Update-21
Rajeev ne apni Bullet highway ke kinare ek khali maidan mein roki. Har taraf dhool aur thodi jhadiya thi, par highway se itni nazdeek hona is jagah ki sabse badi kismat thi. Vakeel Sharma wahi khada tha, ek purani safari gadi ke sahare.
Vakeel: "Aaiye Rajeev ji! Bilkul sahi waqt par aaye hain. Dekhiye is jagah ko... Highway ka chauraha hai ye."
Rajeev: (Aankhon par chashma lagate huye) "Jagah toh dumdar hai Sharma ji. Par paper ka kya scene hai? Koi jhol toh nahi niklega baad mein?"
Vakeel: "Bilkul saaf hai. Nafisa ji ki highway wali zameen ke papers maine check kar liye hain. zameenein bech kar ya bada plot banata hain , yahan sirf Beer Bar nahi, pura Resort khul sakta hai."
Rajeev: "Resort baad mein, pehle tharra aur beer chalegi. Highway ke truck wale aur shehar ke tharki... sab yahi aayenge."
Vakeel: "Bilkul! Bas ek adchan hai. 20 laakh kam padenge gst+Power of Attorney ke liye
Rajeev: mere pass ek property aur hai uska sahi daam lagwa do to 20L ke jugad ke saath saath bear baar bhi khada ho jayega
Vakeel: (File dikhate huye) "kal registration office jana hoga. Judge sahab ne green signal de diya hai licence ke liye hain thode paise khilane pade"
Rajeev: theek hai to fir kal suabh milte hai
Vakeel: rajeev ji thodi fees advance mil jaati to
Rajeev: sari fee aur jo tune judge ko ghus khilye license ke liye sab jameen bechne ke baad de dunga
Vakeel: jaisi aapki mari rajeev ji
Rajeev ne poore plot ka ek chakkar lagaya. Uski aankhon mein shehar ka baadshah banne ka khwab tair raha tha. Usne ek gehri saans li aur Bullet start ki.
Nikal gaya ghar ki or Rajeev bheed-bhaad wale ilake me ghusta hai. Horn, awaazein, dhool…. Achanak ek kaali Scorpio uski Bullet ke saamne rukti hai
Rajeev: “Oye! kya kar rahe ho—”
Do aadmi utarte hi usse collar se kheench lete hain.
Rajeev: “Abe kya— chhodo mujhe!”
Dhadd! pehla mukka seedha pet me.
Rajeev: “Aaahh… saale… kyu maar rahe ho…?”
Teesra aadmi peeche se laathi jaisi cheez se vaar karta hai.
Rajeev: (karahte hue) “Maine kya kiya hai… kaun ho tum log…?”
Thak! Thak! hockey stick uske kandhe aur peeth par padti hai.
Rajeev: “Aaahh… ruk jao… baat suno…”
Gunda 2: (gaali dete hue) “Saale… Javed shahab se panga lega?”
Ek zor ka waar sir par — THAK!
Rajeev ladkhada kar ghutnon pe girta hai.
Rajeev: “Ja… Javed… kaun… aaahh…”
Gunda 1: “Naam yaad rakh… Javed shahab!”
Phir ek aur waar… aur Rajeev seedha sadak par gir ke behosh ho jata hai
Gunde gaadi me baith kar nikal jaate hain.
Rajeev khoon me lathpath pada tha
Chaurahe ke Log dheere-dheere ikattha hone lagte hain.
Aadmi 1: “Arre kisi ne bahut buri tarah maara hai isko…”
Aurat: “Khoon dekho kitna beh raha hai…”
Aadmi 2: “Jaldi ambulance ko call karo!”
Ladka: “Haan haan, main karta hoon… 108 pe call laga raha hoon!”
Ek aadmi Rajeev ka phone uthata hai.
Aadmi 3: “Phone me emergency number hai… ‘Mummy’ likha hai… call karu?”
Dusra: “Haan bhai jaldi kar!”
Mummy (phone par): “Hello… Rajeev?”
Aadmi 3: “Namaste aunty ji…wo… Rajeev ka accident ho gaya hai…”
Mummy: (siskiyo aur ghabrahat ki awaaz me ) “Kya…? kya bol rahe ho…? Rajeev…??”
Aadmi 3: “Aunty ghabraiye mat… ambulance aa rahi hai… hospital le ja rahe hain…”
Mummy: (rote huye) ka..kaun se hospital le ja rahe mere bacche ko
Aadmi:***** hospital me
Mummy: (rote hue) “Haa… hum… hum pahuch rahe hain…”
Tabhi Pichhe se
Jaya: “Mummy kya hua…? Bhai ko kya hua…?”
Mummy: (toot te hue, rote huye) “Tere bhai ka accident ho gaya hai… jaldi chal…”
Phone kat jaata hai.
Hospital ka corridor Shalini aur Jaya ki cheekhon se goonj raha tha. Shalini bhagti hui ICU ke bahar pahunchi, uske baal bikhre hue the aur aankhon se aansu tham nahi rahe the.
Shalini: (Doctor ka gala pakadte hue) "Mera baccha... mera Rajeev kahan hai? Use kya hua? Bolte kyun nahi?"
Doctor: "mam, thanda rakhiye. Unhe bahut buri tarah maara gaya hai, sir par gehri chot hai."
Jaya ne jaise hi Rajeev ko kanch ke peeche khoon mein lathpath dekha, uski sanse ukhadne lagi. Uska rang safed pad gaya aur wo deewar ke sahare neeche dher ho gayi.
Jaya: "Bhaiya... nahi... ye nahi ho sakta... Bhaiyaaaa!"
Shalini ne Sameer ko phone kiya tha, wo haanpta hua hospital pahuncha. Sameer ne dekha ki pura parivaar bikhar gaya hai.
Sameer: "Aunty! Main aa gaya hoon. Rajeev ko kuch nahi hoga."
Shalini: (Sameer ko pakad kar rote hue) "Dekh Sameer... Use hosh nahi aa raha... mera baccha!"
Sameer: "Nahi Aunty, himmat rakhiye."
Tabhi Jaya ko fir se daura pada, wo zameen par gir kar tadapne lagi.
Jaya: "Mummy... bhaiya ko bulao... mujhe unke paas jana hai... aahhh!"
Jaya behosh ho gayi. Sameer ne use turant uthaya aur bench par litaya. Usne pani ke cheente mare.
Sameer: "Jaya! Hosh mein aa... dekh Rajeev theek ho jayega."
Jaya ne aankhein kholi, par wo pagalon ki tarah rone lagi. Usne apne hi baal nochna shuru kar diye.
Jaya: "Nahi... bhaiya ke bina main mar jaungi... mujhe unke paas le chalo... Sameer bhaiya, plzz... mujhe unse milna hai!"
Shalini: "Mera Rajeev... usne aaj hi toh mujhse vaada kiya tha... wo shehar ka baadshah banega... ye kiski nazar lag gayi?"
Sameer ne Shalini ko sambhala, par Jaya baar-baar behosh ho rahi thi. Uski halat dekh kar waha sabhi ko bura lag raha
Ek sahanubhuti thi
Jaya: (Behoshi mein budbudate hue) "Bhaiya... utho na... dekho Jaya ro rahi hai... aapko dukh raha hai na... utho..."
Sameer: "Doctor! Is ladki ko dekhiye, ye sadme mein ja rahi hai!"
Shalini ICU ke darwaze par sar patak rahi thi. Uski mamta aur mashooka dono ek saath ro rahi thin.
Shalini: "Ji...jisne bhi ye kiya hai... main use zinda gaad dungi! Mere Rajeev ka ek katra khoon... poora vasool karungi!"
Sameer Jaya ko hosh mein lane ki koshish kar raha tha, par Jaya ki rooh toh jaise us ICU ke andar Rajeev ke saath hi bhatak rahi thi. Pura hospital unke dard ka gawah ban gaya tha.
1 ghnta beet chuka tha
ICU ka darwaza khula aur Doctor bahar nikle. Unke nikalte hi Shalini unpar toot padi, unka apron pakad kar jhinjhodne lagi.
Shalini: "Doctor! Mera Rajeev... mera beta kaisa hai? Kuch bolte kyun nahi? Mera dum nikal raha hai!"
Doctor: "Aunty, shant ho jaiye. Ab wo khatre se bahar hai. Chot gehri thi par operation kaamyab raha. Bas ek baat ka dhyan rakhna, unhe zyada stress mat dena, dimaag par zor nahi padna chahiye."
Shalini ne ek gehri saans li aur wahin farsh par baith gayi. Jaya abhi bhi bagal wali bench par behosh padi thi, doctor ne use neend ka injection diya tha taaki uska sadma kam ho sake.
Shalini bhagti hui ICU ke andar gayi. Rajeev wahan bed par leta tha, sar par safed patti bandhi thi aur aankhein adhi khuli thin.
Shalini: (Uska hath choomte huye, rote huye) "Rajeev... mera bacha... dekh teri maa aa gayi. Tu theek hai na? Bol na kuch."
Rajeev ne dhire se gardan ghumayi. Uski awaaz bahut halki thi, jaise kahin door se aa rahi ho.
Rajeev: "Mummy..."
Bas itna hi bola aur Shalini phir se foot-foot kar rone lagi. Wo uske chehre ko sehlane lagi, uski ungliyon ko choomne lagi.
Shalini: "Haan beta... main yahi hoon. Ab tujhe kuch nahi hone dungi.
Rajeev: "Jaya... kahan hai?"
Shalini: "Wo... wo bahar hai. Pagal ho gayi thi tujhe dekh kar, baar-baar behosh ho rahi thi. Doctor ne injection diya hai use, ab so rahi hai. Tu uski chinta mat kar, tu bas aram kar."
Rajeev ne uthne ki koshish ki, uske chehre par dard ki lakeerein ubhar aayin. Shalini ne turant use kaske pakad liya.
Shalini: "Nahi! Uthna mat. Tujhe meri kasam hai Rajeev... lete reh. Agar tu hila toh mera dil phat jayega."
Tabhi Sameer bhi dabe paaon andar aaya. Usne Rajeev ka hath thama.
Sameer: "Kaisa hai bhai? Bahut dara diya tune sabko."
Rajeev kuch bola nahi, bas ek halki si muskan uske hothon par aayi, jaise keh raha ho ki 'Sher abhi zinda hai'.
24 ghante beet chuke the
Agli dopahar, Jaya ko hosh aaya toh wo sidha bhagti hui Rajeev ke cabin mein ghusi. Rajeev ab thoda behtar tha, takiye ke sahare baitha tha. Jaya ne jaise hi use dekha, wo wahi darwaze par ruk gayi. Uska chehra utra hua tha aur aankhein sujhi hui thin.
Jaya: (Kampte huye) "Bhaiya..."
Wo daud kar aayi aur Rajeev ke pet se lipat gayi. Wo bachon ki tarah bilakh-bilakh kar rone lagi.
Jaya: "Aap mujhe chhod kar ja rahe the na? Aapko meri parwah nahi hai? Agar aapko kuch ho jata... toh main zinda rehti?"
Rajeev ne uska sar apne seene se lagaya aur uske baal sehlane laga.
Rajeev: "Chup kar pagli... itni jaldi nahi marta tera bhai. Dekh, bilkul theek hoon."
Jaya: (Upar dekh kar, gusse mein) "Ab aap kahin nahi jaoge. Main aapko bed se bandh kar rakhungi. Aur wo gunde... bhaiya, unhone aapko bahut maara na?
Jaya ne Rajeev ki patti par ek naram sa kiss kiya aur uske hath ko apne galon se chipka liya. Uska dulaar dekh kar wahan khadi Shalini ki aankhon mein bhi aansu aa gaye.
Bahut kuchh badlne wala tha—