"Ye badi didi aaj subah se he thodi pareshan dikh rahi hai Rekha. Jara tu baat toh karke dekh, mere ko toh samjha dengi kuch bhi keh kar.", Krishna ji ka swasthya laabh behad shandar chal raha tha aur aajkal toh wo sabke sath uthne baithne lagi thi, kitabe ek taraf rakh kar. Haan ye sone se pehle aaj bhi unka pasandida kaam tha. Rekha se idhar udhar ki baatein karne ke baad jab unhe Lalita ji ka dhyaan hua toh unhone ye charcha Rekha se sanjhi ki. Saroj bhi aayi hui thi Rekha ka haalchal lene aur Manju-Menaka ke sath Ritu aur Preeti uske ghar gayi hui thi.
"Ye bhi na pooch sakti unse toh. Main he pakadti hu Lalita didi ko aur tum thoda baitho iske sath shayad isne bhi kuch apni kehni hogi. 2 chai toh pee chuke hai teesri Lalita didi ke sath sahi. Aur baat bilkul sahi hai ke kuch toh jarur hua hai jo wo thodi pareshan si hai nahi toh yaha se 10 minute me toh uthke jaane se rahi. Maa ji bhi nahi hai toh fir kaam ka bhi chakkar nahi hona chahiye. Baitho dono main aati hu unki khoj le kar.", Saroj ka behad karibi rishta tha Lalita ji ke sath, chahe dosti he keh le. Krishna ji ne bhi jaruri baat toh karni he thi apni is choti behan aur jethani se isliye Saroj ke jaane ke baad unhone darwaja jarur laga liya. Udhar Lalita ji toh bister par bikhre saaf dhule hue kapdo ko teh laga kar bade table par rakhti ja rahi thi. Jyadatar kapde samet chuki thi wo aur kamre dakhil hoti apni hansmukh sakhi ko dekh unhone bhi aane ka ishara diya. Yaha bhi darwaja dhaal diya gaya aur Saroj bister par baith baaki kapde unke sath sametne lagi.
"Kya ghunn ka raha hai didi aapko? Dekh sab rahe hai lekin pooch koyi na raha. Haan bas hum log he samajh sakti hai ke thodi pareshan hai par wajah he bata do kya pata hal ho jaaye.", Saroj ki baat sunn kar Lalita ji apni saree ko halka dhila karne ke baad sahi se aa baithi unke kareeb.
"Koyi pareshani nahi hai ri. Jarur Rekha ya Krishna ne tilli lagaai hogi aur tu bholi unki baaton me chali aayi idhar.", Lalita ji ke khoobsurat gaal sabse behtar aakarshan tha unka aur filhal wo kuch pal chamakte lage.
"Haan tabhi toh aap ye sab karke samay kharaab kar rahi hai. Nahi toh is waqt toh aksar mehfil lagti hai hamari aur Madhu hoti toh aap koyi mauka na chhodti uski halat kharaab karne ka. Ab bolo bhi didi, masla kya hai? Bhai sahab se toh pareshani ho nahi sakti aur bacho ka byaah karke aap fursat me ho thoda. Rekha aur Krishna pareshan hai lekin agar unhone poochna shuru kiya toh shayad aap bata nahi sakengi aur wo puche bina rahengi nahi.", Ab Lalita ji ne bhi dhimi awaaj me jaaab dene ki koshish shuru ki. Hath abhi bhi kapdo ko teh lagane me jute the.
"Tu ek baat sach sach kahegi?"
"Vidya padhai ki nem. Aapse toh maine kabhi chhupaya he nahi jaise aap khud apne bister se bathroom tak ka bata deti ho mujhe. Agar mujhse he pooch ke aapka jwaab milna hai toh pooch lo hamari dukhi zindagi.", Saroj dukhi shabd kehte hue bhi hans rahi thi.
"Lalla ke liye Madhu ne haan bhari thi na, chahe mooh se na sahi.?", Is ek sawaal ne toh Saroj ko he jhanjod diya tha par wo sanyamti rahi.
"Haan didi. Kya wo baat kisi ke saamne khul gayi kya?"
"Arre nahi paagal. Kaisi bawli hai tu jo ye pooch rahi.? Waisa kabhi ho bhi nahi sakta lekin jaanti hai Madhu ne mujhse ye baat abhi shaadi se pehle wale din bhi kahi thi jab hum dono he sath thi. Uska kehna tha ke ab wo bahu aur maa toh jarur hai apne ghar lekin ek aisi dor bandh chuki hai yaha se jo pehli nahi thi. Lalla ke bina din gujar sakta hai par hafte mahine saja jaise honge. Hal pooch rahi thi jiske badle maine yahi kaha ke ab uska ghar bhi agla shehar chhod kar Radhika ke he shehar me hai. Mahine 2 mahine me mil sakti hai, pareshani nahi hone wali aur lalla ko bula bhi sakti hai.", Saroj khamoshi se sunn rahi thi aur jaise uske mann me bhi sawaal the kuch.
"Toh ye baat ka toh hal de diya aapne. Fir ab kaunsi duvidha hai?"
"Tera mann kaise reh jata hai uske bina? Jitni mujhe samajh hai tu bhi jaan toh gayi hai na usko?", Ab saroj ka chehra kuch jhuka tha lekin fir wahi baat ki inke beech kuch chhupa bhi nahi tha.
"Toh fir aapki pareshani hai us se duri? Main toh 3 tarfa qaid hu didi lekin aapke sath toh uska prem-pyar aur lagaav jaahir hai. Ab kahi aisa toh nahi ho gaya ki bhai sahab ne koshish ki aur pata chal gaya?", Ulta Saroj ne he unhe gher liya tha unke sawaal par. Ab Lalita ji ke chehre par jo dard tha usme ek gehra dwand bhi shamil ho chuka tha.
"Samajh sakti hu ki tumhare liye ye mushkil hai Saroj par mere liye bhi sabkuch asaan nahi raha. Pata nahi nigodi jawani ka bhi ehsaas tabhi hona tha jab budhape ki taraf chalne lagi thi. Tere bhai sahab pareshani nahi hai meri, mera maan aur neend ne pareshan kar diya hai. Swarth me main kab itna aage nikal gayi ki sahi rishtey bhi yaad na rahe aur wapis lautna bahot mushkil hai.", Lalita ji ki dasha dekh Saroj ne unka hath thaam kar kaha.
"Kuch galat nahi hai didi aur prem ki seema koyi ek taye nahi karta, jab isme 2 log shamil ho. Aapki haalat bhi Arjun ne thik waise he samjhi jaise usne meri ya Madhu ki. Agar kuch aisa jis se insaan khush hai aur uska prabhaav samaaj par nahi padd raha toh meri najar me wo galat nahi. Sach kahu toh hansi aa jati hai jab main khud ki he beti ko kabhi kabhi besharmi karte dekhti hu. Wo jaise mujhe anjaane he ye ehsaas karwa deti hai Arjun ne usko kitna khush rakha hua hai aur Madhu ko nahi dekha aapne? Byaah me bhi uski chamak kisi 30 baras ki lugaai jaisi thi jiski wajah yahi toh hai. Aap khud uske aaspas hoti ho toh koyi nahi keh sakta ki itne bade bacho ka vivaah karne wali saas bann chuki ho. Neend me lagta hai na ki wo kareeb kyun nahi hai? Rajj ki umar kareeb aate samay aksar chahat bhi charam par pahuch jaati hai lekin ab santushti ka jariya he itna bejod ho toh fir dusra hal mumkin kaha? Aapki ye pareshani toh bas dur kar sakta hai. Waise aakhiri bar kab?",Ab lalita ji ke chehre par purani hansi aayi thi jo wo Saroj ki jaangh par hath marti hui surkh laal hone lagi. Seb jaise he toh gaal the unke, jo Arjun ke kareeb kuch jyada he laal rehte the.
"Mahine se upar ho gaya aur tu sahi kehti hai. Aag jyada badhne lagi hai aajkal aur kal raat bhi 2 baar nahane ke baad subah sabse pehle main he uthi thi ghar me. Nigoda galat latt laga gaya? Waise tu bhi himmat wali nikli jo jhel gayi us baagadbille ko."
"Pucho he na ke kaise jhela aur fir kabhi kabhi sochti hu ki himmat toh fir meri beti ki hai. Suni thi uski baatein jab wo kuch din pehle baat kar rahi thi phone pe. Raat se subah tak lage rahe aur ye ladki fer gaanv aa ke bhi matakti rahi. 75 se kam toh wajan mera na hai jisko wo hawa me utha ke jhulla jhulaa gaya. Kaha tha maine ki khaane pe bula leti hu par boli is ghar me nahi. Maa ko toh 10 minute na khush hone de rahi ye balungdi aur idhar aayi toh sahab khud lambi chutti pe nikle hue hai. Waise wahi ghoom aao aur beti ke ghar bhi chakkar laga lena. Ek panth 2 kaaj.", Lalita ji ko pehle toh bade maje aa rahe the ye sunn kar ki Arjun Saroj ko kis tarah tarsa raha hai par Manju ke sath uska itna bhyankar mel hai toh ladki tarif ke he kabhil hai. Ab Madhuri ka bahana dia toh Lalita ji ko kuch aasha ki kiran dikhai di.
"Huh.. 2 ko aa rahi hai wapis Madhuri aur maa ji bhi keh rahi thi ki ladki ke ghar thoda chakkar laga lena chahiye, ghar me saas sasur nahi hai. Baat karti hu us se shaam ko. Chal Rekha ke he taraf chalte hai, jab tu itna sabar rakh sakti hai toh mere toh wo pas he hai. Bhaad me jaaye mann ke galat khayaal. Sahi khayal toh yahi hai ke lalla jaisa sukh na de sakta koyi aur bahot maalish kari hai uski. Ab karwane ki bari hai. Uth, Krishan se chai banwati hu fer.", Saroj mand he mand hans rahi thi inko tarotaja dekh. Aakhir lalita ji ne fainsla kar he liya tha ke wo waisa ab sochengi he nahi jis se mann vichlit ho. Arjun agar unhe sukh deta hai toh toh ye dotarfa he hai. Ab unhe Saroj par jarur taras aa raha tha jiska hal wo jarur karne wali thi.
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Suchha Singh ji ke toh ghar aaj bahrpoor raunak lagi hui thi. Itne bade ghar me jyadatar bas ginti ke 4-5 log he rehte the par aaj unki badi bahu ke sath pauta pauti ke aane par dopehar ka bhoj kuch aur bhi khaas ho gaya tha. Jagtar se milne Jugraaj ji bhi aaye the aur Nihaal ka pariwar bhi. Tandoor par pyaaj wali rotiyan lagate hue ghar ki dono bahuon ke sath khus mata ji, Nihaal ki bebe, Dipa bhabhi bhi maujood thi. Haweli jaise he unka ghar har taraf kahkahe aur kisso se bhara tha. Lakdi par pakte vibhinn saag aur sabjiyan, hath se biloi jaati dahi ki lassi aur khaane ke sath parosa jaane wala thanda kheere ka salaad. Lagta tha jaise yaha par he aaj jaise baisakhi manaai ja rahi thi. Itni khuli jagah par aa kar Jeus bhi sabke aaspas khush hota hua ghoom raha tha jo kabhi Jaggi ki mata ji se salaad khata toh kabhi chote bacho ke sath masti karta. Aisa toh ek pal bhi nahi laga tha ke yaha ek aadmi se vivahit 2 mahilaon me kuch rashk ho, wo behno jaisi jyada thi. Kokki behan ji urf Parmeet Kaur aur unse choti Sampreet Kaur jinhe pyaar se Simmo bhen ji bhi bualaya jata tha. Inki bas ek he beti, Sukhjeet urf jeeti. College me is varsh he dakhila liya tha lekin jana shuru nahi hua tha.
"Padharo bhai padharo mahare ghar me. Aise he bolte na Haryana me chote sarkaar.", Dehleej pe kadam he rakha tha Arjun ne aur sabse pehle Jeus se bhent hui aur abhi wo Arjun ki taraf lapakta us se pehle bahar baithak se usko dekh kar swayam Jagtaar baaji maar gaya. Hatta katta punjabi tha jisne Arjun ko kamar se pakad kar upar utha liya. Aage aangan ki chhaya me kaam karti kayi mahilaon ne jheene dupatte se idhar rukh kiya aur Jaggi ki mata ji kaam chhod idhar aa pahuchi.
"Oh bas kar puttar bas kar. Tu taah chakkar he chadhaai janda munde nu. Bebe ji, Arjun Sharma apne pradhan ji da pauta.", Itni bujurg hone ke bawjood Swargiya Major sahab ki dharmpatni ji najar aur sharir se bhali changi thi jo hath dhone ke baad Arjun ko aashirwad dene aayi thi par Jaggi usko 3-4 baar ghumane ke baad he ruka.
"Balle ho baamana, yaar tu tah bhara he bala ho gaya. Kyun biji, fer lagda munda haan da?", Jaggi apni daadi se bhi majaak kar raha tha aur wo hanste hue 2 baar Arjun ko aashirwad dene ke baad hath pakadte hue boli.
"Vadde Pandat ji varga ae putt. Arjun puttar rabb tenu din doon raat chougni tarakki dave. Jug jug jiyo beta aur ye tumhara he ghar hai. Daar ji ne pehle he khabar deti si puttar de aane di. Changa lageya ke Jaggi naal pehle toh pyaar hai. Ni Simmo, lassi barfi leke aa."
"Aap bhi aise he jawaan raho daadi meri bhi isme he khushi hai. Dada ji se mil leta hu pehle, fir unhone so jana. Aur chinta jarur karna, khana khaane he aaya hu aur atche se khaunga. Waise ye Jaggi bhaiya bol rahe the ki daadi ko dikhta nahi, wo lathi le kar chalti hai aur khaane me chini namak ka bhi pata nahi chalta.", Arjun ne aate he Jagtaar ko fansa diya tha aur uski awaaj bhi daadi jitni he unchi thi jisko sunn kar ek taraf khada Nihaal aur master ji bhi hansne lage. Jaggi toh turant apni bebe ke peeche khada ho gaya Arjun ko hairaani se dekhta.
"Menu pata c Kokki ae munda jarur meri khurchan kad-da hona. Ve tu saamne aa mere, aaya vadda vilaytiya. Neele fadaai jara meri daang main dassu es Neki de munde nu.", Daadi ji ne toh tasalli he karwa di thi Jaggi ki aur uski mata ji bhi sabke sath hansti hui ek taraf hui toh daadi ne kaan pakad liya.
"Oh biji, ae chota baaman assa dova nu lada reha. Main tah enj keha c ke poore pind vich meri biji toh jawaan sunakkhi koyi haigi he nahi. Ae kehnda ki Dipa bhabhi naalo sohni ni honi. Hun tawa laa reha jado esdi gal galat saabit hoyi.", Ab toh daadi ne bhi Jaggi ka kaan chhod diya tha aur apna naam sunn kar Dipa bhabhi jaane kyun najre bachati hui sharmane lagi thi.
"Tussi dono shadaai lagde ho poore. Changa hai putt, ehda hansde khed-de raho, jawaaniya maaro. Dipa sunn le hun tu meri takkar di ho gayi chote pandat de mutabak.", Ye daadi toh sachmuch he top thi jo majaak ke badle dugna majaak karti thi. Jaggi aur Arjun ko dono taraf lagate hue unhone pyaar diya aur uske baad Jaggi ke sath baithak me jaane se pehle Arjun kuch waqt Suchha Singh ji ke bhi kamre me unke pas raha. Us dauraan usko kisi ne jyada pareshan nahi kiya tha. Hansi majaak ek bar fir baithak me shuru hua tha jaha master ji katai coach wale avtaar me na dikhe. Unka beta aur beti bhi aaye the yaha. Beta television dekhne me vyast tha 15 ki umar jo thi aur beti Jasleen aur Sukhjeet ke sath unke kamre me band thi.
Hanste bolte hue sabhi purusho ka khana bhi laga diya gaya jo sachmuch khaas tha aur Arjun jitne gale tak na bhar gaya Jaggi ki choti-badi dono mata ji usko khilati rahi. Yaha bhi Jaggi usko he phasa raha tha aur uski haalt par khush bhi hota raha. Nihaal ki bhi atchi jamti thi in dono ke sath aur wo bhola insaan bhi beech beech me bol kar hansi badha deta. Bahut samay baad jaise Arjun aisa mahol dekh raha tha, uske ghar he aksar ye haal hota tha jab sabhi khaane ki mej par hote aur Ritu-Alka koyi mauka na chhodti thi usko pareshaan karne ka, bharpet khilane ke baad. In sabhi ka khana hone ke baad dono biji ko unke kamre me khilaya gaya aur aakhir me sabhi mahilaye apni mehfil andar wali taraf bade hall me laga kar baith gayi. Kamaal ki baat thi ki Jasleen abhi tak saamne na aayi thi.
"Pher kya socha hai akhaade ke baare me Arjun beta? Is baar toh lagta hai kabaddi me bhi pehla number leke aayenge Bhoot, Nihaal and party. Lekin tumhari jhandi ki awaaj Polytechnical college aur shehar se bhi pare ja chuki hai. 16 gaanv bas is bande ko dekhne aane wale hai jisne lalkaar di hai. Ye toh saaf hai ki jhandi pakdenge parle unche pind wale aur unke baad thoda dum hai toh pichle chowk wale kasbe me. Lekin lagta nahi ki 5 minute se upar koyi team tikegi. Jaggi putt dekha hai kabhi iska jalwa?", Jugraaj ji ki najar me toh Arjun khaas sthaan bana chuka tha lekin ab Jaggi thoda chintit laga.
"Wo log 25-30 se jyada bhi umar ke ho sakte hai chacha. Haan Arjun ka jalwa main he sabse pehle dekh chuka hu yaha ke kisi bhi insaan se aur us maamle me main bhi aapse sehmat hu lekin 2 ki jagah ye akela aur kam se kam 5 se toh bhidna padega, 10 bhi ho sakte hai. Agar 2 pind jhandi utha gaye toh maamla bigad sakta hai. Wo aapas me ladd kar fir jeetne wala iske sath nahi bhid sakta?"
"Waha yahi log nahi khelne aane wale Jaggi bhaiya aur inki chinta bhi nahi hai mujhe kyonki dusri tarf wale pind ko chhod kar baaki sab toh isko band karwane ke he haq me hai. Jhagda inke bhi sath nahi hai lekin thoda bad factor wala maamla hai jaise mere dono chacha ne wo chunoti de daali thi en mauke par. Tab kabaddi ki team ne muqabala kiya tha. Toh mann me malaal toh hona he hai. Lekin sabse badi wajah hai ki ye 2 he gaanv kasbe jitne hai aur agar inka naam bhi ek ho jaaye toh behtar vikaas hone lagega. Naam alag alag rakh bhi sakte hai sub division ki tarah. Jaise Delhi east aur north hai ya bahot se aise shehar jo ek hai lekin 2 hisse hai prakritik ya aapsi sehmati se. Gaanv ko utni grant bhi nahi milti aur unka number jyada hone se dhyaan bhi utna nahi diya jata. Yaha ki population aur standards town status ke liye kam hai. Dono ke ek hone se naksha bhi badlega aur sahuliyate bhi. Waise bhi jameen toh wo bhi mehal se he paarit hai aur purane kaagaj me iska jikar dada ji ke dada ke naam se hai. Khud he sochiye ki waha par dada ji ke pita ji dargaah ke liye jameen kaise de sakte the agar waisa na hota? Uske baad dono gaanv sthapit hue hai. Sadak ek adrishya border rahegi panchayat alag hone se agar kisi ko eitraj rehta hai aur samarthan milega toh vilaya behtari ke liye he ho raha hai.", Arjun ki itni dur ki soch dekh kar ab Jaggi se jyada Jugraaj ji hairaan the kyonki wo toh bas isko akhaade ki chunoti band karne ki najar se dekh rahe the.
"Aur dono ke milne par mukhiya kaun banega? Baat toh ye jarur uthegi Arjun."
"Wo daar ji and party he rahenge bas unke sath 2 log aur shamil ho jaayenge udhar se. Vikas aur tarakki kaun nahi chahega uncle? Aur iski pehal main wahi par karunga sabke saamne. Aur unke paas haan kehne ke siwa dusra jawaab nahi hoga. Yakeen kijiye aur mere paas chunoti ke sath dosti ka hath badhane se behtar hal nahi tha. Saamne jeet kar bhi agar mujhe ye baat ghutne ke bal kehni padegi tab bhi main kahunga. Jaane ko toh aaj main legal tarike se bhi waha ja sakta hu aur unhe maan na bhi padega kyonki ye sach hai par jab log apne ho toh apnapan badhana behtar hai bajaye unhe jhukane ke. Jeet ka inaam samajh lijiye jo main unse maangunga.", Arjun ke darshnik andaaj par wo khushi se muskuraye aur Jaggi ne kuch jyada he josh se thapki laga di.
"Ouch.. bhaiya reedh ki haddi fefdo ke sath laga ke maanoge kya?"
"Oh rehn de shera kithe na chukk pendi tennu. Waise eh gall filhal is kamre toh bahar na jaan deyi. Log adhuri baat pehle faila denge ki baaman kabja len aa reha. Hahaha..", Jagtaar ki baat sahi thi jis par Jugraaj ji ke kehne par Nihaal ne bhi turan sar hila diya ki wo bholepan me bhi iska jikar nahi karega. Unke bete ke awaaj dene par wo bahar chal diye, Jaggi bhi Arjun ko wahi rukne ka bolta hua unke sath gaya chhodne.
"Neele, paah ji ko dibba de aa."
"Je bhabhi ji. Arjun baai main shaam ko milta hu.", Nihaal bhi nikal gaya toh Arjun ab yaha sofe par tek lagaye akela he pasra hua tha. Kabhi dargaah wale mele ke aboojh khayaal toh kabhi Motilal ji ki agli chitthi ke baare me sochta. Fir Aanchal aur Damini ke beech itna farak yaad karke halka muskura deta. Aur khuli aankhon se khoye Arjun ke saamne gulabi dupatta lehrane ke sath un khoobsurat ungliyon ne chutki bajaai toh wo chonk kar sidha baith gaya.
"Mil gayi fursat hujoor ko? Suna hai bade aadmi bann gaye aur ye daavat tumhare he liye thi.", Jasleen hamesha he aadhunik kapdo me dikhti thi siwaye gurughar ke lekin yaha usko itne khoobsurat salwaar kameej aur lambi choti ke sath kalaai me choodiyan, maathe pe choti si kaali bindi aur payjeb-jutti me dekh Arjun bas usko dekhta he reh gaya. Ye tak na khayaal raha ke idhar uske sath 2 yuvtiyan aur bhi aayi thi jo sofe se pehle he ruk gayi Arjun ki peeth peeche. Sukhjeet aur Renam, Nihaal ki badi behan. Jasleen mej par Arjun ke saamne baithi thi, ghutne 2 inch ki duri par. Aur yu uska dekhna jaha khushi de raha tha wahi wo sab yaad dila raha tha jo bas aapas me ghatit hua tha.
"Ye Sukhjeet hai, meri choti behan aur ye Nihaal ki behan aur hamari friend Renam.", Arjun ab buri tarah se hadbadaya toh uski haalat dekh Jasleen toh kuch sharmaai par uske jaise he lambi patli teekhe nain naksh wali Sukhjeet ek adaa se muskuraai. Renam toh bas Arjun ko ektak dekhe ja rahi thi.
"Ji.. namastey. Main Arjun Sharma, Pandit ji ka pauta aur lunch pe aaya tha."
"Hahaha.. Oye yar Jass.. banda bada ghaint hai. Haan ji, aap lunch pe he aaye the lekin fir din vich he supne vekhan lag rahe c. Kitthe meri bhen de tah nai?", Arjun ne toh turant naa me sar hila diya.
"Ji wo parso kushti hai na bas uske baare me soch raha tha. Jaggi bhaiya aate honge, unse mil kar bas main bhi jaane laga hu. 3 baj chuke hai na.", Arjun ko laga tha ke uski chori pakdi gayi hai par yaha toh usne khud he unke hawale hone ka kaam kar dikhaya.
"Dur fitte mooh. Ye toh Neele se bhi bhola hai aur Jass keh rahi thi ki badi atchi baatein karta hai. Ladkiyon se darr lagta hai Arjun ji?", Renam ne toh khinchaai karne ke he thaan li thi par Jasleen mann he mann keh rahi thi ki dur reh nahi toh tu jarur darr jayegi je iske chakkar me fans gayi toh. Arjun ke kandhe par Jasleen ne hath rakha toh usne paya ki wo akela nahi hai.
"Bas karo yaar tum dono. Ab iske liye nayi ho toh aise ekdum se kya kuch bhi baat kar lega.? Renam bebe awaaj de rahi teri aur Jeeti, tu chal main aati hu.", Jasleen ne toh dono ko yahi se he wapis bhej diya aur unke jaate he Arjun ne thandi saans bhari.
"Arre inhone kya khaa liya tha? Mujhe laga ke hum kiss kar rahe the aur inhone dekh liya."
"Tabhi toh bheja hai inhe budhuram. Shaam ko is sadak ke aakhir wale modd par milte hai, thik 6 baje. Us taraf hamare khet hai aur main Jeeti ke sath jaane wali hu aur udhar bas hamari he jameen hai. Aage paani ka johad aur jungle hai toh dead end. Umaahhh..", Jasleen ne jo bebaak andaaj dikhate hue Arjun ke hontho ko chooma tha wo sann he reh gaya. Usko ye khabar nahi thi ki Sukhjeet aut se dekh rahi hai aur Renam bahar najar rakh rahi thi.
"Kitne baje?"
"6 baje, aakhir wale modd par."
"Yaad se aur akele. Jaggi shehar jaane wala hai 5 baje bebe aur daar ji ke sath. Jaane ke liye pooche toh saaf mana. Ye toh bataya nahi ki main kaisi lag rahi hu?", Jasleen ek baar aur Arjun ke seene se seena chipkati hui kareeb aayi aur is baar Arjun ne bina dare uske nitamb pakad kar ye gehra chumbann jadd diya.
"Wahi batata hu idhar safe nahi kyonki words practically jyada atche se samajh aayenge."
"Aahh.. intjaar rahega. Waise Jaggi 5-10 minute lega lekin udhar sabka khana ho chuka hoga isliye chalti hu. 6 baje milte hai.", Jasleen jaise aayi thi waise nikal chali bas is baar chaal me hirni sa loch tha aur chehre par sabkuch paane ki khushi. Arjun chehra saaf karte hue wapis baith gaya lekin is baar saamne ki taraf jis se andar koyi aaye toh dekh sake. Jaggi bhi samay par laut aaya tha jiske sath Arjun apni kuch vyaktigat baatein sanjhi karne laga aur Renam ke ghar jaate he Jasleen ko Jeeti ne daboch liya, kamra band karte hue.
"Oh teri Jass kya tha wo? Tujhe jara bhi darr na laga aur mujhe laga tha ke kori gapp hogi? Tune toh dileri dikhai he lekin wo tagda saand kaise kiss kar raha tha tujhe.. Waise uske hath kahi aur ghoom rahe the.."
"Dekh tune kasam chukki hai aur ye baat Renam tak bhi nahi jaani chahiye. Arjun se rishta badh nahi sakta lekin main itne me he khush hu. Aur wo bhi mera khayaal dil se karta hai, chahe main uski manzil nahi.", Jasleen ko khush hone ke sath aisi baat kehte hue Sukhjeet thodi hairaan hui.
"Oye kasam toh jaan se badh kar hai didi. Lekin aisa kyun ki rishta nahi ho sakta? Jaggi veer ji ka bhi wo khaas hai aur badi bebe ko bhi pasand hai. Dharam wala masla hai?"
"Oye nahi bholiye, aapsi dil ka maamla alag aur uska sach alag. Pyaar toh uske kayi aur bhi karti hai aur ye banda bhi kisi ka dil nahi dukhata. Par iske wali sabse khaas hai jiske saamne iski najro me sirf ijjatt aur pyaar dekha hai maine. Unke beech toh rabb bhi aane ki jarurat na kare lekin ab mukhiya ji hai ye toh daasiyan toh rakh sakte hai na? Waise tu bade gor se dekh rahi thi.", Ab Sukhjeet thoda jhempti si najre jhukane lagi jisko Jasleen ne apne sath laga liya us bade bister par tek lgaye hue.
"Na sharma itna. Jaanti hu tere liye ye sab naya hoga chahe filmo kahanaiyon me padha dekha ho."
"Uske saamne toh Jass tum bhi chhoti dikhti ho chahe hum dono he lambi hai, Renam se bhi 2 incha upar ho tum lekin kitna chauda gabru hai. Veer ji se bhi lamba hai aur agar tum dono waisa kuch karne ki toh nahi soch rahe na? Dekh main bol deti hu koyi masla na ho jaaye."
"Nahi hota masla aur filhaal bas maine time bitana hai iske sath jisme tu ab mera sath degi. Hafta bhar toh main kahi jaa nahi rahi aur uske baad bhi ruk sakti hu agar ye milta raha toh. Jaggi ne nikal jana 3 baad toh bebe bhi yahi rukegi. Atchi baat hai unke rukne se faayeda he hai. Waise tu wo masla kyun bol rahi thi?"
"Wo.. wo ek saheli hai meri thodi badi hai mujhse. Aap jaanti toh ho yar mere mama wali beti ko. Uske sath thodi bahot baat hoti rehti hai aur abhi shaadi ke baad jab wo bebe se milne idhar aayi hui thi toh raat me baatchit karte hue waisi baat bhi chal padi. Keh rahi thi ke bahot dard hota hai ye mard log bas apni he sochte hai. Pehli baar tha aur jyada batchit kare bina unke pati ne wo sab kar diya. Lekin Jass jo humne tumhare udhar film dekhi thi usme toh hero bahot kuch karta dikhaya, sabse jyada toh kiss aur idhar. Fir ye didi wale maamla toh bilkul ulta hai jaise unhone bataya ki niche kiya aur ho unka kaam ho jaane ke baad so gaye. Film aur asliyat itne alag hote hai",Ye shayad jyada nahi jaanti thi antrang sambandho ke sath sath chudaai aur prem-milan ke farak ko.
"Wo hawas hui jisme bas ek ka kaam nikla aur hatt gaye pare. Pyaar me jaruri nahi ki 'wo asli kaam' he ho. Ek dusre ke sath pyaar bhara samay aur dher saari baatein jyada maayne rakhti hai. Kissing aur touch toh feel karwane ke liye jaruri hai na tabhi toh pata lagta hai ki yaha sirf ek he insaan ki chahat nahi hai. Dono shamil hai aur wo pasand karte hai ek dusre ko. Maine kiss kiya toh kya Arjun ne kapde faad diye mere? Mujhe jyada behter tarike se usne mujhe baahon me lete hue kiss kiya. Wo dara nahi kyonki maine pehal ki thi jiska matlab surakshit hai. Aapas me suraksha ka bhaav dena bhi jaruri hai. Baaki tujhe shaam ko atche se dekhne mil jaayega. Main kapde badal ke aati hu. Neend na poori ho rahi."
"sapne lene hai seedha kaho na? Waise dil toh mera bhi kar raha hai ke aadhi haq jama du.", Sukhjeet ne khinchai karni chaahi thi par daav ulta padd gaya.
"Koshish karke dekh liyo jaani, apne paanv pe toh khadi na rehne wali jo aadha bhi haq le liya toh. Chal bol dungi ek meethi puppy dede is aadhe haq wali ko. Hahaha..", Sukhjeet ne takiya fenk kar mara toh Jasleen pehle he darwaja band karke bathroom me band ho gayi. Asliyat me toh uski panty itne me he bheeg chuki thi.
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"Toh aaj phir se sab waisa he hai jaisa 10 baras pehle tha? Dhool bhi band kamro me aane lagi hai lekin kisi ke kadam bahar tak nahi dikhe. Sheesh bhawan ab Kaali haweli kehlane laga hai aur yahi iska naseeb lagne laga hai hume. Pata nahi ye hamara khauf hai ya is haweli me qaid un masoom bachhiyon ka mukaddar jiske saamne koyi sacha insaan bhi aane se katra raha hai. Bahar ghani hoti jhaadiyon aur sunsaan ghaat toh hume bhi vismit karte hai. Kitni abaad jagah thi ye aur hum thik aisi haweli ki chahat rakhte the jab jab apna ghar banane ki sochte, apna chota sa sansaar jisme hamare dono bete eksath rahe aur hamari pyaari Guddi saal me 2-4 baar kam se kam apna chehra dikhane aaye. Dher saare naati-paute pauti aur budhape me bas hamari ardhangini ke sath un nanhe paudho ko bade bagiche me dekh kar khud ko baaki duniya se alag kar le. Pata nahi kaise 10 baras baad aaj diwar faandte waqt jab jhaadi me uljhe toh ye chhoti si chappal hath lag gayi. Hamari hatheli se aadhi hogi lekin iska maap khud humne kaagaj par Guddi ka paanv rakhwate hue liya tha. Bahot shauk tha usko chamde ke anguthe wali chappal ka, ladko wali keh kar uski maa daant bhi laga deti thi. Aaj ye hamare hath me hai aur jaane kyun har lafz likhte hue sharir ke samast royen khade hote hue hume kamjor kar rahe hai. Hum kabhi ashru nahi bahate kyonki maa ne yahi toh kaha tha humse ki agar main roya toh wo humse naraaj ho jaayengi. Hum nahi roye jab wo duniya se chali gayi. Aaj.. aaj shayad ye aankhen maa ki baat sunn kar bheeg gayi. Behla diya tha na unhone apne prem me aur Guddi ke liye kaise khud ko behlaayen?
Kisi ne sandesh diya tha ke idhar 3-4 din pehle hulchal dekhi gayi thi lekin humne dhyaan nahi diya, darte hai na is andhere se aur log maante hai ki hum sabse sakhtjaan hai. Kaise kahe ki wo jisko dekhte hai wo insaan nahi hai, wo bas ek aisa vyakti hai jo shashan me samarpit hai. Kaise kahe ki jab jab hum ghar me un bachon ko dekhte hai jinhe hum apne alag sansaar me dekhne ke sapne bunte the unhe dekh kar hume darr lagta hai. Pyaar bhi nahi jatate unse toh is wajah se hum. Bas jyada se jyada sar pe hath fer diya ya sabke saamne bol batla liye. Guddi kho chuke hai jo duniya se villin hone ke bawjood har raat hamare antarmann me yahi kehti hai ki baba, main auna nai. Russ ke ja ri ha heli teh. Ho gaya uska rusna sach aur hum na mana paaye aur na usko wapis la paaye.
Raame poochta tha ke uski Guddi ko dafanaya kaha hai humne aur jagah bataai toh wo pagal raat me he khodne chala gaya. Wo bechara pehle he taja jakhm se nahi ubra tha aur hamare us jhooth se aisa aahat hua ki khud ko usi kabar me dafan karne laga. Humne pehli baar hath uthaya tha apne bete par lekin galti hamari thi. Jaante hue bhi ki duniya me Raame maa ko sabse upar rakhta tha lekin uske dil me Guddi se upar koyi tha bhi nahi. Wo toota hua tha Lakshika aur apni badi behan ki hatya se, Raaghe ki sagi behan Raame ki jyada thi. Ek maah baad agar behan aur dada ko bhi kho diya aur usko bataya bhi na jaaye toh galti hamari he thi. Nahi jaante ki wo ladka kaise sambhla tha par us raat wo mitti me dafan hone se toh humne rok liya par apne aap me doobne se usko koyi rok na paya. Yaha Raaghe jaisa majboot dil bhi humne jungle me rote dekha aur apni dharampatni ko bhi. Sansaar naam humne un maa beto se he toh churaya tha. Aksar Raame yahi kehta tha ke amma ji jithe tussi ho sadda sansaar. Ae mehal kise din deh jaane, sansaar hamesha rehna. Aaj 10 baras baad ye khandhar kyun majboot khada hai fir? Is baar wo avkaash le kar milne bhi nahi aaya. Chitthi jarur bheji ki biwi bache aa rahe hai par usko jaruri kaam hai. Ye jaruri kaam jyada badhe jaa rahe hai jis wajah se wo din me apni maa se mil kar wapis chala jata hai saal me 3-4 baar lekin humse 15 mahine pehle mulaakt ki thi.
Yaha likhne ke liye baithne se pehle hum is chappal ko liye jaane kaise tehkhaane me dakhil ho gaye. Waha kuch hai jisne hume kuch pal jakad sa liya tha phir hosh aaya toh laalten bujh chuki thi aur hum us bister ke kareeb ghutno par baithe ro rahe the. 2 choodi ke tukde apne paas rakh rahe hai, saboot ke liye anginat waha bikhre hai. Apni haweli me ye rakhna chahte hai bas yaadgar ke liye. Wo yahi dene ke liye jaise hume bula rahi thi aur hum apni beti ki khwahish he poori na kare toh kaise baap hue? Betiyan toh hamesha se he pita ka maan hoti hai aur durbhagya se wahi dur hoti hai. Hamare chote suputra ne toh bahot he bahaduri ka kaam kar dikhaya, pata nahi teeno aulaad itni vibhinn kaise ho gayi. Shayad bahu-sansarg ka shraap hume inke roop me mila ya vardaan. Lekin hamara har sambandh vaasna se pare hai jiske liye hum maa Lakshmi ki sauganth utha rahe hai. Anamika aur Rajjo, dono bachhiyon ke pita hai hum hai lekin ye sirf humne unki maa ke atoot prem ki pariksha lene ke baad taye kiya aur Balwinder jaanta hai is raaj ko. Usko Prabha ke siwa kisi se prem nahi, Samita dursi rani bani toh wajah uske pita ji the. Lekin hamare is nadaan Krishan ne wo sach tab bataya jab wo khud 2 bacho ka pita ban chuka hai Devaki se. Is saral-buddhi ki wajah se hamara he khoon 3 baras pehle mehal se prithak ho kar kho gaya. Utni he galti Sangi ki bhi hai jisne gusse me ye toh keh diya ki wo garbhvati Anamika ko jungle me maar aaya. Par bhai hai na aur Krishan ka gehra dost bhi, chahe jaisa bhi hai lekin dono ke beech atoot prem hai. Mahine bhar pehle humne dekh liya tha in dono ko jab Krishan uske gale lag kar ro raha tha aur hamare sawaal karne par bhi wo chup na hua toh Sangi hamare paanv me girkar maafi maangne laga. Wo Anamika aur Krishan ke prem ka prehri bhi tha par kisi ke behkave ya jaal me fans kar ye dono apna apna pyaar bata na sake. Hume Devaki toh kabhi pasand he nahi thi lekin aisa prem aur wo bhi in maha-murkho ka? Kya kehte jab kuch kar he nahi sakte. Bas is bar Rameshwar aata hai toh thande dimaag se baat karunga. Lekin ummeed kam hai ki wo salamat milegi. Lallia bahot shatir thi aur us se jyada wo Maniram. Yahi dono hai sab ujadne wale lekin lagta hai inki bhi kuch kahani rahi hogi. Aise badle ki bhavna toh koyi nahi rakhta aur wo bhi itni kam umar me.Bade bete ka prem hamari andekhi se na bach saka aur chote wale himmat na kar sake. Karte toh kaunsa hum aisa hone dete. Behan bhai ka rishta pati patni me badal de? Maar bhi nahi sakte kyunki usne toh sacha prem he kiya tha aur aaj kahi wo mil bhi jaaye toh bache ko naam kya denge agar jiwit hua toh?
Bas khoj rahe hai us kadi ko jo Anamika aur Lallia ke beech hai. Wo toh bahot pehle ja chuki thi idhar se aur aajtak lapata hai lekin Saarang kuch bhi kar sakta hai par Krishan ke maamle me jhooth nahi bolne wala. Uski toh sagi behan thi aur wo Krishan se apni dosti ko sabse upar rakhta aaya hai fir chahe uske liye pariksha me annutrin he kyon na hona pada ho ya shahi khel chhod kar nadi kinare kaanch ki goliya. Jiwan me sab kuch dekh liya par ye sukoon jaane kab milne wala hai. Sochta hu ki ab apni maa ko he behla du, unke paas jaa kar. Lekin Balwinder aur ardhangini ko chhod kar kaise jau? Aur ye jo itni adrishya nanhi gudiya mere kareeb baithi dekh rahi hai ki main unke liye aur kya prayaas kar sakta hu, inhe dhokha kaise du? Chalo ek aur khaas baat bata deta hu jaisa hamrari dharampatni ji kehti rehti hai na ki jinke maksad poore na ho prabhu unhe sukoon dene me asafal nahi hote agar wo duniya se chale jaaye toh. Wo unka ansh jarur bhejte hai wapis, jo un band manzilo ko khol kar roshan karta hai. Darbari aadmi hu toh punjabi kam he bolta hu par wo jaise bolte hai sunn kar ek khayali tasalli mil he jaati hai. Haan is baat se he toh wo khaas baat judi hai, ab tumhe ye kaagaj mile toh hansna matt bhai. Ye bachiyan bhi shayad khush ho rahi hai kyonki aaj main inke paas hu. Ab halka sa dard bhool kar kuch majedar likh raha hau.
Humne khud ko he dekha apne khawab me, thoda sa vilayati swaroop tha lekin jeep yahi thi jo abhi hamare paas hai. Wo bahot khaas pal tha kyonki jab hum us utre toh ek bilkul hamare he nayan liye sundari ne humko aalingan me bhar liya. Humko ummeed nahi thi jaise unki aur sach me abhi tak hum mehsoos kar pa rahe hai us hridyagati ko. Avismarniya aur dono itne samaan jodidaar kaise ho sakte hai? Wo sundari hum par haavi thi aur pehli baar jiwan me humne khud ko kisi mahila ke adheen surakshit paya. Ek baar hota toh bhual bhi dete ya smaran he nahi rehta, neend itni aati bhi kaha. Lekin 6 maah me kam-s-kam 6 baar toh ye humne dekha hai. Wo jagah bhi hamari he thi jaisi aaj hai toh iska kya arth samjhe? Haan ajeeb hai na isliye kisi se kaha nahi.
Bhai aaj hum is se jyada nahi likhenge kyonki ek baar fir hume tehkhane me jana hoga, khula chhod aaye the aur kuch waqt seedhiyon par baithne ke baad hum laut jaayenge. Tum jab bhi aao bas aa jarur jana. Dawa shuru karwa di gayi hai hamari anidra ki wajah se lekin usko khaane ke baad toh jyada darr lagta hai. Abhi jo hume ghere hue hai yahi fir sone nahi deti. Ho sakta hai ye bhi us dawa ka he asar ho. Likhte waqt he kha chaba li, wo aaj ghar pe khaane se bach rahe the isliye uchal kar jeb me he gira li thi. Ajeeb lag raha hai thoda. Chalte hai.
Mulakaat ki aas nahi hai, bas ek pryaas jarur karna. Sabit yahi krna hai ki hamare seene ka bojh tab bhi sachhai ke sath tha aur aaj bhi hum sach ke liye apni bijli kahi bhi chala sakte hai. Saboot toh de he chuke hai pehle patra me.
Lakshmi-Narayan ki kripa sada bani rahe.
Yaachak
Pandit Motilal Anuradha Sharma
25/05/1958
Aakhiri pehar"
Aaj Arjun ka bhi chehra aansuo se bheega tha lekin wo kitne samay se ro raha tha ye khud wo nahi jaanta tha par aakhir me geele chehre par halki si muskaan bhi thi aur khud usne kaha, 'Hum aa chuke hai Pandit ji. Aashirwad toh pehle he de gaye the aap aur ye patra aise he dikhane wale hai aapke putra shrimaan Rameshwar Sharma ji ko'. Ab chalte hai doodh pee kar kisi ki prem praiksha lene, bina dabav ke. Chachi ne bhi doodh ke liye awaaj laga di thi ghadi me 5:30 dekh kar.
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