Update - 4
Subah uthkar jab maine mobile check kiya toh Arjun ke 4-5 messages the. "Good morning beautiful, kal raat ka kiss abhi bhi yaad aa raha hai, aaj shaam ko milte hain?" aur last mein likha tha ki tum itni gori aur sundar ho ki main control nahi kar paata. Padhte hi pehle toh thodi si smile aa gayi, lekin turant hi kal raat ki saari baatein yaad aa gayi – party wala deep kiss, garden mein usne mujhe deewar ke saath khada karke itna close kiya, uske haath meri kamar se neeche tak ja rahe the aur flat chalne ki baat kar rahe the. Mera dil zor se dhadakne laga. Mujhe achanak bahut ajeeb aur galat laga. Itna jaldi sab ho gaya tha. Main abhi Delhi mein nayi thi, college bhi shuru hi hua tha, aur main aise kisi ladke ke saath itna aage badh gayi thi. Ghar walon ki yaad aa gayi, Begusarai wali strict life yaad aa gayi. Maine socha ki number dekar maine galti kar di thi. Usne aur messages bheje lekin maine koi reply nahi kiya. Dil par patthar rakh kar maine uska number block kar diya aur mobile ko side mein rakh diya. Dil mein thoda dar tha lekin ek ajeeb si rahat bhi feel ho rahi thi ki maine ruk jaane ka sahi faisla liya.
Arjun ko block karne ke baad, agle do-teen hafte mere liye bade ajeeb rahe. Rukhsar us party ke baad se hi us ladke ke saath relationship mein aa gayi thi. Woh dono har waqt ek doosre ke saath rehte. Dheere-dheere Rukhsar meri life se bilkul gayab ho gayi. Pehle jo Rukhsar mujhe har doosre din market le jaati thi, hostel aake khud mera makeup karti thi — eyeliner laga deti, lipstick laga deti aur bolti, “Tera chehra doodh jaisa gora hai, ise thoda highlight karna chahiye” — woh sab ab poori tarah band ho chuka tha. Ab woh mujhe room mein bhi mushkil se hi milti thi. College ke common area mein jab bhi woh apne boyfriend ke saath hoti, mujhe dekh kar bas ek choti si formal smile de deti aur fir ignore kar deti.
Main Delhi ke is bade se college mein bilkul akeli pad gayi thi. Classes mein jo mechanical ke complex engineering design chalte, woh mujhe bilkul samajh nahi aate. Notes banana aur padhai manage karna mere liye akele mushkil ho raha tha. Main akeli hi apne purane simple kapdon mein rehti, bas hostel se college aur college se hostel karti. Jab bhi doosre couples ko haath pakad ke ghoomte dekhti, toh mujhe apne akelepan ka ehsaas aur zyada hone lagta. Aisa lagta tha ki is bade shehar mein koi mera apna nahi hai.
Phir ek raat, jab humein college shuru hue lagbhag dedh mahina ho gaya tha, Rukhsar achanak mere paas aayi. Pehle toh main hairan hui kyunki woh itne din se mujhse theek se baat bhi nahi kar rahi thi. Usne dheere se kaha, “Sangeeta, ek baat hai. Mera boyfriend aaj raat ko yahan aana chahta hai. Hostel mein koi dekh na le isliye tu bahar corridor mein thodi der guard kar degi? Please yaar, teri bahut meherbani hogi.” Maine pehle mana karna chaaha, lekin usne itna request kiya aur mujhe hamari shuruwaati dosti yaad aa gayi. Maine socha ki chalo, is bahaane shayad hamare beech ki doori thodi kam ho jaaye. Maine haan kar di.
Raat ko jab woh apne boyfriend ko chupke se room mein le aayi, main bahar corridor mein khadi ho gayi guard karne ke liye. Darwaze ke peeche se unki dheemi awaazein aur saans lene ki sound aa rahi thi. Mera dil tez dhadak raha tha. Main wahan akeli khadi thi aur soch rahi thi ki Rukhsar mujhe sirf apne kaam ke liye yaad karti hai, warna toh woh mujhe ignore hi karti rehti hai.
Lekin corridor mein khade-khade mera dhyan andar ki halchal par chala gaya. Dheere se maine darwaze ke paas jaake apna kaan laga diya. Ab unki awaazein saaf sunai de rahi thi. Rukhsar zor-zor se saans le rahi thi aur dheemi-dheemi moan kar rahi thi, uske boyfriend ki heavy breathing bhi sunai de rahi thi. Jaise-jaise main sunti gayi, mere poore badan mein ek ajeeb si garmi daudne lagi. Mere dono jaanghon ke beech ek ajeeb si wetness feel hone lagi. Main sharma gayi apne aap par, lekin kaan hatane ka mann nahi kar raha tha. Yeh sab sun ke main gili ho rahi thi jabki main unke liye guard kar rahi thi. Dil mein ek ajeeb sa conflict tha — yeh galat lag raha tha, lekin mera sharir meri marzi ke bina react kar raha tha.
Usi corridor mein khadi hokar maine apna phone nikaala. Blocked contacts mein jaake Arjun ka number dekha. Mujhe woh party wali raat yaad aayi jab usne mujhe kiss kiya tha. Main pichle teen hafton se bilkul akeli thi, koi mujhe poochne wala nahi tha, aur yahan Rukhsar room ke andar apne boyfriend ke saath maze le rahi thi. Mujhe laga ki shayad maine Arjun ko block karke jaldbaazi ki thi. Maine wahi khade-khade uska number unblock kar diya aur phone wapas pocket mein daal diya.
Kuch der baad Rukhsar ka boyfriend chala gaya. Jab main andar aayi toh room mein unke sex ki strong smell faili hui thi. Table ke upar ek used condom pada tha. Bed ki halat bilkul kharab thi – chadar uljhi hui thi, takiye idhar-udhar pade the aur mattress bhi tedha ho gaya tha. Rukhsar ke baal bikhre hue the, kapde ast-vyast the aur woh thodi si pasine se bhigi hui thi. Usne mujhe dekha aur dheere se wink kar diya. Phir jaise kuch hua hi nahi tha, woh normal ho gayi aur baat karne lagi jaise hamari dosti pehle jaisi ho. Maine gusse aur hurt mein bol hi diya, “Tu itne din se mujhe ignore kar rahi thi. Pehle market le jaati thi, makeup karti thi, ab sirf apne boyfriend ke liye yaad karti hai. Main yahan akeli feel kar rahi thi.”
Rukhsar zor se hansne lagi. Hans-hans ke boli, “Arre toh tu bhi koi boyfriend bana le na. Itna kyun sochti rehti hai? Apna bana le, phir tu bhi maze le legi.” Maine kuch nahi bola. Usne phir se hans ke kaha, “Tension mat le yaar, sab theek ho jaayega.” Uske baad woh bistar par let gayi, aankhein band kar li aur dheere-dheere so gayi. Main wahan khadi rah gayi. Room abhi bhi uski aur uske boyfriend ki smell se bhara hua tha.
Agle din jab main college gayi toh dil mein ek naya faisla le kar gayi thi. Raat bhar sochte hue maine soch liya tha ki mujhe bhi ab is akelepan se chhutkara chahiye, mujhe bhi ek boyfriend chahiye. College pahunchte hi mujhe woh super senior dikha jo pehle se hi mere peeche pada hua tha. Woh hamesha mujhe follow karta tha, class ke bahar milta tha aur baat karne ki koshish karta rehta tha. Aaj maine usko ignore nahi kiya. Jab woh mere paas aaya aur bola, “Hi Sangeeta, aaj thoda time hai kya? Kahin baith ke baat karte hain,” toh maine haan kar diya. Pehle main hamesha mana karti thi lekin aaj maine uske attempt ko agree kar liya. Usne smile karke kaha ki hum college ke andar garden mein chalte hain.