Thriller गुनाहों का देवता

[Jay Thakur]

Chapter 2 : Haveli Ke Bahar — Mahendra Ka Asli Chehra


Unn charo ne mujhe uthakar berahmi se haveli ke bahar fenk diya. Mera sharir zameen se takraya aur kuch pal ke liye meri saansein tham-si gayin. Kapdon par gili mitti lag chuki thi aur sharir mein jagah-jagah dard ho raha tha, lekin meri aankhon mein ab bhi gussa aur aatmasamman baaki tha.



Maine dheere-dheere khud ko sambhala aur uthne ki koshish ki.

Ranka, Surya, Prakash aur Hamza mere charon taraf ghera banakar khade the. Unke chehron par akad thi. Wo mujhe aise dekh rahe the, jaise main koi insaan nahi, balki unke pairon tale kuchla jaane wala koi kamzor insaan hoon.

Mahendra wahi khada sab dekh rha tha.

 Uske chehre par ghamand bhari muskurahat thi. Wo mere saamne aakar ruka aur apni moochhon par taav dete hue bola.

Mahendra: "Tera baap saalon tak humse door raha aur humein aankhein dikhata raha. Ab use pata chalega ki humse akadane ka kya anjaam hota hai!"

Maine dard ke bawajood uski aankhon mein aankhein daalkar dekha.

Main: "Tau, mere pita tumhari izzat karte the. Unhone mujhe ya Maa ko kabhi aisi koi baat nahi batayi, jisse hamare mann mein tumhare liye nafrat paida ho. Unhone toh hamesha yahi sikhaya ki badon ki izzat karni chahiye."

Meri baat sunkar Mahendra zor se hans pada. Uski hansi mein apnapan nahi, balki saalon se daba hua zehar tha.

Mahendra: "Izzat? Ha ha ha! Tujhe lagta hai ki tera baap bahut shareef aur mahaan aadmi tha? Usne tujhe kuch nahi bataya, hai na?"

Wo ek kadam aage badha aur meri taraf ungli uthakar bola.

Mahendra: "Tujhe ye bhi nahi bataya ki kaise mere Maa-Baap ne use uske Maa-Baap ke marne ke baad ghar se bahar fenk diya tha? Bilkul waise hi, jaise aaj maine tujhe is haveli se bahar fenk diya hai!"

Ye sunkar main kuch pal ke liye khamosh reh gaya.

Mere mann mein ek saath kai sawaal uthne lage. Mere pita ne kabhi apne bachpan ke baare mein kuch kyun nahi bataya tha? Unke saath aisa kya hua tha, jiski mujhe aur Maa ko kabhi bhanak tak nahi lagi?

Mahendra mere chehre par ubharte sawaalon ko dekhkar muskuraya. Shayad use ehsaas ho gaya tha ki uski baaton ne mere mann mein halchal macha di hai.

Mahendra: "Khair, tera baap bhi bada seedha banne ka naatak karta tha. Lekin aakhirkaar wo bhi meri chikni-chupdi baaton mein aa hi gaya."

Usne apne blazer ki baazu theek ki aur bade itminaan se bola.

Mahendra: "Aur apni is poori property ka legal owner mujhe bana gaya, bachche!"

Mere pairon tale jaise zameen khisak gayi.

Main: "Kya...?"

Mere munh se bas itna hi nikla.

Mahendra ke chehre par jeet ka bhaav aur gehra ho gaya.

Mahendra: "Haan! Ye haveli, ye zameen-jaydaad—sab par mera haq hai. Tere baap ne khud mujhe iska legal owner banaya tha. Ab tu yahan kis baat ka haq jata raha hai?"

Maine apni saanson ko sambhala. Mere andar gussa ubal raha tha, lekin main bina kisi saboot ke uski baat ko sach bhi nahi maan sakta tha.

Main: "Agar Pita ji ne tumhe legal owner banaya tha, toh phir tum mujhse itna dar kyun rahe ho, Tau? Tumhe mujhe samjha kar bhej dena chahiye tha. Mere saath maarpeet karwane ki kya zaroorat thi?"

Meri baat sunkar Mahendra ki muskurahat gayab ho gayi.

Wo mere bilkul kareeb aakar dheemi, magar sakht awaaz mein bola.

Mahendra: "Apni zubaan sambhalkar baat kar! Tu abhi is bunglow ke bahar khada hai aur aage bhi bahar hi rahega. Yahan tere baap ki koi nishaani nahi bachi, jis par tu apna haq jata sake."

Usne palatkar apne aadmiyon ki taraf dekha.

Mahendra: "Aur tum chaaron! Ise achhe se samjha do ki dobara is haveli ke darwaze par dikhai dene ki himmat na kare!"

Ranka: "Ji, sahab!"

Chaaron ek baar phir meri taraf badhne lage.

Maine ek nazar bunglow ke us vishal darwaze par daali, jiske andar kabhi mere pita ka bhi jeevan beeta tha. Aaj usi darwaze se mujhe beizzat karke bahar fenk diya gaya tha.

Mere pita ki khamoshi, Mahendra ke daave aur is property ka rahasya—sab kuch ab ek-doosre se judta hua lag raha tha. Lekin mere paas na koi document tha, na koi gawah aur na hi un sawaalon ke jawaab, jo mere mann mein toofaan macha rahe the.

Maine dheere-dheere apni mutthiyan bheenchin aur Mahendra ki taraf dekha.

Main: "Tau, aaj tumne mujhe is haveli se bahar fenk diya hai. Lekin yaad rakhna,ye property meri hai, mere pita ki aakhri nishaani aur me apna haq ak din jarur lunga."

Mahendra ne tiraskaar se munh pher liya.

Mahendra: "Chhod do ise marne ke liye, chalo andar, ab bahut hua"

Mahendra ne ye apne aadmiyon se kaha..

Main bina peeche hate un chaaron ko dekhta raha. Mera sharir dard se toot raha tha, lekin mere mann mein ab ek hi sawaal goonj raha tha—

Aakhir mere pita ne apne hi bhai par itna bharosa kyun kiya tha? Aur us bharose ki asli wajah kya thi?

Me janat hun mere pita sidhe aur bhawuk the..

Kintu phir bhi itni badi galti wo kese kar sakte hai..

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