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Raat 11 bajte bajte is bade hall me najara poori tarah badal chuka tha. Kya jawaan aur kya adhed, sabhi bas poore josh se tej bajte gaano par udham machate jhoom rahe the. Walia ji Vikas ko uthaye naach rahe the aur kahi Shankar ko uthaye unka pehalwaan bhatija Bijender paseene me bhiga jhoom raha. Narinder toh sabse he alag kisi daksh nirtak sa thumke lagata hua bar wale gore ladke ko bhi nachane laga. Jisko naachna nahi aata tha aaj toh wo bhi sab kuch bhool kar bas dhamaal machane me laga raha. Poori awaaj me bade bade speaker par 7 samandar paar gana baj raha tha aur sharaab paros rahi wo kamsin baalaye bhi hansti muskurati hui ye sab dekh kar lutf le rahi thi.
Sanjiv ne toh jeb se poori noto ki gaddi he apne pita pe se waar kar hawa me bikher di. Amuman yahi ladka tha jo sabse shaant aur maryaadit lagta tha. Rajkumar ji ne bhi apne bete ko goad me ucha utha liya.
"Hurrraaahhhh.. Aaj mere bhatije ki party hai.. main toh raat bhar daaru udaunga...", Umed ne Daleep ke sath thumakte hue 500-500 ke note us bade manch par har taraf udaa diye. Dekhte he dekhte aisa he jalwa ab har hath dikhane laga tha. Jyada nahi toh fir bhi 5-6 lakh ke note har taraf bikher diye gaye the. Arjun apna bhojan karke yaha se 30 minute pehle he ja chuka tha aur dusri taraf wale hall ke beech wala darwaja yaha se taale se band tha.
"Arre bhai bas karo yaar.. aahhh.. behanchod subah toh kya kal dopehar tak nahi utha jaane wala agar thodi der aur ye sab kiya.", Ashok ji ke stage se utarte waqt kahe gaye shabdo se kuch he pal me sabhi log paseene se nahaye hue apni apni jagah aane lage. Narinder aur Shankar ne sabse pehle apni apni kameej utaar kar ek taraf uchaal di jaise kal pehan ni he na ho. Vatanukulan me bhi jism par itna paseena aur sabke chehre laal he the.
"Ye toh main bhi keh raha tha bhai. Bitiya ab bas sabke liye ek ek peg banwa do fir khana lagwao.", Rajkumar ji ne ek ladki ko sab samjhaya aur idhar unki bagal me Sanjiv maje se baitha muskura raha tha. Lagbhag har vyakti upar ya toh baniyaan me tha ya fir button khole hue.
"Yar Shankar, pehle pata hota na ke tumhare yaha sabhya party ka anjaam aise hoga toh main nikkar me he aata. Ab toh lagta hai swimming pool na mila toh neend nahi aane wali.", Gajendra bhalla kisi haathi sa haanf raha tha aur haalat baaki sabhi ki kuch waisi he thi.
"Peeche swimming pool bhi hai Gajendra. Shankar aur uske jodidaar kapde aise he nahi utaare baithe.", Rajkumar ji ne jaise he bataya Shankar aur 8-9 log apne apne jaam uthaye Bhalla ko liye ek taraf nikal chale.
"Matlab bas kehne ki der hai.", Bhalla ne masti me kaha tha aur Narinder ne ghaas par patloon ek taraf fenkte hue waise he jawab diya.
"Gajendra bhai sahab, aap keh ke toh dekho. Gaand chhod kar sab haajir ho jaayega.", Apna gilaas Shankar ko thama kar wo Bhuppi,Gulati aur Sangwan ke sath chhapaaak ki awaaj karta tarantaal me ja kooda. Shankar aur Umed ke sath sath Gajendra bhi hansne laga. Ye log araam se kapde khol kar paani me utar chuke the. In sabki dhama-chaukdi se pare us dusre hall me mahol jyada rochak aur gehan tha.
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"Ab tak toh humne Raunak bhai ka bhi ateet sunn liya, apne Shastri ji bhi aaj dil ki jaane kitni he gehraai khol gaye aur Col sahab ka toh jiwan sachmuch he kisi fasaane se kam nahi. Pandit ji, Narayan charcha bhi hui or Raghu-Ram ki bhi. Lekin apne tridevo ke baare me jyada jaankari nahi mili. Waise toh main Shankar aur Inder ko tabhi se jaanta hu jabse wo dasvi karke aaye the aur Shankar mere liye Param se bhi badhkar hai, jis par aap bhi sandeh nahi karenge. Yaha unke mama bhi hai, chacha bhi aur guru bhi. Toh kuch jaankari inke bhi bachpan ya anjaan samay ki dijiye.", Yaha is bujurg mandali me sabhi 4-4 peg laga chuke the siwaye Aacharya ji aur Pandit ji ke jo abhi in sabke sath he teesra banane lage the aur baaki panchva. Dharamvir ji ne ye baat kehte hue Aacharya ji, Krishneshwar aur Hansmukh ko bhi dekha tha.
"Tridev.. Doctor sahab, ek tarah se aap inhe aisa isliye keh rahe hai kyonki Raju khamosh tabiyat hai jo adhyyan, jiwan ki seedhi rekha aur antarman me khush rehne wala vyakti hai. Shankar bilkul viprit hai kyonki wo hamesha Kaushalya se lipta raha aur is wajah se laadla kaho ya jajbaati par duniya ko bilkul alag najar se dekhne wala bana. Inder in sabse alag hai ya behtar hai. Wo dukh me bhi khush aur khush me toh jyada he khush. Raju bachpan se sirf 2 logo ke kareeb tha. Sombir bhai sahab ke dusre bete Bhoora ke ya fir apne hum-umar Dharampal ke. Bhoora ke jaane ke baad Raju jaise swayam se bhi dur ho gaya. Khair, niyati ko kabhi bhi Brahma pasand nahi aaye lekin baaki dono Mahadev ke he ansh hai toh narayan inme se koyi nahi.", Pandit ji ne sabke jaam khud he banane ke pashchaat unme baraf ke tukde daale toh paani bharne ka kaam Hansmukh ne kiya. Aaj pehli baar wo apne jija ke saamne pee raha tha lekin Pandit ji ne khud he unhe araam se maja lene ko kaha tha, aupcharikta bhool kar.
"Bura na maaniyega meri baat ka bhai sahab lekin maine mehsoos kiya hai ki jaha Inder kahi jyada he paripakva hai wahi Shankar me shayad kuch alag hai.", Shastri ji ne apne gilaas ko chammach se hilate hue jaise thanda karne ka pryaas karte hue kaha. Unki baat sunn kar Krishneshwar aur Chandarkaant ne bhi gardan hilaai jaise unhe bhi kuch pata ho.
"Usko pehle college ke samay bhi aur uske baad 15-16 saal tak kayi baar jor ka sardard hote maine bhi dekha hai. Aisa tabhi jyada hota tha jab wo lagataar kaam me laga rehta tha ya fir jab wo akela hota. Ek ya do baar toh maine paaya ki wo jaise wo insaan hai he nahi jisko main jaanta hu. Laasho se bhi baatein karta rehta tha wo jab usko koyi milta nahi tha apne najdeeki ya dost.", Sangwan ji ki is baat par kuch waqt toh jyadatar logo ko saanp he soong gaya jaise bas Pandit ji aur Col sahab mand mand muskura rahe the ya jaise kataaksh kar rahe ho.
"5 baras ka raha hoga Shankar shayad us samay. Uska ghar ka naam Laddu tha kyonki har waqt bas usko wahi khaane hote the aur tha bhi gol-matol sa. Meri maa jab sarkaari quarter rehne aati thi toh usko maalish karke aise he chaddhi pehna kar khula chhod deti thi. Shankar bahot he jyada bhola tha bhai sahab, matlab itna jyada ki kisi cheej se chot lag sakti hai toh wo dusri baar bhi usi cheej se takra jata tha. Pata nahi us samay kya hua tha ya usne shayad kuch aisa dekha jo iske dimag me ghar kar gaya. Inder 2 ya dhai saal ka tha aur Kaushalya ghar me usko nehla rahi thi. Shankar bahar se aaya aur ekdum apni maa ke pallu ko pakadta hua wahi behosh ho gaya. Aanan-faanan me usko Raghubir he hospital le gaya kyonki ghar pe toh bas mahilaye thi aur main duty.", Baat kehte kehte Rameshwar ji ne ek halki si chuski li sharaab ki aur aakhen moond kar jaise kuch yaad karne lage. Sabhi ki najar unke he chehre par thi aur koyi atirikt awaaj tak nahi.
"Jism neela padne laga tha aur doctor hath khade karne lage. Bade hospital le kar gaye toh unhone kaha ke jyada se jyada ek ghanta aur saans chalegi. Aap log isko le jao aur mujhe suchna mili toh main bhi nikal pada. Raghubir chahta tha ke is antim samay me Shankar apni maa ke seene se laga rahe isliye wo bhi namm aankhon se usko liye ghar aa gaya kyonki Kasuhalya ko sath nahi le jaya gaya tha. Main bhi kaanp gaya tha ke Kaushalya kaise ji sakegi apne is Laddu ke bina aur hath me kuch tha bhi nahi.", Shankar ke us anjaane bhaag ko batate hue Pandit ji ke chehre par feeki hansi aa gayi.
"Chamatkaar hum maante nahi aur khaas kar policiye toh bilkul bhi nahi. Nirmal ji se he pooch lijiye. Lekin us din hua ye chamatkaar. Wo mahatma ji jinhone hamara vivaah karwaya tha aur uske baad wo sirf ek he baar najar aaye the us din wo jaane kaha se hamare ghar ke bahar aa khade hue. Kaushalya unhe pita he kehti hai aaj bhi aur wo bhi usko beti. Kambal me lipte Shankar ke chehre par koyi 5 minute unhone hath firaya tha aur mere bete ne honth khol diye. Kuch dawa thi ya jo bhi tha jo unhone Shankar ke poore jism par lagaya aur 2 ghante baad wo pehle sa uth kar bade araam se laddu khaane laga. Bas yahi bol raha tha ke dard hai aur koyi usko daant raha hai. Bache ki jaan bach gayi toh sabhi ke aankhon me khushi ke aansu the lekin mahatma ji ne sabko waha se bhej kar Kaushalya aur mujhe waha baitha liya. Unka kehna tha ke Shankar jivit toh bach gaya hai lekin ab wo kuch badal gaya hai. Kabhi kabhi usko sar dard hoga, wo aapa khoyega aur ho sakta hai wo bahut se avrodh todd de.", Rameshwar ji baat ko jaise halke he shabdo me bata rahe the aur jo Shankar ko jaante the unhe wo samajh bhi aa raha tha.
"Toh us din ke baad se he wo alag sa dikhne laga Pandit ji? Matlab sardard ke sath sath jaise wo akelepan me pareshan ho jata hai?"
"Nahi nahi doctor sahab. Shankar ki dawa usko saal me ek baar milti rahi aur Inder uska humsaya raha iske baad ya Umed hota tha agar Inder na ho toh. Shankar ka sar tabhi dukhta tha jab wo kuch karna chahe aur usko roka jaaye. Akelepan me thoda adhik avsar rehte the aisa hone ke lekin uska sabse rudra swaroop tab saamne aaya tha jab kisi ne Ajju ke sath hatha-paayi ki. Wo 12 ka hoga tab aur Shankar 14-15 ka lekin Shankar ne 22-23 baras ke 3 ladke akele he buri tarah jakhmi kar diye the. Uske baad toh aap logo ne bahot se kisse sune he honge aur shayad Shankar ne apna wo swaroop jaan liya. Inder ne apne bhai ki hifajat ke liye he khudko us se jyada majboot banaya lekin fir bhi jab Shankar ka niyantran khud par nahi rehta toh Inder aur Umed bhi usko rok nahi sakte. Waise wo dono toh kabhi bhi usko nahi rokte.", Ye sab sunn kar Shastri ji ki jigyasa thodi bhadd chuki thi lekin kuch logo ke toh hosh udd chuke the.
"Matlab yahi wajah hai ki aap Shankar ko ..?", Nirmal Singh baat kehte kehte ruk sa gaya jaise kuch galat bol diya ho.
"Personality disorder me Pandit ji bhi bebas hai Singh sahab. Aur inhe bhi pata hai ki Shankar kabhi saboot nahi chhodta aur uske aas-pas aisa network hai jo is baat ki 2-3 baar tasalli khud bhi kar leta hai.", Sangwan ji ne jaise ab Nirmal Singh ko bilkul khamosh kar diya tha. Aur jhempte hue bas wo muskura diye.
"Haan aur dusri baat hai ki main usko rok he nahi sakta. Mere se jyada bade kanoon ke sanrakshak uska sath dete hai toh is retired aadmi ki kya bisaat. Kyo Chandu, galat kaha kya maine? Tumhare mukhiya Bhajan ji ke sath sath tum bhi toh uske har kaam ki file gayab karwa dete ho.", Chandrakaant ke mooh se thodi se sharaab bahar chhalak aayi thi aur wo khinse niporta hans diya.
"Toh Arjun?", Shastri ji ne bas ye 2 lafz kahe aur is baar Pandit ji se pehle jawaab Col sahab ne diya.
"Sanskaran kahi jyada he behtar aur khatarnaak hai Shastri ji apne purvaj se. Shankar apne us swroop ko swikaar kar chuka hai lekin us se kahi bhayankar hai Arjun ka aniyantrit ho jana. Hum log is baat se ittefaaq nahi rakhte the aur sach kahu toh abhi bhi ye kehna ajeeb he lagta hai. Insaan ka dusra pehlu bhi ho sakta hai jo daravna ho aur sadharan se kahi jyada taqatvar. Lekin jo medical term Sangwan ji ne Shankar ke baare me kahi wo agli peedhi me nahi ja sakti. Arjun paida hone ke samay bhi badi mushkil se bacha tha aur fir 8-9 mahine baad uska jiwan sankat me tha. 5-6 baras ka hone par toh wo ugrata ki hadd paar kar jata tha. Uske sath aisa kya hua iski wajah toh nahi pata lekin Ritu ne uska ek aur naam rakha tha Rudra. Par ye ladka agar Shankar se kahi jyada vidhvansak hai toh utna he samajhdar bhi.", Col Sahab bhi Arjun ke alag pehlu ko jaante the lekin ye sab unhone kabhi ghar me kaha nahi tha.
"Matlab Arjun bhi.. ? Ye treat kiya ja sakta hai agar sahi consultation aur therapy mile.", Sangwan ji hairaan the ye jaankar.
"Wo khud ko thik kar chuka hai Dharamvir bhai. Hostel me uske gusse ko kaise kaabu karna hai ye wo jaan chuka hai. Aur jaha Shankar apradhi ko dandit karne me vishwas karta hai wahi Arjun apne Rudra ko niyantran me rakh kar hosh se kaam leta hai. Satish ne thik kaha hai ki wo Shankar se kahi jyada he vidhwansak hai aur aisa aapko kuch maamlo me pata bhi laga hoga lekin tab bhi Arjun ne hosh nahi khoye. Usko bura lagta hai jaha Shankar ko is sabme maja aata hai. Tabhi main kehta hu ki wo ladka vyast rahe toh behtar hai. Aur atchi baat ye hai ki poore pariwar ne pehle usme vishwas dikhaya aur ab wo pariwar se upar kisi ko nahi rakhta. Uska Rudra bhi prem se waakif hai aur gehre gyaan se aaj Arjun ne wo dil ka dard ya jakhm khatam he kar liya hai jiski wajah se usme wo sab badlaav aaye. Shankar bas yahi chook gaya lekin ab jo hai so hai.", Rameshwar ji ne ghadi me samay dekha toh baaki sabhi ne ek peg ka aur samay manga.
"3 toh waise bhi nahi lagte bhai. Baithe hai toh 4 toh karenge he, kyon Shastri ji? Waise jo atirikt ho wo vardaan banana hai ya abhishaap, ye swayam ke hath hai. Isme na Narayan kuch kar sakte na Nar. Hahaha.."
"Sahi kaha bhai sahab.. Apne liye toh vardaan he hai ye bache. Waise ab toh shayad wo mahatma ji poore ho gaye ho, lekin jinda hote toh hum bhi darshan ke itchhuk the.", Nirmal Singh ji ki is baat par 3 log thahaka maar hansne lage.
"Bhai, jisne khud darshan dene ho wo bulane par toh aane se rahe. Aur ab rahi baat unke jiwan ki toh wo hamare pita ke samay bhi unse umar kuch bade the aur aaj bhi waise he hai. Aaye the kuch din pehle aur bata bhi gaye the ke Shankar ka sardard ab ja chuka hai. Fir jaane kab aayenge aur kismat rahi toh kya pata tumhe bhi fursat dilwa de."
"Arre..? Kya sachmuch itne vridh hai.?"
"Maine kaha na Nirmal bhai ki wo tab bhi hamare pita jaise dikhte the aur aaj bhi. Umar ka asar toh dekha he nahi humne un par siwary thode jyada safed baalo ke. Jisma aaj bhi paune 7 feet se upar hoga aur utna he majboot. Ye sab chhodo aur dekho peene ke sath khana bhi jaruri hai. Kirshan, tum toh bhai sharaab se alag bhi kuch chakho.", Rameshwar ji ne mahol ko itar karte hue mehfil ko thoda khushnuma karte hue apne bhai se chuhal ki.
"Bhai sahab.. aapke idhar sharaab atchi hai. Waise apne Kundan ji toh kuch bol he nahi rahe.", Sachmuch Kundanlal ji bas sabki sune ja rahe the aur Kapoor sahab ki sohbat me unke jaam apni raftaar se chaalu the.
"Ab bhai hum toh do-dhaari talwaar ke kareeb baithe hai. Ye janaab toh hamari biwi ke sath holi khelte aaye hai aur inke suputra hamare damaad hai. Aise avsar par galti se bhi humne kuch kaha toh samjho shaamat aayi. Yaha behak kar kuch keh baithe the ye hamari shrimati ji ko bhadka denge aur yaha se jaane ke baad mooh khola toh hamari begam ki baat inse hogi. Behtar yahi hai ki aadhti apni fasal bachaye aur thaanedar ki najar me na aaye.", Kundan ji ki baat par jordaar thahaka laga tha har taraf.
"Haan le lo bhai tum bhi maje le lo. Thanedar ke sath Col ko bhi gherkar maarte hai ye aadhti. Waise inka bhi kuch itihaas hai jara gor farmaiyega.", Pandit ji ne apne samdhi ko aankh maarte hue charcha shuru ki thi.
"Irshaad-Irshaad.", Sohanlal ji jaise pratiksha me the aur Col sahab ne bhi gilaas se ghoont bhar kar hath upar kiya.
"Lag gayi seep hamari toh. Kirshan, bhai ab na tumhe dand milega hamari hone wali fajihat ka. Dand hai ki ye poori plate salaad ki is jaam ke sath khatam karo. Ab Pandit ji dusre pandit ki kar do aisi taisi.", Kundanlal ji bhi utne he unmukt aur khushnuma vyakti the.
"Baat aisi hai ki jawaani me inhe ghar me qaid rakha jata tha. Aaj bhi yaha baithe hum sabhi me inse jyada asardar toh koyi hoga nahi. Safed daadhi aur poore baal ke sath jism par halki vasa tak nahi hai bhai sahab ke. Toh us samay ye janaab apne Firoz khan se bhi behtar dikhte the. Agle gaanv ke sarpanch ki ladki ne inhe dekh liya mele me aur diwangi me inke gale padd gayi. Kundan ji sar pe hath rakh kar daude thaane me aur peeche peeche sarpanch aur unki wo beti.", Ye sunn kar baaki sabhi lotpot hone lage the aur Kundan ji ke chehre par sharam bharpoor.
"Rameshwar bhai, wo jikar toh karo iski haalat kaisi thi thaane me.", Sohanlal ji ne thoda aur tadka lagaya tha ab jis par Kundan ji unhe rok bhi rahe the
"Hahaha.. toh thaane me aa kar ye khud he hawalaat me ja ghuse. Bol rahe ki mujhe ek din ke liye andar kar do aur koyi puche mere baare toh batana nahi. Ab us samay kasba chhota tha aur waisa he thaana. Idhar ek neta ji, jo ki mele ki wajah se waha padhare the hamare thaane chale aaye. Inke pita ko mele wali baat pata chali aur sarpanch ka bhi toh wo bhi idhar pahuch gaye. Fir toh ek kamaal he ho gaya.", Rameshwar ji ekake ruke toh ab Kundanlal ji chehre par sharam ki laali chhaa gayi jisko sab dekhte hue muskura rahe the.
"Fir kya hua bhai sahab? Aise baat na rokiye, nivedan hai.", Sangwan ji ke kehne par Pandit ji ne salaad ka ek tukda chabane ke baad kaha.
"Fir doctor sahab giri bijli. Inke pita ji ko wo neta ji jaante the aur unke sath thi sushri Sunanda ji, putri. Mahanubhav jaldi se bahar aaye aur sabhi ke saamne bol uthe ki pita ji hum toh vivaah karna chahte hai inke sath. Sarpanch waha aaya lekin 2 bade digajjo ke beech hath jode khada raha. Jagah kuch aur, Sharma ji ke bete ki chahat galat jagah aur upar se ye sabkuch gair-iradtan. Wahi se kaan pakad kar inke pita ji inhe le chale aur hamare saamne he Neta ji ne apni putri se poocha tha ke wo is ladke ko pasand karti? Wo atcha pariwar hai aur jaan pehchaan bhi hai. Paani pee kar wo bhi nikal chale aur fir hamara ho gaya tabadla. Hawaldar jo the us waqt. Phir kaafi samay baad mulakaat hui thi wo bhi anaaj mandi kisi kaam se gaye the. Din yaad kiye toh pata laga ki wahi inki dharampatni hai ab aur unse ek pyaari si bitiya hai jo kaksha 9 me jaane lagi thi. Sach kahe the bas humne taye kar liya tha ke waqt aane par aaj hui dosti ko rishtey me badal kar rahenge. Aaj Shankar ki dharampatni wahi hai aur sambandhi se pehle hum Sohan ji ke anuj aur Kundan bhai ke samkaksh dost.", Rameshwar ji ne masti majaak wali baat ko bhi apnepan aur aadar pe samapt kiya.
"Waah bhai sahab. Romanchak.. Sachmuch Kundan bhai aap toh yaar bade he jindadil insaan nikle.", Sangwan ji ne tareef ki toh Pandit ji fir se bol uthe.
"Wo itna bhi jindadil nahi hai. Kundan bhai bata denge inke kaarnaame. Log vivaah se pehle dabangai karte hai ye janaab toh uske baad shuru hue. Ye jaam aap sabhi ke naam aur atchi sehat ke liye.", Rameshwar ji ne gilaas khaali karne ke baad ulat kar rakha toh baaki sabhi ne waisa he kiya siwaye Hansmukh aur Krishneshwar ke.
"In dono jija saalo ko lage rehne do. Duniya bhar ke gum bas inhe he toh hain.", Pandit ji ke aisa kehne par wo bas khisiya gaye lekin ishaare se unhone bas itna he kaha ke jab tak dil kare peeyo. Mehfil yaha se bhang ho chali thi ab khaane ki mej ki taraf. Iske baad sabhi ke sone ki vyavastha upar wale kamro me thi aur jinke sath driver tha wo jaane wale the.
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"Tum ab kaafi behtar lag rahe ho Sudarshan.", Raat syaah ho chuki thi aur is multi-speciality hospital ke khaas kaksh me bister par pasre asadharan se Sudarshan urf Choti ke sameep ye adhed sa rasookhdar vyakti kursi par baitha tha. Choti ke sharir par abhi bahi support ke liye frame lage the lekin jakhm bahar se bhar chuke the.
"Kaka ji, ek mahina mal-tyaag bhi bister par kiya hai. Is kalaai ki haddi choora ho chuki thi jisme rod dali hai aur ye jaangh shayad jiwan-bhar na sahi ho. Hosh aaya toh laga tha ke is se behtar toh main marr he jata lekin doctors ne himmat di aur atcha ilaaj ho raha hai mera. Aap bahot jaldi haal-chal lene aaye?", Ab jaise Sudarshan me wo akad na thi jaisi hamesha chehre par rehti thi. Lekin ye vyakti kuch alag he tarah muskuraya jaise bahot kuch dil me ho.
"Jaante ho tumhara ye haal kisne kiya hai? Aur tumse milna itna asaan bhi nahi tha jo tum aaj ulahna de rahe ho. Ek insaan tumhe lagbhag maar deta hai aur aur uska baap tumhe bachane ka dhong karke vaahvahi le raha hai.", Kaka ji ka maksad kya tha wo toh wahi jaanta tha lekin Sudarshan kuch soch me doob gaya. Fir chand minute baad usne mooh khola.
"Minta, Saabu, Jogi aur Naresh ne mere sath rehte hue 15-16 tak ki pehalwano wali bheed ko ghutne tikwaye hai Kaka ji. Kaalu pehalwan ka murder aapke kehne par jab maine kiya tha tab main 25 ka tha aur Kaalu mujhse bhi 3 inch ucha. Bahot gumaan tha mujhe ki main wo parvat hu jisko koyi kanoon, mantri ya faulaad jhuka nahi sakta. Yaad hai ek baar aapke peeche ##### gaanv me logo ko hujoom dauda tha aur maine kitne he apahij kar diye the?", Sudarshan baat kehte hue apni sahi hath se takiya bagal me lagate hue Kaka ji ki taraf dekhne laga.
"Wahi hum tumhare mureed bane the Sudarshan aur tumhare dum ke sath sath jigar ka mureed wo har vyakti hai jo tumhe sanrakshan deta raha hai. Lekin is sabka kya matlab hai abhi kehne se? Main tumhe bata raha hu ke asliyat kuch aur hai."
"Aapko pata hai na ki un chaaro ki bhi haalat thik mere jaisi hai aur shayad Jogi toh kabhi bhi hath se khana na khaa sake? Jo jhund itna prabhaavi aur bekhauf tha usko ek 18 saal ka nihatha ladka taash ke patto ki tarah faad kar bikher gaya. Aapko toh pata he hai ke wo kiska khoon hai aur usne 100 se jyada logo ke saamne is kaam ko anjaam diya, wo bhi chand minto me?",
"Saaf saaf kaho Sudarshan ki tum chahte kya ho? Main tumhare kehne par us ladke ka naamo-nishaan mita sakta hu bas tum apni baat khulkar kaho.", Kaka ji ke chehre par garmi bhadti dekh Sudarshan ne apni dukhti gardan ko thoda sa hilaya aur taar chadhe daanto se muskuraya.
"Ye kaam toh aap humse karwate the Kaka ji aur jaha tak main jaanta hu hamare baad aapke paas itne dum wala toh koyi aur hai nahi. Meri Daadi hai na Chandro Devi, usne hamesha mujhe aise bada kiya ki main Shankar chacha jaisa banu aur na ban saka toh kam se kam Umed chacha ke samkaksh ho saku. Usne kabhi ye na kaha ke main mere dada ya tau-pita jaisa banu. Jabki wo teeno bhi asadharan he the lekin un sabko saja dene wala tha Shankar chacha. Meri daadi ka hero keh sakte ho us vyakti ko. Aur mujhe bhi har pal lagta tha ke ek din main Shankar chacha ke ghutne tikwa dunga lekin pehle apna jor itna badha lu ki unke barabar raajnaitik aur kanooni taqat ho mere pas. Is beech mujhe pata he na chala ke main khula saand kab ek janjir me bandha pagal kutta bann gaya. Taqat ke sath sath nasha, jism aur paise ki bhookh ne wo maksad khatam he kar diya. Logo ki najro me khauf dekhna pasand aane laga tha aur isko badhate badhate main daadi ki baat bhool gaya. Wo kehti thi mujhe pariwar ka naam kaayam rakhna hai asli chaudhary ki tarah aur taqat ka bhadda pradarshan nahi karna.", Sudharshan ateet yaad karta hua jaise khudko kos raha tha.
"Matlab tumhe ab us ladke se badla nahi lena aur shayad ab tum haveli ke bheetar rehne waale wo sehlaye jaane wale bade kutte ka jiwan jeena chahte ho.", Kaka ji ke chehre par aayi nirasha dekh Sudarshan ni koyi abhadrata nahi ki.
"Jab meri daadi ka hero Shankar chacha aajtak hai toh unka khoon bhi unhe utna he pyara hoga na Kaka ji? Arjun khud chal kar aaya tha hospital me aur uske sath meri maa or daadi bhi thi. Wo ladka mera hath pakad kar aankhon me aansu liye meri durdasha dekhta raha aur jubaan se jaise lafz nikle he nahi uski. Meri maa ne toh yaha tak keh diya tha ke wo kahi se bhi galat nahi hai. Usne mujhse maafi maangi aur kaha ki wo jis se bhi pyaar karta hai usko musibat ya dard me nahi dekh sakta. Meri galati thi ki maine uske pyaar par he hath rakh diya aur fir bhi wo apne andar ke jaanwar ko kaabu me kiye tha jab usne meri ye haalat banaai. Aaj meri daadi ka hero bhi badal chuka hai aur mera bhi. Aap pehle bhi aaye the lekin chacha ne mana kiya hua tha kisi ko bhi mere se milne se lekin aaj maine khud unhe kaha tha ki aap mujhse mil sakte hai. Ab aap batao ke mujhe kya karna chahiye aur aap jo karna chahte hai us se main aapko jara bhi na rokunga.?", Sudarshan ke dwara poori baat batane par Kaka ji ne sameep rakhe paani ke gilaas se ek ghoont bhara aur kuch pal khamosh rehne ke baad bola.
"Tumne asaani se ghutne tek diye apne se aadhi umar ke ladke ke saamne. Aur rahi baat Shankar Sharma ki toh aane wale election ke baad usko bhi wo taqat na milegi jab hamari sarkaar hogi. Fir is Arjun ko bhi nibta sakte hai aur uske baap ko bhi. Main chahta tha ke tum hamare sath he raho chahe wo sab na karo jo pehle karte rahe ho."
"Umed Singh sachiv banenge aur sarkaar fir se unki he aane wali hai. Maje ki baat bhi suna deta hu aapko, Shankar Sharma CMO banenge chunaav ke baad. Mere liye daadi ne ek gurukul ka vichaar kiya hai jaha ki dekhrekh aadarniya Pandit Rameshwar ji karenge. Aur wo Lok Dal wala toh 5-6 saal se pehle aane wala nahi hai. Umed chacha ne Delhi me dakhal de di hai jiska natija suna ho ki 4-5 bade baahubali naam ab gayab ho gaye hai.", Sudarshan ki baat sunn kar ek pal ke liye toh Kaka ji ki hawa he khisak chuki thi aur wo hairaan tha ke ye bister par lachaar pada insaan itna sabkuch kaise jaanta hai.
"Tumhe ye sab khabar kaise hai?"
"Kaka ji maaf karna, ek poori list mujhse bhi Pandit ji ne li thi chand roj pehle. Aapko fir nahi dekh paaunga lekin chalo main apne dil ko samjha lunga. Alvida.", Sudarshan ne aankhen moond kar kaka ji ki parwaah na ki lekin ye shaksh jaise abhi aur bhi jawaab chahat tha par us se pehle ek bharpoor vaar uski gardan aur chehre ke thik niche hathode sa laga.
"Mujhe party se isliye toh bahar rakhte hai sab. Tang aa gaya hu ye Umed chacha ke aise kaam karta karta. Goodnight Sudarshan bhai.", Kaka ji ka behosh sharir apne kandhe par daalta ye yuvak jab Sudarshan se mukhatib hua toh usne bina dekhe he ek hath utha kar muskaan di. Ab wo bister khaali tha jispe jaane kabse ye mareej ka bhesh dhare tagda yuvak pasra hua tha. Umed Singh ne apne tarike se Sachiv bann ne se pehle he har mumkin safaai shuru karwa di thi.
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"Kabhi pagalpan ki hadd dekhi hai tumne?", Pichle ghar me jaise ladkiyon ko abhi neend nahi aa rahi thi. Vinni bechain thi kyonki Arjun se mulakkat na ho pa rahi thi aur Richa ne toh samay bitane ke bawjood sahi samay bitaya he na tha. Jasleen ke dil me bhi vicharo ka alag he dwand chal raha tha jisko wo kisi se keh na pa rahi thi. Afsana aaj Preeti ke ghar thi aur uske sath he Aarti bhi. Yaha in teeno ke sath abhi Alka aur Ritu he thi. Keerti samay se he Komal aur Priyanka ke kamre me unke sath so chuki thi. Kal ka din khaas hone wala tha aur dusre ghar bhi sab tayaari ke baad sabhi sone ja chuke the. Yaha baat Jasleen ne shuru ki thi.
"Pagalpan se kya matlab hai aapka?", Alka ne jaise sawaal kiya toh Vinni bhi dekhne lagi thi ki Jasleen kya kehna chahti hai.
"Matlab maie kuch aashiq dekhe hai Punjab me jo society ki parwah kiye bina sabse ladd kar ladki le nikle. Ya fir jaane kya kya hadd paar ki ho aur kuch toh shayad maare bhi gaye. Tumne kabhi pyaar kiya hai jisme bagawat tak shamil ho ya paagalpan?"
"Maine pyaar kiya hai? Pagalpan he na ho toh pyaar he kya Jasleen ji aur jaruri toh nahi iske liye hadd galat tarike se paar ki jaaye? Pata hai laila-majnu ki shaadi ho bhi jaati toh wo khush nahi rehte. Zindagi me pyaar ko haansil karne ke liye dil ke sath sath dimaag bhi barkaraar rakhna jaruri hai. Sabar toh sabse he jyada.", Ritu ke jawaab par Vinni aur Richa ek dusre ko dekh rahi thi jaise unhe yakeen nahi tha ke Ritu kitaabo aur ladkiyon ke beech hansi majaak ke sath itni sanvedansheel bhi ho sakti hai.
"Oho.. matlab kahi toh chingari jali hui hai chahe abhi pata na ho. Lekin apne Punjab me ek kahawat hai ki wo jatt he kya jo jatti ko danke ki chott par le na ude. Shaheed bahot hote hai ishq me, raanjhe na sahi raqeeb he bann jao. Kayi baar toh majburi me aisa ho he jata hai.", Jasleen ludo ka gitta ghumati hui usko board par girati hui gotti aage sarkane lagi.
"Pyaar toh mujhe bhi hua hai Jasleen lekin sach kahu toh usme ye sab jhanjhatt nahi hai. Jana gharwalo ki marji se hai aur wo dabaav denge nahi filhaal aur jisko chahti hu usko pana nahi hai. Wo khudgarji hogi.", Vinni ne gitta haath me lete hue kaha toh ab Richa aur Jasleen gor se usko dekh rahi thi. Ritu bas muskura rahi thi aur waisa he haal tha Alka ka.
"Mere iraade majboot hai Vinni didi, aise majboot ki jiwan me ya toh kuch chaha nahi aur ab agar chahat hai toh bina haqiqat banaye mera koyi wajood nahi. Rahi baat Jasleen wale fikre ki toh jis se pyaar karti hu, wo itni kuvatt toh rakhta hai ki musibat aane par ek toh kya hajaar rukawate hanste hue seh le. Lekin pyaar sabki marji se hansil ho toh wo sidh hota hai varna ye ujaadna barbaad karne ke liye toh mere papa akele bahot hai sau logo ke liye. Sabar isliye kaha tha kyonki wo khud meri shaadi us se karwayenge jo meri dhadkan hai. Wait, Arjun ki car aa gayi. Main aati hu gate khol kar.", In sabhi ko toh bhanak tak na lagi thi aur Ritu kamre se turant uth kar aangan se bahar ki taraf nikal chali.
"Kamaal ke kaan hai yaar is Ritu ke aur kya uncle ji sachmuch itne dangerous hai?", Jasleen hairaan thi aur Ritu ke andeshe par baaki sabhi siwaye Alka ke.
"Aaru neend me bhi hil jaaye toh Ritu bata degi. Aajtak usne siwaye apne chhote bhai ki khushi ke koyi dua nahi ki aur Arjun ke liye bhi Ritu se badhkar shayad bas ghar ke bade he ho. Waise Shankar chacha sachmuch Ritu ya ghar ke kisi bhi sadasya ki aankh me paani nahi dekh sakte. Jasleen, tumhe ek kissa batati hu. Sanjiv bhaiya, jinki shaadi hone wali hai na. Wo tab 15-16 saal ke honge aur ghar aaye toh sar se khoon aa raha tha. Unhone ye baat sirf chacha se he kahi aur wo jo bhi log the is shehar me kabhi dikhe nahi. 7-8 number ghar agar sansaar kehlata hai toh uske asli sanrakshak hai Shankar chacha, jinke bas naam se zile ka har sarkaari vyakti najre jhuka leta hai. Hamare dada ji ki bharpoor ijjatt hai lekin Shankar chacha, Umed chacha aur Inder chacha jo hai inke kisse dada ji se jyada mashoor hai. Raanjhe nahi hai wo aur rahi baat ghar mitaane ki toh shehar tak khamosh kiye the in teeno ne kabhi. Arjun un teeno ka samaan beta hai. Aur chupana jara bhi nahi kyonki main jaanti hu tum Arjun se pyaar karti ho. Ho jata hai aur dil pe mat lena bas ki wo jiwan bhar nahi mila.", Alka ne gitta leke ek khaas andaaj se ghumaya aur lagataar 6-6-3 laane ke baad Jasleen, Richa aur Vinni ki gitti kaat kar fir se unhe 3 baar bonus ka ishara kar diya.
"Oh baap re. Tum toh kamaal he ho Alka.", Richa ne khamosh si Jasleen ki taraf na dekhte hue Alka ke aise karne ki tareef ki toh wo ek adaa se muskuraai.
"Richa didi, ye jo dice (Gitta) hai na isko control karna maine Ritu se seekha hai. Jab wo ghumati hai toh wo bata degi kya number laayegi. Ab aap he dekho ki Jasleen ki ye agli gotti 6-2 pe kategi aur main ye kaatne wali hu. Aur uske baad ye jo Vinni didi ki ghar ke thik bahar rakhi hai na 4 kadam dur, ye bhi band. Lo fir.", Alka ke aisa kehne par sabki najar pichli baat se hatt chuki thi aur lagbhar usne wahi kar dikhaya tha jo kaha tha. Jasleen ki gitti kaat kar uske 3 ank aaye the.
"Shitt.. har baar perfect nahi aata hai Alka. Over confident ho tum.", Richa ne thoda mayusi se dekha kyonki Vinni ki gitti ek ank se bach gayi thi.
"Aisa hai Richa didi, kayi baar manjil se pehle wale bhi hatane padte hai. Ye aapki aakhiri jo bahar thi, 3 pe ye gayi andar aur ab dekho aaya 4.", Alka ne fir si gitta ghuma kar board pe giraya aur uth khadi hui. Is Ludo me sirf uski he chaaro gitti bahar thi ab aur baaki teeno ki sabhi wo band kar chuki thi.
"Oh teri.. tum toh yaar kaat-peet bahot karti ho.", Vinni didi ne aisa kaha kyonki is sabke beech Alka he akeli thi jiski ajaad gittiyan lagbhag ghar ke najdeek thi.
"Kaha toh tha maine ki Ritu se seekha hai didi. Kaat-peet ka kaam wo itne atche se karti hai ki ek din Shankar chacha ko bhi fakar hoga. Main toh management jaanti hu aur hum dono ek dusre ko apne apne subject sikhate hai. Practice ke liye. Baaki Jasleen ji, mauka mile toh Arjun se baat kar lena. Itni dur aayi ho aur aise geeti ki tarah band rehne se kuch hone nahi wala. Goodnight. Aap log bhi araam karo aur paani yaha rakh diya tha maine.", Alka kamre se bahar nikal chali ithlati hui aur peeche chhod gayi in teen chehro ko hairaan.
"Wow. She's amazing yar Vinni. Jasleen, Komal jo hai wo chess aur carrom me maahir hai lekin aaj dekha ki ye ladki dice ko control karti hai jo isne Ritu se seekha hai. Soch ke sath sath kitni practice ki hogi na in dono ne bhi?"
"Aapne shayad suna nahi Richa. Ritu ne sabar kaha tha aur Alka ne management. Ye dil lagane ke sath sath bahot he focus wali ladkiyan hai. Maine toh jaahir bhi nahi kiya ki mujhe Arjun pasand hai lekin isne toh saaf he bata diya. Bada khula dil hai iska.", Jasleen hatprabh thi abhi jo bhi hua. Kamre me chal rahe AC aur raat gehraane ki wajah se usne gadde par pasarte hue chaadar upar kar li. Richa aur Vinni bhi uth kar bagal wale gadde par aa leti jabki bed khaali tha.
"Insaan tabhi normal level se aage badhta hai jab chaahat soch se kahi jyada ho aur sehan bahot kuch kiya ho. Ritu kisi se pyaar karti hai aur uska kehna ye tha ki wo shaadi he karegi na ki meri tarah sirf pyaar jab tak mile tab tak sahi. Is se itna toh pata chal he gaya ki wo hadd se jyada he chintit aur mehnati hai, sabar ke sath sath. Is beech wo kisi ko naraaj bhi nahi karna chahti.", Vinni toh ulajh he gayi thi ye sab soch soch kar lekin Richa ke iraade kuch aur he the.
"Wo amar hona chahti hai."
"Kya matlab Richa?", Vinni ne ek baar Jasleen ki taraf dekha aur fir badi dheemi awaaj me poocha. Jasleen jaise thakaan ki wajah se neend me ja chuki thi aur Vinni abhi bhi koyi risk nahi lena chahti thi usko suna kar.
"Wo wahi toh nai chaah rahi jo mujhe lagta hai ki sabko jiski aas hai? Itni mehnat, har baat aur kshamta par pakad hone ke sath sath Ritu har maamle me yaha majood kisi bhi ladki se behtar hai Vinni. Aur Alka ke bhi kaan Ritu ke sath he khade hue the jo ajeeb tha. Shayad mera veham ho lekin jo main soch rahi hu uske hisaab se baaki sab kuch samay chahte hai aur Ritu poora jiwan. Papa ke purse me meri photo bhi uske niche he hai aur unhone khud bhi kaha tha ke wo agar kisi ke liye jaan de sakte hai toh wo hai meri choti behan Ritu. Uske baad main.", Richa bhi utni he dhimi awaaj me ye sab Vinni ko bata rahi thi jo soyi hui Jasleen ke kaan tak nahi ja sakta tha.
"Matlab? Arjun aur Ritu?", Vinni ne jaise he kaha Richa ne uske hontho par ungli rakh di.
"Fir kabhi mat kehna Vinni ye naam. Itni mehnat agar wo kar rahi hai na toh wo usko milna chahiye. Bhanvre laakh sahi ek phool ki taraf khinche chale aaye lekin jo mitti khud ko tayaar karti hai na us phool ko us laayak banane ke liye, uska dard or tyaag koyi nahi samajhta. Humko ghanta na sunai diya tha kuch jabtak car gate par na aa gayi aur Ritu ek minute se bhi pehle sab darwaje khol bahar ja chuki thi. Dil hai wo Vinni didi, aakarshan nahi. Arjun sabko pyaar kar sakta hai kyonki sabhi us se pyaar karte hai. Lekin Ritu uski jadd hai shaayad jiske bina khud Arjun bhi Arjun nahi.", Richa ke is gehre aanklan se ek baat toh saaf ho chuki thi ki wo sachmuch he Komal aur Ritu ki he behan hai baat ko bareeki se samajhne ke maamle me. Dusra tha Vinni ke chehre par aayi gambhirta.
"Matlab main peeche hatt jau.?", Vinni abhi bhi dusri he soch me gum thi jis par Richa muskura uthi.
"Na na.. Tum toh Babita didi se bhi jyada maje lo uske sath. Dil khol ke karega wo tumhari hasrat poori. Pyaar jo karta hai tumse. Wo sabhi se karta hai Vinni hai lekin mera dil kehta hai ke is waqt wo sukoon se hoga toh Ritu ki baahon me hoga.", Richa ki baat par Vinni ne bhi bas gehri si aah bhari.
"Inki shaadi ho jaayegi kya? Toh Preeti ka kya hoga?"
"Main galat bhi toh ho sakti hu? Preeti se toh shaadi honi he hai lekin mujhe lagta hai ke wo dono se karega. Dono ladkiyon ke hath me same anguthi thi jab maine dekha toh aur wo lagti bhi jaise ek jaisi ya pata nahi .. Dimaag ki maa chudd gayi hai yaar Vinni... Chood.. meri toh maa bhi inke he baap ne chod rakhi toh main kya bolu. Hu toh main Ritu aur Komal ki behan he.", Richa bhi dimaag se haar kar apna dusra paksh saabit kar chuki thi.
"Hahaha.. matlab hai toh tu Komal aur Ritu se thoda kam he... ?", Vinni khilkhila kar hansne lagi toh Richa bhi hans di.
"Aur kya kahu? Meri maa Rekha chachi jaisi hoti toh baat alag thi. Ab khud he soch ke main toh khud Arjun ke niche aana chahti hu aur tu toh maje bhi le chuki aadhe adhure. ye bagal me jo pasri hui ye bhi us pe lattu aur sala in sabke beech meri soch bhi Ritu ko Arjun ke sath jodd gayi. Bhool gayi thi ki wo Pandit Rameshwar ji na kanoon hai. Chud sabhi sakte hai lekin wo milega sirf Preeti ko. Chal chhod ye sab aur kal tu ja uske sath aur fir mera number lagwa. Maine na in dhakosalo me padti, seedha andar chahiye wo mujhe aur uske baad karungi pyaar. Haan nahi toh.", Richa ne jaise Vinni ko kal ke liye agaah kar diya tha kyonki Arjun Vinni ko Manju ke ghar jo le jaane wala tha.
Idhar Alka ne dono taraf se badi safaai se darwaje band kar diye the, baahar wala aur seedhiyon ki taraf ka bhi jo dusri taraf se khud Ritu ne laga diya tha. Uski baahon me aaj Arjun tha jiske liye Richa anishchit thi aur Ritu kalpana se bhi adhik aage badh kar wo sab kar sakti thi jo Heer ko bhi paani bharwa de. Ek ujle mom ki tarah Arjun bas in manchaahe aagosh me khud ko pighlane ke liye tyaar tha is raat Ritu ki baahon me. Ye raat bas in dono ki thi aur unke anjaane jaane prem ki.
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