Chapter-10: Garib Gang~The Trio
Update-41
Annual day ke purva hone wale competition ka bigul baj chuka tha aur har events aur us-se related students full jor-shor se taiyari me lag gaye the… ab har standard ki class har period me lagbhag aadhi khali rahti… lekin tab bhi teacher barabar aate aur course aage badhate infact class aadhi khaali dekh khunnas me teachers aur adhik syllabus cover kara dete taaki jis-jis ne unki class bunk ki hai… wo adhik se adhik loss me rahe… siway ek ke… wo thi Sunayana mam… unka course wahi ka wahi tha kyunki wo toh school hee nahi aa rahi thi , unhone leave le rakhi thi… Annual day ke in competitions se sabse jyada fayda sports walo ko tha… sale , prayer ke baad attendance markar aise gayab hote ki… fir lunch me hee aate aur lunch ke baad fir gayab ho jate… bhale hee sale ground me practice ke naam par din bhar baithe-baithe gaand khujate rahe… 6-6 ghante kaun practice karta hai be , itna practice toh international level wale players na kare….
Khair mera department toh boring tha… kahi bhi taiyari kar sakte the. Chalte hue, dauddte hue, khaate hue, R.O. ke paas Riya Rose ko paani peete dekhte hue , Sanjana se ladte hue ya fir Mutth maarte hue. Hume Sirf physics , chemistry ki books hee chahiye thi. Jo ki already humare paas teen-teen publishers ki thi. Humari team me do launde already selected the… ek main aur ek Ved… physics aur chemistry ka koyi tension nahi tha… main jo tension tha wo bio ka tha.. ki bio se kise le…
“Madhu ko…? ”maine bio se Ved ko naam suggest kiya
“main lawda… 10 me 10 galat answer dena bardasht kar lunga lekin uske sath nahi…”ye Ved ka response tha.
“Riya Rose….?”abki Ved ne khis niporte hue name suggest kiyaa
“wo painting me jaa rahi hai… maine apne charm ke dum par use intimidate karne ki koshish bhi ki aur kuch had tak safal bhi raha … lekin paintaing uska passion hai … fir bhale hee quiz me main hee kyun na rahu… mera matlab… ek football match ho raha ho jisme Ronaldo, Messi, Andres, Zlatan, Neymar, Rooney, Van Persie, Garcia ye sab bhari-bharkam player us match me ek-dusare ke opponent ho… toh inka name mujhe match dekhne ke liye intimidate karega… lekin wahi yadi Ind Vs Pak cricket match same time aa raha ho toh……?”
“gaand maraye football... main to ind vs pak hee dekhunga”Ved bola
“exactly... bas same concept... same chiz Yaha par Riya ke sath hain… Painting uske liye Ind vs Pak ke match ki tarah hai… jise wo kisi bhi haalat me chhod nahi sakt … isliye usne mujhe mana kar diya…”
Madhu, Riya Rose inke naam kaatne ke baad jo naam mere dimag me aaya wo tha Bio ki real topper ka aur wo thi Madhu ki friend Mini…. Uska actual name kya tha, mujhe nahi maloom bas jab se wo is school me aayi thi hum log use Mini-Vini kahkar bula rahe the …. Riya ke naa kahne par wo option best tha… matlab main toh ek pal ke liye soch me pad gaya ki humne sabse pahle Mini ko approach kyun nahi kiya…? khair humne baad me kiya… par uska bartaav aisa tha jaise wo koyi superstar ho aur main koyi chhota-mota News reporter… wo aise bhav kha rahi thi maano Tony Stark ki laundiya Morgan Stark yahi ho… matlab jiski koyi had nahi…. Ek-do baar toh bina koyi aawaz diye aage badh gayi...
Mini ke is bartaav par jab maine gahan adhyyan kiya tab pata chala ki wo itna kyun bhaav kha rahi hai… jiska pahla kaaran tha, Jafar se meri ladayi… ab jafar purani hindi filmo ki tarah nahi tha ki jis-se sab nafrat kare… infact puri bio branch wale pagal the Jafar ke peechhe. Isliye jab Jafar se meri thodi nok-jhok hui toh main automatically pure bio wale chahe wo 11th ke ho ya 12th ke ho ya fir 9th, 10th ke wo students jo 10th ke baad bio lene wale the… main un sabki hate list me shaamil ho gaya tha. Dusara kaaran jo mujhe samajh me aaya wo ye ki Mini shayad isliye naaraz thi kyunki maine uske pahle us-se kam quality wali ladkiyo se puchha… jaise Madhu aur Riya Rose… afterall wo bio ki main topper thi, uska bhi koyi zameer tha, guroor tha... attitude tha. Wo nahi chahti thi ki wo meri second choice bane… actually second nahi third…..
Maine uske sab nakhre sahe… usne mujhe bahut ghumaya par fir finally maine use raazi kar hee liya… ab meri personality hee aisi hai ki ladkiya mujhe naa nahi kah paati. Wo maan toh gayi par ek shart par ki team teen members me do members uske pasand ke rahenge, warna wo participate nahi karegi… matlab indirectly wo ye bol rahi thi… ki… main Ved ko laat maarkar nikal du aur Mini ko quiz team ki Kaman thama du… jaha ek main rahunga, ek Mini aur ek wo banda ya fir bandi… jise Mini decide karegi….
“lawda mera…. Main bio ke 3 question ke answer me chupke-chupke ke shahid kapoor ki tarah jaba....jaba... bol dunga , lekin ye offer swikar nahi karunga”ye mera response tha…
Aur jaise hee maine Mini ko reject kiya , pure bio wale maano mujhe apna dushman manne lage… dushman toh khair main pahle se hee tha par ab kattar dushman tha. saale lunch time me aise ghoorte mujhe ki maano bhasm kar denge apne netra roopi jwalamukhi se. Mini ko reject karte hee pure 12th bio walo ne quiz me participate karne se mana kar diya … yaha tak ki 11th bio waalo ne bhi. jiske baad mujhe samjah aaya ki ye Mini aur Jaafar ki mili bhagat thi… un dono ne hee pure bio stream ke students ko mere sath participate karne se mana kar diya tha… par ek shaks aisa tha bio me jo ab bhi mera sath deta aur thak-haar kar jab maine use bio subect se apni team me shaamil kiya toh pure school me hahakar mach gaya aur Principal ne lunch me hum teeno ko personally apne cabin me bulaya…. Teeno matlab mujhe, Ved aur Ranjan ko... matlab Garib Gang ko.
Principal ne hum teeno ko waha apne cabin me baithaya , jiske baad humare school ki biology ki teacher waha aayi aur Principal ke bagal me baith gayi….
“good morning mam...”jaise hee wo principal ke bagal wali chair me apna pichhwada tika kar thoda aage khiski toh hum teeno ne ek sath kaha...
“Atharva… maine tumhe, tumhare reputation ke karan quiz team select karne ke liye kaha tha aur mujhe ummid thi tum aisi team banaoge… jo last year ki tarah is saal bhi ye competition jeetegi… baki competition se mujhe jyada kuch matlab nahi hai… lekin .. ye .. science quiz … this is very important… khud vidhayak ji question puchhte hai , pure school ke saamne hall me aur quiz competition ekmatra aisa competition hai… jaha har school ke teachers, waha ke students adhik se adhik sankhya me aate hai… even unke parents tak. Iska andaza is baat se laga lo ki last year population popularity itni thi ki hall me sab aa hee nahi paaye aur hume bahar speakers lagwane pade, taaki jo bahar khade hai unhe live commentary ke through maloom chalta rahe ki kis school ke kitne points hai… aur is baar toh ye competition night me hoga aur tum chahte ho ki main Ranjan ko team me select karne ke liye approve karu aur tumhe apni raat kharab karne ka mauka du…?”
“Ranjan first class student hai… aur sir aap use is tarah bolkar demoralise kar rahe hai…”
“mujhe first class nahi chahiye… wo toh saikdo mil jayenge, yadi main dhoondhane niklu toh… mujhe best of the best of the best, student chahiye… like you and Ved … lekin Ranjan…. No Atharva… physics ya chemistry se apne aalawa kisi aur ko le lete toh main ek baar manage bhi kar leta ki… tum nahi toh bio wala student ise manage kar lega… lekin bio se…? jaha tum aur Ved dono completely blank rahoge… Sunayana mam aur Gupta ji ne apne-apne subject se tumhara aur Ved ka name suggest kiya tha, wo dono bole the ki physics , chemistry ka kaisa bhi question ho… tum dono ko uska answer maloom na h o aisa ho hee nahi sakta… isliye mujhe usme tension nahi hai, meri tension bio ko lekar hai”
“sirf 2 question toh rahega sir, bio se…”
“2 questions… Mazak lag raha hai tumhe… Mam, Atharva ko bataiye toh last year 1st aur 2nd ranking walo ka kya score tha…?”
“1st Rank_ 10 points… Sanskar Valley. 2nd rank _ 9 points ke sath tie tha SSM aur SVM ke beech…”
“suna… Atharva”Saxsena ji ne kaha… “par bahas karne ka koyi fayda nahi aur Ranjan ko main aise bina koyi mauka diye baahar bhi nahi kar sakta. Kyunki ye galat hoga. Isiliye maine mam ko yaha bulaya hai… she’s gonna ask him few questions and if he is able to answer that… you can keep him in the team otherwise…. Well, you know the drill… mam, please… proceed”