Bhaag 6
Subah subah, Damini guest room me kuch saaf safai wale logo ko dekhkar hairan reh gayi aur tabhi Parkash gungunate huye, khud do cup coffee leke vaha aane laga. Haath me coffee leke Damini gaur se apne pati ko dekhne lagi.
Prakash : hairan ho rahi ho? (Haske) are kissa hi nipat chuka hai darling! (Chuski lagake)
Damini : kya keh rahe ho tum Prakash! You mean... Neha..
Prakash : bilkul! Neha ka kaam tamam kar diya maine! Sach me (aankh maarke) tumse bhi kadak maal thi! Maza agaya tha kal raat ko.
Damini : ohh please! Apne hawas ke kisse mujhe aise mat sunao, jaise bharat ratna jeer ke aye ho!
Prakash : (haske) are tumse kya chupaoo! Tum mere upar niche, aage piche sab jaanti ho!
Damini : Prakash, lekin ek baat to batao! (Sip leti hui, dhime se) laash ka kya kiya??
Prakash : oh ho! Bhala tum jaanke kya karogi?
Damini : batao to!
Prakash : To suno! Kuch hi doori pe, ek veeean jungle jaisa kuch tha...bas vahi pe ek ummmm ek, haan! Ek bargad ka ped tha...usi ke nikat dafna diya!
"Sahabb! Yeeeh aapne kkkya kiya???"
Is aadmi ki awaaz se dono Prakash aur damini us awaaz ki aur mud jaate hain.
Yeh awaaz Manglu ka tha, jo aksar ghar ka khayal rakhta tha aur dono ke bharose ka aadmi tha. Raat ko huye ghatnaye Manglu ke kaan tak pahuch chuka tha, lekin voh itne wafadar tha ke usne zara si bhi apatti nahi jataya, aur apne kaam se kaam rakhta gaya.
Prakash ke chehre ke bhav dekhkar Manglu ko ehsaas hua ke usne chota mooh aur badi baat kar diya tha. Isliye foran breakfast ko table pe rakhke, apne muh se nikle shabdo ka khayal karte hi, chup chaap vaha se nikalne lagta hain ke tabhi Prakash use rok leta hain "oye! Rukja! Kya keh raha tha tu???"
Manglu : maaf kijiye sahab, aise hi muh se nikal gaya tha!
Prakash : Manglu, saaf saaf bata kya bol raha tha! (Tez awaaz liye)
Manglu : sahab! Aaaapkkoo bitiya ke laash ko vaha.....vaha nahi dafnana chahiye tha!
Prakash : kya bak raha hai Manglu??
Damini : Manglu, kya matlab hai tera? (Cup ko table par rakhke, Manglu ki aur dekhne lagi)
Manglu : Sahab, kahin aap yaha se 5 km pe jo veeran jungle aata hain, usi ki to baat nahi kar rahe the?
Prakash : (coffee rakhke) haan! Vahi jungle, kyon?
Manglu : sahab! Bura mat maniye! Lekin jis bargad ke ped ke niche zameen par aapne bitiya ko dafnaya hain, jungle ka voh hisaa shrapit hai!
Damini : kya bakwas hai Manglu? Raat ko nashe kam kiya kar! Idiot (vapas sip leta hua)
Prakash : Manglu! Kya aakhir kehna chahta hai tu?
Manglu : sahab, kahaa jaata hain ke us bargad ke ped ke ird gird jo zameen hai, voh kuch gadbad si hain...aap ko malum nahi, lekin pehle bhi us bargad ke ped aur uske aaspaas ke zameen ko ghere kaafi kisse ho chuke hain!
Prakash : (haske) tu bhi na! Faltu ke kahaniya hongi voh! Bakwas kam kiya kar aur jaake bazaar se kuch gosht aur chicken le aa!
Manglu zyada baat ko badhane walo me se nahi tha. Bas paise leke bahaar nikal pada. Uske jaane ke baad, Damini hairani se apne pati ki aur dekhne lagi.
Ghar se nikalte hi Manglu chalte chalte, baar baar khud ko kehne laga "yeh kya anarth kar diya sahab ne!"
Vaha ghar me, Manglu ke kahin gaye baaton pe Prakash aur Damini alochona karne lage.
Damini : yeh kya bakwas kar raha tha? (Dining kursi pe bethke)
Prakash : ek number ka idiot hai! Pagal kahin ka.... Yeh sab daaru aur saste nashe ke lakshan hai!
Damini : khair, kuch bhi ho....yeh bala to hamesha ke liye tal gayi! (Bread paas karti hui) vaise, bechari Neha.... marne se pehle apne chacha ki yeh ghinoni roop dekhke hairan to hui hogi! (Dhong karke)
Prakash : (Damini ki haath ko pakde) dekhi to zaroor! Aur yeh bhi dekhi ke uska pyara sa chacha kitna beraham bhi hain! (Itna kehke, Damini ke haath se dhire dhire uski kohni ko sehlane lagta hain)
Damini : uff! (Prakash ke haath ko hatake) subah subah shuru ho jaate ho! Filhaal nashta karle?
Dono Damini aur Prakash chehre pe muskurahat aur dil me chain liye breakfast karne lage.
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Vaha dusre aur, aksar bazaar jaate vakt Manglu apne ek purane yaar Bhikku se milne jaata tha. Ek tarah se dono sharab ke adde ke dost the.
Bhikku : kya re Manglu! Kuch chinta me dikh rela hain!
Manglu : yaar, mat puch! (Kandhe pe se gamcha se pasine pochta hua) gazab ka anarth kar diya Prakash sahab ne!
Bhikku : batayega bhi!
Manglu Bhikku ko leke ek sunsaan si jagah par jaata hain aur raat ko Neha ke saath ghati gayi kisse ko apne yaar ko batata hain aur jaise jaise sunta gaya, vaise vaise, uske aankhen chaude hote gaye "sala, yeh tere sahab to kalyug ke maharaj nikle! Kya kamina hai saala!".
Manglu : voh sab jaane de! Lekin sabse bade galti to unhone yeh kiya ke ....voh...badnaam wale jungle ke use bargad ke ped ke vaha laash ko dafna diya! Nahi nahi....... galti nahi! Ghod anarth!
Bhikku : to? Kya khaas baat hai vaha?
Manglu : (thode ghuss me) tujhe main samjha nahi paunga! (Phir chintit bhav dikhate huye) Ab bas uparwale se dua hain ke voh kaise bhi ho Prakash sahab ka raksha kare!
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Subah subah, kamse kam dus baar Arpita Neha ka phone try karti hain, lekin baar baar switched off ki vaani sunayi deti thi. Is baar sachme chintit hone lagi aur seedha Mehul ko ek phone lagati hain.
Mehul : han Arpita! Neha vapas aagayi?
Arpita : Mehul, actually...uski number hi nahi lag rahi hai! Kahin tumse koi baat hui?
Mehul : (kuch mayus hoke) kuch samjh nahi aa raha hai, maine na jaane kitni baar call kiya, lekin number switched off bata raha hai baar baar.
Arpita : hmmmm, aur Prakash uncle bhi keh rahe the ke Neha subah subah apni hostel ki aur nikal gayi. Strange! Abhi tak nahi pahuchi yaha... Anyways filhal rakhti hoon! Dekhti hoon kab aati hain rani sahiba!
Mehul mayus hoke phone cut kar deta hain aur bas Neha ki raha dekhne laga. Rishte ke is mod pe aake Mehul zara si bhi judai bardasht nahi kar paa raha tha. Agar uske kamre me yeh alam tha, to vaha Parul aur Aashish garden me saath saath ghumne lage. Aashish se di gayi khush khabar sunke Parul hairan reh gayi!
Parul : Damn! Yeh Prakash apne hi bhatiji ke saath aisa kar sakta hai! Yakeen hi nahi hota.... shit! Matlab...maar hi daala use??
Aashish : (aas paas dekhke) yes! Voh bhi apne hi haathon se... lekin saale ne dafnaya mere haathon se, zindagi me pehli baar ek laash ko thikane lagaya hoon! Ufffff.....(us lamhe ko yaad karke) Vaise, Parul! Ye baat sirf tumhare aur mere bich rehna chahiye!
Parul : relax Aashish! I don't give a fuck anyway! Bala tal gayi! Mujhe to khush honi chahiye! Ab Badminton ke match me mere takkar ka to koi nahi hai! Ab ki baar trophy meri! (Pyari si muskaan deke)
Aashish bhi muskurake Parul ko ek high five deta hain, lekin Parul nakhre dikhake khadi rehti hain aur gaur se Aashish ko dekhne lagi. Aashish kuch confuse ho gaya.
Aashish : kya hua? Aise kya dekh rahi ho..
Parul : (ek kaatil muskaan liye) main nahi maan sakti ke Neha ko tumne aise hi chor diya! Malayi ke kuch hisse tumne bhi khaye honge...
Aashish : bilkul!
Parul : youu son of a bi....
Aashish : ab woh thi hi aisi bala, kya karoon? Khud ko rok hi nahi paya..aur yeh Prakash to hain bhi kamina sala! Behti ganga me mujhe bhi niyota de diya. (aankh marke)
Parul : (kass ke Aashish ke lund ko jeans me hi dabochke) mujhe nahi dikhaoge isme kitna dam hai?
Aashish : jealous? Ab ek laash se bhi jalan hone lagi tumhe? (Haske)
Parul : Neha to tumhe jawab me pyar de na saki! Lekin main to pyar le bhi sakti hoon aur (honton ko nazdeek laake) de bhi sakti hoon jawab me!
Aashish apne hont ko foran Parul se mila deta hain aur Parul uske haath ko haath me liye, use college ke godown tak leke jaati hain.
Godown pahuchke, Aashish apne shirt aur trousers, dono se mukt hone laga aur Parul bhi bejhijhak apni top aur jeans se azaad hone lagi. Bra aur kacche me Parul ko dekhke Aashish ne gaur ki ke Neha se Parul kuch kam maal nahi thi!
Ahista ahista dono ek dusre ke nazdeek aajate hain aur phir ek baar dono ke hont mil jaate hain. Dhime dhime Aashish apne honton ko vaha se niche gardan aur bazuo pe laake, har ek hisse ko chum lag jaata hain. Parul keval aanhe chorne lagi aur Aashish ke baalon ko kass ke jakad leti hain.
Ahista ahista gardan ko chumke, kaano ko chuske, jaise hi Aashish ab vapas Parul ke chehre par aajata hain, tabhi achanak use Parul ke badle me Neha ki chehra nazar aayi,.jo muskuraye jaa rahi thi. Ekdam se ghabrake, Aashish Parul ko dhakelke door kar deta hain, jisse hua yeh ke Parul girte girte bachi.
Parul : what the hell???? Kya ho gaya?
Aashish : (aankhe madodke) nahi..
Nahi... sorry Parul! Voh actually... mujhe laga ke....
Parul : ke kya??
Aashish : kuch pal ke liye aisa laga ke main tumhare saath nahi, balki Neha ke saath tha! ...(sochte huye) shayad vaham hoga!
Parul : ab Neha ke yaadon se niklo! She is dead! Urgh...Bhaad me jao Aashish! (Ghusse me apni top aur jeans vapas pehnke nikal jaati hain)
Aashish sochne laga ke aisi ajeeb vaham kyon hone laga use.
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Subah se dophar ho gaya tha aur recess ka samay bhi shuru ho chuka tha. Apne manpasand table pe aaj Aashish akela hi betha tha, soch me duba hua tha ke tabhi uske kandhe pe ek mulayam haath aake rukta hain. "Neha...tu..." Lekin piche mudke jis ladki ko usne dekha, voh Neha nahi Arpita thi.
Arpita : (samne beth jaati hain) I know Mehul! ....lekin mujhe bhi yeh baat khai jaa rahi hain ke Neha abhi tak nahi lauti!
Mehul : kuch samajh nahi aa raha hai Arpita! Kahin raaste me kuch accident vagera to nahi.....
Arpita : Mehul, is tarah bethe rehne se kuch nahi hoga. Hum aaj hi college ke baad kareebi police station jayenge aur dariyaft karenge!
Ek table pe agar mayusi aur kalesh ka mahol tha, to vaha dusre aur Parul Neha se chutkaara paane ki khushi mein apne saheliyon ko ek choti si party de rahi thi. Table pe samosa, pattis aur burger ka mahol bana hua tha aur Parul jee kholke enjoy kar rahi thi aur mann se Aashish ki harkat ko bhool gayi.
Vaise khush to Parul ko honi hi thi, aakhir sabse bada kaanta jo hat chuki thi raste se.
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Shaam ko local Police station me Mehul aur Arpita pahuch jaate hain. Pahuchte hi unhe pata chala ke duty pe Shah ke naam se ek senior inspector duty pe the. Mulaqat hote hi, teeno apne apne kursi pe beth jaate hain.
Inspector Shah : ladki ka naam?
Arpita : Jee, Neha.... Neha Mehra!
Inspector Shah : hmmm! Ek baat batayiye....kahin yeh jaani maani industrialist Prakash Mehra ki bhatiji to nahi?
Mehul : yes officer! Aap thik keh rahe hain!
Inspector Shah : hmmmmm, to aap keh rahe hain ke voh subah subah apni uncle ke ghar se nikal chuki hain! Right?
Arpita : yes! Dekhiye raat ko voh vahi apni uncle ke ghar theher gayi thi aur subah ko use vaise bhi hostel vapas aani hi thi....
Inspector Shah : hmm okay! Main Mr Mehra ke ghar se hoke yaha is area tak, jitne bhi accidents ke cases huye hain raat ko ya aaj subah ko, sabka khabad leta hoon! Don't worry... kuch update aate hi main aapko update kar dunga! Aur haa, please ek tasveer mujhe WhatsApp kar dijiye abhi!
Mehul foran Neha ki ek pic officer ko bhej deta hain aur Aprita ko leke vaha se nikal jaata hain. Chalte chalte Mehul jabhi ruk jaata, tabhi Arpita uske peeth par haath mal deti thi. Aisa bhi ek din ayega, dono me se kisi ne nahi socha tha.
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Vaha, Prakash ke ghar pe uska vakeel aake vartaman paristhiti ko dhyan me rakhte huye, saare ke saare jaydaat Prakash aur Damini ke naam kar deta hain. Kagaz pe likhe aakhri faisle ko dekhke Prakash ka rom rom jhoom utha aur us raat dono mia biwi dinner ke liye ek badiya sa five star hotel pe gaye.
Apne puri jeevan me, Damini aur Prakash shayad pehli baar itne khush huye the. Aakhir, jis din ke sapne sanjoye the, voh aa chuka tha.
Damini : mujhe yakeen nahi ho raha hai Prakash! Caretaker se seedhe malik ho haye hum! Hats off to you my honey! (Wine ki glass aage leke cheers karti hui)
Prakash : hmmm! Yeh hota hain planning ka power! Are darling, insaan ko dimaag diya gaya hai planning ke liye! Haath diye gaye kaam ko anjaam dene ke liye!....aur...
Damini : (niche ishara karti hui) aur voh diya gaya hai apne tharakpan ko bayan karne ke liye, yehi na?
Is baat pe Prakash aur Damini dono hans padte hain aur hotel ke maahol ka anand lete huye dinner ko enjoy karne lage. Khaana khatam hone ke baad, Prakash apne aur Damini ke liye sharab mangwata hain aur khud kursi se uthke ek announcement karne laga
"Ladies and gentlemen! Aaj aapke dinner aur drinks, humare taraf se hoga! So please enjoy!!"
Pure dining hall taliyon se gunj utha aur Damini apne pati ke saath jaam ke maze lene lag jaati hain. Jaam ke baad, kuch hi palo mein ek slow music shuru ho jaata hain aur Prakash zidd karke apne patni ko dance manch tak leke jaata hain.
Kandhe se kandhe aur haath pe haath milaye, dono mia biwi slow dance karne lage. Inhe dekhke saamnewala yehi sochta ke kitne pyar bhare aur dilkash insaan honge yeh dono, lekin kise pata tha ke Prakash aur uske patni kaminapan ke kis mod ko paar kar chuke the.
Damini : Prakash! Ab meri iccha hai ke main....main badiya se badiya gehne kharidoo in paiso se! Tumhare laye huye pehle ke sets kaafi purane ho chuke!
Prakash : (music ka anand lete huye) ofcoarse darling! Ab tum jo kuch bhi chahogi, sab milega!
Dono aise hi ek dusre ke haath thaame dance me dube rahe, jiske kuch pal baad ek baar phir dono ek aakhri jaam se jaam mila lete hai aur phir, dekhte hi dekhte aadhi raat ho jaata hain. Sharab me dhut Prakash apne patni ko liye ghar ki aur ravana ho jaata hain aur ghar laut aate hi, seedhe ek dusre ko bahon me liye ek gehri neend me dhass jaate hain.