanv wali baat wapis ubhar aayi.
"Lekin tumhe 8-9 baras pehle he papa ne dada ji ki vasiyat me mehtvapurn sadasya bana diya tha jo tumne mujhe bataya he nahi. Jaanti ho na ki usme sabse jyada adhikaar agar koyi rakhta hai to wo tum ho? Tumhare bas ek sign se wo kam se kam gaanv ko jayedad kisi ke bhi naam ho sakti hai aur agle 7 saal tak Arjun ki sehmati bhi jaruri nahi aisa karne ke liye? Waha ka bhi account tumhi dekhti ho?"
"Haan main he dekhti hu lekin uska hisab pita ji karte hai kyonki kharch us hisaab se he gaanv ki jarurat par hota hai, baaki bachi raashi bank me surakshit rehti hai. Sabse jyada dhanrashi unhi 2 bank khaato me hai jisme se Arjun ya behtar kahu ki mere pas 20% vyaktigat ke taur par hai. Usme sirf jama he hote rahe hai aajtak, ek paisa bhi nahi nikala gaya.", Rekha bhi jaise is waqt kisi suljhe hue adhikari ki tarah jawab de rahi thi. Shankar ko bhi pata tha ke wo jitni padhi likhi hai us se jyada anubhavi aur samajhdar hai.
"Arjun ke liye raaji sirf isliye he hui thi ki itna sabkuch usko mil raha tha? Ya tumko? Dekha jaaye toh ab tum apne ghar aur yaha ke sath sath gaanv me bhi sabse unche sthaan par ho."
"Ye mera ghar hai aur wo peehar hai. Sone ki thaali me bhi insaan bhookh se jyada nahi khaa sakta aur utni hasiyat toh rahi hogi na meri apne peehar me? Aap toh behtar jaante hai kyonki main waha saal me 2 baar jaati hu lekin aap hafte me ek baar ho he aate hai. Mujhe taqat nahi ek jimmewari saunpi gayi hai jisme sabhi ko unka haq niyamit roop se milta raha aur Arjun ko maalikana haq bhi isliye diya gaya hai kyonki ye uski chahat nahi thi kabhi. Wo sabse ek samaan pyaar karta hai aur swayam se pehle baaki sabhi ko unka hissa dene ke baad jo uske paas bachta hai wo aadha mere aur baaki aadha aapke bachat khaate me jisko aapne ke baar bhi nahi dekha. Haan uske paas aur bhi kamaai aati hai aur main us se nahi poochti ki wo Manju ko kitne deta hai, Menaka ka kya kharcha bandha hai aur kinke bacho ko shiksha aur khushi de raha hai. Wo har mahine kaagaj jarur de raha hai mujhe pichle 4 mahino se lekin maine ek baar bhi nahi dekha. Aap unche sthaan ki baat kar rahe hai lekin asliyat me yaha unch neech mita kar he ye sab prabandh kiye gaye aur dekha jaaye toh sthaan aapka he upar hai.", Rekha ke tark ke saamne Shankar bebas ho chuka tha kyonki anjaane me he ek baar fir se usne apni biwi ke sammaan par hamla kiya tha lekin wo kabhi uksaane par bhi bura nahi maanti thi.
"Arjun ko khatra hai, ye jaante hue bhi tumne usko is sabme padne diya.? Tumhari ek naa usko bacha sakti thi Rekha."
"Uddeshhya me naa nahi kiya jata, shamil hona padta hai. Jaise sahi raja sinhasan par nahi baithaya jata, jameen se avgat karwaya jata hai jis se wo apne karam nishtha se nibha sake. Thik waise he Arjun abhi sahi shiksha he prapt kar raha hai. Aur khatra toh kab nahi tha? Mandir le jaate hue ek baras ke us bache ko bhi tha aur ghar se dur 10 baras wale chintit ladke ko bhi. Waise bhi maine Arjun ko sirf janm diya hai, uske mata-pita wahi hai jo aapke hai. Jo humse behtar jaante hai ki Arjun ke liye kya sahi hai kya galat. Aap unse charcha kar sakte hai. Chai peeyenge?", Ye ishara tha ki ab aap ja sakte hai.
"Aapka rumaal.", Rekha ne uth kar saaf rumaal unki taraf badha diya tha. Baaki sab toh unhi ke paas tha pehle se. Lekin Shankar aaj is baatchit se jarur khud par gussa tha. Wo jis tarah se baat karna chahta tha aksar ho kuch aur he jata tha. Arjun ke ateet wale pehlu hamesha he usko afsos karwa jaate thi us dauraan wo kyun uski suraksha ke liye nahi tha lekin dusra pehlu bhi tha jab wo Arjun se pareshan ho jata tha. Madhu aur uske beech bhi kahi na kahi Arjun he vyavdhaan tha lekin kya usme Arjun ki galti thi? Car me baithne se pehle he Shankar ne bina paani ke wo 2 goliyan halak se niche utaar li. Sar dukhne se pehle he wo ilaaj kar lena chahta tha kyonki din sahi se shuru bhi nahi hua tha aaj.
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"Dil lag gaya hai na beta yaha par? Maaf karna thoda sa vyast hona pad raha hai, kuch din jameen aur kaam se dur tha toh.. Samajh he sakte hu ki jamindaari kitni jaruri hai jab kaam itna adhik ho toh.", Nashta yaha haweli par bhi adhiktar logo ka ho chuka tha aur ab Aanchal tayaar hone gayi thi toh Arjun apne chhote dada ke sath baaton me laga tha. Baat toh dono ne pehle bhi ki thi lekin uska vishaya samajik nahi tha. Aaj Anamika chachi toh ek baar bhi inki taraf na aayi thi siwaye Arjun jab tayaar ho raha tha toh uska rumaal, batua aur ghadi pakdane ke. Dono ne subah ki mithi mulakat wahi kar li thi apne kamre me.
"Dil lagane ke liye kisi ke paas time hona jaruri hai papa aur Arjun toh is maamle me jaise aap aur tauji pe he gaya hai. Aapki tarah ye sahab bhi kab ghar aate hai kab bahar rehte hai, kuch pata nahi chalta. Abhi dekhlo ye shehar jaane laga hai wo bhi bematlab aise he kaam se aur Aanchal toh jaise tayaar he rehti hai.", Damini ne apne pita ko chai pakdate hue Arjun par tanz kasa toh usne bas sar jhuka liya.
"Pata hai mujhe ki ye Dipa bahu ki bitiya ke dakhile ke liye ja raha hai aur hamari Aanchal bhi iske sath ja kar apni kitabe leke aa rahi hai jis se padhai par asar na pade. Kya aapatti hai tumhe isme? Sath jana chahti ho toh chali jao, bahu aur baabu ko bhi le jao. Ghoom lena thoda bajaar is bahane.", Ab jo sujhaav unhone diya tha wo Arjun ko jara bhi manjoor na tha jisme usne najre utha kar apne dada ko dekha jo muskurahat se he usko aashvast kar rahe the.
"Jab jana hoga tab main khud chali jaungi. Aanchal akele ja rahi hai toh fir main kyun sabke sath apna program banau? Aur Binodi aayega toh uski gaadi me jaungi main, in khatara me na baithne lagi. Tumhe chai chahiye chote pradhaan ji?", Damini ukhdi hui thi buri tarah aur wajah bhi Arjun ki kartoot he thi jo usko har baar jyada sataye ja raha tha.
"Aapko abhi meri pasanda napasand sahi pata nahi chali bua. Main chai nahi peeta aur nashta karne ke baad toh agle 2-3 ghante kuch khata bhi nahi. Waise aaj samay se ghar aa jaunga, apni shikayte ekatrit kar lijiye itne. Chalta hu dada ji.", Arjun ne khade hone par kameej ke bal sahi kiye aur dhoop wala chasma aankho par lagate hue motorcycle ki taraf badh gaya. Sewak ne he usko dhone ke baad atche se chamkaya tha aur Aanchal bhi kasi hui kurti ke niche patiala salwar pehan kar do-ranga dupatta sar aur gale me sahi karte hue dono paanv ek taraf karti hui peeche baith gayi. Damini se toh jaise ye dekha he na gaya jis tarah se uski beti ne uske saamne he Arjun ki kamar me ek hath lapet liya tha. Baithi wo sabhya tarike se he thi aur unke bahar nikalte he wo badbadati hui apne kamre ki taraf chali gayi. Uska gussa aur kaam-jwar itna adhik badh chuka tha ki aise waqt me wo kisi ko bhi apne upar chadha leti par filhaal uske jehan me sirf Arjun tha jisko wo aaj raat har haal me pana chahti thi. Shayad Arjun bhi ishara de gaya tha ke wo bhi kadam badhane ko tayaar hai. Arjun is khili subah muskurata hua Dipa bhabhi ke ghar ke saamne pahuch chuka tha. Aur wo bhi pehle se he bahar khadi kisi mahila se baatchit me vyast thi. Arjun ki motorcycle rukte he us mahila ne bhi najar ghumaai toh kuch aashcharya aur adhik khushi se wo khud he uski taraf lapki.
"Mera sohna putt apne pind aaya hoya te menu sneha tak ni ditta.?", Ye thi Jagtaar bhai ki mata ji, jine gaanv me Kokki bhen ji ke naam se behtar jana jata tha. Dipa bhabhi ke sath Aanchal bhi unse kuch duri par khadi hairan ho rahi thi jaise unhone Arjun ko apne seene se lagane ke baad uske baalo ko sehlate hue aashirwad diya. Arjun toh unke paanv chhune ki koshish me tha is se pehle.
"Ab aapne bhi toh nahi bataya ki aap idhar aani wali hai? Kuch kamjor lag rahi hai aap, safar ke baad ghar rukna nahi hua hoga na jyada?"
"Dil he nahi lagna tha abhi kuch din udhar. Upar se Jasleen ne Jaggi ko bata diya ki tu idhar aaya hua hai toh wo savere gurughar ke baad gaddi utha ke sabko he idhar le aaya. Filhaal toh soye pade hai dono bhai aur Jasleen apne dada ji ka damaag khaane me lagi hai. Ye Dipa hai, pind ki sabsi pyaari bahu hai aur mujhe bhen ji se jyada sass da sammaan dendi hai.", Dipa bhabhi ka toh aajkal har vyakti parichaya deta tha jabki ye dono kahi behtar jaante the ek dusre ko.
"Jeus se toh milne aana he padega aunty ji aur ye bhabhi ji he wajah hai ke aapse mulakaat ho gayi. Inke he paas aa raha tha Nimrat ka form lene ke liye, last date hai na uske admission ki aur didi ki books bhi leke aani hai waha inke ghar se. Dopehar ko aata hu aapke hath ka khana khaane aur Jaggi bhaiya ki bhi aap thodi khinchai kar dena bas dikhave ke liye.", Arjun ki baat sunn kar aunty ji bhi hansne lagi aur Dipa bhabhi ne paise aur form uski taraf badha diye. Chehre par unke bhi muskaan thi, dhanyawaad ya shayad kritgyata ki. Soch rahi hongi ki dekho is ladke ko khud he apne aapko khaane par aamantrit kar leta hai.
"Dhyaan se jana aur daar ji ne jikar toh kiya the koyi khaane par aane wala hai din me lekin naam nahi bataya tha. Toh unke chote pandat tumhi ho? Koyi ni puttar ji, aaya je. Dipa, tenu na kehna pave hunn, ghare tame de naal aa jayi. Manje waali nu main bol ke he itthe aayi ha. Jug jug jiye mera sohna putt.", Aanchal toh bas dur se khamosh namastey he karke reh gayi aur Arjun unhe bagal se gale milne ke baad Dipa bhabhi ki taraf halke se sar hila kar wapis apni rani par sawaar ho chala. Ab Aanchal kaafi behtar thi jaise jaise gaanv peeche ja raha tha.
"Bhen ji aap kab mili Arjun se pehle? Aur ye toh jaise sab ko he jaanta hai?", Ab Jeus ko kutta keh kar toh Dipa bhabhi sambodhit nahi kar sakti thi, jitni gehri unki pehchan thi Jaggi ki mata ji se.
"Bada he biba bacha hai Dipa aur jaanti kaise nahi? Jaggi ke jyada dost nahi hai lekin usne pehli baar kisi ko chote bhai aur dost ke roop me paya hai. Umar me chota aur Pandit ji ke ghar se na hota toh maine apni Jasleen vyaah deni thi iske naal. Hahaha.. fer vi na vyahndi, biba bacha hai na aur oh meri bigdail shehjaadi. Ziddi bahot hai wo aur Arjun samajhdar beta hai. 2 baar ghar aaya tha waha shehar me aur fer shaadi me Jasleen bhi hafta bhar laga ke aayi, jiske gungaan karti nahi thak rahi. Photo dhulwa ke laayi hai kal shaam aur aaj dekhne ko milengi. Atcha hai bache pind se vakhre vakhre bade hue lekin bahar bhi aapas me judd rahe hai toh is se atcha kya hoga. Waise iske sath tu hans-bol nahi rahi thi jaise teri aadat hai?", Yaha toh Dipa bhabhi ki he chori pakdi gayi thi jaise.
"Dhyaan rakhna padta hai na bhen ji chote bade ka. Wo aapke liye pind se pehle beta ban gaya par yaha wo mukhiya bann ke aaya hai poore pind ka. Sammaan karta hai aur sevabhaav bhi hai lekin wo aasman aur hum jameen, ye yaad rakhna jaruri hai na bhen ji.?", Ab baari thoda hairaan hone ki Jaggi ki mata ji ki thi.
"Je naya mukhiya hai? Haan aisa ho sakta hai Dipa, ladka laayak hai aur jiwan ka gehra gyaan rakhta hai. Par mujhe nahi lagta ki wo tere saamne kisi mukhiya ki tarah aaya tha. Uske us sach ko dekh jo uske vyaktitva me hai, ohde ko toh jaise wo khud nahi maan raha. Chalti hu, waise aasman kabhi jameen se alag nahi hota chahe hamari aadat upar dekhne ki hai. Wo parat he hai jo satah se chipki hoti hai, hum he gardan uthaye uski unchaai khayalo me banate rahe toh fir galti hamari hai.", Dipa bhabhi ko ye gehra gyaan de kar wo hansti hui chali gayi. Apne antarmann se joojhti Dipa bhabhi ne kuch samay Raano ko chara khilate bitaya aur fir ghar ke bhitar chali gayi
"Aap chahe toh aaj apni class bhi laga sakti hai. Jaisi mujhe samajh hai 2 ghante se jyada ki class toh nahi rehti computer center par.", Ab sapaat highway par thoda yatayaat toh jarur dikh raha tha, samay he aisa tha jaha shehar kaam karne jaane wale log nikal rahe the. Lekin is sabko najar-andaaj karti Aanchal toh Arjun se chipki hui aage dekhne ke naatak me apna chehra uske daaye kandhe par tikaye thi, jisme thodi mushkil bhi ho rahi thi uske kad ki wajah se.
"Mera time 12 se 2 ka rehta hai lekin tab bhi mujhe koyi dilchaspi nahi. Tumhe mere sath hamara shehar ghoomne me taklif hai koyi?", Aanchal ki harkato se he Arjun jaan chuka tha ki wo naa he bolne wali hai. Aur badle me sawaal ne usko he fansa diya.
"Nahi aisi baat nahi hai lekin aap toh ghar se books he lene aayi hai aur ye shehar ghoomna humne kab plan kiya? Pehle ye Dipa bhabhi wala kaam poora kar dete hai, dhoop me shehar bhi dekh lenge.", Arjun ne anmane dhang se jawaab diya tha aur Aanchal himmat badhati hui khudse he apna seena uski peeth par dabate hue jaane kya nirikshan kar rahi thi. Arjun samajhta tha in nayi nayi umango ko lekin wo itni jaldi Aanchal ke sath behna nahi chahta tha.
"Aapko darr lag raha hai toh main thoda dhire chalau kya?"
"Darr nahi par atcha lag raha hai. Dhoop me mujhe bhi jyada ghoomna pasand nahi lekin jaha ye coaching class hai udhar he market aur mera college bhi hai. Ghar bhi gol chowk se najdeek he hai lekin main itni jaldi wapis nahi jaane wali kahi tum ye soch kar aaye ho.", Ab jaise he Aanchal ne apni hatheli thik Arjun ke sakht chaati ke phulaav par tikai Arjun ke kaan garam hone lage. Pehle he wo pichle 10 minute se apne chucho ka dabaav itna badha chuki thi ki khud usko samajh aa chuka hoga ki uske ye naram motte chuche Arjun ki peeth se dab kar bas pichak he sakte hai, usme chhed nahi karne wale.
"Aap 2 din se kuch badal si gayi hai aur aapko nahi lagta ki aisi harkate sawaal utha sakti hai? Ye raah galat manzil ki taraf le ja rahi hai aur hum bhi wahi galti dohrayenge toh fir hum me aur unme farak kya raha? Aap badi hai aur ye bhi samajhti hai ki aisa kuch karna toh dur sirf shak hone ki surat me he parinaam bahot bure ho sakte hai.", Arjun ne un safede ke lambe vriksho ke kinare he break laga diye the. Meel ka pathar bata raha tha ke shehar 7 kilometer baaki hai. Aanchal jaise uski poori baat sunn kar thoda peeche ho gayi jaisa Arjun ko lag raha tha lekin wo rani se he utar kar ek taraf aa khadi hui jidhar safed the. Arjun uske chehre par padti dhoop ka bas gehra swaroop dekh pa raha tha, gehre chasme ki peeche se. Lekin uske baad Aanchal ne jaise palak jhapakne se pehle he uske hontho se honth bhida kar chehra peeche kiya toh Arjun ke paanv kaanmp uthe. Wo Aanchal ki taraf na dekh sadak par dhyaan dene laga jaise aisa karte hue kisi ne dono ko dekh na liya ho. Par waisa kuch nahi tha.
"Dekh lo atche se dekh lo ki koyi bahar wala he sawaal poochne toh nahi aa raha lekin tumhe pareshan karne se pehle jawaab main dungi. Aakhir karne wali bhi toh main he hu na. Tum khudko samajhte kya ho Arjun? Yahi ki tum sabki pareshaniya khatam kar sakte ho, galat sahi ko dhoond sakte ho? Kisi ko dukhi nahi dekh sakte? Koyi bhi aa kar apna kaam tumhe saunp de toh usko karke khush hone ka dikhawa kar dete ho? Tumhara bhi ek sach hai jis se tum jaan kar bhi anjaan ho. Lekin maine jo 2 din pehle wali raat me jana uske baad bhale he dukh jyada hua lekin khud ke ladki hone ka bhi toh pata chala jaha tum mere sath the. Waha mujhe laga tha ki agar main kisi insaan ke sath surakshit hu toh wo tum ho. Andar jo log the wo insaan nahi the aur jo bahar mere sath tha wo chahta toh kuch bhi kar sakta tha aur main bas goongi bani rehti. Shuruaat me wahi khauf tha na meri aankhon me jab tumne mera mooh band kiya tha?",Arjun is behas ko ek ankahe sach ki taraf jata dekh bas khamosh khada raha.
"Maine ye kukarm dasiyo baar dekha hai mere ghar par lekin us raat se jyada ghinona pehle kabhi nahi tha. Par tum sath the mere, chahe asal zindagi me hum ek dusre se anjaan he hai lekin waha tum the jo mujhe sambhale hue the. Wahi maine soch liya tha ki mama ya maa toh plan banate rahenge par unse pehle mera adhikar main tumhe de kar un dono ko bata dungi ki jo chahte the wo ab nahi mil sakta. Aur tumne bhi toh mere aankhon par kiss karke koyi vada kiya tha na Arjun?", Arjun toh itne spasht khulase se bebas he ho chala tha lekin wo fir bhi ek aur koshish karna chahta tha kyonki Aanchal agar uske khayaal me nahi bhi thi toh uska sath dena bhi uske liye khatre se kam nahi tha.
"Main samajh sakta hu lekin mera irada toh waisa nahi tha na aur ye aap jaanti hai atche se. Is tarah agar unka saamna karna hota toh aapki jagah aisa main nahi karta? Aapki maa ko main aapke prayog se na kaabu karta? Lekin is se bua ek baar ko toh bebas ho jaati ho par Vinod chacha ka kya? Jo badlaav main Vinod chacha me laane ki koshish kar raha hu wo badalne ki jagah mujhe he dushman samajhne lagte. Bua ek pal ko maan bhi leti ki unki chori ko pakad kar ab hum ye sab unke saamne kar sakte hai par wo jab khaali hath us shaksh ke paas jaati jo ye sab ghinone shadyantra rache baitha hai toh wo iski sajah unke sath sath aapko bhi deta. Aapka mere kareeb aana sirf aapke he nahi bahot se logo ke liya pareshani bann sakta hai. Main ye kal raat bhi keh sakta tha par shayad main samjha nahi pata udhar."
"Tum ab bhi nahi samjha sakte Arjun. Tum mujhe bachane ki baat kyun karte ho? Aisa kyun nahi kehte ki mujhe saamna karna chahiye aur majboot rehna chahiye. Ek din tum toh laut jaoge, Vinod na sahi par koyi aur wahi maang karega unke jaisi. Kismat se main pehle bhi ek baar bachi hu kyonki maa ka plan toh pehle bhi ek baar aisa he karne ka hua tha mere sath apne us aashiq ke sath jisko tum nahi jaante par tab kismat shayad meharban thi ki wo aadmi kisi ghatna me mara gaya nahi toh na maa itna waqt yaha gaanv me rukti aur na mama ko wo sapne dikhati. Fir bhi tumhari baat maan leti hu, kyonki chahat ek tarfa ho aur usme kuch jabardasti ya bebasi toh ishq ka naam badal jata hai. Har baar bachane kismat aur tum nahi hone wale lekin chalo jaisi tumhari marji, sarve dukh-harta sarve sukh-karta.. apna na soche, na soche apno ka..", Ye gungunahat sabse teekha baan tha jo Arjun ke mann-mastishk par Aanchal ki vyatha, dasha aur chahat se bhi adhik gehra vaar kar gaya. Is baar Aanchal phir se Arjun ke peeche baith chuki thi lekin sparsh toh dur, uske vastra ka dhaga tak Arjun ke kareeb na tha. Khamoshi ke beech safar mushkil se kata lekin jaise taise poora ho gaya.
"Idhar se left aur fir gol chakkar se straight. Dur se he XXXX coaching center dikh jaayega left line me.", Arjun ko motorcycle rok kar us coaching center ka bada ishtihaar padhte dekh ye pehli baat thi jo Aanchal nahi kahi thi pichle 15 minute me. Aur wo bhi shukriya kehte hue jaise bataya gaya waise he chal diya. Khuli saaf sadke aur hara-bhara gol chowk jaha din ke ujale me bhi fuhara chal raha tha. Rang-birangi gaaiyan apni nirdharit ya us se bhi kam gati se chalti har taraf. Kahi kahi ladke ladkiyan bhi jode ke roop me vriksho ki chhaya me paidal chalte dikhe jaise wo log bhi aise he sansthano par padhai karte honge. Peeli chaadar chadhe kaale tempu, jo jagah jagah ruk kar sawariyan baitha ya utaar rahe the. Taaji sabziiyon ki rehdiyan, kahi nashte ke thele aur dukano ke aage paani ka chhidkaav karte dukaandar ya mulajim. Abhi se ye bajar aur shehar ka khaas hissa vyast dikhai pad raha tha. Kayi najre in dono ki bhi dekhti aur bataye pate ke kareeb he jaise ladkiyon ka khaas prashikshan sansthaan bhi tha jaha kayi chote chote jhund apni apni pehchan aur dosti ke hisaab se khade the, sabhi ladkiyan. Kuch ladke jarur udhar se dhimi raftar me gujarte inhe dekh kar he khush ho rahe the aur shayad inme se bhi 2-4 hongi jo kisi ko muskura kar dekhti toh kisi ko mooh bana kar.
"Lagda munda bahar toh aaya. Vekh tah sahi, mashook naal hai es karke ni vekh reha menu nai tah ehda kade hoya ke kise ne Jeenat nu igonre kitta hove?", Arjun ki duniya jaise jyadatar safed neele tak he simti thi kapdo ke maamle me aur itne tagde aur aakarshak chehre wale yuvak ko chamchamati laal bullet motorcycle ka stand lagane ke baad apne sath aayi ladki se kaagj lene ke baad bagal wale sansthaan me jaate dekh kareeb he khadi in khoobsurat si balaon me se sabse tej-taraar wali ne apne dil ki keh he di. Aanchal wahi inke kareb motorcycle ki seat se tek lagaye thi. Ye ladiyan hadd se jyada he chanchal aur bebaak jaan padti thi jo ab Aanchal ko he dekh rahi thi Arjun ke jaane ke baad. Lambi, khoobsurat aur ek jaise pehrave me jinke sansthan ka darwaja jaise abhi band tha jaha likha tha IELTS/Air Hostess.
"Idhar ka toh nahi lagta Jeenat lekin teri baat sahi hai. Handsome hai tabhi akdu hai aur kamine ki girlfriend naraaj jaan padti hai jaise kahi aur jana tha lekin aa kahi aur gaye.. Hahaha..", Ye wali bhi utne he teekhe andaaj ki nikli jo Aanchal ke bujhe hue chehre ka majaak bana rahi thi.
"Seedha bol na Dolphin me jana chahti thi par ranjha iska dakhila karane le aaya. Kasam se bas ye ek baar hath pakad le na toh bolne se pehle panty utaar du. Jaalim ne toh dekha tak nahi najar ghuma kar. Haaye ri kismat jo sohna hota hai wahi fuddu kyu banaya? Marjana trainer laar tapkata firta hai jisko koyi dekhna nahi chahta aur fir aise bhi log hote hai.", Teesri wali ke toh iraade he spasht the jo seedha bister se he baat shuru karna chahti thi.
"Oh rehne de kamliye jyada na udd. Jitna tagda hai na teri panty ke sath kuch aur bhi faad dena usne. Dekh aaya bahar aur sath me dhilla bhi aaya iske toh. Jarur sala kisi bade ghar ki aulaad hai nahi toh ye master toh bas andar jaane ke baad shutter gira ke he jata dikhta hai.", Jeenat ki baat par in dono ladkiyon ke sath sath inke vichaar sunn rahi khamosh Aanchal bhi udhar galiyare me dekhne lagi jo center ke bahar tha. Takriban 45-46 baras ka wo vyakti jiske sar ke beecho beech chaand nikla tha lekin chehre par rutbe ki chamak thi, Arjun ka hath dono hath me pakde hans hans kar aise baatein kar raha tha jaise dono he bachpan ke yaar ho. Andar aane jaane wale bache aur unke abhibhavko ko rasta dete ye dono darwaje se thoda dur khade ho gaye par in charo ki najar ke saamne he rahe.
"Ae tum teeno kaha lagi ho? Trainer aur Madam nahi aaye abhi tak?", Ye chauthi ladki abhi tempu se utar kar thodi duri se chalti hui seedha in teeno ke pas aa ruki.
"Mini udhar dekh jo saamne hai, trainer kahi kulche chole thoos raha hoga. Madam na aane wali 10 se pehle.", Apni saheliyon ko us yuvak par aankhe gadaaye dekh ye ladki thoda sa peeche ho gayi.
"Oye, tum paagal toh nahi jo sare-aam besharmo ki tarah Arjun ko dekh rahi ho. Unhone dekh liya toh meri shaamat aa jaani hai.", Ye ladki jaise atche se Arjun ko jaanti thi, ya gaanv ki he thi.
"Arjun naam hai uska?"
"Dhire bol Jeenu, ye didi jo idhar khadi hai na wo inke nana chote pradhan hai. Arjun unka pauta hai aur wo khel mele me inhone he challenge diya hai.", Uski haalat dekh ye ladkiyan bhi thoda peeche sarak gayi par mudda abhi bhi Arjun he tha.
"Matlab ye dono bhai-behan hai? Aur tu naam le kar baat kar rahi hai par 'inhone' bhi keh rahi hai. Waise ye challenge kare toh main kuch bhi karne ko tyaar hu. Baat karwa de bas ek baar aur jaisi party kahegi waisi dungi. Line saaf hai jab ye bhai behan hue toh."
"Oye wo umar me saal 2 saal chote hai aur naam lene ke liye unhone he kaha par pind ke maalik hai ek tarah se. Aur tum log apne mann se kuch bhi soch baithi thi in dono ke baare me?", Abhi ye Mini kuch aur kehti us se pehle wo kendra pramukh aur Arjun tehalte hue motorcycle tak chale aaye. Aanchal ka parichaya karwate samay Arjun ki najar is dekhi hui ladki par gayi toh wo un dono ko wahi chhod iske kareeb chala aaya.
"Toh hamari Minakshi ji yaha se flight attendent ka course kar rahi hai? Kal aapka badminton match jyada nahi dekh saka uske liye sorry, kaam tha kuch toh Shahid bhaiya ke sath jana pada. Waise apni friends se nahi milwayengi.", Arjun ko apne saamne khada dekh baaki teeno ko toh saanp he soongh gaya par ye Minakshi halke josh ke sath muskuraai Arjun dwara itna samman diye jaane par.
"Ji ye Jeenat hai, ye Gagandeep Kaur hamare saamne wale pind se hai aur ye Sakshi hai. Sakshi aur Jeenat yahi city se he hai aur teeno meri batchmate ke sath sath college se he friends hai. Aur aap hai Arjun Sharma ji, baaki toh main bata he chuki hu jaisa tum log pooch rahi thi.", Ab Arjun akela hans raha tha aur wo teeno najre jhukaye mann he maan apni saheli ko gaaliyan de rahi thi. Minakshi bhi Arjun ko apne sath khada dekh halke se muskuraai.
"It's alright and sorry coz I'm in hurry due to some important work but we'll meet and catch up soon, definately at a better place. Allow me Minakshi and keep this 'ji' aside. Bbye Jeenat, Gagan and Sakshi ji.", Aur jaane se pehle Arjun ne Minakshi se aupcharik hath milaya jo uski saheliya dekh rahi thi. Aanchal idhar dekhne ke sath un mahashaya se bhi thodi bahot jaankari le rahi thi jo Arjun ke aate he samapt hui.
"Aapka bahot bahot shukriya Goel sir aur college wali baat hum sunday ko karte hai. Narinder chacha ji ne file toh pass karwa pehle he karwa di thi aur kal main shaam ko yahi leta aaunga Kumar sahab ke idhar se.", Arjun ne jaise ye baat aapsi jaankari me kahi thi jo in dono ko he samajh aayi.
"Yar tum aane ka kasht mat karna, main thoda pehle nikal lunga center band karke. Waise ye kaam itna jaldi hone ki ummeed kisi ko nahi thi lekin wo kehte hai na ki 'hope and scope are beyond probability'. Hahaha. Jaldi milte hai bas phone kar dena."
"Very true sir. Lekin hum kal he milte hai aur thik 5 baje main he aata hu aapke pas. Kuch important hua toh sunday se pehle ek baar dada ji se discuss kar lenge.", Ab saamne wale ne bas sar jhuka diya hanste hue aur unhe alvida kehta Arjun bhi Aanchal ke sath nikal liya yaha se aage.
"Tu toh badi chhupi rustam nikli Mini aur ye kaunsa match dikha rahi thi tu is angrej ko? Milne ka bol kar gaya hai aur nahi milne aaya toh main he aa jaungi tere ghar. Haaye usne toh tera hath bhi pakda aur mujhe sahi se dekha bhi nahi. Pakka chakkar hain na tera koyi.?", Jeenat toh unke jaate he Minakshi ke peeche he padd gayi thi. Badle me Minakshi ki halki muskaan aur sharam jaise unki baat ko aadha sach bhi bata rahi thi.
"Kal yonex ka raquet gift kiya tha jaisa tumhe pata hai ki main roj badminton khelne jaati hu hamare sports center par. Aur waha bahot sa naya samaan lagwaya hai jis se baaki log bhi exercise kar sake ya khel sake. Main khush thi isliye pooch liya tha ke raquet test karne ke liye. Sath nahi khele par thoda match dekh kar chale gaye apne kaam se. Aur tum jaisa soch rahi ho waisa nahi hai.", Minakshi ki chahat aur uski baatein ek dusre ka sath nahi de rahi thi aur ye uski saheliyan bhi jaan gayi jab kankhiyon se wo ja chuke Arjun ko talshti lagi.
"Pata nahi ab tu hamare sath khel rahi hai ya tera dil uske sath khelna chahta hai? Usne apne hatho se pehla gift toh de diya hai tujhe ab tu usko gift deti hai ya us se pehle main he party de du?", Jeenat ne apni is khoyi hui saheli se ye kehne ke sath baaki dono ko aankh maar kar sath dene ka ishara diya.
"Haan yar zaalim sach me dil le gaya aur ab panty main usko khud de dungi.. Matlab party. Mini ka toh kuch hai nahi aisa waisa.", Ye wahi dusri khoobsurat bala thi jiska naam Sakshi tha. Jaha ye Jeenat aur Sakshi aadhunik hone ke sath thode bindaas swabhaav ki thi wahi Gagandeep ek bhare jism ki jyada aadhunik toh nahi bebaak jarur thi. Minakshi inse alag thi baatchit ke maamle me lekin uska shaant sa aakarshan bhari padta tha baaki teeno par.
"Abhi bas dosti hai jiske liye poori raat aur agla din kaise kata ye sirf main jaanti hu. Aur himmat karke dosti ki pehal ki toh kismat ne ishara bhi aisa diya ki zaalim tohfa de gaye najrane me. Tum chahe party do ya panty, kismat yuhi meharbaan hui toh baahen meri hongi aur wajood inka uske darmiyaan. Chal tera khaas trainer aa gaya, chole kulche thoos ke.", Minakshi inse aage chalti hui kendra me dakhil hui toh ye dhimi gati se uske peeche.
"Usko pyaar karne de, main tere sath wo panty wali party ka plan banati hu. Gaggu darling, tere anaar bhi pakk chuke hai. Pehalwaan sara rass nichod dega bas dikhane ki deri hai.", Jeenat ki aisi besharmi bhari baat par Sakshi toh uske sath he hans di lekin Gagandeep apne kameej ko vyavasthit karti hui ubhre seene ko chhupane lagi.
"Agar wo pyaar karne lagi hai toh main uske liye khush hu yar. Anaar wahi nichodega jo inka eklauta maalik banega. Dusri sachhai ye bhi hai jo mujhe pehle nahi pata thi ki Arjun ne khel me challenge diya hai aur hamara toh poora pind he jaise pagal hua pada jab se ye khabar uthi hai. Main nahi jaanti ki wo sab kya hai aur ladkiyon ke beech iski charcha bhi nahi hoti par bade bujurg kehte hai ki asli raja lauta hai jo mele ke sath sabke jiwan me rang bhar dega, agar jeeta toh. Bhagwaan waisa he kare.", Gagan ki baatein inhe kitni samajh aayi ye toh kehna mushkil tha kyonki wo bhitar ja chuki thi aur ye dono ek taraf bathroom me.
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"Tum yahi baitho, main paani laati hu.", Ghar ke bahar he ek office tha jiska shutter band dekh kar Aanchal ne us lohe ke gate par laga tala kholne ke baad apne ghar me pravesh karne ke baad wapis darwaja laga diya. PP Sharma ka ghar shehar me tha aur wo bhi atche ilaake me. 250 gaj ke is ghar me he bahar usne apna ek office banaya hua tha aur gaadi bahar he khadi ki jaati thi office ke aage bane shed ke niche. Arjun is chaude galiyare aur chhatt ki chhaya me chalta hua bas khamoshi se he kabhi Aanchal ko toh kabhi is ghar ki sanrachna ko dekhta raha. Galiyara khatam hote he ye khula aangan tha jiske upar chhatt aur ek taraf dusri manzil ke liye sidhiya bani thi. Bahar wale office me jaane ka darwaja idhar bhi tha aur hall ke us paar rasoi aur aage kamre. Hall behad vyavasthit tha jaha kaleen, sofe, television aur khaane ki mej jiske sath 6 kursi lagi thi. Rasoighar aur kamro se pehle laal rang ka refrigerator tha jiska button chalu tha.
"Nahi paani ki jarurat nahi hai, agar aapne peena hai toh thik hai. Bas apne kapde aur jaruri kitabe pack kar lijiye.", Ab tak Aanchal tray me paani le kar bahar nikal aayi thi aur Arjun ke mana karne par gilas wahi table par rakhti hui wapis rasoi me jaate hue boli.
"Main wapis nahi ja rahi udhar. Waise bhi kal mama ne waha jana hai toh idhar papa akele honge aur 3 din main class he laga lungi. Tum ja sakte ho.", Arjun ko dekhe bina wo dupatta fridge ke pas he khunti par taang kar kamre me chali gayi. Jaise ghar ki saaf-safaai shuru karne wale ho. Arjun kuch pal toh is andekhi ko jhelta raha phir apne aap he uske kadam saamne wale kamre ki aur badh chale jaha abhi tak koyi light nahi jali thi. Kadmo ki aahat na hone ki wajah se Aanchal toh usko aate na dekh saki par wo us shayankaksh ke ek kone me bas kapde se kuch saaf kar rahi thi, darwaje ki taraf peeth kiye. Arjun ka saya jabtak dikhaai deta uski kamar aur stanno ke beech wala hissa Arjun ki baahon me qaid tha. Kanpte hatho ne wo sajawat ka samaan niche gira diya. Aanchal ki bhigi aankhon me dekhne se pehle Arjun ne apne honth us nirvastra gale par rakhte hue kuch giraft bhi majboot kar di.
"Aapko main sabse mehfooj rakhne ki koshish kar raha tha lekin dekh lijiye aisa karna kitna mushkil kar diya hai khud aapne. Bachaav ki jagah saamna karne ki baat toh keh di, lekin kiska saamna karna hai ye samjhi nahi. Main aapko khud se dur nahi kar raha bas itna chahta hu ki aap is sabse bahar rahe. Phir jaisa aap chahti hai Arjun wahi karega. Lekin aise sabki najro se dur bas hamare ekaant me.", Arjun ki sargoshi se Aanchal ne apna gaal he uske hontho par laga diya. Arjun ka itna majboot sparsh aur aise chipakna Aanchal ko sabse naya ehsaas de gaya jisme aakhirkar wo tanha nahi thi. Mulayam gaalo par Arjun ka chumban aur uske aage fisalte jana. Aanchal ne khud he apne honth uske hotho se jodd diye. Kitna adhbhutt tha itne majboot aur bade jism ka usko apne me samet lena.
"Aahh. kya kar rahe ho? Papa aa sakte hai. kapde par nishaan?", Arjun toh usko goad me utha bister par he le aaya tha. Usko apne upar chhaya dekh Aanchal ne chehra ghuma liya jaise shuturmurg Shikari ko dekh apni aankh band karke samajhe ki wo surakshit hai. Un motte stanno par Arjun ki hathli ka wajan padte he Aanchal ne chehra uske saamne kar liya. Bas itne me he uski haalat kharab ho chuki thi aur is baar Arjun ne un laal adhro ko jee bhar ke nichoda jab tak swayam Aanchal ne he apni jeebh uske mooh me qaid na kar di. Kamar ki taraf se Arjun ne apna jism us se dur he rakha tha lekin stanno ki narmi aur golaai ka anubhav lene ke liye pakad majboot karte he Aanchal palat gayi.
"Jaanta hu ki abhi aane wala toh koyi nahi par aap jo chahat rakhti hai wo bhi is tarah shuru nahi hoti. Ghar chalte hai na. Pyaar se har roj kuch samay sath bitane ka vaada mera lekin wo naya badlaav bas mere tak aur mere liye. Ghar me kisi ke saamne kuch nahi. Unhe dikhna ye chahiye ki hamari dosti hone lagi hai. Phir khud fansla karna ki suit ki fikar karni hai ya naya suit lena hai.", Arjun ne uthne se pehle Aanchal ko baahon me le kar thoda aur pyaar diya, baal sahi karne ke sath halki si chapat kulho par lagate hue. Uske suljhe hue avtaar aur aisi samjhadari par Aanchal ne galti swikaar kar li. Ab usko yu Arjun ke pehlu me letna kisi sapne sa he lag raha tha.
"Mujhe wo bhi karna hai aur tum sab pyaar se karoge. Koyi fareb nahi ki mujhe mana liya toh fir dur bhagte rahoge.", Aanchal ki utsukta aur chahat sunn kar Arjun halke se hanste hue uske dono gaal hatho me le kar jawab dene laga.
"Suit naya dilwane ka mera matlab wahi tha. Lekin jab ehsaas zindagi me pehli baar ho raha ho toh usko lamba jeena chahiye. Manzil paane ke baad aksar uski kadar kam kar dete hai insaan. Dosti, thoda pyaar aur sabki ijjatt, chahe wo laayak ho ya na ho. Nahi toh fir bathroom toh hai he."
"Chhii.. tum bhoole nahi us baat ko?"
"Khoobsurat pal yaad rakhne chahiye aur is baar har din aisa ek na ek pal toh main dene he wala hu. Ab kapde aur books pack karo, nikalte hai.", Arjun uth kar kapde sahi karne laga toh is baar Aanchal ne usko baahon me lete hue chooma.
"jaisa tum kahoge waisa he hoga. Nahi saamna karti maa ka aur na wo sab. Bas wo log atche nahi hai aur tum mama ko jaan chuke ho na."
"Wo meri sardardi hai aur in mama ji ko toh kal he thik kar denge, dekhti jao. Chalte hai ab.", Kulhe par fir se thapki padte he Aanchal turant alag ho gayi.
"Dekh rahi hu tum idhar kuch jyada he hath maarte ho."
"Check karta hu ki badi ho gayi ho ya time lagega. Badi ho gayi ho.", Aanchal hansti hui is se bhi agle kamre me chali gayi. Ab wo khamoshi aur gussa nahi tha jo safar shuru hone par hua tha. Agle 5 minute baad dono he wapis chal nikle the. Arjun raste yaad karta hua har taraf dhyaan de raha tha aur Aanchal uske peeche is baar dono paanv alag disha me karke thik premika ki tarah chipki baithi thi. Bag ka bahana jarur tha jo beech me rakha tha, par jism chipakne se wo chota sa bag bhi nahi rok sakta tha. Arjun ne aakhir is preyasi ko bhi shishe me utaar liya tha apne mutabik. Abse wo Damini ka saamna nahi karne wali thi.
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