Chapter 41: Farz ki Mohar
Budhvaar, 13 August, 2025. College ke staff room mein, chai ke break ke dauraan, ek anokhi meeting ho rahi thi. Kavita, Fareeda, aur Jaspreet, teeno ek saath baithi thi, jo ki ek aam baat thi. Par aaj unki baaton ka vishay aam nahi tha. Pichle do dinon se, unke beton dwara unke dimaag mein daale gaye 'farz' aur 'zimmedari' ke beej ab ankurit ho rahe the.
"Verma ji ka kal phir se phone aaya tha," Kavita ne ek thandi aahein bharte hue kaha. "Keh rahe the ki Cultural Day mein backstage discipline ke liye unhe hum jaise senior professors ki sakht zaroorat hai." Unki "Skin Rejuvenation" upgrade ke kaaran unke chehre par ab woh pehle jaisi thakaan nahi dikhti thi, jisse unki pareshani bhi ek alag hi andaz mein nazar aa rahi thi.
"Haan, mujhe bhi pata chala hai," Fareeda ne joda, apni nayi, thodi fitting wali kurti ke dupatte ko theek karte hue. "Students bilkul manmaani karte hain. Koi toh hona chahiye jo unhe sahi aur galat ka farq samjhaye, khaaskar jab woh stage par perform kar rahe hon." Unke dimaag mein abhi bhi woh 'modern' fashion videos ghoom rahe the, jisse unhe yeh kaam ek zaroori, "moral" duty lagne laga tha.
Jaspreet, jo ab tak chup-chaap chai pee rahi thi, ne apni rohbdaar awaaz mein kaha, "Agar hum jaise log hi peeche hat jaayenge, toh yeh college ka anushasan kaun sambhalega? Humara farz banta hai. Hum sirf professor nahi hain, hum in bachchon ke aacharitra ke nirmaata bhi hain." Unke "authoritative" lehje mein ek nayi si energy thi, unke badalte hue jism aur unchi heels se milta hua ek naya confidence.
Teeno ke "internal conflicts" ab ek naye mod par aakar mil gaye the. Unhone apne beton ki di hui 'duty' ki chaadar ko apni "orthodox" soch ke upar odh liya tha. Isse unhe apne man ke virodhabhas ko shaant karne ka ek bahana mil gaya tha. Modern dance jaisi "fuhad" cheez ka hissa banna ab unke liye ek majboori nahi, balki ek zaroori 'farz' ban chuka tha.
"Toh phir hum teeno ko haan keh dena chahiye," Kavita ne aakhir mein faisla sunaya.
"Haan, hum saath mein rahenge toh theek rahega," Fareeda ne sehmat hote hue kaha.
"Theek hai. Kal subah hum teeno saath mein jaakar Verma ji ko apna faisla suna denge," Jaspreet ne meeting ka anjaam tay kar diya.
Agle din, Guruvaar, 14 August, 2025, ki subah, teeno maaen taiyaar hokar ek saath Principal ke office ki taraf ja rahi thi. Unke chehre par ek gambhir par dridh nishchay ka bhaav tha. College ke corridor mein khade unke beton ne yeh manzar dekha. Unhone dekha ki kaise unki maaen, jo kuch hafte pehle tak bheed ka hissa thi, aaj ek alag hi power aur confidence ke saath chal rahi thi. Unke badle hue kapde, unki nayi chaal, aur unke chehre ka naya glow, sab milkar ek naya prabhav paida kar rahe the.
Unka plan kaamyaab ho chuka tha. Unki maaen ab official taur par uss event ka hissa ban chuki thi jisse woh sabse zyada nafrat karti thi.
'Teen Tigada' group par khushi ka message flash hua.
Rohan: "Mission Accomplished! Biji ne haan keh di!

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Imran: "Meri ammi bhi maan gayi. Team work, bhaiyon!"
Sameer: Sameer ne muskurate hue type kiya. "Yeh toh bas shuruaat hai." Usne apna point balance dekha: 100 Points. Baaki dono usse kahin aage the. Imran (20) aur Rohan (300) ke points mein bhi antar tha [Correction from previous chapter's end state]. Use pata tha ki use jald hi agla kadam uthana hoga. App ne jaise uski soch padh li ho. Uske phone par ek naya task pop up hua.
[SAMEER'S TASK #7: THE INTIMATE INQUIRY]
* Objective: Apni maa se unke naye khareede gaye kapdon ke 'andar' pehenne ke liye zaroori cheezon ke baare mein poocho. "Mummy, aapne yeh nayi kurtiyan toh le li, par inke neeche pehenne ke liye aapke paas matching 'bra' aur 'panty' hai?"
* Condition: Yeh sawaal akele mein, behad bholepan aur 'caring' andaaz mein poochna hai.
* Reward: 450 Points.
Sameer ne task dekha. Uska chehra laal ho gaya. Yeh ab tak ka sabse zyada personal, sabse zyada hadd paar karne wala sawaal tha. Par 450 points ka inaam uske dimaag par haavi ho raha tha.