Adultery Sharmili Maa aur Uncle ki Shart

[MummyYummy]

Shaam ka dhundhla-pan ab gehraane laga tha. Meera kitchen mein khadi raat ka khana bana rahi thi, par uske haath sirf yaantrik (mechanical) tareeke se chal rahe the. Uska dimaag abhi bhi usi kamre ki dehleej par atka hua tha jahan usne Chiku ko pakda tha. Wo gehri soch mein doobi hi thi ki achanak Chiku kitchen mein dakhil hua.

Chiku: Mummy, main thodi der ke liye bahar khelne ja raha hoon... doston ke saath, jaldi aa jaunga.

Ye sunte hi Meera ke andar jise gusse ka ek jwala-mukhi phat gaya. Uska wo haseen aur shant chehra gusse se tamtama utha, aankhen laal ho gayin aur wo tilmilate huye Chiku ki taraf mudi.

Meera: (Chilla kar) Ek thappad marungi tujhe! Jabse chuttiyan shuru hui hain, ya toh tu bahar khelta rehta hai ya phir din bhar us mobile mein ghusa rehta hai... Ekdum badmash ho gaya hai tu! Kuch hosh hai tujhe?

Meera ne bina saans liye ek hi baar mein sab keh diya. Kitchen ki deewaron mein uski awaaz goonj rahi thi. Chiku wahan khada ka khada reh gaya, maano kaath maar gaya ho. Usne apni poori zindagi mein apni maa ka ye roop nahi dekha tha. Wo masoom phool jaisa chehra jo hamesha pyaar barsata tha, aaj usse aag nikal rahi thi. Chiku itna darr gaya ki uske munh se ek shabd nahi nikla. Wo ulte pairon wahan se bhaga aur apne kamre mein ghus kar zor se darwaza band kar liya.

Chiku ke jaate hi kitchen mein phir se khamoshi chha gayi. Meera ki saansein tez chal rahi thi. Dhire-dhire uska gussa thanda hua toh use apni galti ka ehsaas hone laga. Usne apne haath se apna sar pakad liya.

Meera: (Pachhtate huye) Hey bhagwan, ye maine kya kar diya? Kyun itna daant diya apne pyare bete ko? Wo toh bachha hai, nadaan hai... behek gaya hoga. Agar main hi us par aise chillaoongi toh wo aur darr jayega. Mujhe jor-zabardasti nahi, pyaar se samjhana hoga.

Lekin jaise hi usne us manzar ke baare mein socha jo aaj usne dekha tha, uska chehra sharam aur gusse se phir se laal ho gaya.

Meera: (Man hi man) Chhi... main ye sab kaise soch bhi sakti hoon? Par mujhe kuch toh karna hoga. Ek kaam karti hoon, aaj raat agar Gopal ji ko fursat mili toh unse baat karungi. Akhir hamara eklauta beta hai, uski zindagi ka sawal hai.

Meera ne ek gehri saans li, apne aansuon ko roka aur phir se raat ka khana taiyaar karne mein lag gayi, par uske dil mein ab ek ajeeb si bechaini ne dera daal liya tha. Use intezar tha Gopal ji ke lautne ka.

Raat gehra chuki thi, par ghar ka mahaul abhi bhi thoda bhari tha. Chiku kitchen mein hui us daant ke baad se apne kamre se bahar nahi nikla tha. Meera hall mein akeli baithi thi, uski nazrein saamne deewar par thi par dimaag kahin aur. Wo besudhi mein apne gale mein pehne mangalsutra ko ungliyon se sehla rahi thi, jaise us pavitra dhaage se koi raasta dhoondne ki koshish kar rahi ho.

Usi waqt ghar ka mukhya darwaza khula aur Gopal ji thake-hare kadmon se andar dakhil huye.

Gopal Ji: Arre sunti ho? Aaj toh dukan mein itni grahiki thi ki saans lene ki fursat nahi mili. Kamar toot gayi hai meri, jaldi se khana laga do... aaj bhook bhi bahut zor ki lagi hai.

Meera ne jhat se apne khayalo ko jhatka aur khadi ho gayi.

Meera: Ji, aap jaldi se hath-muh dho lijiye, main abhi khana parosti hoon.

Kuch der baad Gopal ji fresh hokar dining table par aa baithe. Unhone thali par nazar ghumayi aur phir idhar-udhar dekha.

Gopal Ji: Arre, ye Chiku kahan gaya? Khana kha liya kya usne?

Meera: Ji nahi, abhi tak toh nahi khaya. Aap shuru kijiye, main abhi use lekar aati hoon.

Meera Chiku ke kamre ki taraf badhi, par darwaje ke paas pahunchte hi uske qadam jaise wahin jam gaye. Ye wahi jagah thi jahan aaj dopahar usne wo manzar dekha tha jisne uski neend uda di thi. Par phir use khayal aaya ki uska masoom beta tab se bhookha hai, upar se usne use itna bura daant diya. Maa ka dil tadap utha. Usne himmat jutayi aur darwaza knock kiya.

Ek baar... do baar... par andar se koi halchal nahi hui.

Meera: Chiku? Darwaza khol beta, aa ja khana kha le. Accha sorry na... ab main nahi daantungi tujhe. Tujhe jitna khelna hai khelna, jo karna hai kar, bas abhi darwaza khol de beta. Dekh, teri favourite matar-paneer ki sabji banayi hai maine. Aaja mere bacche...

Meera ummeed bhari nazron se darwaje ko tak rahi thi ki tabhi halki si aahat hui aur darwaza khula. Andar se Chiku nikla, uske gale mein uska bada sa headphone latak raha tha. Usne darrte-darrte apni maa ki taraf dekha.

Chiku: Pakka... aap mujhe khelne dogi na? Mana toh nahi karogi?

Meera: (Mamta bhari muskurahat ke saath) Haan baba pakka! Par koi badmashi nahi karega mera beta.

Chiku ke chehre par ek dum se raunak aa gayi. Wo itna khush hua ki usne jhapatt kar apni maa ko kas ke gale laga liya. Meera ne bhi use apne aanchal mein samait liya aur uske naram baalon mein ungliyan pherne lagi. Usne man hi man khud se ek vaada kiya.

Meera (Man hi man): Tu tension mat le beta... teri maa hai na, main sab theek kar dungi. Tujhe kisi galat raaste par nahi jaane dungi, ye mera promise hai.

Dono maa-bete hanste huye hall mein aaye. Poora parivaar ek saath baitha, Gopal ji ne dukan ki baatein sunayi aur sabne matar-paneer ka lutf uthaya. Bahar se dekhne mein sab kuch kitna khush-haal aur normal lag raha tha, par Meera kaha jaanti thi ki ye sukoon sirf ek tufaan ke pehle ki khamoshi hai.

Raat ka sannata gehra hota ja raha tha. Ground floor par apne kamre mein Chiku shayad abhi bhi us mobile ki neeli roshni mein khoya tha, ya phir gehri neend so chuka tha. Upar wale kamre mein Gopal ji ki bhari saansein bata rahi thi ki wo thakan ki wajah se gehri neend mein ja chuke hain. Lekin Meera, jisne raat ko ek halki aur dheeli si cotton nighty pehen li thi, bistar par karwat badalti rahi. Uske geele baal ab sookh chuke the par uska dimaag abhi bhi un uljhanon mein uljha hua tha jinhe suljhana uske bas se bahar lag raha tha.

Wo bistar par uth kar baith gayi aur andhere mein ghadi ki tik-tik sunne lagi. Uski nazrein toh ghadi par thi, par dimaag pichle kuch mahino ka hisab laga raha tha.

Meera (Man hi man): Padhai mein itna hoshiar... college mein hamesha sabse aage rehne wala mera baccha aakhir in gandi chizon mein kaise phas gaya? Vacation se pehle uske marks kam huye the, par maine socha shayad thoda thak gaya hoga. Kaash maine tabhi gaur kiya hota.
Ek gehri tees uske seene mein uthi. Use lag raha tha ki ghar ke kaamo, rasoi aur mandir ki pooja-paath mein wo itni vyast ho gayi ki apne ekloute bete ke badalte huye rang ko dekh hi nahi payi. Guilt uske andar bharne laga tha. Use lag raha tha ki agar wo ek "acchi maa" hoti, toh shayad aaj use wo sab na dekhna padta.

Meera: Kya Chiku ye sab kaafi samay se kar raha hai? Nahi nahi... Meera tu ye kya soch rahi hai! Par main chup bhi toh nahi baith sakti. Agar maine aaj use nahi roka, toh wo is daldal mein dhaste hi chala jayega.

Uski masoomiyat aur sanskaaron ka khayal aate hi uski aankhon mein phir se aansu bhar aaye. Par ek maa ki chinta ne use himmat di. Usne socha ki agar wo Chiku se seedha baat karegi, toh wo sharam ke maare toot jayega ya shayad darr ke maare aur bhi baatein chhupane lagega. Use koi aisa rasta chahiye tha jisse saari sacchai samne aa jaye aur Chiku ko pata bhi na chale.

Tabhi uski nazrein andhere mein chamki. Uske dimaag mein ek khayal aaya.

Meera: Phone! Chiku ka phone check karna hi sabse sahi hoga. Wahi ek zariya hai jisse mujhe pata chalega ki mere bete ka dimaag kaun kharab kar raha hai aur ye sab kab se shuru hua.

Meera ne dabe paon bed se apne pair niche rakhe. Uski nighty farsh ko halka sa chhu rahi thi. Usne ek baar Gopal ji ki taraf dekha, jo bekhabar so rahe the, aur phir dabe paon kamre se bahar nikal kar ground floor ki taraf jane wali seedhiyon ki taraf badh gayi. Uska dil zoron se dhadak raha tha, jaise wo khud koi chori karne ja rahi ho, par wo jaanti thi ki ye "chori" uske bete ki zindagi bachane ke liye zaroori thi.