Mumbai mein log kehte hain ke traffic jams din mein nahi raat ko lagne chahiye kyunki yahan ke log din mein kam, raat ko zyada ghar se bahar nikalte hain khaas taur se vo jo apni khud ki gaadi afford kar sakte hain yaani ke Mumbai ki night life. Main kaafi hadh tak is baat se sehmat tha. Raat ka andhera phelne par jahan logon ko apne apne gharon ki taraf chalna chahiye, kha pikar apne bistar ki taraf kadam badhane chahiye, vahin yahan ke log andhera hone par sajna savarna shuru karte hain, taiyyar hona shuru karte hain aur bajaay apne gharo ki taraf jaane ke sair sapate ke liye nikalte hain, night clubs ki taraf kadam badhate hain.
Iska ek namuna mujhe is waqt bhi dekhne ko mil raha tha. Geetanjali ke ghar ki taraf jaate hue mujhe raat ke 10 baje hone ke bavajood heavy traffic ka samna karna pada. Jo raasta mujhe aadhe ghante mein poora kar lena chahiye tha, use poora karne mein mujhe poora dedh ghanta lag gaya. Jab maine us raat finally Geetanjali ke ghar ke saamne gaadi roki toh raat ki 11 baj rahe the.
Ghanti baja kar main darwaze par khada intezaar karne laga par meri ummeed ke mutaabik mujhe is baar darwaze pra lage intercom par uski aawaz sunai nahi di. Maine phir ghanti bajayi par phir kuchh kuchh nahi. Apna cell nikal kar use phone karne ki koshish ki par situation phir vahi. Cell switched off tha aur landline par busy tone sunai de rahi thi. 5-10 minute vahin khade rehne ke baad aur baar baar ghanti bajane ke baad bhi jab koi jawab nahi aaya toh maine vaapis lautne ka faisla kiya. Shayad vo ghar par nahi thi aur jis tarah ke import export aur real estate ka uska business tha, uska toh office bhi khulta raat ko hi hoga.
main palat hi raha tha ke meri nazar ek aisi chiz par padi jo main pehle andhere ki vajah se dekh nahi paya tha . Geetanjali ke ghar ka darwaza automatic tha yaani vo ghar ke andar se button dabaati aur darwaza apne aap ek aur slide hota chala jata, theek Maruti omni van ke darwaze ki tarah aur phir 90 seconds baad apne aap band hone lagta , basarte ke ander se kisi ne kholne wale button ko daba na rakha ho.
Is waqt darwaza band toh tha par poori tarah nahi, Matlab ke jahan use jakar deewar se mil jana chahiye tha vahan neeche ek pepsi ki 500ml wali bottle zameen par padi thi jiski vajah se darwaza poora band nahi tha .
Mera matha thanka . Maine jhuk kar pepsi ki bottle ki taraf dekha aur haath laga kar darwaze ko khulne wali disha mein dhakela . Ek halke se zor ke saath hi darwaza phir phir poora khulta chala gaya. Maine neeche giri bottle uthayi aur ghar ke andar daakhil hua. Aur yahin mujhse meri sabse badi galti hi gayi.
Andar dekhne ke baad main thodi der vahin lawn mein andhere mein khada raha. Poora ghar andhere mein dooba hua tha par livin room ki lights jali hui thi. Dekhne se yun toh kuchh bhi galat nahi tha aur ye bhi mumkin tha ke vo bottle vahan galti se gir gayi ho par jaane kyun mujhe lag raha tha ke kuchh gadbad hai aur apne dil ki tasalli ke liye main uske living room ki taraf badha.
Bahar ke darwaje ki taraf hi Uske Ghar ka main door bhi khula hua tha . Living room mein har taraf roshni faili hui thi. main ek Baar geetanjali ka naam pukara aur jawab na aane par Apne Charon taraf dekhta living room mein use jagah tak pahuncha jahan aakhri baar tab baitha hua tha jab usse Milne aaya tha.
Samne table par ek wine bottle Rakhi hui thi, table par 2 glass the jinmein abhi bhi thodi wine bachi hui thi.
Ek glass par lipstick ke nishan the jinhe Dekh Kar Maine andaza lagaya ke glass jarur geethanjali ka hoga par dusra glass saaf tha. Jaahir tha ke yaha jarur Uske Kisi mehman ka raha hoga.
table par ek Ashtray Rakhi hui thi aur paas hi ek India kings cigarette ka packet aur match box rakha tha. main khud bhi ISI brand ke cigarette piya karta tha aur you samne cigarette dekh kar mujhe cigarette peene ki talab uthi. Main apni Jeb par hath mara Tu ehsaas hua ke Apne cigarette bahar gadi mein hi chhod aaya tha. Jhuk kar cigarette packet uthaya aur khola to usme ab Bhi Kai cigarette Rakhi hui thi .
Maine ek nikaal kar jalaye aur takat wapas wahi Rakh Diya.
"Geetanjali ma'm" Maine ek Baar zor se aawaz lagayi par koi jawab nahi aaya.
Main aaj aaj tak jitni baar bhi yahan aaya tha, Kabhi living room se aage Nahin gaya tha. Ek baar geetanjali ne mujhe offer jaroor kiya tha ke main Raat yahi ruk jaoon taki wo mere ehsaan ka kuch badla utar sake. main uska ishara samajhta tha ki woh kis Tarah se ehsaan utarne ki baat kar rahi thi aur main inkar Kar ke wapas chala gaya tha.
Maine nazar ghuma kar living room mein rakhe landline phone par nazar daali toh vo apni jagah par rakha hua tha . Receiver utha Kar kaan se lagaya toh dial tone Sunai nahi de rahi thi. Main janta tha ke uske is phone ki har kamre mein ek agal extension thi aur shayad unmein se hi koi ek ka receiver shayad apni jagah par dhang se rakha nahi gaya tha isliye busy tone sunai de rahi thi.
Sab kuchh apni jagah par tha. Mujhe laga ke shayad vo ghar par thi hi nahi aur Pepsi ki bottle galti se darwaze ke beech aa gayi. Cigarette ke kuchh kash laga kar maine ash tray mein bujhayi aur vaapis jaane ko mudha hi tha ke kuchh aisa nazar aaya jis se mere kadam jahan the vahin ruk gaye. Living room mein khade khade ghar ka ek aur darwaza nazar aata tha. Kyunki main kabhi isse aage nahi badha tha toh janta nahi tha ke vo darwaza kisi kamre ka hai, bathroom ka ya kitchen ka par is waqt vo darwaza bhi khula hua tha. Jis cheez ne meri nazar ko pakda tha vo tha us darwaze se behkar bahar aata ek taral padharth. Living room ki roshni halki halki us darwaze tak bhi pahunch rahi thi par itni nahi ke jahan main khada tha vahan se bataya ja sake ke vo taral padarth kya tha. Par phir bhi itna toh kaha ja sakta tha ke vo gaadha tha isliye pani nahi ho sakta tha aur rang mein ya toh gehra laal tha ya kala. Dhadakte dil ke saath maine kadam aage badhaye aur aur us darwaze tak pahuncha Vo darwaza kitchen ka tha aur uske saamne pahunchte hi mujhe mere sawal ka jawab mil gaya. Vo taral padarth khoon tha jo kitchen mein giri padi Geetanjali ke shareer se behkar nikal raha tha.
Maine zindagi mein isse pehle bhi kayi baar dead bodies dekhi thi par vo aksar ya toh morgue mein hoti thi, ya kisi hospital mein, ya kisi police station mein ya phir mauka-e-wardat par jahan mujhse pehle kayi policewale maujood hote the.
Ye pehli baar tha ke main akela khada tha aur mere saamne ek laash padi thi. Pehli baar aisa hua tha ke main mauka-e-wardat par pahunchne wala pehla insaan tha. Jaisa ke aisi situation mein pehli baar padne wale har insaan ke saath hota hai, mujhe bhi ek pal ko toh samajh nahi aaya ke kya karun. Par phir dimag waqti jhatke se fauran bahar nikla aur mujhe ehsaas hua ke main sidha is baat par pahunch gaya ke vo mar chuki hai. Ye bhi toh ho sakta hai ke vo zinda ho.
Vo karwat par giri padi thi aur chehra meri taraf tha. Maine fauran neeche beth kar uske kandho ko pakda aur halke se hilaya.
"Geetanjali"
Aur vo dheere se mere hilane ke karan poori tarah ulti ho gayi. Aur iske saath hi mujhe yakeen ho gaya ke vo mar chuki hai aur maut ki vajah, yaani ke uski kamar ke nichle hisse mein ghusa hua chaaku jo ab bhi aadha uske shareer mein aur aadha uske shareer se baar tha, saamne aa gayi.
Màin neeche ukdu betha hua tha aur uske shareer mein ghusa hua chaaku dekh kar thoda hadbada gaya. Pichhe ko hat-te hue mera pair neeche zameen par beh rahe khoon mein pad gaya aur main phisal
kar gir pada. Nateeja, mere pent, haath aur kohniyan uske khoon mein san gayi. Apne aapko sambhal kar main utha aur thoda pichhe hokar khada ho gaya. Mere haathon par laga uska khoon ab bhi halka halka garam tha yaani ke usko mare zyada waqt nahi hua tha. Kitchen mein deewar par ek phone laga hua tha jiska receiver neeche latak raha tha. Shayad vo marne se pehle kisi ko madad ke liye phone karna chah rahi thi par aisa kar nahi paayi. Aur yahi vajah thi ke mujhe baar baar uska phone busy mil raha tha.
Maine apna phone nikala aur police ka number milate hue vaapis living room mein aaya. Phone milne par pehli ghanti baji hi thi ke mujhe living room mein lage sheeshe mein apna aks dikhayi diya aur maine fauran call disconnect kar di. Main poora uske khoon mein sana hua tha, is waqt uske ghar par akela tha aur is waqt police ko bulane ka matlab tha ke sawal jawab ke ek aise bhanwar mein phasna jo jaane kab tak chalta rehta. Geetanjali Thakkar ek kaafi pahunchi hui aurat thi toh uska case kaafi uchhalne wala tha aur agar main is halat mein police walo ko yahan milta toh mere agle kuchh din sirf police station ke chakkar kaatne aur apni kahani baar baar unko sunane mein guzarne wale the. Maine faisla kiya ke uski maut ki soochna police ko bahar kisi phone se ek anjaan aadmi ban kar de doonga.
Ghar se bahar nikal kar main main‘gate par aaya toh mujhe apni galti ka ehsaas hua. Maine andar jaate hue us Pepsi ki bottle ko utha liya tha jiski vajah se ab darwaza poori tarah band tha.
"Damn it" Maine apne aap se Kaha.
Ye zaroor tha ke darwaza ghar ke andar hi kisi button se khulta tha par problem ye thi ke mujhe pata nahi tha ke iske controls kahan hain. Vo Button ghar ke kis hisse mein hai jo is darwaze ko kholta hai. Maine vahin darwaze ke dono taraf dhoondha ke shayad yahan bhi koi kholne ke liye control laga ho par kuchh nazar nahi aaya Ab ek hi tareeka tha ke ghar ke andar jakar darwaze ko khola jaaye par aisa main karna nahi chahta tha. Kaun jaane darwaze ke controls kholne mein mujhe kitna waqt lage aur filhal main jaldi se jaldi yahan se nikal jana chahta tha.
Darwaze ko do kadam pichhe hatkar dekha toh vo ooncha toh tha par bahut zyada nahi aur beech mein bars lage hue the jinko pakad kar aasani se uper chadha ja sakta tha. Maine apni shirt jeans se bahar tuck out kari, bars ko pakad kar darwaze ke uper chadha aur doosri taraf kood gaya Sadak par sannata tha. Maine ek nazar dono taraf ghumayi ke kisi ne mujhe dekha toh nahi aur aakar apni gaadi mein beth gaya. Ghadi par nazar daali toh raat ke 12 bajne wale the.
Iska ek namuna mujhe is waqt bhi dekhne ko mil raha tha. Geetanjali ke ghar ki taraf jaate hue mujhe raat ke 10 baje hone ke bavajood heavy traffic ka samna karna pada. Jo raasta mujhe aadhe ghante mein poora kar lena chahiye tha, use poora karne mein mujhe poora dedh ghanta lag gaya. Jab maine us raat finally Geetanjali ke ghar ke saamne gaadi roki toh raat ki 11 baj rahe the.
Ghanti baja kar main darwaze par khada intezaar karne laga par meri ummeed ke mutaabik mujhe is baar darwaze pra lage intercom par uski aawaz sunai nahi di. Maine phir ghanti bajayi par phir kuchh kuchh nahi. Apna cell nikal kar use phone karne ki koshish ki par situation phir vahi. Cell switched off tha aur landline par busy tone sunai de rahi thi. 5-10 minute vahin khade rehne ke baad aur baar baar ghanti bajane ke baad bhi jab koi jawab nahi aaya toh maine vaapis lautne ka faisla kiya. Shayad vo ghar par nahi thi aur jis tarah ke import export aur real estate ka uska business tha, uska toh office bhi khulta raat ko hi hoga.
main palat hi raha tha ke meri nazar ek aisi chiz par padi jo main pehle andhere ki vajah se dekh nahi paya tha . Geetanjali ke ghar ka darwaza automatic tha yaani vo ghar ke andar se button dabaati aur darwaza apne aap ek aur slide hota chala jata, theek Maruti omni van ke darwaze ki tarah aur phir 90 seconds baad apne aap band hone lagta , basarte ke ander se kisi ne kholne wale button ko daba na rakha ho.
Is waqt darwaza band toh tha par poori tarah nahi, Matlab ke jahan use jakar deewar se mil jana chahiye tha vahan neeche ek pepsi ki 500ml wali bottle zameen par padi thi jiski vajah se darwaza poora band nahi tha .
Mera matha thanka . Maine jhuk kar pepsi ki bottle ki taraf dekha aur haath laga kar darwaze ko khulne wali disha mein dhakela . Ek halke se zor ke saath hi darwaza phir phir poora khulta chala gaya. Maine neeche giri bottle uthayi aur ghar ke andar daakhil hua. Aur yahin mujhse meri sabse badi galti hi gayi.
Andar dekhne ke baad main thodi der vahin lawn mein andhere mein khada raha. Poora ghar andhere mein dooba hua tha par livin room ki lights jali hui thi. Dekhne se yun toh kuchh bhi galat nahi tha aur ye bhi mumkin tha ke vo bottle vahan galti se gir gayi ho par jaane kyun mujhe lag raha tha ke kuchh gadbad hai aur apne dil ki tasalli ke liye main uske living room ki taraf badha.
Bahar ke darwaje ki taraf hi Uske Ghar ka main door bhi khula hua tha . Living room mein har taraf roshni faili hui thi. main ek Baar geetanjali ka naam pukara aur jawab na aane par Apne Charon taraf dekhta living room mein use jagah tak pahuncha jahan aakhri baar tab baitha hua tha jab usse Milne aaya tha.
Samne table par ek wine bottle Rakhi hui thi, table par 2 glass the jinmein abhi bhi thodi wine bachi hui thi.
Ek glass par lipstick ke nishan the jinhe Dekh Kar Maine andaza lagaya ke glass jarur geethanjali ka hoga par dusra glass saaf tha. Jaahir tha ke yaha jarur Uske Kisi mehman ka raha hoga.
table par ek Ashtray Rakhi hui thi aur paas hi ek India kings cigarette ka packet aur match box rakha tha. main khud bhi ISI brand ke cigarette piya karta tha aur you samne cigarette dekh kar mujhe cigarette peene ki talab uthi. Main apni Jeb par hath mara Tu ehsaas hua ke Apne cigarette bahar gadi mein hi chhod aaya tha. Jhuk kar cigarette packet uthaya aur khola to usme ab Bhi Kai cigarette Rakhi hui thi .
Maine ek nikaal kar jalaye aur takat wapas wahi Rakh Diya.
"Geetanjali ma'm" Maine ek Baar zor se aawaz lagayi par koi jawab nahi aaya.
Main aaj aaj tak jitni baar bhi yahan aaya tha, Kabhi living room se aage Nahin gaya tha. Ek baar geetanjali ne mujhe offer jaroor kiya tha ke main Raat yahi ruk jaoon taki wo mere ehsaan ka kuch badla utar sake. main uska ishara samajhta tha ki woh kis Tarah se ehsaan utarne ki baat kar rahi thi aur main inkar Kar ke wapas chala gaya tha.
Maine nazar ghuma kar living room mein rakhe landline phone par nazar daali toh vo apni jagah par rakha hua tha . Receiver utha Kar kaan se lagaya toh dial tone Sunai nahi de rahi thi. Main janta tha ke uske is phone ki har kamre mein ek agal extension thi aur shayad unmein se hi koi ek ka receiver shayad apni jagah par dhang se rakha nahi gaya tha isliye busy tone sunai de rahi thi.
Sab kuchh apni jagah par tha. Mujhe laga ke shayad vo ghar par thi hi nahi aur Pepsi ki bottle galti se darwaze ke beech aa gayi. Cigarette ke kuchh kash laga kar maine ash tray mein bujhayi aur vaapis jaane ko mudha hi tha ke kuchh aisa nazar aaya jis se mere kadam jahan the vahin ruk gaye. Living room mein khade khade ghar ka ek aur darwaza nazar aata tha. Kyunki main kabhi isse aage nahi badha tha toh janta nahi tha ke vo darwaza kisi kamre ka hai, bathroom ka ya kitchen ka par is waqt vo darwaza bhi khula hua tha. Jis cheez ne meri nazar ko pakda tha vo tha us darwaze se behkar bahar aata ek taral padharth. Living room ki roshni halki halki us darwaze tak bhi pahunch rahi thi par itni nahi ke jahan main khada tha vahan se bataya ja sake ke vo taral padarth kya tha. Par phir bhi itna toh kaha ja sakta tha ke vo gaadha tha isliye pani nahi ho sakta tha aur rang mein ya toh gehra laal tha ya kala. Dhadakte dil ke saath maine kadam aage badhaye aur aur us darwaze tak pahuncha Vo darwaza kitchen ka tha aur uske saamne pahunchte hi mujhe mere sawal ka jawab mil gaya. Vo taral padarth khoon tha jo kitchen mein giri padi Geetanjali ke shareer se behkar nikal raha tha.
Maine zindagi mein isse pehle bhi kayi baar dead bodies dekhi thi par vo aksar ya toh morgue mein hoti thi, ya kisi hospital mein, ya kisi police station mein ya phir mauka-e-wardat par jahan mujhse pehle kayi policewale maujood hote the.
Ye pehli baar tha ke main akela khada tha aur mere saamne ek laash padi thi. Pehli baar aisa hua tha ke main mauka-e-wardat par pahunchne wala pehla insaan tha. Jaisa ke aisi situation mein pehli baar padne wale har insaan ke saath hota hai, mujhe bhi ek pal ko toh samajh nahi aaya ke kya karun. Par phir dimag waqti jhatke se fauran bahar nikla aur mujhe ehsaas hua ke main sidha is baat par pahunch gaya ke vo mar chuki hai. Ye bhi toh ho sakta hai ke vo zinda ho.
Vo karwat par giri padi thi aur chehra meri taraf tha. Maine fauran neeche beth kar uske kandho ko pakda aur halke se hilaya.
"Geetanjali"
Aur vo dheere se mere hilane ke karan poori tarah ulti ho gayi. Aur iske saath hi mujhe yakeen ho gaya ke vo mar chuki hai aur maut ki vajah, yaani ke uski kamar ke nichle hisse mein ghusa hua chaaku jo ab bhi aadha uske shareer mein aur aadha uske shareer se baar tha, saamne aa gayi.
Màin neeche ukdu betha hua tha aur uske shareer mein ghusa hua chaaku dekh kar thoda hadbada gaya. Pichhe ko hat-te hue mera pair neeche zameen par beh rahe khoon mein pad gaya aur main phisal
kar gir pada. Nateeja, mere pent, haath aur kohniyan uske khoon mein san gayi. Apne aapko sambhal kar main utha aur thoda pichhe hokar khada ho gaya. Mere haathon par laga uska khoon ab bhi halka halka garam tha yaani ke usko mare zyada waqt nahi hua tha. Kitchen mein deewar par ek phone laga hua tha jiska receiver neeche latak raha tha. Shayad vo marne se pehle kisi ko madad ke liye phone karna chah rahi thi par aisa kar nahi paayi. Aur yahi vajah thi ke mujhe baar baar uska phone busy mil raha tha.
Maine apna phone nikala aur police ka number milate hue vaapis living room mein aaya. Phone milne par pehli ghanti baji hi thi ke mujhe living room mein lage sheeshe mein apna aks dikhayi diya aur maine fauran call disconnect kar di. Main poora uske khoon mein sana hua tha, is waqt uske ghar par akela tha aur is waqt police ko bulane ka matlab tha ke sawal jawab ke ek aise bhanwar mein phasna jo jaane kab tak chalta rehta. Geetanjali Thakkar ek kaafi pahunchi hui aurat thi toh uska case kaafi uchhalne wala tha aur agar main is halat mein police walo ko yahan milta toh mere agle kuchh din sirf police station ke chakkar kaatne aur apni kahani baar baar unko sunane mein guzarne wale the. Maine faisla kiya ke uski maut ki soochna police ko bahar kisi phone se ek anjaan aadmi ban kar de doonga.
Ghar se bahar nikal kar main main‘gate par aaya toh mujhe apni galti ka ehsaas hua. Maine andar jaate hue us Pepsi ki bottle ko utha liya tha jiski vajah se ab darwaza poori tarah band tha.
"Damn it" Maine apne aap se Kaha.
Ye zaroor tha ke darwaza ghar ke andar hi kisi button se khulta tha par problem ye thi ke mujhe pata nahi tha ke iske controls kahan hain. Vo Button ghar ke kis hisse mein hai jo is darwaze ko kholta hai. Maine vahin darwaze ke dono taraf dhoondha ke shayad yahan bhi koi kholne ke liye control laga ho par kuchh nazar nahi aaya Ab ek hi tareeka tha ke ghar ke andar jakar darwaze ko khola jaaye par aisa main karna nahi chahta tha. Kaun jaane darwaze ke controls kholne mein mujhe kitna waqt lage aur filhal main jaldi se jaldi yahan se nikal jana chahta tha.
Darwaze ko do kadam pichhe hatkar dekha toh vo ooncha toh tha par bahut zyada nahi aur beech mein bars lage hue the jinko pakad kar aasani se uper chadha ja sakta tha. Maine apni shirt jeans se bahar tuck out kari, bars ko pakad kar darwaze ke uper chadha aur doosri taraf kood gaya Sadak par sannata tha. Maine ek nazar dono taraf ghumayi ke kisi ne mujhe dekha toh nahi aur aakar apni gaadi mein beth gaya. Ghadi par nazar daali toh raat ke 12 bajne wale the.
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