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Bahotahi badhiya hai**Chapter 19: Drunk**
Phone uthate hi mujhe Rita ki woh chulbuli awaaz nahi sunai di jo aksar chidiya ki tarah chahakati thi. Aam taur par woh badi masti se baat karti thi, lekin is baar call connect hone ke baad ek sannata chha gaya. Ek pal ke liye mujhe laga shayad network kharab hai.
Fir, "Hon, tune khana khaya?" Rita ki dheemi awaaz aayi. Yeh uska usual line tha, lekin kuch toh gadbad thi. Main samajh nahi paaya ki kya baat hai.
"Haan, maine kha liya. Kya hua? Rita, tu thodi udaas lag rahi hai. Tu theek hai na?"
"'M fine. Kyun nahi houngi?" Woh ghabra si gayi, jaise maine usko range haathon pakad liya ho.
"Accha, theek hai. Pitaji aur bacche kaise hain?" Halanki kuch ajeeb laga, maine abhi ke liye baat ko chhod diya.
"Woh sab theek hain. Sab kuch theek hai." Uski awaaz ab bhi tight thi.
"Arre waah, ek din alag hue aur meri biwi ki zubaan ladkhada gayi?" Maine thodi si chedchaad ki koshish ki.
"Abe, tu hi toh zubaan ladkhadata hai!" Ab woh thodi apne rang mein aayi. Lekin uske baad woh fir chup ho gayi. Aam taur par Rita baat ko chalati thi aur main uske peeche peeche chalta tha.
Lambi khamoshi ke baad, ek roti hui "Hon?" awaaz aayi, aansuon se bheegi hui. Mera dil dhadak se baith gaya. Woh kyun ro rahi thi?
"Rita, aise mat kar mere saath. Kya hua? Tu kyun ro rahi hai? Bata mujhe, meri jaan." Mere seene mein ek gath si bandh gayi. Kuch toh bada gadbad tha.
"Kuch nahi, hon. Bas... mujhe teri bahut yaad aa rahi hai. Jaldi ghar aa ja. Mujhe sach mein teri yaad sata rahi hai." Thodi der baad uska rona kam hua, lekin awaaz bhaari aur band si thi.
"Arre meri jaan, main hamesha ke liye thodi na gaya hoon. Bas thodi der ruk ja. Main tere liye ek gift bhi launga." Maine usko tasalli deni chahi, halanki mera dimaag sawalon se bhar gaya. Baad mein pata kar lunga ki baat kya hai. Abhi ke liye usko shant karna zaroori tha.
"Hon, apna khayal rakhna. Thoda aaram kar le. Aur... call khatam karne se pehle... mujhe ek kiss de dega?" Uski baat mein ajeeb sa formality tha, jo uska mazaakiya andaaz nahi tha.
Maine usko ek kiss diya aur kuch aur bolne wala tha, lekin usne mujhe bolne se pehle hi phone kaat diya.
Dead phone ko ghoorte hue mera dil aur bhaari ho gaya. Kya chal raha tha? Achanak mujhe yaad aaya ki maine kal raat ghar ka surveillance check nahi kiya tha. Kya Rita aur Pitaji ke beech kuch hua tha? Kya isiliye woh ajeeb si baat kar rahi thi?
Maine laptop bag se encrypted device nikala, usko plug kiya, wireless card on kiya, aur surveillance feed kholi. Naya system ab live stream kar sakta tha, lekin maine usko kal jab Rita kaam se ghar aayi thi, us waqt se playback pe daal diya.
Jab woh ghar aayi, thodi udaas lag rahi thi. Shayad meri yaad aa rahi thi, ya fir ghar mein meri kami mehsoos ho rahi thi.
"Pitaji, raat ke khane mein kya chahiye? Main bana doongi." Ghar sametne ke baad, apne computer pe jane ki jagah, woh living room mein khadi Pitaji se baat kar rahi thi.
"Kuch bhi chalega. Kal ke bache hue khane hain. Bas woh garam kar do." Pitaji, hamesha practical aur khana barbaad na karne wale, simple aadmi the.
"Pitaji, ab humari halat thodi behtar hai. Hamesha itna kanjoosi mat kiya karo. Zindagi bhar kanjoosi ki, ab budhape mein thoda maze kar lo." Yeh bolke woh kitchen ki taraf chali gayi.
Raat ka khana Rita ka special tha: pan-fried beef ribs, Pitaji ka favorite. Khate waqt Pitaji ne ek wine ki bottle kholi. Hum log aam taur par special occasions ya mehmaano ke aane pe hi peete the, toh yeh thoda ajeeb tha. Rita ko bhi hairani hui, lekin usne kuch nahi kaha. Bahu hone ke naate usko laga uska interfere karna theek nahi, toh woh chupchap khane lagi.
"Rita, apne budhe Pitaji ke saath ek peg laga le. Raj ghar pe nahi hai. Aaj dil khol ke baat karte hain. Tune hamare khandaan mein shadi karke bahut kuch chhoda, bahut seh liya, aur tu aur Raj ne mehnat karke yeh sab banaya. Ab main akela bacha elder hoon, aur mujhe tum dono pe bahut garv hai." Yeh bolte hue unhone uske liye adha glass bhar diya, aur video mein bhi unki sachchai saaf dikh rahi thi.
Rita ki aankhon mein aansu aa gaye, shayad hum dono ke struggle yaad aaye, aur Pitaji ke validation se dil bhar gaya. Usne glass utha liya.
"Pitaji, yeh kya bol rahe ho? Raj mujhse bahut pyar karta hai. Woh ek lajawab pati hai, aur aap ek lajawab sasur. Aap mujhe apni beti jaisa pyar dete ho. Mujhe koi shikayat nahi. Ek accha pati, ek accha sasur, aur ek healthy, khush baccha. Aur kya chahiye mujhe?" Aansuon ke saath muskurahat thi jab usne Pitaji ke saath glass takraya aur ek sip li. Woh khansne lagi, sharaab ki aadat nahi thi usko.
"Aaram se, Rita. Agar nahi pee sakti toh zabardasti mat kar," Pitaji ne thodi chinta se kaha.
"Koi baat nahi, Pitaji. Har roz thodi na aapke saath peg lagaungi." Woh sambhli aur Pitaji ke saath baatein karti hui peeti rahi. Sharaab ne unki zubaan khol di, aur dono dil se dil tak baatein karne lage, glass khali hote gaye aur bharte gaye.
"Rita, tu kuch din se pareshan si lag rahi hai," Pitaji ne hint diya, aur Rita ekdum se sakht ho gayi, glass haath se table pe girte-girte bacha.
"Kuch nahi, Pitaji, aap zyada soch rahe ho. Mujhe kya pareshani ho sakti hai?" Rita ka chehra laal ho gaya, nazar churati hui, baal uske flushed gaalon pe gir gaye. Shayad usko woh raat yaad aayi jab meri physical halat ki wajah se main uski choot ki pyaas poori nahi kar saka.
"Koi baat nahi, agar tu aur Raj ko paison ki koi dikkat aaye, toh Pitaji ko bata dena. Mere paas thodi saving aur insurance hai, aur agar tum dono ko zarurat padi toh sab tumhe de dunga. Aakhir main budha ho gaya hoon, ab ghar mein zyada contribute nahi kar sakta, bas bojh badhata hoon. Yeh paisa rakhne se kya fayda, behtar hai ghar ke kaam aaye," Pitaji ne dil se kaha, aur unki baat mein sachchai thi.
"Pitaji, sach mein kuch nahi hai. Aap zyada soch rahe ho. Raj aur main ghar ka sab kuch sambhal lenge. Agar aapne aisi baat fir ki, toh main aapse baat nahi karungi," Rita unki baat se bhaavuk ho gayi. Baal peeche karte hue uska sundar chehra chamak utha. Shayad Pitaji ke galat samajhne se usko bura laga, aur achanak usne yeh chhoti si nakhrili baat bol di. Fir shayad apni baat ke galat hone ka ehsaas hua, aur uski gori gardan bhi laal ho gayi.
Pitaji Rita ke is nakhrili baat se chaunk gaye, glass haath mein pakde hue samajh nahi aaya rakhun ya na rakhun, dono ke beech ek awkward sa pal chha gaya. Thodi der baad Rita ne pehle react kiya.
"Chhodo na, Pitaji, baat khatam. Chalo, aur pee lete hain." Dono dheere-dheere peete rahe, sharaab se unke chehre laal hone lage. Glass mein sharaab kam hoti gayi, aur aakhir mein dono ne apne glass khali kar diye, bas thodi si tali chhod di.
So good**Chapter 19: Drunk**
Phone uthate hi mujhe Rita ki woh chulbuli awaaz nahi sunai di jo aksar chidiya ki tarah chahakati thi. Aam taur par woh badi masti se baat karti thi, lekin is baar call connect hone ke baad ek sannata chha gaya. Ek pal ke liye mujhe laga shayad network kharab hai.
Fir, "Hon, tune khana khaya?" Rita ki dheemi awaaz aayi. Yeh uska usual line tha, lekin kuch toh gadbad thi. Main samajh nahi paaya ki kya baat hai.
"Haan, maine kha liya. Kya hua? Rita, tu thodi udaas lag rahi hai. Tu theek hai na?"
"'M fine. Kyun nahi houngi?" Woh ghabra si gayi, jaise maine usko range haathon pakad liya ho.
"Accha, theek hai. Pitaji aur bacche kaise hain?" Halanki kuch ajeeb laga, maine abhi ke liye baat ko chhod diya.
"Woh sab theek hain. Sab kuch theek hai." Uski awaaz ab bhi tight thi.
"Arre waah, ek din alag hue aur meri biwi ki zubaan ladkhada gayi?" Maine thodi si chedchaad ki koshish ki.
"Abe, tu hi toh zubaan ladkhadata hai!" Ab woh thodi apne rang mein aayi. Lekin uske baad woh fir chup ho gayi. Aam taur par Rita baat ko chalati thi aur main uske peeche peeche chalta tha.
Lambi khamoshi ke baad, ek roti hui "Hon?" awaaz aayi, aansuon se bheegi hui. Mera dil dhadak se baith gaya. Woh kyun ro rahi thi?
"Rita, aise mat kar mere saath. Kya hua? Tu kyun ro rahi hai? Bata mujhe, meri jaan." Mere seene mein ek gath si bandh gayi. Kuch toh bada gadbad tha.
"Kuch nahi, hon. Bas... mujhe teri bahut yaad aa rahi hai. Jaldi ghar aa ja. Mujhe sach mein teri yaad sata rahi hai." Thodi der baad uska rona kam hua, lekin awaaz bhaari aur band si thi.
"Arre meri jaan, main hamesha ke liye thodi na gaya hoon. Bas thodi der ruk ja. Main tere liye ek gift bhi launga." Maine usko tasalli deni chahi, halanki mera dimaag sawalon se bhar gaya. Baad mein pata kar lunga ki baat kya hai. Abhi ke liye usko shant karna zaroori tha.
"Hon, apna khayal rakhna. Thoda aaram kar le. Aur... call khatam karne se pehle... mujhe ek kiss de dega?" Uski baat mein ajeeb sa formality tha, jo uska mazaakiya andaaz nahi tha.
Maine usko ek kiss diya aur kuch aur bolne wala tha, lekin usne mujhe bolne se pehle hi phone kaat diya.
Dead phone ko ghoorte hue mera dil aur bhaari ho gaya. Kya chal raha tha? Achanak mujhe yaad aaya ki maine kal raat ghar ka surveillance check nahi kiya tha. Kya Rita aur Pitaji ke beech kuch hua tha? Kya isiliye woh ajeeb si baat kar rahi thi?
Maine laptop bag se encrypted device nikala, usko plug kiya, wireless card on kiya, aur surveillance feed kholi. Naya system ab live stream kar sakta tha, lekin maine usko kal jab Rita kaam se ghar aayi thi, us waqt se playback pe daal diya.
Jab woh ghar aayi, thodi udaas lag rahi thi. Shayad meri yaad aa rahi thi, ya fir ghar mein meri kami mehsoos ho rahi thi.
"Pitaji, raat ke khane mein kya chahiye? Main bana doongi." Ghar sametne ke baad, apne computer pe jane ki jagah, woh living room mein khadi Pitaji se baat kar rahi thi.
"Kuch bhi chalega. Kal ke bache hue khane hain. Bas woh garam kar do." Pitaji, hamesha practical aur khana barbaad na karne wale, simple aadmi the.
"Pitaji, ab humari halat thodi behtar hai. Hamesha itna kanjoosi mat kiya karo. Zindagi bhar kanjoosi ki, ab budhape mein thoda maze kar lo." Yeh bolke woh kitchen ki taraf chali gayi.
Raat ka khana Rita ka special tha: pan-fried beef ribs, Pitaji ka favorite. Khate waqt Pitaji ne ek wine ki bottle kholi. Hum log aam taur par special occasions ya mehmaano ke aane pe hi peete the, toh yeh thoda ajeeb tha. Rita ko bhi hairani hui, lekin usne kuch nahi kaha. Bahu hone ke naate usko laga uska interfere karna theek nahi, toh woh chupchap khane lagi.
"Rita, apne budhe Pitaji ke saath ek peg laga le. Raj ghar pe nahi hai. Aaj dil khol ke baat karte hain. Tune hamare khandaan mein shadi karke bahut kuch chhoda, bahut seh liya, aur tu aur Raj ne mehnat karke yeh sab banaya. Ab main akela bacha elder hoon, aur mujhe tum dono pe bahut garv hai." Yeh bolte hue unhone uske liye adha glass bhar diya, aur video mein bhi unki sachchai saaf dikh rahi thi.
Rita ki aankhon mein aansu aa gaye, shayad hum dono ke struggle yaad aaye, aur Pitaji ke validation se dil bhar gaya. Usne glass utha liya.
"Pitaji, yeh kya bol rahe ho? Raj mujhse bahut pyar karta hai. Woh ek lajawab pati hai, aur aap ek lajawab sasur. Aap mujhe apni beti jaisa pyar dete ho. Mujhe koi shikayat nahi. Ek accha pati, ek accha sasur, aur ek healthy, khush baccha. Aur kya chahiye mujhe?" Aansuon ke saath muskurahat thi jab usne Pitaji ke saath glass takraya aur ek sip li. Woh khansne lagi, sharaab ki aadat nahi thi usko.
"Aaram se, Rita. Agar nahi pee sakti toh zabardasti mat kar," Pitaji ne thodi chinta se kaha.
"Koi baat nahi, Pitaji. Har roz thodi na aapke saath peg lagaungi." Woh sambhli aur Pitaji ke saath baatein karti hui peeti rahi. Sharaab ne unki zubaan khol di, aur dono dil se dil tak baatein karne lage, glass khali hote gaye aur bharte gaye.
"Rita, tu kuch din se pareshan si lag rahi hai," Pitaji ne hint diya, aur Rita ekdum se sakht ho gayi, glass haath se table pe girte-girte bacha.
"Kuch nahi, Pitaji, aap zyada soch rahe ho. Mujhe kya pareshani ho sakti hai?" Rita ka chehra laal ho gaya, nazar churati hui, baal uske flushed gaalon pe gir gaye. Shayad usko woh raat yaad aayi jab meri physical halat ki wajah se main uski choot ki pyaas poori nahi kar saka.
"Koi baat nahi, agar tu aur Raj ko paison ki koi dikkat aaye, toh Pitaji ko bata dena. Mere paas thodi saving aur insurance hai, aur agar tum dono ko zarurat padi toh sab tumhe de dunga. Aakhir main budha ho gaya hoon, ab ghar mein zyada contribute nahi kar sakta, bas bojh badhata hoon. Yeh paisa rakhne se kya fayda, behtar hai ghar ke kaam aaye," Pitaji ne dil se kaha, aur unki baat mein sachchai thi.
"Pitaji, sach mein kuch nahi hai. Aap zyada soch rahe ho. Raj aur main ghar ka sab kuch sambhal lenge. Agar aapne aisi baat fir ki, toh main aapse baat nahi karungi," Rita unki baat se bhaavuk ho gayi. Baal peeche karte hue uska sundar chehra chamak utha. Shayad Pitaji ke galat samajhne se usko bura laga, aur achanak usne yeh chhoti si nakhrili baat bol di. Fir shayad apni baat ke galat hone ka ehsaas hua, aur uski gori gardan bhi laal ho gayi.
Pitaji Rita ke is nakhrili baat se chaunk gaye, glass haath mein pakde hue samajh nahi aaya rakhun ya na rakhun, dono ke beech ek awkward sa pal chha gaya. Thodi der baad Rita ne pehle react kiya.
"Chhodo na, Pitaji, baat khatam. Chalo, aur pee lete hain." Dono dheere-dheere peete rahe, sharaab se unke chehre laal hone lage. Glass mein sharaab kam hoti gayi, aur aakhir mein dono ne apne glass khali kar diye, bas thodi si tali chhod di.