Mitha pani 8
Aaj andhera kam hi tha. Purnima aane wali h, to chand bhi apne shabab pr h. Harish gadi bhaga rha tha. Wese to bahut dheere chlata h pr raat hote hote bhukh jor pakad leti h. Ghar pahucha Or gate ke aage rukkar horn maar diya
"Shamu gate khol to, tere papa aa gye" Sita ne apne bete ko awaj mari.
Pr shamu kaha se sune. Earphones lgakar gane sun rha tha. Jab koi jwab nhi aaya to Sita khud chali gyi gate kholne.
Gadi vehde me khadi ki or andar aa gya harish.
"Nhayenge ya khana lga du" Sita ne pucha.
"Naha hi leta hu, garmi se bura haal ho gya h" Kahkr harish ne apne kapde uthaye or bathroom ki or chal pda.
Sita bhi shamu ke room ki or gyi to andar aate hi dekhti h ki maharaj mobile chlane me wyasth h.
"Tabhi m kahu ye sun kyu nhi rha"
Apni maa ko yu achanak kamre me aaya dekh shamu uthkar beth jata h.
"Kya hua maa? "
"Thoos liye kano me ye, tujhe awaj lgai thi, tere papa aa gye h"
"Wo maa dhyan hi nhi rha" Shamu ne sir khujlate kaha.
Sita ko hasi aa gyi.
"Isiliye m is mobile ko kabaad kahti hu, duniya ki koi sudh hi nhi rhne deta, ab chhod ise, gadi godam me khadi krde, m khana lga deti hu unka"
"Haa maa, aap chalo"
Sita bahar jati h or khana lgane lagti h, shamu bhi gadi godam me khadi kr deta h. Harish tb tk naha leta h, or khana khane beth jata h usi charpai pr, garmi thi to cooler chala rkha tha.
Khana khakar kuch der apne bete se batchit ki or sone chla gya. Kaam se itna thaka jata h harish ki neend jaldi hi bulane lagti h.
Sita ne bhi kaam samet liya. Gilas me dudh bhara or apne bete ko dene chali gyi uske kamre me. Shamu naha liya tha. Raat ko baniyan hi pahne rahta tha, or niche payjama.
Sishe ke samne baal bna rha tha jab sita kamre me aayi.
"Shamu, dudh pile, thanda ho jayega"
"Rakhdo maa, pi lunga"
Sita mudne hi lagi thi ki
"Maa tu type krna sikh gyi?? "
"Huu, ye kya hota h ab" Sita ne thuddi ko hath lgakar pucha
"Are tune mujhe bheja tha na jab m bahar gya hua tha"
"Acha wo, haa to usme kya h, kaha na m itni bhi bholi nhi hu" Adaa ke sath sita boli
Apni maa ka ye andaj dekhkar shamu bahut khush hua.
"Thik h to fir aaj ke baad tu mujhe ese hi bulana" Sham muskurakar bola
"Na baba na, bda okha(kathin) kaam h, m to tujhe phone hi kr diya krugi"
Shamu ko hasi aa gyi. Wo sita ke paas aaya or uski dono bajuo ko pakadkar bola,
"maa, kabhi kabhi jindagi me nyi chizo ka aana jruri hota h, wrna jivan niras ho jata h" Kahkar shamu ne ankh mari or muskura diya. Sita ke chehre pr sharm ki lali aa gyi. Usne dheere se shamu ke hath pr chapat mari or jhuthe gusse se ankhe dikhai
"Besharm, ab soja, kal bahut kaam h tujhe"
"Thik h maa, sota hu, subah jaldi utha dena"
Fir sita rasoi ka baki ka kaam sambhalne chali gyi. Pr shamu ki aankho se neend gayab thi. Aaj hui ghatna ke bare me soch soch kr uska dimag ghoom rha tha. Usne kabhi dhyan hi nhi diya tha ki uski maa itni sunder h. Sochte sochte or nye nye khyali pulaw pakate wo neend ki aagosh me chla gya.