"Nahi ghar par nahi. Kaafi log hote hain" Vo boli toh mujhe uski baat mein dam laga. Vo ek shaadi shuda aurat thi. Yun kisi police wale ka ghar par aakar usse baat karna utna hi bura mana jata jitna ke uska khud police station jana.
"Ek kaam karte hain" Maine kaha "Na aap police station aaiye aur na main aapke ghar. Kahin bahar mil kar baat kar lete hain. Main aapka zyada waqt nahi loonga"
"Ok. Bataiye kahan aana hai?"
Usne puchha toh maine uske ghar se thoda door ek coffee-house ka address bata diya.
"Ok. Kitni der baad aana hai?"
Is baat ke liye main taiyyar nahi tha. Main ummeed kar raha tha ke vo mujhe kal ya parso milne ka kahegi.
"2 ghante baad?" Maine ghadi ki taraf dekhte hue kaha.
"Sure. I will be there"
Phone rakhne ke baad maine chain ki saans li. Mujhe lag raha tha ke Maya se baat karne mein ya information lene mein shayad khaasi mehnat karni pade. Vaise bhi aaj kal policewalo se aasani se koi baat nahi karta aur main toh vo bhi nahi tha. Jis tarah se maine use munh utha kar phone ghuma diya tha, usse mujhe lag raha tha ke vo shayad baat karte hue bhi sochegi, ulta mujhse sawal karegi par aisa hua nahi. Vo kaafi aasani se maan gayi thi.
Khair, main naha dhokar Lodge se nikla. Daadhi moonchh aur kaan se us key-chain ring ko maine nikal diya tha. Yun asli chehre ke saath khule mein aana khatarnaak tha par mere paas aur koi chara bhi nahi tha.
Ek taxi mein beth kar main us coffee-house pahuncha aur Maya ka intezaar karne laga. Vahan us waqt kaafi chehal pehal thi. Ek table par beth kar maine ek cup coffee mangvayi aur darwaze par nazar gadaye Maya ka intezaar karne laga. 2 ghante takreeban poore ho hi chale the.
Vahan us waqt kaafi log the aur koi na koi darwaze se aa ja raha tha jinmein aadhe se zyada ladkiyan aur auraten thi. Mujhe samajh nahi aa raha tha ke use pehchanunga kaise par Thodi hi der baad ek ladki darwaza khol kar andar aayi aur khadi aas paas ki tables ka jaayza lene lagi. Uske kapdon aur haathon ki kalaiyon mein pade choode ko dekh kar koi bhi bata sakta tha ke uski abhi haal filhal mein hi shaadi hui hai. Main fauran samajh gaya ke ho na ho, yahi Maya hai.
Main chair se uth kar khada hua aur haath utha kar usko ishara kiya. Vo fauran muskurati hui meri taraf badhi. Uske saath ek ladka bhi tha.
"Maya ji?" Vo kareeb aayi toh maine apna haath milane ke liye aage badhaya "Inspector Khan"
"Hello" Usne haath milaya aur apne saath aaye aadmi ki taraf palti "My husband Rajesh"
Of course. Koi policewala yun kisi ladki ko phone karke bulaye toh vo akeli toh nahi aane wali thi. Shaadi-shuda thi toh apne husband ko saath laayi.
"Hello Sir" Maine us aadmi se haath milaya aur ham teeno table par beth gaye.
Maya ke bahut hi khobsurat nain-naksh wali ladki thi. Lamba kad, slim body, gora rang, teekhe nain naksh, overall ek pleasant personality. Uske chehre par ek muskurahat jaise har waqt rehti thi. Ek smiling face, jaisa ke kaha jata hai, khuda ne jaise use tohfe mein diya tha.
Usse milte hue sirf ek baat ka mujhe darr tha. Maine chaude mein ye keh toh diya tha ke main Inspector Khan hoon par agar vo mujhse mera ID card dikhane ko bol deti toh mujhe baglen jhaankni padti. Par aisa hua nahi. Maine kaha ke main policewala hoon aur un dono ne maan liya.
"Kya legen aap log?" Maine puchha.
"Regular?" Vo apne pati ki taraf palti aur usne bhi muskurate hue haan mein sar hila diya.
"Ham log yahan aksar aate rehte hain" Vo mujhse mukhaatib hui "Yahan ki cappuccino amazing hai. Aapko bhi try karni chahiye"
"All right then, cappuccino it is" Maine muskurate hue kaha aur ek waiter ko order diya.
"Raghu se baat ki aap logon ne?" Maya ne mujhse sawal kiya.
Main is sawal ka jawab kya doon soch hi raha tha ke usne mera chehra padh liya.
"You guys dont know about him yet?"
"No i am afraid not. Who is he?"
"He was Saanwli's boyfriend. Kaafi serious thi vo uske baare mein"
"Mujhe is baare mein koi information nahi mili hai ab tak" Maine apni jeb se ek chhota sa notepad aur pen nikala "I didnt even know she had a boyfriend. Raghu you said his name was?"
"Yeah Raghu but i think vo uska pet name tha. Uska real name shayad Pratap tha. Raghu vo usko pyaar se bulati thi"
"Ek kaam karte hain" Maine kaha "Na aap police station aaiye aur na main aapke ghar. Kahin bahar mil kar baat kar lete hain. Main aapka zyada waqt nahi loonga"
"Ok. Bataiye kahan aana hai?"
Usne puchha toh maine uske ghar se thoda door ek coffee-house ka address bata diya.
"Ok. Kitni der baad aana hai?"
Is baat ke liye main taiyyar nahi tha. Main ummeed kar raha tha ke vo mujhe kal ya parso milne ka kahegi.
"2 ghante baad?" Maine ghadi ki taraf dekhte hue kaha.
"Sure. I will be there"
Phone rakhne ke baad maine chain ki saans li. Mujhe lag raha tha ke Maya se baat karne mein ya information lene mein shayad khaasi mehnat karni pade. Vaise bhi aaj kal policewalo se aasani se koi baat nahi karta aur main toh vo bhi nahi tha. Jis tarah se maine use munh utha kar phone ghuma diya tha, usse mujhe lag raha tha ke vo shayad baat karte hue bhi sochegi, ulta mujhse sawal karegi par aisa hua nahi. Vo kaafi aasani se maan gayi thi.
Khair, main naha dhokar Lodge se nikla. Daadhi moonchh aur kaan se us key-chain ring ko maine nikal diya tha. Yun asli chehre ke saath khule mein aana khatarnaak tha par mere paas aur koi chara bhi nahi tha.
Ek taxi mein beth kar main us coffee-house pahuncha aur Maya ka intezaar karne laga. Vahan us waqt kaafi chehal pehal thi. Ek table par beth kar maine ek cup coffee mangvayi aur darwaze par nazar gadaye Maya ka intezaar karne laga. 2 ghante takreeban poore ho hi chale the.
Vahan us waqt kaafi log the aur koi na koi darwaze se aa ja raha tha jinmein aadhe se zyada ladkiyan aur auraten thi. Mujhe samajh nahi aa raha tha ke use pehchanunga kaise par Thodi hi der baad ek ladki darwaza khol kar andar aayi aur khadi aas paas ki tables ka jaayza lene lagi. Uske kapdon aur haathon ki kalaiyon mein pade choode ko dekh kar koi bhi bata sakta tha ke uski abhi haal filhal mein hi shaadi hui hai. Main fauran samajh gaya ke ho na ho, yahi Maya hai.
Main chair se uth kar khada hua aur haath utha kar usko ishara kiya. Vo fauran muskurati hui meri taraf badhi. Uske saath ek ladka bhi tha.
"Maya ji?" Vo kareeb aayi toh maine apna haath milane ke liye aage badhaya "Inspector Khan"
"Hello" Usne haath milaya aur apne saath aaye aadmi ki taraf palti "My husband Rajesh"
Of course. Koi policewala yun kisi ladki ko phone karke bulaye toh vo akeli toh nahi aane wali thi. Shaadi-shuda thi toh apne husband ko saath laayi.
"Hello Sir" Maine us aadmi se haath milaya aur ham teeno table par beth gaye.
Maya ke bahut hi khobsurat nain-naksh wali ladki thi. Lamba kad, slim body, gora rang, teekhe nain naksh, overall ek pleasant personality. Uske chehre par ek muskurahat jaise har waqt rehti thi. Ek smiling face, jaisa ke kaha jata hai, khuda ne jaise use tohfe mein diya tha.
Usse milte hue sirf ek baat ka mujhe darr tha. Maine chaude mein ye keh toh diya tha ke main Inspector Khan hoon par agar vo mujhse mera ID card dikhane ko bol deti toh mujhe baglen jhaankni padti. Par aisa hua nahi. Maine kaha ke main policewala hoon aur un dono ne maan liya.
"Kya legen aap log?" Maine puchha.
"Regular?" Vo apne pati ki taraf palti aur usne bhi muskurate hue haan mein sar hila diya.
"Ham log yahan aksar aate rehte hain" Vo mujhse mukhaatib hui "Yahan ki cappuccino amazing hai. Aapko bhi try karni chahiye"
"All right then, cappuccino it is" Maine muskurate hue kaha aur ek waiter ko order diya.
"Raghu se baat ki aap logon ne?" Maya ne mujhse sawal kiya.
Main is sawal ka jawab kya doon soch hi raha tha ke usne mera chehra padh liya.
"You guys dont know about him yet?"
"No i am afraid not. Who is he?"
"He was Saanwli's boyfriend. Kaafi serious thi vo uske baare mein"
"Mujhe is baare mein koi information nahi mili hai ab tak" Maine apni jeb se ek chhota sa notepad aur pen nikala "I didnt even know she had a boyfriend. Raghu you said his name was?"
"Yeah Raghu but i think vo uska pet name tha. Uska real name shayad Pratap tha. Raghu vo usko pyaar se bulati thi"