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ladake ne ungalee utha kar roshanee kee aur ishaara kar diya..," vahaan! ham sab vaheen rahate hain.. us havelee mein!"
"matalab... matalab tum.. tumhaaree kuchchh lagatee hai kya vo?" rohan ko rah rah kar jhatake se lag rahe the....
"par us havelee ka raasta kidhar se hai.. ham to dhoondhate dhoondhate thak gaye.. aur tum ghar kyoon nahee gaye abhee tak.. yahaan kya kar rahe ho..?" nitin ne bachche se savaal kiya..
"main kho gaya hoon ankal.. mujhe bhee raasta nahee mil raha.. itane deeno se dhoondh raha hoon.." ladake ne utanee hee maasoomiyat se javaab diya..
"kkkitane deeno se..?" ladake ke har javaab ke saath dono ke dil kee gati badhatee ja rahee thee..
" 74 saal se....?"
"bhaag nitin.. bhaag.. ham phans gaye nahee to.. samajh le maare gaye.." rohan ne nitin ka haath pakad kar apanee aur kheencha.. bhaagane ke lie.. par jaane kyoon nitin vahaan se hil nahee paaya...shaayad utsukataavash," kyoon mazaak kar rahe ho yaar? kyoon jhooth bol rahe ho..?"
is baar ladake ke chehare par shikan aur shadiyo puraanee tadap ubhar aaee," main mazaak kyoon karoonga ankal? mare hue log jhooth nahee bolate!"
rohan kee vaheen khade khade ghighee baandh gayee.. jis tarah kee ajeebogareeb paristhitiyaan vahaan utpann ho rahee thee, jis tarah se vo bachcha unhe mila aur jo kuchchh usane bola.. dono ke kaleje baahar nikal aane par utaaroo ho gaye.. rohan ko ahasaas ho raha tha kee usane yoon paagalapan mein yahaan aakar kitanee badee bhool kee hai.. vo khade pair vahaan se bhaagana chaahata tha, par nitin ko vahaan chhchodakar kaise bhaage.. vo bas nitin ke ishaara karane ka intazaar kar raha tha, jisane ghabaraahat mein apanee rivolver us bachche par taan dee," get aaut phrom hiyar?"
"kya ankal?" nanhe se bachche ke chehare se naadaanee aur maasoomiyat chhoo chhoo kar tapak rahee thee..
"dafa ho jao yahaan se! bhaag jao..."
" par mujhe ek baar ghar chhchod aao na.. mujhe ghar nahee mil raha hai..!" bachche ne vinamrata se praarthana kee...
sirf us ladake kee vo pyaaree see aavaaz hee thee jo ab tak unhe pairon par khade rahane laayak saahas de rahee thee.. par aage badhane kee to baat sochana bhee ab dushvaar tha.. nitin ne rohan kee aankhon mein dekha aur vo ulte paanv ho lie.. kuchchh door tak yoonhee saavadhaanee poorvak pichhe dekhate dekhate jab vo us bachche kee aankhon se aujhal ho gaye tab jaakar rohan kee aavaaz nikalee," raasta yaad hai na bhaee...?"
"seedha chalata rah.. ab apanee bakabak band rakh thodee der" nitin ne gusse se usako jhidak diya..
usake baad to unhone keechad vaale raaste se hote hue sadak par jaakar hee dam liya.. tab tak to shaayad saans bhee gin gin kar le rahe the... dono tezee se ek doosare ka haath pakade hue aage badhane lage.. ab mendhakon ka tarraana unako kisee bhoot nagaree mein chal rahe rahasyamayee sangeet se kam nahee lag raha tha.. jhaadiyon mein zara see bhee sarasaraahat hote hee dono kee saanse jam jaatee thee.. raam ka naam japte japte aakhirakaar vo apanee gaadee tak pahunch hee gaye... par jahaan paidal jaane mein unako ek ghante se bhee zyaada ka samay laga tha.. vaapas aane mein aadha ghanta bhee nahee laga...
"saale, kahaan maut ke munh mein le gaya tha too mujhe..?" nitin ne gaadee staart karake be-intaha paseene se sana apana chehara pauchchha..
"soree bhaee.. mujhe nahee pata tha ki...." rohan bhee ab dhang se saanse le pa raha tha..
"aabe soree ke bachche.. ye bata aakhir neeroo hai kaun? kya laiphaada hai tera usse.. aur usane tujhe yahaan kyoon bulaaya tha..." nitin ne banaavatee gusse se kaha.. usako is baat ka sukhad ahasaas tha ki vo sakushal vaapas laut aae.. vahaan se
gaadee ne jaise hee raftaar pakadee.. usako ahasaas ho gaya kee kuchchh na kuchchh gadabad zaroor hai," gaadee pankchar ho gayee hai.. shaayad.. ab kya karen?" kahakar nitin ne gaadee kee raftaar dheemee karate hue usako said mein rok diya...