Jyoti bhave veere bare soch-soch ke nazare lai chukki si par Nuri da man ajj bahut kharab si. Uhnu kujh vi changa nahi lag reha si. Ik pase tan Jyoti mann nahi rehi si har roj lare lagai ja rehi si. Usdi na-nukkar karan Nuri da apne veere ton seal tudwayun da supna lagda si supna hi reh jaan wala si. Par duje pase uhnu Jyoti nu injh majboor kar dena vi sahi nahi japda si. Sahi tan veere de lun de supne laina vi nahi si utto Jyoti da sver wele da murjhaya chehra yaad karke uhde kaleje haul pende sann. Uhnu dukhi karke uh khud vi sukhi nahi si par ki kardi atthri jwani ohnu chain nahi ayun de rehi si. Deh vich har waqat utthan waliyan kaam diyan chingan uhnu bhatthi vich balde kole vang jala rehiyan sann. Khawahish tan Nuri di ehi si Jyoti khud ba khud veere de swad layi us vang bechain ho ke mann jave par gall bann nahi rehi si. Jyoti apne veere da swad jaroor lena chahundi si par poori teran naal hale tyaar nahi si. Hauli hauli Nuri vang oh vi apne veere de lun de swad di khawahish jaroor karan lag pai si par uhdi khawahish hale inni tez nahi si ke oh iste amal kar sakdi. Uhnu lagda si hale kujh time chahida si poori tarah tyaar hon lai par Nuri kol sabar nahi ho reha si. Jis din di Jyoti ne veere ton tanga chukwayun di gall kiti si oh agg vang machi firdi si ke kise terah naal uhda pecha apne veere naal pe jave.
Nuri te Jyoti di bhave gall nahi bann rehi si par Naseebo di tan lagda si lottery hi lag gai si. Uhda poora chehra khideya hoyeya si jiven koi gawachi hoi keemti cheez labh gai hove. Raat nu jo kujh vapreya si ja uhde putt ne dhokhe naal jo kartoot uhde naal kiti si us vare ohda sochan takk da vi jera nahi ho reha si. Uhnu gussa hona chahida si apne putt te, uhnu apne putt di khabar leni chahidi si, akhar uhne apni ma te hath payeya si par na ta Naseebo de dil vich apne putt lai koi gussa si te na hi koi rosa. Oh raat bare soch hi nahi rehi si uh tan bass khush si. Chahe khushi di vajah kujh vi hove ki farak penda si! Kayi salan baad uhne iddan di khushi apne andar mehsoos kiti si, kinne salan baad ajj uhda dil injh tez-tez dhadak reha si, kinne salan baad ajj uhdi fuddi lagatar pani bahai ja rehi si.
Naseebo nalo vi jeyada ajj Teja khush si. Lagda si Naseebo vang uhdi vi lottery lag gai si. Barsat karan khetan vich hale vi gode-gode takk pair dhass rahe sann te utton khaad payun da bhara kamm. Par Teje nu koi parwah hi nahi si. Oh tan gaane gayunda bade swad naal khaad pa reha si jive khaad payuna bi koi bahut mazedar kamm hove.
Ajj uhdi ma ne uhda dil khush kar ditta si. Na uhne koi jhora kita na uhnu danteya. Uhnu tan sver di gallbaat ton lagda si ke Naseebo nu sui jinna vi gussa nahi si balke oh tan khush japdi si. Uhdi ma di khushi ne uhde lun nu ajeha khush kita si ke ajj sver ton khada ho ke lagatar uhdi dhunni te thokran maar reha si. Raati Jyoti ne dubara karn nahi ditta si. Sayad ise lai ajj kujh jeyada chalanga maar reha si ja phir sayad pichli raat di yaad aa rehi si ja phir ayun wali raat nu udeek reha si.
Kulwant khetan nu dopehar wele bahut lait aaya. Teja uhde ayun takk khaad pa chukka si te hath munh dho ke manje te aram kar reha si.
“Main inverter lain chala geya si. Utthe raste cho Mohan Siyun mil geya. Uhdiyan gallan na mukkan yaar. Ise lai lait ho geya.”
“Inverter fitt karta si?” Teje de dil vich haul pen lag peya si. Inverter di light tan har kamre vich si, rasoi vich vi. Main switch wala idea nahi challana si. uhda tan kamm hi kharab ho jana si.
“Oh kiththe yaar. Leyundeyan ee bada time lag geya. Ajj sham nu fit kar lai.”
“Chalo theek aa bhapa ji. Main sham nu ape kar layu. Tusi na avain panga layo” Teje nu sukh da saah aya si.
“Nahi-nahi main ni panga lainda yaar. Nale main ajj Resham huna walan vi jana sham nu. Kehnda si choti parti karni aa. Pota aa uhde. Baki program aitwar nu karna. Patthe tenu ee le ke jane pene.”
“Hanji-hanji main le jayuga patthe. Khaad da kamm nibadh geya aa. Roti kha ke patthe vadh da aa”
“Chal theek aa. Time vi bahla ho geya. Roti kha ke patthe vadh lai. Main motorcycle le janda aa.”
“Koi na main kar lena. Tusin ja aayeyo.”
“jaldi tur pai. Teri ma nu keh dayunga. Oh sham nu haweli tere naal madha mota hath palla fadha dayungi. Main tan jara lait hi ayuna”
Teje da dil bagho bag ho uttheya si. “Budhe ne tan inveter leya ke kamm hi kharab kar dena si. Ajj mauka sambhna pena. Mudhke ni mauka milna” Teja roti khanda schene lai ja reha si.
Patthe vadh ke ghar pahuchan takk panj vajj chukke sann. Hanera kafi ho geya si. Teje ne kahl-kahli patthe kutrane suru kite. Naseebo hale takk nahi aai si. Sayad uhnu lagda hovega ke Teja hale takk aya hi nahi hovega. Jeyadatar oh ayunda vi bahut lait si. Sayad thode time takk aa javegi. Teje ne tudi rala ke patthe khurli vich paye. Time dekheya tan che vajj chukke sann. Dedh do ghante da kamm ajj uhne ikk ghante vich hi nipta ditta si. Pachu andar bann ke uhne hath munh dhota te ghar nu tur peya. Uhde dil vich halka-halka khadka ho reha si Naseeb Kaur de na ayun karan. Par uhdi umeed aje kayam si.
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Nuri te Jyoti di bhave gall nahi bann rehi si par Naseebo di tan lagda si lottery hi lag gai si. Uhda poora chehra khideya hoyeya si jiven koi gawachi hoi keemti cheez labh gai hove. Raat nu jo kujh vapreya si ja uhde putt ne dhokhe naal jo kartoot uhde naal kiti si us vare ohda sochan takk da vi jera nahi ho reha si. Uhnu gussa hona chahida si apne putt te, uhnu apne putt di khabar leni chahidi si, akhar uhne apni ma te hath payeya si par na ta Naseebo de dil vich apne putt lai koi gussa si te na hi koi rosa. Oh raat bare soch hi nahi rehi si uh tan bass khush si. Chahe khushi di vajah kujh vi hove ki farak penda si! Kayi salan baad uhne iddan di khushi apne andar mehsoos kiti si, kinne salan baad ajj uhda dil injh tez-tez dhadak reha si, kinne salan baad ajj uhdi fuddi lagatar pani bahai ja rehi si.
Naseebo nalo vi jeyada ajj Teja khush si. Lagda si Naseebo vang uhdi vi lottery lag gai si. Barsat karan khetan vich hale vi gode-gode takk pair dhass rahe sann te utton khaad payun da bhara kamm. Par Teje nu koi parwah hi nahi si. Oh tan gaane gayunda bade swad naal khaad pa reha si jive khaad payuna bi koi bahut mazedar kamm hove.
Ajj uhdi ma ne uhda dil khush kar ditta si. Na uhne koi jhora kita na uhnu danteya. Uhnu tan sver di gallbaat ton lagda si ke Naseebo nu sui jinna vi gussa nahi si balke oh tan khush japdi si. Uhdi ma di khushi ne uhde lun nu ajeha khush kita si ke ajj sver ton khada ho ke lagatar uhdi dhunni te thokran maar reha si. Raati Jyoti ne dubara karn nahi ditta si. Sayad ise lai ajj kujh jeyada chalanga maar reha si ja phir sayad pichli raat di yaad aa rehi si ja phir ayun wali raat nu udeek reha si.
Kulwant khetan nu dopehar wele bahut lait aaya. Teja uhde ayun takk khaad pa chukka si te hath munh dho ke manje te aram kar reha si.
“Main inverter lain chala geya si. Utthe raste cho Mohan Siyun mil geya. Uhdiyan gallan na mukkan yaar. Ise lai lait ho geya.”
“Inverter fitt karta si?” Teje de dil vich haul pen lag peya si. Inverter di light tan har kamre vich si, rasoi vich vi. Main switch wala idea nahi challana si. uhda tan kamm hi kharab ho jana si.
“Oh kiththe yaar. Leyundeyan ee bada time lag geya. Ajj sham nu fit kar lai.”
“Chalo theek aa bhapa ji. Main sham nu ape kar layu. Tusi na avain panga layo” Teje nu sukh da saah aya si.
“Nahi-nahi main ni panga lainda yaar. Nale main ajj Resham huna walan vi jana sham nu. Kehnda si choti parti karni aa. Pota aa uhde. Baki program aitwar nu karna. Patthe tenu ee le ke jane pene.”
“Hanji-hanji main le jayuga patthe. Khaad da kamm nibadh geya aa. Roti kha ke patthe vadh da aa”
“Chal theek aa. Time vi bahla ho geya. Roti kha ke patthe vadh lai. Main motorcycle le janda aa.”
“Koi na main kar lena. Tusin ja aayeyo.”
“jaldi tur pai. Teri ma nu keh dayunga. Oh sham nu haweli tere naal madha mota hath palla fadha dayungi. Main tan jara lait hi ayuna”
Teje da dil bagho bag ho uttheya si. “Budhe ne tan inveter leya ke kamm hi kharab kar dena si. Ajj mauka sambhna pena. Mudhke ni mauka milna” Teja roti khanda schene lai ja reha si.
Patthe vadh ke ghar pahuchan takk panj vajj chukke sann. Hanera kafi ho geya si. Teje ne kahl-kahli patthe kutrane suru kite. Naseebo hale takk nahi aai si. Sayad uhnu lagda hovega ke Teja hale takk aya hi nahi hovega. Jeyadatar oh ayunda vi bahut lait si. Sayad thode time takk aa javegi. Teje ne tudi rala ke patthe khurli vich paye. Time dekheya tan che vajj chukke sann. Dedh do ghante da kamm ajj uhne ikk ghante vich hi nipta ditta si. Pachu andar bann ke uhne hath munh dhota te ghar nu tur peya. Uhde dil vich halka-halka khadka ho reha si Naseeb Kaur de na ayun karan. Par uhdi umeed aje kayam si.
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