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"Tu awaara bail ki tarah kidhar ghoom raha hai itni raat ko?", Idhar haweli par bhi sab log khaane se faarig ho chuke the. Purnima ji toh sone bhi chali gayi thi jinhe waise he nimn raktchaap ki pareshani thi. Umed ne kurta toh Arjun ka pehan liya tha lekin pajame ki lambai thodi kam hone ki wajah se wo dhoti baandh kar yahi aangan me alag charpayi par pasra hua tha. Cooler ki thandi hawa ke saamne usko bhi araam tha aur Rameshwar ji bhi nahane ke baad waise he sahuliyat wale kapdo me sone ki tyaari kar rahe the. Bas Kaushalya ji he thi jinhe filhaal neend nahi thi aur aati bhi kaise jab pauta ghar se bahar ho.
"Bau ji aapne bataya nahi tha daadi ko?", Daadi aur Umed ke charan saprsh karta hua wo baaki kapde utaar sirf nikkar me he pump ke niche baith gaya. Kaushalya ji uski he taraf khaat par baithi thi aur karwat liye Pandit ji bhi apne paute ko dekhne lage jo ab pehle se kahi jyada unmukt aur jiwant lagta tha.
"Arre tere chot aayi thi aur fir bhi tu ghar pe nahi tik raha. Mujhe bata diya tha tere bua ji ne ki tu manje wale ke ghar hai lekin beta jab sharir thik na ho toh vishraam karna jyada uchit hai. Aur tu iski aadat atchi bigaad rahi hai Anamika. Sahab toh seedha motor ke niche aur chachi raat me apna bacha chhod teri khidmat me.", Anamika chachi toh sachmuch jhemp gayi kyonki aisa wo har roj he toh karti thi bas aaj Kaushalya ji ke saamne ho raha tha aur wo bhi jab ghoongat naam maatra rehne laga.
"Chot vot na aayi koyi mujhe aur aapne itna kamjor toh nahi banaya mujhe daadi ki thodi bahot ragad lagi nahi aur main bister pakad lu. Waise bhi baba ne tabhi upchaar kar diya tha jab hum jungle ki taraf gaye the. Ye dekho idhar pasli par kharoch tak nahi hai. Waise aap bhi daadi dono taraf chalti ho. Ek toh meri chachi ko khud he keh ke bheja tha mujhe koyi pareshani na ho aur kapde se le kar khaane sone tak ka dhyaan ye rakhe. Aur ab chachi aisa karti hai toh fir bomb mere sar fodna aapne, inhe suna kar?", Arjun gamcha kamar par lapet kar dusre toliye se jism paunchne laga tha. Chachi toh muh jhukaaye muskurati hui gayi lekin ab Rameshwar ji ke sath Kaushalya ji bhi hans rahe the apne paute ki hajir-jawaabi par.
"Waise tujhe pata tha ke wo mere bhai hai?", Umed ke sawaal par Arjun sar paunchte hue naa me sar hilane laga.
"Bas ye pata tha ke wo koyi sidhh yogi hai jinhe aatmik aur yudhkala ka gyaan hai. Raghuvir dada ji ne he milwaya tha mujhe unse aur tab wo har saal ek mahina rukte the udhar. Main sawaal he nahi kar pata tha kabhi kyonki wo saamne hote he kaam par laga dete the. Waise Raghuvir dada ji bhi unhe Yogi he keh kar bulate the chacha. Main khud hairaan hu ki wo aapke he bade bhai nikle lekin atchi baat hai na ke pehle unhone shiksha di aur fir aapne. 8th ke baad toh unse yahi mila tha abhi kuch din pehle. Waise ab aapse bhi koyi lamba hai ghar me. Hahaha.", Umed bhi Arjun ke kathan par hans diya jo pehle thoda gambhir tha.
"Lamba he nahi poore 4 mann ka hai wo daitya. Car ki speed se darr lagta hai usko.. Hahaha.. Shankar ko bataunga ye main, fir maja aane wala hai.", Umed ka bachpana dekh Kaushalya ji ne he jhidki di.
"Bas kar usko satana. Bada bhai hai aur jab usko is bahari duniya ka pata he nahi itna toh ajeeb toh lagega he. Waise tu ruk ja parso tak Umed.", Kaushalya ji ne Arjun se dhyaan hata kar Umed se baatchit shuru ki. Anamika chachi ne Arjun ko pajama tshirt thamaya aur wo rasoighar sametne lagi. Haan Umed aur Rameshwar ji ke liye doodh dena unhe yaad tha.
"Chachi main toh raat bhi nahi rukne wala tha aur subah 4 baje niklunga tab kahi 7 baje ghar aur fir 10 baje kaam par. Pichle ek mahine me apni betiyon tak se nahi milna hua, vypaar toh chalo manager dekh lete hai. Aap laut aaogi toh agla eitwaar aapke aur chacha ji ke sath pakka. Waise aap pareshan hai lekin Arjun hai aapke sath toh jyada sochna band kijiye.", Laali ki maa ne pashuon ka paani chara dekhne ke baad haweli ke kiwaad laga diye the aur bagal wale galiyare se he wo sone chali gayi thi.
"Oh bail, idhar toh baith jara.", Kaushalya ji ne Arjun ko charpaayi par baithne ka ishara diya lekin Umed ke paas baithne ki jagah wo ughde seene he kursi par daadi ke saamne he aa baitha.
"Ab ye tune kaunsi mahabharat khol ke mere mathe maand di beta? Main toh pehle na padti thi is taraf ke lafde me aur ab tu dhakel bhi raha hai toh jaane kitno ke dil bura-bhala kahenge. Tantra-mantra me padd kar isne khud ka he satyanash kiya hai. Aaj sar utha kar chalne laayak nahi hai Devaki apne bacho ke he saamne. Tu chahta hai ke isko aur badi saja mile?", Ye thi thaanedarni ji jo insaan ka mann kayi tarah se tatol sakti thi. Rameshwar ji toh sar ke niche baah maude in dono ki he charcha sunn rahe the.
"Usko saja nahi apne raste rehna kehte hai daadi. Chor ka sach uske gharwalo ko pata chal jaaye toh wo usko police me na de kar bas najar andaaj kar de. Matlab bhai tum jo marji karo, bas humse nahi bolo. Chor bhi bechara sadme me rahega. Nai? Ulta uske paanv fir ghar se bahar jaane lagte hai daadi kyonki usko lagta hai baaki sab bhi yahi karenge. Par wo na chor hai aur na masoom. Ab aap dhyaan se suniye jo main batane ja raha hu.", Arjun ne ek baar apne dada ki taraf dekha aur fir rasog ko band karti Anamika chachi ko, jinhe usne bas ishare se he kamre me rehne ka kaha Aanchal ke paas. Nurse Devaki wale kamre me he araam kar rahi thi aur prehri dusri manzil par aangan me soya hua tha.
"Kya batane laga hai jo mujhe nahi pata ya tune dada ji ko nahi bataya?"
"Sabse pehle he bomb fodd deta hu. Bau ji ne bata diya hoga ki Chandro daadi inke tau ki beti hai jinhone inke pita ko bedakhal kar diya tha aur wo fir apni dono biwiyon ke sath rajasthan bas gaye? Pehli biwi se Netram aur dusri se Devaki daadi aur inka bhai jo narkwasi ho gaya. Inhone chhal se shaadi ki chote dada ji se jiska sach bau ji ko bhi nahi pata. Jaante hai jab wo Anamika daadi se milne gaye the waha unki jagah ye mohtarma chali aayi aur samaaj me bade pandit ji ki ijatt-sammaan ko unke he khilaaf prayog karke ye shaadi jabran ho gayi. Bau ji toh aapse shaadi ko bhi tyaar nahi the kyonki ye training se he toh laute the. Lekin fir ek he mandap me bade aur chote bhai ki shaadi kar di gayi. Swargiya Motilal ji jaante the ki bau ji yaha rahe toh kuch na kuch aafat ho sakti hai aur wo vachan aapko bhi pata hai jis wajah se ye aur Raghuvir dada ji yaha se gaye. Chalo ab haweli me aaye toh aaye lekin sammaan mila aapko aur mere paas likhit me bhi hai ki unhone is haweli ka mukhiya aapko ghoshit kiya hua hai. Ye baat antim samay me wo khol na sake. Waise bau ji aapke pita ji ka dehaant kaise hua tha?", Arjun ne sachmuch he bomb fodd diya tha apne dada daadi par lekin ab uska jo sawaal tha wo bhi jaise kuch paheli liye the.
"Dil ka daura, umar aur shayad jyada jimmedariyo ke bojh ki wajah se. Prakritik maut thi unki aur main idhar se 2 ghante dur he tainaat tha thaane me us samay. 4 baje tadke unhone aakhiri saans li thi jab wo ghar laut kar chai peene lage the aur Krishan ne mehal se hume soochna di thi thik aadhe ghante baad.", Rameshwar ji bade gor se Arjun ko dekhte hue bol rahe the jaise ab koyi naya dhamaka na kar de.
"Hmmm.. Matlab usi saal pehle aapki mata ji ka nidhan hua aur fir aapke pita ji ka.? 1966 me wo 58-59 baras ke he the ya hadd 60 ke honge aur itna majboot kaleje wala aadmi hridya-aghaat se dum todd gaya? Shayad gumgeen mahol ki wajah se aur vyaktigat nuksaan me jaanch nahi kar paya koyi. Khair, me usko chhod bhi du toh papa ko bachpan me wo jehar dene wala kaun saadhu tha? Mujhe maloom hai ki waisa hua tha aur kisne mujhe bataya is se farak nahi padta. Aap ghar akeli thi aur Raghuvir dada ji he papa ko hospital le kar gaye the tab. Uske baad aap Naitik wale maamle me bahar chhaan-bin karte rahe lekin kuch hath laga? Ajju chacha, jo 50 ke saamne ghutne na tekte wo aise he maare gaye? Ye 2 baatein sirf mere kyaas hai lekin papa wala nahi. Uske liye main sunischit hu aur abhi 4 bachiyon ko uthwa kar qaid karwaya gaya taaki wo Kalpatrue koyi anushthaan kar sake. Shamil kaun kaun the usme? Inke bhai sahab Netram, Mukandi aur ye swayam. Maa.. maa ke doshi ko bas aise he jaane diya jaaye daadi? Wo Raman Singh sirf mohra tha kehne ko Rajyvardhan ka lekin khel toh wo Devaki daadi ke ishare par raha tha. Apne he sage bhai ki hatya inhone us Raman dwara karwaayi kyonki wo alag hona chahta tha, pooch lena Damini bua se aap jo khud inke atyacharo ko jaane kabse sehti aayi hai. Aur dada ji, bade he saral dimaag hai na aapke chote bhai sahab? Kya unhe kuch bhi nahi pata hoga is sabke baare me? Rukiye aap log main kuch dikhata hu aapko.", Sabko sakte me chhod kar wo kursi se uth Anamika chachi ke kamre me chala gaya. Ab toh Umed ki bhi neend udd chuki thi ye sab sunn kar. kaushalya ji jaha pehle sadme me thi ab unki aankhon me paani aa gaya tha wo bhi is apni he devraani ke kritya sunn kar.
"Wo baba wali baat sahi hogi chachi. Shankar se abhi jab baat hui thi meri toh wo Inder ke sath baitha tha aur usne sirf yahi kaha ke usne aaj wo baba dekha jisne usko bachpan me zehar wala laddu diya tha. Arjun bhi jis Kalpatru ki baat kar raha hai wo Devaki chachi ke sath in kukarmo me shamil hai. Main ruk nahi paaunga yaha ab."
"Tu baith beta, inse jyada saga mera tu hai. Agar teri chachi aadesh karti hai toh main saja deta hu inhe. Pehle ye bhi dekh le ki Arjun kya dikhana chahta hai. Aur uski pita ji wali baat bhi kahi na kahi thik hai. Wo thode akele jarur rehne lage the maa ke baad par itne kamjor nahi the. 2 mahine ke antraal me unka chala jana vivaadspad baat hai.", Abhi wo aage kuch bolte Arjun safed panne liye udhar aa baitha.
"Ye call detail hai is ghar ke number ki 3 din pehle tak ki. Ye pen se maine ghere banaye hai jaha jaha wo number trunk call ka hai rajasthan me aur samay hamesha he thik 3 baje ka. 2 alag alag number hai jin par baatein hui hai. Ladkiyon ko bhi 35 din pehle he jama karna shuru kiya gaya. Ek number toh XXXX jagah ka hai kisi dhaabe ka aur dusra jis pe jyada baat hui hai wo Meena ke ghar ka number hai. Maine khud raat 12 baje Meena ke darwaje par rang daal kar 4 baje fir uske kadmo ke nishaan Devaki daadi ke darwaje par dekhe. Maine he unhe kal raat neend ki dawa dilwaayi thi jis se baat na ho sake aur main inhe pakad saku.", Arjun ke is khulase aur un telephone ke number ko dekhne ke baad Rameshwar ji ne ek alag he sawaal kiya.
"Phone toh waha saamne wale kamre me hai toh Meena waha se bhi kar sakti thi."
"Kar sakti thi lekin waha wale par STD ki suvidha nahi hai. Aapne sabse pehle ye nahi dekha ki is report me number he kitne hai jabki ye 30 din ki hai. Udhar alag phone hai jiski ghanti nahi bajti aur ye mujhe bas phushphusahat se pata chala jo 3 baje ke kareeb sunaai di thi mujhe. Matlab choti daadi toh phone lagwa nahi sakti alag se aur Vinod chacha ne lagwa kar nahi diya. Bahar khambe se he dono taar itni safaai se bhitar ki gayi hai ki najar nahi padti. Toh sawaal aapke chote bhai sahab se bhi pooche ja sakte hai dada ji lekin us maamle me toh daadi bhi kuch nahi kar sakti kyonki wo aapki jimmewari hai. Rahi baat aap jo saja dilwane ki baat kar rahe the Umed chacha se toh kayi 302 bhi jodd lijiyega usme. Lekin maut.. maut saja nahi saja se chhutkara kehna behtar hai.", Ab jarur Rameshwar ji ke haath-paanv phule the aur unki jhukti najro ka dard samajh kar Kaushalya ji ne he unka hath thaam liya
"Sahi kaha tumne beta aur main tere bau ji ko bhi jhukta nahi dekh sakti. Filhaal Krishan ki poochtach se pehle Devaki ko uske bacho ke saamne karna hoga. Wo bhi jaan le ki uska sach kya hai aur fir saja bhi waisi he milegi jisme chhutkara na mile aur na kabhi chain. Raat bahot ho chuki hai beta aur kal ki subah thodi mushkil rehne wali hai. Main teri Purnima daadi ke paas ja rahi hu, tu bhi araam kar le. Haan is beech tera kamra dhyaan nahi raha tayaar karna."
"Main chachi ke kamre me he so jaunga daadi nahi toh Aanchal didi wale me 2 alag bister hai. Waise chhat bhi khuli aur hawadaar hai lekin filhaal thoda Niketan ke sath khel lu kyonki chachi so jaati hai aur wo 2 baje tak jaag kar unhe pareshan karta hai.", Arjun apne dada ke paanv dabane laga tha aur Umed ne bhi aankhen band kar li. Kareeb 20 minute baad wo apne dada ko sula kar he Anamika ke kamre se takiya gadda le kar chhat par chala gaya sone par aaj Kaushalya ji neend ki dawa lene ke bawjood karwate badal rahi thi.
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"Toh tera kehna hai ke maamla bahot purana hai aur hamare paida hone se bhi pehle ka.?", Rajkumar ji toh quota poora karne par niche ja chuke the lekin Narinder aur Shankar jaise abhi shuru he hue the aur inki charcha pichle ek ghante se jaari thi.
"Haan Shankar aur ye Ramakaant Ajju ke waqt shamil tha. Rana ne marne se pehle bataya ki Ajju mehal gaya tha jaha se usne Ajju ka peecha shuru kiya. Ab ye Rana Veer Singh Rana ka kaunsa rishteydar hai toh main itna he kahunga ki Himachal me he in sabka pariwar fala-phula tha aur baad me iska he baap suraksha pramukh bana tha raja ke darbar me hamare dada ji ke waqt. Prabha devi ki hatya me uska hath hone se inkaar nahi kiya ja sakta lekin saala ye toh hawa me gayab he ho gaya, chahe uska beta he hamare kabje me kyun na ho. Main dhoondne Himmat Singh ko nikla tha lekin 8 laashe sirf Himachal me dafan ki hai maine. Santosh Rana mehal se faraar hai jisko aakhiri bar usi din dekha gaya tha kuch mistry driver type ke gundo ke sath. Arjun bhi us din mehal me he tha jiska matlab Arjun uska sach jaan gaya hoga aur wo Arjun ka saamna nahi kar saka. Lekin Yadhuvanshi ne mujhe ek badi anokhi khabar di hai bhai.", Shankar ke pehle toh sabkuch upar se he jata raha lekin ye anokhi khabar wali baat sunn kar usne jaam ek baar me he nibhta diya.
"Ab aisi khabar kaunsi hui jo anokhi ho? Ramakant toh samajh le gaya mere hath se, behanchod randi ka beej mere bhai ..", Shankar ko gussa karte dekh Narinder ne uska hath daba kar shaant kiya.
"Khabar ye hai ki Ajju jis din mara us din Krishan chacha gaanv me nahi the. Aur 3 din pehle Ajju unse mila bhi tha kisi vishaya me jo maine waise he taal diya tha us waqt kyonki wo pagal kahi na kahi ghoomta he rehta tha aur chacha se milna toh koyi nayi baat nahi thi lekin chacha gaanv me aaye ye nayi baat aur us samay ke hisaab se dekha jaaye toh wo raat me udhar pahuche kaise? Matlab wo din se he udhar kahi honge. Lekin hum unse sawaal nahi kar sakte toh ye kadi kisi sahi bande ko deni hogi. Aur haan galti se bhi Rajasthan ka rukh nahi karna hume Shankar. Ghamasaan ho jaayega bina baat aur idhar Bhalla ka prayog toh bilkul nahi hoga.", Narinder ne us alag sach se vaasta karwa diya tha jo Shankar kuch samay ke liye bhoola tha gusse me.
"Haan.. Lekin yar Ajju ghutne tekne walo me se nahi tha isliye mera mann hamesha he kehta hai ki koyi apna he tha jisne uski hatya ki. Saarang bhale he gusse me us se garma garmi kar le lekin wo papa par he hath daalna hua isliye hatya toh wo nahi karne wala uski. Ramakant ghaagh hai aur kahi na kahi wo aadmi chacha aur Saarang se jawani ke samay se juda hai. Tera us Vardhan wale maamle ka kya bana bhai?"
"Haan wahi baat main karne wala tha Shankar. Vardhan ki soochna hai mere paas aur wo Uttar Pradesh me dabish dene wala hai kisi bahubali par parso. Wo mastermind aadmi hai aur pehle se kahi jyada khatarnak aur nirmam. Thodi bahot maar khaani padegi lekin main usko mana he lunga. Ramakant ka game wahi bajayega mere bhai kyonki Vishnu Vardhan ke pariwar ka khatma usne he karwaya tha. Aur jaanta hai Saarang ka khaas sipesahlhaar kaun hai?"
"Rajyavardhan, Indraneel toh desh se bahar hai."
"Naa.. Balwan. Hamara param mitra Balwan ab uska senapati hai jo ab insaan nahi raha, aatma marr chuki hai uski. Pintu thoda khatra bann sakta hai kyonki wo diler hai aur suraksha ke waqt wo pariwar ka sath dega. Kaise bhi karke Pintu ko ghumwana hai thoda waqt ke liye aur Arjun he aisa kar sakta hai. Ramakaant hath aa gaya toh baaki log bhi aa jaayenge.", Narinder ki yojna jarur majboot thi lekin usme prashan adhik the.
"Waise wo daanav jo ab apna bada bhai hai, usko bhi Rajasthan me bheja ja sakta hai. Sala insaan toh wo bhi nahi aur yakeen maan wo mere pagal swaroop se bhi kahi char paanch guna upar hoga. Kandha abhi tak dukh raha tha daru peene se pehle. Vishnu bhai jaisa dost hai yar apna aur usko daanv par nahi lagana. Balwan ki nabz dhoondte hai aur Ramakaant ki bhi jarur koyi toh kamjori usko pradesh se bahar nikalegi. Main cahlu tere sath Vishnu se milne?"
"Rehne de bhai. Main he maar kha lu toh thik rahega. Aaj tak hum dono ne ek sath pitaai sirf maa se he khaai hai aur us pagal ko mujhe akele he jhelne de. Bharat bhai khiladi aadmi nikle yar Shankar jo unhone CBI fail kar di. Waise tu Devaki chachi ke baare me kuch nahi sochta? Unhe unki kaamwali agwa kar rahi thi aur unke sath wo tantrik tha. Chachi ka bada bhai unhe kyun uthwane laga aur jo manjar Dilbaag ke waha dekha wo thoda sa racha hua lag raha tha jaise hume dikhane ke liye kiya gaya ho? Wo khel pehle he koyi behtar khel raha tha lekin hum usme anjaane shamil ho gaye.", Narinder jis tarah se haadse ko yaad karke bata raha tha Shankar bhi thoda soch me padd gaya.
"Veham hoga yaar tera. Unke aadmi ne dekh liya hoga aur awaaj laga kar sabko ekathha kar liya."
"Aur chachi salamat hath lag gayi? Shankar waha mujhe kisi ne jawaab nahi diya sirf ek ne poori raamkatha aise sunaai jaise wo ratwaai gayi ho. Uske bhosdi wale ke ulte hath par aisa cut tha jaisa hum khud bachpan me maar lete the school na jana pade isliye. Aur Dilbaag ke goli choo kar nikli jabki wo Bhishma tha uske jaangh me udhar jaha maans jyada rehta hai. Aisa nahi hai ki unhone muthbhed nahi ki hogi. Saamne walo ne sirf bhaagna tha aur 2 waha mare pade the, 2 ko tune maar diya. Ek driver, ek tantrik, wo Meena aur Netram. 8 log toh pehle he jeep me rahe honge toh wo log chachi ko kyun le jaane lage.? Matlab wo gaadi me thi he nahi bhai aur inhone bewkoofi ki hogi jeep se ulajhne ki toh dono kinare wale log hath chadh gaye jinhe khud jeep walo ne maar diya jabki Dilbag aur ye log thode he chotil hue. Aisa ho sakta hai ki bas Bhishma ke goli lagi ho aur Dilbaag ke wo bhi nahi par mera dil keh raha hai ke chachi jeep me nahi thi aur hoti toh wo unke sath he jaati. Jeep toh tere jaane par bhi dikhi aur saamna bhi hua wo bhi 500 kadam ki duri se tune un par goliyan chalayi. Matlab wo chachi ko le jana chahte the ya sakushal dekhna chahte the? Dimaag ki band baja ke rakh di hai Arjun ne bhai.", Narinder ki jubaan par aakhir naam aa he gaya tha apne bete ka.
"Arjun? Ab wo kaha se isme aa gaya?"
"Jaggi tak ko usne jaane ka kaha tha haweli par jo chacha ke sath hume lene aa pahucha. Dilbag ko saja ke bahane usne he is suraksha me lagaya hua tha toh khel uska he tha ye sab bas uske paas mauke par utne log nahi the jo saamna kar sakte un sabka. Wo jungle na jata toh pakka udhar he jata. Mujhe kuch ajeeb si feeling aa rahi hai bhai jaise kuch bada hone wala hai aur jitna shaant Arjun utna tej uska dimaag. Ladaai ki toh usko parwaah he nahi thi waha akhaade me aur taqat toh tune bhi dekh li na uski? Wo bhi is Sambhav bhai se kamtar nahi hai kisi bhi tarah bas dimaag thoda jyada tej hai. Ab ye pehle Vinod ke peeche tha jo thanda ho chuka fir pada ye gaanv ke peeche toh matlab sab gul yahi khila raha hai aur jimme lagaya hoga aadarniya thaanedar ji ne.", Narinder ko uljhan me dekh Shankar ne ye aakhiri jaam bina paani ke he bana diya sirf baraf ke tukde gira kar.
"Mera bhi maan yahi kehta hai ki Arjun Devaki chachi ke he peeche hai. Tujhe dhyaan hai na Raman ke sath rishta khud chachi ne taye kiya tha Roshni ka? Aur unhe Roshni ke vidhwa hone se jyada dukh us sapole ke marne pe hua wo bhi papa ke saamne toh unki najar se ye bacha nahi. Haan wo saamne nahi aane wale kyonki unke bhai ka maamla hai aur Arjun pariwarik maamlo me maa pe jyada nirbhar karta hai, papa ki jagah. Tabhi maa jo ki pehle aaj he wapis aane wali thi unka karyakram college ke dikhawe par kahi is wajah se he na badha diya gaya ho. Agar chachi kisi bade kaand me shamil hui toh?"
"Wo pehle se he hai bhai. Tujhe ye bhi nahi bataya lekin Bindu se baat hui thi meri.", Narinder khamosh ho gaya tha ekdum ye naam lete he.
"Bhai tu usko Naitik ka kaatil samajhta tha aur bhool gaya ke usne.. Koyi aur lafda hai na Inder?"
"Shabnam mera khoon hai Shankar... Mera aur Bindiya ka bas ek raat ka sach. Thoda jajbaati ho gaya tha jo maine he phone mila diya apni beti se baat karne ke liye. Dil Shabnam ko gale lagane ka tha lekin Muskaan ko he maan kar mana liya dil.", Ye baat sirf Umed jaanta tha kyonki aaj Shankar ke hath se gilaas jis tarah fisla tha waisa kaanpna pehle kabhi na hua tha. Shankar ko ek he pal me wo sab yaad aa gaya jo usne Shabnam se yaatna dete hue kaha tha. Wo sachmuch uski sagi bhatiji thi, Inder ka khoon matlab uska bhi khoon thi wo. Apne bhai ki haalat dekh Narinder ne uske dono hath paas rakhi kameej se saaf kiye.
"Tujhe kya hua be? Jhatka toh mere liye tha na tere toh anginat ghoom rahe hai gali mohallo me.", Uski wahi hansi me baat udaane wali adaa bhi Shankar ke dard ko kamm na kar saki.
"Galti ho gayi bhai mere se jo maine us ladki par julm dhaya jiske sath mera bhi khoon ka rishta tha. Umed ne kaha bhi tha ke wo hamari bhatiji hai lekin main bas haweli wajah samajhta raha. Maaf kar de yar Inder bahot bhaari galti ho gayi be mere se."
"Shhhh.. Wo galti nahi thi bhai anjaan tha tu. Raat gayi baat gayi. Toh main bata raha tha ke phone Shabnam se baat karne ke liye milaya par baat hui Mirza sahab se aur fir Bindiya se. Kuch idhar udhar ki hone ke baad jab Mirza sahab dur hue honge toh Bindiya ne gajab he dha diya behanchod. Batate hue toh ab bura lag raha hai."
"Aisa kya bata diya be?"
"Wo.. Krishan chacha ki aulaad hai Shankar. Anamika urf Damyanti kaaki jinke paas Ajju aata jata tha wo mehal ki rajkumari thi jo tujhe sirf Saarang ki behan tak ka pata tha lekin ye nahi ki hamare chacha ne he unhe peit se kar diya tha. Devaki chachi se toh shaadi kabhi honi he nahi thi aur wahi thi jinhone Kumari Anamika ko gayab karwaya Laajo kaaki ke sath mil kar. Tujhe meri kasam hai Shankar tu Lata se is maamle me baat nahi karega kyonki usko kuch nahi pata, kuch bhi nahi. Aur uski maa, Laajo gayab hai apni behan Resham ke sath. Reshma, sarpanch ki biwi jis sarpanch ko Chandro taai ne thok diya tha jaisa tune bataya tha. Matlab unhe bhi nahi pata tha ke khel ek alag tikdi khel rahi thi jisme Reshma, Laajwanti aur teesri hui Devaki chachi. Jo chachi ateet me waisa kaand kar sakti hai toh vartmaan me utni shareef kaise ho gayi? Chachi ke kaam ke badle kya saamne wale ne apne kaam nahi karwaye honge unhe munshi ji ke ghar ki bahu aur haweli ki maalkin banwane ke badle? Laajo kaaki bhi rajasthan he chhipi hai. Matlab waha asli khiladi hai aur wo Saarang toh katai nahi kyonki papa usko chikna ghada bolte the. Ab tujhe tagda jhatka laga na bhai Shabnam se bhi bada wala? Ek tarah se toh dekha jaaye main behanchod he bann gaya us sach ko sunn ne ke baad lekin koyi baat nahi kyonki rishta mera Bindiya ka pata tha mujhe. Chacha aur Damyanti kaaki ka nahi. Arjun ne faans liya hai Devaki chachi ko aur ab sachmuch afra tafri machne wali hai bahot si jagah. Chal roti khaate hai fir main kal nikalta hu Vishnu ko lene.", Shankar ka toh dimaag he tight kar diya tha aaj Narinder ne jo bechara khud pehle se bhara baitha tha itna sabkuch jaankar.
"Yaar 2 logo ka jiwan nahi kayion ka kharaab hua is hisaab se toh. Wo toh bechari saari umar vidhwa bann ke rahi aur fir maut bhi mili toh vidhwa ki jiske paas pati ka naam tak nahi. Aur ye mujhe Lata ne bhi kaha tha ke uski maa ne shaadi me taang adaai thi jab papa rishta le kar gaye the mera. Wo bholi hai na aur fir maa uski bhi vidhwa. Bechari ne bahot samjhaute kiye honge aur main uske suhaag ko khatam karke bhi uska pyaar hu. Laajwanti kaaki ko toh saja milni chahiye aur ab ye Devaki chachi fans gayi hai isliye pehle isko dandit karegi maa. Chacha bechare isliye khoye khoye rehte aaye hai aajtak."
"Khoye khoye rehte hue bhi 3 baar kheti ugaa gaye wo usi chachi par. Abe mard jo bhi ho Shankar byaah hone ke baad wo dushman biwi ka bhi bhog karta hai. Humne jo cheej itne barso se na pata lagi wo Arjun Bindiya se jaan chuka tha mujhse he pehle. Aur wo gaanv ki bhi jaankari ikatha kiye baitha hai matlab unke ghar me ghus kar wo unhe benaqaab kar chuka. Ab toh bas fainsla hona baaki hai jo apne se nahi chupne wala kyonki Gajju bhi udhar he hai."
"Haan, aur Binodiya bhi ab tameej se rehne laga hai. Aaj wo hospital ye dekhne na gaya tha ke uski maa ko chot aayi hai. Wo toh sala ye pooch raha tha ke ye kitne din behosh rahengi aur sar pe chot se yaad-dast jaane ke kitne chance hai? Lodu hai poora aur lagta hai uski nayya bhi chachi ne he paar lagaai hogi pehle."
"Hahaha.. chal sudhar toh raha hai ab. Mujhe lagta hai ab kachra saaf karne ke baad koode ka dher jala diya jaayega. Apni maa ko bada maja aata hai us kaam me.", dono itni gambhir baaton ke bawjood hanste hue niche chal diye the aur aaj inhe bhook bhi nahi thi. Inder apni uljhano se bhitar se jhoojh raha tha aur Shankar vyathit tha kuch aise sach jaan kar jo nahi jaanta toh behtar rehta. Ye raat inke liye bhi karwat badalne wali he thi.
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"Aksar hum apni neend khud udwa lete hai anjaane ya jaanboojh kar.", Subah hone me abhi ek ghanta tha aur raat ke 3 baje Arjun ko yu apne saamne he gate faand kar aaya dekh Dipa bhabhi chakit reh gayi. Wo Raano ko soya dekh rahi thi khule aanang me charpaayi par baithi. Jabki ab unke saamne unki he neend udane wala insaan be-samay khada tha.
"Tum.. tum idhar aur wo bhi is tarah chor raste se?", Dipa bhabhi ab kehti bhi kya.
"Upar se dekh raha tha aapko pichle ek ghante se idhar udhar tehalte hue. Wo chhat hamari he hai jaha se aapka aangan poora dikhta hai. Ab ghar me aur toh koyi hai nahi jo yu tehalta rahe. Sone ki koshish main bhi kar raha tha lekin fir paani peene utha toh neend bhi uchat gayi. Chaand dekhte dekhte saya dikh gaya toh chala aaya wajah poochne.", Arjun wahi kache aangan me he kulhe tikata baith gaya tha. Hawa sachmuch ruki hui thi jis wajah se cooler chaalu tha Dipa bhabhi aur Rano ke liye.
"Bijli 12 baje gayi thi aur ab aayi hai jab tum aaye. Battery se sirf pankha chalta hai aur ye aangan ka lattu. Ab so jaungi main."
"Thik hai fir chalta hu main. Mujhe laga koyi aur pareshani hogi kyonki gaanv me log bijli aane jaane se jyada pareshan nahi hote aur aapke yaha toh pankha bhi chalta hai battery se.", Arjun wapis uthne laga toh Dipa bhabhi ne uske kandhe par hath rakh diya. Ye mudra aisi thi ki wo kulhe khaat par tikaye hue Arjun ke chehre ki taraf jhuki thi aur aise jhukne se unka bhaari seena Arjun ke ghutno ke thik upar tik gaya. Kuch pal ye khamoshi rahi aur fir Dipa bhabhi apni awastha dekh wapis sahi ho gayi.
"Mujhe laga tha ke tum is ghar me sirf Jasleen ke liye he aa sakte ho. Meri neend uchatna tumse aisa karwayega toh main kuch din pehle se he jaagna shuru kar deti.", Dipa bhabhi ka kataaksh bata raha tha ke ab wo Jasleen wali baat ka bhi jikar khulkar kar sakti hai uske sath.
"Aap kabhi seedhe tarike se apna mudda bayaan nahi kar sakti kya jo kabhi Nimrat, kabhi meri maa-behan toh kabhi Dilbaag bhaiya aur aaj Jasleen ka bahana kar rahi ho? Anaath thi pehle jisko pariwar mila aur shaadi ke baad pati-beti ke sath khud ka alag pariwar. Har samay khud ko anaath he samajhti rahogi toh fir bhagwan 50 aulaad bhi de de aapne apni he soch me fanse rehna. Insaan aisi ghutan se til til kar marta hai bhabhi chahe fir aap is ghar ki dehleej se bahar kitna bhi chehre par hansi ka naqaab odh lo. Samasya nahi bataogi toh na Dilbaag bhaiya uska hal kar sakte na koyi aur. Ab is tarah unse baatein karti hongi aur wo jatt dimaag waise he paidal hai jo jakhm tak aise deta hai jo kapde me dhake rahe.", Ab jaise ye teer anjaane me he sateek nishaane ja laga tha jisne Dipa bhabhi ka sar jhuka diya. Bahot der tak unki khamoshi Arjun se sehan na hui toh wo uthne laga jis par geele chehre wali Dipa bhabhi ne gujarish andaaj se uska hath thaam kar badhte kadam wahi rok liye.
"Tumhare Dilbaag bhaiya? Wo dekh kar isliye maarte hai ki bahar unka naam aur naqaab na kharaab ho. Nimmo hui toh main bahot khush thi ki ab mera sachmuch he ek pariwar bann gaya hai jisme kam se kam ye pari sath hai chahe tumhare Dilbaag bhaiya bas apne matlab se he mere paas aate ho jo aana band ho gaya tha uske hone par. Jaha main khush hui thi wahi ghar se bahar khushi ka dikhawa karne wale tumhare bhaiya ne mujhe sirf pratadna di ladki paida karne par. Fir bhi sab thik tha aur meethi jubaan dikha kar inhone fir se koshish ki lekin is baar garbh teharne ke baad shehar me paise de kar jaanch karwa li ki ladka hai ya ladki. Ladki thi jisko 20 hafte baad inhone girwa diya. Haalat kya hui thi meri jo dil se bhi tooti aur jism se bhi? Aur sunn na chahte ho? Nimmo school jaane lagi thi aur ek baar fir unhone wahi sab dohraya, vaada kiya ki jo hoga manjoor lekin bache 2 hone chahiye. Kuch ka kuch bata kar fir se jaanch karwa di lekin mujhe bataya nahi. Taqat ki dawa bata kar fir se garbh girwa diya mera aur 10 saal se maine unhe apne kareeb na aane diya Arjun. Ab jaane kiski baaton me aa kar ye badchalan tak batane lage mujhe, tumhare Dilbaag bhaiya. Kitno ke sath mere naam jodd diye kyonki ye khud dusri basti ki ladkiyan paise se khet laane lage. Tumhe lagta hai tumne unhe khet me band kar rakha hai, aisa wo khud chahte the aur mahine me 25 raat pehle bhi wo wahi toh rehte the. Arre mera hath hai kya isme ki mujhe ladka paida na hua? Khoon mera baha 2-2 baar aur apne adhure bache ke tukde maine dekhe. Jism ka dard toh saal 6 mahine me chala jaaye par aatma par jo 2 nirdosh maut ka dukh hai wo tum dur kar sakte ho? Ab kitna ghiri raho main yaadon me aur is shamshaan me? Isliye bahar khadi rehti hu ya hans bol leti hu jaan pehchaan me. Tumne toh bahuto ke dukh dur kiye aur mera itna maan karte ho, kar sakte ho ateet saaf? Badal sakte ho us jaanwar ko jo sabki najro me gaanv ka sammaan aur mehnati hai lekin us hatyaare aur ayyaash insaan ka sach koyi nahi jaanta. Sabke dukh dard dur kar sako, bhagwan nahi ho tum.", Dabi awaaj me apna haal sunati hui wo nirantar aansu baha rahi thi jabki Arjun toh kisi moorat sa bas apni jagah he jamm chuka tha. Usko aise jadd dekh kar Dipa bhabhi ne he khade hote hue uska sar sehlaya.
"Kaanch ke ghar aksar bhitar se khaali hote hai Arjun, duniya ko dikhane ke liye unhe aisa banaya jata hai. Dilbaag aur main thik waise he hai, dono kahi na kahi ek jaise jinka sach ab sirf tum jaante ho. Aur main atche se jaanti thi ki tum ek naram dil insaan ho jo sabke sath khushi me shamil na bhi ho lekin dukh.. tumhe dukh dur karne ki ek bahot galat bimari hai. Ya tumhe khud dard pasand hai jaise abhi tum dard me ho sirf mera sach jaan ne ke baad. Bas isliye he wo tanj ya baatein keh rahi thi jis se tum khud mujhse dur raho."
"Ab judd gaya hu bhabhi aur waise toh main pehli baar aapko dekhte he judd gaya tha aapse lekin Dilbaag bhaiya ne thik nahi kiya, bahot galat kiya hai unhone aur ..."
"Aur tum koyi saja nahi de sakte aise maamle me jiski gawaah aur bhugatne wali he usko maan ne se inkaar kar de. Kuch kar sakte ho toh mujhse dur rehna hai baaki mukhiya ho toh us taur par apne bhaiya ya mujhe kaise bhi dandit kar dena.", Ab ye baan Arjun par asar nahi karne wale the jinhe chala kar wo usko apne se dur karna chahti thi.
"Jakhmo par malham lagane ke sath unhe dene wala jab tak khud aapse maafi na maang le, tab tak Arjun gaanv se toh kya aapse bhi dur na hoga. Dur aap kinhi aur kaarano se bhi rehna chahti hai lekin wo utna gambhir mudda nahi bhabhi. Itchaye aur prem he insaan ko insaan banate hai. Kal dil me aapka Arjun aayega roti par aur sirf hath se nahi goad me baitha kar khilana hoga. Savera hone wala hai, apne teero par atcha zehar lagana lekin vyarth he jaane wala hai wo. Abhi tak hath thaame ho na mera toh dur kaise ja sakta tha.", Dipa bhai ke gaal ko dusre hath se saaf karta hua wo ab unke saamne he tha bilkul kareeb aur uski baat sahi thi ki bhabhi ka pehle wala hath uske hath ko pakde tha aur dusra uske kandhe par. Arjun ki itni gehri baatein aur ghar aane ka aisa nyota khudse dene me he wo uljhi thi ki Arjun ne unka matha choom liya.
"Kaanch ke gharo wali kahawat badal lijiye. Aksar gharonde mitti ke bhi khoobsurat hote hai lekin unhe dekhne ke liye bhitar jana padta hai jaise main aaya.", Ye baat Arjun ne itne dhime kahi thi ki Dipa bhabhi ne uske hontho ka ehsaas apne chehre ke kareeb paya. Chehra uthati hui usko apalak dekh rahi thi lekin dil ki ankahi hasrat kaabu se bahar jaati hui antt me uske hontho se honth jodd baithi. Sab itna jaldi hui ki Arjun ke jawaab dene se pehle he wo alag ho kar bhitar ki taraf kadam badha chuki thi.
"Bhaag lijiye, apne he ghar ke ek aur kone me lekin mere jaane ke baad mujhe jyada kareeb paayengi bhabhi. Dopehar ka intjaar rahega fir saja soch lijiyega apni gustakhi ya chahat ki.", Arjun jaise aaya tha waise he dabe paanv yaha se nikal kar haweli chal diya. Jaane ab kiski aur kitni saja mukarar thi din chadhte he.
Yajmaan abhi samay hai kuch bigda nahi hai wo madam ko hata dijiye waha se badi kripa hogi aapki nahi to daadi ke laddu ki saugandh na khud bandhunga na bandhne dunga saari umar chade he ghumenge 2no 
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