Update 4
Shaam ko sokar utha to muskaan chai lekar aa gayi fir raat tak mere paas baithi bolti hi rahi.
Muskaan – “bhaiya maa bta rahi thi ki aapki memory chali gayi hai, fir aapne mujhe kaise pehchana”
Mene muskarate hue jawab diya, “dil se, tu to yahan basti hai na”. usne muskarate hue hug kar liya.
Muskaan- “my sweet bhaiya, ab dekhna main na aapko sab wapas yaad dilaungi, fir aap bilkul pehle jaise ho jaoge”
Tabhi door pe knock hua “baby madam aap dono ko dinner k liye bula rahi hain.” Koi maid thi.
Main uthne laga to mujhe rokti hui muskaan boli, “nahi aaj aapko jyada se jyada rest karna hai, neeche nahi jaoge. yahin dinner karoge kal se bhale hi neeche chale jana.(fir maid se) maa ko bolo hum dono ka dinner upar hi bhijwa de.”
Fir dinner k baad maa mujhse milne room me aayi to boli , “beta tumhara room ready hai, chaho to wahan so jao”
Muskaan- “no way, aaj bhaiya mere sath hi soyenge”
Me “ok baba, maa aaj mai yahin sounga”
Fir hum sath hi soye, wo neend me aur bhi cute lag rahi thi. Subah main apne room me shift ho gaya. Wahi freshup hoke main kaafi badhiya feel kar raha tha, koi khuli injury to thi nahi bas thodi kamjori thi jiske liye dr ne bhi kuch takat ki dawaiya de rakhi thi.
Main taiyaar hoke neeche brakefast table pe aaya pahucha. Mummy papa aur muskaan k sath brakefast kiya fir muskaan k sath garden me tehalne chala gya. Baad me kuch rest , TV , aur din muskaan ki chatar patar me din beeta, raat apne room me soya. Muskaan aaj bhi mere sath sona chahti thi par maa ne mana kar diyato apne room me chali gayi.
Subah main ready hoke stairs se neeche utra hi tha ki saamne maindoor se ek behad khoobsurat si ladki ghar me enter hoti hai. Use dekhkar jaise mera dil dhadkana hi bhool gya , mai bas uski aankhon me kho gya.
Uski najar jaise hi mujhse mili wo bhim thithak gayi, uski aankho aur chehre par milejule bhaw they. Pehle to wo mujhe dekh k chaunki fir ghoorne si lagi aur fir jaise koi dard sa chehre pe ubhar aaya ho. Tabhi brakefast table par school dress me baithi muskaan chillate hue boli, “DI… Di dekho bhaiya aa gaye” Chahakti hui Muskan usse jaake lipat gayi.
Di, iska matlab ye meri doosri sis mehak hai. Maine socha.
Muskaan se gale milte hue Mehak boli, “tujhe pehle jaisa chehkte hue dekhkar main bata nahi sakti k mujhe kitni khushi ho rahi hai betu. Lekin aap aise kyu bhaag rahe ho, bola tha na dheere chala karo”
“oh di aap bhi na…, pehle bhaiya se to milo.”
“haan betu abhi milti hu.” Meri taraf dekhti hui wo boli .
Muskaan uske gaalo par kiss karte hue “Ok par main school k liye late ho rahi hu, sab friends bus me wait kar rahi hongi, aaj sabko bataungi mere bhaiya wapas aa gaye hain, to main chalu”
“ok betu byee” ek kiss aur dete hue usne muskaan ko chhoda tp muskaan ne meri aur baanhe faila di. “Bhaiii”.
Maine muskarate hue use hug diya aur kiss bhi kiya to wo fatafat school k liye nikal gayi. Uske jaane k baad maine Mehak ki aur dekha.
“hiii mehak how are you.” Mujhe kuch yaad to tha nahi isliye baat shuru karte hue thoda jhijhak raha tha.
“fine” bolke wo aage badh gayi , mujhe uska behavior bada ajeeb laga. Aakhir wo aise kyu react kar rahi thi . kya use itne samay baad apne bhai se milne ki koi khushi nahi thi. Uski aankho me dard kaisa tha.
Tabhi mom apne room se bahar aayi aur hame dekhkar boli, “are Mehak tum kab aayi beta”
“just abhi aayi hu mom aur abhi apne room me thoda rest karke fir fresh hoke aati hu.” Bolkar wo mujh par uchatti hui si najar daal kar, sidhiyo se apne room ki taraf badh gayi. Mom dad ka bed room jahan ground floor par tha, wahin mehak , muskaan aur mera room 1st floor par line se they.
“mom ye mujhse naraj kyu hai” maine sidha maa se pooch liya.
“aisi koi baat nahi beta, thak gayi hogi” kehkar wo man me sochne lagi “mujhe usse baat karni hogi”
Fir papa bhi aa gaye, sath me hum brakefast kar k office k liye nikal gaye. Papa aaj office me mujhe sab se milwana chahte they. ( Office life me jyada special kuch nahi hai isliye skip kar raha hu.)
Shaam ko jab ghar laute to fgresh hoke dinner table par sab ikaththe huey.
Muskaan- “Papa abhi 3 din pehle to bhaiya aaye hain aur itne din hospital bhi they to abhi se inhe office join karwane ki kya jaldi hai aapko.”
Me- “nahi betu aisa nahi hai, papa just mujhe sab dikhane le gaye they, ab tum to school thi to main ghar par akela bore na ho jata.”
Muskaan- “kyon di to thi na ghar par. Aur aap kaho to main bhi kuch din leave le leti hu school se.”
Is baat par Mehak ki aur dekhte hue maine jawab diya, “betu teri di bhi to thaki hui aayi thi” . mujhe Mehak ka behavior abhi bhi ajeeb hi lag raha tha, na to usne ab tak mujhse koi baat kit hi aur na hi mujhse milne ki uske chehre par koi khushi thi. Aakhir kyon.
Mehak muskaan se, “koi jarurat nahi leave lene ki, tum brilliant ho padhai me iska matlab ye nahi ki khamkha leave lo.”
“how rude di” muskaan tunak kar boli “I just want to spend some time with him”
Maine dakhal diya “don’t worry betu, ab se one month tak jab bhi tum ghar aaogi main ghar par hi milunga. Aur jaise tum kahogi waise hi hoga”
Muskan tapaak se boli “fir kal shopping par challenge, done”
Maine smile k sath kaha “done” phir mehak ki aur dekhkar bola “tum bhi chalna mehak”
“Wow pta hai bhaiya main di k sath hi shopping karne jati thi par pichle kuch time se wo jaati hi nahi” jawab muskaan ne diya.
“mujhe jarurat nahi tum ho aana” mehak boli.
Muskaan “di plz chalo na”
Maa – “mehak beta tumhe jana chahiye”
Me bus mehak ke lagataar badalte face expressions note kar raha tha.
“theek hai chali jaungi” thande swar me jawab diya mehak ne.
Fir goodnight bol sab apne apne room me nikal gaye.