Update - 08
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Bed par baithe baithe maine apne hand me bandhi ek mamuli si ghadi me time dekha. Subah ke saadhe chaar baj rahe the. Yaani mere paas itna to time tha ki main yaha se jane ke baad waapas aa sakta tha. Ye soch kar main fauran hi bed se neeche utra aur khidki ke paas tezi se pahucha. Bed ke gadde ko halka sa nikaal kar maine khidki se baahar ki taraf dekha. Khidki ke saamne dikh rahi building ki ek khidki me mujhe roshni nazar aayi. Ye roshni us waqt bhi thi jab main yaha aaya tha. Mere is bangle se us building ki doori kaafi thi kyoki mere bangle me teen taraf se boundary wall thi jo ki bangle ki diwaar se das fit ki doori par thi. Khair maine aas paas ka muaayna kiya aur fir bed ke gadde ko khidki se hata kar use bagal se diwaar ke sahare tika kar khada kar diya. Uske baad maine apna bag liya aur khidki ke raaste baahar balcony me aa gaya.
Balcony ki railing me abhi bhi rassi fansi huyi thi. Jab main us rassi ke sahare upar aaya tha tab main us rassi ko nikaalna bhool gaya tha. Wo to shukar tha ki meri neend us khwaab ke chalte toot gayi thi warna agar subah ho jati aur kisi ki nazar us rassi par pad jati to mere liye musibat ho sakti thi. Maine bag ko peeth par taanga aur badi sawdhani se rassi ko pakad kar railing ke us paar kisi tarah jhool gaya. Neeche utarne me mujhe zyada pareshani nahi huyi. Rassi ko waisa hi latakta chhod maine pahle idhar udhar achhe se dekha aur fir dabe paanv boundary wall ki taraf badh chala. Kuch hi der me main boundary wall ke is paar aa kar sadak par pahuch gaya.
Sadak par paidal chalte huye main usi taraf ja raha tha jis taraf se kal main aaya tha. Sadak is waqt sunsaan thi aur main chaahta bhi yahi tha ki is waqt sadak par mujhe koi nazar na aaye lekin aisa hua nahi kyoki kuch door chalne ke baad mujhe ek aadmi aata hua nazar aaya. Us aadmi ki umar pachaas se upar rahi hogi. Jism par half t-shirt aur neeche ek lower pahan rakha tha usne. Pairo me sport shoes. Shayad morning walk par nikla tha wo. Jab main uske kareeb pahucha to usne ek nazar meri taraf dekha aur fir mere bagal se nikal gaya. Kuch der ke liye meri dhadkane tez ho gayi thi jinhe maine kisi tarah kaabu kiya aur fir aage badh chala.
Paanch bajne wale the. Guzarte waqt ke sath mere chehre par chinta bhi badhti ja rahi thi. Aakhir meri talash khatm huyi. Sadak ke mod par ek dukaan khuli huyi nazar aayi mujhe. Main tezi se chalte huye us dukaan par pahucha. Maine dukaan wale se paani ke kuch bottles, doodh ke kuch packets aur kuch bread wagaira kharide. Iske sath sath kuch aur bhi zaruri samaan liya aur use paise de kar waapas chal pada. Main jaanta tha ki is waqt khane ke liye iske alawa aur kuch nahi milne wala tha, jabki mujhe aaj sara din apne bangle me rahna tha aur waha chhaanbeen karni thi.
Jab main waapas apne bangle par aaya to saadhe paanch bajne wale the. Subah ka dhundhalka ubharne laga tha. Waapsi me mujhe kayi log aate jate nazar aaye jinhe dekh kar main thoda aur chintit ho utha tha. Main ye hargiz nahi chaahta tha ki log mujhe us viraan pade bangle me jate huye dekh le. Khair ye meri khush-kismati hi thi ki main bangle par pahuch gaya. Aas paas ka jaayja lene ke baad maine fauran hi jhool rahi rassi ko pakda aur upar chadhna shuru kar diya. Mere dil ki dhadkane train ki speed se daudne lagi thi aur sath hi kisi ke dwara dekh liye jane ka dar bhi badhta chala ja raha tha. Badi mushkil se main upar pahucha. Ek baar fir se maine aas paas ka jaayja liya aur fir rassi ko railing se nikaal kar use samette huye khidki ke raaste andar aa gaya.
Khidki ke dono palle band karne ke baad main bed par aa kar baith gaya tha. Meri saanse is tarah phool gayi thi maano main meelo daud kar aaya tha. Bag ko bed ke ek side rakh kar main apni phooli huyi saanso ko durust karne laga tha. Khidki par kyoki kaanch laga hua tha aur wo toote huye bhi the is liye baahar ki hawa aur halki roshni kamre me aa rahi thi. Abhi main apni saanso ko durust kar hi raha tha ki ek nayi pareshani mere liye khadi ho gayi. Pet me pressure banne laga tha. Main samajh gaya ki ye pressure bina toilet gaye thik nahi hoga. Bangle ke andar toilet ki byawastha to thi lekin paani nahi ho sakta tha. Pet me banne wala pressure dhire dhire aur bhi badhta ja raha tha.
Bag se pani ka ek bottle nikaal kar main utha aur kamre ke attach bathroom ki taraf badh chala. Bathroom ka darwaza thoda zor dene par khula lekin andar badi ajeeb si smell bhari huyi thi aur sath hi dhool ke sath jaala bhi. Gadde ke upar jo chaddar bichha hua tha use le kar maine bathroom ke jaale ko thoda bahut saaf kiya aur darwaza khol kar baahar hi khada ho gaya. Khidki se ab subah ka ujala andar aane laga tha, halaaki abhi subah ka suraj nikla nahi tha. Kuch der me jab bathroom ki smell kuch kam huyi to main andar daakhil ho gaya. Bathroom me lage paani ke nalke ko maine ghumaya to wo tas se mas na hua. Itne saalo me uska jaam ho jana laajmi tha lekin main fir bhi use ghumane ka prayaas karta hi raha. Halaaki mujhe yakeen tha ki nalke se paani aane ka sawaal hi paida nahi hota tha magar jane kyo main use ghumane ki koshish kiye ja raha tha. Idhar pet me banne wala pressure aur bhi badh gaya tha. Achanak hi toti ghoom gayi aur meri ummid ke vipreet usme se bade force se paani nikal pada. Main ekdam se uchhal pada tha aur sath hi hairaan bhi ho gaya tha. Toti se nikal raha paani ganda tha. Maine jaldi se toti ko band kiya aur fir toilet sheet par pant ke sath sath underwear utaar kar baith gaya.
Toilet karne ke baad maine bottle ke paani se shauch kiya aur fir uth khada hua. Bathroom ke kone me ek plastic ki balti rakhi huyi thi jo kafi gandi nazar aa rahi thi. Maine kapde pahanne ke baad us balti ko pani ki toti ke neeche rakh diya aur fir toti ko ghuma diya. Paani speed me nikla aur balti me girne laga magar ye kya...Pani ki speed ko balti sahan na kar saki aur wo toot gayi. Maine jaldi se pani ki speed ko kam kiya aur fir bathroom se baahar aa gaya. Balti kafi purani thi aur wo kamjor ho chuki thi. Us balti me jab thoda pani bhar gaya to maine toti band kar ke balti ke us paani ko toilet sheet par daal diya. Kamre me aa kar maine bag se saabun nikala aur bathroom me ja kar maine us saabun se hath dhoya.
Bed par baithe main us khwaab ke bare me soch raha tha. Aisi jagah par is tarah ka khwaab aana bematlab ya besabab nahi ho sakta tha aur agar bematlab tha bhi tab bhi mujhe ek baar apni tasalli ke liye us jagah par jana hi chahiye tha. Khair kisi tarah waqt guzra aur suraj nikla to dhoop nikal aayi jisse khidki ke raaste ab kamre me bhi ujala ho gaya tha.
Maine hath me bandhi ghadi me time dekha. Subah ke saadhe saat baj gaye the. Thodi si energy ke liye maine bag se doodh ka ek packet nikala aur usme thoda sa chhend kar ke sara pi gaya. Uske baad torch le kar main bed se neeche utra. Kamre ke darwaze ke paas pahuch kar maine darwaza khola. Ek baar fir se dil ki dhadkane ye soch kar thoda badh gayi ki itne bade bangle me sirf main hu jo kisi bhoot ki tarah bangle ke aise sthaan par jane laga hu jaha ke bare me jane ka koi soch bhi nahi sakta, us haalat me to bilkul bhi nahi jab pata ho ki ye bangla pichhle bees saalo se viraan pada hai.
Har taraf dhool aur jaalo ka samraajya tha jo is baat ko saabit karta tha ki ek muddat se yaha koi nahi aaya. Chalte chalte main seedhiyo ke paas aaya. Mere chalne se peeche pharsh par kadmo ke nishaan bante ja rahe the. Kyoki din ka waqt tha aur baahar dhoop khili huyi thi is vajah se uski roshni roshandaano se ho kar andar tak aa pahuchi thi jisse andar bhi thoda bahut ujala ho gaya tha. Seedhiyo se main neeche hall me aaya. Mere baye taraf kuch doori par jo kamra dikh raha tha wo hamari naukraani savita aunty ka tha. Us kamre ko dekh kar achanak se mujhe savita aunty ka khayaal aaya. Savita aunty ek aisi kirdaar thi jo namak to hamara kha rahi thi lekin jasusi Sanjay uncle ki kar rahi thi. Main sochne laga ki aaj ke waqt me wo kaha hogi? Kya aaj bhi wo Sanjay uncle ki khaas hogi ya niyati ne use is duniya se rukhsat kar diya hoga?
Mere zahen me savita aunty ke kamre me jane ka vichaar aaya to main us taraf hi chal pada. Kuch hi der me main uske kamre ke darwaze par pahuch gaya. Darwaza baahar se band tha aur us par kundi lagi huyi thi. Mere man me sawaal ubhra ki savita aunty ke kamre me taala kyo nahi laga hua hai? Fir maine socha ki ho sakta hai ki mere mata pita ki maut ke baad wo yaha akele rahne ka na sochi ho aur sanjay uncle ne uske rahne ke liye kisi dusri jagah intjaam kar diya ho. Mujhe apna ye khayaal sahi laga. Khair maine kundi sarka kar darwaze ko andar ki taraf dhakela to wo ajeeb si awaaz karta hua khul gaya. Andar se ajeeb si smell aa kar meri naak me sama gayi jisse maine apni naak par hath rakh liya.
Kamre me daakhil ho kar maine bade gaur se kamre ka muaayna kiya lekin ye dekh kar mujhe thoda hairaani huyi ki kamra ekdam se khaali tha. Kamre me ek bed zarur tha lekin usme koi kapda nahi tha. Ek kone me ek lakdi ki almaari rakhi thi jiske dono palle khule huye the. Almaari ke andar kuch bhi nahi tha. Ek taraf lakdi ki ek kursi aur ek chhota sa stool rakha hua tha. Kamre ki jo haalat dikh rahi thi usse saaf zaahir hota tha ki savita aunty ka boriya bistar yaha se bahut pahle hi uth chuka tha. Mera ab us kamre me rahne ka koi matlab nahi tha is liye waapas palta aur baahar aa kar darwaze ko waise hi kundi laga kar band kar diya jaise wo pahle band tha.
Ground floor par savita aunty ke kamre ke bagal se ek kamra aur tha jo store room tha. Usme main pahle bhi jana pasand nahi karta tha is liye is waqt bhi jana maine bekaar hi samjha. Hall ke right side me ek taraf mere mata pita ka kamra tha. Uske kuch doori par kitchen tha aur kitchen se laga hua dining hall. Maine ek baar chaaro taraf dekha aur fir apne mata pita ke kamre ki taraf badh chala. Meri aankho ke saamne ek baar fir se ateet ki yaade kisi film ki tarah dikhne lagi thi jo mujhe dukh pahuchaane lagi thi. Maine badi mushkil se khud ko samhala.
Mammy papa ke kamre ka darwaza bhi baahar se hi band tha. Maine kunde ko ek taraf sarka kar kamre ka darwaza khola. Darwaza khulte hi ek baar fir se ajeeb si smell meri naak me sama gayi jisse maine apni naak ko hatheli se dhank liya. Dhadakte dil se main kamre ke andar daakhil hua. Kamre ki haalat dekh kar mujhe thoda jhatka sa laga aur hairaani bhi huyi. Kamre me dhool aur jaale to the hi lekin hairaani ki baat ye thi ki kamre me rakhi cheeze idhar udhar bikhri huyi padi thi. Aisa lag raha tha jaise kabhi kisi ne yaha par cheezo ko idhar udhar bikher kar kisi cheez ki talaashi li ho. Kamre me rakha hua mammy papa ka bed bhi apni jagah se hat kar dusri taraf ajeeb angel se rakha hua tha. Bed ke neeche jo kaleen bichha hua hota tha wo bhi apni jagah se aadhe se zyada hata hua tha jiski vajah se uske neeche farsh me dikh rahe us gupt darwaze ki banawat saaf dikh rahi thi.
Kafi der tak main kamre ki aisi haalat ko dekhta khada raha uske baad main aage badha. Kamre ki diwaaro par frame lagi huyi tasveere tangi huyi thi. Main aahista se un tasveero ki taraf badha aur ek ek kar ke unhe dekhne laga. Tasveero me dhool aur jaala laga hua tha jinhe maine thoda sa saaf kiya. Tasveer me mammy papa the aur unke beech me main baitha hua tha. Us tasveer me meri umar das ya baarah saal ki thi. Aankho ke saamne kuch dhundhli si yaade flash huyi jisne mere dil me dard bhari tees paida kar di. Ek taraf ek badi si tasveer thi. Maine use saaf kiya to maine dekha usme main apni Mammy ke sath khada hua tha. Mammy has rahi thi aur main unke peechhe khade ho kar apne sir ko unke left kandhe par rakhe huye tha jiski vajah se wo apne left hand se mere gaal ko pyaar se sahlaate huye dikh rahi thi. Neeli saadi me wo bahut hi khubsurat dikh rahi thi, hasne ki vajah se unke motiyo jaise daant chamak rahe the. Mujhe yaad aaya ye tab ki tasveer thi jab main college pass out kar ke ghar aaya tha aur mammy papa mere ghar aane se khush ho gaye the. Papa tasveer khich rahe the aur main mammy se chhupak ke khada ho gaya tha. Aankho ke saamne wo manzar flash hua to ekdam se mere dil me ek hook si uthi aur meri aankhe chhalak padi. Mere mammy papa mujhe bahut pyar karte the...mujh par apni jaan chhidakte the. Aankhe band kar ke maine apne jazbaato ko samhaalne ki koshish ki aur upar wale se kahne laga ki kyo usne mere sath aisa kiya?
Yu to kamre me aisi na jane kitni hi tasveere lagi huyi thi lekin un sabko dekhne ki main himmat nahi juta saka. In tasveero ki vajah se palat jhapakte hi na jane kitni hi yaade ubhar aati aur mujhe rulaane lagti. Khair maine kisi tarah khud ko samhala aur kamre me bikhri padi cheezo ko dekhne laga.
Yu to mammy papa ke kamre me rakhi cheezo ko maine pahle kabhi gaur se nahi dekha tha is liye mere liye ye jaanna thoda mushkil tha ki agar yaha par kabhi kisi ne talaashi li thi to wo yaha se kya le ke gaya hoga? Itna to main samajhta tha ki mere pita ka sambandh C. M. S. jaisi sanstha se tha aur un dono ki maut ke baad unke dosto ne sabse pahle yahi kaam kiya hoga ki unke bangle se aise har wo saboot mita diye jaye jisse kisi ko ye pata na chal sake ki mere pita ka sambandh C. M. S. jaisi kisi sanstha se raha hai. Main samajh gaya ki kamre me mujhe is tarah ki koi cheez milne wali nahi thi aur waise bhi mera yaha aane ka maksad kuch aur tha.
Maine kaleen ko hataya to gupt tahkhane ka wo darwaza achhe se ubhar kar saamne aa gaya. Uske baad main kamre ke us taraf badha jaha par us darwaze ko kholne ka switch tha. Maine us khaas switch ko dabaya lekin koi faayda na hua. Ekdam se mere zahen me khayaal ubhra ki bangle me bijli nahi hai. Bina bijli ke kuch nahi ho sakta tha aur ye mere liye sabse badi samasya wali baat ho gayi thi.
Main waapas us gupt tahkhane ke darwaze ke paas aaya aur ukdu baith kar use gaur se dekhne laga. Gupt tahkhane ke us darwaze ka ek sira kaleen ke neeche abhi bhi thoda daba hua tha is liye maine kaleen ko waha se thoda aur peeche hataya. Kaleen ke hatte hi jo dikha usse meri aankhe fail gayi. Darwaze ka ek sira toota hua tha aur uske sath hi farsh bhi kinaare se udhda hua dikh raha tha. Zaahir hai kisi ne us darwaze ko todne ki koshish ki thi ya fir ye bhi kaha ja sakta hai ki darwaze ko tod hi diya hoga. Maine hathaudi ke dusre sire ko us toote huye hisse pas fansaya aur use upar karne ki koshish ki to wo ek taraf se uth gaya. Maine thoda aur uthaya to wo dusri taraf se thoda sarka aur agle hi pal jo hua usne mujhe buri tarah dara diya. Kamre me badi tez awaaz huyi thi. Gupt darwaza moti ply ka tha jiske upar white rang ki sunmica lagi huyi thi. White sunmica lagi hone se wo kamre ke farsh par lagi white tiles se match kar jata tha jisse asaani se koi guess nahi kar sakta tha ki wo kya hai. Khair maine jaise hi hathaudi se use zor de kar thoda aur uthaya to wo dusri taraf se sarak gaya tha jisse puraani ho chuki ply us taraf se toot gayi aur wo bharbhara kar neeche ja giri thi. Usi se tez awaaz huyi thi.
Kamre ke farsh par ab us gupt tahkhane ka chaukor raasta saaf dikh raha tha jiski seedhiyo par girne wala wo ply ka darwaza toot kar kayi tukdo me bat gaya tha. Seedhiyo ke neeche andhera tha. Maine pahle ply ke un toote huye tukdo ko baahar nikala aur fir neeche jane ke liye seedhiyo par kadam rakha. Ek baar fir se mere dil ki dhadkane badh gayi thi. Zahen me tarah tarah ke khayaal ubharne lage the. Jaise hi main neeche ki taraf aaya to meri naak me ajeeb si smell samane lagi. Maine naak ko hatheli se dhanka aur torch ko jala kar dheere dheere neeche utarne laga. Is jagah par main pahle bhi aa chuka tha lekin tab me aur ab me bees saalo ka fark ho gaya tha. Viraan pade itne bade bangle ke gupt tahkhane me main akela hath me torch liye neeche pahuch gaya tha.
Tahkhane me syaah andhera tha aur ajeeb si gandh bhari huyi thi. Torch ki roshni me maine dekha andar tahkhane me har taraf jaale lage huye the jiski vajah se waha ka manzar behad hi daraawna lag raha tha. Dar aur ghabrahat se meri dhadkane dhaad dhaad bajti huyi mahsoos ho rahi thi. Tahkhane ke us kamre ka manzar waisa hi tha jaisa maine kal raat khwaab me dekha tha lekin kuch cheezo me fark tha. Mujhe yaad aaya ki bees saal pahle jab main is tahkhane me aaya tha tab yaha par do teen computers lage huye the aur kuch alag type ke instruments rakhe huye the jabki is waqt kamre me na to computers the aur na hi koi instruments. Kamre ki diwaaro par chipki huyi wires zarur thi lekin kinaare par bane desk me sirf dhool hi thi. Maine torch ki roshni idhar udhar ghuma kar har taraf dekha. Ek kone me ek revolving chair ulti huyi padi thi aur usi ke paas lohe ke do teen tukde pade huye the jo rod jaise the. Ek taraf chaddar ki ek almaari thi jiske dono palle khule huye the aur un par jaale lage huye the. Desk se thodi doori par lakdi ka toota hua ek waisa hi box tha jaisa maine khwaab me dekha tha. Kamre ki haalat dekh kar saaf zaahir hota tha ki yaha par jo kuch bhi pahle maujood tha use hata diya gaya hai.
Maine torch ka focus diwaaro par Kiya to ek taraf mujhe bijli ka ek switch nazar aaya. Meri aankho ke saamne khwaab wala switch chamak utha to main us taraf badha. Switch par bhi dhool aur jala laga hua tha. Maine switch ke handle ko neeche ki taraf kheencha to wo thode prayaas me khatt ki awaaz ke sath neeche ho gaya lekin us switch ko neeche karne se koi pratikriya nahi huyi. Tabhi mujhe dhyaan aaya ki yaha bijli nahi hai aur shayad is vajah se kahi par koi pratikriya nahi huyi hai. Main sochne laga ki bijli ke na hone se agar kuch na hua to fir mere yaha aane ka koi faayda hi nahi hoga. Mujhe samajh me nahi aa raha tha ki ab kya karu? Torch ki roshni me main har taraf dekhne laga. Mujhe yaad aaya ki maine khwaab me ek aur gupt darwaza seedhi ke neeche pragat hote huye dekha tha. Main fauran hi seedhi ke neeche ki taraf badha.
Seedhi ke neeche diwaar ke kareeb pahuch kar maine torch ki roshni ko diwaar par focus kiya. Is taraf jaale ki bharmaar thi. Main muda aur revolving chair ke paas pade lohe ke ek rod ko utha liya. Rod le kar main seedhi ke paas aaya aur jaale ko us rod se saaf karne laga. Kuch hi der me saara jala lohe ki us rod me baith gaya. Maine rod ko kamre me ek taraf fenka aur fir se torch ke prakash ko diwaar par focus kiya. Seedhi ke neeche jo diwaar thi use main achhe se torch ke prakash me dekh raha tha. Kafi der tak dekhne ke baad bhi mujhe aisa kuch nazar na aaya jisse mujhe ek dusre gupt darwaze ko kholne ka koi suraag mil sake ya ye pata chal sake ki yaha par koi dusra gupt darwaza bhi hai. Thak haar kar main waapas mudne hi laga tha ki achanak main ruk gaya. Torch ka prakash bedhyani me seedhi ke neeche ek kone me chala gaya tha aur mujhe ek pal ke liye kuch dikha tha. Maine jaldi se us jagah par torch ke prakash ko focus kiya.
Seedhi ke neeche bilkul kinaare par, yaani baahri side kinaare par ek angul ki patti lagi huyi thi jo ki puri seedhi par lagi thi, usi patti ke just bagal se yaani andar side ek keel jaisa kuch dikh raha tha jiske upar ka bhaag thoda chauda tha magar gol tha. Kamre se seedhi ki taraf dekhne se na to wo ek angul ki patti samajh me aati thi aur na hi uske aage andar ki taraf wo keel jaisi cheez dikh sakti thi. Seedhi ke paas aane ke baad wo ek angul ki patti nazar to aayegi lekin uske aage lagi wo keel jaisi cheez nahi dikhegi aur na hi koi ye soch sakta hai ki aisi koi cheez seedhi ke baahri kinaare par ho sakti hai. Mere man me us keel jaisi cheez ko dekh kar utsukta jaag uthi aur sath hi dhadkane bhi tez ho gayi. Maine torch ko left hand me liya aur right hand ki ek ungli se us keel jaisi cheez ko sahlaya. Keel jaisi dikhne wali wo cheez chhoone par kuch alag hi mahsoos ho rahi thi. Maine uske upar ungli ko rakh kar sahlaate huye use thoda dabaya to agle hi pal gharar gharar ki awaaz sun kar main ekdam se chaunk gaya.
Mere peeche diwaar me ek aisa darwaza pragat ho gaya tha jisme ek baar me sirf ek hi aadmi andar daakhil ho sakta tha. Maine jaise hi us taraf torch ka prakash kiya to mujhe us darwaze par udti dhool nazar aayi. Main ye soch kar thoda soch me pad gaya tha ki ye darwaza kaise khul gaya tha, jabki yaha to bijli hai hi nahi? Is tarah ka system bina bijli ke nahi ho sakta tha, matlab zarur iske khulne ka koi na koi dusra khaas jariya tha. Main torch ki roshni ko us darwaze par focus kiye aage badha aur kuch hi palo me main us darwaze ke andar daakhil ho gaya.
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