Thriller गुनाहों का देवता

[Jay Thakur]

Chapter 4: Apno Ki Asliyat — Jab Har Darwaza Band Ho Gaya


Baarish ab bhi bahut tez ho rahi thi. Main abhi bhi shade ke neeche baitha hua 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.

Maine apni zindagi mein kabhi nahi socha tha ki ek din aisa bhi aayega, jab mujhe apne hi rishtedaaron ke saamne madad ke liye haath failana padega.

Lekin aaj haalaat mere haath se nikal chuke the.

Papa ke dost Raza Ahmad Khan se bhi baat ho chuki thi. Wo bhi apni company aur parivaar ka hawala dekar meri madad karne se mana kar chuke the.

Maine kuch der tak apne mobile ki screen ko dekha. Mann mein ek baar phir khayal aaya ki kyun na Maa ke mayke walon se madad maangi jaaye?

Mujhe pata tha ki Maa ne Papa se apni marzi se shaadi ki thi aur isi wajah se unke mayke walon se hamare rishte achhe nahi the. Lekin phir bhi, aakhir wo Maa ke apne bhai-behen the. Main unka bhanja tha.

Main (man hi man): "Ek baar aur koshish kar leta hoon. Kya pata Mama ya Mosi mein se kisi ka dil pighal jaaye. Main unse koi daulat nahi maang raha. Bas thoda sa sahara chahiye, taaki apni zindagi dobara shuru kar sakoon."

Maine apne aansu ponchhe, mobile ko mazbooti se pakda aur sabse pehle apne bade Mama ko phone lagaya.

1. Bade Mama Ka Jawaab

Kaafi der tak phone bajta raha. Aakhirkaar call uth gayi.

Bade Mama: "Haan, kaun bol raha hai?"

Unki awaaz sunkar mujhe ek pal ke liye ajeeb laga. Shayad unhone mera number pehchana nahi tha.

Main: "Mama, main Jay bol raha hoon. Maa ka beta."

Doosri taraf kuch pal khamoshi rahi.

Bade Mama: "Achha, bolo. Kya baat hai?"

Maine apni haalat samjhane ki koshish ki.

Main: "Mama, main bahut badi mushkil mein hoon. Tau Mahendra ne mujhe ghar se nikaal diya hai. Unke aadmiyon ne mere saath maarpeet bhi ki. Ab mere paas na rehne ki jagah hai aur na hi paise bache hain."

Bade Mama: "Toh hum kya kar sakte hain?"

Unka ye sawaal sunkar main kuch pal chup ho gaya.

Mujhe ummeed thi ki wo kam se kam meri haalat ke baare mein poochhenge, lekin unki awaaz mein kisi tarah ki chinta nahi thi.

Main: "Mama, main aapse bas thode samay ke liye sahara maang raha hoon. Main aapke ghar rehkar apne pairon par khada hone ki koshish karunga. Jaise hi mujhe koi kaam mil jaayega, main apna intezaam kar loonga."

Bade Mama: "Jay, tumhari Maa ne jab apni marzi se shaadi ki thi, tab unhone hamari baat nahi maani. Ab itne saalon baad tumhe hamari yaad kaise aa gayi?"

Maine apni aankhein band kar li.

Main: "Mama, Maa ne jo bhi kiya, wo unka faisla tha. Lekin maine toh aap logon ka kabhi kuch nahi bigaada. Main toh aapka bhanja hoon."

Bade Mama: "Lekin tum usi ke bete ho. Humne pehle hi faisla kar liya tha ki hum uske maamle mein nahi padenge. Ab tum bhi humein is sab mein mat ghaseeto."

Main: "Mama, main Maa ki taraf se maafi maangta hoon. Mujhe nahi pata ki unke aur aap logon ke beech kya hua tha, lekin is waqt mujhe sach mein aapki zaroorat hai."

Meri awaaz bharra gayi thi.

Kuch pal ke liye doosri taraf khamoshi rahi. Maine socha, shayad meri baat unke dil tak pahunch gayi hai.

Lekin phir unka jawaab aaya.

Bade Mama: "Is baare mein aur koi baat nahi hogi. Dobara phone mat karna."

Aur unhone call kaat diya.

Main mobile ko dekhta reh gaya.

Jis rishte se maine bahut kam ummeed rakhi thi, usi rishte se bhi mujhe wahi jawaab mila tha.

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