**Chapter 29 :Origin**
Apne dil ke jazbaat ko shant karne ke baad, Rita, deewar ke sahare khadi, anjaane mein bistar ke paas wali table par rakhi hamari shaadi ki tasveer ko phir se dekh liya. Rita chupke se hamari shaadi ki tasveer ko dekhti rahi, itni khoyi ki dheere-dheere uski aankhon mein aansoo bhar aaye. Dheere se woh tasveer ke paas gayi, apne haathon se usse halke se chhua. Shayad beete waqt ko yaad karte hue, Rita ne apna phone uthaya, ek gehri saans li, apni saanso ko thama, aur dheere se mera number dial kiya. Phir wahi ajeeb sa phone call aaya.
Yeh sab dekhkar, mujhe aakhirkaar samajh aaya ki Rita ke aaj raat ke phone call mein uski ajeeb si awaaz aur aansuon ka kaaran kya tha. Mujhe yakeen hai ki jab bhi woh mere baare mein sochti hai, uske dil mein gunah ka ehsas phir se jaag uthta hai, khas kar jab woh meri tasveer dekhti hai ya meri awaaz sunti hai.
"Rita, khana taiyaar hai." Jab Rita mujhse phone par baat kar rahi thi, tabhi Pitaji ne achanak darwaza khola. Pitaji ko aate dekh, Rita ne jaldi se phone kaat diya. Us waqt, jab main Rita se baat kar raha tha, mujhe samajh nahi aaya ki phone par humne ek doosre ko chuma aur phir usne achanak phone kyun kaat diya. Ab pata chala ki Pitaji ne uski baat mein rukawat daali thi. Shayad jab maine phone ko kaan se hata kar Rita ko phone ke zariye chuma tha, tab maine darwaze ke khulne ki awaaz aur Pitaji ki awaaz nahi suni. Yeh sochkar, sach saamne aa gaya.
Phone jaldi se kaatne ke baad, Rita palti, apne haathon se aansoon halke se ponchhe, aur phir Pitaji ke saath bedroom se bahar chali gayi. Living room mein, Rita aur Pitaji chupke se pasta kha rahe the, ek doosre se bina baat kiye, sirf noodles khane ki awaaz thi. Lekin, Pitaji, jo kha rahe the, kabhi-kabhi Rita ko dekhte, jaise kuch kehna chahte ho par ruk jaate.
"Rita, kal raat ke baare mein, Pitaji ko sach mein bahut afsos hai. Main kal raat nashe mein tha aur galti kar baitha. Ise dil pe mat lena, bas ek sapna samajh le. Pitaji aage se aisa nahi karenge." Thodi der khaane ke baad, Pitaji ne achanak apni chopsticks rakhi aur dheeme se Rita se kaha.
"Pitaji, aapko kya hua? Maine toh aapko koi ilzaam nahi lagaya, kya humne kal raat iske baare mein baat nahi ki thi? Zyada mat socho. Asal mein, Sameer aur maine pehle aapke jazbaat ko nazarandaaz kiya tha. Mujhe nahi pata tha ki Maa ke guzar jaane ke baad aapki zindagi kitni udaas ho jayegi. Main aapko dosh nahi deti. Aage se, jab bhi aapko zarurat ho, main aapki madad kar sakti hoon." Pitaji ki baat sunke, Rita ekdum ghabra gayi, thodi der sochi, phir apni chopsticks rakhi aur dheere se Pitaji ko samjhane lagi.
"Maine din bhar iske baare mein bahut socha. Abhi koi bada nuksan nahi hua, toh isse theek karne ka waqt hai. Aur abhi jab main bedroom mein tumhe khana ke liye bulane gaya, toh maine tumhe rote hue dekha. Mera dil sach mein dukhi ho gaya. Main nahi chahta ki tumhe koi takleef ho, sach mein." Pitaji ne achanak udaasi ke saath baat ki, unke chehre par dard aur gunah ka ehsas aur gehra ho gaya. Shayad Rita ko chupke se rote dekhkar Pitaji ko thodi si sadgi aayi, unhone mere baare mein socha, is ghar ke baare mein socha, isliye unhone kal raat jo hua usse chhodne ka faisla kiya aur pehle jaisa sab kuch karne ka socha. Yeh sunte hi, main computer ke saamne baithkar ghabra gaya. Nahi, aisa nahi ho sakta, iska matlab sab kuch shuru se shuru ho jayega, meri saari mehnet bekaar ho jayegi.
"Theek hai, Pitaji, main aapki baat maan leti hoon. Aage se agar aapko koi zarurat ho, toh mujhe bata dena, theek hai? Zyada chinta mat karo, yeh aapki sehat ke liye acha nahi hai." Pitaji ki dil se nikli baat sunke, Rita ki aankhon mein ek pal ke liye mayoosi chhalki, lekin usne Pitaji ke faisle ka saath diya, aakhirkaar usse bhi mere liye afsos tha. Ab un dono ke liye, dono cheezein ek saath rakhna mumkin nahi tha, toh ek ko chhodna padega.
Arre nahi, cheezein ab palatne lagi hain. Main yeh sab wapas shuru nahi hone de sakta. Mujhe abhi mauka dekhkar aur koi tareeka sochna hoga.
Khana khatam hone ke baad, dono uthkar table saaf karne lage. Lekin bartan dhote waqt, Rita aur Pitaji ek doosre se bartan dhone ki jid karne lage, aur is dauraan, unke haath anjaane mein ek doosre ko chhoo gaye. Jab unke haath chhue, dono ke badan mein ek jhatka sa laga, ek doosre ko dekhte hue, woh dono achanak chup ho gaye. Thodi der baad, Rita ke dheere-dheere laal hote chehre ko dekhkar, Pitaji ne pehle uska haath chhoda, thodi si sharmindagi ke saath, unhone apne haathon ko jaldi se hata liya, jaise abhi bhi Rita ke mulayam haathon ke chhuan ka maza le rahe ho.
"Theek hai, tum bartan dho lo, main Raj ko dekhne jata hoon." Pitaji living room mein wapas gaye, TV dekhte hue Raj ko sambhala. Rita bhi apne aap ko sambhal kar jaldi se kitchen mein bartan dhone chali gayi. Bartan dhone ke baad, pehle ki tarah bedroom mein internet surf karne ke bajaye, Rita living room mein hi ruk gayi, Pitaji ke paas baithkar TV dekhne lagi. Kabhi-kabhi woh TV ke plot ke baare mein baat karte, hans kar baatein karte, aur unke beech ka faasla jaise khatam ho gaya ho. Lekin, dono ne yeh nahi dekha ki unki awaaz aur baaton mein ab pehle se thodi si chhedkhani jhalak rahi thi. Kabhi Pitaji Rita ko chhedte, toh woh masti mein unhe apni muthi se halka sa maar deti. Kal raat ke waakiye ke baad, unke jazbaat pehle se ek kadam aage badh gaye the, yeh chhoti-chhoti tabdiliyan unke beech ho rahi thi. Ab sab kuch badal gaya tha.
Yeh dekhkar, mujhe laga ki cheezein itni buri nahi hui, kam se kam kaafi kuch haasil hua. Jab tak main is aag ko aur hawa deta rahoon, shayad kuch naya mod aa jaye. Aakhirkaar, cheezein shuru ho chuki hain, ab wapas nahi ja sakti. Bhale hi Rita aur Pitaji apne dil mein kal raat ke waakiye ko taal rahe ho, lekin woh unke dil mein jaroor jad pakad chuka tha. Chahe woh kitna bhi isse bhaage, woh pehle jaisa kabhi nahi ho sakte, kyunki Pandora ka dabba khul chuka tha, aur anjaane mein aksar aisi cheezein ho jati hain jo sochi nahi jati.
Sone ka waqt hua, toh dono ne ek doosre ko goodnight kaha aur apne-apne bedroom mein chale gaye. Bhale hi dono bistar par let gaye, lekin karwatein badalte rahe, jaise kal raat ke waakiye se poori tarah nikal nahi paye ho. Unke liye, yeh raat shayad neend ke bina guzarne wali thi.
Real-time monitoring ka footage chalta raha, lekin dono apne bistar par chupke se let rahe, iska matlab aaj raat koi bhi progress nahi hone wala tha, khas kar jab unhone khane ke table par pehle hi sab baat kar li thi.
Ek cigarette jalakar, main soch mein pad gaya. Bhale hi Rita aur Pitaji ke dil mein ek doosre ke liye chudai ki chahat jag chuki ho, lekin main aur yeh ghar unke liye sabse badi rukawat ban gaye hain, jo unhe aage ka kadam uthane se rok rahe hain. Bhale hi main ghabraya aur mayoos hua, lekin yeh samajh bhi aata hai. Agar woh sach mein sab kuch bhool kar abhi poori tarah chudai kar lete, toh mujhe Rita aur Pitaji se mayoosi hoti, kyunki jahan tak main unhe jaanta hoon, woh dono samajhdaar aur ghar ko sambhalne wale log hain. Abhi waqt sahi nahi hai ki woh aakhri kadam uthaye.
Isi waqt, mujhe achanak yaad aaya ki Rita ne abhi monitoring footage mein ek diary entry likhi thi. Usme zaroor kuch naya hoga, shayad mujhe Rita ki nayi diary entry mein koi naya raasta mil jaye. Yeh confirm karne ke baad ki Rita ne apna computer band kar diya hai real-time monitoring mein, main forum mein gaya, Rita ka account khola. Pink Lily, Rita ka nickname wahi raha. Mujhe kisi aur cheez ko dekhne ka mann nahi tha, main seedha Rita ke profile page par gaya, diary entry dhoondhi, aur josh mein aakar uspar click kiya.