Update 33
Kamaad de uche-uche khetan vichkar bane patle kachhe raste te hawa di halki sarr-sarr goonj rahi si. Shaam de 5 vajjan wale san te suraj di laali mithi dhupp ban ke patteyan te lishak rahi si. Chaare passe bas haryali phaili hoya si.
Agge-agge Inderjeet turr rahi si. Usne gulabi rang da suit paya hoya si, sir te dupatta poore saleeke naal leya si te sajje hath vich pittal di bhari hoyi chah wali dolli fadhi hoyi si. Dolli thodi bhaari hon karke usda chooda hauli-hauli chhan-chhan kar reha si te usdi chaal vich ik nawi vyahi kudi da naram lachkaav saaf dikhda si.
Pooja usde bilkul piche-piche kadam dhardi aundi si. Asmani rang di sleeveless kurti te chitti salwar vich usda bhareya, gundva jism har kadam naal halka jhulda si. Usne dovan hathan naal garma-garam pakodeyan wali parat fadhi hoyi si, jide utte akhbaar diti hoyi si taan jo pakode tatte rehn.
Raste di mitti naram si, par Pooja de pairan vich ik ajeeb jehi tharthrahat aje vi saaf si. Usdiyan nigaahan baar-baar agge dharde Inderjeet de gore pairan te te fer khetan de modd vall ja rahiyan san.
Inderjeet ne turde-turde piche muh ghuma ke Pooja vall vekhya te hauli jehi muskurayi, "Ki gall Pooja? Parat bhaari lagdi aa? Dolli fadh lai, te parat mainu fada de je hath thakk gaye."
Pooja ne foran sir hilaya te dabi aawaz vich boli, "Nahi Inder... Bhaar da koi masla nahi. Parat taan halki aa... bas mere pair aape hi thode tezz nahi turr rahe."
Inderjeet do pal layi raste de kande te khad gayi te Pooja da intzaar kitta. Jad Pooja usde kol aayi, taan Inderjeet ne usde chehre vall gaur naal vekhya. Pooja diyan goriyan gallan te halki laali chhadhi hoyi si te mathe te barik paseene diyan boondan dhupp vich chamak rahiyan san.
"Tu aje vi dardi payi aen na?" Inderjeet ne naram te dabi aawaz vich puchya. "Dil di dhadkan baahar tak sunayi dindi aa teri."
Pooja ne saah leya te neevi paa layi. Usne parat nu seene kol thoda hor ucha kitta te boli, "Darr kyu na lagge Inder? Kal shaam di gal hor si... Main kalli aayi si te khetan ch koi banda nahi si. Par ajj tu vi naal aen, agge mazdoor vi hone ne, te Bapu ji da rohb... mera taan soch ke hi saah rukda."
Inderjeet ne dolli nu dooje hath vich badal laya te Pooja de modhe naal apna modha jod ke turan laggi.
"Pooja, meri gall kann khol ke sun lai," Inderjeet ne bohut hi hauli te gambhir aawaz vich samjhaya.
"Khetan vich koi shehar varga shor-sharaba nahi hunda, ithe aam gall vi goonjdi aa. Mazdoor othe kamad vadh rahe honge, Bapu ji vi kol hi khade hone aa. Tu othe pohnch ke bas meri aam saheli ban ke vartana. Kise vall ghoor ke nahi vekhna, na hi Bapu ji de agge neevi paa ke eddan khadna jiven koi jurm kitta hove."
Pooja ne sukke bullan te jeebh pheri te boli, "Main koshish taan poori karangi Inder. Par sach dassan... jadon da Bapu ji ne rasoi ch saanu dovan nu motor te aun da hukum ditta si na, meri taan Dhadkan hi ruk gayi si. Ohna diyan akkhan ch jo sek si... oh mere jism nu andar tak cheer reha si."
Inderjeet de chehre te halki sharam di muskaan te fikar doven ral gaye. Usne aale-dwale khetan vich nazar maari ki koi lagge shage taan nahi .
"Bapu ji pind de purane te tatte khoon wale bande ne," Inderjeet ne hauli aawaz ch keha. "Ohna nu har shikaar di khabar hundi aa. Par tu haunsla rakh. Jado tak main tere naal aan, koi aisi-waisi gal nahi hon dindi. Tu bas mazdooran agge thal dhar dayi, baki chah main aape vartaa devangi."
"Theek aa Inder," Pooja ne saah chhadde hoye keha. "Jiven tu samjhawengi, main bilkul ovein hi karangi."
Doven saheliyan kachhi pagdandi de aakhiri modd te pohnch gayiyan. Modd mud-de hi sahmne taaliyan de rukh te motor da kachha kamra nazar aaun lagga, jithe paani da chalna te generator di aawaz saaf sunan lag payi si.
Vaddi taali de thalle ik purana lakad da manja dahya hoya si. Kol hi paani di khaal chal rahi si, jithe paani tez bahaav naal agle kyare vall ja reha si.
Manje kol Bapu Jarnail Singh khade san. Kurte de agle do button khulle hon karke ohna di chaudi, baalan wali hikk dhupp vich saaf chamak rahi si. Hathan vich khunndi fadhi hoyi si te asmani pagg da larr modhe te sutteya hoya si. Kamre de dooje paase kamaad di vaadhi karan wale 4 mazdoor sir te parne banne, daatiyan side te rakh ke araam kar rahe san.
Jiddan hi Inderjeet te Pooja pagdandi to hundiyan hoiyan kol aayiyan, Bapu Jarnail Singh di nigaah sidhi ohna te tiki.
"Aajo dhiye, aajo," Bapu ji ne bhaari te roabdaar aawaz vich keha. "Mazdoor vi kadon de udeek rahe san. Dhupp vich kaamad vadd-vadd ke gale sukk gaye ne ehna de."
Inderjeet ne adab naal sir te dupatta theek kitta te chah di dolli manje kol tikayi. "Sat Sri Akal Bapu ji. Bas raste vich thoda pair sambhal ke turan karke 10 15 mint lag gaye."
Pooja ne chupchap pakodeyan wali parat manje te rakhi te kapda utaar ke side te kitta. Garma-garam pakodeyan di mehak hawa vich phail gayi. Mazdooran de chehre te raunaq aa gayi te oh uth ke nede ho gaye.
"Lao bhai, hath dho ke chah fado saare," Inderjeet ne steel de gilaasan vich chah paaunde hoye aawaz diti.
Pooja ne akkhan thalle rakhde hoye parat vichon pakode chukk ke akhbaar de tukdeyan te rakh-rakh ke mazdooran agge vadhaaye. Mazdooran ne adab naal hath jode te chah-pakode fadh ke taali de rukh thalle baith ke khaan lagge.
"Bapu ji, tuhada gilaas," Inderjeet ne ik saaf gilaas vich chah paa ke Bapu Jarnail Singh vall vadhaayi.
Bapu ji ne chah da gilaas fadya te ghut bharde hoye Pooja vall takkeya. Pooja asmani kurti da palla thalle khichdi hoyi neevi paaye khadi si, par usde seene di tez Dhadkan saaf dass rahi si ki usde andar keda toofan chal reha hai.
"Chah taan poori kadak banayi aa Inder dhiye," Bapu ji ne daadhi te hath pherde hoye garajdi tone vich keha. Fer ohna ne taali thalle baithe mazdooran vall muh kitta, "Oye Mangat! Chah peeke time na khraab karyo. Agle kille da naaka khull gaya lagda, jaake khaal di vatt theek karo te pichle kyare nu paani mod deo."
Mangat ne chah da aakhiri ghut bhareya te daati chukk ke khada ho gaya, "Haanji Sardaar ji, asi hunne jande aan. Adhe ghante tak oho killa nabed ke aunde aan."
Chaare mazdoor aapas vich gallan karde hoye khetan de agle passe khaal vall turr gaye.
Mazdooran de jaande hi motor de chaare passe achanak ik vakhra sannaata chha gaya. Hun othe sirf chalde paani di sarr-sarr, hawa naal hillde patte, te Bapu Jarnail Singh hi baaqi reh gaya si.
Bapu Jarnail Singh ne chah da khaali gilaas manje te rakheya. Ohna ne asmani pagg da larr theek kita te poore jism nu aakad bhann-de hoye khula chhad ditta.
Inderjeet ne dolli te thaal chukkya te Bapu ji vall vekh ke adab naal keha, "Bapu ji, bhande main saambh laiye ne. Je tuhada kamm muk gaya hove taan aapa haveli vall chaliye? Shaam dhalan wali aa, Bebe ji kalle hone aa."
Bapu Jarnail Singh ne daadhi te hath pherde hoye Inderjeet vall gaur naal vekhya. Ohna di bhaari aawaz vich ik ajeeb hukam te chhed si.
"Inder dhiye, inni kaahli kyu aa?" Bapu ji ne paani di khaal vall ishaara karde hoye keha. "Agla naka khulleya hoya, par pichle kyare ch aje vi paani theek tarah nahi mudeya. Tu aidaan kar, jara agge jaake vekh ke aa ki khaal di vat kitte tuti taan nahi. Mangat hori piche lagge ne, unhan nu zara aawaz maar ke aah."
Inderjeet ne ik pal layi Bapu ji diyan akkhan vich dekheya. Usnu poora andaza ho gaya si ki Bapu ji usnu kyu paase bhej rahe ne. Usne piche khadi Pooja vall vekhya, jisda rang poori tarah udd chukya si te jo zameen vall takk rahi si. Inderjeet ne Pooja nu haunsla den layi hauli jeha sir hilaya te Bapu ji nu aakhya, "Theek aa Bapu ji, main hune vekh ke aaundi aan."
Inderjeet lambe pabb dhardi hoyi khetan de agle raste vall nikal gayi.
Hun motor te sirf Bapu Jarnail Singh te Pooja hi kalle bache san.
Bapu Jarnail Singh do kadam agge vadhe te sidha Pooja de bilkul muhre aake khade ho gaye. Ohna da 6-foot lamba jism Pooja de seene de bilkul sahmne si.
"Kudiye... ajj saver di mere ton akkhan chura rahi aen," Bapu Jarnail Singh ne garajdi, rasili dabi aawaz vich keha. "Haveli vich taan lassi fadaunde hath kamb reha si tera. Ithe vi dardi pyi aen?"
Pooja ne neevi paaye hoye hi dupatta ghutt ke fadheya. Usda saah tezz chalan lagga. "Nahi... Bapu ji... Main dardi nahi... Bas..."
"Bas ki?" Bapu Jarnail Singh ne bina ik pal gawaye apna hath agge vadhaaya te Pooja di asmani kurti de thallon usda gora gundva lakk daboach laya.
"Aah!" Pooja de moohon ik dabi siskari nikli. Bapu ji diyan garam ungliyan usde lakk de maas vich khub gayiyan san.
"Kal shaam is motor wale kamre vich taan teriyan cheekhan asmaan nu chhoh rahiyan san," Bapu ji ne usnu ikko jhatke naal apne seene vall khichde hoye keha.
"Ajj fer ohi pyaas le ke aayi aen na mere kol?"
Pooja da jism Bapu ji di chaudi, baalan wali hikk naal lagg gaya. Usde mumme Bapu ji de kurte naal poori tarah dab gaye. Usne ghabra ke aale-dwale vekhya, "Bapu ji... Inder aa jaavegi... Ja koi hor vekh lavega..."
"Koi nahi aunda ithe," Bapu ji ne dooje hath naal Pooja di kurti da gala khich ke usdi gori, naram chhati nu baahar kaddheya. Bina kise intezaar de Bapu ji ne apna munh Pooja de mumme te rakh ditta te poore jor naal naram nipple nu dandan vich fadh ke chungan lagge.
"Uffff... Bapu ji... haaye maa..." Pooja ne akkhan band karke Bapu ji de sir de baalan nu fadh laya. Usdi salwar kal shaam waang gilli hon lag gyi si. Bapu ji da mardaana jhatka usde saare darr nu hawas vich badal reha si.
Bapu ji ne usnu baahan vich chakkeya te sidha motor wale kachhe kamre de andar le gaye. Kamre da darwaza Bapu ji ne pair maarke adha bhed ditta. Andar manje te khes vichhya hoyeya si.
Bapu ji ne Pooja nu manje te sutt ditta. Usdi asmani kurti ikko jhatke naal utte chuk ke usde mummeyan nu nanga kar ditta te fer usdi salwar da naala khich ke khol ditta. Pooja di gori, naram te paani naal chhan-chhan kardi fuddi Bapu ji de muhre khul gayi.
Bapu Jarnail Singh ne apne pajame da nala kholya te apna mota, lohe warga lun baahar kaddheya. Usda topa poori tarah laal te garam si.
Pooja ne us bhaari lunn nu vekhya taan usde saah poore chhad gaye, "Bapu ji... aaram naal... bohut dukhdi..."
"Jatt da maal aaram naal nahi, thok ke andar jaanda ae," Bapu Jarnail Singh ne garajde hoye keha te Pooja de gore pattan nu chouda karke manje te chadh gaye.
Bapu ji ne bina thuk laaye sidha apna mota topa Pooja di gilli fuddi te rakhya te lakk nu fadke ki jordaar ghassa maareya.
"HAAAYE BABU JIIII!" Pooja de moohon ik lami te rasili cheekh nikli, par Bapu ji ne foran apna hath Pooja de mooh te dhar ditta taan jo aawaz baahar na jaave.
Pooja di fuddi diyan kandhan paad-da hoya Bapu ji da mota lunn poora root tak andar lagg gaya. Pooja diyan lataan kambh gayiyan te usne Bapu ji di chaudi peeth te naunh khobh ditte.
Bapu Jarnail Singh ne bina ruke pichon lakk fadya te andha-dhundh ghasse maarne shuru kar ditte. Kamre vich dovan de jismaan de takraan di Thap-Thap te Pooja diyan dabiyan hoyiyan siskariyan di aawaz hawa vich nasha gholan laggiyan.
"Dass kudiye... kidaan lagg reha jatt da lulla?" Bapu ji ne usde mummeyan nu chungan de naal-naal hethan poora zor maarde hoye puchya.
"Ummfff... Bapu ji... marr gayi... poora andar tak phad ditta... hor maaro... ufffff!" Pooja hun poori tarah paagal ho chukki si te Bapu ji de har ik ghasse te apna lakk utte chuk-chuk ke saath de rahi si.
Har ik ghasse naal kamra jiven tharr-tharr kambh reha si, te khetan di khamoshi vich Bapu Jarnail Singh di sardaari poore zor naal chhadh rahi si.
Kachhe kamre diyan kandhan vich dovan de paseene te jismaan di garmi poori tarah bhaf ban chukki si. Manje di purani lakad har ik jordaar ghasse naal char-char kar rahi si. Bapu Jarnail Singh da lamba, bhareya shareer Pooja de naram gundve jism te poori taakat naal thap-thap vaj reha si. Ohna de mathe ton paseene diyan boondan tap-tap karke Pooja de gore pattan te mummeyan te gir rahiyan san.
Pooja de doven hath Bapu ji de modheyan te san. Usdiyan akkhan poori tarah nashe vich gum chukiyan san te bullan vichon dabi hoyi siskari lagatar nikal rahi si. Bapu ji da mota, lohe warga lun Pooja di gilli fuddi diyan aakhiri kandhan nu cheerda hoya har ghasse naal dharak-dharak vaj reha si.
"Bapu jiii... haaye Bapu ji... bas karo... main marn laggi aan... uffff!" Pooja ne lakk nu poora utte chukde hoye hauli jehi aawaz vich tarle kadhe.
Bapu Jarnail Singh ne daadhi te aande paseene nu jhatkeya te Pooja de lakk nu dovan hathan naal aidaan fadeya jiven koi baaz apne shikaar nu daboach lainda hai. Ohna ne aakhiri 5-7 jordaar te doonge ghasse maare.
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Bapu ji di chaudi hikk achanak aakad gayi te ohna ne ik lamba, ghuttya hoya saah chhaddeya. Ohna de mote lun vichon garm-garam maal di pichkaari poore ubaal naal Pooja di fuddi de doonge garbh vich chhuthan laggi. Ek... do... tin... chaar lamiyaan dharan Pooja di fuddi nu sek naal bhar gayiyan.
Pooja da poora shareer ikk vaar jhatke khaan lagga te usne Bapu ji di peeth nu ghutt ke jaffi paa layi. Doven manje te ose tarah paseene naal lathpath ik dooje te dhey gaye. Kamre vich sirf dovan de tez-tez saahan di aawaz goonj rahi si.
2 mint tak dono ose tarah khamosh paye rahe.
Bapu Jarnail Singh ne hauli jehe apna shareer utte chukkeya te lunn nu baahar kaddheya. Pooja di fuddi vichon maal te paani bahaar nu rasan lagg peya .Bapu ji ne apna pajama paeya te kurte de button laye. Ohna de chehre te ik santusht sardaar di lajawab chamak si.
"Kudiye, uth hun cheti," Bapu ji ne dabi, roabdaar aawaz vich keha. "Inderjeet mud-di hi honi aa."
Khetan de pichle passeon Inderjeet de pairan di aawaz auni shuru ho gayi. Sukke patteyan te khadak hoya te naal hi usdi uchi aawaz goonji, "Bapu ji! Khaal da naaka theek karwa ditta Mangat horan ton... Hawa thandi hon lagg payi aa, shaam dhalan wali aa!"
Inderjeet di aawaz sun de hi kamre de andar ik dum halchal mach gayi.
Pooja ne ghabra ke jhatke naal apne kapde sambhale. Usne apni asmani kurti thalle khichi, salwar da naala kaske bannya te khes te digge dupatte nu chuk ke seene te leya. Usde baal khilre hoye san, chehra pasine te sharam naal poora laal si, te lataan aje vi tharthara rahiyan san.
Bapu Jarnail Singh ne poore itminaan naal apne pajame nu theek kitta te kurte de button band kitte. Ohna ne daadhi te hath pher ke pagg da larr set kitta te khunndi fadhde hoye hauli, garajdi aawaz vich Pooja nu aakhya, "Ghabra na kudiye. Palla sir te le te bhande sambhal. Jatt de hunde kise da darr na manni."
Pooja ne tezi naal lamba saah leya, dupatta sir te tikaya te kamre di dehleez ton baahar aayi.
Ose vele Inderjeet modd mudh ke kamre kol pohnch chukki si. Usne bahar rakhi khaali dolli te thaal vall vekhya, te fer sidha Pooja de chehre te nigaah tikaayi.
Pooja neevi paayi khadi si, par usde bullan te aje vi tez saahan di garmi te tez Dhadkan saaf dikh rahi si. Inderjeet ne ikko nazar vich saara mahool bhanp leya. Usdiyan samajhdaar akkhan vich ik pal layi hairani te gehra nasha jhalkea, par usne foran gall sambhali.
"Pooja, bhande dolli ch rakh le, haveli pohnchan ch hanera na ho jaave," Inderjeet ne aam aawaz vich keha, par usde bolan vich ik lukvan ishara si.
Pooja ne dabi aawaz vich keha, "Haan Inder... main bhande samet lendi aan."
Bapu Jarnail Singh motor wale kamre vichon baahar nikle. Ohna de chehre te ohi purani sardaari te rohb kayam si.
"Inder dhiye, bhande chukko te pichle raste ton sidha haveli jao," Bapu ji ne bhaari aawaz vich hukum ditta. "Raman te Sameer nu kehna ki tractor nu shed ch khada kar den. Main Mangat horan kol khetan da aakhiri geda maar ke aunda aan."
"Theek aa Bapu ji, asi nikalde aan," Inderjeet ne adab naal sir jhukaya te dolli chukki.
Pooja ne thal fadhya te doven saheliyan pagdandi vall tur payiyan.
Kachhe raste te turde hoye Inderjeet ne hauli jehi Pooja de modhe te hath maareya te dabi aawaz vich boli, "Pooja... tere pair aje vi kambh rahe ne. Haveli pohnchan ton pehlan apna muh nalke te dho lavi, nahi taan Bebe ji ik second ch pehchan lain ge."
Pooja ne sharma ke Inderjeet da hath ghut leya te boli, "Inder... Bapu ji da jor mere ton sambhalea nahi gaya... Mainu samajh nahi aundi main ki karaan."
Inderjeet ne ik doonga saah leya te asmaan vall vekhya jithe shaam da hanera khetan nu gher reha si. Haveli di chaardiwari sahmne dikhan lagg payi si.
