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Fer-Badal (2)
Mausam koyi bhi ho lekin har subah kuch thandak jarur samete rehti hai. 4 baje har taraf andhkaar he tha aur yaha khuli chhat par soya Arjun kisi chote bache ki tarah apni behan ke seene me dubka cooler ki thandi hawa se bachne ki athak koshish karta laga. Ritu ke chehre par ek alokik muskaan gehraai thi jaise wo bas apne he sansaar me ho. Neend me bhi uski Arjun ke prati parwaah kaabil-e-taarif thi jo wo uski taraf chaadar sahi karti hui araam pauchane lagi.
Kunmunata sa Arjun thoda aur aage hua toh Ritu ka kamar se niche ka bhaag uske upar aa gaya. Chaadar ab poori tarah se Arjun ke sharir par bich chuki thi aur wo prem ki tapish bahari thandak se bachaav karti ab araam de rahi thi.
"Ritu, sava 4 baj rahe hai. Komal didi ya koyi aur bhi uth sakta hai.", Alka seedhi ki taraf wale band darwaje ko jaanchne ke baad ab bahar aangan wali taraf se idhar aayi. Pichle 10 minute wo bas in dono ki supt-krida niharti rahi aur jab Arjun kuch shaant hua tabhi usne haule se Ritu ko hilaya
Alsaai si Ritu ke chehre par alag he chamak thi jo is andhkaar me bhi Alka ne dekhi.
"Ye 3-4 thapkiyan dete he so gaya tha aur dekh abhi bhi iske haal. Cooler band kar jara aur isko abhi sone he dete hai.", Ritu ne takiya aahista se Arjun ki baah ke niche rakha tha aur udhar Alka ne cooler ka button band kiya. Arjun fir thoda kasmasaya jisko dekh Ritu uska sar sehlane lagi. Ek baar fir se uske upar thik tarah se chaadar deti wo gadde ke niche se bra nikaal kar bina tshirt nikale kushalta se pehan kar khadi ho gayi.
"Matlab raat koyi dhama-chaukdi nahi ki tum dono ne?", Alka ne ek rubber Ritu ki taraf badhate hue masti se kaha aur Ritu ne bhi apne khule baalo ko baandh kar badi maadak si angdaai bhari. Seena kuch pal ke liye youvan ubhaar kar fir se sahi ho gaya.
"Dhama chaukdi karne ke baad main iske thodi na soyi hoti. Isko aaj bhi wahi dulaar chahiye hota hai jo ye bachpan me chahta tha. Tere saamne he hai Alka ki hum sab toh fir bhi time milne par araam aur baaki chote mote kaam he karte rehte hai. Iska routine aur life jyada he complex hai. Khudse toh ye maa ke pas bhi nahi ja sakta araam karne aur filhal bechare ki idhar duty bhi hum sabki wajah se hai toh mujhse jitna ho sakega koshish karungi Aaru neend toh sahi le.", Dono seedhiyon se dabe paanv niche utar rahi thi aur Alka ne bharpoor sneh se ek baar Ritu ko gale laga liya. Arjun ko najar karke wo uske peeche he chal padi.
"Bas ek yahi toh farak hai tujhme aur baaki sabhi me. Sach kahu toh main bhi shayad ek baar toh iske sath karti he. Lekin teri baat bilkul thik hai yar. Raat bhi ye 11 ke baad he aaya tha aur tum dono soye toh 12 ke baad he hoge. Kyonki sawaal jawaab toh tu kiye bina usko thapki bhi nahi dene wali.", Alka ne bahar wale kamre ke pas laga nal chalaya toh Ritu muskurati hui chehra dhone lagi. Damakta chehra bheegne ke baad abhi kahi jyada dilkash dikh raha tha.
"Wahi bata raha tha ke aajkal kya chal raha hai. Fir maine thoda bahot uske result, gaanv aur shaadi wale din ki baatein ki. Jab laga ki uska dhyaan bhatakne wala hai toh apne sath laga kar sula diya. Waise aaj mujhe Aanchal didi ko market leke jana hai. Daadi ne kaha tha raat me ki beti ki beti hai aur jo sabke liye liya hai wo usko bhi milna chahiye. Tu dekh lena parlour wali ko aur main Alisha aunty ko bhi le jaungi.", Ritu bhi bahar wale raste he andar chali aayi Alka se baat karti hui. In dono ki ummeed se alag rasoighar me Gurdeep aur Komal didi aa chuki thi. Gurdeep jaise abhi chehra dho ke aayi thi lekin Komal didi ke kapde bata rahe the ki wo naha chuki hai.
"Kyun, Arjun le jayega in sabko?", Alka ne rasoig ki taraf dekhne ke baad paani ki bottle khol kar ek ghoont piya aur fir Ritu ko pakda di. Fridge se doodh ka bartan is taraf aati Komal didi ko dene ke baad wo Ritu se jawab ki pratiksha karne lagi. Gurdeep andar tray me biscuit aur feeki matthi rakh rahi thi, usko khaali chai ki aadat jo na thi.
"Alisha aunty se toh jitna ho sake isko (Arjun) dur he rakhna hai. Sarkari gaadi mili hui hai toh koyi dikkat nahi aane wali aur tujhe main isliye ye sab bata rahi hu ki yaha bhi us bewkoof ko bin-bulaai aafat se dur he rakhna hai. Mehmaan jyada ho gaye hai aur halki si bhi galti najar na aa jaye." , Ritu ki baat sunn kar is taraf wapis doodh rakhne aayi Komal didi bhi muskurai jaise unhe bhi pata ho ke charcha ka vishya kya hai.
"Wo toh 11 se 2 ke show me ja raha hai. Kahe toh fer-badal kar de?", Alka ki baat hamesha he khaas andaaj me hoti thi.
"Jaruri hai badalna. Saroj mausi aur Pooja maami udhar he ruke hai raat me. Somya, Swati aur Kanchan hamare kamre me hai. Aaj baaki dono maami bhi aane wali hai aur Shalini bua bhi aa jayengi.", Ritu ne vistaar se bayaan kar diya tha ghar aur mehmano ki rooprekha. Alka aashankit thi ki Vinni is par kya pratikriya degi.
"Wo toh mehandi se dur he rahega. Waise bhi geet he chalne hai aaj aur baaki ladies ki mandali lagegi. Didi ki mehandi ke sath baaki ladies bhi wahi sab karwayengi. Kaam papa log dekh rahe hai jiske liye kaafi log bhi laga diye hai. Isko kaise vyast kar sakte hai?", Alka ko bhi bhaan tha ke Arjun ko Vinni didi ke sath jana pada toh wo koyi na koyi toh hal nikaal he lega.
"Jaane he do toh behtar hai. Mujhe jyada pareshani wali baat uska idhar rehna lagti hai. Chandro daadi ji bhi aayengi aur jaane kyun mujhe Aaru ka unke saamne jana thik nahi lagta. Ab tum dono chai pee kar fresh ho jao baaki jo socha hai waise he karna. Alisha aunty ke sath Ritu, Romela aunty ko maa ke siwa kuch dikhta nahi aur Preeti apne aap kar legi baaki sabkuch.", Komal didi ke aise spasht se jawaab se ye dono he niruttar ho gayi. Ab wo jawaab bhi nahi maang sakti thi kyonki Komal didi kabhi galat bhi nahi kehti thi.
"Main aur Afsana bhi chal sakte hai kya Ritu tumhare sath?", Gurdeep ne bade he sneh se gujarish ki thi. Chai ki jagah wo garam doodh ka gilaas liye thi aur dusre hath me biscuit.
"Afsana mehandi lagwayegi Gurdeep, kal he bata chuki hai wo. Aur aaj uske ammi-abbu bhi aa rahe hai tumhare mummy papa ke sath he. Jasleen-Keerti ko le chalenge tumhare sath sath. Bheed bhaag se atcha waha market me he masti karenge.", Ritu ne paani ki bottle rakhne ke baad chai ka cup utha liya tha. Komal didi ab Priyanka, Rupali, Richa, Vinni ko uthane chali gayi thi.
"Haan ye bhi thik hai. Wo Afsana toh gayi na gayi ek he barabar hai. Usko rehne denge yahi lekin mujhe na waha fir se dosa khana hai.", Gurdeep ki baat sunn kar Alka ne sar pe hath rakh liya aur kuch aisa he kiya Priyanka ne bahar aate he.
"Oh sardaarni, tujhe na sapne bhi khaane peene ke he aate honge. Kha liyo dosa bhi aur bhature bhi. Ab doodh pee kar tayaar bhi ho ja. 5 baj he gaye hai aur tu raat 10 baje se soyi hui thi.", Priyanka didi ne kapde durust karte kaha aur Grudeep naak sikodti hui wapis kamre me chal di, doodh ka gilaas aur biscuit ki tray liye.
"Kuch bhi kaho Pinki didi, ye bandi kamaal he hai. Insaan na itna he khush aur befikar rahe toh best hai.", Ritu ne hanste hue kaha aur fir shishe ki khidki se dekha toh Arjun bhi seedhiya utar chuka tha.
"Chalo main toh chali Arjun ke sath ghar pe aur aap log aa jana yaha sab samet kar.", Alka ne hath hilaya toh Ritu hairat se dekhne lagi.
"Kapde badal le pehle naha kar. Aise he jaayegi?"
"Mere kapde waha bhi hai aur mera mood nahi idhar nahane ka. Tu aa jaiyo naha ke kapde badal ke. Chalti hu Pinki darling.", Alka ne Priyanka ko aankh maarte hue hath bhi hilaya aur hirni si falaang maarti nikal chali. Jaane ab usne Arjun se kya baat karni thi.
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Krishneshwar ji ki badi beti Damini ghar ke bahar wale bathroom se abhi naha kar he nikli thi kyonki andar aur upar wale bathroom vyast the. Geele baal toliye me baandhe wo ek saaf salwar kameej me apne maansal jism ko dhakne ke bawjood har kataav ko dikhati hui dusra toliya taar par daal kar jaise he mudi toh ghar me daakhil hote Shankar se najre 4 ho gayi. Umed aur Inder pehle he andar ja chuke the aur idhar sirf Shankar aur Damini he the.
"Kaise ho Shankar bhaiya?", Kajrare naino ne hontho se adhik awaaj ki thi aur ek chamak Shankar ki aankhon me bhi ubhri.
"Ab shayad thik nahi hu.", Shankar ne upar jaati seedhi ki aut me khade hote hue nalke se paani peene ka upkram kiya toh jhuk kar handle chalati Damini ke wo ubharo ki ghaati dekh paani anjuli se behne laga. Damini bahot atche se waakif thi apne is bhai aur uski najro se. Aur ye sab katai ektarfa na tha.
"Mujhe toh laga tha ke doctor ho aap jo mujhe thik kar sakta hai. Pata hota ki aap he bimaar ho toh fir kahi aur ilaaj dekhti."
"Mujhse behtar ilaaj karne wala mil gaya hai kya koyi?", Ab Shankar ne chullu se paani peene ke baad Damini ke kareeb hote hue usi toliye se hath saaf kiye toh Damini ke jism me jhurjhuri si daud gayi. Dono bahar khule aangan me the isliye harkat toh mumkin na thi.
"Jis doctor se ek baar rishta bana liya na Damini ne fir kisi aur ki dehleej par na gayi. Aanchal saboot hai iska jeeta jaagta. Baaki mujhe lagta hai ke doctor raqeeb ho gaya ho toh fir meri kismat he kharaab.", Damini himmat karti hui sabtaraf dekh kar bilkul satt he chuki thi is majboot jism se. Shankar agar honhar doctor aur khatarnaak haivaan tha toh utna he aakarshak vyaktitva ka dhani bhi. Shayad he koyi stree/mahila jo Shankar ke najdeek aayi ho wo uske vyaktitva ke sammohan se bachi ho. Damini toh vivaah se pehle se he apna sabkuch saunp chuki thi is bhai ko.
"Shaadi ki jagah dikha kar lata hu tumhe nashte ke baad. Bol dena ki kapde aur samaan lena hai.", Shankar ne bhi aut se nikalte hue Damini ki gol naabhi par hath fira he diya tha. Raat bhar atchi khaasi sharaab ne kuch jyada he garmi badha di badan me aur hospital se dur hone ki wajah se ab kisi ko toh dhoonda he tha. Subah savere Damini se ye meethi mulakaat ne aadha kaam toh kar he diya tha.
"Damaad aur Vinod ko phone laga diyo Damini, time se aa jayenge. Kal batna aur Sanjiv ke mehandi bhi lagni hai aur fir parso shaadi.", Kaushalya ji ne tulsi me argh dete hue Damini se kaha toh apni haalat durust karti wo bas muskurati hui boli.
"Ji taai ji, main 9 baje baat kar lungi. Waise ye aaj shaam tak aane ka he keh rahe the kal jab baat hui toh. Vinod ka kuch hotle me masla tha nahi toh kal he wo log yaha hote.", Damini ne ek najar bagiche se bahar dekha jaha Rameshwar ji kuch logo ke sath tehal rahe the, charcha karte hue. Arjun aur Alka bhi apne dada ji se mil rahe the aur fir wo dono ghar me daakhil hue.
"Atchi baat hai agar jaruri kaam tha toh. Oh bail, tu kaha gaayab rehta hai re? Tere dono chacha toh abhi fir se bister todd rahe hai aur Shankar Rajkumar baaki kaam dekhne me lage hai. Tayaar ho kar Shalini ko lene chala ja. Bitiya bhi rasmo me baithegi aur baaki toh mujhe koyi dikh nahi raha jo kaam ka ho.", Kaushalya ji ne toh Arjun ko aate ke sath kaam pe laga diya tha. Arjun ne gardan hilane ke baad apni Damini bua ko bhi namastey ki aur daadi ke kareeb he khada ho gaya.
"Wo agar haveli aayi hongi toh fufa ji bhi toh saath he aaye honge na daadi.", Arjun ka jawaab sunn kar unhone apne sar pe hath rakh liya.
"Tabhi tujhe bail kehti hu re main. Ghar me bitiya ko khud leke aaya jata hai jab wo pati ke sath na aayi ho. Tere fufa shaadi wale din he aayenge aur Shalini 6:30 pe aane wali express se leke aana hai.", Ab Arjun ko samajh aaya tha ki haveli ki jagah usko apne he shehar wale station se leke aana hai.
"Jama budhuram hai re tu toh. Bhala wo haveli aati toh idhar aane me kya sankat tha usko? Time dekh le aur doodh-khuraak leke chale jana time se. Baaki ab fir tere laayak koyi kaam nahi. Pataake le liyo bhai ki ghodi ke aage chalane ke liye shaadi me.", Kaushalya ji ne laad se aisa kaha tha aur Arjun bhi khush hua ke ab wo sabse alag apni marji se wo sab karega jo usne shaadi ke liye soch rakha tha.
"Waise mehandi sirf ladki ke he lagti hai kya daadi?", Arjun ek baar fir chalte chalte thithak gaya tha aur apne paute ki aisi baat par daadi bhi hansne lagi.
"Tere bhai ke bhi lagegi re. Bas wo banna hai toh pehle uske kal batna lagega, fir uske mehandi lagaayi jaayegi. Madhuri ke aaj karenge ye mehandi ka shagan kyonki jab ghar me ek sath 2 vivaah ho toh ek he din dono bacho ke mehandi ki rasam nahi karte. Atcha, wo Vinita ka jo lehnga Delhi se laaye the na uska bhi kuch kaam karwana hai toh time lage fir usko market le jaaiyo.", Kaushalya ji ne toh swayam se he sab karyakram bana diya tha. Arjun mann he mann kuch gungunata hua andar chal diya.
Ghar me abhi se rishteydar aur pariwar ke log najar aane lage the aur bheetar wale aangan me toh usko dhero chehre dikhe. Abhi wo apni khoobsurat taai ji aur chachi Krishna ji ko he nihaar raha tha ki uchalti koodti Swati uske saamne aa ruki. Dono ek pal tak bas sthir rahe aur fir Swati uske gale ja lagi.
"Tu na bahot ganda hai kaalu.", Swati ne aisa bade sneh aur majaak se kaha tha aur Arjun ne bhi utne he pyaar se apni is mameri behan kam dost ko baahon me bharte hue seene se laga liya.
"Tu khud he dekh le hum dono ka rang. Fir bata dena kaun kala hai. Waise atcha hua tu aa gayi, ab tayaar ho ja fir aadhe ghante baad mere sath he chalna.", Arjun ne Swati ke sar pe haule se hath firate hue kaha. Swati ki saaf badi badi aankhen bahot se sawaal liye thi, pyaar aur tadap ke sath. Par aisa toh kuch mumkin bhi nahi tha.
"Chal lalla tera doodh le aur Swati bitiya, tumhara bhi maltova tayaar hai.", Lalita ji ne itne vyast samay bhi dono ke liye doodh ke gilaas table par rakhne ke sath khaane ka bhi samaan lagate hue kaha. Krishna ji bhi tab tak chai ke 2 cup liye Rekha ke kamre me ja chuki thi. Arjun aur Swati abhi baithe he the ki Anamika chachi, Aanchal aur Damini bua bhi unke saamne wali taraf aa baithi. Lalita ji ne unhe bhi chai aur biscuit parose par teeno ke chehro par bhinn bhinn bhaav the. Anamika toh hamesha ki tarah Arjun ko dekh muskura rahi thi wahi Aanchal apne is bhai se abhi tak thik se mili bhi na thi aur antarmukhi hone ki wajah se wo baat karne se hichak bhi rahi thi. Damini ne he charcha shuru ki, jo Arjun ko jaan ne ki itchuk dikhi. Shayad uske pita ki wajah se.
"Tum mujhe pehchante ho beta?",Swati bhi is awaaj par dono taraf dekhne lagi kyonki uske liye toh ye ajeeb he tha.
"Ji bua. XXXX aap waha rehte hai na aur Krishneshwar dada ji ke sabse badi beti hai. Ye Aanchal didi bhi aapki beti hai. Bas is se jyada nahi maloom aur mahol ki wajah se baat bhi nahi ho saki aap logo se.", Arjun kya kehta ki wo toh unke pita tak ki janamkundli dabaaye baitha hai. Par inse koyi man-mutaav toh tha nahi.
"Bahot atche lekin sach kahu toh main tumhare baare me sirf naam he jaanti hu. Kuch Shankar aur Inder bhaiya jaise he lagte ho lekin jinhone mere dada ji ko dekha hai wo bata sakta hai ki tum jyada unke jaise ho.",Damini ne chai ka ek halka sa ghoont liya aur Anamika ki taraf bhi najar ki jiske chehre par is baat se aashcharya aaya hua tha.
"Family me bache bado par he jaate hai na bua ji? Ab papa-chacha dada ji jaise dikhte hai aur thode features daadi jaise hai unke. Lekin kuch cases me generation skip ho kar feautres dada-nana ya pad-dada par bhi ja sakte hai. Waise Aanchal didi itni chup he rehti hai kya hamesha?", Aanchal thoda sakpaka gayi thi kyonki wo apni maa ke kareeb toh kabhi thi he nahi aur pita ke sath kuch lagaav tha lekin wo bhi simit. Apne aap me rehne wali is ladki ne bas ek pal ke liye Arjun ko dekha aur apni maami Anamika ki taraf sarak gayi.
"Ye baat tumne thik kahi. Aisa ho jata hai jaisa tum keh rahe ho aur meri beti kuch introvert ho gayi hai badi hone ke sath sath. Aur ye pyaar ladki kaun hai?", Damini ka lehja milansaar tha abhi aur Arjun ne bhi Swati ko ishare se baat karne ko kaha. Wo apni khuraak thodi thodi chabate hue idhar udhar bhi dekh raha tha. Aaj toh baaki sabhi bas nahane aur kaam me he lage najar aa rahe the inke siwa. Swati ki bagal me he Rajeshwari chachi ji bhi aa baithi, Arjun ke sar ko sehlati hui. Hamesha ki taraf khile hue gulaab si aur ek aakarshak saree me.
"Ji main Swati Sharma hu, Arjun ke mama ji ki beti. Yahi bade papa (Tejpal) ke pas reh kar college kar rahi hu aunty ji.", Swati ne jaruri jawaab he diya aur fir khaali cup utha kar waha se chal di. Arjun ke bataye anusaar usko ab tayaar bhi hona tha.
"Aapse toh hamari purani pehchan hai he bhabhi. Waise pata laga ke ye janaab toh aapke bhi bete hai.", Damini jaane kyun aaj itne sawaal kar rahi thi lekin uske aisa kehne par Rajeshwari ji ne ek baar fir Arjun ke sar ko sehlate hue uske kaan ke peeche kajal ka tika lagaya aur muskura kar bolne lagi.
"Sabka he toh hai ye didi. Iske chacha (Umed) ne jab ye khushkhabri di thi ki Arjun ke wo bhi dattak pita hai uske baad humne dusre bache ki koshish he nahi ki. Mili jarur main is se 9 saal baad thi fir. Jaisi mere liye Vinni hai waisa he ye lekin ab itne haqdaar hai mere is bete ke ki meri mamta ka number jara dur ho gaya hai.", Rajeshwari ji ki itne apnepan se bhari baat sunn kar Arjun ko bhi ehsaas hua tha ke wo jyada bolti nahi thi par unhone hamesha he usko khaas darja diya tha. Hamesha he apne ekaant me rehne wali wo thoda bahot kisi se bolti bhi thi toh usme ek naam Arjun ka bhi tha.
"Matlab toh fir ye is ghar ka Vinod hua.? Hahaha..", Damini ne toh jaise ye baat upari taur par kahi thi lekin Anamika ko jhatka laga aisi tulna sunn kar aur agle he pal sabhi khamosh ho gaye jab ye sakht aur hidayat se bhari awaaj sunaai di.
"Tulna karna toh atchi baat hai Damini lekin bas vyaktitva me kuch samanta honi chahiye. Is ghar me do bete hai aur wo dono apne liye nahi, pariwar ke maan-ijjatt ko prathmikta dene wale hai, niswarth samarpan ke sath. Vinod tumhara eklauta saga hai lekin is ghar me tum bhi iski bua ho, Madhu bhi aur baaki jo lagti hai so lagti hai. Yaha eklauta jaisa kuch nahi hota jaise Rajeshwari bahu ne kaha na ki Arjun unka bhi beta hai.", Ye the Rajkumar ji, jo kuch kaam se apni maa ke kamre se ho kar idhar aaye the.
"Sorry Raju bhaiya, mera wo matlab nahi tha. Vinod bas waha ghar me akela ladka hai na aur bedhyani me mujhe yaad nahi raha Sanjiv bete ka.", Hamesha khamosh tabiyat Rajkumar ji ki baat sunn kar ek pal ko toh Damini ke sath sath Aanchal bhi sihar gayi thi. Lekin Anamaika ko jaise ye atcha laga tha.
"Mere pyaare tauji, bua toh majaak he kar rahi thi. Ab mil jul kar baithe hai toh aise he baat karke pehchaan banaate hai na? Aapko na taai ji bula rahi thi waise.", Arjun apni jagah se uth kar apne tau ji ke kareeb aa gaya. Wo bhi uske hanste chehre ko dekh muskuraye aur fir Damini ke baalo ko halka se hila kar chalte hue bole.
"Majaak main bhi kar leta hu beta bas ye andaaj kuch samay ke liye band kiya hua tha. Damini ko bhi pata hai ki main gussa majaak me he hota hu.", Ab Damini toh muskuraai he lekin apne pati ko aise dekh aaj Lalita ji ke chehre par jamane bhar ki khushi aa gayi thi. Barso he beet gaye the jaise Rajkumar ji ko aise dekhe.
"Aap toh chalo jara mere sath. Yaha 2-2 bacho ki shaadi hone lagi hai aapke aur aapka majaak shuru ho gaya. Samdhan se karna ye sab baatein.", Muhfatt Lalita ji ne nakel daal di thi aisa bol kar par Rajkumar ji ke iraade jaise kuch aur he the.
"2-2 bacho ke byaah ki mujhe tumse jyada khushi hai Lalita Devi. 2-2 Samdhan bhi toh milengi is bahane aur suna hai Devika toh aaj bhi tumhari takkar ki hai.", Yaha jordaar thahaka aangan me aati Saroj mausi ne lagaya aru jhempti hui Krishna ji bhi hans rahi thi. Hansi ki awaaje sunn kar Kaushalya ji bhi chali aayi aur ekaek apne bete ke kareeb jaa kar unhone uska maatha choom kar duayen di.
"Arre mere bache, tu ghar me ye aaj barso baad pata laga. Lagta hai tere papa ke sath kal raat rehna kaam kar gaya. Lalita, mere bete ki mojariya nikaal ke de aaj. Pata lagna chahiye ke Raju ghar ka bada rajkumar hai. Aur tu beta ye kapde ki HMT utaar de kalaai se, chal mere sath andar.", Kaushalya ji utne he adhikaar aur pyaar se apne bade bete ko liye andar chal di, Rajkumar ko rajkumar banane. Lalita ji ki aankhon me Arjun ke prati ab kahi jyada he vatsalya aur abhaar tha.
"Waise na taai ji, samdhan vamdhan kuch nahi hogi aapke saamne. Shart laga sakta hu ke aapki takkar bas aap he ho.", Arjun masti karta unke gaal choom kar upar daud gaya aur jaate hue mausi ke gaal bhi sehla gaya. Baaki sabhi hans rahe the ya hairaani se bas uski kaarastani dekh rahe the.
"Ae Rekha, Sanjiv se pehle is lalla ko chadha re ghodi. Nigoda apni taai aur mausi ko bhabhi maan raha hai. Pakki ghodi na mil rahi toh koyi kaam chalau he dekh le.", Lalita ji ke aise majaak par toh sabka hans hans ke bura haal ho chuka tha. Aanchal ko bhi ye sab bada atcha laga tha. Itna khush-haal pariwar bhi ho sakta hai usne kalpana tak na ki thi kabhi.
"Beta, isliye mujhe idhar aana aur rehna atcha lagta hai. Yaha koyi bhi kisi ko najarandaaj nahi karta. Apni Anamaika maami ko he dekh lo, ye pehle se jyada he khush dikh rahi hai na?", Rajeshwari ji ne uth kar Rekha ke kamre ki taraf jaane se pehle ye baat Aanchal se kahi thi jo ab thoda jhemp gayi thi lekin uski maa ke chehre par bharpoor khushi thi.
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"Toh jija, ab aap he batao ke kya karna hai? Shankar ka saamna karne ki himmat nahi hai mujhme.", Subah ke is waqt aadat se viprit Vinod jaldi uth kar hotel ke aalishan kamre me 2 cup me chai bharta hua apne jija PP Sharma se baat kar raha tha. Sharma ke ulthe hath ki poori hatheli par patti bandhi thi, Rajesh dwara diye gehre jakham ki wajah se. Raat inhone atchi khaasi sharaab pee thi lekin shayad uska bhi utna asar na hua tha.
"Shankar ghar se bahar ke haadse kabhi pariwar ke beech nahi leke jata saale sahab. Ek tarah se toh dekha jaaye toh wo maamla andhere me bas mission jaisa tha. Unhone wo kiya jo wo karne aaye the lekin hum toh zinda hai na? Parda unhone bhi rakha hai Vindo toh yahi humne karna hai. Jana toh hoga he aur nahi gaye toh shayad wo maksad bhi kabhi poora na ho paaye jiski kasam tumne uthaai thi.", Sharma ne chai ka cup uthane se pehle kapde sahi se pehne aur Vinod ke saamne wali kursi par aa baitha.
"Waise mere jitna ya jyada nuksan toh un sabne aapka bhi kiya hai. Khaas kar Shankar bhai aur Rajesh ne. Dekha jaaye toh aap Shankar ke bhi jija lagte ho aur Rajesh toh aage uska bhi sala hai.", Vinod ke kamjor dimaag me jaane kya he khichdi pakk rahi thi aur Sharma ki aankhe kuch chhoti ho gayi.
"Kehna kya chahte ho is 'jyada' nuksaan se.? Bhagidar toh hum barabar he hai na har cheej me?", Chai ka cup waise he rakha tha kyunki Vinod ne baat jo is tarah shuru ki thi. Wo nautanki karta thoda gambhir chehra banate hue apne jija ko dekhne laga.
"Kehna toh nahi chahiye kyonki ijatt toh meri bhi kharaab hogi ye baat batane se.", Vinod ne agli paheli bujhai toh Sharma se sehan na hua.
"Tu seedha bol na Vinod, aise adhuri baatein karni hai toh fir rehne de."
"Jija, Shankar bhai aur Damini ka sambandh hai. Shaadi se pehle se hai jo mujhe bas us din he pata chala jab aap Aanchal ko uske computer center chhodne gaye the. Aur aisa he kuch Rajesh ka bhi hai.", Vinod ne ye dhamaka he kar diya tha, chahe aadha jhooth he sahi. Lekin wo jaise thaan chuka tha ki ab agar barbaad hona hai toh fir saam, daam, dand aur bhed ke sath kalankit bhi karna pade toh wo karega he. Sharma ki toh aankhon me khoon he utar aaya tha ye sunn kar. Usne gusse me Vinod ka girebaan pakda toh apne saale ke chehre par dukh dekhte hue jabde bheench kar hath hata liya.
"Tu hosh me nahi hai Vinod. Ye bahot gandi baat kahi hai tumne aur agar iske peeche tumhari koyi alag he mansha hai toh saaf he keh dete. Damini ka charitra giraane ki jarurat nahi thi."
"Main saabit kar dunga jija aur khud he chupke sunn lena jab Damini kabool karegi mere saamne. Main ye isliye keh raha hu kyonki ye sirf bas paise ki ladaai nahi rahi, ijatt aur mardaangi ka bhi sawaal bann chuki hai. Thande dimaag se he chalna hoga kyonki aamne saamne ki jung me toh hum ek minute na tik sakenge. Main Shankar ki jadd pakadta hu aap Rajesh ki. Lekin pehle main saabit karunga jis se aapko apne saale par thoda vishwas toh ho.", Vinod ne ab chai ka cup khud he Sharma ke saamne kar diya jo sadme me baitha tha.
"Jija, us pariwar ki ek kamjori meri samajh me aayi hai aur shayad usne meri aurat ko bhi apavitra kar diya hai. Kaise bhi karke sirf wo insaan gaayab ho jaaye toh unke bade bade 2 pariwar aadhe khatam ho jaayenge. Arjun jaha Shankar ka beta hai wahi wo Rajesh ki taraf bhi waaris hai, koyi aur ladka unke khaandaan me na hone se. Chahe jitna bhi samay lage, humko bas is naam ko badi safaai se hatana hai.", Vinod ne apne iraade ab khul kar jaahir kar diye the jis par Sharma ne sehmati jataai.
"Agar aisi baat hai toh wo shamshaan (Country Farm) jameen bech kar aadmi laga Vinod. Is ladke ki har choti se choti baat aur samay ki khabar jama karke Shankar ki nasal he khatam karte hai. Bas dhyaan rakhna ki is baar ye is tarah hona chahiye ki koyi kadi humse na judi mile. Badle ke liye ab 1 crore ka 10 bhi lag jaaye toh gum nahi. Ye ladka ab raakh banega chahe isme 10 din lage ya fir 10 mahine.", Vinod ko shayad aise he jawaab ki ummeed thi aur wo andar he andar khush ho raha tha. Jaise usne thaan liya tha ke ab wo kuch aisa karega ki nuksaan kisi ka bhi ho par wo saaf bana rahe.
"Bas fir hum aaj yaha se nikalte he khamoshi se is par lag jaate hai jija. Lekin pehle main saboot dunga aur fir he aap mera sath dena.", Kutilta me jaise Vinod ekdum he uchaai par jaane laga tha.
"Nahi, Damini ka jo bhi hai mujhe ab parwah nahi. Nuksaan ke badle bada nuksaan karke he rahenge. Tum karo tayaari chalne ki aur tohfe aise lena ki sab dekhte reh jaaye. Chahe 5 lakh lage ya 10 lekin unhe lagna chahiye ki hum pariwar me he hai.", Sharma cigratte sulga kar bathroom ki taraf chal diya. Aur Vinod bas baitha andar he andar hans raha tha.
'Jija, teri biwi bhi jaayegi, tu bhi aur wo Shankar ka pilla bhi. Lekin Vinod ka dil itne se nahi bharne wala. Aanchal ko randi bana ke rakhunga apni aur ab toh jab tak jinda hu Shankar ka poora pariwar aisi durghatnaye dekhta rahega, saal dar saal.', Vinod ne khade ho kar almaari se 500-500 ke noto ki gaddiyan nikaal kar bister par fenki aur kapde bag me bharne laga. Wo ek he haadse ke baad jaise puri tarah badal chuka tha aur uska tarika bhi. Pariwaro ke beech kuch toh bada hona he tha chahe Vinod ko he haani ho aur iska matlab tha Rameshwar aur Krishneshwar ke beech pakki daraar. Bas Vinod ko jo gyaat na tha toh wo ye ki shaadi ke baad khud Arjun he uske ghar aane wala tha. Aise fer-badal ki dur dur tak usko aashanka na thi.
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Yaha aaj bahot kuch ghatne ja raha tha. Arjun apne sath swaati ko liye nikal chuka tha Shalini bua ke lene, Shankar apna karyakram bana chuka tha Damini ke sath, kuch bade mehmaan pahuchne wale the Pandit ji ke niwaas par aur ek taraf Saarang ke pariwar me bhi kuch uthal puthal ho chuki thi. Aane wale samay me bahot kuch hone wala tha jiski pratiksha thi ya fir koyi ummeed bhi nahi.