Uljhe Dor (The Mehrotras book 1)

14. Chhat Pe Chaand

   Shaivi puri koshish karti hai ki koi use dekh na le, lekin wo kamyab nahi ho paati hai. Veer use chhat pe jate dekh leta hai.

  "Shaivi, itni der raat ko kahan ja rahi ho?"

  "Veer, tum itni der raat tak kyun jage ho? Soye kyun nahi? Aaj function kitna lamba chala , tum thak gaye hoge."

  "Main yeh tumhare baare mein bhi keh sakta hoon. In fact, tum ham sab se zyada thaki hogi."

  "Haan, thak to gayi lekin utna bhi nahi. Matlab haan, shayad so jana chahiye tumhe- mujhe, mujhe so jana chahiye. Ham dono ko so jana chahiye. Let's go. Nahi, matlab, tum apne room mein so aur main apne room mein. Haan, Bela Di bula rahi hai mujhe."

  "Tum theek ho, Shaivi? Why are you so flustered?"

  "Flustered?" Ab yeh kis chidiya ka naam hai? "Main thak gayi hoon, mujhe bas sona hai."

  "Achha baba, so jao. Maine Kab roka tumhe."

  "Haan, to main sone ja rahi hoon." Shaivi mud ke jane lagti hai lekin Veer use pukarta hai.

  "Shaivi!"

  "Haan, Veer, kya hua? Koi problem hai kya?"

  "Tum aaj itni jumpy kyun ho? Maine bas good night kehne ke liye bulaya tha. You really need to sleep."

  Sleep aaye to na. Meri raat ki neend hi ud gayi hai, aur uska kaaran achha bhi nahi hai. "Good night, Veer."

  "Good night, Shaivi." Veer smile karta hai aur Shaivi relax ho jati hai aur khud smile karti hai, genuine smile. "Chalo, tumhare chehre pe smile to aaya." Veer wahan se chala jata hai.

  Main abhi itni pareshan thi lekin Veer ke ek smile se main to jaise pighal gayi. Kaisa jaadoo hai Veer mein ki uske saamne aate hi main sab kuchh bhool jati hoon, saari pareshaniyan.

  Shaivi phone pe time dekhti hai. 12 kab ke baj gaye. Jaldi jaana hoga, kahin Bela Di chali na jaye. Shaivi bhage bhage chhat pe jati hai. Bela ko wahan dekh ke rahat ki saans leti hai.

  "Bela Di, main aa gayi."

  "Shaivi, ham tumhara hi intazar kar rahe the."

  "Veer ne hamein dekh liya tha, usse bachne mein wakt lag gaya."

  "Shaivi, hamne aaj tumhe Adhij ke saath sun liya tha. Ham jaante hain ki wo tumhe pareshan kar raha hai. Ham nahi jaante ki tum dono ke beech kya hua, ham dakhal nahi denge, aur shayad tumhe achha bhi na lage hamara beech mein bolna, lekin hamein kisi tarah use Aarohi se shaadi karne se rokna hoga. Wo uske liye sahi nahi hai."

  "To aap yeh baat mujhse kyun kar rahi hain? Unke ghar walon se baat kariye."

  "Hamne Kunal ko batane ki koshish ki, lekin unhone hamari baat par vishwas nahi kiya. Hamne to Ansh aur Veer se bhi baat karne ki koshish ki lekin Kunal ko pata chal gaya aur unhone hamein gharwalon se baat karne se mana kiya hai. Lekin tum gharwali nahi ho, tumhari madad le sakte hain ham."

  "Abhi aapne kaha ki aap dakhal nahi dengi, aur ab aap Aarohi ki shaadi todna chahti hain? Aarohi jisse bhi shaadi kare, uska mangetar jaisa bhi ho, usse aapko kya? Aapka kaam sirf shaadi ki tayyariyan karna hai."

  "Ham jaante hain hamara kaam kya hai, lekin ham kisi ki zindagi barbaad nahi hone de sakte hain, insaaniyat ke khatir."

  "Please, Bela Di, aap apne kaam se kaam rakhiye aur dusron ke mamle mein dakhal mat dijiye. Aarohi ke ghar walon ne kuchh soch- samajhkar, dekh- parakhkar rishta tay kiya hoga. Hamein nahi pata hamare aane se pehle kya kya hua, unka aapsi rishta kaisa hai. Ham kuchh nahi jante hain. Hamara unke mamlon mein bolne ka ya apne hisab se kuchh bhi karne ka koi hak nahi hai."