16-03-2026, 07:03 PM
(This post was last modified: 16-03-2026, 09:13 PM by JAWANI007. Edited 2 times in total. Edited 2 times in total.)
Saurabh ki baat sunte hi dining table par ek pal ke liye sannaata chha gaya, sabki nigahein us laal bag par tik gayi thin. Krutika jab kamre se bahar nikli, toh usne pura bag hi apne kandhe par latka rakha tha.
Saurabh use dekhte hi hans pada aur chiddhate hue bola, "Arre waah! Tujhe ek file laane ke liye bheja tha aur tu toh poora bag hi utha layi? Chal, la idhar."
Saurabh ne bag apne paas rakha aur usme se badi nazaakat se ek chamchamati hui file nikali. Usne Shatakshi ki taraf dekha, jiski aankhon mein is waqt hazaaron sawal tair rahe the.
Saurabh: "Shatakshi, tumhe yaad hai? Shaadi ke waqt maine tumse ek waada kiya tha... ki tumhari mehnat aur tumhare sapnon ko main kabhi tootne nahi doonga. Tum hamesha se ek bade aur behtar college mein padhana chahti thi na?"
Darasal, Shatakshi ka bachpan se hi sapna tha ki wo sirf ek teacher na bane, balki ek aise muqaam par pahunche jahan uski kabliyat ki pehchan ho. Shaadi se pehle se hi wo bacho ko padhane ka shauk rakhti thi aur isi junoon ki wajah se wo shaadi ke baad bhi ek private college mein primary teacher ke taur par kaam kar rahi thi.
Uske in-laws ne bhi kabhi use roka nahi, balki hamesha hausla badhaya. Par Shatakshi ka dil kisi bade aur prestigious college mein padhane ke liye tarasta tha, jiske liye wo chup-chap taiyari aur interviews deti rehti thi.
Apni bhabhi ki isi lagan aur mehnat ko dekh kar hi toh Krutika ne bhi zindagi mein independent banne ka faisla kiya tha. Krutika ke liye Shatakshi sirf ek bhabhi nahi, uska "role model" thi.
Saurabh ne file kholi aur ek letter nikaalte hue kaha, "Shatakshi, tumhara sapna sach ho gaya hai! Is shehar ke sabse bade aur prestigious college mein tumhara selection ho gaya hai. Ye wahi college hai jahan bade-bade gharanon ke bache padhne aate hain, aur iski kayi branches hain... ek branch toh hamare ghar ke kaafi kareeb bhi hai!"
Ye khabar sunte hi Shatakshi jaise thithak gayi. Uske chehre par pehle hairani aayi aur phir wo khushi ke maare jaise uchhal padi. Uske gulabi hothon par ek aisi muskurahat khili jo usne khud bhi shayad pehle kabhi mehsoos nahi ki thi.
Shatakshi (khushi mein doobte hue): "Saurabh ji... kya ye sach hai? Mera matlab... sach mein mera selection ho gaya?"
Usne kapkapaate hathon se wo letter pakda. Uske nahaaye hue sange-marmar jaise badan mein jaise ek nayi urja (energy) daud gayi thi. Pink saree mein wo is waqt khushi se itni chamak rahi thi ki Saurabh hi nahi, balki table par baithe Sasur ji bhi unhe takte reh gaye.
Wahin khadi Krutika apni bhabhi ki khushi dekh kar ek pal ke liye sab kuch bhul gayi—wo kal raat ka laal lamp, wo chumban, wo bechaini... sab kuch peeche chhoot gaya. Usne turant aage badhkar Shatakshi ko gale laga liya.
Ghar ka mahaul is waqt jashn jaisa ho gaya tha.
Saurabh ki mummy ki aankhon mein khushi ke aansu aa gaye aur wo turant ghar ke mandir ki taraf bhaagin taaki bhagwan ka shukriya ada kar sakein. Saurabh abhi bhi us laal bag mein jhuka hua kuch zaroori saamaan nikaal raha tha, uske chehre par ek sukoon bhari muskurahat thi.
Shatakshi ki khushi ka toh thikaana hi nahi tha. Jab usne Krutika ko gale se lagaya, toh dono nanad-bhabhi ki dosti aur bhi gehri dikh rahi thi. Krutika bhi apni bhabhi ke liye behad khush thi, use lag raha tha ki poora parivaar aaj ek saath itna khush hai.
Lekin khushi ke us gubaare mein Shatakshi itni madhosh thi ki usne bina soche-samjhe, jazbaat mein aakar apne Sasur ji ki taraf kadam badhaye aur unhe kaske gale laga liya.
Sasur ji ki halat us pal kaabil-e-deed thi. Unhone kabhi khwaab mein bhi nahi socha tha ki unki itni khubsurat aur jawan bahu unke itne qareeb aakar unke seene se lipat jayegi. Unhone ek sarsari nazar Saurabh par daali, jo abhi bhi bag mein vyast tha. Krutika wahi khadi muskurati rahi, use laga ki Bhabhi bas apna pyar jata rahi hain.
Shatakshi jab khushi se uchhli, toh uski pink saree ka pallu sarak kar niche gir gaya. Sasur ji ne dekha ki unki bahu ki gori aur nangi peeth unke bilkul samne thi. Unhone ahista se apne sakht hath badhaye aur Shatakshi ke naram baazuon se hote hue uski nangi peeth par rakh diye.
Ek pal ke liye, Sasur ji ne Shatakshi ko thoda aur kaske apni baahon mein jakad liya. Shatakshi, jo pehle toh sirf khushi mehsoos kar rahi thi, jaise hi uski nazar samne baithe Saurabh par padi, use achanak kuch ajeeb ehsas hua. Use apni nangi peeth par apne sasur ke hathon ki tapish aur unki ungliyon ka jism tatolna mehsoos hua.
Shatakshi ke andar ek pal ke liye asamanjas (confusion) paida hua. Uska shareer thoda thithka. Sasur ji ne shayad mahsus kar liya ki hadd paar ho rahi hai, isliye unhone turant Shatakshi ko apni qaid se azad kiya. Khud ko sambhalte hue unhone bade naajuk tareeke se Shatakshi ka chehra apne hathon mein liya aur use badhai di. Unki aankhon mein ek ajeeb si chamak thi—agar Krutika wahi khadi na hoti, toh shayad wo Shatakshi ka maatha hi chum lete.
Tabhi andar mandir se Saurabh ki mummy ki awaaz aayi: "Saurabh ke papa! Zara mandir ke upar rakha ye baksha utaar dijiye."
Sasur ji ne ek aakhri baar Shatakshi ke nikhre hue chehre ko dekha aur wahan se mandir ki taraf chale gaye. Dining table par ab sirf Shatakshi, Saurabh aur Krutika bache the. Shatakshi ne apna pallu dobara kandhe par rakha, par uske dimaag mein abhi bhi peeth par mehsoos hua wo 'touch' ghoom raha tha.
Saurabh ka chehra thoda gambhir dekh kar Shatakshi ki khushi ki lehar thodi tham si gayi. Usne bade pyar se Saurabh se pucha, "Kya baat hai Saurabh ji? Aap aise kya soch rahe hain?"
Saurabh ne file ko dhere se table par rakha aur kehne laga, "Shatakshi, selection toh ho gaya hai, par abhi ek aur kadam baki hai. Tumhe aaj hi college ke administrative department ja kar apne documents verify karwane honge aur sath hi apni posting ka preference bhi bharna hoga."
Usne thodi fikar ke sath aage kaha, "Wese toh poore chances hain ki tumhe apna yahi shehar mil jaye, par agar kisi dusri branch mein job lagi toh? Main wahi soch raha tha ki..."
Saurabh ki baat poori hone se pehle hi Shatakshi bol padi, uski aankhon mein apne parivaar ke liye chinta saaf dikh rahi thi. "Kya? Aisa kaise? Nahi-nahi Saurabh ji, main apne parivaar ko aise chhod kar kahin nahi jaungi. Yahan aap hain, Mummy-Papa hain, Krutika hai... Main sabko chhod kar kahin nahi jane wali. Mujhe aisi job nahi chahiye. Wese bhi main job kar hi rahi hoon na."
Saurabh ne Shatakshi ki baat suni aur bade naram hathon se uske hath ko thama. Usne Shatakshi ki aankhon mein dekhte hue kaha, "Main kabhi nahi chahunga ki mere ya mere parivaar ki wajah se tumhara sapna toote, Shatakshi."
Shatakshi ne uske hath par pyar se ek halki si chapat lagayi aur muskura kar kaha, "Accha? Aapka parivaar? Kya ye mera parivaar nahi hai?" Dono ek-dusre ko dekh rahe the, aur mahaul mein thodi si tension aur dher sara pyar ghula hua tha.
Tabhi Krutika, jo ab tak sab kuch dhyan se sun rahi thi, achanak bol padi. "Arre Bhaiya-Bhabhi! Aap abhi se itna tension kyun le rahe hain? Ek kaam karte hain na... abhi aap dono ja kar documents verify karwa lo aur preference bhar do. Baad ki baat baad mein dekhi jayegi. Agar is shehar mein nahi hua, toh mat karna join. Itna kyun sochna!"
Saurabh ko apni behen ki baat bilkul sahi lagi. Usne Shatakshi ki taraf dekha aur kaha, "Krutika sahi bol rahi hai. Haan Shatakshi, tum pehle ja kar dekh toh lo. Kya pata hum log yun hi pareshan ho rahe hon aur tumhara isi shehar mein ho jaye? Phir toh koi problem hi nahi hai."
Shatakshi ko bhi ye sujhaav pasand aaya. Akhir itne bade prestigious college mein kaam karna uska barson ka sapna tha. Usne mann hi mann faisla kar liya tha ki wo is mauke ko haath se nahi jane degi. Uske chehre par ab dobara wahi purani chamak laut aayi thi.
Saurabh use dekhte hi hans pada aur chiddhate hue bola, "Arre waah! Tujhe ek file laane ke liye bheja tha aur tu toh poora bag hi utha layi? Chal, la idhar."
Saurabh ne bag apne paas rakha aur usme se badi nazaakat se ek chamchamati hui file nikali. Usne Shatakshi ki taraf dekha, jiski aankhon mein is waqt hazaaron sawal tair rahe the.
Saurabh: "Shatakshi, tumhe yaad hai? Shaadi ke waqt maine tumse ek waada kiya tha... ki tumhari mehnat aur tumhare sapnon ko main kabhi tootne nahi doonga. Tum hamesha se ek bade aur behtar college mein padhana chahti thi na?"
Darasal, Shatakshi ka bachpan se hi sapna tha ki wo sirf ek teacher na bane, balki ek aise muqaam par pahunche jahan uski kabliyat ki pehchan ho. Shaadi se pehle se hi wo bacho ko padhane ka shauk rakhti thi aur isi junoon ki wajah se wo shaadi ke baad bhi ek private college mein primary teacher ke taur par kaam kar rahi thi.
Uske in-laws ne bhi kabhi use roka nahi, balki hamesha hausla badhaya. Par Shatakshi ka dil kisi bade aur prestigious college mein padhane ke liye tarasta tha, jiske liye wo chup-chap taiyari aur interviews deti rehti thi.
Apni bhabhi ki isi lagan aur mehnat ko dekh kar hi toh Krutika ne bhi zindagi mein independent banne ka faisla kiya tha. Krutika ke liye Shatakshi sirf ek bhabhi nahi, uska "role model" thi.
Saurabh ne file kholi aur ek letter nikaalte hue kaha, "Shatakshi, tumhara sapna sach ho gaya hai! Is shehar ke sabse bade aur prestigious college mein tumhara selection ho gaya hai. Ye wahi college hai jahan bade-bade gharanon ke bache padhne aate hain, aur iski kayi branches hain... ek branch toh hamare ghar ke kaafi kareeb bhi hai!"
Ye khabar sunte hi Shatakshi jaise thithak gayi. Uske chehre par pehle hairani aayi aur phir wo khushi ke maare jaise uchhal padi. Uske gulabi hothon par ek aisi muskurahat khili jo usne khud bhi shayad pehle kabhi mehsoos nahi ki thi.
Shatakshi (khushi mein doobte hue): "Saurabh ji... kya ye sach hai? Mera matlab... sach mein mera selection ho gaya?"
Usne kapkapaate hathon se wo letter pakda. Uske nahaaye hue sange-marmar jaise badan mein jaise ek nayi urja (energy) daud gayi thi. Pink saree mein wo is waqt khushi se itni chamak rahi thi ki Saurabh hi nahi, balki table par baithe Sasur ji bhi unhe takte reh gaye.
Wahin khadi Krutika apni bhabhi ki khushi dekh kar ek pal ke liye sab kuch bhul gayi—wo kal raat ka laal lamp, wo chumban, wo bechaini... sab kuch peeche chhoot gaya. Usne turant aage badhkar Shatakshi ko gale laga liya.
Ghar ka mahaul is waqt jashn jaisa ho gaya tha.
Saurabh ki mummy ki aankhon mein khushi ke aansu aa gaye aur wo turant ghar ke mandir ki taraf bhaagin taaki bhagwan ka shukriya ada kar sakein. Saurabh abhi bhi us laal bag mein jhuka hua kuch zaroori saamaan nikaal raha tha, uske chehre par ek sukoon bhari muskurahat thi.
Shatakshi ki khushi ka toh thikaana hi nahi tha. Jab usne Krutika ko gale se lagaya, toh dono nanad-bhabhi ki dosti aur bhi gehri dikh rahi thi. Krutika bhi apni bhabhi ke liye behad khush thi, use lag raha tha ki poora parivaar aaj ek saath itna khush hai.
Lekin khushi ke us gubaare mein Shatakshi itni madhosh thi ki usne bina soche-samjhe, jazbaat mein aakar apne Sasur ji ki taraf kadam badhaye aur unhe kaske gale laga liya.
Sasur ji ki halat us pal kaabil-e-deed thi. Unhone kabhi khwaab mein bhi nahi socha tha ki unki itni khubsurat aur jawan bahu unke itne qareeb aakar unke seene se lipat jayegi. Unhone ek sarsari nazar Saurabh par daali, jo abhi bhi bag mein vyast tha. Krutika wahi khadi muskurati rahi, use laga ki Bhabhi bas apna pyar jata rahi hain.
Shatakshi jab khushi se uchhli, toh uski pink saree ka pallu sarak kar niche gir gaya. Sasur ji ne dekha ki unki bahu ki gori aur nangi peeth unke bilkul samne thi. Unhone ahista se apne sakht hath badhaye aur Shatakshi ke naram baazuon se hote hue uski nangi peeth par rakh diye.
Ek pal ke liye, Sasur ji ne Shatakshi ko thoda aur kaske apni baahon mein jakad liya. Shatakshi, jo pehle toh sirf khushi mehsoos kar rahi thi, jaise hi uski nazar samne baithe Saurabh par padi, use achanak kuch ajeeb ehsas hua. Use apni nangi peeth par apne sasur ke hathon ki tapish aur unki ungliyon ka jism tatolna mehsoos hua.
Shatakshi ke andar ek pal ke liye asamanjas (confusion) paida hua. Uska shareer thoda thithka. Sasur ji ne shayad mahsus kar liya ki hadd paar ho rahi hai, isliye unhone turant Shatakshi ko apni qaid se azad kiya. Khud ko sambhalte hue unhone bade naajuk tareeke se Shatakshi ka chehra apne hathon mein liya aur use badhai di. Unki aankhon mein ek ajeeb si chamak thi—agar Krutika wahi khadi na hoti, toh shayad wo Shatakshi ka maatha hi chum lete.
Tabhi andar mandir se Saurabh ki mummy ki awaaz aayi: "Saurabh ke papa! Zara mandir ke upar rakha ye baksha utaar dijiye."
Sasur ji ne ek aakhri baar Shatakshi ke nikhre hue chehre ko dekha aur wahan se mandir ki taraf chale gaye. Dining table par ab sirf Shatakshi, Saurabh aur Krutika bache the. Shatakshi ne apna pallu dobara kandhe par rakha, par uske dimaag mein abhi bhi peeth par mehsoos hua wo 'touch' ghoom raha tha.
Saurabh ka chehra thoda gambhir dekh kar Shatakshi ki khushi ki lehar thodi tham si gayi. Usne bade pyar se Saurabh se pucha, "Kya baat hai Saurabh ji? Aap aise kya soch rahe hain?"
Saurabh ne file ko dhere se table par rakha aur kehne laga, "Shatakshi, selection toh ho gaya hai, par abhi ek aur kadam baki hai. Tumhe aaj hi college ke administrative department ja kar apne documents verify karwane honge aur sath hi apni posting ka preference bhi bharna hoga."
Usne thodi fikar ke sath aage kaha, "Wese toh poore chances hain ki tumhe apna yahi shehar mil jaye, par agar kisi dusri branch mein job lagi toh? Main wahi soch raha tha ki..."
Saurabh ki baat poori hone se pehle hi Shatakshi bol padi, uski aankhon mein apne parivaar ke liye chinta saaf dikh rahi thi. "Kya? Aisa kaise? Nahi-nahi Saurabh ji, main apne parivaar ko aise chhod kar kahin nahi jaungi. Yahan aap hain, Mummy-Papa hain, Krutika hai... Main sabko chhod kar kahin nahi jane wali. Mujhe aisi job nahi chahiye. Wese bhi main job kar hi rahi hoon na."
Saurabh ne Shatakshi ki baat suni aur bade naram hathon se uske hath ko thama. Usne Shatakshi ki aankhon mein dekhte hue kaha, "Main kabhi nahi chahunga ki mere ya mere parivaar ki wajah se tumhara sapna toote, Shatakshi."
Shatakshi ne uske hath par pyar se ek halki si chapat lagayi aur muskura kar kaha, "Accha? Aapka parivaar? Kya ye mera parivaar nahi hai?" Dono ek-dusre ko dekh rahe the, aur mahaul mein thodi si tension aur dher sara pyar ghula hua tha.
Tabhi Krutika, jo ab tak sab kuch dhyan se sun rahi thi, achanak bol padi. "Arre Bhaiya-Bhabhi! Aap abhi se itna tension kyun le rahe hain? Ek kaam karte hain na... abhi aap dono ja kar documents verify karwa lo aur preference bhar do. Baad ki baat baad mein dekhi jayegi. Agar is shehar mein nahi hua, toh mat karna join. Itna kyun sochna!"
Saurabh ko apni behen ki baat bilkul sahi lagi. Usne Shatakshi ki taraf dekha aur kaha, "Krutika sahi bol rahi hai. Haan Shatakshi, tum pehle ja kar dekh toh lo. Kya pata hum log yun hi pareshan ho rahe hon aur tumhara isi shehar mein ho jaye? Phir toh koi problem hi nahi hai."
Shatakshi ko bhi ye sujhaav pasand aaya. Akhir itne bade prestigious college mein kaam karna uska barson ka sapna tha. Usne mann hi mann faisla kar liya tha ki wo is mauke ko haath se nahi jane degi. Uske chehre par ab dobara wahi purani chamak laut aayi thi.
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