20-10-2025, 01:15 AM
Rasam khatam hote hi dholak ki awaaz band ho gayi aur Nani ne oonchi awaaz mein elaan kiya, "Chaliye sab log khane ke liye aa jaiye! Khana taiyaar hai!"
Bheed hili aur aangan ke doosre hisse mein lage buffet ki taraf badh chali. Biryani ki khushboo, kebabs ke sikne ki mehek aur korme ka masaledaar aroma hawa mein ghul gaya. Ammi bhi dusre relatives ke sath buffet ki aur badh chali. Main bhi us bheed ka hissa tha. Magar main last mein tha. Maine plate uthaya aur usmein khana liya.
Fir maine Ammi ko dhoondha. Woh Nani aur apni kuch door ki rishtedaar auraton ke saath ek gol table par baith chuki theen. Main tezi se unki taraf gaya aur unke bagal wali khaali kursi par baith gaya. Ammi ne mujhe dekha toh woh muskura din. "Aa gaya? Kuch aur laun tere kiye?"
"Nahi, main le loonga," maine kaha aur unke kareeb baitha raha.
Hum sab khana kha rahe the aur sath me baatein bhi kar rahe the. Nani mujhe chhed rahi theen, Mausi kuch pooch rahi theen. Ammi bhi is sab mein shaamil theen. Vishal apni alag table par, apne logon ke saath baitha tha. Sab kuch normal tha.
Tabhi ek Masi ne Ammi se kaha, "Aisha, zara Gulab Jamun toh lana, khatam ho gaye hain."
"Main laata hoon," main foran utha.
"Tu baith," Ammi ne mera haath daba kar kaha. "Main dekhti hoon." Aur woh uth kar chali gayin.
Main unhe jaate hue dekhta raha. Woh kitchen ke paas, catering waalon se baat kar rahi theen. Woh akele theen. Ek pal ke liye. Aur shayad Vishal ko bas ussi ek pal ka intezaar tha.
Maine dekha, woh apni table se plate le kar utha aur aise chalne laga jaise use bhi Gulab Jamun lena ho.
Woh Ammi ke paas pahuncha. Ammi ne use dekha toh chonk gayin. Usne Ammi se kuch kaha. Maine dekha Ammi ne 'na' mein sar hilaya, unke chehre par ghabrahat thi. Woh idhar-udhar dekh rahi theen.
Vishal ne apni jeb se phone nikala aur unke aage kar diya. Ammi ne phir se sar hilaya, lekin Vishal wahin data raha. Uske chehre par wahi besharam muskaan thi.
Fir Ammi ne ek aakhri baar bheed ki taraf dekha. Unhone jaldi se Vishal ke haath se phone liya, usme tezi se kuch type kiya, aur phone use wapas thama diya.
Yeh sab bees second mein ho gaya. Bees second mein mera sukoon, mera bharosa, sab kuch bikhar gaya.
Vishal ne phone apni jeb mein rakha, ek jeet bhari nigaah Ammi par daali aur wahan se chala gaya.
Aur main apni kursi par baitha, plate mein rakhi biryani ko dekhta raha, jo ab raakh jaisi lag rahi thi. Unke beech ki woh khamosh zabaan, ab awaaz ban chuki thi. Aur uss awaaz ne mere kaano mein pighla hua sheesha daal diya tha.
Ammi table par wapas aayin, unke haath mein Gulab Jamun ka bada sa bowl tha. Unka chehra aise shaant tha jaise kuch hua hi na ho. Unhone bowl table par rakha aur meri taraf dekhe bina apni kursi par baith gayin.
"Le Sahil, kha," unhone bowl meri taraf sarkaate hue kaha. Unki awaaz normal thi, lekin uske peeche ki kapkapahat main saaf sun sakta tha.
Maine koi jawab nahi diya. Meri nazar abhi bhi plate par hi tiki thi.
"Kya hua? Kha na" unhone dheere se poocha, sirf itna ki main hi sun sakun.
Unka sparsh, jo hamesha mujhe sukoon deta tha, aaj aag jaisa laga.
“kuch nahi Ammi…bhukh nahi hain” maine rukhe se jawab diya.
Table par ekdum sannata chha gaya. Nani, Masi, sab mujhe hairat se dekhne lage. Ammi ka chehra safed pad gaya. Unki aankhon mein dukh, ghabrahat aur ek an-kaha sawaal tha.
Isse pehle ki koi kuch kehta, mehmaano ke jaane ka silsila shuru ho gaya. Vishal aur uske saath aaye log bhi vida lene ke liye uthe.
Jaate-jaate, Vishal Nani ke paas aadaab karne aaya. Phir woh Ammi ke saamne khada hua. "Nani ji, aapki mehmaan-nawazi yaad rahegi. Har cheez... bohot meethi thi." Usne aakhri lafz kehte hue ek pal ke liye Ammi ke hothon ki taraf dekha.
Ammi kuch nahi bolin, bas nazrein fer li.
Main yeh sab dekhta raha. Mera khoon khaul raha tha. Jaise hi Vishal meri taraf haath milane ke liye badha, main bina kuch kahe wahan se uth gaya aur seedha apne kamre ki taraf chal diya.
Ghar dheere-dheere khaali ho gaya. Shor kam ho gaya, lekin mere andar ka toofan badhta ja raha tha.
Kuch der baad, darwaze par dastak hui. "Sahil?" Ammi ki awaaz thi.
Maine jawab nahi diya.
Darwaza dheere se khula. Woh andar aayin aur mere bed ke paas aakar baith gayin. Unhone mera haath pakadna chaha, lekin maine apna haath kheench liya.
"Sahil, kya baat hai beta?" unki awaaz mein dard tha. "Tum mujhse is tarah naraz kyun ho? Maine kuch kiya kya?"
Maine aankhein kholin aur unke chehre ko dekha. Woh masoomiyat se bhara chehra... kya yeh sab ek dhoka tha?
"Main thak gaya hoon, Ammi," maine be-rukhi se kaha. "Sona hai."
Unke chehre par chhayi ummeed bujh gayi. Unhone ek thandi saans bhari. "Theek hai," woh dheere se boleen aur uth kar apne bed ki taraf chali gayin.
Main karwat lekar unhe hi dekhta raha. Woh apne bed par baith gayin, unki peeth meri taraf thi. Ek pal ke liye kamre mein sirf humari saanson ki awaaz thi. Aur phir... ek halki si 'buzz' ki awaaz hui.
Ammi ne phone dekha. Main unka chehra nahi dekh paa raha tha, lekin unke kandhon ke halke se kaanpne se main samajh gaya ki woh muskura rahi hain. Unki ungliyan badi tezi se phone par chat rahi thi.Har 'tap' ki awaaz mere dil par hathode ki tarah lag rahi thi.
Kuch minute baad unhone phone rakha. "Main zara fresh hokar aati hoon," unhone kaha aur phone ko side table par charging ke liye laga diya.
Woh uth kar attached washroom mein chali gayi.Yeh mera mauka tha.
Mera dil zoron se dhadak raha tha, lekin mere jism mein ek ajeeb si phurti aa gayi thi. Main bed se utra aur unke phone ke paas gaya. Screen andheri thi. Main jaanta tha ki Ammi lock ke liye ek simple sa pattern istemal karti hain- L shape ka.
Meri ungliyan kaanp rahi theen jab maine screen par wahi 'L' banaya.
Ek 'click' ki awaaz hui. Phone unlock ho gaya.
Maine foran WhatsApp khola. Sabse upar 'Vishal' ka naam tha. Maine chat kholi. Upar uski display picture thi. Aur neeche messages ka silsila tha.
Vishal: Hi Aisha ji. Kaise ho.
Aisha: Hello. Itni jaldi yaad kar liya? Dopehar mein chain nahi hai?
Vishal: Aise hi baitha tha to socha yaad kar lun aapko.
Aisha: Ohhh…
Vishal: Aur batao. Kya kar rahe ho abhi…?
Aisha: Kuch nahi. Main bhi bus baithi hun…
Vishal: Nice…Ek baat kahun…? Aap bura to nahi manogi?
Aisha: Batao kya baat hai…
Vishal: Haldi mein aap bahut kamal lag rahi thi Aisha ji….Dulhan se zyada to aap beautiful lag rahi thi….
Aisha : Bus Bus han….jhuthi taarifein nahi….
Vishal: Such bol raha hun…Ma kasam…..
Aisha: Owwww….thanks….
Vishal: Arrey….thanks kis liye?....
Aisha: Sach bolne ke liye….
Vishal: Acha….yeh batao…haldi ke pics kab bhej Rahi ho?.....
Aisha: Sayema ke bhai ne li hain. Jab family group mein shar karega,tab bhej dungi……
Vishal: Family group mein woh nahi milega jo main dekhna chahta hoon.
Aisha: Aisa kya dekhna hai?
Vishal: Mujhe to bus aapki pic dekhni hai….bahut saari send karna…ek album banauga…
Aisha: Badmash….
Vishal: Arrey….ismein kya badmashi…..aap meri favourite ho…..
Aisha: bus bus….vishal ji…. Stop flirting han…..
Vishal : Flirting nahi….sach bol raha hun….. pata hai haldi ke waqt jab aapka dupatta niche fisal gaya tha….meri sans hi atak gayi thi……woh nazara puri zindagi yaad rahega mujhe….
Aisha : woh ek accident tha….
Vishal : par us accident me meri jaan le li thi….aapki cleavage par jo kala teel tha…use dekhkar mera dil itna zor se dhadak raha tha…mano kahin fatt na jaye….
Aisha: Ohhh….itna gaur se kaun dekhta hai?....
Vishal: Jo cheez hosh uda de, usse gaur se hi dekha jaata hai.
Aisha: Badtameez.
Vishal: Tameez se hi toh keh raha hoon. Uss peele rang mein aap... aag lag rahi theen. Bilkul. Haathon par haldi... aur aankhon mein woh chamak...
Vishal: Toh... shaam ko kya kar rahi ho?
Aisha: pre wedding party maan lo.Bahut sare guests….relatives…dawat…fun….
Vishal: cool….aur aap kya pahnogi?....
Aisha: Ek bohot sundar aur designer maroon aur gold salwar suit hai.
Vishal: Maroon... nahi. Black pehno.
Aisha: Black? Shaadi ke function mein? Log kya kahenge.
Vishal: Log toh kehte rahenge. Lekin black mein... aap jo lagogi... soch kar hi...
Aisha: Soch kar kya?
Vishal: Soch kar hi garmi badh rahi hai. Black aapke gore jism par alag hi chamkega.
Aisha: Tumhari baatein na...
Vishal: please Aisha ji meri baat maan lo….aur ek pic bhi share kar dijiyega…..
Aisha: Dekhti hoon.
Vishal: 'Dekhti hoon' nahi... 'bhejungi'. Kaho.
Aisha: Ziddi ho.
Vishal: Sirf aapke liye. Intezaar karunga, Aisha.
Aisha: Chalo…bahut kaam hai…Good afternoon.
Bheed hili aur aangan ke doosre hisse mein lage buffet ki taraf badh chali. Biryani ki khushboo, kebabs ke sikne ki mehek aur korme ka masaledaar aroma hawa mein ghul gaya. Ammi bhi dusre relatives ke sath buffet ki aur badh chali. Main bhi us bheed ka hissa tha. Magar main last mein tha. Maine plate uthaya aur usmein khana liya.
Fir maine Ammi ko dhoondha. Woh Nani aur apni kuch door ki rishtedaar auraton ke saath ek gol table par baith chuki theen. Main tezi se unki taraf gaya aur unke bagal wali khaali kursi par baith gaya. Ammi ne mujhe dekha toh woh muskura din. "Aa gaya? Kuch aur laun tere kiye?"
"Nahi, main le loonga," maine kaha aur unke kareeb baitha raha.
Hum sab khana kha rahe the aur sath me baatein bhi kar rahe the. Nani mujhe chhed rahi theen, Mausi kuch pooch rahi theen. Ammi bhi is sab mein shaamil theen. Vishal apni alag table par, apne logon ke saath baitha tha. Sab kuch normal tha.
Tabhi ek Masi ne Ammi se kaha, "Aisha, zara Gulab Jamun toh lana, khatam ho gaye hain."
"Main laata hoon," main foran utha.
"Tu baith," Ammi ne mera haath daba kar kaha. "Main dekhti hoon." Aur woh uth kar chali gayin.
Main unhe jaate hue dekhta raha. Woh kitchen ke paas, catering waalon se baat kar rahi theen. Woh akele theen. Ek pal ke liye. Aur shayad Vishal ko bas ussi ek pal ka intezaar tha.
Maine dekha, woh apni table se plate le kar utha aur aise chalne laga jaise use bhi Gulab Jamun lena ho.
Woh Ammi ke paas pahuncha. Ammi ne use dekha toh chonk gayin. Usne Ammi se kuch kaha. Maine dekha Ammi ne 'na' mein sar hilaya, unke chehre par ghabrahat thi. Woh idhar-udhar dekh rahi theen.
Vishal ne apni jeb se phone nikala aur unke aage kar diya. Ammi ne phir se sar hilaya, lekin Vishal wahin data raha. Uske chehre par wahi besharam muskaan thi.
Fir Ammi ne ek aakhri baar bheed ki taraf dekha. Unhone jaldi se Vishal ke haath se phone liya, usme tezi se kuch type kiya, aur phone use wapas thama diya.
Yeh sab bees second mein ho gaya. Bees second mein mera sukoon, mera bharosa, sab kuch bikhar gaya.
Vishal ne phone apni jeb mein rakha, ek jeet bhari nigaah Ammi par daali aur wahan se chala gaya.
Aur main apni kursi par baitha, plate mein rakhi biryani ko dekhta raha, jo ab raakh jaisi lag rahi thi. Unke beech ki woh khamosh zabaan, ab awaaz ban chuki thi. Aur uss awaaz ne mere kaano mein pighla hua sheesha daal diya tha.
Ammi table par wapas aayin, unke haath mein Gulab Jamun ka bada sa bowl tha. Unka chehra aise shaant tha jaise kuch hua hi na ho. Unhone bowl table par rakha aur meri taraf dekhe bina apni kursi par baith gayin.
"Le Sahil, kha," unhone bowl meri taraf sarkaate hue kaha. Unki awaaz normal thi, lekin uske peeche ki kapkapahat main saaf sun sakta tha.
Maine koi jawab nahi diya. Meri nazar abhi bhi plate par hi tiki thi.
"Kya hua? Kha na" unhone dheere se poocha, sirf itna ki main hi sun sakun.
Unka sparsh, jo hamesha mujhe sukoon deta tha, aaj aag jaisa laga.
“kuch nahi Ammi…bhukh nahi hain” maine rukhe se jawab diya.
Table par ekdum sannata chha gaya. Nani, Masi, sab mujhe hairat se dekhne lage. Ammi ka chehra safed pad gaya. Unki aankhon mein dukh, ghabrahat aur ek an-kaha sawaal tha.
Isse pehle ki koi kuch kehta, mehmaano ke jaane ka silsila shuru ho gaya. Vishal aur uske saath aaye log bhi vida lene ke liye uthe.
Jaate-jaate, Vishal Nani ke paas aadaab karne aaya. Phir woh Ammi ke saamne khada hua. "Nani ji, aapki mehmaan-nawazi yaad rahegi. Har cheez... bohot meethi thi." Usne aakhri lafz kehte hue ek pal ke liye Ammi ke hothon ki taraf dekha.
Ammi kuch nahi bolin, bas nazrein fer li.
Main yeh sab dekhta raha. Mera khoon khaul raha tha. Jaise hi Vishal meri taraf haath milane ke liye badha, main bina kuch kahe wahan se uth gaya aur seedha apne kamre ki taraf chal diya.
Ghar dheere-dheere khaali ho gaya. Shor kam ho gaya, lekin mere andar ka toofan badhta ja raha tha.
Kuch der baad, darwaze par dastak hui. "Sahil?" Ammi ki awaaz thi.
Maine jawab nahi diya.
Darwaza dheere se khula. Woh andar aayin aur mere bed ke paas aakar baith gayin. Unhone mera haath pakadna chaha, lekin maine apna haath kheench liya.
"Sahil, kya baat hai beta?" unki awaaz mein dard tha. "Tum mujhse is tarah naraz kyun ho? Maine kuch kiya kya?"
Maine aankhein kholin aur unke chehre ko dekha. Woh masoomiyat se bhara chehra... kya yeh sab ek dhoka tha?
"Main thak gaya hoon, Ammi," maine be-rukhi se kaha. "Sona hai."
Unke chehre par chhayi ummeed bujh gayi. Unhone ek thandi saans bhari. "Theek hai," woh dheere se boleen aur uth kar apne bed ki taraf chali gayin.
Main karwat lekar unhe hi dekhta raha. Woh apne bed par baith gayin, unki peeth meri taraf thi. Ek pal ke liye kamre mein sirf humari saanson ki awaaz thi. Aur phir... ek halki si 'buzz' ki awaaz hui.
Ammi ne phone dekha. Main unka chehra nahi dekh paa raha tha, lekin unke kandhon ke halke se kaanpne se main samajh gaya ki woh muskura rahi hain. Unki ungliyan badi tezi se phone par chat rahi thi.Har 'tap' ki awaaz mere dil par hathode ki tarah lag rahi thi.
Kuch minute baad unhone phone rakha. "Main zara fresh hokar aati hoon," unhone kaha aur phone ko side table par charging ke liye laga diya.
Woh uth kar attached washroom mein chali gayi.Yeh mera mauka tha.
Mera dil zoron se dhadak raha tha, lekin mere jism mein ek ajeeb si phurti aa gayi thi. Main bed se utra aur unke phone ke paas gaya. Screen andheri thi. Main jaanta tha ki Ammi lock ke liye ek simple sa pattern istemal karti hain- L shape ka.
Meri ungliyan kaanp rahi theen jab maine screen par wahi 'L' banaya.
Ek 'click' ki awaaz hui. Phone unlock ho gaya.
Maine foran WhatsApp khola. Sabse upar 'Vishal' ka naam tha. Maine chat kholi. Upar uski display picture thi. Aur neeche messages ka silsila tha.
Vishal: Hi Aisha ji. Kaise ho.
Aisha: Hello. Itni jaldi yaad kar liya? Dopehar mein chain nahi hai?
Vishal: Aise hi baitha tha to socha yaad kar lun aapko.
Aisha: Ohhh…
Vishal: Aur batao. Kya kar rahe ho abhi…?
Aisha: Kuch nahi. Main bhi bus baithi hun…
Vishal: Nice…Ek baat kahun…? Aap bura to nahi manogi?
Aisha: Batao kya baat hai…
Vishal: Haldi mein aap bahut kamal lag rahi thi Aisha ji….Dulhan se zyada to aap beautiful lag rahi thi….
Aisha : Bus Bus han….jhuthi taarifein nahi….
Vishal: Such bol raha hun…Ma kasam…..
Aisha: Owwww….thanks….
Vishal: Arrey….thanks kis liye?....
Aisha: Sach bolne ke liye….
Vishal: Acha….yeh batao…haldi ke pics kab bhej Rahi ho?.....
Aisha: Sayema ke bhai ne li hain. Jab family group mein shar karega,tab bhej dungi……
Vishal: Family group mein woh nahi milega jo main dekhna chahta hoon.
Aisha: Aisa kya dekhna hai?
Vishal: Mujhe to bus aapki pic dekhni hai….bahut saari send karna…ek album banauga…
Aisha: Badmash….
Vishal: Arrey….ismein kya badmashi…..aap meri favourite ho…..
Aisha: bus bus….vishal ji…. Stop flirting han…..
Vishal : Flirting nahi….sach bol raha hun….. pata hai haldi ke waqt jab aapka dupatta niche fisal gaya tha….meri sans hi atak gayi thi……woh nazara puri zindagi yaad rahega mujhe….
Aisha : woh ek accident tha….
Vishal : par us accident me meri jaan le li thi….aapki cleavage par jo kala teel tha…use dekhkar mera dil itna zor se dhadak raha tha…mano kahin fatt na jaye….
Aisha: Ohhh….itna gaur se kaun dekhta hai?....
Vishal: Jo cheez hosh uda de, usse gaur se hi dekha jaata hai.
Aisha: Badtameez.
Vishal: Tameez se hi toh keh raha hoon. Uss peele rang mein aap... aag lag rahi theen. Bilkul. Haathon par haldi... aur aankhon mein woh chamak...
Vishal: Toh... shaam ko kya kar rahi ho?
Aisha: pre wedding party maan lo.Bahut sare guests….relatives…dawat…fun….
Vishal: cool….aur aap kya pahnogi?....
Aisha: Ek bohot sundar aur designer maroon aur gold salwar suit hai.
Vishal: Maroon... nahi. Black pehno.
Aisha: Black? Shaadi ke function mein? Log kya kahenge.
Vishal: Log toh kehte rahenge. Lekin black mein... aap jo lagogi... soch kar hi...
Aisha: Soch kar kya?
Vishal: Soch kar hi garmi badh rahi hai. Black aapke gore jism par alag hi chamkega.
Aisha: Tumhari baatein na...
Vishal: please Aisha ji meri baat maan lo….aur ek pic bhi share kar dijiyega…..
Aisha: Dekhti hoon.
Vishal: 'Dekhti hoon' nahi... 'bhejungi'. Kaho.
Aisha: Ziddi ho.
Vishal: Sirf aapke liye. Intezaar karunga, Aisha.
Aisha: Chalo…bahut kaam hai…Good afternoon.


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