Chapter 26
Rishi ko samne dekh kar dono Mrs. Gupta aur Gautami shockse khadi rehti hain.
Rishi (unke pas aakar) : Kya hua masi? Kya bat karni hain? aur kisise?
Gautami (Stamer krke) : Nahi..nahi beta kuch nahi. Wo to hum bas aisehi...
Mrs. Gupta : Gautamiji ye Rishi hain na?
Gautami : Are haan, dekho me aapki pehchan karna hi bhul gayi. Rishi ye hain humare padosi Mrs. Gupta.
Rishi turant unke per chuta hain.
Rishi : Masi mujhe laga ki aap Ma Dad ke bareme bol rahe the toh mujhe laga ki unko kuch aapko batana hain isiliye pucha.
Gautami : Are wo...woh toh bas aisehi. Mrs. Gupta Simmi aur Shekharji ko pehchanti hain na toh bas unke bareme hi puch rahi thi aur kuch nahi..
Mrs. Gupta : Achha Gautamiji me ab chalti hu. Achha Rishi beta aana ek bar ghar aur Indira ko bhi lekar aana. Me yahi pas me hi rehti hu.
Rishi : Haa pakka aaunga auntyji. Namaste. Aur wo wahase room me jata hain. Room me pahuchtehi wo Indira ko awaj deta hain.
Rishi : Indira..kaha ho tum?
Disha : Are devarji...abhi abhi toh aaye ho na aur turant aake apniko awaj dena shuru kiya?
Rishi : Nahi bhabhi wo actually...
Disha : Hmmm...samaj gayi me. Waise aapke bhai kaha hain? Unki awaj nahi aa rahi hain?
Rishi : Are bhabhi wo Uday ko uske officese call aaya tha. Usike silsileme wo bahar gaya hain.
Disha : Achaa thik hain. Waise ab aap dono aaram karo. Me chalti hu. Aur wo wahase chali jati hain.
Rishi : Indira ye Mrs. Gupta kaun hain? Mera matlab tumne masi aur unki bate suni thi kya?
Indira : Are woh toh padosmehi rehti hain na. Jab wo yaha aayi thi tab masiji ne hi pehchan karwayi thi. Aur uske bad me aur bhabhi yaha kamre me aaye the. Lekin tum aisa kyun puch rahe ho? Kya bat hain Rishi bahot pareshan lag rahe ho?
Rishi : Are aisi koi khas bat nahi hain. Lekin pata nahi kyun ajibsa lag raha hain. Jabse hum yaha aaye hain na tabse ajibsi feelings ho rahi hain. Aur abhi jab me aaya na tab maine achhese masi aur Mrs. Gupta ke muhse ma aur dad ka nam suna. Pata nahi wo kya bol rahi thi lekin kuch bat bataneki bat kar rahi thi.
Indira : Fir? Tumne pucha kya?
Rishi : Haa maine pucha unhe. Lekin unhone kaha ki koi khas bat nahi hain.
Indira : Toh koi bat nahi hogi. Rishi tum khamkha pareshan ho rahe ho. Chalo jao jake fresh ho jao.
Rishi : Haa tum sach keh rahi ho. Me toh aisehi pareshan ho raha hu. Lekin jab maine unse puchana tab dono ke chehre ka rang fika pad gaya tha aur masi toh bilkul dari dari si behave karne lagi thi.
Indira : Rishi tum bhi na..aisi koi bat nahi hogi. Aur agar koi aisi bat hui bhi toh masiji hume turant batayengi. Chalo ab jao na jake fresh ho jao. Fir hum bahar chalenge ghumne.
Rishi : Are abhi toh me ghum kar aaya hu. Ab kya wapas ghumne aayu?
Indira : Fir? Tum akele ghum aaye. Mujhe bhi bahar jana hain. Aur maine aur bhabhi ne teh kiya hain ki aaj rat ka dinner hum sab bahar hi karenge.
Rishi : Ab ghar ki auratonehi ye teh kiya hain toh mera ya Uday ka aap dono ke samne kya chalega? Hum jaise bechare garib pationki halat aisehi hoti hain. Kya kare hum garib bechare mard??
Indira : Khudko garib bechara bol rahe ho tum? koi bhi nahi bolega ki tum bechare aur garib ho. Samjhe na. Ab jao jake jaldi fresh ho jao. Aur wo wahase chali jati hain.
At Night
Rishi, Indira, Uday aur Disha bahar dinner karne jate hain. Gautami gharmehi rukti hain. Baharse aane ke bad sab log thodi der ke liye bate karte hain.
Gautami : Achha Rishi suno tumhe aur Indira ko wo Mrs. Gupta ne ghar bulaya hain.
Rishi : Mrs. Gupta ne?? Thik hain masi hum jab kal jayenge na tab jate waqt unse milte jayenge.
Gautami : Haan thik hain. Lekin kya kal jana itna jaruri hain? Ruk jao na ek din aur.
Disha : Haan Rishi ruk jao na. Please aur kuch time spend karo na humare sath. Ya gir humari companyse boar ho gaye ho?
Rishi : Nahi bhabhi aisi koi bat nahi hain. Lekin kya hain na wo meeting ka bahot kam hain wo jake pura karna hain.
Uday : Ok..ok toh tum kal rat ko nikalna taki kal ka pura din hum log aur masti karenge. Kyun Indira sahi kaha na?
Indira : Thik hain bhaiya. Hum kal rat ko jayenge. Lekin abhi sone chalte hain na. Mujhe bahot neend aa rahi hain.
Gautami : Haan bachho. Ab der bhi bahot ho gayi hain. Chalo jao sone. Sab sone jate hain.
Agle din
Uday ko office se urgent call aata hain isiliye wo chala jata hain lekin jate waqt Rishi ko bolke jata hain ki wo jaldi aayega. Indira aur Disha kuch saman kharidne ke liye bahar jati hain. Gautami Rishi ke kamre me aati hain. Rishi apne I Pad pe gane sun raha tha.
Gautami : Rishi kya kar rahe ho beta?
Rishi : Kuch nahi masi wo bas gane sun raha tha. Kuch kam hain masi?
Gautami : Are haa wo Mrs. Gupta ke ghar se meri dawayi lani thi. Wo unke pati bahar gaon gaye the na toh maine manwayi thi dawayi. Wo kal rat ko yaha wapas aaye hain toh socha bhi jake leke aayu. Me abhi jake aati hu.
Rishi : Are masi me lakar deta hu na. Aap ruk jayiye. Me jata hu.
Gautami : Are par...
Rishi : Masi par war kuch nahi. Me bhi yaha boar ho raha hu. Aur waise bhi unke ghar toh milne janahi tha na toh mil bhi aaunga. Aap ruko yaha. Aur Rishi Mrs. Gupta ke ghar jata hain.
Thori der me Rishi wapas aata hain. Lekin bahot gussa aur pareshan hota hain. Wo aane ke bad turant Indira ko call karta hain aur ghar jaldi bulata hain. Gautami ye sab dekhti hain aur usse kuch samajme nahi aata hain.
Gautami : Are tum aabhi gaye beta? Mujhe laga tha Mrs. Gupta tumhe ab 1 2 ghante tak nahi chodengi. Khair kya hua beta bahot preshan lag rahe ho?
Rishi : Nahi masi...wo hume abhi Delhi ke liye nikalna hoga. Wo bahot jaruri kam aaya hain. Bahot jaruri kam..
Gautami : Are lekin...
Lekin Rishi waha rukta nahi hain aur turant apne room me chala jata hain. Indira aur Disha turant ghar wapas aati hain.
Indira : Kya hua masiji? Sab thik hain na? Rishi ka achanak se phone aaya tha aur usne turant bula liya.
Gautami : Pata nahi beta. Lekin wo bahot pareshan lag raha hain. Aur abhi turant Delhi jane ki bat kar raha hain. Indira tum jake dekho na beta.
Indira : Haa masiji aap pareshan mat hona. Me abhi dekhti hu.
Tabhi waha Rishi Indira ko kamre me bulakar Delhi chalne ke liye bolta hain.
Indira : Are aise abhi achanak se...
Rishi : Please Indira abhi kuch mat pucho please. Bahot jaruri kam hain isiliye abhi turant nikalna padega.
Indira : Kya bat hui hain Rishi? Itne pareshan kyun ho rahe ho?
Rishi : (Irritate hoke) Maine kaha na mujhe bahot jaruri kam karna hain. Toh chalo yaha se jaldi.
Indira Rishi ko pehli bar aise dekh rahi thi. Wo bahot hurt hoti hain Rishi ke attitude se lekin wo jaldi apna saman pack karti hain aur dono sabka aashirwad lekar Delhi ke liye nikalte hain.