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Chote ke jaane ke baad ghar mein ek ajeeb si khamoshi chha gayi thi. Sushma abhi bhi sofa par baithi apne teez dhadakte dil ko sambhalne ki koshish kar rahi thi. Uske gaalon par Chote ke unhinn besharam alfazon aur nazron ka nasha sawaar tha, aur uski harkat se sharam aa rahi thi.
Tabhi suddenly hall ke meze par rakhe Ravi ke phone ki ringtone baj uthi.
Sushma ek pal ke liye ghabra gayi, par Ravi ne bina kisi dhyan diye aaste se apna mobile uthaya aur screen par naam dekhte hue call receive kiya.
Call uske bhabhi ka tha... Shailaja bhabhi ka.
"Haan bhabhi... boliye?"
Ravi ne thodi gusse aur uljhan bhari aawaz mein kaha.
Tab Sushma uski taraf dekhti hai.
Doosri taraf se Shailaja ki aawaz aayi,
"Ravi, tum parso aa rahe ho na mujhe lene... ya main akele aa jau ghar?"
Ravi ne kaha,
"Nahi bhabhi, main aa raha hoon."
"Pakka na?"
"Haan bhabhi... main nahi aaya toh Papa aur Bhaiyya pakka mujhe chabha jayenge."
"Matlab tum darr ki wajah se aa rahe ho?"
"Waise baat nahi hai..."
"Mummy kahan hai?"
Tab Ravi Sushma ko call deta hai. Ab Sushma aur Shailaja baat karne lage.
Idhar Ravi ne bhi Sushma ke chehre ke badalte haav-bhav dekhe, par usne apna muh band hi rakha. Uska dhyan toh abhi bhi apni mummy par hi tha jo Shailaja se baat kar rahi thi.
Kuch der aapne bahu se baat karne ke baad Sushma ne phon rakh diya ..
Phone rakhne ke baad Ravi ke maathe par bal pad gaye. Wo sofa par baitha-baitha gehri soch mein doob gaya ki aakhir mummy ko achanak kya ho gaya tha... wo kyon sharma rahi thi...
Aisa us kamine ne kya kaha tha... wo yahi soch mein tha.
Ravi ke dimaag mein teer ki tarah alag alag khayal chhalne lage the. Wo sofa par baitha bas Sushma ke chehre ko hi dekata reh gaya. Uske dimaag mein ek ke baad ek sawaal ghoomne lage—
‘Mummy ka chehra itna laal kyu tha? Wo saans phooli hui kyu thi? Aur Shailaja bhabhi se baat karte waqt bhi unke honto par wo sharmili muskaan kyu thi?’
Uska dhyan sidha bedroom ke darwaze par gaya jahan Chote abhi thodi der pehle khada tha. Ravi ko yaad aaya ki jab wo sofa par gusse mein baitha tha, tab bedroom ke door pai dono kafi der tak khade the ..
‘Aisa kya kaha us kamine ne mummy se? Ya aisa kya kar diya usne ki mummy gussa hone ke bajaye ulta iss tarah sharma rahi hain?’
Ravi ka dimaag ab gehre shakk aur uljhan ke jaal mein phans chuka tha. Uska man kahne laga ki yeh koi samanya baat nahi hai...
Mummy aur Chote ke beech zaroor kuch aisa hua hai jo uski nazron se chhipaya gaya hai. Uske maathe par bal aur gehre ho gaye aur usne dimaag hi dimaag mein in dono par kadi nazar rakhne ka pakka irada kar liya.
Chote jaise hi Sushma ke ghar se neeche aaya, wo seedha dukaan mein ghus gaya. Usne na toh Karan ke paas jaana sahi samjha aur na hi use call kiya.
Chote pehle se hi behadd swarthi tha. Uska maqsad bas malkin ko patana tha, aur usne socha tha ki Karan jaisa experienced banda iss kaam mein madad kar sakta hai. Isliye usne uski help li thi. Par ab jab kaam banne laga tha, toh use Karan ki koi zaroorat mehsoos nahi ho rahi thi.
Ek doosri baat yeh bhi thi ki Sushma ek badi aur rasookhdaar family se thi. Agar Chote ne Karan ko bata diya ki Sushma us se pat rahi hai, aur Karan ke pet mein baat na pachi aur usne kisi ko bata diya... toh lene ke dene pad sakte the. Sushma jaisa rasila maal haath se nikal jata aur alag se maar padti so alag!
Isliye Chote ne decide kar liya tha ki wo Karan ko ek lafz nahi batayega.
Dopahar se shaam tak Karan ne Chote ko do-teen baar call kiya, par Chote ne ek bhi call nahi uthaya.
Shaam ko jab Chote dukaan ke kaam se thoda free hua, toh uske dimaag mein aaya
—‘Ek baar Karan ko call kar hi leta hoon... kya pata future mein fir kabhi kaam aa jaye.’
Yahi soch kar usne Karan ko call milaya. Par Chote ne apna patta bilkul nahi khola. Jab Karan ne poocha ki kya hua, toh Chote ne baat ko ghumaate hue bas itna hi kaha ki thodi bohot baat-chit hui thi, isse zyada kuch nahi. Usne poora bedroom wala maamla aur Sushma ka sharmana Karan se chhipa liya.
Chote aaj bahut khush tha. Uski khushi uske chehre par saaf chhalak rahi thi. Uske iss tarah muskuraate aur khush hone par dukaan mein uske malik—yani Sushma ke pati—ne do-teen baar usse poochh hi liya,
"Kya baat hai aaj bohot khush hai?"
Chote ne apni muskaan ko chhupate hue kaha,
"Aisi koi baat nahi hai malik..."
Shaam ko dukaan se nikalte waqt usne malik se paanch sau rupaye liye aur aaj ki iss anokhi khushi mein jamkar daru pi.
Idhar jab Sushma ka pati raat ko dukaan badha kar uppar ghar aaya, toh khana khate waqt usne Sushma se zikr kiya,
"Kya baat hui hai aaj Chote ke saath pata nahi, par aaj wo bohot khush tha..."
Yeh sunte hi Sushma ke andar jhiingur se bajne lage. Uske gaalon par turant halki laalima daud gayi aur usne apni palke jhuka lin.
Uske dimaag mein dopehar ka wahi scene ghoom gaya—Chote ka bedroom mein uske kareeb aana, uski saansein, aur darwaze par use aankh maarna... Ek nahi do baar .. Usne man hi man socha ki uss bebaak ki khushi ki wajah koi aur nahi, balki khud wo hai.
Uske sparsh aur sharm ne uss ladke ka dil jeet liya tha, aur yahi soch kar Sushma ke seene mein ek mitha sa guroor aur sharmila nasha bhar gaya.
Jab pati ne kuch sochate hue aage poocha,
"Tujhe pata hai kya aaj wo kyon khush hai?"
Sushma ne apni sharmili muskaan ko sambhalne ki koshish ki aur nazrein churate hue dhiere se kaha,
"Kya pata... aaj uske mann ki murad puri ho gayi ho."
Pati ne baat ko aage badhaate hue bola,
"Haan ho sakta hai... koi ichha puri hui hogi aaj uski."
Tab Sushma ne apne honto ko daanton tale dabaate hue, thode nakhre aur adaa ke saath kaha,
"Ya koi manpasand ladki mil gayi hogi... ya usne haan kaha hoga."
Yeh baat kehte waqt Sushma ka dil bohot teez dhadak raha tha. Woh jaanti thi ki wo yeh baat kisi aur ladki ke baare mein nahi, balki khud apne baare mein bol rahi hai.
Yeh alfaz uske munh se nikalte hi uske jism mein ek anokhi shihan daud gayi. Use aisa laga jaise wo apne pati ke samne hi Chote ke saath apne iss chhipe hue rishte ka iqrar kar rahi ho, par ek meethe khel ki tarah.
Uski aawaz mein ek rasila guroor tha ki Chote jaisa jawan ladka uske aage jhuk gaya hai.
Lekin jab pati ne seedheapan se kaha,
"Mujhe nahi lagta... wo waisa nahi hai, achha ladka hai wo."
Yeh sun kar Sushma man hi man muskurayi aur khud se boli, '
Aapko kya pata pati dev... jise aap achha aur bholapan samajh rahe hain, wo kitna besharam aur chalak hai. Jis ladke ko aap itna seedha samajh rahe hain, wahi aaj aapki patni ke haath pakad raha tha aur aankhein maar raha tha. Agar aapko pata chal jaye ki aapke iss 'achhe ladke' ne aaj bedroom mein mere saath kya kiya hai, toh aapke hosh udd jayenge.'
Sushma ke chehre par ek gehri, chhipati hui sharmili muskaan aa gayi aur wo bina kuch bole apne pati ko khana parosne lagi, par uska dimaag abhi bhi Chote ke khayalon mein hi kho ya hua tha.
Tabhi suddenly hall ke meze par rakhe Ravi ke phone ki ringtone baj uthi.
Sushma ek pal ke liye ghabra gayi, par Ravi ne bina kisi dhyan diye aaste se apna mobile uthaya aur screen par naam dekhte hue call receive kiya.
Call uske bhabhi ka tha... Shailaja bhabhi ka.
"Haan bhabhi... boliye?"
Ravi ne thodi gusse aur uljhan bhari aawaz mein kaha.
Tab Sushma uski taraf dekhti hai.
Doosri taraf se Shailaja ki aawaz aayi,
"Ravi, tum parso aa rahe ho na mujhe lene... ya main akele aa jau ghar?"
Ravi ne kaha,
"Nahi bhabhi, main aa raha hoon."
"Pakka na?"
"Haan bhabhi... main nahi aaya toh Papa aur Bhaiyya pakka mujhe chabha jayenge."
"Matlab tum darr ki wajah se aa rahe ho?"
"Waise baat nahi hai..."
"Mummy kahan hai?"
Tab Ravi Sushma ko call deta hai. Ab Sushma aur Shailaja baat karne lage.
Idhar Ravi ne bhi Sushma ke chehre ke badalte haav-bhav dekhe, par usne apna muh band hi rakha. Uska dhyan toh abhi bhi apni mummy par hi tha jo Shailaja se baat kar rahi thi.
Kuch der aapne bahu se baat karne ke baad Sushma ne phon rakh diya ..
Phone rakhne ke baad Ravi ke maathe par bal pad gaye. Wo sofa par baitha-baitha gehri soch mein doob gaya ki aakhir mummy ko achanak kya ho gaya tha... wo kyon sharma rahi thi...
Aisa us kamine ne kya kaha tha... wo yahi soch mein tha.
Ravi ke dimaag mein teer ki tarah alag alag khayal chhalne lage the. Wo sofa par baitha bas Sushma ke chehre ko hi dekata reh gaya. Uske dimaag mein ek ke baad ek sawaal ghoomne lage—
‘Mummy ka chehra itna laal kyu tha? Wo saans phooli hui kyu thi? Aur Shailaja bhabhi se baat karte waqt bhi unke honto par wo sharmili muskaan kyu thi?’
Uska dhyan sidha bedroom ke darwaze par gaya jahan Chote abhi thodi der pehle khada tha. Ravi ko yaad aaya ki jab wo sofa par gusse mein baitha tha, tab bedroom ke door pai dono kafi der tak khade the ..
‘Aisa kya kaha us kamine ne mummy se? Ya aisa kya kar diya usne ki mummy gussa hone ke bajaye ulta iss tarah sharma rahi hain?’
Ravi ka dimaag ab gehre shakk aur uljhan ke jaal mein phans chuka tha. Uska man kahne laga ki yeh koi samanya baat nahi hai...
Mummy aur Chote ke beech zaroor kuch aisa hua hai jo uski nazron se chhipaya gaya hai. Uske maathe par bal aur gehre ho gaye aur usne dimaag hi dimaag mein in dono par kadi nazar rakhne ka pakka irada kar liya.
Chote jaise hi Sushma ke ghar se neeche aaya, wo seedha dukaan mein ghus gaya. Usne na toh Karan ke paas jaana sahi samjha aur na hi use call kiya.
Chote pehle se hi behadd swarthi tha. Uska maqsad bas malkin ko patana tha, aur usne socha tha ki Karan jaisa experienced banda iss kaam mein madad kar sakta hai. Isliye usne uski help li thi. Par ab jab kaam banne laga tha, toh use Karan ki koi zaroorat mehsoos nahi ho rahi thi.
Ek doosri baat yeh bhi thi ki Sushma ek badi aur rasookhdaar family se thi. Agar Chote ne Karan ko bata diya ki Sushma us se pat rahi hai, aur Karan ke pet mein baat na pachi aur usne kisi ko bata diya... toh lene ke dene pad sakte the. Sushma jaisa rasila maal haath se nikal jata aur alag se maar padti so alag!
Isliye Chote ne decide kar liya tha ki wo Karan ko ek lafz nahi batayega.
Dopahar se shaam tak Karan ne Chote ko do-teen baar call kiya, par Chote ne ek bhi call nahi uthaya.
Shaam ko jab Chote dukaan ke kaam se thoda free hua, toh uske dimaag mein aaya
—‘Ek baar Karan ko call kar hi leta hoon... kya pata future mein fir kabhi kaam aa jaye.’
Yahi soch kar usne Karan ko call milaya. Par Chote ne apna patta bilkul nahi khola. Jab Karan ne poocha ki kya hua, toh Chote ne baat ko ghumaate hue bas itna hi kaha ki thodi bohot baat-chit hui thi, isse zyada kuch nahi. Usne poora bedroom wala maamla aur Sushma ka sharmana Karan se chhipa liya.
Chote aaj bahut khush tha. Uski khushi uske chehre par saaf chhalak rahi thi. Uske iss tarah muskuraate aur khush hone par dukaan mein uske malik—yani Sushma ke pati—ne do-teen baar usse poochh hi liya,
"Kya baat hai aaj bohot khush hai?"
Chote ne apni muskaan ko chhupate hue kaha,
"Aisi koi baat nahi hai malik..."
Shaam ko dukaan se nikalte waqt usne malik se paanch sau rupaye liye aur aaj ki iss anokhi khushi mein jamkar daru pi.
Idhar jab Sushma ka pati raat ko dukaan badha kar uppar ghar aaya, toh khana khate waqt usne Sushma se zikr kiya,
"Kya baat hui hai aaj Chote ke saath pata nahi, par aaj wo bohot khush tha..."
Yeh sunte hi Sushma ke andar jhiingur se bajne lage. Uske gaalon par turant halki laalima daud gayi aur usne apni palke jhuka lin.
Uske dimaag mein dopehar ka wahi scene ghoom gaya—Chote ka bedroom mein uske kareeb aana, uski saansein, aur darwaze par use aankh maarna... Ek nahi do baar .. Usne man hi man socha ki uss bebaak ki khushi ki wajah koi aur nahi, balki khud wo hai.
Uske sparsh aur sharm ne uss ladke ka dil jeet liya tha, aur yahi soch kar Sushma ke seene mein ek mitha sa guroor aur sharmila nasha bhar gaya.
Jab pati ne kuch sochate hue aage poocha,
"Tujhe pata hai kya aaj wo kyon khush hai?"
Sushma ne apni sharmili muskaan ko sambhalne ki koshish ki aur nazrein churate hue dhiere se kaha,
"Kya pata... aaj uske mann ki murad puri ho gayi ho."
Pati ne baat ko aage badhaate hue bola,
"Haan ho sakta hai... koi ichha puri hui hogi aaj uski."
Tab Sushma ne apne honto ko daanton tale dabaate hue, thode nakhre aur adaa ke saath kaha,
"Ya koi manpasand ladki mil gayi hogi... ya usne haan kaha hoga."
Yeh baat kehte waqt Sushma ka dil bohot teez dhadak raha tha. Woh jaanti thi ki wo yeh baat kisi aur ladki ke baare mein nahi, balki khud apne baare mein bol rahi hai.
Yeh alfaz uske munh se nikalte hi uske jism mein ek anokhi shihan daud gayi. Use aisa laga jaise wo apne pati ke samne hi Chote ke saath apne iss chhipe hue rishte ka iqrar kar rahi ho, par ek meethe khel ki tarah.
Uski aawaz mein ek rasila guroor tha ki Chote jaisa jawan ladka uske aage jhuk gaya hai.
Lekin jab pati ne seedheapan se kaha,
"Mujhe nahi lagta... wo waisa nahi hai, achha ladka hai wo."
Yeh sun kar Sushma man hi man muskurayi aur khud se boli, '
Aapko kya pata pati dev... jise aap achha aur bholapan samajh rahe hain, wo kitna besharam aur chalak hai. Jis ladke ko aap itna seedha samajh rahe hain, wahi aaj aapki patni ke haath pakad raha tha aur aankhein maar raha tha. Agar aapko pata chal jaye ki aapke iss 'achhe ladke' ne aaj bedroom mein mere saath kya kiya hai, toh aapke hosh udd jayenge.'
Sushma ke chehre par ek gehri, chhipati hui sharmili muskaan aa gayi aur wo bina kuch bole apne pati ko khana parosne lagi, par uska dimaag abhi bhi Chote ke khayalon mein hi kho ya hua tha.
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