Update - 03
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Bus jhatke se ek jagah ruki to main ateet ke khayaalo se baahar aa gaya. Khidki se baahar dekha to kuch samajh na aaya ki ye kaun si jagah hai. Bees saal me maano saari duniya hi badal gayi thi. Har cheez mere liye ajnabi dikh rahi thi. Maine agli sheet par baithe ek aadmi se us jagah ke bare me puchha to usne bataya ki bus jis jagah par khadi hai wo jagah gaziabad hai. Us aadmi ki baat sun kar main chaunka.
Isse pahle ki bus aage badhti main fauran hi apni sheet se utha aur apna chhota sa thaila liye tezi se aage badhte huye bus ke aage wale gate se neeche utar gaya. Dil ki dhadkane badh gayi thi jinhe maine niyantrit kiya aur ek taraf ko badh chala. Main apne shahar aur apni janmbhumi se door aa gaya tha. Main filhaal us taraf nahi jana chaahta tha jaha par mere pahchaan wale mere aane ki raah dekh rahe ho. Is ajnabi duniya ko kuch din thahar kar jaanna samajhna chahta tha. Main jaanna chaahta tha ki is nayi duniya me mere liye kya kya badal chuka tha.
Shayad meri kismat mujh par meharbaan thi. Asal me mujhe yaha kahi par rahne ke liye ek aisa thikana chahiye tha jo mere liye bilkul surakshit ho aur kisi tarah ki koi pareshani na ho. Main ek jagah jis auto me baitha tha us auto driver se baato hi baato me maine puchha tha ki yaha kahi par kiraye se sasta kamra milega kya? Auto wala bhala aadmi tha, usne mirror me meri taraf dekhte huye muskura kar kaha ki uska apna khud ka ek chhota sa makaan hai. Agar main uske yaha rahna chahu to kiraye se kamra le kar rah sakta hu. Auto wale ki baat sun kar maine socha ye sahi rahega. Uske puchhne par maine bataya ki main ek jagah kaam karta hu aur iske pahle jaha rahta tha waha par koi khaas suvidha nahi thi is liye main apne liye kahi dusri jagah thikana talash raha hu.
Sare raaste auto wale se meri is subject par baat cheet hoti rahi aur aakhir me mujhe usi ke yaha rahne ke liye kiraye se ek kamra mil gaya. Auto wala mujhe le kar seedha apne ghar hi pahuch gaya tha. Maine usse aise lahje me baat ki thi ki use mujh par kisi tarah ka shak nahi hua tha. Jab main uske ghar pahucha to dekha uska makaan do manjila tha. Ground floor par wo aur uski family rahti thi jabki upar ke floor me do kamre the jiske ek kamre me koi kirayedaar tha aur dusra kamra khaali tha. Saamne ki taraf aadha chhat khaali tha. Baye taraf kone me toilet aur bathroom tha jiski chhat ke upar plastic ki tanki rakhi huyi thi.
Auto wale ka naam Dinesh jha tha. Uski bhasha se saaf pata chalta tha ki wo bihar ka tha. Usne raaste me bataya tha ki wo yaha bees saal pahle aaya tha. Dheere dheere paise jod jod kar usne zameen le kar ye makaan banwaya tha. Shadi hone ke baad wo yahi par rahne laga tha lekin kabhi kabhaar wo apne gaav bihar bhi jata hai. Khair Dinesh mujhe le kar upar ke floor par aaya aur usne mujhe kamra dikhaya aur baaki sab cheezo ke bare me bhi bataya. Maine kamre ke andar ja kar dekha ki kamra theek thaak hi tha aur sabse badi baat mere liye behad hi perfect tha. Upar ke floor par bane dono kamre aaju baaju se hi the. Dusre kamre ka darwaza andar se band tha. Dinesh ne bataya ki us kamre me ek aadmi apni biwi ke sath rahta hai. Un dono ki ek ladki bhi hai jo kareeb (**) saal ki hai aur school me padhti hai.
Dinesh ke pariwar me uski biwi aur teen bachche the jinme se do ladkiya thi aur ek ladka. Pahle ek atharah saal ki ladki hai aur uske baad do judwa ladke ladkiya. Teeno hi school me padhte hain. Badi wali ladki 12th me padhti hai. Mujhe uski family se koi lena dena nahi tha balki main to yaha par is liye rahna chaahta tha taaki ek safe jagah se main apne kisi bhi kaam ko anjaam de saku. Dinesh bada hi batooni kism ka insaan tha. Mere bina kuch puchhe hi usne sabke bare me batana shuru kar diya tha. Khair maine Dinesh se kaha ki mujhe kamra aur jagah pasand hai is liye main jaldi hi apna samaan le kar yaha rahne ke liye aa jaauga.
Maine dinesh se to kah diya tha ki main apna samaan le kar aa jaauga lekin sach to yahi tha ki mere paas apna koi samaan tha hi nahi. Maine socha thoda bahut aisa samaan yaha lana hi padega taaki dinesh ko mujh par kisi tarah ka shak na ho. Main dinesh ko bata kar uske ghar se nikal gaya. Saara din main shahar me idhar se udhar bhatakta raha. Shaam ko main kuch samaan ek chhote se dagge me le kar aaya. Mere samaan me ek folding charpaai thi, charpaai me bichhane ke liye kuch kapde the. Kuch kapde maine apne pahanne ke liye khareede the aur kuch meri zarurat ka aisa samaan tha jo aane wale samay me mere kaam aane wala tha.
Dinesh ghar par nahi tha. Uski biwi ne bataya ki wo raat ke nau ya das baje tak hi waapas ghar aata hai. Khair main apna samaan le kar upar apne kamre me pahuch gaya. Dagge wale ko maine uska kiraya diya aur kamre me aa kar apna samaan jamane laga. Main din bhar bhatakne ki vajah se buri tarah thak gaya tha is liye kisi tarah samaan jamaya aur folding charpaai bichha kar usme pasar gaya. Mujhe pata hi nahi chala ki kab meri aankh lag gai.
Kisi ke chillane ki vajah se meri aankh khuli. Bagal wale kamre se chillane ki awaaze aa rahi thi. Pahle to mujhe kuch samajh na aaya lekin jaldi hi mujhe vastusthiti ka abhaas hua. Main charpaai se utha aur darwaza khol kar baahar nikla. Abhi main idhar udhar dekh hi raha tha ki tabhi seedhiyo se Dinesh aata dikha.
"Ye kaun itna chilla raha hai dinesh bhai?" Maine dinesh ko dekhte hi samaanya bhaav se puchha.
"Ab tumse ka bataye keshav bhaiya." Dinesh ne mera wo naam le kar kaha jo maine use bataya tha____"Sasura ee logan ka ee roz ka naatak ba. Tohare bagal se jo log rahte hain na oo log hamre yaha dui saal pahile aaye rahe. Dunau miya biwi bahute achhe the lekin pichhle chhar mahina se ee logan ke beech ladaayi jhagda shuru hoi gawa hai. U ka hai na ramesh sasura rojana daru pe ke aa jathay aur fer aisene apni mehraaru se jhagda shuru kar dethay. Sasura guard ki naukari ma jaun kamathay daru ma uda dethay. Ab tu hi batawa keshav bhaiya aisene ma kaisan pariwar ka theek se laalan paalan hoi aur jab hobey na kari ta mehariya jhagda ta karbay kari."
Main dinesh ki baate sun kar bola kuch nahi kyoki main achhi tarah samajh gaya tha ki wo batooni aadmi mere kuch bolne par fir se shuru ho jayega. Is liye main chup hi raha aur fir Dinesh se sone ka bahana bana kar apne kamre ki taraf waapas chal pada.
Raat jane kab tak bagal wale kamre se shor sunaayi deta raha jisse meri neend me khalal padta raha. Main yaha aaya tha sukoon aur safety ke liye lekin aise me bhala kaha sukoon aur safety mil sakti thi. Pahle mujhe laga ki ja kar us sharaabi ki tabiyat durust karu lekin fir socha ki sharabi se kya muh lagna? Is waqt wo hosh me nahi hai. Khair kisi tarah meri aankh lagi to main neend ke aagosh me chala gaya.
Subah kisi ne jab mere kamre ka darwaza zor se khatkhataya to meri aankh khuli. Maine darwaza khola to dekha baahar Dinesh apne hath me chaay ka cup liye khada tha. Mujhe dekhte hi uske hotho par muskaan ubhar aayi.
"Ham soche ki ee bakhat tumko bhi chaay ki talab lagi hoi ese ham tohare liye chaay le aaye." Dinesh muskurate huye bola____"Ham jaanathay ki tu akela aadmi apne khaatir chaay waay aur khana waana ta banaibe na kari, ese hamne tohari bhauji ko bol diya hai ki ab se u tohare khaatir bhi khana pina bana liya kare. Khair ee lo pahile chaay piya."
"Are dinesh bhai is sabke liye aapko pareshani uthane ki koi zarurat nahi hai." Maine kaha____"Mujhe ye achha nahi lagega ki tumhe ya tumhare pariwar ko meri vajah se pareshan hona pade. Ye sach hai ki main akela aadmi apne liye khud khana pina nahi banaata hu, balki baahar hi khana pina kar leta hu lekin apne liye main ye sab nahi chaahta."
"Kaunau baat nahi keshav bhaiya." Dinesh ne usi muskaan ke sath kaha____"Jaun paisa tu baahar khaay piyay ma kharch kar det ho uhay paisa hiya kharch kar diha. Ham tohare se dui chaar paisa kam hi lai leb."
Mujhe laga ki kahi dinesh subah subah apni baato se mera bheja fry hi na kar de is liye maine uski baato par haan me sir hilaya aur usse chaay ka cup le liya. Dinesh ye jaan kar khush ho gaya ki ab se main uske yaha hi khana khaauga aur khane ke paise duga. Khair chaay khatam hone tak wo mere kamre me hi baitha raha aur apni baato se mera sir khata raha. Uske baad wo khaali cup le kar chala gaya.
Dinesh ke jane ke baad main sochne laga ki apna kharcha aur kamre ka kiraya chukane ke liye mujhe koi aisa kaam bhi karna padega jisse aamdani ho. Jail me bees saal rah kar maine na jane kaise kaise kaam kiye the lekin yaha ki duniya me kaun sa kaam karu ye mujhe samajh nahi aa raha tha. Tabhi mere dimaag ki batti jali. Mujhe driving karna aata tha, halaaki kaam to aur bhi karne aate the lekin driving karna is liye bhi theek laga tha kyoki usme rozana mujhe paise mil sakte the. Dinesh auto chalata tha is liye maine socha ki usse is bare me baat karuga. Usse kah duga ki pahle wala kaam maine chhod diya hai.
Main fresh hone ke liye kamre se baahar nikla to meri nazar bagal wale kamre me rahne wale usi sharaabi par padi jo raat me daaru pi kar apni biwi se jhagda kar raha tha. Umar me mujhse kam hi tha wo aur jism bhi thoda dubla sa tha, halaaki lambaai kareeb chhah fit ki rahi hogi. Dubla hone ki vajah se wo aisa lag raha tha jaise baans ka danda ho. Peeth halki jhuki huyi thi. Khair, uski nazar bhi mujh par padi thi lekin na usne kuch bola aur na hi maine. Wo saj dhaj kar kahi jaane ke liye taiyar tha. Main chup chaap chalte huye seedha bathroom me ghus gaya.
Aadhe ghante baad fresh ho kar main bathroom se baahar nikla to meri nazar chhat par lagi ek dori par geele kapde daal rahi aurat par padi. Tees ya battees ke aas paas ki umar thi uski. Rang halka saanwla tha lekin chehre ke nain naksh achhe the aur jism bhi thik thaak tha. Chehre se fisal kar meri nazar seedha uske unnat ubhaaro par thahar gayi thi jo uske blouj me kase huye the. Mujh par nazar padte hi pahle to wo chaunki fir mujhse nazre hata kar apne kaam me lag gayi. Ab kyoki wahi par uska pati maujood tha is liye main bina ruke seedha apne kamre me aa gaya.
Main kapde pahan kar taiyar hi hua tha ki fir se Dinesh ne darwaza khatkhataya. Maine jab darwaza khola to usne muskurate huye kaha ki naasta taiyar hai is liye neeche chal kar main uske sath hi naasta kar lu. Uski baat sun kar maine haan me sir hila diya. Main jaanta tha ki mere kuch kahne ka koi matlab nahi niklega is liye behtar tha ki uske kahe ke anusaar hi chalu.
Kamre me taala laga kar main uske sath seedhiyo se neeche aa gaya. Upar chhat par jane ke liye neeche mukhya darwaze ke andar aate hi bagal se seedhiya bani huyi thi. Seedhiyo ke bagal se ek channel gate laga hua tha. Usi channel gate ke andar Dinesh neeche ground floor par apni family ke sath rahta tha. Baahar ki taraf bagal se ek shatter laga hua ek bada sa kamra tha jaha par Dinesh apna auto khada karta tha. Asal me wo kamra usne apna auto khada karne ke use ke liye chhoda hua tha taaki uska auto safe rahe.
Main dinesh ke sath neeche aaya to usne mujhe ek kursi par baithaya. Neeche jaha wo rahta tha waha kaafi saaf suthra tha aur kaafi achha bhi dikh raha tha. Ek taraf ek chhota sa hall tha jaha par kursi table lagi huyi thi. Main nazre ghuma ghuma kar dekh raha tha. Idhar Dinesh apni biwi ko awaaz de kar jaldi se naasta laane ko bol raha tha. Uski biwi ka naam kamla tha. Thodi hi der me uski biwi aur badi beti apne apne hatho me thaali liye aayi aur ham dono ke beech rakhi table par rakh diya. Uski biwi aur beti dono ne hi mujhse namaste kiya to maine bhi namaste kah kar jawaab diya. Shahar me rahne ka alag hi prabhaav hota hai jiski vajah se roop rang me nikhaar aa jata hai aur ye nikhaar Dinesh ki biwi aur beti me dikh bhi raha tha. Halaaki maine zyada dhyaan dena uchit nahi samjha. Uski beti to waise bhi meri beti jaisi hi thi.
Naaste ke dauraan hi maine dinesh se driving karne ke bare me baat ki aur usse kaha ki agar is line ka kahi koi kaam mil jaye to bataye. Meri baat sun kar Dinesh sochne wali mudra me dikhne laga.
"Waise ek baat bataye keshav bhaiya." Fir usne kaha____"Sasura dusre ki chaakri karna hi nahi chahiye. U ka hai na aisene ma bada jhamela ba. Maalik ki baat suno aur jab paisa maaga ta sasura ohuma jhanjhat. Ese ham tumka ihey salaah deb ki tu aapan khud ka auto chalawa aur roz ka paisa apne jeb ma rakha."
"Wo to thik hai dinesh bhai." Maine kaha____"Lekin apna khud ka auto kaha se laauga main?"
"Okhar chinta tu na kara." Dinesh ne kaha____"Ham tohara ke bataye nahi, hiya hamaar dui dui auto aur hain. U donau auto ma ham driver rakhe bani. U sasure roz ka hamare hath ma paisa dethe. Agar tohara ke sach ma auto chalawe ka hai ta ham ek auto tohara ka dai deb."
"Kya baat hai dinesh bhai." Maine muskurate huye kaha____"Tum to har tarah se hamare maalik ban gaye."
"Are tu hamka maalik waalik na banaba keshav bhaiya." Dinesh hasa____"Ham aisene thik hain aur haan ham rakesh driver ka phone kar ke bole det baani ki u auto laike hiya aa jaye."
Dinesh kamaal ka banda tha. Meri problem ko jhat se door kar diya tha usne. Ek ghante ke andar hi rakesh naam ka uska driver auto le kar uske saamne haazir ho gaya tha. Dinesh ne usko kisi bhuwan naam ke aadmi ke yaha jane ko kaha aur auto ki chaabi usse le li.
Auto mil jane se mujhe kaam to mil gaya tha lekin ab mere samne sabse badi samasya ye ho gayi thi ki mujhe is badli huyi duniya ke bare me kuch bhi pata nahi tha. Dinesh ko main apni ye samasya bata bhi nahi sakta tha kyoki isse meri hakikat khul jane ka dar tha. Khair main ye bakhubi samajhta tha ki shuruaat me mujhe kuch samay tak samasya hogi lekin fir jaise jaise mujhe raasto ka gyaan ho jayega waise waise mujhe asaani bhi ho jaayegi.
Dinesh ne mujhse kaha tha ki main apni sweksha se din ya raat kisi bhi waqt auto chala sakta hu aur paise kama sakta hu. Maine din me hi ye kaam karne ka socha. Khair Dinesh ke sath hi main bhi apna wala auto le kar ghar se chal diya tha. Waise ek samasya aur bhi thi jiske bare me maine dinesh ko bata diya tha aur wo ye ki mere paas koi driving licence nahi hai. Dinesh ne kaha ki wo mera ye kaam bhi kar dega.
Shuruaat ke ek hapte mere liye bahut hi mushkilo se bhare the. Ek to mujhe raasto ka gyaan nahi tha dusre is drivery line ke taur tariko se bhi main anjaan tha. Dusre auto driver is kaam me mujhse kahi zyada expert the. Khair ek hapte me main bhi kuch kuch unke jaisa banne laga tha aur sawaariyo ko apni taraf aakarshit karne laga tha.
Dheere dheere main is kaam me aur bhi expert hota ja raha tha. Is kaam me main aisa uljha ki mujhe apne mukhya kaam ke bare me hosh hi nahi rah gaya tha. Halaaki main khud bhi koi jaldbaazi nahi karna chaahta tha. Asal me main chaahta tha ki mere jaanne wale jo is ummid me baithe honge ki jail se baahar aate hi main unke peechhe badle ki bhaavna se lag jaauga unki is ummid par paani fir jaye. Wo yahi samjhe ki bees saal jail me guzaarne ke baad main ab ek aisa insaan ban gaya hu jo apne ateet ko bhool kar kisi gumnaam jagah par shaanti ki zindagi guzaarne laga houga. Halaaki main ye baat daawe ke sath nahi kah sakta tha ki aaj ke time me wo mere bare me kya soch rakhte honge aur rakhte bhi honge ya mujhe bura khwaab samajh kar bhool hi chuke honge. Khair aise hi ek maheena guzar gaya. Main sach me is kaam me itna mashgool ho gaya tha ki mujhe kisi aur cheez ke bare me sochne ka time hi nahi mil raha tha.
Is ek maheene me main dinesh aur uski family se kaafi ghul mil chuka tha. Upar jo miya biwi mere bagal wale kamre me rahte the unse bhi ab meri baat cheet hone lagi thi. Us aadmi ka naam ramesh varma tha aur kahi society me wo security guard ki naukari karta tha. Jane kaise use sharaab ki lat gayi thi jiski vajah se wo sharaab pine laga tha aur usi sharaab ke nashe me wo apni biwi Aarti se ladna jhagadna shuru kar deta tha. Un dono ki ek (**) saal ki bachchi bhi thi.
Ramesh se meri achhi baat cheet hone lagi thi, wo bhi mujhse ghul mil gaya tha. Umar me wo mujhse chhota tha is liye mujhe sammaan deta tha aur bhai sahab kahta tha. Yu to wo bada hi byohaar kushal aadmi tha lekin sharaab pine ke baad uski saari achhaaiya jane kaha gaayab ho jati thi. Main use har roz samjhata tha ki sharaab pina galat baat hai kyoki isse uski hasti khelti zindagi par bura asar pad raha hai. Mere samjhane ka asar ye hua tha ki wo ab har roz pi kar nahi aata tha. Uske is badle huye roop ko dekh kar uski biwi aarti ab thoda khush rahne lagi thi aur usse jhagda nahi karti thi. Wo aksar kahti thi ki uske pati me jo badlaav aaya hai wo meri vajah se hai aur iske liye wo mujhe dhanyawaad bhi deti thi. Apne yaha wo khane pine me jo bhi banaati thi mere liye bhi le kar aa jati thi. Mujhe ye sab achha to nahi lagta tha lekin uski khushi ke liye main kha hi leta tha. Kahne ka matlab ye ki is ek maheene me main sabhi se ghul mil gaya tha.
Sab mujhe sammaan de rahe the aur iske bare me jab bhi main sochta to meri aankhe nam ho jaati thi. Duniya me apna kaun hai aur kaisa hota hai ye jaise main bhool hi gaya tha. Maine khwaab me bhi nahi socha tha ki jail ke baahar aane ke baad ek jagah mujhe aise log bhi milenge jo mujhe apne se lagne lagenge, magar dil me lagi huyi aag mujhe zyada dino tak sukoon se nahi rahne dene wali thi.
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