Khaandani Randiyaan – Part 15

Shaam ho chali thi aur maa ab jaake wapas aati thi subah ki gayi hui. Maine maa ko dekha aur poochi, “Kahaan gayi thi maa? Kaafi der laga di.”

Maa: “Tere dadaji se baat karne gayi thi.”

Main: “Oh, kuch bola kya unhone?”

Maa: “Nahin beti, teri shaadi tai kar rahe the hum log saath mein. Agle waale Sunday ko court mein kar rahe hain teri shaadi.”

Main ye sun kar chaunk gayi kyunki Sunday bas 1.5 hafta door tha.

“Par maa woh toh bahut pass hai, itni jaldi kyun?”

Maa: “Beti, unki pasand ki date hai, aur court marriage mein utna time nahin lagta hai.”

Main: “Par maa aapko nahin lagta ye thodi zyaada hi jaldi hai?”

Maa: “Beti maine toh 2 mahine baad ka bola tha, par unhone maana nahi. Toh fir mujhe hi maanna pad gaya. Chalo woh sab chhodo, ye photos dekho invitation ki, hum log fir ye bhi dekhne lage the.”

Main thodi udaas hote hue, “Nahin maa aap hi dekh lo, mujhe koi bhi chalega.”

Maa: “Beti aisa mat kar, le aaram se dekh ke de dena,” aur ye bolte hue phone mujhe de diya, “Ismein aagey bhi 2 options hain pyaare se.”

Fir maa apna phone deke wahaan se apne kamre mein shayad change karne chali gayi. Aur maine phone pe photos mein padi invitation card ko dekhna shuru kar diya. Maa aur dadaji ne mere liye kaafi achche card dekhe the, aur mujhe ye dekh thodi khushi si hone lagi.

Fir maine maa ka phone unki side table pe rakh diya aur jaake fir main bhi so gayi. Agle din main jagi aur fir jaakar maine apne aam taur ke kaam niptaaye. Aur fir kyunki meri shaadi hone waali thi, toh main fir apne parlor waale kaamo mein lag gayi.

Aise hi kuch din beet gaye aur mera shaadi ka din aa gaya. Mujhe sirf court mein jaake shaadi karni thi. Kyunki maa aur dadaji ne ye decide kiya tha ki shaadi kam se kam paise laga ke karte hain. Aur paise hum dono bachchon ko unki zindagi sawaarne ke liye de denge.

Mujhe isse koi bhi problem nahin thi, balki ye achchha tha. Kyunki paise dikhaawe mein kharch hone ke bajaaye asli zindagi ko behtar banaane mein kharch karna mujhe bhi sahi lag raha tha. Hum log shaam ko court house ke liye nikal gaye.

Wahaan pahunche toh dadaji, unki bahu, aur mera hone waala pati, Dev, wahin khade the aur humaara intezaar kar rahe the. Main, maa, aur meri behen, jo sirf meri shaadi ke liye aayi thi thode din ki chutti lekar, unse mile. Aur fir court ke andar chale gaye.

Humne jaakar wahaan ki formality niptaayi, aur fir uske baad hum sab ek saath khaana khaane chale gaye. Wahan se fir finally main dadaji ki family ke saath apne naye ghar, apne sasuraal ke liye rawaana ho gayi.

Main aur maa zyaada nahin roye. Kyunki mera sasuraal ussi shehar mein kareeb 7-8 km ki doori pe tha. Toh milna julna toh banaa hi rahega. Main thode samay ke baad apne sasuraal pahunch gayi, aur apne naye vaivaahik jeewan mein apna pehla kadam rakh diya.

Shaam ho chali thi, toh hum logon ne thoda sa khaana khaaya. Aur fir mujhe Dev ki mummy ne le jaa kar suhag ki sej pe baitha diya. Aur woh wahaan se chali gayi ye bolte hue ki, “Main abhi Dev ko bhejti hu.”

Main wahi Dev ka intezaar karne lagi, ye soch kar ki meri suhagraat kaisi jaayegi. Par Dev nahin aaya. Mujhe ye samajh nahin aa raha tha ki usse mujhme kuch kami dikh rahi thi, ya uski zabardasti shaadi hui thi. Maine uth kar kamre ki khidki se bahar dekha.

Toh Dev abhi bhi TV dekh raha tha, aur dadaji bhi wahi the. Dadaji ne mujhe aise bahar dekhte hue dekha, aur kuch Dev se bole. Par Dev ka chehra bann gaya, aur aisa laga jaise dadaji se uski koi behas si ho gayi.

Dadaji ne fir meri taraf dekha. Aur shayad mere aas bhare chehre ko bhi dekha. Kyunki fir woh khud hi wahan se uth kar meri taraf aane lag gaye. Kuch samay baad unhone mere darwaaze pe khatkhataaya, aur maine unhe andar aane ko kaha.

Fir dadaji jaise hi andar aaye, maine unke seene se jaa chipki, aur khoob aansu baha kar rone lagi. Dadaji ne mujhe sahara dete hue paas ke pade hue sofa pe baithaya. Aur mere bagal mein baith gaye. Main jab thodi shaant hui, toh woh bole, “Kya hua beti? Tu ro kyun rahi hai?”

Main boli, “Dadaji, mujhe nahin samajh aata ki mujhse koi galti ho gayi kya, ya Dev ko main pasand hi nahi aayi?”

Woh bole, “Beti aisi koi baat nahin hai, tum inti khoobsurat ho. Tumhein jo pasand nahin kar paaya uski kismat phooti hogi.”

Aur fir se mujhe apne seene laga liya. Kuch der aise hi main roti rahi, aur dadaji mujhe shaant karaate rahe. Rote rote kab meri aankh lag gayi, mujhe pata hi nahin chala. Aur fir shayad dadaji ne mujhe mere bistarr pe le jaa kar leta diya tha.

Fir meri aankh seedha subah khuli, aur maine paya ki Dev mere bagal mein so raha tha. Shayad woh raat mein aaya hoga, aur dadaji ne usse samjhaaya hoga isliye. Toh mujhe thodi si khushi mili, aur main fir wahaan se uth kar bathroom ki taraf chal di.

Acchhe se nahaane ke baad jab main neeche pahunchi, toh Dev ki mummy apne office ke liye nikal rahi thi. Aur dadaji, paper padhte hue chai pee rahe the. Mujhe dekh ke dono ne smile paas kar di, aur fir mummy mujhe bye bol kar ghar se chali gayi.

Woh bol ke gayi ki mujhe khaana banane ki tension lene ki zarurat nahin hai, kyunki uss kaam ke liye ghar pe naukrani lagi hui hai. Par mera kuch banane ka mann kar raha tha. Aur maine socha ki raat ko jab sab saath mein honge dinner ke time, uss samay ke liye meetha main banaa doongi.

Aur fir main iss soch mein pad gayi ki shaam ko banaun toh banaun kya. Main sochte sochte jaakar dadaji ke paas baith gayi. Aur dadaji mujhe dekh kar poocha, “Beti, achchhe se so paayi tum?”

Toh maine haan mein sir hila diya, aur fir boli, “Dadaji, kal Dev ko samjha kar bhejne ke liye thank you.”

Toh dadaji ek minute ke liye jaise kuch samajh nahin paaye. Aur fir mere haath ko thaamte hue bole, “Beti, ek baat kahun? Bura toh nahin maanogi?”