Sohan Singh Amritsar pahooch chuke the..thode dino me yehan se bhi chale jaayenge. Woh intezar kar rahe the Shubhankar ka..Kranti ki khabar le kar woh aayega..besabri se ussika intezar kar rahe hain Sohan Singh.Shubhankar k gusse se waakif hain Sohan Singh, naa jaane woh kyaa karega..Kranti ko kissi aur k saath dekh kar.Prem Babu se suna hai Sohan Singh ne..Kranti ki baatein.Rajveer k lia Kranti k dil me kuchh toh hai..Prem Babu ki baaton se kaafi naraz ho gayi thi Kranti..jab unhone Rajveer ko doshi thehraya tha press ka case haarne k lia.Yuh hi Kranti kissi ki bhi tarafdaari nahi karegi.Court me hearing k waqt jab Sohan Singh gaye the..tab door se unhone Rajveer ko dekha bhi hai.Lala Kulbhushan Laal ka chhota Beta hai Rajveer.Kranti k lia aise hi dulhe ki tamanna ki thi Sohan Singh ne..par aisa ladka kahan milta?Kranti ki zindagi aasaan toh nahi..usse aisa ladka kyun shaadi karta?Par..aisa hua..kismat meherbaan hai Kranti par..Kranti humseha khamosh hi rehna pasand karti thi..par jab usne Rajveer ki tarafdaari ki Prem Babu k saamne..kaafi maaine rakhti hai yeh baat..
Aise me darwaze par koi tha..Sohan Singh ne poochha,"Kaun?"
"Main hoon..Shubhankar.."..
Sohan Singh ne darwaza khola..Shubhankar hi saamne khada tha.
Sohan--Andar aao..khabar sab theek thaak?
Shubhankar--Jee..Kranti ki shaadi theek se ho gayi..aur lagta hai us ghar me woh khush rahegi..
Sohan--Rab ka shukar hai...Rajveer kaisa laga tumko?
Shubhankar--Angrezon ka pithhoo laga mujhe..pata nahi Kranti se kaise nibhegi uski..aur haan aapki salamati ki khabar Kranti tak pahooch chuki hai..
Sohan--Achhi baat hai..
Shubhankar--Pata nahi kyaa soch kar Kranti ne usse shaadi ki..
Sohan--Usne shaadi ki nahi..uski shaadi karai gayi hai..Shubhankar..tum is tarha mat kaho..woh ladka..Rajveer..dekhna...Kranti ko khush rakhega.
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Rawalpindi jaate waqt Sohan Singh British Police ki goli se mar chuke hain..
Yeh khabar akhbar k pahle panne par dekha Lala Kulbhushan Laal ne.
Kul--Raj,Puttar..Sohan Singh Police ki goli se..yeh kyaa khabar chhapi hai?
Raj--Jee,Baojee..kal raat ko mujhe pata chali..Governer k office se phone aaya tha..
Madhumati--Devranijee ko pata hai yeh baat?K unke Taujee ki maut ho chuki hai?Sohan Singh Taujee the na?
Raj--Jee...Kranti k Baojee k dost the..
Madhu--Devranijee ko pata hai?
Raj--Bataoonga abhi..
Aise me Kranti neeche aai...
Madhu--Devranijee..bade dukh ki baat pata chali..dekho na ..kyaa khabar chhapi hai..
Kranti--Kyaa baat hai..?
Madhu--Yehi k Krantikari Sohan Singh Police ki goli se maare gaye..
Kranti--Kyaa?
Raj--Woh news chhapi hai...
Buajee aai..boli,"Bibirani..subha subha aisi khabar kyun de rahi hai?Raj..Puttar ..tujhe pag fer k lia nahi jaana?Chhoti Bahu..jaa..jaa k taiyyar hojaa..arre main toh bhool gayi..pagfer toh aaj nahi..aaj toh Kapoor Saab k wahan jashan hai..pagfer toh dono ka ek saath hoga...Nirmal aur Kranti ka..ek sath.."
Madhu--Main toh bas..yuh hi..Devranijee..shaam ko jashan hai..aap mann kharab mat kijiye..
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Shaam ko jashan k waqt..Kranti Nirmal se baat kar rahi thi..Raj Sanjay k saath baat kar raha tha..par Raj ka pura dhyaan Kranti ki taraf tha.Kranti ki shakal dekh kar aisa bilkul nahi lag raha hai k subha hi usko itni buri khabar mili hai.Yeh maajra kyaa hai?Iske chehre par dukh ki ek rekha tak nahi..! Kyun?Sohan Taujee ka naam lete nahi thakti thi..unki maut kim khabar sun kar itni shaant kaise hai?Yeh baat toh Raj ko maloom karna hi hai..
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Raat ko Raj bistar me baith kar kitaab padh raha tha..Kranti khidki k paas khadi thi..
Raj--Aapko kuchh batana tha..
Kranti ne jawab nahi dia..woh apne khayalon me khoi thi..
Raj--Kranti..aap sun rahi hain?Kranti...kyaa hua?
Kranti ab sun paai..Raj ki taraf moodhi..boli,"Jee..kahiye.."
Raj--Aap kuchh soch rahi hain?
Kranti--Kuchh khaas nahi..kahiye..
Raj--Main kuchh batana chaahta tha..boloon?
Kranti--Haan..kahiye..main sun rahi hoon..
Raj--London me padhne k waqt ..ek ladki se meri mulakat hui thi..uska naam Manpreet hai..main usse bahut pasand karta tha..shaadi karne k baare me socha bhi tha..woh bhi mujhe pasand karti thi..par main Lahore lauta..aur aapse mulakat hui..bas..maine faisla kar lia..
Kranti--Kaisa faisla ?
Raj--K..aapse hi shaadi karni hai..
Kranti--Ohh..Manpreet ko pata hai..k aapne shaadi ki hai mujhse?
Raj--Nahi..maine shaadi k baare me socha tha..koi wada nahi kia tha..
Kranti--Itna hi kehna tha aapko?
Raj--Haan..asal me..jab bhi aap mili..aapke baare me hi poochha..apne baare me zyada bata nahi paaya..main yeh toh jaan gaya k Shubhankar aapse shadi karna chaahta tha.. par mera ek guzra hua kal tha..jo main bata nahi paaya..aaj wahi batana chaahta tha..
Kranti--Manpreet ka ghar kahan hai?
Raj--Daulatpur me..humare gaaon k paas..wahan k zameendar ki Beti hai Manpreet..
Kranti--Toh fir mujhse shaadi kyun ki?London me aap log saath padhe..zameendar ki Beti hai..woh mujhse kai zyada achhi hogi..fir..mujhse shaadi karne k lia itna naatak kyun kia?
Raj--Naatak?
Kranti--Yehi..jo aapne aur Buajee ne kia..gharwalon k saamne..kya main nahi samajhti..k aapne naatak kia..?
Raj--Ohh..jab aap samajhti hain k maine aap se shaadi karne k lia itna naatak kia..wajah bhi samajhti hongi aap..yaa mujhe woh bhi batana padega?
Kranti--Nahi..main soch rahi thi k jab Manpreet ko pata chalega..
Raj ka mann kia deewar par sar thoke..Kranti ko Manpreet ki padi hai..Raj kuchh aur karna chaahta tha..kuchh aur hi ho raha hai..Kranti ko jalan kyun nahi ho rahi hai?Raj ne toh socha tha k Kranti jhagda karegi..par Kranti ki taraf se..aisa kuchh ho nahi raha hai..fir Raj k dimaag me aai sab se zaroori baat..Sohan Singh..
Raj--Aapko bura nahi laga?Apne Taujee k baare me..sun kar?
Kranti--Jail me rahte..toh British Sarkar unko faansi ki saza hi deti..ab woh Police ki goli se hi..iske ilava aur kya anjaam hota unka?Main kyaa kahoon?
Raj--Par..kuchh toh kahiye..
Kranti--Main kyaa kahoon?Aap ke paas khabar aai k Sohan Taujee jail se bhaage..aur kuchh der baad akhbar me padhne ko mili k Sohan Taujee Police ki goli se maare gaye.. raaton raat aisa kyaa hua?Khabar chhapne me kum se kum ek raat toh lagti hai..subha aapko khabar mili unke bhaagne ki..aur fir maare jaane ki...main kyaa samjhoon?
Raj ne is tarha socha hi nahi tha..haan..baat toh sahi hai..fir yeh chakkar kyaa hai?
Raj--Kranti..aap..
Kranti--Yeh 'Aap,Aap' kyaa laga rakha hai?Bhai Saab kya Parjaijee ko 'Aap' kahte hain?Yaa Baojee aisa kahte hain?Aisa kahte kyun hain?
Raj--Main soch raha tha..k tumko bura naa lage..
Kranti--Arre..bura maanne ki baat hai kya?Pati Patni ko 'Aap' kahte hain kya?
Raj--Asal me..Sanjay k Dad..uski Maa ko 'Aap' kahte hain na..issi lia..
Kranti--Toh unhike mutabik chalna hai aapko..zindagi bhar?Yaa unhike kahne par aapne mujhse shaadi ki?
Raj--I am sorry..really sorry..ab zara mere paas aaogi?
Kranti paas aai...Raj ne Kranti ka haath pakda..bola,"Kal raat ko..zameen par kyun so gayi thi?"
Kranti--Aap ne utha kar bistar par sulaya toh..puri raat toh zameen par nahi thi main..
Raj--Toh..kyaa chaahti ho..roz raat ko aise goad me utha kar bistar me sulana padega mujhe?
Kranti--Aisa toh nahi kaha..
Raj--Arre..toh kuchh kaho..kuchh kehti kyun nahi?Aur..gharwalon k saamne..kuchh mat kaho..theek hai..akele me mera naam le kar toh baat kar sakti ho..
Kranti--Main?
Raj--Nahi..deewaron se baatein kar raha hoon..
Kranti--Thoda waqt chahie..main koshish karoongi..
Raj--Arre..koshish karni padegi?
Kranti--Thodi si..
Raj--Kal pagfer k lia jaana hai..yaad hai na?
Kranti--Hmm..
Raj--So jaate hain..aao..haan..darwaza bandh kar loon..theek se..
Kranti--Haan...
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Kranti sone ki bahut koshish kar rahi thi..par Raj usko sone nahi de raha tha..Kranti k gale k ird gird Raj k honth ghoom rahe the..Raj kuchh bol raha tha.."Kranti..suno na..tum itni kyun naraz ho?Kya main itna bura hoon?Kranti..pata nahi..kyun..pahle din se hi tumhari taraf main khincha chala gaya..Kranti..kya tum mere lia kuchh bhi mehsoos nahi karti?"
Kranti uth kar baith gayi..Raj ka dhyaan toota..Raj ne poochha ,"Kyaa hua..?Bura laga?Kuchh ghalat kia maine?"
Kranti--Nahi..bas..woh..main..thak gayi hoon..neend aa rahi hai..
Raj--Maine kab roka?So jaao na..
Kranti--Kaise so jaoon..?Is tarha pareshaan koi karega..toh..
Raj--Yeh sab tumhare lia pareshaani hai?
Kranti--Nahi..par..
Raj--Bataao..main jaanna chaahta hoon..
Kranti--Achha..theek hai..par..woh..main..ajeeb sa lag raha hai..pahle kabhi..aisa kia nahi..
Raj--Kyaa kehna chaahti ho..?Pahle yeh sab main kar chooka hoon?Kyaa matlab hai tumhara?
Kranti--Nahi..maine aisa kab kaha?
Raj--Toh..?Kyaa baat hai?
Kranti--Kuchh nahi..
Raj--Fir?
Kranti--Kuchh bhi toh nahi..Raj..
Raj--Kyaa kaha?
Kranti--Raj..
Raj--Fir se kaho..
Kranti--Raj..
Raj--Ek aur baar..
Kranti--Raj..bas ..ab aur nahi keh sakti..
Raj--Ab kuchh aur kahne bhi nahi doonga..
Sach me..puri raat Kranti kuchh keh hi nahi paai..Raj ne kuchh kahne hi nahi dia..naa Kranti raat ko theek se so paai..naa kuchh keh paai..par pata nahi raat kaise guzar gayi..
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