Update 17 A Rival Or What ?
Unn dinon ko mobile, whatsasp, messenger, twitter, snapchat kuch bhai tha to nahin magar unn dinon ke youngsters kaise communicate karte the? Kia weh log bhi communicate karte ya chat karte the? Ziada door ki baat nahin 1986/87 mein filhaal chal rahi hai yeh kahani. To kia jaise aaj sab communicate karte hein tab hota tha kia?
Haan hota tha, bilkool hota tha. Wo kaise main samjhata hoon. Lagbhag har teenager ka boyfriend hua karta tha tab bhi. Jo college jaate the unnke to hote hi the, baahar ghumne, café mein, library vaghaira mein milte the date par tab bhi. Aur Abhi yehi chahta tha, aisa hi chahta tha ke usski love story chale. Wo chahta tha ek ladki ko passand kare aur iss se pehle ke family walon ko pata chale wo aur ladki mile koyi ek saal tak akele, ek dusre se behad pyar kare, tab apne parents ko bataaye phir engagement kare, tab shaadi. Abhi aisa love story chahta tha apni life mein.
Ab kaise communicate karte the baaki ke youngsters?
Wo hota aisa tha ke unn dinon har newpapers mein ek corner hota tha “PENFRIENDS CORNER” ke naam se. Uss corner mein koyi bhi apna naam aur address likh kar newspaper ko send karta aur usska naam aur address publish hota tha paper mein, aur koyi bhi ussko khat likh sakta tha kyunke usska naam penfriend corner mein aya tha. Teenagers, ladke, ladkiyan, adult, aged log sab uss penfriend corner mein apna naam send karte the, jissko ek saathi ko khat likhna passand tha, new friends banana, desh se bhi aur videsh se bhi.
Uss zarye se bahot saare jodi bane jo aaj shaadi shuda successful couples bhi hein. Ab hota aisa bhi tha ke jiss ladki ka naam uss corner mein aya to ussko 200 se 500 ladke khat likhna shuru kar dete the. Ab ladki ko sab ko reply karna to mumkin hota nahin tha to kuch gine chunon ko reply karti, aur dhire dhire unn mein ek to zaroor passand ata tha…. apne baare mein likha kia karte the, kidhar rehte ho, family members kitne hein etc etc…. sab kuch bolte the apne baare mein. Iss tarah se har kissi ko koyi ek to passand ata hi tha phir apne photos bhi bhejte the chithi ke lifaafe mein. Aaj to whatsap par ek selfie lekar send kar diya jata hai, magar unn dinon postman ka wait karna padta tha chithi aane ka. Ek alag khusi aur mahaul bana rehta jinn logon ke penfriends hote the aur har roz postman ka intezaar kiya jaata tha. Postman ghussa hota aur kehta, “are shaadi karlo tum log ek baar yaar lafda khatam ho har roz aise chitthiyan lane ko mujhe!”
Ab desh bhar mein naujawanon ke beech yeh Silsila chalta tha. well padhe likhe logon ke bich of course.
To Abhi ke bhi penfriends the Ruhi ko jaanne se bahot pehle. Do saal pehle Abhi ne unn sab mein se 3 penfriends se mile bhi the, magar teenon mein se ek bhi Abhi ko personally passand nahin aaye the, to sirf dosti aur writing tak ka naata rakha unn sab se aur dhire dhire ladkiyon ne Abhi ke letters ko reply karna band kar diye kyunke unn ladkiyon ko dusre penfriends mil gaye.
Abhi ke do foreigners penfriends bhi the, ek France se Pascale naam se aur ek Jennifer naam se jo Scotland se thi. Donon ne apni apni tasveerein send kiye the Abhi ko, aur Abhi ne bhi apne pics send kiye the unn donon ko, aur iss saal jinn dinon Abhi Ruhi ke yahan kaam karta tha yeh donon foreigners aur 2 local girls Abhi ke penfriends the. Abhi itna handsome tha ke laldkiyan to ussko passand kar lete the magar Abhi ko koyi passand ata tab nah baat banti? Phir jabse Abhi ne Mehboob ke yahan kaam karna shuru kiya tab se ek bhi penfriend ke khaton ko reply kiya hi nahin tha.
To lifaafe mein chithi ke saath photo share karna aam baat hoti thi unn dinon. Sabhi karte the. Aur aise hi ek din Abhi ne Ruhi se kaha jaise penfriends photo share karte hein kyun wo share nahin karti Abhi ke saath aur kyun ek dusre ko likh nahin sakte? Abhi ne Ruhi ko bataya ke usske bhi penfriends hein foreign mein bhi hai, buss dost hein iss liye Ruhi se apne photo manga magar Ruhi phir bhi nahin maani photos dene ko.
Abhi apne diary mein likhta to kehta ke sala jiss se koyi naata nahin, ziada interest nahin unn ladkiyon ke photos hein usske paas aur jiss se beinteha pyar karta tha usski ek tasveer bhi nahin usske paas.
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Uss shaam ko ghar wapas jaate waqt Abhi aur Saeed ek hi seat par baithe the bus mein. Abhi ne Saeed se kaha,
“Bhai main beinteha pyar karta hoon Ruhi se bhai. Main uss se shadi karna chahta hoon. I am serious bhai.”
Saeed: “Mujhe pata hai Abhi. Sabko pata hai wahan. Magar kia ladki bhi tumko pyar karti hai ya aise hi tere saath dillagi kar rahi hai?!”
Abhi: “Karti hai nah bhai bahot pyar karti hai mujhse, wo kaise nahin dikha aap ko bhai?! Aap dekhte nahin har baar mere saamne aa jaati hai, kabhi bhi baat karti hai, har tarah se prove karti hai ke mujhse pyar karti hai, dekha nah lunch time ke baad kitne der tak usske saath tha main?!”
Saeed: “ghar ke piche the tum donon nah? kia kar rahe the utne der tak? Kuch ghalat to nahin kiya nah Abhi?!”
Abhi: ”are nahin bhai, buss kiss kiya ziada kuch nahin!”
Saeed ne ek ajeeb si muskurahat mein kaha,
“kiss karne diya ussne tujhe? Buss itne dinon ke mulakaat mein kiss tak aa gaye tum donon, tab to ladki pahunchi hui hai Abhi, aisa nahin lagta tumko kia?!”
Abhi saeed ka matlab nahin samjha to buss kaha,
“behad chahti hai mujhe wo bhi bhai issi liye nah!”
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Usske baad kaam par takriban har roz lunch time mein Abhi Ruhi se milta, donon pyar bhare kuch pal guzaarte. Kiss karte. Pyar ki baatein karte…. Yeh ek hafte tak guzra.
Donon ke bare mein din ba din sabko pata chalta gaya, jitney bhi log chaahe ussi angan ke ya baahar ke bhi jo aate the bus dekhne aur ghanton guzaarte the uss aangan mein sabko pata chal gaya tha ke Ruhi aur Abhi ke beech love hai. Sab khule aam ek dusre ko dikhte, aur ab jiada pyar dikhaate to baaki ke saare logon ko dikhta tha, aur danke ke choat par Abhi kehta tha ke wo Ruhi se bahot pyar karta hai aur jald hi uss se mangni karega, phir shaadi.
Aur ek tha wahan Reza, wo Mehboob ke bus mein conductor ka kaam karta tha, Mehboob ke aur 4 buses chal rahe the nah. To jab bhi wo aata aangan mein jaise ussko jalan hota Abhi aur Ruhi ko close dekh kar, yeh Abhi ne notice kiya tha. Reza koyi 23 se 25 ka naujawaan tha. Aur wo uss mohalle ka rehne wala tha aur Ruhi se usski jaan pehchaan thi pehle se kyun ke wahin ka rehne wala tha aur uss aangan mein usska ana jana tha pehle se.
To kayi baar aise ghatnaayein hue jahan kabhi Abhi Ruhi se kuch kehna chahta to Reza bich mein khada rehta, unn donon ko baat nahin karne deta, ya kabhi Ruhi kuch Abhi ko dene arahi ho to wo chiz Reza le leta tab Abi ko deta, ya jab Abhi aur Ruhi terrace ke paas baat kar rahe hote to Reza wahan aakar khada ho jaata aur ek saath baat karta Abhi aur Ruhi se. Abhi ko bahot ghusa ata tha magar kuch kehta nahin tha Reza se. Par Ruhi se kehta tha ke Reza weisa kyun karta hai, to Ruhi kehti ke ussko ignore karne ko kyun ke wo short minded hai, aur sahi mein wo Reza short minded hi tha.
Iss Reza ke baare mein baad mein kuch aur aega issi liye issko yahan introduce karna pada.
Baaki sab mamool par chal rahe the uss aangan mein. Ruhi ab bekaraar rehne lagi thi Abhi ke bina aisa anumaan hota tha kyunke wo had se ziada baahar aati thi, bus ke paas aati, Abhi ko dekhti, uss se muskuraati, jeeb se mock karti, etc. Abhi har roz zoron se seeti bajaate hue wo geet gata “pyar karte hein hum tumhein itna”
Abhi ki seeti mashoor ho gayi thi uss aangan mein uss gaane ke sur mein bajte hue. Aur itna zor se whistle karta ke door tak sunaayi deta aur jitney bhi ghar aas paas the sab sunte the aur sabko pata chal jaata tha ke Abhi Ruhi ke liye wo tune ka seeti bajaata hai.
Ek shaam ko Shweta, Farzina aur Ruhi aangan mein ek copy book hath mein liye kuch game khel rahe the, aur Farzina bus mein aayi Abhi ke paas aur ek puzzle likh kar pucha. Abhi ne fatafat jawaab likh kar de diya. Phir baad mein pata chala ke wo puzzle Ruhi ne likh kar diya tha Farzinah ko guess karne ke liye aur Farzina ne Abhi ki help se jawaab paa liya aur jaakar Ruhi ko dikhaya.
Usske baad, Abhi ke kuch puzzles jaise sawaal likhe aur Farzinah ko jaa kar Ruhi se usska jawaab likhne ko kaha. Ruhi ko samajh mein nahin aya. Dada ji wahin aangan mein ek chothe se chair par baithe bachon ko aate jaate dekh rahe the to ek baar ussne copy book manga dekhne ke liye ke kia ussko puzzle ka jawaab aega… ussne bhi try kiya magar nahin mila jawaab. To Abhi ne jawaab likh kar diya farzinah ko jissne Ruhi ko dikhaya…. Kitchen ke stairs se Ruhi Abhi ko haath ke ishaare se keh rahi thi ke wo bahot ziada intelligent hai usske mukable kyunke Abhi ne usske likhe saare puzzle solve kar diye the aur Ruhi ne usske ek bhi sawaal ka jawaab nahin de saka.
Aur ussi waqt aangan mein Reza bhi hta, usske haath mein copy book jata tha, dada ji ke haath, Mahesh kek haath aur mehbob kek haath mein se copy hote hue Ruhi ke paas jaata magar koyi jawaab nahin de paata Abhi ke sawaalon ka.
Iss se yeh saabit hota hai ke uss aangan mein sabhi ko Abhi aur Ruhi ke pyar ke baare mein pata chal chuka tha aur sabhi normal the inn donon ke rishte ko lekar. Kissi ko koyi problem nahin dikh raha tha uss waqt.
November ka mahina start hua aur Mehboob ne Saeed se baat kiya ke kia Christmas tak kaam pura nahin ho sakta aur bus road par nahin chal sakta uss din ko? To Saeed ne Abhi se salaah maanga. Abhi to chahta tha jitney ziada din ho sake wahin kaam kare, magar jiss raftaar se kaam badh raha tha full mumkin tha 25th December tak kaam ko khatam karne ki. To Abhi ko kehna pada ke haan ho paayega. To decide kiya gaya ke Sundays ko bhi ab kaam karne aayenge last day tak.
Wohi kiya gaya November ke start se har Sundays ko bhi kaam par aane lage pura team. Magar Sundays ko bhi Saturdays ki taraf 2 baje end karte the.
Engine laa diya gaya tha, to engine ka mechanic jisska naam tha George, aur usske saath 2 apprentice the, weh log engine par kaam karne lage, aur electrician ko bhi laya gaya tamaan wire works karne ke liye bus mein. Ab coach building ki andar ka kaam open chorrna tha taake tamaam wiring bus ke panel ke andar se bichaaya jaaye aur har bulb ki entry karna tha ceilings mein jo plywoods ke the…
Usske liye Mehboob ko plywoods kharidna pada, bade bade sheets the jissko usske ghar mein rakhne ke liye jagah nahin thi to ussko Ruhi ke ghar ki lounge mein rakha gaya tha….. Uss din pehli baar Abhi Ruhi ke lounge mein daakhil hua tha unn sheets ko Tony Mehboob aur Reza ke saath milkar carry karte hue sambhaal kar rakhne ke liye.
Jiss waqt Abhi andar gaya Ruhi so rahi thi, do peher ki neendh mein thi aur jiss kamre mein wo thi, lounge se nazar arahi thi. Bed par Ruhi ko uss tarah se sote hue dekh kar Abhi ko kuch hua. Ruhi sote hue itni khubsurat lag rahi thi, wo saans le rahi thi to usski chaati upar niche ho raha tha aur Abhi kuch der khada ussko nihaarta raha… ussko Dekhte hue Abhi Ruhi mein apni patni ko dekh raha tha aur socha ke ek din khud apne kamre mein ussko uss tarah se sote hue dekhega. Abhi ka mann kiya ke ussi waqt jaakar Ruhi ko apni baahon mein bhar le. Bahot pyar araha tha ussko Ruhi par uss waqt, ek masoom pari jaise soyi hui thi bekhabar, apni ussi nili dress mein, usske gaal par halki si hawa ki chalne se usski ek latt gaal ko sehla rahe the, Abhi uss nazaare ko dekh kar emotional hua….. Ruhi ke karib hone ka usska mann kiya, aur jaie ussne aage badhne ko socha to dekha ke Reza bhi usske bagal mein khada Ruhi ko wo bhi dekh raha tha…..
Abhi ko ghussa aya aur kaha,
“Tu kia dekh raha hai?”
Reza: “Wohi jo tu dekh raha hai!”
Mehboob aur tony nikal chuke the tab tak.
Abhi ko, Reza ko ek thapad maarne ka mann kiya magar ghusse par kaabu rakhte hue Abhi ne uss se kaha,
“Abe saale wo meri hai, iss liye main ussko dekh raha hoon, tujhe ussko weise dekhne ka koyi haq nahin hai samjha ?!”
Tab tak Reza baahar nikalte hue Abhi ko jawaab diya,
“Wo kaise teri ho sakti hai be? Sirf tujhse baat karti hai isska matlab yeh nahin ke wo teri ho gayi baat to mujhse bhi karti hai ti uss hisaab se wo meri bhi hai!”
Abhi ko bahot ghussa aya Reza ke jawaab se aur kaha,
“Abe bakwas karna bandh kar, tujhe pata bhi hai ke mere aur usske bich kia Rishta hai?”
Reza: “kia Rishta hai bata? Teri wife hai wo? Teri fiancée hai wo? Tumne usske saath engagement kiya hai? Nahin nah to tu bakwaas karna bandh kar saale ladki ko badnaam karne ata hai yahan?!”
To be continued….. (2450 words)
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