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"Koyi khabar hai kya chote mukhiya ki? Mujhe toh kal he pata chala ke wo kahi bahar gaya hai. Kuch din idhar raha toh bhi jaane kaha gayab rehta tha din bhar.", Deepa bhabhi chara kaatne ke baad abhi hath mooh dho kar toliye se sukha he rahi thi ki pichle darwaje se Jasleen unke khule aangan me chali aayi. Chehra uska bhi bhaavheen he tha aur chaal thodi sust. Peedhi par Deepa bhabhi ke paas baithte hue usne apna dupatta utaar kar ek taraf rakh diya.
"Aapko ye toh pata chala lekin mujhe toh itni bhi khabar nahi mili. Kal Jaggi gaya tha inke yaha toh yahi bataya ke Arjun shehar gaya hua hai. Kaunse shehar, kab aayega, baat kaise ho sakti hai kuch pata nahi chala. Bhabhi, meri haalat thodi ajeeb hone lagi hai aajkal. Neend nahi aati aur garmi badhne lagti hai aadhi raat me.", Deepa bhabhi ke salone chehre par ye sunn kar muskaan tair gayi. Jasleen ko sehwaas ki jarurat thi aur uski pareshani dur karne wala he yaha maujood na tha.
"Byaah hone ke baad garmi atche se niklegi tumhari. Abhi kuch din seh le jaise taise. Pakka ilaaj toh tera pati he karega. Waise din me 4 baar toh mujhe bhi nahana pad raha. Beti paida karne ke baad 17 baras me pehli baar mujhe ehsaas mila poora lekin ab jaise halaat jyada dubhar kar diye tumhare chahete ne aisa kaand karke.", Arjun ka prem bhi toh kuch kam na tha Deepa bhabhi sang aur wo mureed bhi thi us junglee ghore ki jo ek bar chadhne ke baad jabtak maidaan ki jameen poli na kar deta tha, peeche kaha hota. Jasleen unke jawaab par aage kya kehti.
"Bebe aur Jaggi toh gaye chale ghar aaj. Mujhe laga tha ke ab mauke araam se milenge aur agar wo hota na aapke paas toh aaj maine parwaah na karni thi bhabhi.. Beech me aa jaati aap dono ke.. Kya sabhi ko itni he tadap uthti hai bhabhi? Aapki toh shaadi 18 baras pehle hui thi na.. toh ye sab mehsoos kiya hoga..", Jasleen ke sawaal alag he nabz daba gaye Deepa bhabhi ki. 18 baras pehle.. Wo chehra kuch pal ke liye kahi dhundli yaadon me kho gaya jaha tadap aur aag toh kahi dur dur tak na dikhaai padi.
"Mujhe gyaan nahi tha is sabka aur jab tere paah ji ne mere hath lagaya toh mujhe sharam se jyada darr lag raha tha. Wo daur bhi dusra tha aur mahol bhi alag. Uske baad kuch alfaaj tareef ke aur dher sara dard he naseeb hua. Wo dard kam hone se pehle agli raat aa jaati jisme dobara sabkuch pichli raat jaisa. Mujhe aisa lagta tha ki mard aur aurat ka rishta kisi maalik aur gulaam se alag nahi hota. Haan kabhi kabhi bach jaati thi jab mahina wala samay hota. Dekhte he dekhte kab peit se hui aur Nimmo paida ho gayi. Par beti ke baad bhi jyada kuch nahi badla aur tumhare paah ji ne wo mehnat lagani band he kar di jidhar Arjun 10-11 baras baad aa pahucha. Mujhe aurat hone ka ehsaas beshak apni beti ko janam dene se hua lekin jo anginat naye ehsaas shaadi ke 18 baras baad Arjun ne karwaaye, unse yahi laga ke pehle mera apna koyi astitva he nahi tha. Tadap toh andar he andar na jaane main kabse rahi thi Jass.. Us pyaare insaan ne toh berang zindagi ko anginat rango se bhar diya. Ab samajh aata hai ki ek aurat aur mard ka rishta waisa nahi hota jo barso tak samjhe baithi thi. Koyi gulaam aur maalik nahi hote Jass us rishtey me.. Pyaar hota, parwaah hoti hai aur wo shararti toh is sabme kahi degree liye baitha hai. Tum thoda kaabu rakho apne machalte dil par aur wo wapis lautega tab main khud tum dono ko band kar dungi kamre me. Poori raat nikaalti rehna saari garmi. Chal tujhe aaj badhiya shikanji (nimbu-paani) bana kar pilaati hu.", Deepa bhabhi dwara bataya har vaakya Jasleen ne apne bhitar mehsoos he kiya tha jaise. XXXX shehar me jaane uske aage peeche kitne phirte the, university me bhi itne yuvak the jo Jaggi se maar tak kha chuke the lekin phir bhi dur se ya kisi aur bahane se Jasleen ko dekhte rehte. Usko hamesha lagta tha ki wo khaas hai aur khoobsurat bhi par us insaan se pehli mulakaat me he wo bas uski he ho kar reh gayi jisne waise toh bilkul na dekha tha jaise baaki sabhi. Apne ghar ke band kamre me Arjun ka uske hontho ko choomna toh aisa tha jaise kalpana se kahi dur ek sukhad ehsaas.
"Sahi kehti ho aap bhabhi.. Aur waise ek baat pata hai aapko?", Jasleen ke badan me ab alag si urja bhar uthi soch sakratmak hote he. Wahi khule rasoighar me Deepa bhabhi ke saamne baith wo khudse he paani me cheeni gholne lagi.
"Batayegi tabhi pata chalega?"
"Renam.. Nele ki behan.. Arjun ko pasand karti hai par nakhre aise dikhati hai jaise uska koyi lena dena he na ho. Jeeti aur main kal baat kar rahe the aur wo sunti hui bhi jaise na sunn ne ka dikhawa karti rahi. Baad me usne Jeeti se akele me poocha tha ke Arjun se meri setting hai ya ab shaadi pakki hone par maamla nibat gaya. Jeeti ne keh diya ke aisa waisa toh kuch nahi hai bas dosti atchi hai aapas me jis karke majaak chalta rehta. Aur phir wo boli ki Arjun usko line de raha tha jab unke waha khaane pe gaya tha. Hahaha.. Tedhi cheej hai apni Renam Kaur..", Jasleen ki swabhavik hansi lauti dekh kar Deepa bhabhi bhi khush hui par Renam ke maamle par unhone kuch kehna munasib na samjha.
"Jhalli hai wo nakhro.. Tu ye bata ke October me Jaggi ka byaah aur November me tera.. Munda atcha toh hai na? Dekh Jass.. byaah ke baad beshak shehri mahol me he rahegi jaise pehle se rehti aa rahi hai lekin waha par Arjun ki jagah banane ki koshish matt karna agar ladka tujhse pyaar karne wala nikle. Waise bhi shuru me dhyaan agar naye ghar pe lagaaye rakhegi toh zindagi badhiya chalegi. Aksar kamjor aur akela insaan aisi galtiyan ya jeene ke aas me kadam utha leta hai par jaha bhara poora pariwar aur pyaar karne wala pati mile, ghar ki eent majboot rakhna sabki jimmedari hoti hai. Naya jiwan shuru se he pyaar aur maryada me reh kar shuru kiya jaaye toh shikayat nahi hogi.", Yaha bhabhi ne toh usko Arjun ko bhulane ki he salaah de daali thi jis par shakkar gholta hath wahi tehar gaya. Jasleen ki badi badi aankhen ektak us paani ko dekhti rahi jisme ab shakkar ka astitva adrishya tha par usko mehsoos chakhne se he mumkin tha.
"Isme se wapis shakkar nikaal do bhabhi toh main Arjun ko kabhi yaad nahi karungi. Kar sakti ho kya aap aisa? Mera us se koyi jismani sambandh wala rishta nahi hai.. Jaanti aur samajhti hu ki aap meri parwaah karti hai aur jo bhi keh rahi hai wo mere atche jiwan ke liye bilkul thik kaha hai aapne. Par sab fainsle insaan khud bhi nahi kar sakta. Abhi 6 mahine baaki hai mere byaah me aur itne samay me mujhe agar kuch jaruri lagta hai toh wo 6 lamhe bhi agar Arjun ke sath naseeb ho jaaye. Jis se shaadi hone ja rahi hai wo bhi insaan atcha aur dekha-bhala he hai. Pati ka haq bhi uska hoga aur main sath bhi nibhaungi. Par Arjun mujhme aisa he rum chuka hai jaise paani me ye shakkar..", Jasleen ke itne gehre udharan par bhi Deepa bhi ke paas iska jawaab tha. Wo shakkar ghula paani ka lauta uske hath se lete hue unhone usme nimbu, kala namak aur pudina ghol diya jawaab dene se pehle. Fir kuch baraf ki dali gira kar hilane lagi.
"Pehla ehsaas toh bhulaye nahi bhoolta Jass.. Aur Arjun ka toh kahi gehra prabhaav hoga lekin dekh jara ab isme sirf Arjun wali mithaas he hai ya iska swaad naye naye rishto ke ghulne par kuch badla hua aur behtar hai.? Yahi duniya hai Jass..isme kisi ek ke aane aur chale jaane se uski yaadein toh bachi rehti hai par jagah jarur bharti hai. Maa-baap, pati aur sasural ke rishtey is khatte meethe paani jaise he hai jinme Arjun ki chaap toh hogi par wajood nahi. Mere sath bhi toh uska bandhan judd chuka hai lekin kya wo jiwanbhar mere sath reh sakega? Pyaar ko barkaraar rakhne ke liye yaadein he bahot hai Jass.. Jab wo hansil na ho sake. Aur iska dukh manane ke bajaye zindagi ko aur behtar karke wo yaadein apne paas rakho. Haan ye aane wale jitne din hai, unme main tumhare sath hu aur Arjun jab bhi aaye toh tum us se yaha nischint ho kar milo. Aur Renam ka kissa jaisa hai waisa he rahega, jitna main samajhti hu. Lo ab chakho ye shikanji, jo chote mukhiya ji ne banani sikhaai thi. Hahaha.. iske baad madad karna meri kapde dhulwane me."
"Wo toh kar he dungi lekin Arjun jaise nahi.. Uska andaaj bas wahi kar sakta hai, jism par pehne kapde dhone wala.", Jasleen ne ek aankh daba kar apni baat kehte ke sath he wo thanda khatta meetha paani ka bhara gilaas thaam liya. Bhabhi bhi sar jhuka kar hansti hui wahi pal yaad karne lagi jab Arjun ne unke sath yaha bahar aangan me kaise vastra dhulwaye the. Mann halka ho he gaya tha aakhir Jasleen ka aur uska dampatya jiwan wala safar kuch dur tha jiske pehle uski aas bas Arjun tak milne ko simit rahi.
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"Ye tumhari bhabhi hai bhai, Rekha.. aur ye meri dusri bitiya.. Ritu Sharma.. MBBS kar rahi hai mujhse behtar doctor ban ne ke liye.", Jaha hall me logo ka hujum ab kursiyon par baith chuka tha ya khaane peene me vyast ho gaya, wahi manch par lage laal sunehrai sinhasan se sofe par abhi filhaal Vishnu ko he baithaya gaya tha. Umed ne Rajeshwari ji aur Vinni ka parichaya karwaya tha Vishnu se aur fir Madhuri ko milwaya uske in chacha se jinka vivaah hone ja raha tha. Ant me Komal, Ritu aur Rekha sang stage par Shankar ne biwi aur choti beti se mulakaat karwaai toh Vishnu ne jhuk kar Rekha ke charan sparsh kiye.. Yaha aashirwad lena bhi dil ka ehsaas he tha Vishnu ke chahe Shankar aur uske beech kabhi chote bade wala rishta na raha ho par Rekha aakhir thi toh uski badi bhabhi he.
"Aap wahi Vishnu ji hai na chacha jo Inder chacha ke sath he rehte the? Ek black and white photo hai aapki unke paas album me. Safed bell bottom, yahi moochhen aur chaude bade collar wali skintight shirt pehne the aap.. Aaj bhi jyada nahi badle.. Congratulations..", Ritu ne sabse pehla uphaar diya tha Vishnu ko aur wo bhi ekdum alag uphaar. Aam aur santre ke tayaar paudhe takriban ek feet lambe jinki jado par kuch mitti ko kapde se bandh kar surakshit rakha hua tha. Vishnu ne pehle toh Shankar ki aankhon ko dekha aur uske sath he Rekha ke chehre ko shanik maatra.. Phir Ritu ke sar par hath firaate hue aapas me ek dhaage se bandhe dono paudhe le kar uske sar pe pyaar se hath rakhte hue kaha.
"Naye jiwan par jo uphaar aaj tumne diya hai na bitiya, iski aasha jara si bhi nahi thi lekin is se anmol kuch ho bhi nahi sakta. Tum mere liye ye itni khaas kalme laaye ho toh inhe laga bhi tum dena, apne he hatho se. Kar sakti ho apne is chacha ke liye itna? Aur main mehsoos kar sakta hu ki tum apne pita se kahi jyada aatmkendrit aur majboot insaan ho. Tum jo bhi karogi, usme apna 100 pratishat dogi. Inke liye toh main dhanyawaad kehta bhi atcha nahi lagunga."
"Fir matt he kahiye kyonki pariwar ke bade dhanyawaad nahi balki aashirwad he dete hai chhoto ko, jo aapne de he diya. Haan abhi mera maali idhar nahi hai par wo aayega tab wahi apne hatho se lagayega inhe aur baad me main inhe paani de dungi. Aakhir mehnat toh meri he kehlayegi.", Maali ka jikar he kiya tha ki Rameshwar ji yaha Sunanda ji sang Kundanlal ji aur Sarpanch ji ko leke aa pahuche. Aur wo aage the jinhone Ritu ki poori baat suni thi.
"Choti doctorni sahiba, wahi maali hai jiske kharonch bhi aa jaaye toh tumhari aankhon ki ganga jamuna nahi rukti. Is se bach ke reha Vishnu beta.. Shankar ki kundli me baithi toh apne baap ko he saadh liya.. Tumhari maa (Kaushalya ji) bhi bas ek is se he darti hai ya yu kaho ke iske he vash me hai. Thodi dheel mili nahi ki phir tum bhi ghutno par rahoge hamari is subh...choti hitler ke saamne..", Rekha ji toh Komal ke sath Krishna ji aur Lalita ji ke paas chali gayi thi lekin Ritu hatne ki bajaaye wahi Vishnu ji ki bagal me he aa baithi. Uske nana naani bhi hans rahe the aur Shankar ji bhi.
"Haan jara aap bhi bagal me dekh lijiye bau ji.. Daadi ko Hitler bol rahe ho wo bhi aise sabke saamne. Hahaha. Dekh liya chacha ji aapne? Hamre bau ji kanoon ki kitaab me toh pehle sthaan par hai lekin jaha baat daadi ki ho toh.. Hahaha.. Waise Aaru sabse jyada toh inka he laadla hai.", Ab Pandit ji ko apne upar baat aati dikhi toh pehle chaunkne ke baad phir muskurate hue unhone apne samdhi samdhan se Vishnu ko milawaya. Ab udhar se mile shagun Ritu ne apni he goad me rakh liye aankh matkate hue. Vishnu ke chehre se vivaah ke samay rehne wali ghabrahat bahot hadd tak dur ho chali thi is hansmukh bhatiji ki wajah se. Sabhi ke jaane ke baad Vishnu ji ne he Ritu se baat shuru ki.
"Bitiya, mere anumaan ke viprit yaha sabhi log shamil hue hai. Aur jab sabhi log aaye toh phir ye sabse chote bhatije shri kyun nahi aaye? Main jabse wapis aaya hu na bitiya, bas sunta raha hu tumhare Arjun ke baare me.. Aur Umed bhai se le kar swayam bauji ne bhi yahi kaha ke ek tum ho uske sabse adhik kareeb. Ab tum bhi apni chhutiyan beech me chhod kar aayi jo behad atcha laga lekin Arjun ko kisi ne bhi nahi kaha aane ke liye. Maa ji se suna tha ki wo itni dur safar karke nahi aa sakta tha toh ek din baad bhej dete.", Vishnu ji ki aisi baat sunn kar halchal toh Ritu ke dil me bhi uthi ki sablog ek he baat kehte hai ki Arjun bas uske he sabse kareeb hai. Bauji bhi apne shabdo ko mushkil se rok paaye the jaha unke mooh se Subhadra nikalne wala tha. Ab uska chehra kahi jyada he prajwal dikha Vishnu ji ko.
"Wo bulaane ya na bulaane se kaam thodi na karta hai chacha ji.. Wo aise milne aaye na aaye lekin mauke ki samajh Arjun ko atche se pata hai. Uski parwaah ki wajah se he daadi ne yaha aane ke liye mana kiya tha par main jaanti hu ki wo aapke jiwan ke aise eham awsar par har haal me shaamil hoga. Lijiye ab hamari dulhan chachi ji bhi aa rahi hai. Main chalti hu.", Ritu ne sabhi ko dwaar ki taraf dekhte paya jaha se laal chunni ki chhaya me surkh rang ke jode me dhime kadmo se chalti hui Kuljit Kaur jo ab Vardhan ban ne wali thi, idhar he aati dikhi. Yaha bhi Walia ji he apni is mameri behan ke bade bhai ka jimma nibha rahe the ek chhor us chhaya karti chunni ka thaame. Pushpvarsha ke sath he baaki baraati gharaati bhi hath me thaame phulo ke patte chhidakne lage. Vishnu toh apni aankhen sthir he na rakh saka aisi khoobsurti ko niharne par. Bhare badan wali wo mahila jaha pehli mulakaat me sadharan se salwar kameej me mili thi, aaj kalaai tak laal chooda, mehndi, gale me swarn-haar ke sath hontho par bhi surkh laali aur hatho me kaleere pehne wo apne dono hatho se lehnge ko sambhale thi. Sar par sunehari kinaaro wali laal reshmi ghunghat me Kuljeet Kaur ka bhara hua aakarshak chehra saundarya ke alag he paribhasha likh gaya Vishnu ke dil me.
"Kahi matt jana bhatiji.. hume ghabrahat ho rahi hai..", Bas itna kehne ke sath Vishnu ne Ritu se ye guhaar lagaai ki uth kar kahi na jaaye. Wo muskurati hui ek pal ke liye uthi aur sath he apne is chacha ko bhi khada kiya kaan me ye kehte hue.
"Chacha ji, hath abhi se thaam lijiye chachi ka. Ab ye bandhan judd chuka hai aur main toh apne chacha chachi ke he beech baithungi. Shagun jo katthe karne hai mujhe.. hahaha..", Walia ji aur Kuljeet ke dusre bhai sahab manch se pehle ruke toh Ritu ne he apne chacha chachi ka ek ek hath thaam kar unhe aapas me jodd diya. Vishnu ke sath aaj toh Kuljeet Kaur ke bhi hath me spasht kampann thi par dono ne jaise he ek dusre ko dekha toh kahi na kahi pyaar ho he chuka tha. Ritu kab inke beech se aujhal hui dono ko khabar na hui aur shukriya kehti Kuljeet ko pehle manch par aane me Vishnu ne madad ki aur Alka ne unke lehnge ko sambhala. Aarti ke sath Madhu bua le kar aayi thi wo badi varmalayen jo dono ke hatho me saunpi gayi.
"Aise na ye rasam hone wali chacha ji.. Thodi der jarur hui aane me lekin intjaar toh baaki sab bhi karte thoda. Chachi ji, inhone apne jiwan me aapko shamil kiya wo bhi itne baras avivahit reh kar, thoda aur karna chahiye tha ya nahi? Waise main hu aapka chota sa munna bhatija, Arjun. Aashirwad abhi de dijiye, shagun baad me le lunga.", Arjun ne jis tarah se pravesh kiya tha bheed ke beech se nikal kar, jaha kisi ka dhyaan na gaya tha wo sabko hairaan he kar gaya. Yaha wo Kuljeet Kaur ke paanv chhoone ke baad Vishnu ji se toh seedha gale lag kar mila jo bas achraj se is lambe chaude yuvak ko dekh rahe the jiske sar par gulaabi pagdi aur badan badhiya kurte pajame me qaid tha. Ab Kuljeet ka dhyaan us bala si khoobsurat ladki par gaya jo is pehalwan jaise sharir aur masoom shakal ke yuvak sang upar aayi thi. Jaisa aankhon ka rang tha waise he vastro me uska gulabi badan qaid tha.
"Arre mere bail tu na tik saka ghar pe aur sath isko bhi le aaya jo kal aane ke liye mana kar rahi thi? Apna haq jamaane laga hai tu abhi se meri gudiya par. Varmala ke he beech tapak pade tum dono. Bahu, is bailbuddhi ne toh apna parichaya aur haq dikha diya.. Ye meri pyaari gudiya hai Preeti Puri jo padhaai ke baad Preeti Sharma ban ke tumhari sewa karegi.", Ritu apni daadi ki bagal me he khadi Preeti ke gaal khinch kar jaise usko tang kar rahi thi aur daadi dwara Preeti ka haaliya aur bhaavi parichaya dene par Kuljeet ne usko bade sneh se gale se laga kar mulakaat ki.
"Matlab mera bhatija toh pehle se apni lagaam sath liye hue hai. Yahi sath me na karwa de inki varmala bhi beeji (maa).?"
"Hahaha.. Arre bhai inka abhi ye sab chalne do jitne chal raha.. Pehle tum dono ek dusre ko baandho..", Narinder ji ne he Vishnu ke dono hath aage uthwa kar bhare manch par he mala Kuljeet ke gale me peharwa di. Taaliyon ki goonj se pandaal bhar utha tha aur ek baar fir se phool barasne lage. Preeti ko toh Ritu Alka ne apne paas he waha khinch liya par idhar se Arjun ko jarur Kaushalya ji alag le gayi. Dulhan ne bhi dulhe ko haar pehraya aur sabne aashirwad shubhkaamnaye di. Vishnu khush tha aur apni dulhan ko bagal me baithe dekh kar sharmate hue chehra saamne kar liya. Wo Arjun ko he khoj raha tha jo kursiyon ke kaafile se aage ek taraf apni daadi se kaan khinchwa raha tha. Rameshwar ji, Arjun ke nana naani, Purnima ji aur Sambhv baba ne bhi us bailbudhi ko gher liya tha jis wajah se khaan khinchaai toh ruki aur wo sabse milne ke baad mundan karwaye us pahaad ke seene lag gaya. Sambhav baba the aakhir uske aur duniya me ekmatra praani Arjun he tha jiske sath unhe pita hone ka ehsaas milta tha. Guru-shishya, tau-bhatija aur duniya ke tamaam ras the unke beech agaadh prem ke sath. Hath ke ishare se unhone Arjun ko apni bagal me karne ke baad Preeti ki he jaankari li thi shayad. Manch par ladkiyan tasvire karwa rahi thi jinme pariwar ki sabhi maujood thi, jagah adla badli karti hui.
"Aap bahot sundar ho chachi ji.. ye hamari Pinki didi hai na, inse bhi jyada.. Chacha ji ne sahi intjaar kiya jo tapasya ke badle aap jaisi khoobsurat aur pyaari dulhan naseeb hui.", Alka ne aisa isliye kaha tha ki Priyanka ne aaj surkh salwar kameej he pehna tha aur wo lagti bhi toh punjaban he thi poori. Kuljeet ne bhi halke se muskurate hue sabka parichaya liya aur ab Vishnu ji akele se padd gaye the in ladkiyon ke shor ke beech. Jab Rameshwar ji aur Kaushlya ji manch par aaye toh unhone he ya mandali bhang ki par Ritu ko Vishnu ji ne apne paas roka aur Preeti ka hath Kuljeet ne nahi chhoda. Bahu ke gale me Kaushalya ji aur Purnima ji ne he mil kar ek shagun ka haar pehnaya. Dono ki jholi me shagun dene ke baad silsila shuru kar diya gaya jisme har sambandhi mehmaan manch par aane lage. Arjun toh tasvir karwane ke baad Ritu ke kaan me kuch batane ke sath car ki chabhi de kar apne dost Sandeep ke sath mashgool ho gaya aur Ritu sahi mauka dekh kar apni maa ka hath pakad kar pandaal se khisak chali. Preeti ab Vinni, Alka ke sath Kaushalya ji ki mandali ke beech the jaha uska abhi se bahu wala rutba ban ne laga tha. Col sahab toh gadgad ho uthe the in dono ke eksath aise aane par.
"Main Arjun ko pehchanti hu ji.. Waise toh beeji aur bauji ke baare me bhi pata hai najdeek he kasba hai na unka. Haal he me yaha charche hue the kabaddi ke dargaah wale mele me. Yahi gabru tha waha jisne hunkaar bhari thi 16 gaanv ke beech. Pata nahi tha ke ye kam umar hai aur rishta pehle he taye ho chuka hai.", Paani peene ke baad waiter ke jaate he Kuljeet ji ne pehli baat bhi jo chhedi thi wo Arjun par he kendrit thi. Vishnu itne samay me toh ab kuch hadd tak sambhal chuka tha aur muskaan bhi laut aayi thi unke chehre par. Arjun apne dost ke sath he kareeb baithi hui Coach sahab ki dono betiyon se bhi koyi hansi majaak kar raha tha. Charul aur Parul bhi khush thi beshak yaha Charul maryadit jaan pehchaan wali baatein he kar sakti thi. Vishnu ko Arjun ki dileri toh pehle he pata chal chuki thi par apni abhi bani sangini ke mukh se ye sunn kar unhone sar hilaya. Gaanv hone ke bawjood intjaam me kahi koyi kor kasar na rakhi gayi thi jo dono he paksho ne mil kar jimme li thi.
"Aap aaspas ki bhi khabar rakhti hai, ye jaan kar atcha laga. Kahi aapke yaha bhi toh hamare bhatije ke rishtey nahi dekhe ja rahe the? Unke liye bura lagega."
"Haan.. tha toh kuch aisa he lekin aisi jodi toh wo bhi nahi banti jaisi Preeti ke sath Arjun ki dikhi. Dono bheed se he alag hai aur eksath janchte bhi hai. Shayad isliye he dono ko ghar rehne ke liye kaha gaya hoga ki najar in par he na ruki rahe sabki."
"Aaj toh aisa nahi kehna chahiye aapko.", Vishnu ki ye baat jab Kuljit ji ko samajh aayi toh chehre par dobara laali chha gayi. Dosto ki mandli thoda bahot khaane khilane ka samaan liye inhe gherne aa pahuchi thi aur is baar toh unhone Sambhav ji ko bhi nahi baksha tha jinka hath swayam Shankar khinte hue laaye the. Narinder ne toh apna hamesha wala bachpana dikhate hue bhaar daale bagair Kuljeet ki goad me baith kar khaas tasvir karwaayi jis par Kuljeet ne bhi unka kaan khinch kar meethi yaad banwa di ek tasvir me. Sambhav ji toh dono ke he sar ke upar hawa me hath rakhwa aashirwaad mudra me tasvir karwa kar khush hue lekin meetha unhe bhi khilana pada apne hatho se dono nav-dampatti ko. Kaushalya ji bade he dhyaan se apne bacho ko hansi khushi ye harkate dekh rahi thi aur kab unki aankhon me nami aa gayi. Wo beshak bade ho chuke the, unke bache bhi jawaan the lekin aakhir wo hanste khelte log inki aulaad he the jo maa ke liye kabhi badi nahi hoti. Madhu ne ye dekha toh unka hath pakad kar apne sath he yaha le aayi.
"Saare bache yaha hai par koyi maa aur behan ko sath nahi laaya. Hatt Inder beech me se, idhar mai baithungi aur maa aap na ye Sambhav bhai ki bagal me khadi ho jao. Raju bhaiya aap unke baad aur aise he Umed, Mehul, Bhuppi aur Sambhav bhaiya ke dusri taraf Dharam bhaiya, Shankar, Param. Oh camera wale bhai.. 3-4 photo kheench lekin ek bhi hili na toh tujhe hila dungi.. Ae ji.. aap wahi raho.. idhar mere bhai aur maa hai.. Damaad wala scene ja chuka.", Madhu ne toh sabko he raub se ek kataar me peeche khada kar diya tha aur camera wale ke sath apne pati tak ko meethi jhadak laga di. Ashok ji toh man masos kar Tara ke paas he khade reh gaye jo hans rahi thi.
"Ae chudail.. main kaha baithu ab?"
"Tum yaha mere paanv ke aage jameen par he baitho.. Agal bagal me toh dono taraf he doctor log baith gaye. Inke paanv dukh rahe honge raat ke jashan ke baad.", Narinder ji bhi dhamm se chaukdi jama kar apni behan ke kahe mutaabit charno me he ja baithe. Ye tasvir aur drishya behtareen tha jisko Purnima ji dwara bhi dohraya gaya aur aakhir me sabhi adhed yuvako ko aaju baaju, paanv ki taraf manch par baitha kar sofe ke peeche bujurg khade hue. Kuljeet ki aankhen toh hansi majaak aur itne pyaar ke mahol ko dekh bheegne lagi thi jinhe rumaal se Madhu ne khud saaf karte hue kaha.
"Ye ab aapka pariwar hai jaha main toh ab mehmaan hu lekin aapko aise he rakha jaayega. Khair karna jab Holi aayegi.. Ye Inder he devar lagta hai par baaki sab bhi chookenge nahi aapko rangne se. Pehle diwali pe gift milenge aur holi par ragadti rehna pathhar se rang. Bhabhi khushi me rote nahi, naachte hai. Sardaaro ke yaha aaye hai baraat le kar hum Inder aur tum dulha dulhan ke paanv jakde baithe hue ho? Bhai, inhe uthao is sinhasan se aur dhamaal karte hai sath mil kar. Haan tum logo ki biwiyan shaamil nahi hongi, betiyan ho sakti hai.", Madhu ke kehne ki he der thi ki yaha mahol he badal diya gaya. Shagun ke geet rok kar ab un bade bade kaath ke speakaro par dhol ke sur bajne lage the. Us naach gaane me na koyi gharati tha na baraati.. bas jisko dhakela gaya aur jo khud aa kar thumakne laga, wo sabke sath khushi me khush ho chala.
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"Ab tumhe waha se ye 2 kapdo ke bag laane me itna samay lag gaya? Aadat se baaj nahi aati na tum chhaan-bin karne ki?", Yahi panchayat bhawan ke ek aarakshit kaksh ko bhitar se band karti Ritu ne charpaayi par 2 bade bag rakhe toh pehle se udhar intjaar me baithi Rekha ji ne apni taraf wale ko kholne se pehle shikayat bhare lehje me sawaal kiya. Ritu waise he muskurati hui apna thaila kholne lagi. Bhitar har ek cheej najakat se alag alag bakso aur packet me qaid thi aur kuch ka najara bahar se he ho raha tha. Lakhnawi chikankari ki hui neeli, baingni aur safed kurti apne aap me he anoothi thi jiski aadhi aasteen par khaas doriyan aur salwar choodi-daar kisi malmal se mulayam vastra ki. Niche ek packet par najar padte he usne bag ke upar wo dono vastra rakh diye. Arjun uske liye adhovastra tak is suit se milte julte laya tha aur unhe wo apni maa ke saamne kaise nikaalti.
"Dekhne toh padte hai na kaunse aapke aur kaunse mere hai maa? Bag par naam likha tha jo feeka sa laga. Baaki sabke liye bhi kuch na kuch tha chahe kisi ne mangwaya nahi. Aapke liye kaisi dress laya hai wo ullu?"
"Saree he hogi ya jyada se jyada sath me gown. Ab saree ke sath yaha faal, blouse aur petticot toh nahi honewala phir jo pehna hua hai wahi thik."
"Khol ke toh dekh lo jara pehle. Wo jab Preeti ke liye sila silaya suit leke aaya hai toh kya pata blouse petticot bhi readymade liye ho. Atchi saree me faal lagi hui he aati hai jaisi usne aapko wo firozi aur bandhej print dilwaai thi. Aur jaise mere liye ye jhumke, flat chappal aur choodiyaan tak hai toh itne he packet aapke bag me bhi honge. Dekho dekho, tab tak main aayi ye badal kar.", Ab usne ye bhi bol diya tha ke wo Preeti ke liye wahi suit leke aaya hai jo pehan kar aaayi thi yaha. Kamre me he bane store-room jaise chote kaksh ki jaanch karti wo toh bhitar bijli, aaina dekh wahi band ho gayi lekin Rekha ji ke maathe par halki si chinta ki lakire uth gayi thi. Matlab ki Arjun unke liye wo sab laaya tha jo usne unhe akele me bataya tha aur Ritu yaha le kar aane se pehle kahi dekh na chuki ho. Aahista se unhone aise chain kholi jaise bomb nirodhak dastak ehtiyaat rakhta hai kahi bomb visphot he na ho jaaye. Sabse upar he pardarshi dibbe me laal aur kaali choodiyan mili juli dikhi aur ek reshmi kapda chadha mithaai wale dibbe jaisa baksa. Rekha ne ye badi utsukta se khola jiske bheetar waise he rang ki saree thi jaisi Tilottama ki ek painting me. Kaale rang ki ardh-pardarshi jiska bahri 8 inch kinara mehroon rang ka tha. Ye kapda asaani se milne wala toh katai na tha aur usi bakse me kaale rang ka blouse jise kinare bas kandhe chhupa sakte the par yaha bhi piping mehroon rang ki aur kaaj peeth ke peeche band ho kar gori peeth ka chandrama akaar me khula hissa dikhata. Saya (petticot) mulayam aur waisa he kala jaisi saree thi.
'Ye paagalpan he hai iska jo kuch bhi dhoond leta hai. Ab safed bra ke upar kala blouse nahi janchega.. aur kya kuch hai iske andar?', chehre par halki si duvidha aur mann me Arjun ki pasnad aur mehnat ke liye pyaar liye Rekha ne baaki 2 bakse bhi bahar nikaal liye jisme se ek toh gehre rang ke lifafe me band tha jiska matlab Ritu ne bag nahi khola tha par Rekha dwara wo khole jaane par unki khud ki aankhen phail gayi. Yaha bra ke naam par bina taniyon wala kala kavach tha jis se unke stann ek tihaai dikhte aur peeth pe bandhne wali dori paardarshi. Rekha ulat palat kar ye angvastra dekhne lagi jo abhi tak toh swayam unhone nahi dekha tha aaj se pehle. Aur aisa he haal us mehroon rang ki panty ka tha jo rehsmi jarur thi par aage sirf jaangho ke beech khaas hisse ko dhakne jitni toh peeche se utni bhi nahi.
'Maa hu.. aisa toh wo Preeti ko bhi na de aur na wo le. Kapda toh hai he nahi isme aur jo hai wo kaam bigadne he wala. Ghar chal kar khabar leti hu iski.', Dusre wale me toh bas ek videshi lipstick aur itra he tha, kaanch ki gol bottle me. Uski mehak dhakkan uthate he phail gayi. Bahot dilkash aur tivrata se phailne wali aisi mehak bhi pehle na li thi Rekha ne beshak unke paas ek se ke perfume scent the jo yadakada laga leti thi.
"Tumhe kitni der lagegi Ritu beta?", Samay aur bahar vivaah ka dhyaan aate he Rekha ne unchi awaaj me Ritu se poocha jo bhitar poori tarah se nirvastra khadi hui apni jaalidar baingni bra aur waisi he panty ko dekhte hue khush ho rahi thi.
"Abhi mujhe kam se kam 10 minute toh lagene na maa aur fir baal thik main bahar aa kar he kar lungi. Aap badal lo udhar he agar samaan poora hai toh.", Rekha ne ab jara bhi der na lagaai kyonki Arjun sab badi mehnat aur pyaar se laya tha jisme wo unhe is vivaah me dekhna chahta tha. Baaki sabke toh wo unhe ghar he dene wala tha jis se jyada koyi poochtach he na ho. Alka aur Aarti ne khudse he kaha tha ke unhone bhi apne naye kapde ghar he dekhne hai. Kuch palo me us roshni-heen kamre me Rekha ke khoobsurat badan ka prakashghera prakat tha. Seene ke kathor aur golakar parvat toh maatra us angvastra ki chhuhan se he akadne lage the jaise inme swayam Arjun ka sparsh shamil ho. Yaha koyi aaina nahi tha par Rekha jaise mehsoos kar pa rahi thi ki Arjun usko aise he dekh raha ho. Gora sughad badan jisko aajtak Rekha ne kshanik bhi umar ke daayre me na aane diya tha, us par ekmatra kala vastra jis se stanno ki upari golaai bakhubi bahar thi wo najar se bacha kam aur laga jyada raha tha. Samay fir dhyaan aaya toh mand mand muskurati hui Rekha ne turant he panty saya aur wo blouse dhaaran kar liya. Abhi se wo nitambo ke beech alag sa anubhav karne lagi thi jaise waha uske dono ang qaid ho chuke ho kisi kasi hui giraft me. Saaye ki lambaai he Arjun aisi laya tha ki wo nabhi se ek inch niche he pahucha. Kaale vastro ke beech wo gora bedaag aur chikna peit spasht jaahir karta tha ki is Tilottama ki tulna Arjun kyun us Tilottama se karta hai jiske kann kann me swayam kudrat ki khoobsurati samai ho. Sarvottam.. Abhi jism par saree lapetne he lagi thi ki apne baalo ko khula rakh kar ek kandhe se saamne seene par kiye Ritu tayaar hui aa khadi hui.
"Wow.. papa toh gaye aaj maa.. Aur jaane kaun kaun jaayega agar aapko aise dekh le toh.. Kya pasand hai Aaru ki...", Ritu ki tareef se ab kahi Rekha sharamsaar si hui lekin wo toh khud he apni maa ki kamar par saleeke se plate banati hui saree ko thik naabhi ki sidhaai me bhitar khonsne lagi. Apni maa ke peit ki narmahat aur aisa fislan bhara anubhav karte hue swayam Ritu dang thi. Kya pata ye nikhaar ek umar par aata ho lekin jo bhi mehsoos hua uske liye Ritu prashansha he kar sakti thi jo usne bina laag-lapet ki bhi. Blouse band karte hue usne dekha tha ki kandho par bra ki tanniya nadarad hai aur ab usko Arjun ki akele me taang khinchne ka badhiya mauka mil chuka tha.
"Tujhe agar ye lipstick lagani hai toh laga le aur perfume bhi bahot atcha hai. Galti se na rakh diya ho usne is bag me. Tere liye he laya hoga jitna mujhe lagta hai.", Rekha apni beti ko ye uphaar dena chahti jis se Ritu ne mana kar diya.
"Mere paas bhi hai ek lekin abhi nahi lagaane wali main maa. Lipstick toh mujhe jara bhi pasand nahi. Aapke suit bhi karegi, dress se matching hai. Main itne aapki kalaai me choodiyan daal deti hu. Wow.. ye idiot toh bahot samajhdar nikla maa. Dekho dress ke sath matching wali choodiyan laya hai.", Ab Rekha kya batati ki wo toh panty bhi aisi he laya hai par haan bharte hue bas apne baalo ko thoda suljhaya aur andaaje se unhe samet kar peit ko bhi dhakk liya sar par pallu ke sath. Arjun jaanta tha ke uski maa ko bewajah ke saundarya prasadhan ya chehre par pautne wali darjano cheejo se inkaar he tha. Saadepan me he wo sab par bhaari padti thi khoobsurati me aur ye rang toh sachmuch jaanleva honewal tha dekhne walo ke liye. Apni maa ko sahi se tayaar karne ke baad Ritu ne apna chehra sahi kiya aur maa ka gaal choomne ke baad dono bag jinme pehle wale vastra bhar diye gaye the le kar bahar chali gayi. Andar sath chalne ka kehti hui.
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"Tum bhi chalo chacha chachi ke phere yahi gurughar me ho rahe hai.", dono taraf ke pariwarik sadasya he yaha se nikal kar bagal wale gurughar ja rahe the. Arjun toh apni maa ko dekhne ke baad alag he sukoon se bhara tha jo beshak apni pati aur dono betiyon ke sang uske saamne se nikli thi. Dekh toh aur bhi bahot rahe the par wo bas dekh he sakte the shishtachar se lekin Arjun ke badan me nayi umange ufaan pakad chali. Yaha wo pandaal ke bahar gulaabi shamiyane tale kursi par baitha hua phalo ki chaat kha raha tha aur bagal me maujood Sandeep se idhar udhar ki baatein. Madhuri didi dwara ruk kar Arjun ko sath chalne ka kehna hua ki Tara ne he unhe jawaab suna diya.
"Aage kabhi ye kisi dharmik jagah aaya hai didi jo aaj aap wahi pooch rahi ho? Waise bhi ye araam karne ke mood me hai, jab itna safar karke aaya hai. Kyun Aaru galat kaha kya maine?", Aaj toh wo bhi Aaru bula rahi thi, alag tarah se muskurati hui.
"Main bas apni shaadi me jaunga jaha jana hoga didi. Aur ye Tara na kabhi kabhi dimaag wali baat kar deti hai chaahe thodi kami hai iske sar ke bhitar. Aap log jao, main yaha duty nibha raha hu bau ji ki kahi. Wo saamne he gaadi me chachi ka samaan aaya hua hai aur apna bhi idhar he rakha hai. Sabke bags ki chowkidari mere aur Sandeep ke hawale hai. Aur mujhe bhookh bhi lagi hai. Waise aap mere he sath chalogi na gaadi me ghar?", Arjun kaha jaane ka bol raha tha wo Madhuri ke he samajh aaya jo hath hila kar badh gayi baaki logo ke peeche. Pandaal ke bhitar toh bas bhojan karne wale baraati gharaati he the jinhe idhar toh aana nahi tha jaha ye dono baithe the.
"Teri baat abhi bhi bani hui hai kya bhai us game-parlour wali se? Jab bhi tera pata karo tu gaanv me naani ki taraf ya daadi ke ghar gaya hota tha. Uncle ji ne jis din bataya ki tu aa gaya hai us din tu ghar se jhooth bol ke gaayab tha. Fir kisi sangat me toh na padd gaya Kullu jaise ki?", Sandeep toh apni he jaankari sunn kar jhempte hue Arjun ke patt par thapke dene laga.
"Dhire bola kar be.. Tu kab bada hoga dimaag se? Sabko samjhata firta hai aur ladki niche karwaai bhi tere toh tu beech me chhod aaya. Parlour wali se toh jyada na nibhi meri. Wo mujhe taane sunati rehti thi lekin ab itni jaldi tere bhai ne nayi girlfriend bana li hai wo bhi 2-2. Ek toh naani ke he pados me rehti hai aur dusri se meri setting didi (Jyoti) ki wajah se ho gayi.", Ab Arjun usko ye bhi nahi keh sakta tha ke sabse pehle toh usne ye khel seekha he Jyoti se tha aur uske baad jo raftaar pakdi thi usne wo 30 paar kar chuka tha.
"Bada tej nikla be tu toh. 2-2 wo bhi sirf chuttiyon ke he time pe. Ye didi ne kaise setting karwa di teri?"
"Abe unhone setting na karwaai koyi. Maar dengi agar unhe jara si bhi bhanak lagi toh. Wo ab ghar he rehti hai ya maa ke sath he aati jaati hai jaha bhi aana jana hota hai unhe. Unki ek saheli aati rehti hai hamare ghar toh shuru shuru me main he unhe auto tak chhodne jata raha. Phir ek din wo aayi tab didi thi nahi ghar, unhe maa ke sath jana pada ekdum toh wo bata na saki apni saheli ko. Ab maine unhe wait ke liye bol diya aur hamari baatein jo aise he shuru hui thi wo pahoch gayi sex par. Matlab maine he pooch liya tha himmat karke unse ki aise ek girlfriend hai jo mujhe galat salat bolti rehti hai. Us waqt toh wo thoda sa naraaj ho ke chali gayi par dobara jab ghar aayi toh baat he bann gayi. Papa ki motocycle ke peeche chipak kar baithi mere sath. Ab toh main mauka dekh ke suit ke upar se he uske daba leta hu aur choom leta hu.", Arjun ne toh apna sar he peet liya, khayaalo me. Bahar se usne tareef he kari hairaani dikha kar.
"Waah bhai.. sachmuch tere me toh bahot badlaav aa gaya hai. Par uske sath tune kuch aage nahi kiya kya? Aur gaanv wali ke sath?"
"Arre bhai kar toh deta aaj he lekin ain mauke par papa mummy mujhe bhi sath le aaye idhar. Waise toh wo taalti rehti hai ki shaadi pe asar padega uski lekin akele me mana he leta. Haan wo naani ke yaha jo hai wo toh mera hila bhi deti aur.. aur choos bhi leti hai.. Maine bhi masla hai usko atche se lekin milna bas chatt par he ho pata hai dono ki judi hui hai. Koyi aa na jaaye isliye dopehar me milte hai jab sab soye ho ya gharo ke andar. Aur wo kunwari hai toh pehli baar me chaal bigad gayi toh main bhi phans jaunga uske sath. Ab toh jab uske ghar ke log hafte baad kahi jaayenge tab main raat me uske ghar he ghusunga. Chhat pe he sota hu naani ke waha par.", Arjun ke toh phal khatam ho chuke the aise badhiya vivran ko sunte hue isliye wo uthne laga par Sandeep ne wapis baitha liya. Wo badi chaukasi se idhar udhar bhi dekh raha tha aisa karte hue.
"Bhai, ab teri kahaniyan sunn ke sath kuch khana bhi toh hai. Par tu idhar kya dekh raha hai?"
"Yar dekh maine toh chal raha hai mera sab saamne rakh diya. Par tune kaha tha na ke tu mera Purvi ke sath.. Dekh galat matt samajhna par mujhe aur koyi ladki nahi chahiye agar Purvi se baat ho jaaye. Wo shaadi me bhi aayi thi aur maine tujhe bhi unke yaha aate jaate dekha hai. Yaar mera eklauta dost tu he hai jo mujhe atche se samajhta hai. Purvi ke chakkar jaane kitno ne kaate aur jabse tera unke aana jana hua hai na ab wo log bhi nahi dikhte. Ek baar toh socha ki main Anshu se keh du ki wahi help kar de par usne mujhe na didi ki saheli ke sath dekh liya. Wo nahi samjhegi meri feelings.", Ab ye sunn kar mann he mann bura toh Arjun ko bhi laga ki Sandeep jaha bahar itna kuch kar raha hai, dimaag me uske bhi jyada nek khayal nahi hai lekin apni tulna aur avlokan karte hue usne sahi jawaab dena he thik samjha.
"Main bas koshish kar sakta hu Sandeep bhai aur wo bhi jitni mumkin ho. Purvi behan hai meri aur us se pehle tu mera eklauta dost. Maryada me bhi rehna hoga aur uske mann ko bhi tatolana jaruri hai. Ab milna hoga toh pehle uska he mann padhna jaruri hoga. Dekh wo bhale he teri ektarfa chahat ho par majboor nahi kiya ja sakta pyaar ke liye. Haan agar tu ye kehta na ki main tere liye jagah ka intjaam kar du didi ki saheli wale maamle me toh wo main kar sakta tha. Ab toh na tera ghar tujhe khaali milne wala hai aur na naani ki taraf he tu jaldi ja sakega. Agar teri ye girlfriend tayaar ho jaati hai toh.. Baaki abhi toh mujhe roti khaani hai, tu toh kha chuka isliye yaha se mat uthna jitne main nahi aa jata."
"Matlab tere paas safe jagah hai?"
"Haan.. Bata diyo jab chahiye ho.", Mann me Arjun ne ye bhi keh dala ki dost tere jawaab ne meri pareshani he hal kar di. Agar tu na keh deta toh jarur wo ek baar Purvi se baat karke dekhta lekin Sandeep ko pyaar aur kaam-vaasna ke beech abhi tak spasht antar pata tak nahi tha toh kaise wo aisi sanvedanshil ladki ka dil rakh sakta tha jo Arjun ko bhi sirf ek pyara bhai he maanti thi. Sandeep khush ho gaya tha ek pareshani hal hone par aur bhitar Arjun ki mulakaat sanyog se Manjubala se he ho gayi. Aajkal uska mann badi jaldi vichlit hone lagta tha garbhvati hone ki wajah se aur garmi adhik lagti thi.
"Badi jaldi nahi dikh gayi main tumhe? Aur tumhara toh aane ka koyi program bhi na tha jaise tumhari us billi ka nahi tha lekin dono sahi miya biwi jaise padhare hath thaam kar. Dekha tha maine jab tum uska dupatta samabhaal rahe the gaadi ka darwaja kholte hue. Dupatta dikh gaya aur main itni badi tumhe najar naa aayi.", Manju ka yahi toh hisaab tha ke gusse me usko khudka he nahi pata chalta tha. Pehle toh wo fir bhi niyantran me rehti thi lekin kuch he dino me usme ye badlaav dobara se laut aaye the. Arjun ne bina kisi par dhyaan diye uska hath thaam kar kursi se uthate hue sath le liya.
"Ab kya sabke saamne tumhe baahon me le lu? Tumhare sath uncle aur mausi toh the he upar se tum baithi bhi beech ki kataar me thi sabke beecho beech. Doctor ke paas gayi thi na tum Preeti ke sath, mood swings ka bataya hoga toh thoda dhyaan nahi rakh sakti. Ye sab bache par bhi asar karta hai. Aur kya khaa rahi thi thodi der pehle? Tumhe tala hua mana hai na Manju?", Arjun ne daal, sookhi sabji aur raita lene ke baad roti ka pehla niwala Manju ko he khilaya jiska chehra ab apni he galti se utar sa gaya tha.
"Ladki nahi hu lekin itna samajhta hu ki tumhe meri kami mehsoos hoti hai. Ghabrahat bhi hoti hai kuch maamlo me jaise ki tumhara hai. Sensitive ho na thodi par aise bachpana aur baat baat par chidhna kam karo thoda. Tumhe mere sath Preeti he bhali nahi lagi thi?", Arjun bade he pyaar se sab baat kar raha tha aur ye dusra niwala bhi usne Manju ko he khilaya jiske baad chammach se thoda sa dahi bhi. Dono he sabse alag ek kaune me khade the.
"Sorry. Preeti se naraaj kaise ho sakti hu lekin tum.. tum bahot bure ho jo ek bar bhi milne nahi aaye.. Nahi bure nahi ho.. baat toh karte he ho par mera na dil nahi lagta aur kisi ke sath. Maa ko bhi kal bematlab suna diya. Peit me jaane kya bhar diya hai tumne jo mujhe har samay gussa aata rehta hai."
"Tumhe ab time diya karunga lekin sath he thoda routine sudharo. Ye problem bas 15-20 din he rahegi aur subah thodi jyada. Lekin akele khuli hawa me thoda yog karogi toh mann nahi bhatkega. Mausi se bolta hu ki wo kuch din yahi rehne aa jaye tumhare paas. Menaka akeli toh tumhe dekh nahi sakti aur Preeti 2-3 ghante se jyada kitna rahegi? Uska bhi admission hona hai college me. Kal main subah tumhare pas he aaunga thoda jaldi.", Manju jaha pehle bhadak rahi thi ab pachtava tha uske chehre par lekin Arjun ne poora waqt usko apne hatho se he khilaya aur khud bhi bhojan kiya. Yaha usne apne aap he Manju ki sari shikayate mita di thi usko ye khaas samay de kar. Wo chahta toh Ritu-Preeti ya kisi ke bhi sath bhojan kar leta par usne yaha Manju ko waqt dena jaruri samjha. Gurughar me Kuljit aur Vishnu ke phere chal rahe the, uchit rasmo sang behad shanti se aur yaha Arjun ne poora samay Manju ko diya aur thoda bahot jaankar dikhte logo ya is gaanv me usko pehchan chuke bade bujurgo ko. Waha par gaanv kasbe ki baatchit bhi chali aur aane wale chunaavo ki bhi. Log mahila college ka sunn kar tareef bhi kar rahe the aur badhaai bhi is uplabdhi ke liye. Manju ko ab atche se samajh aa raha tha ki Arjun kitna vyast raha hoga aur kya kya karta raha jabki sabko yahi bataya tha usne ki wo chuttiyon me gaanv dekhne ja raha hai.
"Tumhari chachi ke samaan wali gaadi nikal chuki hai aur sabse milna bhi ho gaya. Yaha unke bhai bhabhi dekh lenge lalla. 4 baj gaye hai aur tum abhi tak yaha baithe hue ho. Sab apni apni gaadi me baith chuke hai.", Lalita ji he idhar aayi thi Arjun ko khojte hue kyonki ladkiyan toh apna samaan sambhalne aur rasme dekhne me he vyast thi bahar. Kuljit ji ka toh apne ghar ka phera bhi ho chuka tha jisko band karke wo ab phulo se saji safed mercedes me bahar thi. Arjun aur Manju turant Lalita ji sang bahar nikal chale jaha ab Kaushalya ji idhar ke pariwar walo se mil rahi thi jaane se pehle aur safed gaadi ka shisha niche kare bahar khadi Ritu kuch baatchit me lagi thi. Daleep ji ki gaadi me Manju ja baithi hath hila kar lekin usne ek kaam kiya tha Ritu ke kareeb ruk kar, kaan me sorry bolti gayi thi wo jis par Ritu ka muskurata chehra Arjun par bhi pada jo is gaadi ko he dekh raha tha.
"Teri tarah purane model chalane ki aadat nahi hai meri. Atchi hai na? Seedha showroom se idhar aayi hai aur ab tere chacha chachi ko isme he leke ja raha hu.", Shankar ji kaha baaj aate apne bete ko us gaadi ko aise taakte dekh. Par Arjun badle me muskuraya kyonki Ritu ne uski gaadi ka darwaja khol kar agli seat par apni maa ko baithaya tha aur beech wali pe pehle se Madhuri, Komal aur Priyanka baithi thi. Ritu jis gaadi se aayi thi wo Alka, Aarti aur Preeti sang usme he baithi Lalita ji ko sath liye jaha driver tha aur Sunanda ji apne pati sang nikal chuki thi.
"Aapki gaadi bhi toh meri he hui papa. Haan thode din aap chala lijiye fir chaabi aap he denge mujhe iski.", Shankar ji ye sunn kar darwaja kholte hue palat kar dekhne lage. Jaane kyun aaj unhe apne bete par jyada he garv mehsoos ho raha tha.
"Tu chahe toh mere se pehle chala le isko. Main usme chala jaaunga. Abhi tak maine bhi nahi chalaai hai ye."
"Phir toh aapko he chalani chahiye papa aur ye khaas pal hai aaj. Aapne itna keh diya mere liye toh wahi bahot hai. Aaj thoda araam se he chalna, main peeche he rahunga.", Arjun jaise daud se pehle haar swikaar karke apne pita ko ye bhi bata gaya ki Vishnu Kuljit ke khaas din ko khaas unhone he banaya hai toh manzil par bhi wahi le jaaye unhe. Shankar ji ka tashan he alag tha jo unhone bhoore rang ke apne aviator chehre par lagane ke sath hath hilaya aur seat par ja baithe. Bagal me he Narinder ji pehle se the waha. Umed ji ka kafila ja chuka tha aur Arjun bhi apne dada ji ke jaane ke baad he gaadi tak aaya jaha pehle se AC chaalu tha aur bagal wali seat par baithi Rekha ji ki khaas mehak se poori gaadi he swarg se mehsoos hui.
"Sawaariyan badli badli si lag rahi hai gaadi me.", Arjun ne majaak he kiya tha baithte hue aur yaha pehli baar Komal ne he chuppi todi.
"Haan kyonki gaadi me bache baithe ho na toh wo isko sambhal ke nahi rakhte. Maa aapko pata hai gaadi me kya kya bikhra hua tha?", Ab Arjun ki fatt ke 4 hui jab dhyaan aaya ki Preeti ne isme kapde badle the aur wo unhe le kar toh nahi gayi apne sath. Par Rekha ji ne usko muskura kar he dekha chehra pichli seat walo ko dikhaye bina.
"Mujhe toh seat aur gaadi saaf he najar aa rahi hai Komal. Baaki kachra ho sakta hai jab Delhi jana aur aana hua ho toh."
"Alag sa kachra tha maa.. ghar pe batati hu main aapko. Aaru ab chalega ya yahi rukna hai? Sab toh nikal gaye hai."
"Haan chal raha hu didi chal raha hu. Waise abhi toh aisa lag raha hai ke gaadi jaise phulo ki factory se nikli ho."
"Tu aage dekh fool.. Iski thodi khinchaai karke rakho chachi.. Jyada par lag gaye hai iske.", Ab Arjun toh yahi bol raha tha mann me ki dekhti jao didi, pehle toh raat me aapki khinchaai karunga aur fir unki jinse shikayat kar rahi ho. Gaadi toh ye khoobsurat gaanv peeche chhod chali thi par aage dhero khoobsurat manzar aur manzile aane wali thi. Arjun ne tape me lagi CD badhiya se sunn li thi Palak ke sath aur 9 number dabate hue usne ye khaas gana laga diya.
'Mehboob mere mehboob mere.. tu hai toh duniya, kitnee hasin hain.. Jo tu nahi toh.. kuchh bhi nahi hain..', Rekha ji ke chehre par sapaat bhaav ka naqaab laut aaya tha kyonki ab chuttiyan khatam thi par andar he andar unhe Arjun ke iraado ka poora ehsaas tha. Peeche baithi baaki teen apne apne khayaal bunn rahi thi jinhe koyi andesha nahi tha ke yaha chal kya raha hai. Par safed aur kaale paridhaan walo ki alag he jodi thi jinka milan aaj bhi hona tha aur aage bhi. Jaise wo dusre navdampatti ho, pehle waalo ke aage nikal jaane ke baad.
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