Update 41
“ohh! aap aise ro kyun rahi hain..?” Rohan ne uske rone ko uske be-inthaa pyar ka parinaam mana.. sach mein! Rohan ka dil pighal gaya tha uski baat sunkar.. Shruti ne rumaal nikala aur apne aansuon ko ponchh liya.. par purane aansoon abhi sookhe bhi nahi the ki Shruti achanak foot padi.. apne pair sofe par chadhye aur sir ghutno mein de liya…
Rohan uske paas aaya aur uske sir par hath rakh kar samjhane laga,” pls.. aap royiye mat.. main aapki halat samajh sakta hoon.. Darasal main bhi pyar ka matlab kuchh din pahle hi samjha hoon, Neeru.. sorry.. tumhare sapne mein aane ke baad.. Aap royiye mat pls.. mera bhi dil dukh raha hai aapko rote dekh kar…”
‘Kitna fark tha Rohan aur Nitin mein; Ek toh wo insan ki khal mein chhipa bhediya, jiske liye na toh dosti ke mayne hain aur na hi jajbaat ki koyi kadra.. Ek taraf Rohan, Insan ke roop mein devta! kitni sharafat aur insaniyat bhari huyi hai iske dil mein..’
ye sab sochti huyi Shruti ne apne shareer ko dheela chhod sir uske kandhe par tika diya.. Aankhein yunhi barasti rahi…
rohan ne uske hath se rumal liya aur uske gaalon par aansuon ki bani kataar ko saaf karte huye rokne ki koshish karne laga.. Shruti ko uski najron mein wasna ka katra bhi dikhayi nahi diya.. uske dil mein toh sirf pyar hi pyar bhara hua tha.. Dheere dheere Shruti ki subakiyan band ho gayi aur apne hath ka sahara lekar wah seedhi baith gayi…
Shruti ke samanya hote hi Rohan apne man mein upaje kuchh ansuljhe sawaalon ka jawaab jaan’ne ki koshish karne laga,” agar aap normal hon toh ek baar poochhoon..”
Shruti usko sab kuchh sach sach bata dena chahti thi.. par uska matlab sirf uski jindagi barbaad hona hi hota.. thodi der chup rahkar usne sambhalte huye unn sambhavit sawaalon ko yaad kiya aur Rohan ki aankhon mein aankhein daal boli,” haan.. main theek hoon..!”
“Aapne mujhe teele par kyun bulaya? ghar kyun nahi..?” Rohan wapas uthkar saamne chala gaya…
“Wo mujhe uss tantrik ne hi aisa karne ke liye bola tha.. Darasal ‘yagya’ wahin chal raha tha.. aur yagya sampann karne ke liye ek baar aapki upsthiti jaroori thi… isiliye unhone aapko wahan bulaya tha…” iss sawaal ka Jawab Shruti pahle hi yaad kiye huye thi.. isiliye bolte huye wah kahin nahi atki…
“ohh.. iska matlab jab ham wahan gaye toh aur koyi bhi wahan aaspaas tha.. Gadi ki hawa bhi usne hi nikali hogi.. kya naam hai Tantrik ka?” Rohan ne yunhi poochh liya…
“pata nahi…Log unko agyaat baba kahte hain.. !” Shruti ne pahle se hi yaad kiya hua naam bhi bata diya…
“Ek baat meri samajh mein abhi tak nahi aayi.. jab aap hi mere sapno mein aati thi.. aur aap hi mujhe bulana chahti thi.. toh ye ‘Neeru’ naam ka kya chakkar hai?” Rohan ko ye sawaal sabse adhik kachot raha tha…
“wo baba ne hi mujhe aisa karne ko bola tha.. darasal unhone mujhe bataya tha ki mera naam pichhle janam mein Neeru tha.. iss naam ke karan aap na chahte huye bhi khinche chale aayenge.. isiliye..”
“fir aapne sapne mein ye kyun kaha ki Main Neeru nahi hoon.. Neeru toh batala mein rahti hai.. !” Ek aur sawaal Shruti ke saamne munh baye khada tha…
kamaal ki taiyaari kar rakhi thi Nitin ne.. apne kapti tej dimag ka istemaal karte huye usne chhoti se chhoti baat par gour kiya tha.. Shruti ko mission par lagane se pahle.. Shruti ke paas har sawaal ka jawaab tha; pahle hi taiyaar kiya hua,” Aisa bhi maine Agyaat baba ke kahne par hi kiya tha.. Unhone kaha tha ki yagya ke douran mujhe aapke paas nahi jana hai.. aapko chhoona nahi hai.. isiliye.. isiliye uss din maine aapko dekha tak nahi.. sir jhukaye hi rahi har waqt.. aur raat ko sapne mein kahin aap mujhe chhoo na lein.. isiliye aisa kaha tha..!”
“ohh.. par yahan bhi mujhe Neeru mil gayi.. bilkul jaisa aapne sapne mein bataya tha.. aur sapne mein jaise ghar ke bahar aap mujhe khadi dikhayi deti thi.. bilkul waisa hi ghar hai unka.. main toh hairaan ho gaya tha dekh kar.. aapki baat par mujhe poora visvas hai.. par meri samajh mein ye nahi aa raha ki ye sanyog kaise hua.. ya iske pichhe bhi agyaat baba ka hi hath hai…? Rohan ke dimag mein ab bhi sawaalon ka athah bhandar uthal puthal machaye huye tha…
Rohan ke baat poori karne se pahle hi Neeru bolna shuru ho gayi thi.. Nitin ko visvas tha ki ye sawaal bhi jaroor kiya jayega..,” Haan.. Unhone hi apni mantra sakti se ‘kisi Neeru’ ka pata lagaya tha.. yagya ki safalta ke liye mujhe pichhle janam ke naam ka prayog karna jaroori tha.. aur meri kahi huyi baat Yagya ke niyamon ke anusar sach honi bhi aawasyak thi.. Isiliye unhone ‘mantra shakti’ se yahan wali Neeru ka pata lagaya aur mujhe sapne mein isi jagah ka prayog karne ko bola tha…”
“humm.. ” Neeru ke aakhiri jawab ka matlab usko poori tarah samajh nahi aaya tha.. par kyunki wah uss ki kisi baat par shak nahi kar raha tha isiliye pachane mein koyi dikkat nahi huyi.. Batala ki Neeru poori tarah uske dimag se nikal chuki thi,” ab toh mujhe sapno mein aakar nahi daraogi na!” Rohan uski taraf dekhkar muskurane laga….
Bechari Shruti rohan ki Muskurahat ka bhi jawab apni marji se nahi de payi,” Baba ne kaha hai ki jab tak hum.. wo.. Shadi nahi kar lete, aapko aise hi sapne aate rahenge.. main yunhi aapko teele par bulati rahoongi.. aur yunhi kahti rahoongi ki main batala main hoon.. main Shruti nahi hoon.. Neeru hoon.. ” Neeru ne ‘*****’ shabd ki jagah ‘Shadi’ shabd ka istemaal kiya.. itne sabhya insaan ke saamne ‘*****’ wo bol hi nahi payi…
“par aisa kyun?” Rohan ne utsukta se poochha…
Yahan Shruti hadbada gayi.. ye pahla aisa sawaal tha jo uske saamne pahle nahi aaya tha.. par jald hi wah sambhalte huye boli,” humm.. pata nahi.. shayad yagya ka asar tabhi tak rahega, jab tak hum mil nahi jate… wo.. main thodi der aaram kar loon kya? mujhe thakaan si mahsoos ho rahi hai…” Shruti ne pichha chhudane ke liye kaha..
“oh sure! sorry.. mujhe aapse ekdum itne sawaal nahi karne chahiyein the.. Neeche 3 bedroom hain.. pahle wale ko chhod aap kahin bhi jakar aaram kar lein.. tab tak main khane peene ka bandobast karwata hoon…
“Thanx!” Shruti thake hare kadmon se uthi aur gallery ki taraf badhne lagi.. achanak Pichhe se usko Rohan ki aawaj sunayi di..,”Shruti!”
“haan..?” Shruti ekdum palat gayi…
“kuchh nahi.. bus aise hi.. ek baar aur tumhara chehra dekhane ka dil kar raha tha..” Rohan ke chehre par muskaan tair gayi..
Shruti ne feeki muskaan ke sath uski muskurahat ka swagat kiya aur mudkar andar chali gayi…
