Chapter 1 ~ Sarvant vaan
chhap chhap!
ek yuvak ke sote hue chehare par gande paanee kee ek baaltee gir gaee, jisase vah apane saathee saathiyon ke taane aur hansee se jaag gaya.
yuvak ne naukar ke chenjing room mein ek chhotee see jhapakee lene ka phaisala kiya tha, lekin aphasos, vah abhee bhee pareshaan tha.
"are, mera haath phisal gaya. kshama karen, vaan. aap mujhe isake lie dosh nahin denge, hai na?
bhaaree-bharakam naukar tiraskaar bharee nigaahon se hans raha tha, jabaki any chaar eershyaalu purush naukar thandepan se hans rahe the.
apane aas-paas ke paanch naukaron par ek nazar daalane ke baad, vaan ne khud ko lakadee kee bench se shaant aur ekatrit nazar se uthaaya.
"bilkul nahin, duvail,"
vaan ne apane chehare se ganda paanee ponchhate hue udaaseenata se kaha. phir, kahane se pahale usake honth ek thandee muskaan mein mud gae,
"yah jeen ka hissa hona chaahie - theek usee tarah jaise aapakee maan ka haath kaise phisal gaya aur aapako ek bachche ke roop mein sir par gira diya."
"kameene, tum peetane ke lie kah rahe ho!"
bhaaree duvail ne gusse mein turant vaan ke chehare par jhoola phenka,
"kya aapako lagata hai ki aapake paas abhee bhee vahee sthiti hai jo aapane ek maheene pahale kee thee?"
usee samay, vaan ne aane vaalee mutthee ko dekha lekin chakama nahin dena chuna. isake bajaay, usane dhoort muskaan ke saath duvail ko dekha.
"ise roko, duvail! yah isake laayak nahin hai! ledee enivase prasann nahin hongee. agar hamane usaka sundar chehara kharaab kiya to vah hamen kadee saja degee!
duvail kee mutthee judane se pahale any chaar logon ne turant duvail ko vaapas kheench liya.
vaan kee takatakee ke saamane khaalee hava mein duvail kee mutthee jhool gaee, lekin vah drdh aur bephikr rahe, bas ek ajeeb see muskaan ke saath peechhe dekhate rahe.
“dhikkaar hai! yah bavva hamen dekh rahee hai! usaka chehara oph-limit hai, lekin usake shareer ke baakee hisson ka kya?!
isase pahale ki vah thookata, duvail doosare naukaron par jhapata,
"vah vyaavahaarik roop se peetane ke lie kah raha hai! kya aap sab aisa nahin sochate hain ?!
apanee pakad dheelee karane se pahale any chaar logon ne ek-doosare ko dekha.
duvail ne turant mauka liya aur vaan ko pet mein mukka maara, usake baad usake kandhon ko pakadakar pet mein kuchh ghutane maare.
chaar naukaron ne duvail ko phir se vaan se alag karane se pahale haddiyon ke tootane kee aavaajen suneen.
"duvail, tum paagal ho! ledee lifar ko maan vichalan se shaitaanee roop die jaane ke baad vain ne apana samarthan kho diya hoga, lekin ledee enivase ab usaka samarthan karatee hai! kya aap shikaayat kar rahe hain kyonki aapane usaka ehasaan kho diya hai ?!
purushon mein se ek usakee aankhon mein bhayaanak bhay ke saath bhaunkane laga.
blaikamoon akaadamee mein, ve keval akaadamee mein chudailon ke prashikshan ke lie naukaron mein bhaag le rahe the.
lekin phir bhee, naukar kahalaana ise achchhee tarah se rakh raha tha.
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raakshason aur chudailon dvaara shaasit is duniya mein, bina kshamata vaale purush keval chudailon ke gulaam the.
unhen chudailon kee har zaroorat mein shaamil hone ke lie majaboor kiya jaata hai - saphaee aur kapade dhone se lekar yaun gatividhiyon tak, akaadamee mein apane nirdhaarit vich-in-trening ka aanand lene ke lie, yadi aavashyak ho to.
vaan ka shareer janm ke samay kamajor aur kamajor tha, lekin dheeraj aur tap kee baat aane par yah sabase majaboot purushon ko bhee sharmasaar kar sakata tha. apane sundar chehare, komal roop aur bistar mein durlabh pratibha ke saath yugmit, vah svaabhaavik roop se hone vaalee yuva chudailon dvaara adhik pasand kiya gaya tha.
is mahila pradhaan samaaj mein bade aur hrsht-pusht purushon kee tulana mein naajuk aur sundar purushon ko praathamikata dee jaatee thee. vishesh vareeyata vaale kuchh hee apavaad the.
phir bhee, vaan ko hamesha pasand nahin kiya gaya tha.
jab se vah do saal pahale prthvee se aaya tha, tab se use duniya kee kroor vaastavikata ka anubhav karane ke lie majaboor hona pada.
jeevit rahane ke lie, usake paas dekhane, seekhane aur anukoolan karane ke alaava koee vikalp nahin tha, isase pahale ki vah aaj jahaan tha, blaikamoon ekedamee oph vichakraapht mein apanee buddhi aur kanekshan ke maadhyam se ek shramik sevak ke roop mein kaaryarat tha.
yah hamesha laanat trak tha.
ek bachche ko bachaane ke lie usane trak ke aage koodane kee himmat bhee kahaan se jutaee? trak ne use pooree tarah kuchal diya.
patuee!
thande taane se apana munh ponchhane se pahale vaan ne kuchh khoon ugal diya, "ve badee maansapeshiyaan aap par barbaad ho gaee hain. aap ek chhote b*tchh kee tarah hit karate hain."
"haraamee! tum sach mein marane ke lie kah rahe ho!
vaan ke shareer par atirikt ghoonson aur laaton kee baarish karane se pahale duvail apanee kroor shakti ke saath apanee pakad se mukt ho gaya, gusse mein, vipareet paksh ke lakadee ke lokar ke khilaaph vaan ko patakane se pahale kaee aur haddiyaan tod deen.
"kek, abhee bhee ek kamajor bitchh," vaan thandepan se muskuraaya.
yah pahalee baar nahin tha jab any naukaron dvaara use dhamakaaya aur peeta gaya tha, chaahe eershya ke kaaran ya prashikshan mein pratidvandvee chudailon ke aadesh ke tahat.
phir bhee, unhonne is thode se kasht kee paravaah nahin kee.
isase bhee mahatvapoorn baat yah hai ki chudailon ka paksh kuchh vishesh visheshaadhikaaron ke saath aata hai jo saamaany naukaron ko praapt nahin hote hain.
vaan dvaara duvail ke chehare par munh bhar khoon thookane ke baad, us vyakti kee aankhon mein jaan maarane ke iraade se khataranaak tareeke se chamak aa gaee.
"yahaan kya chal raha hai?!" poore lokar room mein ek mahila kee shaktishaalee aavaaj sunaee dee.
isase pahale ki vah any naukaron ke saath ghutane tekata aur ghabaraakar abhivaadan karata, "ledee eneeves!"
duvail par ek bhaaree dabaav ke saath chamakane se pahale ledee enivs kee nigaah vaan kee sthitiyon par padee, "tumane mere parichaarak ko nukasaan pahunchaane kee himmat kee?"
ledee enivs ke shabdon se duvail ne turant apane dil mein ek chhura mahasoos kiya. isase pahale ki vah use doosare ke lie phenk detee, vah usaka poorv parichaarak tha.
ek pal ke lie chup ho gaee, "kya yah sach hai?"
"haan, meree mahila. unake mukke aur kik thode kamajor the. vaan ne gambheer nazar se jodane se pahale khule taur par kandhe uchakae, "ek aur not par, mujhe lagata hai ki yah ek ninda hai ki duvail mahila kutton kee tulana chudailon se karega."
ledee enivs kee tej takatakee se thandak mahasoos karane se pahale duvail turant vaan kee chaandee kee jeebh se paseene mein bah gae.
"maee ledee, vah sirph mere shabdon ko ghuma raha hai-aah!" duvail achaanak dard se karaah uthe.
any chaar naukaron par ek nazar daalane se pahale ledee enivs ke mool jaadoo, man bulets se unake pair toot gae the.
"ledee enivase... hamane rokane kee koshish kee—aah!"
"main aapakee bakavaas nahin sunana chaahatee," maina bulet ke saath apane sabhee pairon ko todane ke baad ledee enivase ne udaaseenata se kaha.
kuchh hee samay baad, usane apana dhyaan vaan par lautaaya aur bolee, "mere peechhe mere kaaryaalay mein aao, vaan. main vahaan tumhaare ghaavon ko changa karoonga.”
"haan, meree mahila." vaan thoda jhuka.
vah naukar ke lokar room se ledee enivase ke peechhe kuchh qadamon ke peechhe chala aur bina kuchh bole any chaar naukaron par ek nazar daalee.
isht aur na mein yahee antar tha.
phir bhee, any chaar naukaron ke khilaaph ledee enivs kee kaarravaee bahut bhaaree thee, jisase unhen bhavishy mein pareshaanee hogee.
haalaanki, yah unake bolane kee jagah nahin thee.
ve kaee galiyaaron se gujare aur kuchh hee palon mein akaadamee ke mukhy pustakaalay mein pahunch gae.
ledee eneevase ek poorn roop se seeniyar vich aur blaikamoon akaadamee kee laibreriyan, laibreriyan eneevase theen. unhen vaij skolar enivase bhee kaha jaata tha.
vain ko sheeghr hee peechhe ke kaaryaalay mein kheench liya gaya, isase pahale ki ledee enivs ne daravaaza band kiya aur use said bed par dhakel diya. apanee tootee huee pasalee mein dard ke kaaran vah bhroobhang ke saath thoda gurraaya.
ledee enivse vaan ke oopar chadh gaee aur kuchh hee der baad usaka phata hua top hata diya.
us kaarravaee ke baad, ledee enivse ne vaan ke hothon ko apane honthon se seel kar diya, isase pahale ki usake kshatigrast shareer kee marammat ke lie maana kee sukhadaayak anubhooti vaan ke gale se neeche bahatee.
beshak, yah chikitsa jaadoo ka upayog karane ka maanak tareeka nahin tha.
thappad maare jaane se pahale vaan ke haath anajaane mein ledee enivs ke koolhon tak pahunch gae. baad mein, unake honth sheeghr hee alag ho gae.
"ise raat ke lie bacha kar rakho," ledee eneevase ne vaan ke hothon par ek ungalee daba kar dheere se khilakhilaakar hansee-jo usane pahale chitrit kiya tha usake vyavahaar mein ek spasht vipareet.
