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Chapter 36: Bhor Ki Dhulaai Aur Rasoi Ka Sulah
Hyderabad ke us hotel ke kamre mein, maine kaanpti ungliyon se spacebar dabakar video ko pause kar diya.
Screen par Kavya ka washroom ki taraf jaata hua thaka, ladkhadaata saaya jam gaya tha.
Maine apni pant ki jeb se cigarette ki dibbi nikaali aur ek cigarette sulga li.
Gehra kash kheenchkar maine dhuen ko hotel ki thandi, air conditioned hawa mein chhod diya. Mera poora badan paseene se bheega hua tha, aur dil kisi dhaunkani ki tarah dhadak raha tha.
Jo kuch maine abhi abhi apni aankhon se dekha tha... usne mere bheetar ke saare wajood ko hilaakar rakh diya tha.
Ek taraf, mere man ke kisi kone mein ek halki si maayoosi thi ek vikrit, chhichhori chaahat ki kaash baat us aakhiri had tak pahunch jaati, kaash Tauji ka woh saadhe aath inch ka daanav Kavya ke bheetar utar jaata.
Lekin doosri taraf... mere kaleje par jaise kisi ne baraf ki thandi silli rakh di thi.
Ek bepanaah, nasheeli raahat!
Kavya ne mujhe dhokha nahi diya tha. Usne mere haq ko, humare saat pheron ki maryaada ko apne seene se lagaakar bacha liya tha. Usne Tauji ke us beqaaboo toofaan ke aage apna jism zaroor paros diya, lekin us aakhiri darwaze par usne taala jad diya tha.
Aur Tauji... woh chhappan saal ka vishaalkaay pehalwaan, jisne apni poori zindagi mere naam kar di thi, aaj apni dhalti umr mein us anjaani bhookh se raahat paa chuka tha.
Kavya ne bilkul sach kaha tha jab tak yeh baat is ghar ki chaardeewaari mein dafan hai, aur jab tak yeh baat mujh tak nahi pahunchti, tab tak is gupt samjhaute ne is parivaar ko tootne se bacha liya tha. Baahar kisi gair mard ke chakkar mein padne se laakh guna behtar tha ki Kavya ki shareerik bhookh aur Tauji ki tadap ghar ke bheetar hi, bina maryaada tode shaant ho jaaye.
Meri yojana... anjaane mein hi sahi, lekin ek aise muqaam par pahunch chuki thi jiski maine kabhi ummeed bhi nahi ki thi.
Maine cigarette ko ashtray mein masla, aur dobaara spacebar dabakar video play kar diya.
Screen par samay tadke ke 3:30 baj rahe the.
Kavya washroom se naha dhokar baahar nikli thi. Uske baal geele the aur usne ek saadi, sooti nighty pehan rakhi thi.
Woh bedroom mein aayi, aur kuch pal tak bistar ke kinaare khade hokar us hari chaadar ko ektak dekhti rahi.
Chaadar ke beechon beech, Tauji ke veerya aur uske apne kaam ras ke bade bade, chipchipe safed dhabbe sookhne lage the.
Kavya ke kaanpte haathon ne chaadar ke konon ko gadde ke neeche se kheenchna shuru kiya.
Uski ungliyan tharthara rahi thiin.
Achanak... uske bikhre geele baalon ke beech se, aansuon ki do moti boondein tootkar seedhe us gandi chaadar par giriin.
Charam sukh ka woh nasha utarte hi, Kavya ka hosh mein aaya man aatm glaani aur apraadhbodh ke bojh tale dab chuka tha. Bhale hi usne penetration nahi hone diya tha, lekin jo kuch hua tha, woh ek sanskaari Bharatiya bahu ke liye kisi bhayanak paap se kam nahi tha.
Woh chaadar samette hue subak rahi thi.
Aam taur par jis chaadar ko badalne mein do minute lagte hain, use sametne mein Kavya ko pandrah minute lag gaye.
Usne us bhaari, veerya se lathpath sooti chaadar ko apni baahon mein sameta, aur dabe paanv bedroom se nikalkar flat ki utility balcony ki taraf badh gayi.
Camera ke night vision mein maine dekha
Raat ke sannaate mein, balcony ke nal se thanda paani beh raha tha.
Kavya ne chaadar ko tub mein daala aur us par khushboodaar surf aur saabun ragadne lagi. Woh apne dono haathon se us hisse ko baar baar mal rahi thi jahan Tauji ka veerya gira tha.
Woh jitni tezi se us daagh ko dho rahi thi, utni hi tezi se uski aankhon se aansoo beh rahe the. Maano woh sirf us kapde ko nahi, balki apne daaman par lage us gupt daagh ko bhi dhokar mita dena chahti thi.
Subah ka sooraj nikalne se pehle, us saboot ko poori tarah mita dena zaroori tha.
Kapde ko achhi tarah nichodkar, usne use balcony ki sookhne wali rassi par phaila diya.
Jab woh waapas bedroom mein aayi, to usne almaari se ek bilkul nayi, safed chaadar nikaali aur use gadde par saleeqe se bichha diya.
Kamra ab bilkul saaf tha... lekin Kavya ke chehre ka rang ud chuka tha.
Woh bistar ke kinaare baithi, tissue se apni behti naak aur aansoo ponchhti rahi. Uska rona thamne ka naam nahi le raha tha. Uske gore kandhe hichkiyon se kaanp rahe the.
Screen par apni patni ki us bebasi ko dekhkar, Hyderabad ke us hotel mein mera dil bhi tadap utha.
Kya maine yeh sab karke sahi kiya? Kya meri is hawas ne meri maasoom Kavya ki aatma ko hamesha ke liye ghaayal kar diya?
Maine anjaane mein hi apna haath laptop ki screen par badha diya, Kavya ke aansuon ko ponchhne ke liye... lekin wahan sirf kaanch ki thandi satah thi.
Kavya kuch der roti rahi. Phir uski nazar side table par rakhe humari shaadi ke frame par padi.
Woh uthi. Usne bahut hi bheege, kaanpte haathon se kaanch ke frame mein muskuraate hue mere chehre ko chhua.
Uski aankhon mein be inteha pyaar, pashchaataap aur ek gehra, asahneeya dard tha. Maano woh us tasveer se maafi maang rahi ho:
Rajesh... mujhe maaf kar dena...
Tasveer ko apne seene se lagaakar kuch pal rone ke baad, Kavya ne use waapas table par rakha.
Woh nidhaal hokar bistar par let gayi.
Woh us taraf khisak gayi jahan main soya karta tha. Usne us khaali takiye par apna sir rakha, aur meri khaali jagah ko apni baahon mein samet liya. Apne pati ki us kaalpanik maujoodgi mein, woh dheere dheere sisakte sisakte so gayi.
Neend mein bhi uske honth kabhi kabhi fadak rahe the.
Udhar guest room mein, Tauji ki haalat bhi kuch alag nahi thi.
Ve bistar par karwatein badal rahe the, apni aankhein bheenchte, baar baar ek bhaari, thandi saans chhodte hue. Unke chehre par wahi aatm glaani thi jo kisi sachhe, nek insaan ke chehre par anjaane mein hue gunaah ke baad hoti hai.
Us raat flat 903 mein koi nahi soya tha.
Subah ke aath baj rahe the.
Kavya uthi. Uski aankhein rone ki wajah se sooj chuki thiin, aur chehre par ek ajeeb si berukhi thi.
Usne chupchaap apna nitya karm niptaaya, halka sa makeup kiya taaki aankhon ki soojan chhup sake, aur apni boutique jaane ke liye taiyaar ho gayi.
Taiyaar hone ke baad, usne apna phone nikaala.
Uski ungliyan screen par mere naam ke hare dial button par jaakar thehar gayiin.
Woh mujhe phone karna chahti thi... meri aawaaz sunkar apne dil ka bojh halka karna chahti thi. Lekin uska haath kaanp raha tha. Woh baat karne ki himmat nahi juta paayi.
Usne ek lambi, tooti saans bhari, phone ko apne handbag mein daala aur kamre se baahar nikli.
Mukhya darwaze par apne sandal pehante waqt, uski nazrein anaayaas hi guest room ke us band darwaze par tik gayiin.
Uski nazron mein dar tha, sankoch tha, aur ek ajeeb si anakahi uljhan thi.
Woh bina koi aawaaz kiye flat ka darwaza kholkar baahar nikal gayi.
Aam dinon mein Tauji subah uthkar balcony mein baithte the, lekin aaj ve kamre se baahar nahi nikle the. Unhein samajh hi nahi aa raha tha ki apni bahu ka saamna kaise karein.
Jab mukhya darwaze ke band hone ki aawaaz aayi, tab jaakar Tauji ka kamra khula. Ve baahar nikle, lekin unke kandhe jhuke hue the aur chehre par ek gehra sannaata tha.
Shaam ke 5:00 baj chuke the.
Aam taur par Kavya shaam paanch baje tak ghar laut aati thi. Lekin screen par ghadi paanch se aage khisakti ja rahi thi, aur flat ka darwaza nahi khula tha.
Living room mein baithe Tauji behad bechain the. Ve baar baar deewaar ghadi ki taraf dekhte, phir mukhya darwaze ki taraf. Unke chehre par ghabrahat aur ek anjaana khauf saaf dikh raha tha kahin Kavya ne khud ko koi nuqsaan to nahi pahuncha liya? Kahin woh hamesha ke liye to nahi chali gayi?
Samay 5:40 par pahuncha.
Tabhi... mukhya darwaze ke taale mein chaabi ghoomne ki dheemi si aawaaz aayi.
Hyderabad mein baitha main, aur flat ke sofa par baithe Tauji dono ki nazrein ek saath us darwaze par jam gayiin!
Tauji ka poora kasrati jism ek jhatke mein tan gaya. Unke haath ghutnon par kaanpne lage.
Darwaza khula.
Kavya andar daakhil hui. Usne ek saade, halke hare rang ka suit pehan rakha tha. Uska chehra din bhar ki thakaan aur bheetri tanaav se utra hua tha.
Andar aate hi usne apni nazrein jhukaa liin. Usne Tauji ki taraf bilkul nahi dekha.
Tauji bhi ghabraakar doosri taraf dekhne ka naatak karne lage, jaise ve deewaar par tangi kisi painting ko bahut dhyaan se dekh rahe hon. Lekin unki kaanpti saansein bata rahi thiin ki unka poora dhyaan sirf Kavya par tha.
Kamre ka sannaata itna bhaari tha ki kisi ki bhi saans ghut jaaye.
Kavya ne apne sandal utaare, apna bag shoe rack par rakha, aur nazrein jhukaaye seedhe apne bedroom ki taraf kadam badha diye.
Woh us sannaate se, us asahaj mahaul se bhaagna chahti thi.
Lekin...
Jaise hi woh apne bedroom ke darwaze par pahunchi, uske kadam achanak tham gaye.
Usne darwaze ke handle par haath rakha. Usne ek gehri, ladkhadaati saans bheetar kheenchi.
Aur phir... usne apna munh darwaze ki taraf hi rakhte rakhte, bina Tauji ki taraf mude, bahut hi dheemi, thaki hui lekin apnaapan bhari aawaaz mein kaha:
"Tauji..."
Tauji ka poora badan us ek pukaar par bijli ke jhatke ki tarah seedha ho gaya. Unhone jhatke se mudkar Kavya ki peeth ki taraf dekha.
Kavya ne bhare gale se, bahut sahajta se kaha:
"Aaj boutique mein bahut zyaada bhaagdaud thi... kamar aur pair bilkul toot rahe hain. Mujhse aaj raat khaana nahi ban paayega..."
Kavya ne kuch pal ruk kar apni saans ko sambhaala, phir bahut aahista se boli:
"Aap... aap apne haath se woh garma garam moong daal ki khichdi bana denge kya? Thoda desi ghee ka tadka lagaakar... bahut din ho gaye aapke haath ka khaana khaaye."
Kavya ke munh se nikle un chand shabdon ne jaise us poore flat mein chhaayi baraf ko ek jhatke mein pighla diya!
Woh mudi nahi. Apni baat khatam karte hi usne tezi se darwaza khola aur bedroom ke bheetar chali gayi.
Udhar living room mein, Tauji us band darwaze ko phati aankhon se dekhte reh gaye.
Kuch second tak ve awaak khade rahe... aur phir, unke jhurriyon bhare, saanvle chehre par ek aisi swargiya, bepanaah raahat aur khushi ki muskaan khil uthi jise bayaan karna naamumkin tha!
Kavya ne unse nafrat nahi ki thi.
Kavya ne unhein koi achhoot, koi ghinouna mujrim nahi samjha tha.
Us ek chhoti si maang ne 'aapke haath ki khichdi khaani hai' un dono ke beech ke us bhayanak tanaav aur sharm ki deewaar ko hamesha ke liye tod diya tha. Yeh ek bahu ka apne sasur ke saath anakaha, pavitra sulahnama tha!
Tauji ke chehre par chhaayi maayoosi pal bhar mein gaayab ho gayi.
Ve phurti se uthe aur lagbhag daudte hue rasoi ki taraf badh gaye. Unhone dibbe se moong daal aur chaawal nikaale, cooker chadhaya, aur poore utsaah se apni bahu ke liye khaana banaane mein jut gaye.
Aur udhar bedroom ke bheetar...
Kavya band darwaze se peeth tikaaye khadi thi. Uski chhaati tezi se oopar neeche ho rahi thi, aur uske gaal sharm ki laali se dehak rahe the.
Usne bahut himmat jutaakar woh pehal ki thi.
Aur jab rasoi se cooker ki seeti ki jaani pehchaani aawaaz aur heeng jeere ke tadke ki mehak poore ghar mein phailne lagi...
To Kavya ke aansuon se bheege chehre par bhi ek bahut hi halki, sukoon bhari aur meethi muskaan khil uthi.
Hyderabad ke us hotel mein, laptop ki screen dekhte hue maine raahat ki ek thandi saans li.
Daraar bhar chuki thi... aur us daraar ke bharne ke saath hi, us ghar mein ek naye rishte ki neenv hamesha ke liye mazboot ho chuki thi.


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