Incest Pyaar 100 baar

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Swayam-Avlokan

Market gaye sabhi log ghar wapis aa chuke the aur Arjun ko sath me liye Vinni didi apni maa ko dhoondti hui Kaushalya ji ki taraf aayi toh waha pehle he joshila mahol tha. Sabhi bujurg mahilao ke beech Rajeshwari ji, Ruchita-Shalini-Renuka-Madhu bua aadi mehfil lagaye baithi thi. Umed ji ke sath Narinder ji bhi vivaah sthal par ja chuke the jaha dhero tayaari dekhni thi.

"Ye aa gayi teri laado, bhabhi. Ho gaya tera lehnga tight Vinni?", Ruchita ne masti se ye dwiarthi baat kahi aur uske sath baaki sabi bua bhi hansne lagi. Kaushalya ji ne hansi me sath diya par Yashoda Sangwan ji ne hansne ke sath he Ruchita ko najro se ghudki de daali.

"Arre chachi, Ruchi ko kyun aankh dikha rahi ho? Madhuri ke baad ab iska he number lagne wala hai toh lehnga tight rakhna padega na?", Madhu ne ek kadam aur aage badhate hue kaha jis par Kaushalya ji ne uske sar par chapat laga di.

"Thoda dekh bhi liya kar Guddu.. Bhatija bhi khada hai tera. Haan Vinita beti, jaruri kaam tha kya kuch?", Purnima ji ne Arjun ka sar puchkaarte hue bola jo hairaan bhi tha aur samajhne me bhi laga tha ke ye sab aise majaak bhi karti hai.

"Wo daadi main toh poochne aayi thi maa se ki ye kaunse room me ruki hai. Inke pas he mera samaan rakh deti ya fir jaha kaho.", Vinni ke gaal halke gulabi toh ho gaye the lekin wo in sabke beech khud ko aise masoom banaye hue thi jaise usko kuch pata he na ho.

"Tera samaan teri maa ke pas na rakhiyo Vinni. Jamana kharaab hai.", Ruchi ne fer dwiarthi baat kahi jis par Madhu uske sath taali maarti hanste hue dohri ho gayi. Rajeshwari ji ko ab itni sharam aa rahi thi ki pallu mooh par he rakh liya.

"Arre bas bhi karo chhoriyon. Haan beta, wo teri maa Rekha ke he kamre me ruki hai. Aur agar tu chahe toh samaan Rekha ko pakda de nahi toh wo saamne almari me rakh de jab lena ho nikal lena.", Kaushalya ji ne godrej ki chabi Vinni ki taraf badhate hue kaha. Muskurahat unke bhi chehre par thi is hansi majaak ke mahol me. Vinni chaabi leti store ki taraf badhi thi aur Shalini bua uth khadi hui.

"Ae Madhu, tu upar wale kamre me he ruki hai?"

"Na, Manju ke ghar. Tere jija sath hai na toh aise mahol me log awaaj sunn lete hai. Tu chalegi kya?", Madhu ne yaha Shalini ko bhi lapet liya tha jis par wo ab apni chachi Kaushalya ji ki taraf masoomiyat se dekh rahi thi.

"Hahaha.. waise bhi ye saali wala farz hai Shalini.", Ruchi ne bhi kasar na chhodi thi.

"Toh saali toh tu bhi hai Ruchi aur ye Renuka bhi. Tum dono dekh aao aaj aur agar result sahi laga toh kal main dekh lungi. Chal Arjun, tere kamre me mera samaan rakhwa. Aur Renuka, tu chahe toh mere pas sone aa jana. Anamika toh Aanchal-Damini ke sath hai fer akele mujhe bhi neend na aati.", Shalini ne un dono ko chup karwate hue kamre se jaane ka rukh kiya toh Madhu bhi uth khadi hui.

"Main bhi chalti hu tere sath aur waise main yahi rukungi aaj mehandi lagwane ke liye. Unka (Ashok) toh kuch ata-pata nahi aur Himanshu ya toh apne nana ke sath hota hai ya idhar udhar. Renuka bhi rahegi apne sath me.", Madhu bua Shalini ke sath he kamre se nikli aur Arjun bhi. Aangan se dono bag utha kar wo apni dono bua ke peeche chal diya. Har kamre me mehmano ki awaaje aa rahi thi aur ghar ke sadasya unke he sath vyast the. Shalini sabse aage thi aur uske baad Madhu. Seedhiyan chadte waqt anyaas he Arjun ki najar salwar me kase Madhu bua ke bade bade kulho par chali gayi. Unki lachak aur thirkan ke sath kaamuk golaai ne pal me he Arjun ko sammohit sa kar diya tha jo Madhu bua se chhipa na reh saka. Shalini jaha darwaja khol kar andar ghusi, Madhu bua ekdum se apni jagah ruk gayi chalte chalte. Arjun kulho ki lachak me khoya sidha he bua ke naram pichwade se takraya aur itne he samay me Madhu bua ne uske ubhar ko atche se sehla kar aankh maari aur turant andar chali gayi.

'Bach gaya. Ye pata nahi ekdum kya ho gaya tha.', Arjun ne hosh me aate he idhar udhar dekha toh pichle hisse wale kamro ke darwaje band tha aur aangan lage shamiyane ki wajah se niche se toh kisi ki najar padne ka sawaal he na tha. Gehri saans bharta hua wo haal-kamre ko laangh kar apne kamre me aaya toh Shalini bua saree ke pallu se he chehra saaf karti hui khudko aaine me nihaar rahi thi. Is baar Arjun ki najar aaine me he unke thos ubharo par padi jinhe us blouse ne majbooti se kasa hua tha. Dekh kar he lagta tha ki Shalini bua ne jaise apne sharir ko samjha he na tha aur unke patidev ne jaise wo mehnat he nahi ki thi jiske hone par sharir ki maansalta badhti hai aur khaas jagah par bharpoor bharaav aata hai.

"Haan.. ab rakh de iska samaan yaha.", Madhu bua ne kutilta se Arjun ko dekha tha aur uski chori pakad li thi jis par sharminda hota Arjun najre jhukaye wo dono bag bister ke ek taraf rakhne aage badha aur wapis aane laga toh bedhyaani me uska wo sakht ubhra hua hissa Shalini bua ki nirvastra peeth se ek sidhaai me lagta hua nikla. Arjun toh iske baad ek pal bhi na ruka apne kamre me aur Madhu bua ne hairaan si Shalini ko dekha toh hansi chhoot gayi.

"Hahaha.. Munna ab bada ho gaya hai Shalini aur dekh tere sirf pallu hatne se he uska chehra laal ho gaya tha. hahaha.. Chehra dekhne wala tha Arjun ka jaise koyi panchi fadfada raha ho qaid me aur fir jagah milte he udd jaaye.", Shalini toh Arjun ko pehle bhi atche se mehsoos kar chuki thi lekin aaj ye ehsaas kisi ki upasthithi me hua tha isliye samay laga sehaj hone me. Lekin uske bhi chehre par hansi aa gayi.

"Gabru ho chuka hai wo Madhu aur mujhe lagta hai isme bhi teri he shararat hogi. Dupatta toh tune bhi nahi liya aur jhuk kar usko ye pahaad dikhayegi toh bechara mere kareeb se bhaagega he. Tu aaj tak waisi he shararti hai jo ladki kya ladko ko bhi nahi bakshti thi. Waise mujhe nahi lagta ki Arjun ko mere pallu hatne se farak bhi pada hoga.", Darwaja lagati hui Shalini ne apne bag se salwaar kameej nikaalne ke baad saree ko jism se alag karna shuru kiya toh Madhu uske chharhare jism ko lagatar dhyaan se dekh rahi thi.

"Tu na Shaalu, byaah ke 20 saal me bhi jaise adhkhili si hai. Sundar toh utni he hai jitni college me thi lekin lagta hai jija ne khaat-kabaddi jam kar nahi kheli tere sath.", Madhu aaine me dekh kar muskurati hui apni unnatt chhaati se kameej thik karke wahi bister par he baith gayi. Shalini bhi kuch unmukt muskurati hui darwaje ke palle laga kar wahi bagal me he pasar gayi.

"Madhu, jiwan me thehraav roopi samay jo grahan laga deta hai na us se ubar pana harek ke vash ka nahi. Jin halaat me bhaiya ka vivaah hua aur fir jaise mujhe jiwan ka naya daur shuru karna pada wo sab tu sabse behtar samajhti hai. Bhaiya (Umed) toh fir bhi samanjasya baitha gaye Rajeshwari bhabhi ke sath kyonki unke dukh-dard me wo sehbhagi bani. Rajeshwari bhabhi ne ghar sambhala aur Umed bhaiya ko Shankar-Inder bhaiya ke roop me barabar sehyog mila. Lekin mera kya Madhu?", Shalini ke damakte chehre ke peeche ek adrishya dard saaf mehsoos kiya tha Madhu ne. Ye gehan peeda itni safaai se sanjoye rakhna harek ke vash ki baat na thi.

"Sorry yar Shalu. Apni row me behkar main bhool he gayi thi ki tere dil ke ghaav nasoor hai. Wo sab hone ke baad kitni jaldi tera byaah ho gaya tha aur uske baad Aaisha ko janam dete samay kitni pareshaniyan sahi thi tune. Ek tarah se toh tujhme aur Renuka me kuch khaas farak he nahi hai siwaye is baat ke ki tujhe sammaan toh milta hai sasural me.", Hansod aur manchali si Madhu ke chehre par aayi shikan dekh Shalini ne mahol sambhalte hue apne gulabi labon ko failate hue prem jaahir kiya.

"Rehne de is sabko ab aur meri life utni bhi buri nahi hai. Bas ye gharane-varane me shishtachar ka dikhava jyada he hota hai. Lekin tujhe dekh ke toh saaf lagta hai ke teri gaadi ki service tabiyat se hoti hai. Mechanic ek he hai ya fir..."

"Dhatt.. kamini kahi ki.. Service wahi karta hai jiska haq hai. Waise tere liye agar atcha mechanic chahiye toh main madad kar sakti hu.", Ab Madhu bhi purane avtaar me laut chuki thi aur dono behne-sakhi jiwan ke wo pal ekant me batiya rahi thi jaha ka varnan aksar simit he rehta hai.
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"Chhatt par gadde lagwa diye nawaab sahab?", Abhi Arjun galiyare se bahar wale aangan me pahucha he tha ki hukke ke tambakhu ki mehak ke baad apne dada ji ki tanjia awaaj sunaai padi. Yaha Dharampal Sangwan ji bhi maujood the 5-6 vyaktiyon ke sath. Shishtachar se sabhi ko pranaam karta Arjun apne dada ji ke he kareeb aa khada hua.

"10 logo ke bister toh laga diye hai dada ji aur cooler ka connection bhi kar diya. Waise itne log najar toh nahi aa rahe jo upar sone wale hai.", Arjun baat toh Pandit ji se kar raha tha lekin uska dhyaan farsh par ukdu baithe Vinod par he tha. Kisi atche bache ki tarah uska Vinod chacha apne pita aur tauji ke sameep he tha.

"Tere tau-chacha sabhi upar he sone wale hai beta aur atcha kiya cooler bhi laga diya. Kuch waqt idhar hamare sath bhi baith aur inse mil.", Apne dada ji ki baat sunte he Arjun ghutno ke bhar unke kareeb he baith gaya. Dehati veshbhoosha me 2 vyakti bade he gor se Arjun ko nihaar rahe the. Unki umar bhi lagbhag uske dada ji ke samaan he thi. Unki bagal me Hansmukh, Krishneshwar ji the.

"Ji."

"Ye bhi tumhare dada ji he lagte hai beta. Apne punjab wale gaanv ke sarpanch hai Dhaniram ji aur aap hai Mohan Sharma, hamare sehpathi evam bachpan ke mitra. Kapil ke ghar pe pariwar ruka hai toh kal tumhe unka bhi dhyaan rakhna hai. Market aur baaki sabhi kaam ke sath.", Gaanv ka jikar hote he Arjun ne gehan muskurahat ke sath dono ke he charan sparsh kiye. Jaise in 2 vyaktiyon ke roop me usko bahot kuch mil gaya tha.

"Jug jug jiyo munna. Suna tha ke Shankar-Inder jaise dikhte ho lekin galat suna tha. Bade Pandit ji ka aks ho hu-ba-hu kad-kaathi se bas chehra apne dada se virasat me pehle tumhare pita ko mila aur ab tumhe. Karyakram ke baad apni mitti dekhne aa rahe ho toh wahi tumse itminaan se baat chit karenge.", Ye Dhaniram ji the jinhone Mohan ji ke sath he Arjun ke sar pe hath firane ke baad chehra gor se dekhte hue aashirwad bhi diya.

"Ji jarur dada ji. Mahina bhar wahi rahunga chote dada ji ke pas toh aap sabhi ke sath waqt atcha gujrega.", Arjun ne gate ke sameep khadi Zubeidaa aur Vinni ko dekha toh turant uth khada hua. Rameshwar ji bhi samajh gaye ke wo unhe le kar dusre ghar jaane wala hai. Mann toh unka bhi uthal puthal se bhar chuka tha Arjun ke mulakaat karne ke tarike se lekin jaahir na karte hue unhone bhi jaane ki aagya di. Iske sath he Vinod bhi achanak he uth khada hua.

"Arjun beta, main bhi chalta hu tumhare sath. 10-15 minute tehal ke laut aaunga aur jabtak Shankar bhaiya bhi aa jayenge.", Arjun ne sar hila kar is ghaagh ka bhi swagat kiya. Ye 4 log yaha se rukhsat hue toh Hansmukh aur Krishneshwar ji bhi chhat pe tehalne ka bol kar patli gali se nikal liye. Ab yaha Sangwan ji ke sath sath ye 2 log aur Col sahab he baaki the Pandit ji ke sammukh.

"Ram bhai, ye bacha gaanv aa raha hai?", Dhaniram ke aisa kehne me jaise kuch gehra raaj chhipa tha jiska bhaan sirf Pandit ji ko he tha.

"Ek na ek din toh usne waha jana he tha Dhani beshak main ya tumhari bhabhi kitna bhi taal-matol karte rahe. Waise toh Arjun kaafi samajhdar aur suljha hua ladka hai lekin ..", 4 jodi aankhen badi utsukta se Pandit ji par lagi thi jo apni baat kehte kehte ruk gaye.

"Arjun aajtak pushtaini ghar nahi gaya hai bhai sahab? Aur lekin se aapka kya abhipraye hai?", Sangwan ji ka sawaal jayaj tha kyonki Rameshwar ji aksar apni baat poori he kehte the. Aaj unke itna dhime bolne aur beech me he rukne par sanshaya toh Col Puri ko bhi hua par wo kabhi sawaal nahi karte the.

"Huhhhhhhh.. Dhaniram ne jo Arjun ka varnan kiya tha doctor sahab wo sateek hai. Pehle toh gaanv isliye nahi bhej paaye ki boarding, swabhaav aur uski shiksha aadi kaaran the. Wo ghulne milne wala bhi nahi tha us samay lekin jaise jaise sharir badhne laga waise waise isko apne he daayre me rakhna majboori bann gayi. Khair ab wo bhi jana chahta hai aur main mana bhi nahi kar sakta. Niyati ko jo manjoor hoga wo dekha jayega.", Rameshwar ji jaise maan he chuke the ki ab avrodh lagana galat he hoga aur ispe baaki sabhi ne sehmati bhi jata di.

"Thik kaha Ram bhai aapne aur jinse aapko parhej hai wo log vivaah me shamil hone he wale hai toh yakeenan yaha bhi wo aapke pautra ko dekhenge he.", Mohan Sharma ke aisa kehne bhar se he Rameshwar ji ke jism me ek jhurjhuri si daud gayi. Garmi ke mausam me ye sard ehsaas ke sath peshaani par paseene ki boonde chhalakti hui saaf bata gayi thi ki ye paksh toh wo bhool he gaye the.

"Rani Amrita aur Kumar aa rahe hai Mohan?", Bas wo itna he pooch sake the.

"Ram bhai, aapne beshak khud apne hath se nimantran na diya ho lekin bhijwaya toh tha he. Kumar Mahendra pichle hafte he panchayat aur halke ka jaayja lene aaye the. Unke sath ek sahukar bhi tha jisko kaarkhane ke liye aapki he jameen pasand aayi thi. Kumar ne spasht he mana kar diya tha usko ye keh kar ki Pandit ji gareeb ko ghar basane ke liye bina mulya ye jameen de sakte hai parantu kisi vyapari ko mitti par kadam bhi nahi rakhne denge. Baaki rani Amrita aapko pita-tulya he maanti hai toh desh me rahe chahe videsh me, vivaah me toh shamil hongi he.", Dr Dharamvir Sangwan ji toh is kathan ko sunn kar he achambhit the wahi Col sahab bhi apne bade dharam bhai ki tarah gehri kashmakash me khoye apna he ganit lagane me vyast dikhe.

"Bas wahi log aaye toh koyi baat nahi Mohan. Unhone na hamare pita ji ko dekha hai sahi se aur na he wo Arjun ko us nigaah se dekh sakenge.", Pandit ji ne ek nigaah bahar daali toh us taraf bas gujarti hui car he thi. Kuch aashvast ho kar chehra saaf karke 2 ghoont paani gale se utaar wo choti si muskaan se Col Puri ko dekhne lage.

"Pandit ji, sach kahu toh itne jatil toh maine operation nahi dekhe jitne jiwan ke rang aap dikha dete ho. Hahaha.. ab rajgharane se agar aapke shubchintak aayenge toh isme pareshani he kya hai.?", Sangwan ji ne baat ke dauran he thahaka lagate hue sabko kuch halka mahol dene ki koshish ki thi jiski aavashyakta bhi thi jaise.

"Hahaha.. doctor sahab, apne Ram bhai sahab ko unke aane se pareshani nahi hai. Ye mehal ki dehleej par nahi jaate fir bhi mehal wale inke gaanv chale aate hai inke aane par. Unka baaki kisi se ko raabta nahi hai siwaye tathakathit Pandit Rameshwar Motilal Sharma ji ke aur chinta ki baat hai Badi Rani Saundarya ji. Swargiya Kumari Lakshika ki choti behan aur apne bade Pandit ji ki sabse laadli. Unhone ye chehra dekha toh wo Arjun ki maang he na kar baithe Ram bhai se. Kumar Mahendra ne vivaah na karne ka pran liya hua hai aur Rani Amrita khud bhi apne bhai ke nakshe kadam par hai. Khair maang toh nahi karengi lekin agar bacha waha mel-jol bhi karne gaya toh samasya ho sakti hai.", Mohan Sharma ke bayaan par Rameshwar ji ne sehmati me gardan hila di.

"Matlab kuch aisa jo Arjun ko nahi jaan-na chahiye?"

"Bilkul sahi aur wo kuch bataye chahe na bataye lekin Sangwan ji aap toh bhali bhanti parichit ho hamare natwar-lal se. Dhaage ka ek sira bhi najar aa jata hai toh wo poore jaale ko khole bina toh hatega nahi. Har haveli-mehal me hajaro aise kisse dafan hote hai jinpe samanya najar nahi padti.", Abhi ye charcha aage bhi chalti lekin ghar ke bahar 2-3 car rukne par Col sahab ne ishare se he is mantrana ko bhang karne ka nirdesh diya.

"Ye charcha fir kabhi karenge bhai sahab aur aaj Dharamvir bhai sahab hamare gareebkhane me rukenge.", Col sahab ke kehne bhar se bade sangwan ji haami bharte hue unke sath he ho liye. Sabse vida lene ke baad unhone bahar gor kiya toh unke bete ke sath Shankar, Inder, Umed aur ghar ke damad log aa chuke the. Sanjiv bhi Lucky Arora ko gate tak chhodne aaya, jo uske sath ghar ki chatt par jaane kitni he der se guftgu me vyast tha.
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"Imtihaan toh atche he gaye honge tumhare? Ab parikshafal bhi aanewala hai.", Apni aadat se viprit Vinod bajaye apne se aage chalti un 2 jawaan ladkiyon ko ghurne ke behad sanjeedgi ke sath Arjun se baat karta chal raha tha. Zubeidaa ko kuch nirasha jarur hui thi ki dinbhar se wo Arjun ke sath thoda bahot bhi samay vyatit na kar saki thi lekin abhi halaat se samjhota he sahi tha. Arjun bhi apne is chacha ke sath jaise neeji baatchit ka itchuk tha jo sabkuch bhula kar Vinod se kadam milata hua uski baat bade gor se sunn raha tha.

"Ji chacha ji. Imtihaan toh sabhi ke atche he jaate hai bas ye parikshafal he fainsla karta hai ki ummeed sahi thi ya mehnat. Agle mahine parinaam aa jayega ya fir is mahine ke aakhir me. Waise is baar main aapke he pas baaki ke avkaash-din bitaane wala hu agar aapko aitraaj na ho.", Arjun ne ek najar Taneja niwas par karne ke baad Vinod ke chehre ke bhaav padhne ki koshsih ki jahan dikhave ki khushi saaf jaahir thi. Akanksha ke ghar me andar ki battiyan jalne ka matlab tha ke waha wo log abhi jaag he rahe the.

"Haan bhai kyun nahi aur wo kya sirf mera ghar hai? Mujhe toh atcha he lagega agar mera bhatija hamare sath samay bitaye toh. Waise akele he aaoge ya?", Vinod jitna chahe dhoort tha lekin dimaag ki adhiktar nass band he thi uski. Arjun ko aankna shayad samajh se pare tha.

"Soch toh raha hu chacha ji ki Ritu didi ko bhi sath le chalu lekin unhe gaanv ka mahol janchega bhi ya nahi. Waise dada ji bata rahe the ki kehne bhar ko he wo gaanv ha lekin kisi bade kasbe se kam nahi. Aapka toh waha rutba bhi bahot hai.", Arjun ne jaanboojh kar Ritu ka jikar karne ke sath Vinod ki badaai ki. Aur tareef sunn kar laajmi Vinod ka seena 1 inch chauda ho gaya.

"Tum waha aaoge toh jaan jaoge bhatije ki hum bhi kuch rasookh rakhte hai. Haan tauji ya Shankar bhai ka jaisa is shehar me hai utna toh nahi lekin hamare naam ke sath 'ji' har vyakti lagata hai. Pariwar rajgharne ka samkaksh nahi hai lekin utna he sammaan hai kasbe aur 10 gaanv me. Purane vyavahar ke liye mujhe khed hai kyonki tumse pehchaan nahi thi us waqt.", Vinod aur Arjun ke kadam is ghar ke bahar he thithak gaye jaha Vinni didi ke sath Zubeidaa bheetar dakhil hui. Chhatt par khadi Ritu aur Jasleen bhi inhe dekh liya tha.

'Main kuch der tak aata hu didi, aap log darwaja laga lijiye.', Arjun ne Vinod ko jawaab dene se pehle Vinni ko nirdesh dene ke sath he kadam us taraf badha liye jaha agli gali me park tha. Vinni bhi chote darwaje ki saankal andar se lagati hui chali gayi.

"Jaane anjaane jo hota hai uska kya bura maan-na chacha ji? Aap bade hai aur aapne agar kuch kiya hoga toh uski wajah hogi. Mile toh hum waise bhi pehle he baar the aur aap pichli peedhi ke sabse chhote aur laadle sadasya hai toh itna chalta hai. Mere dil me us baat ke liye koyi dwesh nahi hai. Agar aapko deri na ho toh kuch waqt is park me baithe?", Solanki ke ghar ke saamne wale park me dakhil hote hue Arjun ne Vinod ko bhi andar aane ka rasta diya. Dono khamoshi se chalte hue lohe ke us bench par aa baithe jaha Arjun ne Solanki ko sahi rasta dikhaya tha.

"Main bhi shehar me rehta hu bhatije toh sone ka karyakram deri se he rehta hai. Baatein toh karne se he hongi aur yaha vyavdhan pahuchane wala bhi koyi nahi."

"Ji chacha ji. yaha vyavdhaan koyi nahi pahuchayega.", Arjun angdaai leta hua Vinod ki tarah he bench par fail ke baitha.

"Tumne kaha ki main ghar ka sabse laadla raha hu toh is baat par he main vichaar kar raha tha. Aadha sach hai ye aur aadha sach tumhe pata nahi.", Vinod kuch udaasi se aasmaan ko dekhta hua bol raha tha jis par Arjun bhi kuch pal khamosh raha.

"Ho sakta hai kyonki main utna ghar me raha bhi nahi aur aapki taraf toh rehne ka mauka bhi nahi mila. Waise baaki sach kya hai?"

"Tumhe bura lagega lekin main bataunga."

"Jarur. Main jaan na chahta hu chacha ji.", Arjun bhi nabj tatol raha tha apne is nistej chacha ki jiske mann-mastishk me jaane kaunse aghaat the.

"Agar laadla he hota toh tum mujhe yaha wale ghar me saal-6 mahine me dekhte he lekin aisa toh hua nahi. Siyasat ya raajneeti kahi baahar se shuru nahi hote bhatije. Iski janambhoomi hoti hai pariwar aur jaise tauji mukhiya hai gaanv se dur reh kar bhi or mere pita maatra sanrakshak us jameen pe rehte hue bhi toh is se behtar udaharan kya hoga? Muneem ji ka bada beta maalik aur chota muneem bhi na raha. Hahaha.. Mahabharat har ghar me vyapat hai bhatije aur meri baat tumhari samajh me aa bhi gayi hogi."

"Haan lekin mera najariya jara alag hai chacha ji is par. Raja hona bahar se jitna vaibhavshali hota hai us se jyada dukhdaai aur tyaag se bhara rehta hai bheetar se. Aapne he kaha tha na ke bade dada ji ne pariwar se jyada is samaaj ko apna pariwar mana? Unhone tyaag kiya jisme daadi ji ne maa ke sath sath pita ki bhumika bhi nibhaai. Sarkari naukri par rehte hue bhi unhone ek paisa galat nahi kamaya. Retirement ke 10 saal baad jo insaan samaaj me, kanoon me vyast ho uske upar aarop lagana sahi hoga? Kheti ki kamaai, jameen ya papa-tauji ki kamaai ka ek rupaya wo nahi lete, sab bacho me barabar baant dete hai. Niketan ke naam bhi toh 2 din pehle unhone gaanv ki ek chauthai kamaai ke kaagaj banwaye hai. Toh aise vyakti par sandeh karna bhar paap hoga. Baaki aap bade hai toh aapko behtar pata hoga Mahabharat hai ya Ramayan.", Vinod ko is baat ka jara bhi bhaan na tha ke uske tau Rameshwar Sharma ne sabhi bacho se jyada uske he bete ke naam kamaai ka itna bada hissa kar diya hai. Arjun ke sath is charcha me wo jo soch kar aaya tha uske ulat he natije nikal rahe the.

"Ye tum kya keh rahe ho? Mere bete ke naam ek chautaai?"

"Wo bhi toh unka he vansh hai na chacha ji? Main galtiyan karta hu, aap bhi karte honge aur mere papa bhi lekin dada ji nahi."

"Tumhare sath kiye gaye bartaav aur galti ke liye mujhe maaf karna.", Vinod bench se uthte hue halka ladkhada raha tha jaise aaj us se kamjor vyakti duniya me koyi aur ho he nahi. Arjun uska hath thaame dhime kadmo se bahar ki taraf chal diya.

"Aapne ek baat toh sahi kahi thi chacha ji. Raajneeti aur jung aksar pariwar se he shuru hoti hai. Aapne jo kiya wo shayad is uddeshya se kiya hoga ki kisi khaas ko nuksaan pahunche lekin jab samay aapko ishara kare ki abhi aapka waqt nahi hai toh aise kadam nahi uthane chahiye. Manju atchi ladki hai aur agar aapki ranjish uske pita se hai toh aapko unse baat karni chahiye thi. Agli peedhi tak hum he toh galtiyan leke jaate hai. Waise XXXX Hotel ke manager Anoop se aapko pata chal jayega ki maine he us hotel par tala lagne se roka hai. Aur ek salaah dunga ki jitna ho sake utna duri Rakhiyega Raman Sharma ji se. Aapke chote jija aur Country Inn ke sanchalak se. Baaki main toh aapka bhatija he hu toh aapke liye mere dil me koyi dwesh nahi hai.", Arjun ne jis tarah se dhimi awaaj me ye bade bade khulase kiye the Vinod ke dil-dimaag me gehra dard uthne laga tha. Kaha toh wo PP Sharma ke sath mil kar Arjun ko he thikane lagana chahta tha aur usi mansha se wo uske kareeb hone ka dikhawa kar raha tha kuch samay pehle. Lekin is ladke ne usko he aaina dikha diya tha jisme Vinod ki tasvir behad kharaab thi.

"Tum Raman jija ko jaante ho?"

"Main kisi ko nahi jaanta chacha ji lekin aap koshish kijiye. Thodi mehnat lagegi aur ho sakta hai mushkile bhi aaye lekin sahi rasta mil he jaayega. Atcha ab main wapis chalta hu pichle ghar. Meri duty udhar he hai sabhi behno aur aayi hui unki saheliyon ki wajah se. Aapse baat karke atcha laga aur jab bhi samay milega hum aise he samay bitayenge. Goodnight chacha ji.", Arjun ne jaane se pehle jhuk kar Vinod ke paanv chhuye toh Vinod ne sar pe hath rakhte hue apna chehra ghuma liya.

'Goodnight beta', Is se tej wo bol he na paya kyonki rundhe gale aur aankhon ke kinare aaya wo paani andhere me bhi Arjun ko dikh jata. Dushmani aur badle ki bhaavna me jalte hue Vinod par Arjun ne aaj jaise kshit chaadar udha kar shaant kar diya tha. Pariwar aur sadasyo ki behtar paribhasha ke sath sath Raja ka tyaag aur nyaye Vinod samajh toh chuka tha lekin abhi ye nishchit na tha ke wo kis raah par jaane wala hai.

 

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Update 182 (A)
Antakshari

"Aao huzoor tumko... sitaaron me le chalu..
Dil jhoom jaye aisi baharon me le chalu..."

Har lafz itna khanakta sa goonj raha tha ki jaise kaan se seedha dil me utar raha ho. Kal ka din vyast hone wala tha jis wajah se adhiktar ladkiyan apne apne bister par ja chuki thi lekin is ghar ki chhatt par bhi kuch bister lage the jaha se ye madhur awaaj khamosh vatavaran me shehad si mithaas bharti lagi. Arjun hall laangh kar apne sone ki jagah pahucha toh uske bister ke itar 4 aur gadde lage the. Ye sureeli awaaj thi Zubeidaa Hussain ki aur uske gird utni he mustaidi se baithi Alka, Ritu, Vinni aur Gurdeep ke sath Rajesh mama ki beti Swati shrota bani hui.

"Waah.. Aap toh gana bhi chitrakaari ki tarah behad kamaal ka gaati hai Zubeidaa baaji. Ek pal ko toh laga ki kahi galti se aaj Alka didi ka he mood toh nahi bann gaya par inki awaaj bhi itna vistaar nahi rakhti.", Paani ka jug ek taraf rakhta hua Arjun chaukdi maare baithi Ritu ki bagal me he gadde par ja leta. Uski tareef ne toh Zubeidaa ke haseen chehre par alag he noor khila diya tha, halki si laali ke sath. Ritu ne bhi sneh se Arjun ke baal bikher kar hanste hue apni bhai ki baat ko aage badhaya.

"Sach kaha Aaru ne didi. Alka aksar gungunati hai aur awaaj bhi bahot atchi hai iski lekin aap toh jaise gaate hue yaha thi he nahi. Aur mujhe toh lagta tha ke is gaane par Aasha ji (Bhonsle) ke siwa koyi awaaj kabhi khari utar he nahi sakti. Lekin behad he umda gaya hai aapne.", Ritu ki baat sunn kar Zubeidaa ne majaak me hath jodd kar sar jhukate hue abhivaadan kiya toh baaki sabhi muskura uthe.

"Tareef ke liye shukriya lekin nacheej itni bhi kuch khaas nahi hai. Khair ab toh Alka begam aapki awaaj sune bina ye raat nahi gujarne wali. Kya kehti ho Vinita?", Zubeidaa ki baat par Vinni ne bhi Alka ko gaane ka ishara kiya jo bagle jhaankti dikhi.

"Jarur gaayegi ye bhi aur niyam ke hisaab se baari bhi toh iski he thi lekin ab iske baad Swati aur fir Arjun aa gaya hai toh aaj ye bhi bachega nahi. Koyi bahana nahi chalega kisi ka.", Vinni ne jaise he Arjun ka jikar kiya wo toh takiye me mooh dabane laga.

"Ae Aalu (Alka), jara wo Kishor Kumar ka tere style me female version suna na. Ajnabi tum jaane pehchane se lagte ho...", Ritu se behtar bhala Alka ko kaun jaanta tha aur uski baat toh jaise Alka ke liye pathar ki lakeer thi.

"Nahi nahi.. Alka didi itna purana gana nahi. Mujhe ye dard bhare gaane atche nahi lagte.", Swati ne chehra latkate hue jaise he ye kaha Ritu aur Alka ke sath baaki sabhi hans diye.

"Atcha baba tu bata tujhe kaun sa gana sunn na hai? Phir toh teri he baari hai.", Ritu ne bhi Swati ko sneh se poocha. Arjun jaanta tha ki uski behno me sabse khaas baat thi unka suljha hua charitra aur dusro ko pehal dena.

"Wo ek film hai 'Sapnay' aur uska song Chanda re Chanda re . Mujhe wo song bahot pasand hai.", Swati ne jyada soche bina he aise gaane ki farmaaish rakh di thi jis se yaha baithe adhiktar parichit the siwaye Arjun ke.

"Haan ye maine bhi nahi suna kabhi. Jara sunao toh Alka didi agar aapko iski lines yaad ho toh.", Arjun ne takiya sahi se daba kar apna sar thoda uchkate hue kaha. Ritu ab uske seene se peeth sataye araam se baithi thi.

"Haan kyon nahi. Jab sabhi ne gana hai toh mujhe kya pareshani. Waise gana atcha select kiya hai tumne Swati.", Aur iske baad Alka ne chehra rumaal se saaf karke paani se gala tarr kiya aur ek gehri saans bhar ke jo sur se sur milaaye Arjun ki bhi gardan unchi uth gayi.

'Gulshan Gulshan.. vaadi vaadi behti hai resham jaisi hawa...
Jungle Jungle, parvat parvat.. hai neend me sab ek, ek mere siwa...
Chandaaa.. chanda..
Aaja sapno ki neeli nadiyan me nahaye
Aaja ye taare chunke hum, ghar banaye
In dhundli dhundli raahon me, aa dono he kho jaaye..
Chanda re chanda re..'

Alka ne koyi kasar na chhodi thi is geet ko gaane me aur uske dhime-tej badalte suro ke sath awaaj ko badalne ki kala ne jaise sabhi ko baandh sa diya tha. Wo sirf hontho se he sangeet pradarshan na karke, hath aur chehre ki bhaav bhangimaye bhi har lafz se badalti kisi ruhani se pal me sama gayi thi. Bol khatam hote hote jaise waha koyi aur baaki he na raha ho.

"Oh bhai.. kya ho yaar tum? Ek pal ke liye toh laga he nahi ke ye kisi gharelu si ladki ki awaaj hogi. Haan tum gharelu toh bilkul nahi lagti lekin kasam khuda ki Alka, tum khud nahi jaanti ki tumhara ye hunar kitna qayamat khej hai. Subhanallah.", Zubeidaa ki tareef aur hairaani par jahan Alka sharma rahi thi wahi Ritu jaise fakar kar rahi thi ki Alka uski humdum hai.

"Bilkul sahi kaha didi aur main na Walkman pe ye song bahot sunti hu lekin Alka didi ne toh bina he music ke kamaal kar diya."

"Thank you thank you.. Waise har ladki bathroom singer hoti he hai aur ye Ritu ne he mujhe bathroom se room singer banaya hai. Ab mujhe gana atcha lagta hai aur isko sunn na... Hahaha.. Chalo ab meri bahot tareef ho chuki, Swati tumhari baari hai. Aur na gaane par saja yaad hai na?", Arjun saja shabd sunte he apni jagah se uth kar Ritu ke barabar aa baitha.

"Ye saja waja ka kya scene hai? Main toh sone laga hu iske baad."

"Bachu, yaha nahi so sakte agar nahi gaa sakte toh. Saja tumhe bata denge pehle jara Swati ki awaaj bhi sunn le.", Vinni ne saaf saaf Arjun ko dhamka he diya tha meethe lafzo me. Mooh par hath rakh kar wo khamoshi se baitha toh Ritu ne ek baar fir uske sar pe hath firaya lekin is baar ye sparsh tha haunsla aur tasalli wala. Ritu ki chhaya tale toh Arjun khud Arjun bann raha tha. Swati ne bhi thik-thak awaaj aur suro me apni pasand ka gana sunaya toh ab baari Arjun ki thi.

"Dekho maine kabhi bhi gana nahi gaya hai bas sune hai."

"Dekh Aaru, sach mujhe bhi pata hai ke tu kitna gaata hai aur kaun gawaah hai jisko tune Firoz Khan ki film ke gaane sunaye hai. Chal chahe 2 he line suna de lekin bas gaa. Saja pata hai kya hai? Jo nahi gaayega wo kal raat sangeet me shamil nahi hoga.", Alka ne bade he pyaar se Arjun ko samjhaya aur Vinni ke sath sath Zubeidaa aur Gurdeep ne bhi najro se usko utsahit kiya gaane ke liye.

"Kuch bhi gaa sakta hu na? Dekho main sangeet party miss nahi karna chahta agar yahi saja hai toh.", Arjun ne apne lambe kundal se baal dono hatho se samet kar peeche karte hue ek najar sabhi ko dekha.

"Haan lekin bas koyi deshbhakti wala ya school ki poem na ho. Baaki jo dil kare wo gaa dena. Mujhe nahi lagta ke tum is se behtar kuch suna paaoge.", Vinni ne Arjun ki khinchaai karte hue kaha jis par wo thoda jhempta sa apni behan Ritu ki taraf lachari se dekhne laga jaise keh raha ho ke ye kaha fans gaya.

"Haan toh aapne Aaru ko itna fizool samjha hai kya didi. Ye listner hai lekin knowledge atchi hai iski bhi music me. Dada ji bhi aksar radio pe iske sath he gaane sunte dekhe hai humne.", Alka ne Arjun ka paksh lete hue kaha toh Ritu ne bhi uski hatheli par taali maarte hue kaha.

"Haan nahi toh.", Aur Ritu ki baat ke baad Arjun ne dabi hui awaaj me badi saral awaaj me ye panktiyan shuru ki.

'Hum tere shehar me aaye hai... musafir ki tarah..
Hum tere shehar me aaye hai musafir ki tarah..
Sirf ek baar mulaqaat ka mauka de de..
Hum tere shehar me..
Meri manzil hai kahan
Mera thikana hai kahan..(2)
Subah tak tujhse bichad kar,
Mujhe jana hai kahan..
Sochne ke liye ek raat ka mauka de de..
Hum tere shehar me aaye hai musafi ki tarah."

"Oho, janaab beshak sur me dheele hai lekin pasand ki daad deni padegi. Gulaam Ali Khan sahab ko sunn na batata hai ki sachmuch gehraai wale insaan ho. Khair ab gana suna hai aur kal naach bhi dekhenge.", Zubeidaa ke eksaar safed damakte daant aur muskaan bahot kuch keh rahi thi jo gaane se kuch alag tha. Arjun bhi ek baar fir bister par pasar chuka tha apni baari khatam karke.

"Waha koyi majboori ya saja thodi na hogi. Aur main sabkuch sunta hu jo suna de. Ye dada ji ko pasand hai aur Alka didi ne unka jikar kiya tha isliye ye suna diya. Baaki kal sangeet nahi Ladies Sangeet hai jisme main nahi naachne wala.", Arjun baat khatam karke thoda peeche hua jo saaf ishara tha Ritu ke liye jagah banane ka.

"Oye tum dono eksath so rahe ho?", Vinni ne jis tarah se ye kaha tha wo koyi kataaksh na tha, bas chahat thi jaise wo us jagah sona chahti ho.

"Haan toh aapko aur koyi jagah khali dikh rahi hai? Waise bhi ye har jagah so jata hai toh aaj main iski jagah kyun nahi?", Ritu ne apne baalo se wo kapde ka rubber nikaal kar sirhane rakhne ke baad tshirt ko durust karte hue chaadar sahi se failaai aur sabki taraf chehra karti Arjun ke saamne leit gayi. Alka bas muskura rahi thi, jisne thik waise he apne kamar tak lambe baalo ko rubber se ajaad karne ke baad bichhawan sahi karke sone ka upkram kiya.

"Mera matlab tha ke is taraf jagah khaali hai aur mujhe yaha darr lagega.", Vinni ne aakhiri koshish ki lekin yaha Gurdeep ne anjaane he Ritu ka sath de diya.

"Didi, main bhi akele nahi sona chahti. Aapke he sath jodd leti hu apna bister kyonki Zubeidaa baaji toh Alka aur Swati ke beech hai.", Ritu mooh dabaye is baat par hansne lagi thi jis par Arjun ne bhi mand mand hanste hue peeche se Ritu ke upar apni baah rakh di. Thoda sikudti hui Ritu ab poori tarah Arjun se judd chuki thi. Dono sharir par chaadar lete hue usne Swati se cooler chalu karne ka keh diya.

"Waise ye toh sachmuch majedar hai Ritu. Aise khule me sona aur wo bhi sabke sath kitna atcha lagta hai na?", Swati ne cooler chalu karne ke baad apna pajama sahi kiya aur paani pee kar Alka ke kareeb he aa gayi.

"Haan.. Ab lagta hai kyonki aise hansi khushi ke mauke baar baar toh nahi aate.", Chaadar ke bheetar Ritu ne apne upar aaya Arjun ka hath sahi karte hue apne ubhaar par atche se rakh liya tha. Jaise ye bhi ek chahat thi Ritu ki jisme wo itne logo ki maujdgi me bhi Arjun ke sath aatmiyata se judd sake. Arjun ne bhi vaasna pare karke aahista se uske seene ko sehla kar hath patli kamar par tika diya, tshirt ke bheetar nirvastra kamar pe.

"Waise aap logo me se kisi ke paas kal thoda samay ho toh meri dress ka kuch kaam karwana hai.", Zubeidaa ki baat ka jawaab Alka ne he diya.

"Haan aap le jana Aaru ko dopehar me Sanjiv bhaiya ki haldi ke baad. Aur filhaal toh mujhe neend aa rahi hai, sabhi ko goodnight.", Alka ne chehre tak chaadar karke shubratri bola toh kayi swar me wahi jawaab mila. Raat ke gehrane par kuch he samay baad yaha mahol shaant ho chuka tha. Ritu aur Arjun bhi ek dusre ke aagosh me meethi neend me ja chuke the, agle bade din se pehle araam karne ke liye.
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"Main kya keh raha tha Bhole, wo Vishnu ka pata lagwaya jaaye?", Ghar ki chhat par aadhi raat me bhi in logo ki aankhon se neend jaise koso dur thi. Sara din bhaag-daud ke baad ye mitra mandali bottle khol kar jaam ke sath wahi purane kisse kahani shuru kiye the jo Sanjiv ki party me adhura reh gaya tha. Umed ke jism par ek lungi thi aur wahi Inder ghutno tak ka dheela kachha sa pehne hue sabke gilaas bharne me laga tha. Rajkumar ji bhi aaj inme shamil the aur hairaani ki baat thi ki unhone Sanjiv ko bhi raat ka khana na khaane dete hue apne sath yaha baithaya hua tha.

"Agar ye vyakti khaas hai toh aap mujhe details dijiye Umed chacha ji, mere paas bahot se laayak khoji hai jo sarkari na hote hue bhi bade mustaid hai.", Sanjiv ne jaise taise apni ciggratte ki talab rok rakhi thi Shankar ji ko peete hue dekh. Ajeeb he dastur hai samaaj me jaha sharaab baap beta sath pee sakte hai lekin dhumrapaan jaise adhed-awastha tak ek parde me rehta hai.

"Isliye toh Gajju ne jikar kiya hai Sanjiv lalla. Baat aisi hai ki hamare college me 2 log the aur dono he bahot khaas. Zindagi ki bhaag-daud me hum unse dur ho gaye aur shayad unki jarurat ke samay unka sath bhi na de paaye. Balwan aur Vishnu the wo 2 log lekin Vishnu ka ehsaan hai hum sab par. Shankar ne koshish ki lekin kaafi deri se aur main toh kabhi bhi samaaj me tha he nahi. Ab ye Gajju ki sooi atak gayi hai toh jaise taise Vishnu ko dhoondna he hoga. Lekin Gajju yar tujhe Vishnu ki chahat kaise ho gayi itne samay baad? Ab toh ghar-pariwar ke sath sath kaam-dhande ke liye bhi poora waqt nahi hai fir Vishnu mil bhi gaya toh kya karega?", Narinder ka tark apni jagah sahi tha aur Shankar gehri soch me lagatar kash pe kash lagaye ja raha tha. Cigrattee khatam karke Umed ki jagah jawaab Shankar ne diya.

"Baat aisi hai Inder ki aksar dushman usko he hathiyaar bana lete hai hamare khilaaf jo hamare kareeb raha ho aur humse taqatvar bhi. Vishnu ke pariwar ke sath bahot bura hua lekin us se pehle wo badi ghatna me hamara sathi tha. Kya lagta hai tumhe ki agar wo kisi galat vyakti ki sharan me gaya toh kitna nuksaan kar sakta hai? Tum bhali bhanti parichit ho is baat se ki kayi dushman aise hai jo 15-20 baras se khamosh hai. Wo dushman lagt he nahi ab lekin kuch bhi sambhav hai. Vishnu ke baad Balwan bhi gayab hua aur dono ke he pariwar nahi rahe.", Shankar ki baat sunn kar ek pal ko toh Narinder ke sath sath Rajkumar ji aur Sanjiv tak ke hosh udd chuke the lekin Umed sehmat tha.

"Matlab aap logo se bhi taqatvar the wo 2 log? Maine bahot kuch jana hai Shankar chacha aapke aur Inder chacha ke baare me. Wo kahaniyan lagti hai lekin hain sach. Un sabhi me Umed chacha aapka bhi poora jikar raha hai jis se saaf pata chalta hai ki aap logo ke kaarname katai sadharan nahi the. Fir ye Vishnu aur Balwan ke liye aap logo ka itna satark hona toh bahot kuch chetawani jaisa he lagta hai.", Sanjiv ne sabse aakhir me apne gilas se chuski lete hue baat kehne se pehle Rajkumar ji ki taraf dekh kar he kaha.

"Har insaan se behtar insaan hume mil he jata hai Sanjiv. Tum bahot chhote ho aur jaise tumne inke kisse sune hai, hum sabhi bhaiyon ne tumhare dono dada (Rameshwar/Raghuvir) ke. Jo inse kahi behtar aur behad he suniyojit tarike se anjaam diye gaye hote the. Vishnu naam se toh main bhi vaakif hu lekin kabhi raabta na hua siwaye ek choti si mulakaat ke jab uske sath Ajju tha. Arjun Singh, tumhara chacha.", Rajkumar ji bhi jaise ab bhaag lene lage the in paraspar guftgu me. Shankar ne bhi apne bade bhai ki baat ko sahi thehraya.

"Agar tumne kisse sune hai toh fir hamara anubhav bhi sunn he lo Sanjiv. Vishnu ke samkaksh khud Ajju aur Inder, eksath bhi nahi the. Us samay Ajju aur Vishnu ko waise he sambodhit kiya jata tha jaise Nar-Narayan ko. Vishnu ke khaas bhi Ajju aur Inder he the. Balwan hamara tha. Shankar ki jo chinta hai wahi meri bhi hai. Agar wo unka dur hona ek time-bomb nikla toh fir samajh lo ki ye Mishra, Tarachand, Lokdal Lund kuch bhi nahi unke saamne. Jisme sannyam ho aur taqat bhi khamoshi ke sath sath, usko kabhi halke me nahi aankna chahiye.", Umed ne jaam khaali karne ke baad turant he sabhi gilas bottle se fir se bana diye. Ab wo Rajkumar ji se le kar kash laga raha tha. In sabke beech Narinder ab behad khamosh tha jaise wo kuch soch raha ho aur in sabse alag he manosthiti ho.

"Phir toh main har haal me pata laga ke rahunga chacha ji. Shaadi ke baad mera sabse pehla case yahi hoga. Ek gumshuda vidhyarthi ka jo barso se gayab hai. Kanooni taur par na sahi lekin case yahi hoga. Joining August me hai aur vada karta hu us se pehle main ye dono vyakti aapse milwa ke rahunga, har keemat par agar wo zinda hue toh.", Sanjiv jajbaati nahi hota tha lekin aaj jaise wo bhi sehan nahi kar pa raha tha ke uske majboot stambh bhi kisi insaan ke saamne khud ko kamtar bata rahe ho.

"Pandit ji ke style me he rehna bhatije shri. Nahi toh tum milwao ya na milwao, Vishnu tumhe jarur dusri duniya se milwa dega. Agar wo galat raah pe hua toh.", Hanste hue Narinder ne ye kaha toh baaki sabhi ne Sanjiv ki bhavukta aur bachkana baat par hans diya. Wo bhi jhempta hua anjaane me Umed chacha se cigrattee leta kash laga baitha jis par fir se thahaka laga lekin Rajkumar ji ne apne bete ki peeth sehla kar aashvast kiya ki ab wo uske pita se behtar dost hai.

"Waise tumhe kuch karne ki jarurat nahi agar meri salaah maano toh.", Ab kahi Narinder ji ne ek rehsyamayi baat se shuruaat ki thi aur baaki sabhi nigahe un par he ja tiki.

"Ye bilkul mat kehna Inder ki Arjun ko ishara karna hai?", Umed turant lapka iske virodh me aur Rajkumar ji toh hairaan ho gaye jab is mehfil me ghar ke sabse chhote sadasya ka jikar hua.

"Arjun? Kya matlab iska Umed?", Unka sawaal wajib tha aur ab is parasparik guftgu me unhe ye batana jaruri ho gaya tha ke jaane anjaane in sabke liye Arjun bhi kaam kar he raha tha. Beshak Arjun ki sabko parwah thi par wo ladka aadat se majboor tha, khoon ki khaasiyat ki wajah se.

"Wo bacha nahi hai Raju bhai. Matlab wo bacha hai lekin nahi hai..", Umed se toh kuch kehte he nahi bana aur Shankar ko toh ab bechaini hone lagi thi kyonki aise kisi bhi jokhim bhare kaam pe unke eklaute bete ko lagana katai manjoor na tha.

"Kya laga rakha hai ye ki wo bacha hai, bacha nahi hai? Arre saaf saaf bolo ki baat kya hai aur ye Arjun kahi Sanjiv ke sath toh milibhagat nahi kar raha?", Rajkumar ji jhunjla gaye the kyonki unhe bhi apna wo bhatija utna he pyara tha jitna har wo shaksh jiske liye wo kuch bhi kar gujre. Arjun unka ajeej tha chahe wo darshate nahi the.

"Wo mere sath nahi papa, dada ji ke sath kaam karta hai. Matlab wo khoji hai aur is se jyada kuch nahi. Jaise dada ji lower level se le kar higher tak sabhi jagah apne vishwaspatra bana kar rakhte the thik wahi hisaab Arjun ka hai. Network. Toh Inder chacha ji ka matlab tha ke usko anjaane me he hint di jaaye jis se wo in logo ke baare me kuch pata kare lekin uske poora hone se pehle kamaan apne hath me main le lu.", Sanjiv ne baat sambhalne ki bharpoor koshish ki thi. Is beech sabhi ke gilaas fir se khatam ho chuke the par Rajkumar ji jaise santusht na the is daleel se.

"Wo masoom hai aur agar samajhdar bhi hai toh usko is sabse dur rakho Shankar. Aisa insaan jo dil se masoom ho aur ek pariwarik daayre me ho agar usne kuch galat bhog liya toh wo tumhare is Vishnu, Balwan ya yu kaho ki apne pita ji se bhi jyada khunkhaar bann gaya toh roke na rukega. Uski masoomiyat matt khatam karna mere bhai kisi aisi chahat me jis se uska dil he palat jaaye. Jiske pas sannyam aur taqat ho khamoshi ke sath sath uska durpayog bhi nahi karte.", Aaj toh Rajkumar ji ne jaise in sabhi ke chakshu he khol diye the itni badi baat keh kar. Unhone Narinder aur Shankar ka bhi kathan unke upar he de mara tha. Ab kuch pal khamoshi rehne ke baad uhone he baat shuru ki.

"Wo pehle bhi kuch kaand kar chuka hai?"

"Haan. Bahot saare aur unme hamra dosh nahi hai Raju bhai. Bheem se le kar Choti aur uske baad toh jaane kis kis ki manji wo ladka akela he thok chuka hai main bata nahi sakta. Aapki baat ka he darr mujhe bhi hai aur Shankar ko bhi. Agar Arjun madmast hathi bana toh wo bahot kuch tabaah kar sakta hai lekin aapko ye bhi bata du ki usme adhiktar gunn chacha ji wale hai ya us se bhi purane. Wo Bhole jaisa nahi hai aur shayad Bhole jaisa bhi hai.", Umed ne jis tarah se ye kaha tha Rajkumar ji samajh chuke the ki wo Shankar jaisa kaise hai.

"Fir toh main tum sabke beech me bas ek anaadi aadmi hu Umed. Mujhe duniya ki sirf itni samajh hai jitni ek ghrihasth insaan ko honi chahiye. Sanjiv beta, wo tumhari jimmewari hai aur main jaanta hu ke tum tyaag ka paryaye ho agar baat Arjun ki hai toh. Nirash matt karna.", Kitni badi baat keh di thi aaj Rajkumar ji ne aur jaam khaali karte he wo niche chal diye, apni biwi ke pas.

"Aapko Arjun ki kaabilyat par shak hai chacha ji?", Sanjiv ne apne pita ke jaate he alag cigrattee sulga li thi. Ab uska sawaal tha Umed Singh se.

"He is precious to me because he reminds me of my father. His potential is still untouched but you never know what happens next. Beta ek baat kahunga dhyaan se sunn na.", Aaj Umed ne angrezi me kuch kaha tha aur baaki sabhi bade dhyaan se usko sunn rahe the.

"Ji."

"Arjun ne bahot kam umar me ekakipan ke sath sath badlaav jhele hai. Wo paripakva hone ke baad masoom hua hai. Aise vyakti ko kaam pe lagana bhi jaruri hai aur niyantran me rakhna bhi. Kal ko agar yahi kutte khol kar dushmano ke peeche chhodne laga toh tum nahi jaante ki ye kya kya karega. Wo Raghu-Ram mil kar karte the jisne hume shiksha di lekin iska khoon toh jaise sabkuch seekh kar he is duniya me aaya hai. Jis din isne taras khana band kiya toh samajh lo Shankar-Umed-Inder itihaas honge. Tum ek atche saarthi ho Sanjiv, thik us krishan ki tarah jo Arjun ki taqat se parichit tha fir bhi usko simit taqat ke sath kurukshetra me leke utra. Wahi Arjun bina Krishan ki pehle bhi ek yudh me utra tha Subhadra ko sarthi banaye. Anginat senapati, aadha darjan Karan-bhrata, har shoorveer samet Karan, Duryodhan, Sukumar, Dronacharya tabhi haar chuka tha jab wo Subhadra ko liye nikal gaya tha. Matlab saaf hai ki koyi aisa bhi hona jaruri hai jo taqat ko simit kare. Vishnu se hamara yahi abhipraye hai lekin tumhe is Arjun ko simit istemal me rakhna hai.", Umed ne ek lambi chaudi daleel de daali itihaas sunate hue aur Sanjiv sirf muskurata raha.

"Chalo ek baat aaj kar he leta hu aap sabhi ke saamne. Ye matt kehna ki sharaab ke nashe me bol raha hu kyonki main adhha peene wala pavve se pehle set nahi hota. Arjun, jisko Umed chacha aapne sharirik shiksha di. Jiwan ke lakshya Shankar chacha aapne darshaye aur sabse khaas bete ka ehsaas Inder chacha aapne diya. Wo aakhir hai kaun? Wo hamesha se he in sabse alag ek shikari hai jo aap log na bhi sikhate toh paarangat he hota. Yaha ek vigyaan ki baat karunga aur us par aap dhyaan dijiyega. Shankar chachar aur Inder chacha me dada ji khoon hai toh ye nirbhik hai thik waise he jaise Umed chacha aap Raghuvir dada ji ki wajah se. Lekin Arjun.. Usme iske sath he kuch vishishth hai. Wo apne pad-dada ke sath sath apne nana se mel khata hai. Kundanlal ji ki sachhai koyi nahi jaanta lekin dada ji jaante hai. Thodi bahot main bhi aur wo ishara karti hai ki samaan dimaag wale vyakti bahot pehle se eksath rahe hai. Wo kuch kshetra me aap logo se kahi behtar hai aur iska pramaan aapko Rekha chachi ki dimag se mil he jayega. Wo kitaab ek baar padhte he yaad kar leti hai. Mere imtihaan se pehle unhe wo sabkuch yaad ho chuka tha jo wo mujhe padha rahi thi. 2 kaafi khaas khoon milne par sabse behtareen sanskaran Arjun ke roop me hamare saamne hai jisko jhuthlaya nahi ja sakta. Taqat pita se aur dimag maa se. Iske sath sath us par har kisi ne dhyaan diya lekin dhyaan rokne par. Usko ajaadi do thodi tabhi wo thehar paayega nahi toh be-lakshya wo apni he dhuri me ghoomta reh jayega. Mera gair-sarkari khaas vyakti wahi hai aur uska pramaan main aap sabhi ko agar dunga toh paanv ke niche se jameen na khisak gayi toh naam Sanjiv Rajkumar Sharma nahi.", Itne lambe chaude vishleshan ke baad Sanjive ne ek he ghoont me jaam khali karke namkeen pehli baar mooh me li. Baaki teeno jaise abhi tak uske kahe shabdo ko tol rahe the.

"Tum atche se jaante ho na apne is chhote bhai ko?", Ye tanj tha khud Shankar ji ka.

"Ho sakta hai kuch jyada he dekh liya ho tumne.", Iske sath he Inder ji ne prahar kiya shabdo ka.

"Wo bahot bhavuk aur samjhauta karne wala insaan hai Sanjiv. Haan majboot hai agar kisi ghere me mallyudh ho ya fir ladaai jaise Bheem ke waqt hui. Wo ladna jaanta hai lekin kya wo Abhimanyu se aage Arjun bann chuka hai?", Umed ne bhi dono ka tiraskaar na karte hue yaha Arjun ke khilaf pehli baar baat kahi jo shayad chaal he thi lekin ek bhari chaal.

"Aap log he agar bawandar chahte ho toh main kya kahu.", Sanjiv ne sirf apna he jaam banate hue kaha

"Matlab?", Narinder ji ne sawal kiya

"jo bhi baat yaha hogi chacha ji wo yahi rahegi toh main aage kahunga. Kasam lijiye us khaas ki aap sabhi jiske jaane ka dukh aapko sehan na ho tabhi main aage baat karunga.", Sanjiv ne bina paani milaaye he wo jaam gale se niche utaar liya. Wo aaj apne bhai ke liye jaise samaaj se baaghi ho chuka tha aur agar baat kisi ek ko chunn ne ki aati toh toh nischit kar chuka tha ki inki kasam tootne ko wo yaad rakhega.

"Maa kasam.", Shankar

"Papa hamesha saamne hai.", Umed

"Pariwar se upar kuch nahi.", Narinder

Aur teeno he turant kasam uthane ke baad waise he neat peg laga kar taktaki se Sanjiv ko dekhne lage.

"Jiwan katai waisa nahi hai chacha ji jaisa hum sabhi dekhte ya chahte hai. Indradhanush ke drishya me rehne wala aksar kaale safed ka mohtaj rehta hai.", Sanjiv ab jaise vichar bana chuka tha kuch bada kehne ka.

"Matlab.?", yaha Peg banate hue is baar Shankar ji ne khud he soda paani dala kyonki neat peena khatarnaak tha aise jajbaati mahol me.

"Pyaar.... Chota sa lafz lekin maayne bahot bade hai iske chacha ji aur maine jana ye jab khud mehsoos kiya. Main us indradhanush se bahar tha sab ran hote hue bhi lekin jo kaale ghere me raha uske pas saptrang the. Arjun.. Arjun ke pas sabkuch tha jabki koyi chahat bhi nahi."

"Mujhe iska koyi bhaan nahi.", Narinder ji ne thoda kareeb hote hue gilaas me baraf ke tukde daal kar Sanjiv ko dekha. Unhe alag he jhurjhuri ho rahi thi jaise wo kuch naya jaan ne wale the.

"Arjun ke aadarsh hai swayam Shankar chacha. Majboot nirnaya bhi waisa he vyakti le sakta hai. Wo sabse jyada kisi ko maanta hai toh Krishna chachi ko aur agar baat aaye kurbaan hone ki toh fir Umed chacha. Aapne kahi dekhi hai aisi vividhta?", Sanjiv ne sabhi ko lapet liya tha aur khud Shankar ji jaante the ki unka beta kabhi unke virudh nahi ho sakta.

"Tum sahi ho is maamle me aur main samarthan karta hu ki wo aisa he hai. Lekin hum Vishnu ko bhool rahe hai.", Narinder ji ne baat kaatni chahi.

"Vishnu aapke pas hoga meri joining se pehle lekin baat poori nahi hui chacha ji. Meri shaadi ka gift he samajh lo.", Aaj Sanjiv ne in teeno ko jaise lapet he liya tha aur uphaar ke jikar par wo khamosh he ho gaye.

"Bolo bhi aap log. Khamosh kyu ho? Sawal toh bahot honge."

"Tum Arjun ki harek jirah nahi jaante Sanjiv. Samay bahot kuch bigaad dega.", Shankar ke antarman se nikli is baat par Sanjiv thoda gambhir ho gaya.

"Wahi darr hai hai chacha ji ki tab main aapke khilag rahunga ya aap mera sath denge.?", Ye alag he visphot tha jo Sanjiv ne kiya tha un par.

"Kya matlab ki main tumhare khilaf?"

"Jaane dijiye is baat ko chacha ji. Jisne doodh nahi peeya wo khaas aur jisne peeya wo andekha.", Sanjiv ne aisa karara prahaar kiya tha apne Shankar chacha par ki wo kuch pal tak bas sochte he reh gaye.

"Ritu ke liye bol rahe ho?", Jaldbaaji me mooh se nikal he gaye Shankar lekin yaha Narinder ki bohen tann gayi.

"Matlab ki aapko thik se pata hai? Wo asli Krishan hai chacha ji aur sach kahu toh pehle mujhe bhi asehniya sa laga fir jab gyaan chakshu khule toh us se behtar kuch tha he nahi. Kyun Umed chacha ji? Subhadhra aur Arjun se behtar koyi rann-neeti me raha hai kya?", Ye ajeeb sanvaad tha jisme Sanjiv ne saaf jaahir kar diya tha ke Ritu-Arjun ka rishta usko swikaar bhi hai lekin wo asliyat me kuch aur bhi hai.

"Haan beta. sab sahi hai. Main ab bas sone he laga hu.", Umed toh waha se uth kar ek taraf he chal diya lekin Narinder abhi bhi Shankar ko ghoor raha tha ke ye kaunsi antakshri hai jiska usko nahi pata. Gehri raat ke sath he Sanjiv bhi khamoshi se nikal chala apne bister ki taraf, Shankar Narinder ko chhod kar.
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"Ye Sanjiv kya keh raha tha Bhole? Itni jatli baatein jo mere bhi dimaag ke upar se nikal rahi thi aur wo tujhe samajh aa rahi thi?", Diwar ki munder se paanv latkaye Narinder is gehri raat me apne bade bhai se wo sabkuch jaan na chahta tha jo Shankar ne usko pehle kabhi bataya nahi.

"Ye Sanjiv bhi na kabhi kabhi jyada jajbaati ho jata hai Inder. Aaj pehle he ye Lucky ke sath aadhi bottle gatke baitha tha aur upar se dusre brand ki is bottle ke 3 peg jaldi jaldi kheench kar kuch bhi antt shantt bolne laga. Sach toh ye hai ki wo Arjun ke liye kahi jyada he lagaav rakhta hai. Tere ishare se jaise usko laga ki kahi Vishnu wale maamle me Arjun na shamil ho jaaye toh wo apne daleel ke sath bhai ka pyaar he dikhane laga. Tu bhi toh mere liye aisa he hai na?", Shankar kaise bhi karke apni baat ko sahi karna chahta tha kyonki kuch pehlu sachmuch usne Narinder se dhakk kar rakhe the vartmaan halaat me.

"Chutiya jarur hu bhai lekin mand-chutiya nahi. Ye Ritu wala maamla kya hai? Aur Arjun kyun behtar hai iski jaanch Sanjiv ne jis tarah karke samjhaai hai us se lagta hai ki abhi tak tu bhi apni aulaad ko sahi se nahi jaan paya.", Narinder ne halaat ko samajhte hue sirf wahi 2 sawaal kiye the jinhe batane me shayad Shankar ko mushkil na hoti, kam se kam Narinder ke saamne toh nahi. Ek gehri aah bharne ke baad Shankar ne anant aasman me faile us andhkaar aur sitaro ko dekha.

"Haan ye bhi ek nasliya parikshan jaisa he toh hai Inder. Komal gunvaan hai aur wo pehli santaan ke hisaab se jyada apni maa par gayi. Ritu ke maamle me meri chahat ek aur beti ki thi jis se mere gunn usme adhik hai lekin Arjun jab hua toh wo bas dil ki chahat si thi ki ab ek toh beta ho jo tere ya mere jaisa ho. Rekha bhi us samay hadd se jyada gyaan aur sahitya ke beech rahi. Samay se thoda pehle ho gaya tha nahi toh tere wale ke sath he hona tha usne. Fir jaise wo sangarsh karta hua paida hua tha toh mrityu ko shishu avastha me parast karke wo sabit karta hai ki usme pehli dono santano se kahi jyada he khaas aur strong DNA hai. Jaanta hai uske epilepsy attack ke time mere doctor dost ne kya kaha tha?", Shankar jaise ab apne peshe aur samooche gyaan ke sath sath ghatnao ko bhi madde najar rakhta hua apni baat batane laga tha.

"Kya kaha tha us waqt doctor ne Shankar jisne tujhe itna prabhavit kiya?", Narinder bhi jaise baaki sawaal bhool kar ab ye jaan na chahta tha ki uske bhatije me aakhir kya vilakshan hai.

"Uski immunity sadharan se 2-3 guna jyada hai bhai. Brain se oxygen disconnect hone par bhi Arjun aadha pauna ghanta behosh rehne ke bawjood jhel bhi gaya aur jism par koyi galat prabhav bhi nahi pada. Maa bhi jaise usko humse behtar samajhti hai aur unki wo adhbhutt khuraak Arjun ka jism bade araam se sehan karke khud ko paripakva banata ja raha hai. Growth hormones kahi jyada active hone ke sath he overall impact ya kahu prabhav de rahe hai. Wo eksaar hai. Bas jo samajh nahi aa raha hai wo hai uska mental reaction. Kyonki wo discolse he nahi karna chahta kisi ke saamne. Aur jo tera sawaal tha Ritu wala toh us par main kahunga ki Ritu uske ye sab raaj mere ya us doctor se jyada atche se jaanti hai. Arjun emotional aur mental level pe jaise apni badi behan par nirbhar bhi hai aur connected bhi. Tu samajh raha hai na mera matlab Inder?", Shankar ne bade he saleeke se sabkuch pesh kiya tha abhi tak.

"Hann.. Haan bhai main gor se sunn raha hu aur samajh bhi raha hu. Par Sanjiv ne aisa kyun kaha ki Ritu asli Krishan hai? Baad me Subhadra kaha jiska toh asamajik matlab hai aur aisa hua toh ye maaf karne laayak hoga kya?", Narinder ne apni baat ab spasht keh di thi.

"Jab Arjun nirbhar he Ritu par hai bachpan se aur 9 baras ke antraal ke baad Ritu ko khud lagbhag ek aur saal laga Arjun se vyavahar sahi karne me toh tujhe kya lagta hai Inder ki aisa vyakti apni maansik aur aantaraik lagaam kisi anya ko saunp dega? Yaha fir se genes haavi hai aur Ritu ke case me jaise mera prabhav adhik raha wahi idhar hai. Tu khudko aur mujhe he le. Hum dono me vivaad kyon nahi hota jabki hum toh ek jaise he hai.?", Is baat ne jaise Narinder ko sochne par he majboor kar diya tha. Bahot he atoot aur aatmiya judaav tha Shankar aur Narinder ke darmiyaan jisme Shankar nirdeshak aur Narinder karta ki bhoomika me hota tha. Taalmel bhi jaise khoon ki wajah se utna he bejod tha.

"Matlab tu kehna chahta hai ki Arjun haal-filhaal me jo kar gujra hai wo sab isliye kyonki Ritu uski margdarshika hai?"

"Nahi. Wo bhi hoga kuch hadd tak lekin Arjun bhavuk hai, jaise ki tu aur Ritu vastavik hai jaise ki main. Aadar sirf rishtey me bade hone ka hai Inder. Lekin asal baat wahi hai ghoom fir kar. Undono ka paraspar judaav, jaisa Sanjiv ne kaha tha. Aur agar tujhe wo 2 din pehle wala kissa yaad ho jo ladka Asgar wale maamle me hamari dehleej pe chala aaya tha toh tu aur atche se samjhega."

"Haan toh waha hua kya tha sahi se toh shayad pata bhi nahi laga.?"

"Arjun usko samjhata raha bina koyi jhagda kiya lekin jaise he us ladke ne galat najar se Ritu ko dekha toh sirf ek hath padne par wo ladka sadak pe lagbhag murchit sa ho gaya tha, kaan par gehre cut ke sath. Aur thik Arjun ke agle vaar se pehle Ritu ka uska hath pakadna aur Arjun ka aise shaant ho jana jaise wo kabhi garam hua bhi na ho. Jaise tu meri us bimari ko thanda kar deta hai Inder, us se bada kuch Arjun me hai aur uski dawa Ritu. Mere maamle me wo samay adhiktar aata bhi tabhi tha jab tujh par koyi baat ho aur Arjun ke mamle me bhi.", Shankar ki aankhon me jara bhi neend na thi beshak subah darjano kaam the aur jimmewariyan bhi.

"Oh... toh Rudra wali baat majaak nahi thi jo mujhe Krishna ne bataai thi? Fir toh ye alag bhi nahi ho sakte kyonki Arjun ....

"Exactly. Aur yahi Sanjiv kehna chaah raha tha. Ritu samajhdar hai lekin uske bina Arjun aisa jaise saurmandal me koyi ulka pind. Betahasha gati se ghoomta, kshati pahuchta aur lakshyaheen ulka pind. Bachpan wo krodhit hota tha jab usko Preeti se dur karte the ya uski baat nahi maani jaati thi lekin tab bhi wo Ritu ke paas jaate he thanda. Fir uska jo Bheem wala haadsa hua toh waha usne apni hadd todi thi Menaka ki wajah se. Mishra ke londo aur aadmiyon ki thukaai ki thi tab bhi wajah Ritu he rahi hogi. Sudarshan aur uske dosto ko khastahaal kiya toh wajah Preeti ya Manju aur wo ruka bhi inke he rokne se lekin tabahi karne ke baad. Aise aur bhi ghatnakram hai Inder jinme agar Arjun shamil hua toh bhavukta aur judaav ki wajah se. Lekin wo shaant bhi apno ke kehne par ho jata hai par kar gujarne ke baad. Sirf uski badi behan he hai jo usko tatkaal me he thanda kar sakti hai. Aur mere liye apne jiwan ka sabse jatil case bhi mere bache hai aur ek khamosh tufaan bhi.", Shankar ke lafzo me ubhar aaye dard ko turant he Narinder pehchaan gaya tha. Khade ho kar wo apne bhai ke kandhe par hath rakhta hua bas itna he keh paya.

"Tujhe jo darr lag raha hai na Shankar uski parwah matt kar mere bhai. Tu usko apni taqat bana ke dekh aur ab mujhe ye kahi se bhi gair-samaajik nahi lag raha. Aise pyaar ko toh naam dene ki himmat hum jaise tuchh manushya kar he nahi sakte. Unme jo paralokik judaav hai iska toh maan karna chaiye mere bhai. Har jagah humne kanoon aur niyam ki dhajjiyan udaai, is samaaj ki gaand pe hal chalaya lekin aaj agar baat apne he bacho ke bhavishya aur unke bhalaai ki hai toh fir toh dugni maa chodni chaiye in niyamo ki. Mera beta kabhi belagaam ulka pind nahi banega. Wo chandrma aur dharti wala connection kehna mujhe jyada sahi lagta hai. Ab dil halka kar le aur aaja tere sar ki maalish karke main tujhe supt-grah le chalu.", Narinder aise mahol me bhi halki masti karta apne bhai ko liye 2 gaddo ki taraf chala aaya. Aur sachmuch dono sone lage toh wo Shankar ke baalo me halke hatho se khaas tarah ungliya firata jald he usko neend ke aagosh me bhej chuka tha.

'Waah re uparwale. Teri laathi me sachmuch awaaj nahi.', Sone se pehel Narinder ne muskura kar mann he mann ye kaha aur aankhe moond li. Dil ab halka ho chuka tha sabkuch jaan lene ke baad.
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Abhi din nikalne se pehle ka andhkaar he tha jab alarm ghadi ki awaaj se Manju ki neend uchat gayi. Ye awaaj uske mata-pita ke kamre se aa rahi thi. Alsaai si Manju ne uthne se pehle ruk ruk kar angdaai li toh kamar se upar ek khaas ehsaas paya. Swatah he chehre par wo durlabh muskaan ubhar aayi uski kokh ko seenchne wale ka chehra vichaar karte he.

'Bas yahi itcha hai bhagwan se meri. Jab bhi ye aankhen khule toh tumhe dhyaan karu aur jab bhi band ho toh tumhari he tasvir se.', Manju ne apna dheela sa basketball wala lamba tshirt thik karne ke baad nirvastra taango ko ek salwar se dhaka aur baal banati hui kamre se bahar chali aayi. Abhi 4 bajne me 5-10 minute baaki thi. Ghar me ek baar fir khamoshi chha chuki thi shayad Saroj ji ya Daleep ji ne alarm ghadi turant he band kar di hogi.

'Ab itni jadli wapis he udhar jana tha toh wahi na ruk jaate sab. Lekin nahi.', khud se he batiyati hui Manju bathroom me halki hone ke dauran yahi sab soch rahi thi. Daleep ji toh udhar he rukne ke pakshdhar the lekin Saroj ji ne behan ka sasural wala hawala deke aisa hone na diya. Kuch soch kar Manju ne ek baar fir salwar jism se juda karke bathroom ki khunti par chadha di. Ab wo tshirt bhi nadarad thi uske sutwa lambe chamakdar jism se.

'Ishhhhh... jab ye mua peit me nahi aaya tha toh itni aag nahi bhadakti thi lekin ab toh lagta hai ki har waqt bas isko sehlati rahu.', Manju ka jism kaamjwar me tapne lag raha tha jis par girta thanda paani bhi jaise tapish bhadane he laga. Is meethi chubhan se khud he uski lambi patli ungliyan dono jaangho ke beech sthit phooli hui lambi faanko par chalne lagi. Arjun se milne se pehle tak wo aisi kriya ko ganda samajhti thi lekin ab halaat ye tha ki jabtak wo sone se pehle aur uthne ke baad ek baar apni muniya ko ragad na leti, uska sharir garmi badhata he rehta.

'Ummm..', ek hath diwar par tikaye Manju apne dusre hath se lagatar apni yoni ki geeli faanko ko maalish ke andaj me masalti rahi. Unmaad bhadne par dusra hath diwar se hata kar apne ek nukile nipple se susajjit gol ubhar par rakhti wo ab naram chuche ko bhi dabane lagi. Arjun ne khaasi mehnat ki thi uske seene par jaha ab choti musammbiyon ki jagah bade kandhari anaar vypat the. Unka kasaav barkaraar tha lekin ek mulayam lamas ke sath. Har gujarte pal ke sath Manju ka chehra aur laal hone laga. Na chahte hue bhi uski siskiyan bathroom me chalte paani se tej hone lagi. Choot ne kaamras ko jaangho par bhejne ki bharpoor koshish ki thi lekin behta fuhare ka paani jaise kisi bhi nishaan ko panapne nahi dena chahta tha.

"Aaahhhh.. Arjunnnnnn.", Nidhaal si hoti Manju sabkuch bhool kar bathroom ke sangmarmari farsh par he pasar gayi. Saasein ukhad chuki thi jinhe sambhalna shayad abhi uske vash me na tha. Upar se nirantar girta paani bhi jaise in saanson ko jhutlane me asafal he raha. 5 minute baad Manju ki chetna lauti toh wo jaise taise khadi hui. Darwaje ke dusri taraf se jaane kabse uski maa Saroj kiwaad thapthapa rahi thi.

"Aaiiii.. maaaa.. Chain se nahane bhi nahi deti ho.", Fir se Manju ke chehre aur awaaj me wahi andaaj laut chuka tha jiske liye wo prakhyaat thi. Pehle se bathroom me tanga toliya seene par lapet wo geeli taango par salwar chadhaye bahar nikli toh uski maa ke chehre par alag he bhaav najar aaye.

"10 minute se awaaj laga rahi hu aur 100 bar darwaja peeta hoga maine. 4 baje tu andar ghusi thi lekin ab ghadi sadhe 4 baja rahi hai. Aur thoda khayaal rakha kar khudko thanda karte waqt. Baap bhi hai ghar me lekin nahi tujhe toh bhopu me naam bajana hai Arjun Arjun ka. Kar liyo waha ja ke uske sath lekin din shuru kare toh ram ka naam liya kar Arjun ka nahi.", Ye sab Saroj bahot he dhimi awaaj me keh rahi thi jaise wo kamre tak apni awaaj jaane na dena chahti ho. Manju bhi ye sab bhaanp kar halki si sharam ke bawjood muskura rahi thi. Saroj ne beti ke seene par sirf toliya dekh matha he peet liya.

"Baat aisi hain maa ke ab na wo damaad he hai aapka chahe lagti uski mausi ho aap. Aur rahi baat uske paas rehne ki toh wo khud he aata jata rehta hai mere ghar. Lekin filhaal jara mahol bhid-bhaad wala hai toh bas yaad he kar leti hu. Ho jao tayaar aap bhi apne munne se milne ke liye aur main chali apni kamre me.", Manju ne aankh maar kar seedhiyon ka rukh kiya aur kulanche maarti si nikal chali.

'Kya karu is ghodi ka ab main? Ek toh rishtey ka koyi naam bhi nahi raha aur upar se dhitaai toh dekho. Waise iski bhi kya galti hai jab wo ladka prem ki chumbak he aisi dhaaran kiye hai. Bhagwaan bas inhe buri najar se bachaye aur sab thik kare.', Saroj mamtavash dua maangne se kaha chookti aur fir Arjun ka dhyaan aate he uske bhi chehre par muskaan aa gayi. Sachmuch wo koyi asaani se bhulaya ja sakne wala kissa toh na tha. Wo toh sahej kar rakhne ke sath fir dohrane wala prem-snaan tha jiske baare me soch kar he premika ras bahane lage. Idhar Daleep ji bhi aankhen khol chuke the aur pratiksha me the ki kab unhe chai mile aur din shuru ho.
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Col sahab ke ghar ke bahar ye Taxi number plate wali gaadi ruki tab Asgar khaali plot me chhidkaav kar raha tha. Asgar ki bhi jaise dincharya bhor hone se pehle he shuru ho jaati thi. Raat se jagmag rangbirangi laddiyan abhi bhi jhilmil thi aur idhar car ki pichli seat se ye chharhara sa gora-chitta vyakti utra toh Asgar lapak kar aage badha. Aankhon par bina dandi wala najar ka mehnga chasma aur chust kameej patloon ke sath he sharirk bhasha kisi raees videshi hindustani ki thi.

"Laaiye sahab, aapka samaan main nikal chalta hu.", Asgar ne is vyakti ko car ki seat se bada bag nikalte dekh aage badhkar khud he madad ki. Ek pal ke liye in sahab ne badi kritaghyata se Asgar ko dekha jiski deel-dol tagdi hone ke bawjood chehre se saaf jahir hota tha ke wo nek mehnatkash vyakti hai. Taxi ke driver ne dikki ka tala khol kar 2 bag aur bahar nikale toh Asgar ne unme se bhi ek bada wala utha liya.

"Thank you dost. Tumhe papa ne security pe rakha hai ya tau ji ne? Waise mera na Vivaan Puri hai aur main Col Satish Puri ka beta hu.", Driver ko 500-500 ke kuch note dene ke sath he in sahab ne ek badi si gudiya apne hath me lene ke sath he dusra bag bhi kandhe par daal liya. Ye the Preeti ke pita jo America se Delhi aur ab Delhi se seedha idhar padhare the. Unki baat par Asgar adab se muskurate hue bola. Vivaan ji tab tak gate ki taraf chalne lage the aur unke peeche Asgar.

"Ji sir, main yaha shubh-utsav par khaansama hu aur Pandit ji ke sath sath aapke pita ji ne bhi humari bahot madad ki hai. Aap jarur Hindustan se bahar rehte hai.", Asgar ne ek najar wapis jaate taxi-wale ko dekha aur fir galiyare se chalte aaye Col sahab ko. Tala kholne ke baad Col sahab badi he garamjoshi se apne bete se gale lag kar mile the. Asgar ne dono bag andar wale darwaje ke paas savdhani se rakh kar bahar ka rukh kiya toh usko bhi unhone rok liya.

"Arre Asgar miya, bhai tum sabhi ko khana khilate ho toh kabhi ek pyali chai hamare ghar ki bhi pee lo. Ye Vivaan hai, hamara beta aur Vivaan aadat ke anusar tum toh jarur mil he liye hoge Asgar se?", Asgar ne dono hath jodd diye the aur tabtak andar se Romela bhi saaf-suthre paridhan me idhar aa chuki thi.

"Nahi sahab, aapki ye chai ki pyaali udhar rahi hum par. Paani ka chhidkaav karne ke liye aaya tha aur abhi nahane ke baad wapis aaunga. Jhoothe mooh chai peena kisi bhi rasoiye ke liye galat hai. Ijajat chahta hu ji aur chote sahab, agar kuch khas bhi banana ho toh bejhijhak kahiyega. Continental me bhi hath barabar chalta hai mera.", Asgar ne vida lene se pehle fir se dono ko pranaam kiya aur ghar se nikalte hue darwaja wapis dhaal diya.

"Toh flight me koyi pareshani toh nahi aayi? Tum toh barkhurdar 2 din pehle aane wale the lekin lagta hai America kuch jyada he raas aa raha hai. Chalo baaki baat coffee par karte hai.", Vivaan ne abhi toh wo dhai-3 feet ki gudiya apne seene se he laga rakhi thi aur unke pita ek taraf toh dusri taraf Romela sath thi.

"Safar toh aapko pata he hai papa in connecting flights ka. Parso he aa jata lekin wo Krishna bhabhi ke kuch reports lene the jis wajah se thoda samay laga. Aap toh jaise pehle the ab us se bhi kahi atche dikh rahe ho. Aur ye madam adjust ho gayi kya?", Apni biwi ka kandha pyaar se dabate hue Vivaan ne thodi maskhari karni chahi lekin Romela ne mooh banate hue hath jhatak diya. Swabhavik triya-charitra jab pati ko niche lana ho apne. Teeno he ab tak hall me aa chuke the. Mukesh sara samaan ab Romela ke kamre me rakhne laga tha.

"Romela toh Preeti se bhi jaldi adjust hui hai yaha. Aur maine ek bhi shikayat nahi suni apni bahu se ki usko kisi prakar ki taklif hui ho. Baaki ab tum aa gaye ho toh tumhari santushti ka dhyaan jarur rakhenge bhai. Khair, coffee peene ke baad kuch araam karna chaho toh kar lena. Baad me vyast hona he padega.", Apne sasur dwara tareef karne par khoobsurat Romela ke chehre par kahi jyada he chamak aa chuki thi. Wahi Parvati ne table par teeno ke liye coffee ke cup rakhne ke sath he bahar se laya hua akhbar Col sahab ko thama diya.

"Waise lagta hai ab army wale asool thode dheele ho gaye hai aapke, papa. Nahi toh 5 baje tak toh ghar me sab jaag he jaate the pehle."

"Barkhurdar, tum jab yaha rehte the tab ghar me army-man tha. Ab yaha itne barso se ek pauti ka dada rehta hai jiski duniya bas apni us pari ke ird-gird he hai. Wo jab uthegi tab uthegi lekin tum abhi bhi yaha niyam follow karoge.", Col sahab ne hanste hue he cheta diya tha ke jis ghar ki yaadein Vivaan unhe yaad kara raha hai wo dashako purani baat hai.

"Ji Sir.", Majaak me Vivaan ne thoda josh me kehne ke sath he salute mara toh is baar Romela ne unhe chup rehne ka ishara karke ghudki di.

"Bache so rahe hai Viv. Aur bhabhi ke sath Vicki bhi apne kamre me soyi hai. Kuch guests bhi hai yaha toh thoda dhyaan rakho.", Romela ne wo badi si gudiya utha kar Preeti ke kamre ka rukh kiya. Yaha Vivaan ab sadharan hota hua coffee ki chuski lene laga.

"Matlab ye sach hai ki Shankar bhaiya ke bete ke sath he Preeti ab jiwan vyatit karegi? Matlab aisa nahi hai ki main koyi sawaal kar raha hu lekin bas thoda clear karna tha aapse.", Vivaan ne wahi ek pita wala sawaal kiya tha jis par Col sahab muskura diye.

"Tumhari maa ki itcha thi bete ki uski pauti ya pauta bhai sahab ke ghar se hamara aisa rishta barkarar rakhe jis se kabhi bhi pariwar alag na ho. Khair maine ye sab thopa nahi hai aur nahi he us bachpan wale kisse par bhabhi ji ne koyi jor diya tha. Dono bache ek dusre ke sath he khush rehte hai Vivaan aur tum Arjun se miloge toh agar wo tumhe thik na laga toh main jarur bhai sahab se charcha karunga. Aakhir tum he toh akele shubchintak ho Preeti ke.", Is jawab par Vivaan jaise jhemp sa gaya tha aur najre jhukaye wo coffee ki bhaanp leta raha. Romela apni beti ke kamre se bahar aa chuki thi, darwaja band karke.

"Aisa hai Viv ki tum Arjun se kaabil ladka agar dhoond do toh main poori umar tumse koyi sawaal nahi karungi. Lekin us se bhi jaruri baat hai ek bhara-poora suljha hua pariwar jisme har insaan ko uska vyaktigat swaroop swatantrata se milta hai. Ek pal ke liye Arjun ko bhula bhi do toh ye toh nahi bhula sakte na ki Preeti ne mere baad ek maa ka sukh Rekha me he paya hai. Renuka pe tumse jyada haq Shankar jatata hai bhai ke roop me.", Abhi Romela kuch aur bhi bolti ki Vivaan cup ek taraf rakh ke jor jor se hansne laga.

"Hahaha.. toh finally tumhare sabhi sawaal aur shak khatam ho he gaye na Roma? You were tha one who was hesitant and worried. I was sure and I will remain forever. Tau ji toh hain he ek gehra samandar jo khudke pas kuch na rakhte hue sabkuch baant dete hai. Shankar bhai, Inder aur yaha tak ki Madhu bhi jisko dil se ek baar maan lete hai fir uska sath nahi chhodte. Taai ji ne toh khair kabhi mujhe he ye ehsaas nahi hone diya ki main unka beta nahi hu. Papa ko unhone he manaya tha jab main bahar jana chahta tha. Aur Arjun, Rekha bhabhi-Shankar bhaiya ka beta. Us se behtar kya he hoga meri pari ke liye? Ye dono shayad isliye he agal bagal me paida hue honge ki baad me beech wala plot kabza sake.", Vivaan ki baat par ab Col sahab bhi khilkhila kar hans rahe the aur apne gale ke gird ye mulayam se hatho ka ghera mehsoos karte he ek baap ka dil joro se dhadak utha. Ye uski beti he toh thi jiska sparsh matra bata raha tha ke wo is vyakti ka he ansh hai. Kursi se khade ho kar Vivaan ne turant he apni beti ko baahon me bhar liya.

"Oh pops.. I really missed you a lot.", Preeti lambe kadd ki hone ke bawjood apne pita ke gale tak he aa rahi thi aur usko apne seene se lagaye Vivaan ke jaise jajbaat he jawaab de gaye. Wo kuch pal apni beti ko mehsoos karne ke baad wo aweg, wo dur rehne ka dard aur is sneh se bas rone he laga tha. Kaanch ke peeche se un bhoori aankhon me aansu apne aap he behne lage. Baap aur beti ka nischhall pyaar shayad maa-bete se bhi jyada he hota hoga lekin ye dono balidani he rehte hai isliye kamtar he aanka jata hai. Kuch aisa he haal tha Preeti ka jisne apne pita ki kameej par garam paani ki chhaap chodni shuru kar di thi.

"Meri pari meri gudiya.. Tujhe bhi bahot miss kiya maine. Bas ab kameej geeli matt kar kyonki tere aansu pakke rang wale hai.", Is bhavuk pal me Vivaan ne sabit kar diya tha ke wo jiwan ke prati hamesha hansmukh drishtikon he rakhta hai. Baap beti alag hue toh Vivaan ne najakat se Preeti ka maatha choom kar agla majaak shuru kar diya.

"Pados me he toh jana hai ek din. Din me 3-4 baar toh jaati he hogi abhi. Fir ye rona dhona tu rehne he de meri Pari. Teri maa royi thi jab main isko Greece se yaha leke aaya tha. Hahaha", Vivaan ki awaaj sunn kar ab toh Alisha bhi jaag chuki thi aur uske aate he Romela raosi ki taraf chal di. Preeti bhi good morning maami bolne ke baad apne kamre me wapis. Yaha Vivaan thoda asehaj hua lekin Alisha se gale lag kar milta hua wo nahane ka bolte he khisak liya. Kuch toh tha jo filhaal najar nahi aa raha tha lekin vypat tha in teeno ke beech he. Alisha, Romela aur Vivaan ke beech. Filhaal kaun galat tha aur kaun sahi iska fainsla toh anyaas karna mumkin bhi na tha.
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"Oh chacha... yaar ye kya pilaya tha raat me?", Sanjiv sar pakde baitha tha jab Narinder ji dand pelne ke baad paseene se tar-batar paani ka jug liye uske he gadde par aa baithe. Apni baniyaan se he wo sharir ka paseena saaf karte hue muskura rahe the. Dusre hath se paani ek gilaas me daalne ke baad unhone wo Sanjiv ko thamate hue kaha.

"Aisa hai beta ke tum chahe policia afsar bann gaye ho lekin ek cheej nahi seekhe.", Narinder ji ki baat sunn kar Sanjiv ne ek saans me he poora gilaas halak me udel liya. Ab wo plastic ki panni se kate hue nimbu, jo shayad kuch der pehle he wo rasoi se le kar aaye the gilass me nichodne lage.

"Kya nahi seekha chacha ji? Sala itna toh pee bhi nahi thi jitna gala sookh raha hai aur sar bhaari ho raha hai."

"Beta tumne pehle toh pee Vodka apne dost ke sath, khaali peit. Taaki mooh se durgandh na aaye lekin khana bhi jaruri hota hai. Uske baad tumne whiskye ka pavva khatam kiya aur fir bina he khana khaaye so gaye. Raat me uthe bhi the tum aur tanki ka paani pee kar wapis so gaye the. Jaante bhi ho raat me tum kya kuch keh rahe the.?", Narinder ji paini nigaah se dekh rahe the apne bhatije ko lekin Sanjiv ka sara dhyaan gilaas me nichood rahe nimbu par he tha aur usme kala namak girane ke baad uske chacha ne 2 ghoont paani daalte he wo uske saamne kar diya. Sanjiv ne jaise he mooh lagaya toh khataas se ek pal wo thithak gaya lekin jaise taise poora khatam karke wo kuch sehaj sa hua.

"Maine kal sachmuch bina kuch khaaye he aadhi bottle khatam kar di thi chacha ji. Lucky ne bola bhi tha mujhe aur fir jab aap log baithe toh main tabtak control me tha jabtak papa waha tha aur fir cigrattee ka kash lagate he jaise mujhe kuch ho gaya tha. Pata nahi chacha mere sath kya hua tha lekin mujhe bas 4 naam yaad hai. Vishnu, Balwan, Arjun aur Ritu. Main Arjun ko kabhi kuch hone nahi dunga. Aur raatbhar mujhe bas bure bure khayaal he aate rahe jaise kabhi ek car palat rahi hai aur main waha nahi hu. Koyi Arjun ko maar raha hai lekin main soya hua hu aur jab main paani peene ke liye utha toh main bahot ghabraya hua tha. Arjun ne apne daaye seene ki taraf hath rakha hua tha aur wo muskura raha tha chacha ji lekin jaise he hath hataya toh waha goli ka chhed tha aur uske baad wo behosh ho gaya. Main tab bhi uske paas nahi tha.", Ye sab batate hue Sanjiv jaise sadme me tha aur Narinder ji ke chehre par hamesha wali muskurahat.

"Sharaab ka ye bhi ek asar hai dost. Tum kal Arjun ke kareeb he hoge jab Lucky ke sath pee rahe the? Aur duniya me ek wahi hai jiske sath tumhara aisa yarana hai jisme bhai, guru, dost, dushman aur salahkaar tak ek he insaan ho? Atchi baat hai ki tum uski parwah karte ho lekin sharaab ke baad aksar aise khayaal aate hai jab aapka itna khaas insaan aapke kareeb ho. Chalo ab utho aur thoda sa tehal lo. Phir kele aur doodh ka mishran le kar thoda araam kar lena, hangover khatam ho jayega.", Narinder ji ne Sanjiv ki peeth halke se thapthapate hue kuch haunsla diya. Sanjiv bhi apni jagah se uth khada hua kyonki aaj uski haldi, mehandi aur fir raat me sangeet ka karyakram tha. 25-30 dost toh uske bhi the jo kal shaadi me shareek hone ke liye aane wale the shaam tak.

"Waise ek baat saanjhi karni thi aapse. Wo kya hai na ki Arjun ne ek baar khwaab dekha tha ki wo mujhe kandhe pe liye ja raha hai aur mere sar se khoon beh raha tha us samay. Ek hath ne uska paanv pkad kar usko rok liya tha. Ye sach hua tha jab Mohar Singh ne humla kiya tha. Aap bhi sochna ki sharaab wala Sanjiv galat ho bhi sakta hai lekin aise khwaab kuch toh ishara karte he honge.", Sanjiv dhime kadmo se niche chala gaya tha aur peeche chhod gaya tha apne chacha ko us gehri soch me chhod kar jiske baare me kabhi Narinder sochna bhi nahi chahta tha.

'Tujhse kya kahu mere bete ki tere sapne toh kuch bhi nahi. Maine khud ko dekha hai nirjiv lekin chehre par muskaan thi ki bagal me gire mere bhai ki saansein kayam thi aur mere pita humse 100 kadam he dur the, hath me pistol liye. Senkdo baar wo khwaab mujhe aaya hai aur aaj bhi aaya tha.', Narinder ne baniyaan diwar par daal kar raat ki utari hui tshirt pehan ne ke baad Umed aur Shankar ko jagaya aur fir dhyaan mudra me ja baitha. Sapno aur vastvikta ke beech ek ankahi antakshri hamesha he chalti hai jisme aksar humko ehsaas nahi hota ki hum kis taraf haare hai. Narinder ko bhaan tha kyonki wo Indrajeet bhi tha aur mrityu ke saamne nidar rehne wala bhi.

Aaj ghar me dhol shuru hone wale the toh ye waqt katai in baaton ka na tha. Vivaah utsav prarambh.

 

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Update 183
Jiwan ke Pehlu

Subah uthne se pehle he uninde se Bijender ne apni bholi bhali khoobsurat biwi ke jism ko fir se apne niche le liya tha. Har gujarte din ke sath in dono ke beech ab behtar taalmel aur paripakvata aane lagi thi. Nadaan si Anupama ko bhi ab ekant palo me Bijender dwara bharpoor pyaar karna atcha lagne laga tha aur is dauraan wo khud bhi uska sath deti. Dampatya ke inhi antrang palo ne jaise Anupama ki chamak me ijafa kiya tha wahi Bijender bhi sharirik taur par kahi jyada safurti aur taajgi mehsoos karta tha.

Abhi 20-25 minute ke aise he prem-milan ne ek baar fir poora bister itar-bitar karke rakh chhoda tha. Apne pati ke purusharth se labalab yoni ko kapde se saaf karti Anupama bister se uthne lagi toh Bijender ne ek baar fir usko pakad kar apne upar kheench liya. Anupama ke hontho par gehra chumban karke wo bas uske pyaare chehre ko nihar he raha tha aur wahi Anupama ki sharmili muskaan bahot kuch bata rahi thi.

"Tu bahot meethi hai re meri jaan. Dil na bharta tere se aur har roj uthte ke sath sochu hu ke taawli he saanjh ho je."

"Bas karo ji eb. Maa kehve the ki mard na apni ungli pe rakhe kar nahi toh wo apne khoonte pe bithaye rakhega. Iska ke matbal ho ji?", Sachmuch Anupama bahot bholi he thi aur Bijender uski choli sahi karne ke baad baalo ko bhi sanwaar kar uske barabar he baith gaya.

"Maa ne bol diyo ke mera khasam manne samjhe hai aur main usne. Anupama yu jo pati patni ka rishta hai na isme koyi ek dusre se kamtar konya hota. Tanne cycle dekhi hai na?", Bijender ne jaise samjhane ki koshish shuru ki aur Anupama ne apni badi badi palke jhapkate hue haami bhari.

"Bas waisa he rishta hai yu miya biwi wala. Ek pahiye se cycle na chalti aur hawa bhi dono me barabar hove toh wa barabar chale hai. Main tere bina adhura aur tu mere bina. Maa tere se hansi makhol kare thi meri chanda. Tu bhi unse batlaye kar tabhi din duniya ka bera chaalega. Eb ek metthi (kiss) de aur fer tayaar ho ja. Aaj shehar wale ghar me chalna hai tanne mere aur maa ke sath. Godrej me ek plastic ka bag se usme teri khatir saree liyaya tha wa hai. Pehan ke dikhaye aur baaki toom (gehne) bhi manne maa ti diye the tere khatir. Bera chaalna chahiye ke Mrs Anupama Bijender Singh padhari hai waha.", Bijender ki baatein aur kapde gehno wale khulase se Anupama kisi bachi se khush hone lagi thi. Usne khud he jaldi se uske hontho par honth tikaye aur fir uth khadi hui. Lekin dawaja kholne se pehle ek baar mudi aur filmy andaaj me hawaai chumban apne pati ko dete hue boli.

"Thank you hai ji aapka. Richa sahi kahe thi ki aap na sabse jyada atche ho.", Aur bina Bijender ka jawab sune darwaja kholti bahar nikal gayi. Abhi bhi uske jaise sar dhakne ki aadat nahi padi thi aur na he Chandro Devi Anupama ko aisa kuch karne deti thi. Ulta unhone he toh usko ek beti ki tarah ajaad rehne ko kaha tha is haveli ke darmiyan.

'Hahaha.. ya bhi na jama bholi hai. Sach kehve thi bebe ke pyaar toh dono taraf se he mehsoos hove hai. Chaal beta Bijender aaj fer dand bister par he pel liye toh kasrat aur na karke tayaar he hoya jaaye.', Bijender ne ek taraf rakha apna dheela sa kurta pehna aur dhoti sahi karke wo bhi uth khada hua. Wahi bahar Anupama ka saamna apni saas Sushila se ho chuka tha jo haare par dhoodh rakhne ke baad aangan me he chulhe ki taraf ja rahi thi.

"Ae tingari (ladki), aade toh aa.", Anupama kaakh me toliya dabaye thi aur apni saas ko aupcharik ram ram karne ke liye hath jode toh toliya niche ja gira. Usko uthati hui wo jhuki toh choli ke beech ki khaai thook se gili ho kar chamakti saaf najar aayi Sushila ko.

"Ji maa ji. Wo bas nahaan he chali thi. Inhone keha ke main nayi saree pehnu aur tayar ho jau. Aapke sath hum sehar jaa rahe hai na aaj?", Sushila ne apne maathe par hath he rakh liya aur is beech Guddi bhi muskurati hui chulhe ke pas se uth khadi hui.

"Ek saans me poori kahani gaa di lekin yu na bera ke waha jana kyun hai? Angiyan baandhni koni aave aur tu saree kis tariya bandhegi? Aathe aa..", Sushila ne khud he toliya uske hath se lete hue seene ka gilapans saaf karte hue uska sar sehlaya.

"Baith thodi der aur chaa pe le. Bahot tame baaki hai abhi. Guddi tu he thoda samjhaya kar isne. Samajhdar toh hone lagi hai lekin shayad kamre aur aangan me bhed na pata.", Sushila ne Anupama ko wahi bichi khaat par baithaya aur chulhe se chai ka patila utaar kar jug me chhaan ne lagi. Madhulata bhi nahane ke baad ujle rang ki audhni aur kameej-ghaghra pehne idhar aa chuki thi. Apne jethaniyo se ram-ram karke haudi ke pas dhule cup aur tray Sushila ke pas rakhti hui wo bhi udhar he baith gayi.

"9 baje nikalna hai Munni. Shagan ka samaan 2 baar jaanch liye gaadi me rakhne se pehle. Maa (Chandro) ka toh bera he hai tanne. Aade toh puchegi na lekin waha ja ke rukegi bhi koni sunaan se jo kuch bhool ho gayi toh.", Sushila ne 6 cup chai ke bharte hue bataya jis par Munni ne bas sar hila diya.

"Tu eb tak nahane na gayi bitiya?", Yaha Madhulata ne sawaal Anupama se kiya toh jawaab bhi Sushila ne he diya.

"Isne kaunsa fasal kaatni hai. Khelan koodan de isne bhi thoda nahi toh baad me yahi bhains-chulha ar haveli ke kaam he karti boodhi hovegi. Le laado aur khali chaa na peeni. Ye ghee ke biscuit sath he kha, tabhi sharir badhega.", Sushila ne ek plate me 4-5 bade akaar ke wo bisuit rakhe jo aksar doodh ghee se banwaye jaate the shehar-kasbo se. Anupama bhi waise he wo cup plate liye chaarpayi par baith gayi. Itminaan se chai me biscuit dubo kar khaati Anupama ko inke sath sath Bijender aur dusri taraf se bahar nikalti Chandro devi bhi dekh rahi thi. Unke chehre muskura rahe the ye sab dekh.

"Najar na lage is pyaari bachi ko.", Aaj Madhulata ne chulhe ke paas se khalikh le kar Anupama ke kaan ke peeche lagai thi aur chai le kar wo apni saas ki taraf chal di. Sushila ko bhi ye dekh kar atcha he laga tha ke uski devrani Munni kam se kam bacho ke sath aur is pariwar me toh sahi vyavahar karti thi. Baaki kartoot se usko filhal koyi matlab na tha. Ye log bhi utsahit the aaj Pandit ji ke ghar Sanjiv ki haldi aur geet me shamil hone ke liye. Bhor ho chuki thi aur ujala har taraf fail kar jameen-kudrat ko fir se seenchne laga tha apni roshni se.
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Abhi Rekha apne kamre me akeli he thi aur nahane ke baad pooja-path karke wo utsav anusaar ek nayi saree se sharir ko susajjit he kar rahi thi ki apne sapaat makhmali peit par in majboot hatho ke sparsh se kuch pal sann he reh gayi. Wo is parichit sparsh se ubarti us se pehle he ek hath se gardan ko dhake kesh pare karke un hontho ne waha gehra chumban jadd diya. Poori kaya us tagde majboot jism se sati thi jo koyi aur nahi unke pati Dr Shankar Sharma he the.

"Uff.. aapne dara he diya.", Rekha kuch asehaj ho rahi thi kyonki is kamre me aur bhi koyi aa sakta tha jaise Rajeshwari ji ya unki koyi nanad bhi. Lekin Shankar ji toh thehre befikre aur apni he dhun me rehne wale.

"Aaj aasmani saree pehno na Rekha, wahi jo Gulati ke function me pehni thi. Sabse alag aur behtareen dikhti ho tum usme.", Ek kathor ubhar ko halke se masalne ke sath he kisi ke kadmo ke aahat pe wo turant he alag ho gaye lekin Rekha ka pallu unke kandhe par he tika reh gaya jo wo lene he lagi thi jab unke pati ne unhe peeche se jakda tha. Oohhh Ohhhh ki awaaj karti ye shaitaan unki laadli beti Ritu he thi jo hath me kapde ka thaila liye apni maa se milne aayi thi.

"Toh aap logo ko ye bhi batana padega ki filhal koyi jagah private nahi hai? Waise atche lag rahe ho papa is white formal me, hamesha ki tarah. Lekin laal pallu kandhe pe lene ki jagah gulabi chunri lete hai aur wo bhi shaadi me.", Ritu ne toh dono ko he lajwaab kar diya tha apni masti se. Table par thailar rakhti wo apne pita ke seene se aa lagi jab Shankar ji sehaj ho kar thoda dur hue. Apni beti ko hridya se laga kar unhone bhi hanste hue uska matha choom liya.

"Tu thoda badi ho ja aur itni bhi nahi ki meri maa he bann jaye. Wo toh main teri maa ko ye kehne aaya tha ke aaj nashta yahi mere liye bana de. Asgar ke hatho se peit he bharta hai, mann nahi. Thodi der ke liye hospital jana hai Rekha mujhe, lekin 10 baje tak laut aaunga. Aur tumhare munna laal kahi dikhai nahi de rahe doctor sahiba.?", Rekha ji bhi ab kuch sahi ho chuki thi apne saansein sambhal kar aur apne pati dwara bataai saree liye wo store room me chali gai.

"Haan.. ye doctors aur inki emergency life. Waise atchi baat hai papa ki log aap pe itna vishwas rakhte hai aur aap bhi apne kaam ko sirf profession he nahi samajhte. Bas aapke aaspas bhi bann saki toh mujhe fakar hoga ki .."

"Shhh.. tum Dr Shankar ki beti ki jagah apne naam se jaani jaogi aur main Dr Ritu ke pita ke. Ye koyi pesha nahi hai Ritu aur tum bahot atche se samajhti ho is baat ko. Committment hai aur hum kabhi isko najar andaaj nahi kar sakte. Baat toh kisi ki zindagi ki hai aur wo agar aap par nirbhar hai toh baaki sabhi kaam thoda late kiye ja sakte hai. Waise tumne bataya nahi ke ye Arjun kaha hai? Idhar itne mehman aur rishteydar aaye hue hai lekin mehman-nawaji wala he gayab."

"Usko maine he kaam pe lagaya hai abhi papa. Sabhi guests ko unke rukne ki jagah chai dene gaya hai aur agar kisi ko koyi samaan chahiye ho toh wo bhi. Dhobi bhaiya ko bol diya hai ke aaj gusts ke he kapde le nahi toh khair nahi unki. Waise mujhe bhi market jana tha lekin aap toh itni jaldi ja rahe hai.", Ritu ab apne pita ki bagal me he baith kar unka hath pakde apni sthiti batane lagi.

"Ab bhi market se kuch lena reh gaya kya? Tara ko le jao ya fir hum shaam ko chalenge. Tumne bhi toh aaj mehandi lagwani hogi?", Shankar ji maje le rahe the apni laadli ke is dwiarthi sambodhan se. Jaise wo mehandi ka jikar karke kuch kehna chah rahe ho. Kamre me unki badi beti bhi aa chuki thi, nashte ki plate liye jo table par rakhne ke sath wahi baith gayi.

"Tabhi toh thoda jaldi jana tha mujhe. baad me mehandi lag jaane par toh koyi kaam hone nahi wala. Aur aap na jab Komal didi ko bol he aaye the nashte ke liye toh mummy ke saamne kyun bahana bana rahe the?", Ye fanse Mr Shankar Sharma.

"Haann.. bhool gaya tha ki maine meri badi gudiya ko bol diya hai. Ek yahi toh hai jo mera itna khayaal rakhti hai baaki dusre wali toh pata nahi is janam me ek chai bhi pilayegi ya nahi.", Shankar ji uth kar nashte ki table par aa baithe. Komal bhi muskura rahi thi aur Rekha ji ke bahar aate he wo unhe liye rasoi ki taraf chali gayi. Shankar ji muskura rahe the apni biwi ko us paridhan me dekh kar.

"Hello, aap baat badal rahe hai papa. Seedha bol do na ke aapke pas mere liye time he nahi hai.?", Ritu nakhre se uth kar jaane lagi lekin fir wahi unke samne kursi par aa baithi.

"Aur mujhe nahi pata ki aap free hoge ya busy. 10 baje aap mere sath market chalne wale hai. Keh diya toh keh diya. Haanji.", Dono hath table par patakti hui Ritu ne zidd dikha he di thi aur uske chehre ko dekh Shankar ji ne majburi se sar haan me hila diya. Dono hath jodd kar.

"Meri maa main 9:55 pe tere gate ke bahar milunga aur chal padna jaha chalna ho. Ab 2 niwale khaa lu agar ijajat ho toh?"

"Haan kha lijiye, maine kaunsa hath pakda hua hai aapka. Lekin jaane se pehle 5 hajaar de jana, mere liye nahi Komal didi ke liye.", Komal abhi paratha le kar dakhil he hui thi ki apna naam sunn kar Ritu ko ghoorne lagi. Shankar ji ne bina kuch kahe apne batua Ritu ko thama diya jisme se jane kitne note usne nikale aur lagbhag khali batua table par rakh kar bahar bhaag gayi.

"Papa, mujhe kyun chahiye honge? Aur aapne bhi usko de diye bina sawaal kiye.", Komal ne garam paratha unki plate me rakhte hue shikayati lehze me poocha.

"Beta, tum bhi usko atche se jaanti ho. Uske pas bhi paise the jaise tumhare pas hain. Lekin wo shayad meri taraf se kuch karna chahti hai isliye usne aisa kiya hoga. Waise jab tum shaadi karke is ghar se chali jaogi toh tumhari samajhdari ke sath sath tumhare hatho ke khaane ko bahot miss karunga. Meri beti sachmuch sabse atcha khana banati hai."

"Ye baat toh aapne thode din pehle daadi ke liye bhi kahi thi aur fir Madhuri didi ke liye bhi. Aap aajkal sabko maska lagane lage ho papa. Aur main kahi nahi ja rahi shaadi karke. Yahi rahungi jabtak aap pareshan nahi ho jaate..", Komal bhi apne pita se baatein karke atcha mehsoos kar rahi thi.

"Haan meri chhati par he moong dalo tum dono. Lekin ek baap jitna marji apni beti ko apne paas rakhna chahe, wo rakh nahi pata.", Shankar ji ka hath achanak ruk he gaya tha aur Komal samajh chuki thi ki uske pita ne jo aakhiri baat kahi hai wo dil se kahi hai jisme unhe apni betiyon ki kitni parwah hai saaf jaahir hoti hai.

"Aapke liye main lassi leke aati hu, chai thandi ho gayi aur ye sehat ke liye thik bhi nahi hai. Paratha thanda ho raha hai.", Komal ne mahol ko sahi karte hue cup uthaya aur bahar chali gayi. Bahar sabhi logo ke tayaar hone, samaan dhoondne aur ek dusre se batiyane ki awaaje bata rahi thi ki sabhi jaldi me hai aur sabko chaav hai aaj hone wale karyakram ka.
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Ghar ki baithak me lagbhag aadha darjan yuvak Pandit ji ke sammukh baithe the aur sabhi ke chehre par bada garv tha inhe sakshaat milne par. Sanjiv ne unka parichaya apne dada ji karwaya tha jo uski training ke samay dost bane the aur aaj atche pad par karyarat the. Sabhi apne vyast jiwan se avkaash le kar sirf is vivaah me shamil hone dur-daraaj se aaye the.

"Sir, training ke time bhi kabhi aisa koyi din nahi gujra hoga jab aapka udaharan na diya gaya ho. Maine aapke bahot se case study kiye hai personally knowledge improve karne ke liye aur aapke kaam karne ka jo tarika tha wo aaj bhi ek udahran hai. Mera pasandida case wo judge Malik wala raha hai. Kitna dangerous site raha hoga na aapke liye? 5 hatyaye aur kaatilo ne uske baad 3 adhikari jo jaanch kar rahe the unhe bhi maar diya tha. Aap toh us waqt sub-inspector the lekin fir bhi wo case SP rank se aapke paas aaya. Aur aapne na sirf solve kiya tha balki usko jis tarah se khol kar saamne ujagar kiya tha wo yakeenan sansanikhe tha.", Ye ek Lucky ke samaan ohde wala adhikari tha jo 27-28 baras ka thoda sa gambhir dikhne wala lekin joshila insaan tha.

"Roopak beta, waise toh main kehna chaunga ki wo sirf ek duty thi aur kabhi kabhi mamle kuch mushkil ho he jaate hai. Lekin ye jaan kar bhi atcha laga ke aajkal ke yuvak purane tarike bhi study karte hai, dilchaspi ke sath. Jo afsar shaheed hue wo kaabil bhi the aur paripakva bhi lekin kahi na kahi system me he deemak lag jaati hai jo bade ohde par jyada asar karti hai. Mere maamle me yahi chota ohda he mere paksh me kaam kar gaya. Unhe bhi laga hoga ki bas darr ke maare police jaise taise ye case khatam karna chahti hai aur iske liye ye adna se aupcharik SI aaya hai. Lekin dusra pehlu tha mujhe hamare he bade system ke majboot network ki support milna. Toh credit hamesha team ka he hota hai yadakada chehra ek saamne rakh kar. Tum bhi ek aadarsh ho yuvaon ke liye. Jaise sendh tumne XXXX shehar me bade bade naami vyaktiyon par lagaai, beshak iske liye tumne ucchadhikariyon ko pehle bataya nahi lekin main jarur prabhavit hua. Ye darshata hai ke tum karyatantra aur pranali ko bakhubi samajhte ho.", Pandit jo ko toh unke pasand ka jamghat mil gaya tha lekin ye ghar tha aur yaha wo khud kisi ke saamne ohde me kamtar the.

"Ye sab baad me bhi kar lena ji. Bacho ki mehfil aur khushi me aap apne kisse kahaniyon se bahar niklo. Arjun beta, ye sabhi Sanjiv ke hum-kadam dost hai aur inhe tum hotel le jao. Sabhi dur daraaj se aaye hai aur shaam ko karyakram me shamil hone se pehle inhe araam bhi karna hoga. Tere dada ji ka toh bas nahi chalta nahi toh bahar he likhwa de, Retired Thana parisar. Aaiye aur apne anubhav bataye fir hum aapko sujhav denge.", Kaushalya ji ki baatein sunn kar sabse pehle Pandit ji ne he bahar ka rukh kiya. Baaki sabhi bas hans rahe the aur unko dekh kar Kaushalya ji bhi hansne lagi.

"Aunty ji, sachmuch aapse milna yaadgar anubhav hai. Jitne prem se aapne nashta karwaya aur baatein ki, bahot atcha laga.", Sabhi ne baari bari se unke charan sparsh kiye aur fir vida le kar bahar aa gaye. Arjun tabtak safari gaadi nikal kar gate pe laga chuka tha. Sanjiv bhi apne dosto ko shaam ke baare me batane ke baad unhe gaadi me baitha kar apni daadi ke sath he andar chal diya. Aaj uska adhiktar samay inke sath he bitne wala tha. Wahi 6 logo ko apne sath liye Arjun bhi subah ke 8 baje sadak par gaadi chalne laga tha.

"Main Roopak hu, ye Aman, iske sath Aashish aur Kartikeyan Swami. Piche wo dono Sanjay aur Andrew hai. Tumhare baare me bhi humne bahot suna hai chote bhai. Arjun, yahi naam hai na tumhara.", Arjun ko apna parichaya dete hue Roopak ne he charcha shuru ki. Kapde maile ho chuke the Arjun ke lekin usko jaise is sabka dhyaan he na tha.

"Aap sabhi se mil kar khushi hui bhaiya. Lekin Sanjiv bhaiya kabhi bhi police aur apne circle ke baare me ghar pe jyada discuss nahi karte. Haan wo batate jarur hai ki unke dost P.A. me bhi bane the jo shaadi me aayenge. Main toh filhal bas padhai aur khelkood me he laga rehta hu isliye wo ye sab nahi batate honge."

"Waah bhai. Waise bata du ke tumhare bhai sahab utne bhi gambhir nahi hai. Hain toh sahi lekin wo bhi masti majaak kar he leta hai. Jo tumhari bhabhi bann ne wali hai na unka bhi bahot raub tha training me lekin dekho jara Sanjiv ka ye pehlu ki Miss Radhika us se prabhavit ho gayi. Sabhi Shahrukh khan bante reh gaye aur Kajol ko Ajay le uda. Hahaha...", ye masti bhara khulasa kiya tha pichli seat par baithe Aashish ne aur Arjun bhi is par hansne laga tha baaki sabhi ke sath. Sadak bhi thodi chehal pehal thi kyonki ye aisa he waqt tha.

"Waise mujhe bhi hairaani toh bahot hui thi ye jaan kar ki bhaiya na sirf pyaar lekin shaadi tak pahuch gaye. Aap log toh unke sath he rahe hai toh bhabhi ke baare me bhi atche se jaante honge. Mera matlab ki wo nature ki kaisi hai aur ..."

"Ek din baad tumhe unke sath he toh rehna hai bhai. Khud he dekh lena aur example ke liye bata du ki ye Andrew aur Lucky Arora thappad kha chuke hai tumhari Radhika bhabhi se. Haan becharo ne ye kasht bhi tumhare bhai ke liye he jhela tha. Hahaha..", Roopak ne sabse aakir me baithe apne dost Andrew ka kissa sunaya toh Arjun ko badi hairani hui lekin hansi toh usko bhi aa rahi thi.

"Matlab bhabhi itne gusse wali hai?"

"Tumhe kya lagta hai kundli aise he mil gayi un dono ki? Sanjiv jaha sharif bail hai toh Radhika sherni hai, bas by mistake wo vegetarian nikli. Hahaha... Jokes apart but they both are made for each other. Sanjiv ka diya prem-patra le kar jab Andrew gaya tha toh Radhika ne bina pade he wo faad kar iske thappad jadd diya tha. Ye thoda kam he bolta hai, itna kam ki isne toh naam bhi nahi liya ke wo Sanjiv ne bheja tha. Aur fir hamare dusre hoshiyarchand Mr Lucky Arora. Khud he ek heart laga teddy bear kharidte hai, mushkil se center me leke aate hai aur women hostel ke bahar apni hone wali bhabhi ko sorry bolne ke uddeshya se jaate hai. Natija same aur gaal laal.", Yaha Aashish ne poora vritant keh sunaya aur Arjun bhi gaadi ko overbridge se le jata hua ye sunn kar dang ho raha tha. Itna kuch toh usko pata bhi na tha.

"Toh bhaiya ne koyi action nahi liya? Mere dost ke sath aisa kare koyi...", Wo baat beech me he chhod kar inki taraf dekhne ke baad saamne dekhne laga.

"Wahi toh hua fir. Sanjiv se sehan nahi hua aur usne nakchadi ameer under-training nawabjaadi ko aade hatho he le liya. Wo bhi 30-35 logo ke saamne. Gusse gusse me ye bhi bol gaya ke agar Radhika ko usme dilchaspi nahi bhi hai toh uska koyi haq nahi banta ki uski taraf se bhijwaye letter, gift ko laane wale ke sath wo aise pesh aaye. Radhika ki toh aankhon me paani he aa gaya tha aur rote hue wo sorry bolti hui lag gayi thi Sanjiv ke gale. Bada majedar aur .. majedar nahi bhai emotional sa scene tha wo. Sanjiv ne uske baad kabhi gussa nahi kiya aur Radhika ne hamesha he hamare dost ko apni ungli par rakha. Shaadi ki baat bhi ladki ne he chalaai thi nahi toh hamare gambhir muni toh jaise mooh me fevikol rakhe hue the. Hahaha.. kya he kissa yaad dila diya tumne Arjun. Khud he socho ki tumhe lagta hoga hum log jaise Prahar film wale Nana Patekar jaise katili taaro ke niche rehte honge, sakht niyam aur subah 4 baje training maidaan me bandook upar uthaye.. Hahaha.. lekin sach ye hai ki anushashan ke sath sath waha ek college jaisa he mahol rehta hai.", Aman ne ye lamba chauda kissa sunate hue wo samay yaad kiya toh baaki sabhi ne aahen bhari. Arjun bhi khush tha ke jaisa usko lagta tha Police training ke baare me wo sab itna bura bhi nahi hota. Ab tak wo log Hotel Gold pahuch chuke the jaha in sabka intjaam kiya gaya tha.

"Chalo bhai pehle ek jana Classic ka packet pakad lo aur fir kamre me fresh ho kar araam karte hai. Arjun, shaam ko hum log khud he aa jayenge program ki jagah par. Sarkari gaadi ki suvidha bhi hai hamare pas. Aur bahot atcha laga tumse mil kar. Shaam ko sath me waqt bitayenge, ummeed karta hu.", Aashish ne Arjun dwara reception par kamre pata karne ke baad jab unhe rasta dikhaya toh ek karamchari khud he in sabka saman liye unke sath chalne laga. Jaane se pehle sabhi ne Arjun se hath mila kar uska dhanyawad kiya tha aur ab Arjun idhar se nikal kar ghar jaane ka he soch raha tha ki shaadi ki jagah ka jayja lene ke vichar se wo aur aage badh chala.
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"Huhhh...", Vivaan apne bister par gehri neend me soya hua tha ki apne jism par kisi aur ke sparsh se thoda hilne dulne laga. Usko aisa lag raha tha jaise wo koyi kaamuk sapna dekh raha hai aur jaise he usko apne ling par geelapan aur kasaav mehsoos hua, uski neend turant uchat gayi. Wo hairaani se dekh raha tha us chehre ko jiski kalpana nahi thi. Kam se kam is ghar me toh bilkul bhi nahi. Ye uski salhaj Alisha thi jo bade he joshile andaaj me Vivaan ka sakht ling muthi me pakhde mukh-maithoon kar rahi thi. Dono ki najre ek hote he Vivaan furti se uth khada hua. Kapde sahi karta wo kaafi gusse me tha lekin Alisha ke chehre par kutil muskaan saaf bata rahi thi ki wo iski parwah nahi karti.

"Jo galtiyan hamara sabkuch tabaah kar sakti hai wo tum kyun dohrana chahti ho Alisha? Kam se kam is ghar ka toh khayaal karo aur aisi ek galti se mera sabkuch khatam ho sakta hai. Ye bister meri biwi ka hai aur ye ghar mere papa ka.", Vivaan ke shabd teekhe aur gambhir the.

"Kyun itni tension lete ho tum Vivaan. Ghar me is waqt koyi nahi hai aur tum toh jaante he ho ki meri jarurate kitni hai. Bas ek baar isko shaant kar do aur ye toh tumhe bhi pasand hai na?", Apna dheela sa top sarkati hui Alisha ne wo gore bade gubbare aadhe Vivaan ke samne nazar karte hue kaha toh Vivaan ne najre hata li. Alisha ek gadraai hui khoobsurat mahila thi jisko najarandaaj karna itna asaan na tha.

"Wo sab thik hai Alisha lekin tum samjha karo ki yaha hum kaun hai aur kya sthiti hai. Main apne pita aur bachi ke saamne gunahgar nahi bann na chahta. Kapde thik karo aur yaha se jao, abhi ke abhi.", Ab Vivaan ki awaaj me wo kadapan aur berukhi na thi lekin wo najre milane se bhi bach raha tha jaise shikaar shikari ko najarandaaj kar raha ho. Lekin Alisha par toh jaise iska koyi prabhav he na pada. Wo apne seene ka vastra nikal kar Vivaan ke jism se ja lipti.

"Tum kuch aur keh rahe ho aur tumhara dil kuch aur. Tumhe toh mere ye bade ubhaar bahot pasand hai na Viv? Aur meri ye bhi toh tumhari favourite hai.", Vivaan ka hath pakad kar Alisha ne khud he skirt ke andar se apni yoni par tika diya. Saaf jahir tha ki iske andar koyi atirikt vastra maujood na tha. Vivaan kuch kehta us se pehle he Alisha uske hontho ko buri tarah peene lagi thi aur swatah he Vivaan ki aankhen band hoti hui baaki jism ko harkat dene lagi. Wo ek hath se Alisha ki yoni masalta hua dusre se ek bade ubhar aur uske gulabi motte nipple ko masalne laga tha. Kutli si hansi ke sath Alisha ne chehra alag karke Vivan ka pajama niche sarka diya.

"Ohhhhh.. tum kisi din sab barbaad karwa ke rahogi Alisha.. ummmmmm..", Lund ko muthiyati hui Alisha Vivaan ke seene ko choom rahi thi aur kuch he pal me wo dono us bister pe the jiska ulahna Vivaan apni biwi ka bata kar de raha tha. Skirt upar sarkati hui Alisha ne apne bade bade chikne kulhe ujagar karte hue sahi mudra banaai aur us sadharan se sakht ling ko apni jaangho ke beech ras bahati gufa ka rasta dikha diya.

"Aahhh.. bas yahi kami mehsoos ho rahi thi mujhe... Ummm..", Yaha jaise sirf jismani bhookh he thi in dono ke darmiyan aur agle 5-7 minute tak Alisha nirantar upar niche uchalti he dono jismo ko ye aseem kaam sukh deti rahi. Bade bade gubbaro se chuche upar niche uchal rahe the jinhe Vivaan kabhi masalta toh kabhi kaat leta. Alisha ki garmi ke saamne wo jyada na thehar saka lekin itne me Alisha bhi jaise apna kaamras barsane lagi thi. Unmaad me jaise he usne Vivaan ke ling ko apni jaangho me kasa, wo bhi choot ki gehraai me khaali hone laga. Dono paseene se bheeg chuke the aur kuch pal aise he nishpraan se moorat bane rahe.

"Ohhhhhh.. Tumne aakhir kar he li na apni manmaani. Ab jaldi se kapde thik karo is se pehle ki koyi laut aaye. Aur main bathroom hone ke baad kuch der araam karunga.", Alisha se alag ho kar Vivaan turant he andar wale bathroom me ja ghusa. Alisha muskurati hui apne kapde pehan kar bina chaadar thik kiye kamre se nikal chali. Kuch boond safed taral ki jaise usne jaanboojh kar Romela ke bister par rehne di thi. Koyi 2 minute baad Romela is kamre me lauti toh ek he najar me samajh chuki thi ki idhar kya hua hoga. Wo toh bas apna purse lene yaha aayi thi lekin jaise ek aur jakhm uski aatma pe likhna taye tha yaha aane par. Uske pati ne fir se bewafaai kar he di thi aur Alisha abhi tak apni manmani se peeche nahi hati.

'Ye aakhir baar tha Alisha aur iski saja tum dono ko milegi.', Romela ne bhi chaadar ko sahi na karke purse uthaya aur dhadaam se darwaja band karke bahar chali gayi. Vivaan ko usne ishara de diya tha ke wo kamre me aayi thi aur darwaja patakne ka matlab kya tha. Vivaan sharir saaf karke kamre me aaya toh bister ki haalat dekh kar uske kinare he sar pakad kar baith gaya. Apne ghar laute abhi chand ghante he gujre the aur wo bewafaai kar chuka tha jiski ginati nahi thi.

'Pata nahi ab kya hoga? Wo Preeti ya dad ko nahi batayegi, itna jaanta hu. Saali Alisha randi, tu galat khel rahi hai...', Saamne diwar par jor se ghunsa maarne ke baad Vivaan is galti par dard se dohra ho gaya. Wo bas khud ke sath sath apno ko bhi dukh he pahucha raha tha.
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Ek taraf jaha Pandit ji ke sansaar me khushiyon bhara din tha aur dhero log ghar aur karykram me shamil hone aa rahe the wahi ek dusri jagah bhi thi jaha sabkuch iske viprit tha. Aur ye jagah bhi Pandit ji ke sansaar se senkdo (100s) kos dur Bihar-Bengal ki sarhad thi. Lagbhag kankaal sa ye 35-40 varsh ka vyakti kameej ki jeb se tambakhu aur choona nikal kar ragadne he laga tha ki ek jordar thappad se mitti soonghne laga.

"burchudi ke enha kaam karne aaye ho ya collector bane khatir? Tuhar bahin chodu bonsdike.. nikal enha se.", Supari rang ki chamakdar kameej aur us se gehre rang ki chakchak patloon pehne ye ek tagda sa vyakti tha koyi 30 baras ka. Burshat ke upar wale 3 button khule the aur sone ki motti janjir si chain uske gale me jhilmil chamakti hui bata rahi thi ki wo kuch toh hasiyat rakhta hai. Chardiwari wale is 15-16 ekad wale bhukhand par aadhi jagah vriksho se ghiri thi aur beech me koyi 25-30 kamre khade the, jaise koyi saraaye ya dharamshala duniya ki najar se bacha kar rakhi ho. Jameen par thappad kha kar gira vyakti kshama maangta hua uth kar un kamro ki aur chal diya jaha shayad uski niyukti thi.

'500 rupaya mahina free me milta hai kya be? Sale haraam ki kha kha kar apni aukaat bhool jaate hai.', Mooh se paan ki peek ek taraf girata ye aadmi jis tarah se jeebh ko mooh me fira kar daant saaf karta hua badbada raha tha is se saaf pata lagta tha ke wo bahot he ghinona bhi hai ghamndi hone ke sath sath.

"Maai baap, delivery khatir Kalkatte (Calcutta) se Bimal sheth aaya hai.", Ye ek Nepali mool ka aadmi tha lekin yaha ke mahol me jaise iska rang bhi pakk chuka tha jubaan ke sath sath. Hath jodd kar jis tarah se wo char-diwari ke bahar aaye vyakti ki soochna de raha tha is saaf pata chalta tha ki uski kandhe pe tangi bandook se jyada imaan gira hua hai.

"Huh.. Enha he liva lao Sheth ko. Aur tumhar bitiya ki khabar aayi?"

"Ji maai baap. Tuli apne sath 4 ko le kar Katihaar pahuch gayi thi kal raat. Charon 15-16 ke beech hai.", Khinse niporta se ye paaltu vyakti dekh raha tha ke uske jawaab par uska maalik ab muskurane laga tha.

"Chaggu, poore 15 hajaar tujhe dunga aur utne he teri Tuli ko. Bas ab Sheth ko bula aur Laali ko bol jarah enha 2 kursi jama de.", Ye vyakti tha Durgesh Yadav urf Lalla ji. Sarhad paar se behla-fusla kar ya jor-jabardasti se Nepali mool ki kam-umar ladkiyan laa kar Saungachi, Patna aur Delhi tak ye unhe bechta tha. Baap is jagah ka sabse bada transport ka vyapari tha jiske truck samooche uttar bharat me maal dhulai par lage rehte the aur ye rasookh ka istemaal karke aisa vyapaar karta tha jo kahi se bhi insaaniyat wala na tha.

Lalla karam ke sath sath dil se bhi darinda he tha jiske liye kamsin ladki sirf maal aur uske liye kaam karne wale log bas keede-makode si hasiyat rakhte the. Jaane kitno ko he isne maut ke ghaat utara tha aur dabe chhipe ye kahavat mashoor thi ki champaran ke handi meat me bakra hota hai lekin Lalla ji insaan ke gosht ki handi pakate hai. Ab tak ek kaali contessa car char-diwari se andar aa kar kuch he duri par ruk chuki thi. Un kamro ki taraf se bhi ek 22-23 baras ki mahila 2 niwar wali kursiyan liye Durgesh Yadav ke saamne jancha kar jaane lagi. Sharir par bas ek pardarshi si sasti saree aur paiband laga blouse he tha jo uske youvan ko chupane ki jagah dikha jyada raha tha. Durgesh uski sanwli chikni kamar aur madhyam se kulho ko dekh mann me lund sehla raha tha kyonki abhi jyada jaruri kaam jo the.

"Laali, enha paani bhijwa diyo aur uh ke baad 2 cup chai. Aao Sheth, tumhara he intjaar tha.", Ye Bimal seth bhi shakal se poora ghaagh sa vyakti tha, Bengali jhalak liye. Aankhon par mote frame ka chasma, sajili si ghani mooch aur sanwali rangat ke sath ghungrale teli baal. 2 gunman car ke pas he the aur driver ek attachi liye thik Seth ke peeche.

"Orre Lalla ji, baba hum toh kal he Kolkata se aa gaya tha. Wo toh idar ka mutton humko bha gaya toh raat pichle sehar he kamra me ruk gaya. Ab tumhara sath itna purana dealing hai toh raat saver se kya problem hota? Hehehe..", Chamchagiri ki chashni atche se lapetni aati thi Bimal seth ko aur iske sath he usne VIP ki wo attachi Yadav ke saamne rakh di.

"Na tum kahi bhage ja rahe Sheth aur na tumhara maal. Is bar order thoda bada dena kyonki agle 3 mahine kaam band rahega is taraf.", Noto ko bas gaddiyon ke hisaab se gin kar Yadav ne attachi ek taraf rakh di. Ab tak Laali bhi paani le aayi thi aur uske sehme hue chehre se pehle Seth ki najar us chote se blouse ya kahe choli me se jhankte kase hue sanvle ubharo par ja ruki. Yadav bhi ye baat dhyaan se dekh raha tha. Paani hontho se lagate hue bhi seth ke mooh se laar tapakti lagi. Laali turant waha se nikal chali.

"Ye maal toh karara hai sheth lekin Laali na bikau hai aur na he maine khud ispe hath dala hai. Waise tumne agla order nahi bataya.", Yadav jaise aadmi ki bhi kya majboori ho sakti hai jo Laali abhi tak us se bachi rahi.

"Orre Lalla ji, hum toh yahi dekh raha tha ke ye vastabik sondarta ki devi hai bilkul asli sondesh ki tarah. Haan wo order toh main dunga lekin is baar kuch foreign client log hai. 6 chahiye aur tumse bann sake toh 13-14 se upar ka nahi ho. Ek ka 2 lakh hum tumko dega.", Ye demand sunn kar ek pal ko toh Yadav kuch gambhir hua lekin har ladki ka 2 lakh sunn kar aankhon me chamak aa gayi.

"Desh se bahar bhej rahe ho Sheth?"

"Baba yahi samjh lo. Shekh log hai aur unke sath deal motlab tumhara bhi future business triple or hamara bhi. Paan khilao ab is baat par.", Seth ki baat sunn kar Yadav ne paandani nikaal kar ek paan usko diya aur ek apne mooh me rakhne ke baad ungliyan kameej se saaf kar li.

"Waah Sheth, tumhare sath biznes ka yahi maja hai. Enha local me sala 50 ke upar koyi 17-18 wali ke nahi deta aur tum sala 13 wali ka 2 lakh set kar diya. Hath daalo bahar ke dhande me aur main line laga dunga ek number maal ki. Oh budahu, Sheth ka maal bulwao burchudi ke.", Is awaaj par wahi adhed sa kankaalnuma vyakti hath joddne ke baad ek kamre me dakhil ho gaya. Seth ne bhi apne driver ko ishara kiya toh wo gate ki taraf lapka. Us surakshakarmi se baat karke gate khulwaya gaya toh ye neeli jeep andar dakhil hui. Har taraf se ispaat ki chaadar lagi jeep aisi thi jaise murgiyan dhone ka vaahan.

"Lo Sheth, dekh lo. Sabhi ko training diya hai aur tumhari har baat maanengi. Koyi bhi 17 se bahar nahi hai aur niche se band.", Wo adhed ek kataar se ye 8 ladkiyan yaha le aaya tha aur sabhi kam-umar Nepali mool ki sehmi hui si gori patli ladkiyan.

"Baba yahi cheej toh humko tumhara posand hai. Beautiful. Ae sab aise he line se jeep me baitho darling.", Seth itna bol kar khada he hua tha ke sarrr se uske bheje ko cheerti ek goli nikal gayi. kate vriksh sa Bimal Seth jameen par gira tha aur uske sar se gehra lahu mitti ko rangne laga. Chand second me he andar ke kamro se 10-11 bandookdhari dhadhad karte hue tainaat ho chuke the aur utni he jaldi sabhi jameen par, Bimal Seth ke dono prehriyo aur driver samet. Ab waha purush koyi baaki tha toh ek khud Yadav, uska gulaam aur wo adhed. Ladkiyan sabhi jameen par ghutno ke bhaar baithi thi sar jhukaye, kuch ka toh peshab tak nikal gaya tha.

"Arre kaun maadarchod hai be jo peeche se goli chala raha. Bhonsdik..", Aur iske sath he agli goli uske kandhe me aa dhansi. Mukhya dwar ek jhatke me ukhad kar jameen par pada tha aur truck andar dakhil hota thik un ladkiyon ke saamne aa ruka. Uski chhat par baithe aadmi ne Chugge ko bandok jamen par girane ka ishara kiya toh turant paalan hua.

"Bahot samay is deemak ki jadde khoj raha tha aur dekho sala leke bhi aaya toh us dalle ke paas jiska apna kuch hai he nahi.", Driver seat se lapak kar ye furtila aadmi thik Yadav ke upar aa khada hua. Baat kehne ke sath he wo Chugge ka bheja khol chuka tha.

"Abe tum ho kaun be? Zinda na bachoge bhonsk..

"Khamosh.. Sala gaand 2 faad ho chuki hai lekin hekdi khatam nahi ho rahi. Vishwas, sabhi ladkiyon ko truck me baitha aur ye paise baant de inme.", Apne us bandookdhari ko aadesh dete hue bhi is vyakti ki najar Yadav par he thi. Laali dari sehmi si ek taraf khadi thi jisne truck me jaane se inkaar kar diya tha. Baaki sabhi ladkiyon ko andar baithane ke baad Vishawas un kamro ko dekhne chal diya.

"Tum ho kaun.. aahh.", Yadav ka seena tak khoon se lathpath ho chuka tha aur wo sone ki janjir jaise bata rahi thi ki uska koyi mol nahi lahu ke saamne.

"Tumhare baap ke baap ka bhai hu main aur marne se pehle sunn lo hamara naam, Vishnu. Vishnu Vardhan.. Jab tak tum jaise parbhakshi panpenge, tab tab unke peeche aayega Vishnu Vardhan.", Aur iske sath he Yadav ki aankhe khuli he reh gayi, goli thik maathe ke beech dhansne ke baad. Vishawas 2 bag liye idhar he aa chuka tha aur uski bandook ki nok par wo adhed aur Laali bhi yahi aa gaye.

"Haan toh ye zinda kyun hai ab tak? Aur ladki tumhe yahi rehna hai toh marna hoga nahi toh sath chalo."

"Sir, in dono bag me paisa hai. Aur ye aadmi saaf hai jisko yaha bandhua banaya hua tha."

"Chal tu nikal yaha se. Aur ab tum bologi bhi ya maar du?", Awaaj sapaat thi aur jabde bhinche hue. Lekin Laali jaise ab sehmi hui na thi.

"Ye aadmi khareed ke laya tha humko, byaah ka bol kar. Hum kaha jaaye ab? Ghar laute toh ijjatt chala jayega aur enha rahe toh police humko pakdega ya bade maalik he khatam kar deyi humko. Itno ko maare ho toh humka bhi ek goli kaahe nahi maar dete?", Ab jaise Vishnu lajwaab he ho chuka tha.

"Byaah karogi?", Vishnu ke aise sawaal aur uski umar ka andaja lagati Laali jaise moorat bann chuki thi.

"Humse nahi. Hamare liye toh beti samaan ho tum aur hum brahmchari hai jo goli toh kya buri najar bhi nahi maar sakte. Tum baitho gaadi me aur Kalkatte ja kar hum karte hai tumhare liye uchit prabandh. Jiski khudki koyi duniya na ho wo ya toh duniya ujaadta hai ya fir basata hai. Chalo bhai Vishawas, paisa rakho Bimal ki gaadi me aur in sabhi ladkiyon ko Ticket karwa kar atche se bhijwa dena. Hum wahi milenge jaha raat ruke the.", Vishwas bhakt aadmi tha is vyakti ka aur dono bag contessa me rakh kar wo khud truck pe sawaar ho gaya. Laali ko Vishnu ne pichli seat par baithaya aur khud steering par.

"Hamare ek mitra the bitiya jinka kehna tha ki aapka jiwan kisi ke jaane se khatam nahi hota chahe wo aapka pariwar he kyun na ho. Wo khatam hota hai jab aap ye soch lo ke zindagi bojh hai. Bas tabhi se humne soch liya ke zindagi bigadne walo ke peeche pado, apne toh khair dil me hamesha he rahenge.", Car chalu karne se pehle Vishnu ne apni kalaai ko dekhte hue ateet ka path sunaya aur chabi ghuma di. Hare godne se waha likha tha 'Inder-Vishnu'

"Hum ka kahe aapko?"

"Filhal toh pita he bol lo jab bitiya maan liya hai lekin hafte 10 din baad tum apni duniya me hogi aur yaad rakhna ke us duniya me hum nahi honge.", Iske sath he Vishnu Vardhan Lalla ji lanka dehan karke nikal chala is char diwari si. Ab Laali bhi kuch hadd tak sehaj ho chuki thi.

"Waise aap jo karte hai wo bhi toh galat hai.", Laali ne saaf hindi me baat karne ki atchi koshish ki thi.

"Haan galat toh hai bitiya lekin viraaono me aksar kanoon kamjor ka sath nahi deta. Ya toh khud he kanoon banao ya fir julmi ke bhogi. Humko pehla wala thik laga toh wahi karne lage. Aur un bachiyon ki chinta matt karna, Vishwas ka naam aur kaam ek jaisa hai. Wo unhe sahi jagah pahucha kar laut aayega.", Vishnu ne car bhagane ki koyi jehmat na ki thi aur in sankari sadko par shayad virano ke siwa kuch tha bhi nahi. Pehla kasba he yaha se 50 kos tha.

"Isliye humko aapse darr nahi laga kyonki zindagi ne itna toh sikha he diya hai ke najre kya kehti hai. Aap kya sara jiwan aise he rahenge?"

"Mera bhai aayega na ek din mujhe ghar le jaane. Fir virano me nahi aaunga wapis. Abhi wo shayad khud uljha hua hai apni duniya me lekin wo aayega, mera dil yahi kehta hai.", Iske baad Vishnu ne baat na karte hue stero ka button daba diya. Gaane ke bol the

'Mone pore ruby ray, kovitaye tumake ek din kohto kore deki chi..
Tujhe bin jaane ...
Bin pehchane ..
Maine hridya se lagaya...
Par mere pyaar ke badle me tune... mujhko ye din dikhlaya..
Jaise virha ki ... hrutt maine kaati.. tadap ke aahen bhar bhar ke..
Jale mann tera bhi.. kisi ke milan ko.. Anamika tu bhi tarse..
Mone pore ruby ray.. kovitaye tumake ek din kohto kore dekhi chi
Aaj haaye ruby ray..deke bolo ama ke tomake kothoi jaano dekhi chi..
Mone pore ruby ray..

Aaj kitni he masoom zindagiyan bachai thi is rehsyamayi vyakti ne aur khatam kar diya tha us strot ko jo aage jaane aur kite ghar ujaadta. Kayi log jiwan me maksad banate hai lekin jaise is insaan ka toh maksad he jiwan banana tha. Kahi toh jarur manzil milni thi lekin kab, iska jawaab jaise khud Vishnu ke paas na tha.

 

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Vivaah-Purva

"Ab ye Arjun kaha reh gaya Pandit ji? Mujhe he aaye ek ghanta ho gaya lekin ye sahab toh lagta hai vivaah ka daromdar jaise apne he kandhe pe liye hai.", Aacharya ji bhi is ghar ke vivaah sambandhit kaam-kaaj dekhne ke baad Pandit ji se charcha me lage the. Mehmaano ki atchi khaasi bheed thi baithak, bahar wale aangan aur ghar ke bheetar. Is dauraan khud Rajkumar ji sabke chai-paani ka karya bahar Asgar ki taraf sambhal rahe the. Bheetar wala aangan kahi jyada he bada tha aur dining table wali jagah bhi khaali karke cooler aur shamiyana lagwa kar isko kareeb 50-60 logo ke liye durust kiya ja chuka tha.

"Shastri ji, gaya toh wo Sanjiv ke sarkari dosto ko hotle chhodne tha. Lekin jaha tak mujhe uska pata hai wo jarur vivaah sthal ki tayaari dekhne chala gaya hoga. Umed aur Param sangeet karyakram ka jayja lene ke liye community center gaye hai aur damad bhi unke he sath hai. Waise aapne toh khud humko karjdar bana diya.", Rameshwar ji baat karte hue apne chote bhai ko bhi dekh rahe the jo baithak se bahar aangan me saaf dikhai padd rahe the hukka gudgudate. Krishneshwar ko toh jaise gaanv se aaye sarpanch Dhaniram, Mohal Sharma aur Hansmukh me pakke jodidar mil gaye the is shauk ke.

"Mureed hum hai bhai sahab aapke aur karzdar wali baat keh kar paraya matt kijiye. Waise mera beta Vishesh bhi utsahit hai shaam ke liye isliye aaj din me wo kal tak ke apne kaam nibtane me laga hai. Himani ka toh ab jaise us ghar me dil he nahi lagta. Ya fir agar usne bahar na nikalna ho toh is ghar ki pariyan waha bula leti hai. Haan.. ye bhent swikaar kijiye meri taraf se. Vivah wale din toh jab aap he daan kar rahe ho toh main aisa karne ki gustakhi nahi kar sakta isliye aaj he ek chote bhai ki taraf se ye tuchh si bhent.", Aacharya ji ne apne khoye ke rang se kurte ki jeb se nikaal kar ek gulabi kaagaj ki pudiya aur ek sunhere kagaj me lipti dibbi unke saamne kar di. Pandit ji jaise wo lene se hichkicha rahe the aur tabhi Kaushalya ji Sanjiv ko liye udhar aa padhari. Sanjiv is waqt aadhi baah ki safed kameej aur safed payjame me tha.

"Haan toh bhai sahab, jo aapka haq hai wo toh hum mana nahi kar sakte lekin main badi bhabhi hu aur devar agar kuch dega toh badle usko bhi lena padta hai.", Sanjiv ke sar ke upar se kuch hare note vaarne ke baad Kaushalya ji ne ek gulabi chunni, pagdi aur wo rupaye Shastri ji ki taraf badhaye. Apni jagah se uth kar Shastri ji ne bhi wo lene se pehle dono hath jode aur pagdi maathe se lagane ke baad jhuk kar jaise aashirwad liya.

"Is se badha uphar toh jaise is Pramod ne kabhi paya he na hoga bhabhi ji. Maa ke hath se taagdi aur badi bhabhi ke hath se pagdi ye ehsaas karwati hai ke aapke upar ek mamtamayi chaya barkaraar hai. Waise mujhse pehla haq ye kisi aur ka hai.", Shastri ji ke chehre ke bhaav aise the ki aankho ke kinare kabhi bhi taral ho sakte the. Unki baat sunn kar Kaushalya ji aur Padit ji se pehle Sanjiv ne unke paanv chuu kar kaha.

"Aap ek shikshak hai aur daadi ji ne he ye sikhaya tha ki ek shikshak se upar sthaan kisi ka bhi nahi ho sakta. Mujhe bhi atcha lagega agar dada-daadi ji ke sath aap bhi mera haldi tilak kare.", Sanjiv ki baat poori hone ke sath he Kaushalya ji ne muskurate hue uske kandhe par safed angocha faila kar daal diya. Pandit ji ne apne paute ke mastak par wo geeli haldi ka tilak kiya aur gulabi kagaj khol kar usme lipti sunehari chain gale me pehna di. Usi thaali se Shastri ji ne bhi tilak kiya aashirwad dene ke sath sath. Ab tak Col sahab, Krishneshwar ji ke sath kuch aur ganmanya log bhi aa chuke the jinhone yahi sab dohraya. Sabse mangal kaamnaye grahan karke Sanjiv apni daadi ke sath baithak se bheetar wale aangan ki taraf ja chuka tha.

"Aise na chalega Pandit ji. Akele Shastri ji ke hath me pagdi aur hamare hath me chai? Na ji, ab toh fainsla yahi hoga.", Malhotra ji ki baat sunn kar sabhi hansne lage the aur aadatan Pandit ji ne bhi masti bhara jawaab de diya.

"Haan haan kyun nahi Malhotra sahab lekin mujhe nahi lagta bhabhi ji aapko dusra vivaah karne dengi. Hahaha..", Ab jhempne ki baari Malhotra ji ki thi fir bhi hansi barkaraar rakhe the.

"Uska koyi fayeda bhi na hone wala ji ab toh. Apne Malhotra ji ne thode din pehle toh pagdi pehni thi, bahot bhari kharcha hua tha usme. Aap fir se ek pagdi pehna do..", Kashyap ji bhi kaha peeche rehte jab baat aapas me ho rahi ho. Yaha charcha jaari thi ki bahar galiyare me Lucky kisi ko hidayat deta sunaai pada.

"Oh bhai, tujhe 9 baje ka bola tha aur ab 10 baje rahe hai. Chal ab andar chalte he sara taamjham jancha. Ek bhi drishya camera aur video se chooka na toh fir soch liyo.", Uske sath sath ye 2 log the jo ek bada video recorder aur camera liye the. Madhu ji ka beta Himanshu bhi unke he sath khushi khushi chal raha tha. Jaise wo unke sath reh kar is kaam ki bareeki seekhna chahta ho.

Andar toh mahol he bahot hara bhara tha. Ghar pariwar ki har mahila aur ladki ke sath sath aas-pados ki aurate, ladkiyan aur dur daraaj se aaye mehman bhare hue the. Sangwan, Kashyap, Malhotra, Sanjiv ka nanihal, Madhu ji ki sasural wale, Rekha-Krishna ji ke maaykewale, Punjab se aaye hue log ityaad ke sath sath aur bhi dhero log the.

Aaj toh Saroj Kashyap ke sath sath Malhotra ji ki bahu jo Sanjiv ki bhabhi lagti thi, unhone atchi khaasi khinchai kar rakhi thi Sanjiv ki. Dohra arth wale majaak ke sath sath unke hath bhi Sanjiv ki baahen aur gardan par haldi ubtan ragad rahe the. Lekin ek baat kabile taarif thi ki is sabka Sanjiv jara bhi bura naa maankar unke sath he simit majaak bhi kar raha tha.

"Dekh lo chachi, apna Sanjiv na bilkul Madhuri ke ulat he hai. Sab kehte the ki Madhuri bahot bolti hai aur Sanjiv bechara gau aadmi hai. Madhuri toh haldi pe mooh latkaye thi aur ye hamare Shashi Kapoor sahab toh apne bhabhiyon ke hatho ka jyada he maja le rahe. Shaadi ke baad ya toh baaki gharwle kahi ghoomne chale jana nahi toh kam se kam Sanjiv aur iski dulhaniya ko hafte 10 din bhej dena.", Saroj bhabhi ka majaak aur unka dil se khilkhila kar hansna sabhi ko bha raha tha aur bas yahi pal tha jab Sanjiv bhi sharam se sar jhukane laga.

"Arre na beta tu na ghabra in billiyon se. Teri bua hai tere sath. Aur sunn lo tum dono, kaan khol kar. Sanjiv bahot he atcha bacha hai jo sabka khayal rakhta hai.", Madhu bua ne haldi uske sar pe malte hue itne gambhir andaaj me kaha tha ke ek pal ke liye toh baaki aurate geet-dholak band karke yahi dekhne lagi kahi Madhu in dono yuvtiyon ki marammat he na kar de. Sanjiv ke chehre par kuch chamak aayi lekin wo turant gayab bhi ho gayi jab Madhu bua ne aage kaha.

"Isne toh palang bhi aisa majboot aur bhari banwaya hai ke sath wale kamre tak awaaj na jaaye.. Tum pareshan karne ki baat karti ho..", Lalita ji, jo khud maharathi thi wo bhi joro se hanste hue idhar aayi aur Madhu-Sanjiv ke sar se 500-500 vaar kar Sanjiv ki dono bhabhiyon ko deti hui boli.

"Waise devar ko tajurba hai ya nahi ye toh pooch leti tum Saroj-Priya? Ab tumhara devar hai toh ye tumhi kar sakti ho.", Apni maa Lalita ji ka bhi aisa avtaar dekh Sanjiv sharam se gada ja raha tha lekin is baar uske sath Saroj-Priya bhabhi bhi thi aisi haalat me. Ruchita ne mooh me ungli daal kar mawaali tarike se jo seeti bajaai toh ghar ki ladkiyon ke sath sath baaki aurate bhi ye dekh hansne ke sath sath josh badhane lagi.

"Arre ye bhi koyi baat hui Lalita? Inko bol ke thodi thodi haldi lagaaye tere lalla ke, agle ki laali bhi apne ghar se haldi me nikhar ke aane wali hai. Kahi ye na ho ke agle din chaadar safed se santri ho jaaye.", Shrimati Malhotra ji ne toh jo baat kahi thi uska todd jaise he kisi ke paas hota. Kaiyon ko toh yahi samajh nahi aaya ke peeli kyo nahi kaha. Lekin badi aur samajhdar mahilaye samajh chuki thi ki peele me laal milne se narangi he banta hai.

"Anupama bitiya, jao aur apne devar ka shagun karo.", Bheetar wale kamre se Chandro Devi ko liye Col sahab aaye the jo wahi se fir wapis bhi laut gaye. Inke sath aayi thi Sushila, Guddi, Madhulata aur haveli ki nayi bahu evam Bijender ki byahta Anupama. Kaushalya ji ke sath sath Purnima ji ne bhi Chandro devi ka swagat kiya aur fir Richa apni jagah se uth kar inki taraf lapki. Tabtak Kaushalya ji ne he Anupama ko Komal ke sath Sanjiv ki taraf bhijwa diya tha.

"Sushila beti, tum toh mili he ho Lalita, Rajeshwari, Krishna aur Rekha se. Malti (Guddi) aur Madhulata, ye is ghar ki bahuen hai aur Lalita ke he bete aur beti ki shaadi kal ek he mandap me ho rahi hai. Atcha laga ke is awasar par Sombir bhai sahab ka pariwar shamil hua.", Apni bahuon se inka parichaya karwate hue Kaushalya ji ke kandhe kuch unche the jiska bhaan Chandro Devi ke sath sath khud Madhulata ko bhi ho chuka tha. Chandro Devi ne toh muskurate hue sabhi ko aashirwad diya lekin Madhulata bade he gor se Rekha ko dekhne ke baad ek kadam peeche ho gayi.

"Thaanedarni, tere toh ye baad me lage hai. Mere pehle hai tere se toh aati kyun na? Purnima tu koyi dawa khaa rahi hai ya Rameshwar ki najro ne jawaab bana diya.?", Yaha toh Chandro devi ne alag he hasyaras bhar diya tha. Fir sabhi ko laangh kar wo khud aage gayi aur Madhuri ko bhi Sanjiv ke kareeb baithane ke baad vastra, gehne, mishtaan aadi bhent karne ke sath sath wo sabhi riwaaj kiye jo ek daadi apne pauta pauti ke vivah samay karti hai. Chandro Devi ki bagal me khadi Sushila ne isme poora sath diya tha jaise agli mukhiya wahi ho lekin aisi uski koyi chahat he na thi.

"Maa, aap inse toh milo. Ye Rekha chachi hai aur chachi ji ye meri mummy hai Madhulata.", Idhar Richa ne ek baar fir se apni ka parichaya karwaya tha aur is baar Komal bhi yaha kareeb thi jisne apni maa ki tarah Madhulata ke saamne hath jodd kar poora sammaan diya.

"Namastey. Meri beti ne bahot bataya tha tumhare baare me.", Madhulata ne sambodhan me tumhara prayog kiya lekin Rekha aur Komal ne iska jara bhi bura naa maante hue jawab me muskura kar sar hila diya.

"Ab betiyan toh kaha farak karti hai Madhulata ji? Bas aapse mulakaat nahi hui thi lekin Richa ke sath samay bita kar itna toh pata chal he gaya hai ke aapne bahot atche se iska paalan kiya hai. Bahot he hansmukh aur pyaari ladki hai ye. Hamare ghar is pal me shamil hone ke liye aapka bahot dhanyavaad. Lijiye, thanda pijiye. Aap abhi safar se aayi hai aur bahar garmi bhi adhik hai.", Rekha ne tray se khud he gilaas utha kar Madhulata ko sharbat pesh kiya toh wo jaise chaah kar bhi mana na kar saki. Iske baad Rekha ne us ladke ko sabhi ko sharbat dena ka nirdesh diya aur Madhulata ke sath he sabse aakhir me dari pe viraajmaan ho gayi. Saamne ka mahol wahi tha jaisa hona chahiye. Dono bhai behno ke shagun kiye ja rahe the aur photographer tasvire-video me vyast rahe.

"Toh tumhare 3 bache hai Rekha?", Madhulata ne saamne dekhte hue baatchit shuru ki. Geet-dholak ka prabhaav yaha pichli taraf itna na tha.

"Ji. Komal se toh aap mil he li hai. Ritu aur Arjun aapke udhar aaye the tab mulakaat hui hogi aapki. Filhal toh Ritu apne papa ke sath market gayi hai aur Arjun bahar ke kaam me laga hoga. Aapki ek he santaan hai?", Is baar jaise Madhulata ke dil me halki si faans chubhi jab Rekha ne uski ek santaan ka andesha jataya. Lekin chehre par feeki muskaan dikhate hue usne jawaab diya.

"Ek beta bhi hai mera lekin jaise uparwala jyada khushiya nahi dena chahta tha isliye wo maansik roop se aparipakva hai. 25 ka hone ke bawjood jaise wo 5 ka he hai. Sabhi ki kismat tumhare jaisi toh nahi hoti?", Madhulata shagun nahi kar sakti thi kyonki unke riwaj ke mutabik vidhwa aise maanglik karyakram, jo ghar se bahar ho usme pratyaksh shamil nahi ho sakti thi. Aur Rekha ko apni baaton se uksaane ki harkat wo is vyast mahol me kar he chuki thi.

"Jaan kar dukh hua ki aapke bete ka jiwan saral nahi hai lekin isme kismat ki koyi bhoomika nahi hai Madhulata ji. Aur vartmaan chikitsa ke sath sahi dekh rekh hone par kuch hadd tak ye dushprabhav sahi kiya bhi sakta hai. Bhagwan me aastha rakhiye, wo jarur bhala karega.", Rekha ne kisi bhi baat ko dil pe na liya tha aur jis tarah se sahanubhooti vash usne Madhulata ka hath daba kar ye baat kahi thi iske aage Madhulata se kuch kehte na bana.

"Maa, papa bula rahe hai bahar aapko. Hello, namastey aunty ji. Kaisi hai aap? Babita didi bhi aa gayi hai aur papa se mil kar andar aati he hongi. Maa aap utho toh sahi fir papa ne farmhouse jana hai tayaari dekhne.", Ye Ritu thi jo ek bada sa plastic ka bag liye hirni ki tarah machalti si aayi thi aur Madhulata se milne ke baad apni maa ko utha kar bahar bhejne lagi. Rekha ji bhi Madhulata ko abhi aane ka bol kar uth gayi.

"Main toh thik hu Ritu bitiya, lekin shayad tumne shaadi ki khareedi abhi tak nahi ki thi. Toh tumhare papa tumhe market leke gaye the?"

"Ye mere liye nahi hai aunty ji, Sanjiv bhaiya ke liye hai. Unhone shadi ki dress toh le li thi lekin sangeet ki unhe yaad he nahi thi. Toh is tarah se papa ke taraf se unke liye ye gift liya isliye unko he sath leke gayi thi. Richa didi, aap utho jara aur mere sath upar chalo. Oye Alka, chal aaja aur dekh le tera samaan.", Ritu ne jyada bhaav na dete hue Madhulata ki bagal se he Richa ko hath khinch kar uthaya aur aage khadi Alka ko upar aane ka kaha. Alka ke sath he Aarti, Tara aur baaki humumar ladkiyan bhi idhar se nikal chali. Preeti ke sath abhi bhi Afsana aur Akanksha thi jo khadi hui toh photographer ne in teeno ki ek swabhavik tasvir qaid kar li.

"Ye wali tasvir main personally aapse lunga bhaiya.", Arjun yaha aane ke sath he sabse pehle camera wale ki taraf lapka. Safed salwar kameej ke upar indradhanushi dupatta liye Preeti ko dekhte he jaise wo iska chitra dimaag me baitha chuka tha.

"Oye tu bhai ke shagan wale time bhi ghar se bahar bhatakta fir raha? Chal jaldi idhar aa.", Kaushalya ji ne toh usko camera wale ka jawaab tak na sunn ne diya. Subah pehne dhule hue kapde ab aise ho chuke the jaise Arjun palledari karke lauta ho. Aur bhi kayi jodi nighahe Arjun par he tiki thi jo daadi ke ek baar kehne bhar se unki taraf chal diya. Sabhi baithe hue logo ko hath jodta wo thik apne bhai ke bagal aa khada hua. Sushila ji se gale lagne ke baad usne bhi Sanjiv bhaiya ke haldi lagaai dono gaal par.

"Daadi, shadi ki jagah bhi bahot kaam tha aur ye toh atcha hua ke main us taraf chala gaya. Ghar pe toh aap sabhi log ho he lekin jaha sabse jaruri kaam hone hai wo jagah bhi toh tayaar honi chahiye.",Arjun ab Sanjiv bhaiya aur Madhuri didi ke beech he baith chuka tha. Is beech tasvire bhi hoti rahi aur yaha se wo sabhi chehro ko bhi dhyaan se dekhta raha. Sanjiv ne bhi apne chhote bhai ke sar pe hath firate hue mook abhaar jataya.

"Dekh Kaushalya, is chhore ko unchi awaaj me na dabadkaya kar. Ye sadha hua hai aur apni jimmewariyan atche se jaanta hai. Le Babita, aaja laado aur de aashirwad Sanjiv ko.", Babita us sooti kase hue salwar kameej me bharpoor kaamdevi he lag rahi thi lekin masoom chehre aur bina atirikt saaj sajja ke. Arjun se najre chaar hote he muskaan chehre par fail gayi.

"Daadi, tu kahe toh is Arjun ke bhi batna ragad du? Dekh kis tariya khush hove hai jaise iska he byaah ho kaal.", Babita ne samajhdari dikhate hue aisa he jataya jaise Arjun ke prati uska bas unmukt vyavahaar he hai. Is sabke beech he vivaah ke liye nischit kiye pujaari ji bhi aa padhare jo Rajkumar ji ke sang the. Dono bhai behano ke siwa ab baaki log apni apni jagah aa chuke the. Arjun purva-vat he un dono ke beech baitha hua Sanjiv bhaiya ke kaan me khusar-phusar karne me laga tha aur wo usko najro se chup rehne ka keh rahe the.

"Yajmaan, sarv-pratham toh aap dono ko he dhero shubhkaamnaye. Aur is mangal avsar par shaamil hone wale har vyakti ko bhi. Haldi ka shagun apni he ek khaas mehta rakhta hai. Haldi soochak hai rog harne, pavitrata evam mangalmayta ka. Isliye isko dampatya jiwan me kadam rakhne se purv-divas par aashirvad aur apnepan ke swaroop bhent kiya jata hai. Aap apne naye jiwan safar par nirogi, kaantivaan aur smriddhi ke sath kadam rakhe.", Pujari ji sabhi ko is shagun ka mehatva batane ke sath he Sanjiv ke mastak par durva-gangajal ke chhinte girane lage. Yahi unhone fir Madhuri ke sath kiya.

"Jahan mehandi ek byahta ke liye 16 shringaar me se ek hai wahi ye soochak hai paripakvata ka, haldi se hone wale grishm ki tapish ko kam karne ke baad sharir ko chalit rakhne ka. Mehandi bhent ki jaati hai sambandhi ki taraf se, nanihaal ki taraf se aur agar kisi sandarbh me aisa na ho paaye toh bhabhi, bua aur mausi iska uphar de sakte hai. Kumar Sanjiv, aap sheer snaan ke baad ye rasam karenge. Kumari Madhuri, aap apuni suvidha anusaar is mehandi se 16 shringaar ki shuruaat karengi. Prabhu Narayan aap dono bacho par kripa banaye rakhe.", Pujari ji ne dhero shringaar ke samaan jo choti choti dibbiya me the aur Sanjiv Madhuri ke liye alag alag the, wo unko supurd kiye. Jo unke hatho se lalita ji aur Rajkumar ji ne apne pas liye. Ye spasht tha ki nahane ke baad ab inko dhero aur rasme nibhani thi, adhiktar Madhuri ko kyonki wo yuvti thi.

"Aur koyi dhyaan rakhne yogya baat pandit ji?", Rajkumar ji ne hath jodd kar poocha.

"Yajmaan, baaki toh aapke vichar aur niyam jo bhi aap karte hai, wahi kijiye. Vivaah se pehle bache bas akele ghar ke dehleej se bahar na nikle. Bitiya ne naye vastra aaj grahan nahi karne jaisa aap jaante he hai. Harsh-ullas aur mangal samay me pavitra vicharo ke sath aap jitni chahe aur jo bhi rasme karni hai kar sakte hai. Aapki 2 santane ek he mandap me apna apna dampatya jiwan shuru karengi isliye ho sake toh dono bache agar 2 ghar me rahe toh hitkar rahega.", Ye toh alag he hidayat de daali thi in pujari ji ne.

"Aapke kehne ka taatparya pandit ji?", Ab Purnima ji ne sawaal kiya tha kyonki Kaushalya ji se Chandro devi kuch poochtach me lagi thi.

"Aisa karna anivarya toh nahi hai mata ji lekin ek he mandap me ghar ke 2 bacho ka vivaah hone ja raha ho, jo viprit ling (sex) se ho toh uttam yahi rehta hai ki vivaah se pehle wali raat alag alag ghar me thehraya jaye. Ek he din agar aap putri-daan kar rahe ho aur putri ghar me shamil bhi kare toh is se bhaar adhik hota hai. Agar 2 ghar nahi hai toh .."

"Nahi pandit ji aisi koyi baat nahi hai. Baat sirf raat ki he hai toh humko koyi aapatti nahi. Hamara ek ghar peeche he hai jaha bache he ruke hue hai. Sanjiv wahi par Arjun ke sath raat gujaar lega.", Kaushalya ji jaise sabkuch sunn chuki thi aur unhone iska hal bhi turant kar diya.

"Ati uttam. Ab aap bacho ko snaan ke baad saaf vastra dhaaran karne ka bol sakti hai. Baaki rasme sab gharwale he karenge. Kal vivah sambandhi kuch jaruri charcha karni hai hume Sharma ji se toh ijajat dijiye.", Pandit ji ne dono bacho ko aashirwad dene ke sath he sabhi ko pranaam kiya aur Rajkumar ji ke sath baithak ki taraf chal diye. Arjun khush tha ki aaj raat uske bhaiya uske sath he sone wale hai. Lekin jaane kitno ka dil toota hoga jo iska laabh uthana chahta the.

 

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Vivaah-Purva

Sanjiv ki hone wali biwi Radhika ke pariwar ka sankshipt parichaya.

Somnath Dutt (55)Radhika ke Tauji /Vidhayak-Karbori
Meenakshi Dutt (50) Radhika ke Taaiji /karobari Mahila
Mohit Dutt (30) beta/karobar me maa-baap ke sath
Vidhya Dutt (29) bahu
Nikita Dutt (27) beti/Naami 5 sitara Hotel ki malkin

Subhash Chandar Dutt (51) Radhika ke Pita/Prakhyat Dava karobari
Devika Dutt (47) Radhika ki Maa/Karobari mahila
Radhika Dutt (26) beti/Police adhikari
Akhil Dutt (24) beta/ Manmauji

Urvashi Gaur - Devika Dutt ki behan/Radhika ki choti mausi
Suresh Gaur - Subhash Dutt ka sahdhu aur Rajesh Sharma (Arjun ke mama) ka sala.
Pihu Gaur (19) - Suresh-Urvashi ki eklauti santaan aur Radhika ki mauseri behan

Parthiv Vashisht - (44) Devika aur Urvashi ka bhai. Radhika ke mama
Mala Vashishth - (39) Parthiv ki patni aur Radhika ki maami


Jahan Pandit ji ke pariwar me mehandi-haldi ki rasam unke ghar pe he ho rahi thi, sage sambandhiyon ke beech wahi Dutt pariwar ne apni bitiya ki in sab rasmo ke liye XXXX shehar se bahar apne bade farmhouse ko chuna tha. Delhi marg par thoda andar ki taraf sthit unka ye vishal farmhouse jitna harabhara tha utni he behtareen imaraat thik beech me bani thi. Kayi ekad me faila hua farmhouse lagbhag 100 se jyada logo ki chehal-pehal ka gawaah tha. Aam, dhaak, aanwle, shisham, popular aur neem jaise vriksho ka ghantatva itna adhik tha ki bahari ki garmi se jaise ye jagah achhoti he thi.

Ghumavdar sadak jo pathhar se bani thi, uska failaav lagbhar har taraf tha. Is par he chal kar kareeb 30 car ek nirdharit jagah bade he karine se khadi ki gayi thi aur aalishaan imarat se pehle he tennis aur badminton ke court bane the, jo filhal nishpraan se the. Neeli tile se bana ek bahot he lamba chauda tarantaal thik imarat ki bagal me tha lekin court ki tarah shaant na ho kar ye filhaal chatri-table aadi se sajaya ja raha tha.

Subhash ji ne beshak ye farmhouse ek araamgaah ki tarah banaya tha lekin samay samay par isme badlaav karte rehne se ye ek aalishan sampatti ka roop le chuka tha. Ek hajaar gaj se upar rakbe me bani 2 manjila imarat me 5 sitara hotel jaisa vatavaran tha aur yahi par madhur sangeet ke sath sath sabhi log Radhika ki mehandi rasam ka lutf utha rahe the. Darjano khaane ke stall, utne he baire jo logo ko thanda-garam ke sath sath chaat-pakwaan aadi pahucha rahe the.

"Bade papa, iski kya jarurat thi? Dekhiye mere liye sabse jaruri tha aapka aana aur pehle he aapne bahot kuch gift kar diya hai toh ab ye kyun?", Somnath Dutt jo is pariwar ke mukhiya si hasiyat rakhte the, chahe ghar alag alag shehro tha, unhone andar pravesh karte ke sath sabse pehli mulaqaat apni bhatiji se he ki thi. Radhika ek aalishan se gadde par 2 mehandi lagane wali yuvtiyon ke beech baithi kisi apsara si lag rahi thi. Uske ird-gird uski kuch saheliyan aur rishtey ki behne bhi bade chaav se mehandi lagwati dikhi. Somnath ji ne kisi aur se bhent kiye bina sabse pehle Radhika ko he 5-6 gehno ke dibbe supurd kiye aur ek thaali bhar ke note. Ab tak Subhash ji ke sath unki dharampatni Devika ji aur Somnath ji ki biwi Meenakshi bhi muskurati hui yaha aa chuki thi.

"Hum kaam se samjhauta kar sakte hai bitiya lekin tumhare khaas pal me he agar hum shamil na ho toh fir bade papa kaise kehlayenge? Aur ye gift nahi hai, pyaar hai jo aajkal ke sunaar dibbo me band kar dete hai. Haan ye thaali me shagun hai jo hamari bitiya apne hatho se Devi maa ke mandir ka pehla daan dengi.", Somnath beshak raajneeti me ek majboot hasti tha lekin gaahe bagahe wo pariwarik shagal-mele me bhi shamil ho jata tha. Aaj toh uski eklauti bhatiji ki rasam thi jiska khaas mehatva tha.

"Mandir? Ab kaunse mandir me jana hai humne bade papa?", Radhika ke gaal par aaye baalo ko Nikki ne he muskurate hue peeche kiya aur wo bhi sunn ne lagi thi ki uske pita ji kya keh rahe hai. Aamantrit mehmaan toh uphaar aadi dene ke baad kahi business ki charcha me lage the toh kahi mahilaye apne kisso me uljhi thi. Is sabke beech ek baat samaan thi ke harek vyakti khaane ka bharpoor lutf le raha tha. Ladki wale the aur agle din vivaah, jis wajah se ye karyakram din me he rakha gaya tha aur sirf khaas khaas log he aamantrit the.

"Bitiya, mandir me jana nahi hai. Mandir banwana hai aur hum ye aisa is liye kar rahe hai kyonki mannat maangi thi. Jab bhi ghar ki koyi beti byaah kar jaayegi toh hum Devi maa ke naam se aashram aur mandir ka nirmaan karwayenge. Jitne yaha thaali me hai utne ki parchi main Subhash (Radhika ke pita) ki jeb se bhi waha lagawaunga. Hahaha..", Ek surakshakarmi bahot bada laal-safed gulaab ka guldasta liye inke kareeb aa khada hua toh Somnath ne wo apne hatho se apne chote bhai aur uski biwi ki taraf badhaya.

"Bhai sahab.", Subhash ji ne bas itna he kaha tha ke Somanath ne naa me gardan hila kar wahi unki baat kaat di.

"101 phool hai Subhash aur sabhi jivit. Aaj ke din ki yaad me ye sabhi is farmhouse ke udhyaan me lagwa do bhai. Hamari kyaari ka sabse khoobsurat phool toh hamari dono betiyan hai lekin inhe paani dete aata rahunga yahi soch kar ki inka sambandh hamari Radhika bitiya se hai. Meenakshi tum Vidhya bahu ko bulwa kar uske mehandi lagwao. Devika, business ke masle toh chalte he rehne hai lekin ye din aaj hai aur sirf aaj.", Somnath vicharo se beshak ek kattar vyakti tha aur raajneetik munafe ke liye jaatiye vichaar rakhta tha par uska riti-riwajo me atoot vishwas tha. Apne bhai ki biwi ko bhi jaise ishara kar diya tha ke ghar me har byahat ke bhi mehandi lagegi hai.

"Ji jeth ji. Aaiye didi aur Nikki tum bhi aa jao Vidhya bitiya ko le kar.", Devika mehmano ke dekhrekh karna chahti thi lekin ab usko bhi jaise purusho se alag karke ek jagah he simit kar diya tha.

"Haan toh Subhash, garmi itni hai aur tumne yar yaha whisky chalwa rakhi hai?"

"Bhai sahab sabhi kareeb dost aur partners hai. Chutti ke sath sath beti ke function me shamil ho rahe hai..."

"Arre bhai tum ho nire he jhandu. Garmi ka matlab toh yahi hua na ke thandi beer veer mangwao bhai, uske baad khaane peene ka intjaam dekhte hai. Ye Delhi wale Singla caterers hai na?", Ab Subhash ji bhi hans diye the apne bade bhai ke aise masti bhar majaak par. Itne gambhir mahol ke baad jaise iski kalpana na thi unhe aur iske sath he aagya ka turant paalan hua. Ghoomte tehalte hue Somnath ka parichaya khud Subhash ji sabhi se karwa rahe the. Security walo ko yaha se bahar karke khaane peene ka aadesh de diya gaya tha.

"Aye munna.. Arre tum toh bade time baad najar aaye.", Suresh Gaur ne inhe dekhte he raah badalne ki sochi thi lekin der se. Tab tak Somnath ne usko dekh kar pehchaan liya tha aur awaaj bhi aise di ki poore haal me sabko sunaai padi. Apni biwi Urvashi aur beti Pihu ke sath wo jhoothi muskaan liye idhar aa chala.

"Paaye laagu bhai sahab.", Khisiyata so wo itna he bol paaya tha aur Urvashi apne jija Subhash ko namastey karti hui hans kar ek taraf ho gayi. Uski beti Pihu ke bhi sar pe hath firate hue Somnath ne aashirwad dene ke sath kaha.

"Jug jug jiyo apne pita ka khoon piyo. Hamari gudiya raani toh sachmuch badi ho gayi hai. Wo udhar dekho tumhari Radhika aur Nikita didi ke mehandi lag rahi hai, chalo in pyaare pyaare haatho pe tum bhi lagwao. Lagaogi na?", Somnath ji ka kehne ka andaaj he itna nirala tha ke Pihu ke sath sath Subhash ji bhi hansne lage.

"Ji dadda ji. Fir main lagwane ke baad sabse pehle aapko dikhaungi.", Pihu itna keh kar hath hilati hui wahi chal di jaha baaki sabhi thi.

"MD sahab nahi aaye Suresh babu?", Ab thoda gambhir lehje me Somnath ne kaha tha aur ek chuski lete hue unki aankhen bade dhyaan se Suresh ko dekh rahi thi.

"Ji papa Bombay se chale hai thodi der pehle. Waise aap aane wale the papa se milne?", Suresh ki taraf khud he Subhash ji ne beer ka gilaas badhaya jiske peeche khud Somnath ji ki marji thi. Thanda gilas pakadte he jaise Suresh thoda sehaj hua.

"Wo kaam unse nahi hoga Suresh kyonki main unhe atche se jaanta hu. Collector rate se 50 guna upar daam dene ko tayaar hu lekin tumse jameen ka wo chota sa tukda nahi nikalwaya gaya? Hum jameen aur is se jude karobar me dakhal nahi rakhte aur yahi wajah hai ki tumhare karobar ko hamesha samarthan diya hai. Uske maalik Motilal ko mare bhi kitne he saal ho chuke hai, kaagaj nikalwaye the humne bhi 5 saal pehle. Kabje wala case hota toh hum tumhe kehte bhi na lekin itne bade vyavsaayi ho, bhu-maafiya ki tarah aur ye kaam nahi ho raha.", Somnath baat karte karte apne bhai aur Suresh ko hall se kuch bahar le aaya tha. Subhash ji bhi bade gor se sunn rahe the is masle ko. Suresh se toh kuch kehte he na ban pa raha tha.

"Main kuch madad kar sakta hu bhai sahab? Relation toh mere bhi hai kuch HUDA aur DDA me agar jameen in dono me se kisi ek ke daayre me aati hai toh.", Subhash ji ke kehte ke sath he Suresh ne jawaab diya.

"Bhai sahab, XXXX me maine wo 40 ekad jameen 2 din me aapke liye tayaar karwa di thi kyonki waha mere sath prashashan bhi tha aur paise ka jor bhi. Ye dedh ekad ka tukda na prashashan dila sakta hai aur na paisa. Aap mujh par jo marji penalty laga dijiye, party fund me 5-6 crore toh main abhi de deta hu lekin us jameen ke maamle se khud papa ne mujhe dur rehne ko kaha hai jabse uske naye maalik ka pata laga hai.", Suresh ne iske baad ek saans me he baaki bachi beer khali ki aur agla gilaas baire se le liya.

"Kaun hai ye naya maalik aur kisi ke marne ke baad aise kaise koyi dava thok sakta hai? Hum toh khud sarkar me hai yaha bhi aur Rajasthan me bhi. Bhajan bhai sahab tak baatchit hai hamari beshak Shekhawat ji ke maadhyam se lekin kayi baar lambi mulakaat bhi hui hai. Naye maalik ko jaante ho tum?"

"Bhai sahab, Motilal Sharma pita tha Rameshwar Sharma ke aur waaris ki jagah unhe us jameen ka care-taker he dikhaya gaya tha. Power of attorney unke pas thi aur ab uska maalik hai unka pauta Arjun Sharma. Ye Rameshwar Sharma wahi hai jinke pariwar me Radhika ja rahi hai aur Arjun uska devar hoga kal se.", Suresh ne daant peeste hue jab ye baat kahi toh Somnath ke chehre par alag he chamak aa gayi.

"Waah re kismat. Diye tale andhera wali baat ho gayi. Waise ek baat toh maan ni padegi ki wo pariwar daulat me humse aur tumse kahi kam hoga lekin jahan baat taqat, rasookh aur prashashan sehyog ki hoti hai toh unka koyi todd nahi. Wo Shankar.. Dr Shankar he hain na Pandit Rameshwar ji ka beta?" , Somnath ji ne jis tarah apne chhote bhai ki taraf dekhte hue ye naam liya tha tatkaal unhone haan me gardan hila di.

"Chota mooh aur badi baat bhai sahab lekin agar mamla Shankar bhai se juda hai toh baat bina madhyast ke he ki jaaye toh behtar rahega. Main unke bete se bhi mila hu jiska naam Suresh ne liya. Arjun Shankar bhai ka he beta hai. Ek baar toh maine usko apni Diya bitiya ke liye maangne ka bhi vichar banaya tha. Aap shaadi ke baad khud he mulakaat kar lijiyega Shankar bhai se.", Subhash ji ne is dauran dur se he apne aate hue mehmano ka abhivadan kiya. Suresh bhi sar hila raha tha.

"Haan yahi thik rahega bhai. Waise bhi sher ke sath seedhi baat ke siwa koyi dusra rasta bhi nahi hota. Chalo kam se kam Suresh tumne aadha kaam toh kiya. Subhash tum jara baaki mehmano ka jayeja lo, mere bhi kuch pehchan wale aa rahe hai toh main unhe samay deta hu. Suresh, tumne atcha kaam kiya.", Somnath wahi gilaas liye aage badh gaye lekin Suresh ke chehre par nakhushi saaf jhalak rahi thi. Wo bhi apna sa mooh liye ek pehchan wale vyavsaayi ki taraf chal diya jabki Subhash ji bas muskurate rahe. Jaise unhe pata tha ki sher se seedhi mulakaat bhi sher he kar sakta hai aur ek neta aksar yahi chook karta hai.
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"Tum toh apne sasural me sabhi ko jaanti hogi Radhika?", Mehandi ke shtaan par ab kayi aasan lag chuke the. Sabhi mahilaye kate hue phalo, chaat aur thande ka lutf leti hui baaton ke sath sath mehandi bhi lagwa rahi thi. Yaha Radhika ki dono baahen kohni tak gehri mehandi se saji thi aur ab uske khoobsurat pero par ye dohraya ja raha tha. Uske kareeb is waqt Urvashi, Nikki aur Radhika ki 2 saheliyan thi. Har yuvti aadhunik hone ke sath sath gorvarn aur kisi apsara he thi. Paise ki chamak damak ke sath har tarah ka aishwarya jo tha inke yaha. Urvashi ki baat sunn kar Radhika ne aankhe nachahte hue haan me sar hilaya.

"Ab Sasural me jo hai unhe toh jaan na jaruri he hoga mausi. Waise mere se pehle toh shayad aap he parichit hongi waha se. Sanjiv ki chachi ke maayke me he toh aapki nanad vivahit hai na?", Radhika ke baat sunn kar Nikki ki bhi dilchaspi badhi aur wo thoda kareeb aa baithi jaise ye guftgu raajdar hone wale ho.

"Haan wo Pooja didi ki shaadi Rekha ji ke bade bhaiya se ho rakhi hai na. Lekin main jyada kisi ko nahi jaanti siwaye Rekha didi, unke husband aur bete Arjun ke. Husband aur bete se toh mili bhi sirf 2 he bar hu. Lekin pariwar ke baare me bahot suna hai. Waise tumhari mehandi hadd se jyada sundar lagi hai Radhika. Photo toh banti hai iski.", Urvashi hansmukh mahila thi aur bade gharane ki bahu hone ka kuch prabhaav chhod kar wo jindadil ghulne milne wali mahila thi.

"Mausi, yaha har taraf ye camera wale ghoom toh rahe hai. Abhi abhi 2-3 photo nikaale hai aapke peeche khade photographer ne. Haan toh aapne kya suna hai unke pariwar me aur ye Arjun Aaru ek he insaan hai na?", Radhika sab bhula kar bade dhyaan se apni mausi ko dekhne lagi. Uski saheliyan bhi is charcha ka hissa bann ne lagi jab ladke ka jikar hua.

"Haan wo uske ghar ka naam hai Aaru aur sach kahu toh tum Diya ke barabar hoti toh pakka Arjun par marr-mitt jaati.. hahaha.. Majaak kar rahi hu kyonki hum dost bhi hai. Rekha didi jaise dil ki badi atchi hai waise he unka beta bhi hai. Aur sachmuch handsome bhi bahot hai wo. Tum nahi mili?", Radhika ne toh sapasht naa he kar di.

"Kya wo ladka sachmuch itna handsome hai aunty? Aur Radhika tune bataya nahi ki tera devar bhi hai jiski tareef usko na jaan ne wale bhi kar rahe hai? Thodi der pehle yahi naam toh tere papa le rahe the jab main idhar aa rahi thi. Arjun!", Ye Radhika ki aadhunik saheli thi jo safed frock suit me kisi pari si dikh rahi thi. Nikki toh usko aise ghoorne lagi jaisi khaa he jaayegi.

"Wo tere type ka nahi hai Arshi. Sharif sa kam umar ladka hai, school going.", Nikki ne khulasa kiya toh Radhika ki bhanve chadh gayi.

"Oho, matlab mujhe chhod kar sabhi ko pata hai uske baare me. Aur mausi aapne toh pariwar ke baare me aage bataya bhi nahi.", Radhika ne fir se Urvashi par dhyaan kiya jo muskura rahi thi.

"Apne he ghar me suna hai maine tere sasural ke baare me. Papa (Sasur) khud kehte hai ki wo ghar apne aap me ek misaal hai aur us ghar ka har vyakti samaaj me yogdaan dene wala jo har kisi ki sahyata karta hai. Suna toh ye bhi hai ki log jaise apni pahoch ka bakhaan karte hai wahi ye badi shakshiyate Sh Rameshwar ji se salah karti aksar najar aati hai. Sanskaar ke sath sath shiksha aur harek vyakti ko apne fainsle rakhne ki prathmikta hai udhar. Kul mila ke maine sirf aur sirf atcha he suna hai waha ke baare me. Haan Arshi, Arjun ko dekhne se kahi bhi ye nahi lagega ke wo ek 18-19 saal ka ladka hai. Jija ji (Subhash ji) se bhi aadha foot uncha hoga aur jaisi kisi kahani se nikal kar koyi yodha saamne aa khada ho.", Urvashi ne aankh maarte hue Radhika ki saheli se aisa kaha tha jo ab aur jaan ne ko utsuk ho rahi thi lekin Devika ji, jo peeche khadi abhi abhi ki baat sunn rahi thi unhone apni behan ko waha se chalne ko kaha.

"Urvashi, mere sath chal jara. Dono ek ek hath par heena lagwate hai. Dusre se kaam bhi karne padenge aur maine kuch baatein bhi karni hai.", Devika ji ke aisa karne par Radhika rokti rahi lekin uski maa ne dharya rakhne ka ishara diya aur chali gayi.

"Huhh.. Aur Nikki ki bachi ab sach sach bata sabkuch.", Radhika ne bina laag lapet ka kaha tha.

"I've a huge crush on him. Hey don't get angry. Dost hai bas aur haan maine jiske baare me tujhe bataya tha wo yahi hai. Lekin bas dosti tak he hai. Baaki kal milne he wali aur sath rahegi he. Arshi, teri daal nahi galne wali Radhika ke devar ke sath. Bahot pahuchi hui cheej hai wo aur uska rishta bhi pehle se ho chuka hai. Chal wo photographer bula raha hai tujhe tere mehandi shoot ke liye.", Radhika kuch kehti us se pehle Nikki ne sabhi baaton par viraam lagate hue usko uthne ka kaha. Ye bhi ek naya shauk chadha tha ameero ko jisme har rasam ki alag photography ki jaane lagi thi. Radhika ke sath uski saheliyan bhi chal di, uske gown ko ghutne tak upar uthaye. Ab Devika ji ki taraf waisi he charcha chalu thi.
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Ghar ke bahar wale aangan me is waqt Hussain sahab Umed aur Narinder se kisi charcha me vyast the. Unke paas barabar he kursi par Walia ji aur Daleep ji bhi viraajmaan the jaise kuch majedar baatein jaari ho. Sabke chehre par muskan thi aur hatho me thanda sharbat. Galiyare se Zubeidaa ek surkh laal kameej aur chust safed salwar pehne bahar nikli toh aate ke sath usne Narinder ji se sawaal kiya.

"Narinder chacha ji, ye Arjun kaha hoga? Andar dikha tha lekin fir jaane kaha gayab ho gaya?", Sabhi ko hath jodd namastey karti hui Zubeidaa najro se Arjun ko he dhoond rahi thi. Pehli baar tha ki usne sar se odh kar safed dupatta gale me liya hua tha. Aksar wo apne hisaab se he rehti thi lekin yaha ke mahol ko dekh wo waise he dhalne ki koshish me thi.

"Zoobi bitiya, tumhe wo dikhe toh pakad kar idhar he le aana. Maine bhi andar jaate he dekha tha aur kaam se awaaj bhi lagaai lekin pata nahi kaha gayab ho gaya?", Narinder ji pyaar se usko Zoobi he bulate the aur Zubeidaa bhi unke saamne jaise koyi aupcharikta na karti.

"Aisa kya kaam padd gaya hamari shehjadi ko Arjun miyan se? Arre hume toh apni dusri gudiya ko dekh kar hairat ho rahi hai. Hamesha dubki rehne wali Afsu bhi kuch der pehle yaha se hansti khelti ja rahi thi. Inder bhai, usko toh kuch din yahi rakh lo aur ye Arjun mere waha bhejo. Hamari begam tak humse dua salaam karne ki jagah bhatije ke sath gappe lada rahi thi.", Hussain ji ne ye baat kehne ke sath seedhiyon ki taraf najar ki toh mooh se bas itna he nikla 'masha-allah'

Arjun ek aadhi baah ki chust safed kameej, jo shayad tagde sharir ki wajah se chust he lag rahi thi aur kasi hui neeli jeans pehne inki he taraf chala aaya. Geele ghungrale baal bata rahe the ki wo abhi naha kar he aaya hai aur kundal hilte hue unki lambaai ka khulasa kar rahe the.

"Kaise ho uncle? Namastey chacha ji.", Walia sahab ko peeche se gale lagane ke baad usne Hussain sahab ko pranaam kiya aur fir Daleep ji ko bhi. Umed ji ne toh Arjun ki kamar me hath daal kar usko apni goad me he baitha liya tha. Unke liye toh ye ladka abhi bhi unka munna he tha.

"Hussain sahab, sirf aapki begam he nahi. Sahab ne toh hamari sardarni bhi humse juda kardi hai. Jab ye aa jaye toh humari kadar he nahi rehti. Lekin mera sher putar hai he pyaar ke laayak.", Walia ji ne uska gaal khinch kar waise he laad jataya.

"Meri toh main bataunga bhi nahi aap logo ko. Lekin hai mera bhi ye ajeej beta. Mausi se mila ya nahi?", Ye Daleep ji the aur Arjun ne Umed ji ki goad me baithe hue he jawaab diya.

"Aap logo ko ajaadi dilwa deta hu ye kya kam hai chacha ji? Peeth peeche yahi toh kehte rehte ho ki main toh apni wali se pareshan ho gaya.."

"Hatt badmaash kahi ka.. Chal khada ho aur ye jo khadi ghoor rahi hai pehle is se mil le.", Narinder ji ne peeth par dhol jamate hue Arjun ko khada karke Zubeidaa ki taraf dhyaan karwaya toh wo turant gambhir ho gaya.

"Maine kaha tha na ke 12 baje market chalna hai. Dekho 12:30 ho chuke hai aur mujhe nahi lagta ke tum meri help karne wale ho.", Zubeidaa sachmuch thodi gussa thi aur Arjun ne kaan pakad kar apni car ki taraf daud laga di.

"Main car nikal raha hu, aapne kuch samaan leke chalna hai toh le lijiye.", Yaha Arjun apni kaali Lancer ki taraf aaya toh uske peeche Ashok ji ki car khadi thi aur waha chabhi bhi nadarad thi. Wo pareshan hota abhi idhar udhar he dekh raha tha ki apne pita ko apni taraf aate dekha. Jo shayad hath dhone ja rahe the.

"Tere 12 kyu baje hue hai?"

"Papa, wo fufa ji ne car yaha khadi kar di aur meri aise nikal nahi sakti. Didi ko market leke jana hai.", Arjun ne Zubeidaa ki taraf dekhte hue kaha aur Shankar ji ne hanste hue ek car ki chabhi uski taraf badha di.

"Aise time me teri car ghar ke andar kyu khadi ki hai? Tu ye le ja aur apni wali ki chabhi mujhe de. Main in dono ko bahar nikalwata hu.", Shankar ji ne ford ki chabhi di thi aur Arjun ne thank you kehne ke sath he Zubeidaa ko chalne ka kaha.

"Purse hai teri jeb me?", Ab is sawaal par Arjun ke paanv wahi ruk gaye the aur wo apne muskurate hue pita ko dekh jhemp gaya jinke hath me uska purse tha. Shankar ji dekh rahe the ki aaj bhi waha Rekha-Krishna ki he tasvir thi.

"Sorry papa, wo car me he reh gaya tha.", Arjun ne purse pakadte hue jawab diya.

"Koyi baat nahi main samajh sakta hu. Jab bhi kaam jyada ho toh wahi waqt hota hai savdhan rehne ka. Araam se jana aur market me time lage toh didi ko lunch karwa ke lana. Filhal ghar me jyada kaam nahi hai aur baaki sab yaha hai kaam dekhne ke liye.", Shankar ji ne baat kehte hue apne hath pe bandhi wo bhoore chamde ki Swiss made ghadi apne bete ki kalaai par bandh di. Arjun bhochakka sa dekh raha tha ke ye kya hai. Ye ghadi toh Shankar ji ko itni ajeej thi ki kabhi kisi ko hath tak lagane na dete the.

"Jo baat maine abhi kahi hai wo agar samajh naa aaye toh is ghadi ko dhyaan me rakhna. Jab kaam seconds ka ho toh pehle tayaari me ghante lagana taaki chook na ho aur agar kaam ghante ka ho toh har second ki ehamiyat samajhna. Ye kar liya toh choti moti bhool nahi hongi. Waise ye tum par jyada janch rahi hai, mujhe metal wali leni chahiye.", Shankar ji ne jyada na rokte hue Arjun ki baah thapkaai aur fir hath dhone bathroom me chale gaye. Arjun dhanyawaad na keh saka.

"Chalo bhi mister, main sab le aayi hu.", Ab tak Zubeidaa apna purse liye gate pe aa khadi hui thi. Arjun bhi uski taraf badha tha ye madhosh karne wali gulaab si sugandh jaise saanso me sama gayi. In dono ke saamne Romela aa prakat hui. Safed dhili si bina baah ki kurti aur pindaliyon se niche tak lambaai wali araamdayak skirt me. Khule mehakte baal aur naam-matra sa makeup kiye wo kisi bhi swapansundari par bhaari thi.

"Arjun beta, apni aunty ko bhi market le jao. Inhe bhi apne kapde uthane hai waha se.", Ye Rekha ji bhi sath he thi jinki baat Arjun kabhi taal na sakta tha.

"Main Vivaan ke sath chali jaungi Rekha. Bacho tum log jaao, mujhe waha kaafi time lag sakta hai.", Romela ne inkaar kiya toh Zubeidaa bolne se ruk na saki.

"Nahi aunty ji, mujhe bhi company mil jayegi. Aap bhi sath he chaliye.", Ab Romela ne aage kuch na kaha aur wo neeli ford ki pichli seat par aa baithi. Arjun driver seat par baithne se pehle Zubeidaa ke liye darwaja khol kar usko baitha chuka tha. Aur in teeno ko jaate hue ek taraf Rekha ji aur Preeti dekh rahe the wahi Col sahab ke ghar ke bahar se Vivaan bhi. Romela ne ghar pe tayar hote hue bhi apne pati se baat na ki thi lekin kuch aisa bhi na kaha tha jis se dil dukhe.

Idhar Shankar ji bathroom se hath dho kar bahar nikle toh apni biwi ke sath Preeti ko dekh kar muskura diye. Preeti bhi taar se toliya utha kar unki he taraf chal di aur Rekha ji ghar ke bheetar.

"Meri beti toh har baat ka khayaal rakhne lagi hai abhi se. Waise main naraaj hu tumse.",Shankar ji uske hatho se toliya le kar hath mooh saaf karte hue bole.

"Wo kyu bhala uncle?", Vivaan bhi ghar me dakhil ho rahe the aur Shankar ji ko dekh garamjoshi se mile.

"Aap toh jaise umar ko darkinaar kiye baithe ho bhaiya. Aur kya baatein ho rahi hai meri is pari ke sath?"

"Kamre me band rehne wale boodhe hote hai kaka ji aur ye tumhari pari na pehle meri beti hai. Waise hone wali bahu bhi. Tu subah aaya aur ab uth raha hai? Ye chehre pe safedi nahi khoon ki kami ho gayi hai. Thoda dhyaan rakha kar apna aur apne time table ka. Preeti beta, tumhari aunty se kaho ke aam-panna bhijwa de.", Preeti ka sar sehla kar usko andar bhejte hue wo Vivaan Puri ko sath liye wahi chal diye jaha unke bhai bandhu baithe the. Preeti ab utna sharmati nahi thi aise sambodhan par lekin apne pita ke saamne ye lafz sunn kar wo gulabi hoti hui daud gayi.

"Kya batau Shankar bhaiya, bahar na sansadhano ki aadat lag jaati hai. Life utni practical nahi rehti aur bas yahi wajah hai aadat bigadne ki. Kaise ho Inder bhaiya.? Hello Umed bhai.", Ab tak 2 aur kursiya yaha lag chuki thi jin par ye dono baithe aur Vivaan baithne se pehle sabhi se gale lag kar mila tha.

"Toh fir kyun pagal ho raha hai America me? Yaha kya kami hai aur agar business he shuru karna hai toh idhar kar le. Kam se kam pariwar toh sath hoga.", Shankar ne samjhane ke hisaab se aisa kaha tha lekin baithak se bahar nikalte Rameshwar ji ne jaise ye baat sunn li thi. Wo abhi Dharampal ji aur Krishneshwar ko sath liye vivah sthal ki tayaari dekhne nikal rahe the. Unki mulakaat bhi nirdharit thi Nirmal Singh aur Kapoor ke sath.

"Haan tu isko bhi idhar he bula le. Waise Vivaan tere kaan main aa kar khinchta hu.", Vivaan turant uth kar unke charan sparsh karke gale mila.

"Oh tau ji, kaan bhi idhar he hai aur main bhi. Aap jitna chahe khinch lena baaki meri taai mere sath hai. Kaisi ho taai ji.?", Baithak se Kaushalya ji bhi Pandit ji ka rumaal aur najar ka chasma liye bahar aayi toh wo bhi apne bhatije se bade pyaar se mili. Najar utaarne ke baad unhone he apni pati ko jawaab diya.

"Haan main bhi dekhu tere kaan khinchne walo ko. Lo ji, apne kaan pe ye chasma chadha lena kyonki jarurat padegi jab kagaj padhoge. Tu chal mere sath Vivaan aur in gappiyon ko lagane de apni mehfil.", Kaushalya ji hamesha se aise he toh rehti thi. Baaki sabhi hans diye the siwaye Rameshwar ji ke. Fir aakhir me wo bhi muskurate hue bahar nikal chale.
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"Tumse help chahiye thi Arjun.", Market me Zubeidaa ko uske matlab ki dukan par chhod kar Arjun Romela ke sath us taraf ja raha tha jaha Romela ne kapde bann ne ke liye diye the. Aise ekant me Romela ne gambhir awaaj me charcha shuru ki. Dono ki he aankhon pe dhoop ke gehre chasme the.

"Aapko toh bas keh dena chahiye aunty. Aap jaanti hai main kabhi bhi mana nahi karunga siwaye ek kaam ke."

"Tum abhi tak wahi atke hue ho? Aur wo main khud kar lungi tumhare sath kyonki haq hai mera. Ye thodi serious baat hai beta.", Romela ne jaise he beta kaha toh Arjun ki raftar kam ho gayi. Ab wo bade dhyaan se Romela ko dekh raha tha jiske chehe par najre dhaki hone ke bawjood athaah dard ke bhaav the jinhe chaah kar bhi wo chhupa na saki.

"Aap bas kahiye aur main wo har kaam karne ko tayaar hu jis se aapke dil ka dard kam ho sake.", Arjun ne is baar paidal chalte hue Romela ka hath apne hath me thaam liya tha.

"Tumse mujhe bahot pehle he baat kar leni chahiye thi Arjun lekin mujhe laga tha ke sabkuch thik ho jayega waqt ke sath. Par main galat thi."

"Ye Preeti se judi hai?"

"Haan kyonki Preeti meri aur Vivaan ki beti jo hai. Pata nahi tum isko kaise samjhoge ya mere baare me kya raaye akhtiyaar karoge lekin main ek asafal patni hu aur is se bahot kuch kharaab ho sakta hai bhavishya me.", Romela baat kehne ke sath gheri saans bhar kar jaise himmat juta rahi thi.

"Main samajh chuka hai aap kaha bol rahi hai. Lekin usme aap galat nahi ho sakti, kisi bhi surat me aap galat nahi hai. Galti uncle aur Alisha aunty se hui hai aur jahan tak main samajh raha hu ye galti abhi bhi ho rahi hai. Renuka bua se meri thodi he der pehle is baare me baat hui thi. Ghar me sirf aap he nahi gayi thi us waqt, wo bhi apne kamre me thi jab ye dohraya gaya lekin unhone iski bhanak nahi lagne di. Aur mujhse kaha ki main aapki madad karu. Aap nishchint rahiye aunty aur shaam ko sangit me jara mera sath dena. Alisha aunty ko Vivaan uncle ki najro me agar khol kar na rakh diya toh mera naam bhi Arjun Shankar Sharma nahi. Ho sakta is tarah se unki najro me main galat ho jau lekin aapke aur Preeti par us aag ko nahi jaane dunga jis se bhavishya par sankat mandraye.", Romela bhochakki si apna tanaav bhool kar bas Arjun ko he ghoore ja rahi thi. Jis baat ko le kar wo khud itne tanaav me thi Arjun pehle se he uske samadhan par lag chuka tha.

"Tum jokhim le rahe ho Arjun. Koyi aur hal bhi ho sakta hai is problem ka. Vivaan ne agar ye sehan na kiy toh?"

"Unhe karna he hoga. Wo ek jimmewar pita hai aur us se pehle unhe sabit karna hoga ki wo aapke pati hai. Aap dono ne pyaar kiya tha aunty aur agar pyaar ka anjaam rishta banane ke baad bikharna hai toh fir pyaar ka wajood kabhi tha he nahi. Raaste se bhatke hue ko wapis laaya ja sakta hai lekin jo jaan boojh kar wapis naa aana chahe usko Alisha kehte hai.", Arjun ne chasma utaar kar aankh maarte hue kaha toh Romela ke khoobsurat chehre par bhi ab nirasha ki jagah muskaan thi.

"Waise main fir bhi haq le kar rahungi."

"Wo Preeti decide karegi aunty. Haan aap us se na judi hoti toh shayad pehal main he kar deta lekin is rishtey me meri dor Preeti ke hath hai. Chaliye aap yaha apne kapde chek karwaye main wapsi me aapko lene aata hu. Zubeidaa didi akeli kahi pareshan na ho jaaye.", Arjun ne Romela ko uske gantavya par pahuchane ke sath he wapsi ka rukh kiya. Arjun ke bhaav bata rahe the ke wo jaise Alisha ke sath aisi he mulakaat karne ko aatur tha. Ritu, Preeti aur Alka ne toh apni apni tarah se pehle he Alisha ka varnan tafseel se kar diya tha. Aakhiri keel Renuka bua ne jadd di thi kuch samay pehle aur ab Arjun ke paas siwaye machhli ki aankh bhendne ke dusra koyi lakshya na tha, shaam ke karyakram me.

 

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Update 185
Vidrohi

"Dekh bhai Gajju, ab shaadi kal hai toh mehmano ki aavabhagat toh humko he karni padegi. Sabhi log toh sangeet karyakram pe aane nahi wale aur humne bhi yahi plan kiya tha ke jitna ho sake isko simit logo me he kiya jaaye. Isliye mujhe toh ek baar Col uncle ke hotel pe sab taam-jhaam dekhne honge. Waha bhi demand hongi aur Sangwan wale farmhouse pe kuch doctor dost rukwaye hai maine aur waha Inder ke bhi kuch mehmaan hai.", Yaha filhal shaadi me aaye mehmano ke araam aur suvidha ki charcha jaari thi aur Shankar ne apna paksh rakhte hue kaha.

"Haan toh ye jaruri bhi hai lekin abhi bhi bahot se kaam baaki hai Bhole. Walia ji ke sath Dharampal bhai aur Daleep bhai idhar ka dekh lenge, itne main community center par apne security wale aur driver laga deta hu. Ab ghar ki ladies toh shayad he kisi mehmaan par dhyaan de kyonki unhe toh apni rang-putaai se fursat nahi milne wali. Waise bar toh chhat par he lagwaya hai na Inder?", Umed ki baat par Walia ji ke sath Daleep Singh ne bhi sehmati de di. Narinder ne bhi haan karke bata diya tha ke intjaam gharwalo ki najar se alag he kiya hai.

"Chalo ye bhi thik hai aur 2 car jara extra rakhni padengi. Aisa na ho ke mauke par jaane ya aane me koyi chhot jaaye.", Shankar ne aam ka pana tray se uthate hue Preeti ka aankhon se shukriya kiya.

"Preeti bitiya, jara apni behno se charcha kar lo aur fir dekho ke wo log driver ke sath jaayengi ya koyi hai jo car jaanta hai.", Narinder ji ne yahi par ek kaam poora karne ki koshish ki. Preeti bhi jaise iske liye tayaar he thi jaise un logo me is baat ka fainsla ho chuka ho.

"Wo Tara didi ne kaha tha ke 7 log safari me aa jayenge unko mila kar aur 3-4 log Arjun ki car se. Par Arjun se abhi confirm nahi kiya hai kyonki wo shayad busy ho sakta hai.", Preeti ki baat khatam hote he Shankar ji ne lancer ki chabi Preeti ki taraf badha di. Jisko lete hue wo soch me padd gayi kyonki ye chabi toh sirf Arjun ke pas aur jyada se jyada Ritu he rakhti thi.

"Socho matt aur isko apne pas he rakho. Annu bitiya ya Menaka chala legi. Kam se kam ab tumhe nirbhar nahi rehna kisi pe. Arjun ke pas motorcycle hai agar wo kahi vyast hua toh. Nahi toh koyi bhi gaadi le jayega wo waha.", Shankar ji ne toh baat he muka di thi lekin Preeti ko sankoch karte dekh wo muskura diye.

"Ye bhi tumhari he hai beta aur aisa toh nahi ki isko Arjun ke siwa koyi chala nahi sakta. Jaanta hu ki usne aajtak apni ye car kisi ko di nahi. Lekin kisi ne maangi bhi toh nahi aur wo iska bura nahi maanega. Chaho toh safari koyi aur chala lega."

"Nahi nahi uncle wo baat nahi hai. Mera matlab tha ke Arjun motorcycle pe..."

"Abhi se itna sochne lagi ho? Hahaha.. Tum log bas ab kisi pe nirbhar matt rehna. 12 log aise manage ho jaoge aur 4-5 Aarti ki saheli wali car me. Baaki sabki jimmewari unke pati-devar ya bhai apne aap lenge. Kyun bhai Inder?", Shankar ji ne hanste hue jaise ye baat kahi Preeti bhi muskurati hui andar daud gayi. Baaki sab bhi aise pal me khush bhi the aur chehre par parichit muskurahat bhi.

"Aye ladki, thoda toh dekh liya kar ya aankhon me kuch farak hai.", Ye awaaj karkash aur bharpoor gusse se bhari thi chahe utni unchi na sahi. Preeti galiyare se andar he bhaagi thi ki dining wali taraf se ekaek saamne aayi Madhulata se halka sa takra gayi. Sparsha kuch jyada na tha lekin Madhulata jaise darne ki wajah se apna aapa kho gayi. Preeti ko sehma hua apne saamne khada dekh jaise wo chup na reh saki lekin ye awaaj kuch had tak bhitar wale aangan aur yaha baithe purusho ko jarur sunaai de gayi thi.

"Sorry aunty ji. I'm extremely sorry. Aap ekdum se he is taraf se aa gayi.. Aapko lagi toh nahi?", Preeti ne jaise he hath jode car ki chabhi niche ja giri. Bahar bhi kaali lancer ki too-too ki awaaj 2 baar goonji.

"Bas le de kar yahi toh aata hai sabke. Sorry bol dena.. bas.. Gharwalo ne nahi sikhaya hoga ki kisi ke ghar jaate hai toh waha kaise naap-tol kar kadam rakhne chahiye.", Ab tak Maalti (Guddi) bhi is taraf aa chuki thi aur uske peeche Rekha ji ke sath Ruchi bhi. Lekin Madhulata ki baat sunn kar un neeli-hari aankhon ke kinaro se ludhakte moti bata rahe the ki Preeti kis kadar aahat hui hai.

"Maaf kar dijiye aunty ji. Maine jaanboojh kar nahi kiya.. ", Uski hichkiyan bas wahi kaabu kar rahi thi aur agar abhi koyi Preeti ko apne seene se laga leta toh yakeenan uska rudan charam par pahuch jana tha. Jyadatar log ya toh khaane me vyast the ya fir mehmano ke sath kamre me. Lekin Rekha sadhi chaal se thik un dono ke beech aa khadi hui. Preeti ko apne sath lagane ke baad unhone he Madhulata se kaha.

"Bachi hai Madhulata ji aur bache aise awsar par aksar he thoda jyada he khush rehte hai. Preeti ki taraf se main maafi maangti hu. Aap mehmaan hai aur aapko kasht ho toh ye hume atcha nahi lagega.", Rekha ji ki baat khatam hone tak Madhulata bhi najre jhuka chuki thi aur Richa ki sehanshakti bhi jawaab de gayi.

"Maa, ye sab kya hai? Aap choti si he baat par .. Sorry Preeti, Sorry Aunty ji. Baat itni badi bhi nahi thi ki aapko sorry bolna pade. Ghar me chehal pehal ho toh aisa har taraf hota he rehta hai. Chalo Preeti tum mere sath chalo.", Richa aage kisi se bhi najre milaye bina Preeti ko lagbhag khinchte hue he upar ki aur chal di. Lekin is drishya ko 2 aur aankhon ne dekha tha jo swayam Shankar Sharma ki thi. Apni biwi ko apni premika se maafi dekh jaise unhe thes pahuchi thi aur mudda kuch bhi na tha. Aakhir Preeti koyi gair toh na thi lekin is waqt unhe bhi mahilao ke beech kuch kehna thik na laga.

"Rekha, jara badi bhabhi ko bulana. Unke peehar se mehmaan aaye hai.", Shankar ji iske baad wapis mudd gaye.

"Maafi ki baat nahi hai Rekha. Bas humari taraf bacho ko thoda daayre me rakha jata hai aur mujhe bhi pata nahi tha ke wo ladki ghar me kuch jyada he mehtva rakhti hai. Khair, tumse mil kar atcha laga. Kal shaadi me mulakaat hogi.", Madhulata itna keh kar Maalti ke sath bahar ki taraf chal di aur unke peeche he Lalita ji. Bijender aur Anupama ne filhal yahi rehna tha isliye bas yahi log Chandro Devi ke sath gaanv wapis ja rahe the. Rekha ne bhi hath jodd kar muskaan ke sath he vida kiya tha inhe lekin iske baad wo seedha apne kamre ki aur chal di. Preeti ko Richa wahi leke gayi thi.

"Wo ladki meri bahu bann ne wali hai aur us se pehle wo is ghar ki sabse choti beti hai Lata. Maanta hu tumhe kuch thes pahuchi bhi hogi lekin bacho ke sath tumhe thoda toh lachila rehna chahiye. Apna dhyaan rakhna.", Ghar ke bahar driver car liye tayaar tha aur sabse aakhir me baithne ja rahi Madhulata ko dabe swar me Shankar ji ne swayam he cheta diya tha ke apne ravaiyye me kuch badlaav jarur laaye.

"Toh yahi samajh lo ke apna maan kar he daant diya. Baat yahi khatam."

"Main bhi yahi keh raha hu Lata. Baat bas yahi khatam ho jaaye. Atcha taai, aap nischint ho kar jaaye. Bache aaj yahi rahenge aur driver haveli he rukega. Sushila, sehra tu he karegi toh thoda samay se nikal lena kal.", Shankar ne yaha bhi spasht kar diya tha ke badi hone ka farz Sushila ne he ada karna hai. Jo muskurati hui hath hila kar agli seat par ja baithi.

"Chinta na kare. Madhu ne pehle he bata diya tha manne jab Raju se baat ho rahi thi roti pe. Chaal tu kaam dekh tere dost aaye laage hai.", Sachmuch Gulati, Bhuppi aur Sangwan ek he car me yaha aa pahuche the. Shankar bhi inhe hath hila kar apne mitro ki taraf ho liya. Inki car chal chuki thi.

"Guddi, ke hoya tha?", Car ke chalte he Chandro devi ne sabse pehle yahi poocha. Guddi unki bagal me thi aur Guddi ke is taraf Munni khidki ke pas.

"Kuch na hua maa ji. Bas wo ek bachi galiyare me thoda Munni se takra gayi thi. Inta kuch na hoya aur Munni ne bera na tha ke wo Shankar bhai ki hon wali bahu hai.", Guddi jyadatar chup he rehti thi lekin sawaal ke jawaab toh usko bhi dene he padte the.

"Munni, beta thoda sa samajik hona seekh. Ek lugaai ki beijjatti pe mahabharat ho chuki hai aur jaan gayi na ke wa bhi Arjun ki lugaai thi ar ya bhi Arjun ki hai. Baalak toh nyu he khele koode kare, bura na manya karte. Aapna mood thik rakhiye eb.", Chandro Devi ne aadat se viprit bahot he narmi se apni bahu ko samjhaya tha.

"Je ghute tha mera waha maa ji toh jab nikalan laage wa chhori aa bhidi. Bas fer bera na chalya. Manne baat jadi khatam kar di thi lekin Shankar ki bahu us chhori khatir hath jodd gayi ya kuch janchi koni. Aisi lugaai ho toh fer .."

"Munni, is se aage ek bhi baat na kahiye. Dekh bebe (behan) jo saamne se hath jode hai wo baat ne rokna chahve hai aur hath aksar taqatvar he jode kare hai. Kyonki taqat se nuksaar ka sirf usne he andaja hove hai. Hum mehmaan the isliye maan mila aur wo ladki ghar ki hon wali bahu toh Rekha ne saaf pata hai ke uske upar baat aayi toh mamla bigad sake hai. Shankar ne toh aaj tak tere se kade hatth na kari lekin wo bhi samjha ke gaya. Dil pe na liye koyi bhi baat aur Rekha sabki ijatt kare hai toh tu chahe usne naam se bula lekin thoda pyaar se. Samajhdar aur padhi likhi hai tu, sundar bhi. Waise he reha kar, atcha lagega.", Sushila ne paani ki bottle ka dhakkar khol kar hanste hue wo Munni ki taraf badhai toh pehle thoda nakhre lekin baad me choti si muskaan ke sath usne wo bottle le kar hontho se laga li.

"Samajhdar toh hai bas kade kade iske taar hil je hai.", Is baar ye baat Guddi ne kahi thi aur baaki dono ke chehre par hansi aa gayi.

"Meri ya goongi bhi bolna jaane hai. Chaal pehla Sudarshan se mil leva fer ghar ki aur.", Chandro Devi ne ab driver ko aage ka rasta batana shuru kiya toh wo bhi us taraf he chal diya jaha wo chahti thi.
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"Aise kya dekh rahe ho? Waise toh tumhare pas 2 pal na nikle mujhse baat karne ke aur waha har cheej khud pasand karke dilwa rahe the. Aur in najro ko kaabu me rakha karo mister.", Arjun ne Zubeidaa ko har wo cheej dilwa di thi jo wo chahti thi lekin uske sath sath apni taraf se bhi shringaar ka bahut kuch. Zubeidaa ki ummeed se aadhe samay me he Arjun ne wo sab dilwa diya tha aur ab dono log restra me ek kone ki table pakad kar apne order ki pratiksha kar rahe the. Arjun bade dhyaan se Zubeidaa ki khoobsurti ko apne jehan me sanjo raha tha aur uski baat sunn kar thoda sa jhempte hue bola.

"Aap na wakai kisi behte paani si ho. Har kuch aap ke upar suit karta hai. Main yahi dekh raha tha ke is se pehle maine jo dekha tha wo sach tha ye ab jo saamne hai wo. Fir paani ki prakriti dhyaan aa gayi aur upar se aap artist ho ye yaad nahi tha. Waise hamara shehar utna bhi bada nahi hai jitna aapka lekin shayad jo bhi liya hai us se kaam chal jayega.", Zubeidaa ke chehre par surkh muskaan aa chuki thi Arjun dwara diye sambodhan se.

"Haan kaam toh chal he jaayega aur mujhe nahi pata tha ke tum bhi artist ho. Matlab mujhe kya pehan na chahiye ye main kal se soch rahi thi lekin tumne jaise tasvir pehle he bana rakhi thi. Atcha taste hai tumhara chahe thoda sa traditional he sahi. Lekin tumne abhi tak meri baat ka jawab nahi diya. Kya dekh rahe the?"

"Aapko bataya toh abhi. Bas yahi dekh raha tha aur rahi baat traditional wali toh jo insaan bematlab ki samajik nitiyo se pare ho wahi toh asli insaan hota hai. Haan main ye bhi dekh raha tha ke aap itni sundar hai.. mera matlab mujhe ye pata hai lekin aaj aap jyada sundar lag rahi hai.", Arjun khud he khisiya gaya apni baat kehte hue aur is beech baira Zubeidaa ke liye chane bhature aur Arjun ke liye ek lassi ka gilaas le aaya tha. Zubeidaa ne bhi halki sharam aur muskaan ke sath wo badi si plate aage khiska kar dono ke darmiyaan kar li.

"Tum jarurat se jyada he chalu ho mister. Main tumse 5 saal badi hu aur tum khullamkhula mujh par he line maar rahe ho? Afsa hoti toh maan bhi leti aur waise tum toh bandhe nahi hue us pyaari si firangan ke sath.? Wo bala ki khoobsurat hai. Dekh ke he lagta hai langoor ke hath angoor lag gaya ho.", Ishare se he Zubeidaa ne Arjun ko apne sath khaane ko kaha aur wo mana na kar saka. Bas uski baat sunn kar kuch pal khamosh raha aur bhature ka ek niwala todd kar usko he dekhne laga.

"Arre itna nervous hone ki jarurat nahi hai. Main taang khinch rahi hu tumhari aur hum dono dost hai toh ye sab normal samjho. Bilkul ullu he ho tum.", Zubeidaa ne apne hath se he niwala Arjun ke mooh ke saamne kar diya. Arjun ne haan kehne ke sath wahi niwala Zubeidaa ki taraf wapis karne ke baad apne hath wala chane me bhigo kar khaane ka upkram kiya.

"Agar humne ye sab kiya na toh wo dosti wali baat bahot peeche reh jaayegi, duniya ki najro me. Dekho jara aapki right side me wo dono ladke aur unke aage wali table par baitha wo joda humko he dekh raha hai. Lekin aapne ye toh sach he kaha ke main Preeti ke sath bandha hua hu. Mujhe khud ko shayad ek hadd me rakhna chahiye.", Ek khali gilaas me aadhi lassi udel kar wo gilas Zubeidaa ki taraf badha kar Arjun ne fir se khaane par dhyaan kiya. Ab Zubeidaa kuch pal khamosh rehne ke baad boli.

"Bewkoof ho tum aur utne he apne aap me uljhe hue. Kabhi is tarah socha hai ki agar koyi tumse niswarth pyaar kare toh tum uska dil todoge ya fir usko tasalli doge? Arjun, daayre me reh kar siwaye ek simit duniya ke kuch haansil nahi hota. Apne pyaar par vishwaas rakho aur jo tumse jude unhe apne sath rakho. Har insaan kuch paane ki chahat nahi rakhta. Wo bas samay ya bhaavnaye prakat karke badle me kabhi kabhi ek kandha chahta hai. Kabhi kabhi ye sab pariwar, pyaar ya us dost se nahi mil sakta jiski soch aur rishtey ki seema simit ho. A bound person is more like a dead one but the only difference is that he stays above the coffin and the dead one inside it. Lekin dono ka daayra bas kabar tak he toh hai.", Zubeidaa toh Arjun se bhi jatil thi lekin uska najariya kahi jyada vistaar liya hua. Arjun itni gehri baat sunn ne ke baad itna he keh saka.

"Thank you. Pata nahi lekin main samajhta hu ki aap jaise duniya ko jis najar se dekhti hai wo vidrohi hone ke bawjood kahi behtar hai."

"Hahaha.. Vidrohi matlab rebel..! Lekin agar hum aise na ho toh kya hum sahi zindagi jee sakte hai? Mujhe sawaal karne ki aadat thi bachpan se aur jab mujhe jawab nahi milte the toh maine khud he unhe dhoondna shuru kiya. Pareshaniya hui Arjun aur kayi baar toh aise lamhaat aaye jinme jaise mera sabkuch he daanv par lagne wala tha. Par maine khudko badla nahi aur iska natija ye nikla ki mere aaspas ka mahol mere hisaab se dhala aur agar aisa nahi hua toh unhe maine tavajjo na di. Tum apna samaaj ho aur isko kisi aur ke liye mat badalna, behtar karna bas. Rahi baat pyaar, rishtey aur aise he maslo ki toh jo tumhara hai wo tumhe samjhega aur jo nahi hai uske sath budhapa gujaar lo lekin ateet me bayaar-e-ishq na hoga.", Apni aadhi adhuri urdu par wo khud he khilkhila kar hansne lagi thi. Honto se lassi ki ek boond thuddi ki taraf raftaar pakadti us se pehle he Arjun ne wo apni ungli se hata di. Zubeidaa is sparsh se ek pal ke liye shaant hui par fir se muskura di.

"Main samaaj hu, mera khud ka samaaj. Haan yahi toh hu main. Main aapke he jaisa hu lekin thoda daayro me rehna bhi padta hai."

"Utna jaruri bhi hai baba. Jo kisi ko nuksaan na de wo kaam matt karna bas. Baaki agar koyi tumhe majboor kare badalne ke liye toh samajh lo wo tumhe nahi jaanta. Atcha ab humko chalna chahiye yaha se. Jin logo ka tum vaasta de rahe the wo bade dhyaan se dekh rahe hai hume. Pakka dimag me drawing bana li hogi inhone ki hum dono wahi hai jo lag rahe hai. Hehehe..", Zubeidaa ne tissue se hath saaf karne ki koshish ki toh Arjun ne rok liya.

"Khana plate me nahi bachna chahiye. Bas thoda he baaki hai aur khatam karke chalte hai. Jisko jo sochna hai sochne do, farak nahi padta.", Aur ab Arjun ne khud he Zubeidaa ko apne hatho se khilaya. Aur ye usko pasand bhi aaya.

"Hmm.. bas is se jyada ijhaar matt karna nahi toh maine tumhe mana na kar sakungi. Waise bhi lagbhag dulhan ka libaas toh dila he chuke ho aur kahi ...", Zubeidaa ne baat beech me chhod kar jo hansna shuru kiya Arjun toh bas us bedag se chaand ko dekhta he raha. Kitni befikar lekin sanjida thi Zubeidaa. Aur jiwan ke prati uski soch vidrohi toh katai na thi. Wo jiwan ka saar kisi bhi kathit rishi-muni ya samaajsevi se behtar jaanti thi.

"Mister, ab chale ya aise he dekhte rahoge? Aur tum ho bahot chalu.", Zubeidaa ne aankh dabate hue Arjun ko jhempne par majboor kar diya tha.

"Ab lagta hai ke aapke sath pehle he time bita lena chaiye tha. Aur sachmuch hume thoda jyada he time lag gaya, Romela aunty intjaar kar rahi hongi."

"Saasu maa bolo bache saasu ma. Ye aunty waunty nahi chalta yaha India me. Aur rahi baat time na bita paane ki toh tension na lo. Atche se bitayenge aur jald he. Filhaal toh unhe le lete hai, garmi me laal he ho chuki hongi wo toh."

"Waise Romela aunty bhi ek atchi artist hai. Atchi se matlab aapko unka kaam jarur dekhna chahiye.", Arjun ne bahar aane ke baad car me baithte he vatanukulan chalu kiya aur Zubeida ke aate he car aage badha di.

"Fir toh wapsi me main unke sath he baithne wali ho. If you don't mind driving alone here.", Zubeidaa ko ye jaankar hairaani hui thi aur chitrakaari uska junoon he thi.

"Haan isliye toh bataya maine. Waise aapne ye nahi bataya ke hum jaldi he kaise milne wale hai?", Car wahi aa ruki thi jaha Arjun ne Romela ko chhoda tha. Romela bhi jaise car ko dekh dukaan se bahar he aane lagi. Uske hath me 2 bade bag the jis wajah se Arjun bahar nikalne laga lekin Romela ne ishare se andar he rehne ko kaha. Zubeidaa niche utar kar jawaab deti hui Romela ki taraf he chal di.

"Punjab jo aa rahe ho tum 24 ko. Main wahi aaungi tumse milne.", Aur Arjun bas dekhta raha. Ab 2-2 khoobsurat vidrohi uski he taraf aa rahi thi, hatho me bag liye. Vishisht, khoobsurat aur sankeern samaaj ko dhatta batane wali 2 chitrakaar.

 

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Update 186
Pratyaksh-Apratyaksh

Rupali ghar ke bahar he khadi jaise Arjun ki pratiksha he kar rahi thi. Ghar ke sabhi log apne apne karyo me vyast the aur aisa hona laajmi bhi tha kyonki ghar me 2-2 shaadiyan thi wo bhi agle he din. Dhero mehmaan aaye the aur unki aav-bhagat karne ke sath he sabhi ko apni apni tayaariyan bhi dekhni thi. Arjun jaise he gali me pahucha toh car lagane tak ki jagah na dikhi. Malhotra ji ke ghar ke saamne he car rok kar wo abhi samaan nikaal he raha tha ki Rupali uski bagal me aa khadi hui.

"Tumhe andar baithak me bula rahe hai. Kitni he der se intjaar kar rahi hu tumhara lekin lagta hai tumhari shopping kal bhi khatam nahi hogi.", Rupali ne gor nahi kiya tha ke car ki pichli seat par bhi 2 log hai aur dono taraf se darwaje khulne par usko apni galti ka ehsaas hua. Zubeidaa ne hanste hue ek bag uski taraf badhaya aur Arjun car ki chabi Romela ko deta hua ghar ki taraf badh gaya.

"Aunty, aap he rakh lijiyega ye chabi. Main baad me le lunga. Rupali didi thodi help kar dena aunty aur didi ki.", Aur itna bol kar he wo chalta hua apne ghar me chala aaya. Abhi tak mehmano ki atchi khaasi chehal pehal thi. Uske nanihal se bhi log aaye hue the aur Walia aunty ji bhi Annu ke sath uske saamne se he andar ki taraf gayi thi. Arjun ek sarsari najar har taraf daalne ke baad jaise he baithak me pahucha, kadam wahi thithak gaye. Din me aksar aise samay par khule rehne wale darwaje band the aur unhe kholne ke sath he sabse pehle uski najar mili us beinteha khoobsurat lekin is samay udaas se chehre par. Sakshaat Bindu urf Bindiya waha baithi thi aur uske bagal me sar dhake Shabnam lekin unki nigaah Arjun par padne se pehle he Muskaan ne apne naam swaroop ek dilkash muskaan ke sath jaise uska swagat kiya.

"Namastey Chachi.", Arjun ne aage badh kar apni daadi ki bagal me baithi Bindiya ke saamne jhuk kar jis sammaan ke sath mulakaat ki thi usko dekh kar jaha Bindiya thoda seham sa gayi wahi saamne ki taraf baithe Rameshwar ji ke chehre par khushi thi. Yaha abhi kuch aur log bhi the jine Arjun ke chacha Narinder ji, Col sahab aur IG Kapoor the. Alka yahan sabhi ke liye chai-nashta rakhne ke baad Muskaan ko apne sath he le gayi.

"Namastey Arjun. Shayad abhi bhi mujhe aisi bhent ki kalpana nahi thi.", Ruke hue se lafjo me Bindiya itna kehte kehte thoda sharminda mehsoos kar rahi thi aur Arjun ne ye bhaamp kar Shabnam ko ek taraf karte hue un dono ke beech he jagah bana li.

"Aap jo bhi kalpana kare lekin sach toh yahi hai na ke aapke liye main koyi anjaan nahi. Aur agar aapko abhi bhi aisa lagta hai ki sabkuch thik nahi hua toh main aapki madad ko ehsaan maan leta hu.", Yaha Arjun ne ye baat waha England me Annu Walia ki madad ke sandarbh me kaha tha. Aur uski baat Bindiya ke alawa bahot aur bhi log sunn rahe the. Is baar Bindiya ne apna chehra bagal me baithe is yuvak par karne ke sath kuch pal usko dekha aur fir bade sneh se ek hath Arjun ke gaal se firate hue sar pe le aayi.

"Tumse behtar aur kaun samajh sakta hai meri haalat. Maaf karna itne saal baad bhi kuch jakhm bharne me samay lagta he hai. Aur ehsaanmand toh main aur meri dono betiyan tumhare hai ki tumne na sirf wo sab rok diya balki Shabnam ke sath sath mujhe bhi jiwan ka sahi drishtikon dikhaya. Uncle (Pandit ji) ji se toh maafi maang li hai lekin tumhe kya kahu?", Bindiya ki aankhon se aansu ludhak kar niche girne lage. Lekin chehre par ab dard na tha bas kuch tha jisko sirf Arjun he samajh raha tha ya fir Kaushalya ji.

"Isko toh tu beta he keh Bindu aur ye tere uncle ji na hamesha ek he baat kehte the ki agar inhe fir kabhi bhagwan ne mauka diya toh wo tujhse maafi maang kar tere har dard ko door karne ki poori koshish karenge. Anjaane he tera aur teri maa jiwan barbaad hua aur ye bhi sach hai ki iske baare me mujhe ya mere bacho ko koyi jaankari nahi thi. Tere uncle ki majboori thi jo mujhe abhi pata chali hai aur baaki main ab jaan he lungi. Bahot aansu baha liye ab inhe bacha ke rakh. 2-2 betiyan hain aur unki baari me inki jarurat padegi.", Kaushalya ji ne paani ka gilas aage badhaya tabtak Arjun us chehre se aansu saaf kar chuka tha.

"Ye aapki aur Shabnam ki baaki files hai Mrs Bindiya aur aapke upar lage sabhi charges tatkaal roop se khatam kar diye gaye, pratyaksh ya apratyaksh. Lekin baaki jo log shamil the un par system apni kaarwahi jari rakhega. Us se aapko koyi pareshani nahi aayegi iska eitbaar rakhiye. Ab main chalta hu Pandit ji, kal vivaah par he milte hai. Atcha bhabhi ji, aur koyi sewa ho toh jarur kahiyega.", IG Kapoor ne wo hare aur neele rang ki 2 file wahi Shabnam ke saamne karne ke baad ijajat chaahi aur Pandit ji se hath mila kar nikal gaye. Un file ko Shabnam ne he Rameshwar ji ko thama diya aur yahi wo pal tha jab Narinder ji ki najre Shabnam se mili.

"Ab agar tum chaho toh Shabnam ka dakhila bhi idhar he karwa sakti ho lekin mujhe lagta hai ki tumhe bhi iska sath chahiye hoga waha. Tumhari maa ke sanskaar me toh shamil nahi ho saka lekin Pintu ke sath Haridwar jarur jaunga. Tumhe rukna chahiye kal tak ke liye.", Rameshwar ji ne diwan par dono file rakhne ke baad Bindiya se aage ki charcha shuru ki toh Bindiya ka dhyaan abhi bhi Arjun par he the.

"Le ja isko apne sath agar tujhe ye itna pasand aaya ho. Lekin tere uncle ki bhi sunn le.", Kaushalya ji ne hilate hue kaha tha aur Bindiya sharmina hoti hunh he keh paayi.

"Ji sath le jaane wali toh baat he nahi hai. Dil me sabse badi chahat yahi thi ki bas ek baar main us insaan se jarur milu jiska dil sirf dena jaanta hai chahe badle me dukh mile ho. Waise bhi niswarth dil kisi ek ka naho hota aunty ji toh le jana bekaar he hai. Bas is se itni gujarish hai ki Muskaan se milta rahe chahe mahine me ek baar he mumkin ho. Wo bahot maanti hai isko aur Arjun me usne he sabse pehle wo insaan dekha tha jo badle me yakeen nahi rakhta. Haan badlaav me jarur rakhta hai aur aaj main yaha baithi hu is se bada udaharan kya hoga?"

"Rehne do chachi maine itna bhi kuch nahi kiya. Aur Muskaan ki chinta aap na he kijiye. Khud dada ji ne ye jimmewari le rakhi hai ab toh. Haan aapne shaadi wala jawab nahi diya.", Arjun ne ab apne aaspas dhyaan diya aur Shabnam ko apni taraf dekhta paa wo muskura diya.

"Nahi beta abhi mumkin nahi hai lekin vaada karti hu bahot jald milne aaungi. Uncle raat ki he flight hai wapsi ki aur sabkuch ekdum se hua tha isliye abhi thoda samay chahiye. Aapka kabhi bhi England aane ka vichar bane ya waha kaisa bhi kaam ho, sabse pehle aap mujhse he baat kijiyega.", Bindiya ki baat khatam hote he Kaushalya ji ne apne pati ke sath haami bharte hue chai ka cup pakdaya. Shabnam ne bhi chai le li thi aur wo gor kar rahi thi ki beech beech me Narinder ji usko he dekh rahe the. Itni der se waha baithe hone ke bawjood wo abhi tak kuch nahi bole the lekin ab unka bhi mooh khula.

"Mera ek sawaal hai agar papa aapko koyi problem na ho? Bindiya tum chaho toh jawaab de sakti ho aur na chaho to ateet se wapis toh kuch aane wala nahi.", Narinder ji ki baat sunn kar Kaushalya ji ko toh thoda jhatka laga lekin jis se jawab chahiye tha usne haan me sar hila diya aur khud Pandit ji ne jaise aagya de di thi. Arjun abhi bhi wahi tha aur shayad yahi wajah thi Kaushalya ji ke chaunkne ki.

"18 saal pehle ek ghatna hui thi jisko anjaam dene wali nurse aaj tak nahi mili. Tumhare pas koyi jawaab hai?", Bindiya is sawaal par feeki muskaan deti hui badi gehraai se sawaal karne wale ko dekh rahi thi jaise usko ye Narinder duniya ka sabse bewkoof insaan najar aa raha ho.

"Sabse pehle toh bata dena chahungi aapko ki mujhe bhi dukh hua tha us haadse ka jaan kar. Dusri baat wo jagah shayad mujhse behtar aapke jaankar ki thi aur waha jo bhi log the unme se he koyi shamil hoga. Aur jitna mujhe pata hai Shankar ji ki najro se fir bhi koyi ek baar bach nikle lekin aapki, aapki se mumkin nahi. Fir se talaash kijiye Mr Narinder, jab kabhi chot se hamare dil ko peeda hoti hai hum anjaane he baaki shehar jala dete hai lekin choti choti baatein najarandaaj karne wale bhi hum he hote hai. Ab toh kaafi samay gujar chuka hai, dil me tapish bhi nahi hogi. Fir se jaanch kijiye, Inderjeet jo hain.", Bindiya ne apne kehne ke andaaj par turant he Kaushalya ji se maafi maang li aur khade ho kar jaane ki aagya bhi.

"Tum yaha tak taxi se aayi ho bitiya?", Rameshwar ji ke sawaal par Shabnam ne sar hilaya.

"Pushpak Rajgarh tak chhod gaya tha aur aage wahi se taxi karwa di thi uncle ji. Waise ye behtar hai kisi ko pareshan karne se."

"Satish, bhai inka samaan apni kisi bhi gaadi me rakhwao. Ye Arjun khud he rakh dega aur Mukesh ko bolo ki wo inhe na sirf Airport chhod kar balki vida karke bhi aaye.", Rameshwar ji jabtak hidayat dete tab tak Muskaan bhi idhar aa chuki thi jiske hath me Lalita ji ki taraf se diya gaya ek bada sa bag bhi tha. Kapde, mithaai ityaadi ka. Bindiya mana karti rahi lekin Kaushalya ji ke pyaar se mana karne se maan bhi gayi. Taxi driver ka hisaab karne ke paise bhi khud unhone he Arjun ko diye.

"Bhai sahab main Amreek ko bhej deta hu, ghar ki duty ke liye bulwaya tha aur Arjun beta sierra me samaan rakhwa do Bindiya ka.", Col sahab ne bhi utni he jaldi kamaan apne hath le li. Arjun abhi Shabnam ke sath bahar ja he raha tha ki Bindiya mooh dhone Alka ke sath bathroom ki taraf gayi toh Narinder ji thoda aage chal kar wahi ruk gaye.

"Tumse toh baat bhi nahi kar saki aur ab wapis bhi jana hai.", Shabnam Arjun ko gaadi se bag nikaal kar Col sahab wali car me rakhte hue dekh rahi thi. Dono ke beech abhi baat shuru hui thi itne samay me.

"Main bhi chahta tha ki aapke sath atchi mulakaat ho. Khair abhi mahol nahi hai toh iska matlab ye toh nahi ki fir baat nahi hogi. Waise Vikas bhaiya ne bataya tha ke aap log aayenge lekin time unhe bhi nahi pata tha.", Pichli seat ke niche ek bag rakhne ke baad dusra bag seat ke upar sahi se rakh kar Arjun ne darwaja band kiya toh Shabnam uske gale he lag gayi. Wo dono gali me he toh khade the aur aise ekdum se Shabnam ke gale lagne par kuch pal toh Arjun ko samajh he na aaya ke kya ho raha hai. Lekin wo fir samajh gaya tha ke insaan aakhir bhaavnao ko aise he toh prakat karta hai. Shabnam ki peeth thapak kar wo alag hua toh wo najre jhukaye uska shukriya adaa kar rahi thi.

"Naani ki tehravi par papa bhi aayenge Arjun. Fir tumse jarur milungi."

"Main shayad Punjab hounga tabtak lekin aap bata dena jab wapis aa jao. Mil toh sakte he hai.", Aur idhar Col sahab bhi Amreek ko liye aa chuke the.

"Bitiya apni maa ko bhi bula lo. Fir 4 ghante toh jaane me bhi lagenge.", Col sahab ki awaaj sunn kar Shabnam apni maa ko bulane chal di aur Col sahab Arjun se baatchit me lag gaye. Aksar aisa he karte the wo.

"Wo main kya keh raha tha Bindu?", Idhar Narinder ji najre jhukaye hue jaise kuch badi baat kehna chahte the aur unke hatho toliya le kar chehra saaf karti hui Bindiya bhi idhar udhar dekh rahi thi jaise usko bhi anhoni baat ki shanka ho.

"Bolo Inder jo bhi kehna hai."

"Wo.. Main keh raha tha.. wo.."

"Bol do Inder jo bhi kehna chahte ho. Fir baat ho na ho pata nahi."

"Shabnam ka khayaal rakhna. Meri wajah se tumne shayad usko he wo sab karne ke liye chuna tha. Maaf kar dena lekin sach tumhe bhi pata hai. Agar tumhe wahi chahat thi toh kam se kam usko sambhalna chahiye tha. Shankar bhi maafi maang lega tumse jab sach pata chalega bas tum ye dhyaan rakhna ki zindagi me raqeeb-gunehgaar jo bhi ho bas bache beech nahi aane chahiye. Mera dil karta hai ki usko apne seene se laga lu aur batau ki wo kaun hai. Bas darta hu ki uske baad hajaro sawaalo ka saamna kaise karunga. Maaf kar dena.. "

"Haan inhe maaf kar dena Bindiya lekin isme aap dono ki galti nahi hai. Aapki toh bilkul bhi nahi aur mere pati ne jiwan me kabhi koyi galat kaam nahi kiya. Inhe mujhse pyaar tha aur aaj bhi karte hai. Lekin aajtak wo ek kaagaj inhone hajaro baar padha aur maine har baar inke chehre par alag alag he bhaav dekhe. Kuch eksaar tha toh ye ki inki ek beti aur bhi hai jisko ye apne seene se laga nahi sakte.", Krishna ji ne toh Bindiya ke jawaab dene se pehle he apne pati ka hath thaam kar wo baat keh di thi jo shayad he koyi patni kehne ki himmat rakhti. Lekin dono pati patni ek dusre ko utne he sneh se dekh rahe the jaise unme kabhi koyi raaj tha he nahi.

"Tumhe bura nahi laga tha Krishna?"

"kis baat se? Inki beti ki jaankari hone par? Aapka inke prati aisa prem jaan kar jisme paane ki chahat he nahi? Ya fir khud ko pratadit mehsoos karke? Teeno he baaton ne mujhe jhakjhor ke rakh diya tha aur naubat ye thi ki mujhe jeene ki itcha tak na rahi lekin ye Inderjeet jo hai inhone fir se apni tapasya dikha kar mujhe hansil kar liya. Pyaar karna galat nahi hai Bindiya ji toh aapko kaise galat kahu. Baaki main toh Inder se itna he kahungi ki aapko Shabnam se gale milne me parhej nahi karna chahiye. Haan ab sabki duniya apni apni grahasthi me nirdharit hai toh iska samman jarur kijiyega patidev.",Krishna ji itna kehti hui hath jodd kar wapis andar chali gayi lekin inse kuch he duri par khadi Shabnam ki aankhon me itna paani tha jiska hisaab in dono ke paas na tha.

"Toh aapko kya kahu main?"

"Filhal toh uncle he thik hai aur baaki tumhari marji. Haan apni maa ke saamne toh papa matt keh dena aur waise kisi ke bhi saamne matt kehna. Tumhe nahi pata Shabnam, jab tumhari maa ne mujhe bataya tha.. Chhodo wo sab aur bas khush rehna. Main aaunga tumse milne aur tumhare papa se bhi. Bindiya, ye shayad tumhe bulane he aayi thi.", Narinder ji bina Bindiya ki taraf dekhe Shabnam ke kandhe par hath rakhe hue usko liye aise bahar chale aaye jaise wo uske koyi kareebi dost ya barso se jaankar rahe ho. Andar he andar Shabnam bhi is sparsh ko waisa he mehsoos kar pa rahi thi jaisa usko aajtak kabhi mila he na ho lekin chahat har waqt.

"Bye P.. Aur yaha koyi nahi hai.", Shabnam ne geeli aankhon ke sath he ek baar Narinder ji ko dekha aur turant aage chal kar gaadi me baith gayi. Bindiya ke sath bahar Kaushalya ji bhi aayi thi toh Narinder ji turant Asgar ke tambu ki taraf ja khade hue. Aaj jaise wo chain ki neend so sakte the jo barso se naseeb na hui thi. Bindiya ne toh ek baar bhi unki taraf na dekha lekin Arjun ke maathe ko choomna wo nahi bhoooli.

"Apna khayaal rakhna chachi. Is Muskaan ko waise bhi England pasand nahi.", Arjun ne mahol ko thoda majaak ka rukh dete hue pehli baar Muskaan se shararat karte hue uske baal bikherte hue aisa kaha jis par turant daadi ki halki daant bhi padi. Muskaan khush thi aur maa ke sath apni badi behan se gale mil kar wo tab tak yaha khadi rahi jab tak car aankhon se aujhal na ho gayi.

"Ab tum yahi rehne wali ho kuch din. Mere sath aur is shaitaan ke kaan kheench diya karo nahi toh sar chadh jayega tumhare.", Muskaan ko liye Kaushalya ji wahi khadi thi aur jaane kyun unhone is bachi ke sath kuch alag sa ehsaas paaya tha.

"Waise mujhe toh Vikas bhaiya ke sath yaha raat me aana he tha. Lekin kal bhi aapke pas he ruk jaungi shaadi jaane tak."

"uske baad bhi jab tak main na kahu. Parso ghar khaali ho jayega toh main tere se dhero baat karungi.", Kaushalya ji ne apne sath lagate hue kaha tha aur unhe bada atcha lag raha tha Muskaan ko jaan kar.

"Thik hai lekin fir aap mere sath waha haveli chalengi mujhe chhodne."

"Haan kyun nahi chalungi. Aa ab tujhe main kuch deti hu, tere liye liya tha maine. Suna hai tumhe sabse jyada pyaare tumhare pita hai? Main bhi apne pita ji ki laadli thi."

"Aapko ye sab Arjun ne bataya na daadi?"

"Nahi. Teri diary ne jo tu pichli baar bag ke sath he bhool gayi thi baithak me. Maaf karna tumhari ijajat ke bina padh li. English padhne me utna maja toh nahi aata lekin tum atcha likhti ho.", Diary wali baat sunn kar Muskaan ek pal jaha hairaan hui wahi khush bhi.

"Koyi baat nahi aap padh sakti ho. Maine socha tha ke motorcycle se gaanv jaate hue he kahi bag gir gaya hoga. Waise kapdo se jyada jaruri toh diary he thi aur ab aapke paas hai toh matlab ab tension nahi. Waise aapne poori padh li?"

"Nahi 2 kavitaye he padhi thi aur beech beech me tere dada ji se arth poochne pade mujhe. Fir ek kavita toh unhone he poori padh kar sunaai mujhe aur unhe bhi shayad thoda dukh hua lekin fir atcha bhi laga ke aisi samajhdar betiyan bhi hoti hai. Chal thodi der yaha mere kamre me he araam kar le fir shaam ko samay nahi milne wala.", Kaushalya ji jis adhikaar se Muskaan ko apne sath liye ja rahi thi ye jaise swatah he in dono ko ek majboot adrishya taar se jodta tha. Pyaar ka aur ek dusre ke liye aadar ka aur usme umar koyi badha na thi.

"Matlab aap bhi apne papa ki duniya he thi, hain na?"

"Bilkul."
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Shaam aksar thoda deri se he hoti hai grishma hritu me lekin dinbhar ki bhaag-daud aur mehmaan rishteydaro ke beech jaise samay pankh laga kar udd raha tha. Filhaal toh Pandit ji ke ghar me sirf pariwarik sadasya aur kareebi rishteydar he the kyonki baaki sabhi apne apne thikane ja chuke the raat ko sangeet karyakram me shamil hone se pehle tayaar hone ke liye.

Yaha bhi har kamre me ghar ki bahuen, betiyan aur unke bache sajne sanwarne me he vyast the. Lalita ji ki taraf jahan unki bhabhi unke sath thi wahi Krishna ji ke kamre me Renuka, Madhu aur Shalini tyaar ho rahi thi. Parlour se bulwayi gayi ladkiyan filhal Madhuri ko tayaar karne me lagi thi lekin unki sewa Priyanka, Vinita ke sath Richa bhi leti dikhi. Har rang jaise aaj is ghar ki khoobsurti par fabb raha tha aur aisa he drishya tha kuch Rekha ke kamre me jaha Rajeshwari ne wahi saree badan par lapeti thi jo Umed khaastaur pe Delhi se leke aaya tha apni ardhangini ke liye. Rajeshwari ko tayaar hone me madad karne ke sath sath Komal apni maa ki saree bhi saleeke se set karke jaane he lagi thi.

"Komal beta, meri bhi help tumhe he karni hai. Mujhe saree ke baare me sirf utna he pata hai jitna tumhari maa ne sikhaya aur pehnaya. Upar se itne lambe kapde ko bandhna toh mere bas ka kaam nahi.", Romela andar aate ke sath he kursi par ja baithi. Komal ne mooh me baksua rakhe he muskura kar ishara diya ke wo tayaar hai.

"Maa, ye aapki saree ho gayi aur ab aap apne baal thik karo tabtak main Romela aunty ko tayar karti hu.", Komal ne saree aur blouse ko kandhe ke pas baksue se jodd kar pallu ghuma kar apni maa ke dusre kandhe par kiya aur alag ho gayi. Ab tak Romela ne bhi aadatan jism se top aur skirt hata kar bag khol liya tha. Skirt nikalne se pehle wo badan par kapda lapet chuki thi aur peticot utha kar store ki taraf badh gayi. Rajeshwari gor se dekh rahi thi us adhbhut gorvarn jism ko jis par kaali bra pal bhar me he uske dimaag me chhap chuki thi.

"Ye Romela sachmuch apne desh ke hisaab se 10 saal aage he hai Rekha. Waise utni he khoobsurat jitni bindaas hai."

"Haann.. Wo thoda bahar ka asar barkarar rahega he lekin aadat dhire dhire badal rahi hai. Pehli baar toh jaisa upar dekha waisa he niche tha.", Rekha ne badi dhimi awaaj me jawaab diya tha kyonki kamre me Komal bhi thi jo is waqt almari se Romela ke kapde nikal rahi thi. Kaali saree, blouse aur uske anusar he baaki sabhi cheeje.

"Hahaha.. dekhna kahi tere behkave..

"Shhh.. aisa bilkul nahi hai. Aur ye us maamle me bahot jyada he paramparik soch wali hai. Baat karke dekhna is se toh jaan jaogi ki andar se bilkul waisi he hai jaisi tum ya main. Komal, teri aunty ko main tayaar karti hu beta. Tu khud bhi tayaar ho ja apne kamre me ja kar. Alka, Rupali ko bhi keh dena nahi toh sabse aakhir me wahi reh jayengi. Aur ye Ritu kaha hai?", Rekha ne apni beti se kapde lene ke sath he usko tayaar hone ka nirdesh diya.

"Maa, Alka toh tabhi ready hogi jab Ritu hogi. Aur Rupali pichle ghar he hai Tara, Gurdeep ke sath. Swati bhi wahi gayi thi Zubeidaa aur Jasleen ko le kar. Haan Ritu aur Preeti nahi dikhaai di. Shayad Babita didi ke sath ho. Aap kar dengi Romela aunty ko ready?"

"Haan main kar dungi meri bachi. Tu ab jaa aur tere papa ke aane se pehle tayaar ho ja. Ritu shayad Babita ko he tayar kar rahi hogi Preeti ke ghar. Aaisha bol kar gayi thi ki Preeti ki taraf ja rahi hai matlab wo sab udhar he honge. Haan, ek baar Anamika chachi se pooch lena usko kuch chahiye ho toh. Bache ke sath mushkil na ho kahi. Waise toh Damini didi hai unke sath.", Idhar Romela bhi petikot baandh kar bahar aa chuki thi aur Komal ne haami bharne ke baad bahar aa kar darwaja fir se laga diya. Aangan me he mulakaat Aanchal se hui jo thodi pareshan si dikhi.

"Aapko kuch chahiye kya Aanchal?"

"Komal, wo mera bag bagal wale kamre me tha lekin abhi toh waha tala laga hua hai. Maa aur maami (Anamika) tayaar ho bhi gayi hai lekin mere kapde kaise nikalu.?", Aanchal ka matlab tha Arjun ke kamre se.

"Aaru ke kamre me idhar se tala? Waha toh Shalini bua thehri hui hai. Main abhi pata karti hu wo bagal wale kamre me he hai.", Komal ne Krishna chachi ke kamre me jaate he kaam ki baat kari. Shalini bua ne bhi taale ki baat se inkaar kiya toh Komal kuch soch kar Aanchal ko liye bahar ki taraf se upar wali manjil ki aur badh gayi. Yaha sirf darwje aapas me sate the aur jaise he darwaja dhakela toh bister pe PP Sharma, Raman Sharma, Vinod ke sath unke he agyaat dost ko baithe paya. Komal ko waha saamne dekh ek baar toh Vinod ke chehre par hawaaiyan udne lagi thi aur bagal me Aanchal bhi sath hai ye PP Sharma ne bhi dekh liya tha. Paani jaisi rangheen bottle ko turant bister ke niche rakhta Vinod uth khada hua. Beech me 4 gilas abhi bhi jyon ke tyon the.

"Andar aane se pehle darwaja khatkana toh chahiye tha beti."

"Chacha ji, kamre me us taraf se tala aapne lagaya tha? Aur aapko maloom hai yaha Shalini bua ke sath Renuka bua bhi ruki hui hai?"

"Mama thodi der pehle aap bagal wale kamre me isliye he aaye the? Aur Papa aapko bhi yahi kamra mila baithne ke liye?", Ye swar Aanchal ka tha jis par teen logo ke pas toh koyi jawaab na tha par wo agyaat sa shaksh khud ko bolne se rok na paya.

"Kya pahaad toot pada koyi agar shaanti se kamra band karke baith gaye? Bacho ko jubaan nahi ladani chahiye."

"Naveen, tu mat bol bhai. Beta, hum toh bas isliye yaha baithe the ki baaki har taraf log aa jaa rahe the. Pata hota ki Shalini idhar ruki hai toh apni baithak kahi aur lagate. Vinod, samaan pack kar apna aur wahi palace me chal kar baithte hai.", PP Sharma ne aanan faanan me he sabhi namkeen, bhujiya ityaadi ek plastic ki panni me bhari aur Vinod ne bhi gilaas gatte ke bakse me rakhne ke baad wo bottle apne pajame ke andar chhupa li. Ye charon bahar nikalne lage thi ki Komal ne hath saamne kar diya.

"Taale ki chabi chacha ji.", Sharminda sa hote Vinod ne jeb se chabi nikaal kar Komal ke hath me rakhte hue kaha.

"beti is baat ko yahi tak rakhna. Tau ji khamkhwaah shaadi byaah me bhi sunane se nahi hatenge.", Vinod ke chehre par aayi sharmindgi dekh Komal ne bas haami bhari aur andar aate he bister saaf karne lagi. Aanchal bhi apne pita aur mama ki harkat se aahat thi lekin filhaal wo almaari se apna bag nikalne lagi. Is dauraan Komal ki najar bister se farsh par gire us chote se kagaj par padi.

'Ye kya likha hai? S, U, N... aur gole me A ke niche Tau ji.. Ye log aakhir kuch toh aisa kar rahe the jo thik nahi hai lekin Arjun ke kamre me he kyun?", Komal ne wo parchi mutthi me qaid karne ke sath he ab bade dhyaan se har jagah ko dekhna shuru kar diya. Uska dil keh raha tha ke yaha jo bhi log the wo kuch toh aisa kar rahe the jo thik nahi tha. Aur paani se bhari katori jisme ek cigratte ka tukda bhi pada tha kagaj ke sath wo Komal ke hath aa gaya.

'Swati, XXXX college..", Aur baaki kagaj jaise jalne ki wajah se paani me ghul he chuka tha. Komal ka dimaag ghoom chuka tha aur usne Aanchal ke nikalte he wo pehle wali parchi dhyaan se dekhi.

"Shankar, Umed, Narinder.. A matlab Arjun jo in teeno ke sath he juda hai. Vinod chacha ke tau ji matlab dada ji.. Suna tha ke wo thik insaan nahi hai lekin yaha jaise bahot kuch ho raha hai aur tala lagane ke matlab bhi yahi hoga. Papa se baat karna.. nahi nahi Ritu he baat karegi.", Apne aap se he sabhi atkale lagati hui Komal ab ek pal aur na ruki is kamre me lekin jaise kismat kharaab thi ki seedhiyon se niche aate he saamne Ritu ko apne pita se he baat karte paya.

"Lo papa didi bhi aa gayi. Didi, papa ke kapde la do na maa ke kamre se. Maine tayaar hone pichle ghar jana hai aur Alka meri he wait kar rahi hai. Waise aap Aaru ke kamre me gayi thi.?", Ritu is waqt bas ek dheele se pajame aur lambi tshirt me he the kaam karne ki wajah se. Shankar ji bhi abhi abhi laute the jo bade gor se apni badi beti ka chehra padhne ki koshish karte lage.

"Koyi baat hai kya Komal?"

"Main aapke kapde leke aayi papa. Aapse main palace me he baat karti hu.", Komal ne iske aage kuch na kaha lekin Shankar ji jaan gaye the ki kuch toh baat jarur hai aur Komal ke aane se pehle udhar se he Aanchal nikli thi kapdo ka bag liye.

"Ye bhi ajeeb ladki hai. Atcha tu chal tayaar ho ja meri chashmish, main bhi naha ke kapde badal lu. Jaane ka dekh lena tum log. Arjun ki car aur safari tumhare he hawale hai. Bas tum ladkiyan dekh lena apna baaki sabhi ko main aur tumhare chacha log le jaayenge.", Taar ke upar se toliya utha kar Shankar ji bathroom ki taraf badh liye lekin Ritu jaise ab kuch kuch asehaj mehsoos kar rahi thi.

"Ae Alka, ye Komal didi ki baat kuch samajh nahi aayi."

"Chal na pehle tayaar ho jaaye fir idhar aa kar kar lenge unse baat.", Alka hath khinchti hui Ritu ko liye pichle ghar ki aur chal di. Dono paidal he ja rahi thi aur is baar Alka ki najar ne wahi log dekhe jo Arjun ke kamre me Komal ko dikhe the lekin is badi jeepnuma gaadi me un charo ke sath 3 aur log the.

"Ye Vinod chacha ke dost dekh kaise kaise hai Ritu? Ajeeb se aur ye ghar me aaye bhi nahi the."

"Alka wo aadmi jo sabse aakhir me baitha hai wahi toh hamari ghar se nikla tha thodi der pehle Vinod chacha aur dono fufa ke sath. Ye log ghar me kaha tha?", Ritu ki shanka kuch badh si gayi thi aur Alka se behtar usko kaun jaan sakta tha.

"Tension matt le jaan. Is tharki chacha par meri najar bahot pehle se hai aur agar ye kuch bhi aisa waisa soch raha hai na toh bas sochta he reh jaayega. Arjun ke saamne jikar mat karna filhaal.", Alka jaise bahot kuch jaan chuki thi Vinod ke baare me aur in dino Ritu ke sath uski gehri charcha ho na saki thi ghar ke aise vyast mahol me. Lekin jaise ab hone he wali thi kuch samay me.

"Tharki se yaad aaya, aaj toh waha sangeet me bahot se log aane wale hai. Thoda dhyaan rakhna kahi aisa na ho ki koyi unch neech ho jaaye kisi mehmaan ladki ke sath. Tujhe toh pata he hai ke maine khud he bhugta hua hai kuch mahine pehle Malhotra uncle ki beti wali shaadi me.", Ritu thoda sanjida ho gayi thi aur Alka uska kandha thapkati hui barabar kadam milate hue boli.

"Wo Ritu bas us din tak he thi meri jaan. Is Ritu ke saamne agar aisa waisa kuch hua toh main jaanti hu ye atche atche ko naani yaad dila sakti hai. Waise ek pate ki baat batau?", Alka ki baat sunn kar Ritu ke masoom se chehre par parichit muskurahat aa chuki thi.

"Haan toh agar main naa bhi kahungi toh kya tu batane se hategi? Bol aur thoda tej chal. Waha mahabharat chal rahi hogi aur jaane aaj ye ladkiyan kya bijliyan girane wali hai.", Ritu ki baat Alka ke palle padd chuki thi jis par woh hansti hui thoda tej chalne lagi. Charhari aur lambe kad ki ye dono apsara sareekhi ladkiyan zindadil hone ke sath he har pehlu par aise he vichar rakhti thi ek dusre ke sath.

"Manju wale maamle me apradhi aur koyi nahi ye Vinod chacha he tha. Isne he Manju ko kidnap karwane ki koshish ki thi aur lagbhag kar he liya tha. Arjun ne waisa hone na diya aur sabse pehle wahi jaan gaya tha ki Vinod chacha ki asliyat kya hai. Bas kisi wajah se wo unhe saja nahi dena chahta. Aur ek baat jo maine mehsoos ki hai wo ye hai ki Anamika chachi ki life bhi bahot hadd tak ghutan se bhari hai aur wo Arjun ko ek devar ya bhai ki tarah jyada dekhti hai. Apna Arjun toh hai he sabke dil ko samajhne wala par wo kar kya raha hai ye samajh se bahar hai mere. Tera kya kehna hai?"

"Wo gaanv ja raha hai jabki usko ye baat atche se pata hai ki uske peeche yaha kisi ka dil nahi lagne wala, khaaskar ke dada ji ka. Hum toh chal aapas me he rehnte hai lekin dada ji aur maa-chachi ka din nahi poora hota Arjun ke bina. Aur pehle toh dada ji kabhi chahte he nahi the ki wo udhar jaaye par ab wo kuch bole tak nahi. Arjun aur Vinod chacha kal raat bhi eksath he is taraf aaye the aur uske baad Vinni didi ko chhod kar kuch der tak wo akele he kahi gaye bhi the. Agar Arjun is tharki chacha ko pehchaan chuka hai toh fir wo kuch bada karne ki soch raha hai jiske liye wo jadde khodni gaanv se he shuru karega. Dada ji ko dukh na pahuche isliye wo jarur ye sab waise he karega jaisa hum me se koyi nahi karta.", Ritu ne dhyaan diya toh ghar ke andar sabhi ladkiyon ki awaaje aa rahi thi jiska matlab tha ke wo thoda aur baat kar sakti hai.

"Hum kaise karte hai aur wo alag kaise karega? Tu is jagah mujhse thodi jyada better hai kyonki chahe hum dono pyaar us se barabar karti hai lekin usko samajhna tere bas ki he baat hai. Wo jaanboojh kar mujhe aise dikhata hai ki jaise sabkuch chori chipe kar raha ho lekin uska maksad hota hai meri najro me jaan boojh kar aana. Toh teri baat thodi samajh me toh aayi hai ke wo pehle he soft warning de deta hai lekin samajhna na samajhna ye saamne wale ke hath hai. Toh ab tujhe kya lagta hai ki wo kya karne wala hai?", Alka ki baat se ittefaaq rakhte hue Ritu ne aage batana jaari kiya.

"Darling, aisa hai ki munna pyaare ab pehle wale nahi rahe jo apna gussa ya pyaar ekdum dikha deta tha. Anamika chachi aur unke bete ke sath reh kar he Arjun kuch aisa karna chahta hai jis se Vinod chacha ko ehsaas ho wo galat hai. Nahi toh Manju wala kissa toh dur ki baat, jab is tharki chacha ne mere motorcycle wala taar chheda tha Aaru unko tabhi lapet leta par usne aisa nahi kiya. Ab wo gaanv jaayega aur uske baad baaki chuttiyaan wahi rehne wala hai. Matlab Aaru dada ji ka he kaam kar raha hai. Ek sanyukt pariwar jisme koyi bhi galat na ho. Daadi ne ek baar kaha bhi tha ke dada ji hamesha waha khush rehte the jaha unke pita ji aur maa rehte the. Unhe aaj bhi is ghar se jyada apnapan waha mehsoos hota hai lekin ab dada ji ki zindagi hum log hai. Aaru shayad ... nahi yakeenan wahi karne ki koshish karega. Chal ab bahot baatein ho gayi. Andar chalte hai aur dekhe in sabne kya gul khilaye hai. Aadhe ghante me pahuchna bhi hai, 7:30 ho gaye."

"Haan Sanjiv bhaiya toh tayaar bhi ho chuke the jab hum ghar se nikle. Aaj jara mehmano ko he thumke lagane denge, hum kal mehnat karenge. Hehehe.", Alka ne chalte hue Ritu ke kulho par chataak se thappad jamaya toh wo bhi ouch karti hui fir hansne lagi. Itna toh saaf ho gaya tha inki charcha se ki Arjun is pariwar me mahabharat ko hone se rokne wala veer tha na ki har galat soch wale vyakti ka sanhaar karne wala. Ab sangeet karyakram shuru hone wala tha kuch he antraal baad aur kahi na kahi mel-jol ke alawa waha bahot kuch hone wala tha. Bijliyan girna bhi nischit tha jab itni khoobsurati waha jhilmilane wali ho lekin dekhna tha ke Pandit Rameshwar Sharma ke pauta-pauti ke sangeet samaroh me koyi gustakhi karega ya mahol hamesha ki tarah garimapurn aur pariwarik rehne wala hai.

 

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Sangeet

"Naveen ka matlab hota hai naya yaani ki modern. Jaanti ho Kaushalya jo bhi Naveen ho uske liye R&D hoti hai jisko research and development kaha jata hai aam bhasha me lekin agar tum kaho toh main iska hindi anuvaad bhi kar sakta hu.", Rameshwar ji ne aaj gehri neeli patloon aur dharidar safed neeli kameej pehni hui thi. Ekdum thik kisi afsar ki tarah aur unke sath gaadi me Kaushalya ji bagal me aur peeche Col sahab, Krishneshwar, Hansmukh aur Devki the. Jaane kaha se unhone ye baat shuru ki thi lekin unki ardhangini samajh rahi thi.

"Mujhe na batao aapka Research aur jo bhi ho ji. Maloom hai ye sab mujhe aur wo aadmi apne gaanv ka toh nahi hai chahe Parminder ka beta keh kar milwaya ho Vinod ne. Parminder ke beta hota toh jarur waise he milta jaise amuman sabhi aapse milte hai. Aap khul kar kaho aur ye devar ji khud he bata denge baaki toh. Kyun Krishan, jaanta hai tu us Naveen ko?", Ab Krishneshwar ki kya majaal jo wo apni badi bhabhi ke saamne jhooth bol de. Rameshwar ji bas muskura rahe the aur aaj unke hath me wo gaadi thi jo khud Shankar ne apne pita ko wapis lautaai thi khaas tayaar karke, jisko chala kar unki umar beeti thi, Mahindra 4x4.

"Bhabhi ji ye Naveen koyi vyapaari dost hoga Vinod ka lekin apne gaanv wale Parminder ke bete ka naam toh Gurjeet hai. Dikhai toh diya tha mujhe ek baar lekin fir wo log jaane kaha chale gaye."

"Jahan gaye hai ghar se he gaye hai nanhe. Aur ab jaha jayenge meri nazar me he rahenge. Boodha hone ka sabse bada faayeda yahi toh hai bhai ki sab log aapko wo samajh lete hai jiska abhipraye ek gaali se diya jaaye toh sarthak lagega. Lekin main utna bhi besahara nahi. Binodiye ko apne paas he rakhna Devki nahi toh fir tum mujhe tana dogi.", Rameshwar ji is jeep ko liye community center ke bahar aa pahuche the jaha ke haal Malhotra ji wali shaadi se pratikool the. Har taraf suraksha ka aisa intjaam tha jis se parinda bhi par na maar paaye. Umed Singh ne he ye sab intjaam kiya tha aur uske alawa yaha Bhajan mama ne bhi apne angrakshako ke sath sath sarkari karamchari laga rakhe the. Kapoor sahab ko hidayat thi ki police na lagaai jaaye jis se un par koyi baat aaye. Mukhya praveshdwar par swayam Shankar ji ke sath sath Hussain sahab, Walia ji aur Daleep Singh maujood the. Aur bhi kayi the lekin pariwar se wahi the jo dekh rahe the ki har vyakti unse milne ke baad he bhitar jaaye.

"Yahi ummeed thi mujhe mere bete se. Shankar, tu aaja inhe sath leke. Ye baaki log kaam dekh lenge.", Kaushalya ji ne jeep se utarte he Shankar ko apne sath le liya. Unki jeep ek surakshakarmi khud he andar le chala kyonki wo Rameshwar ji ki jeep jo thi.

"Haan teri maa ka doodh aadhe ghante me he sookh gaya jo tu najar nahi aaya. Malhotra ji, suna hai yaha gaane bajenge? Humko toh thhodi shaanti he dilwa do bhai.", Rameshwar ji apne sath bhai aur saale ko liye Malhotra ji se milte hue is sthaan ki dusri manzil ki taraf he badh chale. Wo chahte the ki bache aaj apni marji se dilchahe shauk poore kare.

"Upar toh mehfil rang wali hogi bhai sahab. Waise ye apne Sangwan ji aur Shastri ji bhi aa gaye. Chaliye fir toh mehfil me rang ho ya na ho, ab toh rangeen he hogi.", Malhotra ji ne jaise he inka dhyaan is taraf karwaya Rameshwar ji hairaan he reh gaye Sangwan pariwar ke sath sath Shastri ji ke bhi poore pariwar ko dekh kar. Vishesh apni biwi ke sath aaya tha us purani mercedes me jisko khud Shastri ji chala ke laaye the aur Himani us supari rang ke gown me sachmuch divya-aabha si lag rahi thi. Vishesh ne aate he apne pita ke kahe anusaar Pandit ji ke charan sparsh kiye.

"Toh hamare bhai ke suputra shrimaan Vishesh ji bhi padhaar gaye aakhir. Beta dollar kamane se fursat mil he gayi tumhe?", Rameshwar ji ke sath sath aage jaate hue Kaushalya ji aur Shankar bhi laut aaye. Dharamvir ji se milne ke baad baaki log andar chale gaye lekin Shankar bade gor se Vishesh ko dekh raha tha.

"Uncle ji pehle pata hota toh itna late nahi hota. Ye apne SMO Shankar Sharma ji toh hamare shubhchintak he hai. U.S. wala kaam mere paas he tha lekin tab bhi pata nahi chala ke aap aur ye ek he pariwar hai. Kaise ho doctor sahab?", Shankar khud bhi Vishesh se gale lag kar mila tha aur yaha baaki sabhi thoda tajjub me the.

"Vishesh ne he waha ka sara kaam karwaya tha aur ye apne naam ke sath Shastri nahi lagata toh mujhe kya pata tha ke ye guruji ka beta hai. Waise bhi dono eksath kabhi dikhe he nahi aaj se pehle aur hamari toh mulakaat bhi abtak kaam ki jagah par hui hai. Papa meet Vishesh the hidden door, aur bhai ye mere papa.", Ab parichaya Shankar ne karwaya tha aur Rameshwar ji ke baad khud Umed, Col sahab aur Umed bhi Vishesh se gale lag kar mile.

"Aisi koyi baat nahi hai tau ji. Tau ji bol sakta hu na?"

"Ab toh tum mujhe kuch bhi bol lo beta. Pata nahi tha apne Shastri ji ki aulaad dollar ke sath sath naam bhi ijjatt swaroop bada kar rahi hai. Khushi hui tumse mil kar Vishesh aur tum ho bhi khaas kyonki Shankar bahot kam he tareef karta hai aur Shastri ji najarandaaj usko he karte hai jo khaas ho. Taaki wo behtar ho sake. Milte hai, chalo bhai Shastri ji baaki sabhi pratiksha dekh rahe hai.", Rameshwar ji ne ab apni paltan ke sath upar ka rukh kiya toh unke bacho ke beech abhi bhi aswamaniya sthiti thi.

"Abe ye Guru ji ka londa nikla? Yar tumne toh ek bhi dikkat na aane di waha meri biwi ke samay.", Narinder ne toh Vishesh ki gardan ko he baahon me le liya tha.

"aah.. bhai thoda araam se main naajuk hu. Ye doctor ka darr he itna hai ki kya kahun. Waise ye sab kaam he toh mere jimme hai aur mujhe orders bhi the ki sab arrange karke du Dr Shankar ke case me, direct CM office se. Aur wo bhi aaye hai idhar maine suna hai.", Narinder ke sath chalte hue Vishesh ne jaise he ye kaha Umed usko sath liye apni chachi Kaushalya ji ki taraf aa gaya.

"Ye meri maa hai aur ye chachi ji, Shankar ki maa ji. Aur maa-chachi ji ye Shastri ji ke suputra hai Vishesh. Haan bhai Vishesh ye Bhajan mama bhi toh baithe hai idhar.", Kaushalya ji ne bade sneh se Vishesh ke sar pe hath firaya tha jo thoda asehaj sa dikha CM ko waha baithe dekh.

"Bacho ki ram-ram ka toh jawab de diya kar Bhajan. Beta abhi abhi tumhari biwi se mili hu aur meri bachiyan unhe leke jaane kaha nikal gayi. Tum log apna samay jaise chaho waise bitao. Bhagwan tumhe tarakki aur khushiya de.", Kaushalya ji ki najre apni bahuon ko dhoond rahi thi jo shayad abhi tak pahuchi na thi. Vishesh bhi yaha se vida le kar upar ki aur chal diya tha jaha usko ek halki fulki mehfil milne wali thi, sukoon pahuchane wali.
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Dhire dhire Pandit ji ke yaha se sabhi sadasya sangeet karyakram ke liye nikal chuke the. Umed ne kuch driver khaas taur se is karya par he lagaaye the aur aisa karna thik bhi tha jab ghar ke sabhi purusho ka waha pehle he rehna jaruri ho. Rajkumar ji swayam abhi ghar aaye the apni dharampatni aur jo reh gaya ho unko lene. Ghar ki suraksha ke liye bahar he Muneer ko tainaat kiya gaya tha aur waise toh Asgar ko bhi hidayat thi ki wo jitni der ho sake plot me he rahe.

"Lalita, dekho tumhare beta-beti ke vivah sambandhi program hai aur sabse aakhir me pahuchne wale bhi hum log honge. Bhai thoda toh dhyaan rakha karo in choti choti cheejon ka. Waha sabhi raah dekh rahe honge.", Rajkumar ji aaj chehra safachat karne ke sath he baal bhi kareene se katwa rakhe the. Chamakdar chamde ke joote, khadi istee ki hui halki neeli kameej aur bhoori patloon me unka waisa he vyaktitva jhalak raha tha jaisa aksar unke pita ka rehta tha. Apni biwi ko almari se paise nikalte dekh unka sabse pehle jaha dhyaan gaya wo bahar ko ubhra hua matke sa pichwada tha. Ujle peele rang ki kasidakari wali saree me Lalita ji ka prishtbhaag itna kasa hua tha ki uthaan dekhne matra se sadharan vyakti ka dil baith jaaye. Lalita ji bhi apne pati ki nigaahe waha mehsoos karti hui seedhi khadi hui.

"Abhi waha sirf mehmaan aur ghar ke mard he pahuche hai ji. Driver aapke saamne he toh le kar nikla hai Shalini aur baaki logo ko. Tara-Alka bhi abhi abhi apne behno ko leke gayi hai aur 4 log baaki hai.", Hontho ki laali thik karne ke baad Lalita ji ne wo sunehari handbag apne kandhe par latkaya aur apne pati ke sath kamre se bahar aa gayi.

"Krishna, chal jaldi kar aur Rekha ko bhi bula le. Tere jeth ji he leke chal rahe hai hume.", Unke kehne ke sath he Krishna ji bhi apne kamre se bahar chali aayi. Gehri hari saree me khule baal aur bina kisi atirikt saaj-sajja ke wo utni he haseen thi jitni Narinder ji se byaah hone ke samay. Bagal wale kamre se Madhuri ko sath liye Rekha ji aur Renuka aayi toh Rajkumar ji duvidha me padd gaye.

"Car me toh jyada se jyada 4 log he aa paayenge Lalita."

"Haan toh aapse kisne kaha ke hajaar leke jaane hai. Arjun Romela aur Vivaan ko chhod kar wapis aa raha hai abhi toh wahi Madhuri ko leke aayega udhar. Pichli seat par ye akeli jo baith ke aayegi jaisa maa ji ne kaha hai. Wo ladka bhi nira bail hai jo subah se bina kapde badle he logo ko dhoye jaa raha hai. Chalo bhi ab yaha se, fir kahoge der ho rahi hai. Aur Madhuri beta, apna purse sath le liyo. Tujhe nachaye bina toh teri saheliyan maanengi nahi lekin ye kangan, haar aur choodiyan thoda dhyaan se rakhne hai. Arjun ko bol diyo ke uske kapde Ritu ne Komal ke kamre me he rakh diye the. Badal kar jaldi aane ki koshish karna.", Lalita ji ne apne sath Krishna, Rekha aur Renuka ko liya toh Rajkumar ji khisiyate se aage aage chal diye. Apni maa ki hidayat sunn kar Madhuri bhi turant kamre me chali gayi, aabhushan pehan ne aur bag dhoondne.

"Waise koyi ek ruk jata toh thik hota didi. Madhuri tayaar toh ho gayi hai lekin kade-choodiyan pehan ne me kahi dikkat na aaye.", Rekha ne apni jethani se dhimi awaaj me vichar jataye jis par wo parichit adaa se muskura di.

"Byaah hone wala hai kal uska Rekha. Jo abhi tak wo ye sab na seekhi toh kal raat apne aap uska gharwala sikha dega. Waise bhi maa ji ne kaha tha ke Madhuri ko tabhi waha leke aana hai jab sab mehmaan aur rishteydar log udhar pahuch jaaye. Pata toh lage ki unki pauti aisi waisi nahi hai. Hahaha..", Unke is majedar andaaj aur kehne ke dhang se khud Rajkumar ji bhi hans diye the baaki sabhi ke sath.

"Renuka tu aage tere bhaiya ke pas baith. Mere se na saree pehan ke aage baitha jata.", Lalita ji ne pichli seat par Krishna aur Rekha ko andar karne ke baad Renuka se kaha. Wo khud pichli seat par khidki kinare he baith gayi. Ye wali gaadi kahi jyada he khuli thi seat ke hisaab se. Rajkumar ji ne ek baar sarsari najar ghar ke darwaje pad daali jaha kursi lagaye Muneer mustaidi se baitha tha aur darwaja band. Ghar poori tarah lambi latkan roshniyon se nahaya hua saaf bata raha tha ke yaha vivaah utsav jaari hai. Car beawaaj aage badh chali apne gantavya ki taraf.
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Madhuri us aadamkad aaine ke saamne baithi hui apne roop lavanya ko dekhti hui mand mand muskuraye ja rahi thi. Beauty parlour wali ladkiyon ne uske jism ko kahi jyada he nikhaar diya tha. Poore jism pe kahi kisi baal ka roya tak na tha aur kohni tak rachi gehri mehandi is aabha ko badha he rahi thi. Kandhe se kohni tak jaalidar hara kapda, seene ki bade bade uthaan ko sametne ki koshish karta wo sabj rang ka kameej jis par chaandi ki kaarigari thi aur kamar se thakhne tak ka waisa he lehnga pehne Madhuri palbhar me he har najar ko gulaam bana sakti thi. Aaine me dekhte hue abhi wo apni naak ke chidra me bareek baali pehan he rahi thi ki kamar pe baahon ka ghera mehsoos hote he chehre ki chamak so guna ho gayi. Madhuri ke kandhe par thuddi tikaye Arjun bhi dono ke aks aaine me dekh raha tha.

"Bahot he jyada khoobsurat lag rahi ho didi aap. Sachmuch ab lag raha hai ki aapke jaane ke baad dil ko samjhana bahot mushkil hone wal hai. Lao ye main apne hatho se aapko pehna du.", Arjun ne bed ke kinare baithe hue he apne aage baithi Madhuri didi ke gaal ko choom kar wo baali unke hath se le li. Madhuri ne bhi chehra ghuma kar khud ko Arjun ke saamne he kar liya. Jaane ye kaise waqt tha ya alag he asar ki Madhuri ke chehre par urja ka alag he praabhav najar aane laga tha Arjun ke sammukh khud ko karte hue. Larajte hatho se Arjun ne baali ka wo bareek sa kundal jaise he didi ke nakh-chhidra se chhuhaya waise he ek halki si siskari Madhuri ke hontho se nikalti hui Arjun ke dil me utar gayi. Ye wo anant prem tha jisko chaah kar bhi manzil naseeb na thi.

Madhuri ke jiwan me aane wala wo pehla mard jisne usko stree-sukh ka sangyaan karwane ke sath sath aise pyaar se abhibhoot kiya tha jo Madhuri Arjun ke aane se pehle tak bas kalpana he kar sakti thi. Ekant palo me ye ek vilakshan jodi thi jo bharpoor sanvaad ke kaam-krida se aage us pur-sukoon tak behte chale jaate the jiske aage koyi aur duniya he na thi.

Arjun ke liye bhi uske prem-jiwan ki neev rakhne wali Madhuri pehli yuvti thi. Beshak Sandeep ki behan Jyoti ne Arjun ko kaam-krida se avgat karwaya tha lekin waha sirf kaam-vaasna he us rishtey ki madhyasth thi, wo bhi Jyoti ki ektarfa vaasna. Arjun ko hridya se laga kar antrang palo ka sukh, prem-milan me dono he dilo ka mehatva aur purn samarpan sikhane wali Madhuri he thi. Aur aaj shayad is ghar me ye in dono ki aakhiri antrang mulakaat thi. Arjun poori ekagrata se wo damakte nag wali choti si bali Madhuri ko pehna raha tha. Kaam poora hote he Madhuri ka mulayam chehra apne dono hatho me liye Arjun bas ek-tak aise dekh raha tha jaise wo is manjar ko dil me qaid rakhna chahta ho.

"Shhhh.. Jyada time nahi hai Arjun aur fir iske baad shayad he aisa time mile.", Madhuri ne abhi abhi lagaai laali se saje apne ubhre hue adhar Arjun ke hontho se jodd diye. Khumaar itna haavi tha Madhuri par ki is chumban ko pal bhar na laga utejjana ke charam pe jaane me. Dono ki jivha athkheliya karti rahi aur bade dhyaan se Arjun ne Madhuri ki peeth par bandhe dhaage khol kar wo kameej dheeli kar di. Baithi avastha me he is gehre chumban ke sath ab Arjun ke dono hath kameej ke andar rengte hue Madhuri ke samtal nirvastra peit aur fir uske aage un mulayam bade bade kasavyukt vaksho par aa ruke. Kuch pal unki garmi aur chiknaai ko mehsoos karta Arjun thoda aaveg se Madhuri ke hontho ko lagbhag khaane he laga tha. Motte ubharo par Arjun ke sakht hatho ka sparsh Madhuri ko bhi josh dilane laga.

"Uhh.. ruk bhai. Kapde kharaab nahi karne aur is sabke liye jayda time nahi hai."

"Aaj utni jaldi bhi nahi karne wala didi. Pehle aap ye apna kameej nikalo."

"Nahi babu. Dekh isko nikalne ke baad mere baal fir se banane padenge aur silwat padi toh jawaab dete nahi banega. Haan ye lehnga main hata deti hu.", Itne me he Madhuri ne apne lehnge ki dor khol kar jism ka nichla bhaag nirvastra kar diya. Damakti lajawab jaanghe aur unse upar wo ubhra hua yonipradesh dekh Arjun ne farsh par ghutne tika kar wo mehakta kataav apne hontho se chho liya. Madhuri ke gaddedar kulho ko dono hath se daboche wo is ubhri hui yoni ki motti faanko me tab tak mooh dhansaye bhog karta raha jabtak Madhuri ki taange jawab na de gayi.

"Ishhh.. bas kar bhai.. aahhhh.. Ab jaldi kar.. ummm..", Arjun bhi jaan chuka tha ki yaha uski daud samay ke sath hai jo har gujarte pal ke sath kam hota jayega. Jameen se uth kar usne ek aur baar Madhuri didi ke hontho ko apne mooh me bhara aur apni jeans ghutno se niche sarkane ke sath he wo buri tarah akda hua ling Madhuri didi ke yoni-dwar par tika diya. Swatah he Madhuri ne ek paanv bister par tika kar apni yoni ka mukh us dehakte lingmund ke liye ujagar kar diya jisko apne andar mehsoos karne ki chahat us se adhik shayad he kisi ko ho. Itne dino se prem-krida se dura raha Arjun is mook ishare ke sath he kamar dhakelta hua bina ruke 3 dhako me he Madhuri ki kaamras se mehakti hui yoni ke atyadhik kasaav ko darkinaar karta hua garbh tak ki duri laang gaya. Madhuri ka jism pehle vaar par tadpa, dusre se jaise wo dard me doobi lekin antim aghaat se wo bas Arjun ke jism se ja lipti. Aankhon me paani ki choti choti boonde nikal chuki thi aur Arjun bhi jaanta tha ki aisa hoga.

"Aap wahi mehsoos karna chahti thi na didi jo pehli baar hum dono ne eksath kiya tha? Dekho mujhe bhi bilkul waisa he lag raha hai.. aahhh", Arjun ne purkashish se ek aur gehra chumban jadne ke baad kamar ko harkat di toh Madhuri bhi siskate hue wo gehre lekin dhime dhakke barabar jhelne lagi.

"Aahhhh.. bhai.. uff.. sachmuch aisa he lag raha hai jaise pehli baar tera ye le rahi hu.. ummm maaa.. Aise ye kameej kharab ho jayega..", Madhuri turant alag hoti hui diwar ka sahara le kar thik us mudra me ho gayi jisko dekh kar Arjun khud ko rok na pata tha. Wahi junooni janwar sa milan aur apni sangini ki lagaam hatho me lene wali mudra. Is awastha me Madhuri isliye bhi aayi thi ki wo Arjun ko wo cheej thama sakti thi jo wo sabse adhik chahata tha, uske bade sudol aur unnat vaksh.

"Araam se daalna bhai, main is milan ka har pal mehsoos karna chahti hu... aahh.", Arjun un vishaal nitambo ke beech apne moosal ang ko sahi disha dikhane ke sath he is baar bade pyaar se us paniyaayi gali ko failata hua Madhuri didi ko us sukh ka anubhav karwane laga tha jiski chaah ne is khaas pal ko sarthak karne ko unhe majboor kiya tha. Jadd tak us gehraai ko maap kar Arjun ne apne dono hatho aage badha kar akde hue nipple ke sath bhare bhare maans ke gole se vaksh thaam liye.

"Ummm.. aahhh.. didi.. aapka sachmuch jawaab nahi.", Piche se judd kar Madhuri ki yoni me gehre prahaar karta hua Arjun dheeli kameej ke bheetar dono kharbujo ko dabata hua har baar apne vrishan (andkosh) un bhaari kulho ki jadd me takrata. Tabadtod lekin sadhe hue dhakko ne jald he Madhuri ko dusre sakhallan ka ehsaas karwa diya lekin wo waise he tiki rahi, himmat barkaraar rakhte hue. Geeli surang me wo daityakaar sa ling buri tarah fislata hua Madhuri aur Arjun ko swargik udaan pe liye ja raha tha. Thapp-thapp ki awaaj kiwaad se bahar na jaa kar bas inhe he kaamagni ke nashe me baandh rahi thi.

"Uff... Arjunnn.. Jaldi kar.. aahhh.. Aur andar he karna Arjunnnn..", Shayad ye Arjun ka bhi aajtak ka sabse tivra milan tha aur itne din se sahej kar rakha veerya anantkaal samaan jaane kitni he der tak Madhuri ke garbhdwaar par dastak deta yoni ko bharne laga.


"Didi.. Huhhhhh.", Kisi ashwa ki tarah hunkaar bharta hua wo Madhuri didi ke jism se jonk ki manind judd kar unme samaane ki nakaam si koshish kar raha tha. Paani-bhare bade gubbaro se Madhuri ke kulho ko failata hua Arjun lagbhag hosh bhula chuka tha. Aakhiri lamho me uski pakad Madhuri par itni adhik ho chuki thi ki chucho par badhte dabaav se Maadhuri lagbhag cheekh he padi. Kasi hui yoni ke bheetar supada foolne par ek aur charam prapt karti hui wo diwar se hath tikaaye he ghutno ke bhar baith gayi. Pakk ki awaaj karta wo bheeshan ling dono ke taral me lipta bahar nikla bata raha tha ke ye sambhog kuch jyada he jordar raha. Arjun ki saansein bhi aniyantrit ho chuki thi jinhe sambhalne ke liye wo bister par pasar gaya.

"Uff.. jaan he nikaal di tumne toh bhai.. aah lekin ab uth aur jaldi se kapde pehan.. Main bhi tayar hoti hu.", Madhuri ne jaise taise ek najar apni yoni par daali jo jameen par safed taral tapkaati pehle se dugni fool chuki thi. Honth fadak rahe the aisi bhishan chudaai ke baad aur unhe rumaal se saaf karke Madhuri ne furti se lehnga pehna aur aaine ke saamne khade ho kar kameej ke peeth ki taraf wali dor bhi kasne lagi. Arjun jaise taise uthne ke baad ek baar aur apni badi behan ko seene se lagate hue choom kar bagal wale kamre me chal diya. Madhuri ki toh chahat thi ki Arjun usko ek poori raat jee bhar kar nichod le is ghar se vida lene se pehle lekin ye 15-20 minute ka milan bhi is mahol me kahi se kam na tha. Fir bhi dono ko tyaar hone me 15 minute aur lag he gaye. Ab Madhuri ke hatho me kalaai tak choodiyan aur kade the wahi gale me ek har aur lehnge-kameej ke anukool he ek jaalidar dupatta sar pe liye wo car ki pichli seat par baithi thi.

"Muneer bhaiya, chalta hu. Aapko kuch chahiye ho toh Asgar uncle se bol dena. Wo bhi bagal wale plot me he charpaai lagaye hai.", Arjun ne car ki taraf badhne se pehle darwaja lagate hue Muneer ko soochit kiya jo badle me adab se muskura diya. Iske baad gaadi me halka sangeet chalu karke Arjun bhi aage badh gaya. Itne vyast samay aur bheedbhaad ke beech bhi in dono ne aisa samay nikaal he liya tha jiski chaah in dono ko he thi, Madhuri ko kuch adhik.
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Party me aaya har mehmaan khudko mahol me dhaal chuka tha aur shayad he koyi aisa ho jo is chakchaundh ek sath sath behtareen mejbaani se abhibhoot na hua ho. Ummeed se kuch he mehmaan jyada honge lekin prabandh shayad unse jyada ka tha. Golakar pariwarik saji mej ki ginti darjano me thi aur Sanjiv ki sharaab party se kahi adhik bada nirty-patal (dance stage) jagmag tha jaha filhal bache uchal kood machate khush ho rahe the. Pandit ji ke pariwar ke sabhi grihasth log apne apne jodidaro ke sath aaye hue mehmano ki aavabhagat aur baatchit me vyast the.

"Daadi, Madhuri didi bhi aa gayi hai.", Priyanka ne jaise he kaushalya ji ko ye sandesh diya wo apni mandali se uth kar Priyanka ke sath bahar ki taraf chali aayi. Arjun car ka dwaar khole khada tha aur Madhuri ke lehnge dupatte ko sambhalti Alka Renuka usko is taraf he liye aa rahi thi. Apni maa ke bagal me khade hue Rajkumar ji ko bhi khushi thi ki aaj unki beti itni badi ho gayi hai ki vivaah karke wo kal apne naye ghar chali jaayegi. Lalita ji bhi ye sab dekhti hui muskura rahi thi.

"Dekh le Madhuri bitiya, ye sab taamjham maine Sanjiv ke liye na kiya. Sirf aur sirf tere liye aur teri khushi jisme sabhi shamil ho isliye aisa hua hai. Meri bachi sachmuch kisi pari se kam na hai.", Kaushalya ji ne apni bahu Lalita se kaajal le kar khud he Madhuri ke kaan ke peech lagaya aur yaha se wo khud hath pakad kar Madhuri ko andar liye aayi. Sabhi ko lag raha tha ke Madhuri ki chaal me aayi halki ladkhadahat lehnge ko thaam kar chalne ki wajah se hai. Arjun ye drishya dekhta wahi khada khada muskura raha tha jisko wajah atche se pata tha.

"Kyon miya Arjun aise akele akele kisko yaad karke muskura rahe ho? Kahi koyi mehmaan hamare chote ustaad ko toh nahi bhaa gayi?", ye the janaab Lucky Arora ji aur unke sath he unki behan Dimpi bhi aayi thi. Mata-pita shayad pehle he andar ja chuke the. Dimpi ko unki bagal me khade hanste dekh Arjun sakpaka gaya.

"Oh aisi baat nahi hai bhaiya. Bas ye dekh kar muskura raha tha ke gharwale apni beti ke jaane par kitna khush hote honge na jo itne function rakhte hai. Waise Dimpi ki baari me toh mujhe lagta hai aap aisi diwali hafta bhar manaoge. hahaha..", Arjun ke vyang par Lucky bhi khilkhila pada lekin Dimpi dono ko he gusse se ghoorne lagi.

"Oh sorry sorry Dimpi. Lucky bhaiya hafta nahi poore 10 din khushi manayenge..", Arjun ne gambhir hone ke baad fir se majaak kiya toh paanv patakti hui Dimpi waha se andar ki taraf chal di. lekin thoda aage ja kar wo mudi aur boli.

"Mera number jab aayega tab aayega lekin tumhare kaan main aaj he khinchwa ke jaungi aur tum bhi jaante ho kis se. Phir kabhi majaak nahi karoge mujhse aur bhaiya aap toh ghar he wapis chalenge. Aapko bhi dekhte hai waha par. Bahot hansi aa rahi hai na aapko.", Aur ab wo andar jaate he Afsana-Akanksha ke sath idhar udhar ghoomti fir rahi Preeti se mili.

"Galti kar di teri baat par hansne ki Arjun. Ab toh bhagwan he bachaye mujhe meri shaitan behan se."

"Aapko toh bhagwan bacha bhi lenge bhaiya lekin meri toh khabar khud bhagwan he lenge ab. Chalo chhodo ye sab aur ye batao ke ye Sanjiv bhaiya kaha hai? Aap logo ka aaj bhi alag program hai kya?", Arjun ne car ke aaine me ek baar chehra dekhne ke baad rumaal se matha saaf kiya aur kapde durust karta wo Lucky ke sath he dusre hall ki aur chal diya.

"Arre aisa nahi hai bhai lekin taamjham thoda sa alag alag kiya hai. Jidhar baaki sabhi ja rahe hai waha family wale hai aur unke hisab ka he mahol. Hum log bhi udhar ja sakte hai lekin Sanjiv ne saaf kaha hai ke jisne drink karni hai wo pichle hall me enjoy kare aur fir wahi se nikal le. Upar sirf bade logo ki vyavastha hai. Main toh aaj bhi hamesha wale apne 2 jaam lunga aur Sanjiv shayad ek he le. Chal aaja tujhe baaki sabhi se milwata hu.", Arjun ko abhi bhi kuch aur jaruri kaam the lekin filhaal bahot samay tha aur abhi Sanjiv bhaiya ke dosto se behtar jagah usko koyi lagi he nahi.

"Haan mujhe bhi atcha lagega aapke dosto se mil kar.", Arjun is taraf se dakhil hua toh lambe hall me abhi khaane ke counter tayaar he ho rahe the aur is se aage jaane par wo is tulnatmak chhote hall me dakhil hue jiska darwaja Lucky ke khatkhatane se khula tha. Idhar toh jaise wo kisi alag he sabhya party me aa pahuche the jaha jaam ke bahar bhi safed kagaj lipte the aur takriban 2 darjan dost me ghira Sanjiv sabse shubhkamnaye lene ke sath he unke gilaas khud bana raha tha.

"Roopak, Andrew, Sanjay tum log toh mil he chuke ho mere chote bhai se. Dosto ye hai meri jaan aur mera sabkuch, mera bhai Arjun.", Sanjiv bhaiya ke aise sankshipt lekin sirf aur sirf pyaar bhare shabdo se apna parichaya sunn kar Arjun sabse pehle unke he gale laga aur fir baari baari se unhone Arjun ka parichaya sabhi se karwaya.

"Toh bhai Arjun tum toh idhar khade sabhi logo se lambe tagde ho. Aakhir tumhare he bade bhai aur hamare dost ki shaadi hone ki khushi me jo ye party hai iska pehla jaam tumhe nahi lena chahiye?", Aashish ne gilaas utha kar hawa me uncha karke sabhi se jaise shamil hone ki darkhwast ki aur aisa hua bhi. Lekin Arjun ne bina kuch jawab diye wahi rakhe ek khali gilaas ko paani se bhar kar waisa he kiya.

"Ye toh sarasar nainsaafi hai dost. Sanjiv bolo apne bhai ko yar ki wo bhi jaam toh banaye, kam se kam beer ka he sahi.", Andrew ki baat par Sanjiv ne apne bhai ki peeth par halki si dhol jama di.

"Hahaha.. Ye nahi peeyega Andrew aur jis din ye peeyega toh yaha khade har vyakti ko fir se us party me shamil karunga. Arjun abhi sirf 18 ka hai aur is se mera vaada hai ki jis din iska college shuru hoga, us se pehle din main khud apne bhai ke liye jaam banaunga. Filhal toh mere bhai ki purity ke liye cheers.", Aur ab aage koyi sawal kiye bina khann-khann ki dhero awaaje hui aur uske baad sabhi ne chota chota ghoont lete hue Sanjiv ke aane wale dino ki shubhkamnaye prakat ki.

"Waise ek baat toh main bhi kehna chahta hu agar ijajat ho toh.?", Ye janaab the Kapil Malhotra, Malhotra ji ke bete aur Sanjiv ke atche dost beshak umar me lagbhag 8-9 saal bade.

"Kapil bhaiya aapko toh poochna nahi chahiye. Bol bhi dijiye yar jo dil me hai.", Sanjiv ne unhe protsahit kiya tha aur Kapil bhaiya ne Arjun ko apne sath lagate hue kaha.

"Zindagi ke liye sabhi ka apna apna najariya hai aur waisi he sabki prathmiktaye. Aap logo me se kayi sirf apni duty ko he sabkuch maante hai toh kuch mere jaise jo dhaga banate he reh gaye. Paisa, shohrat aur shayad kuch aise kaam jinhe hum batane me hichak mehsoos karte ho lekin maine vyast jiwan me bhi lagbhag har roj 2 naam apne ghar me jarur sune hai. Sanjiv aur Arjun. In dono ka najariya bhi ek dusre se bilkul alag hai lekin ye dono fir bhi alag nahi. Sanjiv ne abhi kaha purity jiska matlab hua pavitrata aur yahi toh inka sambandh hai. Zindagi ka ekmatra najariya jo in dono ne samjha hai aur barkarar bhi aise rakhte hai ki saamne wala mureed ho jaaye. Main us din ka intjaar karunga jab ye pavitrata ek kadam aage badhegi aur us waqt hamare Arjun ke hath me samaan jaam hoga. Ye jaam in dono ke liye.", Kapil bhaiya ne joshile andaaj me kaha toh ek sath fir kayi swar goonje. Pavitrata ke naam.

Iske baad toh sarkari kya aur vyavsaayi kya aur kya he berojgar. Sabhi apne apne kisso ke sath simit jaam lene lage. Sanjiv ne abhi tak apna pehla gilaas he thaam rakha tha aur koyi aadhe ghante baad Arjun ne jaane ki aagya maangi toh swikaar hui.

"Mil kar atcha laga dost. Kal itminaan se baatchit hogi.", Ye Roopak tha jisko Arjun ne bahot prabhavit kiya tha aur uski baat par Arjun ne bhi hath mila kar bas itna he kaha, "Ji jarur bhaiya. Shubhratri."
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Jidhar jidhar Ritu aur Aaisha ja rahi thi wahi wahi us shaksh ki najre bas unhi dono ka peecha karti rahi. Sangwan ji ki dharampatni Yashoda ji ke sath ye yuvak is golakar table ke gird kursi par baitha bas Ritu ko he dekh raha tha. Yaha uske kareeb Ruchita, Annie aur Madhu ke sath Ashok ji bhi baithe hue the.

"Kya hua Manjeet, itne gor se kya dekh raha hai?", Ruchita ne ek bar is yuvak ko aur fir uski najro ka peecha karne ke baad ye sawaal daga toh yuvak thoda sakpaka gaya.

"Kuch nahi bhabhi bas yaha ki raunak he dekh raha tha. Aapko toh pata hai mujhe mehfil se jyada pariwar ke beech rehna pasand hai. Isliye dekh raha hu ki yaha kitna pariwarik mahol hai. Thoda sa modern hai lekin saleeke se.", Ye Ruchita ka sabse chhota devar tha jo Sangwan ji ke ghar milne aaya tha aur ab unke anurodh par idhar bhi aa gaya. Ashok ji toh aupcharik mulakaat ke liye aaye the jo ab Madhu ko kuch samay ke liye yaha se le kar kuch baat karne ek taraf chal diye.

"Dekh pariwarik mahol me agar kuch jyada he pasand aa jaaye toh aisi waisi harkat na kar diyo. Baaki tu samajhdar hai.", Ruchita ne baaton baaton me apni taraf se agaah karne ki koshish bhar ki thi lekin ye yuvak ab fir se wahi dekh raha tha lekin ab uski najar jis yuvti par ruki thi wo Ritu-Aaisha ke darmiyaan khadi unse bhi kuch lambi aur qayamat he thi. Alka, jo thik Ritu jaise he lehnga choli me barbas he har yuvak ka dhyaan apni aur aakarshit kar rahi thi. Ritu beshak chehre ke maamle me hamesha masoomiyat ki wajah se bhari padti thi Alka par lekin jo kataav Alka ke sudol tarashe hue jism par the unka muqabla bhi bas Ritu he kar sakti thi, 19 reh kar. Ritu se kuch baat karne ke baad Alka us taraf se he bahar ki aur chal di.

"Main bathroom ho ke aaya bhabhi. Juice kuch jyada he pee liya hai lagta.", Manjeet ne Ruchita ko batane ke baad is taraf se he bahar ka rukh kiya jaise wo jaanta ho ki uski manjil kidhar milegi. Anni ke kareeb he Romela apne sath Alisha ko liye chali aayi thi lekin ye yuvak unhe na dekh bas nikal chala.

'Sala aisa swarg toh Delhi me bhi na dekhne ko mila. Jitni dekhi sabhi randi thi lekin ye jo bhi hai bas har keemat pe yahi chahiye.', Khud se badbadata hua ye vyakti aage ki taraf badha toh Alka ko us lambe tagde yuvak jo Arjun he tha, uske seene par hath rakh kar muskurate hue baat karke dekh apni he jagah thehar gaya. Kuch he pal me waha Komal bhi prakat hui aur Preeti bhi. Komal ke saamne Alka sehaj rahi aur baaki teeno bas Komal ki baat sunte rahe jo kuch gambhir dikh rahi thi. Lekin Arjun ke sanvaad ke baad jaise wo khush ho kar wapis andar chali gayi. Preeti bhi baaton ke sath sath hath ke isharo se Arjun ko gambhirta se samjhati dikhi aur fir uski peeth sehla kar jaise Arjun ne santvana di toh Preeti bhi apni kisi saheli ki awaaj par andar chali gayi. Ab sangeet bajne laga tha aur us bade manch par ladkiyon ka ek dusre ke sath taal mila kar naachna bhi. Madhu, Saroj, Palak Malhotra ke sath sath Preeti Akanksha aur Zubeidaa in naachne wali balao me shamil thi lekin inse alag ekaant me abhi bhi Arjun Alka ka hath thaame us se baaton me laga raha.

"Chal yar Alka, tu iske sath he lagi rahegi toh ye kab kaam karega. Vivaan uncle bhi aa gaye hai aur wo Romela Alisha aunty ke sath stage ke pas he baithe dekh rahe hai. Arjun tujhe sab yaad hai na?", Ritu lagbhag Alka ko khinch kar le jaati hui hans bhi rahi thi. Arjun ne bhi sar hila diya aur 5 minute ka ishara karke wo is taraf he aane laga. Wo dono andar ja chuki thi lekin ab Manjeet se jaise sabar na hua aur wo bhi Arjun ki he aur chal diya.

"Kyo pehalwan kya chal raha tha waha?", Manjeet ke sawaal par Arjun ne pehle toh is item ko upar se niche tak dhyaan se dekha. Garmi me bhi usne kameej ka upar wala button taank rakha tha aur kameej ki aasteen bhi poori lambaai wali. Paanv me mehnge joote jaise uske sath na karte ho.

"Dekh liya ho toh mooh bhi khol le. Ye jo tu kuch bhi kar raha tha wo katai galat baat hai aur manne na yu sab pasnad nahi.", Manjeet daanto ko bheench kar jaise apni baat keh raha tha wo gambhir ki jagah wo ajooba he lag raha tha. Arjun ko hansi aa gayi ye dekh kar.

"Dekho bhai ek toh tum jo koyi bhi ho mujhe us se matlab nahi aur dusri baat ghar ke maamlo me tumhe bolna nahi chahiye. Waise main agar tumhare he andaaj me tumhe samjhane lagu toh shayad tum un pairo par wapis na ja sako jinme ye chamakdar joote pehne hue ho.", Arjun ne aakhiri lafz bilkul bhi narmi me nahi kahe the. Ausat kadkathi ka Manjeet abhi bhi hairaani se Arjun ko he dekh raha tha jo chalta hua wahi dakhil ho gaya tha jaha se Manjeet aaya tha. Uske bhi kadam thik peeche ho liye aur jaate he wo Ruchita se mukhatib hua. Arjun is beech apni taai ji se masti karta hua unka hath pakde stage ki aur ja raha tha.

"Bhabhi, ye pathani kurte pyajame wala ladka kaun hai?", Ruchita ne jab Arjun ko dekha toh wo muskura di aur ye Manjeet ne bhi dekha ki uski bhabhi itni khush kyun hui.

"Shankar bhaiya ka beta Arjun hai wo aur jaha tum aaye ho us pariwar ka laadla. Kaho toh mulakaat karwau? Meri bahot jamti hai iske sath aur meri kya sabhi ki atchi khaasi nibhti hai fir chahe wo Annie bhabhi ho ya papa ji.", Ruchita ke khulase se ek pal ke liye toh ye yuvak khamosh he ho gaya.

"Atcha. Pata nahi tha mujhe lekin kuch jyada he abhimaani na hai ye ladka?"

"Tumse toh 100 guna kam hoga Manjeet beta. Wo sabke sath hamesha apnepan aur poori ijjat dete hue milta hai. Aur yahi wajah hai ke uske liye sirf atchi baatein he sunn ne ko milengi. Khana kha lo tum fir hum log chalenge. Ruchi ke papa aur bhai ka toh aaj raat ghar aane ka koyi irada nahi dikhta mujhe.", Ye Yashoda ji thi aur unki baat ka Manjeet se jawaab dete na bana. Arjun ka parichaya ho jaane ke baad wo kuch hadd tak us se ulajhne ka vichaar tyaag kar ab bas stage ki taraf dekh raha tha jidhar Narinder ji ne sangeet rukwate hue gale me dhol pehan liya tha. Sabhi log khade ho kar us taraf he chal diye the, kya bade kya chhote.

"Jisko jisko dhol pe naachna nahi aata wo bhi idhar aa jao.. Aaj kadam apne aap he na jhoome toh fir .. toh fir mera naam ek baar aur badal dena..", Aur itna kehne ke sath he Narinder ji ne un 2 dandiyon se jo dhol ki thaap di unka sangeet har taraf he goonj utha. Punjabi dhun me dhol ki thaap dete hue wo khud bhi jor shor se kadam hila rahe the. Unke gird he ghera bana kar Gurdeep, Jasleen, Zubeidaa ke sath sath Preeti, Marina aur darjan bhar ladkiyan bhi halla machati hui kamar me dupatta bandh thumakne lagi.

"Arre rasta toh do jara...", Yaha Daleep ji chale aaye the apne sath Saroj aur Annu ko liye. Wahi Aaisha ko itna khush ho kar gulabi sharare me thirakta dekh Umed ji ne poore manch par noto ki baarish si kar di. Vinni bahar se khadi Ruchi ke sath ye drishya dekh rahi thi aur unhe apne sath liye Kaushalya ji bhi upar manch par chali aayi.

"Maa, aaj toh kanjoosi matt dikha.", Shankar ji ki awaaj sunn kar Kaushalya ji ne 10-10 ki gaddi wapis rakh kar 100-100 ke note apne bacho par vaar ke sangeet wale ko saunp diye. Narinder ji toh ab aur bhi jor-shor se lagbhag pagal samaan sar hilate hue dhol peetne lage the. Kya ladkiyan aur kya bhabhiyan.. Unke sath sath Ashok ji aur Madhu, Saroj-Daleep, Walia ji Hussain sahab tak manch par apni begam ko liye hath utha kar thirakne lage the.

"Oh papa.. aur jor se..", Zubeidaa ne seeti bajate hue jaise apne pita ka josh badhaya aur wo ab Afsana ko bhi sath liye apne mata pita ke sath thirakne lagi thi. Zubeidaa sachmuch is shaili bhi bejod aur nirbhik thi. Uske josh aur nritya ko dekh lagbhag sabhi log pare hote gaye aur baaki bache jo wo bhi Zubeidaa ki taal se taal milati eddiyon aur Narinder ji ke bemisaal dholi avtaar me khoye rahe. Yahi pal tha jab khud Himanshu camera chhod seetiyan bajane laga aur Madhu ji apne bete ke is tarah sabme shamil hone par muskurati hui Zubeidaa ka haunsla badhane lagi. Is baar noto ki baarish har taraf se hui thi aur aisi hui ki waha bas kagaj he kaagaj udte dikhe. Na wo orchestra wala paise uthane stage par aaya aur na koyi aur. Aakhir me dande ki chott se dhol he dum todd gaya.

"Dhatt tere ki. Waah Zoobi beta maan gaye tujhe. Pichli lohdi par bhi dhol jawab de gaya tha aur aaj bhi.", Narinder ji ke baalo tak se paseena paani ki tarah manch par tapak raha tha aur poori kameej jaise paani se nikali ho. Zubeidaa khush ho kar apna chehra aur gala dupatte se paunhti adaab karke hansti hui apni maa ki taraf chal di. Har taraf se jordar taaliyan ka shor hua aur manch saaf hote he ek baar fir wahi jugalbandi se sabhi ka naachna shuru ho chuka tha. Ye mahol ab jaise Alka, Preeti, Romela aur Arjun ke liye anukool tha us kaam ko anjaam dene ke liye jiska inhe intjar tha.

'Shuru karo. Papa wahi darwaje ke pas hai lekin Alisha aunty unse reh reh kar najre mila rahi hai.', Alka ne Arjun ke kaan me sargoshi ki toh Arjun ne paya ki Romela ne bhi kursi par baithe hue he sehmati me gardan hilai. Arjun is vyast mahol me sadhe kadmo se chalta hua Alisha ke kareeb aa ruka. Uska rukna aisa tha ki hath jaise anjaane me Alisha ke maansal kulho par chhua ho, poori tarah jaayja lete hue. Is kone me naam-matra he log the kyonki idhar se bahar jaane ka dusra darwaja kareeb tha.

"Sorry aunty ji.", Arjun me Alisha ka dhyaan apni taraf dilate hue thoda sa jhuk kar ksham chaahi aur Alisha ke jism ki woh khoobsurat mehak bhula kar wo lakshya par he kendrit raha. Safed ubharo ko samete wo kala libaas unki aadhi gehraai bakhubi darsha raha tha. Aur Romela ne is hatte katte ladke ko apne jism ke kareeb sata dekh aisi muskaan di jaise wo toh intjaar me ho ki Arjun aisi galti atche se kare.

"Mujhe toh laga tha ke tumhe main kabhi dikhai he nahi di. Shukar hai sorry ke sath he sahi baat toh ki tumne.", Alisha ki aankhen uske jism ke samaan bahot kuch kehti thi, maadakta ke sath.

"Dur rehna bhi chahiye mujhe. Pata nahi fir aap mere baare me kya sochne lage agar aisi galtiyan jaanboojh kar hone lagi toh.", Arjun apni awaaj aur jism ko sthir kiye waise he kar raha tha jaisa vastavik ho. Alisha ke surkh hontho par gehri muskaan aa gayi.

"Mauka toh main khud he dena chahti hu ki tum galti karo aur us se mujhe pata bhi chale ki tum galti atchi kar sakte ho ya fir?"

"Itna jaanta hu ki aapse khoobsurat galti koyi ho nahi sakti. Sorry aap badi hai toh mujhe aisa nahi kehna chahiye. Lekin jab pehli baar us subah aapko palbhar ke liye dekha tha tabse bas har gulaab me jaise aapko khojta hu. Jaanta hu ye thik nahi hai isliye sorry.", Arjun saamne dekh kar baat kar raha tha jis se kisi ko shak na ho ki wo kya bol raha hai aur kiske sath. Alisha ke khoobsurat chehre par ekaek hairani ubhar aayi. Romela ne usko bataya bhi tha Arjun ke purusharth ke baare me aur wo ab har haal me uske kareeb jana bhi chahti thi. Arjun ko aise apne kareeb se bahar jaate dekh wo ek pal rukne ke baad thik uske peeche he ho li.

 

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Alisha ko apna pasandida shikaar hath se jata dikha toh wo sabkuch bhool kar Arjun ke peeche tej kadmo se chal di. Romela ki bagal me baithe Vivaan ko apne kareeb se Alisha ka aisa nazarandaaj karke gujarna kuch ajeeb sa laga lekin is samay wo ek pati aur jimmewar pita ki bhoomika me tha aur wo ekaek apni biwi ke pehlu se nikal kar Alisha ke peeche jaane ka khatra uthane se katra chuka tha. Mann me sanshay jarur tha kyonki Alisha ki chaal he aisi thi aur uske haav-bhaav jaise wo kuch manchana paane ki liye nikli ho.

"Vivaan main jara abhi aati hu. Mrs Gulati abhi nikal rahi hai toh ek baar milna atcha rahega. Tum itne ek drink le lo ya fir baith kar enjoy karo.", Romela jaise apne pati ko behtar jaanti thi aur usne khud he aisa mauka diya jis par Vivaan ke chehre par wo jhoothi muskurahat ubhar aayi. Andar se bhi wo khush tha lekin anjana bhaye bhi us khushi me shamil tha jo kisi anhoni ka andesha jata raha ho.

"Haan Roma, main bhi soch raha tha ke 1-2 peg le lene chahiye. Jetleg aur fir aadhi adhuri neend lene se abhi tak sharir me kuch akdan si hai. Shankar bhai bhi wahi gaye hai toh thoda unke sath aur samay bita lunga.", Stage par is waqt Zubeidaa, Vinni aur Madhuri ki kuch saheliya Madhuri ko apne sath he thoda sehaj dance karwa rahi thi. Photographer poori tanmayta se karykram aur naach-geet ko qaid karne me laga tha. Romela ne apni jagah se uth kar peeche ka rukha kiya lekin pehle ek ishara Alka ko bhi najro najro me kar gayi jaise ab tak sab kuch plan ke hisab se he chal raha ho. Vivaan ne ek baar mudd kar apni khoobsurat biwi ko dekha jo wahi ja rahi thi jaha ka bataya tha. Romela jaisi anupam sondarya ki maalkin ke sath bhi dampatya chhal karne wale Vivaan ki jaise najro par he laanat thi. Ya wajah jo bhi ho lekin Alisha har maamle me apni bhabhi se 19 he hogi aur Vivaan jaise sabit karna chahta tha ke purusharth ke maayne aise bhi hote hai.

'Ab ye ladka kaha chala gaya?', Alisha ne sangeet hall se bahar aane ke baad apne baayi taraf dekha toh waha se bas logo ko bahar ki taraf jaate paya. Wo darwaje ki taraf jaate hue jaise Arjun se ek baar ke liye najar hata chuki thi aur ab dusri taraf ummeed se dekha toh Arjun galiyare se daayi aur ek darwaja khol andar hall/kamre me jata dikha. Alisha kuch tej chaal se us taraf he lapki. Us se 20-25 kadam peeche Vivaan bhi apni jagah se uth kar idhar he chalne laga tha lekin uski chaal me chapalta na thi.

"Ruko.", Ye community center ka store numa kamra tha jiske aage apaatkal me prayog karne ke liye banaye gaye prasadhan kaksh the. Jagah ke he mutabik ye bhi behad saaf suthra tha. Alisha ne bhaap liya tha ke aage lage dono darwaje band hai aur un par purush-mahila ke hisab se nishan ankit the.

"Ji kahiye aunty.", Arjun chehre par thode hairani ke bhaav lata hua wapis muda toh un dono kapaat ko band karke Alisha apni peeth thikaye thi. Halki ukhdi hui saansein jaahir karti thi ki ye is ekaant ki wajah se hai na ki meelo daudne ki.

"Tum aisa kyun kar rahe ho?", Alisha apne chehre ke saamne aaye un reshmi baalo ko wapis peeche karti hui Arjun se bas 2 kadam dur aa ruki. Kandhe se kuch niche badi safaai se kate hue bhoore baal, golakaar damakta Unani (Greek) aabha wala aakarshak chehra, ubhre hue katile honth aur seene ka wo unnatt ufaan jo ek kaale kase hue paridhan me qaid tha. Alisha kisi bhi hridya ko apne paanv ke niche rakhne me saksham thi kyonki wo apni khoobsurti ke hathiyaar ki taaqat bhali bhanti pehchanti thi. Arjun dwara diya gaya meetha tiraskaar jaise asehniya ho gaya tha aur jiwan me mile aise pehle viprit rujhaan par wo lagbhag bokhla kar he idhar aayi thi.

"Maine toh kuch bhi nahi kiya aunty lekin aapne darwaja kyun band kiya? Waise ye jagah emergency ke liye hai agar guests jyada ho par fir bhi koyi aaya toh galat samajh sakta hai.", Arjun jaise ab Alisha ke sath ye alag he aankh micholi khel raha tha. Wo jaise is ghatna ke dono paksh rakhta hua galat aur sahi ke beech Alisha ko qaid karne laga.

"Tum nahi meri haalat nahi samajh rahe ho. Thodi der pehle tumne toh apna sach bata diya lekin shayad maine he sahi response nahi diya. Mujhe lagta nahi tha ke tumhe bhi mujhme interest hoga.", Alisha aahista aahista Arjun ke najdeek hone lagi thi. Is 12x12 ke khali kamre me itne kareeb hone par wo gulaab si mehak Arjun bhalibhanti mehsoos kar raha tha. Chand inch ke fansle se he Alisha ke wo hahakari ubhar hilte hue jaise kabhi bhi Arjun ke seene se takra sakte the.

"Maine aisa kya kar diya aunty? Aur aapki haalat? Main kuch samjha nahi.", Arjun ke chehre par aaya halka paseena garmi ki wajah se tha lekin Alisha samajh rahi thi ki nadaan sa ye bharpoor tagda yuvak ekaant me ghabra raha hai. Apne hath me pakde rumaal se Arjun ka chehra saaf karti wo ab bilkul uske sath satt chuki thi. Un naram maansal chucho ko apne seene se chipakte dekh Arjun ne ek gehri saans bhari. Jo bhi kar raha tha shayad uske liye wo ek pariksha he thi, is se jyada kuch nahi.

"Romela ne bataya tha mujhe ki wo ek aise yuvak se mili hai jiski kshamta atche atche mard se bhi kahi upar hai. Meri beti ke mooh se bhi maine kuch aisa he suna tha jab wo apni kisi saheli se baat kar rahi thi, phone par. Lekin mujhe yakeen tab hua jab maine tumhe Romela ke sath maukhik pyaar karte dekha.", Alisha dwara Romela wale prakaran ko jaankar Arjun sachmuch kuch pareshan ho gaya tha. Lekin abhi ye samay apni uljhan suljhane ka toh katai na tha.

"Maine Romela aunty ke sath kuch bhi nahi kiya aunty. Jo kiya unhone kiya tha lekin aapko wo sab kaise pata chala?"

"Video se. Tumhari tareef sunn kar maine he Roma se proof maange the kyonki mujhe toh sirf tum bahri jism se he thik lage the lekin jab usne mujhe tumhari kaamkala aur paurush dikhaai toh us din ke baad se jaise mera dhyaan kisi aur ki taraf gaya he nahi. Kuch der pehle jo bhi tumne kaha tha asliyat me wahi mere alfaaz hai Arjun. Tum mujhe ek baar mauka do aur agar tumhe laga ki main tumhare kaabil nahi hu toh vada karti hu fir aisi koyi koshish nahi karungi.", Arjun ki thuddi ko halke se choomte waqt jis tarah Alisha ne aankhe moondne ke sath sath kapdo ke upar se he uska wo ardh-utsahit moosal sa hathiyar pakad kar sehlaya tha, Arjun ke jism me jhurjhuri daud gayi. Alisha ati-kaamuk mahila hone ke sath he jaise kaam ke har kshetra me maahir khiladi thi. Bas chhone bhar se he Arjun ka wo bheeshan ang apna vikraal roop darshane laga tha. Alisha poori hatheli lapet kar bhi uski golai na samet saki.

"Ye galat jagah aur galat time hai aunty. Hum.. aahhhh.. baad me baat karte hai.. ummm", Alisha ne ab tak thaan liya tha ke wo is hathiyaar ko dekh kar he rahegi. Arjun ke hontho ko atche se mooh me bharne ke sath he wo apni jeebh uske mooh me ghumati hui ek hath Arjun ke nichle vastra ke bheetra ghusa chuki thi. Pathhar sa kathor aur lagbhag uski chikni kalaai ke samaan mota bhujang pakad kar Alisha saaf mehsoos kar rahi thi ki Arjun ka sabkuch uske sharir ke anupaat me bada he hai. Ling bhi kisi dhadkan sa fadakta hua aur ugra hone laga. Iske baad Arjun ne jaise hathiyar he gira diye aur ek adaa se ghutne modd kar jhukti Alisha ne uske vajra samaan ling ko kapde se ajaad karke pehle jee bhar ke dekha aur fir laplapate hontho se choom kar wo chamakdar fula hua laal hissa apne hontho me lapet liya.

"Uff.. galti kar rahe hai hum aunty..", Alisha ko pareshani ho rahi thi lekin ek alag he zidd me qaid si wo lagbhag ek tihaai ling ko hontho ke andar bahar karti hui baaki hisse ko hatheli se ragadne lagi. 2-3 sone ki choodiyan jo kalaai me thi wo ab khann khann karti Alisha ki bhookh ka parichaya de rahi thi. Bhaari chuche jaise kisi bhi waqt kapdo se nikal kar bahar uchal aate. Kamre ki dheemi roshni me thik becho beech khade Arjun ke motte tagde ling ko jhuk kar kushalta se choosti hui Alisha ke prishth bhag ko agar koyi is pal dekh leta toh yakeenan wo wahi sakhalit ho jata. Motte golakar kulhe is mudra me jaise nyota dete prateet hue. 5 minute me he Alisha ki saansein ukhad chuki thi lekin wo hathiyar kuch dhalne ki jagah kahi jyada bhayankar dikhne laga.

"Aahh.. Mujhe ye abhi chahiye.. Koyi parwah nahi kisi ki.", Alisha apne kaale gown ko upar uthane ke liye alag hui toh bahar se kisi ke kadmo ki aahat sunn kar Arjun ne uska hath thaam liya.

"Shhhh.. Abhi khatra hai aunty. Hum jald he aage ka kaam karenge. Ye bathroom repairing ki wajah se bahar ki taraf se bhi open hai. Main idhar se nikalta hu aur agar koyi pooche toh aap bata dena ke aap women washroom me aayi thi.", Arjun bahot he dheemi awaaj me fusfusata sa bola. Kisi ke saamne pakde jaane ke darr se Alisha ka bhi nasha jaise hawa ho chuka tha aur dekhte he dekhte wo viprit disha me bane bathroom ka darwaja khol kar usme dakhil ho gaya. Ye jagah isliye he usne chuni thi jab wo Sanjiv bhaiya ke dosto se milne ke baad yaha ka jaayja le raha tha. Alisha ne himmat karke aaine ka rukha kiya aur apne chehre ko durust karke wo sahi darwaje ki taraf chal di.

"Oh toh andar tum thi? Darwaja kyun band tha?", Aur jaisa socha tha thik wahi hua. Vivaan jaane kabse waha khada tha lekin uske chehre ke bhaav bata rahe the ki wo kuch uljhan me jarur hai. Shayad yaha paryapt suraakh ya jhirri na mili thi usko jis se wo dekh pata ki Alisha andar kiske sath thi. Haan wo ye jaanta tha ke andar koyi aur mard jarur tha.

"Safety ke liye band kiya tha. Ek guard ne bataya tha ke gents washroom bhi idhar hai aur party me drinks chal rahe hai isliye saavdhani ke liye door band kar lena.", Alisha ke chehre par naam-matra bhi shikan ya darr na tha. Lekin turant he Vivaan ki aankhen badi ho gayi aur uske badalte chehre ko dekh Alisha ne najar ghumai toh uske peeche se wo hatta katta aadmi aise nikla jaise usko pakde jaane ka darr ho. Ekdum se us vyakti ne gale me liye angocha apne chehre par bandha aur un dono ko lagbhag hatata hua galiyare se daud kar peeche andhere me daud gaya. Diwar koyi 5 feet unchi thi aur uske baad sector ki anginat galiyaan.

"Tum yaha ye sab kar rahi thi Alisha?", Vivaan aage bhi kuch bolta lekin barabar me aa khadi hui apni biwi Romela, behan Renuka ko dekh bas gusse se ghoorta raha.

"Viv, tum toh drink lene gaye the na fir yaha kya kar rahe ho? Aur Renuka tumhe he dhoond rahi thi Alisha. Tum idhar akeli chali aayi, kisi ko sath bula leti.", Aur itna kehne ke sath he Romela ke hath se uska rumaal niche gir gaya. Jhukk kar usko uthate he bada ghrinatmak bhaav dikhaya.

"Chhiii. Kaise kaise log in washrooms aur party palaces ko use karte hai. Yahi jagah mili thi condom dispose karne ki?", Kapde ka sath he wo gulabi nirodh bhi jaise Romela ne utha liya tha aur Renuka toh bina kuch kahe wapis he chal di. Vivaan ka chehra khushk ho chuka tha aur us se bura haal tha Alisha ka jiski najar bagal wali taraf se sangeet haal ke liye jaate sabhi bujurgo par padi. Aakhir unhe bhi inke kareeb se he nikalna tha. Romela ne samajhdari ka parichaya dete hue rumaal sahit wo nirodh aage andhere ki taraf fenk diya.

"Arre beta tum teeno yaha virane me kaunsi panchayat karne me lage ho? Vivaan beta, agar bhabhi nanad ke beech ka masla hai toh inhe he suljhane do.", Rameshwar ji aadtan halka fulka majaak karte hue apne bhatije ke kareeb chale aaye aur hanste hue Col sahab bhi.

"Wo kuch nahi tau ji. Alisha ko ghar ki yaad aa rahi thi jis washa se uska makeup kharab ho gaya aur Roma usko yaha washroom le aayi. Main sath me aa gaya kyonki idhar andhera tha thoda."

"haan toh ye bhi iska he pariwar hai beta. Alisha bete udaas nahi hote aur agar itna he dil kar raha hai toh US jaane se pehle tum shaadi ke baad pehle Greece he chali jana.", Alisha Col sahab ko jawaab deti us se pehele he fir se Vivaan he bol utha.

"Wo US wala toh contract khatam ho gaya na papa toh ab Greece me he rehne ka vichaar bana liya hai Alisha ne. Poora pariwar hai waha par aur wahi sab yaad aa raha tha. Maine toh kaha bhi ki kuch din raho idhar, Vicki bhi hai aur Romela bhi lekin ye shaadi ke agle he din wapis ja rahi hai.", Is baar Vivaan ne palatne se pehle dehakti aankho se Romela ko dekha aur fir wo udhar chala gaya jaha bado ke liye madira ka intjaam tha.

"Koyi nahi beta, tum tension mat lo. Pariwar se badhkar kuch nahi hota aur jab pariwar ki yaad aaye toh fir sukoon bhi unke paas jaa kar he milta hai. Satish, main kal he bol dunga tatkaal me wapsi ki ticket ho jaayegi bitiya ki.", Rameshwar ji aage badhne se pehle dono ke sar pe hath firaya aur apni aage nikal chuki mandli ki taraf badh gaye. Ab Preeti bhi apni saheliyon ko apni maa se milwane unhe awaaj deti hui sangeet hall se bahar aa chuki thi.

"Aai Preeti. Chalo Alisha, uncle ne keh diya hai na ki wo tumhe dikkat nahi hone denge toh samajh lo kaam ho gaya. Tension mat liya karo in choti choti baaton par.", Romela ne hath pakad kar Alisha ko apne sath liya toh chehre par vijayi muskaan saaf damak rahi thi aur wahi Alisha ki toh jubaan ko lakwa he maar gaya tha. Wo toh samajh he nahi pa rahi thi ki aakhir hua kya hai. Wo aadmi andar aa bhi gaya ho bahar se toh wo bhaga kyun? Aur fir wo nirodh jo taja maal se bhara tha uska kya sambandh tha? Vivaan ko shak toh ho he chuka tha lekin agar wo Arjun ka naam leti toh ulta jyada tamasha ho jata. Romela filhaal chup he rahi yahi soch kar ki Vivaan ko kaise na kaise mana he legi.
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Samay 10 se upar ho chala tha aur khana khule hue bhi lagbhag 1 ghanta hone ko aaya tha. Kaushalya ji ne sabhi ladkiyon ko kal ke bade din ki hidayat dete hue samay se bhojan karne ka sandesh diya toh lagbhag sabhi mahilaye aur ladkiyan apne apne rishteydar ya pariwar ke sath bade hall ki aur chali gayi. Kaushalya ji ne samay se he apna halka fulka bhojan kar liya tha jinme unki poori mandli unke sath he thi. Purnima ji, Yashoda ji, Rekha ke peehar ki sabhi bujurg aur baaki aayi hui pariwar shresth. Ab sangeet hall me Sanjiv ke dost halki fulki masti karte hue naach gaa rahe the aur unka sath dil se jawaan unse pehle ki peedhi wale Narinder, Daleep, Walia ji, Sandhu sahab, Dharampal ji, Gulati-Sangwan-Bhuppi, Sanjiv ke mama, Arjun ke mama ityadi the. Karyakram rakhne ki ek aur wajah thi vivaah se pehle he sabhi ke sath kuch samay atche se bitana. Aksar bheed-bhaad wale vivaah me sabka sath nahi diya ja pata toh ye bhi ek wajah se bacho ke sath sath sabhi ko khush karne ki.

"Tu bata toh sakta tha Arjun ki plan me kuch change karne wala hai? Aur agar kahi Vivaan uncle ki najar tujh par padd jaati toh? Waise hua kya tha waha aur Alisha aunty toh uske baad ruki he nahi.", Arjun abhi bhi jaise kuch duvidha me tha aur khaane ki plate liye wo apne maa pita se thodi duri par badi mej pe baitha tha aur uske kareeb Alka, Ritu, Tara he thi. Himanshu ko Ashok ji le gaye the apne sath nachane ke liye aur Madhu, Shalini, Umed Rajeshwari ji Shankar wali table par khaane ke sath hansi majaak me lage rahe.

"Wo sab mere dhyaan me he tha aur Romela aunty ne Vivaan uncle ko rok kar rakha tha mere kahe mutabik. Plan ka kya hai Alka didi, samay aur jagah ke hisaab se kabhi kabhi thoda bahot badal lena he thik rehta hai.", Arjun se jaise ek niwala tak gale ke niche utara na ja raha tha. Ritu ne uske sar pe hath firate hue khud he pehle paani ka ek ghoont pilaya aur fir apne hatho se chota niwala bana kar khilane lagi. Tara bhi gor se dekh rahi thi aur usko jaise jyada kuch pata na tha. Wo is dauraan apni saheli aur baaki behno ke sang naachne me he masroof thi. Preeti bhi plate liye Afsana aur Swati ke sath unke he agal bagal aa baithi. Uske chehre par santosh tha aur dhanywaad bhi.

"Tujhe bahot bura lag raha hai na Aaru? Kabhi kabhi humko seedhi lakeer se hatt kar bhi chalna padta hai bhai. Nahi toh wo seedhi lakire kabhi na kabhi toh ek dusre ko kaat kar tedha rasta akhtiyaar karengi he. Samay rehte kuch thik kar diya jaaye toh beshak uski khushi na manao lekin khud ko wo dard bhi na hone do jis se aatmglani ho. Main jaanti hu is waqt tumhe Alisha aunty ke liye bura lag raha hai. Lekin tumne ek apne ka ghar barbaad hone se bachane ki koshish ki hai aur aisi koshish jisme shayad tum bhi barbaad ho sakte the. Har kisi me itni himmat nahi hoti.", Arjun ka sar abhi bhi Ritu bade pyaar se sehlati hui usko khilane me lagi thi. Dur baithe Shankar ji toh ye dekh bas muskura rahe the ki unka suputra shayad kuch maamlo me apni badi behan par he nirbhar hai.

"Baat barbaad hone ki nahi didi. Maine itna toh seekha hai ki agar ek pariwar ko bachane ke liye khud barbaad ho jao toh wo keemat bhi kuch nahi. Lekin kisi ko apni he najro me apmaanit ya gira hua mehsoos karwana hargiz sahi nahi. Wo aadmi maine nahi bheja tha lekin main itna bhi jaanta hu ki wo sirf sharaab ki ek bottle chupa kar us taraf se galti se bhaag gaya jaha se uske nikalne bhar se ek aurat ke aatmsamman ke anginat tukde ho gaye. Wo plan me nahi tha aur jab Romela aunty ne meri tareef karte hue ye baat bataai tab se aisa lag raha hai jaise maine kisi ka jiwan vyarth he sankat me laa diya. Is se atcha toh Vivaan uncle he dekh lete mujhe toh unhe itna sabar toh hota ki wo koyi anjana gair vyakti nahi tha. Aunty bhi aisi daleel de deti jis se unki ijjatt par aanch na aati. Lekin ye kaisa haadsa tha jo apne aap hua? Jo bhi ho main Alisha aunty se maafi jarur maangunga.", Is dheemi charcha par jyada kisi ka dhyaan toh nahi tha lekin Arjun se 4 feet dur baithi Afsana ke chehre par bhi udaasi si aane lagi.

"Maang lena bhai, maafi bhi maang lena. Lekin kya kahoge ki wo aadmi kaun tha tum nahi jaante? Fir tum khud he apradhi bann jaoge jo abhi tak koyi bhi nahi hai is maamle me. Alisha aunty parso wapis ja rahi hai aur kal ka din wo Vicki ke sath he rehne wali hai. Shaadi attend karke wo chali jayengi. Ho sake toh bas unhe atche se treat karna jis se unhe kam se kam kuch behtar lage. Ab tumhare saamne bhi dhero kaam baaki hai Madhuri didi ki vidaai, nayi bhabhi ka grah pravesh aur us se pehle 2-2 shaadi ek he jagah manage karna. Aur aainda kabhi khudko barbaad karne wali baat toh bilkul mat karna, fir chahe is Preeti ke liye he kyun nahi.", Ritu ne aakhiri shabd jis tarah se mooh bana kar kahe the Arjun ke chehre se wo dard gayab ho gaya.

'I love you', Arjun ne apna chehra Ritu ke gaal ke kareeb karke bahot dhimi awaaj me ye 3 lafz kahe the aur Ritu se aage baithi Preeti bhi muskura di. Ritu ke chehre par pehle he gehri laali thi lekin ye sunn kar ek pal ke liye uski bhoori aankho ki lambi palke jhuki aur table ke niche se Arjun ka hath pakad kar usne bhi utne he dabe swar me kaha.

'Sath me abaad rahenge.'
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"Pattagobhi koyi salaad me daalta hai kya bhai sahab?", Apni plate lagata hua Manjeet Komal, Zubeidaa aur Priyanka ke he peeche chal raha tha. Wo teeno pehle he nirdharit table par baithi 5 ladkiyon ki plate laga kar dene ke baad ab apna khana le rahi thi. Salaad ki taraf aate he Priyanka ne mila-jula salaad plate me dala toh Manjeet ne us counter ko sambhal rahe ladke ko pattagobhi ke tukde dikhate hue aisa kaha. Uski baat sunn kar ladkiyan toh hansne lagi lekin counter wala hansi daba gaya.

"Sir ye toh sehat ke liye faaydemand hoti hai aur log kacha khana bhi pasand karte hai salaad ke roop me. Waise ye cream salad hai."

"Oh maine socha kahi raaita aur pattagobhi aapas me mil gaye honge. Try kar leta hu fir tumhe iska result bataunga. Madam ji wo chammach dengi?", Manjeet ne is baar hansti hui Priyanka se kaha jo mooh banati hui aage badh gayi.

"Chammach he toh maangi thi kaunsa hath maang liya tha jo mooh bana ke likad gayi.", Manjeet abhi apne aap me ye sab badbada he raha tha ki Aarti uske bagal me aa ruki.

"Bhaiya, side please. Wo spoon leni hai.", Aarti ke sath he Gurdeep aur Kirti thi. Khud ko bhaiya kehlaye jaane par Manjeet ne bhi thoda sa ukhde swar me jawaab diya.

"Saamne se aa kar lele bebe.", Ab usne toh bebe hariyanvi ke hisab se kaha tha lekin Gurdeep ka itne par para he chadh gaya.

"Oye tu bebe kisnu aakhda aa? Haan jara dassi tenu kitho bebe lagdi? Aap piyo di umar liye firda teh kudiya nu bebe aakhda. Dur fitte mooh..", Ab Gurdeep ne ye itne gusse me kaha tha ki uski awaaj sunn kar Aarti aur Kirti toh hansne lagi thi wahi Manjeet ke chehre par hawaaye udne lagi. Jaise madhumakkhi ke chhatte me he hath daal diya ho wo bhi bina kisi galti ke. Aur Gurdeep ki awaaj sunn kar ek taraf se Narinder ji lapke toh counter ke pas khade Manjeet ko dekh Ruchita aur Anni.

"Oh sardarni tujhe kya ho gaya? Waha speaker band hue toh tera shuru ho gaya. Or bhai iske bigadne ki wajah tum ho kya?", Narinder ji aise mahol me hamesha he chehre par muskaan liye he rehte the beshak duniya me wo mashoor kisi aur wajah se ho. Ruchita bhi ab Manjeet ka hath pakde usko gusse se ghoor rahi thi.

"Bol kuch ulta seedha kaha hai toh chupchap sorry bol. Bhatiji hai wo meri."

"Bhabhi, manne toh kuch bhi na keha. Ye ladki boli ke ispoon leni hai toh manne itna he keha ke sister idhar se aa kar le lo. Main toh apni plate laga raha tha."

"Isne sister nahi kaha tha aunty. Ye bola bebe yani ki maa. Isko maa dikhti hai hum? Chalo maaf kiya agar ye aapka relative hai toh.", Gurdeep bhi ajeeb he thi jo ab ekdum he shaant ho gayi lekin uske jawaab par Ruchita aur Narinder ji ki bhi hansi nikal gayi.

"Oh meri bholi gudiya. Radio naam tera bilkul sahi hai. Aur Ruchita ke devar ji, bhasha ka prayog thoda insaan dekh kar kiya karo. Ye Punjab se hai aur isko nahi pata ki idhar bebe ka matlab behan hota hai maa nahi. Jama jaat budhi he hai bhai tu toh.", Narinder ji ne uski plate se kheera utha kar chabate hue apni raah pakdi jaha unki shrimati ji aur bhai bhabhi baithe the wahi Manjeet ke toh armaano par gharo paani gira kar Gurdeep hansti hui Aarti Kirti ke sath Komal wali taraf badh gayi.

"Bhabhi, isme bhi meri galti hai?"

"Teri galti nahi hai lekin tere bolne ki galti hai. Pehle he kahu thi ki time se roti khaa le lekin tu toh aadat se baaj aane wala nahi. Wo Narinder bhaiya tha aur jis ladki pe tu fikra kase tha wo unki laadli. Thoda sa maryada me rehna seekh aur jab bhi koyi ladki ya aurat kuch kahe toh bolne se pehle sammaan de aur unki baat maan. Chal ab jaldi khana khatam kar, maa intjaar kar rahi.", Manjeet bechara apna sa mooh liye plate liye pehle toh idhar udhar dekhta raha fir aakhir me us table par ja baitha jaha Sanjiv, Lucky, Kapil aadi aa kar baithe the. Baire unka khana us table par khud he paros rahe the.

"Waah bhai tumhari mauj hai. Party me dikhe bhi nahi aur ab khana khaane baithe toh 4-4 log sewa me lage hai. Yaha toh apni thaali lagane gaya tha jisme 20 minute bhi lage aur 2 baar ijjatt bhi utri.", Badbadata hua Manjeet ek roti ke 2 niwale bana kar aise thoons raha tha jaise sara gussa khaane par nikaal raha ho.

"Le bhai thoda sa raaita bhi le le aur ye paneer ki sabji chakh ke dekh, atchi bani hai.", Sanjiv ne apne saamne se he wo dono katori Manjeet ki plate ke kareeb saleeke se rakhne ke sath paani ka gilas bhi waha rakha. Manjeet ko ye sab dekh kuch atcha laga ke usko yaha toh thodi ijjatt mili.

"Waise thank you bhai aur sabji bahot chokhi bani hai. Tum log bhi bahar se aaye ho is party me? Dekh ke toh lagta hai business karne wale ya koyi ameer ghar se ho. Waise hamare bhi 50 kille ki kheti hai, 2 bhai me lekin kille sare main he dekhta hu. Aana kabhi hamari taraf bhi aur mere bhai sahab toh saal me 10 mahine videsh he rehte hai.", Manjeet bina ruke he apna poora parichaye dene laga tha jis par Lucky mand mand muskurata Sanjiv ko dekhne laga.

"Dost, ye sangeet party is bhai ki he hai aur kal iski shaadi hai. Haan shayad tum pehle hall me he the isliye milna nahi hua hoga.", Kapil bhaiya ne Sanjiv ka parichaya dete hue samjhaya toh Manjeet hairani se dekhne laga.

"Aur wo ladki jiski kal shaadi hai? Uski party nahi hai ye?"

"Wo meri he behan hai dost aur kal uski bhi shaadi hai. 2 taraf intjaam the aaj. Hum log alag hall me the jaha dosto ke peene pilane ka program tha aur fir thoda bahot abhi naach gaa kar aaye hai. Meri behan ghar se vida ho jaayegi toh isliye jyada raunak uske liye he lagaai thi. Waise tumhe maine Dr Sangwan ji ke sath dekha tha jab tum aaye the.", Sanjiv ne chehra ponchne ke liye Manjeet ko rumaal diya toh usne khudka rumaal jeb se nikal liya. Laal rang ka kadhai wala rumaal.

"Thank you, mera main leke aaya hu. Haan wo meri bhabhi ke pita ji hai. Tumse mil kar khushi hui aur kal shaadi me jarur aaunga. Pehle se he bahot bahot badhai. Khana bhi atcha tha aur pata hota ki ladko wali party bhi hai toh main udhar time he kharaab na karta.", Sabhi se sabji lage hath mila kar Manjeet aise utha jaise meeting barkhast karne ki ghoshna kari ho. Aur wo sadhi hui chaal se chalta apni bhahi ki taraf chal diya.

"Ajeeb item hai bhai ye toh. Sanjiv kal isko jarur pilani hai maine. Dekh ke he lag raha hai ki ye bade wala hai.", Lucky toh jaise kabse apni hansi roke baitha tha aur Manjeet ke jaate he wo gala pakad kar hansne laga.

"Arre saral sa aadmi hai yar ye. Aise logo ke armaan bahot se hote hai jo wo apne he mann me banaye rakhte hai aur duniyadari ka utna he pata hota hai jita suna ho ya kabhi kabhar apne daayre se nikal kar dekh liya ho. Ladka bura nahi hai lekin item jarur hai. Thoda dhyaan rakhiyo kahi Param chacha apne ko he na gaali dete mile baad me.", Sanjiv ne bhi hath saaf karke hanste hue khana shuru kiya. Raat ke 11 bajne lage the aur ghar ke bade ab sabhi logo ke jaane ka intjaam dekhne ke sath unhe bhijwane bhi lage the. Arjun ko Sanjiv ne he hidayat thi ki wo pehle Dimpi ko ghar tak chhod aaye jab Madhuri aur apni bua logo ko leke jaayega aur fir yaha aa kar usko bhi le jaaye. Arjun bhi sab kaam se faarig ho chuka tha. Aaj ka sangeet bahot se wajah se yaadgar raha tha lekin kuch katu anubhav bhi hue the kuch ek logo ko. Lekin meljol yaad rakhne laayak tha baaki sabhi ke liye.