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Chapter 14: Boardroom ka Sannata aur Zahreela Khayal
Pune ke pramukh IT park ke glass façade wale corporate tower ki saatvin manzil par central AC ki thandi hawa khaamoshi se beh rahi thi.
Conference room number 'Aravali' mein boardroom ki lambi table ke ird gird pandrah senior executives baithe the. Deewar par lage vishaal projector par teesri timahi ke supply chain bottlenecks, fleet optimization aur warehouse margin ke rang birange pie charts aur graphs chamak rahe the.
Regional VP, Mr. Sawant, laser pointer se screen par ek laal line ko ingit karte hue badi sanjeedgi se bol rahe the, "...agar hum Navi Mumbai wale corridor mein delay kam nahi kar paaye, to hamara overall turnaround time pandrah percent gir jayega. Rajesh, tumhari operations team ne pichhle hafte jo route audit kiya tha, us par tumhara kya assessment hai?"
Kamre ke pandrah jodi aankhen achanak meri taraf ghoom gayin.
Lekin main wahan nahi tha.
Mera jism us kaali leather ki revolving kursi par tie baandhe, iron ki hui neeli formal shirt mein zaroor baitha tha, lekin meri rooh us vaatanukoolit kamre se bahut door, apni society ke us flat ki deewaron mein bhatak rahi thi.
Table ke neeche, meri daayin jaangh par mera corporate iPhone aundha pada hua tha. Uski screen par home WiFi ka surveillance app background mein khula tha, aur meri ungli us screen ko baar baar chhoone ke liye bekaabu ho rahi thi.
Mere kaanon mein VP ki awaaz kisi gehre kuen se aati hui goonj jaisi lag rahi thi. Mere dimaag ki screen par ek bilkul alag hi manzar chal raha tha
Is waqt dopahar ke sava teen baj rahe hain...
Us flat mein Anu college mein hogi. Hall ke parde gire honge aur dhoop ki halki peeli lakeerein sangmarar ke farsh par reng rahi hongi.
Kya Kavya is waqt kitchen mein dopahar ki chai banane ke liye khadi hogi?
Aur kya Tauji, apni us safed baniyan mein, apne us paseene se bheege chaudhe seene aur faulaadi baanhon ke saath, chai ki patti ka dabba utaarne ke bahaane Kavya ke theek peeche jaakar khade ho gaye honge?
Kya jab Kavya ne gas jalai hogi, to uski patli georgette ki saadi ka pallu sarak kar neeche gir gaya hoga? Aur kya us boodhe pahalwan ka khuradra, bhaari haath Kavya ki us gori, tapti hui kamar ki dhalan se takraya hoga?
Yeh khayal... yeh bhayanak, nasheela aur zahreela khayal mere dimaag ki nason ko aise jakad raha tha ki meri hatheliyon mein paseena chhootne laga. Meri saansen bhaari ho gayin aur mujhe apne collar ke button ka dam ghutta hua mehsoos hone laga.
"Rajesh? Kya tum sun rahe ho?" VP Sawant ki awaaz mein halki si talkhi ubhri.
Maine jhatke se apni palkein jhapkain.
Saamne baithe senior manager aur meri team ke log mujhe ajeeb nazron se dekh rahe the. Maine sookhe gale se thook nigla aur apni diary par rakhe pen ko mazbooti se pakad liya.
"Maaf kijiye Sawant sir... vah... main Navi Mumbai wale route ke weigh bridge data ka mental calculation kar raha tha," maine apne corporate mask ko turant chehre par kheench liya, "Bilkul, agar hum us corridor ko bypass karke Chakan wale hub se divert karein, to hum vah pandrah percent margin aasaani se recover kar sakte hain. Maine details note kar li hain, shaam tak report aapke inbox mein hogi."
Sawant ne sir hilaya aur santusht hokar agle slide ki taraf badh gaye.
Sabka dhyan phir se screen par chala gaya.
Maine dheere se table ke neeche apna phone uthaya. Angoothe ke ishaare se screen unlock ki aur camera app par tap kiya.
Flat number 903 ke camera ki live feed load hone lagi.
Kitchen ka camera khaali tha. Hall ka camera... wahan Tauji sofe par baithe the, unke haath mein akhade ki maalish wala sarson ke tel ka purana dabba tha aur ve apni ungliyon ki sakht gaanton ko mal rahe the. Unki nazrein lagatar bedroom ke aadhe band darwaze ki taraf tiki hui thin.
Aur bedroom ke camera mein... Kavya apne bistar par pet ke bal leti thi, uski dono taangen hawa mein mudi hui thin aur vah apne tablet ki screen mein khoi hui thi.
Uski nighty ki dori kandhe se neeche khiski hui thi.
Maine apne phone ki screen ko dekha, aur phir boardroom ke us laakhon ke project ko dekha.
Mere andar ka corporate director, jise samaaj ek kaamyaab, suljha hua insaan samajhta tha, vah andar se poori tarah sad chuka tha. Mujhe apne career, apne promotion, apne EMI ya duniya ki kisi cheez ki koi parwah nahi reh gayi thi.
Meri poori zindagi ab bas us ek baat par aakar tik gayi thi ki kab vah boodha dehaati mard meri is naazuk, roopvati biwi ke jism ko apne bhaari panjon mein masalkar mujhe hamesha hamesha ke liye ek laachaar, bebas darshak bana dega.
Main us dhokhe se dar bhi raha tha... aur usi dhokhe ki aag mein jalne ke liye paagalon ki tarah tadap bhi raha tha.
Chapter 15: Pehli Khuraak
Ab tak jo kahaniyan main Kavya ke tablet par plant kar raha tha, ve aam shaadishuda jodon ke bedroom romance tak hi seemit thin.
Main koi jaldbaazi nahi karna chahta tha. Agar main seedhe koi ashleel ya bahut zyada bhaddi cheez uske saamne paros deta, to Kavya ki sanskari tabiyat bigad sakti thi aur vah darkar tablet chhoona hi band kar deti. Mujhe bahut salike se, ek ek seedhi chadhni thi.
Lekin ab Kavya us lat ki pehli seedhi paar kar chuki thi. Pichhle kuch dinon se dopahar mein uska khud apni nighty ke andar haath daalna is baat ka saboot tha ki uski deh ki bhookh ab kisi bhi kinaare ko todne ke liye aamaada thi.
Ab waqt aa gaya tha use asli khuraak dene ka.
Maine office mein baithkar kayi ghante internet ki gehraiyon mein chhaane. Aakhirkaar, mujhe mahilaon ke ek behad sanjeeda online forum par ek sachchi aapbeeti mili.
Vah koi sasti kaamuk kahani nahi thi; vah ek padhi likhi, sambhraant gharelu bahu ka confession tha. Us aurat ne likha tha ki kaise uske pati ki ek gambhir beemari aur naamardi ke baad, ghar mein rehne wale uske saath saal ke robdaar, sambhraant sasur ne pehle ek pita ki tarah uski dekhbhaal ki... aur phir kaise un dono ke beech anjaane mein jismani panaah aur aseem sukh ka ek aisa rishta ban gaya jisne uski sookhi zindagi ko dobara hara bhara kar diya.
Usme koi gandi gaaliyan nahi thin, balki ek jawaan bahu ki bebasi, samaaj ka dar aur apne sasur ke mazboot aagosh mein milne wali us roohani aur jismani raahat ka aisa dil chhoo lene wala varnan tha ki koi bhi aurat padhkar pighal jaye.
Mere plan ke liye isse behtar koi shuruaat nahi ho sakti thi.
Us raat, jab Kavya so rahi thi, maine vah article tablet ke browser mein recent tab aur bookmark ke roop mein set kar diya.
Agle din IT park mein kaam karte waqt mera dil kisi pendulum ki tarah dol raha tha. Mujhe samajh nahi aa raha tha ki Kavya ise padhkar kya sochegi. Kya vah ghin se bhar jayegi? Ya uske mann ke kisi kone mein dabi hui ummeed ki koi nayi khidki khulegi?
Shaam ko jab main ghar pahuncha, to ghar ka mahaul bilkul shaant tha.
Lekin Kavya ke bartaav mein ek ajeeb si tabdeeli thi. Vah jab mere joote rakhne aayi, to uski aankhen meri aankhon se nahi mil rahi thin. Uske chehre par ek ajeeb sa sannata tha, jaise usne koi aisa raaz jaan liya ho jo uske poore wajood ko hila chuka tha.
Dining table par raat ke khaane ke waqt maine bahut bareeki se Kavya ko dekha.
Kavya daal ka donga lekar jab Tauji ki thaali ke paas aayi, to vah katori mein daal daalne ke bajaye ekatak Tauji ke mazboot, gathile haathon ko dekh rahi thi. Tauji jab apni roti ka tukda tod rahe the, to Kavya ki nazrein unke kurte ke neeche se jhaankte us chaudhe, paseene se tape seene par tik gayin thin.
"Bahu... daal katori mein daalegi ya table par?" Tauji ki bhaari awaaz ne Kavya ko chaunka diya.
Kavya ka haath kaanp gaya, daal ki do boondein thaali ke kinaare gir gayin.
"Are... maaf kijiye ga Tauji," Kavya ka chehra fauran laal ho gaya. Usne jhatpat daal parosi aur ulthe paanv kitchen mein chali gayi.
Uski un aankhon mein... maine pehli baar Tauji ke liye sirf aadar nahi, balki ek ajab si bechain, varjit utsukta dekhi thi.
Raat ko das baje, Anu so chuki thi.
Main bedroom ke kone mein apni study table par laptop khole baitha tha, aur Kavya bistar par karwat liye apne phone ko dekh rahi thi. Vah baar baar phone ka screen lock aur unlock kar rahi thi, jaise koi bahut bhaari baat uske gale mein atki ho.
Aakhirkaar, usne himmat jutai.
"Rajesh..." Kavya ki awaaz mein ek ajeeb si jhijhak thi.
Maine mudkar dekha, "Haan Kavya? Kuch kehna hai?"
Kavya ne takiye par apni kohni tikai, uske chehre par halki laali aur ek sahmi hui ummeed thi, "Vah... aapki tabiyat ab pehle se kuch theek hui kya? Matlab... vah jo doctor ne naya course diya tha, usse... kuch farq pada?"
Maine masoom banne ka naatak kiya, "Kis baat ka farq Kavya? Kis baare mein poochh rahi ho?"
Kavya ka chehra sharm se aur gehra laal ho gaya. Usne apni nazrein chaadar ki salwaton par gada lin, "Aap bhi na... samajh rahe hain phir bhi anjaan ban rahe hain."
"Are baba, sach mein nahi samjha, khulkar batao na?" maine use aur kureda.
"Dhatt! Rehne dijiye, aapko to har baat mein mazaak soojhta hai," Kavya ne maayoos hokar apna munh doosri taraf mod liya.
Main kursi se utha aur bistar par aakar uske peeche let gaya. Maine apne dono haath uski kamar ke gird lapete aur uski gardan ke peeche dheere se kaha, "Kavya... samajh gaya main. Tum hamare beech ki doori ki baat kar rahi ho na? Sach kahoon to... kuch bhi theek nahi hua hai. Doctor ka kehna hai ki us surgery ke baad nason mein jo damage hua hai, vah itni jaldi recover nahi hoga. Meri kaamechchha bilkul khatam si ho chuki hai aur neeche koi tanaav nahi aata. Main... main bahut laachaar mehsoos karta hoon."
Meri baat sunkar Kavya ke jism mein ek halki si kampkampi hui. Usne palatkar mere seene par apna sir rakh diya.
"Koi baat nahi Rajesh... aap apne dil par itna bojh mat lijiye. Aap bas sehat ka khyaal rakhiye, hum sambhaal lenge," usne mere honthon par ek bahut hi thanda, saantvana bhara kiss kiya.
Lekin jab usne apni aankhen band kin, to maine uski palkon ke konon mein ek bhayanak, gehri niraasha ki lakeer dekhi. Vah andar se toot chuki thi. Use samajh aa gaya tha ki uska pati ab kabhi use vah sukh nahi de payega.
Aadhe ghante baad jab Kavya so gayi, to main dabe paanv uthkar apne study table par laptop ke saamne baith gaya. Maine dopahar ki surveillance video recording play ki.
Camera mein jo dikha, usne mere hosh uda diye.
Kavya ne dopahar mein apna tablet on kiya tha. Vah sasur aur bahu wala article saamne aate hi pehle to uski bhauhein tan gayin. Vah chaunkar peeche hati.
Lekin phir, usne padhna shuru kiya.
Jaise jaise vah padhti gayi, uske honth khule ke khule reh gaye. Uski aankhen phailti gayin. Uske chehre par avishwaas, hairaani aur phir ek gehra sammohan chha gaya. Jab vah us hisse par pahunchi jahan us bahu ne apne sasur ke bhaari, mardaana haathon ki chhuwan aur us raat ke charam sukh ka bayaan kiya tha, to Kavya ki saansen itni tez ho gayin ki uska seena nighty ke andar dhaunkni ki tarah chalne laga.
Usne apna haath apni chhaati par rakh liya, jaise vah apne bekaabu hote dil ko dabaane ki koshish kar rahi ho.
Article khatam karne ke baad, Kavya ne fauran screen band nahi ki. Vah karib do minute tak shoonya mein ghoorhti rahi.
Phir, usne apni gardan ghumai aur bedroom ke aadhe khule darwaze se bahar hall mein dekha... jahan Tauji sofe par baithe the.
Kavya ki un aankhon mein jo chamak thi, vah kisi pyaase ki us nazar jaisi thi jise tapte registaan mein achanak paani ka koi chashma dikh gaya ho.
Vah 'dawai' apna kaam kar chuki thi. Kavya ke mann ki maryaada ki aakhri eent bhi hil chuki thi.
Chapter 16: Meetha Zeher
Us pehli sachchi kahani ne Kavya ke bheetar ki sankoch ki deewar ko hamesha ke liye tod diya tha.
Ab mujhe use vah khuraak deni thi jo uske dimaag mein bache khuchhe sankoch ko bhi raakh kar de. Agle din maine tablet ke background mein kuch aise lekh aur forum discussions load kar diye, jinme un yuva bahuon ke apne anubhav the, jinhone apne umradaraaz, mazboot sasuron ke saath rishte banaye the. Un lekhon mein apraadh bodh nahi, balki us rishte se milne wali bepanaah santushti, mardaana hifaazat aur charam sukh ki baatein likhi thin.
Main chahta tha ki ye baatein Kavya ke avchetan mein ghar kar jayen, taaki use lagne lage ki jo chaahat uske andar sulag rahi hai, vah koi paap nahi balki ek swabhaavik maanviya zaroorat hai.
Shaam ko sava saat baje jab main IT park se flat number 903 lauta, to mukhya darwaza mujhe ajeeb laga.
Roz ka niyam tha ki doorbell bajte hi Kavya ek meethi muskaan ke saath darwaza kholti thi, mere haath se mera leather ka briefcase leti thi, mere joote utaarne mein madad karti thi aur mujhe thanda paani thamaati thi.
Lekin aaj darwaza Tauji ne khola.
Hall mein Tauji aur beti Anu sofe par baithe the aur TV par koi cartoon channel chal raha tha.
"Aa gaya beta?" Tauji ne apni gambhir awaaz mein poochha.
"Haan Tauji... Kavya kahan hai?" maine joote utaarte hue poochha. Meri nazar khud ba khud master bedroom ki taraf gayi.
Master bedroom ka darwaza poori tarah band tha, aur andar se chatakni lagi hui thi.
Aamtaur par shaam ke waqt poore ghar mein hawa ke liye bedroom ka darwaza hamesha khula rehta tha. Darwaza andar se band? Vah bhi is waqt?
"Kavya?" maine darwaze ki taraf kadam badhaate hue awaaz di.
Andar achanak kuch girne aur hadbadaahat ki awaaz aayi. Phir chatakni khulne ki awaaz goonji khat!
Darwaza khula aur Kavya bahar nikli.
Uske chehre ka rang dekhkar meri saansen atak gayin. Uska gora chehra kisi pake hue tamatar ki tarah laal ho raha tha. Uske baal halke se bikhere hue the aur uski cotton ki nighty ka gala kandhe se thoda tirchha ho gaya tha. Uski aankhen mujhse nazrein nahi mila pa rahi thin aur uski saansen itni tez chal rahi thin ki uski chhaati saaf upar neeche ho rahi thi.
"Are... Rajesh! Aap aa gaye?" usne hadbadaate hue mere haath se briefcase jhapat liya, "Mujhe... mujhe pata hi nahi chala ki sava saat baj gaye. Main andar tablet par boutique ke kuch naye lehngon ke border aur design dekh rahi thi... internet par itna kho gayi ki waqt ka andaaza hi nahi raha."
Uski awaaz kaanp rahi thi aur uske maathe par paseene ki bareek boondein chamak rahi thin.
Kavya ka waqt bhool jaana? Aur bedroom ka darwaza andar se band karke tablet lekar baithna?
Mujhe koi shak nahi tha ki andar kuch bahut bada hua tha. Maine ek feeki muskaan ke saath kaha, "Koi baat nahi Kavya, tum jaakar chai banao, main haath munh dhota hoon."
Raat ke karib saadhe baarah baj rahe the.
Poore flat mein sannata tha. Kavya mere bagal mein gehri neend mein so rahi thi. Maine chupchaap chaadar hatai aur side table par rakhe Kavya ke tablet ko uthaya aur apne laptop se connect karke jaanchne laga.
Maine sabse pehle browser ki history aur dopahar ke surveillance camera ki recording play ki.
Camera ki screen par jo video shuru hua, usne mere dimaag ki nason ko hilakar rakh diya.
Dopahar ke karib sava chaar baje Kavya kamre mein aayi thi. Usne tablet on kiya. Jab screen par ve naye lekh khule, to Kavya ne unhe bahut dhyan se padha. Uske chehre par pehle aashcharya, phir bechaini aur phir ek gehra khinchav dikha. Vah padhte padhte baar baar peeche mudkar dekhti, jaise hall mein baithe Tauji ki maujoodgi ko apne jism mein mehsoos kar rahi ho.
Uski aankhen kisi bhookhi billi ki tarah chamak rahi thin jo doodh ki katori ko dekh rahi ho.
Saare lekh khatam ho jaane ke baad, Kavya bistar par takiye ke sahaare peeche tek lagaakar baith gayi. Uski chhaati tezi se dhadak rahi thi. Vah asantusht lag rahi thi; uski pyaas bujhne ke bajaye aur bhadak gayi thi.
Aur phir, camera mein jo hua, vah akalpniya tha.
Kavya bistar se uthi. Vah dabe paanv bedroom ke darwaze tak gayi, usne bahar hall mein ek nazar dekha, aur phir dheere se darwaza band karke andar se kundi chadha di!
Kamra andar se lock ho chuka tha.
Kavya wapas aakar bistar par baith gayi aur usne tablet apni godi mein rakh liya. Uske dono haath buri tarah kaanp rahe the. Usne browser ka naya tab khola aur on screen keyboard par apni kaanpti ungliyon se type karna shuru kiya
Screen par jo shabd type ho rahe the, ve the: 'Sasur bahu romance stories and photos' aur 'Bahu and older father in law real relationship'.
Kavya ne khud apne haathon se yeh varjit rishta search kiya tha!
Search results mein kahaniyon aur tasveeron ka ambaar lag gaya. Kavya ek ek link par touch karne lagi.
Khaaskar un tasveeron par... jahan kisi chharhri, gori aur reshami badan wali jawaan bahu ko kisi bhaari bharkam, boodhe aur mazboot pahalwan jaise mard ke aagosh mein dikhaya gaya tha... un tasveeron par Kavya ki ungli minaton tak screen par thami rahi.
Kavya ka baayaan haath uski nighty ke gale mein utar chuka tha. Vah apni bhaari, gori chhaati ko paagalon ki tarah masal rahi thi, aur uska daayaan haath uski jaanghon ke beech nighty ke kapde ko bheench raha tha.
Uske chehre par jo charam sukh aur madhoshi ka nasha tha, vah kisi deewani aurat jaisa tha. Vah apni hi saanson ki garmi mein jal rahi thi.
Tabhi bahar main gate par meri awaaz goonji thi, aur Kavya bijli ke jhatke ki tarah chaunkar uthi thi. Usne paagalon ki tarah saare tabs swipe karke band kiye, tablet ko takiye ke neeche chhipaya, apne kapde theek kiye aur darwaza khola tha.
Maine tablet ko wapas side table par rakh diya aur palatkar bistar par soyi Kavya ko dekha.
Chaandni ki halki roshni mein vah masoom, sanskari bahu so rahi thi. Lekin us masoomiyat ke neeche ab vah 'meetha zeher' poori tarah phail chuka tha. Uske zehan aur uski deh ne us varjit rishte ko sweekar kar liya tha.
Ab Kavya ko us zeher ke asar se koi nahi bacha sakta tha. Vah din ab bahut door nahi tha jab vah khud us boodhe pahalwan ke aagosh mein apni pyaas bujhane ke liye tadap uthegi.
Pune ke pramukh IT park ke glass façade wale corporate tower ki saatvin manzil par central AC ki thandi hawa khaamoshi se beh rahi thi.
Conference room number 'Aravali' mein boardroom ki lambi table ke ird gird pandrah senior executives baithe the. Deewar par lage vishaal projector par teesri timahi ke supply chain bottlenecks, fleet optimization aur warehouse margin ke rang birange pie charts aur graphs chamak rahe the.
Regional VP, Mr. Sawant, laser pointer se screen par ek laal line ko ingit karte hue badi sanjeedgi se bol rahe the, "...agar hum Navi Mumbai wale corridor mein delay kam nahi kar paaye, to hamara overall turnaround time pandrah percent gir jayega. Rajesh, tumhari operations team ne pichhle hafte jo route audit kiya tha, us par tumhara kya assessment hai?"
Kamre ke pandrah jodi aankhen achanak meri taraf ghoom gayin.
Lekin main wahan nahi tha.
Mera jism us kaali leather ki revolving kursi par tie baandhe, iron ki hui neeli formal shirt mein zaroor baitha tha, lekin meri rooh us vaatanukoolit kamre se bahut door, apni society ke us flat ki deewaron mein bhatak rahi thi.
Table ke neeche, meri daayin jaangh par mera corporate iPhone aundha pada hua tha. Uski screen par home WiFi ka surveillance app background mein khula tha, aur meri ungli us screen ko baar baar chhoone ke liye bekaabu ho rahi thi.
Mere kaanon mein VP ki awaaz kisi gehre kuen se aati hui goonj jaisi lag rahi thi. Mere dimaag ki screen par ek bilkul alag hi manzar chal raha tha
Is waqt dopahar ke sava teen baj rahe hain...
Us flat mein Anu college mein hogi. Hall ke parde gire honge aur dhoop ki halki peeli lakeerein sangmarar ke farsh par reng rahi hongi.
Kya Kavya is waqt kitchen mein dopahar ki chai banane ke liye khadi hogi?
Aur kya Tauji, apni us safed baniyan mein, apne us paseene se bheege chaudhe seene aur faulaadi baanhon ke saath, chai ki patti ka dabba utaarne ke bahaane Kavya ke theek peeche jaakar khade ho gaye honge?
Kya jab Kavya ne gas jalai hogi, to uski patli georgette ki saadi ka pallu sarak kar neeche gir gaya hoga? Aur kya us boodhe pahalwan ka khuradra, bhaari haath Kavya ki us gori, tapti hui kamar ki dhalan se takraya hoga?
Yeh khayal... yeh bhayanak, nasheela aur zahreela khayal mere dimaag ki nason ko aise jakad raha tha ki meri hatheliyon mein paseena chhootne laga. Meri saansen bhaari ho gayin aur mujhe apne collar ke button ka dam ghutta hua mehsoos hone laga.
"Rajesh? Kya tum sun rahe ho?" VP Sawant ki awaaz mein halki si talkhi ubhri.
Maine jhatke se apni palkein jhapkain.
Saamne baithe senior manager aur meri team ke log mujhe ajeeb nazron se dekh rahe the. Maine sookhe gale se thook nigla aur apni diary par rakhe pen ko mazbooti se pakad liya.
"Maaf kijiye Sawant sir... vah... main Navi Mumbai wale route ke weigh bridge data ka mental calculation kar raha tha," maine apne corporate mask ko turant chehre par kheench liya, "Bilkul, agar hum us corridor ko bypass karke Chakan wale hub se divert karein, to hum vah pandrah percent margin aasaani se recover kar sakte hain. Maine details note kar li hain, shaam tak report aapke inbox mein hogi."
Sawant ne sir hilaya aur santusht hokar agle slide ki taraf badh gaye.
Sabka dhyan phir se screen par chala gaya.
Maine dheere se table ke neeche apna phone uthaya. Angoothe ke ishaare se screen unlock ki aur camera app par tap kiya.
Flat number 903 ke camera ki live feed load hone lagi.
Kitchen ka camera khaali tha. Hall ka camera... wahan Tauji sofe par baithe the, unke haath mein akhade ki maalish wala sarson ke tel ka purana dabba tha aur ve apni ungliyon ki sakht gaanton ko mal rahe the. Unki nazrein lagatar bedroom ke aadhe band darwaze ki taraf tiki hui thin.
Aur bedroom ke camera mein... Kavya apne bistar par pet ke bal leti thi, uski dono taangen hawa mein mudi hui thin aur vah apne tablet ki screen mein khoi hui thi.
Uski nighty ki dori kandhe se neeche khiski hui thi.
Maine apne phone ki screen ko dekha, aur phir boardroom ke us laakhon ke project ko dekha.
Mere andar ka corporate director, jise samaaj ek kaamyaab, suljha hua insaan samajhta tha, vah andar se poori tarah sad chuka tha. Mujhe apne career, apne promotion, apne EMI ya duniya ki kisi cheez ki koi parwah nahi reh gayi thi.
Meri poori zindagi ab bas us ek baat par aakar tik gayi thi ki kab vah boodha dehaati mard meri is naazuk, roopvati biwi ke jism ko apne bhaari panjon mein masalkar mujhe hamesha hamesha ke liye ek laachaar, bebas darshak bana dega.
Main us dhokhe se dar bhi raha tha... aur usi dhokhe ki aag mein jalne ke liye paagalon ki tarah tadap bhi raha tha.
Chapter 15: Pehli Khuraak
Ab tak jo kahaniyan main Kavya ke tablet par plant kar raha tha, ve aam shaadishuda jodon ke bedroom romance tak hi seemit thin.
Main koi jaldbaazi nahi karna chahta tha. Agar main seedhe koi ashleel ya bahut zyada bhaddi cheez uske saamne paros deta, to Kavya ki sanskari tabiyat bigad sakti thi aur vah darkar tablet chhoona hi band kar deti. Mujhe bahut salike se, ek ek seedhi chadhni thi.
Lekin ab Kavya us lat ki pehli seedhi paar kar chuki thi. Pichhle kuch dinon se dopahar mein uska khud apni nighty ke andar haath daalna is baat ka saboot tha ki uski deh ki bhookh ab kisi bhi kinaare ko todne ke liye aamaada thi.
Ab waqt aa gaya tha use asli khuraak dene ka.
Maine office mein baithkar kayi ghante internet ki gehraiyon mein chhaane. Aakhirkaar, mujhe mahilaon ke ek behad sanjeeda online forum par ek sachchi aapbeeti mili.
Vah koi sasti kaamuk kahani nahi thi; vah ek padhi likhi, sambhraant gharelu bahu ka confession tha. Us aurat ne likha tha ki kaise uske pati ki ek gambhir beemari aur naamardi ke baad, ghar mein rehne wale uske saath saal ke robdaar, sambhraant sasur ne pehle ek pita ki tarah uski dekhbhaal ki... aur phir kaise un dono ke beech anjaane mein jismani panaah aur aseem sukh ka ek aisa rishta ban gaya jisne uski sookhi zindagi ko dobara hara bhara kar diya.
Usme koi gandi gaaliyan nahi thin, balki ek jawaan bahu ki bebasi, samaaj ka dar aur apne sasur ke mazboot aagosh mein milne wali us roohani aur jismani raahat ka aisa dil chhoo lene wala varnan tha ki koi bhi aurat padhkar pighal jaye.
Mere plan ke liye isse behtar koi shuruaat nahi ho sakti thi.
Us raat, jab Kavya so rahi thi, maine vah article tablet ke browser mein recent tab aur bookmark ke roop mein set kar diya.
Agle din IT park mein kaam karte waqt mera dil kisi pendulum ki tarah dol raha tha. Mujhe samajh nahi aa raha tha ki Kavya ise padhkar kya sochegi. Kya vah ghin se bhar jayegi? Ya uske mann ke kisi kone mein dabi hui ummeed ki koi nayi khidki khulegi?
Shaam ko jab main ghar pahuncha, to ghar ka mahaul bilkul shaant tha.
Lekin Kavya ke bartaav mein ek ajeeb si tabdeeli thi. Vah jab mere joote rakhne aayi, to uski aankhen meri aankhon se nahi mil rahi thin. Uske chehre par ek ajeeb sa sannata tha, jaise usne koi aisa raaz jaan liya ho jo uske poore wajood ko hila chuka tha.
Dining table par raat ke khaane ke waqt maine bahut bareeki se Kavya ko dekha.
Kavya daal ka donga lekar jab Tauji ki thaali ke paas aayi, to vah katori mein daal daalne ke bajaye ekatak Tauji ke mazboot, gathile haathon ko dekh rahi thi. Tauji jab apni roti ka tukda tod rahe the, to Kavya ki nazrein unke kurte ke neeche se jhaankte us chaudhe, paseene se tape seene par tik gayin thin.
"Bahu... daal katori mein daalegi ya table par?" Tauji ki bhaari awaaz ne Kavya ko chaunka diya.
Kavya ka haath kaanp gaya, daal ki do boondein thaali ke kinaare gir gayin.
"Are... maaf kijiye ga Tauji," Kavya ka chehra fauran laal ho gaya. Usne jhatpat daal parosi aur ulthe paanv kitchen mein chali gayi.
Uski un aankhon mein... maine pehli baar Tauji ke liye sirf aadar nahi, balki ek ajab si bechain, varjit utsukta dekhi thi.
Raat ko das baje, Anu so chuki thi.
Main bedroom ke kone mein apni study table par laptop khole baitha tha, aur Kavya bistar par karwat liye apne phone ko dekh rahi thi. Vah baar baar phone ka screen lock aur unlock kar rahi thi, jaise koi bahut bhaari baat uske gale mein atki ho.
Aakhirkaar, usne himmat jutai.
"Rajesh..." Kavya ki awaaz mein ek ajeeb si jhijhak thi.
Maine mudkar dekha, "Haan Kavya? Kuch kehna hai?"
Kavya ne takiye par apni kohni tikai, uske chehre par halki laali aur ek sahmi hui ummeed thi, "Vah... aapki tabiyat ab pehle se kuch theek hui kya? Matlab... vah jo doctor ne naya course diya tha, usse... kuch farq pada?"
Maine masoom banne ka naatak kiya, "Kis baat ka farq Kavya? Kis baare mein poochh rahi ho?"
Kavya ka chehra sharm se aur gehra laal ho gaya. Usne apni nazrein chaadar ki salwaton par gada lin, "Aap bhi na... samajh rahe hain phir bhi anjaan ban rahe hain."
"Are baba, sach mein nahi samjha, khulkar batao na?" maine use aur kureda.
"Dhatt! Rehne dijiye, aapko to har baat mein mazaak soojhta hai," Kavya ne maayoos hokar apna munh doosri taraf mod liya.
Main kursi se utha aur bistar par aakar uske peeche let gaya. Maine apne dono haath uski kamar ke gird lapete aur uski gardan ke peeche dheere se kaha, "Kavya... samajh gaya main. Tum hamare beech ki doori ki baat kar rahi ho na? Sach kahoon to... kuch bhi theek nahi hua hai. Doctor ka kehna hai ki us surgery ke baad nason mein jo damage hua hai, vah itni jaldi recover nahi hoga. Meri kaamechchha bilkul khatam si ho chuki hai aur neeche koi tanaav nahi aata. Main... main bahut laachaar mehsoos karta hoon."
Meri baat sunkar Kavya ke jism mein ek halki si kampkampi hui. Usne palatkar mere seene par apna sir rakh diya.
"Koi baat nahi Rajesh... aap apne dil par itna bojh mat lijiye. Aap bas sehat ka khyaal rakhiye, hum sambhaal lenge," usne mere honthon par ek bahut hi thanda, saantvana bhara kiss kiya.
Lekin jab usne apni aankhen band kin, to maine uski palkon ke konon mein ek bhayanak, gehri niraasha ki lakeer dekhi. Vah andar se toot chuki thi. Use samajh aa gaya tha ki uska pati ab kabhi use vah sukh nahi de payega.
Aadhe ghante baad jab Kavya so gayi, to main dabe paanv uthkar apne study table par laptop ke saamne baith gaya. Maine dopahar ki surveillance video recording play ki.
Camera mein jo dikha, usne mere hosh uda diye.
Kavya ne dopahar mein apna tablet on kiya tha. Vah sasur aur bahu wala article saamne aate hi pehle to uski bhauhein tan gayin. Vah chaunkar peeche hati.
Lekin phir, usne padhna shuru kiya.
Jaise jaise vah padhti gayi, uske honth khule ke khule reh gaye. Uski aankhen phailti gayin. Uske chehre par avishwaas, hairaani aur phir ek gehra sammohan chha gaya. Jab vah us hisse par pahunchi jahan us bahu ne apne sasur ke bhaari, mardaana haathon ki chhuwan aur us raat ke charam sukh ka bayaan kiya tha, to Kavya ki saansen itni tez ho gayin ki uska seena nighty ke andar dhaunkni ki tarah chalne laga.
Usne apna haath apni chhaati par rakh liya, jaise vah apne bekaabu hote dil ko dabaane ki koshish kar rahi ho.
Article khatam karne ke baad, Kavya ne fauran screen band nahi ki. Vah karib do minute tak shoonya mein ghoorhti rahi.
Phir, usne apni gardan ghumai aur bedroom ke aadhe khule darwaze se bahar hall mein dekha... jahan Tauji sofe par baithe the.
Kavya ki un aankhon mein jo chamak thi, vah kisi pyaase ki us nazar jaisi thi jise tapte registaan mein achanak paani ka koi chashma dikh gaya ho.
Vah 'dawai' apna kaam kar chuki thi. Kavya ke mann ki maryaada ki aakhri eent bhi hil chuki thi.
Chapter 16: Meetha Zeher
Us pehli sachchi kahani ne Kavya ke bheetar ki sankoch ki deewar ko hamesha ke liye tod diya tha.
Ab mujhe use vah khuraak deni thi jo uske dimaag mein bache khuchhe sankoch ko bhi raakh kar de. Agle din maine tablet ke background mein kuch aise lekh aur forum discussions load kar diye, jinme un yuva bahuon ke apne anubhav the, jinhone apne umradaraaz, mazboot sasuron ke saath rishte banaye the. Un lekhon mein apraadh bodh nahi, balki us rishte se milne wali bepanaah santushti, mardaana hifaazat aur charam sukh ki baatein likhi thin.
Main chahta tha ki ye baatein Kavya ke avchetan mein ghar kar jayen, taaki use lagne lage ki jo chaahat uske andar sulag rahi hai, vah koi paap nahi balki ek swabhaavik maanviya zaroorat hai.
Shaam ko sava saat baje jab main IT park se flat number 903 lauta, to mukhya darwaza mujhe ajeeb laga.
Roz ka niyam tha ki doorbell bajte hi Kavya ek meethi muskaan ke saath darwaza kholti thi, mere haath se mera leather ka briefcase leti thi, mere joote utaarne mein madad karti thi aur mujhe thanda paani thamaati thi.
Lekin aaj darwaza Tauji ne khola.
Hall mein Tauji aur beti Anu sofe par baithe the aur TV par koi cartoon channel chal raha tha.
"Aa gaya beta?" Tauji ne apni gambhir awaaz mein poochha.
"Haan Tauji... Kavya kahan hai?" maine joote utaarte hue poochha. Meri nazar khud ba khud master bedroom ki taraf gayi.
Master bedroom ka darwaza poori tarah band tha, aur andar se chatakni lagi hui thi.
Aamtaur par shaam ke waqt poore ghar mein hawa ke liye bedroom ka darwaza hamesha khula rehta tha. Darwaza andar se band? Vah bhi is waqt?
"Kavya?" maine darwaze ki taraf kadam badhaate hue awaaz di.
Andar achanak kuch girne aur hadbadaahat ki awaaz aayi. Phir chatakni khulne ki awaaz goonji khat!
Darwaza khula aur Kavya bahar nikli.
Uske chehre ka rang dekhkar meri saansen atak gayin. Uska gora chehra kisi pake hue tamatar ki tarah laal ho raha tha. Uske baal halke se bikhere hue the aur uski cotton ki nighty ka gala kandhe se thoda tirchha ho gaya tha. Uski aankhen mujhse nazrein nahi mila pa rahi thin aur uski saansen itni tez chal rahi thin ki uski chhaati saaf upar neeche ho rahi thi.
"Are... Rajesh! Aap aa gaye?" usne hadbadaate hue mere haath se briefcase jhapat liya, "Mujhe... mujhe pata hi nahi chala ki sava saat baj gaye. Main andar tablet par boutique ke kuch naye lehngon ke border aur design dekh rahi thi... internet par itna kho gayi ki waqt ka andaaza hi nahi raha."
Uski awaaz kaanp rahi thi aur uske maathe par paseene ki bareek boondein chamak rahi thin.
Kavya ka waqt bhool jaana? Aur bedroom ka darwaza andar se band karke tablet lekar baithna?
Mujhe koi shak nahi tha ki andar kuch bahut bada hua tha. Maine ek feeki muskaan ke saath kaha, "Koi baat nahi Kavya, tum jaakar chai banao, main haath munh dhota hoon."
Raat ke karib saadhe baarah baj rahe the.
Poore flat mein sannata tha. Kavya mere bagal mein gehri neend mein so rahi thi. Maine chupchaap chaadar hatai aur side table par rakhe Kavya ke tablet ko uthaya aur apne laptop se connect karke jaanchne laga.
Maine sabse pehle browser ki history aur dopahar ke surveillance camera ki recording play ki.
Camera ki screen par jo video shuru hua, usne mere dimaag ki nason ko hilakar rakh diya.
Dopahar ke karib sava chaar baje Kavya kamre mein aayi thi. Usne tablet on kiya. Jab screen par ve naye lekh khule, to Kavya ne unhe bahut dhyan se padha. Uske chehre par pehle aashcharya, phir bechaini aur phir ek gehra khinchav dikha. Vah padhte padhte baar baar peeche mudkar dekhti, jaise hall mein baithe Tauji ki maujoodgi ko apne jism mein mehsoos kar rahi ho.
Uski aankhen kisi bhookhi billi ki tarah chamak rahi thin jo doodh ki katori ko dekh rahi ho.
Saare lekh khatam ho jaane ke baad, Kavya bistar par takiye ke sahaare peeche tek lagaakar baith gayi. Uski chhaati tezi se dhadak rahi thi. Vah asantusht lag rahi thi; uski pyaas bujhne ke bajaye aur bhadak gayi thi.
Aur phir, camera mein jo hua, vah akalpniya tha.
Kavya bistar se uthi. Vah dabe paanv bedroom ke darwaze tak gayi, usne bahar hall mein ek nazar dekha, aur phir dheere se darwaza band karke andar se kundi chadha di!
Kamra andar se lock ho chuka tha.
Kavya wapas aakar bistar par baith gayi aur usne tablet apni godi mein rakh liya. Uske dono haath buri tarah kaanp rahe the. Usne browser ka naya tab khola aur on screen keyboard par apni kaanpti ungliyon se type karna shuru kiya
Screen par jo shabd type ho rahe the, ve the: 'Sasur bahu romance stories and photos' aur 'Bahu and older father in law real relationship'.
Kavya ne khud apne haathon se yeh varjit rishta search kiya tha!
Search results mein kahaniyon aur tasveeron ka ambaar lag gaya. Kavya ek ek link par touch karne lagi.
Khaaskar un tasveeron par... jahan kisi chharhri, gori aur reshami badan wali jawaan bahu ko kisi bhaari bharkam, boodhe aur mazboot pahalwan jaise mard ke aagosh mein dikhaya gaya tha... un tasveeron par Kavya ki ungli minaton tak screen par thami rahi.
Kavya ka baayaan haath uski nighty ke gale mein utar chuka tha. Vah apni bhaari, gori chhaati ko paagalon ki tarah masal rahi thi, aur uska daayaan haath uski jaanghon ke beech nighty ke kapde ko bheench raha tha.
Uske chehre par jo charam sukh aur madhoshi ka nasha tha, vah kisi deewani aurat jaisa tha. Vah apni hi saanson ki garmi mein jal rahi thi.
Tabhi bahar main gate par meri awaaz goonji thi, aur Kavya bijli ke jhatke ki tarah chaunkar uthi thi. Usne paagalon ki tarah saare tabs swipe karke band kiye, tablet ko takiye ke neeche chhipaya, apne kapde theek kiye aur darwaza khola tha.
Maine tablet ko wapas side table par rakh diya aur palatkar bistar par soyi Kavya ko dekha.
Chaandni ki halki roshni mein vah masoom, sanskari bahu so rahi thi. Lekin us masoomiyat ke neeche ab vah 'meetha zeher' poori tarah phail chuka tha. Uske zehan aur uski deh ne us varjit rishte ko sweekar kar liya tha.
Ab Kavya ko us zeher ke asar se koi nahi bacha sakta tha. Vah din ab bahut door nahi tha jab vah khud us boodhe pahalwan ke aagosh mein apni pyaas bujhane ke liye tadap uthegi.
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