"Toh kya aadesh hai maharaaj? Ye khel bhi aapka he racha hua dikhta hai jiske baare me na bhogi ko pata hai na rogi ko. Naajuk nabz pe paanv rakhne se pehle jara dobara soch lena beta.", Rameshwar ji jaise usko cheta rahe the kyonki unhe sab manjoor tha bas Krishan ko dukhi nahi dekh sakte the aur uske pariwar ko salamat rakhna jimmewari thi. "Khel toh bahot purana hai dada ji aur uske rachnakaar khud duniya me nahi rahe. Bas bhatke hue bahot se mohre aaj bhi jaane kis khoj me jute hai aur kya unki chahat hai ye khud wo nahi jaante. Aapke he usool aur niyam ka paalan hoga, yakeen rakhiye. Bas dil jara majboot rakhiyega aur baat sirf main karne wala hu andar.", Rameshwar ji ne bas mook swikriti de di thi jaise wo bhi utsuk the ki ye kaunsa khel aur kaunse mohre hai. Bhitar aate he Arjun ne darwaje ki chitakni chadha di aur us safed bister ke sirhane tek lagaye baithi Devaki apne jeth ko dekh ghoongat dhoondne lagi. "Koyi jarurat nahi hai choti daadi, chot ke upar ghoongat na he le toh sahi rahega. Waise ab behtar mehsoos kar rahi hai ya dard jyada hai? Baithiye dada ji, bhagwan ka shukar hai ki Meena ne sirf dande se vaar kiya daadi par. Udhar toh darati, kassi aur gandasi tak the jo usko najar nahi aaye. Ab 4 lakh 38 hajaar ke badle jaan bach gayi bahot hai.", Arjun us steel ke golakar stool ko Devaki ki taraf khinchta hua unka hath pakad kar wahi baith gaya. Devaki ko vatanukulit kamre me paseena aane laga tha uski baat sunn kar. "Main thik hu beta.. wo.. wo bas chook ho gayi thi thodi Meena ko samajhne me. Kameeni soodi chipkali thi jiska pata na chala mujhe. Bas sar pe vaar hua aur fir mujhe yaad nahi kuch. Hosh aaya toh idhar thi aur Shankar beta dusre doctor ke sath mera ilaaj kar raha tha. Jeth ji, paise ka hisaab ye dekh lenge.", Rameshwar ji sookh chuke hontho ko kholte band karte ajeeb si pashopesh me the kyonki Arjun ko paise ka poora pata tha aur Devaki ke sar par dande se vaar hua ye bhi jaanta tha. "Paise aani jaani cheej hai chodi daadi aur Meena bechari jab haweli se bahar he nahi nikalti thi toh fir kaha bhaagti? Meri choti daadi par vaar kiya tha na usne toh mera bhi kuch farj banta hai. Aap hamare liye hamesha pariwar ki eham sadasya rahi hai wo alag hai ki.. khair chhodo ye sab lekin aapko ye yaad nahi tha ki Shabbir mere kabje me tha Indu ke bhai Satvir ke sath? Seerat ki maa se aap kal shaam ke baad nahi mili thi toh kaise pata chalta jo main unhe raat ko bata ke aaya tha.", Arjun ke gambhir chehre par ab halki mayoosi aa chuki thi lekin jaha Rameshwar ji uljhan me the wahi Devaki ke chehre ka rang ab peela padne laga tha. "Mujhe kuch samajh nahi aa raha beta tu kaisi baatein kar raha hai aur wo Meena he thi jisne mujhe mara. Iske siwa mujhe kuch nahi pata ki tu Shabbir aur Satvir ko kabje me kyun liye hai. Mera unse koyi lena dena nahi." "Thik hai maan leta hu ki koyi lena dena nahi hai. Meena mere kabje me hai, kismat se. Wo sab bata degi ki usne kiske kehne par ye sab kiya tha aur Mukandi ko aapne 4 ladkiyon ke badle 4 lakh rupaye diye iska pramaan bhi mil jaayega. Netram ki pauti Meena ke sath aksar 3-4 baje he toh mulakaat hoti thi aapki ya kahun uske aane ke baad aap phone karti thi aur wo najar rakhti thi. Aaj savere aisa nahi ho paya kyunki neend ki goli ne badhiya kaam kiya tha aur aakhiri mauke par jab baat nahi ho paayi toh khel thoda ulajh gaya. Saboot toh bhijwa diye aapne apne bhai ke paas jo lene aaya tha aapko. Maharaaj baba Kelam urf Tantrik Kalpatru ke sath. Waise meri maa aur mujhe marwane ki koyi thos wajah de sakti hai ya aap bhi bas ek nirdeshit pyada maatra hai?", Arjun kya bol raha tha wo sunn kar Rameshwar ji toh uske kandhe se hilate uthne ka bolne lage lekin usne naa me sar hila diya jab Devaki ki aankhen buri tarah faili dikhi. "Jeth ji ye ladka paagal hai, aap nahi jaante ki iski najar.." "Haan meri najar galat hai aapke us masoom mohre par jisko aap he mere paas bhej rahi thi. Usne he meri maa ki hatheli kaati jabki kaatne wo unki naadi lagi thi. Andhere aur shaadi ke shor me us jagah ek bebas si bahu aapki ummeed se thodi majboot nikli aur ye mohra itna kamjor jiski agar aap aur khaal utarne lagi toh aap khud maafi laayak nahi bachne wali. Main toh bas itna he kehne aaya tha ke aapse meri daadi baat karegi aur unhone sirf ek halka sa ishara diya na toh fainsla graam pramukh Arjun Rekha Sharma karega, kanoon aur gram mukhiya ke hisaab se. Ab aap najarband rahengi haweli me kal subah tak. Aatma-manthan ya chintan jo bhi karte rehna lekin ab aur aise khel nahi honge jisme masoom log mohre bane aapki adrishya ungliyon par naachte phire aur aap saboot jama karke unhe qaid rakhe. Shrimati Kaushalya Kanshiram bann ne ke liye tapasya karni padti hai, sabko prem me baandh ke. Shadyantro aur apno ki laash par kadam rakh kar sirf gunehgar he bana ja sakta hai. Chaliye dada ji, bahar gaadi aa gayi hai inhe lene ke liye.", Arjun khada ho kar unhe chetawani bhi de chuka tha ke ab koyi bhi gatividhi na hone paaye. Devaki ab khud shikaar ban chuki thi us yuvak ka jisko wo raaste se hatane me lagi thi. Galiyare me he ek surakshakarmi aur nurse inka intjaar kar rahe the. Arjun dwara sab samjhane ke baad wo log badi saavdhani se Devaki ko idhar se le chale jisne jara bhi pratirodh na dikhaya, aankhon me aansu jarur the par unka rang abhi saaf na tha. Rameshwar ji khamoshi se Arjun ke sath unke peeche chalte rahe jabtak ki ye dono jeep aur wo log us kaali car me na baith gaye.