Part-6
[That night Veera was lying on her bed embrasing Balveer, her mind went back to an evening 3 years back. April 2015, SS house all members of the SS family were rejoicing at her victory in the Sarpanch election, chaiji fed her some sweets]
C: Toh humari chichri jeet gayee, apne maa-baap ke baad aab khood Sarpanch ke zimmedariyon ko sambhal ne ke liye taiyaar. Par ek gall mainu smajh main nahi aa raha hain ke tu itni baari kaab ho gayee chihri. [Veera smiled and hugged chaiji]
V: aareh chaiji main to abhi bhi aap ki choti si chichri hoon
Ratan: Raab kare tu humare pind ko itne aage le gay eke log Preetampura ka misaal dene laage.
Ran: Who to karegi hi Beeji, issi liye toh maineh isse samjhaya ke apne swarth se upar uth kar apne pind ke bare main soch na hi ek acche Sarpanch ki nishani hoti hain.
Ratan: wiase Baldev ko bhi bohot saare vote mile hain...matlab pind main bohot saare log hain jo use sahi samajh te hain...aur mainu bhi Baldev galat nahi lagta...kaash usne apne kaam ke liye dusra koye zammen doond liya hota...yah phir ek baari thande demmag se socha hota ke pind ko Mall se ziyada School ki zaroorat hain.
Ran: Haan Veera, maineh to socha bhi nahi tha ke Baldev ko itne saare votes milenge...aab Sarpanch ke roop main tera pehla zimmedari ehi hogi ke un sab logo ko apne taraf karna jinoh neh tujhe vote nahi diya hain
V: uski keya zaroorat hain Veerji...har insaan ka apna soch hota hain...main kon hoti hoon kisi ki soch ko badal ne wali...maineh yeh chunaab is liye lara kiun ki mujhe laga pind ki bhalayee school se ziyada hoga aur Mall se kaam...main bhi Baldev ke soch ko galat nahi maanti...dookh is baat ka hain ke who kabhi yeh samajh nahi paya ke main uske khiaaf nahi uske soch ke khilaaf lar rahi hoon.
Ch: are Gunjan puttar tu wohaan kiun khari hain?...aare puttar agar tere Veer ka haar huwa hain toh jeet to teri bhabi ki huwi hain na...humare in do pariwaro ke liye toh dono taraf se hi jeet hain...chahe humari beti jeeteh yah humara daamad...[Gunjan allowed her self a lifeless smile and walked up to Veera and shook hands with her]
G: Mubarak ho Veera, rab kare tu humare pind ko vikash ke aur le chale...[her face, her voice, her expressions every thing looked very lifeless]
V: keya baat hain bhabi...aap pareshaan lag rahi hain...
G: aisy koyee baat nahi hain Veera...
Ran: aare Veera, Gunjan chahe lakh chupane ki kousis kare, thora dookh toh use zaroor hoga apne Veer ke haarne ka...insaan chahe lakh kousis karle, lekin apne bhabhi ke mukable main apne veerse thora ziyada pyaar karta hi hain...
G: Bilkul waise hi na Ranvee, jaise tu apne jija se ziyada apne behen ko pyaar karta hain...
Ran: Aare tu toh bura maan gayee Gunjan, dekh yeh baat to tub hi maanegi na ke Baldev se ziyada Veera ka soch sahi hain...[She didn't answer anything, quietly walked away inside the house]
Ch: Ratan puttar...na jaane kiun aachanak se mera ji bhabra raha hain...aisa lag raha hain ke... Chichri, aab tu ghar ja...pata nahi waha keya haal ho rahi hogi...[Baldev entered the SS house]
B: saastiya-kaal Chaiji, saastiya-kaal Beeji...
Ch: aareh Baldev puttar...aa baith puttar...woh chichri baas nikal hi rahi thi...
B: koye nahi chaiji...aaj khoosi ka din hain...[he looked absolutely calm and his voice was full of satisfaction, he extended a box of sweets towards chaiji...]lijiye chaiji...mooh meetha kijiyeh...
[Chaiji looked amuzed she looked at the face of Ratan] CH: par puttar...
B: Chaiji, meri biwi ki jeet huwi hain...toh keya main aap saab ka muh meetha nahi kara sakta...
[Every body was surprised at his attitude and calmness, Chaiji, Ratan and Ranvee, all took sweets from him very hesitantly, Baldev walked up to Veera..] tujhe toh main apne hath se khilayoonga...aare ghabra maat chaiji, beeji, yah Ranvee, koye bura nahi manege...[Veera hesitantly opened her mouth, Baldev fed sweet to her...] areh Gunjan, kitthey chali gayee tu...[Gunjan came out from the kitchen...]
G: Ji Veerji...
B: leh muh meetha kar...aare teri bhabi jeet gayee...[Gunjan too very hesitantly opened her mouth and Baldev fed sweet to her, he then handed over the box of sweet to her. Baldev picked out a long envelop from the pocket of his jacket and walked up to Veera...] Yeh tere liye Veera...[she took the envelop very hesitantly]
V:ke...ke...keya hain is main
B: aare khol ke dekh na...[he looked absolutely happy, Veera opened the envelop and pulled out some papers after opening the papers she looked at Baldev with sheer disbelief and fell on the sofa, every body was stunned...Ranvee ran upto her]
Ran: keya huwa Veera...[he took the papers from her, but since it was in English...he struggled to read it]...Baldev keya hain yeh...bol na Baldev...tu chup kiun hain?
B: apne bahen se hi poonch le...
CH: chichri...bol na keya likha hain in kazagoon main...
V:[tears started to dip down her chicks]..chaiji...yeh talak ke kagaz hain...Baldev mujh se talak mang ne aaya hain...
Ch: keya...yeh keya keh rahi hai tu...Baldev puttar keya yeh such hain...
Ratan: yeh kaisa mazak hain Baldev...keya ku kabhi bhi apne sararaton se baaz nahi ayega?
Ran: Haan Baldev...kiun paresaan kar rha hain sab ko...keh de key eh ek mazak hain...
B: Chaiji...yeh such hain...
CH: yeh keya keh raha hain tu...kiun chahiye tujhe talak...puttar is chunaw ke fall ko itna bhi dil se maat laga ke apna ghar hi toot jaye
B: Chaiji...main inhaan koye tamasa karne nahi aya hoon...nahi kisi se larne ya bahes karne...main thak chukka hoon Chaiji...ab is ristey ki bojh ko uthane ki takat nahi hain mujh main...
Ratan: Yeh tu keya keh raha hain puttar...pati-patni ka rista kabhi bojh nahi hota...rab ke waste saanth ho ga puttar...
B: Maineh soch samajh kar hi yeh faisla liya hain chachiji...Chaiji aap to hum sabse bari ho...duniya dekha hain aapne...aaj main aap se ek sawal poonchta hoon...agar ek pati sirf itna chahta ho ke uski patni uspe bharosa kare, aache bure har waqt hain uska saath de, aapne zindegi main usko utna ehmiyaat de jitna ke uska haq hain toh keya woh kuch galat chata hain?...
Ch: nahi puttar is main kuch galat nahi hain...par tu chichri ko galat samjh raha hain puttar...aare tum dono to kitna pyaar karte ho ek dusre se...apne pyaar ke khatir kitne intehaan paar kiye hain tum dono neh...saant ho ga puttar.
Ratan: dekh puttar is chunaw ke fall ko dil se maat laga...haar teri nahi huwi hain, baas tere soch ki huwi hain...aur itne saare logo neh vote diya hain tujhe...baas 10 votes se hi toh hara hain tu...koye tujhe galat nahi keh raha hain puttar, kaash pind main koye aur zameen mil jaati toh main khood Panchayet se darkawst karti ke School us zameen peh banyi jayeh...
Ran: Beeji ek minute...Baldev keya matlab hain insab ka...tu chunaw haar gaya bolke talak mang raha hain...Veera teri patni hain Baldev koye khilona nahi...keya uske man main koyee sapna nahi ho sakta...
B: Zaroor ho sakta hain...tujhe aur tere pariwar ko ehi lag raha hain na ke main chunab haar gaya bolke talak manng raha hoon...chal ehi sahi...sapne who hote hain Ranve jo insaan khood dekhta hain...jiske liye uske dil se awaz aati hain...tere Papaji neh bhi toh Krishai Vidyalay ka sapna dekha tha...unke juzar ne ke baad jab tum dono bahi-bahen unke us sapne ko pura karna chaha..toh keya maineh Veera ka saath nahi diya?...Veera neh sapna dekha tha...aapne Veerji ki kala ko poori duniya ke samne lane ki...keya tab maineh uska saath nahi diya?...beha ke baad kayi baari maineh Veera se pooncha ke agar abhi bhi uske mann main bilayet ja ke age parne ka sapna hain?...toh main use bhi poora karne main uska saath deta...lekin Sarpanch banne ka sapna uska nahi tha...agar hoti toh pichle saal hi who chunaw larti...main manta hoon tab maineh galt tarike se jeetna chaha tha...dhoke se tujhe chunab se bahar kiya tha...is liye mujhe us haar ki koyee gamm nahi thi...par is baar...Veera ke demaag main yeh baat kisi neh daala tha ke use mere khilaaf chunab larna chahiye...aur tu aachi tarah se ganta hain who kon hain...
Ran: Haan maine hi kaha tha Veera se, ke who chunaab lare...kiun ki humeh lagta hain teri soch sahi nahi hain Baldev...
B: yeh Zarrori toh nahi ke jo tujhe yah teri pariwar ko lage wohi humesa sahi ho?...agar Veera khood se ek baar bhi bolti Baldev main Sarpanch banna chahti hoon toh main zarroor sochta...lekin humesha ki tarah Veera ne wohi kiya jo uske Veerji ne use kaha...Ranvee main thak chukka hoon...humesha is ristey ki neeche dab kar thak chooka hoon main...
Ran: Baldev...Veera meri bahen hain...maine pala hain use...
B: Yehi tum dono bahi haben ki sab se bari galat faimy hain...keya kiya hain tune Ranvee, Veera ke liye roti banya, use doodh pilaya...par kaha se ayeh who doodh aur roti? [he pointed towards Ratan]...woh aurat...dinraat kheto main kaam karke, who kamake laati thi who doodh aur roti...aaj tu khood bhi toh ek pati hain na Ranvee aur kuch mahino main baap bhi banne wala hain...keya aaj bhi tujhe samjh main nahi aata kitna muskil tha Ratan chichi ke liye Veera ko apnana?...bata na mainu...kon si aurat apne pati ki nazayaz aulaad ko haasi khoosi apna leti hain?...waqt lagi...lekin akhir kar unho ne Veera ko apna liya...inhaan tak ki apne saadi ka jora diya tha unho neh Veera ko beha main pahen ne ke liye...lekin kiunki bachpan main who Veera ko apna nahi saaki...teri bahen ne tujhe raab maan liya...aur tub hi khood ko raab samajh ne laga.
R: Veera ko maineh apni bahen nahi...apne beti kit rah pala hain Baldev...mujhe biswas nahi ho raha hain...tere mann main itni karwahat bhara hain...
B: sacchayee hamesh karwi hi hoti hain Ranvee...rab ne mujhe bhi ek bahen diya hain...bhai bahen ka rista main bhi samajhta hoon...lekin tum dono bhai-bahen ka rista mere samajh ke bahar hain...humesha main khood se larta raha...hab wari yehi sooch ta rah ab ke barr Veera mujh ke bharosa karegi...aur har bar mujhe maiusi mili...ab aur takat nahi hain mujh main...khood se larne ki...main apne saath saath Veera ko bhi is risteh ki bojh se azaad karna chahta hoon...
V: Baldev is waqt tu gusse main hain...chal ghar chalte hain...
B: Agar tu chalna chahti hain toh main tujhe mana nahi karoonga...kiun ki main us ghar ka malik nahi hoon...lekin mera faisla nahi baladnewala...Veera jis diwaar ko tu aaj tak par nahi kar payee..apne puri zindegi main use par nahi kar payegi...
V: tu mujhe divorce ke liye maghboor nahi kar sakta Baldev
B: aur sayad koye mujhe majhboor nahi kar sakta...is saadi se jureh rehne ke liye...tu papers peh sign kare ya na kareh...aaj se humara rista khatam ho gaya Veera...
She felt something was moving near her chest. She noticed Balveer had woken up. She took the feeding bottle from the bed side table and fed him milk.