UPDATE 25 : RAHUL WANTS TO LEAVE THE HOUSE!!
Dinner ke badh Rahul apne room mein chala gaya. Pad mere room ke darwaza toh Manali ne ander se lock karke rakh chuki the. Toh main humare teesre (third) bedroom mein jaa ke so gaya uss raat.
Agle din subha bhi Manali ki mood change nehi hue. Wo chupchap kisi se bina baat kiye apna kaam karne lagi the. Main dining hall mein hi baitha tha jab usne mujhe table pe breakfast diye, bina mujhse koi baat kiye. Main thoda darr raha tha isliye main initiative lekar uss se koi baat nehi kiya. Manali Rahul ko uske room mein breakfast dekar aayi. Aur khud ke breakfast wo kitchen mein hi khayi. Manali mere sath ek table mein baith kar breakfast tak karne ke liye raazi nehi the. Itni gussa the wo. Rahul se jyada uske gussa mere upar the, because after all, I am her husband.
Main samjha Manali abhi bhi bohut gusse mein hain. Isliye maine uske sath baat karke usse jyada chiraaya nehi. Chupchap breakfast karke office ke liye nikal gaya. Jane se pahele sirf usse kahan ki main office jaa raha hu. Pad usne mere baat sunkar koi jawab nehi diye.
Office gaya toh boss ready tha mujhe ek aor taqlif dene ke liye. Boss ne kahan aaj hi raat ko for official purpose mujhe Mumbai ke liye nikal na hoga. Party mein meeting successful hone ka hi result tha yeh. 4-5 din ka mamla (tour) hain! My goodness.
Aab ghar jaa kar Manali ko kahunga kya? Abhi toh Manali mujh pad gussa hain. Ghar ka maahol ekdam kharab hain. Iss halat mein main kaise kahu ki mujhe kuch dino ke liye bahar jaana hoga?
Maine boss ko samjhane ke tamam kosish kiya. Pad khadoos boss maana nehi. Jaana hi padega mujhe Mumbai. Shit!! Maine phir boss ko kahan ki at least mujhe lunch ke baadh chutti dijiye taaki main ghar jaa kar bag pack kar saku aur apne biwi ko samjha saku. Boss ne at least yeh baat mera rakkha. Main lunch ke baadh apne gari mein baith kar Laptop on kiya ghar ke maahol ke bade mein andaza lene ke liye.
Laptop on karne ke baadh,
Maine dekha mere nikal ne ke badh Rahul apne room mein bag pack kar raha hain! Pad kis liye? Wo kahan jaane wala tha? Manali apna kaam kar reh the kitchen mein. Manali kitchen se aa kar dining hall mein baith kar thodi rest lene lagi. Sayed kuch soch reh the wo.
Taiyyar hokar Rahul apna luggage leke dining hall mein aaya. Rahul ko apne luggage ke sath dekh kar Manali thode haeran hue. Manali uske taraf sawal bhade nigaaho se dekhe.
Rahul bohut maayush tha. Ya keh sakte hain maayush hone ka natak kar raha tha. Pata nehi kaun sa sahi tha. Din ba din Rahul ka muh aur mukhota ko alag karna muskil hota jaa raha tha. Itna accha natural acting karta hain wo ki kehna muskil hota hain ki kab wo genuine baat karta hain aur kab wo naatak karta hain.
Rahul: Main ghar chhor kar jaa raha hu, Manali. I think main tum dono ke beech bohut daarare paida kar raha hu. Isliye mera yahan rehna thik nehi hoga. main kuch aor soch ke tumare madat karne nikla tha, pad hua kuch aor.
Manali: Pad jaoge kahan? Maine toh suna hain tumara yahan koi nehi hain. Kahan rahoge phir? Aur tumara treatment ka kya hoga?
Rahul: Treatment ka toh baat hi maat poocho. Dekhte hi dekhte kitne din nikal gaye. Abhi naa doctor koi date diya hai hospital mein admit hone ke liye aur naa hei upaar se bulawa aaya hai. Tum hei baataon aor kitne din aise tumare ghar pe para rahunga. Isliye maine decide kiya hai ki mai kisi hotel mei shift ho jaunga, jitne paise hai uss se baki dino ka hotel ke kiraya (rent) manage karlunga. Mujhe pata hain tumhe khud mere wajah se kitni padeshaniya jhelne pade. Main tumhara padeshani aor badana nehi chaata hun.
Manali: First, tell me, tumne mere sath aisa kyun kiya Rahul? Why?
Rahul: kya kiya?
Manali: Plan ke mutabik tumhe Ajit ko apna jagah dekar chale jaana chahiye tha na?
Rahul: Main toh jaa hi raha tha. Pad uss Ajit ne hi toh mujhe roka toh main kya karu. Tumne toh dekhe sabkuch, Ajit ke karname.
Manali: Toh tum kyun ruke wahan? Kyun Ajit ke baat maan kar reh gaye room mein?
Rahul: Arrey, tumne toh khud dekha kaise Ajit apne mardangi dekhane ke kosish kar raha tha tumare samne. Usne literally mujhe command kiya. Aab uska ghar hain, uska baat nehi maanta toh kya karta main? Mujhe baithna pada udhar hi bistar pe. Phir baith ke sabkuch dekhne laga, kyunki yeh tumara pati ka swag tha.
Manali: But tum mujhe chhuye kyun? Why did you touch me?
Rahul: Hmm.. Batata hun. Pad pahele yeh baataon, kyun maine yeh kahan tha ki jab Ajit sexually active ho jayega tab main apne jagah Ajit ko chhor kar nikal lunga?
Rahul khud hi iska jawab dete hue kahan, "Kyunki main AJit nehi hu. Ajit tab tak interfere nehi karta jab tak tumare sath kuch extreme naa ho jaye. But main waisa nehin hu. I feel attracted towards you, yar. Because I love you, may be more than Ajit do to you. Tumhe dekh kar main chumbak (magnet) ke tarah khincha chala aata hu. Isliye main chaata tha tumhe aur Ajit ko akela chhor kar nikal jau, taki naa chaate hue bhi main tum dono ke beech involved naa ho jaun. Pad uss kambaqt Ajit ne aisa hone nehi diya. Mujhe wahan taherna pada. So, I lost my control. Net result, Main khud ko rok nehi saka. Tum hi batao aab, iss mein mera kya koi galati tha?
Manali chup ho gayi the Rahul ke logic sunkar. Rahul phirse Manali ko manupulate kar raha tha. Wo apna bill mere upar phad raha tha. Pura blame game chal raha tha. Khud ko mazbur dekha kar mujhe guilty pramaan karne par tula hua tha wo. Wo trigger point ko apne se mere taraf shift kar raha tha. Chalaak Rahul ka saatir dimaag!!
Manali ki chhupi ke matlab yeh the ki wo koi dubidha mein pad gayi hain. Yeh Rahul ko acche se paata tha. Isliye uski dubidha aor badane ke liye aur mujhe villain banane ke liye Rahul phir apne baaton ka jaal bunne laga.
Rahul: Tumhe paata hain main kyun tumare sath Anal karne pad mazbur hua? Kyunki agar aisa nehi karta toh tumare natural chheekhe (screaming) sunkar Ajit bhagta hua humare pass nehi aata. Maine kahan na, kuch extreme naa hota toh Ajit active nehi hota. Isliye mazburan mujhe yeh sakht kadam uthana pada. Warna mujhe koi shauk nehi tha tumhe dard dene ka. Jab ki maine dekha hain tumhe Anal se thoda dard hota hain. Because you are not used to it. I know kal tum bohut hurt hue ho. But kya sach mein mere koi galati tha?
Thoda ruk kar, Rahul again said, "Phir bhi agar lagta hain ki mera dosh hain, then I am very very sorry for that. Mera koi galat intention nehi tha. Main karne kuch gaya tha, hua kuch aor. That's it. Sayed main ek manhoos hu. Khud ke zindegi ka koi thikana nehi, doosro ke zindegi sudhaar ne chala tha. Pata nehi phir humare kabhi mulakat hoga ya nehi. But jaane se pahele sirf yehi kahunga ki en kuch dino mein tum mere bohut acche dost ban gayi thi. Even Ajit se bhi jyada acche dost ban gayi the. Jo baat Ajit ko nehi keh paata tha voh tumhe kitni asaani se keh daalta tha. Tumne mere bohut dhiyan rakkha, isliye thank you so much. Main tumara yeh ehsaan kabhi nehi chhuka paunga."
Manali: Ajit janta hain, tumne yahan se jaane ka faisla kiya hain?
Rahul: Nehin. Waise wo jaan kar bhi kya karega. Wo sayed mujhe nehi jaane dega. Pad mujhe yahan se chale jana hi uchit hoga.
Manali: Tumhara dost kabhi nehin chahega ki tum jao.
Rahul: Pata hain, par tum? What about you? Tum kya chate ho?
Manali became silent, kyunki Manali ke pass iska koi jawab nehi thi, ya koi jawab dena nehi chaati thi wo.
Rahul (Again): Bolo.. Tum kya chaate ho? Ajit ke tarah tum bhi toh mere dost hi ho..
Manali: dekho, main tumhe iss halat mein kahein aor jaane nehi de sakti. Aakhir insaaniyat naam ki bhi toh koi cheez hoti hain. You are a cancer patient.
Rahul: Sirf insaaniyat ke khatir? Sirf main cancer patient hu isliye? Mere dosti ka tumare zindegi mein koi maaine nehi hai? Toh phir rehne do. Tumare insaaniyat ke daaya mujhe nehi chahiye. Agar dost samajh kar rokti toh sayed ruk jaata. Main chalta hu.
Yeh keh kar Rahul main darwaze (Exit) ke aor bada. Manali ek gahere soch aur dubidha mein pad gayi, yaa keh sakte hain kamina Rahul ne usse soch mein padne ke liye mazbur kiya apne baaton ke zaariye. Rahul dheere dheere apna bag lekar prasthan karne laga. Wo main gate ke aor badne laga. Tabhi peeche se bechan Manali usse kahein, "jaana jaroori hain kya?"
Rahul peeche muda aur kahan, "Sayed. Kyunki mujhe lagta hain mere jaroorat iss ghar mein aur tumare zindegi mein aab khatam ho chuka hain."
Manali: Aise maat bolo. Ruk jao tum. Main aab aor tum par gussa nehi hu.
Rahul: Really?
Manali: haan..
Rahul: Ok, ruk jaata hu phir. Kyunki, at least main tumare baat kabhi taal nehi sakta hu.
Manali: But ek baat kehna chaata hu tumse.
Rahul: Haa, batao naa.
Manali: Main aone zindegi mein aab aor kisi bhi tarah ke experiment nehi chaata. Tum samajh reh ho na main kya keh raha hu? Main tumare sath aor kuch bhi nehi kar sakti. Kal jo bhi hua, voh last the. Iske badh se aor aisa kuch nehi hoga humare beech. Tum apne jaazbato pad control rakhna, please. Mere sath kabhi bhi kisi tarah ke pressure ya zabardasti nehi karoge in the name of attraction, affection or love. See, Ajit jo bhi hain jaisa bhi hain, wo mera pati hain. Main uske lawa kisi aor ka ho hi nehi sakti, chahein main kitni bhi dukhi kyun naa rahu. Tumare taraf se koi bhi harkat ko main aab aor tolerate nehi karungi. Hum sirf dost ban ke rehenge, sirf dost. Dosti mein jitne limitations hote hain, voh hum maintain karenge. Manzoor hain?
Rahul thoda sa niraash hoke kahan, "hm.. manzoor hain."
Rahul aab Manali ki baat maan kar apna sar neeche karke bag lekar apne room mein chala gaya. Uske badh khaas kuch hua nehi ghar mein. Mera toh khusi ka koi thikana nehi raha yeh dekh kar. Main aab poore tarah nischint hokar office tour mein jaa sakta tha. Kyunki mujhe paata tha mere absence mein Rahul aab aor koi harkat nehi karega. Manali usse karne nehi degi.
Main ghar lauta. Manali gussa tab tak thode thandi pad chuki the. Pad maine phir bhi peechle raat ka zikaar ya mudda nehi uthaya.
Maine Rahul ke samne Manali ko kahan, ki mujhe kuch dino ke liye nikal na hoga office tour mein. Manali mere baat sunkar bohut nirash hue. Pad sayed Rahul maan hi maan bohut khus tha mere office tour ke baat sunkar. I don't know.
Manali Rahul ke liye apne concern jaatayi. Usne kahein ki mere absence mein agar uske halat thoda kharab hua toh.
Yeh baat sunkar mere jawab dene se pahele hi Rahul bol pada, "nehi, nehi. It's alright. Manali tum chinta maat karo. Abhi mera halat utna bhi bigda nehi hain. Aor waise bhi, kuchi dino ka toh baat hain. Mujhe kuch nehi hoga. Don't worry. Waise Ajit, tu kab laut raha hain?"
Me: Pata nehi. Sir ne kuch clearly kahan nehi. Jitna jaldi kaam niptega, aa jaunga. Sayed aagle hafte, uss se jyada deri nehi hoga.
Rahul: It's ok. I can handle it. I mean handle myself, my health.
Toh baat settle hua, ki mujhe kuch dino ke liye official purpose bahar yani Mumbai jaana hi hoga. En beech Rahul apna dhiyan acche se rakkhega taaki uske health deteriorate naa ho. Phir bhi agar koi problem ya taqlif hua toh wo mujhe fauraan inform karega.
Iske baad Manali apne kaam pe lag gayi. Main apna bag pack karne laga. Iss beech Rahul ke sath mere idhar-udhar ke thode baatein hone laga. Pad hum mein se koi bhi kal yani peechle raat ka topic nehi uthaya. Voh topic hum dono ke liye hi bohut awkward tha.
Boss ne raat ko Dum Dum Airport mein milne ko kahan tha. Mere sath aor bhi kuch colleagues ko jaana tha. Office ka ek team bana tha Mumbai jane ke liye. Jiss team ka hissa main bhi tha.
Takriban 7 baaje ke aas pass main ghar se nikla. Jaldi nikla taaki late na ho jau. Kolkata ke traffic ka koi bhadosa nehi. Isliye risk nehi liya. Jaldi nikal aaya ghar se.
Airport par pohuncha. Office ke baaki colleagues ke sath flight liya. Aamchi Mahanagari Mumbai sa pohunchla! My Marathi is very weak. Ha ha..
Der raat ko Mumbai land hua. Hotel mein jaa ke tahera. Agle din office ka kaam tha isliye jaldi so bhi gaya.
