Ek din rajani jab deepa ko subah uske room mai uthane gai to usne dekha deepa jameen par behosh padi hui thee….uske mooh se jhaag nikal raha tha….uska rang neela padh chuka tha….aur pass mai hee chuho ko marane wali dawa padhi hui thee……ye dekh rajani ek dam se ghabara gai….aur usne ek dam se bela-2 chilana shuru kar diya….bela jab room aai to samane nazara dekh uske bhee hath pair sun padh gai….rajani bahar ke taraf bhagi to shor sun kar asspas ke log bhee bhage chale aai….
taange se jalad hee deepa ko hospital phunchaya gaya….jab chanDeemal ko ye baat pata chala ki, deepa ne jehar kha liya hai…to wo ek dam se toot sa gaya…..aur bilakh-2 kar rone laga…..pados ke kuch log use dilasa dene ke lye uske pass baithe thee……chanDeemal maan hee maan soch raha tha ki, mai kaisa badnasseb baap hun….udhar mere beti ke jaan khatare mai hai….aur mai usko dekhane ke lye bhee nahi jaa sakta…reh reh kar uske dimag mai bure-2 khayal aa rahe thee…..
Sham dhal chuki thee….aur chanDeemal ke bebasi use ander hee ander hee khaai jaa rahi thee….tabhi bahar se doudata hua ek adami ander aaya….uski saanse phuli hui thee…..usne hanfate hue kaha. “seth jee mai abhi hospital se aa raha hun…..sethani ne kehlawya hai ki, seth ko bolana ke deepa abb khatare se bahar hai…..fikar karne ke koi jaroorat nahi……”
Ye khabar sun kar chanDeemal ko rahat ke saans aai……”ma ma mujhe apni beti ke pass jana hai…..bhayon mujhe apni beti ke pass le chalo….” ChanDeemal ne sabke samane hath jodate hue kaha….to logo ne use bistar se utha kar bahar lejkar taange par baithaya aur uske sath hospital phunche…..raat ka waqt ho chala tha….deepa ko hosh aa chuka tha….chanDeemal ko deepa se milane ke ijazat bhee mil gai thee….
Do adami use utha kar ward mai lee gai…..aur use deepa ke pass ek chair baithaya….chanDeemal ne seema ko chor kar sab ko bahar jane ke lye kaha……sabke bahar jane ke baad, chanDeemal ne runsi se awaz mai kaha….. “beti tumne ye sab kyon kiya…..tumhe nahi pata tumhare papa tumhe kitna pyaar karte hai….arre pagali mai to pehale se hee mara hua hun…..aur tune ye kaam karke mujhe aur maar dena tha…..mai tere bina nahi reh sakta….agar tuje kuch ho jata to mai bhee is dunaya mai nahi reh pata…..”
Deepa: (dusri taraf face karke….) aur mai uske bina nahi reh sakti….
Jaise hee usne ye baat suni, chanDeemal ek dam se thanda padh gaya….ward mai santa sa cha gaya…. ChanDeemal nazare jhukaai baitha tha….15 minute baad doctor ander aya aur usne kaha ki, abb deepa ko aram karane dena chahaai…..”phir se logo ne chanDeemal ko uthaya aur bahar lakar ek bench par baitha diya….uski dukan par kaam karne wala ek adami bhee waha hee khada tha…..chanDeemal ne usko apne pass buliya aur kaha ki Thomas ko bula laai……
Wo adami waha se chala gaya aur thodi der baad karnal Thomas bhee waha aa gaya…..chanDeemal ne Thomas se sonu aur uske ghar walo ko chorane ke lye kaha…..thomas ne kaha ki, wo kal subah hee unko rihaah karwa dega……thomas ke jane ke baad, chanDeemal ne rajani se baat kee aur bataya ke kal sonu ko jail se rihaah kar denege….tum use kal jakar jail se lee anna….rajani ye baat sun kar behad khus thee…. agle din subah rajani taange par jail pahuchi aur thodi der baad sonu ko rihah kar diya gaya….rajani ne use apne sath chalane ko kaha to sonu ne saaf mana kar diya……
Rajani: kiya baat hai tum sath kyon nahi jana chathe…..
Sonu: abb mera waha koi kaam nahi hai….uss insaan ne mere maa baba ko bahut dukh daai hai…. abb mai waha jakar uski shakal bhee nahi dekhana chatha…..
Rajani: dekho sonu mujhe pata hai ki, tum seth se bahut naraz ho…..par deepa ke bare mai to socho. Usne tumhare lye jehar kha kar atamhataya karne ke kosish kee hai….
Sonu: mai wo sab nahi janata…..agar wo mujhse itna hee pyaar karti thee…..to phir usne uss samye apne baap se kyon nahi kaha jab uska baap mujhe janwaro ke tarah peet raha tha…..abb mai apne ghar jakar pehale apne maa baba se milana chatha hun…..
Ye keh kar sonu waha se nikal station par phunch gaya aur train pakad apne sahar jaa phuncha waha par uske maa baap ko pehale se jail se bahar niklawa diya gaya tha…..jab sonu apne ghar puncha to uske pita ne use apne ghar ke ander nahi aane diya……kaha ki, usne unke naam par kalank laga diya hai. abb uske ghar mai uske lye koi jagah nahi hai….sonu ek dam hatash ho chuka tha….use samajh mai nahi aa raha tha ki, abb wo kare kaha jaai….
Jab use kisi taraf koi bhee rasta naa mila to use bela ke yaad aai……ye soch kar ki, bela use apne ghar mai rehane dege……wo phir se train pakad kar gaon phuncha uss samaai raat ka waqt ho chala tha…raat ke kareeb 9 baje rahe thee……bela seth ke ghar se kaam nipta kar aa chuki thee….raat ke 9 baje achank se door par knock hui to bela door ke taraf badhi….aur bahar phunch kar awaz dee “ kon hai…”
Sonu: mai hun sonu……(sonu dheere se bola…..)
Sonu ke awaz sunate hee bela ka chehara ek dam se khil utha…usne door khola aur sonu ko ander aane ko kaha…..sonu ander aa gaya…..bela ne door band kiya…..aur use peeche kamare mai lee aai…..” kaha tha tun…….itni raat ko kaha se aa raha hai…..” bela ne use charpai par baithane ko kaha…. “ghar gaya tha….”
Bela: phir
Sonu: kuch nahi unhone mujhe apne ghar ke ander nahi jane diya…..
Ye kehate hue sonu ke ankhe bhar aai…..bela ne usske sar ko apni baahon ke ghere mai lete hue uske sar ko apne seene mai daba liya……”koi baat nahi…..abhi tumse wo naraz honge…..isliye shayad unhone ne guse mai keh diya hoga….jaise jaise samaai gujarega waise-2 sab theek ho jaaiga…..aaj subah malkin ne bataya tha ki, tum unke ghar wapis nahi aana chathe to mene ye umeed hee chor dee thee ki, mai tumhe kabhi dobara dekh bhee paungi……..chal jaa hath mooh dho lee…..mai tere lye khana bana deti hun…..”
Sonu: nahi maine khanna raste mai hee kha liya tha…..
Bela: accha tun ruk mai neeche bistar laga leti hun…..phir neeche aram se lait karke baat karenge…..
Uske baad bela ne neeche do bistar bichaai….aur dono neeche lait gai……”dekh sonu abb to seth bhee maan gaya hai…..aur mujhe lagata hai ki, wo jalad hee tere shadi deepa se karwa bhee dega…tun bhee abb maan jaa….” Sonu ne bela ke taraf karvat badali……”nahi kaki…..jis insaan ke wajhe se mere maa bapu ko itni jilat uthani padhi…..mai uss insaan ko kabhi maaf nahi karunga….aur mai uss ghar mai kabhi nahi jaunga…..”
Aise hee baaten karte hue, dono kab so gai…..pata hee nahi chala….agli subah bela tayar hokar jab seth ke ghar pahuchi to usne rajani ko bataya ki, sonu raat se uske ghar par hai to rajani waha ek pal bhee naa tehari aur bela ke sath uske ghar aa gai…….sonu ko dekhate hee usne bahon mai bhar liya. Aur phir uske sath charpai par baithate hue boli…..”dekh sonu abb gussa thook dee….aur ghar chal….deepa bhee hospital se ghar aa gai…..par wo naa kuch khati aur naa hee kuch peeti hai…. dekh tere bina wo kaise jinda lash ban kar reh gai hai…..”
Sonu: nahi mai nahi jaunga abb uss ghar mai….uss insaan ne mere aur mere ghar walo ke bahut bejajti kee hai…..
Rajani: haan mai janati hun sonu par uss insaan ko uske karamo ke saja mil chuki hai…..abb wo aphaij hokar charpai par baitha hai…..
Sonu: (ek dam se chonkate hue) kiya…..?
Rajani ne sari baat sonu ko batai rajani aur bela ke bahut samjane aur mannane par sonu maan gaya...aur bela aur rajani ke sath chanDeemal ke ghar aa gaya....jab wo deepa ke room mai phuncha to deepa sonu ko dekh kar ek dam se rote hue bed se uthi aur sonu ke gaale aa lagi.....kuch paal wo sonu ke baahon mai roti rahi...sonu ne use dilasa diya ki, wo abb kahi nahi jaaiga......par sonu apne maa baap ke hui bejajati nahi bhoola tha....wo chanDeemal ko aisa sabak sikhana chatha ki, uske dil ka boj halka ho sake....
deepa ko khanna khilane ke baad sonu bahar aa gaya....aur peeche ke room ke taraf jane laga....."kaha jaa rahe ho...." rajani ne use peeche se awaz dekar rok liya...."wo peeche jaa raha hun....."
rajani: aaj se tum waha peeche nahi rahoge,,,,,aaj se wo jagah tumhari nahi hai....aaj se tum is ghar ke ander rahoge....mere sath wale kamare mai... mene sara parbhand kar rakha hai.....
rajani ne sonu ke taraf muskarate hue dekh kar kaha....aur uska hath pakad kar use kamare mai lee gai...."dekho aaj se ye tumhara kamara hai...theek hai naa....kisi aur cheez ke jaroorat to nahi...." sonu ne room mai charo taraf nazar doudai......ye kamara ghar mai sabse bada kamara tha....jo pehale seema ka tha....usme ek naya bed aur baki sara samaan tha....
rajani: sonu abb tum khus ho naa....dekho seth ne tumhare aur deepa ke shadi ke laai haan bhee keh dee hai.....shadi ke baad tum is ghar ke naukar nahi damaad ho jaoge....ye sari doulat aur jayadad tumhare hogi. bhool jao jo hua.....
sonu: nahi mai nahi bhool sakta....mere sath jo hua wo to chahe mai bhool hee jaun....par jo jillat mere maa baba ne uthai hai...wo mai kabhi nahi bhool sakata....
rajani: sonu koi to rasta hoga hee naa....tum mujhe batao tum kiya chahate ho...kis tarah tumhare dil ko thandak phunche gee.....
sonu: usne mujhe is lye peeta tha ki, usne mujhe deepa ke sath wo sab karte hue dekh liya tha.....abb mai uske samane hee sab kuch karna chatha hun.....
rajani: tum pagal to nahi hogai....dekh sonu deepa seth ke beti hai....aur deepa ye sab kabhi nahi karege.....wo tumse pyaar karti hai...aur agar tum hee ye harqat karoge to uske dil par kiya beetege...koi ladaki apne baap ke samane....nahi sonu tum theek nahi bol rahe.....
sonu: to theek hai deepa nahi to naa sahi.....tum chudwaoge uske samane.....?
rajani: sonu tun to janata hai ki, mai pait se hun....par phir bhee mai tumhari ye khawhish poori jaroor karungi....par uske lye mujhe kuch waqt chahaai.....
sonu: kitana.....warana mai jayda din yaha nahi ruk paunga....
rajani: sirf do din do din chahaai mujhe....par mujhse wada karo ke uske baad tum deepa se shadi karo ge aur hamesha humare pass rahoge....
sonu: theek hai mai wada karta hun.....
rajani: theek hai tum aram karo...mai tumhare lye nasta bhijwati hun.....