Chapter 78
Kundi lagte hi Ammi ke haathon se dupatta phisal kar zameen par gir pada.
Par unka dhyan dupatte par bilkul nahi tha. Unki aankhein sirf aur sirf bistar par baithe Akash par tiki hui thin. Unke qadmon mein na koi jhijhak thi, na koi sharm — woh tezi se aage badhin aur seedha mere bed par Akash ke theek barabar mein baith gayin.
Akash ka jism mere jaisa hi lean aur aam tha, meri hi umar aur mere jaise frame wala. Par uske bistar par baithne ke be-parwah andaaz aur uski aankhon mein ek aisi dabangai thi jiske aage Ammi ka poora wajood ek pal mein pighal gaya.
Ammi ne bina ek pal gawaaye apna narm aur gora haath Akash ke ghutne par rakha, aur bade haq aur adab se unke seene se lag gayin.
Unhone apne dono haath Akash ke gale mein daal diye aur apna chehra uski gardan mein chhipa liya. Unke hothon se ek behad meethi, tadap-bhari siski nikli. Woh Akash ke gaalon par, uski thodi par aur uske hothon par chote-chote narm kisses karne lagin. Unki ungliyan bade laad se Akash ke baalon mein ghoom rahi thin.
Yeh koi aam hawas ya bhookh nahi thi — yeh ek sachi biwi ka apne shauhar ke aage poora surrender tha.
Deewar se peeth tikaye khada main yeh sab dekh kar andar tak dhang reh gaya.
Mera dimaag ghoom gaya. Dopahar ko Tinder wale gym-freak ke sath OYO mein jo kuch hua tha, woh sirf jism ki aag aur rough sex ka maza tha... club ke washroom mein jo hua tha, woh bas ek baaghi uttejna thi.
Par yahan manzar hi alag tha.
Abbu ke sath Ammi ne saalon se aisi deewangi aur mohabbat nahi dikhayi thi. Akash ke gale lagte hi Ammi ke chehre par jo noor, jo adab aur jo be-panaah pyaar chamak raha tha, usne mere seene par ek teekha waar kiya.
*She loved him.*
Ammi sirf Akash ke jism ki aadi nahi thin... woh dil, rooh aur jazbaat se uski ghulam ban chuki thin. Woh use apna asli maalik aur shauhar maanti thin.
Akash ke seene par apna sar tikaye, unke haath ko apne dono narm haathon mein thaam kar Ammi ne ek biwi ke nakhre aur shikayat bhare lehje mein poocha:
"Aapne itne dinon tak ek phone tak kyun nahi kiya? Pata hai dil kitna bechain rehta tha aapke bina... har aahat par lagta tha aap aa gaye..."
Unhone thoda sa rooth kar Akash ke seene par halki si chapat maari aur aage bolin:
"Aur gaon mein itna kya zaroori kaam phans gaya tha jo itne din lag gaye? Idris bol raha tha wahan network hi nahi aa raha tha... ek baar kisi doosre ke phone se hi call kar dete!"
Ammi ne bilkul masoomiyat se wahi saari baatein dohra di thin jo maine unhe tasalli dene ke liye boli thin.
Yeh sunte hi mere pairon tale se zameen khisak gayi!
Mera halq ek second mein kaante ki tarah sookh gaya. Dil itni tezi se dhadakne laga jaise abhi pasliyan tod kar baahar nikal aayega. Shareer mein ek barfili thand daud gayi.
*Agar Akash ne abhi bol diya ki 'Kaunsa gaon? Main toh shehar mein hi tha doston ke sath'... toh mera saara jhooth Ammi ke saamne be-naqaab ho jaayega!*
Main saans roke, darr ke maare kaanpte hue Akash ke chehre ko ghoorne laga.
Lekin Akash ek be-khauf aur aukaat wala mard tha. Use kisi sawaal ka hisaab dena ya safaayi pesh karna pasand hi nahi tha. Usne Ammi ke gaon wale sawaal aur phone na karne ki baat ko ek jhatke mein hawa mein uda diya — jaise un baaton ki uske aage koi keemat hi na ho.
Usne Ammi ke sawaal ka koi jawaab nahi diya.
Uski thandi, gandi aur makkari-bhari nazrein Ammi ke chehre se hat kar seedha deewar se tike mujh par aakar jam gayin.
Akash ne Ammi ke kandhe par bade aaram se apna haath failaya, aur uske hothon par ek teekhi muskaan tair gayi.
"Dekh rahi hai Saira?" Akash ne Ammi se kaha, aawaaz mein ek aisi thandak thi jo seedha mere seene mein chhubh rahi thi. "Tera yeh launda wahan deewar se chipak ke hero ban raha hai... jaise hamare kamre mein koi mehmaan bankar khada ho."
Akash ne bistar par apni taangein thodi aur failayin aur meri taraf dekh kar ek seedha, be-reham hukum sunaya:
"Ae saale... chal aage aa. Ghutno ke bal baith aur meri jeans nikaal."
Mera rang fauran zard pad gaya.
Mere hi kamre mein, mere hi bistar ke aage, meri apni maa ke saamne ek naukar ki tarah uski jeans utaarna... is be-izzatti ke khayal se mera shareer kaanp utha.
"P-Papa... main...?" Mere gale se haklaati hui aawaaz nikli.
"Kaan mein sunayi nahi deta kya saale?" Akash ki aawaaz halki si sakht hui, par usme aisi dabi hui taaqat thi ki inkaar ka koi raasta nahi tha. "Bahar bada phone kaat raha tha na mera... chal, chupchap aage aa aur jeans nikaal meri!"
Maut jaisa sannata tha. Barabar wale kamre mein Abbu so rahe the aur yahan Akash ki aukaat sar chad kar bol rahi thi.
Maine be-bas hokar apna sar jhukaya.
Main dabe paanv aage badha aur bistar ke theek saamne, zameen par apne dono ghutno ke bal baith gaya.
Mere haath tharthara rahe the. Maine aage badh kar Akash ki jeans ka button khola aur zip ko aahista se neeche sarkaaya. Akash aaram se bistar par peeth tika kar baitha raha, uske chehre par ek maghroor badshah jaisi muskaan thi.
Maine uski jeans ke dono paoncho ko pakada aur dheere-dheere kheench kar uske pairon se alag kar diya.
Akash ab sirf apni navy t-shirt aur underwear mein bistar par faila hua baitha tha. Uski underwear ke aage uska lund tanaav mein ek bhaari ubhaar banakar saaf akad raha tha.
Maine sharm aur zillat ke maare zameen par baithe-baithe hi apni nazrein utha kar Ammi ki taraf dekha. Mujhe laga shayad Ammi ke chehre par thodi si jhijhak hogi, ya woh apne bete ki is be-basi par Akash ko tokeingi.
Par Ammi ka dhyan 1% bhi mujh par nahi tha!
Ammi ki poori duniya is waqt sirf aur sirf Akash thi. Akash ke is roab, uski is dabangai aur uske is mardaana dabdabe ne Ammi ko poori tarah mohit kar rakha tha. Woh Akash ke seene se aur zyada chipak gayin aur unke hothon par ek madhosh, sharmili muskaan khil gayi.
Unhone Akash ke seene par apna gora haath pherte hue, laad se dabi aawaaz mein phusphusaya:
"Aap bhi na... aate hi is bechare ko naukar bana dete ho... chhodiyen na isko, pehle meri taraf dekhiye na..."
Ammi ke liye mera wajood us pal mein mitti ke barabar ho chuka tha. Jis bete ke sath dopahar ko OYO aur perfume ke raaz the, woh beta ab unke aashiq ke jooton ke barabar zameen par ghutno par pada tha — aur Ammi ko uski zara bhi parwah nahi thi.
Main zameen par ghutno ke bal baitha raha, mere haathon mein Akash ki utaari hui jeans thami hui thi.
Mere saamne mera hi hum-umar dost mere bistar par aadhi raat ko maalik bankar baitha tha, aur meri maa uske seene mein apna munh chhipaye uske agle ishaare ke liye tadap rahi thi. Kamre mein hawas ka ek dheema, gehra nasha ghul chuka tha... aur agla toofan aane ko bilkul taiyyar tha.
