Main bahut disturbed tha. Hamesha ki tarah apni tension ko release karne ke liye maine Aditi ko phone kiya. Par tension mein phone kahin aur mil gaya.
Ghanti baji saamne se aawaj aai, “Kis se baat karni hai?”
Maine kaha ki baat toh tumse hi karni thi par shayad phone tumne nahi kisi aur ne utha liya hai.
“Par phone toh maine hi uthaya hai.”
“Fir aise kyon pooch rahi ho ki kis se baat karni hai?”
“Arre bhai, mera matlab hai kaun bol raha hai?”
“Toh pahle poochna chahiye tha toh main bata deta ki main bol raha hoon.”
“Thik hai batao kaun bol raha hai?”
“Arre abhi toh bataya main bol raha hoon...”
“Main kaun?”
“Ab meri awaj bhi bhool gayi, jo pooch rahi ho!”
“Haan bhul gayi ab batao kaun?”
“Arre kya hua tumhaari yaaddasht ko? Kahin tumhara ghutna toh nahi takraya aur tumhaare dimag par chot lag gayi ho.”
“Ha ha ha… bahut achcha joke tha. Ab main phone rakh doon ya tum bata rahe ho ki tum kaun bol rahe ho aur tumhne kyon phone kiya hai?”
“Lagta hai ki paara chadha hua hai. Kisi se lad kar baithi ho kya?”
“Nahi lad kar nahi baithi hoon. Ab ladne waali hoon.”
“Haan ladne ke allawa tumhara kaam bhi kya hai. Subah office mein ladi ab ghar par lado. Abhi tak gussa shaant nahi hua. Thanda paani pi lo. Do-chaar lambi saanse lo fir thande dimag se socho pata chal jaayega ki galti tumhaari thi. Aur fir mujhe sorry kaho. Ab main phone rakh raha hoon. But I am waiting for your call. Otherwise aadhe ghante baad phone karunga.”
Ye kehkar maine phone rakh diya. Aadhe ghante baad maine redial ka button dabaya.
Aur fir ghanti baji.
Wahan se awaaj aai, “Kaun?”
Main bola, “Abki baar theek question poocha ki kaun?”
“Achcha tum… Main tumhaare hi phone ka intezaar kar thi. Pahle toh aadhe ghante tak bad-bad karke mere dimag ki band bajai fir aadhe ghante baad phone karunga, ek dhamki aur de di. Ab tum batao tukhaare button thik-thak hain ya fir buttono mein rataundi ho gayi hai. Mere toh ghutne par chot nahi lagi par lagta hai tumhaari adi par chot lagi hai. Jo tumhe amnesia ho gaya hai. Jo number thik se yaad nahi. Maine toh thanda paani pi liya ab tum thanda paani piyo nahi apne sar par daalo. Ab main phone kaat rahi hoon. Ab tum mujhe sorry kaho abhi isi waqt. Tumhne pahle bhi wrong number milaya tha aur ab bhi wrong number milaya hai. Say sorry woh jor se chil laai. Mere muh se tapak se nikala “sorry” aur usne phone kaat diya.
Uske phone rakhte hi mujhe ek jhatka laga. Maine phata-phat caller ID mein number dekha. Mujhe apni galti ka ahsaas hua. Ab socha phir phone karun ya nahi. Lekin maine phone kiya.
Fir ghanti baji, wahan se awaj aai bolo “sorry”.
Maine poocha ki tumhe kiaise pata chala ki main bol raha hoon.
Tum ek samajhdaar insaan lagte ho.
Woh kaise?
Kyonki samajhdaar insaan apni galti ka ahsaas hone par sorry kahne mein der nahi lagate.
Thank you.
Waise tum bhi kaafi samajhdaar lagti ho.
Woh kaise?
Kuch toh tumhaari baaton se jhalkta hai aur doosra, ek samajhdaar insaan hi doosre samajhdaar insaan ko samajh sakta hai. Lekin phone kisi aur ka bhi toh ho sakta tha. Phir kaise tapak se bol diya ki sorry bolo.
Apne jaisa bewkoof samajha hai. Mere ghar mein caller Id hai.
Oh ! Main waise hi impressed ho gaya.
Kya matlab?
Kuch nahi. Woh main jara aditi se naraaj tha. Isliye uska phone mila raha tha. Mere phone mein signals nahi aa rahe they. Isliye landline se phone kiya. Tension mein galat number dab gaya. Itne mein mera phone bajne laga. Ek minute mera mobile baj raha hai. Erre aditi ka phone hai. Main tumse baad mein baat karunga. Ok bye. Fir maine phone kaat diya.
Hello aditi. Kya hua gussa shaant hua. Chalo chaodo jo hua mitti daalo. Pata hai aaj tumhaare chakkar mein main kisi aur se bhid gaya. Aditi ne poocha kaun tha?
Erre tha nahi thi.
Achcha kaun? Kya naam tha? Kahan mili?
Naam toh pata nahi, poocha bhi nahi aur kahin mili nahi. Phone par baat hui thi. Wrong number tha. Fir maine use saara kissa suna diya. Itne mein mera land line phone bajne laga. Maine number dekha. Erre ye toh uski ka number hai. Aditi boli tum baat karo main tumhe baad mein phone karungi. Par iss baar naam jaroor pooch lena. Maine kaha aachcha pooch loonga. Maine phone uthaya. Erre tumhne kaise phone kiya.
Tumhe kuch yaad dilana tha.
Kya?
Thodi der pahle tumhne phone kiya tha.
Haan kiya tha.
Kyon kiya tha?
Sorry bolne ke liye.
Haan toh main wait kar rahi hoon.
Kis chees ka?
Tumhne abhi tak nahi kaha.
Kya nahi kaha.
Wahi jo kahne ke liye phone kiya tha.
Phone toh tumhne kiya hai.
Abhi nahi pahle.
Achcha toh isliye aap ne mujhe phone kiya.
Haan.
Sach bolo. Kahin mujhse baat karne ka mann toh nahi kar raha tha.
Nahi toh.
Phir nahi kahunga.
Kyon?
Abhi mood nahi hai. Aur main doobara phone karne ka mauka nahi khona chahta. Khair mera naam anuraag hai aur tumhara.
Raagini.
Ye thi hamaari pahli mulakaat.
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