The process of becoming cold -hearted

Aaj ki subah shurkh lal rang se rangi hui hai pakshiyon ki awaaz charo taraf se aa rahi hai. Aaru jo apne hometown jane ke liye taiyar hai par uske chehre pata nahi kis cheez ka dar saaf dikhayi de raha hai. Aur aisa lag raha hai ki wo apne dar ko chhupane ki koshish kar rahi hai.

Tabhi car ke horn ki awaaz aati hai.

Nanima - "Ye lo beta isme kuch sabji aur phal hai, pahunchte hi nikal lena warna kharab ho jayenge. Yahi ruko me aur saman bhi lati hu."( Nanima Aaru ko ek bag pakadate huye)

Aaru - "Nanima ye bahut hai, bus rhene dijiye."(Aaru Nanima ko rokte huye)

Nanima - "Beta kahan jyada hai, bus kuch sabjiyan aur phal hi to hai."

Nanima saaman ko car me rakh wa deti hai aur Mr.Kapur ( Aaru ke chacha ) se kehti hai.

Nanima -"Beta sambhal kar car chalana."

Mr. Kapur - "Jii bilkul." (Apna sir haan me hilate huye)

Aaru ko dekh kar aisa lag raha hai jaise bo kisi ka intezar kar rahi ho uski aankhein baar baar kisi ko dhoond rahi hai.

Mr. Kapur - "Aaru beta chalo ab ghar chalte hai." ( Woh Aaru ko car me baithne ka ishara karte huye)

Tabhi peechhe se kisi ki awaaz aati hai.

Karn - "AARUUU... Ruk mere liye."(Karn bhagte huye)

Karn ke pure shareer par kichad lagi hui hai aur woh apne ek hath me bahut saare kamal ke phool pakade huye Aaru ki taraf aage badhta hai.

Aaru - "Karnn....."( Dheere se kehte huye)

Karn kamal ke phoolon ko Aaru ki taraf aage badhta hai.

Karn -"Ye le Aaru mein ye tere liye le kar aaya hu."(Karn haafte huye)

Aaru Karn ko dekh kar bahut khush ho jati hai jese bo isi pal ka intezar kar rahi ho.

Aaru - "Itne saare kamal ke phool."( Aaru excited ho kar bolti hai)

Karn - "Haan tujhe kamal ke phool bahut pasand hai na." ( Karn halka sa muskurate huye)

Aaru - "Haan mujhe ye bahut pasand hai,Thank you Karn. Mujhe laga ki tu nhi aa raha hai."(Aaru apna shir halka sa jhukate huye)

Karn -"Aaru maine tujhse kaha tha na mein jarur aaunga."

Neema - "To Karn tu isliye late ho gaya tha in phoolon ki wajah se." ( Neema thodi hairan ho kar puchheti hai)

Karn -"Haan Neema tu sahi keh rahi hai."

Mr.Kapur - "Aaru beta chalo ab chalte hai aao car me baitho."

Aaru apna sir haan me hilati hai or car me baith jati hai. Tabhi Neema Aaru ko sir par pinch karte huye kehti hai.

Neema - "Aaru waha jake rone mat lag jana bus kuch saal hamara intezar karna phir hum bhi tere paas aa jayenge."

Karn bhi apna sir haan me hilate huye.

Karn - "Haan Aaru hum tere paas jarur aayenge."

Aaru - "Haan thik hai mein bhi tum dono ka intezar karungi."

Aaru apna hath hilate huye sabhi ko alvida kehti hai.

Aaru - "Byy...Byy..."

Sabhi ek sath - "Byy.. Byy.. Aaru jald milenge apna khayal rakhna."( Car ke chalne ki awaaz)

Aaru ek baar sabki taraf udaasi nazaron se dekhti hai aur apna chehera saamne kar leti hai uski aankhein nam ho jati hai, Aaru ko dekh kar aisa lagta hai jaise maano uska man rone ka kar raha ho par bo ro nhi paa rahi hai.

Two Hours Later...

Car ki rukne ki aawaz...

Mr. Kapur - "Aaru ye lo hum apne ghar aa gaye hai chalo ab tum ander jao mein car park karke aata hu."

Aaru -"Jii chacha." ( Aaru thodi sehmi huyi awaaz mein kehti hai )

Aaru jaise hi ghar ke darwaze par aati hai wahan par use chachi khadi huyi dikhti hai jo uska intezaar kar rahi thi. Chachi ko dekh kar aaru ke chehere par ek sukun bhari muskurahat aa jati hai, aur wo chachi ko ja kar gale laga leti hai.

Chachi - "Aaru kitne dino baad tumhe dekh rahi hu , mein kab se tumhara intezaar kar rahi thi, tum thak gyi hogi na chalo muh hath dho lo phir khana kha lena aur thodi der aaram bhi kar lena."

Aaru -" Haan mein abhi aati hu."

Aaru apna bag utaar kar sofe par rakh deti hai aur apne muh hath dhone lagti hai.

dadi wahin ek kursi par baithi hoti lekin wo aaru ko ek nazar bhi nhi dekhti hai jaise unhe ye pata hi nahi hai ki Aaru yahan par hai.

Chachi dadi se kehte huye.

Chachi - "Aaru wapis aa gayi hai to ghar kitna sukun bhara lag raha hai na warna yahi ghar pehle khane ko doudta tha hai na maa."

Dadi Chachi ki ye baat sun kar muh bnate huye kehti hai.

Dadi - "Kya sukun? Haan sukun ka to pata nhi par ye wapis aa gayi to hamare ghar me badkismat ne jarur apne kadam rakh diye honge.

Chachi - "Maa aap ye kesi baat kar rahi hai chhoti bacchi ke saamne." ( chachi dadi ko tokte huye )

Dadi -"To mene galat kya bola hai ye wahi to hai jo paida hote hi apne maa baap ko maar dala, ye ladki hamare ghar ke liye ek curse hai jisse hume har haal me jhelna padega."( Dadi Aaru ki taraf nafrat bhari nazaron se dekhte huye)

Chachi - "Maa ab bus kijiye Aaru abhi buhut chhoti hai apki in baato ka us par kya asar padega." ( Chachi Aaru ko apne peechhe karte huye bolti hai)

Ye sun kar dadi uth ti hai or sakt lehje me bolti hai .

Dadi - "Ye yaha rah to rahi hai par isse keh dena mere paas aane ki koshish bhi na kare."( Dadi bahar ki or chali jati hai)

Dadi ki ye baate sun kar Aaru andar se puri tarah toot jati hai uski aankhon se aanshu lagatar girte hi ja rahe hai wo khud ko sambhalte huye chachi se puchheti hai.

Aaru - "Chachi Dadi aakhir mujhse itni nafrat kyu karti hai."

Chachi - "Nhi beta aisi baat nahi hai dadi tumse nafrat nahi karti hai. (Chachi Aaru ke aanshu pochhete huye)

Aaru -"To phir wo mujhse kabhi pyar se baat kyu nahi karti hai."

Aaru ki ye baate sun kar chachi uske is sawal ka koi jawaab nahi de pati hai, ye dekh kar ki chachi ke paas is baat ka koi jawaab nahi hai Aaru apne kamre ki taraf chup chap jane lagti hai,chachi use rokte huye kehti hai.

Chachi -"Beta ruko to meri ek baar baat to suno."

Aaru bina kuch bole seedhe apne kamre me chali jati hai or apne kamre ka door band kar leti hai.

itne me chacha andar aa jate hai aur chachi ko aise Aaru rokte huye dekh kar chachi ke paas aa kar puchhete hai.

Chacha - "Yaha hua kya hai? maa bhi ghar se bahar bahut gusse me gayi thi."

Chachi -"Kuch nahi wo hi hua tha jo hamesha hota hai."

Chacha chachi ko sambhalte huye kehte hai.

Chacha -"Sayad ab yahi hamari Aaru ki kismat hai usne itni si umar me pata nahi kya kya jhela hai pehle bhaiya aur bhabhi use chhod kar chale gye aur ab Vasu bhi uper se maa ke aise shabdon ka pata nhi us par kya asar padh raha hoga."

Chachi - "Haan Aaru sach me andar se toot gayi hongi, mujhe kabhi kabhi lagta hai ki use andar se itna strong bhi nahi hona chahiye tha."

Chacha - "Haan mujhe bhi ab yahi lagta hai bese kya usne kuch khaya."

Chachi apne sir ko na me hilate huye.

Chacha -"To use kuch khila dena abhi mat jana thodi der baad uske paas jana aur haan ab uska khayal hume hi rakhna hai abhi wo buhut chhoti hai."

Chachi ke aankhon me aanshu hote hai wo apne aanshu pochhete huye dheeme se bolti hai.

Chachi - "Hmm.."

Chacha ek dafa chinta se bhari nazaron se aaru ke kamre ki taraf dekhete hai aur ek gehri saans lete huye chachi se kehte hai.

Chacha -"uska khayal rakhna mein chalta hu."

Chachi -"Haan aap jaaiye mein uska khayal rakh lungi."

Idhar Aaru apne hathon se apne muh ko band karne ki koshish karti hai jaise wo apne rone ki awaaz ko daba rahi ho wo har pal ye sochti hai ki aakhir wo hi kyu wo hi aisi kyu hai kya kabhi bhi ek normal life ji sakti hai aur uska jabab har taraf se na hi aata hai sayad ab uske rone ki awaaz sirf us kamre me kaid ho kar rah jayegi.

itne mein kisi ki door knock ki awaaz aati hai.

Chachi - "Aaru beta kya tum so gayi ho."

Aaru apne aanshu pochheti hai aur wo apne chehere par ek jhoothi muskurahat ke sath door open karti hai, wo dekhti hai ki chachi ke hathon mein uske liye khane se bhari plate hoti hai.

Aaru -"Chachi mujhe bhookh nahi hai mein baad me kha lungi."

Chachi kamre ke andar aati hai aur khane ki plate ko table par rakhti hai aur muskurate huye kehti hai.

Chachi -"Chahe bhookh ho ya na ho Khana khana padega chhote bachhe jyada der tak bhookhe nahi rhete hai aao mere paas mein tumhe apne hathon se khilati hu."

Aaru chachi ke paas ja kar baith jati hai aur chachi se kehti hai.

Aaru -"Chachi kya mein aapse ek baat poochhu?"

Chachi -"Haan poochho na beta."

Aaru Chachi ki ankhon mein ek umeed ke sath dekhte huye.

Aaru - "Chachi aakhir aap meri itni fikra kyu karti hai jabki dadi mujhe bilkul bhi pasand nahi karti hai."

Aaru ka is tarah se sawaal puchhna ye batata hai ki wo kitni akeli ho gayi hai, chachi ye baat sun kar bina kuch soche use gale laga leti hai aur rote huye kehti hai.

Chachi -"Aaru kyuki chachi tumhe bahut pyar karti hai meri bachhi aur ek baat hamesha yaad rakhna ki tum kabhi bhi akeli nahi ho chachi tumhare sath hamesha hai."

Aaru ko is tarah apne ehsaas chhupane ki koshish karte dekh chachi ko ye dar lag rha tha ki kahi Aaru khud ko is andhere mein band na kar le, lekin unhe apne dar par kaabu kiya aur Aaru ko apne hathon se khana khilane lagti hai.

Aaru -"Chachi ye bataiye kya meri wajah se hi mummy papa aur Vasu bhaiya is duniya ko chhod kar chale gaye."

Chachi apne aanshu ko rokte huye kehti hai.

Chachi - " Nahi beta aisa bilkul nahi hai, Arey aapne to pura khana kha liya very good, chalo ab so jao chachi ab ja rahi hai Good night achhe se sona beta."

Chachi kamre ki light band kar deti hai.

{ Sabse gehra dard tab nhi hota jab hum rote hai balki tab hota hai jab hamare poochhe gaye wo ahem sawaalon ka jawaab adhura rah jata hai...}

To be continued.....

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