Do Roop Ki Bhookh

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Raat ke dus baj rahe the.
Shanti Vihar ka central park bilkul sunsaan tha. Sirf door se aati hui kisi pressure cooker ki seeti aur ek-do kutte ki bhaunk. Aarav park ke bilkul beech wale bench ke paas khada tha. Pocket mein kaala pathar dabba hua tha. Uske haath thode kaamp rahe the — na darr se, balki us bhook se jo pathar ke kam hote asar ke saath wapas uth rahi thi.
Meera pehle aayi.
Usne halka sa black kurta pehna tha. Baal khule the. Chehre par wahi thaki hui, lekin teez nazar. Uske peeche woh aadmi bhi aa gaya. Dono Aarav ke saamne khade ho gaye.
Meera ne pehle bolna shuru kiya.
“Tumne soch liya?”
Aarav ne seedha jawaab diya, “Pehle mujhe poora sach batao. Yeh shakti todne ka raasta kya hai? Aur uski keemat kya hai?”
Aadmi ne aage badh kar kaha, “Raasta ek hi hai. Tumhein usi mandir mein wapas jana hoga jahaan se yeh shakti mili thi. Wahan nakashi ke saamne khade hokar tumhein apne dono roopon ko ek saath sweekar karna hoga — bina jhooth ke. Maa-beta ka khel band. Sirf ek shareer, ek bhook, ek sach.”
Meera ne aankhein neeche ki.
“Lekin jab tum sach bolte ho… shakti gussa karti hai. Woh tumse woh sab chheen leti hai jo tumne uske sahare haasil kiya. Jo log tumse jude hain, unka rishta toot sakta hai. Kabhi-kabhi shareer ka kuch hissa hamesha ke liye badal jaata hai. Mainne apna ek hissa kho diya tha. Isliye main ab poori tarah se na mard hoon, na naar. Main beech mein atak gayi hoon.”
Aarav ne pathar ko mutthi mein zor se dabaya.
“Agar main na todun? Agar main isse apna loon?”
Meera ne uski aankhon mein dekh kar kaha, “Toh ek din tum Rina aur Kavita ko bhi is bhook ka hissa bana doge. Unka dil, unka shareer, unka jeevan… sab ismein ghul jayega. Mainne apne time par ek aadmi ko is tarah se kho diya tha. Woh ab nahi raha. Sirf uski bhook bachi thi, jo baad mein khud hi khatam ho gayi.”
Park mein ek ajeeb si khamoshi chha gayi.
Aarav ke dimaag mein Rina ki muskaan, Kavita ki tanhai, unke haath jo kal raat uske seene par the — sab tarotari aa gaya. Usne socha, kya main unhein bhi is andhere mein kheench lunga?
Usne dheere se poocha, “Agar main mandir jaaun… toh kitna time lagega?”
Aadmi ne jawaab diya, “Jitna jaldi utna behtar. Bhook har hafte tez ho rahi hai. Pathar ab bahut din nahi chalega.”
Aarav ne pathar ko haath mein ulat-pulat kar dekha.
“Main sochunga.”
Meera ne ek kadam aage badh kar uska haath pakad liya. Uske haath thande the.
“Sochte waqt yeh yaad rakhna — jo tum abhi feel kar rahe ho, woh sirf bhook nahi hai. Woh un dono ke liye ek tarah ka pyaar bhi hai. Shakti us pyaar ko bhi apna bana leti hai. Phir pyaar bhi bhook ban jaata hai.”
Aarav ne uska haath chhuda liya.
“Main unhein nahi khoonga.”
Meera ne muskura kar kaha, “Yahi toh sabse badi keemat hai. Kabhi-kabhi bachane ke liye khoona padta hai.”
Tabhi Aarav ke shareer mein bhook ekdam se teez ho gayi.
Pathar ki thandak almost khatam ho chuki thi. Uske lund ne kapdon ke andar zor se dhakka maara. Saans tez ho gayi. Usne daant pees liye.
Meera ne pehchan liya.
“Ho raha hai na? Pathar ab kamzor pad raha hai.”
Aadmi ne kaha, “Park mein mat karo. Wapas jao. Unke paas. Lekin yaad rakhna — har baar jab tum unhein chhooge, shakti unhein aur gehra kheenchegi.”
Aarav ne bina kuch kahe wapas flat ki taraf kadam badhaye.
Uske pair tez the. Bhook ab sirf neeche nahi, poore shareer mein fail rahi thi. Aankhon ke saamne Suman ki yaadein, Rina ki choot, Kavita ke doodh — sab mil kar ek tohfan bana rahe the.
Flat ka darwaza kholte hi Rina aur Kavita ne use dekh liya.
Rina ne turant pehchan liya. “Control nahi ho raha?”
Aarav ne sir hilaaya. Awaaz bhaari thi.
“Pathar… ab kaam nahi kar raha. Main… main darta hoon ki main tumhein nuksaan pahuncha dunga.”
Kavita ne aage badh kar uska chehra apne haathon mein liya.
“Toh nuksaan mat pahunchao. Lekin humse mat bhaago.”
Rina ne darwaza band kiya.
“Aaj raat hum aapki bhook ko sambhaalenge. Lekin aap humein bhi sambhaalna. Sirf lena mat.”
Aarav ne unhein dekha.
Uske andar do cheezein lad rahi thin — ek bhook jo todna chahti thi, aur ek naya ehsaas jo unhein bachana chahta tha.
Usne dheere se kaha, “Theek hai. Lekin aaj… dheere.

Kamre mein sirf ek dim light jal rahi thi.
Aarav darwaze ke paas khada tha. Saans tez thi. Pathar ab uske pocket mein bilkul behad thanda nahi raha tha. Bhook uske lund se lekar uske dimaag tak fail chuki thi. Rina aur Kavita uske saamne thin. Dono ne uske chehre ko dekh liya tha — uski aankhon mein woh andhera jo ab chhup nahi raha tha.
Rina ne pehle kadam badhaya.
Usne Aarav ka haath pakad kar apne seene par rakh diya. Uske doodh kapdon ke neeche naram aur garam the.
“Yahaan se shuru karo,” usne dheemi awaaz mein kaha. “Lekin aankhein mat band karna. Humein dekhte rehna.”
Aarav ne uska kurta dheere-dheere upar uthaaya. Rina ne haath upar kiye. Kapda sir ke upar se nikal kar farsh par gir gaya. Uske bade, naram doodh bina bra ke hi the. Nipples pehle se hi thode sakht. Aarav ne dono haathon se unhein pakda. Halka sa dabaya. Rina ki saans nikal gayi.
“Ahhh… aise… naram…”
Kavita peeche se aayi. Usne Aarav ka shirt ke button kholne shuru kiye. Har button ke saath uski ungliyaan uske seene par phisalti thin. Shirt jab utri toh Kavita ne uske kandhe se gale tak jeebh fer di.
Aarav ne Rina ke nipple ko muh mein liya.
Pehle halka sa choosa, phir thoda zor se. Daant se dheere se dabaya. Rina ka haath uske baalon mein chala gaya.
“Ummph… ahhh… haan… chooso… ahhh thoda aur…”
Kavita ne Aarav ka belt khola. Pant neeche girayi. Uska lund bahar nikal aaya — mota, naseela, sir se pehle se hi paani tipak raha tha. Kavita ne use haath mein liya aur dheere-dheere upar se neeche sahlaaya.
“Itna sakht… itna garam,” usne kaha. Phir jhuk kar uske sir ko apni jeebh se chhua.
Aarav ki awaaz bhaari nikalii —
“Ahhh… fuck…”
Tabhi darwaze par halki si dastak hui.
Teenon ruk gaye.
Aarav ne saans rok kar darwaza khola.
Bahar Meera khadi thi.
Usne black kurta ab bhi pehna tha, lekin uski aankhon mein ab pehle wali thakan ke saath ek teez bhook bhi thi. Usne seedha kaha,
“Main nahi jaa sakti thi. Pathar ka asar… main mehsoos kar sakti hoon. Tumhari bhook ab itni tez hai ki woh mujhe bhi kheench rahi hai.”
Aarav ne use andar aane diya.
Rina aur Kavita ne ek dusre ki taraf dekha, lekin kuch nahi kaha. Meera ne darwaza band kiya aur dheere-dheere apna kurta utaar diya. Uske bhi bade, naram doodh the. Nipples gulabi. Kamar patli. Aur neeche, uski choot pehle se hi thodi geeli chamak rahi thi.
“Main bhi is shakti se guzar chuki hoon,” usne kaha. “Aaj raat main tumhari bhook ka hissa banungi. Lekin yaad rakhna… yeh sirf maza nahi hai.”
Aarav ne use apne paas khincha.
Uske honthon ko zor se chooma. Meera ne uski jeebh choos li. Kavita ne peeche se Aarav ka lund pakad liya, Rina ne Meera ke doodh choosne shuru kar diye.
Ab chaar log the.
Aarav ne pehle Rina ko litaya. Uski taangon ko khola. Apna lund uski choot ke muhane par rakha aur dheere se dhakka maara.
Rina ki awaaz nikalii —
“Ummph… ahhh… bada… ahhh dheere…”
Poora lund andar gaya.
“Ahhh… haan… ahhh…!”
Aarav ne dheere-dheere pelna shuru kiya. Har dhakka poora.
Rina ke muh se awaazein nikalne lagi —
“Ahhh… ahhh… chod… ahhh meri choot… ahhh haan… ahhh fuck… dheere… ahhh…”
Meera ne Rina ke muh ke upar apni choot rakh di.
Rina ne jeebh nikaal kar Meera ki choot chaatni shuru kar di.
Meera ki siskari nikalii —
“Ahhh… haan… aise… ahhh chaat… ummph…!”
Kavita ne Aarav ke peeche se uski gaand mein ungli daal di aur uske kandhe choosne lagi.
Aarav ne Rina ko chodte hue Meera ke doodh pakad liye.
“Teri choot… Rina ki jeebh… ahhh fuck…”
Rina pehli baar jhadne lagi.
“Aaaaaahhhhh… ahhh… ahhh…!”
Aarav ne lund nikaala aur seedha Meera ki choot mein dhakel diya.
Meera ki cheekh nikal gayi —
“Ahhhh…! Itna bada… ahhh… ahhh dheere… ummph…!”
Usne Meera ki taangon ko apne kandhon par rakh diya. Ab lund gehra ja raha tha. Har dhakke ke saath Meera ke doodh uchal rahe the. Kavita ne unhein choos liya. Rina ne Meera ke muh ko choom liya.
“Ahhh… ahhh… chod… ahhh aise… ahhh meri choot faad… ahhh…!”
Meera jhadne ke kareeb thi.
“Main… ahhh main… ahhhhh…!”
Woh kaampte hue jhad gayi. Uske ras ne Aarav ke lund ko aur geela kar diya.
Aarav ne lund nikaala.
Ab Kavita ki baari thi. Usne Kavita ko litaya aur poora lund ek hi baar mein andar tak daal diya.
Kavita ki awaaz toot gayi —
“Ahhhh…! Ahhh fuck… ahhh…!”
Aarav ne usse tez pela.
“Teri choot… itni gili… ahhh…”
Meera ne Kavita ke doodh choosne shuru kiye, Rina ne Kavita ki clit sahlaayi.
Kavita jhad gayi.
“Aaaaaahhhhh…!”
Ab Aarav ki bhook poori tarah se jag chuki thi.
Usne Meera ko ulta kiya. Gaand upar.
Thook giraaya. Do ungliyaan daal kar failaya. Phir lund ko uski gaand ke ched par rakha.
Meera ne bedsheet pakad li.
“Ahhh… ahhh dheere… ahhh…!”
Aarav ne dabaya.
Sirhana.
“Ummph…!”
Adha.
“Ahhh… bada… ahhh…!”
Poora.
“Aaaaaahhhhh…! Gaand… ahhh…!”
Aarav ne uski gaand mein zor-zor se pelna shuru kiya.
“Teri gaand… itni tight… ahhh fuck… ahhh…”
Meera ke muh se sirf toot-ti hui awaazein aa rahi thin —
“Ahhh… ahhh… chod… ahhh gaand faad… ahhh… ummph… ahhh…!”
Rina ne Meera ki choot mein ungliyaan daal di. Kavita ne uske muh mein apna doodh de diya.
Meera doosri baar jhadne lagi.
“Aaaaaahhhhh…!”
Aarav ne apna pani uski gaand ke gehre andar gira diya.
Garam. Bahut.
Phir usne Rina ki gaand bhi li.
Phir Kavita ki.
Har ek ki gaand mein usne apna pani bhara. Har ek ki cheekhein kamre mein gunjti rahi —
“Ahhh… ahhh… gaand… ahhh chod… ahhh…!”
“Ummph… ahhh… faad… ahhh…!”
“Ahhhh… ahhh fuck… ahhh…!”
Baad mein chaaron bed par bikhre hue the.
Pasina, ras, thook, aur bhaari saansein.
Aarav ne Rina aur Kavita ko ek taraf, Meera ko doosri taraf se chipka liya.
Uske aankhon mein is baar koi aanso nahi tha. Lekin seene mein ek bhaari dard tha.
Usne dheere se kaha,
“Main mandir jaaunga.
Lekin pehle… main tum sab ko safe rakhna chahta hoon.”
Meera ne uske seene par haath rakhte hue kaha,
“Keemat bhaari hogi.
Main jaanti hoon.”
Rina ne uska haath pakad liya.
“Hum aapke saath hain.
Chahe jo bhi keemat ho.”
Kavita ne bhi sir hilaaya.
“Haan.
Chahe jo bhi.”
Bahar, park ke andhere mein, woh aadmi akela khada tha.
Usne dheere se kaha,
“Ab char log is bhook mein phans chuke hain.
Keemat ab aur bhi bhaari hogi.


Subah ka ujala ab kamre mein fail chuka tha, lekin Aarav ki aankhon mein koi roshni nahi thi.
Woh bed ke kinare baitha tha. Peeth jhuki hui. Haath ke beech mein woh kaala pathar dabba hua tha. Pathar ab almost bekaar ho chuka tha. Thandak bas naam ki bachi thi.
Uske peeche bed par teen auratein soyi hui thin — Rina, Kavita, aur Meera.
Raat bhar jo hua tha, uski geeli khushboo ab bhi kamre mein tair rahi thi. Pasina, ras, aur unki siskariyon ki yaad. Lekin Aarav ke liye ab woh maza nahi, ek bhaari sa wazan ban chuka tha.
Usne Rina ki taraf dekha.
Uske baal chehre par bikhre hue the. Muh thoda sa khula. Kal raat usne Aarav se kaha tha, “Hum aapke saath hain. Chahe jo bhi keemat ho.”
Yeh baat ab uske kaanon mein baar-baar gunj rahi thi.
Phir Kavita.
Usne Dubai wale pati ki tanhai ke baare mein bataya tha. Usne kaha tha ki Aarav aur Suman ne use pehli baar “dekh”a.
Ab woh bhi is bhook ka hissa ban chuki thi.
Aur Meera.
Jo khud is shakti se guzar chuki thi. Jo jaanti thi ki ant kya hota hai. Phir bhi kal raat woh yahan thi. Usne apni gaand di thi, apni choot di thi, apni awaazein di thin.
Aarav ne aankhein band kar li.
Uske seene mein ek ajeeb sa dard utha.
Pehli baar yeh dard bhook jaisa nahi tha. Yeh dard unhein kho dene ke dar ka tha.
Usne dheere se socha —
Agar main mandir gaya… aur shakti tod di… toh kya yeh rishta bhi toot jayega?
Meera ne kaha tha, “Kabhi-kabhi bachane ke liye khoona padta hai.”
Lekin kya main unhein kho sakta hoon?
Pathar uski mutthi mein chubhne laga.
Usne use zor se dabaya. Koi thandak nahi aayi. Bhook ab uske andar ek shant, gehre andhere ki tarah baith gayi thi. Woh chilaa nahi rahi thi. Woh bas maujood thi — jaise ek chhupi hui saanp.
Rina ne aankhein kholi.
Usne Aarav ko bed ke kinare baitha dekh kar uth kar uske peeche se jaakar laga liya. Uske nange doodh Aarav ki peeth se sat gaye.
“Neend nahi aayi?” usne dheemi awaaz mein poocha.
Aarav ne sir hilaaya.
“Soch raha hoon.”
“Kis baare mein?”
Aarav kuch der chup raha. Phir bola,
“Mandir.
Meera ne jo kaha tha… uske baare mein.
Agar main gaya… toh shayad main tumhein kho doon.”
Rina ne uske kandhe par apna maathe ko rakh diya.
“Toh mat jao.”
Aarav ne aankhein kholi.
“Agar main na jaaun… toh yeh bhook tumhein bhi kha jayegi.
Meera ne kaha tha.
Woh jhooth nahi bol rahi thi.”
Rina ne kuch nahi kaha.
Usne bas usse aur zor se pakad liya.
Kavita bhi uth gayi.
Usne doosri taraf se Aarav ka haath pakad liya.
“Aap darr rahe ho?”
Aarav ne jawaab diya, awaaz thodi kaamp’ti hui,
“Haan.
Pehli baar.
Pehle main darta tha ki main khud ko kho doonga.
Ab main darta hoon ki main tumhein kho doonga.”
Meera ne bhi aankhein khol li thin.
Woh bed par hi litte hue unhein dekh rahi thi. Uske chehre par koi muskaan nahi thi. Sirf ek gehli hui samajh.
“Tum unse jud gaye ho,” usne dheere se kaha.
“Yahi sabse badi kamzori hai.
Shakti is judav ko apna bana leti hai.
Phir jab tum usse todne jaoge… toh woh inhein use karegi tumhare khilaaf.”
Aarav ne Meera ki taraf dekha.
“Matlab?”
Meera ne sirhane se uth kar kaha,
“Matlab jab tum mandir pahunchoge… toh tumhari bhook inhein yaad dilaayegi.
Unki awaazein, unki choot, unki gaand, unki baatein… sab kuch.
Aur us waqt tumhein lagega ki unhein khona… marne se bhi bura hai.
Tab tum kamzor padoge.
Aur shakti jeet jayegi.”
Kamre mein ek bhaari si khamoshi chha gayi.
Aarav ne pathar ko dekhte hue kaha,
“Main jaaunga.
Lekin main unhein nahi khoonga.”
Meera ne muskura kar kaha — woh muskaan dard bhari thi,
“Yahi toh har koi kehta hai.
Mainne bhi kaha tha.”
Aarav ne aankhein band kar li.
Uske aankhon ke peeche se garm pani nikalne laga.
Ek boond… phir doosri.
Woh roya.
Chupchaap.
Kandhe kaampte hue.
Rina ne usse apne seene se laga liya.
Kavita ne uska sir apne god mein rakh liya.
Meera ne door se hi dekhte hue kaha,
“Ro lo.
Kyunki aage jaakar… rote-rote bhi kuch nahi bacha payoge.”
Aarav ne unhein pakde hue socha —
Main inhein kaise khooon?
Main inhein kaise bachaun?
Uske dimaag mein ek khatarnak sa khayaal pehli baar aaya.
Ek aisa khayaal jo usne turant dhak diya.
Lekin woh khayaal wapas aa gaya.
Dheere se.
Jaise saanp bil mein se sir nikaal raha ho.
Agar…
Agar yeh raaz sirf mere saath reh jaye…
Toh kya yeh log safe nahi ho jaayenge?
Usne is soch ko turant door dhakela.
Lekin woh soch ab uske andar aa chuki thi.
Ek chhoti si, kaali si, darti hui soch.
Usne Rina ke baal sehlaate hue kaha,
“Main mandir jaaunga.
Lekin pehle… main tum sab ke saath thoda aur time bitana chahta hoon.”
Rina ne uske maathe par choom liya.
“Hum kahin nahi jaayenge.”
Kavita ne kaha,
“Haan.
Hum yahin hain.”
Meera ne aankhein band kar li.
Usne socha —
Yeh ladka ab bhi samajh nahi paaya.
Ki kabhi-kabhi… sabse bada pyaar… sabse bada nuksaan ban jaata hai.


Dopahar ka samay tha.
Kamre mein ab bhi raat ki geeli khushboo thodi-thodi bachi hui thi, lekin ab uske upar ek naya bhaar chadh aaya tha — khamoshi ka.
Aarav kitchen mein khada hokar paani garam kar raha tha. Hathiyar ki tarah kettle pakde hue. Uski nazar paani ke ubalne par nahi, balki apne haathon par thi. Yeh haath kal raat teen auraton ke shareer par the. Yeh haath unki choot mein, unki gaand mein, unke baalon mein the. Ab yehi haath kaamp rahe the.
Uske dimaag mein woh kaali soch baar-baar wapas aa rahi thi.
Agar yeh raaz sirf mere saath reh jaye…
Toh kya yeh log safe nahi ho jaayenge?
Har baar jab yeh soch aati, Aarav apne aap se ghin mehsoos karta. Woh paani ka glass uthata, lekin peeta nahi. Sirf dekhte rehta.
Rina peeche se aayi.
Usne Aarav ki peeth se apna seena laga diya. Nange pairon se. Sirf ek badi si T-shirt pehne hue. Uske doodh Aarav ki peeth se naram se satte hue the.
“Paani pi lo,” usne dheemi awaaz mein kaha. “Aap subah se kuch nahi kha rahe.”
Aarav ne glass rakh diya.
“Bhook nahi hai.”
Rina ne uska kamar pakad liya.
“Kaunsi bhook? Jismani wali… ya woh wali jo aapki aankhon mein hai?”
Aarav ne aankhein band kar li.
Uske gale mein kuch atak sa gaya.
“Main… main tumhein dard nahi dena chahta, Rina.”
“Toh mat do,” usne seedha kaha. “Lekin humein chhod kar mat bhaago. Aap soch rahe ho na? Mandir ke baare mein. Meera ke baare mein. Keemat ke baare mein.”
Aarav ne muh pher liya.
Uske aankhon mein pani aa gaya tha. Usne use jaldi se poonch liya, lekin Rina ne dekh liya.
“Ro mat,” usne kaha, lekin uski awaaz khud kaamp rahi thi. “Agar rooge toh main bhi ro dungi. Phir Kavita bhi. Phir yeh ghar bhar jayega.”
Aarav ne usse pakad liya.
Zor se. Jaise koi doobta hua aadmi last takiya pakadta hai.
Usne Rina ke baalon mein muh daal diya. Uske baalon se uski khushboo aa rahi thi — pasina, soap, aur kal raat ki nami.
“Main darta hoon,” usne dabi awaaz mein kaha. “Ki main tumhein kho doon.
Aur usse bhi zyada darta hoon… ki main tumhein rakhne ke liye kuch aisa kar doon jo… jo main soch bhi nahi sakta.”
Rina ne uske seene se sir utha kar uski aankhon mein dekha.
“Kya soch rahe ho aap?”
Aarav ne jawaab nahi diya.
Usne bas usse aur zor se pakad liya.
Kavita living room se aayi.
Usne dono ko chipke hue dekh kar kuch nahi poocha. Sirf paas aa kar Aarav ki doosri taraf se chipak gayi. Ab woh dono taraf se ghira hua tha. Do naram shareer. Do dil ki dhadkan.
Kavita ne dheere se kaha,
“Aap raat bhar soye nahi. Main jaanti hoon.
Aapke muh se awaazein aa rahi thin. Jaise koi sapne mein lad raha ho.”
Aarav ne aankhein kholi.
“Kya bol raha tha main?”
“Naam,” Kavita ne kaha. “Hamare naam. Baar-baar.
Aur ek baar… aapne kaha tha — ‘maaf kar dena’.”
Aarav ka chehra sukh sa gaya.
Usne dono se alag hone ki koshish ki, lekin unhone nahi chhoda.
“Main… main thak gaya hoon,” usne kaha. Awaaz toot’ti hui.
“Is jhooth se. Is bhook se. Is darr se.
Pehle main sirf apne baare mein sochta tha.
Ab main tumhare baare mein sochta hoon.
Aur yeh soch… mujhe maar rahi hai.”
Meera bedroom se bahar aayi.
Usne teenon ko dekhte hue diwal se peeth laga kar khadi ho gayi. Baal khule. Aankhon mein neend nahi, balki ek purani thakan.
“Tum ab bhi unhein bachana chahte ho,” usne kaha.
“Yahi tumhari sabse badi kamzori hai.
Aur shakti is kamzori ko bahut achhe se jaanti hai.”
Aarav ne Meera ki taraf dekha.
“Tumne apne time par kya kiya tha?
Jab tumhare saath bhi log the?”
Meera ki aankhein ek pal ke liye gehli ho gayi.
Usne jawaab diya, awaaz bilkul sapaat,
“Mainne unhein chhod diya tha.
Sochta tha ki door rakhne se woh safe rahenge.
Lekin shakti ne unhein door se bhi kheench liya.
Ek-ek karke.
Ant mein main akeli bachi… aur woh sab… khatam.”
Kamre mein phir se woh bhaari khamoshi aa gayi.
Aarav ne Rina aur Kavita ko apne se alag kiya.
Dheere se.
Phir unke saamne baith gaya. Unke haath apne haath mein liye.
“Sun lo,” usne kaha. Awaaz mein ek ajeeb si shaanti thi, jaise koi faisla le raha ho.
“Main mandir jaaunga.
Lekin aaj nahi.
Kal nahi.
Main… thoda aur time chahta hoon.
Tumhare saath.
Bas itna.”
Rina ne uska haath zor se pakad liya.
“Kitna time?”
Aarav ne aankhein neeche ki.
“Jitna meri himmat ijazat de.”
Usne unke haath chhoda aur uth kar khidki ke paas chala gaya.
Bahar colony ki rozmarra ki awaazein aa rahi thin — bachchon ki chilahat, kisi ki scooter, door se aata hua radio.
Itna normal.
Itna zinda.
Uske dimaag mein woh kaali soch phir se aayi.
Agar yeh sab… sirf mere saath reh jaye…
Toh kya yeh normal zindagi inke liye wapas aa sakti hai?
Usne is soch ko turant daba diya.
Lekin is baar woh itni asani se nahi dabi.
Woh uske andar reh gayi — ek chhoti si, kaali si, kaamp’ti hui lehar.
Shaam ko unhone saath mein khana khaya.
Bahut kam baatein hui.
Rina ne Aarav ke plate mein roti rakhi. Kavita ne paani bhara. Meera ne chupchaap khana khaya.
Khana khatam hone ke baad Aarav ne kaha,
“Aaj raat… main tum teenon ke saath sona chahta hoon.
Bina kuch kiye.
Bas… tumhare kareeb.”
Rina ne sir hilaaya.
Kavita ne bhi.
Meera ne aankhein utha kar use dekha, phir dheere se sir hila diya.
Raat ko chaaron ek hi bed par let gaye.
Aarav beech mein.
Ek taraf Rina, doosri taraf Kavita, aur unke pairon ke paas Meera.
Aarav ne aankhein kholi hui rakhi.
Woh unki saanson ko sun raha tha.
Rina ki saans thodi bhaari.
Kavita ki halki.
Meera ki bilkul control mein.
Usne socha —
Agar main inhein kho doon…
Toh kya main hamesha ke liye akela ho jaaunga?
Kya yeh bhook phir se sirf meri ho jayegi?
Uske aankhon se phir se pani nikalne laga.
Is baar usne use nahi pooncha.
Woh aanso uske kaan se hote hue pillow par girte rahe.
Usne dil mein ek baat kahi, jo usne kabhi kisi se nahi kahi thi:
Main inhein pyar karne laga hoon.
Aur yahi sabse badi tabaahi hai.
Bahar, colony ke andhere mein, woh aadmi park ke bench par baitha tha.
Usne phone mein kuch type kiya aur bhej diya.
Message tha:
“Woh ab unse pyaar karne laga hai.
Ab keemat poori leni hogi.”

Subah phir se aayi, lekin is baar uske saath koi aas nahi thi.
Aarav bed par litte-litte hi jaag raha tha. Rina uske ek baazu par soyi hui thi, Kavita doosre par. Meera thodi door, lekin uske pair ab bhi Aarav ke pairon se chhoo rahe the. Jaise raat bhar koi unhein alag nahi hone de raha tha.
Aarav ne ceiling ko dekha.
Uske dimaag mein ab sirf ek hi awaaz ghoom rahi thi — uski khud ki.
Agar yeh raaz sirf mere saath reh jaye…
Toh kya yeh log wapas apni zindagi mein ja sakte hain?
Rina ke bachche… Kavita ka khali flat… Meera ki thakan…
Kya main inhein azaad kar sakta hoon?
Har baar jab yeh soch aati, uske seene mein ek teez dard uthta.
Woh is soch se ghin mehsoos karta.
Lekin ab woh soch uske andar se jaane se mana kar rahi thi.
Jaise koi kaala paani dheere-dheere uske dil mein bhar raha ho.
Rina ne aankhein kholi.
Usne Aarav ko dekhte hue uske baazu ko aur zor se pakad liya.
“Aap phir se nahi soye.”
Aarav ne jawaab diya, awaaz bilkul sapaat,
“Soch raha hoon.”
“Kis baare mein?”
Aarav ne kuch der chup raha. Phir bola,
“Agar main… agar main ek aisa kaam kar doon jisse tum sab safe ho jao…
lekin uske liye mujhe… kuch aisa karna pade jo main kabhi sochna bhi nahi chahta…
toh kya main woh kaam karoon?”
Rina ki aankhein phail gayi.
Usne uth kar Aarav ke chehre ko apne haathon mein liya.
“Aap kya keh rahe ho?”
Aarav ne uski aankhon mein dekha.
Uske aankhon mein pani tha.
“Main nahi jaanta.
Main sirf… itna jaanta hoon ki main tumhein khoona nahi chahta.
Aur main tumhein is bhook ka shikaar bhi nahi banna chahta.
Dono cheezein ek saath nahi ho sakti.
Toh main… main kya karoon?”
Kavita bhi uth gayi.
Usne Aarav ki doosri taraf se uska haath pakad liya.
“Aap humein dara rahe ho.”
Aarav ne sir hilaaya.
“Main tumhein nahi dara raha.
Main khud dar raha hoon.
Apne aap se.”
Meera ne bhi aankhein khol li thin.
Woh unhein dekh rahi thi. Uske chehre par koi hairani nahi thi. Sirf ek gehli hui, thaki hui samajh.
“Ab aa gayi na woh soch,” usne dheere se kaha.
“Woh soch jo har kisi ke andar aati hai jo is shakti se judta hai.
Pehle pyaar.
Phir darr.
Phir… woh kaali soch.
Ki agar yeh log na rahein… toh shayad main bacha rahun.”
Aarav ne Meera ki taraf dekha.
Awaaz mein gussa tha, lekin woh gussa uspar nahi, khud par tha.
“Tumne bhi socha tha?”
Meera ne sir hilaaya.
“Haan.
Mainne socha tha.
Bahut raaton tak.
Mainne unke sote hue chehre ko dekha tha.
Mainne socha tha ki agar main unhein…
khatam kar doon… toh shayad shakti mujhe chhod de.
Lekin main kar nahi paayi.
Aur isliye… unka ant mere haath se nahi, shakti ke haath se hua.
Jo aur bhi bura tha.”
Kamre mein ek ajeeb si thandak fail gayi.
Aarav ne Rina aur Kavita ke haath chhod diye.
Woh bed se utar kar khidki ke paas chala gaya.
Bahar colony jee rahi thi.
Bachche college ja rahe the.
Koi aurat jhadu laga rahi thi.
Koi aadmi scooter nikal raha tha.
Itna normal.
Itna door.
Usne apne aap se kaha,
“Main inhein nahi maar sakta.
Main… main nahi kar sakta.”
Lekin uske dimaag mein doosri awaaz ne jawaab diya,
Toh phir unhein shakti ke hawale kar doge?
Jaise Meera ne kiya tha?
Aarav ne aankhein band kar li.
Uske aanso is baar zor se nikalne lage.
Woh roya.
Kandhe kaampte hue.
Muh khidki ke glass par rakh kar.
Rina uske peeche aayi.
Usne Aarav ko peeche se pakad liya.
“Ro lo.
Lekin akele mat roo.”
Kavita bhi aa gayi.
Usne Aarav ka chehra apne haathon mein liya aur uske aanson ko apne ungliyon se poonchne lagi.
“Hum yahin hain.
Aap jo bhi soch rahe ho… humein batao.
Humein mat chhodo.”
Aarav ne unhein dekha.
Uske muh se jo baat nikalii, woh bilkul toot’ti hui thi,
“Main… main tumhein itna pyar karne laga hoon…
ki main tumhein kho dene se darta hoon.
Aur isi pyar ki wajah se…
mere andar ek aisi soch aa gayi hai…
jo mujhe khud se nafrat karati hai.”
Rina ne usse apne seene se laga liya.
“Toh us soch ko mat suno.
Humein suno.”
Meera ne diwal se peeth lagaaye hue kaha,
“Woh soch ab nahi jaayegi.
Woh tumhare andar ghar bana chuki hai.
Ab sawaal yeh hai ki tum usse jeetoge…
ya woh tumhein.”
Aarav ne un teenon ko dekha.
Uske dil mein ek hi baat ghoom rahi thi —
Main inhein kaise bachau…
bina unhein khooe?
Uske paas koi jawaab nahi tha.
Sirf aanso the.
Aur woh kaali soch…
jo ab uske kaan mein dheere-dheere kuch aur kehne lagi thi.

Usne roya, usne admit kiya ki woh unhein pyar karta hai, aur usi pyar ne uske andar ek khatarnak soch paida kar di hai.
Agle hisse mein yeh internal ladai aur teez hogi. Aarav ke andar do hisson ka conflict saaf dikhega — ek jo unhein bachana chahta hai, aur ek jo raaz ko hamesha ke liye daba dena chahta hai.

Dopahar ka ujala ab kamre mein teez ho chuka tha, lekin Aarav ko uski garmi nahi mehsoos ho rahi thi.
Woh sofe par baitha tha. Rina uske ek taraf, Kavita doosri taraf. Meera thodi door, khidki ke paas khadi hui, bahar ko dekh rahi thi. Jaise woh jaanti ho ki ab jo hone wala hai, uska hissa sirf dekhna hai.
Aarav ne apne haath ko dekha.
Yeh haath kal raat unke shareer par the. Yeh haath unke baalon mein the. Yeh haath unke aanson ko poonch rahe the.
Ab yehi haath uske dimaag mein ek alag tasveer bana rahe the — ek aisi tasveer jo dekhte hi uska pet muh ko aane lagta tha.
Agar yeh haath… inhein hamesha ke liye sula dein…
Toh kya yeh bhook khatam ho jayegi?
Toh kya yeh raaz sirf mere saath reh jayega?
Usne is soch ko itni zor se dabaaya ki uski mutthi band ho gayi. Nakhun hatheli mein chubh gaye.
Rina ne uski mutthi ko apne haath se khola.
“Aap khud ko dard de rahe ho.”
Aarav ne uski aankhon mein dekha.
“Main… main tumhein dard dene se darta hoon.
Isliye main khud ko dard de raha hoon.”
Kavita ne uska doosra haath pakad liya.
“Aap humein batao. Jo bhi soch rahe ho. Chhupao mat.”
Aarav ne aankhein band kar li.
Uske muh se jo baat nikalii, woh bilkul kaamp’ti hui thi,
“Mere andar ek awaaz hai.
Woh kehti hai…
agar tum teenon na raho…
toh main free ho jaaunga.
Raaz sirf mera reh jayega.
Bhook sirf meri reh jayegi.
Tumhare bachche… tumhari zindagi… sab safe ho jayegi.”
Kamre mein ek ajeeb si sannaata chha gaya.
Rina ka haath thoda sakht ho gaya.
Kavita ki saans ruk si gayi.
Meera ne peeche se awaaz di, bilkul shaant,
“Ab usne bol diya.
Ab yeh soch sirf uske andar nahi rahi.
Ab yeh beech mein aa gayi hai.”
Aarav ne aankhein kholi.
Uske aankhon se pani beh raha tha.
“Main is awaaz se nafrat karta hoon.
Main isse darta hoon.
Main… main tumhein maarna nahi chahta.
Main tumhein pyar karta hoon.
Yahi toh sabse badi pareshani hai.
Kyunki yeh pyar… mujhe paagal bana raha hai.”
Rina ne uska chehra apne haathon mein liya.
Uske apne aankhon mein bhi pani tha.
“Toh is pyar ko mat maaro.
Is awaaz ko maaro.”
Aarav ne usse dekhte hue kaha,
“Kaise?
Yeh awaaz meri bhook ke saath judi hui hai.
Jitna main tumhein pyar karta hoon, utni hi yeh awaaz tez hoti jaati hai.
Jaise shakti… mere pyaar ko hi apna hathyar bana rahi ho.”
Meera ne khidki se mud kar kaha,
“Kyunki hai.
Shakti sirf jism nahi khaati.
Woh dil bhi khaati hai.
Jo tum pyar karte ho, usse woh apna bana leti hai.
Phir us pyar ko hi tumhare khilaaf use karti hai.”
Aarav ne sofe se uth kar kamre mein chalne laga.
Aage-peeche.
Jaise koi pinjre mein band jaanwar.
“Main mandir jaaunga,” usne kaha.
“Main shakti ko todne ki koshish karunga.
Lekin agar main haar gaya…
toh kya hoga?
Kya tum teenon… mere saath hi dooboge?”
Kavita ne jawaab diya, awaaz mein darr tha lekin himmat bhi,
“Agar aap dooboge toh hum bhi doobenge.
Lekin aap humein chhod kar akela mat doobna.”
Aarav ruk gaya.
Usne un teenon ko dekha.
Uske chehre par ek ajeeb si toot’ti hui muskaan thi.
“Tum log…
tum log mujhe itna asaan bana rahe ho.
Aur yahi mujhe aur bhi dara raha hai.”
Woh unke paas wapas aaya.
Ghutnon ke bal unke saamne baith gaya.
Usne Rina ka haath pakda, Kavita ka haath pakda, aur Meera ki taraf dekhte hue kaha,
“Ek baat kaam karo.
Agar kabhi…
agar kabhi main…
us awaaz ko sunne lagun…
toh mujhe rokna.
Mujhe maar kar bhi rokna.
Promise.”
Rina ne sir hilaaya.
Aansu ke saath.
“Promise.”
Kavita ne bhi.
“Promise.”
Meera ne kuch der chup raha. Phir boli,
“Main promise nahi kar sakti.
Kyunki main jaanti hoon…
jab woh waqt aayega…
toh tum khud humein rokne nahi doge.”
Aarav ne aankhein band kar li.
Uske aanso phir se nikalne lage.
Is baar zor se.
Woh unke haathon ko apne maathe se laga kar roya.
“Main… main nahi chahta ki main woh aadmi banun…
jo… jo…”
Woh poori baat nahi kar paya.
Uske gale ne saath nahi diya.
Rina ne usse apne seene se laga liya.
Kavita ne uska sir sehlaya.
Meera ne door se hi dekhte hue aankhein band kar li.
Us raat unhone phir se ek saath sona ki koshish ki.
Lekin Aarav ki aankhein bahut der tak khuli rahi.
Woh unki saanson ko sunta raha.
Har saans ke saath uske dimaag mein do awaazein ladti rahi.
Ek kehti thi —
Inhein bachao.
Doosri kehti thi —
Inhein khatam kar do…
taaki yeh hamesha safe rahein.
Aarav ne dono awaazon ko sunte hue aankhein band ki.
Uske aanso pillow ko bhigote rahe.
Bahar, park mein, woh aadmi ab bhi baitha tha.
Usne apne phone mein likha:
“Ab usne khud bol diya.
Ab bas waqt ki baat hai.”