Update - 9
Aur hamare bedroom tak aane se pehle tumhein us chhote se kamre ke aage se guzarne hoga, vo kamra jo tumne hamare bachche ke liye banvaya tha. Vo bachcha jo kabhi hua hi nahi.
Bedroom ka darwaza band hoga. Tum apna haath darwaze par rakh kar dhakelna chahogi aur tumhein darwaze ki garmi mehsoos hogi. Aur ab bhi tumhare dimag mein ye chal raha hoga ke tum darwaza khol kar andar nahi dekhna chahti par phir bhi tum aisa kar rahi ho. Tum darwaze ke bahar bane knob ko apne haath se pakad kar ghumaogi aur himmat karte hue dheere se darwaza khologi.
Bhin-bhinahat ke aawaz kitni tez hogi. Is qadar tez jaise kahin aag lagi ho. Aur uske uper se kamre mein uth rahi badbu jaise kahin kuchh sad raha ho. Bhin-bhinahat aur badbu dono milkar aisa aalam bana rahi hongi jiska tum yun achanak samna nahi kar paogi.
Koi cheez tumhare chehre ko chhukar guzar jaayegi, tumhari aankhon ko, tumhare honthon ko. Ghabra kar tum 2 kadam pichhe ho jaogi aur phir mere naam lekar pukarogi. Kamre mein koi halchal nahi hogi. Parde gire hue honge aur lights off hongi. Us halki si roshni mein tumhari aankhon ko adjust hone mein thoda waqt lagega. Aur jal dikhai dena shuru hoga tab tumhein kamre mein bhari makkhiyon ka ehsaas hoga.
Vo bhin-bhinane ki aawaz inhi makkhiyn ki hogi. Hazaron? Lakhon? Chhat se lekar deewaron tak, har cheez par makkhiyan. Aur neeche carpet par bhi. Usi carpet par jispe ki cheez ka gadha sa daagh hai. Aur bistar par bhi makkhiyan. Haan vahi mehenga sa bed jo ham dono apne liye pasand karke laaye the. Jispar maine jaane kitni baar tumse mohabbat ki. Jispar tum har raat meri biwi bankar mere saath soyi.
Kya ye? Kaun hai ye?
Ye chehra ya jo kuchh bhi chehre ka bacha hai ab pehchan mein nahi aa raha. Chamdi sooj kar is hadh tak pahunch chuki hai ke ab toh bulbule se uth rahe hain jaise chulhe par rakha kuchh gaadha sa pak raha ho. Chamdi ab chamdi bachi nahi. Ye toh ab ek kuchh kaali si cheez ban chuki hai jo dheere dheere gal kar jaise neeche bistar par beh rahi hai, jaise neeche zameen par beh rahi hai. Chamdi jo ab dheere dheere us jism se alag ho rahi hai jis jism ko dhaka uska kaam tha. Jism bhi is tarah se phool sa gaya hai jaise andar hawa bhar di gayi ho. Dheere dheere sad raha jism jispar makkhiyan jaise dawat manane aayi hon. Aur yahan vahan tukdo mein hai jo kabhi munh tha, jo kabhi naak thi, jo kabhi kaan the. Us insaan shareer jaisi cheez ki kalaiyon par katne ka nishan hai. Khoon se sana chaaku ab bhi vahin pada hoga jahan vo haath se chhut kar gira tha
Dono haath aur baahen jo makkhiyon se poori tarah dhake hue honge is tarah phele hain jaise kisi ko gale laga lena chahte hon. Har taraf aur har jagah gaadhe kaale pad chuke khoon ke dhabbe hain. Laash ke kapdo, chadar aur neeche carpet par. Badbu bahut zyada hai. Sadne ki badbu jo kamre ki hawa ko poori tarah ganda kar chuki hai par phir bhi tum palat nahi paogi. Jis cheez ne tumhein pakad kar kamre mein thaam rakha hoga vo tumhein itni aasani se chhodegi nahi. Poora kamra us waqt jaise ek khula pada zakhm hoga. Tumhara pati mara nahi hai bas ek doosri duniya mein chala gaya hai jahan se vo hamesha tumhein dekh sakega, apni biwi ki tarah. Kyunki vo apni zindagi mein tumse kabhi alag hua hi nahi, usne kabhi tumse apna rishta toda hi nahi. Vo toh jiya bhi tumhare ishq mein, tumara pati bankar aur mara bhi tumhara ishq mein tumhara pati kehlate hue. Hawa mein ud rahi hazaron lakhon aankhen tumhare pati ki hi hain jo tumhein dekh rahi hai, ye hawa mein pheli ajeeb si bhinn bhinn ki aawaz tumhare pati ki hi hai jo tumse baat karna chah rahi hai, kuchh gila koi shikva karna chah rahi hai.
Makkhiyan tumhare chehre ko, tumhari aankhon ko, tumhare honthon ko chhukar guzar rahi hai jaise aakhri baar tumhara pati tumhein chhuna chah raha ho. Tum haath hilati unhein apne saamne se hataogi aur dheeme kadmon se bistar par padi laash ki taraf badhogi. Laash ke paas bistar par ek kagaz ka tukda pada hoga jo tum uthakar padhogi.
Gham maut ka nahi hai,
Gham ye hai ke aakhri waqt bhi,
Tu mere ghar nahi hai....
Nichod apni aankhon ko,
Ke do aansoo tapken,
Aur kuchh toh meri laash ko husn mile,
Daal de apne aanchal ka tukda,
Ke meri mayyat par chadar nahi hai .......
THE END