"Aadmi tum jara tedhe ho Arjun miya. Aaj abhyaas ki jagah phone par he chipke hue the. Ishq chalo ek se ho sakta ha ya 2 se, 5-5 jagah kaun number ghumata hai wo bhi ek ke baad ek.", Ye Shahid bhai the jinke sath abhi Arjun unke ghar se nikal kar khet wali taraf ja raha tha. Aaj usne thoda waqt yahi unke ghar bitaya tha Shahid bhai ke judwa beto aur unki begam Safina se hans bol kar. Behad he pyara pariwar tha Shahid bhai ka aur Arjun dwara itna maan-samman dene ke sath sath jis tarah se wo unke ghar me unmukt raha tha, is baat se Shahid bhai ka lagaav bhi us ke sath aur badh chuka tha. Unke sawaal par Arjun muskurate hue jawaab dene laga.
"Jaisa soch rahe hai na aap waisa hargij nahi hai. Pehle jinka phone tha wo classmate hai, result ki charcha kar rahe the thodi. Fir ghar ka number mila liya kyonki yahi samay hota hai ki baat kar saku unke sath. Baad me bhi bas dosto ko yahi bataya ki abhi ghar nahi hu toh waha matt jana. Dada ji baal ki khaal nikal lete hai aur wo bechare khamkhwah pakde jaane."
"Eid humne tumse kuch jyada he dekhi hai barkhurdaar. Sab maan liya lekin wo classmate wala phone janaab ki begam ka he tha. Safina se hamari pehli mulakaat hamare mama ke gaanv me hui thi. Phone wala samay nahi tha wo aur na classmate wala jaisa tumhe ajaadi hai aajkal. Lekin ishq humne bhi farmaya hai pandit ji.", Shahid bhai ki baat sunn kar Arjun hairaani se unhe dekhne laga. Wo kahi se bhi aashiq toh nahi lagte the par gambhir bhi nahi rehte the har waqt.
"Waah. Matlab Safina bhabhi se aapka niqaah aapki marzi se hua tha? Aur jitne bade aapke dono bete hai, matlab 15-16 baras pehle aisa mumkin ho gaya?"
"Bhai aise kisse toh hajaro saalo me hote rahe hai aur hamara toh bas ek najar ka tha jisme Shahid pal me shaheed ho kar reh gaya.", Shahid bhai ko is tarah dekh kar Arjun maan gaya tha ke yakinan ye banda tagda aashiq reh chuka hai.
"Toh batana chahenge haal-e-khoobsurat durghatna hume?"
"Hahaha.. Kyun nahi bhai. Waise toh ye vakya mere humumar sabhi dosto ko pata hai par tumhe bhi bata dete hai. Us samay hum apne maamu ke yaha the XXXX zile me gaanv hai unka, bada he khoobsurat gaanv hai. Najdeek ke gaanv me dangal jeetne ke baad hum log wapis ghar aa rahe the mama ke, tabhi hamari peeth per in mohtarma ne laathi maar di ghar se kuch pehle." Shahid bhai ne toh bina lag-lapet ek line me he baat keh di. Arjun hairat se dekhne laga ke ye kaisa kissa tha.
"Arre bhaiya ye kaisi mulakaat hui jisme peeth par he lathi khaane ko mili? Bhabhi toh kahi se bhi aisi nahi lagti.", Arjun hanste hue jaise aage jaan na chahta tha kyonki ye kissa toh sachmuch dilchasp tha.
"Eekh.. matlab ganna bahot hota hai udhar. Hum 5 log the aur paidal he us gaanv se apni taraf laut rahe the. Ghar ke kareeb wale khet tak hamare dono maamu aur unke 2 bete thoda aage nikal gaye the aur ganna dekh kar humse raha nahi gaya toh us anjaan khet se todd liye 2 ganne. Ab humko kya pata tha ke ganna nahi aafat mol li hai. Inhone dekh liya tha jaise ye waha apne walid (Papa) ko dopehari me khana pahuchane gayi thi. Abhi chaukhat tak bhi nahi pahuche the ki peeth sek di gayi. Hamari cheekh sunn kar jab mama daude aaye toh unhone dekha ki hath me ganna hamare bhi hai aur jisne hume mara unke bhi. Lekin wo hansne lage aur jab peeche mudd kar dekha toh bas aisa laga ki koyi 5-6 bar aur maarke hume is jannat se bahar nikal de. Ab kehte bhi kya aur wo jab boli toh maar ki jarurat he na padi."
"Aisa kya bola tha bhabhi ji ne jo aapko jyada dard hua? Hahaha.. Majedar raha hoga na ki ek taraf mama aur dusri taraf anjaan ladki."
"Arre wo toh us waqt Sholay picture wali Basanti he ban gayi thi. Kehti ki Usmaan chacha ye ladka pehle hamare khet se eekh chura laya aur itni der se aapka peecha kar raha hai. Niyat galat hai is chor ki aur dekho ab fans gaya toh jubaan nahi khul rahi. Bandh ke maarte hai is be-gairat pehalwan chor ko. Ae aise kya ghoor rahe ho?' Aur bhai mama time se na bolte toh fuljhadi sachmuch hume jala deti. Unhone hanste hue hamara parichaya diya ki hum XXXX me rehte hai aur unki badi behan ke eklaute bete hai. Apni beti ke peeche unke walid sahab bhi aa chuke the jo jaante honge inke tewar aur jis tarah ye aayi thi hamare peeche toh saaf pata chal gaya hoga. Unhone toh aate he maamu se maafi maangi lekin mohtarma ke toh abhi tak naak par garmi barkaraar thi."
"Phir kya hua Shahid bhai?"
"Ye boli ke iska mooh nahi hai jo itti der se ghoore ja raha hai. Naam bata deta toh bhala kyun maarti? 4 aane ka ganna toh chacha hota bhi kuch nahi lekin bol ke lena chahiye tha na.' Arjun miyan hum toh bas sune ja rahe the aur jab wo bolna band karti toh unke dhoop me surkh ho rahe chehre se bandh jaate. Lekin jab bole toh fir waha baaki sab chup ho gaye.", Shahid us tirahe aa chuka tha jaha se Arjun ne haweli aur unhone khet nikalna tha.
"Gadbad kar di hogi jarur aur fir toh mama ke sath ladki ke pita ne dhoya hoga?"
"Kash aisa hota.. Humne kaha ki mama hume toh inke sath he niqaah padhwana hai, ek ganna ke badle hum hamara poora jameen dene ko tyaar hai inhe. Bas fir kya tha, inhone toh fir se ganna utha liya maarne ke liye aur mama hume ghaseet kar ghar me le gaye. Lekin pata nahi kaise us shaam inke walid sahab hamare ghar aaye aur kaha ke Safina ko rishta manjoor hai Shahid ke sath. Ameena khala (Shahid ki ammi) se behtar koyi hamari bachi ko rakh bhi nahi sakta. Aur unhone fainsla hamare dono maamu aur ammi par chhod diya. Jinhone rishta manjoor bhi kar liya.", Shahid ne baat jaise he poori ki aadatan Arjun ke sawaal saamne the.
"Ye kaise ho sakta hai bhaiya? Aapke mama toh aapko le gaye the aur udhar bhabhi bhi apne papa ke sath chali gayi fir ye rishta ekdum se kaise kabool ho gaya? Film ki kahani suna rahe ho aap toh?"
"Hahaha.. Hume bhi yahi laga tha ke ye sab kaise ho gaya fir baad me pata chala ki ammi aur maamu unke ghar gaye the jaha unhone saari baatein ki, mere aur hamari aamdani ke jariye ki. Gaanv bhi kuch maayne rakhta hai aur unhe toh khud Safina dekhte he pasand aa gayi thi. Safina ne bhi ammi ko pasand kar liya tha lekin dikhawe ke liye aisa kiya ki wo rishta leke hamare ghar aaye. Ek saal ke baad ja kar hamara niqaah hua par us ek saal me humne Safina ko sabit kiya ki wo hamare liye kitni khaas hai. Ghar ke bade hamesha he bacho ke baare me pehle sochte hai, apne baare me baad me. Toh ab classmate se baat aage badhane wale ho ya ..?", Arjun ne hath khade kar diye the unke sawaal par.
"Abhi toh main school me he hu Shahid bhaiya aur classmate sirf dost hai. Jis din koyi meri peeth par lathi maaregi tab sochunga is baare me. Chalta hu ab, khana kha lijiyega Dilbag bhaiya ke sath.", Arjun ko bhagte dekh Shahid bhai bhi hanste hue apne raste nikal liye. Har insaan ki tarah unki bhi ek kahani thi, jisme dukh bhi the toh aisa pyaar bhi. Kahi na kahi ek majboot rishta panapne laga tha Arjun aur Shahid bhai ke darmiyaan.
Ghoomta firta hua Arjun aur bhi dhero baatein sochta hua haweli me dakhil hua toh 8 se upar waqt ho chuka tha. Devaki ji ke sath Damini bhi bhojan se faarig thi jo bahar charpayi par baithi jaise uska he intjaar karti lagi. Kehne ko wo Devaki ji se baatein kar rahi thi par jis tarah bhitar dakhil hote Arjun ko usne dekha, aankhon me halki si chamak khud Arjun ne dekhi.
"Aa gaya beta? Thoda samay ghar pe raha kar apni behan bua ke sath. Chal hath mooh dho le, bahu khana laga deti hai tab tak.", Aasha anuroop Devaki ji ne wahi baat kahi jo kehni banti thi. Arjun hath mooh dhone ke liye nal ke saamne aaya toh is baar bhi chachi toliya rakh kar chali gayi uske saamne.
"Thoda ghoom fir raha tha daadi gaanv me. Ab aaya hu toh pata bhi hona chahiye ke aaspas kya kuch hai, log kaise hai aur unke vichar jaan na bhi jaruri hai. Khana thoda deri se khaunga aur chachi se keh dijiye ki wo araam kar le. Jab bookh hogi toh main khud he le lunga. Ek ghanta padh leta hu pehle, kayi din se kitabe dekhi bhi nahi.", Damini ka chehra toh ye sunte he utar gaya aur rasoighar me gayi Anamika chachi se saaf thali waise he wapis rakh di thi Arjun ki baat sunn kar. Krishneshwar ji aaj raat bhi ghar se bahar the. Arjun ko Anamika ke kamre me jata dekh Damini bhi utha khadi hui.
"Aaj main chhat pe sone ja rahi hu maa. Mausam khul gaya hai na barish ke baad aur shaam se hawa bhi atchi chal rahi hai.", Damini ne jis tarah se ye sunaya tha Devaki ke chehre par kshann matra ke liye kutil muskaan dikhi lekin usko dekhne ke liye waha tha he kaun in dono ke siwa. Ye ishara tha ki Arjun bhi upar sone aaye. Jaisa bhitar kamre se usne jawaab bhi diya.
"Haan bua, main bhi soch raha hu ki upar he sou lekin 12 ke baad he sona hoga mera toh. Thoda abhi padhunga fir khaane baad. Mera bister lagwa dengi aap upar? Bas ek dari aur 2 takiye.", Anamika ne toh apni thali bhi palat di thi uski baat sunn kar. Sar jhukaye kuch waqt wo bhitar he baithi rahi. Jab Damini Arjun ko bata kar seedhiyon se upar chali gayi aur Devaki apne kamre me tabhi Anamika waha se uthi. Uske kamre me Arjun ab kapde badal chuka tha. Dhili si tshirt aur ghutne se kuch upar tak ki sooti nikkar, jaisi wo aksar pant ke niche bhi pehan kar rakhta tha. Niketan Aanchal ke paas tha uske kamre me aur is wajah se Anamika ko fir se mauka mil gaya Arjun ki khaatirdari karne ka.
"Jao jaha jana hai aur aainda roti bhi wahi parso dengi jinki bagal me tumhe atche se sone ko milega. Ghoom fir ke ab bahar log nahi bache toh tumhari aadarniya bua maujood hai he.", Anamika itne he kam samay me Arjun ki aadi hone ke sath adhikar bhi jatane lagi thi. Ya shayad wo Damini ka sach jaan ne ke baad se jyada vyakul rehti thi. Abhi bhi wo bister se Arjun ke kapde utha kar sahi se sametne ke baad almaari me rakh rahi thi.
"Khana sath he khaayenge, main jaanta hu nahi khaya aapne bhi. Aur main kahi nahi ja raha, bas unke maje le raha tha. Folder nikal ke dengi jara?", Arjun ne toh itne me he Anamika ko shant kar diya tha, beshak ek baar fir se wo peeche se unhe aalingan me bhare tha, sirf aalingan me.
"Main dekh rahi hu tumhe aisa karne me jyada maja aane laga hai aajkal. Aur jab upar sone nahi jaoge toh jawaab bhi dena padega iska? Tumhe kaise pata ki maine khana nahi khaya?", Anamika almari ke bhitar he bani us daraaj ko chabi se khol kar chamde ka chota bag nikal kar Arjun ko dene lagi toh is baar dono ke chehre aamne samne the. Najre swatah he jhuka li Anamika na Arjun ke muskurahat dekh kar.
"Jaanti ho isme kya hai?", 3 anko wala tala laga tha us bag par jo chachi ne usko pakdaya tha.
"Jaan na bhi nahi chahti lekin ye khaas hai aur tum isko surakshit rakhna chahte ho isliye number wala tala laga hai. Yaha ye surakshit hai jitne tum rakhna chaho.", Anamika ke jawaab par Arjun ne badle me halke se unka hath chooma aur kuch samay baad aane ka bol kar apne kamre me dakhil ho gaya. Is haweli me aane ke baad usne khudse pehli baar is kamre ko band kiya tha, khidki aur bathroom ke darwaje samet.
'Juglal ji, dekho sach kehta hu ab aur jalwe toh matt he dikhana. Bahot mushkil se sambhal raha hu khudko aur dil najuk hai thoda kuch maamlo me.', Arjun ne kamre me sirf us lamp ki roshni rakhi rahi thi jo padhai karne ke liye lagaya gaya tha. Kapde ki gudiya nikaal kar wo kuch pal usko ghuma fira kar dekhta raha. Jisne bhi wo banaai thi, bade pyaar aur kushalta se banaai gayi thi. Kuch maili thi lekin safed kapde, dhaago nse choti, aankhen aur mooh ukera gaya tha. Salwar kameej darshane ke liye bhi aise he rangeen dhaago ki karigari thi us gudiya me.
'Ye jaadu-tona wala toh kahi se bhi nahi hai fir isko itna surakshit rakhne ki koyi khaas wajah? Aur ye kisi bache ka underwear jaisa hai lekin gaanv me wo bhi us samay par bache pehante bhi honge ye sab? Gudiya se ladkiyan khelti hai toh ye yakinan usi ladki ki honi chahiye jiski gudiya hogi. Par ye salamat hai aur bilkul saaf bhi. Majra kya hai ye aur jaise ye chupaai gayi thi matlab jo bhi tha wo is Lolita ke liye pagal Humbert tha. Aur rani maa ne bataya ki waha jyada dakhal nahi di jaati thi kyonki dada ji ke dada ji aur bade raja sahab adhiktar idhar he rehte the. Kuch khaas sewako ke sath. Aur ye shishi me jo cheej hai wo teil nahi hai. Us bra jaise kapde me halki mehak thi chemical ki aur ye uske sath. Baad me dekhte hai isko. Pehle ye sabse upar wala kagaj padha jaaye agar padhne layak hua toh.', Arjun ne samaan wapis bag me bharne ke baad un saaf suthre kagajo ko bahar nikala jo sadharan kaagaj se kuch mote the aur jeb me rakhne ki wajah se kahi kahi un par bal pad gaye the. Pehle he kagaj ko saamne rakha toh wo kaali syahi se hindi me he likha gaya tha.
'Aaj ye shayad hamara antim lekh hoga. 1947 se hum har saal is haweli me is manhoos tarikh par he aate rahe hai. 13 varsh gujar chuke hai us kaali raat ko gujre hue aur aaj bhi sab waisa ka waisa hai is haweli me. Kuch log jarur galat bhawna se iske bhitar aane ki koshish me apni jaan ganwa baithe aur unki maut ne jaise is manhoos jagah ko aur taqatwar kar diya. Aaj hume pachtawa ho raha hai kyun humne apne sabse laayak putra ko aise vachanbadh karwaya ki wo is jagah ke sath apni maa aur mitti se bhi dur ho gaya. Bahot khaalipan sa mehsoos hota hai jiwan me jab apne us hanste khelte pariwar ko yaad karke vartmaan se tulna karta hu. Rameshwar ke hum gunahgaar hai lekin hamara beta aaj bhi jab milne aata hai toh hamesha ki tarah kabhi charno se aage nahi baitha. Ek behtareen sipahi aur aadarsh beta hone ke sath ab wo khud ek behtareen pita bhi hai 4 pyaare bacho ka. Guddu.. bilkul thik waisi he natkhat si hai jaise Raame ki laadli Guddi hoti thi. Apni behan ki yaad dil se nikaal nahi paya wo aur kaise nikal sakta tha? Ye wali 5 baras ki hone par thik uske jaisi he hai. Balwinder (Maharaja) toh kehta hai ke Raame aur Raaghe yaha bhi ek samaan nikle. Shalu bitiya bas thodi naajuk hai aur usko dekh kar aankhen namm ho gayi thi bechare ki. Ab rishta hai toh hai chahe waqt kitna bhi badal jaaye.
Shankar bolta hai ki wo bada ho kar doctor banega aur jab humne vaidh kaha toh mujhe he samjhane laga ke hum toh anpadh hai. Vaidh toh uski maa bhi hai par doctor kautwal se bhi taqatwar hota hai. Bahot bhola hai lekin utna he pyara bhi. Hamari badi bahu Kaushalya bhi samajhdar stree hai jisne hamare bikhre hue Rameshwar ko fir se abaad kar diya. Wo hame bhi samajhti hai aur Rameshwar ki maa ko bhi. Devaki waisi nahi hai aur na hum us vivaah ke liye raaji the. Kirshan bahot bhola bhala hai jo jaalsaji ka shikar ho gaya hamare sath sath. Rameshwar sahi kehta tha ki piddi maa ke pas he surakshit hai aur Sangi se dur rahe toh behtar. Hum bhagwan thodi hai jo sabkuch hamare anusaar he ho. Waise bhi ab hum thak chuke is duniyadari se. Jyada sochte hai toh lagta hai hum jiwan bhar murkh he rahe jo pradesh ki shanti barkarar rakhne me aise vyast hue ki apno par dhyaan he nahi gaya. Balwinder ka bhi haal mere he jaisa hai aur aajkal toh wo jyada he gumgeen rehne laga hai. Ek bojh hum apne us honhar bete par aur daal rahe hai jiske liye bulawa bhej diya tha kal he. Raja bann ne se toh usne tabhi inkaar kar diya tha jab Balwinder ne khud uske paanv pakad kar manane ki koshish ki thi. Hatthi hai na thoda is maamle me lekin usko bhi nahi pata ki wo sab apne he hai. Aayega toh nayi vasiyat padhega lekin is baar hum saamne rahenge toh mana nahi karega. Uski maa ke bhi kark rog ho gaya hai, bahot sath diya hamara hamari dharampatni ne aur hum he jimmewar hai unki haalat ke. Pehle masoom guddi ko khoya aur fir apne Ram se bhi dur ho gayi. Kya kehta ki ye waqt sahi nahi hai hamare is bete ke liye? Wo aur Raghu dono he maare jaayenge toh kya sehan kar sakengi? Is haveli ke shadyantra aur dardnaak chikhon se toh aajtak nahi nikal paaye hai toh kaise dekh le hum apne bacho ki durdasha? Maniram, Tantrik Shridhar, Rana ke sath sath mehal ke he kaale chehre inke hamare khoon ke pyaase hai. Sab lakaddbaghe hai jo andher aur jhund me shikar karte hai. Khojbin karwa rahe hai lekin filhal tabiyat bhi nasaaj hai aur halaat bhi.
Is beech humne Saarang ke mama ko maar kar Balwinder ki raah bhi asaan kar di aur apne kuch dushman aur badha liye. Gumraah insaan raja nahi ban sakta aur Saarang toh khud ek chikna ghada hai jisne apni choti behan tak ko lapta karwa diya. Jaane hamari Anamika bitiya kis haal me hogi aur jiwait bhi hogi ya nahi? Koshish karenge Rameshwar se is par alag tarah se charcha kar sake. Kabil insaan karishme kar dete hai aur uske sath Raghuvir bhi hai. Kuch na kuch toh karenge he, apno ke liye. Hamari dharampatni bata rahi thi ki badi bahu se choti bahu ne ladka hone ki dawa maangi hai. Sabko utradhikari he chahiye aur jo laayak hai wo bann na nahi chahte. Ab hamari bhi ummeed toot c gayi hai raah dekhte dekhte us kaabil insaan ki jo is haweli ke dard ko sune, mehsoos kare aur un cheekho ka shor band kare jinhe hum bhi khamosh nahi kar paaye. Hum me himmat nahi thi ki ye raaj ujagar kar sake. Shahi-sewak hai toh itni ajaadi bhi nahi hai hume. Aaj sada ke liye tijori band karke hum ja rahe hai yaha se. Chabi nadi me fenk kar. Jiwan ki saansein jaane kab ruk jaaye par dil kehta hai ki koyi apna, koyi mera he yaha pahuch paayega. Tum mere koyi apne ho toh beta, is haweli ko girane se pehle bagal wale kamre se un masoom aatmaon ki cheekhen jarur sunn na. Tumhe fir bhi mera kritya galat lage toh ye dhyaan rakhna ki us bister par un asankhya masoom bachiyon me se ek swayam hamari pyari bitiya Guddi bhi thi. Na sharir mila na kuch aur, bas uski wo choti kaanch ki choodiyan aur kameej he tha udhar. Hum uske kareeb se gujarte hue bhi apni saansein rukti mehsoos karte hai. Maniram, Lalliya, Shridhar toh bach nikle lekin baaki sabhi ko humne khud he mrityu-daan diya apne inhi hatho se. Kuch aur log bhi is beech hamara shikaar hue honge lekin the wo sabhi apradhi, jis wajah se hume iska koyi shikwa nahi. Marne ke pashchaat bhi hume moksh nahi milega jabtak koyi yaha nahi pahuchta. Unka dard meri aatma me rum chuka hai jo sharir tyaagne matra se nahi dur hoga. Kuch patra hum yaha se hata rahe hai, uttejit mann se likh diye the barso pehle. Kuch baatein parde me he rahe toh sabke liye behtar hoga. Ab haal-e-dil kahi aur keh bhi toh nahi sakte aur aage kabhi keh bhi na sakenge. Rameshwar par hume purn vishwas hai ki vachanbadh hone ke bawjood hamara ye beta apne kartavya ka puri nishtha se paalan karega. Chalte hai, is andhere se bahar bhi andhkaar ho chuka hai. Ab nahi lautenge.
Lakshmi-Narayan tum par kripa kare
Ek hara hua pita aur bemisaal Vajeer,
Pt Motilal Anuradha Sharma
25/05/1960
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"Arre baap re baap, ye sab kya tha? Aur ye toh aaj bhi 25 May he hai matlab main unke he nirdharit din par waha pahucha? Jis tarah se ye mahraja ke baare me bata gaye iska matlab rishta kuch or he tha dono ka. Aur wo rishta likh diya hoga un kaagaj par jinhe wapis le gaye? Aur Guddi daadi bhi.. Hey prabhu.. Bura fansa tu Arjun.. Aur ye Lalliya, Maniram aur tantrik ke sath sath Rana kaun ho gaya jo aajtak sunaai he nahi diya pehle? Halaat itne kharaab the aur ye dada ji vachan he nibhate reh gaye? Haan kar bhi kya sakte the jab kuch pata he na ho. Abhi toh ek he padha hai aur ye 7 or bhi baaki hai. Haweli toh inke pita Juglal ji ki thi fir ye itne log waha kaise? Juglal ji, aap kahi galat nikle na toh.. main kar he kya sakta hu. Kaand karwa diye jamane bhar ke aur khud nikal liye. Arre meri bhi koyi apni zindagi hai ya nahi? Bahot atchi vasiyat chhodi hai mere naam aur jab khud pata tha ke choti bahu kaisi hai toh aise kya vivash hue Motilal ji ki haweli ki mukhiya bana di?", Arjun toh mann ki jagah ab jaise spasht he khudse baatein kar raha tha jaise usne apne Rudra ko bhi dost bana kar bagal me baitha liya ho. Kagaj par uske chehre se tapakte pasine ne yaad dilwaya ke wo yaha bina pankha chalaye he baitha hai pichle ek ghante se.
'Ye gudiya kahi aisi jagah chhipata hu jaha se main kisi ke saamne isko nikalu. Ho na ho chote dada lapete me jarur aayenge is tarah. Aur haweli jaane se mana kiya hai, nadi kinare toh nahi. Kuch toh aisa hai jo main peeche chhod aaya ya najar nahi gayi. Jin 2 kamro se nadi aur wo ghaat dikhta tha nichle wale me bister tha aur upar wale me kisi janwar ke avshesh. Ek toh hua tantrik.. dusra tharki.. Agla dekhte hai kya kehta hai? Chalenge is kram me he jaise ye rakhe gaye hai.", Arjun abhi dusra kagaj uthata us se pehle he Aanchal ki tej awaaj sunaai di. Jaldi jaldi usne sara taamjhaam baste me bhara aur band karke khada ho gay.
"Arjun, so toh nahi gaye? 10 baj chuke hai aur khana khaa lo."
"Aaya, 2 minute bas."
'Ye itni jaldi 10 bhi baj gaye? Filhal akhade par dhyaan dena hoga. Inhe band rehne dena he thik hai. Pata nahi ab kaunsa dhamaka kar de. Aur the bade he julmi. Batao Saarang ko raja banane ke liye uske he mama ko tapka diya aur hastakshar se pehle munshi ki jagah vajeer. Sach likhna he padta hai Motilal ji jab dard ki dawa chahiye ho. Koyi ni, aapka raaj mere sath surakshit hai filhaal. Aur aap haare hue pita nahi ho, apne thanedar ji ka tagda rutba hai. Chalo aapko bhi thikane laga du. Sorry aapke likhe in dimaag ghumao jiwan-darshno ko.', Arjun bathroom se chehra dhone ke baad wo basta liye ja pahucha apni chachi ke kamre me. Aanchal bina baah ki tshirt pehne jaise baithi television dekh rahi thi, Arjun khud sakpaka gaya. Ye ladki uska dimaag alag kharaab kar rahi thi, anjaane he sahi. Jaise wo kohni ke bhaar jhuki hui thi, aadhe narangi toh spasht dikh rahe the. Arjun turant sofe par ja baitha.
"Aap sone nahi gayi abhi tak? Bua kahi kal ki tarah phir na bhadak jaaye.", Arjun koshish kar raha tha Aanchal se najre dur rakhne ki lekin television ki taraf dekhte hue bhi ye galti ho rahi thi. Saleti chust pajama jis kadar Aanchal ke paripakva kulho ka kataav ubhaar ke sath dikha raha tha, aaj sachmuch wo kuch vichlit sa hone laga tha. Ek taraf jism ka dard, dusra maansik kshati un ghatano se aur chitthi padhne par lekin ye teesra dard aur ubharne laga tha jo us khuraak ka ekmatra pratikool prabhaav tha. Phir bhi Arjun bahar se shaant bana raha.
"Maa gayi upar sone ke liye aur waise main bhi upar he jaane lagi hu. Jyada padhai na karni ho toh dekh lena 11-sadhe 11 tak toh jaagti he hu. Lo aa gayi maami bhi. Atcha goodnight maami, main bhi chalti hu aap khilao isko khana.", Aanchal jis tarah khadi hui thi is baar Arjun ke sath sath khud Anamika chachi ne bhi wo drishya dekha. Angdaai ke sath he uski wo choti si gol naabhi aur dono sakht chuche saamne the. Wo khadi ho kar chachi ki jagah Arjun ke kareeb se gujri, jidhar se rasta ghoom kar bahar jata tha. Anamika toh bister par khana rakhne lagi thi par Arjun toh usko jaate waqt bhi dekhta reh gaya. Kulho ke beech ki daraar me fanse pajame tak ko nikalne ki jehmat Aanchal ne na ki thi.
"Ye Aanchal didi thik toh hai na chachi? Mujhe he ajeeb lag raha hai ya aapne bhi dekha?", Arjun darwaja lagane ke baad bister ke kinare baitha toh Anamika ne soye hue Niketan ko dhyaan se utha kar paalne me lita diya. Ye bhi Arjun ne abhi dekha tha ki aaj idhar paalna tha jo nayi baat thi. Chachi ab almari se kapde nikalte hue jawaab dene lagi thi, unhone pehle Arjun wala basta surakshit kiya.
"Maine kal he kaha tha tumse ki ye ladki mujhse ajeeb se sawaal jawaab kar rahi thi. Aaj kal se bhi jyada kyonki ghar pe bas hum dono he thi. Lekin abhi toh baat baaton se bhi kuch aage badh gayi lagti hai. Khana shuru karo, main naha ke aayi abhi. Bas paani he daalna hai.", Anamika chachi hamesha he bister par jaane se pehle kapde badalti thi. Ab sara din sharir saree me he bandha rehta tha toh raat me he kam se kam kuch araam toh milna laajmi he hai. Arjun ne sabji ki katori dhakne ke baad dhyaan television par laga liya. Pata nahi ye ladkiyan kaise kaise karyakram dekhti rehti thi. Yahi haal uske ghar pe tha aur idhar bhi. Saamne wale karyakram me us chasme wali ladki ko dekhte he Arjun ke jehan me Komal didi, Ritu aur Aarti ka aks ubhar aaya jo kuch aage badh kar Akanksha pe ja ruka. Saamne jo ladki thi wo bhi bus ki khidki wali taraf baithi thi, jiski bhoori julfe hawa se hilti hui wo ladka khamoshi se dekh raha tha jo bagal wali seat par tha.
"Tum abhi tak aise he baithe ho? Aur ye kya dekh rahe ho? Ye channel toh band ho gaya.", Anamika chachi wo bhini bhini mehak bikherti kamre me dakhil hui toh unki awaaj se Arjun hosh me aaya. Saamne sachmuch signal band ho chuke the aur samay 10:30. Matlab wo pichle 15 minute se bas khayalo me khoya hua tha? Ab chachi ki taraf dekha toh unhe dekhta he reh gaya. Bina baak ka hare aur kaale rang ka gown pehne wo apni gori sudol baahon par cream laga rahi thi, baal geele ho gaye honge jis wajah se unhe sukhne ke liye khula rakha tha. Sharir ki harkat se seene ki golaai thirakti bata rahi thi ki ab wo ajaad hai bhitar. Chachi ghoom kar aaine ke saamne khadi hui aur apni baahon ke bhitar ki twacha dekhne lagi jo haal filhaal me he chikni ki gayi thi jaise. Is mudra me paridhan ke is hisse se unki gori golaai ka bharpoor hissa numaya ho raha tha. Halki si mehak wala itra lagane ke baad unhone is baar apne baal ek taraf karke thoda jhuk kar unhe toliye se sukhane ka upkram kiya toh Arjun ke kanth me jaise hawa he khatam ho gayi. Kapda jhoolne ki wajah se pehli baar wo saaf dekh pa raha tha muthi se dugne bade wo sakht ubhaar jinme halki si bhi latkan na thi. Paani ya doodh ki wajah se wo kathhai rang ka chuchak jyada he sakht jaan padta tha.
"Haan? Aanchal se jyada toh mujhe tumhari harkate ajeeb lag rahi hai. Pehle band tv dekh rahe the duniya se bekhabar aur ab wo aaina ghoor rahe ho ya kona? Chot sar bhi lagi thi kya?", Ye kya chachi toh jalwe dikha kar ab barabar bhi aa baithi thi. Arjun ne sharmate hue naa me sar hila diya lekin lafz mooh se fir bhi nikal gaye.
"Bahot sundar ho aap chachi aur lagta hai is kamre me khud zindagi mere saamne aa baithi hai.", Arjun ke sar pe halki si chapat lagate hue chachi sar jhatakti hui ek thali me he dono ke liye roti daalne lagi. Unki swabhavik muskaan aur taja dhula chehra itna khoobsurat tha ki kisi prasadhan ki jarurat he nahi thi. Maa bann ne ke baad sharir dhila hone ki jagah jyada kass gaya tha aur mehnat toh wo sara din karti thi.
"Khana shuru kare zindagi-swami? Toh Aanchal me kya ajeeb laga tumhe? Fir main batati hu.", Unki baat khatam hote he Arjun ne pehla niwala unke hontho se laga diya jis par wo bas uski aankhon ko dekhne ke baad savdhani se mooh me leti hui najre jhukane lagi. Prem ka rang pehli he baar toh chadh raha tha Anamika par aur dohre-jiwan me ye jhijhak itni jaldi jaane wali bhi nahi thi, beshak shayan-kaksh ek karne ke baad andhere me dono ek dusre ko chumban tak kar chuke the.
"Shaam ko wo mujhse ajeeb baat kar rahi thi aur Dipa bhabhi ko mere baare me jaise suna rahi thi wo thoda alag tha. Pehle toh hamesha he wo salwar kameej me dikhti thi chahe kamre me tshirt aur pajami pehanti hongi. Aaj kal se bhi jyada he aadhunik avtar banaye thi. Itna chota top aur aisi fitting wala lower. Baithne aur letne ka tarika dekh kar toh main he ghabra gaya tha. Aapse kya sawaal jawaab kar rahi thi wo?", Arjun ne ek niwala unhe khilane ke baad ab khud khane ke liye aage badhaya toh us se pehle chachi ne usko khila diya, hath thoda hil rahe the jaise ye wahi prem wali bhavna thi. Arjun ne savdhani bilkul na dikhai aur halke se unki 2 ungliyon ko choom liya.
"Tum dono sath the na us raat toh jo tumne dekha wo usne bhi dekh liya. Ab waha chahe jo bhi hua ho lekin ladka ladki wala sambandh bhi toh tha. 23 ki hai Aanchal aur mera 28va shuru ho chuka jis hisaab se thodi saheliyon wali bolchal bhi hai. Lekin ab sawaal bhi badal gaye hai uske aur duniya dekhne ka najariya bhi. Kal toh yahi pooch rahi thi ki kya kabhi mera boyfriend tha? Boyfriend ke sath ghoomna bhi khatr wala rehta hoga? Sadharan kapde aur khaas kapde kya farak daalte hai ladko par? Aur jaane yahi sab pooch rahi thi jisme meri samajh toh us se bhi kam thi. Baad me mujhe he batane lagi ki shaadi ke baad to pyaar vyaar bas bache tak he reh jata hai. Life toh itne he badhiya tarah se jee sakte hai jitne shaadi na ho. Itna toh samajhti he hu ke uske mann me halchal ho chuki hai. Par ye pakka ho gaya ki uski najar ab sirf tum par he hai.", Arjun jaha pehle hanste hue Aanchal wale sawaal sunn raha tha ab akahiri baat sunn kar hath mooh me jaate jaate ruk gaya.
"Ye aap kya keh rahi hai chachi? Wo jaanti hai atche se ke hamara rishta bhai-behan ka chahe sage na sahi par kam bhi toh nahi hai. Wo aisa nahi karengi, shayad galat fehmi hogi aapko?", Arjun wapis roti ka niwala banane laga toh chachi swachandta se muskuraai.
"Rishtey rok sakte hai kya pyaar ya aakarshan hone se? Tum dono us waqt eksath the Arjun, jaha shayad Aanchal ne bhi tumhara sparsh mehsoos kiya hoga lekin tumhe un dono ki tarah koyi seema na todte dekh akele me vichaar bhi nahi kar sakti? Wo ye sab samajhti hai kyonki apni maa ka sach wo choti umar se he jaan gayi thi lekin tab har aisa sambandh uski najar me anaitik tha. Ab usko pyaar aur hawas me farak saaf pata hai tumhare aur mere pati ke beech din raat jitne antar se. Main bhi keh sakti thi ki ye mera anumaan hai lekin uska tumhari utari hui tshirt ki mehak lena, usko pehan kar bister par letna aur fir sabse badi baat ki mujhse he pooch lena ki Arjun kitna atcha hai na maami? Bhai na hota toh main shaadi he kar leti par umar me bhi farak hai thoda'. Us kam-akal ko ye nahi pata ki main bolti nahi par dikhta toh hai mujhe. Abhi khaane ke liye tumhe bulane jaane se pehle he usne wo kapde pehne aur dekh lena chatt par jaate waqt badal liye honge.", Chachi ne toh kehne ko ye sab keh diya par Arjun ke chehre par 12 jarur baj chuke the.
"Ye galat hai chachi aur aisa sochna he galat hoga.", Arjun ne yahi chand shabd kahe aur koshish karne laga jaise taise khaane ki.
"Fir toh main bhi galat hu Arjun. Rishta toh tumhara aur mera bhi chachi-bhatije wala hai jo maa-bete ke samkash hota hai lagbhag. Aanchal toh sirf abhi aasakt aur aakarshit he hui hai lekin main toh seema he laangh chuki hu, mann se khudko tumhari maan kar. Ab main samaaj ki najro me galat hui ya fir tumhari?", Arjun ko ab bahot ajeeb sa lagne laga tha. Wo sahi jawaab de kar yahi baat khatam kar sakta tha lekin ab chachi ko samjhana he tha toh usne dusra rasta apnaya.
"Damini kya chahti hai chachi aap jaanti hai? Ek aisa mauka jisme main wo galti kar jau jo chacha ne ki hai. Main pyaar ya aakarshan se inkaar nahi kar raha hu, ye ho sakta hai aur main rok bhi nahi sakta aisa hone se. Par aap khud us tasvir ko dekho jisme Damini aur Vinod chacha ki jagah Aanchal aur main ho, hume dekhne wale is pariwar ke wahi shaatir log jinhe bas sahi mauka chahiye. Aanchal ki unmukt harkate he bina aage kadab badhaye wo mauka de dengi. Ek ladki se sawaal jawaab hoga toh wo ya toh sach bata degi jisme khud wo sabki najro me galat sabit ho jaayegi, thoda bahot mera kasoor shamil rahega. Apni ijjatt bachane ke liye wo agar inkaar karegi aur palat kar sawaal jawaab kar baithi toh jo pehle se galat hai sirf wahi uske sath fasega lekin mauka toh mil he jaayega na.? Damini sirf ek bewkoof mohra hai aur Aanchal kuch waisa he karne ja rahi hai. Ek baar ko toh mera aur aapka sambandh khul bhi jaaye toh baat sambhali bhi ja sakti hai lekin yaha wo parwarish aur sanskaro ki chot karenge. Ho sakta hai kisi dabaav me Aanchal ko mukarne ke liye bhi majboor kar de uski kisi kami se. Pyaar karne wale insaan ko aise bhi dushkarmi bana diya jata hai. Beti mujhe waha sone ke liye aamantrit kar rahi hai jaha pehle se he uski maa ghaat lagaye maujood hai. 23 ki bhale he ho gayi wo lekin kuch galat jhalkiyan galti se uske saamne aa gayi toh ye matlab nahi hai ki wo jiwan ka har path seekh chuki hai. Baat karna jara us se jab samay lage toh.", Arjun khana chhod kar uthne laga toh Anamika ne bade he pyaar se uski kalaai pakad li.
"Khaa toh lo Arjun swami. Tumne bilkul sahi baat ki hai, maine he galat najariya rakh diya baaki sab soche bina. Par mujhse aur khaane se narajgi kyun? Baat toh ho gayi na ab hamari?", Arjun ab saamne ki bajaye unki bagal me he aa baitha. Unke maathe ko choom kar ek baar apne sath laga kar ab khud he unhe khilane laga tha.
"Bhool gaya tha ek yahi waqt hota hai jab aap thoda bahot khaa leti hai. Meri galti se ab aap aur ye masoom bhukha rahe toh fir bhagwan bhi maaf nahi karenge. Aur phir kabhi khudko galat mat kehna, har pyaar galat ho jaayega waisa kehne se. Aanchal se main bhi baat karne ki koshish karunga, subah shehar jaane par.", Arjun jis tarah unhe apne ek hath se khilate hue dusre se apne sang lagaye hua tha, Anamika toh jaise itni khush kabhi hui he nahi thi. Khana khatam hone ke baad Arjun ne unhe wahi rehne ka farmaan diya aur khud bartan le kar rasoighar gaya. Bahar ka tala jaanchne ke baad wo galiyare tak bhi chakkar laga aaya. Sab poori tarah shaant tha aur Meena ke kamre ki batti bhi band ho chuki thi. Kamre me wapis launte par chachi ko fir se chehra saaf karte dekh bas muskura diya.
"Waise aaj ye nanha munna shaitan waha alag sulane ki khaas wajah?"
"Saari raat ke liye thodi sulaya hai waha. 10 baje doodh pila kar sulaya hai aur paalne me ye jyada gehra sota hai. Uthega 3-4 ghante me toh pakda dena mujhe, kapde badal kar.", Anamika ki ye hansi dekh Arjun ne jhukte hue hath se 2 baar salaam farmya.
"Ji maalik, sewak aapki uchit khidmat ka vaada karta hai. Waise aaj jyada he nahi chamak rahi aap?", Arjun ab tubelight band karke bister kinare wale dono lamp chalu karta dusri taraf aa kar leit gaya tha. Anamika apne paanv ki maalish karne ke baad khadi hote hue boli.
"Koyi chamak nahi rahi, bas tumhari aankhen jyada ghoomti rehti hai. Kabhi toliya pakdane aao toh dekhte rehte ho aur naha ke niklo tab bhi. Aaine se tumhe he dekh rahi thi main. Ab tshirt utaar kar ulte let jaao. Garam paani aur toliya leke aati hu main.", Chachi ko sachmuch yaad tha ki Arjun ki peeth ki sikaayi jaruri hai.
"Dard nahi hai ab."
"Chupchap let jao jaise kaha hai. Ek baar sikaai kar du uske baad dard dekhti hu.", Chachi bathroom me ja chuki thi aur Arjun ne jaise he tshirt utari sachmuch peeth me abhi bhi dard tha. Yaha kuch bhi ektarfa nahi tha in dono ke beech.
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"Dil dukhta hai uncle ji.. Aap nahi samajh sakte is dard ko jo aksar hame kisi apne ki gaddari se milta hai. Main yahi sochta reh gaya ki ye sala aadha adhura insaan itne baras tak zinda bacha toh kiski chhaya ke niche reh kar. Har pariwar par har mumkin khatra toh dhoond dhoond kar thikane laga chuke the aur jo bach bhi gaye wo najar me hai. Gunehgaar ki talaash us dar pe le aayi, jaha aksar hum sajda karte the.", Pradesh ki seema khatam hone aur Delhi se kuch pehle is neeji farm-bangle ke bhitar wale hall ke thik beech me Narinder lakdi ki kursi par aise baitha tha jaise ye jagah uski he ho. Aur asli maalikana haq rakhne wala wo vyakti apne hath bandhe, sar jhukaye us safed chamde ke sofe par baitha tha. Sharirik bhasha saaf cheekh cheekh kar keh rahi thi ki wo apna mukaddar jaan chuka hai. Narinder ne aadha darjan sewak aur niji surakshakarmiyon ke thik maathe me ghera bana diya tha jo ab idhar udhar pade the. Ek kone me jakhmi paanv ko pakde wo shaksh karaah raha tha jiska aadha chehra jhulsa hua aur gardan par kisi purane jakhm ka aadha feet lamba cheera. Yahi Himmat Singh tha aur saamne baitha insaan purv Judge Kishori Lal tha, Pandit ji ka ek khaas mitra.
"Yahi baat agar hum kahe toh tum kya kahoge Narinder? Pandit Rameshwar Sharma aur unka pariwar koyi dhoodh ka dhula hai? Yahi dard hume mila tha jab hamare pita aur 18 baras ke bhai ki laash ko kandha diya tha humne. Kholo jara apne pariwar ka ateet aur karo fir fainsla ki main galat hu ya Pandit pariwar? Arre koyi vivaad tha bhi agar hamare pita ka us nakli raja se toh baith kar suljhate. Kyun ek 2 kodi ke munshi ne batchit ki jagah 2-2 bereham katal kar diye.? Us din he fainsla kar liya tha maine ki eent se eent baja dunga main us raaj-gharane aur Motilal ke khaandan ki. Tum kasaai ho na us naam ke Ram ke? Tum nahi samajh sakte ki baap aur bhai ko khone ka kya dard hota hai? Haan maine Himmat Singh ko panaah di kyonki ye bahot kuch jaanta hai. Aur ab tum mujhe bhi maar do toh koyi parwah nahi. Main apni baaji khel chuka ho jo swachalit chalne lagegi mere marte he.", Narinder pehli baar itna kuch sunn raha tha kyonki saamne baitha insaan uske pita samaan tha aur wo jaankari bhi lena chahta tha.
"Teri swachalit baaji toh ab pagla kar bikhar bhi chuki hai Rana Kishore Singh urf Kishori Lal. Kasaai mera bhai hai, main maut hu. Dil karta hai toh tadpata hu nahi toh sochne ka samay bhi nahi deta. Tujhe dunga aur khud bataunga ki tera khel kaise chal raha tha. Bas tu nahi dikha mujhe. Tu pehle khamosh ho saale, teri wajah se jaane kitne maare gaye. Baad me gardan utaar lunga teri.", Narinder ne Himmat Singh ke bhi thik maathe me surakh kar diya tha aur halka dhuan chhodti uski kam-awaaj pistol ab mej par padi thi. Kishori Lal ke maathe par khauf ka pasina pehli baar aaya tha apni asliyat sunn kar.
"Tera ek bada bhai bhi hai na, MP me uska koyle ka karobar hai. Himachal me kabhi tumhari maa raaj-pariwar ke khaas manoranjan ki vastu se adhik na thi aur unke tukdo par palne wala tumhara baap usko maarne ke baad uski he choti behan se shaadi karke mehal walo ka jyada paaltu bann gaya. Mere dada ji ko tu munshi bol raha tha wo bhi 2 kodi ka lekin apne pita ke baare me kya kahega? Dalla, kutta, jaalsaaj ya haraami? Tera baaki khaandan bhi dhoond he lunga jaise tujhe dhoond liya. Najayaj aulaade khud he apna khoon dikha deti hai. Waise pita ji se maafi toh mujhe maangni padegi, unhone thodi na vishwasghat kiya tha. Dost maar raha hu unka.", Aur saamne wala hilne se pehle he shaant ho gaya tha. Thik dil me goli maari thi Narinder ne kyonki is aadmi ka yahi kharaab tha.
'Kushal Rana, ab teri baari hai.', Himmat Singh ki gardan sachmuch he juda karke plastic ke thaile me bhar li thi Narinder ne. Ab jaise wo alag he safar pe badh chala tha poora sach jaan ne ke baad. Uske hisaab se toh bas Himmat Singh he aakhiri tha lekin Bharat bhai ne toh har wo taar uske hawale kar diya tha jo iske sath juda tha. Ye jung kis dar khatam hone wali thi ye khud Narinder nahi jaanta tha par ab baat thi kuch bada rokne ki.
