Chapter ~~ 6 " The Amazon "
Update ~~ 91
" Kal raat ke vakye ke baad raat bhar nind nahi ayi. Sapne mein bhi nahi socha tha ki kuch aisa dekhne ko milega. Bachpan mein dadi ki kahaniyun mein bhoot-preet jadu-tona suna tha lekin kuch aisa sach mein dekhne ko milega... " vishal ne ek gehri sans chhodi " Socha nahi tha.. " aur fir aage se jhadd hatate hue chalne laga.
" Kal raat se bas yahi soch raha hun ki kya Shreyas ki kahani sachi thi? Kya aisa ho sakta hai? Kash humne unke ghar ka pata pucha hota to ek baar dekh to atte.. Kuch hint hi de atte.. Kam se kam pehle se sachet to rehte vo log.. Ek taraf sach aur ek taraf us sach mein 'par?' sawal sa ban kar dimag mein ghum raha hai. Agar sahi kahun to jo unhone Aaruhi ko lekar time,reality,person wali baat batai hai usne to mera sar hi ghuma dia hai. Chizen kuch is tarah judi hongi kya tumne aisa kabhi socha tha? " vishal ne shruti ki taraf nazar dalte hue kaha.
" Maan liya jaye vo sab sahi hai to mujhe lagta hai us raat jab tumne aaruhi ko phone kiya tha aur bathroom se kisi ladki ki awaz ayi thi vo shayad isi loop ka koi hissa ho? " vishal ne sawaliya nazron se apni baat rakhi. " Sab kuch bolne mein kitna asan hai.. par samajhne mein utna hi mushkil ... kaise ho raha hai ye sawal to abhi tak sulajha hi nahi hai.. aur use bada sawal ki aaruhi ke sath hi kyun ho raha hai? Aur agar uske sath ho raha hai to kya bakiyun ke sath bhi aisa hi hua tha? Shruti tum kis soch mein ho.. bol hi nahi rahi.. " vishal ne shruti ki taraf fir se nazar dalte hue kaha.
" makan aa gaya.. " shruti ne samne ishara kiya to vishal bhi samne dekhne laga. Kache ent ka chota sa kamra bana hua tha jiske charon taraf khula maidan sa tha jiski ek taraf handpump laga hua tha aur dusri taraf ek charpai rakhi thi. Dono thoda najdeek aye to paya ki kamre se lag ko bahar ki taraf hi aag jalane ke liye chulla bana rakha tha jo khane aur lakdi jalane ke kaam mein le sakte the jise raat ko koi janwar idhar na aa sake.
" andar dekho to " shruti ne vishal se kaha to vishal ne darwaje par hath rakha.
" khula hua hai " usne dhakka diya aur kiwad khul gaya. Andar ek taraf ko choti si almari aur dusri taraf chota sa bistar pada tha aur baki dher sara kabad charon taraf pada tha. Vishal andar ghusa aur shruti gate par hi khadi rahi.
" yahan to koi nahi hai "
" acha mujhe to dikha hi nahi? " shruti ne taunt marte hue jawab diya.
" mera matlab hai vo hai nahi.. ho sakta hai subah-subah nahane dhone gaya ho "
" Jungle mein nahane dhone? Vo bhi 9 baje ... nahi.. bistar dekh rahe ho? " shruti ne fauran vishal ko kaha to vo us taraf dekhne laga.
" Ek dum sahi hai.. yani koi ispar soya nahi hai.. " shruti ne turant vishal ko apni baat samjhai.
" Ho sakta hai vo theek karke gaya ho " vishal ne turant uski baat ko khandit kiya.
" Hmm.. " shruti sochte hue baith gayi aur kuch dekhne lagi " ye bistar ke niche kya hai dekhna to? " Vishal ne shruti ke kahe anusar bistar ke niche hath dala aur bahar khincha.
" chappal... " vishal ne turant hath hataya aur apne kapdo se saaf karne laga.
" Vo bhi khichad se sane... jo ki kal raat ko halki baarish ki wajah se sane honge.. yani kal raat ko vo bahar gaya tha aur bahar se andar bhi aya.. "
" To ab kya dusri chappal pehen kar gaya hai? " vishal ne sochte hue pucha.
" duffer ho tum.. uske pass dusri chappal kahan hogi.. Vo raat ko bahar gaya.. andar aya.. chappal utari.. par vo bistar par nahi soya, ho sakta hai bahar padi khatt par soya ho.. lekin uske baad kahan gaya? "
" Gaya hoga.. aa jayega.. garmi lag rahi hai bahar chalte hai.. " vishal utha aur bahar aa khada hua. " tumhare kehne ka matlab hai vo kahin chala gaya? " shruti ke sath khade hote hi usne pucha.
" Han ho sakta hai.. " shruti ne jawab diya aur chup hokar apne ird-gird chizon ko dekhne lagi
" bina chappal ke vo bhi.. "
" Hmm yahi to sawal hai.. "
" Kya farak padta hai.. kahin bhi gaya ho, hume vo file rakhni hai taki humare tak koi na aa sake... tumne vo file rakh di? " vishal ne shruti ko khali hath dekha jo abhi us khat ki taraf khadi thi.
" Han.. wahin bistar ke niche daba di.. "
" to fir chalte hai.. acha hi hai ki usne hume nahi dekha.. mujhe tumhara idea pehle hi sahi nahi lag raha tha ki hume peon ko apni asliyat bata deni chahie "
" Bata dete to kaam hi ata vo.. kher... chalte hai.. maybe college mein mil jaye vo.. jab use pata chalega ki file mil gayi hai "
" aur kya pata vo yahan se sab chhod kar hi chala gaya ho .. "
" itne din se nahi gaya to ab achanak kyun jayega.. " shruti itna keh kar chal padi aur vishal ek pal use jata dekhta raha. Use shruti ke jawab dene ke tarike mein farak nazar aa raha tha. Ho bhi kyun na kal raat ke baad to sabhi mein kuch na kuch badlav aya hi hai.
" to tumhe kya lagta hai.. " vishal piche se atte hue bola.
" kis bare mein? "
" kal raat ke barre mein? " vishal ab shruti ke sath-sath chalne laga.
" Pata nahi... Kuch chizen sahi lagti hai to kabhi kabhi mujhe unme kuch gadbad dikhai dene lagti hai. Main ye nahi kehti ki shreyas ne jo akar kaha vo galat tha, vo box galat tha.. vo sab sach tha.. par ye ho sakta hai na ki jis tarah hume dikhaya gaya ho usme sazish chupi ho? "
" thodi meri language mein samjhao please.. " vishal ne confusion mei use ghura.
" kehne ka matlab hai ki tumhe nahi lagta meghnath kuch hassil karna chahta hai aur isliye usne hum sab ka even us mare hue bechare shreyas tak ka istemal kiya us box ke jariye ... "
" tumhara matlab meghnath us box ke bare mein janta hai? "
" yahi to shuru se main bol rahi hun.. ki vo sab kuch janta hai.. vo sirf hamara istemal kar raha hai.. "
" par kya? " achanak se vishal ruk gaya.
" koi bhaut bada game hai.. mujhe lagta hai vo in Books se juda hai.. vishal... tum ruk kyun gaye ? " shruti ne fauran piche ki tarf dekha jahan vishal ek jagah khada tha. " Kya hua? " shruti ne fir pucha aur ek kadam piche ane ko hui.
" Piche mat ana... yahan par pata nahi kaisi daldal mitti type chiz hai.. chipak sa gaya hun mein... " vishal ke chehre par aye bartav ko dekh shruti ki hansi chhut gayi " tumhe hansi aa rahi hai.. mujhe ajeeb sa lag raha hai... nikalo mujhe... " par shruti uske chehre ko dekh hansi jaye. " Hanso mat hath do... per nahi nikal paa raha hun main.. " vishal ne is baar thodi unchi awaz mein kaha.
" Hehehhe... ruko.. " shruti ne hanste hue apna hath aage kiya aur vishal ko apni taraf khincha jiski wajah se vo us dal-dal wali mitti se bahar aa nikla aur jhatke se shruti se aa chipka. Ek pal dono ek dusre ki taraf dekhte rahe fir shruti ne use dhakka dekar hata dia.
" mauke ka faiyda uthana hai tum ladkon ko bas.. dur hatoo.. " vishal ke dur hatte hi usne vishal ki halat ko dekha, takhne tak kichad mein puri tarah san chuka tha vishal.
" kaisi gandi mitti thi ye.. yahan kahan se bich mein ayi... " vishal ne per raagate hue ghas mein saaf karte hue kaha.
" dhayan se.. kahin is baar muh ke bal na gir jana.. shakal nahi dekh paungi fir to tumhari.. heheheh " shruti ne mazak banaya to vishal apne gande hathon se use pakadne laga lekin shruti bach kar wahan se bhag nikli. Dono kuch duri tak bhagte rahe fir sans fulne ki wajah se ek jagah khade hokar saans lene lage.
" Tumhe nahi lagta ye jungle mein aise maze se ana dangerous hai " vishal ne pucha.
" kyun ek mitti se dangerous lagne laga.. abhi kuch aur aa jata tab kya hota tumhara "
" tab.... main bhag jata aur kya... " vishal ne jawab diya aur hasne laga.
" pehle se hi pata tha fattu ho tum ek number ke... "
" mazak nahi kar raha... vo dal-dal aisa lag raha tha mano khinch raha ho.. " vishal ki sans durust ho chuki thi.
" Jungle hai.. ho sakta hai ... tum dhayan se chalo "
" dhayan se yaad aya, kab ki train hai tumhari ? "
" Kal dophar ki train hai.. "
" to aaruhi ki mumy ne tumhe bulaya ya fir khud aaruhi ne? " dono hostel ki taraf wapis chal pade the.
" Aunty ne kaha ki aaruhi ne bola hai unhe ki main bhi aaun aur aaj subah bhi bol rahi thi ki mujhe bhi chalna hai uske ghar.. shadi enjoy karenge sath "
" to kya use wakai kuch yaad nahi hai.. do-teen din se jo ho raha hai? " vishal ne gambhir sawal pucha.
" Lagta to nahi uske behavior se.. par dar mujhe is baat ka hai ki kahin vo apni padosan Nimisha ko Kalpana na bol de.. kahin wahan aisa hungama hua to kya hoga " shruti ke mathe par bal tha.
" Don't worry.. tum ho.. aunty hai.. aur dawaiyan bhi hai.. kuch nahi hoga.. ek hafte ki to baat hai.. "
" ek hafte mein to Aaruhi kya se kya ban sakti hai... Pata nahi hostel se jane ke baad uska kya hoga "
" Tumhe kyun lagta hai hostel se jane ke baad kuch hoga.. filal to vo apni marzi se jaa rahi hai "
" Meghnath se kab milna hai aur kahan? " shruti ne sawal badal dia.
" sham ko library ke piche wali jo khali jagah hai udhar.. "
" sirf hum dono hi chalenge.. gaggan, rachna aur kim ko lane ki jarurat nahi hai "
" Gaggan to kal raat se apne bistar se nahi utha hai "
" rachna ka bhi yahi haal hai.. dono ek dusre ke liye bane hai salle.. " shruti ne fiki muskan ke sath kaha.
" ab chalein.. class ke liye der ho rahi hai.. mujhe to in sade hue kapdon aur jutton ke chakar mein dant padne wali hai warden se.. "
" tum dant khao... main aaruhi ke pass jati hun.... aaj hum class nahi jayenge.. main tumhe sidhe sham ko milungi library ke piche... " shruti apne hostel ki taraf chali aur vishal apne hostel ke liye chal diya.
Hostel main kuch ladkiyan aaj se apne ghar ke liye rawana ho rahi thi to kuch kal aur kuch jaa hi nahi rahi thi. Jo nahi jaa rahi sab ki sab chudne ka program bana kar baithi hogi.. ab hostel mein ladkon ko bulayegi aur de dana-dan chudegi.. chuttiyun ke baad bahut se condom milenge.. kuch pedon-paudon mein kuch fold kagaz ke andar ya kuch to bistar ke niche hi chupa dengi. Flush koi nahi karega kyun ki sabko pata hai agar flush ruka to peli jayegi.. Sahi hai randiyun tumhara to kaam ho jayega.. hum hi plan na bana paye aisa.. aaruhi ki wajah se.. Shruti ladkiyun ko ghurte hue apne kamre ki taraf badhi aur darwaja khol kar andar ghusi.
" Subah-subah kahan gayi thi " Aaruhi is waqt bra-penty pehne khadi thi. Uski sundar gori chamdi pani ki bundon aur dhoop ki wajah se chamak rahi thi. Bra ke andar kaid uski kasi hui chatiyan jiska ek hissa bra mein se bahar aa raha tha aur bich ki dararon mein pani ki bundein jama thi. Wahi penty itni kasi hui pehni thi ki uski chut ki banti v shape dur se hi jhalak rahi thi. Bhure baal jo kamar tak hichkole kha rahe the uske sharir ki khubsurti ko pura kar rahe the.
" Ladke ki tarah lund hota to pakka khada ho jata tujhe dekh kar.. " shruti ne apni ankhon se uske jism ke har hisse ko dekhte hue kaha.
" Ab nahi hai to uska koi ilaz nahi hai.. ticket confirm hui ya nahi? " aaruhi ne pajama pehnte hue kaha.
" Chhutiyun mein kabhi koi ticket confirm hoti hai, vaise ye to sports bra aur penty behen kar kahan jaa rahi hai.. "
"' ticket confirm nahi hai to hum... " aaruhi ne t-shirt pehni jisko pehne ke baad uski chaityan ubhar rahi thi t-shirt mein. " hum jayenge kaise.. "
" Ye hindustan hai.. har jugad chalta hai... vaise bhi teri jaisi maal jaa rahi hai zara sa jhuk kar cleavage dikha dio do ki jagah char ticket dega "
" tune kitni baar kiya hai aisa? " aaruhi ne socks pehnte hue pucha.
" Har baar.. aaj tak koi ticket nahi liya.. Mujhe kya jarurat ticket ki.... aur tu ye sab shoes pehen kar kahan jaa rahi hai.. ho kya raha hai batayegi mujhe? "
" Tujhe nahi pata kya? "
" Mujhe kya nahi pata jo tujhe pata hai ? " shruti hairani mein boli.
" Aaj last day hai girls football team ke selection ka.. isliye naam dene jaa rahi hun "
" tu aur football? " usne fir chaunkte hue kaha.
" Han to? main laat bahut achi maarti hun? khayegi... ? " muskurate hue aaruhi ne jawab diya jiske baad uske baal uske chehre par aa gaye " ohoo inhe to bandha hi nahi " aaruhi ne turant rubber band ko muh mei dala aur hath se piche khinchte hue balon mein fansa kar balon ka juda bana dia.
" tere to andaz hi badle badle hai.. "
" andaz nahi badalte.. insan badalta hai... chal ati hun.. " aaruhi bol kar nikal gayi. Shruti ek pal use dekhti rahi fir fauran mobile nikala.
" Aaruhi pagal ho gayi hai .... Football team mein jaa rahi hai.. " usne vishal ko message dala aur bistar par lait gayi. Dimag mein itni batein, itne sawal, ankhon se nind dur hi thi fir bhi vo aise hi pankhe ko dekhte hue padi rahi.
Sham ho chali thi par aaruhi room par nahi ayi thi aur na hi ground par koi dikh raha tha. Shruti college mein hi thi jahan eka-ruka bacha hi dikhai de raha tha. Vo library ke pas ayi aur jahan vishal ne kaha tha vo wahin jane lagi. Library cross karne se pehle hi vo patla sa rasta library ke piche ki taraf jaa raha tha jise dekh use us raat wali yaad aa gayi jab library janne ke liye vo yahan chupi thi. Ab vo soch hi rahi thi ki tabhi use Vibhu dikha jo abhi abhi library se bahar nikla tha aur bahar nikal kar college se bahar jane walle raste ki taraf chal pada tha.
" Ye bada library jata hai.. " shruti abhi wahan se hatti ki uski nazar library se ek aur shaks par padi ki tabhi uske kandhe par hath aya to vo hadbada gayi.
" Yahan kyun khadi ho.. aur ... apni Ruhani madam ko yun jate hue kyun dekh rahi ho.. " vishal ne shruti ki ankhon ka picha pehle hi kar liya tha.
" Nahi bas aise hi.. chalo.. " shruti ne vishal ka hath pakda aur dono us galyare se hote hue library ke piche jaa pahunche, jahan meghnath pehle se ek jagah par baitha kisi soch mein pada tha. Use jaise hi kisi ke ane ka ehsas hua vo samne dekhte hue apni jagah se khada ho gaya.
Ek pal tak teeno aise hi ek dusre ko dekhte rahe mano kahan se kya shuruwat ki jaye aur kaun kare. " Aaruhi kaisi hai? " meghnath ne akhir sawal kiya.
" Ek dum chaka-chak.. abhi abhi football team ki selection ke liye gayi hai.. " shruti chekhate hue boli.. " Mujhe to kahin se nahi lagta ki aaruhi ko kuch hone wala hai jaisa tumne aur us ajeeb si duniya se aye shreyas ne kaha tha " shruti bol kar meghnath ke chehre ko padne ki kosish karne lagi.
" Jo usne kaha usme kuch sachai jarur hai.. hume aur sabko us baat ko nazar-andaz nahi karna chahie.. tumne khud dekha hai us adbhut chiz ko "
" mene adhbhut chiz nahi dekhi.. mene ek insan dekha hai jo mara hua tha aur humne use wapis laa khada kiya us box ki madad se.. tumhe vo box use karna hi nahi chahie tha " shruti ne latadti bhasha ka pryog kiya.
" agar uska use nahi hota to hume aage ka rasta kabhi nahi milta.. "
" to abhi kya mila hai hume "
" Vo books.. wahi rasta hai " meghnath ki ankhein choti ho gayi thi.
" Acha.. to lao books.. kahan hai.. "
" mujhe nahi pata ki vo kahan hai "
" to fir? kis baat ka rasta? jab tumhe yahi nahi pata hai ki books kahan hai to kya kar loge, vo books kya koi chudam-chudai ki hai jo jahan mangega vahan mil jayegi tujhe.. " shruti meghnath ko aise jhad rahi thi mano vo uski teacher ho aur uska student exam mein fail ho gaya ho.
" Shruti ke kehne ka matlab hai ki jis raste ka hint hume mila hai uski shuruwat kaise karni hai? " vishal ne turant bich mein atte hue kaha to shruti use ghurne lagi. Jiske ghurne par vishal ne aisa darshaya ki aur vo kya karta.
" Han.. vishal theek keh raha hai.. shuruwat kaisi karni hai.. tumhe hi khojna padega kyun ki tumhe ye sab lekar aye the... vo books , vo box aur fir kal raat wala hadsa.. " shruti ne vishal ka akhir samarrthan diya.
" Par kahan se shuru karun.. kuch samajh nahi aa raha kal se soch raha hun.. " meghnath pareshan hote hue bola.
" Wahan se shuru kyun nahi karte jahan se tumhe un books ke bare mein pata chala jo tum library mein bantte firte ho aur us khufiye raste se mujhe bhi di thi tumne.. un books ke bare mein kahan se pata chala tha tumhe? "
" Ved Sharma " Eka-ek meghnath ke muh se nikla.
" Ye to wahi writer hai jisne is book ko likha hai aur chapi hai.. " vishal ne turant naam sunte hi kaha use yaad tha jab library mein pehli dafa is book ka jikr hua tha gaggan dwara tab manpreet ne google karke nikala tha. " Tum ise janta ho ? "
" Han... unse hi to pata chala in books ke bare mein.. unhone hi bataya tha mujhe... main kaise bhool gaya unhe.. mujhe unse jakar milna hoga... wahi hume aage ka rasta batane mein madad kar sakte hain " meghnath ne ek umeed ki kiran jagai.
" Bahut badia.. " vishal ne uska sath dia.
" Ek minute.. tum dono.. ek baat batao meghnath.. tum ye kehna cha rahe ho ki Ved sharma jisne vo book likhi hai, tum unhe jante ho aur unhone hi tumhe apni ye sab kitabe di hai? "
" han.. is kahani ki khoj-been main hi main unse takraya aur jab unhe apni baat batai tab unhone mujhe apni book ke bare mein bataya tha. Is book ke zariye hi hum us box ke raaz ko jaan paye the.. yani ki vo jarur bahut kuch jante honge.. aur ho sakta hai unhe is Books Of Hoax ke bare mein bhi pata ho.. mujhe unse milne jana chahie.. bina der kiye "
" Ruko.. tum akele jane ki soch rahe ho? " shruti ne turant pucha.
" Han.. " meghnath ne ascharya mein pucha.
" Jab sab kaam tum hamare sath kar rahe ho to yahan akele kaise jaa sakte ho... hum bhi chalenge tumahre sath "
" bahut acha.. to chalo.. " meghnath ko yahi sath ki jarurat thi.
" kahan rehte hai vo? "
" Nagpur se thodi dur par ek ganv hai Bandhara... wahin rehte hai vo.. "
" hmm fir to abhi nahi jaa sakte.. ek hafte tak ruko fir chalenge " shruti ke jawab se meghnath thoda hadbada gaya.
" Ek hafta? Ek hafta kyun? hume abhi jana chahie "
" Nahi abhi main aur aaruhi uske ghar jaa rahe hai.. "
" ghar jana jaruri kyun hai? " meghnath ke sawal par vishal aur shruti dono use ghurne lage. Uski bechaini dono ko ajeeb lag rahi thi.
" tumhe itni jaldi kyun hai? " vishal ne turant pucha.
" mujhe jaldi? " meghnath ne unchi awaz mein kaha aur ek kadam aage aya " tumhe nahi pata kya ki jaldi kyun karni chahie hume.. us ladki ke pas samay kam hai.. kal raat ki baat bhul gaye kya tum? " vo vishal ko ek tukk ghure jaa raha tha.
" hum tumhari baat se sehmat hai lekin tum jante ho aaruhi jaisa chahti hai agar waisa na ho to kya ho sakta hai " shruti ne bich mein atte hue kaha jise sun meghnath ko samajh aya aur vo shant ho gaya.
" theek hai.. ek hafta to ek hafta sahi.. par tum log us ladki ka dhayan rakhna.. mujhe lag raha hai jaise kuch bahut badi anhoni hone wali hai. " meghnath ki awaz is baar behad halki thi.
" hmm... theek hai.. chalo vishal " shruti ne vishal ka hath pakda aur dono mudh kar jane lage. Vishal abhi tak ek dum chup tha meghnath ke yun cheekhne par. Thodi dur pahunchne par shruti ruki aur piche mud kar meghnath ki taraf dekhte hue boli.
" Ye apna roop jo nakli banaye ghumte ho.. hafte baad jab aaun tab sahi kar lena.. is chehre se tumhari sachai nahi samajh ati.. asli chehre ke sath aaoge to tumhri baat sach lagegi.. " shruti ne apni baat kahi aur vapis chal di.
" Ispar mere piche se nazar rakhna.. ho sake to jada se jada time ise library mein rakhna aur sawal karna.. kuch na kuch to jarur batayega " shruti ne vishal se dhimi awaz mein kaha aur dono wahan se nikal gaye.