Update 4 Ruhi Comes in Abhi’s Life Once More
“saalo, teen mahine baad tumhi log taarif karne aoge iss bus ki….”
Aur yahan par shuru hoti hai Abhi ki Romantic kahani… Abhi ne achanak kissi mahila ki awaaz ko kuch yun phukaarte hue suna;
“Ari oh Ruhi kia kar rahi hai aa dekh tere Mehboob chacha ne kia laya hai aangan mein!”
Ab aaguey….
Jab Abhi ne kissi ko Ruhi naam phukaarte suna to usska dil zoron se dhadka, usska chehra thoda sa laal hua aur usski nazar bus se hatkar uss awr dekhne laga jahan se ussne uss awaaz ko Ruhi naam phukaarte hue suna…. Ussko aisa feel hua ke ussko saans lene mein takliff hone laga tha uss pal ko, mushkil se ek lamba saans liya aur aankhon ko wahin jamaaye rakha iss intezaar mein ke koyi Ruhi naam wali udhar aaye….. tab ek oonche stair par khadi ek aurat ko dekha Abhi ne; aur andaza lagaya ke ussi aurat ne Ruhi ke naam ko phukara, aur sochne laga kia yeh uss Ruhi naam wali ladki ki maa hogi kia? Apni beti ko bus dekhne ke liye bula rahi hogi? To kia bus owner Mehboob uss Ruhi ka chacha hai? Matlab yahan Ruhi ek muslim girl hai, magar Abhi wala Ruhi to hindu thi…. Phir bhi dharm aur jaat ko bhool kar iss pal ko Abhi ne yeh dekhna chaha ke yeh Ruhi kaisi hogi? Khubsurat hogi aur apni Ruhi ki tarah adaon ki maalkin hogi? Chanchal hogi? Modern hogi, ya gharelu hogi? English bolna ata hoga? Padhi likhi hogi? Usski umar kia hogi? Kahin koyi bachi to nahin hogi? Aur agar shaadi shuda already hogi to? Usski baal keise honge, apni Ruhi jaisi hogi? Aur sabse pyare 2 chiz jo Abhi apni Ruhi mein ziada passand karta tha wo the usski muskurahat, aur usski meethi awaaz, to kia iss Ruhi ki bhi weisi muskurahat aur awaaz hogi kia?
Abhi ka dhyaan ab bus par bilkool nahin tha. Wo to wahan nazrein gadaaye khada tha jahan se yeh nayi Ruhi aane wali thi. Saeed ji ne Abhi se pucha,
“kia khayal hai, kaam kitne dinon tak chalega?!”
Abhi ne Saeed ji ko suna hi nahin, usska dhyaan to kahin aur hi tha uss waqt. Saeed ji ne tab Abhi ke chehre mein dekha, phir usski nazron ko follow karte hue saeed ji ne bhi wahan dekha jahan abhi ke nazrein thehre hue the aur ek aurat ko dekha khada hokar unn donon ke taraf bus ko dekhte hue. Faasla koyi 3 metres ke the jiss jagah bus tha aur jahan wo aurat khadi thi.
Saeed ji ne Abhi ki kehuni ko apne kehuni se takraate hue kaha,
“kyun miyan auraton ko taadne lage aate hi?”
Tab Abhi ka dhyaan wapas wahan aaya aur chahunkte hue kaha,
“nahin bhai main buss aise hi….. kuch soch raha tha….”
Aur tabhi uss aurat ne phir kaha,
“Ari Ruhi aah nah dekh to!”
Aur andar se awaaz aayi jissko Abhi ne bade dhyaan se suna,
“ofo maa, tum bhi nah, yeh chulhe par tarkaari kaun dekhega agar main tumhaare paas aa khadi hui to? Sab jal jaega yahan, dekh nahin rahi main paka rahi hoon!”
Abhi ke dil ka dhadakna jaise ruk sa gaya uss awaaz ko sunkar, jitni meethaas aur komalta uss awaaz mein suna Abhi ne, aur jiss adaa se uss ladki ki awaaz suna Abhi ne, wo machal gaya ab usski ek jhalak dekhne ke liye. Magar usske samajh mein nahin araha tha ke kaise ussko dekhein…. Abhi dil hi dil mein praathna karne laga ke wo ladki at least ek baar apni maa ki baat maan le aur ek baar bus ko dekhne aajaaye….
Tab tak Saeed ji ne phir Abhi se pucha ke kitne dinon mein kaam pura ho sakta hai. Abhi ko dar tha ke kahin idhar udhar dekhte waqt wo ladki aakar wapas bhi nah chali jaaye to usski nazrein wahi jami rahe aur Saeed ko jawaab diya jaise hawa mein baat kar raha tha, “PATA NAHIN BAI!”
Ab to Abhi yeh chahne laga ke yahan ka kaam kabhi khatam hi nah ho, kyunke usska yahan kaam karne ka ek aur maksad mil gaya tha….
Abhi tarapne laga ussko dekhne ke liye, kaash wo ladki ek baar apni maa ke paas aakar khadi ho jaati, eisa soch raha tha abhi, aur achaanak uss aurat ne mehboob ji se kuch kaha jo sunaayi nahin diya Abhi ko, magar abhi unn donon ko hi dekh raha tha tab tak Saeed ji buss ke dusre taraf chale gaye the moaena karne bus ki. Aur abhi ki nazar wahi tikke hue the uss stair par, aur ladki ki maa ne phir se kaha,
“Ruhi aakar dekh to sahi nah!”
Aur andar se awaaz aayi,
“uff aati hoon wait karo, karhaayi ko utaar to doon!”
Jiss stair par wo aurat khadi thi wo kitchen mein daakhil hone wali stairs the. Uss makaan ka aakhri hissa tha aur jahan bus tha uss garden ki saamne wale hisse ke bilkool nazdeek tha. bus left hand side mein tha aur wo ghar right hand side mein tha. Chalo ek plan bana deta hoon taake aap sab ko samajh mein ajaaye sab kaisa tha wahan….
To yeh raha plan. Bus ek badi si darkhat ke niche tha jiss se aadha din chaon hota tha bus ke niche, baad mein kada dhoop mein kaam karna padta tha. Jahan Ruhi ki kitchen hai wahan ek jagah stair likha hua hai wahin par usski maa khadi dekh rahi thi aur Abhi jahan tap one likha hai wahan opposite bus ke paas khada uss stairs ke taraf dekh raha tha ke kab Ruhi naami ladki saamne dikhe ussko. Bus ka front side Mehboob ke ghar ke taraf tha aur back side Ruhi ke cousin ke ghar ke taraf. Bus ki right side Ruhi ke ghar ke taraf, balke tap 1 aur tap 2 jahan Ruhi kapde dhoti hai, uss taraf tha. Aur Mehboob ke ghar ke piche washroom tha jahan fresh hona jata tha, kapde change karte the workers aur toilet bhi wahin the. Mehboob aur Ruhi ke ghar ke beech ka jo space tha wahan ziada tar kaam kiya jaata tha jaise, alliminium sheets ka kaatna, measurements lena, aur bahot saare lohe ka samaan rakha gaya tha aur kuch kaam karne ka samaan add hota gaya din ba din. Matlab jab bhi Abhi uss space mein hota to Ruhi ke ghar ke ziada kareeb hota. Bus se Ruhi ka ghar ka fasla buss der metre ka tha, usski kitchen, aur stairs 2 metres ki doori par the.
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Abhi besabri se wait karta raha ke kab wo Ruhi naam wali ladki stairs par aaye taake wo ussko dekh sake, usski awaaz to sun liya tha aur bekaraar tha ussko dekhne ke liye. Usski awaaz se Abhi ko samajh mein aaya; ya yun kahen ke uss patli, narm awaaz se andaza lagaya jaa sakta tha ke uss awaaz ki maalkin kaisi dikhti hogi. Matlab Abhi ne apne dimaagh mein seikron tasvirein bana liye the usski, apne tassavur mein iss Ruhi ki tasveer ko utaar liya tha ussne ab intezaar tha ussko dekhne ko aur natija kia niklega isska wait kar raha tha Abhi.
Abhi ko laga ek bahot khubsurat, naazuk, kamsin si ladki hogi, yeh usski awaaz se pehchana ya andaza lagaya tha Abhi ne… usski bekaraari badhne lagi thi aur mann mein hulchal paida ho gaye the, bechain ho raha tha Abhi usski ek jhalak dekhne ke liye.
Abhi ka Ruhi naam se gehra Rishta tha yeh sirf Abhi ko pata tha aur kissi ko bhi nahin uss waqt. Iss Ruhi naam se usska kia naata raha hai pichle kayi saalon se, kia ehmiyat thi usskki life mein Ruhi naam ka kissi ko kia pata tha usske siwa. Aur abhi sochne laga ke kismat kia khel khel raha tha usske saath ke ussi naam ki ladki se phir milwa raha tha ussko, aisa kyun tha? Kia yeh wala Ruhi Abhi ki life mein khushian laegi? Kia Abhi ki life mein jo kami hai wo ab puri hogi? Jo khaalipan abhi ko aaj tak apne viraan dil ke andar mehsoos ho rahi thi wo ab gulzaar hone wala tha?
Abhi ne ek gehri saans lete hue uss kitchen ki stair par apne nazron ko jamaaye rakha…. Aur ussko ek nili dress nazar aayi kitchen ke darwaze ke paas, dress uss ladki ki maa ki dress ko chhuh rahe the, magar dress pehnne wali nazar nahin arahi thi, phir ladki ki ek tang dikhi abhi ko, dress usski ghutnon tak thi, hawa se dress lehra rahi thi….
Abhi dil hi dil mein sochne laga kia kar rahi hai, kyun dikh nahin rahi hai, usska chehra kidhar chhupi hui hai?! Phir abhi ne ghaur se dekha to samjha ke ladki khule hue darwaze aur deewaar ke beech se bus ke taraf dekh rahi thi; Wo jab ek darwaza full khula hota hai aur khul kar deewaar se chipak jaati hai phir uss khule hue hisse aur deewaar ke beech ke hisse se baahar dekha jaa sakta hai nah? Ruhi ussi hisse se bus ko dekh rahi thi..….
Usska gora chehra aur ek aankh dikha Abhi ko, aur Abhi ka dil bade zoron se dhadakne laga… Ruhi apni maa se dhire dhire baat kar rahi thi yeh maa ki response se samajh mein araha tha…. bus ke taraf dekhte hue donon maa beti baatein kar rahe the, Abhi pray karne laga ke kaash wo ladki stair par ek baar aajaati to Abhi usskko pura dekh paata….
Mehboob apne ghar se nikla to ladki ki maa ne Mehboob se zor se kaha,
”Yeh kia gandagi khada kar diya aap ne aangan mein? Kitna ganda aur sada hua bus hai, aap kia karoge iss sade hue gande lohe se?!”
Apni maa ki baat sunkar wo ladki khilkhila kar hanssi. Abhi ne sab suna aur usski taraf dekhta raha. Aur ladki ne kuch ahiste se kaha apni maa ko jaise daantte hue. Abhi ke samajh mein aya ke ladki ne apni maa se kaha ke bus ki marammat karne wale log sab sun rahe hein, unnko acha nahin lagega….
Aur aakhir mein buss ek pal ke liye, koyi 2 seconds ke liye ladki stair par aayi, wo bhi jaise khud ko ek tang par sambhalte hue jaise stair par ana nahin chahti thi magar ek peyr fissal gayi iss liye majbooran ana pada, phir turant wapas piche chali gayi aur ussi darwaze aur deeewar ke beech se dekhne lagi.
Jiss pal wo nikli thi stair par Abhi ne bahot kuch dekha, aur uss par kia beeta, kia feel hua, kaise sambhala ussne khud ko yeh bayaan karna mushkil hai. Abhi ki nazrein tike rahe uss ek pal ke liye unn stairs par aur ussko to laga ke ek ghante bhar dekh liya uss ladki ko. Usske baal khule hue the jo hawa se lehra rahe the, kaale ghane baal, aur baal bhi bilkool weisi jaisi Abhi ko passand tha aur jaise baal usski Ruhi ke the, uss ladki ka rang bhi bilkool usski apni Ruhi ka rang tha, bilkool gori thi, chehra maan lo chand ka ek tudka dikh gaya Abhi ko, usski dress ek midi type thi, jo usski ghuton ko dhanke hue the, par talwe se thoda upar usski gori tang dikhe Abhi ko aur usski baazuwon par bhi nigahein pade the Abhi ke… Abhi ne khud se kaha,
“Haan komal dikhi mujhe wo, kamseen bhi hai, naazuk bhi lagi….”
Aur chehra? Muskurahat? Aankhen? Inn sab ko dekhne ka mauka hi nahin mila sahi se abhi ko, kyunke tab tak wo wapas chhup gayi thi…sirf ek jhalak dikha tha buss….. Abhi ne mann mein bassa liya ussko ussi pal…..
Uss din wahan se ghar lautne ke baad Abhi ne apni diary mein likha ke muddat baad aaj ussko apni Ruhi ki jhalak dikhi kissi mein, aur taahjub ki baat yeh thi ke ladki ka naam bhi Ruhi hi tha.
To be continued…… (2100 words)
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