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Agle din subah ek baar phir meri aankh Saloni ke phone se khuli.
"Kuchh information toh mili hai but i am notsure ke kitni valid hai. Filhal pata lagane ki koshish kar raha hoon" Usne puchha toh maine jawab diya.
"Kya pata chala?"
"Aapki behen jahan kaam karti thi us jagah ke baare mein" Maine bataya.
"Kahan kaam karti thi?"
"Ek jagah waitress ka kaam karti thi vo"
"Waitress? Kisi restaurant mein?" Uski aawaz mein hairat saaf jhalak rahi thi.
"Nahi actually ek bar mein"
"Bar mein?" Is baar hairani kuchh zyada thi."Thats not possible"
"Matlab?"
"Meri behen sharab peeti hi nahi thi"
"Saloni ji vo sharab nahi peeti thi iska matlab ye nahi ke vahan waitress ka kaam nahi kar sakti thi" Maine kaha.
"I am sorry. I am just a little surprised. Vo yahan ham sabki marzi ke khilaff gayi thi kekuchh bada karegi, career banayegi aur jakar bani ek waitress?"
Is sawal ka mere paas koi jawab nahi tha.
Uske phone rakhne ke baad main apna din ka agenda sochne laga. Mujhe is waqt bhi bukhar tha aur ab kamzori ka aalam ye tha ke mujhe subah subah khade hote hue bhi chakkar aa rahe the. Haar maan kar maine us din ke apne agenda mein sabse pehle ek Doctor ke paas jana add kiya.
Hostel ke watchman ke paas se ab tak koi phone nahi aaya tha. Main use apna numbertoh de aaya tha ke kuchh pata chale toh mujhe phone kare par usse uska number lena bhool gaya tha. Din mein uske paas jaane ka koi matlab nahi tha kyunki vo shaam 5 baje apni duty khatam hone se pehle baat karne wala nahi tha.
Khan ke paas se bhi ab tak koi call records ke baare mein kuchh information nahi mili thi toh kul mila kar mere paas ek hi lead bachti thi, Bijli.
Aur uska naam dhyaan aate hi mujhe kal apni Sharafat ke saath hui mulaqat yaad aa gayi. Subah se hi uthne ke baad ek baar bhi mera dhyaan us taraf nahi gaya tha, mujhe yaad hi nahi aaya tha ke meri mulaqat kal Sharafat Bhai se hui thi.
"Ab aap us ladki ko nahi dhoondhenge"
Sharafat ki ye baat yaad aate hi dimag mein jaise hazaron sawal uthne lage. Vo ek bahut pahuncha hua gunda tha, ek achha khasa drugs aur prostitution ka racket chalata tha, usko ladkiyon ki koi kami nahi thi. Phir ek mamuli aam si dikhne wali ladki ke pichhe kyun itna bada bawal ke vo mujhedhamki dene aa pahuncha tha ke main use talash na karun.
Maine phone utha kar Chipku ko milaya.
"Kaise ho Adi Bhai?" Call connect hone par uski aawaz aayi.
"Theek hoon. Tera kal wala andaza theek nikla" Maine jawab diya.
"Kaun sa andaza?"
"Sharafat Bhai wala"
"Bole toh?"
"Bole toh ye ke main parso vo ladki ko dhoondhne gaya tha na udhar Bar mein"
"Haan"
"Haan toh kal Sharafat Bhai mujhe dhoondhta mere ghar aa pahuncha"
"Kya baat kar rahe ho. Phir?"
"Phir mujhe dhamki deke gaya ke main uskijagahon par soonghna band karun"
"Bas?"
"Ab aur kya ek goli mujhe tohfe mein maarke jata?"
"Hona toh yahi chahiye tha Adi Bhai. Bahut kismet wale ho ke sirf dhamki mili. Vaise ek baat batao, Sharafat Bhai khud aayele the?"
"Haan. Kyun?"
"Us ladki ka koi na koi toh bada raada raha hoyenga jo ki Bhai khud pahunch gayele udhar aapki kholi par. Socho Adi Bhai, ek mamuli chhokri ke pichhe kaahe ku Bhai itnitakleef lenge ke aapko private mein jakar hool dein? Khali 2 aadmi bhi toh bhej sakte the aapka game bajane ko"
"Baat toh teri sahi hai"
"Aap apun ke baare mein toh kuchh nahi bole na?"
"Nahi chinta mat kar. Vaise sun, teri vo Bijli koi phone vone rakhti hai kya? Tere paas hai number?"
"Kaahe ku?"
"Arrey baat karunga usse jaake"
"Aap abhi bhi us ladki ko dhundoge?"
"Haan"
"Adi Bhai aag se khel rahe ho. Agli bar Sharafat bhai dhamki nahi kuchh aur hi deke jaayenge"
"Yeah i know. Tu vo chhod, mere sawal ka jawab de"
"Nahi mere ko nahi pata uske baare mein. Phone rakhti hoyengi toh mere paas number nahi. Janta nahi main use"
Yaani ab sirf ek hi option tha. Mujhe Sharafat Bar jakar hi use dhoondhna padega.
"Adi Bhai, zara sambhal kar" Phone par Chipku ki aawaz aayi.
"Kuchh information toh mili hai but i am notsure ke kitni valid hai. Filhal pata lagane ki koshish kar raha hoon" Usne puchha toh maine jawab diya.
"Kya pata chala?"
"Aapki behen jahan kaam karti thi us jagah ke baare mein" Maine bataya.
"Kahan kaam karti thi?"
"Ek jagah waitress ka kaam karti thi vo"
"Waitress? Kisi restaurant mein?" Uski aawaz mein hairat saaf jhalak rahi thi.
"Nahi actually ek bar mein"
"Bar mein?" Is baar hairani kuchh zyada thi."Thats not possible"
"Matlab?"
"Meri behen sharab peeti hi nahi thi"
"Saloni ji vo sharab nahi peeti thi iska matlab ye nahi ke vahan waitress ka kaam nahi kar sakti thi" Maine kaha.
"I am sorry. I am just a little surprised. Vo yahan ham sabki marzi ke khilaff gayi thi kekuchh bada karegi, career banayegi aur jakar bani ek waitress?"
Is sawal ka mere paas koi jawab nahi tha.
Uske phone rakhne ke baad main apna din ka agenda sochne laga. Mujhe is waqt bhi bukhar tha aur ab kamzori ka aalam ye tha ke mujhe subah subah khade hote hue bhi chakkar aa rahe the. Haar maan kar maine us din ke apne agenda mein sabse pehle ek Doctor ke paas jana add kiya.
Hostel ke watchman ke paas se ab tak koi phone nahi aaya tha. Main use apna numbertoh de aaya tha ke kuchh pata chale toh mujhe phone kare par usse uska number lena bhool gaya tha. Din mein uske paas jaane ka koi matlab nahi tha kyunki vo shaam 5 baje apni duty khatam hone se pehle baat karne wala nahi tha.
Khan ke paas se bhi ab tak koi call records ke baare mein kuchh information nahi mili thi toh kul mila kar mere paas ek hi lead bachti thi, Bijli.
Aur uska naam dhyaan aate hi mujhe kal apni Sharafat ke saath hui mulaqat yaad aa gayi. Subah se hi uthne ke baad ek baar bhi mera dhyaan us taraf nahi gaya tha, mujhe yaad hi nahi aaya tha ke meri mulaqat kal Sharafat Bhai se hui thi.
"Ab aap us ladki ko nahi dhoondhenge"
Sharafat ki ye baat yaad aate hi dimag mein jaise hazaron sawal uthne lage. Vo ek bahut pahuncha hua gunda tha, ek achha khasa drugs aur prostitution ka racket chalata tha, usko ladkiyon ki koi kami nahi thi. Phir ek mamuli aam si dikhne wali ladki ke pichhe kyun itna bada bawal ke vo mujhedhamki dene aa pahuncha tha ke main use talash na karun.
Maine phone utha kar Chipku ko milaya.
"Kaise ho Adi Bhai?" Call connect hone par uski aawaz aayi.
"Theek hoon. Tera kal wala andaza theek nikla" Maine jawab diya.
"Kaun sa andaza?"
"Sharafat Bhai wala"
"Bole toh?"
"Bole toh ye ke main parso vo ladki ko dhoondhne gaya tha na udhar Bar mein"
"Haan"
"Haan toh kal Sharafat Bhai mujhe dhoondhta mere ghar aa pahuncha"
"Kya baat kar rahe ho. Phir?"
"Phir mujhe dhamki deke gaya ke main uskijagahon par soonghna band karun"
"Bas?"
"Ab aur kya ek goli mujhe tohfe mein maarke jata?"
"Hona toh yahi chahiye tha Adi Bhai. Bahut kismet wale ho ke sirf dhamki mili. Vaise ek baat batao, Sharafat Bhai khud aayele the?"
"Haan. Kyun?"
"Us ladki ka koi na koi toh bada raada raha hoyenga jo ki Bhai khud pahunch gayele udhar aapki kholi par. Socho Adi Bhai, ek mamuli chhokri ke pichhe kaahe ku Bhai itnitakleef lenge ke aapko private mein jakar hool dein? Khali 2 aadmi bhi toh bhej sakte the aapka game bajane ko"
"Baat toh teri sahi hai"
"Aap apun ke baare mein toh kuchh nahi bole na?"
"Nahi chinta mat kar. Vaise sun, teri vo Bijli koi phone vone rakhti hai kya? Tere paas hai number?"
"Kaahe ku?"
"Arrey baat karunga usse jaake"
"Aap abhi bhi us ladki ko dhundoge?"
"Haan"
"Adi Bhai aag se khel rahe ho. Agli bar Sharafat bhai dhamki nahi kuchh aur hi deke jaayenge"
"Yeah i know. Tu vo chhod, mere sawal ka jawab de"
"Nahi mere ko nahi pata uske baare mein. Phone rakhti hoyengi toh mere paas number nahi. Janta nahi main use"
Yaani ab sirf ek hi option tha. Mujhe Sharafat Bar jakar hi use dhoondhna padega.
"Adi Bhai, zara sambhal kar" Phone par Chipku ki aawaz aayi.