Update : 4 (Raat ka waqt)
Raat ke karib 9 baj rahe the, aur thand bhi apni charam seema par pahuch chuki thi, dekha jaaye toh aaj vatavaran kuch thik nahi lag raha tha, aur inn sab se anjaan Aryan abhi bhi police station me baitha hua tha
Jab se sunil hospital gaya tha thik ussi waqt se Aryan ne unn files ko dekhna chalu kar diya tha, voh apne cabin me baithe baithe pehli file ke har ek case ko bahut hi ache se study kar raha tha, lekin pura file khatam hone ko aayi thi par abhi tak uske haath kuch nahi laga tha, aur isi vajah se voh jhalla sa gaya tha
Vahi dusri aur hospital se report banakar sunil apne ghar laut raha tha ki uski najar police station par padi, police station me itne der tak light chalu dekh voh apni jeep ko vahi rok deta hai aur Aryan ki jeep vaha khadi dekh use yeh samajne me der nahi lagti ki Aryan abhi tak apne ghar nahi gaya..voh turant hi jeep se utar kar sidhe Aryan ke cabin me chala jata hai
Sunil cabin ke andar jaakar puchta hai “aryan, tu abhi tak yahi hai, ghar kyu nahi gaya..??”
Aryan jo uss pehli file ko khatam kar hi chuka tha, toh file ko band karte hue jawab deta hai “ha bas bhai, ghar hi jaa raha tha, socha yeh ek file khatam kar du”
Sunil “mere bhai, tuje pata bhi hai iss waqt time kya hua hai..??”
Aryan ubasi lete hue kehta hai “7 baj rahe honge” aur usne deewar par tangi ghadi me time dekha toh voh chaunk gaya “9 baj gaye, sach me..??”
Sunil “haa sahah, 9 baj gaye hai, tu sach me pagal ho gaya hai”
Aryan sawal karta hai “yaar voh sab chod, kuch pata chala”
Sunil ne apne jeb se voh report nikali aur table par rakhte hue kehta hai “haa, mai report lekar aaya hu, par iss waqt bahut der ho chuki hai, tu bhi ghar jaa aur muje bhi aaram karne de, varna aaj fir teri Bhabhi muje ghar ke bahar hi sulayegi”
Aryan haste hue kehta hai “acha..chal thik hai, kal dekte hai”
Sunil “yaar ek kaam karte hai, aaj vese bhi der ho chuki hai, toh tu bhi ghar chal, isi bahane tu neeta se bhi mil lega aur raat ka khana bhi vahi khaa lena”
Aryan bhi sunil ko mana nahi kar paata aur voh dono hi sunil ke ghar ke liye nikal jaate hai
Vahi dusri aur uss ghane jungle me kuch alag hi gati vidhya chal rahi thi, vaha ka mahol aaj kuch alag sa tha
Thik usi jagah, jaha par sunil aur Aryan ko jis paid ke pass voh laash mili thi, Voh paid achanak se dheere dheere karte hue hilne laga, pehli najar me dekhne vale ko toh aisa hi lage ki paid hawa ki vajah se hil raha hai, par asal me baat alag thi, voh paid dheere dheere karte hue bahut joro se hilne lagta hai, kuch der hawa me voh paid lehrata hai aur fir achanak se paid ki sari daaliya tut kar gir jaati hai aur uske saare patte sukh jaate hai
Thik usi jagah bahayank tarike se hawa behne lagi thi, lekin voh hawa koi aam hawa nahi thi, aisa mehsus ho raha tha maano koi hai..koi hai jo bahut hi joro se saanse le raha hai, lekin shayad yeh kaafi nahi tha, uss saans lene ki awaaz ke saath me hi ek bahut hi bhari aur ekdum darawani hasne ki awaaz uss jagah par gunjne lagti hai
Par shayad itna kaafi nahi tha, vaha jitne bhi paid the voh vichatra tariki se hawa me jhulne lagte hai aur ek-ek kar ke sare paid ki bhi vahi halat hoti hai, unn sare paid ke patte peele hokar vahi par gir jaate hai aur unn sabhi paido ki daliya bhi vahi par gir jaati hai
Kuch der pehle jaha par hara bhara jungle tha voh ab kisi jale hue kabristan se kam nahi lag raha tha, vaha charo aur bas paid ke thad the aur unn sabhi daliya aur pattiyo ne jameen ko gher rakha tha
Thik iske turant baad voh pehle vala paid teji se hawa me hi lehrate hue aage badhne laga aur achanak se uss jungle ke ek kone me kisi ke joro se chillane ki awaaz sunayi deti hai
Voh chikh itni dard bhari thi ki uss awaaz se uss shaks ki peeda ka andaaza lagana bahut hi aasaant tha, par afsos ki voh awaaz isi jungle me kahi kho gayi aur kisiko bhi voh awaaz sunayi nahi di
Vahi jungle se thode hi dur ek gaanv tha, filhaal toh gaanv me har koi so chuka tha, par 2 shaks ese the jo abhi bhi jaage hue the aur bahar aangan me baithe baithe baate kar rahe the
Ekak Aryan kehta hai “yaar, yeh thand achanak se itni kese badh gayi”
Aryan ki baat par sunil jab ghaur karta hai toh use bhi yeh mehsus hone laga, “haa yaar, aaj se pehle toh itni thand kabhi muje mehsus hi nahi hui” fir voh khud kehta hai “haa yeh bhi hai ki itni raat ko mai kabhi apne kamre se bahar tak nahi nikla”
Aryan fir apne mobile me time dekhta hai “bhai, 12 baj rahe hai, mai chalta hu, kal subah milte hai”
Sunil “hmm, thik hai bhai, good night” aur fir Aryan sunil ke ghar se apne ghar ki aur chal deta hai
Aryan jeep drive karte hue gaane gun guna raha tha, aaj usko kuch jyada hi thand lag rahi thi, voh apne man me sochta hai “yeh ho kya raha hai, aaj vakahi me itni jyada thand hai ya fir muje hi kuch jyada thand lag rahi hai”
Voh jeep ko dhimmi speed se drive kar raha tha, ab thand itni jyada badh gayi thi ki Aryan ko saans lene me dikaat hone lagti hai, jese hi voh saans bahar nikalta voh dhue ke roop me dikhayi dene lagti hai
Achanak se hi uske jeep ki headlights band ho jaati hai, toh Aryan jeep ko rok deta hai aur jeep se utarkar voh khud headlight dekhne laga “kya musibat hai yaar, ise bhi abhi band hona tha”
Thand itni jyada thi Aryan ne jyada nahi socha aur voh vapas jeep me aakar baith gaya aur jeep lekar apne ghar ki aur jaane laga
Yaha par ek baat hui jab Aryan ne apni jeep ko roka toh usne jeep ko band kar diya tha, par jab voh vapas jeep me baitha toh voh jeep pehle se hi chalu thi, pata nahi kese par Aryan ne iss baat par dhyaan nahi diya
Aryan dheere dheere jeep ko chala raha tha, gaanv ka kacha rasta, upar vaha par roshni naa ke baarabar thi, ek dum ghor sannata, thodi bahut jo awaaz thi voh jeep ke chalne ki awaaz sunayi de rahi thi..lekin sirf itna hi nahi, Aryan ko aisa mehsus hone laga ki jese koi hai jo uska peecha kar raha hai, usne rear mirror se piche dekha toh use ek khula maidan dikhta hai, matlab ki vaha par koi nahi tha
fir achanak se use aisa mehsus hone laga jese uske bagal me baithe hue koi lambi lambi saanse le raha hai
Jab aap aisi anjaan jagah par raat ke andhere me jaa rahe ho, toh dar lagna swabhawik hai, upar se Aryan ke dimaag me unn sabhi case ke tasweere ghum rahi thi, toh usko halka sa darr bhi lag raha tha, par fir bhi voh apni najare ghuma kar baaju vali seat me dekhta hai, par firse use kuch nahi dikhta..lekin use abhi bhi mehsus ho raha tha ki koi toh hai uske saath jo bahut bhari par lambi saansein le raha hai
Aryan khud se kehta hai “yeh ho kya raha hai muje, shayad aaj sach me maine bahut jyada kaam kar liya, sunil sahi kehta tha, itna jayada kam nahi karna chahiye muje”
“aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaauuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu” tabhi achanak se kutte ke rone ki awaaz sunkar Aryan ekdum se ghabra jaata hai, uski najar turant hi piche ki aur jaati hai jaha se kutte ke rone ki awaaz aayi thi, par vaha use kuch nahi dikhta toh fir voh turant apni najar samne ki aur karta hai toh uske samne do bhayank se laal aankhe dikhti hai, aur achanak se unn aankho ka rang laal se pile rang me badal jaata hai aur ek kutta road ko dayi aur se cross karta hai
Aryan ne jeep ko naa rokne ki koshish ki aur naa hi uss kutte ko bachane ki koshish ki, achanak se aise laal aankhe dekh voh kaafi daaar gaya tha, itni thand me bhi uske chehre par pasine ki boonde aajati hai
Aryan ne dekha ki uss kutte ne road cross toh kiya, par voh chal bhi raha tha aur ruka bhi nahi..lekin naa toh usne uss kutte ko vaha se kahi mudte hue dekha aur naa hi kahi usne uss kutte ko khet me jaate hue dekha
Voh bas yeh soch hi raha tha ki achanak se uski jeep kisi cheez se takra jaati hai aur Aryan jeep ka seesa todte hue samne ki aur gir jaata hai
To be continued…