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Jaanch Padtaal
Narinder ji ki gaadi ghar ke bahar jab pahuchi toh din lagbhag dhal chuka tha. Saamne he saleeke se khadi us dusri cielo ko dekh kar Shankar ji ke chehre par halki si muskaan aa gayi thi kyonki wo unke sabse priya saale ki gaadi thi, Rajesh ki. Matlab wo har maamle me ek jimmewar vyakti tha aur apne jija ke ghar aise samay me suraksha aur pariwar ka khayaal uski bhi prathmikta tha. Col sahab darwaja khol kar bahar nikalte he chasme par aayi dhund saaf karte hue dono se baad me milne ka bol kar apne ghar ki taraf badh gaye.
"Ye aadmi mujhe isliye sabse jyada pasand hai Shankar. Tu na fir se moti daan kar de thode, kismat se bhi aisa bhakt nahi milta kisi jija ko. Ritu bitiya, uth jao. Kabtak apne baap ko takiya bana ke soyi rahogi?", Shankar ko hilte na dekh Narinder ne he peeche mudd kar haal dekha toh uska bada bhai toh kone me daba hua tha aur Komal ke bhi ghutno ke upar paanv pasare lambi soyi Ritu ko jaise khabar tak nahi thi ki wo ghar pahuch chuke hai.
"Komal beta tum araam se niklo. Neend kachi hai iski.", Shankar ji apni is beti ke saamne khud he jaise maa bann jaate the lekin kunmunati si wo ladki angdaai lene lagi toh hath khule he nahi aur chehra malti wo uthi toh kuch pal samajh he nahi aaya fir apne chacha ko hanste dekha toh sorry bolti hui uth kar seedhi baith gayi.
"Mera sher beta toh khana khaate he neend me chala gaya. Chal atchi baat hai ab tum araam se padhna. Dekh tere nanihaal se gaadi aayi hui hai aur kya pata mama ke sath maami bhi aayi ho.", Narinder ji ne Ritu ko dhyaan dilwaya toh wo furti se Komal ke sath he bahar nikal khadi hui.
"Maami se jyada atcha hoga ki naani aayi ho. Mujhe unse bahot jaruri kaam tha aur thank you papa, for thi nanny care. Chalo didi, samaan papa he le aayenge.", Ritu unka hath pakad kar andar he daud gayi jabki Komal apna bag lena chahti thi.
"Sahi me tujhe toh Aarti aur Ritu he thikane lagati hai bhai aur unke saamne tere mooh se bhi kuch nahi nikalta.", Narinder ne subah se ab kahi pehli cigrattee jalaai thi aur car ko thoda ek taraf ghuma kar bagal wale khali plot me laga liya tha.
"Tu in dono ke paas jyada raha hai lekin inke rang tujhe bhi nahi pata Inder. Jis din inke tewar dekh lega us din tere bhi hath judd jayenge. Sala aaj toh yar mera packet bhi poora band pada hai sutte ka.", Shankar agli seat par he aa gaya tha apne bhai ki bagal me. Pichle shishe se usne Romela aur Vivaan ko apne ghar dakhil hote dekha jo inke he ghar se aaye the.
"College ke bahar ek baar kuch manchalo ne Aarti se badtamiji karni chahi thi, bataya tha na tujhe. Wo ghabra gayi thi aur thik waisi he Ritu hai, chanchal hai lekin utni he bhavuk bhi. Akhaade me he dekh liya tha ke wo apne chote bhai ko jara bhi dard ya dukh me nahi dekh sakti. Atcha hai na wo hamari chhaya me mehfooj samajhti hai khud ko aur inki duniya kahi hai bhi toh kitabo aur apne bhai ke sath. Masoom aur career par dhyaan dene wali isliye tujhe dono jyada pasand hai. Meri pyari gudiya toh hamesha se he Pinki aur Komal rahi hai. Kuch kehti he nahi aur sara kaam karti rehti hai.", Narinder ne cigrattee Shankar ki taraf badha di jo aadhi reh gayi thi. Shankar ke chehre par kutil muskaan dekh Narinder thoda tajjub se jaan ne ki koshish karne laga ki uska bhai sehmat kyun nahi hai.
"Wo Aarti masoom hai? 8-9 inch lamba pechkas highway par ek manchale ki jaangh me ghop diya tha usne toh samajh le ki uske kandhe me kitni jaan hogi, beshak haddi ke paar na bhi hua ho lekin wo poora andar karne me taqat bahot lagti hai aur jigra tere mere jaisa hona chahiye. Aur tu Ritu ki baat karta hai ki wo rone lagi thi toh haan wo kya inme se koyi bhi hamari beti waha hoti toh waisa he karti siwaye Pinki aur Komal ke. Ritu MBBS kar rahi hai aur uska sabse favourite kaam hai kaat-peet, jara sa bhi hath nahi hilta uska. Ye naajuk si ladkiyan 10 killo wajan se sirf kalaai ki kasrat karti hai Inder, Vinni bitiya ne bataya tha mujhe apne ghar ki ladkiyon wali gym ke baare me. Tu aur main bhi toh kabhi masoom he the, haan tu jyada utpaati tha Ajju ke jaise lekin ek waqt tak hum bas nasamjh shararte karte the lekin ye bache bahot se maamlo me humse behtar prashikshit hai jiska bhaan tak ye hume hone nahi dete.", Narinder ka toh chehre he shunyabhaav me chala gaya jab ye pechkas wali aur Ritu ke pasandida karya ka pata chala.
"Tu pagal hai Shankar?"
"Apni maa ko he dekh le jo Ritu ke peeche bullet par baith kar market jaane lagi hai. Silencer ke upar socket me kassi ka danda rehta hai jab bullet Ritu leke jaati hai, Arjun ne lagwaya hoga jo kabhi prayog nahi hua par saaf matlab hai ki wo sabhi ladkiyan masoom dikhti hai aur hain bhi lekin unka ster hamari ummeed se kahi badhkar hai. Shayad Arjun apni behno ko aatmraksha sikha raha hai kyonki unhone padhne ke liye ghar se bahar bhi jana hai. Aarti ne mujhse bola tha ke wo ye degree karke 2 saal baad IIM ya America se MBA karna chahti hai. Uski padhaai ka samay bhi Ritu aur Alka ke barabar hai, kitabe maine he la kar di thi Delhi se. Hum itne kendrit nahi the Inder apne jiwan ke us samay me beshak college me padhaai ke waqt padhaai ki par bhavishya ke baare me kabhi nahi socha. Teri shaadi he dekh le kaise achanak he ho gayi thi mere sath ek he mandap me? Hum chutiye the bahot se maamle me lekin ye bache apni kamar kase hue hai sab tayaariyon ke sath.", Ab Narinder bhi sab bas khamoshi se sunnta hua sar hila raha tha.
"Alka bitiya ne wo Sanjiv wala boxing kit lagwaya tha mujhse abhi 3-4 din pehle upar wali us gym me he. Uske panjo par garam patti bandhi bhi dekhi thi jiska usne bataya tha ke wo bas dance aur balance practice karti hai fit rehne ke liye. Sanjiv pichle ghar me kick-boxing karta tha thik aise he. Matlab band kamro me bache padhne ke sath he khud ko khaas bana rahe hai? Maa isliye inhe alag khurak aur rang-birange juice deti rehti hai? Beda-garak ho hamara jo bahar duniya me jaane kya kya dhoondte rehte hai lekin apne he bacho ka pata nahi."
"Atchi baat hai bhai ke wo isko jaahir nahi karte aur sabke saamne wahi masoom se gharelu bache hai Inder. Aur wo bade ho rahe hai toh hume unke vyaktigat samay ki kadar karte hue taak-jhaank nahi karni chahiye. Main ab upar jata he nahi siwaye sidha chhatt ke. Waise tu is sabse alag bhi bahot kuch batana chahta tha.", Cigrattee ka tukda bahar fenkte hue Shankar car se utar gaya tha aur Narinder bhi.
"Haan lekin baat lambi chaudi hai aur bottle kharch ho jaani hai poori. Saale sahab se mil lete hai fir nahane ke baad baithte hai araam se khuli chhatt par.", Dono ghar ki aur badhe the jaha Rajkumar ji ke sath he Kundanlal ji aur Rajesh unhe mil gaye. Sasur ka aashirwad lene ke baad Rajesh bhi dono gale lag kar mile.
"Hum abhi ghar me dakhil bhi nahi hue aur aap log jaane bhi lage.", Shankar ki baat sunn kar Rajesh ke chehre par toh sehmati ke bhaav aaye lekin Kundanlal ji ne apni asmarthata darsha di.
"Tum sath chalo beta, hum toh ruk nahi sakte. Komal bitiya bhitar aayi toh hum samajh gaye ki aap log aa chuke ho. Sohan bhai sahab kuch araam par hai filhaal toh mera ghar aur dukaan sambhalna jaruri hai. Bittu bhi kaam se bahar hai isliye Pooja bahu aur dono pauti jaate hue hume sath leke jaani hai. Rajesh aa jayega kal tumhare pas agar tum aaj ghar he rehna chahte ho.", Kundanlal ki baat Narinder bhali bhanti samajh raha tha.
"Kal aate hai hum dono aapke pas. Waise bhi kaafi samay se waqt nahi bitaya apne nohre me toh shaam aapke he sath. Maa ji (Sunanda ji) bhi aayi hai bau ji?"
"Unhe toh Ritu bitiya ne daboch liya hai bhai aur ab naani-naatin ke bech hum kuch nahi kar sakte. Subah aana chahe toh bhijwa dena ya hum gaadi bhej denge."
"Nahi, hum he lete aayenge maa ji ko apne sath. Shankar 5 baje hospital se fursat lega toh main isko wahi se le lunga. Rajesh yar, Daleep bhai ko bol dena ki kal uplabdh rahe.", Rajesh haami bharta hua khush tha ke ye log kar uske sath honge. Kaali cielo me baith kar baap beta nikal chale toh ab Shankar ne apne bade bhai sahab ko lapak liya.
"Raju bhai, roti matt khana. Thoda fresh ho jaaye fir market chalte hai samaan lene. Baaki kuch kaam ki baat ho toh batana fir."
"Haan yar ye Sanjiv ki shaadi se pehle he pee thi aur ab sharir bhi thoda sukoon maangta hai. Main toh Dharampal ke ghar jaane ka soch raha tha kyonki Walia ne usko aur mujhe phone kiya tha kal shaam baithne ke liye. Fir ghar pe tum dono he na raho toh main bhi nikal nahi sakta. Vivaan bolke gaya ki eitwaar ko wo ja raha hai aur kal shaam ko baithte hai lekin ab jawaab kaise du kyonki kal toh pehle he Walia mood banaye baitha hai. Haan aaj hum teeno he baithte hai aur tum dono jitne taro-taja hote ho itne main le aata hu sab samaan.", Narinder ne chabi apne bade bhai ke saamne kar di car ki.
"ye bhi thik hai lekin chhatt par nahi baithte. Pichle ghar chalenge, AC laga hua hai udhar aur biwi bacho se ye sab dur he rahe toh badhiya. Laut aayenge 11 tak, abhi 7 bhi nahi baje.", Rajkumar ji haan kehte hue nikal gaye raat ka vishisht samaan lene. Ghar me sabse milne ke baad ye dono chai pee kar nahane lage aur udhar Ritu apni maa ke kamre me unki na sunti hui apni naani se lipti hui thi. Kapde badal kar ab apne aramdayak vastro me kaapi-kitab aur chasme ke sath.
"Dekh rahi ho naani maa ko aap? Inhe na aajkal bas Komal didi aur Rupali he bhali lagti hai, mujhe toh bandh ke rakhti hai kitabo se aur raat ko 12 baje sone milega fir 4 baje utha bhi dengi. Aaj chutti li thi maine lekin ab fir se kitaabe pakda di.", Alka aur Rupali abhi abhi gayi thi idhar se aur kamre me ab bas ye 3 peedhiya he thi jo jitni umar-daraaj hui utni he behtar. Beshak Sunanda ji aur Ritu ke beech wali Rekha roopi kadi asadharan khoobsurat thi lekin unka ansh aur khud unhe janam dene wali, dono bhi kamtar nahi thi, sharir Rekha se kuch halka jarur tha. Ab apni beti ki nautanki dekhte hue Rekha ji ne he uski kitaabe utha kar bister ke sirhaane rakh di. Jis par Ritu apni naani ko aankh maarne ke baad maa se gale lag gayi.
"Tu kab badi hogi ye meri samajh se toh bahar hai Ritu aur aaj teri naani hai yaha isliye main ye dheel de rahi hu. Maa subah aap bhi iska bachaav nahi karengi. Pehle he subah ki padhaai isne apne bhai se milne ke liye ganwa di.", Rekha ji uth kar khud he kamre thoda thik karne lagi thi. Alka unki chai de kar gayi thi jo unhone ek cup apni maa ko aur dusra khud lete hue kursi par baithna he behtar samjha. Ritu ki coffee abhi wo log bana rahi thi rasoi me.
"Toh Arjun kya kar raha hai udhar? Suna hai dangal jeeta aaj usne aur gaanv me kuch kaam karwa raha hai. Chuttiyon me bhi bhaag liya ghar se wo, mere paas nahi aaya."
"Oh naani wo toh aapki he baat kar raha tha aur aapne toh nahi bataya ki wo aapko bhi phone karta rehta hai. Dekh lo maa, ye naani naati hume nahi batate kuch bhi."
"Kya keh raha tha wo? Baat ek he baar hui thi wo bhi 4 din pehle lekin ghar me pata laga ki phone Arjun ka hai toh bheed jama kar di us Swati ki bachi ne. Haalchal se alag kuch baat na ho saki meri. Phir kal uska phone aaya toh main ghar thi he nahi, Anita bata rahi thi ki mujhse baat karne ke liye phone aaya tha. Raat me milaya toh janaab bahar. Pata nahi kya chor-sipahi chal raha hai. Rekha, tujhse toh baat karta hai na?"
"Maa ne he nahi ki Aaru se baat 2 din ho gaye. Aaj bhi subah usne phone milaya tha lekin kal jaisa bahana aaj bhi bana diya maa ne jaisa usne bataya. Waise naani agar main aapse kuch puchu toh aap batayengi mujhe?", Ritu ne jis andaaj me ye kaha tha aur darwaje par dastak hote he usne Aarti se coffee ka gilaas lene ke baad thodi der me milne ka bolte hue darwaje ki chitakni he chadha di jo Rekha ji bade dhyaan se dekh rahi thi.
"Meri bachi tu kabse ijajat lene lagi? Arjun se juda hua hai kuch?", Sunanda ji ne saree ka pallu thoda dhila karne ke baad Ritu ko apne he kareeb le liya. Rekha ji wise he shaant-bhav se wo drishya dekhti rahi aur kaapi par kalam chalane lagi, kamaal ki pakad thi unki jo wo bina dekhe he eksaar likh rahi thi.
"Wo itna serious toh nahi tha lekin pooch raha tha ke naani apne pariwar me akeli he thi kya jo unhone vasiyat maa ke naam kar di? Waise maa, aapne apni naani ko dekha hai matlab naani ki mummy ko?", Ritu ke is sawaal par Sunanda ji toh badi khush hui lekin Rekha ji lagatar apni beti ko he padh rahi thi. Kaagaj par ab dabbe bane the jaise koyi vanshavali ho aur Rekha ka dimaag jaise swayam Arjun ki kshamta se bhi bahar tha aur yaha wo alag he sutra laga raha thi.
"Ab maine apni naani ko kaise nahi dekha hoga? Aur nana ji akele nahi the, unke bhai matlab chote nana ji toh aakhiri samay pradesh sarkaar ke sachiv the. Naani bahot jyada khoobsurat thi, Mahima naam tha unka aur maa bilkul unke jaisi nahi dikhti. Ab vasiyat isliye mere naam ho gayi kyonki chote nana Pishorilal ji ke sath unke bete yani mere mama Anant Kumar ji ne apna vansh aage nahi badhaya. Mama toh abhi bhi hai lekin wo raajniti se vimukt ho kar ekanatvas me chale gaye. Kyun maa, sahi bata rahi hu na main?", Rekha ji ab un chokor khano me kuch na kuch likhne lagi thi aur 2-3 jagah prashanchinh laga tha.
"Haan beti, meri maa Mahima devi badi khoobsurat mahila thi aur pita ji ka toh punjab raajniti me bhi bada dakhal tha. Main eklauti thi lekin tumhare ya tumhari maa jitni pooch-taach nahi karti thi. hahaha.. majaak kar rahi thi bitiya aur main sachmuch kisi rajkumari se kam nahi thi. Pita ji, bade jaane maane zamindaar aur siyastdaan the jinke vyapaar aur bahari jiwan ke baare me meri jyada dakhal nahi thi lekin mehal jaise ghar me hum par koyi rok-tok nahi thi. Har saal garmiyon me hum sapariwar hamare Himachal wale ghar jaate the, kabhi dekhne chalna aur us waqt wo bhi punjab he tha. Pita ji hume samajhte the aur mujhe rajniti ya udhyog-gharane khaas pasand nahi thi bas pariwar atcha ho aur pati jo hume samkaksh samjhe. Us samay ke mutabik toh hamari shaadi prem-vivaah jaisi he hui. Dur-daraaj ke rishteydar toh nakhush the kyonki main eklauti thi aur unke paas meri shaadi ke liye behtar aur bade rishtey the. Tumhare nana unke har anumaan se 100 guna behtar insaan aur utne he sache vyakti. Jameen jaayedad toh idhar bhi tumne dekhi hai jo baantne ke bawjood sambhalne ke liye 2 darjan logo ko dekhni padti hai. Hamari maa ko behtar pariwar mila aur pati toh thik waise he hume bhi aur main Rekha ke liye bhi khush hu kyonki Kaushalya behan jaisi maa iske pas hai aur tere jaisi pyaari gudiya jo isko chain nahi lene deti. Is baar nanihaal aaogi toh dikhaungi tumhe main meri maa, daadi aur naani tak ki tasvire. Jyadatar toh mere peehar ya un haweliyon me he hai lekin kuch mere pas bhi hai. Waisa dil kare toh apni maa ko mili vasiyat bhi dekh aana, humne toh khud thik se nahi dekhi.", Sunanda ji ka wo khush hona is kamre ko kahi jyada he urjawaan bana raha tha aur Ritu haami bharne ke baad coffee ka cup khali karke maa ki aur badhati ye agla sawaal kar gayi.
"Matlab aapne apni daadi aur naani tak ki tasvire sambhali hui hai? Waah naani ji ye toh vintage jaisa ho gaya. Aap 66 ki aur us time ko dekha jaaye toh aapki mummy hui 80 plus aur unki mummy toh 100+. Tab camera thodi na hote the.", Ritu kya khel rahi thi iska anumaan uski soch se aage Rekha ji laga chuki thi thoda bahot aur ab us kaagaj par kuch aur dibbe bann chuke the. Lekin unki bholi mata ji toh apni naatin ke sath bhooli bisri yaadein sanjha karti hui gadgad ho rahi thi.
"Itne gareeb ghar se toh nahi the beta hamare purvaj. Camera.. janti ho hamare paida hone se pehle se wo khaas camera tha ghar me jisko sirf hamare pita ji chalana jaante the aur usme tasvir lene ke liye bahot der tak baithna padta tha bina hile dule. Haan behtar lagta tha bade chitra chitrakaro se banwana jo tasvir se kahi adhik tikaau rehte aur unchi diwaro par janchte bhi the. Hamari daadi toh kuch khadoos thi jaise Devaki behan, tokataki bahot karti thi par dada ji nahi sunte the unke aur mere liye toh bilkul bhi nahi. Hamari naani.. unka shayad he sahi varnan kar sake hum kyonki wo waqt se aage thi aur hamari maa se toh bilkul he alag. Hamari unke sath yaadein utni saaf toh nahi hai lekin unki ek painting hamare nanihal me humne dekhi thi jisme wo videshi saheli ke sath tennis khel rahi thi. Hamari maa unki eklauti santaan thi aur fir jab hum koyi 10 baras ke the, desh ajaad hone me bahot samay baaki tha ki wo Himachal wali aadhi sampatti Punjab ke kisi mitra raja ko bech kar England ja basi. Ajaadi se pehle he wo bhagwaan ke paas ja chuki thi. Hamare nana ke baare me hume kuch yaad nahi bas unki koyi tasvir ya chitra dekha hoga lekin chehra yaad nahi beti.", Idhar Rekha ji ne ek aur dibba bana kar usme prashanchinh laga diya tha. Ritu ka chehra khush tha lekin wo bhitar se santusht na dikhi.
"Wow. Matlab aapki naani toh us time par modern thi jab British raaj karte the aur hindustani aurate ghoongat ke bina toh chulhe tak nahi jaati thi kamre se. Unka pariwar sidha raja jaise bade logo se sambandh rakht tha. Lekin aadhi sampatti bechi matlab baaki aadhi naani?", Ab Sunanda ji ne thoda apni beti ki taraf dekha aur fir Ritu ke masoom chehre ko jiska sawaal bholepan sa laga unhe.
"Tilotamma.. yahi naam tha unse badi wali naani ka jo baaki sampatti ki maalkin thi lekin wo 14-15 ki umar me chal basi thi jitna hume bataya gaya kyonki naam ke siwa unke baare me hume kuch nahi pata. Hume kya hamari maa ko bhi nahi pata tha unke baare me toh kyonki jab maa paida hui tab badi naani ko gujre hue bhi 7 baras ho chuke the. Atcha yaad dilwaya tumne Ritu bitiya. Hamari badi naani ki sampatti ka toh hamare pita ji tak ko nahi pata tha lekin naani ne Himachal wala ek pushtaini ghar dharohar swaroop maa ko aur unse hume mila tha. Wo aaj bhi waisa he hai aur hume lagta hai ki ek baar tumhe wo jarur dekhna chahiye. Hum khud bhi dekhna chahte hai kyonki us taraf jana he nahi hua shaadi ke baad sirf ek baar gaye the jab kagaj banwaye gaye. Us dharohar ko aaj bhi saaf-suthra aur sahi nigrani me rakha gaya hai toh jyada jehmat nahi karni padegi. Tumhari daadi wapis aati hai toh main unse baat karungi. Tum aur Rekha mere sath chalna, hum bh dekhna chahte hai hamari pichli aur agli 2-2 peedhiyon ke darmiyaan khudko.", Ritu is baat par unke gale lag gayi thi lekin Rekha ji ne rang me thoda sa bhang daal he diya.
"Iske imtihaan se pehle toh maa ji bhi nahi jaane dengi aur mera jana jaruri nahi maa."
"Daadi toh khud bol rahi thi ki main maa ke sath kahi ghoomne chali jaau. Tayaari toh waha reh kar aur bhi atchi hogi na naani jab prakriti ke beech kisi khoobsurat aur shaant cottage me rahenge? Aap bolo nana ji ko ya main he keh deti hu aur maa khud apni dharohar dekhne ja rahi hai. Unka haq main dilwa kar rahungi, haa nahi toh. Kal he chalte hai meri maano toh."
"Teri koyi nahi maan raha haq ki bachi. Aaj poora din tune apne nalayak bhai ki wajah se kharaab kar diya aur ab tujhe kal utni dur jana hai jis se ek aur din kharaab ho? Koyi kahi nahi jaa raha aur main khaane ka dekhne ja rahi hu. 8 baj gaye hai, maa aap bhi andar store ya bathroom se kapde badal lo. Ye aapki laadli 10 baje apne kamre me chali jaayegi."
"Aap jao chachi ke kamre me maa. Main toh yahi naani ke pas sone wali hu aur dekho subah hote he pehle daadi ko phone jaayega aur fir nana ji ko. Daadi sunday wapis aa rahi hai matlab hum log monday jayenge aur fir friday se pehle nahi wapis aane wale. Padhaai me kami hui toh fir jo saja de mujhe manjoor lekin naani ka sapna main poora karke rahungi. Naani aap thoda sa bhi meri tarafdari nahi karti apni beti ke maamle me. Aaru hota toh aap ek minute nahi lagati, ladki hu na main.?", Ab toh Sunanda ji bhi samajh gayi thi is tej khopdi ko. Aur wo uske gaal ko khinchte hue hans rahi rahi.
"Tu ladki hai na isliye ziddi hai aur wo ullu hai jo har baat maan leta hai. Monday matlab pakka monday. Ye bhi kuch nahi bolegi aur tere papa bhi. Apni baaki behno se bhi pooch lena jo sath jana chahe. Alka aur Aarti jarur chalna chahengi, Rupali ka kuch nahi keh sakti aur Komal-Priyanka nahi jaane wali jitna main unhe samajhti hu. Rekha tu baith beti, main he thoda Krishna aur Lalita sang rasoi dekh leti hu. Tera bister lag jaayega is kamre me he aur main meri is natkhat doctorni ke sath he rahungi aaj.", Rekha ke mana karne ke bawjood Sunanda ji unhe wahi baitha kar khud bahar chali gayi. Ab Ritu aur uski maa dono akele me ek dusre ko dekh rahi thi aur apni maa ke mook sawaal par Ritu ko aakhir jawaab dena he pada.
"Aaru ne kaha ki usne aapko dekha waha mehal me aur fir mujhe bhi ek pratima dikhaai maa jo 65-70 baras jitni purani hogi jaisa wo keh raha tha lekin bina jyada barikiyan banaye hue bhi wo marbel statue thik aapke jaisa he tha. Mujhe jyada nahi pata wo kya dhoond raha hai lekin ek baat toh saaf ho gayi na ki jinhe wo dhoond raha hai wo naani ki history se nahi hai. Maa uske kehne par beshak maine ye sab poocha lekin main naani aur aapke sath alag se waqt bitana chahti hu. Aap is ghar se bahar hoti ho na toh aapki khoobsurti kahi jyada badh jaati hai. Thoda sa time nahi nikaal sakti mere sath?", Ritu baat karti karti apne maa ke kareeb aa kar unke gale he lag gayi jabki Rekha ne wo kaapi band kar di thi usko ek hath se apne aagosh me lete hue.
"Jaisa tumhe thik lage waisa he karte hai. Mujhe bhi lagta hai ki, 'mother and daughter deserve some quality time together, away from this hustle and bustle. But I am sure your questions will increase once we reach there. If Arjun is after something and knowingliy he planted you at his place, he is already sure about that terrible resemblance. He is just adding some more witnesses to his research before making the final dent. And I am curious too.", Rekha ji dwara Ritu ko angrezi me Arjun ka khel samjhana he unki durdrishti ka ek chota sa namuna bhar tha. Wo jaan gayi thi ki Arjun ne khud aage na aa kar Ritu ko he isme saamne kar diya hai aur Ritu thik uske jaisi he thi khojbin me, lekin jyada daksh jab baat choti choti kadiyan joddne ki ho.
"Aap na sachmuch mujhe har bar hairaan kar deti ho maa. And I feel bad for myself along with you. You are simply most skilled and perfect observer, I ever came across. Toh Aaru aapse sawaal karta isliye aap us se baat nahi kar rahi ho? Aur kya jaisa wo soch raha hai aisa ho sakta hai?"
"Main baat karti hu us se lekin tab jab wo pareshan ho. Aur wo baat tab karna chahta hai jab main pareshan hou jo ki tum mujhe karti rehti ho. Waise kya sachmuch jo tumne dekha wo mujh jaisa tha Ritu? Aur kya naam tha unka?", Ritu ne pehle toh shararat se unka gaal he halke se kaat liya jaisa wo bachpan me karti thi aur uske baad wo apni maa ki he goad me araam se baith gayi unke jakhmi hath ko apne hath me lete hue.
"Wo kaun thi isme toh khud Aaru uljha hua hai maa kyonki wo 2 aurato ki baat kar raha tha. Jo painting usne dekhi uske baare me rani maa tak ne yahi kaha ke wo Devi thi aur is se jyada kisi ko kuch nahi pata lekin us painting me aapke chehre ke sath Aaru ne jo alag samanta dekhi wo ye thi. Aapke gale se niche ye til jaisa mere aur Aaru ke bhi hai. Mera thoda jyada right side hai lekin aapka aur Aaru ka toh center me hai. Naani thodi aapke jaisi lagti hai jaisa possible hai par itna bhi nahi milte. Mera matlab hair alag hai aap dono ke aur wo thodi mere jaisi hai, dubli. Aur jo statue maine dekhi uske chehre ke feture toh jyada spasht nahi thi carving matlab .."
"Main samajhti hu carving ka matlab doctor sahiba, nakkashi ya utkirnan."
"What utkirnan? Atcha chodo isko haan.. Wo jo lady thi na aap thoda unke jaisi he ho figure se ya veham hoga lekin laga ke aapke upar he white paint kar diya jaaye toh same lagogi. Unka naam Anuradha bataya tha Arjun ne jo hamare dada ji ki daadi thi lekin unhe khud dada ji ke papa ne bhi jyada nahi dekha tha kyonki jab wo 3-4 baras ke the tabhi unki maa ka dehant ho gaya tha. Fir unhone he apni yaad aur kuch paintings ki madad se wo moorat banwai lekin Arjun ke hath wo paintings bhi nahi lagi. Wo yahi sab ulta seedha kaam karne gaya hai kya udhar maa? Aur wo Princess Amrita, bahot poochtach kar rahi thi. Aaru ko bol dena ke dur rahe us se. Ye raja-rani jitne samaaj me shokhi maarte hai inke ghar utne he jyada thande.. Sorry.. mera matlab wo atchi hai lekin Aaru dur rahe toh jyada atcha hoga. Main aati hu jara Alka se mil kar.", Jaane se pehle usne ek baar aur apni maa ka gaal chooma, fir nikal gayi. Rekha ne us sutra ke sabse upari khali bakse me likhe Tilotamma ke barabar he waisa he khana bana kar waha Anuradha likh diya. iske niche jaise poori vanshavali thi aur kuch prashan.
'Arjun ne pratham prem ke samay kaha tha main Tilotamma hu aur uska varnan dil se nikla tha. Aur is Tilotamma ko toh main bhi nahi jaanti, koyi wajah he nahi thi. Ye ab kisko dhoond raha hai Devi? Tilotamma? Anuradha?.. Shayad inme se kisi ko bhi nahi, unse judi kisi ghatna ko.', Rekha ne ek baar atche se us panne ko dimaag me baithane ke baad najdeek rakhe rubber se saaf kar diya tha. Lekin iske baad uske thik pichle panne ko faad kar wo halke se muskuraai.. 'Inki pencil adrishya sandesh padhne me maahir hai.'
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8 baj chuke the jab gaanv me haweli ke bahar Umed ki car ruki. Unke peeche he scooter ki pichli seat par sawaar Rameshwar ji bhi pahuch gaye the, chaalak swayam Jugraaj ji the jinke ghar Pandit ji Kirparam, Lala Haqiqat ji aur S. Suchha Singh ji ke sath mehfil lagaye baithe the pichle 2 ghante se. Apni pati ko aise scooter se utarte dekh kaushalya ji wahi ruk gayi. Jugraaj ji ne unke charan sparsh kiye toh aashirwaad dene ke baad unka jaruri tanz bhi mila.
"Tu iski jaan leke rahega Juggi? Tere pita ji chalate the isko jab tu school jata tha aur aaj tere bete ko bhi dekha tha maine iski sawaari karte savere. Aur aap kaha se dillagi karke padhaar rahe ho pradhaan ji? Ghar pe bache akele honge.", Jugraaj toh hansta hua unhe pranaam karke subah apne ghar ka nyota deta nikal gaya lekin Pandit ji ab Purnima ji aur Umed se bhi ghir gaye the. Sambhav wahi utar gaya tha jab rani maa ko mehal chhoda gaya.
"Bhaagwan, ghar pe bahot log hai. Bahu, bitiya, nurse aur 2-3 sewak bhi. Pehle andar toh chalo aur tu gaadi bahar kyun khadi kare hue hai? Laga isko andar chupchap. Savere bakhat se nikal liyo, kahi na teri haweli par income tax wale raid maar rahe. Wo Pandit ji ka lagta kaha reh gaya jo tum logo ke sath gaya tha kriya karne?", Rameshwar ji Umed ke hath se thaila lete hue ghar me daakhil hue toh sewak ne aangan me ek aur charpaayi laga di. Paani se bhara cooler thandi hawa de raha tha aur Aanchal yahi paalne me Niketan ko litaye uske sath khel rahi thi. In logo ke aane par wo sabko namastey karte hue uthne lagi toh Rameshwar ji ne he usko baithe rehne ka ishara kiya. Laali he sabke liye paani le kar aayi thi jiske pariwar ko yahi haweli par he pichli taraf vyavasthit karwa diya tha Rameshwar ji ne. Laali ke pita Sheebu kaka inke he khet ke chowkidar the aur maa Shobha ab yaha pakki ho gayi thi jo aaj se pehle sirf ghar sambhalti thi siwaye fasal kataai ke samay saal me 20 dihadi karne ke.
"Devaki ka bataya mujhe Aanchal bitiya ne phone par lekin tab samajh na aaya. Beti tu school jaati hai?", kaushalya ji ne Laali ko gilas wapis dene ke sath he usko wahi saamne baitha liya jaha Aanchal thi. Umed haudi par he mooh hath dhone laga tha aur Purnima ji ko Anamika bhitar wale bathroom le gayi thi.
"Ji badi maalkin ab nahi jaati lekin 8 tak padhaai ki hai aur uske baad wo Minakshi didi hai na Bank wale babu ki beti, wo hume 10 kaksha tak ki tayaari karwa chuki hai. Keh rahi thi ki mukt vidhyalya se is baar wo hamara pravesh karwa dengi. Main unke he ghar kaam karti hu kyunki unki amma ji se hota nahi aur didi ki maa bhi dusre bank me kaam par jaati hai. Aap mukhiya ji ki daadi hai?", Uske chehre ki chamak aur bholepan ko dekh Kaushalya ji ne gaal ko sehlaya jaise unhe ye bachi pasand aa gayi thi.
"Wo bas Arjun hai aur tum bhaiya keh ke bulana. Mukhiya koyi nahi hai idhar aur ye Minakshi Lala ji ki pauti hai na ji, jiska naamkaran aapne kiya tha? Samajhdar ladki hai uske maa baap bhi bhale shikshit log. Paise ke liye waha kaam karti hai toh kal se matt jana aur agar yahi prem-pyaar hai jiske sath Minakshi tujhe padhati bhi hai toh jana band matt karna. Tu koyi kaam kar rahi thi abhi?", Rameshwar ji ne toh hanste hue haan keh diya tha us ladki ka naam sunn kar lekin Laali ab thoda sa seham gayi thi.
"Jhopdi se baba samaan laaye the na badi maalkin, main wahi laga rahi thi. Hath dho kar abhi bartan he karne lagi thi fir maa ne paani pakda diya."
"Chal ab tujhe chitrahaar dekhna hai toh wo dekh ya padhna hai toh padh lekin 8 baje ke baad rasoi me nahi dikhegi. Itne atche salwar kameej par ye aadhi tedhi lakire samaan uthane se he bani hai isliye pooch rahi thi. Aur badi maalkin nahi tu daadi he bula liya kar. Hath mooh dho ke jo karna hai kar lekin.."
"Rasoi me kaam nahi karna."
"Haan. Naam kya hai tera?"
"ji Laali.", Usne thoda muskura kar kaha tha, bholepan ke sath. Ungliyan aapas me uljhi aur nange paanv nakhun se jameen kuredti hui.
"Ye toh wo naam hua jo sabne bigaad diya. Poora naam bata bitiya apna."
"Ji Vaishaali Sahu daughter of Shri Shivlal Sahu, village xxxx, district XXXX, Punjab. I am 18 years old.."
"Bas bas akaashvaani thoda saans le le. Itna atcha naam hai Vaishaali aur bigaad ke Laali kar diya. Koyi Laali bole ghar se bahar toh samjha dena ke sahi naam le. Naam isliye poocha ki idhar 1 baje bhi kaksha lagti hai na 4 baje tak chalne wali? Waha tera naam likhwana hai. Garmi ki chuttiyon ke baad jana shuru kar diyo. Chal ab kar jo tera dil kare.", Khush hoti hui Laali jaane lagi toh thoda aage ja kar thithak gayi.
"Badi maalkin.. sorry daadi ji wo peeche jaha humko 2 kamre diye hai udhar ek me toh lattu he nahi laga hua. Waise toh main maa ke sath he soti hu kyonki baba toh raat khet me rehte hai lekin udhar andhera bahot hai."
"Sahi kehti hai ye bachi Kaushalya. Galiyare ke us taraf ye bagicha he najar nahi aata aur iska toh kamra bhi uske aage hai.", Purnima ji toliye se chehra aur hath paunchne ke baad usko taar par daalne ke baad Aanchal ke pas rakhi kursi par he baith gayi. Stool par rakha pani ka saaf gilas le kar wo kaafi der se nirjala rahi ab pyaas shaant karne lagi.
"Pata nahi ye kaise rehte aaye hai jo bijli galat jagah bahate rahenge aur jaha jaruri hai waha lagwani nahi. Aap bhi khamosh baithe ho jabki ye baat main pichli baar bhi bol ke gayi thi ki idhar roshni ho na ho lekin jaha peid paudhe lage hai udhar jaruri hai. Wo daraja thik hua ya abhi bhi fansta hai Purnima?", Is baar jawaab Aanchal ne diya.
"Badi naani wo toh Arjun ne he thok peet ke sudhaar diya tha jis din aaya tha idhar. Pichli taraf usne taar toh daal di thi lekin holder purana tha jo bulb lagate he chatak gaya. Keh toh raha tha ke aaj kar dega thik. Udhar wali motor bhi chalu karwa di lekin abhi chalaai nahi hai, tanki saaf nahi thi."
"Ye aaj ka aaya hua ladka sab thok peet raha hai batao. Chal ab mukhiya he dekhe sab kaam, mujhe kya. Ja beta, light lag jaayegi kal savere aur bathroom bhi naya karwa dete hai. Tu madad kar dena Arjun ki jab wo bagicha thik kare aur haudi me utre toh.", Laali pranaam karti hui daud gayi thi jisko Umed ne 4 laddu ka packet pakda diya tha. Ab sirf yahi log reh gaye the idhar kyonki Aanchal bhi apni maami ki madad ke liye chali gayi thi munne ke sote he.
"Ab batao ji kya masla hai idhar aur Devaki band kyun kar rakhi? Chot aayi toh nurse main samajh sakti hu lekin ye bandookdhari tainaat hai aur aapke mukhiya ji nadarad hai. Devaki par humla hua toh usko he band kar diya?", Ek baar toh Rameshwar ji ne aangan ki taraf dekha jaha koyi na tha kyonki bahu, naatin aur Shobha rasoighar me juti thi. Nurse bhi tehalne ke liye chhat par chali gayi thi, bata kar.
"Hamare mukhiya ji toh nahi hai koyi aapke siwa. Aur jo gayab hai ye sab uska he kiya dhara hai chahe wo prehri ho ya ye naya sewak pariwar is ghar ki sewa me. Maine baat karne chahi toh chup karwa diya ye keh kar ki uski daadi he fainsla karegi aur wo sirf tumse baat karega is sab me. Ab retired aadmi hai isliye pooch khatam ho gayi hamari. Kyun Umed beta galat kaha kya maine?", Rameshwar ji ka majaak Kaushalya ji ko jara na pasand aaya aur Purnima ji muskurati hui us charpaayi par takiya sahi karti hui leit gayi. Safar ki thakaan bhi thi aur badhti umar ka asar bhi.
"Mere bete ko toh beech me mat he ghasito apni pairvi karne ke liye aur Arjun ne fainsla mere jimme kiya hoga lekin ghatna ki rooprekha toh denge retired kautwaal sahab?", Ab Rameshwar ji ke paas koyi chara nahi tha jab Arjun he gayab ho.
"Wo.. Wo keh raha tha ke tum jaanti ho thoda bahot Devaki ke kaarnaame aur ab toh baat dehleej se bahar nikal chuki hai jisme hamari dakhal usko pasand nahi. Tum abhi toh dhiraj rakhna Kaushalya.", Ab toh Kaushalya ji ka dhiraj he jawaab de gaya jo uth kar rasoighar me gayi aur waha maujood teeno se keh diya ke wo bhitar he rahe. Darwaja laga kar wo ab Rameshwar ji ke saamne kursi par baithi unhe ghoor rahi thi. Surakshakarmi khud he bahar chala gaya tha tehalne, bidi peene.
"Wo.. Rekha par Devaki ne humla karwaya tha aur Arjun ko akhaade me tantrik se marwane ki koshish bhi iski he thi. Meena Netram ki he koyi sage wali thi, wahi Netram jo bada bhai hai Devaki ka. Jo naya thekedar bana tha basti se, Mukandi.. wo kisi maksad ke liye Devaki ke kehne par kishoriyon ka apharan karke..", Itne me he Kaushalya ji ke jabde bhinch uthe the aur ye pehli baar tha ki Rameshwar ji apni biwi se najre chura rahe the aur Umed ne apni chachi ko bagal se baahon me lete hue sambhalne ki koshish ki. Wo sachmuch he Kaushalya ji ka beta tha jaise Inder Purnima ji ka. Lekin gusse ke kam hone ke bawjood unki aankhon ke bhitar he aansu ruke rahe.
"Main.. main ye us waqt se keh rahi hu jis din.. isko aapki maa ne mere peeche grah-pravesh karwaya tha. Us din bhi pehla kadam rakhne ki iski chahat ne saaf bata diya tha ke 15 umar me ye 50 ki thi, lekin kapti samajhdar nahi. Rekha.. wo bechari is se ulat sab jaante hue bhi isko bacha rahi thi? Kya bola aapka piddi ab? Aur ab aapki kanoon ki kitaab me masoom ladkiyon ke apharan ki kya saja hai SSP sahab?"
"Tumhari narajgi jayaz hai Kaushalya lekin tumhare saamne hai ki hum pariwar ke maslo me pehle bhi shamil nahi hote the aur aaj bhi sab tumhare hath hai. Saja ke haqdar toh bahot se hai lekin wo tumhare apne hai, mere bhi lekin tumne unke liye toh saja ki maang nahi rakhi. Aaj bhi fainsla tumhare he hath hai, hum is kache aangan se us aur nahi ja rahe.", Rameshwar ji ka aise kadam peeche khinchna Kaushalya ji ko aur bhadka gaya tha jabki ab toh Purnima ji ne bhi unka hath pakad kar naa me sar hila kar unhe rokne ki koshish ki.
"Dekh Purnima tere se mera rumaal tak na chhipa aur tu jaanti hai meri aulaad galat nahi jinhe ye doshi bata rahe hai. Hath mere nahi inke bandhe rahe aur jisko maa ki jimmewari ki aad me dularte rahe na uska he chulha jungle jalata raha lekin dosh meri parwarish ka. Wo ladka bhi jaanta hai ke ye peeche hatt jayenge isliye ye usne mere jimme lagaya. Wo samajhdar hai jo apne baap-chacha ki tarah garam dimaag nahi. Ab tak toh wo dono mundi utaar ke chaupal par latka chuke hote aur jism inke baap ki jeep tale kuchla hota. Haalat samajhte ho aap Arjun ki thodi? Usko wahi pata lag chuka tha ke ye kaand kisne kiya hai aur usko idhar aane ka pakka maksad mila. Rishtey aur umar ka lihaaj rakhte hue usne iski sewa me log laga rakhe hai jabki main ...", Ab jaise Kaushalya ji ka gala he sookh gaya tha jinhe 3-4 bar koshish karne ke baad Umed ne ek ghoont paani pila he diya.
"Hum jaante hai Kaushalya ki hum behtar vyakti nahi hai, kam se kam pariwar ke sadasyo ke beech toh nahi. Hum saja nahi de sakte aur yahi wajah thi ki hamare pita ki antim itcha tak unki chauthi peedhi ne poori ki Arjun ke roop me. Na main, na tumhari koyi aulaad aur mera bhai toh waise bhi dhor (khachhar) hai jisko pariwar kya patni tak ka nahi pata. Bahar main bhi Shankar Inder ya Umed ki tarah 50 gira sakta hu, is umar me bhi hath nahi kaanpne wale lekin tum sahi keh rahi ho ki bhitar hamare hath bandhe hai. Maa ne toh yahi kaha tha na ke isko sambhal ke rakhna, ye saral hai. Humne bas dur reh kar bhi sirf apne bhai par dhyaan diya. Uski aulaade aaj tumhara he pauta thok baja kar sidhi kar raha hai pyaar se. Wo na mujhse thik hue the aur na Shankar ke gusse, Umed ki samajh se. Pooch lo Binodiye ke kaarname bagal me baitha hai ye tumhara beta jo jaanta hai lekin thik karne wala koyi bahar se nahi aaya, usko hum sabne seencha hai Kaushalya aur Arjun ne us ganwaar ko is laayak banaya hai ki wo ghar aur kaam sambhalne laga hai. Uski biwi ab haweli ki dehleej se antim chhor tak vyavasthit karne lagi hai, jinhone aaj subah tumhare bete ko aashirwad diya tha. Wo Devaki ko daadi bula chuka hai isliye saja nahi de sakta, lekin saboot jama kiye hai usne aur jo bekasoor beech me piss rahe the unhe alag kiya. Genhu ke sath jara sa bhi ghunn nahi pisne deta wo. Kya wo galat hai? Aur us par sandeh hai toh fir tumhari jooti aur hamara sar.", Ab kahi jaa kar Kaushalya ji ke dimaag ki garmi kuch kam hui lekin khij toh wo chuki he thi.
"Wo tantrik iska saga tha kya?"
"Nahi uske baare me hamare pita ne Arjun ko bataya tha. Ye jo tumse lipta baitha hai na tumhara laal, iske bade bhai ne he us jaanwar ko parlok pahucha diya aur Arjun ne chita jala di uski. Devaki ka toh wo hai jo idhar haweli par aaya tha iske bhai ke sath. Jaane kya leke gaya hai yaha se par wo Meena Arjun ne apne kabje me le rakhi hai. 4 ladkiyan gaayab karwai thi Devaki ne Mukandi ki madad se us tantrik ke liye jo unhe bhi lene aaya tha par Arjun ne bachhiyon ko unke ghar surakshit bhijwa diya. Shankar aur Inder ne Devaki ko hospital pahuchane se pehle peecha kiya tha un logo ka lekin jeep utar gayi thi unki talaab me aur 2 ko maar giraya Shankar ne. Arjun sambhaal raha tha sabkuch lekin uska mukhya maksad toh bas un ladkiyon ko bachana tha aur ek-aadh bande ko zinda pakadna. Ab nikal gaye hath se aur ye khud chot kha kar bister par soyi padi hai.", Kaushalya ji itna sab sunn kar chinta se Umed ko dekhne lagi thi jo unke sar ko sehla raha tha.
"Chachi, samjho aap chacha ji ki haalat bhi. Wo apni jagah thik hai aur Arjun aapke, hamare sammaan ko bachane ke liye khud ko kaabu kiye hai. Usne akele itna sab kar diya jiski bhanak tak nahi lagne di. Sambhav khud keh raha tha ke wo mahabharat wala Arjun nahi hai, kuch aur he praani hai jiski kshamta sirf wo swayam he jaanta hai. Aapka aur maa ka doodh bhi feeka hai thoda uske saamne. Chacha ji jo keh rahe hai main thik waisa he karta kyonki meri goli aurat aadmi me farak nahi karti aise awsar par, Sheela kaaki saboot hai aur waisa he Inder aur Shankar ka hai. Baaki aapka he sawaal mera hai chacha ji se ki wo bade dada ji ko kaise jaanta hai? Unhe gujre hue toh 35 baras hone ko aaye aur jaha tak yaad hai wo anitm samay toh sabse he vimukh ho gaye the.", Umed ki samajhdari bhari baat ne thoda aur malham lagaya tha Kaushalya ji ke aahit mann par.
"Hum Arjun se sawaal nahi kar sakte is maamle me kyonki usne hume pukhta saboot diya hai ki wo kis kadar hamare pita se juda hua hai. Ye Kalpatre, Sreedhar ya aur bahot se log jo tumhare paida hone se bhi purane hai wo sab pita ji tak simit the aur unhe ye ladka bahar nikaal laya. Yaad hai na Sambhav ne kya kaha tha? Us hisse ki rakhsa he Sambhav ke jimme hai jabki Arjun ne asli vasiyat swayam hamare pita se haansil ki jiska Sambhav ko bhi kuch pata nahi bas Arjun uske liye ek jimmewari hai hamare pita ji dwara nirdharit. Unhone he kaha tha ki bhavishya se unka he koyi aayega jo har paheli hal karega, humse bhi jyada saksham. Filhaal toh wo tumhe dharamsankat me daal gaya hai Kaushalya ji, hum toh daayre se tab bhi bahar the aur aaj bhi.", Rameshwar ji ne jitna jana tha wo bata diya tha aur ab sachmuch Kaushalya ji kuch duvidha me thi.
"Hain kaha aapka ye naya mukhiya? Ab Devaki ke baare me fainsla lene se pehle mujhe uski 2 betiyon aur bete ke baare me sochne ke sath gaanv ka bhi khayaal rakhna hoga. Kayi baar lagta hai ki ye Umed aur Shankar wala hisaab sabse badhiya hai lekin Arjun sabko jiwan ke laayak samajhta hai, ek aad apvaad chhod kar. Aur kya kukarm hai haweli ki choti bahu ke kautwaal sahab?"
"Filhaal toh wo manje wale ke ghar daawat par shamil hoga, kabaddi cup jeeta hai aaj 3 baras baad gaanv ki team ne. Major ka pauta uske sath he jata dikha tha mujhe motorcycle par jaha Arjun bata kar gaya tha ke 10 baj jayenge usko. Aur kukarmo ka toh aisa hai ki jitni parat kholte jao utne gehre aur purane milte jaayenge. 4 bacchiyon ka apharan aur unhe bandi rakhna, raj-mehal se vanchit apradhi Kalpatru ka sath dena, hamari bahu aur paute par jaanleva humla. 363-307 he bahot hai 10 saal bhitar rakhne ke liye lekin us se pehle raaj-darbar ki saja aur us se bhi pehle tumhari. Baaki is beech log bhi maare gaye hai toh bahot si dharaye baith sakti hai. Arjun tumhe jyada khul kar bata dega kyonki usne subah tumhare sath he hona hai. Filhal jara apne bete aur behan ki taraf bhi dekho. Udhar kiwaad lagaye hue ho jaha bhitar garmi se unka bura haal ho raha hoga. Naha le Umed agar dil hai toh, saamne he motor lagi hai.", Kaushalya ji shaant hoti hui rasoighar me he chali gayi thi aur Rameshwar ji thodi bahot jaankari Raghuvir ji ki kriya ki lene lage.
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Jaanch Padtaal
Narinder ji ki gaadi ghar ke bahar jab pahuchi toh din lagbhag dhal chuka tha. Saamne he saleeke se khadi us dusri cielo ko dekh kar Shankar ji ke chehre par halki si muskaan aa gayi thi kyonki wo unke sabse priya saale ki gaadi thi, Rajesh ki. Matlab wo har maamle me ek jimmewar vyakti tha aur apne jija ke ghar aise samay me suraksha aur pariwar ka khayaal uski bhi prathmikta tha. Col sahab darwaja khol kar bahar nikalte he chasme par aayi dhund saaf karte hue dono se baad me milne ka bol kar apne ghar ki taraf badh gaye.
"Ye aadmi mujhe isliye sabse jyada pasand hai Shankar. Tu na fir se moti daan kar de thode, kismat se bhi aisa bhakt nahi milta kisi jija ko. Ritu bitiya, uth jao. Kabtak apne baap ko takiya bana ke soyi rahogi?", Shankar ko hilte na dekh Narinder ne he peeche mudd kar haal dekha toh uska bada bhai toh kone me daba hua tha aur Komal ke bhi ghutno ke upar paanv pasare lambi soyi Ritu ko jaise khabar tak nahi thi ki wo ghar pahuch chuke hai.
"Komal beta tum araam se niklo. Neend kachi hai iski.", Shankar ji apni is beti ke saamne khud he jaise maa bann jaate the lekin kunmunati si wo ladki angdaai lene lagi toh hath khule he nahi aur chehra malti wo uthi toh kuch pal samajh he nahi aaya fir apne chacha ko hanste dekha toh sorry bolti hui uth kar seedhi baith gayi.
"Mera sher beta toh khana khaate he neend me chala gaya. Chal atchi baat hai ab tum araam se padhna. Dekh tere nanihaal se gaadi aayi hui hai aur kya pata mama ke sath maami bhi aayi ho.", Narinder ji ne Ritu ko dhyaan dilwaya toh wo furti se Komal ke sath he bahar nikal khadi hui.
"Maami se jyada atcha hoga ki naani aayi ho. Mujhe unse bahot jaruri kaam tha aur thank you papa, for thi nanny care. Chalo didi, samaan papa he le aayenge.", Ritu unka hath pakad kar andar he daud gayi jabki Komal apna bag lena chahti thi.
"Sahi me tujhe toh Aarti aur Ritu he thikane lagati hai bhai aur unke saamne tere mooh se bhi kuch nahi nikalta.", Narinder ne subah se ab kahi pehli cigrattee jalaai thi aur car ko thoda ek taraf ghuma kar bagal wale khali plot me laga liya tha.
"Tu in dono ke paas jyada raha hai lekin inke rang tujhe bhi nahi pata Inder. Jis din inke tewar dekh lega us din tere bhi hath judd jayenge. Sala aaj toh yar mera packet bhi poora band pada hai sutte ka.", Shankar agli seat par he aa gaya tha apne bhai ki bagal me. Pichle shishe se usne Romela aur Vivaan ko apne ghar dakhil hote dekha jo inke he ghar se aaye the.
"College ke bahar ek baar kuch manchalo ne Aarti se badtamiji karni chahi thi, bataya tha na tujhe. Wo ghabra gayi thi aur thik waisi he Ritu hai, chanchal hai lekin utni he bhavuk bhi. Akhaade me he dekh liya tha ke wo apne chote bhai ko jara bhi dard ya dukh me nahi dekh sakti. Atcha hai na wo hamari chhaya me mehfooj samajhti hai khud ko aur inki duniya kahi hai bhi toh kitabo aur apne bhai ke sath. Masoom aur career par dhyaan dene wali isliye tujhe dono jyada pasand hai. Meri pyari gudiya toh hamesha se he Pinki aur Komal rahi hai. Kuch kehti he nahi aur sara kaam karti rehti hai.", Narinder ne cigrattee Shankar ki taraf badha di jo aadhi reh gayi thi. Shankar ke chehre par kutil muskaan dekh Narinder thoda tajjub se jaan ne ki koshish karne laga ki uska bhai sehmat kyun nahi hai.
"Wo Aarti masoom hai? 8-9 inch lamba pechkas highway par ek manchale ki jaangh me ghop diya tha usne toh samajh le ki uske kandhe me kitni jaan hogi, beshak haddi ke paar na bhi hua ho lekin wo poora andar karne me taqat bahot lagti hai aur jigra tere mere jaisa hona chahiye. Aur tu Ritu ki baat karta hai ki wo rone lagi thi toh haan wo kya inme se koyi bhi hamari beti waha hoti toh waisa he karti siwaye Pinki aur Komal ke. Ritu MBBS kar rahi hai aur uska sabse favourite kaam hai kaat-peet, jara sa bhi hath nahi hilta uska. Ye naajuk si ladkiyan 10 killo wajan se sirf kalaai ki kasrat karti hai Inder, Vinni bitiya ne bataya tha mujhe apne ghar ki ladkiyon wali gym ke baare me. Tu aur main bhi toh kabhi masoom he the, haan tu jyada utpaati tha Ajju ke jaise lekin ek waqt tak hum bas nasamjh shararte karte the lekin ye bache bahot se maamlo me humse behtar prashikshit hai jiska bhaan tak ye hume hone nahi dete.", Narinder ka toh chehre he shunyabhaav me chala gaya jab ye pechkas wali aur Ritu ke pasandida karya ka pata chala.
"Tu pagal hai Shankar?"
"Apni maa ko he dekh le jo Ritu ke peeche bullet par baith kar market jaane lagi hai. Silencer ke upar socket me kassi ka danda rehta hai jab bullet Ritu leke jaati hai, Arjun ne lagwaya hoga jo kabhi prayog nahi hua par saaf matlab hai ki wo sabhi ladkiyan masoom dikhti hai aur hain bhi lekin unka ster hamari ummeed se kahi badhkar hai. Shayad Arjun apni behno ko aatmraksha sikha raha hai kyonki unhone padhne ke liye ghar se bahar bhi jana hai. Aarti ne mujhse bola tha ke wo ye degree karke 2 saal baad IIM ya America se MBA karna chahti hai. Uski padhaai ka samay bhi Ritu aur Alka ke barabar hai, kitabe maine he la kar di thi Delhi se. Hum itne kendrit nahi the Inder apne jiwan ke us samay me beshak college me padhaai ke waqt padhaai ki par bhavishya ke baare me kabhi nahi socha. Teri shaadi he dekh le kaise achanak he ho gayi thi mere sath ek he mandap me? Hum chutiye the bahot se maamle me lekin ye bache apni kamar kase hue hai sab tayaariyon ke sath.", Ab Narinder bhi sab bas khamoshi se sunnta hua sar hila raha tha.
"Alka bitiya ne wo Sanjiv wala boxing kit lagwaya tha mujhse abhi 3-4 din pehle upar wali us gym me he. Uske panjo par garam patti bandhi bhi dekhi thi jiska usne bataya tha ke wo bas dance aur balance practice karti hai fit rehne ke liye. Sanjiv pichle ghar me kick-boxing karta tha thik aise he. Matlab band kamro me bache padhne ke sath he khud ko khaas bana rahe hai? Maa isliye inhe alag khurak aur rang-birange juice deti rehti hai? Beda-garak ho hamara jo bahar duniya me jaane kya kya dhoondte rehte hai lekin apne he bacho ka pata nahi."
"Atchi baat hai bhai ke wo isko jaahir nahi karte aur sabke saamne wahi masoom se gharelu bache hai Inder. Aur wo bade ho rahe hai toh hume unke vyaktigat samay ki kadar karte hue taak-jhaank nahi karni chahiye. Main ab upar jata he nahi siwaye sidha chhatt ke. Waise tu is sabse alag bhi bahot kuch batana chahta tha.", Cigrattee ka tukda bahar fenkte hue Shankar car se utar gaya tha aur Narinder bhi.
"Haan lekin baat lambi chaudi hai aur bottle kharch ho jaani hai poori. Saale sahab se mil lete hai fir nahane ke baad baithte hai araam se khuli chhatt par.", Dono ghar ki aur badhe the jaha Rajkumar ji ke sath he Kundanlal ji aur Rajesh unhe mil gaye. Sasur ka aashirwad lene ke baad Rajesh bhi dono gale lag kar mile.
"Hum abhi ghar me dakhil bhi nahi hue aur aap log jaane bhi lage.", Shankar ki baat sunn kar Rajesh ke chehre par toh sehmati ke bhaav aaye lekin Kundanlal ji ne apni asmarthata darsha di.
"Tum sath chalo beta, hum toh ruk nahi sakte. Komal bitiya bhitar aayi toh hum samajh gaye ki aap log aa chuke ho. Sohan bhai sahab kuch araam par hai filhaal toh mera ghar aur dukaan sambhalna jaruri hai. Bittu bhi kaam se bahar hai isliye Pooja bahu aur dono pauti jaate hue hume sath leke jaani hai. Rajesh aa jayega kal tumhare pas agar tum aaj ghar he rehna chahte ho.", Kundanlal ki baat Narinder bhali bhanti samajh raha tha.
"Kal aate hai hum dono aapke pas. Waise bhi kaafi samay se waqt nahi bitaya apne nohre me toh shaam aapke he sath. Maa ji (Sunanda ji) bhi aayi hai bau ji?"
"Unhe toh Ritu bitiya ne daboch liya hai bhai aur ab naani-naatin ke bech hum kuch nahi kar sakte. Subah aana chahe toh bhijwa dena ya hum gaadi bhej denge."
"Nahi, hum he lete aayenge maa ji ko apne sath. Shankar 5 baje hospital se fursat lega toh main isko wahi se le lunga. Rajesh yar, Daleep bhai ko bol dena ki kal uplabdh rahe.", Rajesh haami bharta hua khush tha ke ye log kar uske sath honge. Kaali cielo me baith kar baap beta nikal chale toh ab Shankar ne apne bade bhai sahab ko lapak liya.
"Raju bhai, roti matt khana. Thoda fresh ho jaaye fir market chalte hai samaan lene. Baaki kuch kaam ki baat ho toh batana fir."
"Haan yar ye Sanjiv ki shaadi se pehle he pee thi aur ab sharir bhi thoda sukoon maangta hai. Main toh Dharampal ke ghar jaane ka soch raha tha kyonki Walia ne usko aur mujhe phone kiya tha kal shaam baithne ke liye. Fir ghar pe tum dono he na raho toh main bhi nikal nahi sakta. Vivaan bolke gaya ki eitwaar ko wo ja raha hai aur kal shaam ko baithte hai lekin ab jawaab kaise du kyonki kal toh pehle he Walia mood banaye baitha hai. Haan aaj hum teeno he baithte hai aur tum dono jitne taro-taja hote ho itne main le aata hu sab samaan.", Narinder ne chabi apne bade bhai ke saamne kar di car ki.
"ye bhi thik hai lekin chhatt par nahi baithte. Pichle ghar chalenge, AC laga hua hai udhar aur biwi bacho se ye sab dur he rahe toh badhiya. Laut aayenge 11 tak, abhi 7 bhi nahi baje.", Rajkumar ji haan kehte hue nikal gaye raat ka vishisht samaan lene. Ghar me sabse milne ke baad ye dono chai pee kar nahane lage aur udhar Ritu apni maa ke kamre me unki na sunti hui apni naani se lipti hui thi. Kapde badal kar ab apne aramdayak vastro me kaapi-kitab aur chasme ke sath.
"Dekh rahi ho naani maa ko aap? Inhe na aajkal bas Komal didi aur Rupali he bhali lagti hai, mujhe toh bandh ke rakhti hai kitabo se aur raat ko 12 baje sone milega fir 4 baje utha bhi dengi. Aaj chutti li thi maine lekin ab fir se kitaabe pakda di.", Alka aur Rupali abhi abhi gayi thi idhar se aur kamre me ab bas ye 3 peedhiya he thi jo jitni umar-daraaj hui utni he behtar. Beshak Sunanda ji aur Ritu ke beech wali Rekha roopi kadi asadharan khoobsurat thi lekin unka ansh aur khud unhe janam dene wali, dono bhi kamtar nahi thi, sharir Rekha se kuch halka jarur tha. Ab apni beti ki nautanki dekhte hue Rekha ji ne he uski kitaabe utha kar bister ke sirhaane rakh di. Jis par Ritu apni naani ko aankh maarne ke baad maa se gale lag gayi.
"Tu kab badi hogi ye meri samajh se toh bahar hai Ritu aur aaj teri naani hai yaha isliye main ye dheel de rahi hu. Maa subah aap bhi iska bachaav nahi karengi. Pehle he subah ki padhaai isne apne bhai se milne ke liye ganwa di.", Rekha ji uth kar khud he kamre thoda thik karne lagi thi. Alka unki chai de kar gayi thi jo unhone ek cup apni maa ko aur dusra khud lete hue kursi par baithna he behtar samjha. Ritu ki coffee abhi wo log bana rahi thi rasoi me.
"Toh Arjun kya kar raha hai udhar? Suna hai dangal jeeta aaj usne aur gaanv me kuch kaam karwa raha hai. Chuttiyon me bhi bhaag liya ghar se wo, mere paas nahi aaya."
"Oh naani wo toh aapki he baat kar raha tha aur aapne toh nahi bataya ki wo aapko bhi phone karta rehta hai. Dekh lo maa, ye naani naati hume nahi batate kuch bhi."
"Kya keh raha tha wo? Baat ek he baar hui thi wo bhi 4 din pehle lekin ghar me pata laga ki phone Arjun ka hai toh bheed jama kar di us Swati ki bachi ne. Haalchal se alag kuch baat na ho saki meri. Phir kal uska phone aaya toh main ghar thi he nahi, Anita bata rahi thi ki mujhse baat karne ke liye phone aaya tha. Raat me milaya toh janaab bahar. Pata nahi kya chor-sipahi chal raha hai. Rekha, tujhse toh baat karta hai na?"
"Maa ne he nahi ki Aaru se baat 2 din ho gaye. Aaj bhi subah usne phone milaya tha lekin kal jaisa bahana aaj bhi bana diya maa ne jaisa usne bataya. Waise naani agar main aapse kuch puchu toh aap batayengi mujhe?", Ritu ne jis andaaj me ye kaha tha aur darwaje par dastak hote he usne Aarti se coffee ka gilaas lene ke baad thodi der me milne ka bolte hue darwaje ki chitakni he chadha di jo Rekha ji bade dhyaan se dekh rahi thi.
"Meri bachi tu kabse ijajat lene lagi? Arjun se juda hua hai kuch?", Sunanda ji ne saree ka pallu thoda dhila karne ke baad Ritu ko apne he kareeb le liya. Rekha ji wise he shaant-bhav se wo drishya dekhti rahi aur kaapi par kalam chalane lagi, kamaal ki pakad thi unki jo wo bina dekhe he eksaar likh rahi thi.
"Wo itna serious toh nahi tha lekin pooch raha tha ke naani apne pariwar me akeli he thi kya jo unhone vasiyat maa ke naam kar di? Waise maa, aapne apni naani ko dekha hai matlab naani ki mummy ko?", Ritu ke is sawaal par Sunanda ji toh badi khush hui lekin Rekha ji lagatar apni beti ko he padh rahi thi. Kaagaj par ab dabbe bane the jaise koyi vanshavali ho aur Rekha ka dimaag jaise swayam Arjun ki kshamta se bhi bahar tha aur yaha wo alag he sutra laga raha thi.
"Ab maine apni naani ko kaise nahi dekha hoga? Aur nana ji akele nahi the, unke bhai matlab chote nana ji toh aakhiri samay pradesh sarkaar ke sachiv the. Naani bahot jyada khoobsurat thi, Mahima naam tha unka aur maa bilkul unke jaisi nahi dikhti. Ab vasiyat isliye mere naam ho gayi kyonki chote nana Pishorilal ji ke sath unke bete yani mere mama Anant Kumar ji ne apna vansh aage nahi badhaya. Mama toh abhi bhi hai lekin wo raajniti se vimukt ho kar ekanatvas me chale gaye. Kyun maa, sahi bata rahi hu na main?", Rekha ji ab un chokor khano me kuch na kuch likhne lagi thi aur 2-3 jagah prashanchinh laga tha.
"Haan beti, meri maa Mahima devi badi khoobsurat mahila thi aur pita ji ka toh punjab raajniti me bhi bada dakhal tha. Main eklauti thi lekin tumhare ya tumhari maa jitni pooch-taach nahi karti thi. hahaha.. majaak kar rahi thi bitiya aur main sachmuch kisi rajkumari se kam nahi thi. Pita ji, bade jaane maane zamindaar aur siyastdaan the jinke vyapaar aur bahari jiwan ke baare me meri jyada dakhal nahi thi lekin mehal jaise ghar me hum par koyi rok-tok nahi thi. Har saal garmiyon me hum sapariwar hamare Himachal wale ghar jaate the, kabhi dekhne chalna aur us waqt wo bhi punjab he tha. Pita ji hume samajhte the aur mujhe rajniti ya udhyog-gharane khaas pasand nahi thi bas pariwar atcha ho aur pati jo hume samkaksh samjhe. Us samay ke mutabik toh hamari shaadi prem-vivaah jaisi he hui. Dur-daraaj ke rishteydar toh nakhush the kyonki main eklauti thi aur unke paas meri shaadi ke liye behtar aur bade rishtey the. Tumhare nana unke har anumaan se 100 guna behtar insaan aur utne he sache vyakti. Jameen jaayedad toh idhar bhi tumne dekhi hai jo baantne ke bawjood sambhalne ke liye 2 darjan logo ko dekhni padti hai. Hamari maa ko behtar pariwar mila aur pati toh thik waise he hume bhi aur main Rekha ke liye bhi khush hu kyonki Kaushalya behan jaisi maa iske pas hai aur tere jaisi pyaari gudiya jo isko chain nahi lene deti. Is baar nanihaal aaogi toh dikhaungi tumhe main meri maa, daadi aur naani tak ki tasvire. Jyadatar toh mere peehar ya un haweliyon me he hai lekin kuch mere pas bhi hai. Waisa dil kare toh apni maa ko mili vasiyat bhi dekh aana, humne toh khud thik se nahi dekhi.", Sunanda ji ka wo khush hona is kamre ko kahi jyada he urjawaan bana raha tha aur Ritu haami bharne ke baad coffee ka cup khali karke maa ki aur badhati ye agla sawaal kar gayi.
"Matlab aapne apni daadi aur naani tak ki tasvire sambhali hui hai? Waah naani ji ye toh vintage jaisa ho gaya. Aap 66 ki aur us time ko dekha jaaye toh aapki mummy hui 80 plus aur unki mummy toh 100+. Tab camera thodi na hote the.", Ritu kya khel rahi thi iska anumaan uski soch se aage Rekha ji laga chuki thi thoda bahot aur ab us kaagaj par kuch aur dibbe bann chuke the. Lekin unki bholi mata ji toh apni naatin ke sath bhooli bisri yaadein sanjha karti hui gadgad ho rahi thi.
"Itne gareeb ghar se toh nahi the beta hamare purvaj. Camera.. janti ho hamare paida hone se pehle se wo khaas camera tha ghar me jisko sirf hamare pita ji chalana jaante the aur usme tasvir lene ke liye bahot der tak baithna padta tha bina hile dule. Haan behtar lagta tha bade chitra chitrakaro se banwana jo tasvir se kahi adhik tikaau rehte aur unchi diwaro par janchte bhi the. Hamari daadi toh kuch khadoos thi jaise Devaki behan, tokataki bahot karti thi par dada ji nahi sunte the unke aur mere liye toh bilkul bhi nahi. Hamari naani.. unka shayad he sahi varnan kar sake hum kyonki wo waqt se aage thi aur hamari maa se toh bilkul he alag. Hamari unke sath yaadein utni saaf toh nahi hai lekin unki ek painting hamare nanihal me humne dekhi thi jisme wo videshi saheli ke sath tennis khel rahi thi. Hamari maa unki eklauti santaan thi aur fir jab hum koyi 10 baras ke the, desh ajaad hone me bahot samay baaki tha ki wo Himachal wali aadhi sampatti Punjab ke kisi mitra raja ko bech kar England ja basi. Ajaadi se pehle he wo bhagwaan ke paas ja chuki thi. Hamare nana ke baare me hume kuch yaad nahi bas unki koyi tasvir ya chitra dekha hoga lekin chehra yaad nahi beti.", Idhar Rekha ji ne ek aur dibba bana kar usme prashanchinh laga diya tha. Ritu ka chehra khush tha lekin wo bhitar se santusht na dikhi.
"Wow. Matlab aapki naani toh us time par modern thi jab British raaj karte the aur hindustani aurate ghoongat ke bina toh chulhe tak nahi jaati thi kamre se. Unka pariwar sidha raja jaise bade logo se sambandh rakht tha. Lekin aadhi sampatti bechi matlab baaki aadhi naani?", Ab Sunanda ji ne thoda apni beti ki taraf dekha aur fir Ritu ke masoom chehre ko jiska sawaal bholepan sa laga unhe.
"Tilotamma.. yahi naam tha unse badi wali naani ka jo baaki sampatti ki maalkin thi lekin wo 14-15 ki umar me chal basi thi jitna hume bataya gaya kyonki naam ke siwa unke baare me hume kuch nahi pata. Hume kya hamari maa ko bhi nahi pata tha unke baare me toh kyonki jab maa paida hui tab badi naani ko gujre hue bhi 7 baras ho chuke the. Atcha yaad dilwaya tumne Ritu bitiya. Hamari badi naani ki sampatti ka toh hamare pita ji tak ko nahi pata tha lekin naani ne Himachal wala ek pushtaini ghar dharohar swaroop maa ko aur unse hume mila tha. Wo aaj bhi waisa he hai aur hume lagta hai ki ek baar tumhe wo jarur dekhna chahiye. Hum khud bhi dekhna chahte hai kyonki us taraf jana he nahi hua shaadi ke baad sirf ek baar gaye the jab kagaj banwaye gaye. Us dharohar ko aaj bhi saaf-suthra aur sahi nigrani me rakha gaya hai toh jyada jehmat nahi karni padegi. Tumhari daadi wapis aati hai toh main unse baat karungi. Tum aur Rekha mere sath chalna, hum bh dekhna chahte hai hamari pichli aur agli 2-2 peedhiyon ke darmiyaan khudko.", Ritu is baat par unke gale lag gayi thi lekin Rekha ji ne rang me thoda sa bhang daal he diya.
"Iske imtihaan se pehle toh maa ji bhi nahi jaane dengi aur mera jana jaruri nahi maa."
"Daadi toh khud bol rahi thi ki main maa ke sath kahi ghoomne chali jaau. Tayaari toh waha reh kar aur bhi atchi hogi na naani jab prakriti ke beech kisi khoobsurat aur shaant cottage me rahenge? Aap bolo nana ji ko ya main he keh deti hu aur maa khud apni dharohar dekhne ja rahi hai. Unka haq main dilwa kar rahungi, haa nahi toh. Kal he chalte hai meri maano toh."
"Teri koyi nahi maan raha haq ki bachi. Aaj poora din tune apne nalayak bhai ki wajah se kharaab kar diya aur ab tujhe kal utni dur jana hai jis se ek aur din kharaab ho? Koyi kahi nahi jaa raha aur main khaane ka dekhne ja rahi hu. 8 baj gaye hai, maa aap bhi andar store ya bathroom se kapde badal lo. Ye aapki laadli 10 baje apne kamre me chali jaayegi."
"Aap jao chachi ke kamre me maa. Main toh yahi naani ke pas sone wali hu aur dekho subah hote he pehle daadi ko phone jaayega aur fir nana ji ko. Daadi sunday wapis aa rahi hai matlab hum log monday jayenge aur fir friday se pehle nahi wapis aane wale. Padhaai me kami hui toh fir jo saja de mujhe manjoor lekin naani ka sapna main poora karke rahungi. Naani aap thoda sa bhi meri tarafdari nahi karti apni beti ke maamle me. Aaru hota toh aap ek minute nahi lagati, ladki hu na main.?", Ab toh Sunanda ji bhi samajh gayi thi is tej khopdi ko. Aur wo uske gaal ko khinchte hue hans rahi rahi.
"Tu ladki hai na isliye ziddi hai aur wo ullu hai jo har baat maan leta hai. Monday matlab pakka monday. Ye bhi kuch nahi bolegi aur tere papa bhi. Apni baaki behno se bhi pooch lena jo sath jana chahe. Alka aur Aarti jarur chalna chahengi, Rupali ka kuch nahi keh sakti aur Komal-Priyanka nahi jaane wali jitna main unhe samajhti hu. Rekha tu baith beti, main he thoda Krishna aur Lalita sang rasoi dekh leti hu. Tera bister lag jaayega is kamre me he aur main meri is natkhat doctorni ke sath he rahungi aaj.", Rekha ke mana karne ke bawjood Sunanda ji unhe wahi baitha kar khud bahar chali gayi. Ab Ritu aur uski maa dono akele me ek dusre ko dekh rahi thi aur apni maa ke mook sawaal par Ritu ko aakhir jawaab dena he pada.
"Aaru ne kaha ki usne aapko dekha waha mehal me aur fir mujhe bhi ek pratima dikhaai maa jo 65-70 baras jitni purani hogi jaisa wo keh raha tha lekin bina jyada barikiyan banaye hue bhi wo marbel statue thik aapke jaisa he tha. Mujhe jyada nahi pata wo kya dhoond raha hai lekin ek baat toh saaf ho gayi na ki jinhe wo dhoond raha hai wo naani ki history se nahi hai. Maa uske kehne par beshak maine ye sab poocha lekin main naani aur aapke sath alag se waqt bitana chahti hu. Aap is ghar se bahar hoti ho na toh aapki khoobsurti kahi jyada badh jaati hai. Thoda sa time nahi nikaal sakti mere sath?", Ritu baat karti karti apne maa ke kareeb aa kar unke gale he lag gayi jabki Rekha ne wo kaapi band kar di thi usko ek hath se apne aagosh me lete hue.
"Jaisa tumhe thik lage waisa he karte hai. Mujhe bhi lagta hai ki, 'mother and daughter deserve some quality time together, away from this hustle and bustle. But I am sure your questions will increase once we reach there. If Arjun is after something and knowingliy he planted you at his place, he is already sure about that terrible resemblance. He is just adding some more witnesses to his research before making the final dent. And I am curious too.", Rekha ji dwara Ritu ko angrezi me Arjun ka khel samjhana he unki durdrishti ka ek chota sa namuna bhar tha. Wo jaan gayi thi ki Arjun ne khud aage na aa kar Ritu ko he isme saamne kar diya hai aur Ritu thik uske jaisi he thi khojbin me, lekin jyada daksh jab baat choti choti kadiyan joddne ki ho.
"Aap na sachmuch mujhe har bar hairaan kar deti ho maa. And I feel bad for myself along with you. You are simply most skilled and perfect observer, I ever came across. Toh Aaru aapse sawaal karta isliye aap us se baat nahi kar rahi ho? Aur kya jaisa wo soch raha hai aisa ho sakta hai?"
"Main baat karti hu us se lekin tab jab wo pareshan ho. Aur wo baat tab karna chahta hai jab main pareshan hou jo ki tum mujhe karti rehti ho. Waise kya sachmuch jo tumne dekha wo mujh jaisa tha Ritu? Aur kya naam tha unka?", Ritu ne pehle toh shararat se unka gaal he halke se kaat liya jaisa wo bachpan me karti thi aur uske baad wo apni maa ki he goad me araam se baith gayi unke jakhmi hath ko apne hath me lete hue.
"Wo kaun thi isme toh khud Aaru uljha hua hai maa kyonki wo 2 aurato ki baat kar raha tha. Jo painting usne dekhi uske baare me rani maa tak ne yahi kaha ke wo Devi thi aur is se jyada kisi ko kuch nahi pata lekin us painting me aapke chehre ke sath Aaru ne jo alag samanta dekhi wo ye thi. Aapke gale se niche ye til jaisa mere aur Aaru ke bhi hai. Mera thoda jyada right side hai lekin aapka aur Aaru ka toh center me hai. Naani thodi aapke jaisi lagti hai jaisa possible hai par itna bhi nahi milte. Mera matlab hair alag hai aap dono ke aur wo thodi mere jaisi hai, dubli. Aur jo statue maine dekhi uske chehre ke feture toh jyada spasht nahi thi carving matlab .."
"Main samajhti hu carving ka matlab doctor sahiba, nakkashi ya utkirnan."
"What utkirnan? Atcha chodo isko haan.. Wo jo lady thi na aap thoda unke jaisi he ho figure se ya veham hoga lekin laga ke aapke upar he white paint kar diya jaaye toh same lagogi. Unka naam Anuradha bataya tha Arjun ne jo hamare dada ji ki daadi thi lekin unhe khud dada ji ke papa ne bhi jyada nahi dekha tha kyonki jab wo 3-4 baras ke the tabhi unki maa ka dehant ho gaya tha. Fir unhone he apni yaad aur kuch paintings ki madad se wo moorat banwai lekin Arjun ke hath wo paintings bhi nahi lagi. Wo yahi sab ulta seedha kaam karne gaya hai kya udhar maa? Aur wo Princess Amrita, bahot poochtach kar rahi thi. Aaru ko bol dena ke dur rahe us se. Ye raja-rani jitne samaaj me shokhi maarte hai inke ghar utne he jyada thande.. Sorry.. mera matlab wo atchi hai lekin Aaru dur rahe toh jyada atcha hoga. Main aati hu jara Alka se mil kar.", Jaane se pehle usne ek baar aur apni maa ka gaal chooma, fir nikal gayi. Rekha ne us sutra ke sabse upari khali bakse me likhe Tilotamma ke barabar he waisa he khana bana kar waha Anuradha likh diya. iske niche jaise poori vanshavali thi aur kuch prashan.
'Arjun ne pratham prem ke samay kaha tha main Tilotamma hu aur uska varnan dil se nikla tha. Aur is Tilotamma ko toh main bhi nahi jaanti, koyi wajah he nahi thi. Ye ab kisko dhoond raha hai Devi? Tilotamma? Anuradha?.. Shayad inme se kisi ko bhi nahi, unse judi kisi ghatna ko.', Rekha ne ek baar atche se us panne ko dimaag me baithane ke baad najdeek rakhe rubber se saaf kar diya tha. Lekin iske baad uske thik pichle panne ko faad kar wo halke se muskuraai.. 'Inki pencil adrishya sandesh padhne me maahir hai.'
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8 baj chuke the jab gaanv me haweli ke bahar Umed ki car ruki. Unke peeche he scooter ki pichli seat par sawaar Rameshwar ji bhi pahuch gaye the, chaalak swayam Jugraaj ji the jinke ghar Pandit ji Kirparam, Lala Haqiqat ji aur S. Suchha Singh ji ke sath mehfil lagaye baithe the pichle 2 ghante se. Apni pati ko aise scooter se utarte dekh kaushalya ji wahi ruk gayi. Jugraaj ji ne unke charan sparsh kiye toh aashirwaad dene ke baad unka jaruri tanz bhi mila.
"Tu iski jaan leke rahega Juggi? Tere pita ji chalate the isko jab tu school jata tha aur aaj tere bete ko bhi dekha tha maine iski sawaari karte savere. Aur aap kaha se dillagi karke padhaar rahe ho pradhaan ji? Ghar pe bache akele honge.", Jugraaj toh hansta hua unhe pranaam karke subah apne ghar ka nyota deta nikal gaya lekin Pandit ji ab Purnima ji aur Umed se bhi ghir gaye the. Sambhav wahi utar gaya tha jab rani maa ko mehal chhoda gaya.
"Bhaagwan, ghar pe bahot log hai. Bahu, bitiya, nurse aur 2-3 sewak bhi. Pehle andar toh chalo aur tu gaadi bahar kyun khadi kare hue hai? Laga isko andar chupchap. Savere bakhat se nikal liyo, kahi na teri haweli par income tax wale raid maar rahe. Wo Pandit ji ka lagta kaha reh gaya jo tum logo ke sath gaya tha kriya karne?", Rameshwar ji Umed ke hath se thaila lete hue ghar me daakhil hue toh sewak ne aangan me ek aur charpaayi laga di. Paani se bhara cooler thandi hawa de raha tha aur Aanchal yahi paalne me Niketan ko litaye uske sath khel rahi thi. In logo ke aane par wo sabko namastey karte hue uthne lagi toh Rameshwar ji ne he usko baithe rehne ka ishara kiya. Laali he sabke liye paani le kar aayi thi jiske pariwar ko yahi haweli par he pichli taraf vyavasthit karwa diya tha Rameshwar ji ne. Laali ke pita Sheebu kaka inke he khet ke chowkidar the aur maa Shobha ab yaha pakki ho gayi thi jo aaj se pehle sirf ghar sambhalti thi siwaye fasal kataai ke samay saal me 20 dihadi karne ke.
"Devaki ka bataya mujhe Aanchal bitiya ne phone par lekin tab samajh na aaya. Beti tu school jaati hai?", kaushalya ji ne Laali ko gilas wapis dene ke sath he usko wahi saamne baitha liya jaha Aanchal thi. Umed haudi par he mooh hath dhone laga tha aur Purnima ji ko Anamika bhitar wale bathroom le gayi thi.
"Ji badi maalkin ab nahi jaati lekin 8 tak padhaai ki hai aur uske baad wo Minakshi didi hai na Bank wale babu ki beti, wo hume 10 kaksha tak ki tayaari karwa chuki hai. Keh rahi thi ki mukt vidhyalya se is baar wo hamara pravesh karwa dengi. Main unke he ghar kaam karti hu kyunki unki amma ji se hota nahi aur didi ki maa bhi dusre bank me kaam par jaati hai. Aap mukhiya ji ki daadi hai?", Uske chehre ki chamak aur bholepan ko dekh Kaushalya ji ne gaal ko sehlaya jaise unhe ye bachi pasand aa gayi thi.
"Wo bas Arjun hai aur tum bhaiya keh ke bulana. Mukhiya koyi nahi hai idhar aur ye Minakshi Lala ji ki pauti hai na ji, jiska naamkaran aapne kiya tha? Samajhdar ladki hai uske maa baap bhi bhale shikshit log. Paise ke liye waha kaam karti hai toh kal se matt jana aur agar yahi prem-pyaar hai jiske sath Minakshi tujhe padhati bhi hai toh jana band matt karna. Tu koyi kaam kar rahi thi abhi?", Rameshwar ji ne toh hanste hue haan keh diya tha us ladki ka naam sunn kar lekin Laali ab thoda sa seham gayi thi.
"Jhopdi se baba samaan laaye the na badi maalkin, main wahi laga rahi thi. Hath dho kar abhi bartan he karne lagi thi fir maa ne paani pakda diya."
"Chal ab tujhe chitrahaar dekhna hai toh wo dekh ya padhna hai toh padh lekin 8 baje ke baad rasoi me nahi dikhegi. Itne atche salwar kameej par ye aadhi tedhi lakire samaan uthane se he bani hai isliye pooch rahi thi. Aur badi maalkin nahi tu daadi he bula liya kar. Hath mooh dho ke jo karna hai kar lekin.."
"Rasoi me kaam nahi karna."
"Haan. Naam kya hai tera?"
"ji Laali.", Usne thoda muskura kar kaha tha, bholepan ke sath. Ungliyan aapas me uljhi aur nange paanv nakhun se jameen kuredti hui.
"Ye toh wo naam hua jo sabne bigaad diya. Poora naam bata bitiya apna."
"Ji Vaishaali Sahu daughter of Shri Shivlal Sahu, village xxxx, district XXXX, Punjab. I am 18 years old.."
"Bas bas akaashvaani thoda saans le le. Itna atcha naam hai Vaishaali aur bigaad ke Laali kar diya. Koyi Laali bole ghar se bahar toh samjha dena ke sahi naam le. Naam isliye poocha ki idhar 1 baje bhi kaksha lagti hai na 4 baje tak chalne wali? Waha tera naam likhwana hai. Garmi ki chuttiyon ke baad jana shuru kar diyo. Chal ab kar jo tera dil kare.", Khush hoti hui Laali jaane lagi toh thoda aage ja kar thithak gayi.
"Badi maalkin.. sorry daadi ji wo peeche jaha humko 2 kamre diye hai udhar ek me toh lattu he nahi laga hua. Waise toh main maa ke sath he soti hu kyonki baba toh raat khet me rehte hai lekin udhar andhera bahot hai."
"Sahi kehti hai ye bachi Kaushalya. Galiyare ke us taraf ye bagicha he najar nahi aata aur iska toh kamra bhi uske aage hai.", Purnima ji toliye se chehra aur hath paunchne ke baad usko taar par daalne ke baad Aanchal ke pas rakhi kursi par he baith gayi. Stool par rakha pani ka saaf gilas le kar wo kaafi der se nirjala rahi ab pyaas shaant karne lagi.
"Pata nahi ye kaise rehte aaye hai jo bijli galat jagah bahate rahenge aur jaha jaruri hai waha lagwani nahi. Aap bhi khamosh baithe ho jabki ye baat main pichli baar bhi bol ke gayi thi ki idhar roshni ho na ho lekin jaha peid paudhe lage hai udhar jaruri hai. Wo daraja thik hua ya abhi bhi fansta hai Purnima?", Is baar jawaab Aanchal ne diya.
"Badi naani wo toh Arjun ne he thok peet ke sudhaar diya tha jis din aaya tha idhar. Pichli taraf usne taar toh daal di thi lekin holder purana tha jo bulb lagate he chatak gaya. Keh toh raha tha ke aaj kar dega thik. Udhar wali motor bhi chalu karwa di lekin abhi chalaai nahi hai, tanki saaf nahi thi."
"Ye aaj ka aaya hua ladka sab thok peet raha hai batao. Chal ab mukhiya he dekhe sab kaam, mujhe kya. Ja beta, light lag jaayegi kal savere aur bathroom bhi naya karwa dete hai. Tu madad kar dena Arjun ki jab wo bagicha thik kare aur haudi me utre toh.", Laali pranaam karti hui daud gayi thi jisko Umed ne 4 laddu ka packet pakda diya tha. Ab sirf yahi log reh gaye the idhar kyonki Aanchal bhi apni maami ki madad ke liye chali gayi thi munne ke sote he.
"Ab batao ji kya masla hai idhar aur Devaki band kyun kar rakhi? Chot aayi toh nurse main samajh sakti hu lekin ye bandookdhari tainaat hai aur aapke mukhiya ji nadarad hai. Devaki par humla hua toh usko he band kar diya?", Ek baar toh Rameshwar ji ne aangan ki taraf dekha jaha koyi na tha kyonki bahu, naatin aur Shobha rasoighar me juti thi. Nurse bhi tehalne ke liye chhat par chali gayi thi, bata kar.
"Hamare mukhiya ji toh nahi hai koyi aapke siwa. Aur jo gayab hai ye sab uska he kiya dhara hai chahe wo prehri ho ya ye naya sewak pariwar is ghar ki sewa me. Maine baat karne chahi toh chup karwa diya ye keh kar ki uski daadi he fainsla karegi aur wo sirf tumse baat karega is sab me. Ab retired aadmi hai isliye pooch khatam ho gayi hamari. Kyun Umed beta galat kaha kya maine?", Rameshwar ji ka majaak Kaushalya ji ko jara na pasand aaya aur Purnima ji muskurati hui us charpaayi par takiya sahi karti hui leit gayi. Safar ki thakaan bhi thi aur badhti umar ka asar bhi.
"Mere bete ko toh beech me mat he ghasito apni pairvi karne ke liye aur Arjun ne fainsla mere jimme kiya hoga lekin ghatna ki rooprekha toh denge retired kautwaal sahab?", Ab Rameshwar ji ke paas koyi chara nahi tha jab Arjun he gayab ho.
"Wo.. Wo keh raha tha ke tum jaanti ho thoda bahot Devaki ke kaarnaame aur ab toh baat dehleej se bahar nikal chuki hai jisme hamari dakhal usko pasand nahi. Tum abhi toh dhiraj rakhna Kaushalya.", Ab toh Kaushalya ji ka dhiraj he jawaab de gaya jo uth kar rasoighar me gayi aur waha maujood teeno se keh diya ke wo bhitar he rahe. Darwaja laga kar wo ab Rameshwar ji ke saamne kursi par baithi unhe ghoor rahi thi. Surakshakarmi khud he bahar chala gaya tha tehalne, bidi peene.
"Wo.. Rekha par Devaki ne humla karwaya tha aur Arjun ko akhaade me tantrik se marwane ki koshish bhi iski he thi. Meena Netram ki he koyi sage wali thi, wahi Netram jo bada bhai hai Devaki ka. Jo naya thekedar bana tha basti se, Mukandi.. wo kisi maksad ke liye Devaki ke kehne par kishoriyon ka apharan karke..", Itne me he Kaushalya ji ke jabde bhinch uthe the aur ye pehli baar tha ki Rameshwar ji apni biwi se najre chura rahe the aur Umed ne apni chachi ko bagal se baahon me lete hue sambhalne ki koshish ki. Wo sachmuch he Kaushalya ji ka beta tha jaise Inder Purnima ji ka. Lekin gusse ke kam hone ke bawjood unki aankhon ke bhitar he aansu ruke rahe.
"Main.. main ye us waqt se keh rahi hu jis din.. isko aapki maa ne mere peeche grah-pravesh karwaya tha. Us din bhi pehla kadam rakhne ki iski chahat ne saaf bata diya tha ke 15 umar me ye 50 ki thi, lekin kapti samajhdar nahi. Rekha.. wo bechari is se ulat sab jaante hue bhi isko bacha rahi thi? Kya bola aapka piddi ab? Aur ab aapki kanoon ki kitaab me masoom ladkiyon ke apharan ki kya saja hai SSP sahab?"
"Tumhari narajgi jayaz hai Kaushalya lekin tumhare saamne hai ki hum pariwar ke maslo me pehle bhi shamil nahi hote the aur aaj bhi sab tumhare hath hai. Saja ke haqdar toh bahot se hai lekin wo tumhare apne hai, mere bhi lekin tumne unke liye toh saja ki maang nahi rakhi. Aaj bhi fainsla tumhare he hath hai, hum is kache aangan se us aur nahi ja rahe.", Rameshwar ji ka aise kadam peeche khinchna Kaushalya ji ko aur bhadka gaya tha jabki ab toh Purnima ji ne bhi unka hath pakad kar naa me sar hila kar unhe rokne ki koshish ki.
"Dekh Purnima tere se mera rumaal tak na chhipa aur tu jaanti hai meri aulaad galat nahi jinhe ye doshi bata rahe hai. Hath mere nahi inke bandhe rahe aur jisko maa ki jimmewari ki aad me dularte rahe na uska he chulha jungle jalata raha lekin dosh meri parwarish ka. Wo ladka bhi jaanta hai ke ye peeche hatt jayenge isliye ye usne mere jimme lagaya. Wo samajhdar hai jo apne baap-chacha ki tarah garam dimaag nahi. Ab tak toh wo dono mundi utaar ke chaupal par latka chuke hote aur jism inke baap ki jeep tale kuchla hota. Haalat samajhte ho aap Arjun ki thodi? Usko wahi pata lag chuka tha ke ye kaand kisne kiya hai aur usko idhar aane ka pakka maksad mila. Rishtey aur umar ka lihaaj rakhte hue usne iski sewa me log laga rakhe hai jabki main ...", Ab jaise Kaushalya ji ka gala he sookh gaya tha jinhe 3-4 bar koshish karne ke baad Umed ne ek ghoont paani pila he diya.
"Hum jaante hai Kaushalya ki hum behtar vyakti nahi hai, kam se kam pariwar ke sadasyo ke beech toh nahi. Hum saja nahi de sakte aur yahi wajah thi ki hamare pita ki antim itcha tak unki chauthi peedhi ne poori ki Arjun ke roop me. Na main, na tumhari koyi aulaad aur mera bhai toh waise bhi dhor (khachhar) hai jisko pariwar kya patni tak ka nahi pata. Bahar main bhi Shankar Inder ya Umed ki tarah 50 gira sakta hu, is umar me bhi hath nahi kaanpne wale lekin tum sahi keh rahi ho ki bhitar hamare hath bandhe hai. Maa ne toh yahi kaha tha na ke isko sambhal ke rakhna, ye saral hai. Humne bas dur reh kar bhi sirf apne bhai par dhyaan diya. Uski aulaade aaj tumhara he pauta thok baja kar sidhi kar raha hai pyaar se. Wo na mujhse thik hue the aur na Shankar ke gusse, Umed ki samajh se. Pooch lo Binodiye ke kaarname bagal me baitha hai ye tumhara beta jo jaanta hai lekin thik karne wala koyi bahar se nahi aaya, usko hum sabne seencha hai Kaushalya aur Arjun ne us ganwaar ko is laayak banaya hai ki wo ghar aur kaam sambhalne laga hai. Uski biwi ab haweli ki dehleej se antim chhor tak vyavasthit karne lagi hai, jinhone aaj subah tumhare bete ko aashirwad diya tha. Wo Devaki ko daadi bula chuka hai isliye saja nahi de sakta, lekin saboot jama kiye hai usne aur jo bekasoor beech me piss rahe the unhe alag kiya. Genhu ke sath jara sa bhi ghunn nahi pisne deta wo. Kya wo galat hai? Aur us par sandeh hai toh fir tumhari jooti aur hamara sar.", Ab kahi jaa kar Kaushalya ji ke dimaag ki garmi kuch kam hui lekin khij toh wo chuki he thi.
"Wo tantrik iska saga tha kya?"
"Nahi uske baare me hamare pita ne Arjun ko bataya tha. Ye jo tumse lipta baitha hai na tumhara laal, iske bade bhai ne he us jaanwar ko parlok pahucha diya aur Arjun ne chita jala di uski. Devaki ka toh wo hai jo idhar haweli par aaya tha iske bhai ke sath. Jaane kya leke gaya hai yaha se par wo Meena Arjun ne apne kabje me le rakhi hai. 4 ladkiyan gaayab karwai thi Devaki ne Mukandi ki madad se us tantrik ke liye jo unhe bhi lene aaya tha par Arjun ne bachhiyon ko unke ghar surakshit bhijwa diya. Shankar aur Inder ne Devaki ko hospital pahuchane se pehle peecha kiya tha un logo ka lekin jeep utar gayi thi unki talaab me aur 2 ko maar giraya Shankar ne. Arjun sambhaal raha tha sabkuch lekin uska mukhya maksad toh bas un ladkiyon ko bachana tha aur ek-aadh bande ko zinda pakadna. Ab nikal gaye hath se aur ye khud chot kha kar bister par soyi padi hai.", Kaushalya ji itna sab sunn kar chinta se Umed ko dekhne lagi thi jo unke sar ko sehla raha tha.
"Chachi, samjho aap chacha ji ki haalat bhi. Wo apni jagah thik hai aur Arjun aapke, hamare sammaan ko bachane ke liye khud ko kaabu kiye hai. Usne akele itna sab kar diya jiski bhanak tak nahi lagne di. Sambhav khud keh raha tha ke wo mahabharat wala Arjun nahi hai, kuch aur he praani hai jiski kshamta sirf wo swayam he jaanta hai. Aapka aur maa ka doodh bhi feeka hai thoda uske saamne. Chacha ji jo keh rahe hai main thik waisa he karta kyonki meri goli aurat aadmi me farak nahi karti aise awsar par, Sheela kaaki saboot hai aur waisa he Inder aur Shankar ka hai. Baaki aapka he sawaal mera hai chacha ji se ki wo bade dada ji ko kaise jaanta hai? Unhe gujre hue toh 35 baras hone ko aaye aur jaha tak yaad hai wo anitm samay toh sabse he vimukh ho gaye the.", Umed ki samajhdari bhari baat ne thoda aur malham lagaya tha Kaushalya ji ke aahit mann par.
"Hum Arjun se sawaal nahi kar sakte is maamle me kyonki usne hume pukhta saboot diya hai ki wo kis kadar hamare pita se juda hua hai. Ye Kalpatre, Sreedhar ya aur bahot se log jo tumhare paida hone se bhi purane hai wo sab pita ji tak simit the aur unhe ye ladka bahar nikaal laya. Yaad hai na Sambhav ne kya kaha tha? Us hisse ki rakhsa he Sambhav ke jimme hai jabki Arjun ne asli vasiyat swayam hamare pita se haansil ki jiska Sambhav ko bhi kuch pata nahi bas Arjun uske liye ek jimmewari hai hamare pita ji dwara nirdharit. Unhone he kaha tha ki bhavishya se unka he koyi aayega jo har paheli hal karega, humse bhi jyada saksham. Filhaal toh wo tumhe dharamsankat me daal gaya hai Kaushalya ji, hum toh daayre se tab bhi bahar the aur aaj bhi.", Rameshwar ji ne jitna jana tha wo bata diya tha aur ab sachmuch Kaushalya ji kuch duvidha me thi.
"Hain kaha aapka ye naya mukhiya? Ab Devaki ke baare me fainsla lene se pehle mujhe uski 2 betiyon aur bete ke baare me sochne ke sath gaanv ka bhi khayaal rakhna hoga. Kayi baar lagta hai ki ye Umed aur Shankar wala hisaab sabse badhiya hai lekin Arjun sabko jiwan ke laayak samajhta hai, ek aad apvaad chhod kar. Aur kya kukarm hai haweli ki choti bahu ke kautwaal sahab?"
"Filhaal toh wo manje wale ke ghar daawat par shamil hoga, kabaddi cup jeeta hai aaj 3 baras baad gaanv ki team ne. Major ka pauta uske sath he jata dikha tha mujhe motorcycle par jaha Arjun bata kar gaya tha ke 10 baj jayenge usko. Aur kukarmo ka toh aisa hai ki jitni parat kholte jao utne gehre aur purane milte jaayenge. 4 bacchiyon ka apharan aur unhe bandi rakhna, raj-mehal se vanchit apradhi Kalpatru ka sath dena, hamari bahu aur paute par jaanleva humla. 363-307 he bahot hai 10 saal bhitar rakhne ke liye lekin us se pehle raaj-darbar ki saja aur us se bhi pehle tumhari. Baaki is beech log bhi maare gaye hai toh bahot si dharaye baith sakti hai. Arjun tumhe jyada khul kar bata dega kyonki usne subah tumhare sath he hona hai. Filhal jara apne bete aur behan ki taraf bhi dekho. Udhar kiwaad lagaye hue ho jaha bhitar garmi se unka bura haal ho raha hoga. Naha le Umed agar dil hai toh, saamne he motor lagi hai.", Kaushalya ji shaant hoti hui rasoighar me he chali gayi thi aur Rameshwar ji thodi bahot jaankari Raghuvir ji ki kriya ki lene lage.
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