Update 7 And It Continued..
Ruhi ko pata tha ke abhi ussi ko dekhe jaa raha hai, aur ussne nazrein utha kar Abhi ko dekha ek halki si muskaan ke saath. Abhi cigarette pee raha tha, to Ruhi ne apni meethi awaaz mein kaha,
"cigarette pina achi baat nahin hai ji!"
Ab aaguey..
Abhi ne to abhi abhi socha ke din bura guzrega magar sab ulta ho raha tha ussko kitni Khushi hui Ruhi ki uss baat ko sunkar wo bayaan nahin kar sakta... Abhi ke samajh mein nahin aya ke kia jawaab dein Ruhi ko, wo Abhi ki reply ka wait kar rahi thi, jhaaru lagana bandh kar diya tha khadi thi Abhi ka jawaab paane ke liye ek Muskaan banaaye hue apne honton par.. Abhi ne usski maa ke taraf dekha aur wo Abhi ko hi dekh rahi thi muskuraate hue kyunke ussko pata tha ke Ruhi uss se baat kar rahi hai..
Tab tak Saeed ji Abhi ke paas aa gaye aur kaha,
"Abhi Welding machine ko ek current point mein to lagao, shuru karo yaar!"
To Ruhi ko laga ke wo abhi ko kaam karne ke liye disturb kar rahi hair to wapas jhaaru lagaane lagi Saeed ko dekh kar aur Abhi ne feel kiya ke Saeed bhai ne ussko disturb kiya aur ussko jawaab diya,
"Saeed bhai wo bhi main hi karun? Tony se kaho nah current point mein lagaane ko, mujhe to weld karna hai, aur tubes ko measurement par kaatna hai pehle, aap tubes ki measurement to lelo bhai!"
To Saeed bhai chala gaya Tubes ke taraf aur Abhi wapas Ruhi ko dekha aur kaha,
"sunon please, ek baat puchni hai!"
Ruhi do kadam Abhi ke taraf muskuraati hui aayi aur pucha,
"kia? Cigarrte kyun nahin pina yeh puchoge aap?"
Abhi ne hansste hue kaha,
"are nahin puchna yeh hai ke aap ko main ne kuch der pehle good morning kaha to aap ne jawaab kyun nahin diya?!"
Ruhi heyrani se abhi ke chehre mein dekhte hue pucha,
"What? Aap ne kab mujhse baat kiye, baat to main ne aap se kiya abhi abhi?!"
Abhi: "are yaar, jab tum garden se roses pick kar rahi thi aur main araha tha tab tumko good morning kaha tha nah?!"
Ruhi: "Really? Main ne to kuch nahin suna, sorry then, very good morning to you too and do have a nice day."
Abhi bahot khush hua aur kaha,
"wow that's great then, same to you my dear!"
Ruhi ne niche dekhte hue dhire se kaha,
"I am not your 'dear' aur aap to acha English bol lete ho to eisa kaam kyun karte ho aap?!"
Abhi: "Why? Iss kaam mein kia buraayi hai bhala?"
Ruhi: "meri mummy kehti hai yeh kaam sahi nahin hai kyunke iss mein future nahin hai!"
Abhi ne usski maa ke taraf dekha aur Ruhi ko jawaab diya,
"tumhari mummy ghalat kehti hai, this job is a perfect one."
Tab tak Saeed wapas agaya aur thoda bossy hote hue Abhi se kaha,
"Abhi yeh baatein karne ka time nahin kaam karne ka waqt hai nah?!"
Saeed ki baat ko sunkar wahan se Ruhi bhaag chali!
Abhi ko acha nahin laga jiss tone mein Saeed ne Abhi ko Ruhi ke saamne weisa kaha. Magar Ruhi se batein karke Abhi bahot hi khush tha aur ab khud se kaha ke usska din ab bahot majedaar guzrega aaj to.
Abhi phir kaam par lag gaya. Kaam karte waqt of course baar baar Ruhi ke ghar ke taraf dekh raha tha. Abhi ne ek measurement tape lekar bus ki front side ka measurement liya, aur usske motabik lohe ko kaata bus ke front side ki frame weld karne ke liye. Saeed ne wohi kaam bus ki back side par kiya aur jo helper Tony tha wo Abhi ka saath raha aur ek dusra ladka tha Vinay naam se wo Saeed ka help kar raha tha.
Ab front side ke liye lohe ko curve karna tha weld karne se pehle. Yeh kaam garage mein ek bada sa machine mein hota tha, bade bade lohe ko kissi bhi form mein moda jaata tha tab bus ki chasis par weld kiya jata tha, ab yahan sab kaam haathon se karna tha to Abhi ne measure par kaate hue lohe ko ek bada sa hathode se ek dusre purane bus ki engine par rakh kar ek taraf Tony se hold karwaya aur uss lohe par hatoda maarta gaya ussko curve form dene ke liye. Uss se bahot shor ho raha tha. Koyi ek ghante tak abhi ko time hi nahin mila Ruhi ko dekhne ki magar Abhi ko pata nahin tha ke Ruhi apne ghar ke andar se khirki ke paas parde ke kone se Abhi ko wo kaam karte dekh rahi thi aur usski maa bhi dekh rahi thi Abhi ko uss lohe ko form dene ke liye kiss taraah hatoda maar raha tha. Ab wo loha Tony se sambhala nahin jaa raha tha kyun ke jab Abhi uss par hathoda maar raha tha to Tony ke haath mein shock lag raha tha iss liye kayi baar loha uss ke haath se chuth gira, aur ek baar loha jab Tony ke haath se chhuta to wo end wapas Abhi ke thik chehre ke paas laut kar ruka aur jhat se Abhi ne kuch kadam piche liya varna ussko gehra choat lag jata. Ruhi ne wo sab dekha aur usski aah nikli jiss waqt wo loha wapas Abhi ke chehre ke paas gaye to..
Kyunke jab loha bounce hokar gira ek ajeeb sa shor hua aur Tony zor se abhi ka naam chillaya ussko warn karne ke liye to Saeed, Vinay, Mehboob, Ruhi ka dada, Ruhi ki maa sab turant baahar aaye dekhne ko ke kia hua...
Haath mein wo bada sa hatoda liye jiss action se upar chalaang laga kar Abhi kuda tha uss lohe se bachne ke liye, phir jiss jagah jaa kar Abhi land hua tha haath mein hathode sameth wo ek heroic action tha jissko Ruhi ne admire kiya. Hero lag raha tha Abhi uss action ko karte hue. Aur jahan land hua tha Abhi uss chalaang ke baad wo Ruhi ki terrace par tha, aur thik ussi jagah se ruhi Abhi ko jhaank rahi thi. Aur ussne turant khirki ki parde ko hatta kar abhi se kaha,
"Bahot dangerous hai yeh kaam, aap bahot khatarnaak tarike se abhi hurt ho sakte the, mujhko bahot darr laga jab main ne uss lohe ko aap ke sar ke taraf udh kar aate hue dekha to, mujhe laga ke aap ko lag gayi.. Aap bahot flexible body ke malik ho gymnastic karte ho kia aap? Aap wahan se kaise, jaise udhkar yahan pahunche?!"
Abhi ko bahot hi acha laga Ruhi ko wo sab kehte hue sun kar aur jawaab diya ke garage mein ek sophisticated machine hai jo lohe ko modta hai, yahan kuch nahin hai iss liye haath se karna pad raha hai varna kaam bilkool dangerous nahin hai.. Phir bhi Ruhi ki maa ne bhi join kiya Ruhi ko aur kaha ke dangerous hai yeh kaam. Tab tak Saeed aur Mehboob bhi Abhi ke paas aagaye to Saeed ne kaha ke Tony ki ghalti hai ussko kissi bhi keemat par lohe ko chorrna nahin chahiye tha. Aur Saeed ne Abhi se kaha ke wo khud tony ke jagah ab lohe ko hold karega taake Abhi uss par hathoda maar sake. Jab dobara Abhi jaane laga hatoda maarne to apni meethi awaz mein ruhi ne darte hue abhi se kaha,
"be vey careful please, I am feeling scared!"
Abhi ka dil machal gaya Ruhi ki uss caring words se. kitna khayal rakh rahi thi wo Abhi ka. Abhi ko itna acha laga ke usska dil andar jaise jhomne laga tha.
Kaam jaari rakha gaya.. Aur ek ghanta laga abhi ko bus ki front side ke tamaam lohon ko curve form dene ke liye usske baad ussne welding karna shuru kiya chasis par unn kaate hue aur mode hue tamaam lohon ko. Baar baar Ruhi ke ghar ke andar jhank bhi raha tha ke kahin Ruhi dikhegi ya nahin..
Ruhi nazar nahin aayi magar dusri nal ke paas Ruhi ki maa nazar aayi pathar par kapde dhote hue, aur pata chala ke wo kissi se baat karte hue kapde dho rahi thi to Abhi samajh gaya ke ruhi wahin hogi ghar ke piche wale hisse mein jahan se Abhi ko wo nazar nahin arahi thi...
Abhi jo lohe tubes weld kiye jaa rahe the bus ki chasis par, wo base the frame ki. Ab uss base se upar aur tubes jode jayenge jo upar tak bus ka form lega. Wo sab karne mein ek mahina lag jaega. Abhi to kaam ki shuruwaat thi.
Der ghante beet gaye aur ek do baar Abhi ne dekha ke ghar ke piche se ek do baar Ruhi ne ussko dekha weld karte hue. Buss jhank rahi thi phir ghar ke piche ho jaati thi, same time apni maa se baat kar rahi thi... Abhi ko pyas laga aur dekha ke nal hai to ek khali botal lekar gaya paani bharne, ussi bahane Ruhi se ek do baat kar leta, magar usska plan fail hua kyunke tap number one tha yahin bus ke paas, to kyun karib ke tap ko chorr kar piche wale tap mein paani bharne jata?! Phir bhi pani lene se pehle Ruhi ki maa se permission liya ke kia uss nal se paani le sakta hai.. Jiss waqt Ruhi ki maa Abhi ko reply kar rahi thi, Ruhi saamne aayi Abhi ko dekhne ke usski maa se kia keh raha tha wo. Muskura rahi thi aur jab abhi pani bharne laga botal mein to Ruhi ne kaha,
"pani maangte nahin hein, buss le lete hein, agli baar puchna nahin buss nal kholna aur bhar lena okay?!"
Abhi ne muskuraate hue thanks kaha, thik tabhi Ruhi ki maa ne Ruhi se kuch kaha, aur turant Ruhi ne Abhi se kaha,
"Hello? Juice piyoge? Thoda sa juice bana doon kia?!"
Yehi bat keh rahi thi Ruhi se usski maa ke kyun nah thoda sa juice de diya jaaye unn logon ko.
Magar Abhi ne Ruhi se muskuraate hue kaha,
"suno dear, juice sahi hai magar ek problem ho jaega!"
Ruhi heyrani se Abhi ko dekhte hue pucha,
"What? Juice se kia problem ho jaega bhala?"
To abhi ne kaha,
"juice piyunga to cigarrete pine ka mann karega kyunke juice sweet hoga nah? tab tum kahogi ke cigarrte pina acha nahin!"
Abhi ki reply sunkar Ruhi ki maa zor se hanss padi, aur Ruhi ne munh banaate hue kaha,
"to phir thik nahin nahin banaugi juice mat pina cigarrete phir!"
Phir bhi Ruhi ki maa ne Ruhi ko juice serve karne ke liye kaha ussko, magar haath ke ishaare se Abhi ne mana kiya.
Jab Abhi wapas kaam karne laga to Tony ne Abhi se kaha,
"tum ne kaise pata liya uss ladki ko yaar? Kitni khubsurat hai, pyari bhi hai, ek din mile aur tumne ladki pata liye wah yaar!"
Abhi ne Ruhi ke taraf dekhte hue Tony ko jawaab diya,
"abhi pataya kahan hai yaar, abhi to sirf baat cheet chal rahi hai, normal, casual baatein ho rahe hein, pataana to abhi door ki baat hai .."
Tony ne kaha,
"are bhai saaf dikh raha hai ke wo tumko kitna passand karti hai. Pahaad par chadhne ki zaroorat nahin yeh pata karne ke liye ke ladki tumko kitna passand karti hai saath mein maa bhi hahaha, wife aur saas donon mil gaya tujhe to!"
Abhi ne khush hote hue Tony se kaha,
"tere munh mein ghee shakar yaar, kaash yeh sab sach ho jaaye! Wo mujhko bahot passand hai yaar, I am really in love with her!"
Tony ne kaha,
"yeh bhi saaf dikh raha hai ke you are in love with her, magar tumko shaayad nahin dikh raha magar mujhko dikh raha ke she is also in love with you bhai!!"
Abhi bahot hi khush hua Tony ke baton ko sun kar.. Aur phir aur bi ziada Ruhi ke taraf dekhne laga Abhi. Magar Abhi ko nahin lagta tha ke Ruhi bhi uss se pyar karne lagi hai. Ussko lagta tha ke shayad thoda aakarshit hui hai Abhi se, shayad handsome hai iss liye magar pyar karne lagi yeh nahin dikh raha tha Abhi ko. Abhi ko karna yeh tha ke ussko Ruhi ko khud se pyar karwana tha, Abhi chahta tha ke Ruhi ko bhi Abhi se weise hi pyar ho jaise Abhi ko uss se hone laga hai..
Abhi ne socha phir wo Ruhi ko apne dil ki baat bataega. Abhi Ruhi ke aur paas jaana chahta tha. Abhi to kewal do din hue the; aur Ruhi Abhi ko jaanta bhi kahan hai, donon ek dusre ko achchi tarah se jaan lenge tab Abhi baat ko cherrega aisa socha hai Abhi ne.
Tony ne kaha,
"ziada der mat karna bhai kahin koyi aur baazi nah maar le!"
Yeh sunkar Abhi ko jhatka laga. Pareshan hua wo, aur Ruhi ke chehre mein dekhne laga... aisa fix dekha Ruhi ke chehre ko ke khud Ruhi hayraan hui aur ishaare se Ruhi ne hi pucha, "kia hua?!"
Abhi ke chehre mein ek udaasi chaah gayi thi, jo shayad Ruhi ne note kiya, Abhi lagataar ussko dekhe jaa raha tha aur Ruhi uncomfortable feel karne lagi.. Ruhi ne phir Abhi ko dekha aur haath ke ishaare se pucha kia hua to Abhi ne naah mein sar hillaya matlab kuch bhi nahin kaha... phir Abhi ne dekha ke Ruhi ki maa taar par kapde sukhne ke liye taang rahi thi to jaldi sse Abhi bina kuch soche samjhe Ruhi ke taraf gaya.
Abhi ko apne taraf aate dekh kar Ruhi ka chehra laal ho gaya jaise ussko pata tha Abhi uss se kia kehne araha hai, Ruhi kabhi apni maa ko dekhti to kabhi bus mein dusre logon ko kaam karte dekhti phir Abhi ko dekhti. wo kuch ghabra si gayi..
Bus ke andar se Saeed bhai Abhi ko ghusse se dekh raha tha. ussko nahin passand tha ke kaam ke waqt Abhi idhar udhar jaaye.
Abhi Ruhi ke bilkool karib pahuncha aur dheemi awaaz mein, aashikana andaz mein pucha,
"Tumhari life mein koyi hai? Please sach batana? Agar hai to be jhijhak batado please."
Ruhi hanss padi, chehra laal to hua hi tha aur Abhi ki baat sun kar wo hanssne lagi phir pucha,
"iss sawaal ka ek sawaal se jawaab doon?!"
Abhi usski hanssi ko admire karne laga, kitni khubsurat dikhti hai Ruhi hansste hue. Phir Abhi ne kaha,
"okay wohi sahi bolo to!"
Ruhi ne hansste hue hi pucha,
"yeh sawaal kyun? Jaan sakti hoon?!"
Abhi ne bilkool heyraan hote hue kaha,
"Areeee?! Kamaal hai, yeh koyi jawaab hai? Sawaal bhi nahin fit baithta ab.. Mera sawaal to sawaal hi reh gaya nah?!"
Ruhi ki maa donon ko muskuraate hue dekh rahi thi kapde taar par taangte hue.
Abhi ne phir dhire se kaha,
"please batao nah mere liye ye bahot important hai bolo nah please."
Ruhi ne intelligently jawaab diya,
"kaise important ho sakta hai bhala? Hum ek dusre ko jaante bhi nahin, abhi do din hue ek dusre se baat kiye hue to kia important ho sakta hai do dinon mein? Mujhe nahin yakeen ke kuch bhi important hai abhi, I don't believe you!"
Abhi ne socha wo bhi sahi tha.
Ruhi ab blush karne lagi aur apne jeeb ko apne upper lip ke andar se honth ko fullaya, phir muskuraayi Abhi ke chehre mein dekhte hue... donon ek dusre ke aankhon ki gehraayi mein dekh rahe the. Abhi ne note kiya ke Ruhi ki nazrein usske chehre ko chaaro taraf dekh rahe the, usski peshaani ko dekha usski nazar ne, phir usske gaal ko dekha, tab usske chehre ko dekha tab usske aankhon mein wapas dekha... aur Abhi ne kaha,
"samajhdaar ko ishara kaafi hai, mujhe jo kehna tha so main ne keh diya, aaguey tumhari marzi miss Ruhi"
Yeh keh kar Abhi mudhne wala tha wapas bus ke paas jaane ke liye magar Ruhi ne ussko yeh kehkar roka,
"bilkool nahin, aap ne kuch bhi kaha nahin, aap ne ek sawaal kiya tha mujhse, kuch kehne aur sawaal karne mein antar hote hein mister Abhi!"
Abhi ne Ruhi ke aankhon ki gehraayi mein dekhte hue kaha,
"mera sawaal hi ishara tha meri baat ka, uss sawaal se ishara mil gaya hoga, samajhdaar to ho tum, to ishara kaafi hai tumko hehehehe!"
Aur Abhi jaane laga wapas, to Ruhi hanssne lagi aur kaha,
"bahot honshiyaar samajhte ho aap apne aap ko nah Abhi?!"
Tab tak Abhi bus ke paas reach ho chuka tha aur mudhkar Ruhi se kaha,
"samajhta nahin hoon Miss Ruhi, main HOON. Honshiyaar hoon main!"
Ruhi ussko dekhti rahi kaafi der tak hansste hue. Apni jagah se baar baar Abhi muskuraate hue Ruhi ko dekhe jaa raha tha weld karte hue, aur Ruhi bhi ab bade pyar se Abhi ko dekhti jaa rahi thi...
Kapde taar par sukhne ke liyne taangne ke baad Ruhi ki maa ne Ruhi se hansste hue pucha,
"kia keh raha tha Abhi?"
Ruhi thodi sharmaayi aur kaha,
"Puch raha tha ke kia koyi meri life mein hai kia? Hahahaha!"
Ruhi ki maa ne bus ke taraf Abhi ko dekhte hue Ruhi se kaha,
"Kaafi tez hai yeh ladka, yeh puchne agaya bus do din ki mulakaat mein? Hmmm aur tumne kia kaha usse?"
Ruhi ne balkhaate hue kaha,
"kuch nahin kaha main ne, main ne usske sawaal par sawaal se jawaab diya ke wo kyun yeh sawaal kar raha hai mujhse hihihihi!"
Maa: "Aur phir wo chala gaya kia?!"
Ruhi: "nahin bahot tez hai wo sach mein, padha likha lagta hai, English bhi acha bolta hai maa, ussne mujhe kaha ke samajhdar ko ishara kafi hai, aur kaha ke main samajhdar to hoon so samajh jaungi ke ussne ye sawaal kyun kiya mujhse, sach mein honshiyaar hai khud bhi kaha ussne hehehehe!"
Maa ne Ruhi ke chehre mein dekhte hue pucha,
"to ab tu kia karegi? Bata? Kia wo pasand hai tujhe?"
Ruhi ne ek gehri saans lete hue Abhi ke taraf dekha, phir apni maa ke chehre mein ek ajeeb si sikanjh chehre par laate hue kaha,
"pata nahin maa, pata nahin mujhe, kitna handsome hai, hai nah maa? Padha likha bhi hai aur strong hai, kitna lamba hai maa!! Main kia karun maa?!"
Maa ne bhi ek gehri saans liye aur kaha,
"Mujhe kia pata mujhse kyun puch rahi hai, tu bol kia karna hai ab?!"
Ruhi ne phir muskuraate hue apni maa ke taraf dekha aur kaha,
"Abhi kuch nahin kehna mujhe, kuch aur din beet jaane do tab bataungi aap ko aur shaayad ussko bhi.."
To be continued..
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