28-04-2026, 08:23 PM
Chapter – 20
Ghar pahunchte hi main seedha apne room ki taraf badh gaya. Ammi kitchen se bahar aayi thi. Mujhe dekhte hi unki aankhein chhoti ho gayi.
“Beta… itna der kyun laga? Chehra bhi laal kyun hai?”
Main ne aankhein jhuka kar bola, “Kuch nahi Ammi… Chand se baat kar raha tha. Thoda late ho gaya.”
Ammi ne mujhe upar se neeche tak dekha, lekin kuch nahi bola. Sirf ek gehri saans li aur wapas kitchen mein chali gayi. Main room mein ghus kar darwaza band kar diya aur bistar par let gaya.
Raziya Bhabhi ka woh scene abhi bhi aankhon ke saamne ghum raha tha — uska smeared lipstick, paseene se chamakta chehra, lips jo abhi bhi geele aur swell hue hue the, dupatta side mein, aur Chand ki pant ki chain abhi bhi khuli hui… Main ne aankhein band ki, lekin woh picture hat nahi rahi thi.
Raat ke khane ke time main ne bahar aakar sirf roti kha li. Ammi ne kuch nahi poocha. Abbu bhi thake hue the, sirf TV dekh rahe the. Khana khatam karke main seedha room mein aa gaya aur lights off kar di.
Lambi thakaan thi. Nasha bhi halka sa abhi bhi sar mein tha. Main jaldi so gaya.
Sapna…
Main park mein tha. Shaam ka time. Thandi hawa chal rahi thi. Mere saath Ammi thi — wohi normal, modest salwar suit jo woh ghar mein pehenti hain. Hum dono dheere-dheere walk kar rahe the.
Tabhi Chand mere paas aaya. Woh muskurate hue bola,
“Idris… Sharma uncle ka ghar kidhar hai bhai? Tu toh yahan rehta hai na? Bata na.”
Maine kuch samajh nahi paya, lekin Chand ne turant mera haath pakad liya aur mujhe Ammi se door ki taraf le chala. Usne mera haath zor se pakda hua tha aur bol raha tha, “Chal na yaar, dikhwa de… bas 10 minute ka kaam hai.”
Main uske saath ja raha tha. Peeche mud ke dekha toh Ammi akeli khadi thi. Tabhi piche se Akash aaya. Woh chupke se Ammi ke paas pahuncha, uska haath pakda aur park ke peeche wali jhadiyon ki taraf le gaya. Ammi ne thoda sa mana kiya, lekin Akash ne usko jhadiyon ke andar le liya.
Main Chand ke saath door ja raha tha. Dil zor-zor se dhadak raha tha. Har second main peeche mud ke dekhne ki koshish kar raha tha, lekin Chand mera haath pakde hue tha aur bol raha tha, “Dekh na bhai, yahan se right… nahi left… tu hi toh jaanta hai.”
Lagbhag 10-11 minute baad Chand ne mera haath chhoda aur bola, “Ho gaya. Wapas chal.”
Hum dono wapas aaye.
Ammi already wapas aa chuki thi.
Maine unko dekha toh mera dil ruk sa gaya.
Uska bright red lipstick pura smear ho chuka tha — neeche ka lip bahut zyada fade ho gaya tha aur upar wala thoda sa side mein phaila hua tha. Uske honth thode se swell aur chamakdar lag rahe the. Chehre pe paseena ki boondein chamak rahi thi, specially maathe aur gardan par. Dupatta abhi bhi thoda sa side mein tha aur usne jaldi se theek karne ki koshish ki thi. Salwar ke upar bhi halka sa pasina laga hua tha. Woh chalte waqt apne lips ko baar-baar chupchaap saaf kar rahi thi.
Akash ka chehra thoda laal tha. Uska shirt ka ek button khula hua tha.
Tabhi Akash ne Ammi ki taraf dekha, muskuraya aur dheere se bola,
“Saira bhabhi mohalle ki randi hai.”
Main dar ke maare chillaya aur uth gaya.
Room mein andhera tha. Mera dil bahut tez dhadak raha tha. Pura badan paseene se tar tha. Main ne saans rok kar socha — “Yeh kya sapna tha… bilkul kal wale scene jaisa… main… Ammi… aur Akash…”
Main uth kar paani piya. Haath kaanp rahe the. Raat bhar neend nahi aayi. Sapna itna zinda tha ki lag raha tha sach mein hua ho.
Agla Din
Subah uth kar main ne koshish ki padhai karne ki. Books kholi, notes banaye, lekin har line padhte hue dimag park mein chala jaata tha. Ammi ka woh chehra, smeared lipstick, Akash ke saath… sab aa jaata tha. Concentration bilkul zero thi.
Main ne kitabon ko zor se band kiya aur bistar par let gaya. Dimag mein sirf ek hi baat chal rahi thi — “Yeh kya ho raha hai mujhe?”
Shaam hone tak main room mein hi baitha raha. Padhai nahi ho paayi. Dil bahut bechain tha.
Shaam ko 7 baje main ne phone uthaya aur Chand ko call kar diya.
Ring jaate hi usne uthaya.
“Bol be Idris, kya scene hai?”
Main ne thoda ruk kar bola, “Yaar… aaj dimag bahut heavy hai. Kal wala plan… daru theke wala… chalega kya?”
Chand hans pada, “Arre wah! Aaj khud call kiya tune. Haan be, bilkul chalega. Bas thodi der ki baat hai. Aa ja.”
Main ne saans li aur bola, “Thik hai… aa raha hoon.”
Ghar pahunchte hi main seedha apne room ki taraf badh gaya. Ammi kitchen se bahar aayi thi. Mujhe dekhte hi unki aankhein chhoti ho gayi.
“Beta… itna der kyun laga? Chehra bhi laal kyun hai?”
Main ne aankhein jhuka kar bola, “Kuch nahi Ammi… Chand se baat kar raha tha. Thoda late ho gaya.”
Ammi ne mujhe upar se neeche tak dekha, lekin kuch nahi bola. Sirf ek gehri saans li aur wapas kitchen mein chali gayi. Main room mein ghus kar darwaza band kar diya aur bistar par let gaya.
Raziya Bhabhi ka woh scene abhi bhi aankhon ke saamne ghum raha tha — uska smeared lipstick, paseene se chamakta chehra, lips jo abhi bhi geele aur swell hue hue the, dupatta side mein, aur Chand ki pant ki chain abhi bhi khuli hui… Main ne aankhein band ki, lekin woh picture hat nahi rahi thi.
Raat ke khane ke time main ne bahar aakar sirf roti kha li. Ammi ne kuch nahi poocha. Abbu bhi thake hue the, sirf TV dekh rahe the. Khana khatam karke main seedha room mein aa gaya aur lights off kar di.
Lambi thakaan thi. Nasha bhi halka sa abhi bhi sar mein tha. Main jaldi so gaya.
Sapna…
Main park mein tha. Shaam ka time. Thandi hawa chal rahi thi. Mere saath Ammi thi — wohi normal, modest salwar suit jo woh ghar mein pehenti hain. Hum dono dheere-dheere walk kar rahe the.
Tabhi Chand mere paas aaya. Woh muskurate hue bola,
“Idris… Sharma uncle ka ghar kidhar hai bhai? Tu toh yahan rehta hai na? Bata na.”
Maine kuch samajh nahi paya, lekin Chand ne turant mera haath pakad liya aur mujhe Ammi se door ki taraf le chala. Usne mera haath zor se pakda hua tha aur bol raha tha, “Chal na yaar, dikhwa de… bas 10 minute ka kaam hai.”
Main uske saath ja raha tha. Peeche mud ke dekha toh Ammi akeli khadi thi. Tabhi piche se Akash aaya. Woh chupke se Ammi ke paas pahuncha, uska haath pakda aur park ke peeche wali jhadiyon ki taraf le gaya. Ammi ne thoda sa mana kiya, lekin Akash ne usko jhadiyon ke andar le liya.
Main Chand ke saath door ja raha tha. Dil zor-zor se dhadak raha tha. Har second main peeche mud ke dekhne ki koshish kar raha tha, lekin Chand mera haath pakde hue tha aur bol raha tha, “Dekh na bhai, yahan se right… nahi left… tu hi toh jaanta hai.”
Lagbhag 10-11 minute baad Chand ne mera haath chhoda aur bola, “Ho gaya. Wapas chal.”
Hum dono wapas aaye.
Ammi already wapas aa chuki thi.
Maine unko dekha toh mera dil ruk sa gaya.
Uska bright red lipstick pura smear ho chuka tha — neeche ka lip bahut zyada fade ho gaya tha aur upar wala thoda sa side mein phaila hua tha. Uske honth thode se swell aur chamakdar lag rahe the. Chehre pe paseena ki boondein chamak rahi thi, specially maathe aur gardan par. Dupatta abhi bhi thoda sa side mein tha aur usne jaldi se theek karne ki koshish ki thi. Salwar ke upar bhi halka sa pasina laga hua tha. Woh chalte waqt apne lips ko baar-baar chupchaap saaf kar rahi thi.
Akash ka chehra thoda laal tha. Uska shirt ka ek button khula hua tha.
Tabhi Akash ne Ammi ki taraf dekha, muskuraya aur dheere se bola,
“Saira bhabhi mohalle ki randi hai.”
Main dar ke maare chillaya aur uth gaya.
Room mein andhera tha. Mera dil bahut tez dhadak raha tha. Pura badan paseene se tar tha. Main ne saans rok kar socha — “Yeh kya sapna tha… bilkul kal wale scene jaisa… main… Ammi… aur Akash…”
Main uth kar paani piya. Haath kaanp rahe the. Raat bhar neend nahi aayi. Sapna itna zinda tha ki lag raha tha sach mein hua ho.
Agla Din
Subah uth kar main ne koshish ki padhai karne ki. Books kholi, notes banaye, lekin har line padhte hue dimag park mein chala jaata tha. Ammi ka woh chehra, smeared lipstick, Akash ke saath… sab aa jaata tha. Concentration bilkul zero thi.
Main ne kitabon ko zor se band kiya aur bistar par let gaya. Dimag mein sirf ek hi baat chal rahi thi — “Yeh kya ho raha hai mujhe?”
Shaam hone tak main room mein hi baitha raha. Padhai nahi ho paayi. Dil bahut bechain tha.
Shaam ko 7 baje main ne phone uthaya aur Chand ko call kar diya.
Ring jaate hi usne uthaya.
“Bol be Idris, kya scene hai?”
Main ne thoda ruk kar bola, “Yaar… aaj dimag bahut heavy hai. Kal wala plan… daru theke wala… chalega kya?”
Chand hans pada, “Arre wah! Aaj khud call kiya tune. Haan be, bilkul chalega. Bas thodi der ki baat hai. Aa ja.”
Main ne saans li aur bola, “Thik hai… aa raha hoon.”
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