Episode 74
“Kya hua hai, Nandini? Tum kuch bataogi bhi!”
Nandini kisi buth ki tarah bhaavheen baithi thi. Sunil babu ke sabr ka bhi ant ho raha tha. Unhone Nandini ke kaandhon ko zoro se pakadkar use hilaya.
“Clinic se lekar ghar tak ke safar mein tumne kuch kaha nahin… ghar aakar batati hoon keh diya. Ab jab ghar aa gaye hain, toh bhi maun rakha hua hai. Neeche Aryan aur Rohit bhi pareshan hai, aur meri bechaini ka tum andaza bhi nahin laga sakti. Aisa kya hua hai? Kuch batati kyon nahin Nandini!”
Nandini ne Sunil babu ke haathon ko ekdum se pakad liya aur use apne gale par rakh cheekh padi.
“Maar dijiye mujhe! Jaan se maar dijiye mujhe! Gala ghot dijiye mera!”
Nandini yeh kehkar phoot phoot kar rone lagi.
“Maar daaliye mujhe… mar jaana chahiye mujhe…”
Sunil babu aur hairaan ho gaye Nandini ke iss vyavhar se. Unhone apne haathon ko Nandini ke gale se dheela kar use apne aaghosh mein liya.
“Kya hua mere bete ko? Mujhe batao Nandini… akele se mat joojho.”
Sunil babu Nandini ke maathe par pyaar bhara chumban rakhne gaye, jab Nandini ne unhe dhakka lagakar apne se alag kiya.
“Main iss pyaar ke laayak nahin hoon, swami… main ghruna ke kaabil hoon…”
Nandini ne apne kohniyon ko apne ghutnon par rakh kar apne sar ko apne haathon mein chupaya aur roti rahi. Sunil babu khud ko lachar paa rahe the. Woh Nandini ko aisi awastha mein dekh nahin sakte the, aur kyonki unhe kuch pata nahin chal raha tha isiliye woh aur kasht mein the. Sunil babu ke aankhon mein bhi ab aansoo aa gaye aur unki aawaz kapkapane lagi.
“Nandini… mera dil bahut kamzor hai… please mujhe batao kya hua hai. Nahin toh main Shikha ko phone kar pooch leta hoon… kyonki mujhse ab aur raha nahin jaa raha.”
Nandini ne ekdum se apna chehra upar kiya.
“Nahin, nahin… Shikha ko call mat kijiye.”
Sunil babu- “Toh phir mujhe batao kya hua hai? Aisa kya pata chala clinic mein jo tum iss kadr khinn aur udaas ho gayi ho?”
Nandini ne jab Sunil babu ke aankhon mein aansoo dekha toh woh bhavuk hokar unse lipat gayi.
“Main… main… main garbhvati hoon.”
Yeh kehkar Nandini Sunil babu ke seene mein apna chehra chupakar phir se rone lagi. Sunil babu ne Nandini ke baalon mein apna haath phera, aur use shaant karne lage.
“Sshhhh… sshhhh… koi nahin… koi nahin… aise nahin rote betaji.”
Nandini ne rote rote apna sar Sunil babu ke seene se upar kiya. Woh ab bhi magar Sunil babu ki nazron se nazrein nahin mila rahi thi.
“Aap samajh nahin rahe…”
Sunil babu- “Main samajhta hoon Nandini… tumhare andar mujhe santaan dene ki bhavana hamesha se rahi hai, lekin taqdeer ne jo humare saath mazaak kiya hai usse mere shukranu tumhare andon ko kabhi garbhavastha ke samapan tak nahin pahuncha payenge…”
Nandini ab khud uljhan mein pad gayi.
“Main kuch samjhi nahin…”
Sunil babu- “Matlab ke tum bina sankoch iss bachche ko girado.”
Sunil babu ki ghoshna se Nandini sunn ho gayi. Halaki woh khud bhi iss vikalp ko mann mein atal karne ki jung lad rahi thi, lekin Sunil babu ka use aise thos reet se keh dene se woh thandi pad gayi.
Sunil babu- “Main jaanta hoon ke tumhe yakeen tha ke tumhare stanpan ki wajah se tum phir se maa nahin banogi... yeh tumhara vishwas tha, lekin iss ka risk toh tha. Aur ab mera bachcha apni kokh mein paalna bhi toh risk hi hai. Main magar tumhe khone ka risk nahin le sakta.”
Nandini ki aankhen badi ho gayi. Use ab bodh hua ko Sunil babu ko ab bhi poori baat pata nahin chali thi, aur woh kisi galatfaimi mein the. Usne apna sar hilaya aur phir se rote huye spashtata dene lagi.
“Aap galat samajh rahe hain swami… yeh… yeh…”
Nandini phir se zoron se rone lagi aur bistar ke bal girkar usne apna chehra takiye mein chupaya. Sunil babu Nandini ke bagal mein jaakar jhuk gaye aur apne haath ko unhone Nandini ke kamar par rakha. Iss pal mein bhi Nandini ka maansal badan kitna makhkhan ki tarah mulayam hai iska gaur Sunil babu ne kiya.
“Khulkar kaho beta… Kya tum yeh bachcha rakhna chahti ho? Tum jaanti ho doctor ne pichli baar kya kaha tha… Mere bachche ki maa banna tumhare liye khatre se khaali nahin hai…”
Nandini ne apna chehra Sunil babu ke taraf moda, aur aansoo bhare aankhon se woh sharamsaar aawaz mein bol padi,
“Yeh aapka bachcha nahin hai… Yeh Aryan ka hai.”
Sunil babu bistar par uthkar baith gaye. Nandini unke kadmon mein girkar rone lagi.
“Ab samjhe aap main kitni charitraheen hoon… isiliye keh rahi thi ke maar dijiye mujhe… Maar dijiye mujhe… Maar dijiye…”
Sunil babu kaafi der tak bas door kahin dekhte rahe. Ek haath se Nandini ke baalon ko sehlakar woh kisi gehri soch mein kho gaye the. Kuch der baad ek gehri saans lekar unhone Nandini ko uthne ko kaha.
“Mujhe sab batao… tumhe kaise yakeen hai ke yeh… yeh bachcha Aryan ka hai?”
Nandini bhi ab thodi shaant ho gayi thi. Usne Shikha ke clinic mein jo kuch hua uska lekha-jokha Sunil babu ko diya. Jab baat khatam hone ko aayi, toh Nandini phir se rone lagi. Sunil babu ne Nandini ko apne paas kheecha aur uske gale par aur gaalon par choomne lage. Nandini unke aise vyavhar se chakit ho gayi, aur unke shakti ke saamne pighal bhi gayi.
“Nahin swami… main iss pyaar ke laayak nahi hoon… aap jaise devta samaan…”
Sunil babu ne Nandini ke honthon par apne honth rakh diye aur use zor se choomkar use chup karaya. Sunil babu ka chumban iss kadr joshila tha ke Nandini ki choochiyon se doodh risne laga aur pregnancy bra ko bhigone laga. Jab chumban toota, toh Nandini bhavuk ho gayi thi.
“Kaise itna pyaar kar sakte hain aap mujhse?”
Sunil babu- “Tumhara yeh sawal poochna mere pyaar ki avmaanna hai.”
Nandini- “Magar… yeh jaankar bhi ki main apne hi bete se garbhvati ho gayi hoon…”
Sunil babu- “Uss bete se jisse maine tumhari shaadi karwayi hai aur jiske saath ke jismani rishte ko maine na sirf manzoori di hai balki uksakar banaya bhi hai. Ab sambhog ka anjaam toh garbhavastha hota hai, ismein ashcharya kis baat ka hai? Bekaar mein khud ko apraadhi mat thehrao Nandini.”
Nandini- “Aap sach mein mahapurush hain. Aap nahin jaante aapne kitna bada bojh uthaya hai mere seene par se.”
Sunil babu- “Tumhare seene par toh humesha tumhare dudharu thanon ka bojh rahega Nandini.”
Nandini- “Aap bhi na… kabhi bhi shararati ho jaate hain.”
Sunil babu- “Aur tum jo kabhi bhi bekar mein emotional ho jaati ho, uska kya? Waise theek hai… pregnancy mein auratein emotional ho jaati hain.”
Nandini- “Bas, garbhpaat kara loon… phir theek ho jaungi.”
Sunil babu- “Garbhpaat! Woh kyon karogi bhala tum?”
Ab Nandini ka hairaan hone ka waqt aa gaya tha.
“Kya matlab?”
Sunil babu- “Matlab ki yeh bachcha toh Aryan ka hai… toh phir iss garbhavastha ko anjaam tak le jaane mein tumhe koi risk nahin.”
Nandini- “Aap kya keh rahe hain? Aap chahte hain ke main…”
Sunil babu- “Main chahta hoon ke tum mujhe santaan do Nandini. Woh bachcha Aryan ka hua toh kya hua.”
Nandini ka sar ab chakrane laga tha.
