Incest Pyaar 100 baar

[Enigma]

Update 188
Dosti

"Toh aaj toh tumhe bahot maja aaya hoga Arjun? Hain na?", Ghar pe Shalini bua, Renuka bua ke sath sath Komal didi ko chhodne ke baad ab Arjun Dimpi ko aage uske ghar chhodne ke liye nikla tha. Pehle toh car me mahilaon ki he baatchit jaari thi jis wajah se in dono ke beech kuch bhi baat na hui lekin is waqt bas yahi dono the aur Sanjiv bhaiya ne usko thoda samay lagane ko kaha tha jis wajah se Arjun car ko 20 ki gati se chalata hua abhi tak vicharo ki duniya me he tha ki Dimpi ki awaaj sunn kar usne ek najar uske golakaar masoom se chehre par ki. Umar ke sath wo ab ek khoobsurat yuvti jo ban rahi thi. Lekin uske sawaal par Arjun ne pehle bas gardan hilai.

"Aakhir ghar me ye pehla aisa avsar hai jisme itne log aur mehmaan aaye hai toh un sabhi se milna atcha he lagega."

"Mera sawaal ye toh nahi tha. Tumhe sangeet me maja toh aaya tha na?", Dimpi ne apni kalaai me pehni ghadi ko dekhte hue fir se sawaal dohraya. Kaan ke kareeb jhoolti wo reshmi latt sanwaar kar Dimpi ne usko fir se kaan ke peeche kiya jo Arjun bade dhyaan se dekh raha tha. Uska aisa karna bhi jaise gair-iradatan he ek mohak ghatna ho.

"Haan mujhe bahot atcha laga tha Dimpi aur tumne toh dekha he hoga ke sabhi kitne khush the. Aaj toh Madhuri didi ke chehre pe bhi smile har waqt dikhi. Waise tum bhi atcha dance kar leti ho.", Arjun ne choti si muskurahat dene ki koshish ki thi lekin Dimpi ke chehre par viprit he bhaav ubhar aaye.

"Jhooth toh tum kabhi bhi nahi bolte the. Fir aaj kaise?

"Kya matlab?",Arjun thoda hadbada sa gaya tha aise tark par.

"Maine waha dance kiya he kab tha? Aur jitna mujhe yaad hai main waha sara waqt ya toh Muskaan ke sath thi ya fir Preeti aur un Punjab se aayi ladkiyon ke sath. Tumhari problem kya hai Arjun? Jaanti hu ke hum sirf bachpan me he kuch saal sath khele honge lekin tumhari pehli dost main he hu lekin tumhe ye sahi se yaad bhi nahi hoga. Tum dekh nahi pa rahe ya fir tumne aise he jeene ka soch liya hai?", Dimpi ki dheemi awaaj ab utni bhi dheemi na rahi thi. Arjun ek pal ke liye toh antarmann se he sihar utha tha jaise usko ek anjana darr ho ya fir Dimpi ne wo dekh liya ho jo usko khud gyaat nahi.

"Main busy tha Dimpi aur mera aisa hona jaruri bhi hai jab ghar me aisa karyakram ho. Lekin mere bhi bahot se dost hai.", Arjun kuch vichlit sa tha aur uski haalat dekh Dimpi ne car Modal Town se pehle he us ghane vriksh ke niche rokne ko kaha.

"Maine toh nahi kaha tha ke tumhare dost hai ya nahi. Ab jab tumne baat is taraf he ghuma li hai toh chalo fir yahi se he sahi. Sach kahu toh tumhare pas aaj ke samay me ek bhi dost nahi hai Arjun. Tum samajik matlab social insaan ban he nahi pa rahe. Mere se behtar tum ye baat jaante ho ki tumhe apno ke sath sath kam se kam kuch dosto ki toh jarurat hai. Waha tum koyi kaam nahi kar rahe the balki khali sthaan bharne ki koshish kar rahe the. Mere bhaiya abhi bhi wahi hai kyonki Sanjiv bhaiya unke dost hai. Aur Sanjiv bhaiya ko he lo toh unke 25-30 dost aaye the waha jinke sath unhone apna samay bitaya, pariwar ke hone ke bawjood. Preeti bhi toh thi waha aur uske bhi dost the jaise ki main ya Akanksha ya fir Punjab se aayi hui wo Afsana. Lekin tum jara apne kisi ek dost ka naam batao. Sandeep bhi sirf padosi hai aur jitna main samajhti hu wo bhi tumhare sukh dukh, antarman ya chahat ke baare me kuch nahi jaanta.", Dimpi jaisi ladki jo hamesha he apne kaam se kaam rakhti thi aur uski ghanisht dosti vartmaan me Arjun se jyada Preeti ya Muskaan se thi, wo bhi Arjun ko uski ek aisi sachhai se avgat karwa rahi thi jis se Arjun mooh nahi modd sakta tha.

"Sanjiv bhaiya mere dost hai ek bhai hone ke sath sath. Ritu didi ke sath main lagbhag har baat kar leta hu aur Preeti ke sath bhi. Vikas bhaiya ko bhi tum jaanti hogi stadium se aur Balbir bhai hai. Ladkiyon me tum ho, Akanksha hai aur or bhi hai toh fir kaise mere dost nahi hain?", Arjun aaj pehli bar jaise khud ko bachane ki jugat laga raha tha lekin Dimpi uski daleelo par saaf he naa me sar hilati rahi.

"Behla lo apne dil ko tum jitna chahe behla lo. Jitne bhi naam liye hai ya toh wo bhai hai ya didi. Aur rahi baat Akanksha ki toh mere mooh mat he khulwana tum. Ladki jarur hu lekin bewkoof nahi hu agar tum aisa samajh rahe ho. Meri baat dhyaan se suno Arjun aur iska galat mat lena. Samjhoge toh kabhi us akelepan se nahi ladna padega jiski wajah se tum inhi apne ke saamne jaane se darte ho jab kuch galat ho jata hai ya tumhe lagta hai ki wo tumhari haalat pehchaan jaayenge toh dukhi honge. Dost ek alag duniya hai aur dosti ki koyi seema nahi hoti. Rishto ki hoti hai kyonki usme aap dukh dard batane se jhijhakte hai aur hansi khushi ke samay bhi unhe jyada mehatva dete hai khud ki jagah. Dosto ke beech toh iska ulta hota hai na?", Ab Dimpi ne baat kehne ke sath he Arjun ki hatheli ke upar apni hatheli jamate hue jaise usko tasalli dene ke koshish ki.

"Tum bahot he alag thalag se insaan ban rahe ho Arjun aur tumhare jiwan ki pehli dost hone ke naate main itna he kehnna chahti hu ki aisa mat karo. Time sabko do aur pariwar se important kuch nahi hota lekin... lekin ek daayra/circle insaan ka khudka bhi hota hai. Wo tumhari khushi, taqat, pehchaan aur jiwan ka najariya sabse jyada prabhavit karte hai dost. Unke nahi hone se wo akelapan jo tum abhi dekh nahi pa rahe ho ya jaanboojh kar dekhna nahi chahte wo akelapan kabhi nahi bharega.", Arjun Dimpi ki baatein sunn kar gambhir hone ke sath he apne hatho me uski ungliyan milane laga tha lekin Dimpi achanak he muskura uthi.

"Ab tum hansne lagi ho? Tumhara bhi kuch pata nahi chalta Dimpi ki tum kab serious ho kab majaak ke mood me."

"Ullu kahi ke main Preeti nahi ho jo feeling le rahe ho. Haan dost ki tarah hath pakadna toh chhodo gaal bhi choom lo toh mujhe ajeeb nahi lagega. Kyonki wo dost ka apna khaas ehsaas hota hai. Tum na khud he itne mixed up ho apni thoughts ya feelings me ki abhi bhi tumhe bahot time lagne wala hai bada hone me.", Dimpi ne hath chhuda kar Arjun ke kandhe par bharpoor mukka jada jo Arjun ke bhi chehre par hansi le aaya.

"Ye baat. Yahi toh samjha rahi thi main tumhe. Ek aadmi ki pehchaan uske kaam aur pariwar se toh hoti he hai lekin samaaj me matter uski dosti bhi karti hai. Sanjiv bhaiya toh hamesha he tumhare khayaal rakhne wale bhai aur kuch hadd tak dost jaise rahenge lekin unki wife me tum ek atcha dost dhoond sakte ho. Aur jab bhi koyi tumhari taraf dosti ka hath badhaye toh samay gujarne ke baad jab sahi lage toh dosti ko gehra karte jao. Bina dost ka insaan sirf ek bodyguard jaisa ho sakta hai ya fir chutiya.", Dimpi is abhdra shabd ko bol kar thoda sharmate hue hansne lagi aur Arjun hairaan sa dekhta raha.

"Tumne abhi gaali di."

"Tum mere dost ho aur main ye gaali kabhi tumhe bhi de sakti hu agar kuch aisa waisa kiya toh. Ab suno mere bhondu dost, tumhe aaj ke program me jara bhi maja nahi aaya kyonki waha par na tum dil se the aur na dosto ke sath. Apni chammakchallo se he seekh lo jo kam se kam sabke sath enjoy toh kar rahi thi. School he khatam nahi hone ko aa raha tumhara toh ab main kahu bhi toh kya kahu? College jaane se pehle jara khud ko sudhar lena aur jab bhi ghar me aage koyi program hua toh mujhe tum aise akele idhar udhar ghumte dikhe na fir tum soch bhi nahi sakte main tumhare sath kya karungi. Smart ho toh matlab hamesha yahi mat sochna ki har ladki tumhare pas us feeling se he attract ho kar aayegi jaisa tumhe thodi der pehle mere liye bhi laga tha. Chalo ab mujhe ghar chhodo, aise raat me akeli ladki ko car me baitha kar jaane kya feeling le rahe hoge.",Dimpi ne toh jaise aaj thaan he liya tha ke wo Arjun ka mor bana kar he rahegi.

"Tumhare sath bitaya ye pal hamesha yaad rakhunga."

"Main bhoolne dungi tab na. Bachu ab tum ghar le chalo mujhe aur fir dekhte jao ye Dimpi tumhari life kaise set karti hai.", Car aage badhte he Dimpi ne aankh maarte hue kaha toh Arjun hansne laga.

"Tum gaali kaise de sakti ho?"

"Kyo ispe bhi ekadhikar hai kya? Monopoly wale time gaye meri Muniya pyaari. Aur tumhe toh abhi bahot kuch nahi pata lekin sab seekh jaoge. Dosti ki duniya me jo aa rahe ho."

"Ghar ka naam bhi mera Munna hai Dimpi, Muniya nahi. Aur mujhe bhi sabkuch aata hai bas bolta nahi kyonki wo galat hai.", Arjun ab Dimpi ke ghar wali sadak pe aa chuka tha. Aur Dimpi peit pakad kar hansne lagi

"Toh tumhe kya lagta hai main ye apni sabhi friends, mummy-papa ya bhaiya ke saamne bolti hu? Bewkoof tum mere hamesha se he pehle dost rahoge aur tumhare saamne main behichak kuch bhi keh sakti hu kyonki aisa kisi aur ke saamne kehna toh thik nahi hoga na. Dosti me ye bhi toh ek secret faaida hai. Aur tum neere he jhandu ho toh akele me tum mere liye Munna nahi Muniya. Haan tum bhi rakh lo mera koyi naam lekin matcha hona chahiye us quality se. Goodnight Muniya.", Ghar ke saamne car rukte he Dimpi ne Arjun ko fir se aankh maar kar is naam se pukara toh wo thoda jhemp gaya lekin agle he par hairaan reh gaya jab Dimpi uska gaal choom kar utar gayi.

"Jyada socho mat. Shakal dekho apni jaise current lag gaya ho. Bbye for now and okay first and last thank you. Aage se ye tumhari duty he hogi ghar chhod ke jaane ki.", Dimpi ki baat sunn kar Arjun ne bhi hath hila diya. Gate pe jaane ke baad Dimpi ne mudd kar Arjun ko dekhte hue angutha utha kar jaise bataya ho ki zindagi waise he jeena jaise usne abhi bataya hai. Arjun bhi sar hilane ke baad aaj pehli bar thoda unch sangeet bajata hua sangeet hall ki taraf chal diya. Hamesha pyaar ya purane geet sunn ne wale Arjun ko ye thoda tej sangeet atcha lag raha tha jaise kuch fikar kam ho gayi ho. Car chalate hue wo gardan hilata hua akele he lutf utha raha tha aur ye asar tha Dimpi se hui ek bebaak charcha ka jisme wo poori tarah Arjun pe haavi rahi thi lekin aisa gurugyaan toh pehle kisi ne bhi usko na diya tha.

'Chutiya.. Muniya.. Ye Dimpi bhi na.. Toh yahi hoti hai secret life? Jo bhi hai ek baar toh dekhni jarur banti hai.', Arjun apne aap se he baat karke har pal ko dohra raha tha jisme Dimpi aur uski baatein thi.
.
.
"Wo apna Param hai na Dharampal bhai, jab uski shaadi hui toh sala aise darr raha tha jaise uncle ji uska katal he kar denge. Hahaha.. Lekin hua uske ulta. Uncle toh seena chauda karke sabko khud he mithaai khilate rahe aur Yashoda aunty, aunty toh bas yahi keh rahi thi ki unke bandar ke hath me itna sundar angoor kaise aa gaya. Aaj is mahol ko dekh kar wohi sab yaad aa gaya. Sabki shaadi aur unke kisse.", Shankar ji khuli chhat par baithe the Dharampal ji, Daleep aur Ashok ke sath. Umed ghar jaane se pehle ek baar shaadi ki jagah gaya tha Narinder ko le kar aur waha thehre mehmano ka haalchal lene. Abhi yaha ka hisaab kitaab ho chuka tha aur thandi beer peete hue ye charo log halki fulki charcha me lage the.

"Yaad hai Dharampal ki baari me kya hua tha? Tu toh college me tha Shankar us waqt lekin byaah ke maje sabse jyada tune he liye the. Apna Pal toh itna shareef tha ke udhar ladki vida ho rahi thi aur apne sasural walo ke sath bhavuk ye ho gaya tha. hahaha.. Aur agle 3 din toh janaab bukhaar ka bahana karke bas charpaai todte rahe din me. Kyo bhai Pal, yaad hai tere bahane jo tum apne pita ko diya karte the?", Arjun aur Sanjiv inhe bulane he aaye the lekin kuch dur khade reh kar Sanjiv ne he Arjun ko shanti se sab sunn ne ka ishara kiya. Ye sunn kar jaha Dharampal ji sar jhukate hue hansne lage wahi haal baki sab ka tha.

"Walia sahab wo din kuch aur the aur ghar me jab pita ji ho toh raat me apni biwi ke sath humbister hona apne aap me he ek jung lagti thi. Wo khet chale jaate the aur fir maa aur choti behan bhi kyonki maa toh samajhti thi ki bete aur bahu ko ye samay dena chahiye. Isliye naukri pe saptahik (Viral) bukhar ki arji di aur ghar me qaid ho kar apni dharampatni ji se vyavahar banaya. Ye Shankar un dino bhi meri badi sahayta karta tha. Sach baat hai ki wo kisse bas hum dosto ko he pata hai aur jiwan me kitna bhi unhe yaad kar lo waisa he maja aata hai jaise pehli bar sab ghatit hua tha. Shankar aaya tha holi khelne aur tabtak hamari shrimatiji ke khaas devar ban chuke the Inder. Bhai jo korde maare the mastarni ne Shankar ke aur uske baad jo ragad kar Shankar ne usko haudi me rangarang kiya. Meri maa ne he bachaya tha isko lekin bahot yaadgar din the wo.", Dharampal ji ne beer ki ek tagdi ghoont bharne ke baad chasma thik karke falo ka tukda chakha aur apne liye Shankar ki najro me wahi pyaar aur dostana dekh muskura diye.

"Mere toh itne kisse nahi hai bhai sahab lekin baat un dino ki hai jab meri Shankar se jija saale wali zindagi shuru hui he thi. Paise ki wajah se toh dost bahot bane the lekin jab musibat aayi toh fir na paisa kaam aaya aur na wo dost. Lekin kisi ko toh batana he tha ke mere halaat ke baare me aur bas us shaam Shankar aaya tha Madhu ko livane ke liye ki maine isko raat hamare ghar rukne ke liye mana liya. 2-2 jaam papa se chup kar lagane ke baad maine apna dil iske saamne khol kar rakh diya. Ye nahi bataunga ki musibat kya thi aur uske liya kya kuch ghata hoga lekin Shankar pehli bar jaam sanjha karne ke baad jo dost bana na uski misaal mere toh paas hai nahi. Wo musibat kab hal hui, kaise hui aur Shankar ne kya kiya wo sab na bata kar main itna he kahunga ki mujhe fakar hota hai aap logo ko dekh kar. Main sochta tha ki sirf ek Shankar he aisa hai lekin yaha toh Shankar jaise he Daleep aur waise he aap sabhi. Aap log apne jiwan me aane wali kisi bhi samasya se pariwar ko prabhavit isliye nahi hone dete kyonki dosti ka surakshakavach he abhed hai aur upar se jadde itni gehri ki isme sirf aur sirf pyaar aur bepanaah vishwas hai ek dusre par. Koyi kisi ki baat nahi kaat ta aur jo sahi lagta hai us par sabhi ki raaye ek he hoti hai. Main shayad itna laayak toh nahi lekin aap logo ke beech baith kar badi khushi hoti hai.", Ashok jo bhi keh raha tha wo uske dil ki he awaaj thi aur apne fufa ko itna lachila aur sehaj batiyate dekh Arjun bhi prabhavit hua.

"Toh hum jija-saale the he kab Ashok? Jis din jaam ek us din kaam bhi ek. Abhi toh Umed nahi hai yaha nahi toh Walia ji jaante hai uski class kaise lagaai jaati hai."

"Wo toh jyadatar gambhir he dikhta hai.", Ashok ne sirf itna he jawaab diya jaise abhi tak wo Umed ke sath khulkar nahi reh paya tha.

"Us se jyada maskhara bhi koyi nahi hai Ashok. Haan jiwan me hum sabhi ne khoya aur saha bhi bahot hai lekin sabse jaruri baat jo barkaraar rahi wo thi ek dusre ka sath us waqt me bhi aur aaj bhi. Umed ke asool sirf bahri duniya me lagoo hote hai, yaha nahi. Walia ji ne ek baar usko kisi baat par dapat diya tha aur Umed inke Priya scooter ka tyre khol ke le gaya ghar se raat me. Parchi bhi chhod gaya tha ke main leke ja raha hu aur aapko tabhi milega jab aap mujhe manane mere ghar aayenge.", Sanjiv ki hansi nikal gayi kyonki wo bahot der se ye sab sunn raha tha aur inhe dekh kar baaki sabhi khade ho gaye.

"Toh jawaan yaha bhi mukhbiri ho rahi hai.", Walia ji ne Sanjiv ko apne najdeek bulate hue kaan khinche aur sath he Arjun ke sar pe hath firaya.

"Nahi nahi uncle wo Arjun ki baat par hansi aa gayi thi. Hum toh aap logo ko he bulane aaye the ki 12 baj chuke hai, ghar chalna chahiye. Mera kya hai main toh subah 8 baje bhi uthunga toh koyi baat nahi lekin aap sabhi ke timetable na bigad jaaye."

"Tere time table tere tak he rakh beta. Saaf bol na ke kal tu mauj karega aur hum majdoori. 12 baj gaye toh chalna he chahiye Walia ji. Dharampal bhai sahab aapko bhi Walia ji ke sath Ashok chhod dega, driver hai iske sath. Main aaj peene ke baad car chalana nahi chahta aur jana ghar he hai nahi toh Umed aur Inder ko bula lete yahi sona hota toh.", Shankar ji ne bottle hila kar dekhi aur bachi hui beer ek saans me he khaali karke ehtiyaat se table par rakh di. Lagbhag aisa he baaki teeno ne kiya.

"Haan, chhodna toh Ashok ko he padega. Annu aayi toh Menaka ke sath thi lekin chali gayi apni maa aur Pal ki biwi ko le kar meri car me. Kal subah ek baar jaanch lena sabhi kaam, taaje phool waha bahutayat me pahuch jaayenge sajawat ke liye 12 baje tak. Main Pal ko he le jaunga apne sath jo bhi kaam bacha hoga uske liye. Daleep, tum hamare sath chal rahe ho?"

"Na na Walia sahab. Main toh filhal Manju ke ghar he jaunga."

"Daleep bhai, main bhi wahi ruka hua hu. Tumhari bitiya ke ghar, chalo ab sath me he chalo. Car idhar he lock kar dena subah le lenge.", Ashok ji ne jab is baat se avgat karwaya toh sabhi hans pade aur Daleep ji khisiyate se unke sath niche chal pade. Niche chalte hue Shankar ji ne apna hath Sanjiv ke kandhe par rakha hua tha aur Walia ji Arjun se guftgu karte unke peeche.
.
.
"Tara, tujhe pata hai waha sangeet me aaj kuch khaas baat hui thi.", yaha chhat par aaj Tara bhi in sabhi ke sath baithi thi. Chatt par lage lattu ki roshni tale Zubeidaa jaha Jasleen ke nakhoon taraash rahi thi wahi Gurdeep Priyanka se apne nakho par surkh polish lagwati hui kisso ka maja le rahi thi. Aarti ki baat sunn kar Tara ne apni nikkar sahi karne ke baad uski bagal me he jagah banaai.

"Aisa kya hua jo tu sirf mujhe he bata rahi hai lekin suna sabko.", Tara jaise kapde badalne ke baad naha kar aayi thi aur uske sharir ki chamak is halke ujale me bhi bharpoor thi. Inke saamne he Ritu ki goad me sar rakh kar leti Alka mand mand muskurati hui Tara ki bechaini dekh Ritu ko ishara kar rahi thi.

"Aaj tere liye ek bilkul sahi ladka dikhai diya aur wo toh kal tere sath apne rishtey ki baat bhi karne wala hai bua se. Personality ke hisaab se toh kamaal ka tha wo aur uske jaisa poori party me koyi na dikha.", Aarti ki baat sunn kar Gurdeep lotpot he hone lagi jisko Zubeidaa ne jaise taise roka.

"Ae kahi tu us namoone ki toh baat nahi kar rahi jo khud ko Shimla me feel kar raha tha?"

"Aaye haaye dekh toh Aarti is Tara ko. Iski bhi najre us Rahul Roy par he tiki thi iska matlab.", Alka ne Aarti se taali marte hue kaha toh Tara ne Aarti ki kamar par choonti kaat li.

"Kameeni, itna he tujhe wo Rahul Roy lag raha hai toh main kal he usko bata dungi ki tu lattu hai us par. Pinki didi ki shaadi baad me pehle teri karwate hai us Amol Palekar se. Kamina meri friend Riya ko aise dekh raha tha jaise ladki he na dekhi ho. Aur toh aur jab usne bhaav nahi diya toh hath me gulaab le kar mujhe aise dekhne laga jaise bas main kood kar uski goad me baith jaungi aur wo gulaab mere baalo me laga dega. Usko bulaya kisne tha yar party me?", Tara ki baat sunn kar is baar Gurdeep ke sath sath Priyanka, Alka aur Jasleen bhi lotpot ho gayi. Yaha charcha ka vishaya wahi Manjeet tha jiski aadate, harkate aur baat karna kisi se na bacha tha.

"Waise tumhe nahi lagta ki kisi ko jaane bina uske baare me aisi raaye bana lena thik nahi? Baaki mujhe nahi pata ke kiski baat ho rahi hai. Main toh sachmuch full enjoy kar rahi thi.", Zubeidaa ki baat par ek pal ko toh Gurdeep ruki lekin fir se pagalo jaise hansne lagi aur ab Zubeidaa se bhi ruka na gaya.

"Dekho aapko toh sirf sunn kar he hansi aa rahi agar dekh leti toh aap he sabse pehle uski shikayat karti. Waise Zoobi didi, aap itni haseen hone ke sath sath atchi artist, dancer aur highly educated hai, aap ke toh jaane kitne he mureed honge.", Yaha anjaane me he sahi lekin Alka ke mooh se ye baat nikli toh Zubeidaa ne bahot gehri nigaah se kuch pal tak bas Alka ko he dekha.

"Sorry. Mera matlab aapko hurt karna nahi tha didi. Aap sachmuch bahot hat kar hai aur lagbhag har field me bahot kabil hone ke sath sath itni sundar bhi. Bas isliye anjaane he maine keh diya.", Alka jhemp rahi thi lekin Ritu ne uska hath thaam kar jaise ishara kiya ki Zubeidaa ko bura nahi laga aur Alka ne jaise he fir se unki aur dekha toh wo muskura rahi thi.

"Pata hai main na aisa he mahol chahti thi jab chhoti thi lekin naseeb kab hua aur wo bhi kuch waqt ke liye he. Lekin main bhi tumhare he jaisi hu, sabhi ke jaisi he. Bas aisa mahol nahi mila toh time bahot tha mere pas aur usko waste karne ke liye books, cooking, dance aur jaane kya kya karti rehti thi. Fir kuch badlaav aise aaye jis se mujhe laga ki mujhe sirf dimaag se he kabil nahi hona, dil aur duniya se bhi hona hai. Un hajaro rango ne mujhe apni duniya di jo sirf meri hai aur usme jo bhi dard ya khushi ho uska mujh par prabhaav nahi padta.", Zubeidaa kehne ke sath he nailcutter ek taraf rakh kar rooi se Jasleen ki ungliyan saaf karne lagi. Baaki sabhi gor se sunn rahe the aur fir baat jaari ki.

"Ladke kaise dekhte hai ladkiyon ko ye wo khud nahi jaante lekin ek ladki jiski parwarish kuch daayre me hui ho wo galat ladko ka shikar ho sakti hai. Maine bas isliye apni hadde he badha di aur ab bhi dekhte hai lekin dekhne me kya buraai. Tum bhi sundar ho aur yaha baithi har ladki khoobsurat hai. Is hisaab se tum sabhi ke boyfriend hone chahiye. Haan mera nahi hai kyonki time he nahi hai is sabke liye. Jab banega toh kam se kam wo thoda mere jaisa ho nahi toh apni dharti apni ungli se ghumate rehna bhi bura nahi.", Is udaharan ko pehle toh koyi samajh na paya lekin jaise he Ritu ne mooh pe hath rakha baaki ladkiyan ko bhi ungli aur dharti ki samajh aa gayi.

"Chhii.. kya didi.", Aarti najre churane lagi thi itna bol kar.

"Ab tum logo ne he toh ye sab shuru kiya tha. Boyfriend baal me kanghi toh nahi karega na?", Zubeidaa jaise jawaab de rahi thi Ritu aur Alka ko maja aa raha tha lekin Priyanka bagle jhaankti lagi.

"Waise Tara ka boyfriend hai toh isko jyada pata hoga.", Abhi tak Tara ko lapetna Aarti bhooli nahi thi aur ye keh kar usne fir se sabki najar Tara par he ghuma di thi.

"Haan toh maine koyi sawaal jawaab kiya kya? I'm happy with my lover aur tujhe problem hai toh tu mere wala he share kar le.", Tara ke dwiarthi jawaab par Zubeidaa badi hairaan hui lekin fir wo bhi majaak samajh kar hansne lagi.

"Didi, ye sach he bol rahi hai. Tara aur Aarti ka ek he boyfriend hai.", Alka ne jaise Zubeidaa ko tarike se ghera tha sabke sath mil kar. Tara sirf prayog ki gayi thi.

"Matlab kya sachmuch tum dono ka ek he lover hai?"

"Pehle wo Alka Ritu ka tha lekin inka dil bhar gaya toh fir inke baad wo mujhe mil gaya aur Aarti ke sath share karne me mujhe pareshani nahi hui. Aapko bhi jarurat ho toh bata dena.", Zubeidaa pehle toh kuch samjhi nahi fir wo bhi khilkhila uthi.

"By god yar tum log bhi khatarnaak ho. Samajh gayi ki tum wo baal banane wali baat se kuch jodd rahi ho."

"Hahaha.. smart ho. Aur hum baat kar rahe hai is pillow ki jo mere aur Tara ke pas hai. Pehle ye Alka aur Ritu ka tha lekin ab ye humne hathiya liya hai.", Ye ek bhalunuma bada he mulayam sa safed bhoora takiye jitna khilona tha.

"Wow. Bahot sundar hai ye toh. Bahot khaas hoga? Nahi Ritu?", Zubeidaa ne bhi usko hatho me le kar dekha toh wo uske makhmali ehsaas se prabhavit ho gayi.

"Haan khaas toh hai didi. Ye Arjun laya tha jab wo boarding se wapis aaya tha. Usne mujhe dene ki jagah ye Alka ko diya tha lekin ispe R ka matlab mera naam hai. Baad me jiske jiske pas gaya uske naam ka pehla akshar ispe aata gaya. Filhal toh Tara aur Aarti ke beech rehta hai ye baad me jaane kiske paas jaye.", Arjun ka jikar hote he Zubeidaa ko jaise uski he yaad aa gayi. Jasleen goodnight bol kar Gurdeep aur Priyanka ko liye niche chali gayi. Jaha baaki ladkiyan so chuki thi thakaan ki wajah se.

"Kabhi aisa nahi laga ki kaash Arjun bhai na hota?", Zubeidaa dwara kahi baat par Ritu ne usi waqt na me sar hila diya.

"Jis wajah se aap keh rahi hai shayad wo maayne nahi rakhti didi. Meri dua toh hamesha yahi hoti hai ki jab bhi janam mile toh wo hamesha sath ho. Haan ye Tara jarur kehti rehti hai ki South India me Bua ke bache ki shaadi Mama ke bacho se ho sakti hai. Aur ye is baat se dukhi bhi hai ki apni taraf aisa kyu nahi hota.", Ritu ne masti masti me aapas ki kahi gayi ek baat saamne rakh di thi jis par Tara uski aur lapki toh Alka ne Tara ko apne upar he khinch liya.

"Mere se mil liya kar darling, Ritu private property hai meri. Aur didi ye Swati bhi same to same yahi baat kar rahi thi.", Swati bechari toh khmkhwah he fans gayi aur najre jhuka kar duna maangne lagi ki koyi us se sawaal na kare kyonki wo kabhi jhooth nahi bolti thi.

"Waah. Kya nek iraade hai tumhare Tara aur Swati. Lekin pata hai na ke aisa mumkin nahi idhar aur Arjun ka toh pehle he Preeti ke sath rishta taye hai. Jaanti ho agar waisa nahi hota na toh main kisi bhi keemat par meri Afsa ke liye Arjun ko maang leti. Swati, tum itna khamosh kyun ho?'

"Nahi didi maine aisa kabhi nahi kaha aur Arjun se dosti wala he pyaar hai mera.", Swati ghabrahat me jo mooh me aaya wahi bol gai jisko sunn kar ek baar toh khamoshi chaayi rahi fir sabhi hansne lagi.

"Bewkoof. Didi tujhe bana rahi hai aur tu fans gayi. Haan tere sath wo bachpan se he kuch jyada he open raha hai aur atchi baat hai ke tum dono dost ho. Waise didi aapko ek baat nahi pata shayad.", Alka baat sambhal kar kehne lagi.

"Kya baat? Afsana se judi hai ya Arjun se ?"

"Sabse he judi hai yahi maan lijiye. Arjun filhal badlaav se gujar raha hai aur usko har choti baat prabhavit karti hai. Aap bahot suljhi hui hai didi aur mera maan na hai ki kyon na aap usko guide kare. Aap prabhvit kar sakti hai usko apne ek band se daayre se bahar nikalne me. Sach kahu toh mujhe khud nahi pata ke main kyu aisa keh rahi hu lekin mujhe ek darr hai ki Arjun ke emotions he kahi uski taqat ki jagah kamjori na bann jaye. Aap shaadi ke baad 2 din ruk sakti hai?", Ritu ko jaise pata tha ki Zubeidaa ne zindagi me kya kya jhela hai lekin aaj uski majboot shakshiyat se wo atyadhik prabhavit thi aur isliye usne madad maangi. Beshak uske vichar se ek baar Tara asehamt dikhi aur waisa he najar aa raha tha Swati ke chehre se jisko lag raha tha ke yaha Arjun ko Ritu kamjor sabit kar rahi hai.

"Emotions cheej he aisi hai Ritu. Atche atche ko attack dilwa dete hai lekin tum agar is baat ko discuss karna chahti ho toh thik hai. Main yahi rahungi 2 din aur fir wahi mujhe chhod dega mere ghar. Punjab jo jana hai usne baad me. Waise tum thik keh rahi ho, dost chahiye usko aur thoda tajurba bhi. Chalo main ab chalti hu sone ke liye, shabba-khair.", Zubeidaa ne uthne ke sath he chust salwar thik ki aur hath hila kar niche chal di. Aarti bhi uth gayi thi lekin kuch soch kar ruk gayi.

"Tumhe baat karni chahiye thi Ritu. Aise akele he ye baat keh di.", Tara nakhush thi aur uski baat ne sabit bhi kar diya tha.

"Kya chahti ho ki is baar jab Arjun gire toh wo kabhi uthne ke kaabil he na rahe? Shaadi ho jaane do Tara, hum is par baat karte hai. jaise hamesha discuss karte hai wahi hoga aur abhi kuch kiya thodi na hai. Didi ko 2 din rukne ka he toh bola hai aur baaki main tumhe samjha dungi.", Alka sab jaanti thi jaisa mumkin tha aur uske jawaab par Tara ne sharminda hote hue haami bhari.

"Chalo niche chalte hai sabhi. Aaj Sanjiv bhaiya yahi sone wale hai aur wo aa bhi chuke hai jaise gate khulne ki awaaj bata rahi hai.", Alka ne uthnek ka upkram kiya toh Ritu ne usko wahi rok liya.

"Sona he toh hai. Aarti tu Swati ke sath so aur Tara dil kare toh tu bhi idhar he so ja. 3 gadde aur bhi hai, bhaiya ke sath Arjun yahi so jayega. Is bahane bhaiya se bhi majaak kar lenge.", Ritu ke kehte he Tara unki bagal me he aa leti. Cooler chalu tha aur thik 2 minute baad bhaiya ke sath Arjun bhi upar aa gaya. Kapde badal aaye the dono ghar se aur Arjun sone ka bol kar ek taraf ja leta wahi Sanjiv bhaiya lag gaye apni behno se kal ke baare me charcha karne. Kal shaadi jo thi.

 

[Enigma]

Update 189
Shubh Din (1)

Ye din kuch jaldi he shuru hua tha kyonki ye Pandit ji ke pariwar me ek bada din jo tha. Raat ki party se chahe deri se lautne wala ho ya jald, sabhi lagbhag 4 baje tak bister tyaag chuke the, siwaye ghar ke bacho aur kuch mehmano ko chhod kar. Din jo bhi ho lekin Pandit ji ka niyam hamesha ki tarah aaj bhi aprabhavit tha. Nahane ke baad wo apni biwi Kaushalya ji ke sath pooja aadi se nibat kar daadhi bana rahe the aur Kaushalya ji apne bacho ko jagane ke sath sath unhe chai paros rahi thi.

"Maa, aaj neend bahot jabar aayi. Dil toh kar raha tha ke thoda aur so jau jaise jaane kitne barso baad aaj he soya hu.", Narinder ji apni maa ki goad me sar rakh kar wapis aankhe moondne lage the aur Kaushalya ji matratva vash unka sar sehlati hui muskurate hue kehne lagi.

"Jaanti hu ki tu atchi neend soya hoga. Tera chehra he bata raha hai ke aaj jaise tujhe apni kasrat aur niyamo ka bhi dhyaan nahi. Atchi baat hai beta lekin bas aaj bhar ki baat hai. Ye Shankar dekh jara, aaj toh ye bhi karwat badal kar aise so gaya jaise iska eitwaar ho. Tere chacha aur papa kaam dekhte atche nahi lagte. Uth mere bache aur jara mehmano ke haal-chal le le.", Narinder itni baat sunn kar sarakta hua apne bade bhai ki bagal me chala aaya.

"Oye Shankar. Dekh maa keh rahi hai ki tujhe unki fikar he nahi. Kabhi kabhi toh wo tujhse kuch chahti hai aur us din tu aisa karega.?", Narinder ki baat sunn kar Shankar aankhen band kiye he muskurane laga.

"Haan jaise main toh gehri neend me hu? Dekh agar abhi neend poori nahi hui na toh ye din mushkil gujarne wala hai. Shaadi subah 4 baje tak chalni hai aur uske baad bhi 6-7 bajte bajte sone ko milega. Tab bhala sone ka time hoga?", Shankar ne toh mooh ke upar takiya he audh liya. Aasman me abhi bhi bhor se pehle ka halka andhkaar tha aur neela rang kuch samay baad kesariya hone wala tha.

"Jaisa tumhe thik lage. Dono mustande jawaan bacho ke baap ho lekin abhi tak ek dusre se chipak ke aise sote ho jaise panchvi me the tab soya karte the. Bhagwan bhala kare tum dono ka.", Kaushalya ji gadde se uth kar khadi hui toh Umed angdaai lene ke baad unke charan sparsh karke kameej pehan ne laga.

"Chachi, sahi toh keh raha Bholuram. Main aur Raju bhai dekh lete hai ye sab, inhe thodi der sone he do. Waise bhi Inder bathroom me nahane gaya toh aadha ghanta na aane wala bahar. Rajeshwari ko bol dena ke mere kapde nikaal de, chai pee kar main aaya niche.", Umed ki baat sunn kar Kaushalya ji usko aashirwad deti hui niche chal di. Waise bhi chhat par aana ab unke liye thoda mushkil hone laga tha aur Umed ye dhyaan se dekh raha tha.

"Haan, aap upar matt aaya karo chachi. Kisi ko bhi bhej diya karo aur Vinod ko bhi utha dena.", Apne bhatije ki baat sunn kar Kaushalya ji ke chehre par alag he khushi aayi thi. Umed bhi toh aakhir unke sage beto se kam na tha unke liye.

"Atcha ab tu chai pee aur main khud he bahar wale bathroom me rakhwa deti hu tere kapde. Vinod he naha raha hai abhi.", Kaushalya ji ke jaate he Rajkumar ji bhi mooh dho kar chai peene baith gaye.

"Ye list hai Umed, dekh liyo jara ek baar agar kuch reh gaya ho toh. Kaam toh lagbhag sabhi poore ho chuke hai aur waha ki sajawat bhi. Jo baaki hai wo dopehar tak ho jaayegi. Madhuri ke sasural bhejne wala samaan raat he load karaw diya tha aur shaadi ki saamagri palace pe main he chhod aaunga thodi der tak.", Rajkumar ji ne jo 3-4 panne dikhaye the unme likhe adhiktar karyo ke saamne teeka laga tha jo poore hone ka pramaan tha.

"Haan main dekh lunga agar kuch reh gaya hoga toh. Waise aapne ye socha hai ki idhar hume ek badi mushkil aane wali hai aur iski taraf kisi ne dhyaan bhi nahi diya?", Umed ki baat sunn kar Shankar se lipat kar leta Narinder turant uth khada hua.

"Wahi toh Gajju, kisi ka dhyaan he naya gaya us baat par. Ab Subhash ji apni beti byaah rahe hai toh baraat ka swagat karenge. Matlab wo Palace par 6 baje aane ka bata chuke hai. Aur waha pe jo 40 kamre hai unme se 30 ek taraf wale unke liye aarakshit ho gaye. Sanjiv ki baraat leke jaane se pehle humko khud bhi Madhuri ke sasural walo ka swagat karne ke liye maujood hona hoga. Fir Sanjiv ki baraat bhi leke jaani hai toh samasya jarur hogi. Ladke ke pita ko dono jagah maujod rehna hoga lekin kaise?", Narinder ki baat sunn kar Shankar se bhi ruka na gaya.

"Oh ghonchulal tu jyada he hoshiyar hai lekin pehle papa se baat ki is masle par?", Shankar ki baat ka jawaab Rajkumar ji ne sar haan me hila kar diya.

"Haan. Ye baat mujhe bhi khatki thi aur Umed ko bhi nahi pata toh iska matlab jaise ye jaruri baat hamari he galti ki wajah se reh gayi. Kya lagta hai ke papa ne iska hal soch rakha hoga?", Rajkumar ji itni subah he thode pareshan ho gaye the kyonki masla bhi aakhir baraat sambhalne aur fir baraati bann ne ke tha aur wo bhi ek he pandaal me.

"Wo yahi toh behtar karna jaante hai humse bhai. Chacha ji beshak hume shamil nahi dikhte lekin har kaam ki bareeki aur us se judi choti-badi baat wo pehle he karke rakhte hai.", Umed wo kaagaj apni jeb me rakhne ke sath he chai ka cup tray me tika kar niche chal diya. Narinder ek bar fir se gadde par pasar chuka tha kyonki filhal toh uske pas bhi karne ko kuch nahi tha.
.
.
"Kya time hua hai? Tum itni jaldi uth jaati ho aur tayaar bhi ho?", Manju ne jaise Kaushalya ji ki shiksha ko apnate hue subah bhor tak he uthne ke sath nahane ke baad pooja-path ki aadat daal li thi. 5 se thoda upar he samay tha jab Manju ne Madhu ji ke kamre ke bahar se he dastak di. Kuch samay baad alsaai si Madhu dheele gown me darwaja khol kar prakat hui toh Manju ne ek saadgi bhari muskaan ke sath unhe shubh-prabhat kaha.

"Wo dadi ji ka phone aaya tha bua ji. Unhone kaha tha ke aapko bata du ki udhar kuch rasme aapne he karni hai. Waise abhi sava 5 hue hai aur main chai bhi bana chuki hu, agar aap kahe toh.."

"Haan yar, chai toh de he de. Ye bhatijo ki bua hona bhi jaane kya kya din dikhayega? Washroom se aati hu bas, tu jara table pe he chai le aa. Saroj bhabhi uth gayi ho toh unhe bhi bula lena."

"Ji bua. Maa bhi tyaar hai aur wo papa abhi nahane gaye hai toh unke kapde istree kar rahi hai. Aap fresh ho jaaye, main itne chai laga deti hu.", Manju itna keh kar rasoi ki taraf chal di lekin Madhu usko jaate dekh bade gor se sharir ka muayana karne lagi. Aankh khul chuki thi aur ab jaha ghoom rahi thi wo sharir kaafi badal chuka tha pehle ki tulna me. Chai par is baare me charcha karne ka soch wo kamre ke bheetar he bane bathroom me chali gayi. Bed par ek taraf Ashok ji lihaaf liye so rahe the aur alag chaarpayi par unka beta Himanshu takiye ko pet se lagaye meethe sapno me.

"Tera nikhaar har din kuch jyada he badhne laga hai Manju. Raat bhi poochna chahti thi lekin us waqt na tujhe fursat thi aur na main samay nikaal paayi. Ab toh bata de iski wajah?", Chatakh santri phulo wali kameej aur us se thode halke rang ki dheeli salwar me Menaka tayaar ho kar rasoi me aate he Manju ko gale laga kar kehne lagi.

"Ab aapko pata hai fir bhi poochti rehti hai aap didi. Kuch toh uska asar hai aur baaki jo badlaav har aurat me hote hai maa bann ne ki prakriya me wahi. Waise yahi vichaar mere bhi hai aapke liye. Lekin aap nahi batane wali mujhe pata hai.", Manju ki shararat sunn kar Menaka ne apne maathe par he hath rakh liya.

"Sharam kiya kar tu thodi toh. Jaanti hai jabse mujhe ye sab pata laga tha tabhi se maine apne kadam us taraf jaane nahi diye. Haan pariwar me rehne ka asar toh atcha he hoga. Bahot khayaal rakhti hai Kaushalya aunty aur uncle ji mera. Pehle zindagi jahan thi waha main bejaan si thi bahot se rishto ke beech bhi aur yaha jinke sath koyi rishta tak nahi wo beti se jyada pyaar karte hai. Atcha tu tayaar ho ja, main chai chhaan leti hu.", Menaka ne lagbhag Manju ko hatate hue aakhiri baat kahi kyonki uske hatho me abhi choodiyan na thi.

"Aap jo kar rahi ho wo galat hai didi. Arjun aapko baaki khushi bhi de sakta hai aur is baare me aapko main pehle bhi samjha chuki hu. Door jaane se kuch nahi hoga kyonki sachhai aap bhi jaanti hai ki duri tab hoti jab waisa hua na hota. Aap asli khushi thukra rahi hai.", Manju ne rasoi ki shelf par he rakhi hui wo laal choodiyan kalaai me pehante hue kaha. Maang me chota sa kumkum ka hona uske byahta ki nishani thi aur choodiyan uski kalaai me naritva ka sampoorn hona.

"Dekhte hai Manju ki ye duriyan kitni majboot hai. Nibha toh nahi paaungi lekin filhal yahi thik hai mahol aur halaat ke hisaab se. Waise tu bhi toh akelapan mehsoos kar rahi hogi aise mahol me?"

"Na na didi. Mujhe wo poora time de he deta hai jab bhi mauka mile. Aaj bhi aayega jab aap log udhar jaayenge.", Manju ne bebaki se bataya tha ki Arjun idhar aayega aur uski baat sunn kar Menaka halki si chapat uske kulho par lagane ke baad chai chhaan ne lagi. 3 cup chai ek tray me liye wo Saroj ji wale kamre me chali gayi aur 2 cup alag tray me Manju aur Madhu ji ke liye waha rakh diye.

"Toh sab kaisa chal raha hai tumhari life me Manju?", Ab gown ki jagah Madhu ke jism par dheela sa salwar kameej tha jisme wo utni he aakarshak lag rahi thi jitni hamesha. Manju ke bilkul kareeb baith unhone charcha shuru ki.

"Meri life toh aksar ke timetable me he rehti hai bua ji. Filhaal toh swimming se thoda break liya hai kyonki ghar aana jana aur fir idhar shaadi bhi hai. Baaki main toh pehle se jyada behtar hu. Aap batao apne baare me. Arjun aur Madhuri didi se pata chala tha ke aap bhi XXXX shehar me shift ho gayi hai.", Arjun ka naam sunn kar Madhu ke chehre pare halki si muskurahat aa gayi thi.

"Arjun ne bataya? Haan bataya he hoga kyonki ek toh wo meri bahot parwah karta hai upar se tumhari bhi uske sath atchi nibhti hai. Shayad dosto se jyada ho tum log jaisa mujhe waha college wale bhoomi poojan se pata laga."

"Bilkul aur aisa hona lajmi bhi hai bua ji. Aap bhi usko Himanshu jitna he pyaar karti hai toh wo parwah karega he. Haan mere sath thoda complicated hai. Dost keh sakte ho ya dost se jyada keh lo lekin rishtey kisi naam me he bandhe ho aisa jaruri toh nahi? Haan college me usne jo kiya uski wajah na maine poochi aur na usne bataai. Preeti aur mujhe usne waha barabar hissa de diya."

"Ek sawaal pooch sakti hu agar tumhe bura na lage toh?", Madhu thoda asehaj sa mehsoos kar rahi thi ye baat kehte hue aur Manju ne unka chehra padh bhi liya tha lekin wo bilkul sehajta se boli.

"Ji bilkul pooch sakti hai. Aap badi hai aur aapka haq hai. Isme bura ya atcha jaisa kuch bhi nahi.", Manju dwara sehmati dene ke bawjood Madhu ko shanka thi jaise wo kahi kuch galat baat toh nahi karne wali.

"Wo .. wo aisa tha ke tumhare pati ki.. matlab jis se tumhari shaadi hui thi wo toh tabhi gujar gaye the na?"

"Meri shaadi Rishabh se karwaai gayi thi bua ji aur us fainsle me main shamil nahi thi. Aapne meri maang ka sindoor thoda deri se dekha hai jisne ye sawaal paida kiya lekin ye sindoor meri shaadi Rishabh se hone se pehle he meri maang me apni jagah bana chuka tha. Aap pooch rahi hai aur main isliye bata rahi hu kyonki ye shayad jaruri hoga.", Manju bhi utne he dhime bol rahi thi jitna Madhu aur inki baaton se alag Saroj, Menaka aur Daleep alag kamre me the.

"Haan. Mujhe bhi lagta hai ki jaise kuch jyada he gehri baat hai jo na koyi kehna chahta hai aur na karna. Sindoor ek suhaag ki nishani hai aur iska matlab toh yahi hai ki tum suhagan ho. Tumne kaha ki tumhari wo shaadi jisme tum dil se shamil nahi thi, ye sindoor us se pehle se tumhare sath hai. Lekin rishtey ki baat se bhi tum inkaar karti ho."

"Haan bua ji aur mera fainsla sirf mere tak he simit hai. Iska prabhaav kisi aur par nahi padne dena chahti, beshak wo jaante ho ya khud ko apradhi maante ho meri avastha ka lekin jo naam aap jaan na chahti hai wo wahi hai jo aap soch rahi hai. Lekin koyi bandhan nahi hai isme aur meri saas ne ye angoothi pehnaai thi jo aap pehchanti hongi.", Rekha dwara di gayi anguthi ungli par seedhi karke Manju ne dikhai toh Madhu ne ek thandi aah bhari fir muskurane lagi.

"Matlab tumhare sharir me jo bhi badal raha hai uska jimmewar bhi yahi hai?"

"Manju ne bhi usko dil se utna he pyaar kiya hai jitna wo mere sath karta hai. Haan vidhwa toh main kabhi thi he nahi lekin ajaad jarur hu. Ummeed hai ki aap bhi samjhengi aur ye sab aap tak he rahega. Maine isliye he aapko bataya hai kyonki aap apni hai.", Manju ne chai ka cup uthate hue ek ghoont li aur fir se Madhu ji ki taraf dekhne lagi.

"Pyaar kisi bhi rishtey ya vivaah se kahi upar hai Manju. Tum ek behtareen insaan hone ke sath sath bahot suljhi hui soch rakhti ho, bina kisi sankeern soch ke. Wo tumhara khayaal toh rakhta hai na?", Manju ki anguthi par sparsh karke Madhu ji ne wo naram hath apne dono hatho me lete hue poocha.

"Ummeed se jyada khayaal rakhta hai bua. Wo kitna bhi vyast rahe ya aaspas na bhi ho lekin wo baat karta hai, meri har jarurat bina kahe poori karne ke sath sath bhavishya ke liye bhi mujhse kahi jyada chintit aur mehnat karta hai. Badle me kabhi kuch manga bhi nahi toh aap he batao ki is benaam rishtey wali main jyada khush hu wo log jo rishtey bhi bas naam ke banaye hue ghutan me jeete hai.? Main khushkismat hu aur mere pas sabkuch hai. Chaliye, ye charcha toh hoti rahegi. 6 bajne ko hai aur wo aapko lene aata he hoga.", Yaha par 'wo' se matlab Arjun he tha jiska naam liye bagair he itni lambi charcha hoti gai.

"Haan asli shaadi toh wahi hai jisme aap dil se jude ho aur ek dusre ka purn sehyog rahe. Preeti jaanti hai?"

"Wo jaanti na hoti toh main yaha nahi hoti. Aakhir asli ardhangini toh wahi hai bua aur uska dil mujhse hajaar guna bada hai."

"Matlab tum toh Radha he hui?", Khade hone ke sath Madhu ji ne muskura kar kaha tha aur ye muskaan ajeeb katai na thi kyonki wo bhi Arjun ke baare me bahot kuch jaanti thi jo usko sadharan toh nahi banata tha.

"Radha dwapar yug me thi bua aur main Manjubala hu jisko samanta ke hisaab se aap mujhe Chitrangada keh sakti hai kyonki baat Arjun ki hai. Aap tayar ho jaaye, main papa ke liye nashta bana deti hu.", Manju bhi chai ke dono cup utha kar fir se rasoi ki aur chal di. Madhu ab kuch behtar mehsoos kar rahi thi lekin Chitrangda bata kar Manju ne jarur usko pashpesh me daal diya tha. Wo Arjun ki teesri biwi thi. Preeti agar pehli hai toh wo Draupdi kehlai aur dusri hoti Subhadra jo Manju khudke liye bol sakti thi. Lekin teesri kyun?
.
.
Din jitna jaldi shuru hua tha utni he tivra gati se aage badhne laga. Ghar me subah ke nashte ke sath he purush log apne apne nirdharit karyo me jutt gaye the aur prashansniya baat thi ki Vinod aur PP Sharma bhi nashta karne ke baad vivaah-sthal ki aur chale gaye the Umed aur Shankar ke sath. Narinder bhi apne sath Hussain sahab ko liye ghar me honi wali rasmo ka samaan aur phal-phool lene ke liye market prasthan kar gaye.

"Arjun puttar, tu yar jara apne Vivaan chacha ko adde le ja. Iska ek dost akela he Delhi airport se yaha ki bus me aa raha hai. Pahuchne wala hoga aur car sirf ye tere wali he khadi hai yaha.", Col sahab bagiche se hote hue ghar me dakhil hue toh unke sath Preeti aur Vivaan ji bhi the. Arjun ne unhe namaskar karne ke baad behad pyaar se Preeti ke khile hue chehre ko dekha jis par wo bhi muskura kar najro se ijhaar karne lagi.

"Ji kyon nahi chhote daadu. Main toh waise bhi filhal koyi kaam nahi kar raha.", Arjun ne aisa apne dada ji ki taraf dekh kar kaha jo pehle he Arjun ko kaam ki list pakdane ke baad kuch nirdesh de chuke the. Ab wo hans rahe the kyonki bus-adda bhi badi market ki taraf he tha jaha Arjun ne jana tha.

"Nahi iski jarurat nahi hai Arjun agar tum kaam kar rahe ho toh. Main ye motorcycle le jata hu tau ji agar kisi ko iski jarurat nahi hai toh?", Vivaan ji ne kehne ke bad number plate par likha 'Rani' dekha aur fir Preeti ko thodi hairani se dekhne lage jaise unhe ye naam ajeeb laga ho.

"Rehne de mere firangi puttar. 200 kilo ka bullet tere paanv pe gira toh shaadi ki jagah hospital me busy rahega. Arjun ko bhai sahab wahi bhej rahe hai toh tu itni chinta na kar. Waise bhi damad sasur abhi se atchi setting bana le toh aage dikkat nahi hone wali. Bhai sahab, Shastri ji bahar intjaar kar rahe hai aapka. Aap bhi chaliye.", Rameshwar ji Col sahab ki baat sunn kar turant he uth chale. Arjun ko fir se hidayat de kar.

"Toh ye motorcycle bhi tumhari hai aur wo car bhi? Waah bhai tumhari mauj hai Arjun jo abhi se itni araajdayak zindagi naseeb hai. Yaha toh college tak mujhe moped pe jana padta tha.", Car ki taraf badhte Arjun ke sath he Vivaan ji bhi chal diye. Preeti idhar se he baithak me ja chuki thi.

"Ye sab sharto par he mila hai uncle hai ji. School paidal jata hu, stadium motorcycle par wo bhi agar khadi ho toh. Aur car tabhi jab ghar ke kaam se ek se jyada logo ko bahar le jana ho ya kisi ko lene. Toh ab aap batao ke meri zindagi maje me hai ya fir kuch aur?", Car me baith kar Arjun ne dusri taraf ka darwaja Vivaan ke liye khola toh seat par R likha dekh wo fir se sochne lage.

"Yar, motorcycle par Rani, yaha par R. Chakkar kya hai Arjun beta? Preeti naam atcha nahi hai kya jo uska naam tum Rani rakh rahe ho.?", Arjun toh is sawaal se kisi ladki ki tarah sharmane laga. Ghar ke bheetar aate Lucky bhaiya ko dekh usne car wahi roke rakhe aur unko Sanjiv bhaiya se milte dekh bahar ka rukh kiya.

"Rani toh motorcycle ka he naam hai uncle ji jo mere ek dost ne diya hai. Aur aap wali seat pe R ka matlab Ritu didi hai. Car dada ji ne dilwayi thi aur ye mere sath sath Ritu didi ki bhi hai toh unhone apna naam he likh diya.", Arjun ki baat sunn kar Vivaan chasma thik karte hue hansne lage.

"Sahi hai bhai. Aisa he toh hota hai bhai-behno me aakhir. Mera aur Renuka ka toh jhagda iske ulat he hota tha. Uski har cheej par main haq jama leta aur fir wo roti hui kabhi papa se toh kabhi tauji se shikayat karti. Laadli bhi hai aur mujhse 9 saal chhoti bhi. Fir bade hone ke baad toh wo bas yaadein he reh gayi aur main jitna pareshan karta tha baad me utna he dhyaan rakhne laga. Jiwan me ye swabhavik badlaav he hai jo ek umar aane par apne aap he shamil ho jaate hai hamare jiwan me.", Arjun ko ek kataar me niyantrit gati se car chalate dekh wo khaase prabhavit hue the.

"Badlaav he toh niyam hai uncle ji. Bas ya sakratmak he hona chahiye jaise aapne anubhav kiya. Preeti bahot tareef karti rehti hai aapki. Jis daur me log mushkil se sarkari naukri aur chote mote business ki he soch rakhte the aapne wo padhaai ki jo yaha uplabdh bhi nahi thi. America me khud ko sthapit karna aur sath sath nayi nayi technology me maharat rakhna asaan kaam nahi hai. Lekin aap udaharan hai.", Arjun dwara ki gayi prashansha se Vivaan ko kuch atcha toh laga lekin fir Preeti ka jikar hone par jaise kahi sooi si chubhi dil me. Apni he kuch galtiyon ki

"Tum atche ladke ho Arjun aur iska pata tumhari parwarish se chalta hai. Tau ji aur taai ji jaisa chahte the tum waise he ho. Pata nahi tum aur Preeti itni jaldi he kaise is sabke liye tayaar ho gaye lekin rishta rajamandi ke sath sath dhero lakshyo se nirdharit hai toh mujhe bhi khushi hai ki tum paripakva yuvak ho. Waise tum 2 class peeche ho ab Preeti se.", Vivaan ji ki baat ka matlab samajh kar Arjun bas muskura diya.

"Patni jyada aage ho toh bhavishya me iske viprit parinaam bhi ho sakte hai.", Yaha jaise Vivaan apni aur Romela ki tulna sandarbh ye keh gaya tha.

"Is se atchi baat he kya hogi uncle ji? Ek jyada padhi likhi aur samajhdar patni kuber ke khajane se adhik mulyavaan hoti hai. Wo aapko uchit salaah de sakti hai jab aap visham paristhitiyon se gujar rahe ho toh. Bas aapsi sehyog aur samarpan bejod rehna jaruri hai. Waise Preeti ne 5 saal architecture padhna hai aur maine 4 saal engineering. Uske baad wo ek saal training karegi aur tab tak meri degree bhi khatam. Ye 2 saal wala gap toh wahi khatam lekin main chahta hu ki Preeti uske baad bhi Masters karna chahe toh wo kare, India me ya India se bahar. Kyonki wo jo bhi karna chahti hai wo usko shresth karne me he yakeen rakhti hai. Kyonki uska competition hamesha khudse he rehta hai.", Arjun ne khali sadak dekh pul par jaate waqt gati 50 se badha kar 70 kar di thi lekin mahol jaise is se anbhigya tha.

"Huhhhh.. Wo competitive hai ye main bhi jaanta hu lekin kya tum bhi waise he ho?"

"Nahi uncle. Pratispardha chahe bahari ho ya khud se, iska prabhav ek simit shetra me hamare upar bhi padta hai. Main bas wahi karne me yakeen rakhta hu jo thik ho, mere najariye se ya fir pariwar ke.", Arjun ne market me andar jaane ki jagah mukhya sadak par he car ek bade showroom ke pas rokne ke baad utar kar dada ji ki di hui parchi waha pahuchai aur wapis car ka steering sambhal liya.

"Tum kuch hadd tak Shankar bhai jaise dikhte jarur ho lekin ho bahot alag. Toh aaj shaam ke kya plan hai tumhare?"

"Papa ne jo bhi hansil kiya hai wo sabke liye mumkin nahi uncle. Main unke jitna saksham kabhi ho bhi na paunga lekin koshish karunga ek naam apna bhi banane ka. Aur shaam ke plan toh filhal anishchit he hai kyonki shaam dur bhi hai aur 2-2 vivaah ek baar me he hain toh jaane kya change karna pada. Lijiye aa gaye bus stand.", Car ko ek taraf parking me khada karne ke baad Arjun ne buso ki kataar pe nigaah daudaai toh Delhi wale stand ka pata chala.

"Haan kuch jaldi he aa gaye. Tum baitho main Pradeep ko leke aata hu. Pradeep Kumar mere bachpan aur college ka dost hai. Tumhe mil kar atcha lagega kyonki banda bahot dilchasp hai.", Vivaan car se utar kar us taraf he chal diye jaha Delhi wali bus rukti thi.

'Uncle ab aap logo ki sohbat me rahunga toh kya khaak dost banenge mere? Idhar Annu intjaat kar rahi hogi aur udhar Manju ke pas bhi jana hai. Babita didi alag he ratt lagaye baithi hai shaadi ke time ki. Lekin sabse jaruri toh Sanjiv bhaiya ke kaam hai. Arjun beta lagta nahi ki tu shaadi me enjoye kar bhi paayega.', Yaha Arjun apni he kashmakash me dooba tha aur kuch waqt baad Vivaan ko ek joshile se adhed vyakti ke sath apni taraf aata dekh Arjun car se utar gaya. Paanv chhone ke sath unka attachi dikki me daal kar usne dono ko peeche baithne ka nyota diya.

"Yar tum khaate kya ho? Dur se he dekh raha tha ke poore stand par tumse uncha aur tagda ladka nahi dikha. Vivaan bhai, ye tera beta toh bilkul bhi tujhpe nahi gaya. Haan sharir videshi hai lekin thoda Hindustatni he lagta hai.", Pradeep Kumar ke anumaan par dono he hans diye.

"Arjun mera hone wala damaad hai Pradeep. Ye apne doctor bhaiya hai na Shankar Sharma, unka suputra hai. Kad-kaathi apne pita aur chacha se bhi jyada he hai lekin utna he samajhdar ladka hai.", Parichaya milte he Pradeep thoda hairaan hua.

"Waah beta, abhi se apne sasur ki sewa me lage ho. Waise beti toh iske takkar ki hai na Vivaan? Ye toh Arjun ki jagah Bheemsen jyada lag raha hai. Hahaha..", Ab baari Arjun ki thi jhempne ki. Dono dost pichli seat par batiyate rahe aur Arjun unhe liye dada ji ke bataye kaam aur samaan leta hua ghar ke aur rawana ho chala.
.
.
"Madhuri, dekh 5 din lagatar ubtan se tu kitni kamaal ki lagne lagi hai. Gorav toh tabiyat se fislega tere upar.", Yaha upar wale hall-kamre me is waqt Madhuri ki kuch saheliyon ke sath sath Saroj bhabhi, Palak (Malhotra ji ki beti), Priya Malhotra (Kapil ki biwi), Anamika ke sath sath Vinni aur Richa bhi maujood thi. Madhuri ki dheeli salawaar ghutno se bhi kuch upar karke Saroj bhabhi khaas cream se maalish karti hui usko aur naram-chamakdar bana rahi thi. Taaje he saaf kiye hue jism ke royon ki wajah se Madhuri ka saundarya sabhi ki najro ka pramukh kendra tha lekin bhabhi ki baat sunn kar Madhuri ke gaal tamatar se dikhne lage the.

"Aaye haaye Madhuri. Abhi se gulaab si khil rahi hai tu toh. Tension na le tujhe kali se phool bann ne ab ek din he lagega.", Ye Priya bhabhi thi jinki baat sunn kar Vinni khul kar hansne lagi aur Madhuri sahram se dohri hoti hui ghutne moddne lagi.

"Bhabhi, waise aapka anubhav kaisa tha? Sundar toh aap bhi kam nahi toh bhaiya ne tabiyat se phool banaya hoga aapko.", Vinni ne hansne ke sath he ye kaha aur Priya ek pal ke liye sakpaka gayi fir ek adaa se muskuraai. Anamika chachi toh bolne se he katra rahi thi lekin unko bhi sunn kar kuch maja aa raha tha.

"Arre main itni gadraai hui nahi hu jitni Madhuri hai. Aur jab shaadi hui thi tab toh mere santre bhi tamatar se kuch bade he the. Kanta lagne par dard toh hua tha lekin fir phool bann kar maja bhi aata hai. Asar dekh lo ki tamatar santre bann chuke hai aur donge ab kadhaai (Kulhe). Waise Vinni tu bhi Madhuri ke nakshe kadam par he hai bas kamar teri kamjor lagti hai. Tagda ghoda mila toh kamar me moch bhi jor ki aayegi. Madhuri toh jhel legi iske putthe (kulhe) bhaari aur majboot hai.", Vinni bechari khud he fans gayi thi lekin Richa ne haunsla diya apni baah uski kamar me daalte hue.

"Bhabhi aap meri chinta na karo, jo likha hoga wo milega he. Lekin aapki baat se lagta hai aapko tagda ghoda nahi mila nahi toh santre kharbuje ban chuke hote.", Vinni ke dehla maarne par Saroj bhabhi bhi khilkhila uthi aur baaki sabke sath Palak bhi. Lekin Priya jaise baaton me kahi jyada he khieli khaayi thi.

"Arre meri Vinita rani, ye na India hai aur idhar ke kaante utne bade ya tagde nahi hote ki bagicha khila de. Kismat atchi ho toh 100 me se koyi ek ko aisa milta hai jo bagicha hara-bhara kar de nahi toh school wale 6 inchi futte jitna bhi naseeb se mil jaaye toh bahot hai. Tu jyada he utsuk hai isliye bata deti hu ki shaadi se pehle he jaanch liyo apni baari me. Bas Madhuri ko wo ek mil jaaye kyonki us se kam me iska gujara nahi hone wala.", Kehne ka andaaj bhi itna mastibhara tha Priya bhabhi ka ki koyi bhi muskurye bina na reh saka. Madhuri toh mand mand sharmati hui mann me yahi vichaar kar rahi thi ki Priya bhabhi ne agar wo moosal dekh liya jo pehle he Madhuri ko phool banane ke sath sath itna khila chuka hai toh bhabhi ki bolti band hona nischit hai.

"Ye futta aur 6 inch kya matlab hai Priya ji?", Anamika ne kauthool me pooch he liya jis par Saroj bhabhi khilkhila uthi.

"Arre Anamika didi, ye apne hindustani aujaar jyadatar utne he hote hai na jitna school ki gemotry me milne wala scale. Wo bhi sabke nahi hote, kuch toh us se bhi ek dedh inch chhote. Priya ka kehna hai ke Madhuri ka utne se gujara nahi hone wala aur waise bhi jitna bada utna maja.", Aankh maarte hue Saroj ne baat poori kahi toh ab Anamaika chachi bagle jhaankti hui laal hone lagi.

"Palak didi, aap kaha gum ho? Aapki toh opening bhi thode he din pehle hui hai. Aap he bata do kuch kisse aur jara sabit kar do Priya bhabhi ka gyaan.", Ye Madhuri ki he ek saheli thi jo kuch he samay me in sabke sath ghulmil gayi thi.

"Teri bhi toh shaadi hone wali hai meri laado. Waise ye Annu itni kaha khoyi hai? England me koyi yaad toh nahi aa gaya?", Saroj bhabhi ne dohra waar kiya toh Annu naa me gardan hilati hui tapaak se bol uthi.

"Aisa hai Saroj bhabhi ki aap logo ka gyaan shayad simit he hai. Science teacher hu aur practical ke bina degree nahi milti. Mujhe jiska dhyaan aaya hai na wo England nahi yahi apne he desh ka hai aur aap 5-6 inch wale kaante ki baat kar rahi hai lekin jo maine dekha hai wo shayad 1000 me se ek he hoga. Baaki is maamle me dohre practical nahi kiye kyonki waisa ek ho toh fir experiment ki jarurat nahi.", Annu ke jawaab par Madhuri ne chehre se toh na jaahir hone diya lekin jaise wo kuch kuch samajhne lagi thi bas pushti nahi karna chahti thi.

"Oh baap re! Ye billi toh pehle he chuha khaaye baithi hai. Kahi baatein toh nahi bana rahi na humko ullu banane ke liye?", Saroj bhabhi ki baat par Palak, Priya, Vinni, Anamika aur baaki sabhi Annu ko he dekh rahe the jabki wo muskurati hui khamsoh reh kar bhi haan bol chuki thi.

"Matlab tu sach keh rahi hai Annu? Aur shaadi se pehle tune wo bhi kar liya?", Ye Palak didi thi aur waisa he kaha tha Anamika chachi ne.

"Maine ye toh nahi kaha ke wo sab kar liya. Maine kaha hai ki jo eperience kiya hai wo itna bada toh hoga aur ye Vinni ki wrist se halka sa mota. Wo sab nahi kiya jis se bagicha ban jaaye.", Annu ne jitna ishare se bataya tha sabhi bhabhiya aur chachi, didi aadi hairaani se usko dekh rahi thi.

"Insaan he tha wo ya kuch aur? Aur tune sahi kiya jo nahi liya kyonki fir toh tu ghar pe he fans jaati Annu.", Priya kauthoolvash jaise aur bhi jaan na chahti thi.

"Main filhaal apne career pe he focused hu bhabhi lekin kissing toh common hain na? Bas utne tak he limit hai apni. Aur ladka kya hai samajh lo meri life ka best experience he us se milna hai. Aur aapki kowledge ke liye bata deti hu ki jaha se baby ho sakta hai waha toh ye bhi ja sakta hai. Baaki time aane par seekkh jaungi.", Ab Annu he aage ho kar Madhuri ki bahon par cream lagane lagi thi. Uske behtareen jism aur lambi kadkaathi se sabhi prabhavit thi aur sabse khaas tha Annu ka wo dil se muskurana. Vinni toh kaayal he ho gayi thi is yuvti ki.

"Waise Palak didi ne jawaab nahi diya.", Vinni ne fir se baat badli toh ab Palak apni bhabhi ki taraf madad bhari najro se dekh rahi thi.

"Iske patidev toh filhaal Dubai hai naukri ki wajah se. Aayenge toh ye tumhe apne kisse bhi suna degi. Haan Madhuri parso wapis aayegi toh pehle iske sunn lena Vinita. Jitni jordar ye hai, kissa bhi kam nahi hone wala.", Priya bhabhi ne itna kehne ke sath Madhuri ki naram jaangh aise dabaai ki wo halke se 'aah' bhar uthi

"Bhabhi kuch toh sharam karo aap. Aur jo hoga wo hone do filhaal toh koyi darwaja kholo, maa ki awaaj hai.", Lalita ji he bahar se kiwaad baja rahi thi. Madhuri ki bachi hui rasme jo honi thi aur iske sath he vivaah purv hone wale dhero kaam. Lekin Vinni aur Priya bhabhi dono ko he ab akele me Annu se baat karni thi jo darwaja kholne chali thi.

"Annu, tum jara mere sath apne sector wali market chalogi?", In dono se pehle he Palak ne usko pooch liya tha. Palak khamosh rahi thi lekin uske mann me jaise uthal puthal mach chuki thi jiska samadhan wo baatchit karke he karne wali thi.

"Haan, car leke aayi hu main toh chalte hai. Aao.", Lalita ji andar aayi aur Palak turant apna dupatta utha kar Annu ke sath nikal chali.

 

[Enigma]

Update 189 (B)
Shubh Din

"Abhishek ka phone aaya tha maa abhi. Wo log XXXX pahuch chuke hai aur 20-25 minute he unhe lagenge. Main jaun fir un sabhi ka prabandh karne ke liye?", Rajkumar ji bheetar aangan me aaye the jaha naayi Sanjiv ki hajamat aur daadhi bana raha tha. Ye bhi ek rasam thi jisme hone wale dulhe ko tayaar karne ka pehla charan yahi hota tha. Lakdi ke paat par baitha kar Sanjiv ke baal tarashe ja rahe the aur ye sab Kaushalya ji ki dekh rekh me ho raha tha.

"Tu nahi ja sakta abhi kahi bhi. Dekh jara ye Arjun kaha reh gaya aur usko samjha de sabkuch. Hotel ka naam aur kitne kamre waha aarakshit hai wo sab usko bata ke bhej de.", Kaushalya ji khadi ho kar Lalita ko wahi rehne ka bol apne kamre ki taraf chal padi. Rajkumar ji bhi apni maa ke peeche he the.

"Uska jana thik rahega kya maa? Sambandhi hai aur unki khatirdari me ghar ke bache ko lagana?", Kaushalya ji ne baat ko darkinar karte hue godrej ki almari khol usme se noto ka ek bundle nikaalne ke baad wapis tala jadd diya.

"Tu karega sewa? Abhishek bhi tere bete jaisa hai aur damad khud Sanjiv jitna. Wo ghar ke bache he hai Raju lekin is waqt yaha ke saare kaamo me tera hona jyada jaruri hai. Shankar ya Umed chale jaate lekin wo log toh pehle se jute hue hai sabhi kaam dekhne. Arjun samajhdar hai aur aaj seekhega tabhi toh bhavishya me baaki behno ke vivah samay akele dekhrekh kar paayega. Haan, wo Subhash (Radhika ke pita) bhi pariwar aur rishteydaro ke sath 1 baje tak pahuchega. Unke kamre toh jarur palace me he hain lekin jitne log sath aa rahe hai unka intjaam bhi toh dekhna padega?"

"Wo log toh hotel khud nahi karne wale the maa?"

"Tu kabhi kabhi chappan-kaddu jaisa kyun ho jata hai beta? Unke liye hotel bhi aarakshit kiya hua hai shaadi ki jagah ke pas he lekin hamare ghar se koyi jaayega toh unhe bhi atcha lagega na. Arjun pehle Abhishek aur baraat ko hotel le jaayega, fir wahi se Subhash ji se baat karke unke logo ko Satish ke hotel ke bagal wale hotel me pahucha dega. Tu rehne de, main he samjhati hu us bail ko.", Kaushalya ji khud he bahar ki taraf chal di aur apni maa se jhaad khaane ke baad swayam Rajkumar ji bhi. Arjun gaanv se aaye hue mehmano ko chai paros raha tha aur hukke ka daur garmi me bhi jaari tha. Vivaan ji se farig hone ke baad abhi tak usko kapde badalne tak ka mauka na mila tha.

"Ye sab Asgar ke ladke dekh lenge Arjun. Tu jara yaha baith.", Kaushalya ji ne jis tarah Arjun ko bulaya tha wo wahi ek taraf steel ki tray rakh kar unke paas chala aaya. Chehre par paseena aur garmi ke kaaran bheege hue ghungrale lambe baal Arjun ki haalat bata rahe the. Apne rumaal se khud he Kaushalya ji ne uska chehra saaf kiya.

"Bolo daadi kaha jana hai?", Arjun ne bhi apni daadi ki manodasha samajhte hue sawaal kiya.

"Dekh main jaanti hu ki tu savere se he bhag-daud me laga hai aur garmi me ye sab thoda mushkil bhi hota hai. Lekin tere bhai ke sath sath behan ki bhi shaadi hai na? Toh tujhe dugni mehnat karni he padegi?", Kaushalya ji jis tarah se apni baat ko mahol ke hisab se rakhti thi ye shaayad unhone apne pati se he seekha tha.

"Mujhe koyi pareshani nahi hai daadi aur ab kaam nahi honge toh fir kab honge? Aap batao ke mujhe kya karna hai?"

"Aisa hai ki Madhuri ke sasural wale pahuchne he wale hai. 35-40 log honge abhi kyonki baaki toh seedha shaadi me he shamil hone aayenge. Unhe bhi hotel ka naam-pata maloom hai par wo log is taraf jyada aaye bhi nahi aur hamara farz bhi banta hai ki khud jaa kar unke thehrne ka intjaam dekhe. Tu unhe bahar wale bypas se Satish wale hotel le kar chale jana. Sabhi ko kamre dilwane ke baad tere jija Gorav ke bade bhai sahab Abhishek se pooch bhi lena ki unhe jo bhi chahiye ho wo behichak hotel ke manager se bol de. Haan, ye paise waha hotel ke counter par akele me pakda dena manager ko.", Arjun ne poori baat sunn kar bas gardan hila di.

"Maa wo Subhash ji wala..", Rajkumar ji kuch kehne lage the ki unki mata ji ne aankhe dikha kar chup karwa diya.

"Tu andar ja kar rasme karwa beta. Haan Arjun, ye sab hone ke baad tu wahi hotel me thoda araam kar lena. Thik 2 baje shaadi ki jagah teri bhabhi ka pariwar pahuchega. Waise toh udhar tere papa, chacha log honge lekin unka waha rehna jaruri hai kyonki sabse mil kar unhe bhi 3 baje tak wapis aana padega. Tu Subhash ya tere papa se baat karke baaki logo ko hotel Tulip le jana. Waise toh wo khud Subhash ke naam se he book hai lekin humne karwaya hai toh unke rishteydaro-mehmano ko waha pahuchana bhi hamara farz hai. Kar lega ye sab?", Arjun ke chehre par sakratmak he bhav the aur daadi dwara poochne par wo unke rumaal ko apni jeb me rakhta uth khada hua.

"Mujhe toh laga tha ki jaane aap kitna bada kaam batane wali ho daadi? Itni serious thi aur kaam ye bataya. Aap nishchint rahiye, main sab dekh lunga aur phone ke kareeb he rehna aap. Jarurat padi toh aapse he baat karunga.", Arjun wahi kapde pehne jaane laga toh galiyare se aayi Preeti ne ek saaf neeli tshirt uski aur badha di.

"Bahar ja rahe ho toh tshirt badal lo. Dekho kitni gandi ho chuki hai.", Arjun ki safed kameej sachmuch jagah jagah se paseene aur mitti ki wajah se daagdar ho chuki thi. Kaushalya ji ye dekh kar muskurai aur wapis andar jaate hue Preeti ke sar ko sehla gayi.

"Haan ek tum toh ho jisko mera khayal hai ki kapde saaf hai ya maile.", Arjun ne majaak me aisa kaha lekin Preeti ne jis adaa se mooh banate hue jawaab diya wo hanse bina reh na saka.

"Tumhi bache ho na khayal rakhne ke liye? Wo toh maa (rekha ji) ne kaha ke tum aise he ghoom rahe ho. Kapde tak ka dhyaan nahi hai isliye main ye tshirt le aayi. Ab niklo yaha se aur waise bhi mujhe bahot kaam hai.", Preeti itna bol kar bhi gayi nahi thi aur Arjun ne wahi khade khade apni kameej utaar kar usko thama di. Arjun ke liye toh aisa karna koyi nayi baat na thi aur na Preeti ko ab Arjun ko aise dekh kar ajeeb lagta tha. Lekin us chaude tagde baal-viheen se jism ki aabha itni niraali aur aakarshak thi ki bahar wali seedhiyon se niche aati Priya bhabhi ke sath sath Madhuri ke 2 saheliyan bhi najre hatane me nakamyaab rahi. Chaudi chaati ke wo kataav aur maanspeshiyo se bhara niche kamar tak ka hissa tha bhi itna vilakshan. Tshirt pehante waqt Arjun ki majboot bhujayen bhi us khuli tshirt me mushkil se sama rahi thi.

"Ye show band bhi karo tum. Preeti, teri bua ko bol ki ghar pe mehmaan aaye hai. Tu bhi aaja, tere papa ke friend aur kuch rishteydar milna chahte hai.", Romela ne hanste hue Arjun ko he jaise tanj kiya. Wo bhi muskurata hua 'thank you' bol kar ghar se bahar nikal liya. Madhuri didi ki sasural se log pahuchne he wale the. Car me baith kar wo toh chala gaya lekin ghar ke bahar aati Priya bhabhi ke sath sath wo dono yuvtiyan abhi bhi jaise kuch pal pehle wale drishya me khoyi thi.

"Main toh Madhuri ko college se jaanti hu bhabhi aur kitni baar us waqt ghar aana-jana bhi hua hai. Ye ladka kaun tha?", Priya bhabhi us ladki ko jawaab dene se pehle Arjun ki car ko gali se mudte hue dekhti rahi. Dusri ladki bhi wahi dekh rahi thi, jisko khud pata nahi tha ke wo ladka tha kaun

"Jaanti toh hu main Surbhi lekin is tarah toh pehli he baar dekha hai. Chota devar he lagta hai mera, Arjun. Lekin aaj he pata laga ke utna chota bhi nahi hai. Komal ka saga bhai hai aur waise toh idhar sabhi sage he hai isliye Madhuri ka bhi chota bhai hai.", Ye ladki jo Arjun me dilchaspi le rahi thi uska naam Surbhi tha.

"Lekin bhabhi main toh 3 saal college gayi hu Madhuri ke sath aur yaha ghar bhi aana jana laga rehta tha. Dikhai toh nahi diya ye ladka.", Surbhi ab Priya bhabhi ke he sath unke ghar ki aur chal rahi thi. Teesri ladki bhi khamoshi se sunn rahi thi sath chalte hue.

"Ek toh Arjun shuru se he boarding me raha hai aur upar se pichle saal wapis aaya bhi toh jaise wo jyada dikhai he nahi diya. Lalita aunty ji ne bataya bhi tha ki Arjun school aur ghar ke siwa bahar sirf Sanjiv ke sath he jata tha. Kuch time pehle thoda bahot dikhne laga jab subah ghoomne jata tha aur 2-3 baar ghar me mila hai. Palak ki shaadi ke samay main vyast thi isliye dhyaan nahi de saki. Waise lag toh yahi raha hai ke tu usko atche se jaan na chahti hai?", Malhotra ji ka ghar bhi aa chuka tha aur ye teeno ghar ke bahar he ruki thi. Surbhi thoda jhemp rahi thi bhabhi ke sawaal par.

"Aisa nahi hai bhabhi aur agar wo school jaane wala ladka hai toh mujhse 4-5 saal chhota he hai. Lekin pata nahi tha ke Sanjiv bhaiya ke alawa bhi koyi ladka hai inke yaha. Dikhne me toh atcha hai is baat se jara bhi inkaar nahi karungi.", Surbhi jaise bhabhi ke sath thoda khule vyavahar wali thi aur dusri ladki kuch khamosh tabiyat.

"Haan dikhne me toh atcha hai he lekin swabhaav bhi bada atcha hai Surbhi uska. Milansaar aur sabse ijjatt se baat karne wala ladka hai Arjun. Haan us haalat me toh maine bhi aaj he dekha aur usko dekhne ke baad toh mujhe bhi lag raha hai ki jaise saand ke samne main bakri se jyada nahi hu. Hehehe..", Priya bhabhi ne baat ko majaak ka rukh diya toh dusri ladki bhi is bar hansne se na ruki.

"Sachi bhabhi. Main toh yahi dekh rahi thi ki wo kitna uncha aur tagda hai. Ye Surbhi poori 5 feet ki hai aur uske saamne toh 3 inch ki heel pehan kar bhi ek hath chhoti he lagegi.", Poori baatchit me pehli bar he ye ladki boli thi aur bhoori kamar tak ki choti, chehre par bareek laal dandi ka atcha najar ka chasma, kaano me choti choti sone ke baali aur ubhre hue kesariya hontho ke sath sath saanche me dhala aakarshak sharir. Salwar kameej ke upar hare rang ka dupatta badi shalinta se liye thi. Iske viprit Surbhi kuch ausat se kam kad ki lekin khaas jagah par adhik maansal aur chanchal chehre wali yuvti.

"Kannu, tu toh bol he mat kuch. Dekha bhabhi aapne ye toh meri tulna us ladke se karne lagi jisko hum dono ne he bas 20 second ke liye dekha hai. Waise toh aajtak isne sadak par aage peeche mandrate kisi ek bhi majnu ko aankh utha kar nahi dekha lekin waha iski bhi najar ruki jaha nahi rukni chahiye thi.", Dusri ladki ka naam tha Kanupriya, pyaar se Kannu.

"Chalo tum dono lagi raho apni baaton me aur main chali baba. Shaadi shaam ko hai lekin ghar me 2 din ke kapde jama hai dhone ke liye. Palak aaye tabtak machine he bhar leti hu. Haan, chahogi toh main he mulakaat karwa dungi tumhari Arjun se Surbhi. Lekin Kannu ne thik kaha hai ke tum sachmuch uske saamne kamaal he lagogi.", Khilkhilati hui Priya bhabhi ghar me chali gayi aur ye dono bhi footpath kinare lage pedo ki chhaanv me charcha karti aage badhne lagi.

"Chehre se he pata chalta hai Surbhi ki wo ladka tujhse bahot chhota hai. Baaki ye sab na in bhabhi logo ki garma-garam baaton ka asar hai jo tujhe wo ek najar me pasand aa gaya. Sirf attraction hai kyonki male physique se pehli baar saamna hua hai tera.", Kannu kam bolne ke sath he kahi jyada paripakva aur suljhi soch wali thi.

"Aisa nahi hai yar ki main uspe lattu ho gayi hu. Bas normal log dekhe hai maine apne aaspas. Final year me mera boyfriend Anil bhi toh handsome tha. Gym wo bhi jata tha aur ek baar usne jab mere sath koshish karni chahi thi tab maine dekha tha uske sharir ko. Lekin wo is ladke ke aaspas bhi nahi tha.", Surbhi ne ye baat bahot dhimi awaaj me kahi thi aur is raaj ko sunn kar uski saheli hairaan ho gayi

"Anil? Wo jo pehle Madhuri ke chakkar lagata tha? Tera boyfriend kab bana wo?"

"Arre baad me pata chala tha ye sab mujhe. Usne toh mujhe yahi bataya tha ki Sanjiv bhaiya ne uski thukaai isliye ki thi ki unka pehle se kisi baat par jhagda tha. Phir 3-4 baar uske propose karne ke baad maine haan bhi keh di thi lekin is shart ke sath ki main kabhi bhi sabke saamne us se baat nahi karungi. 2 mahine tak toh thodi bahot luk-chip kar baatchit mulakaat hoti rahi. Fir 2 bar film dekhne bhi gaye the aur jab usne kaha ki wo akele me mujhse milna chahta hai toh maine mana kar diya.", Surbhi baat karte hue dhimi chaal se chal rahi thi.

"Toh fir tune jo thodi der pehle kaha tha ki tune Anil ke sath wo kiya hai?"

"Oh meri maa. Maine kab kaha ki kiya tha? Haan usne baad me mujhe baaton me fansa liya tha aur mauka milne par koshish ki thi wo sab karne ki lekin kismat atchi thi ki main bach gayi. Aur paper khatam hone ke baad mujhe Madhuri wale kisse ka sach pata chala toh maine us se kinara kar liya. Apni classmate Nirja mili thi ek baar aur usne bataya ki Anil rape case me 8 saal ke liye jail chala gaya hai. Chal chhod ye sab baatein. Kaha ki baat par kaha pahuch gaye.", Surbhi shehtoot ke ped ki latakti daali pakadne ki koshish karne lagi toh Kanupriya ne khud he wo daal uski taraf jhuka di.

"Ab toh mere gharwalo ne bhi bol diya hai ki shaadi hone tak main bhi job chhod du. Fir agar sasural wale kahe toh kar lu nahi toh ghar sambhalu. Kitni ajeeb duniya hai na Surbhi? Pehle toh maa-baap he kehte hai ki beti unka sammaan aur ijjatt hai aur fir jab wo padh likh kar kuch bann na chahe toh 21 ki umar me he gharwale rishtey dekhne lag jaate hai. B.Ed. karke bhi kya faayeda jab sasural me bartan he maanjne hai?"

"Tension na le meri jaan. Teri jaisi ladki ke liye khud sasuralwale garv karenge. Teri mummy bata rahi thi ki uncle khud aisa pariwar dekh rahe hai jo shiksha se juda ho. Jis se tu aage badh sake. Haan baat teri bhi sahi hai. Meri maa toh ab mujhe top/tshirt tak pehan ne nahi deti. Bolti hai kuch toh lihaaj karu.", Surbhi ka aashya apne mote ubharo se tha aur dono he saheliyan hans padi.

"Chal shaam ko milte hai aur aunty thik he kehti hai. Inhe jyada na dikhaya kar nahi toh ..", Kanupriya aur Surbhi aamne saamne he rehti thi jo hansti muskurati hui apne apne ghar pravesh kar gayi. Ladkiyon ka jiwan aisa he hota hai. Sabse jyada pabandiya jhelne aur hamesha dusre ghar jaane ka tamga le kar badi hone wali in prithak jiviyon ka asli ghar kaunsa hai ye antkaal tak chalne wala vivadit mudda hai.
.
.
"Ae Tara. Sunn jara.", Kaushalya ji aaj poore ghar me he sachet chalit thi. Aaye gaye se milna, sabke khaane peene par najar, bachon ki chalti rasmo me shamil hona aur baki sabhi ko jaruri hidayete dete hue wo kahi bhi ek pal ruk na rahi thi. Bheetar praangan me aaye kuch he lamha gujra hoga ki Shalini ne jo sawal Madhu se kiya tha us par Kaushalya ji bhi kuch waqt ke liye chintit ho gayi.

"Madhu, ye shaam ko kuch masla na ho jaaye. Yaha se kapde badal kar shaadi me jaayenge toh Sanjiv ki ghodi wali rasam aur fir Madhuri ke sasural walo ka swagat mix nahi ho jayega? Ghodi aur band-baaje me waqt lagega he lekin Madhuri ki taraf swagat me bhi sabka hona jaruri hai.", Shalini ki baat sunn kar he Kaushalya ji ne Tara ko awaaj di thi.

"Ji Naani.", Tara dono hathon me mehandi rachaye dheele se lambe tshirt aur pajame me he daudti hui niche aayi. Madhu bhi apni beti ko bade dhyaan se dekh rahi thi. Aaj jaane usko kya hua tha jo har taraf najar avlokan ya samiksha karti dikhi. Waise Tara thi bhi Madhu ki jawani wale samay se 21. Har ang maansal, kataav-yukt aur adhbhutt. Upar se uske chehre ki chamak aur chalne ki adaa.

"Tere nana dekh jara kaha reh gaye.? Satish ke ghar honge toh Preeti ko bhej aur nahi toh Ritu se keh agar usne mehandi nahi lagaai hai toh. Wo dekh aayegi Shashtri bhai sahab ke ghar.", Kaushalya ji ne Tara ke mehandi sane hath dekhe toh unhe usko bulana he thik na laga. Rameshwar ji toh jabse Shastri ji ke sath nikle the abhi tak wapis he na laute the. Idhar Sanjiv ko bhi sabhi rasmo se faarig karke upar Arjun wale kamre me bhej diya tha, jaha uske dost mehfil lagaye baithe the. Tara jaise aayi thi waise he upar daud gayi. Madhu ke sath sath is bar Shalini bhi Tara ko dekh rahi thi. Dheele pajame se bhi uski behtareen sudol jaanghe aur lachile golakar nitambo ka nichla kataav saaf dikhai pada tha, baaki tshirt ne bhali bhanti chhupa liya tha.

"Socha hai Tara ke baare me Madhu? Teri sasural ki taraf ladki ki nirdharit umar toh nahi hai na shaadi ke liye?", Shalini ne behad saral lehje me charcha ki thi. krishna ji in dono ke saamne thande sharbat ke gilas rakh kar baaki mehmano ki taraf badh gayi. Ghar ki sabhi bahuen sewa me he lagi thi.

"Pehle tere jija ne jarur dekh rakha tha lekin fir jab Arjun ne Komal aur Priyanka ke MBA me dakhile ki baat kahi toh mujhe bhi laga ki itni jaldi kya hai Tara ki shaadi karwane ki. Training ke baad wo bhi aage padh kar apna khud ka he karobar karna chahti hai. Aur wo ladka bhi kahi se iski takkar ka na tha. Teri najar me hai kya koyi?", Ab Madhu ne sawaal kiya toh Rajeshwari ji ki taraf dekhne ke sath Shalini ne kaha.

"Nahi nahi. Main jaanti hu ki jaisi tu hai, Tara tujhse ek kadam aage he hogi. Aur khud Ashok jija tere saamne jhuke rehte hai toh Tara ko jhelne wala ladka meri taraf toh mumkin he nahi. Waha aurat dehleej se bahar bina ijajat nahi nikal sakti. Lekin mera kehne ka matlab kuch aur tha. Teri sasural me roodhiwadi toh nahi hai na jo Tara ko dekh ye na kehne lage ki ab wo byahne ki umar me aa chuki hai?", Shalini ka sawal bhi galat na tha lekin Madhu ke chehre par hansi aa gayi thi.

"Iske papa bhi ye sawaal iske sath nahi kar sakte. Main jarur sakht thi pehle is maamle me lekin fir laga ki ye jyadati he hogi jo Tara ki marji bina main usko kisi anjaane ghar me bhej du. Jawan ho gayi hai aur dimag me baap ki tarah apna alag naam karobar banane ki jidd bhari hui hai toh usko behtar pata hoga atche bhale ka. Lekin is baat se toh main bhi sehmat hu ki ye ladki jaldi he jawaan ho gayi hai. Main bhi na hui thi itni beshak isko paida karne se pehle tak.", Ab dono he hansne lagi thi aur inke beech Romela, Sanjiv ki maami, kuch aur log chale aaye toh charcha ka vishaya badala gaya. Ritu bhi nahane ke baad kapde badal kar aa chuki thi jo ab apni daadi se guftgu me lagi thi.

"Phone kiya hai maine abhi Himani ko aur wo toh bata rahi thi ki uske nana ji bhi ghar nahi hai. Toh daadi unke yaha jaane se fayeda? Haan aisa ho sakta hai ki Ghodi aur mandir wala kaam karne gaye ho. Kal shaam ko he toh wo baat kar rahe the ki dono dulhe XXXX mandir se ghodi par palace aadhe ghante ke antraal par niklenge.. Radhika bhabhi aur Madhuri didi ki taraf se baraat ka swagat bhi 30 minute aage peeche rahega bas. Pehle didi wala karyakram hai fir unke baad he Sanjiv bhaiya ka.", Ritu ke jawaab ne toh Kaushalya ji ke sath baki sabhi ka dhyaan apni taraf khinch liya tha.

"Tere dada sab masle apne aap he tikdam laga ke hal karne lagte hai?"

"Nahi meri pyaari daadi. Unhone toh aapko bulane ke liye bhi kaha tha par aap he busy thi aur uske baad sangeet me jaate hue shayad aap log baat nahi kar sake. Unhone papa ko jarur ye bataya tha ki ghar ke sabhi memebers ko wo 5 baje tak Param uncle wale farmhouse par chhod de. Sab log udhar he tayar honge aur jo baraat me shamil hoga wo Sanjiv bhaiya ke sath rahe aur jo swagat karne me rehna chahe unke liye marriage palace par he 10-12 kamre hai. Aap tension matt he lo. Dada ji sabhi kaam pehle he kar chuke hai aur dono taraf ke logo ko bhi iske baare me bataya ja chuka hai. Tabhi toh Gorav jija ji ki family time se aa gayi.", Ritu ne toh Kaushalya ji ka sara bojh he khatam kar diya tha ye sab bata kar.

"Aur tujhe iske baare me kaise pata?"

"wo.. aap busy thi jab maine dada ji ko bataya toh unhone kaha ki main he waha baith jaun unke pas. Baad me aapko bata du.. Lekin main bhi bhool gayi..", Ab Ritu khud he apni baat me fans chuki thi aur Kaushalya ji ki daant se bachne ke liye wo bahar ki taraf daud chali.

"Shaitaan kahi ki. Thehar tu.. Ek toh ye aur iske dada ji. .. Batao sabse jaruri baat he kehna bhool gaye. Ae Madhu, bol teri bhabhiyon ko aur baaki bacho ko. Apne kapde, gehne sab tayaar rakh le. Khaane ke baad jo bhi kaam bache hai wo nibta kar idhar se chalne ki tayaari rakhna.", Kaushalya ji ab khud bhi apne kamre ki aur chal di. Waha sabhi ke milne aur shagun ki tyaari bhi unhe dekhni thi.
.
.
"Arjun tum bhi kahoge ye kaisi pehli mulakaat rahi? Apni taraf ka sab kaam chhod kar tumne pehle hamare baare me socha aur sabkuch itne atche dhang se manage kar diya ki dhanywad lafz kaam nahi karega. Kam se kam hamare sath thoda nashta he kar lo bhai. Tum aur tumhara dost toh is bhaagdaud me lage rahe aur hamari baatchit bhi nahi hui.", 32-33 varshiya ye halki dadhi wala shaksh ek uchit sharir ke sath prabhavi shakshiyat ka dhani tha. Madhuri ka honewala jeht aur apni taraf ke halke me vartmaan raajneeti ka ek sakriya chehra Abhishek Sharma. Arjun ne jis tarah se unhe hotel liva kar sabki jarurat aur sahuliyat anusaar kamre uplabdh karwaye the, us se Abhishek aur unki patni Shilpa ji khudko ehsaanmand maan rahe the. Har vyakti ka samaan hotel prabandhan ke sath sath khud Arjun aur Sandeep ne andar rakhwaya tha. Lagbhag 40-45 minute me sabhi athithi aur naye rishtedaro ko araam-kshetra pahuchane ke baad ab Arjun inse mil kar jaane he laga tha.

"Haan Arjun tumne sachmuch hume mehsoos tak nahi hone diya ke itne logo ke liye hume kuch karna bhi pada. Kam se kam sath me juice toh le he sakte ho? Sandeep, tumhi kaho jara apne dost se. Kya pata maan jaye tumhari baat.", Shilpa ji ne baat kehne ke sath he hotel ki pentry me phone mila kar 4 juice ka order de diya. In dampatti ka ek 3 saal ka suputra bhi tha jo is bhaagdaud ke baad ab bade araam se us naram bister par so chuka tha.

"Pehchan toh ab jiwanbhar he badhne wali hai bade jija ji. Aur rahi baat juice ki toh hum iske liye mana nahi karenge. Waise maine manager uncle ko bol diya hai jija ji wali car sajane ke liye aur 6 baje decoration wale aa jayenge. Abhi dhoop hai toh phool jhulas kar jaldi kharaab ho sakte hai.", Kamre me rakhi 2 safed kursiyon par Arjun Sandeep baith chuke the. Sandeep is dauran khamosh he raha kyonki Arjun ne usko aisa kaha tha jab usne Sandeep ko ek mahila mehmaan ke khaas hisse ko ghoorte paya tha. Jawan ladko me aksar ye sab hota rehta hai toh Arjun aur Sandeep is maamle me rajdar reh kar bas jana he chahte the. Ab rukna pada aur Shilpa ji ne bhi phone karne ke baad bag se kapde nikal kar bathroom me pravesh kiya.

"Bade jija!!.. Ye toh atcha naam diya hai bhai tumne. Shilpa ka bhi koyi bhai nahi aur hume bhi ek majboot saale ki kadi aavashyakta thi. Hahaha.. Toh bas ek tumhi ho jis se hum kabhi nahi mile the lekin Pandit ji ne humko goad me khilaya hai toh tumhara pariwar ek tarah se hamara sanrakshak hai pichle 20 saalo se. Maa-pita ji ke jane ke baad se he sabkuch tumhare dada ji ne he dekha. Aaj khushi hai ki unhone samajik roop se hume pariwar me shamil kar liya. Waise tum toh kabhi bhi aa sakte the udhar lekin shayad tumhe ye shehar he raas aata hai.", Abhishek ji ki baat sunn kar Arjun kuch jhemp sa gaya. Lekin uske bolne se pehle Sandeep he bol utha.

"Aisa nahi jija ji. Ye bachpan me shararti bahot tha isliye boarding bhej diya tha isko. Ek saal pehle wapis aaya hai toh apne he shehar ko samajhne me raha. Abhi tak ye yaha se he poora parichit nahi hai toh aapki taraf kaise aata?",Sandeep ke jawaab ne Arjun ko hansa diya lekin Abhishek soch me padd gaya.

"Shankar ji anushashan aur shiksha ko sabse upar he maante hai. Aur aisa ho bhi kyun nahi jab khud Pandit ji he iske sabse bade pakshdhar hai. Jaante ho Sandeep, Gorav ko bhi boarding me bhijwa diya tha unhone aur poore 6 saal. Fir 12 paar karte he college hostle me. Mujhe ajaadi mili lekin wo bhi unki nigrani me. Mere pita ji sarpanch the aur karobari bhi. Main bhi wahi bana lekin Pandit ji ki wajah se shayad main apne poore zile ka adhyaksh banu aur wo karu jo sab chahte hai. Aaj Gorav ek gehri soch wala jiwanshastri hai. Sarkari naukri hai aur sabse badi baat hai ki wo us samay ki kadar karta hai jab ghar se dur rakh kar usko padhaya aur kabil insaan banaya gaya. Meri nazar me boarding koyi jail nahi hai agar aapka pariwar uski himayat karta hai. Baaki aaj tumhara dost behtar bata sakta hai apne us vanvaas ke baare me.", Abhishek ji ne baat ko hanste hue khatam kiya toh Arjun bhi sehmati me muskura diya.

"Kahi ye tumhare sath bhi apni pradesh raajniti toh nahi le kar baith gaye? Aakhir wahi inka pehla pyaar aur pariwar jo hai. Lo shayad juice bhi aa gaya.", Shilpa ji ne darwaje par hui dastak se avgat karwaya toh Arjun unki aur dekhe bina darwaje ki taraf lapka. Ek baira badi ehtiyaat se tray me 4 gilas thande juice ke liye andar aaya aur sabhi gilaas table par rakh ke wapis chala gaya. Jaise usko pehle se he nirdesh the ki ye samanya mehmaan nahi hai. Ab Arjun ne ghoom kar Sandeep ko dekha toh wo najre churata hua Shilpa ji ko dekhne ke baad juice ki aur najre kiye tha. Chehra dhone ke baad dheela badami salwar kameej pehne Shilpa ji ek kamuk lekin paramparik stree ke avtaar me thi. Arjun ne bhi jyada baat kiye bina ek gilas unki taraf aur dusra Abhishek ji ko pakdaya.

"Bade jija ji toh bas boarding ki he charcha kar rahe the didi. Ab hamari umar aur vichar raajneeti laayak nahi hai isliye wo baatein ye hamare sath toh nahi karenge.", Arjun ne baithne se pehle Sandeep ko bhi juice pakdaya lekin uski baat sunn kar Shilpa ji jarur muskura uthi. Abhishek ji jhemp rahe the.

"Aisa hai ke tum sachmuch thode vishesh mahol me rahe ho. Raajniti ki umar nahi hoti aur iska koyi daayra nahi hota. Ye jab pehli bar morche me shamil hue the toh 16 baras ke the. 25 ki umar me panch aur 28 me sarpanch lekin is dauran inhone gram samiti ke sath sath shehar me bhi dakhal jaari rakhi. XXXX party ne inhe ward jeetne par he bata diya tha ke ye aane wale election me unki aur se khade honge. Khair tum jab ghar aaoge toh hum araam se baatein karenge. Aaoge na?", Shilpa ji ne jaise sawaal kiya tha Arjun ne turant gardan haan me hila di. Jaise unhone koyi aadesh diya ho aur uski avhelna karne ki gustakhi karke Arjun bachna chahta ho.

"Hahaha.. arre Arjun bhai. Tumhari ye didi hitler nahi hai jo tum aisa chehra bana kar haan bhar rahe ho. Pag-fere par toh aana rasam hai lekin jab kabhi samay mile toh apne is pariwar se milne bhi aana. Haan thoda pehle bata dena jis se main ghar pe he milu aur Gorav sirf saptahant he hota hai.", Abhishek ji ne khali gilas wapis rakhne ki cheshta ki toh khud Arjun ne he aage badh kar wo lete hue table par rakh diya.

"Ji main jarur aaunga. Waise main 24 ya 25 tarikh ko he gaanv jaane wala hu, lagbhag ek mahine ke liye. Chuttiyan chal rahi hai aur yahi samay hai jab main ghoom sakta hu. Aapka shehar waha se dur bhi hoga toh bhi ek din ke liye toh aa he sakta hu.", Arjun ne mooh rumaal se saaf karne ke baad apni baat kahi. Shilpa ji ne aage badh kar bister par baithe hue he gilas table ki taraf badhaya toh is jhuki awastha me unke pusht ubhaar aur unki aadhi se jyada lambi gehri khaai in dono yuvako ko bharpoor najar aayi. Badami kapde ke bheetar chile hue safed badaam sa unka jism hahakari tha aur dheele kameej ka itna kasav bakhubi bata raha tha ki Shilpa is maamle me apni hone wali devrani se jyada kam nahi hai. Abhishek ji inke sameep the jis se unhe pata na chala ki unki peeth peeche najara kitna kaamuk hua tha aur na he Shilpa ji ko gyaat tha ki unki is harkat ne in dono par kya bijli giraai hai. Sandeep ke kaan garam hone lage the lekin majboori thi ki akela bahar bhi nahi nikal sakta tha.

"Bhai ek toh wo gaanv nahi hai, kasba hai wo bhi 12 hajaar ki abaadi ka. Haan uske bilkul he sath 6 gaanv lagte hai jahan tumhari aur thodi bahot hamari bhi jameen hai. XXXX kasbe se hamara ghar hai 18 kilometer. Motorcycle Vinod ki waha khali he khadi rehti hai nahi toh tum Gorav ki le lena jabtak udhar ho. Hafte ke 5 din tumhare aur 2 din hamare. Ye abhi se bol deta hu samajh lo dahej maang liya hai.", Abhishek ji ki baat kar unki patni bhi samarthan kiya.

"Ji abhi se toh main koyi vaada nahi kar sakta lekin aapne kaha hai toh main laajmi aaunga aur motorcycle wali koyi baat nahi hai. Main udhar motorcycle se he aane wala hu. Filhal aap ijajat dijiye. Aapse baat karke bilkul nahi laga ki hum pehli baar mile hai.", Arjun ne jhuk kar paanv chhuye toh na chahte hue bhi Abhishek ji ne aashirwad diya. Shilpa ji ne toh hansi khushi usko aashirwad diya jaise unhe atcha laga ho pehli baar apne paanv chhua kar.

"Dekho bhai, ye paanv matt chhuna aainda. Bade jija humko kabool hai lekin hath milane se gurej karte ho toh gale mil liya karo. Chalo ab ghadi dekhna band karo aur shaam ko milte hai. Tumse sewa bhi karwani hai.", Arjun garvit mehsoos kar raha tha is shakhs se mil kar jisme ratti bhar bhi na eham tha aur na he koyi dikhawa. Paisa, pratishta aur padd hone ke bawjood Abhishek ji ek jameen se jude nek aur hansmukh insaan the. Utni he sushil aur bahumukhi Shilpa ji bhi thi jis wajah se Arjun ne unhe pehle he didi sambodhan se nawaaj diya tha. Apni behan ko jis ghar bhejna ho waha pehle he badi behan mil jaaye toh aadhi mushkile wahi hal ho jaati hai.
.
.
"Subhash ji, ye poora area sirf aapke aur pariwar ke liye he hai. Dono taraf 8-8 bade kamre hai aur upar is taraf se seedhiyon ke baad 7-7 kamre. Tulip hotel ke sabhi 50 kamre aapke mehmano ke liye pehle he book karwa diye the. Aur koyi aagya ho toh behichak kahiyega.", Sabhi logo ka swagat karne ke sath he Shankar ji ne 15-16 logo ko yaha Subhash Dutt ji ki sewa me lagwa diya tha. Safed sangmarmar ka chamakta farsh aur behtareen bade bade kamre wala farmhouse ka ye hissa kahi se bhi kisi 5 sitara se kam na tha. Farmhouse bhi apne aap me vishisht tha jo takriban 20 ekad me ghane vriksho se susajjit hone ke sath he aaj aise sajaya gaya tha ki dekhne wala khudko kisi aur desh me mehsoos karta. Abhi bhi tayariyan jaari thi aur khule hisso me catering wale anginat log kaam par lage the. Darjano vriksho par hajaro ki sankhya me bulb aise lagaye gaye the jaise aam ya seb ke phal lade ho.

"Shankar bhai ab baaton se bhigo kar jaleel karoge? Hahaha.. majaak kar raha hu lekin maan na padega ki ye jagah kisi bhi tarah se Mehroli ya Mahipalpur wale bade bade farmhouse se kam nahi hai. Shayad kayi mashoor naamo se badi property he hai. Mujhe toh ek pal laga tha ki parking ki suvidha alag se hogi lekin andar aane ke baad pata chala ke yaha toh poore shehar ki gaadiyan khadi ho jaaye. Kamre bhi behad shaandar hai. Devika, aap hai Mr Umed Singh aur Mr Narinder Sharma. Shankar bhai ke bhai hai dono aur ye meri shrimati ji hai Devika Dutt. Inhe aap par sabse jyada yakeen rehta hai Shankar bhai.", Dutt sahab khush the itni aavbhagat aur utkrishth jagah ke chunaav ke sath sath tayariyon se. Devika ji bhi eksaar rang ki samandar ke rang ki saree aur hamesha ki tarah patli sunehari ghadi pehne aabh bikherti najar aayi. Sabhi ko namaskar karte hue unhone Shankar ji se dono hath pakad kar poora maan dete hue mulakaat ki.

"Ab in par toh sandeh nahi kar sakte na Subhash? Sachmuch aapne hamara sara bojh apne sar le kar bahot bada ehsaan kiya hai Shankar bhai. Ladki hum byaah rahe hai lekin bojh aapse uthwaya. Is baare me humko discuss jarur karna hai. Subhash aap yaad rakhiyega.", Devika ji ne saaf na kehte hue ye toh bata he diya tha ki unhe hisaab jarur karna hai Shankar ji se.

"Bhabhi ji aap na ye sab baatein is saal toh karna he matt. Aur rahi baat intjaam ki toh wo maine kiya hai is Shankar ko binawajah he hawa me chadha rahe ho aap.", Aadatan Narinder ji ne thoda alag disha me ja rahe mahol me hasyaras daal kar Devika ko bhi hansne pe majboor kar diya tha.

"Thik hai thik hai Narinder bhai. Waise Narinder ko short kar sakte hai like Naren?", Devika naya naam dene lagi thi aur baaki sabhi muskura rahe the.

"Aapko toh batana he padega Devika ji. Inder, Dhira, Jeet, Inderjeet aur jaane kya kya naam hai mere. Aap ab Naren kehna chaho toh ye bhi sahi. Waise Somnath ji nahi najar aaye.", Abhi Narinder ji ne sawaal kiya thi ki unhe ek thekedar bulane aa gaya. Daleep aur Bhuppi bade hall me kaam dekh rahe the aur bahar ki jimmewari Narinder ji ki thi.

"Bhai sahab aaye toh sath he the lekin wo jara Party office chale gaye milne ke liye. Ab wo aur unki raajniti ke beech hum toh dakhal he nahi dete. Bhabhi ji aur beta-bahu idhar he hai Nikki-Radhika ke sath. Aapko aapatti toh nahi hogi agar 20-30 log anumaan se jyada ho jaaye?", Subhash ji baat karte hue ye bhi dekh rahe the ki is jagah ki dekh rekh kitni uttam hai. Unki biwi toh chalti hui aage he ja chuki thi.

"Aap 500 log bhi jyada bulwa le toh hume koyi aapatti nahi hai Subhash ji. Chacha ji (Pandit ji) ne pehle he intjaam is anuroop he rakhne ki hidayat thi ki soch se 20% adhik he ho. Aap nishchint rahe aur main aapke mehmano ko hotel pahuchane ka intjaam karta hu. Jyada dur nahi hai lekin sath jaane se unhe kisi tarah ki mushkil nahi hogi.", Umed ji ne is karya ki taraf dhyaan rakha hua tha jiska anumaan Shankar ji ko pehle he tha.

"Haan ye log bhi chai-nashta kar chuke hai. Aap kisi ko bhi bhej dijiye mere bhatije ke sath. Baaki sabhi mehmaan aur rishteydar fir wahi sambhal lega. Itne logo ko eksath bhejna aur kehna apne aap me badi mushkil hai.", Is baatchit ke dauraan ye log chalte hue bagiche jaisi jagah chale aaye aur saamne se Arjun inki he taraf aa raha tha. Dusri manjil par goldspot peeti Radhika aur Nikki ki najar in 2 yuvako par padi toh Radhika idhar se peeche sarak gayi. Inke sath Urvashi ki bitiya Pihu aur 3-4 saheliyan bhi thi. Radhika ko is tarah peeche hote dekh kar Nikki thoda hairaan hui lekin usne Arjun ko jarur hath hila diya tha. Jiski najar se Radhika bach chuki thi.

"Ye Sanjiv ka bhai aur uska dost hoga?", Radhika ke aisa kehte he 3-4 ladkiyan neeche jhaankne lagi thi aur udhar Arjun-Sandeep ko sath liye Umed ji aur Subhash ji viprit disha me chal diye jaha se unhe mehmano ko hotel leke jana tha. Ladkiyon ko bas unki peeth he dikh rahi thi aur Sandeep bhi kad-kathi me 6 feet ka tha jisne yaha aane ke liye apne behtareen vastra pehne hue the.

"Haan lekin tu peeche kyun ho gayi Rits? Apne devar se he aankh-micholi me lagi hai?", Radhika ne aankhen jhapka kar haami bhari.

"Sanjiv ne mulakaat nahi karwayi thi na apne bhai se aur na he uske baare me bataya toh fir ab uske he tarike se chalte hai. Waise main us ladke ko jaanti hu jo Sanjiv ke bhai ke sath aaya hai.", Radhika yaha galat samajh rahi thi aur Nikita ne bhi koshish nahi ki jyada jaankari lene ki.

"Tu kaise jaanti hai?"

"Wo baad me bataungi lekin atchi baat hai na ke ye ladka bhi hone wale pariwar ka jaankar he nikla. Oye, tum sab ab hatogi bhi udhar se. Pihu chalo tum bhi andar kamre me chalo. Inke sath reh kar ladke taadna tumhare liye thik nahi.", Radhika ki awaaj par sabhi ladkiyan hansti hui ek he kamre me chali gayi aur Radhika bhi unke peeche jaane lagi.

"Nikki, tu kya soch rahi hai?"

"Soch rahi hu tujhe toh parde me rehna hai filhaal lekin main toh milne ja he sakti hu."

"Hey ram. Sudhar ja thoda sa toh. Chal abhi andar chal aur shaam ko atche se mil liyo apne so called close friend se.", Radhika hath khinch kar usko aise le ja rahi thi jaise Nikki bhaag he jaati Arjun se milne ke liye. Udhar Arjun bhi abtak Umed chacha ke samjhaye hisaab se bas 2 he logo ko le kar hotel ki taraf chala gaya tha. Hotel poora he Dutt pariwar ke liye aarakshit tha toh unhe koyi mushkil nahi hone wali thi.
.
.
"Kya soch rahi hai Jasleen? Main ek baat par gor kar rahi hu ki hum jabse idhar aaye hai tu khush toh rehti hai lekin kahi na kahi thoda khoyi hui lagti hai. Tujhe yaha koyi pareshani toh nahi hai na?", Pichle ghar me bhi ladkiyan apne apne kapde pack kar rahi thi kyonki unhe ab shaadi wali jagah he tayaar hona tha. Is kamre me filhaal Kirti, Gurdeep aur Jasleen he thi, jaha baat Kirti ne he shuru ki. Apni saheli ke sawaal ka kya jawab de ye Jasleen ko soojh he nahi raha tha.

"Main batati hu agar kisi ko bura na lage toh?", Gurdeep ki awaaj sunn kar dono ladkiyan usko he dekhne lagi. Safed chust pajame aur gehri tshirt me wo hamesha ki tarah khush aur chanchal he najar aa rahi thi.

"Atcha ji. Sardarni itni shatir kabse ho gayi ki wo logo ke chehre padhne lagi hain? Bata jara ye Jasleen kyon kabhi kabhi khoyi khoyi dikhti hai?", Gurdeep ne jawaab dene se pehle ek bar Jasleen ki taraf dekha aur fir hanste hue boli.

"Isko bebe (maa) ki yaad aati hogi na Kirti. Pehle toh kabhi bhi ye unse alag nahi rahi hai, kam se kam raat me ya ek din se jyada toh nahi."

"Dur-fitte mooh. Sachmuch tu jhalli he hai moto. Meri packing toh ho gayi, main jara Pinki ko dekh ke aayi.", Kirti sar pe hath rakhti hui Gurdeep ki baat par hansne lagi thi. Fir jaldi aane ka bol kar bahar chali gayi. Ab waha bas Gurdeep aur Jasleen he thi, ek dusre ko dekhti hui.

"Mahol ko tum atche se samajh rahi ho aur main iski tareef he karungi Jasleen. Ab pyaar pe control thodi na hai kisi ka. Ho jata hai lekin isme ye thehraav aata hai na aise mahol ki wajah se jaha tum apne pyaar se mil na sako ya uski chahat karo, is se ye badhta he hai. Kam nahi hota. Jitne yaha ho toh pariwar me mashgul raho aur jab wo time aayega tab tumhe kahi jyada khushi hogi.", Gurdeep ne bina kisi ka naam liye he Jasleen ko bata diya tha ke wo bhi sab samajhti hai chahe sabhi usko kam-akal maante ho. Jasleen ke chehre par muskaan aur aankhon ke koro me paani tha.

"Haan tum sahi keh rahi ho Gurdeep. Main na thoda laalach kar rahi thi lekin mujhe samajh aa chuka hai ki ye waqt thik nahi. Waise subah tum he thi na wo bahar wale kamre ke peeche?"

"Main jaanboojh kar waha nahi thi yar. Neend jaldi khul gayi thi isliye 2 kursiyan laga kar udhar he pasar gayi. Thandi hawa aur subah ka wo khamosh mahol. Fir jab umaah-umaah ki wo majedar awaaje suni toh gardan uchka ke dekha ki tum Arjun ki goad me chadhi hui lagi hui thi. Pata nahi tujhme itni himmat kaha se aa gayi kyonki upar chhat se agar uske bhaiya dekh lete toh qayamat he ho jaati.", Gurdeep ne awaaj ki nakal karte hue jaise bataya toh Jasleen sharam se dohri ho gayi lekin fir bhi kaabu karke wo safaai dene lagi.

"Main bhi waisa nahi karna chahti thi yar. Kirti ne pani ka gilas hatthi par rakha tha raat me aur wo subah mere upar ludhak gaya. Toliya us taraf sukhaya tha toh wahi le kar baal sukha rahi ki seedhiyon se utar kar Arjun saamne aa ruka. Na usne kuch bola aur na mujhe kuch samajh aaya. Bas fir ho gaya lekin usne kiss karke toh mood jyada he kharaab kar diya. Waise chhat ya kamre se us taraf koyi nahi dekh sakta. Aur agar koyi aata bhi toh andhere me ek jan toh us kamre me chala jata. Fansne ka darr nahi tha lekin fir bhi fans toh gaye he jo tune dekh liya.", Jasleen bahot he savdhani se baat keh rahi thi. Awaaj bilkul dhire rakhte hue.

"Aaye haaye.. Tujhe maloom bhi hai teri kya haalat karega wo jo agar tu kiss se aage badhi toh?", Ab baari Jasleen ki thi hairaan hone ki lekin Gurdeep jaise apni galti sambhalne ka soch chuki thi.

"Oye tujhe kaise pata ki wo meri haalat kharaab kar dega? Kahi tu.."

"Oh meri maa tu na ya toh zero pe rehti hai seedha 100 pe. Ab hum log itne din se hai toh kabhi kabhi galti se najar idhar udhar jaa bhi sakti hai? Maine usko dusre ghar me galti se dekh liya tha. Nikkar utaar kar kapde badal raha tha toh najar waha chali gayi. Sharir ke sath sath wo ajgar bhi itna bada hai ki tu kya meri bhi chaal bigaad de. Baaki teri marji hai fir ye mat kehna maine bataya nahi tha.", Gurdeep bura sa mooh banati hui jaise keh rahi thi Jasleen uski masoomiyat dekh dhokha kha gayi.

"Sach me tu bholi begum he hai Dippi. Waise toh wo bhi part he hai body ka lekin uska kuch alag hai tab bhi farak nahi padta. Aur na usne kabhi kiss se aage kadam badhaya hai aur na maine. Baaki dekho kya hota aage kismat me. Chal ab hum bhi nikalte hai agle ghar. Tujhse baat karke sachmuch ab atcha lag raha hai."

"Main toh hu he atchi bas tujhe wo sookhi tilliyan jyada pasand hai apne college ki. Chal chalte hai phir ghodi ke saamne naachte hue video bhi banwani hai. Bahot planning kar rakhi hai udhar sabhi ne. Tu nahi thi isliye main tujhe abhi batate hue chalungi. Sanjiv bhaiya ne toh ye bhi kaha hai ke jo sabse jyada der tak dance karega ghodi ke saamne wo usko 2100 denge apni taraf se.", Gurdeep hamesha se aise he toh bolti thi lekin wo kitni samajhdar hai iska bhaan jyada logo ka nahi tha. Ek bade karyakram ki taraf sabhi kadam badhne lage the, tayaari ke sath sath.

 

[Enigma]

Update 190
Vivah-purva

"Soch le Guddi ek bar fir se soch le. Main jaanti hu tu kabhi bhi kuch galat nahi kar sakti. Bhoore bhai sahab aur tu hamesha he baaki pariwar se alag ek saaf zindagi me yakeen rakhte rahe. Lekin tujhse behtar kaun samajh sakta hai ki us sant insaan ke jiwan ka antt kaisa hua tha? Arjun beshak alag hai aur uski soch bhi jag-bhalaai wali hai lekin yaha jo hamare sath aur aaspas hamesha rehte hai wo tujhe jeene nahi denge.", Filhal haweli se Sushila he alag nikli thi aur usne apne sath devrani Guddi urf Malti ko liya tha jiski badi itcha thi byaah me shamil hone se pehle apne bete Sudarshan se milne ki. Pichle din wo log thik se mulakaat na kar sake the Sudarshan ki jaanch hone ki wajah se. Guddi ne ekaant dekh apna dil halka karne ke uddeshya se Sushila se he wo baat karni uchit samjhi jo pramukh wajah thi uske shaadi me shamil hone ki.

"Fir aap kyun apni zindagi ki parwah kiye bina usko Abhimanyu se Arjun bana rahi ho? Jiji aap bhi ye baat bakhubi samajhti ho ke vartmaan me aapke liye us ladke se badhkar koyi bhi nahi hai. Bas ek wajah bata do ki main mera maun-vrat kyun na kholu? 73 se 98 tak 25 saal bante hai aur utne baras me mujhe ek bar bhi wo insaan na dikha jo apna na soch ke sabki khushiyon ko pehle rakhta ho. Batao na jiji ke aap Arjun ko itna kaise maan ne lagi ho ki ab na Babita aapke liye sarvopari rahi aur na Bijender?", Hospital ke is kamre me filhal yahi dono thi aur Sudarshan routine checkup ke liye upari tal par tha. Sushila khud he gehan soch me pad gayi Malti ka sawal sunn kar. Uska ek ek shabd wajib sach tha jis se Sushila inkaar na kar sakti thi.

"Main pehle he bata chuki hu Guddi. Arjun ne ye zindagi di hai mujhe jabki naseeb me narak se buri maut hoti. Mere bache tak maine pratishodh me jalane chahe lekin unhe na sirf Arjun wapis laya balki wo dono ab mujhe utna pyaar karte hai jitna janam ke baad bhi na kiya hoga. Sabse jaruri baat ki usne wapis bikhre toote rishtey jodd kar mujhe us pariwar se jodd diya jo mujhe apni badi beti ka darja dil se deta hai. Usne ek maili aatma ko saaf kar diya Guddi, insaan toh maile jism ko bhi thik karne me asmarth hai. Kitna bada dil hoga na is ladke ka jo Munni ka ateet, uski gandi nasal aur bhayanak irado ko jaante hue bhi usko mitane ki jagah abaad karna chahta hai? Bhoorelal hamesha kehta tha ke bhabhi Ajju parivartan laane wala ek mahaan insaan hai aur dekhna ek din wo sabhi ke hirdya nishpaksh (neutral) kar dega. Na koyi irshya rakhega na koyi vivaad. Ajju bilkul waisa he tha lekin wo Abhimanyu nikla Guddi, wo Abhimanyu nikla. 7 ghere toh bahari the jinhe wo todd gaya lekin wo bahar kyun na nikal saka?", Sushila apni row me behti hui dohre samaykaal me kho chuki thi. Malti bhi ye sab jaanti thi aur aankhen uski bhi namm ho gayi.

"Kyonki.. Kyonki wo apno ke hath mara gaya na jiji? Wahi toh hathiyar gira diye us dev-aatma ne kyonki usko ye pata he na tha ke sabse kathin yudh aksar apno ke he sath hota hai aur aap beshak sammaan ya premvash hathiyar daal do lekin jisne wo ghere banaye the sabse aakhir me wahi saamne milega. Aur bas wo parivartan laane wala duniya se pare ho gaya. Aap is Arjun ko wahi ghera todna sikha rahi hai?", Guddi ki baat sunn kar Sushila ke chehre par halki si muskaan teir gayi.

"Ye Raghuvir chacha ki aulaad nahi hai Guddi aur na iske poore vichar Rameshwar kaka jaise hai. Isne toh shuruwaat he aakhre ghere se ki hai aur jeet bhi chuka hai. Samasya ye hai ki aaj ka Arjun kuch jyada he teji se ateet khoj raha hai. Bahot se taar adrishya hai jo usko najar nahi aane wale aur main jaane-anjaane usko wo he dikhana chahti hu. Kahi wo beech me ek-aadh kadi chhod gaya toh parinaam galat bhi ho sakta hai. Aur mujhe pata hai ki is tarah uska sath dene se meri jaan bhi ja sakti hai, koshish ho chuki hai beech me aur aage bhi hogi. Isliye main tujhe is se dur rakhna chahti hu.", Sushila ne uth kar shishe ki khidki se bahar ka najara karte paya ki dhoop abhi bhi tej hai. Sadak par jyada chehal-pehal nahi thi. Wo mudd kar wapis dekhne lagi toh Guddi ki najre khud par he paayi.

"Aap pashchataap kar rahi ho jiji lekin main isko Ajju nahi bante dekh sakti. Aap toh apne peehar chali gayi thi isliye bahot kuch aapko bhi nahi maloom. Bas aap kisi tarah mujhe uske sath aadh ghanta uplabdh karwa dena Munni aur maa ji se itar. Phir mujhe kisi aur mulakaat ki jarurat nahi.", Guddi ne apni baat ek saans me he poori kar di. Sushila hairaan thi ki Guddi us se bhi jyada kuch jaanti hai.

"Shaadi me he kyun aur aisa kya hai ki jo mujhe bhi nahi pata.?"

"Jiji, bheed ka chehra toh nahi hota lekin us se alag ho kar dekha jaaye toh bheed me bahot se chehre mil jarur sakte hai. Mujhe ummeed hai ki aap itna samay dilwa dengi.", Abhi wo aage kuch bolti us se pehle ek nurse wheelchair par Sudarshan ko liye andar chali aayi aur un dono ke peeche he safed coat pehne wo bhala sa doctor.

"Sorry aap logo ko intjaar karwane ke liye. Lekin ye sab hamara roj ka he routine he jisko aap mission kahe toh behtar hoga. Sudarshan bahot atche se progress kar raha hai aur iske limbs bhi judne lage hai. 4 operation aur hone baaki hai agle 40 din me aur uske baad physio ki dekh rekh sahi rahi toh ye 3 mahine baad ye khud he chalne lagega. Ab aap araam se iske sath baatchit kar sakti hai. Sudarshan, kal 9 baje tumhe sister lene aayengi. Goodbye.", Doctor ne he nurse ke sath mil kar Choti ko us machine bister par sahi se litaya aur Guddi-Sushila ko uski haalat se avgat karane ke bad wapis chala gaya. Munde hue sar par ab baal aa chuke the. Jagah jagah sirf gehre nishaan the lekin jakhm adhiktar bhare hue ya fir opertion wali jagah patti se bandhi.

"Aise kya dekh rahi hai maa? Kisi ko ummeed na thi ki main 3-4 din bhi nikaal sakunga. Phir Umed chacha aaye aur uske baad Shankar chacha. Tere saamne he hai ab sabkuch. Doctor bol raha ke main agar yuhi chala toh 2 mahine baad khada ho sakunga. Sushila taai, Bijender niyam se milne aata hai aur main ek he hath se seep me uske baaji bhi laga deta hu.", Sudarshan khud he parivartit ho chuka tha is mahol me. Ab wo jaanwar ki jagah ek aisa insaan bann raha tha jisme bhavnaye thi aur samajik jiwan ke liye aastha. Guddi bas apne bete ko dekh kar bhagwan ko dua he deti rahi wahi Sushila muskurate hue boli.

"Tu thode se baal badha le toh tere baap jisa lagega. Waise aur kaun kaun aaya kare hai tujhse milne?"

"Taai pooch he na. Pehli baar hoya hai ke din me 10 log milan aaya kare hai. Kuch pehchan ke aur baaki naye dost. Haan jo har roj bin naage aaye hai aajtak unme Shankar chacha aur Pandit dada ji shamil hai. Arjun 2 din se na aaya lekin wo Vikas aur unka ek gittu dost Balbir bhi aate rehve hai. Shankar chacha toh darji bhi leke aaye the 3 din pehla aur shaam ne main byaah main bhi jaunga.", Sudharshan ki ye sabhi aapbiti sunn kar Guddi apne aansu na rok saki. Ye khushi ke the aur apne bete ka sudhaar pramukh wajah.

"Lekin teri daadi toh kahe karti ki tu ek din Shankar se bhi aage jaayega. Tere vichar bahot badal gaye Sudarshan. Daadi shayad khush na ho ye dekh ke.", Sushila ne maje lete hue kaha tha jispar badle me Sudharshan bhi hans diya.

"Taai tere laadle ne chaand dekhya tha arr manne din me sitaare dekh liye. Dikhaan wala donua ne ek he tha aur daadi ne bata diye ke Shankar chacha eb history ho gaya in maamla me. Padhati rahi Shankar Shankar aur bhari padd gaya Arjun. Hahaha.. Sach kahu toh ghana he sarif chhora hai, sarpanchi wala hisab na hai uska ke jaan leke he maane. Maa, tu toh mili hogi apne bhatije se?", Choti ka aashaya tha Arjun dwara Bijender aur khud usko dhool chatane se. Sath he usne bata diya tha ke jis chehre ko Chandro devi udaharan maanti thi uska beta ek kadam aage he nikla.

"Jis din teri galti pata lagi thi usi din mujhe ehsaas hua tha ke wo ladka tujhe maarna chahta he nahi tha. Khud he soch beta ki itihaas me jo bhi hua tha kya unka vansh tujhe zinda chhod deta apne ghar ki ijjatt par hath daalne ke dussahas par? Nahi na? Tere chacha usi din maafi maangne aaye the teri daadi aur mujhse. Aadhi raat ko seedha haveli par. Arjun ko sab baad me pata laga aur usne mujhe gale laga kar kaha tha ke tu uska bada bhai hai aur jo hua wo sirf isliye kyonki wo kabhi us ladki ko dard me nahi dekh sakta jiske sath tu galat karne laga tha. Itna bada dil toh tere pita ka bhi na tha Sudarshan?", Apni maa ki baaton ko sunn kar ekaek Sudarshan ka dil aatmaglani se bhar utha. Usko wo waqt fir se yaad aa gaya jab wo kaise un masoom si khoobsurat ladkiyon ko apni taaqat aur dabdabe ke dum par anginat logo ke beech ektarfa shikaar ki tarah dabochne laga tha. Waha har insaan uske khauf se waakif tha. Prashashan tak kabhi usko rok na saka tha aur na he jawaab manga tha us se. Lekin ek ladke ne uski wo barso ki kamaai hukumat aise dhawast karke rakh di thi jiska parinaam sakshat uska abhi tak apne paanv par khada na ho pana tha.

"Galti toh bhaari hui hai mujhse maa aur iska pashchataap main roj karta raha jabtak wo ladki khud he mujhse milne naa aayi. Badi he pyaari bachi hai wo maa aur jab usne mujhe bhai keh kar bulaya toh main foot foot kar roya. Sirf Arjun he waisa nahi hai, wo ladki bhi bilkul uske jaisi hai. Preeti naam hai uska aur masoom hone ke sath utni he nidar bhi. Us din dono he mere pas poora ghanta baith ke gaye. Bechari meri haalat dekh baar baar sorry bol rahi thi aur us se jyada dukhi main ho gaya. Pher toh Shankar chacha ne mere liye angrez doctor bhi laga diye aur baaki tere saamne he hai maa. Ek baar toh ummeed he haar gaya tha lekin ab haunsla hai ke khada bhi hounga aur jaisa tu papa ke baare me kahe karti waisa he karne ki meri koshish rahegi.", Sudarshan ne khud he apni kalaai par glucose ki bottle wali nalki lagaai aur in dono ki taraf jaise taise karwat karke leit gaya. Guddi ko aaj pehli baar apni is santaan par pyaar aur garv hua tha.

"Toh fer tera bhoot utar gaya sarpanchi jhota bann ne ka?", Sushila ne apna stool kareeb karke Sudarshan ke maathe ko saaf kiya aur sar thapakne lagi.

"Hahaha.. ke baate kare hai taai? Insaan bann ke jeena he bahot mushkil hai fer jhota toh bahot dur ki baat. Daadi bahot khush hui thi jadd maine pehli baar meshi (Jhota) apne khet me dhaa diya tha. Us din daadi kahe thi ki main Shankar bann saku hu. Bahot dhurandar ragde manne agle 8-10 saal lekin is chacha ke laadle ne jis tariya manne aale (gile) latte (kapde) ki tariya dhoya toh saari akad bikhar ke bister pe aa giri. Taai Arjun ki taqat toh main bayaan kar saku hu thodi bahot lekin daadi ne mere se nyu keha tha ke main Shankar bann saku hu. Matlab us waqt bhi wa mere se prabhavit koni hoyi thi. Chacha tagda toh hai lekin gentleman aadmi lage hai. 50 the wo aur dada hor 14-15 jadd unki bhidant hoyi thi. Fer daadi nyu kis tariya boli?", Sudarshan bhi jaane kaha se baat kaha le gaya tha. Guddi is vishaya par bolna nahi chahti thi lekin Sushila ne aashvast karke khud he batana shuru kiya.

"15 ki umar me Shankar aur Umed shart shart me poora khet jot diya karte, ghadi dekh ke. Teri daadi ki najar me hamesha taqatvar ki khaas ijatt rahi hai beta aur tu apne dada ki baat kare hai na ki wo log itne the arr Shankar hor 50.. Sarasar jhooth hai. Itne hote toh police 3-4 toh giraftaar karti lekin asliyat me wo the he 3-4 aur mere pita ji ke sath sath tere dada log 20 wo bhi hathiyar suda. Lalkaar ke maare the wo saare inhane aur yu pata hai teri dadi ne bhi. Mere pati aur tere dono chacha toh sadak pe akele he Shankar ne kuchal diye the lekin tere pita ka sharir saaf tha. Jhota gira ke tu khud ki taqat samajhe tha toh khud he soch Shankar toh tere jise pehalwan ne taang tale dhar ke cheer de palak jhapakte he.", Sushila ke dukh gehre the lekin ab wo us raaste par chal rahi thi jaha pashchataap aur sakratmak drishtikaun he wajib tha.

"Haan taai ya baat manne kade bhi na sochi ki aapki peehar me bhi koyi na bacha, apni taraf toh samajh lo pehle ki dono peedhi he khatam ho gayi. Nuksaan Umed chacha ke pariwar ne bhi thaya lekin Shankar chacha ki taraf toh kuch na hoya. Sach me wo misaal hai tabhi daadi unka aaj tak sage se jyada kare hai.", Sudarshan jaise ye baal-sulabh baat karke khud he sochne laga lekin Sushila feeki muskaan ke sath Guddi ko dekhne lagi jo jaanti thi ki Pandit ji ke pariwar ne toh jo khoya hai wo sab ummeed se bhi pare hai Sudarshan ki.

"Beta, yudh me jeetne wala bhi bahot kuch haarta hai. Pandit ji ne rishtey khoye, Shankar ne pyaar, Kaushlya ji ne toh pooch he mat aur tu peedhi ki baat kare tha? Inder bhaisahab ki toh nasal he khatam ho gayi aane wali. Ho toh Shankar ji ki bhi jaati lekin bachaav ho gaya. Inhone toh kuch bhi shuru na kiya tha fer dukh bhi inhe mile. Bhool ja ye sab beta aur inka jikar kabhi na kariyo kisi ke sath. Tu apne papa ki tarah bann na chahe hai na toh unki ek choti si naseehat yaad rakhiyo. Lakdi ki karobar deemak ki dukaan me na hota. Shudhvichar kabhi bhi badle se grasit dimaag me nahi upajte. Ab tu araam kar beta aur jo dil se mehsoos kiya na tune Arjun ke liye, Shankar chacha aur apne bhai Bijender-Vikas ke liye... bas wo barkaraar rakh beta. Jiji, 4 baj gaye. Ab tak maa ji bhi Munni ke sath waha pahuch chuki hongi.", Sudarshan ko bhi apni taai dwara sar sehlana bhala lag raha tha. Apni maa ki baat sun kar wo he bol utha.

"Taai ne 5 minute thapki de lene de maa. Manne neend aave hai fer aap chale jaiyo."

"Haan thik hai beta tere sharir ne araam ki bahot jarurat hai. Doctor kahe tha ke injection dene padte the pehle sulane ke liye. So ja beta main tere he pas hu. Byaah me aavega toh apne hath se khilaungi mere bete ne.", Sushila ne Guddi ko baithe rehne ko kaha aur kuch gungunati hui us vishal parvat se insaan ko sulane lagi. Sudarshan apne abtak ke jiwankaal me bas pyaar aur apnepan se poori tarah door raha tha. Maa toh hamesha chahti thi ki aulaad uske paas rahe bas raah bhatkane wale bhi apne he the.
.
.
"Kya soch rahi hai Tara? Kuch pareshani hai toh bata aise sochne se toh kuch hone wala nahi?", Idhar ghar me bhi dopehar ka khana ho chuka tha aur sabhi aaye hue mehmaan ya toh apne thikane ja kar tayaari me lage the ya fir araam karne me. Pandit ji ke niwas-sthaan par takriban ghar ke he log the siwaye kuch khaas mehmano ke. Tara filhal pichle hisse ki upari manzil pe apne purane kamre me he thi aur usko aise akele bister par lete chhat ko ghoorte dekh kamre me aayi Alka ne tandra bhang ki. Nichli manzil par sabhi log apni apni packing me lage the aur is taraf koyi na tha.

"Aisa toh kuch bhi nahi hai yar Alka. Bas soch rahi thi ki ab iske baad kya hoga? Main idhar aane se pehle kaisi thi aur ab bilkul alag hu. Aaj shaadi hai aur hamesha hamare sath rehni wali Madhuri didi ab hume chhod kar naye ghar chali jaayegi. Har subah unhe bahot miss karungi yar aur ek naya member bhi shamil ho jaayega toh kya bahot kuch badal jaayega?", Tara ki baat me naye sadasya wala jikar dekh Alka uski bagal me baithti hui muskurane lagi.

"Tujhe lagta hai Radhika bhabhi ke aane ke baad bahot kuch badal jaayega? Tujhe shayad is baat ki bhi chinta hai ki Arjun ke sath milna-bolna bhi prabhavit hoga. Hain na?", Tara anmane dhang se bas muskura di.

"Dekh yar abhi toh ye ghar bhara hua hai isliye soch bhi utni he uljhi hui dikh rahi hai. Bhaiya ab jyadatar raatein ghar me raha karenge lekin unka akelapna unke sath na hoga. Tu bhi toh chali jaayegi August mahine me, fir tu itna kyun prabhavit ho rahi hai? Arjun yahi hoga aur wo sabke sath ek samaan he rehne wala hai. Ye koyi insaani ya vicharik badlaav thodi na ho raha hai ghar me. Bas bhabhi aa rahi hai aur didi ja rahi hai.", Alka samajhdar thi lekin Tara uski baat se kuch asehamt.

"Wo bhi toh ja raha hai shaadi ke 2 din baad. Poore ek mahine ke liye aur akela he. Tu meri haalat nahi samajh rahi Alka. Dekh Preeti toh hamesha he yahi hone wali hai, tera toh lakshya he bilkul alag hai aur Ritu ka spasht hai ki wo zindagibhar Arjun ki rahegi. Kya main fir se ye din dekh sakungi jisme mujhe wo pyaar milega jo pehle nahi tha lekin yaha naseeb hua?", Tara ne apna dard toh jahir kar diya lekin wo sirf uska paksh he tha.

"Tu kya soch rahi hai Tara? Arjun ne tujhe kabhi mujhse ya Ritu se alag samjha? Aur tu keh rahi hai ki Ritu uski rahegi lekin jaanti hai ki agar waisa hua toh Ritu aur Arjun ke paas kuch bhi nahi bachne wala. Ye pariwar aur iska har insaan na chahte hue bhi alag ho jaayega Ritu se. Itni bhaari keemat tu chuka sakti hai toh bol? Bas ek baar gehraai se soch kar dekh ki jab tere pas ye pariwar na ho, bua ka pariwar tujhe bahishkrit kar de aur tere sath sath Arjun ko bhi shehar aur ye sab log chhodne padd jaye toh aise rishtey ka kya mol? Ritu bas chahat rakhti hai Arjun ke sath ka. Milna na milna kisi ke bhi hath me nahi lekin itna jarur hai ki keemat bahot bhari chukani padegi agar waisa hua toh. Main nahi de sakti wo keemat aur na main mere pita, dada ya kisi bhi rishtey se alag ho sakti hu. Tune he kaha tha ke shaadi hone tak tu Arjun ke sath bina shart bas pyaar ka rishta rakhegi toh aaj kyun tu apni he baat se bechain hai?", Alka ke kathor shabdo ne Tara ko taar taar karke rakh diya tha. Aankhon ke kinaro se aansu bister par girne lage the aur honth aise fadfada rahe the jaise andar se kuch kehna chahti ho lekin awaaj sath na ho. Fir kuch pal baad himmat samet kar wo bolne lagi.

"Main swarthi mehsoos kar rahi hu Alka. Mera bada dil kar raha hai ki Arjun mujhe apne seene se laga le aur keh de ki wo hamesha mera khayaal rakhega. Aaj didi shaadi karke ja rahi hai is ghar se aur main yahi mehsoos kar rahi hu ki aisa mere sath bhi hoga. Mujhme himmat nahi hai Alka ki koyi aur insaan meri aatma ko mehsoos kare. Mere jism par main wo sparsh Arjun ke siwa kisi aur ka nahi jhel sakti. Main kya karu Alka? Main maanti hu aisa mumkin nahi hoga aur Ritu ka dard toh kahi jyada hai. Wo uske liye he zinda hai fir bhi kabhi na mujhe usne toka na kisi aur ko. Main shaadi nahi karungi kabhi.."

"Shhhhh.. Tere pas abhi 3-4 saal toh waise bhi padhaai ke liye hai aur fir business ke liye bhi toh dada ji ne bua ko mana liya. Vartmaan me jeena seekh Tara aur apne bhavishya par waha kaam kar jis se tu khudko sabit kar sake. Arjun se teri shaadi nahi ho sakti lekin teri shaadi kis se hogi ya tujhe karni hai bhi ya nahi ye tere hath me hoga jab tu khudko sthapit kar chuki hogi. Filhaal tu jyada soch mat aur uth kar tyaar ho ja. Bua ne kaha hai ki tere dada ji bhi aa chuke hai aur tujhe unke sath he palace jana hai. Kal-parso tak jab wapis sab pehle jaisa ho jaayega toh hum aapas me waise he baat karenge jaise pehle karte aaye hai. Ritu khud tujhe salaah degi aur wo kabhi galat nahi hoti.", Alka ne abhi uska chehra saaf kiya he tha ki Tara uske seene se lag gayi. Kuch pal dono he khamoshi se aise rahi lekin fir Rupali ki awaaj ne unhe alag kar diya.

"Oh Tara tu abhi tak nikkar me he hai? Ye Alka tujhe bulane aayi thi lekin iska bhi kuch nahi ho sakta. Wo tere chacha ji bula rahe hai tujhe. Chal jaldi aa niche aur aise mat aana, bua ne kaha hai.", Ab Alka bhi hans di thi kyonki us chhoti si nikkar me Tara ki jaanghe he dhaki thi bas aur uske kulhe toh poore ubhre hue spasht the. Tara ne waise he laparwahi se takiye ke niche se bra nikaal kar Rupali ke saamne he apne sudol motte ubharo par pehni toh Rupali jhatt se bhaag gayi. Ab Alka bhi khilkhila kar hans rahi thi.

"Sudhar ja oh Miss Boobie.. sudhar ja thoda. Bua bhi jaanti hai ke tu upar aur niche pinjre nahi pehanti jab kamre me hoti hai toh. Thoda khayal rakhiyo aur choli me bhi bra yaad se pehaniyo lehnge ke sath."

"Panty nahi pehan ne wali aur agar mauka mila na toh kisi kone me utha lungi Arjun ke liye. Chal ab tu ja ke apni tayaari kar. Ek toh pehle se itni garmi hai upar se choli me bhi bra pehnu." Tara bilkul sehaj thi Alka ke sath baatchit aur uske baad is masti bhare mahol se. Alka ne bhi jaane se pehle palti hui Tara ke gaddar motte chuttado par ek karara thappad jamaya aur furti se bhaag gayi.

'Ouch.. saali tu lag hath mere ek baar.. Uff..kamini laal he kar diye aahhh.",Tara ne turant nikkar sarka kar wo matki sa gol kulha aaine me nihara toh waha ungliyon ke nishaan prakat hone lage the. Halke se mulayam maans ko sehlati hui wo muskura rahi thi jaise usko ye bhi pasand ho. Ab Tara ke chacha-dada ityaadi aa chuke the toh usko apne pariwar ke sath hona jaruri he tha. Tara kuch he samay baad aasmani kameej, safed salwar aur gale me dupatta pehne niche aa chuki thi. Baithak me apne dada ji se milne ke baad wo apni chachi aur chacha ke beech hansi khushi batiyati rahi aur Arjun bhi ghar me dakhil hone ke sath sabhi se mulakaat karke apni daadi ke pas chala aaya.

"Aa beta aaja yaha. Mera beta aaj subah se bina khaye peeye he laga hua hai. Rekha, Arjun ke liye yahi khana bhijwa de.", Arjun daadi ke kamre me aate he Chandro Devi se mila aur fir Purnima ji ki bagal me he baith gaya. Kaushalya ji uske sar pe hath ferti hui shabashi de rahi thi aur Chandro devi bhi prashansha bhaav se usko dekhte hue kehne lagi.

"Kuch bhi keh Kaushalya, teri parwarish ki takkar nahi. Aajkal ke ladke toh mehfil lagane me vyast rehte hai aur aise mauko par kaam se palla jhaad kar bachte dikhenge. Arjun toh waha bhi Babita ke byaah me laga raha tha aur idhar bhi dekh rahi hu ki ye kis haal me hai. Beta kaam ke sath sath khuraak bhi jaruri hai. Garmi ka mausam hai toh bhookh chahe kam he kyun na ho lekin khana jaruri hai.", Arjun unki baat sunn kar baas haan me sar hila kar khamoshi se baitha raha.

"Waise behan ji khayaal toh main poora rakhti hu lekin itna kuch eksath ho raha hai na toh jimmwari badh he jaati hai. Bas aaj ki he baat hai fer toh mera beta pehle se bhi jyada dhyan rakhega apni sehat aur khuraak ka. Waise bahuen aur bache nahi dikhai diye behan ji?", Kaushalaya ji baatchit badha rahi thi aur idhar Muskaan he Arjun ke liye thaali laga kar le aayi. Ek saade salwar kameej aur gale me dupatte liya Muskaan sakshat mosoomiyat ki moorat prateet ho rahi thi. Arjun ke liye wahi chota sa stool laga kar uspe thali rakhne ke baad Muskaan ne ek toliya bhi pakdaya. Arjun ne bhi shishtachar se dhanyawaad kehne ke sath bhojan shuru kiya toh Chandro devi bhi inhe dekh rahi thi. Babita bhi yahi kamre aa baithi thi hath me coffee ka cup liye.

"Munni toh abhi is Babita ke he sath thi aur Guddi Sushila aati he hongi Sudarshan se mil kar. Waise tumne ye atcha kiya Kaushalya ki Muskaan ko yahi rok liya. Atchi ladki hai lekin main iske sath samay na bita saki abhi tak. Waise tu toh bahot rehti hai na iske sath Babita?", Chandro Devi ne Babita ko lagatar Arjun ki taraf dekhte hue poocha tha jis par Babita thoda hadbada gayi lekin fir aadatan khilkhilati hui boli.

"Daadi aapko kisi ne mana kiya kya Muskaan ke sath rehne se? Main toh ye dekh rahi thi ki is Arjun ka koyi samay na hai khaane sone ka. Waise Munni kaaki abhi maa aur Golu ke pariwar ke sath he baithi hai. Guddi kaaki bhi udhar he hai. Naani aap kitne din tak rokne wali ho Muskaan ko yaha?", Muskaan fir se garam roti liye andar aayi toh apna naam sunn kar thithak gayi. Babita muskura rahi thi aur apne kareeb khadi Muskaan ko Kaushalya ji ne hath pakad kar wahi baitha liya.

"Tujhe takleef hai kya Babita? Tu bhi reh le agar tera waha jee nahi lagta toh tu bhi reh le mere pas. Haan ye meri bitiya abhi kuch din yahi rukne wali hai aur baad me main khud he isko tere pas chhodne aaungi. Kyun Muskaan beta tujhe yaha mere sath koyi takleef hai?", Kaushalya ji ke itne sneh ko dekh khud Chandro Devi prashansa karne lagi thi. Muskaan bhi kaushalya ji ke sath hil-mil chuki thi aur baaki gharwale bhi usko utna he apnapan de rahe the jis se wo kahi se bhi koyi bahari vyakti nahi thi.

"Mujhe toh aapke pas rehna atcha lagta hai. Haan Babita didi bhi mera khayal rakhti hai aur udhar main jyadatar inke sath ya Akshara didi ke pas he hoti hu. Abhi toh jabtak college se letter nahi aata itne main aapke he pas hu. Beech me chali jaya karungi didi ke ghar bhi.",Muskaan ki baat par Babita bhi khush thi. Wo jaanti thi ki is samay toh khud wo aur Arjun he is ladki ki duniya the jisme Kaushalya ji ke aane se ek ghani chhaya bhi uske sar aa gayi thi. Arjun ki plate me aakhiri niwala dekh wo turant uth kar chali gayi.

"Bache hote hai toh ghar ghar jaisa lagta hai Kaushalya aur sachmuch tujhme gunn hai jo ye meri Babita tak tere pas daudi chali aati hai.", Chandro Devi ki baat sahi thi aur is baat par Purnima ji ne bhi jaise apni saheli ki khinchaai ki.

"Haa behan ji ye toh baat pate ki kahi. Aap Umed aur Shalini ko he le lo. Yaha aane ke baad un dono ne he meri taraf na dekha bas lage hue hai apne apne me. Aaisha jara na ghulti milti kisi se lekin wo Preeti aur Komal ke he pallu me bandhi ghoom rahi. Ye sab is Kaushalya ka he jaadu hai jo baandh leti hai aanewale ko.", kaushalya ji ne apni saheli ki baah par halke se dhol lagate hue hanste hue jawaab diya.

"Kaun bol raha hai dekh lo behan ji.? Main toh rasmo tak me na baith saki aur yahi dekh rahi hai sabkuch. Aap hoti toh main isko bhi kahi na kahi lagati lekin chalo fir sahi. Babita, damaad ghar aaya hua hai aur tu hai ki usko waha chhod yaha apne me he mast hai."

"Naani, wo doodh peeta bacha na hai aur baaki bahot log hai uske pas. Rekha maami aur Krishna maami lagi hui meri sasural ki sewa me aur main toh unhe pehle he bol chuki ke iske sath jaungi main byaah me. Haan Arjun teri booking toh na kar rakhi pehle kisi ne?", Babita ke bebaak jawaab par Arjun toh bagle jhaankne laga lekin andar aati Sushila ne jarur Babita ke sar pe chapat jama di.

"Oh byaah ho gaya lekin teri akal na badhi. Thoda toh soch ke bola kar aur apne pati ke sath aayi hai toh uske sath he jaayegi. Arjun ko 100 kaam honge toh fer wo tujhe dhota firega ya kaam karega?"

"Manne iska hath pakad rakha maa? Tu bhi sath chal padiye je dil kare toh lekin main na jaati unke sath. Chacha-sasur car me he beedi foonke hai aur main pet se hu. Pasand na manne yu sab. Baaki haan Arjun busy hai toh main Vinni, Komal ya kisi ke bhi sath chali jaungi.", Babita ne moohfatt andaaj me jo baat kahi thi wo sunn kar Kaushalya ji ko bhi aapatti hui lekin Babita se nahi.

"Sushila ye thik bol rahi hai. Time mile toh iska jikar apni samdhan se kariyo. Chulhe ki aanch alag cheej hai lekin ye beedi-cigrattee wala hisab galat hai jab iske paanv bhari chal rahe ho. Beta, tu Arjun ke he sath jaaiyo lekin pehle ye baaki sabko chhod de udhar. Sanjiv abhi iske sath jaayega aur tu thoda araam kar le. Raat me jyada ghoomna firna bhi nahi udhar.",Kaushalya ji ko toh abhi se chinta ho rahi thi jis par sabhi ke sath Arjun bhi muskura raha tha. Uske mooh se achanak he nikal gaya.

"Abhi toh didi ka second month he hai daadi."

"Tujhe ye sab bada pata hai re.", Kaushalya ji hairat se dekh rahi thi apne paute ko jo ab jhempta hua idhar udhar dekh raha tha.

"Wo kal sun liya tha daadi maine jab Babita didi udhar ye baat bata rahi thi. Aur Renuka bua ko jab doctor ke dikhane gaya tha toh unhone bhi bua ko bola tha ke is baat ko dimaag me mat daal lena ki har waqt araam he karna hai. Ghoomte firte rehna hai aur atchi diet leni hai. Isliye maine ye keh diya.", Ab Kaushalya ji ko bhi poori baat samajh aayi thi. Aakhir Renuka bhi peit se thi aur Arjun bhi doctor ke leke jata tha apni bua ko unki najar me.

"Chal koyi baat nahi lekin ye mahilao wale masle me na he bola kar. Muskaan beta, teri Lalita aunty ko bol ke wo tayaar ho jaye. Arjun uske sath Sanjiv aur jo jana chahe unhe waha chhod aayega. Abhi se nikalna shuru karenge toh time rehte tayari hogi. 7 baje ghudchadhi hai fer.", Samay 5 hone wala tha aur Arjun bhi uth gaya apni jagah se.

"Main he ja raha hu bhaiya ke pas daadi. Fir ek aur chakkar lagane ke baad maine gaadi pe phool bhi lagwane hai. Bhaiya aur bhabhi ko main he leke aaunga yaha ghar apni car me.", Arjun jaane laga toh Kaushalya ji ne fir se rok liya.

"Paise leta ja."

"Wo hotel wale ne mujhse liye he nahi kyonki chote daadu ne unhe mana kar diya tha. 50 hajaar pade hai waise ke waise. Baad me hisaab de dunga. Aap log uthenge toh baaki tayaar honge nahi toh mujhe nahi lagta agle ek ghante tak koyi nikalne wala hai.", Arjun ye baat keh kar daud gaya jis par Kaushalya ji khud bhi khadi ho gayi.

"Haan ye bhi sahi hai. Behan ji aap mere aur Purnima ke sath he chaliye. Raju ne gaadi bahar he lagwa rakhi hai. Devki.. Devki tayaar ho gayi kya?", Unke kehne ke sath he bagal wale kamre se Damini, Devki aur Anamika apne bete ke sath idhar aa gayi. Wo log tayaar thi aur bag unke hath me the.

"Ji sab tayaari ho gayi hai jiji. Aapke kehne ka he intjaar tha."

"Anamika bitiya bache ke atirikt kapde rakh le. Tum log shayad subah deri se he wapis idhar aaoge. Chalo behan ji hum chalte hai, ye Madhu ka pariwar bhi ja chuka. Aapke devar jaane akele baithe kya hisaab kitaab karne me lage hai.", Baithak me sachmuch Rameshwar ji akele he baithe the aur diary me kuch likhne me vyast the.

"Rameshwar, aaj toh rehne de ye sab. Ek baar ghar ka chakkar laga le Kaushalya.", Chandro devi ne samajhdari wali baat kahi thi aur shaadi wale ghar me dhero samaan aur gehne ke sath sath rupaya paisa hona laajmi tha. Unki baat ka arth bhi yahi tha ki kuch khula na raha ho.
.
.
"Chote chal aaja idhar aur 2 ghadi apne bhai se bhi batla le.", Arjun yaha apne bhaiya ko bulane aaya toh unke pas Bijender, Vikas, Lucky aur Deepak bhaiya ko pehle he maujood dekh thoda hichkichata sa andar daakhil hua. Naye bed par dulhe ki pagdi, pardarshi saanche me vivaah ka suit aur chaandi jadi mojari rakhi thi. Baaki sabhi bhi apne apne vastra liye he aaye hue the. Dosto ke waha hone par bhi Sanjiv ke chehre par alag si bechaini saaf dekh sakta tha Arjun. Sabhi se hath mila kar wo apne bade bhai ki bagal me he aa baitha.

"Main toh aapko he bulane aaya tha bhaiya lekin lagta hai jaise aap he kuch ghabraye hue hai. Bijender bhaiya aapko toh experience hai, thoda bhaiya ko bhi haunsla do.", Arjun ne majaak me aisa kaha tha aur Bijender hanste hue Sanjiv ko wo ishara karne laga jiska matlab tha 'dekh le ye samajhdar hai'

"Aisi baat nahi hai yar. Lekin pata nahi yu lag raha hai jaise kisi mission pe ja raha hu aur waha har taraf har najar mujhe he ghoorti hogi. Public life zero he rahi hai toh bas thoda ajeeb lag raha hai.", Sanjiv ne apne dil ki haalat chote bhai se bataai toh Lucky ne peeth thapthapate hue jawaab diya.

"Bhai main toh kehta hu abhi se 2 ghoont laga le fir koyi pareshani nahi hone wali. Jaanta hu ki ye bahot bada safar hone wala hai tere liye aaj lekin ye toh sabhi ko taye karna padta hai. Bijender bhai ne bataya tha na ke ye kitna khushi khushi tayaar hua tha lekin hawa iski bhi kharaab hui thi jab ghodi par baitha. Iske dosto ne beer pila kar haunsla diya tha aur uske baad sab araam se ho gaya.", Lucky ki baat se Bijender sarokar rakh raha tha lekin Arjun nahi.

"Aisa hai bhaiya ki chota mooh aur badi baat. Bhaiya waha tayaar hone ke baad mandir jaayenge jaha sharaab ka sewan karke jana galat hoga. Upar se inhe ghodi par ek chote bache ke sath bhi hona hai toh aisa karna katai thik nahi. Garmi ka samay hai beshak mandir se palace 500 meter he hoga par utni duri aadhe ghante se kam me toh poori nahi hone wali naachne gaane walo ki wajah se. Dehydration ho jaaygi toh 6-7 ghante baithoge kaise udhar?", Arjun ki itni dur ki soch sunn kar Sanjiv jaha tareef se dekh raha tha wahi Lucky hairat se.

"Tu apne bhai ko haunsla de raha hai ya dara raha hai be? Abe shaadi hai iski aaj lekin tu isko dara ke yahi chipka de.", Lucky ke jawaab par Vikas hansi na rok saka lekin ab Arjun ne he aage baat badhaai.

"Aisa hai bhaiya ki Radhika bhabhi pyaar karti hai bhaiya se aur bhaiya bhi. Training ka samay inhone is din ke sapne dekh kar he toh bitaya hoga. Jab aap itne bade sapne ko poora karne chale ho toh fir kisi or sahare ki jarurat he kyun padegi? Najre toh beshak sabhi ki rahengi kyonki ye mukhya kirdaar jo hai aaj aur utni he najre bhabhi par hongi lekin unhe toh bahot khushi hai aur wo toh waha sab cheej apne hisaab se karwa rahi hai kyonki ye in dono ka sabse bada aur khaas din hai. Atcha lagega jab bhaiya waha bhabhi ki bagal me baithe honge us mehakte mahol me, lekin sirf inkhe mooh se sharaab ki durgand aaye? Bhaiya aap mission par nahi jaa rahe. Is ghar ko wo khushi dilane ja rahe ho jiske liye sabhi ne kitni mehnat aur sewa ki hai. Chalo khade ho jao aur duty join karo kyonki leader aap ho.", Arjun ne apne bhaiya ko ek taraf se apne sath lagate hue baat poori kahi toh Sanjiv bhi fakar se usko jor se bheenchne ke baad uth khada hua.

"Toh fir hum log yaha kya kar rahe hai? Chalo Bijender bhai tum bhi gaadi nikalo aur lo sabko sath. Deepak yar tu bhi udhar he aaja Uncle aunty ji ko leke. Lucky aur Vikas mere sath he chal rahe hai.", Sanjiv ke chehre par aayi ye nahi ushma dekh Lucky bhi prashansha se in dono ko dekhne laga.

"Tu na kuch bane ya na bane lekin motivational speaker jarur bann sakta hai Arjun. Aur sahi baat hai ki agar ye mission he hai toh fir isko hosh me he poora karte hai. Chalo bhai logo uthao apne dulhe miyan ka taam-jham aur chalte hai mission Radhika bhabhi par.", Lucky ne ye itni tej kaha tha ki bagal wale kamro tak uski awaaj goonji thi. Nara lagane me baaki sabhi ne sath diya aur is baar niche tak sabko pata chal chuka tha ki ye ladke kyun shor macha rahe hai. Sara samaan utha kar poori mandali bahar wali taraf se niche aayi toh bahut se log toh nikal bhi chuke the. Arjun ki car me Sanjiv, Lucky, Lalita ji aur Alka baithe toh unke peeche he Shankar ji apne sath Rekha, Komal, Ritu, Rupali ko liye. Umed ji bhi badi gaadi me apni maa, chachi, chandro devi, Renuka aur Rajeshwari ko liye the toh unke baad swayam Rajkumar ji Madhuri, Shalini, Krishna ji, Aarti ko. Bijender ne apni maa, kaaki aur biwi ke sath sath Richa ko bhi liya tha. Safari ko bhi poori tarah se bhar ke Narinder ji nikle toh unke aage aage unke pita Muskaan, Col sahab, Vinita aur Krishneswar ji ko. Filhaal ghar me bas Babita he bachi thi jiske sath Priyanka thi. Priyanka har kamre ka nirikshan karne ke baad wahi baithak me Babita ke bagal aa baithi.

"Pinki tum yahi ho? Baaki sab toh chale gaye fir tum akeli yaha?", Babita araam se paanv pasare channel badal badal kar dekhte hue poochne lagi.

"Akeli kaha hu didi, aap bhi toh ho mere sath yaha. Hahaha.. waise daadi ne kuch samaan le kar aane ka kaha hai kache doodh ke sath. Bas wo uncle aane wale honge thodi der tak aur itne main aapko bhi company de dungi. Waise toh bahar security ke liye ek aadmi hai aur Arjun bhi jaldi he aa jayega. Lekin wo thoda rukega idhar kuch kaam se toh agar aap chaho toh mere he sath chal padna. Preeti ki family abhi idhar he hai aur unke sath he chalenge.", Priyanka ke pas ek khaadi ka jhola tha jo bata raha tha ke isme khaas samaan hai jis wajah se wo sabse alag jaane wali thi. Babita ne television band karke sofe par he chaukdi jama li.

"Mere sa garmi na sehan hoti Pinki isliye main na gayi abhi. Arjun ne bataya tha ke market se 2 ladke aayenge upar kamra sajane ke liye toh agar wo pehle aa jaye toh unhe Sanjiv ka kamra dikha du. Waise yaha ghar pe koyi rukega nahi dulhan ki kadam rasam ke liye? Mahari taraf toh diya bhi jala ke rakhte hai aur ghar khali bhi na chhodte.", Babita ke aise sawal par Priyanka ne sehmati jataai.

"Haan didi kyun nahi lekin uske liye Taai ji aur daadi ji ke sath kuch aur ladies bhi pehle aa jayengi ghar pe. Madhuri didi bhi aayengi yaha vida lene ke liye. Haan tab tak jarur ghar khali rahega par chinta wali baat nahi hai. Dono gharo me pehredar hai aur Preeti ke ghar ke bahar bhi. Haan aapke jaise riwaj toh mujhe nahi pata ki hamare hote hai.", Priyanka ke spashtikaran par Babita bas muskura di lekin apne jism par lagatar tiki uski nigaho ko dekh Babita ne aakhir pooch he liya.

"Byaah me toh yahi hona chahiye Pinki. Jab sare he ja rahe hai toh fer ek kyun peeche ruke? Waise tu bade dhyaan se kuch dekh rahi hai. Agar koyi sawaal hai toh pooch le jhijhak na.", Ab Priyanka bagle jhaankne lagi thi jaise uski chori pakdi gayi ho. Chunni ko ungli me ghumati wo jwaab dene se bachna chaah rahi thi.

"Kya soch rahi hai bebe? Tagdi hu ya kuch khaas hai mere me jo tu aaj he dekh saki?", Babita ko is tarah muskurate dekh aur ghar ke is ekant me Priyanka ne thodi himmat karke pooch he liya.

"Wo main bas dekh rahi thi didi ki aap toh Madhuri didi se bhi thoda jyada bhari hui ho. Matlab aap sundar bhi bahot ho lekin itni .."

"Main lambi tagdi hu aur upar se mera jism bhi bhari hai. Yahi kehna chah rahi hai na?"

"Nahi nahi didi.. mera matlab aapki tareef he hai par aapke husband bhi aapke barabar khade hote hai toh wo thoda sa kamtar he lagte hai. Wo bhi healthy hai lekin 19-20 ka farak toh hai he. Aapko pareshani nahi hoti?"

"Hoti hai pareshani toh. Kapde na milte sahi se har jagah aur main Golu ke peeche motorcycle pe na ja sakti kyonki ek quantal wajan hai mera, jyada failaav ki wajah se. Double bed pe kal ko mere pati ke paas jagah na bachegi bacha hoye baad. Lekin sach kahu toh mujhe jara bhi dikkat nahi hoti meri body sambhalne me."

"Haan wahi toh main kehna chah rahi thi ki aap fit bhi bahot ho. Matlab wo ladkiyon wali baat kahu toh mujhe khud pareshani hoti hai apne upper body se. Lekin aap toh mere se bhi jyada hai us hisse me."

"Hahaha.. jab bholi hai tu Pinki. Seena toh bhari he hota hai lekin iske hisaab se mehnati bhi hona padta hai. Tera 36 hoga mera 44 hai lekin fer bhi wajan mehsoos na hota. Haan tu bhi jab gharwala pasand kare toh thoda tagda he dekhiyo behan. Koyi tilli jaisa toh tujhe bhi sambhal na sakega jis tarah Golu jaisa tagda pehalwan bhi tu mere liye 19 bata rahi jo ki sach bhi hai.", Babita ki bebaak baatein sunn kar Priyanka sehajta se muskurai jaise wo is charcha se ab bhaag nahi rahi thi.

"Wo toh gharwale he decide karenge didi lekin itna jarur hai ke meri marji shamil hogi. Waise aapki baat bhi sahi hai ke fit rehna jaruri hai isliye main ghar ke kaam karne ke sath thodi exercise bhi karti rehti hu.Utni toh nahi jitni Alka aur Ritu karti hai par Komal ke sath thoda bahot fit rehne ki koshish routine se karti hu."

"Karti bhi rahiyo nahi toh ye kharbuje agar papite bane toh saal baad he pati bahar mooh maarne lagega. Aurat itne he sukhi hai jitne wo sahi hai. Bedol hui nahi ke marad andekhi karna shuru. Shayad koyi bahar aaya hai.", Babita ke kaan bhi sachet the jisne yahi se bahar gate par kisi ke aane ka anumaan laga liya. Priyankar turatn uthi apni dupatta sahi karti hui. Babita bhi uske sath bahar aangan me chali aayi toh Muneer waha Sadhuram ke bete se poochtach kar raha tha jiske hath me mitti ka kalash aur ek doodh ka dollu tha.

"Uncle ji inhe daadi maa ne he ye samaan laane ko kaha tha. Bhaiya aap ye mujhe he de do.", Priyank aage badhi toh dekha ki ek gori aur bhare hue sharir ki ladki bhi waha thi. Ye Kaajal thi jiske hath me kuch thaile the shayad naye kapdo ke. Minder aage badh kar wo samaan dene laga lekin Kajal ki najre bhi ghar me taak-jhaank karti rahi. Jaise usko jo dekhna tha wo waha kahi chhipa na ho.

"Kajal, wo doob bhi de jara thaile se nikaal kar.", Minder ne Kajal se ye kaha toh wo jaise hosh me aayi lekin Babita ki paarkhi najre uske chehre ko padh chuki thi. Kajal ne sakuchate hue akhbar me lipti durva khud pakdaai toh Babita ne he uske hatho se li.

"Unlce ko dhanywad jarur kehna hamari taraf se aur tumhara bhi shukriya bhaiya jo ye sab dene khud aaye.", Priyanka ki baat par Minder ne bas hath jodd kar sar hila diya. Aur fir dono bhai behan motorcyle pe sawaar ho nikal chale apne raste.

"Babita didi ye shayad Arjun aur aapke bhaiya wali car he idhar aa rahi hai.", Priyanka ke aisa kehne par Babita ke chehra he utar gaya. Dono car thik waha aa ruki toh Bijender ne Babita ke sabhi irado par paani firate hue kaha.

"Tum dono mere sath he chalo. Babita didi tum Sanjiv se badi ho toh ghodi se pehle tumhi uska tilak karogi. Tab tak tayaar bhi hona padega aur choti dadi ne bola hai ke Priyanka ko bhi leta aau kyonki ye pichli seat par najuk samaan ke sath akeli he baithegi. Arjun tu karwa le bhai jo kaam karwana hai fer jaldi kariyo aane ki.", Bijender ki baat sunn kar Priyanka furti se baithak ki taraf lapki aur Babita utra hua mooh le kar agli seat par ja baithi. Arjun ne aankhon ke ishare se he usko aashvast kiya tha ke wo uski narajgi dur karega. Priyanka samaan le kar aayi toh usko khud Arjun ne he pichli seat par baithaya. 2 ladke vibhinn phulo se bhara bada sa bora liye motorcyle pe yaha aa ruke the.

"Pehle toh aap log mere sath upar wale kamre me chalo. Bas thoda teji se kaam karna bhaiya aur uske baad ye car sajani hai aage ki light se lekar dikki tak.", Arjun ke kehne ki he deri thi ki dono ladke uske sath he lapke.

"Car ke liye toh abhi 2 log aur aa rahe hai. Uncle ji ne pehle he bata diya tha ke sara kaam 20-25 minute me poora karna hai. Aap bas kamra dikhao aur hum jyada samay nahi lenge.", Arjun bhi unki baat se khush tha aur ab uske paas paryapt samay tha nahane ke liye kyonki bhaiya ki Ghodi ka samay 8 baje ka tha aur Gorav jija ki 7:30. Uski ye bhaag-daud abhi tak purn safal rahi thi bas kuch samay baad mukhya karya prarambh hone wala tha aur waha bahot kuch aisa bhi ghatne wala tha jis se Arjun poori tarah anbhigya tha.

 

[Enigma]

Update 191
Baraati-Gharaati

Pandit ji ke pariwar ki adhiktar mahilaye aur ladkiyan shaadi ke sthaan se kuch he aage Dharamvir Sangwan ji ke niji farmhouse par pahuchi thi. Siwaye Madhuri aur unko tayar karne wali choti behno aur parlour wali ke. Ye log wahi shaadi ke palace me ek taraf aarakshit 10 kamro wale hisse me thehri thi aur unme se kuch kamre khud ghar ke bado ke liye the jinme Kaushalya ji pramukh thi.

Yaha shaadi sthal par kaam abhi tak joro shoro se chalu tha aur khule hisso ko laal latkan wale shamiyano ke sath aneko jhumar se saja kar ye khaas bhavya roop diya gaya tha jisme bharpoor shaahi ehsaas tha. Gujarte samay ke sath sath catering company ke thekedar apne service staff aur manager ityaadi ke sath ek bade hisse me meeting karte dikhe. Har vyakti apni ek khaas vardi me tha, chamakte joote aur saaf chehro ke sath. Yahi se pata lagta tha ke is bade naam ko he kyun Shankar-Umed ne khaastaur par chuna tha. 7 Samandar naam ki ye catering jitni vikhyaat thi utna he apne kaam aur mejbani ke liye achook. Ek tarah se yaha har waiter aur khaansame ki pariksha he ho rahi thi.

Is beech sabse pehle padhare DIG Nirmal Singh, apne khaas lashkar ke sath aur unki mulakat bhi pehle se he Col Satish Puri se taye thi. Ujli safed kameej aur gehre samandar ke rang si neeli patloon me hamesha ki tarah tej taraar Singh sahab ne samne wale mitra se bhi utni he garamjoshi se hath milate hue apne sath aaye ek lambe fauji se vyakti se parichaya karwaya.

"Ye hai Jaibir Singh, Col sahab. Jaibir jaise maine samjhaya tha tumhe is poore palace ko andar aur bahar se suraksha pradaan karni hai. Lekin khastaur se ye dhyaan jarur rakhna ke vishshit mehmano aur ayojako ke hisse ke bheetar ki taraf tumhara koyi vyakti kadam na rakhne paye. Parinaam tumhari soch se bhi pare ho sakte hai aisi chook par. Aur tumhe Col sahab ko he report karna hai.", Jaibir jaha pehle bade he josh se Col sahab se hath milakar mila tha wahi Nirmal Singh ji ki wo chook wali baat sunn kar chehre par anishchit-ta ke bhaav aa gaye.

"Sir, jaisa aapne bataya hai ki yaha ati-vishisht log aane wale hai toh kahi kahi unke sath bhi mere security persons kareeb honge he. Matlab aap jara vistaar se bataye toh main poori koshish karungi ki baal barabar bhi galti na hone paaye.", Jaibir Singh ki baat ka jawaab khud Col Sahab ne diya.

"Beta baat aisi hai ki jab ati-vishisht log aayenge toh kya wo bina suraksha ke aayenge? Apne Singh sahab ko he le lete hai is baat par. Pariwar ke sath aayenge toh sarkari guard aur driver sath he honge. Lekin wo jagah dekh rahe ho jaha ek kataar se gaadiyan khadi hai?", Col sahab ki baat kuch hadd tak Jaibir ko samajh aa gayi thi aur yaha se 250-300 gaj dur us khule hisse ko dekhne ke baad Jaibir ne bhi gardan haan me hilai.

"Waha tak he harek bahari security wale ki seema hai. Ye ek taraf 1000 se jyada logo ke liye 3 khule pandaal hai aur wo daayi taraf jaha kamre hai waha athithi ruke hai. Inke bheetar koyi guard nahi chahiye lekin ghera barabar wo bhi beech raah me nahi. Haan ye jo badi building hai isme he bhojan aur baithne aadi ka prabandh hai aur andar bas tumhari he maujdgi ho apne kisi khas vyakti ke sath. Chhat par jarur 4-6 log laga dena lekin wo kisi ko toke nahi agar chehal pehal tak ki baat ho toh. Yaha prasadhan kaksh ki taraf bhi koyi surakshakarmi naa jaaye. Parking ki aur sabhi ke liye 4 toilet bane hai unka pryog tumhare log kar sakte hai. Gate ke bahar bhi gaadiyan lagengi aur pichle hisse me bhi chardiwari 5 feet ki hai toh waha nigrani rehni chahiye. Nirmal ji apne Jaibir ke pas aaj ke liye kitne vyakti hai?", Sabhi naksha atche se samjhane ke baad unhone jaruri sawaal Jaibir ki jagah Nirmal ji se he kiya.

"Maine toh 200 aadmi kahe hai Col sahab. Pandit ji ne toh unhe bhi jyada bataya lekin mehmano ki list dekh kar mujhe ye bhi kam lag rahe hai. Lo ji Pandit ji aur unke bhai sahab bhi aa gaye.", Bhai sahab se unka aashaya tha Dharamvir Sangwan ji se jo aaj thik Rameshwar ji ki he tarah holster me rivolver patloon ke ek taraf taange idhar he aa rahe the. Ye log toh abhi se poori tarah tayaar the aur Jaibir bas lagatar Rameshwar ji ko he dekhta raha. Jaise he wo kareeb aa khade hue toh dono hath unke paanv par lagata wo unse aashirwad le kar he seedha hua

"Kaise ho Jibir beta? Nirmal bhai, ye toh apna he bacha hai. Star security wale Delhi se bahar kabse suraksha dene lage Jaibir?", Pandit ji ki baat sunn kar wo sharma raha tha lekin fir muskurate hue usne jo kaha us par baaki sabhi hans diye.

"Suraksha karne walo ko hum kaise suraksha de sakte hai SP sir? Ye toh bilkul nahi maloom tha ke aapke yaha seva deni hai. Ab toh kuch samajhne ki bhi darkaar nahi hai sir. Main jaanta hu ki prabandh kaise rakhna hai. Pariwar se faansle par aur baaki sandighdh jo bhi lage usko ek taraf. Samay kam he hai is hisaab se toh main aapse intjaam karwane ke baad he milta hu Sir. Kya kuch suraksha vishesh logo ke liye bhi rakhni hai sir?", Jaane se pehle yahi aakhiri sawal tha Jaibir ko aur Pandit ji bas muskura rahe the.

"Unse he logo ko surakshit rakhna hai beta tumhe. Unke hath koyi sandigdh laga toh fir tumhari he khaami maani jaayegi. Inder se toh tum mil chuke ho na pehle?", Ye naam sunn kar Jaibir ne sar jhatka aur jaha se aaya tha wapis udhar he mudd chala. Uski tej chaal apne he logo ki taraf thi jinhe wo jald se jald samjha kar mustaidi se kaam pe lagane wala tha.

'Beda garak ho Jaibir tera. Shero ke jhund agar khudke he pehredar galti kar baith toh jaane anjaam kya hoga? DIG sahab naam pehle he bata dete toh kuch sochta bhi lekin ab aukhli me sar de diya hai toh moosal se kya darna.', bechara badbadata hua ja raha tha aur idhar Pandit ji apne in mitro ke sath baatchit sunte hue bhi Jaibir ko jaate dekh rahe the.

"6 bajne wale hai Satish aur jaisa taye hua hai sadhe 7 baje Sanjiv mandir pahuchega aur usi samay waha se Gorav ki ghodi ko le kar baraat is aur chalegi. Aadha pauna ghanta wo log naach-gaa bhi lenge toh fir bhi sava 8 ya sadhe 8 tak barati gate pe honge. Lalita Rajkumar ke sath udhar sabhi betiyon ka hona bhi jaruri hai. Batao ab Mandir se tumhari bhabhi ko is taraf main le kar aau ya tum karoge ye kaam?", Pandit ji ne thodi der pehle he Abhishek se hui baatchit ka jikar karte hue ye sab bataya toh jawaab me Col sahab ne naa me gardan hila di.

"Aap yaha dekhiye bhai sahab aur udhar mandir se Sanjiv ki baraat lekar main khud bhabhi ji ke sath he aaunga. Paise vaarne me aap kar lo kanjusi lekin bache naachne gaane ka ye avsar nahi jaane denge aur bhabhi ji ka waha hona aavashyak bhi hai. Aap charcha kar lo ek baar bachhiyon se ya kisi ek se bhi raaye le loge toh wo bata dengi ki unme se kaun yaha ribbon katwayega aur kaun waha apne bhai ki ghodi ke saamne naachte gaate aayega. Kuch kuch idea toh mujhe Preeti ne de he diya tha dopehar me.", Col sahab ki baat par Sangwan ji bhi sehmat the aur hanste hue unhone bhi kaha.

"Bhai sahab mere ghar me bhi ye sab he chal raha tha. Param ko Marina ne pehle he bol diya hai ke wo sangeet par isliye he nahi jyada shamil hui kyonki wo toh dulhe ki taraf se aayegi yaha. Haan Ruchita bhi uske he sath hai lekin Yashoda aur Annie ne yahi par hona hai mere sath."

"Toh fir ab baat karke time jyada kharaab he kyu karna doctor sahab. Ye Lakshmi abhi bata degi ki kaun kaun yaha rehne wala hai aur kaun waha Sanjiv ke sath. Atchi baat hai aur main toh khud chahta hu ke darbaan ka role nibhaun aaj. Sabhi se gate par he milna behtar rahega.", Hanste hue Pandit ji ne Nirmal SIngh ji ke kandhe par hath rakh liya tha jiska matlab ye bhi tha ke wo unke he sath hai.

"Kapoor Sahab ke irade aise na the Pandit ji. Wo bhi keh rahe the ki aaj naachne ki kasrat wo jarur karenge. Khair wo toh unhe hamesha se he pasand hai lekin main biwi aur beti ko liye aata hu 8 baje tak aur aapke he sameep rahunga. Bache aur biwi pariwar ko jaante hai toh apne aap he ghulmil lenge.", Toh yaha se fainsla ho chuka tha ke pariwar aur khas dost bhi ab 2 bhaago me bant chuke the. Kuch yaha rehne wale the Gorav ke swagat ke liye toh kuch rehne wale the Sanjiv ke sath.

"Phir toh bolta hu apni thanedarni sahiba ko ki jo bhi kare jaldi kare. Jis din ke liye itni bhagdaud ki hai wo aane par he deri ho jaaye toh maja nahi aata.", Rameshwar ji ki baat bhi apni jagah sahi thi kyonki ab 6 baj chuke the aur aane wala har minute maayne rakhta tha.

"Haan bhai sahab aap jara bhabhi ji se salah mashwara kar lijiye. Itne main Sangwan bhai sahab ke sath yaha ka thoda jayza le leta hu. Shankar thodi deri se he aane wala hai kyonki wo bol kar gaya hai ghanta bhar sone ka.", Rameshwar ji khud bhi parichit the apni aulaad se. Yaha naam Shankar ka tha lekin araam uske sath sath Umed, Narinder aur Vinod ityaadi bhi kar rahe the. Dharamvir ji bhi is baat se ittefaaq rakhte the kyonki samay rehte he har karya poora hona jaruri tha jisme kahi bhi koyi kami ki gunjaaish baaki na thi.
.
.
"Yar main toh Madhuri didi ke he sath rehne wali hu. Apne toh hath khade hai is garmi aur kal ke dance ki wajah se. Himmat nahi hai ki aadha pauna kilometer paidal ya dance karte hue bheed me aau.", Farmhouse ke bade se kamre me ek taraf bister par Alka baithi hui Aarti aur Marina se kuch baatchit kar rahi thi wahi Ritu ne seene se ghutno tak toliya lapete hue aaina ka rukh kiya. Wo abhi abhi naha kar nikli thi aur geele baalo ko dryer ki garam hawa se sukhati hui Gulabi lehnge choli me tyaar Tara ki baat sunn kar muskurane lagi. Aaisha aur Afsana bhi yahi thi jo inki baatein sunn kar he koyi fainsla leti. Afsana jarur Ritu ko is tarah khada dekh kuch hairaan thi lekin kamre me sirf ladkiyan hone ki wajah se kuch rahat bhi thi.

"Tu toh waise filhal apne dadaji ki family me ghusi rehne wali hai Tara. Aur ye garmi ka bahana toh tu kar he mat jab itni bhaari dress abhi se pehan ke baithi hai. Alka tu bhi bata de ki ribbon katwane ke liye idhar rukegi ya mere sath bhaiya ki ghodi ke saamne enjoy karna hai?", Ritu ne baal sahi karne ke baad hath upar karke apni baalviheen bagalo me sugandhit itra chhidakte hue aaine se dekhte hue he Alka se poochne lagi.

"Agar tu ghodi me shamil hogi toh mujhe idhar rehna hoga. Haan ye Aarti tere sath ja rahi hai aur tu uth ke bathroom me ja motti.", Aarti ko jis tarah Alka ne khadeda tha wo hansti hui apne kulhe hilati kamre ke andar he bane bathroom me ja ghusi. Matlab wo sehmat thi Alka ki baat se.

"I'm also going with you Ritu. Give me 20 minutes and I will be back after getting dressed.", Marina ka bhi ab spasht ho gaya tha ki wo kaha ja rahi hai. Usne tayaar hone ki baat kahi aur darwaja khol kar jaise he nikli waha Rupali ke sath Gurdeep, Kirti aur Jasleen khadi thi. Unko hello bol kar Marina toh chali gayi aur andar ka mahol dekh inhone bhi aate he darwaja wapis laga diya.

"Matlab abhi tak bas Tara he tayar hui hai?", Rupali ne abhi se sabj rang ka suhavana sa lehnga pehan liya tha. Waise he rang ke dupatte ko seene se lekar dono kandho pe kiye wo behad pyaari dikh rahi thi. Jasleen, jo ki hamesha he pashchatya pehnave me dikhti thi aaj usne bhi jamuni rang ka chust lehnga choli, jiska prishthbhaag sirf 2 doriyon se he bandha tha wo pehan kar yaha baithi sabhi ladkiyon ki najar me thi.

"Kapde he toh pehan ne hai Jasleen ji. Aur jo log yaha rukne wale hai wo toh chahe agle ek ghante tayaar na ho toh bhi chalega.", Tara ne apni baat pe he udasi bhara chehra banaya toh Ritu palat kar uske pas he chali aayi.

"Oh meri gussel gudiya. Tu isliye jhijhak rahi hai na ke waha teri daadi aur chacha honge.? Main bolti hu papa ko wo apne aap thik kar denge sab. Tu chalegi mere sath aur yaha pehle he Afsana, Komal didi, Priyanka didi ke sath Richa, Babita didi hai."

"Ji main bhi dulhe bhai ke safar par aapke sath aana chahti hu. Baaji keh rahi thi ki mujhe jana chahiye.", Afsana ne apna naam yaha rukne walo me suna toh kehne se ruk na saki ki wo ghodi-baraat me khud he jana chahti hai. Sabhi hans diye the uski masoomiyat dekh.

"Ye Ritu tere maje le rahi hai Afsana. Preeti ne toh pehle he bata diya tha ke tum, Aaisha, Kirti, Gurdeep iske sath jaogi. Main, Zubeidaa didi aur Komal, Vinni aur Richa yahi Madhuri didi ke sath ribbon kataai me sath honge. Baaki jisne jaha jana hai wo ja sakta hai lekin uske liye thoda jaldi tayaar hona padega. Sath wale room me ab koyi nahi hai kyonki waha hum log tayar hue hai. Jao Afsana tum aur Aaisha wahi tayaar ho jao. Preeti apni behan ke sath wahi aa rahi hai.", Jasleen ne ek saans me he sara vritaant keh sunaya aur iske baad wo dono ladkiyan nikal gayi is kamre se. Ritu bhi jism par lehanga lapetne ke baad wo toliya hata chuki thi. Us bedaag husn par aasmani rangi ki bra bahot thi kuch ladkiyon ko hairan karne ke liye. Bra se mel khata he toh uska lehnga aur choli tha. Bas kahi kahi morpankhi se rang ya sunehari dibbi wale chhap usko kahi jyada aakarshak bana dete. Ritu ne choli ko bhi lagbhag kamar tak he rakhwaya tha jis se naam maatra uska sapaat gora peit jhalak dikhata.

"Mujhe toh lagta tha tum is maamle me thoda kam he hogi. Lekin lagta hai Aarti ke barabar he seena hoga tumhara. Lekin dieting karti ho jo peit bilkul nahi hai?", Gurdeep chalte hue Ritu ke najdeek he khadi ho gayi. Ritu ne najro se he sukriya kaha tha aur choli ke dhaage baandhne ka nyota diya toh Gurdeep ne badi ehtiyaat se Ritu ke jism ko sparsh karte hue wo chaaron doriyana aapas me bandh di. Alka baithi baithi muskura rahi thi aur yahi haal Tara ka tha. Alka se najar milte he ab Ritu sharmane lagi thi.

"Oye main koyi ladka thodi na hu jo tum sharma rahi ho. Waise tum naram nahi ho Ritu, haan skin jarur smooth hai lekin body tight hai tumhari.", Gurdeep ne itni he der me Ritu ke kandho, peeth aur baahon ka jayja le liya tha.

"Tu sath so ke dekh jara Deepi, ye tujhe ladko wala maja bhi kara degi. Taste toh nahi badal liya tumne isko dekh kar.?", Bathroom se Aarti bahar aayi toh uski baat sunn kar Gurdeep jhijhakte hue thodi dur ho gayi. Baaki sabhi muskura rahe the aur ab Alka he aage badhkar Ritu ko tayar karne lagi.

"Yar tum toh bolti aur majaak karti hui he atchi lagti ho. Dekha nahi ye Aarti bhi hamare sath reh kar kaise bolne lagi hai? Waise Ritu aur Aarti bahot hadd tak same he thi lekin kuch arse se Ritu mere sath regular exercise aur weight training karne lagi hai. Haan Arti bhi karti hai lekin weight ki jagah cardio ya stretching isko jyada pasand hai. Lekin tum aise he bahot atchi dikhti ho kyonki tumhe shayad walk karne ka shauk hai aur health pehle he bahot atchi hai tumhari.", Alka ne sab samjhate hue ye bahi jata diya ki wo bhi Gurdeep ke maasal aur aakarshak sharir se prabhavit hai. Gurdeep toh thi bhi sadhe 5 feet ki poori gadraai ghodi.

"Haan wo ghar ke samne he park hai toh thoda bahot waha ghoom leti hu baaki khaane peene ka shauk bahot hai mujhe toh market me chalna phirna bhi ho jata hai. Tum logo ka bhi sahi hai jo khud ko fit rakhti ho. Waise main keh rahi thi ki sadak pe naachne ke baad kya idhar bhi DJ ka program rakha hai kya?", Gurdeep hamesha aise he saaf bolti thi jo uska dil karta tha. Aur uski ye DJ wali baat sunn kar Ritu ne he jawab diya. Alka uski aankhon me kaajal laga rahi thi ab.

"Program toh sabhi hai jitna mujhe lagta hai kyonki jagah itni badi arrange ki hai toh ye sab bhi hoga. Lekin kuch keh nahi sakte dada ji ka. Jaane kahi shehnaai ka he program na rakh diya ho unhone.", Ab Jasleen aur Kirti hansne lagi thi jo shayad vivah sthal dekh ke aa chuki thi.

"Deepi, intjaam toh hai lekin mujhe lagta hai waha ladke he jyada josh dikhane wale hai. Agar kahi bhi koyi ladkiyon ka group dikha toh jarur tum kamar hila lena.", Ye baatein karne me lagi thi apne apne anumaan ke sath ki ek bar fir se darwaje par dastak hui. Dastak ka saaf matlab tha ke bahar inke sath ka koyi na tha. Rupali ne samay le kar he darwaja khola jis se Aarti bathroom me wapis ja sake. Bahar Himanshu khada tha poori tayaari ke sath gale me camera latkaye.

"Didi, nana ji aaye hai niche aur wo Alka didi ko bula rahe hai.", Iska saaf matlab tha ki Rameshwar ji idhar isliye he aaye the ki wo Sanjiv ka karyakram jaan sake aur jo bhi log uske sath jaane wale hai unke alag walo ko palace me bhejne ka intjaam bana sake. Alka ne turant dupatta gale me liya aur wo kajal ki kalam Jasleen ko dete hue Himanshu ke sath he bahar nikal chali. Yaha ab tayaari thoda tej ho chali thi sajne sanwarne ki. Lekin is vivaah me sabkuch itna he sakratmak nahi tha.
.
.
"Dekho Naveen, abhi tak tumne jaisa kaha humne apni aukaat se badhkar bhi wo sab kiya tumhare liye. Lekin tum khud he dekh sakte ho ki hamara ye pariwar koyi aam ghar nahi hai aur na he idhar jo log hai wo hamari tarah majboor. Ab tak toh hum teeno he tumhari wajah se tau ji ki najro me aa chuke honge wahi meri badi bhatiji ne bhi wo tamasha dekha jo us kamre me ho raha tha. Maaf karna ab main aur haan me haan nahi mila sakta. Kathputli ki maut se behtar hoga ki mujhe mere pita ya bhai he maar de.", Shaadi wali jagah se aage kuch he duri par ye ek chai ka khokha tha jo filhal band tha shaam hone ki wajah se. Lekin fatte wale bench waise he rakhe the jo janjiro se bandh kar surakshit kiye gaye the. Ek taraf Vinod ke sath PP Sharma aur Raman baithe the aur unke saamne wale bench par Naveen apne sath 2 logo ko liye. Inke alawa bhi Naveen ke peeche 2 vyakti aur khade the jinke chehre se saaf he lagta tha ki ya toh wo bahut pahuche hue adhikari hai ya fir koyi paheli.

"Hahaha.. Vinod tumhe kisne kaha ki main tumhe maar dunga agar tum mera sath nahi doge? Maine jitna chaha tha tumne us se kahi jyada he kiya hai mere liye dost. Haan meri wajah se tum log najro me aaye iske liye pachtawa hai mujhe par ye jaruri tha. Tumhe bhi toh waise badla lena he tha is namuraad Shankar aur iske haiwaan dosto se? Khair ab tumhare liye wo kaam main kar raha hu toh maamla barabar ho gaya hamare beech. Kyon Raman, maine galat kaha kya?", Jis tarah Naveen ne Raman ko bulaya tha wo sharif avtar insaan aisi kutilta se muskuraya ki ek pal ko khud PP Sharma bhi kaanp gaya. Vinod ne hairat na dikhai ya shayad wo jajb kar gaya lekin iske baare me Arjun ne usko 2 din pehle he toh chetaya tha.

"Dekho Vinod bura matt maan-na lekin main bas itne saal tak isliye he khamosh tha ki waqt aane par is pariwar ko wo aghaat pahucha saku jiske ye haqdar hai. Tabaah karke inhe khoon ke aansu rulwana he ekmatra wajah thi tumhari us badsurat si behan se shaadi karne ki. Main Rajyavardhan Singh ka wo hukum ka ikka hu jo 52 patto me shamil he na tha. Haan meri jagah tum jarur us gaddi me the ek Joker ki tarah. Hahaha.. Gussa aa raha hai na tumhe ab? Kya karoge? Apni maa se lipat kar royega ya fir behan ko mera sach batayega? Oh tu aisa kuch bhi nahi kar sakta kyonki Roshni filhal mere kabje me hai teri pyari bhanji Anjali ke sath. Ek galti aur udhar teri behan aur bhanji dono parlok pahuch jayengi.", Raman ki baatein sunn kar ab Vinod bhauchakka sa baitha tha jaise uske upar baraf ki sillian ulat di gayi hai. Naveen aur uske aadmi dhithaai se muskurate hue ye drishya dekh rahe the.

"Isne tumhe hamesha he apna bhagidar samjha hai Raman aur maine bhi tumhara he paksh liya har samay. Kya kami thi hamare bhaichare me jo aaj tum humare he sath itna ghinona vishwasghaat kar rahe ho? Aur agar koyi jung ya ranjish bhi ho toh usme kabhi ghar ki ijjatt ya beti nahi shamil karte.", PP Sharma is samay kahi se bhi wo kamjor sa vyapari nahi lag raha tha jo aksar dikhta tha. Uska sawaal karna he jaise bhari padd gaya. 'Chattaak' ki ek tej goonj ke sath he Naveen ke bhari hath ke nishan uske gaal pe chinhit the.

"Maalik se tu tadaak karne ki himmat nahi hai tumhari. Hath bandhe the inke kyonki wo samay waisa tha lekin tumhare he us prem-pyaar ki wajah se Raman bhai sahab ne ye pehle he keh diya tha ke tum dono ko zinda chhod diya jaaye. Fir dobara galti na ho jubaan ladane ki. Bhai sahab, ab batao ki seedhe humla karna hai ya lomdi ki tarah?", Naveen ki baat par Raman Sharma thoda gambhir ho gaya tha. Apne he rumaal se usne PP Sharma ke honth ke kinare nikla khoon saaf kiya aur thande swar me bolne laga.

"Huhhh.. seedha humla toh aatmhatya hai Naveen. Lomdi he bano aur main andar he rahunga pariwar ke beech. Waise toh mera sala aur sahdhu bhai koyi galti nahi karenge lekin inke sath reh kar apni chhavi toh saaf rakh he sakta hu. Vakil Singh, Shankar ko ekant me bula kar bas wo 2 tasvire dikha dena jaha uski kartoot saaf najar aati hai. Baaki saudebaji ke liye usko yahi bulana hai aur fir agar mujhe Shankar najar aaya toh tum sab log najar nahi aaoge.", Naveen ki bagal me baitha wo rajpootana kalme aur ghumavdar mooch se saja insaan he Vakil Singh tha.

"Main toh kehta hu bhai sahab ki jhatka Rajesh se dete hai. Saboot chhod kar jayenge uski lash ke pas toh Shankar apne aap he hamari aur dauda aayega. Aur jab udhar aayega toh apni toli ke sath jo hamare liya bada shikar he honge. Kya kehte ho Naveen bhai ji?", Vakeel ne apna matt rakha toh Naveen ne Raman Sharma ki taraf dekhte hue apni gardan ahista ahista aise hilaai jaise wo Raman se haan kehalwana chahta ho.

"Sahi kehte ho tum Vakil isliye tumhara naam tum par janchta hai. Waise bhi is Rajesh ne bahot baar nuksaan kiya hai aur bharpaai toh sabhi karenge. Shuruaat iske sath he karte hai fir. Dhyaan rakhna andar koyi bhi najar na aaye tum me se. Unke beech main bhi khada ho kar asliyat bata na sakunga. Saale baat baad me karte hai pehle jism ko lash bana dete hai.", Raman Sharma ne khade ho kar apni aasteen ke dono button band karke fir se apna wahi shareef huliya banaya aur chamakti aankhon se Vinod aur PP Sharam ko dekhte hue kaha.

"Bhai sahab, ab toh hume wapis chalna chahiye. Waha bhi rasme aur kaam dekhne hai. Koshish kijiyega ki jubaan par tala jada rahe nahi toh .. aap dono kuch jyada he samajhdar jo hai.", Raman chalta hua ek taraf aad me khadi car ki pichli seat par ja baitha toh ye dono jija-saale bhi paltu kutte ki tarah uske sath ho liye. Car Vinod he chala raha tha aur bagal me baitha PP Sharma toh khamoshi ki moorat me he tabdil tha.

'Naveen bhai ji, toh yaha jaal waise he bichana hai ya thoda filmy style.?", Vakil ki baat par Naveen bas us car ko jaate dekh muskuraya.

"Hum 5 log hai toh sab kaayde se he karna padega. Rajesh ko yahi bolna hai ki uski file hai tumhare pas aur agar wo chahta hai ki baat rafa-dafa ho jaye toh is jagah mile 50 lakh ke sath, nagad ya sona kuch bhi chalega. Lekin pehle mulakaat aur paise kaha pahchane hai wo meeting ke baad bata diya jayega. Chinta matt karna, humari suraksha tum par bharpoor rahegi. Chalo ab bahar he maujood rehna tum jis se kaam ko anjaam diya ja sake. Andar toh kada pehra hai aur Raman bhai ne pehle he bata diya hai ki wo waha humse ittefaaq nahi rakhne wale, fansne ki surat me.", Ab tak toh Vinod ki car bhi najro se aujhal ho chuki thi aur ye log apni jeep me baithne se pehle kamar me bandhi rivolver jaanchne ke baad he seat par lapke. Itna toh taye tha ki Raman ne jaal atcha buna tha apni he biwi aur beti ko qaid me rakh kar. Aur Rajesh idhar akela aane par agle din ka suraj nahi dekhne wala tha.
.
.
Kisi bade mehal ke bagiche se bhaag ko bharpoor roshni se saja kar vishist roop diya ja chuka tha. Bahar gate par dono he taraf bade bade board jagmag the jaha ek par likha tha 'Radhika Dutt weds Sanjiv Sharma' aur dusre par 'Madhuri Sharma weds Gorav Sharma'. Bahut se kareebi mehmaan padhar chuke the aur anginat waiter hatho me tray liye unhe thanda garam pesh karte hue poori mustaidi se apne kaam me lage the. Laal-safed reshmi latkano aur roshni se jagmag behtareen jhoomaro ke saaye tale vibhinn tarah ke khaane peene ke stall saj kar bata rahe the ki kisi bhi tarah ki koyi kami nahi rakhi gayi. Is hari ghaas ke saje hue bhaag se aage chalkar unche stage par 2-2 ke jodo me swarnim aabha bikherte wo sinhansar numa sofe dulha dulhan ke liye utni he bakhubi sajaye the. Jagah jagah tent ke pipe phulo ki belo se saje taja mehak bikher kar vatavaran ko aur manmohak bana dete. Karine se lage gulabjal mishrit paani ke cooler bhi garmi ka naam-matra ehsaas na hone de rahe the.

"Taai ji, baraat aa rahi hai. Chalo aap sabhi log gate par jaldi se pahucho.", Aarti ne jab joshili awaaj me Madhuri didi ki taraf wale kamro ke galiyare se chill kar ye kaha toh Lalita ji ke sath sath Rekha, Renuka, Krishna, Madhu, Rajeshwari aadi ke sath baaki ladkiyan bhi apne apne paridhaan thik karti hui uth khadi hui. Tilak ki thaali, paani, mithaai aadi pehle se he tayaar thi bin jale diye ke sath. Ye sabhi apni vyavaharik chaal aur maryadit pehnave ke sath apni betiyon aur bacho ke sath pandal ki aur badh chali.

Ab tak pandal ki shuruaat me he gulabi-laal riboon bandh diya gaya tha jaha is taraf Priyanka, Romela, Aayesha aur Alka ke sath sath dhero ladkiyan aur mahilayen khadi thi. Annie yahi thi lekin unki bitiya apne pita ke sath Sanjiv ki taraf mandir ja chuki thi. Dur se he gaadiwan ki mike pe gaane ki awaaj aur jhoomte gaate log is taraf aate najar aaye. Safed ghodi par sehre aur reshmi suit me dulha Gorav in sabke beech tha. Punjabi swaro par uske dost, sambandhi, bhabhiya aur ladke ladkiyan bharpoor josh se nachte hue kuch samay tak bas dehleej se us taraf he khade rahe.

Purnima ji khud Lalita ji ko sath liye ribbon se aage badh kar baraat ke saamne aa khadi hui. Umed ji ko liye Rameshwar ji ki bujurg mandali bhi inke kareeb he thi lekin kuch fansla rakh kar. Arjun bhi hall ka jayja lene ke baad is aur aane laga toh ek pal ke liye dono he taraf ke logo ki najro ka kendra ho gaya. Chust kameej aur wo khadi istree wali khaas patloon pehne jab wo chal raha tha toh barbas he Kaamdev ka sampoorn avtaar jaan pada. Ye wahi poshak thi jo Preeti ne he uske liye pasand ki thi. Bina baah ka coat Arjun ne filhal apni ek baah par latka rakha tha aur muskurata hua wo apni taai aur chachi-daadi ke sath Abhishek ji aur baaki baraat ke samne aa khada hua. Dono taraf se hath jodd kar abhivadan hua toh Shilpa ji apalak Arjun ko he niharti rahi. Aisa he haal unki kuch aur saheliyon ke sath jawaan yuvtiyon ka bhi tha.

"Jija ji, tilak toh karwa loge lekin is naake par bhgtaan kiye bina aap aage nahi badh sakte.", Alka ne us shorgul me bhi itni buland awaaj se aisa kaha tha ki sabhi ka dhyaan kheench liya. Pandit ji ke sath Aacharya ji aur baaki bujurg bhi bachi ki is baat par muskura rahe the. Baraat me aaye Gorav ke dosto ne jawaab bhi shalinta se he diya, masti bhara thoda.

"Aise naake 10-12 laga lijiye sej tak. Har jagah bhugtan karke he aage badhenge agar swagat aise hoga toh.", Aur jabardast shor ne us ladke ki baat ka samrthan kiya jisme kya ladke kya auraten, sabhi shamil the. Yaha Arjun ne aage badh kar apne ghutne kuch modd kar dono hath Gorav ke paanv talke karte hue niche utarne ki rasma adaa ki toh Gorav ne bhi apne se 4 inch unche is saale ko gale laga kar dhanyawaad kiya. Unko sath liye Arjun apni taai ki taraf aaya toh agal bagal Abhishek ji aur Shilpa ji ke sath sath kuch bujurg aur sangi- baraati bhi khade hue.

"Bhagwaan narayan hamesha aap par apni chaya banaye rakhe. Pariwar me aapka swagat hai Gorav beta.", Ye lafz khud Purnima ji ke the aur Lalita ji ne tilak karne ke sath chaaval barsane ke baad mooh mitha karwaya toh aasman jaise kritrim rooi ki fuharo se bhar utha. Gorav-Abhishek ke dosto ne wo khaas spray udaa kar apni khushi aise darshaai thi ki us se kisi ke vastra ya makeup na prabhavit ho. Bahut se logo ne toh aasman bhi aatishbaji se rangeen kar diya tha. Andar mehmaan badhte jaa rahe the aur idhar rasam ki bheed me bhi ijafa hota gaya.

"Daadi maa, aap mujhe 'aap' nahi Gorav he keh kar bulaye. Aur maa ji, bete ka sthaan maa ke charno me hota hai sar pe nahi.", Lalita ji hath jodd he rahi thi ki apne sehre ki parwah kiye bina Gorav ne unke aur Purnima ji ke charan chhu liye. Is baat par bhi baaki sabhi ne khoob taaliyan peeti. Ribbon ke dusri taraf khadi un apsaron ki taraf bhi dhero jawan yuvak najre kiye the lekin unhe pehle se he bhaan tha ki yaha koyi autchi harkat manjoor nahi. Rameshwar ji ke sammukh aane par bhi Abhishek aur Gorav ne aisa he kiya tha aur Arjun-Lalita ji ke sath wo log aage chal kar Alka ke saamne aaye toh uski bagal me khadi Komal, Zubeidaa, Richa, Aarti, Rupali ke sath sath ghar-pariwar ki auraton ko dekh thodi lachari dikhane lage.

"Yaha par filhal jitni najar aa rahi hai utni he gayab hai jija ji. Toh 21 hajaar se kam neg toh hum lene nahi wali. Baaki aapki marji hai ki itne de sakte ho ya bagal se nikal kar jana hai?", Aarti jitni haseen thi uski awaaj bhi utni dil ko choo lene wali. Gorav ne toh apne swabhaav ke kaaran najre tak na milaai thi lekin Abhishek ji ab apni biwi aur Pandit ji ki taraf dekhne lage jo hath utha kar dusir aur khisak liye.

"Dekho Aarti beta, neg toh kuch bhi ho sakta hai. Aur wo saamne wale ki marji anusaar hona chahiye na ki tum jitna bolo utna.", Ye thi Krishna ji lekin apni maa ki baat par Aarti ne mooh bana kar mana kar diya.

"21 matlab 20 bhi nahi. Aur humne aisa toh nahi kaha ke jija ji ja nahi sakte. Haan fir wo rasta badal kar he jaayenge."

"Gorav yaar tu kahe toh main 5000 de deta hu. Itni toh value kar he sakte hai jab maangne wala aisa nakchadha ho.", Ek joshila sa yuvak ye bola toh uske dosto ne bhi aise he swar diye.

"Matlab yaha bhi contribution karke aap log entry karoge? Jija ji is party ke host hai toh aaj inhe he dene chahiye.", Arjun ne apni behno ka paksh liya toh Gorav ne najre neeche kiye he muskurate hue ek hath apni bhabhi ki taraf badha diya. Shilpa ji ne bhi hanste hue wo laal kapde ki potli apne devar ko thama di.

"Paise ka kya hai ek din kharch ho he jaate hai. Aap log pariwar hai ab aur pariwar bemol hota hai. Phir bhi ye tuchh se bhent ghar ki dehleej me pehla kadam rakhne ke evaj me. Jyada nahi hai sirf 21 ginniyan hai aap sabhi ke liye bhaiya aur bhabhi ki taraf se.", Gorav ke is tarah najre jhuka kar mridul lehje me dil se kehne par Alka ne he wo thaili pakad kar kainchi thama di.

"Bas aap jija ji he rehna hamare.. Hahahaha..", Idhar jaise he Gorav ne kaanpti ungliyo se wo bareek si kapde ki katran kaati, Madhu-Shalini-Ruchita ke sath sath anginat logo ne phulo ki baarish he kar di. Aarti ke hansod jawab par thahako ke sath he Gorav aur baraat ne bheetar kadam rakha. Turant he dono taraf kataar-badh khade waiter harkat me aate sabhi mehmano ki sewa me jutt gaye. Yaha se aage ka safar sabhi ne bagair Arjun ke he taye kiya, jo muskurata hua apne pita ki car liye udhar chal pada tha jaha uske bhai ki baraat shuru hone wali thi. Gorav ki baraat wale toh mantramugdh se bas is jalwa-sareen prabandh aur vivaah sthal ko he nihar rahe the. Jagah jagah ab chote jhund banaye wo log araam karne ke sath khaate peete hue mel jol badhane lage the aur Sushila ji Munni aur apni saas ke sath sath Babita ke pariwar ko shamil kiye pandaal me ek taraf ja rahi thi.

"Guddi jiji kaha reh gayi?", Munni jaha is raunak ko dekh hairaan thi wahi usko irshya bhi ho rahi thi itne vyapak ster par vivaah ke hone par. Dekh kar he lagta tha ke paisa paani ki tarah bahaya gaya hoga. Lekin is sabke beech bhi usne ye sawaal kiya jiske liye Sushila pehle se he tayar thi.

"Wo Sudarshan ko livane gayi hai hospital Shankar ke ek doctor dost ke sath. Wo laut Aa jayegi kuch he samay me Munni. Tum bhi jara thoda Babita ke sambandhiyon se meljol rakho. Kal ko Richa ki shaadi honi hai toh tumhe samajik bhi hona hai.", Sushila ne he toh Arjun aur Guddi ko wo ekant diya tha jis wajah se sabse dur Arjun ab Malti ko pichli seat par baithaye Sanjiv bhaiya ki ghodi ki aad me batchit karne nikal chuka tha.
.
.
"Beta, tum pehle ye batao ke haweli ke baare me kitna jaante ho?", Sanyog se Arjun mandir wale raste ki aur na ja kar car ko wahi le aaya tha jaha ghanta dedh pehle Naveen-Raman aadi ki mantrana hui thi. Is nirjan se sthaan par wo dono waise he baithe the jis se saamne se kisi ke aane par sirf Arjun he dikhaai padta. Malti kaaki ke sawaal par Arjun ne jyada lamba na khinchte hue Madhulata, Sushila ke pehle wale itihaas aur Sombir Singh ke sath sath unke charo beto wali jaankari pragat kar di.

"Beta tum jaante toh jarurat se jyada ho lekin abhi bhi tumhe wo sab nahi maloom jiski jaankari hone par mere sath sath tumhara bhi jiwan sankat me jaayega. Khair mujhe meri utni parwah bhi nahi aur mere jaisi aurat ko raste se hata kar unhe kuch hansil bhi nahi hone wala. Ab tum batao Arjun ki kya tum apni khojbin aage badhaoge ya fir tumhe rukna hai?"

"Jaanta hu ki waha bahot kuch aisa hai jo mujhe nishabd kar dega chachi ji. Lekin aadhe raste rehne wala insaan fir kabhi jiwan ka koyi safar nahi kar sakta. Kuch toh aisa hai jo mujhse chhoota raha hai ya bach gaya. Jaisa maine aapko bataya hai ki Babita didi aur Richa didi bhi wahi bata saki jo unko pata tha ya dekha. Chandro daadi ji mujhe hamesha he do-tarfa vyaktitva wali lagti hai aur kyun sab jaan kar bhi wo Madhulata kaaki ko bachati aa rahi hai.? Kyun meri daadi ke saamne unke swar niche rehte hai lekin akele me wo dada ji se alag tarike se pesh aati hai? Aur sabse jaruri baat hai ki jab aapke pati ko pehle se he unka anjaam pata tha toh wo us raat baaki bhaiyon ke sath gaye he kyun? Aapko bhi pata hoga ki Rajkumar tauji ne unhe sachet kiya tha papa aur chacha ke baare me?", Arjun ke is kathan par Malti ko bada garv hua tha ki wo aisi baatein bhi jaanta tha jo siwaye unke kisi ko pata na thi.

"Wo aise he the beta, aakhir tak pariwar ke sath rehne wale. Aur unke sharir ko tehas nehas na karne ke peeche Narinder ki bhi wahi mansha thi. Shankar junoon me unka bhi wahi haal karta lekin khud Narinder ne Punjab jaane se pehle mujhse apradhbodh me maafi maangi thi aur apne paksh ko rakha tha. Baat viprit hoti toh Fateh jeth ji toh itni ijjatt bhi na dete unhe. Haan ab maa ji ki baat aayi hai toh tumhe shayad samjhauta bilkul bhi nahi pata. Chandarbhan Singh, jisko Umed bhai sahab ne parlok bheja wo kehne ko toh Guddi ke mama ka ladka tha lekin wo asliyat me Sasur ji ka najayj beta tha. Haan Karam Singh ek atcha insaan tha lekin uska he judwa, shakal se alag. Wo Bindiya ka judwa darshaya gaya tha jiska khud Bindiya ko kabhi pata na chala. Karam ko pata chala tab bhi wo kabhi kisi ki taraf na hua. Jaante ho unki maa kaun thi?", Ye toh Arjun ke bhi sar ke upar se he gaya. Usne ye toh jarur pata laga liya tha ke Chandarbhan aur Karam judwa the lekin unki maa, matlab Laajwanti ki bhabhi ko wo dhoond nahi paya tha. Aur Sombir Singh unka baap hoga ye toh gale se niche he nahi utar raha tha.

"Kaun thi unki maa chachi? Aur Sombir Singh matlab Chandro dadi ji ke pati un dono ke pita the?"

"Haan beta aur ye baat mere pati, mere jeth ke sath sath Chandar aur Munni ko bhi pata thi maa ji ke sath. Un dono ki maa.. un dono ki maa thi nahi abhi bhi zinda hai. Reshma.. Sarpanch Zile Singh ki tatkathit vidhwa aur Laajwanti ki behan. Isliye he toh haweli ke sath wali kothi mili thi unhe aur sarpanch ke sath byaah bhi khud sasur ji ne karwaya jo byaah se pehle he bache jann chuki thi. Ek Bindiya ka bhai bana toh dusra sasur ji ki ek aur sangini ki chhatrachaya me. Haweli ke maalik kabhi ek roop nahi rakhte beta. Aur maa ji ka sach bhi ajeeb hai jiski wajah ek aurat ho kar toh main tumhe nahi bata sakti lekin ye jaan lo ki sirf apne sage bhai se badh kar rahe Raghuvir ji ki wajah se Pandit ji unke samne kuch dabe hue hai.", Arjun ne ghadi me samay dekha toh abhi bhi uske paas bahot waqt tha.

"Aur ye Reshma ji kaha gayab hai Laajwanti ji ke sath? Rajasthan?"

"Wahi toh samudaye hai unka ya kaho kabila. Panch Ishwar ji nek insaan the aur unhe maarne wala Chandarbhan aur khud Laajwanti. Khair sabse jaruri baat batana toh reh gayi."

"Haan main sunn raha hu chachi ji.", Arjun ne AC ki gati dhimi karte hue band shisho par aayi dhund halki karne ka prayaas kiya.

"Neelima ko toh khoj loge lekin kya wo tumhe Ajju devar ji ke katal karne wale ka naam asaani se bata degi?", Ye mamla aisa tha jisme Arjun ke sath dhero logo ne chhanbin ki thi lekin Arjun he tha jisko ek aas najar aayi thi Neelima ka jaankar wo bhi Shalini bua se. Guddi kaaki is maamle me kya jaanti hogi ye usko andaja bhi na tha.

"Aap unke asli kaatil ko jaanti hai chachi ji?"

"Maine aisa toh nahi kaha beta. Lekin ek insaan hai jo atche se jaanta hai ki kisne Ajju ke hath bandh diye the aur kisne uske dil me wo khanjar pevast kiya.. Ajju kisko kaaki keh kar bula sakta tha?", Guddi ne paheliyan bujhate hue Arjun ke he dimaag ki parakh leni chahi.

"Chandro dadi ji ko toh wo taai ji he kehte. Meri daadi ji, Neelima ji ki maa, Lajwanti ji aur ye Reshma ji.. Haan Damyanti ji bhi ho sakti hai..", Guddi kaaki ne naa me gardan hilate hue inkaar kiya toh Arjun ko aur log dhyaan he nahi aaye.

"Ajju Kaushalya ji ko hamesha se he maa bulata tha jaise Purnima ji ko. Aur ho sakta hai ki waha Neelima ki maa bhi maujood ho kyonki Damyanti kaaki ko wahi se agua karane ke peeche unka he hath tha, jitna mujhe sunn ne me aaya. Lekin ek shaksh hai jiski shakal main itne baras baad bhi nahi bhooli sirf ek baar dekhne bhar se. Wo us dauraan he ek raat haweli aaya tha lekin ghoongat aur haliya bewa hone ki wajah se maine uska saamna nahi kiya. Baithak ke kamre ke peeche he us samay mera kamra hota tha aur wo insaan us raat kuch nashe me akela he badbada raha tha ke usne thik nahi kiya. Ajju ke sath ye galat hua. Bhagwan bhi ab maaf nahi kar sakta.. Wo yahi sab badbada raha tha aur fir wo raat me he nashe ki haalat me haweli se nikal gaya. Maine saaf dekha tha wo chehra kyonki aangan me laalten ke thik saamne khade ho kar usne apna chehra pani se dhoya aur saaf kiya. Jab uske kaafi arse baad maine maa ji se us vyakti ka jikar kiya tha toh unhone sirf itna he kaha tha ke wo mere sasur ji ka ek dost tha jo Punjab me dur jagah rehne ki wajah se unke shauk par aaya tha. Sath he unhone ye bhi poocha tha ke maine kahi usko dekha toh nahi tha. Jis par maine saaf mana karke itna he kaha tha ke wo raat me badbada rahe the aur fir andhere me he chale gaye.", Ab Arjun ke dimaag ki taare jhanjhana uthi thi. Aisa kaun ho sakta hai aur wo kaaki toh ab uljhan he ban chuki thi jab wo un naamo me se thi he nahi jinke baare me Arjun jaanta tha.

"Aapne isliye he kaha tha ke shaadi me wo insaan najar aayega toh aap mujhe ishara karengi? Lekin 25 saal baad kya pehchan bhi sakti hai aap usko?"

"Ummeed he hai kyonki kal jab hum tumhare ghar aaye the toh maine waha bhi wo khaas cheej daang dekhi thi jiske mutth par sunehari taar se aankh jaisa kuch bana tha. Wo koyi mehmaan bhi ho sakta hai aur main galat bhi ho sakti hu lekin ab tum jahan itne raaj khol chuke ho toh kaise bhi karke us vyakti ka pata karo jo haweli se vasta rakhta ho lekin ho Punjab se. Maine haweli me reh kar bhi wo insaan dubara nahi dekha aur agar wo sasur ji se milne bhi aata hoga toh unke thikane alag honge.", Ab iske baad bhi unki charcha kuch 10 minute tak aur chalti rahi fir khud Malti kaaki ne he Arjun ko samay ka dhyaan karwaya toh Arjun paseena saaf karta turant car le kar us taraf badha jaha usne Kaaki ko chhodna tha. Mandir se Sanjiv bhaiya ki baraat nikal chuki thi aur unse kuch dur pehle he Arjun ne ambulance dekh apni car uske saamne rok kar chabi Bhuppi uncle ko pakdate hue dhanyawad kaha aur chinta saaf karta hua ghodi ki aur badh gaya. Ambulance ke aage ab wahi car Dr Bhupinder Singh chalate hue Malti kaaki ko fir se shaadi me le chale the. Ambulance ke pichle hisse me Sudarshan tha apni wheelchair ke sath.

 

[Enigma]

Update 192 (1)
Vivaah

"Agar aaj tune thumke nahi lagaye toh dekh liyo Arjun tujhse baat nahi karungi. Tere bhai ki shaadi hai aur sirf tujhe chhod kar sabhi jashan mana rahe.", Kaushalya ji khud he ghodi ke sath chalti hui har taraf shaatir nigaah rakhe thi. Sanjiv bhaiya bhi ab gambhir na ho kar sehre ke peeche se muskurate hue sab dekhte rahe. Baar baar ghodi rukti aur 5-6 minute tak unse chand kadam aage wo utsahit jhund jor shor se dhol-gaane ki thaap par kabhi bhangra toh kabhi filmy dance karne lagta. Jhund me mukhya log the Shalini bua, Marina, Tara, Himanshu, Arjun ki sabhi mameri behne, Menaka, Saroj mausi ke sath sath Sanjiv bhaiya ke sabhi dost. Inse kuch aage he ghar ke bade log the jo kabhi taang utha kar toh kabhi hath utha kar apni marji se thumke lagate rahe. Unhe kuch suroor bhi tha lekin sirf utna jitna mooh se pata na chale.

"Mujhe aapne kabhi dekha hai kya daadi dance karte hue? Main toh aapki bagal me bhaiya ke he sath chalunga. Upar se ye garmi alag hai.", Kehne ko toh Arjun ye bol raha tha lekin uski najro ne udte note dekhe, naachte log aur khoobsurat apni sakhiyan bhi. Bas wo chaand yaha se nadarad tha jiski talaash he usko yaha leke aayi thi. Kuch pal kanakhiyon se usne Preeti, Akanksha aur Menaka ka didaad kiya fir Shalini bua aur Saroj mausi ke jalwe bhi dekhe aur apne aap he wo muskura diya. Dil me jo talab thi wo beshak aniyantrit thi lekin apne bhaiya ke dosto ko yu josh me naachte gaate dekh Arjun dhime dhime hath hilata raha. Jaise wo thirakna toh chahta tha lekin bas himmat jawab de jaati. Shayad jo usko hausla de sakta wo sathi yaha nahi tha.

"Arre bada bujhdil hai tu toh. Wo dekh tere Col dada aur chacha kaise uchal-kood kar rahe. Tere mama bhi peeche nahi lekin ek tu hai jo aaj he dubak kar meri peeth peeche chalega. Dimpi beta leke ja jara is bail ko.", Yaha Anamika chachi ke sath sath Dimpi, Ritu, Muskaan aur Punjab wali mandli bhi uske peeche se kareeb aayi toh Kaushalya ji ne Dimpi ko he Arjun ka hath pakda kar dafa kiya. Arjun toh bas us neel-pari ko he dekhne laga tha jiske hath me ek chamde ka bag tha. Halke paseene se chamakta wo gulabi khila hua chehra aur kaajal lagi duniya ki sabse khoobsurat aankhen, Arjun ke najariye se toh kam se kam aisa he tha. Ritu ne is pal me sharam se najre churaai toh Arjun bhi sthiti aur halaat dekh sharam ke sath muskuraye bina na reh saka. Ab tak Dimpi uska hath pakad kar naachne walo logo me le jaane lagi thi aur Ritu ne bhi usko aankho se he aisa karne ka kaha.

"Ye bag mujhe de Ritu aur le ja is Muskaan ko bhi apne sath. Jaane ghar ke he bache kyun kono me dubak dubak ke fir rahe hai.?", Muskaan se pehle bheed se aati hui Aaisha aur Preeti he Ritu-Muskaan ko kheenchti hui le gayi. Pahiyo par chalta wo orchestra bhi ab jordar dhunn baja raha tha jis par Dimpi ne khud he Arjun ke dono hath utha kar nachwana shuru kar diya. Har taraf se bas usko he ghera ja raha tha fir chahe wo Saumya ho, Swati ya fir Shalini bua. Jaise taise karke Arjun hath uthata raha lekin abhi bhi wo sehaj nahi tha. Ek hath ne uski kalaai pakad kar ek taraf khincha toh jaise har aankh se wo kuch pal alag hua. Preeti ne he aisa kiya tha aur wo uski dono aasteen khol kar kohni tak upar uthate hue kapde dheele kar rahi thi. Kameej ka bhi ek button kholne ke baad Preeti ne Arjun ke dono hatho me apne hath bhar ke kainchi ka roop diya toh uske samajhne se pehle he Preeti Arjun ko gol gol ghumane lagi thi. Wo neeli-hari aankhen aur unme Arjun ke upar wo pyaar ka sampoorn bhaav. Surkh lehnge me saji hui wo kahi se bhi Ritu se kamtar toh na thi. Aaj sabke saamne wo jis tarah se Arjun ko thaam kar naachne lagi thi, baaki sabhi ne apne aap unhe he gher liya.

"Oh Chakk de phatte .. ullu de pathe..", Narinder ji ne bindaas ho kar nara lgaya tha bina apni maa ki parwah ke aur Preeti sharmati hui alag hui lekin ab Arjun jaise ek nashe me tha aur is baar usne kadam hilate hue he Shalini bua ko upar utha liya. Wo bhi hansti hui kuch der kandhe uchkati rahi aur fir ek baar poora samooh khul kar nachne laga tha. Pata he na chala ke Arjun kitna nacha aur kis kis ke sath. Saroj mausi, Annu walia, Menaka, Dimpi aur sabse aakhir me toh Anamika chachi ko nachate hue ek taraf apni daadi ke bhi hath uthwa diye. Safar apni manjil par aa chuka tha lekin ek khwahish baaki thi aur aaj wo dil se jashan ke nashe me sab bhula kar Ritu ki taraf badha jo jaise bachna chahti ho aur Arjun dwara kalaai pakde jaane par uski dhadkan aniyantrit ho gayi. Waha kuch kadam dur abhi ribbon katne wala tha aur asankhya yuvtiyon ke sath Dutt pariwar pratiksha me the lekin is sabse beparwah Arjun toh bas Ritu ko thik apne bhaiya ki ghodi ke saamne thaame Orchestra wale ke bol ka intjaar he kar raha tha aur us gaayak ne bhi deri na ka.

'Ek Punjaban.. Kudi Punjabn... Dil chura ke le gayi..Sohna Sohna..', Aur yahi wo pal tha ki Ritu apni sharam tyaag kar jab naachne lagi toh mahol he badal gaya. Baraat dwaar par jaise ruk he chuki thi aur utne he tej gaane wale ke sath dhol-taashe ki awaaj badhne lagi. Radhika ki taraf ke log bhi dur khade ye drishya dekh rahe the aur is jodi ko bhi. Jald he unhe aur intjaar karwate hue Narinder ji apne bhaiyo, dosto aur biwi-bhabhiyon ko liye inme shamil ho gaye. Is beech wo hua jo aaj se pehle kabhi hua na ho. Shankar ji ne toh apne pita aur maa ko bhi waha shamil kar liya jo bacho ke upar se note vaar kar gaane bajane walo ko dene lage. Hussain sahab shuda apni begam aur dono betiyon ke kaha peeche rehte aur Himani ne apne mama-maami aur nana ji tak ko yaha khinch liya tha. Pandit ji ka bhara poora pariwar itne utsaah me tha ki waha alag he mahol ban gaya. Gana fir se badla lekin bheed badhti gayi aur antt me jab khud Kaushalya ji ne he gaayak ko rukwaya toh sab ukhdi saanso se ek dusre ko dekhne lage. Arjun ne paya tha ke ab uski agal bagal me Komal didi aur Krishna chachi thi, paseene me bheegi apna chehra saaf karke usko muskurati hui dekhti.

"Ab daadi aap mat kuch kehna. Aapne he kaha tha ke main dance nahi kar raha.", Arjun ne safaai deni chahi lekin badle me utne he pyaar se uski daadi aur dada ji ne aage badh kar usko apne sath laga liya. Ek bada kaafila caro ka inke kareeb he aa ruka toh dada daadi kuch sambhle aur Sanjiv ke hone wale saale usko rasam anusaar ghodi se utaar kar aage badhe. Bhajan ji apne laav-lashkar ke sath padhare the aur unki maujdgi dekh bahuto ke chehre hairat me the, jyadatar Radhika ke pariwar aur mehmano ke. Yaha Sanjiv ke sath poora pariwar aur dost log aage badhe toh Kaushalya ji ki bagal me he Bhajan ji bada guldasta liye chalte dikhe. Wo deri se aane ki wajah bata rahe the aur unke bhi suraksha karmiyon ko Rameshwar ji ne araam se khaane peene ka samjha kar alag kar diya.

Bheed me har sadasya tha lekin ek shaksh na dikha jo kuch samay pehle utsaah se naachne ke baad shayad peg banane gaya tha lekin lauta nahi. Rajesh Sharma, Arjun ke mama.
.
.
"Dekho Mr Rajesh, hamari tumse koyi jyati dushmani nahi hai isliye ek peshkash hai jis se tum bhi saaf bahar nikal sako aur hume bhi kuch faayda mile. Saboot pukhta hai aur tum ye mat samajhna ki main akela hu toh tum mujhe yahi nibta doge. Log har taraf hai mere aur kuch toh kaafi kareebi bhi hai tumhare jo hamare sath hai. Mere senior se meeting kar lo aur jo hal nikle sehmati se uspe sab raaji.", Andhere me Vakil Singh wo tasvire Rajesh ko dikhane ke baad sath liye paidal he ja raha tha. Rajesh ke hath me wo taja bana peg tha aur dusre hath me sharab ki poori bottle. Is taraf se bhi palace ki bharpoor roshni najar aa rahi thi lekin ye log andhere me is sadak kinare chalte har kadam ke sath dur hote gaye.

"Aaj se badhiya din na mila tumhe is mol-bhaav ka? Chal dekhte hai kya kehta hai tera senior aur kitne bhaari aand hai uske? Pehle bata deta hu ke agar ghera bana kar shikar karna chahte ho toh yahi se akele nikal jao. Jija ko toh tum jaante ho lekin idhar unse bade bade shikari aaye hue hai.", Vakil ke hatho se he bhoone hue chane le kar chabate hue Rajesh itna sehaj tha usko dekh kar Vakil ke sharir ke royen khade ho rahe the.

"Jaal bicha kar shikar karna hota toh yaha milte he kyun? Saboot na pesh kar dete jis se tum aur Shankar toh bina vivaad jail me hote lambe samay tak. Baatchit aur sauda he karna hai aur aaj se atcha din nikalne me samay jaya nahi karna chahte the. Lo aa gaye hum aur baaki bhi aate he honge.", Chai ke khokhe par toh duniya bhar ka sannatta pasra tha jiski Vakil ko aasha na thi.

"Lagta hai tumhare afsar log samay ke pakke nahi hai. Chalo baith jao tum aise khade reh kar kya faayeda? Daaru peeni hai?", Plastic ka dusra gilas apne he jaam ke niche se khinch kar nikalte hue Rajesh ne us fatte wale bench par rakhne ke baad usko sharaab se ek chauthai bhar diya. Kamar me khonsi hui paani ki bottle se labalab bharke wo jaam banaya aur Vakil ki taraf badha diya.

"Duty ke time sharaab peena atchi baat nahi.", Vakil abhi bhi khada he tha aur uski baat khatam hone ke sath he chai ke khokhe se nikal kar ye parchaai idhar badhi. Rajesh toh bade araam se chuskiyan leta raha lekin Vakil us vyakti ko dekh sadme se kuch bhi bol na saka.

"Haan toh shriman Saudagar kya peshkash hai tumhare paas? Kuch aisa hona chahiye jisko dekh kar hamari rooh tak khush ho jaaye nahi toh humko bura bahot lagega.", Aap the Sh Kundanlal Sharma ji, jo vivaah me aaye toh poore pariwar ke sath the lekin aakhiri kuch samay tak Shankar ke sath he gayab rahe the. Apne bhatije Rajesh ke banaye peg ke saamne he Naveen ka kata hua sar rakhne ke baad unhone he wo jaam utha liya. Naveen ki dehshatgard aankhen gardan katne ke baad bhi khuli hui thi.

"Aap.. aapne ye kiya? Ye thik nahi kiya kyonki ab nuksaan bahot bada hoga aur bhugatna sabhi ko padega.", Ladkhadahat saaf thi Vakil ki juban me aur ye jyada badh gayi jab Daleep ne bhi waha prakat hone ke baad Rajesh se bottle le kar apne khoon sane hath dhoye aur neat gale me utaar li.

"Abe naye naye bharti hue ho kya? Tumhare baap ne ye uphaar aadhe ghante pehle he pack karke rakh diye the aur bataya tha ke tum aao toh tumhe saunp de. Tum saale registan ke kutte is taraf aaoge aur apni dhool na jhaado aisa ho sakta hai? Mitti me he pale badhe hai aur alag gandh mile toh lapak padte hai us taraf. Waise ye Naveen bol raha tha ke tum dimag se bahot shatir ho. Shankar ko janchi nahi toh usne iska ye haal kar diya. Ab tum sabit karo aur main tumhari gardan salamat chhod dunga.", Daleep ne baat kehte he ishare se Kundanlal ji ko jaane ka kaha. Wo ek baar fir se us andhere me badhe aur kuch samay baad wo jagah car ki ligth se roshan ho uthi.

"Main toh aise he wapis chala jaunga. Lekin tum log nahi jaante ki tumhare he log ab khatre me hai.", Vakil ki toh halat abhi tak kharaab thi kyonki uske saamne kata hua sar bas usko he ghoor raha tha.

"Jiski tum baat kar rahe ho na Mr Aanand Singh urf Vakil, wo kathit jija Ramandeep Singh urf Raman Sharma us car ki dikki me sada ke liye soya hua hai. Kuch samay baad nehar me laash hogi aur subah khabar me yahi hoga ki maansik roop se pareshan aadmi ne aarthik halaat ke chalte khudkhusi ki. Biwi aur beti par dhyaan nahi gaya tumhara Raman ki? Wo shaadi me the aur agar tum itne he shaatir hote toh Rajesh ke sath is taraf aane ki jarurat nahi karte.", Vakil toh apne he bhed sunn kar sakte me tha. Uski patloon geeli hone he lagi thi ki ek hath ne peeche se uske mooh ko dabaya aur dusre ne gala safaai se cheer diya.

"Maadarchod ko itna bata he kyon raha tha Daleep? Gaandu ye sab kisko batata marne se pehle? Oh bewde, tu ek taraf ladki ka mama bhi hai toh jara bas kar ye sharaab.", Shankar ke toh aane tak ka na pata chala tha Vakil ko aur ab wo jameen par gira kuch waqt tadfa fir shaant ho gaya. Bottle se he sharaab apni kameej par gira kar Shankar ne wahi jala di.

"Maja aa raha tha yar Shankar. Pehle wale toh 5 ke 5 ekdum he maarne pade aur ye Kundan chacha teri wajah se aaye na is sabme?", Daleep ne bhi kurta utaar kar us aag ke hawale kar diya. Inke pas jaise pehle se he aur kapdo ka intjaam tha lekin filhaal ye cigrattee peene me he lage rahe.

"Papa ne bheja tha unhe Vinod ke peeche aur fir jab unhone mujhe dekh liya toh fir sath lena pada. Lekin maan na padega sasur ji ko. Hath se pakad kar he 2 ki gardan todd di aur awaaj tak na hui. Atcha kaam kiya tumne Rajesh aur Daleep tumhe bhabhi khoj rahi hai toh bahana tayaar rakhna.", Shankar ne dekha toh Kundan ji ki car ab wapis idhar he aa rahi thi.

"Haan bhai chacha ke jalwe bhi aaj he dekhe lekin jis tarah Pandit chacha ji ne unhe jimmewari di toh iska matlab saaf hai ki unke liye ye sab naya nahi tha. Bas ye raaj jaise aaj he humare saamne jahir hua hai."

"Tum bache log toli pehle bana lete ho aur kaam baad me karte ho. Shankar beta kapde dekh lo pichli seat par.", Kundan ji ne aate he Daleep ko majaakiya lehje me kaha aur apne damaad ko bataya ke ab chalna chahiye.

"Iski laash?"

"Chinta kyun karte ho. Yaha sirf tum log he nahi ho, aur bhi hai jinhe tainaat rakha gaya hai. Chalo ab jaldi yaha se fir mujhe bhi jawaab dene padenge.", Kundanlal ji ne Rajesh ko hila kar uthne ka kaha toh baaki dono bhi car me ja baithe. Car wapis vivah-sthal ki taraf jaane lagi thi aur sachmuch andhere se kuch log aaye aur waha majood har suraag mitane me jutt gaye.

"Aapne pehle toh kabhi aisa karnama nahi kiya papa.", Shankar inhe bhi papa he keh kar bulata tha.

"Ab ye sab bata kar kiya jata hai kya Shankar beta? Jameen bachane se le kar apna wajood barkaraar rakhne ke liye jaane kya kuch karna pada hai. Haan ek baar Pandit ji ke haath chadh he gaya tha lekin yu samajh lo ki wo jo bhi tha un par humla karne wala tha is wajah se baat rafa dafa ho gayi. Aaj bhi unhone mujhe sirf inhe pakadne ke liye kaha tha lekin ab jawab tumhi dena ya matt dena. Main jabtak gaya tab tak sab saaf tha. Waise ye Raman ka kya kissa tha?"

"Daleep bata jara papa ko Raman ka kissa.", Shankar ne jaise poori tayari he kar rakhi thi is maamle ki

"Arjun ne soochna di thi mujhe, chahe direct khud na kaha kuch lekin ek report thi uske pas. Aur wo mere hath lagwaai gayi thi. Main uspe he kaam kar raha tha aur fir mujhe pata laga Naveen ke baare me aur aaj subah he maine Roshni-Anjali ko surakshit kiya fir in logo par najar rakhwaai. Pandit chacha ji isme khud shamil the Shankar, maine pehle nahi bataya tumhe lekin unhe bhi pata tha. Inme se kisi ke paas bhi asli file nahi thi aur jiske paas thi us se Pandit ji wo hansil kar chuke hai. Inhe pakadne ka he aadesh tha aur agar mahol bigde toh koshish karni thi ki Raman ko toh zinda rakha he jaaye. Par tera gussa kabhi koyi kaam sahi se karne de toh na. Chal koyi baat nahi yaha bhi chacha ji ne nehar me jaan dene wala hal nikaal liya. Waise abhi aise aur kitne log honge?", Daleep ne jaise khud he sawaal karne ke baad jawab sochna shuru kar diya tha.

"Ye Arjun ka kya mamla hai Daleep?", Kundanlal ji ko toh aur kisi se kuch vasta he nahi tha.

"Wo bas khojbin karta rehta hai papa. Aap khud he dekhiye agar wo shamil hona chahta toh inke beech humse pehle pahuch jata. Ye usko life lessons de rahe hai papa khud. Bas..", Kehne ko toh Shankar ne ye baat keh di lekin ab dimag fir se apne bete par he kendrit ho gaya tha.

"Yaha 5 log maare gaye hai Shankar, Raman ko mila kar. Aur Raman ki laash 3-4 din baad he saamne aayegi kyonki abhi ghar me khushi ka mahol hai. Lekin tumhare pita ji ke hisaab se 6 log hone chahiye the. Ek ya toh faraar hai ya ... yaa pata nahi lekin ek aur insaan hona chahiye tha.", Kundanlal ji ke is aashya ne he Daleep aur Shankar ko wo jawaab de diya tha jiska unhe anumaan tha shayad.

"Papa apna kaam humse behtar karna jaante hai.", Shankar ke sankshipt jawaab par Kundanlal ji muskura diye.

"Isliye wo pita hai aur unhe tumhara bhi atche se pata hai. Kam se kam ek toh unhone bacha he liya tumhare hatho."

"Aapke aur mere hath se."

"Main toh yaha tha he nahi Shankar. Tum log mujhe bahar peete hue dikhe ho aur main abhi kaam se he toh gaya tha bahar. Hum kahi nahi mile aur na humari baatchit hui.", Car ko sahi se lagane ke baad wo apni baat khatam karke hanste hue andar chale gaye lekin yaha ye teeno ab ek-dusre ko dekh rahe the.

"Ye usne kab kiya hoga Daleep?"

"Wo Bhuppi ko car deta hua dikhai diya tha mujhe jija. Ghodi me shamil hone se pehle. Aur uske pehle jab main mandir ja raha tha tab wo kapde badal kar bhi aaya tha. Ho sakta hai unhi 2 samay ke beech usne ye kaand kar diya ho. Waise aapke papa bhi uske sath he the jab wo kapde badal kar aaya tha. Aur waise toh wo sabse aakhir me aaya hai idhar."

"Dhatt tere ki. Papa ne jaanboojh kar humse ye karwaya hai Rajesh. Unhe pata tha ki main inhe zinda jaane nahi dunga aur ab unke pas wo insaan hai jo unhe chahiye tha. Hamare connection cut ho gaye inhe maarne ke sath he lekin wo ab us aadmi ke jariye poori tehkikaat karenge. Daleep, tu is Arjun ke peeche nahi laga sakta tha kisi ko?", Shankar ji ne khijhte hue aisa kaha toh Daleep bebasi se unki he aur dekhne laga.

"Wo hamare he adde par sendh maar chuka hai Shankar aur jab jab log lagaye gaye uske bachaav aur jaankari lene ke liye, usne unhe he dhool chata di. Bhai meri zindagi pehle he narak si bann chuki hai aur tu ye atche se jaanta hai."

"Mere kaunsa tujhse atche haal hai yar. Situation same hai meri bhi. Chal koyi baat nahi, beta hai toh galat nahi karega.", Mann maar kar ab yahi toh keh sakte the wo. Palace se bahar tak sangeet ki awaaj aur jagmagati roshniya aa rahi thi. Aise mahol me bhi ye Shankar he tha jo hamesha pariwar ko bahar ke sankat se surakshit rakhta tha, ek abhed diwar ki tarah.

"Waise ek baat aur bhi hai jija jo aapne nahi dekhi. Aisa hai ki aapki hone wali bahu ab sare-raah Arjun bichare ko nacha rahi hai. Aisi kikli ghumaai thi na us ladki ne ke bhanja poora charge ho ke sabhi aurto ko utha utha naachne laga. Dekhna kal ko wo aapko he utha ke na ghoomne lage."

"Tune jo dekha wo sabne dekha Rajesh aur maine jo dekha wo kisi ne na dekha. Mujhe utha ke ghoom le toh main khushi khushi kandhe baith jau uske.. Par jaane wo kaise nachane wala hai aur agar waise nachaya toh bhai fir rehne he de. Chal ab khali yahi baith ke kuch na hone wala. Bhaitja mera ghabraya hoga byaah se. Usko bhi tonic-vonic dete hai.", Shankar ji ki ye paheliyan in dono ke he upar se gayi thi kyonki unhe kaha Ritu ke baare me pata tha. Aur car se nikalte he inke sath judd gaye Mehul, Param aur Bhuppi.
.
.
"Ae Nikki ye ladka toh wahi hai na jo shaam ko dekha tha? Aur agar main galat nahi hu toh iske sath jo hai wo iski girlfriend he hogi?", Ribbon kataai ke samay Sanjiv bhaiya is taraf khade the aur unka tilak Devika ji kar rahi thi. Unki jethani kuch geet gaati chawal vaar rahi thi aur Somnath ji ke sath khud Subhash ji bhi yaha the. Gulabi pagdaiyan har taraf thi unke sar ke sath sath. Is beech Nikita ke barbar khadi ek khoobsurat si ladki ne ye baat bahot dhimi awaaj me poochi toh Pihu bhi unke kareeb ho gayi.

"Behan hai wo Arjun ki, badi behan. Haan in dono me judaav toh kabile-tareef hai. Waise tujhe kaisa laga ye Pammi? Hain na bilkul choco-lava cake.?", Nikki ne kisi vikhayat designer ka bahot he aadhunik aur mulyavaan lehnga choli pehna hua tha. Kayi jagah se pardarshi aur utna he kamaal ka uska jism tha jo har kataav jahir karta barbas he sabka dhyaan khinch leta. Pihu ne bhi kuch waisa he paridhan pehna tha lekin paripakva ho rahe sharir ke sath wo masoom jyada lagti thi.

"Kasam se yar ye Delhi me hota toh nichod leti abhi tak.", Pammi ki baat sunn kar sab khilkhila uthi aur idhar Sanjiv ko aage aate dekh Nikki ne he farmaaish ke liye mooh khol diya. Akhil, jo hamesha he khaane peene aur susti se bhara rehta tha wo bas Arjun ko waha dekh muskuraya.

"Jija jiiiii.. Aise kaise aage aaoge? Diamond ring Radhika ko di thi toh us se kam main na lungi.", Nikita ki baat sunn kar Kaushalya ji toh hansti hui ek taraf he ho gayi. Jija saali ke beech unka kya kaam tha bhala lekin yaha par Rupak ne jawaab diya aur us se sabhi ki hansi goonj gayi.

"Ring ke sath Sanjiv ko Radhika mil rahi hai. Tum haan karo toh main abhi le aata hu.", Nikita jaise usko bhi jaanti thi aur hanste hue usne bas itna he kaha.

"Bhaiya bann kar toh jo chahe de dijiye Roopak ji.. Lekin aaj jija ji ki baari hai. Saali ko aadha toh milna chahiye us hisab se aadhe caret ki angothi bhi chalegi.", Ab baari Roopak ki thi jhempne ki lekin Alka bhi toh yaha thi.

"Waise aap toh badi hai Radhika bhabhi se. Aapko toh dugna milna chahiye didi. Ek kaam karo aap na Arjun ko he rakh lo.", Alka ne dhile dhaale khade Arjun ko dhakela lekin pakde hue he toh sabhi ladkiyan peeche hatt gayi. Arjun sab samajh kar apni hansi he na rok saka.

"Aise bhala koyi deta hai? Arjun tum is taraf aa jao toh neg nahi lenge."

"Wo toh ye apne aap he us taraf ho jayega didi. Bhabhi jo mil rahi hai isko.", Ritu ne toh yaha bhi Arjun ko he gher liya. Jo palat kar shikayti lehje me dekh raha tha lekin Ritu ne aankh daba kar usko ishara kiya ki khel hai dekhte jao.

"Oho..matlab ye abhi nahi aane wala lekin bhabhi milne ke baad hamari taraf hoga? Rasta toh yahi se jata hai tumhari bhabhi tak ka Mr Arjun. Aap bolo jija jiiiii.. Angoothi ya.."

"Angoothi.. Lekin beta ye toh batao ke tum log ek angoothi bantogi kaise?", Narinder ji yaha Priyanka ke kandhe par dono hath rakh kar sabke beech shamil hue toh ab ladkiyan bagle jhankne lagi.

"Devika ji, ab angoothi wali baat chal rahi hai aur ye jawaab nahi de rahi.", Unhone ab dulhan ki mata ji ko bhi ghere me le liya jis par Subhash ji toh khisak liye Somnath ji ke sath lekin Rakesh Gaur bade dhyaan se ye sab dekh raha tha. Uski biwi ki najar beti ki tarah lagatar Arjun pe bani hui thi aur Arjun ke peeche he uski behan Pooja Gaur jo ab Sharma thi, wo bade pyaar se kandha tikaye the bhanje ke sath.

"Naren bhai sahab, humne toh neg na liya tha lekin ladkiyon ke sath anyaye nahi hone denge."

"Ye chandi ke challe hai mere pas. 20-25.. inse kaam chala lo.", Lucky ne mutthi bhar chandi ke challe saamne kiye toh sabhi peeche hatt gayi. Sanjiv toh maare garmi ke pareshan he ho chuka tha jisne bina kuch kahe thaali se kainchi jhatki aur ribbon kaat diya. Sabhi hairaani se usko dekh rahe the lekin bagal me khade apne pita se 500 ke noto ki gaddi pakad kar usne seedha Nikki ke hawale ki aur raub se aage badh gaya. Baaki toh apni jagah khade bas dekhte he reh gaye. Kuch aage chal kar Sanjiv palta aur apne he gharwalo se bola.

"Ab main akela he aage jaunga? Angoothi nahi hai toh paise de diye. Khareed lenge ya bant lenge lekin khade khade halat kharab ho rahi hai.", Uski baat sunn kar fir se sabhi khilkhila uthe.

"Dulhe raja, itni bhi kya jaldi apni dulhan dekhni ki? Garmi ke bahane janaab dosto ko he peeche chhod gaye.", Lucky ki baat par hanste hue baki sab bhi fir se Sanjiv ke sath ho liye. Pushpvarsha idhar se bhi jordar hui thi. Is beech Sangita-Anita maami ne bhi Arjun se mulakaat ki aur Pooja ji ne uski bhent apni bhabhi Urvashi aur bhatiji Pihu se karwai. Kuch ladkiyan aur bhabhiyan ye sab dekh kar ya toh wahi khadi ho gayi ya fir ek taraf chali gayi.

"Arjun, tum Urvashi maami se toh mile he ho? Ye unki beti aur meri gudiya Pihu hai.", Lekin ab Ritu ki jagah yaha Swati aur Kanchan Arjun ko ghere khadi thi. Unhe jara bhi atcha na laga jab Pihu se Arjun ki mulakat karwai ja rahi thi. Arjun ne Urvashi ko hath jodd namastey ki toh Pihu ne khud he hath aage badha kar milaya.

"Pleasure meeting you Miss Pihu.", Arjun ne narmi se hath milane ke baad yahi kaha tha ki Kanchan ne Preeti-Afsana aur Akanksha ko idhar he bulwa liya. Nikki aur uski saheli Pammi bhi yahi thi.

"Urvashi maami, ye batao kaun hai?", Kanchan ki baat sunn kar Urvashi ne bade gor se Preeti ko dekha aur sachmuch bahot si ladkiyan jaise rashk bhi kar rahi thi us chalti firti kudrat ko dekh kar. Afsana bhi samkaksh thi aur aaj us anarkali pehrave me kisi chaand ki tarah chamakti. Akanksha inse alag chanchal aur jindadil chehre wali bhoori billori aankho ki maalkin.

"Ye jarur Preeti he hogi? Rekha didi ne bataya tha aur aunty ji ne bhi. Aankhon se he keh rahi hu kyonki aisi kisi ki nahi hai. Waise toh in teeno ki he bilkul alag hai lekin thodi der pehle ye Rekha didi ke gale lagi hui thi aur Ritu ne pukara bhi tha.", Urvashi ji ka jawaab sunn kar Preeti ne paanv chhoone ka prayaas kiya toh unhone khud he rok diya.

"Bahot he khoobsurat aur pyaari ho tum teeno. Waise Arjun khuskismat ho beta tum jo itni pyaari gudiya si dulhan naseeb hui.", Dulhan lafz sunte he aadhi ladkiyon ke toh hosh he udd gaye bas Nikki hans rahi thi jisko sab pata tha. Yaha inki charcha chal rahi thi wahi Pammi ab Nikki ko suna rahi thi.

"Ye pehle se he book hai? Bataya bhi nahi tune toh yar aur sachmuch wo ladki sundar toh hai he par mera dil todd diya."

"Arre ruk toh sahi darling. Abhi toh is Arjun ke bhi kaan khinchne ka time hai. Dekhti ja bas. Aur aisa nahi hai ke tu chance nahi maar sakti. Kaunsa tu apne se 5 saal chhote ladke se shaadi karne wali hai.", Nikki ko apni maa ki awaaj sunn kar ab jana pada tha wahi Sandeep ko dekh Arjun bhi khisak liya yaha se. Har taraf 3-3 pariwaro ke log meljol badhane me lage the aur khaane peene ke sath aisa mahol tha ki jaise 2-2 dulha dulhan ka vivah na ho kar koyi bada pariwarik samaroh ho. Kisi ke pas bhedbhav ya irshya ka bhaav na tha fir chahe waha Abhishek ke sath Somnath ji ghulte milte dikhe ya fir Bhajan apne chahne walo ke sath bina suraksha ke aam insaan ki tarah gulab-jamun aur ice-cream ka swaad lete.

Bheetar manch ki taraf photographer in sabhi pariwaro ke sadasyo ki ek sath tasvire utaar rahe the toh 3-3 video recording wale har mehmaan aur unki samajik gatividhiyon ko qaid karte dikhe. Lalita ji ke sath Shilpa ji, Devika ji aur unki jethani Meenakshi Dutt ki tasvire hui. Phir usme Rekha, Krishna aur unki bhabhiyan Madhu, Sushila, Renuka aadi bhi shamil hui. Ladkiyan apne me he lagi thi aur unki sewa sabse chhota bhai Himanshu kar raha tha. Nikita ke sath Priyanka, Komal, Akshara, Anupama, Rupali aur Shilpa ji ne bhi dhero photo khinchwai thi.
.
.
"Ae maa.. dekh kisi balak ne dhakka deke meri dress ka ke haal kiya? Tu jara aade dekh in rishteydar ne, main isne saaf karke aayi.", Babita ki jaridaar kameej pe kuch kulfi gir gayi thi aur wo apna handbag Sushila ji ko thama kar kapde saaf karne jaane lagi toh Sushila ji ne he uski taraf ek chabhi badhai.

"Peeche jaha main tayaar hui thi, us kamre ki he chabi hai. 103 number. Aur araam se saaf kariyo kahi poora bhigo le kapde ko.", Sushila ji se chabhi lete he Babita ke mann me alag he laddu phoot rahe the par usne bahar se jahir na hone diya. Jaise kulfi girna bhi ek nirdharit karya tha aur ab safaai bhi. Arjun kuch dur khada ye sab dekh raha tha jaha Balbir aur Sandeep uske he sath the. Balbir ko toh Sandeep se bhi baat karna pasand aaya tha aur wahi Purvi bhi apni maa Geeta aur pita Solanki ke sath idhar shamil thi. Purvi Akanksha ke sath Aarti-Afsana aur Preeti se milne nikli toh Solanki apne dost Taneja ke sath Vivaan ki mandli me ja ghusa. Ab Arjun ne kaam ka bahana kiya tha aur wo tehalta hua is khaane ke pandaal se itar thoda andhere me ja khada hua.

'Shhh.. 5 minute baad aaiyo us taraf. 103 me aur koyi shor na kariye. Andhera rakhungi toh bas manne thandi kar ke nikal liyo.', Babita ne apne iraade jaahir kar diye the ke wo is mahol me bahot garmi maan chuki hai aur ab kaise bhi karke Arjun usko thanda kare. Arjun bhi jaane kaisa aakarshit tha Babita ki taraf ya wo kabhi uska mana kar he nahi sakta tha. Filhaal toh dono dulhe apni saaliyon se ghire the aur mehman-rishteydar vypaar, duniya ki baatein karte hue kahi khaane me toh kahi tareef me lage vyast the. Is mahol me kisi ka bhi dhyan abhi Arjun par na tha jo 5 minute kaatne ke liye us taraf chal diya jaha Devika ji ke log ruke the. Radhika bhi poori tayaar thi aur filhaal kamre me he uske akele ke tasvir nikale ja rahe the, saheliyon aur Urvashi ki maujdgi me. Arjun dekh raha tha ki ye jagah kitni khas hai. Chote se bagiche ke beech chalta rangeen paani aur vriksho ke jhurmut me sarsarati hui thandi hawa.

"Jiji, Babita kaha gai?", Chandro Devi ne bhi Madhulata ki baat sunn kar Sushila ki taraf dekha.

"Wo uski dress pe kulfi gir gayi thi toh saaf karne ke liye maine he usko apne kamre me bheja hai.", Sushila ke jawaab par Malti ne jaruri jawaab diya.

"Jiji, waha se toh kapde toliye utha kar bag Bijender ki car me na rakh diya tha aapne?", Ab Sushila ko bhi samajh aaya tha ke agar Babita ne seedhe paani se he wo saaf kiya toh usko sukhane me kitna samay lagne wala hai. Kapde se saaf karke is deri se bacha ja sakta tha. Unhe sochta dekh kareeb aaye Shankar ji ne ek safa (angocha) Sushila ki taraf badha diya.

"Ja ye de aa bebe usko nahi toh fir kamre me he baithi rahegi kayi der. Taai, aapko papa bula rahe hai.", Chandro Devi bhi Shankar ka hath pakad kar apni jagah se uth kar unke sath he chal di aur Sushila dhanyawaad karti hui us kamre ki taraf jaha jaane kya bhuchaal aane wala tha.

"Munni, samajh sakti hu tujhe atcha na lag raha hoga lekin dekh ye unka pariwar hai toh wo pariwar me he rahenge. Waise Shankar aaj bhi dhala nahi. Kaushalya ji toh yaha se jaate he najar utarne wali hai Shankar ki, maine khud suna tha jab 3-4 aurate baat kar rahi thi Kaushalya ji ke peeche khadi.", Sudarshan ko Bijender khud he Sanjiv ki taraf le ja chuka tha jis se Malti nischint thi. Lekin ab uski baat sunn kar Madhulata jarur mooh bichka kar aise dikhane lagi jaise usko parwah he na ho. Sach toh kuch aur he tha.

"Maine kad keha jiji ke ye mera pariwar hai? Haan badhiya toh hamesha dikhe hai Shankar jis karke uski jodi bhi janche hai."

"Matlab tum maanti ho na ki Rekha ke sath Shankar janchta hai? Maa ji suna tha ki Rekha ke liye anginat rishtey aaye the aur wo dekh Sunanda ji, Rekha ki mata ji. Unse he virasat me Rekha ko wo khoobsurti mili hai jiski charcha yaha aaye bahut se log karte dikhe. Shyaam baba in par kripa banaye rakhe.", Is beech Richa najar aayi jo Shankar ji ka hath pakde kuch keh rahi thi hans hans kar aur wo bhi muskurate hue sunn rahe the. Fir apni gulabi pagdi Shankar ji ne Richa ko pehna di aur thik waisi he pagdi pehne Vinni unke dusri taraf aa khadi hui. Umed ke sar se bhi uski pagdi gayab jo thi. Ye dono ladkiyan apne beech Shankar ji ko khada karwaye photo utarwa rahi thi aur yahi Umed ke sath dohraya tha inhone. Malti toh is drishya ko dekhti he rahi wahi usne Madhulata ko bhi anjane me muskurate hue paya.

"Shankar apni jimmewariyon se kabhi nahi bhagta Munni. Khud he dekh le ke yaha Richa uske sath hai aur wo bhi poore prem barsa raha hai hamari bitiya par."

"Chacha lagta hai toh bhatiji se laad na karega? Waise bhi Richa ne atcha kiya pagdi utarwa kar. Janch na rahi thi.", Ab Malti hansne lagi thi kyonki Munni ke kataaksh aise the jinme wo khud he nahi jaanti thi ki kya bol rahi hai. Sudarshan bhi wheelchair pe idar aa gaya tha Bijender ke sath aur apni maa ko muskurate dekh usko bhi khushi hui.

"Kaaki aap na hans rahi? Maa akele he khush ho rahi.", Sudarshan ne jaane kis vichar se muskurate hue apni maa se pehle Madhulata ko lakdi ki chammach se kulfi khilani chaahi toh Madhulata bhi na nahi kar paayi. Hontho se wo chammach bhidte he uska hath apne aap he Sudarshan ke sar ki aur badh gaya.

"Tu samajhdar ho gaya re Choti. Waise main meetha na khaati lekin tere hath se pehli baar kuch khaya toh naa bhi na kar sakti. Jaldi thik ho ke wapis haweli aaja.", Yaha Madhulata ne usko us naam se pukara tha jo aksar Sudarshan ke dost ya sirf uski daadi he bulati thi. Haan ye naam mashoor bhi tha lekin in sabse alag drishya us taraf tha jaha Babita gayi thi.
.
.
"Babita didi, aap jaldi se mere sath chalo.", Yaha Babita ne bas tala khola he tha ki Anupama uska hath pakad kar is kamre se 4 kamre aage Madhuri ki taraf le chali. Babita jabtak kuch kehti galiyare me aayi Muskaan aur Priyanka bhi usko ghere hue aage badh gayi. Madhuri waha dulhan ke avtaar me thi aur usko sajati hui Jasleen ke sath Surbhi Kannupriya. Kamra ek baar fir band ho chuka tha kyonki sabhi ne chitra jo utarvane the. Babita is sabme apna maksad he bhool gayi lekin kapde saaf karne ke liye wo wahi se ek tolia utha bathroom me ja ghusi.

'Ye ladki bhi besudh he hai poori. Chabi tak darwaje se na nikali.', Sushila badbadati hui is shaant galiyare se jaise he kamre me dakhil hui waha andhera dekh aur khij gayi. Bahar galiyare me waise he chhat par lage wo halki roshni wale bulb sirf itna he ujala karte the ki gujarta vyakti he dikhai de. Kamro ke bheetar unka bhi koyi jor na tha. Abhi wo us maddim si naam-matra roshni me andaja he laga rahi thi switch ki disha ka aur peeche se un majboot hatho ne usko apne aagosh me bhar liya. Darwaja jitni aahista se band hua tha wo toh Sushila ko pata tak na chala. Lekin ye jordarn mardana pakad seedha uske barso se anchhuye motte ubharo par anubhav karte he wo kisi moorat me he tabdil ho gayi. Sushila ke jism par aakhiri baar sparsh sirf uske pati Fateh ne he kiya tha takriban 25 saal pehle lekin is vyakti ne jaise majbooti se us par haq jamaya tha Sushila hairat se baraf he bann chuki thi.

'Aap bhi na Babbu didi maanti nahi ho. Pata nahi ye zidd bua se aapme aayi hai ya apne aap. Aur 5 minute me kapde he badal liye?', Kaan me ye awaaj padte he Sushila ka toh khoon he jamm gaya. Wo kuch kehti us se pehle he Arjun ne uske kaan ki lau par jeebh he fira di. Babita se kuch ek-do inch kam hone ke bawjood Sushila ka sharir kisi haal me bhi apni beti se kam na tha beshak utna gora na ho lekin mehnat ki wajah se aaj bhi sakht aur saanche me dhala tagda maansal badan. Arjun toh uske jawaab se pehle he apna ek hath suit ke nichle bhag me le ja kar makhmali peit sehlata hua un pahado ki chotiyon par le jane laga. Sushila ka jarra jarra kanp utha tha jab usne apne bhari nitambo ki darar me wo mota tagda naag funfkar kar sar uthata mehsoos kiya.

'Oh didi.. Aap ghar pe he chahti thi mere sath karna .. lekin aapne he dekha tha na.. Yaha bhi risky hai lekin ab aapka kya karu? Maanti bhi nahi ho aur ye kulfi khud pe girane ka idea he dekho.. Ummm.. Sach kahu toh mujhe bhi aapka yu mujh par haq jamana pasand hai lekin mere pas jyada time nahi hai didi..Aaj kuch jyada he tight ho aap..', Arjun kaan me dhimi sargoshi karne ke sath ab Sushila ke maansal pahaad ko bra ke bhitar se he daboch chuka tha. Usko bhi ehsaas hua ke 'Babita' ka nipple kuch jyada he akda aur mota hai pehle se. Lekin dhyaan bahari mahol pe bhi tha aur is kaam par bhi. Sushila ke gaal se fisalte uske hontho ne kab un kaampte hontho ko mooh me bhar liya khud Sushila bhi bhool gayi. Wo toh pehli harqat se he sadme thi aur yaha Arjun uske ek bade chuche ko masalne ke sath hontho ko chooste hue Sushila ki kamar se salwar ka nada bhi khol chuka tha. Paseene se thand ho chuke vishal kulho ki gehri kasi hui daraar ke beech jab Sushila ne us ajaad moosal ka sparsh saha toh barso se sookhi uski jungle ghiri faanko ne anyaas he paani tapka diya. Arjun andaje se he usko aage ki taraf jhukata gaya aur Sushila kathputli ki tarah jhukti chali gayi. Uske honth ab ajaad the lekin fir bhi ek aah tak na bhar paayi thi Sushila. Andhere me jaha Sushila jhuki tha waha saamne he diwar thi aur hath ab us diwar par tikaye Sushila poori tarah Arjun ke bahupash me.

'Gallery kareeb he hai didi. Shor mat karna jyada.',Aur sirf ek kshan ke liye Arjun ne apna wo bhayankar ling thoda peeche karke thook se he chikna kiya kyonki itni jaldi Babita ki yoni tayar nahi hogi ye wo jaanta tha. Chiknaai ka bas yahi ek hal tha uske paas aur un faili hui vishaal jangho ke beech andaaje se he usne apna dehakta supada fansa diya. Baalo ka sirf halka sa he ehsaas hua tha jisko najarandaaj karke Arjun ne sahi se mudra lete hue kamar uchka di. Na chahte hue bhi Sushila bhayankar peeda se bhar uthi lekin ye peeda filhaal toh badhne he wali thi. Arjun bhi kuch hairaan tha itni kasawat se lekin maansal phooli hui yoni me qaid apne ling ko mehsoos karke wo maje me khoya aage badhta he gaya. Sushila ki aankhon me aansu aa chuke the lekin wo sabkuch khamoshi se sehti apne dono bade bade chuche Arjun se masalwati hui bas usko karne deti rahi. 2/3 lund he Arjun andar karne ke baad tajjub se ruk gaya.

'Didi.. kya kiya hai aaj.. aah.. Ye toh poora ja he nahi raha.. ', Bas usne itna he kaha tha ki bahar se kisi ne darwaja khadkaya aur Arjun ghabrahat me kuch peeche hua toh Sushila us diwar pe hath ferti hui bathroom ka darwaja khol andar chali gayi. Bathroom band ho chuka tha aur Arjun apni chadhi saanso ko durust karta hua jaise taise darwaja kholne badha. Idhar se wo darwaja dekh pa raha tha kyonki dusri taraf halki roshni thi. Ubhar toh uska bhi najar aa jata lekin filhal wo pareshan bhi tha aur yaha se nikalna jaruri tha uske liye. Darwaja khola toh saamne Guddi kaaki khadi thi.

"Beta, Sushila jiji ko dekha tumne? Aur Babita ka bhi pata nahi kaha hai? Idhar aane ka he bol ke gayi thi wo.", Arjun ye keh deta ki andar Babita hai toh pakka fans jata .

"Chachi ji, didi toh maine thodi der pehle hall me dekhi thi aur Sushila bua ka mujhe bhi nahi pata."

"Atcha tu chal mere sath, wo maa ji pooch rahi thi aur mujhe jyada pata nahi idhar ka.", Arjun ko bhi khisakna he thik laga ab yaha se. Ghabrahat me uska wo ajgar bhi so chuka tha jo thodi der pehle poore ufaan me us kasi hui maansal gufa me ghusa tha jiski gehraai wo kayi baar pehle naapne ke baad jaane kyun aaj kuch pehle he ruk gaya tha. Arjun ye sochta hua apne he vicharo me khoya tha ki wo log pandal me aa pahuche.

"Arre ye kya haal bana rakha hai tune.? Kameej bahar hai teri, baal bikhre hue aur coat kaha hai tera?", Kaushalya ji se saamna hua jo Chandro devi ke pas he thi Yashoda ji aur Purnima ji ke sath. Arjun ne sachmuch apni haalat nahi dekhi thi jo aisi thi jaise wo abhi fir se naach ke aaya ho.

"Chal mere sath main karti hu tujhe thik aur ye raha tera vaist-coat. Preeti liye tujhe dhoond rahi thi.", Tara ne wo bina baah ka coat uski taraf badhaya aur hath pakad kar ek taraf bane prasadhan kaksh ki aur le chali. Arjun ne bheetar ja kar chehra sahi kiya aur kameej bhi andar karne ke baad belt chadhai. Bahar aane par Tara ne he uska chehra apne rumaal se saaf karne ke baad baal thik karke wo coat sahi se pehnaya.

"Shoe-lace bhi baandh le. Pata nahi tu kya karta fir raha hai. Haan ab Madhuri didi aur Radhika bhabhi stage par aane wali hai toh sabke sath he rehna.", Tara badi behan ki tarah usko samjhati hui wapis se pandaal me le aayi thi aur Arjun ko pehle ki tarah saja hua dekh Kaushalya ji ne Tara ko he sherya diya.

"Babita aur Sushila na dikhai de rahi Guddi. Tu gayi toh thi unhe dekhne?", Chandro devi ki baat khatam hone ke sath he Babita apni maa se baat karti hui wahi aa rahi thi. Sushila diler thi jo apni chaal ko jaise taise sambhale khamoshi se he idhar aa khadi hui. Babita ki najro me Arjun ke liye pyaar ke sath he na mil sakne ki maafi bhi thi par Sushila toh navbyahta ki tarah sharma kar ek taraf ja baithi kursi pe. Jaanghe kuch failani padd rahi thi usko aur Arjun bhi Babita ko mook haami bhar ke stage ki aur chal diya. Usko ab ye samajh nahi aa raha tha ke Babita ne suit utaar kar fir se lehnga kyun pehan liya. Aur aaj wo aise kyun lag rahi thi jaisi pehli baar me sambhog ke dauraan thi.
.
.
Vivah ka mahol apne charam par pahuch chuka tha aur dwaar ke dono he taraf bharpoor aatishbaji chal rahi thi. Ek taraf se Madhuri ke sar pe laal chunari ki chhya karke Arjun, Himanshu, Sandeep aur Sanjiv bhaiya ke mama ka ladka Vivek unhe pandaal ke taraf le ja rahe the. Madhuri didi laal lehnge me itni khoobsurat lag rahi thi najre jhukaye chalti hui ki unki bagal sath le jaati Vinni aur Priyanka ka tej bhi unke saamne feeka he tha. Dhime kadmo ke sath wo aage badhte hue pandaal me daakhil hue toh 'baharo phool barsao' geet ke swar se vatavaran char chaand lagane laga. Yaha anginat hath Madhuri ke kadmo tale phool barsa rahe the aur jagah jagah photographer wo drishya camera me qaid karta unke aage chalta raha. Thik dusri taraf se aisa he drishya Radhika ke aane ka tha. Laal jode aur kohni tak pehne choode me saji Radhika bhi dulhan ke avtaar me adhbhutt he thi. Apne bhaiyon ke sath manch par wo Madhuri ke barabar he aayi thi aur dono dulhan ek sath manch par apni apni taraf se chadhi toh Gorav aur Sanjiv apni apni jagah se uth khade hue. Yaha toh log bhi takriban 3-400 maujood the aur lagatar phool barsate wo inhe duayen dene lage.

Sanjiv ne aage badh kar Radhika ka hath thama toh Gorav ne bhi apni bhabhi ke kehne par Madhuri ka. Ye pal kuch samay aise he ruka aur fir se tasvire li gayi. Stage par aate he ek taraf phulo ki mala Radhika Sanjiv ne ek dusre ko pehnaai toh dusri taraf najre jhukaye Madhuri ne Gorav ko. Gorav ne mala pehnane se pehle Madhuri ke is roop ko jaise dil me qaid he kar liya tha kuch ruk kar. Fir Abhishek ji ke yaad dilane par usne bhi Madhuri ke gale ko haar se sushobhit kiya. Ab dono jode apne apne sathi ke sath fir se manch par aaseen the jaha Arjun aur Radhika ki najar ek dusre se pehli bar takrai aur wo waha maujood sabhi ko bhula kar bas ek dusre ko he dekhte rahe. Sanjiv ne halke se sehra hata kar Radhika ke kaan me kaha.

'Jisko jamane me kaha kaha nahi dhunda aapne, wo hamesha se hamari bagal me tha.', Radhika toh halka sa chiddh kar wahi Sanjiv ke hath par choonti kaat gayi lekin sabke hansne par wo jhempti hui najre jhuka kar narajgi bhi dikhane lagi.

'Abhi se Sanjiv ka durgati wala samay prarambh hota hai.', Lucky ne jo baat kahi thi us par khud Sanjiv bhi hans raha tha aur sabki hansi ko dekh Gorav ne bhi in dono ko dekha toh wo bhi hans diya. Is beech Gorav ne pehli baar khudse Madhuri ka hath apne hath me thaam liya tha jaise wo bata raha ho ke ab Madhuri uski hai aur wo dil se khush hai uske sath.

"Main nahi jaanta ki ye kya hua hai bhabhi aur kyun hum pehle nahi mil paaye.. shayad bhaiya sab jaante the aur isliye he wo aapko ye surprise dena chahte honge. Par ye surprise unhone aapse jyada mujhe diya hai. Main is chehre ko kabhi bhi nahi bhula tha us din sirf ek baar dekhne bhar se. Jo insaan apne hridya me bejubaan jeevo ke liye itna prem rakhta hai, wo mujhe toh jiwanbhar us chhaya me sahejega jisme main mehfooj rahu. Bhaiya ne hum dono ko he dekha tha us din aur shayad yahi wajah thi ki unhone hum dono ko he ye nahi bataya ki hamara ek atoot rishta pehle se he taye ho chuka hai.", Ghutno pe baithe Arjun ne apne dil ki baat aise kahi thi Radhika se uske dono hath apne hatho me lete hue ki Radhika bhi uske masoom se lekin damakte chehre ko he dekhti rahi. Kaajal se susajjit wo khoobsurat aankhen bhav-vivhal he ho uthi aur Radhika ne bina kisi ki parwah ke Arjun ke sar ko dono hatho me lete hue uska matha choom liya. Ye drishya nischal prem ka aisa pal tha ki camera wale ko khud Sanjiv ne peeche ho kar jagah di. Devar se bhabhi ki pehli aur anoothi mulakaat ka drishya.

"Inko toh hum mil kar surprise denge devar ji. Aur mujhe bhi tum me ek devar se jyada apna wahi dost aur inka sabkuch mil gaya hai. Ye tumhe mujhse baantna he nahi chahte the isliye nahi bataya na inhone?", Devika ji toh inki mulakaat aur baatchit se itni khush hui thi ki unhone apne purse se bina gine he dher saare note dono se vaar kar photographer ko thama diye.

"Oye bailbudhi ab chhod apni bhabhi ko. Yaha sabhi log hai aur inse sabne milna bhi hai. Tu mil liya toh ab phero tak inke kareeb bhi nahi dikhna.", Kaushalya ji ne toh Sanjiv bhaiya wale khel ko he aur aage badha kar dono ko alag kar diya tha. Radhika chahti thi ki Arjun Sanjiv aur uske darmiyaan he baitha rahe aur wo us se baatein karti rahe lekin Kaushalya ji ke ek baar kehne matra se Arjun uth kar niche chal diya. Radhika uski peeth dekhti rahi aur Sanjiv ke sath Kaushalya ji rehasyamayi muskaan liye inpe hanste rahe. Sabhi pariwar ke sadasya ab baari baari se stage par aane lage the. Aur unhe 2-2 tasvir karwani padti kyonki waha jode jo do the. Sanjiv aur Radhika ke beech Alka jamm chuki thi toh Madhuri aur Gorav ji ke maje unke beech baithi Ritu le rahi thi. In dono ka sath baaki sabhi choti behne de rahi thi.

2 Gypsy jo commando se bhari thi, wo poore haq se pandaal ke pas bane fuhare ke gird aa ruki aur unse niche utre takriban 10 surakshakarmiyon ne waha khade kuch jawan mehmano ko rasta saaf karne ka nirdesh diya. Abhi ek waiter hall se pandaal ki taraf aa he raha tha ki unme se ek surakshakarmi ne baah pakad ko usko peeche dhakel diya. Ladkhada kar wo yuvak hath me pakde us koyle wale bartan ko sambhalne ki koshish karta khud he farsh par gir gaya aur uske baad jo hua uski goonj darjano kaano me gayi aur thik us yuvak ki bagal me wo 6 feet uncha surakshakarmi pada najar aaya. Itni he der me aadha darjan bandook Arjun par tann chuki thi lekin wo un sabki parwah na karta hua niche gire us surakshakarmi se pehle waiter ko uthane laga.

"Kaam tum bhi karte ho aur kaam ye bhi kar raha hai. Ye jagah tumhare baap ki nahi hai jo manmaani karoge aur koyi kuch kahega nahi. Agar tumhe lagta hai tumne sahi kiya hai toh sabit kar dena nahi toh bahar toh main jaane nahi dunga is bhai se maafi maange bina.", Arjun ne wo steel ki thaali aur us se bikhra hua samaan bhi ek taraf rakh kar yuvak ke kapde sahi karke kaha. Baki log aage badhte us se pehle he ek nirdesh sunaai pada, mahila swar me.

"Kuch galat toh nahi kahi kaha inhone Waahib. Aapka kaam hai hamare sath rehna aur suraksha dena lekin kisi ke sath abhadra vyavahar karne ki sakht manaahi hai jab wo koyi masoom insaan ho apradhi nahi.", Safed paridhan jo is stree ke sar ko bhi maang tak dhake tha aur waisa he shaleen blouse, hath me sone ki ghadi ke sathe gale me hare maanik ka ek vishisht haar. Dekhte he lagta tha ki ye mahila bahot vishisht hai aur uske peeche he wo jarurat se jyada lambi videshi car jo shayad 25-30 saal purani hone ke bawjood aise chamak rahi thi jaise hal-filhal he showroom se nikli ho. Car ka pichla darwaja ek shahi dikhte vyakti ne khola toh bahar aayi 60-65 ke kareeb ki bujurg mahila jinhone bharpoor nigaah Arjun par ki. Ab tak Waahib bhi hath jodd kar khada ho chuka tha, najre jhukaye. Wo sabhi banduke aur unke dhaari peeche hatt chuke the.

"Aapka parichaya kunwar?", Ye mahila bhi safed saree aur waise he simit gehne pehne thi jaise pehle wali ne dharan kiye the. Itni umar hone ke bawjood chehre ka tej Kaushalya ji se bhi kahi jyada tha aur unka hath thaame khade vyaki ki najar bhi Arjun par he thi. Ghani moonch, gehre hare rang ki kameej aur safed patloon ke sath vishud chamde ki khaas jooti pehne ye aadmi inka he khoon tha. Tabhi Rameshwar ji khud waha aa pahuche aur unke sath he hath jodd kar Bhajan, Krishneshwar aur Kaushalya ji. Vinod bhi ye sab dekh raha tha lekin kareeb na aaya.

"Aapne hamari baat ka jawaab nahi diya?", Khanakti hui wo meethi awaaj sunn kar Arjun toh bas nihare ja raha tha wahi un mahila ne hath aage badha kar Arjun ki pehle baah sehlaayi fir gaal.

"Raani sa, aap hamare pautra Arjun hai aur beta ye hamare anndata Rani sahiba hai XXXX se. Kunwar Mahendra ji aur Kumari Amrita inki bahumukhi santaan.", Yaha parichaya dene par un dono ne he aage badh kar Rameshwar ji se gale lag kar prem darshaya tha jo kahi se bhi shahi tarika na tha par Rani Saundarya muskurai aur Arjun ka hath pakad kar Kaushalya ji ke sammukh aa khadi hui. Abhi tak baaki koyi vyakti is taraf na aane paya tha.

"Gustakhi par bhi aise awsar se apno ko dur nahi rakha jata didi.", Rani ke aise sambodhan par Kaushalya ji se toh kuch kehte he na bana lekin bagal me khade Bhajan ji bole bina na reh sake.

"Ji didi ko laga tha ke aap desh me nahi hongi aur fir itni dur aana.."

"Hume mat he charaao Bhajan. Raajneeti aur dal-neeti se hum tumse kahi pehle se waakif hai. Videsh me the lekin fir bhi hum aaye toh sahi. Aur nimantran na bhi milta toh hum aate. Waise didi aapne bhi ye noor humse chupa ke he rakha.", Arjun abhi tak sab dekh kar samajhne ki koshish kar raha tha aur is beech he Rameshwar ji ne usko Kumari Amrita aur Kumar Mahendra se milwane ke liye ijajat lete hue apne sath liya.

"Chhupaya toh dhan ya vastu ko jata hai Saundarya. Bacha hai aur bada hone par toh milne he wala tha. Thik samay laga tha hume aur usi aasha se aapko nimantran bheja tha ki pariwar ke bache bhi aapse mil sake. Ye Bhajan khud he gaya tha lekin aap England thi us samay.", Kaushalya ji ne abhi tak hath jode hue the jinhe thaam kar Saundarya ne unhe apne sath he le liya, dulha dulhan ki taraf badhte hue. Surakshakarmi aage bhi sath aana chahte the lekin is baar unhe ishare se wahi rukne ka nirdesh khud Rameshwar ji ne diya, jinke chehre par gambhirta thi.

"Bataya gaya tha hume is baare me isliye samay se pehle wapis laut aaye. Delhi se jitna ho saka humne samay utna he raftaar se kam karna chaha lekin deri ho he gayi. Mubarak ho Purnima didi. Umed tum badhne se rukoge bhi ya nahi?", Jis bhaav se wo Purnima ji se mili thi is se saaf jahir tha ki unke liye toh Umed bhi apna he tha jo paanv chhute waqt bhi Rani ke seene tak lamba tha. Unki baat par bas wo muskura diya.

"Aap aaiye aur pehle kuch nashta grahan kijiye. Fir bacho ko aashirwad dijiyega.", Dekhne wali baat toh ye thi ki khud Somnath ji is drishya ko dur se he najar kar rahe the. Unke sath wale log toh Bhajan ji ke sath hans bol kar he khush ho rahe the lekin is pariwar ko sabke beech bina suraksha ke dekh jaankar log aapas me baatein he kar sakte the. Adrishya suraksha jo thi in tak aane se pehle swayam Rameshwar ji ki. Jinhone swayam kisi se inka parichaya nahi karwaya tha.

"Pehle hum Sanjiv aur unki dulhan se mil lete hai Purnima didi. Madhuri bhi humne barso pehle he dekhi thi aur aaj unka vivah ho raha hai.", Rani ne najro se he Amrita aur Mahendra ko apne kareeb bualaya aur fir unhe shagun mangwane ka kaha.

"Aap yahi araam kijiye agar chahe toh. Main le aata hu jo bhi samaan le kar aana hai.", Arjun ne Kunwar Mahendra se jis tarah peshkash ki thi wo Arjun ko sath he le gaye.

"Tau ji, Arjun ko humne kahi dekha hai pehle?", Kumari Amrita ne beshak ekant samajh kar ye keh diya tha lekin Rameshwar ji ne ye sunn kar pehle har taraf dekha. Najre toh bahot jami thi un par lekin kareeb koyi nahi aaya tha.

"Hum yaha aapke liye Rameshwar he hai Amrita ya fir ho sake toh uncle bol sakti ho. Arjun aajtak udhar nahi aaya hai waise. Haan agar milna chaho toh wo 2 din baad he udhar aane wala hai. Ab hum mehmano se mil le aur aap Raju Shankar ke sath unki dharampatniyon aur bacho se."

"Itna darte kyun ho tau ji? Bhaiya aapko Pandit ji bulate hai lekin mere liye jo hai wahi hai. Haan peecha chhudana chaho toh thik hai. Waise Shankar bhaiya bhi idhar he aa rahe hai.", Ek baar fir Amrita ne shahi mukhota audh liya tha lekin dikhave ke liye. Shankar ke sath hath mila kar tehjeeb se jarur mili par jo kaha usko sunn kar Shankar bhi hans diya.

"Kaise ho doctor laddulal? Suna hai bade naamchin doctor bann chuke ho aur wo Amitabh Bachchan aapki aulaad hai? Na Amitabh toh nahi hai lekin lamba utna he hai."

"Rani sahiba ne sunn liya na toh yahi pe saja mil jaayegi. Haan wo mera he beta hai aur chalo apne baaki bacho se milwata hu.", Amrita fir se tehjeeb se chalti hui Shankar ke sath ho li jaha wo baari baari se unhe sabhi se milwane lage. Yaha unhone Rekha ke sath sath Devika ji aur Shilpa se bhi bhent karwaayi thi aur is beech Rani sahiba ke sath Kunwar Mahendra bhi shagun liye manch tak aa pahuche. Dono jodo ko aashirwad aur shagun dete waqt is baat ka jarur dhyaan diya gaya tha ke ye tasvire na utaari jaaye. Narinder ji ne toh inke aagman par he video walo ko tab tak ke liye vishram de diya tha jab tak kaha na jaaye. Is sabke beech halka nashta aur fir jaruri logo se inki mulkaat bhi Pandit ji ne karwayi. Shastri ji ko jaan kar aashchaya hua jab khud Rani sahiba ne unka naam pehle he bata diya. Subhash-Somnath ji toh jyada kuch keh bhi na sake siway shishtachar vash hath jodd kar khade rehne ke. Bas maryada laangh kar inse hansi majaak kar gaya wo shirmaan Narinder ji he the aur unki har baat par Rani ji ke sath sath Mahendra aur Amrita ke chehro par bhi hansi najar aayi.

"Ab hum is awasar par mukhya patra nahi hona chahte. Sanjiv aur Madhuri ko humne aamantrit kar diya hai ek baar hamare niwas par bhi darshan dene ke liye. Aagya chahte hai aapse.", Rani sahiba ke hath jodd kar khade hone par Pandit ji toh khamosh he rahe. Wo rok bhi nahi sakte the aur kuch keh bhi nahi.

"Aapne toh aa kar hamara maan he badhaya hai. Aap rukengi toh jyada atcha lagega hume.", Kaushalya ji ka kathan wajib tha lekin unke hath fir se thaam kar Saundarya ji ne halaat ke hisaab se unhe mana he liya.

"Arjun, aapko hum nyota nahi denge. Wo bhi aapka he ghar hai aur aasha karte hai ki purn haq se aap waha padharenge.", Romela bhi Preeti ke sath inke kareeb he thi jiske sath Amrita tanmayta se baatchit me lagi jaise kuch jaan rahi ho. Arjun toh unhe dekhe he ja raha tha bina sune ki wo kya keh rhai hai.

"Ye jarur aayega apse milne aur isko aap naam se bulaye toh behtar rahega.", Kaushalya ji ke kehne ke bawjood Rani sahiba ne naa me sar hila diya

"Aap nahi samjhengi didi. Inhe naam se pukare itna rutba nahi hai hamara. Jaane kaise khud hukum inhe naam se bulate honge jab tasvir jehan me aati hogi? Aagya chahte hai.", Iske baad unhone kuch na kaha aur Arjun ka hath bade he sehaj bhaav se thaam kar aage badh chali. Kaushalya ji jo nahi dekhna chahti thi wahi ho raha tha. Arjun us hath se bandha apne aap he jaise dur jata dikha unhe. Col sahab bhi inse milne ke baad apne karya me lag chuke the Dharamvir ji ko liye. Rameshwar ji ko toh dono bhai behano ne he gher rakha tha jaise unke liye waha aur log the he nahi.

"Tau ji.. Waise ek advice du aapko.? Atcha sorry sorry Pandit ji..", Amrita ne idhar udhar dekhne ke baad apne bade bhai ki taraf hans kar dekha toh Mahendra bhi muskura diya.

"Bole bina toh rehne wali nahi ho aap. Bata he dijiye kumari sahiba ki kya salah hai is buddhe ke liye aapke pas?", Rameshwar ji chalte hue car se thoda pehle he ruk gaye.

"Wo na Arjun ki shaadi aap Kumari Latika se karwa do. Sab maamle pal me he khatam aur upar se 2-2 jagah sirf aapka naam hoga.", Kehne ko toh Amrita ne ye baat hansi me keh di lekin Pandit ji ne gambhir chehre se jab dekha toh hansi wahi band ho gayi. Fir wo bhi khilkhila kar hans diye.

"Badi ho jao kuch aur seekho kunwar se thoda shishtachar bhi. Waha baatchit hoti hai abhi bhi?", Unhone dabe chhipe lafjo me he poocha tha kyonki wo majaak bhali bhanti jante the.

"Sirf Latika se he lekin jab wo Delhi hoti hai. Pintu bhai sahab se bhi ek bar Delhi he mulakaat hui thi saal bhar pehle. Phone nahi kar sakte udhar aur aap jaante he hai wajah. Waise galat toh nahi kaha tha maine aur ye pahaad jaisa Arjun kahi se bhi Sarang Tau ji se kam nahi lagta. Pintu bhaiya bhi kuch kam he honge is se. Chalte hai ab tau ji. Maa toh jaane kabtak Arjun ko liye khadi rahengi. Unhone aaj badhia scene dekh liya toh sone nahi wali.", Amrita aankh marti hui dabe paanv apni maa ki aur lapki toh Mahendra ne bhi gale mil kar vida li.

"Kunwar Arjun, raajmata ab aagya chahti hai. Aap inse milne jarur aana.", Hansti hui Amrita ne ye tanj bhi tehjeeb se kiya tha aur apni maa ko chalne ka ishara diya toh jaane se pehle khud Rani Saundarya ne Arjun ko gale laga kar jald unse milne ki gujarish ki. Arjun ne bhi haami bhari aur wo kuch waqt wahi khada raha, 4 gypsi aur wo car toh ab ja bhi chuki thi.

"Kuch kaam-kaaj dekhna chahenge aap Kunwar sahab?",Rameshwar ji ke is tanj se Arjun ko hosh aaya toh wo jhempta hua hansne laga.

"Beta tum ho Dr Shankar ki aulaad aur mera maan. Apne naam ko hamesha yaad rakhna aur sarthak bhi waise he karna. Raajmata se mulakaat hona toh atchi baat hai lekin unse pesh aane ki tehjeeb hamesha waisi he rakhna jaisi hamare pita unke pita ki karte the aur ab hum unki karte hai. Chalo ab hall me intjaam dekho fir pariwar ke logo ka bhoj bhi lagega. Jaha kami ho udhar dhyaan dena lekin fir kuch waisa matt karna jo thodi der pehle kiya tha. Sarkari vyakti par tumne hath uthaya tha. Bhajan ka surakshakarmi hota toh tum ek din ke liye jail hote. Khair ab intjaam dekho, main jara guest house me hu apne mitro aur kuch mehmano ke sath.", Rameshwar ji toh saaf bata gaye the ki wo anushashan me rahe lekin Arjun ke pehle se dwand-maye dimaag me ab aur bhi baatein ghar kar chuki thi. Babita wale kisse ke bad Radhika bhabhi aur ab ye raajmata wali mulakaat. Fir kuch na karta wo udhar he chal diya jaha dada ji ne bataya tha.
.
.
Chandro Devi ne apni bahuon aur paute-vadhu ko bhojan karke faarig hone ka nirdesh diya toh Sushila ne bataya ki wo fero tak shamil rahegi aur uske baad wo Pandit ji ke he ghar theharne wali thi. Babita ne bhi aisa he jawaab diya tha apne pati aur pariwar ko jis par un logo ne aapatti na jataai. Ye dono pariwar bhojan ke liye hall me badhe toh pandaal ke is aakhiri kataar me sirf Babita aur uski maa Sushila he baithi thi. Babita alag bechain thi aur Sushila alag lekin inke sath anjaane he juda shaksh ek he tha. Sushila ne dhimi awaaj me baatchit shuru ki.

"Tera Arjun ke sath gehra sambandh hai?", Sushila ki baat sunn kar Babita kuch hairaan hui lekin wo ab chhupa bhi nahi sakti thi.

"Haan lekin uski apni zindagi hai aur meri apni. Kyun maa koyi pareshani ho gayi ke tanne? Jo bhi hoya wo bas pehle meri zidd thi aur baad me dono ki marji se."

"Aur tu jo peit me liye hai uska baap kaun hai? Dekh ek maa ki tarah na pooch rahi lekin sach pata hona bhi chahiye."

"Us se kuch na badalne wala maa aur Golu toh abhi tak mehnat ke kaabil na hai. Ek baar he uske sath soyi hu biwi ki tarah toh sach saaf hai ki byaah se pehle he Arjun ke sath hu aur uska he hai jo hai."

"Babita, aag se khelna bhaari padd sake hai beti. Golu ne sach ka bera chalya toh?"

"Tu batayegi maa? Waise bhi wo toh ghana khush hai ke ek he baar me mere ti maa bana diya usne. Arjun teri beti ki kadar bhi kare hai aur uski maryada bhi jaane hai. Jo kiya wo manne kiya uske sath aur apni marji se. Golu ki biwi hu Arjun ki na. Haan wo chahe umar me kamm hai lekin Golu ya kisi bhi aadmi se jyada samajhdar aur pyaar karne wala insaan. Samjhe hai wo teri beti ne aur jis tariya sambhale hai utna toh manne na lagta ke baapu bhi tanne sambhal sakya hoga.", Ab Sushila kya kehti ki 2-2 bache paida karne wali is aurat ne bhi wo aujaar apne andar liya hai thodi der pehle jisne band surang ko faad he diya tha aur agar mauka milta toh wo Sushila ko chalne ke kaabil na chhodta.

"Fir bhi thoda sa sabar toh hona chahiye na beti? Tu toh byaah ka bhi lihaaj na karne laag ri. Mauka he dekh liya kar je tu sirf us se he sambhal sake hai toh.", Sushila baat kehte hue beshak asehaj thi lekin mann ke kisi kone me wo bhi jaan na chahti thi ki Arjun ke aur kaun kaun se gunn hai jinhe pagal hui Babita ko kuch najar he nahi aata uske siwa.

"Na data jata maa usne dekh ke. Phir bhi koshish bahot karti hu lekin dil na maanta jab mauka dikhe aur wo bhi ho. Manne yu aurat aadmi ka rishta bahot se logo se suna lekin jab manne khud mehsoos kiya toh Arjun unse bilkul alag hai. Wo aurat ne jayedad na samajhta maa. Wo manne barabari se jyada deve hai aur kaabil hone ke bawjood kabhi na kehta ke uski jarurat hai. Golu ka ke hai chahe wo pyaar karta ho lekin khud ne faarig karwa ke mooh fere hai aur neend me. Yahi wajah hai maa ke manne limit paar kari lekin aaj tak ijatt kisi ke saamne kharaab na hone di.", Ab Sushila kya kehti ki aaj wo ho gaya Babita ki wajah se jo 25 baras me na hua tha.

"Waise tu bhi toh usne laad kare hai aur aajkal toh mere aur Bijender se bhi jyada.?"

"Wo laayak hai beti us ijjatt ka. Bas itna dhyaan rakhiyo ke khudke sukh me uska na sabkuch ujad je. Aur meri koyi shikayat na hai tere se ya Arjun se. Us se toh hove bhi kyun gi.", Sushila ne ek baar fir se aapni taango ke beech tufaan sa mehsoos kiya lekin wo anubhavi aur saksham mahila thi jo jajb kar gayi apni bhavnaye.

"Shikayat ka mauka na deti maa. Jabse peit se hui hu toh thoda pareshan jarur hoti hu kyonki manne uska sath bhaave hai. Par eb koshish karungi ki aisa jitna ho sake kam ho."

"Baap khatir toh balak bhi tadpe hai beti fer tu toh dil se uske sath judd chuki. Aainda agar jyada ji machle aur koyi hal na ho toh bata diyo. Meri beti ki dekhrekh toh kar he saku hu.", Sushila ki baat sunn kar Babita ne usko baahon me bhar liya.

"Tu na sach me meri dost jyada hai maa aur manne bhi tu sabse jyada pasand hai."

"Rehan de. Dusre number pe he houngi jyada se jyada. Chaal eb tere sasural ki bhi thodi sewa kar leva.", Ab iske baad dulha-dulhan ka khana he lagne wala tha jisme jyadatar kareebi aur ghar wale unka sath dene wale the. Raat ke 11 baj chuke the aur logo ne wapis bhi jana tha.

 

[Enigma]

Update 192 (2)
Vivaah

"Toh aapko pehle se he pata tha ki waha ek khaas insaan milne wala hai, rani maa?", Andheri khamosh sadak par aage peeche gyspiyon ki suraksha me chalti ye car bhi 120 ki gati par thi lekin bheetar jaise mahol kisi baithak sa tha. Driver seat par maujood Kunwar Mahendra ki najar saamne aur kaan pichli seat par baithi apni maa aur behan ki baatchit par he the. Amrtia ki baat par Rani Saundarya ne bahot saleeke se naa me chehra hilate hue jawaab diya.

"Ye hamare liye bhi utna he aashcharya tha jitna Kunwar ke liye. Ye jaante the ki Shankar ke 2 betiyon ke baad ek beta hua tha jo paidaish par kuch kamjor aur baad me khatre ke mahol se dur padhne ke liye bhej diya gaya tha. Ummeed nahi thi ki Kunwar Arjun ko sabse dur rakhne ki aur bhi wajah hogi aur ye aaj he jana humne. Lekin lagta hai aapko jarur inke baare me kuch jaankari pehle se thi.", Rani sahiba ka sandeh sahi sabit karte hue Amrita muskurayi toh ye harkat aaine se Mahendra ne bhi dekhi aur wo kuch hairaan bhi hua.

"Maa aap toh sab jaanti he hai na ke na ab samay pehle jaisa raha aur na vichardhara. Samaaj ke saamne beshak sab barkarar he rakhna padta hai lekin utne he avsar ab swatantrata se jeene ke bhi milte hai. Bas aise he ek avsar par hum duniya dekh rahe thi ki najar in janab par thehar gayi. Aur aap yakeen kijiye ye yuvak bilkul waisa nahi hai jinke sath chehra milta hai.", Amrita toh itna kehne ke baad jis rehasyamayi tarike se muskurai thi wo rani sahiba ke sath sath car chalate hue Mahendra ko bhi hairaan kar raha tha.

"Charitra kabhi bhi chehro par nirbhar nahi karta Amrita lekin itna toh maanti hogi ki wo khaas hai?"

"Khaas toh fir Shankar bhaiya bhi hai maa aur Inder bhaiya unse bhi jyada kyonki wo raajniti ke sath rann-niti me bhi kahi behtar hai. Sabse badi baat hai ki wo charitra ke maamle me bilkul tauji jaise saaf aur majboot bhi hai. Arjun ke baare me humne bhi pata kiya tha aur aapki baat bhi uchit hai lekin wo tauji aur Shankar bhaiya ka mishran hai charitra ke hisab se. Baaki aap khud behtar jaan sakengi jab tafseel se milengi aur waqt bitayengi uski sath. Tau ji ne bataya hai ki Pintu bhaiya aaye the aur unhone Arjun se mulakaat ke baad apna waris ghoshit kar diya. Ye khabar dusri taraf se bhi sach hai kyonki bhaiya apne pita ko bhi bata chuke hai. Khaas toh ho he gaya na maa?", Is baat ka jikar Rameshwar ji ne kab kiya ye Rani Saundarya ko bhi nahi pata chala tha lekin ye jaan kar aashcharya ke sath sath wo kuch gehri soch me bhi doob gayi. Car ke bhitar ye khamoshi kuch pal barkarar rahi jisko swayam Kunwar Mahendra ne he toda.

"Maa, aap yahi soch rahi hai na ki is tarah toh phir se pichla dwar khul jayega? Lekin Pushpak bilkul bhi Indraneel ya Kumar jaisa nahi hai. Waha ki satta kabhi bhi is taraf ka rukh nahi kar sakti jabtak Pandit ji jiwit hai aur unke jaane ke baad wo aisa karne ki soch bhi nahi sakte kyonki tab bagdor kinke hath hogi aap jaanti he hai. Pareshan mat hoiye aap maa.", Mahendra ki baat se Rani sahiba ki chinta toh jarur kuch kam hui thi lekin chehre par bhaav ab khushi ke na the.

"Hum jaante hai beta ki jitne 'ye' hai itne hume kisi bhi tarah ka khatra nahi hai aur ye unki mahanta he hai ki agli peedhi me bhi unhone iski jimmewari sahi hatho me saunpi lekin kabhi kabhi khud par he hume taras aata hai. Swarth bhi lagta hai aur lobh bhi lekin ab kiya bhi kya ja sakta hai jab aap khud peedhi ko aage nahi badhana chahte.? Aap kya kehti ho Amrita, kya 'ye' hume Kunwar Arjun bhi saunpenge ya sirf wo daiytva tak he simit rakhenge unhe?"

"Maa, aap aisa nahi karengi? Hum nivedan he kar sakte hai lekin sach aapko bhi pata chal he gaya hoga kyun unhone Arjun ko abhi tak humse prithak rakha hai. Ye sachmuch swarth he hoga aur is sirf naam ki raajshahi se kahi jyada jarurat unhe hai Arjun ki. Tau ji beshak vafadari sabit kar de lekin unhe dard nahi diya ja sakta jab wo khud he Arjun se jude ho. Behtar hoga filhal aap kuch araam kare aur ye sab na soch kar bas itna dhyaan rakhe ki wo aapse milne aayega. Sabse jaruri baat ye bhi batani thi aapko ki wo swayam-chalit hai aur aapke ya tau ji ke niyam wo nahi maanega.", Arjun ke is swabhav ko bata kar Amrita ne thoda sarak kar kamar sahi karte hue aankhen moond li. Shayad safar bahot hua tha aur raat gehrane ki wajah se usko araam ki talab bhi thi.

'Haan ye swarth he kehlayega beti. Pehle he sirf hamari wajah se wo lagbhag apna sabkuch kho chuke hai aur ab unki aakhiri ummeed le kar hum paap ke bhogi nahi bann na chahte. Mahendra, aap he vivaah kar lete toh kuch aas badh jaati hamari jiwan ke prati.', Beti ko araam karte dekh unhone ye sab bahot dhimi awaaj me kaha tha aur Mahendra ne is baat ko tarjeeh na dete hue gambhir chehre ke sath bas saamne he najar barkaraar rakhi.
.
.
"Bhabhi, main ke kahu tha?", Yaha Sangwan pariwar vivaah me purn bhagidari pradarshit karte hue mehmano ki uchit dekhbhal kar raha tha lekin raat jyada hone par Manjeet khaane ke liye ek table par ja baitha. Ruchita apne devar ke sath thi is awsar par aur uski adhuri baat sunn kar muskura uthi.

"Bol itna kya soch raha?"

"Wo na bhaiya ne keha bhi tha ke meri ab shaadi ki umar ho chali hai. Aap baat chalao is taraf, jaan-pehchan toh aapki bhi bahot hai.", Ab Ruchita is baat par usko hairani se dekhne lagi lekin fir hanste hue boli.

"Dekh Manjeet, baat toh teri sahi hai lekin ek toh yaha pandato ke pariwar jyada hai aur dusra apni taraf thoda biradari ki pakad sakth bhi. Haan koyi sahi rishta dikha toh baat chalati hu teri.", Ruchita ne baaki sabhi ke tarah lehnga na pehan kar saree pehni hui thi aur uski patli kamar par bandhi hone ki wajah se gehri naabhi aur vilakshan bade stanno se niche tak ka sapat chikna peit saaf jahir tha. Rang swanla hone ke bawjood agar koyi is shyam-sundari ko gor se dekhne lagta toh yakeenan wo Ruchita ke jadoo se bahar na nikal pata. Aisa he haal kuch logo ka tha jo thodi duri par khade khana khaane ke sath chanchalta se bharpoor Ruchita aur uske husn ka bharpoor didar karte rahe. Arjun bhi har counter aur stall ki jaanch karne ke sath sath mehmano aur Bijender/Vikas aadi ke sath kuch samay bitane ke baad tehalta hua is taraf aaya toh Ruchita ne usko apne he kareeb baitha liya. Manjeet ko jaise atcha na laga tha aur uski baat bhi adhuri reh gayi Arjun ke baithne se.

"Ye mera bhatija hai Manjeet aur Arjun ye mere devar hai Manjit Singh.", Arjun ne parichaya hone par is baar hath aage badhaya toh Manjeet ne upari taur par milate hue aadatan kataaksh sa kiya jis par Ruchita muskura uthi.

"Hum barabar ke na hai toh ram-ram ya namastey thik thi. Waise atche ladke ho tum.", Manjeet ab table par rakhi ice-cream ko dekhta toh kabhi agal-bagal.

"Waise mere devar ki shaadi ki umar ho chuki hai Arjun aur agar tumhari najar me koyi atchi jaat family ho toh jarur salah dena.", Ab Ruchita ki baat sunn kar Arjun ke chehre par khushi dikhi aur Manjeet ko bhi atcha laga ke uski bhabhi ne baat failani bhi shuru kar di hai.

"Waise hai toh sahi bua agar aap papa se is baare me charcha kare toh sahi hoga. Wo Anupama bhabhi hai na Bijender bhaiya ki wife? Unki judwa behan Akshara master's karne lagi hai aur unki shaadi bhi nahi hui hai. Balbir bhaiya bhi jaat hai aur unki bhi badi behan shaadi ke yogya hai jis wajah se bhaiya ki shaadi me deri ho rahi hai. Haan filhal wo nayi nayi job par hai toh mujhe nahi lagta dahej waigairah jyada hoga par unke bade bhai Army me hai toh ghar-pariwar atcha hai unka. Akshara didi toh udhar khadi bhi hai Muskaan aur Anupama bhabhi ke sath.", Arjun ne najro se he Ruchita ka dhyaan unse kuch duri par he khadi ladkiyon ki tikdi par karwaya toh Manjeet bhi waha gor se dekhne laga.

"Ek toh ghani chhoti lag rahi umar me aur dusri ne maang bhar rakhi. Teesri najar na aa rahi sahi se.", Manjeet toh chaav chaav me ye bhi bhool gaya ke wo ye sab mooh se bol raha hai mann me nahi. Ruchita ne tokna chaha toh Arjun ne he mana karte hue Muskaan ko ishare se kareeb bualya. Aisa karne par Akshara uski oat se bahar aa chuki thi jo ek khoobsurat se gulbi jaridar salwar kameej aur bina kisi adhik prasadhan ke sirf apne teekhe nain-naksh aur gulabi rangat ki wajah se bilkul chaand se najar aayi. Muskaan kareeb chali aayi thi aur Arjun ne bas itna he kaha.

"Akshara didi ko bhi sabse milwa deti toh atcha lagta."

"Haan bas abhi khana ho gaya hai unka toh main wahi karne wali thi. Waise yaha kuch chahiye toh nahi?", Baat karte hue Muskaan toh ek baar Ruchita bua ko dekh rahi thi lekin Arjun uske dhalak aaye baalo aur lubhavne chehre me he kho gaya. Itne kareeb khadi thi wo aur mann maar kar Arjun apni kursi se chipka raha. Ruchita ne uski taraf dekha toh Muskaan ne bhi aur ab wo sharmati hui yaha se chali gayi.

"Ghana chaalu hai tu ladke. Main toh shareef samajhti thi tujhe.", Ye baat kahi toh Ruchita ne Arjun se thi jo jhemp gaya lekin Manjeet bhi hadbada kar apni bhabi ki taraf palat gaya.

"Na bhabhi aisi baat na hai bas wo ladki agar pehchan ki hai toh fer baat chalao. Thank you hai Mister Arjun.", Manjeet toh hasrate he bana chuka tha bas itni he der Akshara ko dekhne se. Wo thi bhi kamal ki chahe sharir kuch dupla tha lekin Anupama se bhi kayi guna jyada chamakdar chehra aur samajhdar bhi.

"Jaldi na karte aise maamlo me Manjeet aur Arjun ne toh ek aur bhi ladki bataai hai jinke pariwar me fauji bhai aur dusra sarkari mulajim. Hisab se toh ghar bhi gaanv-jamindari wala hoga. Waha bhi dekh lenge aur iski bhi baat main taai (Kaushalya ji) aur Shankar se kar lungi itne. Tu koyi harkat na kariyo aisi waisi ki kal ne baat chale toh bigad je. Aur Arjun tu 12 feet jameen ke bheetar bhi hai. Batana padega dhyaan rakhiyo.", Arjun toh kaam dekhne ka bol kar yaha se khisakne he laga tha ki uthne ke baad seedha kisi se takra gaya. Takkar na toh tej thi aur na he takrane wale ki tarah hai Arjun ka dhyaan tha us taraf. Ek taraf kursi giri padi thi aur ek taraf wo pari jaise paridhan me saji hui najuk si khoobsurat yuvti. Arjun kursi ki wajah se gira tha aur wo bhi ghutno ke bhaar. Waise he ghutno ke bal chalta hua wo is ladki ke kareeb aaya aur uska niche gira hua purse utha kar bola.

"Aapko jyada toh nahi lagi? Sorry mujhe nahi pata tha ki kuch log yaha udd kar aaye hai.", Reshmi bhoore baal jo us ladki ke chehre ko dhakte hue jameen ki satah tak aa rahe the unke beech se he wo Arjun ko bas ektak dekhti rahi. Ghutno ke bhaar uska aise baithna aur wo purse uski aur badhata hath. Baalo ke peeche ek alag he muskaan thi is ladki ke chehre par aur ye sab koyi ghanto ka prasang na tha, bas palbhar me he itna kuch hua tha aur Arjun seedha khada ho chuka aur wo ladki furti se uske hath se purse liye us taraf daud gayi jaha se bahar jaane ka rasta tha. Arjun ko toh uska chehra tak sahi se na dikha.

"Hello.. Tumhare dimag par toh chot nahi lagi?", Ruchita ne pehle kursi utha kar sahi ki fir wo Arjun ke barabar aa gayi. Arjun jo abhi tak us jaati hui ladki ko he dekh raha tha wo chetna me lauta ye sunn kar.

"Bua aapne he dekha tha ke meri koyi galti he nahi thi. Sorry kehne ki jagah wo toh dekhe bina he purse le kar aise bhaagi jaise main koyi bhoot hu.", Arjun abhi bhi is ghatna se poori tarah nahi ubra tha aur Ruchita bua par najar padte he fir se hontho par tala jadd gaya. Aanchal kuch halka sa he dhalka tha lekin wo parvat toh itne vishal the ki aanchal bhi vyarth he tha unhe chhipane me. Halke paseene se wo gehri kasi hui khaai numaya thi aur Ruchita bua ka patla sharir jaise is bojh ko badi mushkil he uthata tha. Sanwle chamakdar uthaav wala maansal hissa adhbutt he tha aur Arjun ki najar ka peecha karte he is baar Ruchita ki he haalat kharaab hui. Wo bhi jaanti thi ki apne kalasho ki sachhai lekin Arjun ki aankhon me apne jism ke prati mardana najar dekh wo saamna he na kar paayi. Ab Arjun ko jawaab diye bina wo bhi is taraf se aise nikli jaise wo pehle wali ladki.

"Aadmi toh tum bhi ek number ho Mr Arjun. Kitni suthari ladki thi wo aur jaise wo tumse jaanboojh kar bhidi thi matlab saaf hai ki usko tum pasand ho. Dati kyu nahi phir jab itni modern thi?", Manjeet ne is dauraan hindi, bagdi aur angrezi ke bahot se shabd eksath he keh diye the aur uski baat sunn kar Arjun tajjub me padd gaya tha.

"Kya kaha aapne Manjeet ji? Wo mujhse jaanboojh kar takraai thi? Lekin main toh usko jaanta tak nahi tha aur na he maine pehle kabhi dekha hoga jitna mujhe yakeen hai.", Ab Arjun bahar jana chahta tha ye jaan ne ke liye ki aakhir wo ladki kaun thi aur agar usne aisa jaanboojh kar kiya toh kyun. Lekin Manjeet ko akela chhod kar aisa kaise kar sakta tha wo ab jabki Ruchita bua bhi jaane kyun ekdum se chali gayi thi.

"Mitra, waha aapke backside par ek elephant jaisa ladka tha aur ye lady jo abhi bhi khadi hai wo ladki inke he sath thi. Phir usne kuch suna aur aapki taraf dekhne lagi. Jaise he wo lady us mote ladke ko kuch batane ke liye ektaraf hui toh in madam ne aapko stand-up hote dekh kar kursi ko hilaya lekin wo bhi sath he gir gayi. Shayad wo isliye bhaag gayi kyonki maine dekh liya tha. But why? Ye bada sawal hai ki aisa kyun kiya usne.", Arjun andar he andar Manjeet ki aisi bhasha se sadme me he jaane wala tha lekin jaankari lena bhi utna he jaruri tha. Ab Manjeet ne jab ye bataya ki piche aurat abhi bhi hai toh Arjun ne gor kiya. Ye mahila aakarshak dehyashti ki hone ke sath sath kapdo se bhi atche khandan ki prateet hoti thi. Sharir kuch bhara hua, madhyam sa kad aur bhare bhare gaal. Gale me pehna heero ka ek kahi jyada he mehnga haar bata he raha tha ke ye jo bhi hai jarur khaas hai. Arjun kuch soch kar unke he pas chal diya. Thali rakhne ke liye wo idhar udhar dekh rahi thi jisko khud Arjun ne lene ke baad ek taraf rakhe steel ke koodedan me araam se rakh diya.

"Thank you so much beta. Main toh table dekh rahi thi jo khali ho. Jhukne me problem hoti hai na female hone ki wajah se.", Awaaj bhi mithaas se bhari aur utni he aakarshak muskaan chehre par.

"Ji thank you ki jarurat nahi hai aunty. Aap toh hamari mehmaan hai aur sewa karne ka adhikar bhi hamara he hai. Waise aap shayad Radhika bhabhi ki family ki taraf se hai. Hain na?", Arjun ki baat sunn kar wo aakarshak muskaan waise he barkarar thi inke chehre par. Nimbu ke rang ki wo saree jis par moti lage the, uska pallu sahi se seene aur kandhe par karte hue unhone naa me sar hilaya.

"Shankar bhai sahab aur Umed bhai sahab ki taraf se hai beta. Hum Delhi rehte hai aur mere husband Umed ji ke political friend hone ke sath business partner bhi hai. Sabse milne me he itna time lag gaya tha ki dinner ke liye late ho gaye aur ab bache apne papa ko bulane gaye hai toh hum wapis he jaane wale hai.", Arjun ko hairani hui ki ye kaunsa vyakti aa gaya jo usek pita aur chacha ka itna ghanisht bhi hai aur pehli baar pariwar samet yaha aaya hai. Ekdum he uske dimag me Gajendra Bhalla ki tasvir ubhar aayi.

"Gajendra uncle ki wife hai aap aunty? Sahil ki mummy?", Arjun ne jaise he ye 2 naam liye toh inhone bade he gor se usko dekha, phir kareeb hote hue uska ek hath apne dono hatho me le kar sirf itna he kaha.

"Arjun. Tum Arjun he ho na beta? Mujhe Sahil ne bataya tha tumhare baare me aur main mil kar tumhe thank you kehna chahti thi aur jaanti bhi hu ki thank you se kuch nahi hoga lekin tumne mujhe aur mere pariwar ko tootne se bacha liya.", Arjun ne naa me sar hilate hue unhe mahol ka sangyaan diya.

"Maine kuch bhi nahi kiya aunty ji aur agar aapko lagta hai ki maine kuch kiya hai toh samajh lijiye wo maine apne liye kiya tha. Is bahane aap Delhi se bahar toh aayi. Waise aapse mil kar atcha laga aur Sahil bahot he pyara ladka hai."

"Bolta bahot hai wo lekin jabse ghar wapis aaya hai tabse tum uske hero ho. Tumse milwati hu aur mere husband bhi pooch rahe the tumhe lekin shayad tum kahi busy the jab Umed ji ne pata kiya tha.", Arjun ab ek aas se unke he sath ho liya. Idhar udhar ki baatein karte hue ye dono he bahar wale pandal ke kareeb pahuche toh Gajendra Bhalla Umed, Shankar, Rajkumar ji se hath milane ke baad is taraf he dekh raha tha. Arjun ko dekh kar bade josh se pehle hath milaya aur fir apne sath laga ke khada ho gaya.

"Shankar bhai, pehle humne in janaab ka johar dekha lekin ab aap sabhi ke baare me jaan kar itna he kahunga ki poot ke paanv paalne me. Bahot bahot shukriya aap sabhi ka itna maan dene ke liye aur itni badhi khatirdari ke liye. Ab ijajat dijiye, agli mulakaat mere he bangle pe hogi aur aasha hai bahot jaldi aap hamari begam ke hatho ke chai-nashta karte hue aage ki charcha karenge. Arjun, tum bhi jarur aana beta. Jab bhi tumhara dil kare.", Gajendra Bhalla ne hath jod kar vida li toh Arjun uski lambi gaadi ki taraf dhyaan se dekh raha tha. Kaale shishe the aur pichli seat ka kuch bhi najar na aaya. Dono miya biwi aage wali seat par ja baithe the lekin pichli seat par baithi hui wo ladki muskurati hui ektak Arjun ko dekh rahi thi jo usko dekhne me asafal tha.

'Ab dekhti hu mujhe dhoondte ho ya nahi.', Is ladki ne toh jaise kuch aur he thaan liya tha lekin jis chhupan-chhipaai ke khel ko banane lagi thi usme Arjun kitna maahir hai ye abhi usko pata na tha.
.
.
Sadhu Singh ke ghar me aaj raat kuch alag thi kyonki itna samay bitne ke bawjood ghar ke kuch sadasya jaage hue the. Sadhu Singh toh apne kamre me ja chuke the Pandit ji ke karyakram se aane ke baad lekin waha se lauti Kaajal apne kamre me band Savita ke sath thi aur pichle aangan me Bimla apni devrani Darshana ke sath. Minder vivah me na gaya tha peeche ghar ki dekhbhal aur is ekaant ka upyog Savita ke sath karne ki wajah se. Lekin jaise usko bhi jyada safalta na mili thi jo wo akela he chhat par cooler ki hawa me so chuka tha.

"Kya he batau tujhe Savita ke aaj maine kaisa byaah dekha? Main toh aur bhi rukna chahti thi lekin bapu ne toh ghadi me 10 bajte he maa aur mujhe sath le liya. Film jaisa hisaab tha ri waha pe. Ye badi jagah jo jaane kitni dur dur tak faili thi. Sab taraf hajaro lattu jo pedo aur tent pe lage the. 50 se jyada toh khaane ke he adde bane hue the waha aur ek se badh kar ek log. Sahi kiya jo main shehar se ye suit le aayi thi nahi toh jara na janchti waha unke beech.", Kaajal ab ek dheele se kameej aur salwar me thi bina kisi angwastra ke aur uski baat sunti hui Savita bagal me leti hui bas apni saheli ke chehre par chhayi khushi dekhti rahi.

"Sach me itna bada program tha kya?"

"Tujhe bhi toh kaha tha ke sath chal lekin tu maani kaha? Card toh tujhe bhi aaya tha lekin tu bas apne hisab se he chalti hai. Aur main jhooth kyun bolne lagi ri? Ladkiyan toh ladkiyan aurate bhi itni chamak uda rahi thi ki dekhne wala heroin bhool jaaye. Bapu bata rahe the ki unhone khud aisa byaah pehli baar dekha hai aur jis jagah program rakha tha sirf uska kharach 15-20 lakh hoga. Waise jitna badhiya taamjham tha utne he log bhi badhiya tha Savita. Maine toh suna tha ke ye shehri log ghamandi hote hai par aisa na hua. Bapu se toh mukhyamantri bhi milwaya tha doctor uncle ne."

"Tune usko dekha waha? Ek din baad aane ka bol ke gaya tha aur dekh le aaj ho raha uska ek din.", Savita ke lafzo me Arjun se milne ki tadap saaf jhalak rahi thi aur usko jaise koyi lena dena he na tha ke shaadi ke intjaam kaise the aur waha kaun kaun aaya tha. Kaajal bhi uski baat sunn kar thoda gambhir ho gayi aur karwat le kar uske gaal pe hath rakhte hue kehne lagi.

"Kaise aa sakta tha bhala wo Savita? Jab main tujhe intjaam bata rahi hu ki kitna bada tha aur hajaar log honge kam se kam toh wo bhi toh ghar ke byaah me juta hoga? Uski behan ka byaah tha aur wo akela ladka us ghar ka kyonki bade bhai ki bhi shaadi aaj he thi. Maine saaf dekha hai uski najro me tere liye sirf pyaar he hota hai. Meri tarah nahi ki kabaddi kheli aur wo apne raste, main apne raste. Jyada na soch abhi aur jab time aayega toh wo bhi milne jarur aayega tujhse."

"Dil toh kehta hai ke wo aayega lekin jaane kyun aisa bhi lagta hai ki shayad ab wo is taraf kabhi naa aaye. Maine jaldbaji toh na kar di usko seedha seedha keh kar? Chahti toh nahi thi main wo kehna lekin aisa laga ke keh dungi toh wo aa jayega. Par teri baat bhi sahi hai ki wo mere sharir se pyaar nahi karta. Maine ye baat us raat mehsoos ki thi jab savere usne meri pappi li thi. Wo jabardasti wala nahi tha Kajal jaise aaj Minder ne karne ki koshish ki.", Savita ke mooh se apne bhai ka naam sunn kar Kajal kuch chonk sa gayi.

"Minder ne tere sath kuch ulat sulat kiya kya hamare peeche se.?"

"Nahi nahi.. Main khana le kar aayi thi uska aur usne mera hath pakad kar darewaja band kar liya. Pappi lene laga toh main dhakka de kar bhaag gayi thi. Baad me abhi sorry bol kar upar chala gaya tha. Iske baad toh mujhe Arjun aur yaad aane laga. Wo toh hath bhi pakadta hai toh jhurjhri si hoti hai aur dil karta hai ke hath na chhudau par sharam bhi aati hai kyonki lagta hai hadd paar na ho jaye jaise tu karti hai uske sath.", Savita ke gaal andhere me laal ho chuke the aur uski aankhon me saaf sharam chamak rahi thi.

"Aaj wo lag bhi aisa raha tha Savita ke dekhte he khaa jau par milna bhi na ho paya us nigode se. Soch ke dekh jab wo dhaani ka khaagad (saand) tere upar chadega toh teri kya haalat hogi? Jhel na sakegi aur agar jhel gayi toh fir Minder se kabhi khush na ho paayegi. Hahaha.. Waise kya kaha tere bapu ne shaadi ke baare me?", Kajal ne baat palat di thi apni saheli ki aankhen sharam se band hote dekh. Savita us se viprit mooh karne lagi thi jisko rok diya tha kajal ne.

"Bapu keh rahe the ki kal baat karenge uncle se is baare me. Unka irada hai ke jis din tera byaah hona hai us din he wo mera kare ya us se pehle lekin abhi garmi me na karne wale. Waise ek baat suni hai maine bhabhi se.", Savita ka kehne ka andaaj aisa tha ke Kajal thoda chaukanna ho gayi.

"Gambhir baat hai?"

"Bhabhi ko toh tu jaanti he hai yar. Uske toh kitno se he sambandh hai lekin kal se pehle toh unke mooh se maine kisi aur ke liye aisi baat nahi suni thi. Lekin tujhse toh main waise kuch na chipati isliye bata rahi hu jo unhone bataya ya pata laga. Ye Darshana kaaki teri maa ke liye unse baat kar rahi thi. Arjun hamari najar se bach ke teri maa se milne aaya tha ek bar ghar. Aur teri maa ne Dashana kaaki ko bataya tha ke wo poora mard hai. Ab bhabhi ne bhi yahi baat boli aur poora marad hone ka matlab tha ke teri maa ne uska wo dekh liya hai. Ab pata nahi Darshana kaaki ke mann me kya tha aur wo shayad bhabhi se he kuch ugalwana chahti hongi par bhabhi ne bhi usko ghar ke pichle hisse me teri maa ke sath khaat pe baithe jarur dekha tha.", Savita ke mooh se Arjun ka sambandh apni maa ke sath sunn kar Kajal ko bhi hairat hui lekin wo abhi kuch na keh saki.

"Darshana kaaki kaunsa doodh ki dhuli hai aur wo bhabhi toh tu bhi jaanti hai. Arjun aaya hoga kisi kaam se ghar pe toh maa ne peeche jameen dikhaai hogi usko. Baaki maa ne samaan jarur dekh rakha hai Arjun ka ye mujhe bhi pata hai. Wo jaanti hai mere aur uske chakkar me. Unhone toh chhoot bhi de rakhi bina mooh se kahe.", Yaha kajal ye baat gol kar gayi thi ki usko apni maa ka wo sach pata hai jo Savita ko poori tarah nahi pata. Wahi dusri taraf aise he shaadi ke kisse Bimla Devi bhi apni devrani Darshana ko suna rahi thi. Is sabke beech ek baat samaan thi ki jaha Kajal aur uski maa ko Arjun ke sath fir se sansarg ki aas thi wahi Savita ka dil bechain tha bas usko dekhne ke liye. Sabki najro ke beech nahi, sirf waise he pal me jaise usne nadi kinare bitaye the. Aaj usko apni aakhiri baar wali mulakaat ka dukh jarur tha jisme wo kuch besharam si hui thi lekin ab wo fir se pehle ki tarah uske bas samipya ki itchhuk thi. Arjun in sabse dur waha vivah me vyast tha khaane ki badi mej tyaar karwane me.
.
.
"Taai, jyada der ho gayi hai. Aap log yaha bhi ruk sakte hai bas raat ki toh baat hai.", Chandro Devi khaane ke baad sabse mil kar ab Shankar ke sath khadi thi. Unke kareeb he Richa, Malti, Madhulata bhi thi kyonki Sushila ne pehle he yaha rehne ke baare me bata diya tha. Ghar ke baaki log toh waise he vyast the aur ab toh Sanjiv-Gorav ke dosto ne dono jodo ko naachne me laga liya tha apne sath stage par. Ghar ke log aur mehmaan in lamho ka poora maja le rahe the. Purvavath Rameshwar ji abhi tak guest house me he the pichle ek ghante se. Shankar ki baat sunn kar bhi Chandro Devi ne apni majboor bata di.

"Na beta haveli aaj tak biyabaan na rahi aur aise awasar pe toh bilkul bhi nahi jab ghar pariwar me byaah ho. Sushila yahi hai aur jara main Babita ke sasuraliyo se mil lo, ye log bhi nikal rahe.", Chandro Devi ke sath sath Malti aur Richa bhi aage badhe aur ye jagah wahi thi jaha gaadiyan khadi ki gayi thi. Inhe pahuchane ke liye bhi Shankar ne he intjaam karwaya tha car-driver ka. Bijender toh apni biwi ke sath filhal idhar he tha aur ab Anupama ko bhi pehli baar DJ par apne pati ke sath naachne me maja mil raha tha. Ye sab rango se wo parichit na thi aur Bijender soch chuka tha ki wo apne dampatya jiwan ko kabhi neeras na hone dega. Unse itar ab Shankar ke kareeb Madhulata thi aur uske dhime kadam saaf chugli karte the ki wo baat karna chahti hai.

"Tumhe atcha toh laga na Lata yaha aa kar? Jaanta hu main utna samay nahi de paya aur ye baat toh pehle he taye thi hamare beech. Pariwar me pariwar ke sath."

"Haan toh main shikayat na kar rahi tumse. Badhiya intjaam karwaya hai tumne toh fir chahe bhatiji-bhatija ka he byaah ho. Kal ko jab beti ka hoga toh lagta hai desh ko nyota doge. Ek beti aur bhi hai yaad rakhna.", Kitni he der se bhari baithi thi Madhulata jo ab vivah karyakram se kuch dur aate he kehne se ruk na saki. Shankar ke chehre par bhatije wali baat par gusse ki jagah muskaan thi.

"Jaldi he gussa shaant kar dunga tumhara. Aur jo tum keh rahi ho usko khud bhi samajhna thoda. Ye intjaam papa aur bhaiya ne kiye hai Lata. Rahi baat bhavya aur mehnge hone ki toh jagah ke paise na lage, catering wale Bhalla ji ne bhijwaye the aur ye tent-light sab mil jul kar kiya gaya hai. Jis beti ke liye tum ulahana de rahi ho wo sabse badi beti hai aur main uska jitna karna chahta hu utna tum hone nahi dogi. Chacha jo hu main uska lekin fir bhi shikayat ka mauka nahi milega jab Richa ki baari hogi.", Shankar ka dhyaan udhar bhi tha jaha Chandro Devi Golu aur uske pariwar se baatchit me lagi thi. Filhal toh wo log baatein kar rahe the aur andar sabhi vyast the.

"Wo sab main nahi jaanti lekin uske byaah me bhi mantri-santri aane chahiye. Tumhari biwi ko bhi jarur bulana us mauke par. Anubhav ho jaayega usko bhi aage 2-2 usne bhi byahni hai. Waise maan na padega Dr Shankar ki tum Rekha ko mujhse adhik he chahte ho. Ek baar bhi aisa na hua jab tumhara koyi mehmaan aaya ho aur usko tumne Rekha se na milwaya.", Baat ko ab galat disha me jaate dekh Shankar ke maathe par paseena aane laga tha. Atche bhale din ka antt wo avsaad ya dukh se nahi karna chahta tha isliye baat sambhalne ki ek koshish jarur ki.

"Pariwar me Rekha he wo chehra hai Lata jo meri bagal me rahega. Ye tum mere se behtar jaanti ho aur samajhti bhi ho. Yaha uske maa-baap aur bhai-bhabhi sabhi log aaye hue hai jo mujhe bhi utna he sammaan aur pyaar dete hai jitna Rekha ko. Shayad us se bhi jyada. Ghar me toh mera farz hai na ki main usko barabar khada karu? Betiyan Rekha ki 3 hai, 2 nahi. Rahi baat Richa ki shaadi me mehmano ki toh waha wo bhi aayenge jo idhar na aa sake. Rekha ghar ki bahu hai aur tum mera pyaar. Baaki is jagah main ye sab baatein nahi karna chahta.", Shankar ne bahot he dhimi awaaj me ye sab kaha tha jo sunn kar Madhulata ki chehre par halki si kutil muskaan jarur aa gayi.

"Tumhari biwi ko ye bhi samjha dena ki betiyan badhane ki koshish chhod de. Richa ka jarurat se jyada he dhyan rakhti hai wo aur aisi saajishe mujhe bahot atche se pata hai.", Abhi ye baat Madhulata ne poori he ki thi ki Richa bhi idhar aati hui ye bol kar andar chali gayi.

"Maa, main ek baar Rekha aunty ko bye bol aaun. Phir nikalte hai.", Aag me ghee he daal diya tha Richa ne toh. Ab Shankar ke chehre par dayniya se bhaav the.

"Wo toh sabko he aisa pyaar karti hai Lata. Ritu ko he dekh leti agar tumhe ye sab saajish lagta hai toh. Wo bhi toh Richa ko asli badi behan ki tarah he maanti hai aur dono kitna sath bhi rehti hai. Ye sab pariwar aur ek dusre ki ijjatt bhar hai Lata. Rekha aisi nahi hai. Usko bhala saajish ki kya jarurat jab uske paas hum sabse kahi jyada hai. Maa ne bhi Lalita bhabhi ki jagah ghar Rekha ko saunp rakha hai aur wo ghar se bahar tak nahi nikalti. Bache usne he bade kiye, unhe ab tak padhati rahi hai aur usne aajtak mujhse kuch manga tak nahi. Tum sabkuch jaanti ho fir bhi aisa keh rahi ho?", Ye pehli baar ho raha tha jab Shankar apni biwi ka paksh le raha tha aur wo bhi itna khul kar.

"Haan bahot sampatti hai uske peehar walo ke paas aur tumhare paas bhi. Sari uski he toh hai aur tumhari maa ne waisa kyun kiya ye main samajhti bhi hu. Ab rehne do ye sab baatein aur agar samay lage toh aa jana. Baat wahi par hogi.", Madhulata ne iske baad ek baar bhi Shankar ki taraf na dekha tha aur wo apni saas ke pas pahuch gayi. Log mehmaan jaa rahe the aur Shankar is jagah khade ho kar unse milte hue dhanyawad karta raha. Madhulata ki baatein jhakjhor rahi thi lekin wo ye kis se kehta.

"Papa, aapki jarurat hai. First aid box rakha hai na aapki car me?", Komal Shankar ji ko dhoondti hui aakhir me idhar aa pahuchi thi aur apni beti ke mooh se first aid box ka sunn kar Shankar ji ki saari soch he dhuaan ho gayi. Uttejit hote hue unhone sabse pehle yahi poocha.

"Kya baat hui beta? First aid box ki kya jarurat padd gayi yaha shaadi me?", Aur is beech wo apni car ki taraf bhi chal diye the jisme hamesha he paryapt samaan maujood rehta tha.

"Maa ki hatheli pe cut lag gaya hai papa. Mehul uncle ne waha kapda bandh rakha hai lekin wo keh rahe hai ki kam se kam bandage karni he padegi unhe clinic le jaane se pehle.", Ab Shankar ji ki furti dekhne wali thi ye sunn kar. Aage sawaal na karte hue unhone car ke glovebox se rooi ka wo lamba bundle aur pattiyon ka packet uthate hue apni raftaar tej kar li. Komal bhi utni he tej apni pita ke sath chal rahi thi.

"Is taraf nahi papa. Maa left side wale cottage ke bahar baithi hai.", Komal dwara disha samjhate he Shankar ji pandal se ek taraf mudd kar is jagah aa gaye jaha ye chhota sa jhopdi numa makaan sa bana tha. Mehul ki biwi Rekha ka hath kapde se dabaye chinta me dikh rahi thi aur kuch waisa he haal Ritu ka bhi tha jisne apni maa ke kandhe par hath rakhe hue the. Lekin Rekha ka chehra kahi se bhi peeda me na tha aur leshmatra bhi chinta tak nahi. Shankar ji ne kareeb pahuchte he farsh dekha jaha atcha khasa lahu tapak kar gir chuka tha.

"Ye sab kaise hua? Aur Gulati yar tu gaadi he nikaal leta agar jakhm gehra hai toh.", Kehne ke baad Shankar ji khud he apni biwi ki bagal me kursi par baith kar wo kapda hatate hue ghaav dekhne lage. Pehli baar unke chehre par aise bhaav the jaise unhe dukh ho raha ho ye dekh. Hatheli par aayu-rekha ke samaan ek gehra cheera tha aur usme se abhi tak rakht rista hua niche tapkak raha tha. Aanan faanan me poori rooyi ka bundle us hatheli par lapet kar kasne ke baad furti se patti baandhte hue Shankar ji ne apne dost se kaha.

"Stitches lagane padenge bhai. Yaha paas he Kamboj ka clinic hai na?", Gulati toh uth khada hua tha car nikalne ke liye.

"Wo band ho chuka hoga Shankar. Sangwan ke farmhouse par sabkuch hai aur wo Kamboj ke clinic se kahi jyada paas hai. Main aur teri bhabhi sath he chalte hai bas humko thoda savdhani se nikalna hoga. Function par iska asar nahi hona chahiye.", Mehul Gulati ne jo kaha tha wo asliyat me Rekha ke he shabd the jo unhone Mehul se bolne ko kahe the Shankar ji ke saamne.

"Ritu tum is baare me abhi kuch matt kehna aur Komal beta sambhal lena agar koyi pooche toh. Waise kisi ne ye nahi bataya ke ye sab hua kaise? Yaha shaadi me aisi kya cheej lag gayi jo hatheli itni gehri kati hai?", Komal is ka jawaab jaanti thi lekin uski maa ki najro ne jawaab dene se saaf mana kar diya.

"Ji itna pareshan hone wali baat nahi hai. Aluminium ki patti nikli hui thi waha pillar ke pas se toh peeche hote waqt bedhyaani me hath us par rakha gaya. Waise toh stitches ki bhi jarurat nahi hai. Hamara yaha hona jaruri hai filhal."

"Tumhe main 20-25 minute me wapis le aaunga aur idhar ki fikar mat karo. Ghaav kahi jyada gehra hai kinare se. Beta tum dono manage kar lena, hum log abhi aate hai kuch samay me.", Shankar ji ne Mehul ki biwi ko Rekha ka hath pakadne ka kaha aur ye charo he log pichli taraf se car ki aur chal diye. Shankar ji abhi tak apni biwi ke jawab se sehmat na the kyonki kisi bhi khambe ya pipe par aluminium ki chaadar na chadhi hui thi. Ye samay sawaal jawab ka nahi tha aur waise bhi samay tha bhi kam.

"Didi, sach batao ye sab kaise hu? Aur maa ke chot shayad kaafi der se lagi hui thi."

"Arjun ya kisi ko bhi matt kehna Ritu. Maa ki hatheli ko kisi ne kata tha jab wo bathroom se bahar aane lagi toh. Aur uske baad jisne bhi ye kiya usne maa ko bathroom me he bahar se band bhi kar diya. Papa ko pata lagta toh wo bhool he jaate ki yaha shaadi hai. Aur mujhe lagta hai ki maa jaan gayi hai us insaan ko. Bathoom me sachmuch bahot khoon faila hua tha jab maine khola toh.", Ritu ka para apne pita ki tarah he chadh chuka tha ye baat sunn kar lekin wo ye bhi jaanti thi ki is samay kuch bhi khojbin karna vyarth he rahega. Aur agar maa us insaan ko pehchaan gayi hai toh kaise bhi pata toh kar he legi wo. Vivaah jaha itne samay tak bharpoor sakratmak gujra tha, is pal me kuch bhang padd chuki thi jisko Rekha ke sath sath Komal ne samajhdari se sambhalne ki bharpoor koshish ki. Ab kitna sambhal sakta tha ye toh filhal apne aap me ek sawaal tha.

"Arjun shayad humko he dhoond raha hai didi. Bina maa-papa ke hum log waha sabke sath table par kaise baithenge?"

"Isliye toh waha baithna aur bhi jaruri hai ab. Pooche toh bata dena ki wo log kisi mehman ke sath hai aur aate he honge."

"Haan maa ke hath me bandhi patti toh invisible hogi na. Chalo is se pehle wo yaha chala aaye hum he uske pas chalte hai didi.", Khoon abhi tak maujood tha jiska darr Ritu ko tha aur ab wo dono he Arjun ki aur chal di thi jo apni behno ko dekh kuch jyada he khush tha.

 

[Enigma]

Update 193 (1)
Pehli Mulakaat


Din ke 11 bajne tak yaha jyadatar log bister tyaag chuke the. Rekha he ekmatra stree thi jo abhi tak soyi thi aur uski wajah bhi sabko pata thi isliye koshshih rakhi gayi ki unke aaspas koyi awaaj na ho. Poore ghar me Kaushalya ji aur Rameshwar ji ke alawa koyi aur aisa tha jo ek pal bhi na soya tha wo Komal thi. Apni daadi ko khabar lagne se pehle he wo rasoi ke sara kaam nibta chuki thi aur dono kaamwali bai se poore ghar ki atchi tarah safaai bhi karwa di thi. Kaushalya ji rasmo ki tayaari karne ke baad aangan me aayi toh paseene se lathpath aur sabse bepawah si Komal ko rasoi ki garmi me ulajhte dekh kuch gambhir ho gayi.

"Matt bann dusri Rekha aur ye sharir hai na iski bhi seema hoti hai bitiya. Itna matt ghisao ke bhavishya me ye jaldi sath chhod de. Waise yaha se itni mehak kaise aa rahi hai?", Kaushalya ji ne apne pallu se he Komal ka chehra saaf karne ke baad chulhe par sikti wo bharwa bhindi dekh li thi par puchne ki mansha kuch aur bhi thi.

"Oh daadi aap bhi na. Na toh main kabhi aap jitna kaam kar sakti hu aur na he maa ki tarah. Parso aap he toh keh rahi thi ki nayi bahu ghar aaye toh chulhe par sabse pehle meetha he bann na chahiye.? Kheer tayaar kar rahi thi toh laga ki sabhi log halwai wala khana khaate hue pareshan na ho gaye ho. Ye amchoor wali bhindi dada ji ke sath sath chacha ji ko bhi pasand hai aur safed chhole ke sath chawal Sanjiv bhaiya ko. Aapne bhi kal thik se khana nahi khaya tha aur subah se ek cup chai ke alawa kuch liya bhi nahi. Gali me Gyaan uncle aaye the sabji le kar toh aapke liye ajwaain wali torai banai hai, bina jyada masale ke. Bas abhi maal-pooye baaki hai jo garam he thik rahenge parosne."

"Bas bas.. Paagal kahi ki. Wo bahar machine bhi tune he lagaai hogi?", Kaushalya ji ki baat sunn kar Komal ko jaise yaad aaya ki wo aakhiri chakkar ke kapde nikalne bhool gayi hai is sabme.

"Oh daadi. Main aati hu abhi kapde nikal kar. Galti se bhool gayi."

"Bas beta tu baith yaha. Maine kar di band aur wo kapde sukhane wo dono kaamwali chhat par bhej bhi di. Tujhe kya padi thi ye sab karne ki? Aaj he kapde bhi dho diye?", Komal ko apne sath liye wo wapis kamre me aa gayi thi. Chulha band tha ab sabji pakne se. Unke bister par ek taraf Shalini soyi hui thi aur uski bagal me Muskaan. Jisko bhi jaha jagah dikhi thi wo thakaan se wahi so gaya tha.

"Daadi, abhi lage hath kaam ho gaya na. Baad me jyada kaam ikattha ho jata aur mehmaan bhi chal-fir rahe hote. Mujhe yahi time thik laga aur baaki sabko araam ki jarurat bhi thi. Aap bhi toh aane ke baad nahi soyi.", Komal ne ek baar kamre me dakhil hote apne dada ji ko dekha jo ab tayaar ho chuke the.

"Ki gal ho rahi hai dono daadi pauti de vich?", Kursi laga kar wo bhi yahi baith gaye. Unke hath me ek file thi jo filhal band he rakhe hue the.

"Ye pagal araam karne ki jagah sara kaam akele he nibta chuki. Main isko yahi samjha rahi thi ki sabki aadatein itni na bigade ki kal ko unke sath sath hume bhi pareshani ho. Saaf-safaai karwane ke sath kapde aur khana tak kar diya is ladki ne akele. Kal subah 4 baje ki uthi hui hai.", Kaushalya ji ki baat sunn kar Rameshwar ji ne bade he sneh se Komal ke sar pe hath firate hue kaha.

"Thanedarni ji aap hum teeno ke liye chai he bana lo. Itne main meri is Annapurna ki khabar he le lu.", Kaushalya ji apne pita aur pauti ke sneh ko dekh muskurati hui khadi ho gayi. Komal khud ye karna chahti thi lekin apne dada ji ki baat par gor karte hue wo unhe prashanvachak nigah se he dekhne lagi. Kaushalya ji ke jaate he unhone wo file Komal ke saamne kar di. Hare gatte ki file khol kar Komal ne pehle toh un stamp paper ko sarsari nigah se dekha aur uske baad bina kuch kahe wo agle 2 page padhne lagi.

"Mujhe kya karna hai isme dada ji? Waise is par mere signature nahi hai aur iske baare me toh mujhe aapne ya daadi ne bhi nahi bataya.", Komal ne file ko bister par ek taraf rakh diya tha jaise wo filhal har baat ko atche se jaan sake.

"Pehle caretaker tumhari maa aur chachi thi is sabki. Tumhari chachi ne ye aage Priyanka ko waris banaya jab Arjun ne mana kiya aur baad me Arjun maan gaya toh usko. Aisa he Rekha bahu ne kiya tumhare aur Ritu ke kehne par. Lekin is bailbudhi ne ye nayi will tayaar karwa di apne bhai aur mujhe jhanse me le kar. Rupali ki taraf bhi usne aisa he kiya hai jisme filhal toh sabkuch Arjun he dekh raha hai lekin kanooni haq saari jameen-jayedad ka sirf aur sirf tumhare naam hai. Main chahta hu ki tum ye 10 pratishat ka labh Anjali bitiya ke naam kar do is Narinder wali taraf ka. Power of attorney tumhare he naam hai jabtak Arjun 21 ka nahi ho jata.", Yaha Rameshwar ji ne Roshni-Raman ki bitiya ka naam liya toh Komal ko jaise halki si uljhan hui par usne jara bhi jaahir na kiya.

"Mujhe kyun aitraaj hoga bhala dada ji? Waise bhi mujhe is sabme koyi interest nahi hai. Arjun ne toh mujhse poocha tak nahi aisa karwane se pehle aur mujhe pata bhi abhi lag raha hai. Bataye kaha sign karne hai?"

"File ke aakhir me 2 aur page hai. Unhe atche se padh lo sign karne se pehle. Ab Arjun ne aisa kyun kiya hai ye toh wahi bata sakta hai. Usne mana nahi kiya sab sambhalne se aur wo dhyaan deta hai har baat par. Sabke account me time se unka hissa dena aur jaha bhi kisi ko jarurat ho toh waha apni taraf se badha dena. Koyi naya bhagidar judta hai toh Arjun khud he usko ek uchit hissa pradaan karta hai.", Rameshwar ji baat karte hue ye bhi dekh rahe the ki Komal kaise bina koyi sawaal kiye lekin bade dhyaan se un panno ko jaanch rahi thi. Padhne ke baad usne aage palta toh waha bhi ek naya kaagaj tha.

"Yaha toh Radhika Dutt likha hai dada ji. Matlab bhabhi ko bhi Arjun ne .."

"Nahi nahi beta. Wo kagaj toh naam me badlaav aur yaha ke pariwar me shamil karne ke liye hai. Radhika ab is ghar ki sadasya hai na toh lage hath maine ye kaagaj bhi tayaar karwa liye. Haan ek sign yaha peeche khali panne par bhi kar do. Waise tumne ye nahi poocha beti ki hum aisa kyun kar rahe hai? Kyun Roshni aur Anjali ko hum idhar se hissedari de rahe hai jabki tumhare chote dada ke pas bhi sampatti hai aur Roshni ke pati alag jayedad hogi.", Rameshwar ji aadatan aise sawaal kar he lete the lekin yaha unke saamne Sanjiv ya Arjun na the. Ye Komal thi jo be-wajah sawaal nahi karti thi. Aur agar wo karti toh sawaal ummeed se kahi jyada he bade hote.

"Wo bhi pariwar ke sadasya hai dada ji aur aapne aisa fainsla liya hai toh jarur wajah hogi he. Jab aapke hath kisi ki madad kar sake us vyakti ke bure samay me toh is se badh kar insaaniyat kya hogi. Waise bhi yaha hum sabko aapne jarurat se jyada he diya hai, apne liye kuch na rakhte hue.", Rameshwar ji gadgad ho chuke the apni is sushil pauti ke jawaab se aur Kaushalya ji bhi chai le kar yaha aa chuki thi.

"Inke pas fir bhi bahot hai beti. 25 hajaar se jyada toh inki pension aati hai aur PF par toh byaaj bhi wasool rahe hai ye bank se. Lekin teri baat bhi thik hai ki jab apne hath me 2 roti ho toh agar hum ek kisi jaruratmand ko de bhi de toh wo ek roti hamare liye 2 ke barabar he rahegi. Chai pee kar tu araam kar le, fir khaane ke baad ye log toh gappe hankne me lage rahenge lekin tu Arjun ko market le jana. Mahine bhar ke liye wo jaane wala hai toh garmi ke hisaab se uske liye sahi kapde kharid lena. Aur uski khurak badalni hai toh wo parchi bhi main tumhe de dungi. Teri chachi aur taai ab tayaar hai toh jo thoda bahot kaam bach gaya wo unhe karne de. Pichli taraf wale kamre se agar 3 4 baje ke pehle tu bahar dikhi toh fer soch liyo.", Kaushalya ji ne ye pyaar bhari ghudki dete hue ek cup chai ka apne pati ki taraf badha diya. Komal bhi file ek taraf rakh chai ka aananad lene lagi. Sawaal Pandit ji ke mann me bhi the aur Komal ke bhi lekin ye dono he dridh mastishk insaan khud pehal nahi karne wale the.
.
.
Madhuri lagbhag 10 baje he apne sasural pahuch gayi thi. Abhishek ji ke sath darjan bhar caro me khaas baraati bhi yaha tak aaye the. Waise toh inke yaha sirf 4 he log the jisme se ek Shilpa ji ka shishu aur hafte me 5 din bahar rehne wala Gorav. Lekin is bade ghar ki dekhrekh Abhishek ji ke 2 vishwaspatra aur unki 19 varshiya santaan poore dil se karte the. Mukhya imarat me kuch jyada he bade aangan ke baad 2 manjilo par kul 8 kamre, 2 bade hall, ek rasoi aur lagbhag har kamre se juda bathroom tha. Ghar ki dekhbhal aur Shilpa ji ki madad ke liye hamesha uplabdh rehne wali Nepali mool ki Barsha Thapa (37) thi aur ghar ke sath bahar ke kaam ke liye uska mehnati evam saral swabhav pati Pashupati Thapa (40). Inki eklauti santaan Kiran Thapa (19), snatak ke pratham varsh imtihaan de chuki thi aur padhai ke sath sath wo apni maa aur Shilpa ji ki uchit madad karti thi.

"Choti memsaab toh bilkul chaand hai Abhishek babu. Sach kehti thi Shilpa memsaab ki Gorav babu ki kismat he tej hai. Aaiye dulhan ji aur apne daahine paanv se kalash palat kar kadam rakhiye apne ghar me. Bhagwan sukh-samridhi banaye rakhe.", Aarti ka thaal liye Barsha ne dwaar par he Gorav aur Madhuri ki nazar utari. Taamra-kalash me bhare chawal bikher Madhuri ne apne kadam bhitar rakhe toh pehle se maujood darjan bhar mehmaano ne phool aur chawal barsate hue dono ka swagat kiya. Lekin iske sath sath Shilpa ji ne Madhuri ke sar se shagun vaar kar Barsha ko dete hue ulahana bhi diya.

"Kitne baar kahe aapse Barsha ki humko memsaab mat kaha kijiye. Abhishek aapke liye babu hai wo thik lekin hume aap didi kehti hai wahi kahiye. Aur wo natkhat Gungun kaha hai? Ab tabiyat thik hai uski?", Shilpa ji apne rishteydaro aur devar-devrani ko liye aangan me aayi toh Pashupati ne pehle he sabke baithne aur nashte ka intjaam kar rakha tha. 3 lakdi ke table par thande paani aur sharbat ke gilas saje the kuch mishthaan aur phal-namkeen ke sath. Aangan me chhaya ke liye waise toh aam ke 2 vriksh paryapt the lekin shaadi wale ghar me lagne wala laal shamiana bhi bharpoor chhaya banaye tha. Rasoi se chai-coffee ki tray liye ye ujle salwar kameej me jarurat se jyada he gori yuvti in logo ko dekh wo tray pas wale table par rakh lagbhag daudti hui Shilpa ji ke paas aa gayi.

"Bhabhi aap ne mera intjaar bhi nahi kiya? Maa aap toh bolna bhi mat ab mere sath. Awaaj toh laga sakti thi ki chhoti bhabhi ghar aa gayi hai?", Takriban 5 feet ki ye ladki jis tarah se adhikar jata rahi thi wo dekh Abhishek ji aur Shilpa ji ke chehre par thakaan ke bawjood aseem khushi thi.

"Tujhe dhoop lag jaati na Gungun isliye maine he mana kiya tha. Ab dekh tere saamne hai teri nayi bhabhi aur Gorav se neg bhi le le teri marji ka.", Abhishek ji ne sabhi mehmano ko baithne ki gujarish karne ke sath sath is ladki ke bhi sar ko laad se sehlate hue kaha.

"Neg nahi chahiye Abhishek bhaiya. Bukhar ki wajah se pehle he main shaadi me na ja saki aur fir nayi bhabhi ke sath gate pe pehli photo bhi khinchne se reh gayi. Atcha toh aap na abhi mere sath aao nayi bhabhi aur Gorav bhaiya aap bhi aa sakte ho.", Ye ladki lagbhag Madhuri ka hath khinchte hue usko wapis he le ja rahi thi aur Shilpa ji bhi hanste hue apne devar ko unke peeche le gayi. Baraat ke sath gaye photographer ka camera khud he Abhishek ji ne utha liya kyonki wo vyakti hath mooh dhone ke baad abhi paani peene laga tha.

"Bhaiya ji ye ladki toh pagal hai aur aap isko daantne ki jagah iski baat maan rahe ho.?", Pashupati gamche se apna chehra saaf karta hua ghar ke maalik ki bagal me he chal raha tha.

"Pashupati ji, jab aapko bhi pata hai ki Kiran hamare liye ghar ki pehli bachi hai toh ye toka toki mat he kijiye. Aap mehmano ko dekhiye aur hum jara is shaitaan ki tasiveer khinch le. Shukar hai ki ye itne me he maan rahi hai.", Lekin Abhishek ji ki soch he galat nikli jab Kiran ne ek ya 2 nahi lagbhag darjan photo utarwaai aur baad me toh apne maa-baap ko bhi shamil kiya jab photographer khud he idhar chala aaya. Aas-pados ke log dono dulha-dulhan ko shagun ke sath shubhkamnaye dene ke baad nashta karne lage the aur Shilpa ji ne Madhuri ka parichaya karwaya.

"Ye Barsha didi hai jo hamare ghar ko ghar banaye rakhti hai, bina humse koyi mehnat karwaye aur ye hamari laadli hai Gungun. Waise toh iska naam Kiran hai lekin har waqt bas ye filmy gaane gungunati rehti hai jis wajah se tumhare jeth ji ne iska naam he Gungun rakh diya. Gorav aur inke liye Gungun he ghar ki beti aur inki behan hai. Abhishek jab bhi ghar hote hai toh unki subah ki chai hamesha yahi banati hai. Aur Gungun abse tumhe apni nayi bhabhi ka poora dhyaan rakhna hai.", Madhuri ne bhi bade saleeke se Kiran ko apne sath laga kar prem darshaya.

"Wo toh sab thik hai lekin aap toh neg ke baare me kuch keh rahi thi? Main nayi bhabhi ko apne sath he le jaungi market toh wahi se aap mujhe Rani Mukherji wali jeans dilwa dena. College me bahot si ladkiyan pehanti hai lekin maa toh mujhe salwar kameej ke alawa kuch dilwati he nahi.", Kiran ki baat sunn kar Madhuri ke chehre par bhi muskaan aa gayi. Abhishek ji ne beech me dakhal dete hue kaha.

"Abhi tumhari nayi bhabhi ko araam karne ke liye unke kamre me le jao Gungun. Hum khud he kal sabko market le chalenge. Jo dil kare wo le lena aur tumhari maa bhi nahi tokegi. Gorav tum bhi thoda araam kar lo.", Baat bhi sahi thi jo saari raat shaadi me vyast hone ke baad 4-5 ghante ka safar aur idhar ghanta bhar mehmano ke sath lagane ke baad sharir ko araam ki sakht jarurat thi. Gungun urf Kiran turant he apni maa ko aankh chidhati hui Madhuri ko liye pehli manzil par badh chali. Kamre niche bhi the lekin Gorav hamesha se he upar wali manzil par akela rehta tha. Pehle kamre ko paar karke dono agle kamre me dakhil hone lagi toh Kiran ne he bataya.

"Bhabhi, ye pehle wala kamra bhi Gorav bhaiya ka he hai lekin usme sirf kitabe he kitabe hai. Wo toh chutti par bhi aate hai toh din bhar kitabo me lage rehte hai. Haan thoda khelne bhi jaate hai club me lekin jyadatar computer ya kitabe. Ye kamra bada hai jo ab aapka hai. Isko maine he sajaya hai aur subah jo gaadi aayi thi us se samaan nikaal kar main in dono almaari me laga chuki hu. Haan ye aapke chain wale bag maine nahi khole kyunki ye aapka jaruri samaan hoga.", Madhuri ke ghar se dahej chahe na bhi aaya ho lekin uphaar aur baaki sab samaan pehle he pauch chuka tha. Kiran ki mehnat aur is saaf suthre bade kamre ko dekh Madhuri sehajta se muskuraai.

"Ye meri taraf se neg samajh kar rakh lo Gungun. Ghar me sabse chhoti tumhi ho toh mana matt karna. Aur idhar bathroom hai?", Madhuri ne niche mile shagun ke darjan lifafe bina jaanche he Kiran ke hawale kar diye the jo wo badi hairaani se dekh rahi thi. Madhuri ne bathroom dekha toh wo lagbhag ek kamre jitna he bada tha aur bilkul saaf. Jaise wo aajkal me he banaya gaya ho ya aadhunik samaan usme lagwa kar durust kiya ho. Aisa bathroom unke ghar bhi tha lekin ye wala toh kamre ke bheetar uska neeji tha.

"Aapne dekha bhi hai bhabhi ke ye kitne rupaye honge? Maa mujhe bahot maaregi aur ye shagun aapke hai toh aap he rakhiye."

"Shilpa didi ko bata dena ki ye maine apni marji se tumhe diye hai. Wo sambhal lengi apne aap. Aur ye kitne hai is se kya farak padta hai? Tumhare kaam he aayenge toh samjhdari se prayog karna. Ab tum ijajat do toh kya main fresh ho kar thoda araam kar lu?", Madhuri abhi tak un bhari vastro me thi aur Gungun usko pasine me dekh apne sar pe hath marti hui remote ki taraf lapki.

"Ye Aircondition chalana bhi yaad nahi raha. Haan aap fresh ho kar araam kijiye. Waise bhi yaha jyada log nahi aate toh aapko pareshani nahi hogi. Gorav bhaiya bhi aa gaye shayad.", Kiran ne kadmo ki aahat sunn li thi jo bilkul sahi thi. Par Gorav akela nahi aaya tha. Uske sath Shilpa ji bhi thi jo apne bete ko niche sula kar aayi thi.

"Badi bhabhi ye nayi bhabhi ne apne aap he mujhe diye hai. Unhone dekha bhi nahi ki ye kitne hai. Maine lene se mana kiya tha.", Kiran ki baat sunn kar Shilpa ji ne uska gaal khinchte hue kaha.

"Rakh le jab diye hai toh. Aur kitne hai ye toh tu he dekh jab tujhe diye hai. Bank me dalwa liyo agar jyada ho toh. Chal ab ja ke araam kar tu bhi. Bukhaar utra nahi ki teri masti shuru ho gayi. Madhuri, tumhe kuch bhi chahiye ho toh..Mujhse mat kehna. Ye ghar tumhara bhi hai toh kisi ko bhi bol sakti ho. Aur jaise dil kare waise rehna. Yaha koyi panchayti raaj nahi hai. Gorav, tum bhi kapde badal kar araam kar lo. Phir shaam ko dinner par inke kuch friends aane wale hai tum dono se milne. Madhuri, tumhara sab samaan Kiran ne laga diya hai Barsha ke sath mil kar. Dekh lena.", Shilpa jis tarah se muskura kar wapis gayi thi us par Madhuri ki toh najar nahi padi lekin Gorav jarur jhemp gaya. Phir wo bhi diwar me bani un almari ki taraf badhte hue bola.

"Madhuri, main bagal wale kamre me nahane ja raha hu. Tum chaho toh kamra band kar sakti ho."

"Aap naha ke aa jaiye aur darwaja bahar se he laga dijiyega. Ye aapka bhi kamra hai.", Madhuri ne Gorav se pehle he almari khol kar saleeke se lage Gorav ke kapdo se ek kurta-pyjama, toliya nikal kar najre jhukaye he uski aur badha diya. Gorav ke gambhir chehre par halki si muskaan aayi thi ye dekh ki abhi Madhuri ko aaye chand ghante he hue hai aur wo patni wale karya karne lagi hai.

"Wo mere underwears main khud le leta hu.", Gorav aage badha toh almari ke dono pallo ke beech ab wo Madhuri ke sharir se bilkul satt kar ek daraaj se katcha-baniyaan nikalne laga. Na chahte hue bhi dono ke sharir me halka gharshan hua tha aur Madhuri ka wo vishal ubhaar ek taraf se Gorav ki kohni ko chho gaya. Madhuri ko abhi tak apne jism par sirf Arjun ka he sparsh anubhav tha lekin Gorav uska pati tha jo ek tarah se jiwanbhar ab uske sath bister sanjha karne wala tha. Chehre par halki si laali aur sharam aa he gayi thi is sparsh se. Gorav ko jab uske wo kapde na mile toh Madhuri ne jhuk kar bagal wali daraaj ko dekha. Ab dono miya biwi ek jaisi mudra me the aur Gorav toh sab bhool kar bas us kudrat ke hunar ko nihar raha tha. Madhuri ke chikne bhare bhare gaal, chehre par khaas chamak ke sath naak me bali aur gaal se latakti wo baalo ki ghumavdar latt. Madhuri ne dono vastra nikal liye toh najre aapas me takraai. Gorav hichkichata hua palat kar seedha ho gaya.

"Thank you."

"Welcome.", Madhuri ke jawaab ko sunn kar wo jaane se pehle achanak he uske gaal ko sehla kar kamre se nikal gaya. Wo bhi Gorav ki is harkat par kuch pal hairaan hui fir sar jhatakte hue boli.

'Khud he keh rahe the ki tum shaadi se mana kar do aur ab janaab ke chehre ki khushi kal se kuch aur bata rahi hai.', Madhuri apne kapde bhi le kar us bathroom me ghus gayi. Araam karne se pehle naha lena jaruri tha. Aur jabtak wo bathroom se naha kar salwar kameej me kamre me aayi darwaja band he tha lekin bister par Gorav jarur karwat ke bal leta dikha. Shayad wo thakne ki wajah se jald he so gaya tha jaisa Madhuri ko prateet hua. Aaine me khud ko sanwarne ke baad usne pehle Gorav ko chaadar di kamre me thandak ki wajah se aur fir khud bhi ek taraf ke khali hisse me Gorav ki taraf peeth karke leit gayi. Nayi jagah aur apne bhare-poore pariwar se dur Madhuri ko ab is bister par neend nahi aa rahi thi. Bagal me soya vyakti bas aaj he toh zindagi me aaya tha aur aise dhero vichar liye Madhuri ne 3-4 baar karwat li.

"Tum thik ho na Madhuri? Jaanta hu ke tumhe andar he andar ye ajeeb lag raha hoga. Ek naya pariwar aur upar se ghar se dur. Maa ji (Lalita) ne bataya tha ke tum apne jiwan me kabhi bhi ghar se dur nahi rahi ho. Waha hain bhi toh dher saare behan bhai jinke bina tumhe aisa lagna jayaj bhi hai. Jiwan me bahot kuch pehli baar he hota hai Madhuri aur jaruri nahi ke wo bura he ho. Dhire dhire se he sahi lekin kadam badhane se hum ek waisa he sansaar bana sakte hai. Apna sansaar, jaisa tumhe pasand hai.", Gorav ne aisa kehte hue Madhuri ke sar ko halke hatho se sehlaya toh wo badi badi aankhon se ab pehli baar is vyakti ko gor se dekh rahi thi. Madhuri ko yu khamosh khud ki taraf dekhta pa kar Gorav ne haami bhari.

"Main tayaar nahi tha Madhuri jaisa maine pehli mulakaat par bataya tha tumhe ki tum mana kar do. Bhaiya ne apne liye kabhi kuch nahi kiya aur shaadi hone baad bhi unki prathmikta sirf main aur hamare pita ka khoya naam wapis banana he the. Mujhe kabil banane ke liye unhone kabhi khud par dhyaan nahi diya aur jab unhone chaha ki ye ghar aur bhi pahle-phule toh maine ek aashanka ki wajah se tumhe wo kaha tha. Mujhe darr tha ki kahi meri wajah se tumhara jiwan bematlab me na kharaab ho. Par main galat tha Madhuri. Pariwar badhne se samsyaye khatam hoti hai aur ekakipan sirf khud ko tasalli dena bhar hai. Sabhi khush the is shaadi me jabki unhe toh kuch mil bhi nahi raha tha. Wo naseebwala main tha jiske liye sabhi khush the aur mujhe tum mili ho. Sapno pe kaam karna toh nahi rokunga lekin tumhe bhi shikayat nahi hone dunga. Mujhse pehle is ghar ko tumhari jarurat hai. Bhabhi ko tumhari jarurat hai Madhuri aur sabko. Itminaan se bas araam karo aur ye khayaal nikal do apne dil se ki tum nayi jagah ho. Ye tumhari jagah hai.", Gorav ne jis tarah se lagatar sar sehlate hue Madhuri se apne jajbaat jaahir kiye the wo kuch sarak kar apne pati ke kareeb ho gayi. Iske baad kuch jyada baat na hui dono me aur is baar Madhuri bhi chain se so gayi. Goarav ne beech me thoda fansla fir barkarar kiya aur usko bhi jyada samay na laga.
.
.
Shankar ghar se toh hospital me kaam ka bol kar nikle the lekin ye jagah kisi bhi surat me hospital jaisi nahi thi. Shehar ke agle bypass par bana ye aalishan hotel aur uske bahar se bhitar tak ki ati-vishisht suraksha kuch aur he kahani bayaan karti thi. Yaha is samay me kisi bhi rahgir ko rukne ki saaf manahi thi aur wajah saaf thi. Hotel me pravesh karte he kuch mehngi caro ka kafila aur unke beech wo ekmatra sadharan esteem car. Ye vyaktitva apne aap me ek he tha aur wo tha Dr Shankar Sharma. Hotel me aaj ye mehtvapurn mulakaat is bade hall me ho rahi thi jaha kisi waiter tak ko jaane ki manahi thi. Service ka bhaar bhi suraksh dekhne walo par he tha. 23-24 log is hall me maujood the jinme se sirf 3 he yaha se sambandh rakhte the. Dr Shankar, Dr Dharamvir Sangwan aur Delhi se padhare Shriman Raunaklal. Baaki 20 logo me se jyadatar coat-pant pehne manager jaise ya karobari the aur sirf 3 log thik in teeno ke saamne. Ek hatta katta 35 barash ka pehalwan sa yuvak jiske gaal kashimiri seb se laal aur sharir daitya sa. Dusra gambhir, mehngi safed kameej pehne darmiyane se kad ka ghungrale baal wala lekin sabse robila adhed aur unke beech baitha wo 55-60 baras ka ek sant-bheshbhusha wala lekin inka mukhiya. Gale me rudraaksh ki mala, hath me sone ki janjire aur sharir fakk safed varstro me.

"Ye Raunaklal jis marji sarkaar me ho lekin isko hamari taqat ka atche se pata hai. Aur tum Dharamvir Sangwan, kehne ko toh is Shankar ke shikshak ho aur kuch chhote mote hospital ke maalik lekin bewajah bahot si jagah tum apni taang adaane se baaj nahi aate. Khair tum bhi yaha isliye bulaye gaye ho ki Delhi aur uske najdeek hamare 5 hospital me apni sewa de sako. Jagah hamari hogi, paisa Raunaklal aur tum barabar lagaoge. Haan ye Gajendra Bhalla jaise chhuttbhaiya ke sath kaam tum dono nahi karoge.", Us adhed se ghungrale baalo walo ne cigar ko jalane se pehle thoda mooh me daba kar toda aur fir jalane ke baad apni baat kahi. Jinhe wo naam se pukar raha tha wo dono he uske baap ki umar ke the. Is vyakti ka naam tha Suryavir Singh Rana, S.V. group of companies ka maalik aur desh videsh me khaase rasookh wala. Shankar iski baat ko darkinaar karte hue itminaan se kaali coffee ki chuskiyan le raha tha.

"Mere pas 10 hospital hai Rana aur mujhe nahi lagta ki mujhe filhal koyi naya kaam shuru karna chahiye.", Dharamvir Sangwan ke itne se jawaab par wo hatta katta sa aadmi nakhush dikha lekin Rana ne ishare se usko khamosh he rakha.

"Waise toh tumhari ye baat mere bhai ko nagawar gujri hai Dharavir lekin chalo tumhari ye pehli gustakhi hai aur doctor ke sath tum ek shikshak bhi rahe ho isliye main tumhe maaf karta hu. Wo 10 hospital he toh tum hamare sath mila rahe ho. Unme se 5 hum band karenge aur baaki pahcho par paisa laga kar wo aalishan imarat tayaar karenge ki poore uttar bharat me phir unke samaan koyi hospital na hoga. Tumse kuch paisa waisa nahi le rahe aur na tumhari hasiyat hai ki trucko ke hisaab se tum hamara khajana bhar sako. Raunaklal, tumne samjhaya nahi tha kya isko? Mere har minute ki keemat 5 lakh hai.", Rana ke chehre par koyi gussa na tha lekin awaaj bata rahi thi ki usko guroor bhi tha aur wo taqatwar bhi.

"Fainsle Dharamvir bhai sahab nahi lete Rana sahab. Shankar he adhikarik maalik hai share ke hisaab se aur Gajendra Bhalla ke sath Delhi me naye vypaar ka bada bhagidar bhi. Kaha kaam karna hai, kya kaam karna hai aur kiske sath karna hai ye sirf Shankar he taye karta hai aur agar Shankar uplabdh na ho toh Umed Singh.", Raunaklal Delhi me rasookhwala tha lekin yaha toh wo bhi is aadmi ko 'ji' ke sath sambodhit kar raha tha. Shankar abhi bhi diary par kuch likhta hua wo kali coffee me laga raha.

"Shankar. Dr Shankar Sharma suputra Rameshwar Sharma. Iska baap police afsar tha jo ab retired hai? 3 bhai aur ek behan. Patni se 3 aulaad jinme sabse chota ek ladka baaki dono ladkiyan. Chhota mota gunda bhi hai ye safed kapdo ke peeche lekin isko itni bhi kya ehmiyat de rakhi hai Dharamvir jo ye maalik bana hua hai? Aur Raunaklal, tum toh jaante ho mere bhai ke saamne sabhi gundo ki patloon kaise gili ho jaati hai. Ye chhote mote shehar wale bas gali mohalle me apne baap ke naam par 2-3 ke hath paanv todd kar raub jama lete hai. Yaha saamne wala awaaj baad me karta hai, pehle uske maathe ke beech bindi bann jaati hai.", Rana jaise bol raha tha uske darjan bhar coat-pant pehne wo chaddam gunde daant dikhane lage.

"21 minute hue hai aur is hisaab se tumhari nautanki ke hue 85 lakh. Ye toh kuch jyada he ho gaye lekin chalo tum yaha aaye ho toh khali hath toh nahi bhejunga tumhe. Ye cheque bana diya hai maine aur agar tumhe isko bhunane me koyi pareshani hai toh meri gaadi me ek crore pada hai.", Shankar pen aur cheque liye maje se tehalta hua table ke dusri taraf un teeno ke peeche ja ruka lekin uski jubaan sunn kar Rana ka chehra laal ho chuka tha. Uska wo pehalwan gunda bhai bhi akad kar kuch kehne he laga tha lekin us se pehle Shankar ne wo cheque Rana ke mooh par de mara aur pen us pehalwan ke kandhe me, jo shayad mehnga tha ispaat se bana hua. Lagbhag aadha pen us gainde jaise aadmi ke kandhe ki nichli haddi ke barabar se sharir me ghuss chuka tha. Koyi bhi harkat me aata us se pehle Shankar ka pasandida hathiyar is haal me chamak raha tha jo Rana ke bhai ke gale par tika tha.

"Randi ki aulaad saale yaha ek chutiya gandmare ko apna swami bana kar aa pahuche. Aur inhe lagta hai ki 5000 crore ki dalali karke ye maadarchod kisi ke bhi sar par mootne lagenge. Aye Raunaklal uncle. Inhe bataya nahi tha kya ke meri fees kya hai?", Shankar ne pen wala hath hata liya tha lekin uski kohni ki giraft itni majboot thi ki wo gainda tass se mass na ho saka.

"Tum kar kya rahe ho? Virendra ko chhod do aur hum tumhari saja kam kar denge.", Rana ke sath sath uski bagal me baithe bujurg ko bhi is vatanukalit hall me paseene aa chuke the. Shankar ne cigrattee nikal kar ek hath se he pehle mooh par lagaai aur fir usi hath se lighter jala kar sulga li. Table ke saamne baithe Sangwan ji aur Raunaklal muskura rahe the.

"3 baatein bata deta hu main tumhe Rana. Ek toh ye ki agar Shankar ne apni fees kabhi bataai hai toh mareej zinda nahi bacha lekin ye fees le kar rehta hai. Dusri baat, inke pita ke naam ke sath Pandit ji lagao ya kam se kam ji toh laga he lo aur shikshak bhi iske liye pita samaan hai toh ye unka kabhi anadar nahi hone deta. Aksar aise logo ki ye kalam pakadne wali ungli aur angootha kaat deta hai. Lekin tum nischint raho kyonki ye ghar aaye logo ki pehli baar me jaan nahi leta. Aur teesri baat jo ki tumhe sabse jyada yaad rakhni chahiye thi, galti se bhi lakkadbaggo ke jhund ko shero ki maand me nahi ghusna chahiye. Shankar akela he sher nahi hai idhar lekin yahi akela tumhari maand me ghuss kar har pille ki saans rok dega.", Dr Dharamvir Sangwan apni jagah se uth kar khade ho gaye the. Rana ko wo majboot sa bhai ladkhada raha tha kamjor pakad aur behte hue khoon ki wajah se. Shankar ke sharir ko dekh kar Rana ne uska aankalan bahot galat he lagaya tha. Lekin guroor fir bhi thoda bhari ha us par.

"Dekh rahe ho Dharamvir yaha kitne log hai? Mere bhai ko chhod do Shankar aur maafi maang lo. Main jarurat se jyada dayavaan hu toh tumhe saja me sirf itna he karna hoga ki kabhi bhi Delhi ka rukh matt karna. Aur haan Raunaklal, tumhe ab dugni penalty lagegi.", Rana andar he andar apne bhai ki haalat dekh tilmila raha tha aur uske kareeb baitha wo bujurg uske kaan me kuch kehne ki koshshi karna chahta tha lekin is mahol me jaise sabka dhyaan Shankar par he tha.

"Ye milawat wala beej hai chacha, na sudharne wala. Waise tum Delhi ki baat kar rahe the na Rana toh saja sunn lo. Delhi me najar matt aana aainda kyonki main aaj he shaam Delhi ke liye nikalne wala hu. Jisko tum gundo ka shehjada bata rahe ho ye ladkiyon wala powder khila kar bada kiya hai tumne, isko main apne paas he rakhunga. Haan iska dhadd le kar ja sakte ho jab tumhare ye baaki lakadbagghe is hotel se 10 kos dur ja chuke ho.", Shankar ne thaan liya tha ke wo is pehalwan ko zinda nahi chhodne wala.

"Shankar Virendra ko zinda jaane do. Baat badh sakti hai. Rana ke pita.."

"Raunaklal ji, is gandmare ke baap pita aur mere papa? Unhone hamesha sikhaya hai ke apni ijjatt apne hath. Aap kya chahte ho main apne karam se na-insaafi karke ye operation blade wapis jeb me rakh lu.?", Ab Raunaklal ke sath sath Rana aur us bujurg ke bhi gotte mooh me aa gaye the. Shankar ka chehra tamtama raha tha aur us blade ki pakad jyada majboot dikhne lagi.

"Baat yahi khatam karte hai aur iske badle hum ek aur meeting rakhenge. Is taraf ki Delhi tumhari aur udhar ki hamari. Mere bhai ko chhod do Shankar nahi toh yaha se koyi bhi zinda nahi jaane wala. Main apni baat ka pakka hu aur aaj pehli baar saamne wali ki baat maan raha hu. Mere bhai ko chhod do..", Rana na uth pa raha tha aur na he wo apne aadmiyon ko aadesh de saka. Shankar sirf Dharamvir ji ko he dekh raha tha jo muskurate hue khamoshi se is manjar ko jehan me sametne lage.

"Wo aisa hai Rana ki Shankar mera sabse kabil beta hai isliye ye akela 40 pratishat ka maalik hai aur mere baaki teen lafange 60% ke barabar bhagidar. Tum soch rahe ho ke bahar tumhari suraksha hai lekin wo tumhari soch hai. Ab waha sirf hum hai aur jo ye naumne garmi me bhi coat pant pehne baithe hai ya toh ye yaha se khamoshi se nikal jaaye nahi toh wo log andar aaye toh main Raunaklal ki baat se bhi ittefaaq nahi rakhne wala. Delhi me ab 5 hospital banenge aur wo sabhi tumhari jagah par jisme tumhara koyi hissa nahi hone wala kyonki tum na toh idhar ki taraf dikhoge aur na he udhar ki taraf. Ye kaagaz hai tumhari un jagah ke aur ye NOC hai. Keemat tumhari zindagi. Sign kar do.", Sangwan ji ne file aise khiskaai thi ki wo seedha Rana ke saamne ja ruki. Wo toh hairaan sa apni he jameen ke kaagaj dekh raha tha jinke sahi sahi kaagaj ye log pehle se he liye the.

"Aise kya dekh raha hai bhosdike? Mera bhai pehle pehle kaagaj banwata hai fir uske maalik ko bulwata hai. Shukar kar Inder yaha nahi aaya. Chal pen chala nahi toh..", Shankar ne itna kehne ke sath blade ka dabaav banaya toh Virendra Rana ke gale se patli se khoon ki dhaar risne lagi aur hall me dakhil hue Bhuppi, Deepak, Daleep aur Rajesh ke sath 4 log. Sabhi ke hath me swachalit tamanche chamak rahe the muskurahat ke sath.

"Matlab Raunaklal, tumne ye jaal bichhaya tha?"

"Bhosdike maine bola na mere bhai ne kiya tha ye sab. Usko Punjab me maja nahi aa raha tha aur main sarkari doctor hu isliye Delhi me kya karunga.? Haan un dono ko Delhi chahiye thi aur ye 100-200 crore wale kaam nahi karne the. Is chakkar me Sangwan chacha ne bola ke unhe ab kuch bade hospita bhi waha banane padenge toh tujhse milne aa gaye. Tu harek ko chutiya samajh raha tha aur yahi tujhse galti ho gay. Chal sign kar aur nikal. Iske badle main sachmuch tere bhai ko sabut saunp dunga.", Baaki sabhi ko Daleep and party ne ek ek karke chalta kar diya tha. Shankar ki baahon me Virendra toh kabka behosh he ho chuka tha jiski haalat dekh Rana ne bina dekhe sabhi kagajo par lagatar hastakshar kar diye.

"Mere bhai ko chhod do aur main Delhi se dur rahunga."

"Wo toh tu rahega he lekin tera baap.. Sorry tumhare aadarniya pita ji thode dheeth hai. Tum mujhe meri kundli aadhi adhuri bata rahe the na toh us se pehle jara apne pita ji se mere papa ke baare me pooch lete. Vir Singh Rana ki patloon geeli ho jaati us naam se agar tumne Pandit ji bol diya hota toh. Aye Deepak, is swami ke thik beech me goli maar. Swarg se pehle ye ruka na toh tujhe dekhne ke liye peeche bhejunga.", Shankar ki garjana khatam bhi nahi hui thi ki silencer lagi pistol se bas pitt ki awaaj aayi aur wo rudrakshdhari Swami kursi par ludhak gaya. Khoon ke chhinte Rana ke chehre par bhi gire the jis se wo seham kar hairat se sabko dekh raha tha. Shankar ne Rana ke bhai ka sharir jameen par girate hue swami ki gardan utha kar bade he gor se wo goli ka nishaan dekha jaha se khoon behta hua table ko bhigo raha tha.

"Ye swarg se bhi aage gaya beta. Tu toh champion ho gaya Deepak center point ka. Chal Rana tujhe main poore 5 minute de raha hu aur agar utni der me tu apne bhai ko le kar yaha se nikal gaya toh tum dono zinda rahoge nahi toh gate yaha se 250 gaj dur hai aur tumhari laash is sarhad me he kisi bagiche me dafan milegi.", Shankar ki baat sunn kar Rana ne pehle toh hall ko dekha jaha ab uska koyi bhi aadmi nahi tha lekin yaha jitne the sabke hatho me hathiyar. Uska bhai jo sharir me us se dugna tha wo murchhit pada tha. Rana ne jaise taise usko uthane ki bharpoor koshish ki lekin sawa 100 kilo se jyada ka wo pehalwan tass se mass na hua. Rana ke chehre se pasina paani ki tarah farsh par jaldi he girne laga aur samay teji se kam hota gaya.

"2 minute", Daleep ke itna kehte he Rana ne apne bhai ko wahi chhoda aur bahar ki taraf daud laga di.

"Jaane doge isko Shankar?"

"Haan chacha isko toh jaane he dunga. Abhi toh ye bahot kaam aane wala hai jaisa Inder ne kaha tha. Ye Virendra ko apne kabje me rakhna hai hume isliye mujhe aisa karna pada. Bhuppi iski atche se khaatir karna aur jo bhi chahiye ho wo muhaiyya karwana. Aapne atcha kaam kiya Raunaklal uncle aur baaki sab ne bhi.", Shankar ne paani ki bottle utha kar ek lamba ghoont bhara toh uske kareeb aa khade hue Dharamvir ji ne bade he sneh se kandha thapthapaya.

"Aaj pehli baar dekha ke mera Shankar shikaar karne ka riwaaj seekh raha hai. Mujhe toh laga tha yaha 20-25 laash girne wali hai lekin wo hero shayad kuch badal sa gaya.", Unki baat sunn kar Raunaklal ne bhi gardan haan me hilaai.

"Ye sahi kaha aapne bhai sahab. Mujhe bhi laga tha ke aaj inke sath sath hum log bhi swag-sidharne wale hai. Aur Shankar ki herogiri se toh khud Pandit ji bhi darte hai."

"Baat aisi hai ki mere dono bhai (Umed-Narinder) ne mujhe bataya tha yaha aane se pehle. Unka kehna tha ki jaruri nahi ki khoon bematlab bahaya jaaye agar kaam baaton se ho sakta ho toh. Us janwar ko bacha kar rakho us din ke liye jab khoon jyada bahana pade. Vir Singh Rana se Inder khud milna chahta hai wo bhi papa ki taraf se aur aise maslo ke beech Shankar kabhi nahi aata."

"Toh is swami ko kyun mara?"

"Maine mara? Main kaun hota hu chacha ji kisi ko maarne wala? Deepak tadaf raha tha rivolver liye aur mujhse ye dekha na gaya toh iske nishane ki pariksha leni chahi maine. Waise ye Sharman Muni tha, hawala wala aur iske jaane se Vir Singh Rana ke hath ab aadhe toh katt chuke hai. Ye pehli mulakaat atchi rahi Rana pariwar ke sath aur ab main ghar ja kar apne bete ko surprise dena chahta hu.", Shankar ne wo cigrattee joote ke niche daba kar bujhane ke baad apne blade aur hatheli ko paani se wahi saaf kiya.

"Toh aaj tum Arjun ke sath waqt bitane wale ho?", Rajesh ne ye kaha tha jo apne jija ke sath he aage chalne laga. Sangwan ji us file ko liye Raunaklal ko kuch samjha rahe the hanste hue aur baaki logo ne us swami ki lash ko thikane lagane ke liye ek kapde me lapet liya. Rajesh ke sath Daleep bhi tha.

"Mera beta hai Rajesh wo aur usko bhi chahat rehti hai ki main usko apni bagal me baitha kar thoda ghumau firau. Waise bhi usne mujhse apni maa ke liye bahot sawaal kiye the aur jab usne apni maa ka hath dekha toh mujhe jis tarah apne gale lagaya wo sirf main he mehsoos kar sakta hu. Ek mahine ke liye wo ghar se dur jaane wala hai. Mujhe bhi kami khalegi he uski chahe main ghar pe utna nahi rehta.", Daleep bade gor se Shankar ko dekh raha tha jo chalte hue apne bete ko yaad karke jis tarah khush tha wo sachmuch Shankar ki khaas muskaan thi, ek gehri muskaan kisi nischall pyaar ki.

"Jija maine toh aapko kabhi itne sensitive hote nahi dekha. Aur wo bas ek mahine ke liye ja raha hai jabki pehle bhi wo 8-9 saal ghar se dur raha tha. Waise atchi baat hai ki aap usko samajhte ho."

"8-9 saal nahi Rajesh 8 saal 137 din ya fir yun kahu ki 3060 din toh behtar rahega. Ye maine pehle nahi jana tha ke hum itne dur rahe hai. Kuch din pehle he maine ginti ki thi ki mera beta mujhse kitne samay dur raha. Uska mehatva mujhe thoda deri se pata chala lekin ek wahi hai jo papa ke sansaar ki neev barkaraar rakh sakta hai. Abhi yaha se jaate he main usko apne sath market le jaane wala hu. Ritu-Alka bhi jaayengi he lekin main chahta hu ki tu aur Daleep bhi mere sath chalo. Tu Rekha, Rupali, Aarti aur Komal ko le chalna. Daleep apne sath Manju, Pinki, Krishna aur Inder ko. Umed bhi tayaar milega.", Shankar ke aisa kehne par Daleep ko kuch khatka sa hua Manju ka naam sunn kar.

"Wo baaki log?"

"Jo araam karna chahte hai unhe karne de na yar aur Sanjiv ko bhi toh time dena hai. Baaki bhabhi aur Raju bhai ne behno ke sath geet he gaane hai Sanjiv Radhika ke. Main chahta hu ke kisi ko ye na lage ki wo Arjun ke sath samay nahi bita saka. Khaane ka bil aaj meri sasural ki taraf se."

"Hahaha.. jija. Meri he gaand maar li na?"

"Rajesh darling, isko gaand maarna nahi sewa ka mauka dena kehte hai. Teri he toh khushi badha raha hu main.", Shankar ki baat ka arth samajh kar Rajesh uske gale lag gaya.

"Didi ke liye."

"Haan teri didi ke liye. Wo chahti hai ki tu us se milne special ghar aaye. Chal fir aaj yahi gift sahi.", Shankar ne aisa kehne ke sath Rajesh ko peeche aane ka ishara diya Daleep ke sath aur esteem nikaal kar ghar ki taraf badh chala. Yaha wo suraksha ab hawa ho chuki thi jiske dum par S.V. Rana mulakaat karne aaya tha.

 

[Enigma]

Update 193 (2)
Pehli Mulakaat


"Bhabhi, aap? Mujhe he awaaj laga deti, aap kyun aayi?", Radhika kunmunati hui si uthi toh bister par sirf khud ko dekh kuch pal apne he khayalo me khoyi rahi. Phir kamre ka jayja lene ke baad ek dilkash muskaan ke sath uth kar khud ko sahi karti hui kamre se bahar aayi toh hall-kamre ko bhi andar se band paya. Arjun ki taraf na ja kar usne wo kiwaad khola toh saamne he chhote aangan me Ritu aur Priyanka ko saaf safaai karte paya. Wo log shayad apne kamre saaf karwane ke baad chaadare dhulne ke liye nikaal kar niche le ja rahi thi. Ritu ne darwaje par khadi apni bhabhi ko dekh samaan Priyanka ko thamaya aur khud Radhika ki taraf chali aayi. Is ujaale me Radhika ka swaroop kisi swarnim mrigya sa prajwalit tha, shringaar aur khoobsurti ke sath sath.

"Awaaj laga dena sahi rehta kya? Waise bhi mujhe aaye der he kitni hui hai jo awaaj lagane lagu? Tum araam karne ki jagah abhi bhi kaam me lagi ho?", Radhika ko liye Ritu wapis hall kamre me he chali aayi. AC chalu karne ke sath usne table se bottle utha kar ek gilas pani ka Radhika ki taraf badhaya aur muskurate hue jawaab diya.

"Main shayad aapse jyada he soyi hongi bhabhi. Wo toh bas ab hum log hamare kamre thik kar rahi thi jis se hum aur araam kar sake. Hahaha.. waise aapko shayad thik se neend nahi aayi hogi, pehla din hai aapka is ghar me.", Radhika ne surkh hontho se us kaanch ke gilas se paani piya toh kuch laali waha bhi jamm gayi. Kajal lagi badi badi aankhon me khaas chamak thi Radhika ke jaise wo is ghar me abhi se khush ho bas chehre par kuch alag si pashopesh.

"Neend toh sachmuch gehri he aayi thi yar lekin ye kapde kuch jyada he bhari hai. Waise tumhe naam se bula sakti hu na? Ya nanand ji kehna padega?", Radhika ko aise bolte dekh Ritu ne uska wo mehndi racha khoobsurat hath thaam liya. Behtareen tarashe hue nakh, lambi bareek mom si ungliyan jo kuch thos thi lekin naram ehsaas.

"Aap mujhe hamesha naam se he bulana. Aur yaha par jaise sab ek dusre ko bulate hai aapko bhi wahi karna hai. Daadi ko daadi, dada ji ko dada ji ya bau ji ya bade papa bhi keh dengi toh wo khush he honge. Vinni didi shayad aapki umar ki hai toh mujhe nahi lagta ke wo aapko ji kahengi. Khair jaruri bhi nahi aisa lekin ye jaan lijiye ke aap is ghar ke ekmatra pautra-vadhu hai toh sabhi aapke aage peeche rehne wale hai. Waise kapdo ke baare me main kya bol sakti hu? Kamre me aapka jo dil kare wo pehan liya kijiye lekin daadi kuch din jarur aapko dulhan jaise he banaye rakhegi.", Ritu ki aisi saaf baatein dekh Radhika mand mand khush ho rahi thi aur jaise wo kuch kehna chahti thi lekin kuch yaad karke usne khud ko rok liya aisa karne se.

"Waise ye tumhare bhaiya kidhar nikal gaye? Ye kamra toh maine he khola tha abhi aur wo mere kamre me bhi nahi the jab main uthi.", Radhika ki baat sunn kar ab Ritu ne hanste hue apne sar pe hath rakh liya. Uski ye jiwant muskaan jaise Radhika ko bhi sammohit kar gayi jo ektak bas un safed eksaar tarashe hue daanto aur prakritik surkh hontho ko dekhti rahi, jinka bharaav alokik sa tha.

"Kuch logo ko aadat badalni padengi ab lekin ye koshish bhi aapko he karni padegi. Aaiye jara mere sath.", Ritu ne saan durust karte hue apni bhabhi ko hath pakad kar uthaya aur seedha Arjun ke kamre ko khol waha dakhil ho gayi. Us ast-vyast se bister par Arjun ke paanv lambai ki wajah se tirche jarur the par wo kisi chhote bache ki tarah apne bade bhai ke seene me mooh dabaye chain se soya tha. Sanjiv bhi pichle kuch dino ki mehnat se hui thakaan se choor payjame aur safed baniyan me apne chote bhai ke upar ek baah rakhe jaise usko duniya se is pal me bhi bachaye tha. Inhe koyi bhaan na tha ke ghar me ab badlaav hone lage hai. Sanjiv ko shayad aage se ab is tarah Radhika ko he apne pehlu me sulana hoga lekin kam se kam is waqt nahi. Radhika ne bade gor se ye drishya dekha aur is baar wo khud Ritu ko yaha se liye apne kamre me chali aayi, jo pehle sirf Sanjiv ka hota tha.

"Wow. Ye dono kya hamesha he? Matlab wo bed se bhi lamba hai lekin tumhare bhaiya se abhi tak bache ki tarah.. Matlab tum ye jaanti he hogi?"

"Haan.. wo is ghar ka sabse chota bacha hai bhabhi aur Sanjiv bhaiya agar ghar pe hote hai toh aksar wo jitna ho sake Arjun ke he sath rehte hai. Waise toh Arjun kal he gaanv ja raha hai ek mahine ke liye lekin main usko kahungi ki wo apna samaan hamari taraf wale kisi kamre me shift kar le.", Ritu ne jo bhi kaha tha wo bahot he ruk ruk kar aur sadhe hue shabdo me kaha tha jaise wo aisa kuch soch kar he keh rahi ho.

"Idhar baitho tum aur jaisa tumne thodi der pehle kaha tha na ke ab tum logo me sabse badi main hu toh ye decide bhi main he karungi. Nayi bhabhi aayi aur aate he devar ko pati se alag kar diya.. huh.. Kitna sochti ho yar tum bina-wajah.? Arjun.. Arjun tumhare bhaiya ke liye itna khaas hai ki wo shayad usko mere sath bhi sanjha nahi karna chahte the. Haan ek uphaar ki tarah mujhse mulakaat bhi aise karwayi ki main hairaan hue bina na reh saki lekin maine dekha ki Sanjiv Arjun ke paas hone par muskurate hai, bolte hai aur khud ko jaahir bhi karte hai. Rahi baat samay bitane ki toh aage se Arjun par unse pehle main haq jama kar rakhungi. Unhone apne hisse ka kar liya ab Arjun ki bhabhi ki baari hai. Ab jaga do jara apne bhaiya ko aur Arjun ko sone dena.", Radhika ne baat kehte kehte he daraaj ke upar rakha apna sone ka ek kangan Ritu ki kalaai me pehna diya tha jisko wo hairat se dekh rahi thi.

"Aise kya dekh rahi ho? Hota toh ye hai ki choti nanad apni bhabhi ke kamre me aate he apni marji se ek uphaar leti hai lekin tum mujhe bilkul bhi aisi nahi lagi jisko kisi cheej ki jarurat ho. Toh ye maine apni pasand se tumhe pehna diya."

'Mere pas toh poori duniya hai bhabhi, phir ye ek kangan usme badlaav karega. Lekin aap sachmuch bahot pyaari hai.'

"Kuch kaha tumne?", Ritu ko bas honth hilate dekh Radhika ne achraj se poocha.

"Aap bahot pyaari hai bhabhi aur ye dusra kangan mujhe majboori me lena padega ab. Waise jagaane aap he jao.",Ritu me jis tarah ke chanchal badlaav aaye the Radhika hairaani se usko dekhne lagi aur itni he der me wo hansti hui kamre se daud gayi, dono kangan liye. Radhika ne bhi maathe par hath rakh liye.

'Ye ladki samajh se he bahar hai. Pehle toh daadi amma lag rahi thi aur ab dekho jaise panchvi me padhti ho. Mera bhai kuch thik hota toh isko toh main jaane na deti. Chalo dekhte hai in Ram-Lakhan ko.', Radhika ne is baar sar pe wo dupatta sahi se liya aur khud he Arjun ke kamre me chali gayi. Lakh koshisho ke bawjood paayal ki chamm-chamm aur Sanjiv ko hilane par chuddiyon ki chhanak se Arjun ne bhi aankhen khol kar apne upar jhuki ye swapan-sundai uninidi aankhon se dekhi.

"Bhaiya.. Atchi baat hai. Aap mat he utho. Bhabhi, aap he meri jagah so jao. Main chala is kamre se.", Arjun hilta dulta sa bahar wale darwaje se hota hua waisi he haalat me niche chala gaya aur Radhika ye ek aur rasta dekh rahi thi upar wale is hisse me aane-jane ka. Darwaja band hote he Sanjiv ne furti se Radhika ko kamar se khinch kar is tarah apni bagal me litaya ki wo aankhe badi badi karti bas hairaan he reh gayi.

"Mera bhai mujhe bata chuka tha ke tum aa rahi ho aur fir wo chala jayega. Ho gayi neend tumhari?"

"Aye.. Kya karte ho Sanjiv? Udhar wale darwaje bhi khule hai aur Arjun kya pata bahar he khada ho?"

"Wo ja chuka hai kahi aur sone ke liye aur udhar ka darwaja maine khud he lagaya tha toh chinta matt karo. Waise abhi tak wo khushbu aa rahi hai?", Sanjiv ne thoda kass kar Radhika ko apne seene se lagaya toh uske sakht badan me apna naram seena dabta mehsoos karke Radhika ki saanse ukhadne lagi thi. Ye din ke ujale me ho raha tha aur do tarafa khule darwajo me. Sanjiv ki kasti hui giraft aur gaal par tapish karte hontho se Radhika aanandit hone ki jagah sadme me jaane lagi thi. Sanjiv jaise ye samajh kar usko chhod he raha tha ki ye awaaj sunaai padi.

"Oh besharam. Bahu ko riwaaj bhi karne hai thode. Tera kamra kam hai toh koyi baat ni ye bhi le le. Darwaje laga le beta aur thoda samay ka bhi dhyaan rakh.", Ye thi aadarniya Lalita ji aur unke aise tanj se Sanjiv toh bister chhod us taraf he bhaag khada hua jaha Arjun gaya tha. Peeche reh gayi toh simti hui sar jhukaye bister par baithi Radhika. Lalita ji hall kamre ka darwaja dhaal kar muskurati hui apni bahu ki bagal me aa baithi.

"Arre meri bachi tu toh aise ghabra rahi hai jaise khoon kar diya ho? Hahaha.. dekha kaise doom daba ke bhaga tera khasam? Maine awaaj isliye ki jis se tum sajag ho jao. Tumhari nanad-saas abhi kuch samay me jaane wali hai aur unse tumhe milna bhi hoga. Rahi baat tumhare is tota-maina wale khel ki toh jitna dil kare utna khelo, bas darwaje laga liya karo. Ho tum sachmuch bahot pyari meri bachi.. Bilkul kisi filmy gudiya jaisi.", Lalita ji ne jis tarah se antim baat kehte hue Radhika ka chehra upar karke dono hath me liya aur fir matha chooma toh wo unke gale ja lagi. Sharam ki jagah ab ek aadar aur maa-samaan abhivyakti thi is pal me. Kamre ke bahar diwar se sata Sanjiv ye sunn kar bhagwan ko dhanyawad kar raha tha ke uski maa ne shayad sabkuch na dekh kar is maamle ko utni tavajjo na di thi aur waise bhi dono ne kuch aisa waisa toh kiya nahi tha.

"Aap sachmuch bahot atchi ho mummy ji aur mujhe nahi pata tha ke aap itni open hongi aisi baat par."

"Open ki baat karti hai beta? Sanjiv ke baad Madhuri aur Alka paida kar di maine toh is se jyada kya open houngi. Chal aaja tujhe tayaar karti hu.", Lalita ji Radhika ko le kar uthi he thi ki Madhu bua ke sath sath Shalini bhi upar chali aayi.

"Tumhe ek saas ke sath sath maa, bhabhi, devarani-jethani, saheli jaisa sabkuch sirf Lalita bhabhi ke roop me mil raha hai Radhika. Hamari ye badi bhabhi tumhe kabhi ye ehsaas nahi hone degi ki tum inki bahu ho. Haan samajik niyam toh khair hamari maa ke he control me hai jiska koyi kuch nahi kar sakta lekin ghar ke andar tumhe hamehsa haq hai apni baat kehne ka aur vichar rakhne ka. Sanjiv sachmuch bahot kismatwala hai jo tum jaisi biwi mili hai.", Madhu bua ne Shalini ke hath se wo kapdo ke bag le kar Radhika ko upahar swaroop diye toh wo jhuk kar unka aashirwad lene lagi.

"Rehne de beta. Madhu ko apni umar aaj bhi 25 lagti hai. Waise main bhi tumhari bua he lagti hu aur naam hai Shalini Singh. Betiyan paanv nahi chhua karti aur kam se kam is ghar ki toh bilkul bhi nahi.", Shalini ne bhi neg dene ke sath Radhika ko gale lgate hue parichaya diya tha. Ab wo teeno usko tayaar karke niche le jaane lagi thi jaha se vishisht mehmano ne bhojan ke baad ab nikalna tha.
.
.
"Tu Rekha bhabhi ko ek bar dikha lana market jaate samay Bhole. Main jara maa aur Shalini ko haweli chhod aau aur fir hum shaam ko nikalte hai Delhi ke liye.", Sabhi ka bhojan hone ke baad ye log baithak me the aur bhitar abhi bhi aas-pados ke jaankar Radhika-Sanjiv ko badhaai dene aaye hue the. Umed ke kahe anusaar Purnima ji ne bhi apni bahu, beti ko tyaari ke liye samjha diya tha jo sabkuch kar chuki thi ab tak.

"Main toh sabhi ko market leke jana chahta tha yar Gajju. Chachi, aap aaj he jana chahti ho?", Shankar ne ye baat kehte hue ek baar apne pita ko bhi dekha jabki Purnima ji ke chehre par aasha-anuroop he mamta thi Shankar ke liye.

"Beta, shaadi ka ghar sirf yahi toh nahi hai? Kal Sanjiv-Radhika ne haweli bhi aana hai toh intjaam karne honge ya nahi? Aur niyam bhi jaruri hai barkarar rakhne. Shalini ne parso wapis jana hai aur Aaisha-Vinita bhi thoda sa rasme dekhe jo aage unhe bhi nibhani padengi. Tu bhi kal seedha wahi aayega is Umed ke sath.", Rameshwar ji ne bhi apni sehmati jataai thi unki baat sunn kar.

"Haan toh ye sab itna jaldi jaldi ho raha hai na isliye maine aisa kaha. Waise bhi parso se toh mujhe bhi duty lagani padegi. Papa, Arjun parso ja raha hai?", Shankar ne jaise pukhta karne ke liye galat din bataya tha jis par Rameshwar ji ne apni patni ki taraf dekha jo ye sab sunte hue bhi Krishna se kuch bag tayaar karwa rahi thi Umed ki gaadi me rakhwane ke liye.

"Wo kal he nikal raha hai aur tere chacha bhi. Vinod toh kapde bandh chuka hai Prempratap ke sath aaj shaam he jaane ke liye. Damini aur Aanchal jaa rahi rahi hai lekin Roshni ko maine kuch din apne pas he rakhna hai. Aur kuch doctor sahab?", Kaushalya ji ne shagun ke motte lifafe Shalini, Damini, Devaki aur Rajeshwari ko bari bari se pakdaye jinhone koyi aanakani nahi ki. Aaisa ko unhone apni goad me baitha kar shagun ke sath sath sone ka ek haar, jo neele bakse me band tha wo bhent diya. Wo dabbe ko kholne ke baad badi hairani se apni maa aur fir Kaushalya ji ko dekhne lagi. Shankar ji toh bas muskura gaye the apni maa ke jawaab par. Muskaan he andar wale kamre se samaan la kar idhar rakh rahi thi.

"Ye maine kaise le sakti hu naani?"

"Isme koyi kanoon thodi na hai jo tum le nahi sakti. Aur apni maa ko dekhne se kuch nahi hone wala. Purnima is bag ko yaad se Shalini ke samaan ke sath rakh dena. Damaad ji aur baaki gharwalo ke uphaar hai isme. Agli baar Aaisha aayegi toh main poora waqt wahi haweli rahungi iske sath.", Kaushalya ji ne matha choom kar Aaisha se sneh jataya toh wo bhi gale lag kar muskuraai.

"Waise main idhar he aa jaungi naani. Waha toh kamre jyada aur log kam hai. Doctor mama, aap kal aayenge toh aapke sath sabhi log aayenge na?", Aaisha jo jawaab chahti thi wo shayad nahi milne wala tha usko.

"Haan beta. Sab log aayenge aur agar tujhe kuch Delhi se bhi chahiye toh bata main leta aaunga meri Aashu ke liye?", Shankar ji ne bhi utne he laad se jawaab diya jis par Rameshwar ji ne jo kaha sabhi ki hansi nikal gayi.

"barkhurdar, tum he pahuch jana samay se. Iske liye wahi sabse bada gift hoga. Aur Umed, thoda jaldi karo beta tum log. Satish ke mehman (Alisha) ne bhi tumhare sath jana hai. Unki flight 11 baje ki hai toh iska poora dhyan rakhna padega.", Rameshwar ji ki baat sunn kar Shankar ka chehra anyaas he latak gaya. Umed ke kuch kehne se pehle he kamre me dakhil hote Arjun ne 3-4 bag uthaye aur bahar nikal gaya. Usko bhaan tha ke ye sab kaha rakhna hai lekin kuch chehre nirantar uski khamoshi aur andhekhi ko dekh rahe the.

"Main toh Arjun ko market le jaane wala tha papa. Kal ye ja raha hai toh socha tha ke usko kapde dilwa dunga aur Rekha ko bhi ek bar dikhwa dunga. Rajesh aur Daleep ne bhi fir nikalna tha ghar wapis."

"Tumhari maa ja rahi hai tumhare sath. Rekha bahu ke sath Renuka bitiya ko bhi kuch jaanch ki aavashaykta hai. Arjun kahi videsh nahi ja raha Shankar aur pehle bhi tum uske liye kapde laate rahe ho. Tumhe jo pasand ho, wahi lena.", Rameshwar ji ne jo bhi kaha tha uska jawaab Shankar ne sirf sar hila kar haan me diya.

"Vini beta, apni chachi ko dekho jara. Aur Komal ko bol dena ke wo log bhi tayaar ho kar sath he aa jaye.", Shankar ji ne Arjun ko dusra chakkar lagate dekha toh bas uski peeth halke se thapthapa di jis par wo utne he vishwas se muskuraya.

"Kuch bhi keh Shankar, tu sachmuch ek behtareen pita hai. Rok-tok sabhi karte hai lekin tujhme jo khaas baat hai wo maine bahot kam dekhi hai. Tu bacho par marji nahi daalta.", Purnima ji ne apni jagah se uth kar laddu ka ek tukda Shankar ke mooh me daalne ka prayaas kiya toh wo tukda Shankar ne khud he unhe khila diya.

"Chachi, mera na in tukdo se kuch nahi banta. Poora he laddu ek baar me khaye bina toh ye na pata chalta ke wo boondi ka tha ke besan ka. Aur rahi baat bacho ki toh, inke sapne rangne wala main koyi chitrakaar nahi. Ye khud unhe apne rango me sakaar kare toh he behtar hai. Baaki main atcha pita hu ya nahi ye toh samay he batayega. Filhal toh maine papa ko he kayi baar kehte suna hai ki wo koshish karte hai aajtak.", Shankar ke jawaab par Pandit ji ko thska laga toh baaki sabhi hans diye. Ashok ji ka bhi pariwar aa chuka tha ab aur inke sath sath un sabhi se bhi Pandit ji ka pariwar poore riti-riwaaj se mulakaat karne laga. Radhika Sanjiv ko bulaya gaya aur unhe aashirwad dene ke sath he ye 2 pramukh pariwar apne apne vaahan liye idhar se nikal chale. kaha toh Madhu ne aaj rukne ka vichar banaya tha aur kaha sab ekdum hua ki wo is baare me kuch kar he na saki. Agle aadhe ghante me toh yaha rishteydaro ke naam par sirf Krishneshwar ji ka pariwar he bacha tha.
.
.
"Haan toh laat-sahab, ab batao ke aapke sawaal kya hai aur jo be-waqti khamoshi dharan ki hui hai iski wajah?", Baithak ke diwan par Pandit ji sar ke niche gol takiya lagaye lete the aur unke paanv ki taraf baitha Arjun dono hatho se apne dada ji ki pindliyon ki maalish karta hua jaise kuch sukoon pahucha raha ho. Abhi tak log-baag bhitar Sanjiv-Radhika ko dekhne aa rahe the aur Lalita ji ke sath ghar ki bachiyan bhi is dekh rekh me lagi thi. Kaushalya ji ko bhi udhar he hajir rehna tha ghar ki pramukh hone ke naate. Baithak me darwaje bhida kar par dada-paute ke beech he ye khaas samay aarakshit ho gaya tha jaise.

"Sawaal toh kya he honge dada ji jab main kuch jaanta he nahi waha ke baare me.? Jo bhi suna hai ya pata hai wo sab aapki baaton ya fir didi ya daadi ji ke waha jaa kar aane ke baad bataye vritaant se he pata hai. Aur main khamosh nahi hu bau ji, bas duvidha me hu.", Arjun ne katori me rakhe teil se apni hatheli ko bhigone ke baad is baar apne dada ji ke sakht talvo ko ghisna shuru kiya. Baniyan pehni hone ki wajah se uski wo bejod maaspeshiya khaasi ubhar rahi thi mehnat ki wajah se. Pandit ji ka sharir koyi phool toh na tha. Jamane bhar ko kanoon sikhate sikhate wo boodha jism bhi ayask (metal) barabar majboot tha aur hatheli se talvo ke beech ragad wahi urja paida kar rahi thi jaisa aksar 2 dhatu ghisne par hota hai.

"Duvidha yahi ki is boodhe ki dekhbhal kaun karega tere jaane ke baad? Ya tere bagiche ko paani milega bhi ya nahi? Meri har cheej ke liye tujhe awaaj lagane par kaun jawaab dega is baat se chintit hai? Apno se dur tu ek nayi jagah ja raha hai jo asliyat me is ghar ki neev rakhe jaane se bhi barso pehle tak hamara asli ghar rahi hai. Ab toh main bhi chahta hu na beta ke tum udhar jarur jao. Haan ek mahine ke liye ja rahe ho toh kami toh jarur khalegi.", Rameshwar ji ne sirhane ke paas se chota toliya Arjun ki taraf badhaya toh usne apne dono hath us kapde se saaf karne ke baad apne dada ji ke talvo se bhi atirikt teil paucha. Fir se wo ghutno tak unke paanv dabane laga lekin thode naram hatho se.

"Aap boodhe nahi ho aur aajkal toh aap awaaj lagate bhi nahi. Haan main thoda bahot wahi soch raha tha lekin dada ji, kya waha mujhe koyi pareshani hone wali hai? Matlab sabhi toh jaate rehte hai Punjab. Yaha tak ki Rupali didi bhi ho aayi lekin meri baari me maine dekha ki daadi bhi thoda chintit thi. Main galat kar raha hu kya waha ja kar?", Arjun ke sawaal sunn kar Rameshwar ji ne kamar sidhi kar li. Thoda sa tek laga kar baithte hue unhone hath ke ishare se usko rukne ko kaha toh Arjun aage khisak gaya. Ab wo halke hatho se apne dada ji baah dabane laga tha.

"Tumhari daadi isliye chintit nahi thi ki tumhe waha koyi khatra hoga. Aur baaki sabhi tumhare baare me ek raaye rakhte hai isliye tumhe kabhi waha nahi jaane diya. Beta, khatra tumhe nahi hai aur wo pushtaini ghar hai hamara. Waha jab kisi ko ye pata lagega ke tum Swargiya Motilal ji ke padd-paute ho toh wo chahe tumhare pita ki umar ka ho ya meri, tumhe sar aankhon par baitha lega. Aur jitna log-baag se suna hai, tum dikhte bhi kuch hamare pita ki tarah ho.", Rameshwar ji ke kathan se Arjun kuch jhemp sa gaya lekin fir sanyat ho kar wo bola.

"Toh jab waha kisi se khatra nahi hai toh naahak he sabhi itni chinta karte hai?"

"Hahaha.. khatra tum khud ho barkhurdar. Atcha chalo ye batao ke ghar me tum sabse kareeb kiske ko? Aisa nahi hai ke main koyi tark de raha hu, bas fir bhi har vyakti kisi na kisi ke toh kuch jyada he kareeb hota hai. Jisko sabkuch pata hota hai hamare baare me aur jiske sath lagbhag har baat sanjha hoti hai.", Pandit ji ne toh Arjun ko he dharamsankat me daal diya tha is sawaal se. Wo toh Arjun ko he khatra bata rahe the aur ab ek naam sujhane par wo aur bhi soch me doob gaya.

"Main toh sabhi ke sath swabhavik har baat kar leta hu dada ji. Aur jaisa aap keh rahe hai toh mere baare me aap, daadi, maa, Komal didi, Sanjiv bhaiya sabkuch jaante he hai.", Yaha wo Ritu ka naam lene se jaane kyun katra raha tha. Rameshwar ji ne ek rehasyamayi muskaan ke sath jaise Arjun ke dimag ko he padh liya tha par thehar kar unhone ye sujhaav diya.

"Aisa karna ke tum jara Ritu ya apne pita se poochna ke wo tumhare baare me kya sochte hai. Wo agar is baat ko na samjhe toh bas unse apne baare me raaye lena. Aur unse pehle jara meri bhi sunn lo.", In 2 naamo me ek toh wo thi jisko Arjun ki dhadkan tak ka pata rehta tha aur dusra vyakti jaise kuch jaanta he nahi tha Arjun ki soch ke mutabik.

"Haan toh aap bataiye.", Arjun ne sankshep sa jawaab dia.

"Tumhara kirdaar is ghar ke har sadasya se kuch jyada he bhinn hai beta. Bachpan se he ya paidaishi he samajh lo. Gunn hai ya avgunn ye toh uparwala he jaanta hai lekin tum kabhi bhi ekmat nahi rehte. Sanskaar apni jagah hai aur us wajah se toh hume tum par hamesha he naaj raha hai. Mehnati bhi ho aur lagan ke pakke bhi. Lekin tum virodhabhasi, antarmukhi aur gehan-tark rakhne wale visham vyakti ho jisko musibat khud he dhoond leti hai. Tumhe akela chhodna matlab aisa hai jaise kisi atyadhik urjawan pashu ko bina prayojan khula chhod dena. Aise pashu ko jab koyi kaam nahi milta toh wo khud he kaam dhoond leta hai. Phir chahe woh kaam musibat he kyun na badha de. Dil se tum sanvedanshil bhi ho aur bhavuk bhi. Agar wo pyaar ka sparsh tumhe samay se na mile toh ek anjana darr khud abhibhavak ko laga rehta. In boodhi aankhon ne jamane ka aisa koyi dard nahi jo na dekha ho Arjun lekin ek tum he ho jisne is ghar ke har sadasya ki aankhon me nami paida ki hai aur wo har shaksh bas yahi dua karta hai ki tum hamesha is chaav me mehfooj raho.", Apne dada ki baat sunn kar Arjun ke chalte hath ekaek he ruk gaye. Wo ek pal me he bhavshunya sa ho gaya. Boarding jaate hue ghar ke bahar Komal, Madhuri didi ki namm aankhen. Ritu ka sabse dur ho kar aansu bahana. Uski maa ka wo mook rudan jab wo ghar wapis aaya tha. Sanjiv bhaiya ka us se lipat kar hospital me rona aur khud uski daadi.. Usne apni daadi ko sirf 2 waqt he kamjor dekha tha. Ghar me koyi majboot shaksh tha toh wo uske chacha, papa aur dada ji he toh the.

"Haan ye baat toh bhai sahab ne 16 aane sahi kahi. Maine inki aankhon me us waqt bhi koyi nami na dekhi thi jab tera baap achet tha ya khud inke goli lagi thi. Tumhare hospital me bharti hone par jarur ye thande pade the aur roye bhi. Shankar.. wo nira nirdayi doctor hai beta aur aansu kya bala hai ye toh jaise usko aur Inder ko pata bhi nahi lekin jab teri dhadkan chalti mehsoos hui thi na un dono ko toh wo bhi roye the. Hairaani ki baat hai aur wo kabhi is baat par sehmat nahi honge lekin ye sach hai. Us raat Rekha toh behosh thi aur hum sab dur lekin Shankar ne poori raat 5 ser ka wo Munna apne chhati par he sahej kar rakha jabtak main na pahuch gaya bhabhi ko sath liye. Saja toh fir bhi di maine un dono ko kyonki kahi na kahi unki he galti bhi thi lekin tabhi ek baat sabit ho gayi thi ki tumhe akela nahi chhoda ja sakta.", Col Puri ne andar aane par jaise inki thodi bahot charcha sunn li thi aur apne dharam bhai ki baat ko aage badhate hue unhone jo bataya wo Arjun ke liye bhi naya tha. Rameshwar ji nimbu paani ka goont lene ke baad gilas ek taraf rakh kar bas muskura rahe the. Is muskurahat ke kya maayne the ye toh bas unhe he pata tha.

"Lekin main ab aisa kuch nahi karne wala chote daadu ki jis se kisi ko koyi pareshani ho. Main toh ye bhi soch chuka hu ki apne sawaal jawaab bhi simit rakhu aur jitna ho sake pariwar me rahu. Punjab jaane ke peeche aur dhero wajah hai aur ye samay bhi sahi laga mujhe kyonki sabki kuch aur prathmiktaye bhi hai haal-filhal me."

"Beta tu pareshan nahi karta aur sach kahu toh hum log he kuch jyada chinta karte hai. Sawal jawaab jaruri hai aur tu kiya kar jabtak samne wala sehaj lage. Lekin tu hai toh munna he aur ye tu inkaar nahi kar sakta. Tera baap 5 kaksha me jeep leke bhaag gaya tha. Umed ki taang aathvi tak 3 baar toot chuki thi aur Inder ne toh us samay tak 2 baar tere dada ji se hawalat me patte bhi kha liye the. Sanjiv.. Sanjiv bhi apne chacha jaisa he tha jabtak Rekha bahu ne uske baste ko nahi thama. Lekin tu.. tu aajtak apni behan ka khilona, maa ka munna aur inka wahi pauta hai jisko nanga karke ye teil malish karke farsh par apne pas litaye rakhte the. Main bhai sahab ke sath us waqt se hum-kadam hu jab is vartmaan pariwar ki neev bhi nahi rakhi gayi thi. 50 baras lagbhag hone ko aaye honge par inhone kabhi koyi chahat na rakhi aur inki chahat bani bhi toh wo tumhare roop me inke kareeb he hai.", Col sahab ne jitni tafseel se har baat kahi thi, wo sunn kar Arjun jaise dang he reh gaya. Rameshwar ji jaise ishare se unhe aage kuch batane se rokna chahte the lekin Col sahab ne bhi unhe aashvast sa kar diya.

"Aap sabkuch jaante hai fir toh? Aur aap toh fauj me the jaha tak mujhe yaad hai. Mere samne he toh aapki wo kaali car aati thi har roj shaam me ya raat ko. Aap kab rahe dada ji ke sath?"

"Tum filhal toh mudde se he bhatak rahe ho beta lekin koyi baat nahi. Yaha tum Punjab jaane wali baat par charcha kar rahe the aur tumne shayad sahi sawaal abhi tak nahi kiya. Kyun tumhe waha pehle jaane nahi diya gaya?", Arjun ne ab haami bhari.

"Tumhare liye Pandit Rameshwar Sharma ke kya maayne hai Arjun?", Pehli baar jaise Col sahab ne apne bade bhai sahab ka naam liya tha lekin is sawaal me jo gambhirta thi usko sunn kar Arjun ke sharir me sard jhurjhuri si daud gayi. Aaj us se poocha ja raha tha us vyakti ke baare me jiske liye Arjun apna sarvasva tyaag sakta tha, sirf kehne ki der thi.

"Mere bhagwan hai ye chote daadu. Arjun Sharma ko kabhi mandir jaane ki jarurat nahi hui kyonki main apne bhagwan ke saaye me raha hu aur aaj bhi mujhe koyi pareshani mehsoos nahi hoti kyonki dada ji hone he nahi dete. 'Guru Gobind dou khade, kaake laagu paaye... Balihari guru aapne gobind diyo milaye..'. Ye muhavara bhi atishyokti lagega kyonki mere shikshak bhi yahi hai. Maine sirf apne he sath inka alag vyaktitva mehsoos kiya hai jaisa kisi aur ke sath kadapi nahi dekha. Kab wo chote chote char-bhar ke khel gehri shatranj me badal kar inhone mujhe jiwan ke jatil se jatil raste samjha diye? kaise ek gussel se ladke ko aatmgyaan-buddhi ke sath sath aseem kaushal pradaan kiya? Wo sab bhi agar kam nahi toh aap he dekhe ki main ek bhavna-prakhar insaan bana sirf inki he kathor mehnat aur aadarsho se. Insaan toh vanvaas me apne moksh par kendrit rehta hai lekin dada ji ne toh yaha bhi tapasya mujh par he kar di. Mujhe sabhi se eksaar prem hai chote daadu aur ye aapke liye bhi samaan he hai lekin bau ji aur maa ke tyaag ke samkaksh koyi nahi. Yakeen maaniye main is se jyada khul kar bhi bayaan kar sakta hu lekin shabd fir bhi sahi sahi nyaye nahi kar paayenge ki mera jiwan hai toh uski wajah bas dada ji he hai.", Arjun apni row me behta hua gambhir lafzo se jo shuru hua toh aakhir me jubaan atakne he lagi thi. Shabd ladkhadane lage toh Rameshwar ji ne he usko sehlate hue thoda dhandas bandhaya.

"Sab jaanta hai ye tera chota dada lekin Col raha hai na toh aadat nahi jaati. Main atche se jaanta hu apni parwarish ko beta aur tu bhi toh barabar khelne laga hai mere sath. Mere he mohro se tu baaki sabko uljhata raha aur fir mujhe he faans liya. Tabhi mujhe yakeen ho gaya tha ke mera dil kyun tujhe he sabse jyada mehsoos karta hai. Satish, ye ek chote se saboot ke sath jab khojbin karta nikla toh na isne sirf charo pariwar khangaal diye. Balki unki har ek teh khol kar waha tak pahuch gaya jaha tak tumhari bhabhi bhi nahi jaan paayi. Ab hamare lallu-lal ko laga ki khel kuch jyada he pechida ho gaya hai toh kadam peeche le jana he behtar hoga. Aur ek sahi raja hamesha aisa he karega. Khair ab tum chaho toh apne Col dada ji se bhi sawaal pooch sakte ho. Aur tumhara jaisa dil kare tum waise rehna waha Punjab ja kar.", Rameshwar ji ne peeth thapthapane ke baad uth kar almaari ka darwaja khola aur kuch dhoondne lage. Col sahab bhi ab tanmayta se muskura rahe the Arjun ko niharte hue.

"Aap jaante hai sabkuch?"

"Bas parakh raha tha beta aur jawaab toh mujhe bhi pehle se he pata tha. Bas bhabhi ji thoda darti hai kyonki unke teeno bete toh pehle he duniyadari me he lage rahe jaise bachpan se he unhe wo sab karna tha jo aaj bhi karte rehte hai. Bahu aur paute-pautiyon ka sukh mila lekin tum me unhe fir se ek bete jaisa he sukh mila. Wo hamesha he chahti hai ke tum thik apne dada ji jaise bano.. Nahi.. in jaise nahi balki hamare tauji Swargiya Motilal ji jaise. Par fir unhe ye bhi dar rehta hai ke kahi tumhe najar na lag jaaye, koyi tumhe kuch kar na de.. kahi tum badal na jao kisi ghatna se .. aur jaane kitni senkdo tarah ki soch chalti rehti hai. Lekin insaan sab tarah ke samay aur daur se gujarne ke baad aisa toh soch he sakta hai. Khair.. Kya tumne dekha bhi tha apne padd dada ji ko ya unki tasvir ko?", Col Sahab ke kehne ke baad he Pandit ji ne wo shwet-shyaam se tasvir Arjun ke hatho me rakh di. Is ghar me Swargiya Raghuvir Singh ji ki badi si tasvir toh yahi baithak me lagi thi lekin ajeeb baat thi ki Pandit ji ke pita ji ki ek bhi tasvir na thi kahi aur jo thi wo abhi abhi Arjun ke hatho me khud Pandit ji ne he rakhi thi. Arjun apalak us chitra ko niharta raha.

"Iska naam tha Amavas aur nasal se Bakharwal. Pita ji jaha bhi jaate the ye hamesha he unke sath sath rehta tha. Maa ne he isko amavas naam diya tha kyonki pita ji ke ghar aane ke baad bhi ye kisi ko unke pas jyada rehne nahi deta tha. Dekh rahe ho yaha bhi ye kaise panja utha raha hai? Jo photo le raha tha, Amavas usko dur kar raha tha.", Arjun toh us jhabraile bade se kutte ko andekha karke bas jaise khudko he dekh raha tha us tasvir me. Shayad wo vyakti Arjun se bhi adhik dilkash aur prabhavi tha. Choodidar pajama aur jism par kasa hua kurta-jacket. Gale me sucche motiyon ki mala aur thik kanth se niche dikhta rudraksh. Lalaat ko kuch dhake wo khoobsurat si pagdi us vyakti ki aabha me ijafa he kar rahi thi. Chehre me kuch farak tha toh wo thi mooche aur gaal tak lambi kataar jaisi kalam. Wo bhalu jaisa kutta he jaise us mohak muskaan ki wajah tha jo is tasvir Pandit Motilal ji ke chehre par aayi hui thi. Aur is muskaan ki he wajah se shayad Rameshwar ji ke liye ye tasvir anmol thi jisko wo kabhi sanjha nahi karte the.

"Main toh bilkul inke he jaisa hu. Wo darwaja koyi 8 feet uncha hoga.. Ye shayad mujhse bhi lambe the aur tagde bhi.. Papa aapke jaise lagte hai dada ji aur main papa jaisa sirf baalo aur aankho se.. Balki ye toh..."

"Peedhi dar peedhi koyi na koyi toh kisi se milta he hai beta. Haan tum bilkul pita ji jaise dikhte ho aur kad bhi samaan he hoga. Jaise jaise tum bade ho rahe the, tumhari daadi ko yahi chinta sata rahi thi aur ab toh wo darne bhi lagi hai ke kahi ateet se koyi nikal kar na aa jaaye is chehre ki wajah se.. Hahaha..", Rameshwar ji ne hanste hue dil ko bahari taur par halka dikhana chaha tha aur Arjun abhi bhi us photo par hath firata hua jaise kuch mehsoos karne me laga raha.

"Inka dehant kab hua tha?"

"Bahot pehle.. Vinod ko bhi nahi dekh paaye the pita ji. Maa inke ek saal baad he chal basi thi.", Rameshwar ji ne wo tasvir hath me le kar jaise ateet ko yaad kiya toh Col sahab ne unka hath thaam liya.

"Tum ja rahe ho toh aise jao jaise kuch jaante he nahi Arjun. Tabhi toh maja aayega tumhe bhi jaankari lene me. Logo se miloge, unse baatein karoge aur wo tumhe khud batayenge ki tumhe har baat. Pehli mulakaat toh tumhari karwa he di hai tumhare padd-dada ji se aur ab aage tum khud he unke baare me pata karna. Bas itna yaad rakhna ke tum kaun ho.", Col sahab ke itna kehne ke sath he darwaje par dastak hui toh Pandit ji ne wo tasvir fir se wahi chhupa di jaha se nikali thi. Shayad taale me rakhi thi unhone wo aur dawaja khulne par najar aayi Preeti.

"Beta, main bas aa he raha tha. Tum log kya abhi nikalne wale ho?", Col sahab ne bhang hui mehfil me jaise he ye kaha toh Preeti ne naa me gardan hila di.

"Daadu main toh Arjun ko bulane aayi thi. Chandigarh toh hum kal ja rahe hai.", Preeti ke jawaab par Col sahab ne ek gehri saans bhari aur Preeti ke kareeb se he usko aashirwad dete hue Shastri ji chale aaye. Arjun unke gale mil kar jaldi aane ka bolta hua Preeti ke sath he bahar chal diya

"Shayad hum is mehfil me jara jaldi toh nahi aa gaye bhai sahab?"

"Shastri ji, mehfil shuru hue kuch der ho gayi hai. Lekin aap sahi samay aaye ho kyonki chai bani nahi abhi.", Col sahab ne hath mila kar hanste hue kaha tha aur Rameshwar ji bhi aisa karke ab sofe par aa baithe unke bagal me.

"Chai toh milne bhi nahi wali bhai. Haan nimbu paani jarur abhi hajir ho jayega. Waise main phone karne he wala tha aapko Shastri ji.", Rameshwar ji ne takiye ke niche se nikali hui file unke saamne he rakh di.

"Ye kya hai Pandit ji?"

"Rajyavardhan ki kundli aur usme baithe grah-nakshatra. Hum vaada nahi bhoole bhai aur dekh lo byaah ke agle he din haajir hai aapke saamne.", Pandit ji ki baat sunn kar Shastri ji kabhi file dekhte toh kabhi unka chehra.

"Hairaan matt hoiye bhai sahab. Pariwar me hamesha ek dusre ka hath pakad kar he raha jata hai.", Col sahab ne ek aur panna unki taraf badha diya jis par jaise fauj ki kuch mohar lagi thi.
.
.
"Hum kaha ja rahe hai?", Arjun Preeti ke peeche peeche bahar aaya toh gali me lage shamiyane abhi utaare ja rahe the. Asgar jaise kuch samay baad he nikalne wala tha. Preeti ke ghar ke bahar uski scooty pehle se khadi thi jiske kareeb aa kar wo dono he ruk chuke the.

"Mujhe na koyi pareshan kar raha hai.", Preeti ne scooty me chabi lagaai he thi ki Arjun us se pehle scooty ka handle pakad kar ja baitha.

"Uski toh.. tum baitho aur dekho main kya karta hu uska haal."

"Wahi toh karne wali hu main.. Tumhara haal he bigadna hai mister aur ab chupchap scooty ghuma kar Manju ke ghar ki taraf chalo nahi toh anjaam bahot bura hone wala hai. Aise toh kaabu aa nahi rahe the toh fir yahi rasta thik.", Preeti ne he peeche se hath handle par rakhte hue race badhaai toh Arjun mann he mann khush hota hua us taraf badh chala jaha Preeti usko le jana chahti thi.

"Tumhe ab gharwalo ka bhi darrr nahi..?"

"Bhaad me jaaye sab.. Bahot ho gaya aur ab tum dekho main tumse kitne badle lene wali hu.", Preeti ka wahi purana andaaj aur uske kathor ubharo ka ye manchaha dabaav peeth par mehsoos karte he Arjun jaise ek baar fir se haar gaya tha uske saamne. Shayad wo bhi ye himmat na kar pata lekin Preeti aakhir Preeti thi. Apne pyaar ko nakel daal wo khud he us ghar ki taraf chal padi jo filhal khamosh tha, taale se band.

 

[Enigma]

Aaj bahut se update diye enjoy karo sab :4uboxsmiley: