short story

me kon hun
kachi abaadi ka aik mohalle ki aik tang gali jis k shuruati hissey me aam logo k makaan he jahan sa-pehar k waqt bachon k khelne ki awaze ati he magar isi gali k koney me aik sab se alag ghr b he , kraye k is ghr me rehne walon ka taluq teesri jins se he ,jisey is mashrey me na mard ka darja hasil he aur na hi aurat ka . ghr ki  deewaren purani aur khasta-haal he , daahli darwazey ki jga aik zardi-mayel  bhaari sa parda latak raha he , agey laal rang ki eenton se bne farsh wala sehan he jis me aik charpai pr guru ji leta hua he, guru ji k balon  me  burhape k bayes chandi utar ayi he aur lambai shanon tk he  jb k sunehri balon ki bhaari wig pas hi pari he  chehrey pr shoh aur bharkeela makeup he aur gehri laal lipstick us k chehre ko mazeed badsurat dikha  rahi he , pinky charpai ki payinti pr betha guru ji k paon duba rha he ,chand gazz k kitchen me shina churi pakre khra he aur be-dhangey tariqay se sabzi kaat raha he us k chehre pr thakawat aur uljan he yun jese usey khana bnane me koi dilchaspi na ho,is k bawjood roz usi ko khana bnana parta he q k handi me chamcha hilana usey qadrey behter ata he ,sehan ki dusri taraf do kamre he jin me se aik abi bnad he aur aik me meena, khushbu aur bano ko raqs ki duhrai krwa raha he , sehan k aik dusre kone me neem ka aik puarana darakht he jis k uper parinde bethe apas me sargoshian kr rahe he ,isi neem k neeche silk k harey rang ki shalwar qamees me doli betha he jo sir jhukaye geeli matti me ungli se aarhi tirchi lakeeren kheench rha he , najane us k dil me kia he jis ka naqsha wo geeli matti pr bnane me nakaam he , guru ji ki awaz maahol k sanattey ko torti he "sb ko pta he na kl hum ne afzal k munday k wyah me jana he!" kitchen se shina ki awaz ati he" haan baji" , doli abi b sir jhukae betha he ,mitti me lakeeren kheenchti ungli rukti he "baji hum ye nach gaana chor q ni detey,mje bari sharam ati he jb log hm pr hnste aur pesey phenkte he " guru ji uth kr beth chuka he aur barhami se doli ki taraf dekhta he "naach gana na kren gey to kia bhooke maren gey,apni qismat me yehi likha he mola ne ,isi lye bnaya gya he hme",doli aik nazar guru ji ko dekh kr wapis sir jhuka leta he ,geeli matti pr lakeeren ban rahi he ,neem k uper bethe parinde sargoshian kr rahe he .
    agley roz sham k waqt sb tayar ho rahe he, shina bar bar apne bhadhe se munh pr face powder ki teh bitha raha he,meena bano k bal bnane me masroof he jb k doli naranji rang ka sitaron wala suit pehne khamosh khra he ,guru ji laal surkhi lagate hue sb ko hidayaat de raha he " udhr ja k sarey  achey se naachna ,afzal k khandan walon ka dil bra khulaa he ,unhe jitna khush kro gey utna pesa miley ga "sb guru ji ki haan me haan milate he jb k doli ka dhyaan kahi aur he. sb shadi se wapis a chuke he ,koi apne sir se wig ka boj halka kr raha he to koi makeup se atta munh dho raha he,guru ji aur pinky zameeen pr bethe pese gin rahe he un k samne noton ka dhair laga pra he guru ki ankhon me pese ki chamak he aur chehrey pr bari si muskurahat" dil khush ho gya is shadi pr to ,bre hi khulley dil k lok they" doli charpai pr betha peson ko dekh raha he jb k us k kano me logo k qehqahe goonj rahe he ,us ka zehan ye fesla kr chuka he k ab usey mazeed yahan nahi rehna.
doli is ghr me sb se kam umer khwaja-saraa he , logo  k samne nachne se us ko be-izzati mehsoos hoti he ,baqi sb ki tarah shadion me kamaya gya pesa usey sakoon nhai deta he ,kisi k ghr peda hone wale bache ko barha charha kr duaen de kr pese lene se ab wo tang a chuka he ,jb wo gali me nikalta he to larkon ki chaer-khani aur bachon k qehqahe usey us k haqeer hone ka ehsas dilate he . signals pr khre ho kr bheek mangne walon me aur khud me usey kuch ziada faraq mehsoos nahi hota ,logon ki ankhon me us k lye haqarat aur hansi us se bardasht nahi hoti, usey nahi maloom k wo kis ki aulad he aur us k maa baap ko us se itni nafrat q thi jo wo usey yahan phenk gae. wo is zindagi se nikalna chahta he jis ka maqsad logo k lye tamasha banna ho aur wo fesla kr chuka he .
raat ka pichla pehar ,sb soo rahe he ,kamre me guru ji ki charpai k sath neeche gadda bicha he jis pr pinky so raha he jb k doli apne takiye k neechey se 200 rupey muthi me dubaye, dabbey qadmon kamrey se bahar nikalta he ,sehan me shina aur bano ki chapayian he ,doli in k pas se guzarta hua apni chappal pehanta he aur ghr se bahir nikal ata he . gali se bhagta hua wo abaadi se bahir ja chuka he ,ghr se bhagne k bad ye pehli dfa he jb us ne sans lia he wo mur kr abadi ki taraf dekh raha he usey lag raha he k ab us ki zindagi is jahanum se azad he magar shayd wo galat he.
kachi abadi se shehar ka safar krte aj usey teesra din he , raste me wo kbi kisi hotel pr ruka to kabi kisi sbzi ki dukan pr magar sb ne ye keh kr kam dene se mana kr dia k agar tmhe yahan rakh lia to hamre sarey gahak yahan ana band kr de gey , aik khokhey wale ne az-raahe karam khana to khila dia magar kam dene se maazrat kr li ,ab wo shehar k aik bazar me chal raha he magar yahan b haal kuch mukhtalif nahi ,ab wo aik darbaar k bahir khra he ,us ka zehan musalsal in swalon ka jwab mang raha he "ab usey kia karna chahye ? kia wapis kachi abadi k usi ghr me chle jana chahye ? ya phir kisi traffic signal pr khre ho kr bheek mangni chahye? ya phr kisi mzaar me beth kr muft ki rotian khani chahye? kia wo insan ka darja rakhta he ya ye darja sirf mard aur aurat k lye hi he? aur agar wo insan nahi he to usey is dunya me bheja hi q gya ?is lye taa k us k sath janwaron jesa salook kia ja sake!!" wo deewar k sath tek lgae betha he us ki nazren asman pr he jo khud hi sawal-o-jwab kr rahi hein ,us ki nazron me sawal he "me kon hun?"

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