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Prasthaan se pehle ki shaam, ghar taiyariyon se vyast ho gaya. Maa ne kapde baandhe, woh peeli sadi aur topi pehni, komal, snaan-samagri, aur kai khane ke bartan, jab pita bar-bar avashyak samaan ki haath-likhit suchi jaanchta.

Chacha Vivek ne apna vishal camper-yan laane ki vyavastha ki, jise usne vishwas dilaya yatra ko suvidha-janak banayega.

Durabhagya se, pita ko Uttar Pradesh mein kuch parivaar-bhumi ke baare mein pareshan samachar mila, aur mamla uske jaane se pehle turant dhyan maangta tha.

Usne samjhaya use kuch sampatti-patra jaanchne aur sthal-pratinidhi se sampark karne ki zaroorat hai jo vivad suljhaane mein madad kar raha tha. Phir bhi, usne wada kiya jaise hi sab theek hoga woh shamil ho jayega.

“Ranveer, mera yaan kyun nahi lete?” Chacha Vivek ne udarta se sujhava diya jab usne pareshani jaani. “Tum apna kaam khatam karo aur baad mein seedha shivir-sthal chala jao. Yaatra dhoondhne ki pareshani se bachoge.”

Pita peshkash se sach mein chhua, khaaskar kyunki us samay hamare parivaar ke paas yaan nahi tha. “Yeh bahut dayalu hai, Vivek,” usne garmjosh se kaha.

“Par main tumhe asuvidha nahi dena chahta. Main bas se kaam chala sakta hoon, aur khaas baat yeh hai baaki sab yatra ka anand lein.”

Chacha Vivek ne kai baar zid ki, par pita ne aakhir use manaya jan-yaatra bilkul kaafi hogi.

Maa kareeb khadi rahi, dheeme sunti jab dono purush apni vyavastha baat karte. Kabhi-kabhi, woh Chacha Vivek ki taraf dekhti, phir turant apne uthae thailon par dhyan lauti.

“Shayad humein sab kuch tab tak tala dena chahiye jab Ranveer khali ho,” usne sujhava diya, chahe uski awaz mein asli vishwas nahi tha.







Pita ne sir hilaaya aur use vishwas dilaya uske kaagaj-kaam ke wajah se sabko apni yojana radd karne ki koi zaroorat nahi.

“Jao aur anand lo, priye. Vivek tumhara achha dhyan rakhega,” usne poore vishwas se kaha.

Un shabdon ne mujhe asahaj kiya, kyunki pita ne anjaan mein maa ko usi vyakti ke hawale kiya jisse woh gupt juda hui thi.

Maa alag vyavhar ki, yaatri-dwar ke bagal bahen jakadkar aur lagbhag udasinta-bhara chehra liye khadi. Usne Chacha Vivek ko lagbhag nahi maana jab tak pita ne use andar jaane aur suvidha se baithne ko prot sahit nahi kiya.

Main jaanta tha uski thandak aadha natak hai, tarika yakeen karne ka pita unke beech kuch ajeeb na dekhe. Phir bhi us niyantrit chehre ke neeche, shak hua woh apni prateeksha aur dosh se sangharsh kar rahi thi.

Maa camper-yan mein ghuse usse pehle, Chacha Vivek ne pal-bhar meri nazar pakdi aur mujhe dhyan-se aankh maari. Maine lagbhag swatah wapas diya, chahe badlav ne sochne par majboor kiya woh kitna shak karta hai main jaanta hoon.

Maa ne notice nahi kiya, kyunki woh pita ko vishwas dilaane mein vyast thi shivir-sthal pahunchte hi bulaegi. “Mere baare mein chinta mat karo, Ranveer,” usne kaha, uttariya theek karti.

“Bas apna kaam theek se khatam karo aur jab aa sako aao.” Pita ne sneha se uska kandha chhua aur anand lene ko kaha.

Usne use itni manne-layak garmi se muskuraya ki main sochne laga woh apni do zindagiyon ko kitni poori tarah alag kaise karti hai.

Phir maine ghoshit kiya main unke saath turant yatra nahi karunga. “Maa, Chacha Vivek, tum do aage jao,” maine samjhaya. “Mujhe pehle ek mitra se milna hai, aur baad mein shivir-sthal bas pakadunga.”

Maa hairan dikhi aur poocha kya main rasta jaanta hoon. Maine vishwas dilaya main pehle se sthan jaanch chuka hoon aur rasta dhoondhne mein koi kathinai nahi hogi.

Chacha Vivek vyavastha se poori tarah santusht laga aur kaha disha chahiye to bulao. Pita zyada chintit tha, zid ki main bahut der yatra se bachun aur yatra bhar doorbhash charjit rakhu.

Maa aur Chacha Vivek ke prashthan ke baad, pita aur main bache patra vyavasthit karne ghar laute. Maine use bhumi se judi kai patra alag karne mein madad ki, purane abhilekh, patrachar, aur pehchan-patra ki nakal samet.

Usne samjhaya mamla jatil ho gaya kyunki alag log kuch seemaon ke baare mein virodhi daave kar rahe hain. “Yeh chirchiraane wala hai,” usne maana, sab kuch apne folde ke andar savdhani se vyavasthit karta.

Kaam karte, pita ne achanak ek prashn poocha jo mujhe poori tarah anapekshit pakda. “Kuch kaho,” usne soch-bhari shuruat ki. “Kya tumne apni mata ko aajkal thoda alag vyavhar karte dekha?”

Main patra se upar dekha, na samajhne ka natak karta.

“Alag? Matlab kya, pita?” Woh hichkichaaya usse pehle samjhaya maa haal ki yatra se lautne ke baad ajeeb vyasta dikhti.

Kabhi soch mein khoi, kabhi chhoti baaton par adheer, aur kabhi sandesh par muskurati bina samjhaye kisne bheje.

Pita use kisi baat ka aarop nahi laga raha tha; woh bas soch raha tha kya kuch use pareshan kar raha hai.

Main theek se jaanta tha maa ke ajeeb vyavhar ke peeche kya hai, par main khud ko kholne ke liye nahi laa saka. Pita sach mein chintit laga, gusse ya shak mein nahi, aur isne baatchit khaas kathin banayi.

“Shayad woh bas thaki hai,” maine sujhava diya, sahaj sunane ki koshish karta. “Woh ghar ke aas-paas bahut kuch sambhal rahi hai, aur shayad use thoda aaram ka samay chahiye.” Pita ne meri vyakhya sochi aur sir hilaaya.

“Tum shayad sahi ho,” usne kaha. “Main bas chahta hoon woh khush rahe. Woh mere liye ajeeb patni rahi hai, aur mujhe use pareshan dekhna pasand nahi.” Uske shabd ne mujhe pehle se zyada sangharsh mein daal diya.

Jab hum kaagaj-kaam vyavasthit khatam kiye, pita ne madad ke liye dhanyavad diya aur yaad dilaya aakhiri bas na chhootne do. Maine mitra se milne ki apni vyakhya dohrayi, vishwas dilaya sab theek hoga.

Jab maine use apne patra par lauta dekha, socha uski chinta poori tarah meri suraksha ki taraf hai, jab maa ka gupt sambandh uski samajh se bilkul bahar raha.

Maine chaaha woh apni raksha ke liye kaafi jaane, par maine abhi bhi maun chuna.

Sach yeh tha mera mitra se milne ka koi irada nahi tha. Main jaanna chahta tha maa aur Chacha Vivek kya karenge jab unhe yakeen ho koi nahi dekh raha.

Pehle, maine gupt maa ke doorbhash se judi sthan-sanket vyavasthit ki aur Chacha Vivek ke camper-yan ke andar chhota shravya-yantra chhupaya. Main jaanta tha unki niji baatchiton par jaasoosi galat hai, aur main anyatha natak nahi kar saka.

Phir bhi, meri utsukta har jhoot se mazboot hoti gayi jo maine maa ko pita se bolte suna. Maine apna skootar uthaya, doorbhash par rasta jaancha, aur unhi raste ka peecha karne taiyar hua.

Yatra karte, shravya-sambandh ne mujhe camper-yan ke andar unki baatchit ke tukde sunne diya. Maa ki awaz gambhir lagi, aur Chacha Vivek ke uttar charitra-gat dheele.

“Vivek, mujhe dhyan se sunna chahiye,” usne kaha. “Main nahi chahti hum Ranveer ke peeche yeh gandi chhoti guptata jaari rakhein. Us atithi-kaksh mein jo hua galat tha, aur main thak gayi hoon har baar pati ko dekhkar dosh mehsoos karne se.”

Chacha Vivek ne shaanti se kaha, “Aaj tum bahut nishchit sunti ho, Shobha. Kya mujhe darna chahiye?” Maa ne turant uttar diya, “Mazaak mat banao. Main tumse gambhir baatchit karne ki koshish kar rahi hoon.”







Kuch der, maa samjhati rahi kitni asahaj mehsoos karti hai Chacha Vivek ke saath akeli hone se jab pita kahin aur vyast hai. “Samajhte ho yeh kitna bura dikhta hai?” usne maanga.

“Mera pati hamari parivaar-sampatti ki pareshaniyon se nipat raha hai, aur yahan main doosre purush ke saath akeli yatra kar rahi hoon jisse main gupt yaun-sambandh rakhti hoon.” Chacha Vivek asthir nahi hua.

Maa hichkichayi usse pehle uttar deti sab kuch phir se mamuli ho jaye.

Aakhir, Chacha Vivek ne vishay badla aur poocha kya woh use munh ka kaam degi. Maa ne turant pratikriya di, yaad dilati unhone abhi kai minat baat ki kyun unka sambandh khatam hona chahiye.

“Bilkul nahi, Vivek. Tum chala rahe ho, bhagwan ke liye, aur main woh sab bakwas phir shuru nahi karna chahti,” usne mazbooti se kaha.

Chacha Vivek ne poocha kya uska inkaar isliye hai kyunki woh use ab pasand nahi karti ya kyunki maanne se darti hai woh karti hai.

“Dono nahi,” maa ne zid ki. “Main bas nahi chahti hum uttardayi logon jaisa vyavhar karein, khaaskar jab Ranveer dono par vishwas karta hai.”

Chacha Vivek use chhedta raha, par maa ka uttar ajeeb gambhir raha. Usne use kaha use pasand nahi jab bhi woh uske prati sneha-bhari hota woh kitni asani se vyast ho jati hai.

“Aur main nahi jaanti tum mujhse apna ling choosne kyun maangte rehte ho,” usne shikayat ki.

Thodi der baad, Chacha Vivek ne kinare khinchne ka sujhava diya kyunki woh kuch samay se yatra kar rahe the. Maine yaan dheema hota suna, phir uske sanket-chinh aur injan shant hone ki awaz.

“Lo,” usne kaha. “Ab hum surakshit khade hain, aur koi humein jaldbazi nahi kar raha. Tum bata sakti ho sach mein kya chahti ho.” Maa ne use aarop lagaya jaan-bujhkar use chhodne ka mauka banane ka, par uski awaz ne pehle ki mazbooti ka bahut hissa kho diya.

Usne use apni patloon ki kari kholne aur apna vishal ling nikaalne ko kaha phir narmi se uska haath liya. “Tumhe mujhe kuch saabit karne ki zaroorat nahi,” usne use kaha.

Jo aaya ne mujhe chakit kiya, kyunki maa ke agle shabd ne yatra ke dauran usne jo kuch kaha uska lagbhag poora virodh kiya. “Yeh aakhiri baar hai, Vivek,” usne phusphusaya.

“Main matlab. Aaj ke baad, humein theek chalna hai.” Chacha Vivek ne poocha kya woh nishchit hai, aur usne shant par saaf haan se uttar diya.

Maine hilaav ki sarsarahat suni jaise woh kareeb jhuke, phir kai pal ki khamoshi.

Maa ne baad mein uske vishal ling ke baare mein kuch badbadaaya usse pehle uska ling choosna shuru kiya. Usne yatra sambandh ki ninda karte bitayi, phir bhi woh phir se usmein bhag lene ka chunav kar rahi thi.






Usne uska ling choosa jab woh chalana shuru kiya. Maine yakeen nahi kiya meri maa aisa kuch karegi. Main apne skootar ke bagal kai pal raha, Chacha Vivek ke camper-yan ko sunsaan sarak-kinare par shant khada dekhta.

Aas-paas ke pedon ne mujhe bina dhyan khinche kareeb aane ke liye kaafi dhak diya, aur manda shaam ki roshni ne andar kisi ke liye khidkiyon se saaf dekhna kathin banaya.

Main kareeb aaya aur bade ped ke kareeb apne aap ko rakha, jahan se kabhi-kabhi yaan ke andar hilaav dekh saka. Maa aur Chacha Vivek ko bilkul andaza nahi tha main unhe dekh raha hoon. Pehle sthapit shravya-sambandh se, main unki baatchit bhi sun sakta tha, jo badhti dilchasp ho rahi thi.

“Yahan aao, meri kulta. Kuch aur suvidha-janak jagah baithen,” Chacha Vivek ne achanak sujhava diya, aage ki seedhiyon ke peeche gaddiwali aaram-jagah ki taraf ishara karta. Maa turant prashn-bhari chehre se uski taraf mudi. “Kyun, Vivek? Yahan baithne mein kya galat?” usne maanga.

“Pehle, apna ling apni patloon ke andar rakho. Hum pehle hi anavashyak ruke hain, aur Ranveer kisi bhi pal mujhe bula sakta hai.” Chacha Vivek pita ke baare mein poori tarah beparwah laga, sahaj uttar deta, “Tumhara murkh pati apni bhumi-pareshaniyon mein vyast hai, Shobha. Woh kahin se achanak nahi aayega.” Maa ne uske laaparwah ravaie par bhaun tedhi keen aur use pati ke baare mein itna khariz-bhari baat na karne ko chetavani di.

Phir bhi, Chacha Vivek khada hua aur uska haath pesh kiya, use camper-yan ke peeche shamil hone ko prot sahit karta. “Aao, meri veshya. Main tumse kuch bura karne ko nahi keh raha. Hum wahan baithkar suvidha se baat kar sakte hain,” usne zid ki. Maa hichkichayi, bar-bar khidkiyon ki taraf dekhti jaise koi achanak bahar aaye.

“Vivek, mujhe yeh sach mein pasand nahi,” usne phusphusaya, chahe aakhir uska haath swikar kiya. Woh vishal aaram-jagah ki taraf badhe, jahan camper-yan ke bagal lambi gaddiwali bench phaili thi. Maa uske bagal baithi, sadi theek karti aur kai ghabraayi saansen leti jab Chacha Vivek gaddiyon ke viruddh suvidha se baitha.





Kuch der, dono mein se kisi ne baat nahi ki, aur maa sthiti se ajeeb atyadhik ho gayi dikhi. Usne bar-bar zid ki unka sambandh khatam hona chahiye, phir bhi usne man se Chacha Vivek ka peecha doosre niji sthan mein kiya.

“Aise kyun ghoor rahe ho?” usne aakhir poocha, uski aankhon se bachti. Chacha Vivek ne sir jhukaaya aur kaha, “Kyunki tum sundar ho, Shobha, tum apni aankhon se hi kulta jaisi dikhti ho, aur kyunki mujhe tumhare saath hona pasand hai.” Maa ne honth dabaaye, uski prashansa par bahut garmi se pratikriya na karne ki koshish karti.

“Tum hamesha yeh buri baatein kehte ho, Vivek. Kabhi sochti hoon kya tum sach mein matlab rakhte ho ya bas mujhe pareshani mein dalne ka anand lete ho.”

Chacha Vivek thoda kareeb jhuka, bolte awaz giraata. “Main har shabd matlab. Tum rajkumari jaisa vyavahar pane ke yogya ho, prashansit, kadr-daan, aur yaad dilaya jaye tum kitni sundar ho.” Maa ne soch-bhari use dekha, saaf uske dhyan se prabhavit khud ke bawajood.

“Ranveer mujhe achha vyavahar deta hai, Vivek,” usne dheeme kaha. “Woh achha pati hai, aur main nahi chahti tum anyatha natak karo.” Chacha Vivek ne kandha hilaaya, samjhata woh pita ki dayalu ko prashn nahi kar raha balki apna sneha vyakt kar raha hai. Chahe maa jaanti thi uske shabd unke gupt sambandh ko uchit nahi karte, woh badhti taiyar dikhi sunne ko.

“Samajhti ho tumne mujhe kya bana diya?” maa ne achanak poocha, chehra gambhir hota. “Main pehle yakeen karti thi main apne pati se aisa kuch kabhi nahi chhupaungi. Ab main doosre purush ke camper-yan mein baithi hoon, chinta karti kya woh mujhe phir chhodega.”

Chacha Vivek ne use kareeb se dekha usse pehle uttar diya, “Maine tumhe apni khud ki veshya bana diya, tumhe natak karne ki zaroorat nahi Shobha.” Maa ne aankhein giraayin, lagta us nireekshan ko vivad karna kathin. Woh jaanti thi woh ek baat mein sahi hai: apni saari chetavaniyon ke bawajood, usne bar-bar uske kareeb rehne ka chunav kiya.

Chacha Vivek ne narmi se kandhe par haath rakha aur poocha kya woh use chum sakta hai. “Nahi, Vivek. Phir nahi,” maa ne turant uttar diya, sir hilati. “Hum pehle hi bahut seemaen paar kar chuke hain, aur main nahi chahti yeh dopahar ek aur cheez ban jaye jise main pachtaun.”


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Ek aur khamoshi usse pehle maa aakhir seedha Chacha Vivek ki aankhon mein dekhi. “Dekho tumne mere saath kya kiya,” maa ne phusphusaya, sir hilati. “Main wahi tarah ki stree ban rahi hoon jise maine ek baar apne aap se wada kiya main kabhi nahi banungi.” Chacha Vivek ne uttar diya sneha apne aap kisi ko bura vyakti nahi banata, par maa ne turant uske tark ko chunauti di.

“Sneha pareshani nahi, Vivek. Ranveer se jhoot bolna pareshani hai. Tumhare saath chhupkar ghumna pareshani hai.” Usne aage ki hawa-khidki ki taraf dekha, achanak yaad karte mera pita bula sakta hai ya unki pragati ke baare mein soch sakta hai. “Aur kisi tarah, har baar jab saath hote hain, main un baaton ko baad tak bhool jati hoon.”

Chacha Vivek ek pal chup raha usse pehle maana uske paas kuch aur hai jo woh usse poochhna chahta tha. Maa turant uski taraf mudi, shak se aankhein sankochti. “Oh, Bhagwan ke liye, Vivek. Ab kya? Kya tumne ek shaam ke liye kaafi pareshani nahi ki?”

Woh muskuraya aur samjhaya usne dekha jab bhi woh uske chehre aur gardan ki prashansa karta woh hamesha sharmati hai. “Kuch hai jo maine pehle kabhi nahi kiya,” usne kaha. “Main aaj raat is camper-yan mein tumhara bada nitamb chhodna chahta hoon.” Maa ghoori, lagta sujhav se chakit.

“Mera nitamb?” usne dohraya, swatah uski taraf haath uthati. “Vivek, bilkul nahi! Jaanti ho maine Ranveer ko bhi wahan istemal karne nahi diya?” Chacha Vivek hairan laga aur poocha kya use vichaar bas pasand nahi.

Maa hichkichayi, samjhati woh ise ajeeb ghanisht ishara maanti hai aur iske baare mein baat karne se asahaj mehsoos karti hai.

Phir usne uska chehra jaancha aur sookhi chirchahat se joda jab chacha Vivek ne patloon se apna ling nikaala, “Woh ling andar rakho Vivek, apne ling ke aakar dekho! Tum us vishal sir ko mere gude ke kareeb kahin samaane ki ummeed kaise karte ho?” Chacha Vivek ne anapekshit alochana par bhaunhen uthayin par shaant raha.

“Meri kulta Shobha, tumne poori dopahar mere bade ling ki ninda karte bitayi,” usne uttar diya, ghayal sunane ka natak karta. “Pehle tumne shikayat ki chooste hue gala-ghuta, phir main ne kitna zor se chhoda, aur ab lagta mera ling tumhare gude mein ghusne ke liye bahut bada hai?”

Maa ne use kathor nazar di, chahe chehra naram hua jab usne vishwas dilaya use kisi baat se sahmat hone ki zaroorat nahi. “Main tumhara bada nitamb ghoor raha hoon Shobha aur aaj raat mujhe use chhodna hi hai,” usne samjhaya. Maa ne use shant adhyayan kiya, lagta hairan ki usne itni der chhedna band kiya seedha uttar dene ke liye.

Kai pal, maa ne uske bade ling neeche dekha, usne jo kaha uske baare mein savdhani sochti. “Tum nahi samajhte, Vivek,” usne aakhir phusphusaya. “Har baar jab main tumhe apne saath zyada sneha-bhari hone deti hoon, mujhe apne aap ko manana kathin hota hai humein rukna chahiye.”

Usne bina tokte suna jab usne jaari rakha guptata pehle se uski man-shanti prabhavit kar rahi hai. “Agar main tumhe apna nitamb chumna doon, to main shayad tumse door rehne mein aur badi veshya ban jaungi,” usne maana. “Aur yahi mujhe darata hai, kyunki main theek se jaanti hoon yeh sambandh mujhe kya daam chuka sakta hai.”

Chacha Vivek ne narmi se uska nitamb dabaaya aur use kaha use us shaam kuch faisla karne ki zaroorat nahi. Maa rahat dikhi par soch-bhari rahi, uski pehli khel-bhari vishwas anishchitata ko jagah deti.

Bahar, main ped ke peeche chhupa raha, jo kuch dekha us par sochta. Jo sabse zyada laga woh sirf yeh nahi tha ki maa ne Chacha Vivek ko phir chuma, balki woh kitni jaldi dosh, sneha, pratirodh, aur naya komalta ke beech hili.

Woh samajhti thi uske kaam pita ko barbaad kar sakte hain, phir bhi woh us bhav-uttejna ki taraf khinchi lagi jo Chacha Vivek use pesh karta tha.