abbu phir chale gaye.
phir ammi boli : rahil, tum muje koi help karaoge ?
rahil : ji ammi, boliye na ?
ammi : aaj muje time mila hai, aaj sab kapde mein washing machine me dhone jaa rahi hu.
rahil : thik hai, par muje kya karna hai ?
ammi : kuch nahi, bas .. tum mein jo kahu woh kapde la ke washing machine me daal dena.
rahil : thik hai.
mein aur aaliya yeh sab dekh rahe the.
tabhi .. aaliya aage aayi aur boli : mein koi madad karu ?
ammi : ha, kyu nahi .. tum tab tak bartan saaf kardo to ?
aaliya : thik hai.
aaliya to chali gayi. ammi ne meri aur dekha, sochke ki mein kuch kehti hu ?
par .. mein waise bhi kaam karne se door hi rehti hu,
ghar ki laadli jo hu,
to .. meine kuch kaha hi nahi.
to ammi rahil ko apne kamre me le gaye.
mein unke piche piche kamre ke bahir hi khadi rahi.
ammi : rahil suno. woh chaddar dekh lo jara, kharab to nahi hai na ?
rahil chaddar ko dekh raha tha,
uspe koi nishan the, koi dhabbe the.
usne ammi ki aur dekha.
aur .. ammi ne rahil ki ankhon me dekha.
rahil ki saanse tej chalne lagi,
uski ankhon me chamak thi.
thoda muje samaj aaya .. thoda samaj nahi aaya.
phir rahil bola : ammi, yeh chaddar kuch kharab hai,