Adultery RANGIN HAVELI (alternative thread)

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Manjula devi ne woh kali kapde ki chhoti potli haath mein li aur use gaur se dekha. Uske chehre par chinta aur utsukta dono thi. Potli bilkul halki thi, jaise andar kuchh sookhi jadi-bootiyan ya koi chhota sa taweez ho.

Manjula devi(thoda ghabraate hue) - "Baba ji, yeh kya hai? Kaise yeh meri bahu ko buri shaktiyon se bachaayega? Aur yeh gadbad kya hai haveli mein? Pata nahi kyun, par  kal raat se hi Archana bilkul alag si lag rahi thi.. jaise koi uske andar ghus gaya ho."

Ballu Baba (apni aankhon mein chamak laate hue, awaaz ko dheema aur gehra karte hue) - "Putri, yeh potli mein ek vishesh 'kaala til ka tel' hai, jise maine apne andar kaid shaitani aatmaon se hi taiyar karwaya hai. Is tel ko Archana ke maathe par lagao, aur uske pairon ke talvon par bhi thoda sa chhed do. Yeh tel uske sharir mein ghus kar us par chhaayi hui burai ko bahar nikaal dega... lekin yaad rakhna, yeh sirf bahar nikaalega nahi, balki us burai ko badla dega. Jo shakti us par haavi hai, woh ab Archana ke zariye hi apna mazaa legi... aur yeh haveli ke sabhi paap ko ujaagar karegi."

Manjula devi ki saansein tez ho gayi. Woh samajh rahi thi ki baat kuchh gehri hai, par woh apni bahu ko bachana chahti thi... ya shayad haveli ke raaz ko chhupana.

Manjula devi- "Theek hai baba ji... main abhi jaati hoon Archana ke kamre mein. Par agar yeh kaam na kare toh?"


Ballu Baba (muskurate hue, daant chamkaate hue) - "Toh phir niyati apna kaam karegi, putri. Niyati... jo sab kuchh tay karti hai. Ab jao, samay kam hai. Pushp arpan toh ho gaya, ab asli puja shuru hone wali hai."

Manjula devi ne potli ko apni anchal mein chhupa liya aur tezi se seedhiyon ki taraf badhi. Upar pahunchte hi usne dekha ki Archana ka kamra band hai. Bahar se hi awaaz aayi thi pehle – hasi, woh ajeeb si hasi jo Archana ki nahi lag rahi thi.

Manjula ne darwaza khatkhataya.

Manjula devi- "Archana beta, meri bahuraani .. darwaza kholo! Pushp arpan ho gaya, sab intezaar kar rahe hain. Kya ho gaya tumhe? Itni der kyun?"

Andar se pehle toh chuppi rahi, phir wohi ajeeb awaaz aayi – ab yeh Archana ki awaaz thi, par usmein ek ajeeb si masti thi.

Archana(andar se, halki hasi ke saath) - "Saasuma... aap fikar mat karo. Main aa rahi hoon... bas thoda sa taiyaar ho rahi hoon. Aap niche jaiye, main abhi aati hoon."

Manjula ko kuchh galat laga. Archana ki awaaz mein woh purani sharam nahi thi – balki ek aag si thi, jaise woh ab control mein nahi thi.

Tabhi andar se woh hasi phir se goonji – "Ha ha ha... meri pyaari saasuma... ab darwaza kholne ki koshish mat karna. Yeh darwaza ab sirf tabhi khulega jab main chahti hoon. Aur main... abhi bahut masti mein hoon."

Manjula ne darwaza dhakka diya, par woh nahi khula. Usne potli kholi aur tel ki shishi nikali. Usne socha – shayad abhi yeh kaam karna padega.

Par tabhi niche se Ballu Baba ki awaaz aayi – zor se, jaise poori haveli sun sake.

Ballu Baba - "Putri Manjula! Jaldi aao! Yeh tel ko pehle mere paas laao... main ismein ek mantra daal deta hoon. Warna yeh asar nahi karega!"

Manjula wapas mud gayi, par uske man mein shak tha. Kya yeh baba sach mein madad kar raha tha... ya yeh sab haveli ke paapon ko aur gehra karne ka naya tareeka tha?

Idhar kamre mein Archana akeli thi. Uske haathon mein ab tel nahi tha – woh sab saaf ho chuka tha. Woh mirror ke saamne khadi thi, apne aap ko niharti hui. Uske chehre par ek ajeeb si muskaan thi.

Archana(apne aap se baat karte hue, dheemi awaaz mein) - "Niyati... tu sahi kehti hai. Ab yeh haveli meri hai... aur iske sabhi mard... mere. Karim chacha toh bas shuruaat the. Ab asli khel shuru hoga."

Woh dheere se apne lehenge ko upar uthane lagi, jaise koi naya irada ban raha ho...

Ab aage kya hoga? Kya Manjula tel leke wapas aayegi? Kya Ballu Baba ka asli chehra saamne aayega? Ya Archana ab poori tarah niyati ke haathon mein hai?