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Chapter - Khonni Aatank 6
Main aage badha…
Janu ko dekha…
Woh thodi ajeeb si kaap rahi thi.
Main aur kareeb gaya…
Waha ek sainik khada tha.
Maine haath badhaya…
Aur uski rooh ko kheench liya!
Ek tez hawa ka jhatka laga…
Aur maine woh rooh Janu ki body me chhod di!
Ab jaake Janu ka kapna kam hua.
Phir main turant gayab ho gaya…
Aur wapas us jungle me pahuch gaya…
Jaha se yeh sab shuru hua tha!
Main (Janu ke kareeb aake): "Janu… kya hua? Kuch toh bolo na?"
Janu (halki awaaz me): "Kya tum sach me nahi jaante ho…"
"Woh kaun hai?"
Main (baat ko badalne ke liye): "Nahi toh!"
"Mujhe kya pata? Tum waha gayi… toh main aa gaya… tumhe dhoondhta hua!"
"Aur bas… waha pahuch gaya!"
Janu (teekhi nazar dal ke): "Dev! Tum jhooth bhi bol sakte ho?"
Main (thoda hichkichate hue): "Main… mmm… kaun sa jhooth bol raha hoon?"
Janu (seedha aankhon me dekh ke): "Main maan nahi sakti ki tum use nahi jaante!"
"Woh insaan… jisne tumhari maa ka khoon kiya tha!"
Main ekdum jhatka kha gaya!
Yeh… yeh Janu ne keh diya?
Main (gehri saans le ke, shant hone ki koshish me): "Janu…"
"Yeh bilkul mat sochna ki main tumse jhootha pyaar dikhata hoon!"
"Par main nahi chahta ki tum aisa kuch socho!"
"Pata nahi kyun… ab mujhe sabko khone ka darr lagne laga hai!"
Janu (aankhein jhuka ke): "Main jaanti hoon… ki kahin na kahin meri galti hai."
"Shayad main tumhe sahi se samajh nahi payi thi!"
"Shayad mera pyaar kamzor tha…!"
Main (uske haath pakad ke): "Nahi! Aisa mat sochna!"
"Maine bhi wahi galti ki jo tumne ki…"**
"Main bhi dara… ki kahi tumhe thes na pahunch jaaye!"
Janu (halki muskurahat ke saath): "Jab mere liye aapne itna kuch kiya hai…"
"Toh main itni si baat ka bura kaise maan sakti hoon?"
"Par haan…"
"Mere andar thoda darr zaroor tha…!"
Main (gehri saans le ke): "Chalo… ab chhodo yeh sab!"
"Par haan… mujhe Kaal ko maarne se mat rokna!"
"Waqt aayega!"
Janu (chauk ke): "Par kaise maaroge unhe?"
"Unhe vardan hai ki jaha woh marenge…"
"Woh poora grah khatam ho jaayega!"
Main: "Haan…"
"Mujhe pata hai!"
"Bas ek baar woh saare hisse mil jaayein…"
"Tab sochunga… uska koi aur tareeka!"
Janu: "Waise… baaki sab kahan hai?"
Main: "Unko apne mahal me chhod ke aaya hoon!"
Janu: "Ab… jaa kahan rahe hain hum?"
Main - "Filhal ghar par sab chinta mein honge."
Janu - "Accha, mujhe utaar dijiye… main chal sakti hoon!"
Main - "Chup! Ekdum! Warna abhi maarunga!"
Janu - "Ufff… maaro! Kabse tadap rahi hoon!"
Main - "Arre ruko! Yeh moan mat kiya karo! Kabhi toh shaant raho!"
Janu - "Aap maroge… aur main shaant rahun? Yeh naa hoga mujhse!"
Mera haath uske gaand par tha, saala upar se aisi baatein! Par phir kya karun?
Ab ghar samne aa gaya tha… accha hua ki Janu aur meri galat family door ho gayi!
Janu - "Kya sochne lage?"
Main - "Kuch nahi!"
Janu - "Toh itna tez kyun daba rahe ho meri…?"
Main turant haath dheela kiya!
Samne dekha… toh sab log pagalon ki tarah kaali-pilli, hathoda baja rahe the!
Aisa kya tod rahe the?!
Maa ne dekha aur awaaz lagayi, par mujhe sunai nahi diya!
"Ohh… shayad kavach hai!"
Maine haath ghumaya…
Aur jaise hi maine yeh kiya, Chacha ji jo hathoda maar rahe the…
"DHHHADAAMMMM!!"
Muh ke bal gir gaye!
Hum dono sabke paas aa gaye!
Dad - "Kaha gaya tha?!"
"Aur Saloni kahan hai?"
"Neha, Sona, Devika kahan hai?"
"Aur… isko kya hua?!"
Main - "Woh sab thik hai! Aa jayengi ab! Aur sawaal mat kijiye!"
"Pehle sab andar chaliye!"
B Chachi - "Chalo chalo! Itna intezaar kiya… pareshan hue…"
"Aur yeh kehta hai… 'Chhodo, jaane do'!"
Maine Janu ko sahi se pakda…
Main - "Kya Chachi ji! Ab kya bataun?!"
"Mere liye bahut musibat thi!"
"Main wapas bhediya ban gaya tha!"
"Agar yeh sab na aati… toh pata nahi kya hota mere saath!"
B Chacha - "Chal andar!"
"Sab chal andar!"
Sab dheere dheere hall me jama ho gaye.
Dad (gehri saans leke): "Yeh sab kyun ho raha hai tere saath?!"
"Kya hum tujhe kabhi samajh paaye ya nahi?"
Main - "Dad…"
"Mere andar… meri soch se zyada hi shaktiyaan hain…!"
"Ab kya bataun aapko?"
Maa (halki awaaz me, thoda haklate hue): "K… kahi tune Bhaisahaad ko toh nahi…?"
Janu (turant, jaldi se): "N… nahi!"
"Inhone kuch nahi kiya hai!"
B Chachi (halki muskurahat ke saath): "Are bhau! Tu na… ghabra mat!"
"Hum bas puch rahe hain!"
Main: "Maa, main Devika ko keh dunga…"
"Woh aap sabko sab bata degi!"
"Mujhe bahut thakaan mehsoos ho rahi hai!"
Maa (pyaar se, haath mere sir pe rakhte hue): "Are… mere laal ko neend aa rahi hai?"
"Aa yaha so jaa…"
"Meri god me sir rakh kar so le…!"
"Aaj lagta hai koi kuch nahi kahega…!""
Mujhe jaise ek pal ka sukoon mehsoos hua…
Main turant maa ki god me sir rakh ke let gaya.
Maa ne Pari ki taraf dekha:
"Pari beta, jaa… sabke liye chai bana laa!"
"Aaj baith ke baat kar lete hain sab!"
Dad (halki hasi ke saath): "Wah! Kya baat kahi tumne!"
"Aaj isi bahane sab saath hain!"
Main (halki awaaz me, aankhein band karte hue): "Huhh…!"
Pari (uthti hui, nakhre se): "Zyada 'huhh haa' mat kariye…"
"So jaaiye!"
Mujhe pata bhi nahi chala…
Kab sab ki baatein sunte-sunte neend aa gayi…
Aur jab ankhein khuli…
Toh na maa thi…
Na koi aur…
Waha sirf do log baithe the…
Roshni aur Giri.
Main (bedhakte hue, un dono ko dekh ke): "Arre… tum dono yaha?"
Giri kuch bolne laga…
Par uski awaaz bhari hui thi…
Tabhi…
Andar se kisi ke rone ki awaaz aayi!
Jaise hi Giri ne suna…
Woh bina kuch kahe andar chala gaya.
Main (Roshni ki taraf dekh ke): "Kya hua, Roshni?"
Maine itna hi bola tha…
Ki woh turant uth kar mere gale lag gayi!
Main (chauk ke, use sambhalte hue): "Arre… kya hua?"
"Tum ro kyun rahi ho?"
Roshni (aansuon me, ruki-ruki awaaz me): "Woh… Dad…"
Aur phir se zor zor se rone lagi!
Par uske rote hi…
Mujhe meri galti yaad aa gayi…
Ya shayad…
Mera gunaah…!
Maine uske sir pe haath rakha…
Aur usse chup karane ki koshish karne laga.
Main (dheere se, pyaar se): "Chup… chup… chup ho jao!"
"Sab thik ho jaayega!"
Par kisi ko is halat me chup karana…
Sabse mushkil hota hai!
Roshni (aasu pochti hui, mujhe dekh ke): "Dev!"
"Kyun hua yeh sab humare saath?"
"Aakhir humne kisi ka kya bigaada tha?!"
Main (uske aankhon me dekh ke): "Kaisi baatein karti ho?!"
"Kisne kaha ki yeh tum sabki galti hai?!"
"Shayad… yahi Bhagwaan ko manzoor tha!"
Roshni (ghusse se, aansuon ke saath): "Mujhse pata nahi kya dushmani hai Bhagwaan ki!"
"Jo bhi mujhe pyaara hota hai…"
"Woh mujhse door chala jata hai!"
Main (halki muskurahat ke saath): "Main hoon na yaha tumhare saath!"
"Ab aasu pochh lo!"
"Tum aise roti rahi…"
"Toh tumhari maa aur bhai ka haal kaun theek karega?""
Roshni (dheere se, bhari awaaz me): "Par main akeli sab kaise sambhalungi?"
Main ne uske aansu pochhe.
Main (muskura ke): "Akeli kaha ho?!"
"Main hoon!"
"Aur mera pura parivaar hai tumhare saath!"
Roshni (thodi dair chup rehkar, ek ajeeb thande lehze me):
"Aaj se…"
"Mujhe jaanwaron se nafrat hai!"
"Dad sahi kehte the…"
"Jaanwar ko maar dena hi sahi hai!"
"Accha karte the…"
"Jo sabko maar ke… unki khaale taang dete the haweli me!"
Main thoda chauk gaya!
Main (shock me, dheere se): "Kya…?!"
"Woh jaanwaron ko maarte the?!"
Roshni (achanak alag hoke): "Nahi!"
"Nahi!"
"Main pata nahi kya kya bol rahi hoon!"
"Mujhe samajh nahi aa raha!"
Aur phir se rone lagi…!
Tabhi…
Samne gate par Riccha dikhi!
Main (Riccha ki taraf dekh ke): "Riccha! Suno…"
"Isse room me le jao…"
"Aur iska dhyaan rakhna!"
Riccha (sir jhukake): "Ji…!"
Woh Roshni ke paas aayi.
Riccha (pyaar se): "Chaliye… aap aaram kariye!"
Par Roshni…
Mera haath pakad liya!
Roshni (mazbooti se, aansuon me): "Nahi!"
"Main Dev ke saath rahungi!"
Maine uska haath dheere se chhoda…
Aur Riccha ke haath me de diya.
Phir uth ke… apne room ki taraf chala gaya.
Mujhe pata tha…
Yeh raat… abhi khatam nahi hui thi!
