Adultery SAMREEN: Shikast-e-Zanjeer-e-Muflisi

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EPISODE 21

Maine ek lambi saans li, apne kapde theek kiye, aur khud ko sambhalkar us naukrani ke pichhe-pichhe chal padi. Sidhiyon se utarte waqt dil ki dhadkanein thodi tez thi. Aisa lag raha tha maano koi anjaana khauf mera rasta roke khada ho. 

Jaise hi main niche ground floor par pahunchi aur hall ki dehleez par kadam rakha, wahan ka manzar meri aankhon ke saamne khul gaya.
 
Hall mein ek bhaari sannata tha, jise sirf deewar par lagi ghadi ki tik-tik ki aawazein tod rahi thi. Samne Pandey ji ki bhabhi baithi thin, Unke bilkul paas Vivaan bhi baitha tha, jo phone mein ghusa hua tha aur beech-beech mein ek teekhi, beparwah nazar mujh par daal rha tha. Aur thodi hi door, sofe ke ek kone par Farha baaji baithi thin. Baaki log bhi the jo aapas me baatein kar rhe the aur kuchh ke liye to naashta bhi lagataar aata ja rha tha.
 
"Aa gayi Samreen?" Pandey ji ki bhabhi ne naram aawaz mein kaha, "Hum tumhara hi intezaar kar rahe the… Baitho… are lekin baitho kya… tumhe rubina ke ghar jaana hai na?" maine sar haan me hilaya aur farha baaji ki oar dekha to unke chehre par ek halki si muskaan thi.
 
Achanak hallway se ek bhari aur behooda qadmon ki aawaz aayi. Ek shakhs andar dakhil hua. Uski shakal-o-soorat aur pehnawa hi uski auqaat aur tarbiyat ki gawah thi. Usne ek dheela kurta pehna hua tha aur niche dheela denim jeans, baal tel se peeche ki taraf chipkaye hue the, maathe pe ek lamba sa tilak tha, aur uske chehre par ek gandi, makkaar si muskurahat thi. Usne bina kisi lihaz ke hall mein maujud logon par ek nazar daali aur seedha meri taraf dekhne laga.
 
"Yahi hain wo bhabhi?" usne aate hi betakallufi se puchha. Bhabhi ne sar hilaya aur us aadmi ki taraf dekhte hue kaha, "Haan... yahi hai… der ho rhi hai to tum sab ab niklo" Us aadmi ne apna seena phulaya, ek ajeeb sa ghamandi style me thumka liya aur seedha mere bilkul qareeb aa khada hua.
 
Ab main thodi uncomfortable mehsoos kar hi rhi thi ki usne ek aisa ghinona aur gira hua lafz istemal kiya jo meri rooh tak ko kaanpa gaya. "Madam… Mera naam hai... Pappu Pelu," usne bade fakhr se kaha, aur phir bina kisi sharm-o-haya ke, ek behuda muskurahat ke sath bola, "Aap kahen… toh aapki lelu?"
 
Pure hall mein jaise zehar ghol diya gaya ho. Wo jumla itna ganda, itna ghinauna aur itna past tha ki mere kaan sunn aur laal pad gaye. Ek lamhe ke liye mujhe laga ki mere pairon ke niche se zameen khisak gayi hai. Pure hall ki hawa ruk gayi ho jaise. Maine dekha Vivaan ne apna phone side mein rakh diya aur ek sard muskurahat ke sath ye tamaasha dekhne laga. Farha baaji ki aankhein mujhpar hi tiki hui thi. Bhabhi ke chehre par sharmindagi ki jagah ek halki si chaal-baaz muskaan tair gayi.
 
Uski is baat se mera khoon khol utha. Mere jism ka har ek latifa, meri ghairat, meri self-respect ek aag ke shole mein tabdeel ho gayi. Yeh sirf ek jumla nahi tha, yeh meri izzat par, mere wajood par ek khula hua hamla tha aur aise sabke saamne. Ek aisi zillat thi jise bardasht karna maut se bhi battar tha.
 
Iski baaton se ek pal ke liye mera nikaah mere shauhar sab meri aankhon ke saamne aa gye, mera dil chahte hue bhi ab khamosh nahi reh sakta tha. Mere andar ka sara gussa, saari beizzati ka dard ek hi lamhe mein ubal pada.
 
Wo Pappu abhi bhi wahi khada tha, apni us gandi hansi ko apne chehre par sajaye, yeh soch raha tha ki shayad main chupchap sun lungi aur kuchh nhi kar paungi. Lekin use kya pata tha ki Samreen ka zameer itna sasta nahi hai!
 
Bina ek second zaya kiye, bina yeh soche ki yeh kiska ghar hai aur yahan ke log kaun hain, maine apna haath hawa mein uthaya aur hawa ko cheerte hue mera haath Pappu ke gaal par ja pada. Ek aisi zordaar, goonjti hui thappad uske gaal par padi ki poora hall uski aawaz se goonj utha.
 

CHATAAAKKKK!

 
Wo thappad itna taqatwar aur bepanah gusse se bhara hua tha ki Pappu ka santulan bigad gaya. Wo ladkhadata hua pichhe ki taraf sofe par ja gira. Uske gaal par foran ek laal nishaan ubhar aaya, aur uski aankhon mein hairaani aur dard ka samandar umad pada. Uska wo ghamand, wo roab ek hi second mein dhool ban gaya.
 
Main wahi khadi thi, Kurti leggings aur sar pe dupatta liye hue, meri saansein tez chal rahi thi, aur mere haath abhi bhi us thappad ke gusse se kaanp rahe the. Maine apni aakhon mein aag liye uski taraf dekha aur daant peeste hue kaha, "Tameez nhi hai kya tumhe ek aurat se baat karne ki! Zuban sambhal kar baat karo, warna agli baar yeh haath sirf gaal par nahi padega!"
 
Thappad ki us awaaz ke baad, kamre mein maujud har shakhs ki nazrein, jo pehle ek anjaane taras par tiki thin, ab seedhe mujh par aa tikeen. Un nazron mein na ab dar tha, na hairaani, balki ek ajeeb sa tanz, ek beaibaar si ungli uthti hui mehsoos ho rahi thi. Hawa mein tairti hui wo aag jo kuchh lamhe pehle mere khoon mein ubal paida kar rahi thi, achanak thandi padne lagi. Jaise hi gusse ka wo sailab utra, mere andar ek ajeeb sa ehsaas-e-nadamet uth khada hua.
 

“Ye maine kya kar diya?”

 
Mera haath, jo abhi bhi kaanp raha tha, maine dheere se apni side mein kar liya. Pappu abhi bhi sofe par sambhalte hue uth raha tha, uske gaal par mere laal ungliyon ka nishaan kisi ghaav ki tarah chamak rahe the. Uski aankhon mein gusse se zyada ek hairani thi, maano use samajh hi na aa raha ho ki uske sath ye kya ho gaya.
 
Tabhi, us bhari hui fiza ko cheerta hua qadmo ka ek naram lekin purasar silsila shuru hua. Pandey ji ki bhabhi apne jagah se uthin. Unka chehra mukammal taur par pursukoon tha, wahi aam taur par paayi jaane waali banawati shafqat, jismein andar se kutilta chhupi hoti hai. Wo dheere-dheere chalti hui mere bilkul qareeb aayin. Unhone apna ek hath mere kandhe par rakha. Unka chhuan halka sa narm tha, lekin meri rooh tak me usne thandh paida kar di.
 
Unhone ek naram, meethi lekin zehreeli narm-o-gudaz lehje mein kaha, "Samreen... itna gussa hone ki kya zaroorat thi?... Tumne toh baat ka batangad bana diya."
 
Maine unki taraf dekha, mujhe samajh nhi aaya ki unhone aisa kyu bola ki maine baat ka batangad bana diya, jabki us pappu ne mere saath badtameezi ki. Tabhi bhabhi ne halka sa muskura kar, baaki sabko dekhte hue kaha, "Are ye hamare Pappu ji hain… Inka... inka yeh sadharan sa andaz hai baat karne ka… Yeh har naye mehmaan se, har kisi ajnabi se apna parichaye aise hi mazakiya leheje mein dete hain… Inki niyat mein koi khot nahi hai, bas yeh thoda... betakalluf zyada hai."
 
Farha baaji ne sofe ke kone se nazrein jhuka lin, jaise wo bhabhi ki is safai par andar hi andar ghut rahi hon, ya shayad wo sachhai aur majboori ke beech phasi hon. Vivaan ne phone pocket mein dala aur ek halki si dikhawati muskurahat ke sath mujhe dekhte hue chup raha. Bhabhi ki ye baat sun kar mera dil andar se baith gaya. Sadharan baat hai? Matlab kisi aurat ki beizzati karna yahan normal hai?
 
Lekin ab waqt akele ladne ka nahi tha. Main mehmaan thi, ya shayad ek naukar jo yahan sirf kaam ke liye aayi thi, ek raat ke liye, ek aise ghar mein jahan meri majboori meri pehchan thi. Bhabhi ki baaton ke dabav mein, aur sabki ghoorti hui nazron ke saamne, mere andar ki bagawat dheere-dheere ek laachar samjhote mein badal gayi.
 
Maine apni nazrein niche jhuka lin. Zameen ki tiles par meri palke jhuk gayi. Ek bhari hui saans seene mein atki rahi, jise maine badi mushkil se bahar nikala. Dheere se, gardan ko halka sa hilate hue, maine apna rukh Pappu ki taraf kiya. Uski aankhon mein abhi bhi wo surkh nishaan aur halki si tanzhiya chamak thi. Maine aawaz ko itna dheema aur rukha rakha ki bas wahi tak pahunche "Maaf... maaf kijiyega… Mujhe... mujhe andaza nahi tha ki aapka andaz aisa hai."
 
Pappu ne apna gaal sahlaaya, aur ek ajeeb sa ghamandi akad lete hue kaha, "Koi baat nahi madam... agli baar thoda dimag khol ke suniyega, baaki pyaar-mohabbat toh chalti rehti hai." Uske yeh lafzon ne mere andar fir se ek aag bhadkayi, lekin maine honth kaat kar khamoshi ikhtiyar kar li. Aur tabhi, wo manzar aaya jisne mere bache-khuche sukoon ko bhi malve mein badal diya.
 
Vivaan, ye zaalim, apni jagah se poori tarah khada hua, aur ekdam casual andaz mein mujhe dekhte hue bola, "Arey waah, chaliye mamla sort ho gaya toh… Samreen aunty... aap ek kaam karo, aap Pappu chacha ke saath hi nikal lo rubina aunty ke ghar... Unki gaadi mein chali jao, waise bhi mehendi ka saara samaan aur timing wahi match kar rahi hai."
 
Mera sar ghoom gaya. Kya? Is aadmi ke saath? Jise maine paanch minute pehle zordar thappad mara hai, jiske gaal par abhi bhi meri ungliyon ki chhap laal hai, uske sath ek akeli gaadi mein, ek anjaane raste par, Rubina ke ghar mehendi lagane jana padega?
 
Achanak hall ki hawa ek baar phir ghutan bhari ho gayi. Mera dil seene mein dhak-dhak karne laga. Ek taraf gussa tha ki ye log kitne besharam hain ya beparwah hain ki sab kuchh normal dikha kar mujhe ek aisi situation mein dhakel rahe hain jahan self-respect ki dhajjiyan ud rahi hai, aur dusri taraf ek ajeeb sa awkwardness tha, ek shareerik aur maansik jatilta, ki main us insaan ke bagal mein car ki front seat par kaise baithungi? Wo kya sochega? Raste mein agar usne koi aur behooda harkat ki, ya taana mara, toh main kya karungi?
 
Bhabhi ne foran baat aage badhate hue kaha, "Haan samreen, Vivaan bilkul theek keh raha hai… Pappu bhi wahin ja raha hai… kya hai ki vidhayak ji bhi is waqt wahin hote hain… to tumhara alag se cab ya auto karne ka kya matlab? Saath hi nikal jao, waqt aur paise dono bach jayenge."
 
Main wahi khadi reh gayi. Mere pair zameen mein gad gaye the. Mera chehra sharmindagi, ghutan aur awkwardness se laal pad raha tha. Ek taraf thappad marne ka guroor tha, aur dusri taraf ushi shakhs ke sath safar karne ki yeh bebasi.
 
Pappu ne ek baar phir mujhe upar se niche dekha, ek ajeeb si teekhi muskurahat uske chehre par aayi, aur wo darwaze ki taraf badhte hue bola, "Chaliye madam... galti ho gayi toh kya hua, raste mein dosti ho jayegi… hahaha… Gaadi baahar start hai... aaiye"
 
Mera dil chaha ki wahi zameen phat jaaye aur main sama jaun usi me, lekin kadam khud-ba-khud uth gaye, ek majboor, ajeeb aur bemisaal anjaane safar ki taraf.

To Be Continued...

[SPECIAL MENTION: red_devil_98, thank you so much bro... aapne mere saare updates ko like kiya hai aur pyaar diya hai, aapko episodes pasand aa rhe hain is baat ki khusi hai mujhe.]