Update - 16
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Maine darwaza khola to dekha baahar Dinesh ki biwi Swati khadi thi. Mujhe uske yaha hone ki zara bhi ummid nahi thi, albatta main ye zarur soch baitha tha ki aarti aayi hogi. Khair Swati ko dekh kar mere chehre par sochne wale bhaav ubhre aur sath hi aankho me sawaaliya bhaav bhi. Wo darwaze ke baahar khadi idhar udhar dekh rahi thi aur jaise hi darwaza khulne ki awaaz huyi to usne meri taraf dekha.
"Maaf kijiyega mujhe aapko is waqt pareshan nahi karna chahiye tha." Usne jhijhakte huye kaha to maine shaant bhaav se kaha____"Koi baat nahi bhabhi, kuch kaam tha kya mujhse?"
"Ji wo mere kamre ka pankha nahi chal raha." Swati ne badi masoomiyat se kaha____"Pata nahi kya ho gaya hai use. Abhi kuch der pahle to chal raha tha."
"Shayad koi wire wagairah toot gayi hogi." Maine kaha____"Chaliye main dekh leta hu. Agar mere bas ka hua to bana hi duga warna kisi machanic ko bulana padega "
Meri baat sun kar Swati ne sir hilaya aur kaha ki thik hai aap dekh lijiye ek baar. Uske palatte hi main kamre ke andar gaya aur badan par ek shirt daal kar kamre se baahar aa gaya. Maine darwaze ko baahar se band kiya aur Swati ke peechhe peechhe chal pada. Is waqt dopahar ka samay tha aur Swati ke bachche school gaye huye the. Dinesh auto le kar pahle hi ja chuka tha. Aise me mujhe uske sath neeche jane me thodi jhijhak to ho rahi thi lekin pichhle din jis tarah se usse mera hasi mazaak hua tha usse main thoda khul gaya tha usse. Waise mere zahen me ye khayaal bhi ubhra tha ki neeche to kayi kamre the jisme se kisi par bhi Swati ja kar araam kar sakti thi lekin iske bavjood usne aisa nahi kiya tha balki mujhe bulane upar aa gayi thi. Main sochne par majboor sa ho gaya tha ki kya Swati ke aisa karne ke peechhe koi alag khayaal tha ya wo sach me puri imandaari se pankhe ko mere dwara check karwana chaahti thi?
Seedhiyo se jab Swati neeche utarne lagi to sahsa meri nazar uski ubhri huyi gaand par pad gayi jo seedhiyo par uske utarne se thirak uthti thi. Swati gori chitti thi aur teen teen bachcho ki maa hote huye bhi wo karaara maal nazar aati thi. Neeli saadi me chhupi uski thirakti gaand ko dekh kar mere andar halchal si mach gayi thi aur saanse tez chalne lagi thi. Zahen me uske prati ajeeb ajeeb se khayaal aane lage the jinhe maine apne zahen se mitaane ki nakaam koshish ki. Jaldi hi main uske peeche chalte huye uske kamre me aa gaya. Ye pahli dafa tha jab main neeche ke portion me uske kamre tak aaya tha. Mere dil ki dhadkane ye soch kar thoda tez ho gayi thi ki is waqt main uske sath uske kamre me akela hu aur agar aarti ko pata chal gaya to wo pakka galat hi soch baithegi aur jal bhun kar raakh raakh ho jayegi. Ye bhi sambhav tha ki khunnas me aa kar wo kisi se bata na de ki dopahar ko main neeche Swati ke kamre me gaya tha. Ekaek hi mere chehre par chinta ki lakeere ubhar aayi.
"Ye dekhiye." Swati ki awaaz se mera dhyaan toota, jabki usne bijli ke switch me pankhe wala button daba kar kaha____"Button dabane ke baad bhi chal nahi raha ye. Abhi kuch der pahle tak to ye chal raha tha."
Swati ka pallu sir se gir gaya tha. Maine pahli baar hi uske sir ke baalo ko dekha tha. Kaale ghane baal the jinko usne jooda bana kar sir ke peechhe baandh rakha tha. Pata nahi kyo is waqt mera dhyaan usi par ja raha tha, jabki wo meri manodasha se bekhabar kabhi button dabaati to kabhi upar chhat ke kunde me lage pankhe ko. Achanak hi mujhe ehsaas hua ki ye main kya soch raha hu? Maine jaldi se khud ko samhala aur aage badh kar upar pankhe ko dekhne laga. Yu to sab kuch thik thaak hi nazar aa raha tha lekin main jaanta tha ki kahi na kahi koi to gadbadi zarur hai isi liye pankha chal nahi raha. Maine Swati bhabhi se unche stool ke bare me puchha to unhone bataya ki unke paas lohe ki seedhi hai. Unke hi batane par main store room se seedhi le aaya.
Seedhi ko pankhe ke neeche laga kar main us par chadh gaya. Seedhi ke chaar paaye the is liye girne ka sawaal hi nahi tha. Seedhi par chadh kar maine pankhe ke upar lagi katori ko khola. Is beech maine unse tester aur plaas laane ko kaha. Katori khuli to meri nazar direct us wire par padi jo screw se hata hua tha. Shayad kisi vajah se wo khinch gaya tha jisse power hat gaya tha waha se. Maine Swati se kaha ki wo switch se pankhe ki button band kar de. Kuch hi der me maine us wire ko tester ke dwara screw me jod diya aur fir katori ko waapas fit kar ke neeche utar aaya. Seedhi hata kar maine bhabhi se pankhe ka button on karne ko kaha to unhone on kar diya. Agle hi pal pankha tez speed se chalne laga. Kamre ke andar ham dono hi paseena paseena ho gaye the aur jab pankhe ki hawa jism par padi to thandak ka ehsaas hua.
"Lo bhabhi." Maine Swati ki taraf dekhte huye muskura kar kaha_____"Chalne laga aapka pankha."
"Bahut bahut dhanyawaad aapka." Swati ne khushi se muskurate huye kaha____"Ab ja ke jaan me jaan aayi hai. Garmi se to bura haal ho gaya tha mera."
"Waise bhabhi." Maine kuch sochte huye kaha____"Aap dusre kamre me bhi to ja ke araam kar sakti thi na?"
"Haan kar to sakti thi." Swati ne kaha____"Lekin aapko pata nahi hai meri beti poonam ke bare me. Use ye bilkul bhi pasand nahi hai ki koi uske kamre me jaaye aur uske bed par soye. Uski dekha dekhi me baaki ke dono bachcho ne bhi ek din yahi farmaan suna diya tha."
"Ohh chaliye koi baat nahi." Maine kaha____"Achha ab aap araam kijiye. Main bhi chalta hu ab."
"Are aise kaise chale jayenge?" Swati ekdam se bol padi____"Aapne bhari dopahar me itna bada kaam kiya hai aur paseena paseena bhi ho gaye hain to kuch der ruk jaaiye. Main aapke liye thanda thanda sharbat bana deti hu."
"Are iski koi zarurat nahi hai bhabhi." Maine kaha____"Aap bekaar me mere liye itna pareshan mat hoiye."
"Isme pareshan hone wali kaun si baat hai?" Swati ne halke se muskura kar kaha____"Aap baithiye, main bas do minute me sharbat bana ke laati hu."
Swati meri baat sune bina hi kamre se baahar nikal gayi. Mujhe yaha rukne me problem to nahi thi lekin kahi na kahi mujhe aarti ka khayaal tha aur main yahi soch raha tha ki wo kahi is sabko kisi aur tarah se na soch baithe. Khair Swati ke jane baad main ja kar unke hi bed par baith gaya. Bed par baithte hi ek alag tarah ka ehsaas hua. Ekdam se mere man me khayaal ubhra ki isi bed par Dinesh bhai apni is khubsurat biwi ke sath har roz sota hai. Zahen me is khayaal ke aate hi na jane kitne hi tarah ke chitra meri aankho ke saamne ujaagar hone lage. Ekaek hi meri dhadkane tez ho gayi thi. Swati aur dinesh dono hi meri aankho ke saamne beparda nazar aane lage the. Abhi main in sab khayaalo me hi khoya tha ki tabhi Swati kamre me daakhil huyi.
"Aree aap kin khayaalo me kho gaye?" Swati ki awaaz se maine chaunk kar uski taraf dekha. Uske hath me ek tray tha jisme ek glass rakha hua tha.
"Ji..ji kahi to nahi." Fir maine khud ko samhaalte huye kaha to wo mere kareeb aate huye boli____"Kahi to zarur khoye huye the aap. Ab agar aap batana nahi chaahte to koi baat nahi."
"Wo main ye sochne laga tha ki is waqt main yaha aapke paas hu." Maine dhadakte dil se kaha____"Dinesh bhai bhi nahi hain aur aapke bachche bhi nahi hain to kahi upar rahne wali wo aarti hamare bare me kuch galat na soch baithe."
"Hehehe aap bhi pata nahi ye kya sochne lage." Swati ne tray ko meri taraf badhate huye has kar kaha____"Halaaki aapki baat hai to theek lekin ye bhi sach hai ki ham kisi ke sochne ka kuch nahi kar sakte. Haan ye zarur hai ki hame apni jagah sahi hona chahiye."
"Sahi kah rahi hain aap." Maine tray se glass uthate huye kaha____"Lekin ek cheez galat ki aapne."
"Jii???" Swati mere aisa kahne par ekdam se chaunki____"Mujhse kya galti ho gayi?"
"Yahi ki aap mere liye to sharbat bana ke le aayi aur khud ke liye nahi laayi." Maine unke ulajh gaye chehre ki taraf dekhte huye muskura kar kaha____"Main akele ye sharbat piyuga aur aap mera muh taakti rahengi. Ye to galat baat huyi na?"
"Ohh to aapke kahne ka ye matlab tha?" Swati ko jaise ab baat samajh me aayi thi, boli____"Main to soch me hi pad gayi thi ki achanak se mujhse kaun si galti ho gayi?"
"Aap apne liye bhi ek glass sharbat le aaiye." Maine uski baat sun kar haste huye kaha____"Kyoki main akele ise pine wala nahi hu."
"Ye kya baat huyi bhala?" Swati ke chehre par hairaani ke bhaav ubhre____"Main aapke liye hi bana ke laayi hu, mujhe to waise bhi meethi cheeze zyada pasand nahi hai."
"Hargiz nahi." Maine inkaar me sir hilaate huye kaha____"Main is sharbat ko tabhi piyuga jab aap bhi apne liye ek glass sharbat bana ke le aayengi aur mere saamne hi piyengi."
"Aap to chhote bachcho ki tarah zid kar rahe hain." Swati ne muskurate huye kaha____"Aap pijiye na, main sach kah rahi hu mujhe zyada meetha khana pina pasand nahi hai."
"Achha fir ek kaam kijiye." Maine dhadakte dil se kaha____"Sirf meri baat rakhne ke liye mere is glass se thoda sa sharbat dusri glass me le lijiye. Mere saamne aur mere sath aap bhi piyengi to mujhe achha lagega."
Meri baat sun kar Swati dekhti rah gayi mujhe. Uske chehre par uljhan aur hairaani ke bhaav gardish karte nazar aa rahe the. Kuch palo tak wo meri taraf yu hi dekhti rahi uske baad usne muskura kar sir hilaya aur kamre se baahar nikal gayi. Thodi hi der me jab wo aayi to uske hath me ek glass tha.
"Aap sach me bahut ziddi hain." Mere kareeb aate hi usne muskurate huye kaha____"Lijiye, isme bas thoda sa hi sharbat daaliyega. Aapki baat rakhne ke liye main ise pi rahi hu warna aapke Bhai sahab bhi jaante hain ki main meetha bilkul bhi nahi khaati piti."
Maine Swati ke glass me apne glass se aadhe se thoda kam sharbat daala. Is beech Swati baar baar bas bas karti rah gayi thi. Is waqt mujhe bahut hi achha feel ho raha tha. Swati ke sath is tarah ki baate karna aur uska is waqt mere sath ek kamre me ho kar sharbat pina. Mera dil kar raha tha ki ye waqt ab yahi thahar jaaye par aisa bhala kaha sambhav tha. Na wo meri thi aur na hi main uska, aur haan main chaah kar bhi kabhi use apna bana bhi nahi sakta tha. Ekdam se mere zahen me khayaal ubhra ki ye sab main kya soch raha hu ya is tarah ke ehsaas mere dil me kyo jaag rahe hain jabki mera usse door door tak koi naata nahi hai. Kya ye sirf ek aakarshan tha jo bees saal jail me rahne ke baad uske saamne aane se ho raha tha ya fir mere andar barsho se dabi huyi hawas use dekh kar mere dilo dimaag par haavi ho rahi thi.
"Kya kuch puchh sakti hu aapse?" Sahsa Swati ki awaaz se main khayaalo se baahar aaya. Mere hath me abhi bhi mera glass tha jabki Swati ne apna glass khaali kar liya tha. Uski awaaz se main halke se chaunka aur pahle apne glass ka sharbat khatam kiya fir uski taraf dekhte huye kaha____"Haan kyo nahi, puchhiye."
"Kya sach me aapne shadi nahi ki?" Swati ne ektak meri taraf dekhte huye kaha____"Us din jab aapne mujhe bataya tha to main pahle yahi samjhi thi ki aapne shayad mazaak kiya hoga mujhse. Raat me jab aapke bhai sahab aaye to maine unse aapki wo baat bataayi to unhone bhi yahi kaha ki aapne shadi nahi ki. Unhi se mujhe pata chala ki aapka is duniya me aur koi nahi hai. Main raat bhar sochti rahi ki ek akela insaan kaise bina kisi ke sath ya bina kisi rishte ke sath jeewan ji sakta hai? Kya aapke man me kabhi ye khayaal na aaya hoga ki is sansaar me aapka bhi koi apna ho jiske sath aap apne jeewan ke sukh dukh baant sake aur ek khush haal pariwaar bana sake?"
"Zaruri nahi ki har insaan ko khushiya naseeb ho." Maine ajeeb bhaav se kaha____"Zaruri nahi ki har insaan ke bhaagya me koi aisa ho jise wo apna kah sake. Aap bekaar me hi mere bare me ye sab soch rahi hain bhabhi. Ye duniya bahut badi hai aur yaha par mujhse kahi zyada gaye guzre log dekhne ko mil jaayenge. Khair chhodiye in baato ko, achha chalta hu ab."
Swati ka koi jawaab sune bina hi main bed se uth kar tezi se kamre se baahar nikal aaya tha. Dil me ek dard sa uth gaya tha jiske prabhaav se sab kuch palak jhapakte hi berang aur benoor sa lagne laga tha. Main jaanta tha ki Swati meri baate sun kar shayad hairaan ya uljhan me pad gayi hogi par uske hairaan ya uljhan me pad jane se kya ho jata? Meri niyati ke likhe ko koi nahi mita sakta tha aur sach to ye tha ki main khud bhi nahi chaahta tha ki mera is tarah ka mukaddar mit jaye.
Apne kamre me aa kar main dhamm se charpaayi par let gaya tha. Dilo dimaag me ek tufaan sa uth khada hua tha jise main shaant karne ki koshish me lag gaya tha. Tufaan jab thoda shaant hua to maine socha Swati ki mahaj utni si baato se mere andar itna bada tufaan kyo uth khada hua tha? Jabki uski baato me kuch bhi aisa nahi tha jisse meri haalat aisi ho jaati. Kya aisa is liye ki wo ek haseen aurat thi aur uska ek khush haal pariwaar tha? Is bare me maine bahut socha magar kisi nateeje par nahi pahucha. Thak haar kar maine zahen se in saare khayaalo ko jhatka aur sone ki koshish karne laga.
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Us waqt raat ke gyaarah baj rahe the. Har taraf sannata faila hua tha. Yu to syaah raat thi lekin shahar me jalte anginat bulbo ki roshni jugunuo ki taraf lag rahi thi jo ki ek alag hi khubsurat nazara pesh kar rahi thi. Kabhi kabhi door se kisi bade waahan ke horn ki awaaz kaano me pad jaati thi. Rain water pipe se chadh kar main dusre maale ki balcony me pahuch gaya tha. Raat ke anusaar hi maine apne jism par syaah kapde pahan rakhe the taaki asaani se mujh par kisi ki nazar na pad sake. Is jagah ka maine bahut hi bareeki se muaayna kar liya tha aur puri tarah santust hone ke baad hi kothi ke dusre maale par pahucha tha. Balcony se chalte huye main baye taraf mud gaya. Door dusre mod ke paas safed roshni dikhi mujhe jo ki nishchay hi front ki balcony ke upar chhat par lage kisi bulb ki thi. Usi taraf neeche sadak bhi thi jaha par ikka dukka chhote vaahan aate jate dikh rahe the. Us sadak par street lights ka prakash bhi tha. Aisa nahi tha ki mere liye sab kuch asaan hi tha lekin sir par kafan baandh kar main yaha pahuch hi gaya tha.
Light ke prakash me aana khatre se khaali nahi tha is liye main waapas palat gaya aur mod se mud kar dusre chhor ki taraf chal pada. Beech beech me diwaar par khidkiya dikhi thi jin par kaale rang ka sheesha laga hua tha. Main achhi tarah dekh chuka tha ki sheeshe ke us paar roshni ka koi ansh nahi tha, matlab saaf tha dusri taraf koi insaani jeev nahi tha aur agar tha bhi to wo is waqt jag nahi raha tha. Jaldi hi main dusre chhor par aa kar mud gaya. Bagal se ek aur kothi thi lekin mere liye achhi baat ye thi ki us kothi ka pichhla hissa hi meri taraf tha jis par koi khidki ya roshandaan nahi bana hua tha. Maine aas paas ka jaayja liya aur diwaar se sat kar aage badh chala. Abhi main chaar paanch kadam hi aage badha tha ki ek khidki ke paas mujhe ruk jana pada kyoki khidki par lage sheeshe par mujhe roshni ka abhaas hua tha. Main thoda khidki ke aur kareeb sarka to maine dekha khidki par laga sheesha dono taraf se khiskaane wala tha. Us paar laga parda aadhe se thoda kam hata hua tha jiske chalte andar ki roshni ka abhaas ho raha tha mujhe. Maine sawdhaani se us parde ke paas aankh laga kar andar ki taraf dekha to saamne diwaar par badi si LED TV lagi huyi nazar aayi. Us tv me Hollywood ki koi movie chal rahi thi.
Maine dhadakte dil se khidki ke sheeshe ko apne daye hath se daaye taraf badi hi sawdhaani se sarkaya. Ab thodi si jagah ban gayi thi jisse andar chal rahi tv par se mujhe dheemi awaaz sunaayi di. Maine apna angel badla aur kamre ke andar dekhne ki koshish karne laga. Jaldi hi meri nazar ek taraf rakhe bed par gayi. Bed ka aadha view mujhe dikh raha tha jisme do jodi pair ghutno tak nange dikhe. Main ye to nahi jaanta tha ki kamre ke andar wo do jodi pair kinke the lekin pairo ko gaur se dekhne par ye zarur pata chal raha tha ki unme se do pair kisi mard ke the aur baaki ke do pair kisi ladki ya fir aurat ke. Wo dono jodi pair ghutno tak dikh rahe the jo ki beparda hi the.
"Ab is tv ko band bhi kar do na bro." Tabhi achanak mere kaano me andar se ek meethi khanakti huyi awaaz padi____"Tumhe to pata hai hamare paas zyada time nahi hai kyoki dad kisi bhi waqt ghar aa sakte hain."
"Aaj mood nahi hai sis." Andar se jis shakhs ki awaaz mere kaano me padi use main fauran hi pahchaan gaya tha____"Meri aankhe tv ki taraf bhale hi hain lekin man kahi aur bhatak raha hai. Jab se shekhar ne ye bataya hai ki uske dad ke phone se vikram ne usse baate ki thi tab se hi mood kharab hai mera. Vikram ke paas uske dad ka phone hone ka matlab tha ki uske dad vikram ke kabje me hain aur jis tarah se usne shekhar se baat ki thi usse to yahi lagta hai ki usne uske dad ke sath zarur kuch ulta seedha kiya hoga."
"Wo aisa nahi kar sakta bro." Andar se kisi ladki ki awaaz aayi____"Zaahir hai jab tak use unke dwara apne kaam ki jankaari nahi mil jaayegi tab tak wo unka kuch bura karne ke bare me hazaar baar sochega. Is liye chill karo. Mujhe yakeen hai bahut jald jeewan uncle ko khoj liya jayega."
"Tum abhi vikram ko nahi jaanti sis." Andar se mardana awaaz ubhri____"Ab wo pahle wala vikram nahi raha balki ab wo ek zalzala ban chuka hoga. Agar usne ham sab se apna badla lene ke maksad se hi jeewan uncle ko kabje me liya hai to yakeenan aane wala waqt ham sabke liye achha nahi rahne wala."
"Tum bekaar me hi itna soch rahe ho bro." Ladki ki awaaz_____"Ye mat bhoolo ki hamare paas har tarah ki taakat hai. Dekhna wo bahut jald hamari pakad me aa jayega. Uske baad uske sath kya hoga ye tum bhi achhi tarah jaante ho. Khair ab ye sab baate chhodo, aao main tumhara mood do pal me bana deti hu."
"Matlab maanogi nahi tum?" Mere kamine dost ki awaaz thi ye.
"Sawaal hi nahi uthta bro." Ladki ne halke se haste huye kaha_____"Aaj kafi time baad to hame aisa mauka mila hai aur main ye mauka hargiz chhodne wali nahi hu."
Uske baad koi awaaz nahi aayi. Main samajh gaya ki andar program shuru ho gaya hai. Mere liye jhatke wale baat thi lekin main samajh sakta tha ki inke beech aise sambandh ban jana ab koi ashcharya ki baat nahi hai. Khair, main is program ko bilkul bhi miss nahi karna chaahta tha is liye khidki ke sheeshe ko thoda aur sawdhani se sarkaya. Ab itni jagah to ban hi gayi thi ki mera kaam ho sake. Maine khidki par bani jagah par sawdhaani se sir ghusaya aur jaise hi bed ki taraf dekha to meri aankhe hairat se fat padi.
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