Update - 13
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Us waqt shaam ke aath baj rahe the jab main Delhi ke Dwarka sector-18 me ek jagah auto se utra tha. Auto wala to chala gaya tha lekin main kuch der tak wahi par khada aas paas ka jaayja le raha tha. Pichhli din jab main yaha aaya tha to main ek ek kar ke apne pita ke sabhi dosto ke ashiyane khoj kar dekh liye the. Un sab ke thikane khojne me mujhe yaha zyada samasya nahi aayi thi kyoki unke bare me zyadatar log jaante the. Unke thikaano ke sath sath mujhe unke kaam dhandhe yaani business ka bhi pata chal chuka tha jo ki sabne alag alag jagaho par apna bakaayda office bana rakha tha. Pichhli baar ki bhaaga daudi me maine yahi sab pata kiya tha ki unme se kaun kis waqt kaha par aata jata hai.
(Dosto, yaha par main apne parents aur apne dosto ke sath sath unke parents ka ek baar fir se parichay dena uchit samajhta hu)
* Awdhesh Pratap Singh (Mere Pita/Dead)
* Madhuri Singh (Meri Maa/Dead)
Main apne mata pita ki iklauti aulaad hu. Naam to aap sab jaante hi hain mera, fir bhi bata deta hu...mera naam Vikram Singh hai.
Mere dost aur unke parents...
(01) Sanjay Bhatiya (Ranjan ke pita)
* Keerti Bhatiya (Ranjan ki maa)
* Komal Bhatiya (Ranjan Ki chhoti bahan)
(02) Siraj Patel (Tarun ke pita)
* Saumya Patel ( Tarun ki maa)
* Sakshi Patel (Tarun ki judwa bahan)
* Minakshi Patel (Tarun ki chhoti bahan)
(03) Jeewan Saini (Shekhar ke pita)
* Garima Saini (Shekhar ki maa)
* Deepti Saini (Shekhar ki bahan)
* Gaurav Saini (Shekhar ka chhota bhai)
Deepti aur gaurav dono twins hain.
(04) Gulfam Ali (Zafar ke pita)
* Sadia Begam (Zafar ki maa)
* Neelofer Begam (Zafar ki dusri maa)
* Nadia Ali (Zafar ki bahan)
* Nazia Ali (Zafar ki biwi)
* Rabia Ali (Zafar ki sauteli bahan)
* Sofia Ali (Zafar ki suteli bahan)
* Gulnaaz Ali (Zafar ki sauteli bahan)
Zafar ke pita ko aur bhi bete chahiye the lekin Sadia ki bachchedani kharab ho jane ki vajah se gulfam Ali ne dusra niqaah neelofer se kiya. Neelofer ke dwara gulfam ko sirf teen betiya hi paida huyi. Uske baad koi aulaad huyi hi nahi. Gulfam ne ek hi bete par Santosh kiya aur teesra niqaah karne ka khayaal hamesha ke liye zahen se nikaal diya tha.
(Dosto, to ye tha mere dosto aur unki family ka parichay)
Apne baye hath me bandhi ghadi par maine ek nazar daali aur fir aage ki taraf badh chala. Mere paas sirf ek thaila tha jise maine apne daye kandhe par taang rakha tha. Us thaile me meri zarurat ka dher saara samaan bhara hua tha. Thaila kapde ka tha jisme chain lagi huyi thi. Jism par kurta pajama tha jo zyada saaf nahi tha. Sir par uljhe huye baal aur chehre par nakli mooth daadhi jiske zyadatar baal safed the. Yaani ek adhed shakhs ka huliya bana rakha tha maine. Aankho par power wala chashma aur hath me ek chhadi jise maine aate waqt ek dukaan se khareedi thi.
Mere right side me kuch hi doori par ek kothi bani huyi dikh rahi thi. Halaaki kothiya to uske agal bagal se aur bhi bani huyi thi lekin meri nigaah sirf usi par thahar gayi thi. Kothi ke baahar boundary me lage main gate ke bagal se ek name plate lagi huyi thi jis par likhe naam ko maine ek baar man hi man padha aur fir kuch hi doori par nazar aa rahi juice ki dukaan ki taraf badh chala. Juice ki dukaan par pahuch kar maine juice wale se ek glass anaar ka juice banane ko kaha. Yu to mera juice pine ka koi irada nahi tha lekin samay guzaarne ke liye main uski dukaan ke paas hi rahna chaahta tha. Pichhle din jab main yaha aaya tha to isi juice wale se maine thodi bahut jankaari haasil ki thi. Us din mera huliya asli tha lekin aaj nahi. Khair yahi par mujhe ek aadmi se pata chala tha ki kothi me rahne wala maalik har shaam us juice wale ke yaha juice pine aata hai.
Juice pine ke kareeb das minute baad mera intzaar khatam hua. Maine dekha kothi ka main gate khula aur usme se ek car baahar nikli. Use dekh anayaas hi meri dhadkane tez ho gayi. Main kyoki jaanta tha ki wo juice wale ke paas hi aayega is liye main thoda side se ho kar khada ho gaya. Kuch hi der me car aa kar joice wale ke saamne ruki. Juice wale ko shayad uski dincharya pata thi is liye uske aate hi usne uska pahle se hi banaya hua juice liya aur uski car ki taraf badh chala. Car ka sheesha neeche hua to maine uske andar baithe shakhs ko dekha. Bees saalo baad shaklo surat me fark aa gaya tha lekin maine pahchanne me koi galti nahi ki. Juice wale ne car ki khidki se use juice ka packed glass pakdaya aur wapas palat gaya. Udhar juice ka glass pakadne ke baad usne car ka sheesha upar kiya aur agle kuch hi second me car chal padi.
Ise meri kismat kahiye ya ittefaaq ki us car ke chalte hi uske peeche se ek auto aa gaya. Maine use hath diya aur usme baith kar aage badh chala. Auto wale ko maine bataya ki wo aage ja rahi car ke peeche chale. Auto wale ne meri baat sun kar meri taraf ghoor kar dekha to maine use bataya ki main saamne ja rahi car wale ka naukar hu aur mujhe unse behad zaruri baat karni hai is liye unke peeche ja raha hu. Auto wala jhat se us car ke pichhe ho liya. Mere dil ki dhadkane anayaas hi badh chali thi. Mere andar ek bechaini si bharti ja rahi thi. Kuch samay baad car ek jagah par ruki to maine auto wale ko ruk jane ke liye bola aur use uska kiraya de kar auto se utar gaya. Auto wale ke jane ke baad main tezi se us car ki taraf badha. Mere dil ki dhadkane ab aur bhi tezi se chalne lagi thi.
Isse pahle ki car ka driving door khulta main kisi jinn ki tarah khidki ke paas pahuch kar khada ho gaya. Mera ek hath kurte ki jeb me tha. Car ki driving sheet par baithe shakhs ki nazar ekdam se mujh par padi to wo halke se chaunka aur fir sawaaliya bhaav se meri taraf dekhte huye khidki ka sheesha neeche kiya.
"Sahab gareeb ke liye kuch rupiya de dijiye." Maine dusre hath ki hatheli ko uski taraf failate huye deen heen bhaav se kaha____"Din bhar ka bhookha hu sahab. Bhookh ke mare jaan ja rahi hai."
Meri baat sun kar shakhs ne kuch pal meri taraf dekha aur fir apni coat ki jeb par hath daalne laga. Wo apni gardan ko halka sa neeche kar coat ki taraf dekhne laga tha. Raasta zara sunsaan tha aur aas paas mujhe koi aata jata bhi nahi dikha to maine ise sunahra awsar dekh jaldi se kurte se apna hath nikala. Mere hath me ek rumaal tha. Maine tezi se hath me liya hua wo rumaal car ki khidki se andar daala aur jhat se us shakhs ki naak par rakh kar daba diya. Us shakhs ko kadachit mujhse aise kisi bhi kaam ki ummid nahi thi is liye wo ekdam se pahle to uchhal hi pada aur fir tezi se apne hatho se apni naak par rakhe mere hath ko hatane ki koshish karne laga lekin kyoki mujhe pahle se hi is baat ka pata tha is liye maine pura zor laga diya tha. Us shakhs ko zyada der tak koshish nahi karni padi kyoki agle kuch hi palo me uska jism dheela padta chala gaya aur wo behoshi ki gart me doob gaya. Maine fauran hi uski naak se hath hataya aur rumaal ko waapas apne kurte ki jeb me daal liya. Rumaal me chloroform chhidak rakha tha maine jiske asar se wo shakhs kuch hi palo me behosh ho gaya tha.
Maine gardan ghuma kar aas paas dekha aur fir jaldi se car ka driving door khol kar us shakhs ko puri taakat se zor laga kar pare dhakela lekin wo tas se mas na hua. Tabhi maine dekha uske seene par sheet belt lagi huyi thi. Maine ghabra kar jaldi se hath badha kar sheet belt ko khola aur fir use pare dhakela to is baar wo dusri taraf khisak gaya, balki ye kaha jaye to behtar hoga ki ludhak sa gaya. Mere paas zyada samay nahi tha is liye main thodi si jagah me hi driving sheet par baith gaya aur door ko band kar sheesha upar kar diya. Sheet par baithne ke baad maine use thoda aur apne baaye taraf khiskaya aur fir us par sheet belt laga diya. Maine fauran hi car start ki aur aage dauda diya car ko. Meri dhadkane dhaad dhaad kar ke baj rahi thi. Ghabrahat ke mare jaan halak me fasi huyi mahsoos ho rahi thi. Mujhe yakeen nahi ho raha tha ki mujhe itni asaani se mera shikaar mil gaya tha. Maine to iske liye kuch aur hi socha hua tha lekin halaat ne kuch aur hi karwa diya tha. Khair jo bhi hua aur jaise bhi hua mere liye to achha hi hua tha lekin ab mere liye ek samasya ye paida ho gayi thi ki main use le kar jaau kaha?
Kuch door aane ke baad mujhe kuch yaad aaya to main ekdam se chaunka aur car ki speed ko dheema kar ke jaldi se us shakhs ki jebe check karne laga. Jaldi hi mujhe uski coat ki jeb me pada hua uska mobile mil gaya. Mobile ko dekh kar mere zahen me bijli si chamki. Maine car ko side kar ke rok diya. Thaile se ek chhoti si diary aur pen nikala kar maine us mobile ki screen ko on kiya. Shukar tha mobile me koi lock nahi laga hua tha. Main fauran hi mobile me contact list dekhne laga. Kuch hi palo me mujhe wo naam aur number mile jinke bare me mobile ko dekh kar mere zahen me bijli si kaundhi thi. Maine fauran hi mobile ki contact list se un naam aur numbers ko apni diary me likhna shuru kar diya. Naam aur numbers likhne ke baad maine mobile ko switch off kiya aur use car ke dash board par fenk diya. Uske baad maine fir se car ko aage badha diya. Raaste me chalte huye mujhe yaad aaya ki ek jagah kayi saari new construction buildings thi jaha par sannata faila hua tha. Yaani waha par shayad maujooda waqt me construction ka kaam ruka hua tha. Maine fauran hi car ko us taraf hi tezi se dauda diya.
Kareeb bees minute baad main us jagah par pahucha. Raat ho chuki thi aur shahar me rang birangi lights jugunuo ki tarah jhilmilati huyi nazar aa rahi thi. Asmaan me chand tha jiski roshni dhara par chhitki padi thi is liye maine car ki head light ko band kar diya tha. New construction buildings ke paas pahuch kar maine car ke engine ko band kiya aur fir driving door khol kar car se baahar utra. Aas paas ka bariki se jaayja lene ke baad main ghoom kar dusri taraf aaya aur door khol kar maine us shakhs ka sheet belt khol kar use kheench kar baahar nikala. Wo shakhs puri tarah anta gaafil tha. Jism bhaari tha is liye mujhe usko samhalne me thodi mushkil hone lagi thi lekin aakhir kisi tarah maine use apne kandhe par laada aur ek building ki taraf badh chala.
Kareeb aath das minute ki kathor mehnat ke baad main us shakhs ko liye building ke teesre maale par ek taraf bane ek kamre me le kar aaya. Kamra andar se ganda hi tha lekin mere liye ye bhi behtar tha. Kamre ke ek taraf lohe ki do folding chairs diwaar se tiki huyi nazar aayi. Maine shakhs ko farsh par aahista se letaya aur ek chair ko open kar farsh par rakh diya. Uske baad maine us shakhs ko utha kar us kursi par baitha diya. Shakhs ko kursi par baithane ke baad maine apne thaile se ek rassi nikaali aur us shakhs ke hath pair us kursi par kas kar bandh diye. Ab wo us kursi par bandha baitha hil dul nahi sakta tha. Thaile se maine ek tape nikala aur use uske mukh par chipka diya. Sab kuch thik karne ke baad maine dusri kursi ko bhi open kiya aur usme araam se baith gaya.
Main janta tha ki jis shakhs ko maine is tarah se apne kabje me liya tha uske waapas ghar na lautne par der sawer hangama ho sakta tha aur iske liye ye bhi nishchit hi tha ki uski khoj me na jane kaun kaun se log lag jayenge. Kahne ka matlab ye ki mere paas zyada waqt nahi tha, yaani mujhe jo kuch karna tha jaldi hi karna tha.
Main wapas neeche gaya aur us shakhs ki car ko building ke andar aisi jagah par khadi kar diya ki baahar se wo kisi ko asaani se nazar na aa sake. Car me mujhe paani ka ek bottle rakha hua mila jise le kar main waapas teesre maale par maujood us kamre me aa gaya. Kursi me rassiyo dwara bandha wo shakhs abhi bhi behosh tha. Dusri kursi par baithne ke baad maine pahli baar uski personality par gaur kiya. Chehre ki rangat saaf thi aur achha khaasa raub bhi jhalak raha tha usme. Sir ke baal aadhe se zyada safed ho chuke the. Chehre ki jhurriya uski badhi huyi umar ka saboot de rahi thi. Mere hisaab se saath ya baasath saal ke aas paas ki umar ka tha wo. Meri aankho ke saamne ateet ke kuch chitra ubharne lage jinme kuch hasti muskurati tasveere dikh rahi thi. Kuch palo ke liye dil me ajeeb sa ehsaas paida hua lekin fir ekdam se mere jabde kaste chale gaye.
Bottle me bhare paani ko maine uske chehre par chhidka. Aankho ki putaliyo me halki si halchal huyi lekin wo hosh me na aaya. Maine uske mukh par chipka tape nikala aur fir baar baar uske chehre par paani ka chhidkaaw kiya aur aakhir me mujhe safalta mil hi gayi. Chehra paani se bilkul tar ho chuka tha aur niche uske kapdo par gira hua tha jisse uske kapde bhi geele ho gaye the. Hosh me aate hi usne pahle apni palke jhapkaayi aur fir aankhe khol kar idhar udhar dekhne laga. Apni ajeeb si haalat ka ehsaas hote hi wo buri tarah chaunka aur fir ekdam se uske chehre par dar jaise bhaav ubhar aaye. Abhi wo thik se khud ko samhaal bhi na paaya tha ki apne baye taraf ek dusri kursi par ek budhe ajnabi ko baitha dekh wo ekdam se uchhal pada. Aankho me dher saare sawaal naach gaye se prateet huye.
"Tu....tum??? Tum to wahi ho na jo mujhse khane ke liye paise maang raha tha???" Shakhs mujhe dekh kar chaunka, fir apni haalat ko dekhte huye bola_____"Par main is haalat me kaise hu, aur....aur ye kaun si jagah hai?"
"Kamaal hai." Maine ajeeb bhav se uski taraf dekhte huye kaha_____"Mujhe to laga tha ki khud ko aisi haalat me dekhte hi tum samajh jaaoge ki tumhare sath aisa kuch karne wala is duniya me kaun ho sakta hai lekin maaf karna galat laga tha mujhe."
Meri baate sun kar us shakhs ke chehre par socho ke gahre bhaav ubhar aaye. Aankhe sikud si gayi, jaise samajhne ki koshish kar raha ho ki main kaun ho sakta hu aur uske sath aisa maine kyo kiya hoga? Kuch der tak wo yu hi meri taraf dekhte huye ajeeb bhaav se sochta raha aur fir agle kuch hi der me ekdam se uske chehre ke bhaav badalte nazar aaye.
"Ka.....kahi tum." Usne bhay mishrit ashcharya ke sath kaha_____"Vikram singh to nahi ho?"
"Bahut khoob." Main uske andaze par anayaas hi muskura utha____"Tumhare zubaan se apna naam sun kar itna to main samajh gaya hu ki bees saalo me aisa koi din nahi gaya hoga jab tumne mujhe ya mere naam ko yaad na kiya ho."
"Tumhe bhala ham kyo bhool jaate bete?" Us shakhs ne ekdam se prem bhaav akhtiyaar karte huye kaha_____"Tum sirf awdhesh ke hi nahi balki ham sab ke laadle the. Ham sabne bachpan me tumhe apni god me khilaya tha. Tum hamare bete ho beta. Bhala ham tumhe kaise bhool sakte the? Tumhare sath ishwar ne jo kuch kiya hai usse ham sab aaj bhi dukhi hain."
"Kya sach me?" Maine byang bhaav se kaha____"Kya sach me tum log mere liye itna dukhi ho ki bees saalo me ek baar bhi mujhse milne jail nahi aaye? Tum log kya sach me mujhe apna beta maante the ki kabhi ye tak sochna zaruri nahi samjha ki maa baap ki hatya ho jane ke baad jab unki hi hatya ka ilzaam mere sir laga to mujh par kya guzri hogi aur in bees saalo tak kya guzarti rahi hogi?"
"Ham sab tumhare gunahgaar hain beta." Us shakhs ne khed bhare bhaav se nazre churate huye kaha_____"Ye sach hai ki in bees saalo me ham log ek baar bhi tumse milne kabhi jail nahi gaye the lekin iska matlab ye nahi tha ki hamara dil tumhare liye dukhi nahi tha. Insaan ke jeewan me uski kuch aisi majburiya hoti hain jinki wajah se wo bebas aur lachaar ho jata hai."
"Tumhe kya lagta hai uncle?" Maine shakht bhaav se kaha_____"Kya main itna bevkoof hu jo tumhari in chikni chupdi baato par yakeen kar luga? Kya tum mujhse ye ummid karte ho ki main tum sabko begunaah samajh kar maaf kar duga? Nahi, hargiz nahi...tum sab apna apna sir patak kar mar bhi jaaoge tab bhi main tum sab dogle logo ki baato par yakeen nahi karuga. Umar qaid ki saza ko niyati ne jab bees saal baad hi khatm kar ke mujhe riha kar diya to main samajh gaya ki niyati mujhse kya chaahti hai. Wo chaahti thi ki jin logo ke gunaaho ko kanoon saza nahi de saka unhe unke kukarmo ki saza mere hi hatho mile."
"Ye tum kaisi baate kar rahe ho beta?" Shakhs ke chehre par dahshat ke bhaav ubhar aaye_____"Hamne bhala kaun sa kukarm kiya hai aur tum hame kyo kisi baat ke liye saza doge? Pata nahi tum ye sab kya apne man me baitha rakhe ho."
"Mere mata pita ki hatya kyo ki gayi thi?" Maine uski baat par dhyaan na dete huye thande swar me puchha____"Aur unki hatya me kaun kaun shaamil tha?"
"Ye sab tum kya kah rahe ho beta?" Shakhs ke chehre par paseena ubhar aaya tha_____"Koi dusra tumhare pata pita ki hatya kyo karega? Shuru me to ham sab yahi samajhte the ki tumne hi awesh aur gusse me aa kar apne pata pita ko jaan se maar diya hoga lekin jab adalat me jab tum ashcharyajanak roop se chup rahe to hame samajh aaya ki nahi, tum apne mata pita ka khoon nahi kar sakte. Tumhare sanskaar aise the hi nahi ki tumse aisa kuch khwaab me bhi ho jata. Matlab saaf tha ki Awdhesh aur Madhuri bhabhi ne khud khushi ki thi. Shayad wo apne raaz ke khul jane ki vajah se tumhara saamna nahi kar sakte the is vajah se unhone apni jaan dene ka raasta akhtiyaar kar liya tha."
"Maine kaha na uncle ki tum sab apna apna sir patak kar mar bhi jaaoge tab bhi tum logo ki baato par main yakeen nahi karuga." Maine sapaat lahje me kaha_____"Behtar yahi hoga ki sab kuch sach sach bata do warna apni bhayawah maut ke liye taiyar ho jaao."
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