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Sham ho chuki thi, aur mera sirf nam ka pati, Ankur, bhi ghar aa chuka tha. Aate hi usne pucha, uski awaaz mein wahi gandagi jo mujhe hamesha chubhta tha.
Ankur: Aarav ka phone aaya tha mujhe, keh raha tha sham ko ready rehne ko. Hum kahi ja rahe hain kya?
Main apne kaam mein uljhi hui thi, usse bina dekhe boli. Uska chehra dekhne ka man nahi tha, aur aaj ke din to bilkul nahi.
Main: Usne bola hai to kahi le ja raha hoga.
Ankur: Pata nahi kya karta rehta hai woh...
Main (mann mein): Aarav ne isse kyun bulaya? Aaj mera janamdin hai, main aur Aarav akele hote to kitna acha hota. Isme Ankur ko bulane ki kya zarurat thi?
Upar se Nina bhi sath hogi, to main Aarav ke sath akele waqt kaise bitau?Subah main aur Aarav akele ghum ke aaye the, par dil abhi bhi uske sath aur waqt mang raha tha. Subah se main khush thi kyunki Aarav mere sath tha, par ab Ankur ki maujudgi ek kaante ki tarah dil mein chubh rahi thi.
Main use shaadi se pehle bhi pasand nahi karti thi, aur ab to bilkul nahi.Bhale hi Ankur mera pati tha, mere do bacchon ka baap tha, ek hi ghar mein rehte the, par mere liye woh ab bhi ek ajnabi tha. Ek gair mard, jiske sath mera dil kabhi nahi joda. Yeh rishta sirf naam ka tha.
Aur pyar? Uska to itna sa bhi ehsaas nahi tha mujhme uske liye, Ankur sirf ek mukhota Dhari Insan tha, Haqeeqat Mein woh hai ek haiwan, jiska shikar main ban gayi thi.
Main (mann mein): Kam se kam aaj ke din to Ankur se dur rehna tha, par kya karu? Office se lautkar woh ghar hi aata hai.
Tabhi, thank fully, Nina mere kamre mein aayi.
Nina: Yeh kya, aap abhi tak taiyar nahi hui?
Main: Woh... main thodi...
Maine ek gehri saans li. Thank God Nina aa gayi, warna Ankur ki maujudgi mujhe pareshan kar rahi thi.
Nina: Arre, bhaiya ne to bola tha sham tak ready rehne ko.
Main: Wahi to, kya pehnu, samajh nahi aa rahi.
Nina: Kuchh bhi pehen lijiye.
Main: Kuchh bhi? Pata nahi woh kaha le ja raha hai. Uske hisaab se kapde to pehnne padte hain na, aur usne kuchh bataya bhi nahi.
Nina: Woh to nahi pata, par main kaisi lag rahi hu?
Main: Bahut sundar lag rahi hai, par main kya pehnu?
Nina: Woh mujhe nahi pata, aap dekh lo.
Yeh kehte hue Nina kamre se chali gayi. Ab main pareshan pehnu to kya pehnu? Nina ke jate hi Ankur bol pada.
Ankur: Yellow dress pehen lo, tumpe acchi lagegi.
Uski awaaz sunte hi meri koon si ulti chadh gayi. Daant pees kar, gusse mein usse boli.
Main: Apna kaam karo jao!
Fir maine kuchh dresses chuni aur Nina ke kamre mein jane lagi. Tabhi Ankur ne fir se bola.
Ankur: Yahi change kar lo.
Wahi gandi nazar, abhi tak uski wahi gandi baatein! Par main aaj ke din kuchh bhi karke kharab nahi karna chahti thi. Isliye uska jawab na dekar, dresses leke Nina ke kamre mein chali gayi.
Nina taiyar ho chuki thi, to uske kamre mein jake taiyari karna safe laga. Ankur ke samne main kabhi apne kamre mein taiyar nahi hoti.
Main: Nina, zara bahar ja, main taiyar ho lun.
Nina: Kya pehenne wali ho?
Main: Abhi bhi nahi pata mujhe. Kya pehnu? Chal, tu ja, main dekh lungi. Tera bhaiya aata hi hoga, sham ho chuki hai.
Nina: Theek hai.
Nina bahar chali gayi. Maine darwaza band kiya aur aine ke samne khadi ho gayi. Ek ek karke sarees try karne lagi, par kuchh samajh nahi aa rahi thi kya pehnu, kya na pehnu? Hum kaha ja rahe the, yeh bhi to nahi pata tha.
Maine apni bal khinch liye, pareshan ho gayi thi ki kiya dress pehnu. Tabhi mujhe yaad aaya kuchh.
Main: Itna pareshan kyun ho rahi hu? Aarav se hi puch leti hu na!
Maine jhat se phone uthaya aur Aarav ko call lagaya. Phone busy dikha raha tha.
Main: Arre, yeh Aarav kisse baat kar raha hai abhi?
Maine dobara call kiya, aur is baar usne utha liya.
Aarav: Aap taiyar ho gayi?
Main: Main kya pehnu???
Aarav: Sunai nahi diya?
Main: Kuchh sunai nahi diya, Aarav! Hello!
Hua yun tha ki maine bhi usse pucha, usne bhi mujhse pucha, par dono ne ek sath bola to awaaz ek doosre se takra gayi. Na usse kuchh sunai diya, na mujhe, na Aarav ko.
Aarav: Aap pehle boliye.
Main: Hmm, Aarav, tum kaha ho? Sham ho gayi, ghar kabi aa rahe ho?
Aarav: Main thodi der mein aa jaunga. Aap aur Nina taiyar ho na?
Main: Hmm, Nina to taiyar ho chuki hai...
Aarav: Sirf Nina? Aap nahi? Wait... Yeh mat kehna ki aap abhi tak taiyar nahi hui?
Main: Wahi na... main abhi tak taiyar nahi hui.
Aarav: Mujhe pata tha! Isliye maine samay se pehle hi bola tha sabko taiyar rehne ko.
Main: Main kya karu? Mujhe samajh nahi aa rahi kya pehnu. Galti tumhari hi hai.
Aarav: Meri galti kaise?
Main: Hmm, galti tumhari hi hai.
Aarav: Accha, meri galti kaise hui?
Main: Tumne sirf bola ki taiyar rehna, par kaha le ja rahe ho, yeh nahi bataya. To main kaise taiyar hou?
Aarav: Haan, to kya?
Main: Taiyar kaise hou? Kya pehnu, kuchh samajh nahi aa raha.
Aarav: Haan, to kuchh bhi pehen lijiye.
Main: Wahi na, kya pehnu?
Aarav: Aap ko jo pehnna hain, wahi pehen lijiye.
Maine apne sar pe ek thapki maari. Yeh ladka samajh hi nahi raha tha!
Main: Arre! Tum na... tum na gadhera ho, gadhera!
Aarav: What? Maine kya kiya?
Main: Main bata nahi rahi, puch rahi hu tumse, kya pehnu?
Aarav: Oh!
Main: Samjhe ab?
Aarav: Hmm.
Main: Batao, kya pehnu?
Aarav: Aap ki jo mann kare, pehen lijiye.
Main: Yeh kya baat hai, Aarav? Main tumse puch rahi hu na!
Aarav: Haan, aap ki jo marzi pehen lijiye.
Uff, yeh ladka! Main chahti thi ki Aarav apni pasand bataye, par yeh buddhu samajh hi nahi raha tha. Aur ab maine thodi si shaitani sochi.
Main: To kya main chhoti-chhoti kapde pehen lu, jaise aaj kal ki ladkiyan pehenti hain?
Aarav ek dum chup ho gaya. Main uska jawab intezar kar rahi thi.
Main: Bolo, ab kyun chup ho gaye? Nina jaisi kapde pehen ke aau? Kya tab main tumhe pasand aaungi?
Yeh bolte hi main hans di. Main to mazaak kar rahi thi, par Aarav chup tha. Tabhi mujhe khayal aaya, mazaak mein maine kya bol diya! Meri gaal sharam se laal ho gayi thi. Ab to main bhi chup ho gayi. Dono ke beech sannata chha gaya.
Par waqt nikal raha tha, sham gehri ho rahi thi. Maine hi chuppi todi.
Main: Umm... Aarav...
Aarav: Maa!
Main: Hmm...
Ek ajeeb sa sannata tha. Pata nahi Aarav kya bolne wala tha, par mujhe wahi gudgudi si mehsoos hone lagi thi. Dil ki dhadkan ek dum se badh gayi.
Main: Bolo, Aarav... agar... agar tum mujhe Nina jaisi kapdon mein...
Maine yeh bolne se pehle hi Aarav jaldi se bola.
Aarav: Aap aaj Marathi churidar pehno. Laal... laal rang ki.
Main: Aa... Aarav!
Aarav: Main... main abhi phone rakhta hu.
Aarav ne hadbadi mein phone kat diya. Uski awaaz mein kampan tha, aur meri dil to jaise dhadakna hi band kar diya tha. Jab usne kaha, “Aap aaj Marathi churidar pehno. Laal... laal rang ki,” meri aankhein badi ho gayi thi, dhadkan tez ho gayi, saansein gehri ho gayi. Mere haath apne aap munh pe aa gaye, hairani se. Uski woh baat mere kaano ko garam kar gayi.
Hamare yaha ek reet hai, sirf pati apni patni ko laal Marathi churidar pehnane ko keh sakta hai. Yeh ishara hota hai pyaar ka, gehre pyaar ka.
Agar patni uske kehne pe yeh pehen le, to yeh batati hai ki woh bhi apne pati se utna hi pyaar karti hai.
Aarav ne phone to kat diya, par main to bechain ho gayi. Aisa laga jaise meri rooh abhi jism chhod degi. Hamare riwaaz mein ek beta apni maa ko laal Marathi churidar pehnane ko nahi keh sakta. Fir Aarav ne kyun kaha? Kya yeh... kya yeh koi ishara tha? Meri dhadkan aur tez ho gayi. Maine apne seene pe haath rakha, dil ko sambhalte hue.
Main: Usko... usko to pata hai na, woh mujhe is dress mein nahi dekh sakta. Na hi woh mujhe yeh pehnane ko keh sakta hai. Kya... kya Aarav bhi mujhe waisa hi pyaar karta hai, jaisa main usse karti hu?
Main uljhan mein thi. Aarav ko main na jane kab se pyaar karti thi, par kya woh bhi? Woh bhi mujhe... Uski yeh baat, yeh laal Marathi churidar ki baat, mere dil ko aur bechain kar rahi thi.
Meri aankhon ke samne hum dono ki saari yaadein ghoomne lagi, bachpan se lekar ab tak. Hum kabhi sirf maa-beta nahi the. Mera rishta uske sath dost jaisa, saathi jaisa, kuchh alag sa tha. Par Aarav? Kya uske dil mein bhi wahi jazbaat the?
Maine jhat se usko call lagaya. Do-teen baar call kiya, par usne nahi uthaya. Ab main kya karu? Tabhi Nina ki awaaz aayi.
Nina: Maa, aur kitni der lagaogi? Sham hone wali hai.
Main: Haan... bas thodi der aur...
Nina: Jaldi karo, bhaiya aate hi honge. Fir dekhna, humara bahar jana cancel na ho jaye.
Main usse kya bolti? Uska bhaiya to aisi baat bol gaya ki main uljhan mein pad gayi thi. Kya karu, kya na karu? Kuchh samajh nahi aa raha tha.
Main: Main kya karu? Mujhe Aarav se pyaar hai, par laal Marathi churidar pehnna... bahar Ankur bhi hai, Nina bhi hai. Aise mein Aarav ke samne yeh kaise pehen sakti hu?
Agar main aur Aarav akele hote, to shayad yeh asaan hota. Par sabke samne? Ek taraf khushi thi, ek taraf sharam. Main soch mein dub gayi thi. Khushi isliye Thi Kyunki aarav ne Apni pasand ki dress pahnane mujhe bola, sharam isliye ki hamare mein beta kabhi bhi apni Maa Ko Lal Marathi churidar Main nahi dekh Sakta tha.
Main: Kya karu? Pehnu ya na pehnu?
Pyaar to ho jata hai, par uspe amal karna bhi to hota hai. Main dharam sankat mein thi. Ek gehri saans li aur dil ko shant kiya, aur fir ek faisla liya.
Main: Main pehnungi, Aarav. Main laal Marathi churidar hi pehnungi aaj, tumhare liye. Pehli baar tumne mujhse kuchh manga hai. Mujhe nahi pata tumne yeh kyun kaha, par main pehnungi, aur tum mujhe dekhoge, meri tarif karna.
Maine darwaza khola, fir apne kamre mein gayi, aur laal Marathi churidar nikal li. Ankur bathroom mein tha, to mujhe nahi dekha. Jab main wapas Nina ke kamre mein ja rahi thi, Nina ne awaaz di, par maine jaldi se kahi, 'Taiyar hona hai,' aur chali gayi.
Wapas kamre mein aake main Aine ke samne khadi ho gayi. Ek ek karke kapde utare, aur laal Marathi churidar pehnne lagi. Har pal mein dhadkan tez hoti ja rahi thi. Kyunki Yeh dress main Aarav ke kehne pe pehen rahi thi, mere bete ke liye.
Aakhir mein maine pehen hi liya. Aine mein khud ko dekha, aur sharam se meri gaal laal ho gayi. Pata nahi Aarav mujhe aise dekhega to kya sochega?
Nina: Maa, aur kitni der lagegi?
Main: Bas thodi der aur.
Nina: Jaldi karo, bhaiya aate hi honge.
Main taiyar to ho gayi thi, par bahar jana nahi chahti thi. Nina aur Ankur bahar honge, aur yeh laal Marathi churidar dekhkar sawal jarur uthayenge. Tab Kya jawab dungi? Kiya kahungi ki bete ne kaha to pehen liya? Ye main nahi keh sakti.
Isliye maine socha jab Aarav aayega, tabhi bahar jaungi. Shayad woh situation sambhal le, kyunki sab usse thoda darte hain sirf mujhe chhodkar.
Waqt guzar raha tha, sham gehri ho chuki thi. Main abhi bhi bistar pe baithi nakhun chaba rahi thi. Bechaini badh rahi thi. Main jaldi se Aarav ko apna yeh roop dikhana chahti thi.
Main: Kaha ho, Aarav? Jaldi aao.
Shayad woh raste mein hoga ya dukaan pe. Usne to kaha tha jaldi aayega, par mujhse ab raha nahi ja raha tha. Maine jaldi se apni ek selfie li aur Aarav ko send kar di.
Aur likhi..
Main: Tumhari iccha ke mutabik maine laal Marathi churidar hi pehen li, Aarav. Main kaisi dikh rahi hu?
Par Aarav to offline tha. Bechaini badh rahi thi. Main bistar pe baithi nakhun chaba rahi thi. Jaldi se jaldi Aarav aa jaye bas.
Aur Kuchh der baad doorbell bhi baji. Meri dhadkan aur tez ho gayi. Aarav aa gaya! Ab woh mujhe is roop mein dekhega.
Nina: Maa, ab aao bhi! Aur kitna taiyar hogi? Dekho kaun aaya hai.
Main: Aarav aa gaya?
Nina: Arre, bahar aake dekho to sahi.
Main dhire-dhire darwaze ki taraf badhi. Dhadkan tez ho rahi thi. Aakhir mein darwaza kholi, aur samne dekha to...
Aarav nahi, ye to meri maa thi!
Maa (meri maa): Kaisi hai, Jaanvi?
Kitne din baad main apni maa ko dekh rahi thi. Jaldi se unke paas gayi, pranaam kiya.
Main: Maa! Aap kaisi ho? Aur bina bataye yaha?
Maa: Ab mujhe tere paas aane ke liye permission leni padegi?
Maa ne hans ke mazaak kiya.
Main: Nahi, nahi! Aapko permission ki kya zarurat? Yeh to meri kush kismat hai. Mera matlab tha, council ke kaam se aapko abhi fursat mili? Kitni baar kaha hai, yaha aao, thoda ghoom jao, ghar to aap ki hi hai.
Meri maa councillor hain, aur isi wajah se Ankur unse darta tha.
Maa: Ghar to meri nati Aarav ka hai. Kyun, Ankur, theek kaha na maine?
Maa ke sawal se Ankur ke chehre ka rang ud gaya. Woh jaanta tha, agar maine maa ko sab sach bata diya, to woh jail ke peeche hoga.
Ankur: Ji, aapne bilkul theek kaha. Sasurji ne ghar, dukaan, sab Aarav ke naam kar diya.
Maa: To tumhe kya laga, unhone sab tumhare naam kar diya hoga?
Ankur: Nahi, nahi, maine to aisa nahi kaha.
Nina: Kya, Nani? Nana ne mere liye kuchh nahi chhoda?
Maa: Teri shadi ke waqt dekhna, tere nana ne tere liye kya chhoda hai.
Nina: Mujhe to shadi nahi karni. Main to yahi rahungi.
Main: Woh sab baatein baad mein. Nina, Nani ko pehle baithne de. Maa, baithiye.
Maa: Main baithne nahi aayi. Happy Birthday, meri pyari!
Main: Thank you, Maa.
Maa: Tujhe pata hai, kal raat Aarav ka call aaya tha.
Main: Aarav ne aapko call kiya?
Maa: Haan, keh raha tha main bohot din se yaha nahi aayi, mujhe miss kar raha tha, aur teri birthday bhi hai, to main aa jau. Woh to aaj dopahar ko hi mere paas aa gaya aur mujhe le aaya.
Main: Kya?! Aarav aapko lene gaya tha?
Maa: Tujhe kuchh nahi bataya usne?
Main: Nahi to!
Main: Matlab woh aaj dukaan nahi gaya? Aapko lene gaya tha?
Maa: Lagta hai woh ab bhi natkhat hai.
Maa hans padi, par mujhe thodi si narazgi hui. Aarav ne mujhse jhooth kyun bola? Meri birthday pe usne mujhe jhooth kaha!
Main: Aane do usse ghar. Keh raha tha dukaan ja raha hu, aur jhooth bol ke gaya. Aane do usse!
Maa: Ab gussa mat kar apne nati pe, Jaanvi. Zara idhar to aa.
Maine maa ke paas jake baith gayi. Unhone mere sar pe haath rakha aur pyar se kaha.
Maa: Laal Marathi churidar mein sundar lag rahi hai.
Nina: Arre, haan! Maa, aapne churidar pehni?
Main to ek dum se bhool gayi thi ki maine laal Marathi churidar pehni hai, woh bhi Aarav ke kehne pe. Ankur to hairan hokar mujhe dekh raha tha, aur Maa aur Nina ko lag raha tha maine yeh Ankur ke kehne pe pehni. Par sach to kuchh aur hi tha.
Main sharam se pani-pani ho gayi. Maa ko kya bolti ki maine yeh apne bete ke kehne pe pehni.
Main: Woh... woh... aise hi, Maa. Par woh chodo aapne kaha Aarav aapko lene gaya, to woh ab kaha hai?
Maa: Mujhe yaha utaar ke fir kahi gaya. Bola tha abhi aa jayega.
Main: Fir se kaha gaya? Yeh ladka bhi na! Nina, phone kar usse, puch kaha hai.
Nina: Ji.
Main (mann mein): Mujhe taiyar hone ko bolke khud kaha chala gaye Aarav?
Nina phone karne hi wali thi ki tabhi...
Nina: Lo, bhaiya to aa gaye!
Yeh sunte hi maine darwaze ki taraf dekha. Aarav waha khada tha. Usko dekhte hi meri gaal sharam se laal ho gayi. Usne mujhe dekha, aur uske hoth thodi si khul gaye the. Humari dono ki nazrein mili, aur mujhe aisi sharam mehsoos hui jo maine kabhi nahi huye thi. Yeh sharam alag thi, iska ehsaas bohat alag tha.
Meri Maa: Arre, Aarav aa gaya! Kaha gaya tha?
Aarav: Nani... main...
Maine dekha Aarav ki nazar abhi tak mujhpe thi, aur uski awaaz thodi ladkhada rahi thi. Yeh baat meri sharam ko aur badha rahi thi. Ghar pe sab the, to maine jaldi se apni nazrein hata li Aarav se.
Aarav: Nani, main taxi wale ko paise de raha tha. Uske paas chhutte nahi the, to chhutte karwane gaya.
Meri Maa: Aarav, tu jhooth bol ke gaya tha mere yaha. Jaanvi keh rahi thi tu dukaan ja raha tha?
Aarav: Jhooth nahi, Nani. Mujhe laga Maa ki birthday pe aap bhi yaha hongi to unhe acha lagega.
Maine Aarav ko ek nazar dekha, fir nazrein hata li. Dil mein dar tha ki koi is churidar pe sawal na kare. Par dar bhi sach ho gaya. Kyunki nina bol padi.
Nina: Arre, Maa, aapne bataya nahi, yeh laal churidar? Aap to yellow pehnne wali thi na?
Aarav: Woh maine hi...
Aarav kehne hi wala tha ki uske kehne pe maine yeh pehni, par agar woh yeh bol deta to mahaul awkward ho jata. Maine uski baat kaat di.
Main: Woh main...
Tabhi Ankur bol pada.
Ankur: Jaanvi ne mere liye hi pehni hogi laal Marathi churidar, kyun Jaanvi?
Usne meri maa ke samne to pyar se bola, par main samajh gayi uski tone gandi thi.
Aarav: To ab sab taiyar hain na?
Nina: Main to kab se taiyar hu.
Ankur: Main bhi, par hum ja kaha rahe hain?
Aarav: Aur Nani, aap abhi aayi hain, fir se ja payengi?
Nani: Main ab bhi strong hu, haha. Chal lungi.
Aarav: Okay, aur aap...
Usne meri taraf dekhke pucha.
Main: Hmm, main bhi taiyar hu...
Par Aarav ki nazar meri gale pe padi, aur maine dekha woh thoda nirash hua.
Main (mann mein): Arre, in sab mein to main bhool hi gayi Aarav ka diya hua woh jewellery set pehnna tha.
Aarav: Sab taiyar hain to chalo. Chal, Nina, Nani, chalo.
Main (mann mein): Woh pehnna hai mujhe, aur Aarav ke haathon se hi pehnna hai. Par Ab to der ho chuki hai, kaise pehnu?
Hum sab neeche car ke paas aa gaye.
Aarav: Main drive karta hu. Nani, aap mere sath aage baith jao. Maa, Nina, Papa, peeche baith jayenge.
Meri Maa: Main kahu pe bhi baith sakti hu.
Kuchh der mein sab car mein baith gaye. Aarav ke kehne par main, Nina, aur Ankur peeche baith gaye, Nina beech mein thi. Aarav driving seat pe, aur meri maa uske bagal wali seat pe. Main nakhun chaba rahi thi, soch rahi thi.
Main (mann mein): Ab main kya karu? Aarav mujhe us necklace mein dekhna chahta hai. Maa ke aane ki khushi mein main to bhool hi gayi. Par Aarav ne bola hai, pehnna to hai mujhe...
Aarav car start karne wala tha ki maine rok liya.
Main: Ruko, ruko...
Aarav: Ab kya hua?
Nina: Maa?
Main: Woh... mujhe...
Nina: Kya?
Main: Woh... Nina, tere paas safety pin hai na?
Nina: Main safety pin ka kya karungi? Mere pe safety pin nahi hai?
Ankur: Kya hua, Jaanvi?
Main: Maa, tumhare paas safety pin hai?
Meri Maa: Nahi, mere paas bhi nahi hai. Kyun chahiye tujhe?
Main: Woh... dupatte mein lagani hai.
Meri Maa: Mere paas to nahi hai.
Main: Ohh! Ab kya karu... Aarav?
Aarav: What? Mere paas safety pin kyun hogi?
Main: Tum apni kuchh projects ke liye late the na.
Aarav: Haan, woh to kab ka...
Maine uski baat jaldi se kaat di.
Main: Bas, aur kya? Chalo, mujhe chahiye safety pin.
Aarav: Aap le aaye, main ja ke kya karu?
Main: Arre, baba, mujhe kya pata kaha rakha hoga tumne...
Aarav: Mere paas...
Main: Chalo, chalo, jaldi dhundte hain. Waise bhi hum late ho rahe hain na?
Aarav: Hmm.
Main fata fat car se utar gayi. Aarav bhi utar aaya. Hum wapas ghar ke andar chale gaye.
Yeh mera plan tha safety pin ke bahane ghar wapas aana.
Aarav: Aapne yeh kyun kaha mere kamre mein safety pin hai?
Main: umm... tumhare paas thi na.
Aarav: Woh to bohot pehle tha.
Main: Umm...
Aarav: ???
Main: Woh...
Aarav: Kya?
Main: Asal mein mujhe koi safety pin nahi chahiye.
Aarav: Woh to mujhe pata chal gaya!
Main: Hmm...
Aarav: To baat kya hai? Ab batayein bhi, late ho rahe hain.
Main: woh...
Aarav: Aapki sehat theek hai na?
Main: Umm... main bilkul theek hu.
Woh aage aaya, bade pyar se mere gaalon ko thama, aur sehlate hue pucha.
Aarav: To fir gaal kyun laal hain aapke?
Main jhatke mein sharma gayi. Ab usse kya bolti? Uski aankhon mein mere liye chinta thi, aur yeh dekhkar mera dil aur bechain ho gaya.
Maine uske haathon pe apne haath rakhe, jo mere gaalon pe the, aur uski aankhon mein dekhte hue boli.
Main: Meri sehat ek dum theek hai... just main...
Aarav: Aap?
Main: Woh... necklace...
Aarav: Haan, main wahi puchne wala tha. Aapne woh necklace kyun nahi pehni? Kya woh aapko acha nahi lagi?
Main: Nahi, Aarav, woh mujhe bohot pasand aaya...
Aarav: To fir aapne kyun nahi pehni, Maa?
Main: Umm... Aarav, main chahti hu tum... tum khud mujhe woh necklace pehnao. Bas isliye maine abhi tak nahi pehni.
Aarav mujhe dekhta raha, aur jaise usne meri baat samajh liya tha.
Main: Aarav?
Aarav: Laiye, necklace main pehna deta hu.
Meri hothon pe muskurahat chha gayi. Yahi to main chahti thi. Maine jaldi se necklace nikala aur uske haathon mein de diya.
Main: Aarav!
Aarav: Hmm.
Main: Ab... ab pehna do mujhe.
Aarav: Hmm.
Aarav ne necklace apne haathon mein liya aur mere thoda kareeb aaya. Meri aankhon mein dekhte hue usne apne haath meri gardan ke dono taraf le gaye. Uff, uski woh gehri aankhein! Main unki aankho ki woh tej main seh na saki aur sharam ke mare aankhein band kar li.
Mera dil zor se dhadak raha tha. Aarav itne kareeb! Kuchh hi palon mein usne mujhe necklace pehna diya. Meri aankhein abhi bhi band thi, fur uski gehri par mithi awaaz mere kaano mein padi.
Aarav: Maa, ab aankhein kholiye.
Uski garam saansein meri gardan pe mehsoos hui mujhe. Aur ye mehsus hote hi Mere shareer ke har ek ang mein romanch chha gaya. Saansein aur gehri ho gayi thi.
Aarav: Maa!
Main: Umm...
Aarav: Ab aankhein kholiye.
Maine dhire se aankhein kholi. Aarav mere chehre ke ek dum kareeb tha, meri aankhon mein dekhta hua. Maine bistar ki chadar ko kas ke pakad liya, jaise apne aap ko sambhal rahi hu.
Main: Aa... Aarav, main kaisi dikh rahi hu?
Aarav: Yeh necklace aap pe bohot sundar lag rahi hai.
Main: Aur... aur yeh laal Marathi churidar?
Aarav: Yeh...
Tabhi meri maa ki awaaz aayi.
Meri Maa: Arre, Jaanvi, kaha reh gayi? Safety pin mila nahi abhi tak?
Main: Aa rahi hu...
Aarav: Maa, chaliye, late ho raha hai.
Main: Hmm...
Main Aarav se tarif sunna chahti thi, par ab bahar jana tha. Safety pin ke bahane yaha aayi thi, par itni der yaha ruk gayi to Nina ya Maa dhundhte hue aa jayengi.Hum wapas bahar aaye aur car mein baith gaye, waise hi jaise pehle baithe the.
Nina: Itna time lag gaya?
Main: Chhoti si cheez dhundne mein time to lagta hai, Nina. Bas 10 minute hi hue hain.
Meri Maa: Ab to mil gayi na?
Main: Haan.
Meri Maa: Chal, Aarav, kaha le ja raha hai hume?
Nina: Haan, bhaiya, aapne abhi tak bataya nahi.
Aarav: Woh to surprise hai. Jake pata chalega.
Pata nahi kya surprise tha Aarav ka. Usne car start ki, aur hum nikal pade. Car chal rahi thi, par mera dil abhi bhi us pal mein tha jab Aarav ne mujhe necklace pehnaya. Uski garam saansein, woh kareebi, uff! Meri saansein abhi bhi gehri thi, gaal abhi tak laal the. Aur... aur meri saree ke neeche, mujhe kuchh chipchipa, geela sa ehsaas ho raha tha.
Yeh kya ho raha tha mere sath aaj? Mujhe ye ehsaas Kyu ho rahi thi mujhe pata thi, Main sharam se mar hi gayi. Mann kar raha tha dharti phat jaye aur main usme sama jau.
dhyaan toota jab Nina boli.
Nina: Yeh wahi necklace hai na?
Main muskurai.
Main: Haan, wahi. Tere bhaiya ne subah diya tha.
Ankur ko yeh baat nahi pata thi to usne pucha.
Ankur: Aarav ne kab diya?
Aarav: Aaj subah.
Aarav ne sabko bataya ki hum mandir gaye the, aur fir jitna batana tha, utna bataya. Woh samajhdar tha, janta tha kya bolna hai, kya nahi.
Ankur: Fir itne paise...
Aarav ka gussa ek dum se bhadak gaya. Kisi ko shayad nahi pata chala, par main to samajh gayi.
Aarav: Kyun, aapko kya problem?
Ankur: Mujhse puch leta ek baar.
Aarav: Aapse kyun puchna? Gift main Maa ko de raha hu, usme aapse kyun puchu?
Main samajh gayi Aarav ab Ankur pe bhadak jayega. Aaj ke din main nahi chahti thi ki mera Aarav is haiwan se jhagda kare.
Main: Tumhe kya problem hai? Aarav ne mujhe gift diya to? Aarav, tum car dhyan se drive karo. Drive karte hue baatein mat karo.
Aarav: Hmm.
Meri Maa: Wah, mera nati to ab bada ho gaya hai.
Maa ne Aarav ki tarif ki, aur mujhe ek anokha sa garv mehsoos hua, sath mein sharam bhi. Ankur chupchap baith gaya. Aarav aur meri maa ke samne woh bilkul chup ho gaya.
Fir meri aur Aarav ki koi baat nahi hui. Nina, Maa, aur main baatein kar rahe the raste bhar, fir samay jujra aur us jagah pahunch gaye jaha Aarav hume le jana chahta tha. Car se utre, aur samne dekha to sab hairan reh gaye sab.
Yeh tha Avatara, Santacruz West ka sabse famous restaurant.
Main: Aarav?
Nina: Wow, bhaiya!
Meri Maa: Arre, wah!
Sab hairan the, kyunki sabko laga tha hum ghumne ja rahe hain. Par mujhe pehle hi ehsaas ho gaya tha ki Aarav ne mere liye kuchh khaas plan kiya hai.
Aarav: Sab andar chaliye.
Hum andar aaye. Main zyada hairan to nahi thi, par khushi se dil bhar gaya. Mujhe pata tha Aarav yeh sab meri birthday ke liye kar raha tha. Par shayad hairani abhi baaki thi.
Andar jate hi paper bombs phute. Samne Mrs. Joshi, Kulkarni, Pawar, Bapt, aur unke parivar the. Rekha bhabhi aur unka parivar bhi tha. Yeh sab hamare ache dost the. Sabne mujhe wish kiya, “Happy Birthday” bola.
Main: Thank you, aap sabko. Par aap sab...
Rekha ji: Aarav ne subah hume bol diya tha. Aarav ki Maa, yeh sab usne plan kiya tha.
Main khushi se jhoom uthi. Sabne mujhe wish kiya, aur Aarav mujhe dekhta raha. Main Rekha bhabhi ke paas khadi thi, aur Aarav se nazrein milte hi maine use ek pyari si muskaan di, batane ke liye ki main kitni khush hu.
Rekha ji: Arre, Aarav ki Maa, aaj to laal Marathi churidar pehni hai! Kya baat hai? Ankur ne kaha hoga, na?
Unhone mazaak mein mujhe dhakka diya. Unhe laga maine yeh Ankur ke kehne pe pehni. Par sach to kuchh aur tha. Aarav ne yeh baat sun li aur mujhe dekha. Maine bas iss baat ko muskurakar baat taal di. Ab unhe kya bolti ki maine yeh apne bete ke kehne pe pehni?
Aarav: Ab sab aa gaye hain, to cake cutting hoga.
Usne ek bada sa cake mangwaya. Aaj restaurant mein sirf hum hi the, shayad Aarav ne sham ke liye pura book kar liya tha.
Fir Cake cutting ki bari aayi. Mere paas Nina, Maa, Aarav, aur Ankur khade the.
Aarav: Chaliye, ab cake katiye.
Main: Hmm.
Maine muskurate hue cake katna shuru kiya. Sab birthday song gane lage, taliyan bajane lage. Par mera dhyaan Aarav ki taraf tha.Cake kat gaya. Ab bari thi cake khilane ki.
Ab Main thodi bechain ho gayi, kyunki mujhe Ankur ko cake khilana padta, jo main bilkul nahi chahti thi.
Rekha ji: Aarav ki Maa, ab cake khilao apne husband ko!
Woh hans padi, aur baaki jaan bhi. Par main? Main to Ankur ko cake khilana nahi chahti thi. Naam ka pati tha, par dil se nahi. Usko dekhkar ghinn aati thi. Par sabke samne, meri maa ke samne, main kya karu?
Main bebas si ho gayi. Aise waqt mein insaan apne pyar ko hi pukarta hai na? Maine bhi wahi kiya. Aarav ko dekha, bebas nazron se. Pata nahi usne meri baat samjh liya ya nahi, par usne jaldi se bola.
Aarav: Nina sabse chhoti hai, to aap use pehle khilaye.
Main: Haan, Nina, idhar aa.
Fir Maine Nina ko cake khilaya, fir Maa ko. Ab Ankur ki bari thi, par main usse nahi khilana chahti thi. Maine fir se Aarav ki taraf dekha. Pata nahi kya hua, Aarav ne khud cake ka tukda uthaya aur Ankur ko khila diya.
Main (mann mein): Chalo, main bach gayi.
Meri Maa: Jaanvi, sabko cake khila do.
Aarav Ankur ko chhodkar hamare paas aaya.
Aarav: Waiter?
Waiter aaya aur sabko cake baantne laga. Par main fir pareshan ho gayi, kyunki maine apne Aarav ko cake nahi khilaya tha abhi tak.
Main (mann mein): Is Ankur ki wajah se main apne Aarav ko sabse pehle cake nahi khila payi...
Mujhe gussa aa raha tha. Kuchh der baad maine dekha Aarav guests se door waiter se baat kar raha tha, shayad dinner ki taiyari ke bare mein. Main Maa aur Nina ke paas baithi thi, unhe bolkar uthi.
Maine cake ka tukda plate mein liya aur Aarav ke paas gayi. Waiter bhi waha tha to mai boli.
Main: Mujhe Aarav se thodi baat karni hai, to aap...
Waiter: Ji, ma’am.
Aarav: Okay, tum jao.
Waiter chala gaya. Aarav shayad dinner ke bare mein hi baat kar raha tha.
Aarav: Boliye, kuchh kaam tha?
Main: Umm... sabne cake kha liya, par tumne nahi.
Aarav: Kyunki aapne mujhe khilaya nahi.
Main: Isliye ab aayi hu khilane.
Aarav: Ohh! Sabke baad mein aata hu aapke liye?
Uski yeh baat dil mein chubh gayi.
Main: Tum... tum kya bol rahe ho? Aarav, tumhe pata bhi nahi tum mere liye kya ho...
Aarav hans pada.
Main: Ab kyun hans rahe ho? Maine koi joke kiya kya? Chalo, nahi khilati tumhe...
Main wapas jane lagi, to Aarav ne mujhe rok liya.
Aarav: Maa!
Main: Hmm!
Aarav: Aap aaj khush ho na?
Maine usko dekha, fir boli.
Main: Behad khush, Aarav. Par tumne itna kharcha kyun kiya? Ghar pe bhi sabko invite kar sakte the.
Aarav: Haan, kar sakta tha.
Main: Fir kyun nahi kiya?
Aarav: Aap roz ghar pe rehti ho. Mujhe laga bahar celebration karna acha hoga. Is bahane aap ghar se to bahar aayi.
Main: Aarav...
Aarav: Haan.
Main: Tum... tum...
Maine dekha sab log waha the. Kuchh baatein aisi thi jo main sabke samne nahi bol sakti. Isliye khud ko rok liya.
Aarav: Boliye...
Main: Chalo, pehle mu kholo...
Maine Aarav ko cake khilaya. Woh meri aankhon mein dekhta raha. Yeh ladka bhi na, aise pyar se dekhega to main sharma jaungi hi na, Buddhu!
Aarav: Chaliye, ab aap mu kholiye.
Main: Umm...
Aarav ne mujhe cake khilaya, meri aankhon mein dekhte hue. Uska chehra khushi se chamak raha tha. Kitne din baad maine uski yeh khushi dekhi. Mera dil bhar aaya.
Tabhi Maa ki awaaz aayi.
Meri Maa: Jaanvi, kaha gayi?
Main: Aa rahi hu.
Ab main yaha sabke samne Aarav ke sath zyada der nahi ruk sakti thi. Birthday meri thi, to mujhe waha rehna tha. Main palti aur jane se pehle Aarav se boli.
Main: Main tumse naraaz hu, Aarav.
Aarav: Maine kya kiya?
Maine usse muskurakar bola.
Main: Bohot kuchh.
Aarav: Arre...
Main hanste huye wapas Maa ke paas baith gayi. Fir dinner ka time aaya. Meri badkismati, main Aarav ke sath nahi baith payi. Maa aur Nina mere dono taraf baith gayi. Aarav apne Nani matlab meri maa ke paas baitha, aur Ankur uske paas.
Dinner ke waqt sabse bohot baatein hui, par Aarav se kuchh nahi. Beech-beech mein main usse dekhti, jab bhi mainusse dekhti to paati ki har baar woh bhi mujhe dekh raha hota. Aur Aarav jab mujhe dekhta to main apne baalon se khelne lagti, pata nahi kiya tha but hi aisa hi ho rahi thi.
Party isi tarah khatam hui.Sab guests apni-apni car se aaye the, to zyadatar log nikal gaye. Sirf Rekha ji ka parivar ruka, kyunki woh padosi the.
Aarav manager se baat karke aaya, shayad bill pay kar raha tha.
Aarav: Chaliye, ab ghar chalte hain. Raat ho rahi hai.
Hum sab car ke paas aaye. Rekha ji ka parivar bhi apni car se aaya tha, to woh apni car main baith gaye the.
Aarav: Woh...
Main: Kya hua, Aarav?
Aarav: Mujhe abhi drive karne ka man nahi hai, Maa.
Main: Bohot thak gaye ho na aaj?
Aarav ne haan mein sar hila diya. Bechara subah se laga hua tha. Mujhe bura laga ki usne meri birthday ke liye itna kuchh kiya, aur ab thak gaya.
Meri Maa: To Ankur drive kar lega.
Ankur: Main drive karta hu.
Aarav: Theek hai.
Hum sab car mein baith gaye. Aur yeh woh pal tha jab main aur Aarav ek doosre ke aur kareeb aaye the.
Ankur drive kar raha tha. Nina samne baithi gayi thi. Peeche main, Aarav, aur Maa the. Aarav mere aur Maa ke beech baith gaya.
Meri khushi dugni ho gayi. Aate waqt main uske paas nahi baith payi thi, par ab woh mere bagal mein tha. Uska haath mere haath ko chhoo raha tha, aur yeh ehsaas mujhe bohot acha lag raha tha.
Car chalne lagi. Raat bohot ho chuki thi, to Nina aur Maa so gayi. Jag rahe the bas teen, main, Aarav, aur Ankur.
Ankur to drive kar raha tha, aur hum peeche baithe the. Raat ke wajah se street lights kam thi, sirf car ki light jal rahi thi. Maine mouka dekha aur boli.
Main: Umm... Aarav, Nina aur Maa so gayi hain. Car ki light off kar dete hain.
Aarav: Hmm.
Ankur: Light off karke kya hoga? Thodi der mein ghar pahunch jayenge.
Aarav: Mujhe problem ho rahi hai. Light aankhon mein aa rahi hai.
Aarav ne apne andaaz mein bola, aur Ankur usse dar ke chup ho gaya. Iss ka mujhe bohot Garv hai Aarav pe, mera beta ek asli mard tha woh jab bhi kucch bolta hai log maan lete hai, aur Ankur to Aarav se dar ke hi rehta tha.
Ankur: Theek hai.
Car ki light off ho gayi.aur Peeche pura andhera ho gaya. Ankur agar peeche bhi dekhe to usse kuchh dikhega bhi nahi. Par main samne sab dekh pa rahi thi.
Pata nahi kyun, mujhe ek ajeeb si excitement ho rahi thi. Aarav mere paas baitha tha. Aur maine uske kandhe pe apna sar rakh diya aur bohot dhire se boli, kyunki nina aur maa so rahe the.
Main: Aarav...
Aarav: Hmm.
Maine uska haath tham liya aur khud ko uske aur kareeb le gayi.
Main: Thanks.
Aarav: Kyun?
Aarav bhi dhire se bol raha tha, itna dhire ki sirf main sun saku. Yeh baat mujhe bohot acha lag raha tha.
Main: Meri birthday ko itna special banane ke liye.
Aarav: Aapko acha laga?
Maine uske kandhe pe sar hilaya aur uska haath aur kas ke pakad liya.
Main: Umm...
Aarav ki khushboo mujhe madhosh kar rahi thi. Pata nahi kyun, meri dhadkan badh rahi thi. Pet mein wahi gudgudi si ho rahi thi. Dil keh raha tha ki Aarav ko kas ke gale laga lu. Par Maa paas mein thi, to aisa kuchh nahi kar sakti thi.
Par shayad aaj meri kismat mein kuchh aur likha tha.
Aarav ne mera sar ko aone kandhe se uthaya.
Main: Kya hua, Aarav?
Woh meri kaan ke paas apna mu le aaya aur bohot dhire se bola.
Aarav: Main kuchh mangu aapse?
Uski garam saansein meri kaan pe lagi. Yeh ehsaas kuchh aur hi tha. Mere romte khade ho gaye, sar se pair tak gudgudi si hui. Main shabdon mein yeh bayan nahi kar sakti ye ehsaas.
Main: Aa.. Aarav!
Aarav: Maa!
Main: Umm...
Aarav: Main kuchh mangna chahta hu aapse.
Main: Hmm, mango na...
Aarav: Aaj...
Main: Umm... bolo na...
Aarav: Main...
Main: Umm... bolo Aarav...
Aarav: Main aapke sath sona chahta hu.
Ankur: Aarav ka phone aaya tha mujhe, keh raha tha sham ko ready rehne ko. Hum kahi ja rahe hain kya?
Main apne kaam mein uljhi hui thi, usse bina dekhe boli. Uska chehra dekhne ka man nahi tha, aur aaj ke din to bilkul nahi.
Main: Usne bola hai to kahi le ja raha hoga.
Ankur: Pata nahi kya karta rehta hai woh...
Main (mann mein): Aarav ne isse kyun bulaya? Aaj mera janamdin hai, main aur Aarav akele hote to kitna acha hota. Isme Ankur ko bulane ki kya zarurat thi?
Upar se Nina bhi sath hogi, to main Aarav ke sath akele waqt kaise bitau?Subah main aur Aarav akele ghum ke aaye the, par dil abhi bhi uske sath aur waqt mang raha tha. Subah se main khush thi kyunki Aarav mere sath tha, par ab Ankur ki maujudgi ek kaante ki tarah dil mein chubh rahi thi.
Main use shaadi se pehle bhi pasand nahi karti thi, aur ab to bilkul nahi.Bhale hi Ankur mera pati tha, mere do bacchon ka baap tha, ek hi ghar mein rehte the, par mere liye woh ab bhi ek ajnabi tha. Ek gair mard, jiske sath mera dil kabhi nahi joda. Yeh rishta sirf naam ka tha.
Aur pyar? Uska to itna sa bhi ehsaas nahi tha mujhme uske liye, Ankur sirf ek mukhota Dhari Insan tha, Haqeeqat Mein woh hai ek haiwan, jiska shikar main ban gayi thi.
Main (mann mein): Kam se kam aaj ke din to Ankur se dur rehna tha, par kya karu? Office se lautkar woh ghar hi aata hai.
Tabhi, thank fully, Nina mere kamre mein aayi.
Nina: Yeh kya, aap abhi tak taiyar nahi hui?
Main: Woh... main thodi...
Maine ek gehri saans li. Thank God Nina aa gayi, warna Ankur ki maujudgi mujhe pareshan kar rahi thi.
Nina: Arre, bhaiya ne to bola tha sham tak ready rehne ko.
Main: Wahi to, kya pehnu, samajh nahi aa rahi.
Nina: Kuchh bhi pehen lijiye.
Main: Kuchh bhi? Pata nahi woh kaha le ja raha hai. Uske hisaab se kapde to pehnne padte hain na, aur usne kuchh bataya bhi nahi.
Nina: Woh to nahi pata, par main kaisi lag rahi hu?
Main: Bahut sundar lag rahi hai, par main kya pehnu?
Nina: Woh mujhe nahi pata, aap dekh lo.
Yeh kehte hue Nina kamre se chali gayi. Ab main pareshan pehnu to kya pehnu? Nina ke jate hi Ankur bol pada.
Ankur: Yellow dress pehen lo, tumpe acchi lagegi.
Uski awaaz sunte hi meri koon si ulti chadh gayi. Daant pees kar, gusse mein usse boli.
Main: Apna kaam karo jao!
Fir maine kuchh dresses chuni aur Nina ke kamre mein jane lagi. Tabhi Ankur ne fir se bola.
Ankur: Yahi change kar lo.
Wahi gandi nazar, abhi tak uski wahi gandi baatein! Par main aaj ke din kuchh bhi karke kharab nahi karna chahti thi. Isliye uska jawab na dekar, dresses leke Nina ke kamre mein chali gayi.
Nina taiyar ho chuki thi, to uske kamre mein jake taiyari karna safe laga. Ankur ke samne main kabhi apne kamre mein taiyar nahi hoti.
Main: Nina, zara bahar ja, main taiyar ho lun.
Nina: Kya pehenne wali ho?
Main: Abhi bhi nahi pata mujhe. Kya pehnu? Chal, tu ja, main dekh lungi. Tera bhaiya aata hi hoga, sham ho chuki hai.
Nina: Theek hai.
Nina bahar chali gayi. Maine darwaza band kiya aur aine ke samne khadi ho gayi. Ek ek karke sarees try karne lagi, par kuchh samajh nahi aa rahi thi kya pehnu, kya na pehnu? Hum kaha ja rahe the, yeh bhi to nahi pata tha.
Maine apni bal khinch liye, pareshan ho gayi thi ki kiya dress pehnu. Tabhi mujhe yaad aaya kuchh.
Main: Itna pareshan kyun ho rahi hu? Aarav se hi puch leti hu na!
Maine jhat se phone uthaya aur Aarav ko call lagaya. Phone busy dikha raha tha.
Main: Arre, yeh Aarav kisse baat kar raha hai abhi?
Maine dobara call kiya, aur is baar usne utha liya.
Aarav: Aap taiyar ho gayi?
Main: Main kya pehnu???
Aarav: Sunai nahi diya?
Main: Kuchh sunai nahi diya, Aarav! Hello!
Hua yun tha ki maine bhi usse pucha, usne bhi mujhse pucha, par dono ne ek sath bola to awaaz ek doosre se takra gayi. Na usse kuchh sunai diya, na mujhe, na Aarav ko.
Aarav: Aap pehle boliye.
Main: Hmm, Aarav, tum kaha ho? Sham ho gayi, ghar kabi aa rahe ho?
Aarav: Main thodi der mein aa jaunga. Aap aur Nina taiyar ho na?
Main: Hmm, Nina to taiyar ho chuki hai...
Aarav: Sirf Nina? Aap nahi? Wait... Yeh mat kehna ki aap abhi tak taiyar nahi hui?
Main: Wahi na... main abhi tak taiyar nahi hui.
Aarav: Mujhe pata tha! Isliye maine samay se pehle hi bola tha sabko taiyar rehne ko.
Main: Main kya karu? Mujhe samajh nahi aa rahi kya pehnu. Galti tumhari hi hai.
Aarav: Meri galti kaise?
Main: Hmm, galti tumhari hi hai.
Aarav: Accha, meri galti kaise hui?
Main: Tumne sirf bola ki taiyar rehna, par kaha le ja rahe ho, yeh nahi bataya. To main kaise taiyar hou?
Aarav: Haan, to kya?
Main: Taiyar kaise hou? Kya pehnu, kuchh samajh nahi aa raha.
Aarav: Haan, to kuchh bhi pehen lijiye.
Main: Wahi na, kya pehnu?
Aarav: Aap ko jo pehnna hain, wahi pehen lijiye.
Maine apne sar pe ek thapki maari. Yeh ladka samajh hi nahi raha tha!
Main: Arre! Tum na... tum na gadhera ho, gadhera!
Aarav: What? Maine kya kiya?
Main: Main bata nahi rahi, puch rahi hu tumse, kya pehnu?
Aarav: Oh!
Main: Samjhe ab?
Aarav: Hmm.
Main: Batao, kya pehnu?
Aarav: Aap ki jo mann kare, pehen lijiye.
Main: Yeh kya baat hai, Aarav? Main tumse puch rahi hu na!
Aarav: Haan, aap ki jo marzi pehen lijiye.
Uff, yeh ladka! Main chahti thi ki Aarav apni pasand bataye, par yeh buddhu samajh hi nahi raha tha. Aur ab maine thodi si shaitani sochi.
Main: To kya main chhoti-chhoti kapde pehen lu, jaise aaj kal ki ladkiyan pehenti hain?
Aarav ek dum chup ho gaya. Main uska jawab intezar kar rahi thi.
Main: Bolo, ab kyun chup ho gaye? Nina jaisi kapde pehen ke aau? Kya tab main tumhe pasand aaungi?
Yeh bolte hi main hans di. Main to mazaak kar rahi thi, par Aarav chup tha. Tabhi mujhe khayal aaya, mazaak mein maine kya bol diya! Meri gaal sharam se laal ho gayi thi. Ab to main bhi chup ho gayi. Dono ke beech sannata chha gaya.
Par waqt nikal raha tha, sham gehri ho rahi thi. Maine hi chuppi todi.
Main: Umm... Aarav...
Aarav: Maa!
Main: Hmm...
Ek ajeeb sa sannata tha. Pata nahi Aarav kya bolne wala tha, par mujhe wahi gudgudi si mehsoos hone lagi thi. Dil ki dhadkan ek dum se badh gayi.
Main: Bolo, Aarav... agar... agar tum mujhe Nina jaisi kapdon mein...
Maine yeh bolne se pehle hi Aarav jaldi se bola.
Aarav: Aap aaj Marathi churidar pehno. Laal... laal rang ki.
Main: Aa... Aarav!
Aarav: Main... main abhi phone rakhta hu.
Aarav ne hadbadi mein phone kat diya. Uski awaaz mein kampan tha, aur meri dil to jaise dhadakna hi band kar diya tha. Jab usne kaha, “Aap aaj Marathi churidar pehno. Laal... laal rang ki,” meri aankhein badi ho gayi thi, dhadkan tez ho gayi, saansein gehri ho gayi. Mere haath apne aap munh pe aa gaye, hairani se. Uski woh baat mere kaano ko garam kar gayi.
Hamare yaha ek reet hai, sirf pati apni patni ko laal Marathi churidar pehnane ko keh sakta hai. Yeh ishara hota hai pyaar ka, gehre pyaar ka.
Agar patni uske kehne pe yeh pehen le, to yeh batati hai ki woh bhi apne pati se utna hi pyaar karti hai.
Aarav ne phone to kat diya, par main to bechain ho gayi. Aisa laga jaise meri rooh abhi jism chhod degi. Hamare riwaaz mein ek beta apni maa ko laal Marathi churidar pehnane ko nahi keh sakta. Fir Aarav ne kyun kaha? Kya yeh... kya yeh koi ishara tha? Meri dhadkan aur tez ho gayi. Maine apne seene pe haath rakha, dil ko sambhalte hue.
Main: Usko... usko to pata hai na, woh mujhe is dress mein nahi dekh sakta. Na hi woh mujhe yeh pehnane ko keh sakta hai. Kya... kya Aarav bhi mujhe waisa hi pyaar karta hai, jaisa main usse karti hu?
Main uljhan mein thi. Aarav ko main na jane kab se pyaar karti thi, par kya woh bhi? Woh bhi mujhe... Uski yeh baat, yeh laal Marathi churidar ki baat, mere dil ko aur bechain kar rahi thi.
Meri aankhon ke samne hum dono ki saari yaadein ghoomne lagi, bachpan se lekar ab tak. Hum kabhi sirf maa-beta nahi the. Mera rishta uske sath dost jaisa, saathi jaisa, kuchh alag sa tha. Par Aarav? Kya uske dil mein bhi wahi jazbaat the?
Maine jhat se usko call lagaya. Do-teen baar call kiya, par usne nahi uthaya. Ab main kya karu? Tabhi Nina ki awaaz aayi.
Nina: Maa, aur kitni der lagaogi? Sham hone wali hai.
Main: Haan... bas thodi der aur...
Nina: Jaldi karo, bhaiya aate hi honge. Fir dekhna, humara bahar jana cancel na ho jaye.
Main usse kya bolti? Uska bhaiya to aisi baat bol gaya ki main uljhan mein pad gayi thi. Kya karu, kya na karu? Kuchh samajh nahi aa raha tha.
Main: Main kya karu? Mujhe Aarav se pyaar hai, par laal Marathi churidar pehnna... bahar Ankur bhi hai, Nina bhi hai. Aise mein Aarav ke samne yeh kaise pehen sakti hu?
Agar main aur Aarav akele hote, to shayad yeh asaan hota. Par sabke samne? Ek taraf khushi thi, ek taraf sharam. Main soch mein dub gayi thi. Khushi isliye Thi Kyunki aarav ne Apni pasand ki dress pahnane mujhe bola, sharam isliye ki hamare mein beta kabhi bhi apni Maa Ko Lal Marathi churidar Main nahi dekh Sakta tha.
Main: Kya karu? Pehnu ya na pehnu?
Pyaar to ho jata hai, par uspe amal karna bhi to hota hai. Main dharam sankat mein thi. Ek gehri saans li aur dil ko shant kiya, aur fir ek faisla liya.
Main: Main pehnungi, Aarav. Main laal Marathi churidar hi pehnungi aaj, tumhare liye. Pehli baar tumne mujhse kuchh manga hai. Mujhe nahi pata tumne yeh kyun kaha, par main pehnungi, aur tum mujhe dekhoge, meri tarif karna.
Maine darwaza khola, fir apne kamre mein gayi, aur laal Marathi churidar nikal li. Ankur bathroom mein tha, to mujhe nahi dekha. Jab main wapas Nina ke kamre mein ja rahi thi, Nina ne awaaz di, par maine jaldi se kahi, 'Taiyar hona hai,' aur chali gayi.
Wapas kamre mein aake main Aine ke samne khadi ho gayi. Ek ek karke kapde utare, aur laal Marathi churidar pehnne lagi. Har pal mein dhadkan tez hoti ja rahi thi. Kyunki Yeh dress main Aarav ke kehne pe pehen rahi thi, mere bete ke liye.
Aakhir mein maine pehen hi liya. Aine mein khud ko dekha, aur sharam se meri gaal laal ho gayi. Pata nahi Aarav mujhe aise dekhega to kya sochega?
Nina: Maa, aur kitni der lagegi?
Main: Bas thodi der aur.
Nina: Jaldi karo, bhaiya aate hi honge.
Main taiyar to ho gayi thi, par bahar jana nahi chahti thi. Nina aur Ankur bahar honge, aur yeh laal Marathi churidar dekhkar sawal jarur uthayenge. Tab Kya jawab dungi? Kiya kahungi ki bete ne kaha to pehen liya? Ye main nahi keh sakti.
Isliye maine socha jab Aarav aayega, tabhi bahar jaungi. Shayad woh situation sambhal le, kyunki sab usse thoda darte hain sirf mujhe chhodkar.
Waqt guzar raha tha, sham gehri ho chuki thi. Main abhi bhi bistar pe baithi nakhun chaba rahi thi. Bechaini badh rahi thi. Main jaldi se Aarav ko apna yeh roop dikhana chahti thi.
Main: Kaha ho, Aarav? Jaldi aao.
Shayad woh raste mein hoga ya dukaan pe. Usne to kaha tha jaldi aayega, par mujhse ab raha nahi ja raha tha. Maine jaldi se apni ek selfie li aur Aarav ko send kar di.
Aur likhi..
Main: Tumhari iccha ke mutabik maine laal Marathi churidar hi pehen li, Aarav. Main kaisi dikh rahi hu?
Par Aarav to offline tha. Bechaini badh rahi thi. Main bistar pe baithi nakhun chaba rahi thi. Jaldi se jaldi Aarav aa jaye bas.
Aur Kuchh der baad doorbell bhi baji. Meri dhadkan aur tez ho gayi. Aarav aa gaya! Ab woh mujhe is roop mein dekhega.
Nina: Maa, ab aao bhi! Aur kitna taiyar hogi? Dekho kaun aaya hai.
Main: Aarav aa gaya?
Nina: Arre, bahar aake dekho to sahi.
Main dhire-dhire darwaze ki taraf badhi. Dhadkan tez ho rahi thi. Aakhir mein darwaza kholi, aur samne dekha to...
Aarav nahi, ye to meri maa thi!
Maa (meri maa): Kaisi hai, Jaanvi?
Kitne din baad main apni maa ko dekh rahi thi. Jaldi se unke paas gayi, pranaam kiya.
Main: Maa! Aap kaisi ho? Aur bina bataye yaha?
Maa: Ab mujhe tere paas aane ke liye permission leni padegi?
Maa ne hans ke mazaak kiya.
Main: Nahi, nahi! Aapko permission ki kya zarurat? Yeh to meri kush kismat hai. Mera matlab tha, council ke kaam se aapko abhi fursat mili? Kitni baar kaha hai, yaha aao, thoda ghoom jao, ghar to aap ki hi hai.
Meri maa councillor hain, aur isi wajah se Ankur unse darta tha.
Maa: Ghar to meri nati Aarav ka hai. Kyun, Ankur, theek kaha na maine?
Maa ke sawal se Ankur ke chehre ka rang ud gaya. Woh jaanta tha, agar maine maa ko sab sach bata diya, to woh jail ke peeche hoga.
Ankur: Ji, aapne bilkul theek kaha. Sasurji ne ghar, dukaan, sab Aarav ke naam kar diya.
Maa: To tumhe kya laga, unhone sab tumhare naam kar diya hoga?
Ankur: Nahi, nahi, maine to aisa nahi kaha.
Nina: Kya, Nani? Nana ne mere liye kuchh nahi chhoda?
Maa: Teri shadi ke waqt dekhna, tere nana ne tere liye kya chhoda hai.
Nina: Mujhe to shadi nahi karni. Main to yahi rahungi.
Main: Woh sab baatein baad mein. Nina, Nani ko pehle baithne de. Maa, baithiye.
Maa: Main baithne nahi aayi. Happy Birthday, meri pyari!
Main: Thank you, Maa.
Maa: Tujhe pata hai, kal raat Aarav ka call aaya tha.
Main: Aarav ne aapko call kiya?
Maa: Haan, keh raha tha main bohot din se yaha nahi aayi, mujhe miss kar raha tha, aur teri birthday bhi hai, to main aa jau. Woh to aaj dopahar ko hi mere paas aa gaya aur mujhe le aaya.
Main: Kya?! Aarav aapko lene gaya tha?
Maa: Tujhe kuchh nahi bataya usne?
Main: Nahi to!
Main: Matlab woh aaj dukaan nahi gaya? Aapko lene gaya tha?
Maa: Lagta hai woh ab bhi natkhat hai.
Maa hans padi, par mujhe thodi si narazgi hui. Aarav ne mujhse jhooth kyun bola? Meri birthday pe usne mujhe jhooth kaha!
Main: Aane do usse ghar. Keh raha tha dukaan ja raha hu, aur jhooth bol ke gaya. Aane do usse!
Maa: Ab gussa mat kar apne nati pe, Jaanvi. Zara idhar to aa.
Maine maa ke paas jake baith gayi. Unhone mere sar pe haath rakha aur pyar se kaha.
Maa: Laal Marathi churidar mein sundar lag rahi hai.
Nina: Arre, haan! Maa, aapne churidar pehni?
Main to ek dum se bhool gayi thi ki maine laal Marathi churidar pehni hai, woh bhi Aarav ke kehne pe. Ankur to hairan hokar mujhe dekh raha tha, aur Maa aur Nina ko lag raha tha maine yeh Ankur ke kehne pe pehni. Par sach to kuchh aur hi tha.
Main sharam se pani-pani ho gayi. Maa ko kya bolti ki maine yeh apne bete ke kehne pe pehni.
Main: Woh... woh... aise hi, Maa. Par woh chodo aapne kaha Aarav aapko lene gaya, to woh ab kaha hai?
Maa: Mujhe yaha utaar ke fir kahi gaya. Bola tha abhi aa jayega.
Main: Fir se kaha gaya? Yeh ladka bhi na! Nina, phone kar usse, puch kaha hai.
Nina: Ji.
Main (mann mein): Mujhe taiyar hone ko bolke khud kaha chala gaye Aarav?
Nina phone karne hi wali thi ki tabhi...
Nina: Lo, bhaiya to aa gaye!
Yeh sunte hi maine darwaze ki taraf dekha. Aarav waha khada tha. Usko dekhte hi meri gaal sharam se laal ho gayi. Usne mujhe dekha, aur uske hoth thodi si khul gaye the. Humari dono ki nazrein mili, aur mujhe aisi sharam mehsoos hui jo maine kabhi nahi huye thi. Yeh sharam alag thi, iska ehsaas bohat alag tha.
Meri Maa: Arre, Aarav aa gaya! Kaha gaya tha?
Aarav: Nani... main...
Maine dekha Aarav ki nazar abhi tak mujhpe thi, aur uski awaaz thodi ladkhada rahi thi. Yeh baat meri sharam ko aur badha rahi thi. Ghar pe sab the, to maine jaldi se apni nazrein hata li Aarav se.
Aarav: Nani, main taxi wale ko paise de raha tha. Uske paas chhutte nahi the, to chhutte karwane gaya.
Meri Maa: Aarav, tu jhooth bol ke gaya tha mere yaha. Jaanvi keh rahi thi tu dukaan ja raha tha?
Aarav: Jhooth nahi, Nani. Mujhe laga Maa ki birthday pe aap bhi yaha hongi to unhe acha lagega.
Maine Aarav ko ek nazar dekha, fir nazrein hata li. Dil mein dar tha ki koi is churidar pe sawal na kare. Par dar bhi sach ho gaya. Kyunki nina bol padi.
Nina: Arre, Maa, aapne bataya nahi, yeh laal churidar? Aap to yellow pehnne wali thi na?
Aarav: Woh maine hi...
Aarav kehne hi wala tha ki uske kehne pe maine yeh pehni, par agar woh yeh bol deta to mahaul awkward ho jata. Maine uski baat kaat di.
Main: Woh main...
Tabhi Ankur bol pada.
Ankur: Jaanvi ne mere liye hi pehni hogi laal Marathi churidar, kyun Jaanvi?
Usne meri maa ke samne to pyar se bola, par main samajh gayi uski tone gandi thi.
Aarav: To ab sab taiyar hain na?
Nina: Main to kab se taiyar hu.
Ankur: Main bhi, par hum ja kaha rahe hain?
Aarav: Aur Nani, aap abhi aayi hain, fir se ja payengi?
Nani: Main ab bhi strong hu, haha. Chal lungi.
Aarav: Okay, aur aap...
Usne meri taraf dekhke pucha.
Main: Hmm, main bhi taiyar hu...
Par Aarav ki nazar meri gale pe padi, aur maine dekha woh thoda nirash hua.
Main (mann mein): Arre, in sab mein to main bhool hi gayi Aarav ka diya hua woh jewellery set pehnna tha.
Aarav: Sab taiyar hain to chalo. Chal, Nina, Nani, chalo.
Main (mann mein): Woh pehnna hai mujhe, aur Aarav ke haathon se hi pehnna hai. Par Ab to der ho chuki hai, kaise pehnu?
Hum sab neeche car ke paas aa gaye.
Aarav: Main drive karta hu. Nani, aap mere sath aage baith jao. Maa, Nina, Papa, peeche baith jayenge.
Meri Maa: Main kahu pe bhi baith sakti hu.
Kuchh der mein sab car mein baith gaye. Aarav ke kehne par main, Nina, aur Ankur peeche baith gaye, Nina beech mein thi. Aarav driving seat pe, aur meri maa uske bagal wali seat pe. Main nakhun chaba rahi thi, soch rahi thi.
Main (mann mein): Ab main kya karu? Aarav mujhe us necklace mein dekhna chahta hai. Maa ke aane ki khushi mein main to bhool hi gayi. Par Aarav ne bola hai, pehnna to hai mujhe...
Aarav car start karne wala tha ki maine rok liya.
Main: Ruko, ruko...
Aarav: Ab kya hua?
Nina: Maa?
Main: Woh... mujhe...
Nina: Kya?
Main: Woh... Nina, tere paas safety pin hai na?
Nina: Main safety pin ka kya karungi? Mere pe safety pin nahi hai?
Ankur: Kya hua, Jaanvi?
Main: Maa, tumhare paas safety pin hai?
Meri Maa: Nahi, mere paas bhi nahi hai. Kyun chahiye tujhe?
Main: Woh... dupatte mein lagani hai.
Meri Maa: Mere paas to nahi hai.
Main: Ohh! Ab kya karu... Aarav?
Aarav: What? Mere paas safety pin kyun hogi?
Main: Tum apni kuchh projects ke liye late the na.
Aarav: Haan, woh to kab ka...
Maine uski baat jaldi se kaat di.
Main: Bas, aur kya? Chalo, mujhe chahiye safety pin.
Aarav: Aap le aaye, main ja ke kya karu?
Main: Arre, baba, mujhe kya pata kaha rakha hoga tumne...
Aarav: Mere paas...
Main: Chalo, chalo, jaldi dhundte hain. Waise bhi hum late ho rahe hain na?
Aarav: Hmm.
Main fata fat car se utar gayi. Aarav bhi utar aaya. Hum wapas ghar ke andar chale gaye.
Yeh mera plan tha safety pin ke bahane ghar wapas aana.
Aarav: Aapne yeh kyun kaha mere kamre mein safety pin hai?
Main: umm... tumhare paas thi na.
Aarav: Woh to bohot pehle tha.
Main: Umm...
Aarav: ???
Main: Woh...
Aarav: Kya?
Main: Asal mein mujhe koi safety pin nahi chahiye.
Aarav: Woh to mujhe pata chal gaya!
Main: Hmm...
Aarav: To baat kya hai? Ab batayein bhi, late ho rahe hain.
Main: woh...
Aarav: Aapki sehat theek hai na?
Main: Umm... main bilkul theek hu.
Woh aage aaya, bade pyar se mere gaalon ko thama, aur sehlate hue pucha.
Aarav: To fir gaal kyun laal hain aapke?
Main jhatke mein sharma gayi. Ab usse kya bolti? Uski aankhon mein mere liye chinta thi, aur yeh dekhkar mera dil aur bechain ho gaya.
Maine uske haathon pe apne haath rakhe, jo mere gaalon pe the, aur uski aankhon mein dekhte hue boli.
Main: Meri sehat ek dum theek hai... just main...
Aarav: Aap?
Main: Woh... necklace...
Aarav: Haan, main wahi puchne wala tha. Aapne woh necklace kyun nahi pehni? Kya woh aapko acha nahi lagi?
Main: Nahi, Aarav, woh mujhe bohot pasand aaya...
Aarav: To fir aapne kyun nahi pehni, Maa?
Main: Umm... Aarav, main chahti hu tum... tum khud mujhe woh necklace pehnao. Bas isliye maine abhi tak nahi pehni.
Aarav mujhe dekhta raha, aur jaise usne meri baat samajh liya tha.
Main: Aarav?
Aarav: Laiye, necklace main pehna deta hu.
Meri hothon pe muskurahat chha gayi. Yahi to main chahti thi. Maine jaldi se necklace nikala aur uske haathon mein de diya.
Main: Aarav!
Aarav: Hmm.
Main: Ab... ab pehna do mujhe.
Aarav: Hmm.
Aarav ne necklace apne haathon mein liya aur mere thoda kareeb aaya. Meri aankhon mein dekhte hue usne apne haath meri gardan ke dono taraf le gaye. Uff, uski woh gehri aankhein! Main unki aankho ki woh tej main seh na saki aur sharam ke mare aankhein band kar li.
Mera dil zor se dhadak raha tha. Aarav itne kareeb! Kuchh hi palon mein usne mujhe necklace pehna diya. Meri aankhein abhi bhi band thi, fur uski gehri par mithi awaaz mere kaano mein padi.
Aarav: Maa, ab aankhein kholiye.
Uski garam saansein meri gardan pe mehsoos hui mujhe. Aur ye mehsus hote hi Mere shareer ke har ek ang mein romanch chha gaya. Saansein aur gehri ho gayi thi.
Aarav: Maa!
Main: Umm...
Aarav: Ab aankhein kholiye.
Maine dhire se aankhein kholi. Aarav mere chehre ke ek dum kareeb tha, meri aankhon mein dekhta hua. Maine bistar ki chadar ko kas ke pakad liya, jaise apne aap ko sambhal rahi hu.
Main: Aa... Aarav, main kaisi dikh rahi hu?
Aarav: Yeh necklace aap pe bohot sundar lag rahi hai.
Main: Aur... aur yeh laal Marathi churidar?
Aarav: Yeh...
Tabhi meri maa ki awaaz aayi.
Meri Maa: Arre, Jaanvi, kaha reh gayi? Safety pin mila nahi abhi tak?
Main: Aa rahi hu...
Aarav: Maa, chaliye, late ho raha hai.
Main: Hmm...
Main Aarav se tarif sunna chahti thi, par ab bahar jana tha. Safety pin ke bahane yaha aayi thi, par itni der yaha ruk gayi to Nina ya Maa dhundhte hue aa jayengi.Hum wapas bahar aaye aur car mein baith gaye, waise hi jaise pehle baithe the.
Nina: Itna time lag gaya?
Main: Chhoti si cheez dhundne mein time to lagta hai, Nina. Bas 10 minute hi hue hain.
Meri Maa: Ab to mil gayi na?
Main: Haan.
Meri Maa: Chal, Aarav, kaha le ja raha hai hume?
Nina: Haan, bhaiya, aapne abhi tak bataya nahi.
Aarav: Woh to surprise hai. Jake pata chalega.
Pata nahi kya surprise tha Aarav ka. Usne car start ki, aur hum nikal pade. Car chal rahi thi, par mera dil abhi bhi us pal mein tha jab Aarav ne mujhe necklace pehnaya. Uski garam saansein, woh kareebi, uff! Meri saansein abhi bhi gehri thi, gaal abhi tak laal the. Aur... aur meri saree ke neeche, mujhe kuchh chipchipa, geela sa ehsaas ho raha tha.
Yeh kya ho raha tha mere sath aaj? Mujhe ye ehsaas Kyu ho rahi thi mujhe pata thi, Main sharam se mar hi gayi. Mann kar raha tha dharti phat jaye aur main usme sama jau.
dhyaan toota jab Nina boli.
Nina: Yeh wahi necklace hai na?
Main muskurai.
Main: Haan, wahi. Tere bhaiya ne subah diya tha.
Ankur ko yeh baat nahi pata thi to usne pucha.
Ankur: Aarav ne kab diya?
Aarav: Aaj subah.
Aarav ne sabko bataya ki hum mandir gaye the, aur fir jitna batana tha, utna bataya. Woh samajhdar tha, janta tha kya bolna hai, kya nahi.
Ankur: Fir itne paise...
Aarav ka gussa ek dum se bhadak gaya. Kisi ko shayad nahi pata chala, par main to samajh gayi.
Aarav: Kyun, aapko kya problem?
Ankur: Mujhse puch leta ek baar.
Aarav: Aapse kyun puchna? Gift main Maa ko de raha hu, usme aapse kyun puchu?
Main samajh gayi Aarav ab Ankur pe bhadak jayega. Aaj ke din main nahi chahti thi ki mera Aarav is haiwan se jhagda kare.
Main: Tumhe kya problem hai? Aarav ne mujhe gift diya to? Aarav, tum car dhyan se drive karo. Drive karte hue baatein mat karo.
Aarav: Hmm.
Meri Maa: Wah, mera nati to ab bada ho gaya hai.
Maa ne Aarav ki tarif ki, aur mujhe ek anokha sa garv mehsoos hua, sath mein sharam bhi. Ankur chupchap baith gaya. Aarav aur meri maa ke samne woh bilkul chup ho gaya.
Fir meri aur Aarav ki koi baat nahi hui. Nina, Maa, aur main baatein kar rahe the raste bhar, fir samay jujra aur us jagah pahunch gaye jaha Aarav hume le jana chahta tha. Car se utre, aur samne dekha to sab hairan reh gaye sab.
Yeh tha Avatara, Santacruz West ka sabse famous restaurant.
Main: Aarav?
Nina: Wow, bhaiya!
Meri Maa: Arre, wah!
Sab hairan the, kyunki sabko laga tha hum ghumne ja rahe hain. Par mujhe pehle hi ehsaas ho gaya tha ki Aarav ne mere liye kuchh khaas plan kiya hai.
Aarav: Sab andar chaliye.
Hum andar aaye. Main zyada hairan to nahi thi, par khushi se dil bhar gaya. Mujhe pata tha Aarav yeh sab meri birthday ke liye kar raha tha. Par shayad hairani abhi baaki thi.
Andar jate hi paper bombs phute. Samne Mrs. Joshi, Kulkarni, Pawar, Bapt, aur unke parivar the. Rekha bhabhi aur unka parivar bhi tha. Yeh sab hamare ache dost the. Sabne mujhe wish kiya, “Happy Birthday” bola.
Main: Thank you, aap sabko. Par aap sab...
Rekha ji: Aarav ne subah hume bol diya tha. Aarav ki Maa, yeh sab usne plan kiya tha.
Main khushi se jhoom uthi. Sabne mujhe wish kiya, aur Aarav mujhe dekhta raha. Main Rekha bhabhi ke paas khadi thi, aur Aarav se nazrein milte hi maine use ek pyari si muskaan di, batane ke liye ki main kitni khush hu.
Rekha ji: Arre, Aarav ki Maa, aaj to laal Marathi churidar pehni hai! Kya baat hai? Ankur ne kaha hoga, na?
Unhone mazaak mein mujhe dhakka diya. Unhe laga maine yeh Ankur ke kehne pe pehni. Par sach to kuchh aur tha. Aarav ne yeh baat sun li aur mujhe dekha. Maine bas iss baat ko muskurakar baat taal di. Ab unhe kya bolti ki maine yeh apne bete ke kehne pe pehni?
Aarav: Ab sab aa gaye hain, to cake cutting hoga.
Usne ek bada sa cake mangwaya. Aaj restaurant mein sirf hum hi the, shayad Aarav ne sham ke liye pura book kar liya tha.
Fir Cake cutting ki bari aayi. Mere paas Nina, Maa, Aarav, aur Ankur khade the.
Aarav: Chaliye, ab cake katiye.
Main: Hmm.
Maine muskurate hue cake katna shuru kiya. Sab birthday song gane lage, taliyan bajane lage. Par mera dhyaan Aarav ki taraf tha.Cake kat gaya. Ab bari thi cake khilane ki.
Ab Main thodi bechain ho gayi, kyunki mujhe Ankur ko cake khilana padta, jo main bilkul nahi chahti thi.
Rekha ji: Aarav ki Maa, ab cake khilao apne husband ko!
Woh hans padi, aur baaki jaan bhi. Par main? Main to Ankur ko cake khilana nahi chahti thi. Naam ka pati tha, par dil se nahi. Usko dekhkar ghinn aati thi. Par sabke samne, meri maa ke samne, main kya karu?
Main bebas si ho gayi. Aise waqt mein insaan apne pyar ko hi pukarta hai na? Maine bhi wahi kiya. Aarav ko dekha, bebas nazron se. Pata nahi usne meri baat samjh liya ya nahi, par usne jaldi se bola.
Aarav: Nina sabse chhoti hai, to aap use pehle khilaye.
Main: Haan, Nina, idhar aa.
Fir Maine Nina ko cake khilaya, fir Maa ko. Ab Ankur ki bari thi, par main usse nahi khilana chahti thi. Maine fir se Aarav ki taraf dekha. Pata nahi kya hua, Aarav ne khud cake ka tukda uthaya aur Ankur ko khila diya.
Main (mann mein): Chalo, main bach gayi.
Meri Maa: Jaanvi, sabko cake khila do.
Aarav Ankur ko chhodkar hamare paas aaya.
Aarav: Waiter?
Waiter aaya aur sabko cake baantne laga. Par main fir pareshan ho gayi, kyunki maine apne Aarav ko cake nahi khilaya tha abhi tak.
Main (mann mein): Is Ankur ki wajah se main apne Aarav ko sabse pehle cake nahi khila payi...
Mujhe gussa aa raha tha. Kuchh der baad maine dekha Aarav guests se door waiter se baat kar raha tha, shayad dinner ki taiyari ke bare mein. Main Maa aur Nina ke paas baithi thi, unhe bolkar uthi.
Maine cake ka tukda plate mein liya aur Aarav ke paas gayi. Waiter bhi waha tha to mai boli.
Main: Mujhe Aarav se thodi baat karni hai, to aap...
Waiter: Ji, ma’am.
Aarav: Okay, tum jao.
Waiter chala gaya. Aarav shayad dinner ke bare mein hi baat kar raha tha.
Aarav: Boliye, kuchh kaam tha?
Main: Umm... sabne cake kha liya, par tumne nahi.
Aarav: Kyunki aapne mujhe khilaya nahi.
Main: Isliye ab aayi hu khilane.
Aarav: Ohh! Sabke baad mein aata hu aapke liye?
Uski yeh baat dil mein chubh gayi.
Main: Tum... tum kya bol rahe ho? Aarav, tumhe pata bhi nahi tum mere liye kya ho...
Aarav hans pada.
Main: Ab kyun hans rahe ho? Maine koi joke kiya kya? Chalo, nahi khilati tumhe...
Main wapas jane lagi, to Aarav ne mujhe rok liya.
Aarav: Maa!
Main: Hmm!
Aarav: Aap aaj khush ho na?
Maine usko dekha, fir boli.
Main: Behad khush, Aarav. Par tumne itna kharcha kyun kiya? Ghar pe bhi sabko invite kar sakte the.
Aarav: Haan, kar sakta tha.
Main: Fir kyun nahi kiya?
Aarav: Aap roz ghar pe rehti ho. Mujhe laga bahar celebration karna acha hoga. Is bahane aap ghar se to bahar aayi.
Main: Aarav...
Aarav: Haan.
Main: Tum... tum...
Maine dekha sab log waha the. Kuchh baatein aisi thi jo main sabke samne nahi bol sakti. Isliye khud ko rok liya.
Aarav: Boliye...
Main: Chalo, pehle mu kholo...
Maine Aarav ko cake khilaya. Woh meri aankhon mein dekhta raha. Yeh ladka bhi na, aise pyar se dekhega to main sharma jaungi hi na, Buddhu!
Aarav: Chaliye, ab aap mu kholiye.
Main: Umm...
Aarav ne mujhe cake khilaya, meri aankhon mein dekhte hue. Uska chehra khushi se chamak raha tha. Kitne din baad maine uski yeh khushi dekhi. Mera dil bhar aaya.
Tabhi Maa ki awaaz aayi.
Meri Maa: Jaanvi, kaha gayi?
Main: Aa rahi hu.
Ab main yaha sabke samne Aarav ke sath zyada der nahi ruk sakti thi. Birthday meri thi, to mujhe waha rehna tha. Main palti aur jane se pehle Aarav se boli.
Main: Main tumse naraaz hu, Aarav.
Aarav: Maine kya kiya?
Maine usse muskurakar bola.
Main: Bohot kuchh.
Aarav: Arre...
Main hanste huye wapas Maa ke paas baith gayi. Fir dinner ka time aaya. Meri badkismati, main Aarav ke sath nahi baith payi. Maa aur Nina mere dono taraf baith gayi. Aarav apne Nani matlab meri maa ke paas baitha, aur Ankur uske paas.
Dinner ke waqt sabse bohot baatein hui, par Aarav se kuchh nahi. Beech-beech mein main usse dekhti, jab bhi mainusse dekhti to paati ki har baar woh bhi mujhe dekh raha hota. Aur Aarav jab mujhe dekhta to main apne baalon se khelne lagti, pata nahi kiya tha but hi aisa hi ho rahi thi.
Party isi tarah khatam hui.Sab guests apni-apni car se aaye the, to zyadatar log nikal gaye. Sirf Rekha ji ka parivar ruka, kyunki woh padosi the.
Aarav manager se baat karke aaya, shayad bill pay kar raha tha.
Aarav: Chaliye, ab ghar chalte hain. Raat ho rahi hai.
Hum sab car ke paas aaye. Rekha ji ka parivar bhi apni car se aaya tha, to woh apni car main baith gaye the.
Aarav: Woh...
Main: Kya hua, Aarav?
Aarav: Mujhe abhi drive karne ka man nahi hai, Maa.
Main: Bohot thak gaye ho na aaj?
Aarav ne haan mein sar hila diya. Bechara subah se laga hua tha. Mujhe bura laga ki usne meri birthday ke liye itna kuchh kiya, aur ab thak gaya.
Meri Maa: To Ankur drive kar lega.
Ankur: Main drive karta hu.
Aarav: Theek hai.
Hum sab car mein baith gaye. Aur yeh woh pal tha jab main aur Aarav ek doosre ke aur kareeb aaye the.
Ankur drive kar raha tha. Nina samne baithi gayi thi. Peeche main, Aarav, aur Maa the. Aarav mere aur Maa ke beech baith gaya.
Meri khushi dugni ho gayi. Aate waqt main uske paas nahi baith payi thi, par ab woh mere bagal mein tha. Uska haath mere haath ko chhoo raha tha, aur yeh ehsaas mujhe bohot acha lag raha tha.
Car chalne lagi. Raat bohot ho chuki thi, to Nina aur Maa so gayi. Jag rahe the bas teen, main, Aarav, aur Ankur.
Ankur to drive kar raha tha, aur hum peeche baithe the. Raat ke wajah se street lights kam thi, sirf car ki light jal rahi thi. Maine mouka dekha aur boli.
Main: Umm... Aarav, Nina aur Maa so gayi hain. Car ki light off kar dete hain.
Aarav: Hmm.
Ankur: Light off karke kya hoga? Thodi der mein ghar pahunch jayenge.
Aarav: Mujhe problem ho rahi hai. Light aankhon mein aa rahi hai.
Aarav ne apne andaaz mein bola, aur Ankur usse dar ke chup ho gaya. Iss ka mujhe bohot Garv hai Aarav pe, mera beta ek asli mard tha woh jab bhi kucch bolta hai log maan lete hai, aur Ankur to Aarav se dar ke hi rehta tha.
Ankur: Theek hai.
Car ki light off ho gayi.aur Peeche pura andhera ho gaya. Ankur agar peeche bhi dekhe to usse kuchh dikhega bhi nahi. Par main samne sab dekh pa rahi thi.
Pata nahi kyun, mujhe ek ajeeb si excitement ho rahi thi. Aarav mere paas baitha tha. Aur maine uske kandhe pe apna sar rakh diya aur bohot dhire se boli, kyunki nina aur maa so rahe the.
Main: Aarav...
Aarav: Hmm.
Maine uska haath tham liya aur khud ko uske aur kareeb le gayi.
Main: Thanks.
Aarav: Kyun?
Aarav bhi dhire se bol raha tha, itna dhire ki sirf main sun saku. Yeh baat mujhe bohot acha lag raha tha.
Main: Meri birthday ko itna special banane ke liye.
Aarav: Aapko acha laga?
Maine uske kandhe pe sar hilaya aur uska haath aur kas ke pakad liya.
Main: Umm...
Aarav ki khushboo mujhe madhosh kar rahi thi. Pata nahi kyun, meri dhadkan badh rahi thi. Pet mein wahi gudgudi si ho rahi thi. Dil keh raha tha ki Aarav ko kas ke gale laga lu. Par Maa paas mein thi, to aisa kuchh nahi kar sakti thi.
Par shayad aaj meri kismat mein kuchh aur likha tha.
Aarav ne mera sar ko aone kandhe se uthaya.
Main: Kya hua, Aarav?
Woh meri kaan ke paas apna mu le aaya aur bohot dhire se bola.
Aarav: Main kuchh mangu aapse?
Uski garam saansein meri kaan pe lagi. Yeh ehsaas kuchh aur hi tha. Mere romte khade ho gaye, sar se pair tak gudgudi si hui. Main shabdon mein yeh bayan nahi kar sakti ye ehsaas.
Main: Aa.. Aarav!
Aarav: Maa!
Main: Umm...
Aarav: Main kuchh mangna chahta hu aapse.
Main: Hmm, mango na...
Aarav: Aaj...
Main: Umm... bolo na...
Aarav: Main...
Main: Umm... bolo Aarav...
Aarav: Main aapke sath sona chahta hu.
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Jabardast updateSham ho chuki thi, aur mera sirf nam ka pati, Ankur, bhi ghar aa chuka tha. Aate hi usne pucha, uski awaaz mein wahi gandagi jo mujhe hamesha chubhta tha.
Ankur: Aarav ka phone aaya tha mujhe, keh raha tha sham ko ready rehne ko. Hum kahi ja rahe hain kya?
Main apne kaam mein uljhi hui thi, usse bina dekhe boli. Uska chehra dekhne ka man nahi tha, aur aaj ke din to bilkul nahi.
Main: Usne bola hai to kahi le ja raha hoga.
Ankur: Pata nahi kya karta rehta hai woh...
Main (mann mein): Aarav ne isse kyun bulaya? Aaj mera janamdin hai, main aur Aarav akele hote to kitna acha hota. Isme Ankur ko bulane ki kya zarurat thi?
Upar se Nina bhi sath hogi, to main Aarav ke sath akele waqt kaise bitau?Subah main aur Aarav akele ghum ke aaye the, par dil abhi bhi uske sath aur waqt mang raha tha. Subah se main khush thi kyunki Aarav mere sath tha, par ab Ankur ki maujudgi ek kaante ki tarah dil mein chubh rahi thi.
Main use shaadi se pehle bhi pasand nahi karti thi, aur ab to bilkul nahi.Bhale hi Ankur mera pati tha, mere do bacchon ka baap tha, ek hi ghar mein rehte the, par mere liye woh ab bhi ek ajnabi tha. Ek gair mard, jiske sath mera dil kabhi nahi joda. Yeh rishta sirf naam ka tha.
Aur pyar? Uska to itna sa bhi ehsaas nahi tha mujhme uske liye, Ankur sirf ek mukhota Dhari Insan tha, Haqeeqat Mein woh hai ek haiwan, jiska shikar main ban gayi thi.
Main (mann mein): Kam se kam aaj ke din to Ankur se dur rehna tha, par kya karu? Office se lautkar woh ghar hi aata hai.
Tabhi, thank fully, Nina mere kamre mein aayi.
Nina: Yeh kya, aap abhi tak taiyar nahi hui?
Main: Woh... main thodi...
Maine ek gehri saans li. Thank God Nina aa gayi, warna Ankur ki maujudgi mujhe pareshan kar rahi thi.
Nina: Arre, bhaiya ne to bola tha sham tak ready rehne ko.
Main: Wahi to, kya pehnu, samajh nahi aa rahi.
Nina: Kuchh bhi pehen lijiye.
Main: Kuchh bhi? Pata nahi woh kaha le ja raha hai. Uske hisaab se kapde to pehnne padte hain na, aur usne kuchh bataya bhi nahi.
Nina: Woh to nahi pata, par main kaisi lag rahi hu?
Main: Bahut sundar lag rahi hai, par main kya pehnu?
Nina: Woh mujhe nahi pata, aap dekh lo.
Yeh kehte hue Nina kamre se chali gayi. Ab main pareshan pehnu to kya pehnu? Nina ke jate hi Ankur bol pada.
Ankur: Yellow dress pehen lo, tumpe acchi lagegi.
Uski awaaz sunte hi meri koon si ulti chadh gayi. Daant pees kar, gusse mein usse boli.
Main: Apna kaam karo jao!
Fir maine kuchh dresses chuni aur Nina ke kamre mein jane lagi. Tabhi Ankur ne fir se bola.
Ankur: Yahi change kar lo.
Wahi gandi nazar, abhi tak uski wahi gandi baatein! Par main aaj ke din kuchh bhi karke kharab nahi karna chahti thi. Isliye uska jawab na dekar, dresses leke Nina ke kamre mein chali gayi.
Nina taiyar ho chuki thi, to uske kamre mein jake taiyari karna safe laga. Ankur ke samne main kabhi apne kamre mein taiyar nahi hoti.
Main: Nina, zara bahar ja, main taiyar ho lun.
Nina: Kya pehenne wali ho?
Main: Abhi bhi nahi pata mujhe. Kya pehnu? Chal, tu ja, main dekh lungi. Tera bhaiya aata hi hoga, sham ho chuki hai.
Nina: Theek hai.
Nina bahar chali gayi. Maine darwaza band kiya aur aine ke samne khadi ho gayi. Ek ek karke sarees try karne lagi, par kuchh samajh nahi aa rahi thi kya pehnu, kya na pehnu? Hum kaha ja rahe the, yeh bhi to nahi pata tha.
Maine apni bal khinch liye, pareshan ho gayi thi ki kiya dress pehnu. Tabhi mujhe yaad aaya kuchh.
Main: Itna pareshan kyun ho rahi hu? Aarav se hi puch leti hu na!
Maine jhat se phone uthaya aur Aarav ko call lagaya. Phone busy dikha raha tha.
Main: Arre, yeh Aarav kisse baat kar raha hai abhi?
Maine dobara call kiya, aur is baar usne utha liya.
Aarav: Aap taiyar ho gayi?
Main: Main kya pehnu???
Aarav: Sunai nahi diya?
Main: Kuchh sunai nahi diya, Aarav! Hello!
Hua yun tha ki maine bhi usse pucha, usne bhi mujhse pucha, par dono ne ek sath bola to awaaz ek doosre se takra gayi. Na usse kuchh sunai diya, na mujhe, na Aarav ko.
Aarav: Aap pehle boliye.
Main: Hmm, Aarav, tum kaha ho? Sham ho gayi, ghar kabi aa rahe ho?
Aarav: Main thodi der mein aa jaunga. Aap aur Nina taiyar ho na?
Main: Hmm, Nina to taiyar ho chuki hai...
Aarav: Sirf Nina? Aap nahi? Wait... Yeh mat kehna ki aap abhi tak taiyar nahi hui?
Main: Wahi na... main abhi tak taiyar nahi hui.
Aarav: Mujhe pata tha! Isliye maine samay se pehle hi bola tha sabko taiyar rehne ko.
Main: Main kya karu? Mujhe samajh nahi aa rahi kya pehnu. Galti tumhari hi hai.
Aarav: Meri galti kaise?
Main: Hmm, galti tumhari hi hai.
Aarav: Accha, meri galti kaise hui?
Main: Tumne sirf bola ki taiyar rehna, par kaha le ja rahe ho, yeh nahi bataya. To main kaise taiyar hou?
Aarav: Haan, to kya?
Main: Taiyar kaise hou? Kya pehnu, kuchh samajh nahi aa raha.
Aarav: Haan, to kuchh bhi pehen lijiye.
Main: Wahi na, kya pehnu?
Aarav: Aap ko jo pehnna hain, wahi pehen lijiye.
Maine apne sar pe ek thapki maari. Yeh ladka samajh hi nahi raha tha!
Main: Arre! Tum na... tum na gadhera ho, gadhera!
Aarav: What? Maine kya kiya?
Main: Main bata nahi rahi, puch rahi hu tumse, kya pehnu?
Aarav: Oh!
Main: Samjhe ab?
Aarav: Hmm.
Main: Batao, kya pehnu?
Aarav: Aap ki jo mann kare, pehen lijiye.
Main: Yeh kya baat hai, Aarav? Main tumse puch rahi hu na!
Aarav: Haan, aap ki jo marzi pehen lijiye.
Uff, yeh ladka! Main chahti thi ki Aarav apni pasand bataye, par yeh buddhu samajh hi nahi raha tha. Aur ab maine thodi si shaitani sochi.
Main: To kya main chhoti-chhoti kapde pehen lu, jaise aaj kal ki ladkiyan pehenti hain?
Aarav ek dum chup ho gaya. Main uska jawab intezar kar rahi thi.
Main: Bolo, ab kyun chup ho gaye? Nina jaisi kapde pehen ke aau? Kya tab main tumhe pasand aaungi?
Yeh bolte hi main hans di. Main to mazaak kar rahi thi, par Aarav chup tha. Tabhi mujhe khayal aaya, mazaak mein maine kya bol diya! Meri gaal sharam se laal ho gayi thi. Ab to main bhi chup ho gayi. Dono ke beech sannata chha gaya.
Par waqt nikal raha tha, sham gehri ho rahi thi. Maine hi chuppi todi.
Main: Umm... Aarav...
Aarav: Maa!
Main: Hmm...
Ek ajeeb sa sannata tha. Pata nahi Aarav kya bolne wala tha, par mujhe wahi gudgudi si mehsoos hone lagi thi. Dil ki dhadkan ek dum se badh gayi.
Main: Bolo, Aarav... agar... agar tum mujhe Nina jaisi kapdon mein...
Maine yeh bolne se pehle hi Aarav jaldi se bola.
Aarav: Aap aaj Marathi churidar pehno. Laal... laal rang ki.
Main: Aa... Aarav!
Aarav: Main... main abhi phone rakhta hu.
Aarav ne hadbadi mein phone kat diya. Uski awaaz mein kampan tha, aur meri dil to jaise dhadakna hi band kar diya tha. Jab usne kaha, “Aap aaj Marathi churidar pehno. Laal... laal rang ki,” meri aankhein badi ho gayi thi, dhadkan tez ho gayi, saansein gehri ho gayi. Mere haath apne aap munh pe aa gaye, hairani se. Uski woh baat mere kaano ko garam kar gayi.
Hamare yaha ek reet hai, sirf pati apni patni ko laal Marathi churidar pehnane ko keh sakta hai. Yeh ishara hota hai pyaar ka, gehre pyaar ka.
Agar patni uske kehne pe yeh pehen le, to yeh batati hai ki woh bhi apne pati se utna hi pyaar karti hai.
Aarav ne phone to kat diya, par main to bechain ho gayi. Aisa laga jaise meri rooh abhi jism chhod degi. Hamare riwaaz mein ek beta apni maa ko laal Marathi churidar pehnane ko nahi keh sakta. Fir Aarav ne kyun kaha? Kya yeh... kya yeh koi ishara tha? Meri dhadkan aur tez ho gayi. Maine apne seene pe haath rakha, dil ko sambhalte hue.
Main: Usko... usko to pata hai na, woh mujhe is dress mein nahi dekh sakta. Na hi woh mujhe yeh pehnane ko keh sakta hai. Kya... kya Aarav bhi mujhe waisa hi pyaar karta hai, jaisa main usse karti hu?
Main uljhan mein thi. Aarav ko main na jane kab se pyaar karti thi, par kya woh bhi? Woh bhi mujhe... Uski yeh baat, yeh laal Marathi churidar ki baat, mere dil ko aur bechain kar rahi thi.
Meri aankhon ke samne hum dono ki saari yaadein ghoomne lagi, bachpan se lekar ab tak. Hum kabhi sirf maa-beta nahi the. Mera rishta uske sath dost jaisa, saathi jaisa, kuchh alag sa tha. Par Aarav? Kya uske dil mein bhi wahi jazbaat the?
Maine jhat se usko call lagaya. Do-teen baar call kiya, par usne nahi uthaya. Ab main kya karu? Tabhi Nina ki awaaz aayi.
Nina: Maa, aur kitni der lagaogi? Sham hone wali hai.
Main: Haan... bas thodi der aur...
Nina: Jaldi karo, bhaiya aate hi honge. Fir dekhna, humara bahar jana cancel na ho jaye.
Main usse kya bolti? Uska bhaiya to aisi baat bol gaya ki main uljhan mein pad gayi thi. Kya karu, kya na karu? Kuchh samajh nahi aa raha tha.
Main: Main kya karu? Mujhe Aarav se pyaar hai, par laal Marathi churidar pehnna... bahar Ankur bhi hai, Nina bhi hai. Aise mein Aarav ke samne yeh kaise pehen sakti hu?
Agar main aur Aarav akele hote, to shayad yeh asaan hota. Par sabke samne? Ek taraf khushi thi, ek taraf sharam. Main soch mein dub gayi thi. Khushi isliye Thi Kyunki aarav ne Apni pasand ki dress pahnane mujhe bola, sharam isliye ki hamare mein beta kabhi bhi apni Maa Ko Lal Marathi churidar Main nahi dekh Sakta tha.
Main: Kya karu? Pehnu ya na pehnu?
Pyaar to ho jata hai, par uspe amal karna bhi to hota hai. Main dharam sankat mein thi. Ek gehri saans li aur dil ko shant kiya, aur fir ek faisla liya.
Main: Main pehnungi, Aarav. Main laal Marathi churidar hi pehnungi aaj, tumhare liye. Pehli baar tumne mujhse kuchh manga hai. Mujhe nahi pata tumne yeh kyun kaha, par main pehnungi, aur tum mujhe dekhoge, meri tarif karna.
Maine darwaza khola, fir apne kamre mein gayi, aur laal Marathi churidar nikal li. Ankur bathroom mein tha, to mujhe nahi dekha. Jab main wapas Nina ke kamre mein ja rahi thi, Nina ne awaaz di, par maine jaldi se kahi, 'Taiyar hona hai,' aur chali gayi.
Wapas kamre mein aake main Aine ke samne khadi ho gayi. Ek ek karke kapde utare, aur laal Marathi churidar pehnne lagi. Har pal mein dhadkan tez hoti ja rahi thi. Kyunki Yeh dress main Aarav ke kehne pe pehen rahi thi, mere bete ke liye.
Aakhir mein maine pehen hi liya. Aine mein khud ko dekha, aur sharam se meri gaal laal ho gayi. Pata nahi Aarav mujhe aise dekhega to kya sochega?
Nina: Maa, aur kitni der lagegi?
Main: Bas thodi der aur.
Nina: Jaldi karo, bhaiya aate hi honge.
Main taiyar to ho gayi thi, par bahar jana nahi chahti thi. Nina aur Ankur bahar honge, aur yeh laal Marathi churidar dekhkar sawal jarur uthayenge. Tab Kya jawab dungi? Kiya kahungi ki bete ne kaha to pehen liya? Ye main nahi keh sakti.
Isliye maine socha jab Aarav aayega, tabhi bahar jaungi. Shayad woh situation sambhal le, kyunki sab usse thoda darte hain sirf mujhe chhodkar.
Waqt guzar raha tha, sham gehri ho chuki thi. Main abhi bhi bistar pe baithi nakhun chaba rahi thi. Bechaini badh rahi thi. Main jaldi se Aarav ko apna yeh roop dikhana chahti thi.
Main: Kaha ho, Aarav? Jaldi aao.
Shayad woh raste mein hoga ya dukaan pe. Usne to kaha tha jaldi aayega, par mujhse ab raha nahi ja raha tha. Maine jaldi se apni ek selfie li aur Aarav ko send kar di.
Aur likhi..
Main: Tumhari iccha ke mutabik maine laal Marathi churidar hi pehen li, Aarav. Main kaisi dikh rahi hu?
Par Aarav to offline tha. Bechaini badh rahi thi. Main bistar pe baithi nakhun chaba rahi thi. Jaldi se jaldi Aarav aa jaye bas.
Aur Kuchh der baad doorbell bhi baji. Meri dhadkan aur tez ho gayi. Aarav aa gaya! Ab woh mujhe is roop mein dekhega.
Nina: Maa, ab aao bhi! Aur kitna taiyar hogi? Dekho kaun aaya hai.
Main: Aarav aa gaya?
Nina: Arre, bahar aake dekho to sahi.
Main dhire-dhire darwaze ki taraf badhi. Dhadkan tez ho rahi thi. Aakhir mein darwaza kholi, aur samne dekha to...
Aarav nahi, ye to meri maa thi!
Maa (meri maa): Kaisi hai, Jaanvi?
Kitne din baad main apni maa ko dekh rahi thi. Jaldi se unke paas gayi, pranaam kiya.
Main: Maa! Aap kaisi ho? Aur bina bataye yaha?
Maa: Ab mujhe tere paas aane ke liye permission leni padegi?
Maa ne hans ke mazaak kiya.
Main: Nahi, nahi! Aapko permission ki kya zarurat? Yeh to meri kush kismat hai. Mera matlab tha, council ke kaam se aapko abhi fursat mili? Kitni baar kaha hai, yaha aao, thoda ghoom jao, ghar to aap ki hi hai.
Meri maa councillor hain, aur isi wajah se Ankur unse darta tha.
Maa: Ghar to meri nati Aarav ka hai. Kyun, Ankur, theek kaha na maine?
Maa ke sawal se Ankur ke chehre ka rang ud gaya. Woh jaanta tha, agar maine maa ko sab sach bata diya, to woh jail ke peeche hoga.
Ankur: Ji, aapne bilkul theek kaha. Sasurji ne ghar, dukaan, sab Aarav ke naam kar diya.
Maa: To tumhe kya laga, unhone sab tumhare naam kar diya hoga?
Ankur: Nahi, nahi, maine to aisa nahi kaha.
Nina: Kya, Nani? Nana ne mere liye kuchh nahi chhoda?
Maa: Teri shadi ke waqt dekhna, tere nana ne tere liye kya chhoda hai.
Nina: Mujhe to shadi nahi karni. Main to yahi rahungi.
Main: Woh sab baatein baad mein. Nina, Nani ko pehle baithne de. Maa, baithiye.
Maa: Main baithne nahi aayi. Happy Birthday, meri pyari!
Main: Thank you, Maa.
Maa: Tujhe pata hai, kal raat Aarav ka call aaya tha.
Main: Aarav ne aapko call kiya?
Maa: Haan, keh raha tha main bohot din se yaha nahi aayi, mujhe miss kar raha tha, aur teri birthday bhi hai, to main aa jau. Woh to aaj dopahar ko hi mere paas aa gaya aur mujhe le aaya.
Main: Kya?! Aarav aapko lene gaya tha?
Maa: Tujhe kuchh nahi bataya usne?
Main: Nahi to!
Main: Matlab woh aaj dukaan nahi gaya? Aapko lene gaya tha?
Maa: Lagta hai woh ab bhi natkhat hai.
Maa hans padi, par mujhe thodi si narazgi hui. Aarav ne mujhse jhooth kyun bola? Meri birthday pe usne mujhe jhooth kaha!
Main: Aane do usse ghar. Keh raha tha dukaan ja raha hu, aur jhooth bol ke gaya. Aane do usse!
Maa: Ab gussa mat kar apne nati pe, Jaanvi. Zara idhar to aa.
Maine maa ke paas jake baith gayi. Unhone mere sar pe haath rakha aur pyar se kaha.
Maa: Laal Marathi churidar mein sundar lag rahi hai.
Nina: Arre, haan! Maa, aapne churidar pehni?
Main to ek dum se bhool gayi thi ki maine laal Marathi churidar pehni hai, woh bhi Aarav ke kehne pe. Ankur to hairan hokar mujhe dekh raha tha, aur Maa aur Nina ko lag raha tha maine yeh Ankur ke kehne pe pehni. Par sach to kuchh aur hi tha.
Main sharam se pani-pani ho gayi. Maa ko kya bolti ki maine yeh apne bete ke kehne pe pehni.
Main: Woh... woh... aise hi, Maa. Par woh chodo aapne kaha Aarav aapko lene gaya, to woh ab kaha hai?
Maa: Mujhe yaha utaar ke fir kahi gaya. Bola tha abhi aa jayega.
Main: Fir se kaha gaya? Yeh ladka bhi na! Nina, phone kar usse, puch kaha hai.
Nina: Ji.
Main (mann mein): Mujhe taiyar hone ko bolke khud kaha chala gaye Aarav?
Nina phone karne hi wali thi ki tabhi...
Nina: Lo, bhaiya to aa gaye!
Yeh sunte hi maine darwaze ki taraf dekha. Aarav waha khada tha. Usko dekhte hi meri gaal sharam se laal ho gayi. Usne mujhe dekha, aur uske hoth thodi si khul gaye the. Humari dono ki nazrein mili, aur mujhe aisi sharam mehsoos hui jo maine kabhi nahi huye thi. Yeh sharam alag thi, iska ehsaas bohat alag tha.
Meri Maa: Arre, Aarav aa gaya! Kaha gaya tha?
Aarav: Nani... main...
Maine dekha Aarav ki nazar abhi tak mujhpe thi, aur uski awaaz thodi ladkhada rahi thi. Yeh baat meri sharam ko aur badha rahi thi. Ghar pe sab the, to maine jaldi se apni nazrein hata li Aarav se.
Aarav: Nani, main taxi wale ko paise de raha tha. Uske paas chhutte nahi the, to chhutte karwane gaya.
Meri Maa: Aarav, tu jhooth bol ke gaya tha mere yaha. Jaanvi keh rahi thi tu dukaan ja raha tha?
Aarav: Jhooth nahi, Nani. Mujhe laga Maa ki birthday pe aap bhi yaha hongi to unhe acha lagega.
Maine Aarav ko ek nazar dekha, fir nazrein hata li. Dil mein dar tha ki koi is churidar pe sawal na kare. Par dar bhi sach ho gaya. Kyunki nina bol padi.
Nina: Arre, Maa, aapne bataya nahi, yeh laal churidar? Aap to yellow pehnne wali thi na?
Aarav: Woh maine hi...
Aarav kehne hi wala tha ki uske kehne pe maine yeh pehni, par agar woh yeh bol deta to mahaul awkward ho jata. Maine uski baat kaat di.
Main: Woh main...
Tabhi Ankur bol pada.
Ankur: Jaanvi ne mere liye hi pehni hogi laal Marathi churidar, kyun Jaanvi?
Usne meri maa ke samne to pyar se bola, par main samajh gayi uski tone gandi thi.
Aarav: To ab sab taiyar hain na?
Nina: Main to kab se taiyar hu.
Ankur: Main bhi, par hum ja kaha rahe hain?
Aarav: Aur Nani, aap abhi aayi hain, fir se ja payengi?
Nani: Main ab bhi strong hu, haha. Chal lungi.
Aarav: Okay, aur aap...
Usne meri taraf dekhke pucha.
Main: Hmm, main bhi taiyar hu...
Par Aarav ki nazar meri gale pe padi, aur maine dekha woh thoda nirash hua.
Main (mann mein): Arre, in sab mein to main bhool hi gayi Aarav ka diya hua woh jewellery set pehnna tha.
Aarav: Sab taiyar hain to chalo. Chal, Nina, Nani, chalo.
Main (mann mein): Woh pehnna hai mujhe, aur Aarav ke haathon se hi pehnna hai. Par Ab to der ho chuki hai, kaise pehnu?
Hum sab neeche car ke paas aa gaye.
Aarav: Main drive karta hu. Nani, aap mere sath aage baith jao. Maa, Nina, Papa, peeche baith jayenge.
Meri Maa: Main kahu pe bhi baith sakti hu.
Kuchh der mein sab car mein baith gaye. Aarav ke kehne par main, Nina, aur Ankur peeche baith gaye, Nina beech mein thi. Aarav driving seat pe, aur meri maa uske bagal wali seat pe. Main nakhun chaba rahi thi, soch rahi thi.
Main (mann mein): Ab main kya karu? Aarav mujhe us necklace mein dekhna chahta hai. Maa ke aane ki khushi mein main to bhool hi gayi. Par Aarav ne bola hai, pehnna to hai mujhe...
Aarav car start karne wala tha ki maine rok liya.
Main: Ruko, ruko...
Aarav: Ab kya hua?
Nina: Maa?
Main: Woh... mujhe...
Nina: Kya?
Main: Woh... Nina, tere paas safety pin hai na?
Nina: Main safety pin ka kya karungi? Mere pe safety pin nahi hai?
Ankur: Kya hua, Jaanvi?
Main: Maa, tumhare paas safety pin hai?
Meri Maa: Nahi, mere paas bhi nahi hai. Kyun chahiye tujhe?
Main: Woh... dupatte mein lagani hai.
Meri Maa: Mere paas to nahi hai.
Main: Ohh! Ab kya karu... Aarav?
Aarav: What? Mere paas safety pin kyun hogi?
Main: Tum apni kuchh projects ke liye late the na.
Aarav: Haan, woh to kab ka...
Maine uski baat jaldi se kaat di.
Main: Bas, aur kya? Chalo, mujhe chahiye safety pin.
Aarav: Aap le aaye, main ja ke kya karu?
Main: Arre, baba, mujhe kya pata kaha rakha hoga tumne...
Aarav: Mere paas...
Main: Chalo, chalo, jaldi dhundte hain. Waise bhi hum late ho rahe hain na?
Aarav: Hmm.
Main fata fat car se utar gayi. Aarav bhi utar aaya. Hum wapas ghar ke andar chale gaye.
Yeh mera plan tha safety pin ke bahane ghar wapas aana.
Aarav: Aapne yeh kyun kaha mere kamre mein safety pin hai?
Main: umm... tumhare paas thi na.
Aarav: Woh to bohot pehle tha.
Main: Umm...
Aarav: ???
Main: Woh...
Aarav: Kya?
Main: Asal mein mujhe koi safety pin nahi chahiye.
Aarav: Woh to mujhe pata chal gaya!
Main: Hmm...
Aarav: To baat kya hai? Ab batayein bhi, late ho rahe hain.
Main: woh...
Aarav: Aapki sehat theek hai na?
Main: Umm... main bilkul theek hu.
Woh aage aaya, bade pyar se mere gaalon ko thama, aur sehlate hue pucha.
Aarav: To fir gaal kyun laal hain aapke?
Main jhatke mein sharma gayi. Ab usse kya bolti? Uski aankhon mein mere liye chinta thi, aur yeh dekhkar mera dil aur bechain ho gaya.
Maine uske haathon pe apne haath rakhe, jo mere gaalon pe the, aur uski aankhon mein dekhte hue boli.
Main: Meri sehat ek dum theek hai... just main...
Aarav: Aap?
Main: Woh... necklace...
Aarav: Haan, main wahi puchne wala tha. Aapne woh necklace kyun nahi pehni? Kya woh aapko acha nahi lagi?
Main: Nahi, Aarav, woh mujhe bohot pasand aaya...
Aarav: To fir aapne kyun nahi pehni, Maa?
Main: Umm... Aarav, main chahti hu tum... tum khud mujhe woh necklace pehnao. Bas isliye maine abhi tak nahi pehni.
Aarav mujhe dekhta raha, aur jaise usne meri baat samajh liya tha.
Main: Aarav?
Aarav: Laiye, necklace main pehna deta hu.
Meri hothon pe muskurahat chha gayi. Yahi to main chahti thi. Maine jaldi se necklace nikala aur uske haathon mein de diya.
Main: Aarav!
Aarav: Hmm.
Main: Ab... ab pehna do mujhe.
Aarav: Hmm.
Aarav ne necklace apne haathon mein liya aur mere thoda kareeb aaya. Meri aankhon mein dekhte hue usne apne haath meri gardan ke dono taraf le gaye. Uff, uski woh gehri aankhein! Main unki aankho ki woh tej main seh na saki aur sharam ke mare aankhein band kar li.
Mera dil zor se dhadak raha tha. Aarav itne kareeb! Kuchh hi palon mein usne mujhe necklace pehna diya. Meri aankhein abhi bhi band thi, fur uski gehri par mithi awaaz mere kaano mein padi.
Aarav: Maa, ab aankhein kholiye.
Uski garam saansein meri gardan pe mehsoos hui mujhe. Aur ye mehsus hote hi Mere shareer ke har ek ang mein romanch chha gaya. Saansein aur gehri ho gayi thi.
Aarav: Maa!
Main: Umm...
Aarav: Ab aankhein kholiye.
Maine dhire se aankhein kholi. Aarav mere chehre ke ek dum kareeb tha, meri aankhon mein dekhta hua. Maine bistar ki chadar ko kas ke pakad liya, jaise apne aap ko sambhal rahi hu.
Main: Aa... Aarav, main kaisi dikh rahi hu?
Aarav: Yeh necklace aap pe bohot sundar lag rahi hai.
Main: Aur... aur yeh laal Marathi churidar?
Aarav: Yeh...
Tabhi meri maa ki awaaz aayi.
Meri Maa: Arre, Jaanvi, kaha reh gayi? Safety pin mila nahi abhi tak?
Main: Aa rahi hu...
Aarav: Maa, chaliye, late ho raha hai.
Main: Hmm...
Main Aarav se tarif sunna chahti thi, par ab bahar jana tha. Safety pin ke bahane yaha aayi thi, par itni der yaha ruk gayi to Nina ya Maa dhundhte hue aa jayengi.Hum wapas bahar aaye aur car mein baith gaye, waise hi jaise pehle baithe the.
Nina: Itna time lag gaya?
Main: Chhoti si cheez dhundne mein time to lagta hai, Nina. Bas 10 minute hi hue hain.
Meri Maa: Ab to mil gayi na?
Main: Haan.
Meri Maa: Chal, Aarav, kaha le ja raha hai hume?
Nina: Haan, bhaiya, aapne abhi tak bataya nahi.
Aarav: Woh to surprise hai. Jake pata chalega.
Pata nahi kya surprise tha Aarav ka. Usne car start ki, aur hum nikal pade. Car chal rahi thi, par mera dil abhi bhi us pal mein tha jab Aarav ne mujhe necklace pehnaya. Uski garam saansein, woh kareebi, uff! Meri saansein abhi bhi gehri thi, gaal abhi tak laal the. Aur... aur meri saree ke neeche, mujhe kuchh chipchipa, geela sa ehsaas ho raha tha.
Yeh kya ho raha tha mere sath aaj? Mujhe ye ehsaas Kyu ho rahi thi mujhe pata thi, Main sharam se mar hi gayi. Mann kar raha tha dharti phat jaye aur main usme sama jau.
dhyaan toota jab Nina boli.
Nina: Yeh wahi necklace hai na?
Main muskurai.
Main: Haan, wahi. Tere bhaiya ne subah diya tha.
Ankur ko yeh baat nahi pata thi to usne pucha.
Ankur: Aarav ne kab diya?
Aarav: Aaj subah.
Aarav ne sabko bataya ki hum mandir gaye the, aur fir jitna batana tha, utna bataya. Woh samajhdar tha, janta tha kya bolna hai, kya nahi.
Ankur: Fir itne paise...
Aarav ka gussa ek dum se bhadak gaya. Kisi ko shayad nahi pata chala, par main to samajh gayi.
Aarav: Kyun, aapko kya problem?
Ankur: Mujhse puch leta ek baar.
Aarav: Aapse kyun puchna? Gift main Maa ko de raha hu, usme aapse kyun puchu?
Main samajh gayi Aarav ab Ankur pe bhadak jayega. Aaj ke din main nahi chahti thi ki mera Aarav is haiwan se jhagda kare.
Main: Tumhe kya problem hai? Aarav ne mujhe gift diya to? Aarav, tum car dhyan se drive karo. Drive karte hue baatein mat karo.
Aarav: Hmm.
Meri Maa: Wah, mera nati to ab bada ho gaya hai.
Maa ne Aarav ki tarif ki, aur mujhe ek anokha sa garv mehsoos hua, sath mein sharam bhi. Ankur chupchap baith gaya. Aarav aur meri maa ke samne woh bilkul chup ho gaya.
Fir meri aur Aarav ki koi baat nahi hui. Nina, Maa, aur main baatein kar rahe the raste bhar, fir samay jujra aur us jagah pahunch gaye jaha Aarav hume le jana chahta tha. Car se utre, aur samne dekha to sab hairan reh gaye sab.
Yeh tha Avatara, Santacruz West ka sabse famous restaurant.
Main: Aarav?
Nina: Wow, bhaiya!
Meri Maa: Arre, wah!
Sab hairan the, kyunki sabko laga tha hum ghumne ja rahe hain. Par mujhe pehle hi ehsaas ho gaya tha ki Aarav ne mere liye kuchh khaas plan kiya hai.
Aarav: Sab andar chaliye.
Hum andar aaye. Main zyada hairan to nahi thi, par khushi se dil bhar gaya. Mujhe pata tha Aarav yeh sab meri birthday ke liye kar raha tha. Par shayad hairani abhi baaki thi.
Andar jate hi paper bombs phute. Samne Mrs. Joshi, Kulkarni, Pawar, Bapt, aur unke parivar the. Rekha bhabhi aur unka parivar bhi tha. Yeh sab hamare ache dost the. Sabne mujhe wish kiya, “Happy Birthday” bola.
Main: Thank you, aap sabko. Par aap sab...
Rekha ji: Aarav ne subah hume bol diya tha. Aarav ki Maa, yeh sab usne plan kiya tha.
Main khushi se jhoom uthi. Sabne mujhe wish kiya, aur Aarav mujhe dekhta raha. Main Rekha bhabhi ke paas khadi thi, aur Aarav se nazrein milte hi maine use ek pyari si muskaan di, batane ke liye ki main kitni khush hu.
Rekha ji: Arre, Aarav ki Maa, aaj to laal Marathi churidar pehni hai! Kya baat hai? Ankur ne kaha hoga, na?
Unhone mazaak mein mujhe dhakka diya. Unhe laga maine yeh Ankur ke kehne pe pehni. Par sach to kuchh aur tha. Aarav ne yeh baat sun li aur mujhe dekha. Maine bas iss baat ko muskurakar baat taal di. Ab unhe kya bolti ki maine yeh apne bete ke kehne pe pehni?
Aarav: Ab sab aa gaye hain, to cake cutting hoga.
Usne ek bada sa cake mangwaya. Aaj restaurant mein sirf hum hi the, shayad Aarav ne sham ke liye pura book kar liya tha.
Fir Cake cutting ki bari aayi. Mere paas Nina, Maa, Aarav, aur Ankur khade the.
Aarav: Chaliye, ab cake katiye.
Main: Hmm.
Maine muskurate hue cake katna shuru kiya. Sab birthday song gane lage, taliyan bajane lage. Par mera dhyaan Aarav ki taraf tha.Cake kat gaya. Ab bari thi cake khilane ki.
Ab Main thodi bechain ho gayi, kyunki mujhe Ankur ko cake khilana padta, jo main bilkul nahi chahti thi.
Rekha ji: Aarav ki Maa, ab cake khilao apne husband ko!
Woh hans padi, aur baaki jaan bhi. Par main? Main to Ankur ko cake khilana nahi chahti thi. Naam ka pati tha, par dil se nahi. Usko dekhkar ghinn aati thi. Par sabke samne, meri maa ke samne, main kya karu?
Main bebas si ho gayi. Aise waqt mein insaan apne pyar ko hi pukarta hai na? Maine bhi wahi kiya. Aarav ko dekha, bebas nazron se. Pata nahi usne meri baat samjh liya ya nahi, par usne jaldi se bola.
Aarav: Nina sabse chhoti hai, to aap use pehle khilaye.
Main: Haan, Nina, idhar aa.
Fir Maine Nina ko cake khilaya, fir Maa ko. Ab Ankur ki bari thi, par main usse nahi khilana chahti thi. Maine fir se Aarav ki taraf dekha. Pata nahi kya hua, Aarav ne khud cake ka tukda uthaya aur Ankur ko khila diya.
Main (mann mein): Chalo, main bach gayi.
Meri Maa: Jaanvi, sabko cake khila do.
Aarav Ankur ko chhodkar hamare paas aaya.
Aarav: Waiter?
Waiter aaya aur sabko cake baantne laga. Par main fir pareshan ho gayi, kyunki maine apne Aarav ko cake nahi khilaya tha abhi tak.
Main (mann mein): Is Ankur ki wajah se main apne Aarav ko sabse pehle cake nahi khila payi...
Mujhe gussa aa raha tha. Kuchh der baad maine dekha Aarav guests se door waiter se baat kar raha tha, shayad dinner ki taiyari ke bare mein. Main Maa aur Nina ke paas baithi thi, unhe bolkar uthi.
Maine cake ka tukda plate mein liya aur Aarav ke paas gayi. Waiter bhi waha tha to mai boli.
Main: Mujhe Aarav se thodi baat karni hai, to aap...
Waiter: Ji, ma’am.
Aarav: Okay, tum jao.
Waiter chala gaya. Aarav shayad dinner ke bare mein hi baat kar raha tha.
Aarav: Boliye, kuchh kaam tha?
Main: Umm... sabne cake kha liya, par tumne nahi.
Aarav: Kyunki aapne mujhe khilaya nahi.
Main: Isliye ab aayi hu khilane.
Aarav: Ohh! Sabke baad mein aata hu aapke liye?
Uski yeh baat dil mein chubh gayi.
Main: Tum... tum kya bol rahe ho? Aarav, tumhe pata bhi nahi tum mere liye kya ho...
Aarav hans pada.
Main: Ab kyun hans rahe ho? Maine koi joke kiya kya? Chalo, nahi khilati tumhe...
Main wapas jane lagi, to Aarav ne mujhe rok liya.
Aarav: Maa!
Main: Hmm!
Aarav: Aap aaj khush ho na?
Maine usko dekha, fir boli.
Main: Behad khush, Aarav. Par tumne itna kharcha kyun kiya? Ghar pe bhi sabko invite kar sakte the.
Aarav: Haan, kar sakta tha.
Main: Fir kyun nahi kiya?
Aarav: Aap roz ghar pe rehti ho. Mujhe laga bahar celebration karna acha hoga. Is bahane aap ghar se to bahar aayi.
Main: Aarav...
Aarav: Haan.
Main: Tum... tum...
Maine dekha sab log waha the. Kuchh baatein aisi thi jo main sabke samne nahi bol sakti. Isliye khud ko rok liya.
Aarav: Boliye...
Main: Chalo, pehle mu kholo...
Maine Aarav ko cake khilaya. Woh meri aankhon mein dekhta raha. Yeh ladka bhi na, aise pyar se dekhega to main sharma jaungi hi na, Buddhu!
Aarav: Chaliye, ab aap mu kholiye.
Main: Umm...
Aarav ne mujhe cake khilaya, meri aankhon mein dekhte hue. Uska chehra khushi se chamak raha tha. Kitne din baad maine uski yeh khushi dekhi. Mera dil bhar aaya.
Tabhi Maa ki awaaz aayi.
Meri Maa: Jaanvi, kaha gayi?
Main: Aa rahi hu.
Ab main yaha sabke samne Aarav ke sath zyada der nahi ruk sakti thi. Birthday meri thi, to mujhe waha rehna tha. Main palti aur jane se pehle Aarav se boli.
Main: Main tumse naraaz hu, Aarav.
Aarav: Maine kya kiya?
Maine usse muskurakar bola.
Main: Bohot kuchh.
Aarav: Arre...
Main hanste huye wapas Maa ke paas baith gayi. Fir dinner ka time aaya. Meri badkismati, main Aarav ke sath nahi baith payi. Maa aur Nina mere dono taraf baith gayi. Aarav apne Nani matlab meri maa ke paas baitha, aur Ankur uske paas.
Dinner ke waqt sabse bohot baatein hui, par Aarav se kuchh nahi. Beech-beech mein main usse dekhti, jab bhi mainusse dekhti to paati ki har baar woh bhi mujhe dekh raha hota. Aur Aarav jab mujhe dekhta to main apne baalon se khelne lagti, pata nahi kiya tha but hi aisa hi ho rahi thi.
Party isi tarah khatam hui.Sab guests apni-apni car se aaye the, to zyadatar log nikal gaye. Sirf Rekha ji ka parivar ruka, kyunki woh padosi the.
Aarav manager se baat karke aaya, shayad bill pay kar raha tha.
Aarav: Chaliye, ab ghar chalte hain. Raat ho rahi hai.
Hum sab car ke paas aaye. Rekha ji ka parivar bhi apni car se aaya tha, to woh apni car main baith gaye the.
Aarav: Woh...
Main: Kya hua, Aarav?
Aarav: Mujhe abhi drive karne ka man nahi hai, Maa.
Main: Bohot thak gaye ho na aaj?
Aarav ne haan mein sar hila diya. Bechara subah se laga hua tha. Mujhe bura laga ki usne meri birthday ke liye itna kuchh kiya, aur ab thak gaya.
Meri Maa: To Ankur drive kar lega.
Ankur: Main drive karta hu.
Aarav: Theek hai.
Hum sab car mein baith gaye. Aur yeh woh pal tha jab main aur Aarav ek doosre ke aur kareeb aaye the.
Ankur drive kar raha tha. Nina samne baithi gayi thi. Peeche main, Aarav, aur Maa the. Aarav mere aur Maa ke beech baith gaya.
Meri khushi dugni ho gayi. Aate waqt main uske paas nahi baith payi thi, par ab woh mere bagal mein tha. Uska haath mere haath ko chhoo raha tha, aur yeh ehsaas mujhe bohot acha lag raha tha.
Car chalne lagi. Raat bohot ho chuki thi, to Nina aur Maa so gayi. Jag rahe the bas teen, main, Aarav, aur Ankur.
Ankur to drive kar raha tha, aur hum peeche baithe the. Raat ke wajah se street lights kam thi, sirf car ki light jal rahi thi. Maine mouka dekha aur boli.
Main: Umm... Aarav, Nina aur Maa so gayi hain. Car ki light off kar dete hain.
Aarav: Hmm.
Ankur: Light off karke kya hoga? Thodi der mein ghar pahunch jayenge.
Aarav: Mujhe problem ho rahi hai. Light aankhon mein aa rahi hai.
Aarav ne apne andaaz mein bola, aur Ankur usse dar ke chup ho gaya. Iss ka mujhe bohot Garv hai Aarav pe, mera beta ek asli mard tha woh jab bhi kucch bolta hai log maan lete hai, aur Ankur to Aarav se dar ke hi rehta tha.
Ankur: Theek hai.
Car ki light off ho gayi.aur Peeche pura andhera ho gaya. Ankur agar peeche bhi dekhe to usse kuchh dikhega bhi nahi. Par main samne sab dekh pa rahi thi.
Pata nahi kyun, mujhe ek ajeeb si excitement ho rahi thi. Aarav mere paas baitha tha. Aur maine uske kandhe pe apna sar rakh diya aur bohot dhire se boli, kyunki nina aur maa so rahe the.
Main: Aarav...
Aarav: Hmm.
Maine uska haath tham liya aur khud ko uske aur kareeb le gayi.
Main: Thanks.
Aarav: Kyun?
Aarav bhi dhire se bol raha tha, itna dhire ki sirf main sun saku. Yeh baat mujhe bohot acha lag raha tha.
Main: Meri birthday ko itna special banane ke liye.
Aarav: Aapko acha laga?
Maine uske kandhe pe sar hilaya aur uska haath aur kas ke pakad liya.
Main: Umm...
Aarav ki khushboo mujhe madhosh kar rahi thi. Pata nahi kyun, meri dhadkan badh rahi thi. Pet mein wahi gudgudi si ho rahi thi. Dil keh raha tha ki Aarav ko kas ke gale laga lu. Par Maa paas mein thi, to aisa kuchh nahi kar sakti thi.
Par shayad aaj meri kismat mein kuchh aur likha tha.
Aarav ne mera sar ko aone kandhe se uthaya.
Main: Kya hua, Aarav?
Woh meri kaan ke paas apna mu le aaya aur bohot dhire se bola.
Aarav: Main kuchh mangu aapse?
Uski garam saansein meri kaan pe lagi. Yeh ehsaas kuchh aur hi tha. Mere romte khade ho gaye, sar se pair tak gudgudi si hui. Main shabdon mein yeh bayan nahi kar sakti ye ehsaas.
Main: Aa.. Aarav!
Aarav: Maa!
Main: Umm...
Aarav: Main kuchh mangna chahta hu aapse.
Main: Hmm, mango na...
Aarav: Aaj...
Main: Umm... bolo na...
Aarav: Main...
Main: Umm... bolo Aarav...
Aarav: Main aapke sath sona chahta hu.
akbhatia
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Waiting for next big update!
janvi23
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very nice dear