Ashna gym se seedha kitchen main aa gei. Bihari kaka kitchen main boiled potatos ko mesh kar rahe they.
Ashna: Kaka kya kar rhae ho.
Kaka ne bina uski taraf dekhe jawab diya. Kaka: daba raha hun……….. mera matlab aloo ubal egy hain inhe masal raha hun.
Ashna ne ek baar Bihari ki baat per gour kiya aur fir sir jhatak ker uski baat kan se nikal di.
Ashna: desi ghee main banana Virender ke liye paranthey. Itni kasrat karte hain to shareer ko ghee bhi to chaiye aur waise bhi bimari ki wajah se kafi kamzor bhi ho gey hain.
Bihari: bahut ghee hai unke andar, tabhi to itni kasrat karni padti hai unhe.
Ashna Bihari ki baat sunker soch main pad jati hai. Use lagta hai shayad Bihari janta nahin ke kisi ke sath kaisi baat ki jati hai, wo use gawar samaj ker us ki double meaning batoon ko lightly lene lagti hai.
Kaka: Virender ne shadi kyun nahin ki, ab to unki umar bhi kafi ho gei hai.
Bihari: pata nahin bitiya, per jab se chote malik ke parivaar ke sath wo hadsa hua hai wo kafi toot gey hain. Pehle to fir bhi meri baat sunte they per jab maine unko shadi ke liye zor dena shuru kiya to wo mujse bhi kam he baat karte hai. Ab to aisa hai ke Virender babu sirf kam hone per he mujse baat karte hain.
Ashna: lekin is se to koi hal nahin naiklega.
Bihari: main janta hun bitiya. Isi liye us din pareshan hoker nashe main tumse aisi baat kar baitha. Malik ki yeh halat ab mujse dekhi nahin jati. Muje to yeh lagta hai ke Virender babu shayad he kabhi shadi karenge.
Ashna: aisa kyun??.
Bihari: suna hai ke Virender babu kisi ladki se pyar karte they, us ladki ne inhe dhokha de diya tab se Virender babu akele he jiye ja rahe hain aur andar he andar ghute ja rahe hain.
Ashna: kaka, kya apne us ladki ko dekha tha?
Bihari: ab itna yaad to nahin lekin yahin paas main he rehti thi. Kafi choti thi jab maine use dekha tha. Fir wo apni padayi karne kahin chali geyi aur uske baad to kahin mili bhi hogi to main nahin janta. Ashna Bihari ki batein sunker andaza lagati hai ke Bihari ko is mamle main zyada pata nahin hoga.
Ashna: lekin kabhi na kabhi to unhe shadi karni he padegi na. Aaj nahin to kal unhe sahare ki zaroorat to padegi na.
Bihari: maine lakh samjaya per Virender babu hai ke tas se mas nahin hote. Isi liye us din Virender babu ko tumse acchi tarah se baat karte dekha to main reh nahin paya aur tumhare samne is tarah ka prastaav rakha. Main janta hun ke kisi bhi ladki ke liye is tarah ka prastaav manna bahut mushkil hai. Magar main samajta hun ke ek aurat ko chaiye he kya. Do waqt ki roti aur rehne ko chat. Muje pata hai ke tum bahut mahatavakankashi ladki ho magar main yeh bhi janta hu ke Virender babu ka khayal tumse zyada aur koi nahin rakh sakta.
Ashna, Bihari ki is baat se chounk jati hai. Ashna: wo kaise?.
Bihari ne baat sambhalte hue kaha r. ji ne bataya ke tumne khud zid karke Virender babu ki dekh-bhal karne ke liye apna naam unhe sujaya hai. Bhagvaan kare tum ek bahut acchi Dr. bano.
Ashna sochti hai ke Dr. Beena ko shayad Bihari se jooth bolna pada hoga taki Bihari ko koi shaq na ho.
Ashna: wo to theek hai kaka per hame kuch to karna he hoga.
Bihari: dekho bitiya, itne saloon main Virender babu ki zindagi main koi ladki nahin aayi to itna to tey hai ke Virender babu kisi bhi ladki ko apne paas fatakne bhi nahin denge.Tum is ghar main isliye ho kyunki tum ek Dr. ho, to fir batao bhala Virender babu ki zindagi main tumhare siwa koi ladki kaise aa sakti hai.
Ashna ko Bhi Bihari ki batoon main sachai lagi.
Bihari: beti meri baat galat zaroor hai per iske alawa muje koi aur rasta nazar nahin aata. Ho sake to meri batoon ko ab thande dimag se sochna.
Tabhi Virender ghar main enter hota hai. Virender: kaka orange juice lao, bahut paseena nikal raha hai. Ashna ne kitchen se orange juice glass main dal ker haal main baithe Virender ki taraf badaya jo ki ankhen band karke chair per tek lagaye baitha tha. Ashna ke perfume ki khushbu se usne ankhein kholi to samne Ashna ko khada paa ker muskurate hue bola. Lagta hai aap ne meri aadtein bigadni ki than he li hai.
Ashna: main kuch samji nahin.
Virender: Dr. aap bhul rahi hain ke aap bas kuch din he meri dekhbhal ke liye aayi hain, sochiye jab aap chali jayengi to mera kya hoga. Yeh sunker Ashna ko vastvikta ka abhaas hua. Wo to wakai yahan kuch dino ke liye he aayi hai.
Ashna: accha to ab aap muje jaldi se yahan se bhejna chahte hain.
Virender:kyun, aap nahin jana chahti kya?
Virender ke is sawal se Ashna ke dil ki dhadkanein bhad gei aur use kuch jawab dete na bana.Ashna ne baat badalte hue kaha. Baad ki baat bad main karenge Mr. Virender, aap jaldi se fresh hoker neeche aa jaiye, Kaka ne aapka nashte ki taiyaar puri kar di hai. Jaldi se jaiye aur jaldi se aaker garam garam nashta kar lijiye.
Virender: aaj to hame aapke haath ke paranthey he khane hain. Bana dogi to pet bhar ker kha lenge warna aaj to pura din upwaas aur itna kehker Virender seediyan chadney laga.
Ashna Juice ka khali glass uthaker kitchen ki taraf chal di. Kitchen ke bahar khade mand mand muskurate hue Bihari kaka ko dekh ker uske kadam wahi ruk gey.
Bihari: lagta hai ab meri noukri khatrey main aa gei hai.Chalo bhai hum koi aur kaam kar lete hain. Aaj to aap he bana ker khila do Virender babu ko desi ghee ke paranthey. Ashna sir jhukaye Kitchen main ghus gei.
Bihari ne darwaze ke paas khade hoker he kaha”Aaj itne salon baad chote malik khush dikh rahe hain, bhagwaan inki khushi ko nazar na lagaye”. Bihari chala geya apna jaal bichaker aur Ashna bhi muskurati aur sharmati hui Virender ke liye desi ghee ke patanthey banane lagi.Ashna soch rahi thi ke agar bhaiya isi main khush hain to bhagwaan aisa karna ke unki khushi ko sach main nazar na lagana.
Subah liye hue sare decision Ashna ko bebuniyaad lagne lage aur wo ek premika ki tarah apne pyar ke liye dil laga ker nashta taiyaar karne lagi. Virender ne ungliyaan chat chat ker paranthey khaye aur Ashna ki khoob tarif ki. Ashna ne apne liye nashte main doodh aur biscuit liye. Virender ki tareef se Ashna ka chehra sharam se gulabi ho geya tha. Wo Virender se dher sari batein karna chahti thi magar jaise he wo Virender ki taraf dekhti sharam se uski ankhein jhuk jati. Ashna ne kei baar himmat karke Virender ko kuch kehne ke liye uske chehre ki taraf dekha per har baar wo sharma jati. Nashta karne ke baad Virender taiyaar hone uper chala geya aur Ashna bhi apne room main jaker pane makeup ko final touch dene lagi.
Kareeb 9:45 per dono ikethe he seediyon se uter rahe they. Virender blue jeans aur black blazer main kafi smart lag raha tha. Andar se pehni hui white t-shirt bhi usper kafi jach rahi thi . Ashna ne ankhon he ankhon main Virender ki looks ki tarif ki.
Bihari kaka ne Ashna ki taraf dekh ker uske aage hath jod ker us se prarthana ki, jaise keh rahe ho ke “sab aisa he chalne de”, jise Ashna ne apni dono ankehin jhuka ker swikaar kiya.Jaise he Ashna -Virender bahar nikle, Bihari khushi se jhum utha.
Bihair: sali bahut bholi hai re yeh to iski lene main bahut maza aane wala hai. Kash Virender iski gand chor de mere liye. Main to abhi se pareshan hun ke yeh to cheekh cheekh ker sara ghar utha legi. Bina tail ke he chodunga main to iski gadrayi mansal gand.
Virender gadi nikal ker gate per pahuncha jahan Ashna uska wait kar rahi thi. Ashna ke paas pahunch ker Virender ne gadi ki break lagai aur gear neutral karke handbreak lagadi. Wo jaht se apni khidki khol ker bahar nikla aur Ashna ki taraf jaker uski Taraf ka door khol diya. Virender: Rajkumari ji apne paon is nacheez ki ghadi per rakhkar ise beshkimti bana dijiye. Ashna ko Virendr ki yeh harkat bahut romanchit kar gei. Wo muskuraker gadi main beth gei aur sochne lagi ke wo to pehle he is gadi main baith chuki hai jab Virender hospital main tha. Virender bhi jadli se gadi main baith geya aur Ahna ki taraf dekh ker bola: to kahan chalein??
Ashna ne Virender ki taraf hairani se dekha aur boli: muje kya pata?. Main to is shahar main nayi hun.
Virender uski baat sunker chounk geya.
Ashna bhi apni galti tad gei aur jhat se boli: Mera matlab, pura din Dr. Beena ke sath hospital main rehker mujhe zyada ghumne ka moka he nahin mila is shahar main, main kya bataun.
Virender: to fir kya kiya jaye, ghuma to main bhi nahin hun kafi arse se. Bas office se ghar aur ghar se office.
Ashna: to pehle aapke office he chaltey hain.
Virender: thats great. To chalo pehle wahin chaltey hain, office ka kam bhi dekh lunga aur fir kahin ghum bhi lenge. Itna kehker Virender ne ghadi office ki taraf douda di.
Ashna ne ghadi ka CD player ON kiya to Jagjeet Singh ki ghazal bajne lagi “Pyar ka pehla khat likhne main waqt to lagta hai, naye parindoon ko udne main waqt to lagta hai” Ashna(Virender ki taraf dekhte hue): aapko ghazlein pasand hain.
Virender: tanhai main yahi to sahara banti hain. Itna sunker Ashna khamosh ho gei.
Thodi der bad Ashna ne CD palyer band kar diya.
Virender ne sawaliya nazroon se use dekha to Ashna boli: ab aap tanha nahin hain aur yeh kehker Usne apne chehra same karke nigahein jhuka li. Kuch der ghadi main kahmoshi chhai rahi. Tabhi Virender ka mobile baja “kehta hai pal pal tumse”. Virender ne phone ki taraf dekha to Beena ka no. tha. Virender ke dimag main foran kal wali baat doud gei. Usne than liya tha ke wo ab kabhi Beena se baat nahin karega. Aakhir Ashna ne use maaf kar diya hai to uske liye itna he kafi tha. (Virender yahi samjta tha ke Ashna ko uske aur Beena ke bare main pata lag geya hai).
Ashna: kitni der se phone baj raha hai uthate kyun nahin.
Virender:wo ghadi chalate waqt phone per baat karunga to chalaan ho jayega.
Ashna use dekh ker muskura di aur boli lao muje de do.
Virender ek dam pashopesh main pad geya. Agar Ashna ne Beena se bat kar li to uska aaj ka din kharab ho jayega. Abhi wo yeh sab soch he raha tha ke phone cut geya. Virender ne chain ki sans li aur phone dashboard per rakh diya. Abhi Virender ki sansein normal bhi nahin hui thi ke ek baar fir se phone baj utha. Ashna ne jhat se phone uthaya aur pick kar ke apne kanoon se laga liya. Virender ka kaleja ek dam muh ko aa geya.
Ashna: Hello………. ji haan………wo ghadi chala rahe hain, aap bata dijiye main unhein message de deti hun……………. Thodi der baad Ashna ne phone cut kiya.Ashna ne Virender ki taraf dekha, Virender ko to heart attack aane wala tha. Paseene ki bundein uske maathe per ubhar aayi thi. Is se pehle ke wo kuch bolta,
Ashna bol padi: yeh kya ho raha hai?
Virender ko to mano kato to khoon nahin.
Virender na himmat juta ker puch he liya: Kya?
Ashna: wakeel sahab ka phone tha, unhone kaha ke tumne aaj ki appointment li hai dopahar 1:00 baje ki.
Itna sunte he Virender ki jaan main jaan aayi.
Virender:haan,haan wo yad aaya aaj to unse milne jana hai, wo, wo main to bhul he geya tha.
Ashna: aap theek to hain, paseena kyun aa rah hai apko.
Virender: nahin wo shayad bahut der bad ghadi chala raha hun na isliye shayad, Virender ne baat sambhalte hue kaha.
Ashna: ghadi he chala rahe ho koi bail ghadi nahin aur itna kehker hans di.
Virender bhi thoda normal ho geya.
Ashna: wakeel sahab se kya kaam hai?? Virender: tum sawal bahut puchti ho, tumse jo shadi karega bechara zindagi bhar tumhare sawaloon ke jawab he deta firega.
Itna sunte he Ashna sharma gei. Virender ne Ashna ko sharmate hue dekha to bola “wiase wo bada khusnaseeb bhi hoga”. Ashna ne jhat se nazar uthaker uski aur dekha.
Virender ne nazrein samne karke jawab diya: tum jaisi ladki to kisi ki bhi zindagi sanwar de.
Ashna ne baat talte hue pucha: aapne mere sawal ka jawab nahin diya, aap wakeel sahab se kyun mailna chahte hain?
Virender Ashna ki ziddi swahbav se hairan reh geya. Virender: court marriage karni hai. Ashna ne hairani se Virender ki taraf dekha.
Ashan ne kampte hothon se pucha: ladki kon hai?
Virender: fir se sawal.
Ashna ne Virender ki ankhoon main dekh ker pucha”ladki kon hai”.
Ek bar to Ashna ka chehra dekh ker Viirender bhi kho geya. Virender: ladki nahin mili abhi tak koi.
Ashna ne muskurate hue kaha”kya”?
Virender: ladki nahin mili abhi tak per lagta hai ab jaldi he mil jayegi. Virender ne use chidane ke liye kaha: kya tum mere liye ladki dhundogi.
Itna sunte he Ashna ke dil ko dhakka laga. Wo khush bhi thi ke Virender shadi karna chahta hai lekin use dil he dil main kahi dukh bhi ho raha tah ke wo khud use he apne liye ladki dhundne ke liye bol raha hai. Ashna ke chehre ke bhavoon ko dekhta hue Virender samaj nahin pa raha tha ke Ashna ke dil main kya chal raha hai. Use to laga ke shayad is baat ki reaction se pata lag jayega ke wo us se pyar karti hai ya nahin magar uske chehre per aate jate bhavoon ko wo samaj nahin pa rah tha.
Wahin Ashna yeh soch ker pareshan thi ke wo Virender ko kisi aur ka hone bhi nahin dena chahti hti aur use bina sach bataye apna ker uski aur apni nazroon main girna bhi nahin chahti thi. Pata nahinn kyun per Ashna ke man main yeh baith geya tha ke Virender ko uske alawa koi samaj he nahin sakta aur na he kabhi koi use khush rakh payega uske bina.
Lekin wo is sach ko bhi nahin nakarna chahti thi ke Virender uska bada bhai hai. Isi soch main kab office a geya, use pata he nahi chala. Uski tandra to tab tooti jab Virender ne ghadi ki break lagai aur engine off kiya. Ashna ne hadbda ker seat belt kholi aur door kholker ghadi se neeche uter gei. Samney ek badi si building aur us per ek bada sa board laga tha “Sharma Electronic’s World”.Ashna Virender ka intzar kiya bina he bulding main dakhil hone lagi. Virender gadi ko park karke Showroom ke samney aaya to dekha Ashna andar ja chuki thi.
Virender: yeh ladki bhi na, ajeeb he hai. Iske man main kya hai kaise pata karun. Yeh sochte sochte Virender andar dakhil hua.
Samney Ashna khadi hoker ek ek cheez ko bade dhayan se dekh rahi thi. Virender ko dekh ker uska mananger foran uske paas aya aur wo dono baaton main busy ho gey. Ashna sare showroom ko bade gour se dekh rahi thi. Ground floor ko acchi tarah se dekhne ke baad wo second aur third floor per chali gei. Use Virender ki hosh he nahin thi. Itni adhunik electronic cheezen usne kabhi dekhi he nahin thi. Wo har ek equipment ko dekh ker hairaan thi. Use laga wo kisi aur he duniya main aa gei hai. Chaltey hue uski nazar ek Pink laptop per padi to use chue bagair wo reh na saki. Neeche baitha Virender use apne samne lagi CCTV screen per dekh raha tha. Usne mananger ko us laptop ko pack karwaker ghadi main rakhne ko kaha. Uske baad to Ashna ne jis cheez ko hath lagaya wo ghadi main pack hoti gei. Ghadi main laptop,digital camera, mobile, ek bahut he khoosorat jhoomar aur pata nahin kya kya load ho chuka tha. Kareeb do ghantey tak Ashna pura store dekhti rahi aur Uski bavayata ko man main basati rahi. Uske baad Ashna ground floor per aayi to Virender ke cabin main chali aayi.
Ashna: tum jahan baithe ho aur main kab se tumhara wait kar rahi hti ke tum muje apna showroom dikhaoge.
Virender: wo thoda kaam dekhne lag geya tha.
Ashna: abhi kuch din no kaam, bas aram.
Virender: jo hukum.
Virender: baitho maine chai mangwai hai, aati he hogi. Chai peekre nikelte hain, rastey main wakeel se bhi mil lenge.
Ashna: ladki se baat ho gei kya?
Virender: ho jayegi, jaldi kya hai.
Ashna: bilkul jaldi hai, aap muje uska no. dijiye main abhi us se baat karti hun.
Virender: number???.Mere paas to uska no. bhi nahin hai.
Ashna: aisa kaise ho sakta hai, tum shadi karne wale ho lekin jis ladki se tumhen shadi karni hai us ladki ka no. bhi nahin pata.
Virender: us se phone per baat karne ki zaroorat he nahin padi.
Ashna: accha to janab face- to-face baat kar chuke hain us ladki se.
Virender:Face to face he baat hui hai us se, mobile no. ka to maine socha bhi nahin.
Ashna: yeh to koi baat nahin hui, us bechari se kabhi kabhi phone per bhi baat kar he liya karo.
Virender: number se yad aya, mere paas to tumhara no. bhi nahin hai.
Ashna Virender ke is tarah ki baat se sharma jati hai.
Ashna: mera no. kya karoge, usi ka no. lo jis se tum shadi karne wale ho.
Virender:Tum apna no to do, uska no. leke main tumhein de dunga tum khud he us se baat kar lena.
Yeh sunker Ashna ko ek baar fir jhatka laga, uske dil main aaya ke shayad Virender kisi aur he ladki ke bare main baat kar raha ho.
Virender: ab jaldi se de do.
Tabhi Peon chai lekar aa geya. Chai ke do cup aur kuch snacks rakhne ke baad peon chala geya. Ashna ne ek cup uthaker Virender ki taraf badaya “Yeh lijiye”.
Virender: dijiye. Itna kehker Virender Ashna ki taraf dekhne laga.
Ashna: ab kya hai?
Virender: no. dijiye.
Ashna ne use apna no. note karwaya.Virender ne use apne mobile main feed kar liya.
Ashna: ab us ladki se no. leke muje bih dena taki main us se baat karke apki shadi ki baat aagey chala sakun.
Virender: ab to uska no. mil he geya samjo.
Virender ke aisa kehne se ek bar fir se Ashna confuse si ho gei. Ashna Virender ke man ko samaj nahin pa rahi thi aur Virender bhi itne salon se bure dour se guzerne ke bad apne emotions ko Ashna ke samne rakh nahin pa rah tha. Ashna bhi ek bar confuse ho ker reh gei ke aakhir use karna kya chaiye. Wo janti thi ke Virender ke sath rehke to wo kabhi bhi sahi nirnay nahin le payegi. Ek to Virender ki halat aur fir ghar per Bihari kaka ka dabaw. Wo dawab main aaker aisa koi kadam nahin uthana chahti thi jis se ke baad main use sari umer pachtana pade. Wo ek independent ladki thi, aaj tak apne sare decision usne khud he liye. Lekin is baar uski himmat bhi jawab dene lagi thi, aakhir itne nazuk mamle main kon apne hosh nahin kho deta. Ashna ko samaj nahin aa raha tha ke wo kya kare. Ek bar ke liye uske dimag main aata ke use Virender ko chor ker chala jana chaiye aur fir Virender ki halat, uska akelapan dekhker wo apne man main parivertan late hue sochti “kya hua agar yeh galat hai to, apne bhai ke bhale ke liye he to kar rahi hun”. Isi pashopesh main wo kafi pareshan ho gei thi. Ashna-Virender chai pee kar Wakeel sahab ke ghar ki aur nikal gey. Kareeb 1:15 baje unki ghadi Wakeel sahab ke chamber ke samne khadi thi. Ashna ne samney board per nazar dali jahan likha tha “Senior Advocate B.S. Trivedi and associates”.
Virender ne ghadi rok ker Ashna se kaha: tum yahin baitho main abhi aata hun.
Ashna: main bhi chalti hun na.
Virender: abhi tumhari zaroorat nahin hai.
Ashna:to meri zaroorat kab padegi??? yah puchte hue ashna ka dil dhadak raha tha.
Virender: jab tumhe witness ke roop main paish karunge tab tum chal sakti ho.
Virender ke is mazak nain Ashna ke masoom dil per suiyaan chuba di aur use laga ke Virender us ke sath sach main flirt kar raha hai. Use laga ke shayad Virender kisi aur he ladki se pyar karta hai aur usi se shadi karna chahta hai. Ashna man main sochte hue he apne aap se batein karti rehti hai, kabhi wo Virender ke liye khush hoti to kabhi uska man khinn ho uthta. Uske sir main kafi dard hone laga. Wo ankhein band karke seat ke sath tek laga ker baith gei aur pichle dino hue ghatnakram ek ke bad ek uski ankhon ke samne chalney lage. Achanka Ashna ko kuch yad aaya. Ashna ne jeb se mobile nikala aur ek no. dial kiya. kuch der baad ek alsai si awaz aayi: Hello.
Ashna: hi Priya!!!
Wahan se ek dam chonkne ki awaz aayi: Ashna tu, kahan mar gei thi tu, tujhe pata hai maine kitni baar tujhe call karne ki koshish ki lekin tera phone lagta he nahin tha, ab tu kahan hai. Muje abhi aaker mil aur bata yeh sab kya ho raha hai.
Ashna: meri maa, saans to le aur muje bhi bolne ka moka de.
Ashna: pehle yeh bata tu abhi kahan hai?
Priya: room main hun yar, kal night ki flight thi abhi abhi soi hun tune call kar diya.
Ashna: acha chal theek tu so ja aur haan ho sake to wednesday ko leave le lena, main wednesday ko aa rahi hun, fir milker he tujhe sab bataungi.
Priya: bye, jaldi ana muje tujh se kafi batein karni hain.
Ashna: ok, bye take care aur Ashna ne phone kat diya.
Priya se baat karke Ashna thoda halka mehsoos kar rahi thi, Priya usi ke sath flight-attendant thi aur wo dono room partner bhi they. Dono main kafi understanding thi.Ashna ko jahan abhi Airlines join kiye hue kewal 7 mahine he hue they wahin Priya us se 4 saal senior thi. Ashna aur Priya ek dusre he har raz se wakif thin. Ashna ke bhai ke bare main Priya ke alawa aur koi nahin janta tha to wahin Ashna bhi janti thi ke Priya ne itne saloon main kya kuch kiya hai. Priya Ashna ki nature ke bilkul viprit, khule andaaz wali madmast haseena aur sex ko enjoy karne wali ladki thi. In dono main intni kaisi pat gei wo yeh dono kabhi samaj he nahin payi. Priya ka affair Airlines ke he pilot ke sath tha. Jab bhi kabhi Priya ka off hota to wo dono us chutti ka khoob fayda lete. Ashna hamesha apni duties usi din rakhwati jis din Priya off rakhti. Wo dono ko milne ka khoob moka deti thi.
Priya ke bare main sochte sochte Ashna ko waqt ka pata he na laga. Use hosh to tab aya jab Virender ghadi main baitha aur use dekh ker bola “mere bare main itna mat socho, kahin apna dil na kho baitho”. Ashna ka chehra ekdam surkh ho geya lekin fir bhi wo boli “apne dil ko he samja rahi hun lekin yeh kuch manne ko taiyaar he nahin”.
Virender, itna sunte he khush ho geya. Virender: kaash yeh bhi tumhari tarah zid per ad jaye to apna to kalyan ho jayega.
Ashna ne zor se thahaka lagaya aur boli: soch lo aise ziddi dil ko sambhal paoge.
Virender: hame sambhalne ka zimma aapka hai to aapke liye itna to kar he sakta hun. Dhere dhere dono ek naye rishtey ke kareeb aa rahe they. Ashna ka man kiya ke abhi Virender ko bahoon main jhakad le magar us ke dimag per bhai ka rishta abhi bhi bharii tha.
Ashna ne mobile main time dekha “oh God, 2:30 baj gey, itna time laga diya tumne. Ghar se ghumane laye they aur adha din to tumhein kaam main he lag geya. Kya kar rahe they andar?
Virender: wo kuch papers wakeel sahab ko taiyaar karwane ke liye bola tha to unhe he study karne main time lag geya. Sare papers study karke sign kar diye hain, apna kaam to ho geya.
Ashna: tum to court marriage karne wale they.
Virender: ek he to shadi karni hai to socha kyun na dhoom dhaam se karun.
Ashna: waise khayal bura nahin hai.
Virender: to kab ki tareekh nikalwaun?.
Ashna ne Virender ki baat suni to ekdam dhadkane ekdam badne lagi aur kampte hue usne jawab diya “usi se puch lena phone per”.
Virender: yeh bhi theek rahega, ho sakta hai samne wo kuch bol na paye, sham ko phone per he us se baat kar lunga. Ashna jan gei thi ke aaj sham ko kuch na kuch hone wala hai. Sham ke bare main soch ker wo gabhrai bhi thi aur romanch bhi mehsoos kar rahi thi. Usne socha ke agar Virender ne sham ko use propose kar diya to wo kya karegi, kya jawab degi usko. Ek taraf se use apne per gussa bhi aa raha tha aur ek taraf wo Virender ko khona bhi nahin chahti thi. Is ghar main aayi to Viirender ki zaroorat banakrar thi magar ab use lag raha tha ke Virender he uski zarrorat ban geya hai.
Ashna ne dimag main uth rahe sawaloon ko jhatka aur boli: Muje bookh lagi hai.
Virender: shuker hai tumhein bhi bookh lagi, muje to laga ke tum dieting per ho. Mera to bookh ke mare bura haal hai. Virender ne hotel ki taraf gadi douda di aur kareeb 15 mintoon main wo ek bade se hotel “THE LYNZ” ki parking main ghadi khadi karke uter gey.
Ashna: yahi hotel kyun????
Virender: is Hotel ka non-veg bahut mashoor hai.
Ashna: aaj fir se non-veg, na baba na, tum he khao. Main to kuch veg he khaungi.
Virender:Are ek bar taste karke to dekho, khane wale ki ungliyaan na chat jao to bolna.
Ashna:Khane wali ki ungliyaan chatungi to khilane wale ka kya kya chatna padega. Yeh bat Ashna ke muh se ekaek nikal gei. Apni baat samaj main aate he uski ankhein jhuk gei aur wo sharam se dohri ho gei.
Virender: badi jaldi hai tumhein, sabar rakho, sabar ka fal meetha hota hai.
Ashna ne Virender ki taraf dekha aur sharma ker apne chehre ko apne hathoon se dhak liya.
Virender: abhi se inta sharmana, us wakt kya hoga?
Ashna: Virender please, main mar jaungi.
Virender: main tumhein marne nahin dunga, bilkul pyar se karunga.
Virender ki baat sunker Ashna ne apne chehre se apne haath hataye aur uski chati per pyar se mukke marne lagi aur boli: tum bade gande ho. Us phone wali se he karna jo karna hai, Main to kal wapis ja rahi hun.
Virender uski baat sunker ekdam nirash ho geya.
Ashna: haan Virender, main kal wapis ja rahi hun.
Virender: lekin kyun?.
Ashna: Virender abhi mujhe aur padna hai, Tum bhul rahe ho main kuch din ki chutti pe aayi thi. Kuch he dinon main meri 5th sem ki classes shuru hone wali hai. Dr. Beena ke kehne per mainn kuch dinon tak tumhari help ki hai magar ab muje jana hai.
Ashna ka ek ek shabd Virender ki atma ko jhinjod raha tha. Virender ne socha ke wo bhi kitna pagal hai. Bina koi rishta banaye wo is ladki per apna haq manne laga tha. Uska khana khane ka dil zara sa bhi nahin tha lekin Ashna ko bhookh lagi thi to usne bhi use company di. Khana khate hue dono he apne apne khayaloon main khoye they. Ashna yeh soch rahi thi ke kya use Virender ko sach bata dena chaiye ke wo bas ek-do din ke liye wahan ja rahi hai taki apna saman wahan se la sake. Fir uske man main Virender ko thoda aur tadpane ka khayal aya wahin Virender yeh soch ker pareshan tha ke Ashna ke chale jane ke baad wo fir se tanha ho jayega. Kitne saloon bad use fir se jeene ki chah jagi thi aur fir kuch he dino ki khushi ke baad uski zindagi andhere main dubne wali thi. Virender zor zor se rona chahta tha, wo kisi ki bahoon main sukun pana chahta tha magar wo bilkul akela ho geya tha. Virender apne khayaloon se bahar aata hai jab waiter bill ke liye puchta hai. Virender ne bill pay kiya aur dono hotel se bahar aa gey.
Ashna: tum muje kisi shopping mall main le chaloge? muje apni friend ke liye kuch shopping karni hai. Jab jaungi to mera dimag chat degi agar uske liye kuch na liya to.
Virender: haan malls to kafii hain, lekin yahan paas main he ek naya mall khula hai, main bhi kabhi nahin geya, chalo wahin chalte hain.
Ashna: to chalo.
Mall main pahunch ker Ashna ne kuch shopping ki jiski payment Virender ne ki. Ashna ne apni friend ke liye ek dress aur Virender ke liye ek blazer khareeda. Virender se nazrein bacha ker usne do set bra-panty ke bhi liye. Ek bar to uske man main aaya ke Virender se puch loon ke ek set tumhein bhi lekar de doon taki tumko churane ki zaroorat na pade lekin fir usne kuch soch ker yeh khayal man se jhatak diya. Use laga ke shayad mall main Virender ko sharminda karna theek nahin hoga, pehle he kafi pareshan kar chuki hun. Ashna ne kya kya shopping ki Virender ne bhi nahin dekha uska dhayan to kahin aur he tha. Ashna janti thi ke wo uske jane ko lekar pareshan hai. Ashna ne socha ghar pahunchh ker use sach bata degi ke wo jald he wapis a jayegi. Shopping ke bad Ashna ne Virender ko ghar chalney ke liye bola. Jiase he Ashna ne gadi ka peeche ka darwaza khol ker saman rakhna chaha, wahan pade saman ko dekh ker hairaan reh gei.
Ashna: yeh kiska saman hai.
Virender: ghar ke liye thoda saman liya tha apne showroom se.
Ashna: sab kuch to hai tumhare paas, fir aur samaan ki kya zaroorat hai.
Virender: “haan sab kuch to hai mere paas” aur yeh kehkar gadi main baith geya.
Ashna ne mehsoos kiya ke Virender kafi pareshan hai, wo use aur pareshan nahin karna chahti thi magar wo use itni jaldi batana bhi nahin chahti thi ke wo to sirf apna samaan lene ja rahi hai.
Ashna: accha ek kaam karo mere liye Banglore ki kal sham ki ticket book karwa do. Virender ne dukhi man se phone milaya aur Banglore ki ek airticket book karwa di.
Ashna: Air-ticket kyun karwai, train se jati to parsoon subah aram se pahunch jati.
Virender: train main raat ke safar se accha hai ke tum flight se jao. Kal sham 6:00 baje ki flight hai. Apni friend ko call karke bata dena ke tumhe time per recieve kar le.
Ashna: thank you.
Virender bhari man se ghar ki or chal diya. Ghar main aate he Virender gadi park karke gadi se utra aur seedha andar ki taraf chal diya. Ashna ne apna saman uthaya aur Virender ko awaz dekar pucha: Apka saman to gadi main he reh geya.
Virender: rehne do, ab iski koi zaroorat nahin hai. Ashna ko Virender ka jawab bada ajeeb sa laga.
Usne apna samaan liya aur ghar ke andar aa gei. Andar aate he usne dekha ke Virender apne room main ghus raha hai. Ashna ne socha ke Virender ko thodi der akela chodna theek rahega. Ashna ne haal main saman rakha aur kitchen ki taraf chal di jahan Bihari do glasoon main orange juice dal rah tha.
Bihari: aa gey bitiya tum dono.
Ashna: ji kaka.
Bihari: Chote malik ko kya hua, bade ghambir lag rahe hain.
Ashna: shayad thak gey hain, aap jaker unhe juice de dijiye.
Bihari ne Ashna ko juice ka ek glass pakdate hue kaha “ji Bitiya”.
Ashna ne Bihari ki taraf dekha to use dekh ker boli:Kaka, aapki tabiyat to theek hai na.
Bihari Ashna ke is sawal se hadbada geya.
Bihari: haan, haan bas thoda thak geya hun beti.
Ashna: aap aram kijiye, rat ka khana main bana lungi.
Bihari bhi din bhar Beena ki chudai karke kafi thak chuka tha. Ashna ke aisa kehne per wo juice ka glass lekar uper chala geya Virender ko dene aur fir apne room main jaker bed per lait geya. Ashna ne apna samaan utha ker apne room main rakh aur fresh hoker raat ke khane ki taiyaari shuru kar di. Fridge se kuch sabziyaan nikal ker usne veg- biryani ke liye samaan ikattha kar liye aur socha ke jab khane ka time hoga us se pehle garam-garam bana degi. Raat ke khane ki sari taiyaari karke wo apne room main chali aayi. Use chin nahin aa raha tha ke wo Virender ko kaise bataye lekin fir bhi usne aaj ki raat ek bar fir se pure ghatnakram ke bare main sochne ka faisla kiya.
Bihari apne kamrey main leta kafi khush tha. Usne soch rakah tha ke Virender jaise he Ashna se shadi kar lega, wo Ragini ko apne ghar le ayega. Bihari, Beena ke sath hui aaj ki mulakat ke bare main sochne laga.
Subah kareeb 10:15 baje Beena ki gadi Virender ke garage main khadi thi. Beena ne horn dabaya to Bihari doudta hua gadi ki taraf aaya aur jaise he Beena gadi se bahar nikli, Bihair ne use goad main utha liya aur ghar ke andar aa geya.
Beena: necche to utar, aaj kya pura din godi main he uthaker rakhoge.
Bihari: aaj to pura din tujhe nanga karke kutiya ki tarah chodunga.
Beena: main to kab se taiyaar hun Rajja, magar pehle ek kaam ki baat suno. Tumne Ragini ke liye bola tha to muje tumper taras aa geya, ab soch rahi hun ke us kali ko phool banane ka jimma tujhe jald he de dun.
Bihari: wah re meri chamiya, yeh hui na baat. Lekin yeh toi bata, maal asli hai ya kisi ne chakh liya hai.
Beena: ab yeh to tu he check kar lena, tujhe kon sa paise dekar kahreedna hai. Free ka maal hai, jab tak man chahe dil behla lena aur fir dobara mere paas chor dena.
Bihari: are bacchi hai, 3-4 saal to ragdunga he use. Itni jaldi thode he chor dunga.
Beena: to fir Ashna ka kya hoga.
Bihari: Ashna ko to main puri umer apne sath rakh sakta hun lekin apni rakhail bana ker.
Beena: sale tu mard hai ya tarzan.
Bihari: Ghoda jab budda hone lagta hai to aur takatwar ho jata hai. Tu to meri premika rahegi, Ragini ko main apni biwi bana ker rakhunga aur rahi baat Ashna ki to wo bas mere bachoon ki maa kehlayegi magar main use darja rakhail ka dunga.
Beena: to sun fir Raghini ke liye kya plan hai. Beena jaise jaise use Ragini ke plan ke liye bata rahi thi, Bihari uske dimag ki daad dete ja rah tha.
Bihari: sali use malkin banane ke khawab dikhaker ek nouker ki biwi bana degi tu to.
Beena: Do din baad main use lekar aaungi, aage tu sambhal lena.
Bihari: aane de sali ko, use aisa fasaunga ke wo mere tattey pakad ker reham ki bheekh mangegi.

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