Episode 73
Shikha maatra 18 saal ki thi jab uski shaadi Ravi se hui thi. Ravi, Sunil babu ke badi behan, Gauri, ka chhota beta tha. Ravi apne bade bhai Raman se 5 saal chhota tha. Gauri aur Avinash ne apne dono beton ki shaadi 22-23 ki umar mein karadi thi. Bada ladka Raman 22 ki umar mein 20 saal ki Karuna ke saath vaivahik jeevan mein bandh gaya tha, aur Ravi ka vivah Shikha se tab hua jab woh 23 ka ho gaya. Karuna bilkul paramparik bahu thi, lekin Shikha ke kaafi saare aakankshayein thi. Chhote shehar ki hone ki wajah se woh 18 ki umar mein apne maata-pita ne chune huye ladke se shaadi karne ke liye raazi toh ho gayi, lekin usne padhai sampoorna karne ki ichcha bhi shaadi ke pehle hi Ravi aur apne hone wale saas-sasur Gauri aur Avinash ko vyakt ki thi. Ravi ko Shikha ki mahatvakanksha ka aadar tha. Usne bhi Shikha ko shaadi ke 5 saal baad tak padhai aur aage medical poora karne ki poori choot di. Isiliye Avinash raisahab ke ghar mein pota-poti ke pehle do paalne Raman aur Karuna ke bachche Amar aur Seema ke liye hile. Jab tak Ravi aur Shikha ka pehla beta Rahul hua, Seema usse 3 saal badi thi aur Amar 8. Shikha ne apne doosre bete Deepak ko Rahul ke 5 saal baad janam diya.
Apne pati se mile sahyog ko Shikha kabhi nahin bhooli. Aaj jo woh ek badi gynaecologist thi, usme Ravi ka bada yogdan tha. Shaadi ke shuruati saalon mein Ravi ke prati samman kab dheere dheere pyaar mein badal gaya yeh Shikha khud bhi nahin samajh paayi. Unn shuruati dinon mein jethani Karuna ke irshya aur taanon se nipatne mein bhi Ravi ne uska saath diya tha. Woh toh Deepak ke paida hone ke do saal pehle, Raman ki badli America mein ho gayi aur use parivarsahit sthanantarit hona pada, warna jethani-daurani ki ladaai-jhagde mein shayad Gauri-Avinash ke ghar ka chain nasht ho jaata. Tabse Raman-Karuna aur unke bachche bas khaas maukon par apne desh aur ghar laut-te. Isiliye Aryan aur Rohit ki pehchaan Amar aur Seema se utni kabhi nahin hui, jitna gehra unka rishta Rahul aur Deepak se hua. Jab kabhi chhutiyon mein Sunil babu, Aryan aur Rohit ko unke bua Gauri ke yahan chhod aate, toh yeh do bhai aur woh do bhai khoob hungama karte. Aur unke sang rehti thi, shaitaani ladkon mein utsahi sundar khiladi ladki... Sapna.
Sapna ek anaath thi jise Gauri ne god liya tha. Raman aur uska parivar tab tak USA jaa chuka tha, lekin unhe bhi jab yeh khabar mili ki lagbhag 60 ki umar mein Gauri ne ek navjaat shishu ko god liya hai toh woh achambe mein pad gaye. Aur sabse bada goodh toh yeh tha ke Sapna ko god lene se Gauri aur Avinash ke 40 saal ke rishte mein bhi khataas aa gayi thi. Avinash Gauri ke nirnay se bilkul sehmat nahin the, parantu ghar ka shishthachar aisa tha ke kabhi Raman ya Ravi ne apne maata-pita se iss vishay par khulkar baat nahin ki.
Saal guzarte gaye, aur Sapna iss ghar ka hissa hokar bhi asadasya ki tarah bankar reh gayi. Rahul aur Deepak uske saath khelte-padhte, lekin unhe bhi yeh ehsaas hone laga tha ke unke maa-baap aur dada Sapna ke prati ajnabi sa vyavhar karte hain. Toh sahaj roop se woh bhi Sapna ke saath apniyata se kam pesh aane lage. Aryan aur Rohit unke zyaada kareebi the, aur naa ki Sapna. Gauri bhi kabhi kabhi Sapna ke sang ajeeb tareeke se pesh aati, jaise ke Sapna ko dekh uske saath judi koi badgumaan yaad ho jisse woh vichalit ho jaati.
Lekin Sapna bhi alag mijaaz ki ladki thi. Kam umar mein usmein iss prakar ki pragyata thi ki woh sab cheezon ko aur vyavharon ko dekhkar bhi use apne utsah par kaale badal banne nahin deti thi. Kyonki woh bhitar se itni tez aur diler thi, toh uski bahari khoobsurati bhi kamaal ki thi. Youvan aarambh hote hi Sapna manohari ban chuki thi. Aur yeh baat kishore umar ke Rahul aur Rohit se bhi chhupi nahin thi. Ab bachchon wale khel mein, Rahul aur Rohit mauke ki talaash mein hote the ke kab woh kapat se Sapna ko sparsh kare. Sapna inn harakaton se anjaan nahin thi, balki use garv tha ladkon par padta apne iss prabhav par. Aur woh khud ka khyal rakh sake itni saksham bhi thi. Aryan ko magar Rahul aur Rohit ka vyavhar behadh bhadda aur nindneeya lagta tha. Usne kai baar iss baat ka apni maa Nandini se khulkar charcha karna bhi socha, magar phir kahin woh swayam apne varjit rishte par sandeh na lene lage, iss baat se ghabrakar use chhod deta.
Aur aaj, usi varjit rishte ka anjaam Nandini apne kokh mein paal rahi thi. Nandini ne zahir hai, Shikha se yeh baat chupayi ki uske pet mein bachcha Aryan ka hai. Usne Shikha ko jaise taise samjhakar iss baat ki anumati li ko woh Sunil babu ko yeh khabar khud se ghar jaakar sunayegi. Teen asafal garbhavasthaon ke baad iss anapekshit garbhavastha ko gambhirta se vichar karna zaroori tha, yeh kehkar Nandini Shikha ke dispensary se nikal gayi.