Kehte hai na ki cigarrete ka dhuuaa aur ghar aaye mehmaan ki khabar badi jaldi phailti hai . Mere ghar aane ki khabar bhi mere colony me poori tarah se phailti jaa rahi hai . Suryavihaar naam bahut hi soch ke rakha gaya hai meri colony ka . Jaise surya ki kirne dharti ke har kone me pahuchti hai , waise hi mere ghar aane ki khabar bhi suryavihaar ke har ghar me pahuch chuki hai . Apne kamre me main aaraam kar raha tha . Safar karke shareer ka har part akad sa gaya hai . Wahi seedha kar raha tha par meri akad logon ko kahaan samajh aayegi !
" Vishnu ! Your mom is calling you downstairs . Neighbours have come to see you . " Nishita ko mujhe pareshaan karne me itna mazaa kyu aata hai ? Bina knock kiye mere kamre me ghuske mujhe order de rahi hai ki Vishnu ! niche jaao .
Why ? Main koi zoo ka naya animal hun kya jo mujhe dekhne aaye hai !
" Don't know about that . But ab chalo na . They are waiting for you . " Nishita ne mere bed pe baithte huwe mera haath pakad kar mujhe uthaane ki koshish karte huwe kaha , vinti ki mujhse - " Tumhari mummy ne kaha hai ki Vishnu ko jaldi bhejo . "
Nishita ne jab mera haath pakadte huwe yeh kaha , tab main use mana nahi kar paaya kyuki uska chehra itna pyaara lag raha hai ki naa ka toh sawaal hi nahi uthta . Isse pehle ki kuch aur uthta , main hi apne bed se uth gaya .
Ok , mill leta hun .... Chalo !
Phir hum dono mere kamre se baahar nikal gaye aur main gaya niche hall me aur Nishita gayi kitchen me .
Namastey Aunty , Namastey !
Ek - ek karke teeno aunties ka paer chhuu kar maine unka aashirvaad liya . Mujhe aate unhone dekha nahi kyuki main piche se jaaker seedhe unke paeron pe jo gir pada . Mujhe aate dekhte hi teeno aunties ek - ek karke khadhi hoker mujhe gale lagaane lagi .
" Dekho ! Kitna bada ho gaya hai , nahi ? Baap re ! ekdum lag raha hai jaise baahar se aaya hai . " Dev Aunty ne dekhte hi apni nazdeek ki nazar mujhpe daali . Unke hisaab se 6 mahine me main bada ho gaya hun .
" Haan ! thoda mature lag raha hai ab . Apne Papa ki tarah bilkul . " Poonam Aunty ne toh hadd hi kar dee ab . Unke kehne ka matlab kya hai ? Kya mere Papa bhi sirf thode mature lagte hai ? Aur to aur , inko mere Papa bahut yaad aa rahe hai .
" Baitho , baitho ! Zara baat karte hai aapse . " Ab Shalu Aunty ne mujhe apne aur Dev Aunty ke beech me bithaaya aur baatein karni shuru kar di . Main sirf haste - haste unke sawaalon ko sun raha hun aur haste - haste jawaab bhi de raha hun .
" Hostel me kaisa lag raha hai ab ? Yahaan toh din bhar chhat pe naachte rehte the , wahaan kaise naachte ho ? " Shalu Aunty ne meri taang khichni shuru kar di . Meri aadat thi ki main chhat pe bahut samay beetaata tha akele me . Kabhi - kabhi jab aunty apne kapde sookhaane upar aati thi toh main unhe apne ghar ki chhat pe dikh jaata tha .
Aunty ! waha professors hume nachaate hai . Kabhi yeh project toh kabhi woh assignment .
Saari kriyaa haste - haste muskuraate huwe ho rahi hai . " Beta ! khoob mehnat karna tum . Zimmedaari hai tumpar , apne Papa jaise over - educated banna hai tumhe ki nahi ? " Poonam Aunty hamesha apni angrezi ka bhakaan karti rehti hai . Over - educated banaana chahti hai mujhe . Par main toh highly - educated banunga bhai ! Phir se baaton - baaton me woh mere Papa tak pahuch gayi .
Haan Aunty !
Jyada kuch nahi bola maine kyuki aage kya karna hai mujhe , woh toh main khud nahi jaanta .
" Aunty ! Vishnu hamesha aise hi akdu type rehta hai kya ? " Nishita andar kitchen me meri kundli pata kar rahi hai .
Mummy pehle toh Nishita ki baatein sunkar muskuraayi kyuki baat hi aisi hai . Phir apne haath me chaai ki pyaali ko niche rakhte huwe , woh Nishita ke gaalon pe haath pherte huwe - " Nahi pagli ! Akdu nahi , gussail kaho gussail . "
Nishita bhi Mummy ki baat sun kar hasne lagi - " Seriously Aunty ! bhot kam haste huwe dekha hai maine Vishnu ko . All the time serious , serious and sirf serious . "
Mummy ek pal pehle muskuraa rahi thi phir tabhi thoda utra huwa chehra banaate huwe boli - " Woh toh haalaaton ne usko aisa banaa diya hai . Bachpan me bahut mushkilein jheli hai usne tabhi toh yahaan waapis nahi aana chahta kabhi . Apne khwaabon ko kabhi poora nahi kar paaya isliye aisa ho gaya hai . "
Kitchen se hall dikhta hai aur hall me baithe log bhi . Nishita andar kitchen se meri ore dekhne lagi , uski nazrein mere chehre pe hai jo halki muskurahat ke saath baahar hall me aunties se mukhatib ho raha hai . Uski aankhon me mere liye pyaar aur hum-dardi saaf dikhaayi de rahi hai . Shayad uski nazrein jo kuch keh rahi hai woh mummy ko samajh aa raha hai . Nishita meri ore dekhte huwe ek aur sawaal karti hai - " Aisa kaun sa khwaab hai ? "
Mummy bhi Nishita ko mera adhoora khwaab dikhaane ko taiyyar ho gayi - " Vishnu ka kabhi - bhi padhaai me jyada mann nahi lagta tha kyuki usko padhaai ki line me aagey nahi jaana tha . Cricketer banna tha mere bete ko . Accha khelta bhi tha . Cuts aur posters ekaththa karta tha cricketers ke . Phir ek mauka bhi milaa tha usko par ..."
" Par kya Aunty ? " Nishita aur jaanne ko icchhuk ho gayi .
" Par uske Papa kabhi nahi chahte the ki woh cricket ki duniya me aagey jaaye . Unki zidd thi aur marzi bhi ki Vishnu engineering kare . Apne Papa ke kehne ke anusaar usne wahi kiya . Cricketer banne ke sapne ko bandh karte huwe usne apne Papa ka kaha maana . Shayad isliye waha hostel me apne iss sapne ko khuredta rehta hoga . " Mummy ne Nishita ko woh sab baatein bataa di jo unhone kisi se nahi kahi thi ab tak .
Nishita bhi yeh jaanker khud ko rok nahi paayi aur uske aankhon me bhi aansuun aa gaye . Woh abhi - bhi meri ore hi dekh rahi hai . Pehle aankhon me pyaar tha . Ab uske aankhon me nami hai . Maahaul ek insaan ke dard se bhar gaya . Tabhi hall se Poonam Aunty ne Mummy ko zor se aawaaz di - " Arri Chitra ! kya kar rahi ho andar ? Baahar aao toh sahi ! "
Mummy apne saaree ke pallu se apne aansuun pochte huwe - " Nishita ! yeh lo zara yeh nashta baahar hall me rakh aao . Main abhi aayi . " Mummy ne Nishita ko ek bada sa tray pakdaa diya . Nishita dheere - dheere tray lekar hall me baahar aayi . Pehle toh mujhe woh dikhi nahi kyuki woh bhi ussi raaste se aayi jiss raaste se main aaya tha . Piche se .
Usne piche se mere saamne aaker jhuk kar table pe tray rakhte huwe sabko hello bola - " Hello Aunty ! hello ... hello ... "
Phir ek nazar meri taraf dekha . Maine jab uski aankhon me dekha toh laga ki jaise Nishita shayad roo rahi hai . Uski palkein bheegi huwi hai . Mujhe samajh nahi aaya ki chehre pe yeh bhaaw kyun hai uske . Maine ishaaron me Nishita se puchne ki koshish kee kya huwa usko . Par woh kuch bol bhi toh nahi sakti sabke saamne . Main apni jagah se thoda khisak gaya taaki Nishita ko baithne ki jagah mill sake . Woh tray rakh kar mere baaju me baith gayi .
Main toh Nishita ko jaanta hun par baaki ke log Nishita se anjaan hai . Poonam aunty ka muuh toh khula ka khula hai jaise unhe kisi ne injection chhuubha diya ho . Mujhe laga ki mujhe hi sabse intro karwaa dena chayiye warna log kuch bhi samajh lete hai .
Aunty ! Yeh nishita hai . Mere ...saath hi aayi hai .
Maine bolna kuch aur chaaha par bolte samay meri zubaan ladh - khadhaane lagi aur bol kuch aur diya maine .
Situation ki gehraayi ko kaun samajh paa raha hai , main nahi jaanta . Mummy bhi tabhi aa gayi baahar . Woh bhi humaare beech aaker baith gayi taaki baat aagey badhaa sake .
" Aur kya baatein - shaatein chal rahi hai ? " Mummy theek humaare saamne aaker baith gayi . Main abhi kuch nahi sirf Nishita ke baare me soch raha hun ki uske aankhon me aansuun kyun hai . Meri majboori yeh hai ki main sabke saamne kuch bol nahi sakta . Meri kamzori yeh hai ki main apne aapko rok bhi nahi sakta .
Maine apne kandhe se Nishita ke kandhe pe ek halki si takkar maari taaki uska dhyaan apne taraf kar saku . Shayad Shalu aunty ne meri is harkat ko dekh liya .
Kya huwa ?
Bilkul dheemi aawaaz me phus - phusaake maine Nishita se pucha ki woh roo rahi thi kya .
Nishita ne kuch jawaab nahi diya . Sirf apni aankhon se ishaara kiya ki saamne dekho - " Saamne Dekho ! " . Par mujhe jaanna hai ki aansuun ki wajah kya hai .
" Accha Chitra ! Ab hume chalna chayiye . Beta hai .....toh tum uske saath samay bitaao . " Poonam Aunty ne mummy se jaane ki izaazat maangi . Phir sabhi log khadhe ho gaye . Mere bagal me Nishita bhi turant khadhi ho gayi . Maine phir Nishita se wahi sawaal kiya .
Roo rahi thi kya ?
Nishita kuch bolti yaa main kuch sunta , usse pehle mujhe Poonam aunty ki mann ki baatein sunaai dene lagi - " Yeh Vishnu ke saath jo ladki hai kaun hai ? Kaheen yeh ..... ? " Kaheen yeh kya ? Kya kehna chahti hai Poonam Aunty .
Phir mujhe Dev Aunty ke mann ki baatein bhi sunaai dene lagi - " Padhne gaya tha ki shaadi karke bahu laane gaya tha ? Par dekhne me toh badi sundar ladki lag rahi hai . " Shaadi se kya matlab ho sakta hai Dev aunty ka ? Nishita sundar hai yeh toh koi bhi usko dekhte hi kahega .
Itna kaafi tha ki Shalu aunty ke mann me chal rahi guftagu bhi maine sun li - " Chitra ki toh chinta hi dur ho gayi . Beta baahar se khud hi bahu le aaya . "
Accha ! matlab teeno ke mann me yehi chal raha hai ki Nishita meri ....Meri Biwi hai aur Mummy ki .....Mummy ki Bahu hai . Main teeno aunties ke chehre ghur raha tha . Yeh nahi bhaap paaya ki teeno bhi mujhe dekh sakti hai . Nishita ne apne kandhe se mere kandhe pe ek halki si takkar maari . Main hosh me aa gaya .
Mummy teeno aunties ko chodhne darwaaze tak gayi . Poonam aunty ne kaha - " Badi khush ho na ki beta laaya hai ? " Laaya hai matlab ? Mummy ko samajh me nahi aaya ki Poonam aunty ka matlab kya hai .
Shayad Poonam aunty ke sawaal ko Dev aunty ne sahi karte huwe - " Matlab khush toh ho na ki beta aaya hai ? "
Ab samajh aaya ki khushi bete ke aane ki hai , laane ki nahi . Mummy ne haste huwe kaha - " Bahut khush hun ji . Der se hi sahi par kam se kam aaya toh sahi . "
Uske baad bidaahi ho gayi teeno aunties ki humaare ghar se .
