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Ab tak...

Uska shareer hawa me uda aur jaa ke seedha deewar se jaa bhida, jiske chalte aadhi deewar wahi toot ke bikhar gayi.

Usne unn dono ke lachaar shareer ko ghoora. Jaise maano ek insaan cheetiyon ko ghoor raha ho.

X (quietly) : Remember, sweethearts. You're only alive... Because, I allow it.

Kehte hue woh waha se nikal gaya. Koi jaldbazi nahi. Koi darr nahi. Koi pareshani nahi.

Bas... Taaqat. Taaqat jo duniya ko hila ke rakh dene waali thi. Jald hi.

Ab aage...

Ragini's House,
Night - 9:15 PM ~

Tej bechaini me hall me idhar se udhar tahal rahi thi, jabki Bhavna sofe par baithi kisi soch vichaar me doobi hui thi. Shaant lekin adhyayan karti hui.

Tej (chinta me) : M-Mom!? Kya aapko waqai lagta hai ki ye sahi decision tha?? Veer ko... unke saath bhejna?

Bhavna (glances) : Humein ek baat ki gaanth baandhni hogi, beta. Jab koi nahi tha, tab wahi thi Veer ke liye. Uss ghar se jab mere bacche ko baahar nikaala gaya tha to usne hi chhat di thi Veer ko. Usne uske liye khaana banaaya, uski dekhbhaal ki, use apne saath rakha. Ye bahut maayne rakhta hai. Aur, ye humein kabhi bhi bhoolna nahi chahiye. Isliye, uska bhi kahi na kahi Veer par haq hai.

Tej ruki. Uski bauhe sikudi. Woh Bhavna ki orr uljhan me dekhi.

Tej : I know mom... lekin, wo Nidhi aunty... wo abhi bhi divorcee hai. Do baccho ki maa hai aur, Veer... wo abhi bhi nadaan hai. Chhota hai. K-Kya ye sahi hai? I mean... Unka aur Veer ka ek saath rukna. Ek hi ghar me??

Bhavna : Hmm? Kya tumhe apne bhai par bharosa nahi?

Tej : Nooooo! Mom! Kya keh rahi ho aap??? Mujhe Veeru par poora bharosa hai. I trust him more than myself. L-Lekin, hai to woh bhi young na. Aur, upar se wo Nidhi aunty... Y-You know what I'm trying to say.

Bhavna : Mujhe nahi lagta Nidhi uss tarah ki aurat hai beta. Nidhi uske college ki teacher bhi rahi hai. Kabhi uski guardian bhi. Toh kya burayi hai isme!?

Tej ne apni mutthiyaan bheenchi, uski nazrein zameen par tiki.

'Lekin, hai toh fir bhi woh ek aurat hi na!? Aur, Veer... Veer. Mom aap samajhti kyu nahi? Wo jawaan hai. Udaas hai. Aur, confused hai. Aur, aise me woh waha hai. Unke theek bagal se... Akele...!'

Bhavna : Kya hua? Kya sochne lagi?

Tej (quietly) : K-Kuchh nahi! Theek hai, maan liya ki mein hi zyada soch rahi hu. P-Par, wo Juhi ka Veer ko papa keh ke bulaana? K-Kya ye sahi hai?

Bhavna : ...

Tej (zorr dete hue) : Mom... Mein Juhi ki khushi ke against nahi. M-Mein bhi chaahti hu ki wo khush rahe. B-But... Kya kisi ne socha hai? Jab Juhi badi ho jaayegi tab kya hoga? Jab use sacchayi pata chalegi? Ki Veer uske papa asliyat me hai hi nahi? K-Kya ye... ye future ke liye dangerous nahi?

Bhavna (sighs) : Sabse zaroori baat ye hai ki Veer ko iss se koi dikkat nahi hai. Suman ne sujhaav diya tha... Aur, sabhi ne sehmati bhari thi.

Tej (yells) : Maine nahi bhari thi!!!

Bhavna : !!???

Tej : I-I mean... I mean mein raazi nahi hui thi.

Bhavna : Toh tumne kuchh bola kyu nahi tab?

Tej : Jab sab raazi the, toh mere akele bolne se bhala kya hota?

Bhavna (sighs) : Uss time yahi sahi laga tha sabhi ko. Wo bacchi Veer ko apna rakshak maanti hai. Apne pita ki tarah. Iss tarah ka bond ittefaq se nahi banta. Saath me samay bitaana padta hai. Aur, uska Veer se attachment saaf dikhta bhi hai.

Tej ne apne honth kaante, haathon ko kass kar baandhi.

Tej : Mein bas- humein use akela nahi chhorna chahiye, mom. Use mere- I-I mean use humaare saath rehna chahiye.

Bhavna : ??

Tej (clears throat) : Use... Use yahi rehna chahiye. *meekly* Gh-Ghar par. Mere saath. A-Aapke saath. Family ke saath. A-Aur, Nidhi aunty ke yaha yu raat me uska rukna...

Bhavna : Woh waha raat nahi rukega. Raat rukne woh Purvi maasi ke yaha jaayega.

Tej : Huh??

Bhavna : Jaate-jaate maine use samjha diya tha ki Nidhi ke yaha din me jitna rehna hai woh reh sakta hai. Lekin, shaam hote hi... Apni maasi ke yaha chale jaana. Raat wahi guzaarni hai. Aisa maine samjha diya tha use.

Tej : O-Oh! Achha! H-Haan! Y-Ye theek kiya aapne. Good. Ye fir theek hai.

Bhale hi usne keh diya, magar fir bhi uska dil kahi na kahi abhi bhi raahat mehsoos nahi kar raha tha. Woh jaanti thi ki Nidhi keval Veer ki teacher thi, lekin uska dil abhi bhi nahi maan raha tha.

Woh akeli nahi thi. Bhavna swayam iss baar kuchh chintit thi. Kya usne theek kiya? Aaj uske mann me bhi ye sawaal aa raha tha.

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Ghar ke andar idhar ek kamre me Suman dono apni bahu aur bitiya ke sang baithi hui thi. Aur, unki vartalap ka vishay tha — Ragini.

Aabha : Ragini ji ki sach me daad deni hogi maa ji, hai na? Itna sab kuchh ho gaya. Unhone apna perr zindagi bhar ke liye kho diya, fir bhi koi bakheda khada nahi kiya. Koi shikan nahi. Kuchh bhi nahi.

Sonali : Sach me! Agar, mein hoti na toh poora ghar hila ke rakh deti. Apne aap ko ek taang ke saath toh mein kabhi dekh hi nahi sakti. Tch! Na baba na! Mujhe toh hairani hai ki unhone itni shaanti se sab sweekar kaise kar liya?

Suman : Ye toofan ke pehle ki shaanti hai beta!

Woh boli. Uske bhaav me chinta thi.

Sonali : Huh?

Aabha (frowns) : Toofan ke pehle ki shaanti? Mein kuchh samjhi nahi, maa ji.

Suman (sighs) : Agar, kal ko maan lo ki mein bhi ek perr se apahij ho jau, toh kya mein din bhar roti firungi?

Sonali : Mein toh firungi!!!

Suman : ...

Aabha : ...

Sonali : Aise kya dekh rahe ho? Arey looli langdi ho jaungi to kya hassungi? Roungi hi na??

Suman : Haan, par har waqt toh nahi na? Aur, tum isliye rougi kyunki tum me alhadpann hai. Lekin, Ragini ji alag hai. Haan, unme bhi kahi na kahi alhadpann hai, lekin tumhari tarah nahi. Abhi unhe apni kamzori ka bodh nahi hua hai.

Aabha : Matlab?

Suman : Matlab ye ki... Jald hi unhe iska bodh hoga. Jab koi aisi sthiti aayegi jaha unke saamne koi aisi cheez ghatit ho rahi hogi jiske virodh me woh khade hone ki koshish karengi. Aur, jab woh khadi nahi ho payengi... uss din unhe apni kamzori ka aabhas asal me hoyega. Jis din woh apne prem ke liye khadi nahi ho payengi, tabhi... tabhi ek toofan aayega.

Aabha : Prem ke liye? M-Maa ji? P-Par, Ragini ji ne toh talaak le liya hai na? Fir, ye prem kis se? Kiski baat kar rahi hai aap?

Suman ne dono ko ek pal dekha. Usne kuchh socha aur fir ek aah bharte hue boli.

Suman : Theek hai. Bataati hu. Par, dhyaan rahe. Tum dono ke muh se ye baat kisi ko bhi nahi pata chalni chahiye. Samajh gayi? Warna mujhse bura koi nahi hoga.

Sonali : Ehhh? A-Aisa kya hai?

Aabha (nods) : Ji maa ji!

Suman : Toh suno! Ragini ji... maalik se prem karti hai!

Aabha : Huh!!?

Sonali (shouts) : KYAAAAAAA...MMPHHH-!?

Jab Sonali zorr se chillaayi toh Suman ne uske muh par haath rakh uska muh band kar diya.

Suman (frowns) : Shhh! Shor nahi!

Aabha : M-Maa ji? A-Aap itna yakeen ke saath kaise keh sakti hai?

Suman (smiles) : Agar, mein ye kahu ki maine unn dono ko kayi baar ek dusre ko choomte hue dekha hai toh-!?

Aabha (blushes) : Ahhn! A-Aisa hai toh-

Sonali : Hmph! Mein toh pehle hi kehti thi. Ye ladka har jagah muh maarega aur-

*Slap*

Sonali : Ouwww!!!

Uski baat adhoori hi reh gayi jab Suman ne uske sarr par zorr se ek tapli de maari.

Suman (sternly) : Chup raho tum. Tumhe pata hi kya hai? Maalik agar chaahe toh abhi ke abhi woh-

Sonali : Huh-!??

Suman : M-Mera matlab hai... Agar, ve chaahe toh abhi ke abhi Ragini ji ko kya, kisi ko bhi apna bana le. Lekin, woh aisa karte nahi hai. Ye khaandani hai. Unhe sirf ek ladki se lagaav ho hi nahi sakta. Aur, na hi keval ek ladki ko unse lagaav ho sakta hai.

Sonali : Hmph!

Aabha (blushes) : J-Ji maa ji! M-Mein ye achhi tarah jaanti hu. A-Aur, isliye maine khud ko samarpit kar diya hai. Mujhe... Mujhe unpe poora bharosa hai.

Suman (Sonali ko dekhte hue) : Dekha? Seekho kuchh apni bhabhi se tum.

Sonali : Hmph! Par, use alag-alag ladkiyon se rishta rakhna hi kyu hai? Kisi ek se shaadi nahi kar sakta kya? Seekhne ki zaroorat mujhe nahi hai. Aap dono ko hai.

Suman : Tameez se baat karo, Sonali. Mein hazar baar samjha chuki hu tumhe. Maalik hai woh humaare. Koi anjaan aadmi nahi.

Sonali : P-Par-

Aabha : Maa ji theek keh rahi hai, Sonali.

Sonali : Bh-Bhabhi aap bhi-!?

Aabha : Jo mujhe sahi laga maine uska hi saath diya. Maa ji sahi keh rahi hai. Maalik chhoti-chhoti baaton ka bura nahi maante, lekin iska matlab ye nahi ki tum unki iss baat ka fayda uthao aur peeth peechhe unke baare me iss tarah se bolo.

Suman : Kaash tumhari hi tarah Sonali me bhi itna dimag hota, beta.

Sonali : K-Kya? Kya matlab-?

Suman : Matlab ye ki... Ab dhyan rakhna ki ahinda se maalik aur Ragini ji ke beech koi bhi ann-bann ho. Toh, humein usme unki madad karni hai.

Aabha : Ah!? I-Iska matlab maa ji aap-!?

Suman (smiles) : Hmm!

Aabha : Kya ye sahi hai??

Sonali : Ehh? K-Kya? Mujhe bhi batao!!!

Suman (nods) : Yahi sahi hai!!

Aabha (smiles) : Theek hai, maa ji! Mein samajh gayi.

Sonali : K-Kya samajh gayi??? Huh?? Maa?? Arey mujhe toh batao!!!

Bechari Sonali guhaar lagaati reh gayi, parantu Suman aur uski bahu, Aabha ke beech ek maun samjhauta ho chuka tha jo sirf wahi dono jaanti thi.

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Andar hi wahi ek aur kamre me Ragini apne bistar par deewar ki orr muh kar laiti hui thi. Uske baal bikhre aur chehra thaka hua sa prateet ho raha tha.

Kavya uske bistar ke kinaare se hi baithi hui thi aur uska doosra perr daba rahi thi.

Ragini : B-Bas, Kavya- Ab rehne do.

Kavya : Pakka bhabhi???

Ragini (nods) : H-Haan! Thank you dear.

Kavya : Okie!! Don't mention it.

Ragini : Tum gayi nahi? Mummy chali gayi na?

Kavya : Haan! Mummy aur Arohi di dono ghar chali gayi. Mein bas ruk gayi.

Ragini : Kyu? Tumhe nahi jaana?

Kavya : Kyu jaungi mein? Abhi bataya tha na aapko? Ki mein aaj se aapki seva karungi!!

Ragini : Tum... Tum bhi na... A-Aur, woh Nidhi ma'am? Woh chali gayi?

Kavya : Hmm? Oh! Haan! Woh chali gayi aur Purvi maasi aur Arun mausa ji bhi chale gaye. A-Aur, wo... wo auntiyaan log... Wo varsha aunty, mukta aunty aur ek aur jo hai-

Ragini : Sudha...

Kavya (nods) : H-Haan! Wo sab bhi chali gayi.

Ragini (frowns) : Wo bhi yaha aayi thi?

Kavya : Hmm? Haan! Sab chale gaye. Bas ab apne log hi hai.

Ragini : Oh! Kya baatein ho rahi thi baahar? Itna shor ho raha tha.

Kavya : Arey haan! Aapko toh pata hi nahi. Bhabhi, aap yakeen nahi karogi. Uss din hotel par jab attack hua tha na, tab Veer bhaiya pata hai kaha the?

Ragini : ???

Kavya : Nidhi ma'am ki beti hai na? Juhi!! Wo news me aane waala serial killer unki beti ko utha ke le gaya tha. Aur, pata hai kaun use chhura ke laaya???

Ragini (mutters) : V-Veer...!?

Kavya (excitedly) : Haaaaaaa!!! Veer bhaiya literally Juhi ko bacha ke laaye. Uss serial killer se.

Ragini : !!?

Kavya : Isliye, toh woh hotel par jab attack ho raha tha tab waha aa nahi paaye the...! Aur, sirf Juhi nahi. Ek koi police officer hai, unki beti, Pihu kar ke naam hai uska, use bhi utha ke le gaya tha serial killer. Veer bhaiya dono ko bacha ke laaye the. Can you believe it?

Ragini : ...

Kavya : Aur, isliye unke face pe woh scratches aaye honge, unhe chot lagi hogi. Ab samajh aaya sab kuchh meri. Woh toh achha hua Nidhi ma'am ne chhoti tai ji ko sab bata diya aur fir chhoti tai ji ne hum sab ko, toh sabhi ko ye baat pata lag gayi.

Ragini ke chehre par tanaav badh gaya. Anjaane me usne chaadar ko kass kar pakad liya. Usne apne seene me paida ho rahe toofan ko chhipaate hue khud ko shaant dikhaaya. Magar, aasu fir bhi glaani ke chalte uski aankhon se beh chale. Veer akhir na jaane kitni musibato ko jhel ke unke paas aaya tha. Lekin, kisi ne uski aap-beeti ko sunane ki koshish na ki.

Ab wo saare ghaav jo uske chehre par the, Ragini ko yaad aa rahe the. Choonki, woh deewar ki orr muh ki hui thi, isliye Kavya ko uski roti hui soorat na dikhayi de saki. Magar, woh thithak-thithak ke ro rahi thi.

Kavya : Par, sabse best cheez pata hai kya hui? Veer bhaiya Juhi ke hero bann gaye! Juhi ab unhe 'papa' keh ke bulaati hai. Maine bhi miss kar diya tha wo scene but Arohi di ne mujhe sab bataya abhi jaane se pehle. It's so sweet, right?

Ragini jaise wahi jamm ke reh gayi.

Kavya (giggles) : I mean, it's sooo adorable. Papa! Veer papa! Haha! Woh pehle se hi itna attached thi bhaiya se... I'm not surprised ki ye abhi ho raha hai.

Ragini (mutters) : V-Veer kaha hai?

Kavya : Ye toh ek na ek din hona hi tha. *smiles* Par, kitna achha hua na, bhabhi? Ab Juhi ko-

Ragini (quietly) : KAVYA! Veer kaha hai?

Kavya : H-Huh!? Veer bhaiya toh... woh to chale gaye.

Ragini : !!? Chale gaye? Matlab?

Kavya : M-Matlab... Nidhi ma'am ke saath. Din me wo unke saath rahenge aur night me Purvi maasi ke yaha.

Ragini (dheere se) : W-Woh... Woh unke saath chala gaya?

Uska thithakna band ho gaya. Aansu jo beh rahe the wo achanak hi tham gaye.

Kavya (smiles) : Haan, wo Nidhi ma'am ne request ki sabse aur Purvi maasi ne bhi, toh sab agree ho gaye. Waise mujhe bhi lagta hai ki bhaiya agar thode din baahar rahenge to unka bhi mood fresh ho jaayega. Hai na? Unki ma'am khud unhe lene aayi batao. *sighs* So sweet!

Sweet?

Ragini ke nakhoon chaadar me dhans gaye.

'He promised me...! Meri care karne ka vaada kiya tha usne!! Usne kaha tha woh mera khayal rakhega. He told me... HE WOULD BE THERE!! FOR ME!!! TOH, MUJHE AISE CHHOR KE KAISE JAA SAKTA HAI WOH??? W-WO BHI... USKE LIYE...! *sniff*'

Uski nazrein apne perr par gayi. Woh manhoos perr. Kaash. Kaash woh chal paati. Kaash woh uske paas daud paati. Kaash woh iss tarah asahaay na padi hoti.

Kavya : Bas kuchh dinon ki hi toh baat hai, bhabhi!

Ragini ne ek gehri saans chhori. Yeh shaanti nahi thi. Ye niyantrit krodh tha.

Ragini (dheere se) : U-Usne mujhe bataya kyu nahi? Jaane se pehle ek baar bhi woh mere paas nahi aaya!? K-Kyu?

Kavya : Umm... Shayad bhool gaye honge!?

Ragini : Bhool gaya, huh!?

Kavya : Umm... Aap theek ho na, bhabhi? Kuchh hua hai kya?



Ragini (stiffly) : Nahi! Bas thakaan hai thodi.

Wo laiti rahi. Bina palke jhapkaaye.

'Nidhi... wo samajhdar hai. Shaant hai. Caring hai. Aur, ab unke paas Veer aur unke bacche hai... Dheere-dheere wo Veer ko apni duniya me shaamil kar rahi hai. Aur, har koi iss se khush hai. Sab aisa hone de rahe hai. Lekin, mein??? Mein yaha padi hu... Tooti hui... Bhooli hui... Powerless. Sab bikharta hua dekh rahi hu.'

Usne apni aankhein band kar li. Lekin, honth khule to ek hi naam nikla.

'Veer...!'

***

Purvi's house,
Night - 10:05 PM ~

Idhar apne ghar me Arun travel bag ki chain lagaate hue sab samaan check karne me laga hua tha.

Arun (khud se budbudaate hue) : Dawaiyaan rakh li... Purse rakh liya... Charger ho gaya... Hmm! Haan! Purvi!! Mera ID folder kaha hai?

Parantu, koi jawab nahi. Purvi bedroom me na jaane kya kar rahi thi. Raatri me jab Arun aur Purvi dono Ragini ke ghar se laute to wo dono hi Veer ko apne sang le aaye the.

Aur, Veer ke idhar aane ke baad se hi Purvi iss tarah vyavhar kar rahi thi. Kuchh bol hi nahi rahi thi. Arun Veer ki orr muda aur thoda sharmindagi me muskuraya.

Arun : Achha hua tum aa gaye beta! Raat vaat me agar tumhari maasi ko kuchh zaroorat padi to kam se kam koi bolne bataane waala to rahega unke paas.

Veer (nods) : Ji!

Arun : Isi bahaane tumhara bhi thoda mann bahal jaayega, hai na? Waha ghar me mahaul abhi thoda gamgeen hai. Aise me mann bhi udaas bana rehta hai. Thode din idhar-udhar uthoge baithoge to mind bhi relax ho jaayega.

Veer (smiles) : Ji! Aapko chinta karne ki zaroorat nahi, mausa ji. Mein yahi hu.

Arun (smiles) : Bas isliye to santusht hoke jaa raha hu, beta. Idhar laaye toh tumhe tumhara mann behlaane ke liye hai, par kaho tumhe hi apni maasi ka mann behlaana pad jaaye hahaha!

Veer haule se muskuraya.

Veer : Kab ki train hai, mausa ji?

Arun : Bas beta 11:30 ki...

Veer : Abhi toh time hai. Par station jaate jaate samay lag jaayega. Lekin, chinta ki koi baat nahi. Mein aapko time se pahucha dunga.

Arun : Arey nahi! Tumhe jaane ki koi zaroorat nahi.

Veer : !!?

Arun : Tum aa gaye ho na? Bas ab yaha araam se raho. Mein chala jaunga.

Veer : Arey aise thodi mausa ji-! Mein kis liye hu? Mere rehte aap-

Arun : Beta aadat hai. Pehli baar thode hi hai. Mein chala jaunga, chinta mat karo.

Veer : Arey par-

Arun : Arey beta samjho! Abhi tumhara tumhari maasi ke saath rehna zyada zaroori hai. Samajh rahe na?

Veer kahi na kahi samajh gaya ki maasi mausa ji se kisi kaaran se roothi hui hai. Aur, isliye Arun use baar-baar yaha rukne ko keh raha hai.

Arun : Abhi tumne bhi bahut kuchh jhela hai. Thoda araam karo. Aur, bas apni maasi ke saath raho thode din.

Veer : Aadha ek ghante ki hi toh baat hai, mausa ji. Jaldi se chhor deta aapko-

Arun : Nahi nahi! Koi baat nahi. Mein manage kar lunga.

Usne apne backpack ko kandhe par latkaaya.

Arun : Chalo beta! Mera time ho raha hai ab. Ab late kiya toh dikkat ho jaayegi.

Aur, utne me hi-

Purvi andar se baahar nikal kar aayi. Dono Veer aur Arun chupchap bas khade dekhte rahe. Woh aage aayi, aur usne ID ka folder aage karte hue Arun ko thama diya.

Arun : Arey waah! Bahut badhiya. Waise toh phone par thi mere lekin original bhi rakhe raho to sahi rehta hai. Chalo! Mein nikalta hu... Hai na!?

Purvi bas dheere se haami bhari. Uske chehre par koi bhaav nahi the.

Arun darwaze se baahar nikla aur lift ki orr jaane laga. Jab Veer use chhorne ke liye aage badha toh Purvi ne uski baah kass kar thaam li.

Veer : Huh!!? Maasi?

Purvi : Chale jaayenge woh. Koi doodh peete bacche nahi hai. Aao! Chalo tum. Andar chale!

Aur, woh use ghaseet ke andar ki orr le gayi.

Ek lambe kshan ke liye, flat poori tarah se shaant ho gaya. Fir, Purvi ki hi awaaz ne shaanti bhang ki-

Purvi (rasoi se) : Veer! Chalo! Apne kapde badal lo. Maine tumhare kapde wahi sofe par rakhe hai. Aate waqt Bhavna se maang kar laayi thi.

Veer : Mausa ji aapse baat karna chaah rahe the aur aap-

Purvi : Badal rahe ho ya nahi???



Veer ne ek aah bhari. Aur, ek kamre ki orr badh gaya. Woh jaanta tha ki inn dono ke beech kuchh chal raha tha. Magar, kya?

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Woh dheele shorts aur half sleeve tshirt me baahar aaya. Usne khud ko aaeene me dekha. Koi bhaav nahi.

Wo wapas hall me aaya toh kitchen se aa rahi khatpat ki awaaz use sunayi di. Purvi bhi bedroom me jaa kar ek naram cotton ka gown pehen aayi thi.

Veer (hall se) : Kya kar rahi ho aap? Ab kuchh khaunga nahi, maasi! Bhookh nahi hai-

Purvi (calls out) : Khana nahi bana rahi hu. Bas baitho. Aa rahi hu.

Veer : Sirf isliye ki mein rukne aaya hu iska matlab ye nahi ki ab aap mere saath mehmaan ki tarah pesh aane lagengi-!

Purvi (tray lekar baahar aate hue) : Tum mehmaan nahi ho. Bacche ho mere!!!

Veer : !!!

Woh jab gown pehne baahar aayi toh Veer ki nazar majbooran apni maasi ke jism ki banavat par tik gayi.

'Check'

*Ding*

[Name : Purvi
Age : 43 yrs old.]

43 saal ki hone ke baad bhi, Purvi ne jis tarah se apne aap ko maintain kiya hua tha, uss wajah se Veer jaise naujavan ko bhi woh apne upar aankhein sekne ke liye majboor kar rahi thi.

Kitchen se aate hue usne tray ko beech waali kaanch ki ek table par rakha. Do garm, taaze, grilled veg cheese sandwich saamne the. Saath me do glass paani ke, ek chhoti katori sauce ki aur ek chhoti katori hari chutney ki.

Veer : Sandwich!?

Purvi (smiles) : Bhavna ne bataya ki tum hi mere haath ka bana khaana miss kar rahe the. Toh lo, haazir hai.

Use yaad aaya ki usne apni maa se ye baat kuchh hafte pehle zaroor kahi thi jab woh China se laut kar aaya tha.

"Ab ye batao ki kya jaadu kar diya hai apni Purvi maasi par?"

"Purvi maasi? Kyu? Kya hua unhe?"

"Do baar ghar se lauti hai woh. Keh rahi thi ki na hi Veer mera message dekh raha hai aur na hi phone utha raha hai. Kaha gayab ho gaya? Ghar kyu nahi aaya mere? Jab se use pata chala hai ki tum gayab ho tab se roz phone aata hai uska."

"Umm... Wo bhi pareshan hongi shayad mere baare me?"

"Zaahir hai!!! Ab tum kisi din apni maasi se mil aana."

"Sunday ko unhe yahi par bulaiyega. Mujhe unke haath ka khaana pasand hai. Din bhar yahi rahengi woh."

"Theek hai-!!!"

'Ah! Toh iska matlab... Maa ne hi maasi ko bataya. Hmm!'

Usne fir saamne rakhi plate uthaayi, sandwich ka swaad chakha aur uski aankhein band ho gayi.

Veer : Mmm-! Aapke haatho me abhi bhi wahi jaadu hai.

Woh khud hi agar chaahe toh ek behatreen sandwich bana sakta tha. 'Absolute Chef' ke upyog se woh kya kuchh nahi bana sakta tha.

Parantu, maasi ke haath ka swaad toh maasi ke haatho me hi tha. Chaahe kitni hi 'Absolute Chef' skills na aa jaaye, maasi ke khaane ki naqal nahi ki jaa sakti thi.

Purvi (uske bagal se baithate hue) : Meri ichha toh yahi hai ki tumhe humesha apne haath se khaana bana-bana ke khilaati rahu. *smiles*

Woh use ek tarah ke maa ke sneh ki drishti se dekhi. Aur, use pal bhar ke liye nanha Veer yaad aa gaya jise Sumitra apni goad me leke uske paas aati thi use stanpaan karaane ke liye.

Purvi : Kitni dukh ki baat hai na-!?

Veer : Huh?

Purvi : Tum bahut chhote the. Nanhe se. Tumhari chachi tumhe mere paas laati thi. Tum rote rehte the. Fir, mein tumhe apni goad me litaati thi. Aur, doodh pilaati thi. *smiles* Aur, tumhara rona band ho jaata tha.

Veer : M-Mein... bahut chhota tha. Yaad nahi mujhe.

Purvi (smiles) : Haan! Isliye to kaha- ki kitni dukh ki baat hai. Tumhe kuchh yaad nahi. Uske baad se hum seedhe ab jaa kar mile hai. Veer kabhi socha hai-

Veer : !!?

Purvi : Ki... Ki agar tum unn 20 saalo me apni maa se juda na hue hote. Aur... Aur, aaj ki hi tarah mere ghar me aake ruk rahe hote. Toh aaj... aaj humaara rishta aur gehra hota na? Hai na?

Veer (smiles) : Zaroor!

Purvi muskuraate hue use dekhti rahi. Veer ne gaur kiya ki uski maasi use samaanya se kuchh zyada hi dekh rahi thi.

Veer (smiles) : Mere yaha hone se aap khush lag rahi ho!

Purvi : Aur, kyu nahi houngi bhala? Mein toh ye bahut time se chaahti thi. Sirf tum aur mein... Ek saath. Yahi mere ghar me. *smiles* Tum bade zaroor ho gaye ho par meri nazro me aaj bhi wahi nanha Veer mujhe saamne jhalak jaata hai.

Usne dheere se Veer ka aadha khaaya hua sandwich liya aur use apne haatho se khilaane lagi. Veer ne koi virodh nahi kiya.

Veer : Agar, aapko itni hi yaad aa rahi thi meri toh utha leti mujhe mere ghar se. *smiles* Mein koi virodh nahi karta.

Purvi : Haaaaaaa! Jisme Bhavna aur Tej meri jaan kha jaaye? Ek pal ko Bhavna ko toh mein mana bhi lu! Par, Tej? Na bhaiya na!

Veer : Oh? Teju di se itna darr?

Purvi : Darr nahi hai. *sighs* Mein Tej ko tumhe lekar aur taqleef me nahi dekhna chaahti.

Veer : Huh? Kya matlab?

Purvi (glances) : Tumhe nahi pata?

Veer : Kya???

Purvi : Ni... Matlab... Tej ne tumhe nahi bataya?

Veer : Kya nahi bataya!?

Purvi : Hey bhagwan! Ye ladki!

Veer : Arey kya nahi bataya? Kya chhipa rahi ho?

Purvi : Nahi! Kuchh nahi! Ab jab usne nahi bataya toh mein iss par aur baat nahi kar sakti.

Veer : Maasi ye theek nahi hai. Please! Bataiye na! Kya nahi bataya Teju di ne mujhe?

Purvi : T-Tumne uss se kabhi apna ateet share kiya?

Veer : Haan! Bilkul! Tabhi toh hum dono ki bonding aur strong ho paayi.

Purvi : Kya tumne kabhi uss se uske ateet ke baare me jaanana chaaha?

Veer : Mein-

Aur, Veer maun reh gaya. Nahi! Usne kabhi Tej aur apni maa ke beetein guzre 20 saalo ke baare me jaanane ki koshish nahi ki thi.

Sharmindagi ne ek zordar tamacha uske muh par aake maara.

Kintu, woh bhi kya karta? System holders ki duniya me jab se usne qadam rakha tha, tab se hi uska saans lena bhi mushqil ho chuka tha. Aise me bhi woh abhi tak sahi salamat apne parivar ke saamne tha, kya ye kam tha?

Dekhte hi dekhte baaton hi baaton me kab derr raat ho gayi dono ko pata hi nahi chala. Jab sone ki baari aayi toh Veer uth ke jab hall me bichhe sofe par hi laitne laga toh Purvi ne use tok diya.

Purvi : Arey? Yaha kaha lait rahe ho?

Veer : Sofe par!?

Purvi : Paagal ho gaye ho kya? Yaha kaha baahar sone lage? Chalo andar! Bedroom hai na! Do log araam se bante hai.

Veer : Bedroom me?

Purvi : Haan toh aur kaha?

Veer : A-Aapke saath!?

Purvi : Haan toh? Kyu? Sharm aa rahi hai kya? Ya maasi ke saath laitne me koi dikkat ho rahi hai?

Veer : Maine aisa toh nahi kaha.

Purvi : Toh fir chalo jaldi!

Veer haami bhar uske saath andar bedroom me chala gaya. Bedroom me Arun aur Purvi saath me sote the. Par, aaj Arun nahi, Veer uske sang tha.

Jaise hi dono laite, dono ke madhya firse baat-cheet ka silsila shuru ho gaya. Purvi badi hi utsaahit uski orr karvat leke use nihaarte hue baat karne lagi.

Jab tak baat unn dono ke beech ke kisse ki hoti, Purvi ke chehre par ek alag hi muskaan saji rehti. Par, jaise hi Arun ka zikr hota toh-

Veer : Mausa ji ko call kar ke poochh lete hai kaha pahuch gaye.

Purvi : Zaroorat nahi hai!

Achanak hi Purvi ki awaaz me sakhti aa gayi.

Veer : ???

Purvi : Koi bacche nahi hai woh. Hazaar baar train me jaa chuke hai. Aur, waise bhi so gaye honge. Unhe thodi koi parvah hai.

Veer iss baar apne aap ko rok na saka. Akhirkar, usne poochh hi liya.

Veer : Shaam se dekh raha hu. Kya baat hai? Bataiye!

Purvi : Kya bataiye?

Veer : Maasi mein bewakoof nahi hu. Koi baccha bhi ye dekh ke samajh jaayega ki aapke aur mausa ji ke beech jhagda chal raha hai. Aap unse baat tak nahi kar rahi ho. Aur, isi ka kaaran jaanana hai mujhe.

Purvi (muh ferrte hue) : A-Aisa... Aisa kuchh bhi nahi hai, Veer.

Veer ne apna haath aage badhaate hue uske gaal ko thaama aur uska chehra apni orr kiya.

Veer : Abhi thodi derr pehle hi aapne poochha tha... ki agar beetein 20 saalo me mein aapke ghar aaya karta, hum sab ek hote, toh humara rishta kaisa hota. Hai na? Poochha tha na?

Purvi : *nods*

Veer : Toh woh rishta kamzor hota!

Purvi : !!!??

Veer : Agar aap isi tarah mujhse baatein chhipa rahi hoti toh-

Purvi : ...

Veer : Ab boliye! Mein jaanta hu kuchh baat chal rahi hai. Bataiye! Kya mausa ji ne kuchh kiya? Haath uthaaya? Daanta? Kya kiya hai?

Purvi : N-Nahi! Woh mujhpar haath nahi uthaate! Kabhi bhi nahi!

Veer : Toh fir? Baat kya hai?

Purvi : M-Mein... Chhoro na Veer! Pati-patni ke beech ki baat hai. T-Tumhe... Tumhe chinta karne ki zaroorat nahi. So jao chalo! Raat ho gayi hai bahut.

Veer (sternly) : Maasi!!!

Purvi : Kya karoge jaan ke? Tumhare jaan lene se bhi kuchh theek hone waala nahi hai. Isliye-

Veer : Aap bata rahi ho ya mein phone kar ke mausa ji se puchhu?

Purvi : Tum-!!! *sighs* N-Nahi! Unhe phone mat karo. M-Mein bataati hu.

Woh kehte hue apna muh ferr kar karvat badal li aur budbudaate hue bolna shuru ki.

Purvi : Tumhe pata hai na tumhare mausa ji sarkari school me hai?

Veer : Hmm! Toh? Kya hua?

Purvi : Hua kuchh nahi hai. Darasal... Jis school me ye hai woh ek sadharan sa sarkari school hai. Zyada bada bhi nahi hai. Inhe promotion mil raha tha. Nazdeek ke school me. Woh kaafi bada school tha. Par, inhone reject kar diya.

Veer : Bas itni si baat?

Purvi : N-Nahi! Baat sirf ye nahi hai. Ye... Tumhe pata hai inhone ye promotion kyu reject kiya?

Veer : Kyu?

Purvi : Kyunki... Kyunki, ye zimmedari se bhaagte hai, Veer. Idhar inhe kaam zyada rahega. Lekin, yaha tak bhi mein inse naraaz nahi thi. Dikkat iss baat ki hai ki-

Veer : ??

Purvi : Jis school me ye hai... Waha ye akele mard hai. Baaki saari teachers mahilaaye hai. Aur, ye unke beech me fasey hue hai. Ye unka kaam karte rehte hai, bhaage-bhaage daudate firte hai, raat ko 11-12-1 baje tak unn madam logo ke calls aate hai aur ye mujhse chhip ke jaake baat karte rehte hai taaki mujhe pata na chale. Mein kya koi bewakoof hu???

Veer : ...

Purvi : Ye jaan boojh ke waha se nahi hatna chaahte, Veer. Na jaane waha aisi kaun si ghutti pila di hai unn madam logo ne ki subah shaam unke peechhe lage rehte hai. Bataate tak nahi hai ki kitni madam hai, kaun hai, na aaj tak kisi se milwaya aur na hi apne school le gaye mujhe kabhi. Har baar bas yahi keh dete hai ki arey kya karogi waha jaa ke...!

Veer : ...

Purvi : Aur, agar maine galti se kuchh poochh liya, toh bhadak jayenge. Mujhe doshi thehraane lagenge. Ye unka harr ek kaam karte hai, Veer! Baccho ko padhaate nahi hai. Kaam se bhaagte hai. Inke badle me wo madam log inki classes leti hai aur badle me ye unka saara kaagzi kaam karte rehte hai.

Veer : ...

Purvi : Inhe samajh kyu nahi aata ki wo sabhi inka istemal kar rahi hai? *sniff* Waha shaant rehte hai aur ghar me aake mujhpar gussa karte hai. *sniff* M-Mein kya koi kaam waali baai hu?? Jise sirf isliye ghar laaya gaya hai ki ghar ka kaam kare?? *sniff* A-Aaj kal tiffin bhi nahi le jaate. K-Kehte hai ki wahi madam log le aati hai toh wahi share kar leti hai.

Veer : ...

Purvi : Jab hum saksham hai, toh bhala hume dusro ka kyu khaana Veer? Kyu unke khaane par pal rahe hai? Kya mere haatho ka khaana inhe pasand nahi aata? Kya mein zeher de rahi hu inhe jo ye mere haath ka bana tiffin le jaana nahi chaahte?

Veer ko samajh aaya ki uski maasi ke apne haath ke bane khaana khilaane ke peechhe aur bhi kaaran maujood tha.

Purvi : Ye badal chuke hai, Veer! *sniff* Ab pehle jaise nahi rahe. Mein chubhne lagi hu inhe a-aur-

Veer ne bina kuchh kahe aage badhte hue Purvi ko apni baahon me liya. Purvi apni peeth Veer ke seene se chipkaaye laiti rahi. Veer ne uske aasuon ko pochha aur kass ke usne apne se laga liya.

Veer : Toh ye baat thi, huh!?

Purvi : H-Haan! *sniff* Kal isi baat ko lekar humaare beech jhagda ho gaya. Kal mein bhi chup nahi thi. Suna diya sab. Aur, woh bhi gussa kiye. Aur, aaj isliye- maine koi baat nahi ki. *sniff*

Veer : ...

Purvi : M-Mujhe maaf kar do beta! *sniff* Tumhe yaha mann behlaane ke liye laayi thi. P-Par, kahi na kahi... *sniff* Isme mera swaarth chhipa hua tha.

Veer ne kuchh na kaha. Usne bas Purvi ki gardan par peechhe se ahista se chooma aur bechari Purvi ke badan me ek jhurjhuri daud gayi. Uski aankhein band ho gayi. Veer ruka nahi. Woh haule-haule apni maasi ki gardan ko choomta chala gaya, baalon se aa rahi mohak khushbu use uttejit kar rahi thi.

Usne apne ek perr utha ke Purvi ke perr ke upar rakha toh Purvi bhi aur peechhe hoke uss se chipak gayi.

Veer : Aap chinta mat kariye. Mein ise apne dhang se dekhunga. Sab mujhpar chhor dijiye.

Purvi : N-Nahi, beta! Tumhe pareshan hone ki zaroorat nahi. Abhi tum apni life par focus karo. Yarnia ko itna bada loss hua hai. Meri chinta mat karo. Ye ghar ka maamla hai. M-Mein sambhaal lungi. Mere aur unke beech ki baat hai.

Veer ne kuchh na kaha. Woh jaanta tha ki agar woh zidd karega toh maasi bhi zidd karengi aur use uski mann marzi se kuchh bhi nahi karne dengi. Behtar yahi tha ki woh sahi mauke ka intezar kare.

Purvi ki peeth Veer ki chhaati se dheere se dabi hui thi. Woh apne kandhe ki haddi par uski dheemi aur sthir saanson ko mehsoos kar paa rahi thi. Veer ka haath uske pait ke madhya bhaag me lipta hua tha, hatheli uski kamar ke mod par tiki hui thi, aur angootha uske patle cotton gown ke kapde ko araam se sehla raha tha.

Uski ungli ki harr chhoti harqat komal magar jaan boojh kar ho rahi thi. Aisa sparsh jo bina poochhe hi apni maang rakhta tha.

Woh kuchh nahi boli. Bas laiti rahi. Uska shareer tanavgrast tha lekin, darr se nahi — bhram, laalsa aur glaani se. Aur, kuchh gehra jiska zikr karne ki uski himmat nahi hui.

Veer ki naak uske baalon ko chhui, usne use saanson me bhara. Purvi ne uske sirr ke halke jhukaav ko mehsoos kiya. Uske honth uske kaan ke peechhe ki sensitive skin ko chhee rahe the. Purvi ki reedh ki haddi me ek zordar sihran daud gayi.

Uska haath uske pait par sapaat tika hua, dheere-dheere upar ki orr khiska, aur uski ungliyaan uske stann ke neeche aa kar ruk gayi. Bas kuchh inch door.

Na hi Veer aage badha. Na tatola. Na kuchh pakda.

Purvi (bamushqil se) : V-Veer...

Veer : Mujhe yaad hai...! Aapne kya kaha tha. Jab bhi mera mann chaahe... Mein aapke paas aa sakta hu. Yahi kaha tha na aapne?

Purvi ki dhadkane ye sunte hi ruk gayi. Use yaad aaya. Haan! Usi ne toh kaha tha.

"Aage se jab bhi firse peene ka mann kare-!!! Toh, tumhe pata hona chahiye ki tumhe kiske paas aana hai. Hmm?"

Use yaad aaya. Aur, uske gaal sharm se laal ho gaye.

Usne ye keh toh diya tha, magar Veer ab nanha baccha nahi tha jise doodh ki zaroorat thi. Uska sparsh ab masoom nahi tha. Lekin, ye bura bhi nahi tha. Ye kuchh aur hi tha. Laalsa se bhara hua.

Woh thoda muda, dono ka shareer aur qareeb aaya. Unki saansein ek saath chal rahi thi. Uska haath fir se chala, iss baar dheere se, uska angootha uske gown ki gardan waali golaayi par aaya. Purvi ne use roka nahi.

Veer ne gown ko savdhani se kheencha, toh gown Purvi ke kandhe se sarakte hue thoda neeche aa gaya, uska ek kandha nagn ho gaya. Andar koi bra nahi thi.

Veer uske nange kandhe ko dekh khud ko rok na saka. Usne aage badh usko chooma-

*Kiss*

"Nnnghhh!"

Aur, Purvi ki saans galey me hi atak ke reh gayi. Usne ek siski bhari.

Jaise hi uske honth neeche ki orr, uski gardan ke nichle hisse ki orr badhe, uska dusra haath aage badha — chaadar ke neeche, uski jaangh ko lapetate hue, Purvi uski hatheli ki garmahat saaf-saaf nightgown ke upar se mehsoos kar paa rahi thi.

Veer ne koi jaldbazi nahi ki. Uski harqate dheemi thi. Ek haath usne Purvi ke sarr ke peechhe kiya, use sahara dete hue, aur dusra haath uske chehre par se baalon ki laton ko hataane me laga hua tha.

Dono ki nazrein aapas me mili.

Purvi (shivers) : V-Veer... B-Beta...!

Veer : Maasi...!

Purvi : *huff* *huff*

Veer : Mujhe peena hai!

Purvi : !!!!!

Aur, Veer ka haath agle hi kshan Purvi ke pait par se sarakta hua upar badhne laga. Saans lete hi Purvi ka pait andar dhansa, kaanpa, aur Veer ka haath uske cleavage par aaya. Woh zor zor se saans bhar rahi thi.

Veer ne uski aankhon me dekhte hue gown ko aur kheechte hue uske ek stann ko nanga azaad kar diya. Vatavaran me aate hi twacha ko jo thanda ehsaas hua, Purvi ka badan wo mehsoos kar kaanp utha.

Purvi ne bra nahi pehen rakhi thi. Kyu? Veer jaan chuka tha. Usne uske ek than ko dekha. Nipple uttejna ke maare khade hue the. Aur, turant hi-

Usne Purvi ko nipple ko apne muh me bhar liya.

"Aaaaaaahhhhhhh!!"

Purvi ka haath akasmaat apne aap hi Veer ke sarr ke peechhe uske baalo par lipat gaya. Ek sparsh hi kaafi tha, use uska aapa khone ke liye.

"Betaaaaaaaa...!!"

Woh chillaayi. Aur, Veer zorr-zorr se uske nipple ko kisi bhooke bhediye ki tarah choosne me lag gaya.

"Nnnghhhh~"

Purvi ne uske sarr ko pakad apne orr kheechna shuru kar diya.

"Ahhnn mmnghhh~ VEEEEEEER!!"

Veer ne jee bhar ke uske doodh choose, jab tak ki uska mann nahi bhar gaya. Par, itna hi nahi-

Woh upar aaya, uske chehre ki orr. Purvi haanf rahi thi. Dono ki aankhein ek dusre se mili aur iske pehle ki Purvi kuchh samajh paati-

"Maasi!"

Veer ne aage badh uske hontho ko apne muh me bhar liya. Purvi iske liye taiyyar nahi thi. Nahi! Hargiz nahi! Stanpaan ek alag cheez thi. Magar, honth par choomna!?

Jaise ye stanpaan se bhi zyada galat tha uske liye.

"Nnnghh!!! VEEEEEEER!!!"

Usne hadbadaate hue Veer ko apne se dhakela. Aur, use aise dekhi jaise usne koi gunaah kar diya ho. Kintu, Veer shaant tha. Uski nazrein abhi bhi apni maasi ke gulaabi hontho par tiki hui thi. Aur, ye Purvi bhali bhaanti dekh paa rahi thi. Ek sharmindagi ki leher uske andar daud gayi.

Nahi! Ye woh kya kar rahi thi? Apne bete jaise ladke ke saath iss tarah ka vyavhar? Kya use shobha deta tha? Bhavna ko pata chalega toh kya izzat reh jayegi uski!?

Woh ye soch hi rahi thi jab Veer ne dobaara uske hontho par humla kar diya-

"Veer nahiiii-!!! Nnnnnnn~"

Magar, iss baar... Uski aankhein band ho chali.

"Maasi! I love you!"

*Kiss*

"Mnhhh~ I... I love you too beta~"

Veer uske bagal se lait use ahista-ahista choomta raha. Aur, Purvi bechaari apne aap ko ye dilaasa deti rahi ki ye sab itna bura bhi nahi tha. Akhir, dono ek dusre ko choom hi toh rahe the.

Woh khud ko ye dilaasa dene lagi ki videsh me bhi akhir maa aur bete iss tarah se ek dusre ke honth kabhi-kabhi choomte toh the hi. Toh, bhala kya burayi thi isme?

Na hi unhe koi dekh raha hai. Na hi kisi ko kuchh pata chalna hai. Toh, iss tarah ke pyaar se kya burayi thi? Kaun sa iss se zyada ve aage badh rahe the.

Aur, isi chumban ke chalte, apne than chuswaane ke chalte, woh itni zorr se jhari ki sharmindagi aur thakaan ke maare woh kab neend ki waadiyon me chali gayi use pata hi nahi chala.

Veer apni maasi se lipte laita raha jab derr raat me achanak se uski aankhein khul gayi.

Woh utha... aur bistar se baahar nikal darwaaze ki orr gaya.

*Click*

Usne ek akhiri baar apni maasi ko dekh darwaza haule se band kiya aur baahar living room ke bhi baahar nikal gaya.

Usne Purvi ke flat ko baahar se hi lock kiya aur raat ke andhere me woh waha se gaayab ho gaya.

***

Mumbai slums,
Morning - 2:34 AM ~

Mumbai ki industrialization ki dhundh me slums ki basti aadhi raat me bechaini se so rahi thi. Galiyon me awaara kutte bhaunk rahe the. Rehesyo se bhari unhi me se ek sakri gali me, ek chikni kaali sedan apni headlights andhere me maarte hue khadi thi.

Andar, Mumbai ke underworld ka haal hi me bana don baitha hua tha — Balhaar.

Apni ungliyon ke beech cigarette jalaaye, khidki se baahar dhua udaate hue, woh saamne ki gali ko scan kar raha tha.

Aur, tabhi... usne dekha.

Andhere se ek aakriti ubhri — lambi, shaant, uska chehra kaale kapde se lipta hua tha. Keval uski paini aankhein raushni me chamak rahi thi, aur wo ghane baal jo hawa me lehra rahe the.

Balhaar ka haath eka-ek apne holster par gaya. Par, fir ruka.

'Huh!?'

Woh aakriti aage aayi. Shaant, saiyyamit aur alag. Aur, tabhi-

"Mere paas tumhare liye ek aur kaam hai!"

'!!!?'

Awaaz sunte hi Balhaar ko ek raahat mehsoos hui, kyunki awaaz usi ki thi jisko usne yaha par bulaaya tha.

Veer.

Balhaar : Ek aur-!? Ab kya??

Veer : Hmm! Lekin, uss se pehle... Tumne mujhe yaha par bulaaya. Kyu?

Don hone ke bawajood, Veer ke baare me kuchh aisa tha jo Balhaar ko cheenkh-cheenkh ke ahaat kar raha tha. Usne peechhe ki gali ki orr dekh, fir thoda jhijhakte hue kaha.

Balhaar : Prestige me hua shootout...! Mere kuchh aadmi wahi the. Control banaaye hue the. Kuchh maare bhi gaye.

Veer (flatly) : Aur?

'Huh!!?'

Balhaar thoda kaanpa. Veer ka bartaav... kuchh alag sa tha. Jaise use parvah hi nahi thi ki uske aadmi maare gaye.

Balhaar (awaaz dheeme karte hue) : Ek qabze me hai.

Veer ki bauhe sikud gayi. Balhaar ne aage jaari rakha.

Veer : Kaun!!!

Balhaar : Usne ek hi naam bataya hai. Dhananjay!

Veer : Huh!?

Veer uljhan me pad gaya. Dhananjay? Ye kaun tha bhala? Ek system holder hone ke naate uski memory bahut sharp thi. Use yaad tha ki iss naam se koi bhi vyakti uski zindagi me nahi tha. Fir kaun!?

Veer (frowns) : Jhooth bol raha hoga. Khatirdari karo uski achhe se. Jab tak ki uske muh se sach baahar nahi aa jaata-

Balhaar : Woh sach hi bol raha hai.

Veer : !!!?

Balhaar : Achhi tarah se treatment diya hai use. Hideout ke basement me baandh rakha hai saale ko. Mere aadmiyon ne shootout ke waqt use bandhi bana liya tha.

Veer : -Aur, kya bataya usne?

Balhaar : Uska daawa hai ki woh pichhle teen saal se Dhananjay ke under kaam kar raha hai. Uska kehna hai ki Dhananjay Rajasthan ke ek gaanv mayra se hai.

Veer (stunned) : Mayra...!

Balhaar : Baap ka naam — Bhanu Pratap Singh aur dada ka naam — Harikiran Singh. Woh yaha pe... unki maut ka badla lene ke liye aaya hai.

Veer ke badan me ek sihran daud gayi. Uske saamne unke chehre ghoom gaye — khoon se lathpath, toote hue, rassiyo ke sahaare kue me latke hue, uss gaanv me. Beshaq. Harikiran Singh aur Bhanu Pratap Singh, dono ko maut ke ghaat usi ne utaara tha. Uske jeevan ki wo ladaayi jaha usne apne badle ka ek chaper seal kar diya tha.

Bhanu Pratap Singh ki patni — Vandna. Uss samay usne system se Vandna ko scan kiya tha. Aur, system ne unke ek bete ka zikr bhi kiya tha. Lekin, uska naam system ne ujaagar nahi kiya tha.

Veer (mutters) : Kya ye... Ye wahi hai!?

Uski mutthi zorr se bhinch gayi.

Balhaar (qareeb aate hue) : Tumne... T-Tumne nahi kiya ye sab, hai na!?

Veer tezi se muda.

Veer : Kya matlab?

Balhaar ko tabhi yaad aaya. Jai ki kutaayi ke waqt uske muh se kahi gayi baat.

"K-Koi tha... U-Usne kaha tha ki woh meri madad karega. M-Mujhe apni gang banaane me, agar... agar maine aapko dhoka diya toh- par, mein bewakoof tha, boss. Mein chutiya tha. *cough* M-Mujhe usne bataya tha ki kya karna hai aur k-kaise karna hai."

Yahi woh baat thi jiski wajah se Balhaar bhaybheet tha. Kya Veer hi wo naqab-posh aadmi tha? Abhi bhi uske saamne Veer kapda baandhe hi khada hua tha. Iska matlab Jai sahi keh raha tha? Kya Veer hi ne Jai ko bhadkaya tha? Magar, kyu? Kya woh kisi dhang se uski pareeksha le raha tha?

Uske mann me tamaam sawaal utpann ho rahe the. Lekin, usne khamoshi banaaye rakhi. Woh dekhna chaahta tha ki Veer ke mann me akhir kya chal raha tha.

Balhaar (jhijhakte hue) : J-Jai! Mera ek aadmi... Usne dhoka diya. Bataya ki ek naqab-posh aadmi ne use plan bataaya tha ki kya karna hai. Usi ki wajah se usne mujhe dhoka diya, mere hideouts leak kiye aur police mere peechhe padi. Ant me... mujhe underground hona pada. Aur, ab tum...

Veer : !!?

Balhaar (frowns) : Waisa hi naqab pehne mere saamne ho. K-Kahi tumne hi use...!?

Veer : Aur, tumhe lag raha hai ki wo mein tha??

Balhaar ne koi jawaab nahi diya. Kintu, Veer ka jawaab sunn use andaaza lag chuka tha.

Balhaar : Ek minute! A-Agar, tum wo hote toh... Tumhe toh iss Dhananjay ke baare me pata hona chaahiye tha. Nahi! Upar se... Tum apni hi hotel par aisa kyu karwaoge? Sirf meri wafadari check karne ke liye? N-Nahi! Shayad mein kahi kuchh galat soch liya. Toh fir wo kaun tha!?

[Master!!!]

'Hmm! Jaanta hu! A masked man!! Kisi ne mujhe target kiya hai, Pari!'

[Yes!]

'Sirf mujhe hi nahi, mere parivar ko bhi.'

Balhaar : M-Matlab waqai me wo tum nahi the.

Veer (coldly) : Kya lagta hai tumhe? Mein tumhari wafadari check karne ke liye apne parivar ko marwaunga???

Balhaar darr ke maare thoda kaanp utha.

Balhaar : T-Toh... Ye koi test nahi tha!?

Veer ne dheere se uski aankhon me dekha. Uska bhaav aspasht tha. Uska chehra andhere se dhaka hua tha.

Veer (with eerie calm) : Nahi! *grins* Lekin, tum fir bhi pass ho gaye!

Balhaar : Huh?

Veer : Tumne apne aadmi anjaane me hi sahi, lekin sahi samay par bheje the. Good! Very good! And, now...

Balhaar : !?

Veer : I want to give you another task!!! Aur, iss baar... Ye test hi hai.

Balhaar : Huh?

Veer : Aadesh Jaisinghani! Casa Belle ka owner. Iss humle ke peechhe uska bhi kahi na kahi yogdaan hai. Maare gaye security guards ke parijano ko paisa deke bhadkana, aur unse media me galat afwaahe felwaana. Ye sab usi ka kiya dhara hai. Toh...

Balhaar : ...

Veer : Kal theek raat ko 12 baje, mein Casa Belle jaunga. Mere ghuste hi-

Balhaar : ...?

Veer aage badha aur uske kaano me dheere se kuchh kaha.

Balhaar : *gulps*

Fir woh peechhe hata.

Veer : Baaki mein dekh lunga ki uske saath mujhe kaise pesh aana hai. *grins* Are we clear?

Balhaar (nods) : Hmm! Kaam ho jaayega.

Veer : Aur, iss Dhananjay ke aadmi ko bandhi bana ke hi rakho. Jald hi ye Dhananjay bhi mere shikanje me hoga. But, first... I need to gather the details.

Balhaar : ...

Balhaar ki saans atak ke reh gayi. Veer aage badha, uske aas-paas ki hawa achanak bhaari ho gayi.

Veer : Kisi ne mujhe target kiya hai. Mere peeth peechhe se. Agar, mein ateet waala mein hota... toh shayad helpless feel karta. Aur, jaane deta. Lekin, ab...

Balhaar : ...!?

Woh muda. Apne kandhe ke peechhe se dekhte hue Balhaar ki aankhon me jhaanka. Mausam kharab ho raha tha. Aasmaan me kaale baadal chhaa chuke the.

*Ding*

Tabhi, uski aankhon par kshan bhar ke liye laali chamki. Aur-

*Rumble*

Bijli zorr se kadki. Uske prakaash me, Balhaar ne dekha. Wo laal aankhein. Jinhe dekh uski rooh kaanp gayi.

Veer : THIS TIME... I WILL HUNT!

*Whoooooooooooshhh*

Hawa ke ek jhonke ki tarah woh itna bol waha se gaayab ho gaya. Keval apne shabdo ki pratidhwani aur Balhaar ke seene me darr chhor gaya.

---

Tej derr raat apne kamre me laiti, phone ki screen par Veer ki chat kholi hui thi. Woh use message karna chaahti thi. Call karna chaahti thi. Uss se baat karna chaahti thi. Magar, ghabra rahi thi.

Usne type karna shuru kiya...

"Hey! Are you okay?"

Kintu, usne turant hi use delete kar diya.

Usne firse ek baar type kiya.

"Kya tumne dinner kiya?"

Magar, firse use delete kar diya.

Akhirkar, usne screen lock ki aur phone ko apni chhaati se chipka ke lait gayi. Uski aankhein band ho gayi.

'Oh god! I hate this feeling!!! Veeru...! Bhai...! Please, don't be like this. Tum jaante ho ki mein tumse kitna pyaar karti hu, right? Please! Don't push me back. I swear. I swear, I will do better next time. I promise, Veeru! I promise!!'

Mann me badbadaate hue woh phone ko yuhi liye liye hi so gayi.

***

Hotel Mirador Vault, Mumbai,
Morning - 3:15 AM ~

AC ki mand awaaz ne kamre ko bhar rakha tha. Kamra maamuli hi tha — FBCC dwara diya gaya ek standard suite, jo kisi bunker se kam nahi lag raha tha.

Divya bistar ke kinaare baithi hui thi, dono haath modey, apni saanson ko sthir rakhne ki koshish kar rahi thi. Bhale hi uske shareer par chot nahi pahuchi thi lekin uski aatma zaroor zakhmi thi. Aur, uski aankhon ke neeche aaye kaale dhabbe ye sab kuchh bayaan kar rahe the.

Kamre ka darwaza khula hua tha aur dehleez par hi Veer chup-chaap khada hua tha.

Divya (softly) : Tumhe yaha nahi aana chaahiye tha, Veer!

Veer : Mujhe aana hi tha. Ye dekhne ki tum theek ho ya nahi!

Divya ne ek khokhli hasi di aur khidki ke paas baithi pardo se baahar sheher ko dekhti rahi.

Divya : Tumne mujhe dekh liya hai. Ab jao! Nik shaant hai. Iska matlab hai ki woh kuchh plan bana raha hai. Aur, mein nahi chaahti ki tum usme fasso. Tumhe dakhal dene ki zaroorat nahi-

Veer : Iske liye bahut derr ho chuki hai, Divya.

Uss raat, Nik ko uske bodyguards ke saath kootne ke baad, Divya ne hi sabhi ko hospital bhijwaya tha. Usne FBCC se sab kuchh share kar diya tha jiske chalte, FBCC ne use protection provide kiya tha.

Nik hospital me tha. Aur, woh yaha. Lekin, uske baad se kya hua? Koi kuchh nahi jaanta tha. Zaahir hai ki Nik hospital se bhi riha ho chuka tha aur abhi ke liye woh shaant tha. Magar, woh yahi tha. Mumbai me. Divya ke aas-paas. Yahi kahi.

Divya hairanagi me Veer ko dekhi. Fir, boli-

Divya : Tumhe tension lene ki zaroorat nahi hai. Maine apna phone reset kar liya hai. Sab kuchh mita diya hai. FBCC sab kuchh monitor kar raha hai. Nik ab mera phone trace nahi kar sakta. Mein safe hu Veer... *mutters* For now at least.

Veer (steps closer) : Tum dari hui ho.

Divya (scoffs) : Mein darr ke saath jee chuki hu. Saath me soyi hu. Shaadi ki hu. Mujhe pata hai ki uss se kaise deal karna hai, Veer!

Veer : And, that's not how you were meant to live.

Woh aage badha. Par, jaise hi Divya ne use apne qareeb aate dekha, woh achanak khadi ho gayi, aur uss se door chali gayi.

Divya (quietly) : D-Don't!

Veer (steps closer) : Kyu?

Divya (bina mudey) : K-Kyunki... It's not the time now, Veer! B-Because... if you touch me now... I won't be able to pretend I don't need it.

Woh deewar ki orr muh kar ke khadi ho gayi, tabhi Veer ka haath uske kandhe par pada aur woh hil ke reh gayi. Aur, fir jaise gurutvakarshan ke chalte prithvi chaand ko apni orr kheech ke rakhi rehti hai, theek waise hi Veer ke uski kamar ko pakad ke use kheenchne par, wo bechari khichti chali gayi.

Veer : Woh tumhe apna nahi bana sakta. Iss tarah se kabhi bhi nahi-!

Divya ne apna muh khola, virodh karne ke liye, use ye bataane ke liye ki abhi nahi. Ye sab ab zyada ho raha hai. Unhe yahi ruk jaana chahiye. Lekin, Veer ne use koi samay nahi diya.

Veer ke honth uske hontho par the. Ugra aur haasil karne waale. Veer uss se koi sawaal nahi kar raha tha. Woh use bata raha tha. Apne haq ke baare me. Apni marzi ke baare me.

Aur, dikkat ye thi ki... sab kuchh jaante hue bhi... Divya dheeli pad gayi.

Divya ne use dhakka dena chaaha, aadhe adhoore mann se, uljhan me — lekin, uski mutthiyaan Veer ki chhaati se takrayi hi nahi. Balki, usne uski shirt ko aur bhi kass kar pakad liya. Aur, do second baad hi, usne use apne qareeb kheench liya. Uski chumban ne bhi utni hi bhookh se uska jawaab diya.

"Mmmmmnnnn~ Nnghhh~"




Uske gaalon par se aansu beh rahe the, lekin woh ruki nahi. Usne Veer ko use choomne diya.

Dono haanfte hue kuchh kshan baad alag hue.

Veer : *huff* Bhale hi tum mujhe dhakelo. Par, mein fir bhi tumhari madad karunga.

Divya : T-Tum-!!!

Usne neeche dekha. Fir, dheere se sarr hilaayi, ye jaante hue ki woh Veer ki zidd ke saamne kuchh nahi kar paayegi. Kahi na kahi woh khud bhi yahi chaah rahi thi jaise... ki Veer aake use Nik se bachaaye. Uski hifazat kare.

Veer peechhe hata, aur darwaaze ki orr chal diya. Lekin, baahar nikalne se pehle woh ek baar muda.

Veer (quietly) : Take care of yourself. Aur, jald hi...

Divya : !!?

Veer (mutters) : I will fix everything.

Itna bol, woh waha se chala gaya. Divya bas khadi-khadi yahi sochti reh gayi ki kya usne Veer ko apni private life me dakhal dene ki anumati dekar sahi kiya ya nahi!?

***

Hotel Zenith,
Morning - 3:45 AM ~

"Toh tumhara kehna hai ki kisi ne jaan-boojh ke tumhe target kiya?"

Renshu ki awaaz hotel ke kamre me goonj gayi. Door khadi Ava bhi bauhe chinta me modey Veer ko dekh rahi thi jo apne haath baandhe kursi par baitha hua tha.




Veer : Hmm!

Jab se Veer ke dada ji khatam hue the, uske baad se hi Veer sirf aur sirf uljhano me fasa hua tha. Use zara sa bhi araam karne ka waqt nahi mil raha tha.

Renshu : Masked man!! Kaala kapda? Pakka? Uska description sahi hai?

Veer : Hmm!

Renshu (frowns) : Ek system holder...!?

Veer (nods) : Mujhe poora yakeen hai. Kyunki, kisi aam aadmi me itni dum nahi ki mere ghar ke paas aake, mujhe bina alert kiye itna sab kuchh meri family ke baare me jaan le.

Koi agar nahi tha kamre me toh woh thi — Garofano aur Erica, jo dono Rajat, Dhananjay ke baare me information ikhatti karne nikli hui thi.

Renshu (frowns) : Kahi ye wahi toh nahi-!?

Veer : Kaun?

Renshu : Wahi... Jis se meri ladaayi hui thi. Wo masked man!

Veer (frowns) : Maine use nahi dekha. So, I don't know.

Renshu : Tumhare description ke hisaab se lag raha hai ki wahi ho sakta hai.

Veer : Maybe. Maybe not. *shrugs* Par, ek sawaal mera tumse hai!

Renshu : Hmm?

Veer : Jab tumne wo envelopes bheje the. Toh, tumne bataya ki tumne total 3 envelopes bheje the, right!?

Renshu (nods) : Mm-hmm!

Veer : Garofano aur mera toh samajh aata hai. Lekin... Tumne ek envelope use bhi bheja tha jisne tumhe call kiya tha. Jisko humne X ka darja diya hua hai.

Renshu (nods) : Hmm!

Veer (frowns) : Tumhe envelope bhejne ke liye uski location kaise pata chali-??

Ava : Oh!!!?

Renshu : ...

Veer : ...

Renshu : I traced the phone.

Veer : Huh!?

Renshu : Maine call ke through location trace ki aur fir uss location par envelope bheja.

Veer : Kya thi location!!?

Renshu : New York! Brooklyn bridge ke paas kahi...!

Veer : New York huh! Tumhe lagta hai woh envelope uske paas pahucha hoga!?

Renshu : Pahucha bhi tha aur envelope khola bhi gaya tha.

Veer : Ye kaise pata?

Renshu : Erica ki skill... Eager intellect.

Veer : Hmm! Ye bhi toh ho sakta hai ki kisi aur ne khola ho?

Renshu (nods) : Hmm! Bas yahi pata lagaya nahi jaa sakta abhi ki kisne enevlope khola tha.

Veer : I see!

Renshu fir aage badha aur saamne aate hue usne table par kuchh rakha. Veer ne jaise hi wo dekha toh uski aankhein hairangi me chaudi ho gayi.

Veer (mutters) : SHB!!!

Renshu : Underground lair se maine aur Erica ne ye baramad kiye hai. Sirf 5 test tubes hi hai.

Veer (frowns) : Disembowler ka experiment hai ye!!!

Renshu : Check kiya tha maine! Iska usage kya hai?

Veer : It can enhance a system holder's power tremendously for a short while.

Renshu (stunned) : Huh!!!

Veer : Upar se... Ye aur ke contact me aate hi oxidise hota hai.

Renshu : So, you just have to drink it?

Veer : Peene se pehle hi... Jitni derr me tum muh me bharoge utni derr me wo oxidise ho jaayega.

Renshu (frowns) : I see! It's dangerous then. Ye samples mere paas rahenge. Unless you want them...!?

Veer : Nahi! Mujhe kisi aur ke khoon ki zaroorat nahi! Use it however you see fit.

Renshu (nods) : Hmm! Toh? Aage ka kya plan hai?

Veer : Aane waale kuchh dinon me...

Ava : !?

Renshu : ...

Veer : Bahut kuchh badalne waala hai.

Renshu : Hmm?

Ava : Veer!?

Magar, Veer ne koi jawab nahi diya. Bas, unhe uljhan me chhor woh waha se chala gaya. Aur, subah ke 4:30 bajte hi woh apni maasi ke ghar me tha.

Purvi, iss baat se poori tarah se anjaan ki Veer raat me kaha-kaha hoke aa chuka tha chenn se bistar par so rahi thi.

'Pari!'

[Yes Master!?]

'Got to sleep mode!'

[Wh-What? M-Master? Wait! Mein kyu-]

'Maine kaha na sleep mode me jao, Pari.'

[P-Par, kyu? Kya maine kuchh galat kiya? Master, please tell me!]

'Just go! Mein dobaara repeat nahi karunga.'

[I...]

Na chaahte hue bhi Pari ko sleep mode me jaana pada. Aur, uske sleep mode me jaate hi-

*Splash*

Veer ne zorr se apne chehre par paani ke chheete maare. Usne apne saamne maujood sheeshe me khud ko dekha. Paani se uska chehra bheega hua tha, geele baalo ki latein uski aankhon ke saamne jhool rahi thi. Chehre par koi bhi bhaav nahi the.

Purvi ko yu akela chhor woh kisi kaaran se hi gaya tha. Kaaran tha-

*Ding*

[Mission : The Devil is in the details.
Description : Find the culprit who messed with Hotel Prestige, Yarnia, and host's family. Find the plotter.
Rewards : 10,000 points.
Time limit : 1 month.

Mission failure penalty : Unknown for now.]

Yahi wajah thi, Veer ko ab desperate hone ki. Magar, abhi woh soch hi raha tha jab achanak uske mann me-

*Ding*

[Mission : Deal breaker (1)
Description : Find the truth about Pushkar, Gaurav and Nik.
Rewards :
1) 10,000 points.
2) Favourability increase of Divya and Suhana.

Time limit : 10 days.
Mission failure penalty : Losing Suhana and Divya.]

Pehle mission par toh Veer already lag chuka tha. Lekin, dusra mission padhte hi uski aankhein aashcharya me maare fel gayi.

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Aaj ke liye itna hi guys.
The update is around 10k words. This was a breather. Agle update se saari activities start honi hai, toh next update se maza aayega. Disembowler arc sabse bada arc hai toh yes... Abhi kayi updates iske bache hue hai. But we are soon heading towards the Summit arc. Summit arc zyada bada nahi rahega. Not as long as Disembowler arc. But it will be quite an epic arc. Riftborn arc kahani ka sabse chhota arc hoga, filled with only action, action and action. Target mein abhi as such kuchh nahi rakh raha hu. Traffic ghata hai. Site crash hui hai. So, jitna pahucha sakte ho pahucha dena. Atleast 250 to kar hi dena. Baaki, next updates se target rakhenge.
Dhanyavad!!!

Very excellent

 

[Herry]

NEXT update PLEASE KAB TAK AANE WALA HAI

 

[Gaurav1969]

Update - 200 ~ Gathering Information ​

Ab tak...

Uska shareer hawa me uda aur jaa ke seedha deewar se jaa bhida, jiske chalte aadhi deewar wahi toot ke bikhar gayi.

Usne unn dono ke lachaar shareer ko ghoora. Jaise maano ek insaan cheetiyon ko ghoor raha ho.

X (quietly) : Remember, sweethearts. You're only alive... Because, I allow it.

Kehte hue woh waha se nikal gaya. Koi jaldbazi nahi. Koi darr nahi. Koi pareshani nahi.

Bas... Taaqat. Taaqat jo duniya ko hila ke rakh dene waali thi. Jald hi.

Ab aage...

Ragini's House,
Night - 9:15 PM ~

Tej bechaini me hall me idhar se udhar tahal rahi thi, jabki Bhavna sofe par baithi kisi soch vichaar me doobi hui thi. Shaant lekin adhyayan karti hui.

Tej (chinta me) : M-Mom!? Kya aapko waqai lagta hai ki ye sahi decision tha?? Veer ko... unke saath bhejna?

Bhavna (glances) : Humein ek baat ki gaanth baandhni hogi, beta. Jab koi nahi tha, tab wahi thi Veer ke liye. Uss ghar se jab mere bacche ko baahar nikaala gaya tha to usne hi chhat di thi Veer ko. Usne uske liye khaana banaaya, uski dekhbhaal ki, use apne saath rakha. Ye bahut maayne rakhta hai. Aur, ye humein kabhi bhi bhoolna nahi chahiye. Isliye, uska bhi kahi na kahi Veer par haq hai.

Tej ruki. Uski bauhe sikudi. Woh Bhavna ki orr uljhan me dekhi.

Tej : I know mom... lekin, wo Nidhi aunty... wo abhi bhi divorcee hai. Do baccho ki maa hai aur, Veer... wo abhi bhi nadaan hai. Chhota hai. K-Kya ye sahi hai? I mean... Unka aur Veer ka ek saath rukna. Ek hi ghar me??

Bhavna : Hmm? Kya tumhe apne bhai par bharosa nahi?

Tej : Nooooo! Mom! Kya keh rahi ho aap??? Mujhe Veeru par poora bharosa hai. I trust him more than myself. L-Lekin, hai to woh bhi young na. Aur, upar se wo Nidhi aunty... Y-You know what I'm trying to say.

Bhavna : Mujhe nahi lagta Nidhi uss tarah ki aurat hai beta. Nidhi uske college ki teacher bhi rahi hai. Kabhi uski guardian bhi. Toh kya burayi hai isme!?

Tej ne apni mutthiyaan bheenchi, uski nazrein zameen par tiki.

'Lekin, hai toh fir bhi woh ek aurat hi na!? Aur, Veer... Veer. Mom aap samajhti kyu nahi? Wo jawaan hai. Udaas hai. Aur, confused hai. Aur, aise me woh waha hai. Unke theek bagal se... Akele...!'

Bhavna : Kya hua? Kya sochne lagi?

Tej (quietly) : K-Kuchh nahi! Theek hai, maan liya ki mein hi zyada soch rahi hu. P-Par, wo Juhi ka Veer ko papa keh ke bulaana? K-Kya ye sahi hai?

Bhavna : ...

Tej (zorr dete hue) : Mom... Mein Juhi ki khushi ke against nahi. M-Mein bhi chaahti hu ki wo khush rahe. B-But... Kya kisi ne socha hai? Jab Juhi badi ho jaayegi tab kya hoga? Jab use sacchayi pata chalegi? Ki Veer uske papa asliyat me hai hi nahi? K-Kya ye... ye future ke liye dangerous nahi?

Bhavna (sighs) : Sabse zaroori baat ye hai ki Veer ko iss se koi dikkat nahi hai. Suman ne sujhaav diya tha... Aur, sabhi ne sehmati bhari thi.

Tej (yells) : Maine nahi bhari thi!!!

Bhavna : !!???

Tej : I-I mean... I mean mein raazi nahi hui thi.

Bhavna : Toh tumne kuchh bola kyu nahi tab?

Tej : Jab sab raazi the, toh mere akele bolne se bhala kya hota?

Bhavna (sighs) : Uss time yahi sahi laga tha sabhi ko. Wo bacchi Veer ko apna rakshak maanti hai. Apne pita ki tarah. Iss tarah ka bond ittefaq se nahi banta. Saath me samay bitaana padta hai. Aur, uska Veer se attachment saaf dikhta bhi hai.

Tej ne apne honth kaante, haathon ko kass kar baandhi.

Tej : Mein bas- humein use akela nahi chhorna chahiye, mom. Use mere- I-I mean use humaare saath rehna chahiye.

Bhavna : ??

Tej (clears throat) : Use... Use yahi rehna chahiye. *meekly* Gh-Ghar par. Mere saath. A-Aapke saath. Family ke saath. A-Aur, Nidhi aunty ke yaha yu raat me uska rukna...

Bhavna : Woh waha raat nahi rukega. Raat rukne woh Purvi maasi ke yaha jaayega.

Tej : Huh??

Bhavna : Jaate-jaate maine use samjha diya tha ki Nidhi ke yaha din me jitna rehna hai woh reh sakta hai. Lekin, shaam hote hi... Apni maasi ke yaha chale jaana. Raat wahi guzaarni hai. Aisa maine samjha diya tha use.

Tej : O-Oh! Achha! H-Haan! Y-Ye theek kiya aapne. Good. Ye fir theek hai.

Bhale hi usne keh diya, magar fir bhi uska dil kahi na kahi abhi bhi raahat mehsoos nahi kar raha tha. Woh jaanti thi ki Nidhi keval Veer ki teacher thi, lekin uska dil abhi bhi nahi maan raha tha.

Woh akeli nahi thi. Bhavna swayam iss baar kuchh chintit thi. Kya usne theek kiya? Aaj uske mann me bhi ye sawaal aa raha tha.

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Ghar ke andar idhar ek kamre me Suman dono apni bahu aur bitiya ke sang baithi hui thi. Aur, unki vartalap ka vishay tha — Ragini.

Aabha : Ragini ji ki sach me daad deni hogi maa ji, hai na? Itna sab kuchh ho gaya. Unhone apna perr zindagi bhar ke liye kho diya, fir bhi koi bakheda khada nahi kiya. Koi shikan nahi. Kuchh bhi nahi.

Sonali : Sach me! Agar, mein hoti na toh poora ghar hila ke rakh deti. Apne aap ko ek taang ke saath toh mein kabhi dekh hi nahi sakti. Tch! Na baba na! Mujhe toh hairani hai ki unhone itni shaanti se sab sweekar kaise kar liya?

Suman : Ye toofan ke pehle ki shaanti hai beta!

Woh boli. Uske bhaav me chinta thi.

Sonali : Huh?

Aabha (frowns) : Toofan ke pehle ki shaanti? Mein kuchh samjhi nahi, maa ji.

Suman (sighs) : Agar, kal ko maan lo ki mein bhi ek perr se apahij ho jau, toh kya mein din bhar roti firungi?

Sonali : Mein toh firungi!!!

Suman : ...

Aabha : ...

Sonali : Aise kya dekh rahe ho? Arey looli langdi ho jaungi to kya hassungi? Roungi hi na??

Suman : Haan, par har waqt toh nahi na? Aur, tum isliye rougi kyunki tum me alhadpann hai. Lekin, Ragini ji alag hai. Haan, unme bhi kahi na kahi alhadpann hai, lekin tumhari tarah nahi. Abhi unhe apni kamzori ka bodh nahi hua hai.

Aabha : Matlab?

Suman : Matlab ye ki... Jald hi unhe iska bodh hoga. Jab koi aisi sthiti aayegi jaha unke saamne koi aisi cheez ghatit ho rahi hogi jiske virodh me woh khade hone ki koshish karengi. Aur, jab woh khadi nahi ho payengi... uss din unhe apni kamzori ka aabhas asal me hoyega. Jis din woh apne prem ke liye khadi nahi ho payengi, tabhi... tabhi ek toofan aayega.

Aabha : Prem ke liye? M-Maa ji? P-Par, Ragini ji ne toh talaak le liya hai na? Fir, ye prem kis se? Kiski baat kar rahi hai aap?

Suman ne dono ko ek pal dekha. Usne kuchh socha aur fir ek aah bharte hue boli.

Suman : Theek hai. Bataati hu. Par, dhyaan rahe. Tum dono ke muh se ye baat kisi ko bhi nahi pata chalni chahiye. Samajh gayi? Warna mujhse bura koi nahi hoga.

Sonali : Ehhh? A-Aisa kya hai?

Aabha (nods) : Ji maa ji!

Suman : Toh suno! Ragini ji... maalik se prem karti hai!

Aabha : Huh!!?

Sonali (shouts) : KYAAAAAAA...MMPHHH-!?

Jab Sonali zorr se chillaayi toh Suman ne uske muh par haath rakh uska muh band kar diya.

Suman (frowns) : Shhh! Shor nahi!

Aabha : M-Maa ji? A-Aap itna yakeen ke saath kaise keh sakti hai?

Suman (smiles) : Agar, mein ye kahu ki maine unn dono ko kayi baar ek dusre ko choomte hue dekha hai toh-!?

Aabha (blushes) : Ahhn! A-Aisa hai toh-

Sonali : Hmph! Mein toh pehle hi kehti thi. Ye ladka har jagah muh maarega aur-

*Slap*

Sonali : Ouwww!!!

Uski baat adhoori hi reh gayi jab Suman ne uske sarr par zorr se ek tapli de maari.

Suman (sternly) : Chup raho tum. Tumhe pata hi kya hai? Maalik agar chaahe toh abhi ke abhi woh-

Sonali : Huh-!??

Suman : M-Mera matlab hai... Agar, ve chaahe toh abhi ke abhi Ragini ji ko kya, kisi ko bhi apna bana le. Lekin, woh aisa karte nahi hai. Ye khaandani hai. Unhe sirf ek ladki se lagaav ho hi nahi sakta. Aur, na hi keval ek ladki ko unse lagaav ho sakta hai.

Sonali : Hmph!

Aabha (blushes) : J-Ji maa ji! M-Mein ye achhi tarah jaanti hu. A-Aur, isliye maine khud ko samarpit kar diya hai. Mujhe... Mujhe unpe poora bharosa hai.

Suman (Sonali ko dekhte hue) : Dekha? Seekho kuchh apni bhabhi se tum.

Sonali : Hmph! Par, use alag-alag ladkiyon se rishta rakhna hi kyu hai? Kisi ek se shaadi nahi kar sakta kya? Seekhne ki zaroorat mujhe nahi hai. Aap dono ko hai.

Suman : Tameez se baat karo, Sonali. Mein hazar baar samjha chuki hu tumhe. Maalik hai woh humaare. Koi anjaan aadmi nahi.

Sonali : P-Par-

Aabha : Maa ji theek keh rahi hai, Sonali.

Sonali : Bh-Bhabhi aap bhi-!?

Aabha : Jo mujhe sahi laga maine uska hi saath diya. Maa ji sahi keh rahi hai. Maalik chhoti-chhoti baaton ka bura nahi maante, lekin iska matlab ye nahi ki tum unki iss baat ka fayda uthao aur peeth peechhe unke baare me iss tarah se bolo.

Suman : Kaash tumhari hi tarah Sonali me bhi itna dimag hota, beta.

Sonali : K-Kya? Kya matlab-?

Suman : Matlab ye ki... Ab dhyan rakhna ki ahinda se maalik aur Ragini ji ke beech koi bhi ann-bann ho. Toh, humein usme unki madad karni hai.

Aabha : Ah!? I-Iska matlab maa ji aap-!?

Suman (smiles) : Hmm!

Aabha : Kya ye sahi hai??

Sonali : Ehh? K-Kya? Mujhe bhi batao!!!

Suman (nods) : Yahi sahi hai!!

Aabha (smiles) : Theek hai, maa ji! Mein samajh gayi.

Sonali : K-Kya samajh gayi??? Huh?? Maa?? Arey mujhe toh batao!!!

Bechari Sonali guhaar lagaati reh gayi, parantu Suman aur uski bahu, Aabha ke beech ek maun samjhauta ho chuka tha jo sirf wahi dono jaanti thi.

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Andar hi wahi ek aur kamre me Ragini apne bistar par deewar ki orr muh kar laiti hui thi. Uske baal bikhre aur chehra thaka hua sa prateet ho raha tha.

Kavya uske bistar ke kinaare se hi baithi hui thi aur uska doosra perr daba rahi thi.

Ragini : B-Bas, Kavya- Ab rehne do.

Kavya : Pakka bhabhi???

Ragini (nods) : H-Haan! Thank you dear.

Kavya : Okie!! Don't mention it.

Ragini : Tum gayi nahi? Mummy chali gayi na?

Kavya : Haan! Mummy aur Arohi di dono ghar chali gayi. Mein bas ruk gayi.

Ragini : Kyu? Tumhe nahi jaana?

Kavya : Kyu jaungi mein? Abhi bataya tha na aapko? Ki mein aaj se aapki seva karungi!!

Ragini : Tum... Tum bhi na... A-Aur, woh Nidhi ma'am? Woh chali gayi?

Kavya : Hmm? Oh! Haan! Woh chali gayi aur Purvi maasi aur Arun mausa ji bhi chale gaye. A-Aur, wo... wo auntiyaan log... Wo varsha aunty, mukta aunty aur ek aur jo hai-

Ragini : Sudha...

Kavya (nods) : H-Haan! Wo sab bhi chali gayi.

Ragini (frowns) : Wo bhi yaha aayi thi?

Kavya : Hmm? Haan! Sab chale gaye. Bas ab apne log hi hai.

Ragini : Oh! Kya baatein ho rahi thi baahar? Itna shor ho raha tha.

Kavya : Arey haan! Aapko toh pata hi nahi. Bhabhi, aap yakeen nahi karogi. Uss din hotel par jab attack hua tha na, tab Veer bhaiya pata hai kaha the?

Ragini : ???

Kavya : Nidhi ma'am ki beti hai na? Juhi!! Wo news me aane waala serial killer unki beti ko utha ke le gaya tha. Aur, pata hai kaun use chhura ke laaya???

Ragini (mutters) : V-Veer...!?

Kavya (excitedly) : Haaaaaaa!!! Veer bhaiya literally Juhi ko bacha ke laaye. Uss serial killer se.

Ragini : !!?

Kavya : Isliye, toh woh hotel par jab attack ho raha tha tab waha aa nahi paaye the...! Aur, sirf Juhi nahi. Ek koi police officer hai, unki beti, Pihu kar ke naam hai uska, use bhi utha ke le gaya tha serial killer. Veer bhaiya dono ko bacha ke laaye the. Can you believe it?

Ragini : ...

Kavya : Aur, isliye unke face pe woh scratches aaye honge, unhe chot lagi hogi. Ab samajh aaya sab kuchh meri. Woh toh achha hua Nidhi ma'am ne chhoti tai ji ko sab bata diya aur fir chhoti tai ji ne hum sab ko, toh sabhi ko ye baat pata lag gayi.

Ragini ke chehre par tanaav badh gaya. Anjaane me usne chaadar ko kass kar pakad liya. Usne apne seene me paida ho rahe toofan ko chhipaate hue khud ko shaant dikhaaya. Magar, aasu fir bhi glaani ke chalte uski aankhon se beh chale. Veer akhir na jaane kitni musibato ko jhel ke unke paas aaya tha. Lekin, kisi ne uski aap-beeti ko sunane ki koshish na ki.

Ab wo saare ghaav jo uske chehre par the, Ragini ko yaad aa rahe the. Choonki, woh deewar ki orr muh ki hui thi, isliye Kavya ko uski roti hui soorat na dikhayi de saki. Magar, woh thithak-thithak ke ro rahi thi.

Kavya : Par, sabse best cheez pata hai kya hui? Veer bhaiya Juhi ke hero bann gaye! Juhi ab unhe 'papa' keh ke bulaati hai. Maine bhi miss kar diya tha wo scene but Arohi di ne mujhe sab bataya abhi jaane se pehle. It's so sweet, right?

Ragini jaise wahi jamm ke reh gayi.

Kavya (giggles) : I mean, it's sooo adorable. Papa! Veer papa! Haha! Woh pehle se hi itna attached thi bhaiya se... I'm not surprised ki ye abhi ho raha hai.

Ragini (mutters) : V-Veer kaha hai?

Kavya : Ye toh ek na ek din hona hi tha. *smiles* Par, kitna achha hua na, bhabhi? Ab Juhi ko-

Ragini (quietly) : KAVYA! Veer kaha hai?

Kavya : H-Huh!? Veer bhaiya toh... woh to chale gaye.

Ragini : !!? Chale gaye? Matlab?

Kavya : M-Matlab... Nidhi ma'am ke saath. Din me wo unke saath rahenge aur night me Purvi maasi ke yaha.

Ragini (dheere se) : W-Woh... Woh unke saath chala gaya?

Uska thithakna band ho gaya. Aansu jo beh rahe the wo achanak hi tham gaye.

Kavya (smiles) : Haan, wo Nidhi ma'am ne request ki sabse aur Purvi maasi ne bhi, toh sab agree ho gaye. Waise mujhe bhi lagta hai ki bhaiya agar thode din baahar rahenge to unka bhi mood fresh ho jaayega. Hai na? Unki ma'am khud unhe lene aayi batao. *sighs* So sweet!

Sweet?

Ragini ke nakhoon chaadar me dhans gaye.

'He promised me...! Meri care karne ka vaada kiya tha usne!! Usne kaha tha woh mera khayal rakhega. He told me... HE WOULD BE THERE!! FOR ME!!! TOH, MUJHE AISE CHHOR KE KAISE JAA SAKTA HAI WOH??? W-WO BHI... USKE LIYE...! *sniff*'

Uski nazrein apne perr par gayi. Woh manhoos perr. Kaash. Kaash woh chal paati. Kaash woh uske paas daud paati. Kaash woh iss tarah asahaay na padi hoti.

Kavya : Bas kuchh dinon ki hi toh baat hai, bhabhi!

Ragini ne ek gehri saans chhori. Yeh shaanti nahi thi. Ye niyantrit krodh tha.

Ragini (dheere se) : U-Usne mujhe bataya kyu nahi? Jaane se pehle ek baar bhi woh mere paas nahi aaya!? K-Kyu?

Kavya : Umm... Shayad bhool gaye honge!?

Ragini : Bhool gaya, huh!?

Kavya : Umm... Aap theek ho na, bhabhi? Kuchh hua hai kya?



Ragini (stiffly) : Nahi! Bas thakaan hai thodi.

Wo laiti rahi. Bina palke jhapkaaye.

'Nidhi... wo samajhdar hai. Shaant hai. Caring hai. Aur, ab unke paas Veer aur unke bacche hai... Dheere-dheere wo Veer ko apni duniya me shaamil kar rahi hai. Aur, har koi iss se khush hai. Sab aisa hone de rahe hai. Lekin, mein??? Mein yaha padi hu... Tooti hui... Bhooli hui... Powerless. Sab bikharta hua dekh rahi hu.'

Usne apni aankhein band kar li. Lekin, honth khule to ek hi naam nikla.

'Veer...!'

***

Purvi's house,
Night - 10:05 PM ~

Idhar apne ghar me Arun travel bag ki chain lagaate hue sab samaan check karne me laga hua tha.

Arun (khud se budbudaate hue) : Dawaiyaan rakh li... Purse rakh liya... Charger ho gaya... Hmm! Haan! Purvi!! Mera ID folder kaha hai?

Parantu, koi jawab nahi. Purvi bedroom me na jaane kya kar rahi thi. Raatri me jab Arun aur Purvi dono Ragini ke ghar se laute to wo dono hi Veer ko apne sang le aaye the.

Aur, Veer ke idhar aane ke baad se hi Purvi iss tarah vyavhar kar rahi thi. Kuchh bol hi nahi rahi thi. Arun Veer ki orr muda aur thoda sharmindagi me muskuraya.

Arun : Achha hua tum aa gaye beta! Raat vaat me agar tumhari maasi ko kuchh zaroorat padi to kam se kam koi bolne bataane waala to rahega unke paas.

Veer (nods) : Ji!

Arun : Isi bahaane tumhara bhi thoda mann bahal jaayega, hai na? Waha ghar me mahaul abhi thoda gamgeen hai. Aise me mann bhi udaas bana rehta hai. Thode din idhar-udhar uthoge baithoge to mind bhi relax ho jaayega.

Veer (smiles) : Ji! Aapko chinta karne ki zaroorat nahi, mausa ji. Mein yahi hu.

Arun (smiles) : Bas isliye to santusht hoke jaa raha hu, beta. Idhar laaye toh tumhe tumhara mann behlaane ke liye hai, par kaho tumhe hi apni maasi ka mann behlaana pad jaaye hahaha!

Veer haule se muskuraya.

Veer : Kab ki train hai, mausa ji?

Arun : Bas beta 11:30 ki...

Veer : Abhi toh time hai. Par station jaate jaate samay lag jaayega. Lekin, chinta ki koi baat nahi. Mein aapko time se pahucha dunga.

Arun : Arey nahi! Tumhe jaane ki koi zaroorat nahi.

Veer : !!?

Arun : Tum aa gaye ho na? Bas ab yaha araam se raho. Mein chala jaunga.

Veer : Arey aise thodi mausa ji-! Mein kis liye hu? Mere rehte aap-

Arun : Beta aadat hai. Pehli baar thode hi hai. Mein chala jaunga, chinta mat karo.

Veer : Arey par-

Arun : Arey beta samjho! Abhi tumhara tumhari maasi ke saath rehna zyada zaroori hai. Samajh rahe na?

Veer kahi na kahi samajh gaya ki maasi mausa ji se kisi kaaran se roothi hui hai. Aur, isliye Arun use baar-baar yaha rukne ko keh raha hai.

Arun : Abhi tumne bhi bahut kuchh jhela hai. Thoda araam karo. Aur, bas apni maasi ke saath raho thode din.

Veer : Aadha ek ghante ki hi toh baat hai, mausa ji. Jaldi se chhor deta aapko-

Arun : Nahi nahi! Koi baat nahi. Mein manage kar lunga.

Usne apne backpack ko kandhe par latkaaya.

Arun : Chalo beta! Mera time ho raha hai ab. Ab late kiya toh dikkat ho jaayegi.

Aur, utne me hi-

Purvi andar se baahar nikal kar aayi. Dono Veer aur Arun chupchap bas khade dekhte rahe. Woh aage aayi, aur usne ID ka folder aage karte hue Arun ko thama diya.

Arun : Arey waah! Bahut badhiya. Waise toh phone par thi mere lekin original bhi rakhe raho to sahi rehta hai. Chalo! Mein nikalta hu... Hai na!?

Purvi bas dheere se haami bhari. Uske chehre par koi bhaav nahi the.

Arun darwaze se baahar nikla aur lift ki orr jaane laga. Jab Veer use chhorne ke liye aage badha toh Purvi ne uski baah kass kar thaam li.

Veer : Huh!!? Maasi?

Purvi : Chale jaayenge woh. Koi doodh peete bacche nahi hai. Aao! Chalo tum. Andar chale!

Aur, woh use ghaseet ke andar ki orr le gayi.

Ek lambe kshan ke liye, flat poori tarah se shaant ho gaya. Fir, Purvi ki hi awaaz ne shaanti bhang ki-

Purvi (rasoi se) : Veer! Chalo! Apne kapde badal lo. Maine tumhare kapde wahi sofe par rakhe hai. Aate waqt Bhavna se maang kar laayi thi.

Veer : Mausa ji aapse baat karna chaah rahe the aur aap-

Purvi : Badal rahe ho ya nahi???



Veer ne ek aah bhari. Aur, ek kamre ki orr badh gaya. Woh jaanta tha ki inn dono ke beech kuchh chal raha tha. Magar, kya?

---

Woh dheele shorts aur half sleeve tshirt me baahar aaya. Usne khud ko aaeene me dekha. Koi bhaav nahi.

Wo wapas hall me aaya toh kitchen se aa rahi khatpat ki awaaz use sunayi di. Purvi bhi bedroom me jaa kar ek naram cotton ka gown pehen aayi thi.

Veer (hall se) : Kya kar rahi ho aap? Ab kuchh khaunga nahi, maasi! Bhookh nahi hai-

Purvi (calls out) : Khana nahi bana rahi hu. Bas baitho. Aa rahi hu.

Veer : Sirf isliye ki mein rukne aaya hu iska matlab ye nahi ki ab aap mere saath mehmaan ki tarah pesh aane lagengi-!

Purvi (tray lekar baahar aate hue) : Tum mehmaan nahi ho. Bacche ho mere!!!

Veer : !!!

Woh jab gown pehne baahar aayi toh Veer ki nazar majbooran apni maasi ke jism ki banavat par tik gayi.

'Check'

*Ding*

[Name : Purvi
Age : 43 yrs old.]

43 saal ki hone ke baad bhi, Purvi ne jis tarah se apne aap ko maintain kiya hua tha, uss wajah se Veer jaise naujavan ko bhi woh apne upar aankhein sekne ke liye majboor kar rahi thi.

Kitchen se aate hue usne tray ko beech waali kaanch ki ek table par rakha. Do garm, taaze, grilled veg cheese sandwich saamne the. Saath me do glass paani ke, ek chhoti katori sauce ki aur ek chhoti katori hari chutney ki.

Veer : Sandwich!?

Purvi (smiles) : Bhavna ne bataya ki tum hi mere haath ka bana khaana miss kar rahe the. Toh lo, haazir hai.

Use yaad aaya ki usne apni maa se ye baat kuchh hafte pehle zaroor kahi thi jab woh China se laut kar aaya tha.

"Ab ye batao ki kya jaadu kar diya hai apni Purvi maasi par?"

"Purvi maasi? Kyu? Kya hua unhe?"

"Do baar ghar se lauti hai woh. Keh rahi thi ki na hi Veer mera message dekh raha hai aur na hi phone utha raha hai. Kaha gayab ho gaya? Ghar kyu nahi aaya mere? Jab se use pata chala hai ki tum gayab ho tab se roz phone aata hai uska."

"Umm... Wo bhi pareshan hongi shayad mere baare me?"

"Zaahir hai!!! Ab tum kisi din apni maasi se mil aana."

"Sunday ko unhe yahi par bulaiyega. Mujhe unke haath ka khaana pasand hai. Din bhar yahi rahengi woh."

"Theek hai-!!!"

'Ah! Toh iska matlab... Maa ne hi maasi ko bataya. Hmm!'

Usne fir saamne rakhi plate uthaayi, sandwich ka swaad chakha aur uski aankhein band ho gayi.

Veer : Mmm-! Aapke haatho me abhi bhi wahi jaadu hai.

Woh khud hi agar chaahe toh ek behatreen sandwich bana sakta tha. 'Absolute Chef' ke upyog se woh kya kuchh nahi bana sakta tha.

Parantu, maasi ke haath ka swaad toh maasi ke haatho me hi tha. Chaahe kitni hi 'Absolute Chef' skills na aa jaaye, maasi ke khaane ki naqal nahi ki jaa sakti thi.

Purvi (uske bagal se baithate hue) : Meri ichha toh yahi hai ki tumhe humesha apne haath se khaana bana-bana ke khilaati rahu. *smiles*

Woh use ek tarah ke maa ke sneh ki drishti se dekhi. Aur, use pal bhar ke liye nanha Veer yaad aa gaya jise Sumitra apni goad me leke uske paas aati thi use stanpaan karaane ke liye.

Purvi : Kitni dukh ki baat hai na-!?

Veer : Huh?

Purvi : Tum bahut chhote the. Nanhe se. Tumhari chachi tumhe mere paas laati thi. Tum rote rehte the. Fir, mein tumhe apni goad me litaati thi. Aur, doodh pilaati thi. *smiles* Aur, tumhara rona band ho jaata tha.

Veer : M-Mein... bahut chhota tha. Yaad nahi mujhe.

Purvi (smiles) : Haan! Isliye to kaha- ki kitni dukh ki baat hai. Tumhe kuchh yaad nahi. Uske baad se hum seedhe ab jaa kar mile hai. Veer kabhi socha hai-

Veer : !!?

Purvi : Ki... Ki agar tum unn 20 saalo me apni maa se juda na hue hote. Aur... Aur, aaj ki hi tarah mere ghar me aake ruk rahe hote. Toh aaj... aaj humaara rishta aur gehra hota na? Hai na?

Veer (smiles) : Zaroor!

Purvi muskuraate hue use dekhti rahi. Veer ne gaur kiya ki uski maasi use samaanya se kuchh zyada hi dekh rahi thi.

Veer (smiles) : Mere yaha hone se aap khush lag rahi ho!

Purvi : Aur, kyu nahi houngi bhala? Mein toh ye bahut time se chaahti thi. Sirf tum aur mein... Ek saath. Yahi mere ghar me. *smiles* Tum bade zaroor ho gaye ho par meri nazro me aaj bhi wahi nanha Veer mujhe saamne jhalak jaata hai.

Usne dheere se Veer ka aadha khaaya hua sandwich liya aur use apne haatho se khilaane lagi. Veer ne koi virodh nahi kiya.

Veer : Agar, aapko itni hi yaad aa rahi thi meri toh utha leti mujhe mere ghar se. *smiles* Mein koi virodh nahi karta.

Purvi : Haaaaaaa! Jisme Bhavna aur Tej meri jaan kha jaaye? Ek pal ko Bhavna ko toh mein mana bhi lu! Par, Tej? Na bhaiya na!

Veer : Oh? Teju di se itna darr?

Purvi : Darr nahi hai. *sighs* Mein Tej ko tumhe lekar aur taqleef me nahi dekhna chaahti.

Veer : Huh? Kya matlab?

Purvi (glances) : Tumhe nahi pata?

Veer : Kya???

Purvi : Ni... Matlab... Tej ne tumhe nahi bataya?

Veer : Kya nahi bataya!?

Purvi : Hey bhagwan! Ye ladki!

Veer : Arey kya nahi bataya? Kya chhipa rahi ho?

Purvi : Nahi! Kuchh nahi! Ab jab usne nahi bataya toh mein iss par aur baat nahi kar sakti.

Veer : Maasi ye theek nahi hai. Please! Bataiye na! Kya nahi bataya Teju di ne mujhe?

Purvi : T-Tumne uss se kabhi apna ateet share kiya?

Veer : Haan! Bilkul! Tabhi toh hum dono ki bonding aur strong ho paayi.

Purvi : Kya tumne kabhi uss se uske ateet ke baare me jaanana chaaha?

Veer : Mein-

Aur, Veer maun reh gaya. Nahi! Usne kabhi Tej aur apni maa ke beetein guzre 20 saalo ke baare me jaanane ki koshish nahi ki thi.

Sharmindagi ne ek zordar tamacha uske muh par aake maara.

Kintu, woh bhi kya karta? System holders ki duniya me jab se usne qadam rakha tha, tab se hi uska saans lena bhi mushqil ho chuka tha. Aise me bhi woh abhi tak sahi salamat apne parivar ke saamne tha, kya ye kam tha?

Dekhte hi dekhte baaton hi baaton me kab derr raat ho gayi dono ko pata hi nahi chala. Jab sone ki baari aayi toh Veer uth ke jab hall me bichhe sofe par hi laitne laga toh Purvi ne use tok diya.

Purvi : Arey? Yaha kaha lait rahe ho?

Veer : Sofe par!?

Purvi : Paagal ho gaye ho kya? Yaha kaha baahar sone lage? Chalo andar! Bedroom hai na! Do log araam se bante hai.

Veer : Bedroom me?

Purvi : Haan toh aur kaha?

Veer : A-Aapke saath!?

Purvi : Haan toh? Kyu? Sharm aa rahi hai kya? Ya maasi ke saath laitne me koi dikkat ho rahi hai?

Veer : Maine aisa toh nahi kaha.

Purvi : Toh fir chalo jaldi!

Veer haami bhar uske saath andar bedroom me chala gaya. Bedroom me Arun aur Purvi saath me sote the. Par, aaj Arun nahi, Veer uske sang tha.

Jaise hi dono laite, dono ke madhya firse baat-cheet ka silsila shuru ho gaya. Purvi badi hi utsaahit uski orr karvat leke use nihaarte hue baat karne lagi.

Jab tak baat unn dono ke beech ke kisse ki hoti, Purvi ke chehre par ek alag hi muskaan saji rehti. Par, jaise hi Arun ka zikr hota toh-

Veer : Mausa ji ko call kar ke poochh lete hai kaha pahuch gaye.

Purvi : Zaroorat nahi hai!

Achanak hi Purvi ki awaaz me sakhti aa gayi.

Veer : ???

Purvi : Koi bacche nahi hai woh. Hazaar baar train me jaa chuke hai. Aur, waise bhi so gaye honge. Unhe thodi koi parvah hai.

Veer iss baar apne aap ko rok na saka. Akhirkar, usne poochh hi liya.

Veer : Shaam se dekh raha hu. Kya baat hai? Bataiye!

Purvi : Kya bataiye?

Veer : Maasi mein bewakoof nahi hu. Koi baccha bhi ye dekh ke samajh jaayega ki aapke aur mausa ji ke beech jhagda chal raha hai. Aap unse baat tak nahi kar rahi ho. Aur, isi ka kaaran jaanana hai mujhe.

Purvi (muh ferrte hue) : A-Aisa... Aisa kuchh bhi nahi hai, Veer.

Veer ne apna haath aage badhaate hue uske gaal ko thaama aur uska chehra apni orr kiya.

Veer : Abhi thodi derr pehle hi aapne poochha tha... ki agar beetein 20 saalo me mein aapke ghar aaya karta, hum sab ek hote, toh humara rishta kaisa hota. Hai na? Poochha tha na?

Purvi : *nods*

Veer : Toh woh rishta kamzor hota!

Purvi : !!!??

Veer : Agar aap isi tarah mujhse baatein chhipa rahi hoti toh-

Purvi : ...

Veer : Ab boliye! Mein jaanta hu kuchh baat chal rahi hai. Bataiye! Kya mausa ji ne kuchh kiya? Haath uthaaya? Daanta? Kya kiya hai?

Purvi : N-Nahi! Woh mujhpar haath nahi uthaate! Kabhi bhi nahi!

Veer : Toh fir? Baat kya hai?

Purvi : M-Mein... Chhoro na Veer! Pati-patni ke beech ki baat hai. T-Tumhe... Tumhe chinta karne ki zaroorat nahi. So jao chalo! Raat ho gayi hai bahut.

Veer (sternly) : Maasi!!!

Purvi : Kya karoge jaan ke? Tumhare jaan lene se bhi kuchh theek hone waala nahi hai. Isliye-

Veer : Aap bata rahi ho ya mein phone kar ke mausa ji se puchhu?

Purvi : Tum-!!! *sighs* N-Nahi! Unhe phone mat karo. M-Mein bataati hu.

Woh kehte hue apna muh ferr kar karvat badal li aur budbudaate hue bolna shuru ki.

Purvi : Tumhe pata hai na tumhare mausa ji sarkari school me hai?

Veer : Hmm! Toh? Kya hua?

Purvi : Hua kuchh nahi hai. Darasal... Jis school me ye hai woh ek sadharan sa sarkari school hai. Zyada bada bhi nahi hai. Inhe promotion mil raha tha. Nazdeek ke school me. Woh kaafi bada school tha. Par, inhone reject kar diya.

Veer : Bas itni si baat?

Purvi : N-Nahi! Baat sirf ye nahi hai. Ye... Tumhe pata hai inhone ye promotion kyu reject kiya?

Veer : Kyu?

Purvi : Kyunki... Kyunki, ye zimmedari se bhaagte hai, Veer. Idhar inhe kaam zyada rahega. Lekin, yaha tak bhi mein inse naraaz nahi thi. Dikkat iss baat ki hai ki-

Veer : ??

Purvi : Jis school me ye hai... Waha ye akele mard hai. Baaki saari teachers mahilaaye hai. Aur, ye unke beech me fasey hue hai. Ye unka kaam karte rehte hai, bhaage-bhaage daudate firte hai, raat ko 11-12-1 baje tak unn madam logo ke calls aate hai aur ye mujhse chhip ke jaake baat karte rehte hai taaki mujhe pata na chale. Mein kya koi bewakoof hu???

Veer : ...

Purvi : Ye jaan boojh ke waha se nahi hatna chaahte, Veer. Na jaane waha aisi kaun si ghutti pila di hai unn madam logo ne ki subah shaam unke peechhe lage rehte hai. Bataate tak nahi hai ki kitni madam hai, kaun hai, na aaj tak kisi se milwaya aur na hi apne school le gaye mujhe kabhi. Har baar bas yahi keh dete hai ki arey kya karogi waha jaa ke...!

Veer : ...

Purvi : Aur, agar maine galti se kuchh poochh liya, toh bhadak jayenge. Mujhe doshi thehraane lagenge. Ye unka harr ek kaam karte hai, Veer! Baccho ko padhaate nahi hai. Kaam se bhaagte hai. Inke badle me wo madam log inki classes leti hai aur badle me ye unka saara kaagzi kaam karte rehte hai.

Veer : ...

Purvi : Inhe samajh kyu nahi aata ki wo sabhi inka istemal kar rahi hai? *sniff* Waha shaant rehte hai aur ghar me aake mujhpar gussa karte hai. *sniff* M-Mein kya koi kaam waali baai hu?? Jise sirf isliye ghar laaya gaya hai ki ghar ka kaam kare?? *sniff* A-Aaj kal tiffin bhi nahi le jaate. K-Kehte hai ki wahi madam log le aati hai toh wahi share kar leti hai.

Veer : ...

Purvi : Jab hum saksham hai, toh bhala hume dusro ka kyu khaana Veer? Kyu unke khaane par pal rahe hai? Kya mere haatho ka khaana inhe pasand nahi aata? Kya mein zeher de rahi hu inhe jo ye mere haath ka bana tiffin le jaana nahi chaahte?

Veer ko samajh aaya ki uski maasi ke apne haath ke bane khaana khilaane ke peechhe aur bhi kaaran maujood tha.

Purvi : Ye badal chuke hai, Veer! *sniff* Ab pehle jaise nahi rahe. Mein chubhne lagi hu inhe a-aur-

Veer ne bina kuchh kahe aage badhte hue Purvi ko apni baahon me liya. Purvi apni peeth Veer ke seene se chipkaaye laiti rahi. Veer ne uske aasuon ko pochha aur kass ke usne apne se laga liya.

Veer : Toh ye baat thi, huh!?

Purvi : H-Haan! *sniff* Kal isi baat ko lekar humaare beech jhagda ho gaya. Kal mein bhi chup nahi thi. Suna diya sab. Aur, woh bhi gussa kiye. Aur, aaj isliye- maine koi baat nahi ki. *sniff*

Veer : ...

Purvi : M-Mujhe maaf kar do beta! *sniff* Tumhe yaha mann behlaane ke liye laayi thi. P-Par, kahi na kahi... *sniff* Isme mera swaarth chhipa hua tha.

Veer ne kuchh na kaha. Usne bas Purvi ki gardan par peechhe se ahista se chooma aur bechari Purvi ke badan me ek jhurjhuri daud gayi. Uski aankhein band ho gayi. Veer ruka nahi. Woh haule-haule apni maasi ki gardan ko choomta chala gaya, baalon se aa rahi mohak khushbu use uttejit kar rahi thi.

Usne apne ek perr utha ke Purvi ke perr ke upar rakha toh Purvi bhi aur peechhe hoke uss se chipak gayi.

Veer : Aap chinta mat kariye. Mein ise apne dhang se dekhunga. Sab mujhpar chhor dijiye.

Purvi : N-Nahi, beta! Tumhe pareshan hone ki zaroorat nahi. Abhi tum apni life par focus karo. Yarnia ko itna bada loss hua hai. Meri chinta mat karo. Ye ghar ka maamla hai. M-Mein sambhaal lungi. Mere aur unke beech ki baat hai.

Veer ne kuchh na kaha. Woh jaanta tha ki agar woh zidd karega toh maasi bhi zidd karengi aur use uski mann marzi se kuchh bhi nahi karne dengi. Behtar yahi tha ki woh sahi mauke ka intezar kare.

Purvi ki peeth Veer ki chhaati se dheere se dabi hui thi. Woh apne kandhe ki haddi par uski dheemi aur sthir saanson ko mehsoos kar paa rahi thi. Veer ka haath uske pait ke madhya bhaag me lipta hua tha, hatheli uski kamar ke mod par tiki hui thi, aur angootha uske patle cotton gown ke kapde ko araam se sehla raha tha.

Uski ungli ki harr chhoti harqat komal magar jaan boojh kar ho rahi thi. Aisa sparsh jo bina poochhe hi apni maang rakhta tha.

Woh kuchh nahi boli. Bas laiti rahi. Uska shareer tanavgrast tha lekin, darr se nahi — bhram, laalsa aur glaani se. Aur, kuchh gehra jiska zikr karne ki uski himmat nahi hui.

Veer ki naak uske baalon ko chhui, usne use saanson me bhara. Purvi ne uske sirr ke halke jhukaav ko mehsoos kiya. Uske honth uske kaan ke peechhe ki sensitive skin ko chhee rahe the. Purvi ki reedh ki haddi me ek zordar sihran daud gayi.

Uska haath uske pait par sapaat tika hua, dheere-dheere upar ki orr khiska, aur uski ungliyaan uske stann ke neeche aa kar ruk gayi. Bas kuchh inch door.

Na hi Veer aage badha. Na tatola. Na kuchh pakda.

Purvi (bamushqil se) : V-Veer...

Veer : Mujhe yaad hai...! Aapne kya kaha tha. Jab bhi mera mann chaahe... Mein aapke paas aa sakta hu. Yahi kaha tha na aapne?

Purvi ki dhadkane ye sunte hi ruk gayi. Use yaad aaya. Haan! Usi ne toh kaha tha.

"Aage se jab bhi firse peene ka mann kare-!!! Toh, tumhe pata hona chahiye ki tumhe kiske paas aana hai. Hmm?"

Use yaad aaya. Aur, uske gaal sharm se laal ho gaye.

Usne ye keh toh diya tha, magar Veer ab nanha baccha nahi tha jise doodh ki zaroorat thi. Uska sparsh ab masoom nahi tha. Lekin, ye bura bhi nahi tha. Ye kuchh aur hi tha. Laalsa se bhara hua.

Woh thoda muda, dono ka shareer aur qareeb aaya. Unki saansein ek saath chal rahi thi. Uska haath fir se chala, iss baar dheere se, uska angootha uske gown ki gardan waali golaayi par aaya. Purvi ne use roka nahi.

Veer ne gown ko savdhani se kheencha, toh gown Purvi ke kandhe se sarakte hue thoda neeche aa gaya, uska ek kandha nagn ho gaya. Andar koi bra nahi thi.

Veer uske nange kandhe ko dekh khud ko rok na saka. Usne aage badh usko chooma-

*Kiss*

"Nnnghhh!"

Aur, Purvi ki saans galey me hi atak ke reh gayi. Usne ek siski bhari.

Jaise hi uske honth neeche ki orr, uski gardan ke nichle hisse ki orr badhe, uska dusra haath aage badha — chaadar ke neeche, uski jaangh ko lapetate hue, Purvi uski hatheli ki garmahat saaf-saaf nightgown ke upar se mehsoos kar paa rahi thi.

Veer ne koi jaldbazi nahi ki. Uski harqate dheemi thi. Ek haath usne Purvi ke sarr ke peechhe kiya, use sahara dete hue, aur dusra haath uske chehre par se baalon ki laton ko hataane me laga hua tha.

Dono ki nazrein aapas me mili.

Purvi (shivers) : V-Veer... B-Beta...!

Veer : Maasi...!

Purvi : *huff* *huff*

Veer : Mujhe peena hai!

Purvi : !!!!!

Aur, Veer ka haath agle hi kshan Purvi ke pait par se sarakta hua upar badhne laga. Saans lete hi Purvi ka pait andar dhansa, kaanpa, aur Veer ka haath uske cleavage par aaya. Woh zor zor se saans bhar rahi thi.

Veer ne uski aankhon me dekhte hue gown ko aur kheechte hue uske ek stann ko nanga azaad kar diya. Vatavaran me aate hi twacha ko jo thanda ehsaas hua, Purvi ka badan wo mehsoos kar kaanp utha.

Purvi ne bra nahi pehen rakhi thi. Kyu? Veer jaan chuka tha. Usne uske ek than ko dekha. Nipple uttejna ke maare khade hue the. Aur, turant hi-

Usne Purvi ko nipple ko apne muh me bhar liya.

"Aaaaaaahhhhhhh!!"

Purvi ka haath akasmaat apne aap hi Veer ke sarr ke peechhe uske baalo par lipat gaya. Ek sparsh hi kaafi tha, use uska aapa khone ke liye.

"Betaaaaaaaa...!!"

Woh chillaayi. Aur, Veer zorr-zorr se uske nipple ko kisi bhooke bhediye ki tarah choosne me lag gaya.

"Nnnghhhh~"

Purvi ne uske sarr ko pakad apne orr kheechna shuru kar diya.

"Ahhnn mmnghhh~ VEEEEEEER!!"

Veer ne jee bhar ke uske doodh choose, jab tak ki uska mann nahi bhar gaya. Par, itna hi nahi-

Woh upar aaya, uske chehre ki orr. Purvi haanf rahi thi. Dono ki aankhein ek dusre se mili aur iske pehle ki Purvi kuchh samajh paati-

"Maasi!"

Veer ne aage badh uske hontho ko apne muh me bhar liya. Purvi iske liye taiyyar nahi thi. Nahi! Hargiz nahi! Stanpaan ek alag cheez thi. Magar, honth par choomna!?

Jaise ye stanpaan se bhi zyada galat tha uske liye.

"Nnnghh!!! VEEEEEEER!!!"

Usne hadbadaate hue Veer ko apne se dhakela. Aur, use aise dekhi jaise usne koi gunaah kar diya ho. Kintu, Veer shaant tha. Uski nazrein abhi bhi apni maasi ke gulaabi hontho par tiki hui thi. Aur, ye Purvi bhali bhaanti dekh paa rahi thi. Ek sharmindagi ki leher uske andar daud gayi.

Nahi! Ye woh kya kar rahi thi? Apne bete jaise ladke ke saath iss tarah ka vyavhar? Kya use shobha deta tha? Bhavna ko pata chalega toh kya izzat reh jayegi uski!?

Woh ye soch hi rahi thi jab Veer ne dobaara uske hontho par humla kar diya-

"Veer nahiiii-!!! Nnnnnnn~"

Magar, iss baar... Uski aankhein band ho chali.

"Maasi! I love you!"

*Kiss*

"Mnhhh~ I... I love you too beta~"

Veer uske bagal se lait use ahista-ahista choomta raha. Aur, Purvi bechaari apne aap ko ye dilaasa deti rahi ki ye sab itna bura bhi nahi tha. Akhir, dono ek dusre ko choom hi toh rahe the.

Woh khud ko ye dilaasa dene lagi ki videsh me bhi akhir maa aur bete iss tarah se ek dusre ke honth kabhi-kabhi choomte toh the hi. Toh, bhala kya burayi thi isme?

Na hi unhe koi dekh raha hai. Na hi kisi ko kuchh pata chalna hai. Toh, iss tarah ke pyaar se kya burayi thi? Kaun sa iss se zyada ve aage badh rahe the.

Aur, isi chumban ke chalte, apne than chuswaane ke chalte, woh itni zorr se jhari ki sharmindagi aur thakaan ke maare woh kab neend ki waadiyon me chali gayi use pata hi nahi chala.

Veer apni maasi se lipte laita raha jab derr raat me achanak se uski aankhein khul gayi.

Woh utha... aur bistar se baahar nikal darwaaze ki orr gaya.

*Click*

Usne ek akhiri baar apni maasi ko dekh darwaza haule se band kiya aur baahar living room ke bhi baahar nikal gaya.

Usne Purvi ke flat ko baahar se hi lock kiya aur raat ke andhere me woh waha se gaayab ho gaya.

***

Mumbai slums,
Morning - 2:34 AM ~

Mumbai ki industrialization ki dhundh me slums ki basti aadhi raat me bechaini se so rahi thi. Galiyon me awaara kutte bhaunk rahe the. Rehesyo se bhari unhi me se ek sakri gali me, ek chikni kaali sedan apni headlights andhere me maarte hue khadi thi.

Andar, Mumbai ke underworld ka haal hi me bana don baitha hua tha — Balhaar.

Apni ungliyon ke beech cigarette jalaaye, khidki se baahar dhua udaate hue, woh saamne ki gali ko scan kar raha tha.

Aur, tabhi... usne dekha.

Andhere se ek aakriti ubhri — lambi, shaant, uska chehra kaale kapde se lipta hua tha. Keval uski paini aankhein raushni me chamak rahi thi, aur wo ghane baal jo hawa me lehra rahe the.

Balhaar ka haath eka-ek apne holster par gaya. Par, fir ruka.

'Huh!?'

Woh aakriti aage aayi. Shaant, saiyyamit aur alag. Aur, tabhi-

"Mere paas tumhare liye ek aur kaam hai!"

'!!!?'

Awaaz sunte hi Balhaar ko ek raahat mehsoos hui, kyunki awaaz usi ki thi jisko usne yaha par bulaaya tha.

Veer.

Balhaar : Ek aur-!? Ab kya??

Veer : Hmm! Lekin, uss se pehle... Tumne mujhe yaha par bulaaya. Kyu?

Don hone ke bawajood, Veer ke baare me kuchh aisa tha jo Balhaar ko cheenkh-cheenkh ke ahaat kar raha tha. Usne peechhe ki gali ki orr dekh, fir thoda jhijhakte hue kaha.

Balhaar : Prestige me hua shootout...! Mere kuchh aadmi wahi the. Control banaaye hue the. Kuchh maare bhi gaye.

Veer (flatly) : Aur?

'Huh!!?'

Balhaar thoda kaanpa. Veer ka bartaav... kuchh alag sa tha. Jaise use parvah hi nahi thi ki uske aadmi maare gaye.

Balhaar (awaaz dheeme karte hue) : Ek qabze me hai.

Veer ki bauhe sikud gayi. Balhaar ne aage jaari rakha.

Veer : Kaun!!!

Balhaar : Usne ek hi naam bataya hai. Dhananjay!

Veer : Huh!?

Veer uljhan me pad gaya. Dhananjay? Ye kaun tha bhala? Ek system holder hone ke naate uski memory bahut sharp thi. Use yaad tha ki iss naam se koi bhi vyakti uski zindagi me nahi tha. Fir kaun!?

Veer (frowns) : Jhooth bol raha hoga. Khatirdari karo uski achhe se. Jab tak ki uske muh se sach baahar nahi aa jaata-

Balhaar : Woh sach hi bol raha hai.

Veer : !!!?

Balhaar : Achhi tarah se treatment diya hai use. Hideout ke basement me baandh rakha hai saale ko. Mere aadmiyon ne shootout ke waqt use bandhi bana liya tha.

Veer : -Aur, kya bataya usne?

Balhaar : Uska daawa hai ki woh pichhle teen saal se Dhananjay ke under kaam kar raha hai. Uska kehna hai ki Dhananjay Rajasthan ke ek gaanv mayra se hai.

Veer (stunned) : Mayra...!

Balhaar : Baap ka naam — Bhanu Pratap Singh aur dada ka naam — Harikiran Singh. Woh yaha pe... unki maut ka badla lene ke liye aaya hai.

Veer ke badan me ek sihran daud gayi. Uske saamne unke chehre ghoom gaye — khoon se lathpath, toote hue, rassiyo ke sahaare kue me latke hue, uss gaanv me. Beshaq. Harikiran Singh aur Bhanu Pratap Singh, dono ko maut ke ghaat usi ne utaara tha. Uske jeevan ki wo ladaayi jaha usne apne badle ka ek chaper seal kar diya tha.

Bhanu Pratap Singh ki patni — Vandna. Uss samay usne system se Vandna ko scan kiya tha. Aur, system ne unke ek bete ka zikr bhi kiya tha. Lekin, uska naam system ne ujaagar nahi kiya tha.

Veer (mutters) : Kya ye... Ye wahi hai!?

Uski mutthi zorr se bhinch gayi.

Balhaar (qareeb aate hue) : Tumne... T-Tumne nahi kiya ye sab, hai na!?

Veer tezi se muda.

Veer : Kya matlab?

Balhaar ko tabhi yaad aaya. Jai ki kutaayi ke waqt uske muh se kahi gayi baat.

"K-Koi tha... U-Usne kaha tha ki woh meri madad karega. M-Mujhe apni gang banaane me, agar... agar maine aapko dhoka diya toh- par, mein bewakoof tha, boss. Mein chutiya tha. *cough* M-Mujhe usne bataya tha ki kya karna hai aur k-kaise karna hai."

Yahi woh baat thi jiski wajah se Balhaar bhaybheet tha. Kya Veer hi wo naqab-posh aadmi tha? Abhi bhi uske saamne Veer kapda baandhe hi khada hua tha. Iska matlab Jai sahi keh raha tha? Kya Veer hi ne Jai ko bhadkaya tha? Magar, kyu? Kya woh kisi dhang se uski pareeksha le raha tha?

Uske mann me tamaam sawaal utpann ho rahe the. Lekin, usne khamoshi banaaye rakhi. Woh dekhna chaahta tha ki Veer ke mann me akhir kya chal raha tha.

Balhaar (jhijhakte hue) : J-Jai! Mera ek aadmi... Usne dhoka diya. Bataya ki ek naqab-posh aadmi ne use plan bataaya tha ki kya karna hai. Usi ki wajah se usne mujhe dhoka diya, mere hideouts leak kiye aur police mere peechhe padi. Ant me... mujhe underground hona pada. Aur, ab tum...

Veer : !!?

Balhaar (frowns) : Waisa hi naqab pehne mere saamne ho. K-Kahi tumne hi use...!?

Veer : Aur, tumhe lag raha hai ki wo mein tha??

Balhaar ne koi jawaab nahi diya. Kintu, Veer ka jawaab sunn use andaaza lag chuka tha.

Balhaar : Ek minute! A-Agar, tum wo hote toh... Tumhe toh iss Dhananjay ke baare me pata hona chaahiye tha. Nahi! Upar se... Tum apni hi hotel par aisa kyu karwaoge? Sirf meri wafadari check karne ke liye? N-Nahi! Shayad mein kahi kuchh galat soch liya. Toh fir wo kaun tha!?

[Master!!!]

'Hmm! Jaanta hu! A masked man!! Kisi ne mujhe target kiya hai, Pari!'

[Yes!]

'Sirf mujhe hi nahi, mere parivar ko bhi.'

Balhaar : M-Matlab waqai me wo tum nahi the.

Veer (coldly) : Kya lagta hai tumhe? Mein tumhari wafadari check karne ke liye apne parivar ko marwaunga???

Balhaar darr ke maare thoda kaanp utha.

Balhaar : T-Toh... Ye koi test nahi tha!?

Veer ne dheere se uski aankhon me dekha. Uska bhaav aspasht tha. Uska chehra andhere se dhaka hua tha.

Veer (with eerie calm) : Nahi! *grins* Lekin, tum fir bhi pass ho gaye!

Balhaar : Huh?

Veer : Tumne apne aadmi anjaane me hi sahi, lekin sahi samay par bheje the. Good! Very good! And, now...

Balhaar : !?

Veer : I want to give you another task!!! Aur, iss baar... Ye test hi hai.

Balhaar : Huh?

Veer : Aadesh Jaisinghani! Casa Belle ka owner. Iss humle ke peechhe uska bhi kahi na kahi yogdaan hai. Maare gaye security guards ke parijano ko paisa deke bhadkana, aur unse media me galat afwaahe felwaana. Ye sab usi ka kiya dhara hai. Toh...

Balhaar : ...

Veer : Kal theek raat ko 12 baje, mein Casa Belle jaunga. Mere ghuste hi-

Balhaar : ...?

Veer aage badha aur uske kaano me dheere se kuchh kaha.

Balhaar : *gulps*

Fir woh peechhe hata.

Veer : Baaki mein dekh lunga ki uske saath mujhe kaise pesh aana hai. *grins* Are we clear?

Balhaar (nods) : Hmm! Kaam ho jaayega.

Veer : Aur, iss Dhananjay ke aadmi ko bandhi bana ke hi rakho. Jald hi ye Dhananjay bhi mere shikanje me hoga. But, first... I need to gather the details.

Balhaar : ...

Balhaar ki saans atak ke reh gayi. Veer aage badha, uske aas-paas ki hawa achanak bhaari ho gayi.

Veer : Kisi ne mujhe target kiya hai. Mere peeth peechhe se. Agar, mein ateet waala mein hota... toh shayad helpless feel karta. Aur, jaane deta. Lekin, ab...

Balhaar : ...!?

Woh muda. Apne kandhe ke peechhe se dekhte hue Balhaar ki aankhon me jhaanka. Mausam kharab ho raha tha. Aasmaan me kaale baadal chhaa chuke the.

*Ding*

Tabhi, uski aankhon par kshan bhar ke liye laali chamki. Aur-

*Rumble*

Bijli zorr se kadki. Uske prakaash me, Balhaar ne dekha. Wo laal aankhein. Jinhe dekh uski rooh kaanp gayi.

Veer : THIS TIME... I WILL HUNT!

*Whoooooooooooshhh*

Hawa ke ek jhonke ki tarah woh itna bol waha se gaayab ho gaya. Keval apne shabdo ki pratidhwani aur Balhaar ke seene me darr chhor gaya.

---

Tej derr raat apne kamre me laiti, phone ki screen par Veer ki chat kholi hui thi. Woh use message karna chaahti thi. Call karna chaahti thi. Uss se baat karna chaahti thi. Magar, ghabra rahi thi.

Usne type karna shuru kiya...

"Hey! Are you okay?"

Kintu, usne turant hi use delete kar diya.

Usne firse ek baar type kiya.

"Kya tumne dinner kiya?"

Magar, firse use delete kar diya.

Akhirkar, usne screen lock ki aur phone ko apni chhaati se chipka ke lait gayi. Uski aankhein band ho gayi.

'Oh god! I hate this feeling!!! Veeru...! Bhai...! Please, don't be like this. Tum jaante ho ki mein tumse kitna pyaar karti hu, right? Please! Don't push me back. I swear. I swear, I will do better next time. I promise, Veeru! I promise!!'

Mann me badbadaate hue woh phone ko yuhi liye liye hi so gayi.

***

Hotel Mirador Vault, Mumbai,
Morning - 3:15 AM ~

AC ki mand awaaz ne kamre ko bhar rakha tha. Kamra maamuli hi tha — FBCC dwara diya gaya ek standard suite, jo kisi bunker se kam nahi lag raha tha.

Divya bistar ke kinaare baithi hui thi, dono haath modey, apni saanson ko sthir rakhne ki koshish kar rahi thi. Bhale hi uske shareer par chot nahi pahuchi thi lekin uski aatma zaroor zakhmi thi. Aur, uski aankhon ke neeche aaye kaale dhabbe ye sab kuchh bayaan kar rahe the.

Kamre ka darwaza khula hua tha aur dehleez par hi Veer chup-chaap khada hua tha.

Divya (softly) : Tumhe yaha nahi aana chaahiye tha, Veer!

Veer : Mujhe aana hi tha. Ye dekhne ki tum theek ho ya nahi!

Divya ne ek khokhli hasi di aur khidki ke paas baithi pardo se baahar sheher ko dekhti rahi.

Divya : Tumne mujhe dekh liya hai. Ab jao! Nik shaant hai. Iska matlab hai ki woh kuchh plan bana raha hai. Aur, mein nahi chaahti ki tum usme fasso. Tumhe dakhal dene ki zaroorat nahi-

Veer : Iske liye bahut derr ho chuki hai, Divya.

Uss raat, Nik ko uske bodyguards ke saath kootne ke baad, Divya ne hi sabhi ko hospital bhijwaya tha. Usne FBCC se sab kuchh share kar diya tha jiske chalte, FBCC ne use protection provide kiya tha.

Nik hospital me tha. Aur, woh yaha. Lekin, uske baad se kya hua? Koi kuchh nahi jaanta tha. Zaahir hai ki Nik hospital se bhi riha ho chuka tha aur abhi ke liye woh shaant tha. Magar, woh yahi tha. Mumbai me. Divya ke aas-paas. Yahi kahi.

Divya hairanagi me Veer ko dekhi. Fir, boli-

Divya : Tumhe tension lene ki zaroorat nahi hai. Maine apna phone reset kar liya hai. Sab kuchh mita diya hai. FBCC sab kuchh monitor kar raha hai. Nik ab mera phone trace nahi kar sakta. Mein safe hu Veer... *mutters* For now at least.

Veer (steps closer) : Tum dari hui ho.

Divya (scoffs) : Mein darr ke saath jee chuki hu. Saath me soyi hu. Shaadi ki hu. Mujhe pata hai ki uss se kaise deal karna hai, Veer!

Veer : And, that's not how you were meant to live.

Woh aage badha. Par, jaise hi Divya ne use apne qareeb aate dekha, woh achanak khadi ho gayi, aur uss se door chali gayi.

Divya (quietly) : D-Don't!

Veer (steps closer) : Kyu?

Divya (bina mudey) : K-Kyunki... It's not the time now, Veer! B-Because... if you touch me now... I won't be able to pretend I don't need it.

Woh deewar ki orr muh kar ke khadi ho gayi, tabhi Veer ka haath uske kandhe par pada aur woh hil ke reh gayi. Aur, fir jaise gurutvakarshan ke chalte prithvi chaand ko apni orr kheech ke rakhi rehti hai, theek waise hi Veer ke uski kamar ko pakad ke use kheenchne par, wo bechari khichti chali gayi.

Veer : Woh tumhe apna nahi bana sakta. Iss tarah se kabhi bhi nahi-!

Divya ne apna muh khola, virodh karne ke liye, use ye bataane ke liye ki abhi nahi. Ye sab ab zyada ho raha hai. Unhe yahi ruk jaana chahiye. Lekin, Veer ne use koi samay nahi diya.

Veer ke honth uske hontho par the. Ugra aur haasil karne waale. Veer uss se koi sawaal nahi kar raha tha. Woh use bata raha tha. Apne haq ke baare me. Apni marzi ke baare me.

Aur, dikkat ye thi ki... sab kuchh jaante hue bhi... Divya dheeli pad gayi.

Divya ne use dhakka dena chaaha, aadhe adhoore mann se, uljhan me — lekin, uski mutthiyaan Veer ki chhaati se takrayi hi nahi. Balki, usne uski shirt ko aur bhi kass kar pakad liya. Aur, do second baad hi, usne use apne qareeb kheench liya. Uski chumban ne bhi utni hi bhookh se uska jawaab diya.

"Mmmmmnnnn~ Nnghhh~"




Uske gaalon par se aansu beh rahe the, lekin woh ruki nahi. Usne Veer ko use choomne diya.

Dono haanfte hue kuchh kshan baad alag hue.

Veer : *huff* Bhale hi tum mujhe dhakelo. Par, mein fir bhi tumhari madad karunga.

Divya : T-Tum-!!!

Usne neeche dekha. Fir, dheere se sarr hilaayi, ye jaante hue ki woh Veer ki zidd ke saamne kuchh nahi kar paayegi. Kahi na kahi woh khud bhi yahi chaah rahi thi jaise... ki Veer aake use Nik se bachaaye. Uski hifazat kare.

Veer peechhe hata, aur darwaaze ki orr chal diya. Lekin, baahar nikalne se pehle woh ek baar muda.

Veer (quietly) : Take care of yourself. Aur, jald hi...

Divya : !!?

Veer (mutters) : I will fix everything.

Itna bol, woh waha se chala gaya. Divya bas khadi-khadi yahi sochti reh gayi ki kya usne Veer ko apni private life me dakhal dene ki anumati dekar sahi kiya ya nahi!?

***

Hotel Zenith,
Morning - 3:45 AM ~

"Toh tumhara kehna hai ki kisi ne jaan-boojh ke tumhe target kiya?"

Renshu ki awaaz hotel ke kamre me goonj gayi. Door khadi Ava bhi bauhe chinta me modey Veer ko dekh rahi thi jo apne haath baandhe kursi par baitha hua tha.




Veer : Hmm!

Jab se Veer ke dada ji khatam hue the, uske baad se hi Veer sirf aur sirf uljhano me fasa hua tha. Use zara sa bhi araam karne ka waqt nahi mil raha tha.

Renshu : Masked man!! Kaala kapda? Pakka? Uska description sahi hai?

Veer : Hmm!

Renshu (frowns) : Ek system holder...!?

Veer (nods) : Mujhe poora yakeen hai. Kyunki, kisi aam aadmi me itni dum nahi ki mere ghar ke paas aake, mujhe bina alert kiye itna sab kuchh meri family ke baare me jaan le.

Koi agar nahi tha kamre me toh woh thi — Garofano aur Erica, jo dono Rajat, Dhananjay ke baare me information ikhatti karne nikli hui thi.

Renshu (frowns) : Kahi ye wahi toh nahi-!?

Veer : Kaun?

Renshu : Wahi... Jis se meri ladaayi hui thi. Wo masked man!

Veer (frowns) : Maine use nahi dekha. So, I don't know.

Renshu : Tumhare description ke hisaab se lag raha hai ki wahi ho sakta hai.

Veer : Maybe. Maybe not. *shrugs* Par, ek sawaal mera tumse hai!

Renshu : Hmm?

Veer : Jab tumne wo envelopes bheje the. Toh, tumne bataya ki tumne total 3 envelopes bheje the, right!?

Renshu (nods) : Mm-hmm!

Veer : Garofano aur mera toh samajh aata hai. Lekin... Tumne ek envelope use bhi bheja tha jisne tumhe call kiya tha. Jisko humne X ka darja diya hua hai.

Renshu (nods) : Hmm!

Veer (frowns) : Tumhe envelope bhejne ke liye uski location kaise pata chali-??

Ava : Oh!!!?

Renshu : ...

Veer : ...

Renshu : I traced the phone.

Veer : Huh!?

Renshu : Maine call ke through location trace ki aur fir uss location par envelope bheja.

Veer : Kya thi location!!?

Renshu : New York! Brooklyn bridge ke paas kahi...!

Veer : New York huh! Tumhe lagta hai woh envelope uske paas pahucha hoga!?

Renshu : Pahucha bhi tha aur envelope khola bhi gaya tha.

Veer : Ye kaise pata?

Renshu : Erica ki skill... Eager intellect.

Veer : Hmm! Ye bhi toh ho sakta hai ki kisi aur ne khola ho?

Renshu (nods) : Hmm! Bas yahi pata lagaya nahi jaa sakta abhi ki kisne enevlope khola tha.

Veer : I see!

Renshu fir aage badha aur saamne aate hue usne table par kuchh rakha. Veer ne jaise hi wo dekha toh uski aankhein hairangi me chaudi ho gayi.

Veer (mutters) : SHB!!!

Renshu : Underground lair se maine aur Erica ne ye baramad kiye hai. Sirf 5 test tubes hi hai.

Veer (frowns) : Disembowler ka experiment hai ye!!!

Renshu : Check kiya tha maine! Iska usage kya hai?

Veer : It can enhance a system holder's power tremendously for a short while.

Renshu (stunned) : Huh!!!

Veer : Upar se... Ye aur ke contact me aate hi oxidise hota hai.

Renshu : So, you just have to drink it?

Veer : Peene se pehle hi... Jitni derr me tum muh me bharoge utni derr me wo oxidise ho jaayega.

Renshu (frowns) : I see! It's dangerous then. Ye samples mere paas rahenge. Unless you want them...!?

Veer : Nahi! Mujhe kisi aur ke khoon ki zaroorat nahi! Use it however you see fit.

Renshu (nods) : Hmm! Toh? Aage ka kya plan hai?

Veer : Aane waale kuchh dinon me...

Ava : !?

Renshu : ...

Veer : Bahut kuchh badalne waala hai.

Renshu : Hmm?

Ava : Veer!?

Magar, Veer ne koi jawab nahi diya. Bas, unhe uljhan me chhor woh waha se chala gaya. Aur, subah ke 4:30 bajte hi woh apni maasi ke ghar me tha.

Purvi, iss baat se poori tarah se anjaan ki Veer raat me kaha-kaha hoke aa chuka tha chenn se bistar par so rahi thi.

'Pari!'

[Yes Master!?]

'Got to sleep mode!'

[Wh-What? M-Master? Wait! Mein kyu-]

'Maine kaha na sleep mode me jao, Pari.'

[P-Par, kyu? Kya maine kuchh galat kiya? Master, please tell me!]

'Just go! Mein dobaara repeat nahi karunga.'

[I...]

Na chaahte hue bhi Pari ko sleep mode me jaana pada. Aur, uske sleep mode me jaate hi-

*Splash*

Veer ne zorr se apne chehre par paani ke chheete maare. Usne apne saamne maujood sheeshe me khud ko dekha. Paani se uska chehra bheega hua tha, geele baalo ki latein uski aankhon ke saamne jhool rahi thi. Chehre par koi bhi bhaav nahi the.

Purvi ko yu akela chhor woh kisi kaaran se hi gaya tha. Kaaran tha-

*Ding*

[Mission : The Devil is in the details.
Description : Find the culprit who messed with Hotel Prestige, Yarnia, and host's family. Find the plotter.
Rewards : 10,000 points.
Time limit : 1 month.

Mission failure penalty : Unknown for now.]

Yahi wajah thi, Veer ko ab desperate hone ki. Magar, abhi woh soch hi raha tha jab achanak uske mann me-

*Ding*

[Mission : Deal breaker (1)
Description : Find the truth about Pushkar, Gaurav and Nik.
Rewards :
1) 10,000 points.
2) Favourability increase of Divya and Suhana.

Time limit : 10 days.
Mission failure penalty : Losing Suhana and Divya.]

Pehle mission par toh Veer already lag chuka tha. Lekin, dusra mission padhte hi uski aankhein aashcharya me maare fel gayi.

'What!?'
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Aaj ke liye itna hi guys.
The update is around 10k words. This was a breather. Agle update se saari activities start honi hai, toh next update se maza aayega. Disembowler arc sabse bada arc hai toh yes... Abhi kayi updates iske bache hue hai. But we are soon heading towards the Summit arc. Summit arc zyada bada nahi rahega. Not as long as Disembowler arc. But it will be quite an epic arc. Riftborn arc kahani ka sabse chhota arc hoga, filled with only action, action and action. Target mein abhi as such kuchh nahi rakh raha hu. Traffic ghata hai. Site crash hui hai. So, jitna pahucha sakte ho pahucha dena. Atleast 250 to kar hi dena. Baaki, next updates se target rakhenge.
Dhanyavad!!!

So finally Hunter is on Hunt.....
Last update ke baad Veer ka thikana to pata chal hi gya kuch dino tak ke liye ki Din mein Nidhi ke ghar aur Raat mein Purvi ke saath,
Aisa decision is liye liya gya ki kahi Nidhi ke ghar kuch scene na ban jaye par inhe kya pata Purvi ke sath Veer ka kya kya scene banne wala hai....Ragini ka guilt mein jaana jayaz hai usne bina kuch jane bujhe Veer ko itna kuch keh sunaya par ab baat saamne aa rahi hai to guilt to hoga hi ,,sath hi wo helplessness wali feeling jab usne suna ki Juhi ne Veer ko Papa kehkar bulaya aur,,Veer nidhi ke sath rahega kuch din..iski hi baat to Suman kar rahi thi...even i am Feeling sad for her...Purvi ke ghar ek raat to beet gya par inhi 8 ghanto mein bahut si ghatnayein ho gyi,, Veer Purvi ke close aa gya,,, Balhaar se meeting bhi ho gyi jaha use Dhananjay ka pata chala ,sath hi Balhar ka confusion bhi clear ho gya ki masked man Veer nahi tha aur ye koi test nahi tha jisme wo anjane mein hi paas ho gya...Ab agle din Casa Belle mein Aadesh ke sath kya kya scene banega ye to next part mein hi dekhenge....Renshu and others se bhi meeting ho gyi ,,SHB aur Disembowler ka scene abhi bhi apne endpoint ko nahi pahuncha hai dekhna hoga kya kuch aur dikhayega wo sanki pagal Dr....
Ye ek sath do do missions pehle bhi hue the kya?.. Pehla to obviously wo saare culprits jo is attack ke pichhe the,,Dhananjay ,Rajat,Dexter and Damian...And dusra Divya ,Suhana ka wo beeta kal jis kaaran wo aaj is daldal mein hai,,
Jo changes Veer mein aaye hai unme se ek to ye hai ki ab Veer jis cheez ko ya jinke upar apna haq maanta hai wo khul kar show kar raha hai ,,jaisa Divya ke sath and Purvi ke sath bhi...I am eagerly waiting to see him inside Nidhi's house...Nidhi to accept kar hi legi ab dekhna hoga Veer kitna khulta hai....
Wholesome update bro ...as I said lambe time baad updates padhne ko mila so thoda understanding issues the , previous update read karne par flow samajh mein aaya....
Pehle jaisa to nahi likhe hai hum ye review but it is as it is...
Update was good as it always was ..waiting for next update...

 

[Boomerang]

Update - 200 ~ Gathering Information ​

Ab tak...

Uska shareer hawa me uda aur jaa ke seedha deewar se jaa bhida, jiske chalte aadhi deewar wahi toot ke bikhar gayi.

Usne unn dono ke lachaar shareer ko ghoora. Jaise maano ek insaan cheetiyon ko ghoor raha ho.

X (quietly) : Remember, sweethearts. You're only alive... Because, I allow it.

Kehte hue woh waha se nikal gaya. Koi jaldbazi nahi. Koi darr nahi. Koi pareshani nahi.

Bas... Taaqat. Taaqat jo duniya ko hila ke rakh dene waali thi. Jald hi.

Ab aage...

Ragini's House,
Night - 9:15 PM ~

Tej bechaini me hall me idhar se udhar tahal rahi thi, jabki Bhavna sofe par baithi kisi soch vichaar me doobi hui thi. Shaant lekin adhyayan karti hui.

Tej (chinta me) : M-Mom!? Kya aapko waqai lagta hai ki ye sahi decision tha?? Veer ko... unke saath bhejna?

Bhavna (glances) : Humein ek baat ki gaanth baandhni hogi, beta. Jab koi nahi tha, tab wahi thi Veer ke liye. Uss ghar se jab mere bacche ko baahar nikaala gaya tha to usne hi chhat di thi Veer ko. Usne uske liye khaana banaaya, uski dekhbhaal ki, use apne saath rakha. Ye bahut maayne rakhta hai. Aur, ye humein kabhi bhi bhoolna nahi chahiye. Isliye, uska bhi kahi na kahi Veer par haq hai.

Tej ruki. Uski bauhe sikudi. Woh Bhavna ki orr uljhan me dekhi.

Tej : I know mom... lekin, wo Nidhi aunty... wo abhi bhi divorcee hai. Do baccho ki maa hai aur, Veer... wo abhi bhi nadaan hai. Chhota hai. K-Kya ye sahi hai? I mean... Unka aur Veer ka ek saath rukna. Ek hi ghar me??

Bhavna : Hmm? Kya tumhe apne bhai par bharosa nahi?

Tej : Nooooo! Mom! Kya keh rahi ho aap??? Mujhe Veeru par poora bharosa hai. I trust him more than myself. L-Lekin, hai to woh bhi young na. Aur, upar se wo Nidhi aunty... Y-You know what I'm trying to say.

Bhavna : Mujhe nahi lagta Nidhi uss tarah ki aurat hai beta. Nidhi uske college ki teacher bhi rahi hai. Kabhi uski guardian bhi. Toh kya burayi hai isme!?

Tej ne apni mutthiyaan bheenchi, uski nazrein zameen par tiki.

'Lekin, hai toh fir bhi woh ek aurat hi na!? Aur, Veer... Veer. Mom aap samajhti kyu nahi? Wo jawaan hai. Udaas hai. Aur, confused hai. Aur, aise me woh waha hai. Unke theek bagal se... Akele...!'

Bhavna : Kya hua? Kya sochne lagi?

Tej (quietly) : K-Kuchh nahi! Theek hai, maan liya ki mein hi zyada soch rahi hu. P-Par, wo Juhi ka Veer ko papa keh ke bulaana? K-Kya ye sahi hai?

Bhavna : ...

Tej (zorr dete hue) : Mom... Mein Juhi ki khushi ke against nahi. M-Mein bhi chaahti hu ki wo khush rahe. B-But... Kya kisi ne socha hai? Jab Juhi badi ho jaayegi tab kya hoga? Jab use sacchayi pata chalegi? Ki Veer uske papa asliyat me hai hi nahi? K-Kya ye... ye future ke liye dangerous nahi?

Bhavna (sighs) : Sabse zaroori baat ye hai ki Veer ko iss se koi dikkat nahi hai. Suman ne sujhaav diya tha... Aur, sabhi ne sehmati bhari thi.

Tej (yells) : Maine nahi bhari thi!!!

Bhavna : !!???

Tej : I-I mean... I mean mein raazi nahi hui thi.

Bhavna : Toh tumne kuchh bola kyu nahi tab?

Tej : Jab sab raazi the, toh mere akele bolne se bhala kya hota?

Bhavna (sighs) : Uss time yahi sahi laga tha sabhi ko. Wo bacchi Veer ko apna rakshak maanti hai. Apne pita ki tarah. Iss tarah ka bond ittefaq se nahi banta. Saath me samay bitaana padta hai. Aur, uska Veer se attachment saaf dikhta bhi hai.

Tej ne apne honth kaante, haathon ko kass kar baandhi.

Tej : Mein bas- humein use akela nahi chhorna chahiye, mom. Use mere- I-I mean use humaare saath rehna chahiye.

Bhavna : ??

Tej (clears throat) : Use... Use yahi rehna chahiye. *meekly* Gh-Ghar par. Mere saath. A-Aapke saath. Family ke saath. A-Aur, Nidhi aunty ke yaha yu raat me uska rukna...

Bhavna : Woh waha raat nahi rukega. Raat rukne woh Purvi maasi ke yaha jaayega.

Tej : Huh??

Bhavna : Jaate-jaate maine use samjha diya tha ki Nidhi ke yaha din me jitna rehna hai woh reh sakta hai. Lekin, shaam hote hi... Apni maasi ke yaha chale jaana. Raat wahi guzaarni hai. Aisa maine samjha diya tha use.

Tej : O-Oh! Achha! H-Haan! Y-Ye theek kiya aapne. Good. Ye fir theek hai.

Bhale hi usne keh diya, magar fir bhi uska dil kahi na kahi abhi bhi raahat mehsoos nahi kar raha tha. Woh jaanti thi ki Nidhi keval Veer ki teacher thi, lekin uska dil abhi bhi nahi maan raha tha.

Woh akeli nahi thi. Bhavna swayam iss baar kuchh chintit thi. Kya usne theek kiya? Aaj uske mann me bhi ye sawaal aa raha tha.

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Ghar ke andar idhar ek kamre me Suman dono apni bahu aur bitiya ke sang baithi hui thi. Aur, unki vartalap ka vishay tha — Ragini.

Aabha : Ragini ji ki sach me daad deni hogi maa ji, hai na? Itna sab kuchh ho gaya. Unhone apna perr zindagi bhar ke liye kho diya, fir bhi koi bakheda khada nahi kiya. Koi shikan nahi. Kuchh bhi nahi.

Sonali : Sach me! Agar, mein hoti na toh poora ghar hila ke rakh deti. Apne aap ko ek taang ke saath toh mein kabhi dekh hi nahi sakti. Tch! Na baba na! Mujhe toh hairani hai ki unhone itni shaanti se sab sweekar kaise kar liya?

Suman : Ye toofan ke pehle ki shaanti hai beta!

Woh boli. Uske bhaav me chinta thi.

Sonali : Huh?

Aabha (frowns) : Toofan ke pehle ki shaanti? Mein kuchh samjhi nahi, maa ji.

Suman (sighs) : Agar, kal ko maan lo ki mein bhi ek perr se apahij ho jau, toh kya mein din bhar roti firungi?

Sonali : Mein toh firungi!!!

Suman : ...

Aabha : ...

Sonali : Aise kya dekh rahe ho? Arey looli langdi ho jaungi to kya hassungi? Roungi hi na??

Suman : Haan, par har waqt toh nahi na? Aur, tum isliye rougi kyunki tum me alhadpann hai. Lekin, Ragini ji alag hai. Haan, unme bhi kahi na kahi alhadpann hai, lekin tumhari tarah nahi. Abhi unhe apni kamzori ka bodh nahi hua hai.

Aabha : Matlab?

Suman : Matlab ye ki... Jald hi unhe iska bodh hoga. Jab koi aisi sthiti aayegi jaha unke saamne koi aisi cheez ghatit ho rahi hogi jiske virodh me woh khade hone ki koshish karengi. Aur, jab woh khadi nahi ho payengi... uss din unhe apni kamzori ka aabhas asal me hoyega. Jis din woh apne prem ke liye khadi nahi ho payengi, tabhi... tabhi ek toofan aayega.

Aabha : Prem ke liye? M-Maa ji? P-Par, Ragini ji ne toh talaak le liya hai na? Fir, ye prem kis se? Kiski baat kar rahi hai aap?

Suman ne dono ko ek pal dekha. Usne kuchh socha aur fir ek aah bharte hue boli.

Suman : Theek hai. Bataati hu. Par, dhyaan rahe. Tum dono ke muh se ye baat kisi ko bhi nahi pata chalni chahiye. Samajh gayi? Warna mujhse bura koi nahi hoga.

Sonali : Ehhh? A-Aisa kya hai?

Aabha (nods) : Ji maa ji!

Suman : Toh suno! Ragini ji... maalik se prem karti hai!

Aabha : Huh!!?

Sonali (shouts) : KYAAAAAAA...MMPHHH-!?

Jab Sonali zorr se chillaayi toh Suman ne uske muh par haath rakh uska muh band kar diya.

Suman (frowns) : Shhh! Shor nahi!

Aabha : M-Maa ji? A-Aap itna yakeen ke saath kaise keh sakti hai?

Suman (smiles) : Agar, mein ye kahu ki maine unn dono ko kayi baar ek dusre ko choomte hue dekha hai toh-!?

Aabha (blushes) : Ahhn! A-Aisa hai toh-

Sonali : Hmph! Mein toh pehle hi kehti thi. Ye ladka har jagah muh maarega aur-

*Slap*

Sonali : Ouwww!!!

Uski baat adhoori hi reh gayi jab Suman ne uske sarr par zorr se ek tapli de maari.

Suman (sternly) : Chup raho tum. Tumhe pata hi kya hai? Maalik agar chaahe toh abhi ke abhi woh-

Sonali : Huh-!??

Suman : M-Mera matlab hai... Agar, ve chaahe toh abhi ke abhi Ragini ji ko kya, kisi ko bhi apna bana le. Lekin, woh aisa karte nahi hai. Ye khaandani hai. Unhe sirf ek ladki se lagaav ho hi nahi sakta. Aur, na hi keval ek ladki ko unse lagaav ho sakta hai.

Sonali : Hmph!

Aabha (blushes) : J-Ji maa ji! M-Mein ye achhi tarah jaanti hu. A-Aur, isliye maine khud ko samarpit kar diya hai. Mujhe... Mujhe unpe poora bharosa hai.

Suman (Sonali ko dekhte hue) : Dekha? Seekho kuchh apni bhabhi se tum.

Sonali : Hmph! Par, use alag-alag ladkiyon se rishta rakhna hi kyu hai? Kisi ek se shaadi nahi kar sakta kya? Seekhne ki zaroorat mujhe nahi hai. Aap dono ko hai.

Suman : Tameez se baat karo, Sonali. Mein hazar baar samjha chuki hu tumhe. Maalik hai woh humaare. Koi anjaan aadmi nahi.

Sonali : P-Par-

Aabha : Maa ji theek keh rahi hai, Sonali.

Sonali : Bh-Bhabhi aap bhi-!?

Aabha : Jo mujhe sahi laga maine uska hi saath diya. Maa ji sahi keh rahi hai. Maalik chhoti-chhoti baaton ka bura nahi maante, lekin iska matlab ye nahi ki tum unki iss baat ka fayda uthao aur peeth peechhe unke baare me iss tarah se bolo.

Suman : Kaash tumhari hi tarah Sonali me bhi itna dimag hota, beta.

Sonali : K-Kya? Kya matlab-?

Suman : Matlab ye ki... Ab dhyan rakhna ki ahinda se maalik aur Ragini ji ke beech koi bhi ann-bann ho. Toh, humein usme unki madad karni hai.

Aabha : Ah!? I-Iska matlab maa ji aap-!?

Suman (smiles) : Hmm!

Aabha : Kya ye sahi hai??

Sonali : Ehh? K-Kya? Mujhe bhi batao!!!

Suman (nods) : Yahi sahi hai!!

Aabha (smiles) : Theek hai, maa ji! Mein samajh gayi.

Sonali : K-Kya samajh gayi??? Huh?? Maa?? Arey mujhe toh batao!!!

Bechari Sonali guhaar lagaati reh gayi, parantu Suman aur uski bahu, Aabha ke beech ek maun samjhauta ho chuka tha jo sirf wahi dono jaanti thi.

---

Andar hi wahi ek aur kamre me Ragini apne bistar par deewar ki orr muh kar laiti hui thi. Uske baal bikhre aur chehra thaka hua sa prateet ho raha tha.

Kavya uske bistar ke kinaare se hi baithi hui thi aur uska doosra perr daba rahi thi.

Ragini : B-Bas, Kavya- Ab rehne do.

Kavya : Pakka bhabhi???

Ragini (nods) : H-Haan! Thank you dear.

Kavya : Okie!! Don't mention it.

Ragini : Tum gayi nahi? Mummy chali gayi na?

Kavya : Haan! Mummy aur Arohi di dono ghar chali gayi. Mein bas ruk gayi.

Ragini : Kyu? Tumhe nahi jaana?

Kavya : Kyu jaungi mein? Abhi bataya tha na aapko? Ki mein aaj se aapki seva karungi!!

Ragini : Tum... Tum bhi na... A-Aur, woh Nidhi ma'am? Woh chali gayi?

Kavya : Hmm? Oh! Haan! Woh chali gayi aur Purvi maasi aur Arun mausa ji bhi chale gaye. A-Aur, wo... wo auntiyaan log... Wo varsha aunty, mukta aunty aur ek aur jo hai-

Ragini : Sudha...

Kavya (nods) : H-Haan! Wo sab bhi chali gayi.

Ragini (frowns) : Wo bhi yaha aayi thi?

Kavya : Hmm? Haan! Sab chale gaye. Bas ab apne log hi hai.

Ragini : Oh! Kya baatein ho rahi thi baahar? Itna shor ho raha tha.

Kavya : Arey haan! Aapko toh pata hi nahi. Bhabhi, aap yakeen nahi karogi. Uss din hotel par jab attack hua tha na, tab Veer bhaiya pata hai kaha the?

Ragini : ???

Kavya : Nidhi ma'am ki beti hai na? Juhi!! Wo news me aane waala serial killer unki beti ko utha ke le gaya tha. Aur, pata hai kaun use chhura ke laaya???

Ragini (mutters) : V-Veer...!?

Kavya (excitedly) : Haaaaaaa!!! Veer bhaiya literally Juhi ko bacha ke laaye. Uss serial killer se.

Ragini : !!?

Kavya : Isliye, toh woh hotel par jab attack ho raha tha tab waha aa nahi paaye the...! Aur, sirf Juhi nahi. Ek koi police officer hai, unki beti, Pihu kar ke naam hai uska, use bhi utha ke le gaya tha serial killer. Veer bhaiya dono ko bacha ke laaye the. Can you believe it?

Ragini : ...

Kavya : Aur, isliye unke face pe woh scratches aaye honge, unhe chot lagi hogi. Ab samajh aaya sab kuchh meri. Woh toh achha hua Nidhi ma'am ne chhoti tai ji ko sab bata diya aur fir chhoti tai ji ne hum sab ko, toh sabhi ko ye baat pata lag gayi.

Ragini ke chehre par tanaav badh gaya. Anjaane me usne chaadar ko kass kar pakad liya. Usne apne seene me paida ho rahe toofan ko chhipaate hue khud ko shaant dikhaaya. Magar, aasu fir bhi glaani ke chalte uski aankhon se beh chale. Veer akhir na jaane kitni musibato ko jhel ke unke paas aaya tha. Lekin, kisi ne uski aap-beeti ko sunane ki koshish na ki.

Ab wo saare ghaav jo uske chehre par the, Ragini ko yaad aa rahe the. Choonki, woh deewar ki orr muh ki hui thi, isliye Kavya ko uski roti hui soorat na dikhayi de saki. Magar, woh thithak-thithak ke ro rahi thi.

Kavya : Par, sabse best cheez pata hai kya hui? Veer bhaiya Juhi ke hero bann gaye! Juhi ab unhe 'papa' keh ke bulaati hai. Maine bhi miss kar diya tha wo scene but Arohi di ne mujhe sab bataya abhi jaane se pehle. It's so sweet, right?

Ragini jaise wahi jamm ke reh gayi.

Kavya (giggles) : I mean, it's sooo adorable. Papa! Veer papa! Haha! Woh pehle se hi itna attached thi bhaiya se... I'm not surprised ki ye abhi ho raha hai.

Ragini (mutters) : V-Veer kaha hai?

Kavya : Ye toh ek na ek din hona hi tha. *smiles* Par, kitna achha hua na, bhabhi? Ab Juhi ko-

Ragini (quietly) : KAVYA! Veer kaha hai?

Kavya : H-Huh!? Veer bhaiya toh... woh to chale gaye.

Ragini : !!? Chale gaye? Matlab?

Kavya : M-Matlab... Nidhi ma'am ke saath. Din me wo unke saath rahenge aur night me Purvi maasi ke yaha.

Ragini (dheere se) : W-Woh... Woh unke saath chala gaya?

Uska thithakna band ho gaya. Aansu jo beh rahe the wo achanak hi tham gaye.

Kavya (smiles) : Haan, wo Nidhi ma'am ne request ki sabse aur Purvi maasi ne bhi, toh sab agree ho gaye. Waise mujhe bhi lagta hai ki bhaiya agar thode din baahar rahenge to unka bhi mood fresh ho jaayega. Hai na? Unki ma'am khud unhe lene aayi batao. *sighs* So sweet!

Sweet?

Ragini ke nakhoon chaadar me dhans gaye.

'He promised me...! Meri care karne ka vaada kiya tha usne!! Usne kaha tha woh mera khayal rakhega. He told me... HE WOULD BE THERE!! FOR ME!!! TOH, MUJHE AISE CHHOR KE KAISE JAA SAKTA HAI WOH??? W-WO BHI... USKE LIYE...! *sniff*'

Uski nazrein apne perr par gayi. Woh manhoos perr. Kaash. Kaash woh chal paati. Kaash woh uske paas daud paati. Kaash woh iss tarah asahaay na padi hoti.

Kavya : Bas kuchh dinon ki hi toh baat hai, bhabhi!

Ragini ne ek gehri saans chhori. Yeh shaanti nahi thi. Ye niyantrit krodh tha.

Ragini (dheere se) : U-Usne mujhe bataya kyu nahi? Jaane se pehle ek baar bhi woh mere paas nahi aaya!? K-Kyu?

Kavya : Umm... Shayad bhool gaye honge!?

Ragini : Bhool gaya, huh!?

Kavya : Umm... Aap theek ho na, bhabhi? Kuchh hua hai kya?



Ragini (stiffly) : Nahi! Bas thakaan hai thodi.

Wo laiti rahi. Bina palke jhapkaaye.

'Nidhi... wo samajhdar hai. Shaant hai. Caring hai. Aur, ab unke paas Veer aur unke bacche hai... Dheere-dheere wo Veer ko apni duniya me shaamil kar rahi hai. Aur, har koi iss se khush hai. Sab aisa hone de rahe hai. Lekin, mein??? Mein yaha padi hu... Tooti hui... Bhooli hui... Powerless. Sab bikharta hua dekh rahi hu.'

Usne apni aankhein band kar li. Lekin, honth khule to ek hi naam nikla.

'Veer...!'

***

Purvi's house,
Night - 10:05 PM ~

Idhar apne ghar me Arun travel bag ki chain lagaate hue sab samaan check karne me laga hua tha.

Arun (khud se budbudaate hue) : Dawaiyaan rakh li... Purse rakh liya... Charger ho gaya... Hmm! Haan! Purvi!! Mera ID folder kaha hai?

Parantu, koi jawab nahi. Purvi bedroom me na jaane kya kar rahi thi. Raatri me jab Arun aur Purvi dono Ragini ke ghar se laute to wo dono hi Veer ko apne sang le aaye the.

Aur, Veer ke idhar aane ke baad se hi Purvi iss tarah vyavhar kar rahi thi. Kuchh bol hi nahi rahi thi. Arun Veer ki orr muda aur thoda sharmindagi me muskuraya.

Arun : Achha hua tum aa gaye beta! Raat vaat me agar tumhari maasi ko kuchh zaroorat padi to kam se kam koi bolne bataane waala to rahega unke paas.

Veer (nods) : Ji!

Arun : Isi bahaane tumhara bhi thoda mann bahal jaayega, hai na? Waha ghar me mahaul abhi thoda gamgeen hai. Aise me mann bhi udaas bana rehta hai. Thode din idhar-udhar uthoge baithoge to mind bhi relax ho jaayega.

Veer (smiles) : Ji! Aapko chinta karne ki zaroorat nahi, mausa ji. Mein yahi hu.

Arun (smiles) : Bas isliye to santusht hoke jaa raha hu, beta. Idhar laaye toh tumhe tumhara mann behlaane ke liye hai, par kaho tumhe hi apni maasi ka mann behlaana pad jaaye hahaha!

Veer haule se muskuraya.

Veer : Kab ki train hai, mausa ji?

Arun : Bas beta 11:30 ki...

Veer : Abhi toh time hai. Par station jaate jaate samay lag jaayega. Lekin, chinta ki koi baat nahi. Mein aapko time se pahucha dunga.

Arun : Arey nahi! Tumhe jaane ki koi zaroorat nahi.

Veer : !!?

Arun : Tum aa gaye ho na? Bas ab yaha araam se raho. Mein chala jaunga.

Veer : Arey aise thodi mausa ji-! Mein kis liye hu? Mere rehte aap-

Arun : Beta aadat hai. Pehli baar thode hi hai. Mein chala jaunga, chinta mat karo.

Veer : Arey par-

Arun : Arey beta samjho! Abhi tumhara tumhari maasi ke saath rehna zyada zaroori hai. Samajh rahe na?

Veer kahi na kahi samajh gaya ki maasi mausa ji se kisi kaaran se roothi hui hai. Aur, isliye Arun use baar-baar yaha rukne ko keh raha hai.

Arun : Abhi tumne bhi bahut kuchh jhela hai. Thoda araam karo. Aur, bas apni maasi ke saath raho thode din.

Veer : Aadha ek ghante ki hi toh baat hai, mausa ji. Jaldi se chhor deta aapko-

Arun : Nahi nahi! Koi baat nahi. Mein manage kar lunga.

Usne apne backpack ko kandhe par latkaaya.

Arun : Chalo beta! Mera time ho raha hai ab. Ab late kiya toh dikkat ho jaayegi.

Aur, utne me hi-

Purvi andar se baahar nikal kar aayi. Dono Veer aur Arun chupchap bas khade dekhte rahe. Woh aage aayi, aur usne ID ka folder aage karte hue Arun ko thama diya.

Arun : Arey waah! Bahut badhiya. Waise toh phone par thi mere lekin original bhi rakhe raho to sahi rehta hai. Chalo! Mein nikalta hu... Hai na!?

Purvi bas dheere se haami bhari. Uske chehre par koi bhaav nahi the.

Arun darwaze se baahar nikla aur lift ki orr jaane laga. Jab Veer use chhorne ke liye aage badha toh Purvi ne uski baah kass kar thaam li.

Veer : Huh!!? Maasi?

Purvi : Chale jaayenge woh. Koi doodh peete bacche nahi hai. Aao! Chalo tum. Andar chale!

Aur, woh use ghaseet ke andar ki orr le gayi.

Ek lambe kshan ke liye, flat poori tarah se shaant ho gaya. Fir, Purvi ki hi awaaz ne shaanti bhang ki-

Purvi (rasoi se) : Veer! Chalo! Apne kapde badal lo. Maine tumhare kapde wahi sofe par rakhe hai. Aate waqt Bhavna se maang kar laayi thi.

Veer : Mausa ji aapse baat karna chaah rahe the aur aap-

Purvi : Badal rahe ho ya nahi???



Veer ne ek aah bhari. Aur, ek kamre ki orr badh gaya. Woh jaanta tha ki inn dono ke beech kuchh chal raha tha. Magar, kya?

---

Woh dheele shorts aur half sleeve tshirt me baahar aaya. Usne khud ko aaeene me dekha. Koi bhaav nahi.

Wo wapas hall me aaya toh kitchen se aa rahi khatpat ki awaaz use sunayi di. Purvi bhi bedroom me jaa kar ek naram cotton ka gown pehen aayi thi.

Veer (hall se) : Kya kar rahi ho aap? Ab kuchh khaunga nahi, maasi! Bhookh nahi hai-

Purvi (calls out) : Khana nahi bana rahi hu. Bas baitho. Aa rahi hu.

Veer : Sirf isliye ki mein rukne aaya hu iska matlab ye nahi ki ab aap mere saath mehmaan ki tarah pesh aane lagengi-!

Purvi (tray lekar baahar aate hue) : Tum mehmaan nahi ho. Bacche ho mere!!!

Veer : !!!

Woh jab gown pehne baahar aayi toh Veer ki nazar majbooran apni maasi ke jism ki banavat par tik gayi.

'Check'

*Ding*

[Name : Purvi
Age : 43 yrs old.]

43 saal ki hone ke baad bhi, Purvi ne jis tarah se apne aap ko maintain kiya hua tha, uss wajah se Veer jaise naujavan ko bhi woh apne upar aankhein sekne ke liye majboor kar rahi thi.

Kitchen se aate hue usne tray ko beech waali kaanch ki ek table par rakha. Do garm, taaze, grilled veg cheese sandwich saamne the. Saath me do glass paani ke, ek chhoti katori sauce ki aur ek chhoti katori hari chutney ki.

Veer : Sandwich!?

Purvi (smiles) : Bhavna ne bataya ki tum hi mere haath ka bana khaana miss kar rahe the. Toh lo, haazir hai.

Use yaad aaya ki usne apni maa se ye baat kuchh hafte pehle zaroor kahi thi jab woh China se laut kar aaya tha.

"Ab ye batao ki kya jaadu kar diya hai apni Purvi maasi par?"

"Purvi maasi? Kyu? Kya hua unhe?"

"Do baar ghar se lauti hai woh. Keh rahi thi ki na hi Veer mera message dekh raha hai aur na hi phone utha raha hai. Kaha gayab ho gaya? Ghar kyu nahi aaya mere? Jab se use pata chala hai ki tum gayab ho tab se roz phone aata hai uska."

"Umm... Wo bhi pareshan hongi shayad mere baare me?"

"Zaahir hai!!! Ab tum kisi din apni maasi se mil aana."

"Sunday ko unhe yahi par bulaiyega. Mujhe unke haath ka khaana pasand hai. Din bhar yahi rahengi woh."

"Theek hai-!!!"

'Ah! Toh iska matlab... Maa ne hi maasi ko bataya. Hmm!'

Usne fir saamne rakhi plate uthaayi, sandwich ka swaad chakha aur uski aankhein band ho gayi.

Veer : Mmm-! Aapke haatho me abhi bhi wahi jaadu hai.

Woh khud hi agar chaahe toh ek behatreen sandwich bana sakta tha. 'Absolute Chef' ke upyog se woh kya kuchh nahi bana sakta tha.

Parantu, maasi ke haath ka swaad toh maasi ke haatho me hi tha. Chaahe kitni hi 'Absolute Chef' skills na aa jaaye, maasi ke khaane ki naqal nahi ki jaa sakti thi.

Purvi (uske bagal se baithate hue) : Meri ichha toh yahi hai ki tumhe humesha apne haath se khaana bana-bana ke khilaati rahu. *smiles*

Woh use ek tarah ke maa ke sneh ki drishti se dekhi. Aur, use pal bhar ke liye nanha Veer yaad aa gaya jise Sumitra apni goad me leke uske paas aati thi use stanpaan karaane ke liye.

Purvi : Kitni dukh ki baat hai na-!?

Veer : Huh?

Purvi : Tum bahut chhote the. Nanhe se. Tumhari chachi tumhe mere paas laati thi. Tum rote rehte the. Fir, mein tumhe apni goad me litaati thi. Aur, doodh pilaati thi. *smiles* Aur, tumhara rona band ho jaata tha.

Veer : M-Mein... bahut chhota tha. Yaad nahi mujhe.

Purvi (smiles) : Haan! Isliye to kaha- ki kitni dukh ki baat hai. Tumhe kuchh yaad nahi. Uske baad se hum seedhe ab jaa kar mile hai. Veer kabhi socha hai-

Veer : !!?

Purvi : Ki... Ki agar tum unn 20 saalo me apni maa se juda na hue hote. Aur... Aur, aaj ki hi tarah mere ghar me aake ruk rahe hote. Toh aaj... aaj humaara rishta aur gehra hota na? Hai na?

Veer (smiles) : Zaroor!

Purvi muskuraate hue use dekhti rahi. Veer ne gaur kiya ki uski maasi use samaanya se kuchh zyada hi dekh rahi thi.

Veer (smiles) : Mere yaha hone se aap khush lag rahi ho!

Purvi : Aur, kyu nahi houngi bhala? Mein toh ye bahut time se chaahti thi. Sirf tum aur mein... Ek saath. Yahi mere ghar me. *smiles* Tum bade zaroor ho gaye ho par meri nazro me aaj bhi wahi nanha Veer mujhe saamne jhalak jaata hai.

Usne dheere se Veer ka aadha khaaya hua sandwich liya aur use apne haatho se khilaane lagi. Veer ne koi virodh nahi kiya.

Veer : Agar, aapko itni hi yaad aa rahi thi meri toh utha leti mujhe mere ghar se. *smiles* Mein koi virodh nahi karta.

Purvi : Haaaaaaa! Jisme Bhavna aur Tej meri jaan kha jaaye? Ek pal ko Bhavna ko toh mein mana bhi lu! Par, Tej? Na bhaiya na!

Veer : Oh? Teju di se itna darr?

Purvi : Darr nahi hai. *sighs* Mein Tej ko tumhe lekar aur taqleef me nahi dekhna chaahti.

Veer : Huh? Kya matlab?

Purvi (glances) : Tumhe nahi pata?

Veer : Kya???

Purvi : Ni... Matlab... Tej ne tumhe nahi bataya?

Veer : Kya nahi bataya!?

Purvi : Hey bhagwan! Ye ladki!

Veer : Arey kya nahi bataya? Kya chhipa rahi ho?

Purvi : Nahi! Kuchh nahi! Ab jab usne nahi bataya toh mein iss par aur baat nahi kar sakti.

Veer : Maasi ye theek nahi hai. Please! Bataiye na! Kya nahi bataya Teju di ne mujhe?

Purvi : T-Tumne uss se kabhi apna ateet share kiya?

Veer : Haan! Bilkul! Tabhi toh hum dono ki bonding aur strong ho paayi.

Purvi : Kya tumne kabhi uss se uske ateet ke baare me jaanana chaaha?

Veer : Mein-

Aur, Veer maun reh gaya. Nahi! Usne kabhi Tej aur apni maa ke beetein guzre 20 saalo ke baare me jaanane ki koshish nahi ki thi.

Sharmindagi ne ek zordar tamacha uske muh par aake maara.

Kintu, woh bhi kya karta? System holders ki duniya me jab se usne qadam rakha tha, tab se hi uska saans lena bhi mushqil ho chuka tha. Aise me bhi woh abhi tak sahi salamat apne parivar ke saamne tha, kya ye kam tha?

Dekhte hi dekhte baaton hi baaton me kab derr raat ho gayi dono ko pata hi nahi chala. Jab sone ki baari aayi toh Veer uth ke jab hall me bichhe sofe par hi laitne laga toh Purvi ne use tok diya.

Purvi : Arey? Yaha kaha lait rahe ho?

Veer : Sofe par!?

Purvi : Paagal ho gaye ho kya? Yaha kaha baahar sone lage? Chalo andar! Bedroom hai na! Do log araam se bante hai.

Veer : Bedroom me?

Purvi : Haan toh aur kaha?

Veer : A-Aapke saath!?

Purvi : Haan toh? Kyu? Sharm aa rahi hai kya? Ya maasi ke saath laitne me koi dikkat ho rahi hai?

Veer : Maine aisa toh nahi kaha.

Purvi : Toh fir chalo jaldi!

Veer haami bhar uske saath andar bedroom me chala gaya. Bedroom me Arun aur Purvi saath me sote the. Par, aaj Arun nahi, Veer uske sang tha.

Jaise hi dono laite, dono ke madhya firse baat-cheet ka silsila shuru ho gaya. Purvi badi hi utsaahit uski orr karvat leke use nihaarte hue baat karne lagi.

Jab tak baat unn dono ke beech ke kisse ki hoti, Purvi ke chehre par ek alag hi muskaan saji rehti. Par, jaise hi Arun ka zikr hota toh-

Veer : Mausa ji ko call kar ke poochh lete hai kaha pahuch gaye.

Purvi : Zaroorat nahi hai!

Achanak hi Purvi ki awaaz me sakhti aa gayi.

Veer : ???

Purvi : Koi bacche nahi hai woh. Hazaar baar train me jaa chuke hai. Aur, waise bhi so gaye honge. Unhe thodi koi parvah hai.

Veer iss baar apne aap ko rok na saka. Akhirkar, usne poochh hi liya.

Veer : Shaam se dekh raha hu. Kya baat hai? Bataiye!

Purvi : Kya bataiye?

Veer : Maasi mein bewakoof nahi hu. Koi baccha bhi ye dekh ke samajh jaayega ki aapke aur mausa ji ke beech jhagda chal raha hai. Aap unse baat tak nahi kar rahi ho. Aur, isi ka kaaran jaanana hai mujhe.

Purvi (muh ferrte hue) : A-Aisa... Aisa kuchh bhi nahi hai, Veer.

Veer ne apna haath aage badhaate hue uske gaal ko thaama aur uska chehra apni orr kiya.

Veer : Abhi thodi derr pehle hi aapne poochha tha... ki agar beetein 20 saalo me mein aapke ghar aaya karta, hum sab ek hote, toh humara rishta kaisa hota. Hai na? Poochha tha na?

Purvi : *nods*

Veer : Toh woh rishta kamzor hota!

Purvi : !!!??

Veer : Agar aap isi tarah mujhse baatein chhipa rahi hoti toh-

Purvi : ...

Veer : Ab boliye! Mein jaanta hu kuchh baat chal rahi hai. Bataiye! Kya mausa ji ne kuchh kiya? Haath uthaaya? Daanta? Kya kiya hai?

Purvi : N-Nahi! Woh mujhpar haath nahi uthaate! Kabhi bhi nahi!

Veer : Toh fir? Baat kya hai?

Purvi : M-Mein... Chhoro na Veer! Pati-patni ke beech ki baat hai. T-Tumhe... Tumhe chinta karne ki zaroorat nahi. So jao chalo! Raat ho gayi hai bahut.

Veer (sternly) : Maasi!!!

Purvi : Kya karoge jaan ke? Tumhare jaan lene se bhi kuchh theek hone waala nahi hai. Isliye-

Veer : Aap bata rahi ho ya mein phone kar ke mausa ji se puchhu?

Purvi : Tum-!!! *sighs* N-Nahi! Unhe phone mat karo. M-Mein bataati hu.

Woh kehte hue apna muh ferr kar karvat badal li aur budbudaate hue bolna shuru ki.

Purvi : Tumhe pata hai na tumhare mausa ji sarkari school me hai?

Veer : Hmm! Toh? Kya hua?

Purvi : Hua kuchh nahi hai. Darasal... Jis school me ye hai woh ek sadharan sa sarkari school hai. Zyada bada bhi nahi hai. Inhe promotion mil raha tha. Nazdeek ke school me. Woh kaafi bada school tha. Par, inhone reject kar diya.

Veer : Bas itni si baat?

Purvi : N-Nahi! Baat sirf ye nahi hai. Ye... Tumhe pata hai inhone ye promotion kyu reject kiya?

Veer : Kyu?

Purvi : Kyunki... Kyunki, ye zimmedari se bhaagte hai, Veer. Idhar inhe kaam zyada rahega. Lekin, yaha tak bhi mein inse naraaz nahi thi. Dikkat iss baat ki hai ki-

Veer : ??

Purvi : Jis school me ye hai... Waha ye akele mard hai. Baaki saari teachers mahilaaye hai. Aur, ye unke beech me fasey hue hai. Ye unka kaam karte rehte hai, bhaage-bhaage daudate firte hai, raat ko 11-12-1 baje tak unn madam logo ke calls aate hai aur ye mujhse chhip ke jaake baat karte rehte hai taaki mujhe pata na chale. Mein kya koi bewakoof hu???

Veer : ...

Purvi : Ye jaan boojh ke waha se nahi hatna chaahte, Veer. Na jaane waha aisi kaun si ghutti pila di hai unn madam logo ne ki subah shaam unke peechhe lage rehte hai. Bataate tak nahi hai ki kitni madam hai, kaun hai, na aaj tak kisi se milwaya aur na hi apne school le gaye mujhe kabhi. Har baar bas yahi keh dete hai ki arey kya karogi waha jaa ke...!

Veer : ...

Purvi : Aur, agar maine galti se kuchh poochh liya, toh bhadak jayenge. Mujhe doshi thehraane lagenge. Ye unka harr ek kaam karte hai, Veer! Baccho ko padhaate nahi hai. Kaam se bhaagte hai. Inke badle me wo madam log inki classes leti hai aur badle me ye unka saara kaagzi kaam karte rehte hai.

Veer : ...

Purvi : Inhe samajh kyu nahi aata ki wo sabhi inka istemal kar rahi hai? *sniff* Waha shaant rehte hai aur ghar me aake mujhpar gussa karte hai. *sniff* M-Mein kya koi kaam waali baai hu?? Jise sirf isliye ghar laaya gaya hai ki ghar ka kaam kare?? *sniff* A-Aaj kal tiffin bhi nahi le jaate. K-Kehte hai ki wahi madam log le aati hai toh wahi share kar leti hai.

Veer : ...

Purvi : Jab hum saksham hai, toh bhala hume dusro ka kyu khaana Veer? Kyu unke khaane par pal rahe hai? Kya mere haatho ka khaana inhe pasand nahi aata? Kya mein zeher de rahi hu inhe jo ye mere haath ka bana tiffin le jaana nahi chaahte?

Veer ko samajh aaya ki uski maasi ke apne haath ke bane khaana khilaane ke peechhe aur bhi kaaran maujood tha.

Purvi : Ye badal chuke hai, Veer! *sniff* Ab pehle jaise nahi rahe. Mein chubhne lagi hu inhe a-aur-

Veer ne bina kuchh kahe aage badhte hue Purvi ko apni baahon me liya. Purvi apni peeth Veer ke seene se chipkaaye laiti rahi. Veer ne uske aasuon ko pochha aur kass ke usne apne se laga liya.

Veer : Toh ye baat thi, huh!?

Purvi : H-Haan! *sniff* Kal isi baat ko lekar humaare beech jhagda ho gaya. Kal mein bhi chup nahi thi. Suna diya sab. Aur, woh bhi gussa kiye. Aur, aaj isliye- maine koi baat nahi ki. *sniff*

Veer : ...

Purvi : M-Mujhe maaf kar do beta! *sniff* Tumhe yaha mann behlaane ke liye laayi thi. P-Par, kahi na kahi... *sniff* Isme mera swaarth chhipa hua tha.

Veer ne kuchh na kaha. Usne bas Purvi ki gardan par peechhe se ahista se chooma aur bechari Purvi ke badan me ek jhurjhuri daud gayi. Uski aankhein band ho gayi. Veer ruka nahi. Woh haule-haule apni maasi ki gardan ko choomta chala gaya, baalon se aa rahi mohak khushbu use uttejit kar rahi thi.

Usne apne ek perr utha ke Purvi ke perr ke upar rakha toh Purvi bhi aur peechhe hoke uss se chipak gayi.

Veer : Aap chinta mat kariye. Mein ise apne dhang se dekhunga. Sab mujhpar chhor dijiye.

Purvi : N-Nahi, beta! Tumhe pareshan hone ki zaroorat nahi. Abhi tum apni life par focus karo. Yarnia ko itna bada loss hua hai. Meri chinta mat karo. Ye ghar ka maamla hai. M-Mein sambhaal lungi. Mere aur unke beech ki baat hai.

Veer ne kuchh na kaha. Woh jaanta tha ki agar woh zidd karega toh maasi bhi zidd karengi aur use uski mann marzi se kuchh bhi nahi karne dengi. Behtar yahi tha ki woh sahi mauke ka intezar kare.

Purvi ki peeth Veer ki chhaati se dheere se dabi hui thi. Woh apne kandhe ki haddi par uski dheemi aur sthir saanson ko mehsoos kar paa rahi thi. Veer ka haath uske pait ke madhya bhaag me lipta hua tha, hatheli uski kamar ke mod par tiki hui thi, aur angootha uske patle cotton gown ke kapde ko araam se sehla raha tha.

Uski ungli ki harr chhoti harqat komal magar jaan boojh kar ho rahi thi. Aisa sparsh jo bina poochhe hi apni maang rakhta tha.

Woh kuchh nahi boli. Bas laiti rahi. Uska shareer tanavgrast tha lekin, darr se nahi — bhram, laalsa aur glaani se. Aur, kuchh gehra jiska zikr karne ki uski himmat nahi hui.

Veer ki naak uske baalon ko chhui, usne use saanson me bhara. Purvi ne uske sirr ke halke jhukaav ko mehsoos kiya. Uske honth uske kaan ke peechhe ki sensitive skin ko chhee rahe the. Purvi ki reedh ki haddi me ek zordar sihran daud gayi.

Uska haath uske pait par sapaat tika hua, dheere-dheere upar ki orr khiska, aur uski ungliyaan uske stann ke neeche aa kar ruk gayi. Bas kuchh inch door.

Na hi Veer aage badha. Na tatola. Na kuchh pakda.

Purvi (bamushqil se) : V-Veer...

Veer : Mujhe yaad hai...! Aapne kya kaha tha. Jab bhi mera mann chaahe... Mein aapke paas aa sakta hu. Yahi kaha tha na aapne?

Purvi ki dhadkane ye sunte hi ruk gayi. Use yaad aaya. Haan! Usi ne toh kaha tha.

"Aage se jab bhi firse peene ka mann kare-!!! Toh, tumhe pata hona chahiye ki tumhe kiske paas aana hai. Hmm?"

Use yaad aaya. Aur, uske gaal sharm se laal ho gaye.

Usne ye keh toh diya tha, magar Veer ab nanha baccha nahi tha jise doodh ki zaroorat thi. Uska sparsh ab masoom nahi tha. Lekin, ye bura bhi nahi tha. Ye kuchh aur hi tha. Laalsa se bhara hua.

Woh thoda muda, dono ka shareer aur qareeb aaya. Unki saansein ek saath chal rahi thi. Uska haath fir se chala, iss baar dheere se, uska angootha uske gown ki gardan waali golaayi par aaya. Purvi ne use roka nahi.

Veer ne gown ko savdhani se kheencha, toh gown Purvi ke kandhe se sarakte hue thoda neeche aa gaya, uska ek kandha nagn ho gaya. Andar koi bra nahi thi.

Veer uske nange kandhe ko dekh khud ko rok na saka. Usne aage badh usko chooma-

*Kiss*

"Nnnghhh!"

Aur, Purvi ki saans galey me hi atak ke reh gayi. Usne ek siski bhari.

Jaise hi uske honth neeche ki orr, uski gardan ke nichle hisse ki orr badhe, uska dusra haath aage badha — chaadar ke neeche, uski jaangh ko lapetate hue, Purvi uski hatheli ki garmahat saaf-saaf nightgown ke upar se mehsoos kar paa rahi thi.

Veer ne koi jaldbazi nahi ki. Uski harqate dheemi thi. Ek haath usne Purvi ke sarr ke peechhe kiya, use sahara dete hue, aur dusra haath uske chehre par se baalon ki laton ko hataane me laga hua tha.

Dono ki nazrein aapas me mili.

Purvi (shivers) : V-Veer... B-Beta...!

Veer : Maasi...!

Purvi : *huff* *huff*

Veer : Mujhe peena hai!

Purvi : !!!!!

Aur, Veer ka haath agle hi kshan Purvi ke pait par se sarakta hua upar badhne laga. Saans lete hi Purvi ka pait andar dhansa, kaanpa, aur Veer ka haath uske cleavage par aaya. Woh zor zor se saans bhar rahi thi.

Veer ne uski aankhon me dekhte hue gown ko aur kheechte hue uske ek stann ko nanga azaad kar diya. Vatavaran me aate hi twacha ko jo thanda ehsaas hua, Purvi ka badan wo mehsoos kar kaanp utha.

Purvi ne bra nahi pehen rakhi thi. Kyu? Veer jaan chuka tha. Usne uske ek than ko dekha. Nipple uttejna ke maare khade hue the. Aur, turant hi-

Usne Purvi ko nipple ko apne muh me bhar liya.

"Aaaaaaahhhhhhh!!"

Purvi ka haath akasmaat apne aap hi Veer ke sarr ke peechhe uske baalo par lipat gaya. Ek sparsh hi kaafi tha, use uska aapa khone ke liye.

"Betaaaaaaaa...!!"

Woh chillaayi. Aur, Veer zorr-zorr se uske nipple ko kisi bhooke bhediye ki tarah choosne me lag gaya.

"Nnnghhhh~"

Purvi ne uske sarr ko pakad apne orr kheechna shuru kar diya.

"Ahhnn mmnghhh~ VEEEEEEER!!"

Veer ne jee bhar ke uske doodh choose, jab tak ki uska mann nahi bhar gaya. Par, itna hi nahi-

Woh upar aaya, uske chehre ki orr. Purvi haanf rahi thi. Dono ki aankhein ek dusre se mili aur iske pehle ki Purvi kuchh samajh paati-

"Maasi!"

Veer ne aage badh uske hontho ko apne muh me bhar liya. Purvi iske liye taiyyar nahi thi. Nahi! Hargiz nahi! Stanpaan ek alag cheez thi. Magar, honth par choomna!?

Jaise ye stanpaan se bhi zyada galat tha uske liye.

"Nnnghh!!! VEEEEEEER!!!"

Usne hadbadaate hue Veer ko apne se dhakela. Aur, use aise dekhi jaise usne koi gunaah kar diya ho. Kintu, Veer shaant tha. Uski nazrein abhi bhi apni maasi ke gulaabi hontho par tiki hui thi. Aur, ye Purvi bhali bhaanti dekh paa rahi thi. Ek sharmindagi ki leher uske andar daud gayi.

Nahi! Ye woh kya kar rahi thi? Apne bete jaise ladke ke saath iss tarah ka vyavhar? Kya use shobha deta tha? Bhavna ko pata chalega toh kya izzat reh jayegi uski!?

Woh ye soch hi rahi thi jab Veer ne dobaara uske hontho par humla kar diya-

"Veer nahiiii-!!! Nnnnnnn~"

Magar, iss baar... Uski aankhein band ho chali.

"Maasi! I love you!"

*Kiss*

"Mnhhh~ I... I love you too beta~"

Veer uske bagal se lait use ahista-ahista choomta raha. Aur, Purvi bechaari apne aap ko ye dilaasa deti rahi ki ye sab itna bura bhi nahi tha. Akhir, dono ek dusre ko choom hi toh rahe the.

Woh khud ko ye dilaasa dene lagi ki videsh me bhi akhir maa aur bete iss tarah se ek dusre ke honth kabhi-kabhi choomte toh the hi. Toh, bhala kya burayi thi isme?

Na hi unhe koi dekh raha hai. Na hi kisi ko kuchh pata chalna hai. Toh, iss tarah ke pyaar se kya burayi thi? Kaun sa iss se zyada ve aage badh rahe the.

Aur, isi chumban ke chalte, apne than chuswaane ke chalte, woh itni zorr se jhari ki sharmindagi aur thakaan ke maare woh kab neend ki waadiyon me chali gayi use pata hi nahi chala.

Veer apni maasi se lipte laita raha jab derr raat me achanak se uski aankhein khul gayi.

Woh utha... aur bistar se baahar nikal darwaaze ki orr gaya.

*Click*

Usne ek akhiri baar apni maasi ko dekh darwaza haule se band kiya aur baahar living room ke bhi baahar nikal gaya.

Usne Purvi ke flat ko baahar se hi lock kiya aur raat ke andhere me woh waha se gaayab ho gaya.

***

Mumbai slums,
Morning - 2:34 AM ~

Mumbai ki industrialization ki dhundh me slums ki basti aadhi raat me bechaini se so rahi thi. Galiyon me awaara kutte bhaunk rahe the. Rehesyo se bhari unhi me se ek sakri gali me, ek chikni kaali sedan apni headlights andhere me maarte hue khadi thi.

Andar, Mumbai ke underworld ka haal hi me bana don baitha hua tha — Balhaar.

Apni ungliyon ke beech cigarette jalaaye, khidki se baahar dhua udaate hue, woh saamne ki gali ko scan kar raha tha.

Aur, tabhi... usne dekha.

Andhere se ek aakriti ubhri — lambi, shaant, uska chehra kaale kapde se lipta hua tha. Keval uski paini aankhein raushni me chamak rahi thi, aur wo ghane baal jo hawa me lehra rahe the.

Balhaar ka haath eka-ek apne holster par gaya. Par, fir ruka.

'Huh!?'

Woh aakriti aage aayi. Shaant, saiyyamit aur alag. Aur, tabhi-

"Mere paas tumhare liye ek aur kaam hai!"

'!!!?'

Awaaz sunte hi Balhaar ko ek raahat mehsoos hui, kyunki awaaz usi ki thi jisko usne yaha par bulaaya tha.

Veer.

Balhaar : Ek aur-!? Ab kya??

Veer : Hmm! Lekin, uss se pehle... Tumne mujhe yaha par bulaaya. Kyu?

Don hone ke bawajood, Veer ke baare me kuchh aisa tha jo Balhaar ko cheenkh-cheenkh ke ahaat kar raha tha. Usne peechhe ki gali ki orr dekh, fir thoda jhijhakte hue kaha.

Balhaar : Prestige me hua shootout...! Mere kuchh aadmi wahi the. Control banaaye hue the. Kuchh maare bhi gaye.

Veer (flatly) : Aur?

'Huh!!?'

Balhaar thoda kaanpa. Veer ka bartaav... kuchh alag sa tha. Jaise use parvah hi nahi thi ki uske aadmi maare gaye.

Balhaar (awaaz dheeme karte hue) : Ek qabze me hai.

Veer ki bauhe sikud gayi. Balhaar ne aage jaari rakha.

Veer : Kaun!!!

Balhaar : Usne ek hi naam bataya hai. Dhananjay!

Veer : Huh!?

Veer uljhan me pad gaya. Dhananjay? Ye kaun tha bhala? Ek system holder hone ke naate uski memory bahut sharp thi. Use yaad tha ki iss naam se koi bhi vyakti uski zindagi me nahi tha. Fir kaun!?

Veer (frowns) : Jhooth bol raha hoga. Khatirdari karo uski achhe se. Jab tak ki uske muh se sach baahar nahi aa jaata-

Balhaar : Woh sach hi bol raha hai.

Veer : !!!?

Balhaar : Achhi tarah se treatment diya hai use. Hideout ke basement me baandh rakha hai saale ko. Mere aadmiyon ne shootout ke waqt use bandhi bana liya tha.

Veer : -Aur, kya bataya usne?

Balhaar : Uska daawa hai ki woh pichhle teen saal se Dhananjay ke under kaam kar raha hai. Uska kehna hai ki Dhananjay Rajasthan ke ek gaanv mayra se hai.

Veer (stunned) : Mayra...!

Balhaar : Baap ka naam — Bhanu Pratap Singh aur dada ka naam — Harikiran Singh. Woh yaha pe... unki maut ka badla lene ke liye aaya hai.

Veer ke badan me ek sihran daud gayi. Uske saamne unke chehre ghoom gaye — khoon se lathpath, toote hue, rassiyo ke sahaare kue me latke hue, uss gaanv me. Beshaq. Harikiran Singh aur Bhanu Pratap Singh, dono ko maut ke ghaat usi ne utaara tha. Uske jeevan ki wo ladaayi jaha usne apne badle ka ek chaper seal kar diya tha.

Bhanu Pratap Singh ki patni — Vandna. Uss samay usne system se Vandna ko scan kiya tha. Aur, system ne unke ek bete ka zikr bhi kiya tha. Lekin, uska naam system ne ujaagar nahi kiya tha.

Veer (mutters) : Kya ye... Ye wahi hai!?

Uski mutthi zorr se bhinch gayi.

Balhaar (qareeb aate hue) : Tumne... T-Tumne nahi kiya ye sab, hai na!?

Veer tezi se muda.

Veer : Kya matlab?

Balhaar ko tabhi yaad aaya. Jai ki kutaayi ke waqt uske muh se kahi gayi baat.

"K-Koi tha... U-Usne kaha tha ki woh meri madad karega. M-Mujhe apni gang banaane me, agar... agar maine aapko dhoka diya toh- par, mein bewakoof tha, boss. Mein chutiya tha. *cough* M-Mujhe usne bataya tha ki kya karna hai aur k-kaise karna hai."

Yahi woh baat thi jiski wajah se Balhaar bhaybheet tha. Kya Veer hi wo naqab-posh aadmi tha? Abhi bhi uske saamne Veer kapda baandhe hi khada hua tha. Iska matlab Jai sahi keh raha tha? Kya Veer hi ne Jai ko bhadkaya tha? Magar, kyu? Kya woh kisi dhang se uski pareeksha le raha tha?

Uske mann me tamaam sawaal utpann ho rahe the. Lekin, usne khamoshi banaaye rakhi. Woh dekhna chaahta tha ki Veer ke mann me akhir kya chal raha tha.

Balhaar (jhijhakte hue) : J-Jai! Mera ek aadmi... Usne dhoka diya. Bataya ki ek naqab-posh aadmi ne use plan bataaya tha ki kya karna hai. Usi ki wajah se usne mujhe dhoka diya, mere hideouts leak kiye aur police mere peechhe padi. Ant me... mujhe underground hona pada. Aur, ab tum...

Veer : !!?

Balhaar (frowns) : Waisa hi naqab pehne mere saamne ho. K-Kahi tumne hi use...!?

Veer : Aur, tumhe lag raha hai ki wo mein tha??

Balhaar ne koi jawaab nahi diya. Kintu, Veer ka jawaab sunn use andaaza lag chuka tha.

Balhaar : Ek minute! A-Agar, tum wo hote toh... Tumhe toh iss Dhananjay ke baare me pata hona chaahiye tha. Nahi! Upar se... Tum apni hi hotel par aisa kyu karwaoge? Sirf meri wafadari check karne ke liye? N-Nahi! Shayad mein kahi kuchh galat soch liya. Toh fir wo kaun tha!?

[Master!!!]

'Hmm! Jaanta hu! A masked man!! Kisi ne mujhe target kiya hai, Pari!'

[Yes!]

'Sirf mujhe hi nahi, mere parivar ko bhi.'

Balhaar : M-Matlab waqai me wo tum nahi the.

Veer (coldly) : Kya lagta hai tumhe? Mein tumhari wafadari check karne ke liye apne parivar ko marwaunga???

Balhaar darr ke maare thoda kaanp utha.

Balhaar : T-Toh... Ye koi test nahi tha!?

Veer ne dheere se uski aankhon me dekha. Uska bhaav aspasht tha. Uska chehra andhere se dhaka hua tha.

Veer (with eerie calm) : Nahi! *grins* Lekin, tum fir bhi pass ho gaye!

Balhaar : Huh?

Veer : Tumne apne aadmi anjaane me hi sahi, lekin sahi samay par bheje the. Good! Very good! And, now...

Balhaar : !?

Veer : I want to give you another task!!! Aur, iss baar... Ye test hi hai.

Balhaar : Huh?

Veer : Aadesh Jaisinghani! Casa Belle ka owner. Iss humle ke peechhe uska bhi kahi na kahi yogdaan hai. Maare gaye security guards ke parijano ko paisa deke bhadkana, aur unse media me galat afwaahe felwaana. Ye sab usi ka kiya dhara hai. Toh...

Balhaar : ...

Veer : Kal theek raat ko 12 baje, mein Casa Belle jaunga. Mere ghuste hi-

Balhaar : ...?

Veer aage badha aur uske kaano me dheere se kuchh kaha.

Balhaar : *gulps*

Fir woh peechhe hata.

Veer : Baaki mein dekh lunga ki uske saath mujhe kaise pesh aana hai. *grins* Are we clear?

Balhaar (nods) : Hmm! Kaam ho jaayega.

Veer : Aur, iss Dhananjay ke aadmi ko bandhi bana ke hi rakho. Jald hi ye Dhananjay bhi mere shikanje me hoga. But, first... I need to gather the details.

Balhaar : ...

Balhaar ki saans atak ke reh gayi. Veer aage badha, uske aas-paas ki hawa achanak bhaari ho gayi.

Veer : Kisi ne mujhe target kiya hai. Mere peeth peechhe se. Agar, mein ateet waala mein hota... toh shayad helpless feel karta. Aur, jaane deta. Lekin, ab...

Balhaar : ...!?

Woh muda. Apne kandhe ke peechhe se dekhte hue Balhaar ki aankhon me jhaanka. Mausam kharab ho raha tha. Aasmaan me kaale baadal chhaa chuke the.

*Ding*

Tabhi, uski aankhon par kshan bhar ke liye laali chamki. Aur-

*Rumble*

Bijli zorr se kadki. Uske prakaash me, Balhaar ne dekha. Wo laal aankhein. Jinhe dekh uski rooh kaanp gayi.

Veer : THIS TIME... I WILL HUNT!

*Whoooooooooooshhh*

Hawa ke ek jhonke ki tarah woh itna bol waha se gaayab ho gaya. Keval apne shabdo ki pratidhwani aur Balhaar ke seene me darr chhor gaya.

---

Tej derr raat apne kamre me laiti, phone ki screen par Veer ki chat kholi hui thi. Woh use message karna chaahti thi. Call karna chaahti thi. Uss se baat karna chaahti thi. Magar, ghabra rahi thi.

Usne type karna shuru kiya...

"Hey! Are you okay?"

Kintu, usne turant hi use delete kar diya.

Usne firse ek baar type kiya.

"Kya tumne dinner kiya?"

Magar, firse use delete kar diya.

Akhirkar, usne screen lock ki aur phone ko apni chhaati se chipka ke lait gayi. Uski aankhein band ho gayi.

'Oh god! I hate this feeling!!! Veeru...! Bhai...! Please, don't be like this. Tum jaante ho ki mein tumse kitna pyaar karti hu, right? Please! Don't push me back. I swear. I swear, I will do better next time. I promise, Veeru! I promise!!'

Mann me badbadaate hue woh phone ko yuhi liye liye hi so gayi.

***

Hotel Mirador Vault, Mumbai,
Morning - 3:15 AM ~

AC ki mand awaaz ne kamre ko bhar rakha tha. Kamra maamuli hi tha — FBCC dwara diya gaya ek standard suite, jo kisi bunker se kam nahi lag raha tha.

Divya bistar ke kinaare baithi hui thi, dono haath modey, apni saanson ko sthir rakhne ki koshish kar rahi thi. Bhale hi uske shareer par chot nahi pahuchi thi lekin uski aatma zaroor zakhmi thi. Aur, uski aankhon ke neeche aaye kaale dhabbe ye sab kuchh bayaan kar rahe the.

Kamre ka darwaza khula hua tha aur dehleez par hi Veer chup-chaap khada hua tha.

Divya (softly) : Tumhe yaha nahi aana chaahiye tha, Veer!

Veer : Mujhe aana hi tha. Ye dekhne ki tum theek ho ya nahi!

Divya ne ek khokhli hasi di aur khidki ke paas baithi pardo se baahar sheher ko dekhti rahi.

Divya : Tumne mujhe dekh liya hai. Ab jao! Nik shaant hai. Iska matlab hai ki woh kuchh plan bana raha hai. Aur, mein nahi chaahti ki tum usme fasso. Tumhe dakhal dene ki zaroorat nahi-

Veer : Iske liye bahut derr ho chuki hai, Divya.

Uss raat, Nik ko uske bodyguards ke saath kootne ke baad, Divya ne hi sabhi ko hospital bhijwaya tha. Usne FBCC se sab kuchh share kar diya tha jiske chalte, FBCC ne use protection provide kiya tha.

Nik hospital me tha. Aur, woh yaha. Lekin, uske baad se kya hua? Koi kuchh nahi jaanta tha. Zaahir hai ki Nik hospital se bhi riha ho chuka tha aur abhi ke liye woh shaant tha. Magar, woh yahi tha. Mumbai me. Divya ke aas-paas. Yahi kahi.

Divya hairanagi me Veer ko dekhi. Fir, boli-

Divya : Tumhe tension lene ki zaroorat nahi hai. Maine apna phone reset kar liya hai. Sab kuchh mita diya hai. FBCC sab kuchh monitor kar raha hai. Nik ab mera phone trace nahi kar sakta. Mein safe hu Veer... *mutters* For now at least.

Veer (steps closer) : Tum dari hui ho.

Divya (scoffs) : Mein darr ke saath jee chuki hu. Saath me soyi hu. Shaadi ki hu. Mujhe pata hai ki uss se kaise deal karna hai, Veer!

Veer : And, that's not how you were meant to live.

Woh aage badha. Par, jaise hi Divya ne use apne qareeb aate dekha, woh achanak khadi ho gayi, aur uss se door chali gayi.

Divya (quietly) : D-Don't!

Veer (steps closer) : Kyu?

Divya (bina mudey) : K-Kyunki... It's not the time now, Veer! B-Because... if you touch me now... I won't be able to pretend I don't need it.

Woh deewar ki orr muh kar ke khadi ho gayi, tabhi Veer ka haath uske kandhe par pada aur woh hil ke reh gayi. Aur, fir jaise gurutvakarshan ke chalte prithvi chaand ko apni orr kheech ke rakhi rehti hai, theek waise hi Veer ke uski kamar ko pakad ke use kheenchne par, wo bechari khichti chali gayi.

Veer : Woh tumhe apna nahi bana sakta. Iss tarah se kabhi bhi nahi-!

Divya ne apna muh khola, virodh karne ke liye, use ye bataane ke liye ki abhi nahi. Ye sab ab zyada ho raha hai. Unhe yahi ruk jaana chahiye. Lekin, Veer ne use koi samay nahi diya.

Veer ke honth uske hontho par the. Ugra aur haasil karne waale. Veer uss se koi sawaal nahi kar raha tha. Woh use bata raha tha. Apne haq ke baare me. Apni marzi ke baare me.

Aur, dikkat ye thi ki... sab kuchh jaante hue bhi... Divya dheeli pad gayi.

Divya ne use dhakka dena chaaha, aadhe adhoore mann se, uljhan me — lekin, uski mutthiyaan Veer ki chhaati se takrayi hi nahi. Balki, usne uski shirt ko aur bhi kass kar pakad liya. Aur, do second baad hi, usne use apne qareeb kheench liya. Uski chumban ne bhi utni hi bhookh se uska jawaab diya.

"Mmmmmnnnn~ Nnghhh~"




Uske gaalon par se aansu beh rahe the, lekin woh ruki nahi. Usne Veer ko use choomne diya.

Dono haanfte hue kuchh kshan baad alag hue.

Veer : *huff* Bhale hi tum mujhe dhakelo. Par, mein fir bhi tumhari madad karunga.

Divya : T-Tum-!!!

Usne neeche dekha. Fir, dheere se sarr hilaayi, ye jaante hue ki woh Veer ki zidd ke saamne kuchh nahi kar paayegi. Kahi na kahi woh khud bhi yahi chaah rahi thi jaise... ki Veer aake use Nik se bachaaye. Uski hifazat kare.

Veer peechhe hata, aur darwaaze ki orr chal diya. Lekin, baahar nikalne se pehle woh ek baar muda.

Veer (quietly) : Take care of yourself. Aur, jald hi...

Divya : !!?

Veer (mutters) : I will fix everything.

Itna bol, woh waha se chala gaya. Divya bas khadi-khadi yahi sochti reh gayi ki kya usne Veer ko apni private life me dakhal dene ki anumati dekar sahi kiya ya nahi!?

***

Hotel Zenith,
Morning - 3:45 AM ~

"Toh tumhara kehna hai ki kisi ne jaan-boojh ke tumhe target kiya?"

Renshu ki awaaz hotel ke kamre me goonj gayi. Door khadi Ava bhi bauhe chinta me modey Veer ko dekh rahi thi jo apne haath baandhe kursi par baitha hua tha.




Veer : Hmm!

Jab se Veer ke dada ji khatam hue the, uske baad se hi Veer sirf aur sirf uljhano me fasa hua tha. Use zara sa bhi araam karne ka waqt nahi mil raha tha.

Renshu : Masked man!! Kaala kapda? Pakka? Uska description sahi hai?

Veer : Hmm!

Renshu (frowns) : Ek system holder...!?

Veer (nods) : Mujhe poora yakeen hai. Kyunki, kisi aam aadmi me itni dum nahi ki mere ghar ke paas aake, mujhe bina alert kiye itna sab kuchh meri family ke baare me jaan le.

Koi agar nahi tha kamre me toh woh thi — Garofano aur Erica, jo dono Rajat, Dhananjay ke baare me information ikhatti karne nikli hui thi.

Renshu (frowns) : Kahi ye wahi toh nahi-!?

Veer : Kaun?

Renshu : Wahi... Jis se meri ladaayi hui thi. Wo masked man!

Veer (frowns) : Maine use nahi dekha. So, I don't know.

Renshu : Tumhare description ke hisaab se lag raha hai ki wahi ho sakta hai.

Veer : Maybe. Maybe not. *shrugs* Par, ek sawaal mera tumse hai!

Renshu : Hmm?

Veer : Jab tumne wo envelopes bheje the. Toh, tumne bataya ki tumne total 3 envelopes bheje the, right!?

Renshu (nods) : Mm-hmm!

Veer : Garofano aur mera toh samajh aata hai. Lekin... Tumne ek envelope use bhi bheja tha jisne tumhe call kiya tha. Jisko humne X ka darja diya hua hai.

Renshu (nods) : Hmm!

Veer (frowns) : Tumhe envelope bhejne ke liye uski location kaise pata chali-??

Ava : Oh!!!?

Renshu : ...

Veer : ...

Renshu : I traced the phone.

Veer : Huh!?

Renshu : Maine call ke through location trace ki aur fir uss location par envelope bheja.

Veer : Kya thi location!!?

Renshu : New York! Brooklyn bridge ke paas kahi...!

Veer : New York huh! Tumhe lagta hai woh envelope uske paas pahucha hoga!?

Renshu : Pahucha bhi tha aur envelope khola bhi gaya tha.

Veer : Ye kaise pata?

Renshu : Erica ki skill... Eager intellect.

Veer : Hmm! Ye bhi toh ho sakta hai ki kisi aur ne khola ho?

Renshu (nods) : Hmm! Bas yahi pata lagaya nahi jaa sakta abhi ki kisne enevlope khola tha.

Veer : I see!

Renshu fir aage badha aur saamne aate hue usne table par kuchh rakha. Veer ne jaise hi wo dekha toh uski aankhein hairangi me chaudi ho gayi.

Veer (mutters) : SHB!!!

Renshu : Underground lair se maine aur Erica ne ye baramad kiye hai. Sirf 5 test tubes hi hai.

Veer (frowns) : Disembowler ka experiment hai ye!!!

Renshu : Check kiya tha maine! Iska usage kya hai?

Veer : It can enhance a system holder's power tremendously for a short while.

Renshu (stunned) : Huh!!!

Veer : Upar se... Ye aur ke contact me aate hi oxidise hota hai.

Renshu : So, you just have to drink it?

Veer : Peene se pehle hi... Jitni derr me tum muh me bharoge utni derr me wo oxidise ho jaayega.

Renshu (frowns) : I see! It's dangerous then. Ye samples mere paas rahenge. Unless you want them...!?

Veer : Nahi! Mujhe kisi aur ke khoon ki zaroorat nahi! Use it however you see fit.

Renshu (nods) : Hmm! Toh? Aage ka kya plan hai?

Veer : Aane waale kuchh dinon me...

Ava : !?

Renshu : ...

Veer : Bahut kuchh badalne waala hai.

Renshu : Hmm?

Ava : Veer!?

Magar, Veer ne koi jawab nahi diya. Bas, unhe uljhan me chhor woh waha se chala gaya. Aur, subah ke 4:30 bajte hi woh apni maasi ke ghar me tha.

Purvi, iss baat se poori tarah se anjaan ki Veer raat me kaha-kaha hoke aa chuka tha chenn se bistar par so rahi thi.

'Pari!'

[Yes Master!?]

'Got to sleep mode!'

[Wh-What? M-Master? Wait! Mein kyu-]

'Maine kaha na sleep mode me jao, Pari.'

[P-Par, kyu? Kya maine kuchh galat kiya? Master, please tell me!]

'Just go! Mein dobaara repeat nahi karunga.'

[I...]

Na chaahte hue bhi Pari ko sleep mode me jaana pada. Aur, uske sleep mode me jaate hi-

*Splash*

Veer ne zorr se apne chehre par paani ke chheete maare. Usne apne saamne maujood sheeshe me khud ko dekha. Paani se uska chehra bheega hua tha, geele baalo ki latein uski aankhon ke saamne jhool rahi thi. Chehre par koi bhi bhaav nahi the.

Purvi ko yu akela chhor woh kisi kaaran se hi gaya tha. Kaaran tha-

*Ding*

[Mission : The Devil is in the details.
Description : Find the culprit who messed with Hotel Prestige, Yarnia, and host's family. Find the plotter.
Rewards : 10,000 points.
Time limit : 1 month.

Mission failure penalty : Unknown for now.]

Yahi wajah thi, Veer ko ab desperate hone ki. Magar, abhi woh soch hi raha tha jab achanak uske mann me-

*Ding*

[Mission : Deal breaker (1)
Description : Find the truth about Pushkar, Gaurav and Nik.
Rewards :
1) 10,000 points.
2) Favourability increase of Divya and Suhana.

Time limit : 10 days.
Mission failure penalty : Losing Suhana and Divya.]

Pehle mission par toh Veer already lag chuka tha. Lekin, dusra mission padhte hi uski aankhein aashcharya me maare fel gayi.

'What!?'
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Aaj ke liye itna hi guys.
The update is around 10k words. This was a breather. Agle update se saari activities start honi hai, toh next update se maza aayega. Disembowler arc sabse bada arc hai toh yes... Abhi kayi updates iske bache hue hai. But we are soon heading towards the Summit arc. Summit arc zyada bada nahi rahega. Not as long as Disembowler arc. But it will be quite an epic arc. Riftborn arc kahani ka sabse chhota arc hoga, filled with only action, action and action. Target mein abhi as such kuchh nahi rakh raha hu. Traffic ghata hai. Site crash hui hai. So, jitna pahucha sakte ho pahucha dena. Atleast 250 to kar hi dena. Baaki, next updates se target rakhenge.
Dhanyavad!!!

Very beautiful update bro

 

[Werewolf]

Bhai log jis tarah se site collapse kari thi aur ya to cloud flare verification mangti thi ya khulti hi nhi thi
Har baar bar bar cloud verification
You are human
God promise yrr wolfy bhai
Ander se aisi feeling aati thi yrr apne ander
Bhi kahi sistam to nhi baith gaya
Bahut hi shandar lajawab superb fantastic fabulous dhansu
Update
Keep it up
Itni zyada forum me problem hone ke baad finally achi chal raha site
Is ke sabhi team members aur seniors ko tahe dil se shukriya
Aur sath
Hi wolfy bhai aap ne update diya
Thanks again
And after all take care wish you all the best

Site crash ne sabhi ko pareshan kiya tha Bhai. Mein khud pareshan tha bahut. Aur, upar se maine kaise update upload kiya hai, woh mein hi jaanta hu. Khair, aise hi saath bane rehne ka. Aane waale updates bahut hi rochak hone waale hai. Keep supporting.

shb ka use veer n team karegi kya ???? karegi to kaise ????

Veer ne toh already mana kar diya hai uska istemal karne se. Renshu aur baaki kya karte hai wo unke upar hai. We'll see in future.

divya n suhana ki azadi hameshaa hamesha ka favour rahega ????

Well, of course. Ab aisa to hoga nahi ki azaadi ke 2 mahine baad Divya aur Suhana Veer se nafrat karne lag jaaye!?

nidhi n veer ka ek hona bht hi jyada mushkil hone wala hai uper se tez usko aunty bol rahi hai .... veer n nidhi kya live in tak hi simit rahegi ????

Nidhi already 2 baccho ki maa hai, upar se 30 saal ki ho chuki hai. Zaahir hai Tej use aunty hi bolegi na!?

suman n abha ki phuspushat ka result kya niklega ?????

Wo hum dekh lenge.

Yarnia kya fir se relaunch hoga ??? uska successful hona bhi alag hi mystery hai

Again, we'll see in future.

That was brilliant must say do mission mile veer ko unknown penalty now intresting Tej ki unsecurity bhi bahut badhiya hai

Thanks and keep supporting.

Bahut hi umda

Todi todi jankari sabhi ke man ki di gayi। Jise kahani me sapens ban gaya hai।

Aage aane vale time or danger hoga

Do mishan mile hai।

Suhana ka jigr huaa hai। Aage ab sabki veer ke jivan me kya roll kiska kesa hoga ab pata chalta rahega।

Bilkul. Thanks and keep supporting.

 

[sam21003]

Wolfy bhai
Hum sub aap ke sath hai
Aap ki story dil me basti hai
Bahut hi shandar rachna hai aap shabad shabad moti
Aap ko dil se dhanyawad
Keep it up

 

[mass8787]

Bohut zaberdust bohut sunder

 

[KEKIUS MAXIMUS]

Suman ne Kabul Kar liya apne beti aur bahu ke saamne ki Ragini pyar karti Hai veer se ..sonali ko akal thod Kam Hai jo samajh nahi paayi ki dono me kis cheej ko lekar baate ho rahi Hai.
kavya ne ragini ke upar bomb fod diya ye batakar ki juhi papa kehke bula rahi thi veer ko .
tej aur ragini dono jyada possesive ho jaati hai veer ke maamle me ..
raat ko purvi ke ghar ruka hai veer aur mausa ja raha hai tour pe ..

 

[KEKIUS MAXIMUS]

 
purvi ki pareshani samajh aa gayi ki arun apni normal job chhodna nahi chahta kyunki waha jyadatar ladies hi hai ,jo uska use karti rehti hai..
veer ne sirf chusam chusayi sw hi satisfy kar diya purvi ko ..
balhar ka shak bewajah tha ,maskman veer nahi hai .aur balhar ke kabje me dhananjay ka aadmi bhi hai jiske mooh se gaon ka naam sunke veer ko pata chal gaya ki maajra kya hai ..
ab 2 naye mission mile hai jisko pura karna jaruri hai warna veer suhana aur divya ko kho sakta hai ...

 

[Dhakad boy]

Update - 200 ~ Gathering Information ​

Ab tak...

Uska shareer hawa me uda aur jaa ke seedha deewar se jaa bhida, jiske chalte aadhi deewar wahi toot ke bikhar gayi.

Usne unn dono ke lachaar shareer ko ghoora. Jaise maano ek insaan cheetiyon ko ghoor raha ho.

X (quietly) : Remember, sweethearts. You're only alive... Because, I allow it.

Kehte hue woh waha se nikal gaya. Koi jaldbazi nahi. Koi darr nahi. Koi pareshani nahi.

Bas... Taaqat. Taaqat jo duniya ko hila ke rakh dene waali thi. Jald hi.

Ab aage...

Ragini's House,
Night - 9:15 PM ~

Tej bechaini me hall me idhar se udhar tahal rahi thi, jabki Bhavna sofe par baithi kisi soch vichaar me doobi hui thi. Shaant lekin adhyayan karti hui.

Tej (chinta me) : M-Mom!? Kya aapko waqai lagta hai ki ye sahi decision tha?? Veer ko... unke saath bhejna?

Bhavna (glances) : Humein ek baat ki gaanth baandhni hogi, beta. Jab koi nahi tha, tab wahi thi Veer ke liye. Uss ghar se jab mere bacche ko baahar nikaala gaya tha to usne hi chhat di thi Veer ko. Usne uske liye khaana banaaya, uski dekhbhaal ki, use apne saath rakha. Ye bahut maayne rakhta hai. Aur, ye humein kabhi bhi bhoolna nahi chahiye. Isliye, uska bhi kahi na kahi Veer par haq hai.

Tej ruki. Uski bauhe sikudi. Woh Bhavna ki orr uljhan me dekhi.

Tej : I know mom... lekin, wo Nidhi aunty... wo abhi bhi divorcee hai. Do baccho ki maa hai aur, Veer... wo abhi bhi nadaan hai. Chhota hai. K-Kya ye sahi hai? I mean... Unka aur Veer ka ek saath rukna. Ek hi ghar me??

Bhavna : Hmm? Kya tumhe apne bhai par bharosa nahi?

Tej : Nooooo! Mom! Kya keh rahi ho aap??? Mujhe Veeru par poora bharosa hai. I trust him more than myself. L-Lekin, hai to woh bhi young na. Aur, upar se wo Nidhi aunty... Y-You know what I'm trying to say.

Bhavna : Mujhe nahi lagta Nidhi uss tarah ki aurat hai beta. Nidhi uske college ki teacher bhi rahi hai. Kabhi uski guardian bhi. Toh kya burayi hai isme!?

Tej ne apni mutthiyaan bheenchi, uski nazrein zameen par tiki.

'Lekin, hai toh fir bhi woh ek aurat hi na!? Aur, Veer... Veer. Mom aap samajhti kyu nahi? Wo jawaan hai. Udaas hai. Aur, confused hai. Aur, aise me woh waha hai. Unke theek bagal se... Akele...!'

Bhavna : Kya hua? Kya sochne lagi?

Tej (quietly) : K-Kuchh nahi! Theek hai, maan liya ki mein hi zyada soch rahi hu. P-Par, wo Juhi ka Veer ko papa keh ke bulaana? K-Kya ye sahi hai?

Bhavna : ...

Tej (zorr dete hue) : Mom... Mein Juhi ki khushi ke against nahi. M-Mein bhi chaahti hu ki wo khush rahe. B-But... Kya kisi ne socha hai? Jab Juhi badi ho jaayegi tab kya hoga? Jab use sacchayi pata chalegi? Ki Veer uske papa asliyat me hai hi nahi? K-Kya ye... ye future ke liye dangerous nahi?

Bhavna (sighs) : Sabse zaroori baat ye hai ki Veer ko iss se koi dikkat nahi hai. Suman ne sujhaav diya tha... Aur, sabhi ne sehmati bhari thi.

Tej (yells) : Maine nahi bhari thi!!!

Bhavna : !!???

Tej : I-I mean... I mean mein raazi nahi hui thi.

Bhavna : Toh tumne kuchh bola kyu nahi tab?

Tej : Jab sab raazi the, toh mere akele bolne se bhala kya hota?

Bhavna (sighs) : Uss time yahi sahi laga tha sabhi ko. Wo bacchi Veer ko apna rakshak maanti hai. Apne pita ki tarah. Iss tarah ka bond ittefaq se nahi banta. Saath me samay bitaana padta hai. Aur, uska Veer se attachment saaf dikhta bhi hai.

Tej ne apne honth kaante, haathon ko kass kar baandhi.

Tej : Mein bas- humein use akela nahi chhorna chahiye, mom. Use mere- I-I mean use humaare saath rehna chahiye.

Bhavna : ??

Tej (clears throat) : Use... Use yahi rehna chahiye. *meekly* Gh-Ghar par. Mere saath. A-Aapke saath. Family ke saath. A-Aur, Nidhi aunty ke yaha yu raat me uska rukna...

Bhavna : Woh waha raat nahi rukega. Raat rukne woh Purvi maasi ke yaha jaayega.

Tej : Huh??

Bhavna : Jaate-jaate maine use samjha diya tha ki Nidhi ke yaha din me jitna rehna hai woh reh sakta hai. Lekin, shaam hote hi... Apni maasi ke yaha chale jaana. Raat wahi guzaarni hai. Aisa maine samjha diya tha use.

Tej : O-Oh! Achha! H-Haan! Y-Ye theek kiya aapne. Good. Ye fir theek hai.

Bhale hi usne keh diya, magar fir bhi uska dil kahi na kahi abhi bhi raahat mehsoos nahi kar raha tha. Woh jaanti thi ki Nidhi keval Veer ki teacher thi, lekin uska dil abhi bhi nahi maan raha tha.

Woh akeli nahi thi. Bhavna swayam iss baar kuchh chintit thi. Kya usne theek kiya? Aaj uske mann me bhi ye sawaal aa raha tha.

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Ghar ke andar idhar ek kamre me Suman dono apni bahu aur bitiya ke sang baithi hui thi. Aur, unki vartalap ka vishay tha — Ragini.

Aabha : Ragini ji ki sach me daad deni hogi maa ji, hai na? Itna sab kuchh ho gaya. Unhone apna perr zindagi bhar ke liye kho diya, fir bhi koi bakheda khada nahi kiya. Koi shikan nahi. Kuchh bhi nahi.

Sonali : Sach me! Agar, mein hoti na toh poora ghar hila ke rakh deti. Apne aap ko ek taang ke saath toh mein kabhi dekh hi nahi sakti. Tch! Na baba na! Mujhe toh hairani hai ki unhone itni shaanti se sab sweekar kaise kar liya?

Suman : Ye toofan ke pehle ki shaanti hai beta!

Woh boli. Uske bhaav me chinta thi.

Sonali : Huh?

Aabha (frowns) : Toofan ke pehle ki shaanti? Mein kuchh samjhi nahi, maa ji.

Suman (sighs) : Agar, kal ko maan lo ki mein bhi ek perr se apahij ho jau, toh kya mein din bhar roti firungi?

Sonali : Mein toh firungi!!!

Suman : ...

Aabha : ...

Sonali : Aise kya dekh rahe ho? Arey looli langdi ho jaungi to kya hassungi? Roungi hi na??

Suman : Haan, par har waqt toh nahi na? Aur, tum isliye rougi kyunki tum me alhadpann hai. Lekin, Ragini ji alag hai. Haan, unme bhi kahi na kahi alhadpann hai, lekin tumhari tarah nahi. Abhi unhe apni kamzori ka bodh nahi hua hai.

Aabha : Matlab?

Suman : Matlab ye ki... Jald hi unhe iska bodh hoga. Jab koi aisi sthiti aayegi jaha unke saamne koi aisi cheez ghatit ho rahi hogi jiske virodh me woh khade hone ki koshish karengi. Aur, jab woh khadi nahi ho payengi... uss din unhe apni kamzori ka aabhas asal me hoyega. Jis din woh apne prem ke liye khadi nahi ho payengi, tabhi... tabhi ek toofan aayega.

Aabha : Prem ke liye? M-Maa ji? P-Par, Ragini ji ne toh talaak le liya hai na? Fir, ye prem kis se? Kiski baat kar rahi hai aap?

Suman ne dono ko ek pal dekha. Usne kuchh socha aur fir ek aah bharte hue boli.

Suman : Theek hai. Bataati hu. Par, dhyaan rahe. Tum dono ke muh se ye baat kisi ko bhi nahi pata chalni chahiye. Samajh gayi? Warna mujhse bura koi nahi hoga.

Sonali : Ehhh? A-Aisa kya hai?

Aabha (nods) : Ji maa ji!

Suman : Toh suno! Ragini ji... maalik se prem karti hai!

Aabha : Huh!!?

Sonali (shouts) : KYAAAAAAA...MMPHHH-!?

Jab Sonali zorr se chillaayi toh Suman ne uske muh par haath rakh uska muh band kar diya.

Suman (frowns) : Shhh! Shor nahi!

Aabha : M-Maa ji? A-Aap itna yakeen ke saath kaise keh sakti hai?

Suman (smiles) : Agar, mein ye kahu ki maine unn dono ko kayi baar ek dusre ko choomte hue dekha hai toh-!?

Aabha (blushes) : Ahhn! A-Aisa hai toh-

Sonali : Hmph! Mein toh pehle hi kehti thi. Ye ladka har jagah muh maarega aur-

*Slap*

Sonali : Ouwww!!!

Uski baat adhoori hi reh gayi jab Suman ne uske sarr par zorr se ek tapli de maari.

Suman (sternly) : Chup raho tum. Tumhe pata hi kya hai? Maalik agar chaahe toh abhi ke abhi woh-

Sonali : Huh-!??

Suman : M-Mera matlab hai... Agar, ve chaahe toh abhi ke abhi Ragini ji ko kya, kisi ko bhi apna bana le. Lekin, woh aisa karte nahi hai. Ye khaandani hai. Unhe sirf ek ladki se lagaav ho hi nahi sakta. Aur, na hi keval ek ladki ko unse lagaav ho sakta hai.

Sonali : Hmph!

Aabha (blushes) : J-Ji maa ji! M-Mein ye achhi tarah jaanti hu. A-Aur, isliye maine khud ko samarpit kar diya hai. Mujhe... Mujhe unpe poora bharosa hai.

Suman (Sonali ko dekhte hue) : Dekha? Seekho kuchh apni bhabhi se tum.

Sonali : Hmph! Par, use alag-alag ladkiyon se rishta rakhna hi kyu hai? Kisi ek se shaadi nahi kar sakta kya? Seekhne ki zaroorat mujhe nahi hai. Aap dono ko hai.

Suman : Tameez se baat karo, Sonali. Mein hazar baar samjha chuki hu tumhe. Maalik hai woh humaare. Koi anjaan aadmi nahi.

Sonali : P-Par-

Aabha : Maa ji theek keh rahi hai, Sonali.

Sonali : Bh-Bhabhi aap bhi-!?

Aabha : Jo mujhe sahi laga maine uska hi saath diya. Maa ji sahi keh rahi hai. Maalik chhoti-chhoti baaton ka bura nahi maante, lekin iska matlab ye nahi ki tum unki iss baat ka fayda uthao aur peeth peechhe unke baare me iss tarah se bolo.

Suman : Kaash tumhari hi tarah Sonali me bhi itna dimag hota, beta.

Sonali : K-Kya? Kya matlab-?

Suman : Matlab ye ki... Ab dhyan rakhna ki ahinda se maalik aur Ragini ji ke beech koi bhi ann-bann ho. Toh, humein usme unki madad karni hai.

Aabha : Ah!? I-Iska matlab maa ji aap-!?

Suman (smiles) : Hmm!

Aabha : Kya ye sahi hai??

Sonali : Ehh? K-Kya? Mujhe bhi batao!!!

Suman (nods) : Yahi sahi hai!!

Aabha (smiles) : Theek hai, maa ji! Mein samajh gayi.

Sonali : K-Kya samajh gayi??? Huh?? Maa?? Arey mujhe toh batao!!!

Bechari Sonali guhaar lagaati reh gayi, parantu Suman aur uski bahu, Aabha ke beech ek maun samjhauta ho chuka tha jo sirf wahi dono jaanti thi.

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Andar hi wahi ek aur kamre me Ragini apne bistar par deewar ki orr muh kar laiti hui thi. Uske baal bikhre aur chehra thaka hua sa prateet ho raha tha.

Kavya uske bistar ke kinaare se hi baithi hui thi aur uska doosra perr daba rahi thi.

Ragini : B-Bas, Kavya- Ab rehne do.

Kavya : Pakka bhabhi???

Ragini (nods) : H-Haan! Thank you dear.

Kavya : Okie!! Don't mention it.

Ragini : Tum gayi nahi? Mummy chali gayi na?

Kavya : Haan! Mummy aur Arohi di dono ghar chali gayi. Mein bas ruk gayi.

Ragini : Kyu? Tumhe nahi jaana?

Kavya : Kyu jaungi mein? Abhi bataya tha na aapko? Ki mein aaj se aapki seva karungi!!

Ragini : Tum... Tum bhi na... A-Aur, woh Nidhi ma'am? Woh chali gayi?

Kavya : Hmm? Oh! Haan! Woh chali gayi aur Purvi maasi aur Arun mausa ji bhi chale gaye. A-Aur, wo... wo auntiyaan log... Wo varsha aunty, mukta aunty aur ek aur jo hai-

Ragini : Sudha...

Kavya (nods) : H-Haan! Wo sab bhi chali gayi.

Ragini (frowns) : Wo bhi yaha aayi thi?

Kavya : Hmm? Haan! Sab chale gaye. Bas ab apne log hi hai.

Ragini : Oh! Kya baatein ho rahi thi baahar? Itna shor ho raha tha.

Kavya : Arey haan! Aapko toh pata hi nahi. Bhabhi, aap yakeen nahi karogi. Uss din hotel par jab attack hua tha na, tab Veer bhaiya pata hai kaha the?

Ragini : ???

Kavya : Nidhi ma'am ki beti hai na? Juhi!! Wo news me aane waala serial killer unki beti ko utha ke le gaya tha. Aur, pata hai kaun use chhura ke laaya???

Ragini (mutters) : V-Veer...!?

Kavya (excitedly) : Haaaaaaa!!! Veer bhaiya literally Juhi ko bacha ke laaye. Uss serial killer se.

Ragini : !!?

Kavya : Isliye, toh woh hotel par jab attack ho raha tha tab waha aa nahi paaye the...! Aur, sirf Juhi nahi. Ek koi police officer hai, unki beti, Pihu kar ke naam hai uska, use bhi utha ke le gaya tha serial killer. Veer bhaiya dono ko bacha ke laaye the. Can you believe it?

Ragini : ...

Kavya : Aur, isliye unke face pe woh scratches aaye honge, unhe chot lagi hogi. Ab samajh aaya sab kuchh meri. Woh toh achha hua Nidhi ma'am ne chhoti tai ji ko sab bata diya aur fir chhoti tai ji ne hum sab ko, toh sabhi ko ye baat pata lag gayi.

Ragini ke chehre par tanaav badh gaya. Anjaane me usne chaadar ko kass kar pakad liya. Usne apne seene me paida ho rahe toofan ko chhipaate hue khud ko shaant dikhaaya. Magar, aasu fir bhi glaani ke chalte uski aankhon se beh chale. Veer akhir na jaane kitni musibato ko jhel ke unke paas aaya tha. Lekin, kisi ne uski aap-beeti ko sunane ki koshish na ki.

Ab wo saare ghaav jo uske chehre par the, Ragini ko yaad aa rahe the. Choonki, woh deewar ki orr muh ki hui thi, isliye Kavya ko uski roti hui soorat na dikhayi de saki. Magar, woh thithak-thithak ke ro rahi thi.

Kavya : Par, sabse best cheez pata hai kya hui? Veer bhaiya Juhi ke hero bann gaye! Juhi ab unhe 'papa' keh ke bulaati hai. Maine bhi miss kar diya tha wo scene but Arohi di ne mujhe sab bataya abhi jaane se pehle. It's so sweet, right?

Ragini jaise wahi jamm ke reh gayi.

Kavya (giggles) : I mean, it's sooo adorable. Papa! Veer papa! Haha! Woh pehle se hi itna attached thi bhaiya se... I'm not surprised ki ye abhi ho raha hai.

Ragini (mutters) : V-Veer kaha hai?

Kavya : Ye toh ek na ek din hona hi tha. *smiles* Par, kitna achha hua na, bhabhi? Ab Juhi ko-

Ragini (quietly) : KAVYA! Veer kaha hai?

Kavya : H-Huh!? Veer bhaiya toh... woh to chale gaye.

Ragini : !!? Chale gaye? Matlab?

Kavya : M-Matlab... Nidhi ma'am ke saath. Din me wo unke saath rahenge aur night me Purvi maasi ke yaha.

Ragini (dheere se) : W-Woh... Woh unke saath chala gaya?

Uska thithakna band ho gaya. Aansu jo beh rahe the wo achanak hi tham gaye.

Kavya (smiles) : Haan, wo Nidhi ma'am ne request ki sabse aur Purvi maasi ne bhi, toh sab agree ho gaye. Waise mujhe bhi lagta hai ki bhaiya agar thode din baahar rahenge to unka bhi mood fresh ho jaayega. Hai na? Unki ma'am khud unhe lene aayi batao. *sighs* So sweet!

Sweet?

Ragini ke nakhoon chaadar me dhans gaye.

'He promised me...! Meri care karne ka vaada kiya tha usne!! Usne kaha tha woh mera khayal rakhega. He told me... HE WOULD BE THERE!! FOR ME!!! TOH, MUJHE AISE CHHOR KE KAISE JAA SAKTA HAI WOH??? W-WO BHI... USKE LIYE...! *sniff*'

Uski nazrein apne perr par gayi. Woh manhoos perr. Kaash. Kaash woh chal paati. Kaash woh uske paas daud paati. Kaash woh iss tarah asahaay na padi hoti.

Kavya : Bas kuchh dinon ki hi toh baat hai, bhabhi!

Ragini ne ek gehri saans chhori. Yeh shaanti nahi thi. Ye niyantrit krodh tha.

Ragini (dheere se) : U-Usne mujhe bataya kyu nahi? Jaane se pehle ek baar bhi woh mere paas nahi aaya!? K-Kyu?

Kavya : Umm... Shayad bhool gaye honge!?

Ragini : Bhool gaya, huh!?

Kavya : Umm... Aap theek ho na, bhabhi? Kuchh hua hai kya?



Ragini (stiffly) : Nahi! Bas thakaan hai thodi.

Wo laiti rahi. Bina palke jhapkaaye.

'Nidhi... wo samajhdar hai. Shaant hai. Caring hai. Aur, ab unke paas Veer aur unke bacche hai... Dheere-dheere wo Veer ko apni duniya me shaamil kar rahi hai. Aur, har koi iss se khush hai. Sab aisa hone de rahe hai. Lekin, mein??? Mein yaha padi hu... Tooti hui... Bhooli hui... Powerless. Sab bikharta hua dekh rahi hu.'

Usne apni aankhein band kar li. Lekin, honth khule to ek hi naam nikla.

'Veer...!'

***

Purvi's house,
Night - 10:05 PM ~

Idhar apne ghar me Arun travel bag ki chain lagaate hue sab samaan check karne me laga hua tha.

Arun (khud se budbudaate hue) : Dawaiyaan rakh li... Purse rakh liya... Charger ho gaya... Hmm! Haan! Purvi!! Mera ID folder kaha hai?

Parantu, koi jawab nahi. Purvi bedroom me na jaane kya kar rahi thi. Raatri me jab Arun aur Purvi dono Ragini ke ghar se laute to wo dono hi Veer ko apne sang le aaye the.

Aur, Veer ke idhar aane ke baad se hi Purvi iss tarah vyavhar kar rahi thi. Kuchh bol hi nahi rahi thi. Arun Veer ki orr muda aur thoda sharmindagi me muskuraya.

Arun : Achha hua tum aa gaye beta! Raat vaat me agar tumhari maasi ko kuchh zaroorat padi to kam se kam koi bolne bataane waala to rahega unke paas.

Veer (nods) : Ji!

Arun : Isi bahaane tumhara bhi thoda mann bahal jaayega, hai na? Waha ghar me mahaul abhi thoda gamgeen hai. Aise me mann bhi udaas bana rehta hai. Thode din idhar-udhar uthoge baithoge to mind bhi relax ho jaayega.

Veer (smiles) : Ji! Aapko chinta karne ki zaroorat nahi, mausa ji. Mein yahi hu.

Arun (smiles) : Bas isliye to santusht hoke jaa raha hu, beta. Idhar laaye toh tumhe tumhara mann behlaane ke liye hai, par kaho tumhe hi apni maasi ka mann behlaana pad jaaye hahaha!

Veer haule se muskuraya.

Veer : Kab ki train hai, mausa ji?

Arun : Bas beta 11:30 ki...

Veer : Abhi toh time hai. Par station jaate jaate samay lag jaayega. Lekin, chinta ki koi baat nahi. Mein aapko time se pahucha dunga.

Arun : Arey nahi! Tumhe jaane ki koi zaroorat nahi.

Veer : !!?

Arun : Tum aa gaye ho na? Bas ab yaha araam se raho. Mein chala jaunga.

Veer : Arey aise thodi mausa ji-! Mein kis liye hu? Mere rehte aap-

Arun : Beta aadat hai. Pehli baar thode hi hai. Mein chala jaunga, chinta mat karo.

Veer : Arey par-

Arun : Arey beta samjho! Abhi tumhara tumhari maasi ke saath rehna zyada zaroori hai. Samajh rahe na?

Veer kahi na kahi samajh gaya ki maasi mausa ji se kisi kaaran se roothi hui hai. Aur, isliye Arun use baar-baar yaha rukne ko keh raha hai.

Arun : Abhi tumne bhi bahut kuchh jhela hai. Thoda araam karo. Aur, bas apni maasi ke saath raho thode din.

Veer : Aadha ek ghante ki hi toh baat hai, mausa ji. Jaldi se chhor deta aapko-

Arun : Nahi nahi! Koi baat nahi. Mein manage kar lunga.

Usne apne backpack ko kandhe par latkaaya.

Arun : Chalo beta! Mera time ho raha hai ab. Ab late kiya toh dikkat ho jaayegi.

Aur, utne me hi-

Purvi andar se baahar nikal kar aayi. Dono Veer aur Arun chupchap bas khade dekhte rahe. Woh aage aayi, aur usne ID ka folder aage karte hue Arun ko thama diya.

Arun : Arey waah! Bahut badhiya. Waise toh phone par thi mere lekin original bhi rakhe raho to sahi rehta hai. Chalo! Mein nikalta hu... Hai na!?

Purvi bas dheere se haami bhari. Uske chehre par koi bhaav nahi the.

Arun darwaze se baahar nikla aur lift ki orr jaane laga. Jab Veer use chhorne ke liye aage badha toh Purvi ne uski baah kass kar thaam li.

Veer : Huh!!? Maasi?

Purvi : Chale jaayenge woh. Koi doodh peete bacche nahi hai. Aao! Chalo tum. Andar chale!

Aur, woh use ghaseet ke andar ki orr le gayi.

Ek lambe kshan ke liye, flat poori tarah se shaant ho gaya. Fir, Purvi ki hi awaaz ne shaanti bhang ki-

Purvi (rasoi se) : Veer! Chalo! Apne kapde badal lo. Maine tumhare kapde wahi sofe par rakhe hai. Aate waqt Bhavna se maang kar laayi thi.

Veer : Mausa ji aapse baat karna chaah rahe the aur aap-

Purvi : Badal rahe ho ya nahi???



Veer ne ek aah bhari. Aur, ek kamre ki orr badh gaya. Woh jaanta tha ki inn dono ke beech kuchh chal raha tha. Magar, kya?

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Woh dheele shorts aur half sleeve tshirt me baahar aaya. Usne khud ko aaeene me dekha. Koi bhaav nahi.

Wo wapas hall me aaya toh kitchen se aa rahi khatpat ki awaaz use sunayi di. Purvi bhi bedroom me jaa kar ek naram cotton ka gown pehen aayi thi.

Veer (hall se) : Kya kar rahi ho aap? Ab kuchh khaunga nahi, maasi! Bhookh nahi hai-

Purvi (calls out) : Khana nahi bana rahi hu. Bas baitho. Aa rahi hu.

Veer : Sirf isliye ki mein rukne aaya hu iska matlab ye nahi ki ab aap mere saath mehmaan ki tarah pesh aane lagengi-!

Purvi (tray lekar baahar aate hue) : Tum mehmaan nahi ho. Bacche ho mere!!!

Veer : !!!

Woh jab gown pehne baahar aayi toh Veer ki nazar majbooran apni maasi ke jism ki banavat par tik gayi.

'Check'

*Ding*

[Name : Purvi
Age : 43 yrs old.]

43 saal ki hone ke baad bhi, Purvi ne jis tarah se apne aap ko maintain kiya hua tha, uss wajah se Veer jaise naujavan ko bhi woh apne upar aankhein sekne ke liye majboor kar rahi thi.

Kitchen se aate hue usne tray ko beech waali kaanch ki ek table par rakha. Do garm, taaze, grilled veg cheese sandwich saamne the. Saath me do glass paani ke, ek chhoti katori sauce ki aur ek chhoti katori hari chutney ki.

Veer : Sandwich!?

Purvi (smiles) : Bhavna ne bataya ki tum hi mere haath ka bana khaana miss kar rahe the. Toh lo, haazir hai.

Use yaad aaya ki usne apni maa se ye baat kuchh hafte pehle zaroor kahi thi jab woh China se laut kar aaya tha.

"Ab ye batao ki kya jaadu kar diya hai apni Purvi maasi par?"

"Purvi maasi? Kyu? Kya hua unhe?"

"Do baar ghar se lauti hai woh. Keh rahi thi ki na hi Veer mera message dekh raha hai aur na hi phone utha raha hai. Kaha gayab ho gaya? Ghar kyu nahi aaya mere? Jab se use pata chala hai ki tum gayab ho tab se roz phone aata hai uska."

"Umm... Wo bhi pareshan hongi shayad mere baare me?"

"Zaahir hai!!! Ab tum kisi din apni maasi se mil aana."

"Sunday ko unhe yahi par bulaiyega. Mujhe unke haath ka khaana pasand hai. Din bhar yahi rahengi woh."

"Theek hai-!!!"

'Ah! Toh iska matlab... Maa ne hi maasi ko bataya. Hmm!'

Usne fir saamne rakhi plate uthaayi, sandwich ka swaad chakha aur uski aankhein band ho gayi.

Veer : Mmm-! Aapke haatho me abhi bhi wahi jaadu hai.

Woh khud hi agar chaahe toh ek behatreen sandwich bana sakta tha. 'Absolute Chef' ke upyog se woh kya kuchh nahi bana sakta tha.

Parantu, maasi ke haath ka swaad toh maasi ke haatho me hi tha. Chaahe kitni hi 'Absolute Chef' skills na aa jaaye, maasi ke khaane ki naqal nahi ki jaa sakti thi.

Purvi (uske bagal se baithate hue) : Meri ichha toh yahi hai ki tumhe humesha apne haath se khaana bana-bana ke khilaati rahu. *smiles*

Woh use ek tarah ke maa ke sneh ki drishti se dekhi. Aur, use pal bhar ke liye nanha Veer yaad aa gaya jise Sumitra apni goad me leke uske paas aati thi use stanpaan karaane ke liye.

Purvi : Kitni dukh ki baat hai na-!?

Veer : Huh?

Purvi : Tum bahut chhote the. Nanhe se. Tumhari chachi tumhe mere paas laati thi. Tum rote rehte the. Fir, mein tumhe apni goad me litaati thi. Aur, doodh pilaati thi. *smiles* Aur, tumhara rona band ho jaata tha.

Veer : M-Mein... bahut chhota tha. Yaad nahi mujhe.

Purvi (smiles) : Haan! Isliye to kaha- ki kitni dukh ki baat hai. Tumhe kuchh yaad nahi. Uske baad se hum seedhe ab jaa kar mile hai. Veer kabhi socha hai-

Veer : !!?

Purvi : Ki... Ki agar tum unn 20 saalo me apni maa se juda na hue hote. Aur... Aur, aaj ki hi tarah mere ghar me aake ruk rahe hote. Toh aaj... aaj humaara rishta aur gehra hota na? Hai na?

Veer (smiles) : Zaroor!

Purvi muskuraate hue use dekhti rahi. Veer ne gaur kiya ki uski maasi use samaanya se kuchh zyada hi dekh rahi thi.

Veer (smiles) : Mere yaha hone se aap khush lag rahi ho!

Purvi : Aur, kyu nahi houngi bhala? Mein toh ye bahut time se chaahti thi. Sirf tum aur mein... Ek saath. Yahi mere ghar me. *smiles* Tum bade zaroor ho gaye ho par meri nazro me aaj bhi wahi nanha Veer mujhe saamne jhalak jaata hai.

Usne dheere se Veer ka aadha khaaya hua sandwich liya aur use apne haatho se khilaane lagi. Veer ne koi virodh nahi kiya.

Veer : Agar, aapko itni hi yaad aa rahi thi meri toh utha leti mujhe mere ghar se. *smiles* Mein koi virodh nahi karta.

Purvi : Haaaaaaa! Jisme Bhavna aur Tej meri jaan kha jaaye? Ek pal ko Bhavna ko toh mein mana bhi lu! Par, Tej? Na bhaiya na!

Veer : Oh? Teju di se itna darr?

Purvi : Darr nahi hai. *sighs* Mein Tej ko tumhe lekar aur taqleef me nahi dekhna chaahti.

Veer : Huh? Kya matlab?

Purvi (glances) : Tumhe nahi pata?

Veer : Kya???

Purvi : Ni... Matlab... Tej ne tumhe nahi bataya?

Veer : Kya nahi bataya!?

Purvi : Hey bhagwan! Ye ladki!

Veer : Arey kya nahi bataya? Kya chhipa rahi ho?

Purvi : Nahi! Kuchh nahi! Ab jab usne nahi bataya toh mein iss par aur baat nahi kar sakti.

Veer : Maasi ye theek nahi hai. Please! Bataiye na! Kya nahi bataya Teju di ne mujhe?

Purvi : T-Tumne uss se kabhi apna ateet share kiya?

Veer : Haan! Bilkul! Tabhi toh hum dono ki bonding aur strong ho paayi.

Purvi : Kya tumne kabhi uss se uske ateet ke baare me jaanana chaaha?

Veer : Mein-

Aur, Veer maun reh gaya. Nahi! Usne kabhi Tej aur apni maa ke beetein guzre 20 saalo ke baare me jaanane ki koshish nahi ki thi.

Sharmindagi ne ek zordar tamacha uske muh par aake maara.

Kintu, woh bhi kya karta? System holders ki duniya me jab se usne qadam rakha tha, tab se hi uska saans lena bhi mushqil ho chuka tha. Aise me bhi woh abhi tak sahi salamat apne parivar ke saamne tha, kya ye kam tha?

Dekhte hi dekhte baaton hi baaton me kab derr raat ho gayi dono ko pata hi nahi chala. Jab sone ki baari aayi toh Veer uth ke jab hall me bichhe sofe par hi laitne laga toh Purvi ne use tok diya.

Purvi : Arey? Yaha kaha lait rahe ho?

Veer : Sofe par!?

Purvi : Paagal ho gaye ho kya? Yaha kaha baahar sone lage? Chalo andar! Bedroom hai na! Do log araam se bante hai.

Veer : Bedroom me?

Purvi : Haan toh aur kaha?

Veer : A-Aapke saath!?

Purvi : Haan toh? Kyu? Sharm aa rahi hai kya? Ya maasi ke saath laitne me koi dikkat ho rahi hai?

Veer : Maine aisa toh nahi kaha.

Purvi : Toh fir chalo jaldi!

Veer haami bhar uske saath andar bedroom me chala gaya. Bedroom me Arun aur Purvi saath me sote the. Par, aaj Arun nahi, Veer uske sang tha.

Jaise hi dono laite, dono ke madhya firse baat-cheet ka silsila shuru ho gaya. Purvi badi hi utsaahit uski orr karvat leke use nihaarte hue baat karne lagi.

Jab tak baat unn dono ke beech ke kisse ki hoti, Purvi ke chehre par ek alag hi muskaan saji rehti. Par, jaise hi Arun ka zikr hota toh-

Veer : Mausa ji ko call kar ke poochh lete hai kaha pahuch gaye.

Purvi : Zaroorat nahi hai!

Achanak hi Purvi ki awaaz me sakhti aa gayi.

Veer : ???

Purvi : Koi bacche nahi hai woh. Hazaar baar train me jaa chuke hai. Aur, waise bhi so gaye honge. Unhe thodi koi parvah hai.

Veer iss baar apne aap ko rok na saka. Akhirkar, usne poochh hi liya.

Veer : Shaam se dekh raha hu. Kya baat hai? Bataiye!

Purvi : Kya bataiye?

Veer : Maasi mein bewakoof nahi hu. Koi baccha bhi ye dekh ke samajh jaayega ki aapke aur mausa ji ke beech jhagda chal raha hai. Aap unse baat tak nahi kar rahi ho. Aur, isi ka kaaran jaanana hai mujhe.

Purvi (muh ferrte hue) : A-Aisa... Aisa kuchh bhi nahi hai, Veer.

Veer ne apna haath aage badhaate hue uske gaal ko thaama aur uska chehra apni orr kiya.

Veer : Abhi thodi derr pehle hi aapne poochha tha... ki agar beetein 20 saalo me mein aapke ghar aaya karta, hum sab ek hote, toh humara rishta kaisa hota. Hai na? Poochha tha na?

Purvi : *nods*

Veer : Toh woh rishta kamzor hota!

Purvi : !!!??

Veer : Agar aap isi tarah mujhse baatein chhipa rahi hoti toh-

Purvi : ...

Veer : Ab boliye! Mein jaanta hu kuchh baat chal rahi hai. Bataiye! Kya mausa ji ne kuchh kiya? Haath uthaaya? Daanta? Kya kiya hai?

Purvi : N-Nahi! Woh mujhpar haath nahi uthaate! Kabhi bhi nahi!

Veer : Toh fir? Baat kya hai?

Purvi : M-Mein... Chhoro na Veer! Pati-patni ke beech ki baat hai. T-Tumhe... Tumhe chinta karne ki zaroorat nahi. So jao chalo! Raat ho gayi hai bahut.

Veer (sternly) : Maasi!!!

Purvi : Kya karoge jaan ke? Tumhare jaan lene se bhi kuchh theek hone waala nahi hai. Isliye-

Veer : Aap bata rahi ho ya mein phone kar ke mausa ji se puchhu?

Purvi : Tum-!!! *sighs* N-Nahi! Unhe phone mat karo. M-Mein bataati hu.

Woh kehte hue apna muh ferr kar karvat badal li aur budbudaate hue bolna shuru ki.

Purvi : Tumhe pata hai na tumhare mausa ji sarkari school me hai?

Veer : Hmm! Toh? Kya hua?

Purvi : Hua kuchh nahi hai. Darasal... Jis school me ye hai woh ek sadharan sa sarkari school hai. Zyada bada bhi nahi hai. Inhe promotion mil raha tha. Nazdeek ke school me. Woh kaafi bada school tha. Par, inhone reject kar diya.

Veer : Bas itni si baat?

Purvi : N-Nahi! Baat sirf ye nahi hai. Ye... Tumhe pata hai inhone ye promotion kyu reject kiya?

Veer : Kyu?

Purvi : Kyunki... Kyunki, ye zimmedari se bhaagte hai, Veer. Idhar inhe kaam zyada rahega. Lekin, yaha tak bhi mein inse naraaz nahi thi. Dikkat iss baat ki hai ki-

Veer : ??

Purvi : Jis school me ye hai... Waha ye akele mard hai. Baaki saari teachers mahilaaye hai. Aur, ye unke beech me fasey hue hai. Ye unka kaam karte rehte hai, bhaage-bhaage daudate firte hai, raat ko 11-12-1 baje tak unn madam logo ke calls aate hai aur ye mujhse chhip ke jaake baat karte rehte hai taaki mujhe pata na chale. Mein kya koi bewakoof hu???

Veer : ...

Purvi : Ye jaan boojh ke waha se nahi hatna chaahte, Veer. Na jaane waha aisi kaun si ghutti pila di hai unn madam logo ne ki subah shaam unke peechhe lage rehte hai. Bataate tak nahi hai ki kitni madam hai, kaun hai, na aaj tak kisi se milwaya aur na hi apne school le gaye mujhe kabhi. Har baar bas yahi keh dete hai ki arey kya karogi waha jaa ke...!

Veer : ...

Purvi : Aur, agar maine galti se kuchh poochh liya, toh bhadak jayenge. Mujhe doshi thehraane lagenge. Ye unka harr ek kaam karte hai, Veer! Baccho ko padhaate nahi hai. Kaam se bhaagte hai. Inke badle me wo madam log inki classes leti hai aur badle me ye unka saara kaagzi kaam karte rehte hai.

Veer : ...

Purvi : Inhe samajh kyu nahi aata ki wo sabhi inka istemal kar rahi hai? *sniff* Waha shaant rehte hai aur ghar me aake mujhpar gussa karte hai. *sniff* M-Mein kya koi kaam waali baai hu?? Jise sirf isliye ghar laaya gaya hai ki ghar ka kaam kare?? *sniff* A-Aaj kal tiffin bhi nahi le jaate. K-Kehte hai ki wahi madam log le aati hai toh wahi share kar leti hai.

Veer : ...

Purvi : Jab hum saksham hai, toh bhala hume dusro ka kyu khaana Veer? Kyu unke khaane par pal rahe hai? Kya mere haatho ka khaana inhe pasand nahi aata? Kya mein zeher de rahi hu inhe jo ye mere haath ka bana tiffin le jaana nahi chaahte?

Veer ko samajh aaya ki uski maasi ke apne haath ke bane khaana khilaane ke peechhe aur bhi kaaran maujood tha.

Purvi : Ye badal chuke hai, Veer! *sniff* Ab pehle jaise nahi rahe. Mein chubhne lagi hu inhe a-aur-

Veer ne bina kuchh kahe aage badhte hue Purvi ko apni baahon me liya. Purvi apni peeth Veer ke seene se chipkaaye laiti rahi. Veer ne uske aasuon ko pochha aur kass ke usne apne se laga liya.

Veer : Toh ye baat thi, huh!?

Purvi : H-Haan! *sniff* Kal isi baat ko lekar humaare beech jhagda ho gaya. Kal mein bhi chup nahi thi. Suna diya sab. Aur, woh bhi gussa kiye. Aur, aaj isliye- maine koi baat nahi ki. *sniff*

Veer : ...

Purvi : M-Mujhe maaf kar do beta! *sniff* Tumhe yaha mann behlaane ke liye laayi thi. P-Par, kahi na kahi... *sniff* Isme mera swaarth chhipa hua tha.

Veer ne kuchh na kaha. Usne bas Purvi ki gardan par peechhe se ahista se chooma aur bechari Purvi ke badan me ek jhurjhuri daud gayi. Uski aankhein band ho gayi. Veer ruka nahi. Woh haule-haule apni maasi ki gardan ko choomta chala gaya, baalon se aa rahi mohak khushbu use uttejit kar rahi thi.

Usne apne ek perr utha ke Purvi ke perr ke upar rakha toh Purvi bhi aur peechhe hoke uss se chipak gayi.

Veer : Aap chinta mat kariye. Mein ise apne dhang se dekhunga. Sab mujhpar chhor dijiye.

Purvi : N-Nahi, beta! Tumhe pareshan hone ki zaroorat nahi. Abhi tum apni life par focus karo. Yarnia ko itna bada loss hua hai. Meri chinta mat karo. Ye ghar ka maamla hai. M-Mein sambhaal lungi. Mere aur unke beech ki baat hai.

Veer ne kuchh na kaha. Woh jaanta tha ki agar woh zidd karega toh maasi bhi zidd karengi aur use uski mann marzi se kuchh bhi nahi karne dengi. Behtar yahi tha ki woh sahi mauke ka intezar kare.

Purvi ki peeth Veer ki chhaati se dheere se dabi hui thi. Woh apne kandhe ki haddi par uski dheemi aur sthir saanson ko mehsoos kar paa rahi thi. Veer ka haath uske pait ke madhya bhaag me lipta hua tha, hatheli uski kamar ke mod par tiki hui thi, aur angootha uske patle cotton gown ke kapde ko araam se sehla raha tha.

Uski ungli ki harr chhoti harqat komal magar jaan boojh kar ho rahi thi. Aisa sparsh jo bina poochhe hi apni maang rakhta tha.

Woh kuchh nahi boli. Bas laiti rahi. Uska shareer tanavgrast tha lekin, darr se nahi — bhram, laalsa aur glaani se. Aur, kuchh gehra jiska zikr karne ki uski himmat nahi hui.

Veer ki naak uske baalon ko chhui, usne use saanson me bhara. Purvi ne uske sirr ke halke jhukaav ko mehsoos kiya. Uske honth uske kaan ke peechhe ki sensitive skin ko chhee rahe the. Purvi ki reedh ki haddi me ek zordar sihran daud gayi.

Uska haath uske pait par sapaat tika hua, dheere-dheere upar ki orr khiska, aur uski ungliyaan uske stann ke neeche aa kar ruk gayi. Bas kuchh inch door.

Na hi Veer aage badha. Na tatola. Na kuchh pakda.

Purvi (bamushqil se) : V-Veer...

Veer : Mujhe yaad hai...! Aapne kya kaha tha. Jab bhi mera mann chaahe... Mein aapke paas aa sakta hu. Yahi kaha tha na aapne?

Purvi ki dhadkane ye sunte hi ruk gayi. Use yaad aaya. Haan! Usi ne toh kaha tha.

"Aage se jab bhi firse peene ka mann kare-!!! Toh, tumhe pata hona chahiye ki tumhe kiske paas aana hai. Hmm?"

Use yaad aaya. Aur, uske gaal sharm se laal ho gaye.

Usne ye keh toh diya tha, magar Veer ab nanha baccha nahi tha jise doodh ki zaroorat thi. Uska sparsh ab masoom nahi tha. Lekin, ye bura bhi nahi tha. Ye kuchh aur hi tha. Laalsa se bhara hua.

Woh thoda muda, dono ka shareer aur qareeb aaya. Unki saansein ek saath chal rahi thi. Uska haath fir se chala, iss baar dheere se, uska angootha uske gown ki gardan waali golaayi par aaya. Purvi ne use roka nahi.

Veer ne gown ko savdhani se kheencha, toh gown Purvi ke kandhe se sarakte hue thoda neeche aa gaya, uska ek kandha nagn ho gaya. Andar koi bra nahi thi.

Veer uske nange kandhe ko dekh khud ko rok na saka. Usne aage badh usko chooma-

*Kiss*

"Nnnghhh!"

Aur, Purvi ki saans galey me hi atak ke reh gayi. Usne ek siski bhari.

Jaise hi uske honth neeche ki orr, uski gardan ke nichle hisse ki orr badhe, uska dusra haath aage badha — chaadar ke neeche, uski jaangh ko lapetate hue, Purvi uski hatheli ki garmahat saaf-saaf nightgown ke upar se mehsoos kar paa rahi thi.

Veer ne koi jaldbazi nahi ki. Uski harqate dheemi thi. Ek haath usne Purvi ke sarr ke peechhe kiya, use sahara dete hue, aur dusra haath uske chehre par se baalon ki laton ko hataane me laga hua tha.

Dono ki nazrein aapas me mili.

Purvi (shivers) : V-Veer... B-Beta...!

Veer : Maasi...!

Purvi : *huff* *huff*

Veer : Mujhe peena hai!

Purvi : !!!!!

Aur, Veer ka haath agle hi kshan Purvi ke pait par se sarakta hua upar badhne laga. Saans lete hi Purvi ka pait andar dhansa, kaanpa, aur Veer ka haath uske cleavage par aaya. Woh zor zor se saans bhar rahi thi.

Veer ne uski aankhon me dekhte hue gown ko aur kheechte hue uske ek stann ko nanga azaad kar diya. Vatavaran me aate hi twacha ko jo thanda ehsaas hua, Purvi ka badan wo mehsoos kar kaanp utha.

Purvi ne bra nahi pehen rakhi thi. Kyu? Veer jaan chuka tha. Usne uske ek than ko dekha. Nipple uttejna ke maare khade hue the. Aur, turant hi-

Usne Purvi ko nipple ko apne muh me bhar liya.

"Aaaaaaahhhhhhh!!"

Purvi ka haath akasmaat apne aap hi Veer ke sarr ke peechhe uske baalo par lipat gaya. Ek sparsh hi kaafi tha, use uska aapa khone ke liye.

"Betaaaaaaaa...!!"

Woh chillaayi. Aur, Veer zorr-zorr se uske nipple ko kisi bhooke bhediye ki tarah choosne me lag gaya.

"Nnnghhhh~"

Purvi ne uske sarr ko pakad apne orr kheechna shuru kar diya.

"Ahhnn mmnghhh~ VEEEEEEER!!"

Veer ne jee bhar ke uske doodh choose, jab tak ki uska mann nahi bhar gaya. Par, itna hi nahi-

Woh upar aaya, uske chehre ki orr. Purvi haanf rahi thi. Dono ki aankhein ek dusre se mili aur iske pehle ki Purvi kuchh samajh paati-

"Maasi!"

Veer ne aage badh uske hontho ko apne muh me bhar liya. Purvi iske liye taiyyar nahi thi. Nahi! Hargiz nahi! Stanpaan ek alag cheez thi. Magar, honth par choomna!?

Jaise ye stanpaan se bhi zyada galat tha uske liye.

"Nnnghh!!! VEEEEEEER!!!"

Usne hadbadaate hue Veer ko apne se dhakela. Aur, use aise dekhi jaise usne koi gunaah kar diya ho. Kintu, Veer shaant tha. Uski nazrein abhi bhi apni maasi ke gulaabi hontho par tiki hui thi. Aur, ye Purvi bhali bhaanti dekh paa rahi thi. Ek sharmindagi ki leher uske andar daud gayi.

Nahi! Ye woh kya kar rahi thi? Apne bete jaise ladke ke saath iss tarah ka vyavhar? Kya use shobha deta tha? Bhavna ko pata chalega toh kya izzat reh jayegi uski!?

Woh ye soch hi rahi thi jab Veer ne dobaara uske hontho par humla kar diya-

"Veer nahiiii-!!! Nnnnnnn~"

Magar, iss baar... Uski aankhein band ho chali.

"Maasi! I love you!"

*Kiss*

"Mnhhh~ I... I love you too beta~"

Veer uske bagal se lait use ahista-ahista choomta raha. Aur, Purvi bechaari apne aap ko ye dilaasa deti rahi ki ye sab itna bura bhi nahi tha. Akhir, dono ek dusre ko choom hi toh rahe the.

Woh khud ko ye dilaasa dene lagi ki videsh me bhi akhir maa aur bete iss tarah se ek dusre ke honth kabhi-kabhi choomte toh the hi. Toh, bhala kya burayi thi isme?

Na hi unhe koi dekh raha hai. Na hi kisi ko kuchh pata chalna hai. Toh, iss tarah ke pyaar se kya burayi thi? Kaun sa iss se zyada ve aage badh rahe the.

Aur, isi chumban ke chalte, apne than chuswaane ke chalte, woh itni zorr se jhari ki sharmindagi aur thakaan ke maare woh kab neend ki waadiyon me chali gayi use pata hi nahi chala.

Veer apni maasi se lipte laita raha jab derr raat me achanak se uski aankhein khul gayi.

Woh utha... aur bistar se baahar nikal darwaaze ki orr gaya.

*Click*

Usne ek akhiri baar apni maasi ko dekh darwaza haule se band kiya aur baahar living room ke bhi baahar nikal gaya.

Usne Purvi ke flat ko baahar se hi lock kiya aur raat ke andhere me woh waha se gaayab ho gaya.

***

Mumbai slums,
Morning - 2:34 AM ~

Mumbai ki industrialization ki dhundh me slums ki basti aadhi raat me bechaini se so rahi thi. Galiyon me awaara kutte bhaunk rahe the. Rehesyo se bhari unhi me se ek sakri gali me, ek chikni kaali sedan apni headlights andhere me maarte hue khadi thi.

Andar, Mumbai ke underworld ka haal hi me bana don baitha hua tha — Balhaar.

Apni ungliyon ke beech cigarette jalaaye, khidki se baahar dhua udaate hue, woh saamne ki gali ko scan kar raha tha.

Aur, tabhi... usne dekha.

Andhere se ek aakriti ubhri — lambi, shaant, uska chehra kaale kapde se lipta hua tha. Keval uski paini aankhein raushni me chamak rahi thi, aur wo ghane baal jo hawa me lehra rahe the.

Balhaar ka haath eka-ek apne holster par gaya. Par, fir ruka.

'Huh!?'

Woh aakriti aage aayi. Shaant, saiyyamit aur alag. Aur, tabhi-

"Mere paas tumhare liye ek aur kaam hai!"

'!!!?'

Awaaz sunte hi Balhaar ko ek raahat mehsoos hui, kyunki awaaz usi ki thi jisko usne yaha par bulaaya tha.

Veer.

Balhaar : Ek aur-!? Ab kya??

Veer : Hmm! Lekin, uss se pehle... Tumne mujhe yaha par bulaaya. Kyu?

Don hone ke bawajood, Veer ke baare me kuchh aisa tha jo Balhaar ko cheenkh-cheenkh ke ahaat kar raha tha. Usne peechhe ki gali ki orr dekh, fir thoda jhijhakte hue kaha.

Balhaar : Prestige me hua shootout...! Mere kuchh aadmi wahi the. Control banaaye hue the. Kuchh maare bhi gaye.

Veer (flatly) : Aur?

'Huh!!?'

Balhaar thoda kaanpa. Veer ka bartaav... kuchh alag sa tha. Jaise use parvah hi nahi thi ki uske aadmi maare gaye.

Balhaar (awaaz dheeme karte hue) : Ek qabze me hai.

Veer ki bauhe sikud gayi. Balhaar ne aage jaari rakha.

Veer : Kaun!!!

Balhaar : Usne ek hi naam bataya hai. Dhananjay!

Veer : Huh!?

Veer uljhan me pad gaya. Dhananjay? Ye kaun tha bhala? Ek system holder hone ke naate uski memory bahut sharp thi. Use yaad tha ki iss naam se koi bhi vyakti uski zindagi me nahi tha. Fir kaun!?

Veer (frowns) : Jhooth bol raha hoga. Khatirdari karo uski achhe se. Jab tak ki uske muh se sach baahar nahi aa jaata-

Balhaar : Woh sach hi bol raha hai.

Veer : !!!?

Balhaar : Achhi tarah se treatment diya hai use. Hideout ke basement me baandh rakha hai saale ko. Mere aadmiyon ne shootout ke waqt use bandhi bana liya tha.

Veer : -Aur, kya bataya usne?

Balhaar : Uska daawa hai ki woh pichhle teen saal se Dhananjay ke under kaam kar raha hai. Uska kehna hai ki Dhananjay Rajasthan ke ek gaanv mayra se hai.

Veer (stunned) : Mayra...!

Balhaar : Baap ka naam — Bhanu Pratap Singh aur dada ka naam — Harikiran Singh. Woh yaha pe... unki maut ka badla lene ke liye aaya hai.

Veer ke badan me ek sihran daud gayi. Uske saamne unke chehre ghoom gaye — khoon se lathpath, toote hue, rassiyo ke sahaare kue me latke hue, uss gaanv me. Beshaq. Harikiran Singh aur Bhanu Pratap Singh, dono ko maut ke ghaat usi ne utaara tha. Uske jeevan ki wo ladaayi jaha usne apne badle ka ek chaper seal kar diya tha.

Bhanu Pratap Singh ki patni — Vandna. Uss samay usne system se Vandna ko scan kiya tha. Aur, system ne unke ek bete ka zikr bhi kiya tha. Lekin, uska naam system ne ujaagar nahi kiya tha.

Veer (mutters) : Kya ye... Ye wahi hai!?

Uski mutthi zorr se bhinch gayi.

Balhaar (qareeb aate hue) : Tumne... T-Tumne nahi kiya ye sab, hai na!?

Veer tezi se muda.

Veer : Kya matlab?

Balhaar ko tabhi yaad aaya. Jai ki kutaayi ke waqt uske muh se kahi gayi baat.

"K-Koi tha... U-Usne kaha tha ki woh meri madad karega. M-Mujhe apni gang banaane me, agar... agar maine aapko dhoka diya toh- par, mein bewakoof tha, boss. Mein chutiya tha. *cough* M-Mujhe usne bataya tha ki kya karna hai aur k-kaise karna hai."

Yahi woh baat thi jiski wajah se Balhaar bhaybheet tha. Kya Veer hi wo naqab-posh aadmi tha? Abhi bhi uske saamne Veer kapda baandhe hi khada hua tha. Iska matlab Jai sahi keh raha tha? Kya Veer hi ne Jai ko bhadkaya tha? Magar, kyu? Kya woh kisi dhang se uski pareeksha le raha tha?

Uske mann me tamaam sawaal utpann ho rahe the. Lekin, usne khamoshi banaaye rakhi. Woh dekhna chaahta tha ki Veer ke mann me akhir kya chal raha tha.

Balhaar (jhijhakte hue) : J-Jai! Mera ek aadmi... Usne dhoka diya. Bataya ki ek naqab-posh aadmi ne use plan bataaya tha ki kya karna hai. Usi ki wajah se usne mujhe dhoka diya, mere hideouts leak kiye aur police mere peechhe padi. Ant me... mujhe underground hona pada. Aur, ab tum...

Veer : !!?

Balhaar (frowns) : Waisa hi naqab pehne mere saamne ho. K-Kahi tumne hi use...!?

Veer : Aur, tumhe lag raha hai ki wo mein tha??

Balhaar ne koi jawaab nahi diya. Kintu, Veer ka jawaab sunn use andaaza lag chuka tha.

Balhaar : Ek minute! A-Agar, tum wo hote toh... Tumhe toh iss Dhananjay ke baare me pata hona chaahiye tha. Nahi! Upar se... Tum apni hi hotel par aisa kyu karwaoge? Sirf meri wafadari check karne ke liye? N-Nahi! Shayad mein kahi kuchh galat soch liya. Toh fir wo kaun tha!?

[Master!!!]

'Hmm! Jaanta hu! A masked man!! Kisi ne mujhe target kiya hai, Pari!'

[Yes!]

'Sirf mujhe hi nahi, mere parivar ko bhi.'

Balhaar : M-Matlab waqai me wo tum nahi the.

Veer (coldly) : Kya lagta hai tumhe? Mein tumhari wafadari check karne ke liye apne parivar ko marwaunga???

Balhaar darr ke maare thoda kaanp utha.

Balhaar : T-Toh... Ye koi test nahi tha!?

Veer ne dheere se uski aankhon me dekha. Uska bhaav aspasht tha. Uska chehra andhere se dhaka hua tha.

Veer (with eerie calm) : Nahi! *grins* Lekin, tum fir bhi pass ho gaye!

Balhaar : Huh?

Veer : Tumne apne aadmi anjaane me hi sahi, lekin sahi samay par bheje the. Good! Very good! And, now...

Balhaar : !?

Veer : I want to give you another task!!! Aur, iss baar... Ye test hi hai.

Balhaar : Huh?

Veer : Aadesh Jaisinghani! Casa Belle ka owner. Iss humle ke peechhe uska bhi kahi na kahi yogdaan hai. Maare gaye security guards ke parijano ko paisa deke bhadkana, aur unse media me galat afwaahe felwaana. Ye sab usi ka kiya dhara hai. Toh...

Balhaar : ...

Veer : Kal theek raat ko 12 baje, mein Casa Belle jaunga. Mere ghuste hi-

Balhaar : ...?

Veer aage badha aur uske kaano me dheere se kuchh kaha.

Balhaar : *gulps*

Fir woh peechhe hata.

Veer : Baaki mein dekh lunga ki uske saath mujhe kaise pesh aana hai. *grins* Are we clear?

Balhaar (nods) : Hmm! Kaam ho jaayega.

Veer : Aur, iss Dhananjay ke aadmi ko bandhi bana ke hi rakho. Jald hi ye Dhananjay bhi mere shikanje me hoga. But, first... I need to gather the details.

Balhaar : ...

Balhaar ki saans atak ke reh gayi. Veer aage badha, uske aas-paas ki hawa achanak bhaari ho gayi.

Veer : Kisi ne mujhe target kiya hai. Mere peeth peechhe se. Agar, mein ateet waala mein hota... toh shayad helpless feel karta. Aur, jaane deta. Lekin, ab...

Balhaar : ...!?

Woh muda. Apne kandhe ke peechhe se dekhte hue Balhaar ki aankhon me jhaanka. Mausam kharab ho raha tha. Aasmaan me kaale baadal chhaa chuke the.

*Ding*

Tabhi, uski aankhon par kshan bhar ke liye laali chamki. Aur-

*Rumble*

Bijli zorr se kadki. Uske prakaash me, Balhaar ne dekha. Wo laal aankhein. Jinhe dekh uski rooh kaanp gayi.

Veer : THIS TIME... I WILL HUNT!

*Whoooooooooooshhh*

Hawa ke ek jhonke ki tarah woh itna bol waha se gaayab ho gaya. Keval apne shabdo ki pratidhwani aur Balhaar ke seene me darr chhor gaya.

---

Tej derr raat apne kamre me laiti, phone ki screen par Veer ki chat kholi hui thi. Woh use message karna chaahti thi. Call karna chaahti thi. Uss se baat karna chaahti thi. Magar, ghabra rahi thi.

Usne type karna shuru kiya...

"Hey! Are you okay?"

Kintu, usne turant hi use delete kar diya.

Usne firse ek baar type kiya.

"Kya tumne dinner kiya?"

Magar, firse use delete kar diya.

Akhirkar, usne screen lock ki aur phone ko apni chhaati se chipka ke lait gayi. Uski aankhein band ho gayi.

'Oh god! I hate this feeling!!! Veeru...! Bhai...! Please, don't be like this. Tum jaante ho ki mein tumse kitna pyaar karti hu, right? Please! Don't push me back. I swear. I swear, I will do better next time. I promise, Veeru! I promise!!'

Mann me badbadaate hue woh phone ko yuhi liye liye hi so gayi.

***

Hotel Mirador Vault, Mumbai,
Morning - 3:15 AM ~

AC ki mand awaaz ne kamre ko bhar rakha tha. Kamra maamuli hi tha — FBCC dwara diya gaya ek standard suite, jo kisi bunker se kam nahi lag raha tha.

Divya bistar ke kinaare baithi hui thi, dono haath modey, apni saanson ko sthir rakhne ki koshish kar rahi thi. Bhale hi uske shareer par chot nahi pahuchi thi lekin uski aatma zaroor zakhmi thi. Aur, uski aankhon ke neeche aaye kaale dhabbe ye sab kuchh bayaan kar rahe the.

Kamre ka darwaza khula hua tha aur dehleez par hi Veer chup-chaap khada hua tha.

Divya (softly) : Tumhe yaha nahi aana chaahiye tha, Veer!

Veer : Mujhe aana hi tha. Ye dekhne ki tum theek ho ya nahi!

Divya ne ek khokhli hasi di aur khidki ke paas baithi pardo se baahar sheher ko dekhti rahi.

Divya : Tumne mujhe dekh liya hai. Ab jao! Nik shaant hai. Iska matlab hai ki woh kuchh plan bana raha hai. Aur, mein nahi chaahti ki tum usme fasso. Tumhe dakhal dene ki zaroorat nahi-

Veer : Iske liye bahut derr ho chuki hai, Divya.

Uss raat, Nik ko uske bodyguards ke saath kootne ke baad, Divya ne hi sabhi ko hospital bhijwaya tha. Usne FBCC se sab kuchh share kar diya tha jiske chalte, FBCC ne use protection provide kiya tha.

Nik hospital me tha. Aur, woh yaha. Lekin, uske baad se kya hua? Koi kuchh nahi jaanta tha. Zaahir hai ki Nik hospital se bhi riha ho chuka tha aur abhi ke liye woh shaant tha. Magar, woh yahi tha. Mumbai me. Divya ke aas-paas. Yahi kahi.

Divya hairanagi me Veer ko dekhi. Fir, boli-

Divya : Tumhe tension lene ki zaroorat nahi hai. Maine apna phone reset kar liya hai. Sab kuchh mita diya hai. FBCC sab kuchh monitor kar raha hai. Nik ab mera phone trace nahi kar sakta. Mein safe hu Veer... *mutters* For now at least.

Veer (steps closer) : Tum dari hui ho.

Divya (scoffs) : Mein darr ke saath jee chuki hu. Saath me soyi hu. Shaadi ki hu. Mujhe pata hai ki uss se kaise deal karna hai, Veer!

Veer : And, that's not how you were meant to live.

Woh aage badha. Par, jaise hi Divya ne use apne qareeb aate dekha, woh achanak khadi ho gayi, aur uss se door chali gayi.

Divya (quietly) : D-Don't!

Veer (steps closer) : Kyu?

Divya (bina mudey) : K-Kyunki... It's not the time now, Veer! B-Because... if you touch me now... I won't be able to pretend I don't need it.

Woh deewar ki orr muh kar ke khadi ho gayi, tabhi Veer ka haath uske kandhe par pada aur woh hil ke reh gayi. Aur, fir jaise gurutvakarshan ke chalte prithvi chaand ko apni orr kheech ke rakhi rehti hai, theek waise hi Veer ke uski kamar ko pakad ke use kheenchne par, wo bechari khichti chali gayi.

Veer : Woh tumhe apna nahi bana sakta. Iss tarah se kabhi bhi nahi-!

Divya ne apna muh khola, virodh karne ke liye, use ye bataane ke liye ki abhi nahi. Ye sab ab zyada ho raha hai. Unhe yahi ruk jaana chahiye. Lekin, Veer ne use koi samay nahi diya.

Veer ke honth uske hontho par the. Ugra aur haasil karne waale. Veer uss se koi sawaal nahi kar raha tha. Woh use bata raha tha. Apne haq ke baare me. Apni marzi ke baare me.

Aur, dikkat ye thi ki... sab kuchh jaante hue bhi... Divya dheeli pad gayi.

Divya ne use dhakka dena chaaha, aadhe adhoore mann se, uljhan me — lekin, uski mutthiyaan Veer ki chhaati se takrayi hi nahi. Balki, usne uski shirt ko aur bhi kass kar pakad liya. Aur, do second baad hi, usne use apne qareeb kheench liya. Uski chumban ne bhi utni hi bhookh se uska jawaab diya.

"Mmmmmnnnn~ Nnghhh~"




Uske gaalon par se aansu beh rahe the, lekin woh ruki nahi. Usne Veer ko use choomne diya.

Dono haanfte hue kuchh kshan baad alag hue.

Veer : *huff* Bhale hi tum mujhe dhakelo. Par, mein fir bhi tumhari madad karunga.

Divya : T-Tum-!!!

Usne neeche dekha. Fir, dheere se sarr hilaayi, ye jaante hue ki woh Veer ki zidd ke saamne kuchh nahi kar paayegi. Kahi na kahi woh khud bhi yahi chaah rahi thi jaise... ki Veer aake use Nik se bachaaye. Uski hifazat kare.

Veer peechhe hata, aur darwaaze ki orr chal diya. Lekin, baahar nikalne se pehle woh ek baar muda.

Veer (quietly) : Take care of yourself. Aur, jald hi...

Divya : !!?

Veer (mutters) : I will fix everything.

Itna bol, woh waha se chala gaya. Divya bas khadi-khadi yahi sochti reh gayi ki kya usne Veer ko apni private life me dakhal dene ki anumati dekar sahi kiya ya nahi!?

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Hotel Zenith,
Morning - 3:45 AM ~

"Toh tumhara kehna hai ki kisi ne jaan-boojh ke tumhe target kiya?"

Renshu ki awaaz hotel ke kamre me goonj gayi. Door khadi Ava bhi bauhe chinta me modey Veer ko dekh rahi thi jo apne haath baandhe kursi par baitha hua tha.




Veer : Hmm!

Jab se Veer ke dada ji khatam hue the, uske baad se hi Veer sirf aur sirf uljhano me fasa hua tha. Use zara sa bhi araam karne ka waqt nahi mil raha tha.

Renshu : Masked man!! Kaala kapda? Pakka? Uska description sahi hai?

Veer : Hmm!

Renshu (frowns) : Ek system holder...!?

Veer (nods) : Mujhe poora yakeen hai. Kyunki, kisi aam aadmi me itni dum nahi ki mere ghar ke paas aake, mujhe bina alert kiye itna sab kuchh meri family ke baare me jaan le.

Koi agar nahi tha kamre me toh woh thi — Garofano aur Erica, jo dono Rajat, Dhananjay ke baare me information ikhatti karne nikli hui thi.

Renshu (frowns) : Kahi ye wahi toh nahi-!?

Veer : Kaun?

Renshu : Wahi... Jis se meri ladaayi hui thi. Wo masked man!

Veer (frowns) : Maine use nahi dekha. So, I don't know.

Renshu : Tumhare description ke hisaab se lag raha hai ki wahi ho sakta hai.

Veer : Maybe. Maybe not. *shrugs* Par, ek sawaal mera tumse hai!

Renshu : Hmm?

Veer : Jab tumne wo envelopes bheje the. Toh, tumne bataya ki tumne total 3 envelopes bheje the, right!?

Renshu (nods) : Mm-hmm!

Veer : Garofano aur mera toh samajh aata hai. Lekin... Tumne ek envelope use bhi bheja tha jisne tumhe call kiya tha. Jisko humne X ka darja diya hua hai.

Renshu (nods) : Hmm!

Veer (frowns) : Tumhe envelope bhejne ke liye uski location kaise pata chali-??

Ava : Oh!!!?

Renshu : ...

Veer : ...

Renshu : I traced the phone.

Veer : Huh!?

Renshu : Maine call ke through location trace ki aur fir uss location par envelope bheja.

Veer : Kya thi location!!?

Renshu : New York! Brooklyn bridge ke paas kahi...!

Veer : New York huh! Tumhe lagta hai woh envelope uske paas pahucha hoga!?

Renshu : Pahucha bhi tha aur envelope khola bhi gaya tha.

Veer : Ye kaise pata?

Renshu : Erica ki skill... Eager intellect.

Veer : Hmm! Ye bhi toh ho sakta hai ki kisi aur ne khola ho?

Renshu (nods) : Hmm! Bas yahi pata lagaya nahi jaa sakta abhi ki kisne enevlope khola tha.

Veer : I see!

Renshu fir aage badha aur saamne aate hue usne table par kuchh rakha. Veer ne jaise hi wo dekha toh uski aankhein hairangi me chaudi ho gayi.

Veer (mutters) : SHB!!!

Renshu : Underground lair se maine aur Erica ne ye baramad kiye hai. Sirf 5 test tubes hi hai.

Veer (frowns) : Disembowler ka experiment hai ye!!!

Renshu : Check kiya tha maine! Iska usage kya hai?

Veer : It can enhance a system holder's power tremendously for a short while.

Renshu (stunned) : Huh!!!

Veer : Upar se... Ye aur ke contact me aate hi oxidise hota hai.

Renshu : So, you just have to drink it?

Veer : Peene se pehle hi... Jitni derr me tum muh me bharoge utni derr me wo oxidise ho jaayega.

Renshu (frowns) : I see! It's dangerous then. Ye samples mere paas rahenge. Unless you want them...!?

Veer : Nahi! Mujhe kisi aur ke khoon ki zaroorat nahi! Use it however you see fit.

Renshu (nods) : Hmm! Toh? Aage ka kya plan hai?

Veer : Aane waale kuchh dinon me...

Ava : !?

Renshu : ...

Veer : Bahut kuchh badalne waala hai.

Renshu : Hmm?

Ava : Veer!?

Magar, Veer ne koi jawab nahi diya. Bas, unhe uljhan me chhor woh waha se chala gaya. Aur, subah ke 4:30 bajte hi woh apni maasi ke ghar me tha.

Purvi, iss baat se poori tarah se anjaan ki Veer raat me kaha-kaha hoke aa chuka tha chenn se bistar par so rahi thi.

'Pari!'

[Yes Master!?]

'Got to sleep mode!'

[Wh-What? M-Master? Wait! Mein kyu-]

'Maine kaha na sleep mode me jao, Pari.'

[P-Par, kyu? Kya maine kuchh galat kiya? Master, please tell me!]

'Just go! Mein dobaara repeat nahi karunga.'

[I...]

Na chaahte hue bhi Pari ko sleep mode me jaana pada. Aur, uske sleep mode me jaate hi-

*Splash*

Veer ne zorr se apne chehre par paani ke chheete maare. Usne apne saamne maujood sheeshe me khud ko dekha. Paani se uska chehra bheega hua tha, geele baalo ki latein uski aankhon ke saamne jhool rahi thi. Chehre par koi bhi bhaav nahi the.

Purvi ko yu akela chhor woh kisi kaaran se hi gaya tha. Kaaran tha-

*Ding*

[Mission : The Devil is in the details.
Description : Find the culprit who messed with Hotel Prestige, Yarnia, and host's family. Find the plotter.
Rewards : 10,000 points.
Time limit : 1 month.

Mission failure penalty : Unknown for now.]

Yahi wajah thi, Veer ko ab desperate hone ki. Magar, abhi woh soch hi raha tha jab achanak uske mann me-

*Ding*

[Mission : Deal breaker (1)
Description : Find the truth about Pushkar, Gaurav and Nik.
Rewards :
1) 10,000 points.
2) Favourability increase of Divya and Suhana.

Time limit : 10 days.
Mission failure penalty : Losing Suhana and Divya.]

Pehle mission par toh Veer already lag chuka tha. Lekin, dusra mission padhte hi uski aankhein aashcharya me maare fel gayi.

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Aaj ke liye itna hi guys.
The update is around 10k words. This was a breather. Agle update se saari activities start honi hai, toh next update se maza aayega. Disembowler arc sabse bada arc hai toh yes... Abhi kayi updates iske bache hue hai. But we are soon heading towards the Summit arc. Summit arc zyada bada nahi rahega. Not as long as Disembowler arc. But it will be quite an epic arc. Riftborn arc kahani ka sabse chhota arc hoga, filled with only action, action and action. Target mein abhi as such kuchh nahi rakh raha hu. Traffic ghata hai. Site crash hui hai. So, jitna pahucha sakte ho pahucha dena. Atleast 250 to kar hi dena. Baaki, next updates se target rakhenge.
Dhanyavad!!!

Congratulations werewolf bhai for 200th update
Ab baat kare is update ki to bhut hi shandar and badhiya update Bhai

Tej to is baat ko lekar hi itna possessive ho rahi hai ki uska bhai uski nidhi ma'am ke yaha rahega aur kahi unke bich kuch ho na jaye jab use baki sabhi ke bare me pata chalega to uska to kya hi haal hoga
Vahi bhawna apna mature pan dikha kar ekdum tande dimag se tej ke reasons ka jawab de rahi hai aur use samjati hai ki Veer ka abhi nidhi ke ghar jana kis tarah se sahi tha

Vahi ragini ko jab pata chala ki juhi ab se Veer ko papa kahegi aur Veer abhi nidhi ke ghar par rahega to use is baat ko jankar apni halat par dukh ho raha hai

Vahi hame Veer and balhar ki conversation me veer ka ek naya hi rup dekne ko mila jo ab apne dushmano ko hunt karega Jo ki ekdum badhiya laga
Aur Veer ko balhar se dhananjay ke bare me bhi pata chal gaya hai aur Veer ne balhar ko case bella me jakar kuch karne ki bola hai ab vo to agle update me hi pata chalega ki vo kya hai

Vahi Veer and purvi ke bich ka erotic seen bhi ekdum mast tha aur ab ye apne is naye rishte me ek kadam aur aage bad gaye hai
Vahi lagta hai arun ka bhi kahi bahar koyi chakar chal raha hai

Divya ke sath vala erotic seen bhi badhiya laga and divya ke dialogue bhi badhiya the

Vahi Veer ko ab eksath do mission mil chuke hai
First mission to usko yarnia ke kand ke piche ke main culprit ko dhundna hai jo ki Damian hi lag raha hai
Aur second mission me use puskar gourav and nik ke bich ka truth find karna hai is mission ko dekhkar lag raha hai ki jrur puskar ki moat me gourav and nik ka hath tha aur unhone kisi tarah se suhana and divya ko esme fasa diya hai

Overall update ekdum badhiya tha ab besabri se intjar hai next update ka