UPDATE 27 - THE Wednesday
Maine video rewind karke ekdam Tuesday jab main ghar se Airport ke liye rawana hua, wahan se recording ko dekhna suru kiya. Ghar ke maahol ka ek bhi lamha main miss nehi karna chaata tha.
Uss raat (Tuesday night) ghar se Airport ke liye mere nikal jane ke badh aisa kuch bhi khaas ghatna-karam nehi ghata. Rahul ne bhi koi aise galat harkate nehi kiya. Maine socha chalo thik hain, sayed sachmuch baala taal chuka hain. Manali ki kaadi warning Rahul ke zahen tak pohuncha hain tabhi wo aor badmashi karne ka saahas nehi dekhaya.
Pad abhi "The Wednesday" aana baki tha. Dekhte hain Wednesday ka subha kya lekar aata hain. Kahein yeh shant maahol, tufaan se pahele ke shaanti ki tarah toh nehi tha? Let's see....
Maine recording ko fast forward karke dekhne laga. Agle din subha hua. It was a Wednesday. Uss din Rahul ka hospital mein routine check up tha. Isliye wo breakfast karke nikal gaya. Manali se kahan ki wo sham tak laut aayega. Manali ne formality ke khatir pooche ki kya wo uske sath hospital jayegi? Rahul ne kahan, thanks pad iski koi jaroorat nehi hain.
Rahul nikal gaya ghar se, hospital jaane ke liye. Udhar Manali ghar mein akele the toh usne soche ghar ka kuch safai karle. Wo safai karte hue Rahul ke room mein pohunchi. Rahul ke room mein bhi har jagah safai karne lagi, tabhi usse ek Diary mili room se.
Aap logo ko sayed batana bhul gaya tha ki Rahul ko bachpan se Diary likhne ka shauk tha. Wo apne Diary kisi ko bhi padhne nehi deta tha. Mujhe sirf itna pata tha ki wo apne dil ke har ek baat Diary mein likh kar rakhta hain. Yeh bachpan se uska habbit raha hain.
Yahan Kolkata aane ke badh bhi wo Diary likhta raha, par mere ya Manali ki aise aadat nehi the ki kisi ke private cheez mein apna taang araau. Isliye humne naa kabhi usse voh Diary maang kar padi aur naa hi chup ke se uske Diary chori karke pada.
Par iss bar Manali ko thodi curiosity hue. Usne voh Diary liye aur apne room mein jaa kar padhne lagi. Manali maan laga kar Rahul ke Diary pad rahe thi. Manali jitna Rahul ke Diary pad rahe thi utna uski facial expression change hote gayi.
Aisa kya likha tha Rahul ne uss Diary mein? Kya wo Manali ke bade mein aisa kuch likha tha jo Manali ko poore tarah se shocked kar sakti thi?
Manali apne sare kam chhor kar sirf voh diary padhne mein concentrate kiya. Uss Diary ka ek ek likha hua panna padh kar Rahul ke jeevan ki ankahi baaton se Manali rubaru hone lagi. Rahul ke Diary padhte hue wo aise kho gayi ki bhul chuki the baki sabkuch.
Kab sham ho gaya Manali ko pata tak nehi chali. Manali jaise diary mein doob chuki the. Ghar ka calling bell bazaa. Calling bell ke awaaz kaano mein padte hi uski Diary padhne ke nasha utri. Manali jaldi se voh Diary Rahul ke room mein rakh kar (thik wahan pe rakkhi jahan se usne liye thi) Main Door ko kholne ke liye aayi. Manali darwaza khuli, Rahul ghar ke ander aaya.
Manali Rahul ko aise ghurne lagi jaise lag raha tha wo kisi vishay pad Rahul ke upar bohut gussa hue ho. Manali darwaza khol ke chupchap bina koi baat kare apne room mein chali gayi. Rahul ko thoda ajeeb laga Manali ki yeh vartaav. Par usne tabh iske liye Manali se koi sawal-jawab nehi kiya.
Rahul apne room mein fresh hua. Manali Rahul se ek bhi baatein nehin kare. Raat ko dinner ke badh Manali Rahul ke room mein aayi usse pani ke bottle dene, kyunki Rahul ke room ka bottle mein pani khatam ho gaya tha. Manali ki face dekh kar Rahul thoda chintit hua. Rahul ne socha, usne aab kya naya kaand kar diya jo Manali ki muh itni utri hue hain?
Rahul ne himmat karke poocha Manali se, "What happened, Manali? Jab se ghar lauta hu dekh raha hu tumara chahera aise utri hue hain? Kuch hua hain kya? Kya maine anjaane mein phirse koi galati kar daala kya? Please batao.."
Manali ne Rahul ke taraf dekha aur phir uss room se uske diary nikaal kar Rahul ke samne rakh kar kahein, "kya hain yeh??"
Rahul thoda aschariyachakit hokar, weird reaction dekar kahan, "Diary.... Mera diary."
Manali: Voh toh mujhe bhi pata hain, pad iss mein tumne likkha kya hain?
Rahul thoda ghabra kar poocha, "have you read this Diary?"
Manali: Tabhi toh pooch rehi hun..
Rahul: This is not right, Manali. Tumhe kisi ke personal diary uss se naa pooch kar padhni nehi chahiye. I never expect this from you.
Manali literally chillate hue kahein, "agar main nehi padti toh itni bade sach mujhe kaise paata chalti!!!!"
Aakhir kya likha hua tha uss diary mein jo Manali aise bhadak uthi!
Rahul aab dheeme awaazo mein poocha, "Kaun si sach ke baat kar reh ho tum?"
Manali bhadak te hue kahein, "Kaun si sach? Tumhe nehi paata? Tumne mujhe paane ke liye apne zindegi dao pe laga diya! Tumne apna treatment delay karwa diya just because you want to spend some quality times with me!!!! Are you insane? Tumne aisa kyun kiya? Yeh kadam uthane se pahele tumne ekbar bhi kisi ke sath consult nehi kiya! Tumara treament aab tak suru ho chuka hota. Tumhe andaza bhi hain ki tumne apne zindegi ke sath kitni badi khilwar kiya hain??"
Rahul Manali ke baat sunkar thoda hasa. Manali Rahul ke hassee dekh kar aor jyada chiir gayi. Usne kahein, "kya main tumse maazak kar reh hu jo tum aise hass rahe ho? Kya diary mein likhi hue baat jhoot hain?"
Rahul: No, no, Manali. Iss diary mein jo bhi likkha hua hain voh ekdam sau (100) takka sach hain. Diary mein main apne dil ke saare baatein likha hain. Jo baat main kisi aor ke sath share nehi kar sakta hu voh sab iss diary ke panne mein kaid karke rakhta hu. Isliye hi toh main apne personal diary kisi ko padhne nehi deta. Mera pass aor bhi bohut sare Diaries hain.
Manali: Kya? Aor bhi Diaries hain? Kya kya aor likha hain uss mein?
Rahul: Voh sab Diaries mein main apne Jeevan ke Gaatha likhta aaya hu, abhi se nehi, bachpan se hi.
Manali: Matlab?
Rahul: aarrey babah, main bachpan se hi Diary likhta aa raha hu. Keh sakte ho yeh mera habbit aur hobby dono hi hain. Main bohut chota tha tab ek accident mein maa baap dono guzaar gaye the. Tab se mere ek uncle ne mera parvarish kiya hain. Unhone mere khatir bohut kuch tyaag kiya, kabhi shadi nehi kara, bachelor rahe gaye, sirf mere liye. Mere pita aur maa dono hone ka farz unhone akele nibhaya.....
Yeh kehte hue Rahul thoda bhaavuk ho gaya. Then Manali dheere se boli, "phir??"
Rahul: Wo (Rahul's Uncle) khud apne zindegi mein itne struggle karte the ki mujh mein yeh himmat nehi raheta tha, apne zaroorato ko unke samne baaya karke unki taqlife aor badau. Isliye apne sare dil ke baat main bachpan se hi diary mein likhta aa raha hu. Aise karke bohut sare diaries mai likh kar khatam kar chuka hu. Isiliye mere pass bohut sare diaries jama ho gaya hain.
Manali: Kya voh sab diaries tumare pass hain?
Rahul: Abhi? Yahan?
Manali: hm..
Rahul: Abhi sare nehi hain. Kuch laya hu, jo recent times mein likha tha. Baki sab Jalpaiguri mein hain.
Manali: Kya main voh baki diaries pad sakti hu jo abhi tumare pass mojud hain?
Rahul: Badh mein pad lena. Voh diaries mere tarah kahi jaa toh nehi raha hain. Mere chale jane ke baadh voh diaries yehi par hi pade rahega mere jubaan ban kar. Kabhi agar mere yaad aaye toh pad lena tab. Ho sake toh main apne Kaka ko bol kar Jalpaiguri se baki diaries bhi mangwa lunga tumare liye. Pad abhi main jeeta jaagta tumare samne baitha hu, jo chahein voh mujhse hi poochlo. Waise bhi lagta hain aor kuch raha nehi tumse chhipane ke liye. By the way, tumne jo diary padi hain voh sabse recent hain, isliye adhura bhi hain. Pata nehi isse likh kar khatam kar paunga ya nehi. Yaa iss se pahele mere zindegi hi khatam hokar diary ke kuch panno ko khali ka khali rakh dega, mere zindegi ki tarah.
Manali ki mann aab bhad aayi the. Uski dil bohut naram jo the. Wo rone lag gayi. Wo kehne lagi, "tumne aisa kyun kiya Rahul? Aab toh mujhe guilty feel ho rehi hain. Tum mere liye apna treatment jaanbuz kar delay karwayi. Agar tumhe kuch ho gaya toh main khud ko kabhi maaf nehi kar paungi.."
Rahul Manali ki dono gaalo ko pakad kar usse console karte hue kahan, "hey,, hey,, why are you crying? Main toh waise bhi maarne wala hu. Treatment delay karke sayed thode jaldi marunga. But maarna toh hain hi. Main apne life span 3-4 hafte bada kar kya paata? Bolo.. Agar main hospital mein timely admit hokar kuch maahine survive kar bhi leta toh uss se kya faida hota? Voh jeena bhi koi jeena hota? Saradin sirf hospital ke bed pe pada rehta. Pad yahan tumare sath beetaye har ek minute mere liye ek saal ke barabar hain. Madam ji, Rajesh Khanna keh gaye the ki zindegi badi hone chahiye, lambi nehi. Ha ha.."
Manali itni emotional ho gayi ki wo Rahul ko apne baahon mein bhad liye. Rahul bhi iss mauke ka poora faida uthaya. Wo bhi Manali ko kass kar pakad liya. Phir kya tha, jiss anjaam ka darr tha wahein hua.
Rahul dheere dheere..................................