Update 3
Bua ke kamre se nikalke main sidha maa ke kamre me gaya jaha maa abhi akeli thi.
Me: Maa.
Maa: Haan, beta, kya hua?
Me: Maa, main nani ke ghar ja raha hoon.
Maa: (surprised) Aise achanak kyu?
Me: Unse mile bahut din ho gaye hain. Phir thode hi dino me college bhi start ho jaayega. Upar se unhe bhi result ke baare me pata chal gaya hoga. To maine bus socha ki ek baar milke chala aata hoon.
Maa: Baat to sahi keh rahe ho. To abhi nikloge ya kal?
Me: Abhi shaam hone hi wali hai. 50 km ka raasta paar karte hue main andhera hone se pehle to pahuch hi jaunga. To abhi nikalna thik rahega.
Maa: Hmmm, thik hai. Kab tak aaoge?
Me: Wo to ab waha jaakar hi pata chalega. Lekin 2 din se zyaada waha nahi rahunga.
Maa: Thik hai. Sab ko bata dena, warna sab chinta me aa jaayenge.
Me: Thik hai, maa, bye.
Maa ke gaal par ek kiss karke main apne kamre me aa gaya aur 2 din ke hisaab se apne kapde pack karke main sidha Priya ke kamre me gaya. Priya bed par baithi kuch soch rahi thi. Use to mere aane ka pata bhi nahi chala. Maine use hilaya tab uska dhyaan bhatka.
Me: Kya hua? Kaha khoyi hui thi? Kya soch rahi thi aisa?
Priya: Are nahi, bus kuch baate aise hi dimaag me daud rahi thi. Ek minute, aap aise tayaar kyu hue hain?
Me: Wahi batane aaya tha. Main nani ke ghar ja raha hoon. Maa ko bata chuka hoon. Parso shayad waapas aa jaunga.
Priya: Oh! Main bhi chalu kya?
Me: Tum sab gaye to the jab tumhari exams complete ho gayi thi. Mere exams late hue isiliye main ja bhi nahi paya tha. Ab main akele hi ja raha hoon.
Priya: OK. To aap yaha kyu aaye the?
Me: Tumhe batane aaya tha ki ja raha hoon. Agar na aata batane, to tum to phone karke rone lag jaati.
Priya: Wo to us din bus aise hi ho gaya tha kyuki aap mujhe bina bataye chale gaye the. Aap to jaante hi hain ki main aapse dur nahi reh sakti.
Me: Ek sach batau tumhe? Tumhari ye aap aur tum wali kahani kab band hogi? Tum mujhse 5 minute badi ho, phir bhi tum mujhe hi aap bolti ho. Actually to mujhe tumhe aap bolna chahiye.
Priya: Bilkul nahi. Mere dil se nikalti hai wo “aap” aapke liye, isiliye main aapko aap hi kahungi. Aur aap mujhe tum hi kahenge.
Me: Thik hai. Ab ye tumhari dil ki baate tum hi jaano aur tum hi samjho. Main nikal raha hoon. Bye.
Priya ke baad main sab logo se mila aur sab ko bye bolkar main apne bike se nikal gaya. Nani ke ghar tak ka raasta 50 km ka tha, jisme road puri achhe se bani hui thi. Bike ko perfect speed ke saath chalate hue main 1 ghante ke andar nani ke ghar ke bahar tha. Bike ko dheere se parking me lagane ke baad maine doorbell bajayi. Darwaza mausi ne khola.
Mausi: (shocked) Prakash? Mere bachche? Main koi sapna to nahi dekh rahi hoon na?
Prakash: Gale lagakar sachchai pata lagayi ja sakti hai.
Mere ye kehte hi mausi ne mujhe khichkar apne sine se laga liya. Bin bachche ki maa, meri mausi ke liye main hi unke jeene ka sahara tha, aisa mausi kayi baar keh chuki thi. Bahut der tak mere gale lagne ke baad mausi ne mujhe chhoda.
Me: Kaisi ho aap, meri pyaari mausi?
Mausi: Tumhe yaad karti thi, to thoda dukhi thi. Lekin ab tum aa gaye ho to sab thik hoga.
Me: Ab andar aane ki ijazat hai ya darwaze par hi rokna hai mujhe?
Mausi: Tumhe kaun rok sakta hai is ghar me aane se? Tumhara hi ghar hai. Aao andar.
Mausi ke saath main andar chala gaya. Andar kamre me se nani bahar aate hue bol rahi thi.
Nani: Kaun hai, Shivani? (mujhe dekhkar) Prakash?
Main sidha nani ke paas gaya aur unke pair chhune ke baad unke gale milkar bola.
Me: Haan, nani, main hi hoon. Kaisi hain aap? Sab badhiya?
Nani: Sab us uparwale ki kripa hai. Main bilkul thik hoon.
Me: Bahut achhe. Achha, mami kaha hain? Aur humara pyaara Aman kaha hai?
Nani: Kusum andar hai, Aman abhi neend se utha, uske paas hai. Chalo.
Main aur nani dono mami ke kamre me aa gaye jaha mami Aman ko god me lekar chal rahi thi. Mujhe dekhkar mami shock ho gayi. Mami ne Aman ko nani ko de diya aur mere gale lagke mili. Hum aise hi milte the.
Me: Kaisi hain aap, mami?
Mami: Main bilkul thik hoon.
Me: (mami se alag hokar) Nani, idhar dijiye Aman ko.
Nani ne Aman ko mujhe de diya. Mere god me aate hi aur mera chehra dekhte hi Aman ke chehre par ek chamak aa gayi aur wo khushi se chehekne laga.
Nani: Are waah, aaj bhi tum hi iske favourite ho, Prakash. Itna to ye sirf tumhare saath hi khush rehta hai. Humare saath to ye normal hi rehta hai.
Me: Are nani, aisa kuch nahi hai. Ye bus mujhe dekhkar thoda khush ho gaya isiliye aapko aisa lagta hai. Aakhir maine hi to sabse pehle god me uthaya tha Aman ko. Yaad hai na aapko?
Nani: Bilkul yaad hai. Shekhar tha hi nahi tabhi hospital me aur tumne jaakar sabse pehle utha liya use. Main to dar gayi thi ki tum kahi ise gira na do ya phir ye rone na lage. Lekin tumne itne pyaar se aur itne sahi tarike se use pakda hua tha na, ki wo aaram se so raha tha.
Me: Kya baat hai. Perfect memory hai aapki.
Nani: Itna hi nahi, Shekhar to us din hospital aa bhi nahi paya tha. Jab se Kusum chikhne lagi thi, tabse lekar use ghar lekar aane tak tumne hi to Kusum ka khayal rakha tha. Kusum ko sidha god me uthakar gaadi me bitha diya aur jhat se hospital pahuch gaye. Tumne itne achhe se khayal rakha tha us din Kusum ka ki kya hi bolu main.
Me: Bus bhi kijiye, nani. Aap to mere taarifo ke pul baandhne lagi. Maine to bus sahi samay me sahi kaam kiya tha. Ab chhodiye ye baate. Ab zara apne nati ka khayal rakhiye, itne dur se aaya hoon, ye nahi ki kuch khane-pine ke liye do mujhe.
Mausi: (kamre me aate hue) Wahi karne gayi thi main. Lo, tumhare liye hi hai ye.
Maine Aman ko mami ki god me de diya.
Me: Mausi, ye nashta waghera to thik hai, lekin ye mithai kis khushi me?
Mausi: College top karke aaye ho, mithai to tumhe lekar aani chahiye thi. Tumhe to yaad raha nahi, main lekar aa gayi.
Main muskuraya aur apne bag me se mithai ka box bahar nikala. Sanyog se meri laayi hui mithai aur mausi ki laayi hui mithai same thi.
Me: Kya kaha tha aapne? Mujhe kuch yaad nahi rehta?
Mausi: Tumse jeet paana asambhav hai. Mujhe laga ki pehli baar tumhe hara dungi, lekin tum to bahut aage ho.
Me: Chhodiye ab in baato ko. Ye lijiye, nani, pehle aapki baari.
Nani: Bahut bahut badhai ho, Prakash. Aise hi man lagake padhte raho aur sabka naam roshan karo.
Me: Mausi, ab aap lijiye.
Mausi: Tumpar to mujhe top karne ka bharosa tha hi. Aise hi man lagakar padhna.
Me: Lijiye, mami.
Mami: Thank you and congratulations.
Sab ne mujhe bhi 1-1 mithai khilayi. Tabhi doorbell bajne ki awaz aayi.
Nani: Lo, tumhare nana aur mama bhi aa gaye.
Me: Chaliye, darwaza main hi khol deta hoon.
Main, nani aur mausi bahar aa gaye. Maine darwaza khola. Nana aur mama mujhe dekhkar shock ho gaye. Maine nana ke pair chhuye aur phir unke gale mila.
Nana: Prakash, mere bachche, ye tum hi ho na?
Me: Haan, nanaji, main hi hoon.
Nana: Bahut achha lag raha hai tumhe itne dino ke baad dekhkar.
Me: Aap logo se mile bhi to bahut din ho gaye the, isiliye main bhi aa gaya aapse milne.
Nana: Bahut achha kiya.
Me: Aur mamaji, kaise hain aap? Pair to aap chhune denge nahi, gale lagke hi milna padega.
Mama: Are, tum mere bhanje kam aur dost zyaada ho, aur dost gale lagkar hi milte hain.
Hum dono gale lagkar mile. Uske baad mama aur nanaji fresh hone ke liye chale gaye. Mausi, mami aur nani khane ki tayari karne lage aur main Aman ke saath khelne laga. Thodi hi der me khana tayar ho gaya, aur sab logo ne saath me milkar khaya. Khane ke baad nani mujhse boli.
Nani: To Prakash, aaj bhi mama-mami ke kamre me hi sone jaoge?
Me: Haan nani, Aman ke saath hi sounga main to.
Nani: Chalo, thik hai. Ab main to ja rahi hoon sone, good night.
Nana: Good night, Prakash.
Me: Good night, nana-nani.
Nana aur nani apne kamre me chale gaye. Mami Aman ke saath kamre me hi thi. Mama bhi kamre me chale gaye. Bus mausi thi jo kitchen me thoda kaam kar rahi thi. Main bhi kitchen me chala gaya.
Me: Mausi, kitna kaam baaki hai aur?
Mausi: Are, kuch nahi, bus thoda sa hai, ho gaya ab.
Me: Mausaji ab bhi nahi aate kya yaha?
Achanak se ye sunkar mausi ka haath ruk gaya.
Mausi: Are, aisa kuch nahi hai, wo to bus unhe kuch kaam tha to nahi aaye. Mujhe phone karke bata diya tha unhone.
Me: Mujhse bhi jhooth bolengi aap?
Mausi: Are, jhooth nahi bol rahi hoon. Unhone phone karke bataya tha mujhe.
Me: Mausi, kasam deni padegi kya aapko?
Mausi: Tum kamre me chalo, main aa rahi hoon.
Main waha se nikalke mausi ke kamre me chala gaya. 5 minute me mausi bhi aa gayi. Unhone darwaza lock kar diya aur mere bagal me aakar baith gayi. Unke chehre par dukh aur tension wale bhaav the.
Me: Sach bataiyega, mausi. Aap jaanti hain ki main jhooth pakad leta hoon.
Mausi: Tumhari wahi khubi se to dar lagta hai.
Me: To sach bata dijiye na. Main kaun sa aapka koi paraya hoon.
Mausi: Paraya aur tum? Tum to duniya me mere sabse adhik priya ho. Maa aur Shalini didi se bhi zyaada apne lagte ho mere tum.
Me: To phir ab sach bata bhi dijiye.
Mausi: To suno. Tum yaha 3 mahine pehle aaye the. Tab bhi ye baat hui thi ki wo ab yaha aate nahi. Us baat ko ab 1 saal se upar ho chuka hai. 1 saal se wo bus kabhi kabhar hi yaha aate hain, ya phir main kabhi unke flat me chali jaati hoon. Rehte to wo akele hi hain, mere saas-sasur ki maut to 10 saal pehle hi ho chuki thi, aur mere koi nanad ya devar bhi nahi hain.
Me: Ye sab main jaanta hoon. Aap mujhe ye bataiye ki 1 saal pehle aisa hua kya tha jo mausa ab yaha aate hi nahi?
Mausi: Lagbhag 2 saal pehle jab bhabhi ki pregnant hone ki khabar aayi thi, tab hum dono ki baate hui thi.
Me: Kaisi baate?
Mausi: Pregnancy wali baate. Meri aur bhabhi ki shaadi ek hi mandap me hui thi, tumhari bua ke saath hi. 22 saal ho chuke hain ab. Lekin koi bhi ek bhi bachche ki maa nahi ban paayi. Achanak se jab bhabhi ki pregnancy ki khabar aayi to mere aur Gaurav ke bich baate hone lagi ki main ab tak pregnant kyu nahi hui hoon. Main unse itne saalo me kayi baar keh chuki hoon ki ek baar check kara lete hain. Lekin wo to thehre ek mard, wo to test karwana hi nahi chahte. To bhabhi ki pregnancy pata chalne ke baad maine apna test karaya tha. Tab pata chala ki mere me koi problem nahi hai, main aaram se maa ban sakti hoon. Lekin tumhare mausa to test karwana hi nahi chahte. Isi baat par humare bich jhagde hote rahe aur ab wo mujhse milna bhi nahi chahte.
Me: To ab kya aise hi rehne ka socha hai aap logo ne? Aise pati aur patni kab tak alag rahoge aap log? Nani ne kuch kaha nahi hai kya?
Mausi: Wo to roz kehti hain. Lekin ab main kisi ko kya hi samjhau? Main to yahi kehkar taal deti hoon ki unhe koi kaam hota hai isiliye hum nahi mil paate, baaki humare bich sab kuch thik hai.
Uske baad kuch hua, jiske baad mausi shock ho gayi. [SECRET]
Mausi: (shocked) Ye sab kya tha? Kya ye sab sach hai?
Me: Ye sab 100% sach hai.
Mausi: Ab kya?
Me: Kuch hi dino me aapko pata chal jaayega. Ab aap aaram se so jaiye, aapko baaki baate khud hi samajh me aa jaayengi. Good night.
Main waha se nikal gaya aur sidha mama ke kamre me aa gaya.
Mama ke kamre ka darwaza khula hua tha. Main andar gaya aur darwaza lock kar diya. Mere mudte hi mama ne aakar mere pair chhuye.
Shekhar: Maalik ki jai ho.