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Bus ke rukte hi dheere dheere karke sabhi uthh gaye. Sabhi ne idhar udhar dekha... Anjali ne sunil se mukhatib hokar apni aankhein malte huye kaha," kya huaa?? Bus kyun rok di...?"
"bus kharaab ho gayi hai.. Madam... Ab ye subah hi chalegi....! Abhi to mistri milega nahi....." driver ne aagey aa chuki kavita ko ghoorte huye kaha...
Takreeban sabhi ladkian jo pahli baar manali ke tour par aayi thi... Udas ho gayi... Wo jaldi se jaldi manali jana chahti thi... Par kum se kum ek ladki aisi thi... Jo iss mouke ka fayda uthhana chahti thhi...'kavita!' usne katil nigahon se rakesh ko dekha... Par rakesh ka dhyan ab nisha ko kuchh kahkar khilkhila rahi gouri par tha... Sunil aur tough aas paas ka jayja lene niche utarey... Unke sath hi anjali aur pyari madam bhi utar gayi... Kavita ne rakesh ko kohni mari aur niche utar gayi... Rakesh ishara samajh gaya... Wo bhi neeche utar gaya... Dheere dheere sabhi ladkiyan aur driver conductor bhi bus se utar gaye... Aur door taaron ki tarah timtima rahe chhoti chhoti bastiyon ke balbs ko dekhne lagey... Kahin door gaanv mein diwali si dikh rahi thi... Jagah jagah toliyon mein ladkiyon samet kambal audhey sabhi bahar hi baithh gaye... Ab ye tay ho gaya tha ki bus subah thheek hokar hi chalegi.... Gouri baar baar rakesh ki aur dekh rahi thi... Ab tak usko diwano ki tarah ghoor rahe rakesh ka dhyan ab uss par na tha... Thhodi der pahle tak rakesh ko apni aur dekhte pakar nisha ke kaan mein usko jane kya kya kah kar hansne wali gouri ab vichlit ho gayi... Ladkiyon ki yahi to aadat hoti hai.... Jo usko dekhe wo lafanga... Aur jo na dekhe wo mano nahi hota banda(mard).... Ab gouri lagataar uski aur dekh rahi thi... Par rakesh ka dhyan to kuchh lene dene ko taiyaar baithi kavita par tha... Gouri ne dekha; rakesh ne kavita ko haath se kuchh ishara kiya aur neeche ki aur chal pada... Dheere dheere... Sab se chhupte huye... Gouri ki najar kavita par padi... Uske man mein kuchh na kuchh jaroor chal raha tha... Apni toli mein baithkar bhi wah kisi ki baton par dhyan nahi de rahi thhi.... Wah baar baar pichhe mudkar andhere mein gayab ho chuke rakesh ko dekhne ki koshish kar rahi thhi..... Aakhirkar wo aaram se uthhi aur saheliyon se boli...," Main to bus mein jaa rahi hoon sone..."
Gouri sath hi uthh gayi," chalo main bhi chalti hoon!"
"to tuhi chali ja..." Kavita gusse se boli thi...
Gouri ko visvas ho gaya ki jaroor kavita rakesh ke pichhe jayegi... ," arey main to majak kar rahi thi..!"
Kavita ko ab uthhte huye sharam aa rahi thhi... Par choot ki thhanak ne usko thhodi si besharmi dikhane ko vivas kar diya... Wo angadayi si lekar uthhi aur road ke dusri taraf... Bus ke darwaje ki aur chali gayi.... Gouri ka dhyan usi par tha.... Sadak par kafi andhera tha... Par kyunki gouri ne bus ke peechhe apni aankhein gada rakhi thi... Usko kambal audhe ek saya sadak par jata dikhayi diya.... Gouri ko yakeen tha wo kavita hi thi...
Gouri bhi dheere se uthhi aur wahan se sarak kar bus mein ja chadhi.... Kavita wahan nahi thi..... Usko poora yakeen ho gaya tha ki kavita aur rakesh ab jaroor game khelenge.... Gouri sunil aur anjali ka live match to dekh na saki thhi... Par live match dekhne ka chance uska yahi poora ho sakta thaa... Usne dono ko rangey hathho pakad kar apni hasrat poori karne ki yojna banayi... Aur udhar hi chal di.... Jidhar usko wo saya jata dikhayi diya thha.....
Udhar unse dusri disha mein driver thhodi hi doori par kavita ka munh band karke usko ghaseet-ta sa le ja raha thha... Waise to kavita ko usse chudayi karwane mein bhi koyi samasya nahi thhi.... Par ek to anjaan jagah uss par aadmi bhi anjaan... Wo dari huyi thhi....
Jidhar gouri saya dekhkar gayi thhi... Usse bilkul dusri disha mein kafi door le jakar driver ne uske munh se haath hata liya... Lekin wo usko ek haath se majbooti se pakde huye tha...
Kavita kasmasayi...," chhod do mujhe... Yahan kyun le aaye ho?" par uski aawaj mein virodh utna bhi na tha jitna ek kunwari ladki ko apne ho sakne wale balatkaar se pahle hota hai...
Driver ne lagbhag gidgida kar kaha," hi! Meri rani! Ek baar bus daba kar dekh lene do... Main tumhe jaane dunga.."
"Nahi.. Mujhe abhi chhodo...!" mujhe jaane do"... Driver ko gidgidate dekh kavita mein thhodi si himmat aa gayi aur nakhre dikhane lagi... Waise uske liye to rakesh aur driver mein koyi fark nahi tha... Aakhir louda to dono ke hi paas thha.....
(To be continued...)
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