Station pura khaali ho chuka hai aur maa akeli ek tubelight ke niche baithee hai Announcement band ho gayi hai kyunki . Agli train subah 6 baje Kalyan slow — aaj mega block hai
Maa ko 6:30 tak Thane station pahunchna hi hai. Raju Ustara wahan wait karega. Do din ka Lonavala operation ussi par depend karta hai. Agar woh late hui, Pura encounter mission waste ho jayega .
tabhee maa bahar kee aur dekhati hai
Station ke bahar andhera ghana hai.
4–5 ganjedi thoda door khade hain gandi dandi gali de rahe hai seeti baja rahe hai maa ko dekh ke gande gande ishare kaar rahe hai
maa turant station ke bahar nikal jaati hai jaha taxi stand tha maa aapni speed badha deti hai aur vo police hai ye bhee bata nahee sakti
Woh Angha ke naam se undercover hai — Mumbai Police. Par iss waqt na badge kaam aayega, na training. Cover toot gaya toh mission khatam.
Bahar ek purani kali-pili taxi khadi hai. Driver aadha seat par phela hua, beedi peeta hua.
Maa seedha jaake rukti hai.
Maa (saans sambhalte hue):
“Bhaiya, Thane chaloge? Amrut Nagar side.”
Driver usko upar se neeche tak dekhta hai. Chamkili saree. Kajal halka sa phaila hua. Raat ka time.
Driver:
“Raat ke 3 baje meter pe nahi jaata. Double bhada lagega. 300 rupaye.”
Maa ke haath automatically purse ki taraf jaate hain. Purse almost khaali. Rajawadi hospital mein jo Nilesh pe kharcha kiya tha to purse pura khali ho chuka hai paise khatam.
Maa:
“Abhi cash nahi hai. ghar jaate hee de dungi. Zaroori kaam hai.”
Driver halka sa hansa.
“Madam, sabka zaroori kaam hota hai. Paisa nahi toh taxi nahi.”
Peeche se phir seeti ki awaaz. Ganjedi ab thode aur paas aa rahe the maa ke .
Ek bolta hai, “Madam idhar aao na…”
Maa ek second ke liye situation calculate karti hai.
Subah tak ruk nahi sakti.
paise nahee hai ( 1996 me ATM bhee nahee the India me bus mumbai me ek jagah pe tha Citibank kaa )
Ganjedi unstable lag rahe hain.
Thane tak approx 25 minute
.
Driver ne bhi ganjediyon ko dekh liya hai. Woh samajh gaya hai ki ye aurat desperate hai.
Driver (thoda dheere tone mein):
“Dekho… free mein toh gaadi nahi chalti. Samjhi na?”
Maa chup.
Woh taxi ka door pakad kar khadi hai. Agar yahan nahi baithi toh bahar control nahi rahega. Izzat aur mission dono risk par.
Woh dheere se bolti hai —
“Paise nahi hain… par adjust ho sakta hai.”
Driver mirror seedha karta hai.
“Kaise adjust?”
2 second ka silence. Sirf door open hone ki awaaz aati hai driver ko
maa taxi ke piche ke seat pe baith gayi hai aur driver ko bina dekhe
Maa ki awaaz ab steady hai, darr dabake rakha hua.
“Jo tum samajh rahe ho.”
Driver ki aankhon mein chamak aati hai . ek Gandi muskaan.
“Pakka? Baad mein scene to nahi create karegi na ?”
Maa seedha uski aankhon mein dekhti hai.
“Bas mujhe yahan se nikaal lo "
Driver turant ignition start karta hai.
Taxi dheere se nikalti hai. Ganjedi gaali dete reh jaate hain.
EEH – Sannata
Highway par streetlights ki lambi line. Taxi ke andar diesel ki smell. Engine ki steady awaaz.
Driver baar baar rear-view mirror adjust karta hai. Maa ka reflection usmein dikh raha hai.
Maa ne pallu tight pakad rakha hai. Par uski aankhon mein dar ek ghabrahat hai
10 minute ho gaye.
Aage petrol pump hai. uske piche Truks kee parking hai
Department ko iss compromise ka pata nahi chalna chahiye. yesa maa soch rahee thee
driver us parking me taxi le jaata hai jaha pe andhera hai koi light nahee hai aur vaha pe bohot sare taxi band khadi hai ek hisab ke junkyaard hai
Taxi ke purane engine ki "gharr-gharr" kee awaj band ho gayi
( Driver mirror mein dekh raha hai. Maa pichli seat par khamosh baithi hai. Uska dimaag sunn hai.)
DRIVER:
aage aa ja...
maa bina kuch bolle apni seat se utar kar aage ki taraf badhta hai
Driver ke chehre par bhuki muskan hai
maa aage baith jaati hai vo maa ko aapne aur pass aane ko kehta hai aur
Maa ke kandhe par haath rakh deta hai. Maa ka sharir kaamp uthta hai, par woh chup rehti hai.
driver usko pass kichata hai uske mooh se bidi kee badabu aa rahee thee vo maa ke lips pe aapne lips rak deta hai aur unko smooch karane laag jaata hai