"Bahut Hua Dard"

(A Short Story) 

"अफसानो से लिखा दर्द,

उन रातों में जो थी सर्द;

जिसे समझा था हमदर्द, 

चुकाया उसने प्यार का कर्ज।"

Mumbai ki tang galiyaan kuch keh rahi thi sannate me pasre andhere se ke ab shor kar lekin koi uski jubaan sunne wala nahi tha. Ek cheekh ek pukaar si aayi thi k ab to rok lein koi lekin koi rokne wala bhi nahi tha. Ab kya kaam tamaam hona hi tha lekin kiska ye keh pana mushkil tha. 

Kuch mahine pehle... 

Ek ghar ka darwaja khulta hai Or do log haatho me haath daale ghar k andar apna pehla kadam rakhte hai. 

"Tum khush to ho na? ", pehla ladka kehta hai. 

Wo 26 saal ka suit boot pehne ek decent personality ka tha jabki uske sawal ka jawab dusra ladka deta hai jo patla dubla kaale rang ka tha. 

"Haan mai bahut khush hoon.." Uski awaaj me ek kasak thi. 

"Kya hua? ", pehle ladke ne bhave chada kar puchha.

"Kuch nahi... Bas ek ajeeb sa darr ek hichkicahat hai... Aisa lagta hai sab sapna hai. Jaise kahaniyon me hota hai ek safed ghode pe baith K rajkumar aata hai Or ek sadharan se ladki ka haath thaam kar use apne saath le jata hai", uske mann me halchal di thi. 

"Ye kahani nahin haqiqat hai aur is haqiqat me koi rajkumari ya koi ladki nahi... Ye kahani hai do ladko, ye kahani hai Shivankit Or Nadeem ki ye kahani hai humari." Itna kehte huye wo use gale laga leta hai Or dono pyaar K khumaar me doob jaate hai. 

Present day. 

Isi yaad ko sochte huye wo zameen par gira hua tha. Andheri galiyon me koi uske dard sunne wala nahi tha. Tabhi ek car aakar uske paas rukti hai, wo use ummeed ki najro se dekhta hai lekin agle hi pal uski ummeed chakna choor ho jaati hai jab wo najre utha K upar dekhta hai. Ek kaale coat me aadmi uske paas chal kar aata hai Or uske haath ko apne joote se kuchalne lagta hai. Use utna dard kabhi nahi hua jitna aaj hua tha. Khoon se lathpath wo bahut asahaay sa mehsoos kar raha tha. Aankhon se aansuo ki dhara nahi dard ki dhara beh rahi thi. 

"Kyu kar rahe ho tum mere saath aisa", wo bheekh mangta hai

"Iska jawab tumhe is janam me nahi milega... Haan agla janam loge to shayad jaan paoge lekin mai tumhe aisi maut marunga K tum agla janam lene K liye bhi sau baar sochoge."

Itna kehta hua wo kaale coat wala aadmi uske sar pe patthar se prahaar karta hai. Or zameen pe pada wo besudh ho jata hai. 

"Iska kaam tamaam ho gaya hai le jaa k kisi naale me ise fenk aao... Iski asli jagah wahi gandgi hai..", wo jeb se cigarette nikal kar use jalate huye bolta hai. 

Do chaar log uske kehne anusaar karte hai.. Or wo dhuyein ki gasht leta hua car me jaa kar baith jata hai or waha se ravaana ho jata hai.

Aakhir kon tha ye aadmi, akhir kyu thi use kisi se itni nafrat.. Ye raaz k panne jude the pichhale samay se. 

Ek saal pehele...

Ek alishaan kaanch ki badi building ke ek floor pe kisi ka office tha. Us office K ek room se kuch awaje aa rahi thi. 

"Mai tumhe ab ek futi kodi nahi dunga...pehle bhi tumne mere karodo rupaye share bazaar me laga K duba diye hai", Mr. Rajpal gusse me the. 

Mr. Rajpal ek 70 saal K bujurg the jo ek multinational company K chair person the. Unke parivaar ke sabhi logo ki ek private jet ke crash hone se mrityu ho gayi thi sivay ek k. Iske wajood aaj bhi wo adig khade the or apni company ki bhaag doud apne haath me le rakhe the. 

Wo apni baat puri kar chuke the or jisse wo ye baat keh rhe the wo bina ek shabd bole bahar chala aata hai."

Kuch mahine baad... 

Shivankit apne ghar jo usne kiraye pe liya tha me araam se baith K chai ki chuski le raha tha. Tabhi uske paas Nadeem aata hai.

"Ye lo... Cookies khao" Wo plate rakh K bolta hai. 

"Sach me tum meri chhoti chhoti cheezo ka bhi uthna khayal rakhte ho Nadeem jaise koi patni rakhti hai.", wo uska haath pakad K kehta hai. 

"Mai tumhari patni nahi to kya hua tumhara boyfriend to hoon or ab to tum hi mere jeevan bhar K hum safar ho", itna kehta hua wo uske gaalo pe kiss karta hai. 

"Bas gaalo pe", Shivankit use aankh marte huye kehta hai jispe Nadeem sharma jata hai or dono kas K gale lag jaate hai. 

Nadeem ko apni aagosh me chhipaye Shivankit kasak masak karne lagta hai or dono madhoshi K aalam me choor ho kar leaving area se bed room tak ka safar tay kar lete hai or bed room ka darwaja band hone K baad siskiyon or dard bhari awajo ki maadhyam awaje pure ghar me goonjane lagti hai. 

Kuch mahine pehle.. 

Ek aadmi car se kahi jaa raha tha... 

Tabhi uske car K samne ek ladka road cross karta hua aa jata hai. Wo car pe break lagata hai.. Wo dekhta hai samne Nadeem tha. 

"Dekh K nahi chal sakte kya andhe ho? " Wo admi car se utar kar uska darwaja marte huye bolta hai. 

"Sorry... ", Nadeem maafi mangta hai.

"Tum jaiso ko mai bahut acche se janta hoon pehle ameer logo ki gaadiyon k samne aane ka natak karoge fir baad me police k samne rona gaa kar paiso aithoge." Usne uspe iljaam laga diya tha.

"Maaf kijiyega... Aap honge bade aadmi lekin mai aisa waisa nahi hoon jaisa aap mujhe samjh rahe hai mai bas jaldbazi me aapki car k samne aa gaya agar aaj mujhe interview dene jaane k liye der na ho rahi hoti to mai aapko bilkul pareshaan nahi karta." Nadeem ne safayi di. 

"Uhhh.... My foot.... Get lost" Itna keh kar wo aadmi car start kar chala jata hai or Nadeem sab kuch bhoola kar aage badh jata hai. 

Ek office me... 

"Hume tumhare kaam karne ka tarika kaafi pasand aaya isliye humare CEO ne tumhe ye job recommend ki hai... Kuch paper formality hai iske baad aap kal se join kar sakte hai", Ek tie pehnne aadmi ne shake hand karte huye kaha. 

Uske samne Nadeem baitha tha. 

"Thank you sir. ", Nadeem ne garmjoshi dikhayi. 

"Thank you mujhe nahi humare Sir Mr. Rajpal ko kahiyega.." Wo aadmi chala jata hai. 

Present day... 

Kuch log ek adhmare ladke ko tej bahav wale Nale me fenk dete hai. 

"Hello sir... Uska kaam tamam ho gaya.. Uski laash bhi kisi ko mil jaaye to bahut badi baat hai", Unme se ek kisi ko call karta hai. 

"Bahut khoob... Kal tum apna payment le lena or aaj k baad tum na tumhara koi bhi aadmi is sheher me dikhayi dega.", Wo kale coat wala aadmi hidayat deta hai. 

"कहते है इश्क़ का नशा,

बहुत खतरनाक होता है;

अच्छे अच्छे को ले डूबता है!"

"Kisne socha tha mai Shivankit Nadeem ka Shivankit uski mohhabat uska kaal ban jaaunga... Hahahhahahaha", kuch kehne ki jarurat nahi thi kyuki aasman ka kaleja fat kar baras raha tha or dil me jalti aag Shivankit ki khushi ko aur dehka rahi thi."

Ek Saal pehle.. 

Ek office ke cabin me... 

"Tum fir aagaye paise maangne", Mr. Rajpal fir se gussa huye. 

"Dadu... Mai aapka pota hoon aapke bete ki akhiri nishani, aap mere saath aise behave nahi kar sakte... Mai bas aapse kuch paise hi to maang raha hoon" , ek suited booted aadmi bikhari bana bheek maang raha tha. 

Tabhi ek dusra ladka cabin me dastak deta hai... Uske aate hi wo ladka bina uski taraf dekhein bahar chala jata hai. 

"Aao Nadeem aao, wo file le aaye. ... ", Mr. Rajpal ne pucha 

"Ji sir... Sir sab kuch theek hai wo badtameez aapse itni uchhi awaaj me baat kar raha tha", Nadeem ko fikar huyi. 

"Ohh wo...never mind mera Grandchild Shivankit hai thoda bigda hai uski fikar tum na karo", Mr. Rajpal ne baat ko has k taal diya. 

Nadeem mann me sochta hai ye kitna ganda aadmi hai apne bado se kaise baat kar raha tha mujhse us din kaise behave kar raha tha mujhe achambhit nahi hona chahiye.

Kuch mahine pehle.... 

Shivankit ghar se kahi bahar jaa raha tha. Nadeem use jata dekh rokta hai. 

"Shivankit aap kahi jaa rahe hai"? Nadeem ke puchhte hi Shivankit use bahon me bhar leta hai. 

" Aww mere babu ko meri fikar ho rahi hai... Lekin ghabrao nahi mai kuch kaam se do din k liye Pune jaa raha hoon ek deal karni hai use kar k udd k tumhari kaid me wapas aa jaunga.", Shivankit ne uske gaalo pe kiss kiya. 

Shivankit mai itne bade sheher me akele kaise rahunga ", Nadeem thoda ghabrata hai

"Don't worry mai yu gaya yuh aaya", Aur wo chala jata hai Akele ghar me Nadeem ko chhod ke sannate ki aagosh me.

Shivankit Flight me baitha hota hai jo abhi take off karne hi wali thi..tabhi uska phone bajta hai 

"Yaad rakhna uski dard bhari cheekhe mujhe sunni hai. Aur uske badan pe ek bhi kapda nahi hona chahiye.... Dard ka asli aalam kya hota hai aaj use pata chalega.... Jab us gay ka rape hoga.." Shivankit k chehre ke haav bhaav kisi janwar se kam nahi lag rahe the. 

Uski flight take off kar jaati hai or badalo me kahi kho jaati hai jiski dhund me wo aur Nadeem Mr. Rajpal k bangalow me khade the. 

Aaj Mr. Rajpal k gusse ki seema paar ho chuki thi

"Tum dono aisi harkat karoge maine kabhi socha nahi tha. Tum jante ho Shivankit to hai hi barbaad lekin Tum Nadeem tum mere sabse bharosemand employee ho mai apni business power tumhe dene jaa raha tha lekin ye harkat kar tumne mera sar samaj me jhuka diya." Aaj Mr. Rajpal bahut niraash the. 

"Dadu aapse maine jo manga jo kiya apne humesha uska virodh kiya... Aapko paise nahi dene na dijiye lekin mera Pyaar mera Nadeem mujhse na chhiniye." Shivankit jo humesha akad me rehta tha aaj pehli baar jhuka tha.

"Please humare pyaar ko swikaar lijiye", Usne apne haath tak jod liye the. 

"Doodh ka jala bhi chhach phoonk phoonk k peeta hai. Mai tumhare baap ka baap hoon... Aur tumne ye jo harkat ki hai na uski saja tumhe milegi" Wo use marne jaate hai tabhi. 

"Nahi nahi Shivankit ne kuch nahi kiya... Hum ek dusre se pyaar karte hai tabhi humne shaadi ki apni marji se " Nadeem beech me aa jata hai... 

"Nikal jaa begairat ladke maine tumhe iska khayal rakhne ko kaha tha isko sudharne ka beeda tumne khud uthaya tha lekin tune meri ijjat k saath khelne ki koshish ki hai... Nikal jaao dono is ghar se", Mr. Rajpal khoon k aansu baha k reh jate hai. 

Flashback start.. 

"Sir aap bahut pareshan rehte hai", Nadeem ne Mr. Rajpal k kandhe pe haath rakh kar puchha. 

"Kya karu mai is Shivankit ka meri jara bhi nahi sunta... Aaj fir usne laakhon rupaye duba diye... Aise kab tak chalega kaash koi hota jo use is daldal se nikal pata ", Mr. Rajpal sar pe haath rakh baith jaate hai

"Sir aap fikar na kariye... Mai Shivankit Sir ko samjhaunga, unhe is andhere se nikal kar duniya se samna mai karaunga." Nadeem unhe bharosa dilata hai. 

"Sach...sach keh rahe ho...agar aisa hua na... Jo aaj tak mai nahi kar paya wo tumne kar diya to... To to mai apni business power tumhe de dunga", unki 

Khushi ka thikana na tha. 

"Sir ye aap kya keh rahe hai", Nadeem chauka

" Haan...waise bhi mere baad Shivankit k haatho apna sab kuch lutane se accha k meri property ek zimmedaar hathon me jaaye" , Unhone faisla kar diya tha. 

Flashback end... 

Usi raat Mr. Rajpal apne kamre mai kurshi pe baithe the k unka naukar juice le kar aata hai.

"Sir Juice" Uske bulane pe wo koi harkat nahi karte. 

Wo unhe hilata hai lekin tab tak unke haath dheele Or gardan latak chuki thi or pran pakheru us aalishaan mehel jaise ghar ko chhod ud chuke the bas reh gaya tha to shareer.

Shivankit or Nadeem ko jab ye baat pata chali to wo dono khud ko maaf nahi kar paaye... Wo unhe antim sanskaar k liye wapas ghar gaye lekin fir us ghar se jaa nahi paaye jaha Mr. Rajpal ki yaadein basti thi.

Aur Mr. Rajpal ka business ab unke pote Shivankit ko hi dekhna tha. 

Mr. Rajpal k jaane k baad se Nadeem thoda udaas rehne laga wo akela rehna pasand nahi karta tha. 

"Kya hua tum bahut udaas ho", Shivankit ne puchha. 

"Mujhe kuch accha nahi lag raha aisa lag raha k Mr. Rajpal ki maut ka jimmedar mai hoon na mai tumse shaadi karta na unhe thes pahuchati na wo is duniya se jaate... Kitna bharosa karte the wo mujhpe mujhe business ki zimmedaari tak dena chahte the aur maine kya kiya unke pote ko Gay bana diya", Nadeem in sab k liye khud ko doshi maan raha tha. 

"Shhhhh... Tum pagal ho kya... Hum ek dusre se saccha pyaar karte hai... Aur ye sab ka dosh tum khud pe nahi le sakte. Hum hai na hum saath me sab pehle jaisa kar denge...I Love U" Shivankit ne use bahon me bhar kar tasalli di.

Present day.. 

Shivankit car me cigarette phukta hua Nadeem k maut ki khabar ka jashn mana raha tha. 

"Agar maine us din office me Rajpal budhhe Or tumhari baat na suni hoti to mere dimaag me ye shatir plan janam na leta... Aur mere dada Sare paise tujh ko bheek me de dete isiliye maine teri janam kundli nikali Nadeem. .....fir pata chala k Tu to Gay hai ladko se marwata hai to bas kya tha tujhe apne jaal me fasaya, pyaar ka jhutha natak kiya or kar diya tujhe us buddhe k samne jaleel.... Aur sone pe suhaga tab hua jab wo budhha chal basa aur uski property ka ek matra waaris mai ban gaya.. Fir tera bojh dhone ki kya jarurat thi. Heheheh ", Shivankit ka rakshasi roop samne aa chuka tha. 

Usne apne Dada ka dil hi nahi Nadeem ka bhole pan uske pyaar ka vishwas bhi thoda tha. 

Kuch di pehle... 

Shivankit ka flight Pune me land jar jaati hai. 

Usi raat Mausam bahut kharab tha.. Nadeem ghar me akela tha wo raat uske liye kaafi bhari hone wali thi.Bahar barish ka maahaul tha bijli ki chamak aur char chand laga rahi thi. Aaj to bas tufaan aane hi wala tha. 

Tufaan k saath koi aur bhi aa chuka tha jisne darwaje pe dastak di. 

"Kon hai", Nadeem fusfusaya. 

"Parasol hai sir. ", Dusri taraf se awaaj aayi. 

"Itni raat ko tufani barish me kon parsal dene aaya hai", wo bejhijhak darwaja khol deta hai. 

Samne aafat aayi thi... 8 -10 vehshi darinde Nadeem ko ghoor rahe the.

" Kon ho tum log", Nadeem darr kar pichhe hat jata hai. 

sab usko nochne k liye us par tut padte hai. Uski cheekhne Shivankit phone pe sun raha tha. Sab uske kapde bedardi se fadne lagte hai. Ek ek kar Apna maja loot k usko adhamara kar dete hai. 

"जिसको समझा था अपना, 

वही दे गया डरावना सपना।"

"suno... Mai kuch der me wapas aa raha hoon tab tak uski saansen rukni nahi chahiye... Marne se pehle usse kuch kehna chahta hoon" Usne apne admiyo ko hidayat di. 

Present day.. 

Shivankit wapas ghar aata hai. Ab sab kuch uska tha. Ab use na kisi se paise mangne ki jarurat thi na un paison ko udane se pehle kisi se kuch puchhne ki... Wo apne jeevan ka raja ban chuka tha.

Ek saal baad. 

Shivankit us andher nagari ka raja tha jiska sab chaupat hone wala tha usne ek ladki se shaadi to kar li lekin uski daaru Or paise udane ki lat abhi bhi khatam nahi huyi thi. Jiski wajah se uski shaadi lambi tiki nahi Or divorce ho gaya.

"Sir ye aap kya kar rahe... Rajpal sir aaj zinda hote to unhe unki company ki halat dekh bahut dukh hota", Mr. Rajpal ka Secretary bola. 

"Shut up... I'm the boss of this company mai jaisa chahu waise isko handle karunga samjhe tum or mujhe tumhari jarurat nahi mujhe aise log nahi pasand jo apna muhh kholte hai tum jaa sakte ho, mujhe tumhari jarurat nahi", wo us pe bhadka. 

Shivankit ne sabhi Rajpal k Bharosemand logo ko nikal bahar kiya tha jo uski azaadi pe sawal karte the. 

Dheere dheere Aur naye staff ko joining de rahe the usme se ek ladka tha Prakash. Jisne jaldi hi join kiya tha aur ab wo Shivankit ka PA ban gaya tha. 

"Well done Prakaash tumhare kaam ki tareef sab kar rahe hai isiliye mai tumhe aaj se apna PA banata hoon",

"Thank you sir... Maine nahi socha tha k itni jaldi mera promotion ho jayega.." Prakaash ne khushi jatayi

Kuch hi hafto me wo Shivankit ka chahita ho gaya tha jaha wo jata wo bhi uske saath jata chahe desh me jana ho ya videsh me. 

Kuch din baad... 

Wo dono ek business trip k liye Australia jaate hai... Dono apne private jet me bithe the. Shivani humesha ki tarha sharaab k nashe me dooba tha. 

"Sir... Aap kuch lenge " Prakaash ne puchha. 

"Nahi... Tum file k paper check karo... Mai theek hoon". Prakaash apne kaam me lag jata hai tabhi ek jhatka sa lagta hai. 

" Ye kya ho raha hai", Prakaash ghabraya. 

Suddenly plane neeche ki aur mud jata hai or teji se dharti ki taraf jaane lagta hai. Dono bahut dar jaate hai. Wo pilot se sampark karne ki koshish karte hai lekin koi jawab nahi aata.. 

Shivankit ladkhada ke gir jata hai. 

"Sir aap theek to hai na", Prakaash use sambhalta hai. 

"Pata nahi... Achanak sar bhari ho raha hai, sab kuch ghoom sa raha hai..." Shivankit k hosh besudh ho rahe the. 

"Ye to hona hi tha... Karni ka fal to sabko milta hai... ", Achanak se Prakaash k chehre k bhaav badal jaate hai wo muskurane lagta hai. 

"Mujhe sambhalo Prakaash", Shivankit ko kuch samjh nahi aa raha tha k ho kya raha hai. 

Tabhi Prakaash parashute pehen girte huye plane se kudane jata hai. 

"Ye kya kar rahe ho tum ... Mujhe akela chhod k kyu jaa rahe ho", Shivankit ladkhadati jubaan me bola. 

"Iska jawab tumhe is janam me nahi milega... Haan agla janam loge to shayad jaan paoge lekin mai tumhe aisi maut marunga K tum agla janam lene K liye bhi sau baar sochoge."

Prakaash itna keh k khood jata hai. 

Shivankit ko pichhla kuch yaad aata hai.. 

"Ye shabd to maine Nadeem se use marte waqt bole the", wo isi soch me dooba tha k uska jet plane jal samadhi le leta hai or uska namo nishaan kuch nahi bachta. 

Kuch mahine baad... 

Bhihad ilake me Ek ladka chhote se ghar me khane k liye kuch bana raha tha... Uske ghar k aaspaas door door tak bas jungle tha... Us ilake me bas ek yehi ghar tha... 

Tabhi ek plane uske ghar ki chhat se gujarta Or wo bahar dauda dauda aata hai. Plane to chala jata hai but uski yaadein wahi reh jaati hai.. 

"Tumne mere saath accha nahi kiya tha Shivankit, bhagwaan ki daya se mai bach gaya, mara nahi lekin tumne jo kiya ise soch soch k mai aaj bhi til til marr raha hoon. Tumhari wajah se maine apni ijjat khoyi, apni pehchan khoyi, apna chehra khoya, yaha tak ki apna bharosa khoya jo maine tumpe kiya tha. Badla to maine tumse le liya... Lekin fir bhi zindagi me kuch to khali sa hai... Shayad wo jagah pyaar ki hai jiska khoon tumne apne haatho se kiya tha. "

Wo ye sab soch k ghar k andar chala jata hai or darwaja band ho jata hai.

Flashback Start

Plane me Nadeem paper work check kar raha tha jabki Shivankit cigarette ki gasht lene me mashgool tha tabhi mauka paa kar wo uske drink me jeher ki bhoonde mila deta hai. Anjaan Shivankit nashe me kho us drink ko pi jata hai or dheere dheere jeher apna rang dikhane lagta hai... Tabhi dono ko ek jhatka sa lagta hai..."

Flashback End

Nadeem Shivankit ko khud apne hatho se marna chahta lekin iske paapon ka ghada bharte huye bhagwaan se bhi na dekha gaya aur uska plane ko crash karwa diya. 

Aaj bhi gehre samundar k tal pe Shivankit ki laash ka hissa tair raha hai jise keede makode jaliya jeev noch noch kha rahe the jaise us din uske Kiraye ke gundo ne Nadeem ka jism noch noch khaya tha.

"एक की आत्मा मर गयी लेकिन शरीर ज़िंदा है, 

एक का शरीर मर गया, जिसकी आत्मा जीते जी कभी जागी ही नही।"

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