Update 22
Chhotu sab kuchh sah sakta tha, par Payal ki mayusi nahi. Na chahte huye bhi, chhotu ne Payal ki baat par hami bhar diya, par ye ek chhoti si hami to uske jevan ki aisi kadwi sachai thi, ki yadi ye hami na hota, to sayad khatre me kayi zindgiyan na hoti.
Payal, chhotu ko lekar Jaipur railway station ki ore chal di. Mann me chhipi apni chahat ke sadke me, usse ander se bas yahi khyal aa raha tha, "hey bhagwan, sab kuchh thik karna, Aakash me koi khot na ho"l
Aaj chhotu ki aadat Payal apnaye huye thi, aur gumsum bilkul sidhi dekhti huyi, apne mann me uth rahe vicharon ke sath pahunchi Jaipur railway station. Idhar Aakash ke mann me ye kahin na kahin tha, ki chhotu aur Payal jaroor wahan aayenge, isliye tay samay par Aakash, Amme ke sath pahle se pahuncha hua tha.
Chhotu aur Payal, Aakash ko dhunte huye, mandir ke pass pahunche. Payal ki najar jaise he Aakash par pari, apni najren nichi karti ek pyari si muskaan ke sath uska swagat ki. Aaksh bhi un-dono ko dekh kar kaphi khush ho gaya...
Aakash.... Yakin to nahi tha, par dil me jaroor kahin na kahin tha ki aap aayengi.
Payal.... Ji, aap ne meri jaan bachayi thi, itna to wada nibha he sakti hun.
Aakash... Chalen phir....
Payal.... Kya ?
Aakash.... Chalen ya yahin railway station se mil kar he jane ka irada hai.
Payal.... Ohhh sorry, main samjh nahi payi. Haan-haan, chaliye-chaliye....
Payal ka jaise dil, mann, aur juban ka talmel he khatam ho gaya ho. Ye Payal ke ghar ki parwarish he aisi thi, ki aaj tak kisi bahar ke ladkey se najar utha kar baat tak nahi ki, aur jab se pahli baar Aakash ne Payal ko saparsh kiya tha, Payal ke mann me jaise chhipa koi preet prem jaag gaya ho.
Sab car ki ore badhe, aage jahan Payal baith'ti wahan Anme ja kar baith gayi, aur Payal khushi-khushi Aakash ke sath pichhe baith gayi.
Car aage badhi, par Payal kahan se aage baat badhaye usse kuchh sujh he nahi raha tha. Kabhi apne hatheli ko malti, to kabhi asehjta se apna dupatta thik karti, to kabhi Aakash ki ore mudti kuchh kahne aur bina kuchh kahe apna sir niche jhuka leti. Ghabrayi wo aisi thi Aakash ko dekh kar, ki uske paun bhi hil rahe the...
Aakash...... Aap kuchh ghabrayi si lag rahi hain..
Payal.... Haan, nahi .. Wo .. Aisa kuchh bhi to nahi.
Aakash.... Mujhe pata hai, kal raat ke bade me chhotu ne aap se jaroor kuchh kaha hoga, aur issi wajah se aap padesan dikh rahi hai, soch rahi hain, main achha aadmi hun ya bura....
Payal yahan apne haal-e-dil ki wajah se ghabrayi thi, aur Aakash ko laga, "chhotu ne Payal ko bataya hoga ki hum sab khuni hain, isliye ghabrayi hai". Payal aakhri ki line ... "Achha aadmi hun ya bura"... Wali baat sunkar bahut had-badi me kah gayi.....
"Nahi-nahi, aap to bahut achhe hain, mujhe bahut pasand bhi hain, bhala bina kuchh jane-soche main kaise maan lun ki aap bure hain... Aap to bahut he achhe hain"
Payal ek sans me apni baaten kah gayi, Payal ki baat sunkar, Aakash ko thodi hasi aa gayi, muskura Amme bhi rahi thi. Wahin jab Aakash ko Payal muskurate dekhi to sharma kar apna sir niche kar ke mand-mand wo bhi muskane lagi, aur chhotu bas yahi soch raha tha... "Ye Payal di bhi na, jadda bhi inme akal nahi"
Aakash ko samjh aa gaya ki Payal ki ghabrahat ki wajah kuchh aur he hai, wo apni baat phir se kahne laga....... "To phir kya bataya chhotu ne kal humare bare me aur".......
Abhi Aakash itna he kaha, ki bich me Amme bol pari.... Kya kaha hoga, kal raat mast scene dekh kar aaya, maza aa gaya .... Kyon chhotu yahi bataya tha na apni di ko.
Payal, jab Amme ko dekhi to thodi hairan ho gayi, wo itni khoyi thi Aakash me ki dhyan he nahi de payi, aage kaun baitha.
Payal.... Aap kaun ????
Amme... Hey madam, kahan khoyi thi, main to aap ke samne baithi car me, by the way I am Amme, Aakash ki gf.
Payal jab Amme ke muh se ye sabd suni, to uska mann hua abhi baal pakad kar ghasit'te huye usse car se bahar fek de.....
Aakash... Kya kuchh bhi bolti ho tum Amme, don't forget I am your boss.
Payal.... Boss....
Aakash ki baat sunkar ek baar phir Payal apna dhyan Aakash ki ore ki, Idhar chhotu ghurte huye dhire se Amme ko kaha.... "Di ke samne bakwas ki na, to tera sir mundwa dunga. Muh band kar ke baith, nahi to mujh se bura koi na hoga".
Payal ekdum shocked hoti huyi aage chhotu ko dekhne lagi.... Chhotu tune abhi Amme ko kya kaha ?
Chhotu.... Kuchh bhi to nahi di.
Amme... Payal, isne kaha, main bahut khubsurat lag rahi hun.
Payal, Amme ki baat sunkar ascharya se apna muh khol li.... "Chhotu ne, ..... tum se kaha, .... tum bahut khubsurat ho...
Aakash..... Isme itna shock hone jaisa kya tha, ye to bas ek complement hai
Payal.... Chhotu, aur complement. Ek he raat me bahut badlaw aa gaye isme to.
Chhotu... Aisi koi baat nahi di, main to bas inhe, bloody murderer kah raha tha.
Payal.... Chhotu, koi aise baat karta hai kya....
Aakash.... Rahne dijiye, usne jo dekha wahi kaha. Main batata hun.......
"Hum logon Indian intelligence RAW ke liye kaam karte hain. Halanki, hum kisi bhi soorat me ye raaj nahi bata sakte, lekin aap logon par bhadosa hai, isliye bata raha hun. Desh surkshit rahe, isliye humlog din raat mehnat karte hain, bina kisi par ye jahir kiye, ki hum kaun hain"
"Humara kaam ho sakta hai, aap logon ko pasand nahi aaye, lekin kya kar sakte hain, kai logon ki surksha ke liye hume ye sab karna padta hai. Log hume hausla to dete hain, par apne pariwar ya mitron me samil nahi karte, kyonki humare zindgi ka koi bhadosa nahi".
"Kya lagta hai aap ko, yadi main ye kaam nahi karta, to aaj mere pass bhi apna bahut kuchh hota. Aas pass dost hote, apna ek pariwar hota, par jaise he log sunte hain, ki hum army ke liye kaam karte hain, pata nahi kyon, hum se koi rista nahi jodna chahte. Sabki sahanibhuti he mali hai, kya humara jivan itna dayniya hai ki logon ke sahanubhuti ka mohtaz ho, par log koi rista na jode".
"Humne apni sari urza, sochne ki chhamta, aur apna pura jivan iss desh ko diya hai, aur hum bas issi me khush hain. Mar jayenge sahid kahlayenge, par marte-marte bhi kuchh aisa kar jayenge ki char logn ka bhala he hoga".
Payal khamosi se Aakash ki baten sunti rahi. Aakash ki baat sun'ne ke baad, payal ko khud ke pasand ke upar garv mehsus hone laga, Aakash ke prati uske dil me izzat aur samman aur bhi jyada badh gayi.
Payal.... Main chhotu ki taraph se manphi chahti hun. Jab baat meri hoti hai, to usse kuchh bhi nahi sujhta. Bachpan se he uski puri duniya main he rahi hun, isliye sayad wo bina kuchh jane he, aisa soch aur bol raha hai.
Aakash.... It's ok, koi baat nahi hai. Mujhe to chhotu ko dekh kar kaphi khushi hoti hai, itni kam umr me bhi apne family ke prati kitna responsible hai. Hume aise he responsible logon ki talaash rahti hai, jo apne jimmedariyon ko samjhe. Main to chahta hun ki chhotu bhi hum me samil ho jaye, aur apne aur apne pariwar ka naam raushan kare.
Chhotu.... Achha socha hai, par main apni di ko chhor kar kahin nahi ja sakta.
Payal.... Aakash ji, aap ka prastaw achha hai, lekin chhotu ka mann nahi, isliye main usse kuchh nahi kahungi, haan chhotu ka mann hota, to main khud usse khushi-khushi jane deti.
Amme.... Koi baat nahi hai, hum kisi ko bhi jabardasti apne sath nahi late, yadi kabhi mann badle to jaroor hume yaad karna chhotu. Ab filhaal ghumne chale, jab se aayi hun... Kaam he kaam ki baaten chal rahi hai.....
Sabhi wahan se Hawa-Mahal pahunche. Jaipur me isthit Hawa-Mahal, rajputana sasan ke dwara banaya ek adbhut karigiri thi, jahan darbar lagta tha. Niche darbaar sajta aur sunwaeyan hoti thi, aur upar ke khidki se rani puri sunwai dekhti thi, jabki banawat aisi thi ki upar kisi ko Rani najar nahi aati thi.
Karigiri ka aisa namuna tha, ki upar ki ore bane kamro me jane ke liye sidhiyan nahi thi, ek lift ki tarah snrachna ki gayi thi, jisme khinch-kar upar se niche lane-lejane ki vyawstha thi.
Payal Hawa-Mahal ko dekh kar kaphi khush ho gayi. Usne kayi kahaniyan sun rakhi thi, yahan ke bare me... "Yahan darbaar lagta tha, aurton aur ladkiyon ko kisi bhi ajnabi ke samne aane ki izazat nahi thi, isliye upar se he sab dekha karti thi".
Itna kuchh sun aur padh rakhi thi, ki jaise he ander dakhil hui, Aakash ka hath pakrti, kisi guide ki tarah, wahan ke bade me batane lagi. Chhotu bhi unke pichhe-pichhe jana chahta tha, par Amme ne chhotu ka hath pakad kar...... "Kuchh der akela bhi chhor do unhe, koi bhag nahi jayegi tumhari di, Aakash ke sath. Aur waise bhi tum mere karzdar ho, to chalo abhi mujhe ghumane".
Chhotu, Amme ki baat par gaur karte huye, un-logon ko wahin chhor diya aur Amme ke sath bahar aa gaya. Idhar hawa mahal me, pyar ki hawa chalni shuru ho gayi thi, aur.......
Do dil mil rahe the .... Magar chupke-chupke