Narrated by Neetu
Main jaldi se undono ko wahi chor apne room ko bhagi aur darwaza lock kar Shradha ki call uthayi.
Main: Haan, bolo.
Shradha: Yaar, main bataungi par tujhe kasam deni hogi.
Main: Main sahi soch rahi thi na?
Shradha: Pahle kasam kha ki tu koi bawandar nahi khada karegi.
Main: Tu pahle bata, main sahi thi ya nahi?
Shradha: Dekh tu zid ki to I won’t help, main koi help nahi karungi.
Main: Ok promise, ab batao.
Shradha: Hmmm… ok batati hun, ways ek baat maanni padegi teri, chup kar photo nikalne boli to tune apne saat selfi hi leli uski, hahaha!
Main: Haan haan theek hai tu woh chor aur bata ye kaon hai, jaanti hai kya ise tu?
Shradha: 2 din pahle main Shobha ke yaha gayi thi.
Main: Shobha? Apni apartment wali?
Shradha: Haan wahi, ye Akash uska bhai hai.
Main: Shobha ka bhai?
Shradha: Are nahi, ye uske husband ka bhai hai, uska dewar. Main isse mili bhi thi Shobha ke yaha.
(From author: Agar aap logo ko yaad ho to mein Shradha Shobha ke yaha gayi thi. Wahan woh Akash se mili thi usi din jis din pahli bar Akash Bangalore pahuncha tha.)
Main: Kal raat maa se phone me baat ki to woh bata rahi thi ki Bhawna kal raat Shobha ke yaha thi.
Shradha: Haan kya? Aaj subah woh mere yaha aayi thi kisi kaam se. Tab bata rahi thi ki uska husband bahar gaya hua hai, out of station.Main: Hmmm…. Sali randi mere maa baap aur mere bhaiya ko dhoka de kar kal raat waha iske saat gul khila rahi thi shayad. Chhorungi nahi main in dono ko.
Shradha: Yaar dekh tune kasam di hai mujhe. Tu aysa kuch nahi karegi samjhi.
Main: To? Aankh band karke baithi rahu kya?
Shradha: Yaar, tu bhi to aaj mere yaha maze lene aayi thi na? Dekh hum mein se koi bhi doodh ki dhuli nahi hai.
Main: Dekh tu mujhe us randi Bhawna ke saat mat tol, samjhi.
Shradha: Main kisi ko tol nahi rahi, tu soch agar tu ayse kuch ki to Bhawna ke life ka kya hoga? Uski shaadi toot sakti hai.
Main: Haan to tootne de na. Mujhe kya?
Shradha: Achcha aur agar soch ki Amit tumhare dewar se teri kartoot bata diya aur teri shaadi tooti to? Tujhe kaysa lagega?
Main thodi shaant hone lagi, Shradha ki baat sahi to thi. Bhale mujhe Bhawna utni pasand nahi. Par uske karan main uski zindgi barbaad bhi to nahi kar sakti, woh bhi mere tarah ek aurat hi hai.
Shradha: Hello? Kaha gayi.
Main: Haan sun rahi hun. To tu bata ab main kya karu ab?
Shradha: Sach bataun?
Main: Hmmm?
Shradha: Agar main tere jagah hoti to iska fayda uthati.
Main: Kya, kya fayda?
Shradha: Sochna, tujhe bahar jane ki zarurat hi kya jab biriyani ke liye murga ghar me hi hai.
Main: Naa yaar.
Shradha: Bhawna ko dimaag se nikal aur Akash ke lund par apna naam likh le tu.
Main hass padi aur boli: Hahaha, pagal hai tu, hatt!
Shradha: Kya pagal hun? Agar main tere jagah hoti to wahi karti. Wayse bhi tujhe aaj Amit di to tujhe leni nahi thi. To fir is New Year Akash ke saat mana apni party.
Ab mere andar bhi Akash ko lekar thodi si ichchaye umadne lagi. Shradha ki baat galat nahi thi. Main soch mein pad gayi jab udhar se Shradha boli: Ab tu itna soch mat. Seedhe muh bolu to mahol ka maza utha.
Main: Dekhti hun, main sochungi uspar.
Shradha: Ok chal main thodi der baad call karti hun, Akshun ke liye khana banana hai.
Main: Haan theek hai yaar, thanks anyways.
Shradha: Ok dear, bye.
Main phone kaati aur Shradha ki kahi baat aur saat hi Bhawna ki kartooto ke bare mein sochne lagi. Main khud ko apne dressing table ke ayine mein dekh sochne lagi ki Bhawna wahi to kar rahi hai jo main kar rahi hun.
Apne pati ke peeth peeche main bhi to dusre mardo ke saat maze kar rahi hun. Bhawna ko agar main randi kahoon to main bhi to wahi hun. Bhawna aur mere pati dono hi ek saat London mein kaam karte hai. Agar mere pati door hai aur mujhe woh sukh nahi de rahe to Bhawna ki bhi to wahi halat hai.
Shradha ki baat sahi thi. Iske naam par Bhawna ki zindagi kharab karna sahi nahi. Par main ab karti kya? Mujhe Akash ke bare mein pata tha. Kya sachme jayse Shradha ne kaha, kya main iska fayda uthaun? Par tab Bhawna kya sochegi mere bare mein?
Main apni hi soch mein doobne lagi. Apne hi sawalo ke jawaab dhoondne lagi. Kya karu na karu ke beech phasi padi thi jab bahar darwaze par papa khat khataye.
Papa: Neetu beta.
Tab yaad aayi ki papa bahar se aaye hai. Main sari baato ko apne dimaag se nikali aur fir darwaza kholkar bahar gayi. Bahar papa ko gale se laga kar boli: Papa, missed you.
Papa ko gale lagati hui main unke kandhe se peeche kitchen mein khade Akash ko dekhi. Uski nazar mere taraf hi thi. Ek pal ke liye mere chehre par gussa aaya use dekh. Par fir khud ko samjhayi aur usko apni ek muskaan de di.
Papa hatkar bole: Aa rahi thi to bataayi kyu nahi?
Main: Main sochi ki surprise dun sabko.
Papa: Chalo achcha hua tum bhi aa gaye. Mujhe to laga is saal ki New Year hum budhe budhi aur Bhawna akele ho jayenge.
Main: Ab to aap uski chinta na karo. Bhawna ka bhaai jo aa gaya hai.
Ye main thodi zor se boli ki Akash aur Bhawna kitchen se sun le. Woh mujhe sunte hi is taraf dekhne lage aur main unhe dekh muskura di. Meri jhooti muskaan ko dekh udhar se woh dono bhi muskura diye.
Papa: Are haan, Akash se mili kya tum?
Main Akash ke taraf dekhti hui papa se boli: Haan haan aur bohut achche se jaan pehchaan bhi karli.
Papa: Chalo ye to badiya hua. Chicken laya hai, aaj sab saath me dinner karenge.
Main: Haan kyu nahi, saat mein khayenge aur bohut kuch karenge bhi.
Meri baate sunn door kitchen mein khadi Bhawna aur Akash ke to chehre ke rang badal rahe the.
Papa: Aur haan Saaras unkle ke bete ki shaadi mein tum bhi aa jaana.
Main: Saaras unkle ke bete ki shadi fix ho gayi?
Tabhi maa bhi boli: Haan beta. Ham soch hi rahe the ki tumko bhi bulaaye par fir soche ki tum shayad apne sasural busy hogi. Par ab tum aa hi gayi hoto tum bhi chalna hamare saat.
Main: Haan theek hai mummy bilkul aaungi. Wayse ladki kaha se hai, kya karti hai.
Papa: Woh to pata nahi, woh udhar TV ke paas card hai usme naam hoga. Main haat muh dho kar aata hun.
Main: Theek hai main dekh lungi papa.
Papa apne kamre ko chale gaye. Bhaad mein gaya card dekhna abhi to mere mann mein kitchen mein khade Bhawna aur Akash par thi.
Main kitchen ko gayi aur boli: To Akash… aur sunao kuch.
Akash ek bar Bhawna ko dekha aur fir mujhe dekh bola: Main, ab main kya bolu?
Main apne nakhuno pe nakhoon ragadti hui boli: Haan ab raha hi kya bolne ko.
Akash: Ma.. hahaha, matlab?
Main: Nahi nahi, kuch nahi ayse hi boli, mazaak tha yaar tum ghabra kyu rahe ho?
Ye kahti hui maine uske peet par halke se maardi aur fir Bhawna se boli: To Bhawna kuch help chahiye kya?
Bhawna: Nahi nahi, tu ja araam se baith, main kar lungi.
Main: Jo bhi karogi mujhe bhi haat batane dena, akele akele kya maza? Kyu Akash, sahi bolina?
Akash: Aaa, main samjha nahi.
Main: Are kitchen ke kaam ki baat kar rahi hun yaar, tum kya soch rahe ho?
Akash: Ku kuch nahi, main bhi wahi bol raha tha.
Akash palat kar apne kaam karne laga mano use mujhse nazar hi nahi milana.
Bhawna bhi peet dikhaye khadi thi to main usse poochi: Aur Bhawna Shobha ka kya haal hai, kaysi hai woh?
Shobha ka naam sunte hi Bhawna ke saat Akash bhi palat kar dekha. Dono ke chehre ke rang safed pad chuke the. Main Akash ko dekh bhawro se kya hua ka ishara ki to woh kuch nahi ka ishara kar wapas ghum gaya.
Bhawna: Aa, woh theek hai, kyu? Kya hua, kyu poochi?
Main: Kal maa ko phone lagayi raat ko sone se pahle to woh bata rahi thi, ki tu kal uske yaha thi. Bas usi liye pooch liya.
Bhawna: Haan haan, kal woh akeli thi ghar pe to mujhe bula li.
Main: Akele? Woh kyu? Uska husband kaha gaya?
Bhawna: Woh… woh Mumbai gaya hai kuch kaam se. To Shobha ne mujhe bula liya.
Main: Aage bad kar Bhawna ki gand par cheeti kaat boli: Hmmm… dono saheliya kya kar rahe the kal, bolo bolo, girls night party, hahaha!
Meri baat ko mazaak samajh Bhawna boli: Hahaha, nahi nahi, yaar woh akeli thi na to bas sochi uske saat rahu kal.
Bhawna bhale has rahi thi par Akash ki to bolti band thi. Uski halat dekh main mann hi mann hass rahi thi. Jab samne wala jhoot bol raha ho aur hame sach pata ho to jhoot sunne ka bhi apna hi maza hota hai.
Shayad mere sawalo ke samne se Bhawna kayse bhi nikalna chahti thi. Woh turant boli: Main zara room jakar aati hun.
Main: Hmmm… ok, main kuch kar dun kya?
Bhawna: Hmmm… haan neeche se woh kadhayi nikalke stove pe rakh do. Main abhi aati hun.
Main: Hmm theek hai, main kar doongi.
Bhawna kuch na boli aur seedhe kitchen se nikal gayi. Yaha Akash to bilkul hi chup tha. Dheere dheere lessun chilta hua woh khud ko wyast dikha raha tha, ki kahi main kuch aur pooch na lun usse.
Main uske peeche se uske paas gayi aur boli: Zara hatna Akash, mujhe neeche se kadhaayi nikalni hai.
Woh thoda hata aur main jhuk kar neeche ki rack kholkar usme se kadhayi nikali. Jayse main uthi wayse hi dusri haat se uske short ke upar uske lund ko pakad li. Woh pakad kheechti hui main uthi aur dekhi to woh chaok kar mujhe dekh raha tha.
Main use chhor kar wapas hati aur boli: Kya hua?
Akash: Ku… Kuch nahi.
Main kadhayi ko counter par rakhi aur fir dubara uske lund ko pakadi aur adaao bhari aankho ke saat boli: Mera pakadna tumhe achcha nahi lagta kya? Agar ayse Bhawna karti to zyada pasand aata kya tumhe?
Akash: Ka… ka… kya matlab? Aap kya kah rahi ho?
Main zor se uske lund ko dabati hui boli: Mujhe sab pata chal gaya Akash, sab kuch.
Akash: Ahhh! Kya kya kah rahe ho aap mujhe kuch nahi samajh me aa raha.
Main uske lund ko kapde ke saat nichodkar dheere dheere hilakar boli: Mujhe pata hai ki tum Shobha ke kaon ho. Mujhe pata hai ki Bhawna tumhari didi nahi hai. Aur haan mujhe ye bhi pata hai ki kal sham tum, tumhari bhabhi Shobha aur Bhawna kya kar rahe the tumhare yaha.
Akash ke chehre par dard kam aur darr ka rang zyada chadh gaya aur woh bola: Par aap ko kayse pata?
Main Bhawna ke kamre par nazar daudaayi aur boli: Shhh! Main sab jaanti hun. Pata hai agar ye baat main papa mummy aur mere bhaiya se bata dun to kya hoga?
Akash: Nahi please, aysa mat karna.
Main: Tum to jaoge hi, aur saat mein tumhari nakli didi Bhawna bhi hamesha ke liye is ghar se bahar. Uski zindgi barbaad kar doongi main.
Ye kah kar main usse chhori aur aage boli: Par main aysa filhal nahi karungi.
Akash: Kya chahiye aapko?
Main uske gaal ko thap thapati hui boli: Time aane par bataungi tumse kya chahiye. Aur Bhawna ko tum nahi bataoge ki main sab jaanti hun, samjhe?
Akash: Kya, par kyu, tum chahti…
Uske tum bolte hi main use aankh uthakar dekh boli: Hmmm… tum?
Akash: Sorry sorry… aap. Aap kya chahti ho bataoto sahi.
Tabhi main dekhi ki Bhawna apne kamre se wapas aane lagi. Toh main dheemi awaaz mein Akash se boli: Shhh! Ab Bhawna ki zindagi tumhare hath mein hai Akash. Ab se tum wahi karoge jaysa main tumse kahungi. Warna soch lena.
To be continued.