" ek aur ajeeb maut, ise dekh kar aisa lagta hai "
" jese sharir mein khoon jam gaya ho " ajay ne sharma ki baat puri ki.
" ye sab kese hua tumne dekha nahi ? "
" sir mein theek iske piche tha, achanak se kohra itna badh gaya ki mein ise theek se dekh nahi paya phir jab dikha to is haal mein pada tha yahan " ajay ki baat ka jawab dete hue hawaldar ne kaha aur laash ko ambulance mein dal dia gaya. Sharma aur ajay dono postpartam ke liye hospital jaa pahunche.
" aap itni jaldi aa gaye, abhi to body ayi hai " dr ne dono ko andar atte dekh kaha.
" hamare samne bhi to kar sakte hain, janna chahta hun ki ache bhale admi ko achanak se kya ho gaya " sharma ka jawab sun dr ne apne hath mein chota chaku liya aur rakesh ke sine par rakhte hue use vahan se chir dia. Chirte hi khoon nikalna chahie tha lekin kuch nahi nikla, Dr ne ache se uske sharir ko andar se kata aur jab uska dil nikala to teeno ke hosh ud gaye. Dil puri tarh se kala padh chuka tha, khun ka ek katra uske sharir mein kahin nahi tha. Dr ne apna chasma theek kiya aur uske dil ko apne pas rakhi tray par ludka dia.
" ye kese ho sakta hai iska to pura khoon jese kisi ne nikal dia ho ? " sharma rakesh ki taraf dekh raha tha uska muh sukh kr andar dans gaya tha, ankhein puri khuli hui thi jese jaan nikalte hue kitni takleef mein ho.
" achanak se aise kese kisi ka khun is kadar jam sakta hai ? manna mere liye bhi mushkil hai " dr kuch sochne laga. " inspector mujhe nahi lagta mein apko kuch aur bata sakta hun, report bhijwa dunga ki dil ka daura padne se maut hui varna is lassh ko koi samjha nahi payega na aap aur na hi mein " ajay aur sharma dono dr ki baat ko samajh rahe the kyun ki vakai un dono ko bhi kuch samajh nahi aa raha tha. Dono kamre se bahar nikle, raat ho chuki thi, hospital kafi had tak khali tha. Corridor lamba aur sunsan tha, do char bulb walle lamp jal rahe the, sharma ke dimag mein bahut si batein chal rahi thi, ek taraf vo ye soch raha tha ki khuni ko pakdna uske baski nahi aur dusri taraf use logon ki kahi baat bhoo-pret shaitan in sabne pareshan kar dia tha. Uthal-puthal mein vo bhul gaya ki vo sidhe ki bajaye morgue room mein ki taraf chal dia hai.
" sir " ajay ke awaz lagate hi sharma ruk gaya aur awaz ki taraf dekhne laga.
" vo morgue room hai " sharma ne jab samne darwaje par naam dekha to vo ek kadam piche hogaya, itni thand mein bhi chehre par pasina aa chuka tha uske. Dono jeep mein baithe aur police station ki aur chal die.
" hume laga tha rakesh ne us anguthi ke chalte mohmmad ko mara hoga par vo to khud mara gaya aur agar ye anguthi ka role sach hai to vo anguthi hai kahan ? na hume mohmmad ke ghar mili na hi rakesh ke pas, akhir ye anguthi ka mazra kya hai? " sharma sawalo se pareshan tha.
" shayad apko meri report se kuch madad mile sir "
" tumhari report padne hi to baitha tha ki phone aa gaya, aisa kya hai us report mein jo tum yahan ke vardat ko usse jod rahe ho "
" kyun ki usme bhi kuch aisa hi hai sir, vo case na to open hai na hi close ho paye hai, vahan bhi kuch isi tarah ki mautein hai aur isi tarah ki khamoshi "
" aur ? " sharma jese sab jaan lena chahta tha. Itne mein police station aa gaya.
" aur ap shayad sab samajh jaye, mein rakesh aur mohmmad ki jankari apne khabri ko de deta hun kya pata vo kuch khoj nikale "
" theek hai, tum jao aram karo "
" aur aap ? "
" mein tumhari report padna chahta hun ajay, mere zehan mein ye chal rahi mautein atak gayi hai aur agar jo tum keh rahe ho vo sach hai to shayad bhagwan hi bacha sakta hai ab hume in halaton se " sharma jeep se utar kar police station ke andar apni kursi par ja pahuncha, uski table par ajay ki report padi thi.
Benguluru - Kartnatka
" i am feeling much better now a days "
" that's good, so which doctor ? "
" well, mene kisi doctor ko approach nahi kiya, actually i am working on my own "
" that's really good shalini, i mean i can understand us sab se bahar niklna its very difficult "
" yeah i know, but now i am going to be in good shape " shalini phone par baat karte hue ungli mein pehni anguthi ko ghuma rahi thi.
" ok so when we are meeting ? "
" i'll let you know "
" chal ok, dekha baat karte hue pata nahi chala itna late ho gaya "
" han 12 bajne valle hain "
" it's very good to see you like this now shalini, i am happy that you are recovering "
" mee too, good nyt " phone cut karne ke baad shalini sofe par lait kr book padne lagi. Ab use raat se dar nahi lagta tha, nind na ane ki bimari uski ab dur ho chuki thi, depression ne jese uski zindagi ko jakad liya tha. Book padte hue usne coffe ka mug uthaya aur pite sath usne book ko table par rakh dia. Nazar samne lagi ghadi par padi 1 baj chuka tha. Usne choti si ubasi li aur phir vahan se uth kar ungli mein anguthi ghumate hue sidiyan chadte hue apne kamre ki aaur badh chali.
Takreeban adhi der raat ko shalini gehri nind mein soi hui thi ki eka-ek kisi ahat ne uski nind khol di. Usne apni ankh kholte hi side lamp on kia. Ghadi vahin rakhi thi jispar time 2:55 ho raha tha. Usne uth kar ubasi lete hue ankhein mali aur pani pine ke liye jug uthaya lekin usme pani nahi tha. " pani kese khatam ho gaya ? " pyas bahut zor se lagi thi use shayad isliye uski nind khuli thi ye soch kar usne apna hath phone ki taraf badhaya tha ki tabhi side lamp jalte-jalte lub jub hone laga.
`zarr-zarr` awaz hui aur vo band ho gaya. Shalini ne on/off kiya lekin vo on nahi hua, usne apna phone uthaya aur use unlock kar dia. " signal bhi nahi hai " usne apne phone ki light on ki aur palang se uth kar kamre mein lagi baki light on/off karne lagi. " light nahi hai, par generator on kyun nahi hua ? " shalini andhere mein khadi thi ek matr roshni uske phone se aa rahi thi, vo abhi kuch soch hi rahi thi ki use awaz sunai di jise sun vo cheekh padi.
Awaz shayad niche se aayi thi, shalini ghabra gayi usne kamre ka gate bina khole hi awaz di, " kaun hai ? " ghar mein itna sanata pasra tha ki uski awaz har kone mein gunj uthi. Jawab na ane par shalini ko laga mano uska veham par vo ghabra bhi rahi thi. Usne phone dekha to usme abhi bhi signal nahi aa rahe the.
" kaun ho sakta hai ? koi chor ? nahi aisa hota to security alaram to bajta hi, shayad ye mera hi veham hoga " shalini ye maan apne kamre se bahar nikal gayi, pani pine ke liye par kamre mein rakha jug pura bhara hua tha.
Busy jo hi gaya hai..fir bhi dekhte hain 
mein to use hi khatam karta thodi si reh gayi thi bechar 
