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Update 4
Update 4
Wo tala kafi purana tha aur use kholne ke liye ek nahi balki 4 chabiyo ka uyog karna padta tha, shambhu ne pehli chabi ghumayi fir dusri fir teesri aur jaisi hi chauthi chabi ghumayi wo tala khat ki awaj ke sath khul gaya.. chuki darwaja kafi samay seband tha to wo jaam ho gaya tha shambhu aur anish ne thoda jor lagaya tab wo darwaja charrrr ki awaj ke sath khula…..
Darwaja khulte hi waha maujud dhul ne unka swagat kiya jise dekh ke sab log t6hoda piche hate aur chhaya ne apne chehre par kapda bandh kar sab saaf karna shuru kiya jiske baad sab log ander aaye,
Upar niche ke diwankhane se adhe size ka hall tha jisme beechobeech ek andakruti table laga hua tha jiske dono side dus dus khurchiya rakhi huyi thi, upar ka sara furniture kapde se Dhaka hua tha aur shambhu ne jaise hi kapda hatana shuru kiya sandhya bas use dekhti hi rahi, us table aur un khurchiyo par bahut hi barkai se nakkashi banayi huyi thi, agar ye tablesize me chhota hota to wo ise apne sath jarur le jati aisa khayal uske man me aaya
Wahi hall me se teen rooms ke darwaje dikh rahe the, anish un rooms ki taraf badh gaya,pehli room office jaisi thi, waha likhne ke liye desk wagaire the aur thodi chhoti room thi wo, dusra room raosaheb ka ya yu kahe ki wade ke pramukh vyakti ka tha, jisme bada sa palang jiske upar sundar par purani macchardani kam parda dala hua tha, pura sharir dikhe aisa aaina, shisam ki teen badi badi almariya, basically wo karma aisa tha jaise kisi raja ka hota hai par usse thoda chhota, ab bari aayi teesre kamre ki aur jaise hi sandhya ne us kamre me kadam rakha uske ek anjana khichav mehsus hua us kamre me,ye karma pehle wale se thoda chhota tha, chota sa palang jispar bhi waisi hi sundar lekin purani macchardani thi, ek chota dressing table aur uspar chota lekin khubsurat aaina, jo badhiya tarke se sajaya hua tha aur lakde ki frame me fit kiya hua tha, wo aaina itna khubsurat tha ke use dekhte hi sandhya mano uske pyaar me gir gayi ho,
Baki kamro ke mukabale is kamre me dhul kafi kam thi aur wo aaina wo to bilkul naya dikh raha tha
“hum ise apne sath lekar jayenge” sandhya ne us aaine ko dekhte hi kaha
“kya…? Matlab kuch bhi, hamare modern ghar me modern furniture ke sath ke aaina odd dikhega sandhya.. au rise rakhogi kaha is itne bade dressing table ko..?” anish ne sandhya ko samjhate huye kaha
“wo mera main dekh lungi ke ise kaha rakhna hai kuch soch lungi par ye confirm hai ki hum ye aaina hamare sath lekar ja rahe hai” sandhya ne bhi mano jid pakad li thi
“acha theek hai dekhte hai” itna bol ke anish waha se nikal gaya aur uske piche shambhu aur chhya bhi par sandhya waha ruk gayi, us aaine ke paas jakar khud ko niharne lagi, us aaine ke ird gird kiye koriv kaam par hath ghumakar use mehsus karne lagi..
Ab kafi samay beet gaya tha, kareeb kareeb sham hone aayi thi par sandhya ab bhi niche nahi aayi thi isiliye anish use bulane ke liye upar aaya to usne dekha ke sandhya ab bhi aaine ke samne hi baithi thi aur kareeb jane par sandhya ka uski or dhyan nahi hai ye anish samajh gaya isiliye usne sandhya ka kandha pakad kar hilaya tab sandhya ko hosh aaya, aap koi behad hi khubsurat khawb dekh rahe ho aur koi aapko neend se jaga de aisi sandhya ki halat ho gayi thi
Aankho me ek alag hi chamak, hotho par muskan ke sath jab usne anish ki taraf dekha tab anish ko shadi ke pehle dekhi huyi aur uske man me basi huyi sandhya yaad aa gayi
“kya madam kaha kho gayi, itna pasand aa gaya ye aaina ke humko bhi bhul gayi?” anish ne haste huye kaha aur uska hath pakad kar use uthaya aur dono niche ki taraf aane lage par room se baahar nikalte samay sandhya ne ek baar fir aaine ki taraf dekha mano keh rahi ho ke wo abhi aayi
Niche aane ke baad jab sandhya ko chhaya dikhi tab use wapis se wo dophar ne dekhi huyi aurat ki yaad aa gayi aur jab usne is bare me chhaya se pucha to chhaya ke paas uska koi jawab nahi tha ya chhaya jawab nahi dena chahti thi usne “bapu se puchiye wo bata denge aapko” bolke baat taal di
Par ab sandhya ko gussa aane laga tha usne shambhu ko bulaya aur jaise hi shambhu aaya usne us aurat ke bare me pucha tab shambhu thoda ghabrate huye bola “memsab aap do dino ke liye aayi hai jaldi se apna kaam khatam kariye aur shahar lautjaiye bas”
Shambhu ki baat sun kar sandhya ka gussa badh chuka tha “arey main puch kya rahi hu aur tum jawab kya de rahe ho? Mujhe saaf saaf batao ki wo aurat kaun thi aur hamare wade me kya kar rahi thi?”
Tabhi anish beech me bol pada “jane do na ab sandhya chali gayi hai na ab wo”
“chali gayi matlab? Kaha chali gayi? Kya hawa me gayab ho gayi?”
“ha memsab, waisa hi kuch, aap shahar kelog hai padhe likhe log hai aap log ka vishwas nahi hota hai in sab me par sach to ye hai ki wo aurat pehle bhi is wade me dikhi hai aur fir ekdum se gayab, sab ye baat batate the par badi memsab ka bhi vishwas nahi tha in sab pe aur fir ek din wo badi memsab ko bhi dikhi thi aur us din se jo badi memsab ne palang pakda to chhoda hi nahi isiliye mai keh raha hu aap jaldi se shahar laut jao ache se aur wahi rahi, yaha kuch nahi hai ab sab shamshan ho gaya hai hum bhi aane se ghabrate hai, wo to aaplog aane wale hai pata chala to saaf safai ki hai, saaf safai ke liye bhi koi nahi milta hai yaha” shambhu ne kaha
Shambhu ki baat sun kar sandhya ka gussa aur bhadak gaya “pagalo jaisi baate mat karo wo aurat mujhe din me saaf saaf yaha sidhiyo par dikhi thi, chehra bhi yaad hai mujhe uska”
“par ek pal me gayab bhi to ho gayi thi na wo? Hai yaha jagah aisa ek pal me gayab hone ke liye aur aapne hi dekha than a upar kaisa bada sa tala laga hua tha? Memsab chote malik ko kandhe par khilaya hai maine, main nahi chahta ke aaplogo ko kuch ho baat maniye is budhe ki”
Sandhya ko in sab par bilkul bhi yakin nahi hua tha par shambu jhuth bol raha hai aisa bhi use kahi se nahi lag raha tha par usne ye baat yahi rok di, raat ka khana hone ke baad shambhu aur chhaya waha se chale gaye aur shambhu jate jate subah jaldi aane ka bol gaya, bas 9 baje honge par sab taraf ekdum shanti chha gayi thi, anish laptop par apna kaam karte baitha tha aur sandhya apne sath laya ek novel padhne ki koshish karne lagi aur fir usne book band karke apni aankhe mund ke kuch der tak padi rahi aur fir use baahar se kuch awaj aaya usne baahar aakar dekha to wohi aurat sidhiyo se upar ki taraf ja rahi thi, sandhya chillane hi wali thi ke fir usne socha ke iske piche jakar dekha jaye ki ye kaha jati hai aisa soch ke wo uske piche piche sidhiya chadhne lagi
Wo aurat eke k payari chadh ke upar ja rahi thi aur sandhya uske piche, fir upar jake ke baad wo kamro ki taraf gayi aur sidhe us teesre room me jane lagi us aaine wale room me, darwaje ke paas pahuch ke wo ruki aur fir ander chali gayi aur piche piche sandhya to thi hi,
Wo aaine se saamne jakar khadi ho gayi aur uske piche kuch duri par sandhya ruk gayi fir wo aurat dhire dhire piche palti aura b sandhya uske samne thi, usne apna hath aage kiya aur sandhya ne bhi bagair kuch bole apna hath uske hath me de diya aur fir wo aaine ki taraf jane lagi aur jab aisa lag raha tha ke wo aaine se takrane wali hai wo ek kadam badha kar aaine me sama gayi aur apne sath sandhya ko bhi aaine ke aarpaar le gayi…..