Use aisa mehsoos ho raha tha jaise uske seene mein aag lag gayi ho. Ek taraf ghin thi, par dusri taraf wahi bechaini aur badh gayi. Wo baar-baar gallery ki taraf dekh rahi thi, maano use umeed ho ki Madhu didi wapas apni dukaan par dikh jayengi. Par sannata kuch aur hi bayaan kar raha tha.
Dipa ne gusse mein apne hothon ko kaat liya.
"Itni jaldi... mujhse baatein karke sidha unke paas chala gaya?"
Jalan ki is aag ne uski uttejna ko ek naya mod de diya tha. Ab wo bas kal ka intezar nahi kar sakti thi, uska mann ho raha tha ki abhi jaakar pata lagaye ki wo dono kahan hain...
Par tabhi dipa ke dimakh mai ek sawal aaya ..
par ye kaise .. munnna 20 21 hai aur madhu didi 27 28 ki ..dono ke age mai bahut aantar hai phir ye kaise possible hai
Dipa ke mann mein ye sawal uthte hi wo soch mein pad gayi. Uske liye ye baat hazam karna mushkil tha. Munna abhi 20-21 saal ka ek chhokra hai, aur Madhu didi 27-28 saal ki ek mature aurat. Dono ki umar mein itna bada antar hai...
Dipa ko ye sab namumkin sa lag raha tha.Usne khud se kaha,
"Par ye kaise possible hai? Munna toh abhi ladka hi hai unke samne... aur Madhu didi itni samajhdaar hain. Umar ka itna bada fasla... phir ye kaise ho sakta hai?"
Lekin phir use Munna ki wo mardana awaaz aur uski wo bebaak nazrein yaad aayin. Munna ki aankhon mein jo junoon aur confidence tha, wo kisi aam 20 saal ke ladke jaisa nahi tha. Use yaad aaya ki kaise Munna ne sabke samne use 'aam' aur 'tamatar' kehkar cheda tha—uski himmat dekh kar toh yahi lagta tha ki use umar ya samaj ki koi parwah nahi hai.
Dipa ne karwat badli aur chhat ko dekhte hue sochne lagi,
"Mardon ki niyat ka kya bharosa... aur phir Munna jaisa ladka, jo khuleaam line maarta ho, uske liye umar mayne nahi rakhti hogi. Aur Madhu didi? Kya wo bhi uski baaton mein aa gayi hongi?"
Jalan aur jigyasa ke beech phansi Dipa ab aur bhi bechain ho gayi thi. Use lag raha tha ki umar ka ye antar shayad is "khel" ko aur bhi zyada romanchak bana raha hoga.
Tab wo kahti hai
"Agar Madhu didi ke saath uska rishta ajeeb hai, toh mere aur usmein bhi toh bahut fasla hai."
Dipa ke dimaag mein jaise ek naya dhamaaka hua.
Dipa ki umar bhi Munna se kahin zyada thi, wo ek mature aur shaadi-shuda aurat thi. Usne aaine mein apne bhari badan aur gehre roop ko dekha aur phir use Munna ki wo jawan, gandi nazrein yaad aayin. Use ehsaas hua ki Munna ko umar ke fasle se koi fark nahi padta, use toh bas "maal" aur "swad" se matlab tha.
Dipa ne apne hothon ko bheencha aur sochne lagi,
"Iska matlab, wo mujhse bhi wahi umeed rakhta hai jo shayad wo Madhu didi se puri kar raha hai?"
Ye khayal aate hi Dipa ke badan mein ek thartharahat daud gayi. Ek taraf use laga ki ye galat hai, par dusri taraf use is baat se ek ajeeb sa nasha hone laga ki ek jawan ladka uske is mature badan ka deewana hai. Fasla ab use rukawat nahi, balki ek naya romanch lag raha tha.