Adultery Maryada Ki Dararein: Jab Pati Ne Hi Rachi Apni Sanskari Biwi Ki Sej

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Chapter 37: Shaadi Ki Tasveer Aur Anakaha Sulah

Hyderabad ke us veeraan hotel ke kamre mein, air conditioner ki lagataar sansanaati aawaaz ke beech, main laptop ki screen se ek pal ke liye bhi apni nazrein nahi hata paa raha tha.
Screen par samay shaam ke theek 6:05 baje ka tha.
Flat 903 ke bedroom ke darwaze par khade hokar Tauji se garma garam moong daal ki khichdi ki woh chhoti si farmaaish karne ke baad, Kavya ne jaise hi darwaza andar se band kiya, uske poore badan se ek bahut gehri, thaki hui saans baahar nikli.
Woh kuch der tak usi band darwaze ki lakdi se apni peeth tikaaye khadi rahi.
Uski chhaati tez tez dhadak rahi thi aur uske gore gaalon par din bhar ki thakaan ke baawajood ek ajeeb si laalima tair rahi thi. Woh pehal... woh sasur ke saamne jhuk kar apni bhookh aur majboori ka woh izhaar... Kavya ke liye koi aasaan kaam nahi tha. Lekin us ek kadam ne ghar ke bheetar jami baraf ki us moti chaadar ko pighla diya tha.
Rasoi se ab pressure cooker ki pehli seeti ki teekhi, jaani pehchaani aawaaz goonji. Saath hi, desi ghee mein kadakti heeng aur jeere ke baghaar ki sondhi khushboo poore flat mein tairne lagi.
Kavya ne apni aankhein dheere se kholiin.
Kamre ke bheetar shaam ka halka dhundhlaka gehraane laga tha. Balcony ki taraf wali badi kaanch ki khidki se door shehar ki oonchi imaaraton par jalti peeli neeli battiyan chamak rahi thiin. Kavya ne apne dono haathon se apna bag dressing table par rakha, apne gale ka pallu dheela kiya aur bahut bhaari, ladkhadaate kadmon se double bed ke sirhaane ki taraf badh gayi.
Woh bistar par baithne hi wali thi ki uski nazar achanak side table par rakhe us chaandi ke nakkaashidaar frame par pad gayi.
Humari shaadi ki tasveer.



Kavya ke kadam wahin ke wahin jam gaye.
Uski saans halaq mein hi atak kar reh gayi.
Kavya ne bahut dheemi, kaanpti ungliyon se us frame ko uthaya.
Tasveer mein aath saal pehle ka main chehre par bhari jawaani ka guroor, moonchhon par taav aur suit boot mein sanwra hua Rajesh khilkhilaakar muskura raha tha. Aur mere bagal mein, laal Banarasi silk ki bhaari saadi mein saji, maang mein gehra sindoor bhare aur jhuki hui palkon ke saath sharmaati hui bees saal ki Kavya khadi thi.
Kavya ki ungliyan us kaanch ki thandi satah par fisalne lagiin. Woh tasveer mein muskuraate hue mere chehre ko aise sehla rahi thi jaise koi maa apne bichhade hue bachhe ke nishaan dhoondh rahi ho.
Aur phir...
Kavya ki badi badi, kajraari aankhon ke koron se aansuon ki do moti boondein achanak tootkar seedhe us frame ke kaanch par gir padiin.
Charam sukh ka woh nasha, jaanghon ke beech ki woh aag, aur Tauji ke us vishaal ang se nikla woh gaadha veerya... bhale hi woh sab kuch kal raat maryaada ki patli talwaar par chalkar hua tha, lekin us sanskaari, oonche khaandaan ki bahu ke liye apni shaadi ki tasveer ka saamna karna maut ki saza jaisa lag raha tha.
Us tasveer mein hanste hue mere maasoom chehre ko dekhkar, Kavya ke seene mein apraadhbodh ka aisa bhayanak khanjar ghonp utha ki uski subki nikal gayi.
Usne frame ko dono haathon se apni chhaati se chipka liya. Uski gardan jhuki, aur uske sookhe honthon se ek bahut hi bebas, ruaansi fusfusaahat nikli:
"Rajesh... mujhe maaf kar dena... he Bhagwan, main kya kar baithi..."
Kavya kaafi der tak us tasveer ko seene se lagaaye sisakti rahi.
Phir, jaise kisi doobte hue insaan ko achanak tinke ka sahaara yaad aa jaaye, Kavya ne jhatke se apni aankhein ponchhiin. Usne kaanpte haathon se side table par rakha apna phone uthaya.
Usne ek lambi, gehri saans li, apni ladkhadaati saanson ko qaabu mein karne ki bharpoor koshish ki, aur phir screen par mere number ke dial button par apni ungli daba di.
Screen par yeh drishya dekhkar, Hyderabad ke hotel mein meri chhaati ka khoon baraf ki tarah jam gaya!
To yeh tha us phone call ka sach!
Kal raat jab main Hyderabad ke hotel mein baitha tha aur Kavya ka woh ajeeb, ruaansa aur ladkhadaata hua phone aaya tha... jab usne mujhse poochha tha ki kya maine khaana khaa liya, jab uski aawaaz mein ek ajeeb sa khaalipan tha, aur jab usne achanak phone par kiss maangkar jhatke se line kaat di thi...
Us waqt main soch raha tha ki Kavya sharaab ke nashe mein behak rahi thi.
Lekin aaj... is camera ki recording ne us phone call ki asli, dehla dene wali haqeeqat mere saamne kholkar rakh di thi!
Woh phone call kisi hawas ya nashe ka nahi tha... woh ek tooti hui, pashchaataap ki aag mein jalti hui pativrata patni ki woh aakhiri, bebas cheekh thi jo apne pati ki aawaaz sunkar apne bheetar ke paap ko mita dena chahti thi!
Video mein, Kavya phone ko kaan se sataaye khadi thi.
"Hello... Rajesh?" Kavya ki aawaaz mein wahi kaanpti hui, bheegi meethas thi jise maine kal raat phone par suna tha.
"Haan Rajesh... aapne khaana khaa liya? Aapki tabiyat to theek hai na?"
Kavya baat karte karte apni doosri hatheli se apne gaalon par behte aansuon ko ponchh rahi thi. Woh apni aawaaz mein banaavati khilkhilaahat bharne ki poori koshish kar rahi thi, lekin uski saanson ki tootan aur palkon ki kampkampi saaf bata rahi thi ki uska dil andar se cheetkaar kar raha tha.
"Mujhe... mujhe bas aapki aawaaz sunni thi Rajesh... aap bahut yaad aa rahe hain..."
Kavya ne bhare gale se kaha tha, aur phir bahut hi sharmeele, rote hue andaaz mein usne mujhse ek virtual kiss maangi thi:
"Ek baar... ek baar phone par mujhe woh kiss de dijiye na..."
Aur udhar Hyderabad mein baithe maine phone par ek lambi kiss ki aawaaz nikaali thi.
Lekin theek usi second
Screen par, master bedroom ka darwaza achanak halke se khula!



"Bahu..."
Tauji ki bhaari, khurduri aur gambheer aawaaz kamre ke sannaate mein goonji. Tauji apni safed sooti baniyan aur ghutnon tak bandhi dhoti mein chaukhat par khade the. Unke haath mein ek saaf kitchen napkin tha jisse ve apne haath ponchh rahe the:
"Bahu, khichdi taiyaar ho gayi hai... garma garam hai, baahar aakar khaa le."
Tauji ki aawaaz sunte hi, bistar ke paas khadi Kavya ke poore badan mein current daud gaya!
Uska chehra khauf aur ghabrahat se ek pal mein safed pad gaya.
Usne bina ek second ki deri kiye, badhawaas hokar apne phone ki laal screen par ungli daba di aur call jhatke se kaat diya!
Hyderabad ke hotel mein baitha main awaak reh gaya.
To is wajah se Kavya ne woh call kaata tha!
Main kal raat soch raha tha ki Kavya ne mujhe koi sanket diya tha, ya shaayad network chala gaya tha... lekin asliyat yeh thi ki ain waqt par Tauji ke kamre mein daakhil hone se woh aisi ghabra gayi thi jaise koi chor range haathon pakda gaya ho!
Kavya ne bijli ki phurti se apna phone takiye ke neeche chhipaaya. Usne jhatke se apni peeth Tauji ki taraf modi aur apni dono hatheliyon se apne aansuon ko berahmi se ragadkar ponchh daala.
Usne apni saadi ke pallu ko saleeqe se apne seene par lapeta, ek gehri saans bharkar khud ko sambhaala, aur phir bahut sahaj banne ka naatak karte hue mudi:
"Haan... haan Tauji, bas aa hi rahi thi. Haath munh dho rahi thi."
Kavya ki aawaaz mein abhi bhi ek halki si kampkampi thi, lekin Tauji ne shaayad us par dhyaan nahi diya ya phir unhone dekhkar bhi andekha kar diya.
Tauji ne apni nazrein bahut adab se zameen par jhukaa rakhi thiin.
"Chal, thandi ho jaayegi to swaad nahi rahega." Tauji ne dheemi aawaaz mein kaha, aur mudkar dining area ki taraf badh gaye.
Kavya ne ek pal ke liye us khaali chaukhat ko dekha, apni saadi ki silwatein theek kiin, aur phir dabe paanv kamre se baahar nikal aayi.
Dining table par pasra hua woh sannaata kisi bhaari, damghontu kohre ki tarah tha.
Hall mein sirf chhat ke pankhe ki maddham, ghargharaati aawaaz goonj rahi thi aur table ke oopar latke warm white pendant lamp ka peela ujaala dono ki thaaliyon par pad raha tha.
Table par do bhaari peetal ki thaaliyan saji thiin.
Thaaliyon ke beechon beech, bhaap udaati hui sunhehri moong daal ki patli khichdi parosi hui thi, jiske oopar Tauji ne gaanv ke shuddh desi ghee ka ek ek bada chammach pighlaakar daala tha. Ghee ki woh teekhi, sondhi mehak poore kamre mein phaili hui thi. Bagal mein ghar ka bana aam ka teekha achaar aur tawe par seke hue do paapad rakhe the.
Kavya aur Tauji aamne saamne ki kursiyon par baithe the.
Shuruaat ke das minute tak, poore kamre mein sirf chammachon ke peetal ki thaali se takraane ki halki si khanak aur khichdi ke ghoont bharne ki aawaaz ke siva kuch nahi tha.
Kavya apni nazrein poori tarah apni thaali par gadaaye baithi thi. Usne din bhar se kuch nahi khaaya tha, lekin har nivaala uske gale mein kaante ki tarah atak raha tha. Woh chammach ko bahut dheeme dheeme chala rahi thi, jaise sirf khaane ka naatak kar rahi ho.
Aur udhar saamne baithe Tauji ki haalat bhi kuch alag nahi thi.
Ve 56 saal ke faulaadi pehalwaan, jo aam taur par chaar chaar rotiyan ek saans mein nigal jaate the, aaj khichdi ke chhote chhote tukde apni ungliyon se aise tod rahe the maano koi mujrim apni aakhiri khooraak le raha ho.
Tauji baar baar apni bhaari palkein uthaate, Kavya ke jhuke hue, murjhaaye chehre ko ektak dekhte, aur phir ek gehri saans bharkar apni nazrein waapas thaali par tika lete.
Unke chehre par ek bhayanak kashmakash, ek anakahi bechaini saaf jhalak rahi thi. Ve kuch bolna chahte the... unke sookhe honth do baar hile, lekin aawaaz gale mein hi ghutkar reh gayi.
Aakhirkaar, jab Kavya ki thaali aadhi khaali ho chuki thi, to Tauji se raha nahi gaya.
Tauji ne bahut aahista se apni chammach thaali ke kinaare tika di.
Unhone ek gehra ghoont bhara. Apni bhaari, khurduri hatheliyon ko table ke kinaare par jamaya, aur phir bahut hi rundhe hue, bharbharaaye gale se bole:
"Bahu..."
Woh ek pukaar...
Dining table ke us sannaate mein jaise koi gehra sannaata aur khinch gaya.
Kavya ke haath mein pakdi chammach wahin ki wahin hawa mein thehar gayi.
Kavya ne apni palkein nahi uthaayiin. Uski saansein tez ho gayiin, aur uske kaan sharm aur ghabrahat ki laali se tapne lage.
Tauji ne apni nazrein Kavya ki jhuki hui palkon par tikaayiin. Unki saanvli, jhurriyon bhari aankhon mein ek aisa gehra, sachha dard aur pashchaataap tair raha tha jise dekhkar kisi bhi insaan ka kaleja paseej jaaye:
"Bahu... kal raat jo kuch bhi hua... main haath jodkar tujhse maafi maangta hoon."
Tauji ki bhaari, mardaana aawaaz mein itni thartharaahat thi ki aisa lag raha tha maano woh boodha sher apne hi aansuon ke bojh tale dabkar toot chuka ho.
"Kal raat... sharaab ke nashe mein mujhse bahut bhaari bhool ho gayi bahu. Mujhe apni maryaada, apni umr aur apne rishte ka zara bhi hosh nahi raha. Tu... tu us baat ko apne dil par bojh mat banaana. Use bas ek bahut bura sapna samajhkar bhool jaana meri bachhi. Bhagwan saakshi hai... tera yeh Tau apni is manhoos deh ko aage kabhi teri taraf nahi badhaayega. Aisi harkat main apni zindagi mein dobaara kabhi nahi karoonga..."
Tauji ke munh se nikle un ek ek lafzon ne Kavya ke seene mein jaise kisi ne khoulta hua tel undel diya ho!
Kavya ka poora badan thar thar kaanp utha.
Usne ek jhatke mein apni chammach thaali mein chhod di. Chammach ke girne se peetal par ek teekhi jhanjhanaahat hui.
Kavya ne apni badi badi, bheegi hui kajraari aankhein uthaayiin aur seedhe Tauji ke chehre mein dekha. Uski aankhon mein koi gussa nahi tha... ek aisi andhi, tadapti hui bebasi aur apnaapan tha jisne us kamre ki hawa ko aur zyaada bhaari bana diya.
"Tauji... aap... aap yeh kaisi baatein kar rahe hain?!" Kavya ki aawaaz ruaansi ho gayi, uske honth buri tarah kaanp rahe the.
"Maine... maine kab aapko doshi thehraaya Tauji? Kal raat bistar par... kya humari baat nahi hui thi? Kya maine aapke aage haath nahi jode the ki aap khud ko paapi mat samajhiye?"
Kavya ne ek lambi, ladkhadaati saans kheenchi, uski aankhon se do aansoo chhalak kar uske gaalon par beh nikle:
"Sach to yeh hai Tauji... ki qasoorwaar aap nahi hain. Qasoor humara hai. Maine aur Rajesh ne kabhi aapki us khaamoshi ko, aapke us akelepan ko samajhne ki koshish hi nahi ki. Jab se Maa ji ka dehaant hua... aapne apne anaath bhateeje ko paalne ke liye apni poori jawaani kunwaare rehkar hom kar di. Kabhi apni koi khwaahish zaahir nahi ki, kabhi ek paise ka laalach nahi kiya. Aur hum... hum apni duniya mein, apne boutique aur daftar ke kaamon mein itne mashghool rahe ki humein andaaza hi nahi hua ki is budhaape mein ek bhare poore mard ka dil andar se kitna soona aur tanha hota hai!"
Kavya ne apni dono hatheliyan table par aage badhaayiin, uski aawaaz mein ek ajeeb sa roohani khinchaav tha:
"Kal raat jo hua... woh koi paap nahi tha Tauji. Main koi gair aurat nahi hoon, aapki apni bahu hoon. Agar meri wajah se aapki us dhalti umr ki thodi si takleef door ho gayi, agar aapke seene ka woh bojh thoda halka ho gaya... to ismein kaun sa anarth ho gaya? Maine kal bhi kaha tha aur aaj bhi keh rahi hoon... aage bhi jab kabhi aapko zaroorat mehsoos ho, aapki yeh bahu bina kisi jhijhak ke aapki sewa ke liye haazir rahegi..."
Kavya ke honthon se nikle un shabdon ko sunkar
Tauji ka chehra avishwaas, dard aur ek gehri aatm glaani se bhar gaya.
Unhone bahut aahista se apne dono haath uthaaye, aur Kavya ke saamne jod liye:
"Nahi bahu... aisa mat keh. Tu bahut bhali hai, bahut nek dil hai... par main jaanta hoon ki tu apne dil par kitna bada patthar rakhkar yeh sab keh rahi hai."
Tauji ki aankhon se aansuon ki do moti dhaarein nikalkar unki safed daadhi mein gum hone lagiin:
"Maine din bhar... us khaali kamre mein baithkar sirf aur sirf isi baat ke baare mein socha hai bahu. Jab tak koi bahut bada anarth nahi hua hai... jab tak woh aakhiri maryaada bachi hui hai... tab tak is bhool ko sudhaara ja sakta hai."
Tauji ne ruk kar ek gehri saans bhari, unki aawaaz mein ek pita ka be inteha dard chhalak utha:
"Aur abhi... jab main tujhe khaane ke liye bulaane tere bedroom mein aaya tha na bahu... to maine tujhe us shaadi ki tasveer ko seene se lagaakar rote dekha tha."
Tauji ke munh se yeh baat nikalte hi
Kavya ka chehra ek pal mein bilkul sunn pad gaya!
Uski saansein jahan ki tahan tham gayiin. Woh phati aankhon se Tauji ko dekhne lagi.
"Mera kaleja andar tak phat gaya bahu," Tauji ne bharbharaaye gale se kaha, "Jab maine tujhe Rajesh ki tasveer ke aage rote dekha... to mujhe samajh aa gaya ki main kya karne ja raha tha. Main apne us anaath bachhe ke suhaag par daaka daalne chala tha jisne mujhe bhagwan se badhkar maana hai! Main nahi chahta bahu ki meri is boodhi hawas ki wajah se teri yeh pavitra maang sooni ho jaaye, ya tere chehre ki yeh muskaan hamesha ke liye chhin jaaye. Main aisa paap apne sir lekar marna nahi chahta!"
Tauji ne table par apna sir thoda jhukaa liya:
"Rajesh mera bachha hai bahu. Woh jaisa bhi hai, laachaar hai, beemaar hai... par woh tera suhaag hai. Aur tu is ghar ki izzat hai. Jo kuch kal raat hua, use hum dono yahin dafan kar denge. Hum dobaara usi tarah rahenge jaise pehle rehte the ek sasur aur ek sanskaari bahu ki tarah. Tu bas... tu bas mujhe maaf kar dena meri bachhi."
Tauji ke us ektarfa, atal faisle ne
Hyderabad ke us hotel ke kamre mein baithe mere poore wajood ko hilaakar rakh diya!
Meri reedh ki haddi mein baraf ki ek thandi sansanaahat daud gayi.
Nahi! Aisa nahi ho sakta!
Mere dimaag ki nasein paaglon ki tarah fadakne lagiin. Meri hatheliyon mein paseena chhoot gaya.
Agar Tauji is tarah peeche hat gaye... agar unhone maryaada ka yeh dhong dobaara oadh liya... to meri yeh saari saazish, meri maheenon ki mehnat aur meri woh wehshi voyeuristic bhookh ek jhatke mein khaak mein mil jaayegi!
Main apni kursi par aage jhuk gaya. Screen par Tauji ka woh jhuka hua sir mujhe kisi mujrim ka nahi, balki mere apne khel ko bigaadne wale ek dushman ka lag raha tha!
Aur udhar screen par...
Kavya ne Tauji ke us dard bhare iqraar ko suna.
Uski aankhon mein ek ajeeb sa sannaata chha gaya. Uski palkon ke konon mein ek bahut baareek, anakahi maayoosi ki halki si parchhaayin kaundhi woh maayoosi jo kisi aurat ke chehre par tab aati hai jab use milne wali woh pehli, andhi santushti achanak usse dobaara chheen li jaati hai.
Lekin saath hi... uske dil ke kisi kone mein ek halki si raahat bhi thi. Uske pati ka haq, uski maryaada bach gayi thi.
Kavya ne kuch pal tak apni kaanpti ungliyon ko dekha, phir apni bheegi palkein uthaakar bahut hi dheemi, aagyaakaari aawaaz mein kaha:
"Theek hai Tauji... jaisa aap theek samjhein. Agar aapko isi mein sukoon milta hai... to main aapki baat maanoongi. Bas... aap is baat ko lekar apni sehat mat bigaadiye. Khaana thanda ho raha hai, khaa lijiye."
Tauji ne ek bahut hi bhaari, thandi saans bhari. Unke chehre par chhaayi woh bhayanak bechaini thodi shaant hui. Unhone apni chammach dobaara uthaayi aur bahut dheere dheere khichdi khaane lage.
Kamre mein dobaara wahi sannaata chha gaya... lekin is baar, us sannaate mein kal raat wali kadwaahat nahi thi.
Usmein ek anakaha, gehra aur pavitra sulahnama tha.
Raat ke qareeb paune nau baj rahe the.
Dinner khatam ho chuka tha. Dono ne milkar dining table se khaali thaaliyan aur katoriyan sametiin.
Kavya thaaliyan lekar rasoi ki taraf badhi, lekin tabhi Tauji bhi uske peeche peeche kitchen mein aa gaye.
"Bahu, tu hat... tu boutique mein thaki hai. Bartan main dho deta hoon," Tauji ne bade adhikaar se kaha aur sink ki taraf haath badhaya.
"Are nahi Tauji! Kaisi baatein karte hain aap?" Kavya ne chaunk kar thaaliyan sink mein rakhiin aur Tauji ke aage aa gayi, "Sasur hokar aap mere joothe bartan dhoenge? Mujhe paap ka bhaageedaar mat banaaiye. Aap jaaiye, hall mein aaraam kijiye."
"Tu bhi to meri beti jaisi hai bahu, ismein paap kaisa?" Tauji ne hansne ki naakaam koshish ki aur Vim bar ka saabun uthaane ke liye apna haath aage badhaya.
Kavya ne bhi usi pal saabun uthaane ke liye apna haath badhaya
Aur theek usi second...
Kitchen ke us tang, chikne slab par... sink ke behte nal ke theek neeche...
Kavya ki gori, mulaayam aur lotion se mehakti ungliyan seedhe Tauji ki us vishaal, khurduri aur akhaade ki mitti se paki garam hatheli se takraa gayiin!
Sararr...!
Ek bijli ka bhayanak, nasheela jhatka dono ke jismon mein ek saath dauda!
Paani ki thandi dhaar un dono ke jude hue haathon par gir rahi thi, lekin us chhuan mein jo aag thi, usne paani ki thandak ko ek second mein bhaap bana diya!
Dono ke haath wahin ke wahin jam gaye.
Na Kavya ne apna haath peeche kheencha, aur na hi Tauji apni hatheli hata paaye.
Kavya ki saansein ek jhatke mein ukhad gayiin. Uski chhaati tezi se oopar neeche hone lagi, aur uski gardan se lekar uske kaanon tak ek gehra, dhadhakta hua sindoori rang phail gaya. Usne apni palkein jhukaa liin, lekin uski ungliyon mein jo kampkampi thi, woh Tauji ki pakad mein saaf mehsoos ho rahi thi.
Aur Tauji...
Us chhappan saal ke pehalwaan ki saansein bhi dhaunkani ki tarah chalne lagiin.
Unki jo ungliyan abhi table par sannyaas lene ki kasmein khaa rahi thiin... ve ungliyan Kavya ke us makhmali, naazuk maans ke sparsh par beqaaboo hokar halki si bheencha uthiin! Unhone ek second ke liye Kavya ki us gori hatheli ko apni mutthi mein dabaya maano ve us chhuan ke jaadu ko hamesha ke liye apni nason mein qaid kar lena chahte hon.
Kamre mein sirf nal se girte paani ki chhap chhap aawaaz goonj rahi thi.
Kuch second tak dono usi tarah boot bane khade rahe.
Phir, Tauji ko jaise achanak apni maryaada ka hosh aaya. Unhone bahut hi ghabraakar, lagbhag jhatke se apna haath peeche kheench liya.
Tauji ne apni mutthi ko apni jaangh par kaskar dabaya, jaise ve apni hi hatheli se uthti us aag ko dabaane ki koshish kar rahe hon. Unka chehra sharm se laal pad chuka tha.
"T... tu hi dho le bahu. Main... main baahar hall mein hoon," Tauji ne ladkhadaati zubaan se kaha.
Ve ek pal bhi wahan nahi ruke. Ve tezi se mude aur lambe lambe kadam bharte hue kitchen se baahar nikalkar seedhe living room ke sofa par jaakar baith gaye.
Udhar kitchen mein, Kavya sink ke sahaare khadi haanph rahi thi.
Uski hatheli abhi bhi usi jagah se tap rahi thi jahan Tauji ki khurduri twacha ne use chhua tha.
Kavya ke honthon par ek bahut hi dheemi, kaanpti hui muskaan bikhar gayi.
Tauji chaahe jitna bhi khud ko rok lein... lekin is jism ki pyaas ab kisi usool ki mohtaaj nahi rahi thi.
Kavya ne nal band kiya, saabun lagaya aur bahut tasalli se bartanon ko dhokar stand par saja diya.
Bartan dhone ke baad, aam taur par Kavya ka niyam tha ki woh seedhe apne master bedroom mein chali jaati thi, darwaza band karke apne tablet mein kho jaati thi ya so jaati thi.
Lekin aaj...
Rasoi ki light band karke jab Kavya baahar nikli, to woh bedroom ki taraf nahi gayi.
Woh dheere dheere kadmon se chalkar seedhe living room mein aayi.
Sofa par Tauji baithe the. Unke haath mein TV ka remote tha aur screen par koi puraana Hindi paarivaarik dhaaravaahik chal raha tha. Tauji TV ki screen ko aise ghoor rahe the jaise bahut dhyaan se dekh rahe hon, lekin unki khinchi hui bhaunhein aur maathe ki lakeerein saaf bata rahi thiin ki unka dhyaan kahin aur hi bhatka hua tha.
Kavya ne kuch pal tak Tauji ke us vishaal, gatheele saaye ko dekha.
Phir, bina kisi jhijhak ke, Kavya aage badhi aur Tauji jis bade L shape sofa par baithe the, usi sofa ke doosre kone par unse bamuskhil do feet ki doori par aakar baith gayi!
Kavya ke baithte hi sofa ka gaddedaar sponge halka sa daba.
Tauji ka poora badan ek jhatke mein satark hokar seedha ho gaya. Unhone chaunk kar apni gardan modi.
Kavya ne pallu ko bahut saleeqe se apni god mein samet rakha tha. Uske chehre par ab na koi khauf tha, na koi ghabrahat. Uski badi badi aankhon mein ek aisi gharelu sahajta aur apnaapan tha jo pichhle aath saalon mein kabhi dekhne ko nahi mila tha.
"Tauji... yeh kya dekh rahe hain aap?" Kavya ne bahut hi meethe, khanakte lehze mein poochha, "Is saas bahu ke drama mein aapko kya samajh aa raha hai?"
Tauji ka munh khula ka khula reh gaya.
Ve haklaane lage:
"A... are kuch nahi bahu, bas aise hi channel badal raha tha... remote ki samajh nahi aa rahi thi mujhe."
Kavya ke honthon par ek bahut hi pyaari, natkhat muskaan khil uthi.



 "Dijiye mujhe remote," Kavya ne apna haath aage badhaya.
Tauji ne sankoch se remote uski hatheli par rakh diya. Jab remote badla, to Kavya ki ungliyon ne jaan boojhkar Tauji ke angoothe ko bahut halke se chhua. Tauji ke badan mein phir ek halki si siharn daudi, lekin is baar ve peeche nahi hate.
Kavya ne channel badalkar ek puraani Hindi comedy film laga di.
Agle ek ghante tak... flat 903 ke living room ka nazaara aisa tha jiski maine apne sabse jangli sapnon mein bhi ummeed nahi ki thi.
Ve dono saath baithkar TV dekh rahe the.
Shuruaat mein Tauji thode jhijhak rahe the, lekin jab film ka koi mazaakiya scene aaya aur Kavya khilkhilaakar hans padi, to Tauji ki moonchhon ke neeche bhi ek chaudi, beparwaah hansi phoot padi.
Hanste hanste jab Tauji ne gaanv ke kisi puraane qisse ka zikr karte hue Kavya ko chheda, to Kavya ne bina kisi sankoch ke, bade laad aur adhikaar se apni naazuk hatheli se Tauji ke us faulaadi, royendaar bicep par ek halki si chapat maar di:
"Dhatt Tauji! Aap bhi na... kuch bhi bolte hain!"
Us ek chapat ne...
Us ek sparsh ne us ghar ki saari sadiyon puraani maryaadaon ko ek makhmali chaadar mein lapetkar kinaare rakh diya tha!
Sasur aur bahu ke beech ki woh aupchaarik, thandi aur darawni deewaar hamesha ke liye dheh chuki thi. Ab unke beech koi dar nahi tha. Ab unke beech ek aisa anakaha, meetha aur gharelu rishta panap chuka tha jismein hawas bhi thi, apnaapan bhi tha, aur ek doosre ke jism ki bhookh ka gehra, maun iqraar bhi!
Hyderabad ke us hotel mein, laptop ki neeli screen ke saamne baitha main apni ungliyon se apni daadhi sehla raha tha.
Mere honthon par ek bahut hi shaathir, santusht muskaan tair gayi.
Shikaar jaal se baahar nahi gaya tha... woh to bas jaal ke dhaagon ko aur mazboot kar raha tha!
Tauji ne bhale hi khud ko rok liya tha, lekin Kavya ab us dehleez ko paar kar chuki thi jahan se lautna naamumkin hota hai. Usne Tauji ke dil mein apni jagah bana li thi. Aur ek baar jab kisi aurat ka man kisi mard ke aage khul jaata hai... to uske jism ke darwaze khulne mein zyaada waqt nahi lagta!
Raat ke qareeb saadhe das baj chuke the.
Film khatam hui.
Tauji sofa se uthe. Unhone ek lambi, sukoon bhari angdaayi li.
"Chal bahu... bahut raat ho gayi hai. Tu bhi so ja, din bhar ki thaki hai." Tauji ne bahut hi apnepan aur garmjoshi se kaha. Unki aankhon mein ab woh puraana apraadhbodh nahi tha... ek gehra, pita samaan dulaar aur ek mard ka anakaha aakarshan saaf chamak raha tha.
"Ji Tauji... shubh raatri. Aap bhi aaraam kijiye," Kavya ne uthkar bahut saleeqe se kaha.
Dono apne apne kamron ki taraf badh gaye.
Tauji ne apne guest room ka darwaza band kar liya, aur Kavya apne master bedroom mein daakhil ho gayi.
Lekin...
Kamre ke bheetar aate hi sannaate ne dobaara un dono ko apni giraft mein le liya.
Camera ki night vision screen par, maine dekha
Tauji apni khaat par lete the. Unhone apni baniyan utaar di thi. Unka woh vishaal, royendaar seena bhaari bhaari saanson ke saath oopar neeche ho raha tha. Ve baar baar karwatein badal rahe the, apni aankhein chhat par gadaaye hue, apni hatheliyon ko baar baar bheencha rahe the.
Aur udhar master bedroom mein...
Kavya apni nayi, safed sooti chaadar par leti thi.
Woh bhi so nahi paa rahi thi.
Uski dono jaanghein chaadar ke bheetar baar baar aapas mein ragad khaa rahi thiin. Kal raat ka woh nasha... woh saadhe aath inch ka faulaadi auzaar... woh veerya ka khoulta hua laava... aur aaj kitchen ke sink par woh geela sparsh...
Sab kuch Kavya ke dimaag mein kisi bawandar ki tarah ghoom raha tha.
Uska badan us thande bistar par pyaas se tap raha tha.
Achanak...
Kavya bistar par uthkar baith gayi.
Usne side table se apna Android tablet uthaya.
Usne screen unlock ki. Uski ungliyan bahut tezi se browser ki taraf badhiin, aur usne us gupt forum par apna wahi puraana account khol liya:
@pinklily_confessions
Hyderabad ke hotel mein, mere laptop ke proxy console par ek hari batti achanak blink karne lagi!
Kavya ne apni teesri post likhni shuru kar di thi!
Maine badhawaas hokar apne cigarette ka kash kheencha, apni screen ko full size kiya, aur Kavya ke us gupt digital qaboolnaame ke pannon mein jhaankne ke liye aage jhuk gaya...