Subah nau baje Komal ki aankh khuli, itni der tak woh kabhi soyi nahin thhi. Gadbad mein utthi aur seedhe washroom bhaagi. Snaan karke seedhe neeche aayi toh Nandlal wahaan use dikhe nahin, ab saadhe nau bajj chuke thhe, Nandlal ki chai late ho gayi thhi aur naashta bhi. Gussa aa raha thha apne aap pe. Jaldi se Pooja karke Komal pehle gym bhaagi, Nandlal wahaan bhi nahin thhe, aur hote bhi kaise, gym toh woh saat baje jaate. Chai Chadha ke Komal baraamde mein aayi, wahaan bhi nahin, na apne kamre mein. Kos rahi thhi apne aap ko, phir phone utthaaya aur Nandlal ko phone lagaayi. Nandlal ne uski call ka jawaab nahin diya, ab dimaag alag alag disha mein daudne laga thha. Zaroor uske babuji naaraaz thhe uss se. Shaayad raat ko usne apna kaam niptaake unhe adhoora chhod diya, uske liye naaraaz ho, ya subah unki chai aur naashte ke liye. Ya bas aise hi naaraaz ho, pata nahin kya….
Sabziyaan kaatne ka mann bhi nahin thha na khaana banaane ka, bas soch yahaan wahaan bhatak rahi thhi, yeh kya ho gaya thha uss se. Kisi kaam mein mann lag hi nahin raha thha. Phone hall mein chhodke woh khaana banaane mein lag gayi, aaj kuch acchha banana thha, kya pata babuji ne gusse ke kaaran kuch naashta kiya bhi ho ya nahin.
Kuch samay baad uska phone baja, woh kaam chhod ke bhaagi kitchen se yeh ummeed mein ke babuji ka call ho, par naam dekhte hi maayoos ho gayi. Babuji nahin thhe, uski maa Nandini ka call thha. Uski maayoos si aawaaz sunte hi Nandini ne pehchaan liya ke kuch gadbad hai.
Nandini: Tere pati ki khair nahin hai, jaise meri haalat tere pita ne ki thhi, main damaadji ko tere saath aisa nahin karne dungi…
Komal: Maa aisi koi baat nahin hai, bas aaj late utthhi toh babuji ki chai aur naashta reh gaya aur woh shaayad mujhse naaraaz hoke baahar chale gaye…
Nandini: Kyun itni laaparwaah hai tu, sasur acchha mila hai, uski toh sewa theek se kar…
Komal: Haan maa, bas aaj…
Nandini: Woh sab chhod, damaadji ki toh khabar leni hi hai…
Komal: Maa rehne de na, sab theek chal raha hai, kyun tu…
Nandini: Kya theek chal raha hai…Do saal se abhi aata hoon, kehke tere saath mazaak kar raha hai…Shaadi kyun ki usne…Mai aa rahi hoon, iss baar faisla hoke rahega…
Komal: Maa tu aisa kuch nahin karegi…
Nandini: Main nikal chuki hoon…
Komal: Kya?
Nandini: Nikal chuki hoon ghar se, baat toh karna padegi tere sasur se…
Komal uski maa ki baat sunke wahin rakhi kursi pe baitth gayi, samajh mein nahin aa raha thha kya karna chaahiye, yahaan uski maa jhagadne aa rahi thhi uske sasur se, aur sasur uss se hi naaraaz thhe. Usne phone kaatke table pe rakh diya, aur kitchen mein bhaagi, sabzi jal rahi thhi. Wahaan khayaalon mein khoyi thhi, kal raat kitni acchhi thhi, aur aaj ka din kitna bura, sochke apni kismat ko kos rahi thhi. Uska phone phir baja, woh phir bhaagi, iss baar uske sasur thhe phone pe.
Komal: Babuji main late utthi, aap mujhe utthaaye kyun nahin, aap chai naashta kiye bagair chale gaye, kal raat joh hua uske liye naaraaz thhe na, pata nahin mujhe kya ho gaya thha, main so gayi…Babuji…
Nandlal: Bahu…Bahu…Saans le…Mujhe bhi kuch bolne degi…
Komal: Jee, jee babuji…Boliye…
Nandlal: Dekh main naaraaz waaraaz nahin hoon…Subah theke se call aaya thha, toh jaldi nikalna pada thha, tere kamre mein aaya thha par tu bekhabar soyi hui thhi, toh socha theke pe hi chai naashta kar loonga, isiliye utthaaya nahin…
Komal: Babuji, par kal raat main apna kaam karke nipat gayi, aapke baare mein socha hi nahin…
Nandlal: Bahu, do saal baad tu nangi hoke ek mard ke saath thhi, main teri haalat samajh sakta hoon…Main tera gunehgaar hoon bahu…Kal kuch galat nahin hua, tujhe khush dekhke mujhe joh khushi mili hai, uska tujhe ehsaas bhi nahin hoga…Chal woh sab chhod, khaana kya banaaya hai…
Komal: Aapke pasand ki sabziyaan banaayi hai babuji…Par ek buri khabar hai…
Nandlal: Kya…
Komal: Maa aa rahi hai…
Nandlal: Toh ismein bura kya hai…
Komal: Woh inke baare mein baat karne aa rahi hai, jhagde ke mood mein hai…
Nandlal: Uska gussa bhi banta hai na bahu…Maa hai teri…Aane de, baat karenge…Jawaab ki haqdaar hai tu aur woh bhi…
Komal: Mujhe koi jawaab nahin chaahiye babuji, mere paas aap hain…
Nandlal: Par use toh jawaab dena padega na, koshish karenge dene ki…Kitne baje tak pahunchegi woh…
Komal: Aati hi hogi…
Nandlal: Theek hai, main kaam niptaake aata hoon…
Komal aur Nandlal ki baat ho gayi, Komal phirse kitchen mein chali gayi, wahaan khudke kapdon pe dhyaan gaya, maxi pehni hui thhi, sleeveless, andar na bra thhi na panty, agar uski maa dekh leti toh dusra bakheda khada ho jaata. Kitchen ka kaam niptaake woh apne kamre mein chali gayi, kapde change kiye aur acchhi si saadi pehen ke make up kiya, gehne pehne aur sindoor lagaaya aur neeche aa gayi.
Kuch samay baad babuji ki gaadi ka horn sunaayi diya, woh bhaagi darwaaza kholne, baahar uske babuji gaadi se utar rahe thhe aur uski maa Nandini bhi usi samay wahaan pahunch gayi thhi. Nandlal ne unka swaagat kiya, Nandini ke chehre pe naaraazgi saaf chhalak rahi thhi par usne Nandlal ka niraadar nahin kiya, dono andar aaye aur Nandini ka saamaan Nandlal ne khud ghar ke andar laaya, Nandini ko yeh baat acchhi bhi lagi thhi aur thoda chaunka bhi di thhi. Dopahar ke do bajj rahe thhe, khaane ka samay bhi ho gaya thha.
Komal: Maa tere liye neeche ka kamra saaf kar diya hai, saamaan bhi wahin hai tera, fresh ho jaa, phir khaana khaate hain…
Komal aur Nandlal ki nazre mili, Nandlal samajh gaye thhe unki bahu ne aisa kyun kiya hai, unke chehre pe sharaarti muskuraahat thhi.
Nandlal: Jee bhabhi, uss kamre mein geyser bhi hai aur hawadaar kamra hai…
Nandini: Main Komal ke kamre mein hi ruk jaati…Dusra kamra kyun…
Nandlal: Woh acchha kamra hai Bhabhi aur seedhiyon se baar baar utarna chadhna nahin padega…Par aap chaahti hain toh…
Nandini: Theek hai, wahin sahi…
Nandini apne kamre mein chali gayi, Komal and Nandlal aamne saamne khade thhe, Komal unke kareeb aayi.
Komal: Aap sach mein naaraaz nahin hai…
Nandini ke kamre ki kadi lagne ki aawaaz aayi, Nandlal ne Komal ko apni baahon mein le liya, kass ke.
Nandlal: Naaraaz toh hoon, manaana tera kaam hai…
Komal: Kaash maa yahaan nahin hoti…
Nandlal: Toh tu kya karti…
Komal: Main aapki baahon mein nangi hoti babuji, aur aap bhi nange hote meri baahon mein…
Nandlal muskuraaye aur uske honthon pe apne honth rakh diye, kuch der dono kiss kar rahe thhe.
Nandlal: Pehle teri maa ka dil halka kar dete hain, phir hum dono ka…Jaa khaana laga de, main bhi haath moonh dho loon…
Dono alag huey, Komal ne khaana lagaaya, Nandini bhi saadi mein hi khaane ke table pe aayi. Dono maa beti saadi mein apsaraayein lag rahi thhi. Nandini ki umar 42 ke aaspaas thhi, wazan 58 ya 60 ka hoga, na dubli thhi na moti, bas sahi thhi, chuchiyaan ab bhi kasi hui thhi aur saadi mein uski gaand ka aakaar saaf nazar aa raha thha. Komal ne dono ko khaana parosa, yeh saaf nazar aa raha thha ke Nandini koi baat chhedna chaahti hai, aur mauke ke talaash mein thhi. Nandlal bhi ruke huey thhe uske sawaal ke liye, aur Komal ruki hui thhi uske maa ke jaane ke liye. Teeno ke dimaag mein bahut kuch chal raha thha, isiliye baatein kum hi hui mez pe, khaana ho gaya aur Nandlal apni mukhwas ki bottle leke baraamde mein aa gaye, Nandini aur Komal kitchen mein bartan rakkhne chale gaye, wahin Nandini ne use pakad liya.
Nandini: Damaadji ne tujhe aakhri baar kab phone kiya thha…
Komal: Maa, rehne de na, babuji baat kar rahein hain unse, jald hi aa jaayenge…
Nandini: Do saal ho gaye yeh kehte huey Komal…Ab mujhse nahin raha jaata, teri life baap bete milke kharaab kar rahein hain…
Komal: Maa, tu tere damaad ko joh kehna chaahe, keh de, par mere babuji ko nahin…
Nandini: Acchha, toh roka kyun nahin apne bete ko, bulaaya kyun nahin waapas…Kyun do saal tak chup rahe…Aur kitne saal rahegi tu aise…Ek vidhwa ki tarah…
Komal ne gusse se apni maa ko dekha, Nandini ko bhi ehsaas hua usne kuch zyaada hi keh diya, usne Komal ke gaal pe haath rakhna chaaha, Komal ne jhatak diya.
Nandini: Tere acchhe ke liye aayi hoon…Bura nahin chaahti tera…
Komal: Toh moonh se galat baat kyun nikaalna…Baat karne aayi hai na babuji se, toh baat kar, jhagda mat kar unke saath…Galti unki nahin hai, unhone apni taraf se poori koshish kar di hai…
Nandini: Theek hai, bas baat karungi, jhagda nahin…
Komal: Maa, tu ne itna saamaan kyun laaya, kitne din rehne ka iraada hai…
Nandini: Kyun, ab uspe bhi aitraaz hai…Baat karke shaam ko hi chali jaaun…
Komal: Tu aisi kyun hai maa, kyun har baat pe chidhti hai, isiliye pooch rahi hoon taaki woh hisaab se teri pasand ki sabziyaan manga sakoon, saamaan bhar sakoon…
Nandini: Kyunki tere pita ne itni kadwaahat bhar di hai mere mein, ke main nahin chaahti tujh mein bhi itni kadwaahat aa jaaye…
Komal: Nahin aayegi maa, agar tere paas babuji jaisa koi hota saath mein, toh tu bhi aise nahin hoti…
Nandini uska chehra padhte reh gayi, par kuch samajh mein nahin aaya, usne aage kuredna theek nahin samjha.
Nandini: Tu bata, ab baat karoon ya shaam ko..
Komal: Jab tu chaahe maa…
Komal use chhodke bartan saaf karne lagi, Nandini kitchen se nikalke hall mein chali gayi, baitthke soch rahi thhi Nandlal se kab baat kare, itne mein Nandlal hi hall mein aa gaye. Nandini khadi ho gayi, Nandlal uske kareeb aaye.
Nandlal: Bhabhi, main jaanta hoon aap mujhse Umesh aur bahu ke rishte ke baare mein baat karne aaye hai, agar aap chaahein toh hum abhi aangan ya baraamde mein baitthke baat kar saktein hain…
Nandini: Jee bhai saahab, aap jaise theek samjhe, wahin…
Nandlal: Toh baahar hi chaliye…
Nandlal aage aur Nandini unke peechhe chal padi, baahar aangan mein chhaaun mein aamne saamne baitthe thhe dono, Nandlal ne mukhwas ki bottle beech ke table se aage sarkaayi.
Nandlal: Bahut acchhi hai…Try kijiye…
Nandini ne haath aage badhaake bottle utthaayi aur thodi si mukhwas apni hatheli pe giraake moonh mein daal di.
Nandlal: Bhabhi, isse pehle ke aap kuch kahein, kya ain kuch kahoon…
Nandini ne haan mein sar hila diya. Nandlal ne apne dono haath jod diye.
Nandlal: Main aapka aur bahu ka gunehgaar hoon Bhabhi, shaayad aapke sawaalon ka jawaab mere paas iss samay nah o, par maine in do saalon mein poori koshish ki hai Umesh ko ghar bulaane ki…Ya bahu ko uske paas bhejne ki…Par main aisa kar nahin saka hoon, par main apne bete ko chhodunga nahin, apni koshish mein laga rahunga aur un dono ko saath laake rahunga….
Nandini: Bhaiyya, aap mujhe sharminda mat kijiye, Komal ne bataaya ke aapne poori koshish ki hai aur aapne bataaya ke aap aur bhi koshish karenge…Bas main aapse ek baat kehna chaahti hoon, joh main Komal ke saamne nahin keh sakti…
Nandlal: Toh kahiye Bhabhi khulke…
Nandini: Bhaiyya, main darrti hoon Komal ke liye…Bas abhi thodi der pehle Komal ne kaha ke mere mein bahut kadwaahat hai, Komal bhi yeh baat shaayad abhi abhi samajhne lagi hai ke kadwaahat kyun hai…Uske pita ne di hai kadwaahat…Woh bhi damaadji ki tarah baahar kaam karne chale gaye thhe, maine unhe hazaar baar kaha, chutney roti khaake guzaar lenge jeevan, nahin chaahiye mujhe acchha khaana, acchha odhna, zevar wagairaah, bas apna saath de do…Aur woh de nahin paaye, baaki sab de diya…Main aapse jhagda karne nahin aayi hoon bhaiyya, bas yeh kehne aayi hoon ke…
Nandlal: Main aapki baat ko kaat raha hoon Bhabhi, maaf kijiye…Aap ki baat ko mujhse zyaada koi nahin samajh sakta, Umesh ki maa ne mera saath tab chhoda jab mujhe uski sab se zyaada zarurat thhi…Aur aapke pati ne aapka…Umesh ki maa ke dehant ke samay Umesh zyaada bada nahin thha, chaahta toh main bhi dusri shaadi kar sakta thha, par apne aaraam ke liye uspe sauteli maa nahin thopna chaahta thha…Aap ne bhaiyya ke bagair, aur maine Umesh ki maa ke bagair apna jeevan guzaara hai, akele…Akelapan kya hota hai, woh aaj hum teeno acchhi tarah se jaante hain…
Nandini: Haan, par Komal aur Umesh ka jevan hamaari tarah na guzre…
Nandlal: Mere hote huey nahin guzrega Bhabhi…Aur ek baat kahoon Bhabhi…
Nandini ki aankhein bhar chuki thhi, usne haan mein sar hila diya.
Nandlal: Bhabhi, maine akelepan mein bhi ek baat seekhi hai…Agar dil kadwaahat se bhara ho, toh zaruri nahin ke woh zindagi bhar ke liye aisa hi rahe…Khush rehne ki koshish karta hoon main…Bahu ke saath sasur jaisa vyavhaar nahin rakhta hoon, dost samajhta hoon use apna, uske dil mein kadwaahat nahin bhare, isiliye uske saath hansi mazaak karta hoon, use bhi khush rakkhta hoon…Umesh ko bhi uski galti ka ehsaas dila dunga main…
Nandini: Maine dekha hai bhaiyya, Komal aapke baare mein koi galat baat sunn hi nahin sakti…Kehti hai damaadji ko bura bhala keh do, babuji ko nahin…Aap hain toh mujhe bharosa hai ke Komal aur damaadji ki zindagi hum dono ki tarah nahin hogi…
Nandlal: Bilkul nahin hogi…Bhabhi, yeh acchha laga ke aap hamaare saath kuch din rehne aayi hai…Main jab bahu ka dost ban sakta hoon, toh aapka bhi ban sakta hoon…Aur dil se chaahta hoon ke aap hamaare saath rehke, joh thodi bahut khushiyaan, masti mazaak joh bahu aur main karte hain dost ban ke, uska hissa aap bhi bane…Thodi kadwaahat joh hum teeno mein hai, woh kum ho jaaye, ya chali jaaye…
Nandini muskuraayi aur thodi aur mukhwas le li.
Nandini: Taras gayi hoon bhaiyya hansi mazaak ke liye..Komal ki tarah hi thhi main, hanste rehti thhi, bolte rehti thhi…Khush rehti thhi, par zindagi ne woh sab chheen liya…
Nandlal: Toh phirse waise hi ban jaaiyye, ab bhi muskuraane ke liye bahut kuch hai, joh hai, kyun na hum usi mein khush rahe…Aap aur main shaadi shuda bacchhon ke maa aur baap hai, par boodhe toh nahin hai..Kal bahu aur main shopping gaye thhe, phir film bhi dekhi, aisa laga, bahu ke saath saath kuch saal meri zindagi mein aur badh gaye hain, main ab bhi apni zindagi ke saath kar sakta hoon…
Nandini: Aap aur Komal film dekhne gaye thhe?
Nandlal: Haan, khulke hanse, phir Pizza khaate khaate film ke baare mein baat ki…
Nandini: Aap dono ne pizza bhi khaaya…
Nandlal apni kursi se sarak kea age aaye.
Nandlal: Bhabhi, maine yeh parwaah nahin ki ke koi kya bolega, kya sochega…Maine bas khush hone ki koshish ki aur iss baat ki parwaah ki ke bahu ka dil behl jaaye…Agar main yeh sochta ke samaaj kya kahega, toh na khud khush reh paata, na bahu ko khush rakh sakta…Samaaj hamaare dukh mein khush rehta hai Bhabhi, hamaari khushi se khush nahin hota, sawaal karta hai…Chaahe khud apne ghar mein kuch bhi kar le, koi bhi maryaada paar kar le, par dusron ke liye daayre banaata hai…
Nandini: Uske hi darr se maine dusri shaadi nahin ki, apne baare mein socha hi nahin…
Nandlal: Aur uske badle mein kya mila, dukh…Akelapan..Kadwaahat…
Nandini chup reh gayi, soch rahi thhi, Nandlal uska chehra dekh rahe thhe.
Nandlal: Bhabhi, aapke aane se pehle bahu iss ghar mein maxi mein rehti thhi…Aap aane waale thhe, isiliye usne saadi pehen li, socha maa kya kahegi…Yehi darr humein khaa jaata hai, jab ki woh apne maayke mein aapke saamne maxi mein hi rehti, hai na…Jab hum itna apno se darrte hain, socho hum samaaj kya kahega, iss baat se kitna darrte hain…Maine usi darr ko apne ghar mein khatam kar diya…Par aapke aane se, woh darr ne phirse mere ghar mein kadam rakkha….
Nandini unki baatein sunn rahi thhi.
Nandlal: Bhabhi, aap aaraam kar lijiye, thakk gayi hongi…
Nandini: Bhaiyya, itne din ke baad kuch suljhi hui baatein sunne ko mil rahi hain, agar aapko aaraam karna ho toh kar lijiye, shaam ko baatein…
Nandlal: Main dopahar mein sota hi nahin hoon Bhabhi, jaldi utthta hoon, kasrat karta hoon, theke pe jaata hoon, shaam ko club ya ghar ke pool mein tairna, phir kal ki tarah bahu ko shopping karaana aur film dekhna…Phir ghar pe ek drink, sirf ek, phir khaana…Phir sota hoon…
Nandini: Aapko dekhke lagta hai ke aap apna khayaal rakhte hain…Fit hai aap bahut…
Nandlal: Ab bahu ko bhi kasrat ki aadat laga di hai Bhabhi, kal hi humne swimsuit khareede, ab tairna bhi sikhaaunga use…
Nandini: Swimsuit! Aapne Komal ke liye swimsuit…
Nandlal: Haan…Woh iss ghar mein sirf kaam karne yam era khayaal rakhne nahin aayi hai Bhabhi…Aapki beti mere ghar mein woh sab kar sakti hai joh woh apne maayke mein bhi nahin kar sakti ho…Ek baat bataaiyye Bhabhi, aap apne ghar mein kya sirf saadi mein hi rehti hain…
Nandini: Nahin, woh toh jab baahar jaana hota hai tab, nahin toh…
Nandlal: Maxi mein na…Phir yahaan aapne maxi kyun nahin pehna…Kyunki aap apne beti ke sasural aayi hain…Aapko yeh fikar hai ki main kya kahunga, hai na…
Nandini ne haan mein sar hilaaya. Nandlal khade ho gaye haath jod ke.
Nandlal: Bhabhi, shaayad hamaare khayaalaat kabhi na mile…Par please apna yeh darr, yeh samaaj ka darr, apni beti pe mat thopna, woh meri bahu hai ab, aur main faisla karunga ke woh kya pehne, kaise rahe aur apni zindagi kaise chalaaye….Par itna vaada main karta hoon ke main Umesh ko jald bula loonga aur use yahin set kar dunga, mujhe teen mahine ka time dijiye bas…
Nandlal ki aawaaz mein kuch gussa thha, Nandini ko dhakka laga ke ek dum se Nandlal ne yeh baat kyun keh di, achaanak se unhone Umesh ki baat kyun nikaali, achaanak se unka rawaiyya kyun badal gaya. Woh bhi khadi ho gayi.
Nandini: Bhaiyya, main bas Komal ko khush dekhna chaahti hoon, agar aapne use khush rakha hai, toh mujhe kyun problem hogi…Aur sach poocho toh aaj aapse itni baat karke mujhe khud khushi mili hai ke meri beti ka rishhta iss ghar mein hua hai jahaan aap jaise insaan baste hain…Komal ne sach kaha, agar mere paas aap jaisa koi hota toh shaayad mujhmein itni kadwaahat, itna samaaj ka darr nahin hota…Shaayad main bhi saadi nahin, aapke saamne maxi hi pehenti…
Nandlal: Toh der ab bhi nahin hui hai Bhabhi…Chaaron taraf dekhiye, unchi deewaarein hain…Koi andar jhaankh nahin sakta…Samaaj in chaar deewaaron ke baahar hai, aur andar hum aazaad hain…
Nandini aur Nandlal ki aankhein mili, baat bahut gehri thhi aur Nandini ko bahut kuch samajh mein bhi aa raha thha, aaj aisa lag raha thha ke woh sach mein aazaad hai, khush hai, khud ke liye bhi aur Komal ke liye bhi.