Adultery Siyali Rajput: Ek Phool, Kaante Hazaar

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Bhairavnath Pradhan ki haveli se nikla toh uske hath mein wo kaali file thi, jo Siyali ke liye ek phanda banne wali thi. Uske dimaag mein Pradhan ki baatein goonj rahi thi, lekin nazron mein abhi bhi wahi gulabi suit mein lipti Siyali ki tasveer thi. Woh apni purani cycle par baith kar Panchayat Bhawan ki taraf nikal pada, raste bhar woh yahi soch raha tha ki Pradhan ke 'shikaar' karne se pehle wo is mithaas ka thoda zayka kaise le.

Idhar office mein sannata tha, par wo sannata sukoon wala nahi, balki kisi toofan se pehle ki khamoshi jaisa tha. Siyali files mein doobi hui thi, par use baar-baar apne peeche kisi ki bhari saanson ka ehsaas ho raha tha.

Bhiku, jo ab tak kone mein hone ka dhong kar raha bha, dhire se dabe paon Siyali ki kursi ke peeche aa khada hua. Siyali ne naye-naye dhang se dupatta odha tha, lekin baithne ki wajah se dupatta thoda sarak kar uske kandhe se niche utar gaya tha. Siyali ka badan naha kar nikla tha, isliye uski twacha (skin) par ek ajab si chamak aur narmi thi.

Bhiku ne upar se niche jhaanka. Siyali file par jhuki hui thi, jis wajah se uske kurte ka gala thoda dhila hokar aage ki taraf jhuk gaya tha. Bhiku ki tharki nigahein wahi ja thahri—Siyali ke un ubharon ki gehrayi mein, jo uske bheege hue baalon ki laton ke beech se saaf jhalak rahe the. Uske jism se aane wali perfume ki khushbu Bhiku ke dimaag par chadh rahi thi. Uska jee kiya ki woh wahin apna hath badhaye, par wo jaanta tha ki abhi waqt nahi aaya hai.

"Madam ji... chai laaun ya thanda piyengi?" Bhiku ne jaan-bujhkar bahut kareeb jhuk kar pucha.

Siyali buri tarah chaunk gayi. Usne jhat se apna dupatta sambhala aur kursi thodi aage khiskayi. "N-nahi Bhiku ji, kuch nahi chahiye. Aap please thoda door hokar baat kijiye."

Bhiku ne ek kutil (sly) muskan di. "Door kyun Madam? Hum toh aapke sevak hain. Aur aaj toh Pradhan ji bhi nahi hain... poora din humein saath hi toh bitana hai."

Panchayat Bhawan ke baahar dhoop tez ho chuki thi. Bhairavnath apni cycle lekar office ke thoda door hi ruk gaya. Kal raat ki sharab ka nasha toh utar gaya tha, par Siyali ke us gusse bhare chehre ki yaad abhi bhi dimaag mein thi. Usne socha, "Agar main abhi seedha gaya, toh wo chilla degi ya kisi ko bula legi. Pehle ise thoda narm karna padega."

Usne raste mein khade ek chhote ladke ko bulaya aur use file thama di. "Ae chhotu, ye file Madam ji ko de kar aa aur kehna ki Up-Pradhan ji ne bheji hai, unka koi kaam phans gaya hai isliye khud nahi aa paye."

Udhar office ke andar, Bhiku abhi bhi Siyali ki kursi ke peeche Mandra raha tha. Siyali bahut uncomfortable mehsoos kar rahi thi.

"Madam ji, aap tension mat lijiye," Bhiku ne thoda peeche hat-kar apne lehje ko ekdum shareef banate hue kaha, "Kal raat Bhairav ji ne jo kiya, wo bahut bura tha. Wo aadmi hai hi aisa. Main toh aapke saath hoon, yahan aapko kisi se darrne ki zaroorat nahi hai."

Siyali ne ek thandi saans li. Use laga shayad Bhiku uska humdard hai. "Shukriya Bhiku ji. Par mujhe laga tha yahan sab log itne bure nahi honge."

Bhiku ne dekha ki Siyali ki guard thodi kam ho rahi hai. Wo phir se file dikhane ke bahane thoda kareeb aaya. Is baar usne apna hath table par aise rakha ki uski ungliyan Siyali ke halke gulabi dupatte ke kone ko chhoo rahi thin. Siyali jab file ki taraf jhuki, toh uske badan se aati wahi chameli ki khushbu Bhiku ke dimaag ko sunn karne lagi. Bhiku ki nazrein Siyali ke khile hue badan par fisalne lagin, khaas kar uske kurte ke gale se jhakti wo gehrayi, jise wo peeche khade hokar nihar raha tha.

Tabhi wo ladka file lekar andar dakhil hua. "Madam ji, ye file Up-Pradhan ji ne bheji hai."

Siyali ne file li aur padhne lagi. Bhairavnath ne isme ek chhota sa note likha tha:

"Madam ji, kal raat ke liye maafi chahta hoon. Sharab mein hosh nahi tha. Ye gaon ke college ki bachat ka hisaab hai, aap dekh kar check kar lijiye, koi jaldi nahi hai."

Siyali ko thoda sukoon mila. Use laga ki shayad Bhairav pachtawa kar raha hai. Par ye Bhairav ka plan tha—pehle maafi maang kar jagah banana, aur phir dheere-dheere Siyali ke "sanskaron" ka fayda uthakar use apne jaal mein fasana.

Bhiku ne file ki taraf dekha aur dhire se Siyali ke aur kareeb jhuk gaya, itna kareeb ki uska kandha Siyali ke baazu se bas ek inch door tha. "Madam ji, is file mein bahut galtiyan lag rahi hain mujhe... shayad aapko meri madad chahiye hogi ise samajhne mein," Bhiku ne phusphusate hue kaha, uski nazrein ab Siyali ke hothon par thin.

Siyali ne file band ki. Uska dimaag ghum raha tha—figures mel nahi kha rahe the aur calculation mein bahut jhol tha. Use laga ki agar wo abhi in galtiyon ko nahi sudharti, toh pehle hi din uski kshamta par sawal uthenge.

"Bhiku ji?" Siyali ne dhire se awaaz di. Sannata tha.

Usne ghadi dekhi, Bhiku ko gaye hue das minute se upar ho chuke the. Siyali ne socha ki shayad wo baahar nikal gaya hoga. Wo apni kursi se uthi aur apne dupatte ko sahi karte hue baahar ki taraf badhi. Siyali ke badan ki khushbu ab poore kamre mein bas chuki thi.

Jaise hi wo peeche wale baramde ki taraf mudi, uski nazar bathroom ke adh-khule darwaze par padi. Wahan koi nahi tha, par tabhi use ehsaas hua ki koi use bahut gaur se dekh raha hai.

Siyali ne ghum kar dekha, toh uske hosh ud gaye. Bhiku wahan bathroom mein nahi tha, balki woh office ki khidki ke peeche, parde ki aad mein khada tha. Woh wahan se Siyali ke har ek move ko nihar raha tha. Bhiku ki nigahein Siyali ke un ubharon par thami thin jo chalne ki wajah se halka sa thirak rahe the. Uske chehre par ek aisi bhook thi jo Siyali ne pehle kabhi nahi dekhi thi.

Siyali ko dekh kar Bhiku ne jhat se rukh badla aur aise natak kiya jaise wo kachra saaf kar raha ho. "Ji Madam? Aapne bulaya?"

Siyali ka dil zor se dhadakne laga. "Bhiku ji, wo... mujhe college jana hai. Master Raghuvir ji se milna hai, rasta bata denge?"

Bhiku ke dimaag mein ek shaitani idea aaya. Woh jaanta tha ki college ka rasta purane khet aur jhaadiyon se hokar guzarta hai, jahan is waqt koi nahi hota.

"college? Bilkul Madam ji, chaliye main chhod aata hoon. Waise bhi dhoop tez hai, aap akeli rasta bhatak jayengi," Bhiku ne muskurate hue kaha, par uski muskan Siyali ke gale ke niche utarte pasine ki boond par tiki thi.

Siyali thoda hichkichayi, "Nahi, aap bas rasta bata dijiye, main chali jaungi."

"Are Madam, aap hamari afsar hain. Aapko akela chhodunga toh Pradhan ji meri khaal khinch lenge," Bhiku ne apna jhola uthaya aur Siyali ke itne paas aa gaya ki uska haath Siyali ke naram baazu se touch hote-hote bacha.

Siyali ko samajh nahi aa raha tha ki wo Bhiku par bharosa kare ya nahi, par file ki galtiyan use Master ji tak pahunchne par majboor kar rahi thin. Use nahi pata tha ki Bhiku use seedhe raste se nahi, balki us sunsaan pagdandi se le jaane wala hai jahan uska shikar karna aasaan ho.