Ghar pahuch kr bell bjayi Or bell bjane se pahle usne necklace ko office bag ke andar dal rakha tha. Uski maa ne darwaja khola
"Aa gya beta"
"Haa maa"
"Aaja chai bna rakhi h pile"
"Abhi aaya maa"
Kahkar usne bag apne kamre me rakha Or chai pine kitchen me chla gya. Sakuntala kuch kaam kr rhi thi. Vikas ne chai pee or fir apni maa ko piche se hug kr liya.
"Aaj kya bnau"
"Bharta bnalo na maa"
"Tujhe to kabhi bhi pucho bharta hi bolta h"
"Mera fav h maa"
Apne chehro ko maa ke kandho pr rkhe wo use kaam krte huye dekhne lga. Us waqt sakuntala masale koot rhi thi chhoti kundi me. Jese hi kaam pura hua usne apni maa ko apni taraf ghumaya
"Kya krta h" Achanak se ese ghmane pr sakuntala hanste huye boli.
"Are maa ek baar kaam chhodo" Vikas bhi apni pyari maa ki smile dekhkar muskurane lga
"Kuch dikhana h maa tumhe"
"Kya" Adaa ke sath boli
"Pahle idhar aao"
Dinning table ki taraf jate hi usne ek kursi bahar ki taraf khinchi or sakuntala ko bethne ko bola. Wo beth gyi.
Khud Vikas ghutno ke bal betha or apne hath modkar uski God me rakhe. Sakuntala ko achambha huye ja raha tha. Kuch pal uski taraf dekhte rahne ke baad b Vikas kuch nhi bola
"Ab btaoge bhi kya hua"
"Maa m to bas tumhe dekhna chahta tha, kitni khoobsurat ho tum"
Vikas apni zindagi me pdhai me itna masgool rha tha hmesa ki kisi ladki ya pyar vyar ke bare me usne nhi socha. Uske liye to bas uski maa hi thi. Bhavishya me shadi krni pdegi ye baat manav antarman me kahi na kahi basa hota h, Vikas ko bhi pta tha use shadi krni pdegi. Wo bas yhi sochta tha ki uske bhavishya ki hamsafar uske maa jesi ho. Umer ke sath sath sakuntala ne thodi si charbhi bhi ikkathi kr li thi. Wajan 55 kilo ke aaspaas to hoga hi. Iski wajah se bhi Vikas ke jehan me patli ladkiyo ke liye utna aakarshan nhi tha. Uske hisaab se uski hone wali patni ke vichar or physical appearance uski maa jese hone se hi baat bnegi.
"Tu rahne de, baat kya h wo bta"
"Are sach me koi baat nhi m to bas apni maa se bate krna chahta hu"
"Or ghar ka kaam kon krega"
"Are itna tnsn mt liya kro maa, wese b agar tum kaho to m kisi nokar ko rakh lu"
"Na baba na, ye aajkal ke nokar chori bahut krte h"
"Itna darne ki jrurat nhi h, kisi ache ko dhundh lunga, ya nokrani koi"
"Nhi vicky, dekh m wesi b moti ho rhi hu, agar ab kaam krna kam kr diya to fir is kursi pr b nhi aaugi, or tu jo ye khubsurat khubsurat kehta h sab band ho jayega"
Kahkar sakuntala sharma gyi. Uske antarman me ye baat chhupi hui thi. Anil ne kuch waqt se uski tarife karna band kr rkha tha. Esa nhi tha ki unke beech pyar nhi tha, tha bas jtana band kr diya tha ek dusre ko. Par narijaat ko apni tarif bahut suhati h, or bda hone ke baad agar beta apni maa ki khoobsurti ki tarif kre to use prasanta or sharm dono hoti h. "Aapko achi lagti h meri tarif?" Kahke Vikas muskurata hua apni maa ke jwab ki pratiksha krne lga
"Kyu, apni tarif achi nhi lagegi kya" Shakuntala ke chehre pr b muskan ter gyi. Aaj kafi dino baad apne bete se is tarah baat krne pr use bahut acha lag rha tha.
"Maa, tum ese hi muskurate rha kro" Kahkar Vikas ne apni maa ke dono fule huye galo ko kheench diya
"Kya krta h" Wo bas muskurakar uske hath pakad leti h.
"Acha suno maa, yaad h mene aapko wo saree di thi gift me"
"Haa uska kya"
"Haa to aaj papa, tum or main bahar ja rhe h khana khane"
"Bahar?, bahar kyu beta"
"Are maa, ham kabhi kabhi hi to jate h, aaj mera man hai aap dono ko bahar khana khilane ka"
"Chal thik h pr us saree ke bare me kya? "
"Maa mene samjha tha aapke paas dimag hoga" Or hasne lga
"Kya kaha tune shaitan" Or dheere se uske kandhe pe chikoti kati
"Haa to maa shi to kah rha hu, bahar khane ka matlab ache kapde pahan ke jayenge na, isliye kah rha hu us saree ko pahanne ka"
"Acha, ab samajhi" Kuch sochne ke andaj me boli
"Shukar h bhagwan kaa" Kahkar Vikas hansne lga
"Shaitan kahi ka"
"Buddhu kahi ki"
Pichle kuch samay se ye nokjhonk dono maa bete ke beech hoti aa rhi thi. Jiske bina dono jee nhi skte the. Anil to apne me masgool rhta, office jana aana, or fir ghar aakar thoda bahut kaam bhi krna or fir khana khakar so jana. Lekin sakuntala hmesa ache mood me rhti thi jiska karan uska beta Vikas tha.
Bdhti umer ke sath Vikas ne b bahut kuch sikha tha. Bhale hi prem lila se anjan tha par vahi manav antarman wali baat, jese pyar krna, shadi ke baad suhagraat, hasth methun in sab cheezo se wo wakif tha.