Raat ke das baj rahen they. Party chal rahi thi. Halka-halka music baj raha tha. Garma-garam bahas chidi hui thi. Topics har pal badal raha tha. Kabhi raajniti kabhi samaj, kabhi shiksha aur kabhi western cultural. Iske allawa aur bhi bade-bade Vishay jo sirf discuss karte hue hi achche lagte hain. Koi kabhi bhi inke liye kuch nahi karta siway baat karne ke aur gar kiya hota toh shayad discussion ke vishay fir kuch aur ho jaate. Khair sab ki sab apne-apne vichar rakh rahen they. Discussion ke dauran haatho mein jaam na ho toh bade logon ki parties kuch adhuri si lagti hain fir woh haath chahe aadmi ka ho ya aurat ka. Aamtaur par yahi najara hota hai bade logon ki parties ka. Aur party media people ki ho toh dikhawa aur tamasha jyada hota hai.
Dev ka aamtaur par aisi parties mein dam ghuta tha par majburi thi shamil hona padta tha. Lekin Jab ghutan hadd se bad jaati toh woh kise kone mein nikal jaata. Aaj bhi use bahut gutan ho rahi thi aur jab guttan bad gayi toh woh bahar bageeche mein nikal gaya. Bageeche mein koi pahle se hi jhule par baithe hue aasman ki ore tiktiki laga kar dekh raha tha aise lag raha tha jaise baithe-baithe taaron ko gin raha ho aur hisab laga raho ki kahin kuch kam toh nahi ho gaye. Dev ne uski tanhai ko bhang karte hue poocha kya hua kya party pasand nahi aai. Dev ki aawaj sunte hi usne turant mud kar dekha. Dev ne jaise hi use dekha toh hairaan rah gaya aur fir use dekhta hi rah gaya.
Wahi salona chehra, badi-badi aankhe, kamar tak jhulti hui lambi choti, maathe par badi si bindi kaano main bade se jhumke, cotton ki saari aur chehre par wahi tej par haan ek fark tha aur woh ye ki thodi si safaidi aa gayi thi baalon par aur ek bada sa chashma lag gaya tha.
Ye Anupama thi. Woh bhi Dev ko dekh kar hairaan thi. Woh ek doosre ko ek tak dekhe ja rahe they. Bilkul maun kuch kahte hi nahi ban raha tha. Aisa lag raha tha maano unki khamoshi hi ek-doosre se sawal aur jawab kar rahi ho. Dev Anupama ko dekh kar apne itihaas main chala gaya.
Anupama se Dev ki pahli mulakaat ek party mein hi hui thi. Dev collage ke final year mein tha aur Anupama first year mein. Collage mein freshers ko welcome karne ke liye party di jaati hai. Collage ki fresher party thi jab Dev Anupama se pahli baar mila tha. Anupama dekhne mein bilkul seedhi-saadhi thi. Bilkul aam, seedha-sadha pahnava koi chatak-bhatak nahi. Par jab baaten karti thi toh apni har baat ko badi dridhta se rakhti thi.
Apni journalism ki padai puri karne ke baad, Dev ko ek akhbaar mein naukri mil gayi. Par shaam ka samay woh abhi bhi campus mein dostoon ke saath hi bitaya karta tha. Rojana kisi na kisi vishaya par bahas chid jaya karti thi. Garam khun tha us samay har baat par josh aa jata tha. Duniya ko badalkar rakh dena chahte they. Sachachi se abhi tak wasta nahi pada tha. Isliye lagta tha ki bahut hi aasaan hai aur bas ek shuruwat ki jaroorat hai. Abhi tak kisi ne koshish hi nahi ki. Aur ab hum shurwat bhi karenge aur fir ek anjaam bhi denge.
Anupama campus mein hi girls hotel mein rahti thi. Isliye Dev ki us se roj hi mulakaat ho jaati thi. Woh bhi bahas mein bad chadkar hissa leti thi. Apne vicharoon ko bade hi jinda dilli se rakhti thi. Uske ander kuch kar gujarne ki chah thi. Jald hi Dev aur Anupama achche dost ban gaye. Dono ek-doosre ko bahut prabhavit karte they. Dono ki dosti kab pyar mein badal gayi unhe pata hi nahi chala. Anupama ek rajpoot thi aur Dev ek Brahmin family ko belong karta tha. Isliye dono ki shaadiyon mein kaafi adchane thi. Anupama apne ghar mein sabse badi thi. Us se choti uski teen bahne thi. Uske parivaar waalon ko jaise hi unke pyar ke baare mein pata chala, Anupama ke pita ne uski shaadi tay kar di.
Unhe dar tha ki Anupama ki wajah se Anupama ki teen choti bahne bin byahi hi na rah jaayen. Ladka bank manager tha. Aur unki hi biradari ka tha. Ye baat Anupama ne apne aakhiri khat main Dev ko batai thi. Khat ke saath shaadi ka card bhi tha. Dev ko khat aur card shaadi ki date nikal jaane ke baad mila. Khat kuch iss prakaar se tha………….
Priy Dev,
Papa ne meri shaadi tay kar di hai. Ladka bank mein manager hai aur hamaari hi biradari ka hai. Yahan aane se pahle tumse mil kar aana chahti thi. Par tum mile nahi, pata chala ki kisi jaroori kaam se gaon gaye hue ho. Gaon ka pata mere paas nahi hai. Isliye ye khat aur card padosiyon ko diye ja rahi hoon. Jab tak tumhe ye khat mile, shayad main kisi aur ki ho chuki hongi.
Dev main bahut majboor hoon. Mere peeche meri teen choti bahne hain. Mere kisi bhi ek galat kadam se inki jindagi barbaad ho sakti hai. Hamaara ikhtiyaar keval apne jeevan par hota hai. Hum kisi aur ke jeevan se nahi khel sakte. Tum ek bahut hi achche insaan ho. Tumhe mujhse bhi achcha koi aur mil jaayega. Meri wajah se apna jeevan barbaad nahi karna. Apna ghar basa lena. Ye card isliye chode ja rahi hoon ki tumhe yakin ho jaaye ki ab main kisi aur ki amanat ho chuki hoon.
Aasha hai ki tum meri majboori ko samajh jaoge aur mujhe maaf kar doge.
Tumhaari likhne ke baad Anupama ne tumhaari ko kaat diya tha aur Dev ko ishara kar diya tha ki ab uska Anupama par koi ikhtiyaar nahi rah gaya hai.
Anupama ne khamoshi ko todte hue kaha erre Dev tum toh budhdhe lagne lage ho. Baalon mein safedi aa gayi hai. Kya baat hai bibi kyal nahi rakhti kya? Dev bola ki khyal rakhne wali toh card thama kar kahin gayab ho gayi. Fir kaun khayal rakhta. Anupama Dev ki sunkar istabd rah gayi. Uska sar chakraane laga aur paair ladkhadane lage. Dev ne use sambhala aur phir dono jhule par baith gaye. Anupama kamp-kampati awaaj mein boli Dev ye tumhne kya kiya? Mere liye, mere liye tumhne apni jindagi barbaad kar li. Uski aankkhe nam ho gayi aur chehra murjha gaya.
Dev beech mein hi uski baat kaate hue bola ki meri baat chodo apni sunao kahan hai manager sahib. Ab toh tumhaare bachche bhi kaafi bade ho gaye honge. Milaoogi nahi unse. Anupama boli manager sahib thik-thak hi honge apne bibi-bachchon ke saath. Kya, kya matlab?
Anupama boli tumhe toh pata hi hai ki papa ka export ka business tha meri shaadi se kuch din pahle papa ko business mein bahut bada nuksaan hua. Jiski wajah se papa ko attack aa gaya aur woh nahi rahe. Aise samay main manager sahib ne rishta tod diya. Ghar ka saara bhar mere kandho par aa gaya. Ghar par lendaaron ki bheed lag gayi. Maine ghar bechkar papa ka saara karj chukka diya aur woh sahar chodkar apne gaon main apne pushtaini makaan par chali gayi. Wahin gaon mein teacher ki ek naukri kar li.
Ek-ek karke teeno bahno ki shaadi ho gayi. Aaj teeno apne gharon mein khush hain. Gaye saal maa bhi chal basi. Ab gaon mein dil nahi lag raha tha. Isliye shahar aa gayi. Bahano ne apne saath rahne ke liye bhi kaha par main kisi par bojh nahi ban na chahti thi. Papa ki maut ke baad bahut baar socha ki tumse miloon. Par main apna bojh tum par nahi daalna chahti thi. Aakhir woh meri jimmedariyan thi unhe mujhe hi nibhana tha. Bahano ki shaadi ke baad maa ne mujhe kai baar shaadi ke liye kaha par main nahi maani.
Maa kahti thi ki mere baad tera kya hoga? Is se toh achcha hota ki tu Dev se shaadi kar leti. Hamne tera jeevan barbaad kar diya. Main maa ko kahti thi ki tu aisa kyon sochti hai. Ye sab bhagwaan ki hi ichcha hai. Usne pahle bhi mere liye bahut kuch soch kar rakha hua tha aur aage bhi soch kar rakha hi hoga. Abhi yahan aaye ek hi hafta hua hai. Ek puraani saheli ke ghar par ruki hoon. Aur usi ke saath party mein aai hoon. Soch rahi hoon ki yahin koi naukri kar loon.
Anupama ki baaten sunkar Dev ki aankhen bhar aai. Usne kaha ek naukri hai uski najar mein karogi. Anupama Dev ki ore dekhne lagi. Dev ne jab se chaabi nikali aur Anupama ke haatho mein rakhte hue bola ki mere ghar ki chaabiyan hain. Tumhaari amanat thi aaj se tum hi sambhalo.
Anupama is se pahle kuch kahti Dev ne Anupama ko bahoon mein bhar liya aur Anupama Dev ki chaati se lipat kar rone lagi.
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