Thriller गुनाहों का देवता

[Jay Thakur]

Chapter 3 : Apno Ki Asliyat — Jab Har Darwaza Band Ho Gaya

Baarish ab bhi bahut tez ho rahi thi. Main shade me beth kar bahar khada bheegi sadak ko dekh raha tha. Mere sharir ka dard badhta ja raha tha, lekin usse kahin zyada takleef mujhe is baat ki thi ki aaj mere paas koi apna nahi tha.

Mere paas na rehne ki jagah thi, na khaane ke paise aur na hi koi aisa insaan, jiske saamne main apna dard bayaan kar sakoon.

Tabhi mere dimaag mein ek khayal aaya.

Main (man hi man): "Papa ke bhai ne toh apna asli rang dikha hi diya. Lekin Papa ke aur bhi toh rishtedaar the. Unke dost the, jaan-pehchaan wale the. Papa ne kitne logon ki madad ki thi. Kya unmein se koi bhi meri madad nahi karega?"

Mujhe yaad aane laga ki Papa ne apni zindagi mein kitne logon ka saath diya tha. Kisi ko paison ki zaroorat hoti toh madad kar dete, kisi ke bachchon ki fees bhar dete, toh kabhi kisi rishtedaar ki pareshani mein bina kahe khade ho jaate.

Mere Papa ke liye paisa sirf apni suvidhaon ke liye nahi tha. Wo apne parivaar aur apne logon par dil kholkar kharch karte the.

Aur unhi apno mein meri chaaron muh boli bhuaayein bhi shamil thi. jo mere papa ke dost ki bahne thi..aur jinka papa ke sath bhai bahan saa gahra rishta tha..

Mene ak ak karke un Chaaro muh boli Bhuaon Ko Phone milane kaa man banaya..

Maine apna mobile nikala. kuchh der hawa me bethne se hath kuchh had tak sukh gye the, mobile me thoda behtar thang se pakad paa rha tha..

Maine sabse pehle apni badi bhua, Shahnaz Begum, ko call lagaya.

Shahnaz bhua mere papa ke dost ke parivaar ki sabse badi beti thi. Papa unki bahut izzat karte the. Jab bhi unhe paison ki zaroorat hoti, Papa bina zyada sawaal kiye unki madad kar dete.

Mujhe laga ki wo kam se kam meri baat toh zaroor sunengi.

Phone bajta raha.

Ek baar...

Do baar...

Paanch baar...

Lekin kisi ne phone nahi uthaya.

Maine call kaatkar dobara lagaya.

Is baar bhi koi jawaab nahi aaya.

Main (man hi man): "Shayad bhua kisi kaam mein hongi. Itni baar call dekhkar baad mein toh phone kar hi lengi."

Maine khud ko tasalli di aur doosri bhua, Nasreen Begum, ko phone lagaya.

Nasreen bhua milansaar thi. Papa jab bhi unke ghar jaate, unke liye kuch na kuch lekar zaroor jaate the. Unki zarooraton mein bhi Papa ne kai baar madad ki thi.

Maine socha, shayad wo meri baat samajhengi.

Lekin unhone bhi phone nahi uthaya.

Ab maine teesri bhua, Parveen Begum, ko call kiya.

Parveen bhua apne maamlon mein kaafi practical thi. Papa unki bhi aarthik madad karte rahe the.

Call ring hoti rahi, magar udhar se koi jawaab nahi aaya.

Aakhir mein maine chhoti bhua, Yasmeen Begum, ko phone lagaya.

Mere mann mein ab bhi ek chhoti-si ummeed thi. Wo shayad meri awaaz sunkar hi samajh jaayengi ki main kitni badi pareshani mein hoon.

Lekin unhone bhi call nahi uthaya.

Main kuch der tak mobile ki screen dekhta raha.

Chaaron bhuaon ko kai baar phone karne ke baad bhi kisi ne mujhse baat karna zaroori nahi samjha.

Mere mann mein sawaal uthne lage.

Kya unhe pata chal gaya tha ki Mahendra ne mujhe ghar se nikaal diya hai?

Kya unhe lagta tha ki main unse paise maangne ke liye phone kar raha hoon?

Ya phir unhone bhi mujhe akela chhodne ka faisla kar liya tha?

Mujhe kuch samajh nahi aa raha tha.

Maine ek baar phir Shahnaz bhua ko phone lagaya.

Is baar call uth gayi.

Main: "Hello, bhua..."

Doosri taraf kuch pal khamoshi rahi.

Shahnaz Bhua: "Ab kya hai?"

Unki awaaz sunkar main ek pal ke liye ruk gaya. Mujhe ummeed thi ki wo poochengi ki main kaisa hoon, itni baar phone kyun kar raha hoon, lekin unke lehje mein sirf chidchidapan tha.

Main: "Bhua, main hoon. Mujhe aapse kuch zaroori baat karni thi."

Shahnaz Bhua: "Dekh, mujhe kisi tarah ke jhagde mein nahi padna. Jo bhi hua hai, tum log apne beech suljhao."

Main: "Lekin bhua, meri baat toh sun lijiye. Mere saath bahut bura hua hai. Tau ne mujhe ghar se nikaal diya hai aur—"

Shahnaz Bhua (beech mein tokte hue): "Toh hum kya karein? Tumhare Tau bahut khatarnak aadmi hai. Hum tumhari madad karke apno ko jokhim me nhi daal saktey."

Mujhe unki baat sunkar aisa laga, jaise kisi ne mere andar bachi hui aakhri ummeed ko bhi kuchal diya ho.

Main: "Bhua, main aapse koi paisa nahi maang raha. Bas aapse baat karna chahta hoon. Aakhir papa apko apni sagi bahan ki tarah mante the"

Shahnaz Bhua: "Bas! Ab dobara phone mat karna. Aur humse door hi rehna."

Itna kehkar unhone phone kaat diya.

Main kuch pal mobile ko apne kaan se lagaye khada raha, jaise mujhe yakeen hi nahi ho raha tha ki unhone sach mein phone kaat diya hai.

Maine apni aankhein band ki aur ek lambi saans li.

Lekin mujhe abhi bhi baaki teen bhuaon se baat karni thi.

2. Nasreen Bhua Ka Jawaab

Maine Nasreen bhua ko dobara phone lagaya.

Is baar unhone kuch der baad call utha li.

Main: "Bhua, salam. Main aapse kuch zaroori baat karna chahta hoon."

Nasreen Bhua: "Mujhe sab pata chal gaya hai. Tumhare Tau aur tumhare beech jo bhi hua hai, usmein humein mat ghaseeto."

Main: "Lekin bhua, aapko poori baat pata bhi hai? mujhe mere ghar se nikal diya gya hai"

Nasreen Bhua: "Ghar? Ab wo tumhara ghar nahi hai. Jab tumhare Tau se baat ho chuki hai, toh baar-baar dusron ko phone karne ka kya matlab hai?"

Main: "Bhua, Papa ne aap sabke liye kitna kuch kiya tha. Jab bhi aapko zaroorat padi, unhone kabhi mana nahi kiya. Aaj main pareshani mein hoon toh kya aap meri baat bhi nahi sunengi?"

Meri awaaz bharra gayi thi.

Kuch pal ke liye doosri taraf khamoshi rahi. Mujhe laga shayad meri baat ka un par asar hua hai.

Lekin agle hi pal unka jawaab aaya.

Nasreen Bhua: "Tumhare Papa ne jo kiya, wo unki marzi thi. Humne unse zabardasti toh nahi maanga tha. Ab un baaton ko lekar hum par koi zimmedari mat daalo."

Mere paas kehne ke liye kuch nahi bacha.

Nasreen Bhua: "Aur haan, dobara phone mat karna. Humein apni zindagi mein aur koi pareshani nahi chahiye."

Call kat gayi.

Main baarish mein khada reh gaya.

Papa ne jin logon ki madad ko apna farz samjha tha, unke liye wo madad ab sirf ek purani baat thi.

3. Parveen Bhua Ka Jawaab

Maine Parveen bhua ko phone kiya.

Is baar unhone call jaldi utha li.

Parveen Bhua: "Haan, bolo. Kya chahiye?"

Unke sawaal ne hi mujhe bata diya ki wo mere phone karne ka kya matlab nikaal rahi thi.

Main: "Bhua, mujhe aapse koi cheez nahi chahiye. Main bas bahut badi mushkil mein hoon. Mujhe samajh nahi aa raha ki main kahan jaaun."

Parveen Bhua: "Dekho, seedhi baat karti hoon. Tumhare Tau ke paas property ke kaagaz hain. Agar unhone tumhe ghar se nikaala hai, toh unki koi wajah hogi."

Main: "Lekin bhua, bina meri baat sune aap kaise maan sakti hain ki Tau sahi hain? Aapko pata bhi hai ki unhone mere saath kya kiya?"

Parveen Bhua: "Mujhe is sab mein nahi padna. Main apne ghar-parivaar mein shaanti chahti hoon. Tum apna maamla khud dekho."

Main: "Toh aap meri madad bhi nahi karengi?"

Parveen Bhua: "Maine kaha na, mujhe is maamle se door rakho. humara tumse koi khun kaa rishta nhi hai jo tum itna hak jata rhe ho Aur mere ak baat kaan khol kar suno Jay, aage se phone mat karna."

Unhone bhi call kaat diya.

Mere haath mein mobile tha, lekin ab use pakadne ki bhi himmat nahi ho rahi thi.

Main apne hi rishton ke saamne khud ko itna akela kabhi mehsoos nahi kiya tha.

4. Yasmeen Bhua Ka Aakhri Jawaab

Ab sirf Yasmeen bhua bachi thi.

Wo mere papa ke dost ko chhoti bahan thi aur meri chhoti bhua thi. Bachpan mein jab bhi wo hamare ghar aati thi, main unke saath waqt bitaya karta tha. Mujhe yaad tha ki Papa unke liye bhi kitni baar paise bhejte the.

Maine unhe phone lagaya.

Kaafi der tak ring hoti rahi.

Phir achanak call uth gayi.

Main: "Bhua..."

Yasmeen Bhua: "Haan, bolo."

Main: "Bhua, main bahut pareshani mein hoon. Aaj Tau ne mujhe ghar se nikaal diya. Mere paas paise bhi nahi hain aur—"

Yasmeen Bhua: "Tumhe kya lagta hai, sirf tumhare paas hi pareshani hai? Hamari bhi apni zindagi hai."

Main: "Bhua, main aapse kuch maang nahi raha. Bas chahta hoon ki koi meri baat sun le. Main subah se bhooka hoon, baarish mein bheeg raha hoon aur mere paas jaane ke liye koi jagah nahi hai."

Meri awaaz ab kaanp rahi thi.

Mujhe laga, shayad meri haalat sunkar unka dil pighal jaayega.

Lekin unhone jo kaha, usne mujhe andar tak tod diya.

Yasmeen Bhua: "Dekho, mujhe tumse koi baat nahi karni. Tum apne Tau ke saath apna maamla suljhao. Aur aage se humein phone mat karna."

Main: "Bhua, main aapka bhatija hoon..."

Yasmeen Bhua: "Maine sun liya. tum mere muh bole bhatije ho, Ab dobara call mat karna aur humse door raho."

Call kat gayi.

Main kuch der tak wahi betha raha.

Mere chaaron bhuaon mein se kisi ne bhi meri baat sunne tak ki zaroorat nahi samjhi thi.

Kisi ne nahi poochha ki mujhe kitni chot lagi hai.

Kisi ne nahi poochha ki maine kuch khaya hai ya nahi.

Aur kisi ne ye bhi nahi kaha ki beta, ghabrao mat, hum hain na.

Chaaron ka jawaab ek hi tha—dobara call mat karna aur humse door rehna.

Maine apna mobile neeche kar liya. Meri aankhon mein aansu aa gaye, lekin main unhe ponchhne ki bhi koshish nahi kar raha tha.

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