#8
chambeli meri ankhon me zayada der tak nahi dekh saki. mere sawal par usne jawab nahi diya. lekin uski ankhen mujhse sab kuch bayan kar rahi thi.. ankhen andar ja sara haal bayan kar diya karti han.. kuch bhi chhupa nahi rahne deti.. khas kar jazbat.. chambeli ki ankhen cheekh cheekh kar mujhse bol rahi thi..."mohan kya tumhe mere dil ka haal nahi malum..main to khud se tumme sama jaane ke liye machal rahi hon. youn to na tarsao mujhe"
mohan- kahan han komal ji.?
chambeli hadabda gayi. wo samjh rahi thi main kuch aur baat karunga.. maine to seedhe seedhe usse komal ka puch liya tha.. chambeli ankhon me shikayat liye.."aap bethiye main malikan ko aapki khabar deti hon.."
chambeli jhut moot ki narazgi dikhati hui, kohle matkati hui jaane lagi. main usay piche se jate hue dekhne laga.. chambeli chalte chalte ruki, fir ekdum se mud kar mujhe dekha.. mujhe apne kolhe taadte dekha to uske chahre chahre par sharmeli muskurahat khel gayi. foran hi ghumi aur tezi se jaane lagi. uske halke se hasne ki awaz bhi mujhe sunaai di.. main ek sofe par beth kar komal ka wait karne laga.
kuch der komal aati dikhai di.. main uski respect me uth khada hua..
"please baith jaiye" komal hath se mujhe wapis baithne ko kahne lagi. khud mere saamne beth gayi..
komal- sorry mohan, aapne pahle hi hamare liye itna kuch kar diya ha. upar se aapka time bhi waste kar rahe han hum.. main bohut sharminda hon aapse..
mohan- kya karti han aap komal.. isme sharminda hone wali konsi baat ha. jo kiya, wo mera farz tha. aur fir main konsa businessman hon, jo mujhe mere waqt ki tension rahegi.. abhi mere ghumne firne ke din han. aaya bhi ghumne ke liye hi tha.. hotel pe hota to bhi mujhe rest hi karni thi. ya kahin ghumne ke liye nikal jana tha. its ok.. sorry ki baat na karen..
komal- thank you very much mohan.. aap bohut achhe insan han..
mohan- aur aap bohut khubsurat han..
meri zuban se besakhta phisal gaya..
komal hearngi se mujhe dekhne lagi. uska moh khula rah gaya tha. foran hi sharam se uska chahra laal bhi ho gaya. wo nazren chura gayi..
mohan- sorry! lekin maine galat bhi nahi kaha. uparwale se aapko fursat me banaya ha.
komal ki ankhon me tareef par khushi ki nahi dikhi mujhe. warna to ladkiyan apni tareef par khil uthti han. komal ne dobara se meri ankhon me dekha.. uffff main bayan nahi kar sakta.. komal ki ankhon ki gahrayi me mujhe dard ki inteha dikhi.. komal kisi aise dard se guzri thi, ya guzar rahi thi, jo shayad bardasht se bohut pare tha.
is baar main nazren chura gaya.. main regular komal ki ankhon me nahi dekh saka.. komal ne jald hi apni halat par kabu paya.
kuch der hum dono ke beech khamoshi rahi. fir komal boli.. "main samjhti hon aapka waqt bohut keemati ha.. meri taraf se aapke liye koi rok nahi ha. arun ke papa ko aapse kuch kaam tha. maine pucha tha, lekin mujhe unho ne nahi bataya..
mohan- meri ek mulaqat unse ho chuki ha komal ji.. dusri bhi main kuch der me karne wala hon. waqt ki kadar har kisi ko rahti ha komal ji. jaisa keh maine kaha, main yahan ghumne ke liye aaya hon. waqt ki kami nahi ha mere paas.. aur fir aapne hi to kaha tha, humen rajkumari sandhya ji se milne jana ha..
komal- uske liye sorry.. rajkumari sandhya ji kisi urgent kaam se raj mahal gayi han. ab wo kuch din wahin rahengi.. unse abhi mulaqat nahi ho sakegi..
mohan- raj mahal..?? kya pahle hum rajkumari ji se raj mahal me nahi milne jane wale the..
komal- nahi, rajkumari ji ka palace alag se ha.. wo sahil ke paas wale palace me rahti han..
"ooooooooo" mere moh se besakhta nikal gaya.. to ye wo wali rajkumari han.. jinke aksar charche sunne ko milte rahte the. lekin main naam nahi janta tha rajkumari sandhya ji ka. ek hi rajkumari thi, jiska palace alag se tha.. baki sab raj mahal me rahte the.. jise dekhne ke liye main khas yahan par aaya tha..
mohan- koi baat nahi. fir kabhi mil lenge unse..
komal- bas mujhe yahi kahna tha aapse..
komal meri nazron ke saamne se jaise uth ke jane ko betaab thi. maine unki tareef me jo kaha tha. shayad usi waja se unka koi zakham hara ho gaya tha.
mohan- mujhe bhi dilawar chacha ji se milna tha.. aapse fir mulaqat hogi..
meri is baat par komal ke chahre par chamak laut aai.. main uske dil ki baat samjh gaya tha.. usay achha laga tha..
main wahan se nikla aur dilawar chacha ke paas ja pohncha. wo wahin apni purani jagah par mujhe mile.. hukka gudguda rahe the..hukke ke bade shaukeen the dilawar chacha..
mohan- chacha aap jaise shaukeen mizaj admi to cigarete, bedi sharab ke aadi hote han. aap kaise hukke ke shaukeen ho gaye..
dilawar chacha haste hue- hahaha.. mohan beta.. hukke ka bhi apna hi ek maza hota ha. jo baat hukke me ha, wo cigarete bedi me kahan.
mai bhi hasne laga.."ye to aapne khub kaha chacha..layen mujhe bhi taste karne den apne ilake ke tambaku ko.." maine hath badhaya to dilawar chacha ne hukke ka pipe meri taraf kar diya.
bina waqt zaya kiye maine faisla kar liya tha. ab mujhe yahin rahna ha. manoharlal ke liye jo kuch kar saka, kar jaonga. wo pahle jaise bhi the, par ab badal gaye the. unhe meri zarurat thi aur mujhe komal ki chah thi. komal ko dekh lene ke baad main usse door hone ka soch bhi nahi sakta tha.. komal ke bina ab zindagi pheeki lagti, komal ko dekhe bina ab nind nahi aane wali thi.. aisa mujhe lagne laga tha.
do ghanto baad meri manoharlal se mulaqat hui.. maine unhe apna faisla suna diya.. wo bade khush hue.. unki ankhon me khushi ke ansu aa gaye the mere faisle ko sunke..
manoharlal- mohan beta! zindagi ke asli maani mujhe bohut baad me pata chale.. zindagi ke sath jitna kheloge.. baad me uska utna hi bhugtan bhi dena padta ha.. maine wo sare paap kiye han, jo aam insan soch bhi nahi sakta.. badle me zindagi ne mujhse wo kuchh chheena ha, jo maine kabhi socha bhi nahi tha.. shayad kabhi bhule bhatke se koi neki kari hogi jo mujhe komal mili.. komal ke liye....(yahan manoharlal baat ko badal gaye the) komal ke aa jane se main badal gaya. komal ke aa jane ke baad mujhe pata chala, maine to apni sari zindagi hi khasare me guzaar di.. kuch bhi profitable kaam maine nahi kiya.
mohan- aisa na kahen uncle.. aap badal gaye han, ab aapke dum se kaiyon ki zindagi me sukh aa gaya ha.. kaiyon ki zindagi bana rahe han aap.
manohar bade dukhi andaz me- tum kuch nahi jante mohan beta.. tum kuch nahi jante.. jaise zindagi maine bitayi ha. ab ek ek pal kanton par guzarta ha mera.. kisi pal bhi chain nahi ha mujhe.. meri ek baat yaad rakhna mohan beta.. zindagi me kuch bhi kar jaao. par zindagi ka kabhi mazak mat udana.. tum samjh rahe ho na meri baat.. apne liye kuch bhi kar jaao. apni zindagi jaise chahe guzar do. lekin kisi ke hasti khelti zindagi kabhi mat ujadna.. kisi ko khushi nahi de sakte to dukh bhi mat dena. maine anginat baar haste haste dusron ki zindagiyan barbad ki han.. badle me aaj main khali hon..
mohan- khali hath..?? itna kuch to ha aap ke paas.. komal ji han, arun ha, itni shandar kothi ha, business ha.. log apki izzat karte han.. aap dusron ki zindagiyan banane me bhi lage hue han.
manoharlal fir pheeke andaz me has pade.."kab tak yahan rahne ka irada ha. mera matlab ha, kitne din yahan rahne aaye the."..fir mera jawab sune bina hi aage bol pade..."suno mohan beta.. ghar ka chakkar lagana chaho to laga sakte ho.. jitni jaldi ho sake wapis bhi laut aao.. tumhe bohut masruf hona padega.. bohut..bohut... baki sab bad me bataonga..."
manoharlal ki zuban sab kuch kah dene ke liye betaab thi. lekin shayad wo samjhte the, kuch bhi waqt se pahle bayan karna sahi nahi tha. isliye aise lafzon ko chaba liya karte the, jo waqt se pahle hi unki zuban se phisal rahe the. apne andar ki baat 'jo kah deni zaruri ho' usay rok pana namumkin had tak mushmil hota ha. tab to aur bhi mushkil ho jaya karta tha. jab kisi ko kah dene ka mann bhi chahne lage. koi apne matlab ka mil jaaye.. jaise main manoharlal ko mil gaya tha. main manoharlal ki halat ko samjh raha tha. unki baton ko nahi..
usi raat hotel na ja kar mai khamoshi ko kisi ko bataye bina 'sivaye, manoharlal, dilawar chacha aur kalsum maa ke' apne ghar ke liye nikal pada..
subah ke 10 bajne wale the, jab mai apne ghar par tha.. mohalle me khandan ke kai aur bhi ghar the. kismat ki bat thi, kisi ki nazar me main nahi aaya. warna wo mujhse chipak jaate.. pita ji ki dukan wali side se main nahi guzra tha. mohalle wale mile, unse hello haaye karne ke baad main ghar me dakhil ho gaya tha..
ghar ka darwaza khula hua tha. main sath koi bhi saman nahi laya tha. khali hath tha.
sahan me mujhe koi bhi nahi dikha.. meri nazar seedhi maa ke kamre par padhi.. mai apne kamre me ya kisi aur kamre me na ja kar maa ke kamre me ja ghusa.. maa nazar aai to maa haar singhar ke saamne khadi saree set kar rahi thi. apna chahra maa se khub chamka liya tha..
maa ne mujhe aate hue nahi dekha.. main dabe paaon maa ke piche ja pohncha aur achanak se hi maa ko piche se hug kar liya.. maa cheekh padi.. foran hi side se mera chahra nazar aaya to khil uthi.."mohan beta..mohan beta tum laut aaye.."
mohan- haan maa main laut aaya.
maa- itni jaldi laut aaye tum mohan beta
mohan- kya karta maa. aapka itna payara chahra dekha bina nind bhi to nahi aati. kaise rahta wahan main itne din.. raat bhar aapke bare me sochta raha..chain nahi mila to raat ke akhri pahr train pakdi aur aapke paas aan pohncha.
maa se side se mere gaal par kiss kar di.. maa kuch bolti.. ek awaz sunaai di.."kyun meri bholi maa ko bewaquf bana raha ha mohan"
aane wali bimla thi.. uske sath baki teeno bhi thi.. dimple bhaag kar mujhe piche se apni bahun me jakad gayi.."bhai aap aa gaye"
nirmala, bimla aur puja bhi paas aa gayi.. maa ne mere hath apne pet se hataye aur ghum kar mujhe gale se laga liya.. mera chahra chuma.. mathe ko chuma.. fir nirmala, bimla puja aur akhir me dimple mujhse gale mili...
sab mere laut aane par bohut khush the.. lekin nahi jante the. ab mujhe ek lambe waqt tak sabse door rahna hoga.. jab sunenge to sabke dil par kya beetegi.. main sab ke khushi se purnoor chahre dekh kar sochon me gum ho gaya. ye khile khile chahre mere door jaane se kitne murjha jane wale the.