Rakhtranjit Anurakrti -22
Update:-22
Kasak bina ruke ek sans me apni baat kah gayi….. Shocked,
shocked, shocked…. Sab ke sab shocked ho gaye…. Jaise abhi-abhi kisi ne pure
khanḍan ko “statue” kah diya ho… jo jis mudra me the, muh khole ussi mudra me
khaḍe, bas apne-apne gardan ghuma kar ek dusre ko dekh rahe the….
Himanshu….. Itna baḍa fareb, itna baḍa dhokha. Ye kya film
chal rahi hai, aur hum sab kya nautanki wale haiṅ, jo bhaḍe ka pati uṭha layi.
Humne tumhe support kiya, aur tumne uss ka ye sila diya. Bharosa thoḍa hai
Jivisha tumne humara, bharos….
Itne me Priya, Jivisha ko ek thappaḍ lagati…. “Tumhe sharm
nahi aayi aisa karte”.
Himanshu…. Koi kuch nahi bolega, sab log apne-apne kamre me
jao. Tumne humara viswas toḍa hai Jivisha. Aur tum mr fraud, kitne paise ki
deal hui thi Jivisha se, wo paise uṭhao aur chalte bano yahaṅ se.
Nischal…. Ram, ram uncle ji. Main bikau nahi huṅ. Chalta huṅ
main…
Nandni…. Nischal itni raat ko kahaṅ jaoge….
Nischal…. Yahaṅ jab aaya tha to akela he aaya tha…. Thanks
Nandni.
Nischal uss ghar se chala gaya. Uss ghar ka mahol kafi
shant-shant ho gaya. Ek khamosh si raat ho jaise, jise sab aakhon me kaṭ rahe
the. Jivisha ke natak se aaj tak sab hase he the, lekin pahli baar sab dil se
roye the.
Har toofan kuch der ke liye aata hai aur fir un kuch he paloṅ
me bahut kuch tabah kar ke chala jata hai. Jivisha ke sath bhi aisa he kuch
hua. Uss ne palaṭ kar ek baar bhi Kasak se ye nahi pucha ki uss ne sab ko
sachai kyoṅ bata diya. Wo sayad samjh chuki thi ki aaj na kal… kabhi na kabhi
iss jhuṭh se parda uṭh jata, aur jab kabhi bhi ye parda uth’ta, aalam yahi hona
tha.
Waqt bit’ta gaya, log normal huye par uss toofan ka asar sab
ki zindagiyoṅ me aa chuka tha. Jivisha se sabhi log lagbhag kate-kate se rahne
lage. Aur fir Himanshu ne ye tay kiya ki Jivisha ki shadi ussi ladkey se dobara
karwayi jaye. Issi silsile me Himanshu ne apne dost Punaya aur uss ke bete
Shresh ko kal apne ghar bulaya.
Raat ka waqt, Jivisha aur Kasak apne kamre me leti hui thi,
tabhi wahan Abhinash aaya. Usne darwaza knock kiya, Jivisha darwaze par aayi
aur Abhinash ko dekhti puchne lagi….. “kya hua bhaiya”
Abhinash ek tak Jivisha ko dekhta raha, aur dekhte he dekhte
uss ke aanshu chhalak aaye. Apne bhai ko achanak rote dekh Jivisha ko kuch
samjh me nahi aaya, wo uss ke aanshu pochhte puchne lagi… “kya hua bhai”
Abhinash….. Tu khamosh bilkul achhi nahi lagti. Jo ho gaya
usse bhul ja na…
Jivisha….. Achhi he huṅ main bhaiya, aap itna senty kyoṅ ho
rahe haiṅ. Maine jo kiya uss ke liye main yahi deserve karti huṅ. Jaeye aap so
jaeye.
Abhinash, Jivisha ke sir par hath ferte…. “chahe kuch bhi ho
jaye main tumhari haṅsi wapas lauṅga.…. Filhaal to ye shadi nahi ho sakti, aur
tab tak nahi jab tak ki tum wahi khili hui Jivisha na ho jao jaisa pahle thi.
Chalta huṅ main ab.
Abhinash ki bateṅ sun kar usse bhi rona aa gaya. Jivisha
apne aanshu chhipati chupchap apne bistar me chali gayi. Bistar par Kasak bhi
leti thi jo khamoshi se dono bhai-bahan ki bateṅ sun rahi thi. Kasak raat ko
aur gahra aur andhere hone ka intzar karne lagi.
Lagbhag 2 hafte ho gaye the Nischal ko ghar chhore. Nischal
aur Nandni tab se sath me he the. Nandni ko ab bhi samjh me nahi aa raha tha ki
aakhir uss din ye sab hua kaise… wo baar-baar Nischal se kahti ki usse Jivisha
se ek baar baat kar leni chahiye. Aur Nischal har baar ek he jawab deta…. “Main
he jabardasti uss ki life me ghusa tha, ab sari bateṅ khatam hai… main bas ab
wapas jana chahta huṅ”
Iss ghaṭna ke baad se Nischal ab sirf apne grah par wapas
lauṭne ka soch raha tha. Raat ke takriban 2 baje honge, jab wo Puṇe ke kisi
gali me bhaṭak raha tha, aur ye soch raha tha ki kaise apne device ko fir se
active kar le. Jab se Jivisha uss ke life se gayi thi, jitna karib wo uss
device ko active karne liye pahuncha tha, ab uss se kahin jyada dur ho chuka
tha…
Nischal saḍak par chalte huye ek cane ko laaṭ marta…. “Sali
apni zindgi bhi aisi he ṭhokaroṅ me hai… kabhi udhar se usne laaṭ maar kar
idhar mujhe fek diya, to kabhi idhar se kisi ne laaṭ mar kar udhar fek diya”.
Nischal apne upar he hasta bas chala ja raha tha…. Na to koi
khyal tha aur na he koi soch, bas raat ke andhere me chala ja raha tha… tabhi
achanak unhi saḍkoṅ par usse laga ki Kasak ja rahi hai. Nischal, wo to bilkul
shocked ho gaya….
Kasak bari teji se aage baḍh rahi thi sath me idhar-udhar
najar bhi daura rahi thi, kahin usse koi dekh to nahi raha. Andheri galiyoṅ se
hoti hui wo Shresh ke ghar pahunch gayi. Ghar me pahuṅchte he usne apne sir se
kapḍa haṭaya…..
Nischal baḍe he atihat se Kasak ka picha karte uss ghar tak
pahunch chuka tha. Kisi ko bhi aabhash nahi tha ki Nischal, Kasak ka pichha
karte yahaṅ tak pahunch gaya hai…. Kasak jaise he wahan pahuṅchi, usse kuch
logoṅ ne gher liya.
Aapas me sab logoṅ ki kya bateṅ ho rahi thi kuch pata nahi
chal raha tha. Kasak thodi der wahan ruki, sab se kuch bateṅ ki aur wapas laut
gayi. Nischal ne iss baar Kasak ka picha na karte huye uss ghar ko achhe se dekhne
laga…..
Jald he wo pure ghar ki janch-paṛtal karne ke baad wahan se
bahar nikla aur sidha Nandni ke pass pahunch gaya. Raat ke takriban 3 baje,
Nandni aaram se apne bistar me leti thi. Nischal uss ke kandhe ko hila kar
jagane laga…. Nandni chaunki…. “Bhut, bhut, bhut” chillati wo uṭh kar baiṭh
gayi.
Nischal…. Arre main huṅ Nischal shant ho jao….
Nandni pahle to butt ban kar Nischal ko ghuri, fir khud ki
haalat ka gyan hua…. Wo apne sine ko hathoṅ se cover karti… “Gadhe, bhago yahaṅ
se… tamij nahi tumhe ki raat ko kisi laḍki ke kamre aise chori se nahi aate”
Nischal….. Haaṅ ṭhik hai, waise bhi jo tum chhipa rahi ho,
net par bahut khula dekha hai… aur haaṅ mujhe tum me waise bhi koi interest
nahi. Lekin tum kyoṅ ye bhul jati ho ki yahaṅ koi laḍka bhi rahta hai. Aise
adh-nang ho kar to soya na karo.
Nandni…. Nischal ab chup ho jao, warna main tumhara sir toḍ
duṅgi.
Nischal…. Achha khud ko ṭhik karo, mujhe tum se kuch jaroori
baat karni hai…
Nandni…. Haaṅ bolo main sun rahi huṅ….
Nischal…. Kewal kuch kahna hota to main subah tak ruk sakta
tha, kuch dikhna bhi hai…
Nandni, ghaṛi me waqt dekhti….. “Abhi, iss waqt… tumhe mujhe
kuch dikhana hai. Pagal ho gaye ho, jao mujhe sone do, subah baat karenge”.
Nischal…. Haaṅ, abhi aur iss waqt tumhe chalna hai… ab chalo
bhi, subah tak nahi ruk sakta.
Nandni…. Main kahin nahi jane wali, mujhe abhi sona hai,
good night. Tum bhi jao.
Itna bol kar Nandni ne apne upar chadar ḍala aur aakhen band
kar ke so gayi. Nischal usse teen char bar joṛ-joṛ se hilaya, par wo jarra bhi ṭas
se mas nahi hui. Mahol shant ho gaya tha. Thoḍa waqt intzar karne ke Nandni
chain ki sans leti chadar se muh bahar nikal kar dekhne lagi….
Dekhte he usse rone jaisa man karne laga….. Nischal ṭhik uss
ke aakhon ke samne khadey ho kar balti me pani liye tha…. “Nandu aakhri baar
kah raha huṅ uṭh jao warna main pani dal duṅga”
Nandni, ṭhunakti hui…. “Unnhhhhhh, hunnnnnn, hunnnnnn….
Mammiiiii”
Nischal….. Chacha, mama, fufa tau… sab raste me kar lena, ab
chalo…
“Chhapaak” aur apni baat bol kar Nischal ne uss ke upar pani
dal diya….”Kamina kahin ka, uth to rahi thi main, fir pani kyoṅ ḍale. Ab bahar
jaoge, to na main taiyar ho kar hall me aauṅgi”
Nischal….. Party me nahi jana hai jo taiyar ho kar aaogi…
jaldi se kapdey dalo aur bahar aao… 5 min se jyada waqt laga to main ander aa
jauṅga….
“Ajib musibat hai” … kahti hui Nandni washroom me gayi aur
Nischal bahar hall me chala aaya… 10 min ke baad Nandni bhi hall me aayi aur
kafi ġussa dikhati…. “Chalo, kahaṅ marne chalna hai”
Nischal, Nandni ko le kar ussi gali me chal diya jis gali se
Kasak gujri thi. Colony ke aakhri me ek baḍa sa makan tha. Nischal, Nandni ko le
kar uss makan me pichhe se dakhil hone wala tha…
Nandni, fusfusati…. “Hum yahaṅ kya chori karne aaye haiṅ”
Nischal….. Shiiiiiiiiiii ! Jarra bhi awaz mat karna… yahiṅ
tumhe kuch dikhana hai…
Nandni…. Ṭhik hai ander chalte haiṅ… lekin main itni uṅchi
diwar kaise kuduṅgi, iss ke upar to bar bhi laga hai.
Nandni bol kar Nischal ko dekhne lagi… Nischal muskurate
huye Nandni se kaha…”Tumhare urrne ka samay aa gaya hai” …. Nandni jab tak
Nischal ke batoṅ ko samjh pati tab tak uss ke muh par tight rumal bandh gaya
tha aur Nischal ne usse kisi ball ki tarah hawa me uchhal kar uss paar fenk
diya.
Ander se Nandni chinkh aur chilla rahi thi. Khud ko jamin
par girte dekh uss ki aakhen band ho gayi… aur jab aakhen khuli to wo Nischal
ke gode me safely land kar chuki thi…
Nandni ki chatiyaṅ bare joṛ se upar niche ho rahi thi… bina
kuch soche wo Nischal ko joṛ-joṛ se marne lagi. Wo chikhna to chahti thi, par
Nischal ne usse apne muh ka kapḍa haṭane nahi diya. Kuch der baad jab wo normal
hui to Nischal ne uss ka muh khola…
Nandni, fusfusati….. “Kaminey mera heart-aatack ho jata, tum
ek jasoos si laḍki ke sath aisa kaise kar sakte ho”,
Nischal…. Itihas gawah hai ki aaj tak kabhi kisi ko lady ko
heart-attack nahi hua, chaho to net par check kar lena. Chaleṅ ab concentrate
kare apne kaam par…
Dono aage baḍhne lage.. Nandni…. “Bahut jyada gyan lene lage
ho tum aaj kal enternet se”
Nischal, apne hathoṅ se ishara karte…. “Ab hume uss 2 manzil
upar, wahan ki chhat par jana hai”…
Nandni, apna sir upar karti…. “No, no, no, Nischal tum fir
se wahi karne ki sochna bhi mat. Main koi ball nahi… iss baar heart attack
pakka hai”….
Nischal ne iss baar bhi kuch na suna, Nandni ke aaṅkh, muh
sab bandhe.. aur jab iss baar Nischal ne Nandni ko uchhala to uṅchai 4 manzil
ki thi. Upar se niche girte waqt Nandni ko aisa lag raha tha jaise wo niche ja
rahi hai aur uss ke praṇ upar, lekin iss baar bhi Nandni safely land hui thi.
Bhar pet galiyaṅ, laaṭ aur baat kahne ke baad Nandni shant
ho gayi aur Nischal usse siḍhiyoṅ ke raste se niche utar kar ek kabaḍ room me
le gaya…. Saran si badbu, dhul miṭṭi….. “Nischal tum mujhe itna risk me dal kar
yahaṅ kyoṅ laye ho.. ye kabaḍ dikhane”
Nischal, Nandni ke hotoṅ se apni ungli laga kar…
“shiiiiiiii” karne laga aur hathoṅ se ishara karte kaha…. “Udhar dekho” Nischal
jis ore ishara kar raha tha, uss ore dekh kar to Nandni ke hosh urr gaye…
“Nischal, ye yahaṅ kya kar rahi hai”
“Nandni, yahaṅ bahut sare sawal tumhe milenge. Mujhe
kuch-kuch bateṅ samjh me to aa rahi hai, lekin kuch-kuch bateṅ nahi. Kuch log
aur bhi haiṅ yahaṅ par sayad unhe tum pahchan sako. Chalo tumhe dikhata huṅ”