prithvi bola......"jab tumhara chehra mere aakhon ke saamne ho to mujhe neend kaha aayegi....."
neha muskurane lagi........."koi na...me sulaungi na tumhe....tumhe yaad he bachpan me har Saturday raat ko hum ek saath ek kamre me sote the agle din sunday hota tha aur der raat tak utthe the......"baki din bhi hum saath sone ki zidd kiya karte the lekin mummy papa sone nehi dete....."
prithvi bola........"haan.....koi baat nehi bachpan na sahi abhi to so sakte he....aur originally so sakte he ab dil khol ke kapre utar ke din dong kar ke upar niche kar ke khade ho ke leit ke baith ke godi me utha ke.......
neha khilkhila ke haasne lagi.......prithvi bhi haasne laga......
prithvi thakan se bhara tha isliye kuch der baad wo neha ki cheene me hi so gaya......neha bhi dheere dheere neend ke aagosh me chali gayi.....
3am baje takiya vibrate hone laga....neha ne jo alarm lagayi thi bajne laga vibrate ho ke......dono jaag gaye......
prithvi neha sula ke bola.... "tum so jaao baby....bye umaah..."
neha bhi kachchi neend me thi wo phir so gayi....prithvi neha ki kamre se nikal ke dekha ki shivani ki kamre ka darwaza abhi bhi khula he waise hi jeisa pehle halka sa khula tha....
prithvi shivani ke kamre me dabe paao gaya aur dekha shivani karwat me soyi hui he......wo ek silky nighty me soyi hui thi.....kamre ki dim light ki rosni me usnki kamuk chamak rahi thi....lekin uski soti chehre pe ek masoomiyat thi jo prithvi usko jaga nehi paya.....
prithvi dheere se sambhal ke jhuk ke shivani ki sar pe halke se chuma aur uski mehek sungh ke khada huya...kuch pal wo shivani ko dekhta raha pyaar bhari nigahon se....aur use kuch yaad aaya.....
usne paas me rakhi apne phuphaji ke table se pen aur ek kagaj uthaya aur likha......"meri pyari patni.....aane me der ho gayi.....tumhari neend me tod nehi paya.....sote waqt tum kisi masoom si padi ladti ho....tumhare chehre pe bohot noor he....lekin maine tumhari mehek sungh ke Pagal ho gaya tha lekin kabu kar liya.....kaal pakka aunga samay pe..."
wo kajag ka tukda shivani ki pass rakhne hi jaa raha tha ki use kuch aur yaad aaya.....wo dabe paao kamre se bahar gaya deewar fand ke apne bagise se ek pink gulab phool tod ke bapach shivani ke kamre me jaa ke phool aur kagaj ka tukda uske pass hi bed pe rakh diya.....
prithvi apne ghar me jaa ke piche ki darwaza band kar hi raha tha......piche se aawaz aayi....."kaha gaye the"
prithvi dar ke maare piche muda dekha ki uski maa nandini khadi he......prithvi harbara ke bola......."nehi wo baas neend nehi aa raha to aise piche tehel ke aa gaya..."
nandini gusse me boli......"sach sach batao kaha gaye the......"
prithvi bola....."sach keh raha hoon....neend nehi aa raha tha to......"
nandini boli......"to dar kyu raha he....paseena kyu nikal raha he itna...."