Paper huwa khatam aur ab baari hai sabke chuttiyon ki . Soniya ne naa toh mujhse baat karne ki zaroorat samjhi aur na main hi usse baat kar paya . Chalo ! jo huwa so huwa , ab main kuch badal toh sakta nahi .
Shaam ka samay hai . Main apni khidhki se suraj ko doobte huwe dekh raha hun . Shayad suraj ke doobse se aur mere soniya ke dur hone ka koi mel hai tabhi mujhe suraj ka jaana khal raha hai . Kash ! aaj yeh suraj na doobe aur aasmaan me aise hi chamakte rahe . Iski roshni ek junoon paidaa karti hai jisse nikalti urjaa mujhe aur bhi shaktishaali mehsoos karwaati hai . Raat ke saaye mujhpe haawi toh hote hai par galat raah dikhaate hai . Bas aaj ki raat aur uske baad agli subah main apne shaher gorakhpur me dekhunga . Aaj ki raat hostel me phir dus dino baad hi dekhne ko milegi . Matlab ki dus dino ke baad hi soniya se baat ho payegi . Kyu aisa hota hai jab kisi ki sabse jyada zaroorat hoti hai tabhi woh humse sabse jyada dur kyu ho jaata hai ?
Kaheen dur pataal ke ek kone me aag ka zalzala macha huwa hai -
" Yeh nahi ho sakta . Woh itne asaani se jeevit nahi reh sakta . Nahi ! " Ubel ka krodh poore pataal ko jalaa raha hai aur ussi aag me jal rahe hai saare mrit shareer . Uska krodh aisa hai jiske taap me poora pataal bikhar raha hai . Saabu hi hai ek jo ubel ke krodh ki wajah jaanta hai - " Sarkar ! Huzoor ! aap apna sayyam banaaye rakhiye kyuki aap mahaan ho , sarva - shaktishaali ho aur ..."
Isse pehle ki saabu apni baat poori karta ubel ne apne haath se aag ka gola seedha uske muuh pe chala diya jisse saabu ki bolti bandh ho gayi aur uska chota par kaala chehra aur bhi jyada kaala ho gaya - " Sarva-shaktishaali hum nahi , woh ladka hai . Hum jaante hai ki ab sansaar ko uska maseeha mill gaya hai . Par hum uss maseeha ko amar nahi hone denge , nahi hone denge ! " Ubel ne gusse me phir apne haathon se aag ke gole chalaana shuru kar diya par iss baar nishaane par saabu nahi balki woh kasch hai jisme mrit insaan kaid hai . Aag ke gole kisi ko nahi bakshte hai .
" Main uss ladke ka jeena dubhar kar dunga . Jeete ji usko mrityu lok ki sair karaunga usse main . Kya hota hai shakti ka galat upyog , yeh main usse karwaunga , main . "
Hostel ke room me mujhe ab udaasi hi bhari nazar aa rahi hai . Tabhi aarav aata hai aur mujhe piche se pinch karke kehta hai - " To kab nikal raha hai ghar ko ? "
Bas aaj raat ko hi nikalna hai . Kal subah hote hi ghar .
Aarav aur main itne pakke dost ban chuke hai ki hum ek - doosre se kuch bhi nahi chupaate - " But tune soniya se toh baat kee nahi na ? " Mere mann me kya hulchul ho rahi hai , usko aarav jaan jaata hai . Shayad yeh humari dosti hai jo hume sochne pe majboor kar deti hai .
Ab kar bhi nahi sakta na yaar . Lets see ki kab tak aisa chalega . Har baar mujhe hi adjustment karne ki zaroorat kyu padti hai ? This time she should understand her mistake na !
Dono hi jagah kashma - kash hai . Vishnu jaaye yaa na jaaye , yeh soch raha hai aur Ubel yeh soch raha hai ki usko agla nishaan kaha lagaana hai .
" Humaara naag ka saara zeher usne aise nikaal diya jaise kisi kuwe se paani nikaala ho . " Itna kehne ke baad ubel ne saabu ki taraf ishaara karke usse apne paas bulaaya aur kaha - " Saabu ! tumhare paapi dimaag me koi raaz hai toh usse mere samne pesh karo . Mujhe toh zeher pe hi shaq ho raha hai ab ! " Ubel gusse me hai par apni tedhi baaton ka sahara lekar saabu se naya upaay puch raha hai . Saabu jo pehle se hi ubel ke aag ke gole ke nishaan ko mitaa raha tha woh ubel ke paas jaata hai aur kehta hai - " Sarkar ! paap hi paap karega raaz . "
Saabu muskuraate huwe ubel ke pairon me gir gaya aur wahi se kehne laga - " Huzoor ! zara ek drishya pe gaur kariye . " Aisa kehke saabu ne ubel ko woh raat yaad karne ko kaha jab uss naag ka vishnu se saamna huwa tha . Ubel apne dimaag pe poora zor daalne laga taaki jo huwa usse saaf - saaf dekh sake . Aankhein bandh hai ubel ki par jo paapi dimaag khula huwa hai usme bahut jaan hai .
Tabhi ubel phir apne andaaz me wahi krur hansi barkaraar rakhte huwe kehta hai - " Nishita ...." Bas , apne zubaan se nishita ka naam lete hi ubel zor - zor se hasne lagta hai aur iss baar saabu bhi uska saath deta hai .
Shayad unhe mill gaya unka raasta vishnu ko phasaane ka !
Aarav gaya hai baahar se mere liye kuch khaane ka saamaan laane . Main station par kisi gandi si seat pe baitha hun aur yehi soch raha hun ki mere jaane se yahaan kuch badlega toh nahi . Pata nahi mann me aise - aise vichaar kyu aa rahe hai ? Ghar hi toh jaa raha hun aur woh apne , apne mummy - papa ke paas , apne ghar . Phir bhi lag raha hai ki kuch galat hone wala hai yaa jaise main kuch galat kar raha hun . Aisa kyu lag raha hai ki main yahaan kuch jaal bunke jaa raha hun , jisme mere apne phans chuke hai aur shayad mere jaane ke baad aur bhi buri tareeke se phans sakte hai ! Station pe chehel - pehel machi huwi hai . Kuch log train ke aane ka intezaar kar rahe hai . Kuch log abhi - abhi baahar se aaye hai dehradun . Kuch log apne pyaar , apne parivaar yaa apne doston ko chodhne yaa lene aaye hai . Sabko kuch na kuch kaam hai station pe . Par sirf main hi hun jo aise faltu baithke ut-pataan soch raha hun .
Ruk jaa mann ! ab mat kaam kar itna . Maine socha ki ab yeh bhaaripan apne sar se utaar dun . Kuch aur bura na mann me phanse isiliye maine apni aankhon ko kaam de diya . Idhar - udhar dekhne laga . Logo ko aate - jaate dekhne laga . Mausam achanak se sard hone laga . Shaam aur raat ke beech ka yeh samay bahut sard hota hai yahaan . Aisi sardi me maine sirf ek shirt pehan rakhi hai . Thand ke maare shareer kaanpne laga hai . Aise me mera mann kiya ki ek cup chaai ki chuski le loon . Maine jab chaai ka stall ke liye apna bag uthaake aage badha tabhi koi train platform pe aaker rukti hai . Maine train ke aane pe jyada dhyaan nahi diya kyuki mujhe toh chaai ke stall tak jaana hai . Par jo bheedh train ke aane se huwi usse meri nazar apne aap hi train pe chali gayi .
" Ae hatt " Main shayad kisi ke raaste me khadha tha toh uss insaan ne mujhe dhakka maarke piche kiya taaki woh aage jaa sake . Uske dhakka maarne se main thoda piche hatt gaya aur mera bag haath se chut gaya . Hawa me sardi aur bhi jyada badh gayi hai ab . Hawa ka rukh mujhe apni ore khichne sa laga hai . Par mujhe inn hawaaon se kya vaasta ! Maine jhukke bag uthaaya aur jaise hi khadha huwa toh aas - paas ki bheedh gayab ho gayi thi . Maine bilkul bhau - chakka ho gaya ki saare insaan kaha gayab ho gaye . Idhar - udhar mudke dekha par koi nahi nazar aaya . Yeh achanak se saari bheedh kaha gum ho gayi ? Main phir train ki taraf dekha jisme se bahut se log utar rahe the . Par abhi to poori train sunsaan lag rahi hai . Ek jaan nazar nahi aa rahi station pe . Aarav bhi nahi dikh raha . Yeh kya ho raha hai yahaan ? Sab kuch ruk sa gaya hai . Maine apne bag pe apni pakad majboot ki aur train ki taraf badha taaki dekh saku ki yeh train apne saath kya laayi hai . Main dheere -dheere khamosh kadmo ke saath train ki ore badhne laga . Badan pehle toh sardi ki wajah se kaanp raha tha par ab kap - kapi ki wajah darr bhi hai . Mere kadmo ki aahat bhi mujhe sunaai de rahi hai . Sannaata aur woh bhi ek railway station pe , bahut ajeeb baat hai . Achanak se main apni jagah pe ruk gaya kyuki platform par jo train jo ruki huwi thi woh cheekhne lagi . Train ne apni seeti bajaani shuru kar di . Ab yeh kya naya jhamelaa hai ? Abhi tak koi nahi tha aas - paas . Phir yeh achanak se train ko kaun chalaane lag gaya . Train dheere - dheere apni jagah se khisakne lagi . Woh aage jaa rahi hai . Main kaha jaaun ab ? Main pehle toh train ki taraf jaa raha tha par ab jab train hi jaane lagi toh main kaha jaaun ? Ab kya main uss chalti train ko roku yaa usse jaate huwe dekhta rahu ? Par yeh train aise hi khaali jaa rahi hai . Mera dimaag yeh kaisa rahasyamayi khel khel raha hai mere saath ? Aisa kaun sa drishya hai jo meri aankhon se chupa huwa hai ?
Itna kaafi nahi tha jo mujhe rail ki patri pe ek anjaan ladki khadhi dikhi . Woh rail ki patri ke beecho - beech khadhi hoker ajeebo - gareeb harkat kar rahi hai . Shayad woh kisi ka intezaar kar rahi hai . Par agar usne thoda aur der intezaar kiya toh train usko kuchal ke nikal jaayegi . Train seedha ussi ki taraf chali jaa rahi . Ab yaa toh woh ladki train ke raaste se hatt jaaye yaa phir train hi patriyon se hatt jaaye . Train toh seedhe jaa rahi hai . Iska matlab uss anjaan ladki ko hi hatna padega patri par se . Par woh doosri ore muuh kar ke khadhi hai aur saamne ki taraf dekh rahi hai . Train piche se aa rahi hai toh usse dikh nahi raha par kam se kam woh sun toh sakti hai . Train lagaataar apni seeti bajaate aage badh rahi hai par woh ladki mudke nahi dekh rahi aur na hi hatt rahi hai . Mujhe laga ki mujhe kuch karna chayiye . Par jab tak main aage badhta aur usko bachaata tab tak woh train me samaa chuki thi . Main darr ke uski taraf daudte huwe chillaaya - Ruko ! .
" Ae ! baawra ho gaya hai ke ? " Mere haath kisi insaan se takraaye aur woh mujhe meri jagah pe hi rok deta hai . Main wahi ruk jaata hun . Samne phir wahi pehle jaisi chahel - pehel hone lagi . Station phir se bheedh se bhar gaya . Train apni jagah se jaa chuki hai aur patriyaan khaali hai . Jiss insaan ne mujhe pakad ke roka hai , woh kehta hai - " Kidhar jaa raha hai yede ? Aage marna hai kya ? " Woh mujhe aise kyu bol raha hai ki marna hai kya ?
Jab maine saamne dekha toh main patri pe kudne waala tha . Itna hi nahi balki ussi patri pe train bhi aa rahi hai . Agar woh insaan mujhe rokta nahi toh train ke niche aa jaata . Main usse haath chudhwaaya aur sorry kehke piche chala gaya . Aas - paas ki bheedh me bilkul akela mehsoos karne laga main . Yeh mere saath aakhir ho kya raha hai ? Aise - aise cheejein dikh rahi hai jinka koi wajood hi nahi . Mere maathe pe pasine ki baadh aa gayi hai . Itna darr aur itna pareshaan main pehle kabhi nahi huwa tha . Main abhi bhi unn kalpanik drishyon me khoya huwa tha ki piche se kisi ne mere kandhe pe apna haath rakh diya . Main piche mudta ki usse pehle piche se hi aawaaz aayi - " Kya huwa , vishnu ? " Aawaaz ne hi yeh saaf kar diya ki mere piche aarav hi hai . Maine mudke usko dekha toh uske haathon me chaai thi . Main kuch bolne ki haalat me nahi hun abhi isiliye chup - chap khadha raha . Aarav dekhta hai mere sar pe itna pasina aur chehre pe itna darr toh woh bhi ghabraa gaya - " Kya huwa tujhe ? Kaha jaa raha hai tu ? Chal teri sawaari aa gayi hai . "
Uske aadhi baatein toh mujhe sunaai hi nahi de rahi hai par itna zaroor sun liya ki jiss dabbe me mujhe baithna hai woh bagal me hai . Jiss train ke aage main kudne jaa raha tha wahi meri sawaari hai . Maine apna bag usse liya aur apne coach me ghus gaya . Seat dhundhte huwe , apna bag apne pairon ke niche rakhkar main shaanti se baith gaya . Aarav ne mujhe water bottle pakdaaya aur jaane se pehle - " Chal yaar ! main nikalta hun aur teri gaadi bhi 5 minute me niklegi . Bye and take care aur ghar pahuchke hum sabko ek call kar lena . Bhoolna nahi , saale ! "
Aarav ne itna kuch keh diya par maine ek shabd bhi muuh se nahi nikaala . Aarav mujhe dekhke samajh gaya ki kuch toh huwa hai mujhe warna main kabhi itna ajeeb bartaav nahi karta - " Tu theek toh hai na saale ? Yeh itna tensionised kyu lag raha hai ? You okay ? "
Aarav ki baatein mere kaan ke pardo se takraa toh rahi hai par takraane ka koi asar nahi ho raha . Phir mera dimaag mujhe beeti baaton me le gaya -
Kal jo tumne kiya , woh sahi nahi kiya ! " Remitente mere room me pehle se hi khadi thi . Woh samay saamne aane laga jab nishita ke baare me remitente mujhe bataane aayi thi .
"Woh ladki surakshit nahi hai . Itna jaanna zaroori hai tumhare liye . " Itna kehte hi woh gaayab ho gayi thi .
Par inn baaton ka kya matlab hai ? Aarav ab bhi mere paas khadha hai - " Vishnu ! kuch bolta kyu nahi hai ? "
Maine aarav ki taraf dekha . Woh mujhe fikar bhari nigaahon se dekh raha hai . Main usko dekhte - dekhte pooraani baaton ke baare me bhi soch raha hun . Remitente ki baatein ab mujhe lagi . Unka kehna tha ki meri wajah se nishita ki zindagi khatre me pad gayi hai . Phir ek aur baat mere zehen me aayi ki agar main aise naazuk haalaat me nishita ko yaha hostel me akele chodh ke ghar chala gaya toh kaheen usse koi khatra na ho ?
Main nahi jaa sakta aise . Bilkul bhi nahi jaa sakta . Mujhe waapis hostel jaana hoga , nishita ke liye .
Mere hote kisi ko kuch bhi nahi hoga. Yehi kaha tha maine jab remitente mujhe sandeh karne aayi thi aur agar main hi yaha se chala jaaunga toh kaun mere dosto ka khyaal rakhega ?
" Vishnu ! tu hosh me toh hai ? " Aarav tab se bole jaa raha hai . Maine usse sirf ek baat kahi - I m not going alone .
Itna kehne ke baad main apni seat se utha gaya aur apna bag leke baahar aa gaya . Aarav bhi piche - piche bhaagte huwa aa gaya . Woh nahi jaanta ki main aisi harkat kyu kar raha hun par filhaal mujhe bhi nahi pata ki ab main aage kya karoonga . Ghar pe kya jawaab dunga ki kyun nahi aaya ?
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