KALEJE KA TUKDA (STORY)

Summer holidays thi. Bachcho ne pura muhalla sir pr utha rakha tha.lekin filhal tak Bittu ghar par hi tha. Maa preshan thi uski shararaton se. Subeh se hi usne naak mein dum kar rakha tha. Maa bhi chidi hui thi kyunki iss wajah se koi bhi kaam samay pr pura nahi ho pa rha tha. Garmi ki majboori ke kaaran use baahar bhi nahi bhejna chahti thi. Aise me Bittu ne khelane jane ki zidd pakad li. Maa ne use laad se samjhaya, pyar bhi dikhaya, minnatein bhi ki magar wo tas se mas na hua. Use sulaane ki bharsak koshish bhi ki, magar Bittu thehra vidrohi pravriti ka. Jab use laga ki ab maaa ko mna pana namumkin hai toh wo maa ki giraft se bhaag nikla. Maa ne bhi bina ek pal gawaye pakdam pakdai shuru kar di. Pehle dehleez,fir lawn, fir gate…. Lekin level 3 se pehle hi Bittu maa ki chungal me ja fansa. Kheenchatani me ab maa ko gussa chdh aya tha. Usne Bittu ko dono kaandho se pakadkar zor se hilaya. Pr Bittu kahan maan-ne wala tha, usne pair patkana shuru kar diya, aur tab tak nahi ruka jab tak maa ki giraft dheeli nahi pad gayi.

“kyu pareshan kar raha hai. So kyu nahi jata thodi der?” gusse me aagreh(request) kaise karte hai ,maa ko ache se pta tha.

“nai nai nai nai” Bittu ka record yahin atak gya tha.

“abhi padne bithaungi toh dekh kaise neend ayegi. Do thappad lagenge toh hi maanega kya?” Gusse me gussa kaise karte hain, ye bhi maa ko ache se pta tha.

Raddi!! Copy- Kitaaabe!! Khali Botlein!!

Awaz aai.Mansa thi. Kabhi kabhar idhar ka bhi chakkar laga leti hai. Hath me apna mat-maila bora uthaye, sanwla chehra jo dhoop ki dosti me kala pad gya tha. Aankhein dhans gai thi aur chehra toh shayad jawani me hi jhurriyon se ladh gya tha. Uff Itni garmi me kamobesh nange paanv. uski chapplein garmi se raahat dilaane me nakafi thi. Maa ne use dekha toh khudke paseene chhut gaye. Bittu use dekh kar seham gya tha. Maa ke aadh me puri tarah se khud ko dhakne ki koshish karne lga.

“ itni dhoop me kahan jalne chal padi Mansa”  maa ka dil paseej aya tha.

“kya karein maalkin. Kaam na karenge toh bheekh maanga padega. Hath pair salamat hain,koi footi kaudi bhi nahi dega.” Itni kadwi sachchai muskura kar kehne ke liye himmat chahiye aur aisi jalti dhoop me rozi kamaane ke liye bhi.

“Pani piyegi Mansa?” maa ko dya aa rhi thi bechari pr.

“nahi maalkin. Dekh lijiye agar kuch bekar saamaan pda ho toh de dijiye.” Usne anugareh(request) kiya.

Maa ne ek took apne bete ko dekha aur fir Mansa ki taraf mudi. Bittu ki taraf ishara karte hue boli,“ yahi hai sabse bekar yahan. Ise hi leti ja apne bore me daalkar”.

Bittu abhi tak sehma hi khada tha. Sari dhama-chaukdi furr ho chuki thi. Mansa ke bore se Bittu ko khauf tha. Maa ne suna rakha tha ki isme wo shaitan bachchon ko bhar kar le jati hai. Bittu sochta ki naa jane uss jaisi kitni hi choti choti jaanein usme hongi.

Mansa ne bhi maaa ki baat sunkar bora kholne ka naatak kiya. Bittu abhi tak sab sunkar bhi wahin khada tha lekin bora khulta dekh usne aav dekha na taav seedhe darwaze se andr daud lga di. Ye dekh kar Maa aur Mansa dono hanse bina nahi reh sake.

Kuchh hafte yunhi beet gaye.

Maa aur Aradhana aunty ki Gate ke aar paar baatein ho rahi thi. Bittu wahin ek tarf apne khilauno se khel rha tha.Aaj garmi bhi kam thi aur Bittu kuchh shaant bhi tha.

Mansa Wahan se guzri.

“Raddi,copy kitaabein, khali botlein.” Humesha ki tarah usne awaz lagaai.

Bittu ne Mansa ko dekha aur seham gya.apne khilaune chhod kar chupchap wahin khada ho gya.

“maalkin hai kuch dene layak” Mansa ne aas bhari nazron se puchha.

Maa ko pichhali bar ki baat yaad ho aai.

Muskura kar boli,“ jab de rhi apna nanha shaitan tab toh liya nahi. Ab kuchh nahi hai dene layak.”

Jawab me Mansa bhi muskurai.usne Bittu ki taraf sneh bhari nazron se dekha magar aaj bora nahi khola.

Aradhana aunty ke paas jo fenkne/dene  layak saamaan tha wo unhone Mansa ko pakda diya.

Uske jane ke baad dona padosi fir se batiyane lage.

Aradhana aunty boli,“ pta hai tujhe iska (Mansa ka) pati saalon pehale cancer se marr gya tha. Gutka khaini ki latt ne jaan hi le li. Waise bhi apne se pta nahi kitne boodhe se bayaahi hui thi.”

Maa Mansa ko kafi arse se janti thi magar uske naam ke alawa kabhi kuchh jaan nahi paai thi.

“aur toh aur…..” Aradhana aunty ke pitaare me abhi bahut kuchh tha.

“……. Iska ek beta bhi tha bilkul BIttu ki umar ka. Eklauta chirag tha.pichhali December ki thand me bhagwan ne wo aasra bhi chheen liya bechari se. Pda likha bhi rhi thi use.socha hoga jawani  toh jaise taise kat gai lekin budhapa aaraam se katega. Magar kismat shayad iski kismet me hi nahi… ” aradhana aunty toh aur bhi bahut kuchh bataye jar hi thi.magar maa ka kaleja dhakkk se reh gya tha sirf itna hi sunkar ki uske bachche ki umar Bittu jitni thi. Maa ka hlak sookhne lga tha. Mansa ka dard Maa ke Seene me ubharne lga tha.

Maa ne apne Bittu ki taraf dekha. Wo abhi bhi sehma sehma sa Mansa ko jate hue dekh rha tha. Yun toh maa ki jaan ek jagah atak si gayi thi magr apne Bittu ko sehma dekh jhatt se uske paas daudi chali gayi . Agle hi pal maa ne apne Kaleje ke tukde ko seene se lga liya. Ek hi sath mamta ka sailaab umdh aya. Aankhein dabdaba aayi thi.

Roondhe gale se pta nahi kab jaise awaz nikli ,“  Mai apna Bittu kisi ko nahi dungi”.