Ye gaav, khet, nadiya, bhed bakriya, hamre dost log, ye khula neela asmaan! Ye sab hamara hai… ya tha? Ye Sonbarsa humme sama gaya tha…aur hum is Sonbarsa me!
Subh uthkar maano mein ab tak ek sapna dekh rahi thi.. Hamra chota parivaar, humri over emotional maiya, humre dost, woh harey khet..woh suhaani hawa… Sab kuch ek sapne ki tarah hamari aankhon se ozhal ho gaya tha, hum Sonbarsa peeche chod aaye the.
Haaaaye! Hum Delhi mein the. Itnaa heavy mann hamra kabhi na hua tha… Maano mein iss sab ke liye abhi taiyaar hi nahi thi.
Jab hum Nihkill ke ghar pahuche mann mein ek bechaini si thi…hum bahut hi ghabra gaye the , Pata nahi kya hoga, naye log, naya shahar…hum yaha kya karenge. Life kaise beeteg?! Hazaron prashna hamare dil-o-dimag mein uth khade hue the.
Nikhil ka ghar vakehi kaafi bada tha, maano hum kisi mahal mein aa gaye ho, itta bada hall tha aur sofa hi sofa jaise koi showroom mein aa gaye..itte bada kamra gaon mein hota to usey vivah ghar mein badal dete!!
Hum apna ghar pichey chodd aaye the.. hamra mann ekdum ajeeb behave kar raha tha. Nikhil ki mai ne Nikhil ko bahut bhala bura sunaya, par Nikhil ne sab kuch bina kuch kahe sun liya tha. Humre Sonbarsa mein agar aisa kuch hota toh humri over dramatic maiya ne bhi aisa hi kuch kiya hota. I think..saari mom kahi na kahji..ek jaisi hi hoti hai!
Ab toh hum ummeeed karte hai ki Nikhil ke ghar ki jagmagahat..inn keemti cheezo ke beech hume bhi kahi ek choti si jagah mil jaaye. Hum inn sabse bilkul hi alag hai, bilkul juda hai…hum yaha fit ho bhi payenge ya nahi. Inn sab mein gul milne ki hum koshish toh zaroor karenge ..par hume gul milne ka mauka milega bhi yaa nahi.
Aage kya hoga iska koi andazaa nahi, Nikhil kya kahenge iska bhi koi jawab nahi. Sonbarsa ko hum miss karenge yeh baat toh pakki hai.
Aapki lonely and homesick Laajo.

“Arre naye scooter ka baat kiya tha, par hume purana scooter thama diya”
Bavji ne gidgidakar kaha..“Bhole baba ki kasam khakar keh rahe hai..hum ekdum naya isscooter laye hai”
“Hum aapke pair padte hai samdhiji…apni bitiya ki khushi ki hum bheekh maangte hai”
Hamare Bavji ki yeh dasha humse dekhi nahi jaa rahi thi, ek scooter ke liye hamare Bavji ki maan sammaan ka khyaal na rakh Samdhiji taanv se mandap ke bahar chale jaa rahe the. Ek scooter ke liye meri shadi todne ko taiyaar ho gaye. Yeh wahi scooter tha jo humne badmaashi mein gira diya tha. Meri ek choti si badmaashi ki keemat mere Bavji ko apne maan sammaan se chukani pad rhi thi. Yeh sab dekh hum toot hi gaye.
Yeh shadi nahi ek sauda hai, aur hum yeh jaan gaye the. Jis ghar mein ek scooter ki keemat ek bahu se zyada ho..uss ghar mein hum kabhi na khush rahenge yeh bhi hum jaan gaye the. jin logon ke liye yeh gehne, chand rupiya aur ek scooter ki keemat kisi insaan ke maan samman se badhkar hai ..humare maa baapu ke izzat se badhkar hai…unke saath hum jee nahi sakte.
Phir jo humne kiya woh bilkul sahi tha.
“Agar aapki nazar mein iss scooter humse zyada ka mol hai na ..toh humari nazar mein bhi aapke bête se zyada iss scooter ka hi mol hai!”
Aur mene uss scooter ko hi var mala pehna di.
Humari nazar mein hum…jo bhi bole woh sola aane sahi bole hai! Sachi bataye toh hum iss dahej ki pratha se ub chuke hai..jo log ek insaan ka mulya scooter ya gehno se badhkar karta hai..uske saath naata hum kabhi na jodenge..chahe humara byaah hi kyu na toot jaye.
Kya aapko lagta hai…humne jo kiya wo sahi kiya? Hum aapse jaanna chahenge..
Aapki Laajo




