Update 12 Shweta
Uss din, din bhar acha mauka nahin mila Abhi ko wapas thik se Ruhi ke paas jaane ya baat karne ki. Iss liye ke Mehboob din bhar working team ke saath tha. wo kabhi Saeed ke saath khada rehta, to kabhi Abhi ke saath. Donon ko kaam karte hue dekhta aur jaise supervise kar raha tha.
Lagbhag 10 baje Abhi ne ek khubsurat chhoti si ladki ko dekha aangan mein Ruhi ke kitchen ke paas. Uss ladki ki surat Ruhi se kafi had tak milti julti thi. Abhi heyraan hua ke ab wo kaun hai, uss bachi ko Ruhi ke kitchen ke andar jaate dekha phir baahar aate phir Mehboob ke ghar jaate dekha phir aangan mein khelte.
Uss ladki ki shakal bahot milti thi Ruhi se, bilkool usski choti behen lagti thi. Abhi ne socha agar chhoti behen hoti to Ruhi ussko zaroor batati nah? Ho bhi sakta hai ke uski behen hi ho magar Ruhi ne jaan bujh kar nahin bataya, kal Sunday tha to kahin gayi hogi nani ke yahan ya apni badi behen ke yahan ghumne iss liye nahin dikhi thi pichle hafte ko. Abhi aisa soch raha tha ke kuch der baad Ruhi ko bhi uss ladki ke saath khelte hue dekha aangan mein kitchen ke paas.
Phir kuch der baad Abhi ne Ruhi ko bicycle chadhte hue dekha. Abhi ko pata bhi nahin tha ke Ruhi bicycle bhi chadhti aur acha chalaati hai. Pehli baar wo dekh raha tha Ruhi ko bicycle par. EK khubsurat lady bicycle thi jo zaroor Ruhi ki hi thi.
Aur baad mein Ruhi uss chhoti ladki ko apne bicycle par bitha kar main road tak legayi phir ekaat baar aayi aur gayi uss bachi ko apne bicycle par lekar. Aate jaate hue kayi baar Ruhi ne muskuraate hue Abhi ke taraf dekha magar thoda nazrein churaate hue.
Aur kaafi der baad Abhi ne uss chhoti ladki ko ‘didi’ bulaate hue suna Ruhi ko. To Abhi ko yakeen hua ke wo usski chhoti behen hi hai. To Abhi sochne laga ke subha jab Ruhi apni family members ke baare mein bata rahi thi to kyun nahin bola ke usski ek chhoti behen bhi hai…. Yeh chhoti ladki jab Ruhi ki umar ki hogi to Ruhi se bhi ziada kubsurat dikhegi pakka yakeen tha Abhi ko, wohi naak naksha, wohi baal, balke thoda sa ziada lamba hi tha iss bachchi ki baal, chehra jaise parlour se make up karke aayi ho, ek daag ya chedh nahin chehre par, bilkool chikna, gori, meethi aur khubsurat awaaz.
Abhi ghanton bhar uss ladki ko dekhta raha kaam karte hue. Aur sochta raha ke aakhir wo hai kaun?!
Aur lunch time se pehle wo ladki Abhi ke piche khadi hokar chhup rahi thi Ruhi se, taake Ruhi ussko dhunde. To Abhi ne mudhkar ussko dekha aur dhire se pucha
“Tumhara naam kia hai baby?”
“Shweta” bachi ne jawaab diya, aur wohi cute si muskurahat thi usski bhi.
Abhi ne pucha,
“Tum kidhar rehti ho?!”
Ladki ne dhire se phussphusaate hue kaha,
“aap yunhi khade raho nah, varna Ruhi mujhko dekh legi”
Abhi muskuraya, aur Ruhi ke taraf dekha jo stairs par khadi Shweta ko dekh rahi thi Abhi se baat karte hue. Ruhi Abhi se muskuraayi aur thodi si awaaz oonchi karke kaha,
“Shwetu mujhe pata hai tum kidhar chhupi ho main ne tumko dekh liya woohoo!”
Shweta ne Abhi ke pant ko zor se pakar ke kaha,
“main kidhar hoon batao!”
Ruhi ne kaha,
“Tum Abhi ke piche chhupi ho!”
Ruhi ne jab wo kaha to Abhi ko bahot achcha laga. Abhi ka naam Ruhi ne eise liya jaise wo ghar ka ek sadasya tha, jaise Abhi yahin ka ek member tha, jaise mamooli baat thi Abhi ka naam lena, aur jaise Abhi yahin ka rehne wala hai aur sab ussko jaante hai. Aur Ruhi ne Abhi ka naam jab liya to sab ne suna, Mehboob ne bhi, Saeed, Tony, Vinay ne bhi yahan tak ke Rahima aur Ruhi ki maa ne bhi suna.
Tab Shweta ne dhire se Abhi se pucha,
“Aap Abhi ho?”
Abhi ne ussko pyar se jawaab diya,
“haan baby main hi Abhi hoon isska matlab hai ke Ruhi ne aap ko dekh liya hai.”
Shweta: “Aap Ruhi didi ko jaante ho?”
Abhi: “haan sweetheart jaanta hoon achci tarah se jaanta hoon ussko magar Ruhi aap ka kia lagti hai?!”
Shweta: “wo meri badi didi hai!”
Abhi ne socha ke Ruhi ne uss se kyun chhupaya ke usski ek chhoti behen hai. Phir Ruhi ki awaaz aayi,
“Shweta, ab aajao ya main aaun tumko wahan se lene ko?!”
Shweta aur bhi zor se Abhi ke pant ko pakra usske piche hote hue. To ab Abhi chahta tha ke Ruhi wahan aakar Shweta ko lejaaye iss liye Abhi ne dhire se Shweta se kaha,
“Baby aap yahin chhupi raho, aur kaho Ruhi se ke wo aakar aap ko lejaaye!”
Tab tak Mehboob ne kaha,
“Are Shweta tum jao nah idhar se, log kaam kar rahe hein tumko choat voat lag sakti hai, idhar mat khelo nah baby!”
Abhi ko ghussa aya Mehboob ki baat ko sunte hue aur Mehboob se kaha,
“Are rehne do nah Mehboob bhai, bachchi hai khelne do koyi khatra nahin hai idhar main dekh raha hoon nah!”
Aur jab Ruhi ne Mehboob ko weisa kehte suna to aane lagi Shweta ko lene ke liye. Tab Ruhi ko aate dekh kar Shweta zoron se hanssne aur chillane lagi,
“nahin, naah, main nahin aungi naah!!”
Ruhi ab Abhi ke itna close tha, ke Abhi ko ussko apne baahon mein bharne ka mann kiya. Abhi ne Mehboob ke taraf dekha to wo ussi ko dekh raha tha, aur jab Mehboob ne dekha ke Abhi ussko dekh raha hai to ussne apne chehre ko ek taraf kiya aur Saeed ko dekhne laga aur uss se baat karne laga tab tak Ruhi Shweta ki haath pakar kar khinch rahi thi aur Shweta chilla rahi thi jaane se inkaar karte hue, Abhi ne phir ek baar aur Mehboob ko dekha, aur dekha ke wo saeed se baat kar rahe hein to Abhi ne Ruhi ka haath pakra, yeh pehli baar hua tha…. pehli baar Abhi ne Ruhi ko chhua tha, Ruhi ne mana nahin kiya balke turant ussne bhi Mehboob ke taraf dekha aur ussne bhi dekha ke Mehboob saeed se baat kar rahe hein to apne haath ko Abhi ke haath mein rehne diya ek pal ke liye….
Wo sab kuch Tony ke saamne ho raha tha to Abhi ne Tony se kaha,
“yaar zara iss taraf ho jao nah taake Mehboob ko iss taraf dikhayi nahin de….”
Tony samajh gaya aur wo beech mein agaya taake Mehboob ko nahin dikhe ke Abhi ne Ruhi ka haath thaama hua tha.
Phir Ruhi ki ek haath ne Shweta ko thaama tha aur usski dusri haath ko Abhi ne thaama tha aur Abhi ne dhire se Ruhi se kaha,
“ek baat kahun!”
Ruhi ne bhi dhire se kaha,
“jaldi kaho, main jaa rahi hoon, haath to chorro nah!”
Abhi ne bade pyar se kaha,
“Tumko baahon mein bharne ko mann kar raha hai!”
Yeh sunte hi Ruhi ne zor se apne haath ko jhatakte hue Abhi ke haath se chhuraaya aur muskuraate hue “shut up” kehte hue zor se hanssi aur Shweta ko lekar jaane lagi…. Jaate hue kayi baar hansste hue mudhkar Abhi ke taraf dekha Ruhi ne.
Uss pal ko Abhi ne itna passand kiya ke ussko laga Ruhi ab usski ho gayi!
Abhi ko Khushi iss baat ki thi ke Ruhi ghussa nahin hui, naraaz nahin hui, balke hansste hue jawaab diya aur hansste muskuraate hue ussko mudhkar baar baar dekhti gayi.
Aur jiss dauraan Ruhi weise muskuraate aur hansste hue Abhi ko dekhti jaa rahi thi to Tony ne bhi dekha aur Mehboob, Saeed aur Vinay ne bhi. Yeh Abhi aur Ruhi ne nahin dekha. Kehte hein nah jo pyar mein hota hai ussko aas paas kuch nahin dikhta sirf usska pyar dikhta hai…. Magar muhabat ke dushman sab kuch dekhte hein.
Ek baat aur hui thi, wo yeh ke jiss waqt Abhi ne Ruhi ka haath pakra tha Shweta ne bhi dekha, aur jitni der uss haath ko Abhi ne thaama tha utni der Shweta ne sab dekha tha, aur baar baar Ruhi aur Abhi ke chehre mein bhi dekh rahi thi bachchi, aur bachchi sahi magar samajh gayi ussi waqt ke Ruhi aur Abhi ek dusre ko jaante pehchaante hein pehle se. Aur iss liye Shweta ke liye Abhi ab ek apna jaisa ho gaya tha to wo baar baar Abhi ke paas aati aur baat karti thi uss din ke baad.
Kuch der baad Tony ne Abhi se kaha,
“yaar Mehboob aur Saeed tum donon ko dekh rahe the, khaas kar jab Ruhi tumse muskura rahi thi, Saeed aur Mehboob ke chehre dekhne laayak the uss waqt.”
Yeh sunkar Abhi ko shock laga aur pucha,
“kia unn logon ne mujhe Ruhi ka haath thaame hue dekha tha?!”
Tony: “nahin tab nahin, jab wo jaa rahi thi aur wo kiss tarah se tumse hanssti hui aur muskuraati hui jaa rahi thi wo dekh rahe the donon aur bilkool khush nahin the yaar! Uss ladki ko sunna padega dekh lena Mehboob zaroor Ruhi ki maa ko kuch to bolega!”
Abhi pareshan hua aur Tony se kaha aaj subha ko hi Ruhi ne uss se akele mein baat karne se mana kiya Mehboob ke saamne! To Tony ne kaha,
“Tab to gadbad hai bhai, bechari ko daant zaroor khana padega aaj!”
Abhi ne socha sala itna hassen lamha tha usske liye, Ruhi bhi shaayad itni khush thi uss waqt ke ussne khud khayal nahin kiya hoga ke Mehboob wahin hai aur Abhi se muskuraate hue wapas gayi ab ussko daant padegi Abhi ke khatir.
Thik 5 minat baad Mehboob apne ghar gaya…. Abhi ko laga wo ab kisi tarah Ruhi ki maa ko contact karega aur Ruhi ko daant padegi; phir Ruhi khafaa ho jaegi aur bilkool baat nahin karegi Abhi se ussko dekhne bhi nahin aegi….. Abhi ne socha shukar hai ke Mehboob ne Abhi ko Ruhi ka haath thaame hue nahin dekha…
Abhi ne ab socha ke wo khud Mehboob se baat karega, ussko bataega ke wo Ruhi ko chahta hai, ussko Ruhi se baat karne de, ussko usske paas jaane se roke nahin….. Abhi soch raha tha kia yeh sahi hoga Mehboob se kehna? Phir socha nahin abhi sahi waqt nahin aya hai wo sab kehne ke liye, pehle Ruhi to pyar ka ikraar kare tabhi Abhi aage badh sakta hai….
Magar Abhi yeh bhi to soch raha tha ke Ruhi to uss se pyar karti hai tabhi uss se chhup chhup kar baat karti hai, ghar ke piche chhup kar milti hai, ishaaron se baat karti hai, ussko khush karne ke liye shaam ko usske saamne rehti hai, yeh sab kyun karti hai kyunke wo bhi Abhi se pyar karti hai nah?
Phir bhi Abhi ne khud se kaha ab time agaya hai ke wo apne pyar ka izhaar kare Ruhi se, wo uss se ab kahe ke wo uss se pyar karta hai aur serious hai, aur wo wapas Ruhi ka pyar paane ki tamanna karta hai….
Phir Abhi ne khud se kaha ke kia yeh sab jaldi nahin ho raha hai? Kia aur thoda wait karna chahiye? Abhi ne socha kariban 5 se 6 mahine tak wahan kaam karne wala hai, abhi ek hafta guzra tha to bahot time hai aage badhne ke liye….. kum se kum 3 mahinon tak dekhna chahiye ke Ruhi ki rawayya kia hota hai, kia wo pyar ziada dikhaati hai ya mukar jaati hai, kia wo aur kareeb aati hai ya doorie rakhti hai, tab Abhi decide karega ke wo uss se pyar ka izhaar kare ya nahin…..
Abhi ek kashmakash mein tha, usska dil o dimaagh kaam nahin kar raha tha. Dil se sochta to ussko buss Ruhi chahiye tha , ussko Ruhi ko apnana tha kissi bhi kimat par, wo Ruhi ko khona to bilkool nahin chahta tha. Abhi chahta tha ke Ruhi hamesha ke liye usska ho jaaye. Wo Ruhi ko apni patni ke roop mein dekhta tha, chahta tha ke ek din Ruhi ko apni biwi ki tarah issi aangan mein apne ghar se ek damaad ki tarah aangan mein aaye….. usska sapna bada tha.
Abhi Ruhi ko apni bachon ki maa ke roop mein dekhta tha apne tassavur mein. Wo issi aangan mein ek din Ruhi ke saath apne bachon ko khelta hua dekhta tha.
Lunch time hua, Abhi washroom gaya, Ruhi nahin dikhi, ghar ke andar thi. Abhi ne socha ke ab lunch time mein Ruhi ke khidki ke paas jaa kar uss se baat karega aur jaanne ki koshish karega ke kia Mehboob ne usski maa se kuch kaha to nahin.
Magar jab Ruhi se baat karne gaya to Ruhi ne normal baat kiye balke Shweta bhi usske saath thi ussi kamre mein jab Abhi Ruhi se baat kar raha tha. Shweta bhi Abhi se baat kar rahi thi,
Abhi ne Ruhi se kaha,
“tum jhoot bhi bolti ho?!”
Ruhi: “nahin to main ne kab jhoot bola?”
Abhi; “Ek itni pyari si chhoti behen hai kyun nahin bataya tha mujhe? Sirf ek badi behen hai kaha tha subha ko?!”
Ruhi zor se hansste hue boli,
“oh yeh Shweta, haan meri behen hai, cousin sister hai, mere chacha ki beti hai, wahin rehti hai jiss sheher mein silaayi ke liye jaati hoon!”
Abhi chahunk gaya aur kaha,
“are main ne socha tumhari sagi behen hai, kitni milti julti hai tumse? Bilkool tumhari tarah dikhti hai, so beautiful!”
Ruhi: “jhoot! Aap jhoot bol rahe ho, wo meri tarah nahin dikhti!”
Abhi: “Are haan she looks very very much like you, when she grows up, she will look exactly like you believe me!”
Ruhi: “No I don’t believe you, you are saying this only to have a pretext of talking to me isn’t it?!”
Abhi: “Why should I do so Ruhi? Do I need a pretext to talk to you?!”
Tab tak donon ko sunte hue Shweta ne pucha,
“Aap donon kiss language mein baat kar rahe ho? English hai nah?!”
Abhi ne Apne haath khidki ke andar karke Shweta ki gaal ko chute hue kaha,
“yes sweetheart, we are talking in English!”
Ruhi turant boli:
“lo! Issko bhi sweetheart keh diya aap bhi nah!”
Abhi ne tab hansste hue kaha,
“Are bache to sweetheart hote hi hein aur yeh kitni cute hai, hai nah?!”
Ruhi: “hmm aap abhi issko jaante nahin ho pakka shaitan hai yeh!”
Abhi ne tab Ruhi ko bataya ke jiss waqt wo Shweta ko lekar jaa rahi thi ussko dekhte hue Mehboob ussko dekh raha tha, kahin wo usski maa se report to nahin karega aur ussko daant to nahin padegi?!
Ruhi ne kaha ke
“bilkool nahin kyunke uss waqt main sab logon ke saamne thi, hum donon akele nahin the jaise iss waqt hai, to no problem.”
Abhi ko chain aya usski baat sunkar aur Ruhi ko yaad dilaya ke shaam ko saamne rahe usske jaate waqt. Ruhi ne haan kaha, aur ye bhi kaha ke ab wo sone jaa rahi hai to 3 baje tak ussko nahin dhundne ko.
Abhi ko bahot acha laga jab ruhi wo baat kahi to.
Kaam karte waqt Abhi sochta raha ke Ruhi kitni care karne lagi hai usska, ke khud bata diya ke ussko nahin dhudein kyunke wo 3 baje tak nazar nahin aegi. Aur Abhi ne khayal kiya ke 3 baje tak ussne araam se kaam kiya, sukoon se kaam kiya bina usske ghar ke taraf dekhe kyunke ussko pehle se pata tha ke wo so rahi hai. Varna wo baar baar ussko dhundta, usske ghar kek taraf dekhta, ussko dekhne ke liye utaavla rehta…..
Phir shaam ko Ruhi nazar aayi kitchen ke chawkath par baar baar bus ke taraf Abhi ko dekhte hue, khilti hui dikh rahi thi, khush dikh rahi thi, Abhi se muskura rahi thi, aankhon se ishare kar rahi thi, munh banaate hue kabhi kuch kah rahi thi to kabhi haath se ishara karte hue kuch keh rahi thi….. kaam end karne tak Ruhi Abhi se ishaaron mein baat karti rahi…. Ziada tar baatein Abhi samjha hi nahin magar sar hilla kar haan mein har baar jawaab deta raha kaam karte hue…..
Aur Abhi bahot Khushi se uss aangan ko chorra kaam end karne ke baad, Mahesh agaya tha, uss se kuch baatein bhi hui Abhi ki, aur Mahesh, aur usske dada se shake hand karte hue Abhi ne Ruhi ko wave kiya, aur aaj Ruhi ne thoda sa wave bhi kiya Abhi ko muskuraate hue, aur Shweta ko bheja Ruhi ne Abhi ko ek puppy dene ke liye.
Shweta daudti hui kitchen se aayi Abhi ke paas aur kaha,
“babye Abhi, niche jhuko tumko kissy karti hoon Ruhi ne kaha!”
Matlab Shweta ne pol khol diya to Ruhi apne chehre ko haathon mein chhupaate hue hanssne lagi…..
Bus mein ghar lautte waqt Abhi ne socha ke kyun Ruhi ne Abhi ko puppy dene ko bheja? Kia wo khud ek puppy to nahin chahti thi Abhi se usse wave karte samaaye? Ya Shweta ke roop mein Ruhi ne khud kiss kiya Abhi ke gaal par? Aur eisa sochte hue Abhi apne sapnon ki dunya mein kho gaya Ruhi ko dimaagh mein basaaye….
To be continued…. (3001 words)
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