Bhaag 2
Agle din college me, Latika aur uski ek saheli Tania har roz ki tarah swimming club me apna practice kar rahi thi aur hamesha ki tarah Latika use hara deti hain. Kaale goggles pehni Latika paani me se utar ke thummak ke apni saheli ko chirane lagi "madam! aaram se, koi jaldi nahi hai!". Itna kehke voh hasne lagi aur agle hi pal Tania thodi ghusse me paani se bahaar nikal jaati hain.
Dono saheliyan swimming costume me apne apne towel lelete hain aur khud ko pochne lage. Tania me mann me kuch to thi, jise Latika bhaamp leti hain.
Latika : yaar Tania! Kya soch rahi hai?
Tania : Latika! Tu kya bachpan se swimming kar rahi hai? I mean club me vagera...
Latika : you know what Tania! Main kabhi kabhi khud hairan hoti hoon, swimming bas mujhe normally aati hain aur maine kabhi kabhi training li hi nahi!
Tania : tujhse to sheher ke bade bade swimming club bhi jal jayegi!
Latika : oh please! Ped pe chada mat! Koshish kar mujhe harane ki agli baar okay?
Dono saheliyan tayyar hoke, club se nikalke vapas apne class chale jaate hain, yunhi baate karte karte. Aise me ek ladka kaide se chalte chalte Tania aur Latika ke raaste me achanak se aajata hain. Normally us ladke ko dekhke dono ladkiya chid jaati thi aur khaas karke Latika. Ladke ka naam Atul tha aur college ke trustee ka eklauta beta tha. Yun kahiye ke tevar me rehna uska paidaishi haq tha.
Atul : Tania, lagta hai tumhari saheli ko mera aana pasand nahi!
Tania : dekh Atul, hume jaane de...varna...
Atul : varna complain karke koi faida nahi! Har ladki mujhpe vaise hi fida hai!
Latika : oh really? Aisi kya khaas baat hai tumme? (ada ke saath)
Atul : (apne chehre ko Latika ke chehre ke kareeb laata hai) kisi din azmaake dekhlo! Pata chal jayega.
Itna kehke Atul vaha se chala jaata hain aur Tania use jaate dekh "Asshole!" bolti hain aur dono saheliyan hasne lage, class ki aur jaate jaate.
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Ramesh apne office me kaam kar raha tha ke tabhi use ek phone aata hain. Phone Jaidev ka tha.
Ramesh : are Jai, bol kya baat hai?
Jaidev : are sorry yaar, disturb to nahi kiya na?
Ramesh : are nahi nahi, bata mujhe!
Jaidev : yaar, mera agla research paani ke andar chipe rahasyon ko leke hain aur is research me mujhe ek honhaar assistant ki zaroorat thi!
Ramesh : okay par....yeh tu mujhe kyon bata raha hai? (Thoda hasta hua)
Jaidev : main soch raha tha shayad is job ke liye Latika sahi rahegi! Kya khayal hai?
Ramesh : dekh yaar, voh ab bacchi nahi rahi, main tujhe number message kar deta hoon, phir tu khud hi baat karle! Vaise bhi bahut ziddi ladki hai.
Jaidev : hmm thanks! Main khud hi baat kar lunga.
Phone cut karne ke baad Jaidev khud ke liye ek drink banata hai aur khud se khushi khushi kehta hain "Is ladki ki jawani ki chuski lene ka ek mauka mile, bas!". Keval Latika ki khayal se hi is adher umar ke aadmi ke jism me hulchuclein hone laga.
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Class ke baad Latika foran Inter College swimming ke liye apni naam dene coach ke paas jaati hain, lekin voh saaf mana kar deta hain.
Latika : (hairan hoke) lekin sir! Iski vajah kya hai??
Coach : Latika dekho, baat yeh hai ke tumhari swimming ki dakshata kuch aisi hai ke baaki swimmers ko complex hone lagte hai!
Latika : lekin! Isme mera kya kasoor? Mujhe bas normally tarni aati hai! It's just organic for me!
Coach : exactly! Jis dakshata ke liye log saal pe saal swimming practise karte hai! Tum itni asani se kar leti ho.... Yeh shayad kuch students ko hazam na ho paye!
Latika : sir, agar me itni kabil hoon! To phir...
Coach : zaroorat se zyada kabil ho, isliye! Aur vaise bhi entries full ho chuka hai, kyonki tumhari jahah Sapna Mittal bhaag le rahi hai!
Latika : oh I see! To aap Sapna ko aage kar rahe hai kyonke voh ek mashhur influencer ki beti hai??? Bas isi liye? (Ghusse me)
Coach : sorry! Mera siddhant final hai! Tum jaa sakti ho.
Latika haath pe haath patakke vaha se chali jaati hain aur dekhte hi dekhte shaam bhi ho jaata hain.
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Raat ko Ghar me :
Shikha : isme aisa kya ho gaya jo tu itna ghussa kar rahi hai?
Latika : mom! Yeh mera sapna hai is contest ko jeetna!
Ramesh : it's okay beta! It's just a competition! Koi badi baat nahi
Latika : dad! Aap bhi? Gosh!
Shikha : beta, jaane bhi de, bas padhai me dhyan de aur shayad agli baar list me teri naam aajaye! (Muskurake Latika ke sar par haath pherti hai)
Ramesh aur Shikha ki baaton se Latika kuch khaas khush bilkul nahi thi. Ulta use Sapna pe ghussa aa rahi thi aur vajah yeh thi ke voh khud jaanti thi ke voh Sapna se kahin guna zyada kabil thi swimming me.
Raat ko Latika sone jaane hi wali thi ke tabhi uski mobile baj uthi. Unknown number dehke voh thodi hairan hoke call utha leti hain.
Latika : hello?
Dusre aur se, bistar par Jaidev adhnangan avastha me ek 30 ke aas paas umar ke pardarshi jheeni si nightie pehni mahila ke saath bistar par lete lete, thode se nashe me kehne laga "Hello Latika beti?".
Latika : haan bol rahi hoon! Aap kaun?
Jaidev : (us aurat ke peeth ko sehlata hua) Jaidev uncle bol raha hoon! Umm tumhe disturb to nahin kiya na maine?
Latika : oh uncle aap! Nahi nahi it's okay! Batayiye..
Jaidev : beti! Ek badiya sa offer thi tumhare liye!
Latika : offer? Kaisi offer?
Jaidev : (kass ke us aurat ko apne chaati se chipkaye) beti, mujhe apne research ke liye ek assistant ki zaroorat hai! Agar tum saath do to...
Latika : hmmm! Interesting! Uncle if you don't mind, main sochke bataungi!
Jaidev : sure! Main jawab ka intezar karunga beti! Goodnight.
Latika phone cut kar deti hain aur bina kuch soche ya chintan kiye, lamp ko off karke so jaati hain.
Vaha dusre aur Jaidev phone rakhke, ek baar phir apne rakhel ke saath gulcharre udane lagta hain. "koi nai rakhel ka intezam karne ka irada hai kya?" Muskurake voh aurat apni stan ko Jaidev ke chaati se ragadti hui boli.
Jaidev bas muskuraya aur us aurat ke stan ko pyaar se sehlate huye kehne laga "bahut teekhi kheer hai! Nighalne me kuch vakt to lagega!".
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Agle din college me :
Latika har din ki tarah swimming club jaane lagi lecture ke baad aur is baar jaise hi girls room se neeli si swimsuit pehnke paani ki aur jaane lagi, tabhi usi vakt ek aur bala ki jawani uske kadam rok deti hain. Lal rang ki swimsuit me us ladki ki gora badan ekdam khili khili lag rahi thi aur khule baalon ka to baat hi alag thi. Is bala ka naam Sapna thi!
Sapna : how sad Latika! (Khilli udati hui) don't worry! Agli baar aajana competition me!
Latika : (kaide se muskurake) oh really? Tum tair karogi mujhe competition me aani chahiye ya nahi! Tum khud kya bahut kabil ho?
Sapna : dekho Latika! (piche khadi hoke) main tumse vaise bhi naraz nahi ho sakti! Kyonki...tum jaise bala ke prati kabhi kabhi main khud kamzor ho jaati hoon!
Itna kehke Sapna Latika ke kandhe pe hath rakh ke, vaha se dhire dhire niche uske stan ke darar tak sarkane lagti hain, lekin Latika uski haath ko jhatak deti hain aur uske aur mud jaati hain. Dono ladkiya is vakt bas ek dusre ko dekh rahe the.
Latika : yeh rumani andaaz dikhane ka koi faida nahi! Mujhe impress karna hi hai, to chupchaap apni naam vapas lelo!
Sapna : (hans padi) sorry babes! (Latika ke gaalon par ungli phirati hui) yeh to main nahi karne vali! Better luck next time!
Itna kehke Sapna apni madmast jism ko matkaye goggle ko apni aankh se lagaye seedhe dubki laga deti hain aur paani chalkane ke awaaz se Latika ghusse se uski aur dekhne lagi aur tabhi vaha Tania aajati hain. Sapna ko tairte dekh, voh Latika ke kandhe pe haath lagati hain.
Tania : Kya keh rahi thi yeh Sapna?".
Latika : (Tania ki aur muskurake) bas! mujhe competition se bahaar karna ka anand utha rahi thi, aur kya!
Tania : anyway Latika, jaane bhi de! Isse takkar mat le! Vaise bhi bade baap ki bigdi hui ladki hai.
Latika : (ek ajeeb muskaan ke saath) takkar to nahi lungi! Lekin haan, competition se pehle bas ek baar badhai zaroor dungi! Khair, chal lets start!
Latika ke baaton se Tania kuch confuse zaroor hui thi, lekin phir agle hi pal dono saheliyan swimming me magan ho jaate hain.
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Raat ko, jaha ek taraf Latika gehri neend me so rahi thi, vaha dusre aur Shikha lamp ko jalaye kuch sochne lagi. Ramesh jo karvat badal raha tha, achanak aankhen khole apne patni ko dekhne laga aur phir apne kohni ke bal aage aake, Shikha ke kandhe ko sehlane laga.
Ramesh : are kya hua? Kis soch me pad gayi?
Shikha : nahi, bas ek khayal baar baar mann ko sataye jaa rahi hai!
Ramesh : (sankoch me) kaisa khayal?
Shikha : bas yehi ke Latika jab se badi hone lagi, tab se voh na jaane kyon humse kuch chupane zaroor lagi hai! Voh kuch khulke bhi hume batati nahi...
Ramesh : are itni si baat? Bas? (Muskurake) aajkal ke bacche hai! Har baat maa baap se share thodi hi karenge!
Shikha : Ramesh! Hum kitna bhi khud ko tasalli dete rahe, lekin kadwi sach to yeh hai ke Latika humari apni....
Ramesh : (patni ke labon par ungli rakhke) bas! (gambhirta se) Shikha, phir aisa kabhi bhi mat kehna! Latika humari apni beti hai, okay? Ab so jao!
Ramesh vapas gehrni neend me so jaata hain aur Shikha bhi kuch sochne ke baad, ek gehrni saans liye apni lamp ko off karke so jaati hain.
Raat andhere me dhal jaata hain aur Latika phir ek baar ek ajeeb khwaab me ulajh jaati hain. Us khwaab me voh paani me vapas tair rahi thi aur phir se ek mahila ki awaaz uski kaano tak aati hain..
"Latika tum jaanti ho tumhe kya karni hai! Jaanti ho na?"
Jawab me tairti hui Latika paani bulbulati hui bas haan me jawab deti hain aur tabhi voh gaur karti hain ke uski dono hatheli khoon se range huyi thi aur tabhi jhatke me aankhen kholke voh bistar par beth jaati hain aur hairani ki baat yeh thi ke uski aankhon me khauff nahi balki junoon savaar hui thi.
"Competition me main hi hissa lungi! Sorry Sapna!"
Ek kaatil muskaan ke saath Latika hasti hui vapas so jaati hain aur ek gaana gungunati hui neend ki agosh me chali jaati hain..
"I am the best.... I am the best hmmmmnn"
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Agle din shaam ko :
College to officially khatam ho chuki thi lekin club me Sapna jee tod ke practise kar rahi thi taaki voh competition jeet sake aur is vakt voh kayamat se kam nahi lag rahi thi. Two piece lal bikini aur panty me Sapna ki acchi khaasi sudol jism rang la rahi thi aur voh bade maze apni paani ki ehsaas badan se chipkaye le rahi thi.
Aise me achanak club ke andar ke tamam spot lights me se takreeban saare lights off ho jaate hain, sivay ek ya do chorke.
"Kaun??? What the fuck? Lights kisne off kiya???"
Sapna tairna band kar deti hain aur paani me se thodi si uthke yaha se vaha dekhne lagi, lekin koi bhi nazar nahi aayi. Ek ajeeb si khamoshi chaa gayi thi club ke andar aur tabhi kisi ki kadmo ki awaaz sunayi di gayi...koi aisi kadmo ki aahat jo heels me thi aur tuk tuk ki awaaz Sapna ki kaan me aate hi, voh phir puch uthi...
"Main aakhri baar puch rahi hoon, kaun hai????"
Tabhi, heels ki awaaz badhti gayi aur andhere me se ek parchai ahista ahista saamne aayi swimming pool ki. Sapna sankoch ke saath dekhti gayi ke ahista ahista voh kaali parchai spotlight ke saamne aa gayi aur voh shaks koi aur nahi balki Latika thi.
"Latika tum??? Yaha kya kar rahi ho is vakt?"
Latika muskurai aur pyari si muskaan ke saath kehne lagi..
"Sorry Sapna! I hope maine tumhe dara to nahi diya na?"