Vanshu Rani, dekh ab mujhse bilkul gussa mat hona.
Thanks Rekha for remembering this FF jiske baare me main khud bhool gayi thi.
Chapter-4
1997
Malhar subah 5 baje se hi khet nikal gaya tha kaam karne ke liye. Badi mushkil se to baarish Hui thi us par bhi usne yadi aaram ka socha to fasal barbaad. Malhar ki Aai ke paas zameen to zyada nahi thi par fir bhi akele hi saara kaam karna itna aasan to nahi tha. Gaon me barsaat ka haal itna bura tha ki Anupriya ne silaai kadhaai ka kaam shuru kar diya tha Malhar ke college ki fees bharne ke liye. Ab gaon walon ne silaai ke liye kapde diye the unhe chhorkar vo khet kaam karne ke liye bhi to nahi aa sakti thi.
Kaam karte karte bhari dopahri ho gayi thi. Malhar ke kapde paseene se tarbatar the. Kaam karte karte uska shareer akad gaya tha. Abhi tak khaana lekar uski aai kyon nahi aayi thi? Pakka Aau Saheb ne kisi kaam se rok liya hoga varna uski aai use kabhi bhookha nahi rehne deti.
Malhar kaam me jutaa raha tabhi use zoron se cheenkne ki aawaz aayi.
Malhar dekhne ke liye peeche muda.
"Tum?" Malhar chaunka. Magar sach poocha jaaye to Kalyani ka chehra uske liye ghani chhanv jaisa sukoon dene vaala tha. "Tum yahaan kya kar rahi ho?"
"Main yahan kya kar rahi hoon? Bhool gayi!" Kalyani ne maasoomiyat se kaha.
"Chalo vaapis jaao tum," Malhar bola.
"Accha yaad aaya. Anupriya kaki aapko khana Dene nahi aa paayi thi to maine unse kahaa main aapko khaana de doongi," Kalyani ne khaane ka dabba Malhar ko dete huye kahaa.
"Aai bhi na," Malhar ne man me khud se kaha, "Agar aau Saheb ko pata chal gaya unki poti mere liye khaana lekar aayi hai, to Aai ke saath jaane kya karegi?"
"Chalo tumne mujhe khaana de diya," Malhar bola, "Ab vaapis apne ghar jaao."
"Theek hai," Kalyani ne kandhe uchkakar kahaa. Kamaal hai! Itni aasani se kaise maan gayi ye. Bina behes kiye to isse saans lene ko bhi kaho to kahegi, "Kyon loon main saans? Ab aap ye tay karenge mujhe saans Lena chahiye ya nahi?"
Malhar ne pehla khaane ka Kaur khaya.
"Aah! Kya hai ye?" Malhar jor se cheekha, uske kaano se mirchi ke kaaran dhuaan nikalne laga tha aur aankhon se jhar jhar aansoo bahe jaa rahe the. "Aah!" Malhar apne saath laayi paani ki botal lene ke liye utha par vo to yahaan thi nahi. Tab Malhar ke dimaag ka bulb jalaa.
"Kalyaani! Aaj. Kitna teekha hai ye!" Kalyani ke peeche bhaagta hua Malhar bola.
Kalyani apni dhun me hi chali Jaa rahi thi.
"Are Kalyani ruko to!" Malhar ne Kalyani ki na chahte huye bhi Kalaai pakdi.
"Kya hua Malharji? Khaane me namak ya mirch kucch kam hai kya?" Kalyani ne bade bholepan se poocha.
Malhar ne Kalyani ko apni or kheencha. Uff! Malhar ki vo gehri aankhein. Jaane ek ajeeb sa khinchhav sa hota tha Kalyani ko unki taraf. Malhar aur Kalyani kucch der ke liye ek doosre me khoye rahe, tab Malhar ne Kalyani se paani ki bottle chupke si Li aur poori bottle khaali kar gaya.
"Aah!" Malhar ki gardan aur kandhon ka dard bahut badh gaya tha. Pata nahi vo din ka baaki kaam kaise karega?
Jaise hi usne Kalyani ko apni or badhte huye dekha, usne zor se kahaa, "Sochna bhi mat!"
"Theek hai to aapko poora din koi kaam nahi karna to koi baat nahi," Kalyani ne kaha.
Malhar ke paas ab koi chaara nahi tha. Kalyani ne apne haathon se Malhar ke kandhon ki massage karna shuru kiya. Pehli baar Malhar ko aisa laga jaise uski jimmedariyon ke bhaar ko kisi ne pal bhar ke liye hi kisi ne uske kandhon se uthaa diya ho. Kalyani! Kitni alag thi vo Malhar ki chhoti si duniya se magar fir bhi na jaane kaise Malhar ki zarooratein Bina kahe samajh leti hai?
2007
Kaam karte karte Malhar bahut thak gaya tha. Koi ye samajh nahi paa raha tha par Kalyani jaanti thi ki Malhar jimmedariyon ke bojh se dabaa jaa raha tha. 10 saal pehle ka samay hota to Kalyani daudkar jaati aur Malhar ki saari pareshaaniyaan apne sar le leti. Par chalo office me executives ke saath uske lunch ka time ho gaya tha.
"Sir, aap lunch nahi karenge?" Ek executive Malhar se bolaa.
"Nahi, Pratik," Malhar bola, "Tum jaate ho is time mujhe Moksh se Milne jaana hota hai." Fir Kalyani ko ignore karke Malhar sabse bola, "You all continue." Aur vahaan se chalaa gaya.
Kalyani ne pehle apne juniors ka lunch start karne ka wait kiya. Fir jaise hi usne khaane ka pehla Kaur khaaya, uske muh se cheekh nikli, "Kya hai ye? Itna teekha!"
"Nahi ma'am," Kalyani ka junior bola, "Mirch to isme hai hi nahi ma'am."
"Haan Kalyani. Bilkul teekha nahi hai ye to."
"To fir?"
Tabhi Malhar vahaan laut ke aaya aur bola, "Aur haan ek baat main kehna bhool gaya tha, Ms. Deshmukh. I hope yahaan ka lunch aapko pasand aaya hoga." Aur bhale hi kisi aur ne notice na kiya ho, Kalyani jaanti thi ki Malhar ke chehre par tairti vo rehasyamayi muskurahat kis liye thi.