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Hotel, Motel Aur Patel
Hotel, Motel aur Patel

sach to yeh hai keh maiN us saneechar kee SubH mez par bikh`ree kitaaboN se sar kh`apaate kh`apaate bohat th`ak gayaa th`aa aur jh`uNjh`laahaT meN us vaqt ko buraa-bh`alaa keh rahaa th`aa jab Aligarh kee befikr aur aazaad fiZ^aa ch`oR kar America mazeed ta'leem Haasil karne yaa, ba-qaul Jagir Singh "jh`ak maarne" chalaa aayaa th`aa.

achaanak telephone kee ghanTee kee Trin-Trin ne mere Zehn meN chaltee huyee gaaRee meN brake lagaa diyaa! dh`at teree kee! yeh SubH SubH kis bevaqoof ne phone kar maaraa? kitaabeN dekh`te dekh`te yooN hee Havaas baaKhtah ho rahe th`e, imtiHaan kee fikr kh`aaYe jaa rahee th`ee aur professor SaaHeb kaa Khaufnaak chehraa naz^roN ke saamne aakar aur "kh`ee kh`ee" kar ke Daraa rahaa th`aa! is per yeh yaar log haiN keh na vaqt dek`hte haiN aur nah aadamee pehchaante haiN! bas phone uTh`aayaa aur dial kar diyaa jaise hameN zindagee meN fuZ^ool baateN karne ke i'laava koyee aur kaam th`oRee reh gayaa th`aa! laa-Haul-a-va-laa-quvvat!

maiN ne dil hee dil meN baR-baRaate huYe bezaaree se phone uTh`aayaa: "hello! maiN Raz bol rahaa hooN."

shaayad meree jh`uNjh`laahaT meree aavaaz se z^aahir ho rahee th`ee. doosree t^araf se Jagir Singh kee gooNjtee huyee aavaaz ne javaab diyaa:

"Oe! puttar, kee gal hai? ten aisaa gussa kyoN chaRiyaaYe? kee raat nooN neeNd nayeeN aayee?"

Jagir Singh kaa mujh` jaise Ghair Punjabi se aisee be-dh`aRak Punjabi meN bolnaa Saaf bataa rahaa th`aa k voh th`oRee bohat chaRh`aaYe huY hai. vaise voh a'am t^aur per ham dostoN se bazaaree Hindi-Urdu boltaa th`aa, aur kabh`ee josh meN aa jaataa to be-tahaashaa Punjabi-zadah ph`aTeechar English aisee tezee se boltaa keh mat^lab samajh`naa mushkil ho jaataa th`aa. aise mauqe' par agar us kaa muKhaat^ib koyee taqdeer kaa maaraa American hotaa to Jagir Singh kee English kaa tarjuma ham ko karnaa paRtaa th`aa. albatta agar voh beer yaa whiskey kee taraNg meN hotaa to hameshah Punjabi meN baat kartaa aur beech beech meN maaN-behn kee saRee-saRee gaaliyaan detaa jaataa th`aa. har saneechar-itvaar ko paabaNdee se peetaa th`aa magar ham ne us ko pee kar behakte huYe kabh`ee naheeN dekh`aa th`aa. us kee madhoshee bh`ee hosh kaa raNg liYe rehtee th`ee.

haaN! maiN yeh to kehnaa bh`ool hee gayaa keh is kahaanee meN Jagir Singh kee gaaliyaaN to maiN aap ko sunaa hee naheeN saktaa hooN! aap kee t^abeeyat ke saath` apnee a'aqibat kee bh`ee fikr hai! to yooN karte haiN keh jahaaN aap ko :----: naz^ar aaYe vahaaN aap apnee pasand kee koyee saRee gaalee samajh` leejiYe gaa! is se kaam chal jaaYe gaa aur Jagir Singh kee zabaan ke saath` bh`ee inSaaf ho jaaYe gaa!

Jagir Singh kee aavaaz sun kar meraa Ghussa kyaa kam hotaa!: ":yaar Jagir Singh! tumheN ma'loom hai keh maiN imtiHaan kee taiyyaaree meN lagaa huwaa hooN. itne savere phone kee kyaa Z^aroorat paR gayee tum ko? tum ko to paRh`aayee meN mushkil naheeN ho gee. yahaaN to saalaa deevaalah niklaa jaa rahaa hai deevaalah! agar fail ho gayaa to gayaa kaam se!" maiN ek saaNs meiN lambee see taqreer kar gayaa.

udh`ar se Jagir Singh kee "khee, khee" ne hameshah kee t^araH paRh`ne likh`ne meN jaise meree naa-laa'iqee kaa e'tiraaf kiyaa. ph`ir Zaraa saNbh`al kar voh bolaa:

"puttar! ten koyee dunyaa dee vee kh`abar ai keh din raat kitaabaaN vich magaj maarnaa ai? imtiHaan vee hoyee jaaYe gaa. huNRe Patel dee beevee daa phone aayaa see. kh`oob ro rayee see. maiN ude kar jaa riyaa vaaN. too vee taiyyar reh. maiN tenooN naal laiNdaa jaavaaN gaa."

maiN ne gh`abraa kar Hairat se pooch`aa:

"Vinod kee beevee kaa phone aayaa th`aa? kyoN ro rahee th`ee voh? Vinod se jh`agRaa ho gayaa hogaa, aur kyaa! yaar ham kisee ke Zaatee mua'amale meN kyoN paReN? kaheeN lene ke dene nah paR jaayeN. tum jaanaa chaahate ho to jaa,o. mujh ko kaahe ko ph`aaNs rahe ho is jaNjaal meN?"

us ne baRee gambh`eer aavaaz meN javaab diyaa: "nayeeN yaar! Vinod naal koyee chagRaa nayeeN hoyaa! O te police dee gal kar rayee see! koyee hore hee maamlaa lagdaa hai. chal jaate takne aayeN."

police kee baat kar rahee th`ee? yeh kyaa baat huyee? abh`ee maiN yehee kuch` soch rahaa th`aa keh Jagir Singh ne phone kh`aTaak se rakh` diyaa.
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Jagir Singh se meree mulaaqaat ek maah pehle hee huyee th`ee. Aligarh Muslim University meN kayee saal lecturer rehne ke ba'd ta'leem kaa shauq mujh`e America kh`eNch laayaa th`aa. jab mujh` ko ek American university meN daaKhila mil gayaa th`aa to ph`oolaa naheeN samaataa th`aa. billee ke bh`aagoN ch`eeNkaa TooT gayaa th`aa! lekin yeh Khushee kaa Ghubbaarah yahaaN aate hee do chaar classoN ke ba'd hee pataaKH se ph`ooT gayaa th`aa!

kahaaN voh Hindustan kee gh`isee-piTee ta'leem aur raTTaa lagaa kar imtiHaan paas karnaa aur kahaaN yahaaN kaa ma'yaar aur professor HaZ^raat kee i'lmiyyat! z^aalim class meN Zaraa see baat keh jaate, aur voh bh`ee hamaare nazdeek anaap-shanaap! kuch` black board par keeRe-makauRe banaa dete aur saaraa kaam ham per ch`oR kar jaate jaate das-paaNch savaal aglee class ke liYe de jaate! aur saale savaal bh`ee kambaKHt aise keh hilaaYe nah hileN! maiN taqreeba" Havaas-baaKhta ho gayaa th`aa keh kisee Allah ke baNde ne Jagir Singh kee t^araf haaNk diyaa th`aa:

"jaa'o beTaa! Physics department meN jaa kar Jagir Singh se mil lo. voh tumharee madad kar de gaa. varna vaapasee kaa ticket kaTaa lo aur America kee ch`uTTee karo!"

ham doosre din hee Jagir Singh se milne gaye th`e. voh to aisee muHabbat se milaa jaise muddatoN kaa dost ho. Jagir Singh Amritsar kaa kaTTar Sikh th`aa. America meN bhee kachh`aa, kaRaa, kes aur kaNghaa se lais th`aa. voh to kahiYe keh kirpaan kee ijaazat naheeN th`ee varnah voh bh`ee baGhal meN rakh`taa!

nikaltaa huwaa qad, bh`araa bh`araa jism, kh`ultaa huwaa raNg! haaN chehre kaa i'lm naheeN kyoN.k us kaa 90 fee Sad Hissah daaRh`ee-mooNch` se ch`hpaa huwaa th`aa. albattah aaNkh`eN baraabar muskuraatee rehtee th`eeN. itnaa milansaar aur madadgaar keh har vaqt har ek kee Khidmat ko taiyyaar rehtaa th`aa. jin logoN ne SikhoN ke qiSSe mash,hoor kar rakhe haiN voh agar Jagir Singh se mil lete to unke saare Khayaalaat badal jaate. voh nah Sirf hamaaree mushkileN Hal kartaa th`aa bal.k maaN-behen kee gaaliyoN ke darmiyaan paRh`ne likh`ne ke gur bh`ee sikh`aataa jaataa th`aa. sach to yeh hai keh agar voh nah miltaa to hamaare Hindustan vaapas chale jaane meN ziyaadah vaqt nah lagtaa!

Vinod Patel se hameN Jagir Singh ne hee milvaayaa th`aa. ek dopehar apnee kh`aTaaraa car lekar mere kamre per aa dh`amkaa th`aa:

"chalo baadshaa,o! aaj tumheN apne yaar Patel se milvaa laa,ooN. kaam kaa baNdah hai. tum ko Gujrati chaaYe pilaaYe gaa aur us kee beevee se bh`ee mil lo ge! haaYe kaisee sohnee Soorat hai!"

ph`ir raaste bh`ar Patel kee hee baateN kartaa rahaa th`aa:

"yaar! voh saalaa hai to Patel per :-----: ma'loom naheeN beevee kahaaN se maar laayaa hai. aisee sundar keh Sohni hai Sohni! agar tan per haath` rakh`o to pyaaree kaa raNg melaa hotaa hai! vaise abh`ee tak puTh` par haath` dh`arne ka maka' Sardar Jagir Singh ko milaa hee kahaaN hai! us :----: Vinod ke saath` to gareeb kaa naSeeb hee ph`ooT gayaa. par voh bechaaree kartee bh`ee kyaa. hamaaraa saalaa :----: Indian system hai hee aisaa keh kuRiyoN se koyee kuch` naheeN pooch`taa. bas pakRaa aur saalee ko jh`oNk diyaa! dh`at teree :---: kee!"

aur ph`ir voh yahaan ek Ghaleez gaalee de kar Khaamosh ho gayaa th`aa.

"yaar! tum mujh`e Patel se milvaane liye jaa rahe ho keh us kee beevee ke Husn se apnee aaNkh`eN seNkne? baRee buree baat hai Jagir Singh! kuch` to sharm karo! aur yeh Vinod kartaa kyaa hai?", maiN ne muskuraa kar us se pooch`aa.

":Oe! sharm dee :----:! are baadshaah,o! saalaa Vinod kare gaa kyaa? vohee jo sab Patel karte haiN. ek motel le rakh`aa hai. saaraa parivaar usee meN lagaa huwaa hai. Sohni registration counter par baiTh`tee hai aur Vinod Safaayee aur marammat-sharammat kataa hai. :-----: sanDaas tak khud Saaf kartaa hai. motel kyaa hai :----: badmaashee kaa aDDaa hai aDDaa! log a'urateN kiraaYe par laate haiN aur Vinod kamra gh`anTe ke Hisaab se kiraaYe par detaa hai. saalaa din bh`ar chaadareN hee badaltaa rehtaa hai aur gaahak aate jaate rehte haiN! kisee din police ko patah chal gayaa naa to apnee maaN da :----: jail jaaYe gaa jail!", Jagir Singh ne zor se zameen per th`ook diyaa "th`oooo"!

maiN ne sharaarat se kahaa:

"to yooN kyoN naheeN kehte keh us kee beevee ko taakne jaate ho? kisee din us ne apnee dalaalee meN tum ko shaamil hone ko kahaa to kyaa karoge? kamrah aur "maal" donoN muft ista'maal ko mil jaaYeN ge, huNh?"

Jagir Singh be-iKhtiyaar haNs paRaa:

"Oe! teraa sattyaa naas ho! maKhol kartaa hai! abe maiN vaahe Guru kaa Khaalsa hooN! mujh` ko a'urat bh`ee waisee hee chaahiYe! in saalee :----: kuRiyoN se meraa kyaa kaam chale gaa?"

aur ph1ir us ne car ek parking lot meN moR kar rok dee th`ee. qareeb hee ek motel kee i'maarat par ek dh`uNdh`laa saa sign-board e'laan kar rahaa th`aa "Golden Motel"!

ham office meN gaYe to maiN counter ke peech`e kh`aRee a'urat ko dekh`taa kaa dekh`taa hee reh gayaa! ai mere maalik! koyee aisaa Haseen bh`ee ho saktaa hai? vaaqie'e Jagir Singh ne us ko Sohni yooN hee naheeN keh diyaa th`aa!

sonaa saa damaktaa huwaa raNg, baRee baRee sitaara see aaNkh`eN jin se nah ma'loom kyoN dukh` saa jh`alak rahaa th`aa, gulaab kee paNkh`aRee ke aise adh`-kh`ule surKh hoNT, badan aisaa saaNche meN Dh`alaa huwaa jaise banaane vaale ne us ko kisee KhaaS vaqt meN banaayaa ho! kyaa kahooN dil par kyaa kyaa naheeN guZar gayaa! jh`ooT kyoN kahooN, meree Haalat to ik dam Ghair ho kar reh gayee th`ee! Jagir Singh bh`ee us ko dekh` kar haklaane lagaa:

"ooo! Vinod kitth`e hai jee?", us kee aavaaz bh`arra see gayee th`ee.

Sohni ne zer-e-lab muskuraa kar saamne motel kee building kee jaanib ishaarah kiyaa aur sureelee gh`anTee kaanoN meN baj gayee:

"voh storage room men hai. saamaan nikaalne gayaa hai. vaheeN milegaa"

ham office se nikle to mere qadam laRkh`aRaa rahe th`e. Jagir Singh bh`ee apnee chaukRee bh`oolaa huaa th`aa. motel ke kamrah #11 se mile huYe storage room meN ham daaKhil huYe to saamne hee lagee ek almaaree se tauliYe aur chaadareN nikaal kar ek shaKhS darvaaze kee t^araf palaT rahaa th`aa. voh hameN dekh` kar gh`abraa saa gayaa aur us kaa Huliyaa dekh` kar meree haNsee nikalte nikaltr reh gayee.

paaNch foot kaa gol-maTol badan, kaaNdh`oN se gardan nadaarad, siyaah pakkaa raNg, gol gol button see aaNkh`eN, bh`adde chehre par pakoRe aisee naak aur maath`e par sindoor aur chaaval kaa tilak lagaaYe, saste se jh`urriyoN bh`are suit, tie aur havaayee chappal meN malboos voh kisee circus kaa masKharah lag rahaa th`aa. agar yehee Vinod Patel th`aa to maiN qudrat kee sitam-z^areefee par maatam karne ko b.ilkul taiyyaar th`aa!

abh`ee maiN us ko dekh` hee rahaa th`aa k Jagir Singh ne mere shak kee taSdeeq kar dee:

"Oe Vinod! kee Haal hai? bohat dinoN se darshan naheeN huYe tere. ai dekh`o tum se ek dost milvaane laayaa hooN. abh`ee abh`ee yeh bh`ee America jh`ak maarne aaye haiN."

Vinod ne mar-ghillee see muskuraahaT ke saath` haath` joR kar mujh` ko pranaam kiyaa. voh bohat ghabraayaa huwaa dikh`aayee de rahaa th`aa, jaise us ko is t^araH hamaaraa kamre meN gh`us aanaa pasand naheeN aayaa ho. baar baar baGhleN jh`aaNk rahaa th`aa aur us ke maath`e par paseene kee booNdeN chamak aayee th`eeN. us ne chor naz^roN se idh`ar udh`ar dekh`aa aur gh`abraayaa huaa saa darvaaze ke t^araf baRh`te huYe haklaa kar bola:

"aaYeN Sardar jee, baahar nikleN. office chal kar chaaYe peete haiN."

voh hameN storage se baahar nikaalne ke liye bechen naz^ar aa rahaa th`aa. vaise is kamre meN th`aa bh`ee kyaa? ek t^araf gard-o-Ghubaar se aTee huyee ek mez aur do kursiyaaN paRee huyee th`eeN. ek kone meN do almaariyaaN rakh`ee th`eeN jin meN motel ke liye tauliYe aur chaadareN vaGhaira rakh`e huYe th`e aur doosree t^araf deevaar ke sahaare lagee ek shelf par Safaayee kaa saamaan, jh`aaRan, marammat kaa saamaan aur allam-Ghallam rakh`aa huwaa th`aa.

kamrah number 11 aur storage room kee beech kee deevaar per ek chaar paaNch foot chauRaa kaalaa pardah paRaa huwaa th`aa jaise us ke peech`e koyee almaaree vaGhaira ho. kamre kee ch`at se ek naNgaa bulb laTak rahaa th`aa. agar yeh bulb nah hotaa to kamre meiN gh`up aNdh`eraa hotaa kyoN.k baaharee darvaaze ke i'laavah kisee deevaar meN koyee kh`iRkee yaa roshan-daan naheeN th`aa.

Jagir Singh bh`ee shaayad is kamre meN pehlee baar hee aayaa th`aa, aur aaNkh`eN ph`aaR ph`aaR kar idh`ar udh`ar dekh` rahaa th`aa. Vinod kee baat par bolaa:

"Oe yaar! chalte haiN. aisee saalee kyaa jaldee hai. :-------: chaaYe kaheeN bh`aag jaaYe gee kyaa? are yeh :-----: storage room hai keh kaal koTh`ree? saalaa kyaa kyaa bh`ar rakh`aa hai yahaaN? aur yeh deevaar par kaalaa pardah kyoN taaNg rakh`aa hai? koyee kuRee ch`upaa rakh`ee hai is ke peech`e kyaa?" us ne Vinod ko aaNKh` maaree!

Vinod kaa raNg to pehle hee uRaa huWaa th`aa. pardeH ke zikr par voh haklaane lagaa:

"kkkuch` naheeN yaar. bbbas ek kabaaR se bh`aree almaaree hai. chalo nikleN yahaaN se."

ph`ir us ne Jagir Singh kaa haath` pakaR liyaa aur taqreeba" kh`eeNch kar use storage room se nikaal le gayaa. kamreh meN baRaa saa taalaa Daal kar voh office kee t^araf baRh gayaa. mujh` ko Jagir Singh kee to Khabar naheeN lekin Sohni ko ek baar ph`ir dekh`ne kee Khwaahish meN mere qadamoN meN to yaqeena" tezee paidaa ho gayee th`ee!

us din maiN ne zindagee meN pehlee baar masaale vaalee Gujrati chaaYe pee. vaise to yeh ilaa,ichee aur daar-cheenee vaalaa mixture mujh`e hargiz pasand naheeN aataa, lekin jin kaNwal se safed aur naazuk haath`oN ne chaaYe kee tray saamne mez per laa kar rkh`ee th`ee voh agar zehr kaa piyaalah bh`ee dete to Khudaa ke qasam maiN be-jh`ijh`ak pee jaataa!
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Jagir Singh car chalaate huYe baraabar bole jaa rahaa th`aa magar meraa dimaaGh to kaheeN aur hee th`aa. aaKhir yeh mua'amalaa kyaa th`aa? kyaa Vinod kee kisee musaafir se yaa "dhaNde" ke gaahak se jh`agRaa ho gayaa th`aa? yaa ph`ir police ko us ke motel meN hone vaale kaale dh`aNde kee it^t^ilaa' mil gayee th`ee? aur yeh bh`ee to mumkin th`aa keh us kaa jh`agRaa Sohni se ho gayaa ho aur us ne police bulaa lee ho. America meN to yeh aaYe din hotaa rehtaa th`aa keh police maz^loom a'uratoN kee shikaayat par aakar gh`areloo jh`agRe suljh`aayaa kartee th`ee. lekin Vinod aisaa buddh`oo to naheeN ho saktaa th`aa keh aisee Sohni beevee se laRaayee kar ke apne raat din (KhaaS taur par raateN!) is gh`aple meN Kharaab kartaa! meraa dil Sohni kee taaraa see aaNk`hoN meN aaNsoo ke tasavvur se hee bechen saa th`aa!

ho na ho yeh paise kaa chakkar hogaa. Jagir Singh ne kahaa bh`ee th`aa k Vinod kambaKht paise ko daaNt se pakaR kar rakh`taa th`aa aur us ke peech`e sab kuch` qurbaan karne ko taiyyaar rehtaa th`aa. rookh`ee sookh`ee kh`aataa th`aa, kh`aTaara car chalaataa th`aa aur bank meN jama' hone vaale dollars ko dekh` dekh` kar Khush huwaa kartaa th`aa. abh`ee pich`le saal us ke kehne sun,ne se us kee maaN Ahmadabad se yahaaN aayee th`ee lekin yahaan kee zindagee aur tanhaayee se gh`abraa kar do maah meN hee vaapas chalee gayee th`ee. aur is par Vinod kitnaa naaraaZ^ huwaa thaa!

"saalee aayee th`ee America! meraa do hajaar dollars kaa nuksaan kar gayee! aisaa hee India acch`aa lagtaa th`aa to aayee kyoN th`ee? maiN ne veeja banvaayaa, ticket kaTvaayaa, are us ko lene ko New York tak gayaa. per voh do maah meN hee bh`aag gayee! do hajaar dollars! baap re baap, kahaaN se aayeNge ye do hajaar ab? par us ko kyaa ph`ikr?"

abh`ee maiN inheeN Khayaalaat meN gum th`aa keh Jagir Singh ne Golden Motel ke office ke saamne car kh`aRee kar dee.

mua'amalah gambh`eer hee ma'loom hotaa th`aa! police car kee pich`lee seat per Vinod hath`-kaRiyaaN pehne, sar jh`ukaaYe baiTh`aa huwaa th`aa. paseene se us ke maath`e kaa sindooree Teekaa beh kar naak tak aa gayaa th`aa. office ke baahar Sohni kh`aRee dh`aaroN-dh`aar ro rahee th`ee aur us ke qareeb kh`aRaa ek police vaalaa us ko laalchee naz^roN se dekh`e jaa rahaa th`aa aur us kee har siskee par aise sar hilaa rahaa th`aa jaise us ke Gham meN baraabar kaa shareek ho.

doosree t^araf kamrah number 11 ke paas storage room kaa darvaaza chauras kh`ulaa huwaa th`aa aur police kaa ek sipaahee camera haath` meN liYe hue photographer ke saath` us se baahar nikal rahaa th`aa. storage room ke aas-paas police kaa peelaa tape lagaa huaa th`aa aur paas kh`aRee huyee ek American a'urat jaldee jaldee ek aur police vaale se kuch` keh rahee th`ee jis ko voh apnee notebook meN likh`taa jaa rahaa th`aa.

police! Sohni! hath-kaRee! Vinod! mere Zehn ne itnee hee der meN kitnee hee qalaa-baaziyaaN kh`aa lee th`eeN. us storage room meN th`aa hee kyaa jo police us kee photo kh`eeNchtee! koyee qatl to naheeN ho gayaa aur laash storage room meN paRee huyee hai? maiN isee udh`eR-bun meN th`aa keh Jagir Singh ne baRh` kar Sohni se pooch`aa:

"bh`aabh`ee jee! kee gal ai? Patel nooN police kyoN phaR`yaa?"

Sohni ne apnee aaNsoo bh`aree aaNkh`oN se us ko dekh`aa to fora" saNbh`al kar bolaa:

"jee meraa mat^lab hai keh huwaa kyaa? yeh kyaa daNgaa ho rahaa hai yahaaN aur Vinod ko police ne kyoN pakaR rakh`aa hai?"

Sohni ne kuch` kehne ko muNh kh`olaa aur ph`ir mujh` ko dekh` kar chup ho gayee. maiN ne mauqe' kee nazaakat samajh`te huYe Jagir Singh se kahaa:

"tum log office meN chale jaa,o. yahaaN sab t^araH ke log kh`aRe haiN. ok?"

udh`ar voh donoN office meN gaYe aur idh`ar maiN Vinod ke paas kh`asak gayaa jo apnee button jaisee aaNkh`eN jh`apkaa jh`apkaa kar meree t^araf baRee be-chaaragee se dekh` rahaa th`aa. maiN ne us se kahaa:

"Patel jee! maiN to yahaaN nayaa nayaa aayaa hooN. lekin agar kuch` kar saktaa hooN to bataa deN."

voh Zaraa saa saNbh`al kar minminaayaa:

:Raj SaaHeb! jaraa mere vakeel ko phone kar do, baRee kirpaa ho gee. aakar voh meree jamaanat karvaa de gaa. bataa,ooN us kaa phone number?"

maiN number le kar office meN daaKhil huwaa to Jagir Singh sofe par apnaa sar pakRe huYe baiTh`aa th`aa aur muNh hee muNh meN saRee saRee gaaliyaaN de rahaa th`aa! chehra aisa faq th`aa keh daaRh`ee-mooch` ke hote huYe bh`ee us kee pareshaanee Saaf z^aahir ho rahee th`ee. udh`ar Sohni baraabar roYe jaa rahee th`ee!

"Oe! teraa kh`aana kh`araab ho! ai kee keetaa ee? hunR kee hoyegaa? ai kam karan de pehle apne kar daa kh`ayaal keetaa hoNdaa!"

phone par vakeel ne fora" vahaaN aane kaa va'dah kiyaa aur ham log utnee der vaheeN baiTh`e rahe. Jagir Singh is dauraan mustaqil Vinod Patel ko us ke Khaandaan sameet Panjabi meN saRee saRee gaaliyaaN detaa rahaa. aur Sohni sar jh`ukaaye reshamee roomaal se muNh ch`upaaYe siskiyaaN letee rahee. vakeel ke aa jaane par ham donoN car meN aa kar baiTh`e to Jagir Singh ne dh`aRaak se us kaa darvaazah baNd kiyaa aur car start kar dee. saath` hee us kee gaaliyaaN bh`ee shuroo' ho gayeeN:

"Oe! tere :-----:! haraam jadgee ee karnee see te kidre hor kardaa! ai to Patel ai naa! :-----: saale dee mat maaree gayee see!"

maiN ab bilkul taNg aa gayaa th`aa. Jagir Singh bh`ee raaz kee baat bataane se ziyaadah gaaliyaaN dene meN dilchaspee dikh`aa rahaa th`aa. lamHe bh`ar ko voh rukaa to maiN ne us se pooch`aa:

"yaar! tum mujh` ko kuch` bataa,o ge bh`ee keh bas Vinod ko gaaliyaaN hee dete rahoge? aaKhir us ne kyaa kiyaa jo hath`-kaRee pehne baiTh`aa huaa th`aa?"

"Oe! voh saalaa ab jail jaaYe gaa, jail! hath`-kaRee to us ke kismat ban gayee hai kismat! are :-----: jail jaaYe yaa mare, par ab Sohni kaa kyaa honaa hai? haaYe ab voh kyaa kare gee?"

us kee aavaaz ph`ir bh`arraa see gayee th`ee. maiN jh`uNjh`laa hee to gayaa:

"Had kar dee Jagir Singh tum ne! are yeh to bataa,o keh aaKhir huwaa kyaa? ph`ir apnee Sohni kaa bh`ee intiz^aam kar denaa!"

voh ik dam sanjeedah ho gayaa aur us ne kahaa:

"sach kaho yaar! tum kabh`ee soch bh`ee sakte th`e keh aisee beevee paa kar saalaa Vinod aisee :----: baat kare gaa?"

maiN ne baRee be-chaaragee se us ko dekh` kar kahaa: "yaar ab bataa bh`ee do, kaisee baat? Vinod ne kyaa kiyaa aaKhir?"

Jagir Singh ne kahaa:

"is saale :----: Vinod ne storage room kee deevaar meN kaale pardeh ke peech`e ek two-way mirror lagaa rakh`aa th`aa aur us se kamrah number 11 meN kiraaye-daar a'uratoN ko kapRe badalte aur dunyaa ke dh`aNde kartaa dekh`aa kartaa th`aa! jabh`ee to saale ne kamreh ko kaal koTh`ree banaa rakh`aa th`aa. gh`ar meN Sohni rakh`ee thee aur :-----: ch`up ch`up kar dosree kuRiyoN ko naNgaa dekh`taa th`aa! dh`at tiree kee :------:!"

aur meraa muNh kh`ulaa kaa kh`ulaa reh gayaa!

"aiNNN! two-way mirror lagaa rakh`aa th`aa? baap ra baap! himmat to dekh`o! magar voh Haraamee pakRaa kaise gayaa?"

Jagir Singh mere savaal per aise zor se qehqehah maar kar haNsaa keh car saRak par be-qaaboo hokar lehraa see gayee. voh der tak qeh-qeh-qeh kar ke haNstaa rahaa. ph`ir Zaraa rukaa aur ek lambee saaNs lekar bolaa:

"arey, voh haraamee :---: kal raat storage room meN ch`upaa kamrah number 11 kaa naNgaa naaTak dekh` rahaa th`aa. :-----: aisaa beHaal huwaa keh yeh bh`ool gayaa keh kahaaN hai aur cigarette sulgaane ke liYe maachis jalaa lee! doosree t^raf se us lauNDiyaa ne aa,eene meN maachis kee chamak dekh` lee! ab :----: gayaa kayee saal ke liYe jail kee havaa kh`aane! magar yaar! ab Sohni kaa kyaa hogaa?"

hameN aaj tak yeh naheeN ma'loom ho sakaa keh Sohni kahaaN chalee gayee. Vinod saat saal kee jail kaaT rahaa hai. Golden Motel bikaa,oo hai aur sunaa hai keh ek aur Patel us ko Khareedne kee fikr meN hai. aaKhir hotel, motel aur Patel kaa chakkar chalte rehnaa bh`ee to Z^arooree hai!