17-05-2026, 03:28 PM
Chapter 23
Do-teen din aise hi beet gaye. Ghar mein koi badi baat nahi hui. Ammi ka behavior normal rehta tha aur main bhi apne routine mein hi tha. Chand se ab bhi meri baat nahi hui thi.
Ek dopahar ko main kitchen mein paani lene gaya. Tabhi maine Ammi ki awaaz suni. Woh phone pe baat kar rahi thi. Uska tone alag tha. Woh hans hans ke baat kar rahi thi. Main ruk gaya. Dheere se sunne laga.
Dusre taraf se kisi mard ki awaaz aa rahi thi. Woh milne ka zidd kar raha tha. Ammi pehle mana kar rahi thi, lekin dheere dheere uska awaaz naram hota ja raha tha. Main samajh gaya ki woh kisi se milne ki baat kar rahi hai.
Shaam ko main apne kamre mein tha. Maine socha ki main khud hi ghar se nikal jaata hoon. Main Ammi ke paas gaya aur kaha, “Main aaj shaam ko Chand se milne ja raha hoon.”
Ammi ne mujhe dekha. Uske chehre pe ek halki si khushi aa gayi. Woh turant boli, “Haan jaa, theek hai.” Uski aankhon mein woh khushi saaf dikh rahi thi. Mujhe yeh baat thodi alag lagi.
Main ghar se nikal gaya. Thodi der tak main bahar hi raha. Phir main wapas ghar ki taraf chal pada. Jab main ghar ke paas pahuncha, tab maine dekha ki Ammi bahar nikal rahi hai.
Woh jaldi-jaldi taiyar hui thi. Usne achhe kapde pehne hue the. Woh road par gayi aur ek auto rok liya. Auto mein baithte waqt uske chehre pe halki si muskurahat thi. Woh bahut jaldi mein lag rahi thi.
Main wahan khada dekh raha tha. Auto aage badhne laga. Main kuch der sochta raha, phir maine bhi ek auto rok liya aur usme baith gaya.
Maine auto wale se kaha, “Us auto ke peeche chalna.”
Auto aage badha. Ammi wali auto aage thi aur mera auto uske peeche chal raha tha. Raat ho rahi thi. Sadak par halki bheed thi. Main peeche baitha tha aur aage Ammi ki auto dekh raha tha.
Mera dil tez dhadak raha tha. Main jaanta tha ki main galat kar raha hoon, lekin main ruk nahi pa raha tha. Ammi itni khush kyun hui thi jab maine kaha tha ki main bahar ja raha hoon? Aur ab woh jaldi-jaldi kahan ja rahi thi?
Auto aage badhta raha. Ammi wali auto bhi tez chal rahi thi. Main peeche uska peecha karta raha.
Do-teen din aise hi beet gaye. Ghar mein koi badi baat nahi hui. Ammi ka behavior normal rehta tha aur main bhi apne routine mein hi tha. Chand se ab bhi meri baat nahi hui thi.
Ek dopahar ko main kitchen mein paani lene gaya. Tabhi maine Ammi ki awaaz suni. Woh phone pe baat kar rahi thi. Uska tone alag tha. Woh hans hans ke baat kar rahi thi. Main ruk gaya. Dheere se sunne laga.
Dusre taraf se kisi mard ki awaaz aa rahi thi. Woh milne ka zidd kar raha tha. Ammi pehle mana kar rahi thi, lekin dheere dheere uska awaaz naram hota ja raha tha. Main samajh gaya ki woh kisi se milne ki baat kar rahi hai.
Shaam ko main apne kamre mein tha. Maine socha ki main khud hi ghar se nikal jaata hoon. Main Ammi ke paas gaya aur kaha, “Main aaj shaam ko Chand se milne ja raha hoon.”
Ammi ne mujhe dekha. Uske chehre pe ek halki si khushi aa gayi. Woh turant boli, “Haan jaa, theek hai.” Uski aankhon mein woh khushi saaf dikh rahi thi. Mujhe yeh baat thodi alag lagi.
Main ghar se nikal gaya. Thodi der tak main bahar hi raha. Phir main wapas ghar ki taraf chal pada. Jab main ghar ke paas pahuncha, tab maine dekha ki Ammi bahar nikal rahi hai.
Woh jaldi-jaldi taiyar hui thi. Usne achhe kapde pehne hue the. Woh road par gayi aur ek auto rok liya. Auto mein baithte waqt uske chehre pe halki si muskurahat thi. Woh bahut jaldi mein lag rahi thi.
Main wahan khada dekh raha tha. Auto aage badhne laga. Main kuch der sochta raha, phir maine bhi ek auto rok liya aur usme baith gaya.
Maine auto wale se kaha, “Us auto ke peeche chalna.”
Auto aage badha. Ammi wali auto aage thi aur mera auto uske peeche chal raha tha. Raat ho rahi thi. Sadak par halki bheed thi. Main peeche baitha tha aur aage Ammi ki auto dekh raha tha.
Mera dil tez dhadak raha tha. Main jaanta tha ki main galat kar raha hoon, lekin main ruk nahi pa raha tha. Ammi itni khush kyun hui thi jab maine kaha tha ki main bahar ja raha hoon? Aur ab woh jaldi-jaldi kahan ja rahi thi?
Auto aage badhta raha. Ammi wali auto bhi tez chal rahi thi. Main peeche uska peecha karta raha.
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