Chapter I - Pita ya Premi
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Mohan pure raste sochta raha ki kaise wo ghar pahunchte hi Sundari ko pehle ache se apni baahon mein bhar k use chumega phir tight chuchiyon ko dabakar unka maza legaโฆ phir apne hathon se mithai khilate hue use chumega
Ye sabhi vichar Mohan k jism mein aag laga rahe thay, wo bas jaldi se jaldi ghar pahuch jana cha raha tha
Mohan bus stand pe aake pehle kuch dair bus ki pratiksha karta par phir auto leke ghar chal padta hai, Mohan k ghar aur dukan me kab se kam 6 km ki duri thi jo kharab rasta hone k karan kabhi 15 min toh kabhi agar traffic mil gaya toh kaho ye jara sa rasta pura hone mein 1 ganta bhi lag jaye, waise Mohan khud bike ya car chalana nahi janta tha usne kai baar koshish toh ki par use dar lagta hai jis karan usse kabhi seekha nahi gaya
Jaldi hi auto se utarta hai toh use wahi kinare Aslam ki dukan nazar aati hai jo abhi es samay band thi, waise Aslam wahi apni dukan k peeche hi rehta tha par abhi toh bas ghar pahuchne ki jaldi thi esliye tezi se waha se chalte hue ghar waali gali mein ghus jaata hai,
Es samay tak 5 baj chuke thay.. suraj abhi bhi thoda upar asman pe tha hai par dhire dhire garmi kam ho rahi thi, Mohan puri khushi k sath yahi sochta ja raha tha ki aaj Sundari ko surprise dega toh wo use dekh k kitni khus ho jayegi, phir poori raat wo usse piyar karega
Ghar ke darwaze pe pahunch kar woh dheere se khatkhatata hai, 1 baar, 2 baarโฆ phir thoda zor se
Par ab bhi koi uttar nahi aata toh woh phir khatkhatata hai, aur lagbhag 10 minute baad darwaza khulta hi jata hai aur ab Sundari darwaze pe khadi thi
Lekin aaj wo thodi alag dikhti thi, Saree puri tarah uljhi hui thi jaise jaldbaji mein bandhi gayi ho, blouse ka uperi button ab bhi khula hi hua tha aur mangalsutra bhi kuch uljha hua tha, baal puri tarah bikhre hue thay or paseene k karan kuch baal chehre pe chipke hue bhi thay
Wo Paseene se poori tarah bheegi hui thi.. maatha se hota hua paseena gale se neeche tak tapak raha hai, Chehra thaka hua sa, saans bhi thodi tez chal rahi hai jaise abhi abhi koi race laga k aayi ho
Mohan- Tumhe kiya ho gaya hai, kiya haal bana rakha hai aur kaha thi kabse darwaja peet raha hu
Sundari thodi si dari si gayi par phir gehri saans le kar bolti hai
"Arre aap aaj itni jaldi kaise aa gaye ?
Aur wo main andar peeche wale kamre ki safai kar rahi thi naโฆ esliye toh
Aap andar aaye na, khade q hai bahar"
Mohan andar pravesh karta hai jaha wo Sundari k aise paseene mein bheegne ka karan Samjhta hai qki peeche wala wo kamra faltu saman k liye tha aur waha na pankha tha na koi khidki, wo chalte hue Sundari ke peeche peeche andar aa jata hai
Sundari jaldi se kitchen ki taraf jaati hai paani k liye toh Mohan dekhta hu ki usne aaj saree ulti bandhi hui thi jispe mujhe use aa jati hai, phir Sundari paani lake deti hai aur apna paseena pallu se pouchte hue kehti hai
"Wo mere Babuji aaye hai"
Mohan chaunk jaata hai
"Kiya sasurji
Kab aaye?
Kahan hain abhi?"
Sundari bolti hai
"Chatt wale kamre me aaram kar rahe hain"
Mohan jaldi se mithai ka dibba Sundari ko deta hai aur seedha chatt ki seedhiyon ki taraf chalta padta hai, waise Shadi k baad ye pehli baar tha jab uske Sasur yaha sehar aaye thay
Mohan Seedhiyan chadh kar chatt pe pahunchta hai, jaha shaam ki achhi thandi hawa chal rahi hai aur suraj dheere dheere dhal raha tha wo sidha kamre mein pahuch jata hai jaha uske Sasur 'Manak Das' bistar pe baithe hue thay par bistar kuch jada hi ast vyast tha, Mohan man hi man sochta hai ye Sundari bhi ajeeb hai kamsekam Bistar toh sahi kar dena chahiye tha use
Mohan dekhta hai ki Sundari k pita wahi bistar pe baithe thay par unka kurta paseene se poora bheega hua hai, chehre se hoke neeche tak paseena tapak raha tha baal bikhre hue aur chehra laal thay, Jaise abhi abhi koi bahut mehnat ka kaam kiya ho
Mohan jaldi se aage badkar unke pair chhuta hai aur ab tak uske sasur bhi use dekh chuke thay
"Pranam Sasurji..
Mujhe bata dete me Station lene aa jata"
Sundari ka Pita use muskurate hue ashirwad dete hai
"Bas tum dono ko dekhne ka man kara toh chala aya"
Mohan uper pankhe ki aur dekhta hai jo puri raftar se chal raha par tab bhi uske sasur pure paseene se bheege hue thay use kuch samjha nahi ata toh wo khud hi uth k kamre ki khidkiyan bhi khol deta hai aur phir kaafi dair tak unke pass baith k baatein karta rehta hai
Shaam ko Sundari kai ache pakwaan banaye thay sab unke pita ki pasand k thay, teeno saath baith kar khaate hain
Manak Das ji apni beti ki tareef karte hue
"Waah tere hathon me aaj bhi wahi purana wala Jadu hai"
Jispe Mohan or Sundari dono hi has padte hai
Waise aaj Mohan ka man bahut machal raha tha usne socha tha aaj wo poori raat Sundari ke saath piyar karega use apne ras se nehla dega par ab uske sasurji k waha aane k baad usne aaj k liye ye plan taal diya tha
Khane k baad teeno baith k baatein karte hai aur phir raat k kareeb 11 baje teeno sone chale jate hai jaha bistar pe laita hua Mohan sochta hai ki jab Sasurji chale jayenge toh wo ache se apni Patni se prem karega par abhi toh kabu rakhna hoga par wo jaise hi apni aankhein band karta hai use aaj darwaja Khulne pe apni Patni ki wo ajeeb si halat yaad aane lagti hai