Update 119
Mukaam - Haansil/Pryaas (5)
Saal 1973 Dussherra ka Samay
Ye yuvak yuvti kaam kreeda karke is nirjan khet se nikal kar bahar aaye the abhi. Yuvak khush tha wahi ladki santusht hone ke bawjood naraaj dikh rahi thi. Salwar-kameej jhaadti hui woh mooh firaye thi apne aashiq se.
"Lata, maine kaha hai na ke papa ko main mana lunga hamari shaadi ke liye. Tum bina wajah gussa ho rahi ho aur main itni dur sirf tumhe khush karne aata hu lekin har baar wahi narajgi.", Ye yuvak apni mehbooba ka hath pakadte hue manane laga. Gaanv se bahar in kheto me shaam ka dhundalka badhne he laga tha lekin kisi aur ki maujudgi ka nishaan bhi na dikha.
"Shankar, tumhe chudai karni hoti hai toh meri yaad aati hai. Doctor ki degree poori hone tak tum byaah nahi karoge aur tab tak mere bapu mujhe ghar na baithane wale. Tumhare toh dono hatho me laddu hai. Itne jee bhar ke mera jism lootna aur fir nayi naveli biwi ka.", Ladki tunak kar boli aur jubaan sirf kadwahat se labrej.
"Tum jaanti ho Lata ke maine sirf tumse pyaar kiya hai. Baat agar jismani rishtey ki he hai toh kya ladkiyan mere college ya kasbe me nahi hai? Shaadi tumse he karunga aur agar tumhe meri padhai itni he akhar rahi hai toh main apni maa se keh kar tumhare yaha rishta bhijwa deta hu. Sagaai hone par toh ruk jaogi na?"
"Itna asaan hai kya ye sab? Mere baapu biradari ko maante hai aur Panch bhi hai toh jyada pareshani hogi. Lekin ye sab tumhe he dekhna hoga aur mujhe apni biwi bana kar yaha se leke jaoge. Agar aisa nahi hua toh main tumhe barbaad kar dungi."
"Gussa kyu karti ho Chaand. Tum hamare he ghar ki bahu banogi aur fir kar lena mujhe barbaad, jaise thodi der pehle kiya tha. Kal he bhejta hu main maa aur papa ko.", Shankar ne woh naram ubhar kass ke masal diya tha gaal ko choomne ke sath he.
"Aahh.. mera toh khud ka dil karta hai re Shankar ki tum bas aise he mujhko sukh dete raho. Lekin jawaan ladki hu aur unch neech ho gayi toh ladki pehle maari di jaati hai phir sawaal kiya jata hai. Kal jarur bhej dena apne maa-baap ko aur keh dena ke baapu biradari se bahar shaadi tabhi karwayenge agar ye unki sharto par hoti hai toh.", Lata ne bhi baat poori karte hue Shankar ko chooma aur yaha se nikalne ko kaha. Ab thodi chinta is tagde naujawaan ke mukhde par thi. Aage ek taraf khade scooter tak jaate hue Shankar ne peeche mudd kar Lata ko dekha jo hari-sabjiyon ko chunni me lapet kar gaanth laga rahi thi. Kuch he palo me dhool udata woh scooter kacche raste se gaanv se viprit disha me nikal chala.
"Tu bahot badi chhinaal hai Munni. Pehli chhori hogi in dus gaanv me jo khud yaar se chudne viraano me ghoomti rehti hai.", Ye 2 ladke gobar ke bitodo ke peeche se Lata ke saamne aa khade hue lekin ladki ke chehre par koyi darr na tha. Ek yuvak koyi 25-26 saal ka sava 6 feet lagbhag aur dusra apne bhai se aadha feet chhota Lata/Shankar ki he umar ka, jo adhik gusse me tha.
"Teri kyu sulag rahi hai Fateh? Shankar mard hai aur tabiyat se thanda karta hai. Tere bhai ka toh mujhe peshab karte dekh kacha safed ho gaya tha. Chalo baju hato dono, begairat saale.", Lata ke ek hath me tej darati aur dusre me sabji ki potli, jisko kandhe par latkaye pakde thi.
"Dekh Munni, Shankar tujhe chodta hai lekin fir bhi tu mujhe pasand hai. Saaf baat kehta hu ke mere se byaah kar le, haveli ki rani bana kar rakhunga.", Ye baat chhote wale yuvak ne uska darati wala hath pakad kar kahi aur Lata ke saamne Fateh aa khada hua.
"Mere bhai ka dil dekh le Munni kitna bada hai. Chahta toh yahi patak kar chod deta, tu kuch kar bhi nahi sakti ye tujhe pata hai. Lekin ye byaah ke liye keh raha hai, marji se ya fir bina marji byaah toh ho ke rahega tera Surender se.", Ab sachmuch ladki ke dil me darr panap gaya tha lekin chehra shaant rakhe woh phir se boli.
"Mard ho toh mard ki tarah fainsla karo na. Kaho is Surender se ki Shankar ko hara de, main kar lungi byaah iske sath. Ye hara toh jis hath se meri kalai pakdi hai waha raakhi bandhungi, keh deti hu."
"Tu Shankar ko harane ka kehti hai, main toh jaan se maar dunga. Dekhti ja bas tu lekin us se pehle he tu bahu hogi hamare ghar ki. Sushila se abhi kehta hu ke teri maa ko shagun de aaye. Aur tu na khud apne gharwalo ko mana nahi kar payegi.", Fateh jaise bahot kuch soche baitha tha aur is beech Surender ne hanste hue Lata ka gaal choom liya.
"Bhaiya jo kehte hai wahi hota hai. Raand ki tarah chodunga tujhe, dekhti ja Munni. Bahot dil jalaya hai na tumne.", Surender ki himakat ka koyi jawaab na tha ab Lata ke pas. Lekin dono he yuvak dur hatt gaye jab cycle par gungunata hua ye sajila hatta-katta naujawaan is taraf aate dekha. Cycle ke saamne lagi badi si tokri me kutte ka pilla rakhe woh muskurata hua wahi khada ho gaya.
"Kaise ho Fateh bhaiya? Aur bhai Sundi aaj khet me patte khane aaya hai kya?", Apne naam ka uphaas hote dekh Surender ka chehra gusse se tamtama gaya tha wahi Lata is ladke ko dekh rahat ki saans le rahi thi.
"Mera naam Surender Singh hai, maloom nahi ke haveli ke utradhikari se koyi badtameeji se baat nahi kar sakta. Yaha ke 10 gaanv me hamara raaj hai."
"Kya Fateh bhaiya, iska fuse uda rehta hai kya har bakhat? Tabhi sundi (keeda) kehte hai isko. Gusse me khud ko he khaata rehta hai. Abe mere bhai tum haveli haveli karte rehte ho na jo har samay toh bata dete hai ke abhi tumse bhi badi haveli me moot maar kar aa rahe hai. Baitho Lata bhabhi, Shankar bhai bol kar gaye the ke saanjh ho rahi hai toh aapko leta aau.", Is yuvak ki baat se dono bhaiyo ki gaand he sulag gayi thi. Beshak Fateh umar me bada tha aur sharir me bhi tagda lekin fir bhi is ladke se nahi uljha. Aur cycle ke peeche baith kar Lata Surender ki taraf khaas tarah muskurati hui nikal gayi jidhar se ye ladka aaya tha udhar he.
"Aap kuch bhi kar lo bhaiya, sala Shankar se pehle isko maarna padega. Akele toh aapse bhi nahi hoga iska kuch ye pata hai mujhe lekin jabtak ye zinda hai toh bhool he jao ke aap hukumat barkarar rakh paoge. Upar se jab se baap bane ho, aapki jyada fati rehti hai.", Gusse me Surender apne bade bhai se pehle gaanv ki taraf chal diya.
"Arre ruk toh sahi Sundi. Maaf kar de bhai lekin main tera byaah kal he pakka karwa dunga us Munni se aur fir dekhna is Ajju ki kaise gaand maarte hai hum. Sher hai na woh, Bhawani bhai ke sath mil kar hum iska aisa shikaar karenge chhote ki Raghubir Singh ki haveli sunsaan na ho gayi toh main apna lund apne hath se kaat lunga. Vaada hai tere se mera. Munni se teri shaadi karwate he main is Ajju ko mita dunga.", Surender apne bade bhai ki baat sunn kar gale lag gaya tha.
"Phir Medi aur Shankar. Hahaha.", apne khayal bunte hue dono bhai apni haveli jaane lage. Vichar toh kahi se nek na the inke, shayad parvarish he aisi rahi hogi.
Jaise har suryast ke baad suryodya hota hai waisa he idhar bhi hua tha. Apne ghar Shankar ne aaj poori baat bata di thi apni maa ko, bhai Narinder ki upasthiti me aur roubdar Kaushalya Devi ne bhi apne pati Rameshwar ji ko bulwa liya tha. Bacho ki khushi aur apni biwi ke pyaar ki wajah se thanedar Rameshar Sharma savere he apni pehchaan ke is gaanv nikal liye the shuda patni Kaushalya.
Ye bhi ek bhara-poora gaanv tha jo aata toh Rameshwar ji ke param mitra-bhai samaan Raghubir Singh ki jadd me tha lekin utni he pakad ek aur dost Sombir Singh ki bhi thi, jo umar me Raghubir se bada tha. Panch Ishwar Singh ke aangan me Raghubir Singh aur Rameshar ji ke aane se pehle he Sombir Singh ki car aur jeep khadi mili. Panch ke ghar Sarpanch ka hona koyi badi baat na thi.
"Aaiye Raghubir ji, Pandit ji. Aaj toh aapka bhi aana bade mangal samay par hua hai. Namaskar thanedarni ji.", Ishwar Singh ne khud he in sabka swagat kiya tha aur Kaushalya devi apni sakhi Purnima ke sath ghar ke bheetar chali gayi thi, wahi baaki sabhi baithak me virajmaan ho gaye. Sombir Singh se khud Rameshawr ji ne hath jodd kar mulakaat ki aur barabar baithe Fateh-Surender ke sar par bhi hath fera.
"Dekho bhai Rameshwar, tum kuch bhi kaho us se pehle jara main bhi apni baat rakh deta hu. Hamara jo aapsi bhaichara hai wo majboot rehna chahiye beshak tumhara aur hamara yaha aane ka prayojan ek he kyo na ho.", Sombir Singh safed pagdi me hamesha ek maharaja sa tevar rakhta tha, saamne wala chahe jo bhi ho. Bas Raghubir Singh ek apvaad tha.
"Ji Sombir bhai. Aapki baat se main bhi purn sehmat hu lekin jab prayojan ek he hai toh fainsla usko karna chahiye jiski zindagi ka fainsla hum dono me se kisi bhi ek ke pariwar se judnewala ho. Aur main Ishwar Singh ji se bhi hath jodd kar shama chahta hu ke aise seedha he unki dehleej par chala aaya.", Rameshawar Sharma ko hath joddte dekh Ishwar Singh ne khud he unke hath thaam liye.
"Dekhiye aisa paap matt chadhaye mere sar par Pandit ji. Aap mere ghar padhare hai toh is se jyada khushi ki aur kya baat ho sakti hai. Waise ab aap dono he meri beti ka hath maangne aaye hai toh main kisi ko naraaj kaise kar sakta hu? Bas kisi bhi surat me is nacheej ki pagdi matt uchalne dijiyega.", Ishwar Singh ek samajhdar insaan tha aur poore gaanv ko he pariwar maan kar chalne wala nek vyakti. Beshak uski dharampatni kuch alag vicharo wali thi.
"Ji main aapko vachan deta hu, yaha jo fainsla hoga main poore dil se uska samman karunga. Aap beti ke pita hai aur jo fainsla lenge sahi lenge bas Madhulata se jarur raaye le lijiyega.", Rameshwar ji ke kathan par Raghubir Singh ne bhi sehmati jata di.
"Main bhi is baat se ittefaak rakhta hu Ishwar Singh ji. Sombir bhai sahab ho sake toh Fateh-Surender ko bahar bhej dijiye.", Raghubir Singh ka aisa kehna un teeno ka na pasand aaya lekin Sombir Singh ne apne dono beto ko ishare se jaane ko kaha.
"Sabhi baatein tum teeno he karoge toh humko toh yaha hona he nahi chahiye. Ishwar Singh jaisa Rameshwar ne kaha ke fainsla tumhe aur tumhari beti ko lena chahiye, mujhe ye baat sahi lagi lekin kuch jaat-biradari, panchayat aur samaaj bhi maayne rakhta hai. Khud Panch ho tum, is baare me bhi vichar karna thoda.", Sombir Singh ke swar me jo chetawani thi woh ye teen log bhali bhaanti samajhte the.
"Mere liye mera samaaj ye gaanv hai Sombir Singh ji lekin fainsla karna hai toh fir hum 4 logo ke beech chaaro mahilaye bhi hongi aur jiska vivah hone ja raha hai wo meri beti bhi.", Ishwar Singh ki is pratikriya ko dekh sabhi sehmat the. Thode he samay me is baithak me charo pariwar ke dampatti baithe the lekin Sombir Singh ke sath Chandro Devi ki jagah ye jawaan mahila thi koyi 30-32 saal ki. Sabhi jaante the ki ye khoobsurat aurat Sheela Devi hai, Sombir Singh ki yuva dusri patni.
"Tum jaanti ho beti ke hum sab yaha kyo jama hai?", Rameshwar ji ne he ghoonghat liye baithi Madhulata se sawaal ki shuruwaat ki thi.
"Ji kaka. Mere byaah ki baat karne ke liye."
"Sabhi tumhara fainsla jaan-na chahte hai, shuda sharat Munni.", Sombir Singh ki awaaj par kuch pal khamoshi chhayi rahi. Kaushalya ji ko ye 'sharat' lafz bada khatka aur woh vyaktitva anusaar bol he uthi.
"Bhai sahab, sharto par kaunse rishtey bante hai? Aur jara batao beti tumhari sharte jo tumne mere bete se pyaar karte samay usko nahi bataai. Agar ye nischall prem hai toh main yaha baithe harek insaan ke khilaf ja sakti hu aur agar isme milawat hai toh ye sabhi ek taraf aur main yaha upasthit bhi nahi.", Sheela devi ko alag he mirch lag gayi thi lekin Sombir Singh ne hath thaam kar chup rehne ko kaha.
"Pyaar hai tabhi toh Shankar se kaha ke woh aap logo ko mere yaha bheje, kaaki. Lekin main bhi ek bhavishya chahti hu jaisa aapka hai. Meri sharat koyi badi nahi hai aur mera fainsla Shankar ke sath zindagi bhar rehne ka hai.", Madhulata ke kathan ko sunn kar Sheela fir se Sombir Singh ko dekhne lagi jo apni muchho ko taav de raha tha. Bahar se wo dono bhai jharokhe se kaan lagaye sab sunn rahe the.
"Mere ghar me aane ke baad yahi toh hoga aage chal kar. Jaise aaj main bacho ki maa hu, ghar chalati hu waise he kal tum bhi yahi karogi. Tumhe aisa sandeh kyo hua bhala? Prem karna bura toh nahi hai aur beshak baat jaat-biradari ki ho lekin mere ghar me insaan ko insaan he mana jata hai, kisi ke sath paraye sa vyavahar ya rasookh nahi dikhaya jata.", Kaushalya devi abhi bhi mantvya jaan-na chahti thi is ladki ka jo sirf jubaan se he tej na thi.
"Haan beti khul kar kaho jo kehna hai. Hume itna toh samajh me aa gaya ke tumhari najar me hum dusre sthaan par hai lekin Shrimati Kaushalya Devi ji ka apna mantavya spasht kar do.", Sombir Singh ke bolne par ab Rameshwar ji ne gehri saans li jaise unhe bhaan ho gaya ke yaha milawat jarur hai.
"Aapke baad pariwar ki mukhiya main banungi. Aur jo bhi hai woh Shankar aur uske baad mere bacho ke naam hoga.", Ab toh Ishwar Singh ke bhi paanv tale jameen khisak gayi thi, baaki sab toh hairaan he the beshak Sombir Singh adakari kar raha tha lekin saath usne bhi sabka diya chonkne me. Pehli baar Purnima ji ne kuch kaha.
"Hamari haveli, kheti ki zameen aur lakdi ka kaarkhana bahot rahege tumhare liye ya phir shehar wala plot isme jodd du? Agar tumhe pariwar ke bado par he bharosa nahi hai jo apni he biradari ke bahar sirf bacho ki khushiyo ke liye idhar chale aaye toh tumhara mann itne se bhi nahi bharega. Utho bhai sahab yaha se.", Purnima ji ne Rameshwar ji ko kaha toh unhone apni bhabhi ke saamne hath jodd kar wapis baithne ki guhaar ki.
"Aap ye sab kyo dene lagi, main koyi Ajju se byaah toh nahi karne lagi.? Baat meri aur Shankar ki hai toh unke pita ji apna fainsla denge. Main shaadi ke liye tayaar hu bas meri ek yahi sharat hai.", Madhulata ki baat par bhaari mann se Pandit ji ne apne gale wo tulsi ki mala utaar kar Madhulata ke saamne rakh di.
"Beti ye meri maa ki nishani hai, vachan deta hu ke hamare ghar ke bahar jo bhi mere naam hai wo sab main tere bacho ke naam kar dunga. Ghar me mere 3 bete hai aur ek chhoti beti. Unko sabhi ko tere bacho se 10 kam he dunga lekin ghar ki ek bhi eent kisi ke naam nahi hogi.", Jiwanbhar Thanedar Rameshwar Sharma ne woh tulsi ki mala kabhi alag na ki thi khud se. Kabhi maans-madira ke hath na lagaya tha kyonki unki maa ne rukhsat hone se pehle apne gale se yahi utaar kar unhe pehnaai thi.
"Aap galat kar rahe hai ji. Bhuliye mat yaha sirf aapke he 4 bache nahi hai. Ek bahu pehle he hai meri, jo badi hai lekin uska ohda kamm kar rahe hai aap.", Kaushalya ji ne itna kaha he tha ke Madhulata ne woh mala utha kar ek taraf rakh di.
"Aise vachan nahi chahiye kaka jinka koyi mol na ho. Aap sabkuch Shankar ke naam kariye, idhar mere pita ji tareekh nikalwate hai byaah ki.", Madhulata ne jo kaha woh asehniya tha in sab ke liye.
"Maaf kijiyega, bhai sahab. Humko apne bete ka pyaar chahiye tha lekin is sharat par nahi ke pariwar bikhar jaaye. Bhagwan sabko khush rakhe bas, koyi galat baat kahi ho toh shama kijiyega.", Cigaar-daani ke barabar rakhi apne pati ki mala ko rumal me rakhte hue Kaushalya ji ne uthte hue kaha toh ab kahi Madhulata ki maa ke bol nikle.
"Panditain ji, chokhi baat hai aapki. Ab bahar aapka beta jo hamari ijjat uchalega uska kya?"
"Shankar toh hai bhi uddandd, bado ko kuch nahi samjhta fer ye toh ek ladki ki ijjatt uchhalne jaisa asaan kaam hai.", Sheela ne apni taang bhi fansa he di thi.
"Main is kamre se bahar sirf yahi kahunga ke ye rishta is liye nahi ho sakta kyonki Panch Ishwar Singh ji ki biradari ne unhe bedakhal karne ki dhamki di hai agar aisa hota hai toh. Dusri baat main aapse kehta hu Sheela Devi, ladki ki ijjatt uchhalne se jyada galat baat toh is shabd ko ek mahila ho kar kehna hai. Mera beta katai aisa kaam nahi karega jis se aap logo par koi aanch aaye, ye jimmewar meri hai. Usko main ye ek pariwarik fainsle ke roop me kahunga.", Rameshwar Sharma idhar bahar nikal he rahe the ki aangan me Umed Ajju Inder aur Shankar aa khade hue the, jeep Umed ke hath.
Ek pal ke liye toh mahol shaant sa ho gaya tha. Aur Sombir Singh ne jaise mohar lagwa he li thi Ishwar Singh ki biwi se apne bete ke sath Madhulata ke byaah ki. Sabhi is bade aangan me aaye toh Rammehar Singh ke 2 ladke bhi Surender aur Fateh ke sath maujud the yaha.
"Deepawali ke baad Surender ka vivah kisi bhi shubh din hum Madhulata ke sath karwa denge. Aap sabhi ko main abhi se aamantrit karta hu.", Sombir Singh ki ye garjana aghaat kar gayi thi in chaaro ke dil me jo abhi abhi idhar aaye the. Madhulata upari manjil me jaali se dekh rahi thi bas.
"Papa, aapne mere liye ye ek kaam na kiya? Main aapki pratishtha ke liye sab sahi tarike se karna chahta tha nahi toh bhaga kar bhi le ja sakta tha main Lata ko. Aur ab bhi aapke chehre par koi dukh nahi hai?"
"Beta Ishwar ji ek ladki ke baap hai, biradari samaaj se inhe bahar karke hum chain se reh sakenge? Inka bhi toh haq hai apni beti par aur jaha ye uska atcha bhavishya dekhenge wahi toh bhejenge. Tum mere atche bete ho Shankar, ladki bhagane jaisa kalank tum kabhi mere sar nahi lagne de sakte. Chalo ab humko chalna chahiye.", Rameshwar ji apne bete ko liye is jeep me sawaar hue aur dusri car me Kaushalya devi, Purnima aur Raghubir Singh. Bas muskurata hua Ajju yaha jeep se utar kar khada reh gaya.
"Toh taau ji aapne tikdam laga he dala na? Pata tha mujhe ke aapke londo ke bas ka nahi hai ye sab, 4-4 nikamme aaj tak apne baap par nirbhar. Meri hardik mubarakbaad Sundi bhai ko, khet se kati fasal uske pas chali aayi. Ram-Ram Laajo kaaki, waise laaj toh naa aayi hogi aapko bhi. Pata bhi hai ke ladki Shankar bhai se aathvi se prem karti aa rahi hai lekin Panch Ishwar Singh ji ko biradari ka bahana karke shikaar bana diya.", Ajju ke muskurate chehre ke sath sath aise teekhe shabd sabhi ke dil me baan se chubh rahe the, siwaye Ishwar Singh ke jo sar jhukaye khada tha.
"Ghani jubaan chalti hai ladke teri lekin aainda nahi chal ...aahhh.", Ye pehalwan sa vyakti tha Bhawani Gujjar, kadiyal aur apradhik vyakti jo Rammehar ka beta tha. Lekin is sava 6 feet ke daanav ko bade araam se Ajju ne gardan se pakad kar aangan me chitt patak diya tha. Baaki kisi ki himmat na hui thi ke aage badhe.
"Dekho bhaiya aisa hai ke hum he bade hai aur hum he chhote hai. Rahi tumhare in bhai-kaka ya jo bhi ho yaha ki baat toh sabko pata hai ke Ajju bolta hai toh khara bolta hai nahi toh hare-gopala hare-murari. Abhi chhod raha hu lekin aage se koyi aisi cheshtha ki toh wahi haal karunga jo kisi ka bhi nahi kiya aaj tak.", Bhawani hairaan tha ke koyi itna tej aur taqatwar kaise ho sakta hai. Wo bhi sadharan sehat wala. Beshak 6 feet ka Ajju baaki sabki tarah pehalwan na tha lekin sharir gehra kataav liye aur maanspeshiyo se bharpoor tha.
"Hum tumhare tau lagte hai beta. Thoda tameej aur ijjatt ka khayal kiya karo. Hum bhi toh pasand karte hai tumhe kyonki tum atche ladke ho.", Sombir Singh ne ek najar jameen par pade Bhawani ko dekhne ke baad Ajju ke kandhe par hath rakhte hue kaha.
"Tau ji, ijjatt toh main bhi aapki karta tha lekin aap na hamesha bacho ke beech shamil ho jaate ho. Batao bhala ke Lata bhabhi is Sundi se shaadi kyo karegi?"
"Ye toh tumhe Lata se poochna chahiye aur ab tum ho ek vyask toh shaadi tak tum us se mil nahi sakte. Vivah ke baad bata degi tumhe ki usne aisa kyo kiya.", Sombir Singh ne baal sehlate hue Ajju ko samjhaya toh woh haami bharta hua Ishwar ji ke aangan se he cycle utha ke apne ghar ki aur nikal liya. Idhar Sombir Singh bhi kal wapis aane ka bol kar yaha se nikla toh Sheela devi ke sath Fateh tha aur ek gaadi me Bhawani Singh, Surender aur Sombir Singh the.
"Pita ji, aap na kuch karo ya na karo bas is Ajju ka kuch kar do. Shankar toh aadha aaj he marr gaya.", Surender ne baat kahi jo gusse me tha.
"Arre mere sundi beta, dheeraj se kaam le. Wo log apne he toh hain, Ajju atcha ladka hai beta. Uske sath galat karke bahut kuch kharaab ho jayega. Tum us se dur raho wo tumse dur rahega. Shankar bhi galat nahi hai lekin jo cheej Sombir Singh ke bete ko pasand ho woh fir kisi aur ki nahi ho sakti. Aur Bhawani yaad rakhna us ladke ko, tum jaise toh kya Fateh Singh jaise bhi 10 milkar Arjun Singh suputra Raghubir Singh ka baal banka nahi kar sakte. Wo Shresth hai aur humko pasand bhi hai.", Sombir Singh apne is laadle ko samjha raha tha aur beech me Bhawani ke sath baitha Mohar bol pada.
"Bhawani bhai kehve the ke Shankar ki behan bhi bahot sundar hai."
"Haramkhor, ye galti matt kar dena tum log. Zinda dafan kar dunga tum sabko agar kuch bhi aisa waisa soch toh Madhu bitiya ke baare me. Kaan khol kar sun lo aur jo yaha nahi hai unko bhi keh dena ke Sombir Singh ne kaha hai koi bhi matlab koyi bhi Rameshwar Sharma aur Raghubir Singh ke pariwar ke kisi bhi shaksh ke sath aisi waisi harkat nahi karega. Maa chodd ke rakh dunga main tum sabki.", Sombir Singh ka tamtamaya chehra dekh kar sabki gaand fatt gayi thi. Itna gussa toh woh kabhi kisi par na hua tha.
Chalo aaj usne jaise taise apne ek bete ka ghar toh baswa he diya tha beshak tikdam chalaye the lekin tikdam bhi wahi chalte hai jaha saamne wale ki manjuri ho. Aise raahi aksar safar me lawaaris bhi reh jaate hai jo pyaar ke sath sharte jodd dete hai.
Wahi cycle ke paidal maarta hua Ajju dukhi bhi tha apne bhai Shankar ke liye aur dukh ko kam karne ke liye hamesha ki tarah geet gunguna raha tha.
'Teri manjil na hai ye banvre, bas rukaav hai ek kataar ka.
Kar khud ko saabit jara, bana de naya sansaar ek pyaar ka.
Preet kar Radha si, Prem kar Meera sa
Preet kar Radha si, Prem kar Meera sa
Pyaare pattjhad se na tootna, aayega mausam naya bahaar ka.
Teri manjil na hai ye banvare, bas rukaav hai ke kataar ka
.
.
Saal 1998 (vartmaan)
Arjun Himani ko liye ghar se nikla toh ye dekh kar atcha laga tha ke woh khush thi. Lekin wahi chasma aankho par tha jo Arjun ko pasand na tha.
"Thank you Arjun.", Himani ne jaise ye lafz kahe the sunn kar Arjun ko atcha laga. Aaj woh kal ki tarah naraaj bhi na thi aur hath Arjun ki kamar me daale Himani muskura bhi rahi thi.
"Aap bas vyast raha kara, lekin akele nahi. Bahar nikla karogi toh meri jarurat nahi padegi aapko."
"Tumhari jarurat he rehne wali hai ab. Komal ko keh diya hai maine. Jab bhi mujhe tumhare yaha aana hoga, tum lene aaoge mere phone karne par.", Arjun bas khush tha ke Himani bolne lagi hai.
"Thik hai, lekin kabhi kabhi mere na hone par aap bhi chali jaya karna ya Ritu didi lene aa jaya karegi. Main chahta hu ke college ke pehle din aap khud jaaye, poore atmavishwas se."
"Filhal toh main peecha chhodne nahi wali hu, jo bhi karo ya kaho. Aao tumhe mama ji se milwati hu.", Himani ne gate khol kar andar aamantrit kiya toh Arjun ne naa me gardan hila di.
"Phir kabhi milunga uncle-aunty se. Abhi toh stadium jana jaruri hai.", Arjun ne asamrthata se kaha toh Himani ne hath hila kar bye kaha aur najakat se andar chali gayi. Arjun bhi itne din ke baad aaj stadium ja raha tha, beshak Sandhu ji ko bataya ja chuka tha ke Arjun vyast hai lekin prashikshan prabhavit jarur hua tha. Itne dino baad stadium ke dwar se andar aaya toh ajeeb si khushi mil rahi thi in sab chehro aur jagah ko dekh kar.
"Kaise ho mister? Aajkal toh chaudvi ka chaand ho gaye ho?", Ye Chandni thi jo Dimpi ki taraf se chalti hui stand tak aa gayi thi. Dimpi tennis me vyast thi aur na uska dhyaan tha idhar. Chandni ki najre bahot kuch kehti thi aur ye bhasha bhi Arjun ke liye nayi na thi.
"Main toh atcha hu Chandni lekin lagta hai aapka khayal nek nahi hai. Ab toh Suman ne bhi boyfriend bana liya hai, permanent. Kyo samay kharaab kar rahi ho kisi bewkoof ke peeche.?", Arjun ne kandhe par bag taangte hue jawaab diya.
"Ye bewkoof samajh nahi raha meri tadap ko. Saaf kehti hu ke bas ek baar meri ye jigyasa shaant kar do phir kabhi nahi tokne wali tumhe.", Khulkar kehna he behtar laga tha Chandni ko.
"Jis raste ki koyi manjil na ho uska kya fayeda Chandni? Samajhdar ho aur ab toh team ki captain bhi. Khel aur career par dhyaan do, chahne wale toh tumhare bhi bahot hai.", Arjun chalne he laga tha ke usne hath pakad liya.
"Dekho, besharam bhi bann gayi hu tumhare liye. Ab itna bhi na girao ke mera wajood he na rahe. Sach keh rahi hu Arjun, tum jo kahoge wo karungi lekin ek bar meri chahat poori kar do."
"Manju se jawaab le lena Chandni, woh kahegi toh main aag me bhi kood jaunga. Ab hath chhodo mera.", Arjun ne narmi se kaha aur hath chhudwate hue apne raste badh gaya. Chandni ke pas Suman aa khadi hui.
"Dekh Chandni, wo ladka atcha hai aur Manju apni he saheli hai. Kya milega tujhe aisa karke?"
"Suman baat sirf sex ki nahi hai. Main Manju se har cheej me behtar rahi lekin sabkuch usko mila. Tujhe kya lagta hai ke Manju ne game chhod kar mujhe kaptaan aise he bana diya? Tamacha maar ke gayi hai woh mere mooh par. Ek baar ye ladka meri taraf chala aaya na phir dekh main Manju ko kaisa dard deti hu."
"Thoo hai teri jaisi saheli par Chandni. Galti se Manju apne purane roop me aa gayi toh tera hostel, college aur stadium khatam ho jayega. Dost ko dushman samajhne wali tere jaisi kameeni ladki ke aaspas bhi nahi dikhna chahti main..", Suman ki baat sunn kar Chandni ne gussa aur akad dikhate hue alag he jawaab diya.
"Tu matt itra randi. Jiske sath tu gulcharre udaa rahi hai na, usko tera past bataya toh wo bhi nafrat karne lagega tujhse. Pehle bhi toh yaar tha tera, jis se chudwa kar apna kharch chalati thi. Aur captain hu main, coach ki khaas bhi. National toh kya khelegi, extra me bhi na baithne dungi tujhe.", Chandni jo bhi keh rahi thi woh jaise Suman ko majaak sa lag raha tha.
"Kar le jo tu karna chahti hai. Balbir pyaar karta hai mujhse aur usko pata hai mere ateet ke baare me. Rahi baat is basketball ki toh agle saal shaadi hai meri Balbir ke sath, wo mere liye maayne rakhta hai. Ja chudwa le coach se bhi aur phir dekhti hu tujhe Manjubala Nain se kaun bachata hai. Tera coach ya tera ghamand.", Suman ne bhi karara tamacha laga diya tha is moorakh yuvti ke dil par, shabdo aur sachaai se. Paanv patakti hui Chandni badbadati hui Tennis court se aage jaane lagi toh paani ki ghoont bharti Dimpi ne toh aag me ghee ka kaam kar diya.
"Didi oh Chandni didi, suna hai Stadium federation koyi jaanch baitha raha hai basketball coach aur kuch sandigdh logo par. Ye Deepti abhi wahi se aayi hai.", Chandni ke paanv jadd ho gaye the aur Dimpi ke sath khadi ladki bhi sehmati me sar hila rahi thi.
"Kya bak rahi ho? Hamari team toh north winner hai. Coach sir ki toh promotion hone wali thi. Ye kaisi jaanch ki baat kar rahi ho tum aur kaise pata iske baare me.?"
"Didi, abhi hamare tournament ke baare me pata karne gayi thi main toh waha S.A.I. se bhi kuch log the aur Stadium management bhi. Pradeep Sir (Tennis Coach) ek ladki ko chup karwa rahe the aur woh unhe bata rahi thi ki kaise team me jagah ke liye senior ladki ne usko aapke coach ke sath galat kaam karne ko kaha. Filhal toh waha aur kuch nahi pata chala lekin Pradeep Sir keh rahe the ke wo us ladki ko insaaf dilwayenge aur police jald he aane wali hai.", Deepti naamak ye ladki jitna jaanti thi usne utna bata diya. Lekin Chandni ek shabd bhi bole bina tej kadmo se basketball court ki jagah dusri taraf chal di.
"Naam he bata deti usko yar, shayad jyada jaldi bhaag jaati.", Dimpi ne hanste hue kaha aur Deepti thoda sharma gayi.
"Kya yar Dimpi, waise ye ladki ho kar bhi itni galat kaise ho sakti hai?"
"Kayi baar hum sahi mauko par galat fainsle le lete hai darling. Iski bhookh ne isko andha bana diya lekin ab bhugatne de, hum match lagate hai.", Yaha ye dono wapis khelne me lag gayi aur idhar aaj Balbir ke sath kasrat karne ke sath sath Arjun ne dhero baatein bhi ki. Usko ye jaan kar bhi khushi hui thi ki Balbir ko clerk ki naukri bhi mil gayi hai. Dono ne paseena sukaane ke baad abhyaas wali jagah ka rukh kiya toh Arjun ke kadam thithak gaye.
"Abe tujhe kya hua? Coach sir ko dhoond raha hai kya?", Balbir ne Arjun ki chintit dekh poocha. Lekin yaha Charul ko dekh woh thoda hairat me tha, pareshan nahi.
"Kaha hai sir?"
"Pata nahi abhi thodi der pehle he prabandhak sahab ka PA unhe bula kar leke gaya tha. Koyi meeting-weeting hogi bhai. Waise 5 din se ye madam bhi idhar aa rahi hai, tere dost hai na Charul madam?", Balbir itna kehta hua kit ki taraf liye chal diya Arjun ko.
"hmm. Lekin female boxing ka practice area toh dusri taraf hai na bhaiya. Yaha kyo hai ye?", Arjun ne dono panjo par garampatti baandhte hue poocha. Charul ne bhi Arjun ko dekh liya tha aur soch rahi thi ki wo baat karne aayega. Lekin yaha toh Arjun ne aaj Balbir se pehle kit par shuruwaat kar di thi. Halke mukko se woh sadhi hui laye me abhyaas karte hue Balbir ki baatein bhi sunn raha tha.
"Wo seekhne nahi aayi hai bhai. 40 din ke liye assitant hai woh, training dene se pehle ye jaruri prakriya hai. Iske baad woh junior coach ka imtihaan dengi, yahi stadium ya phir University me sikhane ke liye.", Balbir ne glucose ki bottle mooh par lagai aur fir ek ghoont lene ke baad 2-3 bar uthak baithak ki.
"Ye boxing ki coach kaise bann sakti hai? Jaha tak mujhe pata hai woh pehle gymnast thi aur baad me Judo ki player.", Arjun alag hua toh Balbir ne kit ko thaam liya. Santulit karne ke baad woh bhi araam araam se bas kandhe ka abhyaas kar raha tha har mukke ke sath.
"Game toh aur bhi bahot khele hai madam ne lekin Judo me black-belt hai woh. Athletics ki ek aur baat hai bhai, ke coaching ke liye jaruri nahi ke wahi khel aapne khela ho. Aapko samajh hai toh prashikshan lo, tayaari karo aur imtihaan do. Baaki aapki samajh aur kushalta par nirbhar hai. Dicky Bird ka toh maine koyi cricket match nahi dekha lekin woh umpire hai.", Balbir ne sahi samjhaya lekin galat udaharn ke sath.
"Haan lekin Holding bowler the jo baad me bowling coach bhi bane. Aapne example refree ka diya hai bhaiya. Waise wo team games hai toh waha shayad jaruri ho jaisa main samajhta hu lekin idhar aap sahi hai individual me. Sandhu ji khud boxer rahe hai aur ab senior coach hai, karwa sakte hai naam ki sifarish.", Aakhiri baat Arjun ne thoda tej kahi jo Charul ke kaan tak sahi se pahuchi. Wo itni der se inki he baatein sunn rahi thi. Phir bhi woh khamosh rahi aur ye dono practice karne lage rahe. Thodi der baad Sandhu ji bhi aa gaye the aur ye dono abhyaas khatam karke sharir ko sukha rahe the.
"Balbir, tum jara hostel warden ke sath chale jao. Wo intjaar kar rahi hai tumhara. Aur Arjun beta, mujhe abhi thoda samay lagega yaha, agar jyada pareshani na ho toh Charul ko apne sath le jana.", Sandhu ji ne vinamrata se kaha tha jaise woh thoda pareshan ho.
"Main auto se chali jaungi papa.", Charul ne turant jawaab diya.
"Thik hai agar tumhe auto se jana hai toh Arjun tumhe battiyon ke pare tak chhod dega. Yaha se toh auto bhi nahi milega. Waise bhi isko kaam hai shaadi-byaah ke toh ghar chhodne ke baad kahi tumhari maa iska samay na kharaab kar de. Main chalta hu baaki sab log abhyaas ke baad sabhi samaan thik se rakh ke chale jana.", Sandhu ji ne jyada kuch na kaha. Kaali chust tshirt aur saleti sooti track pajama pehne Charul ke gore gaal thodi mehnat ki wajah se gulabi ho chuke the. Sundar toh woh Parul se bhi kahi jyada thi lekin hamesha pehrava khiladiyo wala rehta tha.
"Ji 2 minute rukiye, main kapde badal kar yahi aata hu. Tab tak aap bhi change kar lijiye chahe.", Arjun ne aage ka jawaab na suna aur furti se nikal gaya. Charul dharamsankat me thi ab. Jana chahti bhi thi lekin Arjun dwara andekhi kiye jaane se aahat bhi thi. Ye bhi pata chala tha ke woh itne din se kyo nahi aa raha aur ab apne he kathan par gussa thi ke kyo auto ka kaha. Fir kuch soch kar wo bhi alag disha me chali gayi, kapde badalne. Arjun 5 minute baad uski pratiksha karta he mila. Charul ne kapde badle jarur the lekin woh waise he the. Bas ab kaali ki jagah saleti chust tshirt aur ye kala track pajama jo kulho par se ab kuch jyada chipka tha.
"Chalo aur meri wajah se intjaar karna pada uske liye sorry.", Charul ne apeksha se viprit baat kahi thi aur Arjun muskura raha tha.
"Dosto me toh sorry jaisa kuch nahi hona chahiye."
"Main dost nahi maanti tumhe. Saaf kehti hu aur yaad rakhna.", Dono chalte hue stand tak aa gaye the jaha aaj stadium ki shuruwaat Chandni ke sath alag behas se hui thi wahi kuch aisa he jaate waqt hone wala tha.
"Fir kya maanti ho aap? Yaha bhi madam he kahu kya?", Arjun ne apna bag Charul ko pakdate hue kaha jo behichak usne thaam liya.
"Pyaar.", Arjun ko ek pal apne kaano par vishwas na hua ke abhi Charul ne kya kaha hai. Lekin wo gehri bhoori aankhe apne jawaab par adig thi jaise. Bina prasadhan ke bhi Charul ullekhniya roop se sundar thi.
"Pata hai aap kya keh rahi hai aur hum log is waqt kaha khade hai?", Arjun ne wapis aage badhte hue motorcycle me chaabi lagai aur bahar nikalne laga.
"Jaha marji ho, ye badalne toh nahi wala jagah ke hisab se. Haan maanti hu ke main tumhe kisi aur ke sath nahi dekh sakti thi isliye kabhi bol na saki."
"Phir aaj koyi khaas wajah is puruskaar se nawaajne ki?", Arjun ke baithne ke baad Charul bhi dono taraf paanv karte hue baith gayi. Beech me ek bag tha aur dusra kandhe par.
"Socha kab tak akele pareshan hoti rahu, tumhe bhi thoda karna he chahiye. Isliye 5 din se stadium bhi aa rahi hu. 3 se 6 baje tak."
"Main kaise pareshan hounga ji? Aur iska matlab ye hua ke aap mere liye yaha aa rahi hai. Fir toh ye sarasar galat hai."
"Tum khaas wajah ho lekin dusra pehlu bhi jaruri hai. Aur girlfriend ke nakhre kabhi kabhi pareshan toh karte he hai. Kyo aisa nahi hota kya?", Stadium se bahar nikalte he Charul ne apna ek hath Arjun ki kamar me rakh liya. Arjun samajh nahi pa raha tha ke woh kya jawaab de is sab ka.
"Meri 2 girlfriend hai pehle se he, teesri England ja chuki hai. Ek aur bhi hai jo filhal yaha nahi toh total hui 4. Ab panchvi bann ne se toh bahot jyada bura nahi lagega aapko Miss Charul Sandhu.?"
"Hajarvi me bhi problem nahi hai Shriman Arjun ji. Aap bas haan toh kaho ke main aapke layak hu, sach keh rahi hu kabhi koi demand nahi hogi siway sath waqt bitane aur wo saari baatein sunane ke jo main akele karte aayi hu abtak. Is se pehle ke ye pucho ki maine ekdum se ye sab kyu kaha toh iska jawaab hai Annu."
"Annu ka is sab se kya lena dena? Aur tumhari baat kab hui us se?"
"Jab tumne us se baat ki thi just uske baad. Tum bade saral ho Arjun aur main khud tumhe uljhan ki tarah samajh rahi thi. Now I regret ki tum saamne the aur main har wo baat dhoond rahi thi jiska mujhse koyi lena dena na tha. Aur jab baat samajh me aayi toh aaj sara din main sirf tumhe yaad karti rahi. Dekho tum aaye bhi aaj lekin jaise meri andekhi kar rahe the toh mujhe wahi feeling aa rahi thi jo sachmuch ek lover ko hoti hai, meri galti maan li maine.", Charul ne kuch bhi dil me na rakhte hue saaf saaf hakikat bayaan kar di. Arjun abhi bhi asmanjas me tha.
"Us din thappad kyu mara tha?"
"Kyunki mujhe laga tum ..", Ek pal ke liye Charul chup he ho gayi.
"Kya laga tumhe Charul?", Arjun ne ab naam se bulaya toh Charul ne chehra ek taraf karte hue uske kaan ke sameep hote hue kaha.
"Mere inners ke color ki baat kar rahe ho. Sorry for that too. Lekin tab bhi sirf tum he mere khayal me the aur Simmi ne mood kharab kiya hua tha sach bol bol kar. Main is baat ka bura nahi maanti agar wo sab tum kehte ya hum akele hote. Thoda is baad se bhi gussa thi ke Annu wahi thi jis se tum pyaar karte ho."
"Aur ab?"
"Kaha na jab tum aur main ho bas tab. Kisi ke saamne main khud he peeche hatt jaungi."
"Matlab ab main inners ki baat kar sakta hu?", Arjun ne chanchalta se keh toh diya lekin anjaam dekh kar khud he halat patli ho gayi.
"Dekh bhi sakte ho, bas mere kamre me ya jaha hum dono ho. Tabhi toh keh rahi thi ki mera dil bhara baitha hai Arjun tumse dhero baatein karne ke liye. Kismat kahi aur le jaaye toh ye malaal na ho ke main ek band diary si zinda thi jisko wo insaan khol kar padh bhi na saka jiska jikar har line me tha.", Charul ne peeche se he usko aagosh me le liya tha.
"Sadak par log hai Charul."
"Sorry. Aur agar tumhe tumhari vyast zindagi se kabhi bhi fursat mile toh milne jarur aana Arjun."
"Main yahi hu Charul aur jab tumhara dil kare baat karne ka toh keh dena. Main aa jaunga aur padh lunga kya kya likha hai."
"Kal?"
"Kal.", Arjun ne bhi wahi shabd bina prashn ke dohra diya.
"Kaha? Mere ghar toh koyi na koyi hoga he. Waise bhi 2 din school aur hai abhi."
"School ke baad ya stadium ke baad jab tumhe thik lage. Baat karne ke liye toh poora shehar he hai, fir ek ghar par nirbhar kyu rehna.", Arjun ne motorcycle Charul ke ghar se thoda pehle he rok di thi.
"Thik hai, stadium ke baad. Jaha tumhara dil kare. Park ya market ya chalti motorcycle is bheed se pare. Good bye and take care.", Hath hila kar jaane se pehle Charul ne bag Arjun ko wapis kiya aur ek muskaan ke sath vida kiya. Arjun pehle din se he jaanta tha ke Charul usko khaas tarah se dekhti hai, school ke basketball wale prakaran se kuch samay pehle jab Annu ne usko kaksha se bahar kiya tha tabhi se. Wo Charul he toh thi jisne Annu ko bola tha Arjun ko wapis class me lene ke liye. Lekin uske baad silsila ektarafa mohabbat ka banati Charul ne anjaane he khud ko kshati pahuchai thi.
'Pagal sa ek shaksh, duniya samajhne nikla lekin wapis ghar pagal he aaya.', In vicharo se nikalta jab apne ghar dakhil hua toh bas itna he khud se kaha. Aangan se bagiche ki taraf jaate Pandit ji ke sath Dharamvir Sangwan aur Col Sahab the. Shankar ji ki car fir se nadarad thi aur Umed chacha bhi ja chuke the.
.
.
"Tumhari laadli meri naak katwane par tuli hui hai Saroj. Ek baap ne aaj wo dekh liya jo kabhi koyi bhala insaan sapne me sochne tak ki galti nahi karta.", Bhannaye se Daleep Singh ki awaaj chaah kar bhi tej na ho saki thi. Diwan par baithte hue chehre par dard-gussa aur bebasi ke mile-jule bhaav liye woh hath paunch rahe the.
"Laadli toh waise woh byaah se pehle tak aapki he thi. Mujhe toh aapne bas uski palanhar samajh ke rakha hua tha. Jara sunu toh aapki lambi naak par meri laadli kaise pahuch gayi.?", Saroj mausi ke swar me sirf bebaki thi.
"Kuch keh bhi nahi sakta aur kar bhi nahi sakta, itna bebas main kabhi na tha Saroj. Manju waha khet me Shankar ke bete ke sath us halat me thi jisko dekhna har baap ke liye sharmnaak hai. Kaise mumkin hai ye sab? Mere liye toh dono ek samaan he hain.", Aaj dopahar me apni beti aur na-maloom damaad ko dekhne wale wahi toh the.
"Gaumati toh aapki sagi chacheri behan nahi hai? Suna hai byaah ke baad tak wo apne laadle bade bhai ki goad me khelti rahi hai. Waise Manju ki shaadi jaha aapne karwai thi waha toh khud aap logo ne uska sansaar ujaad dala. Ab jaha wo apni marji se khush hai, udhar bhi aapko dikkat hai. Ho kya aap? Baap? Kasaai? Bhediye ya fir mooh kharaab karke nayi upaadhi de dalu?", Saroj ki awaaj naram na thi is waqt aur Daleep Singh ke pajame ke andar pichwade tak paseena aa chuka tha aisi khari khari sunn kar. Saroj toh kabhi uske sath teekha vyavahaar na karti thi. Kabhi koyi sawaal nahi ke woh kaha jata hai kya karta hai lekin aaj. Woh bhi itni badi baatein keh daali thi.
"Gaumati ke sath jo bhi mera sambandh tha main usme tumhara paapi hu Saroj lekin ye jo Manju aur Arjun ke beech ho raha hai wo tufaan la dega kayi gharo me. Shankar gaushala pe he tha aur agar wo ye sab dekh leta ya fir Rajesh? Dekho main maafi maangta hu apne kiye ki tumse. Mujhse badle ki bhawna me galat ho gaya aur Manju meri jaan hai. Uski zindagi barbaad ho jayegi."
"Wo peit se aapki karni ki wajah se. Girwa do bacha aur fir se bandh do usko kisi ke palle, bakri hai na woh tumhare khaandan ki. Badle ki bhawna wale kasaai apne khoon se sane kapdo ke liye kisi aur ko jimmewar matt theharao. Chudail bhi bali kisi aur ki deti hai apni aulaad ki nahi. Wo khet mera hai aur aainda waha kadam mat rakhna aap, keh deti hu. Rahi baat Arjun ki toh woh is ghar ke andar mera damaad hai jisne meri beti ko ek sahi jindagi di. Uske aur Manju ke baap ki tarah ujaadi nahi.", Saroj befikar si thik saamne baith gayi thi ek kursi par. Daleep Singh shunyabhaav se bas soch raha tha.
"Pandit ji se ye raaj na bachega Saroj. Mujhe chinta Arjun ki hai aur uski zindagi kisi aur ladki ke sath pehle he baandhi ja chuki hai. Main tumhare saamne se kahi na jaunga aur jaha bhi gaya tumhe leke jaunga lekin ye anarth rok do."
"Yahi baat Shankar ji ko yaha bulwa kar kahiye, main bhi vichar karungi. Filhal mere bache khush hai apni duniya me. Arjun ek jimmewar pati aur damaad hai, Manju ka har fainsla wo karega aur baat karni hogi Shankar ji ke sath baith kar aapko. Haan Manju uske sath he hogi us samay bhi. Milaye toh jara Shankar ji ko phone.", Saroj ne kehte ke sath he stool par rakha phone aage kar diya tha Daleep ke. Sochne samajhne ki taqat jab na bachi ho toh aadmi hukum maan he leta hai. Daleep ko pata tha Shankar abhi kaha hoga. Diary se number nikal kar bas handle kaan pe tikaye woh pratiksha karta raha.
"Shankar bhai Daleep bol raha hu."
"Pata hai bhai, awaaj jaanta hu tumhari. Lekin ghabraye hue kyu ho? Musibat me toh nahi, main aata hu tumhare pas."
"Suno bhai suno. Ek bahot badi ghatna ho gayi hai Shankar. Manju aur Arjun...", Ab wo atak gaya tha itna kehte kehte aur dusri taraf Shankar ki bechaini badh gayi thi in 2 naamo ko sunn kar.
"Kya hua un dono ko? Kaha hai woh Daleep? Kuch toh bol mere dost, dekh un par musibat aayi toh main bina-wajah mara jaunga."
"Shankar, yar un dono ka chakkar hai. Mujhe maaf kar de yar lekin mujhe aaj he pata laga ke meri beti Arjun ke sath sharmanak halat me thi.", Daleep dard me itna he keh saka.
"Pati-patni ke beech kyo aate ho mere bhai? Hamare pas kisi ke bhi sawaal ke sahi jawaab nahi hai. Aur jo sahi hai unse sawaal karke hum jyada gir jayenge. Teri beti uski biwi hai bas yahi ek gupt sach hai. Apne tak he rakhna is baat ko, waise bhi lafde 50 pehle se hai kahi ye ab tumhare peeche padd gaya toh tumhe toh bachane wala bhi koyi nahi. Mere pas maa toh hain.", Shankar se toh aise jawaab ki ummeed tak na thi Daleep ko.
"Tumhe pata hai kya keh rahe ho?"
"Haan pata hai. Hum dono sachmuch kasurvar hai Manju ke aur Arjun uska sabkuch. Aur ye baat bhi samajh lena ke Arjun ki shaadi pariwar ke hisab se Preeti se he hogi, lekin wo ladki bhi shayad shamil hai Arjun-Manju ke sath. Hum bahar hai toh hamare liye filhal thik hai. Tu Gaumati ke pas ja thoda thanda karegi toh chain se samajh sakega.", Ye naam bhi Saroj ko sunaai de gaya tha baaki baaton ke sath. Hadbadahat me Daleep ne turant phone rakh diya.
"Main bhagwan kasam khaata hu ke Gaumati ke sath ab mera kuch nahi hai. Aainda main unke pariwar ke bhi kisi insaan se nahi milne wala. Mujhe kaise bhi maaf kar do Saroj."
"Aap bas ab wahi karoge jo is ghar ke liye thik hoga. Kaam Rajesh ke sath jo ki Manju ke hisse kiya hai Arjun ne aur baaki waqt yaha ghar me. Apne bhai ko bol dena ke us khet me na jaaye aur waha jab bhi hum kaam karenge, pata hona chahiye. Bagiche wali taraf gherav karwa do aur woh 2 ekad Manju ke naam. Baaki sab toh sahi hai. Main nahi rokti Gaumati ke pas jaane se ya Bindiya ke. Chai la rahi hu.", Saroj jaate hue ye naya naam bhi bomb ki tarah fodd gayi thi apne pati ke sar par.
'Sahi kehte the Pandit ji, bakre ki maa kab tak khair manayegi. Fatti bhi aisi ki ab dubara sil na payegi.', Daleep bebas sa yahi keh saka khud ko. Dil gamgeen tha aur biwi ab bhi sath thi. Aankhon me paani aa he gaya tha.
.
.
"Tu ab idhar aa kamre me, bhagta fir raha hai na main sab samajhti hu.", Arjun naha dho kar bathroom se nikla toh Komal didi ne baithak ka darwaja andar se band karte hue usko bister par baitha liya.
"Kyu bhaagunga main aapse.? Bas thoda vyast tha aur sab hote hai yaha. Koyi aa jayega didi."
"Koyi nahi aata tu nischint ho ja. Aur chal ab bata ke Madhu bua ke sath kya ho raha hai?", Seedha sawaal toh tedha jawaab dene ki galti Arjun yaha toh nahi kar sakta tha. Agle 20 minute tak rattu tote ki tarah woh sab bolta gaya siwaye apne pita ke raaj ke. Kaise usne bua ke sath sambandh banaye, bua ko us se pyaar hona, bua ki pareshan halat aur sath he dada ji ka beti ke liye vyathit hona. Aakhir me jab unke sasural me shamil hone ka ullekh kiya toh Komal ne apne bhai ko pyaar se gale laga liya.
"Toh isliye bua ro rahi thi? Dekh samabandh ke baare me toh main kya he kahu. Dono vyask ho aur woh samajhdar badi mahila hai. Lekin tune ye bahot atcha kiya ke unki zindagi ko sahi manzil tak pahucha diya. Jis insaan ka dil chhalni hua ho na Arjun, usko pyaar ki marham lagana gunaah nahi hai. Waise 2-3 sawaal aur hai mere pas.", Komal didi ne Arjun ka hath pakadte hue pooch he liya.
"Ji aap puchiye."
"Tere kuch baatein samajh me nahi aati mere bhai. Kaha tha ke har us ladki ke sath shamil matt hona jo kahe ki usko tujhse pyaar hai? Ye galtiya tujhe kahi ka kahi le ja sakti hai."
"Aap kiski baat kar rahi hai?", Arjun ne dimag par jor daale bina kaha.
"Atcha ye chhod aur jara ye bata ke Himani, Richa aur Vinita didi ke baare me tum kya feel karte ho. Mujhe pata hai ke tum hamesha sach bolte ho.", Komal didi ne jaise ye baat kahi thi Arjun bister par thoda sahi se ho kar baith gaya.
"Bata raha hu didi lekin iske baad ek sawaal mera bhi hoga. Sabse aakhir me."
"Thik hai. Aaj tum sawaal bhi kar lena."
"Himani didi ek jimmewari hai mere liye, jinhe bade vishwas se Aacharya ji ne mere supurd kiya hai. Wo us sookshm pal me he qaid hai jaha agar unhe nirantar bahari duniya ka ehsaas na karaya jaye toh wo wapis band ho jayengi. Main unhe akela thik nahi kar sakta. Ho sakta hai is sabke dauraan woh mujhme dilchaspi le aur aisa swabhavik hai didi. Lekin mera lakshya hai ke bikhre kaanch ko gond se jodne ki jagah pighla ka ek majboot moorat du, jisme koyi aur aks na ho. Himani didi ke baare me mera yahi vichar hai.", Arjun ne har shabd ko gehanta se kaha, soch samajh kar.
"Aur Richa?"
"Unke baare me hum vyarth he baat karenge didi. Sawaal bhi aapke pas, jawaab bhi aapke pas. Lekin agar kuch mere mooh se he jaan-na hai toh bata deta hu. Wo hain Chandro Devi ki pauti aur inki mata ji ka naam hai Madhulata Singh/Lata Sharma. Dimag majboot, har cheej ko sirf dekhna samajhna aur chup rehna. Matlab jiwan me 2 kirdar jeene wali, shaayad atript aur ek aashawan ladki. Mujhko bhai ki tarah dekhti hai, Ritu didi ko kisi pratispardhi ki tarah aur saamne dikhti cheej ka pata poochne wali. Matlab baat karne ke liye utsuk ek akelepan ki shikar, masoom ladki. Aadha sach aur na-maloom sach unki zindagi ko asaan nahi karne wala.", Arjun ke is jawaab par Komal ki dhadkan tej ho gayi thi. Wo uski soch se aage ja chuka tha aur jaise kisi sachaai ke kareeb jo Komal ke sath sath kisi ko bhi na pata thi.
"Vinita?", Ye naam lete hue hontho kampkampa rahe the.
"Wo toh aapke he jaisi hai na didi? Unke baare me toh humko nahi baat karni chahiye. Aap chahti hai ke ye main kahu ya aap waise he samajh jaye jaise aap Tara-Priyanka didi ke baare me jaanti hai.", Arjun se aaj shayad wo galat he ulajh gayi thi lekin Komal didi jaanti thi ki Arjun hain toh unse chhota he.
"Tum aaj subah kaha gaye the? Aacharyaji toh bahar hai aur ek baat main keh deti hu ki kaamwali bai ne tumhe kuch sandesh diya tha. Bimla jiji ke naam se.", Yaha ab mahol badal kar Komal didi ke paksh me aa chuka tha. Ghadi ne itni jaldi paune 8 baja diye the lekin Arjun kuch soch kar apni baat kehne laga.
"Saadhu Singh uncle ki biwi hai Bimla devi. Unki beti hai Kaajal jiske saath maine jungle me 3-4 baar wo sab kiya hai. Sach kehta hu ke woh sirf jismani jarurat jaisa hai jo khud woh chahti hai. Maine waha jana chhoda toh Bimla aunty ne yaha sandesh bhijwa diya. Mujhe nahi pata tha ke aapne sunn liya tha woh. Isliye subah main Kajal ke sath fir se wahi dohra kar aaya. Ek aur ladki bhi shamil thi aaj."
"Kaun hai wo ladki?"
"S.. s..Savita naam hai uska didi."
"Wo tujhse pyaar karti hai?"
"Haan. Aur pehle maine usko he dekha tha Kajal se. Lekin humne kuch kiya nahi aur ab uski shaadi hai 2 mahine baad Kaajal ke bhai ke sath."
"Aur in 2 mahine me tu usko bhi aurat bana dega? Maine jhoot toh nahi kaha na?"
"Haan. Wo yahi chahti hai."
"Tu kya chahta hai Arjun ye jaruri hai. Idhar dekh kar baat kar niche dekhne se ye baat nahi chhup jayegi ki tera sambandh shayad Bimla Devi se bhi hai.", Komal didi ne aaj pehli baar thoda jor se kaha tha. Arjun ke chehre par ajeeb se bhaav aa gaye the.
"Main kya karu didi? Saamne se agar koyi khud tayaar ho aur fir mera bhi dil ho us ladki ke sath tab main kya karu?"
"Mere aur us Savita me se kisi ek ko chunn le bhai.", Didi ne itni badi baat keh di thi ki Arjun bina kuch kahe bas unke gale lag gaya tha.
"Ek baar aise he haadse ne bahot kuch badal diya tha Arjun. Main nahi chahti ki tu shikaar ho kisi kshadyantra ka. Tu shikar nahi karta kyonki tu pyaar karna jaanta hai. Lekin khud he soch tu us ladki ke pyaar ko mehsoos karna chahta hai ya jism ko? Agar wo tujhe ke najar me kabhi atchi lagi hogi tabhi toh woh aajtak akshat hai. Aaj woh us dehleej par hai jaha woh apna sabkuch tere hawale karke tujhe apna banana chahti hai. Isme Kajal ya Bimla devi jaisa wo kaam-vaasna ya sukh ka chaah nahi re pagle. Khud he soch ke pehel Savita mili lekin 3-4 baar tu Kajal ke sath ekakar hua. Ye sab mahine 2 mahine ke beech toh hua he hoga. Itna sabar karne wali ko tu kya jawaab dega? Ya wo ladki kya leke apne pati ke pas jayegi jab aatma tere hawale ho jaane wali hai. Kayi mandiro me diye kisi aur ko bhi jalane de Aaru, pandit prem ka har koye. Na koye na Hoye. Ab tera sawaal.", Didi ne jo aaina dikhaya tha woh bahot tha uske liye.
"Main aapse pyaar karta hu. Aur aainda ye mat kehna ke kisi ke liye bhi aap khudko saamne rakh dengi. Mera koyi sawaal nahi hai bas.", Arjun halki narajgi me tha aur chehra par halka dard. Komal didi ne bhi uske chehre ko pakadte hue hontho se honth jodd diye. Jab alag hue toh Arjun sharamane lag raha tha.
"Haan ab bol. Tu meri jaan hai Aaru aur main jaanti hu ke tu mere bina nahi reh sakta. Tabhi tujhe sudharti hu thoda thoda. Baki tu jo marji karta reh."
"I love you.", Is baar Arjun ne unhe choomne ke baad baahon me le liya tha. Kuch der tak woh unhe jakde raha toh Komal didi ko bhi pata lag gaya ke woh sachmuch pareshan ho gaya hai.
"Atcha baba. Aainda aisa nahi kahungi. Lekin ab tu na apna sawaal kar.", Komal didi ne Arjun ko gale laga liya tha.
"mujhse shaadi kar lo."
