Adultery Siyali Rajput: Ek Phool, Kaante Hazaar

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Mahaul ekdam garam tha, aur Bhairavnath ki hawas uski akal par haavi ho chuki thi. Woh Siyali ki taraf badha hi tha ki achanak uske kadam ladkhadaye. Desi sharab ka nasha aur umas (humidity) ne milkar uske dimaag par aisa asar kiya ki uska sar ghoom gaya.

Bhairavnath ka bhari jism dagmagaya aur woh handpump ke paas kichad mein girne hi wala tha ki tabhi andhere se Bhiku lapka.

Bhiku ne turant Bhairavnath ko baazuon se thama. Siyali darr ke maare ek kadam peeche hat gayi, uska dil itni zor se dhadak raha tha jaise seene se baahar nikal aayega. Uska geela kurta uske badan se chipka hua tha, aur thandi hawa lagte hi woh buri tarah kaanpne lagi.

"Arre... arre Bhairav bhaiya! Ye kya kar rahe ho?" Bhiku ne bade natakiye (dramatic) andaaz mein kaha, jaise woh abhi-abhi wahan pahuncha ho. Usne Siyali ki taraf ek gandi par chalaaki bhari nazar daali. "Madam ji, aap darr gayi kya? Bhaiya ko toh 'daura' padta hai kabhi-kabhi garmi ki wajah se. Upar se aaj kaam ka bojh zyada tha."

Siyali ki awaaz hi nahi nikal rahi thi. Woh bas apne bheege hue hathon se apne seene ko dhakne ki koshish kar rahi thi.

Bhiku ne Bhairavnath ko sambhala, jo abhi bhi nashe mein kuch badbad raha tha—"Saali... makkhan hai... makkhan..."

Bhiku ne baat kaat-te hue kaha, "Madam ji, aap andar jaiye. Bahar bahut kide-makode aur saamp nikalte hain raat ko. Main bhaiya ko inke ghar tak chhod aata hoon, bagal mein hi toh hai. Aap kundi kaskar band kar lijiye."

Siyali ne bina kuch kahe, wahan se apne kamre ki taraf daud laga di. Usne andar jaate hi darwaza band kiya aur lohe ki kundi chadhayi. Woh deewar se tik kar baith gayi, uski saansein phool rahi thin. Use laga ki Bhiku uska farishta bankar aaya, par woh masoom nahi jaanti thi ki Bhiku ne sirf isliye "help" ki kyunki woh nahi chahta tha ki Bhairavnath nashe mein sab kuch kharab kar de aur Siyali darr kar gaon chhod de.

Bahar, Bhiku ne Bhairavnath ko khatiya par patka. Bhairavnath toh behosh ho gaya, par Bhiku wahin ruk gaya. Usne apni jeb se bidi nikali aur use jalaya.

Usne Siyali ke kamre ki us jaali ki taraf dekha jahan se laaltain ki halki roshni baahar aa rahi thi. Uske dimaag mein Siyali ka woh geela roop, woh handpump ke paas jhukna, aur uski thar-tharati hui awaaz ghoom rahi thi.

"Aaj bhaiya gir gaye... par kal main nahi girunga," Bhiku ne mann hi mann socha aur ek lamba kash khincha.

Idhar, woh anjaan ladka jo andhere mein chhupa ye sab dekh raha tha, uski mutthiyan bhichi hui thin. Usne dekha ki kaise uski Mummy ke shikaari ab Siyali ke peeche hath dho kar pad gaye hain. Woh jaanta tha ki Bhiku, Bhairavnath se bhi zyada khatarnak hai kyunki woh "meetha zeher" hai.

Raat gehri hoti ja rahi thi. Siyali apne geele kapdon mein hi bed par dher ho gayi thi, thakan aur darr ne use tod diya tha. Par kya woh sach mein surakshit thi?

Subah ki pehli kiran jab us purane VIP guest room ki tooti hui khidki se andar aayi, toh nazaara kisi purani film ke dhundhle scene jaisa tha. Siyali, jo thakan aur darr ke maare kal raat apni geeli kameez mein hi so gayi thi, uske badan par suraj ki sunehri roshni ek chamakdar chaadar ki tarah phail gayi.

Siyali ne dheere se apni palkein kholi. Suraj ki garmi jab uske gore gaalon aur un nange baazuon par padi, toh usne ek gehri angrayi li. Uska kamsin badan, jo raat bhar us purane bed par thakan se choor tha, ab dhuein ki tarah narm aur lachila dikh raha tha. Uske bikhre hue baal uske chehre aur gardan par aise phaile the jaise kisi gulab par kaali ghatayein chha gayi hon.

Usne apne badan ki taraf dekha. Uska kurta, jo raat ko paani se bhiga tha, ab sookh kar uske badan par akad gaya tha. Raat ki umas aur paseene ne use jagah-jagah se chipka diya tha.

Lekin woh sukoon sirf chand seconds ka tha.

Jaise hi hosh poori tarah aaya, kal raat ki har ek ghatna uske dimaag mein kisi khatarnak thriller movie ki tarah ghoom gayi—Bhairavnath ka woh darinda roop.

Kal raat ka woh manzar—Bhairavnath ka woh sharab mein dhutt chehra aur uski hawas bhari aankhein—yaad aate hi Siyali ke rom-rom mein ek thandi si sihran daud gayi.

Darr ke maare uski saansein phoolne lagi thin, par tabhi uske dimaag mein Master Raghuvir ka chehra aaya. Unka woh shant swabhaav, unka Siyali ko beti kehkar bulana, aur woh Bullet ki ride... yeh yaad aate hi Siyali ke chand se chehre par thodi der ke liye sukoon ki laher chha gayi.

Usne socha, "Kam se kam Masterji toh hain yahan...."

Siyali bed se uthi. Uska badan thoda dukh raha tha. Usne khidki se bahar jhaanka. Bahar Panchayat Bhawan ka wahi viraan baramda tha. Siyali ne himmat jutayi aur socha ki use taiyar hona chahiye. Uska pehla official din tha, aur woh nahi chahti thi ki koi use kamzor samjhe.

Lekin tabhi, darwaze ke baahar se kisi ke qadmon ki aahat sunayi di.

"Thak... Thak... Thak..."

Siyali ka dil phirse zor se dhadakne laga. Kya woh Bhairavnath tha? Ya Bhiku? Usne darr ke maare apna bikhra hua dupatta uthaya aur jaldi se apne seene ko dhaka.