Coffee pine ke baad wo bed par baithkar makeup karne lagi aur perfect hone ke baad meri taraf pyar bhari smile se dekhne lagi. Unhone ek sensible dress peheni thi jisse unke curves bade ache dikh rahe the aur skirt ki hem ghutno tak thi. Wo bahut achi dikh rahi thi ya shayad kal raat ke baad main unhe alag najar se dekhne laga tha.
“Vivesh, yahan aao.”
Main jake unke paas baith gaya aur kosis karne laga ki unki ankho me dekh saku na ki seene ki or. Unhone mera ek hath apne hath me liya aur kehne lagi.
“Beta…jaisa maine kal raat bataya ab chize badalengi. Tumhari Mom…tumne shayad notice kiya hoga ki main badal gayi hun, lekin main batana chahti hun ki kuch bhi ho jayegi, main tumse bahut pyar karti hun. Main jo kuch bhi karungi wo hamare liye aur main kabhi, kabhi bhi tumhe koi nuksan nahi pahuchaungi aur na hi akela chhodungi. Aur main seriously keh rahi hun ki tumhe mujh par pura bharosa karna padega aur wo karna hoga jo main kahun, lekin ek waqt aayega jab tumhe meri help bhi karni hogi. Us waqt, main tum par depend rahungi ki tum control apne hath me lo, main chahe kuch bhi kar rahi hun, mera behaviour kaisa bhi ho, main kuch bhi kahun, tumhe khud ko stable rakhna hoga. Ye baat bhulna mat, us waqt mujhe tumhari jarurat hogi aur us waqt maybe main apne hosh me nahi houngi…us waqt tumhe mujh ko mujh se bachana hoga.”
“Mom, mujhe nahi lag raha main samajh paa raha hun,” maine confuse hokar kaha.
“Tum samajh jaoge. Tum kafi smart ho aur jab jarurat padegi tumhe khud pata chal jayega ki tumhe kya karna hai. Bas yaad rakhna ki tumhe karna hoga, okay?”
“…Okay.”
“Promise me.”
“I promise mom ki main apko bachaunga.”
“Good boy. Jaisa maine kaha, hum dono akele hain. Hum aur ye duniya dono alag hai aur main sirf is time tum par bharosa karti hun. Aur main akeli hun jis par tum bharosa kar sakte ho. Okay?”
“Hun hun. Main pure tarike se aap par bharosa karta hun and you can totally trust me,” maine dil se kaha.
“I know, baby. Idhar aao. Kuch der mere sath aram se baitho. Main tumhe ek kahani sunati hoon jisse shayad tum apni mom ko aur ache se samajh pao.”
Wo deewar ki dhok lagabar baith gayi aur main bhi unke paas.
“Jo main tumhe batani wali hun, wo maine aaj tak kisi ko bhi nahi bataya hai, tumhare Dad ko tak nahi. Tumhe isliye bata rahi hun kyuki mera tumhara ek alag connection hai. Hum dono ek dor se sidhe tarike se bandhe hain, directly related, ye baad tumhe yaad rakhni hogi. Ye baat waha se related hai jahan se main aayi thi.”
“Anathaylaye?” maine pucha.
“Nahi. I know maine sabko aur tumko ye bataya, lekin ye sach nahi hai, main kisi anathalay se nahi hun.”
Ab sach me mera interest badh gayi. Badhta bhi kaise nahi?
“Ek baar ki baat hai,” ek gehri saas lete hue unhone shuru kiya,” ek jawan admi tha Vijay Arya. Bahut hi intelligent, smart aur acha admi, jisme mostly har ladki marti thi. Use ek din ek ladki mili Kavya Pradhan. Kavya Pradhan bhi bahut khoobsurat ladki thi, smart bhi lekin Vijay se alag tarike se. Vijay paiso me kafi smart tha, tumhari tarah ek hoshiyar businessman. Kavya alag kism ki hi intelligent thi, keh sakte ho ki wo logo ko lekar smart thi. Height hogi panch feet, bahut khoobsurat, laal rang ke baal, puri sex doll, lekin usne kuch time pagalo ke aspatal me bhi guzara tha. Ye baat vijay ko nahi pata thi. Wo ek dum se kisi bache ki tarah uski smartness, bachcho jaise awaz aur hao bhao me kho gaya, aur jaise ki jyadatar mard attract hote hain ho gaya.
Kuch time tak unki relationship bahut achi rahi; wo unhe khush rakhti, wo use aur jo davai wo leti thi usse Vijay ko koi problem nahi thi kyuki Kavya ne ye bataya tha ki wo kidney ki dawayi hain. Unka bad luck, ki wo davayi kidney ki nahi thi, mental disorder ki thi, jo ki unhe tab pata chala jab condition bahut hi kharab ho gayi thi. Aur wo teen ladkiyon ko janm de chuke the. Sabse badi ka naam Anamika, beich wali ka naam Sheela, aur sabse chhoti, Niti. Yani main. Pata hai ye sab kahan hua tha?”
“Kaha?” maine pucha. Mera pura dhyan ab un par tha.