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Adultery The First Glance and the Quiet Obsession
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Pichhle parts ki tarah, sab kuch abhi bhi bahut dheere dheere badal raha tha. Arjun ne apne mann ko control mein rakha tha. Woh jaanta tha ki Ritu Aunty itni aasani se close nahi hone wali. Par college ki padhai ne uske liye ek natural door khol diya.Second year ka syllabus heavy hone laga tha. Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry – diagrams, concepts, practicals. Arjun ko Biochemistry mein kuch topics bahut confusing lag rahe the, especially Metabolic Pathways aur Enzymes. Rohan bhi struggle kar raha tha, par uska focus kam tha. Arjun ne socha ki Ritu Aunty doctor hain, gynecologist hone ke bawajood unka basic medical knowledge strong hoga.Pehli Official Doubt Clear Karne Ki MulakatEk shaam Arjun ne Rohan ko call kiya.
Arjun: “Yaar Rohan, teri mom se ek baar poochh sakta hoon kya? Biochemistry ka yeh Krebs cycle aur uske regulations samajh nahi aa raha. Notes mein likha hai par clear nahi ho raha.”Rohan: “Haan bhai, poochh le. Mom abhi hospital se aane wali hai. Ghar aa ja.”Arjun ghar pahuncha around 7:30 PM. Ritu abhi abhi hospital se aayi thi – light grey saree mein, thodi si thaki hui, baal bun mein, chashma pehne hue.Ritu: “Arjun? Aa gaya. Rohan bata raha tha tu doubts ke liye aaya hai. Baith beta, main fresh ho ke aati hoon. Paani pi le.”10 minute baad Ritu aayi – ab comfortable cotton salwar suit mein change kar chuki thi. Pairon mein ghar wale soft slippers. Woh sofa pe baith gayi, pair thoda cross kiye.Ritu: “Bata, kya doubt hai? Biochemistry toh mera favourite nahi tha college time pe, par basics toh aate hain.”Arjun ne apna notebook khola aur explain kiya – TCA cycle ke steps confuse ho rahe the, regulation kahan se hoti hai. Ritu ne patiently sunna.Ritu: “Arre, yeh toh basic hai beta. Dekh, Citrate se shuru hota hai... (woh dheere dheere explain karne lagi, notebook mein draw karte hue). Samajh aa raha hai?”Arjun: “Haan Aunty, ab thoda clear ho raha. Par yeh allosteric regulation wala part...”Unki baat 35-40 minute tak chali. Ritu ne har cheez ko real life examples se samjhaya – jaise hospital mein patients ke metabolic issues kaise dikhte hain. Beech-beech mein personal touch bhi aa gaya.Ritu: “Tu itna seriously padh raha hai, accha lagta hai dekh ke. Rohan toh abhi bhi phone pe laga rehta hai. Thak gayi hoon main aaj, pair mein dard ho raha hai pura din standing karne se. Par tera doubt clear karne mein maza aaya.”Arjun (subtly notice karte hue uske pairon ko jab woh sofa pe pair faila kar baithi): “Aunty, aap itna time de rahi hain, shukriya. Agar roz thoda sa bhi help mil jaye toh bahut faayda hoga. Main try karunga khud se, par kabhi kabhi stuck ho jaata hoon.”Ritu Ka Decision – Natural OfferAgla 4-5 din Arjun ne roz chhote-chhote doubts WhatsApp pe bheje. Ritu ne patiently voice notes mein explain kiye ya text se. Par ek din hospital se late aane ke baad woh thak gayi.Ritu (phone pe call karke): “Arjun beta, roz text mein explain karna thoda mushkil ho raha. Diagrams nahi dikha paati properly. Agar tu chahe toh shaam ko 8 baje ke baad ghar aa sakta hai jab main free ho jaati hoon. Offline better rahega. Ya phir video call pe bhi kar sakte hain agar tu comfortable ho. Par roz nahi, jab zarurat pade tab. Main bhi thak jaati hoon hospital se.”Arjun (dil mein khushi, par calm voice): “Aunty agar aapko takleef na ho toh bahut accha rahega. Main sirf jab doubt ho tab aa jaunga. Aapka time waste nahi karunga.”Ritu: “Time waste nahi beta. Tu padh raha hai, help karna mera farz bhi hai. Bas itna yaad rakh – main teri aunty hoon, isliye koi sharam nahi. Doubt clear kar, aur ghar chala jaana. Theek?”Pehla Regular Evening Session (Bahut Dheere aur Detailed)Pehla proper session agle din hua. 8:15 PM. Ritu hospital se aayi thi, thodi late. Usne turant change kiya aur living room mein baith gayi.Ritu: “Sorry beta, aaj OPD late chali. Tu wait kar raha hoga. Chai piyega?”Arjun: “Ji Aunty, agar aap thak gayi ho toh aaj chhod bhi sakte hain.”Ritu: “Nahi nahi, baith. Yeh lo notebook. Aaj kya topic hai?”Session shuru hua. Ritu explain kar rahi thi, kabhi notebook pe, kabhi phone pe diagram dikhate hue. Baat dheere dheere studies se hatne lagi.Ritu: “Tu itna focused kyun rehta hai? Kabhi break le liya kar. Main toh roz sochti hoon ki life mein balance hona chahiye. Hospital ke baad ghar aati hoon toh bas khana kha ke so jaati hoon aksar.”Arjun: “Aunty, aapke jaise log dekh ke hi motivation milta hai. Aap akeli itna sab sambhalti hain. Kabhi lagega nahi ki aap thak jaati hain?”Ritu ne deep sigh maara. Pairon ko sofa pe upar utha liya thoda sa rest ke liye. Slippers neeche gir gaye. “Thakti hoon beta... bahut. Aaj kal pair swell karne lage hain standing se. Kabhi sochti hoon ki koi ho jo poochhe ki din kaisa tha. Par aadat ho gayi.”Arjun ne notice kiya – uske pair thode swell hue the, arches prominent, veins dikhti hui. Woh mann mein feel kar raha tha, par bahar se sirf sympathetic tha.Arjun: “Aunty, aapko roz thoda rest karna chahiye. Aur haan, agar kabhi mann kare toh bata dena... main help kar sakta hoon chhoti chhoti cheezon mein.”Ritu (halki si smile ke saath, par wall rakhte hue): “Help? Tu already doubts clear karwa ke help kar raha hai. Bas yahi kaafi hai. Zyada mat soch. Ab yeh last part samajh le.”Session 50 minute chala. Ritu ne end kiya: “Ab ja beta, khana kha ke so ja. Kal phir doubt ho toh bata dena.”Arjun ghar gaya. Dil mein excitement tha par woh jaanta tha – yeh sirf studies hai abhi. Ritu abhi bhi fully guarded thi. Kabhi kabhi woh uske doubt ke messages ka reply der se deti, kabhi mood off rehta hospital ke wajah se
  • Ek din Ritu ne cancel kiya last minute: “Aaj bahut thak gayi hoon beta, kal karte hain.”
  • Rohan ne casually comment kiya: “Bhai tu ab mom ke tuition pe aa gaya?”
  • Arjun ko guilt bhi hota – dost ki mom ke paas itna time bitana.

Par sessions regularly hone lage – hafte mein 2-3 baar. Har session mein studies ke saath 10-15 minute personal baatein bhi hone lagi. Ritu dheere dheere khul rahi thi, apni chhoti-chhoti frustrations share karti – hospital politics, Rohan ki carelessness, apni akelapan.Arjun ka fascination badh raha tha – har session ke end mein jab Ritu thak kar pair faila leti, woh subtly notice karta. Kabhi woh pair ko rub karti, kabhi stretch. Arjun kuch nahi bolta, bas feel karta.
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