vaise bhee, ham lagabhag ek ghante tak usake kamare mein koee bord gem khel rahe the, jab maan ne hamen oopar se aavaaz lagaee ki ham dinar par jaane se pahale apane kamare saaph kar len. main ek kaamuk kishor tha, isalie mujhe ek vichaar aaya. “are bahan, agar tum mujhe apanee chhaatee chhoone aur use apane pairon ke beech mein sarakaane dogee to main tumhaara kamara saaph kar doonga,” mainne ek dusht muskaan ke saath sujhaav diya. “nahin, kyonki pichhalee baar tumane mera bistar nahin banaaya tha, aur main museebat mein pad gaya tha! aisa nahin hai ki main isake lie tumhen doshee thahara sakata hoon, ya to… ham donon hee bahut museebat mein pad jaenge, kyonki hamane jo kiya tha, usase bistar ganda ho gaya, khaasakar tab jab tumane mujhe apane bistar se nikalane vaale chipachipe padaarth ko saaph karane ke lie chhod diya!” usane ek aah bharate hue kaha jo lagabhag pachhataave kee tarah lag raha tha. vah ghatana kuchh aisee thee jisake baare mein mainne socha tha, lekin ab tak chup raha tha. “durvyavahaar” ke baare mein jo kuchh bhee ve hamaare skoolon mein padhaate the, usase aisa lagata tha ki do bachche ek-doosare ke saath prayog nahin kar sakate aur unhen aisa nahin lagata ki ve paagalon ke kisee sansthaan mein ja rahe hain. main kisee aise raakshas kee tarah nahin dikhana chaahata tha jisake paas “gande chhote rahasy” hon. ham donon jaanate the ki vayaskon ko hamaare saath aisa nahin karana chaahie, lekin kya ek-doosare ke saath aisa karana galat tha? hamen nahin pata tha, lekin vaastav mein aisa mahasoos nahin hua. . . “mujhe pata hai, aur mujhe khed hai. lekin kya tumhen yah pasand nahin hai jab ham ek-doosare ko chhoote hain? kya yah achchha nahin lagata?” mainne poochha, yah jaanane ke lie vaastav mein utsuk tha ki kya vah mere baare mein vaisa hee mahasoos karatee hai jaisa main usake baare mein mahasoos karane laga tha. “theek hai, mujhe pata hai ki agar main tumase kuchh karavaana chaahata hoon, to mujhe pata hai ki yah kaise karana hai!” usane hansate hue kaha.
grees, ethens mein veeaeepee poorn seva eskort ejensee, sarvashreshth grees eskort garls, ethens eskort veeaeepee aur lakjaree garls. “tum aisa sochate ho, huh? theek hai, bas us tippanee ke lie, main tumhaare lie kuchh bhee saaph nahin karane ja raha hoon! mujhe paravaah nahin hai ki tum mujhe tumhaare saath kya karane doge.” jaahir hai, main naaraaj tha aur mujhe nahin pata tha ki main kya kah raha tha. usane mujhe pakad liya tha, aur mujhe lagata hai ki main isake baare mein sochana nahin chaahata tha. main apanee chhotee bahan ke lie kuchh bhee kar sakata tha, aur vah yah jaanatee thee. dhyaan rakhen, ham is samay 9 saal kee bachchee ke baare mein baat kar rahe hain, aur main lagabhag 18 saal ka tha. us umr mein bhee, meree bahan ke dimaag kee dhaar kisee bhee bled se zyaada tez thee, aur mujhe abhee tak isaka koee andaaza nahin tha, lekin main usase pyaar karane laga tha. 9 saal kee umr mein, vah bhee khilane lagee thee, aur yah dekhakar main vaastav mein utsaahit ho gaya. “ruko, main nahin chaahatee ki ham laden,” usane ek vichaarasheel nazar se kaha. “tum mere bade bhaee ho aur main tumase pyaar karata hoon. dekho, ham donon ko maan ke paagal hone se pahale apane kamare saaph karane kee zaroorat hai. kya hoga agar ham apane kamare saaph kar len aur aaj raat vaapas aane par khelen, aakhirakaar, maan aur pitaajee hamen der tak jaagane denge. yah saptaahaant hai!” usane ek badee muskaan ke saath kaha jo sabase kathor dilon ko pighala sakatee hai. mainne isake baare mein nahin socha tha, aur yah bilkul bhee aashcharyajanak nahin tha kyonki main sahee dimaag se nahin soch raha tha. mujhe bas itana pata tha ki main sambhog karana chaahata tha, aur usake paas vah tha jo mujhe chaahie tha. haan, main sanvedanasheelata aur romaans ka raaja tha, mujhe pata hai. “haan, tum shaayad sahee ho. aaa yooropamodals mujhe lagata hai main jaoonga,” mainne baahar jaana shuroo kiya, lekin usane mujhe ek bade gale se rok diya aur kaha “mujhe pata tha ki tum samajh jaoge!” jisane mujhe vaastav mein bhramit kar diya, kyonki pichhalee baar jab mainne isake baare mein socha tha, to mujhe laga ki vah mere saath kuchh nahin karana chaahatee thee. sach to yah tha ki usane aisa kiya, lekin hamamen se samajhadaar hone ke kaaran, vah jaanatee thee ki ham kaise saath rah sakate hain aur phir bhee apane kamare saaph karava sakate hain. dinar bina kisee ghatana ke hua, kyonki pitaajee kaam se bahut thake hue the, isalie ham baahar khaane ke baad kofee peene ke bajaay seedhe ghar chale gae. ghar mein ghusane ke baad, maan ne ham donon ko ek taraf kheench liya. “ab tum bachchon ko der tak jaagakar teevee dekhane ka svaagat hai, lekin main aavaaz kam rakhana chaahatee hoon, aur main oopar jaane ke baad koee bahas nahin sunana chaahatee. tumhaare pitaajee bahut thake hue hain, aur unake dimaag mein kaam ke lie bahut kuchh chal raha hai.” mujhe isase koee samasya nahin thee, kyonki main bhee bahut zyaada khaane se thak gaee thee. main khud ko rok nahin paee. mujhe vah cheenee jagah bahut pasand aaee jahaan ham us raat gae the, aur jab bhee ham vahaan khaate the, to main hamesha zyaada kha letee thee. “zaroor, maan,” meree bahan ne apanee bahut hee seksee paree jaisee aavaaz mein javaab diya. “ham ise shaant rakhenge. keval ek ya do sho hain jinhen ham dekhana chaahate hain, phir mujhe lagata hai ki ham bistar par bhee ja rahe hain.” us pal, main pooree tarah se jaag gaya tha. mujhe apane kaanon par vishvaas nahin ho raha tha! usane vaastav mein is tathy ka sanket diya tha ki ham ek saath ek hee bistar par soenge! maan ne dhyaan nahin diya ya paravaah nahin kee. eskort, bayaan eskort, eskort bayaan, eskort kizalaar, eskort bayaan ilanaaree, jo bhee ho. mujhe pata tha ki main kya chaahata tha, aur main ek gem plaan taiyaar karana shuroo kar raha tha. mujhe bilkul bhee andaaja nahin tha ki yah meree ichchha ke anusaar nahin hone vaala tha. maan ko gud nait kis karane ke baad, ham donon teevee dekhane baith gae. main aaraamakursee par baith gaya aur meree bahan sophe par baith gaee. “mujhe lagata hai ki main oopar jaakar kapade badalane ja raha hoon,” usane khade hote hue kaha.
