CHAPTER 13
Devika apne ghar pahuchi to vah lady already nikal chuki thi, ghar jaakar usne vikram se koyi baat nahi ki aur seedha fresh hone keliye chali gayi. Usne apne bed par nazar daali to lag hi nahi raha tha ki thodi der pehle uska pati kisi gair aurat ke sath isi bed pe hawas ka pujari bana baitha tha, bed ko acchi tarah saja diya gaya tha.
Dono roz ki tarah jyada kuchh bole bina khana kha rahe the tabhi vikram ne kaha ‘kal hamari office ka function hai, sab commited logo ko couple mein hi jaana hai. Tumko bhi aana hoga. Sham ke 6 baje nikalna hai. Ok’
‘ji,’-devika ne sirf ek hi sentence mein ha kah diya. Uska mann nahi ho raha tha ki vah apne pati ke sath jaaye par vah naa bolkar baat ko aage nahi badhana chahti thi.
Jab vah apne bedroom mein sone ke liye gayi to uska mann hi nahi hua waha sone ka, uski aankhon ke samne wahi drishya ghum raha tha jab vikram uss anjaan aurat ke sath chudayi kar raha tha. vah an-mane man se apne aap ko bed pe jaa kar so gayi. Usko neend aa hi nahi rahi thi. usko bahut bura feel raha tha yaha sote huye. Usne apni ankhein zor se bandh ki huyi thi aur usme se ansu tapak rahe the.
Usko achanak se amar ka chehra yaad aa gaya, vo hasta hua chehra jiske gaalo par dimple the aur uski maasum ankhein. Uski ankhon mein koi chhal nahi, koi kapat nahi nazar aa raha tha usko. Usko amar ki kahi baat yaad aa gayi ki tumko ladnaa hoga har parishtiyon ka saamna karna hoga. Uska yah kaha hua shabd uske dimaag mein aate hi usne soch liya ki vo kis insaan ke liye marne jaa rahi thi uske liye jiski usko parwah hi nahi hai. Jo apne aap ko mard kehta hai par apni biwi ko khush nahi rakh sakta hai. Aur jo khud ki galti aur khaami ko apni biwi ke sar par daal raha hai.
Amar ko yaad karte huye uska dil zor zor se dhadakne laga. Usne mann hi mann usko thank you bola kyuki amar aaj samay pe aakar usko nahi bachata to aaj shayad vah apne aapko maar hi deti.
Dusre din Sunday tha aur devika ko vikram ke sath uski office party mein jaana tha. Devika ne red coulour ki saree matching blouse ke sath pehni thi aur apne baal khule rakhe the. Vo kayi mardo ko aaj raat lubhane wali thi.
Vah dono time par hall pe pahuch gaye, yeh ek bada sa hall tha jisme kam se kam 200-250 logo ki seating arrangement ki huyi thi. orchestra walo ko bhi bulaya gaya tha aur wo log koi romantic gaana gaa rahe the. Colourful lights ki roshni aur romantic gaane ne ek sundar sa sama bandhh diya tha.
Andar jaate hi vikram ke kuchh colleagues usko aur devika ko milne ke liye aa gaye. Sabke sath hi hello karne ke baad vikram unn logo ke sath thodi der baat karta raha aur devika thodi dur jaake uske aane ka wait karne lagi. uske dhyan mein aaya ki kuchh mard usko bahut hi kaamukta se dekh rahe hai par usko koi fark nahi pad raha tha kyuki aaj vo bala ki sundar lag rahi thi.
Vikram ne sabse thodi der baat ki aur devika ke sath aage nikal gaya tab ek aurat ne pichhe se vikram ko uske naam se pukara. Devika ne bhi pichhe mudd ke dekha aur dekhte hi uska dil dhakk se reh gaya. Yeh vahi aurat thi jisne kal uske pati ke sath apna bistar garam kiya tha. Vah thoda pareshan ho gayi par apne aapko sambhalte huye usne apne chehre par smile ko barkarar rakha.
‘kab aa gaye tum miya biwi,’ usne shararati awaz mein puchha.
‘just abhi aaye madam,’ vikram ne bola.
Devika sochne lagi vikram isko madam kyu bula raha hai tabi uss aurat ne apna hath devika ki taraf aage badhate huye kaha ‘hey sweetheart, I am shruti. Your beloved husband’s senior officer’.
Devika ko samajh aaya ki kyu vikram ne usko madam kaha tha. Usne apna hath aage badhate huye shruti ko hath milaya aur kaha, ‘ I am devika’.
‘vikram tumhari biw to kaafi khubsurat hai, tumne kabhi bataya nahi,’ vah ankh marte huye boli.
Jawab devika ne hi diya, ‘mam shayad aapse jyaada khubsurat nahi hu’.
Vikram ne devika ko dekha aur shruti aur vah dono thahaka lagakar hass diye.
Devika jaan bujh kar shruti ke sath chal di taaki uske bare mein jyada jaan sake.
Apni iss mulaqat mein devika ne pata kiya ki shruti unmarried hai, vah kisi businessman ko chahti thi par kisi wajah se dono mein baat bigdi aur dono alag ho gaye aur uske baad usne shaadi nahi ki. Vah vikram ki kaafi tareef kar rahi thi. aur vikram ki tarif ke har ek shabd ke sath uska dil tut raha tha.
Office ke function ka programme achha tha, kuchh games bhi thi usme or sangeet karyakram bhi tha. Aur dinner ki bhi achhi tarah arrangement ki gayi thi.
Office function der tak chala, akhirkar function khatam hua aur dono ghar jaane ke liye chal diye.