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"Kaisi laash?" Rupali ne chaunkte hue puchha
"Oji laash to laash hoti hai" Khan cigerette ka kash leta hua bola "Aisi laash vaisi laash main kaise bataoon. Laash to sab ek jaisi hi hoti hain"
"Pitaji kahan hai?" Rupali ne khan ki baat sunkar jhunjhlate hue puchha
"Rupali" Thakur ki aawaz aayi. Rupali ne fauran apne sar par saree ka pallu daal liya. Auron ke saamne to use yahi dikhana tha ke vo ab bhi thakur se parda karti hai. Bhale akele mein sharam ke saare parde utha deti ho.
"Aap andar jaiye. Ham aapko baad mein batate hain" Thakur ne usse kaha aur khud Khan se baat karne lage
Rupali dheeme kadmo se haweli ke andar aa gayi. Usne aate hue charon taraf nazar daudayi par laash jaisa kuchh dikhai nahi diya. Haan bahar khade aadmi use dekhkar neechi aawaz mein kuchh baat kar rahe the. Apne kamre mein aakar Rupali fauran khidki ke paas aayi par jis taraf uske kamre ki khidki khulti thi vahan se kuchh nazar nahi aa raha tha. Thodi der baad police ki jeep haweli ke darwaze se bahar nikal gayi. Usmein betha Khan ab bhi cigerette ke kash laga raha tha.
Kapde badalkar Rupali neeche aayi.
"Vo Khan kya keh raha tha. Laash?" Usne bade kamre mein pareshan bethe Thakur se puchha
"Haan. Haweli ke pichhe ke deewar ke paas mili hai. Laash kya ab to sirf haddiyan bachi thi. Sirf ek kankal" Thakur ne pareshan aawaz mein kaha
"Haweli mein laash?" Rupali ko jaise yakeen nahi ho raha tha "Kiski thi?"
"Kya pata" Thakur ne usi soch bhari aawaz mein kaha "Ab to sirf haddiyan hi baaki thi."
"Par yahan to koi aata jata bhi nahi. Barso se haweli mein koi aaya gaya nahi" Rupali pareshan si boli
"Yahi baat to hamen pareshan kar rahi hai. Hamari hi haweli mein ek laash gadi hui thi aur hamen hi koi andaza nahi? Aisa kaise ho sakta hai?" Thakur ki aawaz mein gusse jhalak raha tha
"Khan kya keh raha tha? Use kisne khabar ki?" Rupali samne sofe par bethte hue boli
"Aapke kehne par hamne kuchh aadmi subah bulvaye the. Haweli ke compound mein safai karne ke liye. Ye log pichhe ugi hui jhadiyan kaat rahe the tab inko vo laash dikhai di. Inhen mein se koi ek police ko khabar kar aaya. Aur vo Khan kya kahega? Ek mamuli policewala hai." Thakur ne kaha
Rupali dil hi dil mein Thakur ki is baat se sehmat nahi thi. Rupali ko Khan un aadmiyon mein se lagta tha jo baal ki khaal nikalne mein yakeen rakhte the. Vo shakal se hi ek khadoos policewala lagta tha jo har cheez ko apne baap ka maal samajhke hadapne ki koshish karte hain
"Malkin aapki chaay" Sunkar Rupali palti to pichhe Payal Chaay ki tray liye khadi thi. Rupali bhool hi gayi thi ke aate hue usne Payal ko chaay ke liye bola tha. Payal ne use bataya tha ke vo khana to nahi par chaay vagerah bana sakti thi.
Rupali ne chaay lekar Payal ko jaane ka ishara kiya aur phit baat karne ke liye thakur ki taraf palti hi thi ke haweli ke compound se car ki aawaz aayi. Compound bada hone ke karan car se bhi haweli ke bahar ke darwaze se haweli tak aane mein takreeban 3 min lagte the. Thakur aur Rupali khamoshi se dheere dheere paas aati car ki aawaz sunte rahe. Car haweli ke bahar aakar ruki aur Thakur ka wakeel Devdhar ek bag uthaye haweli mein dakhil hua. Thakur ke haav bhaav se Rupali samajh gayi ke unhone hi use phone karke bulaya tha. Devdhar ke aate hi Rupali uthi aur apne kamre ki taraf badh gayi. Vo janti thi ke Thakur uske samne wakeel se baat nahi karna chahenge isliye khud hi uth gayi..
"Kaisi laash?" Rupali ne chaunkte hue puchha
"Oji laash to laash hoti hai" Khan cigerette ka kash leta hua bola "Aisi laash vaisi laash main kaise bataoon. Laash to sab ek jaisi hi hoti hain"
"Pitaji kahan hai?" Rupali ne khan ki baat sunkar jhunjhlate hue puchha
"Rupali" Thakur ki aawaz aayi. Rupali ne fauran apne sar par saree ka pallu daal liya. Auron ke saamne to use yahi dikhana tha ke vo ab bhi thakur se parda karti hai. Bhale akele mein sharam ke saare parde utha deti ho.
"Aap andar jaiye. Ham aapko baad mein batate hain" Thakur ne usse kaha aur khud Khan se baat karne lage
Rupali dheeme kadmo se haweli ke andar aa gayi. Usne aate hue charon taraf nazar daudayi par laash jaisa kuchh dikhai nahi diya. Haan bahar khade aadmi use dekhkar neechi aawaz mein kuchh baat kar rahe the. Apne kamre mein aakar Rupali fauran khidki ke paas aayi par jis taraf uske kamre ki khidki khulti thi vahan se kuchh nazar nahi aa raha tha. Thodi der baad police ki jeep haweli ke darwaze se bahar nikal gayi. Usmein betha Khan ab bhi cigerette ke kash laga raha tha.
Kapde badalkar Rupali neeche aayi.
"Vo Khan kya keh raha tha. Laash?" Usne bade kamre mein pareshan bethe Thakur se puchha
"Haan. Haweli ke pichhe ke deewar ke paas mili hai. Laash kya ab to sirf haddiyan bachi thi. Sirf ek kankal" Thakur ne pareshan aawaz mein kaha
"Haweli mein laash?" Rupali ko jaise yakeen nahi ho raha tha "Kiski thi?"
"Kya pata" Thakur ne usi soch bhari aawaz mein kaha "Ab to sirf haddiyan hi baaki thi."
"Par yahan to koi aata jata bhi nahi. Barso se haweli mein koi aaya gaya nahi" Rupali pareshan si boli
"Yahi baat to hamen pareshan kar rahi hai. Hamari hi haweli mein ek laash gadi hui thi aur hamen hi koi andaza nahi? Aisa kaise ho sakta hai?" Thakur ki aawaz mein gusse jhalak raha tha
"Khan kya keh raha tha? Use kisne khabar ki?" Rupali samne sofe par bethte hue boli
"Aapke kehne par hamne kuchh aadmi subah bulvaye the. Haweli ke compound mein safai karne ke liye. Ye log pichhe ugi hui jhadiyan kaat rahe the tab inko vo laash dikhai di. Inhen mein se koi ek police ko khabar kar aaya. Aur vo Khan kya kahega? Ek mamuli policewala hai." Thakur ne kaha
Rupali dil hi dil mein Thakur ki is baat se sehmat nahi thi. Rupali ko Khan un aadmiyon mein se lagta tha jo baal ki khaal nikalne mein yakeen rakhte the. Vo shakal se hi ek khadoos policewala lagta tha jo har cheez ko apne baap ka maal samajhke hadapne ki koshish karte hain
"Malkin aapki chaay" Sunkar Rupali palti to pichhe Payal Chaay ki tray liye khadi thi. Rupali bhool hi gayi thi ke aate hue usne Payal ko chaay ke liye bola tha. Payal ne use bataya tha ke vo khana to nahi par chaay vagerah bana sakti thi.
Rupali ne chaay lekar Payal ko jaane ka ishara kiya aur phit baat karne ke liye thakur ki taraf palti hi thi ke haweli ke compound se car ki aawaz aayi. Compound bada hone ke karan car se bhi haweli ke bahar ke darwaze se haweli tak aane mein takreeban 3 min lagte the. Thakur aur Rupali khamoshi se dheere dheere paas aati car ki aawaz sunte rahe. Car haweli ke bahar aakar ruki aur Thakur ka wakeel Devdhar ek bag uthaye haweli mein dakhil hua. Thakur ke haav bhaav se Rupali samajh gayi ke unhone hi use phone karke bulaya tha. Devdhar ke aate hi Rupali uthi aur apne kamre ki taraf badh gayi. Vo janti thi ke Thakur uske samne wakeel se baat nahi karna chahenge isliye khud hi uth gayi..